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The Suzuki Hayabusa (or GSX1300R) is a sport bike motorcycle made by Suzuki since 1999. It immediately won acclaim as the world's fastest production motorcycle, with a top speed of 303 to 312 km/h (188 to 194 mph).
In 1999, fears of a European regulatory backlash or import ban, led to an informal agreement between the Japanese and European manufacturers to govern the top speed of their motorcycles at an arbitrary limit. The media-reported value for the speed agreement in miles per hour was consistently 186 mph, while in kilometers per hour it varied from 299 to 303 km/h, which is typical given unit conversion rounding errors. This figure may also be affected by a number of external factors, as can the power and torque values.
The conditions under which this limitation was adopted led to the 1999 Hayabusa's title remaining, at least technically, unassailable, since no subsequent model could go faster without being tampered with. After the much anticipated Kawasaki Ninja ZX-12R of 2000 fell 6 km/h (4 mph) short of claiming the title, the Hayabusa secured its place as the fastest standard production bike of the 20th century. This gives the unrestricted 1999 models even more cachet with collectors.
Besides its speed, the Hayabusa has been lauded by many reviewers for its all-round performance, in that it does not drastically compromise other qualities like handling, comfort, reliability, noise, fuel economy or price in pursuit of a single function. Jay Koblenz of Motorcycle Consumer News commented, "If you think the ability of a motorcycle to approach 190 mph or reach the quarter-mile in under 10 seconds is at best frivolous and at worst offensive, this still remains a motorcycle worthy of just consideration. The Hayabusa is Speed in all its glory. But Speed is not all the Hayabusa is."
First generation (1999–2007)
When first shown to the press in 1999, the first Hayabusas made a profound impression. No previous motorcycle has broken the production model top speed record by such a margin, 16 to 23 km/h (10 to 14 mph), depending on which measured speeds the source was relying on for the CBR1100XX and the GSX-1300R.
Hayabusa (?) is Japanese for "peregrine falcon", a bird that often serves as a metaphor for speed due to its vertical hunting dive, or stoop, speed of 290 to 325 km/h (180 to 202 mph), the fastest of any bird. In particular, the choice of name was made because the peregrine falcon preys on blackbirds, which reflected the intent of the original Hayabusa to unseat the Honda CBR1100XX Super Blackbird as the world's fastest production motorcycle. Eventually, the Hayabusa managed to surpass the Super Blackbird by at least a full 16 km/h (10 mph).
The first generation had a 1,299 cc (79.3 cu in) liquid-cooled, inline-4 engine with sixteen valves driven by double-overhead cams. This configuration, technologically unremarkable for that time, delivered a record-setting claimed 129 kW (173 bhp) at the crankshaft by virtue of the largest displacement ever in a sport bike, and a ram air system that forced cool, pressurized air into the cylinders at speed. Combined with sophisticated aerodynamics, this powerful engine pushed the Hayabusa's top speed far above the Honda CBR1100XX Blackbird by a significant leap, contrasting with the incremental gains that preceded the Suzuki hyper sport entry. The 1997 carbureted CBR1100XX had previously only inched past the previous top speed record holder, the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-11 of 1990.
The Hayabusa's abundance of power at any engine speed made the Hayabusa easier to ride by giving the rider a greater choice of gear selection for a given speed and stunning acceleration.
The ram air ducts at the front of the drooping, rounded nose squeezed frontal area away from the headlight, and this, along with the need for a narrow frontal area, necessitated a stacked headlight and high beam behind a single lens. Moreover, the need to reduce the extreme drag encountered at high speeds determined the Hayabusa's entire bulbous, and much-criticized, bodywork design. Koblenz remarked, "non-traditional styling generates the main controversy of the Hayabusa." When viewed through the eyes of those who judged its beauty on the basis of its functionality, or given a little time to get used to it, the bike's looks did find admirers. The striking two-tone copper/silver paint scheme was similarly loved by some and hated by others, but was successful if the intent of an all-new, flagship product is to make a bold statement. So while it was called ugly by some in the press, this aerodynamic shape was key to the Hayabusa's ability to reach record-setting speeds.
Reflecting in 2009 on the initial design, the creator of the Hayabusa's look, Suzuki's Koji Yoshirua, said that the intent in 1999 was, "to create a somewhat grotesque design and create a strong initial impact... The mission was to create a total new styling that will not be out of date within few years, and a styling that will be the ‘Face' of Suzuki." Yoshirua also said that the goal was not to achieve the status of fastest production motorcycle, which in early stages was slated to be only 900 to 1,100 cc (55 to 67 cu in), but that, "as a consequence of, pursuing the best handling, acceleration, safety, power, riding ability, original styling, etc., for the good of the customers, it became the ‘Fastest production motorcycle' … By doing this, once the model was out in the market and the performance of it have been proven, I thought that people will start to show interest to the weird design, and then the design would be caked in peoples mind.”
The engine used a gear-driven counterbalancer to reduce vibration to the point that the engine could be solidly mounted to the frame, for the purpose of increasing chassis rigidity. Employing a conventional twin beam frame, fully adjustable upside down forks, using specially developed Bridgestone tires, and being relatively light at 473 pounds (215 kg) dry, the Hayabusa's handling was considered excellent for a machine of this class. One reviewer, Koblenz, noted a hesitation perhaps related to poor low-rpm mapping at low speeds, noticeable as a "pause and slight lurch" when rolling on and back off the throttle.
Top speed limited by agreement
With rumors and then pre-release announcements of much greater power in Kawasaki's Ninja ZX-12R in 2000, clearly attempting to unseat Suzuki and regain lucrative bragging rights, the speed war appeared to be escalating. There were growing fears of carnage and mayhem from motorcycles getting outrageously faster every year, and there was talk of regulating hyper sport motorcycles, or banning their import to Europe.
The response was a so-called gentlemen's agreement between the Japanese and European manufacturers to electronically limit the speed of their motorcycles to 300 km/h (186 mph). The informal agreement went fully into effect for the 2000 model year. So for 2000 models, and those since, the question of which bike was fastest could only be answered by tampering with the speed limiting system, meaning that it was no longer a contest between stock, production motorcycles, absolving the manufacturer of blame and letting those not quite as fast avoid losing face. Both Kawasaki and Suzuki would claim, at least technically, to have the world's fastest production motorcycle.
After the inclusion of the speed limiting system in 2000, the Hayabusa remained substantially the same through the 2007 model year. An exception was a response to the problem of the aluminum rear subframe on 1999 and 2000 models breaking when the bike may have been overloaded with a passenger and luggage, and/or stressed by an aftermarket exhaust modification, so 2001 and later Hayabusas had a steel instead of aluminum rear subframe, adding 10 lb (4.5 kg) to the 1999 and 2000 models' approximately 550 pounds (249 kg) wet weight.
Performance and measurements
Second generation (2008– )
Suzuki lightly revised the GSX1300R for the 2008 model year, with a minor restyling of the bodywork, and fine-tuning of the engine's head, pistons and exhaust. Though the engine changes were relatively limited, they still yielded a large horsepower increase, and brought the bike into compliance with new noise and emissions requirements.
In 2004, market researchers from the US and Japan began working to identify which elements of the Hayabusa design had attracted so many buyers, discovering that, in spite of having its looks sometimes disparaged in print, customers were much enamored with the old Hayabusa. A redesign meant to strengthen the bike's appearance without departing much from the original found approval with dealers and focus groups. Underneath the skin, Suzuki decided to save considerable development cost by keeping major portions of the frame and engine unchanged. This was because engineers had determined greater power was possible without a significant redesign of the old engine, even faced with the need to comply with more stringent noise and air pollution rules. The target was to produce more than 190 bhp (142 kW) at the crankshaft, and they delivered 194 hp (145 kW), an 11 or 12 percent increase over the previous output. When the new Hayabusa was released, independent tests bore this out, with 172.2 bhp (128.4 kW) @ 10,100 rpm measured at the rear wheel.
Suzuki's Koji Yoshiura designed the look of the new Hayabusa. He had previously styled the first generation Hayabusa, as well as the Suzuki Bandit 400, RF600R, TL1000S and the SV650. For research, Yoshiura traveled around the United States to bike nights and clubs for a first hand look at the styling aesthetic of the Hayabusa custom scene, and was inspired as much by the look and build of the Hayabusa rider as their custom bikes. While the second generation is very close to the first in overall shape, and is largely dictated by wind tunnel tests, the raised lines and curves are meant to suggest a muscular build. Said Yoshiura, "I wanted to create a masculine form that complements a rider's muscular structure with hints of developed bicep, forearm and calves."
Technical revisions
Engine changes consisted of an increase in stroke by 2 mm, enlarging displacement to 1,340 cc (82 cu in). The compression ratio was boosted from 11:1 to 12.5:1 and the cylinder head was made more compact and was given lighter titanium valves, saving 14.1 g (0.50 oz) and 11.7 g (0.41 oz) on each intake and exhaust valve, respectively. The valves were driven by a chain with a new hydraulic tensioner. The pistons were made lighter by 1.4 g (0.049 oz) and used ion-coated rings and shot peened connecting rods. The crankcase breather system had reed valves added to control pressure waves in the intake airbox, a way of avoiding power loss.
Fuel injectors from the GSX-R1000 were used, with smaller 44-millimetre (2 in) throttle bodies, called the Suzuki Dual Throttle Valve (SDTV) system. It has three selectable options of power delivery for a range of touring to wide open high performance. The exhaust system was overhauled, using a 4-2-1-2 system, meaning four exhaust outlets merging into two pipes, and then joining into a single pipe before splitting into two enlarged, quieter mufflers, which added a few pounds of weight compared to the first generation Hayabusa. The exhaust also included a catalytic converter and an oxygen sensor in order to meet Euro 3 emissions requirements.
The suspension was upgraded with a 43 mm Kayaba inverted fork with sliders having a diamond-like carbon (DLC) coating. The rear shock is also a Kayaba, and the overall suspension is firmer than the previous model. The swingarm is similar in design to the old one, but was strengthened. Front and rear remain fully adjustable. The transmission was given a heavier-duty, slipper clutch. The final drive ratio was slightly lower, and gears 5-6 were spaced farther apart, and gear ratios 1-2 moved closer together.
Ergonomic and cosmetic changes for the 2008 model include a higher windscreen, and interlocking gauge faces with a digital speedometer, as well as a new gear indicator and adjustable shift light. The fairing fasteners were hidden to uncomplicate custom paint work. The twin-spar aluminum frame was carried over from the previous version, and wheelbase, rake/trail, and seat height were the same, while overall length grew by two inches, and the taller windscreen added about ½ inch. Weight was saved by omitting the centerstand.
Technical improvements in the chassis include Tokico radial brake calipers, allowing smaller discs and therefore lower unsprung weight, translating into superior handling. Increased front braking power necessitated a sturdier lower triple clamp. The rear brake caliper was moved to the top of the disc, giving a cleaner visual appearance. New 17 inch wheels were designed, using Bridgestone BT-015 radials taken almost directly from the GSX-R1000.
Other changes were a steering damper with a reservoir and dual cooling fans with a larger, curved radiator. Because of increased vibration from the longer stroke, the fuel tank was put on floating mounts. All told, the changes for 2008 resulted in a dry weight of 490 lb (222 kg), 5 lb (2 kg) heavier than the prior generation.
Suzuki has dropped the GSX1300R designation in some countries and simply called the motorcycle the Hayabusa.
Recently the company celebrated the tenth anniversary of Hayabusa in Santa Pod raceway where more than 500 owners of Hayabusa converged. Many events were organized and prizes were distributed to people who visited the event.
There are no changes for the 2010 model year except new colors.
Alongside the second generation Hayabusa, Suzuki developed the new B-King, a naked bike in the streetfighter mold, using the same engine but with a different intake and exhaust.
Typically, a new sportbike model sells well in its first year, and then sees its numbers decline every year as it grows older. The Hayabusa reversed this pattern, selling in greater numbers every year from the 1999 launch through the 2008 revision. From its debut in 1999 to June 2007 over 100,000 Hayabusas were sold worldwide. In the United States in each of the years 2005 and 2006, over 10,000 units were sold.
It was predicted that the gentlemen's agreement speed cap would hurt sales, because buyers would not want a bike that was hobbled with a speed limiter, even riders who would never approach the hypothetical maximum. However, sales in the United States have increased year after year since its release in 1999 until 2006 and went from just a few thousand units in 1999 to over 10,000 in 2006.
Competitive motorsports
Many riders have found that the Hayabusa lends itself well to any number of legitimate functional purposes, to include competitive motorsports.
The Hayabusa has been used in sanctioned closed course road racing, drag racing, and top speed competition.
Top speeds of over 270 mph, engine outputs of over 700 horsepower, and performances in the standing quarter mile as quick as 6.9 seconds and as fast as 209.14 mph have been recorded by street registered Hayabusa motorcycles using standard-width (190mm) DOT-approved street-legal rear tires.
On July 17, 2011, riding a highly modified turbocharged Suzuki Hayabusa, Bill Warner set a new world motorcycle land speed record of 311.945 miles per hour (502.027 km/h) from a standing start to 1.5 miles at the Loring Timing Association's Land Speed Race, held at the Loring Commerce Centre (the former Loring Air Force Base) in Limestone, Maine.
Custom versions
The Hayabusa has been one of the top choices for streetbike customization, perhaps even the most popular customized sportbike. One reason may be the unique, instantly recognizable bodywork. The easy tunability of the engine, the wide selection of aftermarket parts, possibly more than any other Japanese motorcycle, and the interchangeability between models of Suzuki parts have also played a role. It was the vibrancy of this custom scene that prompted Suzuki to send Koji Yoshirua to the US for feedback and inspiration for the second generation design.
Bikes are typically built to impress with being the most extreme, and most innovative. For professional custom shops, the status as the first builder to introduce a new style or customization — a 300 mm-series rear tire width, for example — is often hotly contested, and can pay dividends in media attention and in sales. Celebrity customers, such as rappers or NBA stars, also serve to build the credibility of a custom shop. The bikes themselves, at shows, racetracks, dragstrips and at build competitions, also serve as "rolling billboards" for their makers.
Bikes are usually built around a theme, such as a NASCAR-inspired bike with retro-70s chrome wheels, racing numbers, flames and sponsor insignia reminiscent of a stock car, or a bike that takes its cues from popular films, such as Freddy Krueger of A Nightmare on Elm Street. Other common motifs in custom artwork are sexy women, skulls, bones and other gruesome figures, and money and bling, such as "Ben Franklins," $100 bills. Media related to Custom Hayabusas at Wikimedia Commons
Power enhancement
Horsepower enhancements like nitrous injection, which can add 100 bhp (75 kW), and turbocharging, which can raise rear wheel power to 250 bhp (190 kW) and beyond, are common.
Police use
In 2006 the Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) converted a seized Hayabusa into a pursuit vehicle, setting up the bike with equipment including a radar unit, police lights and siren, and painting it in official colors and insignia. Impressed with the positive response from the public and the motorcycling community, the OHP purchased two more Hayabusas, to supplement their main fleet of Harley-Davidson police motorcycles. While they are used for patrol, the primary function of the Hayabusas is public relations and community outreach, due to the kind of attention the exotic bikes attract. According to the OHP, "There are clear lines dividing sportbike and cruiser motorcycle riders. We feel the sportbike community has not been given the proper amount of attention and focus in the area of community involvement and rider safety education."
In 2009, Humberside Police in the United Kingdom put an undercover Hayabusa on the road, equipped with speed detection equipment and a video camera, as part of Operation Achilles, which aimed to catch speeding motorists and motorcyclists.
Other uses of the Hayabusa engine
The high-powered lightweight engine in the Hayabusa lends itself to non-motorcycle applications. The Westfield Megabusa is an English sports car, based on the Lotus Seven, which uses the Hayabusa engine. Suzuki was the first to put the motorcycle's engine in a car, with two concept cars in 2001, the Suzuki GSX-R/4 roadster and the Formula Hayabusa, an open wheel race car "designed for a new Japanese one-make competition series."
Mike Akatiff's 2004 land speed record attempt TOP 1 Ack Attack streamliner used twin Hayabusa engines in an attempt to exceed 483 km/h (300 mph) at Bonneville Salt Flats. In 2006 and again in 2008 Akatiff's Ack Attack, ridden by Rocky Robinson, succeeded, first going 552 km/h (342.797 mph) in 2006, only to be surpassed two days later, then returning in 2008 to set another new record of 581 km/h (360.913 mph). That record stood until 24 September 2009, when it was broken by Chris Carr with a speed of 591 km/h (367.382 mph).
Radical Sportscars use the Hayabusa engine in stock form in their SR1 entry level race car and in a modified form up to 1.6L in their SR3 and PR6 cars. They also designed a 2.8 L (170 cu in) V8 engine based on the inline-four Hayabusa engine using dual Hayabusa cylinder heads mated to a custom bottom end, known as the Powertec RPA V8 engine to power their SR8 car. The 455 bhp (339 kW) sports car set the record for the fastest production car at Nürburgring.
John Hartley, president of a custom printing machine manufacturer, also based a 75° V8 engine that weighs 200 lb (91 kg) on the Hayabusa engines, initially intended to power his Caterham Seven sports car, producing 400 bhp (300 kW) and 332–339 N·m (245–250 lb·ft) torque. One of Hartley's engines has also been put in an Ariel Atom open wheel roadster.
SmartBUSA sells a conversion kit to install Hayabusa engines in Smart Cars.
The Vitabusa is a race car original designed by West Racing Cars, appeared in PIC, Taiwan.
A project to build a modern replica of the 1939 Bugatti Model 100 air racer used twin Suzuki Hayabusa engines in place of the original design's pair of supercharged straight-eight engine.
Hayabusa engines have been used in sandrails, lightweight space frame off-road vehicles for sand dune racing and recreation. While many sandrails used in events like the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge have relied on car V8 engines, lighter motorcycle engine like the Hayabusa 1300 gives the sand car advantages in acceleration and maneuverability.
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Having prayed over and studied the components that give life to a parish’s mission, we the people of Saint Domitilla Parish propose that the MISSION to which God is calling us is:
The parish of Saint Domitilla is a Catholic faith community that began as a Mission on a very small parcel of donated land. The settlers of our church came together, and over time led to the need for a bigger church and school buildings. As it says in Acts 6:7, “The Word of God was reaching more and more people.”
We are at a pivotal moment in the parish where God is calling us to invest in the integration between the existing parishioners and the growing multicultural community. “After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and the Lamb. They were wearing white robes, and were holding palm branches in their hands.” (Rev 7:9). The Holy Spirit is leading us to be unified as one body in Christ. This requires us to come together regardless of ethnicity, background, age and native tongue.
Our patroness, St. Flavia Domitilla was born into royalty and used her position of wealth to help hide persecuted Christians. When she refused to worship pagan gods her prison cell was set on fire. She died there and became a martyr. During her life then, as well as today, she continues to be a model and inspiration for us of generosity, courage, dedication, and commitment to God and the Church.
We dedicate ourselves to prayer and worship in beautiful liturgies. After we nurture our personal faith, we prepare for service in Jesus’ name. We then grow in knowledge of God and neighbor by serving God in others. The generosity of the parishioners makes it possible for us to minister to the less fortunate and to share our resources to support our parish and proclaim the joy of the Gospel.
Established in 1916 as a mission of Sacred Heart Church in Melrose Park, Illinois, St. Domitilla Church was raised to status of parish in 1920. Prior to 1920, all baptisms, marriages, and deaths of Catholics living in the Berkeley-Hillside area were recorded at either Sacred Heart Church in Melrose Park or Immaculate Conception Church in Elmhurst, Illinois (now in the Joliet diocese).
In the fall of 1913, Ann E. McLaughlin, a Catholic school teacher employed in the Chicago public schools, secured permission from diocesan authorities to organize catechism classes for approximately 50 children who lived in the Wolf Road Highlands (as Berkeley was then called). Many Catholic families had moved to this area because of the proximity of the Chicago, Aurora & Elgin railroad, which provided transportation to downtown Chicago.
A census taken in 1916 revealed that the Catholic community numbered 70 adults and 104 children. The ethnic composition of this group was predominantly Irish with the balance composed of German, Italian, and Polish families. A report was submitted to Rev. Conrad Knurr of Sacred Heart Church in Melrose Park, assuring him that a mission could be supported. On Aug. 20, 1916. Archbishop George W. Mundelein Instructed Father Knurr to claim the territory of Hillside and Berkeley as a mission of Sacred Heart parish.
John Wolf of Hillside donated land near his home for the mission. A former office building of Mount Carmel cemetery was acquired and this barracks-like structure was moved to the southeast corner of Washington St. and Wolf Rd. (now the site of the Hillside Fire Station). The mission church was blessed on Dec. 17, 1916.
Rev. William Agnew, SJ of Holy Family Church in Chicago, was given charge of the mission. He served for one year before being called to duty as a chaplain in France in the World War 1. His successor, a Father Cavallo, remained in charge until 1919, when he returned to Mexico. Rev. Conrad Plomin served the mission from 1919 to 1920, during which time he began to keep records. Many of the early records pertaining to the mission were destroyed when a tornado leveled Sacred Heart Church in Melrose Park on Palm Sunday, Mar. 28, 1920.
On Oct. 5, 1920, Archbishop Mundelein appointed Rev. Oscar Strehl as first pastor of the newly established parish of St. Domitilla. A history of the parish written in 1975 contains the information that Archbishop Mundelein “chose the name of St. Domitilla as our patroness because of the proximity of Mount Carmel Cemetery. He associated the cemetery with the Catacombs of St. Domitilla in Rome.”
Father Strehl arrived in Hillside on Oct. 17, 1920 to find that there were no living quarters and that the parish fund amounted only to $1.00. Undaunted, he financed the purchase of the Schreiber farm on the west side of Wolf Rd. adjacent to the Chicago, Aurora, and Elgin railroad. St. Domitilla Church was then moved to the new parish property.
On Sep. 30, 1921, The New World reported that: “St. Domitilla’s parishioners are trying hard to erect a school, which is badly needed and will be attended by about 200 Catholic children whose parents are building beautiful homes in this new, beautiful section.”
In its account of a parish bazaar, The New World of Oct. 7, 1921 contained the information that
Since this parish is already indebted, has no school and no sisters’ quarters, much is needed. St. Domitilla’s church property, at present consists of a small 30 x 40 frame church, which needs repairs inside and outside. A frame addition in the rear of the church consist of three rooms and serves as a temporary rectory.
In 1922, work began on a school-convent next to St. Domitilla Church. During construction, children attended classes in the frame church, using the pews as desks and sitting on the kneelers. In good weather, classes were held out of doors under a tree on French’s farm, located approximately at the junction of Lavergne and Washington St. As the pastor spend only the weekends in Hillside, Peter Schaefer was hired as a caretaker; he also served as handyman, cook, and on occasion, as organist.
The Sisters of St. Francis who staffed St. Domitilla School lived in a home at 1808 Taft Ave. in Berkeley until the two story frame convent-school was completed in 1923.
During the summer of 1923, Archbishop Mundelein transferred the parish to care of the Servite Fathers and Rev. Ambrose Griffin, OSM was named pastor. Children traveled long distances to attend St. Domitilla School, some walking from Berkeley, Bellwood, and beyond. As yet there were no Catholic churches in Bellwood, Stone Park, Northlake, or Westchester.
On Mar. 17, 1926, the Holy Name Society held a St. Patrick’s Day dance in Hillside. Friends of Father Griffin from Elmhurst brought their literary friend, Carl Sandburg, to the benefit.
In 1927, Father Griffin took up residence in the newly completed Servite Seminary Known as Mater Dolorosa, located at Butterfield Rd. and Hillside Ave. The parish Masses were then celebrated in the Seminary chapel. In September 1927, four Servite Sisters replaced the Franciscan Sisters on the faculty of the parish school.
In 1930, St. Simeon parish was organized in Bellwood, Illinois, a community just east of Hillside.
Rev. Patrick Condon, OSM served as pastor from 1935 to 1936, when Rev. James McLennon, OSM was placed in charge. He donned overalls and personally constructed storm windows for the school-convent building. In 1939, Rev. Francis Wiehl, OSM was appointed pastor of St. Domitilla Church.
Throughout the World Was II era, spring and Fall Festivals, school plays, May Croenings, and other parish activities continued as usual and the church was filled to capacity during these years with devotees of Sorrowful Mother Novena.
When Archbishop Samuel A. Stritch officiated at the silver jubilee of St. Domitilla Church in 1945, he granted permission for the construction of grammar school, the cornerstone of which was laid in May 1948. As larger church quarters were needed, provision was made in the new school for a basement church. St. Domitilla Church-school located at 607 Hillside Ave., was dedicated on Nov. 28, 1948. According to The New World, “the new building will provide seating for 300 persons in the chapel and accommodations for 220 children in the school.” On the same day he dedicated the new St. Domitilla combination building, Cardinals Stritch blessed two large additions to Mater Dolorosa Seminary, then the “junior training school for priests of the Servite order.”
Following World War II, the village of Hillside experienced rapid growth as Catholic families moved to the suburb. In 1947, Divine Infant Jesus parish was organized in Westchester, III., the suburb located directly south of Hillside.
On June 15, 1952, Rev. Clement Hanley, OSM was named pastor of St. Domitilla Church. By 1955, enrollment in the parish school numbered 1,150 children. To accommodate the students, classrooms had been set up in the basement of the old convent. Father Hanley directed the construction of a 12 classroom addition which was dedicated on May 27, 1956. This spacious structure was built on the north side of the 1948 school building; it contained a basement church with a seating capacity of 750 persons.
St. Domitilla parish continued to keep pace with the rapid growth of Hillside and by 1958, enrollment topped 1,400 children. Again, classrooms had to be set up in the old convent. In 1959, the architectural firm of Kefer & Cronin was hired to draw up plans for a new convent and a 12 classroom school addition. The school addition was constructed on the south wall of the 1948 school building and the convent was constructed on the south wall of the 1948 school building and the convent was built at 601 N. Hillside Ave. Both structures were dedicated on May 17, 1961. The Sisters’ former residence, long a landmark on Wolf Rd., had been torn down in 1960.
By 1962, 1,862 students were in the 34 classrooms of St. Domitilla School. It was estimated that more than 12,000 children had attended the school since its opening in 1922.
In 1962, St. John Chrysostom Church in Bellwood, Illinois. was organized from territory which had belonged to St. Domitilla Church and to St. Simeon Church in Bellwood. The parish extended roughly from the Proviso railroad yards of the Chicago and the North Western railroad on the north to approximately Butterfield rd. on the south. The west boundary was set at Taft Ave. from the Proviso railroads yards to St. Charles rd., and Wolf rd. from St. Charles rd. to approximately Butterfield Rd. The east boundary was set at 46th Ave. in Bellwood.
In the summer of 1964, Rev. Louis Cortney, OSM was named pastor of St. Domitilla Church. He directed his attention to providing a permanent church building. Four acres of land were donated by the Servite Fathers and permission to build was granted by Archbishop John P. Cody. The newly formed Parish Council assumed a large burden of the responsibility in connection with the new church.
On July 30, 1967, ground on the north side of Washington Blvd. just east of Hillside Ave. was broken for the new church. At the same time, construction began on a much needed rectory-administration center at 4940 Washington Blvd. Because St. Domitilla Church literally had been “underground” for 20 years, it seemed fitting that the new church would be completed in time for the parish’s golden jubilee.
On May 4, 1969, Cardinal Cody officiated at the dedication of St. Domitilla Church. The circular style structure, designed by the architectural firm of Kefer & Pilolla, incorporated the liturgical charges authorized by Vatican II.
A history of St. Domitilla Church published in 1970 in connection with the parish’s golden jubilee, contained the information that the parish debt had been reduced to less than $265,000 by February 1970 and that much of the credit was due to the fund raising and memorial fund committees. In 1970, enrollment in St. Domitilla School numbered 1,030 students.
Rev. Daniel M. O’Malley, OSM, was named pastor in July 1970. He was familiar with the parish, having served as an assistant at St. Domitilla Church since 1964. Under Father O’Malley’s leadership, a Parish School Board was organized in 1972. A history of the parish written by Rosemarie Johnson was published in 1975.
Rev. Augustine M. Kulbis, OSM, was appointed pastor of St. Domitilla Church on July 28, 1976. Prior to this assignment, Father Kulbis had served as assistant provincial of the Eastern Province of Servites and as prior of the provincial residence in Berwyn, Ill. Earlier, he was a professor at Loyola University with residence at St. Domitilla Church from 1966 to 1968.
The ethnic composition of the parish – which now numbers 2,300 families – is 35% Italian, 35% Irish, and 30% German and Polish. The parish includes all of the village of Hillside and all of Berkeley west of Taft Ave. St. Domitilla parish works with the Senior Citizens Club of Hillside and the Senior Citizens club of Berkeley as well as with the Proviso Township Council on Aging.
Following the sale of Mater Dolorosa Seminary building to the Maronite (Eastern Rite) Diocese, Our Lady of Lebanon Church was relocated in Hillside in June 1973. On June 17, 1973, a Maronite Mass was con-celebrated in the former seminary chapel in Aramaic – the language of Christ. The first Maronite parish in Illinois, Our Lady of Lebanon Church previously was located at Midway Park and Waller Ave. on the west side of Chicago. The brick building at this address originally housed a Seventh Day Adventist congregation; it was rededicated as Our Lady of Lebanon Eastern Rice Catholic Church on June 28, 1959 by Archbishop Albert G. Meyer.
Now under the direction of Rev. Msgr. John Naffah, our Lady of Lebanon Church serves approximately 350 families. Members of this congregation come from all over Chicagoland. A portion of the Seminary grounds were sold to a developer who built apartment houses on Butterfield Rd. He in turn donated properly to the Village of Hillside which has been renamed Hillside Common.
In 1978, enrollment in St. Domitilla School numbered 490 students under the direction of eight Servants of Mary and 15 lay teachers. In addition to this fulltime educational program, approximately 600 Catholic children from the community are enrolled in Religious Education Classes.
Associate pastor of St. Domitilla Church include Rev. Vicente M. O’Shea, OSM; Rev. Paul M. Cullen, OSM; and Rev. Lawrence Choate, OSM. Three permanent deacons – Harry Pusateri, Angelo J. Marotto, and Kenneth A. Bell – have been ordained from the parish.
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ARIC ALMIROLA – 2018 Fontana Race Advance
Aric Almirola and the No. 10 Smithfield Ford Fusion team for Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) soldier on with the “NASCAR Goes West” swing of the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series schedule. Sunday’s Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California caps off the three-race stretch of the schedule.
It’s been a successful run so far for the No. 10 Smithfield team in the western part of the United States with two top-10 finishes for Almirola. Most recently, he completed the 312-lap race on the mile oval at ISM Raceway near Phoenix Sunday with a seventh-place finish, his highest finishing position of the season. The event also marked the first time in SHR’s history that all four entries completed a race in the top-10.
The No. 10 team once again persevered through the weekend at Phoenix with Almirola behind the wheel and crew chief Johnny Klausmeier calling the shots. The duo worked together to gain 15 positions from Almirola’s 22nd spot on the starting grid by the time the checkered flag flew. The seventh-place finish helped the Tampa, Florida native improve one spot to 10th in the driver standings. Heading to Fontana, SHR has all four cars in the top-11 in the standings with Kevin Harvick in the lead position after his back-to-back-to-back victories at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway and Phoenix. The latter victory Sunday was the 46th by an SHR driver in the organization’s 10-year history.
Almirola continues to surpass his early performance from his previous 10 Cup Series seasons with an average finishing position of 10.2 through the first four races of 2018. This weekend marks his 11th appearance at Fontana, one of two 2-mile tracks on the Cup Series schedule, and he looks to add his first Cup Series top-10 at the track while keeping his recent string of top-10 finishes alive.
While Fontana typically provides some exciting racing on the track for Almirola and his fellow Cup Series competitors, the Smithfield driver who turns 34 Wednesday makes it a point to explore the surrounding area when he’s in town. During Fontana weekend, that usually means venturing up to nearby Mount Baldy, which is located in the San Gabriel Mountains.
Smithfield, a brand of Smithfield Foods, which is based approximately five hours northeast of SHR headquarters in Smithfield, Virginia, is in its seventh season with Almirola and first with SHR. Fontana marks the fifth consecutive weekend the Smithfield livery has adorned Almirola’s No. 10 Ford Fusion. Founded in 1936, Smithfield is a leading provider of high-quality pork products, with a vast product portfolio including smoked meats, hams, bacon, sausage, ribs, and a wide variety of fresh pork cuts.
To this point in the season, Almirola has completed a combined total of 1,109 laps around the first four venues on the Cup Series schedule for a completion rate of 99.8 percent. Coming off four top-13 finishes – 11th at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway, 13th at Atlanta, 10th at Las Vegas and seventh at Phoenix – Almirola proves he’s found success with the No. 10 team at several styles of tracks – a superspeedway, two intermediate ovals and a short track.
“These finishes make me feel good,” he said. “It makes me feel like we can go anywhere and run well – superspeedway at Daytona, different kinds of mile-and-a-halves with a worn-out one at Atlanta and a really high-speed track at Las Vegas, and then a short track at Phoenix. I’m really proud of everybody at Stewart-Haas Racing. They’re building incredibly fast cars.”
In addition to his Cup Series experience at Fontana, Almirola has three Xfinity Series starts with two top-10 finishes and an 11th-place finish, along with five laps led. He also made a Camping World Truck Series start in 2006.
Ford has garnered a total of 11 wins at Fontana and has visited victory lane at three of four races this season, giving the manufacturer the top spot in the manufacturer standings by eight points. If a Ford driver captures the victory this weekend, it will be the first time since 2014 that Ford Performance has won four races in a row. Should Harvick win his fourth race in row, it would be the first time an individual Ford driver won four consecutive races since Mark Martin in 1993.
This weekend marks Almirola’s 249th career start in a Cup Series car. Next weekend at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway, he will reach his 250 race-start milestone before heading into the season’s first off weekend.
ARIC ALMIROLA, Driver of the No. 10 Smithfield Ford Fusion for Stewart-Haas Racing:
What do you look forward to at Fontana?
“The part of California that I look forward to the most is that we can run on all six lanes on the racetrack. You travel the Interstate system out there on the 10 and it’s six lanes that are all clogged up. But, at the track, it’s six lanes wide and you can pick any lane to run. It’s fun to race at because you can catch somebody and you can really make something happen because it’s so wide. It’s worn out, slick, and it makes for a lot of passing and moving around, so it’s fun to race on.”
Do you do you have anything outside the racetrack that you like to do in California?
“I enjoy going to California and I enjoy the area. I go out there and go hiking. I typically go hike Mount Baldy and I always look forward to that.”
Is there a moment at Fontana that sticks out in your mind?
“The one moment that sticks out in my mind is the very first time that I went there. I went to California in 2007 and it was my first start in a Cup car there, and it was a summer race back then. It was really, really hot and we actually ended up getting a hole in our exhaust system, and the hole ended up burning a hole in the floorboard of the racecar. Every time I went off into the corner and let off of the gas, the car would backfire and the flames from backfiring would come up from the floorboard and into the car, making for an extremely hot day inside the car.”
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St. Luke’s Chris Roth on What Healthcare Consumers Want and Deserve
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Chris Roth, our chief operating officer for St. Luke’s Health System, and I spend a lot of time talking about consumerism. The healthcare industry is in its infancy relative to most other industries in addressing the needs and wants of its consumers.
St. Luke’s is working toward this, and if you want to know more about consumerism, how health care needs to embrace it and steps St. Luke’s is taking, be sure to read this piece by today’s guest blogger, Chris Roth.
- David C. Pate, M.D., J.D.
Chris Roth, St. Luke’s Health System’s senior vice president and chief operating officer
As St. Luke’s chief operating officer, I sometimes feel as if I live in two worlds.
There is the world that I occupy with my family and as a consumer and community member. Here, I make appointments, reservations and purchases nearly instantaneously and conveniently from various types of computers, including my smart phone.
It would not be unusual for me to order and pay for dinner, make travel arrangements, check on my kids’ grades and track down a great birthday present for my wife, all within an hour, at my convenience, without waiting.
In this world, the services I want are meeting me on my terms. Ways of accomplishing things that only a few years ago I viewed as nice-to-have conveniences have become must-haves. I now expect to engage in highly automated and integrated ways with the people and services I use in everyday life.
Then there is the world that I am involved in as a leader and consumer of health care, where these user experiences remain a work in progress.
We’re working on many of these challenges at St. Luke’s now, as are other health systems across the country, but it’s hard not to be struck by what some of the biggest, most successful companies not known for their involvement in health care are doing.
Amazon, Google, Apple and Microsoft, along with others, are well down the road to creating ecosystems – in many respects, each is creating a full-service environment, or as close to full service as possible, for their customers. At a very broad level, they are anticipating people’s needs and demands for automation, standardization and innovation, all things that St. Luke’s is focused on as well.
Automation has to do with eliminating manual steps that limit just how much can be done by the customer/patient/user, empowering that person to effortlessly make choices and use time efficiently.
Standardization means no surprises, for either the customer or the provider of products and services. Those on both sides of the transaction get what they want and expect.
I’ll use an airplane analogy. Can you imagine an airline industry where each pilot makes her own flight schedule, moves the seating configuration around and decides, on a flight-by-flight basis, how much luggage passengers can bring aboard? This is uncomfortably close to what navigation through the healthcare system feels like for many of us.
Innovation means both consistent improvement – building on what’s gone on before – and completely reimagining how products and services can ultimately create better experiences for consumers and better care for patients in the future.
In health care, the concept of innovation is often embraced. But because health care is personal, delivered one patient at a time through the hands of caring professionals, standardization and automation are often viewed as a threat to the personalization of care, even though quite the opposite is true. The reality is that standardization and automation of processes are required so that we can deliver even more personalized care for each individual.
I know that my most satisfying experiences as a consumer have combined consistently reliable and efficient process with amazing personal service. That is our aim at St. Luke’s. We know the changes we need to make will require a very different approach and mindset than we’ve had historically, and envisioning this future is something that I am energized to help shape.
There are many, many steps St. Luke’s and health care as a whole need to take to create the right ecosystem for our patients and consumers. Each step is meaningful and mindful – and we’re finding that each step, taken separately, amounts to a considerable body of work.
Here’s one example.
Remember the airline analogy, where every pilot establishes her own system? Well, in too many instances that is the experience when scheduling an appointment with a physician or other provider, because they all have different scheduling practices.
To improve this experience, St. Luke’s has been working on implementation of online scheduling. It’s a simple concept, right? Meet patients where they are by providing the ability to book an appointment online.
But behind a simple concept lies a web of processes that must be automated and standardized so that we can consistently deliver results. Earlier this year, our clinicians took on the challenge of implementing universal scheduling practices across the system. They have succeeded in not only simplifying the process, but at the same time creating the potential for as many as 85,000 additional patient visits each year, and laying the foundation to bring online scheduling to our community starting next month.
This is also a great example of what the lean theorists and practitioners have known, that when you improve processes, you simplify, so that cost reductions and improved outcomes also become possible. This is just the beginning of the work we are called to do, and I expect that there will be significant ramifications to the ways we function.
The expectations of consumers continue to change, and patients of all ages expect health care to work in a way that meets them on their terms. Just like everything that I do from my home around travel or dining or purchasing goods, patients and consumers are now demanding the same from health care. They assume an environment that, quite frankly, most in health care aren’t providing. Which is why Amazon, Apple and many, many others view health care as ripe for upheaval.
At St. Luke’s, we are committed to delivering health care in a way that meets the changing expectations of consumers and our patients. From online scheduling to our innovative work in transforming billing to the opening of Idaho’s largest virtual care center later this year, we are getting started.
Our commitment to our community is to improve care outcomes and lower the total cost of care. Transforming the way patients and consumers engage with us is, and must be, part of that commitment.
Chris Roth
Chris Roth is president and CEO of St. Luke’s Health System, based in Boise, Idaho. Chris joined St. Luke’s in 2007, when the organization had been a health system for less than six months, and led much of the effort to establish the organization as one of the top health systems in the United States. He served St. Luke’s first as vice president and chief operating officer and then as chief executive officer of the Treasure Valley region. He subsequently was promoted to the position of senior vice president and chief operating officer for the health system before being selected in 2019 as president and CEO; he assumed these responsibilities in February of 2020. He holds a bachelor of science degree from Utah State University and a master’s degree in health-care administration from the University of Minnesota.
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Jimmy Durante Biography, Life, Interesting Facts
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Jimmy Durante was one of America’s famous actor, singer, comedian, and pianist. Born on February 10, 1893, he gained popularity and fame with his unique jazz-influenced songs, comic language butchery and his projecting nose, which made him very familiar figure throughout his career. Durante normally referred to his nose as the Schnozzola, which later became his nickname.
Jimmy Durante was born on February 10, 1893, on the Lower East Side of New York City to Rosa and Bartolomeo Durante. He was the fourth and youngest child of his parents who were both immigrants from Salerno, Italy. Jimmy Durante during his young age served as an altar boy at Saint Malachy’s Roman Catholic Church. Growing up he was also interested in learning musical instruments and perfected on the piano.
Jimmy Durante cut short his education at seventh grade to pursue a career as a full-time ragtime pianist. During this time he played with his cousin also called Jimmy Durante. Jimmy Durante was nicknamed the "Ragtime Jimmy due to his continues play at the City piano bar circuit. Jimmy Durante later joined the Original New Orleans Jazz Band, which was one of the pioneer jazz bands in New York and Jimmy Durante became the only none-New Orleans members. While with the band, Jimmy Durante carved for himself a trademark, which was breaking into a song to tell a joke while the band or orchestra chord punctuation after each line. His popularity necessitated the change of the group’s name to the Jimmy Durante's Jazz Band in 1920.
Jimmy Durante came out with the pop standard album September Song in 1963. The album became very successful giving credence to Durante’s talent and rejuvenated his career. Jimmy Durante also recorded the album Jimmy Durante's Way of Life, with the hit song As Time Goes By, used in the opening credit of the comedy Sleepless in Seattle. He did the cover of I’ll Be Seeing You, which he used as a trademark song for his television show and was featured in the film The Notebook in 2004.
Jimmy Durante became one of the famous entertainment stars and radio personality as a member of the trio with included Eddie Jackson, Lou Clayton in the 1920s. In 1929, Jimmy Durante was a cast in Broadway’s Show Girl. On December 8, 1930, Jimmy Durante appeared with Jackson in the Cole Porter musical, The New Yorkers as an opener on Broadway. They two had already appeared in the movie Roadhouse Night based on the novel Red Harvest by Dashiell Hammett. Jimmy Durante came out with the hit song Inka Dinka Doo with lyrics from Ben Ryan in 1934. This song became his theme for all his radio programs. In 1935, Jimmy Durante was cast in Jumbo, a Billy Rose stage musical.
Jimmy Durante continued his stunning performance with Red, Hot, and Blue in 1936 as Jimmy Durante had already appeared in Strike Me Pink in 1934. His popularity grew to the extent that he featured in both Hollywood and Broadway production during the early 1930s. Some of his foremost motion pictures include Robert & Heart’s musical, The Phantom President, 1932, and played alongside Buster Keaton in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer comedies, The Passionate Plumber, 1932, Speak Easily, 1932 and What! No Beer? in 1933. All the three films were an instant hit and did very well commercially. Jimmy Durante also appeared in The Wet Parade, 1932, Broadway to Hollywood, 1933, The Man Who Came to Dinner in 1943 and Ziegfeld Follies in 1946. Others include Billy Roses’s Jumbo, 1962; It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, 1963.
Durante’s debut on the radio was on September 10, 1933, when he appeared on Eddie Cantor’s show The Chase and Sanborn Hour on NBC and continued to make an appearance until November 12, same year. He took over the show on April 22 to September 30, 1934, when Cantor had left. From 1935 to 1936, he was on The Jumbo Fire Chief Program. He continued with his radio career, and in 1943, he and Garry Moore came up with The Durante-Moore Show. The show became very popular and through that came the phrase "Dat's my boy dat said dat!" It also gained them fame becoming one of the nation’s favorites the entire decade. Teaming with Frank Sinatra, the came up with Armed Forces Radio Network Command Performance, which is up till date one of the favorites of radio-show collectors. The program later became The Jimmy Durante Show on October 1, 1947, as he parted with Garry Moore and hosted it until 1950.
On November 1, 1950, Jimmy Durante widened his career scope by venturing into television as a guest of Tallulah Bankhead’s NBC comedy-variety shows The Big Show. He was part of the cast on its premiere on November 5, 1950. Jimmy Durante also became one of the four alternating hosts of NBC's comedy-variety series Four Star Revue from 1950 to 1951. Other hosts were Ed Wynn, Danny Thomas, and Jack Carson. Jimmy Durante was on Wednesday alternates with Danny Thomas. In the 1960s, he hosted the ABC’s Hollywood Palace variety show, which was shown live. From 1969 to 1970, Jimmy Durante co-starred with the Lennon Sisters on Jimmy Durante Presents the Lennon Sisters Hour, shown on ABC for one season. That was his last regular television appearance.
After It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, Jimmy Durante continued to make some television appearances, through commercials and also lend his voice for some movies characters. In 1969, Jimmy Durante narrated Frosty the Snowman, a Rankin-Bass Christmas special animation. Jimmy Durante did commercial spots for Kellogg's Corn Flakes cereal. In 1973, Jimmy Durante appeared in a commercial for Volkswagen Beetle and in that, he said the Beetle had "plenty of breathin' room... for de old schnozzola!"
Jimmy Durante was married twice, first to Jean "Jeanne" Olson on June 19, 1921. Jeanne died on February 14, 1943, at age 46 of heart failure. She died while Jimmy Durante was on tour in New York but returned later for the funeral arrangement. He then married Margaret "Margie" Little, on December 14, 1960, at the St. Malachy's Catholic Church in New York City. The couple adopted a daughter, Cecilia Alicia on December 25, 1961. Durante died on January 29, 1980, of pneumonia in Santa Monica, California. He was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City.
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Redhill town guide 2015
The Pendleton in St John's has raised the bar in Redhill (Photo: Mike Couchman)
It’s all change in Redhill, where the town centre is currently undergoing a dramatic overhaul. Step away from the urban chaos, however, and there’s a wealth of quirks and countryside to lose yourself in
Fanny's Farm Shop, which has since sadly closed its doors (Photo: Matthew Williams)
Originally published in A Celebration of Surrey Life
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1 It’s fair to say that Redhill town centre is in limbo at the moment, while a large-scale overhaul takes place and building sites are pieced together. The vision is ambitious, but it’s been a bumpy road.
2 A bit of a hidden gem, find your way to the St John’s area and take a short hike to the top of Redhill Common. From there, you can enjoy spectacular views of the church.
3 There’s further idyllic walks at The Moors (stroll all the way to The Inn on the Pond), Gatton Park (beautiful bluebells and access to Reigate Hill) and Earlswood Common (watch for territorial swan).
4 In the heart of the town, you’ll find the Memorial Park, which recently underwent a huge revamp that’s made it more popular than ever.
5 Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel (of the famed annual prize) demonstrated his new explosive dynamite for the first time in 1867 at a local quarry.
6 Once upon a time, Redhill was a bit of a musical hotbed, and it won’t take much encouragement to get locals of a certain age recalling the time they saw Genesis or Status Quo or even Simon and Garfunkel in one of the town’s sadly deceased pubs.
7 Formerly known as Earlswood Asylum for Idiots and Imbeciles, the Royal Earlswood Hospital was founded in 1847. It’s now a stylish housing estate.
8 The noted Victorian astronomer Richard Carrington lived in a large house, The Dome, on Furze Hill, from 1852, which housed his observatory. He identified solar flares and devised a system for the sequential numbering of complete rotations of the sun that is still in use today.
9 Head out of town on the A25 via the village of Nutfield to one of Surrey’s best farm shops, Priory Farm. It’s a favourite of Dame Judi Dench. Another gem nearby is the quirky Fanny’s Farm Shop. Sadly, the larger-than-life Fanny Maiklem who created this local wonder passed away this year.
(Fanny's Farm Shop has since closed)
10 While you’re in that part of the world, a trip to the Pilot’s Hub café at Redhill Aerodrome is a must. Enjoy great food and views of the light aircraft and helicopters taking off.
A pocket guide:
Drink at: Head for The Plough, where you’ll find a very solid traditional pub offering with a twist. The Home Cottage next to the station is also popular.
Eat at: There’s something pretty special about The Pendleton, whether you’re looking for formal dining inside or street food creations outside.
Stay at: Nutfield Priory is definitely the place to go in the area.
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Appeal hearing for mother of China rape victim begins
Jul 2, 2013, 11:38 am SGT
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BEIJING (AFP) - A Chinese mother sent to a labour camp after demanding the men who kidnapped and raped her daughter be punished appealed on Tuesday against the dismissal of her lawsuit for compensation, a court said.
The sentencing of Tang Hui in August last year sparked public outrage, prompting her release just a week into her 18-month term, and unleashing criticism of China's "re-education through labour" system.
She sued for compensation earlier this year and lost the case, but later filed an appeal.
"The hearing has begun," the Hunan provincial high court in central China said on its official account on Sina Weibo, a Chinese version of Twitter.
More than 200 people including 50 journalists were attending, it said in a series of Weibo posts accompanied by photos in and around the courtroom.
In 2006, Ms Tang's daughter, 11 at the time, was kidnapped, raped and forced into prostitution, prompting Ms Tang to seek justice for the abductors and the police she says protected them.
She took dramatic steps such as kneeling outside the Hunan high court and travelling to Beijing to file petitions with higher authorities, an age-old practice in China that irritates local-level officials.
Seven men were finally convicted in June 2012, with two condemned to death, four given life sentences and one jailed for 15 years.
But Ms Tang continued to agitate the policemen to face trial, and two months later she received her labour sentence, accused of "seriously disturbing social order and exerting a negative impact on society", the state news agency Xinhua reported.
After her release she sued for 1,463.85 yuan (S$300) in compensation for the time served. The lawsuit was rejected in April.
China's re-education through labour system gives police the right to hand out sentences of up to four years without a judicial trial.
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His many friends in the Katanning and surrounding districts were grieved to learn of the death of Mr. T. E. Applin, which took place at his residence on Wednesday, November 22, following a sudden heart seizure and collapse.
Deceased, who was 72 years of age, had lived an active and varied life, which was sustained to the last in spite of his advancing years. He arrived in Katanning 27 years ago with his wife and family of five boys and four girls, after voyaging from the Old Country on board the S.S. Belgic, which carried 1,500 migrants for Australia. His family, incidentally, was the largest one on board the vessel.
After gaining local experience around Katanning, Mr. Applin selected land about 15 miles from Nyabing, which he farmed for a number of years. Just prior to the Great War, his eldest son, Edward (Ted), suffered a breakdown in health and died after a long illness, and on the outbreak of hostilities his second son, Robert, enlisted with the A.I.F. He went overseas and was killed in action.
The family then persuaded their father to leave the farm and come to Katanning; and it was here that he started what is known today as the Monk’s Green stud. From a very modest beginning (two cows in a back yard), he succeeded by hard work and diligence in becoming the proud owner of one of the finest dairy herds in the State.
He was a highly successful exhibitor in local and district shows, where his splendid Ulawarra Shorthorns were universally admired. In this achievement he was ably assisted by his wife, two youngest sons, Victor and Tom, and a daughter, who have lost a good husband and father, while his wide circle of friends will regret the passing of a true Britisher.
The funeral took place on Thursday afternoon, the cortege moving from his late residence to the Baptist portion of the Katanning cemetery, where the last rites were administered by Pastor J. Wilson Brown, funeral arrangements being in the hands of Messrs. C. E. Courtis and Co.
Pall-bearers were Messrs. N. Ricket, N. Wells, L. Wells, A. A. Stevens, F. A. Rogers and E. Daniels.
Great Southern Herald (Katanning, Western Australia), page 5, Dec 2 1939
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Black History Month: Literature Connections
February 11, 2020|Free Lessons, Miscellaneous
Students all over America study Black History Month every February. Different teachers have different methods for imparting wisdom and helping students understand the significance that many African Americans have had on our current world.
TCI is all about engaging the students and keeping them interested throughout the entirety of every lesson and activity, and our recommendations for Black History Month follow suit. While we are always fans of incorporating hands-on activities and researching important African American figures in our country’s history, we sometimes like to make it simple and straightforward. That’s why this year for Black History Month, we are recommending a handful of amazing books to read to your students.
Students of all ages enjoy being read to, and you’ll probably be surprised at how engaged your older students will be when you read to them. Even picture books are a big hit with high school and middle school students, as it allows them to get new information in a simple, easy-to-understand format. Take a look at our list of books to read to your students during Black History Month.
The Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA by Brenda Woods
Best for middle school students and older, this book tells the story of a black man named Meriwether who is a WWII veteran. He saves a young white boy named Gabriel during a bicycle accident and strikes up and unlikely friendship with the young boy and his family. Despite the blatant racism of the south in the 1940s, their friendship grows and is later tested when Meriwether is threatened and the future is uncertain.
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History by Vashti Harrison
This is a powerful book about 40 black women who made a huge impact on the world. From poets to filmmakers to athletes to academics, each woman featured in this book took a stand for her beliefs in a world where she was often viewed in a negative light. Some of these stories are well-known, but many lesser-known women are profiled as well, showing young students of both genders that anyone can make a difference. There is an all-male version as well, called Little Leaders: Exceptional Men in Black History, also by Vashti Harrison
Martin Luther King: The Peaceful Warrior by Ed Clayton
Written by a close friend of the family, this book about the life and legacy of Martin Luther King is a must-read for anyone even remotely interested in the civil rights movement and black history. This book is informative and inspirational, and it takes readers behind the scenes of MLK’s young life to show a powerful example of what a true leader looks like. This book was originally published in 1964 but has since been updated and added to by the author’s widow.
Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans by Kadir Nelson
The true heart and soul of our country lies in the liberty and justice available to all. However, many people groups had to fight long and hard to get a taste of that liberty and justice, and this book does a fantastic job of giving an overview of the journey of African Americans. Narrated by a 100-year-old African American woman, Heart and Soul outlines the harsh realities of our nation’s past, as well as the discrimination, broken promises, determination, and victories of African Americans who played an important role in making America what it is today.
Child of the Dream (A Memoir of 1963) by Sharon Robinson
Written by the daughter of baseball great Jackie Robinson, this book tells the personal story of Sharon Robinson’s thirteenth year. A lot was going on in 1963, particularly in the areas of segregation and civil rights, and Sharon and her family were right in the heart of it all. She was one of the only black children in her wealthy neighborhood, and she struggled to find her place in the civil rights movement and in the world around her.
Starstruck: The Cosmic Journey of Neil deGrasse Tyson by Kathleen Krull
Best suited for early elementary students, this book is a biography of the amazing Neil deGrasse Tyson in picture book form. It tells of young Neil’s amazement at a planetarium and how his love of space blossomed into a full-blown career, leading him to become one of the most respected and well-known astrophysicists in the world.
Henry’s Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad by Ellen Levine
An unbelievable true story about a slave who mails himself in a crate, Henry’s Freedom Box is sure to pull at the heartstrings and keep students interested in how the story ends. Henry was a slave who didn’t know his birthday and was torn away from his family more than once. He eventually decides to mail himself from the warehouse he is enslaved in to a place up north to finally have a “birthday,” which is his first day as a free man.
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Decca Classics announces the release of Carnival
The brand-new Kanneh-Mason album, their first as a family, will be released on 6th November 2020.
Decca Classics announces the release of Carnival, a very special collaboration between Academy Award-winning actor Olivia Colman, children’s author Michael Morpurgo and the seven “extraordinarily talented” (Classic FM) Kanneh-Mason siblings – Isata, Braimah, Sheku, Konya, Jeneba, Aminata and Mariatu. The brand-new Kanneh-Mason album, their first as a family, will be released on 6th November 2020.
Recorded at London’s Abbey Road Studios, the release includes new poems written by War Horse author Morpurgo to accompany French composer Saint-Saëns’ beloved musical suite ‘Carnival of the Animals’. The poems are read by the author himself, joined by The Favourite actor Colman, and guest musicians complete the ensemble for the suite.
On working with the Kanneh-Masons, Morpurgo says, “These young people are remarkable, not because they are young, not because they are the seven siblings from one family, but simply because they make magnificent music together, and it is evident they love doing it. Hear them and you know it. See them and you know it.”
Along with Colman’s readings interposing the humorous suite ‘Carnival of the Animals’, which represents different animals through descriptive musical motifs, the recording features Morpurgo’s heart-warming Grandpa Christmas story, set to music for the first time with classic tracks including ‘Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy’, ‘Flight of the Bumblebee’ and ‘Sea Murmurs’.
Morpurgo reads the role of Grandpa, with the youngest Kanneh-Mason, Mariatu, reading his granddaughter. The album includes a new arrangement of Eric Whitacre’s ‘The Seal Lullaby’ featuring all seven siblings, aged between 11-24. It is also the debut recording for youngest sisters Konya, Jeneba, Aminata and Mariatu.
Also featuring on the album is the Kanneh-Masons’ own arrangement of Bob Marley’s iconic hit ‘Redemption Song’, marking 40 years since its release in 1980 – fewer than five years before the singer’s death.
The stunning artwork for Carnival has been specially commissioned from children’s illustrator Emma Chichester Clark, who has created a colourful storybook world featuring vibrant birds, friendly kangaroos, curious elephants and all seven of the Kanneh-Mason siblings – depicted, of course, with their instruments.
The family featured in BBC One’s Imagine… This House is Full of Music documentary in July 2020, sharing intimate details of their life behind the doors of their Nottingham home. The documentary, filmed remotely, featured “superb” (The Times) and “flawless” (The Guardian) musical vignettes interspersed with interviews with the “absurdly talented” (Telegraph) siblings – each given their moment to shine – and parents Stuart and Kadiatu.
Earlier this month, Isata made her BBC Proms debut at the Royal Albert Hall, performing a selection of chamber works alongside Sheku, who at last year’s festival delighted a packed-out hall with his performance of the Elgar Cello Concerto, accompanied by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. The siblings will perform together in concert at London’s Barbican Hall on 22nd October, with the live performance streamed online.
In January 2020, Sheku became the first cellist to hit the UK Top 10 Album Chart with Elgar – his recording with Sir Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra – which entered at No. 8. He was awarded an MBE for Services to Music in the 2020 New Year Honours List. Isata recently won the international Opus Klassik Young Artist award for her debut Decca Classics album Romance: The Piano Music of Clara Schumann.
For the Kanneh-Masons, 2020 has presented one overriding positive: the opportunity for all members of the family to join together at home for the first time in over five years, performing together and sharing their extraordinary talents with the world via a series of livestreams, watched by millions around the world. In recent months, the Kanneh-Masons have found time to reflect:
“This album has grown from our passion as a family for making music together. This has been a heart-breaking time for musicians and performing artists. We want to share our love of music and our passion for communication. As young children, the power of combining music with storytelling is truly magical and we are honoured to have collaborated with Michael Morpurgo, Olivia Colman and the wonderful musicians who joined us, to create music that celebrates our connection with the natural world. Together, we want to inspire children and adults to listen more closely, to value our world and all the diversity within.”
Morpurgo adds: “To be making music and stories and poems with people of such talent, lifted our spirits, gave hope and happiness to everyone there, at a time when we all needed it most, left us all inspired to create a better world for all of us after this is over. I hope and believe all of you will feel the same once you have heard it.”
The Kanneh-Masons Carnival, featuring Michael Morpurgo and Olivia Colman, is released on Decca Classics on 6th November 2020
https://TheKannehMasons.lnk.to/CarnivalPR
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Definition: (adjective) Transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity.
Synonyms: limpid, lucid, pellucid, transparent
Usage: This water is of such crystalline purity that the body of the bather appears of an alabaster whiteness.
The Two Reciprocal Pronouns
The two reciprocal pronouns in English are "each other" and "one another." In more traditional grammar, "each other" is used to identify only two people who are engaged in the mutual action, while "one another" describes how many people? More...
Burroughs was an American novelist, essayist, social critic, painter, and spoken-word performer whose two dozen books controversially blend homosexuality, science fiction, drug use, and underworld depravity. Much of his work is semi-autobiographical, drawn from his experiences as a long-time opiate addict. A primary member of the Beat Generation, he was an avant-garde writer whose style and ideas influenced popular culture as well as literature. Who did Burroughs accidentally kill in 1951? More...
Cornerstone of the White House Is Laid in Washington, DC (1792)
Originally called the "President's Palace," the official residence of the president of the United States was designed by Irish-American architect James Hoban with guidance from President George Washington, whose term ended before he was able to move in. Some slaves took part in the construction, which lasted eight years. Today, the White House is the oldest public building in Washington. Very little of the original structure survived an 1814 fire, set by British troops in retaliation for what? More...
Mary Henrietta Kingsley (1862)
Kingsley was an English explorer and writer who challenged and influenced European ideas about Africa. Following the deaths of her parents, Kingsley travelled to West Africa to complete her father's unfinished book. There, she studied local customs and explored uncharted territory. Returning to her native England, she criticized missionary efforts and defended traditional African culture—including aspects such as polygamy. Another female explorer introduced her to what murderous tribal custom? More...
I'm not a bit changed—not really. I'm only just pruned down and branched out. The real me—back here—is just the same.
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Festa da Luz (2020)
The two-week Festival of Light held every year in Belém, Pará State, Brazil, honors Our Lady of Nazareth. Her image is carried through the streets to the cathedral on Saturday night in a berlinda or glass enclosure set upon wheels. Behind comes the "Miracle Car"—a heavy platform inscribed with images of the miracles performed by the Virgin—carried on the shoulders of strong men who perform this service as a form of penance. The pilgrimage that accompanies the Festival of Light dates back to the year 1700. More...
Today's topic: smile
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gelasin - The dimples that appear when you smile are gelasins. More...
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Hammond says Albion gave him his finest moment
Dean Hammond says Albion gave him his finest moment
By Adam Stenning @StenningAdam Sports reporter
Dean Hammond says Albion provided him with one of the finest moments of his career. Picture by Simon Dack
Dean Hammond admits the best moment of his career came during his time at Albion.
The 37-year-old has had some great times in his career which included getting promoted to the Premier League with both Southampton and Leicester.
However, his favourite moment of his career came during his first spell at Albion.
It came under Dean Wilkins who in charge at the start of the 2006-07 season after Mark McGhee was sacked and Hammond was given a huge responsibility.
He said: “Being made captain was the best moment of my career.
“That season didn’t start too great for me under Mark and he then got sacked and Dean became the manager.
“He made me captain and that was really the start of my career if I am being honest.
“The extra responsibility of being captain made me a better player and then my performances led to me getting player of the year while scoring 11 goals as well.
“So I think that was the first season where I felt like a professional footballer and where I really belonged in the first team.
“Even though I had a decent run in the team under Mark I felt like I was in and out of the side and wasn’t an established player.
“So, being made captain by Dean was an honour and a privilege to captain the club, especially having been there I was 11 and I am always very grateful to Dean.”
Hammond left Albion to head down the South Coast to Southampton, where he played with Adam Lallana, who is now at the Seagulls.
Lallana made his name at Southampton and secured a move to Liverpool where he went on to win the Champions League and then the Premier League last season.
However, Hammond was not surprised by what Lallana went on to achieve in his career.
Speaking to a podcast for brightonandhovealbion.com, He said: “It has not surprised me at all because when I arrived at Southampton I knew Adam was a talented player.
“When I signed all the coaches and managers spoke very highly of him, but he was a talented individual.
“As soon as he understood football in terms of it didn’t just mean being an individual and he learnt about the game, then his career just thrived.
“I have been lucky to play with some good players during my career and I would still say he is if not the best, he is in the top two or three players I have played with.
“He is so talented, his balance on the ball, his awareness, his ability to play off both feet. He also very intelligent as a footballer and he has just gone on to have a great career.
“It was just really unfortunate he had so many injuries at Liverpool because I do believe he would have played a bigger part for them.
“He won the Champions League, the Premier League but he could have become more established players without the injuries.”
Hammond rejoined Albion on loan in 2012-13 and he revealed why he turned down other offers to re-join them.
He said: “I always wanted to write the wrongs, it was always in my vision or plan to go back to Brighton if I could.
“One because of the way I left, not because I knew the truth but more I knew the reasons I left and I wanted to put that right.
“Secondly, I wanted to play in the stadium as a Brighton player because I had seen the stadium since the age of 14.
“The offices are now at the Amex, but they used to be in the centre of town.
“In the tower block, it would have pictures and a model of the stadium and I always had the vision I wanted to play in that. I wanted to walk out at the Amex in the Championship as a Brighton player.
"I had a few other offers to go elsewhere, but as soon as I got the phone call from Charlie Oatway, who said would you be interested in coming back and that Gus would want to speak to me.
“As soon as I knew I wasn’t going to play much at Southampton I jumped at the chance. I am not going to lie to you it wasn’t easy as the clubs did not like each other.
“It was only a loan move but that took some negotiation.
To listen to the full podcast, head to https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/my-albion-tv/my-albion-audio
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Gainsborough's newly restored Blue Boy awaits the end of lockdown
Closed by coronavirus, Huntington Library posts online video reflecting on 18-month conservation treatment of dazzling portrait
Scarlet Cheng
11th May 2020 11:17 GMT
Conservator Christina O’Connell at work on The Blue Boy in one of the Huntington’s galleries—more than 200,000 visitors witnessed the conservation in progress in 2018-19 Courtesy of The Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens
After months in the conservation lab at the Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens, in San Marino, California, Thomas Gainsborough’s The Blue Boy (around 1770) is ready to go back on display, although the galleries are closed because of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic until at least 15 May. In the meantime, the museum has posted a video about the restoration on its website.
The project began in 2013, when Christina O’Connell arrived at the Huntington as the institution’s first ever paintings conservator. She undertook a full survey of the museum’s art collection, examining around 600 paintings to assess their physical condition. The Huntington’s most famous grouping is in the stately Thornton Portrait Gallery, where full-length portraits in the British “grand manner” style are hung, including The Blue Boy, depicting a confident young man in a blue satin suit posing in the British countryside. In 1921 the American railroad mogul Henry Huntington bought the painting from the dealer Joseph Duveen for $728,800, the Huntington says; other reports from the period put the price at $640,000.
The painting needed considerable work, given its flaking paint, darkened varnishes and structural weaknesses
In 2017, O’Connell and Melinda McCurdy, the associate curator for British art, closely studied the work using the latest technologies, including infrared reflectography and multiple high-resolution X-rays that were digitally stitched together. “We spent a lot of time studying the materials and the technique of the artist, how they’ve aged over time,” says O’Connell, “and also understanding the history of past interventions, what’s been added”. The painting needed considerable work, given its flaking paint, darkened varnishes and structural weaknesses.
One surprise was an early 11-inch tear in the lower left side of the canvas, which was revealed through the X-rays. It had been well mended: the canvas fibres had been lined up and an overall protective backing was added. “My theory is that the tear happened sometime in the early 19th century,” McCurdy says. “It was exhibited several times, and I think it happened during shipping.”
Fortunately, says O’Connell, the tear was so well mended that she did not need to repair it again, but she did have to remove some earlier overpainting to reveal Gainsborough’s brushwork. Today, the tear is only noticeable if you stand to one side and catch the light just so—it appears as a slightly raised ridge.
After drawing up a plan of attack, O’Connell spent a year and a half working on The Blue Boy, including 12 months in public in the Thornton gallery, where she sat in a mini-lab behind a small exhibition that attracted more than 217,000 visitors. It was a way to keep the very popular painting on display while also teaching visitors about the conservation process. While O’Connell would regularly give talks to the public, most of the time she was working on the canvas while listening to podcasts on her headphones.
O’Connell started the conservation work by gluing down flaking paint, using tiny sable brushes and a surgical microscope. Then she undertook a thorough cleaning, using custom-made cotton swabs dipped in solvents. Slowly, she uncovered a brighter blue in the subject’s outfit—thought to be a costume for a ball—and details in the landscape on the lower left side that had darkened over the years. Last autumn The Blue Boy was brought into her lab for the finishing touches, which included mending smaller tears in the canvas, tacking edges and repairing cracks and splits in the wooden stretcher.
Apart from the canvas, O’Connell has also been working on the painting’s ornate gilt frame, which was not the one in which it was delivered to Huntington but dates from the same 18th-century period. “We’re adjusting the fit within the frame,” says O’Connell. “And we’re applying materials that make it safe for these fragile edges [of the canvas] to be in contact with the edges of the frame.” To separate the two, a barrier film is being added.
O’Connell says she is pleased with how the conservation has gone, remarking that few visitors will notice what she has done. “I’ve done my job when it’s invisible,” she says.
An earlier version of this article, drawing on information from the Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens, stated that the railroad magnate Henry Huntington bought The Blue Boy from the dealer Joseph Duveen in 1921 for $728,800. However, some other reports from the period put the price at $640,000. The article also stated that the price was then a record for a painting, but at the time the record was the $1.5m paid for Leonardo's Benois Madonna by Tsar Nicholas II of Russia in 1914.
Appeared in The Art Newspaper, 323 May 2020
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Emerging Demographic Majority Is 10
Ruy Teixeira for The Atlantic and National Journal
Supporters of President Barack Obama react to favorable media projections at the McCormick Place during an election night watch party in Chicago on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. National Journal
Ten years ago, John Judis and I argued in The Emerging Democratic Majority that the country's shifting demographics were giving rise to a strong new Democratic-voting population base. The first glimmerings of this emerging Democratic coalition were visible in George McGovern's disastrous 1972 campaign, we wrote, making the newly emerging majority "George McGovern's Revenge." In the chapter with that title, we described the strengthening alliance between minorities, working and single women, the college educated, and skilled professionals:
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What did it matter if McGovern won Alameda County and San Francisco but decisively lost Los Angeles and San Diego? Or that he did better among working women than men, and among professionals than blue collar workers, but still lost a majority of all these voters? Thirty years later, however, these anomalies loom larger. Women are still voting more Democratic than men, but they are also voting much more Democratic than Republican, particularly women who now work outside the home, single women and women with college degrees. Minorities, once about ten percent of the voting electorate, now constitute nineteen percent...They, too, are continuing to vote Democratic. Democrats are winning even more decisively in college towns, and these towns and their schools have become linked to entire regions like Silicon Valley and North Carolina's Research Triangle. And, skilled professionals have become a much larger and a dependably Democratic voting group.
We are now ten years farther down this road and McGovern's revenge only seems sweeter. Barack Obama has just been re-elected, the first Democratic president since Franklin Roosevelt to win successive elections with more than 50 percent of the vote, powered by the continuing rise of the coalition described in the book. In the face of considerable economic adversity, Obama won 332 Electoral College votes, nine out of 10 of the most hotly contested swing states, and a second term with coalition that was stunningly diverse. Here are some of the most striking elements:
* Minority voters increased their share of the voting population. Voters in 2012 were 28 percent minority, an increase of 2 percentage points from the 2008 level and a massive 13 percentage point increased from the 1988 level of 15 percent. The share of African-American voters remained at its 2008 level, 13 percent, disproving predictions that black voter enthusiasm would flag and black voters would not turn out for the president a second time. Hispanics, in line with their growing share of the electorate, increased their share at the polls to 10 percent from 8.5 percent in 2008 -- and did so despite similar skepticism about their level of voter enthusiasm. Asian Americans, now America's fastest growing minority group, also increased their share of voters, from 2 to 3 percent.
* Minority voters imaintained their overwhelming support for Obama. Minority voters backed Obama 80 percent to 18 percent in 2008 -- and did exactly the same for the president this year. His support among African-Americans was almost as overwhelming (93-6) as it was in 2008 (95-4). And his support among Hispanics (71-27) improved substantially over its 2008 level (67-31). In addition, Obama achieved historic levels of support among Asian-Americans. This year he carried them 73-26, compared to 62-35 in 2008.
* The gender gap got even bigger. Obama carried women 55 to 44, while losing men 45 to 52. This is a larger gender gap than in 2008, when Obama carried women by only slightly more (56-43), while doing quite a bit better among men (carrying them 49-48). Obama did particularly well among single women in 2012, carrying them by 67-31 -- not far off his 70-29 margin in 2008. Single women were also a slightly larger share of voters this year, 23 percent vs. 21 percent in 2008.
* Professionals continued their strong support for Democrats. Exit polls don't ask about voters' occupations, but those with postgraduate education, the closest proxy for professionals, backed Obama 55 to 42 percent in 2012. Their share of voters also went up, from 17 to 18 percent. This is the sixth straight presidential election in which this group has voted Democratic.
* Young voters turned out again in droves for the Democrat. Turbocharging all these changes has been the rise of a progressive younger generation, the Millennials. Young voters (18-29) defied skepticism about their likely levels of voter turnout this year, comprising 19 percent of voters -- up from 18 percent in Obama's historic campaign of 2008. These voters supported Democrats by a 23-point margin in the 2012 election (60 percent to 37 percent). This is strong support, by far Obama's best performance among any age group, just as was the case in 2008, when Obama performed even more strongly among these voters (66-32). It is also worth noting that Obama did about as well among 18- to 24-year-olds (60-36) as he did among 25- to 29-year-olds (60-38), indicating that younger members of the Millennial generation who are just entering the electorate have the same political leanings as their older counterparts.
It would be hard to imagine a better tenth anniversary present for The Emerging Democratic Majority! But will this new coalition be able to hold together over the long term? That depends on whether the Democrats can provide this coalition with what it wants and needs. As we said in the concluding paragraph of our book:
Today's Americans...want government to play an active and responsible role in American life, guaranteeing a reasonable level of economic security to Americans rather than leaving them at the mercy of the market and the business cycle. They want to preserve and strengthen Social Security and Medicare, rather than privatize them. They want to modernize and upgrade public education, not abandon it. They want to exploit new bio-technologies and computer technologies in order to improve the quality of life. They do not want science held hostage to a religious or ideological agenda. And they want the social gains of the sixties consolidated, not rolled back; the wounds of race healed, not inflamed.
If the Democrats can do all that, the emerging Democratic majority could be here to stay.
Ruy Teixeira is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress. His most recent book is America's Swing Region: Changing Politics and Demographics in the Mountain West.
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Tambellini Group Spotlight
Tambellini Group Opens Nominations for 6th Annual Tambellini Technology Awards
Irvington, Virginia — January 7, 2020 — The time has come to put your institution’s technology leaders and teams on a well-deserved national pedestal by nominating them for the 6th annual Tambellini Technology Awards.
In a year defined by heroic and innovative responses to unexpected disruptions on campuses across the country, these awards showcase the exceptional leaders and talented teams who stand out for their commitment and success in driving impactful technology changes to serve their students, faculty, and staff in challenging times.
“There’s no doubt in my mind that more than ever before, the higher education community understands and appreciates how central their campus CIOs and technology teams are to their success,” said Vicki Tambellini, CEO and President of the Tambellini Group.
“That’s why we are especially proud this year to sponsor this opportunity for their peers to shine a bright spotlight and reward their hard work and ingenuity with these national distinctions.”
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Nominations for both the CIO Award and Technology Team Award open to the public today, January 7, and anyone can learn more about evaluation criteria and submit their entries until February 12.
Award winners will be announced in early March 2021.
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The Tambellini Technology Leadership Awards are given in honor of Dr. Wayne Brown, as a tribute to his tremendous impact on CIOs in higher education. Dr. Brown is a longtime chief information officer in higher education and has devoted his professional and academic studies to CIO attributes and effectiveness in higher education.
In 2020, senior advisor for George Mason University, Marilyn T. Smith, earned the CIO Award for her incredible leadership and impact over a decade working in higher education technology at both GMU and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Last year’s Innovative Technology Team award was granted to St. Xavier University’s IT team for their commitment to putting students first.
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Council recognizes police dept. Service Awards
City council and the Wayne Police Department recognized six police officers and one civilian for their honorable service.
“These are some awards that have been overdue. They should have gone with Police Officer of the Year. I am very proud to be able to tell you the type of officers you have,” said Jason Wright, police chief.
Officers William Mangan and David Hamlet were presented with Meritorious Service Awards for an armed robbery arrest.
It was 11:23 p.m. on June 3, 2012 when both officers were patrolling Michigan Avenue by Brownie’s Diner. They saw a subject in dark clothes carrying a bag running from the front of Tim Horton’s. Both officers believed the Tim Horton’s had possibly been robbed and they pursued the suspect, chasing him on foot. They called dispatch and found out Tim Horton’s had been robbed at gunpoint.
They caught the suspect and recovered the gun and the bag of stolen money. The suspect was charged with armed robbery and was found guilty.
“It was great police work,” Wright said.
Officer Robert Amore was presented a Life Saving Award for providing CPR to a two month old child. Amore was the first to arrive on the scene at the baby’s home and saw he was not breathing and did not have a pulse. He gave CPR and was able to get the baby to take a breath but he was not able to breathe on his own so Amore did rescue breathing and met the fire dept. on the street. He continued rescue breathing in the ambulance on the way to the hospital. The child survived and Officer Amore received a thank you card from the family.
Sgts. Terrance Springer and Finley Carter and Officers David Hamlet and William Mangan were presented with Life Saving Award for detaining a suicidal subject.
In October 2012 the four were dispatched to the parking structure on a call of a suicidal man standing on the ledge of the top floor.
Wright said Springer and Mangan “did a great job of speaking” to the subject from the ground and were able to talk him off the ledge while Hamlet and Carter were able to sneak into the structure and take the man into protective custody.
“Everyone knows what they are supposed to do and they deployed excellent. I applaud them for their efforts,” Wright said.
“Working together they brought great success bringing a person to safety,” said Mayor Al Haidous. “Those are the kind of things you can’t put a price on.”
Civilian resident Bernard Moner was presented with the John Valchine Crime Prevention Award for assisting road patrol with an arrest.
Moner was a reserve officer for the Wayne Police Department several years ago.
He was driving on Clinton Street when he noticed a subject running from the Dollar General Store on Michigan Avenue. Sgt. Andrew McKay and Det. Stephanie Strasser were chasing him.
Moner jumped out of his car and chased the suspect down. He held him in custody until the officer arrived on the scene.
“Bernie had no idea what the guy was running from. He put himself in harm’s way,” Wright said.
“I knew your quality the first time I met you,” Haidous said. “I hope you continue your relationship with the community and the City of Wayne.”
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In Conversation: Lost Frequencies
Josh Plews | Features & Interviews
Amassing up to 100 million views on YouTube for two consecutive tracks, scoring a number one record in seven different countries at the same on the way to achieving platinum status is not something most 22 year olds can boast about. For Lost Frequencies, it hasn’t taken long for his hard work to pay off. Introducing himself to the world with his smash hit Are You With Me, the Belgian producer is taking it all in his stride while gracing some of the biggest stages around the world. Friday 1st April, Lost Frequencies brings his brand of chilled Euro EDM to the O2 Academy Leeds with support from Sam Feldt, Alex Adair and Sigala; ahead of the show we caught up with the Belgian star to get to grips with his meteoric rise onto the scene.
Hi Felix, how are you today?
I’m great ! Working on a lot of stuff right now, really looking forward to share everything with all the fans!
Being from Belgium, it’s fair to say that the music scene isn’t one that’s as well documented as other countries. Can you tell us a bit about it and how you came to be a DJ and producer through it?
We have amazing artists in Belgium. To name a few: Stromae, Selah Sue, Netsky, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, The Magician… I got very lucky with my music, the radios picked up my first single Are You With Me and they didn’t even know I was from Belgium, so when they discovered that, I think they pushed the track higher, being proud of Belgian music! Once people heard and liked my music on the radio, all the magazines and news wanted to do some interviews, and that’s how people in Belgium got to know me.
How does the scene compare to that in the UK?
I have to admit, I’ve been 2 times in London to play at EGG, and the vibe was really amazing! People are open to the music I’m playing and are having a good time. To be honest, I never really had a big club event in Belgium, so it’s hard for me to compare both. I’m always a little bit scare to play in my own country because of the fact that I’m shy to perform in front of people I know haha.
Your single Are You With Me hit the number one spot in seven countries and went platinum a massive ten times across six of them. How does it feel to know your music is reaching and liked by so many people across the globe?
It feels crazy, I never expected to make a track that would’ve such a big impact, I’m just so happy people like all the music I’ve been making, and feel blessed to be able to spend 100% of my time on my career!
You collaborated on this single with the multi award winning country singer Easton Corbin. How did you two come about working together?
Well it was more on a special way, how the tracked was created: he first released his track on his album. I found it on soundcloud, and decided to make my own version of it. The version you guys know now (my version), it isn’t Easton Corbin singing on the track. But I received mails afterwards of the writers of the song, they told me they really liked my version and were really happy with everything that was going on!
Have you got any other releases in the pipeline at the moment that you hope will be as big as your first two?
I’m working on my album right now, and I’m pretty confident about the music I’m going to release. I know people have high expectations about everything, so I will try to release something that I really love in the first place, and try to satisfy the expectations of the fans!
As you are only 22 years of age, how does it feel to be travelling the world so young doing what you have always wanted to do?
Well first of all, this isn’t what I always wanted to do, what I wanted was to make music, and to get people involved with my stuff! I never dreamt about playing on the biggest stages of the world. I’m really blown away with everything that happened to me the last year and I am really excited about what is to come!
What words would you say to someone who is perhaps the same age or younger than yourself who may have the same urge you did before taking off?
Believe in your own music, and the best way to be contacted with labels and other teams, is to create your own universe on the socials media; Facebook, Soundcloud, twitter, Instagram… Try to contact YouTube channels; they are always open to support younger acts!
One of you’re upcoming dates is in Leeds at The O2 Academy alongside Sam Feldt, Alex Adair and special guest Sigala. What can we expect from Lost Frequencies here?
I like to go a little harder in my sets, I also play some tracks people don’t expect a DJ to play, other track, old tracks! I hope I will surprise people with what I will do! Looking forward to it!
Thanks for talking to us Felix!
Interview by Josh Plews
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Special Election - Election Day Ballot Drop-off Sites
If you missed yesterday's recommended deadline to mail back your ballot in time for it to be counted in the City of Tucson's May 16 Special Election, or you didn't receive your ballot, you still have some options available. Seven sites will be used as ballot replacement locations or drop-off sites on Election Day. Check below for a list of locations that will be open from 6 a.m.-7 p.m. on May 16. You can also pick up a replacement ballot at the Tucson City Clerk Elections Center, 800 E. 12th St., every day until the election (except Sunday). Hours are 8 a.m.-5 p.m. The purpose of the election is to submit a question to voters (Proposition 101) as to whether they want to authorize a temporary half-cent sales tax increase to fund improvements for roads and public safety. If approved, the five-year tax is estimated to cost each household member in the City of Tucson approximately $3 per month.
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Washington Fuming About Bahrain’s Human Rights Crackdown
The tiny Gulf dictatorship has stopped listening to America’s gripes about its poor record on human rights, which got worse this week when its king had a well-known activist arrested.
Josh Rogin
Updated Apr. 14, 2017 2:53PM ET / Published Sep. 05, 2014 8:15PM ET
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Washington is fed up with Bahrain’s flouting of international calls for progress on human rights and reform, particularly now that the kingdom has imprisoned a well-known female activist for “insulting the king” and other allegedly trumped-up charges.
The Aug. 30 arrest of human-rights activist Maryam al-Khawaja was just the latest in a string of what one senior administration official told The Daily Beast were “stupid and self-defeating moves” in recent months that are forcing even Bahrain’s allies to doubt the regime’s claims to care about calls for reform. Al-Khawaja is set to be charged Saturday with a litany of offenses, including assaulting a police officer during her detention at the capital’s airport.
“I can’t imagine any legitimate reason to arrest this person other than what it appears to be—just another self-inflicted wound by the Bahraini government,” the U.S. official said. “This just adds to the perception they are moving in the wrong direction when they ought to be desperately trying to convince people of the opposite. They keep making it difficult for their friends to help them.”
The State Department officially condemned Khawaja’s arrest on Sept. 2, and said that the Bahraini ruling family is not making good on its promises to stop abuses of human rights as it continues to stifle freedom of press, freedom of assembly, and suppress its political opposition.
“We are concerned about the arrest— the reports of the detention of Maryam al-Khawaja and are closely following developments,” said State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki. “The government of Bahrain must abide by its obligations to respect freedom of expression and assembly, and we, again, urge the government to take steps to build confidence across Bahraini society.”
Psaki also said Bahrain has failed to reschedule a time for a visit by Assistant Secretary of State Tom Malinowki, whom they unceremoniously threw out of the country for “interference in its internal affairs” in July after he met with members of the opposition al-Wafeq party—and without government minders. Bahraini Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmad Al Khalifa promised Secretary of State John Kerry that Malinowski would be invited back, but hasn’t followed through, Psaki said.
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) told The Daily Beast that the Bahrain government’s treatment of Malinowski was only the latest move to prevent international observers from witnessing and reporting on Bahrain’s treatment of its own citizens.
“Last year, the government of Bahrain canceled a planned visit by Juan Mendez, the UN’s top investigator on torture. Earlier this year, Bahrain refused to allow Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA), co-chair of the Congressional Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, entry into the country,” Wyden said. “If the government of Bahrain wants to convince people that it is serious about dialogue and accountability, a good first step would to be stop blocking access to those critical of the regime’s policies.”
Since beginning its crackdown on protesters in 2011, the State Department has documented widespread abuses by the Bahraini regime.
“The most serious human-rights problems included citizens’ inability to change their government peacefully; arrest and detention of protesters on vague charges, in some cases leading to their torture in detention; and lack of due process in trials of political and human-rights activists, medical personnel, teachers, and students, with some trials resulting in harsh sentences,” according to a 2013 State Department report on human rights in Bahrain. “Other significant human-rights problems included arbitrary deprivation of life; lack of consistent accountability for security officers accused of committing human-rights violations; arrest of individuals on charges relating to freedom of expression; reported violations of privacy; and restrictions on civil liberties, including freedom of speech, press, assembly, association, and some religious practices.”
Maryam al-Khawaja’s case struck a particularly sensitive chord in Washington because she is well-respected and has met more than a dozen times with government officials, lawmakers, and other activists to educate and advocate on behalf of the aggrieved citizens of Bahrain, as co-director of the Gulf Center on Human Rights. But the Bahraini government, which carefully manages its image in Washington, ignored that completely.
“The Maryam story is bigger than her,” said Cole Bockenfeld, advocacy director at the Project on Middle East Democracy. “These activists that come here risk their lives to do so and there’s an implicit assumption that a high level of interaction with the West and the United States gives them some sort of protection. Maryam’s arrest is a challenge to that.”
The U.S. government has sought to put pressure on Bahrain to speed up reform and do better on human rights by holding back on some military sales. Washington refuses to sell the kingdom TOW missiles and Humvees— the type of equipment that had previously been used in crackdowns on protesters. But the Bahrain government doesn’t seem to care about the pressure anymore either.
“If they can get away with expelling a senior State Department official with no consequences, then they think they can get away with anything and they don’t have to respond to the pressure,” said Bockenfeld. “It emboldens them to take a tougher line internally and they don’t feel they really have to concede much in terms of real reform.”
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Birthplace: Lafayette, Indiana, U.S.
Sign: Aries
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About Izzy Stradlin
Izzy Stradlin is an American guitarist and singer-songwriter famed for being the co-founder and member of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses, which he departed in 1991 to front the band Izzy Stradlin and the Ju Ju Hounds. He went on to establish himself as a solo artist with the release of albums such as Ride On, On Down the Road, Like a Dog and Wave of Heat.
After playing in a number of bands, including Naughty Women, he and his childhood friend Axl Rose formed the band Hollywood Rose in 1983. After the group disbanded in late 1984, the pair went their separate ways but came together again in March 1985 to form Guns N' Roses with Tracii Guns, Ole Beich and Rob Gardner.
In 2012, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Guns N' Roses.
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Citizen calls its ministers put their resignations to the prime minister, however, to support the reform steps
Baghdad scales News
Called citizen Bloc, Friday, ministers to submit their resignations to Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi as a gesture to support the reform claim supreme religious authority. According to a statement of the bloc received / scales News / copy of it, it was "the light of the directives of the Supreme religious authority in his Friday sermon today, and announce our adherence Ptogeradtha and emphasize the need that these directives be a platform for the government and the House of Representatives and the political forces."
She stressed the "concerted efforts to fight and stop the rampant corruption in state institutions and in an unprecedented way," calling for "the Prime Minister announced a citizen of corruption and provide spoilers and the perpetrators of the waste of public money to justice anyone affiliation."
And it demanded parliamentary citizen to "the need for the government to have a clear reform program puts solutions and treatments to achieve the desired and justice among the Iraqi people" advocate "of its ministers in the first place and the rest of the ministers put their resignations to the prime minister, however, as a gesture of support for the reform steps."
She called citizen Bloc "political blocs to support the Prime Minister in the reform steps that demanded by the religious authority."
This "announced Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, Friday, full commitment to the directives of the Supreme religious authority that expressed the concerns and aspirations of the Iraqi people, and as promised to announce a comprehensive plan for reform, called on the political forces to cooperate with him in the implementation of the reform program."
This "and called on the religious authority in the holy city of Karbala, on Friday, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to be more daring and courageous steps in the reform is not afraid of some political blocs, stressing the need to diagnose from hampering the reform process."
Is set to "off, on Friday, a new demonstration in Baghdad and the provinces to protest against poor services and lack of electric power and demand accountability of the corrupt" .anthy 29 / d 25
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NYC Fashion Week tackles COVID-19
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New York Fashion week, quite an iconic staple of the “Big Apple” was able to proceed in its events despite our current global pandemic and the cancellation of many annual events.
Back in August, Governor Cuomo gave the OK to NYFW only if it obliged to “events capped at 50 persons and indoor events at 50 percent capacity and no spectators. New York Fashion Week will feature a mix of live and virtual fashion shows, presentations, and programming including live-streamed runway shows, exclusive designer-related content, and cultural programming.” These guidelines have allowed for the fashion world to coincide with the fight to stop the spread of COVID. Now that fashion week was able to proceed with caution, it’s time to take a dive and see what trends are walking these virtual runways.
This September NYFW was able to broadcast its Spring/Summer 2021 collection, and despite all, it didn’t hold back. I’m talking about those within the top ten: Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Dior, Yves Saint Laurent, and Burberry. After closely evaluating each of these brands, I can say with great confidence that they all in one way, or another were influenced by the events of this year. Many of these designers were inspired by their time in quarantine such as Gucci, Chanel, Dior, YSL, and Burberry.
Starting with the work of Alessandro Michele, Gucci’s creative director, who opened up on the way the pandemic affected the way he does things, he took this as a time to be reborn. This element of the new life he included would allow Gucci to put contradictory patterns/materials together for their newest look.
Chanel also didn’t shy away by revealing the influence time in quarantine has had on their collection. Virginie Viard, Channel’s creative director, spent quarantine back in her French country house. This allowed for summer nights to remain fresh in her mind when returning to work, ultimately leading to its role within her newest fashion of “easy clothing.”
Now making way for Maria Grazia Chiuri, Christian Dior’s designer, who admits that even before lockdown she was on the hunt to create more cozy/stylish clothing. This was due to the rise in living life more intimately within our home, but now more than ever this rise of this lifestyle has increased. She wanted this collection to be more of a “personal relationship with ourselves,” but also included a few seductive pieces for those who desired a more outgoing look.
Yves Saint Laurent’s collection is also highlighted by the comfort we had as a whole in quarantine. Anthony Vaccarello, YSL’s creative director, connects this collection to observing being dressed with such ease during this lockdown. This influence allowed him to create clothing on the bases of one being comfortable in their own skin, not some elaborate outfit that’ll do the opposite.
After all this, we make our way to Burberry, which like the rest, was inspired by lockdown but in a different way. Riccardo Tisci’s, Burberry’s designer, despite spending lockdown with his mother, felt alone. These feelings allowed him to create his most honest collection yet of a natural look between “classic” and “street.”
Last, there’s Louis Vuitton who was greatly inspired by our society during the lockdown. Take Virgil Abloh, L.V.’s artistic director of menswear, who brought the movements of this year into his designs, more specifically the Black Lives Matter movement. During his time in quarantine, he used his platform to bring in all-Black collaborators in order to integrate his materials and message. Through his designs, he was able to project his imaginations of a different world. This world consists of, “A wonderland of inclusivity and unity, it imagines the world through the untainted vision of a child, not yet spoiled by societal programming.” This would allow his collection to have a more colorful/whimsical look, which is something adults don’t have enough of.
Although this season of NYFW was unlike any other we’ve seen before, it allowed for a safe way for designers to present their art to the public. That being said it will be interesting to see how our global state will allow for the Fall/Winter 21 NYFW to be presented.
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Published On: Wed, Jun 26th, 2013
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UNC, NBA star visits Cherokee
UNC standout and seven-year NBA veteran Phil Ford visited Cherokee on Wednesday, June 26. Here, he visits with huge UNC fan Elnora Thompson in the Office of Principal Chief Michell Hicks. Ford played four seasons for the Tarheels (1974-78) and seven seasons in the NBA (1978-85). As a senior at UNC, Ford was named the 1977-78 Sporting News Player of the Year and the 1977-78 John Wooden Award winner. He was twice named a Consensus All-American, won the ACC tournament championship twice (1974-75, 1976-77) and the ACC regular season championship three times (1975-76, 1976-77, 1977-78). Ford was the second overall pick in the 1978 draft and played his career with several teams including the Kansas City Kings, New Jersey Nets, Milwaukee Bucks and the Houston Rockets. He was named the 1978-79 NBA Rookie of the Year. In all, he played in 482 NBA games and scored a total of 5,594 points.
– Photo courtesy of Ashleigh Stephens/Office of the Principal Chief
CROSS COUNTRY: Cherokee runners place at SMC middle school championship
CROSS COUNTRY: Esquivel takes second as Smoky Mountain Conference holds championships
CROSS COUNTRY: Cherokee hosts middle school, high school meets
ON THE SIDELINES: Cherokee Central Schools Athletics doing a good job with COVID precautions
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RHETT WALKER DEBUTS NEW MUSIC VIDEO TODAY FOR “GOOD TO ME”; Announces New Podcast – “Front Porch Gospel With Rhett Walker” – Set To Debut In August With K-LOVE’s Podcast Network
26 June 2020 - Franklin, TN - GRAMMY® nominated southern rocker and songwriter Rhett Walker drops his latest music video today for “Good to Me.” The song, featured on his album of the same name, follows its previous single "Believer," which has become Walker's most successful career radio single to date.
Good to Me is Walker's third career album. Released in March, the album was produced by Paul Moak, Solomon Olds, Jeff Pardo, Bryan Fowler, Jason Ingram, and Seth Mosley/X O'Connor. "In every season, through every up and down, in my journey God has never changed," Walker shares about the ten-song project, which also centers around its title track. "He has always been good, and this album is a collection of songs that point to that. I wanted to make a record that points to who Jesus is to me, who I am because of Him, and the journey I’ve been on with Jesus."
"Believer," which has already surpassed his well-known radio hits and concert staples “Come To The River” and the GRAMMY-nominated “When Mercy Found Me," has already become one of the signature songs of Walker's career. "Believer" spent 23 weeks in the top ten at Christian radio, and at press time, its lyric video has more than 2.5 million views and more than 273 million reached via radio airplay.
Well-known for his hilarious stories accompanied by his southern drawl, listeners can hear a lot more from Rhett Walker when he kicks off a brand new podcast this August. “Front Porch Gospel with Rhett Walker" will be available via the K-LOVE Podcast Network, their AccessMore.com platform, and everywhere else podcasts are available.
Walker is also prepping for the “Backyard Freedom Fest,” a special summer concert series slated to hit the southeast region. Details will be forthcoming.
For all of the latest information, visit RhettWalker.com .
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« Doom: The 100th Meridian May Possibly Maybe We’re Not Sure Be Moving Due To ‘Climate Change’
Oh, Noes, The Ocean’s Circulation Hasn’t Been This Sluggish In 1000 Years!!!!!!!! »
…is a wonderful low carbon method of transportation which Everyone Else should be required to use instead of fossil fuels, you might just be a Warmist
The blog of the day is Diogenes’ Middle Finger, with a post on the FCC chair telling Democrats to go pound sand.
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drowningpuppies says:
Where’s her pistol?
Speaking of slime-balls in the Family Values Party…
Michael Cohen, president Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, negotiated a deal in late 2017 to pay $1.6 million to a former Playboy model who said she was impregnated by a top Republican fundraiser, Elliott Broidy. She subsequently obtained an abortion.
The deal prohibits the Los Angeles woman from disclosing her alleged relationship with Broidy, a Republican National Committee finance chairman and vice chairman of the Trump Victory Fund, in exchange for $1.6 million to be paid to her over two years in quarterly installments.
Since Mr. Trump’s inauguration, Broidy has often met with the president at the White House and at Mr. Trump’s Florida resort, Mar-a-Lago. He helped organize a fundraiser in Los Angeles last month that Mr. Trump attended.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-lawyer-michael-cohen-negotiated-1-6-million-settlement-for-top-republican-fundraiser-1523638726
Are you trying to point out that this woman has stupidly reneged on her contractual obligation and will be liable for the return of $1.6 million or what?
formwiz says:
She could have declined it, butterball.
Saucier, Arpaio, now Libby …
Bravo, Mr. President!
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/politics/2018/april/trump-pardons-former-cheney-aide-scooter-libby-treated-unfairly-by-special-counsel
As to the picture, my favorite season.
Cleavage.
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The Virginia Information Technologies Agency is committed to the use of Alternative Dispute Resolution for the informal resolution of protests of contract awards, contractual disputes and other disputes for which Alternative Dispute Resolution may be appropriate. VITA retains the right to determine if a dispute is not appropriate for submission to Alternative Dispute Resolution.
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Alternative Dispute Resolution may be used in procurement disputes such as protests of contract awards, contractual disputes and other disputes and can be initiated by any party to the dispute. VITA and the protesting supplier may use ADR without the supplier having to institute legal action within six months of the denial of protest. The supplier is not required to exhaust all administrative remedies prior to seeking judicial review.
Once a dispute has been submitted to Alternative Dispute Resolution, the mediator/facilitator will conduct a screening interview with each party to the dispute to determine if the dispute is appropriate for mediation or facilitation. After the screening interview, each party to the dispute will sign an Agreement for Mediation/Facilitation which outlines the rights and responsibilities of each party and the role of the mediator/facilitator. There may be several interviews or screenings with the mediator/facilitator and each party before the actual mediation or facilitation takes place. The parties and the mediator will agree upon a mutually convenient time to meet. Each party is responsible for making sure that the appropriate, decision-making parties are available to participate in the mediation/facilitation discussion.
Alternative Dispute Resolution, which includes mediation and facilitation, is a cooperative settlement process. The parties work toward resolving their own disputes in a private setting with the help of a neutral mediator or facilitator. The mediator or facilitator guide the parties in communicating effectively, defining issues, gathering and analyzing relevant information, generating alternatives, exploring consequences, and reaching agreements that are acceptable to all parties. The mediator may record the parties' agreement in writing, in a Memorandum of Agreement, acting as a scrivener. A facilitator will usually not create a record. Using a facilitative style of mediation, the mediator will be neither directive nor coercive and will not recommend particular solutions or make decisions for the parties. The Parties are responsible for the terms of their own agreement.
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Police Are Tapping the Phones of NZ Human Rights Activists
Members of a prison protest group say they "feel absolutely violated" after learning their phone communications were spied on by police.
by Tess McClure
Police have been tapping the phones of a New Zealand human rights activist group, in what members say is a massive breach of privacy.
People Against Prisons Aotearoa is a prison abolitionist group which has run campaigns for human rights in prison and against the use of solitary confinement. Three of their members discovered in court documents that their phones have been tapped for an unknown period by the NZ Police.
The phone tap permission was granted on 22 November 2016, after three members of the group occupied and chained themselves to a desk in a Corrections office to protest a trans prisoner being kept in solitary confinement. They faced trespassing charges following the protest, but all three were discharged without conviction yesterday.
A police statement to the court, obtained by VICE, said the phone calls and text messages of those members were continually monitored and recorded, and accessible by the direct investigation staff.
A section of the statement by police on the phone tapping.
Sophie Morgan, 24, is one of the three whose phones were tapped as part of the order. "It's pretty disturbing to know that all this time, the police have been listening in to all kinds of personal conversations. I do really feel violated by that."
"We're not a danger to the New Zealand public at all," she told VICE: the protest action had been non-violent, and was intended to protest the use of solitary confinement on a woman suffering significant mental health issues, she said.
"My immediate response is that this is part of a longer process of police quite clearly trying to undermine our capacity to organise and do the work that we do. It's an absolute breach of privacy and very concerning," she said.
She said the tapping of phones threatened freedom of speech and the right to organise and protest. "Everyone in New Zealand should be worried about that, whether they're part of the protest community or not."
Morgan says the three still don't know the extent of the tapping, or whether their phone calls and messages could still be accessed by the New Zealand police. The statement does not give an end date for the tapping.
Last year New Zealand Police were granted 110 surveillance device warrants, according to their 2015/16 Report. Of those, 95 granted use of an interception device, 93 granted use of a tracking device, and 63 granted use of visual surveillance devices.
On 44 occasions, the police also used surveillance or interception devices without a warrant.
Police can conduct warrantless surveillance under changes to the Surveillance Act made in 2012. Assistant Police commissioner Malcolm Burgess said at the time that while police could complete some forms of surveillance and searches without warrants, the situations were 'common sense'.
"Either emergencies, where life might be at risk, or where the destruction of evidence might occur in very serious circumstances,'' he said.
People Against Prisons Aotearoa spokesperson Emilie Rākete told VICE the tap was "a blatant breach of the basic human right to privacy. People with political beliefs inconvenient to the government deserve this right as much as everyone else."
"It demonstrates the lengths to which the police are willing to go to undermine our organisation. This is a politically motivated attack by the New Zealand Police."
A New Zealand Police spokesperson would not respond to questions on the reasons for or extent of the phone tap, and gave the statement: "For operational reasons Police are not able to respond to requests which seek to confirm or deny if a person or organisation is under investigation. Should Police seek to undertake covert operations this work is done in accordance with the provisions of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012."
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Xperience Group Cloud Platform is ISO 27001:2013 Certified
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Xperience Group’s dedicated cloud division, The Cloud Simplified, has achieved the internationally recognised ISO 27001:2013 certification, highlighting their best practice in information security management. For customers across the Group, this announcement verifies the company’s commitment to data protection in line with the highest global security standards.
Richard Kennedy, Director of Cloud and Infrastructure at Xperience Group, comments, “The security of customer data has always been our top priority and achieving this certification validates our position as a trusted and quality provider of cloud services. We can now give customers confidence that our security practices remain up-to-date in today’s dynamic technology landscape, addressing the ever-changing threat scenarios.”
ISO 27001 certification validates The Cloud Simplified’s ‘best in class’ capabilities to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of business critical information against cyber crime, theft, misuse of information and network breaches. With over two-thirds of businesses experiencing a cyber-security breach in the last 12 months, according to itPRO, this announcement is significant for the company’s customers, assuring them of resilience and excellence of service.
The criteria set, for companies aiming to achieve the certification, include effective implementation and maintenance of security management systems as well as establishing an internal auditing program to continually improve the system, in line with the requirements of the ISO 27001 standards. Consequently, all data stored on The Cloud Simplified platform, including financial information, intellectual property, employee details or information entrusted by third parties, is subject to regular world-class security checks, ensuring high-level of security.
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Church Street, West Tanfield, Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 5JQ
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The Bull is a very old traditional country inn set on the banks of the River Ure in the picturesque village of West Tanfield which lies just north of the ancient Cathedral City of Ripon. Restored in 1699, parts of the inn are formed from what was once the ferryman’s cottage and the artist JMW Turner drew scenes of the nearby ancient Marmion Tower on one of his many tours of Yorkshire.
Located at the gateway to the beautiful Yorkshire Dales, the area around West Tanfield in steeped in history and is an ideal base from which to tour the area. For walkers interested in exploring the countryside on foot, routes such as the Ripon Rowel, Yoredale Way, the Staveley Circle and the Way of the Roses are close by. For family entertainment, there is the very popular Lightwater Valley complex just a short distance away. The Bull has a small private dining room-cum-family room and children are welcome to eat there.
Well behaved dogs are welcome and might even be offered a biscuit or two from the jar on the bar.
At present the inn is operating on ‘winter hours’ and is closed on Tuesdays and between 3 and 5 on weekday afternoons.
A range of home-cooked dishes which feature local produce, is offered at lunch times and evenings. On Sundays food service is from 12 – 4pm but on Saturdays food is served all day from 12 until 9pm.
On the bar we have a range of cask conditioned ales with, of course, the famous local brews from Theakstons and Black Sheep in Masham.
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After debate, Romney searches New Hampshire for votes (and laughs)
By Philip Rucker
DERRY, N.H. — Fresh from his debate performance, Mitt Romney paraded through two diners, a hardware shop and a feed store here Tuesday morning, continuing his offensive against President Obama and again pitching himself as the Republican most capable of reviving the nation’s beleaguered economy.
Sidling up to likely primary voters as they enjoyed their eggs, toast and morning coffee, the former Massachusetts governor mused about the Boston Bruins (they beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-2 on Monday night), his old Chevy truck (he doesn’t drive it much) and poodle skirts (he loves the 1950s).
But most of all, he talked about jobs. It’s a message he hopes will win him a new job next year.
A woman came up to Romney in a parking lot and said her husband had been living in Saudi Arabia for three years because he couldn’t find a job in the United States.
“That’s three years of President Obama’s four-year term,” Romney told her.
“If I’m president of the United States, there will not be a day I’m not getting briefed on or thinking about bringing American jobs to America,” he added. “Job one is making America the number-one job creator in the world. So, for me, it’s everything you can do — every lever we can pull, which is taxes, regulation, trade policies, energy policies, rule of law, good schools and a government that doesn’t spend more money than it takes in.”
Asked what he could do to help her husband, Romney said: “I will go to work and get your husband back to work.”
As he hammered his jobs message, Romney also sought to turn the page on health care, widely perceived to be his greatest vulnerability in the 2012 presidential contest. He told reporters he should not be judged on the state law he championed in Massachusetts, but on the federal program he has proposed. And he said there is little daylight between his position and those of the other contenders.
“We all agree that Obamacare is the wrong direction for the nation,” Romney told reporters, referencing Obama’s federal health-care overhaul. “And if people want to look at what’s happening in Massachusetts, why, I’m not running for governor of Massachusetts. I’m running for president of the Untied States. And my plans for the nation are like those of the other governors, just with a little more specificity.”
Romney seemed confident as he strolled the streets of Derry. He visited Benson Lumber & Hardware as well as Derry Feed & Supply, two businesses he toured during his 2008 presidential campaign. As he walked down the sidewalk, chased by nearly 50 reporters and cameramen, a man driving a dirt truck honked and shouted: “Way to go, Mitt! You’ve got my vote.”
“Five years ago, it was, ‘Who the heck is this guy?’ ” Romney told reporters. “And now, it’s, ‘We know who you are.’ ”
Over and over again, at every turn, Romney touted his private-sector experience. He told one table at a Derry diner: “I didn’t spend my life in politics. I spent my life in the real world. I was only in politics four years as governor — and I didn’t inhale.”
Later, talking to reporters, Romney took a shot at Obama’s economic record: “A lot of people can say the same words, but to understand what those words mean and to actually craft solutions that work to create jobs, in that circumstance, it’s helpful to have actually created jobs — to understand how an economy works because you’ve worked in it, to sign the front side of a payroll check.”
Romney also had some awkward moments during his morning spin through New Hampshire. After visiting with diners at Blake’s Restaurant, Romney tried to make a joke to the owner of the century-old Manchester spot.
“I saw the young man over there with eggs Benedict, with hollandaise sauce with the eggs there,” Romney said. “And I was going to suggest to you that you serve your eggs with hollandaise sauce in hubcaps. Because there’s no plates like chrome for the hollandaise.”
The two laughed, but the owner didn’t seem to get the joke.
Later, at Mary Ann’s Restaurant in Derry, Romney posed for a picture in front of a jukebox with a few waitresses, who were wearing poodle skirts. Suddenly, he jumped forward, with a startled look on his face, and said: “Oh, my goodness!”
It seemed as if one of the women had touched him from behind.
Asked later about the incident, Romney told reporters that nobody grabbed his butt. He said it was a joke referencing an incident during his last campaign when someone grabbed him at a fundraising event.
“I was just teasing the girls,” Romney said. “It was funny.”
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AmEx profits plunge as travel spending comes to a standstill
by: KEN SWEET, Associated Press
FILE – This Aug. 11, 2019 file photo shows an American Express card in New Orleans. American Express’ fourth-quarter profits dropped by 39%, the credit card giant said Friday, Oct. 23, 2020, as the pandemic’s deep impacts on travel, entertainment and dining dramatically impacted the company’s results. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — American Express’ fourth-quarter profits dropped by 39%, the credit card giant said Friday, as the pandemic’s deep impacts on travel, entertainment and dining dramatically impacted the company’s results.
The New York-based company earned $1.07 billion, or $1.30 a share, down from $1.76 billion, or $2.08 per share, in the same period a year earlier. The results missed analysts’ forecasts, who were looking for AmEx to earn $1.39 a share, according to Zacks Investment Research.
While AmEx has not been as negatively impacted by defaults and delinquencies like other credit card companies, the company’s bottom line has been hit hard by its business model tied into the well-to-do traveling and dining out. Restaurants have been shuttered in many countries, and hotel and airfare usage has fallen to the point that many airlines have sought government help and hotels are facing bankruptcy.
“We recognize that the road ahead continues to be uncertain,” said AmEx CEO Stephen Squeri, in a prepared statement.
AmEx’s discount revenue, or the money it makes off of each swipe or tap of an American Express card, was roughly $4.99 billion in the quarter. That’s down from $6.83 billion in the same period a year earlier. AmEx earns a small percentage from each transaction on its network, so the less activity on its network, the less revenue the company generates.
The company is also facing consumers and small businesses, hit hard by the pandemic or preparing for more tough times, cutting back spending and cutting up cards. The average spending on an AmEx card fell to $4,486 from $5,630 a year earlier. The average numbers of cards was 90.8 million in the quarter, down from 93 million a year earlier.
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Graham Potter confident Ben White will not be distracted by Leeds reunion
Brighton defender Ben White is preparing for a reunion with Marcelo Bielsa's Leeds
Brighton boss Graham Potter insists Ben White will not be sidetracked by sentiment when he returns to Leeds for the first time since his “perfect loan” at Elland Road.
Albion defender White was a standout performer for the West Yorkshire club last season as they ended a 16-year exile from the Premier League by romping to the Sky Bet Championship title.
The 23-year-old was heavily linked with making the move permanent before being rewarded with a new four-year contract at the Amex Stadium to fend off reported interest from a host of clubs.
He has since established himself as a key player for the Seagulls, featuring in 17 of their 18 top-flight fixtures ahead of Saturday’s much-anticipated reunion with Marcelo Bielsa’s men.
“He can be proud of his time there. He helped them and they helped him. It was a perfect loan,” said Potter.
“He speaks highly of everything at Leeds United and is very respectful of how they helped him and progressed his career because it was a fantastic time for him.
“But he is our player now and I am sure he will want to try to get the points against them.”
White was part of the Brighton team which suffered a narrow 1-0 loss at Manchester City on Wednesday evening.
That defeat stretched Albion’s winless run to nine league games, leaving them just two points above the relegation zone and having played two games more than 18th-placed Fulham.
Potter remains adamant the poor results are not reflective of performances and believes his struggling team can take encouragement from their display at the Etihad Stadium.
“I think we’ve probably had one game, or a game-and-a-half (this season), where we’ve not been ourselves,” said Potter. “Other than that, our performance level has been good.
“But if you don’t get the points there is criticism and pressure, and (people saying) you have to do something to get the wins. We know that. We are in a results business.
“We’ll keep fighting and Wednesday is another bit of information that says we can perform and fight at this level. We have got some qualities. We need to carry on improving.”
Leeds were long regarded as one of football’s sleeping giants and have made a solid start to life back in the top tier courtesy of their expansive, energetic and free-scoring style.
Bielsa’s side currently hold an 11-point cushion on the drop zone but will be seeking a positive response to last weekend’s humiliating 3-0 FA Cup third-round loss at the hands of League Two Crawley.
Potter is full of admiration for Leeds’ progress and the work of his Argentinian counterpart.
“He’s done amazing. It’s a massive club and they’ve been disappointing for a long time,” said Potter.
“They get back in the Premier League – it wasn’t easy but they’ve done it and they’ve done it well – and now they are bringing their own game to the Premier League, which is a credit to him and everybody there.
“You have to recover quickly for Leeds United, who are physically amazing. They run so much and fight so much that we have to match them and be smart. We’re playing against a really good team.”
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Nostratic Languages.
Ethnogenetic Processes in East Europe and Asia till the Bronze Age.
The Urheimat of the Nostratic Languages
The first investigation of the possible kinship of the Nostratic languages by the graphic-analytical method was made 20 years ago and in more than ten years after its elaboration and description in a scientific paper [STETSYUK VALENTYN. 1998]. The essence of the method is creating a graphical model of the kinship of languages belonging to the same language family on the base of lexical-statistical data.
The term of Nostratic languages is used for the set of six large language families of the Old World: Altaic, Uralic, Dravidian, Indo-European, Kartvelian, and Semitic-Hamitic (or Afrasian) but it may also include other language families:
The boundaries for the Nostratian world of languages cannot yet be determined, but the area is enormous and includes such widely divergent races that one becomes almost dizzy at the thought (BOMHARD R. ALLAN. 2018: 4).
In particular, according to A. Dolgopolsky, Chukchi-Kamchatkan and Eskimo-Aleut languages can be classified as Nostratic. Later this idea was supported by Joseph Greenberg, and Bomhard suggested a kinship with Nostratic also of the Sumerian language(ibid: 5-7). In addition to these languages, he also refers to the Nostratic languages as Tyrrhenian, Gilyak (Nivkh), and Yukaghir (BOMHARD R. ALLAN. 2014/2015, 20).
An in-depth study of the world's languages without taking into account the stratigraphy of individual lexical strata at the same time with false initial positions leads linguistics to a standstill. The fundamental mistake of many modern theorists from linguistics is the inclusion of all the so-called Altaiс languages, together with Turkic, in the Nostratic macro-family. Studies of the relationship between the Turkic languages by the graphic-analytical method (STETSYUK VALENTYN. 1998, 46-48) taking into account other facts, including data from archeology and toponymy, allowed us to find and justify the location of the ancestral home of the Turks in the Northern Azov Sea region between the Dnieper and Don rivers. Undoubted common features of all Altaic languages speak not of their kinship, but only of the affinity that arose as a result of cohabitation in the same territory after the migration of Turks to Altai, which entailed mutual borrowings, but mainly from Turkic, due to the higher level of development of their speakers.
The formation of the languages of the Tungus-Manchu and Mongolic families took place, as their study showed by the same method, in the basins of the left and right tributaries of the Amur River (see Far East: The Relationship of the Altaic and Türkic Languages). Their geographical location predetermined the presence of common linguistic elements in the Altai and Chukchi-Kamchatka languages. One has only to remove Turkic elements from all of them, as soon as everything falls into place. But few can dare to break with traditional ideas, especially not those who went out from the school of Sergei Starostin.
Of course, all languages of the world are related to each other, originating from one common language (STETSYUK VALENTYN. 2019: 1-28). However, they are related to different levels and represent a tree-like structure, and branching of the tree allows us to talk about a greater kinship of languages belonging to smaller branches. In practice, this picture is distorted by contacts with the languages of other families at different times and at different time intervals, as well as by longer stay in close proximity to some related languages compared to others. In the latter case, a greater similarity of languages gives reason to talk about their imaginary unity at an early stage, as is the case with the Slavic and Baltic languages. On the contrary, as a result of contacts between the languages of different families, a phenomenon occurs when one of the languages has less ancestral, most ancient words than borrowed at a later time, what we can observe on the example of the Albanian language. When studying such languages, it is overlooked that the primordial words in the language are most used and thereby determine its attribution to a genetically related language family. This is exactly what the supporters of the kinship of the Turkic and Mongolian languages forget, and this will be discussed further below. An intuitive idea of the possibility of genetic kinship between individual language families appeared at the dawn of comparative linguistics without a clear idea of their relationship. Despite the fact that many striking similarities were found between the Indo-European and some other languages, no convincing evidence of such a possibility was presented in the first works devoted to this topic. In general, the attitude of linguists to the idea of a comprehensive kinship of languages was skeptical, nevertheless, the many surprising facts of similarity between distant languages did not escape the attention of particularly insightful researchers. A fairly detailed narrative of the history of research leading to the idea of Nostratic languages can be found in a recent publication by еру mentioned American linguist (BOMHARD R. ALLAN. 2018: 1-8), here we will briefly dwell on the emergence of interest in Nostratic languages in the Soviet Union.
At first a Nostratic theory was actively developed by a Moscow linguist of Ukrainian origin V.M. Illich-Svitych based on the hypothesis of Holger. Pedersen and Alfredo Trombetti. His first works on this topic were taken critically. Illich-Svitych analyzed and systematized similarities in word structure, grammar, and vocabulary of the Nostratic languages and gave a large volume of such matches between them in his book [ILLICH-SVITYCH V.M., 1971]. The scholar assumed that these similarities can be interpreted only within the theory postulating the genetic relationship of these languages i.e. that they are monophyletic and belong to one macrofamily (phylum) called Nostratic languages. Türkologists Gerard Clauson, Gerhard Doerfer, and Aleksander Shcherbak were the first numerous critics. Here is one of the evaluations of the work of Illich-Switych:
From the very beginning, all his efforts were focused on proving the Nostratic hypothesis, and concrete languages were perceived through the prism of previously formulated correspondences [SHCHERBAK A.M. 1984: 35].
It should be noted that the sharpness of the evaluations was restrained by the ethical side of the question, which Sir G. Clauson noted specifically:
“It is always unpleasant to criticize the work of a scientist who has spent years of intensive work on its implementation, and it is doubly unpleasant when he is no longer there to protect himself. The enormous diligence and enthusiasm of V. M. Illich-Svitych evoke the deepest respect for him. It is a tragedy that they were spent on proving the truth of the situation, which probably cannot be true” [Quoted after SHCHERBAK A.M. 1984: 30]
V.M. Illich-Svitych was an unforgettable person and boldly took up work for which few would have repressed. For this, he had both knowledge and character:
V.M. Illich-Svitych possessed an outstanding talent of a researcher, the abilities of a polyglot, an extraordinary working capacity, and the ability to soberly evaluate the results of his work. I can say with confidence that he took up the solution of the most difficult task of modern linguistics not from frivolity. It was organically alien to its nature. Illich-Svitych knew what awaited him, but he "was not afraid of deep water." Illich-Svitych began to seek an answer to the Nostratic hypothesis lonely. Only later were he joined by several capable students. [BERNSTEYN.B. 1986: 39).
New ideas are always perceived with difficulty. And, as always happens, over time, the attitude towards the Nostratic theory changed towards its recognition through the efforts of V. A. Dybo, who from the very beginning defended the idea of Illich-Switych. The main obstacle for the final recognition of the Nostratic theory is the assignment of Turkic languages to the Altai language family. This mistake entails others, such as the Chukchi-Kamchatkan and Eskimo-Aleut languages being classified as Nostratic. In general, the binary connections of languages classified as Nostratic, still remain insufficiently studied. However, even a superficial comparison of the vocabulary of pairs of Nostratic languages belonging to different linguistic families gives reason to take the issue of the existence of Nostratic languages enough seriously. If we talk, for example, about Turkic-Indo-European lexical correspondences, then in many cases, they look very convincing. Indo-European-Finno-Ugric correspondences are no less convincing, but they are often interpreted as borrowings from Indo-European in Finno-Ugric. Sometimes this is done, for example, following other researchers, by Kaisa Häkkinen in the etymological dictionary of modern Finnish (HĀKKINEN KAISA. 2007). To such borrowings, he refers the Finno-Ugric words with the meaning "bark" (Fin. kuori "bark, peel", Veps. kor' "bark", Erzya, Moksha kar' "bast shoe", Khanty hŏr "bark", Mansi kor- "tear bast"), "many, mach" (Fin. moni, Est. mõni, Udm. mynda) and some others which have matches in the Indo-European languages. In other cases, Häkkinen refers to similar Indo-European and Finno-Ugric words to some indefinite common language. (for example PIE *aĝ- and PFU. *aja- "drive") or explains by early contacts between the Indo-European and Uralic linguistic communities (for example PIE nomn- and PFU *nime – both "name"). Finnish linguist refers to Nostratic only one word *kala "fish" (Fin. kala, Saam. guolli, Mari kol, Hung. hal a.o.) and don't refer to it even PFU *wete "water" (Fin. vesi, Mari wüt, Mord. ved' a.o.). It is strange that the belonging of the Finno-Ugric languages to Nostratic is determined only by one word and no attention is paid to the possibility of other examples, some of which are obvious. Let's say the similarity of the O.I. uda, Goth. watō, Slav. woda "water" and Fin. vesi, Mari wüt, Mok. ved' "the same" cannot be accidental, but more complex evidences of ancient kinship relations are possible too. One such evidence may be an etymological complex with the meanings of "pine", "fir", "galipot, soft resin", "pitch" (Lat. picea, Alb. pishе, Mok. pichi, Erz. piche "pine-tree", Ger. Fichte "fir-tree", Lat. picis, Gr. πισσα Fin. pihka, Est., Veps. pihk "soft resin", Rus., Ukr. peklo "hell" a.o.). At the same time, for example, the similarity of the Mansi and Khanty words with German ones is explained by borrowing. Such borrowings can be considered possible in the full absence of a definite understanding of the distribution areas of these or other languages in prehistory times.
When the first attempt of researching the possible kinship of the Nostratic languages was made, some data for this purpose were taken out of the mentioned Illich-Svitych’ book. These were tables (Nostratic morphologic features and the vocabulary of 147 units) and 286 matches of other features were found in the further text. After the comparison of these data with the research materials of the Russian scholar [ANDREYEV N.D., 1986] they were supplemented with 27 words from the Uralic languages and 8 words from the Altaic languages. As a result, it is turned out that we determined 433 Nostratic features in total. Thirty-four of them were common for the whole phylum and the rest was composed of 255 units from the Altaic, 255 units from the Uralic, 253 units from the Indo-European, 240 units from the Semitic-Hamitic, 189 units from the Dravidian, and 139 units from the Kartvelian languages. Then the number of mutual features in language pairs was calculated. The results of the calculation are given in table 1.
Table 1. Quantity of mutual features between language families.
Altaic – Uralic 167 Uralic – Kartvelian 66
Altaic – Indo-European 153 Indo-European – Semitic-Hamitic 147
Altaic – Semitic-Hamitic 149 Indo-European – Dravidian 108
Altaic – Dravidian 109 Indo-European – Kartvelian 70
Altaic – Kartvelian 84 Semitic-Hamitic – Dravidian 110
Uralic – Indo-European 151 Semitic-Hamitic – Kartvelian 86
Uralic – Semitic-Hamitic 136 Dravidian – Kartvelian 54
Uralic – Dravidian 134
The graphical model of relationship of the Nostratic languages, built on the basis of these data, is shown in Fig. 1. The process of construction of the model was described earlier [STETSYUK VALENTYN. 1998: 28-30] (sea also The Graphic-Analytical Method).
Fig. 1. The model of relationship of Nostratic languages.
As further study shows, the parent Turkic language does not belong to the Altaic language family, so the place in the scheme of the Altaic languages actually belongs exclusively to Turkic ones. The presence of unique data of the Altaic languages in Ilyich-Svitych' tables could not largely distort the scheme of relationship because their number is negligible comparing with the data of the Turkic languages. Altaic languages were formed in a completely different place (see "Far East: The Relationship of the Altaic and Turkic languages"), and only ancestors of the Turks abode in Asia Minor. In order not to confuse the modern Turks to their ancestors, further the last will be called Türks.
The next step is to find the corresponding space for this model. As the region of the Fertile Crescent and Transcaucasia is a central position among the recent-day lands of peoples of the Nostratic phylum, the model should be placed somewhere in this region. Analyzing the map in detail considering the obligatory availability of geographic boundaries there is nothing more suitable than the territory near three lakes Van, Sevan, and Urmia (Rezaiyeh) – see map on figure 4.
Fig. 4. Map of the Nostratic habitats.
The fact that six (h.e. very significant!) modern independent states are situated in this region supports our opinion that these frontiers are very well expressed here. Three lakes form a regular triangle where the central part of our model can be perfectly placed. But as this triangle has a regular shape, different variants of its arrangement are possible and immediately the problem of choice of the correct variant comes out.
It is evident that the Dravidian ancestry had to be settled somewhere to the South or to the East of the whole territory. An additional reason for the choice was, first, the fact that the present-day Kartvelians evidently live close to their old settlements and, second, the possibility of migration for the Indo-European, Türkic, and Uralic peoples to the north without obstacle must exist If we consider the reflexive variant, the Kartvelians were to inhabit the territory to the North from what is nowadays Azerbaijan on the slopes of the Greater Caucasus that should have made their contacts with the rest of Nostratic peoples impossible as they should be separated by still existing large swamps near the Low Aras and Kura Rivers. Thus, accepting our model, the Kartvelian predecessors populated the territory of what is nowadays Georgia, to the south from the Greater Caucasus and partly Armenian highland in the Çoruh and the Upper Kura valley. The ancestry of the Türks occupied space near Lake Sevan on the south slopes of the Lesser Caucasus and probably at the other bank of the Kura River up to Aridag range and Mount Ararat. The Indo-Europeans dwelled to the east from Türkic people behind the Zangezur Mountains, probably at the territory of present-day Karabakh and at the right side of the Aras River up to the swamps on the east and the north. Uralic ancestors occupied the country near Lake Urmia and the Semitic-Hamitic peoples dwelled to the west from them near Lake Van. The Dravidian ancestry inhabited the region to the south from Semitic-Hamitic and Uralic people on the slopes of mountainous region Hakkari and Kurdistan chains in of the Tigris, Great Zab, and Little Zab valleys.
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The idea of localizing the Urheimat of the Indo-Europeans in these places is not new, but it did not take into account the particular knowledge of the glotto- and ethnogenesis of the Indo-Europeans. Many researchers believed that the splitting of the Indo-European language took place even on the ancestral home of its speakers and this made it difficult to find it since the comparison of different data led to mutually exclusive results. In this regard, it was suggested that the formation of distinct languages took place far from the ancestral homeland in a place that can be called the second ancestral homeland of Indo-Europeans. The hypothesis of the first Urheimat of the Indo-Europeans in the Armenian Highland, according to V.A. Safronov, was put forward by Miller back in 1873 (SAFRONOV V.A., 1989: 23). In the opinion of T.V. Gamkrelidze and V. V. Ivanov, the Indo-European community dwelt "within the Middle East, most likely in the areas of the northern periphery of the Near East, that is, south of Transcaucasia to Upper Mesopotamia" (GAMKRELIDZE T.V., IVANOV V.V. 1984: 890). It's strange that the authors dared to publish solid work with proofs of their idea of the Urheimat of Indo-Europeans in spite of obvious facts:
To place the ancestors of Indo-Europeans in the Middle East was also impossible because their Urheimat, of course, occupied a common vast region of glotto- and ethnogenesis. Meanwhile, in the regions from the eastern regions of Asia Minor, Syria, and Palestine to Western Iran (including Transcaucasia, the Armenian Highlands and, naturally, Mesopotamia), the aboriginal population belonged to various non-Indo-European language groups. This is well known by specific evidence cuneiform sources of III-I millennium BC. The same is said by results of modern studies of the early ethnolinguistic connections of various non-Indo-European groups within the indicated region: the links between the languages of the Hurrian and Urartian languages with the East Caucasian (Nakh-Daghestanian) languages, the Proto-Hattan languages in the northeast of Asia Minor – with the North-Western Caucasian, the Elam language with a proto-Dravidian language (I.M. D'yakonov' works are of great importance in the development of these problems). Representatives of the Indo-European language family, penetrated into this region, belonged to its separate individual "branches" and they appeared here much later than the "Indo-European epoch". Thus, the main "Indo-Europeans" of these regions, known as Western Iranians and Armenians, replace the old local population in the historical epoch (also the most ancient local population of the east of the Iranian plateau, the south of Central Asia, the valleys of the Indus did not belong to the Indo-Europeans). But only in a number of regions of Asia Minor, separate groups of Indo-European tribes could dwell very early, but these areas adjoined to the Indo-European area of Europe. (BONGEAD-LEVIN G.M., GRANTOVSKIY E.A. 1983: 175).
Obviously, the Nostratic parent language was dismembered not on six languages. We have to take into account also the Caucasian languages whose relationship with any language family has not yet been defined (or rather, they have not "fit into the common system"). After the publication of my work, where the Urheimat of the Indo-Europeans in the area of the three lakes was first reported (STETSYUK VALENTYN, 1998), I carried a study of Caucasian languages by the graphic-analytical method on materials of the project The Tower of Babel . The resulting models of these languages suggest that they were formed in the valleys of the Main Caucasus Range, ie ancestors of modern speakers of the Abkhaz-Adyghe and Nakh-Dagestani language groups were aboriginal settlers of their present places. Their common language would be one of the oldest dialects of the Nostratic parent language whose speakers before all alienated from common Paleolithic Nostratic tribe and settled in the southern and northern slopes of the Greater Caucasus, while the speakers of other six Nostratic languages still leaves on three lakes area for a long time. With this assumption, we can think that by the time of the resettlement Nostratic groups in Europe the slopes of the North Caucasus and steppes of the Caucasian plain were already inhabited by a native of Caucasian languages. Therefore, while their migration to East Europe the Indo-European, Uralic, and Türkic tribes had to move further northward.
In the meantime, we try to determine the time when speakers of six Nostratic languages began to settle from their ancestral places. First, we remember that T.V. Gamkrelidze and V.V. Ivanov include the first dialectal division of Indo-European languages, when the first dialects of the Anatolian languages arisen, not later than IV mill. [GAMKRELIDZE T.V., IVANOV V.V. 1984: 861]. And then in their opinion, the Indo-Europeans have moved to Europe around the Caspian Sea, and somewhere during this way, Indo-Iranian group was separated from them.
T.V. Gamkrelidze and V.V. Ivanov are considered as authoritative experts on Indo-Europeistics, despite a thorough critique of their main work. Criticism has rather pungent in some cases [MAŃCZAK WITOLD. 1991: 38], what is obviously talking about apparent contradictions in their theory. But the main objections are as follows:
1. No archaeological evidence exists to support this movement through Central Asia or along the eastern shore of the Caspian Sea [SAFRONOV V.A. 1989: 26].
2. Separation of the Indo-Iranian community from the majority of Indo-Europeans already in Asia Minor is contradicted by close contacts of the Indo-Iranian and Finno-Ugric languages in the IV mill. BC as Finno-Ugrians could not settle in the area south of the Caspian Sea. This contradiction of the hypothesis of T.V. Gamkrelidze and V.V. Ivanov catches the eye immediately. According to E.E. Kuzmina:
T. Barrow, V.I. Abaev, J. Harmatta showed the antiquity of not only Iranian but also Indo-Aryan connections of Finno-Ugric languages. The attempt of T.V. Gamkrelidze and V.V. Ivanov to give another interpretation of these facts was not supported by linguists [KUZMINA E.E. 1990: 33].
With the proven presence of the Indo-Iranian people in Eastern Europe Gamkrelidze and Ivanov's statement cannot be embedded in the chronological framework. Roamed from the Caucasus to Eastern Europe, they no doubt had to live here quite some time, and then the speakers, at least, of the Indo-Aryan language had to come to Hindustan, what would be impossible if the Indo-Europeans began to settle in Europe in the IV millennium BC. For those times this would be really crazy pace, as it is generally believed that the migration rate was equal to one kilometer per year (ZBENOVICH V.G. 1989: 183).
Further studies give us reason to believe that the Indo-Europeans, Türks, and Uralian people appear in Eastern Europe at the beginning of V millennium BC. Thus, we can conclude that the speakers of the Nostratic languages have stayed in the Near East at the most until the end of VI millennium BC.
The contradiction in the views of Gamkrelidze and Ivanov does not mean that the Urheimat of the Indo-Europeans was somewhere outside of Asia Minor, as it is understood by some scholars. Right, though not in all, have those who speak about two Indo-European Urheimat. One is defined in the Near East, and the second in Eastern Europe:
The territory of the Northern Black Sea region and the Volga region, including the Ural region, is regarded as the second ancestral home of the Indo-European community, namely: tribal carriers of ancient European dialects that came to this region with the Aryan tribes as a result of long-wave migrations from the region at the junction of Asia Minor and the Armenian Highlands (DOVZHENKO N.D., RYCHKOV N.A. 1988: 37).
Ambiguity is superfluous – the Indo-Europeans, as well as other ethnic groups, have the one Urheimat – and it's an area where the Indo-European parent language began to take shape. The later speakers of this parent language could move to other places, but there was the ancestral home of their descendants. H.Birnbaum expressed this most accurately:
And probably, if the main spreading space of the Nostratic language – as intended – should be really identified with the South Caucasus, the eastern (and southern) Anatolia and upper course of the Tigris and Euphrates, it is natural to assume that the later areas of the spread of the Proto-Indo-European language was closer to the Black Sea – the Pontic steppe areas in northern and western Anatolia…(BIRNBAUM H. 1993: 16).
Future archaeological research can clarify the places of settlements of the Nostratic peoples on their Urheimat. For the present, the materials of Neolithic settlements in the South Caucasus were collected by an international team of archaeologists (see. Map below)
At left: Distribution of sites attributed to the Šulaveri-Šomutepe Group of VI mil. BC in Southern Caucasus
According Svend Hansen, Guram Mirtschulava, Katrin Bastert-Lamprichs
1 Aruchlo I; 2 Šulaveri-Gora; 3 Imiris-Gora; 4 Gadachrilis-Gora; 5 Dangreuli-Gora; 6 Chramis Didi-Gora; 7 Mashaveras-Gora; 8 Šomutepe; 9 Toire Tepe; 10 Gargalar Tepesi; 11 Göytepe; 12 Artashen; 13 Aknashen- Khatunarkh (map: Vl. Ioseliani).
The map contains sites of the VI mill. BC. on the territory much smaller than that occupied by the Nostratic people, so it is impossible to say exactly to what time you need to refer their resettlement from the Urheimat. Clarification of this time can be made after the binding of archaeological cultures of Transcaucasia, Middle East and Eastern Europe, that is, territories of their later habitats.
The stay of Nostratic peoples on their Urheimat is considered more detailed in the section Southwest Asia as a Neolithic Cultural Center
It should be noted that not all speakers of the Nostratic languages had left their ancestral home. Further results of the research, as well as historical facts, suggest that while migration of peoples always some of them remains on the old place had no serious reason to go on a long journey. The start of resettlement of the Nostratic tribes is reflected in the new diagram of relationships of their languages, built according to Sergey Starostin's data, presented in the project The Tower of Babel . When compiling the table for calculation of common words in pairs of the Nostratic languages, data for Türkic languages were selected from the so-called "Altaic" language, to which S. Starostin has included the Mongolian, Manchu-Tungus, Japanese, and Korean languages. Thus, a table was compiled for 1803 Nostratic roots. Of these, 195 were found common Nostratic having matches in the Türkic, Uralic, Indo-European, Dravidian, Kartvelian, and Afrasian languages, or some five of them. The words of these roots are the oldest and their generality cannot give any imagination about the spatial relationship between individual languages. We call them words of the first level.
Words of the second level are new formations or borrowings in some Nostratic languages, the assimilation of which by other languages depends on the distance between the habitats of their speakers. Namely, these distances determine the configuration of the graphic model of kinship. On the other hand, the lack of analogs to these words in other languages may indicate two opportunities. One of them may say that another word to defining the same concept appeared in the language, and the second one is evidence that its speakers have already left their former habitat. In the latter case, such words should not be taken into account when constructing the model, but it is impossible to isolate them, therefore, the model constructed using them will not correspond to the true relationship between languages for the time when their speakers dwelled in close proximity. This will need to be borne in mind when considering the constructed model.
In preparing the material for the construction of the model, some words of the second level were removed. These were doubtful cases, which the compiler himself designated by question marks, as well as words of a very wide semantic field, words with no precise meaning (indicated, for example, as a kind of some unknown plant or animal ), words of abstract concepts which could arise in a later period. It turned out 151such words. As a result, words of 1438 roots remained for a representative sample that is, 90% of the total number of second-level words. This was more than enough to identify consistent patterns in the data set. The results of calculations of the number of common words in pairs of Nostratic languages are given in table 2.
Table 2. Number of common words in pairs of the Nostratic languages.
Languages Uralic Türkic Indo-Europ. Dravidian. Semitic-Hamitic Kartvelian
Uralic 849
Türkic 440 845
Indo-European 363 365 731
Dravidian 333 321 254 633
Semitic-Hamitic 242 258 243 246 483
Kartvelian 207 217 226 154 157 460
Number of common words in pairs of the Nostratic languages.
Based on the obtained results, a new graphic model of the relationship of the Nostratic family was built as shown in the figure to the right.
Fig. 4. The model of the relationship of the Nostratic languages of later time.
The configuration of the new model is something different from the previous one, but the location of areas of languages has remained the same. The difference is caused by the tight cluster of the Uralic, Türkic, and Indo-European languages. In this regard, A. Bomhard’s thought is interesting:
As I see the situation, Nostratic includes Afrasian, Kartvelian, and Elamo-Dravidian as well as Eurasiatic; in other words, I view Nostratic as a higher-level taxonomic entity. Afrasian stands apart as an extremely ancient, independent branch — it was the first branch of Nostratic to separate from the rest of the Nostratic speech community. are Kartvelian and Elamo-Dravidian are younger. It is clear from an analysis of their vocabulary, pronominal stems, and morphological systems that Indo-European, Uralic-Yukaghir, Altaic, Gilyak (Nivkh), Chukchi-Kamchatkan, and Eskimo-Aleut are more closely related as a group than any one of them is to Afrasian, Kartvelian, and Elamo-Dravidian, and this is the reason that I follow Greenberg in setting up a distinct Eurasiatic subgroup within Nostratic. (BOMHARD R. ALLAN. 2018: 6-7).
In the studies by using the graphic-analytical method, the Altai, Chukchi-Kamchatkan, and Eskimo-Aleutian languages were not considered Nostratic, and the closer connection of the Indo-European, Uralic, and Turkic languages has this explanation. Obviously, S. Starostin included in the general list words which refer to the period when the Uralic, Türkic, and Indo-European peoples populated Eastern Europe and remained there in language contact for a long time. This is evident already from the fact that the number of words of these languages in the table significantly exceeds the number of words of other Nostratic languages, which could not be at the same level of culture of their speakers.
Especially close location can be seen on the scheme for the areas of the Turkic and Uralic languages. In this regard, one must also take into account that these languages have much more common features in phonetics, morphology, and syntax than between them and the Indo-European languages. In phonetics primarily, the Turkic and Uralic languages bind vowel harmony, not clearly expressed in Indo-European. In the morphology, the distinguishing features of these are the lack of grammatical gender and the article, the declination using standard single-valued affixes, possessive declension by persons using the possessive suffixes, availability of postpositions, and absence of prepositions, no plural and dual number after numerals, and some other features. The syntax of these languages is different from the Indo-European that the definition stands just before defining words, the possessive function is expressed in the forms of the verb "to be" rather than "to have" in Indo-European languages, the interrogative form of the sentence is reflected by a special particle and others.
Such abundance of common features between the Turkic and Uralic languages suggests that the Indo-Europeans left their ancestral home as the first when the ancestors of the Turks and Uralians remained in the Caucasus for a long time being neighbors, and therefore kept together close language contact.
Another difference of the new model is the location of the Dravidian area closer to the center than it was in the first model, what reflects the increasingly close linguistic ties of the Dravidians with the parent Türkic and Uralic languages than the connection of these languages with parent Afrasian. Obviously speakers of this language first left their ancestral home, moving through the valley of the river Murat the Euphrates and further to the Arabian Peninsula, and, perhaps to Anatolia.
Recently, there has been a tendency to distinguish Afro-Asian languages as a separate macro-family and to exclude the Semitic-Hamitic from the Nostratic languages, which seems especially strange. The previously recorded ties of the Semitic-Hamitic languages with other Nostratic languages did not disappear anywhere, and those that caught the eye as the first should be the closest and related to the formation period. The fact that many African languages have many common elements with Semitic resembles the situation with Altai languages - the later numerous borrowings make us speak of close genetic kinship, while in fact there is an affinity.
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Warehouse workers are suing Amazon for putting their families at risk of coronavirus
Updated: 1:26 PM EDT Jun 4, 2020
Brian Fung, CNN Business
ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ON THIS CAR OR THE DRIVER IS ASKED TO CALL AUTHORITIES. AMAZON IS SHOWING OFF OPERATIONS AT ITS SACRAMENTO FULFILLMENT CENTER AND THE WAY IT IS WORKING TO PROTECT THEIR EMPLOYEES AND CUSTOMERS. BRIAN: THE MASSIVE WAREHOUSE IS NEXT TO SACRAMENTO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. AMAZON SAYS IT’S CHECKING THE TEMPERATURE OF EMPLOYEES AS THEY REPORT TO WORK. MASKS ARE MANDATORY. EMPLOYEES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CLEANING AND DISINFECTING THEIR WORK STATIONS. THERE ARE NEARLY 200 CLEANING STATIONS SET UP IN THIS WAREHOUSE. THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE FOR AMAZON IS TO DELIVER ALL THOSE PACKAGES WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE SAFETY OF ITS EMPLOYEES. >> WE ADAPT EVERY DAY. WE HAVE A FABULOUS TEAM OF LEADERS, THAT EVERY DAY ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE SURE WE CAN STILL DELIVER FOR OUR COMMUNITY, BUT OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY IS THE SAFETY OF OUR TEAM. BRIAN: AMAZON HAS SEEN A BIG INCREASE IN DEMAND, AND
A new lawsuit targeting Amazon claims that a lack of COVID-19 protections at its Staten Island facility has not only put workers at risk, but also their families.The complaint, filed Wednesday by three Amazon workers at its JFK8 warehouse, alleges the company has erected a "a façade of compliance" to meet public health guidelines while simultaneously pressuring employees to report to work under unsafe conditions.The result is that while "most New Yorkers have remained safe by complying with the state's stay-at-home order ... for JFK8 workers and their families, home has been a place of danger," the complaint said."We are saddened by the tragic impact COVID-19 has had on communities across the globe, including on some Amazon team members and their family and friends," Rachael Lighty, an Amazon spokesperson, said in a statement to CNN Business. "From early March to May 1, we offered our employees unlimited time away from work, and since May 1 we have offered leave for those most vulnerable or who need to care for children or family members"Barbara Chandler was among the first confirmed cases of coronavirus at JFK8, according to the complaint. After she began experiencing symptoms, the virus allegedly moved on to other members of her household — including her oldest son as well as her cousin.After falling ill with COVID-19, according to the complaint, Chandler's cousin was later found dead in the family's bathroom.For Amazon, the lawsuit is the latest in a series of accusations that it has not done enough to safeguard its workforce during the pandemic.Amazon has declined requests for information on the total number of confirmed cases in its workforce, arguing the data would not be useful. To date, the company has confirmed the deaths of nine workers due to COVID-19 across its U.S. facilities, including one who worked at JFK8."We are deeply saddened by the loss of an associate at our site in Staten Island, NY," Amazon said at the time. "His family and loved ones are in our thoughts, and we are supporting his fellow colleagues."In recent months, Amazon has said it's tripled the amount of cleaning it performs in facilities, and made masks and hand sanitizer more available. It has also committed to making and distributing tens of thousands of plastic face shields to its employees, to health care workers and the general public. It has said it's made more than 150 "process changes" to its operations to enhance safety.Amazon's Lighty said the company has "invested $4 billion from April to June on COVID-related initiatives, including over $800 million in the first half of this year on safety measures like temperature checks, masks, gloves, enhanced cleaning and sanitization, extended pay and benefits options, testing, and more. This includes two weeks paid leave for any COVID diagnosis or quarantine."But employees have complained of rationed hand sanitizer, insufficient quarantine leave policies and work expectations that make it impossible to maintain social distancing.Those who have sought paid pandemic leave, like Chandler, say it's taken them far too long to receive the benefit. And, according to the complaint, the extra pay is a fraction of what Amazon actually owes Chandler under its paid leave policy.The complaint seeks a court order forcing Amazon to expand its leave policy, as well as to hand off its internal contact tracing efforts to a qualified third party. In addition, it calls for Amazon to grant workers additional free time during shifts so that they may wash their hands.The suit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, with the help of three legal groups: Towards Justice, Public Justice and Make the Road New York.
A new lawsuit targeting Amazon claims that a lack of COVID-19 protections at its Staten Island facility has not only put workers at risk, but also their families.
The complaint, filed Wednesday by three Amazon workers at its JFK8 warehouse, alleges the company has erected a "a façade of compliance" to meet public health guidelines while simultaneously pressuring employees to report to work under unsafe conditions.
The result is that while "most New Yorkers have remained safe by complying with the state's stay-at-home order ... for JFK8 workers and their families, home has been a place of danger," the complaint said.
"We are saddened by the tragic impact COVID-19 has had on communities across the globe, including on some Amazon team members and their family and friends," Rachael Lighty, an Amazon spokesperson, said in a statement to CNN Business. "From early March to May 1, we offered our employees unlimited time away from work, and since May 1 we have offered leave for those most vulnerable or who need to care for children or family members"
Barbara Chandler was among the first confirmed cases of coronavirus at JFK8, according to the complaint. After she began experiencing symptoms, the virus allegedly moved on to other members of her household — including her oldest son as well as her cousin.
After falling ill with COVID-19, according to the complaint, Chandler's cousin was later found dead in the family's bathroom.
For Amazon, the lawsuit is the latest in a series of accusations that it has not done enough to safeguard its workforce during the pandemic.
Amazon is prioritizing space in its fulfillment centers for household goods, medical supplies
Amazon has declined requests for information on the total number of confirmed cases in its workforce, arguing the data would not be useful. To date, the company has confirmed the deaths of nine workers due to COVID-19 across its U.S. facilities, including one who worked at JFK8.
"We are deeply saddened by the loss of an associate at our site in Staten Island, NY," Amazon said at the time. "His family and loved ones are in our thoughts, and we are supporting his fellow colleagues."
In recent months, Amazon has said it's tripled the amount of cleaning it performs in facilities, and made masks and hand sanitizer more available. It has also committed to making and distributing tens of thousands of plastic face shields to its employees, to health care workers and the general public. It has said it's made more than 150 "process changes" to its operations to enhance safety.
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Amazon's Lighty said the company has "invested $4 billion from April to June on COVID-related initiatives, including over $800 million in the first half of this year on safety measures like temperature checks, masks, gloves, enhanced cleaning and sanitization, extended pay and benefits options, testing, and more. This includes two weeks paid leave for any COVID diagnosis or quarantine."
But employees have complained of rationed hand sanitizer, insufficient quarantine leave policies and work expectations that make it impossible to maintain social distancing.
Those who have sought paid pandemic leave, like Chandler, say it's taken them far too long to receive the benefit. And, according to the complaint, the extra pay is a fraction of what Amazon actually owes Chandler under its paid leave policy.
The complaint seeks a court order forcing Amazon to expand its leave policy, as well as to hand off its internal contact tracing efforts to a qualified third party. In addition, it calls for Amazon to grant workers additional free time during shifts so that they may wash their hands.
The suit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, with the help of three legal groups: Towards Justice, Public Justice and Make the Road New York.
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How did California's Super Tuesday vote affect the Democratic primary?
The Golden State was fed up being one of the last primary votes
Updated: 3:44 PM EST Mar 6, 2020
Kristina Lucarelli
Super Tuesday always plays a major role in determining which candidates end up on the ballot. This year, it was even more influential. A whopping total of 14 states, one territory and democrats living abroad voted on Super Tuesday, and for the first time since 2008, it included the state with the largest delegate number in the whole country: California. Unlike 2008, when the only remaining candidates were Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, there were still five democrats in the mix this year, giving the Golden State a lot more power than usual. Even though it’s, by far, the largest prize with 415 pledged democratic delegates, California typically doesn't get much say during the primaries. We have sort of this inferiority complex about it almost, right? Like, we're the biggest state in the union but we don’t, we don't get the attention when it comes to presidential elections. Traditionally, for many, many years, California primary was always in June. We were one of the last, and therefore, more of an afterthought than anything else. Politicians at the Capitol decided, “We want to be in play.” So they moved up the primary to March. The fact that we’re part of the early process is significant because we have so many delegates and there’s so much attention that’s being focused here. Mike Luery, a Sacramento-based reporter, has been covering politics in the Golden State for decades. And he'll tell you just how important California is in the nominating process. California is the lion’s share of any state, of course, along with Texas and Massachusetts and some other states, but for any nominee to get in place, you have to win through California and win big. We’re going to have a major say in who ends up being the nominee. It’s a very different kind of politics here, compared to New Hampshire, which is more retail politics, and Iowa – much more retail politics as well. There’s a lot more energy in those states compared to California for this election. Roadsides, for example; in New Hampshire, they’re on every doorstep. In Iowa, they’re on every single intersection. In California, you don’t see them. It’s really hard to run in California, because we’re so big, and we’re so spread out. And, it costs an awful lot of money to run a successful campaign here. Whereas, you know, if you’re in Iowa, you’re going to barbecues and book clubs. And, you can’t do that in California and get a lot of votes. Winning a cache of California delegates is not easy. Most of the delegates will be awarded based on proportional vote in congressional districts, and what that means is, very tough for any one candidate on the democratic side to walk away with just a huge part of California’s treasure chest. Bernie Sanders is clearly the favorite in this state. You can see by the enthusiasm that he’s generating in his crowds. The people that are for Bernie are all in for Bernie. They are “feeling the Bern,” according to his vernacular, but it’s Bernie or bust. Mike Bloomberg has an advantage here because he’s a self-funded billionaire with an unlimited budget. That means he can spend anything and everything to get the top rates, the top ads in the various media markets. He’s been blanketing the airwaves with lots of ads. He’s all over the place. Ultimately, Mike Bloomberg’s $500 million national advertising campaign fell flat, and the former New York mayor dropped out of the race less than 24 hours after Super Tuesday was over. Elizabeth Warren soon followed, suspending her campaign just days later. It turns out Californians did “feel the Bern.” Sanders was the projected winner with roughly 33% of the democratic vote in the state. Joe Biden, however, won the most states, propelling him into first place. California, going with the most progressive candidate on the ballot, reinforces its identity as a deep blue state, but that hasn't always been the case. California, back in the early days, was always a very solid republican state. But the game-changer for California was Prop 187. It was a ballot initiative to establish a state-run citizenship screening system. It prohibited undocumented immigrants from using non-emergency healthcare, public education and other services in the state of California. In 1994, when Pete Wilson was governor, he was running for re-election and was having some difficulty in that campaign and he embraced, endorsed, supported this Prop 187. It passed overwhelmingly in 1994 by California voters. The Yes vote was 58%. But it backfired because it was found to be unconstitutional by the courts, number one. Number two, a lot of the emerging Hispanic population felt disenfranchised, they felt discriminated against. Many of those Latino voters, who are more culturally aligned with the Republicans in terms of being more culturally and socially conservative, actually realigned with the Democrats because they felt it was a more welcoming party. They started re-registering in big numbers as Democrats and since that time, California has really been a true blue state and has voted for the democrat every election since 1992. And I’ll just leave you with one concluding thought which is: crowd size is important. Enthusiasm: very important. We learned that lesson in 2016 when I saw lines skating out the door for Donald Trump, where people voting for the first time in 20 years were flocking to his campaign because they felt like he spoke to them and it was discounted, I think, in a lot of the polls. So, this year, we’re paying a lot of attention to polling, of course, but also the crowd size and the enthusiasm and passion level of the crowds. And what I’ve seen, so far, is that Bernie has the biggest crowds on the democratic side, very passionate. The “Bernie Bros,” if you will, are there. But the most enthusiastic, the most passionate crowds, the biggest crowds belong to Donald Trump. And I saw that first-hand in New Hampshire when he filled up the Southern New Hampshire University sports arena in Manchester. Twelve-thousand people on the inside and it was filled up so much that there were 5,000 people standing outside in the snow on a cold New Hampshire evening watching him on a monitor. So that tells you something. It’s clear, at this point, that the Republicans are united behind Donald Trump. It’s a very united party. By contrast, the Democrats are a very divided party right now. Pete Buttegieg and Amy Klobuchar both endorsed Joe Biden ahead of Super Tuesday — the first sign of a more united the Democratic Party. Time will tell if it’s enough for Biden to take the nomination in July. I think the best job in the world is being able to cover politics, and it’s fun to be here and actually have a front seat to history being made right in front of us. Has your state voted yet? What do you think of the current state of the Democratic primary race? Leave your thoughts in the comments below, and for more information on where the delegate count stands, how to register for the general election and more, check out the links in our description. I’m Alexandra Stone. Thanks for watching.
California has the largest number of Democratic delegates (415) in the whole country. Couple that with its large progressive leaning, and you'd think that it has a big say in who becomes the Democratic nominee each election cycle, but that's not always the case. Typically, California voters don't cast a ballot until June, well after a front-runner in any election season has emerged, leaving them with few options. But this year, they wanted a say and moved their primary date up to Super Tuesday, which means they were the "big enchilada" on the biggest voting day until Nov. 3. See what kind of impact California had on making the rest of the Democratic primary a two-man race.RELATED: The news cycle moves so fast, the New Hampshire primary feels like it happened eons ago, but you should still check out what it's like to cover one of the biggest political events of the year from the point of view of a seasoned, local political reporter. Their access is second to none.So much of today’s news emanates from New York, Washington or Los Angeles, but what we know is that amazing, authentic and genuine stories are being told around the country every day. Each week, "Dispatches from the Middle," which originally aired on Facebook Watch, takes a deep dive into one powerful local news story and gets a behind-the-broadcast look at how it came together.For stories like this and more, follow "Dispatches from the Middle" on Facebook Watch and subscribe to Stitch on YouTube.
California has the largest number of Democratic delegates (415) in the whole country. Couple that with its large progressive leaning, and you'd think that it has a big say in who becomes the Democratic nominee each election cycle, but that's not always the case.
Typically, California voters don't cast a ballot until June, well after a front-runner in any election season has emerged, leaving them with few options. But this year, they wanted a say and moved their primary date up to Super Tuesday, which means they were the "big enchilada" on the biggest voting day until Nov. 3. See what kind of impact California had on making the rest of the Democratic primary a two-man race.
The news cycle moves so fast, the New Hampshire primary feels like it happened eons ago, but you should still check out what it's like to cover one of the biggest political events of the year from the point of view of a seasoned, local political reporter. Their access is second to none.
So much of today’s news emanates from New York, Washington or Los Angeles, but what we know is that amazing, authentic and genuine stories are being told around the country every day. Each week, "Dispatches from the Middle," which originally aired on Facebook Watch, takes a deep dive into one powerful local news story and gets a behind-the-broadcast look at how it came together.
For stories like this and more, follow "Dispatches from the Middle" on Facebook Watch and subscribe to Stitch on YouTube.
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UK to open citizenship path to Hong Kongers from January
by: SYLVIA HUI and DANICA KIRKA, Associated Press
Posted: Jul 22, 2020 / 09:06 AM EDT / Updated: Jul 22, 2020 / 01:48 PM EDT
FILE – In this Wednesday, July. 1, 2020 file photo, protesters against the new national security law gesture with five fingers, signifying the “Five demands – not one less” on the anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover to China from Britain in Hong Kong. Britain’s government has announced that it will open a new special pathway to obtaining U.K. citizenship for eligible Hong Kongers from January 2021. The Home Office said Wednesday, July 22, 2020, that holders of the British National Overseas passport and their immediate family members can move to the U.K. to work and study. The change to immigration rules was introduced after China imposed a new, sweeping national security law on Hong Kong. Those eligible can access the British job market at any skill level and without a salary threshold, but won’t have access to public funds. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, file)
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government announced Wednesday that it will open a new special pathway to obtaining U.K. citizenship for up to 3 million eligible Hong Kongers as of January, taking another step toward solidifying a policy denounced by China.
In a statement, the Home Office said holders of the British National Overseas passport and their immediate family members can move to the U.K. to work and study. The change to immigration rules was introduced after Beijing imposed a new, sweeping national security law on Hong Kong.
“Today’s announcement shows the U.K. is keeping its word: We will not look the other way on Hong Kong, and we will not duck our historic responsibilities to its people,” British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said.
Britain announced in early July it was extending residency rights for some 2.9 million people eligible for the British National Overseas passport in Hong Kong, stressing that it would uphold its duty to the former British colony after the new law was imposed.
Eligible individuals from Hong Kong currently can come to the U.K. for six months without a visa. With the rule change, they will have the right to live and work in the country for five years. After that, they will be allowed to apply for settled status and then again for citizenship.
Those eligible can access the British job market at any skill level and without a salary threshold, but won’t have access to public funds.
The U.K. introduced a special, limited type of British nationality in the 1980s for people who were a “British dependent territories citizen by connection with Hong Kong.” The passports did not confer nationality or the automatic right to live and work in Britain, but entitled holders to consular assistance from U.K. diplomatic posts.
Britain handed over Hong Kong, its former colony, to Chinese rule on July 1, 1997 under a “One Country, Two Systems” framework that was supposed to guarantee the city a high degree of autonomy and Western-style civil liberties not seen on mainland China.
The new national security law, enacted just ahead of the 23rd anniversary of Hong Kong becoming a special administrative region of China, criminalizes subversive, secessionist or terrorist activities and collusion with foreign forces to intervene in the city’s affairs.
In some cases, mainland China will assume legal jurisdiction and suspects could be sent there for trial.
The changes are seen by many as Beijing’s boldest move yet to erase the legal firewall between the semi-autonomous territory and the mainland’s authoritarian Communist Party system.
Beijing has said that Britain’s move to offer refuge to Hong Kong residents constitutes interference in internal matters.
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UN team gathers accounts of injuries during Chile’s protests
by: EVA VERGARA, Associated Press
Posted: Nov 2, 2019 / 03:16 PM EDT / Updated: Nov 2, 2019 / 04:40 PM EDT
Demonstrators are sprayed by a police water cannon during an anti-government protest in Santiago, Chile, Friday, Nov. 1, 2019. Chile has been facing days of unrest, triggered by a relatively minor increase in subway fares. The protests have shaken a nation noted for economic stability over the past decades, which has seen steadily declining poverty despite persistent high rates of inequality. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A U.N. human rights team is gathering testimony about hundreds of people allegedly injured by Chile’s police during street protests in recent weeks.
The team on Friday heard accounts about ruptured eyeballs, broken bones and other serious injuries inflicted by police pellets or the impact of tear gas canisters.
“We are certain” that police have not respected their own guidelines about the appropriate use of force, said Dr. Enrique Morales of Chile’s state Medical College.
Interior Minister Gonzalo Blumel has disputed such allegations, saying police were instructed “from the first moment” to follow protocols on ensuring public order and safety.
Authorities have also noted that at least 76 police officers have been injured in attacks by protesters.
At least 20 people have died in the protests, which started last month after the government announced a hike in subway fares. The protest movement expanded to include broader grievances over education, health services and growing economic inequality.
Most protests have been peaceful, but there have also been cases of arson and looting.
The mission sent by Michelle Bachelet, a former Chilean president who is the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, is investigating allegations of human rights violations during Chile’s unrest.
The United Nations team will collect testimonies and reports throughout the country. The team will continue its work until Nov. 22.
On Friday, about 100 people, including doctors and students, spoke for several minutes each to four members of the U.N. mission.
Morales, the doctor, said he and others displayed photographs of patients who had lost not only eyesight but also parts of eyeballs.
The Medical College says its doctors have treated more than 140 people for eye injuries, a statistic that does not include similar injuries recorded at private hospitals.
Chile’s National Institute of Human Rights, which is independent of the government, has recorded 1,574 people who were taken to hospitals after being injured in protests. Several hundred of those were shot.
The institute has filed nearly 200 lawsuits against the state, including some related to alleged homicide and sexual assault.
In some cases, security forces have taken women to areas not monitored by security cameras and made them undress, according to María José Guerrero, head of a group called the Observatory against Street Harassment.
More protests are expected in Chile next week.
Associated Press journalist Marcos Sepúlveda contributed.
Americus man charged in crimes related to violence at the Capitol, US Attorney says
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Ailing Kennedy Key to Health Bill
With Cancer Keeping Senator at Home, Legislation Could Take Different Form
Edward Kennedy's bill calls for guaranteed access to health insurance for all Americans, though doesn't say how the government would pay for it.
By Naftali Bendavid and Janet Adamy
June 8, 2009 12:01 am ET
WASHINGTON -- The future shape of the U.S. health-care system could hang on the uncertain health of one very prominent American.
Sen. Edward Kennedy (D., Mass.), chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee and a senator for more than 45 years, has championed health-care issues his whole career. But he has been fighting brain cancer and working on the legislation long distance from his Massachusetts home. Meanwhile, Sen. Max Baucus (D., Mont.), chairman of the Finance Committee, is crafting a bill of his own that could set legislation on a different path.
If the liberal Mr. Kennedy takes a lesser role, that could make it easier for the more-conservative Mr. Baucus to push the health-care legislation in a centrist direction. Mr. Kennedy, for example, is a major proponent of including a publicly run health-insurance option as part of a plan to give all Americans coverage, while Mr. Baucus is weighing other proposals that wouldn't include such an option right away.
Mr. Kennedy's committee late last week began circulating the first draft of its proposal for sweeping changes, starting the maneuvering in earnest. The committee is scheduled to hold a "markup" -- public sessions to make final the bill's details -- in mid-June.
Following that, Mr. Kennedy's committee will engage in intensive negotiations with Mr. Baucus, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee. Then the Democrats must guide the bill to passage on the Senate floor.
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Former Vermont Sen. Jeffords, Who Once Tipped Senate Scale, Dies
By Dana Farrington
Published August 18, 2014 at 3:32 PM EDT
Former Vermont Sen. James Jeffords died Monday at the age of 80, a former aide said.
Former Sen. James Jeffords, whose exit from the GOP gave Democrats temporary control of the Senate, died Monday, a former aide said. The Vermont senator was 80 years old and living in a retirement community in Washington.
Jeffords stunned the political establishment when he switched to become an independent in 2001.
"Jeffords' decision caused a national uproar," reports Vermont Public Radio's Steve Zind. However, he tells our Newscast Desk, Jeffords' "long-standing moderate-to-liberal views and his work on education and environmental issues were a comfortable fit for many of his constituents who continued to support him."
(Jeffords is not alone in his defection, as NPR's Alan Greenblatt noted in this 2012 roundup.)
Republicans were able to reclaim control of the Senate 18 months later.
Jeffords did not seek re-election in 2006, "citing his and his wife's health problems," The Boston Globe reports. His wife died in 2007 after battling cancer, the paper notes.
Jeffords had a career spanning more than three decades. The Globe has this background:
"He won election to the House in 1974 as a Republican. The post-Watergate year was a strong one for Democrats nationally, but Jeffords was running as Vermont was just beginning his shift from a century of solid Republicanism to its current status as among the most liberal states.
"The Rutland native, a graduate of Yale and Harvard Law School, already had won statewide office as attorney general and was from a well-known Vermont Republican family. His father, Olin Jeffords, had been chief justice of the state Supreme Court."
Dana Farrington
Dana Farrington is a digital editor coordinating online coverage on the Washington Desk — from daily stories to visual feature projects to the weekly newsletter. She has been with the NPR Politics team since President Trump's inauguration. Before that, she was among NPR's first engagement editors, managing the homepage for and the main social accounts. Dana has also worked as a weekend web producer and editor, and has written on a wide range of topics for NPR, including tech and women's health.
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Faith school students lose their bus services
By peterg on September 15, 2016 No Comment
FOLLOWING an extensive consultation, over a three year period, with parents, schools, residents, transport providers and the relevant dioceses, Thurrock Council agreed to withdraw transport from all Faith schools. This included primary and secondary schools, within and outside the borough, with the exception of secondary school pupils in receipt of benefit.
The changes were agreed by cabinet in March 2016 and came into effect on the 1 September 2016.
In preparation for the changes, the Council wrote to parents who were likely to be affected, including parents who were completing their secondary school applications, both before and after cabinet took the decision to withdraw denominational school transport.
In 2014, Thurrock Council introduced a process which takes ‘exceptional circumstances’ into consideration and allows discretionary support to be given in very special situations.
The process has been included in the refreshed transport policy.
More information, including the new policy, can be found here: thurrock.gov.uk/home-to-school-travel-support
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Thurrock Council want your opinion on new homes in South Ockendon
THURROCK Council is asking residents to share their views on initial proposals for two developments in South Ockendon as part of the first stage of an extensive consultation.
Up to 240 homes could be built across two sites, helping to meet the local demand for new homes.
During this initial stage of engagement the council would like to discuss the change of use and the disposal of the land of the former Culver Centre and Culver Field, located just off Daiglen Drive.
The site was formerly home to a Pupil Referral Unit which was relocated in 2015 and the buildings were demolished in 2017. With the site no longer required for educational use, it has been identified as a possible location for new homes. The smaller site is on land at Callan Grove, just off Stifford Road.
Cllr Barry Johnson, cabinet member for housing, said: “We are at the very early stages of developing proposals for these sites and will be undertaking a full and open consultation process. Following this initial consultation, a second phase, influenced by views from the community, will be held early in 2020. Only after this will the proposals be finalised and planning applications submitted.
“Across the borough, 1,200 new homes need to be built per year just to meet existing demand. Thurrock is one of the largest growth areas in the UK and we are working hard to ensure that any emerging proposals are of maximum benefit to residents and the borough.”
Public consultation events are taking place on Tuesday, 22 October at South Ockendon Centre and Wednesday, 23 October at Belhus Village Hall. Visit
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Thurrock residents urged to have their say on ‘transformational’ 30-year transport strategy with sustainability at its heart
By Staff Reporter on December 26, 2019 No Comment
South East residents urged to have their say on ‘transformational’ 30-year transport strategy with sustainability at its heart
Investment could unlock massive growth, more than doubling the South East’s economy and supporting half a million new jobs by 2050
Strategy sets out bold and compelling future that is better for people, better for business and better for the planet
Prioritising greater investment in public transport is the only feasible way to reduce congestion, cut emissions and boost air quality in the long term
PEOPLE and businesses across part of the South East Local Enterprise Partnership (SELEP) area – specifically East Sussex, Kent and Medway – are being urged to have their say on a proposed 30-year transport strategy for the South East which aims to improve journeys, boost the economy and protect the environment.
The strategy outlines how, with the right investment in our region’s transport network, the South East’s economy will more than double by 2050 to between £450bn and £500bn per year – creating an additional 500,000 jobs, boosting quality of life and access to opportunities for all and helping cut the South East’s carbon emissions to net-zero.
It has been produced by Transport for the South East (TfSE), a unique partnership bringing together local authorities, business leaders and transport organisations to speak with one voice on our region’s transport priorities. TfSE covers East Sussex, Kent and Medway from the South East LEP remit, alongside Brighton & Hove, West Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Southampton, Portsmouth and Berkshire Local Transport Body. A separate body, Transport East, covers Essex, Southend and Thurrock from the South East LEP patch alongside Norfolk and Suffolk, and is observed by Bedford, Cambridge, Hertfordshire and Peterborough.
A major focus of the strategy is reducing the region’s reliance on private cars to reduce congestion, cut carbon emissions and improve air quality. Today, cars account for 70% of all journeys in the South East compared to just 4% by rail and 5% by bus. It also highlights how better transport links can support economic growth around our key international gateways, such as the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel, which are vital to the local, regional and national economy.
To do this, the strategy sets out a 30-year framework to guide decisions about where, when and how money is invested in the South East’s transport network, along with a range of schemes and initiatives to make sustainable travel easier and more attractive to people and businesses. These could include better and faster rail journeys, improved links to ports and airports, a real-terms freeze on rail fares, cheaper off-peak fares and extra funding to protect and enhance vital bus services.
Opportunities for the region identified in the strategy include speeding up rail journey times to London, particularly by using spare capacity on High Speed 1 and potential extension of High Speed services to East Sussex; extending Crossrail to Ebbsfleet to support new housing growth; improving road and rail links to deprived communities, particularly in coastal areas of East Sussex and Kent; and a new Lower Thames Crossing connecting Kent and Essex.
South East LEP Chair Christian Brodie said:
“Our Strategic Board spoke highly of this strategy at our most recent meeting. However, taking into consideration the split in geography for the SELEP patch, the importance of cross-region collaboration on infrastructure is even more pronounced.
“Connecting the TfSE and Transport East geographies with the Lower Thames Crossing will be of huge importance to the South East LEP area – and further afield. It is a project that must play a key role in the decisions made in the next stage of the process by TfSE, following this consultation.
“We welcome TfSE’s vision for an infrastructure-led approach, planning first and foremost for people and housing instead of just for vehicles. With substantial increases in rail and bus use forecast for the South East, developing infrastructure that suits the needs of residents – as well as international trade, thanks to the area’s role as a gateway to Europe – is a must.”
The draft transport strategy identifies priorities for future investment by looking at the challenges people and businesses will face in moving around the region and the opportunities these present to support sustainable economic growth.
These include a range specific schemes as well as wider policies and initiatives. For example, the strategy argues for greater use of new and emerging technology such as connected autonomous vehicles (CAVs) to boost connectivity. It makes the case for policy changes to enable more joined up planning, particularly between transport and housing, to help reduce the need to travel and build more sustainable communities. And the strategy also recognises that tough decisions will need to be made about how, not if, we manage demand on the busiest parts of our transport networks.
The final transport strategy is due for publication in April 2020, with a strategic investment plan planned for publication in 2021. This will provide a prioritised, costed and deliverable list of schemes, initiatives and policies to start turning the South East’s vision into reality.
To read the draft transport strategy and take part in the consultation, go to tfse.org.uk/transport-strategy. The deadline for responses is Friday 10th January 2020.
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Lord Byron's Apology
No one knew how to apologize for an affront with better grace, or with
more delicacy, than Lord Byron. In the first edition of the first
canto of Childe Harold, the poet adverted in a note to two political
tracts--one by Major Pasley, and the other by Gould Francis Leckie,
Esq.; and concluded his remarks by attributing "ignorance on the one
hand, and prejudice on the other." Mr. Leckie, who felt offended at the
severity and, as he thought, injustice of the observations, wrote to
Lord Byron, complaining of the affront. His lordship did not reply
immediately to the letter; but, in about three weeks, he called upon
Mr. Leckie, and begged him to accept an elegantly-bound copy of a new
edition of the poem, in which the offensive passage was omitted.
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Nathaniel Bowditch, the translator of Laplace's Mecanique Celeste, displayed in very early life a taste for mathematical studies. In the year 1788, when he was only fifteen years old, he actually made an almanack for the year 1790, containing all th... Miss Burney's Evelina
The story of Evelina being printed when the authoress was but seventeen years old is proved to have been sheer invention, to trumpet the work into notoriety; since it has no more truth in it than a paid-for newspaper puff. The year of Miss Burney's ... Miss Mitford's Farewell To Three Mile Cross
When Miss Mitford left her rustic cottage at Three Mile Cross, and removed to Reading, (the Belford Regis of her novel), she penned the following beautiful picture of its homely joys-- "Farewell, then, my beloved village! the long, straggling stre... Moderate Flattery
Jasper Mayne says of Master Cartwright, the author of tolerable comedies and poems, printed in 1651:-- "Yes, thou to Nature hadst joined art and skill; In thee, Ben Jonson still held Shakspeare's quill." * * * * ... Moore's Epigram On Abbott
Mr. Speaker Abbott having spoken in slighting terms of some of Moore's poems, the poet wrote, in return, the following biting epigram: "They say he has no heart; but I deny it; He has a heart--and gets his speeches by it." * * ... Mrs Southey
And who was Mrs. Southey?--who but she who was so long known, and so great a favourite, as Caroline Bowles; transformed by the gallantry of the laureate, and the grace of the parson, into her matrimonial appellation. Southey, so long ago as the 21st... Negroes At Home
When Lord Byron was in Parliament, a petition setting forth, and calling for redress for, the wretched state of the Irish peasantry, was one evening presented to the House of Lords, and very coldly received. "Ah!" said Lord Byron, "what a misfortune... Origin Of Bottled Ale
Alexander Newell, Dean of St. Paul's, and Master of Westminster School, in the reign of Queen Mary, was an excellent angler. But Fuller says, while Newell was catching of fishes, Bishop Bonner was catching of Newell, and would certainly have sent hi... Origin Of Boz Dickens
A fellow passenger with Mr. Dickens in the Britannia steam-ship, across the Atlantic, inquired of the author the origin of his signature, "Boz." Mr. Dickens replied that he had a little brother who resembled so much the Moses in the Vicar of Wakefie... Origin Of Cowper's John Gilpin
It happened one afternoon, in those years when Cowper's accomplished friend, Lady Austen, made a part of his little evening circle, that she observed him sinking into increased dejection; it was her custom, on these occasions, to try all the resourc... Origin Of The Beggar's Opera
It was Swift that first suggested to Gay the idea of the Beggar's Opera, by remarking, what an odd, pretty sort of a thing a Newgate pastoral might make! "Gay," says Pope, "was inclined to try at such a thing for some time; but afterwards thought it... Origin Of The Edinburgh Review
The Edinburgh Review was first published in 1802. The plan was suggested by Sydney Smith, at a meeting of literati, in the fourth or fifth flat or story, in Buccleugh-place, Edinburgh, then the elevated lodging of Jeffrey. The motto humorously propo...
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