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__label__cc	0.696384	0.303616	First aid advice for children and babies including choking, croup, drowning, head injuries, hypothermia, how to do a primary survey, CPR and the recovery position. First aid advice for babies and children Chickenpox is a highly contagious viral disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus. Find out what to look for and what to do. Choking baby As you start weaning your baby and they begin eating solid foods or playing with small objects, they may be at risk of choking. Find out what to look for and what to do. Choking child When a child is choking, their airway is partly or completely blocked, meaning that they may be unable to breathe properly. Find out what to do. Children can sometimes be affected by a condition called croup. Find out what to look for and what to do. Drowning child When a child is drowning, they may go easily unnoticed. Find out what to look for and what to do. Head injuries in babies and children When your baby starts to crawl, they may bump their head or fall. Find out what to look for and what to do for minor and severe head injuries in babies and children. How to do a baby primary survey The primary survey is a quick way to find out how to treat any life threating conditions a baby may have using DRABC. Learn what to do. How to do CPR on a baby (under one year old) If a baby is not responding to you and not breathing normally, you will need to call 999 or 112 for emergency help and start CPR straight away. Learn what to do. How to do CPR on a child If a child is unresponsive and not breathing normally you will need to call 999 or 112 for emergency help and perform child CPR straight away. Learn what to do. How to put a baby in the recovery position If a baby is not responding to you but breathing normally, it’s safe to put them in the recovery position to keep the airway open and to prevent them from choking. Learn how. How to put a child in the recovery position If a child is not responding to you but breathing normally, it’s safe to put them in the recovery position. Learn what to do. Minor burns and scalds in babies As your baby crawls or toddles around exploring the world, they may encounter something that can burn or scald them. Find out what to look for and what to do. Minor burns and scalds in children If a child has suffered a minor burn or scald, you should try to cool the burn as quickly as possible before seeking medical advice. Find out what to look for and what to do. Object in ear or nose - baby and child Children and babies often push foreign objects into their nose or ears, which could cause temporary deafness or burns and bleeding in the nose. Find out what to look for and what to do. Seizures in babies Seizures in babies can happen as a result of of a raised body temperature. Find out what to look for and what to do. Seizures in children In young children, seizures can happen as a result of a raised body temperature. Learn what to look for and what to do. Hypothermia in babies Babies have an underdeveloped mechanism for maintaining their own body temperature and may develop hypothermia easily in a cold environment. Find out what to look for and what to do. Scarlet fever in babies Scarlet fever is an infection that causes a blotchy, pink-red rash, and is most common in children. Find out what to look for nad what to do. Measles is a highly infectious viral disease which can sometimes lead to serious complications. Find out what to look for and what to do. Mumps is a contagious viral infection. It usually passes without causing serious damage to a person’s health. Find out what to look for and what to do. Slapped cheek Slapped cheek is a viral infection that is common in children but usually goes away within three weeks without treatment. Find out what to look for and what to do.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3085
__label__cc	0.713489	0.286511	Facebook Jobs Listings Go Global roy.maurer@shrm.org By Roy Maurer March 5, 2018 Employers from over 40 countries will soon be able to post jobs and receive applications through Facebook, the company announced. The Facebook Jobs feature has been available in the U.S. and Canada since 2017. The global expansion to countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Italy, Spain and the U.K. will cut into the traditional job board market, especially reducing posts from small and local businesses. Roughly 26 percent of job seekers found or searched for a job on Facebook, according to a 2017 Morning Consult Intelligence survey commissioned by the social media company. (Fast Company) Mobile Functionality Translates Well Abroad Many people outside of the United States access the Web through mobile devices instead of a home computer, including when job hunting. Facebook's mobile integration will make it easy for job seekers to set up job alerts and apply for the roles that interest them, while employers will be able to post openings through the Facebook app. Once a job is listed, recruiters or hiring managers can sift through applicants and directly engage them through Messenger. (engadget) Aimed at Local, Small Businesses Andrew Bosworth, Facebook's vice president of ads and business platform, told SHRM Online when the product was first announced that it is specifically geared toward small and midsize businesses. Notably, the candidates who those businesses are seeking to hire—hourly and part-time workers—just happen to be of the job-seeker demographic that professional networking site LinkedIn has had trouble engaging. (SHRM Online) 'Omnichannel' Job Marketing Trend Catching On More and more recruiters are using multiple channels to attract candidates before they are even thinking of applying for a new job. That's the notion behind an "omnichannel" approach to recruitment marketing that employs the full breadth of recruiting methods via social media, job boards, pay-per-click advertising, careers websites, talent communities and more, to source and engage a wide-yet-targeted group of candidates. Proponents of this strategy believe that with so many organizations seeking the same candidates, it's essential to be visible where potential job seekers spend most of their time online—on social networks like Facebook. Business Acumen Global and Cultural Effectiveness Global HR Social Media Global Talent Acquisition PREPARE FOR CERTIFICATION WITH SHRM Take your SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP exam with confidence when you attend an in-person or virtual cert prep program. Hiring Foreign Nationals: Nonimmigrant Visas Use the Recertification Process to Earn a Raise or Promotion IRS Lowers Standard Mileage Rate for 2020 Workers’ Raises Are Outpacing Managers’ Pay Gains	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3090
__label__wiki	0.967752	0.967752	In the `Heat' of Violence / De Niro, Pacino -- spiritual brothers Arts & Entertainment // Entertainment EDWARD GUTHMANN, Chronicle Staff Critic Dec. 15, 1995 HEAT: Crime thriller. Starring Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Val Kilmer and Jon Voight. Written and directed by Michael Mann. (R. 172 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) Edward Guthmann In the `Heat' of Violence / De Niro, Pacino carry crime epic Cop and criminal: What's the difference? That's the question writer/director Michael Mann asks in "Heat," a three-hour crime epic opening today at Bay Area theaters. It serves up so many murders, bloody shootouts and state-of- the-art firepower that "Casino," this season's other crime saga, looks almost mild by comparison. According to "Heat," which stars Al Pacino, Robert De Niro and Val Kilmer, cops and crooks start from the same place, and satisfy identical impulses through separate, opposing means. Both are drawn to the "heat" of violent conflict, both enjoy making the other guy into a patsy, and both are failures at integrating relationships and family with their addiction to danger. Set in contemporary Los Angeles, "Heat" stars De Niro as Neil McCauley, a brilliant, cold- as-ice career criminal who masterminds the robbery of an armored van containing $1.6 billion in bearer bonds. Pacino is Vincent Hanna, a homicide/ robbery detective with the LAPD who recognizes the work of a professional and spends the film's three-hour duration on De Niro's trail. ACTION SEQUENCES It's a cat-and-mouse game played by experts. Mann stages some howlingly effective action sequences -- one in an abandoned drive-in, another on the streets of downtown Los Angeles -- but takes his film in other directions by showing the impact of the characters' jobs on their families. Pacino, for example, is on the "down slope" of his third marriage, and running out of ways to pacify his wife (Diane Venora), when he comes home six hours late. "I told you when we got together you were going to have to share me with all the bad people and ugly events on the planet," Pacino tells her. "This is not sharing," she protests. "This is leftovers. (Your job) is the only thing you're committed to. The rest is the mess you leave as you pass through." At the same time Pacino's marriage is eroding, Kilmer's wife (Ashley Judd) is reaching the end of her tether. De Niro, a lone wolf who compares himself to a speedometer ("I'm a needle starting at zero") meanwhile falls for Eady (Amy Brenneman), a sweet-natured graphic artist who's clueless about his real life. GREAT MOMENT There's a great moment when De Niro gets up from Brenneman's bed, looks down at her sleeping, and pauses for a long time before walking out. It's the promise of love and comfort that he's gazing at, a way of living he long ago forfeited. You see the regret on his face, but also a vestige of tenderness, the kind that wants to protect her from himself. Later, De Niro voices the credo that structures his life:"A guy once told me: 'Don't get attached to anything you can't stand to walk out on in 30 sec onds if you feel "the heat" around the corner.' " Mann builds the parallel stories in "Heat," switching from Pacino's point of view to De Niro's and reinforcing his premise that these guys are basically the same (hell, their outfits are nearly identical). Finally, the two meet in a coffee shop, and instead of splaying each other with threats and expletives, they open their hearts and share secrets. Like brothers separated in their youth, they compare notes and grin, acknowledging the undeniable bond they share. "I do what I do best," De Niro says. "I take scores. You do what you do best: You chase guys like me around." "I don't know how to do anything else," Pacino remarks. "Neither do I," says his nemesis. "I don't want to either," Pacino adds. "Neither do I," says his spiritual twin. GAME OF SURVIVAL Finally, "Heat" turns into a game of survival. We know that either De Niro or Pacino will fall, and we know that the survivor will feel a loss, as if he's eliminated a piece of himself. It's a strange thing that Mann attempts here -- mixing pop psychology with explosive violence -- but if you can buy his premise, and resist the impulse to shrug it off as facile, overblown theatrics, you'll find "Heat" to be an entertaining, if overlong, experience. This is the first time De Niro and Pacino have acted together ("Godfather II" doesn't count -- they were in separate sections), and each gives a strong, watertight performance. The problem is, they've both appeared in high-energy crime yarns before, and Mann's story doesn't require them to do anything new, or to show new facets to their talents. The other problem is that "Heat" peaks too early. After the colossal shootout in downtown L.A., you think the film is ready to end. Instead, it has more than an hour to go. It's a monster of a movie, and it gets unwieldy. SF Ballet’s opening gala attracts glamorous, joyful crowd to City Hall Damages in Steinbeck rights cut, but defendant told to quit claiming rights... Renel Brooks-Moon was born for this; SF Giants announcer has her father’s... How to ‘eat’ makeup: An ASMR artist reveals her tricks	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3096
__label__wiki	0.972313	0.972313	Pizza giant Papa John's suffers from a 'toxic' work environment, Forbes magazine says Investigation at the business publication finds inappropriate conduct at Papa John's pizza chain: John 'Schnatter’s alleged behavior ranges from spying on his workers to sexually inappropriate conduct.' Pizza giant Papa John's suffers from a 'toxic' work environment, Forbes magazine says Investigation at the business publication finds inappropriate conduct at Papa John's pizza chain: John 'Schnatter’s alleged behavior ranges from spying on his workers to sexually inappropriate conduct.' Check out this story on sheboyganpress.com: https://usat.ly/2zWuv5j USA Today NetworkTim Sullivan and Andrew Wolfson, Louisville Courier Journal Published 3:58 p.m. CT July 20, 2018 John Schnatter, founder of Papa John's Pizza. -June 19, 2017(Photo: Provided by Delta Dental) LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Papa John's International and a lawyer for deposed Chairman John Schnatter dismissed a Forbes report describing a "toxic" work environment at the headquarters of the Louisville-based pizza giant. The business news organization reported Thursday that problems at Papa John's extend well beyond the founder's public relations gaffes. Last week Schnatter resigned as chairman of the board after Forbes reported that he had used a racial epithet in a conference call with a Minneapolis-based public relations firm. "Based on interviews with 37 current and former Papa John’s employees, including numerous executives and board members, Schnatter’s alleged behavior ranges from spying on his workers to sexually inappropriate conduct, which has resulted in at least two confidential settlements,'' Forbes reported. The company said it already was looking into issues raised in the story. ► July 18: Family of KFC founder Col. Sanders blasts Papa John ► July 18: Papa John's founder John Schnatter says he shouldn't have resigned ► July 17: 'Papa John' hires Weinstein lawyer to fight pizza chain he founded “A special committee of the board of directors, comprised solely of independent directors, has retained an outside firm to oversee an audit and investigation of the culture at the company and to make recommendations for whatever changes may be necessary,'' Papa John's International said in a statement. "We take this matter seriously. If anything is found to be wrong, we are determined to take appropriate action." Schnatter’s lawyer, Patricia Glaser, also discounted the report. “The story contains numerous inaccuracies and misrepresentations,'' Glaser said in a prepared statement. "It’s easy to make false statements when one hides behind the cloak of anonymity.” ► July 16: How rich is 'Papa John' Schnatter? You'll be amazed ► July 16: The fall of 'Papa John' Schnatter: His mouth was his own worst enemy Papa John’s CEO Steve Ritchie, who was blamed for failing to intervene as workplace decorum deteriorated, also addressed the report Thursday. “Frankly, it’s hard to read,” Ritchie told the company's roughly 22,000 employees in an internal memo the Louisville Courier Journal obtained. “To be clear, I do not permit, condone or tolerate any form of harassment or sexism in the workplace or at work-related functions. ... “He is not a very warm individual, and if he doesn’t like you, it is not very comfortable.” Danette Rhoads, Papa John's former human resources director “I’m personally offended by the actions of Mr. Schnatter as depicted in the story, and it is clear to me that his departure from the company gives us the opportunity to make sure that our culture is aligned with the right values.” Ritchie wrote. Glaser criticized the company’s actions to date as excessive and premature, claiming the board and the special committee had “repeatedly acted without an investigation of the facts and contrary to their fiduciary duties to the shareholders. It’s a perfect example of ready, shoot, aim.” Danette Rhoads, senior director of human resources at Papa John’s until she left in 2015 to join another company, said she was never a victim of sexual harassment but that she is “not surprised by the allegations” in the Forbes account. She got along with Schnatter in her dozen years with the company, she said. But “he is not a very warm individual, and if he doesn’t like you, it is not very comfortable,” Rhoads said. Former University of Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino, who clashed with Schnatter during his time as a university trustee, said Schnatter’s claim of a rush to judgment echoes his own treatment and that of former U of L athletic director Tom Jurich. “Isn’t it ironic that pizza boy is claiming that his board ousted him without an investigation?” Pitino said via text message to the Courier Journal. “Wonder what he thought when he booted Tom (and) me.” ► July 16: Utah Jazz most recent to cut ties after John Schnatter's racial slur ► July 13: Papa John's pulling founder John Schnatter's image from marketing Pitino and Jurich were forced out in October after a string of scandals that included providing strippers and prostitutes for players and recruits, which resulted in the university vacating its 2013 national NCAA basketball championship. In a separate scandal, the university was implicated in an ongoing FBI investigation of bribery in recruiting. Follow Tim Sullivan and Andrew Wolfson on Twitter: @TimSullivan714 and @adwolfson 'Papa John' Schnatter through the years Papa John's founder John Schnatter. December 19, 2012 Michael Clevenger/The Courier-Jo John Schnatter of Papa John's Pizza , Larry Spitzer/Courier Journal Papa John's founder John Schnatter chats in the hall after a seminar speech at the Galt East in Louisville.- Sept. 24, 1996 Paul Schaumann/Courier Journal John 'Papa John' Schnatter. file photo Papa John's International marked the opening of its 3,000th store by giving away fresh tomatoes and pizza slices in New York.- -CEO Nigel Travis and Chairman John Schnatter also took part in a ceremonial opening of Nasdaq Stock Market trading as part of the festivities, and the company donated $20,000 and fresh produce to City Harvest, an organization that feeds the hungry in New York. Copyright 2005 The Courier Journal, No Courier Journal John Schnatter, founder of Papa John's Pizza stands on a staircase in the lobby of the company's headquarters. By Pat McDonogh, The Courier-Journal. Jan. 26, 2016. By Pat McDonogh/The Courier Journal Papa John's founder John Schnatter tastes a spoonful of pizza sauce May 20, 1997. Michael Clevenger Papa John's Pizza founder John Schnatter told Anchorage residents at a special meeting that he plans to build a walking trail from the center of the city to E.P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park, regardless of whether the city sells him the five-acre Bellewood property. Photo by Chris Otts April 2007. *date of photo is unknown Chris Otts/The Courier Journal John Schnatter, (right) Founder of Papa John's Pizza, talked with Tracy Proffit (left) Chef Douglas Bond (left center) and Terry Lewis manager of the campus restaurant in Louisville. -March 28, 2009 Chris Hall/The Courier Journal John Schnatter received a national award for the two-mile public trail Schnatter built on his property in Anchorage earlier this year. - Nov. 25, 2008. Kylene Lloyd/The Courier Journal John Schnatter received a national award for the two-mile public trail Schnatter built on his property in Anchorage earlier this year. - Nov. 25, 2008. KYLENE LLOYD Papa John's founder, John Schnatter, recovered the 1971 Camaro he sold years ago to support his business. - Aug. 25, 2009 Michael Hayman/The Courier Journal Papa John's CEO John Schnatter, left, and Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones announced a joint venture yesterday at the Cowboys' camp. - Aug. 3, 2004, in Oxnard, Calif. Jones announced a joint venture in the Dallas, Austin and Waco, Texas markets with Papa John's International, Inc. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) Tony Gutierrez, Copyright 2004 The Courier-Journal;NO COURIER-JOURNAL Papa John's founder and CEO John Schnatter spoke to shareholders during the annual meeting.Mary Ann Lyons, May 20, 1999 Mary Ann Lyons, Copyright 1999 The Courier-Journal;YES COURIER-JOURNAL Papa John's Founder, Chairman and CEO John Schnatter gets a kick out of seeing his image on the NASDAQ tower in New York's Times Square, Friday, Sept. 14, 2012, while celebrating the opening of the brand's 4,000th global restaurant. Diane Bondareff/AP Image John Schnatter, founder of Papa John's Pizza. - Oct. 2, 2017 Sam Upshaw Jr./The Courier Journal Louisville's interim AD talks with University of Louisville board of trustees member John Schnatter at the Cardinals game against Bellarmine. - Nov. 11, 2017 Scott Utterback/The Courier Journal In this file photo from 2016, John Schnatter placed a pie in the oven at the headquarters' kitchen. - Jan. 26, 2016. Pat McDonogh/The Courier Journal In this file photo, John Schnatter, founder of Papa John's Pizza, is seen making a pizza in the kitchen of his company's headquarters. - Jan. 26, 2016. Pat McDonogh/The Courier Journal Papa John's founder John Schnatter salutes another board member before the start of the Wednesday meeting to decide Tom Jurich's fate at the University of Louisville. - Oct. 18, 2017 Matt Stone/The Courier Journal John Schnatter, left, CEO of Papa John's Pizza, arrives for a UofL for Board of Trustees meeting escorted by Buddy Dumeyer outside Grawemeyer Hall. - Oct. 2, 2017 Sam Upshaw Jr./The Courier Journal John Schnatter, founder of Papa John's Pizza The Courier Journal file photo John Schnatter, founder of Papa John's Pizza. -June 19, 2017 Provided by Delta Dental John Schnatter, board member at the University of Louisville Foundation, during the first meeting since an audit blasted the organization. Matt Stone/The Courier Journal Papa John's Pizza founder John Schnatter talks with other board members after the University of Louisville Wednesday. Schnatter did not speak during Wednesday's meeting. Previously he brought up concerns with the University of Louisivlle athletic department. April, 26, 2017. Matt Stone/CJ John Schnatter speaks during a press conference at the Louisville Zoo on Thursday morning. Thanks to a $1 million gift from the John H. Schnatter Family Foundation, the zoo's Leadership Campaign exceeded it's goal of $10.4 million for a final raised amount of $11.44 million. -Feb.9, 2017 Michael Clevenger/The Courier Journal John Schnatter looks over renderings of a new exhibit on Thursday morning at the Louisville Zoo with Zoo Director John Walczak. Thanks to a $1 million gift from the John H. Schnatter Family Foundation, the zoo's Leadership Campaign exceeded it's goal of $10.4 million for a final raised amount of $11.44 million. -Feb. 9, 2017 Michael Clevenger/The Courier Journal John Schnatter speaks during a press conference at the Louisville Zoo on Thursday morning. Thanks to a $1 million gift from the John H. Schnatter Family Foundation, the zoo's Leadership Campaign exceeded it's goal of $10.4 million for a final raised amount of $11.44 million. -Feb. 9, 2017 Michael Clevenger/The Courier Journal Papa John's founder John Schnatter laughs aloud during an interview with Alli Truttmann on Wednesday night at the Palace Theatre. 1/25/17 Marty Pearl/Special to the Courier Journal Papa John’s founder John Schnatter David Harpe/Special to the Courier-Journal ► July 13: University of Louisville changing name on Papa John's Cardinal Stadium ► July 12: Twitter is roasting Papa John's founder for using the N-word ► July 12: Analysts: Papa John's better off without Papa John himself ► July 12: Marlins, Rays suspend relationship with Papa John's after racial slur ► July 11: Papa John's chairman resigns after apologizing for racial slur ► July 11: Fallout swift for John Schnatter after he admits using N-word ► Feb. 28: Pizza Hut replacing Papa John's as NFL sponsor ► Jan. 26: Papa John's is one of America's most polarizing brands ► Dec. 21: Papa John's CEO, pizza titan John Schnatter, steps down ► Nov. 15: Papa John's CEO apologizes to NFL, players for comments ► Nov. 6: Papa John's condemns endorsement from white supremacists ► Nov. 1: Papa John's CEO blames NFL for mishandling of anthem protests ► Aug. 7: People with serious gluten problems can't eat Papa John's gluten-free pie Read or Share this story: https://usat.ly/2zWuv5j	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3099
__label__cc	0.60956	0.39044	Camouflaging Clues by B.K. Stevens "The grandest game in the world"--that's how Edward D. Hoch describes the duel between mystery writer and mystery reader. In an essay called "The Pleasure of the Short Story," Hoch explains why he prefers mysteries "in which the reader is given a clue or hint well in advance of the ending. As a reader myself I find the greatest satisfaction in spotting the clue and anticipating the author. If I overlook it, I don't feel cheated--I admire the author's skill!"* And it takes a lot of skill. In any mystery where this "grandest game" is played, the delightful challenge offered to readers poses daunting challenges for writers. We have to provide readers with clues "well in advance of the ending," as Hoch says. In my opinion (and I bet Hoch would agree), we should provide plenty of clues, and they should start as soon as possible. As a reader, I feel a tad frustrated by mysteries that hinge on a single clue--if we don't pick up on a quick reference indicating the killer was wearing gloves on a warm day, we have no chance of figuring things out. I also don't much enjoy mysteries that look like whodunits but are really just histories of investigations. The detective questions A, who provides a scrap of information pointing to B, who suggests talking to C. Finally, somewhere around F, the detective happens upon the only truly relevant clue, which leads straight to a solution that's obvious now but would have been impossible to guess even three minutes sooner. That's not much fun. But working in lots of clues throughout the mystery isn't easy. Hoch identifies "the great clue bugaboo" that plagues many detective stories: "Clues are inserted with such a heavy hand that they almost scream their presence at the reader." Especially in short stories, Hoch says, avoiding that bugaboo requires "a great deal of finesse." I think that's true not only in whodunits but also in mysteries that build suspense by hinting at endings alert readers have a fair chance of predicting before they reach the last page. Luckily, there are ways of camouflaging clues, of hiding them in plain sight so most readers will overlook them. Here are five camouflage techniques--you've probably used some or all of them yourself. Since it wouldn't be polite to reveal other writers' clues, I'll illustrate the descriptions with examples from my own stories.That way, if I give away too much and spoil the stories, the only person who can get mad at me is me. (By some strange coincidence, all the stories I'll mention happen to be in my recent collection from Wildside Press, Her Infinite Variety: Tales of Women and Crime.) Sneak clues in before readers expect them: Readers expect the beginning of a mystery to intrigue them and provide crucial back story--or, perhaps, to plunge them into the middle of action. They don't necessarily expect to be slapped in the face with clues right away. So if we slide a clue into our opening sentences, it might go unnoticed. That's what I tried to do in "Aunt Jessica's Party," which first appeared in Woman's World in 1993. It's not a whodunit, but the protagonist's carrying out a scheme, and readers can spot it if they pay attention. Here's how the story begins: Carefully, Jessica polished her favorite sherry glass and placed it on the silver tray. Soon, her nephew would arrive. He was to be the only guest at her little party, and everything had to be perfect. Five minutes until six--time to call Grace. She went to the phone near the kitchen window, kept her eyes on the driveway, and dialed. "Hello, Grace?" she said. "Jessica. How are you? Oh, I'm fine--never better. Did I tell you William's coming today? Yes, it is an accomplishment to get him here. But it's his birthday, and I promised him a special present. He even agreed to pick up some sherry for me. Oh, there he is, pulling into the driveway." She paused. "Goodbye, Grace. You're a dear." I count at least six facts relevant to the story's solution in these paragraphs; even Jessica's pause is significant. And there's one solid clue, an oddity that should make readers wonder. Jessica's planned the timing of this call ("time to call Grace"), but why call only five minutes before her nephew's scheduled to arrive? She can't be calling to chat--what other purpose might the call serve? I'm hoping that readers won't notice the strange timing, that they'll focus instead on hints about Jessica's relationship with her nephew and the "special present" she's giving him. I've played fair by providing a major clue. If readers aren't ready for it, it's not my fault. Hide a clue in a series of insignificant details: If a detective searches a crime scene and finds an important clue--an oil-stained rag, say--we're obliged to tell readers. But if we don't want to call too much attention to the clue, we can hide it in a list of other things the detective finds, making sure some sound as intriguing as an oil-stained rag. I used this technique in "Death in Rehab," a whodunit published in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine in 2011. When temporary secretary Leah Abrams accepts a job at a rehab center, her husband, Sam, doesn't like the idea that she'll be "surrounded by addicts." Leah counters that being around recovering addicts will be inspirational, not dangerous, but Sam's not convinced: "They're still addicts, and addicts do dangerous things. Did you read the local news this morning?" He found the right page and pointed to a headline. "'Gambling Addict Embezzles Millions, Disappears'--probably in Vegas by now, the paper says. Or this story--`Small-time Drug Dealer Killed Execution Style'--probably because he stole from his bosses, the paper says. Or this one--`Shooter Flies into Drunken Rage, Wounds Two'--the police haven't caught that one, either." Savvy mystery readers may suspect one of these news stories will be relevant to the mystery, but they can't yet know which one (this is another early-in-the-story clue). In fact, I've tried to make the two irrelevant headlines sound more promising than the one that actually matters--and if you decide to read the story, that's a big extra hint for you. About halfway through the story, Sam mentions the three news stories again. By now, readers who have paid attention to all the clues provided during Leah's first day at work should have a good sense of which story is relevant. But I don't think most readers will figure out murderer and motive yet--and if they do, I don't much care. I've packed this story so full of clues that I doubt many readers will spot all of them. Even readers who realize whodunit should find some surprises at the end. Separate clues from context: We're obliged to provide the reader with clues and also, I think, to provide the context needed to interpret them. But I don't think we're obliged to provide both at the same time. By putting a careful distance between clue and context, we can play fair and still keep the reader guessing. In "The Shopper," a whodunit first published in a 2014 convention anthology, a young librarian's house is burglarized while she's at home, asleep. That's unsettling enough, but her real worries begin when the burglar--a pro the police have nicknamed The Shopper--starts sending her notes and returning some things he stole. He seems obsessed with her. Also, two men she's never seen before--one blond, one dark--start showing up at the library every day. She suspects one of them might be The Shopper, but which one? (And who says you can't have a puzzling whodunit with only two suspects?) Then things get worse: She didn't really feel like going out that night, but she and Lori had a long-standing date for dinner and a movie. It'd be embarrassing to admit she was scared to go out, and the company would do her good. But when she got to the restaurant, she spotted the blond man sitting in a booth, eating a slab of pie. He has a right to eat wherever he wants, she thought; but the minute Lori arrived, Diane grabbed her hand, pulled her to a table at the other end of the restaurant, and sighed with relief when the blond man left after a second cup of coffee. The relief didn't last long. As she and Lori walked out, she saw the dark man sitting at the counter, picking at a salad. He must have come in after she had--had he followed her? She couldn't stand it any more. I'd say there are five major clues in this story. Two are contained--or, in one case, reinforced--in these paragraphs. A reader keeping careful track of all the evidence could identify The Shopper right now, without reading the remaining seven pages. But since these clues are revealing only in the context of information provided five pages earlier, I'm betting most readers won't make the connection. The Shopper's secrets are still safe with me. Use the protagonist's point of view to mislead readers: This technique isn't reserved for mystery writers. In "Emma Considered as Detective Fiction," P.D. James comments on Jane Austen's skillful manipulation of point of view to conceal the mysteries at the heart of her novel. Emma constantly misinterprets what people do and say, and because we readers see things from Emma's perspective, we're equally oblivious to what's really going on. In our own mysteries, unless our protagonist is a genius who instantly understands everything, we can use the same technique: If our protagonist overlooks clues, chances are readers will overlook them, too. In "A Joy Forever" (AHMM, 2015), photographer Chris is visiting Uncle Mike and his second wife, Gwen. Uncle Mike is a tyrant who's reduced Gwen to the status of domestic slave--he orders her around, never helps her, casually insults her. Gwen takes it all without a murmur. After a dinner during which Uncle Mike behaves even more boorishly than usual, Chris follows Gwen to the kitchen to help with the dishes: As I watched her standing at the sink, sympathy overpowered me again. She was barely fifty but looked like an old woman--bent, scrawny, exhausted, her graying hair pulled back in a tight bun. And her drab, shapeless dress had to be at least a decade old. "You spend so much on Uncle Mike," I chided. "The golf cart, all that food and liquor. Spend something on yourself. Go to a beauty parlor and have your hair cut and styled. Buy yourself some new clothes." She laughed softly. "Oh, Mike really needs what I buy for him--he really, really does. And I don't care how my hair looks, and I don't need new clothes." Her smile hardened. "Not yet." I felt so moved, and so sorry, that I leaned over and kissed the top of her head. "You're too good to him." Chris sees Gwen as a victim, as a woman whose spirit has been utterly crushed by an oppressor. Readers who don't see beyond Chris's perspective have some surprises coming. But in this story, by this point, I think most readers will see more than Chris does. They'll pick up on clues such as Gwen's hard smile, her quiet "not yet." I had fun playing with point of view in this story, with giving alert readers plenty of opportunities to stay one step ahead of the narrator. It's another variation on Hoch's "grandest game." Distract readers with action or humor: If readers get caught up in an action scene, they may forget they're supposed to be watching for clues; if they're chuckling at a character's dilemma, they may not notice puzzle pieces slipping by. In "Table for None" (AHMM, 2008), apprentice private detective Harriet Russo is having a rough night. She's on a dark, isolated street, staking out a suspect. But he spots her, threatens her, and stalks off. Moments later, her client, Little Dave, pops up unexpectedly and proposes searching the suspect's car. Harriet says it's too dangerous, but Little Dave won't listen: He raced off. For a moment, I stood frozen. Call Miss Woodhouse and tell her how I'd botched things--let Little Dave get himself killed and feel guilty for the rest of my life--follow him into the parking lot and risk getting killed myself. On the whole, the last option seemed most attractive. I raced after Little Dave. He stood next to the dirty white car, hissing into his cell phone. "Damn it, Terry," he whispered harshly, "I told you not to call me. No, I won't tell you where I am. Just go home. I'll see ya when I see ya." He snapped his phone shut and yanked on a back door of the car. It didn't budge. He looked straight at me, grinning sheepishly. That's pretty much the last thing I remember. I have some vague impression of something crashing down against me, of sharp pain and sudden darkness. But my next definite memory is of fading slowly back into consciousness--of hearing sirens blare, of feeling the cement against my back, of seeing Little Dave sprawled a few feet away from me, of spotting a small iron figurine next to him, of falling into darkness again. I hope readers will focus on the conflict and confusion in this scene, and on the unseen attack that leaves Harriet in bad shape and Little Dave in worse shape. I hope they won't pause to take careful note of exactly what Little Dave says in his phone conversation, to test it against the way he's behaved earlier and the things people say later. If readers are too focused on the action to pick up on inconsistencies, they'll miss evidence that could help them identify the murderer. We can also distract readers with clever dialogue, with fascinating characters, with penetrating social satire, with absorbing themes, with keen insights into human nature. In the end, excellent writing is the best way to keep readers from focusing only on the clues we parade past them. Of course, that's not our main reason for trying to make our writing excellent. To use Hoch's phrase again, mysteries invite writers and readers to participate in "the grandest game," but that doesn't mean mysteries are no more than a game. I think mysteries can be as compelling and significant as other kinds of fiction. The grandest game doesn't impose limits on what our stories and novels can achieve. It simply adds another element that I and millions of other readers happen to enjoy. Do you have favorite ways of camouflaging clues? I'd love to see some examples from your own mysteries. (*Hoch's essay, by the way, is in the Mystery Writers of America Mystery Writer's Handbook, edited by Lawrence Treat, published in 1976, revised and reprinted several times since then. Used copies are available through Amazon.) Labels: Alfred Hitchcock, B.K. Stevens, clues, Edward D. Hoch, Jane Austen, mystery magazine, P.D. James, short stories, whodunits, Woman's World Art Taylor said... Terrific post, Bonnie! I was actually giving a talk last weekend at the North Carolina Writers' Network's Fall Conference and I used both the Ed Hoch essay you quote here AND one of YOUR stories to talk about laying clues--though not anywhere with the precision you talk about it. I particularly like your categorizing these different ways and offering examples. Good stuff. I learned a lot! A good piece with terrific examples. I was interested that P.D. James was an Austen fan. I have always thought of Austen as a master of suspense, matrimonial, admittedly, but suspense nonetheless. Great points, BK. Love your examples as well. And I definitely think that mysteries and crime fiction can be as compelling and as significant as other kinds of fiction. It's what the author brings to the story and how they layer it. The mystery is just another element that can add some fun. But often, to me, the most interesting parts are the characters and their motivations, even the settings, and the mystery is really secondary. Just something to keep the plot moving though, as I say, that can be a lot of fun in itself. B.K. Stevens said... Thanks, Art. I love Hoch's essay. And I'm glad (and flattered) that you were able to use a story of mine in your talk. Janice, P.D. James does seem to have been quite an Austen fan.In her essay on EMMA, she says, "I think if Jane Austen were writing today, she might very well be our greatest mystery novelist." She also wrote a mystery sequel to PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, called DEATH COMES TO PEMBERLEY. I haven't read it--I'm more than a little uncomfortable with the current trend of contemporary authors writing sequels to classic novels. Paul, I agree that the puzzle often isn't the most interesting or important element in a mystery. Works of crime fiction don't have to be whodunits at all. But if we do choose to play Hoch's "grandest game," I think we should take it seriously and do our best to play it well. Jacqueline Seewald said... This is such a wonderfully helpful article for mystery writers and readers. I also appreciate your examples. Thank you for spelling these techniques out so clearly. Amazing job! Larry W. Chavis said... This is a great, very instructive article. The examples are excellent lessons. Thank you! Bonnie, thank you so much for the excellent article. I'm saving a copy of it to read whenever I hit a rough spot. Jacquie, Susan, Larry, and Elizabeth, thank you so much for your kind words. I'm delighted that you found the post helpful. It was a lot of fun to write. Wonderful post! So glad to have found this blog and a way to connect with your work, Bonnie. I've read your stories in magazines and am eager to read your collection, especially since you've used your own work as examples here. So often I read "what to do" articles without any helpful "how to do it" guidelines -- your willingness to show us the "how" makes this especially valuable. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Since this is a post about whodunits, it seems appropriate to note the passing of Robert Vaughn, who played a suspect in "Last Salute to the Commodore"(1976), the only (as far as I know)COLUMBO episode that took the form of a whodunit. (The episode was directed by Patrick McGoohan, who starred in several COLUMBO episodes and also in SECRET AGENT and THE PRISONER--not exactly mysteries, but I bet I'm not the only mystery fan who loved them.) Vaughn also starred in a 1975 COLUMBO episode, "Troubled Waters." (That one also featured Patrick Macnee of THE AVENGERS). Mark Dawidziak, author of THE COLUMBO PHILE, listed Jack Cassidy, Robert Culp, and Robert Vaughn as "the quintessential COLUMBO murderers"--elegant, confident, and cool. (I'd add Patrick McGoohan to that list.) And of course Vaughn was also a star of THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.--not to mention all those Marks & Harrison commercials. Whether he was doing evil or bringing evildoers to justice, Robert Vaughn was a beloved part of the mystery world. Alearning, thank you for your comment. I'm so glad you enjoyed the post. I share your frustration with "how-to" articles that state goals but don't say much about how to reach them--I'm glad you don't think my post fits that description! If you'd ever like to chat, you can write to me through my website, http://www.bkstevensmysteries.com. I'd love to hear from you! This is a terrific article. Dale Andrews made a great suggestion ("Untenable") to me about a dying declaration that sounded artificial… Make it artificial! It worked wonderfully. Vicki Weisfeld said... What an interesting post! Thank you for pointing out all these methods, and for your excellent examples (none of which tipped me off to anything!). At a recent conference an editor was bemoaning the fact that he sees mostly thriller/suspense stories, and not good old-fashioned "mysteries with clues." I think that may be partly because, though you described clue obfuscation so clearly, it's actually hard to do well. A current pet peeve of mine are stories written in first person where the narrator doesn't see the elephant in the room. Makes me feel I'm dragging the narrator along through the plot! June Shaw said... Thanks for the excellent post! You give so many detailed examples of planting clues and distracting the reader. Bonnie, this is a great (and extremely helpful) column. One to save and refer to again and again. Love the examples. A great post, Bonnie! I think the best example from my own stories is in "No Fences" (AHMM, Dec. 2011), where the entire focus for the first half of the story is on librarian Janet's inappropriate relationship with her neighbor's son, Cody, which is threatened by Cody's high school girlfriend Kim; so much so that most people (I hope and believe) ignore that at least 3 deaths have occurred in Cody's house. So, when the sheriff calls Janet into his office: "Janet was only surprised that it had taken him this long. She knew that Laskin gossip had been hard at work. Various definitions of Janet’s relationship with Cody. Janet’s hostility to Kim. The mystery of what Cody and Kim had argued about. Someone would have mentioned that Kim had tried to talk to Janet down by the library two days before she died. “Was Kim pregnant?” she asked. It was impossible to tell whether the emphasis was on the first or the last word. “Did you think she was?” “I didn’t know anything about it,” Janet said. “I was too busy trying to get to the bank to talk to her. I wish I had now. Maybe…” Janet shook her head. “I just can’t believe Cody did it.” “Mm. You’ve been living next to Willa for how long?” “Almost ten years.” “How close are she and Cody?” “They’re mother and son,” Janet began, but the look in Hanson’s eyes made her stop. “Not very. For various reasons, Cody’s spent more time with me over the last four years.” He nodded. “That may be for the best.” He straightened out a paperclip, and threw it down on the desk. In a formal, almost sing-song tone, he said, “Thanks to information we received, and subsequent investigation, Willa Heppler Neilson was arrested this morning in Sioux Falls.” Earl Staggs said... Bonnie, it's obvious you spent a lot of time putting this excellent piece together. Very well done and very much appreciated. Thanks for your comments, all--sorry I've fallen behind on responding. That's an interesting example, Leigh. Sometimes, we find surprising solutions to problems. Vicki, I've also heard an editor complain about the scarcity of whodunits. I've written both whodunits and suspense stories, and the whodunits always take a lot longer to plot--coming up with clues can take longer than doing the actual writing. June and John, I'm glad (and flattered) that you found the post helpful and enjoyed the examples. Janice, that's a wonderful example. Focusing readers' attention on the wrong suspect and the wrong possible motive can be a very effective way of distracting them from all the clues pointing in the right direction. jrlindermuth said... Thanks for the wonderful examples, Bonnie. Leaving the tracks (clues) for the cat to follow is an art and not the easiest to master. Kaye George said... Wonderful post, Bonnie. I love learning from a master of the form. As to the mystery in Austen, I contend that any good story in any genre has to have an element of mystery to give it suspense and tension. Thanks! David Edgerley Gates said... I like the last one, Bonnie. I've used misdirection myself, where the clue or lead is so glaringly obvious you have to bury it in minutiae, or do an entire irrelevant scene (that has to appear somehow relevant) just to slip in that one piece of information. Bonnie, I missed your earlier comment about Robert Vaughn. UNCLE was a favorite (especially David McCallum). Vaughn did a sci-fi version of The Seven Samurai called Battle Beyond the Stars, which was surprisingly well received, partly due to the special effects of James Cameron. Of course Vaughn also starred in The Magnificent Seven. But my favorite part was your mention of Patrick McGoohan and The Prisoner, possibly the most imaginative television drama ever! I've fallen behind on responding to comments again. (I was downstairs doing some pre-Thanksgiving baking and freezing). Earl, it did take some time, but I enjoyed the chance to look back. John, I do think planting clues is an art--I always worry about whether I'm spoiling the fun by being too obvious, or spoiling the fun by not really giving the reader a fair chance. Kaye, I think you're right, too. I'd have a hard time thinking of any excellent work of fiction or drama that doesn't challenge readers to analyze clues of some sort, whether that means keeping track of alibis or interpreting characters' motivations to gain insights into what they're likely to do next. David, you make an excellent point, and I think it sheds light on why writing a short story that's a true whodunit is especially challenging: When you have to watch the word count, it's more difficult to bury clues in irrelevant details or scenes. Leigh, I love Robert Vaughan in The Magnificent Seven, but I hadn't known about Battle Beyond the Stars. I just added it to my Netflix queue. (Unfortunately, it went into the limbo called "Saved--Availability Unknown," so I'm not holding my breath.) Eve Wade said... As a consumer, I ask two things. 1) There should be more than one clue, especially in novels. 2) They should be truly meaningful and not opinion based. In other words, Prof. Pudd shouldn't conclude Amy poisoned Betty because Amy's psychological profile deemed her the only possible perp. Hard facts are much more useful. Eve, I think your standards are utterly reasonable, and you make a good point about the length of the story/novel and the number of clues. I think a novel should provide lots of clues, and even in flash fiction I like to provide at least two--at least one the reader will probably spot (readers enjoy spotting clues) and at least one the reader will probably miss (readers also enjoy being surprised--at least, when I'm reading a mystery, that's how I feel). When I wrote the above, I couldn't think of an example, but there was one in which the clue was the shy kid in class hadn't signed the cheerleader's yearbook, thereby showing his latent hostility, yada yada. That insight overrode the other clues, but I didn't feel that was a clue at all. Was he absent from school that day? Was he too shy? Did the cheerleader even ask him? Eve, I see what you mean. That sort of "clue" wouldn't be of much use in court, and I don't think it should be the decisive clue in a mystery, either. Sati Chock said... Well done, Bonnie! Ed Hoch essay is a classic. I love that you provided examples so that we could see exactly what you were referring to. And now I'm dying to read a few of these short stories! :-) -Sati https://atozwriting.blogspot.com/ Thanks, Sati! I first read the Hoch essay many, many years ago, and it definitely influenced both the way I read mysteries and the way I try to write them. I'm glad you enjoyed the examples. GBPool said... A marvelous take on my genre of choice. In one of my novels, Hedge Bet, I knew who the killer was from the start and I let the reader pretty well figure it out too, then I killed the killer off... That made the game really get started especially when my detective had to go back and see what she missed. Whodunits are my genre of choice, too, Gayle. And it sounds as if you found an interesting way to give the plot an extra twist by having both detective and readers make the same mistakes. Writing for Whackademia To the MMs and Beyond Writing for WW & Other Mags Want Street Cred? Write for Magazines! Guest Post: Tara Laskowski on Writing Crime Fictio... 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__label__wiki	0.855902	0.855902	Outdoor financials: Outdoor Channel reports fourth quarter and FY 05 results, plus VF, Sports Authority, Amer, Sara Lee, Oakley Outdoor Channel reports fourth quarter and FY 05 results, VF provides Q1 forecast at consumer conference, Sports Authority proposed sale OK'd by U.S. antitrust authorities, Amer Sports holds annual general meeting, Sara Lee holds forecast for annual sales growth, and Oakley to acquire The Optical Shop of Aspen. Outdoor Channel reports fourth quarter and FY 05 results With one analyst taking a wait-and-see approach just prior to its earnings report, Outdoor Channel Holdings (Nasdaq: OUTD) reported slight increases in its fourth-quarter revenue. For the 2005 fourth quarter, total revenues increased to $11.4 million from $10.2 million in the prior-year period. Net income totaled $1.2 million, or $0.05 per diluted share, compared to $1.6 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, in the 2004 period. Also for the quarter, advertising revenue, principally generated from the sale of advertising time on The Outdoor Channel, rose to $6.6 million from $5.9 million in the year-ago period. Subscriber fees rose to $4.1 million from $3.6 million in the 2004 fourth quarter, due to an increased number of paying subscribers. Membership income totaled $783,000, up modestly from $752,000 in the same period a year earlier. For the full year, total revenues grew to $42.9 million from $40.0 million in 2004. Net income for the year totaled $2.5 million, or $0.10 per diluted share, compared with a net loss of $24.2 million, or $1.51 per share, in 2004. Advertising sales rose 4.4 percent to $22.8 million vs. $21.8 million in 2004, and subscriber fees increased 15.2 percent to $15.4 million in 2005 vs. $13.4 million in 2004. Membership income was relatively flat at $4.7 million for 2005 and 2004, it said. Shortly prior to its earnings report, an AG Edwards analyst expressed concerns about a seeming lack of subscriber growth, lowering his rating to "Hold" from "Buy." "While we are not ruling out the possibility that the Outdoor Channel will be able to achieve its subscriber goals, the dearth of activity over the past nine months leaves us wary at this point, and we prefer to wait on the sidelines until there is more visibility on the subscriber-acquisition front," AG Edwards analyst Michael Kupinski wrote in a client note. Outdoor Channel said it has an estimated 26.2 million subscribers, citing Nielsen Media Research estimates. On March 16, shares of Outdoor Channel Holdings stock fell as much $1.94 to $9.10 -- a new low -- from the previous day's closing of $11.04. It rallied, though, closing at $11.70 on the Nasdaq -- still way shy of its once-high of $17.49 in the last 52 weeks. VF provides Q1 forecast at consumer conference During a presentation at the Bank of America consumer conference, VF Corp. (NYSE: VFC) said it expects its first-quarter earnings to be "flat to up slightly" and its revenue to rise about 5 percent. Analysts surveyed by Reuters Estimates forecast, on average, earnings of $1.02 per share for the first quarter. The company reported earnings of $1.07 per share in the first quarter a year ago. The North Face, JanSport, Eastpak, Reef, and Vans are among VF's many brands. Sports Authority proposed sale OK'd by U.S. antitrust authorities The Sports Authority (NYSE: TSA) is getting one step closer to being a private company as U.S. antitrust authorities said they had approved the proposed buyout of the retailer by an affiliate of private equity firm Leonard Green & Partners. Officials completed their investigation of the potentially $1.3 billion deal without taking action, the Federal Trade Commission said in a notice. 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According to the nominations committee's proposal, the number of board members was confirmed to be six and Ilkka Brotherus, Felix BjÃ¶rklund, Tuomo LÃ¤hdesmÃ¤ki, Timo Maasilta, Anssi Vanjoki and Roger Talermo (president and CEO) were recommended for re-election as members of the board until the end of 2007. In its first meeting immediately following the general meeting, the board elected Vanjoki as chairman and Brotherus as vice chairman. Vanjoki, BjÃ¶rklund and LÃ¤hdesmÃ¤ki were elected as members of the remuneration committee. Brotherus, Maasilta and BjÃ¶rklund were elected as members of the nomination committee. LÃ¤hdesmÃ¤ki, Brotherus and Maasilta were elected as members of the audit committee. PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy was elected to act as an auditor of the company, with GÃ¶ran Lindell put in charge. Sara Lee holds forecast for annual sales growth With a range of brands that includes Duofold, Sara Lee Corp. (NYSE: SLE) said it is holding its forecast for sales growth over the next four years amid plans to retool its business during an analyst conference in New York, L.M. de Kool, Sara Lee's executive vice president and chief financial and administrative officer, shared with the audience the company's achievements against each of the transformation's three pillars: organizing business operations around consumers, customers and geographic markets; achieving operational efficiency to fund growth; and focusing the portfolio. "In just 13 months, we have made significant progress toward transforming Sara Lee into a world-class, integrated, growth-oriented consumer products company," said de Kool. "We have the right people and the right plan in place to successfully achieve our goal of delivering long-term, consistent results for our shareholders." de Kool reiterated that the company anticipates sales growing at a compound annual rate of between 4 percent and 5 percent per year leading up to fiscal 2010, which is when the company expects to complete the transformation. In addition, de Kool said Sara Lee still anticipates a 12 percent operating margin by fiscal 2010, driven by margin growth in all of the company's business segments, especially North American retail meats, North American retail bakery and international bakery. "During our transformation, Sara Lee will continue to return value to its shareholders by paying a healthy dividend, repurchasing $2 billion in stock and, over the next two years, repaying more than $1.5 billion of debt," added de Kool. "And, we are confident in our ability to generate the cash needed to support those commitments." Oakley to acquire The Optical Shop of Aspen With a renewed focus on its optics business, Oakley (NYSE:OO) signed a definitive agreement to acquire all of the outstanding stock of privately held OSA Holding, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, The Optical Shop of Aspen, a retailer of luxury eyewear. Included in this acquisition are The Optical Shop of Aspen's 14 retail locations. The Optical Shop of Aspen currently has stores in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, New Mexico and Missouri, and will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Oakley. After the completion of the merger, Larry Sands, founder of The Optical Shop of Aspen, will continue as CEO of OSA and maintain independent ownership and operation of OSA International, a separate wholesale company. Specific terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The company expects the acquisition to be closed during the second quarter of 2006. Oakley expects the acquisition to be slightly accretive to earnings in 2006. For more information about these companies or their financial reports,Â as well as to view stock prices updated every 15 minutes, visit the SNEWSÂ® Stock Market Updates. Click on: www.snewsnet.com/cgi-bin/snews/stock_report.htmlÂ Fitness financials: Bally delays filing annual report, plus Nautilus, Sports Authority, Gaiam, Amer, Sara Lee, Life Time Fitness, Under Armour, Sears Bally delays filing annual report, board OKs bonus for CEO TobackBally Total Fitness (NYSE: BFT) missed the March 16 deadline to file its 2005 annual report and said it expects to have it in to the SEC in April. The delay of its annual 10-K report stems primarily from a delay in ...read more Outdoor financials: VF's Q2 results exceed analyst predictions, plus Sara Lee, Sportsman's Guide, Winmark VF's Q2 results exceed analyst predictionsVF Corp. (NYSE: VFC) turned in another record quarter, beating analyst expectations with revenues that rose 8 percent and earnings per share that grew 4 percent for the second quarter. It also raised its full-year financial forecast. Net ...read more Outdoor financials: Sport Chalet reports Q4, FY 06 earnings results, plus VF Corp., Crocs, Outdoor Channel Sport Chalet reports Q4, FY 06 earnings resultsLate winter sales in the West helped push Sport Chalet's (Nasdaq: SPCHA and SPCHB) fourth-quarter sales up 13.3 percent Sales for the quarter were $89.7 million from $79.2 million in the same period last year, with sales from four ...read more Outdoor financials: Saucony pumps up Stride Rite's Q1, plus West Marine, Germany's Invista Resins & Fibers sold, Sports Authority, GSI, Sara Lee Saucony pumps up Stride Rite's Q1Stride Rite (NYSE: SRR) had a strong kickoff to the year, reporting first-quarter gains domestically and internationally as a result of its Saucony acquisition. Â First-quarter 2006 sales were $183.4 million, an increase of 22 percent compared to ...read more Fitness financials: RBC maintains Nautilus outperform rating, plus Cybex, Bally, Stride Rite, Sports Authority, Sara Lee, Health Fitness, Wal-mart, LivingWell RBC maintains outperform rating for Nautilus, increases price target Optimistic that Nautilus (NYSE: NLS) is on the road to recovery after a tumultuous fourth quarter, RBC Capital Markets said it views the company as a timely buy heading into first-quarter earnings and reiterated ...read more Outdoor financials: Royal Robbins represents 27.7 percent of Phoenix Footwear's Q1 sales, plus VF Corp., Outdoor Channel, Sara Lee, Big 5, Sportman's Guide Royal Robbins represents 27.7 percent of Phoenix Footwear's Q1 salesRobust growth from its Royal Robbins and H.S. Trask brands shot Phoenix Footwear Group's (Amex: PXG) first-quarter net sales up 52.8 percent -- $40.3 million, compared to $26.4 million for the first quarter of ...read more Outdoor financials: Timberland closes SmartWool sale, anticipates financial impact in 2006, plus VF Corp., Deckers, Sara Lee, adidas Timberland closes SmartWool sale, anticipates financial impact in 2006Shortly before Christmas, Timberland (NYSE: TBL) completed its $82 million acquisition of SmartWool. 2005 annual revenues for SmartWool are expected to be approximately $42 million excluding sales of Timberland ...read more Outdoor financials: Thule expands portfolio with Brink, Valley and SportRack, plus Dick's, Implus Footcare acquires Yaktrax, Sara Lee Thule expands portfolio with Brink, Valley and SportRackThule will be acquiring Brink International BV, Valley Industries and SportRack Accessories -- all subsidiaries of U.S.-based Advanced Accessory Systems (AAS) -- pending regulatory approvals and other unstated factors. The ...read more Fitness financials: Big 5 Nasdaq listing still hanging on, plus Bally, Saucony, Sears, Sara Lee, Puma, Wal-Mart Fitness financials: Big 5 Nasdaq listing still hanging on, plus Bally, Saucony, Sears, Sara Lee, Puma, Wal-Mart Big 5 Nasdaq listing still hanging onNasdaq gave Big 5 Sporting Goods (Nasdaq: BGFVE) another reprieve and has agreed to continue listing its stock since the company ...read more	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3105
__label__cc	0.642201	0.357799	Symphony Orchestra Concert: Seminario! Nov 17, 2018 , 7:30pm Weill Hall $8, Free to SSU students music@sonoma.edu The Sonoma State Symphony Orchestra will be collaborating with four El Sistema-based music education programs: the Santa Rosa Symphony's Simply Strings program, Enriching Lives through Music (ELM) from Marin, Valley Vibes (from Sonoma), and the California Symphony's Sound Minds program. Each of these four wonderful groups will be featured in the first half of the concert. In the second half of the concert the SSU Symphony will take the stage for a performance of Dvorak's riveting New World Symphony. The grand finale will feature all five groups in a side-by-side performance of "Mambo" and "Somewhere" from Bernstein's "West Side Story." Brass Ensemble: An American Anthem After a two-year hiatus, the SSU Brass Ensemble is back! Read more about Brass Ensemble: An American Anthem Veretski Pass Froyen: Klezmer Music of W Veretski Pass returns to the Jewish Music Series for its fourth year! Read more about Veretski Pass Froyen: Klezmer Music of Women Symphonic Chorus and Concert Choir Jenny Bent leads the university's major choral ensembles in their first concert of the 2018-19 season. Program details will be announced at a later date. Read more about Symphonic Chorus and Concert Choir	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3109
__label__wiki	0.680169	0.680169	The land of damned laws "Hello," says the newcomer, "I am a law." "Of course you are," replies the other at the entrance, "here we are all." "Why am I here?" Ask the first one. "And above all, where is it, here?" "Follow me," the other says preceding him inside the land where all of them, sooner or later, end. "See the one who barely walks along the steep slope?" "Yes, I see him well. But why does he have chains on his feet and hands? " "Because he is the law that allowed men to create slaves, selling and buying them them as if they were just goods." Because there was a time when all this was legal, says the silent counterpoint note. A few steps and another inevitable question. "Who is that poor guy, immobile in the square, with his arms tied behind his back and his ankles equally tight?" "He is the law that forbade women to vote and speak in public, to be elected and to take any other action that was instead guaranteed by rights to men." Because there was a time during which such abuse was legal, the tacit echo entrusts to the wind. More few meters, in the bizarre place and the interrogation continues. "What about those unfortunates, one behind the other with their heads bowed, forced by as many jailers to march towards the darkness on the horizon?" "These are the laws that in the past history have allowed the most despicable kind of humans to systematically exterminate their own species for their origins and their beliefs." Since there was a time, and perhaps there is still, when this abomination was legal, that’s the invisible as precious caption to the sad scene. Further journey into the mysterious elsewhere and a new question is asked. "What are the cries coming from that building?" "Those are painful voices of such an unjust nature that they are indigestible even to say the name." "Tell me, I still want to know." "But you know them, you already know the answer, because you're guilty of the same question." The latest arrival in the grotesque community approaches the palace above and lends ear with greater effort. A few moments and suddenly he seems to fade, almost disappearing between the panic of his face. "Exactly", says the other. "At the bottom of your heart, you know perfectly the laws that have made children beating as an inviolable right of the monster called master and doing likewise with their wives a privilege of the ogre disguised as a husband." "But the screams are a lot, too many..." "Yes, you're right, because inside that damned building there are also the laws that have granted to the ruler government, as the institution deputized by the latter, to become whip and nails, cold prison and hot oil, dagger’s tip or simple hammer, to slowly devour the martyr, unfortunate body. " Because there was a time when such infernal practices were authorized by the law, murmurs the bitter under text to the disturbing paragraph. "Who are you?" "I am the worst law, the missing one, the law that sinned with ignorance and infamous complicity, despite having the basic requirement to remedy the granted crime. Because I am the law that could have saved billions of innocent lives, but that no one has even had the courage to write." "What is your sentence?" "Knowing you all and tearing into eternity in the irrepressible remorse." The new presence in the land of damned laws slowly begins to cry. "You, instead," demands the law that could have done justice with all the others. "Who are you?" The other raises his face streaked with tears of scorching shame and thus replies: "I am the law that today, right now, allows entire nations, even continents, to treat other human beings as creatures of lower right and value, to use words like immigrant and illegal to mark and possibly stain them, to dehumanize, imprison and torture them with impunity, erasing their past, present and future as insignificant times in the human calculation. As if it were normal and civil, tolerable as modern practice." Because there was a time, and it is now, when all of that is legal... Labels: inspirational moral stories, inspirational stories to think about, legal vs illegal, stories to think about, what is illegal, what is legal, what legal is	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3111
__label__cc	0.608233	0.391767	Paper Road Press Paper Road Press publishes books from beyond the beaten track. Sign up to our mailing list to receive news about our new and upcoming releases. Books from beyond the beaten track Based in Wellington, New Zealand, Paper Road Press publishes local speculative fiction including the annual Year's Best Aotearoa New Zealand Science Fiction and Fantasy anthology, edited by Marie Hodgkinson. Make yourself uncomfortable, that's my best business advice for future female CEOs. By Janet At BooK The book that started it all. Read my debut book to learn how to negotiate with confidence, organize your business and hire the right people. You've successfully joined our mailing list. You'll hear from us soon!	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3115
__label__wiki	0.801224	0.801224	Least Bittern and other bird species blown from US to Ireland by Storm Lorenzo Mark Hilliard © Domnick Walsh Least Bittern: bird only lived for 30 minutes after it landed from America in John O’Donoghue’s back garden near Tralee. A rarity of a small American bird being swept across the Atlantic by Storm Lorenzo before being discovered in a Co Kerry garden will be the envy of European birdwatchers for years to come, say experts. The unexpected arrival on Irish shores of the Least Bittern earlier this week was tinged with sadness, however, when the bird died of exhaustion shortly afterwards. Lorenzo delivered several US-based birds to Irish shores, but none as rare as the Bittern. It is only the 10th time one has been found on this side of the Atlantic. The bird - a member of the heron family - was found in John O'Donoghue's back garden near Tralee on Monday night. Unable to identify it, his neighbour, Anthony O'Connor, sent a photograph to Birdwatch Ireland. "They really struck gold with this," explained ornithologist Brian Burke, who differentiated it from the similar European Little Bittern with the help of rare bird expert Niall Keogh. Find of a lifetime Unsure at first, the experts requested follow-up pictures of the wingspan - which confirmed their suspicions and the find of a lifetime in the bird-watching world. "At this time of the year you would get some American birds blown over," explained Mr Burke. "They are usually migrating from the northern part of America to the southern part of America and something goes wrong when they are trying to navigate." In recent days, other confirmed sightings in Ireland have included a Baltimore Oriole, a Black and White Warbler, a Common Nighthawk and a handful of Red-Eyed Vireos. Rerouted species But the Least Bittern is an exception - a holy grail of hardcore birdwatchers who travel to western Irish islands every year in the hope of spotting rerouted American species. "It would have flown over on its own. The journey was way too long for it," said Mr Burke. "When birds migrate, they burn off fat reserves. It would have run out so it would have then burned off muscle. It was never going to recover." It was placed in one of the men's freezers to await collection by the Natural History Museum. While it has no monetary value, it is of considerable scientific merit and will be available to international researchers. "There are lifelong birdwatchers who will never find a bird as rare in Ireland," said Mr Burke. Comment: Footage of some of the birds mentioned above: Couldn't resist twitching this awesome bird yesterday - after an entire day of complete inactivity, as darkness fell the Nighthawk finally yawned and burst into life. What a mouth! pic.twitter.com/35UlX14qyB — Stickybeak (@_Stickybeak) October 12, 2019 Red-eyed Vireo: More of the Red-eyed Vireo seen on #Rathlin today. Icterine Warbler just found this evening too!! Fantastic birding today for #RathlinBirdingWeek pic.twitter.com/sBir7wkrhS — Stickybeak (@_Stickybeak) September 29, 2019 Baltimore Oriole: Short video of the Baltimore Oriole from Corrymore, Achill Island, Co. Mayo with Mark Stewart yesterday. Eventually showed well after two trips. Favouring the Escallonias and the Fuchsia bank just south of the house. pic.twitter.com/UZez2sMmKs — BMcCloskey (@BMcCloskey_98) October 10, 2019 Those birds usually fly short hops around lakes; they're very hard to see, and I can't even see one taking refuge on a ship; it sounds like it flew until it could land. A turkey vulture could coast on that trip, though it wouldn't like the cold. Golden Eagles can hack it; indeed, they're circumpolar.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3117
__label__wiki	0.879466	0.879466	Film review: WISH YOU WERE HERE, from Built For Speed Wish You Were Here is a new Australian mystery thriller that has nothing to do with the classic Pink Floyd album of the same name. Being a contemporary Australian film it of course stars Joel Edgerton as a stressed bogan family man and has a fragmented narrative structure. The film jumps back and forth through time, feeding the audience slivers of information which is meant to enhance the mystery surrounding the characters but this just deprives the film of momentum and becomes annoying. Despite this, the story at the core of this film is still an intriguing one. Two thirty-something couples Dave and Alice Flannery (Joel Edgerton and Felicity Price) and Steph McKinney and Jeremy King (Teresa Palmer and Antony Starr) holidaying (yes) in Cambodia awake after a particularly intense rave party to discover that Jeremy is missing. The film depicts the devastating impact this has on the other three and their families when they return to Australia. Through flashbacks the film hints at what might have happened to Jeremy in Cambodia. While the film occasionally generates a menacing atmosphere with its angular visual style and use of music (from Tim Rogers), it’s surprisingly uninvolving. This is partly becomes of the choppy narrative but also because of lethargic pacing and a pedestrian performance from Edgerton who occupies most of the screen time. We spend most of the film waiting for something to happen and the various domestic disputes and hints at extra marital affairs only seem like annoying distractions from the central mystery of Jeremy’s fate. Revelations toward the end of the film up the intensity and briefly elicit more compelling performances from the cast, particularly Edgerton but it’s not enough to save this film from being a mediocre and slightly pretentious disappointment. Director: Kieran Darcy-Smith Running time: 89 mins. Film review: WARRIOR from Built for Speed Film review: MIDNIGHT SPECIAL, from ‘Built For Speed’ What’s on ‘Built For Speed’, Friday 14th July 2017 Film review: ZERO DARK THIRTY, from Built For Speed Film review: ONCE UPON A TIME IN ANATOLIA, from Built For Speed tagged with Built for Speed, Film review, Wish you were here Association of Independent Retirees - Melbourne Southern Branch	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3119
__label__cc	0.651955	0.348045	Gaby Moreno Liz Vice Sat November 16, 2019 Doors: 7 PM / Show: 8:30 PM The Pico Union ProjectLos Angeles, CA GABY MORENO, LIZ VICE The evening features both stripped down individual performances and a collaborative finale. Artists from across the roots musical landscape gather for a night showcasing some of music’s best young, contemporary talent! Matt Andersen is a powerhouse performer with a giant soul-filled voice, blues in his bones and commanding stage presence. He has built a formidable following the old fashioned way – touring worldwide and letting the converted audiences spread his reputation. Since moving to the US from her native Guatemala, Gaby Moreno has achieved remarkable success – she won a Latin Grammy for Best New Artist, was nominated for an Emmy and has shared the stage with music luminaries such as Bono and Andrea Bocelli. Liz Vice has drawn comparisons to some of the greatest female soul singers of all time and both her albums (There’s A Light in 2015, Save Me in 2018) debuted on Billboard’s Gospel chart. Sign Up For The Spaceland Newsletter Sat January 18 More Info Sun January 19 More Info	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3120
__label__wiki	0.595733	0.595733	This year's must-see Shakespeare? Four hours of history in Dutch James Woodall 23 April 2016 9:00 am James Woodall talks to the Belgian director Ivo van Hove, who has brought a swathe of Shakespeare’s history plays to the stage in Dutch (four hours of it) Henry IV: unsightly usurper and megalomaniac Sean McGlynn 19 March 2016 9:00 am Poor old Henry IV: labelled (probably unfairly) as a leper, but accurately as a usurper, he has been one of… Agincourt was neither necessary, nor great. We’re mad to celebrate it Kate Chisholm 29 October 2015 9:00 am Can anyone explain this sudden enthusiasm for Agincourt, that unexpected victory over the French, now being celebrated, or rather commemorated,… Shakespeare at his freest and most exuberant: The Wars of the Roses reviewed Lloyd Evans 24 October 2015 9:00 am The RSC’s The Wars of the Roses solves a peculiar literary problem. Shakespeare’s earliest history plays are entitled Henry VI… Our Country’s Good prizes the concerns of the actors over the audience Lloyd Evans 5 September 2015 9:00 am Australia, 1788. A transport ship arrives in Port Jackson (later Sydney harbour) carrying hundreds of convicts and a detachment of… The drama of St Crispian’s Day: Shakespeare got it right Allan Massie 29 August 2015 9:00 am Charles VI of France died on 21 October 1422. He had been intermittently mad for most of his long reign,… The fascinating history of dullness Dot Wordsworth 11 October 2014 9:00 am At least I’ve got my husband’s Christmas present sorted out: the Dull Men of Great Britain calendar. It is no… Jude Law's Henry V is a buccaneer leading a stag-night raid across the continent — but he'd be a great Macbeth Lloyd Evans 14 December 2013 9:00 am Henry V is the final show in Michael Grandage’s first West End season. The theatre was full to bursting on…	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3123
__label__wiki	0.891322	0.891322	STAT + Boston Globe Investigation Behind the luxury: Turmoil and shoddy care inside five-star addiction treatment centers By David Armstrong and Evan Allen — Boston Globe Alex Hogan/STAT The advertisements are everywhere. On television, a sleek black sedan pulls up to a sprawling estate with a rolling green lawn as a mother recounts how Recovery Centers of America saved her child from drugs. On Facebook, radio, highway billboards, and commuter trains, people are urged to call the company’s instantly memorable hotline: 1-800-RECOVERY. The marketing blitz and an infusion of private equity money have helped make Recovery Centers of America into the self-described fastest-growing addiction treatment provider in the country. Launched less than three years ago by a high-end real estate developer, it’s part of a rush of entrepreneurs who see opportunity in the treatment business as the opioid crisis sweeps the country. But an investigation by STAT and the The Boston Globe has uncovered evidence of shoddy care and turmoil inside the walls of the company’s two Massachusetts treatment centers. This report is based on interviews with more than a dozen former and current employees, internal RCA documents, and state investigative reports — depicting a company that spends lavishly on facilities and marketing while skimping on giving patients basic care. At a company that promotes itself as the new frontier of addiction treatment and charges an average of $24,000 a month, some patients were not getting basic counseling. They were often unsupervised. The staff has complained repeatedly to management and the state that they weren’t able to keep the patients safe. And patients were found to be having sex. RCA operates luxury residential and outpatient facilities in five northeastern states, featuring original artwork, custom furniture, and manicured gardens. In Massachusetts alone, the company has spent nearly $50 million to buy and renovate a country inn in the rolling hills of Westminster and a former hospital in Danvers. Recovery Centers of America’s facility in Danvers, Mass. Keith Bedford/The Boston Globe “RCA is 100 percent committed to our patients and their paths to recovery,” according to a statement from the company. “At the very core of our facilities and mission is a steadfast dedication to the highest standards and regulations, and the care and safety of every individual we treat and employ.” In Westminster, patients sleep on Serta Prestige Suite II Pillow Top mattresses selected after company executives tested more than 30 brands. Each day, fresh linens are carefully folded and placed on the end of patient beds. Every room has a flat-screen television and private bathroom. But when state regulators inspected the facility in February, they found that essential services like individual counseling and group therapy sessions were not regularly being provided, worker training was lacking, the facility was understaffed, and patients were not properly supervised. Addiction treatment center’s admissions shut down by Mass. over safety concerns One staff member complained to the state that patients were trading their medication for financial and physical favors. Staff members grew so incensed about conditions inside the facility that one wrote an inflammatory email to management. “Our patient to staff ratio is exhausting for us and non therapeutic for the patients,” wrote one employee in a January email to management at Westminster obtained by STAT and the Globe. “The patients who should in no way even still be with us are taking advantage of our lack of staff by turning us into a drug hotel and brothel rather than a recovery center and the ones who are with us to make an attempt at meaningful recovery are feeling ignored, stressed, and unprepared for after their stay.” The state report did not indicate that investigators found drugs inside the facility. In a statement, RCA said of the email, “We will not respond to accusations that are unfounded.” RCA also said it conducted its own investigation and determined the state findings of staff shortages and lack of programming were wrong, and that, in fact, RCA had more staffing and treatment services than required. The records that the state viewed were incomplete, RCA said. At Danvers, which state investigators visited once in May and again in July, the state found an understaffed facility where patients wandered freely, taking the elevators to the roof and other floors to smoke and have sex — and where RCA consistently failed to notify the state about incidents within the facility. In one case, according to a police report attached to the state complaint, a patient drank hand sanitizer — which contains alcohol — and RCA staff attempted to wave off an ambulance called for him. 3954362-RCA-WESTMINSTER-State-Inspection-February (PDF) 3954362-RCA-WESTMINSTER-State-Inspection-February (Text) The company said it prohibits sex between patients. Regarding the finding that patients were allowed to walk freely within the building, RCA said that “patient freedom is beneficial to patients’ recovery,” because it prepares them for responsible life in the “real world.” However, the company said it did add staff to comply with the state’s concerns about staffing. RCA declined to comment on the patient who drank hand sanitizer, citing privacy. In response to questions from STAT and the Globe, state regulators said in a statement that they found “troubling lapses in the company’s policies and procedures” and have yet to issue full operating licenses to the two Massachusetts centers. The state is currently investigating the deaths of two Danvers patients, one in February and one this month. RCA also operates in New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, and Pennsylvania. One patient in particular concerned staff: Charles, a 47-year-old from Georgia who sought treatment first in Westminster, and then in Danvers. STAT and the Globe are identifying him using only his middle name at his family’s request. RCA said it could not discuss his care because of patient privacy laws. Charles’s care was overseen directly by the facility’s medical director, John Halpern — a doctor with a sterling resume, but a past that includes a role in allegedly helping to launder money for a massive LSD-trafficking operation. He was never charged in the case. A relative of Charles said he was placed at RCA because “in an under-addressed epidemic, we were fortunate to find RCA to help in a unique situation.” But workers repeatedly raised concerns about Charles’s treatment to the company and the state, according to state reports. “At times it was observed that he was nodding out and appeared over medicated,” wrote one fired staff member in a letter to the state on Feb. 15. “We were told that he and his family had an endless supply of money and we were to do whatever we had to to keep him in the facility.” By then, Charles had been moved to Danvers. Seven days later, he was dead. When state investigators showed up to inspect Westminster last February, one employee who had repeatedly complained about conditions there was told by management to “hide,” according to a state complaint. In a message exchange cited in a lawsuit against RCA, the employee texted a manager on the second day of the state’s review, asking why. “hahaha,” came the response. “bc what we do isn’t legal.” The February inspection was one of three by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health conducted at Westminster and Danvers this year — all finding that RCA has failed to meet basic requirements. Westminster opened in October with 48 beds, and Danvers, called the Boston Center for Addiction Treatment, opened in January and now has 72 beds. Both are in the midst of expansions. Paintings of famous people with alleged addictions hang in the lobby at RCA’s facility in Danvers. Keith Bedford/Globe Staff The cafe in the Danvers facility. Keith Bedford/Globe Staff Detailed letters from staff members contained in two of the state files show employees who are by turns disgusted, angry, and anguished over the care their patients are receiving. “I felt as though there was good to be done here and that we would be helping those truly in need. This was obviously my naivety taking over,” wrote one former Westminster staff member. “Many of the practices and decisions I have seen implemented at RCA has been motivated by, no surprise here, MONEY.” Short-staffing meant that employees couldn’t properly watch patients, staffers wrote, and some patients rarely saw their therapists. The state found that RCA had one case manager and two therapists or counselors providing services for both detox and its longer-term inpatient unit. Three people said they had been fired after raising flags to management about conditions inside the facility, though the state did not address the alleged firings in its final report. “Talk too much or know too much and termination is imminent and swift,” wrote one employee to state inspectors, adding they were fired after reporting “many, many” infractions to management. Sign up for Daily Recap A roundup of STAT's top stories of the day. RCA denied the allegations contained in the employee letters, calling the writers “a limited number of disgruntled employees who acted in a coordinated manner by writing letters of accusation to [the state] within the same 24 hour period.” Payroll records and surveillance video showed the facility was not understaffed and that services were provided, RCA said. The company disputed the allegation that an employee was told to “hide,” saying that in fact she was invited to meet with state inspectors and declined. RCA did not offer an explanation for the text message. The state did not address whether employees were told to hide. In Danvers, an employee who said they were dismissed in July wrote to the state with a detailed list of safety concerns, including that staff would be absent “for several hours” at a time; that responses to patient emergencies were slow; and that patients “routinely” drank Purell hand sanitizer from the nurses station. On June 27, the employee wrote, a patient who was stumbling and smelled of alcohol confessed to drinking Purell. Nursing staff called 911, but according to a police report, someone canceled the ambulance. Police arrived and recalled the ambulance and described the patient as “intoxicated and belligerent,” according to the police report. RCA said in a statement about the second Danvers investigation simply that it was closed, and declined to comment on the Purell allegations, citing patient privacy. RCA boasts that it is “transforming the way treatment is delivered in an industry in desperate need of change.” There is no single treatment standard for drug addiction, and regulations on acceptable staff and patient ratios vary from state to state. Among the dozens of treatment approaches are abstinence-only, 12-step programs; cognitive behavioral therapy; and medication-assisted therapies like methadone and Suboxone. Some centers use a combination of approaches. Facilities can seek voluntary national accreditation offered by two private companies, but only about half do so. RCA either has or is seeking accreditation for all its facilities. In a statement, a spokesman for the Department of Public Health said the agency “has investigated complaints from former employees of Recovery Centers of America (RCA) about staffing, safety and the care delivered at RCA’s facilities in Westminster and Danvers. We validated many of those concerns and found troubling lapses in the company’s policies and procedures designed to ensure that patients are safely assessed, treated and monitored during their program of care.” The company has made improvements, state officials said, but is being closely monitored. Desperate for addiction treatment, patients are pawns in lucrative insurance fraud scheme Internal RCA emails obtained by STAT and the Globe detail complaints from patients about poor care in Westminster. “I chose RCA Westminster because of the holistic approach that is stressed on the website. I knew that farm-to-table dining, equine therapy, acupuncture, martial arts, yoga, massage therapy, and state of the art exercise equipment as well as a spiritual atmosphere would help me begin my recovery,” wrote one patient in an email in January. “There are no horses, acupuncture, martial arts, or sufficient exercise equipment and I’m not sure if Sysco food deliveries really count as ‘farm-to-table.’” The Recovery Centers of America’s Westminster location. Matthew Healey for STAT The patient said that during her six-day stay, she met only once with her therapist and twice with her case manager, and no meeting lasted more than 15 minutes. RCA said it offers “patients double the amount of counseling then is required by the state” and that patient satisfaction at its facilities is high. As for the promised programs that were never offered, such as equine therapy, RCA blamed that on a failure to update the facility’s website. The company said it does offer farm-to-table food through a vendor. In March, Westminster’s former quality assurance manager filed a wrongful termination lawsuit in Worcester Superior Court, which echoed the complaints of many other Westminster employees about inadequate staffing and patient safety. Nabil Georges alleged that RCA Westminster falsified state documents, operated a facility where patients had sex, did drugs, and went without therapy, and where employees — including himself — were fired for complaining. In August, after STAT and the Globe had begun investigating RCA, the company sued Georges in federal court in Pennsylvania. The lawsuit seeks to bar Georges from divulging “confidential information” relating to his employment at RCA to the press. “Mr. Georges has come forward with these complaints and taken great personal risk to protect future patients at these facilities,” said Georges’s attorney, John T. Martin. “These are the perfect victims, because when they are in addiction treatment, they usually have criminal histories, they usually have a history of relapse, and when they claim that nobody helped them, no one believes them.” RCA said the allegations in Georges claim are without merit. Sign up for Morning Rounds Your daily dose of news in health and medicine. For all the difficulties, there are those who credit RCA with saving their lives, and the company has energetically promoted those successes stories. RCA cites its internal data showing that 70 percent of RCA’s patients are still off drugs a month after their discharge. The company also provided STAT and the Globe with scores of written testimonials from employees, patients, and other treatment specialists that provide examples of success stories at RCA. The company has highlighted the case of Jason Amaral, 31, who was featured in a CBS News series that tracked his recovery from addiction at an RCA facility. In the opening scenes filmed last spring, Amaral was haggard and using heroin in Boston City Hall. Now, off drugs for 19 months, he works at the Danvers facility, where he met reporters in the lobby during a recent tour arranged for STAT and the Globe. “The big thing is, I’m happy, clean, not miserable,” he said. As reporters toured Westminster with RCA executives, a patient rushed into the hallway. “I want to tell you, when I walked in the door 30 days ago, I was literally a shadow,” the man said. “Whatever you’ve done, you’ve done a great job.” The opulence of the Recovery Centers of America would not surprise anyone who has followed the career of its creator: J. Brian O’Neill. His early success in commercial real estate allowed him to buy luxury yachts, a private jet, and homes across the country. He once gave a ride to the Dalai Lama on his airplane. He purchased a country club and mansion in Newport, R.I., and became a fixture on the social scene in that summer resort. O’Neill said in an interview that one motivation for him to enter the drug treatment business was his frustration with the lack of quality treatment centers. His only experience with addiction treatment was personal: He had helped friends get clean, he said, and conducted interventions. J. Brian O’Neill stands in the lobby at RCA’s facility in Danvers. Keith Bedford/Globe Staff The idea to open his own treatment centers came to him after the financial crisis of 2008 — a crisis that he said “creamed” the real estate business, including his own. His Philadelphia-based company, O’Neill Properties Group, was “in horrible shape,” he said. It was a humbling time for O’Neill, a high-school dropout who made a fortune developing high-end residential, retail, and office properties. As he dug his way out financially, O’Neill became involved in a successful effort to have 17 Catholic high schools in Philadelphia – four of which were slated for closure – managed by a private foundation. The endeavor brought him to tears as he recounted it in a recent interview. Then, he set his sights on the world of addiction treatment. He took two years to create a 400-page business plan for what would become RCA. He found a deep-pocketed financial partner in New York City investment firm Deerfield Management Company, which has committed $331.5 million to help RCA develop its treatment centers. A spokesman from Deerfield declined to comment. Dope Sick: A harrowing story of best friends, addiction — and a stealth killer RCA is one of several well-funded, for-profit players expanding into the addiction treatment business. One competitor, American Addictions Centers, went public in 2014 and Deerfield is a major investor. Addiction treatment provider Summit Behavioral Healthcare has partnered with private equity firm Flexpoint Ford LLC “to accelerate its strategic growth.” In getting RCA off the ground, O’Neill did what he knows best: He snapped up a former estate, a country resort, and health care facilities in New Jersey, Maryland, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania, sinking tens of millions of dollars into renovations. The facilities are designed to create a luxury resort ambiance. Fruit-infused water is set out in the lobbies. RCA’s Maryland facility, which is featured in its television ads, is a 24,000-square-foot replica of an English country house on 557 acres of land that rolls up to tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay. Patients in need of transportation are shuttled around in Mercedes-Benz 550 series sedans by full-time drivers. “We are a big believer in creature comforts,” O’Neill said during an interview at his company headquarters in King of Prussia, Pa. As he led a tour of RCA’s Danvers facility earlier this month, O’Neill complained about the quality of the coffee and a railing in need of paint, and promised to dispatch a longtime employee to fix things. RCA’s focus on five-star amenities is matched by an aggressive marketing operation that features ubiquitous television ads where it operates. The company spent nearly $2 million on television spots last year, and is on pace to double that amount this year, according to Kantar Media, an independent company that monitors media buys. An RCA billboard in Boston. Alissa Ambrose/STAT Screen capture from an RCA video advertisement. Youtube O’Neill’s real estate company offices have been largely taken over by RCA. On one floor is a call center — named the “Mission Center” — that takes 13,000 calls a month through the heavily promoted 1-800-RECOVERY number. RCA ends up referring many callers to competitors, O’Neill said, because its own beds are often full — one reason he is aggressively pushing to expand. This month, he opened a center in suburban Philadelphia that he said will be the largest facility of its kind in the country, with up to 280 beds. O’Neill’s goal is ambitious: to treat 1 million people in the next decade. When asked how he came up with that number, he said the initial figure was 50,000 but that was not “bold enough.” He then compared his efforts to those of Michael Milken, a symbol of 1980s Wall Street excesses nicknamed “The Junk Bond King,” who subsequently helped raise hundreds of millions of dollars to find new treatments for prostate cancer. “We are going to take a king-sized bat to this industry and change the way addiction is treated in this country,” he said. One of the medical professionals O’Neill brought in to carry out his vision is Dr. John Halpern, a psychiatrist who allegedly played a key role in helping an LSD trafficker launder money in Russia. It was Halpern who supervised the care of Charles, the patient from Georgia who died in February. Last year, Halpern was hired by RCA to be the medical director at its Westminster facility. After the larger Danvers facility opened in January, Halpern left Westminster for the same job there. For most of his career, Halpern was a researcher at the highly regarded, Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital, studying the effects and potential medicinal value of hallucinogenic drugs. He has received awards and grants, published extensively, invented treatments for headaches, and testifies as an expert witness regarding hallucinogenic drugs. He shifted his focus to clinical care more recently. On the RCA website, Halpern’s Harvard and McLean pedigrees are highlighted. But grand jury records buried in federal court filings in California and Kansas reveal the doctor’s alleged role in laundering money for what the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency in 2003 said was the largest LSD laboratory ever seized by the agency. Halpern was never charged in the case. He did testify about his role to a grand jury in 2004 and a DEA agent called him a “co-conspirator” in court proceedings. The LSD lab was operated out of an abandoned missile silo in Kansas by two men, one of them named William Leonard Pickard. Halpern testified he met Pickard in 1995 through a mutual acquaintance. Both men were studying at Harvard at the time. Dr. John Halpern, shown at McLean Hospital in 2006, is now the medical director at RCA’s Danvers facility. Dominic Chavez/Globe staff The bond between the men became stronger following a strange encounter in New Mexico. Halpern testified that he ingested a combination of plants that mimic the effects of ayahuasca, a tropical vine known for its hallucinogenic properties. The concoction caused Halpern to curl up into a ball in a bed and sob. Halpern said Pickard showed up unannounced and started to comfort him. Pickard “starts massaging my feet, telling me that everything is fine.” Halpern said Pickard was “treating me in a way like a baby. If I burped, he would go, ‘Mmm, yeah. Oh, yeah.’ Just to try to make it humorous.” After that, Halpern testified, he considered Pickard a “brother from another planet.” Pickard had money, which Halpern testified he believed came from the sale and production of LSD. “I’ve never met anybody in my life who would have hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash just laying about,” Halpern testified. “Never in a safe, just it’s in a shoe box, you know.” ‘The Amazon of drug trafficking’ Which made Pickard a prime candidate for an introduction to another of Halpern’s friends, a man he grew up with, who now lived in Russia investing money in an environment Halpern described as “anything goes.” Halpern initially told his childhood friend that Pickard was wealthy from an inheritance, but said he eventually decided to tell him the true origins of the funds. Halpern said his friend “could tolerate accepting money from ill-gotten gains, that this would be illegal money.” Pickard allegedly ended up laundering as much as $3 million of drug money through Halpern’s friend — and for his role in connecting the men, Halpern was to be paid a 10 percent commission, according to court records. Pickard is serving two life terms for conspiracy to manufacture and distribute LSD. RCA said it conducts background checks on employees and was “aware of Dr. Halpern’s acquaintance with Mr. Pickard.” The company added that “what is more relevant to RCA is Dr. Halpern’s outstanding academic and professional achievements, as both a clinician and researcher in the field of Addiction Treatment.” The death early this year of Charles was a shock to staff at Westminster. They had warned the company and the state about Charles. He died anyway. RCA, in a statement, said it “cannot and will not comment on protected health information or any other details that may be related to a patient’s stay or treatment.” Charles came from a prosperous Atlanta family, but his life had been marked by tragedy. As a young man, he lost both his arms after he accidentally grabbed a power line. Later, he survived cancer. He struggled with chronic pain. He was brilliant, well-read, and doggedly independent. He used hooks to replace his hands, and was so nimble with them that he could type and drive a car. He was gifted with computers, and came to Boston about four years ago to audit courses at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Here, he lived in a luxury apartment, and began associating with people who abused crack cocaine. Charles also had a history of abusing alcohol and prescription painkillers. In Massachusetts, he sought help from Halpern before he was hired by RCA. Charles followed Halpern to Westminster when RCA hired Halpern to be the medical director there. He arrived in late fall of 2016, and his family paid cash. A potent painkiller, and the drug maker’s marketing, are faulted in a woman’s death The placement was unusual from the start. Halpern personally oversaw his care. “John Halpern did nothing but help us,’’ said the relative of Charles. “He was a light in darkness for us.’’ Charles left the facility at least twice, according to records obtained by STAT and the Globe, and private nurses were hired from an outside company to be with him 24 hours a day — an arrangement the state determined in its February investigation was evidence that he was “inappropriate for that level of care.” Staff were told Charles had a history of abusing crack cocaine, according to a state complaint. He was awaiting surgery he hoped would relieve some of his pain. The job of getting him well enough for the surgery was largely left to Halpern, according to state documents. “We were told not to provide any case management as the doctor at the facility was in charge of him as he was a private patient of his,” wrote one fired staff member in a letter to the state regulators in February. The staffer said that “numerous” warnings that the patient was not “clinical appropriate” went unheeded. The staff member also told the state that Charles appeared to be overmedicated. “It was brought to attention that he was being prescribed a large dose of suboxone up to 4 times daily for pain,” the staff member wrote. The primary ingredient in Suboxone is buprenorphine. Sometime around late January or early February, according to internal documents obtained by the Globe and STAT, Charles moved from the Westminster facility to Danvers. He was again following Halpern. On Feb. 21, Charles was rushed from the Danvers RCA to the hospital. In his body, according to his death certificate, was a toxic combination of cocaine and buprenorphine. He died a day later. For O’Neill, the troubles at RCA are a distraction from what he describes as his company’s noble purpose to help people get sober in areas of the country in desperate need of treatment options. “When this is all said and done, you have to decide the following,” O’Neill told reporters in a phone call to discuss questions about the quality of care in his facilities. “Are we the good guys or the bad guys?” Correction: An earlier version of this story misstated the name of Summit Behavioral Healthcare. Evan Allen — Boston Globe evan.allen@globe.com @evanmallen Mary d says: If there is a way to afford it. Go to Antiqua and to the recovery facility that was founded by Eric Clapton. Watch out for this place. The staff in these places (and this place) are workers looking for an easy job. They could care less. The management are another bunch even if they have masters degrees. I worked in one of these places in Danvers and know first hand who runs the show. It’s not the staff. These patients are out of control…some of them. They need really special people that really understand their addiction. They are mainly there because the court orders treatment or jail. Parents do not know where to turn and these places offer hope as long as the money flows. But they get nothing. Drugs flow in these places and people get in there to befriend clients only to sneak drugs in to hook them again and their is their pimp/drug pusher waiting outside for them. I know someone who worked at RCA Danvers and said how awful it was. Read the article and believe it. There were ordered to shut down. Wonder who they had to pay and how much it cost to reopen Amilcar says: I went here. Was on heroin/ fentanyl and the Detox was nice BUT they make it seem like its gonna be a luxurious place… ITS NOT. On google images they show the SINGLE ROOM which only ONE PERSON gets… LOL. They are liars and don’t give a rats a… just like the drug dealers. Food was awful. Some staff was friendly but they also f*** my meds up and my case manager was a snobby and naive to drug world. Anyways. Don’t expect Passages Malibu, even though they make it out to be like that They never even followed up with my husband … I think they had a feeling he was going to never go back there. My husband attended voluntary ISP classes for a few weeks after he came home until he found local AA meetings he could attend. His last ISP he got into a huge fight with the instructor after the instructor tried to use him as an example . He basically told my husband he would fail I’d je didn’t continue to Goto these classes. Needless to say my husband is now 19 months sober and living his best life health wise and emotional wise just by going to daily meetings locally. One of the most disgusting things this company does is intentionally set the patients up for failure. Less than 2 hours after leaving the facility in Danvers my brother was high. I asked him how he got money because he had nothing when he went in there. I only brought him cigarettes. He said that the guy who works for them that recruited him to go to the facility handed him 40 bucks to “help him get home” and to let them know if he needed anything. We had to change my brothers phone number because they were calling him daily to see if he needed to go back. They were not checking up on him looking for his success they were hoping he was using so they could bring him back. They are trying to set up an outpatient facility less than 200 meters from a BAR and within 0.1 miles of a supermarket that sells alcohol. Talk about a set-up for failure… Heather Lauriello says: I sure hope there is still a case going against this company. I found out recently that my husband was “sold” to a facility while he was in Bracebridge hall . They saw his great insurance and brokered him out to a facility in Pa. They are also still running stuff through my insurance company 18 months after my husband left their facility. If you don’t mind my asking, is your husband okay now? Did he get good treatment there? I’m really scared. I have a loved one there! I would like to submit more recent facts of improper reporting, untrained professionals, over medicating and the dangers involved with my loved one at the Westminster facility. Is anyone still following this story/case? Money talks. They just tossed money at everything. It’s organized crime. Please share details so people know it’s still going on. This is sad says: Take a look into the Pennsylvania Location. Same stuff is happening there. What a shame the this Company goes after the most vulnerable for profit. Please ANYONE that is concerned for their family members go elsewhere for treatment! steve marshall says: searching for an attorney to go after RCA in N.J. for consumer fraud in behave of my wife who not only did not receive proper care but RCA double billed- myself and insurance company Heather331 says: There’s something definitely odd with their billing . I talked to a lady today from RCA and she told me that I need to deposit all the checks that are sent to me from my insurance company into my account then send her a personal check. I don’t feel really comfortable doing that and even the lady att bank told me that is not the norm. Usually I would sign the back of the check from the insurance company and give that to the facility..not involving my personal account ever. Did you ever find an attorney? Did you start a lawsuit against this place? Would like to chat if so. I know for a fact that RCA overworks staff and tries to take on so many patients in the outpatient facilities that the therapists can’t keep up to find the time to document the encounters. The clinical directors of the outpatient offices in New Jersey are grossly overworked and they receive no assistance. They have worked over 12 hours a day/7 days a week to keep up. The clinical director has to oversee 4 locations. They are fairly well spread out ion Southern NJ. The offices are operating without a definitive policies and procedures manual. It’s all back peddling to get up to regulation and accreditation standards. Some therapists are not well qualified. They aren’t even proficient in writing documention correctly. It’s a Chinese fire drill of putting out fires. There’s no coherent direction for getting anything accomplished because time isn’t really available to get any traction to complete a project. The NJ outpatient offices have gone through a number of clinical directors. Many leave In a state of burn out and frustration. Every employee emails the director and each office should have an accountable lead therapist who fields the incredible number of emails. There’s no healthy boundaries. It’s work until you drop and on to the next directior after burning through so many with no support or chance for a director to ever relax because making the big dough is more important than employees Health. It amazes me how these facilities claim to provide therapy yet drive their employees to insanity. Shame for shame! Chocolate salty balls says: It’s brutal. As long as they get paid. The mass locations are just nice places for the clients to use. pharmvet1 says: The best thing for the rehab business will be Hurricane Irma. Most of these schlock houses are not even close to hurricane proof. Hopefully after they are flattened this weekend the good ones will rebuild. 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__label__cc	0.709228	0.290772	Warning: count(): Parameter must be an array or an object that implements Countable in /home/techbeta/website/wp-includes/post-template.php on line 284 About Technocracy Hubbert Investigated The Monad Richard and Caryl Burnett Arvid Peterson Explains Technocracy Technocracy 101 Continental Design Social Objectives of Technocracy Brain Fund Me Green Points Query – Other articles Trend Events Info Trend Events Blog Accessibility Project Transition Plan 2016 Technocracy Inc. – Official Site Accessibility and Collaboration Basic Technocracy FUTURE PREDICTIONS Categories: All Articles, Economy, Education, Energy, Energy Distribution, Environment, General, History, Society, Technocracy, Technocracy-Blog, Technology, Transition FUTURE PREDICTIONS: By Robert Goldman with Alli Berman May 31, 2016 · In 1998, Kodak had 170,000 employees and sold 85% of all photo paper worldwide. Within just a few years, their business model disappeared and they went bankrupt. What happened to Kodak will happen in a lot of industries in the next 10 years – and most people don’t see it coming. Did you think in 1998 that 3 years later you would never take pictures on paper film again? Yet digital cameras were invented in 1975. The first ones only had 10,000 pixels, but followed Moore’s law. So as with all exponential technologies, it was a disappointment for a long time, before it became way superior and got mainstream in only a few short years. It will now happen with Artificial Intelligence, health, autonomous and electric cars, education, 3D printing, agriculture and jobs. Welcome to the 4th Industrial Revolution. Welcome to the Exponential Age. Software will disrupt most traditional industries in the next 5-10 years. Uber is just a software tool, they don’t own any cars, and are now the biggest taxi company in the world. Airbnb is now the biggest hotel company in the world, although they don’t own any properties. Artificial Intelligence: Computers become exponentially better in understanding the world. This year, a computer beat the best Go player in the world, 10 years earlier than expected. In the US, young lawyers already don’t get jobs. Because of IBM Watson, you can get legal advice (so far for more or less basic stuff) within seconds, with 90% accuracy compared with 70% accuracy when done by humans. So if you study law, stop immediately. There will be 90% fewer lawyers in the future, only specialists will remain. Watson already helps nurses diagnosing cancer, 4 time more accurate than human nurses. Facebook now has a pattern recognition software that can recognize faces better than humans. By 2030, computers will become more intelligent than humans. Autonomous Cars: In 2018 the first self-driving cars will appear for the public. Around 2020, the complete industry will start to be disrupted. You don’t want to own a car anymore. You will call a car with your phone, it will show up at your location and drive you to your destination. You will not need to park it, you only pay for the driven distance and can be productive while driving. Our kids will never get a driver’s license and will never own a car. It will change the cities, because we will need 90-95% fewer cars for that. We can transform former parking space into parks. 1.2 million people die each year in car accidents worldwide. We now have one accident every 100,000 km, with autonomous driving that will drop to one accident in 10 million km. That will save a million lives each year. Most car companies may become bankrupt. Traditional car companies try the evolutionary approach and just build a better car, while tech companies (Tesla, Apple, Google) will do the revolutionary approach and build a computer on wheels. I spoke to a lot of engineers from Volkswagen and Audi; they are completely terrified of Tesla. Insurance Companies will have massive trouble because without accidents, the insurance will become 100x cheaper. Their car insurance business model will disappear. Real estate will change. Because if you can work while you commute, people will move further away to live in a more beautiful neighborhood. Electric cars won’t become mainstream until 2020. Cities will be less noisy because all cars will run on electric. Electricity will become incredibly cheap and clean: Solar production has been on an exponential curve for 30 years, but you can only now see the impact. Last year, more solar energy was installed worldwide than fossil. The price for solar will drop so much that all coal companies will be out of business by 2025. With cheap electricity comes cheap and abundant water. Desalination now only needs 2kWh per cubic meter. We don’t have scarce water in most places, we only have scarce drinking water. Imagine what will be possible if anyone can have as much clean water as he wants, for nearly no cost. Health: There will be companies that will build a medical device (called the “Tricorder” from Star Trek) that works with your phone, which takes your retina scan, your blood sample and you breathe into it. It then analyses 54 biomarkers that will identify nearly any disease. It will be cheap, so in a few years everyone on this planet will have access to world class medicine, nearly for free. At the end of this year, new smart phones will have 3D scanning possibilities. You can then 3D scan your feet and print your perfect shoe at home. In China, they already 3D printed a complete 6-storey office building. By 2027, 10% of everything that’s being produced will be 3D printed. Business Opportunities: If you think of a niche you want to go in, ask yourself: “in the future, do you think we will have that?” and if the answer is yes, how can you make that happen sooner? If it doesn’t work with your phone, forget the idea. And any idea designed for success in the 20th century is doomed in to failure in the 21st century. Work: 70-80% of jobs will disappear in the next 20 years. There will be a lot of new jobs, but it is not clear if there will be enough new jobs in such a small time. 3D printing: The price of the cheapest 3D printer came down from $18,000 to $400 within 10 years. In the same time, it became 100 times faster. All major shoe companies started 3D printing shoes. Spare airplane parts are already 3D printed in remote airports. The space station now has a printer that eliminates the need for the large number of spare parts they used to have in the past. Agriculture: There will be a $100 agricultural robot in the future. Farmers in 3rd world countries can then become managers of their field instead of working all days on their fields. Agroponics will need much less water. The first Petri dish produced veal is now available and will be cheaper than cow-produced veal in 2018. Right now, 30% of all agricultural surfaces is used for cows. Imagine if we don’t need that space anymore. There are several startups that will bring insect protein to the market shortly. It contains more protein than meat. It will be labeled as “alternative protein source” (because most people still reject the idea of eating insects). There is an app called “moodies” which can already tell in which mood you are. Until 2020 there will be apps that can tell by your facial expressions if you are lying. Imagine a political debate where it’s being displayed when they are telling the truth and when not. Bitcoin will become mainstream this year and might even become the default reserve currency. Longevity: Right now, the average life span increases by 3 months per year. Four years ago, the life span used to be 79 years, now it’s 80 years. The increase itself is increasing and by 2036, there will be more than one year increase per year. So we all might live for a long long time, probably way more than 100. Education: The cheapest smart phones are already at $10 in Africa and Asia. Until 2020, 70% of all humans will own a smart phone. That means, everyone has the same access to world class education. Robert M. Goldman MD, PhD, DO, FAASP www.DrBobGoldman.com World Chairman-International Medical Commission Co-Founder & Chairman of the Board-A4M Founder & Chairman-International Sports Hall of Fame Co-Founder & Chairman-World Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine President Emeritus-National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) Chairman-U.S. Sports Academy’s Board of Visitors ← Is Scarcity currently a myth? 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__label__cc	0.678339	0.321661	The “Autonomous Corporation” Called the DAO Is Not a Good Way to Spend $130 Million Software that crowdsources investment decisions among cryptocurrency enthusiasts is unlikely to yield returns. by Tom Simonite The era of the autonomous corporation is upon us! Eager investors have pledged more than $130 million to the DAO—for Decentralized Autonomous Organization—a system of software that will fund startups based on votes from its more than 18,000 stakeholders. Many pixels were spilled yesterday explaining why the DAO heralds a new era in investing and corporate governance. In truth there is good reason to think the DAO won’t be very smart and will make terrible investment decisions. DAO is built using Ethereum, a currency inspired by Bitcoin that has additional features that allow software to control funds and operate contracts. If you send money in the form of Ethereum to the DAO, it sends back a credential that gives you the power to vote on how it disburses its funds. The idea is that that the wisdom of its crowd of voters will breathe intelligence into the DAO so it can make smart decisions. The profits from its investments will then flow back to its stakeholders. (It’s worth noting that the $130 million is not committed—anyone can pull out their funds until the time they first vote.) But picking startups to back is hard. Not even venture capitalists—generally well-paid, educated, and connected—are great at it. The venture capital industry has a habit of underperforming public stock markets. The people controlling the DAO will be asked to make investment decisions based on far less information than VCs get. Many won’t be full-time or experienced investors. A further reason to believe the DAO will be a dunce is the shared culture of the crowd powering it. Caught up in the idea of Ethereum as they are, they will favor projects involving Ethereum and related ideas—which are very much unproven. Just take a look at the two proposed investments featured on the DAO website. One is an Ethereum-based system aimed at making it easier to rent access to things like apartments and Wi-Fi hotspots. The other is a company building open-source electric trikes intended to be rented out consumer-to-consumer via the Ethereum network. Much about the world would have to change for either project to succeed at any scale. Like so many ideas buzzing around the cryptocurrency world, DAO probably won’t live up to its own hype. Indeed, the DAO’s success at attracting funds can be seen as an indicator of a bigger problem facing cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin and Ethereum have built up large market caps, of $7 billion and $976 million respectively, on the back of hopes they will become broadly useful. Until that comes about, though, there’s not much to invest Bitcoins or Ethereum into without converting them into conventional currency, says Tim Swanson of R3CEV, a startup that works with banks on Bitcoin-inspired technology. (Read more: TechCrunch, “Banks Embrace Bitcoin’s Heart but Not Its Soul”) TaggedBitcoin, Ethereum, Cryptocurrency Tom Simonite	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3138
__label__wiki	0.915257	0.915257	Samsung Galaxy S8 falls short in durability, glass cracks easily in drop test by Conner Forrest in Mobility on April 24, 2017, 8:09 AM PST A recent breakability test from SquareTrade found that the Galaxy S8 and S8+ performed significantly worse the S7 and S7 Edge. However, that likely won't keep consumers from buying it. Image: Joshua Goldman/CNET The results of a breakability test for the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+, released Monday, showed that the current flagship smartphone is much less durable than its predecessor. The phone's all-glass design greatly increases its fragility compared to previous versions, according to SquareTrade, the company behind the test. For the test, SquareTrade used a set of robots to perform standard drops of the device, to make it slide and tumble, and to dunk it in water, to see how the phone would react to such wear and tear. Based on its performance in these tests, and its ease of repair, the Samsung Galaxy S8 received a breakability score of 76 out of 100, while the S8+ received a 77, putting them both at medium-high risk for breaking, the test found. SEE: Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus: The smart person's guide According to the release, the phones fared poorly in face-down and back-down drop tests due to the all-glass enclosure. The iPhone 4 and 5 lines both dealt with similar issues when they were released. However, SquareTrade noted that the Galaxy S8 was the first phone they have tested that "cracked on the first drop on all sides." Concerned Galaxy S8 owners should invest in a heavy-duty case. More about Mobility Why Android will have a banner year in 2020 Learn a language before your next trip with these apps Photos: The top 10 alternatives to the Apple Watch Jason Siciliano, vice president and global creative director at SquareTrade, said in the press release that, while beautiful, the all-glass design is more fragile than the plastic used on the previous Galaxy models. Still, he said, it could be a hit in the mobile market regardless. "We found that 89% of Samsung owners reported having a positive view of the brand despite recent controversies, and 36% plan on buying an S8 in the next six months," Siciliano said in the release. "Just don't drop it." The Samsung Galaxy S8 line has an IP68 rating, meaning that it can handle being underwater for 30 minutes at 1.5 m, which is a stronger rating than the iPhone 7's IP67 rating. In the SquareTrade test, the devices were submerged in five feet of water. When removed, the release said, the phones experienced "audio muffling and distortion," but resumed normal performance after another 30 minutes out of the water. The Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ are premium devices, so it makes sense that they would be manufactured with a glass body. However, the performance of the phones in the tests and other factors led to a poor breakability rating. As SquareTrade noted in the test, the Samsung Galaxy S8 has "A screen without limits, except one: sidewalks." The 3 big takeaways for TechRepublic readers Samsung's Galaxy S8 and S8+ recently performed poorly on breakability tests, making them more susceptible to breaking then the S7 and S7 Edge, according to SquareTrade. While the iPhone 4 and 5 had a similar design, SquareTrade noted that the Galaxy S8 was the first phone they tested that "cracked on the first drop on all sides." The Galaxy S8 and S8+ also experienced "audio muffling and distortion" after being dunked underwater, but performed normally again after a while. 5G and Mobile Enterprise Newsletter Mobile security, remote support, 5G networks, and the latest phones, tablets, and apps are some of the topics we'll cover. Delivered Tuesdays and Fridays Samsung Galaxy S8 Microsoft Edition reveals Microsoft's true business strategy (TechRepublic) Samsung's Galaxy S8 apps are better than the Google alternatives (ZDNet) Review: Samsung Galaxy S8 makes every other phone feel like a cinder block (TechRepublic) Samsung's Galaxy S8 does DeX: Is it a Chromebook challenger or virtual desktop play? (ZDNet) iPhone turns 10: Why it's still the smartphone to beat (TechRepublic) Comment and share: Samsung Galaxy S8 falls short in durability, glass cracks easily in drop test Mobility Security Hardware Software Apple Android Google Mobility on ZDNet	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3140
__label__wiki	0.926872	0.926872	Hamid Estili issues apology after Iran’s AFC U23 Championship exit TEHRAN – Hamid Estili has apologized to the Iranian fans after his team failed to book a place at the AFC U23 Championship Thailand 2020 quarterfinals. Qeshm Island: A warm destination to escape the cold in winter TEHRAN – Iran’s southernmost Qeshm Island is a top destination for whom dreaming of having a wintertime holiday under the sun in flip-flops and a swimsuit! Iran Air to resume flights to Rome on Feb. 3 TEHRAN - Iran’s flag carrier Iran Air will resume direct flights to the Italian capital Rome on February 3. Overnight stays in Ardebil province jump 40% yr/yr TEHRAN - Overnight stays in Ardebil province rose 40 percent during the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21, 2019) compared with the same period last year. Majlis approves handicrafts are VAT-exempt TEHRAN – The Iranian parliament (Majlis) on Tuesday approved a bill to exempt craftspeople and handicraft producers from paying value-added tax (VAT). Parliamentary candidates’ vetting not final: Jannati TEHRAN — Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, head of the Guardian Council, said on Wednesday that the vetting of parliamentary candidates are not final and they can file complaints. $25m allocated to meet urgent needs in flood-hit areas TEHRAN – A budget of one trillion rials (nearly $25 million at the official rate of 42,000 rials) was allocated to meet urgent needs in flood-hit provinces of the country, Mohammad Baqer Nobakht, head of Planning and Budget Organization, wrote on his Twitter account. 5,555 unintentional crime prisoners released in 10 months TEHRAN – Since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2019), benefactors have freed 5,555 prisoners who had committed unintentional crimes, head of Blood Money Organization has said. “The Virtuous Burglar” to come to Tehran theater TEHRAN – Iranian director Mohammadreza Jamal plans to stage Italian playwright Dario Fo’s “The Virtuous Burglar” (“Non tutti i ladri vengono a nuocere”) at Tehran’s Neauphle-le-Chateau Theater on January 21. Iran’s “Douch” to go on screen in Japan TEHRAN – “Douch” by Iranian director Amir Mashhadiabbas will go on screen in a special program at the Ryukyu Shimpo Hall on Okinawa Island, Japan on February 8, Iran’s Institute for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (IIDCYA) that is the producer of the film announced on Wednesday. Istanbul to host Iranian film days TEHRAN – A lineup of nine Iranian movies will be reviewed during a special program named “Iranian Film Days” at the Beyoglu Academy in Istanbul. Cultural center sets up library and museum for writer Nader Ebrahimi TEHRAN – The House of Poetry and Literature in Tehran has established a library and museum for Nader Ebrahimi, the writer of the acclaimed stories such as “Tomorrow Is Not Like Today”, “Ibn Mashghaleh”, “A Quiet Loving” and “Dragon’s Tale”. Fajr poetry festival launches book donation campaign for flood-stricken Sistan-Baluchestan TEHRAN – The executive secretary of the 14th Fajr International Poetry Festival announced on Wednesday that the organizers have launched a campaign to collect books to donate to the flood-stricken people in Sistan-Baluchestan. Heavy rainfalls fill Jazmourian wetland by 80% TEHRAN – Recent heavy rainfalls have led Jazmourian wetland to be filled by 80 percent, Marjan Shakeri, head of Kerman province’s department of environment has said. Any wrong step will harm Europeans: Rouhani TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that any wrong step toward the 2015 nuclear deal by the Europeans will be harmful to themselves. New export destinations open up for Iranian fishery products TEHRAN – Head of Iran Fisheries Organization (IFO) says new export destinations have welcomed Iran’s high-quality fishery products in the current Iranian calendar year (ends on March 19), Tasnim reported. ‘Active shipping line, a necessity for bolstering Iran-Qatar trade’ TEHRAN – Deputy Head of Iran-Qatar Joint Chamber of Commerce says having an active direct shipping line between the two countries is a necessity for the expansion of trade ties between them. Furniture, home appliances expo underway in Tehran TEHRAN – A five-day specialized exhibition of furniture and home appliances is being held in Tehran's Goftogu Park with the participation of 150 domestic producers. Iran knocked out of AFC U23 Championship TEHRAN – Iran U23 football team failed to bring an end to a 44-year Olympic qualification drought. UN calls on all parties to keep nuclear deal in place UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric has called on all parties to the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, to spare no effort to keep it in place. Ayatollah Khamenei: Spirit of resistance must be path of future generations TEHRAN - Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said that the “spirit of resistance and jihad” should be the path of future generations. Iran won’t allow enemy exploit Ukrainian plane incident: Army chief TEHRAN — Army Chief Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi has said Iran will not let the enemy take advantage of the accidental downing of a Ukrainian plane, Mehr reported. Resistance Front to drive U.S. forces out of the region: ex-IRGC chief TEHRAN — The Resistance Front will continue its activities until the full expulsion of American soldiers and military men from the region, says a former chief of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC). British ambassador leaves Tehran with prior information TEHRAN - British Ambassador to Iran Rob Macaire has left Tehran, media sources reported on Wednesday, adding the envoy’s departure had been previously announced to the relevant bodies. By Farrokh Hessabi Alarming concerns about Iran National Team TEHRAN - Iran Football Federation is still weighing up the options following their decision to part ways with Marc Wilomts and now there are two potential candidates for the role of Team Melli head coach: Amir Ghalenoei and Ali Daei, with Yahya Golmohammadi, the third candidate, was named as the new head coach of Persepolis on Monday. TEDPIX up 3,532 points TEHRAN- TEDPIX, the main index of Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), rose 3,532 points to 399,445 on Wednesday, IRNA reported. Trade centers in target markets to facilitate plastic products exports TEHRAN- Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) will issue permits for the country’s plastic and polymer industries unions and associations to set up trade centers in the target countries in a bid to facilitate exports of these products to those markets, a deputy head of TPO announced. 3.2m barrels fuel storage facility to be launched in Qeshm Island TEHRAN – Head of Iran's Qeshm Free Trade Zone, Hamid-Reza Mo’meni said the island’s first fuel storage facility with the capacity of 3.2 million barrels will be launched by the next 20 days, IRIB reported on Tuesday. Exports Expansion Headquarters to be set up in coming days TEHRAN- The head of Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) announced that the Ministry of Industry, Mining and Trade will establish the Exports Expansion Headquarters in the coming days, IRIB reported on Wednesday. Tehran hosting 2 international exhibitions TEHRAN – The 11th International Exhibition of Cement, Concrete, Manufacturing Technology and Related Machinery (IRAN CEMENTEX 2020) and the 4th International Exhibition of Agriculture, Agricultural Machinery and Equipment, Input, Irrigation Systems (Iran Agri Show 2020) are running at the Tehran Permanent International Fairgrounds.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3142
__label__cc	0.640685	0.359315	NeoCon » At NeoCon this year, we demonstrate that feeling welcome, empowered, connected, calm and comfortable helps people do their best work. Inspired by the introduction of our latest knowledge book, The True Measure Of A Space Is How It Makes Us Feel, experience first-hand how thoughtful design positively impacts the workplace. Activity Based Design for the Healthy Workplace 0.1 CEU Wednesday, June 14th 11am-12pm Our lives have been affected by a renewed interest in wellness. We have modified our thinking and our behaviors to be more focused on health and well-being. This rethinking has now permeated the office…where many of us spend most of our waking hours. What if our workplaces supported our well-being on multiple levels, and didn’t just aim to be ‘less bad’ but were truly regenerative, healthy environments? How do we, as an industry, design interior environments that support the physical and psychological well-being of the people who inhabit them? Activity-based design is an important part of the answer. Jennifer Busch, Vice President A&D, Teknion will address the concepts and value of activity-based design in healthy planning for the modern office, and Sean McKenney, Senior Designer, Product Application, Teknion, will discuss and illustrate real project challenges and applied solutions related to activity-based design. Jennifer Busch, Vice President A&D, Teknion Sean McKenney, Senior Designer, Product Application, Teknion Previewed Product Zones Lounge Settings Zones expands upon the award-winning collection that was first featured at NeoCon 2016. New furniture pieces have been added to the offering to enable whole new planning paradigms. Zones Screens create unobtrusive, aesthetically pleasing barriers that define space and allow to create for various working environments. Lounge screens are instrumental at enclosing areas best suitable for more casual, relaxed gatherings, individual or focused work. Zones Workshop Settings Zones Workshop Settings build upon the concept of Enclosures and Lounge Settings by extending the available footprint and scale to accommodate larger group meetings, project work or conferencing. Like Lounge screens, Workshop screens are shaped in various ways to create a myriad of possibilities for floor planning. Zones Modular Seating The signature Open Serpentine Planning capability of the Modular Seating is enhanced by mixing high-, low- or no-back units, plus varying their direction and material finishes. Each unit connects different activities within a single footprint. Endless combinations exist to blend with other products. There are many possibilities for impromptu collaboration and reflection in perimeter planning applications as well. Zones System Integration New Zones-inspired elements, such as curved timber legs and Desk Edge Screens, seamlessly integrate with District and upStage systems to soften the lines and help enhance the individual’s tactile experience. These new organic design elements create fluid, inviting furniture shapes and help to engage workstation users in a state of comfort while ensuring complete systems functionality. Expansion Cityline reimagines how one system can do more. It has the clean, flexible and continuous power/data applications of a panel system without the panel. The aesthetic is comfortable and contemporary with robust accessory features that provide user empowerment. Thoughtful social interaction areas can be integrated and structure can be minimized to a power distribution fence. Altos Landscape Altos Landscape is a horizontally oriented wall system combined with a functional collection of wall-integrated furniture. This unique combination gives opportunity for layered off-module planning applications that maximize the usable space in an environment, and minimize the necessary cost of architectural product on the floor plate. Nuova Contessa 2017 marks the 15th anniversary of the launch of the Contessa task chair, a modern classic that has proven itself timeless and is Teknion’s most popular work chair to date. To commemorate the occasion Contessa is relaunching as Nuova Contessa and will include improved performance, new features, updated design, plus new fabrics and finishes. Studio TK Dual Lounge Dual lounge is a dynamic seating collection designed to celebrate expression and elevate the conversation. The duality of materials offers a seat ripe for expression. Kuskoa & Kuskoa Bi by Studio TK Kuskoa is rethinking the role of form and materiality in the new workplace. From large cafes to small collaboration zones, the chair, counter-height and bar-height stools offer versatile elegance to pair with a range of table types. Kuskoa Bi is a statement piece you can sit on. This unique bioplastic design is derived from plant-based renewable resources. Bevy Table by Studio TK Bevy is a dynamic table platform you can configure to your heart’s delight. For sitting, standing, or perching the collection is designed to flexibly solve for any spatial configuration. Lasai by Studio TK Lasai is lounge seating with a calming sensibility and a crafted touch. The low-profile, Hans Wegner-inspired recline is ideal for getting comfortable and catching up with colleagues. Focus In Collection by Luum Textiles Technology continues to redefine the way we engage, think and feel about interiors. The traditional modes of interaction in offices, schools and hotels are being transformed through new tools that enable rapid communication. With advancements in technology encouraging mobility and flexibility, the importance of adaptable products is addressed through the Focus In collection. Multi-purpose environments that offer interchangeable areas are now the norm. The aesthetic and performance qualities of products specified within these fluid spaces require an agility that supports a range of activities. The Focus In collection by Luum offers a collection of seven fabrics that reflect this nimble attitude. PEARSONLLOYD SUZANNE TICK PEARSONLLOYD SUZANNE TICK MARIO RUIZ TOAN NGUYEN Luke Pearson and Tom Lloyd founded PearsonLloyd design studio in 1997. Since then, the London-based practice has served many sectors— including healthcare, office furniture, aviation and urban design—with a focus on identifying and responding to the shifting patterns of behavior in contemporary life. PearsonLloyd takes a collaborative approach to its work, embracing the restrictions imposed by production, the market, and other factors that define a brief. Its work is grounded in research, and at the core is an attempt to understand the relationship between a product, its place, and the way people use it. In 2008, Tom and Luke were awarded the distinction of Royal Designers for Industry by The Royal Society of Arts. In August 2012, they were named one of the Top 50 Designers Shaping the Future by Fast Company magazine in New York. Suzanne Tick is the founder of Suzanne Tick Inc., a firm specializing in material development for commercial and residential interiors—including textiles, carpet, hard surfacing, glass, woven metal screens and lighting. She is currently the Creative Director for Textiles at LUUM. Suzanne is known for her intelligent and enthusiastic approach to design in evolving markets, as well as for her dedication to providing innovative solutions. In addition to her work in commercial interiors, Suzanne maintains a hand-weaving practice and creates woven sculptures from repurposed materials. Suzanne also maintains a distinguished career as a textile designer and studio principal in New York City. She is partnering with Tarkett on brand strategy and product development and is a design consultant for Tandus Centiva. Suzanne’s past clients include KnollTextiles and Skyline Design. After earning a degree in industrial design from the Elisava School of Design in Barcelona, Spain, Mario Ruiz began his independent professional career in 1995. For more than ten years, he lectured at the Eina and Elisava design schools in Barcelona. In 2003, the first monograph on his work, “Mario Ruiz/Costa Design,” was published by Actar. Mario has undertaken projects in diverse fields including residential and office furniture, lighting, textile design, product design and graphics. Due to his skill and multi-disciplinary experience, Mario has won the confidence of more than 120 leading companies around the world, including Studio TK, Siemens, Steelcase, Thomson, Schneider Electric, Dynamobel, Sellex, Gandia Blasco, Haworth, HBF, Metalarte, Offecct, Castelli, Citterio, Lapalma and Schiavello. He has also served as a creative director—defining product catalogs, brand and graphic identities, and developing showrooms and trade-fair stands. Mario’s work has been acknowledged with more than 40 prestigious awards in Europe and the United States. Toan Nguyen is a French industrial designer living in Milan. He graduated from the ENSCI in Paris in 1995 and began his career working with Italian architect, furniture designer and industrial designer Antonio Citterio. At Antonio Citterio’s practice, Toan took over as head of design. Over ten years, he co-signed more than forty products for Axor-Hansgrohe, B&B Italia, Flos, Iittala, Kartell, Technogym and Vitra, among others. Toan founded his own studio in 2008. He has since designed numerous collections renowned for their elegance: the Bellows collection of occasional tables and poufs for Walter Knoll; the MU outdoor range for Dedon; the Wow table for Lema; the Lagunitas system with Coalesse; the Contemporary Collection for Fendi Casa; and the iconic Penta armchair for Viccarbe. Toan’s style pushes design details to their maximum. In 2015, he designed the innovative INO range in SaphirKeramik developed by Laufen; the architectural and complex Algorithm lighting system for Vibia; and the Infinito lounge sofa and Masalla table collections for Studio TK.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3143
__label__wiki	0.580521	0.580521	Off Duty: Lauren Bucquet of Labucq Written By Tiana Gidley Photography By: Zachary Gray As someone who has always considered herself very much into fashion, I can admit that growing up there was a spell or two (or three or four) where I daydreamed of what it would be like to own my own line. It’s been years since I last allowed myself to get lost in this fantasy, partly because my definition of “being into fashion” can be wholly summed up by spending well past my allotted monthly clothing budget, but mostly because I came to the realization that becoming a fashion designer (not to mention owning and running your own label) is so much more than a series of daydreams strung together, regardless of how focused or intense the passion may be. It takes grit, ambition, and well, a lot of know-how. For Lauren Bucquet, the brains and muscle (read: founder and designer) behind budding shoe label, Labucq, the road to becoming a designer was paved through some serious experience. Having previously wet her feet at household name Rag & Bone, transitioning into a project of her own seemed as natural a progression as any. Today, the 30-something California resident clocks out of the fast-paced lifestyle that often accompanies running a business (not to mention switching studios in L.A.) to get candid about owning her sense of style, balancing work and family life, and what it really takes to turn sparse dreams of design into a robust, profitable company. For any of you that have ever sketched imaginary collections in the margins of your notebooks, or spent hours intricately selecting your outfit for school the night before, this Off Duty interview is for you. I hope you find it as inspirational as I did, and I dare you to try refraining from sticking every pair of Labucq shoes in your online shopping cart. Vintage leopard bias cut dress (found on Etsy). Vince cashmere sweater. Labucq Kitty loafers. Happy Socks. Shop Lauren's Look Leopard Print Maxi Dress $695, Nili Lotan Cashmere Pullover $385, Vince Gina Mid High $24, Happy Socks How do you typically spend a day off when the work can wait? “I’ll go to the farmers market and the park with Norman, my two-year-old. Then, we’ll grill with friends in the backyard in the evening.” Do you sleep in on your days off? “I usually sleep in as long as I can until I’m being pounced on and pulled out of bed by Norman.” How many times (if any) do you hit snooze? “I don’t use an alarm.” What’s the very first thing you do when you wake up? “Coffee first!” What’s on your bedside table? “Right now it’s Helter Skelter. I bought it when I got in the car while driving home after seeing Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, which is a great movie by the way. I was just too interested in the true story after the movie to let it go.” What’s the story behind your home and how long have you lived there? “We’ve lived in our home for about four months. We moved here from another place nearby to be walking distance to my studio. I recently left our studio though to be able to spend more time in Italy. So now work and home are here — it’s an all-encompassing place.” What are a few favorite things that you cherish in your home and why? “I love our John Mascheroni 1960s Tubo coffee table. I found it in Palm Springs for an incredible deal, originally having bought it for the Labucq showroom. After having looked at it online from another dealer on 1stdibs for almost ten times the price, I felt like I had won the lottery when I brought it home. I also love my ‘shoe rug’ which was passed down to me from my grandmother. She had a great sense of play when it came to her home. I love seeing it and thinking of her, as she passed about a year ago. She might be the only person who has loved shoes more than me in my family. Finally, my antique Iranian rug in the living room. This was one of the first big home purchases we ever made, and it felt like a sort of stepping stone into adulthood when we bought it.” Shop Lauren's Home John Mascheroni Tubo Coffee Table $3,750, 1stDibs Vintage Heriz Rug $1,355, One King's Lane $12, Vincent Bugliosi Turner Leather Arm Chair $1,599, Pottery Barn XBase Pillow $50, CB2 Sheepskin Throw $63, Etsy Michelle Sofa 5″ Modern Jack $30, One King's Lane David Hockey (Modern Masters Series Vol. 17) $25, Peter Clothier Crystal Ashtray $39, Amazon Copper Hanging Wired Fruit Basket $70, Williams Sonoma Minimalist Orbis Mirror $134, 1stDibs International Book Of Lofts $16, Suzanne Slesin Modern Ribbed Office Chair $155, Amazon Art Deco Wood Sphere Bookends $225, Chairish Sawyer Leaning Bookcase $129, Crate and Barrel Hand-Painted Russian Nesting Dolls Tell us about the art in your home. “We’ve spent a little bit of money on artists from our own generation whose work we thought was relevant to our time and concerns, who we thought might be both a) nice to live with and b) a possibly decent investment. There are also a lot of boats in our dining room; my husband’s family were commercial fishermen, so these are mostly things that have been passed down to us.” Where do you find / shop for home decor? “I buy mostly vintage for my home and have found some great things from Out Of Stock Vintage (on Instagram only), Galerie Sommerlath, Pop Up Home, Candid Home, and Misty’s Consignment in Palm Springs. I also regularly stalk Etsy and eBay for various vintage home accessories like the ’80s pendant lamp in my dining room that I recently found on Ebay.” What are your favorite, must-read books? “I love The Neapolitan Novels by Elena Ferrante. Fairly predictable, but I blazed through these books, totally fell in love with the characters, and could not put them down. I also felt like I was learning something about Italy and its history. The central relationship-envy dynamic is obviously very relatable. I also loved The Talented Mr Ripley. This book just works so well on every level. It’s a realistic novel, it’s a page turner, but it also has this incredible sophistication and sense of style. I don’t think Patricia Highsmith gets enough credit, and it’s probably because she was a genre writer. But, Tom Ripley is an infuriating, sympathetic, incredibly ‘real’ character, much more so than a lot of the ‘great American’ literary novels of the time. Shoe Dog by Phil Knight. I didn’t expect to like this book as much as I did, but I loved it. Maybe it’s because it’s so pertinent to my life right now (entrepreneurship, shoes, etc.), but I found learning about the personal, financial, and physical challenges Knight faced as he built the company from the ground up to be super inspirational. Memoirs of Hadrian by Marguerite Yourcenar. My husband picked this up as a tourist at Hadrian’s villa — they’ve actually named the street it’s on after Yourcenar. I listed this one here, but it might as well be her other works, The Abyss or The Dark Brain of Piranesi, both of which are fantastic. Yourcenar was the first woman to be elected to the ‘immortals’ of the academic Francais. She is, among other things, an incredible historian; she writes of two thousand years ago as if she were there, and we feel it.” Shop Lauren's Recommended Reads $11, Patricia Highsmith The Neapolitan Novels Boxed Set $58, Elena Ferrante Shoe Dog $16, Phil Knight Memoirs Of Hadrian $12, Marguerite Yourcenar $7, Marguerite Yourcenar The Dark Brain Of Piranesi The Devil’s Playground $11, Teeth Magazine Riot Of Perfume $13, Metal Magazine Favorite Netflix series / movie? “I loved The Assassination of Giani Versace. Did people freak out about this show when it came out? I can’t remember hearing that much about it, but this definitely riveted me more than anything else recently. The parts with Darren Criss, who is a fantastic actor, are very much like The Talented Mr. Ripley or American Psycho. And the other story, about late Versace (Penelope Cruz as Donatella is amazing) is just a fantastic world to spend time in. Both are equally compelling. It feels like two really good movies put together; movies which are different genres, which are good for different reasons.” Any good podcasts you recommend? “Aside from the typical NPR set of podcasts, I’ve been listening to Red Scare regularly for the past year or so. I’m not sure I would recommend it, but undeniably I feel like Dasha and Anna are a part of my life now.” Coffee table books and magazines you love? “Teeth, Riot of Perfume, and Metal Magazine.” Favorite candles? “I love my Rodin candle and Diptyque Feu De Bois in the winter.” Shop Lauren's Favorites Red Scare Podcast Rodin Candle $125, Rodin Olio Lusso No. 04 Bois De Balincourt $57, Maison Louis Marie Feu De Bois Candle $65, Diptyque What are your hobbies? “None really. I used to do all kinds of crafts before becoming a mom and starting Labucq, but I find it difficult to create time for that now.” Night in or night out? How do you spend it? “Night in making pork chops, drinking a bottle of wine, and reading my son some Dr. Seuss before bed.” Song currently on repeat? “Thanks to my husband, my son has become obsessed with this novelty brit-pop song from the nineties called ‘Football’s Coming Home’ which became the anthem of the England 2016 World Cup team. He’s either singing it or asking us to play it multiple times a day, and it’s generally driving us crazy. This morning actually, my husband wrote the name of the song on a piece of paper and we told our son that we’re planning to do an official ‘burial’ ceremony for the song where we will say bye bye to ‘Football’s Coming Home’. Not sure if it will work, but fingers crossed we won’t have to listen to it in the car ever again!” Signature scent? “I don’t wear perfume everyday, but when I do its Maison Louis Marie No. 4 Bois de Balincourt.” Vintage tee found at Fairfax Flea Market. Uniqlo trousers. Labucq slides. Jade bracelet passed down from my grandmother. Vintage Ringer Tee $10, Shop Future Wide-Fit Curved Pants $40, Uniqlo Shannie Rosewood Python $136, Labucq $225, Macy's $4,050, Cartier What’s the one thing in your closet you would save in a fire? “I’m not that attached to anything in particular. In fact, I cycle through things quite regularly, selling on The Real Real or at local consignment stores. Part of me thinks it might be even better to start fresh with a nice insurance claim if something like that were to happen.” Your first fashion splurge? Details please. “A Proenza PS1 handbag, which I got on discount from a friend’s store the year they came out, I think around 2012? I remember being able to afford it by then, but still hyperventilating a little bit when my card was swiped. Even though I don’t wear it anymore, I don’t think I could ever get rid of it because it was such a big deal for me to buy something like that for myself then.” Shop Lauren's Style Homecoat $295, OffHours Mo Slide Black Nappa PS1 Mini Leather Shoulder Bag $890, Proenza Schouler Jules Boot Black Nappa 80s Arizona Driftwood Tee Check Wide-Leg Trousers $240, Acne Studios Linen Suit Blazer $80, Mango Anemone Charm $154, Leith Clark x Catbird Vintage Box Kelly Sellier 32 $5,500, Hermès Cotton Wide-Leg Trousers $680, Lemaire Natté Gabardine Skirt $1,782, Prada Chunky Hoop Ear Cuff $303, Jacquemus Your biggest fashion failure? “I could take this two ways, either ‘I bought something expensive I regretted’ or ‘I felt embarrassed by what I was wearing.’ I don’t have much of the former or the latter to draw on. I once brought a white leather Marc Jacobs bag to a Halloween party at the Bowery Hotel, where it predictably was smeared with fake blood. It cost me $200 to clean it, I felt pretty regretful about that.” What do you wear when you’re spending the day comfortable, at home, and off duty? “Labucq Mo Slides and my Off-Hours robe. We actually did a photoshoot based on this look.” Your five wardrobe staples, go… “Vintage t-shirt, men’s inspired trouser, simple oversized blazer, Labucq Jules Boots, and gold jewelry.” Go-to pair of shoes? “Labucq Jules boots.” What are three things on your want list? “Milo Bauman 1960s burl wood dining table, vintage Prada tessuto minbag, Max Mara camel cashmere coat.” Shop Lauren's Want List 101801 Icon Coat $3,890, Max Mara Tessuto Leather-Trimmed Bag $198, Prada Milo Baughman Burl Wood Dining Table $4,800, Chairish Favorite designers / brands and why? “Hermes because they never compromise on quality or identity. Lemaire because it’s always going to be reliably chic. Prada for its unpredictability and playful attitude, not to mention its incredible archive. Jacquemus because Simon is irresistibly open and optimistic as a designer and social media persona and is so fun to watch.” Very favorite online shop? “Etsy!” Your favorite vintage clothing stores in L.A.? “Wasteland, Fairfax Flea, and The RealReal. This one is not in L.A., but every time I’m back in New York, I spend a good hour or so perusing through Beacon’s Closet in Greenpoint.” Dresses or jeans? “Jeans.” Heels or flats? “Flats or block heels — no stilettos please.” Vintage or new? “Vintage clothes, new shoes.” Breakfast / brunch of choice? “Two eggs over medium with a dollop of labneh. And, black coffee.” Coffee or tea? How do you take it? “Coffee, black.” Favorite local cup? “Highly Likely Cafe.” Fave cookbooks? “Everything I Want to Eat: Sqirl and the New California Cooking. I bought this book specifically to know how to make their sorrel rice — totally worth it.” Your go-to dinner recipe when at home? “My Bolognese sauce with cauliflower rice. I make this at least once a week on my husband’s request [laughs].” Regular Postmates / takeout order? “There are a few. Cardamom on Beverley was our staple, but we moved and they won’t deliver to our house anymore — heartbreaking.” Any supplements you take / magic elixirs you make or swear by? “Rishi turmeric tea!” Any most-loved kitchen gadgets? “The thing I use everyday is our lemon juicer. It’s generic and I don’t know who makes it, but I use it to make lemon or lime sparkling water twice a day. I guess the Sodastream, also.” Shop Lauren's Kitchen & Wellness Everything I Want To Eat $29, Jessica Koslow Stainless Steel Lemon Squeezer Sparkling Water Maker $100, SodaStream Rishi Turmeric Ginger Tea $8, Amazon How do you stay active? “I haven’t worked out basically since my son was born. I used to work out a lot, it’s just lower on my list of priorities. I’d rather eat healthier and have more time.” What does self-care look like for you when you’re off duty? “I like getting a gel manicure and regular pedicure at Tenoverten in Culver City and the occasional massage.” You decide to treat yourself, how do you indulge? “We drink red wine almost every night, yet it still feels like an indulgence. Rarely— very, very rarely — we’ll drive up to Larchmont village and get ice cream from Jeni’s.” Lisa Says Gah top. Agolde jeans. Labucq Chan sandals. Chan Sandal Toni Top $148, Lisa Says Gah Vintage Flare Jeans $188, Agolde Tell us a bit about what you do. “I used to say ‘shoe designer’ and that led to certain kinds of conversations, but now I say, ‘I own a shoe company’ and the conversations are a little different.” Was it always shoes / design? “I was that 16-year-old girl who sewed her own prom dress. I always wanted to be a fashion designer and I always wanted to move to New York to do it. As a teenager it wasn’t shoes specifically, that happened sort of by chance in my twenties, while I was working for Rag & Bone. I was very lucky to sort of land in a category that really felt right for me.” Who / what has been your biggest inspiration? “There’s no ‘key’ to everything I’ve done — like Charles Foster Kane’s Rosebud, or Gatsby’s Daisy. I’ve made hundreds of shoes over the course of my career. My own likes, dislikes, and inspirations evolve with time, as the world evolves and trends evolve; these are all intertwined and circling one another, like a sine wave, like DNA.” What does a typical work day look like? “We have a small team and we’re juggling every aspect of the business, so there’s a great variety in what I’m doing. On any day, I could be producing a photoshoot, creating ads, mocking up shoe protos, trying to come up with good email headlines, talking to Italians about production, doing customer service…” Shop Labucq Jules Olive Python Page Tangerine Nappa Babs Black Suede Patti Tote Sophia White Patent June Harness Red Suede Typical work lunch? “Cava order for pickup.” In such a competitive industry, how do you keep up with the Jonses? “It’s important I remind myself not to make stuff because others are doing it or to have too competitive of an attitude towards business. I’m doing this because I love it. If I didn’t believe in it — if it didn’t come from me — it would be hard to sustain the effort. There are something like eight billion shoes made every year, and 400 million end up in landfills before the year is over. So, I think it’s better not to compare yourself to the Jonses as much as possible, but to focus on what you’re doing, what makes you you.” Keys to productivity? “I’m nowhere near confident enough in my own productivity to give others advice! I tend to make to-do lists which grow and grow and grow.” Can you tell us how you remedy being in a creative funk? What puts you back on track? “A creative funk for me is sometimes more that I’m changing things that don’t need to be changed, so I’m a believer in putting things on the shelf and coming back with a fresh eye the next day.” Any advice to other women looking to start a career in shoe design? “You need to set yourself up in a position such that you are making shoes. Get a really great internship with a company you admire. Don’t be afraid to get in there and learn as much as you can, do things that might not effectively be your eventual goal, but that might teach you about the business. I was very lucky to work with some people who knew what they were doing, and took me under their wing, from factory owners to entrepreneurs, to great merchandisers — Meet Tull Price [laughs]!” Any exciting news or projects on the horizon? “We’re about to have a pop-up shop in New York City for three weeks in October. Sign up for our email list for details.”	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3154
__label__wiki	0.533207	0.533207	Bill Clinton’s Arkansas Goes Solid Red: What Does That Mean For Hillary 2016? Suzi Parker 5 years ago 1 Comment Image in the public domain Bill Clinton’s Arkansas bled red election night. The last Southern state to fall completely under Republican control, Arkansas – for the first time in its modern history – has an entire GOP congressional delegation, two Senate seats, both statehouse chambers and all state offices including governor and lieutenant governor. This sweep happened in spite of Clinton visiting his home state several times to campaign for Democratic candidates such as former Rep. Mike Ross, who lost the governorship to Asa Hutchinson, and incumbent Senator Mark Pryor who fell to Rep. Tom Cotton. Has Clinton lost his mojo in the state? Or did the state turning Razorback red occur because of the Arkansan’s hatred for President Obama? After all, Obama’s approval rating is a mere 29 percent in Arkansas, the lowest of all 2014 battleground states. He’s never been popular here, but before the 2014 mid-term elections, Clinton and the Democratic Party of Arkansas were able to insulate its candidates from the Obama hatred. But not this time. Democrats now find themselves strangers in even stranger political waters at a time when Hillary Clinton is gearing up for a White House. 1992, this is not. Back then, and in previous decades, the Democratic Party ruled this state. Even in the 1960s when moderate Republican Winthrop Rockefeller was governor, Democrats controlled the legislature and county courthouses. In the 1970s, as Bill Clinton began his rise on the political ladder, beloved Democratic Senators David Pryor, Mark’s father, and Dale Bumpers, were governors and then represented Arkansas on Capitol Hill. They clearly paved the way for Clinton to become the state’s young governor and later, president. In the 1990s, a Southern Baptist preacher named Mike Huckabee became the state’s governor in a fluke fallout from the Whitewater scandal that forced Democratic Governor Jim Guy Tucker to resign. Huckabee, who lost a 1992 Senate race to Bumpers, barely won the lieutenant governor’s office with only 51 percent of the vote. He ran only at the urging of Asa Hutchinson, who ironically won the governorship Tuesday night and played a key role in Clinton’s impeachment during the Monica Lewinsky scandal. However, it was at that moment when Huckabee gained power that the red tide began to gently roll into Arkansas. Huckabee set out to build the Republican Party essentially from scratch. While starry-eyed Democrats focused on Clinton’s Washington, Huckabee focused on rural Arkansas — an area that had long been a Democratic bastion. It took time, but the over the next 18 years, the party grew, thanks to Huckabee, who insiders say is planning another presidential run in 2016. Arkansas Democrats relied too heavily on the myth of Clinton and not enough on building a farm team. It was no secret years ago that Clinton took a lot of young Democratic talent to Washington – and a lot of it stayed or traveled to greener global pastures. Those who returned didn’t seem that interested in building the party. Like a deer hunter waiting patiently in the woods, the Republicans waited, and their patience paid off in red spades Tuesday night as the Obama hatred spread throughout all 75 counties. Now what? Democrats wonder. Parties don’t fall apart, or grow, overnight. It will be several election cycles before Democrats gain control again in Arkansas. After Tuesday night, it’s clear that Hillary could face an uphill battle not only in Arkansas, a state where she has never been popular, but across the country as her star power did little to help Democrats. On November 5, Bill and Hillary must start rebuilding their moderate Democratic Party in red states like Arkansas if they want to regain the White House. Then again, in this era of political extremes, Republicans like Huckabee may have already written the Clintons’ swan song if Arkansas was any indication on Tuesday night. Pulaski is solid blue. I expected the State outside Pulaski to turn red. With agitprop groups like AFP spending millions across the country it is not a surprise. Broadly Speaking featuring an exclusive longread and our best stories for the week "Young" Feminists, Don't Toss Out the "Old" Ones. 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__label__cc	0.710701	0.289299	Dimitri Ehrlich How Fatherhood Changes the Way You Love Okay fellas, let’s be honest. Before you had a kid, when you first noticed an attractive woman, you probably weren’t thinking, “Would she make a good mom?” That question might have arisen somewhere in the back of your medulla oblongata, but it wasn’t in the top 500 things you would think about when you first felt intoxicated by her scent. But when you become a father, if you really fall head over heels with the baby, you begin to appreciate the woman with whom you share the awesome responsibility of parenting in an entirely new light. I watch through bleary eyes as Michelle wakes up at 90-minute intervals night after night. How rather than drag her body like a burlap sack full of marbles the way I do, she springs from the bed at Lev’s slightest whimper. She holds him for hours, smiling and laughing, caressing him, with a love that is overflowing and endlessly energizes her. Yes, she gets tired, but she places Lev’s needs far above her own. She never complains or suggests we leave him on someone’s doorstep. As I observe her selfless way of caring for him, I see that Lev has been teaching her what love means. I watch from the sidelines as my infant son blows Michelle’s heart and mind wide open, creating new horizons of sensitivity and patience. It’s like one of those dreams where suddenly the house you live in has a new room and you wander through it, exploring it with a sense of ether and amazement. He has set us both off on that dreamlike expansion of the arteries and aeries that surround the human heart. Michelle excels as a student of love. I know she is going to get an A+ at the end of the semester, except the semester never ends. It’s actually one long final exam, but that’s not the point. At least we have the same professor. He is a ruthless little pedant with unusual teaching methods. He literally shits all over us, pees in our faces, and abuses us throughout the night with mysterious shouts and grunts. He regularly farts loudly in the middle of class. The homework is relentless, and he never lets us out for recess. However, neither Michelle nor I has ever encountered a teacher as powerful as this little 8-pound bundle of wisdom and poo. Still, with that gummy little grin he has taught us both what love really means: to give everything of oneself happily, to forgo sleep, food and showers without question or hesitation, simply and utterly because you are so magnetically drawn to protect and nurture another human being. It’s a lesson we’re never done learning. Speaking of lessons, here are five simple ways to show your partner you appreciate her in her new role as a mom: Tell her you love her at least once every day. Especially now, in the weeks and months after a baby is born, women are going through some major hormonal changes. Be patient. Allow her to be upset even if you can’t understand why. Just be her rock. She may not say it now, but she will thank you in a few years. By then you will be bald. But it’s better to be bald and thanked than bald and hated. When you cuddle with your baby, don’t forget to give wifey a kiss. No matter how exhausted, she will appreciate it. It’s easy to get caught up in staring at the newborn; stare at your lady, too. She needs attention just as much as the baby does. And possibly some A&D ointment. I know you haven’t slept for a few weeks, but once in a while take a shower and shave. It’s a wordless way to show her you still care, even though you feel like a cigar just exploded in your face. Because she just had your baby, her body has obviously gone through some serious changes. Tell her she is beautiful as often and sincerely as possible. Even the most confident woman needs to hear that a lot, especially post-pregnancy. Also a tender kiss would be nice, even though she will perhaps stop you at that. For a few weeks, you can once again pretend to be a teenager who is prevented from getting to second base. Do the freaking dishes once in a while, you barbarian. Take care of the laundry. Clean up around the house. She might not even notice, but on some level, she will. Anyway, it’s your mess, too. And your tidy whiteys don’t look all that tidy. Dimitri Ehrlich is a New York City-based author, journalist and songwriter. His writing has appeared in Rolling Stone, The New York Times and the Huffington Post. 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__label__wiki	0.901262	0.901262	HomeNewsEngine TCC's Daily Edition: 10/11/01 TODAY’S TOP STORIES FORD CUTS DIVIDEND TO 15 CENTS As reported here yesterday, Ford has announced that it will cut its stock dividend to 15 cents for the fourth quarter, a 50-percent drop from its third-quarter 2001 dividend of 30 cents a share. "The dividend reduction is a difficult but necessary action," said Jacques Nasser, president and CEO. "A number of factors have converged in the last six months to dramatically impact our company and our operating results. The tragic events of Sept. 11 have compounded those difficulties by weakening consumer confidence in an already weak global economy. Recognizing there are challenging days ahead, we are taking aggressive actions to address the issues that face our company." CHRYSLER MAY RETOOL RESTRUCTURING The Chrysler Group’s restructuring plan may have to be revisited following the Sept. 11 attacks, says group president Dieter Zetsche. The AP reports that Zetsche told reporters gathered at a Detroit-area dealership that “It's wise to assume the market next year will be smaller than we thought six weeks ago.'' As recently as September, Zetsche had told the press that Chrysler’s plan to return to solvency was on track, after 26,000 job cuts and production slowdowns. Zetsche added that recent showroom traffic has been strong, but that the company would not have a clearer idea if further cuts would be needed until its third-quarter results were announced at the end of the month. Sept. Sales Slump, Recover by Joseph Szczesny (10/8/2001) VUE FROM THE STICKER: $16,835 Saturn’s first sport-utility vehicle, enduring its short-lead press drives this week, will be priced starting at $16,835, the company said in a press release on Wednesday. Base models offer a 2.2-liter four-cylinder engine with front-wheel drive and a manual transmission; upmarket models add a continuously variable automatic transmission, all-wheel drive, and a V-6 engine. The new plastic-bodied SUV will begin production in November in Spring Hill, Tenn. 2002 Saturn VUE Base Prices 2.2L four-cylinder, front-drive manual $16,835 2.2L four-cylinder, front-drive VTi* $17,775 2.2 L four-cylinder, all-wheel-drive VTi* $19,370 3.0L V-6, all-wheel drive, automatic $23,085 *Variable transmission Cargirl: The VUE from Saturn by Lesley Hazleton (1/19/2001) FORD FACING SEX LAWSUIT Is Ford’s Wixom, Mich., assembly plant a hotbed of sexual harassment? Pamela Perez says yes, as have at least 14 other employees who have filed suit against the plant’s management and against Ford itself. Automotive News reports that Perez was set to file a sexual-harassment lawsuit in Wayne County Circuit Court on Wednesday, alleging harassment at the plant and at her home — including sexual taunts and obscene phone calls — by her supervisors at Ford Motor Co. The news weekly says if filed, Perez’s case would be at least the 14th suit to be filed since 1995 by a female worker at the Wixom facility, which builds Lincolns and the Ford Thunderbird. Three years ago, Ford settled claims filed from its Chicago plant for $7.5 million; in a more widely reported case in 1998, Mitsubishi paid out $34 million to settle claims of harassment at its Normal, Ill., assembly facility. Audio: Firestone Ends, Finally? by TCC Team (10/10/2001) USED-CAR DEALERS INSPIRE NOBEL A theory called asymmetric information — one that explains how used-car dealers hold an edge over consumers and therefore inspire loathing — has vaulted three American economists into the ranks of Nobel Laureates. George Akerlof, professor of economics at the University of California at Berkeley, will share the 2001 economics prize with Michael Spence of Harvard and Joseph Stiglitz of Columbia University for their explanations of how markets work when one side knows more than the other, and how this “asymmetric information” can lead to the development of adverse markets — such as one where bad used-car dealers crowd out the good ones. ANTHRAX SCARE HITS AUTO MAGAZINE The headquarters of AMI Auto World magazine were among those affected by the discovery of anthrax in Delray Beach, Fla., according to Automotive News. Auto World, a magazine started in Mississippi by former Car and Driver editor and publisher William Jeanes, is now located in south Florida along with AMI’s other publications, including the National Enquirer. The company’s headquarters were quarantined late Sunday when a photo editor was discovered to have anthrax; the worker later died, and two more employees have tested positive for the bacteria. Along with Auto World’s four employees, Toyota regional PR representative Bill Ussery, who had attended a meeting in the building, also expected to be tested for the bacteria. EU HITS DC WITH BIG FINE DaimlerChrysler hampered competition in European markets when it tried to restrict sales of its Mercedes-Benz cars, the European Union ruled on Wednesday. And as a result, the company will have to pay a $65.5 million fine, the largest fine since Volkswagen paid $77.4 million in 1998 for restricting sales in Italy. The EU’s Competition Commissioner said the German automaker had told its German dealers not to sell to customers living outside their territory, and required non-German residents to pay a 15-percent deposit, limited sales in Spain and engaged in price-fixing in Belgium. DaimlerChrysler has not decided on an appeal. DC TO ANNOUNCE FR EIGHTLINER PLANS And in the latest black hole in the DC financial picture, the company says it will announce its plans to restructure Freightliner within a few days. The U.S.-based truckmaking unit is said to be on track to lose $1 billion this year, and most analysts expect some job cuts and plant closures to stem the company’s red ink. In June, Freightliner announced a seven-percent workforce cut. SIMPSON RACING RETRENCHING Following the sudden departure founder Bill Simpson from the company bearing his name, the company has restructured its organization chart, starting at the top with Chuck Davies, who replaces Simpson. Simpson Racing, hit hard by allegations of seatbelt flaws in the wake of Dale Earnhardt's fatal February crash at Daytona, has also let go of its entire West Coast marketing staff. Headed by industry veteran John Dambros, all PR and marketing inquiries have been forwarded to Davies at Simpson's New Braunfels, Tx., headquarters. Dale Earnhardt, 1951-2001 by Jason Sakurai (2/19/2001) EMISSIONS MATTERS IN BIBENDUM CHALLENGE Drivers are gearing up for a race, slated for October 26-29, where exhaust counts as much as speed. The Michelin Challenge Bibendum is a competition designed to demonstrate real-world development and progress of automotive environmental technology. Things like acceleration, top speed, handling, braking, and fuel efficiency are critical for the race as is low or no emissions. The race will be run from Los Angeles to Las Vegas with anything from diesels to electrics to hybrids. Bibendum, by the way, is that roly-poly guy in the Michelin commercials. –Bob Storck DC, Ford Boost Ballard Share by TCC Team (10/8/2001) ACDELCO CONTEST TAKES WINNERS TO LE MANS ACDelco's Drive to Victory Sweepstakes offers over $50,000 worth of prizes including a trip to Paris to watch the world famous Le Mans auto endurance race and a two-year lease on a new Cadillac. Sweepstakes entry forms are available at independent service centers that feature and install ACDelco parts or via their Web site atwww.acdelco.com. No purchase is necessary. The sweepstakes promotion runs through Nov. 30, 2001. The Grand-Prize is a five-day, four-night trip for two in June 2002 to experience the thrills of the 24 Hours at Le Mans race. The prize includes airfare to Paris, hotel accommodations and transportation and tickets to the race. First Prize is a two-year lease on a Cadillac Seville. -Bob Storck TODAY’S AUTO FACT Not repairing vehicles properly on the first visit has a definite negative effect on customer satisfaction, according to the most recent J.D. Power Customer Satisfaction Index Study. On an industry basis, when a vehicle is brought in for repair and is not fixed, the impact on CSI is approximately 200 points lower. The most detrimental effect occurs when the customer does not bring the vehicle back to the dealership to correct the problem. The customer is left unsatisfied and the resulting CSI scores reflect that level of dissatisfaction. Global Electric Motorcars, LLC, a DaimlerChrysler company, is partnering with the Anaheim Transportation Network (ATN) to provide a demonstration fleet of 10 GEM neighborhood electric vehicles (NEVs) to provide large local employers an opportunity to use these zero-emission, low-speed vehicles at their workplaces…Dodge has officially opened the ordering process for its limited-production, racing-only 2003 Dodge Viper Competition Coupe. The race car will be sold in very limited numbers, expected to be about 25 each year. Purchase applications are being accepted from experienced racers only; prospective purchasers are required to show evidence of intent to actually race the car, along with current racing licenses and other information, and provide a certified deposit of $20,000…Gentex Corporation is shipping interior automatic-dimming mirrors with telematics functions to Ford Motor Company for the 2002 Lincoln Town Car. The mirrors contain the interface for the Lincoln Vehicle Communications System, which delivers a digital, wireless phone connection to the vehicle and enables functions like emergency roadside assistance, hands-free phone operation, and concierge services. Buttons on the face of the mirror activate the various telematics features…Sam G. Gibara, chairman and chief executive officer of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, denies any Goodyear interest in acquiring any part or all of Pirelli's tire business. He said the companies have held no discussions on this subject…Working with local United Ways, Boost America! will give away 40,000 booster seats to needy families in California. Giveaway events are already planned in Los Angeles (October 24 and November 7), Sacramento (October 19) and San Francisco (October 20). Free and discounted booster seats are also being given away through vouchers redeemable at Toys "R" Us stores by Ford Motor Company dealers across the state. More than 17,000 vouchers have already been redeemed in California. THE TICKER Symbol Close Change Autoliv ALV 15.51 +0.43 ArvinMeritor ARM 15.73 +0.97 American Axel AXL 15.40 +1.66 Ballard BLDP 23.55 +0.16 Borg-Warner BWA 44.60 +2.57 Collins & Aikman CKC 8.25 +0.55 Cummins CUM 34.00 +1.05 Dana DCN 14.40 +1.39 DaimlerChrysler DCX 35.10 +1.56 Donnelly DON 13.30 +0.20 Delphi DPH 12.55 +0.55 Eaton ETN 68.00 +2.80 Ford F 18.13 +0.58 General Motors GM 42.96 +2.15 Gentex GNTX 26.81 +1.89 Goodyear GT 18.18 +0.33 Johnson Controls JCI 71.59 +4.28 Lear LEA 29.90 +1.33 Magna MGA 54.08 +1.48 Motorola MOT 16.91 +0.19 Nissan NSANY 9.19 +0.37 Toyota TM 54.04 +0.59 TRW TRW 33.60 +1.15 Tower TWR 6.41 +0.16 Visteon VC 13.79 +0.51 auto Engine Fuel Marketing May October September News	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3164
__label__wiki	0.71281	0.71281	HomeNewsIndustry Prius Tops 1 Million Prius with environmental message What began as little more than a technical curiosity has moved solidly into the mainstream. Toyota Motor Co. just sold its 1 millionth Prius, the world’s first mass-market hybrid-electric vehicle. Introduced in 1997 in Japan and two years later in the United States, the Prius is Toyota’s environmental flagship and easily the most recognizable “green machine” on the planet. In its early days, Prius had little competition, initially only the Honda Insight, a teardrop-shaped two-seater that actually beat Toyota’s offering to the States, but never really charged up consumers. Today, Prius is being sold in more than 40 countries, and with gas prices surging to new records, almost by the day, it is also drawing a flood of new competitors. Toyota alone has added an assortment of gasoline-electric vehicles, including hybrid versions of the Camry sedan, and several of its Lexus luxury vehicles, such as the RX 400h crossover/SUV. By decade's end, Toyota hopes to be selling as many as 1 million hybrids annually, worldwide. But manufacturers ranging from General Motors to Mercedes-Benz aren’t content to let the Japanese giant dominate the emerging hybrid segment. GM has been rolling out an assortment of its own hybrid offerings, ranging from so-called mild hybrids, or “mybrids,” like the Saturn Vue Green Line, to full-featured models, like the new Cadillac Escalade Hybrid. Ford Motor Co. was first in market with a gas-electric SUV, the Escape Hybrid. And Mercedes is working on several offerings of its own, possibly including a diesel-electric. The big challenge is to take the technology to the next step – while also driving down costs. Diesel-electric systems could double the premium for hybrid technology. Advanced battery systems, notably new lithium-ion technology, could yield still better fuel economy, and GM is one of several manufacturers hoping to market a plug-in hybrid. Actually, the U.S. maker prefers the term “extended-range electric vehicle,” since its Chevrolet Volt will be able to run for up to 40 miles solely on battery power. But once it runs out of juice, Volt’s internal combustion engine will kick in, providing it the unlimited range of a gasoline-powered vehicle. And as TheCarConnection reported several weeks ago, Nissan is now working on a pure electric vehicle that it hopes to launch in the U.S. in 2010, initially for fleet customers. Retail sales are set to begin in 2012. But despite their ambitious plans, these manufacturers still have a lot of catching up to do. Prius was not only the first hybrid to hit market. It is now one of the most recognizable products in the automotive world, and that’s giving it a significant head start as Toyota aims to reach 2 million in sales. General Motors 2009 Cadillac Escalade News Cadillac News Chevrolet Volt News Hybrids Industry Toyota News Toyota Prius News 2008-2011 BMW 5-Series, 7-Series, X5, And X6 Recalled For... Toyota Recalls FJ Cruiser, Land Cruiser, Sequoia, Tacoma... VW, Mercedes, Honda Models—And Porsche—Top APEAL Study Tough-Lux: 2009 Hummer H2 And 2009 Range Rover Among Most... Posted Order 2020 Toyota Highlander vs. Honda Pilot: Compare Crossover SUVs Kia Telluride, Chevrolet Corvette, and Jeep Gladiator win Car, Utility, Truck of the Year trophies Toyota Avalon: Best Hybrid To Buy 2020 Toyota Corolla Hybrid: Best Economy Car To Buy 2020 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid: Best Car To Buy 2020 Nominee	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3165
__label__cc	0.641402	0.358598	The Wellington Children's Bookshop John's Radio Reviews Events / Photos NZ Book Awards 2019 If you are having trouble placing an order, please email us and we will get back to you Rising Seas: Flooding, Climate Change and Our New World Author(s): Keltie Thomas "This is an important book but we don't have time for its young readers to replace those in power. So read this book and then give grown-ups hell and demand something be done. It's your future that's at stake." -- David Suzuki The Earth's oceans are on the rise. Since 1900, global sea levels have risen steadily each year to a global average of about 8 inches (20cm) today, and they're still rising. By 2100, the sea could climb as much as 14 feet (4.3m) to 32 feet (9.75m). Rising Seas: Flooding, Climate Change and Our New World gives youth an eye-popping view of what the Earth might look like under the rising and falling water levels of climate change. Photographs juxtapose the present-day with that same area's projected future. The shocking images will help them understand the urgency for action. Key issues in today's news will be better understood, such as the 2015 Paris Protocol in which the world agreed to limit temperature increases to 2 degrees Celsius (ideally 1.5 degree). Publisher : Firefly Books, Limited Imprint : Firefly Books, Limited Dimensions : .125 Inches X 9 Inches X 11 Inches Dewey classification : 551.45/8 Author : Keltie Thomas The Children's Bookshop Shop 26 Kilbirnie Plaza, Kilbirnie, Wellington 6022, New Zealand Tel - 64 4 387 3905 Fax - 64 4 387 3288 Email: books@thechildrensbookshop.co.nz	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3166
__label__wiki	0.966174	0.966174	Government urged to boost funding, strengthen security at religious sites By Tim Swift \| Catholic News Service PIKESVILLE, Md. — U.S. Sens. Benjamin Cardin and Christopher Van Hollen, both Maryland Democrats, joined Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore and other local faith leaders to call for increased federal funding to strengthen security at religious sites amid a recent rise in anti-Semitic attacks. Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori speaks in favor of increased federal funding for religious sites during a Jan. 13, 2020, news conference. The archbishop was joined by Rudwan Abu-rumman, president of the Anne Arundel County Muslim Council; Nathan Diament, director of public policy for the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America; the Rev. Alvin Gwynn; Baltimore City Councilman Isaac “Yitzy” Schleifer; Rabbi Elissa Sachs-Kohen of Baltimore Hebrew Congregation; and Sen. Christopher Van Hollen, D-Md., and Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Md. (CNS photo/Tim Swift, Catholic Review) “We are deeply disturbed by the recent apparent rise in anti-Semitism, in particular, the violent attacks that took place last year during the Hanukkah celebration in New York and on the kosher market in Jersey City,” Archbishop Lori said at Jan. 13 news conference outside the Baltimore Hebrew Congregation in Pikesville. “I commend our Senate leaders for calling us together today to condemn these acts, but also to take concrete and necessary measures to do everything we can to protect the rights of all people,” he said. The senators are proposing to quadruple funding in next year’s federal budget for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program, which provides assistance to religious and other nonprofit institutions that are potential targets for terrorist attacks. They were joined by Rep. John Sarbanes, a Maryland Democrat. Stressing the need for the increase, Van Hollen said the FBI has reported anti-Semitic attacks rose 35% between 2014 and 2018. Speakers also cited attacks on mosques and Christian churches, including recent mass shootings in Texas. If the proposal is successful, the program would provide an additional $360 million in security assistance each year. “Religious institutions are targets. Europe’s known this for a long time and their governments have participated in making these facilities safe for people to be able to attend,” Cardin said. “We now recognize in the United States that we are similarly vulnerable with religious institutions being targets for terrorism.” Howard Libit, president of the Baltimore Jewish Council, said the federal funds are greatly needed amid the threat posed by the rise in anti-Semitism. Libit said many members of Jewish congregations have had to give more to their synagogues to offset the increased security costs. Rabbi Shmuel Silber of Suburban Orthodox Toras Chaim Congregation said he was saddened by the recent spate of anti-Semitic attacks, but he was hopeful in light of the support of the government and other faiths. “We are emboldened and we will continue to shepherd our respective communities in our faith traditions and never bow to hate and bigotry,” Silber said. Last year, Maryland institutions received more than $3 million under the program. The fund supported Baltimore Hebrew Congregation, Suburban Orthodox Toras Chaim, the Islamic Society of Annapolis and St. John Regional Catholic School in Frederick. Sheila Evers, director of advancement for St. John Regional, said the school received $100,000 to upgrade its security, including adding magnetic locks, new lighting and a perimeter fence. Evers said the funds helped implement the recommendations of threat assessment conducted by the Department of Homeland Security and the Frederick Police Department. Both Cardin and Van Hollen praised Archbishop Lori’s efforts at forging stronger bonds among the interfaith community in recent years. “He’s been an incredible leader on bringing us all together, all the faith communities together,” Cardin said. Archbishop Lori said he would work with his colleagues at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops to ensure that the bipartisan grant program, which began in the wake of the 9/11 attacks, continues to grow. “The concrete steps we support here are vitally important, but we also continue to put our faith in the simple act of coming together, standing side by side, to demonstrate that love will always be a greater power than evil,” Archbishop Lori said. This entry was posted in Nation and World by Jessica Jacques. Bookmark the permalink.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3169
__label__wiki	0.866326	0.866326	Suspected ricin detected in mail sent to Trump, Pentagon An envelope addressed to President Donald Trump contained a substance suspected to be ricin and appeared to be connected to similar envelopes sent to the Pentagon, a law enforcement source told CNN. Two pieces of mail delivered to the Pentagon mail facility on Monday have initially tested positive for ricin, according to a US defense official. When asked about the letters sent to the Pentagon, a Secret Service spokesman told CNN that "the Secret Service can confirm receipt of a suspicious envelope addressed to the President on Oct. 1, 2018." "The envelope was not received at the White House, nor did it ever enter the White House," the spokesman continued. The two suspicious envelopes sent to the Pentagon were addressed to Secretary of Defense James Mattis and to chief of naval operations, Adm. John Richardson, the official told CNN. The mail facility is in a separate building on the grounds of the Pentagon, and the two pieces of mail that tested positive never entered the Pentagon building. All US Postal Service mail received at the Pentagon mail screening facility on Monday is currently under quarantine and poses no threat to Pentagon personnel, according to Pentagon spokesperson Col. Rob Manning. "On Monday, the Pentagon Force Protection Agency detected a suspicious substance during mail screening at the Pentagon's remote screening facility," Manning said in a statement. "The envelopes were taken by the FBI this morning for further analysis," Manning added. The FBI issued a statement saying it has taken possession of two suspicious envelopes screened at the Pentagon mail facility and they are undergoing more testing. "On Tuesday, October, 2, 2018, in coordination with the Pentagon Force Protection Agency, FBI Special Agents took possession of two suspicious envelopes that had been screened at the Pentagon mail facility. Those envelopes are currently undergoing further testing. As this is ongoing, we will have no further comment." The Secret Service spokesman said the agency was working with law enforcement partners to investigate the envelopes addressed to Trump and that all threats directed toward a Secret Service protectee "are treated seriously and fully investigated." Ricin is a highly toxic compound that is extracted from castor beans and has been used in terror plots. It can be used in powder, pellet, mist or acid form. If ingested, it causes nausea, vomiting and internal bleeding of the stomach and intestines, followed by failure of the liver, spleen and kidneys, and death by collapse of the circulatory system.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3173
__label__cc	0.582932	0.417068	Collegiate Student-Athlete Mentor Program Providing that persistent, positive presence #EARNIT THE BACKGROUND In 2016, The Five Star Heart Collegiate Student-Athlete Mentor Program was established to build relationships among middle school youth and those who have chosen the path of GRIT over the path of QUIT, our collegiate student-athletes. We had another tremendous year of programming in partnership with Moravian College as Moravian Football players inspired our youth to uphold the 5-Star Heart standards in the classroom, on the football field and as persons of character on a year-round basis. From our monthly mentor sessions to our social media challenge in which participants posted their academic achievements with pride to our first annual ultimate football Superbowl, we took our programming to new heights. In May of 2018, thirty-three student-athletes were eligible to attend Clemson's camp as they upheld our standards from both an academic and character standpoint. They experienced Clemson football and Its culture based upon character and respect. The three-day event was phenomenal on all accounts as Clemson's Head Football Coach Dabo Swinney along with his staff and players inspired all participants to strive for success on the field, in the classroom and beyond the game. Each morning camp session ended with over fifteen Clemson football players sharing their stories of perseverance and persistence. From the superior coaching and instruction to playing ultimate football in Clemson's stadium to the buffet style eating arrangements throughout the camp to Dabo Swinney's motivational talks, this was the ultimate 5-STAR football experience for our kids. We are headed back to Clemson for a third time in 2019. Once again, local collegiate student-athletes shall apply for this unique, rewarding opportunity to serve as role-models and mentors for our youth on a year-round basis. They shall be called upon to inspire their respective middle school mentees at Five Star Heart Project mentoring sessions and during visitations at middle schools. We are focused on fostering a positive, inclusive environment that embraces a "You Can Do It" message. We are here to make an IMPACT now. Mentor Program Overview & Objectives, Expectations, And Incentives Program Overview & Objectives Fifteen Moravian College football players have been selected to influence, inspire and energize upwards of forty-eight middle school student-athletes to approach academics, football and life with a "five star heart" never-quit mindset and work ethic. Our objective is to mold the next generation of leaders who aspire to play, work, and live with a purpose in middle school, high school and beyond. Student-athletes shall define their short-term and long-term goals as we will infuse a sense of fortitude and humbled confidence which will enable them to overcome adversity and ACHIEVE. They will be challenged to choose the path of GRIT over the path of QUIT. The year-round mentor program includes the following activities: Monthly Leadership/mentoring sessions - Our monthly mentor sessions held at Moravian College are designed to bring all walks-of-life together and drive home the lessons of football that transcend beyond the game. All participating student-athletes shall receive a copy of Jon Goron's inspirational book Training Camp and its corresponding workbook that serves as the foundation of our programming. Those who have participated in previous year's programming have the opportunity to read and reflect on another book to be chosen. Student-athletes have the opportunity to form lasting relationships with their respective mentors in small group break-out sessions and team building exercises. We host motivational speakers and careers nights in partnership with St. Luke's University Health Network and other corporations as we provide a line-of-sight to success for our student-athletes. Lastly, Five Star Heart's staff and mentors also lead group runs, speed/agility sessions and football skills sessions designed to build confidence and camaraderie among the student-athletes. Five Star Heart shall provide dinner at all sessions. Community Service Days-Of-Caring - It' is essential for us to show our student-athletes the importance of "giving back." Student-athletes are required to participate in days-of-caring activities led by Five Star Heart in partnership with the Boys & Girls Club of Bethlehem. Five Star Heart coordinates on-site visits from it's staff and mentors at participating student-athletes schools. Our focus is centered around maintaining a weekly persistent, positive presence in the lives of our middle school student-athletes. Five Star Heart has high expectations for all athletes involved. The Moravian College mentors, who all possess background clearances as required by the Pennsylvania Department Of Human Services, must maintain academic and character standards as set forth by our board of directors. Our participating middle school student-athletes shall also maintain the Five Star Heart standards of excellence to include the following. Must strive to maintain a GPA of 2.5 or higher (only those 8th grade student-athletes who possess a 2.5 GPA or higher in May of 2019 will be eligible to attend the Dabo Swinney Clemson University Football Camp). Must not be suspended from school or acquire three (3) or more detentions. Must uphold the Five Star Heart qualities of character and behavioral on and off the athletic fields/courts of competition. Must not quit or be dismissed from a Bethlehem Area School District school sports team. Must participate in Five Star Heart sponsored community service activities. Must complete all Training Book readings and corresponding Playbook assignments. Must attend scheduled monthly mentoring sessions held on Sunday evenings throughout the duration of the mentor program. Note: Any inappropriate behavior of a parent towards Five Star Heart’s Staff may result in their child’s termination. If it is agreed upon by The Five Star Heart Project’s Executive Director and Board of Directors that a participant must be terminated, the parent/legal guardian of the student-athlete will be notified of the termination by The Five Star Heart Project’s Executive Director Bobby McClarin. We incentivize our athletes to strive for success as participating STUDENT-athletes who buy-in to our message shall be afforded the following: Five Star Heart Initiation T-Shirt Earned Under Armour Athletic Apparel Free admission all Five Star Heart football clinics and programming open to the public all-access, all-inclusive bus trips to corporations, universities and collegiate football games Earned trip to the Dabo Swinney Clemson University Football Camp held in June of 2019 #ALLINTHISTOGETHER A 5-Star Heart Group 3-Cone Drill Hayes Coaching the Bag Drill Negron & Hunte in the Library Bobby McClarin's Network Look whose going to Clemson Moravian Coach Inspires Moravian Football Coach tells our group that one day they will be playing college football Five Star Heart Listening Rondell McNeil listens to the Five Star Heart message during pre-game Raise those 5's Up The group raising their 5's up with pride at the Moravian Game Temple ready to take the field The Owls were ready to play that day A Marine's Message Former Navy Linebacker and USMC Officer Daryl Hills challenges our kids to work Welcome to the AAC Title Game Five Star Heart's View Kids posing for a quick pick during warm-ups A Captain's Call Former Navy Football Captain Osei Asante speaks of the Five Star Heart At Navy its known as the Brotherhood THE FIVE STAR HEART PROJECT A FEW ARE GIFTED WITH "5-STAR RECRUIT" ATHLETICISM. WE ARE HERE TO INFLUENCE AND ENERGIZE "5-STAR HEART" STUDENT-ATHLETES WHO ARE WILLING TO LISTEN, LEARN, AND WORK WITH AN UNRELENTING DESIRE TO SUCCEED IN THE CLASSROOM, ON THE ATHLETIC FIELDS, AND IN LIFE AS PRODUCTIVE, SELFLESS PERSONS OF CHARACTER. SPONSORS/CORPORATE PARTNER CHRISTMAS CITY CLASSIC © 2016-2019 THE FIVE STAR HEART PROJECT CORPORATION ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THE FIVE STAR HEART PROJECT IS A 501(C)3 NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION. IIRS DETERMINATION LETTER FIVE STAR HEART TEAM MEMBER SPONSORS/CORPORATE PARTNERS BOBBY.MCCLARIN@THEFIVESTARHEARTPROJECT.ORG	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3174
__label__cc	0.717662	0.282338	Timeline: Three dead in northern B.C. and two on the run Two teens from Port Alberni are now wanted Canada-wide in connection to the three deaths Police have connected more dots in the investigations of a double homicide and suspicious death that happened last week in northern B.C. As of Tuesday, all three deaths remained unsolved, but police announced that two Port Alberni teenagers originally suspected to be missing were now wanted in connection to the killings of Lucas Fowler and Chynna Deese near Liard Hot Springs, as well as the unidentified man found 500 kilometres away near Dease Lake. Fowler and Deese were found dead on the Alaskan Highway, about 2o kilometres south of Liard Hot Springs in northern B.C. on the morning of July 15. On July 19, a burned out truck and camper belong to McLeod and Schmegelsky were discovered 50 kilometres south of Dease Lake. A man’s unidentified body was found in a highway pullout two kilometres away. WATCH: Missing Alberni teens now suspects in three northern B.C. killings There are still many questions unanswered, however, including the exact timeline of Fowler and Deese’s deaths. Police have also remained tight lipped on how the third killing is related to the first investigation. Here is what we know so far: NDP MPs hold plastic pollution roundtable in Cranbrook Life in prison for killer of young Victoria couple murdered in 1987	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3177
__label__wiki	0.595434	0.595434	Read: Taoiseach Enda Kenny's 100 days speech The Taoiseach has promised no rise in income tax, and to attempt to free Ireland from the constraints of the EU/IMF bailout. By Emer McLysaght Thursday 16 Jun 2011, 5:15 PM Jun 16th 2011, 5:15 PM 369 Views 10 Comments http://jrnl.ie/157457 Share Tweet5 Email1 Image: [File Photo] Photocall Ireland FOR THE DAY that’s in it, Taoiseach Enda Kenny finished with a James Joyce quote. Read his entire speech as the government marks 100 days in office… 100 days ago, the partnership government between Fine Gael and the Labour Party entered government with a strong mandate from the Irish people to deliver our plan to get our country working again. I, when elected Taoiseach, entered into a covenant with the Irish people. To tell them the truth, no matter how painful or difficult, that truth might be. The truth of the first 100 days is as follows. As we start to re-claim our financial independence, and restore morale and confidence across our country, we have made a decisive step on the road to recovery. We have acted swiftly and decisively to address the crises in banking, jobs and the public finances. Our immediate challenge was the quagmire of Irish banking. Within the first three weeks, we announced a comprehensive restructuring & recapitalisation-plan for the domestic banks, credible to depositors and markets alike. Consequently, deposit outflows have stabilised. Downsizing of banks’ overseas assets, to allow for more domestic lending, continues apace. Emergency-funding from the Central Bank is being reduced. Banking boards, management & culture are being addressed. Bondholders, particularly in the ‘hopeless-case’ banks, are sharing the rescue costs. This Autumn, we’ll launch of a loan-guarantee scheme for the SMEs. And additional measures to help families drowning in mortgage debt. Jobs have been at the heart of our first 100 days. Ten weeks into office, we announced a Jobs Initiative and Internship Programme, whose effects will be seen shortly. Today, I’m inviting more Irish employers to join this national campaign. In July, we’ll cut the Jobs’ Tax on low-paid staff by half; cut VAT on tourism-related services by a third. It is not all. But it is a start. A start was always going to be a complicated proposition. On the bail-out, we’ve started to fulfil our promise to improve the term, with clear results. Managing to renegotiate the EU/IMF Programme in favour of our Jobs Initiative; preventing the firesale of bank assets; securing the restoration of the minimum wage. Now we must rebuild credibility by implementing the agreed bail-out terms. That’s how we’ve already secured near-universal support for an interest-rate reduction, including from the IMF, the Commission, ECB and most EU countries. Our message is clear. Ireland is making huge sacrifices to help solve the euro-zone crisis. If we can grow out of this crisis, we can pay our way. But this is a financial crisis. It’s not a socio-political experiment to see how far the Irish people can be pushed, how much they can take. Consequently, European leaders must lead. Must put aside their domestic political agendas, and at this crucial juncture, support countries, who are working towards recovery. We must remove Ireland from the constraints of the EU/IMF deal as soon as possible. Borrowing one euro in every four spent is not sustainable. Come Autumn, we’ll complete a Comprehensive Review of Expenditure, for the next three years. We must do more with less. And prepare. Prepare to pay ourselves less; for radical reforms in every sector; for yet more difficult decisions. However, we cannot cut our way out of trouble. If growth and investment are critical, making Ireland the best small country in the world in which to work and do business by 2016 is essential. That means re-committing to NO tax increases on work and investment. The 12.5% corporation-tax rate remains non-negotiable. While our exports are good, we can and must do better. Today, the world celebrates what I call Ireland’s abiding wealth. Wealth that can never be stored in banks, or measured by markets or traded on the stock exchange. Because today is Bloomsday…Joyce wrote that “nations have their ego, just like individuals”. In Ireland, we have more. We have pride. Pride in what we know we can achieve, when we work together, for the good of our nation. We have realism too. There are no quick fixes. No cheap bailouts. No easy road ahead. We‘re working in extraordinary times, in straitjacket conditions, but we have a plan. I ask people to work with us in delivering it. <iframe width="600" height="460" frameborder="0" style="border:0px;" src="https://www.thejournal.ie/https://www.thejournal.ie/read-taoiseach-enda-kennys-100-days-speech-157457-Jun2011/?embedpost=157457&width=600&height=460" ></iframe> Email “Read: Taoiseach Enda Kenny's 100 days speech”. Feedback on “Read: Taoiseach Enda Kenny's 100 days speech”. Read: Taoiseach Enda Kenny's 100 days speech Comments	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3180
__label__wiki	0.90064	0.90064	Elana Rubin Explains What "Pansexual" Means How much do you really know about the history of the word "pansexual"? Find out on this episode of InQueery. InQueery is the series that takes a deeper look at the meaning, context, and history of LGBTQ+ vocabulary and culture. Powered by Google. Starring: Elana Rubin From its origins in the early 20th century psychoanalysis to its burgeoning use among celebrities today, the word pansexual has come a long way to get to this pop culture moment. And we love how it challenges us to think about gender, sexuality, attraction, and desire. So, how much do we really know about the word pansexual? [smooth jazz music] According to the Oxford English Dictionary, pansexual first appeared in 1914 as the word pansexualism in the Journal of Abnormal Sexuality. A doctor named J. Victor Haberman criticized Sigmund Freud's method of psychnoanalysis, and unpacked one part of his theory, which was that, The pan-sexualism of mental life which makes every trend revert finally to the sexual. In other words, Freud theorized that sex was the motivator of all things, hence pansexualism. The word pansexual itself was derived from the Greek prefix pan, which means all, and, of course, sexual. At the time, it was a psychoanalytic term used far differently from how we use it today. Though pansexual may not have been used to describe sexual orientation at this time, there were reports of people in the 1920s and 1930s who loved across labels and boundaries in Harlem and Chicago's South Side. In fact, it wasn't until the 1940s that the pioneering sex research Alfred Kinsey laid out how sexuality operated on a continuum, with his scale that measured the degrees of heterosexuality and homosexuality. His work helped pave the way for labels that describe sexual orientation and the possibility for labels beyond heterosexual and homosexual. Still, anything outside of being straight was thought of as a mental disorder, and even pansexual in its psychoanalytic use was condemned. In a 1952 speech, Pope Pious said that the quote pansexual method of psychoanalytic therapy went against Christian values. The 1970s saw the first inklings of panesexual being used in roughly the same way it is today to describe desire and identity. A 1974 New York Times article about the sexual revolution proclaimed, I see that a lot of people are going bisexual this year. This seems to be different from going homosexual, which was last year. And then declared, I know what comes next season. It's pansexuality. The paper of record used the word again a year later to describe androgynous British Rocker, Brian Eno, who was in the band Roxy Music. The New York Times might have been on to something, because in the 1980s, pansexual as a sexual orientation continued to proliferate, but the word also acquired a slightly different meaning, like at pansexual play parties in San Francisco, where the term expressed that a person may be interested in a wide array of sexual experiences. It was a way of saying, I'm down with lots of different kinds of sex. Now, according to some researchers, it's also possible that the word became popular thanks to BDSM, bondage and discipline, dominance and submission, sadism and masochism, and kink communities. After World War II, BDSM groups formed in big cities as queer people returned from service, and the term has since been used in these communities to connect different sexual orientations. The 1990s ushered a time for sexually fluid and non-monosexual people, those who are attracted to more than one gender, to contemplate their labels. The current meaning of pansexual grew out of this spirit of activism and the desire to reclaim identity in one's own terms, as greater awareness of trans, binary, and genderqueer identities spread. It evolved to mean a person is attracted to people of all genders for reasons independent of their gender, or as a way of saying, I'm attracted to people of all genders for reasons about their genders. Early social media communities on the Internet made the way for the pan community to grow. In 2001, the LiveJournal community I Am Pansexual proclaimed in its first post, We are here to help support pansexuals, discuss pansexual issues, and bring pansexuals closer together. From there, it blossomed, with an uptick in searches for the term starting in 2004, peaking in 2012, and getting even higher in 2018. But we'll get to that. In 2010, the pansexual pride flag emerged on the web, with a pink stripe, blue stripe, and a yellow strip in the middle, to symbolize trans, intersex, agender, bigender, third gender, nonbinary, fluid, and all other gender identities. In the past few years, the word pansexual has really come into its own, with celebrities mainstreaming the word in the media. Miley Cyrus told LUK in 2015 that she was pansexual. But I'm not in a relationship. I'm 22, I'm going on dates, but I change my style every two weeks, let alone who I'm with. In 2018, pansexual became one of the most widely searched terms in the Merriam-Webster dictionary after Janelle Monae told Rolling Stone that she read about pansexuality and was like, 'Oh, these are things that I identify with, too.' Nowadays, December 8th marks Pansexual Pride Day and Pansexual and Panromantic Awareness and Visibility is May 24th, and it's a whole new frontier for this inclusive and expansive term as it's clearly no longer a flash in the pan. [smooth jazz]	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3182
__label__cc	0.712265	0.287735	USDA files against National Produce Sales in $820K PACA case Chris Koger ( File photo ) The U.S. Department of Agriculture, through the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, has filed a complaint against National Produce Sales for more than $820,000 in unpaid produce shipments. National Produce Sales Inc., Chicago, allegedly failed to pay seven produce companies a total of $820,456 from January 2016 to February 2018, according to a USDA news release. National Produce Sales can request a hearing. If the USDA finds the company and its principals violated the PACA, the USDA can bar it for three years from the business; two with an approved surety bond. Likewise, those who are “responsibly connected” to the company can be barred from being employed by or affiliated with a PACA licensee for two years, or one year with an approved surety bond, according to the release. Produce Delights satisfies PACA order Florida, South Carolina businesses restricted for PACA violations USDA finds Nicholas Allen to be connected in PACA case Packer 25 — Lauren Scott Sobeys recalls Sweet Kale salad blend	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3188
__label__cc	0.698793	0.301207	« Kentridge's Wozzeck \| Main The Bristlecones Speak. The New Yorker, Jan. 20, 2020. When I spent time in Death Valley in 2016, I became mesmerized by the sight of Great Basin bristlecone pines clinging to the slopes of Telescope Peak, the highest mountain in the area. I soon made my way to the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, in the White Mountains, northwest of Death Valley. I made several visits there in recent months, talking to scientists about these extraordinary trees, the world's oldest. The piece above is the result. I obviously owe a huge debt of gratitude to Andy Bunn, Matt Salzer, Brian Smithers, Connie Millar, and Tim Forsell, who served as my guides. (A connection to my day job: Andy's parents, Frank and Betsy Bunn, are longtime supporters of Emmanuel Music.) I enjoyed the hospitality of the volunteer crew of GLORIA Great Basin, an organization worthy of support. I also received excellent counsel from Jared Farmer, who is writing an eagerly anticipated book about the bristlecones and the mystique of ancient trees. Above all, I thank The New Yorker for letting me go on such strange jaunts. The Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest is closed for the winter and won't reopen until some time in May, when the roads are cleared of snow. If you go, I recommend setting aside a full day: the walk through the Schulman Grove, the main visitor area, takes about three hours, and the drive up to the Patriarch Grove, another site of spectacular old bristlecones, takes about an hour. If you are not of the camping persuasion, there are decent places to stay in Big Pine and Bishop. Matt, Andy, and I recommend the somewhat paralyzing burgers at Aaron Schat's. The Eastern California Museum in Independence is very much worth a visit, as is the former internment camp at Manzanar, the darkest of American national parks. Anyone passing through Tucson should take a look at the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research, which has exhibits in its lobby, including A. E. Douglass's pioneering tree-ring chronology. Someday I hope to visit the Great Basin National Park in Nevada, where remains of the Prometheus tree can still be seen on Wheeler Peak. I also hope one day to catch a glimpse of Campito, the ghost horse of the White Mountains. If you follow that last link, you'll find many more mountain and desert stories by Tim Forsell. A reading list: Michael Cohen, A Garden of Bristlecones; Ronald Lanner, The Bristlecone Book; Donald J. McGraw, Edmund Schulman and the "Living Ruins"; Jared Farmer, Trees in Paradise; Darwin Lambert, Great Basin Drama; Peter Wohlleben, The Hidden Life of Trees; George Ernest Webb, Tree Rings and Telescopes: The Scientific Career of A.E. Douglass; Colin Renfew, Before Civilization: The Radiocarbon Revolution and Prehistoric Europe; David Muench, Timberline Ancients; Rachel Sussman, The Oldest Living Things in the World; Ashee Noren, Ranger Al Noren; scholarly articles by Edmund Schulman, Wes Ferguson, Bryant Bannister, Val LaMarche, Malcolm Hughes, Charlotte Pearson, Matt Salzer, Brian Smithers, Connie Millar, and Barbara Bentz, among others.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3191
__label__wiki	0.79972	0.79972	Black News, Opinions, Politics and Culture. LatestThe Root 100VideoVery Smart BrothasThe Glow UpThe GrapevinePoliticsCulture Sybrina Fulton, Mother of Trayvon Martin, Is Running for Miami-Dade County Commission [Corrected] Save Up to 32% on VitaCup Infused Coffee and Tea Pods Aliya Semper Ewing Filed to:Trayvon martin Photo: Paras Griffin/Getty Images for Essence Sybrina Fulton, the mother of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teen who was gunned down by racist coward George Zimmerman in Florida in 2012, is running for office in Miami-Dade County. Fulton confirmed Saturday in a statement that she’ll be putting her name in for a chance at a spot on the County Commission. “Since 2012, I have advocated tirelessly to empower our communities and make them safer,” she said, the Miami Herald reports. “But the work is not done. I am proud to announce that I will run to represent District 1 on the county commission. “Our county must continue moving forward so our families are safe from violence, can afford to live in Miami-Dade and have access to good paying jobs,” she continued. “I am ready to take on these issues and many others in county government.” Fulton will be running against Miami Gardens Mayor Oliver Gilbert for the seat, which Commissioner Barbara Jordan is vacating in 2020. Mother of Trayvon Martin Receives Honorary Doctorate from Benedict College Since the tragic death of her son Trayvon Martin in 2012, Sybrina Fulton has evolved into an… Fulton came into national prominence shortly after the death of her son in February 2012 and quickly became a fierce voice against racism and Florida’s Stand Your Ground law that allowed the man who many believe murdered her son to walk away free. Her 17-year-old’s death sparked the Black Lives Matter movement and furthered the ongoing national discussion on structural racism, inherent biases, and violence towards black people. She has since appeared on numerous network TV shows speaking out for civil rights, campaigned for Hillary Clinton in 2016, co-written a book and helped form the Trayvon Martin Foundation. The Foundation has launched initiatives to “empower families and communities through violence prevention, mental health access and awareness and educating the community’s children,” the foundation says and is a standing testament to her son’s legacy. You can watch an excerpt of one of Ms. Fulton’s moving speeches below: Correction: Sept. 16, 2019, 9:17 p.m. ET: This story has been edited to reflect that Sybrina Fulton is running against Miami Gardens Mayor Oliver Gilbert. More from The Root United by Death, Mothers of the Movement Breathes New Life Into Political Agendas Judge of Characters: Stand Your Ground Only Works for White People Puma and the Trayvon Martin Foundation Join Forces to Fight Gun Violence with the Release of New Sneaker	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3192
__label__wiki	0.76026	0.76026	Cyclists raise concerns about Milwaukee streetcar By: AP MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee residents are raising safety concerns about the city's new streetcar which will begin operations in November. Several cyclists have filed injury claims with the city of Milwaukee after their tires became wedged in the streetcar's tracks, WUWM-FM reported . Residents wonder how motor vehicles, bicyclists and pedestrians will coexist once the streetcar begins running. Five streetcars will run along the 2-mile street that connects downtown to the lower east side. McKayla Campbell, who lives near the route, said she's concerned that more accidents will happen along the route. "I do have a safety concern with bikes because I know there is already a bike problem in Milwaukee with people getting hit, and I think the trolley will add an extra distraction for drivers," Campbell said. Mayor Tom Barrett said it will take time for people to adjust. He said bicyclists should cross the tracks at a 90-degree angle. Officials are working to inform people of what to do when traveling in the streetcar's vicinity, said City Engineer Jeff Polenske. Officials are creating signs, have safety tips listed on the streetcar's website and will use social media to spread information. "The rules of the road are essentially the same. There are some unique scenarios that not only the streetcar will be encountering to operate within the downtown but also motorists," Polenske said. "There are some locations where there are exclusive lanes to the streetcar. In those locations, motorists will see some unique signage that will indicate to not follow the streetcar into those lanes."	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3195
__label__cc	0.642685	0.357315	(-) JU13 Going to Bat for Girls School athletics in Nebraska is radically altered after a mother’s court fight for equal treatment for high school female athletes. Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism Identity Justice Action In the City of Brotherly Love “The Irish and the English share a long legacy of conflict.” And this conflict extended across the Atlantic Ocean to the New World as a wave of Catholic immigrants arrived in the United States in the 1820s. Religion Class Immigration Bullying & Bias Rights & Activism Home Was a Horse Stall On December 7, 1941 Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and prompted the United States to enter World War II. While many Americans were concerned about the war abroad, they were also paranoid about the “threat” of Japanese Americans at home. As a result, many Japanese Americans were forced into internment camps on American soil. Rita Moreno has the time of her life on stage and screen In this interview, Rita Moreno shares short vignettes from her journey as the first Latino to win an Oscar, Tony, Emmy and Grammy. Gwen Ifill and Rita Moreno Race & Ethnicity Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism When Loud Music Turned Deadly This op-doc about the murder of Jordan Davis is compiled from home videos, interviews with Davis’ father and footage of Michael Dunn, the man who murdered Davis. The video includes Davis’ father speaking about his young son, as well as Dunn describing the events leading up to the murder. Orlando Bagwell and Marc Silver Race & Ethnicity Religion Rights & Activism	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3197
__label__wiki	0.984449	0.984449	VIA Rail Derailment: Passengers describe chaos, terror in deadly Burlington train crash By Wendy GillisCrime Reporter Josh TapperStaff Reporter Laura StoneStaff Reporter Mon., Feb. 27, 2012timer6 min. read Inside Via train 92, it was chaos and terror — passengers had been thrown on top of each other, frantic screams for help were coming from all directions, and blood had splattered inside cars that had flipped on their sides as a Toronto-bound passenger train derailed Sunday afternoon. Related: Train derailment derails morning commute Three locomotive engineers on the Niagara to Union station route were killed and 46 people were injured when all six cars of the passenger train flew from their tracks just east of Aldershot GO Station in Burlington. PHOTOS: Train derailment leaves a path of destruction “I just looked up and I could see people flying all over the place,” said Richard Parsley, 60, who saw the engine flip shortly before his own rail car flew onto its side, breaking two of his ribs and his shoulder blade. “It’s mind-boggling.” “There was blood everywhere,” said Faisal Abid, 21, seated in the first car. The cause of the derailment is under investigation by the Transportation Safety Board, but experts said it appeared the cars came off as the train was crossing tracks; one authority confirmed there was a crew working on the tracks, which prompted the train to switch over to another set. Where the cross-over occurred is within 100 metres of where, nearly four years ago, a 19-car freight train derailed, also sending the cars toppling on their sides. Related: Online reaction to train derailment Authorities have said they are working to clear the tracks as fast as they can, but GO Transit said passengers can expect reduced service during the rush hour commute Monday. Ambulances from Burlington, Toronto and Hamilton rushed to the scene alongside three air ambulances just after the accident occurred at 3:28 p.m. As many as 60 people were trapped inside, with some remaining inside the mess of snarled metal until 8 p.m. Hamilton General Hospital initially declared a Code Orange, signifying a disaster situation. Three passengers were airlifted to hospital with severe injuries, including a broken leg and a back injury. One passenger suffered a heart attack. Some 43 others, including one crew member, were either treated on scene or taken to local hospitals for minor injuries. Abid said all around him, people were being thrown and frantically screaming that they were hurt. Laptops and bags were falling from above, hitting people in the head. Abid recalls a young girl behind him, fearfully asking her parents if she was going to be an orphan. Those sitting in the emergency exit aisles were being tossed outside the window, he said. “My legs were basically on the windows.” “Everybody was shaking and crying,” said Deanna Villella, 40, who boarded at St. Catharines. The whole ordeal lasted maybe 10 seconds, but “felt like forever.” University of Toronto student Liana Baciu, 22, was coming back from a reading week trip with her boyfriend to Niagara Falls when the car they were sitting in slammed into the side of a nearby building. “It just kept jerking and jerking,” said Baciu. “Eventually we came to a stop. Everyone was sort of piled to one side.” Some of the windows shattered. Suddenly it got really dusty inside the train. “At first I thought maybe we hit a freight train,” said Baciu. “If you looked up you could see the roof of the building we had crashed into half covering the window. “While the train was derailing I thought, ‘If I survive I hope I’m in one piece and if I don’t I hope it’s a quick death,’” said Baciu. Once the train had settled on its side, the passengers tried to extract themselves from their seats and assess who was seriously hurt. “Just a couple of seats down from us was a man whose back went through the glass,” said Baciu. “He really wasn’t able to move and he was in a lot of pain. There was a 10-year-old girl who fractured her arm. Farther down there was a lady with a dislocated shoulder.” Baciu and her boyfriend were loaded onto a Toronto EMS bus and taken to Trillium hospital. The pair was diagnosed with whiplash and sent home. “All I left the train with was the clothes I was wearing and my phone,” said Baciu. Her books, laptop and ID are still lodged inside the wreckage. Via Rail officials have told Baciu she will eventually get her luggage back, but for now, the psychology major won’t be able to do any studying.” Baciu says she feels “shaken” and “really lucky.” “I think it will be a few days until I fully understand the impact of what has happened.” Of the three dead, two were experienced locomotive engineers. The train normally operates with just two engineers, but on this trip, a trainee was on board. Their bodies were removed around 8 p.m. The names are not being released pending notification of next of kin. “We’re a small company. We’re close — we know everyone by name,” said a visibly shaken John Marginson, Chief Operating Officer with Via. “We certainly feel for the families.” Burlington Mayor Rick Goldring echoed the sentiments. “Our thoughts are very much with the families affected by this tragic accident,” he said. The train left the tracks near Plains Rd. and King Rd. When it stopped, six cars lay zigzagged off the tracks, at least three flipped onto their sides and two lodged up against a building. Two cars appeared as though they had been snapped clean apart. Inside, refuse and luggage littered the floor. Neighbours and shoppers at the nearby Burlington Ikea described hearing a crash or feeling the ground shake. Glenn Harris, who lives about 200 metres from the scene, said he heard “a very loud bang” that “rattled off the windows.” It may be some time before the cause of the derailment is known, said Chris Krepski, spokesperson with the Transportation Safety Board. Related: Train travel is still the safest Two Transportation Safety Board investigators were working at the scene Sunday night, and four more are expected to travel from Ottawa. They will use witness reports, event recorders from inside the train, and evidence from the scene — “everything” ¬— to piece together what went wrong. In the February 2008 derailment, a freight train skidded off the lines, derailing 19 cars and tankers in the exact same block as Sunday’s accident. Related: 2008 derailment Three cars smashed into a crane manufacturing company on Enfield Rd. in Burlington — not far from the building where two of the Via trains cars crashed up against Sunday. A preliminary investigation in 2008 derailment found one of the trains had a broken wheel. Rex Beatty, president of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference, the union that represents Canada’s locomotive engineers, said Sunday night it appeared as though derailment occurred while the train was crossing tracks. Trains run on various tracks, but normally they will stay on their designated tracks from beginning to end of a trip. If there’s work to be done or a blockage, trains will temporarily cross over. “That manoeuvre is very normal. It happens all the time,” he said. Beatty says he is aware that a crew was working on the tracks, which prompted the train to cross over from one track to another. David Jeanes, national president of Transport 2000 Canada, a public transit advocacy group, described the track in question as a multiple main line used every day by Via Rail, CN Rail and GO Transit.” “This track should have been well-maintained . . . This is a location where the trains can cross over from one track to another. At the point where the accident happened, there are track switches that allow trains coming out of Aldershot station to switch to different tracks as they head to Toronto.” He said there have been CN freight train derailments in both Kingston and Pickering in the past five years, where the incidents happened at track switches. Fortunately, there were no deaths. Jeanes added that when there is more complex track work, something can go wrong. “It’s just in the same way that automobile accidents are more likely to happen at intersections than straight roads,” he said. With files Jesse McLean, Alexandra Posadzki and Vanessa Lu Via Rail Derailment, Burlington	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3198
__label__wiki	0.666201	0.666201	SeeHearRead Review: Mark Thomas’s Trespass at West Yorkshire Playhouse By Malak El-Gonemy March 3, 2016 Politics. Leeds. Trespass: ‘to enter someone’s land or property without permission.’ ‘to commit an offence against (a person or a set of rules)’ There is no doubt that Mark Thomas achieves both of these feats in his most recent show Trespass, which was came to The West Yorkshire Playhouse on the 23rd February. Those who are familiar with Thomas’s previous shows might describe his work as a mixture between comedy, journalism and politics; an amalgamation of a stand-up show and a political campaign. This balance is difficult to achieve, and Trespass often hangs precariously somewhere in the middle. Thomas begins the show by discussing the notion of belonging and ownership, questioning the role of ‘the other’ in every day society and touching upon pertinent ideas about identity and the (literal and metaphorical) boundaries that are enforced upon us by the socio-political context we exist in. It’s an important issue, and I’m excited to see how he’ll expand on it. He spends the first half of the show asking members of the audience to shout out numbers between one and a hundred, subsequently identifying examples from his book, 100 Acts of Minor Dissent, which outline his own commitment to breaking these boundaries. It’s a semi-interactive process, often interjected with slightly jarring comments at individual members of the audience; one woman was singled out and told to switch her phone off. Whilst there’s nothing wrong with him doing this (and of course it is entirely dependent on each individual show) the result is that you as an audience member are made to feel self-conscious and slightly on edge. I can understand why he adopts this unapologetic stance, perhaps rooted in his overarching desire to break down societal boundaries that are manifested between audience and performer – which I admire – but I found it slightly counter-productive in that it actually served to facilitate an atmosphere of self-consciousness as opposed to inclusiveness. Having said this, as the show went on the atmosphere definitely changed. The second act is dedicated to Thomas discussing his experiences of actively fighting against the privatisation of public spaces for and with the community. His energy and vigour is catching, something which he demonstrates when showing us photos of the vast number of people who have been inspired to join in with his acts of trespass. He extends this invitation to the audience, and judging by the whoops and hollers he receives – many people will be taking him up on the offer! One of the reasons I think this half resonates more than the first is the fact that Thomas somewhat abandons his desire to be humorous; whilst audience interaction does often elicit laughter, often of the nervous kind, it is when he begins relaying experiences that are more empowering than funny that I think his performance is at its best and most honest. Sometimes his demeanour and abrasive language is reflective of someone trying desperately to convince others of his viewpoint, which is understandable given the nature of what he is talking about, but it doesn’t seem like any convincing is necessary for the kind of audience that are gathered. Similarly, there are times where he seems to get a little ahead of himself, caught up in the passion and the clear belief he has in what he is saying, that the audience are lost along the way as he struggles to stay on one trail of thought. It is clear he has a lot to say, which is always better than not having enough, but perhaps the material could do with a little refinement. What cannot be denied is that Thomas never once loses his drive and his conviction, leaving the theatre rife with talk of change and hope for the future, regardless of the individual beliefs within the audience. It is refreshing to see one man on stage, doing little more than talking, yet managing to capture the attention of hundreds via his constant endeavours to push and break the boundaries that urgently need pushing and breaking. Mark Thomas is taking this vigorous, unapologetic show across the country and you can check out the tour dates and get further information here. Filed under: Politics, Theatre & Dance Tagged with: comedy, dissent, Mark Thomas, one man show, politics, stand-up, theatre, Trespass, West Yorkshire Playhouse Phil Jupitus: Juplicity tour By Sophie Joelle Comedy. Leeds. Preview: Love On The Dole By Mattie Roberts Politics. Manchester. Nativity! The Musical at Leeds Grand Theatre Theatre & Dance. Leeds. [statictweets skin="default" resource="usertimeline" user="TSOTArts" list="" query="" count="2" retweets="on" replies="" show="time"/] More of this sort of thing! © 2020 The State Of The Arts	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3199
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The Miami Heat play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference with four other teams: the Orlando Magic, the Washington Wizards, the Charlotte Hornets and the Atlanta Hawks. Heat tickets will surely be hard to come by during the 2014-2015 NBA schedule. Miami Heat 2014-2015 Outlook LeBron James isn’t on the team anymore, which delivers a decent-sized blow to Miami’s title hopes in 2014-15. After featuring as heavy favorites this time a year ago, the Heat are now relative long shots. Filling in for the King, Miami has veterans Luol Deng, Danny Granger and Josh McRoberts—three offseason additions president Pat Riley would have preferred as James’ sidekicks, not replacements. Chris Bosh will be a featured part of the offense now, and he’ll do his best to reprise the role of 20-10 dynamo he played with the Toronto Raptors. And Dwyane Wade will step back into the spotlight, hoping his body holds up under the stress of increased responsibility. It feels like, on paper, the Heat have enough talent to stick around as a playoff team. But if Wade misses another 28 games nursing his knees, those postseason dreams could vanish. The Miami Heat play their home games at the American Airlines Arena. American Airlines Arena opened in 1999 for the Miami Heat. American Airlines Arena is located right along Biscayne Bay and was designed as a replacement for the Miami Arena, an older structure. American Airlines Arena holds a seating capacity of 19,600 devoted die-hard Miami Heat fans. American Airlines Arena has also played host to numerous memorable and historic concerts and special events during its 9-year history, including the 2006 NBA Finals, the 2004 and 2005 MTV Music Awards and the World Wrestling Entertainment RAW event on January 1, 2006. 601 Biscayne Boulevard www.nba.com/heat www.aaarena.com The Miami Heat joined the ranks of the NBA in 1988 as an expansion team as part of a 4-team, 2-tier expansion. Along with the Miami Heat, the Charlotte Hornets joined the NBA for the 1988-1989 season, while the Orlando Magic and the Minnesota Timberwolves joined the NBA for the 1989-1990 season. The Miami Heat struggled a lot during their early years. In their first season, the Miami Heat played in the Midwest Division of the Western Conference where their closest division rival was over 900 miles away in Houston. The Miami Heat lost their first 17 games, an NBA record, and won only 15 games all season long. A move to the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference the following season did not help too much as the Miami Heat won only 18 games all season long. During the team’s 1st seven years in the NBA, the Miami Heat recorded a winning record only once, and the team advanced to the NBA playoffs twice, both times exiting in the first round of the playoffs. Following the 1994-1995 regular season, amid early discussion of relocation plans to move the team to Las Vegas, Memphis, St. Louis or San Diego, the Miami Heat hired Pat Riley as its General Manager and Head Coach to resurrect the lowly franchise. Riley made drastic off-season moves to acquire Alonzo Mourning, Tim Hardaway, Chris Gatling and Walt Williams via trade and free agency. The moves generated immediate results as the Miami Heat won 42 games en route to 6 straight winning records and 6 straight playoff appearances from 1995 through 2001. Following the 1995-1996 season, Pat Riley added a few more pieces to the puzzle: Dan Majerle, P.J. Brown, Jamal Mashburn and Voshon Lenard. The Miami Heat won 61 games and recorded their first ever Atlantic Division title. In the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Miami Heat defeated Riley’s former team, the New York Knicks, in a heated series that saw the Miami Heat come back from a 3-1 series deficit. The Miami Heat lost to the Chicago Bulls in the Eastern Conference semifinals, however, denying the Miami Heat the chance at reaching the franchise’s 1st ever NBA Finals. The following season, the Miami Heat won its 2nd straight Atlantic Division title, but the Miami Heat would lose to the New York Knicks in a 1st round playoff upset. The New York Knicks also eliminated the Miami Heat from the NBA playoffs the following season, despite the Miami Heat having the #1 seed in the Eastern Conference after a 33-17 record during the lockout-shortened season. The Miami Heat moved into the American Airlines Arena for the 1999-2000 NBA regular season. The Miami Heat finished with 52 victories and the team swept the Detroit Pistons 3-0 in the 1st round of the playoffs. But once again, the Miami Heat could not survive a series against the hated New York Knicks, losing by just one point in the decisive 7th game of the Eastern Conference semifinals. Alonzo Mourning would miss the 2000-2001 regular season with a rare kidney disorder, but the Miami Heat would still win 50 games and qualify for post-season play behind the surprise all-star caliber performance from forward Anthony Mason. The inspired play would end quickly though, with a 3-0 sweep at the hands of the then-Charlotte Hornets in the 1st round of the playoffs. The Miami Heat endured 2 awful years in 2001-2002 and 2002-2003 – the 1st time in Pat Riley’s career that his team did not advance to the playoffs. During the summer leading up to the 2003-2004 season, Pat Riley selected guard Dwayne Wade with the 5th overall pick in the draft and signed Lamar Odom, Rafar Alston and Udonis Haslem through free agency. These 3 players, along with the nucleus of Brian Grant, Eddie Jones, Caron Butler, Rasual Butler and Malik Allen, formed a team unit that would turn the Miami Heat back into playoff contenders. Right before the start of the season, Pat Riley also stepped down as head coach to focus more on his role as team president, and he appointed Stan Van Gundy, his long-time assistant, as the head coach. The team finished with a 42-40 record and they defeated the New Orleans Hornets 4-3 in the 1st round of the playoffs before losing in the Eastern Conference semifinals to the Indiana Pacers. The Miami Heat were once again busy in the summer leading up to the 2004-2005 season, acquiring Shaquille O’Neal from the Los Angeles Lakers for Lamar Odom, Caron Butler and Brian Grant. The Miami Heat won 59 games that season behind the dynamic duo of Dwayne Wade and Shaquille O’Neal. The Miami Heat were seeded #1 in the Eastern Conference playoffs and won 8 consecutive games against the New Jersey Nets and Washington Wizards before facing the Detroit Pistons. The Miami Heat held a 3-2 lead after 5 games, but a rib injury to Dwayne Wade in the Game 5 victory, cost the Miami Heat the war, as the Detroit Pistons rallied to win the last 2 games of the series to eliminate the Miami Heat from playoff contention. The Miami Heat would achieve redemption the following year after another busy off-season in which the team would acquire veterans Antoine Walker, Jason Williams, Gary Payton and James Posey. Stan Van Gundy would step down as head coach during the middle of season for personal reasons, and Pat Riley resumed his head coaching duties in mid-December and led the Miami Heat to a 52-30 record. This time, the Miami Heat would defeat the Detroit Pistons in the Eastern Conference Finals to advance to the franchise’s 1st NBA Championship series. And after losing the 1st 2 games on the road to the Dallas Mavericks, the Miami Heat ran off 4 straight wins to capture the franchise’s 1st NBA Championship. Dwayne Wade was named the NBA Finals MVP for his constant heroics, head coach Pat Riley won his 5th NBA Championship as a head coach, Shaquille O’Neal won his 4th NBA Championship, and veterans Alonzo Mourning, Gary Payton and Antoine Walker each won their 1st NBA Championship. A 2nd consecutive NBA Championship would not occur the following year. Although the Miami Heat finished with 44 wins and a #5 seed in the playoffs, the youthful Chicago Bulls were too much for the older, slower Miami Heat and the Chicago Bulls recorded a 4-0 series sweep in the 1st round of the playoffs. Although the Miami Heat have not yet retired any players’ numbers during its 20-year existence, several talented players have hit the hardwood for the Miami Heat franchise, including centers Shaquille O’Neal and Alonzo Mourning, and guards Dwayne Wade and Gary Payton, and forward Antoine Walker. 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__label__wiki	0.774448	0.774448	Find Trails > Illinois > Bloomingdale > Bloomingdale Running Trails Bloomingdale, IL Running Trails and Maps Looking for the best Running trails around Bloomingdale? Find the top rated running trails in Bloomingdale, whether you're looking for an easy short running trail or a long running trail, you'll find what you're looking for. Click on a running trail below to find trail descriptions, trail maps, photos, and reviews. Baumann Park Recreation Path Blackberry Trail Bloomingdale Trail (The 606) Buffalo Creek Trail Bull Valley Road Shared-Use Path Burnham Greenway Busse Woods Trail Cal-Sag Trail Centennial Trail (IL) Chain O' Lakes Bike Path Chesapeake and Ohio Greenway Chicago Lakefront Trail ComEd Greenway Commonwealth Edison Bikeway Danada and Herrick Lake Regional Trail DeKalb Nature Trail DeKalb-Sycamore Trail Deer Grove Trail Des Plaines River Trail Asphalt, Crushed Stone, Dirt, Gravel DuPage River Trail Duck Lake Nature Area Trail State: WI East Northbrook Trail Erie Lackawanna Trail Fermilab Trail Fort Beggs Bike Trail (North) Fort Beggs Bike Trail (South) Fox River Trail (IL) Grant Woods Bike Path Great Divide Bike Trail Great Western Trail (DuPage County) Great Western Trail (IL) Green Bay Trail Grove Road Trail H.U.M. Trail Hebron Trail Crushed Stone, Gravel Hickory Creek Bikeway Illinois & Michigan Canal State Trail Asphalt, Crushed Stone, Grass, Gravel Illinois Prairie Path John Husar I&M Canal Trail Joliet Junction Trail KR Trail Kankakee River Trail Kenosha County Bike Trail Kenosha Pike Bike Trail Kishwaukee River Recreation Path Kishwaukee Riverfront Path Kishwaukee-Kiwanis Trail Kuhn Road Trail Lake Geneva Bike Path Lake George Trail Lake Renwick Bikeway Lily Cache Greenway Lincolnwood Valley Line Trail Little Calumet River Levee Trail Long Prairie Trail Major Taylor Trail Marquette Trail Middlefork Savanna Trail Monon Trail (Lake County) Moraine Hills State Park Trail North Branch Riverwalk North Branch Trail North Shore Bike Path North Shore Channel Trail Asphalt, Concrete, Dirt Northerly Island Trail Oak Savannah Trail Old Plank Road Trail Orland Park Bikeway Oswego Prairie Trail Palatine Trail Palos Heights Bike Trail Paul Douglas and Crabtree Preserve Trail System Pennsy Greenway State: IL, IN Perryville Path Phyllis Harmon Path Poplar Creek Trail Prairie Crossing Bike Path Prairie Point Trail Prairie Trail (IL) Preservation Path Prospect Heights Bike Path Randall Road Bike Trail Ridgefield Trace River Bend Trail (Silver Glen Trail) Robert McClory Bike Path Rock Run Greenway Trail Route 30 Bikeway Salt Creek Trail (IL) Asphalt, Cinder, Woodchips Skokie Valley Trail (Cook County) Skokie Valley Trail (Lake County) Southern Dupage County Regional Trail Stearns Road Bike Path Stone Mill Trail Struckman Boulevard Bike Path Swanson Park Recreation Path Tall Grass Greenway Trail Techny Trail Thorn Creek Trail Timber Ridge Trail Tinley Creek Trail (North) Tinley Creek Trail (South) Turkey Creek Trail Union Pacific Recreation Path Valley Line Trail Veterans Memorial Trail Virgil L. Gilman Trail Crushed Stone, Grass Waubonsie Trail Wauponsee Glacial Trail White River State Trail Concrete, Crushed Stone, Gravel Baumann Park is adjacent to the Kishwaukee River in Cherry Valley, a community on the outskirts of Rockford in northern Illinois. A paved pathway runs through the park and loops around Baumann Park... IL 1.25 mi Asphalt Blackberry Trail follows a stretch of Blackberry Creek in Montgomery, Illinois. The trail is accessible from the forest preserve entrance at Caliendo Circle. Heading north, the trail reaches Mayfield... IL 1.5 mi Asphalt The Bloomingdale Trail, part of “The 606” park system, is a 3-mile, elevated rail-trail on Chicago’s northwest side. Built on a former rail line, the trail sits 17 feet above four of the city’s... IL 2.7 mi Asphalt, Concrete The Buffalo Creek Trail makes a loop around the scenic Buffalo Creek Forest Preserve in Long Grove. The crushed-gravel trail provides access to facilities throughout the park. Along the way, you’ll... IL 3.2 mi Crushed Stone The Bull Valley Road Shared-Use Path travels along the south side of Bull Valley Road in the city of McHenry, Illinois. The paved path is suitable for non-motorized uses including walking, jogging,... The Burnham Greenway is composed of two distinct portions that both run along a former railroad corridor between Chicago and Lansing, Illinois. There are plans to extend and connect these short... The Busse Woods Trail system is located within Ned Brown Forest Preserve, a 3,700-acre property in the northwestern suburbs of Chicago. There are 11.2 miles of paved trails for cyclists, equestrians... IL 11.2 mi Asphalt The Cal-Sag Trail (or, Calumet-Sag Trail) is currently under active construction. As of early 2018, it has a competed section of about 13 miles, stretching from near its western terminus at the John... Illinois’ Centennial Trail runs through parts of three suburban counties from Willow Springs Road to Romeo Road/135th Street southwest of Chicago. The trail occupies a thin strip of land between the... IL 13 mi Asphalt The Chain O' Lakes Bike Path is a paved trail that runs between E. Grand Avenue in Fox Lake and Grant Woods Forest Preserve to the east. The trail parallels the railroad track and Rollins Road/CR 31,... The Chesapeake and Ohio Greenway (also referred to as the C&O Trail) offers a short, paved route through Merrillville, a town just a few miles south of Gary and the southern tip of Lake Michigan. The... The Chicago Lakefront Trail is aptly named; it spans 19 miles along the shore of Lake Michigan, going right through downtown Chicago and passing many cultural and tourist attractions throughout the... IL 19 mi Asphalt, Concrete The ComEd Greenway is an asphalt multiuse pathway running north-south through the village of Bollingbrook. The trail's name is an abbreviation of Commonwealth Edison, the name of the electric utility... IL 2 mi Asphalt The Commonwealth Edison Bikeway is a short paved trail that occupies an overhead electric utility corridor owned by Commonwealth Edison, the local utility company—hence the trail's name. While lacking... This regional trail connects two of DuPage County's forest preserves—Herrick Lake and Danada—on a crushed stone pathway nearly 6 miles long. Together, the preserves cover more than 1,600 acres of... The DeKalb Nature Trail provides a pleasant, tree-lined route in northern DeKalb. Near its western trailhead, it crosses the Kishwaukee River and passes through the Nehring Forest Preserve. Further... The DeKalb-Sycamore Trail—also known as the Peace Road Trail—parallels the eastern side of Peace Road from DeKalb to Sycamore in northern Illinois. Along the way, you'll pass a mixture of residential... The Deer Grove Trail is one of several great Chicagoland trails located in properties of the Forest Preserve of Cook County. Deer Grove is the oldest of all the Cook County preserves. It's comprised... The Des Plaines River Trail runs alongside the Des Plaines River for just over 56 miles, protecting watershed habitat and forestland through much of Lake and Cook Counties. The trail is a natural... IL 56.2 mi Asphalt, Crushed Stone, Dirt, Gravel The DuPage River Trail spans over 30 miles across two counties: DuPage and Will. It's currently open in several disconnected segments mainly in parks and forest preserves beginning in Warrenville and... The Duck Lake Nature Area Trail follows the southern side of Lake Como between Lake Geneva and Como, Wisconsin, not far from the Illinois state line. The trail is more rustic than most rail-trails and... WI 2 mi Dirt The East Northbrook Trail is a 1-mile route through a wooded corridor adjacent to an out-of-service rail corridor in the Village of Northbrook. The trail provides access to residential neighborhoods,... El Paseo runs through the vibrant Chicago neighborhood of Pilsen, once home to a large Czech population but now the center of the Lower West Side’s Latino community. The neighborhood is filled with... The Erie Lackawanna Trail connects Crown Point and Hammond, two former rail junctions whose early fortunes were tied to the tracks carrying people and goods to and from Chicago. Despite traveling... The Fermilab Trail garners its name by running though the campus of the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab), the former home of the Tevatron particle accelerator. The 3.9-mile particle... The Fort Beggs Bike Trail (North) is a nearly mile-and-a-half long trail in Plainfield, Illinois. The trail shares the electric utility right-of-way, stretching from Fort Beggs Drive south to Spring... The city of Joliet saw its electric utility corridors as a recreational opportunity. One such trail is the Fort Beggs Bike Trail, which starts on Theodore Street and heads northwest in the shadow of... The the Fox River Trail (FRT) was built on stretches of three former railroads: Chicago, Aurora & Elgin; Aurora, Elgin, & Fox River Electric; and Chicago & North Western. Today, it hosts a multitude... IL 44.6 mi Asphalt, Concrete, Crushed Stone About an hour northwest of Chicago, the beautiful Grant Woods Forest Preserve spans more than 1,000 acres, offering an outdoor respite of prairie, woodlands and marshes. The crushed limestone pathway... The Great Divide Trail sits is a one mile non-motorized trail through a negihborhood at the northern tip of Joliet, Illinois. The paved trail, which sits in the shadow of electric transmission lines,... The eastern segment of the Great Western Trail in Illinois follows 12 miles of an abandoned railway corridor through DuPage County, between Villa Park and West Chicago. There are plans to extend the... IL 12 mi Crushed Stone The western segment of the Great Western Trail in Illinois follows 17 miles of a former railway corridor through DeKalb and Kane counties, between LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve and the town of Sycamore.... IL 17 mi Asphalt, Crushed Stone The 9-mile Green Bay Trail runs parallel to Chicago's Metra commuter rail line north of the Chicago city limits. Stretching through North Shore towns such as Kenilworth, Winnetka, Highland Park and... IL 8.9 mi Asphalt, Concrete, Crushed Stone The Grove Road Trail parallels the local thoroughfare in the Village of Oswego, located near the southwestern edge of the Chicagoland metropolitan area. In the north, the trail begins on the east... The H.U.M. Trail (a.k.a. the Huntley-Union-Marengo Trail) was planned to link all three of its namesake northern Illinois towns, but so far only connects Marengo and Union. Interestingly, the... The Hebron Trail rolls across the northern Illinois prairie through the former corridor of the Kenosha and Rockford Railroad, known as the Kenosha Division Line at the time of its demise in 1939.... IL 6.7 mi Crushed Stone, Gravel The Hickory Creek Bikeway offers nearly 4 miles of paved pathway through a wooded preserve. On its western end, the trail begins at Hickory Creek Barrens Nature Preserve and Lincolnway Road; on the... The Illinois and Michigan Canal State Trail follows the eponymous waterway alongside the Illinois River. It traverses the I&M Canal National Heritage Corridor, designated in 1984 and the first... IL 79.5 mi Asphalt, Crushed Stone, Grass, Gravel The Illinois Prairie Path (IPP) was one of the nation’s first rail-trail conversions. It consists of five connected trail segments with three main branches that converge at Volunteer Park (West... The John Husar I&M Canal Trail is the northernmost trail developed on the Illinois & Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor. The Illinois & Michigan Canal provided the final link in the water route... The Joliet Junction Trail is a paved path that travels north–south through the west side of Joliet. It occupies an abandoned Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway corridor that in its last years was known... The KR Trail is a new addition to Kenosha County’s growing bike-ped network. The trail picks up where the Kenosha County Bike Trail leaves off, in Petrifying Springs Park. From the northwest corner of... WI 1.5 mi Asphalt, Boardwalk The Kankakee River Trail is fairly wooded and runs primarily through Kankakee River State Park. Walkers, bicyclists, and cross-country skiers can enjoy more than ten miles of trail along the north... IL 10.6 mi Asphalt, Crushed Stone The Kenosha County Bike Trail is open in two sections separated by dense neighborhoods in the City of Kenosha. The northern segment runs northeast from 35th Street in the city to 1st Street at the... WI 18.6 mi Asphalt Helping to forge a connection between the northern and southern segments of the Kenosha County Bike Trail, the Kenosha Pike Bike Trail also has plenty to offer in its own right, giving trail users a... WI 6.95 mi Concrete The Kishwaukee River Recreation Path runs for 2.5 miles in Cherry Valley on the outskirts of Rockford in northern Illinois. The well-maintained, asphalt trail connects the Kishwaukee River Forest... The Kishwaukee Riverfront Path winds nearly 7 miles through downtown Belvidere, east of Rockford in northern Illinois. As its name implies, the paved scenic trail follows the waterway for most of its... The Kishwaukee-Kiwanis Trail winds through the northern Illinois town of DeKalb, coursing along a river, through woodlands, among open spaces through parks and through suburban back yards. The trail... The Kuhn Road Trail starts on Lies Road, at Glenbard North High School and continues south along Kuhn Road, past single-family homes and Friendship Park. The trail officially ends at Barbara O'Rahilly... The Lake Geneva Bike Path runs through the scenic resort city, offering connections to many of the community’s amenities. The trail has five unique, color-coded segments. The Blue Route is the... WI 8.9 mi Asphalt As the name suggests, the Lake George trail travels along the north shore of Lake George, turning north at Calumet Ave/US 41 to skirt the east shore of Wolf Lake. From Lake George the trail also heads... Lake Renwick Preserve is home to an artificial lake of the same name that was created from former quarries where aggregates for concrete were once mined. Today, the lake is a recreational amenity in... The Lily Cache Greenway travels east-west across Bollingbrook, from the ComEd Greenway to the Plainfield border. The trail more or less follows the course of its namesake creek, and is characterized... The Lincolnwood Valley Line Trail connects the existing Valley Line Trail (Sauganash Trail) to the Skokie Valley Trail in Cook County. Like the previous segments, this trail occupies a former Union... Little Calumet River Levee Trail stretches from Munster to Gary, Indiana. The trail zigs and zags through a number of local parks including Riverside Park, Wicker Memorial Park, Homestead Park,... The Long Prairie Trail journeys across the width of agricultural Boone County for nearly 14 miles on the railroad corridor previously used by the Kenosha and Rockford Railroad, later known as the... The Major Taylor Trail is named after legendary African American cyclist Marshall “Major” Taylor, who was one of the most celebrated bicycle racers of the late nineteenth century, setting several... The Marquette Trail offers picturesque views of Lake Michigan as it travels through the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. This scenic route follows an abandoned rail line through a variety of diverse... IN 2.1 mi Crushed Stone The Middlefork Savanna Forest Preserve is a natural gem hidden in an high-income neighborhood of Lake Forest, Illinois. Those 600 acres are home to perhaps the best-preserved example of the rare... The Millennium Trail currently spans just over 30 miles in two disconnected segments, but there are plans to extend it to 35 miles and connect it to the Des Plaines River Trail. The trail goes through... The Monon Trail in Lake County, Indiana—not to be confused with the trail of the same name in Indianapolis—links the two Chicago suburbs of Hammond and Munster. The paved trail occupies an abandoned... Moraine Hills State Park Trail offers a wonderful experience for any geology or nature aficionado. A moraine is an accumulation of earth and stones carried and finally deposited by a glacier.... The North Branch Riverwalk is a 0.6 mile biking and walking trail located on Chicago's northside along the North Branch of the Chicago River, nestled between Gordon Tech High School and Lane Tech High... The North Branch Trail follows the North Branch of the Chicago River over 20 miles through Cook County. The trail was originally a dirt path often used for horseback riding; though it’s now paved, an... The North Shore Bike Path runs for nearly 8 miles between Lake Bluff and Mundelein, paralleling State Route 176 for the path's entire length. The trail is one of dozens in the Chicagoland area, all of... IL 7.7 mi Asphalt, Crushed Stone The North Shore Channel Trail extends from the junction of Green Bay Road and McCormick Boulevard in northern Evanston to the junction of Lawrence Avenue and Francisco Avenue in Chicago. All but the... IL 6.7 mi Asphalt, Concrete, Dirt Note: Erosion caused by surging waves off Lake Michigan has caused the trail to collapse in sections. The eastern half of the trail along Lake Michigan is closed indefinitely. See the Chicago Park... IL 1 mi Asphalt, Concrete First-time visitors to the Oak Savannah Trail might be surprised at the profusion of natural areas they’ll encounter as they travel the 9.5 miles between Hobart and Griffith in northern Indiana’s... Running between the suburbs of Chicago Heights and Joliet, the Old Plank Road Trail offers views of oak trees and sugar maples, prairie grasses, and wildflowers that peek up through the... The Orland Park Bikeway provides a great connector across the Chicago suburb of Orland Park. On its southern end, the trail begins at W. 159th Street and winds its way through Centennial Park, which... The Oswego Prairie Trail is a short paved route that occupies an overhead electric utility corridor owned by Commonwealth Edison. The path forms a direct link between two parks in Oswego—Farmington... The village of Palatine has connected many of its community assets with two long sections of off-road, multi-use trail. The more popular northern section is the one most references call simply and... The Palos Heights Bike Trail offers a north-south route through residential and commercial areas on the west side of the community. It's also a key connector between two regionally important... The Paul Douglas and Crabtree Preserve Trail System connects two large nature preserves in northwestern Cook County. The trail begins at the Old Stover Trailhead in the Crabtree Preserve, near the... The Pennsy Greenway is currently open in two segments between Calumet City, Illinois, and Schererville, Indiana. The northern portion begins at the southern end of the Burnham Greenway in Calumet City... IL, IN 9.4 mi Asphalt The Perryville Path runs nearly 7 miles, connecting the communities of Loves Park and Rockford, not far from the northern border of Illinois. A pleasant place to begin your journey is Rock Cut State... Although the Phyllis Harmon Path is short, it's an important connector in an east-west bike/ped route between Arlington Heights and Glencoe. Following Dundee Road, the paved trail goes from the Des... The Poplar Creek Trail is a 9.5-mile paved loop around Poplar Creek Forest Preserve near Hoffman Estates. The trail has a couple of hills but is otherwise level and makes for a pleasant journey... The Prairie Crossing Bike Path is a hard surface trail connecting Mundelein to Grayslake in central Lake County, Illinois. The trail is perpendicular to the 30-plus-mile Millennium Trail, which it... The Prairie Point Trail is a scenic neighborhood route that connects twice to the longer Grove Road Trail. While never far from houses, the trail offers surprising scenery, including a stretch along a... The Prairie Trail runs the length of McHenry County and is managed by the McHenry County Conservation District. The rail-trail spans just over 26 miles from the Wisconsin border and the farms and... The Preservation Path is a two-mile paved trail in the community of Matteson, Illinois. The path begins on Vollmer Road and terminates at the Old Plank Road Trail. The trail is paved with center... Prospect Heights has very few sidewalks, so biking, inline skating or walking are moved to the streets or in the parks. Don't underestimate the Prospect Heights Bike Path which is over four miles of... The Randall Road Bike Trail offers a 4-mile paved north-south route along its namesake roadway in a suburb west of Chicago. A highlight of the journey is the trail's passage through the LeRoy Oakes... Ridgefield Trace currently consists of two short segments open for use. The western section runs from McHenry County College on US 14 in Crystal Lake to just west of N. Oak Street. Active railroad... The 4.4-mile River Bend Trail is so named for the loop of Fox River along which it follows on its eastern end. It's here that you can connect to the scenic Fox River Trail to travel 43 miles along the... The Robert McClory Bike Path runs the length of Lake County, knitting together a string of communities on the north shore of Chicago all the way to the Wisconsin border. In 1997, the trail was named... The popular Rock Run Greenway Trail is a balanced mix of natural areas and cityscapes that alternate over the length of the trail. The natural areas are frequented by recreational users. The... Leave the cars at home: the Route 30 Bike Path gives users an alternative way to travel from the Village of Frankfort in the east, through Mokena to New Lenox in the west, a distance of over 7.5... The Salt Creek Trail travels nearly 27 miles from the Brookfield Zoo to Busse Woods Forest Preserve. Along the way it connects several beautiful county forest preserves and other woodland... IL 26.7 mi Asphalt, Cinder, Woodchips The Skokie Valley Trail in Cook County parallels active train tracks in the Village of Skokie, providing easy access to both the Oakton–Skokie and Dempster–Skokie stations on the CTA’s Yellow Line.... An excellent example of land use in greater Chicago, the entire Skokie Valley Trail corridor is a rail-with-trail, paralleled by double tracks that sit about 40 feet to the west of the trail surface.... The Southern Dupage County Regional Trail connects multiple of the larger forest preserves in Dupage county together. Starting near the intersection of 75th st and Ogden Ave in Aurora, the trail runs... The Stearns Road Bike Path is a dedicated sidepath traveling from Hanover Park to the Bartlett, in the Chicago suburbs. The asphalt path sits on the north side of Greenbrook Boulevard/ Stearns Road,... The Stone Mill Trail runs between Lawrence Road in Harvard and Maxon Road in Chemung. The 1.5-mile, paved trail mostly parallels County Highway 17 (Ramer Road) and active railroad tracks, and will... The Struckman Boulevard Path is just over a mile long, stretching between Bartlett Road and State Route 59, (although the path narrows from the end of Sunset Park up to the end on SR 59). That said,... Swanson Park Recreation Path is sometimes known as the Cherry Valley Path as it's located in the Village of Cherry Valley on the outskirts of Rockford in northern Illinois. The paved path travels... The Tall Grass Greenway Trail is a trail that runs along the right of way for ComEd powerlines. The trail goes mainly through neighborhoods in south Naperville, and meets up with the south branch of... The Techny Trail links downtown Glenview, a charming village northwest of Chicago, with the Techny Basin, a scenic wetlands area adjacent to the West Fork of the Chicago River's North Branch.... The Thorn Creek Trail offers a paved route traversing woodlands abundant with wildlife through several communities on the southern outskirts of Chicago. The trail travels from Brownwell Woods in... The Timber Ridge trail is located on the eastern side of the Timber Ridge Forest Preserve in west Chicago. The preserve offers several trails, fishing, picnicking, and is home to Kline Creek Farms,... IL 1 mi Gravel The northern section of the Tinley Creek Trail is a series of color-coded connected loops and spurs that weave through several forest preserves in Cook County. The 24-mile trail system is paved,... The Tinley Creek Trail is currently in two segments. This southern segment is within the South Green Belt Forest Preserve between Flossmor and Matteson, just west of I-57. The trail traverses wooded... Turkey Creek Trail is a short but sweet walk or ride through the beautiful Ivan Gatlin Nature Preserve in the northwestern Indiana community of Schererville. This wetland area provides the opportunity... The Union Pacific Recreation Path offers a short route through the Village of Lincolnwood's east side between Devon and Touhy avenues. Following the former Union Pacific Railroad, the rail-trail... Just 1 mile long, the Valley Line Trail—also known as the Sauganash Trail—extends between Bryn Mawr Avenue and Devon Avenue in the Chicago neighborhood of Sauganash. Two bridges allow for safe... Although just shy of three miles, the Veterans Memorial Trail provides a wooded, paved trail experience for residents in the Chicago suburbs of Romeoville, Lemont, and Woodridge. Those seeking a... The Virgil L. Gilman Trail travels from quiet forest and prairie lands to bustling neighborhoods in just 11 miles, linking a woodsy community college campus with the eastern Chicago suburb of... The trail system in Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve makes a loop around the entire park. The preserve is geologically significant, featuring glacier-carved rock ridges, ravines and wetland potholes,... IL 9.5 mi Crushed Stone, Grass The Waubonsie Trail links Boulder Hill and the Village of Oswego via a greenway corridor within a residential community. The eastern trailhead is in Jaycee Park, which offers a playground, picnic... In just a few short miles, the Wauponsee Glacial Trail leaves the urban confines of Joliet to bask in open farmland and reclaimed tallgrass prairie where the bison roam again. Named for a glacial lake... The White River State Trail is composed of two separate segments: a 12-mile stretch that runs between Elkhorn and just west of Burlington in Walworth County, and a 7-mile section that connects the... WI 19 mi Concrete, Crushed Stone, Gravel More Bloomingdale bike trailsView Fewer Bloomingdale bike trails More Bloomingdale walking trails View Fewer Bloomingdale walking trails More Bloomingdale running trailsView Fewer Bloomingdale running trails Snow on the Trail December, 2019 by kurthand83 Beautiful but cold ride with just a little snow on the trail and 22F. Saw a decent sized buck that ran in front of me down the trail for a mile. The trail is very well-maintained, at least the 15 miles I rode from Joliet. Turns and Trees November, 2019 by kurthand83 Great trail! Well-paved without damage. Lots of trees and turns. Not boring and straight like many city trails. Thorn Creek travels through woods, meadows, and some suburbia. Watch your map so you don't end up going off on one of the many offshoots. Brookfield Zoo November, 2019 by JPinner4 The path between Bemis Woods in Western Springs to the Brookfield Zoo is great! Nicely paved and easy to ride. You have to cross a couple of busy streets, but most of them have traffic signals. Southern end of trail in TERRIBLE shape I started at the southern end in River Forest. The trail was a flooded mudpit despite the fact that it hasn't rained in ages, was covered in huge fallen tree branches, and just in overall disrepair. Then, just past Fullerton, the trail literally disappeared INTO the Des Plaines River, leaving you NO choice but to turn back around. You're literally no better off on this trail than you would be if you just started off randomly making your way through the forest. October, 2019 by chirx66 I mostly ride the crushed Gravel from the Genoa City Parking area down to Petersen Park. The trail is well maintained, although some of the asphalt is in need of some TLC. All-in-All, it's a 5 star trail as is most of the trails in Illinois. The parking areas are well maintained and convenient with Bathroom facilities and water. I have been riding this trail for 10 years now and it is awesome. I ride a MTB and a drop bar gravel bike and both are well suited for any conditions on this trail. I personally love to ride thru mud and water...it's just plain fun as is this trail. Nice Indiana trail... October, 2019 by tradrrr I like this trail. Indiana is doing nice things for bikers/runners recently. You do have to stop at street crossings, but when you make it to the Whiting lakefront, it's worth it. Beautiful. It also passes a minor league baseball stadium and the mascot HOF. I just wanted to update my review since the separation has (mostly) been completed. There are now 2 trails, one for biking and one for running. It definitely helps with the congestion. There are still some areas you need to pay attention to when the paths cross and you'll still come upon someone that is on the wrong path, but it's much better than it was. I've ridden and run this trail several times. It's really nice, newly paved and smooth. Well taken care of and has nice views. The only warning is this trail can get pretty busy so be cautious on it. October, 2019 by wavrekdoug Enjoyable bike ride. Wide, multi use. Awesome scenery, and tons of trail amenities make for a FUN ride! October, 2019 by tdbirch I've rode nearly 90% of this trail and enjoyed 100% of it! Definitely not a paved trail as many have noted and a bit muddy in spots (West of Marseilles), you have to appreciate the awesome views this trail has to offer! Small towns spaced every 5-6 miles offer a rich historical past, shopping, dining, many parks, and a glimpse of life as it was back in the days. Plenty of nature to photograph so make sure you bring your camera. The trail can use some much needed maintenance in areas, while other spots offer a flat and firm surface. Recent trees that have fallen over the trail have been cut. At one section between Utica and Ottawa there is a bridge out, but a small wooden plank has been erected to navigate the small creek. Plan an all day ride and you will not be disappointed with the scenic views and fun this trail can offer! Easy Trail October, 2019 by pilgrim13 The Great Western Trail is very close to my home so I ride this trail often. I park in different areas and take a spin out from there. The scenery goes from a canopy of woods to open farmland. On a very windy day the open farmland can be a bit of challenge for me. I park on Wooley rode off of Rt 47 and ride east to St Charles on windy days. Lots of woods and protection from the wind this direction so the ride is easier for me. A stop in Wasco is a must. Great café with good coffee and nice sandwiches. I park in Sycamore many times and ride to Woolley road and back. Great views of the Midwest farmlands. Each direction gives you a 20 - 22 mile ride. If you ride towards St Charles be sure and cross Dean Street into LeRoy Oaks Forest Preserve and see the wild flowers in bloom in early spring. Just beautiful. LeRoy Oaks Forest Preserve is at the end of the Great Western Trail at the eastern terminus. 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__label__wiki	0.770809	0.770809	Sign Up for Our Monthly Mexico Newsletter Mark ChesnutContributing Writer Top Trends That Are Changing Travel to Mexico Trends that are affecting Mexico travel include the generational shift in travelers, the impact of social media, safety concerns and more. Credit: 2018 Hyatt Hotels Tianguis Turistico, Mexico’s annual tourism conference, offers more than just an opportunity to network and sell travel. It’s also a chance for suppliers and government officials to discuss the state of the industry. As a follow-up to this year’s Tianguis in Mazatlan, several tourism insiders shared their opinions about the biggest trends affecting how Mexico is sold as a tourism destination. These are the issues that came up the most. More Mobility “The biggest trend is that people are traveling more,” said Alex Zozaya, CEO of Apple Leisure Group, which owns Apple Vacations, AMResorts, Travel Impressions and other brands. “At the current rate, there will be 80 million new passports within 10 years. Mexico has a great opportunity to capture that market.” David Torres, corporate director of sales at Excellence Group Luxury Hotels & Resorts, agrees about the growth potential. Among the most important disruptors, he said, is “the constant process of ‘worldwide touristification,’ expressed as an ever growing-population, traveling more, visiting more places and doing more things.” Traveler Evolution “Today’s consumer is no longer looking for a one-size-fits-all type of vacation,” said Frank Corzo, vice president of U.S. field sales at Palace Resorts. “When searching for a destination, individuals want a luxurious vacation that not only caters to them but can also provide cultural diversity, experiential experiences and the ultimate culinary journey. Travelers are also looking for adventure.” Juan Vela Ruiz, vice president of Velas Resorts, said consumer interest in authentic experiences influences how his company develops new services. “People want to experience the local culture and have the option to explore more deeply, whether it’s through more contact with locals and their traditions and customs or engaging in activities that make memories,” he said. Evolving tastes are fueling growth, according to Shyla Gardner, area director of sales and marketing Mexico at Hyatt Hotels Corporation. “With the increased expectations to deliver authentic and customized experiences, I believe the hotel industry in Mexico is in a growth phase,” she said. “There are more boutique hotels opening throughout the country with less than 20 rooms total, offering very intimate and personalized accommodations. The challenge in this space becomes consistency and trust, as the level of service and amenities can vary greatly.” Generational Shifting Today’s travelers to Mexico represent four different generations, according to Enrique Calderon, chief operations officer for Grupo Posadas. And suppliers and travel agents need to know how to serve each group. “Younger travelers, for example, are looking for different experiences, and they’re doing more research about where they want to go,” he said. “They’re small families; they’ve gotten married and have young children. We need evolution and variety in what we offer. Everything related to customer experience needs to be very evolved.” Corzo reports that the way families vacation has changed. “We are seeing a shift in families where they’re transitioning from smaller to larger groups, by adding a variety of different age groups in the travel plans,” he said. “Without a doubt, social media has greatly impacted the marketing of Mexico, with friends and family sharing stories of their adventures and inspiring confidence in travel,” said Marco Antonio Garcia Castro, secretary of tourism for the state of Sinaloa. “In fact, social media was a motivating factor for Mazatlan’s new campaign theme, ‘Stories Make the Best Souvenirs.’” Ricardo Orozco, vice president of operations for Solmar Hotels & Resorts, said that social media is crucial for building good reputations with travelers. “At the moment of researching, investigating, deciding and finally buying a trip, credibility lies in digital media, based on the opinions and experiences of other travelers,” he explained. “‘Face to face’ has been gradually replaced by digital platforms and new forms of communication.” The challenge is to maintain a consistent message, according to Carlos Berdegue Sacristan, president and CEO of El Cid Resorts. “We have a current challenge where we still need to communicate directly with the consumer and align strategies with what the CPTM [Mexico Tourism Board] is doing to promote Mexico,” he said. “We need to do a much better job in talking directly to consumers through all the channels of social media and others.” Without a doubt, social media has greatly impacted the marketing of Mexico, with friends and family sharing stories of their adventures and inspiring confidence in travel. Traveler Safety Concerns about security in Mexico are “sadly the most urgent and prevalent issue to face at the present time,” according to Torres of Excellence Group. “It is both an issue of perception and reality. The perception side of it represents a PR challenge, as there is a lack of clarity and understanding of the true implications of the [current] situation, so the actual impact is worsened by an overrated assessment of the actual facts and risks to travel. This applies even to major destinations such as Cancun and the Riviera Maya, where literally thousands of guests arrive on a daily basis and return home safely.” Gardner of Hyatt Hotels said that safety is a common topic for the industry. “Corporate duty of care is one of the top points of conversation when speaking with our corporate travel partners, who send hundreds of thousands of Americans yearly to Mexico City and Guadalajara, primarily to conduct business,” she said. “Safety is a factor globally today, and it is no different in Mexico City than it would be in London that we must take the safety and security of our guests as a top priority in every hotel we operate.” Mexico Tourism Board www.visitmexico.com Tell Us What You Think! forum Share your throughts... 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__label__wiki	0.941966	0.941966	Technical University of Cluj-Napoca Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (Universitatea Tehnica din Cluj-Napoca) is one of 43 universities included in U-Multirank for Romania. Technical University of Cluj-Napoca is a very large public university located in Cluj-Napoca with 20981 students enrolled (2017 data or latest available). It was founded in 1992. With regard to the scope of its subjects and degree programmes offered, the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca is a broad institution. It offers programmes in foreign languages. The graduation rate of Technical University of Cluj-Napoca is 86,77 (bachelors) and 97,98 (masters). Its overall profile shows top performance across various indicators, with 6 ‘A’ (very good) scores overall. For a comprehensive overview of this university’s performance, see its complete performance scores in the tables below. Memorandumului 28 400114 Cluj-Napoca http://www.utcluj.ro Compare Technical University of Cluj-Napoca to other universities between 5% and 10% What to study in Romania Where to study in Romania Agora University of Oradea "Ion Ionescu de la Brad” University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Iasi "Henri Coanda" Air Force Academy ”1 Decembrie 1918” University of Alba-Iulia Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad Vasile Alecsandri University of Bacau Banat University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Timisoara Bioterra University of Bucharest The Bucharest University of Economic Studies Technical University of Civil Engineering of Bucharest Ecological University of Bucharest National University of Arts, Bucharest National University of Physical Education and Sport Bucharest Carol I National Defence University University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca University of Art and Design in Cluj-Napoca Constanta Maritime University Ovidius University of Constanta The Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași "Gheorghe Asachi" Technical University of Iasi Grigore T Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iasi "Ion Mincu" University of Architecture and Urban Planning "Nicolae Balcescu" Land Forces Academy Sibiu University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology "George Emil Palade" of Târgu Mureș „Titu Maiorescu” University of Bucharest "Mircea Cel Batran" Naval Academy of Romania Emanuel University of Oradea University of Petrosani University of Pitesti Politehnica University Timisoara Protestant Theological Institute Cluj-Napoca „Eftimie Murgu“ University of Reşiţa Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava Valahia University of Targoviste The University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Târgu Mureș Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Timisoara Tibiscus University of Timisoara Vasile Goldis Western University Arad	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3217
__label__wiki	0.836259	0.836259	His Excellency Luis Almagro Ambassador Aldona Z. Wos, M.D. and Mr. Louis DeJoy Doctor and Mrs. Lee Edwards The Honorable Doctor and Mrs. János Horváth Ambassador Stanley Kao The Very Reverend Charles H. Nalls, CH (COL) (Ret.) Mr. Thomas Peterffy Sir Roger Scruton Mr. and Mrs. Edward Marion Smith Lacey Diplomatic Host Committee Her Excellency Floreta Faber, Ambassador of Albania His Excellency Varuzhan Nersesyan, Ambassador of Armenia His Excellency Dirk Wouters, Ambassador of Belgium His Excellency Nestor Forster Jr., Chargé d'affaires ad interim of Brazil Hi Excellency Tihomir Stoytchev, Ambassador of Bulgaria His Excellency Pjer Simunovic, Ambassador of Croatia His Excellency Hynek Kmonicek, Ambassador of the Czech Republic His Excellency Jonatan Vseviov, Ambassador of Estonia His Excellency Stavros Lambrinidis, Ambassador of the European Union Delegation to the United States Her Excellency Kristi Kauppi, Ambassador of Finland Her Excellency Emily Haber, Ambassador of Germany His Excellency Dr. Riyad Insanally, Ambassador of Guyana His Excellency Dr. László Szabó, Ambassador of Hungary Her Excellency Bergdís Ellertsdóttir, Ambassador of Iceland His Excellency Māris Selga, Ambassador of Latvia His Excellency Kurt Jaeger, Ambassador of Liechtenstein His Excellency Rolandas Kriščiūnas, Ambassador of Lithuania His Excellency Gaston Stronck, Ambassador of Luxembourg His Excellency Kåre Aas, Ambassador of Norway His Excellency Piotr Wilczek, Ambassador of Poland His Excellency George Maior, Ambassador of Romania His Excellency Ivan Korçok, Ambassador of Slovakia His Excellency Stanislav Vidovič, Ambassador of Slovenia Her Excellency Karin Olofsdotter, Ambassador of Sweden His Excellency Carlos Vecchio, Ambassador of Venezuela Congressional Host Committee Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) Representative Jim Baird (R-IN) Representative Rob Bishop (R-UT) Representative Gerry Connolly (D-VA) Representative Paul Cook (R-CA) Representative Lou Correa (D-CA) Representative Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) Representative Jeff Duncan (R-SC)* Representative Mike Gallagher (R-WI) Representative Doug Lamborn (R-CO) Representative Dan Lipinski (D-IL)* Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) Representative Mark Meadows (R-NC) Representative Gregory Meeks (D-NY) Representative Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) Representative John Shimkus (R-IL) Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ) Representative Jackie Walorski (R-IN) Representative Randy Weber (R-TX) Representative Ron Wright (R-TX) *Victims of Communism Congressional Caucus Co-Chairs Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation is an educational, research, and human rights nonprofit devoted to commemorating the more than 100 million victims of communism around the world and to pursuing the freedom of those still living under totalitarian regimes. 300 New Jersey Avenue NW, Suite 900, Washington, D.C. 20001	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3225
__label__wiki	0.559685	0.559685	NEWS: US Navy P-8A Poseidon to support this year’s Bournemouth Air Festival The U.S. Navy has confirmed their P-8A Poseidon Surveillance Aircraft will be flying past Friday afternoon at this year’s Air Festival. This specific Boeing plane has been developed for the U.S. Navy (USN) and modified from the Boeing 737-800. Powered by two turbo fans and with a wingspan of nearly 40metres it’s going to be an incredible sight. First flown in 2009 the P-8A will be the youngest aircraft participating at the festival. With a military naval role, it doesn’t transport passengers but fulfils one of the primary mission of USN anti-submarine warfare. LT Justin Branch, lead U.S. Navy Officer said: “It’s a privilege to support the Air Festival, this is our second engagement taking place in the UK this year and it is always a privilege to be included in these events. We receive amazing support and eagerly anticipate opportunities to strengthen relationships with our allies and showcase the P-8A Poseidon.”. Chris Saunders, Head of Operations, Tourism added; “The aircraft will be part of Friday’s line up, to have U.S. Navy support, and importantly for them to see the significance of the festival, really highlights the strong relationships we have with our Armed Forces partners.” Regarded as the UK’s most successful civilian air show with brilliant day and night time entertainment in the skies, on land and in the evening, the 12th Air Festival, takes place 29th August – 1st September 2019. For details visit bournemouthair.co.uk or follow the Air Festival crew on social media #bmthairfest PreviousNEWS: Ultimate Warbirds and Breitling Jets Signal Arrival of New Displays at Eastbourne Airshow NextNEWS: Torbay Airshow launches new identity and announces 2020 dates NEWS: Aerobatic display team first flight unveiled for 2019 Clacton Airshow NEWS: Music man Dan flies at home event and Autogyro joins Great Yarmouth line-up NEWS: Breitling Jets to Make Eastbourne Debut Thanks to New Airshow Sponsor NEWS: First display booked for Clacton Airshow 2018	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3226
__label__cc	0.637687	0.362313	Typeset / Formats / Springer / Annals of Operations Research Annals of Operations Research — Instant Formatting Template Annals of Operations Research The Annals of Operations Research publishes peer-reviewed original articles dealing with some aspects of operations research, including theory, practice, and computation. Submissions may include full-length research articles, short notes, expositions and surveys, reports on computational studies, and case studies of new or innovative practical applications. The Annals of Operations Research also publishes special volumes focusing on well-defined fields of operations research, ranging from the highly theoretical to the algorithmic and the very applied. Such volumes have one or more Guest Editors who are personally responsible for collecting the papers to appear in the volume, for overseeing the refereeing process, and for keeping the volume on schedule. Potential Guest Editors of new refereed volumes (proceedings of conferences, monographs, or focused collections of papers) in major OR areas are cordially invited to put forward their suggestions to the Editor-in-Chief. New submissions should be directed to the Editor-in-Chief, and manuscripts should be prepared following the "Instructions for Authors" on the journal?s homepage: www.springer.com/journal/10479. Manuscripts submitted for the Annals of Operations Research should report on original research, and should not have been previously published, or submitted for publication to any other journal. Officially cited as: Ann Oper Res Read Less The Annals of Operations Research publishes peer-reviewed original articles dealing with some aspects of operations research, including theory, practice, and computation. Submissions may include full-length research articles, short notes, expositions and surveys, reports on co...... Read More SPBASIC Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing template (Hindawi) Advanced Materials template (Wiley) International Journal of Microbiology and Mycology (IJMM) template (International Network for Natural Sciences) Journal of Pure and Applied Algebra template (Elsevier) Frontiers of Information Technology & Electronic Engineering template (Springer) With Typeset, you do not need a word template for Annals of Operations Research. It automatically formats your research paper to Springer formatting guidelines and citation style. Annals of Operations Research format uses SPBASIC citation style. 1. Do I need to write Annals of Operations Research in LaTeX? Absolutely not! With our tool, you can freely write without having to focus on LaTeX. You can write your entire paper as per the Annals of Operations Research guidelines and autoformat it. 2. Do you strictly follow the guidelines as stated by Annals of Operations Research? Sure. We support all the top citation styles like APA style, MLA style, Vancouver style, Harvard style, Chicago style, etc. For example, in case of this journal, when you write your paper and hit autoformat, it will automatically update your article as per the Annals of Operations Research citation style. 4. Can I use Annals of Operations Research template for free? 7. Where can I find the word template for Annals of Operations Research? One little Google search can get you the Word template for any journal. However, why do you need a Word template when you can write your entire manuscript on Typeset, autoformat it as per Annals of Operations Research's guidelines and download the same in Word, PDF and LaTeX formats? Try us out!. 12. Is Annals of Operations Research's impact factor high enough to try publishing my article in it? with Annals of Operations Research format applied Typset automatically formats your research paper to Annals of Operations Research formatting guidelines and citation style.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3233
__label__wiki	0.802474	0.802474	Jam Tunes Jam Tune Links Ivan Hicks Community Dances FiddleFest Teaching & Hiring Calvin Cairns Long & McQuade Louise Deschamps Miriam Sonstenes Nellie Quinn Sarah Tradewell VFS Monthly Jam Victoria Nautical Song Circle VFMS Weekly Gathering VFMS Festivals Page Fiddle Camps VFS Blog Ivonne Hernandez (www.ivonnehernandez.com) Ivonne Hernandez has moved back to Victoria and is looking for and accepting private students. Ivonne has also begun two new ensembles needing members. 1. adult beginner / intermediate 2. youth advanced (turbo tunes). Please contact Ivonne directly at (250) 478-1676 … or … Email: ivonne_is@hotmail.com Some people are born to play music. By the age of three, Ivonne Hernandez was playing violin by ear, everything from her mother’s favourite Maritime reels to her father’s Chilean folk music roots. A child prodigy, she soon was playing guitar, piano, cello, flute, and percussion before joining Daniel Lapp’s BC Fiddle Orchestra. While still in her pre-teens, Ivonne played on the Orchestra’s Fiddleharmonic CD and before 60,000 at a Commonwealth Games performance with the Crash Test Dummies. At 13, Ivonne was the youngest member of the Greater Victoria Youth Orchestra and formed Fiddlemania, a dual-violin band with her younger sister, Kalissa. She was the Merritt Old Time Fiddlers’ Provincial Champion for two years running before becoming a judge at the event as a 15 year old. Ivonne is the reigning 5 time Grand North American Fiddle Champion, and has performed with Mark O’Connor, Alan Jackson, Gloria Estefan, Jann Arden, U2’s the Edge, Natalie MacMaster, Earth Wind and Fire, Steve Winwood, Burt Bacharach, Juan Louis Guerra, Rosa Pasos, Ben Hepner and legendary film composer Howard Shore. The young musician has been featured on television and radio, at folk music and fiddle festivals around the world, and played for the Governor General of Canada. Her debut recording, Playing With Fire, garnered critical raves, and in 2006 Ivonne released In Time (Warner Music Canada). She has most recently recorded and produced a twin fiddle album with her sister, Kalissa Hernandez fittingly called ‘Sisters’ as well as Kalissa’s debut album ‘Later than Last’ both released in 2009. Ivonne is now a sought after session player and lends her talents on many critically acclaimed recordings and film scores from artists in both Canada and the US. With her band, Ivonne has been performing many educational and entertaining school shows across Canada and the US to high acclaim. She has toured and taught all over North America, the Caribbean and Europe, and if that wasn’t enough, Ivonne was offered a scholarship to attend Berklee College of Music and graduated in 3 years at the top of her class with a dual major in Violin Performance and Music Business & Management. Ivonne Hernandez has mastered Canada’s traditional fiddle music. She embodies the country’s 21st century multiculturalism, and her music reflects the new century’s marriage of cultural influences. The young fiddler transforms her folk music roots into an exciting and dynamic new form. Looking for something new in folk music? This is it! Sharing is nice: Copyright © Victoria Fiddle Society 2011 This site is supported by Pink Sheep Media Victoria Fiddle Society	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3239
__label__wiki	0.659529	0.659529	After 3 trips to space, he's realized something no one says. People who've seen Earth from space often have a pretty cosmic attitude about the place. Robby Berman Astronaut Chris Hadfield wants everything and everyone to stop for a minute. Hadfield says we're all going too fast to realize something really important. Now obviously... But there are lots of reasons to be hopeful. And it's not just because of our amazing technology. Though, of course... There's something basic about the human spirit. There are so many great signs of progress and things to be thankful for, like incredible advances in survival rates for our youngest people. And then there's all this. And this... Things are getting better. And not that slowly either. So Hadfield says he's optimistic. Hadfield believes everyone else should be optimistic, too, because it's our best way forward together. "Remember, nobody changes the world on their own." — Chris Hadfield Here's the video he made explaining his case. democracy empathy for all human condition humanity and culture inspirational health reproductive rights health citizenship democracy international uplifting	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3243
__label__cc	0.693707	0.306293	New York Rugby Club (HSB) New York Rugby Club’s High School program offers training in the Summer and Fall in preparation for the New York 7s Tournament. The NYRC Boys 7s will make an appearance at the 2016 Bowl Series. The NYRC's mission is to build excellent young women and men by using rugby to develop life skills, including goal-setting, accountability, money management, responsible decision making, and by holding players and coaches to high expectations. We create opportunities to apply these life skills to rugby, academics, and character development and provide the support needed to take advantage of them. 2016-11-18 2016 URugby Bowl Series NYRFC Website » Collegiate Men's Teams Collegiate Women's Teams Club Women's Teams Club Men's Teams High School Boys' Teams International Men's Teams Bowls are an amazing way to end a season, as the ACRC pits teams in appropriate games to challenge you at the business end of the season. The games last year in the inaugural bowl series were outstanding and this second year has excellent marquee matchups like Kutztown v Indiana that anyone would love to see. Bruce McLane, Coach, Iona College RFC	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3245
__label__wiki	0.584652	0.584652	Is Santa real? Here's advice on how to handle a difficult question when kids ask Adrianna Rodriguez and Joel Shannon, USA TODAY Santa Claus is a magical part of Christmas, but telling a child the bittersweet truth about the cherished tradition can be another stress for parents during an already busy holiday season. For years, many children look forward to presents from Santa — not questioning how a single man can deliver gifts around the world in a single evening. Or how he fits down a chimney. Or how he gets into a home without a chimney. Or how reindeer fly. But at some point, kids start realizing the story doesn't add up. Parents and experts have debated for years about how to handle that stepping stone on the way to adulthood. Some wonder whether the story of Santa is good for kids at all. Here's a look at some of the common advice to help you determine what's best for your child. A third of Americans would rather do away with gift-giving than deal with their holiday expenses, survey says Should I tell my toddler about Santa? While believing in Santa — and the eventual disappointing news that follows — is a right of passage for many children, some experts disagree on whether it's a good thing for a child's development. In 2014, PBS summarized five reasons why parents shouldn't tell their kids to believe in Santa, according to author Tom Flynn. Among them: Parents lie to their kids when telling them about Santa, and the narrative can teach kids to be fearful. Some Christian writers have adopted a similar position, saying Santa detracts from the religious nature of Christmas, and Santa's mythical supernatural powers could cause confusion for children. Learning that Santa is a myth could inspire other religious doubts as well. But other experts have used a similar line-of-thought to defend the Santa tradition. In 2014 University of Texas at Austin child psychology researcher Jacqueline Woolley wrote that parents should let their children believe in Santa because it helps them develop imagination as well as critical thinking skills. "The kind of thinking involved in imagining how nine reindeer could fly through the sky carrying a heavy sleigh may well be the same kind of thinking required for imagining a solution to global warming or a way to cure a disease," she wrote. Additionally, children who use evidence and logic to find out the truth about Santa may learn a valuable, positive lesson: "In the end, children are empowered by feeling that they have figured it out by themselves." How old is too old to believe in Santa? For parents who have decided to participate in the Santa tradition, experts have some advice on how to help kids learn the truth. Miriam Liss, professor of psychological science at the University of Mary Washington and mother of a 12-year-old believer, said a parent can usually tell when a child is ready when they start asking these questions: How can Santa get into the house without a chimney? How does he travel all over the world in only one night? She said the best way to handle these questions is to answer them with more questions to gauge the child’s thinking: What do you think? Do you think it’s possible? “Kids who are ready will show that they’re ready,” Liss said. If they’re not ready for the truth, Liss continued, then they’ll come up with their own explanation to keep the magic alive. One popular solution: Becoming Santa Some parents have found a unique way to transform the Santa tradition — they claim this approach transforms potentially disappointing news into a positive learning experience. A blog post that routinely goes viral at Christmastime provides another alternative to telling children the unvarnished truth about Santa: Teaching children to become like Santa. The story's origins were traced in a 2016 Washington Post report to Leslie Rush, a high school history teacher from El Paso, Texas. She said the tale goes back to a family story from the Great Depression era. The story says a mother decided to take her 7-year-old son for coffee to have the Santa talk after he started voicing his suspicions. She began telling her son how much he's matured this year and began listing the ways he showed empathetic behavior, such as considering people's feelings or doing good deeds. "In fact, your heart has grown so much that I think you are ready to become a Santa Claus," the blog post read. The mother then explains that there are people who believe in Santa and there are people who become Santa. Children who become Santa must choose a person and give them something they really need, but the trick is that they can't know where the gift came from. "Being a Santa isn't about getting credit, you see. It's unselfish giving," the mother tells her son in her post. Why does such an approach to the Santa talk resonate with so many people? Rush told the Post she had an idea: “These days everything is so fast, I feel like it’s a way to make personal connections that get lost in this digital age. ... It also teaches about doing for others without getting credit. You have to be thoughtful, put yourself outside of yourself.” Follow Adrianna Rodriguez on Twitter: @AdriannaUSAT.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3248
__label__wiki	0.653483	0.653483	Discover the Deserts Best Ways to See the Death Valley Super Bloom Hippy/Getty Images Road Trip: Route 66 - The Mother Road Wildflower Update 2016 The Spectacular Wildflowers of Death Valley Death Valley National Park Visitors Guide The phenomenon is so rare that most people never see it, and it's happening right now. In a spectacular event nicknamed a “super bloom”—last seen in 2005—carpets of wildflowers are sweeping across the hills, badlands, and washes of Death Valley National Park. “It’s very rare to have a good bloom in Death Valley,” says Alan Van Valkenburg, a ranger who has lived in the area for 25 years. “To get a big bloom like this—a super bloom beyond all your expectations—that’s very rare, maybe once in a decade.” Rain is key, and last fall’s flood-inducing downpours (thank you, El Niño) were essential to this year’s epic spectacle. “If you get a chance to see a bloom in Death Valley, especially a super bloom…it could be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.” —Park ranger Alan Van Valkenburg We asked Van Valkenburg for his insider tips on seeing this year’s wildflowers. The bottom line: Go ASAP. “Death Valley really does go from being a valley of death to a valley of life. But that’s so brief. It’s here for a moment, then it fades.” One caveat: Check for lodging in advance—hotels, motels, and campgrounds are filling up fast. 1. Start in the south. The bloom is already well underway at the south end of the park, and it’s rolling north fast. (Hot days can cut blooming short, while rain events can extend it.) The park’s higher elevations (top elevations are over 11,000 feet) are the last places to unveil the annual show. “Most seasons run through April or early May,” says Van Valkenburg, who suggests checking the park’s special Wildflower Update 2016 for latest news on the big bloom. 2. Get out of your car. Taking in vistas of color from the comfort of your car is one thing, but there’s magic in walking into a hushed canyon and spying wildflowers clinging to the rock walls, or softly stepping through vast fields of them. So go ahead, get out of the car and enjoy. For the most timely suggestions for walks or hikes that provide access to this year’s flowers, check with the park’s visitor center at Furnace Creek. 3. Bring a plant guide. While it’s fine to just call them “pretty flowers,” it’s also cool to actually know what you’re looking at with the help of a good guidebook. Van Valkenburg suggests picking up the full-color brochure, Wildflowers of Death Valley National Park ($2.50), at the Furnace Creek Visitor Center bookstore. 4. Watch your step. Don't crush five flowers to take the perfect Instagram of just one. Plus, steering clear might keep you more comfortable too. “Many desert plants, including some wildflowers, have a defensive mechanism,” Van Valkenburg explains. “For example, a pretty purple wildflower called notch-leaf phacelia can give you a bad rash, much like poison oak.” 5. Go at different times of day. Your view of the same area could change dramatically depending on when you go. “Desert five-spot doesn’t open until late morning, poppies unfurl only in direct sunlight, and blooms of brown-eyed evening primrose open afresh at dusk, bloom all night, then turn pink and wilt by mid-morning,” says Van Valkenburg. 6. Join a guided walk. Ranger-led wildflower walks are scheduled regularly throughout the spring bloom; check in at the Furnace Creek Visitor Center, or check the online schedule for details. —Harriot Manley California: Outdoor 6 Surfing Hot Spots Maybe it’s the sun-streaked hair, the frequent smiles, the eyes always gazing west, looking to the horizon to see when the next set might roll in. It’s the unmistakable... Central Coast Events Bookended by the big cities of Los Angeles and San Francisco, the Central Coast may be known for its mellow pace, but the closeness of those major gateways bring big names... The Westin San Diego Gaslamp Quarter Steps from vibrant nightlife and dining of the Gaslamp Quarter, and easy jaunt from other San Diego attractions, this hotel offers a tranquil, modern retreat. Gaze out at... Running right down the middle of California, this broad region contains some of most productive farmland in the world. Wine country around Lodi features big, bold reds. Further south, the Fresno has a lively arts scene. In this narrow strip of coastal hills and valleys, discover romantic towns, including Carmel by the Sea, historic Monterey, and elegant Santa Barbara, nicknamed 'the American Riviera.' The region’s classic drive along Highway One, linking San Francisco to Los Angeles, visits Big Sur, Hearst Castle, wine country, and kick back surf towns.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3255
__label__wiki	0.905943	0.905943	Deep Roots Furniture Heritage Furnishing A Nation Textiles Heritage Textile Highlights Motorsports Heritage Tourism Ambassador Tourism Marketing Co Op Grants About The Film Office Film Portfolio Film Incentives #curryear# December November October September August July June May April March February January December November October August December August Home » Blog Entries » Defending MDCU 300 Champ Lemons Putting Pressure on Himself Defending MDCU 300 Champ Lemons Putting Pressure on Himself As the defending champion of the biggest NASCAR Late Model Stock race in the nation, the only pressure Tommy Lemons Jr. felt Wednesday came from within. The Troy, N.C., driver was consistently among the fastest 20 drivers during the morning test session for the MDCU 300, set for Oct. 5, and believed he had more speed in his car. Before he had a chance to find that extra speed though, rain showers wiped out the afternoon session. Lemons made a mad dash to victory in last year’s MDCU 300, taking advantage of a late-race multi-car melee to beat Dillon Bassett to the checkered flag on a green-white-checkered restart. “I feel like there is a little more spotlight on me, but other than that, I really don’t feel like there is much change,” Lemons said of returning to the track where he scored the biggest win of his career. “I go out every week and try to compete and try to be one of the best guys at the race track every week.” He’s been about the best everywhere he raced this season, which included Southern National Motorsports Park, Motor Mile, Caraway and South Boston speedways. He won the track championship at Southern National, recorded six wins and 29 top-5 finishes in 43 starts. He wound up ninth in the final NASCAR Whelen All-American Series points. Lemons does admit to putting some pressure on himself coming into the MDCU 300. “I don’t know if there is any added pressure from anybody but myself wanting to defend the title.” His biggest concern, even as defending race winner, is making the field for the MDCU 300. Only the top-two qualifiers are guaranteed a spot in the 42-car field. Everyone else has to race their way in, either through one of three 25-lap heat races or the 25-lap last-chance race. The top-10 finishers in each heat race and the last-chance race will advance to the 200-lap feature. “With the heat race deal, you’ve got to be spot on. You can’t give up any positions on the race track,” said Lemons. “Back a few years ago when it was qualifying, you could get locked in (the top 22). You may have had a little added pressure on Saturday. But now, I could go home next weekend and not even be in the show. There’s definitely some added pressure there.” Because of the rain, the test has been extended to Thursday with cars on track at 9 a.m. Grandstands will be open to fans at no charge. Race day will kick off on Sunday, Oct. 5 at 10 a.m. with an autograph session on the front stretch featuring the entire field of drivers. The first heat race will take the green at 12 p.m., with the 200-lap feature beginning at approximately 3 p.m. Tickets for the MDCU 300 are on sale and may be purchased by calling 877.RACE.TIX or online at http://www.martinsvillespeedway.com/. Adult tickets are $30 and youth 12-and-under tickets are $5. Tags: Entertainment, Henry County, Insider's Tips, Local Business, Martinsville, Martinsville Speedway, Motorsports, NASCAR, Racing, Ridgeway, , Visitor Center Activity Guide Newsletter Subscription 276.632.8006 \| 888.722.3498	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3256
__label__cc	0.513195	0.486805	Sample all six flavors of Moravian cookies when you visit Mrs. Hanes' Moravian Cookies Made in N.C.: Discover How Local Products are Made at These Factory Tours Get to know North Carolina craftsmanship with tours that demonstrate the care that goes into the creation of local goods. Shopping local, eating local, drinking local and generally discovering local gives insight into the heritage and flavor of the area you’re visiting and supports the community in the process. Getting a behind-the-scenes look at how products are produced and distributed is easy with tours available to the public. Schedule a visit and meet the makers who bring to life some favorite local products – from chocolates and cookies to woven goods and wood burls. They'll tell you why they're proud to call North Carolina home. 1 The Oriole Mill photo: Bethanne Knudson HendersonvilleSee on map The Oriole Mill has been operating for more than 10 years with a dedication to reimagining the textile industry in the U.S. All the high-quality woven products – including coverlets, shams, decorative pillows, throw blankets and more – are produced entirely at the 72,000-square-foot facility in Hendersonville and sold in the on-site retail store and online. During a tour, see the process of turning natural fibers such as cotton, wool, linen and silk into products even the manufacturers themselves would want to own, and meet those people who take the time to give each product a handmade feel. Take a tour: Most Fridays at 1 p.m. 2 Mrs. Hanes' Moravian Cookies ClemmonsSee on map Mrs. Hanes’ Moravian Cookies is truly a family endeavor: The seventh and eighth generations of Moravian cookie makers are currently running the bakery. Six different types of cookies – including Moravian Ginger Crisps and the original Moravian Sugar Crisps – are rolled, cut and packaged by hand in 30,000 square feet of manufacturing and warehouse space, and they’re shipped to all 50 states and more than 30 countries. Check out the facility with an hour-long, completely customized tour, and definitely expect a cookie sample in the baking area when you see the “Artists in Aprons” in action. Take a tour: Monday through Friday, January through October, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Call in advance to schedule a tour. 3 Moog Music photo: Moog Music Inc. AshevilleSee on map Founded in the early 1950s by Dr. Bob Moog, employee-owned Moog Music is the leading manufacturer of analog synthesizers – an instrument that electronically generates sound – in the world. Popular bands and artists often visit the Moog Sound Lab to take part in an online performance series, playing their songs in a private setting using Moog synthesizers. Stop by and experiment with one or more of the synthesizers in Moog's showroom, and then find out all about the artistry that goes into creating these handmade instruments when you schedule a free tour. Take a tour: Email to schedule a tour, which run Monday through Friday from 10:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. 4 Sea Love Sea Salt Co. photo: Sea Love Sea Salt Co. BurgawSee on map Made directly from ocean water taken during high tide in Wrightsville Beach, Sea Love Sea Salt’s finishing salt is sustainably produced and undergoes little processing. Culinary sea salts sporting flavors such as Sriracha, rosemary and dill pickle are available for purchase online, and you can find them in various stores and restaurants (look for Sea Love Salt Co.-lined margarita glasses!) across our state. All tours last 2-3 hours and conclude with a tasting of its finishing salt. Pro tip: There’s no onsite restroom, so stop by one of the fast food locations beforehand at the exit a few minutes from the farm. Take a tour: Contact them to request a visit – they are flexible and able to accommodate most dates. 5 West Penn Hardwood photo: Visit Hickory Metro ConoverSee on map Not only does West Penn Hardwood have the largest variety of figured domestic hardwoods – or hardwoods that are aesthetically pleasing and unique – on the East Coast, it’s also a premier supplier of exotic hardwoods, all of which you can purchase online or in its 150,000-square-foot warehouse facility. Located near Hickory, a city rich with a history of craftsmanship, West Penn Hardwood offers tours that give a good inside look at what a hobbyist or craftsman starts with before creating something beautiful and original. Take a tour: Call to schedule a tour. They often offer special sales to groups during their visit. 6 French Broad Chocolate From selling chocolate out of their kitchen to expanding to multiple locations in Asheville, husband and wife team Dan and Jael Rattigan pride French Broad Chocolate on its sustainability and meticulously sourced ingredients. The outcome is pure and delicious chocolate in a variety of forms including award-winning bonbons, truffles and bars. Drop in any day of the week for a guided tasting tour with a behind-the-scenes look at how its chocolate is made, or plan your visit on the weekend for a longer and more in-depth tour highlighting the cacao-growing process and chocolate on a global level. Take a tour: 30-minute tours every day at 2 and 4 p.m.; 1-hour tours Saturday at 10 and 11:30 a.m., and Sundays at 11:30 a.m. Call in advance to schedule a tour. Website(828) 348-5169 Directions Additional Factories to Explore Southern Supreme Fruitcakes & More Call to make an appointment: (877) 815-0922 Mitchell's Nursery & Greenhouse Group tours are available by appointment: (336) 983-4107 Shallowford Popcorn Farms Call to reserve a tour, for 10 or more people only: (336) 463-5938 Nester Hosiery/Farm to Feet Call to reserve a tour for 1-14 people. Closed-toe shoes are required: (336) 783-6068 Black Mountain Chocolate Factory Available for self-guided tours any time during normal operating hours, plus behind-the-scenes tours on select Saturdays: (336) 293-4698	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3257
__label__wiki	0.920986	0.920986	Green Bay Packers, fans have fun at charity softball game despite Clay Matthews' injury More than 6,500 people attended the annual charity softball game. Green Bay Packers, fans have fun at charity softball game despite Clay Matthews' injury More than 6,500 people attended the annual charity softball game. Check out this story on wausaudailyherald.com: https://post.cr/2LSt21L Jen Zettel, USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Published 5:18 p.m. CT June 2, 2018 \| Updated 7:22 a.m. CT June 3, 2018 Green & Gold Softball Game Herb Waters looks for call from the ump as Davon House holds the ball and DeShone Kizer signals an out during the Green & Gold Charity Softball Game led by Clay Matthews and Davante Adams Saturday, June 2, 2018, at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, Wis. Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisco Marquez Valdes-Scantling dives into second as DeShone Kizer stretches for the ball during the Green & Gold Charity Softball Game led by Clay Matthews and Davante Adams Saturday, June 2, 2018, at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, Wis. The game benefits the Jordy Nelson-backed Young Life organization. The former Packer led the event beginning in 2014. Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisco David Bakhtiari reacts as Clay Matthews is hit by a line drive while pitching during the Green & Gold Charity Softball Game Saturday, June 2, 2018, at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, Wis. The game benefitted the Jordy Nelson-backed Young Life organization. The former Packer led the event beginning in 2014. Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Clay Matthews is hit by a line drive as he pitches during the Green & Gold Charity Softball Game Saturday, June 2, 2018, at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, Wis. The game benefits the Jordy Nelson-backed Young Life organization. The former Packer led the event beginning in 2014. Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Clay Matthews is hit by a line drive as he pitches during the Green & Gold Charity Softball Game Saturday, June 2, 2018, at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, Wis. The game benefits the Jordy Nelson-backed Young Life organization. The former Packer led the event beginning in 2014. Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisco Ryan Smith celebrates with fans as the Green & Gold Charity Softball Game led by Clay Matthews and Davante Adams takes place Saturday, June 2, 2018, at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, Wis. The game benefitted the Jordy Nelson-backed Young Life organization. The former Packer led the event beginning in 2014. Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Clay Matthews talks with fans and signs autographs as the Green & Gold Charity Softball Game takes place Saturday, June 2, 2018, at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, Wis. The game benefitted the Jordy Nelson-backed Young Life organization. The former Packer led the event beginning in 2014. Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Clay Matthews is introduced as the Green & Gold Charity Softball Game led by Matthews and Davante Adams takes place Saturday, June 2, 2018, at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, Wis. The game benefitted the Jordy Nelson-backed Young Life organization. The former Packer led the event beginning in 2014. Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Davante Adams speaks following the Green & Gold Charity Softball Game Saturday, June 2, 2018, at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, Wis. He pitched for both sides and is wearing a Clay Matthews jersey after Matthews was hit by a line drive and left the game. Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Davon House, left, and DeShone Kizer share a laugh as the Green & Gold Charity Softball Game led by Clay Matthews and Davante Adams takes place Saturday, June 2, 2018, at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, Wis. The game benefitted the Jordy Nelson-backed Young Life organization. The former Packer led the event beginning in 2014. Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Davon House gets a photo with his home run trophy as the Green & Gold Charity Softball Game led by Clay Matthews and Davante Adams takes place Saturday, June 2, 2018, at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, Wis. The game benefitted the Jordy Nelson-backed Young Life organization. The former Packer led the event beginning in 2014. Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Clay Matthews takes part in the Green & Gold Charity Softball Game Saturday, June 2, 2018, at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, Wis. The game benefitted the Jordy Nelson-backed Young Life organization. The former Packer led the event beginning in 2014. Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Clay Matthews and David Bakhtiari cook up a play during the Green & Gold Charity Softball Game Saturday, June 2, 2018, at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, Wis. The game benefitted the Jordy Nelson-backed Young Life organization. The former Packer led the event beginning in 2014. Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Ty Montgomery waits for the action to start as the Green & Gold Charity Softball Game led by Clay Matthews and Davante Adams takes place Saturday, June 2, 2018, at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, Wis. The game benefitted the Jordy Nelson-backed Young Life organization. The former Packer led the event beginning in 2014. Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Clay Matthews comes to the plate as the Green & Gold Charity Softball Game takes place Saturday, June 2, 2018, at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, Wis. Matthews and Davante Adams led the teams. The game benefitted the Jordy Nelson-backed Young Life organization. The former Packer led the event beginning in 2014. Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Davante Adams keeps close watch on a runner at first as the Green & Gold Charity Softball Game led by Clay Matthews and Adams takes place Saturday, June 2, 2018, at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, Wis. The game benefitted the Jordy Nelson-backed Young Life organization. The former Packer led the event beginning in 2014. Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin David Bakhtiari bats as the Green & Gold Charity Softball Game led by Clay Matthews and Davante Adams takes place Saturday, June 2, 2018, at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, Wis. The game benefitted the Jordy Nelson-backed Young Life organization. The former Packer led the event beginning in 2014. Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin The Green & Gold Charity Softball Game led by Clay Matthews and Davante Adams takes place Saturday, June 2, 2018, at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, Wis. The game benefitted the Jordy Nelson-backed Young Life organization. The former Packer led the event beginning in 2014. Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Kevin Rader runs the bases as the Green & Gold Charity Softball Game led by Clay Matthews and Davante Adams takes place Saturday, June 2, 2018, at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, Wis. The game benefitted the Jordy Nelson-backed Young Life organization. The former Packer led the event beginning in 2014. Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin DeAngelo Yancey and Corey Linsley have a laugh as the Green & Gold Charity Softball Game led by Clay Matthews and Davante Adams takes place Saturday, June 2, 2018, at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, Wis. The game benefitted the Jordy Nelson-backed Young Life organization. The former Packer led the event beginning in 2014. Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin J'Mon Moore does his Babe Ruth impression as the Green & Gold Charity Softball Game led by Clay Matthews and Davante Adams takes place Saturday, June 2, 2018, at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, Wis. The game benefitted the Jordy Nelson-backed Young Life organization. The former Packer led the event beginning in 2014. Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Aaron Jones bunts as the Green & Gold Charity Softball Game led by Clay Matthews and Davante Adams takes place Saturday, June 2, 2018, at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, Wis. The game benefitted the Jordy Nelson-backed Young Life organization. The former Packer led the event beginning in 2014. Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Davon House makes a throw to first over Marquez Valdes-Scantling as the Green & Gold Charity Softball Game led by Clay Matthews and Davante Adams takes place Saturday, June 2, 2018, at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, Wis. The game benefitted the Jordy Nelson-backed Young Life organization. The former Packer led the event beginning in 2014. Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Clay Matthews offers some batting tips to Devante Mays as the Green & Gold Charity Softball Game led by Matthews and Davante Adams takes place Saturday, June 2, 2018, at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, Wis. The game benefitted the Jordy Nelson-backed Young Life organization. The former Packer led the event beginning in 2014. Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin DeShone Kizer signs autographs for fans as the Green & Gold Charity Softball Game led by Clay Matthews and Davante Adams takes place Saturday, June 2, 2018, at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, Wis. The game benefitted the Jordy Nelson-backed Young Life organization. The former Packer led the event beginning in 2014. Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Davante Adams talks with the fans after a break in the game following an injury to Clay Matthews as the Green & Gold Charity Softball Game led by Matthews and Adams takes place Saturday, June 2, 2018, at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, Wis. Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Ty Montgomery flexes as Davante Adams talks with him during the Green & Gold Charity Softball Game led by Clay Matthews and Adams takes place Saturday, June 2, 2018, at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, Wis. The game benefitted the Jordy Nelson-backed Young Life organization. The former Packer led the event beginning in 2014. Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Davante Adams records the scene as the Green & Gold Charity Softball Game led by Clay Matthews and Adams takes place Saturday, June 2, 2018, at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, Wis. The game benefitted the Jordy Nelson-backed Young Life organization. The former Packer led the event beginning in 2014. Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Catcher Jamaal Williams dances behind the plates as the Green & Gold Charity Softball Game led by Clay Matthews and Davante Adams takes place Saturday, June 2, 2018, at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, Wis. The game benefitted the Jordy Nelson-backed Young Life organization. The former Packer led the event beginning in 2014. Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Davante Adams gets ready to make a throw to first as the Green & Gold Charity Softball Game led by Clay Matthews and Adams takes place Saturday, June 2, 2018, at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, Wis. The game benefitted the Jordy Nelson-backed Young Life organization. The former Packer led the event beginning in 2014. Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Jermaine Whitehead bats as the Green & Gold Charity Softball Game led by Clay Matthews and Davante Adams takes place Saturday, June 2, 2018, at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, Wis. The game benefitted the Jordy Nelson-backed Young Life organization. The former Packer led the event beginning in 2014. Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Herb Waters tries to make his case with the ump that he should be safe at second as the Green & Gold Charity Softball Game led by Clay Matthews and Davante Adams takes place Saturday, June 2, 2018, at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, Wis. The game benefitted the Jordy Nelson-backed Young Life organization. The former Packer led the event beginning in 2014. Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Catcher Jamaal Williams makes a catch as the Green & Gold Charity Softball Game led by Clay Matthews and Davante Adams takes place Saturday, June 2, 2018, at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, Wis. The game benefitted the Jordy Nelson-backed Young Life organization. The former Packer led the event beginning in 2014. Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin DeShone Kizer, right, and Davon House dance as the Green & Gold Charity Softball Game led by Clay Matthews and Davante Adams takes place Saturday, June 2, 2018, at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, Wis. The game benefitted the Jordy Nelson-backed Young Life organization. The former Packer led the event beginning in 2014. Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin DeShone Kizer pours water on Robert Tonyan after he hits a winning shot during the Green & Gold Charity Softball Game led by Clay Matthews and Davante Adams Saturday, June 2, 2018, at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, Wis. The game benefitted the Jordy Nelson-backed Young Life organization. The former Packer led the event beginning in 2014. Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Pitcher Davante Adams takes a seat on the mound after his team loses during the Green & Gold Charity Softball Game led by Clay Matthews and Adams takes place Saturday, June 2, 2018, at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, Wis. The game benefitted the Jordy Nelson-backed Young Life organization. The former Packer led the event beginning in 2014. Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Geronimo Allison signs autographs as the Green & Gold Charity Softball Game led by Clay Matthews and Davante Adams takes place Saturday, June 2, 2018, at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, Wis. The game benefitted the Jordy Nelson-backed Young Life organization. The former Packer led the event beginning in 2014. Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Davante Adams wears a Clay Matthews jersey as he signs autographs following the Green & Gold Charity Softball Game led by Matthews and Adams Saturday, June 2, 2018, at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, Wis. Matthews was hit by a line drive and left the game. Adams pitched for both teams. Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Herb Waters looks for a call from the ump as Davon House holds the ball and DeShone Kizer signals an out during the Green & Gold Charity Softball Game led by Clay Matthews and Davante Adams Saturday at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute.(Photo: Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin)Buy Photo GRAND CHUTE - The Green and Gold Charity Softball game didn't go as planned Saturday, with co-captain Clay Matthews getting hit by a line drive in the third inning, but the game went on with players and fans offering prayers and well-wishes to the Green Bay Packers linebacker. Matthews, who was pitching for his team, took the hit to his nose in the third inning of the game. He fell to the ground, then got up with his glove covering his face. Offensive lineman Lucas Patrick was the batter and went over to Matthews as he made his way to the dugout. The game stalled for about 30 minutes before co-captain Davante Adams told more than 6,500 people in attendance that Matthews was fine, "had a little boo-boo" on his nose, and they were going to continue the game. RELATED: Packers' Clay Matthews hit in face by line drive in softball game RELATED:Matthews, Adams take over as Packers' softball game hosts RELATED:Packers, History Museum bringing Hall of Fame exhibit to Appleton David Bakhtiari reacts as Clay Matthews is hit by a line drive while pitching during the Green & Gold Charity Softball Game Saturday at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute. Matthews left the game and did not return. (Photo: Ron Page/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin) The players didn't let Matthews' injury overshadow the rest of the day. Jamaal Williams, who played catcher for Matthews' team, was dancing behind the plate before each inning started. Adams became the all-time pitcher and threw from behind a batting practice screen. When Patrick, whose hit struck Matthews, came to the plate, Adams jokingly kept his entire body behind the screen for the first pitch. The crowd erupted with laughter, and Adams finished the at-bat pitching to Patrick normally. Team Clay was down by one run in the bottom of the fifth inning when tight end Robert Tonyan stepped to the plate. Jamaal Williams was on second base after hitting a double in the previous at-bat. Adams made like he was going to intentionally walk Tonyan, who was having a day. Tonyan hit a sacrifice fly in the first inning that drove in two runs and a bomb down the left field line in the third inning that left the park. The announcer razzed Adams and got the crowd involved, so Adams decided to pitch to Tonyan. That was all Tonyan needed. He hit a 2-run walk off home run that gave his squad, and team captain Matthews, the win. He was also named the game MVP. Adams said he wanted to intentionally walk Tonyan, but he decided not to for the fans. "I really wanted to win the game, and I knew one pitch was going to be enough for that boy based on what he showed so far all day, but we had to give the fans what they wanted. They wanted to see some bombs out here," Adams said. Before the game, cornerback Davon House beat out quarterback DeShone Kizer in the Home Run Derby. Kizer hit 11 home runs in the qualifying round, but couldn't best the three House put up in the finals. The event raised $45,000 for charity, including Young Life, an organization that pairs middle, high school and college students with mentors, and organizations supporting research for Duchenne muscular dystrophy and cystic fibrosis. Missy Friedrich and her son, Kyle, of Shawano, attended the charity softball game for the first time. They bought tickets when former Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson was slated to host and held onto them after the Packers released Nelson. "It'll be a good day no matter what happens," she said. Nicole and David Streuber of Ledyard, Iowa, attended the game with their kids Ben and Beth. While they were disappointed Nelson was released and quarterback Aaron Rodgers wasn't playing, they decided to make the most of the day anyway. The softball game has become a tradition for Doug and Amber Schwantes of Appleton. The couple attended for the first time six years ago when they were dating and have missed only one game in the years since. On Saturday, they brought along their 3-year-old daughter Leah. They keep coming back because they enjoy the atmosphere and getting to see the players off the gridiron. "It's just a fun time at the ballpark," Doug said. The overcast skies and temperatures in the low 60s didn't keep fans away. Many wore jeans and sweatshirts. They layered Packers jerseys over their sweatshirts or jackets. They brought blankets to keep the chill of the bleachers at bay. The lore of the Green Bay Packers fan base is well known, but seeing the turnout for himself made an impression on the 24-year-old Tonyan. "I can't say enough about the fans," he said. "This is crazy to get close to 7,000 people out here just for a charity softball game. It shows their passion and support for Green Bay football." Read or Share this story: https://post.cr/2LSt21L One dead following officer-involved shooting on Wausau's west side Thursday night Rib Mountain man re-creates his first day skiing, 60 years later Merrill becomes 'Second Amendment sanctuary,' opposes gun limits Wausau will allow snowball fights after viral stories about city ordinance banning them Tiffany introduces resolution opposing impeachment Lara Trump campaigns for President Trump on Monday in Rib Mountain	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3264
__label__wiki	0.747566	0.747566	Senator to introduce bill that would deny bail for violent felonies Aniah Blanchard was reported missing on Oct. 24. Her body was found a month later in Macon County. (Source: WBRC) By Jennifer Horton \| January 14, 2020 at 8:23 PM CST - Updated January 15 at 12:05 PM MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - State Senator Cam Ward is drafting legislation to reform the state's bail schedule. During a news conference Tuesday, Ward called a recent high-profile capital murder case in Lee County a wake-up call. “In certain situations, people shouldn’t be on the streets,” Ward said. The case involves the kidnapping and murder of Lee County college student Aniah Blanchard. The man accused, Ibraheem Yazeed, was out on bond in Montgomery for kidnapping and attempted murder at the time of Blanchard's death. Yazeed’s bail was set at the maximum amount listed in the state’s bond schedule, a guideline for judges outlined in the Rules of Criminal Procedure. “Had this person not been on the streets, that girl would still be alive today,” Ward stated. Bail is used to ensure defendants appear for court and it’s available for all offenses in Alabama except for capital charges. Ward’s bill would expand that exception to include murder, first-degree rape, first-degree sodomy, kidnapping, sex abuse, sexual torture, and human trafficking. Judges currently have the discretion to raise bail amounts in cases where evidence shows the defendant is a flight risk or poses a public safety threat. The Rules of Criminal Procedure state, “If such a determination is made, the court may impose the least onerous condition or conditions contained in Rule 7.3(b) that will reasonably assure the defendant’s appearance or that will eliminate or minimize the risk of harm to others or to the public at large.” The Eighth Amendment prohibits judges from setting exceptionally high bail amounts, which many defense attorneys argue is tantamount to no bail. Ward says his bill isn't broad enough to violate those protections. “Other states have done this and it’s been upheld,” he explained. Defense attorneys disagree, stating the bill poses a threat to defendants’ constitutional rights. “This isn’t the first time legislators have tried to do an end-run around constitutional protections,” stated defense attorney Andrew Skier. “I have faith the courts - the appellate courts, the trial courts, maybe even the Supreme Court - will weigh in on this. We’ve been successful in the past in protecting individual rights against attacks like this.” Skier argues denying bond for a person who’s accused of a violent crime, yet still presumed innocent, is a gross overreaction. “No one has ever been elected in Alabama by saying they are going to be easy on crime or easy on people accused of committing crimes,” he said. “The courts are there to protect the rights of the people accused of committing crimes. In the past the courts have protected those rights and I expect that will continue.” The bill was not available following the news conference. Ward says he’s finalizing the legislation and expects to have it pre-filed before the session starts in February. Ward is currently running for the Republican nomination to serve on the Alabama Supreme Court. Copyright 2020 WSFA 12 News. All rights reserved. Jennifer Horton Jennifer Horton is an investigative reporter for WSFA 12 News in Montgomery. Candidate Profile: Mooney running for US Senate to protect ‘American Values’ Lydia Nusbaum Candidate Profile: Judge Roy Moore making second Senate run US border arrests drop as focus turns to Mexicans ELLIOT SPAGAT Published January 9, 2020 at 10:47 PM Alabama AG comes out against medical marijuana legislation WSFA Staff Published January 9, 2020 at 11:59 AM	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3266
__label__wiki	0.542095	0.542095	Actress Shares How Her Faith Gave Her the Courage To Forgive Her Mother's Killer By Kim Davis Published July 22, 2019 at 4:25pm Filipino actress Cherry Pie Picache’s world was turned upside down in September of 2014, when her mother, Zenaida Picache, was found brutally murdered inside her home. Zenaida’s in-home assistant, Michael Flores, confessed to killing the 75-year-old woman while he was on drugs in a robbery attempt gone horribly wrong. As Picache tried to process the traumatic events, she grappled with the idea of whether or not she should forgive her mother’s killer. In a documentary titled, “Radical Love,” Picache explained why and how she was ultimately able to forgive Flores for taking her mother’s life. Cherry Pie Picache hugs mom’s killer, offers forgiveness amid tears https://t.co/woFt4THxRT — melvin rabino (@melvinrabino) July 15, 2019 Picache told ABS-CBN that her faith in God empowered her to forgive Flores, and it started with the understanding that God regularly and unconditionally forgives her. “How can I possibly ask for forgiveness if I cannot forgive?” Flores said. But the decision to forgive Flores on an intellectual level was not immediately followed by feelings of inward peace and liberty in her heart. Forgiveness is a journey, Picache explained, a journey she walked with trusted friends and mentors who helped her process her feelings and emotions through a God-focused lens. Picache’s family did not understand how or why she would want to forgive Flores. But despite their protests, Picache moved forward with her decision to forgive, believing that one day, the genuine, heartfelt feelings of forgiveness would come. In March 2019, Picache visited Flores in prison for a chance to look him in the eye and speak to him about her mother’s death. Even as she was approaching the prison, Picache still was not sure she would be truly able to forgive Flores. But she prayed, as she had prayed for months, that God’s presence would be with her as she met with Flores. RELATED: 91-Year-Old Woman Ditches Walker for Dancing Shoes To Celebrate End of Therapy “God really took over, it’s really by his grace that I was able to do it,” Picache told Inquirer Entertainment. “While I was walking, when I was about to see him, I was not fully decided at first if I can forgive him,” she told Inquirer Entertainment, speaking in Filipino and English. “I was willing to forgive him but I was praying to God, ‘I hope I can do it.'” “I was really praying, ‘Please take over,'” Picache said. As she met with Flores, tears fell down her face. She told Flores that she had forgiven him, and that he needed to forgive himself. According to KAMI, he apologized and asked for her forgiveness. To those who cannot imagine seeking forgiveness under such painful circumstances, Picache quotes a saying about radical love: “Radical love is the only thing that can fight evil. Because that is how God works.” Picache hopes her story will help others in similar situations learn to forgive as well. “After watching the docu, I only hope and pray that we can be reminded of the radical love we were all blessed with from the start,” Picache said in a follow up interview with Inquirer Entertainment. “If at least one more person can be reminded of love, compassion and kindness … to care for other human beings and to act on it … and to boost our respect for the gift of life, then it’s all worth it, by God’s grace.” A graduate of Grand Canyon University, Kim Davis has been writing for The Western Journal since 2015, focusing on lifestyle stories. @liftable_writer Kim Davis began writing for The Western Journal in 2015. Her primary topics cover family, faith, and women. She has experience as a copy editor for the online publication Thoughtful Women. Kim worked as an arts administrator for The Phoenix Symphony, writing music education curriculum and leading community engagement programs throughout the region. She holds a degree in music education from Grand Canyon University with a minor in eating tacos. Page, Arizona Bachelor of Science in Music Education Lifestyle & Human Interest Cat Named 'Bazooka' Balloons to 35 Pounds After Owner with Dementia Reportedly Kept Refilling Bowl Man Animates Himself and High School Sweetheart Into 'Sleeping Beauty' To Propose at Movie Theater Mother of Two Reportedly Dies While Giving Birth to Baby for Another Family US Bank Employee Reportedly Fired for Helping Stranded Customer Get Home Age 6 Boy Selling Clay Koalas Has Raised Over $100,000 for Wildlife Affected by Australian Fires Tags: death, Drugs, Faith, Faith, family, Forgiveness, God, interview, Justice, murder, Prison, Robbery, Women	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3275
__label__cc	0.615725	0.384275	Home Support Less Than Full Time Training Less Than Full-Time Training Guide For all you need to know about training less than full-time in the West Midlands, we have put together a comprehensive guide. This publication is an important step in the process of ensuring that clear, accurate and presentable career advice is available for doctors and dentists who wish to train less than full-time. We need to ensure that trainees, trainers and Trusts understand the need and the possibilities in relation to the opportunities to train less than full-time. The guide indicates the availability and process in the West Midlands. It is comprehensive but continues to be modified and up-dated. It represents our commitment to ensuring that those who are not able to train full-time, know that this Deanery will help to achieve their educational and training goal. The individual sections of the guide can be accessed through the menu to the left. Less Than Full-Time (LTFT – formerly flexible) Training allows doctors and dentists to work less than full-time in posts that are fully recognised for training, and have the educational approval of the Postgraduate Dean, the Royal Colleges and the GMC. In some specialties it is possible to work flexibly for the whole of postgraduate training, whereas others require some of this training to be full-time. Initially, part-time training was ad hoc and depended on the region and specialty. The number of part-time doctors in training increased in 1979 when a national scheme allowed senior trainees to work part-time. In 1994 the “Working Party on Flexible Training” report was published and two more schemes were introduced, resulting in the numbers of LTFT trainees increasing substantially. The publication “A Guide to Postgraduate Specialty Training in the UK” (2007) (Gold Guide) includes LTFT training as an alternative to full-time for Specialist Registrars/Specialty Registrars. All regions in England and Wales have also introduced LTFT posts for Foundation doctors. As a consequence, numbers of LTFT trainees nationally and in the West Midlands continue to rise. Total England Wales (inc Scotland wef 2003 ) Total West Midlands Information about postgraduate training is available from the local Postgraduate Dean’s office. Usually one Associate Dean or Manager has a designated responsibility for LTFT Training in the region. Each Royal College should have an advisor with responsibility for LTFT training nationally. In the West Midlands there is a regional LTFT Training Advisor for the majority of specialties. Their names can be found in the sections describing LTFT training in each specialty in this handbook. Each hospital has a Postgraduate Clinical Tutor who can provide information about LTFT training, and refer further enquiries appropriately. At a more local level, college tutors and educational supervisors should be aware that LTFT training is available. Induction courses may provide information about LTFT training. Undergraduate courses at British Medical Schools include advice on careers, full-time and LTFT postgraduate training. The British Medical Journal Careers Section has a category for part-time training and includes LTFT training in the description of training posts at the beginning of the careers section. Despite all this information, some doctors in training grades are not aware that LTFT training exists. Awareness that LTFT training is possible seems to be the lowest among overseas doctors and in specialties with fewer women trainees. The major influence on awareness is the presence of LTFT trainees in a specialty or at the same hospital. Training Grades for LTFT Training LTFT posts are available in all training grades: F1 and F2 Foundation Years CT Core Training ST Specialty Higher or Run Through training GP ST General Practice Specialty Trainee Hours of work for LTFT Trainees All LTFT trainees are expected to work a minimum of 50% of a full-time post in order to keep their skills up to date and gain training competencies. The number of hours will vary as they must be pro rata of the hours worked by full-time trainees at the Trust where the post is proposed eg if a full-timer is working 52 hours then a LTFT trainee working at 50% works 26 hours; if a full-timer works 48 hours then a LTFT trainee at 50% will work 24 hours.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3276
__label__cc	0.730208	0.269792	Books published by Independently Published Where? Books » Publisher » Independently Published Total 2.02M jump to: go ‹ previous12345...next › Heart of Stone (Trade Paperback / Paperback) By Dragonblade Publishing; Quinn, Paula She was like a living flame, an all-consuming fire, lighting up the way so he could find everything he'd lost!Book 3 Heart of Stone is now available. Read for Free with Kindle Unlimited!When widowed Nicholas MacPherson, Earl of Rothbury, returns from a two-year pilgrimage and fin...ds himself in desperate need of a governess for his son, the last person he wants to see at his door is Julianna Feathers, the lass he had loved since he was a child servant in her father's castle. He doesn't want her back in his life, but his son needs her. Soon, Nicholas realizes that he needs her, too. Her familiar smiles and the ease he feels when they speak - even to argue - becomes harder to resist. But he doesn't trust love. Her love. 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Will their love survive?Hearts of the Highlands SeriesHeart of AshesHeart of ShadowsHeart of Stone Hearts of the Highlands Spanish Short Stories For Beginners: 21 Entertaining Short Stories To Learn Spanish And Develop Your Vocabulary The Fun Way! (Trade Paperback / Paperback) By Linguistics, University of Buy the paperback version of this book and get the kindle version FREE Has learning Spanish been on your radar for a while? Is learning Spanish one of those things you wish you could do but simply haven't had the chance? Is learning a new language a challenge you have been eager ...to take on but haven't decided on which language to learn? Is improving your Spanish skills one of those resolutions you still haven't gotten around to following through? If you have been thinking about any of these questions, then this book is a great option for you. Here, you will find 21 short stories that have been written with beginner Spanish learners in mind. 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Baby Names: The Complete Book of Names For Girls (Trade Paperback / Paperback) By Harvey, Erica Can't decide on the right name to give your daughter? Welcome to the A-Z book of baby girls' names. With thousands of names to choose from including origins and meanings, it's never been simpler to choose the perfect name for your baby girl. This book includes: - Huge Variety of ...Names for Girls - Most Popular Girls Names for 2019 - Detailed Meanings & Origins - Expert advice on choosing a name for your daughter - FAQ of Baby Names Pick up this book today and make the best choice for naming your baby girl! Baby Names.: Guide on Naming Your Beautiful Baby. (Trade Paperback / Paperback) By Segujja, Andrew This book was written to help ease the process of choosing a name for your baby. Many new or soon to be parents battle with picking the correct name for their new child due to the simple fact they do not know the factors to look out for or take into consideration. 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No stranger to having to walk her own path without apology you are about to take a peek through the amusing daily lens that Jess cares to call her life, set in the rugged Yorkshire Dales. Unfortunately however the Yorkshire Dales is not quite ready for her no nonsense approach to life and ruffling a few feathers is the least of her concerns. This is a sequel of short stories about daily life experiences that will have you giggling away in this 'Have A Laugh A Day Series - Book One.' From shopping to blind dates, from farming to healthcare and from DIY to animal care, she has her own unusual, amusing take on it all. If you enjoy humour around everyday life experiences then The Yorkshire Misfit is the book for you! One short story a day guaranteed to give you a laugh at the end of your stressful day! The Laugh a Day Series - Book One The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Trade Paperback / Paperback) By Twain, Mark The old lady pulled her spectacles down and looked over them about the room; then she put them up and looked out under them. She seldom or never looked _through_ them for so small a thing as a boy; they were her state pair, the pride of her heart, and were built for Index by Publisher Name Des Hunt Lauren Child Lynley Dodd	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3277
__label__wiki	0.931763	0.931763	BROWSER UPDATE To gain access to the full experience, please upgrade your browser: Chrome \| Safari \| Firefox \| Internet Explorer Note: If you are running Internet Explorer 10 and above, make sure it is not in compatibility mode. GOP Tax Plan: Live Coverage Last Updated Nov 6, 2017 at 8:18 am ET WSJ's tax-policy experts followed the twists and turns of Congress’s attempt to make the most significant tax-code changes since 1986. Today in Taxes Foreign Income Private-Activity Bonds Industry Reaction Fact-Check Today in Taxes: Changes to Bill in Advance of Vote House Plan Shrinks Estate Tax to 1,800 Payers in 2018 House Ways and Means Chairman Weighs Changes to Tax Bill In GOP Tax Bill, How You Get Rich Matters GOP Tax Plan Provides Significant Tax Cuts Upfront, But Some See Taxes Rise By 2023 Analysis: GOP Tax Plan Would Yield Biggest Benefits for the Rich, Increase Deficits See only Highlights Every day, we’ll help you keep track of what just happened and what’s next in the tax debate. Follow along by selecting “Today in Taxes.” • The conservative-leaning Tax Foundation estimates growth created by the GOP tax plan will pay for about $1 trillion of $2 trillion in deficits it creates. • House Republicans on the tax-writing panel huddled behind closed doors Sunday evening to discuss reactions from constituents and what sorts of changes could be made to their legislation. • An analysis from the nonpartisan congressional Joint Committee on Taxation showed that while proposed changes to the tax code would provide tax cuts up front, as a family credit expires and inflation-indexing changes take effect, the plan over time would likely increase taxes for households earning under $40,000 and for households making between $200,000 and $1 million. • President Donald Trump is overseas, completing a swing through Asia, leaving most of the conversation around tax reform this week to Republican lawmakers in Washington as mark-ups get under way. • The process of amending and then voting on the legislation begins today and is expected to end on Thursday, ahead of a Veterans Day recess. • More broadly, a big part of the House Republican tax bill is a policy shift embedded in the proposal: What matters isn’t just how rich you are, but how you are rich. In total, the party’s proposed vision of the tax code shows a new focus in rewarding taxpayers who lawmakers think boost the economy the most, Richard Rubin writes. This has led to inconsistencies that some construe as unfair, sparking debate that likely will keep up as the bill makes its way through Congress. Joshua Jamerson Highlights, JCT, Tax Foundation, The House Republicans' proposal to double the estate tax exemption in 2018 would leave just 1,800 estates paying the tax. That's less than half of the 5,000 that would pay the tax if Congress didn't change the law, according to an estimate from the nonpartisan congressional Joint Committee on Taxation. In all, the tax would be imposed on the estates of fewer than 0.1% of those who die next year. In 1998, the tax applied to 2.2% of decedents and in 1969, it applied to 5.2% of decedents, according to IRS data. Under the House Republican plan, the exemption would double to about $11.2 million per person and $22.4 million per married couple in 2018 and continue to increase with inflation. The tax would then disappear in 2024. Richard Rubin Estate Tax, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R., Texas) said that the panel was weighing changes to a GOP tax plan ahead of a committee vote that starts on Monday. Republicans on the tax-writing panel huddled behind closed doors into the evening on Sunday to discuss reactions from constituents and what sorts of changes, if any, to make to their legislation. The process of amending and then voting on the legislation begins on Monday at noon and is expected to end on Thursday, ahead of a Veterans Day recess. Mr. Brady said tweaks would be made to a provision that is designed to prevent large, mostly foreign multinational companies from making payments to subsidiaries in order to shift profits to low-tax jurisdictions and expenses to high-tax areas. Pharmaceutical and auto companies have complained about a 20% excise tax that House Republicans would impose on any such transactions that aren't connected with a U.S. trade or business of the foreign corporation. "It will need to be addressed," Mr. Brady said. "At the end of the day, we need good safeguards against importing expenses and deductions and all that, and level that playing field, but I do anticipate changes." Mr. Brady also said that the panel was reconsidering provisions that affect the life-insurance industry, and that he anticipated changes at some point on the treatment of partnerships, limited liability companies, S Corporations, and other "pass-through" entities whose owners pay taxes on their income at individual rates rather than at the corporate rate. "We continue to look to ways to simplify pass-through relief," he said. Mr. Brady hinted that the Trump administration might take a new approach to project finance if Congress manages to eliminate private-activity bonds, in which private businesses issue tax-exempt debt through local governments to finance everything from affordable housing projects and airports to student loans. The House GOP plan proposes to eliminate such private-activity bonds, raising $38.9 billion to help lower tax rates. "If it remains eliminated in the tax code, I wouldn't be surprised if the White House has perhaps suggestions on private partnerships and credits as part of the infrastructure package." Siobhan Hughes Kevin Brady, The House Republican tax bill intensified a debate about whether the GOP is setting up a big giveaway to the rich, but there is a broader policy shift in the proposal: What matters isn’t just how rich you are, but how you are rich. The GOP tax plan would provide significant tax cuts, on average, to taxpayers in all income groups in its first few years, but the picture gets murkier after that for lower-income households and the upper middle class. That’s the takeaway from a new official analysis released late Friday. The estimates come from the Joint Committee on Taxation, the official nonpartisan scorekeeper for tax legislation in Congress. In 2021, households earning between $50,000 and $75,000 would get a 7% tax cut on average, while households earning more than $1 million would get a 5% cut. That top group would get about 20% of the tax cut that year. By 2023, however, as a family credit expires and inflation-indexing changes take effect, the plan would increase taxes, on average, for households earning under $40,000 and for households making between $200,000 and $1 million. In 2027, all groups would get, on average, a tax cut, with the biggest percentage benefits at the very bottom and top of the income scale. Households over $1 million would get about 32% of the tax cuts that year. The estimate omits the estate tax changes and some minor provisions. A November 2017 analysis by the Joint Committee on Taxation showed that under a draft House Republican tax bill households earning between $50,000 and $75,000 would get a 7% tax cut on average in 2021, while households earning more than $1 million would get a 5% cut. An earlier version of this article incorrectly said 2019 The Tax Foundation has released an analysis that finds a House Republican tax plan would provide the biggest gains to the top 1% of taxpayers and add at least $1 trillion to the debt -- conclusions that run counter to Republican assertions and that could complicate the party's effort to sell the tax overhaul. Republican leaders have emphasized the benefits of their tax bill for middle-class families, while also asserting that cutting individual and business tax rates would essentially pay for themselves by increasing economic growth in ways that bring more taxes into the system. By challenging both conclusions, the conservative-leaning group's findings provide a new obstacle for Republican efforts to steer a tax cut through Congress. By income level, the Tax Foundation finds that the top 1% of taxpayers would see the largest increase in after-tax income, at 7.5%, primarily thanks to lower tax rates for both corporations and the partnerships, sole proprietorships and other businesses that are known as "pass through" entities. It finds that the bottom 80% of taxpayers would see an average increase in after-tax income of from 0.8% to 2.4%. The conservative-leaning Tax Foundation said that the House Republican plan would cause the economy to be 4% larger than would otherwise be the case, wages to be 3.1% higher, and lead to the creation of 975,000 additional jobs. The benefits of the tax plan will have largely been realized by 2027, the group finds, as tax breaks such as a $300 credit for each parent and the immediate expensing of capital investments will have expired. It also points out that because income-tax brackets would be tied to an alternative measure of inflation, taxpayers' income would shift into higher tax brackets more quickly than would otherwise be the case, limiting the effect of tax cuts in later years. Republicans Bank on Future Congresses to Keep Family Tax Credit House Republicans couldn’t squeeze all the tax cuts they wanted into their bill. So they are counting on future Congresses to prevent tax increases. The bill, released on Thursday, creates a new $300 tax credit that can be claimed by each tax filer, spouse and nonchild dependent. But the bill also sets a Dec. 31, 2022, expiration date for that tax credit and uses inflation-indexing rules that erode the value of other tax breaks. Those decisions help the House bill stay within its budgetary cap of $1.5 trillion in tax cuts over a decade and show significant savings for middle-income families in 2018. But for many, those tax cuts shrink and then vanish over time. Five Things College Savers Should Know About the Tax Plan The House Republican tax plan includes a number of provisions that, if part of a final bill, would affect a swath of popular higher-education benefits and programs. While some of the proposed changes would clearly cost some individual students and their families, experts say, others would offer relief or simplify the savings process. Veronica Dagher Electric-Vehicle Tax Credit Proposal Slows Tesla, Detroit Shares of domestic auto makers largely suffered after news the House Republican tax plan would kill the electric-vehicle tax credit, a trend that further hits an already beleaguered Tesla Inc. Eliminating the $7,500 federal EV incentive would likely crimp sales of battery-powered cars at a time when such vehicles cost far more than conventional cars to produce. Tesla, which sells only electric vehicles, fell slightly to $298.30 in midday trading on the Nasdaq. General Motors Co. and Ford Motor Co. also posted modest declines, with the pair trading at $42.38 and $12.37 respectively. Neither company relies heavily on electric cars for overall sales, but both have signaled plans to substantially increase battery-powered offerings in coming years. Adrienne Roberts Concerns Mount Over the Pass-through Tax Cut A special 25% tax rate on “pass-through” businesses is emerging as one of the most controversial elements of the Republican tax plan for many reasons, including who won’t benefit from it and whether it’s ripe for abuse. Laura Saunders GOP Tax Bill Keeps the $50 Billion Line in the Sand for ‘Big Banks’ Republicans and Democrats have agreed in the past that the definition of what makes a "big bank" need to change. But then came Thursday's tax bill. Under the proposed new tax plan, banks with more than $50 billion in assets would no longer get a deduction for paying premiums to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Although the bill’s overall cut in the corporate tax rate will be a boon for most banks, the loss of the FDIC-assessment deductibility will sting. Charles Peabody, an analyst at Compass Point Research & Trading, estimates this could shave 1% to 2% off the 2018 earnings per share at some of the biggest banks. Christina Rexrode Changes Made to Inflation Calculations in Tax Bill House Republicans made a change in their tax bill Friday, changing the method for calculating inflation adjustments in the tax code. The switch to using the so-called chained consumer price index instead of the regular consumer price index would now occur in 2018, instead of 2023. That change should reduce the size of the tax cuts, especially in future years. Starting that inflation change earlier compounds over time. In the first version of the plan, the switch to chained CPI raised $39.2 billion over a decade. The new version raises $128.2 billion, according to an estimate released Friday by the Joint Committee on Taxation. In a statement, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R., Texas) said “more substantive improvements” are coming Monday when the committee begins considering the bill. It’s not clear what he will alter, but Republicans have been pressing for changes on the treatment of pass-through businesses such as partnerships, which pay taxes on their owners’ individual returns. Business groups say the rules about who can qualify for a new special 25% tax rate are too tight. Republicans from New York and New Jersey are still pressing Mr. Brady to allow a bigger deduction for state and local taxes. Ways and Means Republicans said they met Friday morning to discuss options. Brady Lays Out Plans for Next Week, When Changes Get Made House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R., Texas) provided details about the plans for next week, when the panel will make changes to its tax plan in a process known as a markup. Mr. Brady said at an event organized by Politico that he expects to have most of the debate and amendment-votes in the tax-writing panel take place during the day, and aims to wrap up by Thursday. He worked out the timing with Rep. Richard Neal (D., Mass.), the top Democrat on the committee. Mr. Brady also disclosed that no amendments will be permitted once the bill comes up for a vote on the House floor. "The work will be done in the committee," Mr. Brady said, and then later when the House and the Senate iron out their differences through a process known as a conference. Tax bills don't usually get amended on the House floor, so that's not atypical. Sometimes, if the majority is short of votes or needs to make technical changes, alterations can be made using the House Rules Committee, which controls floor debate. House Ways and Means Committee chairman Rep. Kevin Brady talks with reporters after a news conference on Nov. 2.Zuma Press Rep. Kevin Brady Leaves Door Open for Individual-Mandate Repeal in Tax Bill House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R., Texas) declined to rule out including in the tax bill a repeal of the Affordable Care Act requirement that most people have health insurance or pay a penalty. "No decisions have been made," Mr. Brady said. "We're listening to members and certainly the president as well." Mr. Brady, speaking at an event organized by Politico, said President Donald Trump "feels very strong about including that at some step before the final process. He's told me that twice by phone and once in person." Mr. Brady said that there were “pros and cons” to wrapping into the tax bill a repeal of the health law's insurance mandate, especially since the Senate so far hasn't been able to pass health legislation. Removing the mandate likely raises more than $300 billion over a decade that could be used to pay for additional tax cuts. According to congressional estimates, repealing the mandate generates money because fewer people would have health insurance and thus fewer people would receive government subsidies for getting health insurance. Siobhan Hughes, Richard Rubin Health Care, Updated: Industry Reacts to Republican Tax Reform Bill House Republicans released a tax overhaul bill on Thursday, an attempt at the most thorough transformation of the U.S. tax code in three decades. Here is some reaction from industry. • The House Republican tax plan released yesterday drew cheers, but has exposed intra-party fissures, as efforts to accommodate President Donald Trump's populist interests drew rebukes from some corners of the GOP. • The details we learned about the bill set up winners and losers, and people and businesses whose tax bills might rise began mobilizing against it. • Small-business and housing advocates and higher education lined up against the plan. • The GOP leadership is readying for a battle over the tax bill, which they see as must-pass legislation from a political standpoint ahead of the 2018 midterm elections. • Mark-ups on the House bill are slated to begin Monday. Abortion Rights, Anti-Abortion Groups Spar Over College-Savings Provision Abortion rights and antiabortion activists joined the tax bill lobbying fray late Thursday, as a provision allowing adults to set up a college savings account for a “child in utero” caught the attention of bill readers. Abortion rights supporters including NARAL Pro-Choice America highlighted the provision in a Twitter message hours after the bill’s release, saying: “Leave it to the GOP to figure out how to stick language that would help them pass an abortion ban into a tax bill.” Allies such as EMILY’s List, a group that seeks to elect Democratic women who back abortion rights, also accused Republicans of trying to carve out new legal terrain by incorporating the provision into a bill. “Unlike Republicans, who try and hide 'personhood' language in a 429-page tax bill that should have nothing to do with their radical anti-choice agenda, our Democratic women leaders will fight for legislation that actually helps American families,” said Emily Cain, the group’s executive director. Antiabortion activists found plenty to praise in the specific provision, crediting House Ways and Means chairman Kevin Brady for including the provision and for the implications they said it carried. “Until now, the U.S. tax code has failed to acknowledge the unborn child,” said Jeanne Mancini, president of March for Life. “The proposed tax plan is a huge leap forward for an antiquated tax code, and we hope this is the first step in expanding the child tax credit to include unborn children as well.” But Ms. Mancini’s group also said it still had reservations about other aspects of the bill, namely its elimination of the adoption tax credit -- and that it would push to get the credit reinstated to continue to promote adoption as an alternative to abortion. Antiabortion groups tried to sway votes on the failed GOP bid to reshape health-care policy, citing antiabortion measures they said they might judge lawmakers harshly for opposing. The Faith and Freedom Coalition, one such group, found much to praise in the bill more broadly and did not mention the “in utero” language in a letter sent to House lawmakers Thursday night telling them the coalition would consider the bill to be a key vote in scoring lawmakers’ performance. -- Louise Radnofsky Banks Sidestep a Big Tax-Plan Pitfall Banks do pretty well under the tax bill unveiled Thursday: it puts them on track for big tax cuts yet lets the firms avoid some of the biggest potential downsides of the overhaul. Rachel Louise Ensign, Telis Demos Business Splits on Tax-Reform Proposal The House Republican tax-reform proposal divided the business community, with small enterprises, housing advocates and higher education opposing the plan while manufacturers and chief executives came out in favor. Sharon Nunn House Plan Would Eliminate Electric Vehicle’s Tax Credit The House GOP tax plan would eliminate the electric vehicle’s tax credit, a proposal that would effectively end thousands of dollars of built-in discounts for buyers and threaten to further hurt sales of battery-powered automobiles in the U.S. just as car companies ramp up investments in them. The federal income-tax credit, as high as $7,500, has served as a lure to consumers to buy electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles that are more expensive than their gasoline-powered counterparts. Mike Spector, John McKinnon	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3280
__label__wiki	0.673492	0.673492	PennDOT, Waze app to share traffic information The state of Pennsylvania and popular navigation app Waze are partnering to offer drivers even more real-time information about crashes, road conditions and construction zones. Governor Tom Wolf announced the partnership between the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and Waze on Monday.Wolf says Waze will get PennDOT's road condition reporting data to share with the app's users. The department will use data reported by those users to boost traffic-condition monitoring.They say the partnership can help agencies respond more quickly to congestion.The effort is part of the Waze Connected Citizens Program. A number of other cities and states take part in the information-sharing program.The company says Philadelphia has more than 417,000 active Waze users per month and Pittsburgh has more than 80,000.___Follow the latest real-time traffic conditions around Pittsburgh on the WTAE mobile app. HARRISBURG, Pa. — The state of Pennsylvania and popular navigation app Waze are partnering to offer drivers even more real-time information about crashes, road conditions and construction zones. Governor Tom Wolf announced the partnership between the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and Waze on Monday. Wolf says Waze will get PennDOT's road condition reporting data to share with the app's users. The department will use data reported by those users to boost traffic-condition monitoring. Google Maps offers offline option when Internet is spotty They say the partnership can help agencies respond more quickly to congestion. The effort is part of the Waze Connected Citizens Program. A number of other cities and states take part in the information-sharing program. The company says Philadelphia has more than 417,000 active Waze users per month and Pittsburgh has more than 80,000. Follow the latest real-time traffic conditions around Pittsburgh on the WTAE mobile app.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3281
__label__wiki	0.700682	0.700682	In second year of legal weed,… NewsCalifornia News In second year of legal weed, California’s cannabis industry still struggles High taxes, outlaw competitors make it tough for legal operators to make a buck Leisure World resident Carol, left, gets some help selecting a vape cartridge from Modern Buds general manager Jonny Sabella in Long Beach on Monday, Apr. 8, 2019. (Photo by Scott Varley, Daily Breeze/SCNG) By Brooke Staggs \| bstaggs@scng.com \| Orange County Register PUBLISHED: December 5, 2019 at 7:00 am \| UPDATED: December 5, 2019 at 8:56 pm As year two of legal cannabis sales in California comes to a close, shoppers are still more likely to buy marijuana from illicit sellers than from state-sanctioned stores that pay taxes and test their products for safety. California’s 7,000 licensed cannabis businesses — and the state’s tax revenue — are feeling the pinch. Prominent cannabis companies that a year ago were growing aggressively have, in recent months, laid off hundreds of workers. They say hefty taxes, onerous regulations and competition from a thriving illicit market are forcing them to scale back operations. Now the industry, which is already operating under effective tax rates of up to 70%, is bracing for another hit. Starting Jan. 1, marijuana retailers will pay 12.5% more in taxes than they do now, while cultivator taxes will go up more than 4%. The unexpected move announced last month is being described as shortsighted by many in the industry. Licensed business owners point out that their outlaw competitors — retailers and others who haven’t received state licensing — can sell tax-free cannabis for a fraction of the price. “Taxes are a big factor driving people out of licensed retail,” said Evan Eneman, chief executive of the Los Angeles-based cannabis advisory firm ELLO. “So the state is ultimately reducing the tax base that they’re going to be able to draw from.” Licensed companies that have survived the first two years of legal operation in California are asking the state for help, seeking tax and regulatory relief and a crackdown on illicit operators. “That is why the Governor has expressed an interest in partnering with the Legislature and stakeholders in 2020 to develop the necessary solutions to support our legal operators,” Nicole Elliott, senior cannabis adviser to Gov. Gavin Newsom, said via email Wednesday. Expected growing pains Cannabis was a thriving industry in California long before 1996, when state voters became the first in the country to legalize medical marijuana. And excitement reached a fever-pitch three years ago when voters legalized recreational cannabis under Proposition 64. The vote triggered a “green rush,” with companies scrambling to woo billions of dollars in investment capital in what was — and is — expected to be the world’s biggest marijuana market. But in 2018, as the recreational industry kicked into gear, state cannabis companies faced two potential extinction events. The first came in January, when the state started requiring businesses to get licensed and follow expensive regulations. Then, in July, companies struggled when strict testing requirements for all products kicked in. Companies that couldn’t make the cuts either folded or went back to the underground market, while companies that made it through hoped, in early 2019, that the worst was behind them. But another regulatory hurdle soon emerged, as the state started requiring companies to digitally track every plant legally grown and sold. It’s an expensive, labor-intensive process with clunky software, according to Robert Flannery of Dr. Robb Farms, a cultivation company based in Desert Hot Springs. In November, Marijuana Business Daily reported the state had suspended licenses for more than 400 cannabis companies that hadn’t joined the seed-to-sale tracking program. As of Wednesday, Dec. 4, more than 200 licenses were still suspended. Unexpected challenges The industry is also still struggling to gain acceptance from local politicians and bureaucrats. Under Prop. 64, cities have the right to approve or disallow licensed operators in their borders. And more than three out of four cities in California still ban licensed shops, numbers that haven’t changed much since early last year. California has one licensed shop per 35,147 adults, according to a report from BDS Analytics and Arcview Research. Meanwhile, the ratio in Oregon is one dispensary for every 5,567 adults, and in Colorado one for every 4,240 adults. “I think we all anticipated… that more municipalities would have opted to regulate rather than ban,” said Josh Drayton, spokesman for the California Cannabis Industry Association. The state recently has begun raiding unlicensed shops and putting landlords who rent to illicit businesses on notice. But many licensed owners remain frustrated by weak state and local enforcement on the illicit market, which Arcview estimates is three times the size of the legal market. Added to that, the cannabis industry also has been touched by a recent health crisis related to vaping, a common way to consume weed. Nationally, 47 people have died and 2,000 have fallen ill after vaping tobacco or cannabis. The Centers for Disease Control recently identified the thickening agent vitamin E acetate as a likely culprit. While the crisis could eventually drive home the importance of a regulated market, for now it’s caused a dip in vape sales and led some cannabis companies to abandon the sector altogether. Job cutting The challenges have triggered a wave of layoffs in the cannabis industry. San Francisco-based delivery platform Eaze cut a fifth of its workforce, or some 36 employees, in October. That same month, vape pen company Pax Labs laid off 65 people while Irvine-based online directory Weedmaps cut more than 100 as it prepared to make good on a pledge to stop running ads for unlicensed businesses by the end of this year. In November, Sonoma County manufacturer CannaCraft and Northern California distributor Flow Kana cut roughly 20% of their workers, while Monterey County retail and cultivation company Grupo Flor slashed its staff by 35%. And retail giant MedMen, which has legal stores throughout the state, laid off more than 190 employees. Some see the cuts as a necessary market correction for companies that perhaps scaled up too aggressively during the initial green rush. Others blame regulations and state taxes, which is why Drayton said the industry was “blindsided” by news of a looming tax hike. Changes in 2020 Prop. 64 set the state’s excise tax rate on marijuana at 15%, but state law also requires the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration to analyze market data every six months to make sure retailers are paying their fair share. After reviewing data available for the first time from the new track-and-trace system, the CDTFA said in November that the markup rate on wholesale cannabis should jump from 60% to 80% starting in 2020, for a net increase of 12.5% to retailers. State law also taxes marijuana cultivators by the ounce. The CDTFA is required to adjust those rates for inflation, with an increase of more than 4% on cultivation taxes coming Jan. 1. Another state agency will soon weigh in on tax rates. The Legislative Analyst’s Office is finalizing its first mandated report on cannabis taxes. The report, due in mid December, is expected to include recommendations to lawmakers as to whether the tax rate needs to be adjusted. Meanwhile, the state’s cannabis tax revenue is increasing every quarter, if not yet at the pace once projected. On Tuesday, Dec. 3, the state reported it took in $163.5 million in cannabis taxes during the third quarter, up about 4% from the second quarter of this year and up 62% from the same quarter of 2018. Three years ago, state officials projected California would be collecting $1 billion a year in marijuana tax revenue within a few years of legalization. Brooke Edwards Staggs covers state and federal politics through an Orange County lens, plus the politics, business and culture of cannabis in California. Journalism has led Staggs to a manhunt in Las Vegas, a zero gravity flight over Queens and a fishing village in Ghana. The Big Bear native is addicted to education. She earned her bachelors degree in English from California Baptist University, then got her master's in education as she taught high school English in the Inland Empire. After four years in the classroom, she left in 2006 to be a student again herself, earning a masters degree in journalism from New York University while interning and freelancing for a variety of publications. She sees journalism as another form of teaching, helping readers make informed decisions and better understand the world around them. Staggs spent five years as a staff writer then city editor at the Daily Press in Victorville. She joined the Orange County Register in January 2013, covering several Orange County communities before taking on the marijuana beat in February 2016 and the politics beat in April 2019. That work has earned her first-place wins in the Best of the West, California Journalism Awards and Orange County Press Club competitions. On occasion, she also teaches community college and ghostwrites nonfiction books. Staggs loves dancing and new adventures. She hates water slides and injustice. If she doesn’t get right back to you, there’s a good chance she’s sitting with her DJ husband on a plane or train or boat destined for somewhere – anywhere – they’ve never been. Follow Brooke Staggs @JournoBrooke Woman found dead near Alhambra golf course identified as San Gabriel resident who had gone missing 2 injured horses euthanized in 2 days at Santa Anita Park Prince Harry, Duchess Meghan to give up ‘royal highness’ titles	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3287
__label__wiki	0.956181	0.956181	Willy Laszlo, Director/DP/Camera Operator This Chicago native began his professional production career directing and shooting cable TV commercials for Comcast Spotlight. Within 5 years, Willy's portfolio of work generated 2 Telly Awards and 3 Telly Finalists. Co-creator of Chicago's first Short Comedy Video and Film Festival, Willy's directorial achievements produced over 40 comedy shorts which have earned several awards. Pursuit for artistic creation led his career to flourish in Los Angeles, California. West coast opportunities as a director of photography and camera operator has brought Laszlo to locations stemming from the Arctic Circle for History Channel’s Emmy nominated Ice Road Truckers into the depths of the Louisiana swamps for Swamp Pawn 3. Other credits include: Emmy winning Born This Way, Betty White’s Off Their Rockers, Celebrity Wife Swap and numerous other television shows. © 2023 by ADAM KANT / Proudly created with Wix.com Willy Laszlo	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3289
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Guarantees may be required. Over 18s only. Written quotations available on request from Banque PSA Finance UK trading as Citroën Contract Motoring, Quadrant House, Princess Way, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 1QA. All rentals are subject to VAT. Citroën Contract Motoring reserves the right to amend any of the rentals quoted without notice. Elect 4 Personal finance lease applies to qualifying new vehicles ordered and delivered between 01/10/16-31/12/16. One initial bulk advance rental will be required. Excess mileage charges may apply if the agreed annual mileage is exceeded. Citroën contribution on selected models only. Payment of the optional final rental extends the rental term (this does not transfer title of the vehicle) & requires an annual rental equivalent to one months' rental. Based on a 48 month contract with an agreed 6,000 miles per annum for C3, Berlingo Multispace and C3 Picasso and 8,000 miles per annum for C4, C4 Picasso, Grand C4 Picasso, C5 Saloon and C5 Tourer, or based on a 36 month contract with an agreed 6,000 miles per annum for C1, DS 3, DS 3 Cabrio, and C4 Cactus and 8,000 miles per annum for DS 4 and DS 5 models. All rentals inclusive of VAT. Finance subject to status. Over 18s only. Written quotations available on request from Citroën Financial Services, Quadrant House, Princess Way, Redhill RH1 1QA. Elect 4 rate break down: C1 PureTech 82 manual 3-door Feel from £109 per month with a customer advance rental of £2,309.19 plus a Citroën contribution of £500 C1 Airscape VTi 68 ETG 5-door Flair from £155 per month with a customer advance rental of £1,941.50, plus a Citroën contribution of £400 C3 PureTech 68 manual VT from £139 per month with a customer advance rental of £2,239.54 C3 BlueHDi 100 S&S Platinum from £199 per month with a customer advance rental of £2,809.04, plus a Citroën contribution of £1,000 Berlingo Multispace PureTech 110 manual Touch from £179 per month with a customer advance rental of £2,829.20 Berlingo Multispace BlueHDi 100 manual Feel from £209 per month with a customer advance rental of £3,518.15 Berlingo Multispace BlueHDi 120 S&S 6-speed 120 manual XTR from £249 per month with a customer advance rental of £3,974 C3 Picasso PureTech 110 manual Edition from £199 per month with a customer advance rental of £2,752.04 plus a Citroën contribution of £1,000 C3 Picasso BlueHDi 100 S&S Platinum from £229 per month with a customer advance rental of £2,999.04 plus a Citroën contribution of £1,000 C4 PureTech 110 6-speed manual Touch from £235 per month with a customer advance rental of £3,614.40 C4 BlueHDi 150 6-speed manual S&S Flair from £259 per month with a customer advance rental of £4,538.10 C4 Cactus PureTech 82 manual Feel from £159 per month with a customer advance rental of £3,023.69, plus a Citroën contribution of £1500 C4 Cactus BlueHDi 100 manual Flair Edition from £205 per month with a customer advance rental of £3,931.66, plus a Citroën contribution of £1500 New C4 Picasso PureTech 110 S&S 6 speed manual Touch Edition from £249 per month with a customer advance rental of £3,911.71 plus a Citroën contribution of £1,000 New C4 Picasso BlueHDi 150 EAT6 auto Flair from £355 per month with a customer advance rental of £5,595.94, plus a Citroën contribution of £1,000 New Grand C4 Picasso PureTech 130 S&S 6 speed manual Touch Edition from £275 per month with a customer advance rental of £4,317.68, plus a Citroën contribution of £1,000 New Grand C4 Picasso Blue HDI 150 EAT6 Auto Flair from £365 per month with a customer advance rental of £5,785.33, plus a Citroën contribution of £1,000 New DS 3 PureTech 82 manual Chic from £149 per month with a customer advance rental of £2,390.35, plus a contribution of £1,000 New DS 3 THP 210 S&S 6-speed Performance Black from £335 per month with a customer advance rental of £5,195.46 New DS 3 Cabrio BlueHDi 100 S&S manual Chic from £215 per month with a customer advance rental of £3,192.69, plus a contribution of £1000 New DS 3 Cabrio THP 210 S&S 6-speed manual Performance Black from £389 per month with a customer advance rental of £5,596.69 New DS 4 PureTech 130 S&S Elegance from £239 per month with a customer advance rental of £3,077.98, plus a Citroën contribution of £1500 New DS 4 BlueHDi 180 S&S EAT6 auto Prestige from £359 per month with a customer advance rental of £3,893.82, plus a Citroën contribution of £1500 DS 4 Crossback PureTech 130 S&S from £265 per month with a customer advance rental of £3,649.18, plus a Citroën contribution of £1500 DS 4 Crossback BlueHDi 180 S&S EAT6 auto £359 per month with a customer advance rental of £4,516.70, plus a Citroën contribution of £1500 DS 5 BlueHDi 120 S&S 6-speed manual Elegance from £339 per month with a customer advance rental of £4,904.36, plus a Citroën contribution of £1500 DS 5 BlueHDi 180 EAT6 auto Prestige from £405 per month with a customer advance rental of £6,068.76, plus a Citroën contribution of £1500 j. Citroën SimplyDrive - Personal Contract Purchase Citroën SimplyDrive applies to qualifying new vehicles ordered and delivered between 01/10/16 - 31/12/16 or until such time as they may be withdrawn by Citroën at its complete discretion. Citroën Financial Services and Citroën Insurance are trading styles of PSA Finance UK Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales under company registration number 01024322 having its registered office at Quadrant House, Princess Way, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 1QA. PSA Finance UK Ltd is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. A guarantee may be required. Excesses apply. A deposit may be required. Citroën SimplyDrive, minimum age 21, 25 on selected models, maximum age 75. Policyholder must have a minimum of 2 years NCD to use on the vehicle. All drivers must meet eligibility criteria including minimum 2 years’ full UK licence, driving convictions/claims limits. Excesses apply. For Citroën SimplyDrive Telematics minimum age 18, maximum age 75. Drivers are required to install the Telematics Box & consent to Data capture & transmission to qualify for insurance. All drivers must hold a full UK licence & meet eligibility criteria including limits on driving convictions & claims. Insurance subject to cancellation if you receive four warnings for poor driving. The costs of insurance, servicing and Roadside Assistance are included within the monthly cost of Citroën SimplyDrive but are provided on a monthly pay-as-you-go basis and can be cancelled at any time without penalty or affecting the remainder of the Citroën SimplyDrive contract. Excesses apply. 3 years motor insurance is provided and underwritten by U K Insurance Limited, which is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority. Citroën UK Ltd is acting as a credit broker and is not a lender. To finance your purchase we will only introduce you to Citroën Financial Services, the exclusive provider of Citroën SimplyDrive. a. Manufacturer's Recommended Basic Prices Van prices exclude VAT, delivery, number plates, Government First Registration Fee and Vehicle Excise Duty. Metallic paint optional at extra cost. Offer prices shown are Basic price less participating dealer contribution where applicable. Offer applies to qualifying Citroën Vans ordered and delivered between 01/07/16-30/09/16. Offer subject to stock availability from participating dealers, excluding National Fleet, Motability and Contract Hire schemes. Offer applies to outright purchase of qualifying new Citroën vehicles ordered and delivered between 01/07/16-30/09/16 for business users only. Not applicable to National Fleet customers as defined by Citroën UK. 4 years’ servicing covers vans up to 60,000 miles, whichever comes first. Servicing must be carried out at a Citroën authorised outlet, in line with manufacturer’s minimum maintenance requirements & service intervals. Citroën Assistance is provided by The AA & includes Roadside, At Home Assistance, Recovery, Onward Travel & European Cover. Offers, prices & specification correct at time of going to press from participating dealers. Terms & conditions apply. Please ask us for details. Subject to stock availability. Offer applicable to retail customers only. All prices inclusive of parts, labour, consumables and VAT. Prices correct as at March 2016. ‘Originals’ range offer applicable for all Citroën vehicles from point of registration. ‘Essentials’ range and servicing offer applicable for Citroën vehicles 36 months and older from point of registration. For other makes, the offer is applicable for vehicles from point of registration. Exclusions apply to certain manufacturers, models and engine types, ask your dealer for more details. Available at participating Citroën dealers only. To find the nearest participating dealer use the ‘Find your Dealer’ tool on the Servicing Offers page. We reserve the right to change, amend or withdraw these offers at any time. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer. Offer excludes Motorhomes. 36 month+ Servicing and MOT Price match is not applicable to 36 month+ servicing offers. Not applicable in Channel Islands or Isle of Man. Option to add in MOT test not available in Northern Ireland. Pre-MOT check applicable in Northern Ireland for vehicles 48 months and older. Servicing and MOT offer includes MOT Test but not any subsequent re-tests. Offer excludes Motorhomes. Available at participating Citroën dealers only. Fixed Prices – 10 most common repairs Applicable to retail customers only. Offer excludes Motorhomes and vehicles with a V6 engine. All prices inclusive of parts, labour, consumables and VAT. Not applicable in Channel Islands or Isle of Man. At participating dealers only. The ‘Originals’ Range is applicable for all Citroën vehicles from point of registration. Batteries sold in the ‘Originals’ Range are Citroën approved parts. The ‘Essentials’ Range is applicable for Citroën vehicles 36 months and older from point of registration. The ‘Essentials’ Range is applicable to be used on ‘other makes of vehicle’ from point of registration. Exclusions apply to certain manufacturers, models and engine types. Battery prices exclude vehicles fitted with Stop & Start technology. If another garage offers a ‘like for like’ price for a repair within a 5 mile radius of the Citroën Authorised Repairer we will either match the quote or we’ll refund the difference if you find a lower price for a fixed price repair within 7 days. The price match covers the following fixed price repairs: front/rear brake pads, front/rear brake pads and discs, front windscreen wipers, timing belts, clutch and batteries. The customer has to present a quotation from a bona fide competitor within a 5 mile radius of the Citroën Authorised Repairer. Any claim for a refund must be made within 7 working days. We reserve the right to refuse a claim that cannot be adequately substantiated. ‘Like for like’ is defined as follows: for the ‘Originals’ range the repair has to be completed utilising Citroën Original equipment parts. For the ‘Essentials’ range the repair has to be completed utilising parts sourced from an Original equipment manufacturer. Citroën vehicles only. Collection and delivery service bookable in advance. Available at participating dealers only. Available for all Citroën vehicles (cars & vans). MOT Test offer not available in Northern Ireland. We reserve the right to change, amend or withdraw this offer at any time. The MOT Test Cover is in addition to your legal rights, and does not affect your statutory rights as a consumer. There must be a minimum of 3 months before your MOT test is due. Any exploratory dismantling charges will only be reimbursed as part of a valid claim. It is the responsibility of the vehicle owner to authorise dismantling and to pay charges if such dismantling proves that the failure is not covered by the MOT Test Cover. If any claim is fraudulent in any respect all benefits under this MOT Test Cover will be forfeited. The reimbursement for any claim under this MOT Test Cover shall not exceed the manufacturer’s list prices for parts and labour costs necessarily incurred in repair of covered components up to the maximum claim liability stipulated on in this document. The Administrator shall not be liable for any statement or representation, written or verbal (by whomsoever made), which contradicts the terms and conditions in this MOT Test Cover, unless such statement or representation is supported in writing by the Company on their behalf. A VAT receipted invoice from your Citroën dealer must support all claims. This MOT Test Cover does not cover: The cost of the MOT test or re-test. Any parts which have not actually failed, which are replaced or reported during routine servicing and/or repair of other parts which have failed. Any component covered by any other existing warranties or insurances. Any loss to the MOT Cover Holder in excess of the maximum claim liability. Liability which attaches by virtue of an agreement but which would not have attached in the absence of the said agreement. Any liability for death, bodily injury, or damage to other property or any consequential loss of whatsoever nature arising directly or indirectly from the claim or event giving rise to a claim under this MOT Test Cover. Territorial Limits Cover under this MOT Test Cover may only be granted to individuals residing, or corporate bodies registered in the United Kingdom. How to Claim under your MOT Test Cover Simply take your vehicle to the nearest or supplying Citroën dealer. The dealer will then take responsibility for establishing that the parts involved in the repair, deemed necessary by the “notification of refusal to issue a MOT Certificate” (VT30), are covered by this MOT Test Cover. The dealer will be responsible for obtaining prior authorisation from Citroën Extended Warranty Administration. Claims telephone number: 0844 573 8191. Important: No repair should commence until the Citroën Extended Warranty Administration Customer Services Department gives authorisation. Citroën Extended Warranty Administration reserves the right to examine any vehicle and subject the parts being repaired to expert assessment before commencement of any repairs. It shall be clearly understood and agreed that in the event of any dispute arising as to the extent of the liability, the decision of the assessor shall be final and binding on both the Administrator and the MOT Cover Holder. * In Northern Ireland your authorised Citroën repairer will carry out a pre-test MOT Inspection, and will submit your vehicle for the MOT test on your behalf. Note: Claims must be received by Citroën Extended Warranty Administration within 30 days of the date of completion of the repairs, otherwise they cannot be accepted. Claims received beyond this date will be subject to review in terms of the reason for delay and it will be at the Administrator’s discretion to accept such claims. Complaints and Arbitration How to make a complaint: We hope that you will be pleased with the service we provide. In the unlikely event of a complaint, you should contact the Administrator on 0844 573 8191, or in writing to: The Customer Services Manager, Citroën Extended Warranty Administration, Jubilee House, 5 Mid Point Business Park, Thornbury, West Yorkshire BD3 7AG. Your statutory rights as a consumer are not affected by the above procedures. To maintain the highest quality of service and for staff training purposes, telephone calls will be monitored and/or recorded. Data Protection Authorisation Statement In processing and managing this agreement, the Administrator will collect transfer and store the information you have provided in their secure servers based in the United States of America. The Administrator has taken measures to ensure that there is an adequate equivalent level of protection of your information in the U.S.A. in accordance with legislation in the United Kingdom. In compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998, you are entitled to ask us to amend our records about you if they are not correct, and you may request a copy of the information we hold about you by applying to us in writing addressed to: Compliance Officer, Car Care Plan Limited, Jubilee House, 5 Mid Point Business Park, Thornbury, West Yorkshire, BD3 7AG or by emailing CCPH_DPA@carcareplan.co.uk. We may charge you the statutory fee of £10 for this service. Offer expires 30 September 2016. At participating Dealers only. Applicable to retail customers only. Parts charges apply to free fitting of bulbs and wipers. Applicable on ‘other makes of vehicle’ from point of registration at Dealer discretion. The price of £29.99 (inc VAT) includes the cost of the 23-point Summer Check. If any additional work is required this will be advised and quoted for separately. No additional chargeable work will be undertaken without the express agreement of the customer. Citroën reserve the right to change, amend or withdraw this offer at any time. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer. Offer and information correct at time of publication. Subject to availability and participating Dealers’ terms and conditions. This online quotation / proposed service is a provisional suggestion based on the information supplied. It will be subject to confirmation by the Dealer upon inspection of the vehicle and a review of its service history. The Dealer will advise you prior to commencing any work if alternative or additional work is required. The Dealer will provide you with a separate quotation and the work will only be undertaken upon your agreement. Any courtesy vehicle and collection & delivery charges are subject to change - your Dealer will confirm with you. Please note, if the vehicle is under manufacturer's warranty the vehicle must be serviced in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations if the warranty is not to be invalidated. 4. Arsenal Gold Season Ticket Holder – Terms & Conditions The scheme offer applies for all Citroën and DS Automobiles cars ordered between 01/04/2016 and 30/05/2016. Existing deposit contributions remain in place. The scheme discount above is applied to the Basic Recommended Retail Price that you can find on our website. It includes factory fitted option and excludes dealer accessories. The Scheme is open to Arsenal Football Club Gold season ticket holders only. Arsenal Football Club Gold season ticket holders are entitled to four ‘Scheme Order Forms’ per year, and the scheme is open to family members living at the same address as the Gold season ticket holder being a spouse or children over the age of 17. The vehicle must be registered in the name of the Arsenal Football Club Gold Season ticket holder, or a family member living at the same address as the Gold season ticket holder being a spouse or children over the age of 17. The manufacturer reserves the right to amend the terms and conditions at any time. The above discount applies to UK residents only. The above discount applies to retail customers only and not to business or fleet sales. This promotion is being run by Citroen UK Limited(Company registration number 00191579), registered office Pinley House, 2 Sunbeam Way, Coventry, CV3 1ND. The motor insurance policyholder must be the primary user of the vehicle. Generally this will be the same person as named on the personal contract purchase agreement. If this is not the case, the finance agreement holder must be named on the motor insurance policy. The vehicle must be kept at the same address. You can name up to three additional named drivers on the policy. Drivers must meet the following eligibility requirements: C1 & C4 Cactus Pure Tech 75 & 82 models - Minimum age is 18 years with the maximum age being 75 years at the start of the contract C4 Cactus Pure Tech 92, 110 petrol & Blue HDi 100 diesel models - Minimum age is 25 years with the maximum age being 75 years at the start of the contract Drivers aged 18 - 24: Must not have ANY driving convictions in past 5 years. Must not have ANY Fault or theft claim in the past 3 years. Must not have more than 1 Minor Conviction (CU, MW, PC, PL, SP, TS & MR39 codes only) in past 5 years. Must not have more than 1 Fault or theft claim in the past 3 years. No driver who has been banned or under suspension at any time during the previous five years will be insured. All drivers must hold a full UK/EU licence, without Telematics^ this must have been for a minimum of two years For policies without Telematics, the policyholder must have a minimum of two years No Claim Discount (NCD) and be able to evidence this (NCD earned as a named driver is not acceptable). You will be required to submit evidence of your No Claim Discount to Citroën Insurance within 28 days of your policy start date. Failure to do so or providing invalid proof will result in your policy being cancelled. NCD entitlement cannot be used on more than one motor insurance policy at the same time. You must be able to transfer it from your existing vehicle to your new Citroën. NCD must be from a policy held in the customer’s own name. NCD earned as a named driver is NOT acceptable. NCD earned outside of the UK, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands will not be accepted. NCD earned on a company car driver is acceptable provided the driver is at least 25 years of age. You will need to supply a letter from your employer on company letterhead stating: You have had sole use of a company car for the period (pool car use is excluded). You had personal as well as business use of the vehicle. You have given up use of the vehicle within the last 12 months. You were claim free for the previous 2 years or more. The NCD has to be less than 3 years old if earned on a Citroën Insurance policy, less than 12 months old if on a company car policy or less than 2 years old from any other car insurance policy. If you are unsure of your current NCD entitlements please check with your insurer. Customers with telematics who wish to include previous NCD also need to provide suitable proof of previous entitlement.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3290
__label__cc	0.690703	0.309297	More Voices, More Solutions The Center on Domestic Violence Program on Gender-Based Violence (PGV) offers an array of academic programs that prepare current and future leaders to be catalysts for change in the nonprofit and public sectors. Program on Gender-Based Violence (PGV) The PGV offers a unique and challenging curriculum designed to develop and support strong leaders who are dedicated to bringing an end to violence in our culture. Our program blends public policy, organizational management, social justice work and gender-based violence education in a powerful and dynamic way. Whether you are a student preparing for work in the gender-based violence field or a committed advocate who is interested in broadening your opportunities through education, our interdisciplinary approach will expand your understanding of gender-based violence as you explore innovative and reliable solutions. The PGV fulfills a nationally-recognized imperative to educate individuals in a broad range of disciplines to expertly respond to survivors of gender-based violence and work toward social justice in communities. Individuals are trained to step into formal and informal leadership roles in the movement to end violence in our culture. Our program fuses education in gender-based violence with: Criminal Legal and Social Justice Work Students are uniquely prepared to make a real difference – to advocate for change and to be a critical link to the well-being and safety of survivors. Through innovative and quality education, the PGV creates: Well-trained, transformative leaders and managers for nonprofit and public sector organizations who work to end gender-based violence. Effective, evidence based intervention and prevention programs that provide more options in service provision, reduced staff turnover and serve as better agents for change in their communities. Enhanced policy making, advocacy and leadership across the nation and the world. Degree Concentrations The PGV is offered as a concentration within two masters degree programs offered by the School of Public Affairs: The Masters of Public Administration (MPA) The Masters of Criminal Justice (MCJ) These master’s degree programs combine eight online courses (or traditional in-classroom courses for Colorado residents) with four required gender-based PGV courses. Explore Our Concentrations The School of Public Affairs offers a doctoral degree in Public Affairs. Doctoral students may choose to focus their studies and dissertation in gender-based violence. This option should be discussed with the Director of the PhD program or the Director of the Center on Domestic Violence. Explore Our PhD Program Earn your graduate-level certification independent of a degree program. Certificate classes feature nationally-renowned speakers and unique opportunities for networking and discussion with peers and subject matter experts. We offer two certificates: Certificate in Gender-Based Violence Studies Ideal for advocates and professionals who wish to broaden their knowledge, gain expertise and build critical skills in the domestic and sexual violence field. Certificate in Interpersonal Violence and Health Care Designed to produce knowledgeable health practitioners skilled in meeting the needs of patients experiencing gender-based violence. Learn More About Our Certificate Programs In addition to the required Program on Gender-Based Violence (PGV) courses, all PGV students are included in the unique cohort experience.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3301
__label__cc	0.744341	0.255659	Tuesday's Inspiration - A long running series by C... Meandering on Monday with Janet Lane Walters 3 Blog visit Sunday discovered by Janet Lane Walte... Saturday's Excerpt Three's A Crowd by Melissa Keir... Just a Few Lines - Sydell Voeller - The Fisherman'... Friday's How She Does It featuring Melissa Keir Thursday's Opening Scene from Choices by Janet Lan... Wednesday's Writing Tip - On emotions Tuesday's Inspiration - Frank G. Slaughter Meandering On Monday with Janet Lane Walters #amwr... 3 Blog Visit Sunday discoveries by Janet Lane Walt... Saturday's Excerpt from Trove by K. J. Montgomery Friday's How She Does It featuring K. T. Montgomer... Just a Few Words from Snatched by Vijaya Schartz Thursday's Opening Scene from Heart Throb By Janet... Wednesday's Writer's Tip - Cause and Effect and Be... Tuesday's Inspiration - More on endings ala Phylli... Saturday's Chapter - A Rogue in Sheep's Clothing b... Friday's How She Does it with Elf Ahearn Just a few sentences from Books We Love Roseanne D... Thursday's Opening Scene from A Double Opposition ... Wednesday's Writer's Tip - Conflict and Change #MF... Tuesday's Inspiration ala Maxwell Anderson Meandering on Monday with Janet Lane Walters - Wha... 3 Blog Visit Sunday - Discoveries by Janet Lane Wa... Saturday's Excerpt - Hold My Hand by Paloma Beck Friday's How She Does It with Paloma Beck A Few Lines - Fiery Possession - Margaret Tanner Thursday;s Opening Scene from The Doctor's Dilemma... Wednesday's Writer's Tip - Story World Tuesday's Inspiration ala Phyllis A. Whitney #amin... Wednesday's Writer's Tip - Conflict and Change #MFRWriter Interesting how sometimes what you're reading fits together. Yesterday I wrote about how your characters have to be changed by the end of the story. Then reading more of Techniques Of The Selling Writer by Dwight V. Swain, the segment was on conflict and how that led to change. Every character should face two kinds of conflict. Inner conflict belongs to his nature and his emotions. Outer conflict comes from the world around him or her and also involves emotion. If a character can't feel anything there is no reason for them to be part of a story. All stories focus on some kind of change. But change isn't enough to make a story come alive. The focus character and other characters as well need to come to a different place in their lives. Without conflict in his or her life, there can be no change. A character being pulled in more than one direction be an internal struggle or being battered by events outside himself is more interesting that a character whose life goes smoothly. External events have meaning and touch on a character's emotions. No matter what he or she sees in the external world can show a side of the character you want to reveal. A rainstorm, seeing an elderly couple holding hands, a magnificent castle. Any of these can show and reveal a character's emotions and nature. Relating what each moment of a story reflects on a character makes the story stronger. So delve into the conflicts and use both inner and outer events to show your character. Labels: Conflict and change, Dwight V. Swain, Wednesday's Writer's Tip Melissa Keir said... I love when that happens. Sometimes what you are doing just resonates in other areas! Calisa Rhose said... I love when the right words come to me for a scene to show the emotion.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3302
__label__cc	0.734295	0.265705	« a bootstrap likelihood approach to Bayesian computation frankly, I did not read your papers in detail, but… » insufficient statistics for ABC model choice [Here is a revised version of my comments on the paper by Julien Stoehr, Pierre Pudlo, and Lionel Cucala, now to appear [both paper and comments] in Statistics and Computing special MCMSki 4 issue.] Approximate Bayesian computation techniques are 2000’s successors of MCMC methods as handling new models where MCMC algorithms are at a loss, in the same way the latter were able in the 1990’s to cover models that regular Monte Carlo approaches could not reach. While they first sounded like “quick-and-dirty” solutions, only to be considered until more elaborate solutions could (not) be found, they have been progressively incorporated within the statistican’s toolbox as a novel form of non-parametric inference handling partly defined models. A statistically relevant feature of those ACB methods is that they require replacing the data with smaller dimension summaries or statistics, because of the complexity of the former. In almost every case when calling ABC is the unique solution, those summaries are not sufficient and the method thus implies a loss of statistical information, at least at a formal level since relying on the raw data is out of question. This forced reduction of statistical information raises many relevant questions, from the choice of summary statistics to the consistency of the ensuing inference. In this paper of the special MCMSki 4 issue of Statistics and Computing, Stoehr et al. attack the recurrent problem of selecting summary statistics for ABC in a hidden Markov random field, since there is no fixed dimension sufficient statistics in that case. The paper provides a very broad overview of the issues and difficulties related with ABC model choice, which has been the focus of some advanced research only for a few years. Most interestingly, the authors define a novel, local, and somewhat Bayesian misclassification rate, an error that is conditional on the observed value and derived from the ABC reference table. It is the posterior predictive error rate integrating in both the model index m and the corresponding random variable Y (and the hidden intermediary parameter) given the observation. Or rather given the transform of the observation by the summary statistic S. The authors even go further to define the error rate of a classification rule based on a first (collection of) statistic, conditional on a second (collection of) statistic (see Definition 1). A notion rather delicate to validate on a fully Bayesian basis. And they advocate the substitution of the unreliable (estimates of the) posterior probabilities by this local error rate, estimated by traditional non-parametric kernel methods. Methods that are calibrated by cross-validation. Given a reference summary statistic, this perspective leads (at least in theory) to select the optimal summary statistic as the one leading to the minimal local error rate. Besides its application to hidden Markov random fields, which is of interest per se, this paper thus opens a new vista on calibrating ABC methods and evaluating their true performances conditional on the actual data. (The advocated abandonment of the posterior probabilities could almost justify the denomination of a paradigm shift. This is also the approach advocated in our random forest paper.) This entry was posted on October 17, 2014 at 12:14 am and is filed under Books, Kids, Statistics, University life with tags ABC, arXiv, Cross Validation, Gibbs random field, hidden Markov models, Markov random field, Monte Carlo Statistical Methods, paradigm shift, Pierre Pudlo, predictive loss, simulation, summary statistics. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. 2 Responses to “insufficient statistics for ABC model choice” Pierre Pudlo Says: There is a major difference between the conditional error rates introduced in Stoehr et al. (2014) and the posterior (predictive) error rates in Pudlo, Marin et al. ABC via random forests (arXiv). The only common feature between both local error rates is that they depend on the observed data (through some summaries because of ABC). The first one is the conditional expected value of the misclassification loss knowing that the data (or more precisely some summaries of the data) are what we have observed. Hence, when we integrate this conditional error over the marginal distribution of the summaries of the data, we recover the misclassification error integrated over the whole prior space. The posterior (predictive) error rate (presented in the paper “ABC via random forests“) relies on an expected value over the predictive distribution knowing the observed data. Thus, it includes a second integral over the data space which does not appear in the condition error rate of Stoehr et al. and its computation requires new simulations drawn from the posterior distribution. As a consequence, the conditional error rates of Stoehr et al. is on the same ground as the posterior probabilities (see, for instance Proposition 2 of the paper), a feature not shared by the posterior predictive error. xi'an Says: Thanks, Pierre, it [alas!] shows I read the paper too quickly!! The afternoon post (Frankly &tc.) would apply to me as well.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3303
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__label__cc	0.713193	0.286807	THE ALBANY LETTER Mailed to the Albany Times Union newspaper and postmarked August 1st 1973, this correspondence was secured by Zodiac researcher Tom Voigt of the hugely successful website Zodiackiller.com. The letter suggested an impending threat of murder on the precise date of August 10th at 5.00 pm during a shift change at the Albany Medical Center. An FBI cryptanalysis unit deciphered the material at the foot of the letter to reveal the following: "ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER. THIS ONLY THE BEGINNING". The targeting of a nurse at the end of her shift would seem eerily similar to the disappearance of Donna Lass from the Sahara Tahoe Hotel on September 6th 1970. This is a debatable Zodiac letter, in which the author failed to follow through on his threat of murder. Rumblings of a Richard Gaikowski connection surfaced due to his familiarity with Albany, having worked for the Knickerbocker News from 1966 to the latter part of 1968, before traveling to Europe and then returning to America, relocating in Haight-Ashbury in San Francisco. However, there were notable crimes in the months and years surrounding the August 10th 1973 timeline, relative to the Albany Medical Center. The first was the murder of prostitute Gloria South (18), shot once behind her left ear with a .25 caliber pistol. Her body was found close to Morris and Lark Street, behind the Veterans Hospital. But this murder was committed approximately two years prior to the Albany letter, on June 29th 1971, despite the location being very close to the Albany Medical Center. Investigators had a prime suspect in this case, but without any solid evidence tying him to the crime, they were unable to make good on their suspicions. The second was a lot closer to the timeline, occurring four and a half months after the said date of August 10th 1973, on December 27th 1973, when Barbara Smith (24) of Hamilton Street, was murdered close to the St Philips Day Care Center on Road Street. The perpetrator had shot the young woman in the head, although it had failed to penetrate her skull. He had then used a rock to inflict the severe injuries noted at autopsy. This location was also close to the other murder, along with the Albany Medical Center. Kathleen Kolodziej On November 2nd 1974, Kathleen Kolodziej vanished after leaving the Vault Bar in Cobleskill, having turned down the chance to return to her dormitory with a roommate - last seen heading along Main Street. The village of Coblekill lies approximately 40 miles west of Albany. Although not a confirmed sighting, she was last seen getting into a yellow Volkswagen Beetle just before 2:00 am. Twenty six days later on November 28th 1974 she was discovered on MacDonald Road, Richmondville, lying on a stone wall. She was partially clothed, having been brutally stabbed in the back and shoulders numerous times. Kathleen Kolodziej's autopsy was carried out at the Albany Medical Center. These murders occurred from June 1971 to November 1974. The Zodiac's hiatus in confirmed correspondence occurred between the March 13th 1971 'Los Angeles' letter or the questionable March 22nd 1971 'Pines' card, and January 29th 1974, with his last confirmed mailing to the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper, in the form of an 'Exorcist' letter. Is it possible the Zodiac switched from one location to another during this timeline, or is it more likely that the Zodiac Killer is simply being credited for crimes far and wide, with little other than letters as evidence? Many researchers question the nature of certain crimes having been committed by the Zodiac Killer, despite the fact he did once claim in the November 9th 1969 'Bus Bomb' letter that he would "change the way the collecting of slaves. I shall no longer announce to anyone. When I committ my murders, they shall look like routine robberies, killings of anger, + a few fake accidents, etc". Doreen Gaul (19) The murders of Doreen Gaul (19) and James Sharp (15) provided another link, in that the Gaul residence was located on Myrtle Avenue, Albany, within touching distance of the Albany Medical Center. Doreen Gaul and James Sharp had been brutally murdered and disfigured - their bodies found on November 21st 1969 in a Los Angeles alleyway, between Arapahoe Street and Magnolia Avenue - although it was thought they had been killed at a secondary location. They had been stabbed over 50 times and their eyes were slashed. Doreen Gaul had been resident at the Scientology Thetan Manor hippie commune, having graduated one year earlier from high school in Albany. A note found in her room was claimed to have been authored by the Zodiac Killer. The letter found in in Doreen Gaul's belongings read: "SO YOU THINK YOU CAN FOOL THE OLD KILLER HA HA. I KNOW ALL YOUR MOVEMENTS AND THE TIME THEY ARE MADE. TIME IS SHORT, ENJOY LIFE WHILE YOU CAN. YOU ARE TO BEAUTIFUL TO LIVE AND I MUST KILL YOU. THE ZODIAC KILLER". (full stops added for clarity). Was the Zodiac a resident of Albany at some point, or had close ties with Albany, having known, or known of Doreen Gaul. The Zodiac link to Albany can be argued through both letters, but whether the Zodiac Killer ever set his Wing Walkers down in the streets of Albany, we may never know. Bruce Davis dated Doreen and reportedly was very upset over the fact that she had been dating a black guy...that aside Scientology plays a large part in the saga of Bruce Davis as does the Process. Bruce spent time in England also. One of these commenters asked the question, "Why did Bruce become a minister in prison instead of a lawyer?" He has earned several degrees while imprisoned. The answer is simple...BD was heavily involved with the Scientology 'bunch' and this is what caused him to turn himself in....N0t Charles Manson. Investigation into some of Bruce's activities, especially the suspected murders in Nevada (bombing of Richard L Chartrand Aug 27,1968 and the disappearance Donna Lass Sep 6,1970) were going to lead straight to COS (Church of Satan) Anton LaVey and Scientology's L Ron Hubbard. As a side N0te COS Blanche BARTON (The Magic Circle/Order of The Trapezoid) Alex Lewis points out that Lawrence Kane used the alias BARTON one time and one time only...5-24-1954 complaint withdrawn 7-8-1954 in POUGHKEEPSIE, Ny. Church of Satan P.O. Box 666 POUGHKEEPSIE, Ny 12602-0666 Alex Lewis "Alex Lewis points out that Lawrence Kane used the alias BARTON one time and one time only...5-24-1954. . ." To Clarify, I stated He only ever used this alias once when He was arrested and asked who He was. His arrest history shows it only being used on only one occasion by Lawrence, that isn't to say He never used it elsewhere in another time & place for other reason's, can't know that to be true or false and only Larry Himself could answer that. What I can say as fact is: From 1946 rite up to 1954, Lawrence used one of two Aliases every time, the two being Lawrence Kaye and/or Lawrence Klein when encountering Law Enforcement and being arrested. Then, in 54, He uses the Alias 'Lawrence Barton' when arrested in New York, before returning to 'Kaye' for His next arrest. In fact, from 1946 to 1954, He uses His correct Name when Arrested. Klein, His birth Name, then Kaye, His Legal Name after He changed It. It's only after 54 that He begins to used assumed names/aliases. Doreen Gaul was residing at SCIENTOLOGY Thetan Manor hippie commune when she was murdered, Nov 21, 1969.... The L Ron Hubbard connection can N0t be overlookes as the F.B.I. had extensive files on him including a 1951 interview with an agent who considered him a "mental case"...1958 IRS withdrew the Washington DC Church of Scientology's tax exemption Z letter found in her belongings.... has anyone researched L Ron Hubbard's connections to Bruce Davis? The Bruce Davis Scientology connection PRECEDES his Manson connection by several years. Bruce Davis was also involved with The Process Church in England. L Ron Hubbard said, "If you want to make money, start a religion." Bruce Davis did N0t tell Manson and any of his people to STOP any communication with him until 1974. " the F.B.I. had extensive files on him including a 1951 interview with an agent who considered him a "mental case". Well that is at odd's with Chief of Homicide Inspectors M. Lee's opinion/declaration of zodiac being: 'Legally Sane" also going on to suggest He knows what He is doing is wrong because the man Himself knows right from wrong. Lee declared Zodiac competent in ability to understand the nature of the charges against Him thus, He's also fit to stand trial. How Lee knew all this is another question entirely. Doesn't know who Z is, yet diagnosing Him and His Mental Health as A1. Shock jock Only upon the death of Manson will we have some of the questions answered. Davis or Watson might want to "talk" once ol' Charlie is dead and buried. Robin Smth Shock...according to one of Manson's "roomies" in Leavenworth , Manson was a stinky little car thief. It's not Manson Bruce Davis is afraid of, Church of Satan and Scientology. L Ron Hubbard and Anton LaVey. LRH was raised in Helena, Montana. LRH and Anton were friends and Susan Atkins knew Anton up close and personally BEFORE he was famous. Diane Hegarty and Blanch Barton are still going strong so don't hold your breath! Diane reportedly has the name of Z in a lock box. Mike Morford link For this letter to turn up all the way across the country from CA, in the very same town that Zodiac Victim Darlene Ferrin had lived in for a short time, as well as Zodiac Suspect,Richard Gaikowski, seems to be more than a coincidence. This is worth investigating further MM...I agree 100% but haven't the wherewithal:( If you do find anything please post back:) BTW FYI Bruce Davis was approved for parole 8/27/201. Now Governor of California has X number of days to decide whether or not to turn him loose That parole hearing was yesterday 8/27/2015 sandy betts link I do believe that Richard Giakowski worked at the Albany News paper, because there is proof of that. But I have yet to see any real proof that Darlene and Jim were there at that same time Gaikowski was. When I questioned that , I got a response of a type written note that stated they were, but it wasn't dated or signed by the person who was making that claim. I like to know who the people are that make these claims, other wise it is hear say. Just because it is written on a piece of paper, doesn't make it a fact in my book. When you take into account how long Darlene and Jim were together and how many places they went to in such a short time , the odds of them being in Albany at the same time as RG, are very slim. They were in Rosemead Ca. in Jan 1966 , SF, Lake Tahoe and the Virgin Islands, then Vallejo living with her parents. Soon after, Darlene was in Reno NV for at least 6 weeks getting her quickie divorce in 1967. I don't know why no one mentions that Jim Phillips aka ... Dee's x-husband worked at the Times Union in Albany in 1966 for a couple months (same paper this letter was sent to) while he was traveling across the country with Dee. That is what Jim said when he was on the Zig boards. Jim of course was a suspect in the Z murders in 1970. He was also a US Army cryptographer. Darlene Ferrin, murdered on July 4th 1969, had moved to Albany just prior to Richard Gaikowski, and as it turned out, her husband worked in the very same building as Gaikowski, for the Albany Times Union newspaper. The Albany Times Union newspaper received a letter some years later, postmarked August 1st 1973, pertaining to be from the Zodiac Killer and threatening to murder his next victim on August 10th at 5.00 pm. http://www.zodiacciphers.com/richard-gaikowski.html What we have been told and what are the true facts is not always so. I believed Jim Crabtree when he said he worked for the Albany newspaper , he said he wrote about the fires there. I looked for many hours for those articles he said he wrote about. There were none to be found. I do not believe anything he has to say. He had a problem with holding a job for more than a few days, I doubt that he was working at the same place the same time as RG. He may not have worked there at all for all we know. Jim actually said he took the pictures of the fire, I don't believe he said wrote the article. He did say it got picked up by AP. I think most of the newspapers he mentioned working for in 1966 he worked at as an assistant not a reporter. But I also have not been able to find the story about the fire at the textile plant in Albany in 1966. That being said the fact that there were 2 people in Darlene and Jim's address book that were in Albany NY, one of which who worked at the Time Union strongly suggests that he was telling the truth about being in Albany. If he was lying about being there one would have to assume that he is lying for a reason. I don't know what that would be. Do you think he was somewhere else and didn't want anyone to know? I think pertinent question is why did Jim and Darlene decide to go to Albany for California in the middle of winter on a motorcycle? He said he worked as a bartender first, then got the job at the news paper. So they did not go there because of the job and they certainly didn't go there for the warm weather. Ok, what are we saying or implying if we say Jim and Gaik worked at the same paper, or at least within the same building, as each other for a short time? Is the implication 'Obviously, Jim approached His colleague He had met twice with a proposal of "How would you like to make an easy 10 G's Richie? All you have to do is eliminate a problem called my X Wife for me......are you in?" I mean serious, what's the suggestion being made here? I was told that there was another person who went with them to NY and to the Virgin Islands, with named Honcho. How do we know for sure that they went on a motorcycle? Thanks for letting me know that Jim took pictures and didn't write for the paper. When you find a fire at the textile plant in 1966 , please let us know. If Jim lied about that ,what else did he lie about ? There were fires in other towns but like you said , didn't see one in Albany at the place Jim mentioned. We don't know for sure that they went on motorcycle. That's just what Jim said. I wonder if it is even possible to drive a motorcycle from San Fransisco to Albany in January? Here are some quotes "Then back to San Francisco... bought the bike and took off for Albany... Now my zany recollections may be dim here... If you want a solid time line go here.... I got a job first, in a club there as a bartender... after a very few days I applied for and got a job as a copy editor at the Albany Times Union... midnight to eight... My executive responsibilities included fetching coffee for all of the deaf linotype operators at about three in the morning... for that task I had to drive to a local coffee shop and pick the order up...." "I was oblivious at the time, but I was really suffering from a form of ptsd... I was freaked... I was carrying some heavy information that just caused my whole... my whole... world to come completely apart... Everything I had believed in my whole life had just completely collapsed... I didn't believe in the country... I had been lied to forever... My concept of marriage and family was just completely shot... shredded... I simply could not stay in one place... I just had the compulsion to move... move... move... I wasn't running away from anything in particular... more like running towards something and not even knowing what that might be... I just had to move... I don't think we ever paid rent more than once in anywhere we lived... Not much stuff... just pick it up, stuff it in the car or motorcycle and move... The only thing I carried, for sure, was a Royal portable typewriter... but I couldn't even get my mind focused enough to write a single word... " Rebecca Tokier link Would like to speak with you in regards to the case.Please contracted me.Thank You. Rebecca, who would you like to speak to regarding this case specifically? Could you give Me a contact email? If you don't wish to gie it out publicly, feel free to email me at WelshChappie@aol.com and put as your subject RE: REBECCA so I don't overlook your email as I am lazy and rarely delete email so have a sizable inbox. Samantha Flojed I am related to one of the victims that is still not solved and never will be. I am so sad about that and hate that my loved one is talked about so much with guesses about her. Well I didn't check my comment: pretty bad grammar! What I am trying to say is my family member was murdered by possibly the Manson family. Evidence for her murder was thrown out and therefor the scumbag(s) who killed her will never pay here on earth. She is in the book as a Manson victim and she might be, but unfortunately we will never know the whole story. ): There is a lot of speculation about her on the internet. Most of it is guessing. It's very difficult to see. Thanks Samantha for your comments. In cases such as these there will always be speculation regarding the crimes, but what is important is that these cases are kept in the public eye and never forgotten. This crime is likely never to be solved, but there is always hope, and it is important to keep crimes such as these in the forefront of peoples minds. Let us pray, however slim, one day you get the answers you deserve. Richard. "Most of it is guessing. It's very difficult to see." It is, that is very true. Does't help mind when people come here and offer what is essentially useless information in terms of fact checking ability. You drop hints and clues such as "I am related to one of the victims. . ." and I was hypothetically asking myself "darlene? Cecelia maybe? What about Betty-Lou. . ." when you posted 2n time to reveal the victim you speak of isn't Zodiac's but poster boy for pure evil, Ol Charlie Manson's. I say with utter sincerity that if you have lost anyone close to you by way of Violence, then allow Me to say how sorry I am for you loss, and my sympathy and thoughts will be with you. But please Sam, if you say your related to 'A Victim' then you will know that this statement will cause us reading to wonder who you refer to. If your not willing to say which one, then need not mention your relation to A Victim at all. Would like to join your website. The website doesn't have any members, there is no joining policy like a forum, anybody is free to comment Rebecca. Samantha, I agree with Alex. If you are looking for some help in your relatives murder, you should give us her name. She might not be a Manson victim, it may have been Zodiac for all we know? Zodiac did say that the police found only the easy ones down south. That tells me there are more we don't know about. Learning about her case could open up doors . does dennis rader look like zodiac? Ray Jenkins BB, your question seems strangely out of place. I can only answer it by asking another question: Who knows what the Zodiac really looked like? Dennis 'BTK... odiac' Rader? What, you me kinda Similar to He thatwas Ted Bundy aka Green River Killer who was not dissimilar to Sams Son: John Wayne Pogo who's defence was "Set-up! Police stealthy leading to them covertly entering my property & planting 30 corpses in the crawl space of conspiracy in. . . .. Operation Take Down a Clown° Jr who said to his attorneys who asked him to sign paperwork for his wishes and worldly good to go to designated people on the day of, an hour befor His scheduled Execution, quote; "I am busy today. . . . come back & i will sign them tomorrw" Said Pogo, before His meeting with 'The Unholy Trinity' Drug concoction: The Barbiturate, The Paralytic and The Holy SHITof Potassium Heart Bursting to me that hurt-a-thon! Rest ona Gurney In peace, Miss Eileen Walrus aka: The Self defence' Serial Killer who got Pogo's trinity of death, too! I will plunge my sceptical self in dismay As an echo arouse from Ol Sparky they say. . . Where's my pillow My pillow, My pillow! Me: Face without Name, no place I came: Yours Truly Sorry: I am back... back with . . . you!! I think, anyway! Yep... I am So plz do Tell Herb & Lawrence Cain that I have always been here because I have Wing-Walkers so there!!! ;Hey Blue Boohoo . . . I was in the park and a Cipher, too that was printed on sum 'frunt' pages! The code cup old with the Mapflap, will tell RubingmySelf-is-Law Troll fan... Look at That! That abov?? Rant of nonsense! Thought you 'Zed' which you said I would not be allowed to post and yet, turns out . . . I actually still can it appears. No Fair, is it? Well this thread really went strange and crazy all of a sudden. I'm not sure if this was Alex Lewis's attempt at parody or if someone was impersonating Alex Lewis? Or maybe someone was channeling the ghost of Charles Manson while drunk or high on something? Whatever the case, it failed. I believe Zodiac Murder much more than just 5 that is claimed. I believe, as much as people disagree with GraySmith. He has a list at the back of his yellow book with a number of Z related murders. Also, sandy Betts, I would like to send you a pic of someone to see if u recognize him In the 68-70s Ian IMHO In my honest opinion, this letter was penned by none other than Robert Durst. Tahoe27 There sure are some similarities to Durst there! That capital N...Wow! I in NO way think this was written by Zodiac. I'd argue a professional handwriting analyst all day long. I'd like to share this...thx Ian. By all means, feel free to share far and wide! Has anyone come up with any meaningful solutions for that piece of code (apart from the strange and forced Oranchak "solution" I mean)? My ask is more a comment. A person named Mcgath wrote a book about all the circumstantial things which point to the btk as either the Z or the zodiac or both or all of the above being the same person. My point is if you were to go on mere circumstantial stuff the the man to fit more than any other is dennis rader. info@kimberlymcgath he was in the airforce he was in radio communications he was stationed in Japan he spoke of killing couples on calif beaches he wrote taunting letters he had identical handwriting he was born at the right time he changed his M.O. he started his kansas kills at the same time the calif kills end he wore glasses unlike many of the top suspects he wore an police officer looking outfit he actually killed people unlike the other suspects he had the right wingwalker shoe size he ect. ect. ect.. we know that none of this is evidence but they are clues which can lead you to the discovery of proof/evidence. Dennis Rader was stationed in Okinawa for six months. In July 1968 he moved to Tachikawa Air Base in mainland Japan located near Tokyo. He appears to have been based there until the end of his service in 1970. By his own description, he also spent time in Korea, Greece and Turkey while serving in the Air Force. Unless he traveled back countless times to murder and post letters, he simply cannot be Zodiac. I pointed this out on the Sue Coletta article here, but it was rejected by the page moderator for no other reason than it disproved Rader as the Zodiac. This is convenient when your peddling a falsehood. This is what Kimberly McGath said "Some have also proposed that Rader had an alibi because he was “stationed overseas” during some of Zodiac’s killings or letter writing. I have yet to see any evidence of a specific alibi on the specific dates, and Rader himself admits he traveled often during his time in the military. I have found several sources that not all military flights or personnel on board were logged and, in fact, some were intentionally avoided on covert missions." The problem here is, its not our job to prove where Rader was on specific Zodiac dates. It's the job of the person proposing the suspect- and nobody can put Rader anywhere near Northern California. It's another blind alley. https://www.suecoletta.com/who-is-the-zodiac/ Thank Richard, You saved me having to answer this. McGath is a nice enough person but I think she is barking up the wrong tree with this one. She has taken a gigantic leap into the unknown and believes she knows who the Zodiac was. As she is ex-law enforcement, I find it a bit ironic that she has left such gaping holes in what is essentially just a "pet suspect" theory. One would expect better from someone who was in law enforcement, to cross their t's and dot their i's before making extravagant claims. Her book reads more like the work of a sensationalist Tabloid journalist than a serious piece of peer-reviewed evidence. What ever happened to "beyond reasonable doubt"? Or do we just lock people up and throw away the key, based on a few similarities and coincidences and a "hunch"? That link is very revealing and is perhaps a great educating tool on the pitfalls of Zodiac research. :-) The thing is, we could draw up a similar checklist of similarities and coincidences for about a dozen suspects and claim that any one of them was the Zodiac, based entirely on circumstantial evidence. And whenever we encountered some holes, we could just throw a rug over them and call them "convenient alibis". lol! Take Lee Erwin Shackelford as just one example: * he was a morse code and radio operator and proficient with radar. * he was in the navy during the Korean War and took part in the Bay of Tonkin incident. * he served on board USS Ticonderoga which is ship number 14 (i.e. "4-teen") * the navy symbol resembles the strange symbol on the Halloween card and envelope. * he had to leave the navy due to a nervous breakdown. * he was often in trouble with the law and stole cars. * he had a violent disposition who reputedly abused his wife and kids. * he lived in the right place at the right time. * he wore horn-rimmed glasses. I am sure someone could write a neatly packaged little book which could provide a very convincing case that he was the Zodiac. Still, none of this would actually make him the Zodiac. There is the little problem of a thing called evidence. One could also write a similar book about Barry Wysling and focus on his links to the Pythians, Freemasons and Elks. But ultimately, without any evidence, none of the coincidences with Zodiac symbolism would make him the Zodiac. Ha! Of course the Bay of Tonkin incident was Vietnam War. lol! Lori F I caught the last two episodes of "Hunt for the Zodiac Killer" on the History channel and I am afraid I am hooked. I have been on the computer delving into endless information for weeks. I find your forum helpful. Do any of you veterans out there have any great suggestions for sites that will bring me up to speed rather quickly? I am an attorney with access to a lot of information so if you can direct me, you will know what I will know... If I had your kind of access I would start with the Darlene Ferrin case. a majority would say that that case could be the key. I better let you take it from there so you can be 100% objective. Don't listen to opinion. War weary veteran here! lol! Yes, by all means do your own research and take no notice of the history channel or anyone on the internet... least of all me. lol! Do your own research and avoid getting lead astray, as there are lots of people out there who are only too willing to tempt you with their pet suspects or lure you down their particular rabbit hole. There are more yarns getting spun daily than a 5 decades old ball of string that several alley cats have fought over many times and inter-tangled. There is a vast warren of misleading and dimly lit burrows with dead ends just waiting for you. Descend into them at your peril. Good luck! :-) Thanks for the direction. I had no intention of following the History Channel which is why I posted. Although Manson is interesting, I would rather concentrate my time on the Zodiac. Per Blue's instruction I will start on the Darlene Ferrin case. Anything you guys can give me as far as "true background" , "true and verified facts" would be helpful. The "true background" , and "true and verified facts". Golly, that is a difficult ask. Even the eye-witnesses seem to contradict one another at times. I'll leave this for others more qualified (such as Richard) to answer. I've been separating fact from fiction for many years and still not sure about a lot of it. The case is a mess, made more messy by a multitude of amateurs getting in on the act over so many decades, and it will no doubt get messier as time goes by. The story continues to sprout new branches in the popular culture all the time, taking on a life all of its own. Some will even try to tell you the Zodiac is still alive and well and stalking them. (Whenever encountered, I can only suggest a grain of salt needs to be liberally applied!). There are lots of time wasters and "needy" people out there. Basically, if it sounds too extravagant to be true it probably is not true. To avoid all potential pitfalls and problems, perhaps you should look only at the existing police records and familiarize yourself with the witness statements first. Have you looked at the FBI website? They have a a lot of redacted stuff relating to Zodiac, but be warned there are lots of dead ends on there as well. Dear Lori F I agree with Ray Jenkins and blue - with your access - were you to incorporate with Richard and his resources you guys could possibly solve this weird convoluted case once and for all. As an attorney, can you look up the outcome and any details about this slander case? I believe Zodiac was Connelly. The federal case number is 2:12-cv-03310-CMR and the lawsuit was filed 6/12/2012 at the federal court in Philadelphia by Philadelphia attorney Leon A. King II. Unfortunately Richard has not responded. The best place to start is with the four confirmed crimes. I have written a comprehensive run down of the crimes under Lake Herman Road, Blue Rock Springs, Lake Berryessa and Presidio Heights available from the menu on this site. All crime scene photographs are available in color. This will give you a solid grounding of the facts. The next best thing to do, is flesh out this information using the police reports here http://www.zodiackiller.com/Victims.html Then watch the Zodiac 2007 documentary here http://www.zodiacciphers.com/zodiac-documentary.html This will bring you up to speed quickly. If you want to ask me any specific questions let me know here grinsnort@googlemail.com Regarding the first 12 letters of the Albany Letter, try; ConnellyJohn My suspect was also stationed in Okinawa, then fought in Vietnam. Had a address in LA, also in NCal in Marin County for the entire 1970s. He moved back to the East Coast in 1980-81. Want a connection to Joan Webster? Try the Irish Mob boss James Bulger turning informant for FBI handler, John Connolly. My suspect also wrote and mocked David Carpenter, currently sitting on Death Row in San Quinten. He also wrote about John Dupont in the FoxCatcher killing. My suspect's brother-in-law was a regular at the same bar as John P. Wheeler, III, who was an aide to 3 US Presidents, then the chairman of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund. Wheeler was killed and dumped in a trash dumpster on 12/30/2010 in Delaware. My suspect lived in Delaware. A Pseudo Toots, funny that you should mention Bulger. I have often wondered if he could have somehow been connected to the Zodiac case. I never really knew why. For me it was just a hunch. John Connelly is indeed the sort of "bad egg" who could have been the Zodiac. Got it thanks So Richard, I have many questions. First though is how much it costs to maintain everything on the web. I would like to make a donation but I have no idea what it might cost. My second question pertains to the 340 cipher and that will come under a different message. It is not a lot Lori. The cost of running the pro website is 86 dollars over 2 years. The same for the domain name. Until this year I also paid for a RSS feed box of approximately 70 dollars/year for unlimited feeds to world news that I have now downgraded for free. This is not a lot of money over 6 years, and I enjoy maintaining the website. I could plaster the site with Google ads and other paid links to retrieve that revenue like I did when I ran a Speedway site, but based on the content of the site I feel it's inappropriate to profit on murder. Not withstanding the fact, it would affect the loading and presentation of the website. That is why I choose to leave an optional donation button to just cover the running. I want to do a lot more in the future, possibly even creating a Kindle e-book, but I stick to a small and limited budget. As Tom Voigt and others would attest to, running a website is not about getting rich, it actually costs money, particularly if it's run ad free. I certainly don't expect visitors to the site to donate anything, but if they do, only what they can afford. You certainly can ask me a question about the 340 cipher, although I don't profess to be a cipher expert like Dave Oranchak. Many people ask therefore, why did I call the website Zodiac Ciphers. It's about presence in the search engines, by accommodating two key words- but fire away. Cheers, Richard. Well, I am making a contribution. I can see how much work has gone into this already. Just maintaining would satisfy me. However, my 83 year old mother insists that I am corresponding with the Zodiac himself and that I have already provided too much information to my identification. I was very young when these crimes were perpetrated. If the Zodiac was only 20-35 years old as reported by some then he could still be with us. So I must ask, if the real Zodiac is on this site, will you please stand up? And of course in doing so provide a swatch of shirt or keys or something to allow us to make certain that you are the Zodiac. Maybe a key to a cypher or a key to a cab? As I am coming into this 45 years late I would appreciate some new direction. Lori I would be thrilled to get a clue (Clew) in the 21st century !! Please? You can assure your mother Lori that I am certainly not the Zodiac Killer, as Arthur Leigh Allen once said. I would have been 6 years of age in 1968 and resided in Coventry, England, so it would have required immense efforts of disguise and endeavour on my part. I don't believe the Zodiac Killer will ever show his face- he was likely incarcerated or died in the 1970's. That is my take anyway. He could be still with us, but I think uncovering his identity is the best we can hope for. Justice is long gone from a standpoint of punishment. Cheers, Richard. Wish your Mom all the best, and I hope this puts her mind at rest. I think Richard is correct in his estimation that, given the huge amount of time that has elapsed, the Zodiac is no longer alive. If he is alive, I strongly suspect he would be grossly overweight and so physically and mentally ill he would be in a wheelchair. Perhaps he might still clobber someone with his walking stick or try to run them down with his mobility scooter, but it is very doubtful he would be alive and in good health. The only people trying to convince us he is still alive and well seem to be very unreliable in their testimonies and consistently fail to provide any real evidence. It is of course possible that some of these people are being intimidated by others who have assumed the persona of the Zodiac, either because they know the person is interested in the Zodiac case or fear him, or both. Most of the real crazies are well known to members of law enforcement, who, rumor has it, once kept a Top 10 List of Zodiac Loonies to refer to. By now the list has probably blown out to about a hundred or more, but law enforcement are no longer keeping count. It has been nothing short of amazing the way this case has attracted so many loonies. From a case about a serial killer it seems there has sprung a phenomenon known as "serial victim syndrome", ranging from people saying they have been stalked by the Zodiac to others believing he was their own father or relative. I guess this is due entirely to the fact that it was so well publicized by the media - too well publicized some might say, giving a voice to the egos of not just the Zodiac, but his copycats and the various wannabes in society. A lot of people seem to crave the spotlight and/or lead others to believe they have intimate knowledge of the suspect in order to project attention to themselves. But with all this aside, there are still many good people researching the case, who do not gigantic egos or other agendas. Good luck in your endeavors! I gave the suspect Kane a chance and was fully convinced when I read what Alex put here http://www.zodiackiller.com/KaneReport1.html Oops! To read a comprehensive analysis on Lawrence Kane, visit Alex Lewis' site at https://welshchappie.wordpress.com/ Sorry! Got things criss-crossed! That last thing is from his rival Tom. To be fair I read both, and I like Alex's more. Well, when not working at my real job I have been reading as much as possible about this fascinating case. There is so much circumstantial evidence against so many suspects that I have come to the unfortunate conclusion that we will not be able to solve this case without forensics. I too have considered Kane but it is circumstantial like the others. It really does not resonate with me that the forensics back then did not match, i.e. fingerprints or dna of those who were tested, because my recollection in practicing law in the 90s is that the DNA was very new and unstable and even fingerprints were not considered as an exact science. Eye witness and other witness "testimony" was pretty much thrown aside by the 1980s or early 90s as not a reliable and exact science, and so unreliable and unstable. I mean this is all you get when you look at the suggested suspects. Several of you commented when I began this adventure that perhaps my status as an attorney in the US would be helpful in getting evidence released that has previously not been released. I am very willing to help with that but I am not sure what that would be. If you can give me some direct requests I will try to help. Otherwise I think I am hoping and waiting for the History Channel to release a series again in which they get a match for their supposed Zodiac DNA. I do have to say that I was entertained by that info/search/video done by that guy Captainfun. I found it very weird that the suspect would stand and talk with him, even to the extent of indicating that one of the weapons may have been made by his dad. And Captainfun was a bit weird as well, and then disappeared. This is all very captivating but not solvable without DNA. Shoot me a note if you would like me to pursue some type of info. I tend to agree with your conclusions entirely Lori. Like you, I am quite amazed of the sheer number of suspects and the good circumstantial evidence that can be pinned on almost all of them. This has led many researchers to ask with some disdain "Will the real Zodiac Killer please stand up?" About the only suspects that the authorities ruled out on the basis of forensics (fingerprints, DNA) are Allen Leigh and Rick Marshall. But as you say, the evidence was unreliable and unstable, possibly only partial and highly contaminated too. Basically, my feeling is that unless some old man steps forwards one day (assuming he can still walk) and confesses, the whole case will remain a mystery. But even then there will be doubters. I am sure the man will have to be able to provide a solution to the unsolved cipher and his prints and DNA will have to at least be a close match. The thing is, after so many years, even if the REAL Zodiac came forward, what if he says "The 340 cipher was just something I made up out of random characters. It has no solution." Very few of those who have grappled with solving this cipher for decades will believe him. The man will have to now things that only law enforcement knows. I am sure there must still be some secrets LE have withheld from the public all these years, which they have retained in the hope of catching the Zodiac. As for Captainfun, he chose a bad pseudo to use online, as it tends to suggest he was taking everyone for a ride and having some fun in the process. That may not have been the case of course, but the names people use to anonymize themselves do sometimes speak volumes. I personally think that Captainfun was serious, but he went about the whole recovery of evidence backwards. Instead of confronting the owner he should have called the police as soon as he found the alleged knives in the wall and photographed everything in situ. People just don't seem to understand that evidence tampering and contamination will lead the police to think they are being taken for fools, and when someone combines such evidence with a wild and emotive theory about the Zodiac, well this is likely to turn them off completely. Captainfun may have been on to something. But why he chose to go about it the sensationalist way he did is anybody's guess. Lori - The info we need is - One: Was Kane related to Georgie Kaye the comedian and or the singer Danny Kaye both were billed with Kane's girl Eileen Barton. Two: Why did his marriage with the singer Eileen Barton end? Did Kane continue to "pine" for her afterward? Can you FOIA any of his mental hospital records? Can you get his DD-214? We need to find out the autos he owned, and the houses too. Also, Passports and business and gun licenses. Ect. ect. whatever you can dig up will help. I am desperate to find out anything you uncover. The idea is that for someone to get away with this so long he would of had to be well connected. I can see this - knowing how corrupt our system here in California is. The ruling class are untouchable. Wow, so many years have gone by and so much water under the bridge, but I must always admire the hopeful. I find the above interesting and, to be honest, also a little humorous. I do not mean to burst anybody's balloons, but, I wonder, even if you find all of that information, i.e. that he was related to famous people, he was "pining" for a lost love, he had mental health problems, he owned various autos that might have looked like the ones Zodiac drove, he lived at various locations that may or may not be associated with Zodiac activity, he had a gun license etc..... None of those things will be able to prove he was the Zodiac. Similar circumstantial evidence has been drawn together for quite a number of potential suspects other than Kane, but still the case has stagnated. Although your efforts are commendable of course, I just wonder if you are fully aware of the problem? Even if we can pin vast amounts of circumstantial evidence on to a suspect, none of it will ever make him the Zodiac. It will just succeed in making him an interesting person, and most people accept this already. I guess we can but succeed in making him a bit more interesting? So long as you realize that this is about all such research can hope to achieve? As for attracting the attention of LE with any new information you may uncover, I can only say "Good luck with that". My bet is they will not be interested or at least will feign an interest in order to be polite. :-) Maybe Kane said something to one of his shrinks? Could you please look into how Citizen Kane died? I mean can you get his death certificate? I know he was 86 but it would still be interesting to know how the American psycho Lawrence (Larry) Klein/Kaye/Kane/Barton/Cane died. And, if there was an autopsy? And, who and what did he leave behind? I here people are already visiting his grave in Nevada https://welshchappie.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/lawrence-cane-grave.jpg The Church of Satan is a religious organization dedicated to Satanism as codified in The Satanic Bible. The Church of Satan was established at the Black House in San Francisco, California, on Walpurgisnacht, April 30, 1966, by Anton Szandor LaVey, who was the church's High Priest until his death in 1997. In 2001, Peter H. Gilmore was appointed to the position of high priest, and the church's headquarters were moved to Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, New York City.[2] SIX months exactly before Bates Murder. The above came from Wikipedia 1966 - Six month anniversary - obviously refers to the number of the beast. I am not denying a possible connection with Satanism, but it seems to me that the Zodiac never actually stated overtly (nor did he ever imply) any such connection. We also find lots of possible connections with Masonic symbolism... yet the Zodiac never actually claimed to be a Mason. However he did tend to reference and even court a few notable persons with Masonic leanings, which gives us some pause to consider the possibility. I note that some researchers try to blur the lines between Scientology and Satanism and various other churches/cults, but I suspect any such connections are more the realm of fantastic conspiracy theories than reality. These kinds of theories inevitably go nowhere, which is why people are still employing them after so many years. No possible resolution increases the intrigue and mystery, allowing such fantasies to continue their flight through the popular imagination. For all we know, the Zodiac may have been a lowly grease monkey employed in a garage, or a janitor at a school. He may have alluded to all manner of things greater than himself without actually belonging to any such groups, cults, religions... He may have been a loner on the fringes, looking in on the society of his time, and trying to make sense of his mental illness using the ideas his society and culture presented him at the time. Courting various fringe ideas from popular culture may have been all part and parcel of what constituted the Zodiac's mental state at the time. Perhaps Zodiac was merely reflecting some of the insanity in America's popular culture during that era in order to understand and legitimize his own. Three letters were mailed on the six months anniversary of the slaying of Cheri Jo Bates. April 30, 1967 - Mt. Diablo and Phillips 66 O' Maje to the 1966 killing or + six(months) 666 for # of the beast reference. Zodiac animal Taurus - the bull often associated with the devil. Did Kane DOB 4-29-24 Taurus ware same mask as Crowley at Lake Berryessa? Nothing is conclusive. One could also argue that the multiples of 3 represent the "rule of 3" that is common to Masonic teachings. The costume could hearken back to something Medieval and therefore vaguely Christian in origin. The Zodiac sign could be White Supremacist, it could be Satanic, it could be Occult, it could be Medieval, or it could be Celtic Pagan. Nobody knows for sure. We can only speculate at best. Walpurgis Night is the English translation of Walpurgisnacht [valˈpʊʁɡɪsˌnaχt], one of the Dutch and German names for the night of 30 April, so called because it is the eve of the feast day of Saint Walpurga, an 8th-century abbess in Francia. In Germanic folklore, Walpurgisnacht, also called Hexennacht (Dutch: heksennacht), literally "Witches' Night", is believed to be the night of a witches' meeting on the Brocken, the highest peak in the Harz Mountains, a range of wooded hills in central Germany between the rivers Weser and Elbe.[1] The first known written occurrence of the English translation "Walpurgis Night" is from the 19th century.[2] Local variants of Walpurgis Night are observed throughout Europe in the Netherlands, Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Sweden, Lithuania, Latvia, Finland, and Estonia. In Denmark, the tradition with bonfires to fend off the witches going to the Brocken is observed as Saint John's Eve—essentially a midsummer celebration "with witches" (from Wikipedia). The Black House is near Donna Lass's house. Are you suggesting the Zodiac belonged to a Coven? lol! I am sure even the Zodiac would have been amused by that suggestion, but I am sure would have gleefully parodied the idea if it helped bloat his already inflated ego. I know Manson once said that if you do something historic, make sure you leave something behind that is "witchy". But somehow I can't quite grasp a strong connection between Mansonism, Satanism, and the Zodiac. The Zodiac was more of a lone wolf, with his own crazy ideas. programed to kill (part 1-93 on Youtube ) zodiac called himself "sam". for yet another suspicious guy http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/dna-leads-to-arrest-in-30-year-old-sex-slayings-1.176374 If you ask me there is LESS than 10% chance that this was written by the zodiac. You are correct. The whole Zodiac case is a mess. Internet has not helped. Keeps getting worse if anything.. Please help support this site. Thank you. Richard. 13 Hole Postcard 148 Character Cipher 1978 Letter 2001 Happy New Year Card Albany Letter Allan/Peyton Murders Button Letter Cipher Theories Citizen Card Concerned Citizen Card Confession Letter DMV Letter Domingos/Edwards Murders Donald Lee Bujok Donna Lass Dragon Card Earl Van Best Jr Eureka Card Exorcist Letter Fairfield Letter Fingerprint Evidence Hood/Garcia Murders Kevin Robert Brooks Lake Herman Road Murders Larry Kane Los Angeles Letter Mike Morford (Morf13) Molina/Rodriguez Murders Monticello Card My Name Is Letter Pines Card Possible Zodiac Attacks Possible Zodiac Letters Post An Article Here Presidio Heights Murder Red Phantom Letter Ross Sullivan Saechao/Saelee Murders San Jose Code Letter Scotch Tape Letter Tamalpais Valley Attack Telegraph Avenue Incident The 340 Cipher The Celebrity Cypher The Little List Thomas Horan You Are Next Letter Zodiac Letters Poll Zodiac Theories All the answers to the Zodiac Killer codes were given to us by the murderer before the turn of 1971. There was never a requirement to search for any solutions because the Zodiac Killer (in his own words) provided us with the answers between July 26th 1970 and October 27th 1970. Who is the most likely Zodiac Photos used under Creative Commons from Marcin Wichary, zAppledot, g_kat26, vyusseem, Alex Barth, Alan Cleaver, cwwycoff1, jocelynsart, Richard Perry, taberandrew, telmo32, eschipul, MrJamesAckerley	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3307
__label__wiki	0.942965	0.942965	Judge Pushes Back On Trump Lawyers Trying To Block Possible Impeachment Witnesses By Bobby Allyn • Nov 1, 2019 White House counsel Don McGahn in September. Lawyers for McGahn appeared in federal court on Thursday in a dispute over whether he will have to sit for questions from House investigators conducting the impeachment inquiry into President Trump. Saul Loeb / AP Originally published on November 1, 2019 12:34 pm A federal judge on Thursday fired skeptical questions at lawyers for the Trump administration who argued that current and former senior White House aides have "absolute immunity" from being questioned by House impeachment investigators. The hearing, before U.S. District Judge Ketanji Jackson in Washington, was the first time Trump lawyers tested in open court their attempt to block White House aides from cooperating with the impeachment inquiry into the president. Jackson at times struggled with the Trump administration's argument that former White House counsel Don McGahn does not have to comply with a subpoena filed by House Democrats for him to sit for testimony related to conversations he was party to that could implicate Trump in possible articles of impeachment for obstruction of justice. "So what does the separation of powers mean to you then?" Jackson asked Trump administration lawyers. "How can the legislature actively exert its oversight power unless it has the ability to exercise its investigative powers?" James Burnham, a lawyer with the Justice Department, responded that applying "absolute immunity" to current and former aides close to the Oval Office is "not an exotic thing that we just cooked up." Burnham said it has been the legal position of the White House for decades so that information covered by executive privilege will not be exposed. Jackson sounded incredulous at this line of argument, noting the difficulty in enforcing it given the number of White House aides who have cycled through the Trump administration. The judge said Trump does not invoke that concern when former White House staff appear on cable news. "For some reason, the president doesn't own it when former officials appear on MSNBC," Jackson said. House attorney Doug Letter, who previously spent decades working in the Department of Justice, said the Trump administration "made up" the concept that all senior Trump aides have an absolute shield from any kind of testimony. "This is what they wish the law were. It is not what the law is," Letter said. He said it may be the current position of the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel, but those opinions change with administrations and sometimes conflicting opinions exist at once. More importantly, Letter said, a Justice Department legal opinion should not persuade a federal court. "It's interesting like a law review article is interesting, but it's not binding on you or Congress," Letter said to the judge. In August, months before the current impeachment inquiry was officially launched, McGahn was subpoenaed to sit for questions related to his role in the Mueller report on interference in the 2016 election. McGahn told Mueller investigators that Trump had pushed him to fire Mueller and then create a paper trail to cover it up. McGahn never acted on Trump's wishes, but the House saw the interactions as possible acts of obstruction of justice. Even now, though, with the impeachment inquiry focused on a July 25 call between Trump and the president of Ukraine, House leadership says findings in the Mueller report, including McGahn's possible testimony of Trump obstruction, could cause additional articles of impeachment. Democrats filed a lawsuit to force McGahn to comply with the subpoena. Justice Department lawyers said the dispute does not belong in the courts at all. Burnham said that when the judiciary gets in the middle of a fight between two political branches of government, faith in the courts is undermined. Jackson balked. "How will they resolve it on their own then, sending the sergeant-at-arms to arrest Mr. McGahn?" she asked. "I thought that is what the court's role was," Jackson said. "To decide what the law is." The outcome of the McGahn lawsuit has implication for other potential witnesses in the impeachment inquiry, which is now probing whether Trump abused his office by making hundreds of millions of dollars in military assistance contingent on Ukraine opening an investigation that would help Trump's 2020 reelection bid. On Thursday, the House formally passed a measure approving the inquiry. Jackson said she plans to rule in the coming weeks. Another former top White House aide, Charles Kupperman, had a hearing on Thursday centered on a nearly identical issue just down the hall from the courtroom drama in the McGahn case. Kupperman, once the deputy to former national security adviser John Bolton, is also being summoned by House impeachment investigators but has not appeared. Lawyers for Kupperman filed a lawsuit seeking to clarify whether he must show up for questioning. Charles Cooper, a Kupperman lawyer, said the House subpoena and order from the White House to ignore it places his client in a difficult position. "It's a classic Catch-22 here," Cooper said. "And my guy is caught in the middle of it." But Todd Tatelman, a lawyer for the House of Representatives, was not buying Kupperman's supposed plight, saying the suit "serves no other purpose than to attempt to delay the impeachment inquiry," adding that it is tantamount to "a miscarriage of justice." U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon set Dec. 10 as the date for oral arguments in the Kupperman case. He rejected a request from the Justice Department to allow more time to prepare, mentioning that the issues involved are urgent and need to be resolved quickly. "Roll your sleeves up," Leon told the Justice Department lawyers. "And get the job done."	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3315
__label__cc	0.693836	0.306164	By Adam Knaub - WC Athletic Communications Intern ALLIANCE — The Wilmington College men’s soccer team battled Mount Union to a scoreless draw Saturday afternoon in Ohio Athletic Conference action. Both teams remain undefeated in Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) competition. The Fightin’ Quakers are 9-2-2, 2-0-1 OAC. The Purple Raiders are 7-1-3, 1-0-2 OAC. The Wilmington defense had to repel seven shots in the first half. The Quakers put up a fight in the second half outshooting the Raiders 9-5 with five of the nine shots being on goal. At the end of 90 minutes both teams were scoreless, bringing the game to overtime. During the two overtime periods, shots were tied at three with neither team able to score resulting in a draw. Michael Owusu, Elorm Dogbey and Zach Burgmeier led Wilmington in shots with three each, with Owusu and Dogbey putting two of their shots on goal. Felix Maurer only had to make three saves for the Quakers. Wilmington will return to Williams Stadium 7 p.m. Wednesday to host Ohio Northern University for an OAC match. https://www.wnewsj.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2019/10/web1_soccergraphic-1.jpg By Adam Knaub WC Athletic Communications Intern Hi! A visitor to our site felt the following article might be of interest to you: . Here is a link to that story: https://www.wnewsj.com/sports/local-sports-1/119125/119125	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3317
__label__cc	0.594965	0.405035	+27 21 200 9000 \| communications@workonline.africa OUR GATEWAY FOR AFRICA THROUGH SINGAPORE \|By nick WORKONLINE AND EQUINIX ESTABLISH GATEWAY FOR AFRICA THROUGH SINGAPORE Tuesday, November 13, 2018 – Cape Town & Singapore: Workonline Communications, one of Africa’s top three transit networks, has established a Point of Presence (POP) in the Equinix Singapore data centre, effectively establishing a gateway between networks in Africa and Asia-Pacific. Workonline Communications is a leading provider of IP transit and wholesale connectivity services in Africa. Workonline operates multiple POPs across Europe and Africa. This expansion into Singapore extends the edge of the company’s network into Asia-Pacific and will significantly improve performance between Southern Africa and Asia-Pacific. “Through this expansion, we now offer an important opportunity for Asian networks looking to reach Africa with the lowest possible latency. Workonline’s primary path is over the South Africa Far East (SAFE) cable system between South Africa and Singapore, which provides much better performance than current market alternatives,” says Edward Lawrence, Director of Business Development at Workonline Communications. Due to the choice of cable system, combined with the deployment in Singapore, Workonline can now provide its customers with the lowest latencies possible between the Southern Africa and Asia-Pacific regions. The latency on the Workonline network between Johannesburg and Singapore now stands at 117ms, compared with approx. 397ms when using traditional paths via Europe. After careful consideration, Workonline chose to deploy in the Equinix SG1 International Business Exchange™ (IBX®) data centre, one of the three data centres in Singapore, namely SG1, SG2 and SG3. Equinix Singapore data centre campus is Asia-Pacific’s network hub, with the most networked data centres in the region. The campus houses many of the international and regional networks connecting South Asia, and is also the leading point of access to one of the world’s three Global Roaming Exchange (GRX) peering points. There is a dense concentration of financial services companies, cloud services, biomedical sciences, IT, communications, media, physical sciences and engineering industries. Equinix is a global Interconnection and data centre company, operating 200 carrier-neutral data centres across over 52 metros. Through Platform Equinix®, which provides access to vital ecosystems, customers can interconnect to one another and to more than 1,800 available networks, as well as more than 2,900 cloud & IT providers. This means users can reach 80% of the world’s population in less than 20 milliseconds, inside the most interconnected data centres in the world. Andrew Rigoli, Vice President of Corporate Development & Strategy, Equinix Asia-Pacific said, “As a regional Interconnection hub, Equinix data centres in Singapore house dense networks, cloud and IT ecosystems that will enable Workonline Communications to provide its customers with low latency and high performing communications services. At the same time, Workonline Communications can utilize Equinix facility in Singapore as a gateway to other Asian markets.” About Workonline Workonline (AS 37271) is the fastest growing IP transit network in Africa and one of the largest in Africa. The company is focused on providing highly scalable, high quality, and flexible service options to meet the needs of carriers, Internet service providers, content providers, and mobile operators. @wolcomm WORKONLINE LAUNCHES REMOTE CLOUD CONNECT IN AFRICA 1st Nov 2019 WOMENTECHCONNECT FOCUSES ON CHANGE IN MAURITIUS 26th Aug 2019 EXPERT INSIGHT: VAT ON ELECTRONIC SERVICES IN SA 13th May 2019 PARTNERING WITH EDGELINK FOR GROWTH 13th May 2019 BUILDING A MORE SECURE INTERNET 12th Apr 2019 DEPLOYATHON ENABLES VODACOM IPv6 ROLLOUT 13th Mar 2019 LIMELIGHT TAPS INTO WORKONLINE IP TRANSIT 29th Jan 2019 KENYAN ENGINEERS GET HANDS ON TRAINING 12th Dec 2018 ZAPF #3 : an engineer’s perspective 12th Dec 2018 OUR GATEWAY FOR AFRICA THROUGH SINGAPORE 13th Nov 2018 © Workonline Communications (Pty) Ltd \| Terms and Conditions \| Acceptable Use Policy \| Privacy Statement \| PAIA Manual \| Code of Conduct	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3319
__label__cc	0.560717	0.439283	Anthony Knott’s fiancée backs petition calling for better safety measures near river after firefighter’s death Jennifer Logan Published: 14:10 Wednesday 15 January 2020 Updated: 10:59 Thursday 16 January 2020 The fiancée of firefighter Anthony Knott whose body was tragically recovered from the River Ouse in Newhaven on Friday has backed a petition calling for better safety measures near the river. Anthony’s body was discovered in the water at Denton Island by a member of the public on Friday morning. Anthony Knott and fiancee Lucy Otto. Photo courtesy of family The 33-year-old, from Orpington in Kent, went missing during a night out in Lewes on Friday, December 20. Specialist teams carried out extensive searches with support from volunteers and other emergency services. In a post on Facebook on Friday, Anthony’s sister-in-law Leoonie Marsh Williams issued a heartfelt statement on behalf of his family. The firefighter’s tragic story touched the hearts of Lewesians and thousands across the country. Anthony Knott's body was tragically recovered from the River Ouse at Newhaven. Photo courtesy of family A ‘ride of respect’ is being held in Lewes in honour of him. A group has been set up on Facebook. It reads: “Welcome to the group – Ride Of Respect – In honour of Anthony Knott. A father, a fiancé, a brother, a son, and a firefighter. “Respect, Solidarity, dignity and gratitude is what this group is about • “We are all here to come together to show our support to Anthony’s family, friends and colleagues. Anthony Knott went missing during a night out in Lewes. Picture: Sussex Police “This monumental event will be conducted with grace, respect, dignity, support and love...” A date has not yet been set for the ride. Armed police surround Worthing property in large emergency incident Deceased dolphin washes up on Bognor Regis beach A Change.org petition, set up by Claire Packham, asks East Sussex County Council to ‘make the River Ouse safer to stop people falling in and any accidents – not only people but animals too and most importantly deaths’. It calls for fencing for better safety precautions, lighting, man-made floodplain channels, stronger river banks, flood gates and cameras. Claire Packham writes: “I know we are asking for such a big thing in Lewes but we have to do something we are losing too many people in the River Ouse, our most recent being one of our firemen Anthony knott. “We have to try and get this done so we can at least say we have tried our hardest. Please sign and share.” Anthony’s fiancée Lucy Otto is among 2,622 people who have signed the petition. She said on Facebook: “Please sign, this river is dangerous and completely open. No one should have to go through the pain we are, this river needs a flood barrier and more lighting to stop this ever happening again. Their needs to be more safety in place around open rivers so easily accessible to the public.” In response, an East Sussex County Council spokesman said: “We were very saddened to hear the news about Mr Knott and would like to extend our sympathy to his family. “While this petition is directed at us, the Environment Agency is the body responsible for rivers and riverbanks and we’d be happy to pass the petition on to them. “If as a result of the coroner’s inquest there are any recommendations for the county council that fall in our area of responsibility, we will of course consider them in the normal way.” To sign the petition, visit www.change.org/p/environmental-health-make-the-river-ouse-safer. Double stabbing in Durrington leaves man with serious injuries This is why part of Worthing's Lyon's Farm Sainsbury's car park is closed off Worthing has second People’s Postcode Lottery win in six days Worthing road closed after car collides with 13-year-old boy Sussex County Cricket Club Education Sussex More from Worthing Herald	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3322
__label__cc	0.655395	0.344605	1minute Projection Mapping Official English Website Past Info Archive – 2019 – 8th International Projection Mapping Competition 1minute Projection Mapping in Odawara Castle ～ Application ～ Theme: “Dream” 【 Introduction 】 1minute Projection Mapping is historical competition becoming one of Asia’s largest international projection mapping festival that began in 2012. This time will the 8th time for it to be held. We change the venue and theme every year as our focus is to motivated participants to create new works. The works created for the 1 minute projection mapping competition has been increasing in quality every year and we are proud of it to be a world-class event. The last competition was held at the Miyazaki Prefectural Museum of Art on the magnificent theme of “Large Architecture” and “Mythology”, and it was a competition where great works with a sense of scale were gathered. In this 8th competition, the motif is a Japanese castle, one of the most iconic Japanese architecture. This will be one of the most challenging projection mapping ever. 【 Theme for 8th Competition 】 The theme of the video production on the wonderful canvas of Odawara Castle is “Dream”. In Japan, a new epoch just began in May with the name of the new era ” Reiwa”. Many people have dreams and hopes for the future. During the era of warriors when this castle was built, many samurais dreamed that they could become lords of a country and a castle. Feel free to express the strength that drives the people with their dreams and hope, or the fragility against it, or a dream that exceeds human imagination etc. We hope that historical works will be created on this historical architecture and this competition will be the one that people can feel the future. It is a very rare opportunity to create a projection mapping works on a Japanese castle. We look forward to challenges from you to create a “dream” beyond imagination! 【 Competition overview 】 ■ Official Event Name：1minute Projection Mapping in Odawara Castle ～ 8th international projection mapping competition in Japan ～ ■ Theme：Dream ■ Host：Executive comittee of Hojo Soun’s 500 years award ■ Assisted by：Odawara-shi tourist association ■ Produced by：Projection Mapping Association of Japan 【 Site and Building Information 】 Odawara Castle (6 Jonai Odawara City, Kanagawa, 250-0014) https://odawaracastle.com/ Google Map (https://goo.gl/maps/VZEi9KT6tAk) Mapping Building Size：39m(Wide)×50m(Height) 【 Movie Format 】 Resolution：3840 x 2400 pixel Frame Rate：30/fps File Format：Quicktime(MOV), Photo JPEG Animation, MP4(H264) Duration：1’00-1’59(more than 1 minute, less than 2 minutes) File name of image data : TeamName_title_SubmissionDate Case）pmaj_title_20190731 Sound：Embedded into the movie file, or send the WAV data with the same duration There are columns to fill the “TEAM NAME” “TITLE” and “Length of movie” inside the Illustrator and Aftereffects files that we provide. Please fill them in when you create your work. 【 Template Files（2D & 3D）】 After your online registration from the link, the contest office will send the template data to you. (※ The distributed template data is not allowed to use for other purposes) 【 Schedule 】 Entry deadline: July 31st, 2019 ※The template and various information will be sent from the Secretariat as needed. Work submission deadline: August 19th, 2019 Primary works judgment: August 20th, 2019 ～ Announcement of finalist: August 28th, 2019 (E-mail notification to all applicants, notification on WEB) Finalist works screening: September 20th-September 23rd, 2019 Result announcement: September 22nd, 2019 ※Each schedule may change due to the circumstances of the venue or event. 【 Finalists 】 Finalists’ works：16 – 18 works ※The finalist works may not be demonstrated at the mapping event if there is a copyright issue or improper (adult/violent) content. ※The works that are not selected, will also be tested on the building and recorded the scene. However, this is not a guarantee. 【 Information about submissions and applications 】 Movie format: MOV, MP4 format, audio embedding Resolution: 3840 × 2400 pixel ※ There is a space to fill in your “Team name”, “Title” and “Video length” in the distributed Illustrator / AfterEffects files, please fill it in. ※ Please submit the video of the primary screening at the same length as the final screening. It is possible to brush up on the work later, but please submit it after completing the work as much as possible. Works that are too incomplete and too rough may not be subjected to review. Title (upon submission video data) Description of the work concept, theme and content (about 200 words, upon submission video data) 1 Capture image of the work (3840 × 2400 pixels, upon submission video data) Creator name, Team name, Company name (Entry name to be written and published) Creator, Team profile (approx. 200 words) Image of the creator/production team’s photo, logo, etc. Name and contact information of the representative (E-mail, address, telephone number) Country (s) Home page URL, Facebook page, blog etc. Other special notes and notices regarding application 【 Submission Method 】 You can submit from the application form link below http://1minute-pm.com/en/application_form/ ※Production template data will be distributed to those who applied. Use an online download service such as the http://firestorage.com or http://gigafile.nu/, and email the URL where your project is posted, to PMAJ Office:＜info@1minute-pm.com＞【 Awards 】 Grand Prix, 2nd Prize, Jury’s Prize, Odawara Prize, Audience Prize etc… An extra prize will be given to each award winner. Grand prix winner will be given 1,000,000 YEN and invited to the next 1 minute projection mapping event as a guest creator. More details will be informed. 【 Jury 】 Other experts, Guest Creators, organizers will be informed later on… Stay tuned! Yann Nguema Born from a scientific background, Yann Nguema finally turned to the world of artistic creation. As a musician, he founded the group EZ3kiel in 1992 for which he developed the entirety of a rich visual production that has become a reference and a trademark. He focuses his work mainly on performing arts with a constant emphasis on an image-music association. Very quickly he integrated computer technology into his creative process by developing his own software and adding a completely interactive dimension to his productions. As a designer of exhibitions, installations and scenography, he has designed numerous projects combining technology, research and poetry. Yann is currently an ambassador artist for the Lyon Festival of Lights. ＜Yann Nguema / Official WebSite＞ https://yannnguema.com/ Yael Braha As Multimedia Director, Yael Braha is an award-winning, multi-platform Multimedia Director whose work ranges from large-scale interactive installations to complex shows. Yael joined Moment Factory in 2015 and is a graduate of the Istituto Europeo di Design (Rome, 1996), and San Francisco State University (MFA in Cinema, 2005). Her professional projects include “IllUmiNations: protecting our planet”, a projection mapping on the United Nations building coinciding with the 2014 UN Climate Summit. Yael’s expertise in computer vision, parametric modeling, and kinetic sculpture is leading Moment Factory in exciting new directions. ＜MOMENT FACTORY / Official WebSite＞ https://momentfactory.com/home Hideki Nagasaki Managing director of Takenaka Co., Ltd. and Representative director of Symdirect Inc. After graduating from university, Hideki Nagasaki studied sound production/production of commercial music, radio commercials and radio programs at a sound production firm. After that, he made a wide range of experience to produce over advertising, exhibition, promotion, and convention at the promotion department in a major advertising agency. In 2002 Nagasaki joined Takenaka, and has taken part in event production, video and space direction. He participated in the launch of “BeamPainting”, a Takenaka projection mapping brand in 2009, and has since produced much creation such as projection mapping with interactive elements. In recent years, he has combined laser animation and mapping to pursue new possibilities and broaden the scope of expression. He also started early on a collaboration of artwork and projection mapping, and eight mappings were performed at Taro Okamoto’s Tower of the Sun, and five mappings were also done on Katsuhiko Chaen’s sand sculptors. ＜Symdirect Inc. / Official WebSite＞ https://www.symdirect.co.jp/ ＜Takenaka Co. / Official WebSite＞ https://en.takenaka-co.co.jp/ CG creator and creative artist from China. He has participated in many projection mapping international competitions and continues to pursue and challenge high-end works every day. LiCheng won the Grand Prix and Audience Award simultaneously for the first time at the 7th “1minute Projection Mapping in Miyazaki”. facebook：https://www.facebook.com/leecheng2013 Michiyuki Ishita Chief Director and Creative Director of Projection Mapping Association of Japan. He works not only domestic but also international, and is the leading person of projection mapping in Japan. ＜PMAJ / Official WebSite＞ http://www.projection-mapping.jp/ 【 Consideration 】 The project with the following prohibited matters is NOT accepted The contents are not based on our mapping template. When the data is damaged or video data cannot be reproduced. The contents have so strong political and religious messages that some audience may feel uncomfortable. The duration is too short or too long. Submission after the deadline. *)If it will be late with some valid reason, let us know in advance. Guarantee that the submitted work does not infringe the intellectual property rights and ownership of the third party. In the unlikely event that an offer or dispute from a third party is raised due to infringement, the applicant will be solely responsible for the financial burden (including attorneys’ fees) for the solution, compensation for damages, etc. And, the organizers of this project are not disclaimed at all. Please apply for materials such as photos / videos / music / sound effects used for the entry work after making the applicant own possession and control of copyright etc. The organizers cannot cope with problems such as copyright infringement, claims, etc. In addition, works that infringe various rights will lose their qualifications for the international convention, and if their findings have been awarded, the award will be cancelled, and prizes and sub prizes will be returned. Please consider the content because a wide range of people from children to the elderly will enjoy the works will be screened. Applicants should not release videos or local records without permission to websites, SNS, or any other location where a third party can view them before the screening results of this competition are issued (for ensuring fairness of judgement). However, it should be possible to share the things that the organizers / planners provide videos and information to the public. Unauthorized use or reproduction of the template data sent from the organizer is prohibited. If it is not clear, feel free to contact us by e-mail: PMAJ Office:＜info@1minute-pm.com＞【 Copy Right and Content Use 】 The copyright for the video and sound source data of the submitted work belongs to the producer and production group. However, at the time of screening, PMAJ may make adjustments (brightness, contrast, color tone, volume control, etc. of the image) under the management responsibility and in a state suitable for the screening. The copyright holder does not exercise the copyright ‘s moral right for the act. The video data of the submitted works will be under the control of the Projection Mapping Association of Japan (PMAJ), with the sponsoring executive committee and PMAJ having the right to use them. The screening shall be possible even after this project. PMAJ and the organizing executive committee can record videos and photos of this project. PMAJ and the organizing executive committee shall be able to develop and sell various goods and products using recorded images and videos of projection mapping conducted at the venue. The organizers and photographers have full ownership rights regarding the photos and videos of the records taken by the organizers and planners. The provided images and recorded records can be used by PMAJ, the organizing executive committee, co-sponsors, and the sponsor of the event for publicity and reporting of the project, projection mapping, and event introduction. If there are co-sponsors, sponsors, cooperating companies, etc., the appearance of the screening can be used for product advertising and promotion of each company under PMAJ management. Upon submission of the entry, the applicant agrees to all of the above, and promises not to exercise copyright or morality for any use, including secondary use by PMAJ. ※For other FAQ, please click here※ 【 Movies 】＜2014 finalists＞＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝【Contact, Q&A】 Competition office (in Projection Mapping Association of Japan) E-mail：info@1minute-pm.com WebSite：http://www.1minute-pm.com Short version of the digest movie General comments on the 1 minute Projection Mapping in Odawara Castle Announcement of the winners! (9/22) The event will be held today! (9/22) About the event today Copyright © 1minute Projection Mapping Competition 2017. Designed by MageeWP Themes.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3331
__label__cc	0.697648	0.302352	» babble » walking the talk » youth issues » Breaking Class/Race Barriers for public school students: Meeting Oct 6: Toronto Email this thread to someone! Author Topic: Breaking Class/Race Barriers for public school students: Meeting Oct 6: Toronto bigcitygal Babbler # 8938 posted 06 October 2008 09:10 AM Sorry for the late notice, I just got this notice late last night. Message from Education Action: Toronto We need your help to build policies for the future of Toronto schools. Only genuine grass-roots engagement can give us the policies that will really make a difference for our children and on which we can mobilize. Our regular policy-making meetings begin again at New College, at the University of Toronto, on the first Monday of every month, 6:30 pm, starting on October 6, 2008. The exception is the second Monday in January 2009. We hope that these meetings (in addition to the ones we have held over the last year or so) will help us build a city-wide platform that will engage our school-community councils and which can be used to hold our trustee candidates to account in the coming election of 2010. The topic for our first meeting is Breaking the class/race barriers -- what will it take? The TDSB's Student Census and the Urban Diversity Strategy has the data from TDSB's freshly published Student Census and Student Information System (SIS). They show that poor, immigrant, racialized children continue to do badly in Toronto schools. The newly announced Urban Diversity Strategy promises to do something about this situation but with few resources and minimal vision. We have a lot to talk about. Most importantly, we have to answer the question: What can we do to make things genuinely better for these kids? Harry Smaller will be there to give us some of the history and analysis of class/race barriers that have developed in Toronto schools and David Clandfield will present a draft of Education Action: Toronto policies (developed out of community consultation) that will work to break down these barriers. The meeting will then be opened to discuss these policies and to find ways to insure that your views will be integrated into the eventual platform we produce. Harry Smaller has been a teacher in Toronto inner-city schools for almost three decades and for the past decade has been an associate professor in the Faculty of Education at York University. His research interests include student streaming, teachers’ work, and the ways in which schools and school systems serve to structure the experience of teachers and students. He has co-authored Stacking the Deck: The Streaming of Working-class Children in Ontario Schools and has co-edited a book on teachers’ response to neo-liberal impositions on schooling structures and processes (Teachers' Activism in the 1990s). David Clandfield, a former school trustee, has recently retired from ten years as Principal of New College at the University of Toronto, where he championed the growth of Women’s Studies, and area studies programs on Africa, the Caribbean and South Asia. He also helped found a new Equity Studies program, including courses in emerging fields such as disabilities studies, food security and the Romani diaspora in Canada. He has written widely on education issues and has a long history of policy development at both the provincial and local board level. He is co-chair of Everybody's Schools: An Education Policy Institute. Date: Monday, Oct. 6, 2008 Place: William Doo Auditorium 45 Wilcocks Street New College, University of Toronto Coming south on Spadina from Bloor: 3rd stoplight - 2nd streetcar stop south of Spadina station Coming north on Spadina from College: 2nd stoplight - 1st streetcar stop north of College Metered parking and bike stands in the general area. Enter by the door at the corner of Willcocks and Spadina. Go down the stairs on the left OR go straight ahead and take the FIRST elevator on the left. Please come if you can and bring friends and neighbours who also care about this issue. George Martell and Faduma Mohamed, Co-chairs, Education Action: Toronto From: It's difficult to work in a group when you're omnipotent - Q \| Registered: Apr 2005 \| IP: Logged Cueball rabble-rouser Well Damn! I know someone who would likely go to that, but here we are, and its tonight. From: Out from under the bridge and out for a stroll \| Registered: Dec 2003 \| IP: Logged Yeah, I'm sorry I couldn't get it posted earlier. As it turns out I have a meeting and can't go either. Maybe someone out there will be able to go. I'll try to go.... see how it goes. posted 27 October 2008 08:12 PM Is there any other contact info for the organizers of this event, so that we can get information about their ongoing activities? A quick google search found that they're associated with New College, at U of T. I also found two sites, both under construction: Education Action: Toronto Education Action: Ontario And of course I can't remember who sent me the original message. Sorry. I'll try to remember to pay more attention next time. You could call New College and ask them. posted 02 November 2008 06:06 PM Again, short notice. This meeting is being held Monday Nov 3 in Toronto. A Message from Education Action: Toronto This a reminder of our 2nd policy-making meeting for the school year coming up next Monday (Nov. 3) at New College, University of Toronto at 6:30 pm, William Doo Auditorium, 45 Wilcocks (southeast corner Wilcocks and Spadina – a couple of blocks south of Bloor) Grace Edward Galabuzi and Antoni Shelton will be there to take on the question of building an anti-racist curriculum and culture in all our schools. We hope you will join us to engage in this question and help us build the kind of policies we need for Toronto’s schools – in discussion and in written follow up. It is essential we nail down a set of policies to hold our trustees accountable in the 2010 trustee election. Grace Edward Galabuzi teaches in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at Ryerson University and is a research associate at the Centre for Social Justice in Toronto. His research interests include globalization from below - local community responses to global economic restructuring in the global North and South; the racialization of the Canadian labour market; and social exclusion and the social economic status of racialized groups in Canada. Grace Edward has worked in the Ontario government as a senior policy analyst on justice issues, and he is a former provincial coordinator of the Ontario Alliance for Employment Equity. He has been involved community campaigns focused on anti-racism, poverty, community development, human rights, education and police reform. Email: galabuzi@politics.ryerson.ca Antoni Shelton is the Executive Assistant to the President of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE Ontario Division). He is the political liaison to the Equity Steering Committee and the Human Rights Committee. He has served as an international observer in Northern Ireland; a labour participant at the U.N. Elimination of Racial Discrimination pre-conference in Santiago, Chile; a Non-Governmental Organization representative at the official U.N. Elimination of Racial Discrimination Conference, 2001, Durban, South Africa; and lastly, as an international observer in the Pacific Coast of Colombia, South America. Antoni has received the W.P. Hubbard Award (City of Toronto Race Relations Award and the Ontario Government Volunteer Service Award. He chairs the Education Action: Toronto Organizing Centre. Email: ashelton@cupe.on.ca Directions To New College, William Doo Auditorium, 45 Wilcocks Street: Got it. Thanks. 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__label__wiki	0.626976	0.626976	1941/1942 (x) › Gerald J. Wasserburg in US Army uniform in Leipzig, Germany during World War II Photo supplied by Gerald J. Wasserburg shows him as a rifleman, Charlie Company, 23rd Regiment Infantry, 2nd Division, 3rd Army (United States). Photo taken a few daysafter the US Army took the city of Leipzig, Germany (between April 12-15, 1945). Wasserburg had just turned 18 and was one the first GIs to enter the city. His armaments include an M-1 (Garand) rifle, a hand grenade and two pistols taken from German officers. The one in the shoulder holster is a Luger, the other is a P (Pistole) 38. Information provided by Gerald Wasserburg. GJW162.3-1 Harold Brown at Freshman picnic supper, 1971 Harold Brown, President of Caltech at Freshman picnic supper. Caltech campus, president's residency, September 22, 1971. PR-72-33-2-27 Great Rose Bowl Hoax of 1961 Original and only color photograph of Caltech's prank against the Washington Huskies during the Rose Bowl football game, January 2, 1961. Donated by photographer Bruce Whitehead, (Caltech Research Fellow, 1961-1962), and Lee Molho (Caltech BS 1963), prank participant. RBH1.1-1 Bruce Murray and Carl Sagan at Jupiter Symposium Jupiter Symposium held to coincide with Voyager 1's closest approach to Jupiter, which occurred on March 5, 1979. Beckman Auditorium, Caltech. PR-79-50-1-7A Donald A. Glaser with group during visit to Caltech, fall 1960 Caltech alumnus Donald Glaser's visit to Caltech en route to Sweden to receive the Nobel Prize in physics, fall 1960. Group members (left to right): Matthew L. Sands, Charles C. Lauritsen, Robert F. Bacher, Richard P. Feynman, Eugene W. (“Bud”) Cowan, Mrs. Bonnie Glaser, Donald A. Glaser, William R. Smythe, George W. Beadle, Jesse W. DuMond, Robert L. Walker, H. Victor Neher, unknown, Carl D. Anderson, and Robert B. Leighton. RFB70.2-5 Harold Brown and Bruce Murray at farewell dinner Harold Brown, President of Caltech, and Bruce Murray at farewell dinner Glenn Millikan and Clare Mallory wedding, August 3, 1938 Marriage between Glenn Millikan and Clare Mallory, Godalming, Surrey, England, August 3, 1938. RAM92.5-2 Van de Graaff accelerators Throop faculty Throop--Administration and Faculty. Edgar-Serrurier-Porter model of frame-yoke, close-up from SE, telescope aimed at camera Richard C. Tolman and Robert A. Millikan Lee and Doris DuBridge's wedding picture "One hour after" Seth Nicholson with an unidentified man [Ed Hutchings?] Conductor bar installation, revolving portion of dome Palomar. 200" telescope--west horn section in place John Pierce Engineering and Applied Science. Cylindrical projections of Jupiter made from a single ten-hour rotation Jupiter-Voyager mission. Aerial view of the campus--looking north Campus Aerial Views. Gnome Club recreation at 351 South Euclid Ave. Louis Erb is on the left. Gnome Collection. Theodore von Karman with Japanese men Photo is called "4 men in socks." von Karman Papers. TVK163.6-9 1933/1935~ (51) + - 189u (39) + -	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3338
__label__wiki	0.665001	0.665001	NGV reveals 2018 architecture commission The National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) has revealed its 2018 Architecture Commission by Melbourne architecture practice MUIR and landscape architecture studio OPENWORK. Doubleground is a collaboration between the two practices, inspired by key architectural elements of Sir Roy Grounds’s iconic NGV International building in the year of the building’s fiftieth anniversary. Doubleground transforms the NGV’s Grollo Equiset Garden with a site-specific work of temporary architecture by literally raising sections of the landscape and creating chasm-like passageways for visitors to explore between the tilted embankments. Architect Amy Muir and landscape architect Mark Jacques drew from memories of visiting the NGV as a young child to create a digital collage that uses architectural components from NGV International for the design blueprint. Including a canyon-like corridor, which references the triangular patterns of the NGV’s façade and glass wall of the Great Hall, the installation features a decking area that recalls Grounds’s timber design for the Gallery foyer and a bamboo garden inspired by the building’s original Bamboo Court courtyard. “2018 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the NGV International building and Doubleground is a concept that offers visitors a unique opportunity to reflect upon and reexamine the history and design of the Gallery as an integral part of Melbourne’s public realm,” says Tony Ellwood, director, NGV. “Now in its fourth year, the NGV Architecture Commission continues to be a highlight of the NGV's summer program, offering visitors a space for both playful interaction and quiet reflection.” “The 2018 Architecture Commission provides an intervention that challenges the role of the NGV Garden,” says Amy Muir, director, MUIR. “Acknowledging the intent and architectural language of the original Roy Grounds building, the Commission seeks to bring the memories of place back into play. We hope that the commission will allow visitors to see the NGV Garden in a new way.” Following on from the 2017 winning design by Retallack Thompson and Other Architects, Doubleground was selected for its collaborative and multi-disciplinary design approach, which promotes the positive relationship between architecture, landscape and civic space. Occurring annually, the NGV Architecture Commission is an open national competition, which invites architects to create a site-specific work of temporary architecture, activating the NGV’s Grollo Equiset Garden. The NGV Architecture Commission is led by the NGV’s Department of Contemporary Design and Architecture. Previous winning projects have been designed by John Wardle Architects (2015) and M@ STUDIO Architects (2016) and Retallack Thompson and Other Architects (2017). The Commission will be on display at NGV International from November 2018 to April 2019. architecture Victoria NGV	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3339
__label__wiki	0.5214	0.5214	American Idol - The Top 12 Do Stevie Ace Young - "Do I Do" Terry: He Do'd just okay. Good refrain but the rest was pretty weak. However, his looks will see him through yet again. Nerdia: Not one of my favorite Stevie Wonder songs anyway. I have no feelings for this person one way or the other. I just don’t care. Coolia: I didn't realize this was a Stevie song - I recognized it from the hip hop version. I thought Ace did pretty well, not great, but he's still great to look at. C. Crumpet Swank: My theory that it seriously hurts your vote-getting if you perform first or second in an eight-or-more contestant show was bolstered by what happened to Mellow Man Ace. He even looked shocked! His performance was solid and he should not have been in the bottom three (even without his lovely looks factored in). Kellie Pickler – “Blame It On The Sun” Terry: Oh my! She looked like a deer caught in the headlights. Stiff, unsure and completely out of her element. The only thing that will save her from the bottom 3 and possibly the boot will be her combination of looks and likeability. Nerdia: I disagreed with Simon all night. Kellie didn’t look like Dolly Parton at all – no sequins, no plunging bustline, no high hair, no crazy-long nails. She looked beautiful, much more adult and less ditzy. Big improvement I thought. Lame performance though. Coolia: Simon and the judges picked Kellie from the beginning to win and they've groomed her for it all with all the attention to her back story and lots of opportunities for her to show off her "gosh golly" charm. However, they can't sing for her, and the past couple of weeks have shown she lacks the vocal chops to go all the way. She should survive another couple of weeks on her looks and personality. She did look great all gussied up. C. Crumpet Swank: My heart broke a little after that terribly stiff and uninspired performance. You know how much I love Ms. Pickler. What a disappointment Tuesday was! Like Paula said, Kellie stuck to the melody like glue. There was not a shred of spontaneity, texture or confidence in her performance; no genuine connection to the song in sight. She sang it "correctly," insofar as she was in tune, but like Randy said, "it was like a non-event." [Rarely do such linguistically apt phrases fall from his lips, so kudos to the kennel director for nailing it this time.] Oh Kellie, I hope that performance does not portend an inability to sing anything in a non-belting fashion. Props though to her "look." She was like a blonde Audrey Hepburn. Simon's remarks about her appearance were entirely off the mark. He clearly didn't know his arse from his elbow with that one. When was the last time anyone saw Dolly Parton wearing an entirely unadorned, non-metallic black dress? Elliott Yamin - "Knocks Me Off My Feet" Terry: Knocked me off to snooze-ville in mediocre cruise ship performance land. I do not get the adulation he receives from the judges and the nationwide critics. Nerdia: I can hardly remember his song…and yet he seems like the only contestant who would be a legitimate Wonder fan. Coolia: It would not surprise me if he is kicked off tonight in an upset. His performance was fine but he doesn't live up to the hype and he's not easy on the eyes. C. Crumpet Swank: I am shocked, shocked, shocked that he was not in the bottom three. That was a lackluster performance for him, considering that Stevie's repertoire should have fit like a glove for him. Moreover, he was weak the prior week (the worst performance of the eight men, I thought) and we have the ongoing issue of his incontrovertible homeliness. Mandisa - "Don't You Worry ‘Bout a Thing" Terry: you'd better worry about doing better than that. The low ranges were bad and only the high and powerful ranges saved this to any degree. She'll stick around but she had one bad night! Nerdia: Well, parts of it were good. Coolia: This should have been the perfect theme for Mandisa to knock it out of the park but all she could manage was a weak pop up that miraculously fell between the shortstop and left fielder, allowing her to reach first base safely. C. Crumpet Swank: I agree with Nerdia's comments. This was Mandisa's first misstep. Bucky Covington – “Superstition” Terry: The "buck" may just stop here. That was terrible. Nerdia: There’s no excuse for never appreciating “Superstition”, even if you were raised in a trailer on a mountaintop with goats for parents. If you proclaim to love music and want to be a popular entertainer, you have to at least know the superstars of all the big genres. I’d feel the same if Paris had never heard a Willie Nelson song. Coolia: I remain mystified at how this bumpkin made it to the Top 24, much less the Top 12. His vocals sound like gears grinding together. Slim Whitman is easier to listen to and possibly even more attractive. C. Crumpet Swank: I think this was his best performance yet, but that is faint praise. I am surprised he is even able to sing more than ten minutes a day. The gravel in his voice sounds entirely manufactured. It is something he could employ to good effect as an embellishment, perhaps, but to use it as his "normal" singing voice throughout a song just makes me uncomfortable. It feels like a stylistic contrivance and it makes me wonder what his "real" singing voice sounds. Plus, each week as he batters his way through a song I half expect to see a loogie issuing forth from his snaggle-toothed kisser. His perfectly coiffed hair looked nice in a purely objective way, but not at all "like him." I doubt it has ever looked like that in his life before, and therefore, it was not a wise move. One thing that I find bizarre about him is that he seems very comfortable on stage (which is a good thing), yet he has a kind of goofy, loping-along way of moving. If Taylor is a Dad jumping up at a party and grabbing the mic, then Bucky is a frat boy at Hillbilly U jumping atop a beer-soaked coffee table to sing for the brothers at a good kegger. Melissa McGhee - "Lately" Terry: and it may just be the "late" Ms.Melissa after forgetting the lyrics AGAIN! I think she actually sang quite well, but to forget the lyrics is nearly inexcusable. Nerdia: She really needs to slam it, She’s facing such indifference from so many. Sadly, she didn’t slam it this week. She tripped over it. Coolia: I didn't even notice she messed up the lyrics until Randy pointed it out. That is likely a fatal error for Melissa. She looked great all dressed up. With her looks and smokey voice, she definitely has the most sex appeal of the women who are left, but I don't know if that's enough to save her. C. Crumpet Swank: Has anyone checked the emergency rooms in the Boston-metro area? Surely Ayla was admitted after kicking her foot into the television in the moments after Melissa's performance. The irony is that with her bloody stump of an electrocuted foot, her basketball career is now in jeopardy as well. But seriously...what a waste for Melissa to squeak by Ayla into the finals and then be the first to go home. I have no doubt that Ayla would have progressed to the Top Six or even better. She would have been a stealth attacker like Vonzell. I didn't notice Melissa's lyric mess-up. I thought her performance was weak overall--very uncertain, as she didn't seem to have control or comfort with the song. She tried different things vocally throughout, but it was more like a seek and destroy mission than anything else. Her prospects were always severely hampered by her total lack of pre-finals coverage. To overcome that handicap she would have had to be among the best three singers in the twelve, not the weakest three, which she undoubtedly was. Lisa Tucker - "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" Terry: Sign me, seal me, and deliver me when you turn 18! She looked like a hot rocker but the performance was lacking and her nerves really showed. Nerdia: “Signed, Sealed, Delivered” is a bouncy balloon of a song. Lisa dragged the balloon around like it was an anvil. Coolia: I think she should stay on Broadway. This was just aiight for me. C. Crumpet Swank: Solid and polished as usual. But she, more than anyone, looks absolutely terrified during the results shows. It indicates to me that she this means so much to her that she might actually crack because of her nerves. Also, her offstage personality is proving to be bland. She will invariably be compared to the other two black women, who have far more sparkly personalities. I don't think Lisa will make it into the Top Eight at the rate she's going. Kevin Covais - "Part Time Lover" Terry: Are you kidding me!? I've heard better versions from trained monkeys. His bad performance was exceeded only by Kellie's...and he has stunk ever singe time, so how in the world do the 3 stooges keep showering him with praise? GO HOME!!! Nerdia: Hilarious song choice. He can stay one more week for those dance moves alone. Coolia: There is something really endearing about him. I agree he's bad, but he's really entertaining. He may have blown some votes by smarting off to Simon. I remember Justin Guarini landed in the bottom 3 one week after sassing Simon and coming off as arrogant. If Kevin starts to seem arrogant, he will lose all of his cute points. C. Crumpet Swank: Beware, Kevin, no one likes a twerpy smarty-pants. If he starts making cocky remarks--like he did towards Simon--on a regular basis I think he will siphon away a great deal of his votes. And it wouldn't surprise me if he does commit that mistake, because he obviously took great pleasure in zinging Sir Scowl. Regardless, Chicken Little's performance was ludicrous. He totally comes across as a joke when he attempts the uptempo stuff. He should stick to the ballads, but the fact that his ridiculousness didn't even land him in the bottom three could be just the sort of misguided encouragement he was looking for. Last week someone at work told me that Kevin reminds her of entrants at her daughter's middle school talent competition. Kevin's Part-time Lover certainly fit that bill. Lastly, it occurred to me, as an admitted late-developer myself, that Kevin may barely have entered puberty. And when one sets aside the singing, the terrible dance moves, and the quivering, out-thrust chin, it simply doesn't seem appropriate to anoint an American Idol who does not have pubic hair. A pube-free Idol is just wrong. Katherine McPhee – “Until You Come Back To Me” Terry: Her best performance yet Nerdia: Still not feeling her. It’s like she has no experience under her belt to draw real emotion from. Coolia: A very strong performance from her but I’m still not seeing much personality. C. Crumpet Swank: So seasoned. (And gorgeous.) She sings effortlessly, much like Paris and Mandisa. Although this performance didn't WOW me, it was still highly accomplished. If she gets the right song, WATCH OUT! Taylor Hicks – “Living For The City” Terry: His best performance yet Nerdia: I agree with this. The first performance of his that I’ve liked at all. His spastic moves were toned down and thus palatable and he was the only one who really got into the Stevie spirit. Coolia: You know Taylor did well if Nerdia was converted! She thought he was a spastic tard. I loved this performance and watched it twice. It was the perfect song for him and he put so much heart, soul, and energy into it - like he does every week. I'm beginning to think he can win it all - if he doesn't dye his hair. C. Crumpet Swank: The best performance of the week--two weeks in a row! Top Four here you come. Paris Bennett – “All I Do” Terry: A very good broadway performance (very loud, powerful, controlled but ultimately boring and somehow...fake). There's just something fake about her. I can't put my finger on it but she lacks sincerity. It all just appears to be part of "her show." Nerdia: Thank you!!! I agree with Terry. There’s something too studied about her, not natural enough. This performance was good but she has never bowled me over. Coolia: She looked very frumpy. Her style of dress is beyond bizarre. She does have the pipes, though, and I find her watchable. C. Crumpet Swank: I'm having difficulty getting beyond her horrid appearance/ wardrobe week after week. FUGLY! With or without the stylist. Her singing is crackerjack good, but I'm not excited for her. And the fact that her grandmother is a well-known recording artist is always in the back of my mind; like, save the competition for the non-connected folk, okay? Chris Daughtry – “Higher Ground” Terry: Chriiiiiiiiis...man, you poured it out again. By far the best and most ready for prime-time player on this year's tour. Nerdia: Very lame that Chris took a Wonder song that had already been rocked out by the chili peppers. It’s like turning in someone else’s homework assignment. L-A-Z-Y. Not cool at all. Coolia: Excellent analogy. I was a Chris fan but my fandom is waning. He hasn't proved he can do anything other than grunge rock/metal. The point of these theme weeks is to show you can stretch. He'll be able to find a metal remake of virtually any genre they come up with for theme weeks, but if he keeps doing that, he's not going to last. C. Crumpet Swank: I have to agree wholeheartedly with Julie. Choosing a Stevie Wonder song only because it is a song that you can make sound nothing like Stevie Wonder is not an accomplishment to be lauded within the context of these themed nights. There has to be a happy medium between slavish interpretation and gutting a song so that you can remake it in the only style in which you can perform comfortablly. I thought the unanimous praise by the judges for this performance was a mistake, and will only encourage Chris not to take chances in his future interpretations. Whether that unadventurous direction will come back and bite him on the ass remains to be seen. Steve Wonder Nerdia: Seems like he’s only there to promote his new material. All his distancing, flaccid comments about the contestants seemed to imply dismissiveness; it’s like he couldn’t think of anything legitimately nice to say. Coolia: He was probably just irritated that Taylor said 'Stevie, it's so nice to see you." C. Crumpet Swank: I think Stevie snagged some of Paula's drugs, because he seemed kind of out-of-it. Not impressive as a guest, and too vague and diplomatic in his brief comments about the contestants. Who do we think is going home? 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__label__wiki	0.634481	0.634481	EntranceMuseumNewsletter Stories"Old Baldy" Back When It’s now been christened “Old Baldy,” but, we who grew-up within its sway knew it by other favored names like “Big Baldy,” “The Bluff,” “The Blow-out,” or even just “Baldy.” When young, few of us would have guessed that our private little shifting-sand retreat would someday become a National attraction. Many have come, and thousands are yet to come to experience the majesty of Old Baldy. We’re talking here, of course, about Baldy, the majestic sand dune that is the focal point of Baldy Trails in the C.S. Mott Nature Preserve. These trails, as locals know, begin just north of Arcadia, not far beyond the Scenic Turnout—or “Inspiration Point.” Guess we should have known it couldn’t remain hidden, not with that spectacular Lake Michigan bluff whose beauty almost magnetically draws beach walkers upward towards it. It’s an irresistible 400 plus foot climb. Bobbie Counsell, long time cottage owner in Arcadia’s Cottage Colony, says in bygone days walking the beach and then making that challenging climb was their means of reaching Baldy. She says that venture also became a “must-do” thing for her children when they vacationed there. Besides its unique beauty, seems there was also a spiritual draw to Baldy. Bobbie relates that Lois Breimeier, widow of long time Trinity Lutheran pastor Ken Breimeier, told her this: Her husband Ken, when they were both on summer staff at Camp Arcadia in 1948 would take the highway and lead groups north every Wednesday to hold devotional services at the Baldy site. (Note, many refer to the bluff itself as “Baldy.”) If the earliest Americans didn’t make Baldy a sacred site, maybe Pastor Ken did. My wife, then Joyce Gilbert, recalls those Camp groups passing by their home on M22, at the foot of the “big hill”. She remembers the lively singing of old spiritual songs as they walked past and up the hill toward Inspiration Point. Joyce also has memories about her own 1940s walks to “The Blow-out” (their family term for the Baldy site) with younger sister Betty and summer friend Mary Murphy. It was their favorite thing to do on weekends. Their route was always from Mary’s folk’s Lakeside cottage north and then up the mighty bluff. North Bluff Hike. The “Blowout.” Circa 1940. This is a photo showing hikers in the 1940s walking on the dune. With wind, weather, and changing shoreline, the dune’s shape and vegetation coverage change from year to year. -- Miller, Frank W. “CAMP ARCADIA: The First Sixty Years.” 1982. Page 103. Satellite View of Old Baldy Just north of Arcadia and Inspiration Point is a perched dune with an opening to Lake Michigan at the south end and Old Baldy at the north end. -- Google Maps Our little raise-a-little-of-everything farm on M22 where I grew up was probably closer to Big Baldy than any other homestead; our little one room school just off M22 on Joyfield Road was even closer. The bluffs were our playground. If for any reason school was cancelled or let-out early, it was generally “off to the bluffs” with young brother Bernie and school mates Jay and Kenny Fitzhugh. Our route was most always west through the rolling hills and woods to the east base of Big Baldy. Baldy’s east side was thickly wooded and had no fixed path to the top, so the climb could be an effort. But, the anticipated view was always worth it. You always knew the view would never be as last remembered. Always amazing, but, never the same. The shifting sands and changing foliage made “same” impossible. From the rim we‘d shuffle down into the “bowl”, generally taking a quick look north at “Little Baldy” as we did. (Little Baldy was a constant knob of sand that stuck out from the tall trees and vines to the north. It is now gone or completely covered over with woods and vine.) We’d then enjoy the surrounds awhile before skimming over the sands south to the downward bluff. Looking forward to that gravity-led, fast slip-and-slide to the beach was always a pleasure. Once down, we’d romp north along the beach, picking up any “rare” stones, metal fishnet floats—and the like. On a complete day, we’d reach the old Mortenson farm before heading east and home to do chores. The View from Old Baldy These hikers from Camp Arcadia made the trek up Old Baldy to see the view north along Lake Michigan’s eastern shoreline and Lower Herring Lake. -- Camp Arcadia Archives Emanual Jass photo collection After age eleven or twelve, there were many times I’d take quick hikes to Baldy by myself. I guess it was usually on weekends in late spring when chores were light and the mood was right. It was when the woods was in full bloom, animals were really out and about and songbirds were at their best. I usually traveled with the comfort of our single shot, short barrel 22 rifle and a pocket half full of shells. Not much real security against those wild bears I envisioned, but, that old hair-trigger Springfield gave me a lot of confidence. On those solo trips most of the time was spent exploring the woods around the base of Baldy. Sanda “Dolph” Willsey, a daughter and granddaughter respectively of our closest M22 back-then neighbors, the Dolphs and Stubbses, has very similar remembrances of Big Baldy and its surrounds. She recalls vividly hikes there with friends like Helene Kuberski from Dry Hill, Nancy Fritz from Hunt Road and sister Maudie. For her she says climbing the face of Big Baldy took forty five minutes. One recollection she has was rather humorous; it took place on a warm summer day when she and her group of girls were walking the beach just below Big Baldy. It was hot, and the temptation to take a quick cool dip in Lake Michigan was overwhelming. They were without swimsuits, but the heat was too much. It was strip to birthday suits and “splash” into the water. Suddenly, to their great embarrassment, a group of boys appeared at the very top of the bluff and echoed out a barrage of “whoops and hollers”. Of course, there was a great scramble to re-clothe with wet bodies. Sanda said they always presumed it was the Howard and Fitzhugh boys on one of their romps.—(But, no,no,no--we’d have remembered something like that.) Sanda also fondly remembers “Little Baldy”. She loved to hunt around its base. Sanda was a serious deer hunter, and she says the biggest of bucks seemed to hang out in that area. She recalls also, as others do, that around that little guy’s base grew the finest of Christmas trees. From a Watervale perspective, Dori Turner and Skip (Vern) Noble have some definite early memories of Old Baldy. They are the daughter and son of long time Watervale Resort owners, Vern and Vera (Kraft) Noble. Dori says her Dad introduced them to Baldy at a very early age. They eventually created a well-worn trail directly to that sandy site that even renters could use to find it. Skip, young entrepreneur that he apparently was, used his familiarity with the entire area to give guided tours to Old Baldy--at fifty cents a customer. He hinted that with renters changing every week, business was good. Paths through the Ever Changing Dunes Well, it seems we’ve here covered early impressions of Old Baldy from about all directions. All who shared these memories know, that, indeed, thousands more will soon be coming to share the beauty of their longtime playground. It is good that all the grandness of Big Baldy is now open to everyone and will be viewed and appreciated by so many. And, we with the memories will still go on enjoying the enduring views,--but, because we knew it long before the visiting crowds, it will never quite be the same.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3346
__label__cc	0.728144	0.271856	Tag: Ash Seeketh Ember: The Lore of Dark Souls III Ash Seeketh Ember: The Lore of Dark Souls III Released (#AshSeekethEmber) April 28, 2016 AshaNon-fiction This has been my pet project for nearly two months, a 30k exploration of the lore of Dark Souls III. This is also only the first version as I’m going to update it regularly, in light of further lore discoveries from the DLC we know is coming. You can read it for yourself by going to: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0ByGsar3OSMRYRjYwNWpfbndoeW8 First Drafts: My Untitled Ashteraiverse Blind Lawyer Stories April 22, 2016 April 22, 2016 AshaFirst Drafts I actually don’t know what this is yet. A novel? A series? Short stories? Novellas. There’s definitely more than one though because they’re each set in a different year. Randomly writing scenes has been my guilty pleasure while I should be doing other things, like revising short stories and finishing Ash Seeketh Ember (which I’ve just now finished). I know the basic outline and that each story involves a particular case from a technopathic teenager to an alien cleric accused of murder. Oh and the legal ramifications of interspecies sex in London, that’s my favourite. I have five sketched out, each taking place in a different year, from 2016 through 2028. The final story ushers in Second Contact and the Terran Schism, the Ashteraiverse endgame, which I’ve been wanting to write for nearly a decade. For now, here’s a rough first draft exploring one of protagonist and Ashterai Elder Astraea’s dates with her eventual husband and soulmate, Marc, on a snowy day in January 2005. Edit: And here’s the perfectly fitted song I found while writing it … The day Tara died, it had snowed the night before and I was praying someone had gritted the streets. I could taste the cold in the air, feel the burn on my skin as I huddled under layers of clothing, a turtleneck jumpers, a coat, an infinity scarf, thick boots with special studded oversoles that offered me some traction on snowy streets, trousers and wool socks. I hate being cold and sometimes it feels like I’ve been exposed to absolute zero in the moments before the heat death of the universe. Maybe it was a memory, of before and beyond. Bad weather makes me even more hyper-vigilant than I usually am. When your blind everything tries to kill you and snow, in particular, makes the streets deadly when you have a working set of all six senses. I was down one of the major ones. “Hi, Tara.” Marc made me jump, waiting just outside the lobby of my building. “I wanted to meet you, the sidewalks are murder.” “Sorry, you made me jump. Thank you.” I smiled, liking the fact he cared, risking his own life because he wanted to help me and not out of pity either but genuine concern. “No, thank you. The weather was worrying me. I’m terrified I’m going to slip and break something.” “What do you want to do today?” he asked, it was a Sunday and I’d been looking forward to a day with him. What we’d do hadn’t occurred to me. I grinned. “Something new. Something I’ve never done before.” So he kissed me. You have to understand from the get-go that reality has rules. That’s part of why now is better than the place I grew up. There were rules but they were fractured, nonsensical and we knew, all of us, a clean slate was required and guardians to make sure the rules are kept sacred. The world I was born into, it was a mess of cataclysmic proportions. But I was never happy being disconnected from time and so I asked to live within it, with Marc as my companion. Each time we’re reborn in a different place and age, our memories are suppressed. For a while we think we’re normal, average, it makes it easier when Marc and I finally meet, when we remember who we are. We have people to be as a foundation and time to just be like everyone else, even if it’s only a few decades per lifetime. We don’t always sync or fall in love. Once in a while I can go an entire lifetime believing I’m no one special—which is a good thing, it keeps you humble—until I hear the voices of the guides and my true self is reasserted. It’s like a tide rising on a beach, the water washes away the memories of my old life and I’m left knowing what I am, liberated from the cycle of life and death. It’s like waking up from a dream and it’s always easier when Marc is waiting for me. “Saere?” I looked up at him, my eyes opened the fraction I could allow and see his shadow against light then smiled. “Yes. Hey—” He cut me off. “Don’t, not my first name. I’m not him anymore. Marc suits me better, don’t you think?” “Yes.” I agreed. “I’ll always be Saere.” “Shut your eyes, before you get a headache.” He gently set my dark wraparounds back over my nose, careful not to catch my ears. “Are you all right?” I nodded. “I will be. Once I figure out who I am.” “It’s easy, remember? I’m Marc and you’re Saere.” “Except I’m also Tara.” I said. “We have families.” “We always do.” Maybe it was because I’d never had a family; my mother, the original one, was never in the picture and my father abandoned me, his blind daughter, to the street rather than claim me as his own. It was easier than be saddled with me, not that I even had time to be a burden on him. Not even the Princess of Stories could get him to be the better person and admit I was his, despite my mother naming me so, as his true child. Perhaps getting over that was my true lesson and, if it was, it was one I still had trouble learning. “Ahhh, I get it.” He knew this. “You have Dee.” “Who do you have?” “Parents, an aunt. You?” “Dee and her husband have a baby, Ella. Our parents live in San Diego, enjoying the sunshine.” “Are you close?” “I guess. I speak to them once a week, if I remember.” I shrugged. “Can we get a coffee? Do this somewhere a little more warm.” “We could go back upstairs?” I shook my head. “I want to be around people, not because of you, not because I don’t trust you. I need to be Tara, not Saere.” “Sure. We do have some catching up to do.” Marc suddenly flustered. “Do you want a hand? I nodded. “We’ve just found each other, I’d rather this not be a quick meeting.” With that I set my hand on his arm for the first time and we headed out into the snow. The coffee mug in front of me smelled delicious, I cupped my hands around it for warmth. I felt like I’d spent the last two and half decades method acting my way through life. Tara was just the mask I’d worn and now it had been removed, a band aid pulled from a wound, raw and hurting. Marc was doctoring his coffee, I prefer mind basic and boring. I could smell the headiness of recently roasted beans saturating the air and inhaled, coffee has always calmed me. “So,” he said and sat down on the opposite side of the table. “How are we going to do this?” “Carry on as normal.” I said, not even having to think about it. “It’s not time yet.” “Actually, give me one second before we talk about normality.” I picked up my phone and began to dial. The numbers were random but the intention was there, the desire to connect with someone not on this plane of reality. “Lady Saere, hello.” Amber’s voice was warm and welcome, I could hear other ones behind her, as if she worked in a call center. “It’s been a while.” “Indeed.” I said. “Would you mind calling me Astraea? Pass that around, too.” “Not at all. I was about to ask. What can I do for you?” “I just wanted to announce my reappearance, Marc’s too.” “Marc? Oh you mean Lord—” “No need for titles, Amber, you know that.” “Sorry, force of habit.” She said and I could hear the unspoken ‘Lady’ on her lips. The young like to give their elders epithets because we were there in the beginning, despite reminding us them they will be there at the end, just as we will. “Oh and he’s decided on Marcus for now. Can you make sure his employees are aware if they’ve not already heard.” “Done. In regard to yourself, would you like me to make sure Alycia, David and Matt are notified.” “I’m sure they already know but please make sure they have a corporeal method of communication. My email, phone number.” “Are the aware?” “Everyone bar Alycia.” That meant she was probably going to wake up with a bump. “Where is she?” “Chicago. Erm, Lady?” “Yes, Amber?” “She’s in a relationship. With a human.” “Ouch.” I winced. “Then definitely make sure she has my phone number. Actually, I need one from you if possible, for someone.” “Sure. Just tell me who?” The name popped into my head, a residual note left intentionally in the back of my human brain that I’d otherwise not know. “Chaya Jordan.” “Shall I email it to you? Do you want me to let Lady Chaya know you want to speak to her?” “She knows and, yes, please.” “Thank you. Oh and Amber, has the new girl started yet?” “New girl? I don’t believe so.” “Damn, ask Chris to let me know when she does. He knows who I mean.” I heard whispering and then Amber’s voice. “He says 2015.” “Really? That ages away.” I sighed, hating that it was 2005. “Okay, thanks, Amber. Can you email me your number as well, I’d rather have a fixed line for you if I need you.” “I’m typing it right now.” “Thanks.” I said and signed off. Marc was sipping his drink almost meditatively. “Everything okay?” I was envious of his calm. As the Buddhist, I should have had it but reawakening, it always left me feeling sick to the pit of my stomach. I had a prescription in my bag—being a paralegal was stressful—and felt guilty reaching for the tiny bottle, as if by taking the little tablets I was proving mortality won out over my older self. “It will be.” “You’re like this every time. It’s okay.” “Easy for you to say. How do you do it? Be so calm?” “I’m southern. Nothing phases me, Sae.” I looked up at the sound of the contraction of my true name. “I missed you calling me that.” “I’ll be better once I’ve spoken to Chaya, it’s my ritual.” “You and her have always been close.” It sounded almost like a concession but he wasn’t jealous. She and I, we’d known each other longer. “And if it helps you come to terms with remembering, I’m all for it.” I loved him in that moment, for the first time as Tara. “Thank you.” “Do you know what you’re going to do? Are you going to tell Dee?” “Not yet. She wouldn’t understand.” I said. “But I am going to change my name.” “Oh?” Now he sounded curious. “That was … fast.” “New life, new me.” I replied. “How do you like Astraea?” I heard the frown. “That’s … Greek, right?” “She was a goddess of justice in one of the older myths. Or the daughter of the goddess of justice, Themis. When the ages changed, she was the deity who stayed on Earth the longest.” “Sounds like you.” He set his cup down. “Astraea Themis.” I grinned. “That does sound good.” “Dee is going to be …” “Furious?” “Wow, you’re actually scared of her, aren’t you?” “You don’t have siblings.” “Somehow that makes me glad. I’ve always been a loner though.” Marc murmured. “But I’m close to my family, my parents, my aunt.” “I’m glad you had someone.” I said. “Now we have each other.” I didn’t answer, not immediately, which unsettled him. “Sae? Did I say something wrong?” “No, no. I’m just … it’s going to look odd. We’ve known each other a month.” “So? We keep on dating, if you want to that is. We don’t have to get married and, even if we do, it’s not instant thing.” “Yes.” I said. “And I do want to keep on seeing you.” “So we keep on doing that. Or are you worried I have a ring in my back pocket or something?” I must have sounded pained. “You don’t do you?” “No. Do you know how much teachers make?” “Probably more than a paralegal.” “Quite possibly but not much more. Plus, you’re a feminist, if anyone’s going to ask, it’ll be you not me.” “True.” I agreed. “My parents are going to want a proper Jewish wedding.” “I thought you were Buddhist?” “I am. My family on the other hand are very Jewish, hence why Dee is so damn protective of me, and why she must never know I have bacon in my fridge. There’s a reason I go to stay with my sister on Friday nights. I can read Braille in Hebrew as well as English.” “There are different versions?” “For each language, yeah.” “I thought Buddhists didn’t eat meat?” “I’m a bad Buddhist. I got into it for the meditation and never quite got as far as giving up meat. I like meat.” I replied. “And now I get why. I thought it was all about the cycle, liberation from birth and death. It wasn’t, it was my Ashterai nature seeping through.” “If it helps you, where’s the harm?” “The stance on religion …” “You’re human right now. Faith is never a bad thing.” “I used to dream of a woman, I thought she was the Boddhisatva who bears my name.” “She has lots of names. I think we only know a quarter of them. I used to hate church, it always felt like I shouldn’t have been in there, despite being dragged by my aunt. She’s a pious woman.” He stopped. “Wait, girlfriend?” “Yes. Problem?” “Am I the wrong gender?” “No, stupid. I wouldn’t have let you buy me apology wine if I thought your masculinity mattered.” “Why’d you break up with her? Your girlfriend?” “She kept trying to cure me.” I heard him wince. “Yes, I can see why that would be a problem.” “I’ll make this easy: I like women and men, I like people. I just like you more.” “No problems then.” “Good.” I sipped my coffee. “I love how understanding you are.” “I didn’t used to be. Marcus Hunter was known as being a little stern. Especially with his charges.” “Then time to mellow in your middle age perhaps? Love can change people.” “You sound like a movie tagline. Are you okay?” My phone had started ringing and I must have gone the wrong shade of white. “It’s Dee.” “So answer it.” I fumbled with it, my heart stuck in my mouth. I’d not expected to have to speak to my sister so quickly after reawakening. “Dee?” “Hey, I just wanted to make sure you were okay. Did you have the same amount of snow as we did last night?” “I don’t think so. I’m okay, I’m with Marc.” “Wow, you two really are serious, aren’t you?” I went bright red, my cheeks burning. Tara would blush, be embarrassed, the physical side-effects of my fake life were still there. I didn’t even have to pretend to be her and I almost felt relived. Dee was laughing but then said, serious. “Well at least you’re safe. I was worried about you with the streets so icy.” “Marc’s a gentleman and I’m always careful, you know that.” “Cool. Listen, give me a call later in the week? Paul wants you two to come to dinner. Mom and Dad will be in town too, she just called me to confirm the flights.” “Sure.” I said. “I’ll call you once I’ve got my diary in front of me.” “I won’t.” Ash Seeketh Ember: The Balance Between Fiction and Non-Fiction April 2, 2016 April 3, 2016 AshaNon-fiction This isn’t the final layout of chapters but should be pretty close. Writing what amounts to an extended article on the lore of Dark Souls III had been a fun endeavour. Like the articles I’d write for magazines, this one has begun with an outline and copious notes from names to kanji and pieces of dialogue. The chapter titles, for the most part, are all taken from titles or phrases used in dialogue; not puns but close. My beautiful, virgin YouTube history is now full of videos; walkthroughs, let’s plays, random dialogue, the endings. I’ve got a list of sources as long as Dion’s tail. Sources are the bit you never see in articles, despite every journalist having either a mental or physical list. Sources are important because they validate what you’re saying. Think about it in a scholarly context where you’re not allowed, academically, to have an original idea. Everything you say, every idea, must be cited and attributed to someone, a book or a person and the final slog is normally an epic list of books and other media. Though, because I was a swot who hated that task, always did them as I went. The same applies here … I’m noting who I use and for what. Writing Ashes is a little different because I’m allowed to engaged in wild speculation but I’m still keen to keep this grounded, to cite wherever possible, which in my case means item descriptions and dialogue serve as my primary sources. Each chapter behinds with a quote which sums it up and I’m trying to keep my personal theories to the end, a la Redgrave and Aegon (who I admit to being an unabashed fan of). if you want a scale: VaatiVidya is over on the left (mainly because he does lore videos but also caused quite a plagiarism stink last year), Redgrave is just right of middle (and I love how he looks at the little things others might not notice) and Aegon is on the other side, firmly in the scholar camp because he’s doing, I believe, his Ph.D. I’m aiming to be in the middle of the latter two because it’s a nice comfortable spot that allows me to remain a journalist and a one-time scholar but also lets me exercise my writer’s brain and dream a little, connecting the dots as Miyazaki-san once did as a boy, unable to read the books he borrowed from the library. Though I’m in the middle of re-drafting “Infinity Girl and the Shadow” this weekend, I’m still actively trying to make my way though the game’s second half. I believe the English embargo drops on the 8th, though this seems to have been retconned to the 11th. The embargo doesn’t include me though I’m aware it involved streamers getting early access providing they didn’t stream past the Abyss Watchers. Except the entire game is now online, thanks to the Japanese PC build. With English dialogue. This is fantastic for me, for my project, and as I’ve never signed an NDA relating to the game I can write all I want. Part of me, the ex-journalist, almost wants to abide by the embargo out of politeness except this project was never intended to be out before the game’s western release. Two weeks is a good span to work with, plus an extra week to get some extra lore-based stuff I know will be going up from my favourite streamers, the ones who like to dig like Part of me, the ex-journalist, almost wants to abide by the embargo out of politeness except this project was never intended to be out before the game’s western release. Two weeks is a good span to work with, plus an extra week to get some extra lore-based stuff I know will be going up from my favourite streamers, the ones who like to dig like FiGhTiNCoWbOy and EpicNameBro. Plus I also want to get my hands on something ‘official’, in this case the Prima Strategy Guide for some of the spellings I’m not sure on and the lesser enemies’ names which FromSoft never ever include in their games. So, yeah, expect this maybe a week after launch. Ish. New Project Alert: “Ash Seeketh Ember: The Lore of Dark Souls III” March 29, 2016 AshaNon-fiction So I got bored over the weekend and dived into Dark Souls III livestreams (I found one by a nice kid called Yusha who put up wth the weird gaijin woman cheering from the sidelines) and decided, sod it, there are no answers so I need to find them. This is typical of Aspie Me and I’ve not had a game to obsess over since Bloodborne. Bipolar Me just started wondering if I was manic (I don’t think so) though I do want to spend lots of time writing this thing. That’s inspiration, not mania. That’s what I keep telling myself anyway. A while ago a nice chap called Redgrave made the Bloodborne crowd super happy by writing what amounted to a dissertation on the game called The Paleblood Hunt (you can go download it here), it’s basically become the seminal work on the game’s lore, often cited by anyone who takes these things seriously. Like me. I first came across it watching Aegon of Astora’s epic lore-through and wished I’d had the mind to do that myself. Then Dark Souls III came out and … well … I called shotgun. It’s 100% unofficial, based on the various streams I’ve been watching and something I’ve decided to do, mostly, for my own amusement. I’ve been wanting to do a non-fiction project for a while. Journalist Me misses journalism (not the people, the atmosphere or the crap pay, just the writing) and Dark Souls III really does interest me from my scholarly bent as a theologian and professional worldbuilder. I love how the world is there but you’re left to discern the story for yourself via dialogue, item description and the power of your own brain. It’s a lot of work but the game isn’t out for another fortnight … and the entire thing has been leaked onto the internet via the power of YouTube. Plenty of time. Right? Oh and I announced it on Reddit, gave folks a sampling of my localisation bit where I talked about the etymology of one of the major characters and how the Japanese name was closer to the true soul of the character than the English and they liked it. I’m not sure how long it will be, a decent length though as there is a lot of lore, from NPCs to locations to cover. I’m confident it’s going to be good and a nice change to fiction for once, even though the byline will remain Asha Bardon.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3351
__label__wiki	0.848212	0.848212	Train Kills Man Who Slept on Tracks After Quarrel Thread: Train Kills Man Who Slept on Tracks After Quarrel The Cambodia Daily Children taking cattle to graze in a field found the body of a 30-year-old man along a set of train tracks in Kampot province on Wednesday, an official said. The man, Real Khna, was struck and killed at about 3 a.m. by a freight train traveling from Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville, said Sok Mala, traffic police chief in Kampot’s Banteay Meas district. According to witnesses, Real Khna returned home after drinking with friends on Tuesday night, then argued with his mother and broke a television set before leaving the house with a backpack, Mr. Mala said. Officials believe he then fell asleep on the tracks, he said. “He should not have been angry about his mother’s advice to be a good person, and he should not have fallen asleep on the rails.” The fatality came five days after a similar accident in Phnom Penh. In that case, a 29-year-old man was run over by a freight train at about 11 p.m. on Friday while sleeping on a section of track about 30 meters from his rented house in Pur Senchey district, an official said at the time. kimsay@cambodiadaily.com, soumy@cambodiadaily.com © 2016, The Cambodia Daily. All rights reserved. No part of this article may be reproduced in print, electronically, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without written permission. The post Train Kills Man Who Slept on Tracks After Quarrel appeared first on The Cambodia Daily. -- Default Style ---- Blue -- Default Mobile Style Asia Info	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3352
__label__wiki	0.841825	0.841825	Support Amherst Women's Squash Mammoths NESCAC Run Ends in Semifinals Tilt AMHERST, Mass – After a 6-3 win over Tufts University in their quarterfinal bout, the Amherst College women's squash team battled the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) reigning champions, falling by a 8-1 margin on Saturday afternoon. The Mammoths conclude their day with an overall record of 8-7 and will set their sights on the third place match against Middlebury College tomorrow. In the first match of the day, the Mammoths fought-hard to secure six match wins with five of them being settled in the fourth or fifth set. Riddhi Sampat '21 noted the most impressive finish for Amherst on the day at number four. Sampat went up against Zarena Jafry, sweeping her in the first three sets by a score of 11-8, 11-8, and 11-9. Lilly Soroko '22 (11-4, 11-13, 11-4, 11-4) and Keeley Osborn '22 (11-7, 12-14, 11-9, 11-4) both secured victories against Megan Chen and Catherine Shanahan to mark the Mammoths third victory overall. Priya Sinha '19 dropped a tough decision to Rachel Windreich at number six, claiming the first and third set 11-9, 11-6. However, Windreich notched wins in the second (11-4) and fourth (11-5) before claiming the final set with a dominant 11-1 victory. Pierson Klein '20 fell early against Diya Sanghi, losing 11-7 in the first set. Klein responded with an 11-8 victory in the second before taking an impressive 17-15 third set to go up one against Sanghi. Klein capped off her performance with a strong 11-3 decision in the fourth. Margaret Werner '21 (8-11, 11-4, 11-8, 11-4) and Katherine Correia '20 (11-6, 11-8, 8-11, 11-1) round out the scoring for the Mammoths with wins against Chloe Kantor and Christa Irani in the eighth and ninth spots. In their semifinal contest against Trinity, the reigning champions claimed the top eight spots. The Bantams swept the Mammoths in all eight of their matches won on the day, tripping up at the ninth spot against Ashira Mawji '21. Mawji opened up strong against Campbell Brown with an 11-5 first set win. After an 11-9 setback in the second, Mawji posted wins in the final two sets (11-4, 11-7) to notch the Mammoths lone victory on the day. In all but two sets, the Bantams limited each Mammoth to less than six points in their respective sets. Soroko breached the mark when she dropped a 13-11 decision against Vanessa Raj in their opening set. However, Raj refused to look back as she posted 11-5 and 11-3 wins in the second and third. Correia faced Ashita Bhengra at number eight, noting seven points in the first set before Bhengra held the Mammoth to one point in the second and five points in the third (11-7, 11-1, 11-5). At the top of the ladder, Caroline Conway '20 was held to under three points in the opening two sets against Luz Sarahi Lopez Dominguez, losing the third by an 11-5 margin as well. The Purple & White will compete in the third place match tomorrow which begins at 12:00 PM.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3353
__label__wiki	0.616136	0.616136	Solultions About AltThaiNews Contact AltThaiNews Laos: West's War on Asian Development January 7, 2020 (Joseph Thomas - NEO) - At face value, the Financial Times' article, "Laos’s Belt and Road project sparks questions over China ambitions," reads like a politically-motivated attack on infrastructure development in Asia. Because it is. The article's subheading, "High-speed train line in one of Asia’s poorest countries may benefit Beijing more than locals," alone contradicts the correlation between the development of infrastructure and the alleviation of poverty. It also reveals the article as indeed, a politically-motivated attack on China and Asian development couched behind flimsy concerns over the nation of Laos and its people. The article reports: Near Bom Or, a village of dirt streets and shacks in northern Laos, Chinese construction crews have cut a tunnel through a mountainside to carry high-speed trains along a 400km rail line across the country, a section of a planned route from Kunming in south-west China to Singapore. The tunnel is part of a $6.7bn project through the rugged countryside around Luang Prabang, the ancient capital of Laos, one of the highest profile being built under China’s Belt and Road Initiative. The article also claims: Beijing has used the programme to build roads, ports and power stations in some of the world’s poorest countries. But critics have raised concerns about the social and environmental impact of the projects, saying that many of them are white elephants that have left states heavily indebted to Beijing. The project in Laos, one of Asia’s poorest countries which has no independent media and limited civil society groups, has been carried out with little public consultation. Of course, by "independent media" and "civil society groups," Financial Times means fronts funded by and for US and European interests. The construction of massive infrastructure projects always incurs debt. The construction of nation-spanning or region-spanning mass transportation systems always displace locals living in their proposed paths and locals will always protest having to move from their homes. These are problems that mega-projects throughout history have always faced and are not unique to China's Belt and Road Initiative. While these issues are noteworthy, the fact that the Financial Times (and other Western media outlets) omit the obvious benefits for Laos exposes the lopsided narrative of political propaganda dressed up as journalism. Landlocked Laos is Finally Being Unlocked Anyone who has previously set foot in Laos would have immediately seen and felt its isolation from the rest of the world and the impact it had on Laos' economic prospects. A little more than a decade ago, those travelling through Laos would have noticed a severe lack of modern highways and a complete lack of rail. To move from one part of the country to another, tourists, cargo and business people would have to travel through narrow, winding mountain roads. To travel from Laos' northern border with China to its capital near Laos' border with Thailand required around 3 days of travel only if team driving was used and no stops were taken for sleep. The isolation of Laos because of its geographical location, mountainous terrain and lack of transportation infrastructure was an obvious obstacle for economic progress. The obvious solution was developing transportation infrastructure. Now that China is working with Laos to do just that, it has been met by concerted and constant condemnation from the West. With the completion of Chinese-built highways alone, an influx of business and tourism has predictably followed. The movement of tourists and products is expected to expand even more with the completion of high-speed rail (expected to be completed in 2021). The Financial Times even admits: One likely source of business will be Chinese tourists visiting Laos, whose numbers have roughly doubled from 400,000 in 2014 to 800,000 last year. “It is Chinese tourists and products in, and raw materials out,” said Nadège Rolland, an expert on BRI with the National Bureau of Asian Research, a US think-tank. “But eventually the BRI is about much more than infrastructure — it is policy co-ordination that will align the claimed needs of the region with those of Beijing.” Not only will transportation infrastructure in Laos connect it with China, Chinese as well as Thai projects seek to extend road and rail projects being built in Laos into Thailand and onward to Malaysia and Singapore. Laos will go from a mostly isolated, underdeveloped nation, to a key corridor linking China to 3 of the top 5 largest economies in Southeast Asia. Its location will go from hindering its development to being central to its future development, wealth and trade. China is indeed benefiting by transforming Laos into a corridor it can reach the rest of Southeast Asia through. But it is connecting Laos, its people and economy with the rest of Southeast Asia as well. Continue Reading Here » Labels: ASEAN, Asia, Laos Thanathorn' Mobs: Thaksin Noi, Trouble Yai December 16, 2019 (Tony Cartalucci - ATN) - Corrupt nepotist, union-busting billionaire Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit recently organized a rally in downtown Bangkok. Without coincidence, it follows a court ruling against him over his transparent violation of election laws and his equally transparent attempts to lie about his violation of them. He and his party - Future Forward - now face dissolution over his likewise transparent violation of election laws when he "loaned" over 100 million Thai Baht to his own political party ahead of the 2019 general elections. Since his party has no means of ever repaying the "loan," it was clearly a donation made in complete violation of Thai election laws, poorly dressed up as a "loan." While he used "pro-democracy" platitudes to explain why he is now organizing street mobs - it is abundantly clear that in reality - he is a corrupt billionaire hiding behind ordinary people in an attempt to circumvent justice and escape with impunity from his multiple - and still multiplying - violations of the very rule of law genuine democracy requires to exist. To understand how detached from genuine democracy Thanathorn and Future Forward actually are, consider his party lost general elections coming in distant third, Thanathorn himself lost his bid to become prime minister, and his party has more recently suffered defeat in local elections. Despite having no genuine democratic mandate, he still insists on rewriting constitutions, changing laws, and ousting a government led by a party that received several million more votes than his own party received. At face value - nothing Thanathorn says is rooted in genuine democracy - but rather in his, his party's, and his party's sponsors' transparently self-serving desire for power. Thaksin Noi What is most worrying is that Thanathorn's strategy of bringing mobs into the streets in an attempt to extrajudicially fight his and his party's legal troubles is not new. It echos Thaksin Shinawatra's attempts to do likewise regarding his own serial, transparent crimes. The mobs Thaksin organized would end in extreme violence - leading objective observers to conclude that the ultimate end game of Thanathorn is to likewise use the specter of violence and instability to pressure courts to decide in Thanathorn's favor. In 2009 Thanksin's mobs would lead to arson and rioting. Two people were killed when they attempted to protect their property from Thaksin's "red shirt" mobs. In 2010, Thaksin would augment his mobs with "black shirt" militants - 300-500 heavily armed terrorists employing M-16s, AK-47's, M-79 grenade launchers, hand grenades, and other assorted small arms. The violence would claim nearly 100 lives including soldiers, police, counter-protesters, journalists, and bystanders. It also led to widespread arson not only in Bangkok but in provinces beyond. While disingenuous commentators and supporters of Thaksin across the Western corporate media claimed the mobs were part of a "class struggle," honest and accurate accounts will recall that the 2010 mobs were organized just ahead of a court ruling on the seizure of billions of Thaksin Shinawatra's ill-gotten wealth. Thaksin attempted to fed thousands of his own supporters into violent conflict in an attempt to leverage the resulting mayhem as pressure against Thai courts in his favor. Thanathorn's aping of Thaksin's strategy is not only troubling because of how transparent his motivations are - but also because Thanathorn is little more than a nominee of Thaksin's still-ongoing efforts to return himself and his political machine to power in Thailand. US Seeks Thai Opposition for Anti-China Alliance at ASEAN Summit Why is the US talking "democracy, human rights and justice" with an opposition who lost recent elections, abuses human rights and works daily to undermine and evade justice? November 2, 2019 (Joseph Thomas - NEO) - Time was precious at the 35th ASEAN Summit. Leaders from across Southeast Asia converged on Bangkok, Thailand to discuss economics, diplomacy, defence and a whole host of other issues. With so much to discuss and do, it was particularly surprising to see the US spend much of its time coercing local leaders to take up its flagship regional crisis centred on stirring up trouble in the South China Sea as well as meet with and promote unpopular opposition parties. One meeting in particularly, headed by US Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs (EAP) David Stilwell, was held with members of Thailand's opposition party, Future Forward. The EAP in a social media post would claim: Assistant Secretary Stilwell appreciated the opportunity to meet with Members of Parliament in [Thailand] to learn more about their efforts to promote democracy, justice, and human rights. No mention was made of who these Members of Parliament (MPs) were, what party they came from or anything at all about why they were chosen for the meeting from among Thailand's 500 MPs. First, Does the US Even Stand for "Democracy, Justice and Human Rights?" At face value the US would appear to be upholding noble values; democracy, justice and human rights. That is until even the most rudimentary observation skills are employed in considering Washington's own contempt and abuse of all three of these principles not only domestically, but worldwide. The US regularly interferes in the democratic processes of nations around the globe, with entire organisations like the US National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and its many subsidiaries dedicated solely to the purpose of manipulating the internal political affairs of targeted nations, including elections. The notion of the US standing for or upholding "justice" is also dubious at best, with the US the world leader in both its incarceration rate and the total number of people imprisoned in jails. The US, guilty of serial wars of aggression and all abuses generally related to war, has escaped justice both from within its own justice system and from the so-called "international community." Of course, both the US' industrialised prison system and its global wars of aggression bury any notion at all that the US stands for human rights, rather than merely hides behind them. With even average people around the globe aware of these facts and the hypocrisy the US would bring to any meeting discussing "democracy, justice and human rights," why would any member of Thailand's parliament meet in good faith with the US regarding these matters? What business of Washington's in the first place is "democracy, justice and human rights" in Thailand? Why did Future Forward eagerly attend this meeting? US and Future Forward: Birds of a Feather Future Forward, like the US, merely hides behind principles like democracy, justice and human rights. The party is also the eager recipient of US backing in order to do so. Several of the party's founding members belong to US NED-funded fronts including Prachatai whose director is literally an NED fellow. When members of the party are summoned by Thai police for their various criminal activities, US embassy staff often accompany them. In the 2019 general election, the party came in distant third, with it and its political allies losing the popular vote to the military-aligned Palang Pracharath Party. Despite having no mandate, it continues seeking the rewriting of Thailand's constitution and justifies its disruptive activities under the pretext of representing the Thai people despite being rejected by them at the polls. More recent by-elections have suggest the party is even more unpopular now than when it lost the general elections earlier in the year. The party is led by nepotist billionaire Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, who before entering politics, busted unions at his family's Thai Summit autoparts factory. The abuses involved even attracted the attention of international rights watchdogs, including IndustriALL Global Union who reported in 2007 that: Thai Summit Eastern Seaboard Auto Parts Company, owned and controlled by Thai Summit Group has drawn fire from the International Metalworkers’ Federation, IMF affiliates, and the National Human Rights Commission in Thailand for committing trade union and human rights violations at their Rayong auto parts plant. Thanathorn and his Future Forward Party are currently partners with Pheu Thai Party (PTP), another opposition party, run by another corrupt billionaire and also fugitive, Thaksin Shinawatra. PTP would even nominate Thanathorn as their candidate for prime minister following the 2019 general elections. 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__label__wiki	0.61218	0.61218	"This Is All Very Well in Melodrama, but It Is Fatal to the Mystery Story" "Art and the Detective." By Cecil Chesterton (1879-1918). First appearance: The Living Age (24 November 1906). Online HERE [PDF]. Better than Conan Doyle, Morrison, and Hume? Before he passed away from injuries incurred in the Great War, G. K. Chesterton's younger brother expressed his thoughts about our favorite subject. In his view, it would seem to be up to the critics to save the detective story from its own inartistic excesses. Brief excerpts: . . . No form of artistic effort has suffered more from this indiscriminate condemnation than the type of narrative which we commonly call the Detective Story. . . . . . . If the average level of detective-story writing is peculiarly low, may not this fact itself be attributed to the refusal of literary criticism to take its artistic qualities seriously? Where there is no recognition of merit there can be no standard. Consequently the workmanship of many even of the best contemporary writers of this class is often careless and hasty to an extent which would have shocked Poe and Gaboriau, who put into their tales of mystery as much care and artistic conscience as a modern writer would put into a "problem" novel, dealing with the delicate psychology of a man who thought he was made of glass. . . . . . . The detective or mystery story need not, of course, be primarily concerned with detectives. . . . . . . two primary qualifications are necessary—firstly, that the mystery should really be mysterious; secondly, that the explanation should really explain. These conditions may appear at first sight somewhat elementary. Yet I know few modern detective stories that do not violate one or other of them, while a great many persistently violate both. . . . . . . The British public likes to have its vice and virtue clear-cut and unmistakable. It likes the hero to be consistently heroic, the villain to be well-marked by his black moustache, his cigarette, and his easy laugh. Now this is all very well in melodrama, but it is fatal to the mystery story. . . . . . . The French public is, I suppose, much less sentimental and much more discriminatingly critical than the British. The great French masters of the police novel never hesitate to make the noble and generous young man a murderer, or the heroic and long-suffering wife an adulteress and accomplice of assassins. . . . . . . Nothing is more irritant in a detective story than that even one mysterious circumstance should remain at the end unexplained. . . . . . . In an ideal detective story all the clues to the true solution ought to be there from the first, but so overlaid as to pass unnoticed. . . . . . . Of course the worst and commonest temptation of the writer of detective stories is to the spendthrift use of coincidence. . . . . . . The old proverb that truth is stranger than fiction may be put more soundly in the form that fiction must not be so strange as truth. . . . . . . I know that this kind of interest [in the characters themselves] is generally thought to be unnecessary, if not absolutely out of place in a detective story. No mistake could be more disastrous; it is responsible for more than half of the appalling dullness of modern mystery novels. . . . . . . A criticism of modern detective fiction would obviously be inadequate without some appreciation of the great Sherlock Holmes cycle. . . . . . . The fact is that Sherlock Holmes was too perfect a detective for the stories of which he is the hero to be perfect detective stories. . . . this idealization of the detective is in a way fatal to the art of the detective story. That the true solution may be absolutely hidden from the reader it is necessary that it should be only slowly and partially revealed to the detective. Holmes sees everything in a moment, and so leads us to see too much. . . . . . . If we want to find the best contemporary mystery stories—the best, I mean, considered simply as mystery stories—we shall not go to the famous cycle of Sherlock Holmes. Still less shall we go to Mr. Arthur Morrison . . . or to Mr. Fergus Hume . . . We shall, I think, turn to the work of two women . . . . . . . I fancy that the two faculties which the great Sherlock declared to be the prime necessities of a detective, observation and deduction, are feminine rather than masculine faculties. . . . . . . Most women quite habitually indulge in the sort of ratiocination that Holmes practised over the old hat. . . . Category: Detective fiction criticism "He Is to Be Deceived Only in a Straightforward Manner" "The Detective Story." By M. Thornton Armstrong. First appearance: The Editor (May 1906). Online HERE [PDF] and HERE. This one, brief and to the point, should be required reading for today's generation of crime fiction writers. A few excerpts: THERE ARE A FEW requisites of a good detective story which the seasoned reader of that class of fiction demands. The following list does not cover the whole ground, but without these the writer cannot hope to interest the true lover of detection. . . . 1. A Good Plot — The plot is the whole of a detective story. . . . 2. No Superfluous Characters — Every man, woman, and child, dog and darning needle, must have his, her, or its place in the plot . . . . 3. A Wrong Clue — The reader must be led gently and fatuously on to think that he alone, of all readers, has the true solution . . . . 4. Only Legitimate Deception — The reader is entirely at the mercy of the author, and hence he is to be deceived only in a straightforward manner. . . . 5. A Tragic Plot — A murder is the only really enthralling subject for a detective story. . . . 6. Plenty of Obstacles — Don't let the work of detection be too easy, the path too smooth. Let the detective's perspicacity fail, his carefully laid plans miscarry. . . . . . . The reader must not give up in despair, losing interest in the apparently clueless jumble. Keep him amused with his own private guess-work and conclusions until you throw his little imaginings aside and tell him all. . . . Armstrong ends his page-and-a-half lecture with a nice rug-making metaphor. - Compare Armstrong's prescription for writing mysteries with R. Austin Freeman's HERE. - Other ONTOS visits with detective fiction critics can be found HERE and HERE. Category: Detective fiction criticism (writer's school division) "He Makes No New Conquests" "The Passing of the Detective." By Anonymous. First appearance: The Academy (30 December 1905). Reprinted in Haycraft's The Art of the Mystery Story (1946). One anonymous critic thought the detective story was overdue for retirement—and this was 1905! Brief excerpts ensue: THE DETECTIVE IN LITERATURE is hardly more than fifty years old, but already he is passing into decay. He has enjoyed extraordinary popularity, and may even claim to be the only person equally loved by statesmen and by errand boys. His old achievements enthrall as ever. But he makes no new conquests. . . . . . . It was inevitable, perhaps, that the prestige of the detective should fade in proportion as the business of detecting crime assumed a more specialized character. . . . . . . It was the creation of a personality supremely interested in the detection of crime which is due to [Edgar Allan] Poe, and even he hesitated to attach anything of a professional character to this novel species of hero. . . . . . . As first imagined, the detective stood outside and worked for the love of investigation. This disinterested and slightly amateurish character has hung round the great detective of romance ever since. . . . . . . It is curious to note the shifts to which the novelist has been put in the attempt to clothe his detective with a garment of disinterestedness. . . . . . . the honor of chaining attention rests after all with him who unties the knot, and if he [the detective] is merely a business person, paid by the job, a shadow of something sordid rests on the whole proceedings. . . . . . . sooner or later there comes a moment in all such cases when the reader cries off these self-ordained ministers of justice [i.e., amateur detectives]. . . . let the police do their own work. . . . . . . Thus it will be seen that the detective has to be a personage of peculiar type. . . . . . . the weak point of the deductive system is that every indication found is capable of bearing a dozen different interpretations. The ideal detective of romance pieces details together as a thought-reader divines things from the pressure of a hand. He detects not by virtue of simple powers of observation, but by a trained intuition amounting almost to second sight. . . . It is this which is working his decay. For—alas!—modern scientific methods have overtaken him, and he has fallen hopelessly behind the times. . . . . . . it is modern education, the relentless adaptation of means to an end, which has prepared his [the detective of fiction's] downfall. . . . Among writers, stories, and characters mentioned in the article: - Poe: Tales of Mystery. - d'Artagnan: Le Vicomte de Bragelonne. d'Artagnan, amateur detective? - Gaboriau: Monsieur le Coq, Tir au Clair. - du Boisgobey: Crime de l'Opéra. - Mary Eleanor Wilkins: The Long Arm. - Anna Katherine Green: That Affair Next Door. "Not an Escape from the World, but an Initiation" "On the Floor of the Library." By Simeon Strunsky (1879-1948). Critical article. From Sinbad and His Friends (1921). Online HERE (go to pages 191-195). Our critic Simeon Strunsky thinks that detective fiction has far more value as "the picture of humanity" than has been acknowledged until now. Excerpts follow—and we can only hope that you don't find Strunsky's satire too elusive: Unfortunate people who never read detective novels; or, worse still, those who pick up a mystery story and wonder what in the world anyone can see in the book to keep him up till 1:30 in the morning with intermittent trips to the cold meat in the ice-box; or, worst of all, those who read the first chapter and then turn to the end to see who did the killing—such unfortunates think they are sufficiently kind when they describe the habit as a mild vice, not so hard on the family as liquor or drugs, but pernicious for the eyesight. They think they are 100 percent charitable when they tolerate the practice as one form of escape from the realities of a difficult world. To such outsiders it is not given to understand that the "Mystery of the Chintz Room" or the "Smile of Gautama" is not an escape from the world, but an initiation. They simply do not know that a selected course in reading from Conan Doyle to Carolyn Wells is a guide to the institutions, culture, and life outlook of the nations from China to Chile. . . . Strunksy then commends the reading of detective fiction as a "field of research hitherto neglected by the sociologists" and offers detailed examples: (1) The common belief that the British are an open-air people is utterly opposed to the facts. . . . (2) Economy and resourcefulness are not among the virtues of the classes addicted to being murdered in their bedrooms or in their libraries. . . . (3) Week-end guests in British baronial mansions or in wealthy residences on Long Island drink too much black coffee before going to bed. . . . (4) The number of servants who have been in the employ of wealthy families addicted to violent deaths, for a period of forty years and up, and for whose fidelity the survivors can vouch as confidently as for their own husbands and wives, is truly astounding. . . . (5) The victims of foul play in the best British and American families never, absolutely never, cut themselves when shaving, or scrape the skin, or raise a blister. . . . (6) Closely allied to the preceding topic, it appears that the principal occupation of the inhabitants of South America is the manufacture or the jealous preservation of the secret of instantaneously deadly poisons unknown to modern science and leaving no visible after-effects, excepting, of course, the corpse. (7) Insurance premiums on the lives of the British nobility must be really enormous at Lloyd's. . . . (8) Nearly everybody in a mystery novel is a consummate athlete. . . . (9) The wealth of Burma and Tibet in priceless jewels would be enough to pay the German indemnity ten times over. . . . Category: Detective fiction criticism (tongue-in-cheek division) When Irish Eyes Aren't Smiling When it comes to detective fiction, the Oirish have given the Brits a run for their money. Case in point: Nigel Fitzgerald, described this way on the GAD Wiki: Nigel Fitzgerald was an Irish actor who starred in detective films as well as writing detective stories. He was born in County Cork and married Clodagh Garrett. His series characters were Alan Russell and Inspector Duffy. His series characters were Inspector (later Superintendent) Duffy and Alan Russell, an actor-manager. Fitzgerald's novels belong among the best of classic detective fiction. They are intricately plotted, suspenseful, and full of wit. — Jeanne Carter Emmons In 14 years Fitzgerald produced an even dozen detective novels: MIDSUMMER MALICE. By Nigel Fitzgerald (1906-81). Macmillan. 1953. 256 pages. $2.95 [Full review] Twin stranglings shock County Kerry community and company of strolling players; 'tis little enough sleep nice Supt. Duffy gets until killer is felled. Good color, background, nice characterization carry this one along. — Sergeant Cuff, "Criminal Record," THE SATURDAY REVIEW (February 27, 1960) [Full review] I could not place the time in which this story was set. It is post-war but which war?.....The characters speak like people from the 1920s, so I am guessing it is WWI. Not that it matters much but it sometimes is helpful in order to make sense of situations and character reactions. Regardless, there is a little too much going on here involving some overly eccentric people and the story is very fragmented as we keep switching gears as to why the murder of a well liked young woman is committed and "who dunnit". The detective, Inspector Duffy, is almost incidental to the story. It is a pleasant read but certainly no classic. — Jill Hutchinson, GOODREADS (January 21, 2013) [Full review] When a woman's body is discovered in the quiet Irish countryside, it seems obvious that a maniac is on the loose. But Superintendent Duffy wonders if there may not be a motive other than mania. No-one seems to have a motive for murdering Mary, except her sometimes beau, who has a firm alibi. There are two other women in the area, though, who are heiresses. Maybe someone wants to murder one of them? The story moves from a police procedural to something rather more eccentric, as a traveling theater troupe, a famously drunk society hostess, and Ireland's greatest painter all become involved in the crime. — Susan, GOODREADS (March 18, 2009) [Full review] The setting, Ireland and its houses of quality, is a part of the brutal murder that also involves a touring Shakespearean company and the combination brews up into a nasty business for Superintendent Duffy. The killing and its small sinister accompaniments links into rural community affairs while an escaped incendiarist adds to the local confusion. Subtlety here sometimes overwhelms sense. — KIRKUS REVIEW THE ROSY PASTOR. THE HOUSE IS FALLING. IMAGINE A MAN. THE STUDENT BODY. SUFFER A WITCH. [Review excerpt] . . . The vanishing is a genuine Carrian/Queenian miracle problem, well-presented, and there is impressive ratiocination concerning the identity of the murderer by Fitzgerald's series police detective, Superintendent Duffy. Local color is excellent and there are some fine eccentric Irish characters and even a love story. . . . — Curt Evans, THE PASSING TRAMP (October 31, 2014) THIS WON'T HURT YOU. 1959. $2.95 [Full review] Wrong injection throws London dental office into wild confusion; nice Supt. Laud of C.I.D. restores order and nabs killer. Extra-choice number, with A-1 comedy. — Sergeant Cuff, "Criminal Record," THE SATURDAY REVIEW (April 9, 1960) [Full review] Scotland Yard is alert to any problems concerning the Armenian International Oil company, so misogynistic DS Laud and his sergeant Benson turn out for a minor burglary in the dentist's office that is located in the same building. That's how they become eyewitnesses to a murder, but still can't identify the criminal. Fitzgerald's first novel was set in rural Ireland, so central London is a big switch for him. — Susan, GOODREADS (March 9, 2014) [Full review] This quotation from dental records turns out to be quite all wrong when, while Land [?] and Benson of Scotland Yard are investigating a theft in a combined dentists' offices, one partner is lethally administered a phenol injection by another instead of the regular anesthetic. From a kitful of oral practices to international oil dealings, to the probable identity of the intended victim, to fairly farcical happenings at a night club—this imposes detectives' dubiety upon professional paraphernalia in sometimes fragmented fashion. Nice touches give it a send-off. — KIRKUS REVIEW THE CANDLES ARE ALL OUT. [Full review] Storm-bound actors on tour in Ireland confront unscheduled drama when lady house guest's body turns up in river; leading man plays sleuth. Conventional house-party job, with nice background. — Sergeant Cuff, "Criminal Record," THE SATURDAY REVIEW (February 25, 1961) [Full review] An island, in Ireland, cut off by storm, is the refuge of a judge, an actor manager and two of his company, and two wanderers who are the guests of the owner and his niece. The escape of a prisoner, his connection with someone in the party and papers to prove his innocence add to the confusion when the owner's house guest is found dead and the actor manager, unhampered by police, hares to a melodramatic solution. Holds to the lightness of This Won't Hurt You. — KIRKUS REVIEW GHOST IN THE MAKING. BLACK WELCOME. [Full review] Yank visiting Western Ireland home of his forebears runs into double slaughter; fine Supt. Duffy asks plenty of questions. Firm job, with good scenery, well-drawn characters. — Sergeant Cuff, "Criminal Record," THE SATURDAY REVIEW (May 26, 1962) [Full review] Hector O'Brien Moore has not visited Ireland since he was a child, but when he returns to his ancestral estate in western Ireland, he finds the place curiously deserted, save for a drunken servant and a dead body. The dead woman, English journalist Joan Allison, had been friendly with Hector's married cousin Dominic, whose two children disapproved of the rift between their parents. Cousins and curious farm folk confuse the issue, but fortunately Superintendent Duffy is on hand to tease out links between seemingly unrelated events. — Susan, GOODREADS (March 18, 2009) THE DAY OF THE ADDER. [a.k.a. ECHO ANSWERS MURDER] [Full review] Supt. Duffy of Cork area toils overtime to solve killings on ancestral acres; few Irish eyes smile here. Excellent background, dialogue, characterization. — Sergeant Cuff, "Criminal Record," THE SATURDAY REVIEW (March 27, 1965) [Full review] John Cane O'Corram returns to Torcleeve after his mother's death, and finds his old flame Nell waiting. John's new wife follows him from London, however, and is on hand when Nell's body is found. The O'Corrams become the main suspects, especially when they are less than frank with Superintendent Duffy, but there are others who may have had stronger motives for killing Nell. — Susan, GOODREADS (June 30, 2014) [Full review] An Irish welcome in a most unusual guise awaits Hector O'Brien Moore, American representative of an Irish family. Nobody at the Shannon Airport; nobody at the house except a red haired girl, assigned to interview Hector—and a drunken family retainer. Everyone had no one of them airtight [?]. There were reasons for suspecting several people and then another death brought the matter right into the family. Superintendent Duffy finds abilities and intricacies and the necessity of handling sensitive, touch me not people a difficult challenge, but he narrows his case down to a reasonable conclusion. Good details of background and a way of life marred by some unbelievable people, to particular a smart girl child. — KIRKUS REVIEW AFFAIRS OF DEATH. [Full description] At Dublin Airport Standish Wyse meets his pretty young cousin Juliet Carr; together they go bumping by bus across the Irish Midlands to the village of Rossderg. Wyse, an actor, is to holiday with friends including Stella Hazard – an old flame of whom he is still very fond. An accident on a bicycle results in Wyse attending a curious party before he reaches his destination. At the party a harmless game gets out of hand, an attempt is made to cast a spell in an amateurish imitation of a black magic ritual. Soon after it looks as though the spell may actually have operated: two bloody and savage murders occur. — GOODREADS description Category: Detective fiction Posted by Mike Gray at 12:02 PM No comments: Livingston, I Presume? THE MONK OF HAMBLETON. By Armstrong Livingston (1885 - ?). International Fiction Library. 1928. 318 pages. Online HERE and HERE. Talk about a forgotten author! There's virtually nothing available on the WorldWideWeb about Armstrong Livingston except that he did turn his hand to detective fiction and sometimes got noticed, albeit often unfavorably, for it. See TomCat's review below for more. [Full review] . . . Another small-town mystery is The Monk of Hambleton, which leads you, rather like "The Greene Murder" to two equally probable culprits—in this case to two confessions of guilt for the same crime. The way the actual criminal is disclosed in a single sentence on the last page is remarkable. — Gilbert Seldes, "An Outline of Mystery," THE BOOKMAN (September 1928; Jump To page 101, top right) [Review excerpts] . . . The best way to describe the story is Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol (1843) as perceived by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle with a pinch of Scooby Doo. There's even a young, female investigative operative, named Kitty Doyle, who plays the Miss Climpson to Peter Creighton's Lord Peter Wimsey in the endgame of the story. . . . . . . Livingston has a nice, pleasant, albeit dated, writing style suiting the backdrop of a now bygone era, but the plotting was still (partly) in a previous era – making it not all that difficult to anticipate the eventual ending for the seasoned mystery reader. The normally clichéd ending of the dying murderer/confession was handled better that I could've hoped for. So there's that. . . . — TomCat, BENEATH THE STAINS OF TIME (October 26, 2014) A few other books and reviews where available: ~ THE MYSTERY OF THE TWIN RUBIES (1923). ~ THE JUJU MAN (1925) with Thomas H. Griffiths. Reviews HERE [Jump To page 500, top left] and HERE. The authors of this weird and gory yarn seem to have taken it for granted that the perpetual slaughter of minor characters should constitute enough action to grip and satisfy the reader's appetite for adventure fiction. . . . ~ ON THE RIGHT WRISTS (1925). ~ LIGHT-FINGERED LADIES (1927). ~ THE GUILTY ACCUSER (1928). ~ THE DOUBLECROSS (1929). ~ THE MONSTER IN THE POOL (1929). Review HERE [Jump To page 223, center of page]. . . . It is all quite light-hearted and giddy, with a highly irresponsible ending . . . ~ THE MURDER TRAP (1930). ~ TRACKLESS DEATH (1930). ~ IN COLD BLOOD (1931). ~ MURDER IS EASY (1936). Review HERE. To which of six potential heirs will Bellamy Batchelier leave his millions? That is his problem. Before he solves it, his own disappearance in puzzling circumstances falls to the police of a New England fishing village. "If this doesn't please you, you are very hard to please indeed." - Dorothy L. Sayers. — GOODREADS description . . . You'll yawn. ~ NIGHT OF CRIME (1938). Review HERE. . . . Mediocre. ~ MAGIC FOR MURDER (1945). ~ THE MURDERED AND THE MISSING (1947). Review HERE. . . . Satisfactory. "This Is All Very Well in Melodrama, but It Is Fat... "He Is to Be Deceived Only in a Straightforward Ma...	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3363
__label__wiki	0.77429	0.77429	The Latest TV News Get the latest from TODAY Moogura 27.05.2019 4 American idol no sex allowed Kakinos 27.05.2019 4 Comments Joe Haldeman's The Forever War has a traveler stumble upon a future Earth where, due to massive overpopulation, heterosexual contact and sex is entirely outlawed and considered lewd. Obvious violationsBut the preponderance of singers with experience who have appeared on the show or will soon appear, once the auditions conclude suggests something different is happening this season. On one level, this is nothing new. Women must wear clothing that covers them completely and de-emphasises the hips and breasts. I guess they don't want clones reproducing real people. It's unclear whether Yoshi is a human or bioroid. While not outright banned, the highly-psychic Eldar take very great care when making kids, as lust and pleasure strengthen Slaanesh, the Chaos god of excess and embodiment of desire who was birthed from millenia of Eldar decadence. Film The Island has a "proximity rule" designed to keep males and females apart. Including love. He was honest. Were these people amusing and entertaining? Note that Tiptree was lauded for "his" keen insight into what women really felt. In the Darksword Cycle , the Magocracy of the magical world of Thimhallan has forbidden sex of any kind. After all, The Imperium always needs more bodies holding lasguns or working in factorums for the glory of The God Emperor of Mankind. Wright 's The Hermetic Millennia , the Chimarae and Blue Men allowed reproductive only sex, under strict control; the Hormagaunts had the reproduction done artificially. This is a predominantly literary trope. Not that we have example of passionless sex in films; expanded universe material instead shows that Jedi like Obi-Wan had crushes, but refrained from having sex because they didn't want to let this error go too far. The authors using the deconstructed utopia could be trying to show that achieving what at the first glance seems to be a perfect society necessarily leads to loss of humanity of its members. Fanfiction In Empath: In The Giver , people are given pills to stop sex drives, or "stirrings," from the start of puberty. If they're all clones that's probably still a valid response since there's still only five different base codes. Fertile women have sex exactly once a month with the head of their household for the purpose of conceiving children. He notes that now that the Citadel is gone, the suppression field is as well, and it would be a good time for re-population. A few scattered people mostly women who demand to experience motherhood rebel against the system from time to time, but anyone not fitting in is considered deviant and a danger to the smooth operation of the city and is either brainwashed or executed. The audition episodes have always been a modern freak show, an opportunity for attention seekers to get their faces in front of a camera and 30 million people, give or take a few million. Whether they are delusional about their talent or actually talented, that's what people want to see. John Spartan seems to find it too intense, or just unsettling for someone who has never done it. Renaldo Lapuz, who told Simon Cowell "we're brothers forever" in song, is And if you survive long enough to get to Ultraviolet clearance Plus, they allow the judges to do their job. The extravagantly dystopian totalitarian regime of the People's Republic of Daros in the Spaceforce novels forbids personal relationships. But given that years of sub-Kelly Clarkson winners have failed to make much of a dent in the music industry, a little irony about the proceedings might be merited. At its very height of popularity, "American Idol" had an appealing strangeness to it, both in the stars that managed to get through Clay Aiken, Adam Lambert and in the banter between Cowell and Paula Abdul. At first, it appears that sex is common and taken lightly, judging by how casually Lenina Huxley offers herself. The Emirate is a space Muslim theocracy that has extremely strict religious rules on sex. This trope was thrown off a cliff for Werewolf: Of the top 24, who were selected by the judges last week but won't be revealed until an episode in mid-February, 10 have experience in the music industry, some with previously released records, and one has appeared on TV as an actor. Sexual behavior by apes is evidently regulated in Conquest of the Planet of the Apes , as the intelligent chimpanzee Caesar has his first sexual encounter when a request for "superior males" is issued and he's brought to a breeding facility. In the Matched trilogy, the lower classes Aberrations and Anomalies of the Society land of Bureaucratically Arranged Marriages are not allowed to marry or have children, and since the Government Drug Enforcement regimen apparently does not include birth control, there's only one conclusion to draw. One episode has Ned Flanders briefly become the landlord for The Simpsons , and after evicting them for Homer's unusually obnoxious behavior and refusal to pay rent, he plans to rent the house to a married WASP-ish couple who state on their application that they don't even have sex for reproductive purposes. Zamyatin's We. A Boy and His Tank by Leo Frankowski involves an ethnic group which is forced to live on a planet that is very, very low on organic molecules. Should people with proven talent and who are not new to the industry even be allowed to compete? Zamyatin's We. One episode has Ned Flanders briefly become the landlord for The Simpsons , and after evicting them for Homer's unusually obnoxious behavior and refusal to pay rent, he plans to rent the house to a married WASP-ish couple who state on their application that they don't even have sex for reproductive purposes. The reproductive and regenerative functions of the Bioroids are restored in the course of the movie, but it's unclear whether they still have fully developed sexuality — new Bioroids are still made in a factory in the sequel. What works in our attention-deficit age is television with personality; "The Voice," though not my cup of tea, foregrounds the bickering between its judges and their peccadilloes to great effect. The audition episodes have always been a modern freak show, an opportunity for attention seekers to get their faces in front of a camera and 30 million people, give or take a few million. Wright 's The Hermetic Millennia , the Chimarae and Blue Men allowed reproductive only sex, under strict control; the Hormagaunts had the reproduction done artificially. I guess they don't want clones reproducing real people. Brave New World makes most of its members sterile and healthy, thus unrestricted, noncommittal sex is accepted and even encouraged with "orgy-porgies". I don't wanna be part of your crowd No sex allowed If you don't like it, get out of town! Dark Chaos. We hope so. Most of them need "American Idol" as much as it needs them. The theocratic government of The Handmaid's Tale doesn't ban sex but does put very strict rules and regulations in place around it. Heterosexual sex with non-spanners is not as heavily discouraged, but can gain a lot of frag or nasty events in the Yet. In the Darksword Cycle , the Magocracy of the magical world of Thimhallan has forbidden sex of any kind. And we love it! They were allowed to advance in the competition because they guaranteed good television, even if they had no shot at winning. In fact, one of the benefits in joining the Combine forces is to be able to breed or at least something close to sex makes sense since the Combine want to use the human race as its new army. You could blame TiVo. The Dark Eldar, on the other hand, pursue hedonism in all its forms, as the Webway they live in is mostly protected from Chaos Not that we have example of passionless sex in films; expanded universe material instead shows that Jedi like Obi-Wan had crushes, but refrained from having sex because they didn't want to let this error go too far. It's unclear whether Yoshi is a human or bioroid. In John C. None of these people have found true success in recording industry yet, so their success is not assured. But given that years of sub-Kelly Clarkson winners have failed to make much of a dent in the music industry, a little irony about the proceedings might be merited. And we love it! The duo use a time machine to go to the sexiest year ever, only to find that human touch has been outlawed, so they take it upon themselves to save the future from itself. At first, it appears that sex is common and taken lightly, judging by how casually Lenina Huxley offers herself. Heterosexual sex with non-spanners is not as heavily discouraged, but can gain a lot of frag or nasty events in the Yet. During the brief proliferation in the late nineties-early thousands of one-hour sci-fi story series in the style of Twilight Zone and so on, there was an episode of such a show where, again, while the future allowed sex, and there were men around, all the men were sterile. Comics When John Byrne rebooted the Superman continuity with the Man of Steel mini-series following the Crisis on Infinite Earths , he made Krypton an emotionally sterile society where sex was regarded as an animal act and all children were conceived in 'birthing matrixes'. Welcome to the Monkey House by Kurt Vonnegut: Part of this was the fact that I'd seen "Idol" auditions many times before, but, too, the format -- cheery chatter between the judges, a song that's more likely than not to earn its singer hearty praise and a ticket to Hollywood -- felt drearily irony-free in a way that Simon Cowell never quite allowed. Either way, these revelations have damaged the show's credibility, or at least impacted its trustworthiness, and that continues to happen every time Seacrest or one of the judges talks about how the show is searching for new, undiscovered talent. While they may not be paid shills, they are approved by the producers, who are using them to try to jump-start the FOX series. People who break these rules are publicly executed. Not to be confused with the horrible song of the same name from the audition round of American Idol Season 7. Note that Tiptree was lauded for "his" keen insight into what women really felt. In John C. In Chalker's Well World novels, many of the Comworlds have taken this approach, artificially suppressing the onset of puberty in the majority of their populace. In the Matched trilogy, the lower classes Aberrations and Anomalies of the Society land of Bureaucratically Arranged Marriages are not allowed to marry or have children, and since the Government Drug Enforcement regimen apparently does not include birth control, there's only one conclusion to draw. It works only for a while. When Paula Abdul said it was distracting, he agreed to wax it on-air. And, of course, there's no evidence they're true ringers, planted or paid by producers to show up and ensure greatness. Kleiner addressing the population on the esque telescreens. THX takes place in an After the End setting where sex and natural pregnancies are outlawed, to keep the population stable. Children strong in the force are found and chosen to join. Heterosexual sex tends to result in punishment even before any weird children are involved. Obvious violationsBut the preponderance of singers with experience who have appeared on the show or will soon appear, once the auditions conclude suggests something different is happening this season. Either way, these revelations have damaged the show's credibility, or at least impacted its trustworthiness, and that continues to happen every time Seacrest or one of the judges talks about how the show is searching for new, undiscovered talent. After Cowell, the judging of Connick especially has moved in the direction of earnest advice about how to succeed in the recording biz, but the general audience can't possibly be interested in such nuts-and-bolts industry info. Men and women have sex by hooking their brains up to a machine that amplifies and echoes their arousal back to each other; touching is forbidden. A Boy and His Tank by Leo Frankowski involves an ethnic group which is forced to live on a planet that is very, very low on organic molecules. Just as allowing older contestants to appear during the audition rounds suggests they didn't trust that their process would result in good television, they don't trust the process of finding undiscovered talent enough to exclude singers who have already managed to prove themselves in the industry. The fifteen minutes allotted for the use of each coupon was the only time in the day when the people involved were allowed to drop curtains on all four walls of their bedrooms and have some privacy, as the buildings in We were made of glass. It's the quirkiest people who will be argumentative or dress strangely or even stalk Paula. This trope was thrown off a cliff for Werewolf: One episode has Ned Flanders briefly become the landlord for The Simpsons , and after evicting them for Homer's unusually obnoxious behavior and refusal to pay rent, he plans to rent the house to a married WASP-ish couple who state on their application that they don't even have sex for reproductive purposes. Video Games Half-Life 2. But given that years of sub-Kelly Clarkson winners have failed to make much of a dent in the music industry, a little irony about the proceedings might be merited. John Spartan seems to find it too intense, or just unsettling for someone who has never done it. Instead, Psyches that are bonded in same-sex pairs engage in the telepathic technique of "sharing dreams" with each other. Whether they are delusional about their talent or actually talented, that's what people want to see. A mutiny ensues in Martian Successor Nadesico over a clause in Nergal's contract which stipulates that the members of the crew aren't allowed to do anything more sexual than hold hands, as Mr. The alternate interpretation, encouraged by the author's note, is that this world is a dystopia, and allowing free sex is a way to distract people from complaining against the power. No sex allowed. The planet was originally settled centuries ago by an ultra-religious sect of zealot monks. In the present, off-world literature written by women is censored, only men considered morally stable are allowed to read scientific articles written by women for fear they might be infected with this madness, and few Athosians leave their planet. Or how about Benjamin Haar? When this is merely an aspect of the show's writing, it's No Hugging, No Kissing. One of the time periods visited by the protagonist of Apollo's Song is a dystopian future where sex has been abolished and the world is ruled over by a cruel Artificial Human race who reproduce through cloning. They don't have sex with each other, either; although there are both male and female Shinigami, it appears to be a case of Purely Aesthetic Gender. But that seems to be the order of this year's "Idol" auditions: But when someone like Beth Maddock, a singing waitress from Dallas who butchered Kelly Clarkson's "Beautiful Disaster," comes in, we get comments from Cowell asking what kind of tips she could possibly make with a voice like that. The Luckiest Smurf , the Psyche Master enforces asexuality on all Psyches, since he is in charge of their reproduction, so sex is not allowed in their culture. Milo Turk, who performed his own composition "No Sex Allowed," is Also amusingly, after you destroy the Citadel at the end of Half-Life 2, you reenter City 17 and find Dr. In the manga the grand majority of the city's population consists of clones, cyborgs and other exotic types, but there is no reference to a class system or population control as explained in the movie. Or even Sanjaya. One episode has Ned Flanders briefly become the landlord for The Simpsons , and after evicting them for Homer's unusually obnoxious behavior and refusal to pay rent, he plans to rent the house to a married WASP-ish couple who state on their application that they don't even have sex for reproductive purposes. John Spartan seems to find it too intense, or just unsettling for someone who has never done it. The producers are responsible, however, as they've allowed all of them to advance in the competition. Although sex for reproduction purposes still works normally. At its very height of popularity, "American Idol" had an appealing strangeness to it, both in the stars that managed to get through Clay Aiken, Adam Lambert and in the banter between Cowell and Paula Abdul. The banning and hatred of sexuality could be useful to the Party for the purpose of inducing sexual frustration, which results in war hysteria and obsessive loyalty. What killed "American Idol"? The four cities we've seen so far have hosted people who the producers have let advance in the competition despite the fact that they absolutely cannot win. Even awards shows like the Oscars, for years fairly grave affairs with occasional dance numbers, have embraced their kookier, jokier sides in recent years, while "American Idol" trucks on pretending that it's coronating a new music-world monarch. Either way, these revelations have damaged the show's credibility, or at least impacted its trustworthiness, and that continues to happen every time Seacrest or one of the judges talks about how the show is searching for new, undiscovered talent. Their computer sex may be the only intimacy allowed. Welcome to the Monkey House by Kurt Vonnegut: In the design plans for both dystopias and deconstructed utopias , sex is the first thing to go. It's not that serious! The duo use a time machine to go to the sexiest year ever, only to find that human touch has been outlawed, so they take it upon themselves to save the future from itself. However, when teams of Troubleshooters go on missions that take them out of Alpha Complex and away from their precious drugs, the hormones can come flooding back in an instant I don't wanna be part of your crowd No sex allowed If you don't like it, get out of town! Some of the Sith who do not follow as many evil paths draw attention to the implications of life without love, and how that isn't much of a life at all. Children strong in the force are found and chosen to join. One hardly knows where to start on the massive amount of sexism this heaps on BOTH sides. A Polish science fiction film called in English The Sex Mission features a future society consisting entirely of parthenogenically reproducing women for whom men "phallocrats" are only a bad memory at least according to the ultra-feminist propaganda of the Sisters in charge. Instead, as the auditions have proven, the show has been handed over to ringers. John Spartan seems to find it too intense, or just unsettling for someone who has never done it. 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__label__cc	0.72691	0.27309	More on Twitter Lists The other day I made some predictions about twitter lists and after a week or so of using them I thought I’d report back at least how I was using them and how that was working for me. It’s taken a few days of use for me to sort out what works, in theory anyway, so I’ve changed thing up a lot. Initially I made a bunch of lists like “People who I am sitting next to on the couch right now” which contained one person. This was kind of a joke, but funny enough some people started following those lists. So I did the only reasonable thing and deleted them. Next up I made a ton of public lists. Los Angeles, San Francisco, Art, Music, Tokyo, Bikes, etc.. and started sorting my friends. This made sense because now I had some context for the peoples tweets as they’d roll up with out thinking about them. What I mean is, when looking at my “Art” list I know the people who were on there I’m following because they are in the artworld somehow. This puts some of the things they say, and some of the things I look for them to say in a different category than people who I put in a “Business” list. It’s subtle, but when you sort tweets that way you start to pick up on it. I did this for a few days and then realized that I had a ton of lists cluttering up my twitter page for really no reason. Why does my “NYC” list need to be public? It’s just a handful of my friends in NYC who I keep up with and hang out with when I’m there – opening them up for browsing by the general public just seemed a little odd. So I went through and made my lists private. But then I started think that was a little selfish and doesn’t really help with the discovery aspect of lists that is actually pretty valuable. But there are millions of people in NYC, and millions more people with NYC lists so that just seemed to be added to the noise. I decided that a valuable public list might be for something more niche, maybe things that people might not think of on their own. So I created a list of vegans and made it public. This includes people I know who are vegan, people I don’t know who are vegan, celebs who are vegan, and some feeds and resources from vegan sites. It does not include vegetarian or animal rights tweet streams that are not explicitly vegan. It doesn’t include accounts I found that were named vegansomething but only had 2-3 tweets and still had totally default layouts. I hoped that would create a useful list for myself, but also for others. And people started following it right away so I think that did the trick. This also was the first list I made were I added people I wasn’t already following, and you know, that was AWESOME! I can monitor the general overall discussion from a bunch of people without it clogging up my main page and getting in the way of people I’m friends with and know in real life. Over the course of a few days I started thinking in the same terms with my other lists – if I was only following an account because they had bike news, and I had them on my Bikes list, now I didn’t need to follow them anymore. Likewise when someone said something interesting about music or I cam across someone from a band I like, I could add them to my Music list but not worry about following them or not. It’s been pretty liberating. Obviously this is still a new thing, but I’m really excited about where it might lead. Prediction about Twitter Lists 10 most annoying things people do on twitter Twitter Etiquette, or assuming eveyone uses tools the same way you do? Twitter Survey Results! How I use Twitter Networks, Theory, and the Web Not going to Austin for SXSW this year 6 Tips to make email suck less for everyone Who are the internet troublemakers?	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3386
__label__cc	0.698025	0.301975	10 of the best things to do in the Cairngorms this Winter Home > Activities > 10 of the best things to do in the Cairngorms this Winter Forget about commercialised, so-called ‘Magic Kingdoms’, there is truly no more enchanting, beautiful a place to spend winter than the bewitching Cairngorms. Whatever the weather, with so many things to do for all the family, this wonderland will soon have you under its (cold) spell. Our top 10 picks: 1.Walking: feel like you’re in Narnia and walk up to the Lily Loch, on Rothiemurchus, which has been used to depict C.S Lewis’s fictitious land on TV. Other particularly magical walks, especially with a dusting of frost or snow, include: Loch an Eilein with its water-locked Castle, the Uath Lochans with its breathtaking ‘boulder’ viewpoints and An Lochan Uaine, otherwise known as the ‘Green Loch’, where the fairies allegedly do their washing… if the snow is not too deep a walk round the magical Loch Muick near Ballater is a firm favourite. Walk the Queen’s Drive route in Braemar for lovely views before descending through the pine woods. If you’re feeling more adventurous, then a winter hike up the corbett Meall a’Bhuachaille (Glenmore), Creag Choinnich (Braemar) or Craigellachie (Aviemore) is do-able in a few hours. Walking in the snow 2. Biking: the Cairngorms offers a huge range of trails to suit everyone from the beginner to the experienced single track rider. For beginners, the wide easy-ride tracks around Loch Morlich and the logging trail are a great option. As is the circular 5km route around Loch an Eilein and the child-friendly Deeside Way . For steeper, narrower trails which weave through pine forests head to High Burnside, in Aviemore, or the Uath Lochans near Kingussie. If it’s graded trails you’re after, wheel your way to Laggan or Glenlivet. But take care, especially if icy, as trails can be slippy. Alternatively, hire a fat bike, perfect for snowy conditions. 3. Ski and Snowboard : as well as skiing at Cairngorm, Glenshee and the Lecht, cross country skiing is a fantastic way to escape the crowds and enjoy the snowy serenity. Areas around Glenmore and Braemar are especially scenic and suitable, with hire shops nearby. For the more adventure-seeking skiers, touring is an increasingly popular choice with fans citing it as a fun way to work-out and take in the hilltop views. Skiing at Glenshee 4. Sledge: the park boasts plenty of prime sledging spots such as the Hayfield near Loch Morlich, the playpark in Braemar and the steep hill by the GP surgery in Kingussie. The many golf courses in the area are also firm family favourites. Read our blog for the best places to sledge. Sledging in the Cairngorms 5. Visit a distillery: there’s no better way to warm your cockles this winter than a trip to one of the Park’s premier distilleries. Wherever you’re staying, world class whisky is bound not to be far away. Dalwhinnie, for example, has been awarded ‘Best Distillery Tour in Scotland’ and is offering FREE tours throughout the winter! Other popular distilleries are the Glenlivet, Tomatin and Balmenach (also home to Caorunn Gin) and Speyside. If you travel the SnowRoads be sure to call into the friendly Persie Gin distillery on the old military road between Blairgowrie and Glenshee. Dalwhinnie Distillery 6. The Highland Wildlife Park: come and meet our furry friends who feel quite at home in the winter chill, from the polar bears (including new cub arrival Hamish) to the snow leopards. Renowned,not only for its rare residents, but also for its stunning views, remember to wrap up warm because most of the park is outdoors. It’s shut Christmas Day but open every other day in winter, weather permitting. Visiting the Cairngorm Reindeer Centre is also a must. The reindeer take a well earned break throughout January but are open for visitors again from February half-term. 7. The Strathspey Steam Railway: at Boat of Garten’s railway station, you’ll feel like you’re stepping back in time, or onto a Christmas card scene, and kids will love hearing the toot of the train and waving at the passengers. Trains run all winter and under 5’s ride free. Strathspey Steam Railway 8. Adventure play: Kids and adults alike love Landmark in Carrbridge because of the vast range of activities on offer to suit all ages and tastes, from waterslides to nature walks to tree top climbs. If you can’t spare a few hours (which Landmark definitely merits) then bear in mind that the Hilton Coylumbridge has a soft play, The Funhouse, with adjoining cafe. Landmark Forest Adventure Park Treetop Trail 9. Travel adventurously: if you like a burst of adrenaline with your sight seeing, then jump on a quad bike, in a Land Rover or hang off a zipwire to see the park’s most stunning views. Alternatively, if you fancy a more sedate, stylish way to travel, then step on a segway. Treezone at Rothiemurchus is a great way to get a feel for heights. Or fly through the trees at speed at the zip park at Alvie Estate! Quad Biking at Rothiemurchus under snowy mountains 10. Buy the best outdoor gear: with such a large concentration of specialist winter sports stores and experts, there is no better place than Aviemore to kit out for this winter and years to come. Not only can you be assured of quality advice from locals, but they’ll give you insider tips on the best places to put your gear to the test, too. Outdoor Retailers. Tiso Aviemore Follow us and tag us in your snaps of your adventures! #VisitCairngorms @VisitCairngorms www.facebook.com/VisitCairngorms www.instagram.com/visitcairngorms www.twitter.com/VisitCairngrms www.uk.pinterest.com/visitcairngorms Landmark. Highland Wildlife Park	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3389
__label__cc	0.746392	0.253608	ET Williams The Doctor of Common Sense Child Abuse: Mother Helps 12-Year-Old Transgender Boy Began Transition But He Changed His Mind 09/08/2017 by The Doctor Of Common Sense Child abuse victim, Patrick Mitchell In an upcoming episode of the Australian “60 Minutes,” a 12-year-old transgender boy details how he began the transition to a become a girl, only to change his mind two years later. As a young child, Patrick Mitchell had always wanted to be a girl, the Independent reported. “You wish you could just change everything about you, you just see any girl and you say, ‘I’d kill to be like that,'” Mitchell told interviewers. After speaking with doctors, Mitchell was diagnosed with gender dysphoria and began taking estrogen hormones in anticipation of a full transition. Mitchell grew out his hair and the treatment caused the prepubescent boy to grow a pair of breasts. When teachers began to call him a girl in class, however, Mitchell began to question if he made the correct decision. “I began to realize I was actually comfortable in my body. Every day I just felt better,” he said. Mitchell’s mother recounted his change of heart. “He looked me in the eye and said, ‘I’m just not sure that I am a girl,'” she told “60 Minutes.” Mitchell has since stopped taking his estrogen treatment and plans to have surgery to remove the breast tissue. Some studies have indicated that at least a portion of children who are diagnosed with gender dysphoria ultimately embrace the sex they were assigned at birth, New York Magazine reported. One study conducted by the Center of Expertise on Gender Dysphoria at VU University Medical Center, a famous gender clinic in Amsterdam, found that around two-thirds of gender dysphoric minors eventually desisted. That is, the minors ultimately reverted to identify with the gender corresponding with their birth sex. Another study, conducted in conjunction with Toronto’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), found 88 percent of male minors ultimately desisted. Trans activists strongly dispute those studies, arguing that they are “built upon bad statistics, bad science, homophobia, and transphobia,” HuffPost reported. http://freebeacon.com/culture/12-year-old-transgender-boy-began-transition-changed-mind/ Filed Under: Bad Mother, Child Abuse, Gay Life Style, Gay Mafia, Human Interest Stories, Idiots, Insane, Liberals Are Stupid Tagged With: 12-Year-Old Transgender Boy Began Transition to Female, 60 Minutes, atrick Mitchell, Changed Mind Two Years Later, Child Abuse: Mother Helps 12-Year-Old Transgender Boy Began Transition But He Changed His Mind, transgender Doctor of Common Sense Ring Tones The Doctor $2.99 How Many Times... Are You Freaking Kidding Me?! Answer The Damn Phone Entire Russian Government Resigns As Putin Proposes Constitutional Changes Lev Parnas Says Trump Is Lying — ‘He Was Aware of All My Movements’ Virginia Governor Declares State Of Emergency, Because He Wants Your Guns Idiot Ilhan Omar Says Iran War Talk Has Sparked PTSD For Her Donate To Free Speech	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3409
__label__cc	0.559906	0.440094	Holiday Movie Preview: Russian Ark STARRING: Sergei Dontsov, Maksim Sergeyev, Mariya Kuznetsova DIRECTED BY: Alexander Sokurov By Richard Corliss Monday, Dec. 23, 2002 This could have been just the greatest, daftest, most elaborate stunt in movie history--a single, unbroken, 87-min. Steadicam shot that winds and pirouettes as it accompanies an unseen narrator and a 19th century French marquis (Sergei Dontsov) through 33 rooms of the State Hermitage Museum in an attempt both to give us a tour of the St. Petersburg palace's artistic treasures and to encapsulate three centuries of Russian history, of the Czars and commoners who lived, worked, danced, suffered and died in those sumptuous rooms and labyrinthine corridors--but because Alexander Sokurov is as much an artist and storyteller as he is...	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3413
__label__cc	0.547777	0.452223	jueves, noviembre 6 Ma-donna, Ma-donna, Ma-donna Derek said last night that they were giving away Madonna tickets because it was selling poorly (contrary to the "sold out" status Madge's people are claiming) and I was wondering where my fairy godmother was with my Madonna tix. Well, she just appeared today as Miss Daisy! (Thank you!) I could give a shit that Britney & Justin are supposedly going to appear with M tonight. I hope she plays lots of shit from the 90s. Re-open Proposition 8 for California To sign the petition, click here. To: California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger I, myself, and many Californians I know are disgusted with the hatred that the passing of proposition 8 brought. I am asking you to read this over, THE FACTS, not the propaganda. Open your mind for a minute, and realize that this is terrible for future generations as well. How do you know that your future children or grandchildren won't come to you and tell you they are homosexual? Wouldn't you want your child to live a life in which the love they found was supported? Plain and simple, if you are an American, you should believe in preserving the constitution. Proposition 8's passing took away the 14th amendment for a group of people, and I would like to give it back. Facts v. Fiction Proposition 8 would eliminate fundamental rights for a group of Californians. It’s unfair and it’s wrong. Fiction: Prop 8 doesn’t discriminate against gay people. Fact: Prop 8 is simple: it eliminates the rights for same-sex couples to marry. Prop 8 would deny equal protections and write discrimination against one group of people—lesbian and gay people—into our state constitution. Fiction: Teaching children about same-sex marriage will happen here unless we pass Prop 8. Fact: Not one word in Prop 8 mentions education. And no child can be forced, against the will of their parents, to be taught anything about health and family issues at school. California law prohibits it. California’s top educators including Superintendent of Schools Jack O’Connell and California Teachers all agree: Prop 8 has nothing to do with education. Fiction: Churches could lose their tax-exemption status. Fact: The court decision regarding marriage specifically says “no religion will be required to change its religious policies or practices with regard to same-sex couples, and no religious officiant will be required to solemnize a marriage in contravention of his or her religious beliefs.” Fiction: A Massachusetts case about a parent’s objection to the school curriculum will happen here. Fact: California gives parents an absolute right to remove their kids and opt-out of teaching on health and family instruction they don’t agree with. The opponents know that California law already covers this and Prop 8 won’t affect it, so they bring up an irrelevant case in Massachusetts. Fiction: Four Activist Judges in San Francisco… Fact: Prop 8 is about eliminating a fundamental right. Judges didn’t grant the right, the constitution guarantees the right. Proponents of Prop 8 use an outdated and stale argument that judges aren’t supposed to protect rights and freedoms. Prop 8 is about whether Californians are willing to amend the constitution for the sole purpose of eliminating a fundamental right for one group of citizens. Fiction: If Prop 8 isn’t passed, people can be sued over personal beliefs. Fact: California’s laws already prohibit discrimination against anyone based on race, religion, gender, or sexual orientation. This has nothing to do with marriage. Fiction: Pepperdine University supports the Yes on 8 campaign. Fact: The University has publicly disassociated itself from Professor Richard Peterson of Pepperdine University, who is featured in the ad, and has asked to not be identified in the Yes on 8 advertisements. Fiction: Unless Prop 8 passes, California parents won’t have the right to object to what their children are taught in school. Fact: California law clearly gives parents and guardians broad authority to remove their children from any health instruction if it conflicts with their religious beliefs or moral convictions. Sharing and caring. Two things I want to share with you: When it was widely announced that Barack Obama is the president elect, for the first time in my life I can honestly say I am proud to live in The States. America. USA. For once my faith in humanity isn't self-propelled and isn't deflated. It was restored. My phone, email, and facebook were flooded with calls and texts from friends and family all around the world. I could hardly believe that some of them were awake (that's you guys in Spain, the UK, and Sweden) and cared so much. (Thank you) Some of those calls and text messages were from friends in Chicago's Grant Park. One of whom is one of my closest and dearest friends Maria. She put together some pictures of the historic Obama rally, and in viewing them I got chills, and I smiled, and cried. Again. click here for the rest of Maria's rally pictures Second, I don't know if I'm allowed to do this, but this is a note from a friend of an acquaintance that I found rather touching: a note on this election from my die hard conservative republican friend.... "It's not a secret to those of you who know me -- in real life, that is, and not just through these emails -- that I'm a generally conservative person, both in my politics and in my personal choices. I've voted Republican more often than not, and helped cause lot of conversations to deteriorate into invective and argument. If I examine individual issues, I probably disagree with President Obama on more things than not. But today I spent about fourteen hours in Englewood, where as part of my duties with the Attorney General's Office, I had to monitor polling places to prevent voter intimidation and fraud, and ensure that everyone who wanted to cast a ballot had the opportunity to do so (for those of you who don't live in Chicago, you should know that Englewood is inner-city, incredibly poor, and overwhelmingly African American). Toward the end of the day, with about fifteen minutes left before the polls closed, an old man, in very bad shape, was carried in by his family. He couldn't walk on his own, and needed a lot of assistance -- someone carried his walker for him, another helped him read the ballot, and another held his colostomy bag. He was probably around eighty-five years old. Sitting there, watching this occur, it dawned on me: This voter was a man who spent his entire childhood, and much of his adult life, living in a segregated society where he was looked down upon, physically intimated, and treated as less than human. But today -- in that same lifetime -- he was casting a ballot to help elect an African American to the highest, most prestigious, most awe-inspiring office in the world. That's no small thing. Today our country elected a man who 150 years ago could've only come to these shores in chains; we elected a man who grew up well outside the traditional corridors of power and influence; we elected a man, who by dint of nothing but hard work and ambition, rose from a broken family and ordinary existence to earn the greatest laurels we as a society can offer. Again, that's no small thing. There's a little over four years until the next presidential election -- about 1600 days. I have no doubt that I'll probably spend 1599 of those days disagreeing with Obama. But for today, at least, I'm just goddamned proud to call him our President." **There are other things to fight still, like Proposition 8. But I do not want to take away from this happiness, so I am writing separate posts. xx martes, noviembre 4 victory updates It's been a little over an hour since they announced Obama the President elect! Here's 30 minutes of victory updates: Mark has immense gratitude for all the phone callers, door knockers, and everyone else who made this happen. Noah I've really never seen a reaction like this to a presidential election. It's like he won the national championship. Fred is very happy about the future. Mark is proud. Katrina has had some faith restored in humanity. Thankfully. Rana says YES WE CAN! G Scott is moving forward and can't wait for Thanksgiving. Eating Tom the Turkey with my McCain family is going to be sooo sweet. Miles Yes we did! John would like to congratulate Pres. Obama and everyone that did their part to get him there. WE WON!!!! Christopher couldn't be any happier. GO OBAMA !!!!!! Cary Yes we can and yes we did! Chip is so hopeful and proud! John is what a country! Jeana obamaaaaaaa. Gia hopes to stop crying by tomorrow. Andi is SO HAPPY!!! Yes We Can!!! Io is proud to be an American. Eddie is ready for change! Simone is speechless. Chris is can we party! yes we can! Dan is very happy to be able to breathe again... ahhh. Jason is inspired, excited and going to sleep very well tonight....AND...going to feel like way less of a dick the next time I have to travel over seas. Scott is so proud of Barack. Jonny is not going to move out of the country for at least the next four years. Trey is happy. Amy is goddamned happy. Michael is happy to be an American - a great moment in time! Gregg is reading from his poetry collection, Protection, on Nov. 5 at 3 p.m. at the Cal Student Store on the UC Berkeley campus. Scott is proud to be an American today. Thank you to all who voted for Obama and took the first step to restoring our nation's greatness. Jeremy I totally called it. Matt is moved to tears. Corey is proud to be American again. Lori Yes, yes, yes! Mahmood We are 338! Benjamin is cheering. Kurt feels so awesome to say "President OBAMA!!!!!". Ever I hope Palin kept her snow suit... Simone is drunk and celebrating. Thanks McCain for his fine concession speech. Cindy can hear people yelling and screaming in joy out on the streets of San Francisco from inside her apartment. Danny is dazed. And I love every single one. Tomorrow: Victory Playlist. Suggestions welcome!! Yes, we did! Obama won. Friends are crying happy tears all over the world. America, right now: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7y-x2fWKbmo Election Day playing David Bowie (but performed by The Cure) - Young Americans Seu Jorge - Changes Nu Shooz - I Can't Wait Bjork - Violently Happy Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Shuffle Your Feet Jarvis Cocker - Running The World Talking Heads - Life During Wartime Blur - Look Inside America "We're not going to settle for what the world is, we're going to strive for what it might be." -- Barack Obama	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3416
__label__cc	0.615785	0.384215	British Butterflies Our project to photograph all the 'mainstream' British Butterflies was completed in 2007, during a trip to Scotland for the Chequered Skipper. I shall continue to update the photos, when I take better or more representative images of each species. Because of this 'continuous quality improvement', these pages will evolve and I will not simply add more photos of the same butterflies. Brown Argus butterfly - Swyncombe, Oxon, May 2010 See the UK Butterflies website for information on all of the butterfly species found in Britain , including those that are extinct or migrants. Data gathered by the UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme (UKBMS), jointly led by Butterfly Conservation and the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH), has shown that 46 out of the 56 butterfly species studied in 2013 recorded an annual increase compared with 2012, which was the worst butterfly year on record since the UKBMS began in 1976. Several rare species, such as the Black Hairstreak, revived, while the warm weather saw a huge influx of continental migrants, such as the Clouded Yellow. Common species such as the Small, Large and Green-veined Whites bounced back to above-average numbers. The Small Tortoiseshell also rallied after years of decline, recording its best year for a decade. On the other hand, the cold spring of 2013 saw declines in early-flying species, such as the Pearl-bordered Fritillary and Grizzled Skipper. British Butterfly Identification Chart Please Click on a Butterfly Group below for individual Species Images. Additional photos will be found as 'popups' for many species. »»Swallowtail and Whites »»Copper, Hairstreaks & Metalmark »»Fritillaries »»Vanessids Pyrausta nigrata Pyrausta purpuralis Pyrausta despicata (cespitalis) Pyrausta aurata In addition to butterflies, there are many colourful day-flying moths active in sunshine., The above are from the group of micro-moths known as Pyralids. I photographed all except aurata at Aston Upthorpe Down, Oxon in April 2011. For more information see: 'British Pyralid Moths' by Barry Goater, Harley Books 1986. Very few field guides cover the so-called 'micro-moths', so they are easily overlooked! One that does is the 'Photographic Guide to British Moths and Butterflies' by Chris Manley, A&C Black 2008. For a comprehensive guide to all our micro-moths, see: 'Field Guide to the Micro-Moths of Great Britain and Ireland' by Phil Sterling et al, BWP 2012. All text and photographs on this website are Copyright © Mike Flemming.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3419
__label__wiki	0.729883	0.729883	ACCEPT – Symphonic Terror: Scream In Oslo June 28, 2019, 7 months ago Mark Gromen gallery heavy metal accept Those in the Toronto hometown of BraveWords have an affinity for their Opera House concert venue. Yet here, in Norway, we're not talking about a club, whose best days are in arrears, but rather a new (2007) steel & glass masterpiece that cost 3/4 of a billion US dollars. Therefore, it rarely plays host to rock, let alone metal, acts. While not as iconic as the one in Sydney, the Oslo Opera House, with its ski slope slanted roof (an observation point, where people relax/sun themselves) is an imposing structure, near the water. Such was the setting of Accept's return to the Norwegian capital, playing alongside Kork, the national orchestra (in skeleton make-up, for the evening). It was also the kick-off show for the Tons Of Rock festival. Like other events in the hall, this was a seated performance, and although rowdy at times, the crowd remained such (unless headed for the bathroom, or to fetch another drink, although beverages, inside the luxurious theater, were forbidden), until the standing ovation at the end. The curtain rises and there's the band, plus solo violinist in the foreground and approximately 20 piece orchestra (in previously mentioned facepaint + conductor in hooded robe). Early on, it's easy to see why Philip Shouse (ex-Gene Simmons Band) is on guitar, animated and playing off mainstay Wolf Hoffman, as he would be, throughout the night. Mussorgsky's "Night On Bald Mountain" is the first of three quick-hitting classical pieces offered. Mark Tornillo absent from the stage until "Princess Of The Dawn", when a keyboardist also appears. Find myself scurrying through dark/often unlit wooden hallways, up and down various tiers of the opera house, in search of the accompanying photos. During "Stalingrad", Tornillo unfurls an Accept flag, waving the banner proudly, center stage. It is matched by one in the front row. Afterwards, Mark introduces the band and guest players, nearly omitting the female soloist, saying, "It's been a week, I forgot your name," before correcting the error. The additional symphonic touches really stood out on "Dark Side of My Heart". Tornillo and the trio of stringed rock instrumentalists charged to the front of the stage, in unison, as "Breaker" began. A bit of "Swan Lake" sees Hoffman and the violinist center stage. Away from his usual location, Shouse sways in time to the music, while in front of Christopher Williams' drum riser. The guitars get together, for a joint headbang, stage left (Wolf's side), once the music gets aggressive. Green lit "Shadow Soldiers" has Tornillo salute and march across the stage, as the rock trio stand abreast of one another. When Hoffman takes the solo, stage right, the singer holds down the fort, gently waving his hand overhead. Some in the audience mimic his lead. Time for another blast of the orchestral. Violin and Williams' cannonading bass drums introducing purple hued "The Moldau", Hoffman and the woman with the bow center stage. It ends in whammy bar crescendo. The guitar tandem starts "Arabian Dance", the three boys with strings challenging the violinist to match them, note for note. When he returns to the stage, for proper set closer, "Metal Heart", Tornillo is wearing a cut-off Harley tee. Strobes of lighting accompany the "whoa whoa" portion, as the crowd picks up the chant. A percussive explosion, a mini-drum solo, if you will, sees Williams bathed in strobes, to finish the song. Then the stage goes black. Returning for an encore (although no one yelled that word, nor "Bravo!" Given the environs it would have been both appropriate and somewhat humorous), the violinist is alone, dimly highlighted and playing from sheet music (on a stand) for the only time tonight. Streams of purple illumination streak down from above, as the band enters to "Shades Of Death". Hoffman slyly (and wisely) inserts a snippet of Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg's "Hall Of The Mountain King" into his solo spot and the tune audibly registers with the crowd (who voice their approval). The aforementioned trio stand in line, behind the singer, to start the bass thumping "Teutonic Terror". Come the ubiquitous closing "Balls To The Wall", Tornillo has ditched the sunglasses. Once more, the fans offer the "whoa whoa" sing-along, as the two guitars and bass engage in revising the classic sway-in-time, synchronized stage moves, each ending with their headstock pointed skyward. Take a bow! A short fireworks display (despite the early hour, in the land of the midnight sun) took place outside, launched from the roof of the Opera House, as the guests departed. Having watched the Wacken stream live and then the DVD, as well as listening to the music, had no idea I'd enjoy the in-person renditions so thoroughly. It is, after all, Accept music, which never fails to get the metal heart pumping. Highly entertaining!	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3420
__label__cc	0.52943	0.47057	Bust: Ferdinand de Meeûs {Carved into the plinth:} Comte Ferdinand de Meeûs, 1798 - 1861 {On the metal plaque attached to the plinth:} Stele raised to the memory of Count Ferdinand de Meeûs on the occasion of the millennium of the town of Brussels, 1979 Founder of the civil society for the enlargement and improvement of the town of Brussels, 1837, and of the Leopold area. Member of the National Congress, 1830 - 1831 Member of the House of Representatives, 1832 - 1845 Governor of the Belgian General Society for the Encouragement of the National Industry, 1830 - 1861 DE MEEÛS ELEVEE A LA MEMOIRE DU COMTE FERDINAND DE MEEÛS A L’OCCASION DU MILLENAIRE DE LA VILLE DE BRUXELLES SOCIETE CIVILE POUR L’AGRANDISSEMENT ET L’EMBELLISSEMENT DE LA VILLE DE BRUXELLES ET DU QUARTIER LEOPOLD MEMBRE DU CONGRES NATIONAL CHAMBRE DES REPRESENTANTS SOCIETE GENERALE DE BELGIQUE POUR FAVORISER L’INDUSTRIE NATIONALE The bust, placed here in 1979, has been stolen from its plinth at least twice. Its current whereabouts is unknown. 2013 Update: Benoît de Meeûs wrote to tell us that the bust was replaced in 2009. We’ve translated the relevant paragraph: “At the end of May, the bust of Ferdinand de Meeûs was returned to the square which carries his name. It’s a bronze reproduction of the original marble work lent by the Count’s descendants. The bust was first installed by the Commune in 1979 but it was stolen twice in the 1980s. This project was completed thanks to the Commune and with the aid of Brussels Region. Count Ferdinand de Meeûs (1798-1861) took a leading role in the economic and financial development of the young Belgian state. In 1838, he founded the “Society for the Enlargement and Embellishment of Belgium”. This organisation aimed to promote Brussels as a capital, though it originally promoted the Leopold quarter. {That last sentence was a struggle and we’d be happy to receive better translations.} Site: Ferdinand de Meeûs (1 memorial) 1050, square de Meeûs Comte Ferdinand Meeûs d’Argenteuil Following the Belgian revolution of 1830 Meeûs, son of a banker, become the g... Guillaume Geefs Paul Claudel in rue de la Régence The name of the sculptor is difficult to read and we may have it slightly wrong. 5 male heads We know nothing about these heads, but would like to. Charles Plisnier mask You can see that between our two photographic visits not only have the season... General Storms Bust made in 1906. Jean-Jules Linden It's a sort of rule of necessity that the photographs on this site show the m...	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3425
__label__cc	0.587992	0.412008	http://bth.diva-portal.org/smash/resultList.jsf?query=&language=en&searchType=SIMPLE&noOfRows=50&sortOrder=author_sort_asc&sortOrder2=title_sort_asc&onlyFullText=false&sf=all&aq=%5B%5B%7B%22personId%22%3A%22ada%22%7D%5D%5D&aqe=%5B%5D&aq2=%5B%5B%5D%5D&af=%5B%5D Moraes, Ana Louiza Dallora Blekinge Institute of Technology, Faculty of Computing, Department of Computer Science and Engineering. Eivazzadeh, Shahryar Blekinge Institute of Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Health. Mendes, Emilia Sanmartin Berglund, Johan Anderberg, Peter Prognosis of Dementia Employing Machine Learning and Microsimulation Techniques: A Systematic Literature Review2016In: Procedia Computer Science / [ed] Martinho R.,Rijo R.,Cruz-Cunha M.M.,Bjorn-Andersen N.,Quintela Varajao J.E., Elsevier, 2016, Vol. 100, p. 480-488Conference paper (Refereed) OBJECTIVE: The objective of this paper is to investigate the goals and variables employed in the machine learning and microsimulation studies for the prognosis of dementia. METHOD: According to preset protocols, the Pubmed, Socups and Web of Science databases were searched to find studies that matched the defined inclusion/exclusion criteria, and then its references were checked for new studies. A quality checklist assessed the selected studies, and removed the low quality ones. The remaining ones (included set) had their data extracted and summarized. RESULTS: The summary of the data of the 37 included studies showed that the most common goal of the selected studies was the prediction of the conversion from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer's Disease, for studies that used machine learning, and cost estimation for the microsimulation ones. About the variables, neuroimaging was the most frequent used. CONCLUSIONS: The systematic literature review showed clear trends in prognosis of dementia research in what concerns machine learning techniques and microsimulation. Moraes, Ana Luiza Dallora Supplementary Material of: “Prognosis of dementia with machine learning and microssimulation techniques: a systematic literature review”.2016Other (Other academic) This document contains the supplementary material regarding the systematic literature review entitled: “Prognosis of dementia with machine learning and microssimulation techniques: a systematic literature review”. Systematic Literature Review Protocol: Machine Learning and Microsimulation Techniques on the Prognosis of Dementia: A Systematic Literature Review2016Other (Other academic) This document contains the protocol followed to conduct the systematic literature review entitled: “Machine Learning and Microsimulation Techniques on the Prognosis of Dementia: A Systematic Literature Review”. Kvist, Ola KI, SWE. Blekinge Institute of Technology, Faculty of Computing, Department of Software Engineering. Ruiz, Sandra Bone age assessment with various machine learning techniques: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis2019In: PLoS ONE, ISSN 1932-6203, E-ISSN 1932-6203, Vol. 14, no 7, article id e0220242 Article, review/survey (Refereed) Background The assessment of bone age and skeletal maturity and its comparison to chronological age is an important task in the medical environment for the diagnosis of pediatric endocrinology, orthodontics and orthopedic disorders, and legal environment in what concerns if an individual is a minor or not when there is a lack of documents. Being a time-consuming activity that can be prone to inter- and intra-rater variability, the use of methods which can automate it, like Machine Learning techniques, is of value. Objective The goal of this paper is to present the state of the art evidence, trends and gaps in the research related to bone age assessment studies that make use of Machine Learning techniques. Method A systematic literature review was carried out, starting with the writing of the protocol, followed by searches on three databases: Pubmed, Scopus and Web of Science to identify the relevant evidence related to bone age assessment using Machine Learning techniques. One round of backward snowballing was performed to find additional studies. A quality assessment was performed on the selected studies to check for bias and low quality studies, which were removed. Data was extracted from the included studies to build summary tables. Lastly, a meta-analysis was performed on the performances of the selected studies. Results 26 studies constituted the final set of included studies. Most of them proposed automatic systems for bone age assessment and investigated methods for bone age assessment based on hand and wrist radiographs. The samples used in the studies were mostly comprehensive or bordered the age of 18, and the data origin was in most of cases from United States and West Europe. Few studies explored ethnic differences. Conclusions There is a clear focus of the research on bone age assessment methods based on radiographs whilst other types of medical imaging without radiation exposure (e.g. magnetic resonance imaging) are not much explored in the literature. Also, socioeconomic and other aspects that could influence in bone age were not addressed in the literature. Finally, studies that make use of more than one region of interest for bone age assessment are scarce. Copyright: © 2019 Dallora et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Blekinge Institute of Technology, Faculty of Computing, Department of Computer Science and Engineering. Blekinge Institute of Technology, Faculty of Computing, Department of Software Engineering. Berglund, Johan Machine learning and microsimulation techniques on the prognosis of dementia: A systematic literature review2017In: PLoS ONE, ISSN 1932-6203, E-ISSN 1932-6203, Vol. 12, no 6, article id e0179804 Article in journal (Refereed) Background Dementia is a complex disorder characterized by poor outcomes for the patients and high costs of care. After decades of research little is known about its mechanisms. Having prognostic estimates about dementia can help researchers, patients and public entities in dealing with this disorder. Thus, health data, machine learning and microsimulation techniques could be employed in developing prognostic estimates for dementia. Objective The goal of this paper is to present evidence on the state of the art of studies investigating and the prognosis of dementia using machine learning and microsimulation techniques. Method To achieve our goal we carried out a systematic literature review, in which three large databases -Pubmed, Socups and Web of Science were searched to select studies that employed machine learning or microsimulation techniques for the prognosis of dementia. A single backward snowballing was done to identify further studies. A quality checklist was also employed to assess the quality of the evidence presented by the selected studies, and low quality studies were removed. Finally, data from the final set of studies were extracted in summary tables. Results In total 37 papers were included. The data summary results showed that the current research is focused on the investigation of the patients with mild cognitive impairment that will evolve to Alzheimer's disease, using machine learning techniques. Microsimulation studies were concerned with cost estimation and had a populational focus. Neuroimaging was the most commonly used variable. Conclusions Prediction of conversion from MCI to AD is the dominant theme in the selected studies. Most studies used ML techniques on Neuroimaging data. Only a few data sources have been recruited by most studies and the ADNI database is the one most commonly used. Only two studies have investigated the prediction of epidemiological aspects of Dementia using either ML or MS techniques. Finally, care should be taken when interpreting the reported accuracy of ML techniques, given studies' different contexts. © 2017 Dallora et al.This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Brogren, Martin Optriva AB, SWE. Karolinska, SWE. Ruiz, Sandra Diaz Dübbel, André Age assessment of youth and young adults using magnetic resonance imaging of the knee: A deep learning approach2019In: Journal of Medical Internet Research, ISSN 1438-8871, E-ISSN 1438-8871, Vol. 21, no 12, article id e16291 Article in journal (Refereed) Background: Bone age assessment (BAA) is an important tool for diagnosis and in determining the time of treatment in a number of pediatric clinical scenarios, as well as in legal settings where it is used to estimate the chronological age of an individual where valid documents are lacking. Traditional methods for BAA suffer from drawbacks, such as exposing juveniles to radiation, intra- and interrater variability, and the time spent on the assessment. The employment of automated methods such as deep learning and the use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can address these drawbacks and improve the assessment of age. Objective: The aim of this paper is to propose an automated approach for age assessment of youth and young adults in the age range when the length growth ceases and growth zones are closed (14-21 years of age) by employing deep learning using MRI of the knee. Methods: This study carried out MRI examinations of the knee of 402 volunteer subjects-221 males (55.0%) and 181 (45.0%) females-aged 14-21 years. The method comprised two convolutional neural network (CNN) models: the first one selected the most informative images of an MRI sequence, concerning age-assessment purposes; these were then used in the second module, which was responsible for the age estimation. Different CNN architectures were tested, both training from scratch and employing transfer learning. Results: The CNN architecture that provided the best results was GoogLeNet pretrained on the ImageNet database. The proposed method was able to assess the age of male subjects in the range of 14-20.5 years, with a mean absolute error (MAE) of 0.793 years, and of female subjects in the range of 14-19.5 years, with an MAE of 0.988 years. Regarding the classification of minors-with the threshold of 18 years of age-an accuracy of 98.1% for male subjects and 95.0% for female subjects was achieved. Conclusions: The proposed method was able to assess the age of youth and young adults from 14 to 20.5 years of age for male subjects and 14 to 19.5 years of age for female subjects in a fully automated manner, without the use of ionizing radiation, addressing the drawbacks of traditional methods. © 2019 Journal of Medical Internet Research. All rights reserved. Age assessment of youth and young adults using magnetic resonance imaging of the knee	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3426
__label__wiki	0.818344	0.818344	Kandy Esala Perahera Ancient rituals at Sri Dalada Esala Perahera Kandy Esala Perahera photo gallery by Michael Sarnacki In honor of the Sacred Tooth Relic A Short Historical Tour of Sri Dalada Maligawa "The Kandy Perahera" by M.D. Raghavan, Ethnologist Emeritus Valli Yak Mangalya Temple of the Tooth: An Introduction Sri Dalada Maligawa: Temple of the Tooth Relic The Kandy Esala Perahera: An Introduction Short Historical Tour of Sri Dalada Maligawa Sri Dalada, Kandy Perehara and Esala Full Moon Poya Day 2010 Kandy Esala Perahera begins August 15 Sacred Tooth Relic - Palladium of the Rulers The Esala festival and the Dalada Perahara Sacred Tooth Relic and the Esala Perahera Rites and rituals of the Sri Dalada Perahera The origin of Sri Dalada Perahera History of the Temple of the Tooth Life in the Kingdom of Kandy as seen by Robert Knox Robert Knox's impressions of the Kandy Perahara Historical places associated with Dalada Maligawa Sri Dalada Perahera in the 19th Century Kandy –The Final Abode of the Sacred Tooth Relic 2009 Kandy Esala Perahera begins 2009 Kandy Esala pageant begins Ancient Sri Lankan Buddhist festival Esala Perahara rituals The Significance of Esala Poya The Kandy Esala Perahera Saga of the Sacred Tooth Relic and Kandy Perahera Yatinuwara Dodanwala Esala Perahera Are Kandy Perahera's time honoured traditions in jeopardy? The Sacred Tooth Relic as Rain-Maker The Cult of God Natha PHOTO GALLERIES -- ESALA PERAHERA Kandy Temple of the Tooth photo gallery by Dominic Sansoni Dalada Maligawa ground plan GoogleEarth Map of Kandy Living Heritage Network LivingHeritage.org LankaBhumi.org SriPada.org Vedda.org DaladaMaligawa.org Kataragama.org PadaYatra.org Sigiriya.org Goviya.org Wanni.org Ulpotha.org SriMahaBodhi.org AryaSangha.org Udappu.org Khidr.org Jailani.org Okanda.org Cultural Survival Trust Hill Country Disability Group ColomboFort.com Anathi Project Nanasala.org Daladamaligawa.org site map Sri Dalada, Kandy Perehara and the Full Moon Poya Day of Esala Address: Sri Dalada Maligawa, Kandy, Sri Lanka Coordinates: 7.293632° N, 80.641387° E (view on Google Maps) Lodging: View hotels near this location Official website: www.sridaladamaligawa.lk E-mail: info@sridaladamaligawa.lk Pilgrims pray before the holy relic of the Tooth. Photo © Nick Leonard. The Temple of the Tooth on Kandy Lake. Photo © Galen Frysinger. Exterior of the Temple of the Tooth. Photo under GFDL. Inside the temple complex. Photo Dennis S. Hurd. Inside the Temple of the Tooth. Photo Joel Down. Wesak procession at the Temple of the Tooth. Photo © Nick Leonard. Fire dancers at the Esala Perhera festival. Photo Chi Chi. by Walter Wijenayake When the final passing away of the Sakyamuni Siddhartha Gauthama Buddha took place on the Full Moon Poya Day of Vesak, 2555 years ago, royal clans of Magadha, Kapilawasthu, Vishala and Ramagrama rushed to Kushinara and claimed their shares of the bodily relics of the Buddha. The Malla Royal Clan of Kusinara claimed the biggest share of the relics, as the Buddha came to their city to attain Parinibbana. Then there arose a quarrel among them for the purpose. At this juncture, a well known Pandit Brahmin named Drona came to the scene and preached Dhamma to the Kings. He said ‘It is not proper for you to fight for the relics of the Buddha’. Settling the dispute, he divided the relics of the Buddha into eight portions with the consent of the royalty present. Lalata Relic – Frontal bone Aku Relic – cervical Data Relic – Tooth Greevasthi Relic – Collar bone Kesha Relic – Hair Nakha Relic – Nails Urna Roma Relic – Hair between the eyebrows Rhinna Relic – Pieces of bones. Mentioned are the different bodily relics (Sharirika Dathu) in question. After this exercise, all these relics together with all the other things used by the Buddha (Paribhogika Dhathu) were taken to all parts of India. Of all these invaluable objects of worship the sacred Tooth Relic which we found at present at the Sri Dalada Maligawa Kandy was with the King Guhasiva of Kalinga – Orissa in India. He sent this invaluable object – the sacred Tooth Relic, as a gift to his counterpart in Sri Lanka in about 313 through his daughter Hemamala and son-in-law Dantha, the son of King Udeni. Now, the Sri Dalada, the sacred Tooth Relic of the Buddha the most precious object of worship of the Buddhists all over the world, is housed in several golden caskets in the inner chamber of the Kandy Dalada Maligawa and protected with great veneration with offerings being made throughout the day at specific times by the Bhikkus of Malwatte and Asgiriya Chapter of the Siam Maha Nikaya nominated for the purpose. Further Buddhist devotees from all over the insland as well as from abroad including devotees of other faiths visit the Maligawa everyday to pay homage to the sacred Sri Dalada. These traditional customs prevailing to date, date back to the days of King Kirthi Mogawanna, also known as Kith Siri Mevan (303-331) in his ninth year of reign at Anuradhapura, at the time Sri Dalada was brought from Danthapura in Kalinga of India by Prince Dantha and Princess Hemamala disguised as a Brahim couple and reached Meghagiri Viharaya – a temple in Anuradhapura. It was at this place of worship that the Royal duo handed over the Sri Dalada to the King who received it with veneration to his care and placing it in an ornate casket brought to the city in a perahara and placed it at the Dhamma Chakka building which was later known as ‘Dhathughara’ which was constructed by King Devanampiyatissa. Successive Kings since that very beginning up to the capture of the Kandyan Kingdom by the British, venerated and protected it as it was accepted as the symbol of royalty. At present, the Sri Dalada is well placed under the care of its trustees the two Maha Nayaka Theras of Malwatte and Asgiriya Chapters of Siam Maha Nikaya and the Diya Wadana Nilame. The Perahara of Sri Dalada Maligawa in the present form is followed by the four Peraharas devoted to the four gods the (four Devivan wahanses) – Natha, Patthini, Kataragama and Vishnu carrying their insignias dating back to the reign of the King Kirthi Sri Rajasinghe (1749-1781). It is in recorded history that in the tenure of King Upatissa (426-468), the Sri Dalada was taken in procession from Abbayagiri Viharaya to the Maha Viharaya with great pomp and ceremony. In the year 820 when the Pandyans invaded the island and sacked and destroyed the capital, the Sri Dalada was shifted to a safer place. After the restoration of peace in the city, the King returned to the Kingdom. However, he moved the capital to Polonnaruwa, Sri Dalada also was taken to the new Kingdom of Polonnaruwa. In 1017 – The Chola invasion took place and King Malinda was defeated, and the Bhikkhus fled the Kingdom with the Sri Dalada to the South. King Vijayabahu, in 1056, defeated the invaders, acquiring power over the whole country, brought back the Sri Dalada to Polonnauwa. In this manner the sacred Tooth Relic had to undergo many a travail taking refuge in numerous secret places to ensure its safety from invaders for it is said that whoever possessed the sacred Tooth Relic will have divine power to rule the country. Once when the Bhikkhus came to know of a threat to the sacred Tooth Relic, by the Dutch, they secretly duplicated a tooth out of ivory and replaced it in the relic house and removed the Sacred Tooth Relic to safety. Thereby, the sacred Tooth Relic was saved from the vandals. When the Dutch captured the country, they found that the Sri Dalada was a hindrance for the advancement of Christianity and in the process destroyed the Palace at Kundasale but failed to lay their hands on the Sacred Dalada. The Catholics rejoiced, thinking that the Sri Dalada had been moved to Goa in 1561. The Archibishop of Goa placed it in a mortar and pulverised it, and burnt the powder and threw the ashes into a ditch. Sometime later, it was revealed that which was destroyed by the Archibishop was a replica of the real Sri Dalada. However, the sacred Tooth Relic was shifted to so many places for protection, such as Beligala, Dambadeniya, Polonnaruwa, Yapahuwa, Kurunegala, Kotte, Kuruwita, Kothmala, Ruhunu Rata, Delgamuwa, Pusulpitiya,Hindagala, Hanguranketha, Arattana and Kithulpe and after seventeen centuries to Senkadagala-Kandy Dalada Maligawa. When the leaders of the Uva Rebellion were captured in 1818, Rev. Wariyapola Sumangala Thero hid the sacred Tooth Relic in a bundle of clothes. However the British soldiers captured him and the Sri Dalada fell into the hands of the British and their rule was firmly established. The present Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy was built by King Narendrasinghe (1707-1781). Later the King Kirthi Sri Rajasinghe (1747-1781) attended to its repairs it. The Octagon together with the Kandy lake are the work of the King Sri Wickrema Rajasinghe (1798-1815). Since the arrival of the Sri Dalada at Anuradhapura, till it was sheltered at the Sri Dalada Maligawa, it is well known that it had not a fixed abode unlike other enshrined Relics. Whatever it is, the Sri Dalada had been in the Kandy Dalada Maligawa for about three centuries. Pradeep Nilanga Dela, the current Diyavadana Nilame bearing the Dalada After the fall of the Kandyan Kingdom to the hands of the British, Governor Brownrigg conducted a perahara in great splendour. Henceforth the Sri Dalada Maligawa was guarded by the British soldiers. Hence on May 29, 1828, Governor Barnes conducted a perahara in the same way and handed over the Sri Dalada to the custody of the Kandyan chieftains. During the times of the Sinhala Kings, the Dalada Maligawa was managed by a layman bearing the title ‘Diyawadana Nilame’ who was designated ‘Diya Nilame’ (water presenting officer). Earlier the King carried out the rituals and the water bearer assisted the King. Formerly it was the King who appointed him. There was a time when the Diyawadana Nilame who together with two Maha Nayakas Theras of Malwatte and Asgiriya Chapters as custodians of the Sri Dalada was elected for life time. But the Buddhist Temporalities Act No. 19 of 1931 regularised the appointment of the Diyawadana Nilame, as that act declared that the Diyawadana Nilame was the custodian of the Dalada Maligawa and when a vacancy occurred, a successor had to be elected within three months. He can hold the office only for ten years. A month’s notice has to be given for the electors to gather at a particular place to select the new Diyawadana Nilame. Section 7 (2) of the act lays down the procedure to elect a new Diyawadana Nilame. Earlier Election Committee consisted of: The two Maha Nayake Theras of Malwatte and Asgiriya Chapters of the Siam Maha Nikaya. Kandyan Adhikarams and Dissawes. Rate Mahattayas District Revenue Officers. Basnayake Nilames of all Devals in the Kandy District. Trustees of all temples in the Kandy District with a proven annual income of Rs. 1,000 for the past three years. However, with some of the title and designations indicated in the Act being scrapped over time, those eligible to vote – those holding office as acting Divisional Secretaries, female and non-Buddhists have no voting rights. The candidate should be under 70 years of age and a Buddhist. The Returning Officer is the Commissioner of Buddhist Affairs. The voting is by secret ballot. Up to 1937 the office of the Diyawadana Nilame was a life time appointment. The term of office was limited to five years since 1937. In 1977 the term was increased to ten years, when Nissanka Wijeyaratne was the Diyawadana Nilame. Courtesy: The Island of 13 July 2011 Living Heritage Trust ©2020 All Rights Reserved	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3427
__label__cc	0.591985	0.408015	Mission + Mandate 514.849.DARE (3273) info@dare-dare.org ALTÉROPHILIE ou Les Jeux de Force de Fritta Caro \| Second occupation : PUTTING THE SHOULDER Altérophilie ou Les jeux de force de Fritta Caro (Weightlifting or Fritta Caro's strength games) include a series of performances, including the second METTRE L’ÉPAULE (Putting the Shoulder) movement, which proposes a new occupation of the Parc des Hommes-Forts in which Fritta Caro's strength games will test the identities it summons. Inspired by Louis Cyr, whose homage monument dominates the Parc des Hommes-Forts in Montreal, Fritta Caro takes the first movements of the weightlifter, L’ARRACHÉ (the snatch) and the clean-and-thrown, to create the Altero(s)philie; a manifesto on the love of others. Her proposal includes a tutorial and a new occupation of the park located in the heart of the St-Henri district. These different actions combined aim to highlight the force plays present in the use of stereotypes that lead to the construction of new identities. In the summer of 2018, Fritta Caro performed in this same place L'ARRACHÉ, the first movement, in which she tried to thwart the categories that await her: woman, artist, immigrant, person of color, Latino, diversity artist, invisible minority, citizen of foreign origin. A year later, she returns to the Parc des Hommes-Forts with her luggages filled with doubts and new questions. For the realization of the second movement; METTRE L’ÉPAULE (Putting the Shoulder), she chose the date of July 20, national holiday of her country of origin, Colombia. She offers us here a new occupation of the Parc des Hommes-Fort, which she will transform as she pleases into workshop space. For her last outing in this busy place, Fritta Caro will dialogue national identities and gender stereotypes, with a special guest: "The apron of the incarnated" highly symbolic object, carrying his emotional memory and a part of the contemporary history of Colombia. Between the encounter, the overlap and the dissonance, the actions perpetrated by the artist will open gaps in these monuments and emblems representative of distinct nations and strongly established symbols. Put the shoulder; variation of the name of the second movement, putting the shoulder is also the translation of the Colombian expression “Meter el hombro” which means to engage in the action. L'araignée depliant-tutoriel-2019.pdf La Halte - Summer 2019 GABRIELLE GIASSON-DULUDE LES SABINES Programming Launch 202 500 steps in the city: public screening Art direction and design: Balistique.ca, in collaboration with Pierre-Antoine Robitaille. Programming: Tribal Solutions. The content of this website is protected by copyright. Any reproduction is prohibited.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3429
__label__cc	0.597319	0.402681	A Social History of British Naval Officers, 1775-1815 Commissioned Officers’ Careers Print publication year: 2017 Online publication date: April 2017 2 - Commissioned Officers’ Careers Evan Wilson Publisher: Boydell & Brewer pp 33-56 In many ways, the rough outline of the previous chapter is well known: a typical officer joined the navy in adolescence, often through naval connections, and he spent six years at sea learning the manual and technical skills of his profession. He passed for lieutenant around his twentieth birthday and looked forward to receiving a commission. But beneath this outline lurks new information about the forces that shaped young naval officers’ careers. Seamanship was best learned at sea at a young age, and parents familiar with naval service sought to get their sons sea time as early as possible. Officers risked sitting the lieutenants’ exam before their twentieth birthday because they knew that passing for lieutenant was no guarantee of future employment; the earlier they passed, the sooner they could petition their patrons for a commission. When they passed mattered as well. Vernon passed for lieutenant in peacetime along with, by his calculations, thirteen hundred other officer hopefuls. He expected only one hundred of them to receive commissions. ‘The rest’, he writes, ‘[were] dismissed with the scripture verse, many are called, but few are chosen.’ But, he adds sarcastically, those who did not receive commissions ‘were to be amply provided for, by midshipman's half-pay, viz. nothing per day, and to find themselves’. We now know that Vernon, writing in 1792, need not have been so pessimistic about his chances. The best hope for officers seeking employment and professional opportunities was a long war. When it arrived in 1793, many passed master's mates were able to count themselves among the chosen, including Vernon, but even two decades of war did not alleviate the threat of unemployment. Commissions and employment prospects Aspiring officers, including Vernon, who passed during peacetime can be seen in Figure 2.1, which shows two different random samples of commissions and successful exams over time. Recommend this book Email your librarian or administrator to recommend adding this book to your organisation's collection. Online ISBN: 9781782049326	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3432
__label__cc	0.52114	0.47886	Official Save Lewisham A&E single out now! Lewisham rapper Question has recorded a tune with the Lewisham NHS Choir and record producer Charles Bailey as an inspirational track "to help fight the cause, raise awareness and support the movement". Save Lewisham A&E is the official Save Lewisham A&E campaign single released yesterday and available on iTunes. Check the YouTube page for full credits of everyone involved. Download the track. There are three versions to choose from – it's only 79p per track, or £2.37 for all three. Play it LOUD...! Also see East London Lines story "Mayor threatens legal fight over Lewisham A&E". This story indicates that Hunt's announcement will be Thursday morning, not Friday. See previous post. UPDATE: Thursday 31st January (midday) Mr Hunt has recommended Kershaw's proposals. (See The Guardian's live blog). He inaccurately states journey times will only increase by a minute, and that no other proposals have been forthcoming. A&E will be downgraded and high risk maternity cases will have to travel further. Shadow health minister Burnham asked if Hunt is confident these measures are legal – will he publish his legal advice? "There has been a 'scandalous waste of money' on a solution that will not be acceptable to the people of Lewisham". Read the latest statement from Save Lewisham Hospital in which it describes the news as a 'deadly decision'. "The recommendation to close Lewisham A&E is part of an ideological assault on the NHS. The administrator’s plans to make cuts and close local competitors is designed to make South London’s services more attractive to private healthcare. Although some NHS Trusts have expressed an interest in running South London’s services, so have many private companies. The tendering process will be overseen by Jeremy Hunt, not the administrator. It is likely to be focussed on cost and servicing the debt, rather than quality. So although headlines are focussed on local trusts, private health companies are at an advantage when they compete on cost, because they don’t bear the costs of A&E’s, intensive care, or training medical professionals." There will be a rally outside Lewisham Hospital tonight at 6pm. Posted by Sue at Wednesday, January 30, 2013 Labels Lewisham Hospital, NHS, Protest, savelewishamhospital Crossfields Tenants & Residents Association AGM Posted by Sue at Tuesday, January 29, 2013 Labels TRA Save Lewisham Hospital activities this week In the week that ends with Jeremy Hunt's decision on the future of Lewisham Hospital, the Save Lewisham Hospital campaign will be handing in petitions – including the 100ft one created at the demonstration on Saturday – at the Department of Health on Wednesday 30th January, 10am-12noon. On Friday 1st February at 6pm there will be a rally outside the hospital to coincide with Hunt's announcement. Everyone who has time is welcome to join in both events. Update from Save Lewisham Hospital, 30th January: It is believed Jeremy Hunt may make his announcement regarding Lewisham Hospital closures on Thursday 31st January. PLEASE LOOK OUT FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS via the Save Lewisham Hospital campaign's Facebook or Twitter pages. DO NOT ASSUME it is tomorrow unless you have heard so through these channels. IF it's Thursday 31st January: Meet outside Lewisham Hospital at 6PM. Join the Save Lewisham Hospital campaigners, hospital workers and the community to celebrate OR to hear about next steps for the campaign. THIS WILL NOT BE A DEMONSTRATION. We need to respect the Hospital which still has it's job to do! :-) IF NOT, we will keep you posted. Save Lewisham Hospital campaign www.savelewishamhospital.com Photo: Simon Way (see www.facebook.com/savelewishamhospitalnhs) "Today petitions from the incredible public (over 40,000), the 100ft petition with thousands of names from the demo last Saturday and a petition by nearly 400 GPs was handed to Jeremy Hunt, in a last ditch attempt to persuade Hunt to NOT CLOSE crucial Lewisham Hospital departments." Posted by Sue at Tuesday, January 29, 2013 Labels Lewisham Hospital, NHS, Protest, savelewishamhospital Housing Matters update Taken from the Notice of Decisions Made by Mayor & Cabinet on 16 January 2013 found on the Agenda page of the Overview and Scrutiny Business Panel, Tuesday 29th January 2013. These decisions will become effective on 30 January 2013 unless they are called in by the Overview & Scrutiny Business Panel on 29 January 2013. Having considered an officer report, and a presentation by the Cabinet Member for Customer Services, Councillor Susan Wise, and from the Chair of the Housing Select Committee, Councillor Carl Handley, the Mayor agreed that: (i) the findings of the discussion with residents about the possible options for addressing Lewisham’s housing challenges be noted; (ii) the potential options for continuing the conversation with residents and the associated strengths and weaknesses of each be noted; (iii) as there was limited support expressed among residents for the option of transfer to an existing housing association, and because the resident-led option offers greater potential to respond to residents concerns about rents and security of tenure for new as well as existing residents, transfer to an existing housing association be no longer pursued as part of this process; (iv) as residents prefer retention with the ALMO to retention with a return to Council Management, and because a return to Council management at this stage would put at risk the delivery of the current Decent Homes programme, the option of a return to Council management of the stock be no longer pursued as part of this process; (v) the two possible options remaining options be noted namely: 1. that the Council ceases all further options appraisal activities, retains the ALMO as is, and works within the budgetary limits the Council faces as a landlord, or 2. that the Council works alongside residents, Lewisham Homes and other bodies to better understand how, by retaining but evolving Lewisham Homes - with a view to a possible transfer of ownership to Lewisham Homes as a resident-led organisation – it might attract further investment, increase resident control, deliver residents’ aspirations and address their concerns; and (vi) on the basis of the appraisal of the options set out and having considered the further information including the required further financial and technical assessments set out, option 2 should be pursued. See our previous post. Posted by Sue at Tuesday, January 29, 2013 Labels housing, Housing Matters, Lewisham Council, Lewisham Homes Lewisham Massive Aerial shot provided to ITV and BBC © Lewisham NHS Trust. All other pix by Crosswhatfields unless otherwise credited. "If Jeremy Hunt can close a good local hospital here, he can do it anywhere in the country – nowhere is safe” Dr Louise Irvine, Save Lewisham Hospital Does anyone know where A&E is? Heidi Alexander (MP Lewisham East) spoke at the rally soon after Nick Ferrari from LBC (a Lewisham resident whose son was in the hospital the night before). We missed earlier speakers. Meanwhile people were still arriving at the park (and finding it a bit muddy). A 100ft long petition (which ended up as 200ft since both sides were used) to be delivered to Jeremy Hunt this week. Local clown Dr Burnheart Gloss and his volunteers entertained the marchers with Splat The Rat, The Human Fruit Machine and a Coconut Shy refigured to target Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt. The coconut shy was extremely popular, with folk queuing up to "knock his rotten block off". Hunt has become a target for protesters since he refused to meet with Lewisham GPs – and has previously insisted no A&Es should be closed purely to save cash, so any decision to cut services in Lewisham would be an embarrassing U-turn. He will also face criticism if he decides to save Lewisham’s A&E because the consultation process which led to the recommendations ran 25 per cent over budget and cost taxpayers £5.1 million. See more reports of the demonstration from Transpontine and Channel 4. Also see East London Lines and more pics and news of media coverage on Save Lewisham Hospital's website. ITV and Radio 4 also had good coverage, but BBC TV disappointed. Some great pictures from the Daily Express (?!) here. Also see Andy Worthington's pictures and words here plus pics and video from Alternative SE4. Good stories leading up to the march in The Guardian here and here. "This is very much a national issue, there are 60 hospital trusts across the country under threat of bankruptcy, many of them very good hospitals." Dr Louise Irvine, Chair of Save Lewisham Hospital campaign Thanks to Mark Moynihan for the following scenes we missed... Finally, BIG thanks to all who helped to organise the march. You are amazing! Posted by Sue at Sunday, January 27, 2013 Labels Consultation, Lewisham Hospital, NHS, Protest, savelewishamhospital March to Save Lewisham Hospital this Saturday © Millwall FC Sound the battle cry! Even Millwall has brought forward its game with Villa in order not to clash with the march tomorrow. Meanwhile the number of online petition signatures nears the 30,000 mark (see panel right). The march assembles at midday at Loampit Vale roundabout...for more details see this page on the Save Lewisham Hospital website. Be there or be square... Transpontine has written a great article here to get you in the mood. Also see Millwall's statement on their website. Posted by Sue at Friday, January 25, 2013 Labels Lewisham Hospital, Millwall, NHS, Protest, savelewishamhospital Crossfields Snow-Menagerie Posted by Sue at Sunday, January 20, 2013 Housing Matters Update – a foredrawn conclusion? So what was all that about? No new information can be found listed in the Housing Matters section of the council's website, nor on the TPAS (Tenants Participation Advisory Service) webpage dedicated to the monitoring work it undertook in the Housing Matters consultation. But a draft report of TPAS's findings can be found, as an appendix, in the agenda of the Housing Select Committee, 8th Jan 2013. To read TPAS's report in full, click here. Were we listened to? TPAS found that residents' preferred options were to either to stay with Lewisham Homes or return to Council management (Options 1 & 2). Mostly the latter. It might have been that residents were only really comfortable commenting on the things they have experience of. Quite a low satisfaction rate with Lewisham Homes' management could be recorded, in a different questionnaire, ditto the Council, but perhaps it was a case of "better the devil you know" that resulted in the popularity of both Options 1 & 2. More information was required – than the Council was able to provide – for consideration of Option 3 (stock transfer from the council to Lewisham Homes, which would become a 'Resident-led' / 'Gateway' / 'Mutual' organisation with the ability to borrow more money to build more housing). There was "little or no appetite" for Option 4 (stock transfer to a Housing Association). Residents' legitimate fear of rises in rent and service charges made Option 4 objectionable, and for many, the 'resident-led' component of Option 3 didn't really alleviate those fears, despite the promises. Perhaps people were wisely indicating their preference for a more cautious approach in a time of instability, spending cuts, benefit cuts and a triple dip recession. The RSG (Resident Steering Group), who were the most closely involved in the consultation, ranked 'building new homes' joint seventh with 'maximising tenant control and influence' in order of importance when considering the factors involved. Top of their list was preserving tenants' rights. However, half of them came out in favour of Option 3. The Key Findings of TPAS's monitoring of the consultation are listed at the bottom of this post. Meanwhile, in their financial analysis of the relative benefits of stock transfer (Option 3) versus retention (Options 1 & 2), TPAS "identified a significant number of issues to be resolved before robust figures on the financial benefits of transfer (or otherwise) can be established". They found "uncertainties" in the transfer business plan projections "that would require external validation and a degree of reworking, before the Council can safely assume that the additional resources projected are indeed available". TPAS suggests the Council does this work before pursuing the stock transfer option. They also identified alternative and further, possibly better, ways to make the most of the money available should the Council choose to retain its stock. Decisions, decisions... On 16th January 2013, Mayor and Cabinet will be deciding what to do next (see the agenda). The Council's own report, Housing Matters Update, which includes specific recommendations, can found here. In this report, Option 4 has been removed from the list of options (it should never have really been there in the first place and just confused and frightened people). Although the findings of the consultation indicated residents would prefer no change at all or have their homes come back under the care of the Council, this has been interpreted by the Council as overall approval for Lewisham Homes. The Council now feels it has a mandate to pursue Option 3 – a stock transfer to Lewisham Homes. 6.1. The conversation with residents to date has shown a high level of satisfaction with Lewisham Homes and a preference for Lewisham Homes to continue to manage homes and for the Council to continue as landlord. However, residents do agree with the Council’s priorities and do think that it is right that the Council considers options which attract more investment for their homes and estates. Discarding completely the idea of the Council taking its housing back in-house, they will now be discussing just two options: 1. Cease all further option appraisal activities, retain the ALMO as is, and work within the budgetary limits the Council faces as a landlord, or 2. Work alongside residents, Lewisham Homes and other bodies to better understand how, by retaining but evolving Lewisham Homes – with a view to a possible transfer of ownership to Lewisham Homes as a resident-led organisation – it might attract further investment, increase resident control, deliver residents’ aspirations and address their concerns. The report recommends that the latter option (the new 'Option 2') is further pursued. This is also what Lewisham Homes itself wants. Get your ducks in a row... If Mayor and Cabinet follow this recommendation, this will mean yet further consultation with us. According to the report, 1500 forms (out of a potential 17-18,000, about 8%) were returned in this last survey, but were apparently unrepresentative because not enough Black households responded and too many people over 60 did (draw your own conclusions). The Council officer's report advised that the Council would have to develop "a new Consultation Strategy" that ensured "its outcomes are reflective and representative of its community." TPAS's report records the vast range of techniques employed to engage people this last time round, most of which were met with disinterest. They are not so disingenous as to describe this as 'apathy', nor political enough to use the word 'disenfranchised' – they don't attempt to explain it at all. But, ironically, one of the main reasons why people do not respond to such consultations is that they think the Council will do what it wants to do, regardless of their opinion. The Council called this last consultation 'a conversation', perhaps knowing that it would be ill-prepared and poorly executed, and intending it as a (rather expensive) rehearsal. Consultation with secure tenants is a requirement of Section 105 of the Housing Act 1985, but if the new 'Option 2' is ratified on 16 January, the future 'conversations' may well be more a case of educating us on a foregone conclusion so that it won't be such a shock when it happens, or selling us the idea until we finally buy it. Buying into the new Option 2 What should be clear from this recent 'conversation' is that unless people like TPAS are around all the time knocking on doors and trying to explain complicated housing matters to people who're busy trying to survive a recession, they can expect considerably less than 8% of 'resident involvement' in any 'resident-led' initiative such as the new Option 2. Just as happens now, rents and service charges will have to include a fee to pay an army of staff to 'get people involved', to result in a possible 1% of residents involved in the running of the organisation. In many of the recent consultation events, there were more staff than residents. Where are the figures on present resident involvement? What are the levels of satisfaction of those taking part? How does the information 'trickle down' to non-participants? Answer: it doesn't. Why does Lewisham Homes think it has a convincing model for successful resident participation? According to the report, whilst this new consultation strategy is being designed, the Council and Lewisham Homes would work with various government agencies (and probably overpaid consultants) to determine the benefits and implications of transferring its stock to Lewisham Homes, since "there are presently unquantifiable variables that have the potential to impact on the precise level of funding available to a transfer organisation". (VAT exemption is just one of the many things that hasn't been thought through). TPAS have said they should work all this out before they come back to us with further options. If the new Option 2 gets the go... No one can really object to the noble aims of building more affordable housing, and you might want to support the Council's objectives despite the inevitable expenditure occurred in scoping such a huge ambition. But you may still be wondering where, in this already crowded borough (especially in Deptford), they will find the space to build it. The Council's report states that they employed the services of PTEa architects and real estate consultants Drivers Jonas Deloitte* to identify suitable sites "details of which are provided in Part Two of this report". Some of the land options available are said to be time limited and require decisions to be made very soon. However, Part Two of this report does not appear to be publicly available (draw your own conclusions). TPAS Key Findings • There are real concerns about security of tenure and maintaining existing tenancy rights. • The majority of the residents that we spoke to expressed the desire to remain with Lewisham Homes or return to the Council. • Many of the residents that we spoke to expressed concern about the short time frame of the project. • Residents that we spoke to often felt that they had insufficient information to give an informed opinion. • Our financial analysis shows Lewisham to be in a more favourable position than many councils find themselves, and one which enables an “unpressurised” choice between the proposed options. • Careful consideration needs to be given to ensure appropriate consultation when dealing with residents living in Sheltered Housing Schemes. Any consultation must be well planned and timely due to the vulnerable nature of many of the residents living in these schemes. • The Resident Steering Group were evenly split in terms of preferred options, between retention (both options 1 & 2) and transfer (Option 3) • There was little or no appetite from the Resident Steering Group for Option 4 • Lewisham Homes have stated that their preferred option is to become a 'Mutual' Organisation. TPAS also noted that a number of tenants had observed during the consultation process that it seemed odd for the council to be considering transfer, when the main shortfall in funding was caused by their desire to build new council homes, which after transfer would no longer be council homes. *(Drivers Jonas Deloitte are now fully incorporated into Deloitte plc – you know, the guys that charge £500 to open an envelope, the guys who administrate a bankrupt company and take all its remaining assets to pay themselves, leaving workers, creditors and customers with nothing...Comet and Jessops spring to mind...) ----o---- Meanwhile, here's more sobering reading about the Council's spending commitments in other areas: see Alternative SE4's latest post "Lewisham PFI Contract Liabilities of £1.2bn set to blow hole in future budgets". Posted by Sue at Sunday, January 13, 2013 Labels Consultation, housing, Housing Matters, Lewisham Council, Lewisham Homes Lewisham Hospital on Question Time If you missed the programme, you can view it for another year on iPlayer here. The debate on Lewisham Hospital takes up much of the last third of the programme. A small but lively (and very noisy) protest took place outside Goldsmiths' main building on Thursday whilst the BBC Question Time audience were being rehearsed just inside in the main hall. The protest was filmed by the Beeb and could be heard inside, inspiring the campaigners who were part of the audience to lobby the panel before the show began. This resulted in some of the panel speaking in support of saving the hospital when the question came up. Though it is doubtful how much influence she has, disgraced MP Nadine Dorries promised to arrange for the campaigners to meet Jeremy Hunt, even though he has so far refused to meet Heidi Alexander and others who have repeatedly requested meetings with him. The producers had previously told us the subject was too local to be of interest, but news that day of more proposed closures, plus the protest outside, and a wonderfully simple question from local Kate Hennessy that linked our local issue to the larger national one ("David Cameron claimed the NHS was safe in his hands...given the cuts and closures around the country is this still the case?") meant it got a full airing. Dorries took the opportunity to blame Labour for the terrible PFI deals it struck, and John Prescott blithered and blathered at Ed Davey, whilst Dimbleby pinned Davey down on statements he made that he had obviously not been briefed on. Davey's statements caused an elderly campaigner, perhaps a doctor herself, to point out how the views of clinicians, GPs and the community had been "deliberately ignored" in the consultation. She revealed that the plan for Lewisham Hospital "was hidden away in an annex to an appendix in the draft report", details of which were not included in the consultation document. It revealed that "every single entrance to the hospital was going to be sold off and our brand new A&E, maternity care and urgent care centre were all part of the land that was going to be sold off". A Lewisham hospital paediatrician said "The coalition government broke its pledge not to introduce any top-down change by introducing the biggest top-down ever, the Health & Social Care Bill. It's the biggest ever change introduced in the NHS...the Coalition is pushing on more than £20 billion pounds worth of savings over the next three years. NHS funding is about £85billion. That gives you some perspective about it. A safe hospital, locally, is about to close. Now make a judgement. Is the NHS safe with this coalition Government?" Camilla Cavendish suggested Kershaw's proposals "rewarded bad management", and that Hunt should consider Lewisham Hospital Trust's proposal to take over the management of the failing Woolwich hospital. John Bird voiced the suspicion of many that the plans were "gerrymandering" since a Labour borough was going to be hit, whilst other areas more likely to vote Conservative will be saved (although QEH is in Greenwich, a Labour borough)... Since Nadine Dorries had promised to call Jeremy Hunt "tomorrow" then admitted she would be busy in her constituency so would have to text him instead, the debate drew to a close with an audience member pinning Nadine Dorries down to her promise of help, by asking her to set up a meeting for them. Dimbleby suggested they all meet after the programme, whilst Prescott reminded us that some people don't have any difficulty getting meetings with Jeremy Hunt. "Murdoch had no problem," he grumbled in a parting shot, intent on reminding us what sort of errors of judgement the person who holds the fate of our local hospital in his hands has made in the past. Also see Transpontine for a further report of this evening. The campaign to save Lewisham Hospital is also asking that you let the Secretary of State know what you think by sending your views directly to him. Email Jeremy Hunt at mb-sofs@dh.gsi.gov.uk or write to him at Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP, Secretary of State for Health, Department for Health, Richmond House, 79 Whitehall, London SW1A 2NS. See our previous report on the Special Administrator's overspending here. Posted by Sue at Saturday, January 12, 2013 Labels Consultation, Lewisham Hospital, media, Protest, savelewishamhospital Faircharm Creative Quarter – still time to object!... Stargazing at Greenwich Save Lewisham Hospital - latest news Faircharm Uncreative Quarter (FUQ) #3 Faircharm Uncreative Quarter #2 Faircharm Creative Quarter – deadline 7th Jan!	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3442
__label__wiki	0.591917	0.591917	More on No.1 Creekside – the long read! Our visual showing the impact of No.1 Creekside and the Tidemill/Reginald Road development As it is now (Google Maps image) Crosswhatfields reported Bluecroft's acquisition of the MOT site at No.1 Creekside back in November 2014. We were then shocked to discover in July 2015 that Lewisham Council had "disposed" of the adjacent land (a strip of woodland that lines the busy main road) to the developer, in exchange for commercial space in the new development that the Council would lease back. Mayor & Cabinet did this without any consultation with local people. The same evening they were hypocritically patting themselves on the back over their new Biodiversity Action Plan "A Natural Renaissance for Lewisham" which extols the virtues of street trees in the borough and their role in combatting pollution. The stretch of trees will be demolished and replaced with a building that fronts directly onto the road and dwarfs all the buildings adjacent to it: The gap between the two towers is because the site lies in the viewing corridor for St Paul's Cathedral (from The Point in Blackheath and the General Wolfe Statue in Greenwich Park). The gap only slightly mitigates the loss of light to Frankham House residents opposite, whose windows will lose more than 20% of their daylight thanks to the towers. They will also be the only people who will be able to take in this particular view. The trees which Lewisham so carelessly disposed of as "surplus" are described in the applicant's Arboricultural Survey as being of little value except for bird nesting. The accompanying Ecological Appraisal was conducted in January (winter – when nothing was growing!) and states the woodland contains little of any ecological value and little or no biodiversity. These assertions are strongly contested by local resident Ruth who lives next door to the site and says the area supports lots of wildlife. Bird species include robins, blackbirds, wrens, starlings, blue tits, great tits and goldfinches. Butterflies and moths include Orange Tips, Red Admirals, Painted Lady, Black Arches, Skipper moths and Jersey Tiger moth. The wildness of the area supports insects including Damsel flies, which bats feed on. The report states their survey found no evidence of roosting bats, making no mention of the fact that bats come to feed here in warmer months. Residents say they roost in the old Tidemill school caretaker's house that has been left to rot by Lewisham Council (as they intend to demolish it). The wild wood is a bit of publicly-owned land that the Council have neglected to maintain or make anything of for years. Access to it has previously been through the Crossfields Estate – estate children have long played here and a BMX run was created by some lads who cleared the shrubland and used it for ten years or more. Residents thought it was part of the estate. As an ex-primary school teacher who taught in the area, Ruth believes wild areas like this give children "the opportunity to observe, learn and respect the natural world with the likelihood that they will respect each other more and grow into more sensitive adults". Everything Ruth says could be backed up by Lewisham's own Biodiversity Action Plan, but not in Deptford it would seem. Mayor Egan has now introduced "a new ring-fenced 'greening' fund to support the work of local community groups, already doing so much to protect and enhance our green spaces". Yet more hypocrisy from a Council that wants to demolish all the green space in our area that local people are fighting to keep! Local Pollution Like others, Ruth also knows how the tree canopy helps mitigate against the high levels of pollution from the road, and bemoans the number of trees and green spaces being lost in the area. Crossfields Green was lost to Tideway Tunnel (45 trees removed) and Tidemill Garden is about to be lost (79 trees). In the map below we illustrate the lack and loss of green space in the area. Crossfields Estate (and other estates) and Creekside Discovery Centre are not included, because they are not public open spaces. (Click to enlarge) Loss of green space before and after Tidemill and No.1 Creekside (grey areas are tall buildings over 5 storeys, dark grey areas are polluted roads). Local studies have shown how polluted and polluting this road is. Our own tests for Nitrogen Dioxide in 2014 showed levels of 62ug/m3 at the Birds Nest roundabout (40ug/m3 is the EU limit) while at the junction with Deptford Broadway, it was 84ug/m3. These readings were taken before some serious building work began to take place at Faircharm, Kent Wharf and Tideway Tunnel on Deptford Church St and at Greenwich Pumping Station on Norman Road, as well as the other developments on Norman Road. Goldsmiths academics ran a Citizen Sense project in the area in 2016/2017 to monitor Particulate Matter PM2.5. The highest readings were found at Deptford Bridge, but the second highest were on Crossfields Estate, as a result of the Deptford Church Street traffic to the west, including increased construction traffic, and to the east construction sites at Faircharm and Kent Wharf with attendant HGVs, as well as work at Greenwich Pumping station and sites along Norman Road. (Click to enlarge) Deptford dustbox monitoring by Citizen Sense – Dustbox 103 on Crossfields Estate measured the second highest readings Shockingly, the applicant's own Air Quality Assessment recommends that a filtration system will have to be supplied to all first floor and above spaces in the new development and that Bluecroft should advise future occupants to avoid opening their windows during high pollution episodes, ie, every morning and evening during the commuter run. Deptford Church Street is identified by the GLA as one of eight Lewisham Air Quality Focus Areas, but Lewisham's own Air Quality Action Plan focuses on what it calls "The Evelyn Corridor" and fails to identify as hazard spots not only the two Tideway Tunnel sites in the area, but also the two construction sites it has an active interest in (No.1 and Tidemill/Reginald Road). (Click to enlarge) A map showing the location of the PM2 monitoring box on Crossfields Estate drawn for Citizen Sense showing active construction sites, pending works and the concrete mixer routes using Deptford Church Street, Creekside, Creek Road and Norman Road. Since pollution from construction work was raised as a concern at the public consultation nine months ago, you'd think the applicant might include a Construction Logistics Map in this application, to show how construction vehicles will arrive at and leave the site and what impact they will have on traffic in Deptford Church Street and Creekside. Especially since there will be construction work going on at Tidemill as well. But nothing, zilch. Already Tideway Tunnel have established a lorry park outside Frankham House (opposite the proposed development) which closes off the bus lane. Because Lewisham Council became a partner in the scheme with its gift of valuable green space, the proposal for the site is now so over-developed there is no room for construction vehicles to turn, and no space for concrete mixers to queue, with their engines running, as they did in Creekside during the Faircharm redevelopment. Impact of tall buildings on the local character of the area The cumulative impact of two adjacent sites being built at the same time should be a consideration for Lewisham planners, and councillors on the Strategic Planning Committee. Also there is the cumulative impact that a new cluster of tall buildings on this corner (see visuals above) has on the local character of the Conservation Area – and local people. For the latter, it's increased pollution and the creation of a wind tunnel that could make for a hostile environment, despite the Council's and developer's excitement about opening up the street frontage. The Lewisham Tall Buildings Study states that "Tall buildings in Conservation Areas will be considered inappropriate and careful consideration will need to be given to any impact of a tall building on their settings". The area is not identified as a strategic location for tall buildings in this study, and the character of the area is also defined as successful and distinctive in that it has a strong element of human scale whilst it’s acknowledged that at a local scale “significant trees and spaces can act as landmarks”. In the introduction to the Lewisham Development Management Plan, they state their objective as being "to foster the delivery of sustainable development, not to hinder or prevent development" with an emphasis on 'collaboration'. They say they lead this process by "working closely with those proposing developments and others, particularly the local community". If that's the case, why has there been no further public consultation since 14 September 2017? Creekside Conservation Area The applicant waxes lyrically about the design of the building being based on the industrial character of the area with reference to the 2012 Creekside Conservation Area Appraisal's account of its history. But in fact the CA Appraisal praises the 'human scale' of the Crossfield Estate buildings (which make up most of the zone) and the low topology of the warehousing by the Creek. When the appraisal was written, the only tall building was APT Studios at Harold Wharf. The designation was specifically created by the Conservation team to limit the impact of Workspace plc's redevelopment of Faircharm Trading Estate. Lewisham wouldn't allow them to extend the area further north where they had plans for their own development on publicly owned land behind the Laban Centre. Nor did they want the zone to include Frankham House, for the same reason. The latter had to be fought for to be included, otherwise it would currently be up for demolition as part of the Tidemill redevelopment. Nevertheless, the green area south of Frankham that became part of the Conservation Area, was appropriated without any consultation into the Tidemill redevelopment. To justify the trend for high-density, high-rise buildings in London's inner city, the developers (probably advised by Lewisham planners) reference the long gone 19th century mills that once stood to the south of the conservation area. Only one remains, Mumford's Mill, outside the zone. It is however, like Crossfields Estate and Harold Wharf, handsomely built of red brick, but that is not referenced in this application. Instead we have here the same boring, drab and bland design with the same colour cladding used in all those other uninspired new builds going up across the capital. If developers want to refer to the historical character of the area, why not build a windmill surrounded by small terraced homes and market gardens? (This blog is not called Crosswhatfields for nothing). If they must build tall (which is nothing to do with the housing crisis, but about getting maximum returns on expensive land), why do planners restrict architects with this drab 19th century industrial-use nonsense? Great looking residential and mixed use buildings are being designed and built elsewhere (as a walk down Coldharbour Lane in Loughborough Junction revealed to this writer the other night) that use lots of colour and yet still manage to blend into their surroundings, whilst brightening them. The Creekside Conservation Area Appraisal celebrates the creative culture of the area most of all, but no creativity is apparent here. We don't want to be surrounded by buildings that are trying to reference long gone dark satanic mills (but then try to avoid the darkness by using light coloured cladding) – so please stop referencing them and design something lovely! Something smaller, something quirky, something locals can be proud of, something that doesn't ruin the local character, perhaps even something covered in greenery, that celebrates the Council's somewhat dubious green credentials, rather than an ugly landmark for Lewisham's new flagship economic hub. Commercial workspace The application has been brought to planning far too soon, and one of the issues raised in the only public consultation event remains unaddressed. People wanted to know whether the new workspace would be affordable (especially to locals), and even questioned why it was needed. You would think that might warrant a full business case for the commercial space being presented with this application. That should come from Lewisham Council, but there's nothing. Several pages of Bluecroft's Design & Access Statement refer to how creative spaces work already in the area, supporting the idea of flexible use. But a statement from Kalmars, the commercial estate agents of choice for Lewisham, reveals that the kind of flexibility the Council are really thinking about is more to do with who they can extract the highest rents from. Although the scheme is dressed up with exciting visions of a creative industry 'hub', Kalmars suggest that any kind of office-based business could fit in here; the flexibility of the physical space is equally about being able to create rabbit hutches for office users or large floor space for call-centre operations. We wouldn't be surprised if the Council ended up moving Lewisham Homes in here, especially when they start concentrating on expanding their estate regeneration and demolition plans in the area. Second Floor Studios have been involved in the planning of the space. Second Floor have up till recently been known for their artist studio provision but now seem to have become much more commercially orientated. Artists are described by Lewisham's Economic Strategy officer as not making full and 'sustainable' use of their workspace; the emphasis from Lewisham is on digital enterprise and TMT (technology, media and telecommunications) and for Kalmars, any kind of office/retail use that makes money would fit the bill. If the space is for the 'creative industries' why isn't music production designed into it along with the sound proofing that would require? Music making is a strong facet of the cultural heritage of the Creekside Conservation Zone. Affordable rehearsal space for musicians is in deficit in the area. Music production/recording/rehearsal space would also support and complement existing community use such as the Birds Nest pub. If the aim is to make as much income as possible for the Council to prop up services, affordable rents are unlikely, especially for the sort of creatives who established the Creekside area as one of artistic excellence which the Council uses to boast their cultural credentials (for instance, in their bid to become Borough of Culture). Lewisham are shameless 'art washers' – they have always used Creekside to attract developers and inward investment. Their promotion of the borough's creative output is purely about attracting money. What they want here is business that has been priced out of more expensive areas such as London Bridge or Bermondsey. This is not for locals, and especially not for artists or musicians. Is it needed then? Aren't there going to be new workspace 'hubs' at Faircharm and Kent Wharf? Isn't there already a plethora of un-let office space in the area? Didn't the office space provided in the Seager building get turned into a hotel, there was so little demand? There is certainly quite a lot of un-let retail space (at the Deptford Project and Deptford Market Yard, for instance) which could be changed to other uses without losing too much 'active street frontage'. That is why a business case should be presented as part of this application. Failure to do so makes it impossible to justify the need for this monster of a building. Only 35% Affordable Housing and Poor Doors As we mentioned in our previous post, the affordable housing quota is only 35%, and the affordable units are separated from the private ones by a 'poor door', with the affordable in the north 'core' (overlooking Cremer House) and the private in the south tower (overlooking the Birds Nest). Mayor Egan's election promise was to achieve 50% 'genuinely' affordable homes in developer-led projects. He also promised to publish developer's Viability Assessments and there is one accompanying this application. The developer states they would struggle to achieve 35%, but a quick analysis of both current sales prices for new builds in the area and comparison with their figures indicates they could stand to make at least £4m more from private sales than they have estimated. Lewisham's Core Strategy Policy 3 says that "60% of affordable housing provision should be for social rent and 40% for intermediate or sale, and that priority should be accorded to provision for family housing". Here the ratio is 55% social rent and 45% intermediate, with family homes being only 30% of the total. While the Council may argue that they are providing employment space instead, we'd argue that the need for affordable housing is currently greater. That was certainly the argument presented by local ward councillor Joe Dromey to justify the demolition of Reginald House and Tidemill Garden. Lewisham Labour's 2018 Manifesto also pledged "not to sell strategic council land to private developers", but this not only what the Council is doing at Tidemill by flogging off public land to Peabody housing association and Sherrygreen Homes, but indirectly what they have done at No.1 Creekside through extinguishing ownership of public land. The most annoying thing about this development, apart from its size, is that the Council are partners and will want to drive it through regardless of how local people feel, just as they have done at Tidemill (see previous post). And like Tidemill (where it's taken officers several years to achieve any sort of decent 'social housing' quota on the site to justify demolition of homes and green space), the proposals for No.1 Creekside fulfill Core Strategy Policies on housing and employment whilst negating several others: Core Policy 5 (reduce carbon emissions), Core Policy 7 (protect open spaces and environmental assets), Core Policy 10 (protect local character) and Core Policy 11 (promote community wellbeing). These policies might as well not exist. Even more annoying is that the new administration has promised change; they won't be like the old administration under Mayor Bullock, they say. But they forget to admit that Bullock's co-driver was Deputy Mayor Alan Smith, the main person responsible for most of the hideous regeneration plans implemented or planned by Bullock's administration, eg Lewisham Gateway and Millwall. Bullock may have gone, but Cllr Alan Smith is still here and has managed to wheedle himself onto all the most important committees so that he can continue to control and influence our futures with the same machiavellian relish he has always done, in cahoots with the same unelected council officials who are still running the show the same way they always have. Posted by Sue at Monday, June 18, 2018 Labels affordable housing, affordable workspace, Birds Nest, Bluecroft Creekside, Consultation, Creekside, Creekside Conservation Area, Green Spaces, Lewisham Council, new developments, No1 Creekside, pollution Object to the No.1 Creekside development! Proposal for No.1 Creekside on Deptford Church Street Developers Bluecroft, who bought the MOT site in south Creekside opposite the Birds Nest pub, have put in for planning permission. Find their application here on the Lewisham Council planning portal (Ref DC/18/106708). To object, email planning@lewisham.gov.uk, put DC/18/106708 in the subject heading and be sure to include your name and address in the content. The deadline for objections was Thursday 14 June, but comments can still be received up until the application goes to the planning committee. Advice what you can include in your objection can be found here. Already the Birds Nest pub has over 2000 signatures on a petition it started only last week. Fears are that the development will threaten the future of the pub as a long-established live music venue. Lewisham Council are partners in the scheme, having exchanged the publicly owned strip of wild woodland adjacent to the MOT site (without any public consultation) in return for leasing commercial space in the building which they intend to rent out to provide income to fund council services. The submission has been made after next to no consultation with local people. The first and only public consultation event was held nine months ago, with no further information provided in the interim. We wonder if this is due to the involvement of the Council, who will be strongly invested in the scheme going through without opposition. The applicant's 'Statement of Community Involvement' states there were a "multitude of offers extended to the Crossfields estate" to discuss the plans but this is completely untrue! Crossfields Resident Association is a statutory consultee but has not heard a peep out of either Bluecroft or the Council. Perhaps this is because the feedback from the one single consultation event back in September 2017 (revealed in the applicant's 'Statement of Community Involvement') was shown to be almost overwhelmingly against the plans. Concerns raised at that time were about: – the height and massing and the impact on the streetscape and character of the area in a Conservation Zone – the loss of light and privacy for adjacent residents and overshadowing of amenities – the loss of existing pollution-mitigating trees and green space – the affordability of the housing – the affordability, necessity for, and unlikely success of the commercial space, and – the impact of construction in an area already plagued by the pollution of construction work. After nine months, the applicant has failed to address any of those concerns. The scheme is still an over-development of the site, greatly impacting on the Conservation Zone. It says it's 8 storeys, but in fact it's 11 in the tower next to the Birds Nest and 9 in the south tower (there are two extra floors in the roofs and two in the double height ground floor). The scheme also fail to take into account the Council-led plan to develop Tidemill on this same corner; two new developments here will change the local character (one of open and green space) forever. A Daylight Assessment is supplied which shows that BRE guidelines are being breached in many cases, with overlooking issues for some. The impact of overshadowing by the building is shown for March, but omits the detail for June and December which usually accompanies such applications. The Arboricultural and Ecological Assessments both conclude the trees and green area that will be swallowed up by the scheme have no value, despite the pollution they help mitigate. The Ecology survey was done in winter, omitting to measure the abundant wildlife habitat of warmer months. The affordable housing quota is only 35% and the affordable units are separated from the private flats by a 'poor door'. The newly elected Labour administration pledged to "achieve 50% genuinely affordable homes in developer-led projects". There is no full business case provided to justify the need for the commercial space, nor any indication of rent levels. It is hinted that the space could be let out to all sorts of businesses rather than the creative uses it is said to accommodate. Lots of new workspace will be provided by other new developments in Creekside, and there is no shortage of un-let office and retail space in the area. No Construction Logistics Plan is provided to show how construction vehicles will enter and leave the site during the build. Although one cannot object to the disruption caused by construction, the air quality of Deptford Church Street is extremely poor, so any impact on traffic needs to be shown. We'll cover the development in more detail in the next post. Posted by Sue at Saturday, June 16, 2018 Labels Birds Nest, Bluecroft Creekside, Consultation, Creekside, Creekside Conservation Area, Green Spaces, Lewisham Council, new developments, No1 Creekside, pollution Save Tidemill & Reginald House update Save Tidemill campaigners met with the new Mayor of Lewisham Damien Egan and new Cabinet Member for Housing Cllr Paul Bell on Tuesday evening to demand that the redevelopment plans for Tidemill be re-drawn and that Reginald House residents, whose homes will be demolished as part of the plans, are given a ballot on the regeneration of their homes. Before and during the meeting protesters staged a demo outside Lewisham Civic Suite, with their numbers swelling as night fell. Save Tidemill campaigners outside Catford Town Hall on Tuesday evening The meeting and protest came the day after a small group of Save Tidemill members, accompanied and supported by GLA Member for Lewisham & Greenwich Len Duvall, met with the Deputy Mayor of London for Housing James Murray to discuss how the GLA might 'call in' the scheme in order to explore alternative options that took the local community's needs into account. But later on the same day, to Len Duvall's great annoyance and campaigner's disappointment, the Mayor of London announced his final word on the scheme and passed it back to Lewisham Council, having declined the campaign's request for the GLA to take control of the development. But he also urged the Council to give Reginald House residents a ballot. Monday's GLA report stated, "in line with his Good Practice Guide the Mayor wants to see ballots used as widely as possible, and so he would urge the landlord of this scheme to undertake one”. The GLA signed off on providing funding for much of the affordable housing on the site earlier in the year, which led to Reginald House residents (as one of 34 sites due for demolition across the capital where planning permission has already been granted) being exempted from the new ballot rules when they are implemented. So this was either a cop-out or a challenge to Lewisham Council: if the council is actually behind the idea of ballots (as promised in the Lewisham Labour manifesto), there might still be time to implement one for this scheme. The GLA knew there was still time to change. Although the plan to demolish Reginald House was approved by the planning committee in September 2017, the process is still incomplete and requires a sign off on the Section 106 agreement with the development partners, housing association Family Mosaic (now part of Peabody Homes) and private developer Sherrygreen Homes. In addition, the contract with them was signed 4 years ago this very month and is due for renewal. During that time, Family Mosaic have merged with Peabody. So it sounds like a great time to review the contract, and for a new administration to embark on a bold new plan to get a better deal than the original contract which sees our dear leaders disposing of publicly owned land to private developers for a quarter of its value. Campaign banner on the side of Frankham House Len Duvall also joined and led the meeting with Mayor Egan and Cllr Bell on Tuesday evening on behalf of the campaigners, and opened up the discussion for everyone to speak. Apart from the demand for a ballot for Reginald House, the main request was that Egan and Bell go back to the drawing board with the plans for the site and not push through the current plans which so many local people oppose. Save Tidemill said their alternative architectural plan for the site (which Egan and Bell seemed unaware of) showed that it is possible to keep Reginald House and Tidemill Garden whilst building at least the same number of units as current plans; it demonstrated that there was another way. Unfortunately, when originally presented to the Council and its partners in 2016, it had been quickly dismissed without any consideration. Monday's GLA report noted that the alternative plan hadn't even passed through any pre-application examination, but in reality this was because the Council hadn't permitted any examination to take place. Save Tidemill told Mayor Egan and Cllr Bell how they have continually tried to engage with the planning process but have been ignored and even sneered at by the Council's development partners. Len Duvall said the community and the residents of Reginald House had been treated appallingly by the Council and this should never happen again. Both Egan and Bell blamed the previous administration for the way things had been handled, with Bell stating he would not entertain the scheme in its present form if it were to come to him now as a new proposal. The fact that the new Mayor was Cabinet Member for Housing in the previous administration and would have therefore overseen the scheme was defended by Cllr Bell with the assertion that the new Mayor will no longer be the sole decision-maker in Mayor & Cabinet, unlike his predecessor, Mayor Bullock. One wonders what exactly Egan was doing all that time as he seemed (as did Bell) not to be at all familiar with any of the details of the Tidemill scheme (other than perhaps the affordable housing quota). Cllr Bell then robustly defended one of the campaigner's claims that making Mayor & Cabinet more democratic made no difference because it was still the same unelected Council Officers who were running the show and lying to Councillors in order to get schemes approved. It was later revealed that Cllr Bell had come to the meeting armed with inaccurate figures prepared by those same officers. Campaigner outside Catford Town Hall on Tuesday evening The regeneration plans for Tidemill were drawn up by the Council more than four years ago, in a process which began in 2008 after several permutations looked at how the land at the old Tidemill School could pay for the blingy landmark Deptford Lounge, the development of which LBL had fronted and which the school moved into in 2012 (and promptly became an academy!). The housing element of the scheme was built by Galliard and sold to L&Q and is now known by its tenants as the Titanic as it was so badly built. Two other council blocks in Giffin Street were originally included for demolition in the Tidemill scheme, but were dropped from the final plans due to fierce opposition from leaseholders. In 2014 Family Mosaic won the tender to deliver the scheme and promised to provide 35% affordable housing. However, they were unable to deliver more than 11% (or 16% according to the Council) when the application went to planning in September 2016. This was the main reason it got 'deferred' and sent back to the drawing board by the Strategic Planning Committee. Campaigners outside the town hall Another year went by while Reginald House residents waited to find out their fate – with their lives, as well as repairs to their homes, on hold. Although very little at all changed on the design of the scheme, the September 2017 application saw quite an improvement in affordable quotas, due to Family Mosaic's convenient merger less than a month before with the much larger Peabody Homes, who have better access to GLA subsidies. The quota rose to 37% (or 41% according to the Council) and the application was passed by 4 out of 6 members of the Strategic Planning Committee (with 3 of the committee being absent!). In the meantime, the GLA policy had changed and they now required schemes to have 50% affordable in order to access funding. So it was another six months before a figure just below 50% (the Council say 54%) was achieved due to the Council accessing its magic money tree and finding an extra £4.2m to contribute to the project in March 2018. As we have written before, none of the figures are publicly available, but it is unlikely that Sherrygreen Homes will be out of pocket and will still make a guaranteed 20% profit on the development, subsidised by public funding. Currently the proposals are for 209 homes, of which 74 would be 'socially rented'. While the tenants at Reginald House have been promised (nothing in writing) that they will pay the same Council rents as they do now, everyone else housed from the waiting list in the new 'social housing' will in fact have to pay London Affordable Rent, which in Lewisham is actually around 37% more. As if you didn't know by now, the Council's plans also require the destruction of the Old Tidemill Wildlife Garden, a thriving 20 year old community garden originally created by children, teachers, and parents from Tidemill School with public funding. When the school moved, the garden was taken over by Assembly SE8 and local volunteers, who developed it into an educational and community wildlife garden that attracted both funding and ultimately accolades from the GLA Greener Cities programme which cited the garden as a case study in August 2017. The planning submission in September 2016 put paid to all this educational and outreach work as who would fund a space that might close at any minute? But volunteers have been trying to keep the garden open ever since with occasional events, and have kept the grounds in great shape. Events in the garden this June (click to enlarge) Meanwhile, the Council insists on referring to it as 'meantime use' which negates the fact that it is an open green space that has existed for more than 20 years in an area where green space is being depleted. They even managed to persuade the GLA planning officers that it was merely a bit of brownfield scrubland that local volunteers couldn't manage to keep open regularly enough for it to be considered a public amenity – conveniently forgetting to remind the GLA how one of its other departments have supported and promoted it so keenly. Reginald House residents have been living with the threat of demolition for 10 years. More recently they have been harassed by council officers continually wanting to assess their housing need and to see proof of identity of everyone living in the property. One resident told the meeting with Egan and Bell how she had been racially abused by a council officer when she refused to answer the door to them, news of which appeared to shock them deeply. The Council has not responded in any meaningful way to the residents’ most recent petition (signed by 80% of them) other than by an acknowledgement from the Housing Strategy Team that could be read as a threat to keep harassing them. The Council's response to the Reginald House petition (click to enlarge) Pauline, Sonia and Diann asked Egan and Bell not only for a ballot but also for Lewisham Homes to undertake repairs needed to their homes to make them safe and decent. Reginald House is structurally sound and has had a new roof, boilers, kitchens and bathrooms within the last few years. However Lewisham Homes has been ignoring requests for minor repairs, whilst failing to carry out more major refurbishment such as double glazing, external decorations and new fire-safety front doors. This has left the tenants with rotting and drafty windows, blocked sinks, unpainted walls, dangerous electrical powerpoints and other neglected repairs including front doors that not only don't meet fire safety regulations but are also falling off their hinges. After hearing about the harassment by council officers, the lack of formal written offers and the appalling state of non-maintenance of their homes, Cllr Bell told the tenants at the meeting “I personally guarantee that I will look at it myself” before passing the buck to local councillor Brenda Dacres who was also in attendance. God knows how Dacres is going to find time to liaise with Lewisham Homes on tenant's behalf, having just become joint-Cabinet Member for Parks, Neighbourhoods & Transport with responsibilities for "Arts, Sports, Leisure, Culture, Town Centres, High Streets, Night Time Economy Strategy, Parking Enforcement, Highways and Transport". The residents kept saying they did not want to lose their homes and were not interested in the new homes, but Bell's response was to continue to encourage them to consider how they would best like to be accommodated in the scheme – ultimately sounding, in his repetition, not dissimilar to a holiday resort timeshare rep – whilst insisting that “the Council’s biggest priority is its residents”. We have to wonder exactly what Lewisham Homes' role in estate regeneration is. They seem to be complicit in 'managed decline' (when an estate is allowed to get run down over a number of years prior to long-planned redevelopment, a tactic used most often to justify demolition) whilst benefitting from it. An FOI request has revealed that in the time that £104,000 was taken from Reginald House residents in rent and service charges, only £126 was spent on repairs. We have seen the same at Achilles Street in New Cross, where repair expenditure over 6 years was less than £240k while income to Lewisham Homes was over £2.6m, and the Council's plans for that site (the demolition of 87 homes and 15 or more independent businesses) haven't even gone to planning yet. Reginald House residents have heard very little from Lewisham Homes but a lot from Lewisham's Housing Strategy Officers, whose verbal promises have not been supported by written assurances. Tenants fear their close-knit community will be broken up, they'll be given smaller homes, have their rent increased and lose their gardens. Even with the best promises in the world, they don't want to leave the homes that they love. Their roots are not just in the area, but in the very fabric of their homes. Reginald House and the garden beyond (Winter 2018) Campaigners are hoping that Egan and Bell will spend further time in considering their demands, and come to a more enlightened and progressive view on how the scheme proceeds. Ideally they might reflect on their election pledges to offer ballots to residents threatened by demolition, and not to sell strategic land to developers. Both pledges negate what is happening at Tidemill, and the power is now in their hands to change things. They could pay more than lip service to existing core policies such as Objective 5 (to reduce carbon emissions), Objective 7 (to protect and capitalise on open spaces and environmental assets) and Objective 11 (to strengthen quality of life and well-being). With 79 trees proposed to be felled at Tidemill Garden, perhaps they could also pay attention to their Biodiversity Action Plan in which they promise to "maintain, protect and increase the number and quality of trees in the borough" and that's not even mentioning the full biodiversity of Tidemill Garden, let alone the opportunity it offers local people, especially children, to experience nature on their doorstep, instead of being municipalised into a clinical environment by a remote elite in Catford. In the past, Cllr Bell supported the local campaign "Don't dump on Deptford's Heart" to stop Tideway Tunnel from taking over the green amenity next to St Paul's Church on Deptford Church Street to build a shaft that could have been built by the river. Locals lost that campaign – as well as 44 trees and a large chunk of green. Tideway construction vehicles are now queuing up in a lorry park on Deptford Church Street, adjacent to Frankham House (and opposite Cremer House) with the bus lane disabled, contributing to increased pollution in Deptford Church Street that is unmitigated by the loss of trees at the St Paul's site (till 2022), and will not be helped by the loss of green space at Tidemill. Nor at No.1 Creekside, but that's another urgent post to come. In 2013, while serving on the Strategic Planning Committee Cllr Bell was minded to refuse permission to Workspace plc for their redevelopment of Faircharm Trading Estate. At the meeting he made an impassioned speech about how "Deptford is always being 'done to' – and never 'with' ". He's now in a better position to stop us being 'done to', but the impression campaigners got at Tuesday's meeting is that there won't be any changes at Lewisham Council that will benefit Deptford any time soon. To arrange interviews with Save Reginald House and Tidemill campaigners, or for more information on the campaign please contact Harriet Vickers, 07817724556, harriet.vickers@gmail.com Also see the Save Tidemill Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/savetidemill/ Posted by Sue at Friday, June 15, 2018 Labels Damien Egan, demolition, GLA, Len Duvall, Lewisham Council, Lewisham Labour Party, Mayor of London, Paul Bell, pollution, Protest, regeneration, Reginald House, Reginald Road, Save Tidemill, Tidemill	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0020.json.gz/line3443

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