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When was YouTube created
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YouTube is a video sharing site that allows users to upload and display video files from their own lives. It has a wide variety of videos available from TV shows to personal home movies. YouTube is a popular resource for people all over the world looking for particular videos. It is a great tool for teachers and students alike as they are able to find, view and share video on particular topics. Unregistered users are able to view videos that are uploaded onto the YouTube site, whilst registered users can upload content onto the site for others to view. YouTube is the most popular and user friendly video sharing site on the internet.
When Was YouTube Created?
The YouTube domain name was activated on 14 February 2005. The idea for YouTube had been in existence since early in 2005. It was founded by three former employees of PayPal, Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim. The first video to ever be uploaded onto the site was titled Me at the zoo. It is a video of one of the founders of YouTube, Jawed Karim, at the San Diageo Zoo. It can still be found on the YouTube site and was upload on April 23, 2005. The founders tested the YouTube site in May of 2005 and found that it was extremely popular. They open the site for official use six months later in November 2005. YouTube took off and logged more than 100 million videos viewed each day by July 2006. At this time statistics showed that more than 65,000 videos were being uploaded on a daily basis. It is the third most accessed website in the internet ranking behind Google and Facebook. In October of 2006 Google announced that it had brought YouTube for $1.65 billion in Google stock. In November of 2008 a deal was reached between YouTube, MGM, Lions Gate Entertainment and CBS allowing YouTube to post movies and television shows. In 2010 YouTube introduced a film rental service allowing people to hire movies via YouTube. Currently this is only available to U.S Customers.
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Phaidon Archive of Graphic Design
Author(s): Editors of Phaidon
Born of the traditions of fine art and printing, graphic design is a form of visual communication that seeks to inform, identify or promote through the combination of word and image. But unlike the written word or a work of art, a graphic design operates exclusively in the context in which it will be seen, and mediates between the wishes of the client and the expectations of the public. Moreover, a graphic work is created for mass reproduction.
The field of graphic design, as we know it today, has its roots in two developments: the invention of the printing press in the fifteenth century and the Industrial Revolution of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, both of which contributed to the process of graphic reproduction. Today, trade, commerce, communications and culture continue to feed the need for graphic design, and technological developments - most notably the computer - are constantly broadening its possibilities. Of all the arts, graphic design comes closest to our contemporary daily life, as we interact with graphic design on an almost continuous basis.
Five hundred graphic designs created since the advent of mechanical reproduction, are showcased in this archive - from the Gutenberg Bible and Nuremberg Chronicles of the fifteenth century, to the cutting edge magazines, posters and ephemera of today. It is the authoritative selection of newspapers, magazines, advertisements, typefaces, logos, corporate design, record and CD covers and moving graphics from around the world, which have created a benchmark for excellence and innovation.
Compiled and researched by experts, and illustrated with up to six images per entry, including rarely seen historical and contextual material, The Phaidon Archive of Graphic Designis the ultimate reference guide for the design professional and enthusiast alike. Designed with exceptional production details and rich with information, this book also becomes an object that appeals to the creativity and imagination of the reader.
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Conceived and edited by Phaidon Editors
Inspired by the model of Phaidon Design Classics, this book features 500 graphic entries - comprising all cultures and periods from the beginning of mechanical reproduction. Arranged in chronological order, each entry is accompanied by 300-400 word texts and 2 to 6 supporting images.
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Panzer Group 4: The March to Leningrad
Panzer Group 4 of German Army Group North dashed for Leningrad during the opening weeks of Operation Barbarossa.
by Pat McTaggart
Hitler was obsessed with Leningrad. When planning his invasion of the Soviet Union, the Führer demanded that the capture of the city, which he regarded as the cradle of Bolshevism, be one of the top priorities of the campaign, giving it precedence over the capture of Moscow.
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Therefore, when the OKW (Oberkommando der Wehrmacht—the German Armed Forces High Command) issued Directive No. 21, also known as Operation Barbarossa, it included instructions for Army Group North to attack out of East Prussia, destroy Soviet forces in the Baltic area, and then drive forward to capture Leningrad.
The Plan to Secure the Daugava River
To accomplish that mission, Field Marshal Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb, the army group commander, had two infantry armies, the 16th and 18th, and Panzer Group 4, which would be his mailed fist. The approximately 700 kilometer thrust to the city would take von Leeb’s army group through country that was dotted with marshes and forests and was crisscrossed with streams and rivers.
One of the first objectives for von Leeb was the Daugava River (also known as the Dvina), which rises in the Valdai Hills in Belarus and flows 1,020 kilometers to the Gulf of Riga. Securing crossings on the river was vital for von Leeb, especially because they also sat on some of the few good roads in the area.
General Erich Hoepner’s Panzer Group 4 was given the task of taking the bridges spanning the river intact. This would involve a mad dash across Lithuania to the Latvian cities of Daugavpils (Dvinsk to the Russians and Dünaburg to the Germans) and Jekabpils. The Baltic States of Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia had been “liberated” and annexed by the Soviet Union in 1940.
Hoepner’s forces consisted of two motorized corps—the XLI, commanded by General George-Hans Reinhardt, and the LVI, under General Erich von Manstein. Reinhardt was to take the Jekabpils crossing, while von Manstein was to take the Daugavpils bridges. On Panzer Group 4’s right flank, General Ernst Busch’s 16th Army would move on Kaunus. General Georg von Küchler’s 18th Army, positioned on the left flank, would push toward Riga.
An Innocuous Warning
Facing von Leeb were the forces of Lt. Gen. Fedor Isadorovich Kuznetsov’s Baltic Special Military District, which would become the Northwest Front the day the war started.
Maj. Gen. Petr Petrovich Sobennikov’s 8th Army, five infantry, two tank and one mechanized division plus two frontier regiments, was anchored on the Baltic coastline. On his left was Lt. Gen. Vasili Ivanovich Morozov’s 11th Army, eight rifle, two tank, and one mechanized division plus three frontier regiments. They were backed up by Maj. Gen. Nikolai Erastovich Berzanin’s 27th Army of six rifle divisions.
The Soviet High Command (Stavka) knew that a German attack was imminent from German defectors crossing the line. Stalin, however, remained unconvinced, but he did allow his front line commanders to be issued a warning of a possible surprise attack. The warning was worded in a way that caused most commanders more consternation rather than giving them direction. For example, “The assignment of our forces—not to give way to provocations of any kind which might lead to major complications.” They were also told them to man forward positions but “no other measures are to be taken without special authorization.”
Upon receiving the rather innocuous warning early on June 22, 1941, Kuznetsov ordered his men to “secretly man the defenses of the basic zones.” In the forward areas, sentries were moved to guard pillboxes, but units assigned to occupy the forward zones were to be held back.
He added, “In the case of provocative action by the Germans, fire is not to be opened. In the event of flights by German aircraft over our territory, make no demonstration, and until such time as enemy aircraft undertake military operations, no fire is to be opened on them.”
The order, no doubt, must have caused many commanders to wonder what the difference was between provocation and military operations. At any rate, only a few of the frontline commanders had received the order by 0300 hours, and by that time it was too late.
Blitzkrieg on the Eastern Front
Across the border, the western sky suddenly lit up. The brilliant flashes were swiftly followed by the howl of shells overhead. Seconds later, massive explosions rocked pretargeted positions along the Russian lines. Operation Barbarossa and the race to Leningrad had begun.
Both von Manstein and Reinhardt knew speed was essential in reaching the Daugava. Because of the poor road system, both generals would have to rely on armored spearheads smashing through the Soviet line while disregarding their flanks, but before the mechanized units could move the infantry would have to take the forward enemy positions along the Neman River, which ran along the border between East Prussia and Lithuania.
There was little resistance as assault troops rolled over the surprised Soviets. Crossings on the Neman were secured, giving von Manstein and Reinhardt the openings they needed to begin their dash to the Daugava.
German PzKpfw. IV and PzKpfw. II tanks pause momentarily during their rapid advance into the Soviet Union during the opening days of Operation Barbarossa on June 22, 1941. German pincers encircled hundreds of thousands of Red Army troops, and the initial successes were greater than even the most optimistic war planners had believed possible.
By 6 am, von Manstein reported that Brig. Gen. Erich Brandenberger’s 8th Panzer Division had taken Jurbarkas and Maj. Gen. Theodore Freiherr von Wrede’s 290th Infantry Division was advancing through the village of Mitua, 12 kilometers northwest of Brandenberger’s unit. In Reinhardt’s sector, the 6th Panzer Division, commanded by Brig. Gen. Franz Landgraf, was already four kilometers south of Taurage, and Maj. Gen. Friedrich Kirchner’s 1st Panzer Division was directly west of the city.
“We Advise You Not Engage in Combat Operations”
The initial German bombardment and aerial attacks had made a shambles of the Soviet communications network. Morozov’s 11th Army had received no orders at all as Hoepner’s panzers continued to push deeper into Russian territory. Colonel Fedor Petrovich Ozerov, commanding the 5th Rifle Division in Maj. Gen. Mikhail Mikhailovich Ivanov’s 16th Rifle Corps, watched as German forces overran his forward positions. Radioing corps headquarters, he was told, “We advise you not to engage in combat operations. Otherwise you will answer for the consequences.”
By midafternoon, Brandenberger’s 8th Motorcycle Battalion, under Lt. Col. Rudolf Kütt, had created a bridgehead across the Dubysa River at Seredžius, and by early evening a combat group under Lt. Col. Wilhelm Crisolli had secured vital crossings at Ariogala. Without those crossings, the advance to Daugavpils could not have continued. Elements of the 8th Panzer were thus able to continue their advance reinforced by units of the 290th, which was, in von Manstein’s words, “marching at record speed.”
Ozerov managed to pull back most of his division behind the Dubysa and had taken up positions near Zasinai, about two kilometers northeast of Arigola. Advance elements of the 8th Panzer moved into the area and were met with antitank fire and harassing attacks from light Soviet tanks. The first day’s action ended for the 8th Panzer at 11 pm when the Germans pulled out of range.
Meanwhile, the 290th kept filtering units across the Dubysa, and Maj. Gen. Kurt Jahn’s 3rd Motorized Division was coming up fast. To the southeast, Brig. Gen. Theodor Eicke’s 3rd SS Totenkopf (Death’s Head) Division was also coming up to join the fight.
Soviet Encounters With the Luftwaffe
In Reinhardt’s sector the going was slower. Launching his attack from the Tilsit area in East Prussia, his four divisions hit a single Russian division, which fought a desperate delaying action at the frontier. The Russians eventually crumbled, opening the way to Taurage. Local counterattacks, however, made the initial advance of the Germans difficult.
On the Soviet side, Kuznetsov was frantically trying to marshal his forces for a counterattack. During the evening of the 22nd, Stavka issued orders for both the 8th and 11th Armies to stop the German advance. As Reinhardt moved toward Raseiniai, about 55 kilometers northeast of Taurage, Sobennikov’s 12th Mechanized Corps (23rd and 28th Tank Divisions and 202nd Mechanized Division), commanded by Maj. Gen. Nikolai Mikhailovich Shestpalov, and Morozov’s 3rd Mechanized Corps (2nd and 5th Tank Divisions and 84th Mechanized Division), under Maj. Gen. Aleksei Vasilevich Kurkin, moved into the area to intercept and destroy the Germans.*
The Soviet forces seemed to be cursed from the start. To avoid Luftwaffe detection, Kuznetsov ordered the armored units to advance toward Raseiniai in small detachments. That did not stop the fighters and bombers of General Alfred Keller’s 1st Air Fleet from savaging the Russian units. Heavy air attacks hit the 12th Mechanized Corps southwest of Siauliai, about 100 kilometers northeast of Taurage. Colonel T.S. Orlenko, commander of the 23rd Tank Division, watched in horror as 40 of his vehicles were blown apart by low-flying bombers. Soviet fighters were nowhere to be seen.
Other units suffered a similar fate, but the survivors kept moving on. As both German and Russian forces moved toward Raseiniai, the opening shots of a four-day battle rang out. The Germans were about to get the first of many nasty surprises of the war in the east as they ran headlong into the surviving elements of the Soviet mechanized corps.
The Fearsome Russian Heavy Tanks
Although the main tanks of the Soviet Army at the time were the T-26 and T-28, the Russians were also producing the heavier T-34s and the KV I and KV II. On June 23, Maj. Gen. Egor Nikolaevich Soliankin’s 2nd Tank Division, which had some KVs in its inventory, overran elements of the 6th Panzer Division near Skaudvile, about 20 kilometers west of Raseiniai. The Germans’ Czech-made Panzer 35s, equipped with 37mm guns, proved ineffective against the 45-ton monsters, as did German antitank guns.
Soviet tanks roamed the battlefield at will, often crushing antitank guns under their treads when they ran out of ammunition. The Soviet behemoths were finally destroyed by first immobilizing them with concentrated fire at their treads. Once that occurred, teams of tank-killers moved in, blowing them up with explosive charges. Soliankin lost much of his armor and was killed in action on June 26. However, those tanks that remained continued to be a thorn in the 6th Panzer’s side.
A single KV I cut the 6th Panzer’s supply route to its bridgeheads on the Dubysa. It held out against everything the Germans could throw at it for a day. Finally, an 88mm gun was moved into position while the KV was distracted by a panzer platoon. The 88 was able to destroy the Russian, opening the supply route and allowing other elements of the 6th to advance.
Major General Kirchner’s 1st Panzer was similarly surprised. “The KV I and KV II which we first met here were really something,” wrote a member of the division. “Our companies opened fire at about 800 yards, but it remained ineffective.…Very soon we were facing each other at about 50 to 100 meters…. The Russian tanks continued to advance, and all armorpiercing shells simply bounced off them.”
Eventually, the Russians were stopped with special purpose shells fired from 30 to 60 meters. A counterattack forced the Soviets back, leading to further advances by the division. By June 26 Kirchner’s division had linked up with Brig. Gen. Otto Ottenbacher’s 36th Motorized Division, encircling the main body of the 3rd Mechanized Corps. Many of the Russian tanks were out of fuel, making them easy targets for the Germans.
The 2nd Tank Division was decimated. Only one tank and 400 men made it back to the Russian lines. Colonel F.F. Fedorov’s 5th Tank Division and Maj. Gen. Petr Ivanovich Formenko’s 84th Mechanized Division were greatly understrength, and the 12th Mechanized Corps, which had escaped the trap, was in similar straits. Soviet tank losses were estimated to be in the hundreds.
“Keep Going at All Costs”
While Reinhardt was slugging it out with the Soviet armor, von Manstein kept moving forward. His corps had hit a relatively weak part of the Russian line, and after the first lively encounter with Red Army frontier forces his armored units were able to break uncoordinated enemy counterattacks and continue their advance. By June 24 the LVI Motorized Corps had reached the Daugavpils highway near Ukmerge, about 170 kilometers inside Lithuania.
Von Manstein was now within striking distance of the bridges over the Daugava, about 130 kilometers away. Disregarding the fact that he had outpaced his neighbors, he kept his units moving, ignoring flank protection. Short, sharp engagements were fought against reserve Soviet tank units sent to intercept him, but his orders were simple—“Keep going at all costs.”
The Brandenburg Commandos
With the spearhead of the 8th Panzer Division was a special unit commanded by 1st Lt. Hans-Wolfram Knaak. In the early hours of June 26, the 26-year-old Knaak detached his men from the spearhead and sped toward Daugavpils in two captured Soviet trucks. Knaak and his troops were members of the Lehr (Training) Regiment “Brandenburg”—commandos trained in sabotage and subterfuge that were part of Admiral Wilhelm Canaris’s Abwehr (Intelligence Service).
Many of Knaak’s men were fluent in Russian, and the two trucks were able to make it through the Soviet defenses unmolested. The drivers, in Red Army uniforms, joked with sentries and disseminated false information concerning the German positions. Driving into Daugavpils, the trucks headed for the precious bridges. The first truck almost made it to the eastern side before sentries fired on it. Driving down an embankment, the men in the rear of the truck jumped out with weapons firing.
The second truck, caught in the middle of the bridge, came under heavy fire that resulted in several casualties. The survivors pushed forward to link up with their comrades on the other side, and their combined fire forced the Soviets back before engineers could arrive to blow the bridge. Some of them were then able to make it to the nearby railroad bridge and succeeded in cutting the detonation wires on that structure.
Holding off attempts to recapture the eastern side of the bridge, the Brandenburgers were soon reinforced by the 8th Panzer spearhead, which had sliced through the Russian lines. Following units took control of the city, and armor was soon massing to meet the main body of Maj. Gen. Dmitri Danilovich Leliushenko’s 21st Mechanized Corps, which was on its way to help the Russian defenses.
Knaak’s unit had won the day, but Knaak himself did not live to see it. He had been killed during the fight for the crossing. For his actions that day, he was posthumously awarded the coveted Knight’s Cross on November 3, 1942.
Von Leeb Defies Orders
As the German armor crossed at Daugavpils, the foot units of von Wrede’s division followed in its wake. Although the 290th could not possibly hope to keep up with the panzers, its advance served to widen the hole punched through the Russian lines and guaranteed relative safety for von Manstein’s supply lines.
Hearing of von Manstein’s success, Hitler began meddling in the affairs of Army Group North. In his war diary, General Franz Halder, the chief of the General Staff of the Army, wrote, “Führer wants to throw the whole weight of Armored Group Hoepner on Dvinsk. Possibilities of a crossing at Jakobstadt (Jekabpils) problematic.”
Von Leeb would have none of it. Reinhardt had defeated the bulk of Kuznetsov’s armored forces, leaving the way open to the bridge at Jekabpils. The movement to von Manstein’s sector would entail traveling through wooded areas where few roads existed and would take days to accomplish. He simply ignored any suggestions to change the original plan, giving Reinhardt free rein to continue.
Crossing at Jekabpils
On June 27 the XLI Corps moved forward again. With a battle group under the command of Brig. Gen. Walter Krüger, the 1st Panzer smashed the remnants of the 12th Mechanized Corps, which were desperately trying to form a line on the Musa River. At the same time, Stavka Chairman Marshal Semen Konstantinovich Timoshenko ordered Kuznetsov to pull his remaining forces back to join up with Berazin’s 27th Army, which was occupying positions along the Daugava.
Battle Group Krüger moved on, spearheaded by the I/113th Rifle Regiment under the command of Major Josef-Franz Eckinger. By 2300, the battalion was 10 kilometers southwest of Jekabpils. At 0415 on the 28th, the fight for the crossing began.
As at Daugavpils, a unit of Brandenburgers tried to take the bridge by deception. This time the plan did not work, and the commandos found themselves involved in heavy fighting. Soon the main elements of Colonel Hans-Christoph von Heydebrand und der Lasa’s 113th Rifle Regiment joined the fray. The Soviets were slowly pushed back, but Red Army engineers stood at the ready. As the Germans advanced toward the Daugava, a series of explosions shook the area. The bridges had been destroyed.
After the retreating Soviets have destroyed a bridge across a stream near the coast of the Baltic Sea, this German tank of the 8th Panzer Division fords the waterway in July 1941.
Assault boats were brought forward and, as German artillery from Artillery Regiment 73 hammered Soviet positions on the north shore, Major von Kittel’s II/113 was able to cross and establish a bridgehead. By midnight, the south bank of the Daugava at Jekabpils was firmly in German hands, and engineers were building a bridge to funnel reinforcements to von Kittel.
Red Army’s Respite
Both Reinhardt and von Manstein were now coming under attack by the 27th Army. The 21st Mechanized had also arrived, and Russian units managed to occupy the northern suburbs of Daugavpils, setting off a round of savage house-to-house fighting. The Germans also received reinforcements as the first elements of the Totenkopf entered the city.
Leliushenko’s units were driven back with heavy losses, but Soviet bombers were able to make it through German air defenses to hammer German positions. Arriving Totenkopf soldiers noted, “The greater part of the city has been totally destroyed.”
Reinhardt had also been able to hold his bridgehead as more German forces arrived at Jekabpils. The first great objective on the road to Leningrad had been achieved. Most of the Soviet forces in Lithuania had been destroyed, and the Germans had their crossings in Latvia. With his mechanized forces chomping at the bit, von Leeb was ready for the next stage, but once again, Hitler intervened. This time the order could not be ignored or conveniently “lost.”
Hitler had suddenly become nervous about his army’s success in the north. The enemy was in disarray and the lightning advances in Poland and France had proven the panzers’ ability to strike deep into the enemy’s rear, but he became jittery when looking at the long narrow arrows on the map showing Reinhardt and von Manstein far to the north of the slowly advancing infantry armies on their flanks.
After his success at Daugavpils and the smashing of Leliushenko’s mechanized corps, von Manstein was ready to continue north to prevent the Soviets from regrouping. Instead, he was told to wait until the bulk of Reinhardt’s corps could be brought up to Jekabpils. The wait lasted until July 2, precious days that Kuznetsov used to scrape together the remnants of his command to make another stand. A trickle of reinforcements also made it forward, braving Luftwaffe attacks and bolstering Kuznetsov’s forces. When Reinhardt and von Manstein were finally given orders to resume their attack, they moved on Pskov, about 275 kilometers northeast of Daugavpils and 240 kilometers northeast of Jekabpils.
The Soviets Reorganize
The initial advance of both German corps was marked by sharp clashes with the mechanized forces that had survived the initial June onslaught. Under heavy pressure, the 12th Mechanized Corps and its 35 remaining tanks were forced back by the 1st and 6th Panzer Divisions while the 21st Mechanized Corps fought hard to stall the advance of von Manstein’s corps.
While the mechanized forces grudgingly retreated, reserve divisions were being moved to Pskov to man the so-called “Stalin Line.” Maj. Gen. Mikhail Lvovich Cherniavskii’s 1st Mechanized Corps was on its way from Leningrad and his 3rd Tank Division, commanded by Colonel K. Yu. Andreev, had already occupied woods about 16 kilometers northeast of the city. The 27th Army’s 22nd Rifle Corps (180th and 182nd Rifle Divisions), under Maj. Gen. Mikhail Pavlovich Dukhanov, was moving into Porkhov some 75 kilometers to the east, and Maj. Gen. Kuzma Maksimovich Kachalov’s 24th Rifle Corps (181st and 183rd Rifle Divisions) was in the vicinity of Ostrov, about 55 kilometers south of Pskov. Meanwhile, Maj. Gen. Ivan Stepanovich Kosobutskii’s 41st Rifle Corps (111th, 118th, and 235th Rifle Divisions) was taken from the strategic reserve and sent to Pskov itself.
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The Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. One of the guerrilla teams in Pskov region. Young Communist Shura Pavlova is swearing. 1941.
The command structure of the Northwest Front was reshuffled. Kuznetsov was relieved of command for his failures during the first week of the war. Sobennikov took over command of the Front, while Lt. Gen. Fedor Sergeevich Ivanov, the former Deputy Commander of the Southwest Front, took the reins of the 8th Army.
Troubles With Terrain
German forces were hampered more by the terrain than they were by the Red Army as they moved off. Instead of advancing solely along the few roads and railways in the area, the panzer and motorized divisions advanced on a broad front through heavily wooded and marshy areas. Despite those difficulties, the Germans were able to keep pushing the 8th, 27th, and 11th Armies back.
Reinhardt’s corps sector contained the main road to Ostrov, which did allow armored spearheads to advance at a greater pace. Von Manstein was to cover Reinhardt’s right flank and advance toward Sebezh and Opochka in an attempt to outflank the Stalin Line. The going was so bad that Maj. Gen. Kurt Jahn’s 3rd Motorized Division had to halt, change direction, and fall in behind Reinhardt in order to move forward. Eicke’s Totenkopf Division made better progress, but it was slowed by a fortified line in front of Sebezh.
On July 4 Reinhardt’s units were fighting for Ostrov. At 1300, elements of the 1st Panzer Division crossed the old Latvia-Soviet border, and by 1700 the 1st Panzer Regiment was fighting in the streets of the city. The rest of the division was stretched along a wide front, and Soviet columns south of Ostrov were caught unaware as more of the 1st moved forward. Southeast of the city, units of the division reached the Velikaya River and were faced with the bunkers and antitank ditches of the Stalin Line.
While the fight for Ostrov and the Stalin Line was under way, the Soviets were building yet another defensive line along the Luga River. Stavka ordered that the line consist of antitank ditches, strongpoints, and minefields and have a depth of 5-6 kilometers. Lt. Gen. Markian Mikhailovich Popov was assigned to command the overall defenses, and his deputy Lt. Gen. Konstantin Pavlovich Piadyshev was given command of the “Luga Operational Group,” which was centered on the city of Luga, some 95 kilometers south of Leningrad.
At Ostrov, the 1st Panzer Division fended off attacks from Colonel I.M. Ivanov’s 111th Rifle Division and what was left of Andreev’s 3rd Tank Division, and it also came under air attack from Soviet bombers. The divisional history reports that KV I and KV II heavy tanks caused severe damage to the 1st Company of the 37th Anti-tank Unit, whose 37mm shells bounced off the giants as they rolled forward. The situation was saved by the timely arrival of Major Wilhelm Söth, the commander of the III/Artillery Regiment 73, who ordered the field guns of his 9th Company to fire at the Soviet tanks at point-blank range. Söth’s guns destroyed 12 tanks, forcing the others to retreat.
A Two-Pronged Plan of Attack
In von Manstein’s sector, the panzers continued to slog forward. The 8th Panzer Division finally reached the Velikaya early on July 8, hoping to take several key bridges by storm. As the Germans approached, sappers of the 1st Mechanized Corps’ 50th Motorized Engineer regiment blew them up one by one. The final bridge was destroyed along with several panzers that were attempting to cross it.
The day before, Reinhardt, having overcome the defenses of the 24th Rifle Corps at Ostrov and having the advantage of a somewhat decent road, was ready to hit Pskov. The 36th Motorized Division advanced on the corps’ left flank, with the 1st Panzer going up the middle and the 6th Panzer on the right flank. Facing them in front of the city was what was left of the 41st Rifle Corps supported by remnants of the 1st Mechanized Corps.
While the panzers of the 1st and 6th fended off attacks from Soviet mechanized units, Ottenbacher led his 36th into Pskov and became involved in heavy house-to-house fighting. The Soviets were tenacious in their defense, and artillery had to be used along with Luftwaffe bombers to break their positions. After taking severe losses, the remaining Russians abandoned the burning city on July 9. Another step toward Leningrad had been taken.
The OKH (Oberkommando des Heeres—German Army High Command) finally realized the futility of trying to flank the Russians from the east, so von Manstein was ordered to disengage and head to Ostrov. With von Manstein on the way and Reinhardt consolidating his positions along the Velikaya, Hoepner received a new directive. Panzer Group 4 was to launch a two-pronged attack, with Reinhardt driving to Luga and von Manstein heading toward Lake Ilmen in a flanking movement.
74,000 Killed or Missing
The odds for success looked good. The Northwest Front, which had started the war with 23 divisions, had lost about 74,000 men killed or missing with another 130,000 wounded. Of the original divisions, only seven were near full strength, while 11 had only 2,000 to 3,000 men fit for combat. Some of the 14 new divisions that had been released to the Front also suffered heavily.
Material losses had been horrendous. More than 2,500 tanks, 3,500 artillery pieces, and 900 aircraft had been lost.
Reinhardt jumped off on July 10 supported by General Wilhelm von Chappius’s XXXVII Army Corps, which had moved from the 18th Army to Panzer Group 4. The 118th Rifle Division, which had come from the Moscow Military District, was hard hit. It retreated toward Gdov, a town on the shore of Lake Peipus. This retreat opened a gap in the Soviet line, leaving the road to Luga open.
To stop the Germans from exploiting the breach, Colonel I.M. Golubev’s 90th Rifle Division was ordered to plug the hole. Stationed around Strugi-Krasnoye, about 65 kilometers northwest of Pskov, Golubev’s division was caught on the march by the Luftwaffe, totally disrupting the movement.
The 1st and 6th Panzer Divisions fought their way through scattered Soviet units and headed toward Luga. To their right, the 58th Infantry 36th Motorized Division moved on Gdov. On July 12 the 1st Panzer ran into the 90th Rifle Division and a running battle ensued, ending with the 90th finally giving way. By evening, the 1st Panzer was 30 kilometers southwest of Luga but was stalled by a strong defensive line guarding its approaches.
To Reinhardt’s right, von Manstein moved toward Lake Ilmen. The 3rd Motorized Division took Porkhov after a particularly fierce battle and then turned north, while the 8th Panzer headed toward Soltsy, a town about 50 kilometers southwest of Novgorod. Fighting both Russians and bad terrain, Brandenburg’s panzers and armored infantry finally captured Solsty on July 14.
Fighting for Lake Samra
In the Luga sector, Reinhardt had hit a stone wall. Repeated attacks failed to pierce Luga’s forward defenses, and the Luga Operational Group had received reinforcements in the form of Maj. Gen. Ivan Gavrilovich Lazarev’s 10th Mechanized Corps (21st and 24th Tank Divisions and 131st Mechanized Division) and the remnants of the tenacious 41st Rifle Corps.
Frustrated, Reinhardt turned his forces toward Sabsk and Kingisepp. Northeast of Luga, the 1st Panzer Division’s Battle Group Krüger with a battle group of the 6th Panzer under Colonel Erhard Raus, moved around the swampy land southeast of Lake Samro and fought off Russian attacks along the highway leading to Sabsk. Defensive positions were established by the Germans around key villages such as Lyady and Alexino, which the Soviets strove to recapture. The 36th Motorized Division followed in the wake of the battle groups.
By July 15, Major Eckinger’s I/Rifle Regiment 113, the spearhead of Battle Group Krüger, was fighting its way through the village of Osmino. Reinforced by following elements that threw up a defensive perimeter around the village, Eckinger headed north once again with the II/Rifle Regiment 113 close on his heels.
In the early evening, the spearhead entered Sabsk and established a small bridgehead on the opposite bank of the Luga. As with most panzer generals, Maj. Gen. Kirchner liked to be at the forefront of the battle. On his way to Sabsk, Kirchner was wounded by a shell splinter. He relinquished command of the 1st Panzer to Krüger, who oversaw the defense of the bridgehead and the protection of his flanks.
With more units arriving, Reinhardt ordered the 36th Motorized Division to expand the defensive flank to the west of Lake Samra. The division’s 118th Motorized Infantry Regiment, under Colonel Carl Caspar, took up positions in the villages of Borki and Zaruch’e on the western side of the lake to await the inevitable Soviet counterattack.
A New Defensive Line
Moscow realized that the weakened and raw divisions along the Luga could not do anything but buy time. Therefore, formation of a new line of defenses was begun. Worker battalions from Leningrad joined children and the elderly to build a new line between the mouth of the Luga and Chudov, located about 125 kilometers southeast of Leningrad on the Moscow-Leningrad Highway. Thousands toiled to construct miles of trenches, pillboxes, minefields, and antitank positions, but the question remained whether a strong line could be built in time.
While Reinhardt worked on consolidating his bridgeheads across the Luga, von Manstein was slugging his way toward Novgorod. With the 8th Panzer in the lead, the LVI Corps fought off attacks from Morazov’s 11th Army around Soltsy and, even worse, the corps was in danger of becoming isolated. Russian forces took advantage of the long, mostly undefended flanks of the corps.
At 0300 on the 15th, von Manstein received the following message at his headquarters west of Soltsy: “Rear areas of the 8th Panzer Division, three kilometers east of Borovichi, are defending against an enemy attack with machine guns and mortars.”
That attack and others along the 8th Panzer’s supply lines effectively isolated the bulk of the division’s combat forces. Meanwhile, Soltsy was being attacked from the north, while other Russian forces crossed the Shelon River and attacked the town from the south. Von Manstein decided that Soltsy was to be abandoned, with German troops establishing defensive positions south of the town.
Janh’s 3rd Motorized Division was also facing heavy enemy attacks as it attempted to move north. In effect, the Soviets were striving to isolate and destroy the entire corps.
To alleviate the situation, elements of the Totenkopf were sent north. Within hours lead elements of the division were on the move. Eicke had been wounded when his command car hit a mine on July 6. His replacement, Brig. Gen. Georg Keppler, wasted little time in getting the rest of his division going. Moving up the Dno-Soltsy road, the division slammed into Russian infantry, pushing them back toward the southeast. It also sent a reinforced battalion to help Jahn, who was fighting off repeated Soviet attacks.
Pausing for a moment during offensive operations on the Eastern Front, battle-hardened panzergrenadiers of the Waffen SS take a moment to rest in July 1941. These troops, belonging to the 3rd SS Panzergrenadier Division Totenkopf, or Death’s Head, joined the advance on Leningrad in late June.
Von Manstein’s corps was fending off attacks from several Soviet rifle divisions as well as Maj. Gen. Nikifor Gordeevich Khorudzenko’s 220th Motorized Division, Andreev’s 3rd Tank Division, and Colonel L.V. Bunin’s 21st Tank Division. Once the Totenkopf had cleared the supply route, the situation was much better with ammunition, fuel, and food making their way northward once again. With the news that General Hans Kuno von Both’s I Army Corps (11th and 21st Infantry Divisions), which had recently been subordinated to Panzer Group 4, had cleared Soviet units from Dno and was advancing on Soltsy, it seem as if the advance on Leningrad could continue.
The Russians had other plans. Maj. Gen. Herbert von Böckmann’s 11th Infantry Division retook Soltsy on the 21st, but was immediately counterattacked by the Russians while the 11th Army, which had been reinforced with two rifle divisions, hit other parts of von Manstein’s line.
On July 23, the Russians on the Luga received a new commander. For his previous week’s failure, Piadyshev was relieved and later executed. His former commander, Lt. Gen. Popov, assumed the position of commander of the Luga Operational Group while still holding his overall command of the Northern Front.
Merging Von Manstein and Reinhardt
While the new fighting had stalled the Germans for the moment, the toll of Russian dead and wounded grew. Sensing a chance for a breakthrough, both von Manstein and Reinhardt proposed that their corps be united for a concentrated action. Von Manstein wanted to move his corps to Reinhardt’s sector, where the better road network would allow both corps to advance side by side instead of having his corps move through the swampy wooded area surrounding Lake Ilmen. Reinhardt concurred, but Berlin did not.
Hitler worried about his precious panzer divisions’ supply lines, which had shown themselves to be open to attacks and raids by Soviet units. He therefore ordered the halt of offensive operations in von Manstein’s sector until the infantry of the 16th Army could be brought up to secure his right flank.
Von Leeb was tempted to order Reinhatdt’s corps to resume the attack on his own, but instead he told Hoepner to use the corps to finish clearing the south bank of the Luga. After a bitter struggle, Reinhardt succeeded in clearing the Soviet bridgehead at Kingisepp, although the town, located on the opposite bank of the river, was still in the hands of the Red Army.
During the next few days, the 16th Army arrived, taking up positions along the Shelon. To the east, the 18th Army was clearing out the rest of Estonia and was advancing toward Narva, securing Reinhardt’s left flank.
In the interim, Hitler decided that the terrain around Lake Ilmen was indeed not suitable for armored operations. On July 30, Halder noted in his diary: “It is becoming evident that OKH is revising its erstwhile notions and no longer insists on the impossible demand for Army Group North to cut off the eastward retreat route (Manstein’s mission) of the enemy around Leningrad.”
Consequently, it was decided that von Manstein should join forces with Reinhardt for a renewed thrust to Leningrad. While pleased, von Manstein ran up against a new set of orders that reshuffled his corps. The Totenkopf would be attached to the 18th Army, while the 8th Panzer would go into the Panzer Group Reserve. In their place von Manstein received Brig. Gen. Ernst von Leyser’s 269th Infantry Division and Maj. Gen. Arthur Mülverstedt’s 4th SS “Polizei” Infantry Division. That left von Manstein with only one motorized unit—Jahn’s 3rd.
Frustration With Berlin
The Soviets still held onto the town of Luga. While Reinhardt was clearing out Kingisepp, which would hold out for a while longer, and established a bridgehead on the northern bank of the river near the city, part of his corps rushed toward Narva to secure a connection with the 18th Army. At the Luga bridgehead itself, the Russians had rushed two divisions to the area by rail along with some brand new KV I and II tanks, fresh from the factories of Leningrad.
Reinhardt was still furious that the opportunity for a joint attack with von Manstein had been frustrated by Berlin for so many days. In his diary he noted: “Time and again our corps urged a speedy resumption of the attack and asked that some units, at least of von Manstein’s corps, should be switched over to us, especially as they were bogged down where they stood. But it was all in vain…. More delays. It’s terrible. The chance that we opened up has been missed for good, and things are getting more difficult all the time.”
With Reinhardt occupied in the east, it was up to von Manstein to take Luga. The continuous march and countermarch of his corps took up precious time, leaving the Luga front virtually stagnant for several days. That time was used by the Soviets to funnel more reinforcements to the Northwest Front in the form of nine rifle and two cavalry divisions. I.I. Pronin’s 34th Army (five rifle and two cavalry divisions) was detached from the Reserve Front, and Lt. Gen. Stephan Dmitrievich Akimov’s 48th Army (one militia, one tank, and three rifle divisions plus a mountain brigade) would also soon be sent to bolster the line.
A Revitalized Soviet Opposition Force
While von Manstein marshaled his units for the assault on Luga, things were going fairly well in other sectors of the northern front. Elements of the I Army Corps reached Schimsk on July 30, and around Lake Ilmen the X Army Corps was moving toward Staraya Russa while encountering heavy resistance from the 11th Army. By August 6, both Staraya Russa and the city of Kholm were in German hands, strengthening a German line along the Lovat River.
The sky had opened up early on August 8, bringing a heavy downpour, when Reinhardt and von Manstein were finally set to renew their drive toward Leningrad. The assault was to be three-pronged with a southern group composed of von Both’s I Army Corps and General Mauritz von Wiktorin’s XXVIII Army Corps, both from the 16th Army, attacking Akimov’s 48th Army along a line running from Schimsk-Novgorod-Chudovo, rolling up Leningrad’s southeast flank. Von Manstein was to attack directly up the Luga Road while Reinhardt, supported by Von Chappius’s XXXVIII Army Corps, would attack toward Leningrad from his bridgehead near Kingisepp, while the battle for the city still went on.
In pouring rain, which prevented any Luftwaffe support, Reinhardt moved out with the 36th Motorized Division in the lead. Instead of the relatively weak Soviet forces that had faced them a week ago, the Germans found a line of newly constructed field positions manned by Maj. Gen. Pavel Patrovich Bogaichuk’s 125th Rifle Division and Colonel Sergii Vasilevich Roginskii’s 11th Rifle Division. What was supposed to be a swift German advance soon turned into a brawl as Reinhardt pushed forward while the Soviets fought for every meter of ground. Reinhardt was still struggling to break out from his bridgeheads the following day.
The Fight for Luga
By the 9th the I and XXVIII Army Corps were in a bitter fight with the 48th Army around Novgorod. Meanwhile, von Manstein, plagued with parrying Soviet spoiling attacks, finally moved on Luga on August 10 when his 3rd Motorized Division launched a frontal assault on the town. The Soviets put up a spirited resistance, and the 4th SS and 269th were called in to support the motorized units.
The wooded area around the town provided excellent cover for the Russians. The 4th SS ran into a line of bunkers west of Luga, and in the bitter fighting that ensued Maj. Gen. von Mülverstedt was struck by a shell fragment and killed. Around the city itself, the fighting continued unabated.
German infantrymen pick their way through a heavily wooded area north of the town of Luga as they advance toward the city of Leningrad in September 1941. Although initial progress was promising, the Red Army and Russian civilians prepared defenses that eventually ground the German effort to capture the great city to a halt.
On August 11, Reinhardt pierced the Luga River defenses and established new bridgeheads southeast of Kingisepp at Bolshoi Sabsk and Ivanovskoye. For the next couple of days, the bridgeheads were reinforced as the forces inside them fought off several Soviet attacks. The road to Leningrad seemed to be opening up again, but before Reinhardt could continue he had to secure his left flank, which was threatened by Soviet units retreating toward Leningrad from Estonia.
Hoepner pleaded with von Leeb to release one or two divisions to protect Reinhardt. After a heated discussion, von Leeb finally agreed to pull the 3rd Motorized Division out of the Luga battle and send it to Reinhardt. On August 15 the 3rd, along with von Manstein’s corps headquarters, was ordered to join Reinhardt. Responsibility for taking Luga now fell to General Georg Lindemann’s L Army Corps.
The Luga Line Falls
With the LVI Corps Headquarters in the lead, von Manstein moved out with the 3rd Motorized Division trailing. Von Manstein had hardly reached his new headquarters position when he received orders for the 3rd to turn around and head toward Staraya Russa, where the X Army Corps had been encircled by the 34th Army. He reached Dno on the 16th and received word that the Totenkopf Division would again be placed under his command for a relief attack. Meanwhile, Reinhardt had finally taken the city of Kingisepp while von Both and von Wiktorin’s corps entered Novgorod amid heavy fighting.
While von Manstein waited for the 3rd Motorized and the Totenkopf to arrive at their jump-off positions, Reinhardt continued to press the Soviets. With the Luga Line crumbling, he ordered elements of his corps to push forward to Narva, flank protection or not. That city fell on August 17, cutting off stragglers from the 8th Army who were trying to flee to Leningrad.
On August 19, von Manstein struck the 34th Army, coordinating his attack with the encircled forces that hit the Russians from within the pocket. The Soviets were taken completely by surprise. In three days of fighting, von Manstein stated that 12,000 prisoners were taken and 1,412 tanks and 246 guns were either captured or destroyed.
Capturing Luga
Hoepner’s armor was now scattered across the front, with Reinhardt pushing toward Krasnogvardievsk from his positions east of Narva, the 8th Panzer still near Luga, and von Manstein, with the 3rd Motorized, helping the infantry push the Russians back to the Pola River toward Demyansk. There was, however, some good news for Hoepner when he heard that General Rudolf Schmidt’s XXXIX Motorized Corps was being transferred from Army Group Center to Army Group North. The corps, consisting of the 12th Panzer and 18th and 20th Motorized Divisions, would be attached to the 16th Army, but it would give Army Group North an added armored punch for the drive on Leningrad.
Even though Panzer Group 4 could not concentrate its armor in one place, the individual units kept up pressure on the enemy, but they did run into some roadblocks. In the Krasnogvardievsk area, Reinhardt ran into a strong set of defenses. Backed up by antitank positions, the Soviet infantry kept the Germans at bay for several days.
At Luga, the Polizei Division mounted a frontal attack on August 24. The fighting was extremely savage, with both sides taking horrendous casualties. Colonel Hans-Christian Schulze, leading elements of his Police Rifle Regiment 2, pressed into the town from the east after finding a bridge that had not been destroyed by the Russians. By 1700 he reported the town had been captured.
As the Soviets were pushed back, the 8th Panzer, down to a third of its original strength, reached Siversky on the Luga-Krasnogvardievsk rail line. It then turned south to meet the retreating Russians coming out of Luga. In heavy rain, the division’s rifle regiments set up a line in the forest to intercept and destroy the Russians, often engaging groups of 500 to 1,000 as they tried to escape.
Shattered Momentum of Panzer Group 4
By now, with his corps basically chopped apart, von Manstein was out of the Leningrad operation. Instead, his corps headquarters and the units still with him were heading toward Demyansk, some 285 kilometers southeast of his original objective. Bogged down by torrential rains, the corps eventually lost the 3rd Motorized Division to the 9th Army. Von Manstein stayed in command of the corps until September 12, when he was given command of the 11th Army, which was fighting near the Crimean Peninsula far to the south.
Hoepner’s Panzer Group 4 was now reduced to the 1st and 6th Panzer and the 36th Motorized Divisions of Reinhardt’s corps and the 269th and Polizei Infantry Divisions of Lindemann’s corps, with the battered 8th Panzer once again in reserve. While Lindemann’s divisions were fighting their way toward Krasnogvardievsk, Reinhardt was looking for a way to outflank that position.
The stubborn Russian defense of Luga and the line at Krasnogvardiesk had cost the Red Army thousands of casualties, but each day they held bought Stalin precious time to strengthen the defenses outside Leningrad. Tens of thousands of civilians labored day and night, building antitank ditches, artillery and machine-gun positions, and trenches and strongpoints for the infantry that was now pouring into the city.
The race to the Daugava, breaching the Stalin Line, and the advance to the Luga had seemed too good to be true for the Germans. Now, the chances of taking Leningrad with another lightning attack seemed nothing more than a dream —a dream that had been shattered with Russian blood.
Reaching the Great “White City”
Reinhardt was finally on the move again during the last days of August. With the 36th Motorized again in the lead, his corps took Izhora, about 18 kilometers south of Leningrad, on the 28th while German infantry strove to break the defenses at Krasnogvardiesk. The panzers were literally on Leningrad’s doorstep. To the east, Schmidt’s corps took Mga on the 30th but was forced back by a fierce counterattack from the 48th Army. It was recaptured by the 20th Motorized Division on September 1. With the fall of the city, the last rail link between Leningrad and the rest of the Soviet Union was severed.
Rain began to fall again during the first days of September, hindering the movement of the German mechanized units. While waiting for the roads to dry, von Leeb made his final plans for the assault on the great “White City” on the Neva.
By now, however, Hitler had another change of heart. Instead of conquering Leningrad outright, he ordered that the city be encircled and besieged. Von Leeb was furious and he would resign a few months later, partly due to that decision.
Nevertheless, he went forward with plans that would now give his forces the most favorable positions to bombard the city and starve it into submission.
A Two-Pronged Attack
His first aim was to capture crossings on the Neva with a two-pronged thrust.
The first group consisted of von Chappius’s XXXVIII Army Corps (1st, 58th, 254th, and 291st Infantry Divisions), Reinhardt’s corps (1st and 6th Panzer and 36th Motorized Divisions) and Lindemann’s L Army Corps (269th and SS Polizei Infantry Divisions). Its job was to take Krasnogvardievsk and cut off Soviet forces west of Leningrad. The 8th Panzer was held in reserve behind Reinhardt.
A second group was made up of von Wiktorin’s XXVIII Army Corps (96th, 121st, and 122nd Infantry Divisions) and elements of the 12th Panzer. Its objectives were the cities of Slutsk and Kolpino. Farther to the east, Schmidt’s corps (20th Motorized and the rest of the 12th Panzer) was tasked with widening the Lake Ladoga corridor and then fanning out to protect its eastern flank.
While the Germans were deploying, the Soviet command structure underwent another change as the Northwest Front was disbanded, its forces being absorbed by the Leningrad Front. Marshal Klement Efremovich Voroshilov, who had overseen the catastrophic attack on Finland in the 1939-1940 Russo-Finnish War, was placed in command of the combined forces on September 5, a day after the German assault began.
In Leningrad itself, divisions of Red Militia were formed from the city’s industrial workers to augment the Red Army troops manning the defenses. There was an outer defensive line running from Petrodvortsovyy, about 19 kilometers west of Leningrad, through Krasnogvardievsk and then to the Neva River at a point about 20 kilometers east of Leningrad. The inner line ran from just west of Leningrad and then east with the town of Mozhayskiy and its surrounding hills and Kolpino as its strongpoints.
According to the German plans, Reinhardt’s corps would head toward Mozhayskiy, while Lindemann’s corps would crack the Krasnogvardievsk defenses. The area in front of Reinhardt contained hundreds of field fortifications connected by an elaborate network of trenches. Strong gun emplacements and wide antitank ditches also peppered the area, so it would be up to Ottenbacher’s 36th Motorized Division to make the first assault. Once the infantry had breached the forward enemy defenses, the 1st Panzer would follow with the 6th Panzer standing ready to advance and widen the breach.
The Opening Assault
On September 4, German 240mm guns placed north of Tosno opened fire on Leningrad. To the east, Schmidt and von Wiktorin began an assault aimed at Shisselburg, a city on the mouth of the Neva about 30 kilometers from Leningrad’s suburbs. A weakened 48th Army held positions in front of the town, and its line crumbled under attacks from the 12th Panzer and 20th Motorized Divisions. Shisselburg was captured on September 8, closing the last land route out of Leningrad.
Hoepner began his assault on September 9. Reinhardt, supported by von Chappius’s infantry, cut through the Soviet lines and advanced almost 10 kilometers with the 1st Panzer and the 36th Motorized in the lead. Recovering from the initial shock, the newly formed 42nd Army put up a stout resistance.
The Soviet divisional commanders were ordered to fight for every meter of land, and their men did so magnificently. Landgraf’s 6th Panzer became bogged down in heavy fighting in front of Krasnoe Selo, while the 1st Panzer and 36th Motorized sat astride the Krasnogvardiesk-Krasnoe Selo road, fending off Russian attacks. Von Chappius’s infantry was also halted by the Soviet defense, which was helped by fire from the Baltic Fleet anchored around Kronstadt Island.
Later in the day, Colonel Carl Casper took his 118th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 36th Motorized Division and, backed by divisional engineers and elements of the 1st Panzer, breached the enemy line. He then headed toward the Mozhayskiy Hills. The Soviet defenses there were manned by fanatical units of Young Communists, battalions of Leningrad Workers Militia, and units of the 55th Army that had so far been held in reserve. They were backed up by Red Army artillery, which had pretargeted every meter of ground so that artillery observers could call in a strike within seconds of seeing the enemy.
Casper’s men moved forward under a rolling barrage from guns of Artillery Regiment 73 and XLI Corps artillery, while the 1st Panzer units engaged pillboxes at point-blank range. The Soviet bunkers were solidly built, and a call was sent for Luftwaffe support. In about half an hour, Stukas from General Wolfram Freiherr von Richtofen’s (a cousin of the famous Red Baron) VIII Air Corps arrived on the scene. Diving almost vertically, the dive bombers hit the Soviet positions with devastating effect.
Before the smoke cleared, German assault groups leaped forward. Using flamethrowers, grenades, and machine guns, Casper’s men took one enemy position after another. The fighting finally ended when it was too dark to see.
Taking “Bald Hill”
On the morning of the 10th, Casper ordered the assault to continue. Once again, progress was somewhat slow for the men of the 118th. To their right, Landgraf’s 6th Panzer was hit by a Russian counterattack that caused many casualties and momentarily stopped the division in its tracks. When Landgraf got moving again, Reinhardt, seeing an opportunity, ordered him to attack the Soviet flank farther to the east. He then moved most of the 1st Panzer into the gap left by Landgraf, bringing more pressure on the Russian defenses. Late in the evening, the Germans had reached a trench line on the northern ridge of the hills.
With the 1st Panzer in the line, the attack moved forward again on the 11th. Eckinger’s I/113th Rifle Regiment, reinforced by a company of the 1st Panzer Regiment and a platoon of engineers, was in the lead. Von Richtofen’s Stukas arrived right on time and blasted a path through the Soviet positions. With Colonel Westhoven’s 1st Rifle Regiment providing flank support, Eckinger headed for Hill 167, known as “Bald Hill.” The 6th Panzer Company, commanded by 1st Lt. Wolfgang Darius, and the leading company of Eckinger’s battalion hit a naval artillery battery and succeeded in destroying the guns before the surprised Russians could fire a shot at them. At 1230 Darius sent the following message to his battalion headquarters: “I can see St. Petersburg (Leningrad) and the sea.” Hill 167 had finally fallen.
While the Germans consolidated their positions in the Mozhayskiy Hills, the main elements of the 36th Motorized, backed up by units of the 1st Panzer, attacked Krasnoe Sela, which fell on September 12. Leningrad’s defenses were nearly broken now that the 1st Panzer and 36th Motorized had outflanked Krasnogvardiesk, putting the rear areas of the Soviet units defending Slutsk and Kolpino in peril.
Zhukov Arrives in Leningrad
On September 13, Stalin ordered General Georgii Konstantinovich Zhukov to fly to Leningrad. With him were Lt. Gens. Ivan Ivanovich Fedyuniskii and Mikhail Semenovich Khozin. When his aircraft landed, Zhukov went straight to Voroshilov. He handed him a note from Stalin appointing Zhukov commander in chief of the Front. It was brief. “Hand over the Front to him and come back by the same plane,” it said. The note was simply signed “Stalin.”
The same day, Reinhardt and von Chappius breached the lines of the 42nd Army north of Krasnoe Sela and advanced toward Uritsk. Krasnogvardiesk was also taken by the L Army Corps which was supported by elements of Reinhardt’s corps.
Red Army artillerymen lie in wait for the advancing Germans during the summer of 1941. At times, antitank units and artillery were effective in slowing the German juggernaut that advanced into Russia.
Zhukov sent Fedyuinskii to the 42nd Army Headquarters where he found Ivanov, its commander, “sitting with his head in his hands, unable even to point out the location of his troops.” Reporting the situation to Zhukov, Fedyuinskii received a simple order: “Take over the 42nd Army—and quick.”
While Panzer Group 4 continued to press Leningrad’s defenses, Zhukov worked tirelessly to stop the entire German advance. On the 14th he reached into his reserves and sent a rifle division to Fedyuinskii to help defend Uritsk. He planned to use the 42nd Army as a defensive bulwark while forces behind it dug into new positions. He also ordered the recently formed 55th Army under Maj. Gen. Ivan Gavrilovich Lazarev to defend the Kolpino and Pushkinskiy sectors at all costs and for Marshal Grigorii Ivanovich Kulik’s 54th Army to recapture Mga and Shisselburg.
Panzer Group 4: Short of Triumph at Leningrad
September 15 saw heavy fighting at Uritsk, while Kulik struggled to take his objectives. In the end, Kulik would fail and he was demoted to major general. Hoepner lost another armored unit that day when the 6th Panzer was pulled out of the line in preparation for the move to Army Group Center, which was preparing the assault on Moscow.
Units of the 1st Panzer, Polizei, and 269th Infantry Divisions entered Pushkinskiy on September 16, with the Soviets fighting for every block of the town. New battalions rushed to help defend the area, but the Germans continued to push forward, finally capturing the town two days later. The 1st Panzer then turned toward Leningrad again but was halted by units of the 42nd Army in front of the city.
The following day, Zhukov basically stabilized the front at Uritsk, although fighting in the city’s suburbs was still raging. German forces still had a ring around the land approaches to Leningrad, but the city’s defenses had held. Reinhardt began pulling the 1st Panzer and 36th Motorized out of the line that day. Along with his corps headquarters, the units would soon follow the 6th Panzer to deploy for the Moscow offensive. Panzer Group 4 Headquarters also prepared to move southeast for the offensive.
Schmidt’s XXXIX Corps with its armored and mechanized divisions would remain with Army Group North for a few more months, but it would now be up to the infantry and Luftwaffe to force Leningrad’s surrender. They would not succeed. For Panzer Group 4, which had started the war with great victories and high hopes, there would be no triumphal panzer parade through the streets of the “White City” on the Neva.
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Compensatory functions and interdependency of the DNABinding domain of BRCA2 with the BRCA1-PALB2-BRCA2 complex
Muthana Al Abo, Donniphat Dejsuphong, Kouji Hirota, Yasukazu Yonetani, Mitsuyoshi Yamazoe, Hitoshi Kurumizaka, Shunichi Takeda
BRCA1, BRCA2, and PALB2 are key players in cellular tolerance to chemotherapeutic agents, including camptothecin, cisplatin, and PARP inhibitor. The N-terminal segment of BRCA2 interacts with PALB2, thus contributing to the formation of the BRCA1-PALB2-BRCA2 complex. To understand the role played by BRCA2 in this complex, we deleted its N-terminal segment and generated BRCA2DN mutant cells. Although previous studies have suggested that BRCA1-PALB2 plays a role in the recruitment of BRCA2 to DNA-damage sites, BRCA2DN mutant cells displayed a considerably milder phenotype than did BRCA2-/- null-deficient cells. We hypothesized that the DNA-binding domain (DBD) of BRCA2 might compensate for a defect in BRCA2DN that prevented stable interaction with PALB2. To test this hypothesis, we disrupted the DBD of BRCA2 in wild-type and BRCA2DN cells. Remarkably, although the resulting BRCA2DDBD cells displayed a moderate phenotype, the BRCA2DN+DDBD cells displayed a very severe phenotype, as did the BRCA2-/- cells, suggesting that the N-terminal segment and the DBD play a substantially overlapping role in the functionality of BRCA2. We also showed that the formation of both the BRCA1-PALB2-BRCA2 complex and the DBD is required for efficient recruitment of BRCA2 to DNA-damage sites. Our study revealed the essential role played by both the BRCA1-PALB2-BRCA2 complex and the DBD in the functionality of BRCA2, as each can compensate for the other in the recruitment of BRCA2 to DNA-damage sites. This knowledge adds to our ability to accurately predict the efficacy of antimalignant therapies for patients carrying mutations in the BRCA2 gene.
https://doi.org/10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-13-1443
Published - 2014 2 1
10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-13-1443
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DNA Medicine & Life Sciences
DNA Damage Medicine & Life Sciences
BRCA2 Gene Medicine & Life Sciences
Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors Medicine & Life Sciences
Camptothecin Medicine & Life Sciences
Null Lymphocytes Medicine & Life Sciences
Cisplatin Medicine & Life Sciences
Al Abo, M., Dejsuphong, D., Hirota, K., Yonetani, Y., Yamazoe, M., Kurumizaka, H., & Takeda, S. (2014). Compensatory functions and interdependency of the DNABinding domain of BRCA2 with the BRCA1-PALB2-BRCA2 complex. Cancer Research, 74(3), 797-807. https://doi.org/10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-13-1443
Compensatory functions and interdependency of the DNABinding domain of BRCA2 with the BRCA1-PALB2-BRCA2 complex. / Al Abo, Muthana; Dejsuphong, Donniphat; Hirota, Kouji; Yonetani, Yasukazu; Yamazoe, Mitsuyoshi; Kurumizaka, Hitoshi; Takeda, Shunichi.
In: Cancer Research, Vol. 74, No. 3, 01.02.2014, p. 797-807.
Al Abo, M, Dejsuphong, D, Hirota, K, Yonetani, Y, Yamazoe, M, Kurumizaka, H & Takeda, S 2014, 'Compensatory functions and interdependency of the DNABinding domain of BRCA2 with the BRCA1-PALB2-BRCA2 complex', Cancer Research, vol. 74, no. 3, pp. 797-807. https://doi.org/10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-13-1443
Al Abo M, Dejsuphong D, Hirota K, Yonetani Y, Yamazoe M, Kurumizaka H et al. Compensatory functions and interdependency of the DNABinding domain of BRCA2 with the BRCA1-PALB2-BRCA2 complex. Cancer Research. 2014 2 1;74(3):797-807. https://doi.org/10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-13-1443
Al Abo, Muthana ; Dejsuphong, Donniphat ; Hirota, Kouji ; Yonetani, Yasukazu ; Yamazoe, Mitsuyoshi ; Kurumizaka, Hitoshi ; Takeda, Shunichi. / Compensatory functions and interdependency of the DNABinding domain of BRCA2 with the BRCA1-PALB2-BRCA2 complex. In: Cancer Research. 2014 ; Vol. 74, No. 3. pp. 797-807.
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abstract = "BRCA1, BRCA2, and PALB2 are key players in cellular tolerance to chemotherapeutic agents, including camptothecin, cisplatin, and PARP inhibitor. The N-terminal segment of BRCA2 interacts with PALB2, thus contributing to the formation of the BRCA1-PALB2-BRCA2 complex. To understand the role played by BRCA2 in this complex, we deleted its N-terminal segment and generated BRCA2DN mutant cells. Although previous studies have suggested that BRCA1-PALB2 plays a role in the recruitment of BRCA2 to DNA-damage sites, BRCA2DN mutant cells displayed a considerably milder phenotype than did BRCA2-/- null-deficient cells. We hypothesized that the DNA-binding domain (DBD) of BRCA2 might compensate for a defect in BRCA2DN that prevented stable interaction with PALB2. To test this hypothesis, we disrupted the DBD of BRCA2 in wild-type and BRCA2DN cells. Remarkably, although the resulting BRCA2DDBD cells displayed a moderate phenotype, the BRCA2DN+DDBD cells displayed a very severe phenotype, as did the BRCA2-/- cells, suggesting that the N-terminal segment and the DBD play a substantially overlapping role in the functionality of BRCA2. We also showed that the formation of both the BRCA1-PALB2-BRCA2 complex and the DBD is required for efficient recruitment of BRCA2 to DNA-damage sites. Our study revealed the essential role played by both the BRCA1-PALB2-BRCA2 complex and the DBD in the functionality of BRCA2, as each can compensate for the other in the recruitment of BRCA2 to DNA-damage sites. This knowledge adds to our ability to accurately predict the efficacy of antimalignant therapies for patients carrying mutations in the BRCA2 gene.",
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Succession Planting
Growing a family business for future generations
Jeff Neudorf was eight years old when his family moved from the north end of St. Catharines to a farmhouse on Highway 8 on the outskirts of town. It was 1962 and he suddenly found himself growing up on a hobby farm that included 12 acres of grapes (Concords, Catawbas and Niagaras).
Since then the homestead has been the hub for the Neudorf family, the spot where special events and holidays are celebrated. “It was never a case of going to see grandma and grandpa, my children said we’re going to the farm,” Neudorf explains, adding that the third generation now plays amidst the vines and swims in the pool.
In 2000, the family decided to replace the old native grapes with vinifera grapes. They signed an agreement to supply Pinot Noir exclusively for the specialist Chardonnay and Pinot Noir project, Le Clos Jordanne, overseen by Constellation Brands/Vincor and the Boisset family of Burgundy.
“For the next 10 years, this was La Petite Colline (the little hill),” explains Neudorf. By the end of the original lease, Le Clos Jordanne had effectively been shuttered. The Neudorf’s grapes followed winemaker Thomas Bachelder to his new venture with Domaine Queylus. Under the new arrangement, the family negotiated getting two barrels of the Pinot Noir from their vineyard. They bottled the first wines under The Farm label in 2012.
“We tried to get a licence but realized that we’re so small, it would be easier if we were just under Domaine Queylus’ licence as a brand within a brand,” he says. “That’s what we did until one year ago, when we did get our licence.” What started our as two barrels quickly became four and then 10. For the past three vintages — 2015, 2016 and 2017 — The Farm’s production has hovered around the 20 barrel mark. Even with the growth, there’s still only two barrels of the family’s estate vineyard in the mix. The additional fruit comes from sites across Niagara.
Kelly Mason was hired as winemaker one year ago. She continues her role as winemaker at Domaine Queylus where she has been employed since 2013. The Neudorfs also gave Mason the opportunity to make wine from the grapes from her own farm under The Farm label. “I had never seen my grapes in a tank ever,” Mason says, explaining how she brought members of the Neudorf family to see her vineyard and pitch her idea. “I didn’t know what their vision was. I thought it would be cool to be able to have a hand in making wine from my grapes as opposed to selling to a different winery where I’d never see them again.”
Once that first crop came in, the wine showed so well everyone thought the Mason Vineyard merited release as a standalone wine. It joined the Neudorf Vineyard as a single vineyard selection from The Farm in 2015. The two small lot wines will officially be released at the end of September, while the larger volume black label wine is offered for sale via the website and to restaurant clients through the year. The black label retails for $22, while the single vineyards are $52 per bottle.
Aside from being a way to enjoy the fruits of their labour — Neudorf explains his father is likely the winery’s biggest customer — The Farm is a way to keep the property in the family.
“By establishing The Farm Winery, “ Neudorf said, “the farm will live and stay in the family for future generations, not only as a place to meet, but a business that sustains itself.”
Photography Jeff Kirk
This article originally appeared in the Harvest 2018 issue of VINES Magazine
on Wednesday, 05 December 2018. Posted in The Producers
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Dale Aleckson
Dale Aleckson, 91, of Weston, Wisconsin, who spent his entire career in public education, died on Oct. 2, 2020.
The son of the late Halvor and Nellie (Jensen) Aleckson was born Sept. 30, 1929, in St. Cloud, Minnesota. He married Donna Johnson on June 5, 1952.
A graduate of Clear Lake Minnesota High School in 1947, he earned his undergraduate degree in education from St. Cloud State Teachers College in 1952. He also earned his Master’s Degree in Public School Finance from Northern Illinois University in 1964. After high school, Dale served in the US Army with the 24th Corp, Judge Advocate Division in Korea during 1947 and 1948.
Dale taught Business Education at the secondary level for seven years, and moved on to Business Management of School Districts in Maple Dale-Indian Hill, Shorewood, West Allis-West Milwaukee, culminating his 38 year career with the D C Everest School District as Director of Business. He retired in 1990, continuing with 15 years in public school financial consulting.
He particularly enjoyed spending time with his wife Donna at their cabin on the Embarrass River. He also loved spending time on the golf course. Woodworking was an activity he dearly liked.
In addition to his beloved wife Donna, he is survived by his children, Paul (Susan) Aleckson, Weston, Wisconsin, Jon (Mary) Aleckson, Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin, Nancy (Dennis) Hovey, Byron, Minnesota; grandchildren, Andrew (Sarah) Aleckson, Ted (Laura) Aleckson, Ben Aleckson, Jacob (Jen) Aleckson, Jessica (Matt) Smith, Kelsey Aleckson, Joshua Hovey, Jorden (Angelie) Hovey and Holly Hovey; and ten great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his aforementioned parents, brother Dean, sister Naomi, great-grandson Jack.
A private family Funeral Service will be held at Zion Lutheran Church. The Rev. Dr. Steven K. Gjerde will officiate. Interment will be at St. Marcus Cemetery, Clear Lake, Minnesota, with the much-appreciated assistance from Miller-Carlin Funeral Homes in St. Cloud, MN. In lieu of flowers, donations in Dale’s name can be directed to Zion Lutheran Organ Maintenance Fund or the Salvation Army. Brainard Funeral Home – Everest Chapel is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences can be directed to the family at www.brainardfuneral.com.
Norma Heier
Norma Heier, 91, Athens, died Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2020, under the care of Ministry Home Care Hospice at House of the Dove, Marshfield.
She was born Feb. 4, 1929, oldest of four sisters in the town of Halsey, daughter of the late Edward and Esther (Weise) Hoge. Growing up on the family farm, she was her dad’s right hand gal and knew what it was like to work hard. On Nov. 4, 1950, she married Sylvester Heier at St. Anthony Catholic Church, Athens. He preceded her in death on March 16, 2015.
In her later years she worked as a bookkeeper for Lake Superior District Power Company and for a short time at Weyerhauser, formerly Roddis, in Marshfield. Following this she worked as a bookkeeper for the Village of Athens and a bank teller at the Bank of Athens until her retirement.
Norma enjoyed gardening especially flowers, playing in the Old Timers Band, singing in the church choir, and bowling. She also enjoyed going up North to the family cabin and eating out with family.
Norma worked tirelessly in the kitchen canning her delicious dill pickles, baking desserts, especially her nut bars, and making fruit cakes and pies for the church bazzar and church stand at the Athens fair. Norma was a life long active member of Trinity Lutheran Church, participating in the choir until she was no longer able.
Holidays were always special and Christmas was the best. She spoiled her children and grandchildren with many gifts. She will always be remembered for helping anyone that needed it and putting everyone else’s needs before her own.
Survivors include her children, Edward “Eddie” (Carolyn) Heier, Athens, Glenn Heier, Athens, Carol (Steve) Guralski, Edgar; grandchildren, Randalyn (Tom) Ellenbecker, Nathan (Lindsey) Heier, Jenna (Matt) Ellenbecker, all of Athens, Stephanie (Travis) Haupt, Marshfield, Wendy (Brandon) Rindfeisch, Stratford and Bradley (Ashley) Guralski, Stratford; 16 great-grandchildren; sisters, Nila (Frank) Koeller, Violet (Roland) Golz and LuAnn Thurs; sisters-in-law, Marcella Sobie and Henrietta Klympyan.
Besides her parents and husband, Sylvester, she was preceded in death by a brother-in-law, Gordy Thurs.
Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Athens. Rev. Mark Schwalenberg will officiate. Burial will be in Athens Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday from 9 a.m. until the time of services all at the church. Social distancing practices will be followed and masks are required for anyone attending.
The family wishes to express a special thank you to Helen Schreiber and LuAnn Thurs for being amazing caregivers and helping keep Norma in her home for so long. The family also wishes to express their sincere appreciation to the staff at House of Dove for the compassionate care given to Norma over the last few weeks.
Sylvia “Syl” Schoenberger
Sylvia Mary “Syl” Schoenberger moved on to a different plane of existence on Oct. 3, 2020, at the age of 92.
Born a twin on April 8, 1928 in Brooklyn, New York, to Edward and Ada (Drake) Carpenter, she grew up during the Great Depression.
While in school, Sylvia won a cooking medal; not because she was the best cook, but because the real winner sassed the teacher. This exemplifies who Sylvia was as a person: helpful and kind. She also was a life saver, having saved (at different times in life) a little girl from drowning; a toddler from falling off a deck; and quick-thinking mouth-to mouth resuscitation on her daughter.
Sylvia left school as a sophomore, to work. In 1944, she graduated from Business School, where she learned skills, especially typing, that served her well throughout her life.
Sylvia met her future husband, Edward, at the La Puma Opera Co. in New York, where he played first flute. After meeting Sylvia and her twin sister, Helen, a friend of Edward’s quipped “Those sisters, VaVaVa-Voom!”
Sylvia and Edward married in 1952 and in 1957 they moved to Wausau, Wisconsin, with their son Konrad, who was born in 1954. Her artist husband received a job offer from the Marathon County Historical Museum and Sylvia became a housewife. Their daughter, Kim, was born in 1960. Sylvia enjoyed her independence and learned to drive in the early 1960s.
Sylvia was raised in traditional religions, but was seeking something more. In the early 1970s, Sylvia found Eckankar-the ancient science of soul travel. She became very active in Eckankar and eventually took on Ministerial duties, presiding over weddings and funerals.
Sylvia wrote and published poetry submitted writing for publication and loved entering contests and sweepstakes. She could frequently be found at her typewriter. Sylvia once wrote “I may never write anything of merit or beauty. May I please be remembered for trying?”
In her later years, Syl discovered Bingo and enjoyed trips to the casinos. Sylvia had great inner strength and great strength of character, but mostly, she will be remembered for her delightful personality and sweet disposition.
Sylvia was preceded in death by her husband, Edward, her parents and her twin, Helen Dawson and brothers Thomas and Edward Carpenter.
Sylvia is survived by her son, Konrad (Mary) Schoenberger of Ashland, Wi; her daughter, Kim (Jeannette) Schoenberger of Wausau, Wi; and sister Charlotte Ovrebo of Norway and many loving nieces and nephews.
Thank you to the staff at Wausau Manor nursing home, where Syl was cared for and treated to many games of Bingo!
Thanks also to Aspirus Hospice Care for its end of life care.
A memorial is planned for a later date.
David “Dave” Cyrtmus
Dave William Cyrtmus was born on a rainy Palm Sunday, March 29, 1942, in Milwaukee to the late Lillian Schmitz and passed away Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020. His mother married and divorced his father before he was born so he never met his real dad. He was adopted by his stepfather Marlyn Cyrtmus when he was 10 years old. Never meeting his own father didn’t stop him from being the best dad ever.
He married his high school sweetheart, Karen Kenitz, on June 23, 1962, 10 days after she graduated from high school. They had 58 years of marriage and had three children, Dave, Kevin and Wendy.
In his lifetime he enjoyed hunting, fishing, baseball, bowling and horseshoes. He was an active volunteer in church and various organizations especially the Lions Club where he was almost every officer including vice president and president. He worked at UPS for 33 years and when he retired they hated letting him go. He loved his job.
Many years were enjoyed up North in Three Lakes with family and friends on Stella Lake.
He is survived by his loving wife, Karen; children, Dave (Debbie), Kevin (Leah) and Wendy(Brian); grandchildren, Jacque (Aaron), Bethaney (Tess), Michael (Courtney), Megan (Tyler), Brandon (Autumn), Jake (CJ), Danielle (JJ) and Miranda; great-grandchildren, Cayson, Cai and Cash; brothers-in-law, Wayne and Kenny; sisters-in-law, MaryAnn and Mandee; cousin, Eddie (Laure) and many counsins-in-law.
He was preceded in death by his mother, step-father, second mother, aunt Gracie, brother-in-law, Vernon, sister-in-law, Janet and other aunts, uncles and cousins.
Private family services will be held.
Peterson/Kraemer Funeral Home, Wausau, is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be expressed at www.petersonkraemer.com.
George Bartelt
George Bartelt, 85, of Marathon, Wisconsin, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, at his residence.
He was born Aug. 13, 1935, in Wausau, Wiscosin, to Gottlieb and Ruth Bartelt. George graduated from Marathon High School in 1953. He graduated from Stevens Point Teachers College in 1957 and later obtained his master’s degree from the University of Wisconsin in Madison.
George was a counselor at Cassville High School, taught in Tigerton, and later taught in Tomahawk where he became a principal. He retired to become caregiver for his mother. He enabled her to remain in her home until her death.
He is survived by a brother, John Bartelt, and his wife Pat, of Marion, Wisconsin, and a sister, Mary Butler of Pittsburg, Kansas. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews who always enjoyed their times with Uncle Bud.
He was proceeded in death by his parents, brother Jim Bartelt, and sister Joyce Rosso. He will be cremated, and burial will be at Rib Falls United Methodist Church. A celebration of his life will be held by family at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of the Peterson-Kraemer Funeral Home, Marathon. Friends may leave condolences at www.petersonkraemer.com.
Jean Rusch
Jean Marie Rusch, 80, town of Stettin, died Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, at her home surrounded by her loving family under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care and Hospice Services.
Jean was born May 26, 1940, in Wausau to the late Lorence and Betty (Muelbeck) Parsch. She graduated from Wausau High School in 1958. Jean was united in marriage to Lyle Rusch on Dec. 17, 1960, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Stewart Avenue. The couple was blessed with three sons, Mark, Keith and Terry. In addition to helping to raise her children, Jean worked as a bank teller for many years at First American Bank, Central Nation Bank and Brokaw Credit Union.
Jean was a very empathetic and caring wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister. She was very proud of her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren and enjoyed being involved with their lives. Jean had a tendency to always be busy resulting in her being very active in the Berlin/Hamburg Lions Club where she became involved with the Sunshine Girls, collecting eyeglasses, eye screening, eye tissue transport, Christmas wreath and other assorted fundraisers. Her dedication led to her being awarded the Knight of Sight Fellowship Award and Birch-Strum Fellowship Award. Throughout her life, Jean was also very dedicated to Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Town of Stettin. Over the years, she served on the church council as treasurer, the Altar Guild, Guild Committee, Banner Committee, Outreach Committee, as well as a Sunday School teacher and usher. In her free time, she enjoyed baking cookies for the Hospice House, gardening, quilting and sewing, playing golf and bowling, where she won several trophies. Some of her favorite times were spent with Lyle as they travelled the United States on bus tours to Packer games as well as visiting Hawaii, Alaska, Germany and the Caribbean on several cruises.
Jean is survived by her beloved husband of nearly 60 years, Lyle; sons, Mark (Dawn) of Wisconsin Rapids, Keith (Sandi) of Wausau and Terry (Carolyn) of Vadnais Heights, Minnesota; grandchildren, Benjamin, Matthew, Courtney (fiancé, Brendan McPeters), Jacob, Tyler, Joshua, Kay and Jenna; great-grandchildren, Ari, Cameron, Makenna and Rennae; siblings, Geri Loy, Chuck Parsch, Larry (Eunice) Parsch and Marlene (Reinie) Lenz; many nieces, nephews, cousins, extended family and friends. She is preceded in death by her stillborn daughter, Penny Sue; parents-in-law, Victor and Edna (Zahn) Rusch; Step Mother Margret Parsch; sisters-in-law, Gerry Parsch, Carolee Rusch, Mary Ann Rusch and nephew, Kevin Loy.
There will be a visitation from 3 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020, at Helke Funeral Home. Facemasks and social distancing are requested by all those attending. Due to COVID restrictions, the funeral service for Jean will be private. Jean will be buried in the Stettin Christian Cemetery with a committal service at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 7. All are welcome to attend. Chaplin Jim Hartleben will officiate. Helke Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements; you may sign our family guestbook at helke.com.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to either Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 232220 N. 120th Ave., Wausau, WI 54401, or to the Aspirus Health Foundation – Hospice Care, 425 Pine Ridge Blvd., Wausau, WI 54401.
Sincere appreciation goes to the doctors, nurses and staff of the Aspirus Cancer Center and Aspirus Comfort Care and Hospice Services for their compassionate care for Jean and her family.
Lawrence Wilke
Larry Wilke passed peacefully at his home on Sept. 30, 2020, in Mosinee, Wisconsin, at age 66. He was born to Fred and Hattie (Witz) Wilke on Jan. 6, 1954.
He is survived by ex-wife Cindy (Gavinski) Wilke, son Jami, daughter Lisa, grandchildren Tyler, Graecia, Lesly and Daiana, four brothers; Fred, Ronnie Gary and Denis, his girlfriend of 22 years Pam Marquardt, her children Alicia, Mike and Lindsey and grandkids; Aiden, Breanne and Kayle.
Larry was a loving father, grandfather, son and friend. Larry will be dearly missed by all.
He was a USAF Veteran, fought fires in Washington and loved to fish and hunt.
A celebration of life will be held at John J. Buettgen Funeral Home on Friday, Oct. 9, 2020, from 4-6 pm.
Jon Kayon
ON SEPT. 28, 2020, JON EDWARD KAYON, DEVOTED HUSBAND, FATHER, GRANDFATHER AND FRIEND TO MANY, LOST HIS BATTLE TO COLON CANCER. JON WAS BORN TO SYLVESTER AND MARIAN KAYON ON SEPT. 7, 1947, IN RACINE, WISCONSIN.
JON IS SURVIVED BY HIS LOVING WIFE, DIANE OF 40 YEARS, THEIR CHILDREN ALLISON (JAMAL) MOSLEY, MICHAEL (HEIDI) KAYON, DANIEL KAYON, MELISSA (JEREMY) KAYON -DIETEL, NOLAN (SAMANTHA) KAYON, GRANDCHILDREN J’SHON MOSLEY, KAMRYN KAYON, JERSEY KAYON, MARIAN GRUBER, ADDISON MOSLEY, MAJOR KAYON, JAIVYN MOSLEY, MAELYNN DIETEL AND ONE BROTHER DENNIS MAKOVSKY.
JON WAS KNOWN AS A MAN OF INTEGRITY WHO WAS EXTREMELY LOYAL AND FOR ALL WHO KNEW HIM, HARD-HEADED. JON WAS A HEAVY MACHINE OPERATOR, GROUNDSKEEPER, FARMER, DHIA MILK TESTER FOR 12 YEARS, CAR SALESMAN AND TRUCK DRIVER. JON ENDED HIS WORKING CAREER WITH KRAZE TRUCKING IN AMHERST, WISCONSIN.
JON HAD MANY HOBBIES SUCH AS HUNTING AND ARCHERY, HOWEVER, HIS FAVORITE HOBBIES INCLUDED HIS GRANDCHILDREN, HIS DOG(S), NATURE AND MUSIC.
FUNERAL SERVICE WILL BE HELD OUTSIDE SATURDAY OCT. 10 AT 2 P.M. AT NELSONVILLE LUTHERAN CHURCH, 3061 OAK ST., NELSONVILLE, WI 54458.
THE FAMILY ASKS THAT THOSE WHO PLAN TO ATTEND, PLEASE RESPECT COVID-19 STANDARDS AND WEAR A MASK AT ALL TIMES DURING THE SERVICE.
THERE WILL BE A SMALL GATHERING FOR FAMILY ONLY AFTER THE SERVICE.
Richard Wendel
Richard S. Wendel, 53, of Birnamwood died unexpectedly on Friday, Oct. 2, 2020, as the result of a motorcycle accident in Langlade County.
He was born on June 24, 1967, in Syosset, New York, the son of the late Robert and Ruth (Scot) Wendel.
Richard was a United States Navy Veteran. He was proud of his service and being trained as a search and rescue swimmer.
On March 6, 1996, Richard was united in marriage to Rebecca Maier in Stuart, Florida.
Richard (Rick) grew up in Islip Terrace, (Long Island) New York. Richard had a lifelong fondness for water and was a wildlife boat tour operator in Port St. Lucie, Florida. He was a correctional officer for the Department of Florida Prisons and the Oxford Wisconsin Federal Correctional Facility. He also enjoyed his time working as a counselor at the Sierra Group Home for Boys in White Lake. He was currently employed at Sartori, Antigo. Richard loved fishing, camping and road trips. He was committed to his family and was especially proud of his children.
Survivors include his wife, Rebecca; two children, Lya and Craig both at home; one brother, Robert (Fiona) Wendel, East Islip, New York; two sisters, Donna Bulleit of Virginia Beach, Virginia, and Christine (Russ) Gisler of Ronkonkoma, New York; father and mother-in-law, James and Nancy Maier of Birnamwood; brother-in-law, Justin (Anna) Maier of South Milwaukee and eight nieces and nephews and three great nieces and nephews.
Due to the current pandemic, a private family service will be held at Schmidt & Schulta Funeral Home, Birnamwood. Rev. Robert Hess will preside. Military rites will be conducted by the Darling Gunderson American Legion, Birnamwood. Family and friends are welcome to visit the family at their home throughout the week of Oct. 5, 2020, to pay condolences and are asked to phone the family prior visiting.
Memories and condolences may be shared at schmidtschulta.com.
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Relief May Be In Sight For Michiganders Waiting for Unemployment [VIDEO]
Non-Monetary Issue. Oh, the number of times we've seen those words on the screen, trying to help one of my sons navigate Michigan's unemployment system.
Non-Monetary Issue seems to be the issue plaguing the majority of Michiganders who are waiting for unemployment compensation. Now, there may be some relief in sight.
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued a new order which is supposedly going to speed up the unemployment process for thousands of people across our state who are still waiting to get their money.
“Nobody should have to worry about how to put food on the table or pay their bills, especially during a crisis," Whitmer said
SEE ALSO: Governor Whitmer Extends Michigan Stay-Home Order Until May 28
Steve Gary, the director of the Unemployment Insurance Agency says getting those non-monetary issues fixed is the agency's first priority.
"That's what we're focused on, we're going from oldest to soonest and we're getting through a lot of them," Gary told WDIV. "Just keep an eye on the website."
Governor Whitmer's most recent executive order is designed to "cut through all the red tape" of filing for unemployment. The order allows the state to:
Only review a worker's most-recent job separation to determine eligibility for unemployment.
It extends benefits to individuals who have an unanticipated family care responsibility, and
will help workers who are sick or quarantined and do not have access to paid family or medical leave.
According to WDIV, these changes are likely to help tens of thousands of people in Michigan who are currently stuck in limbo.
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Double Fine Adventure Announced For PC, Mac, Linux, iOS And Android
By Justin Alderman @@Mr_Manager0803 9 years ago
Last night, Tim Schafer update his Double Fine Adventure Kickstarter campaign page to thank backers for raising “a little bit more money than they thought they would get”. He also stated that the adventure game will be developed for PC, Mac, Linux, iOS and “certain” Android devices.
As of the time of publication, the Kickstarter campaign has raised almost $1.9m, blowing away Schafer’s original goal of $400K. As he explained in the video update, embedded below, the extra money will not only allow them to release the game for the announced platforms, but it will also cover voice acting and localization costs for different regions.
Campaign contributions have slowed down recently from their initial frenzied pace but are still rolling along nicely and there are 26 days left to go. With the amount of time left in the campaign, it seems entirely possible that we can expect to hear about more new additions and features to the Double Fine Adventure game before all is said and done.
Source: Joystiq
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Where the Ghosts Live
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Eastern State Penitentiary – Philadelphia, PA
Posted by weiselcantlin2 in Halloween Attractions, Haunted Jails and Penitentiaries, PA
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Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, which opened in 1829 was once one of the most famous and expensive prisons known for it’s unusually cruel treatments of it’s prisoners. According to the official website, it was considered “the world’s first true “penitentiary,” a prison designed to inspire penitence, or true regret, in the hearts of convicts.”
This maximum security prison was made up of 7 different cell blocks with which all met in the center for an easier command center with the need for less guards. Cells were designed for complete solitary confinement. Each had a locked gate with iron bars with heavy wooden doors that would close off the prisoners from other inmates to be ensure there was no talking across the halls. It was thought that isolation would help prisoners find God, but instead, it drove many of them insane.
The penitentiary was in use for 142 years before it shut down in the 1970’s for about 30 years. They are now open for tours and it’s used as an outstanding Halloween attraction.
It sits on 10 acres of land and if you were to walk around it, you would complete a half mile. It had 450 cells and at it’s peak there were about 1800 prisoners there at one time with approximately 75,000 prisoners admitted over the course of its operation.
Inhumane Treatment of Prisoners
In 1913, Pennsylvania abolished solitary confinement and the inhumane treatment began. If the prisoners acted out during the winter, ice cold water was thrown on them and they would spend the night outside. In the morning they could be found with a thin layer of ice formed over their body.
Iron gags were used on prisoners who wouldn’t obey the no talking ordinance. The gag was used like a bear trap on their tongues and was tied to their hands behind their back. Every time they moved the contraption would cut their tongues.
If they misbehaved, one of the punishments was being strapped in a chair so tight that it would cut off circulation to their extremities.
Most of the prisoners were sentenced to life and died within these walls, hundreds perished during the TB outbreak and many others committed suicide due to the inhumane treatment.
If all of that isn’t enough to make you think it could be haunted, several guards were killed by inmates who would reach through the bars after the doors were opened and shoved them only a few inches until they fell over the rails to their deaths.
In addition, during the 1930’s, an officer was clubbed to death by an inmate with a disassembled piece of a sewing machine.
Al Capone spent time here in a very well furnished cell. It was said he could be heard screaming on several occasions because he thought he was being haunted by one of the victims of the infamous Valentine’s Day Massacre.
Willie Sutton, a notorious bank robber actually managed to escape in 1945 through a tunnel that took a team of men a year to dig. Once outside the walls, Willie was quickly captured.
The Hauntings
A locksmith doing restorations in cell block 4 was trying to remove a 150 year old lock from a cell door when a massive force overcame him. He believes that when he opened the gate it opened a pathway to the spirits who were trapped behind its bars.
In review of the Ghost Adventure’s investigation there were a great number of findings. It was quite an intense episode. During Zak’s interviews of an eyewitness at the prison, he discovered there were many reports of phantom footsteps, noises, voices, moaning, screaming, several accounts of physical touching and pushing, apparitions, banging and many other accounts of unexplained happenings.
The episode is 45 minutes long. If you have an interest and would care to see what they discovered while on site, start viewing at 13 minutes. This is where the first encounter is recorded. Zak is taking to a tour guide and they step inside Al Capone’s cell. Listen for what happens when another guide gives the history about reports that Al thought he was haunted.
(If you are short for time, after the previous part, skip ahead to around the 22:30 mark.) When Zac starts to torment the ghosts, a clanking noise is captured. At 25 minutes they receive a spike on the EMF detector and moments after they recorded an EVP. I could go on and on with what they found and what happened to them during their stay. I’ll let you decide if you’d like to review more. If you decide you are interested, here is the link to the video:
If you are among the bravest of the brave, you can pay a small fee to be scared out of your wits by people in full makeup and zombie attire who are stationed in cells throughout the jail. Walk through and tread lightly so as to not disturb the ghosts. watch your step however, the place is deteriorating and it adds to the image of a haunted location. “Terror Behind The Walls” has 6 different attractions on site that start on the weekends in September and run every day through the month of October, except Mondays. The last weekend is November 9. You may have to wait in line, but they make sure you are entertained while you hang out with your friends. For info, check out: Terror Behind the Walls.
If that seems too much for you, they are open daily for prison tours.
For a virtual tour, see the source documents below:
Virtual Tour Video – “Inside Eastern State Penitentiary” 10 minutes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5PtNEbfL10
Picture of the prison from an aerial view: en.wikipedia.org
Eastern State Penitentiary’s Official Website: http://www.easternstate.org/
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Home » Road Games Retrospective – A Hitchcockian Suspense Thriller
Road Games Retrospective – A Hitchcockian Suspense Thriller
Tyler Doupé June 6, 2014 No Comments 163 views 0 likes
poster for Road Games.
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Quid is a long haul truck driver working in the Southern Hemisphere. To stay alert and keep his brain active, he plays road games with himself while he is traveling. He allocates imaginary back stories to the occupants of other vehicles he passes. He counts cars. And he stages various other competitions against his traveling partner, a dingo named Boswell. While on the road, Quid and Boswell begin to notice strange behavior from the driver of a green van. Quid becomes convinced that the man driving the van is linked to the string of murders that have been reported on the radio. When Quid picks up a young, female hitchhiker, she becomes instrumental in determining if Quid is losing his mind or if he has stumbled across something more sinister.
Road Games is co-written and directed by Richard Franklin (Psycho II). Franklin draws a great deal of inspiration from Hitchcock as a director and as a co-author of the script. Road Games is taut, atmospheric, and suspenseful. It’s a bit like Rear Window on the open road.
Stacy Keach stars as Quid and Jamie Lee Curtis as the hitchhiker he picks up. Both offer up respectable performances in Road Games. Particularly impressive is the pair’s shared ability to make the most of minimal shooting locations and carry a film that unfolds almost entirely in the cab of a semi truck. The chemistry between their characters is natural and keeps the viewer curious as to what will happen between the two of them.
Road Games is not a straight up horror film. It is more of a suspenseful thriller with horror overtones. Since it stars Jamie Lee Curtis and was released at the height of the slasher boom, it was marketed as if it was a slasher film but realistically it is more of a thriller than a true horror picture.
The film’s pacing is occasionally a little choppy but the third act makes up for any unevenness in the first two. The final thirty minutes of Road Games are intense and unnerving. The last half hour is comprised of one long chase scene between Quid and the man he suspects of being the killer he’s heard about on the radio.
The biggest missed opportunity in Road Games is the score. It is very unimaginative. The music that accompanies some of the film’s more intense scenes is completely generic and could have been plucked from any late 1970s television series. If Road Games didn’t have everything going for it that it does, the score could have very well been its undoing. Fortunately, keen performances from the film’s leads and a director that understands how to create suspense save the film from succumbing to mediocrity at the hands of an uninspired composer.
Road Games is currently out of print on DVD. The Anchor Bay DVD release features a commentary track with Stacy Keach and the film’s director as well as a new retrospective featurette. I was lucky enough to find a used copy at my local record store for around $15 but the disc is now going for upwards of $45 for a used copy via leading online resellers. The film is well worth checking out for fans of Hitchcockian suspense as well as enthusiasts of Jamie Lee Curtis’ earlier body of work. While Road Games isn’t a proper horror film, it is highly suspenseful and infused with horror elements.
WICKED RATING: 6/10 [usr 6]
Director(s): Richard Franklin
Writer(s): Richard Franklin, Everett De Roche
Stars: Stacy Keach, Jamie Lee Curtis
Studio/ Production Co:
Budget: $1.8 Million AUD (estimated)
Sub-Genre: Psychological Thriller
Tags: 1980s Horror, 1981, 80s Horror, 80s Thrillers, Australian Horror, jamie lee curtis, Ozploitation, Psychological Thriller, Roadgames, Slasher Films, Stacy Keach, Terror on the open road, Vehicular Horror
Written by Tyler Doupé
Tyler Doupe' is the managing editor at Wicked Horror. He has previously penned for Fangoria Mag, Rue Morgue Mag, FEARnet, Fandango, ConTV, Ranker, Shock Till You Drop, ChillerTV, ComingSoon, and more. He lives with his husband, his dog, and cat hat(s).
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Regarding 2018
For Me, "Solo" Is the Best of Disney's Star Wars Stories
In recent days, I started to feel extremely unsure of what I wanted to do with my life. Was I actually working to fulfill my "calling," or have I been on a long path to nowhere. I think my dream would be to be a film critic and write scripts and stories, and do some freelance editing on the side. Not a particularly steady dream when the first career is slowly dying, the second is the hardest to make a living out of, and the third doesn't have the luxury of an employer.
Amidst my angst comes Solo: A Star Wars Story, the most unlikely underdog in the box office in recent memory. The film had been wrought with well-known production issues, including a near-complete reshoot by director Ron Howard (Apollo 13, How the Grinch Stole Christmas), that ratcheted up the budget even though most Star Wars fans will loudly proclaim, "Nobody asked for this!" I had minimal expectations going in due to the drama, but I was, per usual, excited to see another story from the galaxy far, far away. And I left with an emotional feeling I haven't felt since the original Binary Sunset.
Solo opens on the mean streets of Corellia, as Han (Alden Ehrenreich, Hail, Caesar!) and his childhood friend and lover Qi'ra (Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones) attempt to escape this life. Han's goal: be a pilot and fly free among the stars. It's a motivation as pure as the Skywalkers on the outset of their journeys, but with a scoundrel like Han, it's endearing to see this as his origin. The chase that follows echoes the opening of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Not in the execution or direction, but in the heart of it. Imagine if River Phoenix, who so greatly played Young Indy, had a whole film to explore that character. That's Alden Ehrenreich as Han, who captures Ford's defining mannerisms, adds his own youthful spin, and makes as authentic a performance as you can get, cementing his status as a scruffy-looking nerfherder with a good heart. Add some speeding speeders and a rollicking John Powell/John Williams score, and I tell you truthfully, reader, I was on the edge of my seat: not because of suspense but because of unadulterated fun and utter engagement.
As the film continues, Han falls in with a gang of smugglers, consisting of Tobias Beckett (Woody Harrelson, The Hunger Games), his partner Val (Thandie Newton, Westworld), alien pilot Rio Durant (voiced by Jon Favreau, Iron Man), and of course Chewbacca (Joonas Suotamo). Their journey to recover the powerful superfuel Coaxium for crime lord Dreyden Vos (Paul Bettany, Avengers: Infinity War) leads to run-ins with rival gangs, Imperials, and, of course, the ever-smooth Lando Calrissian (Donald Glover, Atlanta) and his droid partner L3-37 (Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Fleabag).
Solo, written by Lawrence (The Empire Strikes Back) and Jon (The First Time) Kasdan, has everything you'd want in a Han Solo film and then some. The camaraderie between the crews feels so organic (which would make sense after a roughly ten-month production), and the action is, oh, so exhilarating. Even if it doesn't necessarily expand the mythology of Star Wars, it certainly adds some interesting and surprising wrinkles.
But the most satisfying thing is how character-driven the whole piece is. All of Han's actions are driven not by the writers' need to have a plot, nor by the inevitability that he will become the guy who shot first in the cantina (the jury's still out on that one); everything he does is to bring him one step closer to piloting his own ship with his love by his side. One of the best setpieces in the film comes not from the spontaneous need for a second-act blow-out, but arises organically from the crew's need to survive in the criminal underworld, Chewbacca's desire to save his people, and L3-37's civil rights activism (her humor didn't always work for me, but I'd be amiss if I tried to discount her effectiveness and importance). Even if we don't know every character's secrets at once, nothing felt forced: a credit to all the actors, the writers, Howard, and his crew.
Many will argue that we didn't "need" Solo: A Star Wars Story. To an extent, they're right; movies aren't the greatest concern of Bloom's taxonomy. But as I sat on the bus leaving the theater, I realized I did need this movie. It wasn't just the adrenaline that was making me feel surprisingly emotional thinking back on the last two hours. The path I'm charting for my life isn't going to be easy. Neither was Han's. But as a film critic responding to me on Twitter warned me of the difficulty of living as a film critic, I watched Han struggle out of Corellia, endure the Imperial army, and attempt the impossible Kessel Run in pursuing his sky-high dreams. As he succeeded against obstacles, I felt a confidence that I could, too, even if we're both a little naive and wet behind the ears.
People accuse Disney and Lucasfilm of milking Star Wars for all its worth. With a movie a year (this one coming in five months since the last one), a TV show always in production, and countless books and comics being printed at once, it sure seems like it. But as long as they deliver great stories as they have, I'll chug all the blue milk they churn out.
Speaking of blue: I noticed the gritty Corellia scenes had a deep blue in most of their frames. My first instinct is that this is some kind of symbolism. I looked up what blue represents. It can mean a lot of things, but the one that stood out most was "depth and stability." And even though life under Lady Proxima (Linda Hunt, Pocahontas, The Year of Living Dangerously) isn't great, depth and stability is exactly what Han leaves.
How fitting.
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Three Days With Walter Cronkite
As the world now knows, Walter Cronkite died today. I spent three days working with the legendary newsman at the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, in the summer of 1987. I was an Air Force Reserve officer, on temporary duty at the Pentagon with the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Political/Military Affairs Division) and had been assigned to provide staff support for the war game which the JCS conducted with the Commanders-in-Chief of the major military commands that year. Mr. Cronkite was a media advisor to Department of Defense officials during the exercise.
In addition to testing the effectiveness of military strategies and tactics in a difficult war-fighting scenario, the exercise involves prominent journalists and former government officials who consult with the Defense Department to assess the ways in which press coverage of a similar military action might influence the public’s reaction to the conflict and by implication, alter national security policy. The simulated engagement is designed to ensure that everything which can go wrong, does go wrong, with the U.S. invariably losing the war. A hopeless scenario isn’t much fun but may be the best way to learn what will and won’t work.
My very modest role in this important event was to serve as the military liaison to Mr. Cronkite and other members of the panel. Despite his towering stature, I was prepared to dislike him. Tonight’s obituaries praise him for the evenhandedness with which he reported the news but I vividly recall my irritation at the bias which seemed so evident as I watched him anchor the CBS Evening News.
I would often grind my teeth during my 1968-69 tour in Vietnam as Mr. Cronkite told Americans that the war in which my friends and I were risking our lives was a terrible mistake and a lost cause. It does not boost troop morale when“The Most Trusted Man In America” is telling the nation that their war is utter folly. I disagreed with him then and do now but for three long days in the summer of 1987, I must admit that he impressed me with his humanity, his humility and his clarity of thought. I abhorred his politics but found myself admiring him both personally and professionally.
His manner was business-like but he occasionally revealed a subtle, clever sense of humor. I later read a story he apparently liked to tell about his elderly mother, Helen, who died in 1993 at the age of 101. “Well into her ’90s, Mrs. Cronkite was said to have dated like a schoolgirl and danced her way to happiness. Once, Walter called to ask how she was, and she replied, ‘Oh, I had the best time dancing last night. But I had to keep slapping my date.’ Dumb struck, Walter asked, ‘Was he getting fresh?’ ‘Oh, no,’ Helen Cronkite said, ‘he’s old. He kept passing out; I had to keep reviving him.’”
But it wasn’t just his sociability which made him so difficult to dislike. Even in Vietnam I also had to concede that he was a man of admirable courage. I recall his stand-ups being delivered from dangerously near serious firefights. I didn’t know then that this was not his first war. He had also covered the Normandy Invasion and the Battle of the Bulge, some of the bloodiest engagements of World War II. I have read quotes from combat GIs expressing respect for Mr. Cronkite’s willingness to follow them into the thick of the fighting.
Also serving on our panel was Elliot Richardson, the only American to ever hold four presidential cabinet posts: Secretary of Defense, Attorney General, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare and Secretary of Commerce. Secretary Richardson was among the first Army troops to land under fire on Utah Beach, at Normandy, on D-Day. He wasn’t reporting on the landing, he was fighting in it, and heroically at that. But on this panel, Walter Cronkite’s celebrity eclipsed even luminaries of Secretary Richardson’s prominence.
Yet Mr. Cronkite was a man of striking contradictions. Liberals call that “complexity.” Conservatives call it confusion. Though he was a functional pacifist in his opposition to military involvement in Southeast Asia and Iraq, no one could fairly question his valor. Notwithstanding his support for ratification of the U.N. Law of the Sea Treaty (a flawed, world government measure which would have eroded American sovereignty), it would not have been reasonable todoubt his patriotism. He described himself as “a person of faith” and added that “I work very hard at being a Christian” but he made this profession of belief in a letter attacking the religious right on behalf of an organization (The Interfaith Alliance) whose members included atheists and agnostics. An angry attempt to silence Christian conservatives is a curious (but not uncommon) First Amendment philosophy for a journalist to whom freedom of speech should have been sacred. He was a lifelong Episcopalian who once considered entering the ministry but he didn’t think the religious left should also be pushed out of the public square. A website which tracks political contributions lists him as a generous donor to the NARAL Pro-Choice American PAC.
Vietnam veterans were sometimes denounced as “baby-killers” by the anti-war activists whose cause Mr. Cronkite championed but ironically, his support for abortion rights may have killed more babies than all the errant napalm strikes ever dropped in the war he so detested.
Walter Cronkite was a man who was universally revered by much of the Western World but in terms of public policy, he was the enemy of nearly all that I hold dear. He was dangerous precisely because his likability blinded so many Americans to the flaws in his misguided political philosophy. He recalls to mind our current president, who imperils the nation in very much the same way. Liberals complain that Ronald Reagan’s personal charm endeared him to swing voters whose political interests he consistently betrayed. They have a point about his charm if not his policies. But liberal or conservative, we should all be frightened by the percentage of the population which follows leaders whose emotional appeal trumps every other consideration.
I pray that Mr. Cronkite ultimately did find faith in Jesus and that tonight he rests in peace.
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Dianne Jacob is a writing coach who helps people get their cookbooks published. She has a degree in journalism and worked as a writer, editor and reporter for decades. In 1996 Dianne launched her coaching and writing business. The book proposals she’s worked on have resulted in book deals with Chronicle Books, Ten Speed Press, Simon & Schuster, Rizzoli and other prestigious publishers. She is the author of the multiple award-wining how-to book, Will Write for Food: The Complete Guide to Writing Cookbooks, Blogs, Memoir, Recipes and More. She also co-wrote two cookbooks with a chef. She has a free newsletter about food writing trends. Sign up at ww.diannej.com/newsletter. Follow her on Instagram as @diannemjacob and on Twitter as @diannej. Fine out more about Dianne on her website. Find Dianne’s books on her Amazon page.
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(The opinions expressed below are those of the author and are not an endorsement by the Queens Jewish Link of any candidate.)
The 2020 election season is nearly over, with early in-person voting already underway. It’s been an exhaustingly long year, and given the unpredictability of the mail-in voting, we already know that we won’t know who the next President will be on election night. Everyone must go and vote, in person, as soon as possible. And when you vote, vote for President Donald J. Trump.
The positives of Trump’s first term are too numerous to count. He headed up the strongest economy the country has ever seen. He destroyed ISIS. He stopped Russian aggression into Syria and Ukraine. He has pushed the Korean Peninsula closer to peace than they have been for 70 years. He facilitated the USMCA. He passed tax cuts. He signed the First Step Act. He signed the Right to Try Act. He removed the Obamacare individual mandate. He nominated three conservative Supreme Court Justices and dozens of other Federal judges. He cut bureaucratic red tape. He facilitated energy independence while simultaneously lowering carbon emissions. He stabilized the healthcare market. During his tenure, the stock market continuously broke records. He’s lowered drug prices. He fought the opioid epidemic. He’s been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in the Middle East. He expanded VA services. He secured more funding from NATO countries. Of course, he moved the embassy to Jerusalem, recognized the Golan Heights, pulled out of the disastrous Iran Deal, expanded protections for Jewish students on college campuses, and put forward a peace deal with the Palestinians.
The negative of Trump is mostly his rhetoric. He is loud, braggadocios, hyperbolic, and rude. He counterpunches with a vengeance, and is too nice to his complimenters. His administration has had a lot of turnover. He golfs a lot. He’s difficult to take seriously. He is, in short, a flawed vessel of fantastic policy for the country and the world.
The world needs policies, not personalities. Good policy from the Oval Office is far more important and long-lasting than bad rhetoric on Twitter. When manufacturing jobs are coming back due to lower taxes and cut regulations, the blue-collar worker isn’t upset that Trump tweets in all caps. When the Ukrainian people have the means to defend themselves against Putin, they aren’t wishing that Obama was back to sound nice and take away their defensive capabilities again. When terminally ill patients have the chance to try experimental drugs, they don’t worry that Trump goes off-teleprompter at his rallies. When seniors look at their grown retirement portfolio, they don’t concern themselves with Trump’s tee times.
Now let’s take a look at his competition, embodied by Joe Biden but, in reality, consisting of Kamala Harris and the news media. First, the Trojan Horse Biden is no perfect vessel for anything. He spent decades in the Senate sowing division on the Judiciary Committee, threatening to cut aid to Israel, and buddying up with segregationists. He has condoned, and possibly participated in, family members using his name to get rich, and opening up his office to those who pay his son and brothers. He completely rejects his one decent legislative accomplishment, the 1994 Crime Bill. He is known to reach across the aisle, but when questioned during the last debate why he didn’t accomplish criminal justice reform as Vice President, he claimed “we had a Republican Congress.” (This was not true. The Democrats had both Houses in 2009 and 2010, and the Senate until 2014.) He has been wrong on every foreign policy issue for the past 40 years, including going to get Osama bin Laden. He swaps policy as soon as the political wind is against him. He took three months to condemn the summer of violent rioting and looting, and then refused to condemn Antifa and BLM by name. He did not take the initiative to reach out to Democratic colleagues to stop said violence or convince people to mandate mask-wearing, as he said he would do once elected. His consistent message for decades has been, “I’ll get to it later.” This is not the mark of a leader.
Kamala Harris, who will be the 47th President prior to 2024 should Biden win, is a radical leftist. She supports Medicare For All, elimination of private healthcare, free healthcare for illegal immigrants, gun bans, abortion on demand, the Green New Deal, wants to “re-imagine” policing (translation: defunding the police), pack the Supreme Court, end the legislative filibuster, and calls anyone who stands against her sexist and racist. She has stood by these positions long enough to be politically inconvenient, then flipped them when it became inconvenient; that way, she can play to both the Socialist Left and the liberal Democrats who still cling to the dream of a Bill Clinton era of governance. There is no telling how she will govern, which makes her untrustworthy.
The media’s credibility is all but gone. They will not report on Joe Biden’s alleged corruption nor opine on his obvious cognitive decline. They will not push Kamala Harris to hold press conferences. They will only focus their powerful microscope upon Trump. It should not bother anyone that the media holds Trump accountable, as that is their job. However, when they fail to do so for Democrats, they fail all Americans, regardless of party. The media has claimed that President Obama had a “scandal-free administration,” yet, it has been discovered that in actuality, Obama’s DOJ pushed through false warrants to spy on Trump in 2016, yet they don’t report that nor question Obama’s Vice President, Joe Biden. The media has stirred up controversy where little to no evidence existed by creating scandals with Russia, Ukraine, and now COVID (by asserting that every death is due to the President’s negligence). Our President is campaigning against the media as much as he is against his opposing party.
When walking into the voting booth, people tend to focus on the person, not the policy. Trump’s policy and accomplishments speak for themselves. Joe Biden’s lack of consistent policies, coupled with a radically left-wing Vice-Presidential candidate and a media that will not hold them accountable for their failures, speak for themselves, as well. These policies are good for America, good for the world, and have proven themselves to deserve a second term.
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Oprah Attends Political Fundraiser in Crystal City
ARLnow.com April 7, 2014 at 1:35pm
Entertainment icon Oprah Winfrey spoke at a fundraiser for congressional candidate Lavern Chatman (D) Saturday evening.
The event was held at the Crystal Gateway Marriott at 1700 Jefferson Davis Highway in Crystal City. Tickets for the fundraiser started at $150. At the high end, a $2,600 donation to the campaign came with reserved seating, admission to a VIP reception and a photo with Winfrey.
The fundraiser was closed to the press. The Chatman campaign issued a photo (above) and the following press release following the event.
Democratic congressional candidate (VA-CD8) Lavern Chatman hosted a campaign event Saturday night in Arlington, Virginia.
Chatman has run effective nonprofit programs and organizations. She is the former CEO of the Northern Virginia Urban League, she founded the Grandfathers Group mentoring program for at-risk young boys, and co-founded the Nova Coalition an organization focused on increasing voter participation, voter restoration, and civic engagement. Personally, Chatman has a group of 15 young women she mentors called the “Fab 15,” and all 15 women attended.
“I will continue to be a champion for Virginia women,” Chatman said. “I am pro pay equity, pro-choice and pro women’s health. I have been in the trenches working with and mentoring young women and girls and I want to keep making a difference for my community in Congress.”
Chatman serves as a “host parent” for one of the graduates of the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls – South Africa while the student is studying in the United States. Philanthropist and global media leader Oprah Winfrey appeared at a campaign in support of her friend.
“Stedman and I came here tonight to support Lavern Chatman,” said Oprah Winfrey. “I’ve seen how Lavern embraced with her whole heart being a host mom to one of my girls, who recently graduated from the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy in South Africa. Lavern makes people feel like they matter, and I see that Lavern is happiest when she is serving others.”
“This was a great event for our campaign and to advance the conversation about what we can do to champion issues that impact women and girls in Virginia,” Chatman said. “Oprah and I share a strong commitment to making a difference for future generations.”
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1 May – The Roman Catholic Church in Ireland today – Address to Polish Episcopal Conference Warsaw
THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH IN IRELAND TODAY
ADDRESS TO POLISH EPISCOPAL CONFERENCE, WARSAW
BY MOST REV SEAN BRADY, ARCHBISHOP OF ARMAGH AND PRIMATE OF ALL IRELAND
It is both a pleasure and an honour for me to visit Warsaw and address the Polish Bishops’ Conference on this historic day. I thank you for the kind invitation to be here. As a citizen of the country that is currently host to the European Union Presidency, I warmly welcome Poland into the European Union. Today in Dublin, Poland returns officially to where it truly belongs, at the heart of Europe.
As President of the Irish Episcopal Conference I congratulate you and I bring you most cordial greetings from my fellow bishops. We rejoice at the prospect of belonging to the European Union of twenty-five (25) nations, which includes your country. We believe that Poland has much to teach the rest of Europe about tolerance and political freedom. We are aware of your long parliamentary tradition, going back to the fifteenth century, and of the part which you have played in paving the way for the expansion of the EU.
OUR TWO COUNTRIES HAVE MUCH IN COMMON
Although distant geographically, the histories of our countries are, in some respects, closely linked. In terms of a shared heritage and values, our countries resemble one another. Just as Irish monks kept the faith alive in parts of Europe in the latter years of the first millennium (AD), the Polish Church, inspired by the Holy Father in Rome, headed the drive in the latter years of the last millennium to dismantle the “Iron Curtain”.
Our two countries share troubled histories. Religious persecution has been visited on both our peoples. Our countries have both been colonized. While the Irish population was ravaged by famine in the mid-nineteenth century, Poland suffered the worst atrocities imaginable under Nazi occupation in the mid-twentieth century. Emigration has for centuries torn families and communities apart in both our countries. Both nations have had to struggle to regain an independent state. And of course, both populations are
predominantly Roman Catholic. Perhaps, because of both our countries’ experience of mass emigration and volatile relationships with our near neighbours, we have a strong sense of national identity. We both also
have a noble missionary tradition. During the last century the Polish and Irish worked well together in the Irish College in Paris.
When Ireland’s Celtic Chieftains fled from Ireland to find refuge in the Catholic countries throughout Europe, some settled in the Polish Commonwealth and served in the Polish military. One such man, Bernard O’Connor, became the royal physician to King Jan III Sobieski.
The 1916 uprising was an important moment in Ireland’s revolutionary history. Poland’s link with the Easter 1916 Rising is noteworthy. Married to Polish Count Markiewicz, Constance Gore Booth (Countess Markiewicz), played a leading role in the 1916 rising and became the Minister for Labour in the first Irish
government. I am told that there is a school here in Warsaw called after Countess Markiewicz.
NORTHERN IRELAND: THE NEED FOR RECONCILIATION
Nonetheless, Ireland has witnessed its own share of carnage in the last thirty-five years. More than three thousand lives have been lost in Northern Ireland which has a population of 1.5 million. The era of “The Troubles”, with all their community hatred and sectarianism has resulted in terrible atrocities. Fortunately, the intolerance of the last thirty-five odd years now appears to be diminishing. The Belfast Agreement of Good Friday 1998 is still recognised as the structure most likely to end, once and for all, centuries of tribal tensions in Northern Ireland. It has succeeded in bridging a gap between sectarian violence and political dialogue. Although the institutions of the Agreement are at present suspended, and the road to a fully functioning democratic society is not altogether agreed, the truth is that the killing has been dramatically reduced. But there is great need of reconciliation. We have much to learn from the people of Poland. Your willingness to forgive your neighbours after World War II should be an inspiration to us in Ireland to achieve the reconciliation which is so badly needed.
1979 PAPAL VISIT
We were tremendously honoured that the Holy Father decided to visit Ireland in 1979. He had already visited Poland and Mexico and chose to come to Ireland next because these three countries had suffered so much for the faith. Six months later the images of the Gdansk Lenin Shipyards, during the crucial strike of 1980, began to appear on our television screens. They depicted the locked shipyard gates and the workers barricaded behind the icon of the Black Madonna and the portrait of Pope John Paul II; along
with the pictures of priests hearing outdoor confessions just inside the shipyard gates.
Because Pope John Paul II had visited Ireland so recently and because just under one third of the population of the country had gathered in Dublin’s Phoenix Park to attend the Papal Mass and hear the Pope, there was great empathy for the Polish people. For only sixty five years earlier, Ireland had fought to create its first republic. So, there was genuine concern in Ireland for the people of Poland in their struggle to establish a third Polish republic in 1980.
1989: A NEW DEPARTURE IN POLAND AND IRELAND
Ireland’s recent economic success is indeed the result of its membership of the European Union. In 1990, the year Lech Walesa was elected President of Poland, the Irish economy was on the verge of financial collapse. Then a remarkable change took place. That turnaround is best exemplified by the rapid reduction in the unemployment rate. In 1994, the Irish unemployment rate stood at 18 percent. By 2000 the rate of unemployment had fallen to less than 5 percent. It was virtual “full employment.” As a result, the
dignity and self-esteem of a generation that had suffered large-scale emigration were restored. The prospect of a precarious life of dependency on state welfare benefits vanished, virtually overnight.
Despite this success, there are still large areas of poverty in cities and rural communities throughout Ireland. The income gap between high and low earners is now the widest in the Europe Union. Our young married couples are facing a daunting task to get their own homes.
Tragically, the young male suicide rate in Ireland is amongst the highest in Europe. The economic boom has brought many fruits to Ireland but there is a growing realisation that growth for growth’s sake may not sit well with a caring and an inclusive society. So when policy makers from Central and Eastern Europe visit Ireland to learn about the policies that resulted in the doubling of Irish Gross National Product between 1989 and 2001, they would also do well to learn from our mistakes. There is a growing risk that in the rush to improve our material well being, we are losing sight of our own identity.
RELIGIOUS BELIEF AND PRACTICE IN MODERN IRELAND
From 1850 until 1950, Ireland experienced a great religious revival. There was almost universal attendance at religious services and a high degree of acceptance of the moral authority of the Church. Confidence in the Church was very high also.
But times change. The last thirty years has seen a decline in the moral authority of the Catholic Church in Ireland, a certain loss of confidence in the Church and a decline in religious observance. Nevertheless, I think the Irish remain a religious people.
From the most recent statistics there is a near universal acceptance of belief in God. 96% of the people state that they believe in God. There are also high levels of belief in both life after death and Heaven. Only
9% of Irish people do not belong to any religious denomination. This figure remains low by International standards but it has risen very much in Ireland over the past 18 years.
There is strong evidence that Irish people wish to mark the important moments of their lives, such as birth, marriage and death with religious services and to publicly celebrate these events. The Irish attach considerable importance to prayer but increasingly they prefer to pray in private rather than in community.
While religious identity is still strong in Ireland it is, however, no longer synonymous with regular Church attendance. Last September an Irish opinion poll found that just 44 percent of those who regard themselves as Catholics attend mass once a week.
There is also increasing evidence that Church teaching in key areas of sexual ethics is progressively less influential in determining life style choices. There is a weakening in adherence to Catholic Church teaching on abortion, pre marital sexual relations, extra marital relationships and same-sex relationships.
The loss of confidence in the Catholic Church is a very serious issue. Clearly the sex abuse scandals which have recently come into the public forum and the manner in which they were perceived to have been handled have been a factor in the loss of confidence in the Catholic Church. Over the last ten years
the Church in Ireland has suffered a lot through sexual abuse of minors by priests and religious. The whole Church in Ireland has been hurt in recent years by this scandal. The number of candidates for priesthood and religious life has dropped dramatically. This decline was identified at the Second Synod for Europe as one of the signs of the existential anguish which accompanies a certain dimming of hope in Europe today.
IRELAND AND THE DRAFT EU CONSTITUTIONAL TREATY
“Ireland has an essential role to play in the construction of a new Europe and in confirming its profound identity,” so said the Holy Father to Ireland’s President McAleese, on her official visit to the Holy See last November.
My hope is that during its Presidency of the European Union, the Irish Government will play its part, not only in ensuring the retention of Article 51 of the Draft Constitution, but also in doing all it can to persuade its partners in the European Union to include a reference to God in the Preamble to the Constitution. Article 51 recognises the juridical status of Churches and of Religious Communities and the need for formal dialogue between the Churches and the Institutions of the European Union. The Irish Bishops’ Conference has already made representations to the Irish Government on this topic and on other issues, for example, the matter of stem-cell research on the human embryo. We look forward to working closely with the Episcopal Conference of Poland and with the other member Conferences to ensure the kind of Europe which we all desire. Together we will have to work for the growth of a mature culture of acceptance of immigrants which calls for the recognition of the fundamental rights of each immigrant.
Another issue on which we could all possibly co-operate is that of help to the developing nations. Trócaire, the Irish Catholic agency for world development, constantly reminds us that the overall level of development from the rich countries has dropped to an unacceptably low level. Poverty reduction, rather than poverty management, is fundamental to Europe’s future security. Perhaps together we can work to help to end the poverty which oppresses so many people in the developing world today.
I look forward to a Europe of good neighbours, whose citizens know the joy of living in peace with dignity, respect and justice. These are values which we all share already. May we continue to champion them as citizens of the enlarged European Union.
Laudetur Jesus Christus
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House of Horror: Given Britain's long history of horror content, where the hell is our Blumhouse?
This is a subject that I’ve spoken about before, but recently the idea was reignited when Jed Shepherd, the co-writer of last year’s lockdown-based zoom horror, HOST, tweeted about it. Moving aside my totally illogical frustration with Shepherd and the film’s director, Rob Savage, for beating me to the punch (I was writing a zoom set horror and then HOST came along and made it stall… not that my film was ever going to be as brilliant or impactful and theirs anyway), it’s strange that almost two years after I originally wrote about this subject it remains a genuine source of confusion. Where the hell is the British Blumhouse?
When we think of British cinema, it’s almost a given that many of us are immediately drawn to Hammer. Their output shaped the landscape of not only British cinema, but of horror cinema as a whole. It’s next to impossible to even consider classic monsters like Dracula or Frankenstein without Hammer entering the discussion at some point, and even now when we do get the occasion British horror the Hammer comparisons come thick and fast.
But Britain’s film relationship with the best of all genres goes far beyond Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, and the legendary goings-on at Bray Studios. Around the same time as Hammer, we had the likes of Amicus, with their still iconic and brilliant portmanteau movies, themselves inspired by Ealing Studios’s classic Dead of Night. Meanwhile, Peeping Tom is often mentioned in the same breath as Hitchcock’s Psycho as influencing the slasher boom of the late 70s and early 80s Hollywood film system, while the likes of Jacques Tourneur’s Night of the Demon, Terence Fisher’s The Hound of the Baskervilles, and Robert Wise’s The Haunting cast long shadows over the entire genre.
The list is as endless as it is impressive; The Wicker Man, Witchfinder General, Don’t Look Now, Hellraiser, The Lair of the White Worm, An American Werewolf in London, Lifeforce…
All of this, of course, is not to mention Britain’s long history of influential and terrifying televised horror. From Doctor Who to the BBC’s Ghost Stories at Christmas, to public service information films starring Donald Pleasance and basically Nigel Kneale’s entire filmography, the small screen here in the UK is arguably just as, if not more important. Even Hammer tried it on for size not once, but twice. And I haven’t even mentioned Ghostwatch!
Even more modern outputs here in Britain can’t escape our long history with horror. Neil Marshall’s Dog Soldiers and The Descent, Ben Wheatley’s Kill List, Andy Nyman and Jeremy Dyson’s Ghost Stories. Danny Boyle’s 28 Days Later blew up the world over, Eden Lake remains, in some places, one of the most controversial films out there, The Borderlands continues to quietly make a name for itself as one of the best found-footage movies ever made, and then, of course, there’s Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz.
As far as I’m concerned it is clear that Britain and horror are a match it is almost impossible to separate. And moving beyond film and television for a second, we have a long, long history with ghost stories and spooky tales stretching back to M R James, Charles Dickens, and even further. Ancient pre-history conjures up images of ritual sacrifice, Devil worship, and dark goings-on, and there isn’t a town, village, or country road you can visit in Britain that doesn’t have some sort of sinister, unsettling folktale or urban legend attached to it.
So, why is it, with all that in mind, that we seem to have allowed the British film industry, and specifically the British genre film industry, to die? This isn’t hyperbole, either. Funding is available for independent film, but it’s elitist and closed off. The interest starts and ends with Ken Loach-style dramas. Looking more broadly, our output is exclusively pompous period pieces and Hollywood level blockbusters that have been outsourced by American studios to our industry.
Even Hammer, the studio synonymous with British horror, when they attempted their revival was preoccupied with America. The Woman in Black had all the staples of a classic British ghost story, but it was an incredibly Hollywoodized affair, while their other new movies – Let Me In, The Resident, The Quiet Ones – all skew to the folks on the other side of the Atlantic. Only Wake Wood stands as an example of a British made, British produced, British starring production… and it’s arguably the one film the studio released during its attempted return that they failed to properly promote at all.
In the film world, Blumhouse has made a name for themselves investing in low-budget (by Hollywood standards at least) genre movies that make a decent return investment. The current landscape of cinema proves horror is profitable. A24 hold their corner with more “arty” output, while Blumhouse provides the ghost train thrills, and audiences lap it up. Big-name studios have even got in on the action recently, with IT: Chapter One and Chapter Two bringing in the big bucks and Universal handing over the reigns of their most recognizable monsters to the folks over a Blumhouse.
Yet, despite all this evidence, despite the clear desire and demand for genre thrills, the British film industry continues to totally ignore horror in favor of critically-acclaimed-but-audience-dismissed kitchen-sink-realism. Why? Is this yet another example of horrors continued dismissal as somehow a lesser genre? Surely not. After all, the growing community online and across the globe of horror fanatics are there, and they show up. Making horror is just… like… good business, right?
There are, of course, people here in the UK working hard to make genre movies. Rob Savage and Jed Shepherd may be the most recognizable at this point – HOST was a megahit by streaming standards and tops best-of lists for last year across the board – but beyond them, there is an entire community of horror producers, writers, and directors making content. Graham Hughes, Charlie Steeds and his Dark Temple Films production company, Hex Studios, Bad Blood Films, and Richard Rowntree to name but a few… I mean, I’d include myself in that list – I have made two genre features and am in pre-production on my third – but that seems slightly arrogant.
It isn’t as if we’re lacking in talent or demand, we’re just lacking in funding and a willingness from those in a position to do something to do something. All it would take is investment and drive. Audiences and filmmakers alike are there, ready and waiting to take it. To quote Field of Dreams: if you build it, they will come. But someone has to build it.
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‘Not a theme park’: Tourists rush to beat Uluru climbing ban
Climbing ban is recognition of spiritual significance to indigenous people of monumental rock in heart of Australia.
The local Anangu community has been asking visitors not to climb Uluru since 1985 when the government handed back the land title to it [Stefica Bikes/Reuters]
Hundreds of people rushed to the base of Uluru in Australia on Friday, the last day before an official climbing ban takes effect on the red rock monolith that is sacred to the indigenous people of the area.
The climb, which usually opens at 7am (21:30 GMT a day before), opened to visitors three hours late after park rangers deemed it was too dangerous because of high winds.
The last chance to climb the rock was at 4pm (06:30 GMT) on Friday.
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Last year, more than 370,000 people visited Uluru, a remote UNESCO World Heritage-listed sandstone rock formation that is some 470km (292 miles) from Alice Springs, the nearest city.
On Friday, hundreds of tourists began moving towards the rock face to make the climb up the 348-metre (1,142 feet) high landmark as soon as it opened.
Some of the visitors told local media they had been lining up since 4am (18:30 GMT on Thursday).
“I’m glad that we’ve sort of travelled all this way to actually get on the rock. It’ll be great. Yeah, can’t wait,” said Katrina Ballinger who was queueing to climb.
“You want to respect the cultural side of things, but still you want to have it as a challenge to get up the rock,” said Sonita Vinecombe, a visitor from the Australian city of Adelaide.
The Anangu have long encouraged visitors to walk around the base of the rock and learn more about their culture [Stefica Bikes/Reuters]
‘Hurting the rock’
Australia’s ancient rock is revered as a place of spiritual significance.
The indigenous Anangu community has been asking visitors not to climb Uluru since 1985 when the government returned the land title to it. Park authorities announced two years ago that a formal ban would come into force this month.
The decision to ban climbing was made by the 12 members of the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park Board of Management and was unanimous. At that time about 20 percent of visitors would make the climb.
“This is our Tjukurpa [our cultural inheritance], our law and our stories, from long ago,” said Sammy Wilson, a traditional owner and the chair of the board of joint management of the Uluru Kata Tjuta National Park.
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“It is an extremely important place, not a playground or theme park like Disneyland.”
Theresa Nipper, another board member and local Anangu elder, said in the video statement: “We’ve always been waiting for this rock to close.”
“Now it’s closing and we’re really happy, everyone,” she said, adding that Uluru has always been sacred for the local community and stepping on it is “hurting the rock”.
From Saturday onwards, it will be illegal to climb the rock, with penalties ranging from fines of at least 630 Australian dollars (US$427) to potential jail time.
‘Sacrilegious’
American tourist Kathleen Kostroski said she would not climb because it would be “sacrilegious” to do so.
“It’s a violation against mother nature, first of all and secondly, against the aboriginal indigenous people here,” she said.
The already difficult climb, due to the slippery slope, will be extremely hard without the 300-metre-long chains that are currently attached to 138 steel posts. They were set up in the 1960s and will be removed next week.
In recent months, tourists have flocked to the region in a last ditch attempt to make it to the top, with an average of nearly 10,000 extra visitors a month, according to park authorities.
Australia’s Indigenous Affairs Minister Ken Wyatt said he was disappointed by the large numbers who had rushed to climb Uluru.
“I understand there are people that want to put it on their bucket list. It would be equivalent to having a rush of people wanting to climb over the Australian War Memorial,” he told Australian radio ABC on Friday morning.
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The vast majority of those living in the 40033 ZIP will have access to DSL, which covers 100% of households. Cable internet is also an option for many, offering service to 73% of the area. Fiber-optic is less available but still a popular internet option for roughly 15% of those living in the 40033 ZIP code.
There are eight internet providers serving the 40033 area, and 73.27% of households will have internet options from more than one provider. Among eight internet providers in 40033, prices start at $19.99 and available download speeds reach up to 200 Mbps.
The largest internet providers serving the 40033 ZIP code are Spectrum and Windstream bringing cable, DSL, and fiber-optic options to the area.
Cable internet from Spectrum is available to most in the 40033 ZIP code, covering 71% of households. Many will also have the option of DSL from Windstream, which covers 100% of the area. Lebanon’s third most-available internet provider, Windstream, offers fiber-optic to around 15% of residents in the 40033 ZIP code.
Cable from Spectrum offers broadband to most households in the 40033 ZIP code, covering 71% of the area.
Internet prices for Spectrum start at $44.99/mo.*, which is higher than the average starting price for internet in Lebanon, $37.84.
Spectrum customers who choose the lowest-priced plan can expect speeds up to 60 Mbps, which comes to an estimated $0.75 per Mbps, about the same as the average cost per Mbps for the lowest priced plans in Lebanon, $0.92.
For those who value internet speed as much as cost, Spectrum offers download speeds up to 100 Mbps and upload speeds up to 10 Mbps in 40033 ZIP code. These download speeds are available to 71% of the area, and are about the same as the average max speeds from all Lebanon's providers, 81 Mbps.
Windstream DSL internet
DSL from Windstream offers broadband to all households in the 40033 ZIP code, covering 100% of the area.
DSL internet from Windstream uses telephone lines to deliver service, which often leads to lower prices and higher availability, though download speeds are likely to be slower than cable or fiber-optic internet.
Internet prices for Windstream start at $19.99/mo.*, which is significantly lower than the average starting price for internet in Lebanon, $37.84.
Windstream customers who choose the lowest-priced plan can expect speeds up to 10 Mbps, which comes to an estimated $2.00 per Mbps, higher than the average cost per Mbps for the lowest priced plans in Lebanon, $0.92.
For those who value internet speed as much as cost, Windstream offers download speeds up to 100 Mbps and upload speeds up to 8 Mbps in 40033 ZIP code. These download speeds are available to 100% of the area, and are about the same as the average max speeds from all Lebanon's providers, 81 Mbps.
Windstream fiber-optic internet
Fiber-optic from Windstream offers broadband to a limited number of households in the 40033 ZIP code, covering 15% of the area.
Fiber-optic service from Windstream is popular for its fast download and upload speeds, even during peak usage times, but may be less available throughout 40033 ZIP code than other internet types.
Internet prices for Windstream start at $75/mo.*, which is significantly higher than the average starting price for internet in Lebanon, $37.84.
Windstream customers who choose the lowest-priced plan can expect speeds up to 10 Mbps, which comes to an estimated $7.50 per Mbps, significantly higher than the average cost per Mbps for the lowest priced plans in Lebanon, $0.92.
For those who value internet speed as much as cost, Windstream offers download speeds up to 100 Mbps and upload speeds up to 8 Mbps in 40033 ZIP code. These download speeds are available to 15% of the area, and are about the same as the average max speeds from all Lebanon's providers, 81 Mbps.
Satellite internet from HughesNet and Viasat offers 100% availability in 40033 and the greater Lebanon area. HughesNet starting prices are significantly higher than average in Lebanon at $59.99/mo. for speeds up to 25 Mbps. Viasat starting prices are significantly higher than average in Lebanon at $50/mo. for speeds up to 25 Mbps. Satellite internet is a less appealing option for many in the 40033 ZIP, however, as service typically comes with high latency and low data allowances.
Fixed wireless is another popular internet option for those in rural areas. Those living in or just outside of Lebanon may have access to fixed wireless internet service from HughesNet, with plans starting at $59.99 and available download speeds up to 25 Mbps. Fixed wireless service is less likely to come with the high latency of satellite internet, but monthly data limits can still be an issue compared to Lebanon DSL, cable, and fiber-optic internet providers.
Mediacom is the fastest internet provider in the 40033 ZIP code with download speeds up to 200 Mbps. These speeds are available to 2.779% of households in 40033. The next fastest internet provider in the 40033 ZIP code is Spectrum, offering download speeds up to 100 Mbps to 71% of the area.
Windstream offers the cheapest internet in the 40033 ZIP with service starting at $19.99/mo. This is significantly less than the average starting price for internet in Lebanon, $37.84.
Windstream is the largest fiber-optic internet service provider serving the 40033 ZIP code, covering 15% of the city.
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At 100%, broadband coverage in the 37216 ZIP code is comparable to the rest of Tennessee - 98%, and comparable to broadband coverage across the U.S. - 95%.
DSL internet from AT&T is available to nearly all in the 37216 ZIP code, covering 100% of households. Many will also have the option of fiber-optic from AT&T, which covers 82% of the area. Nashville’s third most-available internet provider, Xfinity, offers cable to around 100% of residents in the 37216 ZIP code.
Internet prices for AT&T start at $30/mo.*, which is significantly lower than the average starting price for internet in Nashville, $42.49.
AT&T customers who choose the lowest-priced plan can expect speeds up to 100 Mbps, which comes to an estimated $0.30 per Mbps, about the same as the average cost per Mbps for the lowest priced plans in Nashville, $0.67.
For those who value internet speed as much as cost, AT&T offers download speeds up to 75 Mbps and upload speeds up to 20 Mbps in 37216 ZIP code. These download speeds are available to 100% of the area, and are much slower than the average max speeds from all Nashville's providers, 525 Mbps.
Fiber-optic from AT&T offers broadband to nearly all households in the 37216 ZIP code, covering 82% of the area.
Internet prices for AT&T start at $40/mo.*, which is about the same as the average starting price for internet in Nashville, $42.49.
For those who value internet speed as much as cost, AT&T offers download speeds up to 1,000 Mbps and upload speeds up to 1,000 Mbps in 37216 ZIP code. These download speeds are available to 82% of the area, and are much faster than the average max speeds from all Nashville's providers, 525 Mbps.
Internet prices for Xfinity start at $29.99/mo.*, which is significantly lower than the average starting price for internet in Nashville, $42.49.
Xfinity customers who choose the lowest-priced plan can expect speeds up to 15 Mbps, which comes to an estimated $2.00 per Mbps, higher than the average cost per Mbps for the lowest priced plans in Nashville, $0.67.
For those who value internet speed as much as cost, Xfinity offers download speeds up to 987 Mbps and upload speeds up to 35 Mbps in 37216 ZIP code. These download speeds are available to 100% of the area, and are much faster than the average max speeds from all Nashville's providers, 525 Mbps.
Satellite internet from HughesNet and Viasat offers 100% availability in 37216 and the greater Nashville area. HughesNet starting prices are significantly higher than average in Nashville at $59.99/mo. for speeds up to 25 Mbps. Viasat starting prices are higher than average in Nashville at $50/mo. for speeds up to 12 Mbps. Satellite internet is a less appealing option for many in the 37216 ZIP, however, as service typically comes with high latency and low data allowances.
Xfinity offers the cheapest internet in the 37216 ZIP with service starting at $29.99/mo. This is significantly less than the average starting price for internet in Nashville, $42.49.
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Wi-Fi connects your device to a router, but that router needs to be connected to the internet for your device to also be connected to the internet. You need an internet service provider to get Wi-Fi.
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Germany’s Problem Is Europe’s Problem
Miércoles, 04/Oct/2017 Ivan Krastev The New York Times
Visitors at a section of the former Berlin Wall. Credit Sean Gallup/Getty Images
Germans have enjoyed a long holiday from history, but it looks like their vacation is over. That was the impression I got while traveling through Germany last month before the federal election. I was struck by how abnormally normal the country seemed: prosperous, democratic and tolerant. While other European societies are torn apart by anxiety and anger, in Germany a vast majority of citizens are satisfied with their economic situation. The government has more euros to spend than ever before, unemployment is almost nonexistent, and the tone of the electoral campaign differed from the last American election in the way a family drama differs from a horror movie.
But beneath this abnormal normality is something disturbing. While most Germans would agree that their country is enjoying a time of plenty, very few would claim that tomorrow will be better than, or even as good as, today. One senses, instead, an anxiety very close to the surface.
The German elections exemplified that of all the crises that have hit the European Union in the past decade — the eurozone, Brexit, the war in Ukraine — the refugee crisis will have the most profound impact on the European Union’s future. This time, it is not the economy, stupid. The influx of refugees and the cultural and demographic panic it has stirred, more than anything else, explains the disquiet of Europe’s political mainstream. That crisis has, in its way, become Europe’s Sept. 11 in that it has fundamentally altered how citizens look at the world.
The German elections also revealed that East-West divide is not simply between Germany and its post-Communist neighbors, but at times within the West itself. In Germany’s eastern states, those areas of the former Communist republic, where there are far fewer settled refugees than in other parts of the country, the far-right Alternative for Germany achieved its best results. And while on the surface the East-West divide may be about migration, in reality the refugee crisis has made visible the growing resentment among former East Germans over the legacy of the fall of Communism.
A local politician in eastern Germany put it to me poignantly: “The government wants us to integrate the refugees, but why they don’t integrate us first?” More than 25 years after Germany’s reunification, many former East Germans still feel they are second-class citizens whose salaries and pensions are lower than those in the western part of the country.
It is a perverse irony that the far-right Alternative for Germany, rather than the post-Communist Left party, has successfully mobilized the resentment of reunification’s losers. The German Democratic Republic always portrayed itself as the embodiment of German anti-fascism. Today, nostalgia for the G.D.R., or at least the resentment of how Germany has treated its legacy, makes it possible for a fascist-friendly party to become a force in the Parliament.
The crisis of the political center brought on by the backlash against the German government’s pro-refugee policies could make it easier to come up with common policies on migration in Europe. There is now consensus in Europe that borders should be closed or at least be opened only carefully.
But at the same time, the East-West convergence on migration has only deepened the mistrust between Europe’s East and West. The expected coalition that will rule Germany — made up of Christian Democrats, Liberals and Greens — will most likely be more critical of East European governments than the outgoing coalition. The new German government is probably ready to adopt some of the anti-migration policies favored by the East Europeans, but it will also put much more pressure on the governments that first advocated these policies.
While the fear of foreigners seems to be at the heart of the conflict between Europe’s East and West, the East’s alienation from the European project could be better understood elsewhere. It is rooted in the trauma of those who have left. Think of it as a delayed reaction of the consequences of millions of East Europeans emigrating to the West in the past 25 years.
In the period between 1990 and 2015 the former G.D.R. lost 15 percent of its population. The mass migration from post-Communist Europe to the West not only impaired economic competitiveness and political dynamism, but also made those who decided to stay home feel like real losers. Those with roots have grown resentful of those with legs. It is the people in the depopulated areas in Europe who most enthusiastically voted for populists.
And while political anger has erupted both in the east and in the west of Germany and in the east and the west of Europe, there’s a clear pattern: When dissatisfied with the status quo, Westerners largely seek alternatives in or around the political mainstream — many of those disappointed with Ms. Merkel’s Christian Democrats in western Germany voted for the Liberals — while in the east, voters seek alternatives in political extremes.
Germany’s central role for the future of Europe is defined not only by its economic and political power but also by the fact that Germany like no other European country experiences the East-West divide not as a clash between member states but as a split in its own society.
Ivan Krastev is the chairman of the Center for Liberal Strategies, a Richard von Weizsäcker fellow at the Bosch Academy in Berlin, a contributing opinion writer and the author, most recently, of After Europe.
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Genre: Comedy (Age Rating 15+)
Format: DVD (Region 1) & BLURAY (Region A)
Language: Japanese w/ English Subtitles
Release: Section 23
In Japan, it is said that if you pray to a deity with sincerity, you will surely feel the divine presence.
However, as the successor of the Saeki Inari Shrine, Makoto Saeki can do more than that, since she's been seeing and speaking with spirits, kami and other messengers of the Gods since her mother's funeral. Which can be difficult, especially when her classmates can't know about her latest "issues" with Gintarou, the irritable fox-like Herald who's protected the Saeki shrine for hundreds of years. But at least Makoto's father, who runs the shrine, knows that Gintarou is more than an imaginary friend. And between them, the shrine maid and mystical Herald can usually manage to cooperate long enough to help those who need it. However, when a young man with a similar "gift" to Makoto's arrives with his own shrine and Herald issues, it's going to take more than just prayers to sort things out. Because if there's one thing that both human and supernatural can agree on, it's that the Gods often work in convoluted and mysterious ways.
And just because you're working for a higher power doesn't mean you always agree with their intentions.
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Math and Arithmetic
Is 3000 a leap year?
The year 3000 is not a leap year because centenary years are not leap years unless divisible by 400. (3000/400 = 7.5).
Will the year 3000 be a leap year?
3000 will not be a leap year. In order for a century year to be a leap year, it must be divisible by 400.
How many leap years are there from the year 2000 to the year 3000?
Including the year 2000, the total is 243 leap years.
Why 3000 is not a leap year?
It is not evenly divisible by 400.
How many leap years are there from 2000-3000?
Including 2000, there are 243 leap years from 2000 through 3000. Most centuries have 24 leap years, every four years from the fourth through the 96th year of the century. Only once every four centuries is the last year of the century also a leap year (like the year 2000).
How many days in month February in year 3000?
3000 will not be a leap year, because it is not divisible by 400, which is one of the rules, so there will be 28 days in February 3000.
How many leap years will there be from 2000 to 3000 inclusive?
Leap years are any years evenly divisible by four, with two exceptions. So years like 2004 and 2008 are leap years.The two exceptions:Any "century" year evenly divisible by 100 is NOT a leap year, so 1900 was not a leap year and 2100 will not be a leap year, except:Any year number divisible by 400 IS a leap year, so 2000 was and 2400 will be leap years.Of the 1000 years between 2001 and 3000, there are 250 "divisible by 4" years, minus 10 "century" years plus 2 "divisible by 400" years (2400 and 2800) gives 242 leap years between 2001 and 3000. Add 2000, and there are 243 leap years between 2000 and 3000, inclusive.
Will there be a leap year on 2068?
Yes, if the year is divisible by 4 then it is a leap year with this exception:A century year (year ending in 00) is only a leap year if it is divisible by 400So the years 1800, 1900, 3000 are not leap years, for example, but the year 1600, 2000 were leap years and the year 2400 will also be a leap year, if we are still using the same calendar then.
How many symbols does the Mayan calendar have?
3000 no it is 365.5 days that is why we have leap year so you are wrong my friend who wrote this
Is leap year in February?
No. The leap day is in February, not the leap year. By having a leap day in February, that makes the year into a leap year.
no,the next leap year is 2012!No, it is not a leap year.
How many days are in September in a leap year?
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Is this year a leap year?
No, leap years are those with a number evenly divisible by four, i.e. 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016. Exceptions; Century years, i.e. 2100, 2200, 2300 etc., are NOT leap years Exception to the Century Rule; Millennial years, i.e. 2000, 3000, 4000, etc., ARE leap years Therefore, 2009 could never, under any circumstance, be a leap year
How often do we have a leap year?
Every 4 years is a leap year and this year of 2016 is a leap year.
Was 1804 a leap year?
Yes, 1804 was a leap year. Any year whose number is evenly divisible by four is a leap year, with two exceptions. Any year whose number is evenly divisible by 100 is NOT a leap year. Any year evenly divisible by 400 IS a leap year. So, 1800 was not a leap year, while 1804 WAS a leap year. 1900 was not a leap year, while 2000 (being divisible by 400) was a leap year.
Is the next leap year in 2100?
2100 is not a leap year, and the next leap year will be 2016.
How Many Hours Are In a Leap Year?
There are 8,784 hours in a leap year.
2112 will be a leap year. If you meant 2012, then it too was a leap year.
What number must a year be divisble by to qualify as a leap year?
To find out if any year is a leap year there are two factors you have to take into account.Firstly the last two digits of the date are divisible by 4.1976 was a leap year (76/4=19)1978 was not a leap year (78/4=19.5)1980 was a leap year1984 was a leap year1994 was not leap year2010 is not leap year2012 will be a leap yearSecondly you have to take into account century years.If the last two digits are 00 then you see if the 1st 2 digits are divisible by 4.1600 was a leap year (16/4=4)1800 was not a leap year (18/4=4.5)2000 was a leap year2100 will not be a leap year2200 will not be a leap year2400 will be a leap year.
How ofter does leap year happen?
Leap year happens every fourth year. For example, the last leap year was in 2004. The next leap year will be in 2012
What year is not a leap year?
Every 4th year is a leap year. 2000 was a leap year. When you want to know if a year is a leap year, find out if the difference between your year and 2000 can be divided on 4.
no- 2100 is not leap year.
No, 1870 year was not a leap year.
2050 will not be a leap year
Was the year 1966 a leap year?
No it wasn't a leap year.
No. The year 1858 was not a leap year.
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Action Medical Research – ELIJAH’S STAR
As part of A1’s Corporate and Social Responsibility drive, our business has selected a new company charity to support.
All charities have suffered from a significant reduction in fundraising with planned events being cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
This has had a serious impact on the essential services charities deliver, services that change and sometimes save lives and most certainly help some of the most vulnerable people within our society.
A1 has chosen Action Medical Research as its main charity to support.
Action is a little-known charity but has made a significant impact in its 68-year history by funding medical breakthroughs which have helped saved the lives of countless children and babies, including neonatal.
Many of us will know family members, relatives and friends who have been unknowingly helped by the work funded by Action Medical Research. These breakthroughs in medical research include the importance of folic acid during pregnancy to prevent spina bifida, the development in the use of ultrasound during pregnancy, a cooling cap therapy for premature babies which reduces the chance of brain damage and cerebral palsy by 50%, the discovery & implementation of the Polio vaccine thus eradicating it from the UK and thorough testing of the Rubella vaccine.
As part of A1’s fundraising drive, the company will be arranging sponsored walks, cycling events and challenges such as the Yorkshire three peaks challenge, where all employees, family and friends will be welcome to participate.
We will be asking our team members to please support this by also proposing their own fund-raising events.
As a cornerstone of A1’s fundraising endeavours, our Managing Director, Dean Frost has committed to ‘The World’s Toughest Row’, taking part in the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge.
In December 2021 Dean, along with three team-mates, will leave La Gomera in the Canary Islands to row 3,000 miles to Antigua under the Team name –
This is in memory of Elijah, a premature baby and much-loved son and brother, who sadly lived for only 37 days; the team are therefore aiming to row the entire distance in 37 days; this compares to the average crossing time which is in excess of 45 days so they’ve set themselves quite a challenge.
Elijah’s story can be found here
Born too soon, Elijah’s Story
Make sure you have tissues at the ready!
We are encouraging people to engage with Team Elijah’s Star on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and to follow Dean and the team’s journey to the start line, across the Atlantic and to the ultimate finish line in English Harbour, Antigua.
To learn more about the row please visit the team’s website at www.elijahsstar.com
Over the coming weeks, we will be supplying the links to our sponsorship pages, we hope you will all join with us in raising funds for Action Medical Research in order that the charity can continue to support much needed scientific research for saving children’s lives.
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Maryland reports 1,972 new coronavirus cases, 53 deaths on Tuesday
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Harford sheriff’s office asking for help finding suspect in latest Edgewood homicide
By Erika Butler
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Anthony Lamar Martin Jr., 16, of the 2900 block of Siwanoy Drive in Edgewood is wanted in connection to a fatal shooting that occurred on Friday in Edgewood. (Courtesy Harford County Sheriff's Office)
An arrest warrant has been issued for a 16-year-old suspected of shooting and killing a man in Edgewood early Friday morning, according to the Harford County Sheriff’s Office.
Anthony Lamar Martin, of the 2900 block of Siwanoy Drive, is wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of Joshua Dwayne Crouse, 40, of Joppa, the sheriff’s office announced Monday.
Police said Martin should be considered armed and dangerous. Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts should call 911.
Deputies were on proactive foot patrol in the area of Edgewater Village around 3:20 a.m. Friday when they heard a gunshot from the area of Grempler Way and Brookside Drive, according to a news release from the Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies responded and found Crouse, in the road in the 1800 block of Grempler Way, the sheriff’s office said.
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Medics from Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company responded and pronounced Crouse dead at 3:50 a.m., according to the Sheriff’s Office.
A Harford County Sheriff's vehicle sits at the corner of Grempler Way and Brookside Drive, where a 40-year-old Joppa man was shot and killed early Friday morning, Nov. 1, 2019. (Erika Butler/The Aegis)
It was at least the fourth fatal shooting in Edgewood this year.
On Sept. 29, a 27-year-old was shot multiple times in the 1900 block of Edgewater Drive.
Deandre Sellers, of Baltimore, was taken to the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center where he died from his injuries.
No arrests have been made in that incident. Police said they believe there were “multiple suspects” in that shooting.
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In the early morning hours of July 4, a 15-year-old was shot and killed in the area of Eloise Lane and Brookside Drive, roughly the same area as Friday morning’s shooting.
Rahzir Martin Meyers, 18, of Abingdon, is charged with the murder of Khalil Lephonzo Johnson, of Edgewood. Police said the two were members of rival street gangs. Meyers is scheduled to stand trial in January.
On Feb. 10, a 34-year-old Joppa man was killed in Edgewood while making a food delivery in what police said they believed was an attempted robbery.
Timothy Wayne Youngquist was found suffering from a gunshot wound in the 700 block of Monticello Court. Medics took Youngquist to Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
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Police, who were told three males were seen running away, searched the area but did not find any suspects. No arrests have been made in Youngquist’s shooting death, the sheriff’s office said.
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BA: Start of Minor League Season At Double-A And Class A To Be Delayed [$]
Major League Baseball sent a memo to minor league teams on Monday informing them that the 2021 minor league season at Double-A and the Class A levels will be delayed.
MLB told minor league teams that spring training for Double-A and Class A players will not begin until MLB and Triple-A players have departed from spring training. The delay will allow for more social distancing during a time when the coronavirus pandemic continues to affect the world.
Even if MLB spring training begins on time, many minor leaguers would not report to spring training until late March or early April.
Because minor league players usually spend three or four weeks at spring training, the delay would push the start of those leagues to May if MLB spring training operates on its regular schedule.
Additionally, the memo told minor league teams to expect their schedules to run until as late as Oct. 3, a full month after regular season games normally end in early September. It is also expected there will be no minor league playoffs in 2021. With a delayed start, those playoff dates will be exchanged for more dates for all teams.
RoyalsRetro (AG#1F) Posted: January 05, 2021 at 06:16 PM | 3 comment(s) Login to Bookmark
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1. John Northey Posted: January 06, 2021 at 06:06 PM (#5997786)
Bad move to remove playoffs - even if just a 1 game winner takes all, at least then you get players some experience in high stakes games. The level doesn't matter - playing a championship game is always different from regular season. Watching my daughter in a championship game for tournaments in hockey you can see the difference even at the lowest levels. Some step up, some don't. Either way it is a good thing.
Heck, I'd look at have the minor league championships play during the playoffs for the majors in the same parks. Perhaps on the offday or in the afternoon before a night game. Or have them play in the home parks of their parent teams. Or have a neutral site set up for a 'final 4' at each level. That would be fun.
2. Der-K's emotional investment is way up Posted: January 07, 2021 at 09:51 AM (#5997871)
i dunno, playoffs are one of the worst part of the minor league experience - players aren't always super invested and teams sometimes offer haphazard presentations to the fans. i'm okay with this (this year only).
3. Bull Pain Posted: January 08, 2021 at 04:12 PM (#5998406)
In my experience working in AAA way back when, the players despised the playoffs. My personal favorite example was a particularly nasty MLB backup catcher at the end of his career just picking up and going home at the end of the regular season. Then a few days later one of the catchers on the big league team got injured and instead of getting to go back to the bigs, his AAA backup got the call and ended up getting to be part of a team that won the pennant.
It was damn near impossible to get fans to show up. We'd go from averaging 7-8K a game to getting lucky to see 3,000 people show up despite massive marketing efforts. The league had a serious no comp policy in the playoffs.
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Dramatic Beginnings
It’s been a busy first week for drama, with a wide range of exciting performances and activities. On Monday 11 September, we welcomed Dr Clare Finburgh, from Goldsmiths University of London, for the first academic lecture of the year. Her lecture was well-received and generated some very thought-provoking questions.
This followed with the first read through of ‘Romeo and Juliet’, with the director and cast – a joint production with students from both Bedford School and Bedford Girls’ School. The male cast were then put through their paces at a professional and exhilarating fight workshop led by fight director and actor, Richard Mann.
Remove Form GCSE drama students enjoyed a taste of Gothic drama, when they headed to London to see ‘A Women in Black’ at the Fortune Theatre on Thursday 14 September. The students were lucky enough to have a ‘creating suspense on stage’ workshop on the Fortune stage with one of the actors from the show.
Head of Academic Drama, Antoinette Keylock commented, “It has been a very busy, wonderful start to the academic year. The Quarry Theatre has been full of rehearsals, workshops and lectures, and I have been delighted to see so many boys getting involved!”
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Supervised handover pilot launches
Anne Tolley
Social Development Justice
Families grappling with violence will be able to avoid contentious meetings during children handovers thanks to a new pilot launched by the Government.
“In the absence of funded supervised hand-over services, some victims of family violence risk continued exposure to violent and abusive behaviour as they facilitate their children’s contact with an ex-partner,” says Ms Adams.
“This behaviour not only affects adults, but may also have a significant detrimental impact on children. The pilot offers a safe environment where children under parenting arrangements can be handed over without parents or caregivers having to meet.
“This Government is unashamedly focused on vulnerable children. We know that children are affected by conflict between their parents and that there is a risk of incidents when children are transferred from one parent to the other. The supervised handover pilot will reduce this risk and help parents safely hand their children over,” Mrs Tolley says.
The supervised hand-over service is part of the Government’s $130 million Safer Sooner Family Violence reforms announced last year.
The pilot will assist 60 families over one year in Rotorua and Whanganui. $704,000 from the Justice Sector Fund will support the implementation and evaluation of the pilot.
It is a free service that will initially be available in cases where the Family Court has imposed protective conditions on a Parenting Order under section 51 or section 48 of the Care of Children Act 2004. The parties may be referred to the service at the discretion of the court.
Family Focus Rotorua has been contracted to deliver the service in Rotorua and Barnardos New Zealand in Whanganui.
Child Contact Centres for supervised hand-over, where there is family violence, are used in the United Kingdom and in Western Australia.
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New Michael J. Fox show highlights humor in Parkinson's fight
LOS ANGELES - Actor Michael J. Fox said he aimed to bring laughs and a dose of reality about day-to-day living with Parkinson's disease to a new NBC comedy loosely based on his life, his first lead role in a television show in 13 years.
In the upcoming "The Michael J. Fox Show," the actor plays a father with Parkinson's who returns to work as a local newscaster on an NBC TV station in New York. To his surprise, his fictional family reacts with relief that he will be getting out of the house.
The show draws from Fox's own experience to generate laughs and give viewers a sense of everyday life with Parkinson's, a nerve disorder that causes tremors. In one scene, gun-toting police show up at his character's home after his shaky hands accidentally dial 911.
"The reality of Parkinson's is that sometimes it's frustrating, sometimes it's funny," Fox, 52, said on Saturday at the semi-annual Television Critics Association press tour. The show will not veer into dark humour, he said, because he did not see his disease that way.
"There's nothing horrible on the surface about someone with shaky hands," he said. "There's nothing horrible about someone in their life saying, 'God, I'm really tired of this shaky hand thing' and me saying, 'Me, too.' That's our reality."
The show, which debuts Sept. 26, is a high-profile bet by Comcast-owned NBC to lift its prime-time ratings. For the TV season that ended in May, NBC finished last in total viewers and third among the four big broadcasters in the advertiser-prized 18- to 49-year-old range, according to Nielsen.
The Canadian-born Fox won over audiences in the 1980s for his role as conservative Alex P. Keaton on NBC sitcom "Family Ties," and as teen adventurer Marty McFly in the "Back to the Future" movies.
He later starred in the ABC political comedy "Spin City,"but semi-retired from acting in 2000 as his Parkinson's symptoms worsened and he focused his efforts on research for a cure.
Fox said guest roles on shows like "The Good Wife" made him want to do more. He said medications helped control his symptoms and he felt ready to commit to a lead role. NBC has already ordered 22 episodes of the new show.
"It's what I've loved to do," he said. "I thought: 'Why can't I? There's no reason not to do it.'" Parkinson's will figure less prominently in later episodes, Fox said. His real-life wife and "Family Ties" co-star, Tracy Pollan, will make an appearance. His wife on the show is played by "Breaking Bad" actress Betsy Brandt.
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie will also guest star, playing himself in one episode.
Fox said his real-life family supported his return to a regular series role. "There is a kind of scrutiny of their stuff that won't exist if I'm occupied doing something else," he joked.
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"Into the Woods"
On Tuesday, December 9th, following a weekend invitation from my friend, Lee, the pair of us braved the lines at Regal Cinemas Pioneer Place downtown for an advanced screening of Disney’s “Into the Woods,” adapted from Stephen Sondheim’s much-loved Broadway show. Somehow, we got in, taking two seats in the middle of the first row. With cricks in our necks and popcorn in hand, we waited for curtain.
This wasn’t the first time I had longed for a Stephen Sondheim movie-musical to be done justice. Tim Burton stole the black humorous soul out of Sondheim’s “Sweeney Todd” back in 2007 by cutting most of its deliciously punning verses and
engendering it with a washed out look the film’s remaining humor could never hope to kaleidoscope out of. Nor was that Burton’s only sin with “Sweeney Todd”—though I may as well blame Hollywood, much good may it do me—for miscasting, as a rule, fine actors (like Timothy Spall, Johnny Depp, and Alan Rickman) in complex and difficult singing roles for which they are often ill-prepared. The lack of singing chops ends up gutting musical adaptions into little more than Ryan Murphy-like Glee clubs, acting interrupted by bad singing or extraneous singing or both.
Nor was justice for Stephen Sondheim the only reason I wished for a good show. Despite its foibles, I like Hollywood’s recent trend of movie-musicals. And while the blame not only goes to Disney for the trend—see Tom Hooper’s sweeping and bombastic “Les Misérables ”; or the critical failure of the 2005 adaption of “The Phantom of the Opera” directed by Schumacher; even Marshall’s own “Chicago”—the trend’s success stems from box office sensations like the “High School Musical” franchise for resurrecting the movie-musical with general audiences.
Yet Sondheim is different stuff altogether: his characters are zany, thorny, rarely clean-and-good people; his themes and conclusions are as challenging as his music. More than that, Sondheim appears untranslatable: his shows have that quality of good art that is perfectly fitted to genre and form while paradoxically defying it, belying even the most well intended attempt to adapt them. It strikes me as choice, surprising, more than a little ironic that Disney should have taken on “Into the Woods” and that Sondheim should have let them.
Here is the film’s description, from Disney:
"Into the Woods" is a modern twist on several of the beloved Brothers Grimm fairy tales, intertwining the plots of a few choice stories and exploring the consequences of the characters' wishes and quests. This humorous and heartfelt musical follows the classic tales of Cinderella (Anna Kendrick), Little Red Riding Hood (Lilla Crawford), Jack and the Beanstalk (Daniel Huttlestone), and Rapunzel (MacKenzie Mauzy)-all tied together by an original story involving a baker and his wife (James Corden & Emily Blunt), their wish to begin a family and their interaction with the witch (Meryl Streep) who has put a curse on them.
When the lights dimmed and the reel sputtered to life and color, I was struck immediately—as the camera-panned helicopter-style through realistically rendered clouds—by just what you get and give up in the translation from stage to film. The world was indeed lush, gigantic, teeming; it would be an embedded story, a little less morally ambiguous for being narrated by the Baker directly. And this touch—which I would argue is a larger departure, the largest, from the stage show than first it seems—simplifies the narrative of intergenerational inherited issues down to a single flashback/fantasy while adding a neatly wrapped cinematic bookend to the film's conclusion.
I’ll miss the Baker’s bereft and defiant soliloquy from “No More” (see below), just as I’ll miss the gravitas and grim understanding left out of the Witch’s pain by leaving her daughter, Rapunzel, alive. Yet that’s really all I can say about plot changes. The plot itself is convoluted, but not in an unfriendly way; it is a complex tale spun from multifarious threads meeting in a pleasantly braided center. Audiences unfamiliar with the stage version will have no trouble following along, even if the second act feels slightly rushed.
The script retains much of the zing, the off-humor, the aphorisms of the Broadway show, too. Much of it appears lifted, word-for-word, from the stage show’s book, written by James Lapine—who gratefully returned to the film to help pen the screenplay. This also means that the fairytales themselves are handled with less of a cleaned-up “golden age” Disney treatment: they get to keep their bite, their sense of Old Testament punishment, their moral absolutism which always takes on a bit of moral ambiguity with the widening of the lens—which director, Rob Marshall encourages with impunity. Marshall also obviously knows how to work with an ensemble cast, as nobody here feels underutilized, even with the inevitable loss of some character threads.
Best performances go to Emily Blunt, newcomer Lilla Crawford, and, of course, Meryl Streep. Blunt, whose matter-of-factness balances beautifully with a kind of overarching wistfulness, makes her a good on-screen partner to Corden and an apt bridge for the audience. Crawford’s Red Riding Hood is note-for-note perfect; I kept turning to Lee in conspiratorial giddiness practically whenever she was on screen: she plays it like the feisty little sister you always wish you had. Streep captures the Witch’s otherworldly texture with her usual precision, making her grief believable and her insight perceptive and stinging; Streep’s Witch is less of a matron powerhouse than, say, Bernadette Peter’s, choosing to inject the character with a bit more mania. Yet Streep’s “Last Midnight” is wonderful. Jack, played by Daniel Huttlestone, gives a nice rendition of “Giants in the Sky,” that shouldn’t worry audiences about his character being aged down; I especially loved the clear compatibility between him and on-screen mom, Tracey Ullman. Anna Kendrick seems to star in every Hollywood singing role these days—her Cathy in the film version of “The Last Five Years” next spring is something I’m looking forward to—and her Cinderella is honest here, if a little directionless. This works well in the film’s first half, especially in Kendrick’s “On the Steps of the Palace” scene, but she leaves me wanting more strength near the film’s final ballads. Lastly, props must go to the Princes, Chris Pine and Billy Magnussen, for causing our audience to break into applause after “Agony” in one of the more wildly entertaining displays of masculine bravado I’ve seen in film, easily this movie’s most hilarious moment.
Atwood’s costume design matches the world’s color and opulence well, but with more than a few nods to the show’s eccentricity, such as with Depp’s Mister Wolf and Jack’s Mother, again played by Ullman. Editing and Sound are handled deftly but safely, placing some of the show’s ensemble numbers in the hands of the orchestra; this seems a typical choice for the modern movie-musical. The Art Department and Marshall’s Special Effects team thankfully did not overdo either; effects like the Witch’s departure, or the scene at Cinderella’s gift-giving tree in the first act, felt like a good balance between spectacle and business-as-usual in a fantasy world. This was a welcome experience compared to the overripe CGI of, say, “Oz: The Great and Powerful,” or even the better comparison of “Maleficent.”
When the lights went back up again, I still wished I had seen James Corden’s Baker singing his tragic ballad, “No More,” if only because it seems like the best answer—not to an actual fairytale—but to the Disneyified versions I had grown up with. It’s all the more poignant when you know, that when the Baker sings these words, his wife is dead already and he (just like his father before him) has left his newborn son in the hands of another so that he might dispense with running away:
Can't we just pursue our lives, with our children and our wives, 'Til that happy day arrives, how do you ignore All the witches, all the curses, All the wolves, all the lies, the false hopes, the good-bye's, The reverses, All the wondering what even worse is still in store!
Of course, we cannot ignore it; of course, nothing ever seems to go as we wish it to, least of all wishes—why I think the Baker decides to return. And that is the crux, really, truly, of why it can be both ironic and fitting that Disney decided to make this film. If what matters is the blame, then there are no shortage of cultural critics willing to point the finger at Disney for sapping its films of any lived-in complexity; yet do we go to films for reflected experience? Or are they the expression of a wish? In any case, I’m reminded of Red Riding Hood’s line, “Nice is different than good.” It is a clean, declarative line that rings true to me; I could hear fellow audience members nodding their agreement. But no less true than the more difficult facts of Red Riding Hood’s story in “Into the Woods,” which is something of a rape warning to young girls, consistent with medieval tellings, scarily and ambiguously (and, yes, humorously) summed up by a second line of dialogue: “Isn’t it nice to know a lot? And a little bit not.” To their credit, Disney does not shy away from these realities here, choosing instead to leave them relatively ambiguous, as the film’s penultimate ballad, “No One Is Alone,” reminds us. And the film is better for it.
Further to the point, I want to be careful to point out that criticism of the film—particularly from those familiar with the much beloved show—can rest easier knowing that, from the standpoint of the medium, the changes made are defensible ones. It is harder to break the fourth wall in film, hence leaving off the Narrator and thus the Baker’s ballad (also justifiably done for pacing). On the most-discussed change (i.e.—letting Rapunzel live), it’s pleasantly unclear to me whether Disney chose to let Rapunzel escape because of their prime real estate in “Tangled (2010)” or because her death might distract from the emotional punch of losing the Baker’s Wife at the film’s climax. In any case, it leaves us a cleaner movie. As adaptations go, Marshall’s film is one of the best musical-to-movie adaptions in recent memory. Marshall has been more than careful with this reviewer’s wish, at least.
Lee and I walked away positively pleased with ourselves, partly riding the self-interested joy of holding this advanced screening over our friends heads’ for more than a full three weeks—including the head of an old ex-boyfriend, Jason, who is now performing on Broadway himself. Partly we were pleased because I introduced Lee to the stage play, who in turn took me to see the film—a story coming full circle in its own right. But mostly, Lee and I walked away pleased because the film was just plain good, a story well told, well acted, even (more than most of its kind) well sung. I’ll probably see it again in three weeks.
“Into the Woods” is released worldwide on December 25th, 2014.
Matthew is a graduate of the MFA in Writing program at University of San Francisco and holds a BA in English from University of Utah. He has published writing in Switchback, the online literary journal at USF, and with Enormous Rooms, a journal in Salt Lake City; his photography has been published by the online magazine, Spit & Spirit, and in print byGorgeous Freaks, as well as the forthcoming issue of Brooklyn-based magazine, Hypnopompia. He lives in Portland, OR.
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New The Nutcracker And The Four Realms Trailer – Disney turns a classic ballet into an epic film fantasy
Most of Disney’s recent family-friendly live-action fantasies have been based on their animated movies (Beauty & The Beast, Maleficent, The Jungle Book). However, with The Nutcracker And The Four Realms, they’re relying on the popularity of Tchaikovsky’s classic ballet rather than their own back catalogue. But from the looks of this trailer they’re still giving it a massive fantasy treatment with a film that looks a little Narnia and a little Alice In Wonderland.
Here’s the synopsis: ‘All Clara (Mackenzie Foy) wants is a key – a one-of-a-kind key that will unlock a box that holds a priceless gift from her late mother. A golden thread, presented to her at godfather Drosselmeyer’s (Morgan Freeman) annual holiday party, leads her to the coveted key—which promptly disappears into a strange and mysterious parallel world. It’s there that Clara encounters a soldier named Phillip (Jayden Fowora-Knight), a gang of mice and the regents who preside over three Realms: Land of Snowflakes, Land of Flowers and Land of Sweets. Clara and Phillip must brave the ominous Fourth Realm, home to the tyrant Mother Ginger (Helen Mirren), to retrieve Clara’s key and hopefully return harmony to the unstable world. Starring Keira Knightley as the Sugar Plum Fairy and featuring a special performance by Misty Copeland, Disney’s new holiday feature film “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms” is directed by Lasse Hallström and inspired by E.T.A. Hoffmann’s classic tale. In UK cinemas October 2018.’
The movie is due in UK cinemas November 2nd, 2018. Take a look at the trailer below. [Read more…]
ACTORS: Keira Knightley, Mackenzie Foy, Helen Mirren, Morgan Freeman DIRECTORS: Lasse Hallstrom FILMS: The Nutcracker
The Nutcracker And The Four Realms Trailer – Disney turns a classic ballet into an epic film fantasy
December 19, 2017 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment
Most of Disney’s recent family-friendly live-action fantasies have been based on their animated movies (Beauty & The Beast, Maleficent, The Jungle Book). However, with The Nutcracker And The Four Realms, they’re relying on the popularity of Tchaikovsy’s classic ballet rather than their own back catalogue. But from the looks of this trailer they’re still giving it a massive fantasy treatment with a film that looks a little Narnia and a little Alice In Wonderland.
The movie is due in cinemas October 2018. Take a look at the trailer below. [Read more…]
Morgan Freeman Joining Misty Copeland & Mackenzie Foy In Disney’s Nutcracker
July 31, 2016 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment
Disney has invested a lot of money in turning its classic animated movies into live-action movies, and for a while it’s working on a few other classic tales, including a film based around The Nutcracker And The Mouse King. The movie already has Misty Copeland & Mackenzie Foy attached to star, and now Variety reports that Morgan Freeman is in talks to join them.
The film is ‘is based on the 1816 story “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King” by E.T.A. Hoffmann in which a girl named Clara is charged by her parents with taking care of a Christmas toy Nutcracker doll – which comes to life and defeats an evil Mouse King with seven heads.’ It will also take on elements of Tchaikovsky’s classic ballet.
Foy is attached to the role of Clara, while Freeman would be her mysterious godfather, Drosselmeyer. Copeland is onboard as the lead ballerina. Lasse Hallstrom is set to direct the movie.
ACTORS: Morgan Freeman, Misty Copeland, Mackenzie Foy DIRECTORS: Lasse Hallstrom FILMS: The Nutcracker
Twilight’s Mackenzie Foy Joins Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar
Mackenzie Foy is known to Twilight fans for playing Renesmee, the child of Bella and Edward, in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2. Now she’s got another role in a major film, as TheWrap reports she’s in final talks to join the cast of Interstellar for director Christopher Nolan.
As this is a Nolan movie, there’s no info on who she’ll play, but she joins a cast that includes Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Michael Caine, Bill Irwin and Casey Affleck.
The movie revolves around a journey into outer space that pushes humanity’s knowledge of science and technology. The plot is reportedly based on the scientific theories of Kip S. Thorne, who believes that wormholes actually exist and can be used for time travel.
Christopher Nolan is directing from a screenplay he co-wrote with his brother, Jonathan Nolan. Shooting will start in a couple of months time, with a November 2014 release date already set.
ACTORS: Mackenzie Foy DIRECTORS: Christopher Nolan FILMS: Interstellar
Mackenzie Foy & Joey King Join Haunted Tale The Warren Files
February 7, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment
It look like some young girls are going to get terrified in The Warren Files, as Variety reports Insidious director James Wan has set Joey King and Mackenzie Foy for his haunted house tale. While neither girl has hit their teen years yet, they already have plenty of film experience, as Foy plays Renesmee in Breaking Dawn and King will be a young Talia Al Ghul in Dark Knight Rises.
The film is based on the allegedly true-life tale of the Perron family, who claimed they ‘lived among the dead’ in the 1970s due to spirits – both friendly and sinister – that inhabited their Rhode Island farmhouse. Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson are playing the investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, while Lili Taylor and Ron Livingston will be the Perron parents.
James Wan is directing, with the shoot scheduled to start February 21st in North Carolina.
ACTORS: Mackenzie Foy, Joey King DIRECTORS: James Wan FILMS: The Warren Files
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Brexit transition: the clock is ticking – is your business ready?
After much wrangling, the UK left the EU earlier this year on 31 January 2020. However, until the end of this year, nothing much has changed but that is all set to change from 1 January 2021. There will be new rules for UK businesses, and those trading with or employing people from the European Union in the new year. Free movement for EU nationals is ending, and the new points-based immigration system will introduce job, salary and language requirements that will change the way employers hire from the EU. The new system will treat EU and non-EU citizens equally.
As of 1 January 2021:
All non-British or Irish nationals arriving in the UK to live, work or study will require a visa
Those intending to work in the UK may require their employer to sponsor them
Employers will require a sponsor licence if they wish to employ non-British/Irish nationals workers to the UK
The Government has begun a multi-million advertising campaign on TV urging employers to get ready for Brexit on 1 January. On 22 October 2020 the Government laid out 500 pages of new Immigration Rules, which will form the basis of the new Points Based Immigration System. Most of the changes will apply to non-EU nationals from 1 December 2020 and to EU citizens arriving in the UK from 1 January 2021. The Home Office has also published several guides about this new immigration system.
UK Businesses that wish to employ EU nationals will need to apply for and be granted a Sponsor Licence from the Home Office and the migrants will need to be sponsored under the new Skilled Worker visa route (the revamped Tier 2 category), unless the EU national migrant is resident in the UK by 31 December 2020 and will therefore qualify for a resident document under the EU Settlement Scheme.
Therefore, it is imperative that businesses are aware of what they need to do in anticipation for the end of the Brexit transition period given that the Skilled Worker system is due to go live on 1 December 2020. They will also need to budget for the increased visa costs which they will incur when they recruit candidates from the EU under the new immigration system – charges such as the immigration skills charge, visa application fees, immigration health surcharge and certificate of sponsorship allocation fee will set an employer back over £4000 per migrant for a 3 year visa.
In case all this sounds very detailed, it is, but the changes are at least fixed, and not expected to change in the short term at least.
Speaking to Personnel Today Kevin Foster MP the Immigration minster reinforced this saying:
“People won’t be seeing us make any last minute changes now, and we first put out some details earlier this year to help employers prepare for it.
“We are starting to see an uptick in the numbers of businesses applying to be sponsors. For example, over the weekend of 4 October, 145 companies applied to be sponsors, whereas by last weekend that was up to 193,” said the minister.
“The message to employers is: this is happening, free movement is ending and if you still want to recruit from outside the UK labour market and Irish nationals, you do now need to move towards getting a sponsorship licence.”
If you are a UK business and you do not yet hold a sponsor licence but wish to hire or transfer eligible skilled employees from outside of the UK, now is the time to consider applying for one, as the Home Office anticipates a surge of applications in the new year. We therefore encourage employers to consider taking the following actions:
If you do not already have a sponsor licence, assess your needs and apply for one
If you already have a sponsor licence, take this opportunity to ensure that you have sufficient Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS) available to meet your needs until April 2021 (when the new allocation period will begin).
For EU national employees already in the UK – ensure they apply for residence documentation under the EU Settlement Scheme to ensure they can remain in the UK and work after 30 June 2021
We can provide the necessary guidance and step by step support to register your business as a licenced sponsor. We have experience of advising employers in respect of sponsor licences and associated work visas and are able to assist you prepare in advance of the forthcoming changes.
Our Immigration lawyers have the knowledge and experience to guide you through these challenging times and have been ranked in the Legal 500 for their expertise.
If you are in need of advice or assistance on any of the issues mentioned in this article please contact Mariam or another member of our expert Immigration Team on 020 7631 4141 or email immigration@bishopandsewell.co.uk
The above is correct as at 24 November 2020. The information above may be subject to change as this is a constantly evolving situation.
The content of this note should not be considered legal advice and each matter should be considered on a case by case basis.
Mariam Khaliq Senior Associate +44 (0)20 7091 2731
Category: News | Date: 24th Nov 2020
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Appiah, K. Anthony
Philosophy, African
The Struggle For Meaning: Reflections on Philosophy, Culture, and Democracy in Africa
by Paulin J. Hountondji
translated by John Conteh-Morgan
foreword by K. Anthony Appiah
Ohio University Press, 2002
eISBN: 978-0-89680-433-3 | Paper: 978-0-89680-225-4
Library of Congress Classification B5305.H6713 2002
ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
The Struggle for Meaning is a landmark publication by one of African philosophy's leading figures, Paulin J. Hountondji, best known for his critique of ethnophilosophy in the late 1960s and early 1970s. In this volume, he responds with autobiographical and philosophical reflection to the dialogue and controversy he has provoked. He discusses the ideas, rooted in the work of such thinkers as Husserl and Hountondji's former teachers Derrida, Althusser, and Ricoeur, that helped shape his critique.
Applying his philosophical ideas to the critical issues of democracy, culture, and development in Africa today, he addresses three crucial topics: the nexus between scientific extraversion and economic dependence; the nature of endogenous traditions of thought and their relationship with modern science; and the implications—for political pluralism and democracy—of the emergence of “philosophies of subject” in Africa.
While the book's immediate concern is with Africa, the densely theoretical nature of its analyses, and its bearing on current postmodern theories of the “other,” will make this timely and elegant translation of great interest to many disciplines, especially ethnic, gender, and multicultural studies.
Paulin J. Hountondji, agrégé de philosophie from the Ecole normale supérieure of Rue d’Ulm in Paris, is a professor of philosophy at the National University of Benin. He is the author of Philosophy: Myth and Reality, one of the most influential books on African philosophy. John Conteh-Morgan is a professor in the department of French and Italian and African and African-American Studies at Ohio State University.
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Temasek Biggest Shareholdings Fall $23.5 Billion in Three Months
Mar 24 2020, 2:30 AM Jul 04 2020, 1:10 PM March 24 2020, 2:30 AM July 04 2020, 1:10 PM
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Temasek Holdings Pte’s biggest equity shareholdings and those of its subsidiaries have plunged almost $24 billion since January as the spreading coronavirus sends markets into spasms.
Singapore’s state investor owns or controls multibillion-dollar stakes in companies that straddle the world, from Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. to Singapore Airlines Ltd. A Bloomberg analysis of the top 12 holdings of Temasek and companies it controls as of March 20 shows a decline in market value of around one-third.
The plunge comes at a critical time for Singapore, whose financial strength is partly linked to Temasek, sovereign wealth fund GIC Pte, and the Monetary Authority of Singapore. The government uses a formula that includes the expected long-term returns of all three entities to calculate the net investment return contribution, which helps fund the budget each year. In fiscal 2020, that contribution is expected to be S$18.6 billion ($12.8 billion).
Singapore’s President Halimah Yacob said earlier this month that the city-state must consider tapping past reserves to help its people and businesses that are “bleeding” from the impact of the virus.
Asked about the likely decline in value of Temasek’s portfolio due to the Covid-19 outbreak, Temasek Holdings Chairman Lim Boon Heng, speaking on the sidelines of a community event last Tuesday, said that the most important priority was to weather the crisis.
“It’s pretty obvious with the way stock markets are behaving recently that we should expect the returns to be down,” he said. “But now is not the time to think about whether you’ve made a loss or not. Now is the time to see how we can all get rid of this virus.”
A spokesman for Temasek declined to comment further.
Temasek’s top 12 equity holdings by market value were worth a combined $73.8 billion on Jan. 2 but had fallen to $50.3 billion as of March 20. This includes shares in which the firm is deemed to have beneficial interest, such as Thai mobile phone operator Advanced Info Service Pcl, which is part-owned by Temasek subsidiary Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.
The nation’s benchmark Straits Times Index slumped 7.4% Monday.
Singtel is the biggest source of the decline, with Temasek’s majority stake in the business slumping $7.4 billion. Next is Southeast Asia’s biggest bank, DBS Group Holdings Ltd., down $5.3 billion. Temasek’s interest in Singapore Airlines, which on Monday slashed capacity by 96% amid the escalating outbreak, has declined $1.7 billion.
With equity markets swooning and oil prices taking a hit, Temasek is far from the only one suffering. While state funds are arguably better positioned than most to ride out bouts of volatility because they take a long-term view, when their reserves are required, there can be significant consequences.
Not All Doom
Norway, for example, looks set to withdraw a record $13 billion from its giant sovereign wealth fund to help pay for the historic stimulus measures being unveiled to combat the virus impact. Globally, state funds control some of the biggest pools of investments with the 10 largest overseeing $5.8 trillion, data from the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute show.
The slide in share values this quarter is also a disappointing end to what was shaping up to be a reasonable year for Temasek, even despite the U.S.-China trade war. In January, Temasek International Chief Executive Officer Dilhan Pillay said the firm’s portfolio value was up by about 3%. It’s Pillay’s first year at the helm.
Temasek had a net portfolio value of S$313 billion as of March 31, 2019, up 1.6% from the year prior.
That’s not to say the decline in public equities spells outright doom for Temasek. About 42% of its assets as of March 31, 2019 were not publicly listed and are therefore less affected by volatile stock markets. Temasek is due to release its annual report for the year ended March 31, 2020 in a few months.
Temasek last month announced a company-wide wage freeze and voluntary pay cuts for senior management in part to help fund community programs aimed at alleviating the impact of Covid-19.
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Victoria County History - Chester
A History of the County of Chester: Volume 5 Part 1, the City of Chester: General History and Topography
The city of Chester
A History of the County of Chester: Volume 5 Part 1, the City of Chester: General History and Topography. Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 2003.
Defining chester
Name and situation
Chester's Importance and ranking
Chester and the grosvenors
Chester's wider cultural connexions
The character of chester
This Volume, published in two parts, provides a full treatment of most aspects of Chester's history from Roman times to the year 2000. (fn. 1) The two parts are complementary. The chapters in Part 1 give a general account of the city, covering administrative, political, economic, social, and religious history, divided into six periods: Roman, Early Medieval (400-1230), Later Medieval (1230-1550), Early Modern (1550-1762), Late Georgian and Victorian (1762-1914), and Twentieth-Century (1914-2000). The topographies of Roman and 20th-century Chester form integral parts of the first and last chapters, (fn. 2) while a separate chapter deals with Topography 900-1914. Part 2 of the volume contains detailed accounts of particular topics, institutions, and buildings, grouped in five sections: Local Government and Public Services; Economic Infrastructure and Institutions; The Churches and Other Religious Bodies; Major Buildings; and Leisure and Culture. Part 2 has a full index to the whole volume, including subjects; Part 1 an index only of persons and places mentioned in that part.
Until the 19th century what was meant by 'Chester' was unproblematic. The Roman fortress with its adjacent civilian settlement was succeeded in the early Middle Ages by a small fortified town on the same site. Probably in the 10th century two sides of the Roman walls were abandoned, and by the early 12th century the circuit of walls had reached its modern extent. Sizeable extramural suburbs grew up, including the separately named Handbridge south of the river, which has always been reckoned part of Chester. The suburbs were encircled by Chester's arable fields, meadows, and common pastures, with heaths to the north-east around Hoole, and a large area of marshland to the south-west at Saltney.
Beyond the immediate environs of walled town, suburbs, and farmland, an extensive territory depended upon Chester in the early Middle Ages, covering many townships with their own villages, hamlets, and farms. During the central Middle Ages many of the townships were incorporated into newly formed parishes, leaving a few outliers attached to the oldest Chester parishes of St. Oswald and St. John. They were never strictly speaking part of Chester, and their histories are not treated in this volume.
In the 10th and 11th centuries Chester hundred was one of twelve in Cheshire, but the creation of civic institutions in the 12th and 13th centuries led to the disappearance of the hundred and its replacement by the liberties of the city, the area within which the citizens enjoyed their various individual and corporate privileges. The liberties were first explicitly demarcated by a precise boundary in 1354 but must have existed long previously as a territory whose limits were generally known. They covered some 3,000 acres and included the abbot of Chester's manor north of the city, and an extensive area south of the Dee, focused on Handbridge. Both the manor of Handbridge and its open fields extended beyond the liberties into the township of Claverton to the south. (fn. 3)
On the north-east, north, and north-west the townships immediately beyond the liberties were Great Boughton, Hoole, Newton, Bache, and Blacon. The Hoole boundary was little more than ½ mile from the heart of Chester at the Cross (the central crossroads by St. Peter's church, also the site of the medieval High Cross). The approach to Great Boughton, 1½ miles distant from the Cross, lay through Chester's most important medieval and early modern suburb in Foregate Street and its continuation beyond the Bars, which was called Boughton. Right on the boundary from the early 12th century until the 1640s stood the leper hospital of St. Giles, occupying a tiny extra-parochial area called Spital Boughton. On the south-western side the boundary of the liberties coincided with the national boundary between England and Wales from 1536, when the Act of Union placed the lordship and parish of Hawarden in the newly created Welsh county of Denbighshire (it was transferred to Flintshire in 1541). (fn. 4)
From the 19th century Chester is less easy to define. The liberties circumscribed the formal extent of the city of Chester until minor adjustments were made in 1835, enlarging the municipal borough at the expense of Great Boughton, but already by then the town had spilled over the boundary through residential building in the adjoining parts of Great Boughton and Hoole. The arrival of the railway in the 1840s quickened the growth of Chester beyond the borough boundaries, creating new streets which were physically part of the city but administratively outside the remit of the borough council. North-east of the town, the main railway station was built on the boundary with Hoole, the nearer parts of which were rapidly built over. To the west, the railway brought industrial development and associated housing to a new suburb which straddled the boundary between Chester and the township of Saltney in Flintshire. For a variety of reasons there was no major extension of the city's boundaries until 1936, when the county borough incorporated parts of Great Boughton and Newton and most of Blacon, the last intended for a large new councilhousing estate. Hoole remained a separate unit of local government (latterly an urban district) until it too was absorbed by Chester in 1954. Meanwhile the building of more new housing in the townships of Upton and Bache north of the city created a large builtup area which was not brought under Chester's control until 1974. Even after that date Saltney had to be excluded from Chester district because it was in Wales and the national boundary was regarded by central government as inviolate.
Chester: the city boundaries and neighbouring township
The area described in both parts of this volume is essentially the medieval town and liberties, together with those parts brought within the borough boundary in 1835, 1936, and 1954, but only from the time of their incorporation into Chester. Saltney, Upton, Bache, and Great Boughton are discussed where appropriate, as in the accounts of 19th-century industry and 20th-century suburban housing. The earlier histories of all those townships are reserved for treatment elsewhere.
The Roman name for the fortress built at the head of the Dee estuary was Deva, adopted directly from the British name of the river, and 'Deverdoeu' was still one of two alternative Welsh names for Chester in the late 12th century. Its other and more enduring Welsh name was Caerlleon, literally 'the fortress-city of the legions', a name identical with that of the great Roman fortress at the other end of the Marches at Caerleon (Mon.). The colloquial modern Welsh name is the shortened form, Caer. The early English-speaking settlers used a name which had the same meaning, 'Legacæstir', which was current until the 11th century, when - in a further parallel with Welsh usage - the first element fell out of use and the simplex name Chester emerged. From the 14th century to the 18th the city's prominent position in north-western England meant that it was commonly also known as Westchester. (fn. 5)
Chester's importance as a town has been shaped by its geographical position. The city centre and Handbridge occupy a ridge of sandstone interrupted by the river Dee. The western side of the ridge is a steep escarpment overlooking the Roodee, which until the 12th century was a tidal meadow at the head of a broad estuary extending some 20 miles to the open sea at Hilbre Island and Point of Ayr. The combination of factors made the site both the lowest point at which the river could be bridged (successively, and almost on the same spot, by the Romans and the Anglo-Saxons) and the limit of navigation in the estuary. Navigation and tides in the upper estuary were evidently restricted by a rocky natural feature underlying the man-made causeway or weir constructed just upstream from the Dee Bridge no later than the 1090s. Although little evidence of pre-Roman occupation of the site of Chester had come to light before 2000, local archaeologists then believed that there was likely to have been significant Iron Age activity in the vicinity. (fn. 6)
The geological strata underlying Chester comprise Pebble Beds to the east of Dee Bridge, the Roodee, and Bache, and Lower Mottled Sandstone to the west. Both are overlain by boulder clay except where the ridge protrudes in a line running from Heronbridge in the south through Handbridge and Queen's Park to the walled city. Further north there are pockets of glacial sands and gravels in Newton and Upton, while to the west the former bed of the upper estuary at Sealand, Lache, and the Roodee is composed of alluvium deposited as the river gradually assumed its modern course and width. (fn. 7) The Roman fortress did not occupy the highest point on the ridge, which lies at a little over 30 m. (100 ft.) just north of the city walls. To the north and east the land slopes gently down to about 23 m. (75 ft.) before rising again to a low ridge over 30 m. which runs south-east to north-west through Christleton, Hoole, Newton, and Upton. South and west of the Roman fortress there is a much steeper slope to below 5 m. (15 ft.) on the river bank and the Roodee. South of the river the land rises to about 24 m. (80 ft.) at the southern boundary of the liberties. Within the city walls the natural ground levels have been much altered by almost two thousand years of building and demolition, with the effect of creating a much more level plateau. (fn. 8) The Dee describes a gently winding double bend through the city, flowing first north between Heronbridge and Handbridge on the left bank (within the liberties) and Great Boughton on the right (outside), turning sharply south-west around the meadows known historically as the Earl's Eye, passing in the relatively narrow gap between the walled city and Handbridge, and turning briefly north again around the Roodee. In ancient times the river flowed into the head of the open estuary at the Roodee but since the later Middle Ages it has been directed sharply south-west again for about a mile before finally turning north-west, after the 18th century into the straight canalized stretch which takes it through the reclaimed marshland of Sealand (Flints.) to the open part of the estuary below Flint.
Chester was for many centuries the most important place by far in north-western England. That was largely due to its location at the crossroads of the British Isles, where routes from southern Britain led into north Wales and the Irish Sea. On three occasions its role as the point of entry into the Irish Sea region for rulers based in the South made it prominent in national affairs. At the outset the Romans probably selected the site for their fortress because of its potential as a port for an assault on Ireland. In the 10th century the reoccupied fortress became the centre for attempts by English kings to dominate other rulers around the shores of the Irish Sea, notably in the carefully staged set-piece by which King Edgar demonstrated his overlordship by having them row him on the Dee in 973. Tribute in silver extracted from such rulers was turned into coin at Chester, whose mint was astonishingly prolific in the 10th century. Finally, the English conquest of north Wales in the 1270s and 1280s depended heavily on Chester as a base. The city's military and political importance to Edward I, which endured into the early 14th century, brought it great prosperity, notably through the victualling of armies and the supply of royal castles in north Wales.
Although never among the largest five or six English provincial towns, Chester was certainly in the second rank by the late Anglo-Saxon period and retained that status almost until 1700. Uncertainty about the numbers of inhabitants makes it impossible to assign a more precise ranking before 1801. In 1086 Chester was among a dozen towns with populations in the order of 2,000-2,500, behind seven with over 5,000 people each. (fn. 9) In the 1520s it was among sixteen towns with perhaps 3,500-5,000 inhabitants, when the six largest, other than London, had between 6,000 and 13,000 residents. By 1700 Chester's population was probably approaching 8,000, placing it in a second rank of some 25 towns with 5,000 or more people; the six largest towns after London then had between 10,000 and 30,000 people. (fn. 10) In the 18th century Chester continued to grow in absolute terms and it just about held its place, ranking 18th in England in 1801, the first year for which reliable population figures are available. It was then among the middling county towns, comparable with Shrewsbury, Worcester, Carlisle, Leicester, Derby, Oxford, Reading, Exeter, Cambridge, Colchester, and Ipswich but considerably smaller than such places as York, Norwich, Newcastle upon Tyne, and Bristol, let alone its near neighbours Liverpool and Manchester. (fn. 11) In the 19th century Chester slipped dramatically down the rankings as the new industrial towns of the North and Midlands swelled in size. By 1901 it was barely among the eighty most populous boroughs and cities, and even within Cheshire it had been overtaken by Stockport, Birkenhead, Crewe, and Wallasey. (fn. 12) In the 20th century Chester's prosperity and rising population allowed it to maintain that rank, overtaking many stagnant or declining northern towns (including Crewe and Wallasey) but eclipsed by a similar number of faster-growing towns, mostly in the South. (fn. 13)
At the time of the Norman Conquest Chester was in effect a provincial capital. With no larger place closer to it than York, Lincoln, and Oxford, it was the foremost town of western Mercia, covering the whole northwestern and central Midlands, the Welsh borders, and the upper North-West beyond the Mersey. Later in the Middle Ages Chester's region contracted: Bristol overtook it as the most important west-coast port at an early date; Coventry rose to become an economic capital for the heart of the Midlands; and, nearer at hand, Shrewsbury was almost certainly as big as Chester by 1300 and deprived it of any significant economic role in the central Marches and mid-Wales.
Chester survived as a regional capital through the Middle Ages and into the 18th century, with no rival nearer than Shrewsbury, but it dominated a much smaller region than cities such as Bristol, Exeter, Norwich, and Newcastle upon Tyne, as well as being a smaller place in absolute terms. Its hinterland was poorer than most of theirs, and its overseas trade was much more limited. The hinterland in economic terms covered the western half of Cheshire and much of north-east Wales; it was the main market for the agricultural produce of that area, to which it also supplied manufactured goods, both locally produced and imported, and a variety of services. It continued to perform that role well into the 19th century, though the region which it dominated gradually diminished in size as rival towns such as Wrexham and Birkenhead grew in size. As a resort of the propertied and leisured classes, however, Chester had a much larger reach for much longer: even in the early 19th century, for example, the races were frequented and the infirmary was patronized by well-to-do families from south Lancashire, north Shropshire, north Staffordshire, and north Wales as far as Anglesey.
Chester had no patron from the later Middle Ages onwards to match the Roman army, the 10th-century West Saxon kings, or Edward I, all of whom had put the city at the centre of national affairs. From the 17th century it did, however, have the Grosvenors. Seated at Eaton from the earlier 15th century, (fn. 14) holder of a baronetcy from 1622 and a peerage from 1761, the head of the family was Earl Grosvenor from 1784, marquess of Westminster from 1831, and duke of Westminster from 1874. In 1677 the family acquired the Middlesex manor of Ebury, in Westminster, and from the later 18th century it rose very quickly to become one of Britain's wealthiest. The basis of their wealth was initially lead mining in Flintshire, but that was very soon overtaken by the vast urban rents accrued from the successive development of Mayfair (1720s-1770s), Belgravia (1820s-1850s), and Pimlico (1830s and later) on their London estate. From the 18th century the Grosvenors played a large part in the life of Chester as landlords and patrons. Eaton Hall was only three miles from the Cross, though outside the liberties. A fitting approach from Handbridge along tree-lined avenues to Eaton was created through a very carefully managed parliamentary inclosure in 1805. (fn. 15)
From the late 17th century to the late 1820s Grosvenor patronage in Chester had an overtly political purpose: to dominate the Assembly (the governing body of the city) and monopolize Chester's parliamentary representation. The family's social leadership was significant even when it was divorced from direct political interests after the 1820s. During the rest of the 19th century and the early 20th the marquess and dukes of Westminster paid for schools, curates, a new parish church, two public parks, and a nurses' home; they owned the advowsons of two of the city's parish churches, were patrons of Chester races, major benefactors of the infirmary and the new Grosvenor Museum, supporters of innumerable philanthropic activities, and had the new Grosvenor Bridge named after them. In the later 20th century their property interests in Chester included the largest of the city's shopping centres (the Grosvenor Centre) and a huge business park on the southern outskirts.
Although Chester has had close links with Wales and Ireland at nearly every period, its wider cultural links have always been rather meagre. There seems not to have been a Jewish community in the Middle Ages. Manxmen settled in Chester from the later Middle Ages, and a few Spanish merchants visited in the 16th century. Negligible numbers of displaced persons and Commonwealth immigrants arrived in the years after the Second World War, and in 1991 the non-white element amounted to little more than 1,000 people in a population of almost 90,000. (fn. 16) At only two periods have the streets been full of foreign voices: in Roman times, the legionary garrison was made up of soldiers drawn from across the provinces of the Empire, and late 20th-century tourism filled the city centre with thousands of visitors from western Europe, north America, and further afield.
The city's location, however, long gave it a pivotal role in the affairs of the Irish Sea region. In the 1120s the historian Henry of Huntingdon regarded Chester's distinct attribute as being 'near to the Irish' (not the Welsh). (fn. 17) As long as the Dee remained navigable, Ireland was Chester's chief overseas trading partner, and as such the main source of Chester merchants' prosperity in the later Middle Ages and the 16th century. The city's political importance to the English Crown from the 1590s into the early 18th century arose because it was the main staging post on the route between the two capital cities: about 185 miles from London by road and 150 from Dublin by sea. Connexions with Ireland were again evident in the brief flourishing of linen imports in the later 18th century, in famine-induced Irish migration to the city in the earlier 19th century, and in the comically abortive Fenian plot against Chester castle in 1867. The Roman Catholic presence in the city from the mid 19th century was very largely of Irish origin. Irish migration to Chester peaked in the mid 19th century and then declined somewhat: in 1851, in the immediate wake of the Potato Famine, some 7 per cent of Cestrians were Irish-born, accounting for about 2,000 people, but by 1901 the level had fallen to 3 per cent (though of a considerably larger total population), and in 1991 stood at about 2 per cent. (fn. 18)
Welsh links have been more obviously to the fore in Chester's history, but they were mostly restricted to the north-eastern corner of the principality and the districts along the north coast, areas closely bound into Chester's economic hinterland. At all periods since the 11th century or earlier Welshmen have frequented Chester's markets, fairs, and shops; Chester was the market for Welsh grain, livestock, coal, lead, and slates; Welsh soldiers were shipped from Chester to fight in Ireland in the 1590s, and a Welsh pirate allegedly sold his booty in the city in the 1560s. (fn. 19) Chester loomed large in the consciousness of the north Welsh: the city gates were regarded as the limits of Welsh territory in the 12th century, (fn. 20) and the 'men of Chester' were vilified in anti-English poetry of the 15th century, (fn. 21) but there was probably always much migration from Wales to the city, larger by far than any town in north Wales itself until the mid 19th century, and even then still larger than Wrexham. Before the later 18th century it seems that most migrants were rapidly Anglicized and assimilated, contributing to a rich stratum of Chester surnames of Welsh origin. Possibly as many as a third of the 1,200 freemen who voted in the shrieval election of 1818, for example, had Welsh surnames, many doubtless of families long established in the city. (fn. 22) Welsh-language books were printed in Chester from the early 18th century, (fn. 23) and Welsh newspapers from the 1790s, (fn. 24) the period when separate Welsh-speaking congregations were first formed in the city. The existence of Welsh churches suggests that the numbers of settlers were large enough to sustain the language beyond first-generation migrants. By the 1860s, when there were five Welshspeaking congregations in Chester, St. David's Day was a focus of collective expression which transcended denominational boundaries. There had been a Chester Cymmrodorion Society, Anglican and Tory in orientation, from 1822 but it evidently died out after local politics became less polarized in the 1830s. The revival of a Chester Welsh Society (Cymdeithas Cymry Caer) in 1892 was evidently non-aligned in politics and religion. (fn. 25) The Welsh-born population formed 11 per cent of the total in 1851 and almost as much in 1901 and 1951. (fn. 26) In 1991 over 6 per cent of the residents of Chester district as a whole, wider than the city alone, had been born in Wales. (fn. 27)
Roman Chester is most plausibly represented and best understood as a military depot consisting of a walled fortress with a number of important extramural buildings, notably the amphitheatre, and an attendant civilian settlement. Archaeological investigations have revealed more about the fortress than about the town which served it. (fn. 28) There were long periods in which the Roman legion stationed at Chester was absent on duties elsewhere in Britain or further afield in the Empire, leaving only a skeleton garrison as depot caretakers. The ebb and flow of the military presence can hardly have failed to affect the civilian settlement, but it is difficult to say how far the latter may have had an independent existence. After the legion left for the last time, perhaps in 383, the character and extent of settlement at Chester is impossible to establish for a period of almost five centuries. It is clear that very substantial remains of the fortress walls and of stone buildings both inside and outside them survived for many centuries afterwards, and it seems probable that from the 7th century Chester was the centre of an extensive territory and had at least one major church.
Chester was re-established as a place of importance by the 10th century through the convergence of two circumstances. First, it was garrisoned again in the early 10th century during the course of Æthelflæd's military campaigns designed to secure the northern frontier of Mercia against the Vikings. In reoccupying Chester, Æthelflæd made it a centre of government, one of the fortified towns which later in the 10th century developed into the central places of the newly established Mercian shires. Cheshire was thus Chester's shire, and indeed was often known as Chestershire until the 15th century. (fn. 29) In addition, the city became a centre of trade for the Irish Sea region, with a small Hiberno-Norse quarter between the remains of the Roman fortress and the river Dee. Trade and government have been the mainstays of Chester's significance ever since.
Control of Chester in the early medieval period alternated between great regional magnates and the kings of England. Æthelflæd was ruler of a Mercia still partly independent of Wessex, but after her death Chester soon fell into the hands of the West Saxon kings, and on the eve of the Norman Conquest it was one of the series of sizeable Midland shire towns under royal lordship. After 1066 William I gave it to Earl Hugh, whose successors as earls of Chester ruled the city until 1237, when the earldom was annexed by the Crown. The fact that Chester belonged for over 150 years to Anglo-Norman earls rather than English kings, unlike most large towns, did not in practice make much difference to its development, though there may have been economic advantages from being the earls' headquarters. After 1237 the presence of senior palatine officials and a certain military presence at the castle affected the city's physical appearance and its prosperity. The palatine status of the county meant that Chester's administrative development was not straightforward. Cheshire had its law courts at Chester castle, in effect parallel to those at Westminster, and there were many conflicts of authority between the palatinate and the city's own courts. Chester did not return M.P.s to parliament until 1543. In many respects, however, the county palatine was assimilated to English administrative and judicial norms between the 1520s and the 1540s, though some of its distinctive institutions survived until the 1830s. (fn. 30)
In general the administrative development of Chester followed a course similar to that of other shire towns which were also regional capitals. Chester was already regarded as a city (civitas) in 1086. Institutions of self-government, notably the mayoralty, had developed by the 1230s, supplementing and eventually subordinating the sheriffs who had previously governed the city on behalf of the earls. Chester was created a county in its own right by the royal charter of 1506, and became successively a reformed municipal borough in 1835 and a county borough in 1889. Although the county borough was too small to resist absorption into a larger second-tier district council at local government reorganization in 1974, the style City of Chester was carried over as the name of the new district and the mayoralty was retained and indeed in 1992 elevated to a lord mayoralty.
Chester was also an ecclesiastical capital. For a few years after 1075 it served as the seat of the diocesan bishop earlier based at Lichfield and later at Coventry. The archdeaconry of Chester had a semi-independent status within the medieval diocese. The bishop's church in the city, St. John's, however, was always outranked by the great Benedictine abbey of St. Werburgh, founded by Earl Hugh in 1092. St. Werburgh's was rich and powerful, with a large monastic precinct within the city walls, a manor covering the northern part of the liberties, and control (initially) of the city's main annual fair. On the other hand, unlike abbeys in some smaller towns, St. Werburgh's was only one element in medieval Chester. The abbot and monks were frequently at loggerheads with the citizens, and as the civic authorities became more self-confident in the 14th and 15th centuries they gradually enlarged their rights at the expense of the abbey's, until the city's Great Charter of 1506 in effect confirmed Chester's independence from both St. Werburgh's and the county palatine.
Following the dissolution of the monastery in 1540 the abbey church became the seat of a new diocesan bishop in 1541, the monastic precinct and many of its buildings being retained by the new establishment. The precinct was a place somewhat apart from the city until the 1920s. That separation, and the commercial bustle outside the precinct walls, prevented Chester from ever becoming a Trollopean backwater in the manner of the smaller cathedral cities: although the cathedral dominated the town centre as a building it was only one among several influences as an institution.
Chester was also for most of its history a garrison town, a consequence of its situation in relation to Wales and Ireland. The Roman fortress, Æthelflæd's burh, the small earthwork and timber castle of the Normans, and the larger stone castle created by Earl Ranulph III and Henry III were successively superimposed upon one another. From the 11th century to the late 13th the city was the gathering place for armies setting out into north Wales, and from the late 12th century to the late 17th for expeditions to quell rebellions in Ireland. Chester's military importance was reflected in the long siege which it endured at the hands of parliamentarian forces during the English Civil War. After the Glorious Revolution, however, that significance fell quickly away, notwithstanding the Jacobite scares of 1715 and 1745. The castle was garrisoned in the 18th century by companies of invalid soldiers, giving the second-in-command in 1760, Lieut. Joseph Winder, the leisure to amuse himself by drawing a detailed panoramic view of the city. (fn. 31) Even so, Chester's military role had not been entirely eroded: with the invention of county-based regiments and regional commands in the later 19th century, it became an important Army recruiting centre and the headquarters of Western Command.
The economy of the medieval town was based on Chester's position as a port, a market with an extensive hinterland, a place of craft manufacture, and a centre for servicing the needs of the abbey, several other religious houses, and the palatine administration and garrison at the castle. The port of Chester included outlying anchorages in the Dee estuary which became of greater significance as the head of the estuary silted up in the later Middle Ages and restricted access to the city's own quays. From 1559, when it was brought into the national customs system, Chester was administratively the head port for the whole stretch of coastline from Anglesey to Lancaster. (fn. 32) It remained the largest port on those coasts until eclipsed by Liverpool. Liverpool did not begin its meteoric rise as a transatlantic and international port until the later 17th century, but it was already encroaching on Chester's Irish trade by 1500. In the 16th century Liverpool's location closer to the burgeoning textile industries of south Lancashire, and on an open estuary but with a good natural harbour, gave it distinct advantages over Chester.
Coasting trade and especially the trade with Ireland were always Chester's mainstays; overseas contacts were extremely limited in comparison with those of Bristol or the main ports of the east and south coasts. Moreover the progressive silting of the Dee meant that coasting and long-distance vessels increasingly had to unload into carts or shallow-draught boats at the minor ports further down the estuary. Although ships were built at the Roodee shipyard as late as 1869 and small seagoing vessels still occasionally visited Crane Wharf in the 1940s, Chester's maritime importance had ended centuries earlier.
By the later Middle Ages, when abundant documentation allows a full picture of the city's economy to be drawn, Chester craftsmen were making an enormous variety of goods. Given the pastoral bias of the city's immediate hinterland, the most important area of specialization was leather manufacture in almost every branch. Textiles were never of any great moment. Much corn was also grown in the neighbourhood until the concentration on dairying in the later 19th century, and the Dee corn mills, powered by penning up the river at the causeway above the bridge, were large and profitable. They acquired national renown through the opening words of Isaac Bickerstaffe's comic song, The Miller of the Dee, written for a traditional tune in 1762: 'There was a jolly miller once, lived on the river Dee'. (fn. 33)
The sale of agricultural produce, locally manufactured goods, and imports of all kinds in Chester's markets and fairs contributed greatly to the city's prosperity from an early period into modern times. Despite the huge changes in the nature of the national economy and in the means by which goods were distributed, retailing remained of prime importance to the city at the end of the 20th century. A very large proportion of late 20th-century visitors to Chester came 'for the shops', and the city had a retail sector far larger than its own population would have warranted.
The 'long 18th century' has been seen as the period when Chester was transformed from a town of craft manufactures and artisans into a 'leisure town', (fn. 34) a 'historic regional centre . . . on the way to the pleasant obscurity of county rather than national fame'. (fn. 35) Although the characterizations contain some truth, they are cruder than Chester's complexity deserves. Its 18th-century 'leisure industries' - theatre, the races, and the comfortable lifestyles of coffee houses and conviviality described in the diaries of Henry Prescott, deputy registrar of the diocese between 1686 and 1719 - built on Chester's long-established position as a latemedieval and early-modern gentry capital. Craft manufacturing was certainly in slow decline throughout the later 18th century, but in a few trades did not die out until almost the end of the 19th. Moreover Chester did acquire some new heavy industries in association with the arrival of the canal (notably the canalside leadworks) and more particularly the railways, and has some claim to be regarded as a railway town, albeit one in which the railway diversified and strengthened a faltering local economy rather than creating a town from scratch, as at Crewe. A stress on Chester's standing as a Georgian resort also tends to underplay the significance of its leisure industries in the eras of the railway excursion and the mass ownership of motor cars. Already by 1896 the railways allowed noticeable numbers of American tourists and hordes of 'holidaymakers and pleasure-seekers' from Liverpool, Manchester, and the rest of Lancashire to make their way to Chester. (fn. 36) In the late 20th century the hordes became a torrent of millions of visitors each year and the fame of the most distinctive features of Chester's townscape - the city walls, the Rows, and the riverside - and of the most obvious aspects of its history and cultural heritage - notably the Romans and the mystery plays - spread world-wide, misunderstood and misrepresented though they frequently were.
1. Where not otherwise stated, what follows depends upon the findings presented more fully elsewhere in this volume.
2. A more detailed account of the topography of Roman Chester appeared in V.C.H. Ches. i. 117-85.
3. P. J. W. Higson, 'Pointers towards the Structure of Agriculture in Handbridge and Claverton prior to Parl. Enclosure', T.H.S.L.C. cxlii. 56-71.
4. R. R. Davies, Lordship and Society in the March of Wales, 1282-1400, 16, 48; V.C.H. Ches. ii. 7; G. Williams, Recovery, Reorientation, and Reformation: Wales c. 1415-1642, 268, 271.
5. P.N. Ches. v (1:i), 2-7.
6. Inf. from Mr. Keith Matthews, Chester City Archaeology.
7. Geol. Surv. 1-inch map, sheets 108-9, solid and drift.
8. O.S. Map 1-inch, 7th ser., sheet 109 (1952 edn.); D. Mason, 'Chester: The Evolution and Adaptation of its Landscape', J.C.A.S. lix. 14-23.
9. H. C. Darby, Domesday Eng. 302-9, 364-8.
10. C. G. A. Clay, Econ. Expansion and Social Change: Eng. 1500-1700, i. 166-70.
11. Census, 1801.
12. Survey Gazetteer of Brit. Isles, ed. J. G. Bartholomew (1904 edn.), 896.
13. Census, 1991, Key Statistics for Urban and Rural Areas: Great Britain, pp. 20-35.
14. Ormerod, Hist. Ches. ii. 833.
15. P. J. W. Higson, 'Landlord Control and Motivation in the Parl. Enclosure of St. Mary's-on-the-Hill Parish, Chester', T.H.S.L.C. cxxxvii. 93-116.
16. Census, 1991, Key Statistics for Urban and Rural Areas: North, p. 50.
17. Henry of Huntingdon, Historia Anglorum, ed. D. Greenway, 20-1.
18. Census, 1851, Birthplaces, p. 664; 1901, Ches. p. 90; 1951, Ches. p. 82; 1991, Ches. p. 88: 1,801 people born in both parts of Ireland living in Chester district as a whole.
19. G. Williams, Recovery, Reorientation, and Reformation: Wales c. 1415-1642, 368, 372, 379.
20. R. R. Davies, Conquest, Coexistence, and Change: Wales 1063-1415, 16.
21. G. Williams, Recovery, Reorientation, and Reformation: Wales c. 1415-1642, 9.
22. Based on analysis of Poll-Bk. for Sheriff, with Concise Hist. and Papers (1818, publ. M. Monk).
23. M. Parry, 'Chester Welsh Printing', J.C.A.S. xxi. 57-67; D. Nuttall, 'Hist. Printing in Chester', ibid. liv. 51-9.
24. V.C.H. Ches. v (2), Newspapers.
25. T. Edwards, Chester Cambrian Societies, 1760-1906 (priv. print. 1906).
26. Census, 1851, Birthplaces, p. 664; 1901, Ches. p. 90; 1951, Ches. p. 82.
27. Census, 1991, Ches. p. 88.
28. D. J. P. Mason, Roman Chester, appeared after the chapter on 'Roman Chester' in this volume was completed.
29. P.N. Ches. i. 1.
30. V.C.H. Ches. ii. 33-7.
31. Above, frontispiece.
32. Chester Customs Accts. 3-7, 19, 73.
33. Notes & Queries, 3rd ser. iv. 49, 78, 277; R. Fiske, Eng. Theatre Music in 18th Cent. (2nd edn., 1986), 327-33, 343-4, 605; A. Nicholl, Hist. of Eng. Drama, 1660-1900, iii. 197-8, 237.
34. J. Stobart, 'Shopping Streets as Social Space: Leisure, Consumerism and Improvement in an 18th-Cent. County Town', Urban Hist. xxv. 3-21; cf. P. Borsay, The English Urban Renaissance: Culture and Society in the Provincial Town, 1660- 1780, 9, 20-1, 35-6.
35. E. A. Wrigley, 'Urban Growth and Agricultural Change', The 18th-Cent. Town, ed. P. Borsay, 48-9, 78-9.
36. G. L. Fenwick, Hist. of Ancient City of Chester, 253-4.
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State Policy Update Aug 11th
Sugar / Soda Tax:
USDA and Illinois: On August 7, the Department of Agriculture told the Illinois Department of Human Services that Cook County's newly implemented soda tax defies a federal statute that bars state or local sales taxes from being collected on items purchased with SNAP benefits. The regional administrator for the Midwest Region at USDA's Food and Nutrition Service Tim English warned in a letter that if the county didn't change one of its options for collecting the tax (effective as of last week) it could lose funding for administering the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. English noted that Cook County changed how the tax would work in practice. Politico reports that, at first, retailers were supposed to include the tax in the shelf price listed at the retail level. In June, however, retailers were told they could add the tax at the point of sale - USDA says that does violate the law. If retailers weren't able to modify their sales systems quickly enough, the county told businesses they could refund the tax charged on SNAP purchases in the interim, but USDA says it told the county via a phone call in late June that this was "unacceptable." USDA is asking the county to eliminate the refund option or delay implementation so retailers can "appropriately program front-end point-of-sale systems." The letter notes that when the tax cleared the Cook County Board of Commissioners in Nov. 2016, it was not supposed to apply to purchases that are tax-exempt under federal law, like SNAP purchases. The state has 14 days to submit a corrective action plan, the letter says.
Illinois: Chicago’s sweetened beverage tax took effect on August 2 after a Cook County Circuit Court Judge Daniel Kuasiak decided in the county’s favor and threw out a lawsuit by the IL Retailer Merchants Association that argued the tax measure was vague and unlawful because it exempted custom-made sweetened beverages, such as coffee drinks made in a cafe, and only taxed pre-made beverages, such as sodas, sports drinks and flavored water. CNBC reports, “In his order on Friday, Kubasiak agreed with the county that there was a significant distinction between taxing the two types of sugary beverages. County attorneys had also argued that taxing custom-made beverages would put an excessive administrative burden on the county, and that taxing widely available pre-made beverages would be more effective in improving public health. [Cook County Board President] Preckwinkle said in the statement that the county, which passed the tax in November, lost at least $17 million in revenue in the weeks in which the measure was delayed. Kubasiak said in his order that he was aware of the county's "budgetary turmoil" as a result of the revenue loss but that it did not factor into his decision making. "The Court is not party to the County's budget matters and is not moved by its public airing of those matters," he said.
Illinois: In a poll sponsored by the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association (IMA), nearly 87 percent of likely voters in Cook County, Ill., disapprove of the new soda tax there. The IMA strongly opposes the penny-per-ounce tax on sweetened beverages. The IMA President and CEO Greg Baise stated the “results clearly indicate that taxpayers aren’t buying this attempt by politicians to hoodwink them about the reason for passing it. It’s about money, not health.” He further stated, “the IMA plans to continue being active in the effort to overturn the tax while it makes sure those who voted for it are pointed out to the electorate.”
Pennsylvania: The Tax Foundation released a study on “Soda Tax Experiment Failing in Philadelphia Amid Consumer Angst and Revenue Shortfalls.” In June 2016, the Philadelphia City Council adopted legislation implementing a city-wide excise tax on nonalcoholic sugar-sweetened and diet beverages. Levied on distributors, the 1.5 cent-per-ounce beverage tax went into effect on January 1, 2017. The tax, which is 24 times the state excise tax rate on beer, has received mixed reviews among constituents. Its key findings include, in part: “(1) Soda tax revenues are likely below expectations due to consumer mobility. Some soda consumers may drive out of town to buy groceries, rather than pay the higher taxes and (2) Poor revenue performance of Philadelphia’s beverage tax threatens the sustainability of the programs it funds.”
Wages:
Missouri: This week, Kansas City voters overwhelmingly approved a $10 minimum wage. The Kansas City proposal created a minimum wage of $10 per hour on August 24 and increase it annually starting Sept. 1, 2019, eventually reaching $15 per hour in 2022. However, a Missouri state law that goes into effect on August 28 preempts the city’s law and caps minimum wage at $7.70. CNN reports, “The law has pitted voters in blue cities against voters elsewhere in red-state Missouri. In 2015, St. Louis voters approved raising the minimum wage to $10 an hour and then to $11 in 2018. But the state law will take it back to $7.70 this month.”
Maryland: Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett (D) vetoed an increase in minimum wage in January and commissioned a study, which was released early August. Washington Post reports that, according to the study conducted by a Philadelphia-based economic consulting group PFM, “Montgomery County would lose approximately 47,000 jobs by 2022 if it raises the minimum wage to $15 an hour,” and “Increasing the minimum wage to $15 would result in an aggregate loss of $396.5 million of income in the county by 2022 as businesses laid off employees, cut remaining employee hours and benefits, and suspended plans to invest in new locations and hire additional workers.” Washington Post notes that no other jurisdiction in Maryland has embraced a $15-per-hour minimum wage, but several Democrats running for governor have included it in their platforms.
Arizona: The Arizona Supreme Court released its opinion rejecting a challenge to a minimum wage increase approved in the November election. Washington Times reports, “The court turned away arguments from the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry and other business groups that Proposition 206 triggered a provision in the state Constitution requiring a new funding source. The Chamber pointed to higher state costs for contractors providing elderly and disabled care through the state’s Medicaid program. But the court said state expenditures were not required and it would be “implausible” for backers to scour every state business dealing to identify possible incidental costs. “A mandatory expenditure of state revenues does not occur if an initiative or referendum only indirectly causes an expenditure of state revenues,” Justice Ann Scott Timmer wrote for the court. If that were the law, she noted, initiative backers would have to account for and provide new revenue for “costs to train affected employees, contract for goods and services, or even to publish the new law itself.””
Paid Medical or Family Leave:
New York: JDSupra addresses how employers can prepare for NY State’s Paid Family law that goes into effect on January 1, 2018: “With limited exceptions, a private employer that has one or more New York employee(s) for at least 30 days in any calendar year is a “covered employer” and must comply with the PFLL. Generally, any employer providing required New York State statutory short-term disability insurance coverage for its employees will (as of January 1, 2018) be required to provide paid family leave (PFL) insurance coverage. Employers do not pay for this coverage, but as set forth more fully below, they are responsible for undertaking certain obligations in administering it.” It also addresses the consequences of noncompliance and some general steps that employers should take, including: “Employers should contact their short-term disability insurance carrier regarding PFL insurance coverage, confirm the required amount of payroll deductions for employees and discuss the procedures for administering leave and benefit requests under the PFLL; Employers should also contact their payroll services provider regarding the implementation of additional payroll deductions for PFL insurance; Before January 1, 2018, employers should update their employee handbooks or other written leave policies to include information concerning the PFLL and employees’ rights and obligations under the law; and As soon as the required forms of notice become available, employers should obtain the required notice of PFLL rights from their insurance carrier, which must be posted or maintained in a conspicuous place in the workplace.
Fair Scheduling:
Oregon: Oregon just passed legislation that requires OR companies to given workers at least seven days’ notice about when they have to work. The law also guarantees workers extra pay if their schedules get changed on short notice or if they are scheduled to work two shifts with less than 10 hours in between. OR is the first state to pass a “fair scheduling” law along with a handful of major cities. Bloomberg reports, “Workers’ rights advocates say that kind of unpredictability creates financial instability for workers and wreaks havoc on their ability to arrange childcare, school or a second job. They cite studies suggesting erratic scheduling creates more psychological distress and has an adverse effect on the amount of time parents spend with their kids.” “Business groups, on the other hand, say regulating schedules creates more problems than it solves.” Kevin Dugan of the New York State Restaurant Association stated, “We’re getting further and further down a path where people who aren’t familiar with what it takes to run a restaurant are trying to insert themselves in a conversation and dictating business terms…That gets very dangerous.”
Hawaii: Liquor license fees may soon increase on Oahu, adding to the increasing costs for businesses. This is the first time in 12 years that the Honolulu Liquor Commission is proposing a fee increase and for general restaurant and retail licenses, the fee would increase more than $800. “Hawaii Restaurant Association member Michael Miller says mom-and-pop businesses and customers could feel the pinch as all these fees add up.” Miller stated for the reporter, “Each business will make their own determination, but as overall fees, minimum wage, possible increase in mandatory sick leave might be a law that the legislature is going to pass, all these laws, all these fees add up and eventually you have to pass on the cost to consumer, and at some point, it’s just not viable for the consumer to eat or drink anymore.”
Indiana: A newly created Alcohol Code Revision Commission in Indiana is reviewing the state’s alcohol laws to determine how the entire code needs to be updated. The General Assembly’s Legislative Council established the Commission and the Senate President Pro Tem made the appointments in early July. State Senators Karen Tallian, D-Ogden Dunes, and Lonnie Randolph, D-East Chicago, are among the members. “We are going to be learning about the various alcohol industries and how each one has an effect on one another," Randolph reported to the Chicago Tribune. "Our charge is to minimize the negative effect legislation has on any one industry.” The Tribune further reports that, “Tallian said what she calls the relationships between manufacturers, distributors and retailers are also mired in confusing and outdated regulations. Distributors want to sell all categories of alcohol instead of being limited to beer and wine or spirits and wine. Legislation doesn't properly account for today's trends of microbreweries and micro-distilleries and they can distribute and sell their product, she said.”
Pennsylvania: PA passed a law in 2016, which takes effect in August 2017, that provides first-time DUI offenders who blow a .10 or greater in a sobriety test will be required to install an ignition interlock in their vehicle instead of having their license suspended for one year. The law also allows repeat offenders, whose licenses are automatically suspended for one year, to apply for an ignition interlock halfway through the suspension.
Pennsylvania: The PA legislature has been in a heated debate on the state budget, which includes the debate on expanding gaming (with a focus on video gaming terminals (VGTs)). VGTs include mini-slots or poker machines and a big push is being made to legalize them for bars, restaurants and taverns across PA. Slot machines are not currently legal in bars and restaurants. Some state legislators support legalizing VGTs because how they can benefit small businesses as well as bring in additional revenue for the state. York County Commissioner Chris Reilly told local reporters that if VGTs were legalized in Pennsylvania and allowed in bars and taverns, York County would see about $1.2 million in revenue, and it would bring businesses profit so they don't fear a shut down.
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Staying Together
Hall of Fame Inductee, 2002
Staying Together was unlike most horses when their racing careers are over. Instead of retiring to stud, or lazing around in a farmer’s paddock, he became an international equine ambassador for the sport of harness racing at Lexington’s Kentucky Horse Park. His duties in the Hall of Champions include greeting visitors and posing for photographs, a tranquil but aristocratic pastime for a truly memorable racehorse.
In 1993 owner Robert Hamather of Hensall, Ont., watched in awe as the horse compiled a sensational season that led to Horse of the Year honors in both the United States and Canada. His list of credentials is lengthy, not the least being the fact that he retired as the world’s fastest race-winning standardbred by virtue of his 1:48.2 mile at The Meadowlands. That sensational effort also distinguished him as the fastest gelding in history. Staying Together’s winnings of $1,169,155 at age four was the largest ever by a gelding in a single season and, at that time, placed him behind only Rambling Willie. Staying Together’s 46 career victories resulted in earnings of just under $1.7 million.
Bred by Kentuckiana Farms of Lexington, the son of Panorama was sold for $19,000 as a yearling. Bob Anderson handled Staying Together’s early development as a 2-year-old before Hamather turned him over to trainer Jack Parsons. Anderson suggested the headstrong colt be gelded, a decision Hamather agreed to somewhat reluctantly. Staying Together showed a remarkable change in ability. Under the care of Parsons he ended up winning 18 races as a 3-year-old, including the Mohawk Gold Cup and five races under 1:55. Parsons turned him over to trainer Bob McIntosh during his signature 4-year-old season, one in which he won 21 times in 26 starts. He established the world race record of 1:48.2 winning an elimination of the Driscoll Pacing Series and came back the next week to win the final in 1:49.2. A 1:52.4 win in a Graduate Series leg at Freehold was a world record for pacing geldings on a half-mile track. He won the U.S. Pacing Championship at the Meadowlands in 1:49.1. Other victories included the Breeders Crown, Canadian Pacing Derby, Stewart Fraser Memorial, American-National Maturity, Graduate Series final, U.S. Pacing Championship and the Des Smith Memorial. At Greenwood, he equaled the world record, 1:50.4, for a mile on a five-eighths mile track.
Staying Together won three races faster than 1:50, more than any other horse in history at that time and 19 faster than 1:55. Bill O’Donnell was his driver for most of the season. His 1994 campaign included six wins, the fastest in 1:50.4, and a second American- National Maturity as well as the Frank Ryan Memorial. During his career Staying Together barnstormed across North America, from Northlands Park in Edmonton to Hippodrome de Montreal, and throughout the United States, gaining necessary qualifications as a future ambassador.
On October 28, 2019 at the age of 30, Staying Together was humanely euthanized due to infirmities of old age. Like the other great Hall of Champions horses that died in retirement at the park, Staying Together was buried in the Memorial Walk of Champions near Standardbreds Cam Fella and Rambling Willie.
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The great 5G leap: New services set to be launched
Momentum has been building in recent years towards the launch of 5G mobile networks, with 5G technology set to bring about an age of significantly faster mobile internet, an ever-evolving range of smart, connected devices and a variety of new services.
The fifth generation of wireless mobile technology, 5G will build upon the advances of previous generations, providing increased network capacity, more reliable connections, potential data transfer speeds of 10 Gbps and lower latency (delay or waiting times).
This will not only enhance current mobile applications, but will also bring into play a range of emerging use-cases, with the rollout of 5G taking place against the backdrop of the continued development of a number of new technologies.
These technologies comprise a range of consumer and business applications, from gaming and immersive media, such as augmented and virtual reality, to a broad range of IoT technologies, including connected cars.
5G momentum is building
The rollout of 5G networks has been picking up pace throughout 2019, with telecommunications providers around the world launching 5G services, and a number of new 5G devices arriving to market.
Momentum is poised to build in the coming years as networks are further developed and 5G devices become increasingly accessible.
ICT provider Ericsson highlights the growing momentum behind 5G in its June 2019 Ericsson Mobility Report, finding that global 5G uptake has been occurring at a faster-than-expected pace.
Ericsson advises:
During the 2019 second quarter, several markets switched on 5G, following the introduction of new 5G-compatible smartphones.
Over 10 million 5G subscriptions are projected worldwide by the end of the year.
It expects there to be 1.9 billion 5G subscriptions for enhanced mobile broadband by the end of 2024, accounting for over 20 per cent of all mobile subscriptions at that time.
By the end of 2024, 5G coverage is forecast to reach 45 per cent of the world’s population, and this could surge to 65 per cent, as spectrum sharing technology enables 5G deployments on LTE frequency bands.
5G networks are projected to carry 35 per cent of the global mobile traffic in 2024.
5G applications
Among the range of 5G applications set to be rolled out, the ability to create more immersive mobile media experiences is gaining significant attention, having the potential to change the manner in which we consume media while on the go.
As forecast in the Ericsson Mobility Report, streaming 360-degree video and augmented/virtual reality should start to be a significant mobile traffic growth factor, enhancing user experience amid the rollout of 5G and the introduction of compatible devices.
The IoT is another area poised to be boosted by the introduction of 5G, with the ever-evolving network of smart devices set to deliver a range of consumer and business applications.
Information technology research and advisory company Gartner recently forecast that outdoor surveillance cameras will be the largest market for 5G IoT solutions worldwide over the next three years.
According to the Gartner forecast, this comes in the context of the 5G IoT endpoint installed base growing from 3.5 million units in 2020 to 11.3 million units in 2021, and approaching 49 million units by 2023.
In the long term, Gartner expects that connected cars will offer the biggest opportunity for 5G IoT, pointing to the significant role the technology is poised to play in the automotive sector, helping to keep traffic moving and improving safety.
Spark: 5G services launch
Telecommunications provider Spark has been ramping up its 5G efforts over the last year, launching “New Zealand’s first interactive 5G test lab” in November last year, and earlier this year collaborating with New Zealand self-driving vehicle company Ohmio to test New Zealand’s first 5G-connected driverless car in Auckland.
In September, Spark advised that it had switched on 5G wireless broadband customer services for the first time in New Zealand, made accessible to a limited number of business and consumer customers in Alexandra, Central Otago.
Spark advised that Alexandra represents the beginning of its 5G regional rollout, with it planning to bring 5G wireless broadband services to another five heartland New Zealand towns before Christmas, followed by other locations early next year, with access to initially be by invitation only.
Spark advised that:
It believes that the first meaningful use-case for 5G will be increasing the capacity and speed of wireless broadband offerings, with it choosing Alexandra as it has one of the highest uptake rates in the country for its existing wireless broadband product.
Over the next six months, it will roll out a mixture of 5G and further improvements to its 4G network in major centres.
Initial testing in Alexandra has shown 5G wireless broadband speeds five to 10 times faster than 4G wireless broadband in the same location.
Its 5G network in Alexandra is using spectrum from the 2,600 MHz band, which is currently used in other parts of the country for 4G, while its preference will be the C-band (3,500 MHz), which it believes will be the primary spectrum band for mass deployment of 5G.
“It is a technological leap forward that will reset the boundaries of just what can be done and enable new businesses to establish here,” Sanchia Jacobs, Central Otago District Council Chief Executive, stated of 5G.
“Most importantly, it takes us a step closer to those people who can work from any location in the world to choose to work in Central Otago. The council is looking forward to working with Spark to offer the community the opportunity to try this new technology by installing a 5G modem at the Alexandra Library.”
Vodafone: Network set to be switched on in December
In August of this year, telecommunications provider Vodafone advised that it will switch on a 5G network in December, starting in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Queenstown.
In announcing the launch, Vodafone New Zealand CEO Jason Paris described 5G as “so much more than the successor to 4G”.
“It’s our most powerful tool yet, representing a transformational shift that will drive a digital revolution and make New Zealanders’ lives and businesses better, smarter and more productive,” Paris commented.
Vodafone advises that 5G delivers:
Increased network capacity – keeping more people online, more often, using beamforming technology, allowing users to stay connected, at higher speeds, even in a crowd.
Faster speed – with increased channels facilitating faster mobile network speeds, allowing higher streaming, faster gaming and more real-time connectivity.
Lower latency – latency of under 20 milliseconds, providing gaming, streaming and business application benefits.
“The decision to bring 5G to New Zealand now is to help ensure New Zealand businesses can maintain their competitiveness in an increasingly connected world,” Paris said.
“The experience of Vodafone in launching 5G in other countries has shown that consumer applications such as gaming, wearables and smart home technologies definitely benefit from 5G’s higher speed and lower latency, however it is innovative businesses and public organisations who are the real early adopters.”
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Flats get green light
Despite objections, the Municipal Tribunal Planning (MPT) has approved an application for departures on Erf 932 on Victoria Road, Bantry Bay.
The applicant, through Tho-mas Geh Architect, proposed to develop a five-storey apartment building comprising of eight units and eight parking bays.
A departure to allow the building to project above an abutting footway along a scenic drive is also proposed.
The proposed total height of the building is 15 metres and a building up to 25m high can be permitted on the site.
The property is zoned General Residential 4 (GR4), which allows for a range of residential land uses.
In its motivation for approval, the applicant stated that the departures are consistent with the high-level objectives of social development strategy which include buil-
ding and promoting safe households, communities and promote and foster social integration. They said the proposal increases accessibility, efficiency and sustainability of public transport.
The applicant added that the departures will enable additional dwelling units to be built which would contribute to the efficient use of existing infrastructure and additional amenities. They stated that employment opportunities would be created and this would not only have a positive socio-economic impact on the area but the increase in residential accommodation would also enhance social aspects of the area.
In terms of safety, health and wellbeing in the community, the applicant stated that there would be no impact and the increased density would lead to informal surveillance and security which would lead to better investment decisions to benefit the community. They said the proposed units would result in better welfare of households who take up residency. The applicant said the proposal is sensitive to the character of the surrounding built and natural environment.
Residents objected to the departures, with the planning committee of the Sea Point, Fresnaye and Bantry Bay Ratepayers’ Association SFB) saying that the departures viewed in their entirety and in the context of the affected neighbours and surrounding streetscape, would result in an overbearing and oversized building that cannot be justified by relying on “densification”. “What it, in fact is, is an unconscionable attempt to maximise the developer’s profit at the expense of the surrounding property owners’ rights,” they said.
The committee added that the departures do not serve the purpose of improving anomalies occasioned by the shape, characteristics of the erf thereby justifying necessary departures from zoning scheme regulations in order to produce a more viable or rational outcome.”On the contrary, they make a fool of the regulations which are honoured only in the breach were they to be allowed,” they said.
They said the did not wish to encourage the development in the area and expected planning authorities to respect their position as a responsible ratepayer association. “The application is egregious because it is disrespectful of neighbouring property rights and will produce a building that, in terms of its size and shape, is desirable only in the developer’s pocketbook.”
Some residents were concerned that allowing this degree of coverage of their property could only result in other owners applying for the same departures, eventually turning this section of the road into a city centre type of street bounded by large unattractive buildings.
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Catholic Groups Urge Congress to Overturn Global Gag Rule
Say Policy “Lacking in Compassion”
WASHINGTON, DC—Messages from several progressive Catholic leaders are being sent to Members of Congress, stressing that Catholics support international family planning initiatives and oppose the “global gag rule,” which would weaken U.S. commitment to family planning options. Five of the organizations—Catholics Speak Out, Dignity/USA, National Coalition of American Nuns, Women-Church Convergence and the Catholics for Contraception campaign initiated by Catholics for a Free Choice—said, in agreement with all major independent polling in the U.S., that Catholics support family planning.
Voces Católicas also sent a statement from Catholic leaders in Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico attesting that women’s reproductive health is at serious risk in Latin American countries and that the global gag rule, which the Bush administration reinstated, does nothing to reduce the incidence of abortion in the developing world or meet the real needs of women.
The messages came in response to a conservative effort in the House to strike an amendment sponsored by Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) and passed by the House International Relations Committee last week. The amendment overturned the global gag rule barring U.S. funding from going to international family planning agencies that provide abortions or work on the issue of abortion, even if they undertake such work with their own funds. A vote to strike Lee’s amendment from HR 1646, the State Department Authorization bill, is expected to come to the floor for a vote this week.
While each of the groups focus on distinct issues within the Catholic church and in society in general, all seven came together to stress that the majority of Catholic opinion supports contraception and access to family planning. U.S. funding distributed to international family planning agencies is spent on increasing the availability of contraceptives and condoms. Under existing law, U.S. funds are not used for abortions. The global gag rule will do nothing to reduce the number of abortions; it will instead result in more maternal deaths and increased cases of sexually transmitted disease and HIV/AIDS in developing countries.
Catholics know that contraception saves lives by allowing women to space pregnancies to benefit themselves and their children, and reduces the need for abortion. Nearly 230 million women worldwide want to use contraception but cannot afford it without help from U.S.-funded family planning services. In addition, 79% of Catholics support international family planning programs (Belden Russonello & Stewart poll, 1998).
In one of the letters to Congress, Sister Mary Ann Cunningham, board chair of the National Coalition of American Nuns, says, “We prayerfully urge Congress to take a stand for life by passing this amendment.”
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Amended Rules on Foreign Exchange
The Central Bank of Iceland has issued new Rules on Foreign Exchange with the approval of the Minister of Business Affairs. The primary changes from the previous Rules pertain to exemptions granted to specified groups because of critical interests at stake and because it is considered unlikely that these groups’ transactions will cause serious and significant volatility in exchange rate and monetary affairs. The State and the municipalities are granted exemptions, as are companies in which the State and the municipalities own a majority holding and which operate in accordance with special legislation. Companies that are parties to investment agreements with the Icelandic Government and those that have been granted permits to search for oil by the Minister of Industry are exempt. Furthermore, resolution committees appointed on the basis of the Act on Financial Undertakings are exempt.
Companies that have over 80% of their revenues and expenses abroad may apply to the Central Bank for an exemption from specified articles of the Rules pertaining to securities trading abroad, borrowing and lending, guarantees and derivatives trading, and the obligation to submit foreign currency. The Central Bank will publish a list of the companies granted such exemptions on its website.
In addition, commercial banks, savings banks, and credit institutions have been granted extended authorisation to engage in foreign exchange transactions.
Other minor changes involve the clarification of the lack of limits on direct investment; however, it is emphasised that the movement of capital from Iceland in connection with the sale of direct investments is prohibited.
The Rules are to be reviewed no later than March 1, 2009. It should be noted that the legislation on which the Rules are based is temporary and will expire at the end of November 2010.
No. 48/2008
Site for rules: Rules
Rules on Foreign Exchange no. 1130, December 15, 2008
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Did You Know... The Border Patrol March was Written in Halls of Plattsburgh, N.Y. Army Barracks?
U.S. Border Patrol March. Copyright
Czerna C. Lafler, 1937.
The Border Patrol March, a ceremonial musical piece nearly as old as the U.S. Border Patrol itself, was composed and arranged by two U.S. Army Officers in Plattsburgh, N.Y. The duo, George Friedrick Briegel (1890-1968) and Czerna Carl Lafler (1891-1973), were prolific composers of musical marches throughout both World Wars.
As a teenager, George Briegel was a violin soloist and trombonist with the U.S. Military Academy Band at West Point. While Briegel would serve many bands, including the 22nd New York Regiment Band, the 102nd Engineer Regiment Band, the Pelham Bay Navy Band and the New York Fire Department Band, among many others, his musical accomplishments were just as far reaching. Briegel began publishing his own compositions and arrangements in 1910 under the name Triangle Music in New York City, a business he operated until his death. His many works include the Army Engineer March, Fire Department Legionnaires March, Irish Parade March, Irish Regiment March, Men O' the Navy March, and the Silent Legion Funeral March.
U.S. Border Patrol March, Bagpipes
Cznera Lafler, a Kansas native, enlisted in the U.S. Army at the age of 21 on February 1, 1913. He would rise to the rank of Captain, retiring on August 30, 1945, to Los Angeles, California. While in the service, Lafler served as Bandmaster of the 26th Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. It was during his time as Bandmaster in Plattsburgh that Lafler was said to have been commissioned to compose the march by Senior Patrol Inspector John "Jack" C. Allenton of Rouses Point, New York.
Assistant Chief Clifford Gill, then
Commander of the USBP P&D, accepts a
framed copy of the Border Patrol March,
a gift of Gordon, James and Colin Bell of
the Balmoral School of Piping and
Drumming. It is currently on display at
CBP Headquarters in the Office of Border
Patrol. Photo April 2008.
It is unclear how Lafler and Briegel came to collaborate on the Border Patrol March. Though this information has yet to come to light, copyright records reveal five collaborations between the two officers. These include the Colonel Crystal March, Pearl of the Orient March, Philippine Constabulary Band March, 31st U.S. Infantry March, and the Border Patrol March. Lafler registered copyright of the Border Patrol March on February 24, 1937, and performed it the same year with the Clearfield Junior Band of Pennsylvania, on December 26.
U.S. Border Patrol Pipes and Drums.
Inaugural Parade 2009. The USBP P&D
were joined by the Border Patrol Color
Guard, marching platoon, and Spokane
Sector's Project Noble Mustang Mounted
Unit - 19 wild horses that were adopted
through the U.S. Bureau of Land
Management's (BLM) Wild Horse and
Burro Program.
Nearly seventy years after its composition by Lafler and Briegel, The Border Patrol March was unknowingly refined. In 2008 the so-called Bell Clan, comprised of Gordon, James and Colin Bell of the Balmoral School of Piping and Drumming, presented a new musical march (independent of the original composition) as a surprise gift to the U.S. Border Patrol. It was played for an audience of nearly five thousand, including four attending members of the U.S. Border Patrol Pipes and Drums - a corps of agents skilled and trained in music for official ceremonies. A copy of the march was presented to the Border Patrol and is currently on display at CBP headquarters in the Office of Border Patrol, Washington, D.C.
The Border Patrol Pipes and Drums performed The U.S. Border Patrol March in the 2009 Inaugural Parade. The march has been played at all Border Patrol Academy graduations since the 129th session. It was most recently played at the graduation of the 1000th Session of the Border Patrol Academy, on April 13, 2012.
What about U.S. Customs and Border Protection history would you like to know? Contact us at CBPHistory@dhs.gov.
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CBS News November 27, 2016, 10:04 AM
Casey Affleck’s time has come, again
Q&A with Casey Affleck
Q&A with Casey Affleck 07:48
Casey Affleck has made a name for himself in films such as “Ocean’s Eleven” and “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.” And now he’s one of this year’s leading candidates for Hollywood’s highest honor. He sat down with Tracy Smith -- for some Questions and Answers:
For Casey Affleck 2016 has been quite a ride. He started the year helping to save a sinking ship in “The Finest Hours.” But his latest film is the one keeping Oscar dreams afloat.
In “Manchester by the Sea,” Affleck is a tragic loner who inherits custody of his teenage nephew. His character is an unsmiling wreck of a man, tormented by a cruel twist of fate that we won’t spoil for you here.
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Off-screen, and with a full beard for an upcoming role, he’s a bit less somber, as when discussing his “Manchester” character: “At one point, someone was going to make the error of letting [Matt Damon] play it,” Affleck said.
As you might guess, Affleck and Damon are longtime friends … and yes, Casey is Ben’s younger brother. But at 41, he’s not exactly standing in anyone’s shadow.
He was an honest cop in a den of corruption in this year’s crime thriller, “Triple Nine.” He’s been in all three “Oceans Eleven” films. And he held his own with Morgan Freeman in 2007’s “Gone Baby Gone,” as a private investigator in Affleck’s real-life hometown, Boston.
Smith asked, “So how much of who you are is Boston?”
“A lot of who I am,” he replied. “I mean, it feels like my home still, and I come back here as much as possible.”
His parents divorced when he was in grade school, and the Affleck boys would often come home to an empty house. “Ben and I kind of took care of ourselves,” Casey said. “Latchkey kids.”
“Did you guys get into trouble?” Smith asked.
“Yeah, probably. I’m not talkin’ about it!” he laughed.
He will say that baseball was his life -- as a Little Leaguer, and as a kid selling hot dogs outside Boston’s famed Fenway Park, starting in eighth grade.
Casey Affleck with correspondent Tracy Smith at Boston’s Fenway Park. CBS News
“I was young,” he said. “I don’t know why my mother let me do it. It was crazy. ‘Cause then you get home by 10 o’clock, 11 o’clock, go to bed. I was a working man.”
Another childhood memory: Spending time with his father at his job, a celebrated local joint called the Cantab Lounge, where his father tended bar.
Coincidentally, it was Tracy Smith’s favorite bar in college: “I am not kidding. Little Joe Cook and the Thrillers at the Cantab. ‘That’s where it’s at now.’ Did you used to listen to them?”
“Look at that, you can sing!” said Affleck. “Maybe you’re in the wrong career.”
“No, I’m not. Did you hang out there?”
“Well, when he would go to work when we were very young, we would have to go and sit at one of the tables and just, like, endlessly drink ginger ales while he was working, which was fun. That’s a hell of a way to raise a kid!”
He started acting fulltime out of high school, and landed his first movie role as a troublesome teen in “To Die For,” opposite Nicole Kidman.
Joaquin Phoenix, Casey Affleck, Alison Folland, Nicole Kidman and director Gus Van Sant on the set of “To Die For.” Columbia Pictures
“Joaquin Phoenix was another actor in it who became my best friend, and we lived together for a while,” Affleck said.
He was also married Joaquin’s sister, Summer. They recently split after 10 years and two kids.
Despite the success of his first film, Affleck decided to go back to school, and enrolled full-time at Columbia University. But after a couple of years Hollywood lured him back.
He got his first real taste of the big time in 2007, opposite Brad Pitt in “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.”
Casey Affleck and Brad Pitt in “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.” Warner Brothers
Smith asked, “Do I have to say ‘The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford,” the whole thing, every time?”
“Right. I know, it’s a pain in the ass. That might explain why so few people went to see it, you know?”
“What do you think happened there?”
“Sometimes it just takes a minute for a movie to catch on. It wasn’t an easy sell. Maybe people heard that Brad Pitt died halfway through and this other guy, Casey Affleck, carried the movie for the rest of it! I don’t know, I’m not sure exactly.”
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Still, it got him noticed, earning him an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
Casey Affleck seemed to be on a roll, until he directed 2010’s “I’m Still Here,” a spoof documentary in which Joaquin Phoenix “retires” from acting and pursues a career as a rap artist.
It was meant as a gag, but almost no one laughed.
“People didn’t get the joke,” Affleck said. “And what’s more, I think it sort of annoyed people, because they thought we were trying to sort of pull the wool over their eyes.”
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Not only did the film flop, but Affleck was named in two civil sexual harassment suits by women who worked on the film. He vehemently denied the charges, and both suits were settled out of court.
After nearly 25 years as an actor, Affleck says he still wonders about his place in the business ... and about the college degree he never finished.
“So I called up Columbia University and I was sort of hoping that I would say, ‘I spent two years there, maybe you guys could just give me a degree?’ This tells you a lot about the mindset of an actor! And I though they’d say, like, ‘Sure, here’s an honorary degree. Great work you’ve been doin’ out there!’
“And I finally get a dean on the phone and I explain my situation. And he said, ‘Listen, you’ve been gone for over five years. You’re going to have to reapply. And by the way, you owe us, you know, $15,000 for your tuition.’ And I thought, ‘OK, no honorary degree then?”
Not that it matters, to someone who may soon have another date at the Oscars.
It seems Casey Affleck’s time has come, again.
Smith said, “I came across a New York Times headline from a few years ago that said, ‘Casey Affleck should be more famous.’”
“Agh, a curse,” he replied.
“Should you be?”
“Oh, no, I don’t think so. I’m pretty happy with how things are right now. I feel like I get to do movies I like to do every now and again. I make a living, and I don’t get bothered on the street. I like working in movies, I like acting, so I just try to find a balance. And whoever wrote that headline and that article, gimme their name after this and I’ll reach out to them and explain things.”
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Oxfam appoints new chief executive
By Lauren Weymouth 11/09/18
Oxfam GB has appointed Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah as its new chief executive, effective from ‘the end of the year’ when current CEO, Mark Goldring, is set to step down.
Sriskandarajah is currently Secretary General and CEO of CIVICUS, the Johannesburg-based global alliance of civil society organisations and activists with members in more than 180 countries.
He joined CIVICUS in 2013 following a post as director general of the Royal Commonwealth Society. Prior to this, he was seconded to be interim director of the Commonwealth Foundation.
He will take over from Mark Goldring, Oxfam’s current CEO, who is set to step down from the charity “by the end of the year”.
According to the aid charity, Goldring said he believed “fresh vision and energy” were required to shape Oxfam’s future as it implements the lessons learned from its past safeguarding mistakes.
Sriskandarajah is expected to take up his post when Goldring leaves his post later in the year.
Commenting on his appointment, Sriskandarajah said: "I am excited by the opportunity of leading Oxfam at this crucial point in its history.
“It is an organisation which has spent more than three-quarters of a century doing amazing things to help people escape poverty and the hunger, disease and discrimination that come with it.
"At a time when hunger is once again on the increase, almost 70 million people have been forced to flee their homes by conflict and persecution and many countries are increasingly looking inwards, the UK and the world need a strong Oxfam more than ever."
PRESS RELEASE: @oxfamgb announces new Chief Executive https://t.co/3A4DI2Cpeu pic.twitter.com/Ebvp4WB4o5
— Oxfam News Team (@oxfamgbpress) September 11, 2018
Born in Sri Lanka, Sriskandarajah - who is known as Danny - grew up in Australia and Papua New Guinea, before moving to the UK in 1998. He has been a British citizen for almost 10 years.
Oxfam’s chair of trustees, Caroline Thomson said: "From a very strong short list Danny was clearly the right person to lead Oxfam on the path of change and renewal. He has a deep understanding of the challenges facing the sector as a whole, including on gender justice. He is a brilliant strategic thinker with a record of delivery.
"One of the next generation of leaders, he inspires those who work with him and has a global reputation for original thinking. Above all, we felt he would ask the difficult questions and work well with colleagues across the Oxfam confederation to come up with the answers."
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Young women’s charity shares empowering stories to celebrate 30 years
Leeds-based charity Getaway Girls is celebrating its 30th year this May by sharing 30 empowering stories from young women across the city whose lives the charity’s efforts have helped to change for the good.
Alongside sharing 30 stories from young women who have been involved with Getaway Girls in the last 30 years, the charity is also hosting an event to mark the occasion, to be hosted by Capital FM’s JoJo. The event will feature live performances, and an exhibition of the 30 stories and portraits of those sharing their experiences, and is being held at The Faversham on May 23rd with a private guest list.
Getaway Girls, based in Harehills, Leeds, is a charity which empowers girls and young women aged 11–25 to build their confidence, develop new skills and take positive risks in an environment which offers cooperation and support.
Over the last 30 years, the charity has supported more than 12,560 young women through issues such as domestic violence, teenage pregnancy, poverty, low self-esteem, mental health needs, and sexual exploitation.
Commenting on the anniversary year, Flavia Docherty, Director of Getaway Girls said:
“We’re delighted to be celebrating 30 years of supporting the young women of Leeds. As with any small charity, it’s never an easy ride, with raising the money we need growing ever more difficult due to the lack of government funding, however, our work is extremely rewarding.
“We decided that the best way to celebrate the occasion would be to share some of the powerful stories we’ve encountered over the years, after all – that’s what it’s all about!”
The stories highlight a range of issues experienced by young women in Leeds, featuring first-hand accounts of overcoming adversity with the help of the charity.
Alice, a young mum shared her story of being bullied at school, getting in with the wrong crowd and becoming pregnant aged 17:
“I was really badly judged for being pregnant at 17. I didn’t think I had a future and got a bit lost, becoming very isolated and withdrawn, just staying at home all the time.
“I joined the mums’ group and loved Getaway Girls straight away. I felt welcome, supported and understood. As the mums group is funded by Children in Need I was asked to represent Getaway Girls by meeting Children in Need workers. I was chosen to be part of the BearFaced campaign and went to London for a photo shoot at Rankin’s studio. All of these opportunities have helped me to build my confidence and Getaway Girls has really helped me through some difficult times.”
Bianca shared her story of wanting to inspire the next generation of black women:
“Being part of Getaway Girls gave me the confidence and drive to be the best I can be as a young black woman and the chance to meet other like-minded minority young women. I was also able to learn more about my heritage. Getaway Girls provides a safe place for girls to be inspired, experience new experiences, learn about the world and be themselves.
“I am currently finishing my teacher training in Primary Education which has been a stressful but really rewarding experience. In September I will have my first class in a primary school. Sometimes I’m the only black person in the school and I want to inspire black girls to achieve and reach their potential.”
Emma spoke about her experience of mental health needs:
“I’ve always had mental health problems ever since I was thirteen. I was involved in Children Adolescent Mental Health Service when I was younger and went into the hospital when I was seventeen, then there was no support when I turned eighteen. I hadn’t been to any places like Getaway Girls before.
“I’d never been to a place that made me feel so welcome. I felt like I’d found my place. It feels like a home from home. No one judges you. I always look forward to going to Getaway Girls.”
To find out more about Getaway Girls and the upcoming anniversary event, please visit: https://getawaygirls.co.uk/
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How does social support affect happiness?
My name is Julie. I am a high school senior and I joined the California Teachers Study as a summer intern. I excel in the math and science courses and I would love to become an Epidemiologist in the future. The field of science has always interested me because it amazes me just how incredible the human body can be.
This summer’s experience working on the California Teachers Study has allowed me to experience the true nature of research; it has taught me the importance of research because without it we would live in the dark without discovering cures that could bring hope and happiness to others. I hope that in the future I can contribute to research and help make the world a happier, healthier place.
Summary of Project
My mentor Dr. Sophia Wang and I initiated a project designed to define the correlates—indicators related to a certain outcome—of mental well-being in an aging female population. Defining the correlates between social support and the mental well-being is significant because mental health is closely linked to physical health. We hypothesized that three distinct types of social support—partners, family, and friends—all play a fundamental role in one’s happiness.
We analyzed data from the third California Teachers Study questionnaire in 2000 and used Tableau to visualize patterns of participant response to questions about happiness, social support, and personal demographics. The happiness question asked, “All in all, how happy are you these days?” Participants could answer one of three ways: “Not very happy”, “Somewhat happy”, and “Very Happy”.
Participant responses about their overall happiness in 2000
Our initial exploration of the data suggests that our hypothesis is partially correct: very happy people reported higher percentages of having supportive partners and/or friends. This suggests that partners and friendships may play a role in how happy study participants are. Married participants and those having a supportive partner also reported the highest levels of happiness. Among those that were very unhappy, we noted that about 70 percent also reported having supportive partners and friends. This suggests that there are strong external factors influencing happiness.
This project was the first step into understanding the relationship between happiness and social support among women in the California Teachers Study, and has provided a foundation for further investigation. We would like to further investigate the effect of chronic and medical conditions on happiness, considering conditions such as cancers, cardiovascular diseases, autoimmune conditions, and arthritis. We would also like to better understand correlates of happiness among cancer survivors and whether happiness and those correlates are related to better outcomes.
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Camas man is charged with fraud
James Wheeler is CEO of MicroHoldings US, Inc.
By Dawn Feldhaus | December 6, 2011 12:00 am | comments
A Camas resident is among the individuals charged in connection with securities kickback schemes.
James Wheeler, 51, chief executive officer of MicroHoldings US, Inc., has been charged with mail fraud and conspiracy to commit securities fraud.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has suspended trading in MicroHoldings and six other microcap companies involved in kickback-for-investment schemes. MicroHoldings is based in Vancouver.
If convicted, the defendants charged with mail fraud and wire fraud each face up to 20 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release and a $250,000 fine on each count. If convicted on the conspiracy to commit securities fraud charges, the defendants each face up to five years in prison followed by three years of supervised release and a $250,000 fine on each count.
The SEC also filed civil charges of securities fraud against Wheeler and three other individuals, alleging they defrauded investors through the use of kickbacks in financing transactions.
The criminal case charged 13 defendants who engaged in criminal activity in the midst of an undercover Federal Bureau of Investigation operation. According to the charges filed in U.S. District Court, the schemes involved secret kickbacks to an investment fund representative in exchange for having the investment fund buy stock in certain companies.
According to an SEC press release, the kickbacks were to be concealed through the use of sham consulting agreements.
“What the insiders and promoters did not know was that the purported investment fund representative was actually an undercover agent,” the release stated.
The charges follow a year-long investigation focusing on preventing fraud in the micro-cap stock markets. Microcap companies are small publicly traded companies whose stock often trades at pennies per share.
According to the press release, fraud in the microcap stock markets is of increasing concern to regulators as such markets have proven to be fertile grounds for fraud and abuse.
“This is, in part, because accurate information about microcap stocks may be difficult for the average investor to find, since many microcap companies do not file financial reports with the SEC,” the release stated.
The charges were announced Thursday by the SEC, the FBI and the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts.
Dawn Feldhaus
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Yes on Washougal schools’ M&O and tech levies
January 28, 2014 12:00 am | comments
Washougal voters will be asked to approve two school replacement levies on Feb. 11.
A three-year maintenance and operations (M&O) levy totaling approximately $19.6 million over three years, 2015 to 2017, will replace the current levy expiring in 2014. Local levy dollars make up more than 20 percent of the school district budget providing money for programs not fully funded by the state. Student health and safety, sports programs, extracurricular learning, performing arts opportunities, textbooks, student transportation, professional development, community education, facility maintenance and student support programs are some of the areas funded by the M&O levy.
Dawn Tarzian, superintendent, has encouraged citizens to review levy information mailed to school district patrons last week. “The district has worked diligently over the last several years to keep our community informed of the many successes of our students that are a result of the hard work of our dedicated staff,” she said. “The community is also aware of the district’s prudent management of state and local resources and the long term facility needs that have been addressed.”
Accompanying the M&O levy on the ballot will be a three-year technology levy totaling approximately $2.1 million over three years. Technology levy dollars support learning tools for the classroom and the infrastructure to support it, as well as training for staff on how to use the technology.
More specifically, if this technology levy is approved, a significant amount of those dollars would go toward implementing a 1:1 tablet initiative for students in kindergarten through 12th grade, phased in over four years, according to Lester Brown, director of technology for the district. The technology levy dollars would fund the first three years of the roll out of tablets. Tablets for teachers, as well as needed training, would be provided, as well as expansion of the wireless network and replacement of the existing core network infrastructure over the next three years.
Overall, the Washougal School District has put together a smart, forward thinking pair of levies for voters to consider. The focus is on student learning and keeping pace with teaching and learning practices used in today’s information age. If approved, Washougal students can benefit from these upgrades and have a much better chance of success in their post high school learning endeavors.
Investments like these, of course, do not come without costs. While both are replacement levies, if approved the estimated average rate of assessed value for homeowners will increase for both the M&O and technology levy, over the current expiring levies starting in 2015.
For example, the owner of a $250,000 home would pay approximately $827.50 in M&O taxes, an increase of $105 per year over the current expiring levy. If the technology levy is approved, the owner of a $250,000 home would pay approximately $92.50 per year, an increase of $60 per year, over the current expiring levy.
The district, however, has been prudent in keeping levy costs down in past years and these two packages, despite the slight increases, are also very sensible requests. Citizens should step up and show their support for Washougal students and schools by approving both measures on Feb. 11.
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Soapbox: Work isn't done to make cancer center complete
Northern Colorado's towns have earned national recognition over the past few years as being among the best places in America to live, work and retire. One thing that attracts people to our way of life is the emphasis we place on a healthy lifestyle. Our communities are built with easy access to bike trails, hiking and open space to encourage and support our passion for the outdoors.
Despite our health-conscious way of life, we have not been able to insulate ourselves from the rising incidence of cancer diagnoses. We have seen our family members, friends and co-workers battle the disease. They have shown us the need for a locally based state-of-the-art treatment facility that provides a single point of contact for diagnosis, consultation, treatment and after care. We responded to this need, and working with the Poudre Valley Hospital and Medical Center of the Rockies Foundation, we came together as a community to raise more than $4 million to build a world-class cancer center right here at home.
I have been personally moved to support this initiative due to cancer diagnoses in my immediate family. I have seen firsthand the tremendous strides that have been made in treatment options in the 40 years since my father's death from prostate cancer at the age of 49, to my sister's complete remission from mantle cell lymphoma 11 years ago. I learned from experience that cancer impacts the whole family when one of its members is diagnosed. I know that the availability of a nearby multidisciplined facility can make the best of a tremendously difficult situation for all concerned.
Sadly, I know my experience is not unique. I believe that most of us in Northern Colorado have been touched by cancer. The fact that more than 3,500 businesses and individuals contributed to the building of this new cancer center is a testament to our collective desire to make a difference where cancer is concerned. That's why I'm inviting you to attend the PVH and MCR Foundation's upcoming Spring Benefit, which will applaud the efforts made to date and showcase nearly a decade of planning and execution in the delivery of a community-based world-class cancer treatment facility.
The Spring Benefit also reminds us that our work is not done. The funds raised will support the final phase of the cancer center, called the Survivorship and Wellness center, which will focus on restoring quality of life both during and after treatment. A team, including patient navigators, will be dedicated to the belief that an individual's successful "cure" includes making the most of life after treatment and will offer services to reach that goal, including massage, acupuncture, physical rehabilitation and nutritional counseling.
Please consider buying tickets to the benefit, on May 10. Come out to learn about the new facility, enjoy the food and beverages and have a fun-filled evening. Witness for yourself the secret of living here that the people who rate our towns may not have yet discovered. Neither the mountains, nor the businesses, nor the cost of living make this such a great place to live. It's the warmth and generosity of the people. Let's show how Northern Colorado takes care of its own by making the 35th Annual Spring Benefit the best ever.
Tickets can be purchased at www.pvhandmcr.thankyou4caring.org/sbregistration.
Mike Sanders is vice president of Business Banking at Great Western Bank, serves on the Board of the PVH and MCR Foundation and is co-chair of the Spring Benefit.
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Kid Cudi Reveals Tracklist for 'Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin'' (UPDATED)
ByChris Mench
Chris Mench is a writer living in New Jersey. Follow him @Chris_Mench.
Image via Apple Music
Kid Cudi shared the release date and full tracklist (as well as a photo that may be the cover art) for his upcoming album Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin' on Twitter Monday. The 18-song project will include appearances from Travis Scott, Willow Smith, and two guest spots each from Pharrell and André 3000. It's slated to drop on Sept. 30.
The run-up to the album has been a contentious one. On Sept. 14, Kid Cudi called out a number of people in hip-hop for what he perceived as "fakeness." This included Drake and his onetime mentor Kanye West. Ye later responded during his Saint Pablo Tour, saying that he "birthed" Cudi. Kanye later struck a more conciliatory tone when he called Cudi the "most influential artist of the last ten years" at a later tour stop.
Passion, Pain, & Demon Slayin' will be Kid Cudi's fifth studio album—sixth if you include WZRD—and represents a watershed moment for the rapper's career. Although his early work has been praised for its game-changing influence in hip-hop, his recent albums have been met with a more mixed reception. This was particularly true of Speedin' Bullet 2 Heaven, which also saw uncharacteristically weak sales numbers when it dropped at the end of 2015. However, recent tracks like "All In" and "The Frequency" have been met with praise, and Cudi promised publicly to "let the music speak" from here. Many are eagerly awaiting what he has in store for the new project.
You can check out the whole tracklist below.
Want to experience Complex IRL? Check out ComplexCon, a festival and exhibition on Nov. 5-6, 2016 in Long Beach, Calif., featuring performances, panels, and more. For ticket info, click here.
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First let's be clear----the power of Presidential Executive Order is not Constitutional----they have been IMPLIED.
The judicial branch can declare those acts unconstitutional---and our Congressional pols can impeach judges if they do not do so.
'The Constitution doesn’t mention executive orders explicitly, but they’re considered an implied power of the presidency. They’ve been around since George Washington’s presidency, during which he issued a total of eight, including the Neutrality Proclamation in April 1793'.
'The executive branch can declare Executive Orders, which are like proclamations that carry the force of law, but the judicial branch can declare those acts unconstitutional'.
The Constitution divided the Government into three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial. That was an important decision because it gave specific powers to each branch and set up something called checks and balances. Just like the phrase sounds, the point of checks and balances was to make sure no one branch would be able to control too much power, and it created a separation of powers. Here are some examples of how the different branches work together:
The legislative branch makes laws, but the President in the executive branch can veto those laws with a Presidential Veto.
The legislative branch makes laws, but the judicial branch can declare those laws unconstitutional.
The executive branch, through the Federal agencies, has responsibility for day-to-day enforcement and administration of Federal laws. These Federal departments and agencies have missions and responsibilities that vary widely, from environmental protection to protecting the Nation’s borders.
The President in the executive branch can veto a law, but the legislative branch can override that veto with enough votes.
The legislative branch has the power to approve Presidential nominations, control the budget, and can impeach the President and remove him or her from office.
The executive branch can declare Executive Orders, which are like proclamations that carry the force of law, but the judicial branch can declare those acts unconstitutional.
The judicial branch interprets laws, but the President nominates Supreme Court justices, court of appeals judges, and district court judges who make the evaluations.
The judicial branch interprets laws, but the Senate in the legislative branch confirms the President’s nominations for judicial positions, and Congress can impeach any of those judges and remove them from office.
Here we have that history of using Presidential Executive Order and it is tied to that ROBBER BARON period of US history after an economic crash brings the US to a crippled economy and GREAT DEPRESSION. While FDR used Executive Order to bring NEW DEAL SOCIAL DEMOCRACY-----Trump will use it to bring far-right LIBERTARIAN MARXISM. He is just getting warmed up---watch as the economic crash comes during these few years and TRUMP will be called on to make drastic changes to SAVE THE AMERICAN ECONOMY.
'Three presidents—John Adams, James Madison and James Monroe—issued no executive orders. Only four of our presidents have issued more than 1,000 each: Franklin Delano Roosevelt (3,522); Woodrow Wilson (1,803); Calvin Coolidge (1,203); and Theodore Roosevelt (1,081)'.
We can already anticipate Trump will be allowed to use EXECUTIVE ORDER as Robber Baron Presidents to install ONE WORLD ONE GOVERNANCE ONE WAGE.
Executive Orders and Checks and Balances
Submitted by Maureen Costello on January 31, 2017
The message came via Facebook: “Anyone have an unbiased lesson out there about executive orders? I feel that I need to focus on them for a day and explain how they work.”
It’s a good question. Although most of us learned how a bill becomes law, that lesson probably didn’t have a lot to say about executive orders. Think about it: We teach students that the legislative branch makes the laws, the judicial branch interprets the laws, and the executive enforces the laws. Executive orders don’t fit neatly into that formula.
The Constitution doesn’t mention executive orders explicitly, but they’re considered an implied power of the presidency. They’ve been around since George Washington’s presidency, during which he issued a total of eight, including the Neutrality Proclamation in April 1793.
Three presidents—John Adams, James Madison and James Monroe—issued no executive orders. Only four of our presidents have issued more than 1,000 each: Franklin Delano Roosevelt (3,522); Woodrow Wilson (1,803); Calvin Coolidge (1,203); and Theodore Roosevelt (1,081). You can go to the Federal Register to read all the executive orders since the start of the Clinton presidency, and Wikipedia maintains an up-to-date list of the number of orders issued since 1789.
To be lawful, an executive order must either relate to how the executive branch operates or exercise an authority delegated to the president by Congress. But that last power is limited: Congress can’t delegate legislative powers to the president that are specifically assigned to Congress in the Constitution.
Figuring all that out can be complicated, so presidents usually take care to ensure that their executive orders pass muster. Typically, the orders get vetted by relevant government agencies and are reviewed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to ensure that they comply with existing laws. One criticism of this past weekend’s “Refugee and Visa” executive order was that it was not reviewed by any agencies, including the DOJ.
Critics of presidential power worry about executive orders because they bypass the debates and deliberations that go into making a bill a law. Just like acts of Congress, though, executive orders are subject to checks and balances—after the fact. Congress can pass legislation to invalidate the action taken in an executive order. That’s not likely, however, when the president’s party is also the majority in Congress. Executive orders are also subject to judicial review; like laws, they can be challenged in the federal courts and ultimately go all the way to the Supreme Court.
When does a president use an executive order? Clearly, many of President Barack Obama’s 274 orders were prompted by having to work with a hostile Congress; he responded by doing as much as he could without legislative approval. During times of crisis, Congress may give power to the president to act quickly. That was certainly the case during World War I (Wilson) and during the twin crises of the Great Depression and World War II (FDR).
Executive orders have a checkered history; they’ve been the instruments of some of our proudest achievements and some of our most shameful.
President Abraham Lincoln issued 48 executive orders. One, issued at the beginning of the Civil War while Congress wasn’t in session, suspended the basic right of habeas corpus. Lincoln reasoned that he was empowered by the Article I provision that allowed for suspension of the right during times of rebellion. Supreme Court Justice Roger Taney, however, sitting as a trial judge in a Maryland case that came up under the order, issued an opinion that it was exclusively a congressional power. Lincoln ignored the opinion, the Supreme Court never took it up, and eventually Congress did pass a law upholding the executive action.
On the other side of the scale, Lincoln’s 1863 Emancipation Proclamation was also an executive order, one that was made into fundamental law by ratification of the 13th Amendment in 1865.
Similarly, FDR had executive orders good and bad. On his first day in office, amidst massive bank failures, he ordered a bank holiday and closed all banks until federal examiners could warrant that they were sound. Most historians think that order saved the U.S. financial system. But later, in the midst of World War II, FDR signed the infamous Executive Order 9066, ordering the relocation of Japanese Americans, including U.S. citizens, to internment camps.
President Harry Truman’s use of executive orders shows both the courage and the limits of presidential power. In 1948, Truman signed Executive Order 9981, and with a stroke of his pen ended the segregation of the nation’s military, six years before the Supreme Court ended segregation in schools. But later, in 1952, faced with a potentially massive steel workers’ strike, Truman nationalized the steel industry, ordering the secretary of commerce to seize and operate the country’s steel mills. He claimed it was a national emergency and that the mills were needed to produce munitions for the ongoing Korean War. By that time, Truman was an unpopular president, and Congress didn’t back him. Meanwhile, the steel companies brought a lawsuit that went to the Supreme Court. The Court ruled that Truman’s seizure of private property was unconstitutional.
The decision in that case, Youngstown, Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer, also clarified when the president has clear authority to issue an executive order and when the courts might intervene. It’s a useful guide: 1) The president’s authority is clear when acting under the express consent of Congress; 2) the president’s authority is uncertain when it’s an area that Congress hasn’t acted on, either approving or disapproving presidential actions. In this “zone of twilight,” a court might closely analyze the circumstances; 3) when the executive order is incompatible with an act of Congress, the court is likely to overturn the action.
As you discuss current events with your students, we hope this rundown on executive orders will provide some context.
Looking across the national media spectrum on articles covering Trump and executive order----they all seem to be written to assure WE THE PEOPLE our courts are functioning as CHECKS AND BALANCES. We knew Trump's immigration order was unconstitutional because courts ruled the same under Obama---and through modern history. It seems likely this action was simply to make the Federal system of checks and balances look to be working. FUNNY, NO CHECKS AND BALANCES ON FEDERALISM ACT tied to allowing Federal agencies ignore all US Constitutional protections of EQUAL PROTECTION and enforcement of national, state, and local sovereignty laws. The broadness of Executive Orders through CLINTON/BUSH/OBAMA has been astounding---yet no CHECKS AND BALANCES. This was SHOWMANSHIP.
'The president of the United States does not have the same power as a dictator or an autocrat. Strictly speaking, he or she doesn’t even have the same power as a prime minister in a parliamentary system like the United Kingdom or Canada'.
'Courts ruled, the administration obeyed, and – at least for a brief moment – the dust settled. Specifically, a federal judge in Washington temporarily blocked the order from being enforced nationwide last Friday (just hours after a federal judge in Boston had ruled the opposite way), and the Trump administration complied'.
There is no intent to export our Latino immigrants as US Foreign Economic Zones and sanctuary status has been about building global labor pool density. This is how we know these OBAMA/TRUMP executive orders on immigration were POSING.
OUR US CHECKS AND BALANCES ARE WORKING GLOBAL WALL STREET SAYS--OH, REALLY? Funny how 99% of people don't think so.
It also keeps our immigrant citizens in constant fear-----their status is always in flux.
In Trump's orders, a test of America's checks and balances countering fear
The rollout of President Trump's travel ban led to no small amount of chaos and confusion. But the system has stood firm so far.
Henry Gass
Staff writer | @henrygass
February 6, 2017 --[Update: This story has been updated at 8:10 a.m.]
For a week, chaos reigned. Protesters massed outside airports, lawyers filed lawsuits across the country late into the night, and thousands of immigrants to the United States were thrown into legal limbo by President Trump’s executive order.
There was confusion and claims by some that the administration appeared to ignore judicial orders.
Then, something normal happened.
Courts ruled, the administration obeyed, and – at least for a brief moment – the dust settled. Specifically, a federal judge in Washington temporarily blocked the order from being enforced nationwide last Friday (just hours after a federal judge in Boston had ruled the opposite way), and the Trump administration complied.
Trump's 12 biggest executive actions, explained
Although Mr. Trump has continued to criticize the decision, the Department of Homeland Security has stopped enforcing the order, the State Department is allowing those with valid visas to enter the country (after saying it previously revoked as many as 100,000), and the Justice Department is arguing its case through the courts, where Vice President Mike Pence has said he is “very confident that we’re going to prevail.”
A federal appeals court is now scheduled to hear arguments in the case Tuesday.
On one hand, a president who vowed to shake up Washington has clearly done just that – and more. But viewed another way, this past week has simply been a new test of America’s centuries-old checks and balances – with a new president testing the limits of executive power and the courts pressing the pause button, at least for now.
“What we’re seeing is a salutary operation of checks and balances,” says Ernest Young, a constitutional law professor at Duke University School of Law.
“A lot of presidents come into office with a very broad view of what they’re going to be able to do,” he adds. “It’s not that uncommon [to be blocked by the courts], but that’s how the system is supposed to work.”
The Supreme Court, for example, blocked President Obama’s executive action on immigration. The high court also blocked President George W. Bush’s executive order putting Guantánamo Bay detainees on trial before military commissions.
But Trump’s order has added new layers of confusion, some say. Not only was the order broad – suspending the entry of people from seven majority-Muslim countries for 90 days, the admissions of any refugees for 120 days, and the admission of refugees from Syria indefinitely – but it was crafted and implemented poorly, they say.
That seemed to create only more confusion.
At Dulles International Airport in Virginia, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials refused to allow lawyers and congressmen access to people being detained. At John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, CBP agents tried to remove classes of immigrants protected by the injunction, the Guardian reported. And at Los Angeles International Airport, CBP officials detained some immigrants in the days after the order was signed, according to a court filing from the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California.
Now, many of those detainees have been released, and what may have appeared to some to be the administration flouting judicial orders instead might simply have been confusion and misinformation, says Professor Young.
“If that sort of behavior continued, that would be a real problem,” he adds. Then, “if they refused to comply with court orders [beyond] that point we would have a constitutional crisis.”
There has not been much evidence of that, says Lee Gelernt, a lawyer at the ACLU national office who argued one of the first cases challenging the executive order. There have been some isolated cases of people not being allowed to board flights to the US over the past week, but they were all eventually able to get on flights.
The legal path ahead
Civil rights groups are still monitoring the situation and how it was first handled, Mr. Gelernt says. A lawsuit filed in district court in Philadelphia, for example, claims that CBP officers told two Syrian-born men with valid visas they had to either leave the US on the flight they had arrived on or be arrested and have their visas taken away. Other immigrants claim in legal briefs to having been forced by border officials to sign documents waiving their right to enter the United States.
“Exactly what is happening on the ground remains unclear,” says Gelernt. “If we hear about noncompliance we’re prepared to go to court immediately.”
A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit – Judge William Canby Jr., a President Carter appointee; Judge Richard Clifton, a President George W. Bush appointee; and Judge Michelle Taryn Friedland, a President Obama appointee – will hear arguments in the case on Tuesday. Either side could ask the Supreme Court to intervene if they disagree with the decision, but with the high court still absent a justice and split ideologically down the middle, a 4-to-4 tie would preserve whatever decision the appeals court reaches.
In blocking Trump’s executive order, federal District Judge James Robart cited a federal court decision in 2015 that blocked Mr. Obama’s executive actions on immigration.
The role of the judiciary, he wrote, “is limited to ensuring that the actions taken by the other two branches [of government] comport with our country’s laws, and more importantly, our Constitution.”
“The circumstances brought before [the court] today are such that it must intervene to fulfill its constitutional role in our tripart government,” he continued.
Justice Department lawyers have argued Judge Robart's order was "vastly overbroad" and that the executive order was "a lawful exercise of the President's authority over the entry of aliens into the United States and the admission of refugees."
However the courts ultimately rule, recent days have sent a message, says Gelernt.
“One thing we’ve learned over past 10 days is that the courts will not be cowed into simply rubber stamping administration policies.”
COOLIDGE/TEDDY ROOSEVELT/WILSON were the Robber Baron Presidents who allowed Wall Street frauds go wild just as today's CLINTON/BUSH/OBAMA. We see where they were the ones as well using Executive Orders to pretend Presidents can simply negate all US Rule of Law and US Constitutional and Federal precedent and just ABUSE EXECUTIVE POWER. The US is different than any other Western democracy in that our FOUNDING FATHERS created a Constitution to protect against a growing GLOBAL 1% control. Not only monopoly and estate tax laws but this system of checks and balances with a US Constitution that GUARANTEES OUR RIGHTS AS CITIZENS TO LEGISLATE. Simply allowing every century for Presidents to go wild during ROBBER BARON season does not meet this structural CHECKS AND BALANCES.
FDR was the Robber Baron himself rounding off the roaring 20s Wall Street frauds with a complete reform of our government structure with NEW DEAL. That NEW DEAL was good for WE THE PEOPLE as we had a Congress filled with plenty of pols still believing in an American future. CLINTON/BUSH/OBAMA as global Wall Street sees an end to that AMERICAN future so TRUMP will be FDR---and totally restructure America to ONE WORLD ONE GOVERNANCE ONE WAGE.
WE THE PEOPLE MUST BE PROACTIVE---NOT REACTIVE. WE HAVE GLOBAL WALL STREET LEADERS TO ALL OUR LABOR AND JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS DELIBERATELY MAKING ACTIVISM REACTIVE.
Los Angeles Lifts Its Minimum Wage to $15 Per Hour
By JENNIFER MEDINA and NOAM SCHEIBERMAY 19, 2015
Members of Unite Here Local 11 in the Los Angeles City Council chambers on Tuesday before the Council voted to increase the city’s minimum wage from $9. Credit Jenna Schoenefeld for The New York Times
LOS ANGELES -- The nation’s second-largest city voted Tuesday to increase its minimum wage from $9 an hour to $15 an hour by 2020, in what is perhaps the most significant victory so far for labor groups and their allies who are engaged in a national push to raise the minimum wage.
The increase, which the City Council passed in a 14-to-1 vote, comes as workers across the country are rallying for higher wages and several large companies, including Facebook and Walmart, have moved to raise their lowest wages. Several other cities, including San Francisco, Chicago, Seattle and Oakland, Calif., have already approved increases, and dozens more are considering doing the same. In 2014, a number of Republican-leaning states like Alaska and South Dakota also raised their state-level minimum wages by ballot initiative.
The effect is likely to be particularly strong in Los Angeles, where, according to some estimates, almost 50 percent of the city’s work force earns less than $15 an hour. Under the plan approved Tuesday, the minimum wage will rise over five years.
“The effects here will be the biggest by far,” said Michael Reich, an economist at the University of California, Berkeley, who was commissioned by city leaders to conduct several studies on the potential effects of a minimum-wage increase. “The proposal will bring wages up in a way we haven’t seen since the 1960s. There’s a sense spreading that this is the new norm, especially in areas that have high costs of housing.”
The groups pressing for higher minimum wages said that the Los Angeles vote could set off a wave of increases across Southern California, and that higher pay scales would improve the way of life for the region’s vast low-wage work force.
Supporters of higher wages say they hope the move will reverberate nationally. Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York announced this month that he was convening a state board to consider a wage increase in the local fast-food industry, which could be enacted without a vote in the State Legislature. Immediately after the Los Angeles vote, pressure began to build on Mr. Cuomo to reject an increase that falls short of $15 an hour.
“The L.A. increase nudges it forward,” said Dan Cantor, the national director of the Working Families Party, which was founded in New York and has helped pass progressive economic measures in several states. “It puts an exclamation point on the need for $15 to be where the wage board ends up.”
The current minimum wage in New York State is $8.75, versus a federal minimum wage of $7.25, and will rise to $9 at the end of 2015. A little more than one-third of workers citywide and statewide now make below $15 an hour.
Los Angeles County is also considering a measure that would lift the wages of thousands of workers in unincorporated parts of the county.
Local Minimum Wages
Many cities have enacted or proposed legislation in recent years to create a local minimum wage that is higher than the federal minimum and their state’s minimum, if there is one.
City minimum wage
Portland, Me.
Kansas City, Mo.
Wash. D.C.
Albuquerque, N.M.
Note: Most minimum wages take effect in the next few years, some gradually. New York state has proposed to raise the minimum wage for employees of fast-food chain restaurants only. Mayor Bill DeBlasio has proposed a $15 minimum wage for all industries in New York City.
Source: National Employment Law Project
By The New York Times
Much of the debate here has centered on potential regional repercussions. Many of the low-wage workers who form the backbone of Southern California’s economy live in the suburbs of Los Angeles. Proponents of the wage increase say they expect that several nearby cities, including Santa Monica, West Hollywood and Pasadena, will also approve higher wages.
But opponents of higher minimum wages, including small-business owners and the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, say the increase approved Tuesday could turn Los Angeles into a “wage island,” pushing businesses to nearby places where they can pay employees less.
“They are asking businesses to foot the bill on a social experiment that they would never do on their own employees,” said Stuart Waldman, the president of the Valley Industry and Commerce Association, a trade group that represents companies and other organizations in Southern California. “A lot of businesses aren’t going to make it,” he added. “It’s great that this is an increase for some employees, but the sad truth is that a lot of employees are going to lose their jobs.”
The 67 percent increase from the current state minimum will be phased in over five years, first to $10.50 in July 2016, then to $12 in 2017, $13.25 in 2018 and $14.25 in 2019. Businesses with fewer than 25 employees will have an extra year to carry out the plan. Starting in 2022, annual increases will be based on the Consumer Price Index average of the last 20 years. The City Council’s vote will instruct the city attorney to draft the language of the law, which will then come back to the Council for final approval.
The mayor of Los Angeles, Eric Garcetti, a Democrat, had proposed a slightly different increase last fall and later negotiated the details with the Democratic-controlled Council. Mr. Garcetti said Tuesday that he would sign the legislation and that he hoped other elected officials, including Mr. Cuomo, would follow Los Angeles’s path.
Business By Samantha Stark 4:30
Labor’s $15 Wage Strategy
Labor’s $15 Wage StrategyEbony Hughes works two jobs and still struggles to make ends meet. She is an example of the kind of worker that organizers are trying to galvanize under the banner of civil rights to raise wages.
“We’re leading the country; we’re not going to wait for Washington to lift Americans out of poverty,” Mr. Garcetti said in an interview. “We have too many adults struggling to be living off a poverty wage. This will re-establish some of the equilibrium we’ve had in the past.”
New York City does not have a separate minimum wage, but Mayor Bill de Blasio has spoken out in favor of higher wages statewide. “Los Angeles is another example of a city that’s doing the right thing, lifting people up by providing a wage on which they can live,” Mr. de Blasio said in a statement “We need Albany to catch up with the times and raise the wage.”
The push for a $15-an-hour minimum wage is not confined to populous coastal states. In Kansas City, Mo., activists recently collected enough signatures to put forward an August ballot initiative on whether to raise the minimum wage to $15 by 2020. The City Council is deliberating this week over how to respond and could pass its own measure in advance of the initiative.
As the Los Angeles City Council considered raising the minimum wage over the last several months, the question was not if, but how much. The lone councilman who voted against the bill — a Republican — did not speak during Tuesday’s meeting.
Still, for all their enthusiasm, some Council members acknowledged that it would be difficult to predict what would happen once the increase was fully in effect.
“I would prefer that the cost of this was really burdened by those at the highest income levels,” said Gil Cedillo, a councilman who represents some of the poorest sections of the city and worries that some small businesses will shut down. “Instead, it’s going to be coming from people who are just a rung or two up the ladder here. It’s a risk that rhetoric can’t resolve.”
Even economists who support increasing the minimum wage say there is not enough historical data to predict the effect of a $15 minimum wage, an unprecedented increase. A wage increase to $12 an hour over the next few years would achieve about the same purchasing power as the minimum wage in the late 1960s, the most recent peak.
Many restaurant owners here aggressively fought the increase, saying they would be forced to cut as much as half of their staff. Unlike other states, California state law prohibits tipped employees from receiving lower than the minimum wage. The Council promised to study the potential effect of allowing restaurants to add a service charge to bills to meet the increased costs.
And while labor leaders and the coalition of dozens of community groups celebrated in the rotunda of City Hall after the vote, they acknowledged there was a long way to go.
“This says to Los Angeles workers that they are respected, and that’s an important psychological effect,” said Laphonza Butler, the president of Service Employees International Union-United Long Term Care Workers here and a leader of the coalition. “To know that they have a pathway to $15, to getting themselves off of welfare and out of poverty, that’s huge. This should change the debate of the value of low-wage work.”
We just talked about the goal of $15 an hour NOW----in US cities deemed Foreign Economic Zones was pushing small businesses out of business to give global corporations control of these zone markets. Here we see what the IMF will require a Trump to do as US falls to sovereign debt crisis---this is when TRUMP will turn FDR---and a thousand executive orders will fly. Our Congressional pols know this---they MOVED FORWARD our national, state, and local government bond debt just so this will happen.
Know who else knows this? Our international labor union leaders---our national women's and civil rights organization leaders.
This is why all the energy going to labor and justice activism these several years focused on important issues---MADE IRRELEVANT by these gorilla-in-the-room issues.
'The IMF also requires countries to eliminate assistance to domestic industries while providing benefits for multinational corporations -- such as forcibly lowering labor costs. Small businesses and farmers can't compete. Sweatshop workers in free trade zones set up by the IMF and World Bank earn starvation wages, live in deplorable conditions, and are unable to provide for their families. The cycle of poverty is perpetuated, not eliminated, as governments' debt to the IMF grows'.
Top Ten Reasons to Oppose the IMF
What is the IMF?
The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank were created in 1944 at a conference in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, and are now based in Washington, DC. The IMF was originally designed to promote international economic cooperation and provide its member countries with short term loans so they could trade with other countries (achieve balance of payments). Since the debt crisis of the 1980's, the IMF has assumed the role of bailing out countries during financial crises (caused in large part by currency speculation in the global casino economy) with emergency loan packages tied to certain conditions, often referred to as structural adjustment policies (SAPs). The IMF now acts like a global loan shark, exerting enormous leverage over the economies of more than 60 countries. These countries have to follow the IMF's policies to get loans, international assistance, and even debt relief. Thus, the IMF decides how much debtor countries can spend on education, health care, and environmental protection. The IMF is one of the most powerful institutions on Earth -- yet few know how it works.
The IMF has created an immoral system of modern day colonialism that SAPs the poor
The IMF -- along with the WTO and the World Bank -- has put the global economy on a path of greater inequality and environmental destruction. The IMF's and World Bank's structural adjustment policies (SAPs) ensure debt repayment by requiring countries to cut spending on education and health; eliminate basic food and transportation subsidies; devalue national currencies to make exports cheaper; privatize national assets; and freeze wages. Such belt-tightening measures increase poverty, reduce countries' ability to develop strong domestic economies and allow multinational corporations to exploit workers and the environment A recent IMF loan package for Argentina, for example, is tied to cuts in doctors' and teachers' salaries and decreases in social security payments.. The IMF has made elites from the Global South more accountable to First World elites than their own people, thus undermining the democratic process.
The IMF serves wealthy countries and Wall Street
Unlike a democratic system in which each member country would have an equal vote, rich countries dominate decision-making in the IMF because voting power is determined by the amount of money that each country pays into the IMF's quota system. It's a system of one dollar, one vote. The U.S. is the largest shareholder with a quota of 18 percent. Germany, Japan, France, Great Britain, and the US combined control about 38 percent. The disproportionate amount of power held by wealthy countries means that the interests of bankers, investors and corporations from industrialized countries are put above the needs of the world's poor majority.
The IMF is imposing a fundamentally flawed development model
Unlike the path historically followed by the industrialized countries, the IMF forces countries from the Global South to prioritize export production over the development of diversified domestic economies. Nearly 80 percent of all malnourished children in the developing world live in countries where farmers have been forced to shift from food production for local consumption to the production of export crops destined for wealthy countries. The IMF also requires countries to eliminate assistance to domestic industries while providing benefits for multinational corporations -- such as forcibly lowering labor costs. Small businesses and farmers can't compete. Sweatshop workers in free trade zones set up by the IMF and World Bank earn starvation wages, live in deplorable conditions, and are unable to provide for their families. The cycle of poverty is perpetuated, not eliminated, as governments' debt to the IMF grows.
The IMF is a secretive institution with no accountability
The IMF is funded with taxpayer money, yet it operates behind a veil of secrecy. Members of affected communities do not participate in designing loan packages. The IMF works with a select group of central bankers and finance ministers to make polices without input from other government agencies such as health, education and environment departments. The institution has resisted calls for public scrutiny and independent evaluation.
IMF policies promote corporate welfare
To increase exports, countries are encouraged to give tax breaks and subsidies to export industries. Public assets such as forestland and government utilities (phone, water and electricity companies) are sold off to foreign investors at rock bottom prices. In Guyana, an Asian owned timber company called Barama received a logging concession that was 1.5 times the total amount of land all the indigenous communities were granted. Barama also received a five-year tax holiday. The IMF forced Haiti to open its market to imported, highly subsidized US rice at the same time it prohibited Haiti from subsidizing its own farmers. A US corporation called Early Rice now sells nearly 50 percent of the rice consumed in Haiti.
The IMF hurts workers
The IMF and World Bank frequently advise countries to attract foreign investors by weakening their labor laws -- eliminating collective bargaining laws and suppressing wages, for example. The IMF's mantra of "labor flexibility" permits corporations to fire at whim and move where wages are cheapest. According to the 1995 UN Trade and Development Report, employers are using this extra "flexibility" in labor laws to shed workers rather than create jobs. In Haiti, the government was told to eliminate a statute in their labor code that mandated increases in the minimum wage when inflation exceeded 10 percent. By the end of 1997, Haiti's minimum wage was only $2.40 a day. Workers in the U.S. are also hurt by IMF policies because they have to compete with cheap, exploited labor. The IMF's mismanagement of the Asian financial crisis plunged South Korea, Indonesia, Thailand and other countries into deep depression that created 200 million "newly poor." The IMF advised countries to "export their way out of the crisis." Consequently, more than US 12,000 steelworkers were laid off when Asian steel was dumped in the US.
The IMF's policies hurt women the most
SAPs make it much more difficult for women to meet their families' basic needs. When education costs rise due to IMF-imposed fees for the use of public services (so-called "user fees") girls are the first to be withdrawn from schools. User fees at public clinics and hospitals make healthcare unaffordable to those who need it most. The shift to export agriculture also makes it harder for women to feed their families. Women have become more exploited as government workplace regulations are rolled back and sweatshops abuses increase.
IMF Policies hurt the environment
IMF loans and bailout packages are paving the way for natural resource exploitation on a staggering scale. The IMF does not consider the environmental impacts of lending policies, and environmental ministries and groups are not included in policy making. The focus on export growth to earn hard currency to pay back loans has led to an unsustainable liquidation of natural resources. For example, the Ivory Coast's increased reliance on cocoa exports has led to a loss of two-thirds of the country's forests.
The IMF bails out rich bankers, creating a moral hazard and greater instability in the global economy
The IMF routinely pushes countries to deregulate financial systems. The removal of regulations that might limit speculation has greatly increased capital investment in developing country financial markets. More than $1.5 trillion crosses borders every day. Most of this capital is invested short-term, putting countries at the whim of financial speculators. The Mexican 1995 peso crisis was partly a result of these IMF policies. When the bubble popped, the IMF and US government stepped in to prop up interest and exchange rates, using taxpayer money to bail out Wall Street bankers. Such bailouts encourage investors to continue making risky, speculative bets, thereby increasing the instability of national economies. During the bailout of Asian countries, the IMF required governments to assume the bad debts of private banks, thus making the public pay the costs and draining yet more resources away from social programs.
IMF bailouts deepen, rather then solve, economic crisis
During financial crises -- such as with Mexico in 1995 and South Korea, Indonesia, Thailand, Brazil, and Russia in 1997 -- the IMF stepped in as the lender of last resort. Yet the IMF bailouts in the Asian financial crisis did not stop the financial panic -- rather, the crisis deepened and spread to more countries. The policies imposed as conditions of these loans were bad medicine, causing layoffs in the short run and undermining development in the long run. In South Korea, the IMF sparked a recession by raising interest rates, which led to more bankruptcies and unemployment. Under the IMF imposed economic reforms after the peso bailout in 1995, the number of Mexicans living in extreme poverty increased more than 50 percent and the national average minimum wage fell 20 percent.
We showed last week an image of mass protest of citizens in Hungary---they came out en masse and stayed for weeks and this was the object of their protests. The Eastern block nations invited to join the EU obviously were set up for these massive frauds and sovereign debt crises so Romania is one where the IMF was called in for sovereign debt REQUIRING A CHANGE OF CONSTITUTION to allow strict IMF economic and governance changes to be installed. This guy is POSING tough on IMF because his citizens are ready to take him out.
THIS MAN IS TRUMP. Trump will allow the IMF to do the same here in the US saying sovereign debt necessitates this takeover and Constitutional changes making the US this same authoritarian dictatorship with its markets completely deregulated and Foreign Economic Zones installed----SAME THING AND NO PROTESTS BEFORE IT ALL HAPPENS. It is much harder to get back to where we are by waiting until this is all in place.
'Ever since Orbán became prime minister in 2010, Hungary has had trouble with international institutions. His government pushed through a new constitution and many laws that curtailed democracy, the powers of the constitutional court, the justice system and press freedoms. The EU responded by launching several proceedings against Hungary for breaching EU treaties'.
'No Longer Necessary' Hungary Wants to Throw Out IMF
A long-running dispute between Hungary and the International Monetary Fund escalated on Monday when the head of the country's central bank called on the IMF to close its office in Budapest, saying it was no longer needed.
AFPHungarian Central Bank Gyorgy Matolcsy: IMF office in Budapest not necessary any longer.
Relations between the government of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and the International Monetary Fund have never been especially good. Now they have hit rock bottom.
Orbán's former economy minister and current central bank governor, Gyorgy Matolcsy, wrote a letter to IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde on Monday calling on the fund to close its representative office in Budapest as it was "not necessary to maintain" it any longer.
Hungary owes its economic survival to the IMF. When the country was caught up in the global financial crisis in 2008, the fund and the EU came to the rescue with a €20 billion ($26 billion) loan. At the time, Orbán's predecessor was in office.
Ever since Orbán became prime minister in 2010, Hungary has had trouble with international institutions. His government pushed through a new constitution and many laws that curtailed democracy, the powers of the constitutional court, the justice system and press freedoms. The EU responded by launching several proceedings against Hungary for breaching EU treaties.
In early July, the European Parliament passed a resolution calling on Hungary to repeal the "anti-democratic changes." Orbán angrily dismissed the demands as "Soviet-style" meddling.
Hungary Says Will Repay IMF Loan This Year
Under Orbán, all negotiations with the IMF about fresh aid have failed. On Monday, central bank chief Matolcsy said the country didn't need the IMF's money and that Hungary would repay the 2008 loan in full by the end of this year.
He said the government had succeeded in pushing its budget deficit below the EU ceiling of 3 percent of GDP and had reduced government debt.
Matolcsy is the architect of Orbán's unorthodox economic policy which is based on imposing heavy special taxes on large companies. He became central bank governor four months ago.
The Hungarian economy shrank by 1.7 percent last year. The EU Commission expects it to return to weak growth in 2013. The budget deficit is expected to rise again, back up to 3 percent of GDP.
Here we have what was supposed to be open borders between European nations. What occurred first was Eastern block workers were forced to Western nations for jobs---this was during the Clinton/Blair years so pressure was placed on Western Europe's employment for it's own citizens and wages started to drop. Then in 2000 -2010 the EU started expanding OPEN BORDERS to all refugee nations bringing more and more workers into Western and Eastern Europe from Africa, Arabia, Afghanistan et al. THEN COMES THE ECONOMIC CRASH FOR MASSIVE BANKING FRAUD AND SOVEREIGN DEBT FRAUD. So, we have a mix in Europe of global labor pool workers in all nations as an economic crash and austerity hit. EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS THERE WILL BE FACTIONING AND ANGER AGAINST ALL THESE MIGRATIONS. This anger is directed not only on global citizens brought in ---it is directed at EU -centered migration. ALL OF THIS WAS DELIBERATE FROM CLINTON/BUSH/OBAMA-- ---so yes, there is now a right wing fascism growing against migrating workers. It's not about not embracing immigrants ---it is about creating economic chaos.
This is to where the US will be heading under Trump----he will tie to World Bank IMF who will tell him to open borders to more global labor pool----in the midst of widespread economic depression/unemployment---with the same goals of widespread factioning and anger.
WE MUST STAND AS A 99% VS 1% ---DON'T BE ANGRY AT OUR IMMIGRANTS--GET RID OF GLOBAL WALL STREET POLS AND PLAYERS!
The EU's €110bn problem: slow death of Schengen risks new crisis for Europe's battered economies
One of EU's harshest critics calls on Brussels to preserve passport-free travel at all costs to stop the continent from descending into economic turmoil
Around 0.8pc of the EU’s total economic output would be lost within a decade if Schengen were fully dismantled Photo: Alamy
By Mehreen Khan
7:00PM GMT 07 Feb 2016
The collapse of the Schengen system of open borders risks plunging Europe into fresh economic turmoil, Hungary’s foreign minister has warned.
Europe’s escalating migration crisis- which saw over a million people pour into the continent last year - has led to the re-introduction of temporary border controls in the EU for the first time time in two decades, threatening to reverse one of Brussels’ landmark integration projects.
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto
A full blown dismantling of the borderless zone - where people and trade can move without restriction between 26 countries - would cause “unforeseeable damage” to continent’s beleaguered economies, Peter Szijjarto, Hungary’s foreign minister has said.
“If the Schengen zone is going to be demolished or destroyed, then it will cause such serious economic damage that I don’t know how Europe is going to handle it", Mr Szijjarto told The Telegraph.
It will cause such serious economic damage that I don’t know how Europe is going to handle that
Peter Szijjarto
His warning comes amid fears that abolishing Europe's open borders would wipe €110bn off the EU's economies in 10 years.
Around 0.8pc of the EU’s total economic output would be lost within a decade if Schengen were fully dismantled, according to Strategie, a think-tank funded by the French government.
Falls in tourism would make up nearly half of the lost output, as the return of internal border checks would disrupt the widespread practice of short-term travel in the continent.
Permanent borders would also impose a 3pc tax on trade and lead to a 10pc-20pc decline in trade until 2026, said Strategie.
France, Germany, Austria, Sweden, Denmark, and Slovenia have all introduced temporary border checks to deal with the unprecedented migrant and refugee flows which have descended on Europe since last summer.
EU leaders will gather next month to decide whether to suspend the Schengen agreement - first reached three decades ago - replacing it with a two-year emergency system of border controls as nations buckle under the pressure of the migrant crisis.
A further 1.3 million people are expected to arrive on the continent this year, according to the International Monetary Fund.
Goods worth €2.8 trillion travelled within the Schengen area last year and risk losing transport companies €3bn a year in revenues should permanent border restrictions return.
Around 1.7 million EU citizens also earn their salary in a different country to where they live, and face commuter disruption and border waiting times.
Last week, Pierre Moscovici, European Commissioner for economic affairs, called the move to roll back borderless Europe a “political and economic mistake”. The Commission has warned reversing Schengen would "have a disruptive impact on economic growth" in years to come.
Hungary’s Mr Szijjarto called on Brussels to preserve the passport-free area at all costs in a bid to stop Europe’s terminal economic decline in the global race of regional powers.
“The US is very strong, China has extensive economic policy, Arab states are getting stronger, and we Europeans are deeply into our own problems”, said Mr Szijjarto.
Without Schengen, the euro makes no sense
Jean Claude-Juncker
Hungary has been a ferocious critic of the EU’s handling of the migrant crisis, which has seen the biggest movement of people on its shores since the Second World War.
The right-wing government of prime minister Viktor Orban has drawn opprobrium for building a 25-mile razor wire fence along its southern border to deter refugee flows from Syria, Afghanistan and North Africa.
But Mr Szijjarto said his government was doing its “utmost” to keep Schengen alive by complying with its duty to protect the EU’s external border against the rest of the world.
“The Schengen zone is based on two elements: the first is that there is no controls within; and secondly, that we protect ourselves externally,” he said.
“If you break the second consensus, the first can be broken very easily.”
He warned that Europe's southern border was "defenceless" against migrant inflows, criticising Greece for its failure to set up hotspots to register the hundreds of thousands of people that have arrived on its shores.
If Greece does not comply with Schengen regulations, then we need another defence
Supported by Germany, Hungary has called on Brussels to step up its aid for Macedonia - which is not a member of the EU - creating a new de facto Schengen frontier, excluding Greece.
"If Greece does not comply with Schengen regulations, then we need another defence", said Mr Szijjarto.
"We expect a non-EU member state to defend the Schengen zone. But crisis times brings about crazy situations."
Now in its 21st year, the Schengen Agreement is at the heart of the EU's vision of a economically integrated continent. But its demise could also put new strains on Brussels other landmark federalist project - the euro.
Jean Claude-Juncker, president of the European Commission, has said restricting cross-border movement would undermine the sanctity of monetary union.
"Without Schengen, the euro makes no sense", Mr Juncker said last month.
"What is the point of having a single currency for the continent if you can’t travel freely across the continent?"
The Schengen Agreement
An agreement, signed in 1985 in the town of Schengen in Luxembourg, to remove border checks within Europe. It means anyone, regardless of nationality, can move freely between member states without showing a passport or visa
Who is a member?
Not the UK. But most EU states are in, as are Switzerland, Iceland and Norway. In total, 26 countries comprising 400 million people
Why is it under strain?
Terrorists and mass migration. Police checks have been brought in on the Italian border at the request of Bavaria, amid a wave of non-EU migrants attempting to reach Germany. Angela Merkel warns the system will be pulled apart unless countries share asylum seekers. And Belgium wants more ID checks on trains in the wake of the Thalys train terrorist attack
Are checks legal?
Police are allowed to make targeted 'security' checks on the border, and states can impose border controls in an emergency or for major events for up to 30 days. But permanent, systematic checks on passports are forbidden
What does the European Union say?
Jean Claude Juncker, the European Commission president, says the system is non-negotiable, irreversible, and the EU's greatest achievement
What do Eurosceptics say?
"Schengen has now hit the buffers of the real world and is falling apart," says Nigel Farage, Ukip leader
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Home/Minutes, Uncategorized/Belpre City Council Minutes 5/24/2010
The Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Belpre, Ohio was called to order by Council President Mr. Neff at 7:30 p.m. with Mr. Neff welcoming everyone to this evening’s meeting. The roll was called with the following members present: Ms. Abdella, Mr. Baker, Mrs. Boso, Mrs. Marshall, Mr. Martin, Mr. Robinson and Mr. Sinnett. Also present were Mayor Lorentz, Safety-Service Director Mr. Ferguson, City Auditor Miss Pittenger, City Law Director Mr. Webster, Treasurer Mr. McAfee and Clerk of Council Mrs. Meredith.
At this time Mr. Neff asked that everyone please stand for the prayer and remain standing for the Pledge of Allegiance.
Mr. Robinson made a motion to accept the minutes of May 10, 2010. Mrs. Marshall pointed out that under Persons Appearing before Council she had been excused twice, once in the first paragraph and also in the last paragraph. A motion was made to amend the minutes to reflect only the one in the first paragraph with all members of council present voting aye.
Mayor Lorentz reported that on your desk you will find the contract for the County Jail. The information was sent to the Police Station instead of my office and we are now past due. I would appreciate it being passed tonight so we are caught up and legal.
Also on your desk is the contract for Ruble’s Sternwheeler for 2010. Mr. McCauley was kind enough to correct dates, etc. so they could operate until council approval for 2010.
Since our last meeting I attended a new business grand opening for Ohio Home Health on 8th and Main in the old Kirkpatrick building. On the 12th I was honored to address the Lion’s Club Students of the Month. These young people are truly an asset to our community and the Belpre School system.
The new throat was installed in the county meter. Since that time we have lost approximately 9 hours of readings due to unexpected power outages in the area. I have notified Cora Marshall so they did not see a spike in next month’s bill.
Washington County Relay for Life went off without a hitch last weekend. The rain was expected just like homecoming. These wonderful volunteers raised over $180,000 for the cause.
The Lion’s Club announced the Circus coming to town on July 1st. They will be at the east side of our pool in the field.
The new computer system is now up and running in the clerk’s office. Hopefully this will assist them in communications and reporting to the state. Our new clerk was able to take part in the training during this set up period.
The hiring process is concluded for the dispatch position. The interviewers consisted of Chief Clevenger, Becky Davis, Dave Ferguson and I. The new dispatcher is Christi Holbert. Christi has an associate’s degree in criminal science and has parents in law enforcement.
On Wednesday May 19th I presented the proclamation for Poppy Day to the American Legion officers and Little Miss Poppy Miss Sarah Davis. Poppy Day is May 29th. Make sure to visit one of the People’s Bank facilities or Kroger’s to support the Auxiliary.
We are fast approaching mid-year and I have asked Susie Casto to provide you a progress report of activities and growth at the Sr. Center. The permitting and engineering fees already paid will run out in August-September time frame. I would like council to consider starting on this project as soon as possible.
Saturday May 29th the Speedway on Washington Blvd. is having a fund raiser for the Miracle Network. They have asked me to participate and take a cake in the face for their effort. My wife agreed that this was a good idea and a good cause.
On Sunday we had a horrible fire that claimed two houses in our city. At the time of the call I was in the city building and responded because one house was a friend. I was very impressed at the number in response plus, the manner in which our fire fighters and police reacted to the emergency. It was also good to see our newest EMT’s in action. Council you are blessed to have such a group of people at your side. I want to thank Warren and Little Hocking Fire Departments for great back-up service.
At this time, Ms. Susie Casto, Manager, Belpre Senior Center presented a report in reference to the Belpre Senior Center Programming/Building Use. A copy of Susie’s report is on file for review if you so desire. Ms. Casto announced that on June 4th the seniors from Camden Clark Memorial Hospital’s Lifetime Partners and the Belpre Senior Center will kick off summer with a “fun in the park”. The event will be held at Civitan Park beginning at 10 a.m. with a wide selection of games and demonstrations around the walking track. On June 28th, 10 a.m. at the Belpre Senior Center there will be a seminar about “What are Carbs?”
Safety-Service Director Mr. Ferguson announced the six holidays’s that holds up trash pick up. They are as follows: Christmas Day, New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, July 4th, and Thanksgiving I have with me tonight pictures from the start of the Relay for Life that was a Hugh success. I also have pictures with me of the Boy Scout painting the fence at the tennis court at Civitan Park in an effort to earn his Eagle Scout. Weather permitting the resurfacing of the tennis court should happen next week. Pool contract has been signed. On your desk this evening you have a piece of legislation regarding Ruble’s Sternwheelers. I would also like you to have wood stoves assigned to committee. The City of Belpre now has a new website. You can visit it at City of Belpre.com. I would also like to thank the police and fire fighters for the job they did in fighting the house fire this past weekend.
City Auditor Miss Pittenger announced that last month we were going to be advertising grants for pool passes for low income families. We have 146 passes for adults and children. There is a piece of legislation on your desk for the renewal of the Depository Designation. This is done every five years. It is now that time.
City Law Director Mr. Webster stated that the Radio Control Ordinance is before you tonight. If it can be passed tonight I can get it to the Port Authority tomorrow otherwise it will be sometime in June. I would like to say that we have an approved legal description from the Washington County Tax department.
Communications and Petitions
Mr. Neff announced that before him tonight was the Senior Center Report from Ms. Casto. At this time I would like to assign the Senior Center Expansion to the Finance Committee.
I would also like to assign the following:
Lease of City Real Estate to the Radio Control Car Club to the Parks and Recreation Commission – Mr. Martin
Public Depository to the Finance Committee – Ms. Abdella
The Care & Sustenance of Prisoners to the Police and Fire Committee – Mr. Baker.
Ruble’s Sternwheeler, Inc to Parks and Recreation Commission – Mr. Martin.
Outdoor wood burners to Streets, Sidewalks & Storm Sewer – Mrs. Marshall’s Committee.
Finance/Audit Committee – Ms. Abdella wanted to know what time the Mayor is going to receive cake in the face on Saturday. The time is from 12 – 4. I would like to call a committee meeting for June 3, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. for the Senior Center Expansion. Ms. Abdella made a motion to add to tonight’s agenda for first reading A RESOLUTION DECLARING THE ESTIMATED AGGREGATE AMOUNTS OF PUBLIC FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR DEPOSIT DURING NEXT FIVE (5) YEARS FOR DESIGNATION OF PUBLIC DEPOSITORY. A vote was taken with all members of council present voting aye. Ms. Abdella also recognized the fire department for the great job done while fighting the fire.
Mr. Baker, Police and Fire Committee made a motion to add to tonight’s agenda for first reading A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND THE CHIEF OF POLICE TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY FOR THE CARE AND SUSTENANCE OF PRISONERS. A vote was taken with all members of council present voting aye.
Mrs. Marshall, Streets, Sidewalks and Storm Sewers had no report. Mrs. Marshall called a committee meeting for June 14, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. for the purpose of discussing outdoor wood boilers.
Mr. Robinson reported that the Utilities Committee met at 7:00 p.m. this evening for the purpose of discussing AN ORDINANCE REGARDING GARBAGE AND RUBBISH COLLECTION PROCEDURES. At this time I would like to add to tonight’s agenda for first reading AN ORDINANCE REGARDING GARBAGE AND RUBBISH COLLECTION PROCEDURES. A vote was taken with all members of council present voting aye.
Mr. Martin Parks and Recreation Committee had no report. Mr. Martin asked about adding legislation to this evening’s meeting and whether or not we needed to run Ruble’s Sternwheeler for all three readings. It was the decision of the law director’s to add to tonight’s agenda. Mr. Martin made a motion to add to tonight’s agenda for first reading AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND SAFETY-SERVICE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE A LEASE OF CERTAIN CITY REAL ESTATE TO THE SOUTHEASTERN OHIO PORT AUTHORITY FOR ASSIGNMENT TO THE OHIO VALLEY RADIO CONTROL CAR CLUB. A vote was taken with all members of council present voting aye. Mr. Martin also recognized the fire-fighter from Deerwalk for helping fight the fire. The response time was phenomenal.
Mr. Martin made a motion to add to tonight’s agenda for first reading A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SAFETY-SERVICE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH RUBLE’S STERNWHEELERS, INC. A vote was taken with all members of council present voting aye.
Mrs. Boso had no report for Planning and Zoning.
Mrs. Boso had no report for Economic Development.
Mr. Sinnett had no report for the Rules Committee. Mr. Sinnett announced that the Health Fair at Fruth Pharmacy went very well. Mr. Sinnett also thanked council and the administration for their fine comments to the fire department.
Persons Appearing Before Council – Agenda Items Only: none
Mr. Baker brought before council for third reading AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING TEXTING WHILE DRIVING. A vote was taken with all members of council present voting aye.
Mr. Baker moved this be Ordinance 9, 2010-2011 and duly passed. A vote was taken with all members of council present voting aye.
Mrs. Marshall brought before council for third reading AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1313.52 (A) (E) OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BELPRE AS TO STORM WATER. A vote was taken with all members of council present voting aye.
Mrs. Marshall moved this be Ordinance 10, 2010-2011 and duly passed. A vote was taken with all members of council present voting aye.
Ms. Abdella brought before council for first reading A RESOLUTION DECLARING THE ESTIMATED AGGREGATE AMOUNTS OF PUBLIC FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR DEPOSIT DURING NEXT FIVE (5) YEARS FOR DESIGNATION OF PUBLIC DEPOSITORY. A vote was taken with all members of council present voting aye.
Ms. Abdella made a motion to suspend the rule of council requiring reading of ordinances and resolutions on three different days to allow second and third readings of this resolution. A vote was taken with all members of council present voting aye.
Ms. Abdella brought before council for second and third readings A RESOLUTION DECLARING THE ESTIMATED AGGREGATE AMOUNTS OF PUBLIC FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR DEPOSIT DURING NEXT FIVE (5) YEARS FOR DESIGNATION OF PUBLIC DEPOSITORY. A vote was taken with all members of council present voting aye.
Mr. Baker brought before council for first reading A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND THE CHIEF OF POLICE TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY FOR THE CARE AND SUSTENANCE OF PRISONERS. A vote was taken with all members of council present voting aye.
Mr. Baker made a motion to suspend the rule of council requiring reading of ordinances and resolutions on three different days to allow second and third readings of this resolution. A vote was taken with all members of council present voting aye.
Mr. Baker brought before council for second and third readings A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND THE CHIEF OF POLICE TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY FOR THE CARE AND SUSTENANCE OF PRISONERS. A vote was taken with all members of council present voting aye.
Mr. Baker moved this be Resolution 12, 2010-2011 and duly passed. A vote was taken with all members of council present voting aye.
Mr. Robinson brought before council for first reading AN ORDINANCE REGARDING GARBAGE AND RUBBISH COLLECTION PROCEDURES. A vote was taken with all members of council present voting aye except Ms. Abdella whom voted nay. This will lie over until the next meeting of council.
Mr. Martin brought before council for first reading AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND SAFETY-SERVICE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE A LEASE OF CERTAIN CITY REAL ESTATE TO THE SOUTHEASTERN OHIO PORT AUTHORITY FOR ASSIGNMENT TO THE OHIO VALLEY RADIO CONTROL CAR CLUB. A vote was taken with all members of council present voting aye.
Mr. Martin made a motion to suspend the rule of council requiring reading of ordinances and resolutions on three different days to allow second and third readings of this ordinance. A vote was taken with all members of council present voting aye.
Mr. Martin brought before council for second and third readings AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND SAFETY-SERVICE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE A LEASE OF CERTAIN CITY REAL ESTATE TO THE SOUTHEASTERN OHIO PORT AUTHORITY FOR ASSIGNMENT TO THE OHIO VALLEY RADIO CONTROL CAR CLUB. A vote was taken with all members of council present voting aye.
Mr. Martin moved this be Ordinance 11, 2010-2011 and duly passed. A vote was taken with all members of council present voting aye.
Mr. Martin brought before council for first reading A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SAFETY-SERVICE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH RUBLE’S STERNWHEELERS, INC. A vote was taken with all members of council present voting aye.
Mr. Martin made a motion to suspend the rule of council requiring reading of ordinances and resolutions on three different days to allow second and third readings of this resolution. A vote was taken with all members of council present voting aye
Mr. Martin brought before council for second and third readings A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SAFETY-SERVICE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH RUBLE’S STERNWHEELERS, INC. Brief discussion followed. A vote was taken with all members of council present voting aye.
Mr. Martin moved this be Resolution 13, 2010-2011 and duly passed. A vote was taken with all members of council present voting aye.
Bids for the trash contract will be read on June 1st at 11 am.
June 5, 2010 – Railroad Days at Depot Park.
Mr. Neff announced that May is Police Safety Month and June is Motorcycle Safety Month.
This Thursday at 11 am, Belpre Senior Center there will be a Memorial Day Ceremony honoring our past seniors.
Mr. Robinson moved to adjourn at 8:35 p.m. A vote was taken with all members of council present voting aye.
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Will Neff, President of Council Kimberly S. Meredith, Clerk of Council
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CEMB → Forum → News and Events → International news and issues → NayaPakistan...New Pakistan... Imran Khan Pakistan..
Topic: NayaPakistan...New Pakistan... Imran Khan Pakistan..
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NayaPakistan...New Pakistan... Imran Khan Pakistan..
OP - July 26, 2018, 11:35 AM
PTI leading on 119 seats,
PML-N trailing on 61
49% votes counted so far
Parties cry foul over counting process; allege rigging
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urHzcu8rFdY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3auwZchroCc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRGqWvkSLcE
Reply #1 - July 26, 2018, 11:42 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AFNn0aw-zU
well ..Imran .. dear Imran let us go to work.... let us stop talking too much from now on wards.... You still didn't touch the big elephant within home ..
And......................and...................And
.......STOP TALKING ABOUT ISLAM........
............THERE YOU TALK NONSENSE..............
Reply #2 - July 26, 2018, 02:25 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gsaxe7yHjyo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yjQoMNp8fk
Imran you don't know how faiths and faith heads are going to corner you . So now you are a leaders of a Nation.. cut down some of your words on faith/s..
Reply #3 - August 07, 2018, 09:33 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KitggTec79U
Imran..Imran TAKES CARE SCOUNDRELS IN YOUR PARTY
Stupid piece of Shit harassing people unnecessarily ., Living in London doesn't give you right to do what you are doing you fool...
Imran your downfall will be your own supporters... WATCH THEM CAREFULLY ..
NayaPakistan...New Pakistan...New Prime Minister ... New Imran Khan ?? Nooo Old Imran Khan is better
The China model for Naya Pakistan And Imran Khan
https://dailytimes.com.pk/279245/imran-khans-china-model/ ..... Sarfraz Ahmed Rana AUGUST 7, 2018
..................In the recent General Elections, a sportsman turned a statesman; Imran Khan, has persuaded the masses, especially the young voters, of the same thing, reassuring them that he has the sufficient qualifications to cure almost every major disease that is affecting our state today, including corruption, lack of jobs, clean water and power, governing difficulties and an underdeveloped economy. In his first victory speech, which was largely perceived as being moderate in its tone and substance, the soon-to-be twentieth Prime Minister of Pakistan, pledged to implement various policies on his agenda once the PTI government is up and running. He began by stating his desire to replicate the socio-economic system of Medina, the first Islamic welfare state back in the seventh century, after which he moved on to highlighting the importance of political reconciliation.
This was followed by his pledge to stop political victimisation, establish a strict Rule of Law, eradicate corruption, improve foreign policy and the challenges that come with it, as well as to duplicate the ‘China Model’ within Pakistan in order to alleviate poverty and create wealth in the nation. However, the objective reality is that under the existing socio-political dynamics, Imran’s rhetoric to adopt the China Model is nothing short of a political gimmick................
https://www.dawn.com/news/1426345/the-china-model ..... Irfan Husain August 11, 2018
In his post-victory speech, Imran Khan expressed his admiration for China, and said he would send a team there to learn from our neighbour’s experience.
Since he has also announced an austerity policy, I thought I’d save the next government a lot of time and money by letting Khan know how China got to where it is. The first thing to remember is that the country is a one-party dictatorship that appears to brook no opposition.
....................We still remember the killing of protesters at Beijing’s Tiananmen Square in 1989, when troops opened fire on protesters, killing anywhere between 180 (official claim) and 10, 454 (figure reported by local activists and foreign diplomats from government archives)..................
...............Older readers might recall the disastrous Great Leap Forward, the Mao-inspired nightmare that saw millions starve to death....................................
..............Peasants were charged 30 per cent of their produce in taxes, leaving them with little surplus to feed themselves and their families; 18m dead is at the low end of estimates, while Chinese historian Yu Xiguang arrived at the horrifying estimate of 55.6m.............
well let us read more at the links...
Johnleesmith65
Imran khan niazi
PAKISTAN’S GHOULISH MILITARY JUNTA IS ANTI-DEMOCRACY, ANTI-HUMANITY; SAYS ALTAF HUSSAIN
https://youtu.be/S_PvGR3REk0
Quote from: Johnleesmith65 on August 12, 2018, 02:46 PM
Johnleesmith65 seems to have problem with Islam and Imran.. Hmm that tube says BHARAT..... Bhaaaa RAT.. i don't think it is rat but it does have problem with Pakistan... not sure why dear Johnee? I ask you why..
Dance..Dance..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_WtJPQsG4Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01G9fHGBwyc
Dance..Dancce..Johnee..
Reply #8 - August 14, 2018, 11:53 AM
A midnight escape to Pakistan from Hyderabad Deccan on a plane
with one engine on fire
Life destroyed.. families destroyed.....faiths.... faith conversions.... faith based family destruction..,, and faith based killing, murders and mayhem . well this is important article and it is worth reading .. let me read it carefully at later times
that is from Amna Boheim
Amna Boheim was a managing director at Goldman Sachs. After 11 years, she left the industry to have a family and divides her time between motherhood and writing. She currently lives in Surrey, England. She's a debut author and has completed her first novel, The Silent Children, a modern-day ghost story set in Vienna.
well worth reading...
Oh my goodness gracious., Is that independence day celebration??
https://www.dawn.com/news/1426804/boy-found-handcuffed-as-judge-raids-lock-up-in-larkana
there is very little to celebrate .. Imran.. Prime Minister Imran Khan there is whole lot of work to do...
Reply #10 - August 15, 2018, 11:58 AM
well this is worth reading Past, present, and future of Pakistan Story
let me get some nuggets from it
WHEN I was little, I read history books, even textbooks, with a great deal of reverence. The record of the past, I thought, must be revered for it represented a sort of truth of the ages, the story that connected to the present. I had no idea that history, like so much else, can be created and laid in service for the accomplishment of this or that political or religious goal.
Like a good Pakistani nationalist, I believed that history began when Muhammad Bin Qasim, that particularly intrepid commander of Arab pedigree, sailed over to somewhere along the Sindhi coast. The people living in the unhappiness of the Indian caste system, I imagined as eagerly awaiting his arrival. Even the age of the British Empire appeared not a particularly dark and defeated chapter of South Asian history. The Muslims had been brave all along, my book said, and had killed many Britons during the war of independence of 1857; they remained the more vocal and less obsequious of the ruled and all insisted on separate states.
In a history boiled down only to a religious past lies a simplistic moral clarity that may never be present in a truthful reality.
I had faith in all these things for an inordinately long time. It was not merely the paucity of textbook knowledge that led me to cling to them; it was, instead, something far more complex, deeper than the absence of other perspectives. This something was the consequence of the sort of programming that history in the service of nationalism can accomplish. I was and am still a believer in my faith, so I kept the compendium of hyperbole regarding the Muslim conquest and the 1857 uprising and the Muslim role in the partition of the subcontinent without questioning why they had been tagged on. I also believed one could not be a good person or a good Pakistani without doing so.
I read the other books and I learned the other perspectives, I saw facts that directly contradicted them and theories that explained them, but in my mind’s eye and my heart’s chambers there was still and only that swashbuckling Arab commander, those forever undaunted freedom fighters.
The sum of it all was and is simple: I could not imagine being a Pakistani, a good Pakistani, without the confabulations of the past. In a romanticised history boiled down only to an Islamic past lies a simplistic moral clarity that may never be present in a truthful reality, mottled and grey and true to the chaos of how things actually happen. The story of the glorious past, the underdog but ever victorious military, the doggedness of my own ancestors against the subservience of the Hindus, seduced and tempted and forever inhabited my psyche as the truth of things past. It could not be erased simply because I knew much of it was a distortion; as a Pakistani, a good Pakistani, I had to believe in it; I did not know how to stop believing.
The generation that is in school now and has grown up in the interim is likely afflicted with the same addiction — but it does not have to be this way. Decolonising the past is now a global endeavour with many post-colonial nations participating in it. The models of textbooks and post-colonial histories from all over the world are present for Pakistan to take tips from. The new government poised to begin its tenure could start a new chapter in this regard, expunging the hateful content of textbooks that vilify religious and sectarian minorities, replace ‘K for kalashnikov’ with ‘K for knowledge’.
.....— and Pakistan deserves better than that.....
that is from Rafia Zakaria published in dawn .. well she learned to question., she is questioning Arab pedigree and Muhammad Bin Qasim story, ... . that is a good thing., Nationalism can go both ways., Nationalism with an unquestionable leader of nation is a kind of last resort to scoundrels that play on the emotions of innocent unsuspected uneducated to keep power and to go on looting the nations
Prime minister Imran Khan 1st address To nation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS-t7QvBLKk
Quote from: yeezevee on August 20, 2018, 01:36 AM
well let me put that as English text for English readers
Prime Minister Khan asks nation to have compassion for poor, adopt austerity
Prime Minister Imran Khan's first address to the nation since being elected the country's new premier was broadcast at 9.30pm on Sunday, August 19, 2018, by Pakistan Television.
The address — essentially a road map to the 'Naya Pakistan' PM Khan has promised his supporters — began following a recitation from Holy Quran and the playing of the national anthem.
The new premier promised wide ranging reforms with a focus on safeguarding Pakistan's resources and their redistribution from the rich to the disadvantaged.
He began by thanking those who had stood by him in his political struggle.
"I want to thank all my supporters who have been with me on this journey for the last 22 years," he started. "I salute all those who stood by me in my most difficult times; those who bore ridicule to support me ... I could not have been here without you."
Clarifying that he had stepped into politics not to pursue it as a career or profession, PM Khan said his only motivation was to help set Pakistan "on the path envisioned by [Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali] Jinnah and [Allama Mohammad] Iqbal."
The prime minister then moved on to identifying Pakistan's economic challenges and later spoke about how he would go about fixing them.
Foremost on his mind were Pakistan's debt liabilities.
"Never in Pakistan’s history have we faced such difficult economic circumstances," he said. "Our debt burden is now at Rs28 trillion. We haven’t been as indebted in our entire history as we have become in the last ten years," he regretted.
"The interest that we have to pay on our debt obligations too has reached levels where we have to take on more debt just to settle it," he said.
Meanwhile, "our human development index ranking is also in the doldrums" he observed. Quoting from a United Nations report, PM outlined deficiencies in Pakistan's human development, noting that: "We are unfortunately among the five countries where infant mortality is highest because they do not have access to clean water."
"We also have the highest rates of mortality for pregnant women," he regretted.
He also spoke passionately about Pakistan suffering from the highest incidences of stunting in children. "I have been saying this for ages and nobody took me seriously. We are talking about 45 per cent of this nation’s children. They are not getting proper nutrition. They are not developing properly. They are automatically left behind. What must their parents go through seeing their children in such a state?" he asked.
Khan then pointed to the difference in the lifestyles of Pakistan's rich and poor.
"I want to speak about how the rich and powerful live in this country," he said. "The prime minister has 524 servants and 80 cars. The prime minister, which is me, also has 33 bulletproof cars. The prime ministers all have helicopters and aeroplanes to fly them. We have massive governor houses and every conceivable luxury."
How could it be, he asked, that: "On one hand we don’t have money to spend on our people, and on the other we have people living like our colonial masters used to live?"
Exhorting the rich and the privileged to reassess their priorities, he urged: "We need to be compassionate towards our compatriots: towards those who cannot afford to eat twice a day. We need to ask what will happen to the 25 million children out of school. We need to ask what happens to our population. We need to ask how we are to grapple with climate change.
"This is the time that we decide to change our destiny."
The prime minster then explained he will use the examples of governance set forth by the Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) "to bring the nation out of its plight."
"What did the Holy Prophet do to unite all the tribes living in the Arabian peninsula?" he asked. "What did he do to mould them [the Arabs] into one of the most powerful nations on earth? I want to speak on those principles today.
"I want to speak about how we are going to lift ourselves based on that model."
The prime minster then proceeded to give a five-point agenda:
"The first thing is the supremacy of law," he said. "The law has to be the same for everyone.
"The second thing is Zakat. What does Zakat mean? It means that I spend based on what I have on those who do not have enough. This is called progressive taxation. The rich pay more to subsidise the poor. This happens in Scandinavian countries, where there is good healthcare, good education and justice for all. The disabled, the orphans and widows have support.
"The third is compassion. In the west, they care for animals in ways that would put us to shame. The have shelters for animals. Animals fare better there than humans do here. We need to incorporate those lessons.
"The fourth is merit. Without merit you cannot do anything. The responsibilities of the ruler entail that they are sadiq and ameen. They have to be truthful . They can have no conflict of interest. The west has these laws. In our country, you see people amassing untold riches during their tenure in power.
"The fifth is education. The Holy Prophet stressed education above everything else. After the Battle of Badr, he made it incumbent on his people to attain an education. Look at us today: we are nowhere because we have not followed his instructions."
Perhaps realising that he was placing a tall order for his supporters, he said: "You should not feel overwhelmed. We are in this together and we will find a way out together."
He then proceeded to explain what he himself was doing towards that goal.
Measures to cut down on expenses
PM Khan detailed how he plans on cutting down his own as well the country's expenditure, saying: "I will keep only two people with me out of the [prime minister's staff of] 524. I will be staying in a three-bedroom house that served as the military secretary's house.
"I will have to keep two of the cars because my intelligence agencies tell me my life is under threat. I also wish I did not have to move out of Banigala, but I have been forced to do so because it is not safe to stay there."
"We will be auctioning off all the other bullet proof cars," he promised. "I invite businesses to come and buy them. We will put the proceeds of that auction in the state treasury.
"I also wish that all the governor houses are kept as simple as possible," he said. "I further wish that the PM House will be turned into a university. It is in a great location to be one.
"I am forming a committee under Dr Ishrat Husain to figure out how to cut expenses nationwide," he revealed.
He also urged his supporters to adopt austerity measures.
"I want you to understand that the money we lavish on ourselves could be spent on those who our state has left behind. Naya Pakistan also requires a 'nayi soch'. We have to think about those who we have left behind."
Tax reforms instead of loans
On reforming the financial sector, PM Khan explained that instead of trying to rebuild the economy via external loans, his government will try and fulfill its needs from within.
"No country can succeed by taking on debt again and again," he said. "Debts are taken for brief periods of time. We cannot go on the way we have. And you need to realise that when these people give us money, they attach conditions to it.
"I will be ashamed to go abroad and ask for money. If the leader of the nation has to go and ask for debt, how will my nation feel?
"We also need to pay our taxes. I am going to fix the Federal Board of Revenue on a priority basis. It has lost its credibility and that is why people don’t pay taxes. I will promise my people that I will protect your tax money and spend it on you.
"We will keep our end of the bargain, but I want you to pay your taxes too. That is your responsibility. Pay your taxes so that we can lift our destitute out of poverty.
"I promise you, if I can assure you that your tax money will be spent on you, we will not face these deficits in the future. God willing, this will not happen again.
"We are also creating a task force to repatriate wealth looted from this country. We need to put an end to money laundering. It is our biggest problem right now.
"We need to boost our exports. How will that happen? We will need to help export industries. We have made a business advisory council to help address their challenges.
"Then we need to boost investment. We need to bring in money from abroad. There is going to be an office in the prime minister’s secretariat dedicated to this purpose.
"We need to help our small and medium businesses. They are the backbone of our economy. We need to reduce the cost and difficulties of doing business for them."
Message to overseas Pakistanis
PM Khan invited overseas Pakistanis to invest in the country and help rebuild the economy. "We need to facilitate overseas Pakistanis," he said. "Our embassies need to facilitate them in every way we can.
"I have a special message for overseas Pakistanis. We are trying our best to create a good investment environment for you. We want that you bring your money to Pakistan and park it in Pakistani banks as we are short of foreign exchange. Send your money through official accounts. We need your help."
Rooting out corruption
The prime minister said that rooting out corruption will also be a high priority for his government.
"I will meet the NAB chairman and facilitate him with whatever he needs," he said. "We will also enact a law for whistleblowers like we did in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Whoever helps identify corruption will get a share of the money that we recover. The SECP and the FIA will be fixed on a priority basis.
"I have kept the FIA and the interior ministry under me because I want to personally oversee our efforts to eradicate corruption.
"I want you all to understand that the moment we start going after corrupt people, they will start raising a hue and cry. They are everywhere. They will come out on the streets. They will say that democracy is in danger. I want you all to continue standing with me. We will save this country or these corrupt people will save themselves."
Revamping the judiciary
PM Khan said that he will seek Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar's help to revamp the judicial system.
"The next focus will be on revamping our judiciary," he said. "We have a massive backlog of cases. We will sit with the chief justice and discuss how we can ensure that cases can be wrapped up within a year. We have to do this for our people.
"I want to make a special request to the chief justice. There are quite a few widows who have approached me for help. They are embroiled in property disputes. I want to request the chief justice: please, at least for widows, resolve such cases at the earliest.
"I declare this as my resolve: the weak who are systematically discriminated against in our country will always have my support."
KP police model to be implemented in Punjab
The prime minister said he has asked former KP IG Nasir Khan Durrani to implement the KP police model in Punjab.
"We also need to fix our police," Khan said. "The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police is our biggest success. We won the election because of how good our police had become. The former IG who oversaw those successes, Nasir Khan Durrani, has been asked to help fix the Punjab police and he has agreed.
"We do not have the power to do so in Sindh, but we will work with the Sindh government as well to do what we can."
Educational reforms
The prime minister said his focus will be to improve public sector education as well as madressahs (seminaries).
"We also need to fix our education system," he said. "We need to focus on government schools, which are in a shambles. I know that salaried individuals are making huge sacrifices to make sure their children get a decent education. They sometimes work two jobs to give their children the best they can.
"We therefore need to make sure our government schools are good enough that everyone can send their children to them. This is an emergency."
"We also cannot leave madressah students behind. They too should become engineers and doctors and generals. Why do we not give them the opportunity? We need to do it."
Healthcare reforms
PM Khan stressed the need to "fix the healthcare system. It is immensely difficult to fix the pre-existing system. It takes a long time: the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa health system did not start showing results till the fifth year. But we still need to do it.
"We also need to introduce the health card all over Pakistan. We have given every household in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Rs550,000 in case of a healthcare emergency. We should give it all over Pakistan."
Dams to be built to end water crisis
Khan said that a "water crisis is brewing" which require dams to be built to resolve it.
"There was a crisis brewing but we weren't prepared," he said. "We have an emergency. Karachi doesn't have water due to the tanker mafia. Quetta and Islamabad too.
"A ministry will work towards saving water. New methods will be taught to farmers. Canals will be lined to save water, while the Bhasha Dam will be constructed at all costs. It’s a commendable initiative started by the chief justice."
Civil service reforms
The PM said that he will enforce meritocracy to restore civil service to its formerly held high standards. "In the 1960s we were considered one of the best in the world," he said. "It is unfortunate how we have fallen behind. Dr Ishrat Hussain is forming a committee to bring merit back.
"We will not tolerate any political interference in anyone’s appointment. I just want people ready to work for the nation.
"But an ordinary man, when he steps into any govt office, also has to be given respect. This is his right, which he will be given. Bonuses will be given to those who serve people in a timely manner. Otherwise, penalties will also be imposed."
Devolution of power
Khan stressed the need to transfer the power to the local government, saying: "Power must be given to the bottom-most tier. Nazims will be directly elected in districts, while checks and balances will be kept.
"Development funds are given to MNAs and MPAs but the development takes place in baldiyaat."
Plan for the youth
The prime minister said that "jobs must be given to the country's youth. A big project of housing will be started. It will be a one-window operation [create] jobs and [to boost] industries. The youth will be given loans without interest so they can become entrepreneurs.
"Cricket grounds have been taken over and houses schemes made over them. We need to build playgrounds and parks for them."
Khan said he will replicate KP's billion tree in the entire country. "We planted 1 billion trees in KP," he said. "We will bring our expertise and plant trees all over the country. Karachi has a heatwave as it has nothing but concrete. A large-scale initiative will be initiated to make Pakistan green again."
“The menace of pollution has to be addressed immediately as it leads to the spread of innumerable diseases."
Compassion for the underprivileged
The prime minister vowed that his government will have compassion for and take care of the neglected and the underprivileged.
"Street children are our children, and if we don't look after them who will?" said Khan. "Widows and the handicapped ... we will take responsibility of all.
"I want us to develop compassion in our hearts. It's in the animal kingdom where it is the survival of the fittest. In human beings, it [should be] different.
"The Madina model"
PM Khan said he "will follow Medina’s example" to rid Pakistan of its chronic problems.
"They did not borrow from Roman or Persian empires," he said. "They strengthened the people and made them self-sufficient. They adopted simple ways.
"I will show you that, I will lead a simple life. I will save every penny, I will do no business as my doing so will only harm other businessmen."
Take ownership and help me help you: PM
The prime minister, at the end of his maiden address, told the nation to play a more proactive role in the rebuilding.
"I need your help," he said. "When you are being robbed you don't wait for the police to come. You nab them and hand them over. [Similarly], you should help me catch these robbers of the nation. This is the social media age. Keep check on and report such people. We have to act as a team. Help me protect your money."
"We have to take ownership and serve the nation. My vision is: one day will come when Pakistan will have no one taking Zakat. If we succeed in our nation building we will offer aid to other countries.
"This is my idea for Pakistan. This is the Pakistan I want to see."
well let me read and reflect on that
Director of Shariah Police
Observe HAYYA at all times
Reply #13 - August 24, 2018, 10:32 PM
Please...please...please...let this be start if something good
No free mixing of the sexes is permitted on these forums or via PM or the various chat groups that are operating.
Women must write modestly and all men must lower their case.
http://www.ummah.com/forum/showthread.php?425649-Have-some-Hayaa-%28modesty-shame%29-people!
Quote from: Jedi on August 24, 2018, 10:32 PM
If the head on the shoulders is good something good will flow from it dear Jedi., For Prime minister Khan there are only two problems.. one is faith and faith heads (NOT ISLAM) 2nd is Army and Army heads ..
Yeez Bhai....I’ve heard many great people say that for any nation to prosper, it’s women must prosper. This is perhaps the opposite of a very infamous Hadith by the Prophet Muhammad.
Please Imran...please...please let the women prosper. Change the minds of the people so women are not just news readers, actresses or tv show hosts but doctors, engineers, lawyers, politicians, police officers, truck drivers etc.
Jesus H. Christ, he actually became PM. Wow.
well dear Jedi... I don't know.. I don't know I am worried., I am happy he got that position but I am worried about him.. He is a good man but very hard headed guy .. just a minute back news says
Muslim countries have failed to tackle matter of blasphemous content, says PM Khan in Senate
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said that the absence of an international policy against the generation of blasphemous content is a "collective failure" on part of the Muslim countries.
Addressing the Senate for the first time as prime minister, Imran Khan said his government will raise the matter before the United Nations (UN), adding: "However, I do not think that would do much."
The Senate had passed a resolution to bring the UN's attention to the matter regarding the announcement by the leader of Dutch Freedom Party and Parliamentarian Geert Wilders to hold a competition of blasphemous caricatures. The Foreign Office (FO) last week had called the charge d'affaires of the Netherlands to record a protest against the announcement by Wilders.
"Our government will raise the matter in the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and ask the Muslim countries to come up with a collective policy that could then be brought up at international forums."
"This should have been done years ago," PM Khan said while giving the example of the Holocaust and how four European countries have jail sentences for "anyone who misquotes the figures of Holocaust. That is because they realise that this is something that hurts the sentiments of the Jewish community."
"We need a similar policy for this matter so that people do not repeatedly hurt our sentiments." ..
Dammit you worry about your country why worry about ALL MUSLIM COUNTRIES?? .. whenever this blasphemy business comes try to escape with some excuses ... don't become leader and subsequently victim of this rubbish blasphemy business around the globe ...
PM Imran khan Speech Senate 27 Aug 2018...Imran khan on blasphemy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfwI18UgT_E
and I like this picture at https://www.dawn.com/news/1429279/pm-khan-and-army-chief-bajwa-vow-in-first-meeting-to-work-for-long-lasting-peace dear Jedi
Translation?
Quote from: Quod Sum Eris on August 27, 2018, 05:36 PM
it is there in that post under that news link dear QSE... you can read that tube transcription in that link ..
well NayaPakistan... well the game started ., there is something cooking with this fellow ..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk_Kf3ZbeIw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNTaM7EeH48
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGK3BRJdzcY
RASCAL IS REAL TROUBLE MAKER., Imran did a big mistake with that fool
Aamir Liaquat accuses PTI leadership of neglecting Karachi
Televangelist and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) lawmaker Aamir Liaquat on Tuesday issued multiple berating statements against the party's senior leadership including Prime Minister Imran Khan, voicing concerns that the representatives from Karachi were being allegedly sidelined.
Thank you. Bloody Hell, I remember when he was just a washed up cricketer threatening to run for office. It's fascinating to watch him became, in many ways. the Pakistani Trump.
Reply #23 - September 07, 2018, 12:28 PM
Under pressure ((from RELIGIOUS ROGUES)) govt backtracks on Atif Mian's appointment; removes economist from advisory council says news
The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government has asked Princeton University economist Atif R. Mian whose faith is a Ahmadi. Islam to step down from the Prime Minister Imran Khan-led Economic Advisory Council (EAC), PTI Senator Faisal Javed Khan announced on Friday.
and this is Atif Mian discussing about his book in 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMUR0DMHmb4
Atif Mian speaking at Nobel Symposium............ Indebtedness of governments, .........firms, and households
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jxu0LChvAY
HERE ARE FUCKING IDIOTS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8_lzqxDDV4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWEe_jzTwl8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Srex6UiisVc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYrFi206PRU
Mr. IMRAN KHAN THIS IS YOUR FIRST FAILURE........... and I am afraid for you and for your goals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5503YJf2Pw
Hmmm... Imran., dear Imran Learn man... Learn...........you must realize that Reading Quran and playing with Quran IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH ., you need to learn to use brain also
Back when he was just a washed up cricketer threatening to run for office, he raged against the blasphemy laws. Now he's going to the UN to support global blasphemy. Cunt.
yeez, did you read my "Thought provoking works of life and morality" post about the UN, religion and blasphemy?
Quote from: Quod Sum Eris on September 07, 2018, 02:41 PM
no..no.no..nooooooooooooo
well I need this at later times,, Informed prime minister about what reaction to Atif Mian's appointment would be: Qadri
that is the news today....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAaCRGY9V9E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRd7yVrgiGY
https://twitter.com/aikhwaja/status/1038058009845485568
I Have resigned from EAC. Painful, deeply sad decision. Grateful for chance to aid analytical reasoning but not when such values compromised. Personally as a Muslim I can't justify this. May Allah forgive/guide me&us all.Ever ready to help.Pakistan Paindabad
That is what Prof. Asim Ijaz Khwaja, A professor of Public Policy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, says after resigning from the EAC.
And Thank you dr. Khwaja... this nonsense can not go on for ever ., Next 4 years is extremely important If Mr. Khan falls for rowdies of Islam there will be very little that will be left except back to Military dictatorships
Minister of Foreign Affairs Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktRdeYM_Q0s
EW YORK, September 28, 2018 — Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi, foreign minister of Pakistan, discusses his country's foreign policy under the leadership of Imran Khan. Following a brief address, Foreign Minister Qureshi engaged in conversation with Vali Nasr, dean of the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University, and took questions from the audience. (1 hr., 6 min.)
I wish Vali could have also discussed Iran/Pakistan relations
Pakistani FM Mahmood Qureshi Speech at UN (September 29, 2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stNwO89zuDU
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EVANSVILLE — It’s understandable if University of Southern Indiana fans are cautiously optimistic about this year’s team.
The Eagles carried a six-game winning streak into the recent break for final exams after defeating a pair of conference opponents, Lewis and Indianapolis. They are limiting turnovers, finding ways to win when shots aren’t falling and finally getting the big men involved offensively.
Those are all positive indications of progress after an uncharacteristic 1-2 start.
USI (7-2) is also playing to the level of its competition, and that frustrates coach Rodney Watson, let alone passionate supporters.
The only thing standing between finals week and a trip to Las Vegas is Friday’s game against Urbana, a 1-9 team from Ohio that didn’t record a win until Tuesday. The Eagles are likely to extend their win streak to lucky No. 7 as long as they don't overlook the Knights.
“If you buy into shutting a team out whether it’s Bellarmine, Indianapolis, Lewis or a team that’s 1-9, you’re set,” Watson said. “We can’t come into this game like, ‘Hey, man, this team hasn’t won anything, let’s get into rhythm as it goes along.’”
Well, USI essentially had that attitude during a three-game stretch against NAIA competition. The Eagles trailed at the half to Brescia, were down by as many as 13 to Fisk and went from up nine to down one late in the first half against Martin Methodist, which is still winless.
Another slow start Friday probably won’t kill the Eagles, who will have taken a 13-day hiatus for final exams. But it has all the makings of being a trap game. Just ask Watson.
“They’re the wounded animal in a trap — wounded animals will chew their leg off to get out of that trap,” he said. “That’s where they’re at and we have to spend time getting ready to play at a championship level regardless of who we’re playing.”
It’s human nature to judge a team based on its record. Everyone does it. You’re going to have more adrenaline against an undefeated opponent than a winless foe.
Despite less-than-stellar starts against those NAIA teams, the Eagles beat a pair of teams picked to finish higher in the Great Lakes Valley Conference East Division than them.
“While it looks kind of crummy like, ‘Oh, you’re just trying to schedule some wins,’” Watson said, “you’re trying to play some teams that are guard-oriented with mismatches in size and play zone, where most people don’t. And all that paid off for us.”
The Eagles practiced for about seven hours total last week. Their defense was then rusty once they returned to longer sessions this week, according to Watson.
This is a weird portion of the season for student-athletes, who are distracted by exams and reuniting with family to celebrate the holidays on top of the already demanding schedule of college basketball.
Davis Carter had a pair of senior-level finance exams before then undergoing Wednesday's practice.
“Finals week is really demanding on kids and the farther you get from being in school, the more you forget about that,” Watson said.
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Urbana’s record isn’t good, but it also isn’t as bad as it seems. The Knights have lost to No. 7 West Liberty and No. 14 Wheeling Jesuit. USI, meanwhile, hasn’t played a ranked opponent and received just one point in the latest coaches poll.
The Eagles will play No. 12 West Texas A&M on Monday in Las Vegas. They shouldn’t have a problem getting pumped up for that one.
Friday? Maybe they pretend Urbana is someone else in order to play a complete 40 minutes and leave town with a convincing win.
“We have to set the tempo from the start and sustain it,” Watson said. “Because the next ones from here on in, the pace is going to be set whether we dictate it or not.”
Contact USI beat writer Chad Lindskog on Twitter @chadlindskog or by email at chad.lindskog@courierpress.com
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Rick Bayless
Though many know Rick Bayless as the winner of Bravo’s Top Chef Masters, his highly rated public television series, Mexico–One Plate at a Time has earned him multiple Daytime Emmy nominations for Best Culinary Host.
Rick has authored nine cookbooks. His second book, Mexican Kitchen, won the Julia Child IACP cookbook of the year award in 1996, and his fourth book, Mexico–One Plate at a Time won James Beard Best International Cookbook of the Year award in 2001. Fiesta at Rick’s spent a number of weeks on the New York Times bestseller list.
Rick’s side-by-side restaurants in Chicago have received the James Beard Foundation's prestigious Outstanding Restaurant Award: Frontera Grill in 2007 and Topolobampo in 2017. His additional restaurants located throughout Chicagoland include ones on "Restaurant Row" and in O'Hare International Airport. His latest, Frontera Cocina, opened in 2016 in Disney Springs.
Rick has received numerous James Beard Foundation Award nominations, and has won seven, including: Midwest Chef of the Year, National Chef of the Year, Humanitarian of the Year, Who’s Who of American Food and Drink, Best Podcast, plus two for his cookbooks.
The Government of Mexico has bestowed the Mexican Order of the Aztec Eagle upon Rick — the highest decoration bestowed on foreigners whose work has benefitted Mexico and its people.
In 2016, he earned the Julia Child Foundation Award, a prestigious honor given to “an individual who has made a profound and significant impact on the way America cooks, eats and drinks.”
Rick leads the Frontera Farmer Foundation to support small Midwestern farms. Each year, grants are awarded to farmers for capital improvements to their family farms. To date, nearly 200 grants totaling nearly $2 million have been awarded. In 2007, Bayless and his team launched the Frontera Scholarship, a full-tuition scholarship that sends a Mexican-American Chicago Public School student to Kendall College to study culinary arts. Also in 2007, Rick was awarded the Humanitarian of the Year by the International Association of Culinary Professionals for his many philanthropic endeavors.
Dishing with Julia Child
Mexico -- One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless
Basic Tamales
Braised Short Ribs with Arbol Chiles, White Beans, Mushrooms and Beer
Chicken in Green Chile Filling for Tamales
Lazy Salsa
Mexican Spiced Coffee
Pork in Red Chile Filling for Tamales
Sangria Mexicana
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Sweet-and-Savory Caramelized Papaya with Mexican Cheese
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Wouldn't Like to Compare Myself to a Legend Like Sachin Sir: Prithvi Shaw
Shaw is not ready to feel the pressure of justifying his prodigious talent through such bold claims.
| Updated : April 9, 2020 7:37 AM IST
As flattering as it is, young Prithvi Shaw has made it clear he would does not want to be compared to the great Sachin Tendulkar, amid the similarities that have been drawn between him and the batting legend. The cricketing fraternity has gone all out in comparing the two, with former Australia batsman Mark Waugh believing Shaw’s technique is “just so much” like Tendulkar’s, during the 20-year-old’s debut against West Indies in 2018.
That said, Shaw is not ready to feel the pressure of justifying his prodigious talent through such bold claims, although he does seek advice from Tendulkar, saying the batting legend is always available to offer help.
“I am thankful to him (Waugh) for comparing me to the likes of Sachin sir, but I have just started my career and I wouldn’t like to compare myself to a legend like Sachin sir. It’s his generosity that he’s said something like that. It will be an honour if I can just keep learning from such legends, which will help me improve my game and improve as a person too,” Shaw told Times of India.
“Whenever Sachin sir is in Mumbai, I try and meet him. If I am practicing and Sachin sir is free, he just comes to the nets and gives advice. Whenever I feel any discomfort with my batting or need any advice, he is someone who is always there for me. He has told me to feel free about calling or messaging him anytime. He has helped me a lot during my journey.”
Beyond Tendulkar, Shaw is equally grateful towards two other legends, who’ve helped shape him during two different phases of his career. Under Rahul Dravid, Shaw admits to have grown immensely, coming through the ranks playing for India A and Under-19 teams and also leading the latter to a World Cup title in 2019.
“Rahul sir has played a big role both in my cricketing life and life beyond the boundary rope. Being a disciplined sportsperson himself, Rahul sir talks about those things. I have really learnt a lot about the mental aspect of the game from him. A lot of things that I have learnt in the past three-four years during my U-19 World Cup journey as well as India A, are due to him,” added Shaw.
Once Shaw made his India debut and bagged his maiden IPL contract for Delhi Capitals last year, he had the opportunity to work in close quarters with another legend last year – Australia’s two-time World Cup winning captain Ricky Ponting.
“It’s been great fun. someone who has played international cricket for more than 15 years, scored tons of runs, and has handled pressure at the highest level consistently. He has done a great job with the Delhi Capitals. He is such a nice coach to have. Yes, I do keep in touch with him. Not on a regular basis, but sometimes, I do have a chat with him. He is a really good friend and never says that ‘I am your coach.’ He always treats the Delhi Capitals as a family. I also learnt a lot from Sourav Ganguly sir when he was with the Delhi Capitals.”
From Dravid during his Under-19 days to Ponting at DC, to now being guided by Virat Kohli and Ravi Shastri, Shaw reveals he’s enjoyed tremendous backing upon his return to the Indian team in January.
“Well, obviously Virat bhai and Ravi sir have backed me since my debut,” Shaw said. “They have always been nice to me. They know where I have to improve. We have had a lot of discussions about that and they have backed me nicely. They really believe in me and my game. They also believe that I can improve my batting and fielding, and I am working on those things. There is no substitute for hard work and patience.
Last updated on April 9, 2020 7:37 AM IST
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The primary piece of OCaml syntax is the expression. Just like programs in imperative languages are primarily built out of commands, programs in functional languages are primarily built out of expressions. Examples of expressions include 2+2 and increment 21.
The OCaml manual has a complete definition of all the expressions in the language. Though that page starts with a rather cryptic overview, if you scroll down, you'll come to some English explanations. Don't worry about studying that page now; just know that it's available for reference.
The primary task of computation in a functional language is to evaluate an expression to a value. A value is an expression for which there is no computation remaining to be performed. So, all values are expressions, but not all expressions are values. Examples of values include 2, true, and "yay!".
The OCaml manual also has a definition of all the values, though again, that page is mostly useful for reference rather than study.
Sometimes an expression might fail to evaluate to a value. There are two reasons that might happen:
Evaluation of the expression raises an exception.
Evaluation of the expression never terminates (e.g., it enters an "infinite loop").
The expression assert e evaluates e. If the result is true, nothing more happens, and the entire expression evaluates to a special value called unit. The unit value is written () and its type is unit. But if the result is false, an exception is raised.
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Consolidation of SPO and enabling services ‘a work in progress’
Former Minister for Defence Kevin Andrews officially releasing the report of the First Principles Review of Defence. Image via Commonwealth of Australia, Department of Defence.
key enablers | 19 April 2018 | Reporter
By: Reporter
The review and reform of Defence's Systems Program Offices (SPO), one of the most substantial changes included in the First Principles Review (FPR), is still ongoing with the process not expected to be completed until 2023, a new report has found.
The Australian National Audit Office's (ANAO) report, Defence's Implementation of the First Principles Review, found that the reform and consolidation of Defence’s Systems Program Offices and enabling services will take longer than the initial two-year time frame that ran from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2017.
"The implementation of other important recommendations — including the reform and consolidation of Defence’s Systems Program Offices and enabling services — remains a work in progress," the ANAO report said.
"Achieving full implementation and the intended results of this agenda will require continued focus across Defence for several more years."
The report also found that many of the expected improvements "in the efficient, effective and professional delivery of military capability" will only be realised when this is complete.
The consolidation of SPO and enabling services was just one of the recommendations included in the FPR which was commissioned in 2014 and then released in 2015.
The review made 76 recommendations, of which six were key recommendations. The government agreed or agreed in principle to 75 recommendations. The review set out a high-level implementation plan in its last chapter, which envisaged that the vast majority of the changes should be delivered within two years.
ANAO also found Defence’s ability to improve enabling functions is limited by the lack of a co-ordinated, enterprise-wide plan to address the inefficiencies identified by the review in the service delivery work stream.
"Defence has implemented the recommendations in the workforce stream, but delays in implementing the Strategic Workforce Plan, including Defence White Paper people initiatives, will take until 2021," ANAO said.
"Defence has implemented the recommendations relating to behaviours. Defence is not yet able to demonstrate that the intended outcomes of the recommendations relating to enabling services, workforce and behaviour have been achieved."
On a positive note for Defence, the ANAO report also found that Defence has implemented a substantial number of the most important recommendations of the Review, including those relating to building a strong strategic centre within Defence and reforming the capability development process.
"Defence established sound governance arrangements for the implementation of the First Principles Review, which were commensurate with the importance and scope of the activity," the report said.
"The Secretary and the Chief of the Defence Force invested substantial time and effort, and were seen by Defence as leading the implementation."
Defence is now evaluating whether the implementation of FPR recommendations has achieved its intended outcomes. While initial evaluation plans included only selected elements of the review, Defence has now decided to adopt a more comprehensive evaluation framework encompassing all elements of the review.
Last Updated: 19 April 2018 Published: 19 April 2018
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Crowdsourcing a British constitution: lessons from Iceland
In the wake of the financial crisis, Iceland was seen by many as a beacon of democracy in its attempt to create a new constitution. Activist and author, Smári McCarthy argues that although some may have seen Iceland as a utopia, the efforts put into creating the new constitution have largely been squandered as those responsible for the crisis have returned to power.
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Four years ago, we had hope. We had just been through an economic collapse, the likes of which had never been seen – an enormous portion of the economy gone over the course of a few maddening weeks, and the aftermath had been an uprising that dwarfed the NATO protests of 1949. But after the embers cooled and the tear-gas cleared, the reconstruction began.
Unemployment was around 9% at the time, up from just over 1% a year previously. Companies were going bankrupt all around, debt was crushing families, and food queues were getting longer. It was something we’d never seen in Iceland. A country that had the year before ranked amongst the richest in the world, a world-class welfare state with strong investment culture that was taking Europe by storm, had now been reduced to the same unimportant volcanic wasteland as it had been in the 60′s, only with better infrastructure and more debt.
After the government collapsed, a new social democrat and left-green coalition took over. Amongst the many things they promised to do was work towards a new constitution. The shortcomings of the old Danish hand-me-down constitution was not the cause of the collapse, but they certainly didn’t help. The call for a new constitution was as much a demand for cleansing as it was for a reconstitution of our values.
Creating a Constitution from the Bottom-Up
The constitutional process was kick started with an assembly. One thousand people were randomly selected from the census for the task of creating the constitution’s guidelines. Over the course of a day, people young and old collected their ideas, their hopes and their dreams, on small tickets that then underwent a process of statistical aggregation and processing. This was done in multiple rounds: the first round collected very shallow but broad ideas, partially to get people’s creative juices flowing, partially to widen the space of thought. As the day went on, these ideas were processed down and filtered into a large set of statements about the contents of the future constitution.
The outcome – a large set of ideas and statements – was sent to a committee, which outlined a legal basis for these ideas. When they had processed all of this into a thick report encompassing vague ideas, strong statements, and legalese, an election was called: twenty-five people were to be elected for the task of merging legal tradition, popular sentiment, outlandish ideas and strong demands into a document that would be ours.
Five hundred and twenty-three. When one in every five hundred people in the country is a candidate, things get a bit weird. The anticipation in society was so great, candidates were everywhere. It became popular to run campaigns without advertising, but not everybody agreed. Some ran small spreads in the papers, made little handouts, or bought airtime. Others took what little attention they could get for free. The opinions varied too: some were more conservative, others more avant garde. Some spoke of reorganizing the entire structure of the country, others wanted to make only minor adjustments. A few wanted no changes at all.
Protesters outside the Alþingishús, home to the Icelandic parliament. (Credit: Haukurth, CC by 2.0)
The parliament was faced with a predicament. They could either repeat the election, which would have engendered anger from candidates and voters, reduced voter turnout, reduced faith in the process, and all with a price tag of over £1.2 million. Alternatively, they could scrap the entire thing. Of course they picked option number three: they scrapped the idea of a democratically elected assembly of twenty-five people, and instead politically appointed a council of twenty-five people. The people who would have won the election if the election had not been deemed a violation of the election laws were appointed to the committee. Disaster averted?
No cloud hung over the council when it convened in their assembly hall, the former offices of one of Iceland’s oldest newspapers. There, the group worked for three months on an agile schedule of discussion, deliberation, and publication. At the end of each week, a new draft constitution was released on the council’s website, and at the beginning of each week the council processed the hundreds of comments, ideas, proposals and complaints that had been made over the previous week.
Most of these ideas were taken into account, and come August there was a document of enormous importance ready to be delivered to the parliament. Delivered it was, with great pomp and splendour, after which the new constitution of Iceland was unceremoniously placed at the bottom of a very large pile of things to ignore, where it stayed for over a year.
A Country of Nepotism
It is hard to understand a process like this one without understanding the culture which begot it. Iceland is a fairly large island nation in northern Europe, where the average summer temperature is just over 10°C, the main industry has been fishing for the last several hundred years, and until the early 1900′s, starvation was a thing that could actually happen. The traditional form of housing, earthen turf huts made from layers of soil with wooden structural frames, slowly gave way to Danish colonial architecture in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, and then converted to concrete slabs in the 20th.. Despite this, the last turf hut was abandoned in the 1960′s.
From such humble beginnings, Iceland developed from being a third world nation to a global leader over the course of half a century. This kind of development has been seen elsewhere, but generally it is stifled somewhat by corruption, dictatorial rule, or diplomatic complexity. Here Iceland struck it lucky. The democratic tradition in the country is relatively strong, with a parliamentary tradition dating back to the year 930. Although it is relatively easy to argue that the country has been more or less controlled by about ten families for the last two hundred years, this control is mostly a result of strong connections, good opportunities, and other trappings of wealth, than any direct form of corruption. Iceland is not a country of bribery, it is a country of nepotism.
When countries develop rapidly, one of the side-effects is economic expansion. This may seem obvious, but it has a number of complicated and often unwanted effects, such as rapid increase of public and private debt, heavy reliance on few but large capital flows, and unanticipated jerks in currency value. As public works become larger, the expansion has greater effect, and if the tension grows too much, the bubble may pop.
As such, almost nothing that happened in Iceland was unpredictable, had anybody bothered to look at the historical figures. Yet, for some reason, when almost all of Iceland’s banks went bust in rapid succession in October 2008, almost everybody was surprised. 173 banking crises registered around the world by the World Bank between 1972 and 2008, and yet everybody was shocked.
Of course, there is a certain aspect of arrogance to it all. It is sometimes said that Iceland is a country of small kings. A starkly individualist nation of people who believe themselves to be competent at anything, Icelanders rarely take impossible for an answer. This works both to their advantage and disadvantage, as it mostly amounts to lack of adult supervision. Boom cycles become more adventurous, bust cycles become more horrific.
The Constitution Resurfaces
When the constitution finally resurfaced in the parliament’s constitutional and regulatory committee, its members were adamant about poking it. Although in broad strokes it was hard to argue with, the committee went back and forth on language, scope and wording of individual articles until they were blue in the face.
It was late 2012 before the parliament called for a referendum on six questions which were deemed to be able to resolve the supposed issues of contention that remained. The first question was general:
Do you wish for a new constitution to be based on the recommendations of the constitutional council?
The rest were topical:
Should natural resources be relegated to the commons?
Should there be a state church?
Should all votes have equal weight regardless of constituency?
Should a percentage of the population be able to call for referendums?
Should it be possible to vote for people rather than parties?
The result was a resounding yes: yes to all of the questions, even the one about the state church – Iceland being one of very few countries in the world that still has such a thing. A total of 73% of voters saying they wanted the new constitution as proposed by the council.
But the referendum was non-binding.
Two days after the election, another skeleton was uncovered. The constitutional and regulatory committee had appointed a committee of three lawyers to go through the proposed constitution one more time to clear up legal language. Their mandate was to make only linguistic changes, but no changes in content. The list of content changes they made was several pages long, including limitations on the transparency and free speech statutes.
(Credit: Matito, CC by 2.0)
Again this went to the parliamentary committee, that called many witnesses and specialists to discuss the changes. Another round of deliberations led to all of the content changes proposed by this new committee to be reverted. It only took a few months.
At this point, the detractors of the process were grasping for straws – there were any number of things that still needed to be checked. It would be irresponsible, they said, to adopt a new constitution without the Council of Europe’s Venice Commission having its say on the matter.
Throughout this absurd process, the tedium did not go unnoticed.
An “Expensive Opinion Poll”
Two days before parliament adjourned for an election break, Birgitta Jónsdóttir, an MP for the Movement, was summoned to a meeting of the chairmen of all of the political parties represented in the parliament, where she was informed that the constitution had been shelved, but they had arrived at the decision to propose a change to the constitution that would allow changes to be made over the next parliamentary term with more ease. How much ease? Instead of the parliament having to agree to it, then be dissolved and a general election be held, after which the parliament would confirm the changes, a 2/3 majority of the parliament followed by a referendum would be enough.
The kicker though would be that 40% of eligible voters would have to vote yes. This simple change would make staying at home equate to saying “no”, giving non-participation a meaning, and simultaneously eliminating voting secrecy. Birgitta protested at the meeting, and then exposed the plan on the internet.
Despite public outrage at the plan, it went through swiftly and mostly effortlessly. No committees were formed to discuss the proposal, no panels of lawyers were convened. The Venice Commission was not polled on the issue. All of the democratic safeguards required for constitutional changes were suddenly unnecessary and cumbersome. There was no talk of irresponsibility.
After the fact, social democrat MP Valgerður Bjarnadóttir publicly lamented that the government’s fear of the traditional powers had destroyed the process. The Independence Party had from day one been opposed to the process and worked against it at every step. Sometimes this meant filibustering, sometimes this meant wasting time in committees. Sometimes this meant making absurd statements in the media, such as Birgir Ármannson’s claim that the referendum had been an “expensive opinion poll” and that the will of those who didn’t vote had to be taken into account – a gesture that earned him the moniker “the ombudsman of uncast votes”.
The Independence Party’s fears were justified. Founded around an independence movement, it quickly became home to a number of strong families that have had their hand in the governance of the country since. Although the occasional star from outside the elite rises through their ranks, the steadfast belief in the party’s ineffability – and that of its leaders – had created an internal culture of entitlement. The core ideology of the party was captured quite eloquently at the party conference in 2008, when Ólafur Hannesson proclaimed: “We are the nation!”
The nation, as far as they saw it, did not need a new constitution. Their will was done. The parliamentary session of 2013 ended with the new constitution of Iceland being killed.
A Caricature of Democratic Engagement
The 2013 parliamentary election was in many ways a caricature of democratic engagement. Eleven parties ran nationwide, mostly fragmenting the left. The Social Democrats saw a breakaway party, Bright Future, taking a third of their support. The Left-Green party was decimated, many of its supporters fleeing to what they saw as more liberal grounds – a move largely attributable to a flurry of authoritarian decisions and ideas made in Ögmundur Jónasson’s interior ministry, including censorship of gambling and pornography and preemptive police investigations without probable cause.
The Icelandic Constitutional Society had been founded right at the very beginning of the constitutional process, in order to try and provide support for the process from civil society. The society took no stance regarding the content of the constitution as such, but simply advocated for awareness of constitutional issues and the creation of a new constitution. Almost four years later, its members were looking frayed. Many of the members of the Constitutional Council joined them to found a separate organization in the run up to the referendum to politically advocate for the particular proposal that had come from the council. SaNS, as the organization was called, successfully lobbied for a yes vote in the referendum, but after the hijinks that followed, many of its members were still unsatisfied.
(Credit: Bryan Pocius, CC by 2.0)
The Democracy Watch was one of the eleven political parties, their platform primarily focused around getting the new constitution passed. Lead by leftist economics professor and co-author of the proposed constitution Thorvaldur Gylfason, the party unsuccessfully campaigned for putting the constitution back on the agenda. Instead, the electorate went for a parliament consisting of six parties. In increasing order of seats awarded: the Pirate Party, Bright Future, the Left-green Party, the Social Democratic Party, and the Independence and Progressive parties, which each got seventeen seats.
Blaming the Firefighters
Before the crash, Iceland was governed by a coalition of the Independence Party and the Progressive Party. In 2013, five years after the crash, we would be again. The lessons learned during the crash were forgotten, the hope that we had for the reconstitution of our society had been lost. But that was not all that was lost.
Iceland’s recovery had given people around the globe hope. We had bounced back from the financial collapse faster and more decisively than any other country, we had done so while retaining our democratic values, while conducting experiments in statehood, and while only accepting minimal austerity measures. Iceland had done alright. With unemployment down to around 4%, and public finances showing a balanced budget, it was clear that the Social Democratic and Left-green coalition government had done very well during their tenure. It took them a while to get things under control, and they made some painful sacrifices along the way, but they managed to recuperate from one of the most spectacular systemic failures in history. It cannot have been easy.
For this reason, Iceland was seen by many as a utopia. It wasn’t, really, but people can always hope. We had hope, and we were working towards the utopian ideal, even if we knew it could never be reached.
Somebody proposed an analogy: a building catches fire, and the fire brigade, after having been stuck in traffic, arrive fairly late. They do what they can, and manage to save some valuables from the building, and eventually extinguish the fire. A panel is called to investigate the fire, and it is determined that the cause of the fire was arson, and that the entire fire brigade was incompetent to deal with it. The fire brigade is fired, and the arsonists hired in their place.
Four years ago, we had hope. Four years later, our hope was lost. And our utopia, it was lost too.
Please note: This article originally appeared on ConstitutionUK, and gives the opinion of the author and not those of Democratic Audit or the London School of Economics and Political Science. Please read our comments policy before posting. An English version of the proposed Icelandic constitution can be found here. The shortened URL for this post is: https://buff.ly/1dUMfKo
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Smári McCarthy is an information activist, free software developer and author. He has worked globally on issues of democratic participation, information security, access to information, civil liberties, and social and economic justice. He invented Liquid Democracy in 2007, worked with Wikileaks in 2009-2010, and is a core developer of Mailpile. He co-founded the International Modern Media Institute (IMMI), the Shadow Parliament Project, the Icelandic Digital Freedoms Society, the Constitutional Analysis Support Project (CAST) and the Icelandic Pirate Party. He currently works at ThoughtWorks on defending the free Internet.
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Good article on @democraticaudit https://t.co/LKRBu6OimZ about the promise of popular constitutional change in Iceland betrayed by pol elite.
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Two new proposed Indian legislations will please the World Trade Organisation. But will they protect the rights of Indian farmers over the country's agricultural biodiversity?
IN AN attempt to combat global 'piracy' of biodiversity, the government of India has formulated two new laws. The Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999, (giga) is awaiting notification into law. The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Bill is still in its draft stage and awaits the report of a committee, expected in May 2000. Both are requirements of the 1995 Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (trips) agreement for World Trade Organisation (wto) members. They are also meant to protect India's commercial export interests, and to help it compete in the international arena.
GIGA follows TRIPS almost to the letter, and goes one stage better by extending the higher protection offered to wines and spirits by Article 24 to cover all goods. But how does it help Indian exporters protect their goods from piracy by foreign firms?
Atul Kaushik, deputy secretary in the Indian ministry of commerce, says geographical indications have traditionally been protected in India by two means: common law decisions and certification (or trademarks). The latter come under the provisions of the 1958 Trademark Act (now being reworked in line with TRIPS). Darjeeling tea, for example, applied for a certification mark under the Trademark Act. As Kaushik explains, GIGA will provide a third and additional means of protection, bringing India in line with international law.
The current global agreement on geographical indications is contained in Articles 22-24 of Section 3 of the trips Agreement, which oblige all wto members to provide two domestic levels of protection for their own goods before cases can be brought internationally. That is, a general legal means preventing indications which mislead the public as to the geographical origin of the goods, and specific legislation barring 'misleading' trademark registration.
The Indian government will secure the first level of protection this year, when its newly-drafted giga becomes law. The act is designed to cover products as diverse as Alfonso mangoes, Darjeeling tea and Kanchivaram silk saris from being misrepresented in the global export market by similar products with similar names. It proclaims four objectives:
- Prevent unauthorised persons from misusing geographical indications;
- Protect consumers from deception;
- Add to economic prosperity of the producers of such goods; and
- Promote goods bearing Indian geographical indications in the export market.
But, as Subhash Chandra, deputy secretary of the department of industrial development, ministry of industry, explains, the rules pertaining to the use of the Act are yet to be formalised. This will be done by the end of this year.
How far does the domestic legislation answer its own aims? Kaushik describes the new Indian legislation as " trips plus". That is, while the legislation is based on trips, it goes one step further, extending the higher level of protection offered to wines and spirits by Article 24 of trips to all goods. But according to Kumar and Sagar Associates, the law firm that helped the draft the Act, the registration of a geographical indicator under the domestic Act does not automatically prevent their wrongful use or registration as trademarks abroad. Proving statutory protection the domestic registration of geographical indications speeds up matters when the case is being fought abroad, but it is merely one element of the complicated legal shenanigans of fighting a case in a foreign court of law.
Battle for basmati
It is basmati rice, indispensable element in Indian cuisine, which has caused the greatest hue and cry in the transatlantic battle for intellectual property rights (IPR). Basmati means 'aromatic'. The term denotes the scented long-grained rice grown in the sub-Himalayan region of India and Pakistan. Basmati cannot be grown anywhere else in the world, claim Indian rice growers.
The us Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) challenged this prerogative, when in September 1997 it granted a patent on basmati rice lines and grains to a Texan firm called RiceTec Inc. us Patent number 5663484 relates specifically to rice lines whose plants produce rice grains having characteristics similar or superior to those of good quality basmati rice. The strain produced by RiceTec crosses traditional basmati and semi-dwarf varieties, is designed to be grown in the Americas, and is sold as 'Texmati', the name suggesting the grain's dual ancestry of Texas and the sub-Himalayan region of India and Pakistan.
Indian agriculturalists, rice exporters and environmentalists denounced the patent as flawed on a number of counts, including inability to prove 'novelty', misuse of a time and culture honoured geographical appellation, and violation of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) that grants countries rights over their domestic germplasm. But the variety of claims has caused a certain amount of bureaucratic confusion. On what grounds and through which means should RiceTec Inc be fought?
Name or strain?
The RiceTec case has challenged the Indian government's capacity to deal quickly and efficiently with domestically pertinent matters of international trade. The dillydallying that has taken place in the various ministries, largely stems from the difficulty in defining exactly how and where to deal with RiceTec's erroneous claim. For RiceTec's patent neatly intertwines two entirely separate but frequently confused matters of Indian sovereignty: the 'biopiracy' of the basmati strain, and thieving of basmati's name.Although recently joined at the hip by RiceTec's piratic double-whammy, the two issues are dealt with under separate international mechanisms and separate domestic bureaucracies.
The naming issue is a TRIPS affair, and has recently been handed over to the department of industrial development (DID); the question mark hanging over the 'stolen' rice strain devolves from a conflict of interest between the WTO's legislation on sovereignty over germplasm and that laid down by the cbd, and is handled domestically by the department of commerce. But neither department appears to be entirely clear as to the nature of the case at hand, the appropriate forum it should be addressed at, or the precise point of the various actions and acts being undertaken by the government to clear up the matter.
Relay of responsibility
Kumar and Sagar Associates, argue that it is not the basmati patent itself that is at fault. According to them there is nothing illegal or even underhanded about taking a genetic basmati strain from India, producing a crossbreed and coming up with rice that is similar to basmati but can be grown in the Western hemisphere, and they will not be fighting RiceTec on these grounds. All their work, they explain, has gone into tackling the case from the point of view of geographical indications, and proving that RiceTec Inc is wrong to register their crossbreed by the name basmati.
Chandra, meanwhile, was adamant that the RiceTec case is a patent issue which has nothing to do with geographical indications. True enough, the secretary in charge of patents, Sohan Lal, is also working on the RiceTec case. But in direct contradiction to the message given by the law firm, Lal says that the basmati issue is being tackled from the point of view of RiceTec's patent, which he promised "we will demolish very soon". Evoking the success of the famous turmeric patent reversal, he stressed that a "re-examination petition will be filed to the USPTO as soon as possible".
According to Rajinder Kumar, senior partner of the law firm, the right to use a geographical indication belongs to the sellers operating from a specific region, and it is the government of India that is "the rightful custodian of these collective rights". These rights cannot be patented and turned into private property. Kaushik, with whom Rajinder Kumar worked while on the case, has a different point if view. In his opinion, the onus is on the basmati rice exporters to pursue the case, as it is in their private economic interest to ensure proper use of the name they trade under. Lal, meanwhile, said that such cases are very expensive, but was unable to say whether the government, its organisations, or private firms would act as litigants.
Pravin Gupta, general manager of the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Authority (APEDA), revealed that due to the costs involved in fighting the RiceTec case, apeda has been forced to levy a "collection fee" of 100 rupees per metric tonne of basmati rice exported from India. This fee was first levied in 1995 at the rate of Rs 10, and has slowly increased along with the costs.
Stalling for time
Kumar and Sagar have been involved in two claims against RiceTec Inc. One is in Greece, where the case against the sale of Kasmati, is now in appeal. The other is in the uk, where RiceTec Inc withdrew their defence due to intransigence of the British Grain and Feed Trade Association (GAFTA) to recognise anything other than rice from India or Pakistan as basmati.
But to date, the firm has not actually attempted to sue RiceTec Inc in the us. Indeed, it appears that nothing is being done to counteract sale of rice grown in the Americas and sold as basmati. Daunted by RiceTec Inc's "vast resources", and hypersensitive to the manner in which "basmati has become an issue of national honour", Kumar and Sagar have chosen to deliberately delay confrontation of RiceTec Inc until they have gathered enough 'ammunition' from the smaller basmati cases being fought elsewhere. There are 19 smaller cases currently being fought worldwide, each of which applies to the registration of the word basmati (or words similar to it) as a trademark for goods such as coffee and fruit.
Can these innocuous non-basmati cases help the plight of the Indian rice grower? With the Greek case in appeal, exactly how long will it take for the lawyers to 'gather ammunition' while RiceTec Inc continues to peddle pseudo-basmati rice in the us? There are two major problems with Kumar and Sagar Associates's present legal strategy:
- Because registration of a word as a trademark is not obligatory under international law, challenging a trademark cannot prevent non-registered trademark misuses of the word basmati. Stopping RiceTec Inc from registering synonyms of basmati as trademarks does not actually stop them selling rice under names which have not been registered.
- The majority of the 19 cases where the word basmati is being used to denote goods other than longgrained aromatic rice, are in fact irrelevant to the crucial economic issue of mis-representation. That is, Indian rice growers are not adversely financially affected by the sale of a coffee called basmati. Whereas they are by a fake basmati rice.
So why the delay? Kaushik vaguely believes that India has moved slowly over this issue because "the us promised the Indian government that Indian geographical indications would be protected in the us-even without domestic Indian legislation". Chandra had never heard of such a promise. Biswajit Dhar, of the New Delhi-based Research Information Systems for Non-Aligned and Other Developing Countries, who has closely followed the geographical indications case, believes that the government is hesitating for a number of good reasons. Firstly, he points out that at present there are two ways of challenging RiceTec Inc: via domestic legislation or the wto. Dhar argues that it would be better for the Indian government to take up the rice issue multilaterally through the wto dispute mechanism rather than bilaterally by challenging RiceTec in an American court of law. Through the multilateral dispute mechanism third parties can lend their support to the litigant; Pakistan, for example, could join India in challenging the us firm's dubious claim.
Secondly, Dhar argues, the Indian government is pressing for a review of the level of protection offered by the original trips agreement, that is, a general level for all goods, and a higher level for wines and spirits. The higher level bars the addition of qualifiers such as 'like' or 'type' to the title of goods, forbidding such getaway clauses as 'Scotch-like whisky' or 'Champagne-type sparkling wine'. The government had expected an extension of this level to cover all goods during the wto ministerial meeting in Seattle last November. As a result of the protests, it has been shelved until the Council review.
Thirdly, Dhar doubts the security of the patent case on regional specificity. He points out that in the modern age it is both more difficult either to prove that something as subjective as aroma is caused by something as variable as cool air from mountain streams, or that these effervescent qualities cannot be perfectly replicated elsewhere. And, he adds, who owns basmati anyway?
This, indeed, is the contentious question at the heart of the battle for basmati. The Pakistan press recently claimed that the original basmati came from the Pakistani part of Punjab; while Indian basmati rice growers from India contest that pukka basmati must be grown in Dehradun. Basmati exporter Commander Kumar says that there are only 500 sq km in the whole world where basmati can be grown -- 30 km by 17 km in the sub-Himalayan foothills. As a farmer with a yearly basmati crop, Kaushik is adamant that basmati "cannot physically grow outside this region!" Like Kumar, he attributes a mix of factors such as the fertility of the soil, the climate and the time of ripening to basmati's uniqueness.
Scientists at the pusa Institute in Delhi concur with Kaushik. Their tests have proved that when grown in conditions other than those experienced along the foothills of the Himalaya, the basmati rice strain does not maintain the same aroma as pukka basmati. On the other hand, it is still possible, according to the institute's director P K Singh, to find those conditions elsewhere such as in hilly regions of Thailand.
Luckily, there are other legal means of proving geographical specificity. Kumar speaks for all true basmati growers and exporters when he says that basmati is basmati not just because of the region it comes from, but also because of the ancient wealth of traditional breeding techniques and knowledge that have nurtured its growth. Local knowledge is a condition of geographical indications recognised under eu law.
What a strain
Or will the collective forces of the government and India's rice exporters, in fact, have more luck contesting the patent on the grounds of stolen germplasm? Vandana Shiva of the New Delhi-based Research Foundation for Science and Technology and Ecology (RFSTE), went to the Indian Supreme Court in 1999, to argue that the RiceTec's patent is technically flawed in the following ways:
- It does not fulfill the 'novelty' and 'invention' criteria of patents, as Indian 'prior art' proves that RiceTec Inc's new variety of basmati owes much to the breeding techniques of Indian farmers;
- Under Indian law, life forms such as rice strains -- cannot be patented.
- Basmati is in fact a non-generic geographical indicator of a particular region in India and Pakistan;
- RiceTec Inc used a basmati strain which is kept in the gene bank of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research. Under the law of the un's Food and Agriculture Organisation of which both India and the us are members, varieties kept in this bank cannot be patented.
RFSTE maintains that through the logical extension of the "functional equivalents" clause of the us patent, the rights of the traditional Indian growers of basmati could be encroached upon. They argue that should us pressure be brought to bear on domestic Indian patent legislation via the wto and trips, and RiceTec Inc granted the global rights over use of the term basmati, Indian rice growers would effectively be restricted from selling their rice as basmati.
What is clear from the amount of confusion in the ranks, is that there is as yet no coherent structure in India, let alone the world, to accommodate the various overlapping and often conflicting legislative bodies. As Dhar points out, there needs to be a systematic and comprehensive plan for the entire framework.
Until governmental bureaucracy wakes up to wider implications of what is happening to India's agricultural biodiversity, this country's rights will continue, bit by bit, region by region, to be trapped and confiscated forever in the net of patent and trade mark sophistication.
With inputs from Deepali Gaur
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The importance of good-neighbourliness
Published: Sunday 31 October 1993
NATURAL disasters may be proposed by God, but they are disposed by man. Though it may not be possible to prevent such disasters, their devastation potential can be contained, depending on the state of human preparedness and economic conditions. The earthquake in Marathwada on September 30 has once again, so cruelly, demonstrated how a natural phenomenon can bring havoc to poor and unprepared people. The world witnesses about 100 earthquakes of similar intensity every year, but few cause loss of life of a comparable magnitude. The Marathwada earthquake was one of the worst in the world in the past ten years.
There are many techniques now developed by scientists to build earthquake-proof houses. But poor people who cannot afford proper shelters cannot definitely afford quake-proof houses. These people can afford only zero-cost houses. Moreover, science is still too ignorant of the ways of the earth to predict earthquakes. Therefore, as a whole, science can do very little to prevent earthquake disasters for some time -- till either science or the economic conditions of the poor improves.
However, social organisations can definitely do a lot even today to save hundreds of thousands of people every year from natural calamities. The recent earthquake exposed serious limitations of formal relief measures in minimising the fallout. The official machinery reacted quickly to the tragedy and relief agencies moved in within a few hours. Hundreds of tonnes of relief material poured in from all over the country. However, the disbursement of relief was tardy because of the inherent limitations of external agencies.
The earthquake underscored the limits of the reach of official structures. Distribution of relief was shockingly slow, amid reports that a huge quantity of food was perishing in Latur, Osmanabad and Umarga. No one in the tehsil and district headquarters had any idea of the requirements of affected villages and information on the ground level was not much better.
The bottleneck developed only because there was almost no one at the ground level to assess the nature and quantum of succour needed and then inform the government machinery. While the shocked survivors clearly were not up to the task, people of unaffected villages nearby also failed to rise to the occasion. Thus, the entire task fell on official agencies and local concerns took a long time to influence the priorities of relief distributors. A surviving farmer assigns equal importance to the medical treatment of relatives and cattle, an official on a lightning mission often fails to notice this. When truckloads of foodstuff were despatched to the affected villages, there was little more than guesswork. The result: A camp of banjaras not affected by the disaster got several rounds of relief material. But a few kilometres away, dozens of people had to wait in Mangrool for drinking water.
The chaos in relief distribution went hand in hand with the swelling numbers of gawkers -- thousands from adjoining villages -- often dodging police barricades. Some good-neighbourly behaviour on their part would have made all the difference. They could not only have made a realistic assessment of local needs, but also met a lot of the requirements without any cost. Hundreds of school and college students wanted to help the army extricate human bodies, but they faced a shortage of spades and shovels. Surely, neighbouring villagers could not have had a shortage of basic agricultural implements. Harsh as it may sound, the residents of adjoining villages are responsible for many of those who died because official rescuers discovered them too late.
In this context, India's reluctance to accept relief from abroad is more significant than a merely correct political statement. Natural disaster relief seldom requires resources beyond the reach of the country. However, what is crucial is the effectiveness of delivery institutions. Official and external agencies can only be effective partly -- unless a responsible and sensitive local system cooperates with them. This may not prevent the disaster from taking place, but it will indeed prevent it from having a cascading effect.
Perhaps the most important lesson that Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao can bring back from Latur is that village India desperately needs good grassroot institutions. Now that his government has decided to promote panchayati raj institutions, let him add disaster relief to their functions and prepare his government to train them in this task.
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Larry Page Talks Motorola’s Future Disruptive Products, Scoffs at Apple’s Thermonuclear War
Kellen January 17, 2013 @iamkellex 36
Google CEO Larry Page sat down for a lengthy interview with Wired recently that covered a number of big, broad topics. As one would expect, Android, Motorola, Google+, and competitors like Apple and Facebook highlight the conversation. Page, who typically holds back a bit, unlike former CEO Eric Schmidt,, seemed to open up a bit and even take a few subtle shots at some of his company’s foes.
Most importantly to us, he talked about Motorola, a company we still aren’t sure what to expect from almost a year after being acquired by Google. The original question touched on the purchase as being patent-driven, but Page quickly turned it towards the products that we may soon see. Their goal is to make disruptive products in a similar way to what Google has done for years. He sees plenty of room for innovation when it comes to phone hardware.
Here is Page’s quote on Motorola:
As we said when we acquired Motorola, we’re running it independently, and Dennis Woodside is in charge. But that’s very much what we want to do with Motorola and what Dennis wants to do. There’s a lot of room for innovation in hardware. The phones we use now have glass that everyone worries will break if they drop the device. Five or 10 years from now, that will be different. There’s going to be a lot of change.
When asked about Steve Jobs’ threat to wage a thermonuclear war against Android, Page responded simply with:
How well is that working?
To be fair to Apple, we can’t completely dismiss their tactics for war. They were able to force HTC into a licensing deal and have also completed the first few steps in a process to get Samsung into paying them around $1 billion. Google may not have felt the wrath of Apple, but the companies using their software certainly have.
Last, the interview moved towards Google’s biggest online competitor, Facebook. Page mentioned that they are a strong competitor, but that Google feels it is doing something different with Google+. He also pointed out that he doesn’t believe Facebook is releasing quality products. In fact, he called them “bad” and then mentioned their competitors copying some of the things they have introduced with Google+.
It’s not the way I think about it. We had real issues with how our users shared information, how they expressed their identity, and so on. And, yeah, they’re a company that’s strong in that space. But they’re also doing a really bad job on their products. For us to succeed, is it necessary for some other company to fail? No. We’re actually doing something different. I think it’s outrageous to say that there’s only space for one company in these areas…
…I’m very happy with how it has gone. We’re working on a lot of really cool stuff. A lot of it has been copied by our competitors, so I think we’re doing a good job.
You can read the full interview over at Wired if you’d like.
Via: Wired
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LISA MEECHES
President, Founding Partner, Executive Producer
Member of the Order of Canada and Order of Manitoba, Lisa Meeches is one of the most dynamic and respected producers in the film industry and is Anishinaabe from Long Plain First Nation, Sandy Bay First Nation, and Ebb and Flow First Nation. After studying broadcasting in North Dakota, Lisa began her career in 1986 with the Native Media Network. She later began news reporting for Craig Broadcasting Systems in Manitoba and Alberta, where she established a liaison team that connected the newsroom with surrounding First Nations communities. Her journalism career recently came full circle with a Beyond Borders Media Award for her work on Taken as co-creator, executive producer, and host. Lisa also directs episodes of the series and has been nominated for two Canadian Screen Awards for Taken (Best Factual Series, Best Cross-Platform Project).
Lisa has produced numerous projects to critical acclaim including The Sharing Circle, Canada’s longest-running Indigenous television series; Ice Road Truckers; Tipi Tales, a Parent’s Choice award-winning children’s series; and Elijah, a Gemini Award-winning MOW; and the 3-times nominated 2-time winner of CSA’s Jack. She Executive Produced the 4-time CSA nominee and 2-time winner We Were Children, is widely praised by residential school survivors for its power to heal, while general audiences have been moved by its accurate and truthful portrayal of the impacts of Canada’s colonial past. Prior to this project, Lisa travelled the country with her team interviewing residential school survivors about their experiences for the Legacy of Hope project. Lisa was also the Director, Events Planning and Artistic Programming for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Most recently Lisa served as Creative Director/Executive Producer for the National MMIWG Inquiry. Her work was honoured with two gold medals at the international Shorty Awards for excellence in social media. Lisa is Co-Executive Producer on the CBC/eOne/CW series Burden of Truth, in production on Season 4.
Lisa has been critical to the success of the Manito Ahbee Festival since its inception 15 years ago where she has acted in the capacity of board chair on a volunteer basis until stepping down to assume the role of Executive Director. True to her heritage, Lisa is a renowned champion fancy shawl dancer. Lisa is Executive Producer of Orange Daisy Project, a social action campaign in support of mental health for teen girls. Among her numerous awards and nominations are: the 2007 National Aboriginal Achievement Award for Media & Communication, the 2009 YMCA-YWCA Woman of Distinction Award in the area of Creative Communications, the University of Manitoba's Excellence in Aboriginal Business Leadership Award, the Women in Film and Television 2009 Crystal Award for Mentorship, and Ms. Chatelaine. Lisa was honoured as a 2020 Trailblazer at the Reelworld Film Festival.
KYLE IRVING
Partner, Head of Production, Executive Producer
A partner in Indigenous-owned Eagle Vision, Kyle Irving has produced more than 230 hours of film and television content in 20 years. He’s currently executive producing a fourth season of Eagle Vision, ICF and eOne’s drama series Burden of Truth starring Kristin Kreuk for CBC, The CW, Hulu and Universal UK. He is an executive producer on Orphan: First Kill starring Julia Stiles, the feature film prequel to the hit film Orphan with eOne and Dark Castle Entertainment. He is executive producing a new doc series that he co-created called 7th Gen for APTN.
Kyle executive produced Night Raiders written and directed by Danis Goulet and executive produced with Taika Waititi, and produced Diaspora written and directed by two-time TIFF winner Deco Dawson. Both films are currently in post-production and due to be released in 2021. Kyle will be producing the new Madison Thomas feature film Finality of Dusk in the spring of 2021.
Irving has produced numerous other award-winning feature film productions, notably: Oscar winner and nominee for Best Picture Capote with Sony, Walk All Over Me with the WC, Blue State starring Anna Paquin with MGM, the multi-award-winning We Were Children, Reasonable Doubt starring Samuel L Jackson with Lionsgate and Lovesick starring Jay Baruchel with eOne.
Irving also executive produced Ice Road Truckers, one of the most successful and longest-running docudrama series in television history for History Channel, AETN, and 80+ countries around the world.
Collectively, Irving’s productions have been nominated for thirteen Canadian Screen Awards with four wins, five Oscar’s with one win, five BAFTA’s with one win, five Independent Spirit Awards with three wins, one Golden Globe win, a Banff Rockie Award win, and five Shorty Awards with two wins and one Cinequest audience choice award.
Some of Irving’s other television productions include Jack, a made-for-TV movie for CBC; the award-winning long-running doc series The Sharing Circle; the multiple Parents’ Choice Gold Award-winning children’s series Tipi Tales; and numerous one-off documentaries.
Having worked in the Indigenous community with his business partner Lisa Meeches for nearly twenty years Irving has a strong focus on championing under-represented talent development and has mentored and supported numerous emerging writers, directors, producers and crew. He is also a strong supporter financially and in-kind to independent films.
Irving has a strong focus on talent development and has mentored and supported numerous emerging writers, directors, producers, and crew. He is also a strong supporter financially and in-kind to independent films. Irving is a sponsor and facilitator of the Whistler Film Festival Indigenous Filmmakers Fellowship. Irving is a member of the Board of Directors of the CMPA and is on the executive as the Vice-Chair, Industrial Relations. He is a member of the Board of Directors of On Screen Manitoba and has been an industry leader in the province's and nation's COVID protocols for production getting this important $14 billion industry back to work.
Partner, Head of Development, Executive Producer
Following graduation from the New York Film Academy, a CFTPA International Internship took Rebecca to Los Angeles at the start of her film journey. As a writer, director, and producer, Rebecca’s work includes the digital documentary series Child First, which premiered at the Understanding the Disability Trajectory of First Nations Families of Children with Disabilities National Summit, the doc Daphne Korol: The Drama Queen of Winnipeg, and the award-winning short comedy Hard Way Girl, which played festivals around the world. Rebecca co-wrote and produced the award-winning drama H&G which premiered at the Vancouver International Film Festival and is distributed by Multiple Media in Canada and Amazon Prime in the United States and Europe. H&G was recently honoured with a retrospective screening at the TIFF Lightbox. Rebecca founded Orange Daisy Project, a social action campaign in support of mental health for teen girls, that includes a 40-part digital documentary series, a mentorship for emerging female filmmakers, a school and community tour, and a best-selling mental health workbook, which Rebecca co-wrote. Rebecca was honoured nationally as a CAMH Difference Maker, and was ACTRA Manitoba's 2018 Woman of the Year. Rebecca’s acting credits include her award-winning work in the film that launched The Murdoch Mysteries, her ACTRA-award-winning role in The Pinkertons (Netflix), and the recent Juliana and the Medicine Fish opposite Adam Beach. Rebecca plays "Bee" in Tyson Caron's film Lovesick, and "Wendy Ross" on Burden of Truth. She can currently be seen in Jeremy Torrie’s thriller The Corruption of Divine Providence which recently had its premiere at the Reelworld Film Festival.
Rebecca was co-creator, showrunner executive producer, and an award-winning episode writer and director of Eagle Vision's Taken. She won a Beyond Borders Media Award and was nominated for three Canadian Screen Awards — Best Factual Series, the Barbara Sears Award for Best Editorial Research, and Best Cross-Platform Project. She was project lead on the Taken Knowledge Keeper App. Most recently, Rebecca was part of the Eagle Vision team who were honoured as finalists for five international Shorty Awards (the best of the world’s social media), winning gold distinction for two. Rebecca also writes and directs the Taken podcast. Formerly one of Western Canada’s top casting directors, Rebecca also oversees casting for many of Eagle Vision’s projects.
Rebecca is devoted to mentorship, working with the CMPA (member of Skills Development and TV committees), Film Training Manitoba, Freeze Frame, Women in the Director’s Chair, Women in View, Creative Manitoba, and several other organizations to support diverse artists of all ages in film, television, and theatre, and various charitable and social organizations. She also co-founded the Gimli Film Festival's Future is Female* Mentorship Program.
Rebecca is proud to lead Eagle Vision's diverse, exciting development slate.
HANNAH JOHNSON
Producer, Head of Business Affairs
Hannah Johnson Eagle Vision’s Head of Business Affairs, and In House Producer. Hannah graduated on the Dean’s Honour List from Queen’s University specializing in Psychology and Gender Studies. Her focus on intersectional social issues and human rights is something she applies to her career and all aspects of her life.
Hannah most recently worked as a Producer and Production Manager on four seasons of Eagle Vision’s series Taken. She has worked with Eagle Vision and Manito Ahbee for several years, as a Production Manager and Production Coordinator for the Indigenous Music Awards. Hannah also has Production Coordinator credits on Ice Road Truckers, Aboriginal Day Live, the Canadian Museum for Human Rights’ Opening Ceremonies & Concert, and The United Way’s One Night for Winnipeg Concert. Hannah worked as an event coordinator and stage manager for Manito Ahbee’s Celebrate Indigenous Music Concert. She helped coordinate the WITBN Kanata Conferences & WIJA Gala, a biennial conference to share experiences in broadcast media, encouraging communication and cultural preservation among Indigenous Media Worldwide. She also ran the Canadian Education Coalition’s event, The Winnipeg Boldness Project and worked on the TRC’s Northern & Alberta National Events.
Hannah was Line Producer of the feature film Ruthless Souls which recently premiered at ImagineNATIVE. Hannah is the Associate Producer on Burden of Truth for CBC and The CW starring Kristin Kreuk. Hannah recently served as Project Manager for the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Inquiry Project: Red Shawl Campaign and Truth Sharing Podcast Project for the Government of Canada, which reached one-third of all Canadians. Hannah has produced seasons 1 and 2 of the web series Frozen Justice and was Producer, Director, Writer, and Editor on the web series Orange Daisy Project documentary series about teenage girls’ mental health. Hannah also directed a Skate Canada Documentary featuring the NHL’s Mark Scheifele. Hannah was also a Production Assistant on the Ray St. Germain family documentary, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Alberta and Northern National Events; House Concerts on Kingston; and the Ballsy Bastards of St.Boniface documentary. Hannah is also a devoted volunteer, including serving as the Event Coordinator & Committee Member for Beyond Borders ECPAT Canada, Canada’s global voice against child sexual exploitation. Hannah was selected as the recipient of the 2020 CBC Business of Broadcasting Mentorship through Women In Film and Television Toronto, of which she is a member. In 2019 Hannah completed the CMPA Emerging Producer Mission to Berlinale.
DARCY WAITE
Darcy Waite, founder of Turtle Mountain Media, is one of Canada’s fastest rising producers and content creators. Darcy recently joined the Board of Directors of the CMPA.
He recently produced his first feature film through Telefilm’s Talent to Watch program, Ruthless Souls, which premiered at ImagineNATIVE, and was featured at Berlinale in 2019. Soon Darcy will produce his second Telefilm-supported feature through Eagle Vision, Madison Thomas’ Finality of Dusk.
Darcy produced the award-winning CBC Short Docs film Zaasaakwe which played at the ImagineNATIVE Film Festival. He produced the short Lost Moccasin for APTN, which also played at ImagineNATIVE. Darcy was also Associate Producer on the CBC Short Docs film Fourth Period Burnout. Darcy won the 2017 ImagineNATIVE Web Series Pitch Competition as the Producer of Madison Thomas’ web series Color of Scar Tissue, starring Star Slade, Mary Galloway, and Kaniehtiio Horn. The series premiered at ImagineNATIVE 2018 before airing on APTN Digital. Recently, Darcy won the ImagineNATIVE Film Festival’s Rising Producer Award.
As a writer and director, Darcy focuses on comedy. He was a director shadow on APTN’s sketch comedy series Caution May Contain Nuts season 4. Darcy’s film Case Number ####, supported by the Winnipeg First Film Fund Grant, was an Official Selection of the California American Indian & Indigenous Film Festival and the Los Angeles Skins Festival where it was nominated for Best Narrative Short. In 2018 Darcy’s script Zombie’s Don’t Eat Stupid People was selected for the Whistler Film Festivals Indigenous Filmmaker Fellowship Program. He recently teamed up with FUBAR writer Paul Spence to co-write the feature film.
Darcy is a graduate of the National Screen Institute Indigenous Documentary Program and New Voices Program. Recently Darcy completed a CMPA Digital Skills Mentorship with Eagle Vision, and recently completed the CMPA Emerging Producer Mission to Berlinale (reporting to Global Affairs Canada), with fellow producer Hannah Johnson.
Darcy’s web series DJ Burnt Bannock, that he created, wrote, and will star in, was recently greenlit for production by APTN, to be produced by Eagle Vision. Additionally, Darcy will soon host Eagle Vision’s upcoming factual series 7TH GEN. Darcy is already the host of ATPNs hit youth series THAT’S AWSM.
Currently, Darcy is on the writing team of Eagle Vision’s sitcom Family First, with the development support of APTN and the CMF. Family First will star Lorne Cardinal (Corner Gas) and is anticipated to go to camera in summer of 2021. And, Darcy is playing a role in the drama series Burden of Truth.
GINGER DILK
Digital Media and Marketing Producer
Ginger Dilk is Eagle Vision’s Digital Media and Marketing Producer. Her background includes a degree in Filmmaking from the University of Winnipeg, as well as specialized training in Digital Advertising and Social Media Management. She is a dedicated human rights advocate, and her work centers around building and promoting an equitable future for all.
In 2018, Ginger helped lead the award-winning “#SacredMMIWG” digital awareness and education campaign as an Impact Producer for the National Inquiry into MMIWG. The campaign reached 1/3 of all Canadians, was nominated for 5 Shorty Social Good Awards, and received Gold Honours in Human Rights and Social Justice.
Ginger is committed to supporting marginalized groups, particularly in areas of reconciliation and accessibility. Through partnerships with organizations such as Women and Gender Equality Canada, she has marketed Indigenous-led podcasts The Truth Sharing Podcasts and Taken the Podcast to hundreds of thousands. Additionally, she has generated meaningful digital marketing content for multiple seasons of the international hit television series Burden of Truth (ICF Films, Eagle Vision, eOne, CBC). Her content consistently serves to highlight important issues of inter-generational resiliency, community engagement and diverse representation in media.
Ginger sits on the board of On Screen Manitoba and is Co-Chair of the Workforce Development Committee. She is eager to lend her drive and passion to work that will elevate new and existing voices in the industry. She also looks forward to connecting audiences with upcoming Eagle Vision projects, such as Deco Dawson’s highly anticipated feature film Diaspora, set to release 2021.
CYNTHIA MURDOCK
Cynthia Murdock is an Indigenous filmmaker who is a member of the Fisher River Cree Nation. Cynthia was selected to pitch the digital comedy series DJ Burnt Bannock with creator/
writer/star Darcy Waite at ImagineNATIVE 2019. The series has been picked up by APTN and will go to camera in 2021.
She is a graduate of the National Screen Institute – CBC New Indigenous Voices program. Her internship with Lisa Meeches as Executive Assistant at Manito Ahbee Festival led her to be part of Taken season four.
On Taken, Cynthia served as Production Coordinator, Producer Assistant, and was a Director Mentee. Cynthia wrote and directed an episode of the third season of Taken’s CSA-nominated web series, sharing Tia Pinace-Littlechief’s story of survival.
Cynthia’s passion for filmmaking and storytelling began at an early age when she enrolled in drama classes at a local church and weekly visits to the movie theatre with her family. She was encouraged by her father to read, explore her creativity and to write every day.
Cynthia graduated with a diploma in TV & Radio Broadcasting from the Academy of Broadcasting in 2013. She also participated in Acting Foundations and Script Writing at Prairie Theatre Exchange. Cynthia was recently chosen for the CMPA’s Diversity Mentorship program as a producer. She completed her mentorship with Eagle Vision immediately before giving birth to her first child, her son Warner.
Cynthia was a key member of Eagle Vision's #SacredMMIWG campaign for the Government of Canada’s National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, travelling around Canada to help create digital media and social media content that reached over a third of all Canadians, and was recently honoured with five Shorty Award nominations, and two awards of distinction. Cynthia served as Production Coordinator on Eagle Vision’s upcoming feature film Diaspora.
Cynthia recently produced the short film First Session, the RBC Pitch Competition winner at the 2019 Gimli Film Festival. It had its world premiere at the festival in 2020. She is currently developing the short At the End of Laurel Lane, written by award-winning horror writer Jessica Landry, and to be directed by Sera-Lys McArthur.
Currently, Cynthia is Head Researcher for Eagle Vision's upcoming new series 7TH GEN for APTN. Cynthia is also producing the digital media for the show and will serve as an Associate Producer.
Her career goals are to continue producing, writing, directing, and learning as much as she can about the industry.
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James S. Frank, Member of the Firm
James S. Frank
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JAMES S. FRANK is a Member of the Firm in the Health Care & Life Sciences, Litigation, and Employment, Labor & Workforce Management practices in the firm's New York office. Mr. Frank is recognized for his knowledge of labor and employment issues affecting the health care industry.
Mr. Frank has served as trial and appellate counsel before state and federal courts, and has appeared before state and federal regulatory agencies, such as the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the New York State Division of Human Rights. He also has represented employers as a chief negotiator in collective bargaining and has defended employers in hundreds of arbitration cases brought by unions. Mr. Frank has been chosen by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© (2021) in the field of Labor Law – Management.
Mr. Frank:
Represents major academic medical centers, community hospitals, nursing homes, home health care agencies and other providers of health care, as well as businesses and corporations in the fashion, manufacturing, retail and banking industries, in both litigation and labor and employment matters
Guides employers in representation proceedings before the NLRB
Defends employers as lead trial counsel against discrimination claims in federal and state courts
Represents management in traditional labor matters, including collective bargaining, arbitrations and strike management, and responses to corporate campaigns
Negotiates collective bargaining agreements with unions and represents hospitals in arbitrations
Counsels employers on workforce reductions and all facets of their workforce efficiency issues
Advises employers in defense of union-initiated "corporate campaigns" and other non-traditional organizing efforts
Advises public work contactors regarding compliance with prevailing wage laws, Section 220 of the New York State Labor Law and the Davis Bacon Act
Counsels corporate employers regarding successorship liability
Mr. Frank's past experience includes the following:
Successfully defended an academic medical center against class action allegations regarding the alleged failure to provide sufficient non-compensated charity care to maintain its tax exempt status
Successfully defended an action by U.S. Attorney General for production of patient medical records
Served as the chief negotiator for a hospital in a successful renegotiation of a collective bargaining agreement with nurses
Successfully defended a federal false claims act qui tam action against a hospital before a federal jury
Successfully defended a nursing home in establishing that charge nurses are supervisors under the NLRA
Successfully defended in federal and state courts race, sex, national origin, sexual harassment, disability, and age discrimination cases, employee benefit disputes, federal and state contract compliance matters, and health and safety cases
Successfully defended corporate client in establishing that ERISA pre-empts enforcement of the New York State Prevailing Wage Law Supplement provisions
Served as the chief spokesman for a hospital in a negotiation of Pension Protection Act adjustments to a collective bargaining agreement
Successfully represented employers in decertification and deauthorization proceedings before the NLRB
Successfully represented employers in defending MEPPA withdrawal liability claims
Successfully defended employer plan trustees from individual liability claims under ERISA arising from alleged breaches of fiduciary duties
Successfully asserted due process claims barring governmental mid-term termination of contract
Represented management trustees on Taft Hartley benefit and pension funds
Represented management successfully in over 200 arbitrations
Mr. Frank is a member of the following organizations:
American Health Lawyers Association
Association of the Bar of the City of New York
Federal Bar Council
University of Wisconsin (M.A., 1971)
magna cum laude, Industrial Relations
University of Wisconsin Law School (J.D., 1971)
University of Wisconsin (B.S., 1967)
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Sofia Vergara Modern Family Heels
Sofia Vergara is an Ecuadorian starlet, singer, television personality, and manufacturer. She is the highest-earning actress in American television history for 8 straight years, from 2020 to 2020. Presently, she is wed to Carlos Ortiz, the former director of the Miami Heat. They have two kids.
Sofia Vergara became understood to Americans through her appearances on numerous popular programs such as Modern Family, The Mind Show, Everybody Loves Raymond, and Roseanne. In each of these series she portrayed the mother of modern-day family. It is clear that because Modern Family launched, Sofia Vergara has actually attained near cult status in the US.
On the television program, Modern Family Sofia Vergara plays Mauricio. He is the daddy of Mike (Dabney Coleman) and Lisa (Sandra Oh). Sofia plays the mom, Corin, who cares deeply for her kid while juggling a big household of her own. In an episode, Mike and his pals were surprised when they discovered that Corin was dating Sofia. As an outcome of this, her character chose to move into an apartment or condo and completely leave Mike and his friends to get familiarized.
In the movie, Bridesmaids, Sofia Vergara played Camila. She was the 2nd highest-paid starlet on Modern Family. As Camila, she is the house maid of honor to Lily (Jared Rushton), who takes place to be the partner of Mike (Coleman). As the program advances, it becomes obvious that Lily has actually fallen for Mike however wants to wait to get married before delving into the marital relationship. On the other hand, her good friend from the program called Lauren (Annette Benning) becomes suspicious of Lily ‘s partner.
Another notable role that Sofia Vergara has played on Modern Family is Leighton Meester. He is the honestly gay son of a well-off household. As a kid, Leighton concealed his sexuality from his parents since he felt embarrassed. As an adult, he went on to marry David (David Hyde Pierce) and have a child. As shown by the birth of his second son, Leighton handled the function of a surrogate to conserve the lives of his other half and baby by getting his buddies to contribute sperm to help while doing so. After his wife gave birth to a healthy infant kid, he then had the opportunity to meet his veteran fan Lauren (Adrianne Parks), and consequently, they fell in love.
A look back at the modern household series finale, one can see how Sofia Vergara played a big function in brightening the battles and sacrifices that the members of the modern-day household must go through in order to raise a effective and happy family. In the final scene of the episode, it was revealed that Lauren had died in childbirth, having been shot by a hunter while attempting to conserve her mother from an approaching bullet.
In terms of acting ability, Sofia Vergara does not have the sort of range that you would generally anticipate from an actresses. However, she does play the very best out of her two lead characters, Lauren Bialik and Mike Epps. While Epps is more over the top when it pertains to feelings, Bialik has a more understated way. It is this type of subtlety that makes Bialik various from a lot of his other co-stars on Modern Family, because it is uncommon for an actor on such a mainstream show to show any range, let alone 2. Sofia Vergara does an excellent task of playing the deeply damaged yet resistant female, in that it is very easy to root for her in these episodes. Her character is just an exceptional example of what a modern household need to be like.
In General, Modern Family has actually become called one of the most political correctness programs on TV, which has assisted it rise in popularity amongst the viewing public. It also includes an amazing amount of skill when it comes to casting. Sofia Vergara delivers an exceptional efficiency as the common rural mother, in addition to one that is completely various than what we see on Modern Family. Additionally, Mike Epps does a nice job of filling the shoes of father, making him a charming part of the family. Overall, the last episode of Modern Family is one that I would advise anyone to enjoy. The true achievement of this series originates from, how it manages to stay topical while still maintaining a peace of mind.
Sofia Vergara ended up being known to Americans through her looks on numerous popular programs such as Modern Family, The Mind Show, Everybody Loves Raymond, and Roseanne. On the television show, Modern Family Sofia Vergara plays Mauricio. Another noteworthy role that Sofia Vergara has played on Modern Family is Leighton Meester. An appearance back at the modern family series ending, one can see how Sofia Vergara played a big function in illuminating the struggles and sacrifices that the members of the modern-day household must go through in order to raise a successful and pleased family. Sofia Vergara delivers an exceptional performance as the common suburban mother, as well as one that is entirely different than what we see on Modern Family. Sofia Vergara Modern Family Heels
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Small Firms Big Clients—It takes more than legal expertise to compete with the big guys
Small Firm Business
Traditionally, corporate clients turned to the nations' largest firms when they needed outside legal help. But in today's economic environment, less can be more. Small firms can offer speed, economy, flexibility, and personal service – and many corporations are taking notice. So how can your small firm attract and keep corporate clients? We gathered success stories, and advice from corporate counsel, outside experts and small firm practitioners. For starters, corporations are no longer operating on autopilot when it comes to selecting a firm. Apparently, there are many in-house counsel looking for better ways to spend their money. In particular, Michael Rynowecer, president of Boston-based The BTI Consulting Group Inc., says there's an increased willingness by Fortune 1000 companies to try smaller firms. BTI regularly surveys corporate America about its use of outside counsel. He says, "It's experimentation, and it's related to the underlying dissatisfaction with the costs and level of service of larger firms."
For its 2004 report on the legal services industry, BTI interviewed 180 in-house counsel at Fortune 1000 companies and found that seven out of 10 do not recommend their primary law firm to peers who may be looking to hire a firm.
But while cost is a factor that can help a firm displace the competition, it's rarely enough. Firms must build relationships, demonstrate substantive expertise, and invest in technology before they will attract the attention of corporate counsel.
A firm must show that it can make a real difference, especially in service. Particularly because the old adage that "clients don't hire firms, they hire individual lawyers," is an inescapable truth. It can be difficult to get noticed if there is a longstanding relationship that binds the client to a firm.
Many general counsels who hire small firms have worked with the attorneys before – often at their previous, and usually larger, firms. So the GCs know what they're getting in terms of style, work ethic can compatibility.
But familiarity doesn't mean that there's a pass as far as quality service goes. Of course a high quality work product is expected, but a small firm needs to be ready to upgrade its computers to keep the pace, and simply be responsive to its client's needs – whatever their size may be.
In-house Looking Out
In 2000, Bruce Fitzgerald – now retired – was general counsel of Houston-based Union Carbide Corp. and in the midst of trying to close a nearly $12 billion merger with The Dow Chemical Co., based in Midland, Mich.
The deal was proceeding through the necessary regulatory clearances, when Nathan Eimer – then the Sidley & Austin partner in charge of the Union Carbide account – decided to jump ship and lead 10 attorneys to create Eimer Stahl LLP, a litigation boutique.
Suddenly, Fitzgerald had a decision to make.
He had been working with Eimer since 1978. And Fitzgerald needed someone he could absolutely trust, because the deal was, as they say, a "bet the company" transaction. "As the company that agreed to be acquired, [Union Carbide was] at some risk and peril if the merger did not go through," he says.
Ultimately he retained Eimer's new Chicago-based firm to handle the antitrust implications of the merger. Of course, the two men did have the expected conversation, says Fitzgerald. "[We] talked about whether he could marshal the extra support he needed, partnering with other firms or anybody else."
Reassured, Fitzgerald never worried about the "CYA issue." Hiring a small firm can come back to haunt a GC. "I always figured they hired me to run the law department and not cover my butt," he says. "I just decided this was the person I had the most faith in to do the job."
High-tech, High-efficiency
Sure, a relationship helped Nate Eimer bring Union Carbide's business over to Eimer Stahl. But coming from a big firm with a book of business is not an unusual path for boutiques. Eimer also brought over CITGO Petroleum Corp. and paper-giant Kimberly-Clark Corp. among others. But how do you keep such large companies happy – all while working to attract new clients?
Undoubtedly a big plus is the lower rates. At the time of the firm's launch, the Chicago Lawyer said that Eimer reportedly dropped his billing rate to $395 – approximately $100 less than his rate while at Sidley.
Within the first few months of operation, the firm invested nearly $2 million in technology. "We realized that we were going to depend on technology to increase the level of service we could provide," says Eimer.
Some of the software that the partners thought could help them: iManage Inc. (now Interwoven Inc.) document management software; Elite Enterprise accounting and billing software (now Thomson Elite); Citrix Metaframe (to permit off-site access to the firm's server) and Secure ID password software.
Eimer Stahl also ponied up for sophisticated scanning and software technology. It owns two portable scanners that use software from Document Strategies Inc. and sell for $125,000 each. These devices are very small, and allow staffers to scan documents at the client's office, so that important papers never leave the premises. A prices tool, yet the firm is planning to purchase a third scanner.
But the firm's technology spending is the exception to the rule. "We are very conservative about how we build our firm, and the last thing we want to do is to go too far too fast," Eimer says. "Part of our business model is to be debt-free and live only off the income of the firm."
As a result, the firm uses temp lawyers when a new client comes aboard. Moreover, it takes advantage of what Eimer calls "an enormous resource that's often over-looked" – professors from local law schools. In fact, there is usually a top-ranked law school professor working on one case or another, says Eimer. Including – from Eimer's alma mater Northwestern University – professor Ronald Allen, evidence and criminal law; and professor James Speta, regulated industries, particularly telecommunications. The firm also calls upon the University of Chicago' Randal Picker for his insight on antitrust and bankruptcy.
Eimer won't say how much these professors bill. Nor will he talk about costs of ramping up for a big case. The firm has 22 attorneys, but he says that by hiring temps the firm has staffed up to as many as 60 lawyers and brought the headcount back down as soon as the need was over.
Douglas Ellenoff of Ellenoff, Grossman & Schole in New York City, isn't interested in fighting over the Fortune 500. As he sees it, there are plenty of companies – all which generate several hundred million dollars worth of business – that his 20 lawyer shop is well suited to service.
Because a large part of the practice is in business transactions and corporate financings, it's been easy for larger clients to try the firm by offering it a discrete portion of their business. "They sample you and see if they're going to give you more," says Ellenoff. Part of the firm's attractiveness is its pricing. "We are going to give them a relatively large discount from what they would pay at the largest firms – I would say 30 percent to 40 percent off."
It's a discount he bases less on an hourly rate than on fee caps for particular types of transactions, such as: corporate formations and start-up work or private placements. Low costs are particularly important to Ellenoff's price sensitive real estate client base. "Our real estate development firms are owned by individuals rather than public shareholders," says Ellenoff. For them, a penny saved is a penny earned. "Consequently they tend to be more careful how they spend money on outside professionals."
Given the lower fees, how does Ellenoff's firm protect its profit margin? "The only way we can compete, is if we keep our rent down," offers Ellenoff. "We try to keep our rent at the right percentage of gross revenue, between eight percent and 10 percent." Maintaining rent control can be a real challenge in midtown Manhattan where office space rents on average for $52.29 per square foot according to the global real estate services firm of BC Richard Ellis Group Inc. Compare Philadelphia where office space rents for an average $23.24 per square foot.
By lowering operating expenses Ellenoff sys the firm is able to attract more lateral attorneys, including partners, who are able to make a comparable amount of money to larger firms, "but with much less risk and a much greater ability to service more business."
Managing the Workload
Rath, Young and Pignatelli, of concord, N.H., has grown from four lawyers to 30 lawyers since its founding in 1987. The firm's expansion has been slow and steady, but a balancing exercise nonetheless – juggling the firm's workload and the necessity for new hires.
In the late ‘80s, the largest firms in the state had fewer than 40 lawyers, so even firms of five or six lawyers tried to cover general practice areas, says name partner Sherilyn Burnett young. With those statistics in mind, the firm bet that it could best serve the Granite state by positioning itself as a full-service practice. Like a shopping mall developer, Young says the firm began by trying to identify key clients that could function as the "department store," and draw other clients to the firm. "Our plan was to add attorneys and staff to meet the needs of these clients."
But the firm's first big representation created a problem. A large 1988 bankruptcy proceeding helped the firm's billings rise by 50 percent – climbing from the $800,000 to about $1.2 million. But given the nature of the matter the firm was in a precarious position.
Rath Young had to ramp up to meet the demands of this large case and continue to see to the needs of its other clients, all while knowing that the reorganization might not be successful and the client could disappear overnight.
The firm's response? Initially, it hired just two lawyers, going from seven to nine. Even then, it asked everyone to work harder – temporarily. It was the usual drill of long days and the occasional weekend work which added an estimated 10 additional billable hours to the attorneys' weekly totals.
The partners didn't want to commit to a significant investment in staff, until they knew that the client would be around for at least one year. It's a policy that the firm continues to use – that is, stretch existing staff until there's confidence of a long-term relationship. Softening the hardship is the fact that, because the firm is so profitable during these periods, everyone is compensated for their extra effort, including bigger staff bonuses.
This approach recently paid off when a utility client bid on the sale of the Seabrook nuclear power plant "[It was] a lot of work in a short burst of time, but, in that case, the client did not win the bid, so the matter ended rather abruptly," says Young. The firm didn't add any staff and everyone just worked harder to get through it.
"I suppose if we were always in max stress mode, it would create morale problems, but we have not really seen that," she says. "It is very exciting to be involved in a major matter, and the whole firm is part of the team when that happens." Attorneys who are not working on the big case, may be covering other matters for those who are directly involved. "As long as it is a one-year or so duration I think folks can manage it pretty well," Young says.
Secondhand Rose
There are a number of ways that firms try to control their fee structures. Billing rates at the 30 lawyer Zeichner Ellman & Krause based in New York City are kept in check by several measures – among them, hiring seasoned associates, paying them a bit less, and not going overboard with its office décor.
The firm passes along its cost savings directly to clients. The top rate for the firm's partners is $445 an hour, compared to partners at larger firms who can earn double that. Associate bill at about $250 per hour.
Personnel and the associated costs are key to the firm's management approach. The partners look for attorneys with a few years of experience to appropriately serve such large clients as Bear Stearns & Co, Citigroup Inc. and a number of its affiliates.
"We have to work a lot harder to find good attorney," offers name partner Stuart Krause. "We probably interview associates at greater depth and over a longer period of time than large firms. We use recruiters, word of mouth and media ads, but the main point is that the applicant sees many people." This includes many of the firm's 15 partners and even a few of the 15 associates.
By keeping junior associates to a minimum, the firm's clients aren't underwriting the cost of associate training. Nevertheless, the partners still pay a modest amount for an experienced staff. For example, the firm pays associates over $25,000 less than the approximately $125,000 annual salary that associates start at at most large firms in new York City. When it hires a first-year associate, that is.
For the lower compensation, firm associates usually bill around 200 hours a month – hardly inconsequential, but less than the largest corporate firms.
And finally, atmosphere isn't everything, at least at Zeichner Ellman & Krause. "We're probably a little more careful about expenses than a big firm," says name partner Mark Zeichner. "Our offices while pretty nice are not as opulent" as some others. Infact, some of the furniture was bought secondhand. For instance, the conference room table was bought new, but most of the lawyers' desks came from a bank that was downsizing.
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National Report Exposes Harmful Academic Credit Transfer Policies, Practices for Youth in Juvenile Justice System
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CeaseFirePA, Education Law Center Statement on Bill Authorizing Arming More School Personnel
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Class Action Suit Against Glen Mills Schools and Pa. Officials Cites Abuse of Children, Deprivation of Education
Lawyers from the Education Law Center, Juvenile Law Center, and Dechert LLP filed a class action lawsuit April 11 in Philadelphia on behalf of hundreds of youth who were held at Glen Mills Schools, a residential facility located in Delaware County. This site, the oldest reform school in the country, housed as many as 1,000…
Response to Rescission of Federal School Discipline Guidance and to School Safety Recommendations
The widespread problem of racial discrimination in school discipline is well documented. The 2014 federal discipline guidance from the Obama administration formally recognized that for the first time and challenged exclusionary discipline practices that disproportionately impact students of color and students with disabilities. A December 18, 2018, report from the Federal Commission on School Safety,…
ELC Stands with Tamaqua Area School District Educators Opposed to Arming School Personnel
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Education Law Center Applauds Change in Philadelphia’s Student Discipline Policy
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ELC applauds Pennsylvania State Interagency Coordinating Council (SICC) for passing a resolution urging the Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) to develop a comprehensive statewide policy banning the use of exclusionary discipline in all early learning programs across Pennsylvania. The Resolution was a direct result of our work, in collaboration with the ACLU…
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ELC applauds Pennsylvania State Interagency Coordinating Council (SICC) for passing a resolution urging the Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) to develop a comprehensive statewide policy banning the use of exclusionary discipline in all early learning programs across Pennsylvania.
The Resolution was a direct result of our work, in collaboration with the ACLU and our early intervention and early childhood partners, who pressed the SICC to take this action. In March, ELC Pittsburgh Director Nancy A. Hubley and ACLU Executive Director Harold Jordan presented to the SICC on the compelling state and national data and new Federal guidance to highlight the damage done through exclusionary discipline. ELC pressed the SICC and OCDEL to develop and implement new statewide, interagency policies to address the discriminatory use of exclusionary discipline in Pre-K programs. At the conclusion of the presentation, SICC members introduced the resolution, which was ultimately passed on June 2, 2016.
The Resolution recognizes that all young children deserve to be in inclusive, high quality early childhood programs. It further acknowledges that for this to occur it is imperative that our youngest learners are not being suspended, expelled, and otherwise excluded from the learning environment. This is particularly important given that young African American children and children receiving, or who are eligible to receive, special education and early intervention services are disproportionately pushed out of early learning programs. The Resolution calls for OCDEL to address race and disability as it continues to build accountability and professional capacity for early learning programs to serve all children.
ELC acknowledges the good work OCDEL is already doing to move in this direction, with increasing attention and development of interagency supports, accurate data collection systems, and race-positive, gender-specific, and trauma-informed professional development. OCDEL is convening multiple forums this summer to continue the conversation with key stakeholders to inform the development of a statewide policy that not only bans exclusionary discipline in Pre-K programs, but further develops and supports the inclusion of all students in early education programs.
As ELC continues this work to limit and eliminate the use of exclusionary discipline in early childhood settings, we also remain committed to raising and addressing these issues in other forums, including school districts and the General Assembly, to extend this ban to students in elementary school.
New PA Policies to Improve Early Education Access for Students Experiencing Homelessness
May 15, 2013 – New policy guidance issued last week by the Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning improves access to early learning opportunities for homeless children under the age of six.
This policy sets new standards for interagency collaboration at state and local levels to identify young children experiencing homelessness across service systems and ensure access to quality early learning programs, such as Head Start and Early Intervention.
“We are so pleased that OCDEL has stepped forward to provide important vision and leadership that will help ensure that young children experiencing homelessness get the supports and services to which they are entitled and desperately need,” said the Education Law Center’s Nancy A. Hubley, Managing Attorney for ELC’s Pittsburgh office.
Hubley works closely with the Bridges Collaborative — a network of early childhood and homeless advocates — to address the lack of education access for these young children.
According to OCDEL, more than 40 percent of Pennsylvania’s homeless children are under the age of six.
“This policy,” Hubley added, “will help ensure that staff of social service agencies, including housing programs and early childhood providers, are aware of which children are to be considered homeless and the legal rights that accompany them.”
OCDEL’s guidelines reiterate the federal requirements for supporting homeless students, as detailed across federal and state laws such as the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act.
The act, which became law in 1987, ensures that “each child of an individual who is homeless and each youth who is homeless have equal access to the same free, appropriate public education, including a public preschool education, as provided to other children and youth.”
Read the OCDEL guidelines.
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PA Issues New Guidelines to Improve Early Education Access for Homeless Children
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New policy guidance issued last week by the Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning improves access to early learning opportunities for homeless children under the age of six.
The Education Law Center is a non-profit legal advocacy organization, dedicated to ensuring that all of Pennsylvania’s children have access to a quality public education.
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Scotland Independence: Media and Telecoms
Scotland’s SNP-led Government has published its White Paper setting out its assumptions for independence, including on broadcasting and telecommunications, where spectrum management will be assumed by the new Government, implying a discontinuity in existing UK-wide 3G and 4G licenses attributed by Ofcom.
The SNP promises no change in the broadcasting environment except for the creation of a Scottish Broadcasting Service (SBS), which would occupy the BBC’s position today. Channel 3, 4 and 5 licensees will be able to continue to broadcast without discontinuity, although free access to spectrum was not promised, which BSkyB of course doesn’t require.
The big ask is BBC One and BBC Two on free-to-air terms, implying a subsidy of £270 million to Scotland. This seems very unlikely to be agreed by the rest of the UK (rUK), since BBC Worldwide offers only commercial terms to other countries. However, the BBC will not comment on this assumption, so the Scots will only learn of the facts after the referendum.
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Domestic violence and its impact on the world of work
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Domestic violence (sometimes referred to as intimate partner violence, family violence or domestic abuse) includes physical, sexual, psychological and economic violence, as well as coercive control, carried out by an intimate partner. This can include, for example, control over women’s social interactions and autonomy, control of children and parenting, verbal, emotional, economic control, and threats of abuse and violence. All of these can have devastating psychological consequences, affecting a woman’s confidence, her ability to leave a violent relationship and to sustain meaningful employment.[1] Chart 1 shows eight interlinked forms of power and control of women in relation to domestic violence and its effects on the world of work.
The impact of domestic violence has become an important workplace issue, recognizing how power and control interconnect work and private life (Pillinger, Schmidt and Wintour, 2016). For example, economic violence has a direct impact on women’s ability to work, such as preventing women from having sufficient money for bus fares to get to work or to buy clothing suitable for work, and sometimes violent partners break women’s work tools or physically remove women from their workplaces (Trades Union Congress, 2015). Research indicates that women who experience domestic violence are employed in higher numbers in casual and part-time work, and their earnings are up to 60 per cent lower, compared to women who do not experience such violence (UN Women, 2016b; Vyas, 2013).
Domestic violence affects women’s full and active participation in the labour market, as many women experiencing domestic violence end up leaving their jobs. It can also affect the safety of victims and of others in the workplace, including co-workers, employers, patients or customers. Preventing this from happening and supporting victims of domestic violence at work can save women’s lives.
Data suggests that significant numbers of women workers experience domestic violence and that it has a profoundly negative impact on their safety and capacity to work and to stay in their jobs:
As many as 38 per cent of all murders of women are committed by male intimate partners, some of which are known to have been committed in the workplace.[1]
A United States study found that 44 per cent of respondents had experienced the effects of domestic violence in their workplace; 21 per cent of men and women surveyed identified as victims of intimate partner violence; and 64 per cent of victims of domestic violence expressed their ability to work had been affected, including 21 per cent who listed job loss as the reason their productivity decreased (Corporate Alliance to End Partner Violence, 2005).
Surveys carried out in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Mongolia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Taiwan, Turkey and the United Kingdom of workers suggest that, on average, one-third of workers, principally women, experience domestic violence at some point in their lives; around half of victims reported feeling that their job performance was negatively affected, and three out of four had a hard time concentrating while at work (DV@Worknet, 2011-2017).
In Canada, one third of workers (in a survey of 8,429 respondents) had experienced domestic violence and, for over half of them, violence followed them to work. Among those victimized, 81 per cent said that it negatively impacted their work performance. Women, gender diverse and Aboriginal people, people with disabilities and those reporting a sexual orientation other than heterosexual, reported higher levels of domestic violence (Wathen, MacGregor, MacQuarrie and the Canadian Labour Congress, 2014).
In a study in selected districts of Sri Lanka, 16 per cent of surveyed women who experienced intimate partner violence reported having to take days off work, and 32 per cent reported having had to seek medical attention for injuries (de Mel et al, 2013).
Perpetrators of domestic violence can also be employees who may also bring the problem into the workplace. The victim and the perpetrator may work in the same workplace, or the workplace may be the only place where an ex-partner knows where to find a victim. When perpetrators use work-related resources to abuse a victim, this not only places the victim and co-workers at risk, but it also has related costs for employers, arising from lost productivity and lost days from work:
A study of 152 domestic violence perpetrators in the state of Maine, United States, found that 78 per cent used workplace resources at least once to express remorse or anger, check up on, pressure or threaten their victim (Runge, 2018).
A survey of 443 heterosexual male domestic violence offenders in Canada found that one-third of them had been in contact with their (ex)partner during work hours to engage in emotional abuse and/or in monitoring of them (Scott, Lim, Kelly, Holmes, MacQuarrie, Wathen and MacGregor, 2017). The men reported that they regularly engaged in texting and fighting with their (ex)partners and that they were distracted by thinking about their whereabouts. One-fifth of the men indicated that someone at work knew about their behaviours, and nearly half said that domestic violence issues often negatively affected their work performance.
The workplace is an important entry point for addressing the social norms and behaviours that underpin domestic violence and the impact that it has on the woman worker and her workplace. This requires acknowledging the right of women to work independently and to have an independent income, which can also provide a pathway to leaving a violent relationship. Early intervention is essential if a woman is to have access to support and specialized services in the community, to enable her to stay at her job and to live independently.
[1] For example, in the US between 2003 and 2008 just over one-third of homicides in the workplace were carried out by intimate partners. Over half of workplace homicides perpetrated by intimate partners occurred in parking lots and public buildings. See Triesman, H.M. et al. (2012) Workplace Homicides Among US Women: The Role of Intimate Partner Violence. Annals of epidemiology, 22(4):277-84.
[1] See for instance, the Duluth Domestic Intervention Program (National Centre for Domestic and Sexual Violence) which shows that power and control are connected to and encompass coercion and threats, emotional abuse, isolation of victims, denial and blaming the victim, controlling and using her children and economic abuse. For further information see: https://www.theduluthmodel.org.
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England pair win Fairhaven Trophies in style
Rosie Belsham and Callum Macfie led a great weekend for England at the Fairhaven Trophies in Lancashire, where they respectively won the girls’ and boys’ titles in great style.
Belsham, from Whitley Bay, Northumberland, powered to 23-under par and a 20 shot win over Darcey Harry of Wales. It’s the lowest gross ever recorded in the Fairhaven Trophies, beating the best boys’ score by four and the best girls’ score by 11.
Meanwhile, Macfie, from Lindrick in Yorkshire, birdied the last two holes for a two-shot victory – and a triumphant return from injury.
It’s the biggest win to date for both players (pictured top), who train with England squads. For Belsham, there was the added pleasure of beating par over 72 holes for the first time – and the vindication for making swing changes over the last fortnight. Macfie, who finished on seven-under, won his title at his third and final attempt before leaving junior ranks.
Belsham, playing against a par of 75, shot 70 68 69 70. Her seven-under 68 is her lowest-ever score and, over the championship, she had four eagles. “I’m very pleased,” she said. “It’s my first win in a national event so I’m very happy.”
Two weeks ago the 17-year-old decided to make significant swing changes and worked hard on the range to groove them. “It really paid off,” she said.
“I knew my short game was in really good shape, I just didn’t have any expectation of my long game. But after the first round I was paying good!”
Macfie, 18, had to take six weeks out last season after injuring his left side, so his win is particularly sweet. “My injury set me back and my confidence was a little bit low. But with my coach and my training (in the gym) I’ve got to a place where I’m injury free and swinging pain free and that’s made the difference. And I played my heart out.”
Macfie opened with two-over 74, but after his second round 68 he was in third place at the halfway stage and four shots off the lead, set by his Yorkshire team-mate Ben Schmidt. “I didn’t try and push too hard today, I just gave myself chances and didn’t put myself under too much pressure.
“It was really exciting coming down the stretch, Ben was playing well, Tiger (Christensen from Germany) was doing well a couple of groups ahead. It was a pressure situation, but I came out on top,” said Macfie who shot 70 69 in the last two rounds.
Christensen was runner-up on five-under, followed by Schmidt (Rotherham) on four under. Three other English players were in the top 10: Remy Miller (Prestbury, Cheshire) was fifth; Jamie Marwick (Corhampton, Hampshire) was ninth and Jacob Kelso (Kings Hill, Kent) was 10th.
Belsham also teamed up with George Leigh (Trevose, Cornwall) and Dominic Clemons (Hanbury Manor, Hertfordshire) to win the team prize for England. Belsham is pictured with Leigh.
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The EU and the UN begin expansion of Southern Gaza Seawater Desalination Plant to help address shortages of safe drinking water in the Gaza Strip
expansion of Southern Gaza Seawater Desalination Plant
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Representatives of the United Nations, the European Union, and the Palestinian Authority officially marked today the beginning of new works to expand the production capacity of the Southern Gaza Seawater Desalination Plant.
The inauguration ceremony was attended by the Minister of the Palestinian Water Authority, the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, the Acting Representative of the European Union, the Special Representative of UNICEF in the State of Palestine, representatives from the Coastal Municipalities Water Utility (CMWU), and local stakeholders.
''Nearly 97% of water in Gaza is considered unfit for human consumption. Huge efforts are needed to ensure that Gazans can access fresh water. This is both a fundamental human right and an urgent humanitarian need. This project, funded by the EU, will help solve the problem in Gaza and will give hope in the midst of a very bleak reality. Once completed, 250,000 Palestinians living in Rafah and Khan Younis will have access to fresh drinking water,'' said the Acting European Union Representative Tomas Niklasson.
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The Risks of Unsustainable Urbanization to Businesses
Cities are growing at a phenomenal rate. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) and US consultancy firm Demographia, the world’s total urban population rose from 34% in 1960 to 56% in 2016. The WHO likewise expects the global urban population to increase by 1.63% per year between 2020 and 2025 and, in-line with this, the United Nations included sustainable urbanization in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Urbanization can spur economic, social and cultural development. Unsustainable urbanization, however, can be detrimental to all sectors of society, especially business.
Uncontrolled rural-urban migration, for instance, can lead to the proliferation of overpopulated areas, which can trigger pollution and social instability, forcing businesses to move to more suitable locations. It is extremely important that unsustainable urbanization is prevented. Sustainable urbanization helps to provide safe communities and a healthy workforce. When communities are safe, and people are healthy and productive, businesses thrive and prosper.
Public Health Problems
Many public health problems can be traced to unsustainable urbanization which also strains urban housing facilities, driving many rural-to-urban migrants to live in impoverished areas. Living conditions in these types of areas can result in the spread of various diseases. These outbreaks, in turn, can cause companies with workers from these areas to lose profits due to reduced productivity and high employee turnover. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported in January 2015 that US businesses lose USD 225.8 billion to worker illness and injury each year.
In 2015, 12,000 new tuberculosis cases were detected in the poverty-stricken areas of Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. Health experts attributed this development to the cramped and overcrowded residences which hamper ventilation and accelerate the spread of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (the agent that causes tuberculosis). In addition, malnutrition, limited access to safe drinking water and lack of sanitation lower inhabitants’ resistance to the disease.
Tuberculosis has serious economic effects. According to the International Labor Organization (ILO) (n.d.), it usually strikes men and women from 15 to 54 years old —the most productive age group. Tuberculosis is often synonymous with loss of skills and experience, disrupted production and lowered productivity. Statistics from the WHO show that tuberculosis caused average losses of 3-4 months of work time every year and about 20%-30% of annual household income. Moreover, the families of those who die from the disease can lose up to 15 years of income. On a macro level, tuberculosis costs the global economy almost USD 12 billion each year.
Target 3.3 of the SDGs is “By 2030, end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases and combat hepatitis, water-borne diseases and other communicable diseases.” In 2001, the Stop TB Partnership was formed, composed of 1,500 organizations (governments, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), civil society groups, research and funding agencies) working towards greater access to better tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment.
One of the Stop TB Partnership’s latest projects is the first gender assessment tool for national HIV and TB responses to support countries in Global Fund applications. Launched on July 1, 2016, this tool is intended to help identify gender-related barriers to effective HIV and TB detection and treatment. The Stop TB Partnership believes that cultural traditions and religious creeds can discourage TB patients from seeking proper diagnosis and treatment. According to Dr. Lucica Ditiu, Executive Director of the Stop TB Partnership, “We must find those barriers to [HIV/TB detection and treatment] services that men and boys, transgender people, women and girls, face in accessing quality services for health and we must develop interventions that address this.”
Higher Vulnerability to Natural Disasters
Unsustainable urbanization can cause localities to become more vulnerable to natural disasters. Unregulated construction and land development, for instance, can degrade forest areas and disturb natural drainage. These outcomes, in turn, can increase the incidence of floods and landslides. Not only do floods and landslides kill people; they destroy livelihood and property.
In 2015, a series of floods and landslides affected 20 provinces and regions in China. This catastrophe killed at least 108 people and left behind direct economic losses amounting to 35.3 billion yuan (USD 5.6 billion). The floods also damaged about 1.7 million hectares of crops and 44,000 houses. These losses then triggered other negative economic effects such as increases in transportation costs and the prices of basic commodities—China’s businesses raised their prices in order to make up for their profit shortfalls.
Zhang Jiatuan, a spokesman for China's Office of State Flood Control and Drought Relief headquarters, claimed that the aforementioned natural calamity is the product of shoddy urban drainage systems. While China’s cities expanded rapidly, the country’s existing drainage systems failed to keep up with their growth. Needless to say, massive flooding and landslides are common occurrences in China’s cities.
“For a long time, local authorities have paid too much attention to ‘above ground’ construction projects, which are highly visible political achievements, and have ignored factors that aren't usually seen, including the drainage systems,” Zhang said.
Target 11.5 of the SDGs is “By 2030, significantly reduce the number of deaths and the number of people affected and substantially decrease the direct economic losses relative to global gross domestic product caused by disasters, including water-related disasters, with a focus on protecting the poor and people in vulnerable situations.” Berlin impacted this target by becoming the seventh major Western city to divest from fossil fuels. On June 23, 2016, the Berlin House of Representatives voted to purge its fossil fuel assets (this policy is expected to begin in January 2017). Berlin’s decision to blacklist fossil fuel companies will help reduce the planet’s greenhouse gas (GHG) levels, which will, in turn, avert climate change-related disasters like floods and landslides.
Poor Infrastructure
Public infrastructure such as roads can experience tremendous strain as a result of unsustainable urbanization. The increasing affluence of city inhabitants led to an exponential increase in urban households owning cars. Delhi, for example, is home to about 2.7 million cars. In addition, an estimated 1,500 new vehicles are added to Delhi’s roads every day.
The challenge is that urban road infrastructure does not typically increase in proportion to the rising number of cars travelling on it, resulting in traffic congestion. Heavy traffic has a range of negative economic consequences, including greater fuel expenses, delays in the movement of goods and services, and decreased employee productivity. Vehicles travelling at less efficient speeds result in less profit for companies due to higher fuel bills and slower delivery of products and services. In addition, employees who spend long hours travelling to and from their workplaces may exhibit decreased productivity.
Target 9.1 of the SDGs is “Develop quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure, including regional and transborder infrastructure, to support economic development and human well-being, with a focus on affordable and equitable access for all.” In 2015, Yichang, China invested in sustainable transportation constructing a high-quality BRT, 30 kilometers of bike lanes and 29 safe pedestrian lanes, as well as planted 700 trees. In February 2016, Yichang implemented a bike sharing system. Because of its efforts to promote sustainable transportation, Yichang won the Institute for Transportation & Development Policy's Sustainable Transport Award in 2016.
Proliferation of Slums
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) (n.d.), unsustainable urbanization is “driven not by economic opportunity but by high birth rates and a mass influx of rural people seeking to escape hunger, poverty and insecurity.” Indeed, in unsustainable urbanization, local governments are often unprepared to accommodate the influx of rural-urban migrants. Poverty proliferates as a result. The WHO claimed that there are now 863 million inhabitants of slums worldwide, up from 760 million people in 2000 and 650 million people in 1990.
This increase may be detrimental to businesses. Clusters of impoverished housing can be an eyesore to both tourists and investors. Businesses that set up in or near these types of areas might find themselves without basic services (e.g., electricity, sanitation, transportation, infrastructure, etc.) which can lead to disruptions in business operations. This then perpetuates the cycle of poverty and joblessness.
Goal 11.1 of the SDGs is “By 2030, ensure access for all to adequate, safe and affordable housing and basic services and upgrade slums.” Hand Over, a project that aims to build affordable and sustainable housing in Egypt’s slums was launched by Radwa Rostom, who received a fellowship from The DO School in Hamburg, Germany in 2014. That year, about 16 million Egyptians were living in slums and about 35% of Egypt’s slums were at the risk of collapsing.
Hand Over trains slum dwellers to build sustainable houses, and trains engineers in the rammed earth technique, a sustainable construction technique. In April 2015, Rostom was ranked number 30 in Arabian Business magazine’s 100 most powerful Arabs under 40. In addition, she received a grant from the World Bank for the Women for Resilient Cities competition in September 2015.
Social Instability
If not addressed, unsustainable urbanization can lead to social instability. Poor governance can exacerbate socio-economic disparities among residents of an urban community. A small percentage of the community’s population may own most of the community’s resources and income, while the rest of the population struggles to make ends meet. As food, land, water, sanitation and livelihoods become increasingly scarce, the community’s have-not population may resort to illegal activity in order to survive.
Brazil is one of the world’s largest economies—it was ranked the 6th biggest economy in the world in 2014. Nevertheless, economic inequality remains rampant. In 2014, an estimated 8.5% of Brazilians lived on less than USD 1.3/day, and minimum wage was USD 335/month.
Economic inequality fuels other social problems such as poverty and crime. Brazil is notorious for its favelas, controlled by major criminal gangs. According to a May 2014 CNN article, this reign is so strong that residents are desensitized to their illegal activities:
“Even during the day, the drug business [in the favelas] is brisk and carried out in the open. Armed men, often just teenagers, stand watch at corners and communicate by radio as housewives, workers and children coming home from school walk by. Sales are made from a plastic table erected on a corner, piled with little baggies of marijuana, hashish, cocaine, crack, even an inhalant containing ether. Money is stuffed in plastic containers. The local dealers agree to talk [to the media] while they carry on with their trade.”
The article added that the favelas had become so dangerous that the police stayed away from them: “For decades, Rio's favelas were neglected by authorities, considered no-go zones even by police. Rival drug gangs fought for control. They became judge, jury and executioner — and a part of daily life.”
Widespread criminality may keep Brazil mired in poverty and economic inequality. Threats of crime and violence can make it perilous for employees to travel to and from work, and force investors to move their businesses to safer locations, leading to unemployment. These conditions can also lead to reduced employee productivity due to employees getting injured or killed in criminal attacks. Left with no decent means of livelihood, residents may turn to crime to survive.
Goal 8.3 of the SDGs is “Promote development-oriented policies that support productive activities, decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation, and encourage the formalization and growth of micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises, including through access to financial services.” After hosting the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Brazil had to deal with the huge amount of waste the event left behind. As one of the sponsors and partners of the 2014 World Cup, Coca-Cola decided to help through the Coletivo Recycling program.
What made the Coletivo Recycling program remarkable was that it was able to clean up the waste that the World Cup left behind while, at the same time, provide livelihood to many poor Brazilians. The program hired 840 people to collect waste in the 12 stadiums that Brazil constructed for the event. In addition, Coletivo Recycling supported approximately 400 recycling cooperatives in Brazil, which provided waste management training and tools, as well as employment opportunities for young Brazilians. A decent means of livelihood through Coletivo Recycling may help poor Brazilians make an honorable living and get them involved in promoting sustainability.
Unsustainable urbanization will only bring about short-term gains. High-rise buildings, luxury malls and car-laden streets may project an image of prosperity, but this veneer is unsustainable. Employees cannot go to work if they are sick from air pollution and traffic-related stress. Businesses will not survive if they are located in calamity- and crime-prone areas. If ignored, unsustainable urbanization has the potential to defeat the purpose of establishing cities in the first place—to create areas that will spur economic, social and cultural development.
Sustainable urbanization, in sharp contrast, creates cities that work for their inhabitants. Efficient mass transport systems, as well as bike and pedestrian lanes, can reduce dependency on cars and, ultimately, air pollution. Proper urban planning results in cities that are effective and less susceptible to the adverse effects of natural disasters. Adequate basic services in cities can help reduce social and economic inequality. Safe spaces and a healthier population, in turn, will create an environment that is conducive to businesses.
FirstCarbon Solutions (FCS) is a leading sustainability solutions provider to organizations and governments around the globe. FCS gives expert advice on sustainability solutions to improve ESG performance and your bottom line.
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Mutua Madrid Open 2020
REPORTS: Top-100 Tennis Players To Play Spanish Tour Tournaments in July
Mahalakshmi Murali
The professional tennis tour has been officially put on halt until July 13, 2020. The announcement came after the cancellation of grass-court major Wimbledon, which was been called off for the first time since World War II. Reportedly, the tennis layover will be extended by a few more weeks, but ATP/WTA has not given any official statement.
Meanwhile, the Spanish Tennis Federation is working on organizing a series of four 125k events. Since there won’t be any ATP action in the month of July, according to Spanish publication MARCA, numerous Top-100 players from the ATP Tour have enrolled to feature at tournaments in Spain, which will be starting on July 10, 2020.
Also, the federation has managed to raise a total sum of 600,000 euros to carry out the tournaments.
The competition will be taking place in the following venues, the Lleida Tennis Club, Madrid Country Club, Academia Equelite de Villena, and the Betis Tennis Club, in Seville. Speaking about the format of the events, two of them will take place in a team format. And the other two will have regular singles/doubles draw.
In Spain, the lockdown was eased down on May 11, 2020. The authorities have also allowed their citizens to practice sports activities.
Also Read – Gerard Pique Unsure About Holding Davis Cup 2020
Tennis in the United States of America
Meanwhile, in the western part of the world, the state of Florida in the USA was hosting UTR Pro Match Series. The American Reilly Opelka won the finals by beating Miomir Kecmanovic 4-3 2-4 4-2.
“It was a long day. I have only been practicing an hour and a half max. My quarantine was holding me down out there. I am sore. It’s a good feeling. I am not complaining about being tired,” said Opelka.
World Number 29 Hubert Hurkacz also participated in the tournament in Florida, USA. “That was great. I have been practicing this shot with my coach Craig Boynton, and I have missed 20 in a row. Yeah, I made one, finally,” said Hurkacz.
The resumption of regular tennis is still up in the air, hopefully the year-end tournaments will take place as per schedule.
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To Get Users To Make Smarter Choices Now, Show Them Their Future
Design can be used to introduce users to the future now, so they can act in ways that will benefit them in the future.
By Nikki Pfarr 7 minute Read
As designers, we spend a lot of time thinking about the future. We look for trends that give us clues about the Next Big Thing. We make predictions about how society, technology, and businesses will evolve. And we try to build products to withstand years of use.
What we don’t often do, however, is think of the future as a tool for persuasive design. But it is–and it can actually be quite powerful. When people get a peek at what’s in store for their health, their pocketbooks, and the environment, they tend to make better decisions–such as saving more money for retirement or going for a jog instead of watching television.
By making users’ futures–25, 35, or even 50 years from now–more salient in the products and services we design, we can nudge them toward future-oriented choices. A good place to start is by helping users feel more connected to their future selves.
Meet your older self
Me at age 29, and a projection of me at age 67, from Merrill Edge’s Face Retirement.
Computer-rendered “aged” photographs project what someone might look like several years in the future. Although they’re typically used in missing persons advertisements, these “older self” photos can really help influence people’s decisions.
In a series of experiments conducted by a team from NYU, Microsoft Research, and Stanford, researchers showed people either a present-day or digitally aged photo of themselves and asked them how much of their income they would allocate to retirement savings. People who saw their aged photos said they would allocate more money to savings–6.17% compared to 4.41%. The aged photos helped people more vividly imagine their futures, which made those futures seem more tangible. They also increased people’s sense of self-continuity–the psychological connectedness they felt with their future selves.
Most of the time, we tend to think of our future selves more as an “other” rather than as a “self.” Researchers at Princeton explored this tendency a few years ago in an experiment: They asked participants how much of a disgusting liquid they would be willing to drink for the sake of science (a delicious mixture of water, soy sauce, and ketchup).
When they asked participants how much they’d be willing to drink then and there, participants committed themselves to drinking less than a quarter-cup. Asked how much another participant in the experiment should have to drink, participants committed strangers to drinking nearly a half cup. And when people were asked how much they would commit to drinking themselves in a few months, they were much more likely to give answers closer to a half cup. Here’s what’s key: They treated strangers and their future selves quite similarly–in contrast to the way they treated their present selves.
Merrill Edge recently created a web app that shows people what their faces might look like at retirement age, tapping into the power of using aged photos to improve future-oriented decision making. (Customers use the app before creating a savings plan.) It shows you a projection of your face at various ages, all the way up to age 107, along with reference points alongside each photo–such as the estimated price of a loaf of bread 30 years down the line. The app preserves enough of your face and features to be fairly convincing.
Personally, once I got over the initial shock of seeing what I might look like at age 67, I found myself feeling empathetic toward the older woman in the photo. “This is an old lady who should be taken care of,” I thought. The irony, of course, is that I’m the old lady. (I also forwarded my aged photo to my husband to let him know what he was in for.)
Why aren’t we taking the future into account all the time?
What’s keeping us from thinking about our future selves more regularly, especially when we’re making decisions with long-term consequences?
Behavioral economics and cognitive psychology suggest that cognitive biases impact the way we do (or don’t) take the future into account when making decisions. Equipped with an understanding of those biases, we can begin to craft design strategies that help combat them.
First, we tend to discount future outcomes.
Life is full of decisions where one option leads to a positive outcome in the present and another option leads to an even bigger positive outcome in the future. (This is called an intertemporal choice.) Most people choose the here-and-now outcome, even if it’s orders of magnitude smaller than the future outcome. We do this because we dramatically discount outcomes that occur in the future. The farther in the future an outcome occurs, the more we discount its impact. This is known as quasi-hyperbolic time discounting.
Second, we’re pretty bad at predicting our future selves.
We’re not great at predicting what we’ll want, what we’ll feel, or how we’ll react to life-changing events down the line. These are known as affective forecasting errors. They’re attributed to biases like the projection bias (we project our current emotional states on our future selves) and the impact bias (we overestimate our emotional responses to future events, such as the death of a loved one and don’t account for how we actually cope and adapt over time).
Third, we tend to focus on single events rather than additive consequences.
Even when we have good intentions about the future, we easily fall victim to narrow bracketing. That means we focus on the individual outcomes of smaller decisions instead of taking a more holistic or longer-term view to understand their additive effects.
Designing with an eye toward the future
So how can we tap into the power of the future and help users combat common cognitive biases?
1. Help people keep their future selves in mind at the moment they’re making decisions.
What if, every time you were about to make a major credit-card purchase online, you had to write a quick note to your future self, perhaps using a tool like Future Me?
The food and fitness tracking app MyFitnessPal makes strides in this direction by giving users a weight projection at the end of each day, based on that day’s caloric intake. (“If every day were like today, you’d weigh XYZ in 5 weeks.”) From a purely behavioral perspective, showing the weight projection before users make food choices might be more effective–but it’s important to strike a balance between calling attention to the future and disrupting the user experience (particularly when you’re dealing with daily experiences). Testing with real people can help you determine the sweet spot.
2. Define future impacts in terms of personally resonant metrics.
Put future outcomes into clear terms that will resonate with users–like dollars saved, pounds of carbon dioxide reduced. We took the dollars-and-cents approach with Artefact’s SWYP printer concept; the interface makes clear how much each printed page will cost as users are deciding how many pages, and with what quality, to print.
3. Help people vividly imagine what the ebb and flow of their future lives will be like.
Thinking through the reality of day-to-day life can help people make more realistic predictions about their future emotional states. Without guidance to consider various minutiae, people will tend to focus on major life events (a birth of a child, a death of a spouse) and overestimate their impact.
Imagine if you had people describe a day in their life, 20 years from now, before making a decision with long-term consequences. This could be as simple as incorporating a basic either/or question into an existing experience: “Will you prefer your toast buttered or unbuttered when you’re 60? Would you rather do the crossword puzzle on Sunday mornings after you retire, or go for a bike ride?”
4. Make abstract future outcomes tangible in the present.
To give people a sense of what the future might look like, try to make distant outcomes feel more visceral. Whole Foods recently removed all of the produce that relies on bee pollination from its University Heights Market store in Rhode Island to help shoppers better grasp the magnitude of a future without bees. Out of the typical spread of 453 produce items, only 216 were left in the “post honey bee” store. As you can tell by the photo below, the effect of removing the 237 items that depend on pollination was quite striking–staples like apples, cucumbers, broccoli, and carrots were completely gone.
5. Pair each future preview with a call to action.
Once the impact of the potential future sinks in, people need to know what to do next to achieve (or avoid) that outcome. There’s a fine line between showing people a realistic view of a possible negative future and freaking them out. While graphic warnings on cigarette packages give smokers an idea of what’s in store–cancerous lungs and rotting teeth–they can be so upsetting that they lead people to revert to unhealthy coping behaviors. Like smoking. Which sort of defeats the purpose.
We want to help people get a better idea of what the future might be like, but we also have to help them understand that they have the power to change the course of events. Making sure people have a sense of self-efficacy–that they can achieve their goals and make change happen–is critical when it comes to changing behaviors. As designers, we must ensure that every time we give users a glimpse into their future lives, we also give them a clear path to creating a positive outcome.
Nikki Pfarr is a researcher and strategist at award-winning technology product design firm Artefact. She is passionate about understanding human behavior, especially the complex factors that influence lifestyle and purchasing decisions
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Jaw-Dropping Selfies Taken In The Canadian Wilderness
Paul Zizka photographs himself in front of the Aurora Borealis, under starry night skies, and in the mountains of Canada in this gorgeous series.
By Carey Dunne 1 minute Read
The ubiquitous “selfie” has gotten a bad reputation for driving epidemic narcissism and the reign of duck lips. But Alberta-based photographer Paul Zizka’s pictures of himself adventuring in the wilderness of Canada are rare examples of the selfie as divine.
“The photographs were mostly taken in Banff National Park, with a Canon 5D Mark III,” Zizka tells Co.Design. “I typically set the camera on timer and then head over to the other side of the camera for the shot.”
In one image, the Northern Lights glow green and purple as Zizka stands silhouetted on a rock, waving a stick like a wand. In another, he wades waist-deep in a lake, the beam of his headlamp illuminating a nearby mountain. In another, he irons a shirt on an ironing board propped on the edge of a cliff.
Zizka started doing night photography about four years ago, setting off on mountaineering trips. His intrepid adventures have included an 869 mile double-crossing of Iceland on foot in 2004, which is believed to be the first of its kind.
My hope is that people will rediscover the precious connection they can have with the wonders of our planet.
“I never get tired of shooting the aurora borealis, and a lot of my favorite self-portraits were taken during particularly intense northern lights displays,” Zizka says. “The aurora has an amazing way to renew itself and show ever-different combinations of color and textures.”
He says he chooses to photograph himself because he is alone 99% of the time. “Upon arrival at a location, I sometimes feel like jumping in front of the camera would make an image stronger and convey something different,” he says. The length of a photograph’s exposure usually determines his body position: “For longer exposures, the only way to retain sharpness is to sit down or lie down,” he says.
“I believe there is in all human beings a deep connection with the natural environment. In these times, however, that link is often obscured by the capitalistic, hectic, materialistic, and anthropocentric nature of our societies,” Zizka says in his artist’s statement. “My hope is that through my photography people will rediscover the precious connection they can have with the wonders of our planet.”
Carey Dunne is a Brooklyn-based writer covering art and design. Follow her on Twitter.
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Danone Sells Stonyfield to Lactalis For $875 Million
Danone has agreed to sell Stonyfield, its organic yogurt business in the US, to Group Lactalis, the French dairy and international giant, for $875 million. The purchase price represents 20 times Stonyfield’s EBITDA in 2016. Stonyfield generated approximately $370 million in turnover in 2016. The company sells 100,000 tonnes of product annually, the majority of which is produced at its facility in Londonderry, New Hampshire.
“As the leader in organic dairy in France for over 20 years, the acquisition strengthens our group’s position in this rapidly growing category,” comments Emmanuel Besnier, president of Group Lactalis.
The disposal of Stonyfield is part of the agreement reached on March 31st, 2017 with the US Department of Justice in connection with Danone’s recently closed $12.5 billion acquisition of WhiteWave, a global leader in organic foods. The transaction is conditioned upon approval by the US Department of Justice, and is expected to conclude in the third quarter.
Danone and WhiteWave are combining their activities in North America to operate as a strategic business unit, named ‘DanoneWave’.
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Why Historical Fiction Works Better on Television Than in Literature
James McBride is having a great year, especially since taking home the National Book Award for his novel The Good Lord Bird last month. Up against heavyweights like Thomas Pynchon and critical darlings such as Rachel Kushner and George Saunders, the book, whose plot follows a 12-year-old slave after John Brown kills his master, was hailed as a surprise winner (although we weren’t that shocked). But many of the award’s past recipients (E.L. Doctrow’s 1986 novel World’s Fair, Charles Frazier’s 1997 winner Cold Mountain, Lily Tuck’s 2004 winner The News From Paraguay) are novels rooted in history, some of which fictionalize real-life characters and events.
Yet if you were to do a poll of fiction readers how many of them would list a work of historical fiction among their favorite novels to come out in the last decade? Save for Hillary Mantel’s Thomas Cromwell trilogy (which includes the Man Booker winners Wolf Hall and Bring Up The Bodies), the historical novel remains an under-appreciated subgenre in literary circles.
Song Yet Sung, McBride’s 2008 historical novel about a runaway slave who experiences prophetic visions, hardly received the acclaim it deserved upon publication. That book had to wait a few years until the right conditions existed for people to come around to it: the combination of McBride’s well-deserved recent success and television networks scrambling to deliver the next great period drama.
The popularity of shows like Boardwalk Empire, The Tudors, and especially Mad Men and Downtown Abbey has proven that stories set in the past make for great TV — the British have known for decades and still excel at to this day; along with Downton, historical shows such as Mr. Selfridge, Call the Midwife, and The Hour have crossed the ocean into American homes, to great acclaim. Now American producers are starting to catch on that this is a formula that works — and McBride’s oeuvre is the latest beneficiary of the trend, with the announcement of FX’s forthcoming The Code, a miniseries based on Song Yet Sung.
Why are we so much more enthusiastic about historical fiction when we see it on TV (or in film)? It’s rare for a book to evoke a bygone time and place as fully as visual media can. The all-time greatest work of historical fiction, Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace, did it; Mantel does it; and McBride, too, has shown his strength in crafting an intriguing and engrossing story with history as the fabric that ties it all together. But, without the visual aids of costumes, sets, and actors to rely on, the average historical novel is at a disadvantage compared to the average historical TV show: Would Don Draper be such an iconic character if we couldn’t see the figure he cuts in a suit and hat? Could any author write the Dowager Countess better than Dame Maggie Smith plays her?
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Hawthorn defeated by St Kilda
Round 6, UTAS Stadium, Attendance: 15571
Saturday, 29th April 2017, 1:45 PM AEST
Hawthorn Betting Odds: Win 1.85, Line -1.5 @ 1.92
St Kilda Betting Odds: Win 2.00, Line +1.5 @ 1.92
Brownlow Votes: 3: J Steven, 2: S Ross, 1: N Riewoldt
Hawthorn 2.1 3.4 4.5 8.7 55
St Kilda 3.5 6.8 14.13 19.16 130
Hawthorn Player Stats | St Kilda Player Stats | Match Head to Head Stats | Scoring Breakdown | Highlights
Hawthorn Match Statistics (Sorted by Disposals) Coach: Alastair Clarkson
Tom Mitchell 15 20 35 6 1 0 4 0 0 2 7 4 1 0 0 125 117
Luke Hodge 18 11 29 9 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 2 2 1 106 97
Shaun Burgoyne 7 15 22 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 4 3 3 0 2 62 74
Billy Hartung 13 9 22 9 0 1 2 0 0 5 1 2 0 0 0 93 56
Liam Shiels 12 9 21 3 0 0 4 0 1 4 3 5 0 0 2 73 58
Jarryd Roughead 7 13 20 5 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 69 64
Blake Hardwick 11 9 20 8 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 79 77
James Frawley 11 8 19 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 2 82 81
Josh Gibson 12 6 18 10 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 5 0 0 78 49
Ben McEvoy 6 12 18 5 2 0 2 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 103 125
Isaac Smith 14 4 18 5 0 0 1 0 1 4 2 2 3 0 1 66 64
Kaiden Brand 11 5 16 10 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 74 61
Ryan Burton 13 3 16 4 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 2 5 0 0 69 66
Luke Breust 7 7 14 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 5 0 0 3 38 31
Jaeger O'Meara 6 8 14 3 0 0 5 0 0 1 2 2 3 0 1 60 39
Benjamin Stratton 7 6 13 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 1 55 50
William Langford 9 4 13 2 0 0 4 0 1 3 0 3 0 1 1 55 47
Daniel Howe 7 6 13 2 1 0 3 0 1 4 3 0 1 2 0 59 59
Jack Gunston 10 2 12 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 0 3 0 2 0 62 43
James Sicily 8 4 12 6 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 2 52 34
Paul Puopolo 4 7 11 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 50 61
Tim O'Brien 7 2 9 4 1 0 2 6 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 58 53
St Kilda Match Statistics (Sorted by Disposals) Coach: Alan Richardson
Jack Steven 18 18 36 5 0 0 8 0 1 5 4 11 1 2 2 133 107
Leigh Montagna 17 16 33 5 0 0 3 0 0 7 1 2 0 1 1 108 93
Sebastian Ross 16 16 32 7 0 0 4 0 1 5 7 1 1 0 0 117 105
Dylan Roberton 25 4 29 8 2 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 6 1 0 132 149
Jack Newnes 18 11 29 4 0 2 3 0 0 3 1 1 4 0 1 99 97
Koby Stevens 7 21 28 6 2 0 4 0 0 0 6 4 0 0 1 106 107
Maverick Weller 11 17 28 7 2 0 2 0 0 6 2 5 1 0 2 102 76
Jack Steele 10 17 27 4 0 0 10 0 1 2 7 1 4 2 0 118 116
Jimmy Webster 17 9 26 8 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 6 1 0 102 93
Blake Acres 8 15 23 6 0 0 1 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 0 76 68
Jarryn Geary 12 10 22 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 0 1 74 89
Jack Sinclair 15 6 21 5 0 1 2 0 2 5 1 2 1 1 0 82 74
Nick Riewoldt 13 7 20 8 4 0 2 0 1 3 0 2 0 1 0 110 113
Jack Billings 11 9 20 5 0 3 4 0 2 6 2 0 0 1 0 86 93
Tim Membrey 14 5 19 8 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 106 103
Jake Carlisle 11 5 16 9 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 81 83
Darren Minchington 5 9 14 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 45 33
Sam Gilbert 6 6 12 3 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 50 41
Josh Bruce 7 3 10 7 3 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 2 1 67 62
Nathan Brown 5 4 9 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 43 74
Jade Gresham 7 2 9 3 2 0 2 0 2 4 0 3 0 0 0 54 52
Billy Longer 0 5 5 2 0 0 2 36 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 61 69
Hawthorn Statistic St Kilda
120 Marks 123
8 Goals Kicked 19
6 Goal Assists 13
7 Behinds Kicked 11
Hawthorn Attribute St Kilda
117.0 Games 96.7
Hawthorn Games St Kilda
Hawthorn First Quarter St Kilda
Lost quarter by 10 Result Won quarter by 10
Trailing by 10 End of Quarter Leading by 10
Hawthorn Second Quarter St Kilda
Trailing by 22 Halftime Leading by 22
Hawthorn Third Quarter St Kilda
2 Scoring Shots 13
Hawthorn Final Quarter St Kilda
Lost game by 75 End of Game Won game by 75
Hawthorn First Half St Kilda
Lost half by 22 Result Won half by 22
Hawthorn Second Half St Kilda
5.3 33 Score 13.8 86
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Georgia State Employee Indicted In RC5 Case
By ExtremeTech Staff on October 17, 2001 at 3:28 am
David J. McOwen, the state employee who was arrested for running a distributed computing program on school computers, has apparently been charged with eight felonies for a maximum penalty of 120 years in prison.
According to a document posted to the “Free McOwen”web site, McOwen has been charged by the state of Georgia with a single count of computer theft and seven counts of computer trespass. The indictment is dated Sept. 20.
The indictment has not been confirmed by the state of Georgia or by Sandra Putnam, the special agent in charge of the investigation.
Under the state code, McOwen could be sentenced to up to 120 years in prison, and fined $50,000 for each offense. The state is attempting to fine him 59 cents per minute for the bandwidth the client used, or about $415,000, which Joyner confirmed. In all, McOwen could owe over $800,000 in fines.
McOwen, an employee of DeKalb Technical College in Georgia, loaded the distributed.net RC5 client onto an unknown number of school computers during the Christmas holiday in 1999, according to his lawyer. DeKalb receives money from the state of Georgia as part of its Department of Technical and Adult Education.
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Roland Mann talks about CAT & MOUSE #3
by First Comics News on September 19, 2020 Roland Mann talks about CAT & MOUSE #32020-09-19T21:19:51-07:00 - Interviews
First Comic News: You’re crowdfunding Cat & Mouse #3 with a new comic, Trumps Book 1. It is good to see the next installment of C&M, but can you tell us why two at a time?
Roland Mann: Sure! Since I last talked to you about C&M #2, Silverline has really grown, so much so we’ve got over a dozen comics in the works. If we’re going to crowdfund them all, we’ve got to do some doubling up.
1st: What’s the story of Cat & Mouse?
Roland: Brett gets a call from his ex-fiancé, asking that he go get her kid sister who ran away from home and bring her back home. He doesn’t really want to do that because, well, it’s his EX-fiancé, but he’s studying to be a police officer so says he’ll try. He goes to New Orleans only to discover she’s been caught up in a human trafficking ring. So he has to figure out how to get her out of the human trafficking ring and get her home. And yes, there are ninjas involved.
1st: This is the second volume of Cat & Mouse. Do readers need to have read the first volume from the early 90s?
Roland: Nah, these are brand new characters with brand new stories. There will be secondary characters old readers will know, but the new ones will be introduced to them in a way that they won’t need to be familiar with volume 1.
1st: Why human trafficking?
Roland: I think human trafficking is one of the biggest terrible issues in the united states today…and the general populace either just doesn’t care, or doesn’t think it’s as bad as it is. The various sources for numbers don’t all agree exactly, but they DO all point to it as a horrible problem that—for the most part—is just ignored. While I want to entertain readers with this story, I hope that it will shed a little light on a real issue as well. Also, as a parent of two kids, the thought of someone taking my kids and doing terrible things to them and me never knowing is one of the scariest things I can think of.
1st: How much of the series is completed?
Roland: The third issue—the one we’re kickstarting—is done. Alex, the penciler, is hard as work penciling the fourth and final issue of the series.
1st: Can you get issues 1 and 2 if you back #3?
Roland: Absolutely! They’re easy to add, and directions to do that are in our FAQs!
1st: Your creative team has some considerable experience, inker Barbara Kaalberg has inked for a lot of companies, and colorist Kevin Gallegly was a Malibu colorist back in the early 90s. How did you find Alex Gallimore?
Roland: Simple, social media. I saw him post some sample pages he’d done while at The Kubert School and immediately liked what I saw. I reached out to him and just started a conversation with him. Explained to him the situation and Silverline, and he was ready to get to work!
1st: What is Trumps?
Roland: Trumps is a science-fiction superhero story set on a world called THE DECK. Four kingdoms inhabit the world and each new season battle for supremacy. Every season sees a new kingdom of power or TRUMPS. Only one kingdom can hold the title of Trumps at one time.
1st: How did it come about?
Roland: When my family gets together on holidays and such, we play a lot of card games, things like Shanghai Rummy, King’s Reverse, Pinochle, and Hand and Foot. We sit around the table and have a lot of fun. There are so many different games and different combinations of cards and what cards can “beat” another card…one thing led to another…and a comic story was born!
1st: In today’s political climate, do you have any concerns about the title?
Roland: Y’know, yeah there was definitely some concern. The Trumps title predates the current president, but the title just fits the story. We kicked it around a lot, but ultimately I decided: if people take a look at it because they love President Trump, great! They’ll see it has nothing to do with him, but maybe they’ll like what they see. And if people take a look at it because they hate President Trump, great! They’ll see it has nothing to do with him, but maybe they’ll like what they see. It isn’t difficult to see it isn’t about current politics, but if the title will help get eyes to it—well, that’s really what I want anyway, right?
1st: Who’s the creative team with you on Trumps?
Roland: There are 48 pages in the crowdfunder. Anthony Pereira pencils the first 24 pages, and Thomas Hedglen pencils the second 24 pages. They are both stellar storytellers. Industry veteran and my long time friend Thomas Florimonte. Sid VenBlu is the colorist. Both Sid and Thomas Hedglen are Kubert School grads.
1st: What can backers get with the crowdfunder?
Roland: We always offer a Kickstarter exclusive cover—just means if you want that cover on the comic(s), you have to get it from the Kickstarter. One of the other things we always offer is what we call “Retro” editions. The Retro versions are simply black and white interiors with color covers. I like to tout them as “just like we did in the 80s!” LOL But fans seem to like the black and white editions and so…yeah, we’ll keep doing them.
Also, there’s a lot of original art rewards available. With creators doing so much work digitally these days, or even scanning in pencils for the inks, we’ve got pages from the comics that you can get both the penciled version and the inked version, depending on your preferences. There’s a LOT of pages. It’s perfect for someone who loves to own original art. Also, it’s a good chance to own originals from artists Alex Gallimore and Thomas Hedglen, artists at the start of their career!
1st: What makes your crowdfunder different from other crowdfunders and why should fans and readers support the campaign?
Roland: Our books are finished. Theoretically, I could print and ship them tomorrow—if I had the money. We’ve seen all the fans upset about being burned about crowdfunders, creators taking their money, and then not delivering the promised comic for months on end. I don’t want that to ever be Silverline, so we make sure we’re finished by the time we launch the crowdfunder…or with just a few things to do that are doable by the time the campaign ends so that we can ship immediately. I am happy to say that I’m 7 for 7 on delivering crowdfunders on time! I’m pretty happy about that.
1st: With so many projects, what makes Silverline different from other independent companies.
Roland: Aside from being able to deliver in a timely fashion, we want fans to have fun reading our comics. We believe that comics are supposed to be fun, no agendas, just fun. When readers finish the last page and say “that was fun,” then we’ve done what we set out to do. And I believe that is indeed what we do.
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First Comic News: You’re crowdfunding Cat & Mouse #3 with a new comic, Trumps Book 1. It is good to see the next installment of C&M, but can you tell us why two at a time? Roland Mann: Sure! Since I last talked to you about C&M #2, Silverline has...
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CAA stir: RAF files complaint against 1,000 Aligarh Muslim University students for rioting, damaging public property
On Tuesday, 1,200 unidentified people, including students, teachers and non-teaching staff of the AMU, were booked for alleged violation of prohibitory orders under Section 144, CrPC as they took out a candlelight march.
Press Trust of India December 28, 2019 18:15:17 IST
The Rapid Action Force has filed a complaint against 1,000 unnamed AMU students in connection with the violence at the campus during a protest against alleged police action in Jamia Millia Islamia University
An FIR in this regard was filed on 23 December by RAF commandant Punit Kumar, Senior Superintendent of Police Aakash Kulahari said on Friday.
The students have been charged with rioting and causing damage to public property.
Aligarh: The Rapid Action Force has filed a complaint against 1,000 unnamed AMU students in connection with the violence at the campus during a protest against alleged police action in Jamia Millia Islamia University following the agitation over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act on 15 December, a senior official said.
File image of protesters at AMU. News18
An FIR in this regard was filed on 23 December by RAF commandant Punit Kumar, Senior Superintendent of Police Aakash Kulahari said on Friday. The issue has, however, caused a controversy after the complaint mentioned the student number as 10,000, which the SSP later clarified was a "typing error" and the number was 1,000.
Sixty students of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) were booked by Uttar Pradesh Police for rioting and damaging public property on 16 December.
The march was taken out to protest against the new citizenship law and express solidarity with those who lost their lives in different parts of the country during the stir against the controversial law.
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First Trailer for Teen Horror Thriller 'Countdown' About a Deadly App
"All we need to do is beat the clock by one second." STX Entertainment has debuted an official trailer for a psychological horror thriller titled Countdown, opening in theaters the weekend just before Halloween. The concept involves a killer app that claims to predict exactly when a person is going to die. A young nurse downloads the app, and it tells her she only has three days to live… But she also feels a mysterious figure haunting her. The movie stars Elizabeth Lail, Jordan Calloway, Talitha Bateman, Tichina Arnold, P.J. Byrne, and Peter Facinelli. This looks way too cheesy to be taken seriously, with all the usual tropes and horror cliches. Plus, that priest guy is really the worst. Might as well skip it, there's nothing to see here.
Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for Justin Dec's Countdown, direct from STX's YouTube:
In Countdown, when a young nurse (Elizabeth Lail) downloads an app that claims to predict exactly when a person is going to die, it tells her that she only has three days to live. With time ticking away and death closing in, she must find a way to save her own life before time runs out. Countdown is both written and directed by American filmmaker Justin Dec, making his feature directorial debut after working for years previously as a production assistant. It's produced by Sean Anders, John Morris, John Rickard, and Zack Schiller. STX Ent. will release Dec's Countdown in theaters everywhere starting on October 25th this fall.
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In defence of Nelson Mandela’s radicalism
By Niall Clapham Ricardo Dec 8, 2013 Dec 8, 2013
Since Nelson Mandela’s passing two days ago, the front pages of newspapers around the world have acclaimed Mandela as a human rights giant, a saint, and even as a reincarnation of Jesus Christ. That being said, very few of the international mainstream media outlets have done Mandela’s radical politics justice.
What I am interested in shedding light on, that has been underrepresented in mainstream media, is the extent to which Mandela sought to fight discrimination. Beyond race discrimination, Mandela strived to eliminate class.
The radicalism of Mandela can be shown through his usage of a diversity of tactics – training for young militants, violent actions and sabotage when needed, but also the organization of peaceful protests, strikes and boycotts. Due to the wide range of tactics Mandela employed, it is difficult to place him on the political spectrum.
Mandela gave a statement in his own defense at the trial of Pretoria on April 20, 1964, in which he said, “I have always regarded myself, in the first place, as an African patriot. Today I am attracted by the idea of a classless society, an attraction which springs in part from Marxist reading and, in part, from my admiration of the structure of early African societies. The land belonged to the tribe. There were no rich or poor and there was no exploitation.” Ultimately, on June 11 of that year, he was found guilty of four charges of sabotage and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Mandela saw the struggle for the liberation of his people as a class struggle. In these few upcoming weeks, politicians and writers around the world will be framing his struggle in a different light, in a way that will attempt to omit the essential fight that Mandela fought that is class warfare.
In many ways Mandela differed from the linear dogma that was the Marxist approach. Mandela didn’t believe in the dictatorship of the proletariat but that armed revolution was unfortunately, considering the circumstances of the time, the only option.
After the Sharpeville massacre, Mandela understood that peaceful resistance in the South African context would set precedence for immobility. He went on to co-found Umkhonto we Sizwe (Spear of the Nation), which was the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC) until 1990.
Armed revolution was a recurrent tactic used by national liberation movements throughout Africa since the end of World War Two, particularly in the Portuguese colonies of Guinea-Bissau, Angola and Mozambique, but also in Algeria, where Mandela was first trained in the art of armed revolution by members of the Front de Liberation Nationale (FLN).
Where Madiba (Mandela’s clan name) did differ was in his belief that violent revolution would not emancipate the majority of black South Africans but rather enact another form of oppression onto them. Unlike the Communist Party of South Africa, Mandela believed in actively participating in class struggle, with the mission to harmonize class distinctions.
This is a primordial point in understanding the national liberation theory that was the backbone of the ANC’s struggle and also in better understanding the current political climate of South Africa. Yet, in the past three days, mainstream media has made no mention of one of the defining traits of the South African Miracle – that black majority of South Africans did not seek a form of revenge from the white population after the end of apartheid – and why the so-called miracle has turned into a nightmare for many South Africans today.
There is a right-wing sanitizing effort that is trying to rewrite history and construct Mandela’s legacy to conform to a neoliberal agenda that many multinationals and the current South African Zuma administration ascribe to. On the other hand, many left-wing commentators and political pundits have noxiously repudiated Mandela’s legacy altogether.
The emphasis on Mandela’s non-violent actions while omitting his struggle to bring about substantial economical and social change in South Africa panders into the neoliberal belief that civil liberties can be upheld while economic and social rights are denied. Madiba knew this to be false.
Even though apartheid was technically vanquished in South Africa, in part because of the relentless efforts of Nelson Mandela, social and economical apartheid continues to impede the birth of the “rainbow nation” – a term coined by Archbishop Desmond Tutu that tries to capture the racial, tribal, and linguistic diversity of South Africa.
Many left-wing media sources have published articles that point to the ANC’s implementation of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) directives and the World Bank guidelines in the early 1990s, which made sure to prevent an equal redistribution of wealth throughout South African society. These sources imply that Madiba’s decision not to pursue armed revolution, and his total faith in a democracy that could change, demonstrate that he was not radical enough for real social change in South Africa. It should be noted that social change has never been brought over night.
In light of the 2012 South African Marikana massacre, a wildcat strike that lasted a month and a half and cost the lives of 38 striking miners because of the intervention of security forces, Madiba’s radical legacy is more important than ever. We can look to his radical past and learn from how he used a diversity of tactics for the struggles of today. Madiba inspired the world to act and inform themselves on issues of class and race, but that struggle is far from over.
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Niall is a Montreal-based human rights and social justice activist, convinced environmentalist, democratic socialist in the vein of Svend Robinson, and member of the NDP and Projet Montreal. In early 2013, Niall also co-founded Romanipe along with Dafina Savic, an organization that aims to raise awareness about the condition of Romani refugees in Canada and break down the barriers of discrimination against Romani people within Quebec and the greater Canadian society through promoting a better understanding of Romani culture.
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Peace, Democracy and Human Rights in Asia
September 10–11, 2009, Prague
The conference "Peace, Democracy and Human Rights in Asia" will take place in Prague on September 10–11, 2009.
The participants of the conference will focus on the implementation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights with special emphasis on freedom of thought, conscience and religion; on protection of cultural rights of religious and ethnic minorities including language, spiritual traditions and customs; on right to education as one of the most strongly contested in the field of minority rights and last but not least on environmental rights and their linkage with human rights protection.
The invitees include Nobel Peace Prize Laureates such as His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Frederik Willem de Klerk, Jody Williams and Paula Dobriansky, Foreign policy specialist and former Under-Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs, Ramin Jahanbegloo,Iranian dissident and intellectual, Zoya Phan, International Coordinator at the Burma Campaign UK, Maran Turner, Executive Director of Freedom Now, Khin Ohmar, Former Burmese student activist and founding member of the Women’s League of Burma, Karel Kovanda, Deputy Director-General for External Relations of the European Commission, Petr Bratský, Member of Parliament of the Czech Republic,Doan Viet Hoat, Civil rights and human rights activist and dissident from Vietnam, Robert Menard, FormerSecretary-General of Reporters Without Borders and others.
The overall theme of the conference is Peace, Democracy and Human Rights in Asia.
The goal of the conference is twofold: To share experiences and debate the recent and current developments regarding the aforementioned themes in parts of Asia, and to agree on concrete proposals and ways to effectively address these issues.
Different aspects of the main themes will be discussed in several topical panels.
Religious, Cultural and Indigenous Rights:
Every place in the world has a rich cultural heritage. This heritage could be considered a body of wisdom including tools for survival and traditions that have been accumulated over millenniums. This distillate of generations fuels the perspectives and innovations of our modern day while reminding us who we are and where we come from. The freedom to choose one's path towards fulfillment is preserved in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and is fundamental to the pursuit of happiness desired by all human beings. The full development of the personality includes the right to explore one's beliefs and different concepts of how life should be lived. The freedom to explore these fundamental rights needs to be defended. The right to a nationality and the freedom to change it are protected by the UDHR. The freedom of belief and religion are also protected in the UDHR. Cultural heritage needs to be preserved, not only in the interest of honoring the past, but also in the interest of having a future. How is it possible to implement and protect these human rights? How can education of cultural heritage, including language, religion, tradition and tolerance become central and fundamental? What are the steps to ensure that there is a just world for us to develop and live in?
Inclusive Government Versus Exclusive Governance:
The role of government should be for the people and representative of the people that it governs. If people are denied equality under the law or representation in government then there is a fundamental injustice. Free speech, media, the rights to assemble, worship, and dissent are all basic liberties that help to balance the power structure found in society. Violence, fear, and an imbalanced judicial system guarantee a hegemonic power structure which is intrinsically not representative of the people. The right to equality before the law, to fair hearings, from arbitrary arrest, and the freedom from degrading treatment and torture are protected under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. People under threat in the circumstances of illegitimate governance are anyone harboring an alternative political, religious, or sociological perspective. A robust civil society is necessary for an inclusive, just future. It is diversity that fuels innovation. Systematic repression of contrasting views and the way in which conflict is managed within a society can create an unsustainable environment that will not nourish the people being governed and in turn destabilize the government and society itself. Tolerance must be a fundamental part of education. What is the most effective way to resist an oppressive regime? How can we transform closed perspectives to embrace our diversity, which can fuel innovation? How can we prevent the systematic repression of contrasting views? How can we change the way in which conflict is perceived within a given society and create a sustainable environment that will nourish the people being governed? How can genuine tolerance and respect be achieved and preserved?
Implementing Democracy, Sustainable Development and Education:
Empowerment through inclusion and education are fundamental rights protected by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Social equality, innovation, and justice harbored under a democratic social structure are the essential ingredients for progress. Status is a construct that is not entirely merit based. Status can be intertwined with the political objectives of an oppressive government or unsustainable economic development strategy. By enhancing the open, democratic aspects of a society the rights and powers of each individual should be enhanced and cultivated as a great resource. Justice, equality, and sustainability are factors that harmonize when in balance; which is achieved through insightful development and education. Empowerment through the education of human rights is paramount to the future of our rights. What is the most effective way to achieve sustainable economic and social development? How are the rights of indigenous people, women and children able to be protected? And can education bridge the gap between status groups?
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Court of Appeal stomps on human rights appeals for...
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Court of Appeal stomps on human rights appeals for visitors
Abbas: private life in visit visa cases
Kopoi: family life in visit cases
Onuorah: worst of both worlds
Criticisms of the approach of the Court of Appeal
In three notionally separate but transparently linked judgments the Court of Appeal last year stomped all over the idea of visitors to the UK being able to appeal visa refusals on human rights grounds. The judgments not only severely curtail the possibility of human rights appeals in visit cases but also, because the statutory right of appeal in general later followed the lead set by visit appeals, have wider implications for all immigration appeals.
Appeals to the Supreme Court are being investigated in all three cases, we understand.
The three cases are, in the order in which they eventually appeared:
(1) Secretary of State for the Home Department v Abbas [2017] EWCA Civ 1393, which addresses private life and visit appeals
(2) Entry Clearance Officer, Sierra Leone v Kopoi [2017] EWCA Civ 1511, which addresses family life and visit appeals, and
(3) Secretary of State for the Home Department v Onuorah [2017] EWCA Civ 1757, which ties up any loose ends.
In the first case the appellant was unrepresented, which ought in theory to reduce its precedent value. Not so, it seems, as we see below. To make the imbalance even more pronounced, the Court of Appeal heard from no-one on behalf of the migrant or his family but the Home Office was represented by a silk, Lisa Giovannetti QC. In some cases where one party is unrepresented or the court fears that important arguments will not be heard by the court, an amicus curiae is appointed. None appeared here.
In the second and third cases, the first was definitely considered an important precedent. In the second case I was briefed as counsel. In the third, Michael Biggs was briefed. Colin Thomann represented the Home Office as junior in the first case and alone in the second and third.
How the order of the cases is decided by the court clerks or judges is, as always, unclear. But the sequencing seems extraordinary in this instance.
In the first case, Abbas, the appellant was a Pakistani national aged 33 who lived with his wife and three small children in Pakistan. He wanted to visit the UK with his family to see an uncle and grandmother who live here. The grandmother could not travel to Pakistan — and probably wasn’t great at using Skype — so the only realistic way for personal contact to occur was for Mr Abbas to travel to the UK.
He applied for a visit visa but the application was rejected, despite his previous records of visiting and returning from the UK. There had been a previous allegation that he had relied on a false document, an allegation he strongly denied. He appealed to the First-tier Tribunal and the appeal was allowed on human rights grounds.
The First-tier judge does not appear to have followed the Mostafa (Article 8 in entry clearance) [2015] UKUT 112 (IAC) approach, which is to ask
(1) whether human rights were engaged and then only if so
(2) whether the appeal should succeed according to the standards of the Immigration Rules.
Instead the judge ignored the Immigration Rules and treated the case as a free-standing human rights assessment exercise.
Accordingly, the Court of Appeal defined the issue in the appeal thus:
To what extent does the state have a positive obligation on grounds of private life (where no relevant family life exists) to grant entry clearance for an adult to visit an elderly relative located in the United Kingdom?
It seemed to suit the Secretary of State very well for the issue to be framed as a pure human rights one in this way. This is because the answer to the question is an obvious “no”; of course there is no obligation, other than in exceptional circumstances, to allow a person to visit if the Immigration Rules are not satisfied.
The real issue was actually whether there was a right of appeal at all and, if so, whether it should be allowed, applying the standards of the Immigration Rules, following the Mostafa approach. Because the appellant was not represented this is not a point that could be made to the court.
Indeed, the case of Mostafa was not even cited by the court, which is really rather surprising. It was the leading Upper Tribunal case on the subject. I am told it was specifically cited in the Secretary of State’s skeleton argument and included in the authorities bundle. The appellant was unrepresented. Perhaps this oversight by the court was because the appellant was unrepresented.
In any event, the Court of Appeal concluded — unsurprisingly given the way the issue was framed — that Article 8 cannot give rise to a right of entry on the basis of seeking to develop private life. In doing so, the court showed no awareness of the importance of visits for maintaining family links across borders in the modern world. Perhaps that was never put to the court because the appellant was unrepresented.
This begs the question of why, then, Parliament legislated as it did for a right of appeal on human rights grounds against refusal of visit visas.
The court, adopting unquestioningly the analysis of the Secretary of State, clearly took the view that to allow the appeal would herald a stampede of applications and appeals outside the visitor Immigration Rules all relying on Article 8, thereby blowing a great big hole in UK immigration control.
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Actually, had the appeal been allowed, the effect would have been to say that some applicants for visit visas with a sufficiently close nexus to family or friends in the UK would be entitled to a review of their refusal based on an appeal on the merits of the application rather than an application for judicial review based merely on lawfulness. The appeals of those who did not meet the rules would be dismissed but those who had wrongly been judged by an Entry Clearance Officer would be allowed. But that point was never put to the court because the appellant was unrepresented.
And when these points were put to the court in subsequent cases, it seems it was too late. The precedent was already set.
In Kopoi, the appellant was a young woman and a citizen of Sierra Leone. She wanted to visit extended family members in the UK, one of whom was a barrister. The family in the UK wanted her to visit to help their children maintain family links to Sierra Leone. The visit was refused on the basis that the applicant might overstay her visa if admitted; there was no “intention to leave”, in immigration parlance.
An appeal against the decision was pursued and succeeded at the First-tier Tribunal on the basis that the Immigration Rules were satisfied. The Entry Clearance Officer appealed to the Upper Tribunal on the new basis that there was no right of appeal in the first place because there were no human rights engaged on the facts of the case.
The applicant succeeded again in the Upper Tribunal on the basis that there was a family life between the applicant and the sponsors. Nevertheless, the Entry Clearance Officer appealed again.
The Court of Appeal reversed the decisions of the lower tribunals and allowed the Entry Clearance Officer’s appeal on the basis that there was no family life established, no right to develop one across borders and therefore the tribunal should have found there was no right of appeal in the first place.
The Court of Appeal makes no reference to private life, despite it being argued.
The last of the three cases is Onuorah, in which the lead judgment is given by Lord Justice Singh — his first in the Court of Appeal, I think. In a twist of fate, Rabinder Singh was once, between 2000 and 2002, the Independent Monitor for Entry Clearance with a specific remit to review visit visa refusals at a time when the government of the day had removed rights of appeal in visit cases.
Because of his previous work on this, Singh LJ must surely be one of the people most keenly aware of the value and importance of family visits.
In Onuorah, Singh LJ fills in the gaps in the reasoning and approach of the previous panels of the Court of Appeal in the earlier cases. He considers himself bound by authority but his rigorous analytical mind goes further than the previous judgments and, unfortunately for those putative visitors who would wish to rely on a merits based appeal, remedies their shortcomings.
Whether this would have been the outcome had the precedents of Abbas and Kopoi not been set is unknown. Perhaps not.
The case involved the Nigerian sister of a naturalised British citizen who wanted to visit him in the UK. She was married in Nigeria and was employed — so how on earth the ECO could conclude she had no intention to leave the UK at the end of her visit is something of a mystery. Indeed, in common with the earlier two cases, judges of the First-tier and Upper Tribunals allowed the appeal on the facts, finding that she was a genuine visitor, as seems almost inevitable to any rational decision-maker on the facts of the case. Only an Entry Clearance Officer would refuse such a case.
The racial nature of immigration control often hides in plain sight; in this case there is no hiding.
We have already seen that in Abbas the applicant was unrepresented and the Court of Appeal made no reference to the leading tribunal case of Mostafa. The Court of Appeal seemed to think the applicant sought entry on the basis of Article 8 private life standing alone, without any regard to the requirements of the Immigration Rules. It is no surprise, then, that the appeal was rejected given the way in which it was framed.
The same approach was adopted by the Court of Appeal in Kopoi. At paragraph 16 Sales LJ holds that there was no family life. No reference is made to private life, unfortunately, despite it being argued before the court. Sales LJ then goes on, unnecessarily, to find that there is no obligation under Article 8 to admit the applicant. Again, if that is the question, the answer is no surprise because the court seems to conceive of the case as suggesting that applicants can enter irrespective of the requirements of the Immigration Rules.
It is arguable that the real question before the court in both cases were whether there was a right of appeal and then, if so, whether, having regard to the Immigration Rules on visitors, whether that appeal should be allowed. The question of whether human rights are engaged is about remedy: is there a right of appeal on merits or just the residual possibility of an application for judicial review on lawfulness?
That is rather a different way of looking at the cases. It does not require any hole to be blown in immigration control, any free-standing right of admission based on human rights alone and it respects the scheme of the Immigration Rules, which will determine the outcome of basically all cases.
The judgments can also be criticised on two further grounds.
Firstly, it is arguable that family life is engaged in situations of family visits even between more extended family members. Modern cross border families simply cannot function or exist in any meaningful way without face to face contact, which requires a visit visa. States must respect that right for family life to exist and develop. This is not to say that the Immigration Rules should be disregarded, just that family life is engaged and there would therefore be a merits-based right of appeal.
Secondly, the court in all cases totally compartmentalises the private and family life aspects of Article 8. There is plenty of authority to suggest that the distinction between Article 8 private and family life is a false dichotomy and that Article 8 is a holistic whole but with different complementary rather than contrasting aspects.
If we hear more about the progress or otherwise of applications for permission to appeal to the Supreme Court we will keep readers posted.
Colin Yeo
Immigration and asylum barrister, blogger, writer and consultant at Garden Court Chambers in London and founder and editor of the Free Movement immigration law website.
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Detroit Free Press Sports Awards: Meet the girls basketball nominees
Mick McCabe and Dana Sulonen
The second annual Detroit Free Press Sports Awards, presented by Detroit Area Honda Dealers, is set for June 6 at the Detroit Fillmore. The red carpet event will bring together the best high school athletes in the metro Detroit area.
The guest speaker this year will be Detroit Red Wings center Dylan Larkin.
Eight player of the year nominees in each MHSAA sport have been chosen by the Free Press, and the winners will be announced live during the awards ceremony.
The nominees will receive a complementary ticket and one free ticket for a guest to the event. Additional tickets may be purchased by the general public at sportsawards.freep.com.
Here are the eight nominees for Girls Basketball Player of the Year:
Julia Ayrault
Grosse Pointe North, Sr., G
The stats: Averaged 20 points, 9.0 rebounds, 4.5 steals, 4.0 blocks and 3.5 assists per game.
The buzz: Ayrault, a Miss Basketball finalist who is headed to Michigan State to continue her basketball career, was the No. 75 player in the 2019 class, per ESPN. She holds multiple school records, including 497 points scored in a season.
Sophie Dziekan
Brighton, Jr. F
The stats: Averaged 13.5 points, 8.2 rebounds, 2.0 blocks and 2.0 steals per game.
The buzz: The junior, who is on pace to eclipse 1,000 points in her career, has already recorded 731 points and grabbed 545 rebounds. She's a first team KLAA player and a Bowling Green commit.
Rickea Jackson
Detroit Edison, Sr., F
The stats: Averaged 22.1 points and 8.1 rebounds per game.
The buzz: Jackson's career was a storied one. She was a runaway Miss Basketball winner, led Detroit Edison to three state titles and is headed to play for Mississippi State next year.
Alexis Johnson
Southfield A&T, Sr., F
The stats: Averaged 18 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.0 steals and 2 assists per game.
The buzz: Johnson was a big reason why Southfield A&T advance to the Division 1 state championship game. She will continue her basketball career at Marshall.
Kate McArthur
Warren Cousino, Sr., SG
The stats: Averaged 15.4 points, 3.6 assists and 2.3 steals per game.
The buzz: The Central Michigan signee reached reached 1,500 career points on Feb. 14 in a game against Utica. This year, was named first team All-Conference and the Team MVP.
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The stats: Averaged 17.0 points, 12.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 4.0 steals per game.
The buzz: Another big part of A&T's success this year, McEvans has an offer to play at Marquette.
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The stats: Averaged 18.4 points, 8.0 assists and 5.7 rebounds per game.
The buzz: Powell was a big reason for Country Day's back-to-back championships in 2017 and 2018. A top 100 prospect in the 2019 class, she will play in college at Minnesota.
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Wayne Memorial, Sr., G
The stats: Averaged 20.4 points, 9.1 rebounds and 7.8 assists per game
The buzz: Terry, who will play in college at Illinois, is ranked the No. 18 guard nationally in the 2019 class. She led Wayne to the Division 1 state semifinals.
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Ethiopia’s resettlement scheme leaves lives shattered and UK facing questions
January 23, 2013 03:52 am by Editor Leave a Comment
Mr O twists his beaded keyring between his long fingers as he explains why he started legal action against Britain’s international development department over its aid funding to Ethiopia. Three other refugees from the Gambella region listen as he speaks in a stifling room in north-eastern Kenya. All have a story to tell.
The accounts are broadly similar, but the details reveal the individual tragedies that have shattered their lives: they say they were forced to leave their villages, beaten by soldiers, and sent to remote areas lacking all basic services under a controversial “villagisation” programme.
Eventually, they fled to Kenya, joining nearly half a million displaced people living in the world’s biggest refugee complex, a sprawling expanse of tents and rudimentary houses set in the sun-hammered scrub and sand outside Dadaab.
“We don’t have any means of retrieving our land. We decided to find an organisation that could be our lawyer and stand up for us so that those who are funding these organisations to displace us will be stopped,” Mr O said. He spoke through a translator in the language of the Anuak, an indigenous people who live in Ethiopia’s western Gambella region.
“Britain is a very big power in the world. Britain is Ethiopia’s top donor,” says Mr O, whose identity is being protected for his safety. The 32-year-old wears a stained white shirt, white trousers and a blue-beaded bracelet on his left hand.
London-based law firm Leigh Day & Co has taken the case for Mr O, arguing that money from the UK’s Department for International Development (DfID) is funding the villagisation programme.
Ethiopia is one of the biggest recipients of UK aid and Britain, alongside other international donors, contributes significant funding for the Protection of Basic Services (PBS) programme. Lawyers for Mr O say that, by contributing to this programme, DfID contributes to villagisation, be it by financing infrastructure in new settlements or paying the salaries of officials overseeing the relocations.
DfID says it does not fund any commune projects in Ethiopia. A spokesman said the agency was aware of allegations of abuses and would raise any concerns at the highest levels of the Ethiopian government. Leigh Day is waiting for a response to its letter to the UK government in December.
The three-year villagisation programme aims to move 1.5 million rural families to new “model” villages in four regions, including approximately 45,000 households in Gambella. Official plans say the movements are voluntary, and infrastructure and alternative livelihoods will be provided in the new villages.
In January 2012, a Human Rights Watch report said the Ethiopian government was forcibly relocating thousands of people in Gambella, with villagers being told the resettlement was linked to the leasing of large tracts of land for commercial agriculture.
For the four Anuak in Dadaab, relocation has been a catastrophe: Mr O has not seen his wife and six children since he left, Peter’s wife was raped by soldiers, widow Chan and her eldest son were beaten, and Ongew was detained 11 times on charges of inciting villagers. The four did not want to give their full names for fear of retribution.
There is a desperate sense of powerlessness among the refugees, who link the recent abuses to years of alleged targeting of their ethnic group, including a 2003 massacre of Anuak in the town of Gambella. “I feel so very bad because I have been separated from my family, which shows we do not have the power to protect ourselves … Unless you decide to leave that area there will not be hope for you,” Mr O says.
Peter, a 40-year-old who lost his sight 20 years ago, bows his head as he tells how he was beaten when he asked the soldiers to take his disability into account before moving him in October 2011. Then, his wife was taken away and raped.
“I’m powerless. There was nothing I could do to stop that. Also, my cousin was taken by the soldiers and is still missing today,” Peter says. He left through South Sudan and arrived in Kenya with his wife and five children in March last year.
When soldiers came almost two years ago to move Chan, a 37-year-old farmer and mother of four, they beat her on the arm and face with a stick. The skin on the right side of her face, just below her ear, is uneven and marked. The soldiers also beat her then 18-year-old son on the head with a gun. Nobody could fight back.
“Because we don’t have power,” she says, her hands upturned helplessly on her lap. “Whenever these soldiers come to a village, there are very many. How will you fight? If you try to beat even one soldier, they will attack the whole village.”
Chan, whose husband was killed during the 2003 massacre, moved to the new village. “There was no water, no school, no clinic, not even good farm land because it is dry land,” she says. People were still being abused, so she decided to leave with her children. She arrived in Kenya last February. Despite the creeping insecurity in the Dadaab refugee camps, she says life is better “because nobody is coming to beat you in your home”.
Mr O, then a farmer and student at agricultural college, was forced from his village in November 2011. At first he would not leave, so soldiers from the Ethiopian National Defence Force beat him with guns. He lifts the faded black baseball hat he is wearing, marked with the words “Stop violence against women”, and shows a thin, long scar on his head. Strong men were forced to lie down and then beaten while women were also beaten, and those who resisted were taken and raped in a military camp, he says.
He was forced to a “new place” which did not have water, food or productive land. He was told to build a house for his family, but when work didn’t progress as quickly as expected, he was taken to a military camp and beaten again. After one month he left, sneaking past village leaders and “local militias” who controlled the area, refusing to let people leave. He arrived in Kenya in mid-December 2011.
Ongew, a 35-year-old wearing a red baseball cap and blue jeans, believes the international community can stop the alleged abuses. “There are powerful countries that control the world. So we are requesting those international communities … to stand firm and force Ethiopia to leave our land and stop this villagisation,” he says.
Ongew used to distribute food to the new villages for the government but when villagers began to complain about the absence of services, he was blamed for inciting them. The father of four was beaten many times. He gets news of his family sometimes from a relative in Britain. He has heard that police have repeatedly questioned his wife about his whereabouts.
Mr O’s wife and children are now in a new village. He has not seen them since he left but news of them reaches him through new arrivals.
The four Anuak say the relocations are continuing, with new refugees still arriving in Kenya.
Mr O says he is not taking legal action in order to get money. “Money will not bring any change for me and my family … What we want from the court is our land back. We will go there, produce what we like, and we will support our lives as before.”
Source: the Guardian
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Blessed Pope Benedict XI
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The 7th of July is the feast of Blessed Pope Benedict XI. He is the patron saint of Treviso.
The following is from Catholic Encyclopedia:
(Nicholas Boccasini)
Born at Treviso, Italy, 1240; died at Perugia, 7 July, 1304. He entered the Dominican Order at the age of fourteen. After fourteen years of study, he became lector of theology, which office he filled for several years. In 1296 he was elected Master General of the Order. As at this time hostility to Boniface VIII was becoming more pronounced, the new general issued an ordinance forbidding his subjects to favour in any way the opponents of the reigning pontiff; he also enjoined on them to defend in their sermons, when opportune, the legitimacy of the election of Boniface. This loyalty of Boccasini, which remained unshaken to the end, was recognized by Boniface, who showed him many marks of favour and confidence. Thus with the two cardinal-legates, the Dominican General formed the important embassy, the purpose of which was the concluding of an armistice between Edward I of England and Philip IV of France, then at war with each other. In the year 1298 Boccasini was elevated to the cardinalate; he was afterwards appointed Bishop of Ostia and Dean of the Sacred College. As at that time Hungary was rent by civil war, the cardinal-bishop was sent thither by the Holy See as legate a latere to labour for the restoration of peace. At the time of the return of the legate to Rome, the famous contest of Boniface VIII with Philip the Fair had reached its height. When, in 1303, the enemies of the pope had made themselves masters of the sacred palace, of all the cardinals and prelates only the two Cardinal-Bishops of Ostia and Sabina remained at the side of the venerable Pontiff to defend him from the violence of William of Nogaret and Sciarra Colonna.
A month after this scene of violence, Boniface having died, Boccasini was unanimously elected Pope, 22 October, taking the name of Benedict XI. The principal event of his pontificate was the restoration of peace with the French court. Immediately after his election Philip sent three ambassadors to the pope bearing the royal letter of congratulation. The king, while professing his obedience and devotion, recommended to the benevolence of the pope the Kingdom and Church of France. Benedict, judging a policy of indulgence to be necessary for the restoration of peace with the French court, absolved Philip and his subjects from the censures they had incurred and restored the king and kingdom to the rights and privileges of which they had been deprived by Boniface. The Colonna cardinals were also absolved from their censures, but not reinstated in their former dignities. This policy of leniency Benedict carried out without compromising the dignity of the Holy See or the memory of Boniface VIII. Nogaret and Sciarra Colonna and those implicated in the outrage of Anagni were declared excommunicated and summoned to appear before the pontifical tribunal. After a brief pontificate of eight months, Benedict died suddenly at Perugia. It was suspected, not altogether without reason, that his sudden death was caused by poisoning through the agency of William of Nogaret. Benedict XI was beatified in the year 1773. His feast is celebrated at Rome and throughout the Dominican Order on the 7th of July. He is the author of a volume of sermons and commentaries on a part of the Gospel of St. Matthew, on the Psalms, the Book of Job, and the Apocalypse.
Ptol. Luc., Hist. Eccl. III, 672; Bernardus Guidonis, Vit. pont. rom., IX, 1010; Script. Ord. Præd., I, 444; Grandjean, Les registres de Benoît XI (Paris, 1883); Funke, Papst Benedikt XI (Münster, 1891);Artaud de Montor, History of the Popes (New York, 1867), I, 481-484; Année Dominicaine, vii, 125-54; 874-77; and the monograph of Ferreton (Treviso, 1904).
M. A. Waldron.
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“Dante ci guarda” on display in Florence
A bronze sculpture by Giancarlo Fulgenzi and Giovanni Raspini
Thursday 8 October, in the prestigious art nouveau hall of the Westin Excelsior in Piazza Ognissanti in Florence, took place the inauguration of Dante ci guarda. The exhibition, dedicated to the bronze sculpture by Giancarlo Fulgenzi and Giovanni Raspini, will last until Tuesday 10 November in the prestigious hall of the hotel.
Dante ci guarda is an allegorical work made in bronze using the ancient technique of lost-wax casting, conceived and created by the two Tuscan artists. A sculptural object of great visual impact, “Dante ci guarda” arose with the intention of celebrating beauty, values, sociability and work in the land of Tuscany, i.e. the Genius Loci of a natural and human microcosm known all over the world.
The bronze monument is composed of many significant iconographic subjects: the elements of the Tuscan landscape ("Leopoldine" houses, cypress trees, vineyards, woodland, etc.), a scene of an ancient tavern; a butcher's shop; carpenter, blacksmith and sculptor's workshops, together with elements of culture and depictions of contemporary Tuscany such as the depiction of the set of the film Like Crazy by Paolo Virzì. The Supreme Poet dominates the bronze monument, giving meaning and unity to the life that passes under his gaze.
Giancarlo Fulgenzi and Giovanni Raspini dedicate this important sculptural work to Dante, on the occasion of the celebrations of the 700th anniversary of his death.
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The Right To Privacy: Peter Thiel and Thomas Jefferson
In September 1802, during Thomas Jefferson's first term as President of the United States, a political journalist named James T. Callender wrote an article in a Richmond newspaper that Jefferson had for many years "kept as his concubine, one of his own slaves...Her name is Sally." Callender further wrote that Jefferson had fathered many of her children. Sally Hemings was the daughter of a slave who had been given a home in the Jefferson household.
Political journalist James T. Callender outed Thomas Jefferson during his first term as President of having fathered illegitimate children with one of his slaves, Sally Hemings.
Thomas Jefferson did not offer any public response to the personal attacks and he simply ignored that it ever happened. He went on to serve two terms as President, and post-retrospective DNA evidence later confirmed that the Jefferson family shared DNA with the Hemings children.
The reason why Thomas Jefferson did not condemn the writer who outed him to the public nor did he attempt to even refute the information was due to his preference for "newspapers without government" over "government without newspapers". Jefferson was the key Founding Father who supported a free press:
"The people are the only censors of their governors: and even their errors will tend to keep these to the true principles of their institution. To punish these errors too severely would be to suppress the only safeguard of public liberty....The basis of our governments being the opinion of the people, the very first object should be to keep that right; and were it left to me to decide whether we should a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter." -Thomas Jefferson, in a letter to Edward Carrington, 1787
This has been the tradition that has been in place in America for more than two centuries. It is naturally a given that when people in the public eye are caricatured and their private lives put on display in the name of celebrity gossip, political satire and general sensationalism, the subjects usually have no definable rights into privacy.
In The Right to Privacy (1997) authors Ellen Alderman and Caroline Kennedy give various accounts in which ordinary citizens have come up against intrusions by the government, businesses, news media, their own neighbours, in addition to patients' right to refuse further medical treatment, people suing squelch reporting by the media, and the intrusion of the press into the lives of people- private and public; and the bottom line is that the right to privacy is not a right in the United States. Having grown up in the public eye, Caroline Kennedy writes lucidly about many of these issues, and that a person in the public eye basically has no privacy protections.
Caroline Kennedy, with her father, John F. Kennedy in 1960. Having grown up in the public eye, Caroline writes in The Right to Privacy that people essentially have no privacy protections under U.S. law.
What might have been left of these illusory privacy rights have been further eroded by government intrusion into the monitoring of private individuals as released in the Edward Snowden documents and the advent of social media networks and search engines which have created an altered perception of online experiences by the active censorship of information and the subsequent creation of a business model that gathers information about people to sell to various businesses.
Peter Thiel has recently published an op-piece in the New York Times entitled: The Online Privacy Debate Won't End With Gawker. Having been outed as gay in 2007 by a Gawker editor before he had been ready to come out to the public, Mr. Thiel took 9 years to plan his revenge, and subsequently fund the lawsuit that would bring the publication down. Although one can certain agree with Mr. Thiel on the various injustices that gay men and women had to navigate through in the post-modern world, I wonder if Mr. Thiel realises that he has opened up the Pandora's box into the true, underlying intrusions of online privacy? From Facebook to Palantir, Mr. Thiel is making an argument against the various companies that have given him the power to take down a publication such as the Gawker. Although the particular case that Mr. Thiel had funded against the Gawker, already had legal precedents (i.e. "being photographed and filmed in a private place without consent"); his actions in the public eye have now cast a doubt upon the social networks and companies that have sold people's private information for a hefty sum.
Thomas Jefferson set a precedent in 1802 that a free press, even if one condemned him or personally attacked him, was a necessary evil for "newspapers without government." In 2016, two hundred and fourteen years later, Peter Thiel has set an entirely new precedent challenging that view.
Peter Thiel writes, "Gawker violated my privacy and cashed in on it." This is true, and one has to sympathise with Mr. Thiel. However, what if all the online users of Facebook and Google said the same thing? "Facebook violated my privacy and cashed in on it?" We could be in for a new revolution, one that puts privacy on the fast-track towards legal reform, and it could be that Mr. Thiel has unwittingly begun a dialogue into the end of social networks and companies like Google, Palantir, doubleclick and many others that financially benefit from tracking and selling users' private information. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said recently at the Recode conference that "seek revenge and you should dig two graves, one for yourself."
Mr. Bezos has a lot written about him, and probably has developed a thick skin as a consequence. I, myself, probably haven't portrayed him in the best light in the past, but you have to admire a public figure and founder such as Jeff Bezos, who possesses that kind of cool, calm-and-collected Jeffersonian attitude towards the media.
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