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__label__wiki	0.504124	0.504124	Follow @rockisagirlsbff Tag Archives: Bassnectar Coachella 2010 Line-Up Announced Perhaps it’s time to return to Coachella afterall: FRIDAY APRIL 16: Jay-Z, LCD Soundsystem, Them Crooked Vultures, Vampire Weekend, Deadmau5, Public Image Limited, The Specials, Grizzly Bear, Passion Pit, Echo and the Bunnymen, Benny Benassi, Fever Ray, Grace Jones, She & Him, Erol Alkan, The Avett Brothers, Calle 13, The Whitest Boy Alive, The Cribs, La Roux, Yeasayer, Lucero, DJ Lance Rock, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Proxy, Ra Ra Riot, Deer Tick, Wolfgang Gartner, Aeroplane, Iglu & Hartly, Sleigh Bells, P.O.S., Baroness, Hockey, Little Dragon, White Rabbits, Wale, Kate Miller-Heidke, As Tall as Lions, Jets Overhead, Alana Grace, Pablo Hassan. SATURDAY, APRIL 17: Muse, Faith No More, Tiësto, MGMT, David Guetta, The Dead Weather, Hot Chip, Devo, Coheed and Cambria, Kaskade, 2Many DJ’s, Major Lazer, Dirty Projectors, Gossip, Z-Trip, The xx, John Waters, Les Claypool, The Raveonettes, Mew, Sia, Camera Obscura, Tokyo Police Club, Porcupine Tree, Old Crow Medicine Show, Aterciopalados, Bassnectar, Frightened Rabbit, Dirty South, Flying Lotus, Corinne Bailey Rae, Pretty Lights, Shooter Jennings, RX Bandits, The Almighty Defenders, Edward Sharp and the Magnetic Zeros, Craze & Klever, Zoe, The Temper Trap, Portugal. The Man, Band of Skulls, Girls, Beach House, Steel Train, Frank Turner. SUNDAY, APRIL 18: Gorillaz, Pavement, Thom Yorke????, Phoenix, Orbital, Spoon, Sly and the Family Stone, De La Soul, Julian Casablancas, Plastikman, Gary Numan, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Sunny Day Real Estate, Yo La Tengo, MUTEMATH, Deerhunter, Infected Mushroom, Club 75, Matt & Kim, The Big Pink, Gil Scott-Heron, King Khan and the Shrines, Florence and the Machine, Yann Tiersen, Little Boots, Miike Snow, Talvin Singh, Ceu, B.o.B., Babasonicos, Owen Pallett, The Glitch Mob, Mayer Hawthorne, Local Natives, Rusko, The Middle East, Hadouken!, The Soft Pack, Kevin Devine, Paparazzi, Delphic, One EskimO. Coachella Line-Up This entry was posted in Coachella, Festival and tagged 2Many DJ's, Aeroplane, Alana Grace, April 18, As Tall as Lions, Aterciopalados, B.o.B., Babasonicos, Band of Skulls, Baroness, Bassnectar, Beach House, Benny Benassi, Calle 13, Camera Obscura, Ceu, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Club 75, Coachella, Coheed and Cambria, Corinne Bailey Rae, Craze & Klever, David Guetta, De La Soul, Deadmau5, Deer Tick, Deerhunter, Delphic, Devo, Dirty Projectors, Dirty South, DJ Lance Rock, Echo and the Bunnymen, Edward Sharp and the Magnetic Zeros, Erol Alkan, Faith No More, Fever Ray, Florence and the Machine, Flying Lotus, Frank Turner. SUNDAY, Friday April 16, Frightened Rabbit, Gary Numan, Gil Scott-Heron, Girls, Gorillaz, Gossip, Grace Jones, Grizzly Bear, Hadouken!, Hockey, Hot Chip, Iglu & Hartly, Infected Mushroom, Jay Z, Jets Overhead, John Waters, Julian Casablancas, Kaskade, Kate Miller-Heidke, Kevin Devine, King Khan and the Shrines, La Roux, LCD Soundsystem, Les Claypool, Little Boots, Little Dragon, Local Natives, Lucero, Major Lazer, Matt & Kim, Mayer Hawthorne, Mew, MGMT, Miike Snow, Muse, Mutemath, Old Crow Medicine Show, One Eskimo, Orbital, Owen Pallett, P.O.S., Pablo Hassan, Paparazzi, Passion Pit, Pavement, Phoenix, Plastikman, Porcupine Tree, Portugal The Man, Pretty Lights, Proxy, Public Image Limited, Ra Ra Riot, Rusko, RX Bandits, Saturday April 17, She & Him, Shooter Jennings, Sia, Sleigh Bells, Sly and the Family Stone, Spoon, Steel Train, Sunny Day Real Estate, Talvin Singh, The Almighty Defenders, The Avett Brothers, The Big Pink, The Cribs, The Dead Weather, The Dillinger Escape Plan, The Glitch Mob, The Middle East, The Raveonettes, The Soft Pack, The Specials, The Temper Trap, The Whitest Boy Alive, The xx, Them Crooked Vultures, Thom Yorke, Tiësto, Tokyo Police Club, Vampire Weekend, Wale, White Rabbits, Wolfgang Gartner, Yann Tiersen, Yeasayer, Yo La Tengo, Z-Trip, Zoe. album Annie Clark band Benefit Butch Walker concert Concert Tickets contest Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros Fiona Apple Flea giveaway Greek Theater Greek Theatre Haiti Halloween Hotel Cafe Jackson Browne Joey Waronker Joseph Arthur Largo live music LP33.tv music music venue Nigel Godrich NIN Nine Inch Nails Nine Inch Nails Live Portugal The Man Radiohead St. Vincent The Mint The Troubadour The Wiltern Thom Yorke ticket giveaway Tickets Tour Trent Reznor Troubadour Viper Room Wiltern win Wolfmother ©2021 Rock is a Girl's Best Friend	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1494
__label__cc	0.689707	0.310293	Shep's Paradise 3,000 people marched on Clarissa Street following the funeral of Martin Luther King Jr.; Shep's is pictured in the background. The Pythodd, not pictured, is located further down the same street. Photo courtesy of the Democrat & Chronicle. Owner Ruth Shepard, pictured in June 1986. Photo courtesy of the Democrat & Chronicle In 1967, Ruther Sheppard bought the bar at 293 Clarissa Street. Back then, Clarissa Street was still a thriving hub of African-American life in Rochester, but by 1972, the neighborhood, including the Pythodd Club, was largely demolished due to urban renewal. Shep’s, miraculously, survived, and in the 1990s Shep sought to bring jazz back to the community. “The response,” reports Alan Morrell for the Democrat & Chronicle, “was immediate and enthusiastic.” Crowds from all backgrounds came to the club, drinking in the atmosphere of what one patron remarked was “A Corn Hill icon of hip…a relic of the ‘60s in both decor and attitude.” Unfortunately, back taxes proved to be the venue’s downfall, and in 2002, Shep’s Paradise closed for good.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1499
__label__cc	0.523283	0.476717	PeopleSkip to the content Sister Nguyen, Sacristan at St. James Cathedral Orlando Memory » People » Sister Nguyen, Sacristan at St. James Cathedral Zoom Text Created: November 27, 2010 \| Author: Orlando Memory \| Name: Sister Nguyen Listen to the interview with Sister Nguyen, nun, at the “Sneak Preview” for the restored Saint James Cathedral in downtown Orlando, November 13th, 2010. Born in Vietnam, Sister Nguyen came to Orlando with the Incarnation of Consecration of Mission to work with the Vietnamese community. Growing up in Vietnam, Sister Nguyen recalls church on Sunday as an all day event with many programs throughout the day for youth. Her family and priests always encouraged vocations and most of the senior youth joined religious life. Regarding her life here in America, she says, “We learn a lot from our American friends…the openness. [They] are willing to share not only what they have, but themselves, too. They really share a lot. They don’t care if you’re a stranger or not – you’re God’s children – they’re willing to help you.” From her first visit to St. James Cathedral, she felt welcomed by the community. She says, “I hope people feel welcome in God’s house.” She treasures the freedom of life in America, the chance to be whatever you can, and shares her joy in worshipping with the community at St. James Cathedral. TAGS: Catholic, churches, Incarnation of Consecration of Mission, Saint James Cathedral, Sister Nguyen, St. James Cathedral, Vietnamese images (1) audio (1) video (0) links (2) documents (0) Interview with Sister Nguyen, nun, at the "Sneak Preview" for the restored Saint James Cathedral in downtown Orlando, November 13th, 2010. Born in... Interview with Sister Nguyen, nun, at the "Sneak Preview" for the restored Saint James Cathedral in downtown Orlando, November 13th, 2010. Born in Vietnam, Sister Nguyen came to Orlando with the Incarnation of Consecration of Mission to work with the Vietnamese community. Growing up in Vietnam, Sister Nguyen recalls church on Sunday as an all day event with many programs throughout the day for youth. Her family and priests always encouraged vocations and most of the senior youth joined religious life. Regarding her life here in America, she says, "We learn a lot from our American friends...the openness. [They] are willing to share not only what they have, but themselves, too. They really share a lot. They don't care if you're a stranger or not - you're God's children - they're willing to help you." From her first visit to St. James Cathedral, she felt welcomed by the community. She says, "I hope people feel welcome in God's house." She treasures the freedom of life in America, the chance to be whatever you can, and shares her joy in worshipping with the community at St. James Cathedral. http://staging.orlandomemory.info/wp-content/uploads/audio/Sister_Nguyen.mp3 There are currently no video related to this memory. St. James Catholic Cathedral of Orlando http://www.stjamesorlando.com/ "Sisters of Vietnamese Order Bless Orlando Diocese" http://thefloridacatholic.org/iv/sisters_of_vietnamese_order_bless_orlando_diocese?parent_cat_id=435 There are currently no documents related to this memory. Copyright © 2017 Orlando Memory. All rights reserved.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1500
__label__wiki	0.544747	0.544747	M. Duke R. Braden W. Eddy MTI Systems E. Blanton Interrupt Sciences A. Zimmermann NetApp, Inc. A Roadmap for Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) This document contains a roadmap to the Request for Comments (RFC) documents relating to the Internet's Transmission Control Protocol (TCP). This roadmap provides a brief summary of the documents defining TCP and various TCP extensions that have accumulated in the RFC series. This serves as a guide and quick reference for both TCP implementers and other parties who desire information contained in the TCP-related RFCs. This document obsoletes RFC 4614. 2. Core Functionality ..............................................6 3. Strongly Encouraged Enhancements ................................8 3.1. Fundamental Changes ........................................9 3.2. Congestion Control Extensions .............................10 3.3. Loss Recovery Extensions ..................................11 3.4. Detection and Prevention of Spurious Retransmissions ......13 3.5. Path MTU Discovery ........................................14 3.6. Header Compression ........................................15 3.7. Defending Spoofing and Flooding Attacks ...................15 4. Experimental Extensions ........................................17 4.1. Architectural Guidelines ..................................18 4.2. Fundamental Changes .......................................18 4.6. TCP Timeouts ..............................................22 4.7. Multipath TCP .............................................22 5. TCP Parameters at IANA .........................................23 6. Historic and Undeployed Extensions .............................24 7. Support Documents ..............................................27 7.1. Foundational Works ........................................27 7.3. Difficult Network Environments ............................30 7.4. Guidance for Developing, Analyzing, and Evaluating TCP ....33 7.5. Implementation Advice .....................................34 7.6. Tools and Tutorials .......................................36 7.7. MIB Modules ...............................................37 7.8. Case Studies ..............................................39 8. Undocumented TCP Features ......................................40 A correct and efficient implementation of the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) is a critical part of the software of most Internet hosts. As TCP has evolved over the years, many distinct documents have become part of the accepted standard for TCP. At the same time, a large number of experimental modifications to TCP have also been published in the RFC series, along with informational notes, case studies, and other advice. As an introduction to newcomers and an attempt to organize the plethora of information for old hands, this document contains a roadmap to the TCP-related RFCs. It provides a brief summary of the RFC documents that define TCP. This should provide guidance to implementers on the relevance and significance of the standards-track extensions, informational notes, and best current practices that relate to TCP. This document is not an update of RFC 1122 [RFC1122] and is not a rigorous standard for what needs to be implemented in TCP. This document is merely an informational roadmap that captures, organizes, and summarizes most of the RFC documents that a TCP implementer, experimenter, or student should be aware of. Particular comments or broad categorizations that this document makes about individual mechanisms and behaviors are not to be taken as definitive, nor should the content of this document alone influence implementation decisions. This roadmap includes a brief description of the contents of each TCP-related RFC. In some cases, we simply supply the abstract or a key summary sentence from the text as a terse description. In addition, a letter code after an RFC number indicates its category in the RFC series (see BCP 9 [RFC2026] for explanation of these categories): S - Standards Track (Proposed Standard, Draft Standard, or Internet Standard) E - Experimental I - Informational H - Historic B - Best Current Practice U - Unknown (not formally defined) Note that the category of an RFC does not necessarily reflect its current relevance. For instance, RFC 5681 [RFC5681] is considered part of the required core functionality of TCP, although the RFC is only a Draft Standard. Similarly, some Informational RFCs contain significant technical proposals for changing TCP. Finally, if an error in the technical content has been found after publication of an RFC (at the time of this writing), this fact is indicated by the term "(Errata)" in the headline of the RFC's description. The contents of the errata can be found through the RFC Errata page [Errata]. This roadmap is divided into three main sections. Section 2 lists the RFCs that describe absolutely required TCP behaviors for proper functioning and interoperability. Further RFCs that describe strongly encouraged, but nonessential, behaviors are listed in Section 3. Experimental extensions that are not yet standard practices, but that potentially could be in the future, are described in Section 4. The reader will probably notice that these three sections are broadly equivalent to MUST/SHOULD/MAY specifications (per RFC 2119 [RFC2119]), and although the authors support this intuition, this document is merely descriptive; it does not represent a binding Standards Track position. Individual implementers still need to examine the Standards Track RFCs themselves to evaluate specific requirement levels. Section 5 describes both the procedures that the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) uses and an RFC author should follow when new TCP parameters are requested and finally assigned. A small number of older experimental extensions that have not been widely implemented, deployed, and used are noted in Section 6. Many other supporting documents that are relevant to the development, implementation, and deployment of TCP are described in Section 7. A small number of fairly ubiquitous important implementation practices that are not currently documented in the RFC series are listed in Section 8. Within each section, RFCs are listed in the chronological order of their publication dates. 2. Core Functionality A small number of documents compose the core specification of TCP. These define the required core functionalities of TCP's header parsing, state machine, congestion control, and retransmission timeout computation. These base specifications must be correctly followed for interoperability. RFC 793 S: "Transmission Control Protocol", STD 7 (September 1981) (Errata) This is the fundamental TCP specification document [RFC793]. Written by Jon Postel as part of the Internet protocol suite's core, it describes the TCP packet format, the TCP state machine and event processing, and TCP's semantics for data transmission, reliability, flow control, multiplexing, and acknowledgment. Section 3.6 of RFC 793, describing TCP's handling of the IP precedence and security compartment, is mostly irrelevant today. RFC 2873 (discussed later in Section 2 below) changed the IP precedence handling, and the security compartment portion of the API is no longer implemented or used. In addition, RFC 793 did not describe any congestion control mechanism. Otherwise, however, the majority of this document still accurately describes modern TCPs. RFC 793 is the last of a series of developmental TCP specifications, starting in the Internet Experimental Notes (IENs) and continuing in the RFC series. RFC 1122 S: "Requirements for Internet Hosts - Communication Layers" (October 1989) This document [RFC1122] updates and clarifies RFC 793 (see above in Section 2), fixing some specification bugs and oversights. It also explains some features such as keep-alives and Karn's and Jacobson's RTO estimation algorithms [KP87][Jac88][JK92]. ICMP interactions are mentioned, and some tips are given for efficient implementation. RFC 1122 is an Applicability Statement, listing the various features that MUST, SHOULD, MAY, SHOULD NOT, and MUST NOT be present in standards-conforming TCP implementations. Unlike a purely informational roadmap, this Applicability Statement is a standards document and gives formal rules for implementation. "Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification" (December 1998) (Errata) This document [RFC2460] is of relevance to TCP because it defines how the pseudo-header for TCP's checksum computation is derived when 128-bit IPv6 addresses are used instead of 32-bit IPv4 addresses. Additionally, RFC 2675 (see Section 3.1 of this document) describes TCP changes required to support IPv6 jumbograms. "TCP Processing of the IPv4 Precedence Field" (June 2000) (Errata) This document [RFC2873] removes from the TCP specification all processing of the precedence bits of the TOS byte of the IP header. This resolves a conflict over the use of these bits between RFC 793 (see above in Section 2) and Differentiated Services [RFC2474]. RFC 5681 S: "TCP Congestion Control" (August 2009) Although RFC 793 (see above in Section 2) did not contain any congestion control mechanisms, today congestion control is a required component of TCP implementations. This document [RFC5681] defines congestion avoidance and control mechanism for TCP, based on Van Jacobson's 1988 SIGCOMM paper [Jac88]. A number of behaviors that together constitute what the community refers to as "Reno TCP" is described in RFC 5681. The name "Reno" comes from the Net/2 release of the 4.3 BSD operating system. This is generally regarded as the least common denominator among TCP flavors currently found running on Internet hosts. Reno TCP includes the congestion control features of slow start, congestion avoidance, fast retransmit, and fast recovery. RFC 5681 details the currently accepted congestion control mechanism, while RFC 1122, (see above in Section 2) mandates that such a congestion control mechanism must be implemented. RFC 5681 differs slightly from the other documents listed in this section, as it does not affect the ability of two TCP endpoints to communicate; however, congestion control remains a critical component of any widely deployed TCP implementation and is required for the avoidance of congestion collapse and to ensure fairness among competing flows. RFCs 2001 and 2581 are the conceptual precursors of RFC 5681. The most important changes relative to RFC 2581 are: (a) The initial window requirements were changed to allow larger Initial Windows as standardized in [RFC3390] (see Section 3.2 of this document). (b) During slow start and congestion avoidance, the usage of Appropriate Byte Counting [RFC3465] (see Section 3.2 of this document) is explicitly recommended. (c) The use of Limited Transmit [RFC3042] (see Section 3.3 of this document) is now recommended. "On the Implementation of the TCP Urgent Mechanism" (January 2011) This document [RFC6093] analyzes how current TCP stacks process TCP urgent indications, and how the behavior of widely deployed middleboxes affects the urgent indications processing. The document updates the relevant specifications such that it accommodates current practice in processing TCP urgent indications. Finally, the document raises awareness about the reliability of TCP urgent indications in the Internet, and recommends against the use of urgent mechanism. RFC 6298 S: "Computing TCP's Retransmission Timer" (June 2011) Abstract of RFC 6298 [RFC6298]: "This document defines the standard algorithm that Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) senders are required to use to compute and manage their retransmission timer. It expands on the discussion in Section 4.2.3.1 of RFC 1122 and upgrades the requirement of supporting the algorithm from a SHOULD to a MUST." RFC 6298 updates RFC 2988 by changing the initial RTO from 3s to 1s. RFC 6691 I: "TCP Options and Maximum Segment Size (MSS)" (July 2012) This document [RFC6691] clarifies what value to use with the TCP Maximum Segment Size (MSS) option when IP and TCP options are in use. 3. Strongly Encouraged Enhancements This section describes recommended TCP modifications that improve performance and security. Section 3.1 represents fundamental changes to the protocol. Sections 3.2 and 3.3 list improvements over the congestion control and loss recovery mechanisms as specified in RFC 5681 (see Section 2). Section 3.4 describes algorithms that allow a TCP sender to detect whether it has entered loss recovery spuriously. Section 3.5 comprises Path MTU Discovery mechanisms. Schemes for TCP/IP header compression are listed in Section 3.6. Finally, Section 3.7 deals with the problem of preventing acceptance of forged segments and flooding attacks. 3.1. Fundamental Changes RFCs 2675 and 7323 represent fundamental changes to TCP by redefining how parts of the basic TCP header and options are interpreted. RFC 7323 defines the Window Scale option, which reinterprets the advertised receive window. RFC 2675 specifies that MSS option and urgent pointer fields with a value of 65,535 are to be treated specially. RFC 2675 S: "IPv6 Jumbograms" (August 1999) (Errata) IPv6 supports longer datagrams than were allowed in IPv4. These are known as jumbograms, and use with TCP has necessitated changes to the handling of TCP's MSS and Urgent fields (both 16 bits). This document [RFC2675] explains those changes. Although it describes changes to basic header semantics, these changes should only affect the use of very large segments, such as IPv6 jumbograms, which are currently rarely used in the general Internet. Supporting the behavior described in this document does not affect interoperability with other TCP implementations when IPv4 or non- jumbogram IPv6 is used. This document states that jumbograms are to only be used when it can be guaranteed that all receiving nodes, including each router in the end-to-end path, will support jumbograms. If even a single node that does not support jumbograms is attached to a local network, then no host on that network may use jumbograms. This explains why jumbogram use has been rare, and why this document is considered a performance optimization and not part of TCP over IPv6's basic functionality. RFC 7323 S: "TCP Extensions for High Performance" (September 2014) This document [RFC7323] defines TCP extensions for window scaling, timestamps, and protection against wrapped sequence numbers, for efficient and safe operation over paths with large bandwidth-delay products. These extensions are commonly found in currently used systems. The predecessor of this document, RFC 1323, was published in 1992, and is deployed in most TCP implementations. This document includes fixes and clarifications based on the gained deployment experience. One specific issued addressed in this specification is a recommendation how to modify the algorithm for estimating the mean RTT when timestamps are used. RFCs 1072, 1185, and 1323 are the conceptual precursors of RFC 7323. 3.2. Congestion Control Extensions Two of the most important aspects of TCP are its congestion control and loss recovery features. TCP treats lost packets as indicating congestion-related loss and cannot distinguish between congestion- related loss and loss due to transmission errors. Even when ECN is in use, there is a rather intimate coupling between congestion control and loss recovery mechanisms. There are several extensions to both features, and more often than not, a particular extension applies to both. In these two subsections, we group enhancements to TCP's congestion control, while the next subsection focus on TCP's loss recovery. "The Addition of Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN) to IP" (September 2001) This document [RFC3168] defines a means for end hosts to detect congestion before congested routers are forced to discard packets. Although congestion notification takes place at the IP level, ECN requires support at the transport level (e.g., in TCP) to echo the bits and adapt the sending rate. This document updates RFC 793 (see Section 2 of this document) to define two previously unused flag bits in the TCP header for ECN support. RFC 3540 (see Section 4.3 of this document) provides a supplementary (experimental) means for more secure use of ECN, and RFC 2884 (see Section 7.8 of this document) provides some sample results from using ECN. RFC 3390 S: "Increasing TCP's Initial Window" (October 2002) This document [RFC3390] specifies an increase in the permitted initial window for TCP from one segment to three or four segments during the slow start phase, depending on the segment size. RFC 3465 E: "TCP Congestion Control with Appropriate Byte Counting (ABC)" (February 2003) This document [RFC3465] suggests that congestion control use the number of bytes acknowledged instead of the number of acknowledgments received. This change improves the performance of TCP in situations where there is no one-to-one relationship between data segments and acknowledgments (e.g., delayed ACKs or ACK loss) and closes a security hole TCP receivers can use to induce the sender into increasing the sending rate too rapidly (ACK-division [SCWA99] [RFC3449]). ABC is recommended by RFC 5681 (see Section 2 of this document). RFC 6633 S: "Deprecation of ICMP Source Quench Messages" (May 2012) This document [RFC6633] formally deprecates the use of ICMP Source Quench messages by transport protocols and recommends against the implementation of [RFC1016]. 3.3. Loss Recovery Extensions For the typical implementation of the TCP fast recovery algorithm described in RFC 5681 (see Section 2 of this document), a TCP sender only retransmits a segment after a retransmit timeout has occurred, or after three duplicate ACKs have arrived triggering the fast retransmit. A single RTO might result in the retransmission of several segments, while the fast retransmit algorithm in RFC 5681 leads only to a single retransmission. Hence, multiple losses from a single window of data can lead to a performance degradation. Documents listed in this section aim to improve the overall performance of TCP's standard loss recovery algorithms. In particular, some of them allow TCP senders to recover more effectively when multiple segments are lost from a single flight of data. "TCP Selective Acknowledgment Options" (October 1996) (Errata) When more than one packet is lost during one RTT, TCP may experience poor performance since a TCP sender can only learn about a single lost packet per RTT from cumulative acknowledgments. This document [RFC2018] defines the basic selective acknowledgment (SACK) mechanism for TCP, which can help to overcome these limitations. The receiving TCP returns SACK blocks to inform the sender which data has been received. The sender can then retransmit only the missing data segments. "Enhancing TCP's Loss Recovery Using Limited Transmit" (January 2001) Abstract of RFC 3042 [RFC3042]: "This document proposes a new Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) mechanism that can be used to more effectively recover lost segments when a connection's congestion window is small, or when a large number of segments are lost in a single transmission window." This algorithm described in RFC 3042 is called "Limited Transmit". Tests from 2004 showed that Limited Transmit was deployed in roughly one third of the web servers tested [MAF04]. Limited Transmit is recommended by RFC 5681 (see Section 2 of this document). "The NewReno Modification to TCP's Fast Recovery Algorithm" (April 2012) This document [RFC6582] specifies a modification to the standard Reno fast recovery algorithm, whereby a TCP sender can use partial acknowledgments to make inferences determining the next segment to send in situations where SACK would be helpful but isn't available. Although it is only a slight modification, the NewReno behavior can make a significant difference in performance when multiple segments are lost from a single window of data. RFCs 2582 and 3782 are the conceptual precursors of RFC 6582. The main change in RFC 3782 relative to RFC 2582 was to specify the Careful variant of NewReno's Fast Retransmit and Fast Recovery algorithms and advance those two algorithms from Experimental to Standards Track status. The main change in RFC 6582 relative to RFC 3782 was to solve a performance degradation that could occur if FlightSize on Full ACK reception is zero. "A Conservative Loss Recovery Algorithm Based on Selective Acknowledgment (SACK) for TCP" (August 2012) This document [RFC6675] describes a conservative loss recovery algorithm for TCP that is based on the use of the selective acknowledgment (SACK) TCP option [RFC2018] (see above in Section 3.3). The algorithm conforms to the spirit of the congestion control specification in RFC 5681 (see Section 2 of this document), but allows TCP senders to recover more effectively when multiple segments are lost from a single flight of data. RFC 6675 is a revision of RFC 3517 to address several situations that are not handled explicitly before. In particular, (a) it improves the loss detection in the event that the sender has outstanding segments that are smaller than Sender Maximum Segment Size (SMSS). (b) it modifies the definition of a "duplicate acknowledgment" to utilize the SACK information in detecting loss. (c) it maintains the ACK clock under certain circumstances involving loss at the end of the window. 3.4. Detection and Prevention of Spurious Retransmissions Spurious retransmission timeouts are harmful to TCP performance and multiple algorithms have been defined for detecting when spurious retransmissions have occurred, but they respond differently with regard to their manners of recovering performance. The IETF defined multiple algorithms because there are trade-offs in whether or not certain TCP options need to be implemented and concerns about IPR status. The Standards Track RFCs in this section are closely related to the Experimental RFCs in Section 4.5 also addressing this topic. "An Extension to the Selective Acknowledgement (SACK) Option for TCP" (July 2000) This document [RFC2883] extends RFC 2018 (see Section 3.3 of this document). It enables use of the SACK option to acknowledge duplicate packets. With this extension, called DSACK, the sender is able to infer the order of packets received at the receiver and, therefore, to infer when it has unnecessarily retransmitted a packet. A TCP sender could then use this information to detect spurious retransmissions (see [RFC3708]). RFC 4015 S: "The Eifel Response Algorithm for TCP" (February 2005) This document [RFC4015] describes the response portion of the Eifel algorithm, which can be used in conjunction with one of several methods of detecting when loss recovery has been spuriously entered, such as the Eifel detection algorithm in RFC 3522 (see Section 4.5), the algorithm in RFC 3708 (see Section 4.5 of this document), or F-RTO in RFC 5682 (see below in Section 3.4). Abstract of RFC 4015 [RFC4015]: "Based on an appropriate detection algorithm, the Eifel response algorithm provides a way for a TCP sender to respond to a detected spurious timeout. It adapts the retransmission timer to avoid further spurious timeouts and (depending on the detection algorithm) can avoid the often unnecessary go-back-N retransmits that would otherwise be sent. In addition, the Eifel response algorithm restores the congestion control state in such a way that packet bursts are avoided." "Forward RTO-Recovery (F-RTO): An Algorithm for Detecting Spurious Retransmission Timeouts with TCP" (September 2009) The F-RTO detection algorithm [RFC5682], originally described in RFC 4138, provides an option for inferring spurious retransmission timeouts. Unlike some similar detection methods (e.g., RFCs 3522 and 3708, both listed in Section 4.5 of this document), F-RTO does not rely on the use of any TCP options. The basic idea is to send previously unsent data after the first retransmission after a RTO. If the ACKs advance the window, the RTO may be declared spurious. 3.5. Path MTU Discovery The MTUs supported by different links and tunnels within the Internet can vary widely. Fragmentation of packets larger than the supported MTU on a hop is undesirable. As TCP is the segmentation layer for dividing an application's byte stream into IP packet payloads, TCP implementations generally include Path MTU Discovery (PMTUD) mechanisms in order to maximize the size of segments they send, without causing fragmentation within the network. Some algorithms may utilize signaling from routers on the path to determine that the MTU on some part of the path has been exceeded. RFC 1191 S: "Path MTU Discovery" (November 1990) Abstract of RFC 1191 [RFC1191]: "This memo describes a technique for dynamically discovering the maximum transmission unit (MTU) of an arbitrary internet path. It specifies a small change to the way routers generate one type of ICMP message. For a path that passes through a router that has not been so changed, this technique might not discover the correct Path MTU, but it will always choose a Path MTU as accurate as, and in many cases more accurate than, the Path MTU that would be chosen by current practice." RFC 1981 S: "Path MTU Discovery for IP version 6" (August 1996) Abstract of RFC 1981 [RFC1981]: "This document describes Path MTU Discovery for IP version 6. It is largely derived from RFC 1191, which describes Path MTU Discovery for IP version 4." RFC 4821 S: "Packetization Layer Path MTU Discovery" (March 2007) Abstract of RFC 4821 [RFC4821]: "This document describes a robust method for Path MTU Discovery (PMTUD) that relies on TCP or some other Packetization Layer to probe an Internet path with progressively larger packets. This method is described as an extension to RFC 1191 and RFC 1981, which specify ICMP-based Path MTU Discovery for IP versions 4 and 6, respectively." 3.6. Header Compression Especially in streaming applications, the overhead of TCP/IP headers could correspond to more than 50% of the total amount of data sent. Such large overheads may be tolerable in wired LANs where capacity is often not an issue, but are excessive for WANs and wireless systems where bandwidth is scarce. Header compression schemes for TCP/IP like RObust Header Compression (ROHC) can significantly compress this overhead. It performs well over links with significant error rates and long round-trip times. "Compressing TCP/IP Headers for Low-Speed Serial Links" (February 1990) This document [RFC1144] describes a method for compressing the headers of TCP/IP datagrams to improve performance over low-speed serial links. The method described in this document is limited in its handling of TCP options and cannot compress the headers of SYNs and FINs. "RObust Header Compression (ROHC): A Profile for TCP/IP (ROHC-TCP)" (January 2013) From the Abstract of RFC 6846 [RFC6846]: "This document specifies a RObust Header Compression (ROHC) profile for compression of TCP/ IP packets. The profile, called ROHC-TCP, provides efficient and robust compression of TCP headers, including frequently used TCP options such as selective acknowledgments (SACKs) and Timestamps." RFC 6846 is the successor of RFC 4996. It fixes a technical issue with the SACK compression and clarifies other compression methods used. 3.7. Defending Spoofing and Flooding Attacks By default, TCP lacks any cryptographic structures to differentiate legitimate segments from those spoofed from malicious hosts. Spoofing valid segments requires correctly guessing a number of fields. The documents in this subsection describe ways to make that guessing harder or to prevent it from being able to affect a connection negatively. RFC 4953 I: "Defending TCP Against Spoofing Attacks" (July 2007) This document [RFC4953] discusses the recently increased vulnerability of long-lived TCP connections, such as BGP connections, to reset (send RST) spoofing attacks. The document analyzes the vulnerability, discussing proposed solutions at the transport level and their inherent challenges, as well as existing network level solutions and the feasibility of their deployment. RFC 5461 I: "TCP's Reaction to Soft Errors" (February 2009) This document [RFC5461] describes a nonstandard but widely implemented modification to TCP's handling of ICMP soft error messages that rejects pending connection-requests when such error messages are received. This behavior reduces the likelihood of long delays between connection-establishment attempts that may arise in some scenarios. RFC 4987 I: "TCP SYN Flooding Attacks and Common Mitigations" (August This document [RFC4987] describes the well-known TCP SYN flooding attack. It analyzes and discusses various countermeasures against these attacks, including their use and trade-offs. RFC 5925 S: "The TCP Authentication Option" (June 2010) This document [RFC5925] describes the TCP Authentication Option (TCP-AO), which is used to authenticate TCP segments. TCP-AO obsoletes the TCP MD5 Signature option of RFC 2385. It supports the use of stronger hash functions, protects against replays for long-lived TCP connections (as used, e.g., in BGP and LDP), coordinates key exchanges between endpoints, and provides a more explicit recommendation for external key management. Cryptographic algorithms for TCP-AO are defined in [RFC5926] (see below in Section 3.7). "Cryptographic Algorithms for the TCP Authentication Option (TCP-AO)" (June 2010) This document [RFC5926] specifies the algorithms and attributes that can be used in TCP Authentication Option's (TCP-AO) [RFC5925] (see above in Section 3.7) current manual keying mechanism and provides the interface for future message authentication codes (MACs). RFC 5927 I: "ICMP Attacks against TCP" (July 2010) Abstract of RFC 5927 [RFC5927]: "This document discusses the use of the Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) to perform a variety of attacks against the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP). Additionally, this document describes a number of widely implemented modifications to TCP's handling of ICMP error messages that help to mitigate these issues." "Improving TCP's Robustness to Blind In-Window Attacks" (August 2010) This document [RFC5961] describes minor modifications to how TCP handles inbound segments. This renders TCP connections, especially long-lived connections such as H-323 or BGP, less vulnerable to spoofed packet injection attacks where the 4-tuple (the source and destination IP addresses and the source and destination ports) has been guessed. RFC 6528 S: "Defending against Sequence Number Attacks" (February Abstract of RFC 6528 [RFC6528]: "This document specifies an algorithm for the generation of TCP Initial Sequence Numbers (ISNs), such that the chances of an off-path attacker guessing the sequence numbers in use by a target connection are reduced. This document revises (and formally obsoletes) RFC 1948, and takes the ISN generation algorithm originally proposed in that document to Standards Track, formally updating RFC 793" 4. Experimental Extensions The RFCs in this section are either Experimental and may become Proposed Standards in the future or are Proposed Standards (or Informational), but can be considered experimental due to lack of wide deployment. At least part of the reason that they are still experimental is to gain more wide-scale experience with them before a standards track decision is made. If the Experimental RFC is a proposal for a new protocol capability or service, i.e., it requires a new TCP option code point, the implementation and experimentation should follow [RFC6994] (see Section 5 of this document), which describes how the experimental TCP option code points can concurrently support multiple TCP extensions. By their publication as Experimental RFCs, it is hoped that the community of TCP researchers will analyze and test the contents of these RFCs. Although experimentation is encouraged, there is not yet formal consensus that these are fully logical and safe behaviors. Wide-scale deployment of implementations that use these features should be well thought out in terms of consequences. 4.1. Architectural Guidelines As multiple flows may share the same paths, sections of paths, or other resources, the TCP implementation may benefit from sharing information across TCP connections or other flows. Some experimental proposals have been documented and some implementations have included the concepts. RFC 2140 I: "TCP Control Block Interdependence" (April 1997) This document [RFC2140] suggests how TCP connections between the same endpoints might share information, such as their congestion control state. To some degree, this is done in practice by a few operating systems; for example, Linux currently has a destination cache. Although this RFC is technically Informational, the concepts it describes are in experimental use, so we include it in this section. RFC 3124 S: "The Congestion Manager" (June 2001) This document [RFC3124] is a related proposal to RFC 2140 (see above in Section 4.1). The idea behind the Congestion Manager, moving congestion control outside of individual TCP connections, represents a modification to the core of TCP, which supports sharing information among TCP connections. Although a Proposed Standard, some pieces of the Congestion Manager support architecture have not been specified yet, and it has not achieved use or implementation beyond experimental stacks, so it is not listed among the standard TCP enhancements in this roadmap. Like the Standards Track documents listed in Section 3.1, there also exist new Experimental RFCs that specify fundamental changes to TCP. At the time of writing, the only example so far is TCP Fast Open that deviates from the standard TCP semantics of [RFC793]. RFC 7413 E: "TCP Fast Open" (December 2014) This document [RFC7413] describes TCP Fast Open that allows data to be carried in the SYN and SYN-ACK packets and consumed by the receiver during the initial connection handshake. It saves up to one RTT compared to the standard TCP, which requires a three-way handshake to complete before data can be exchanged. TCP congestion control has been an extremely active research area for many years (see RFC 5783 discussed in Section 7.6 of this document), as it determines the performance of many applications that use TCP. A number of Experimental RFCs address issues with flow start up, overshoot, and steady-state behavior in the basic algorithms of RFC 5681 (see Section 2 of this document). In these subsections, enhancements to TCP's congestion control are listed. The next subsection focuses on TCP's loss recovery. RFC 2861 E: "TCP Congestion Window Validation" (June 2000) This document [RFC2861] suggests reducing the congestion window over time when no packets are flowing. This behavior is more aggressive than that specified in RFC 5681 (see Section 2 of this document), which says that a TCP sender SHOULD set its congestion window to the initial window after an idle period of an RTO or greater. "Robust Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN) Signaling with Nonces" (June 2003) This document [RFC3540] describes an optional addition to ECN that protects against accidental or malicious concealment of marked packets from the TCP sender. RFC 3649 E: "HighSpeed TCP for Large Congestion Windows" (December This document [RFC3649] proposes a modification to TCP's congestion control mechanism for use with TCP connections with large congestion windows, to allow TCP to achieve a higher throughput in high-bandwidth environments. "Limited Slow-Start for TCP with Large Congestion Windows" (March 2004) This document [RFC3742] describes a more conservative slow-start behavior to prevent massive packet losses when a connection uses a very large congestion window. RFC 4782 E: "Quick-Start for TCP and IP" (January 2007) (Errata) This document [RFC4782] specifies the optional Quick-Start mechanism for TCP. This mechanism allows connections to use higher sending rates at the beginning of the data transfer or after an idle period, provided that there is significant unused bandwidth along the path, and the sender and all of the routers along the path approve this higher rate. "Adding Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN) Capability to TCP's SYN/ACK Packets" (June 2009) This document [RFC5562] describes an experimental modification to ECN [RFC3168] (see Section 3.2 of this document) for the use of ECN in TCP SYN/ACK packets. This would allow to ECN-mark rather than drop the TCP SYN/ACK packet at an ECN-capable router, and to avoid the severe penalty of a retransmission timeout for a connection when the SYN/ACK packet is dropped. RFC 5690 I: "Adding Acknowledgement Congestion Control to TCP" (February 2010) This document [RFC5690] describes a congestion control mechanism for acknowledgment (ACKs) traffic in TCP. The mechanism is based on the acknowledgment congestion control of the Datagram Congestion Control Protocol's (DCCP's) [RFC4340] Congestion Control Identifier (CCID) 2 [RFC4341]. RFC 6928 E: "Increasing TCP's Initial Window" (April 2013) This document [RFC6928] proposes to increase the TCP initial window from between 2 and 4 segments, as specified in RFC 3390 (see Section 3.2 of this document), to 10 segments with a fallback to the existing recommendation when performance issues are detected. "Early Retransmit for TCP and Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP)" (April 2010) This document [RFC5827] proposes the "Early Retransmit" mechanism for TCP (and SCTP) that can be used to recover lost segments when a connection's congestion window is small. In certain special circumstances, Early Retransmit reduces the number of duplicate acknowledgments required to trigger fast retransmit to recover segment losses without waiting for a lengthy retransmission timeout. "Making TCP More Robust to Long Connectivity Disruptions (TCP-LCD)" (December 2010) This document [RFC6069] describes how standard ICMP messages can be used to disambiguate true congestion loss from non-congestion loss caused by connectivity disruptions. It proposes a reversion strategy of TCP's retransmission timer that enables a more prompt detection of whether or not the connectivity has been restored. RFC 6937 E: "Proportional Rate Reduction for TCP" (May 2013) This document [RFC6937] describes an experimental Proportional Rate Reduction (PRR) algorithm as an alternative to the widely deployed Fast Recovery algorithm, to improve the accuracy of the amount of data sent by TCP during loss recovery. In addition to the Standards Track extensions to deal with spurious retransmissions in Section 3.4, Experimental proposals have also been documented. RFC 3522 E: "The Eifel Detection Algorithm for TCP" (April 2003) The Eifel detection algorithm [RFC3522] allows a TCP sender to detect a posteriori whether it has entered loss recovery unnecessarily by using the TCP timestamp option to solve the ACK ambiguity. "Using TCP Duplicate Selective Acknowledgement (DSACKs) and Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) Duplicate Transmission Sequence Numbers (TSNs) to Detect Spurious Retransmissions" (February 2004) Abstract: "TCP and Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) provide notification of duplicate segment receipt through Duplicate Selective Acknowledgement (DSACKs) and Duplicate Transmission Sequence Number (TSN) notification, respectively. This document presents conservative methods of using this information to identify unnecessary retransmissions for various applications." "Improving the Robustness of TCP to Non-Congestion Events" (August 2006) In the presence of non-congestion events, such as packet reordering, an out-of-order segment does not necessarily indicate a lost segment and congestion. This document [RFC4653] proposes to increase the threshold used to trigger a fast retransmission from the fixed value of three duplicate ACKs to about one congestion window of data in order to disambiguate true segment loss from segment reordering. 4.6. TCP Timeouts Besides the well-known retransmission timeout the TCP standard [RFC793] defines other timeouts. This section lists documents that deal with TCP's various timeouts. RFC 5482 S: "TCP User Timeout Option" (March 2009) As a local per-connection parameter, the TCP user timeout controls how long transmitted data may remain unacknowledged before a connection is forcefully closed. This document [RFC5482] specifies the TCP User Timeout Option that allows one end of a TCP connection to advertise its current user timeout value. This information provides advice to the other end of the TCP connection to adapt its user timeout accordingly. 4.7. Multipath TCP MultiPath TCP (MPTCP) is an ongoing effort within the IETF that allows a TCP connection to simultaneously use multiple IP addresses / interfaces to spread their data across several subflows, while presenting a regular TCP interface to applications. Benefits of this include better resource utilization, better throughput and smoother reaction to failures. The documents listed in this section specify the Multipath TCP scheme, while the documents in Sections 7.2, 7.4, and 7.5 provide some additional background information. "Coupled Congestion Control for Multipath Transport Protocols" (October 2011) This document [RFC6356] presents a congestion control algorithm for multipath transport protocols such as Multipath TCP. It couples the congestion control algorithms running on different subflows by linking their increase functions, and dynamically controls the overall aggressiveness of the multipath flow. The result is an algorithm that is fair to TCP at bottlenecks while moving traffic away from congested links. "TCP Extensions for Multipath Operation with Multiple Addresses" (January 2013) (Errata) This document [RFC6824] presents protocol changes required to add multipath capability to TCP; specifically, those for signaling and setting up multiple paths ("subflows"), managing these subflows, reassembly of data, and termination of sessions. 5. TCP Parameters at IANA RFCs listed here describes both the procedures that the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) uses when handling assignments and the procedures an RFC author should follow when requesting new TCP option code points. RFC 2780 B: "IANA Allocation Guidelines For Values In the Internet Protocol and Related Headers" (March 2000) Abstract of RFC 2780 [RFC2780]: "This memo provides guidance for the IANA to use in assigning parameters for fields in the IPv4, IPv6, ICMP, UDP and TCP protocol headers." "Experimental Values in IPv4, IPv6, ICMPv4, ICMPv6, UDP, and TCP Headers" (November 2006) This document [RFC4727] reserves both TCP options 253 and 254 for experimentation purposes. When such experiments are deployed in the Internet, they should follow the additional requirements in RFC 6994 (see below in Section 5). "Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) Procedures for the Management of the Service Name and Transport Protocol Port Number Registry" (August 2011) From the Abstract of RFC 6335 [RFC6335]: "This document defines the procedures that the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) uses when handling assignment and other requests related to the Service Name and Transport Protocol Port Number registry." RFC 6994 S: "Shared Use of Experimental TCP Options (August 2013) This document [RFC6994] describes how the experimental TCP option code points can concurrently support multiple TCP extensions, even within the same connection. It creates an IANA registry for extensions to the experimental code points. 6. Historic and Undeployed Extensions The RFCs listed here define extensions that have thus far failed to arouse substantial interest from implementers and have never seen widespread deployment or were found to be defective for general use. Most of them were reclassified by [RFC6247] to Historic status. RFC 721 U: "Out-of-Band Control Signals in a Host-to-Host Protocol" (September 1976): lack of interest RFC 721 [RFC721] addresses the problem of implementing a reliable out-of-band signal (interrupts) for use in a host-to-host protocol. The proposal was not included in the final TCP specification. RFC 1078 U: "TCP Port Service Multiplexer (TCPMUX)" (November 1988): lack of interest This document [RFC1078] proposes a protocol to contact multiple services on a single well-known TCP port using a service name instead of a well-known number. RFC 1106 H: "TCP Big Window and Nak Options" (June 1989): found This RFC [RFC1106] defined an alternative to the Window Scale option for using large windows and described the "negative acknowledgment" or NAK option. There is a comparison of NAK and SACK methods and early discussion of TCP over satellite issues. RFC 1110 (see below in Section 6) explains some problems with the approaches described in RFC 1106. The options described in this document have not been adopted by the larger community, although NAKs are used in the SCPS-TP adaptation of TCP for satellite and spacecraft use, developed by the Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS). RFC 1110 H: "A Problem with the TCP Big Window Option" (August 1989): deprecates RFC 1106 Abstract of RFC 1110 [RFC1110]: "The TCP Big Window option discussed in RFC 1106 will not work properly in an Internet environment which has both a high bandwidth * delay product and the possibility of disordering and duplicating packets. In such networks, the window size must not be increased without a similar increase in the sequence number space. Therefore, a different approach to big windows should be taken in the Internet." "TCP Alternate Checksum Options" (March 1990): lack of interest This document [RFC1146] defined more robust TCP checksums than the 16-bit ones-complement in use today. A typographical error in RFC 1145 is fixed in RFC 1146; otherwise, the documents are the same. RFC 1263 I: "TCP Extensions Considered Harmful" (October 1991): lack This document [RFC1263] argues against "backwards compatible" TCP extensions. Specifically mentioned are several TCP enhancements that have been successful, including timestamps, window scaling, PAWS, and SACK. RFC 1263 presents an alternative approach called "protocol evolution", whereby several evolutionary versions of TCP would exist on hosts. These distinct TCP versions would represent upgrades to each other and could be header incompatible. Interoperability would be provided by having a virtualization layer select the right TCP version for a particular connection. This idea did not catch on with the community, while the type of extensions RFC 1263 specifically targeted as harmful did become popular. RFC 1379 H: "Extending TCP for Transactions -- Concepts" (November 1992): found defective See RFC 1644, in Section 6 below. "T/TCP -- TCP Extensions for Transactions Functional Specification" (July 1994): found defective The inventors of TCP believed that cached connection state could have been used to eliminate TCP's three-way handshake, to support two-packet request/response exchanges. RFC 1379 [RFC1379] (see above in Section 6) and RFC 1644 [RFC1644] show that this is far from simple. Furthermore, T/TCP floundered on the ease of denial- of-service attacks that can result. One idea pioneered by T/TCP lives on in RFC 2140 (see Section 4.1 of this document), in the sharing of state across connections. RFC 1693 H: "An Extension to TCP: Partial Order Service" (November 1994): lack of interest This document [RFC1693] defines a TCP extension for applications that do not care about the order in which application-layer objects are received. Examples are multimedia and database applications. In practice, these applications either accept the possible performance loss because of TCP's strict ordering or use specialized transport protocols other than TCP, such as PR-SCTP [RFC3758]. "Six Virtual Inches to the Left: The Problem with IPng" (October 1994): lack of interest To overcome the exhaustion of the IP class B address space, this document [RFC1705] suggests that a new version of TCP (TCPng) needs to be developed and deployed. It proposes that a globally unique address be assigned to the transport layer to uniquely identify an Internet host without specifying any routing information. Later work on splitting locator and identifier values is summarized well in [RFC6115], but no resulting changes to TCP have occurred. "TCP Cookie Transactions (TCPCT)" (January 2011): lack of interest This document [RFC6013] describes a method to exchange a cookie (nonce) during the connection establishment to negotiate elimination of receiver state. These cookies are later used to inhibit premature closing of connections and reduce retention of state after the connection has terminated. Since the cookie pair is too large to fit with the other TCP options in the 40 bytes of TCP option space, the document further describes a method to extent the option space after the connection establishment. Although RFC 6013 was published in 2011, the authors of this document places it in this section of the roadmap document due to two factors. (a) The authors are not aware of any wide deployment and use of (b) RFC 6013 uses experimental TCP option code points, which prohibits a large-scale deployment. 7. Support Documents This section contains several classes of documents that do not necessarily define current protocol behaviors but that are nevertheless of interest to TCP implementers. Section 7.1 describes several foundational RFCs that give modern readers a better understanding of the principles underlying TCP's behaviors and development over the years. Section 7.2 contains architectural guidelines and principles for TCP architects and designers. The documents listed in Section 7.3 provide advice on using TCP in various types of network situations that pose challenges above those of typical wired links. Guidance for developing, analyzing, and evaluating TCP is given in Section 7.4. Some implementation notes and implementation advice can be found in Section 7.5. RFCs that describe tools for testing and debugging TCP implementations or that contain high-level tutorials on the protocol are listed Section 7.6. The TCP Management Information Bases are described in Section 7.7, and Section 7.8 lists a number of case studies that have explored TCP performance. 7.1. Foundational Works The documents listed in this section contain information that is largely duplicated by the standards documents previously discussed. However, some of them contain a greater depth of problem statement explanation or other context. Particularly, RFCs 813 - 817 (known as the "Dave Clark Five") describe some early problems and solutions (RFC 815 only describes the reassembly of IP fragments and is not included in this TCP roadmap). RFC 675 U: "Specification of Internet Transmission Control Program" This document [RFC675] is a very early precursor of the fundamental RFC 793 (see Section 2 of this document), which already contained the three-way handshake in its final form and the concept of sliding windows for reliable data transmission. Apart from that, the segment layout is totally different and the specified API differs from the latter RFC 793 (see Section 2 of this document). RFC 761 U: "DoD Standard Transmission Control Protocol" (January This document [RFC761] is the immediate precursor of RFC 793 (see Section 2 of this document). The header format, the connection establishment (including the different connection states), and the overall API correspond mostly to the final Standard RFC 793 (see Section 2 of this document). RFC 813 U: "Window and Acknowledgement Strategy in TCP" (July 1982) This document [RFC813] contains an early discussion of Silly Window Syndrome and its avoidance and motivates and describes the use of delayed acknowledgments. RFC 814 U: "Name, Addresses, Ports, and Routes" (July 1982) Suggestions and guidance for the design of tables and algorithms to keep track of various identifiers within a TCP/IP implementation are provided by this document [RFC814]. RFC 816 U: "Fault Isolation and Recovery" (July 1982) In this document [RFC816], TCP's response to indications of network error conditions such as timeouts or received ICMP messages is discussed. RFC 817 U: "Modularity and Efficiency in Protocol Implementation" This document [RFC817] contains implementation suggestions that are general and not TCP specific. However, they have been used to develop TCP implementations and describe some performance implications of the interactions between various layers in the Internet stack. RFC 872 U: "TCP-on-a-LAN" (September 1982) Conclusion of RFC 872 [RFC872]: "The sometimes-expressed fear that using TCP on a local net is a bad idea is unfounded." RFC 896 U: "Congestion Control in IP/TCP Internetworks" (January This document [RFC896] contains some early experiences with congestion collapse and some initial thoughts on how to avoid it using congestion control in TCP. Furthermore, it defined an algorithm for efficient transmission of small packets that is today known as the Nagle algorithm. RFC 964 U: "Some Problems with the Specification of the Military Standard Transmission Control Protocol" (November 1985) This document [RFC964] points out several specification bugs in the US Military's MIL-STD-1778 document, which was intended as a successor to RFC 793 (see Section 2 of this document). This serves to remind us of the difficulty in specification writing (even when we work from existing documents!). Some documents in this section contain architectural guidance and concerns, while others specify TCP- and congestion-control-related mechanisms that are broadly applicable and have impacts on TCP's congestion control techniques. Some of these documents are direct products of the Internet Architecture Board (IAB) giving their guidance on specific aspects of congestion control in the Internet. RFC 1958 I: "Architectural Principles of the Internet" (June 1996) This document [RFC1958] describes the underlying principles of the Internet architecture. It provides guidelines for network systems designs that have proven useful in the evolution of the Internet. RFC 2914 B: "Congestion Control Principles" (September 2000) This document [RFC2914] motivates the use of end-to-end congestion control for preventing congestion collapse and providing fairness to TCP. Later work on TCP has included several more aggressive mechanisms than Reno TCP includes, and RFC 5033 (see Section 7.4 of this document) provides additional guidance on use of such algorithms. The fundamental architectural discussion in RFC 2914 remains valid, regarding the standards process role in defining protocol aspects that are critical to performance and avoiding congestion collapse scenarios. RFC 3360 B: "Inappropriate TCP Resets Considered Harmful" (August This document [RFC3360] is a plea that firewall vendors not send gratuitous TCP RST (Reset) packets when unassigned TCP header bits are used. This practice prevents desirable extension and evolution of the protocol and thus is potentially harmful to the future of the Internet. "Some Internet Architectural Guidelines and Philosophy" (December 2002) This document [RFC3439] updates RFC 1958 (see above in Section 7.2) by outlining some philosophical guidelines for architects and designers of Internet backbone networks. The document describes the Simplicity Principle, which states that complexity is the primary impediment to efficient scaling. "Specifying Alternate Semantics for the Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN) Field" (November 2006) This document [RFC4774] discusses some of the issues in defining alternate semantics for the ECN field and specifies requirements for a safe coexistence with routers that do not understand the defined alternate semantics. "Architectural Guidelines for Multipath TCP Development" (March 2011) Abstract of RFC 6182 [RFC6182]: "This document outlines architectural guidelines for the development of a Multipath Transport Protocol, with references to how these architectural components come together in the development of a Multipath TCP (MPTCP) (see Section 4.7 of this document). This document lists certain high-level design decisions that provide foundations for the design of the MPTCP protocol, based upon these architectural requirements" 7.3. Difficult Network Environments As the internetworking field has explored wireless, satellite, cellular telephone, and other kinds of link-layer technologies, a large body of work has built up on enhancing TCP performance for such links. The RFCs listed in this section describe some of these more challenging network environments and how TCP interacts with them. "Enhancing TCP Over Satellite Channels using Standard Mechanisms" (January 1999) From the Abstract of RFC 2488 [RFC2488]: "While TCP works over satellite channels there are several IETF standardized mechanisms that enable TCP to more effectively utilize the available capacity of the network path. This document outlines some of these TCP mitigations. At this time, all mitigations discussed in this document are IETF standards track mechanisms (or are compliant with IETF standards)." RFC 2757 I: "Long Thin Networks" (January 2000) Several methods of improving TCP performance over long thin networks (i.e., networks with low bandwidth and high delay), such as geosynchronous satellite links, are discussed in this document [RFC2757]. A particular set of TCP options is developed that should work well in such environments and be safe to use in the global Internet. The implications of such environments have been further discussed in RFCs 3150 and 3155 (see below in Section 7.3), and these documents should be preferred where there is overlap between them and RFC 2757 (see Section 7.3 of this document). RFC 2760 I: "Ongoing TCP Research Related to Satellites" (February This document [RFC2760] discusses the advantages and disadvantages of several different experimental means of improving TCP performance over long-delay or error-prone paths. These include T/TCP, larger initial windows, byte counting, delayed acknowledgments, slow start thresholds, NewReno and SACK-based loss recovery, FACK [MM96], ECN, various corruption-detection mechanisms, congestion avoidance changes for fairness, use of multiple parallel flows, pacing, header compression, state sharing, and ACK congestion control, filtering, and reconstruction. Although RFC 2488 (see above in Section 7.3) looks at standard extensions, this document focuses on more experimental means of performance enhancement. "Performance Enhancing Proxies Intended to Mitigate Link- Related Degradations" (June 2001) From the Abstract of RFC 3135 [RFC3135]: "This document is a survey of Performance Enhancing Proxies (PEPs) often employed to improve degraded TCP performance caused by characteristics of specific link environments, for example, in satellite, wireless WAN, and wireless LAN environments. Different types of Performance Enhancing Proxies are described as well as the mechanisms used to improve performance." RFC 3150 B: "End-to-end Performance Implications of Slow Links" (July From the Abstract of RFC 3150 [RFC3150]: "This document makes performance-related recommendations for users of network paths that traverse "very low bit-rate" links....This recommendation may be useful in any network where hosts can saturate available bandwidth, but the design space for this recommendation explicitly includes connections that traverse 56 Kb/second modem links or 4.8 Kb/second wireless access links - both of which are widely deployed." "End-to-end Performance Implications of Links with Errors" (August 2001) From the Abstract of RFC 3155 [RFC3155]: "This document discusses the specific TCP mechanisms that are problematic in environments with high uncorrected error rates, and discusses what can be done to mitigate the problems without introducing intermediate devices into the connection." "Advice to link designers on link Automatic Repeat reQuest (ARQ)" (August 2002) From the Abstract of RFC 3366 [RFC3366]: "This document provides advice to the designers of digital communication equipment and link-layer protocols employing link-layer Automatic Repeat reQuest (ARQ) techniques. This document presumes that the designers wish to support Internet protocols, but may be unfamiliar with the architecture of the Internet and with the implications of their design choices for the performance and efficiency of Internet traffic carried over their links." "TCP Performance Implications of Network Path Asymmetry" (December 2002) From the Abstract of RFC 3449 [RFC3449]: "This document describes TCP performance problems that arise because of asymmetric effects. These problems arise in several access networks, including bandwidth-asymmetric networks and packet radio subnetworks, for different underlying reasons. However, the end result on TCP performance is the same in both cases: performance often degrades significantly because of imperfection and variability in the ACK feedback from the receiver to the sender. The document details several mitigations to these effects, which have either been proposed or evaluated in the literature, or are currently deployed in networks. "TCP over Second (2.5G) and Third (3G) Generation Wireless Networks" (February 2003) From the Abstract of RFC 3481 [RFC3481]: "This document describes a profile for optimizing TCP to adapt so that it handles paths including second (2.5G) and third (3G) generation wireless networks." RFC 3819 B: "Advice for Internet Subnetwork Designers" (July 2004) This document [RFC3819] describes how TCP performance can be negatively affected by some particular lower-layer behaviors and provides guidance in designing lower-layer networks and protocols to be amicable to TCP. RFC 3366 (see above in Section 7.3) specifically focuses on ARQ mechanisms, while RFC 3819 more widely covers additional aspects of the underlying layers 7.4. Guidance for Developing, Analyzing, and Evaluating TCP Documents in this section give general guidance for developing, analyzing, and evaluating TCP. Some of the documents discuss, for example, the properties of congestion control protocols that are "safe" for Internet deployment as well as how to measure the properties of congestion control mechanisms and transport protocols. RFC 5033 B: "Specifying New Congestion Control Algorithms" (August This document [RFC5033] considers the evaluation of suggested congestion control algorithms that differ from the principles outlined in RFC 2914 (see Section 7.2 of this document). It is useful for authors of such algorithms as well as for IETF members reviewing the associated documents. "Metrics for the Evaluation of Congestion Control Mechanisms" (March 2008) This document [RFC5166] discusses metrics that need to be considered when evaluating new or modified congestion control mechanisms for the Internet. Among other topics, the document discusses throughput, delay, loss rates, response times, fairness, and robustness for challenging environments. "Open Research Issues in Internet Congestion Control" (February 2011) This document [RFC6077] summarizes the main open problems in the domain of Internet congestion control. As a good starting point for newcomers, the document describes several new challenges that are becoming important as the network grows, as well as some issues that have been known for many years. "Threat Analysis for TCP Extensions for Multipath Operation with Multiple Addresses" (March 2011) This document [RFC6181] describes a threat analysis for Multipath TCP (MPTCP) (see Section 4.7 of this document). The document discusses several types of attacks and provides recommendations for MPTCP designers how to create an MPTCP specification that is as secure as the current (single-path) TCP. RFC 6349 I: "Framework for TCP Throughput Testing" (August 2011) From the Abstract of RFC 6349 [RFC6349]: "This framework describes a practical methodology for measuring end-to-end TCP Throughput in a managed IP network. The goal is to provide a better indication in regard to user experience. In this framework, TCP and IP parameters are specified to optimize TCP Throughput." 7.5. Implementation Advice RFC 794 U: "PRE-EMPTION" (September 1981) This document [RFC794] clarifies that operating systems need to manage their limited resources, which may include TCP connection state, and that these decisions can be made with application input, but they do not need to be part of the TCP protocol specification itself. RFC 879 U: "The TCP Maximum Segment Size and Related Topics" (November 1983) Abstract of RFC 879 [RFC879]: "This memo discusses the TCP Maximum Segment Size Option and related topics. The purposes [sic] is to clarify some aspects of TCP and its interaction with IP. This memo is a clarification to the TCP specification, and contains information that may be considered as 'advice to implementers'." "Computing the Internet Checksum" (September 1988) (Errata) This document [RFC1071] lists a number of implementation techniques for efficiently computing the Internet checksum (used by TCP). "Computation of the Internet Checksum via Incremental Update" (May 1994) Incrementally updating the Internet checksum is useful to routers in updating IP checksums. Some middleboxes that alter TCP headers may also be able to update the TCP checksum incrementally. This document [RFC1624] expands upon the explanation of the incremental update procedure in RFC 1071 (see above in Section 7.5). RFC 1936 I: "Implementing the Internet Checksum in Hardware" (April This document [RFC1936] describes the motivation for implementing the Internet checksum in hardware, rather than in software, and provides an implementation example. RFC 2525 I: "Known TCP Implementation Problems" (March 1999) From the Abstract of RFC 2525 [RFC2525]: "This memo catalogs a number of known TCP implementation problems. The goal in doing so is to improve conditions in the existing Internet by enhancing the quality of current TCP/IP implementations." RFC 2923 I: "TCP Problems with Path MTU Discovery" (September 2000) From abstract: "This memo catalogs several known Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) implementation problems dealing with Path Maximum Transmission Unit Discovery (PMTUD), including the long- standing black hole problem, stretch acknowledgments (ACKs) due to confusion between Maximum Segment Size (MSS) and segment size, and MSS advertisement based on PMTU." [RFC2923] RFC 3493 I: "Basic Socket Interface Extensions for IPv6" (February This document [RFC3493] describes the de facto standard sockets API for programming with TCP. This API is implemented nearly ubiquitously in modern operating systems and programming languages. "Recommendations for Transport-Protocol Port Randomization" (December 2010) This document [RFC6056] describes a number of simple and efficient methods for the selection of the client port number. It reduces the possibility of an attacker guessing the correct five-tuple (Protocol, Source/Destination Address, Source/Destination Port). "Reducing the TIME-WAIT State Using TCP Timestamps" (April 2011) This document [RFC6191] describes the usage of the TCP Timestamps option (RFC 7323, see Section 3.1 of this document) to perform heuristics to determine whether or not to allow the creation of a new incarnation of a connection that is in the TIME-WAIT state. "TCP Sender Clarification for Persist Condition" (December 2011) This document [RFC6429] clarifies the actions that a TCP can take on connections that are experiencing the Zero Window Probe (ZWP) condition. "Multipath TCP (MPTCP) Application Interface Considerations" (March 2013) This document [RFC6897] characterizes the impact that Multipath TCP (MPTCP) (see Section 4.7 of this document) may have on applications. It further discusses compatibility issues of MPTCP in combination with non-MPTCP-aware applications. Finally, it describes a basic API that is a simple extension of TCP's interface for MPTCP-aware applications. 7.6. Tools and Tutorials RFC 1180 I: "TCP/IP Tutorial" (January 1991) (Errata) This document [RFC1180] is an extremely brief overview of the TCP/ IP protocol suite as a whole. It gives some explanation as to how and where TCP fits in. "FYI on a Network Management Tool Catalog: Tools for Monitoring and Debugging TCP/IP Internets and Interconnected Devices" (June 1993) A few of the tools that this document [RFC1470] describes are still maintained and in use today, for example, ttcp and tcpdump. However, many of the tools described do not relate specifically to TCP and are no longer used or easily available. RFC 2398 I: "Some Testing Tools for TCP Implementors" (August 1998) This document [RFC2398] describes a number of TCP packet generation and analysis tools. Although some of these tools are no longer readily available or widely used, for the most part they are still relevant and usable. RFC 5783 I: "Congestion Control in the RFC Series" (February 2010) This document [RFC5783] provides an overview of RFCs related to congestion control that had been published at the time. The focus of the document is on end-host-based congestion control. 7.7. MIB Modules The first MIB module defined for use with Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) was a single monolithic MIB module, called MIB-I, defined in RFC 1156. This evolved over time to the MIB-II specification in RFC 1213, which obsoletes RFC 1156. It then became apparent that having a single monolithic MIB module was not scalable, given the number and breadth of MIB data definitions that needed to be included. Thus, additional MIB modules were defined, and those parts of MIB-II that needed to evolve were split off. Eventually, the remaining parts of MIB-II were also split off, the TCP-specific part being documented in RFC 2012. RFC 2012 was obsoleted by RFC 4022, which is the primary TCP MIB document at the time of writing. For current TCP implementers, RFC 4022 should be supported. "Management Information Base for Network Management of TCP/IP-based Internets" (May 1990) This document [RFC1156] describes the required MIB fields for TCP implementations with minor corrections and no technical changes from RFC 1066, which it obsoletes. This is the Standards Track RFC for MIB-I. "Management Information Base for Network Management of TCP/IP-based internets: MIB-II" (March 1991) This document [RFC1213] describes the second version of the MIB in a monolithic form. It is the immediate successor of RFC 1158, with minor modifications. It obsoletes the MIB-I, defined in RFC 1156 (see above in Section 7.7). "SNMPv2 Management Information Base for the Transmission Control Protocol using SMIv2" (November 1996) In an update to RFC 1213 (see Section 7.7 of this document), this document [RFC2012] defines the TCP MIB by splitting out the TCP- specific portions. It is now obsoleted by RFC 4022 (see below in Section 7.7). "IP Version 6 Management Information Base for the Transmission Control Protocol" (December 1998) This document [RFC2452] augments RFC 2012 (see Section 7.7 of this document) by adding an IPv6-specific connection table. The rest of RFC 2012 holds for any IP version. RFC 2452 is now obsoleted by RFC 4022 (see below in Section 7.7). Although it is a Standards Track RFC, RFC 2452 is considered a historic mistake by the MIB community, as it is based on the idea of parallel IPv4 and IPv6 structures. Although IPv6 requires new structures, the community has decided to define a single generic structure for both IPv4 and IPv6. This will aid in definition, implementation, and transition between IPv4 and IPv6. "Management Information Base for the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)" (March 2005) This document [RFC4022] obsoletes RFCs 2012 and 2452 (see above in Section 7.7) and specifies the current standard for the TCP MIB that should be deployed. RFC 4898 S: "TCP Extended Statistics MIB" (May 2007) This document [RFC4898] describes extended performance statistics for TCP. They are designed to use TCP's ideal vantage point to diagnose performance problems in both the network and the application. 7.8. Case Studies RFC 700 U: "A Protocol Experiment" (August 1974) This document [RFC700] presents a field report about the deployment of a very early version of TCP, the so-called INWN #39 protocol, which is originally described by Cerf and Kahn in INWG Note #39 [CK73] to use a PDP-11 line printer via the ARPANET. RFC 889 U: "Internet Delay Experiments" (December 1983) This document [RFC889] is a status report about experiments concerning the TCP retransmission timeout calculation and also provides advice for implementers. RFC 1337 I: "TIME-WAIT Assassination Hazards in TCP" (May 1992) This document [RFC1337] points out a problem with acting on received reset segments while one is in the TIME-WAIT state. The main recommendation is that hosts in TIME-WAIT ignore resets. This recommendation might not currently be widely implemented. "Simulation Studies of Increased Initial TCP Window Size" (September 1998) This document [RFC2415] presents results of some simulations using TCP initial windows greater than 1 segment. The analysis indicates that user-perceived performance can be improved by increasing the initial window to 3 segments. "When TCP Starts Up With Four Packets Into Only Three Buffers" (September 1998) This document [RFC2416] uses simulation results to clear up some concerns about using an initial window of 4 segments when the network path has less provisioning. "Performance Evaluation of Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN) in IP Networks" (July 2000) This document [RFC2884] describes experimental results that show some improvements to the performance of both short- and long-lived connections due to ECN. 8. Undocumented TCP Features There are a few important implementation tactics for the TCP that have not yet been described in any RFC. Although this roadmap is primarily concerned with mapping the TCP RFCs, this section is included because an implementer needs to be aware of these important issues. Header Prediction Header prediction is a trick to speed up the processing of segments. Van Jacobson and Mike Karels developed the technique in the late 1980s. The basic idea is that some processing time can be saved when most of a segment's fields can be predicted from previous segments. A good description of this was sent to the TCP-IP mailing list by Van Jacobson on March 9, 1988 (see [Jacobson] for the full message): Quite a bit of the speedup comes from an algorithm that we ('we' refers to collaborator Mike Karels and myself) are calling "header prediction". The idea is that if you're in the middle of a bulk data transfer and have just seen a packet, you know what the next packet is going to look like: It will look just like the current packet with either the sequence number or ack number updated (depending on whether you're the sender or receiver). Combining this with the "Use hints" epigram from Butler Lampson's classic "Epigrams for System Designers", you start to think of the tcp state (rcv.nxt, snd.una, etc.) as "hints" about what the next packet should look like. If you arrange those "hints" so they match the layout of a tcp packet header, it takes a single 14-byte compare to see if your prediction is correct (3 longword compares to pick up the send & ack sequence numbers, header length, flags and window, plus a short compare on the length). If the prediction is correct, there's a single test on the length to see if you're the sender or receiver followed by the appropriate processing. E.g., if the length is non-zero (you're the receiver), checksum and append the data to the socket buffer then wake any process that's sleeping on the buffer. Update rcv.nxt by the length of this packet (this updates your "prediction" of the next packet). Check if you can handle another packet the same size as the current one. If not, set one of the unused flag bits in your header prediction to guarantee that the prediction will fail on the next packet and force you to go through full protocol processing. Otherwise, you're done with this packet. So, the total tcp protocol processing, exclusive of checksumming, is on the order of 6 compares and an add. Forward Acknowledgement (FACK) FACK [MM96] includes an alternate algorithm for triggering fast retransmit [RFC5681], based on the extent of the SACK scoreboard. Its goal is to trigger fast retransmit as soon as the receiver's reassembly queue is larger than the duplicate ACK threshold, as indicated by the difference between the forward most SACK block edge and SND.UNA. This algorithm quickly and reliably triggers fast retransmit in the presence of burst losses -- often on the first SACK following such a loss. Such a threshold-based algorithm also triggers fast retransmit immediately in the presence of any reordering with extent greater than the duplicate ACK threshold. FACK is implemented in Linux and turned on per default. Congestion Control for High Rate Flows In the last decade significant research effort has been put into experimental TCP congestion control modifications for obtaining high throughput with reduced startup and recovery times. Only a few RFCs have been published on some of these modifications, including HighSpeed TCP [RFC3649], Limited Slow-Start [RFC3742], and Quick-Start [RFC4782] (see Section 4.3 of this document for more information on each), but high-rate congestion control mechanisms are still considered an open issue in congestion control research. Some other schemes have been published as Internet-Drafts, e.g. CUBIC [CUBIC] (the standard TCP congestion control algorithm in Linux), Compound TCP [CTCP], and H-TCP [HTCP] or have been discussed a little by the IETF, but much of the work in this area has not been adopted within the IETF yet, so the majority of this work is outside the RFC series and may be discussed in other products of the IRTF Internet Congestion Control Research Group (ICCRG). This document introduces no new security considerations. Each RFC listed in this document attempts to address the security considerations of the specification it contains. [RFC675] Cerf, V., Dalal, Y., and C. Sunshine, "Specification of Internet Transmission Control Program", RFC 675, December 1974, <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc675>. [RFC700] Mader, E., Plummer, W., and R. Tomlinson, "Protocol experiment", RFC 700, August 1974, <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc700>. [RFC721] Garlick, L., "Out-of-Band Control Signals in a Host-to- Host Protocol", RFC 721, September 1976, [RFC761] Postel, J., "DoD standard Transmission Control Protocol", RFC 761, January 1980, [RFC793] Postel, J., "Transmission Control Protocol", STD 7, RFC 793, September 1981, [RFC794] Cerf, V., "Pre-emption", RFC 794, September 1981, [RFC813] Clark, D., "Window and Acknowledgement Strategy in TCP", RFC 813, July 1982, [RFC814] Clark, D., "Name, addresses, ports, and routes", RFC 814, July 1982, <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc814>. [RFC816] Clark, D., "Fault isolation and recovery", RFC 816, July [RFC817] Clark, D., "Modularity and efficiency in protocol implementation", RFC 817, July 1982, [RFC872] Padlipsky, M., "TCP-on-a-LAN", RFC 872, September 1982, [RFC879] Postel, J., "TCP maximum segment size and related topics", RFC 879, November 1983, [RFC889] Mills, D., "Internet delay experiments", RFC 889, December [RFC896] Nagle, J., "Congestion control in IP/TCP internetworks", [RFC964] Sidhu, D. and T. Blumer, "Some problems with the specification of the Military Standard Transmission Control Protocol", RFC 964, November 1985, [RFC1071] Braden, R., Borman, D., Partridge, C., and W. Plummer, "Computing the Internet checksum", RFC 1071, September [RFC1078] Lottor, M., "TCP port service Multiplexer (TCPMUX)", RFC 1078, November 1988, [RFC1106] Fox, R., "TCP big window and NAK options", RFC 1106, June [RFC1110] McKenzie, A., "Problem with the TCP big window option", RFC 1110, August 1989, [RFC1122] Braden, R., "Requirements for Internet Hosts - Communication Layers", STD 3, RFC 1122, October 1989, [RFC1144] Jacobson, V., "Compressing TCP/IP headers for low-speed serial links", RFC 1144, February 1990, [RFC1146] Zweig, J. and C. Partridge, "TCP alternate checksum options", RFC 1146, March 1990, [RFC1156] McCloghrie, K. and M. Rose, "Management Information Base for network management of TCP/IP-based internets", RFC 1156, May 1990, <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc1156>. [RFC1180] Socolofsky, T. and C. Kale, "TCP/IP tutorial", RFC 1180, January 1991, <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc1180>. November 1990, <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc1191>. for Network Management of TCP/IP-based internets:MIB-II", STD 17, RFC 1213, March 1991, [RFC1263] O'Malley, S. and L. Peterson, "TCP Extensions Considered Harmful", RFC 1263, October 1991, [RFC1337] Braden, B., "TIME-WAIT Assassination Hazards in TCP", RFC [RFC1379] Braden, B., "Extending TCP for Transactions -- Concepts", RFC 1379, November 1992, [RFC1470] Enger, R. and J. Reynolds, "FYI on a Network Management Tool Catalog: Tools for Monitoring and Debugging TCP/IP Internets and Interconnected Devices", RFC 1470, June [RFC1624] Rijsinghani, A., "Computation of the Internet Checksum via Incremental Update", RFC 1624, May 1994, [RFC1644] Braden, B., "T/TCP -- TCP Extensions for Transactions Functional Specification", RFC 1644, July 1994, [RFC1693] Connolly, T., Amer, P., and P. Conrad, "An Extension to TCP : Partial Order Service", RFC 1693, November 1994, [RFC1705] Carlson, R. and D. Ficarella, "Six Virtual Inches to the Left: The Problem with IPng", RFC 1705, October 1994, [RFC1936] Touch, J. and B. Parham, "Implementing the Internet Checksum in Hardware", RFC 1936, April 1996, [RFC1958] Carpenter, B., "Architectural Principles of the Internet", RFC 1958, June 1996, for IP version 6", RFC 1981, August 1996, [RFC2012] McCloghrie, K., "SNMPv2 Management Information Base for the Transmission Control Protocol using SMIv2", RFC 2012, [RFC2018] Mathis, M., Mahdavi, J., Floyd, S., and A. Romanow, "TCP Selective Acknowledgment Options", RFC 2018, October 1996, [RFC2140] Touch, J., "TCP Control Block Interdependence", RFC 2140, April 1997, <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2140>. [RFC2398] Parker, S. and C. Schmechel, "Some Testing Tools for TCP Implementors", RFC 2398, August 1998, [RFC2415] Poduri, K., "Simulation Studies of Increased Initial TCP Window Size", RFC 2415, September 1998, [RFC2416] Shepard, T. and C. Partridge, "When TCP Starts Up With Four Packets Into Only Three Buffers", RFC 2416, September [RFC2452] Daniele, M., "IP Version 6 Management Information Base for the Transmission Control Protocol", RFC 2452, December (IPv6) Specification", RFC 2460, December 1998, [RFC2488] Allman, M., Glover, D., and L. Sanchez, "Enhancing TCP Over Satellite Channels using Standard Mechanisms", BCP 28, RFC 2488, January 1999, [RFC2525] Paxson, V., Dawson, S., Fenner, W., Griner, J., Heavens, I., Lahey, K., Semke, J., and B. Volz, "Known TCP Implementation Problems", RFC 2525, March 1999, [RFC2675] Borman, D., Deering, S., and R. Hinden, "IPv6 Jumbograms", [RFC2757] Montenegro, G., Dawkins, S., Kojo, M., Magret, V., and N. Vaidya, "Long Thin Networks", RFC 2757, January 2000, [RFC2760] Allman, M., Dawkins, S., Glover, D., Griner, J., Tran, D., Henderson, T., Heidemann, J., Touch, J., Kruse, H., Ostermann, S., Scott, K., and J. Semke, "Ongoing TCP Research Related to Satellites", RFC 2760, February 2000, [RFC2780] Bradner, S. and V. Paxson, "IANA Allocation Guidelines For Values In the Internet Protocol and Related Headers", BCP 37, RFC 2780, March 2000, [RFC2861] Handley, M., Padhye, J., and S. Floyd, "TCP Congestion Window Validation", RFC 2861, June 2000, [RFC2873] Xiao, X., Hannan, A., Paxson, V., and E. Crabbe, "TCP Processing of the IPv4 Precedence Field", RFC 2873, June [RFC2883] Floyd, S., Mahdavi, J., Mathis, M., and M. Podolsky, "An Extension to the Selective Acknowledgement (SACK) Option for TCP", RFC 2883, July 2000, [RFC2884] Hadi Salim, J. and U. Ahmed, "Performance Evaluation of Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN) in IP Networks", RFC 2884, July 2000, [RFC2914] Floyd, S., "Congestion Control Principles", BCP 41, RFC 2914, September 2000, [RFC2923] Lahey, K., "TCP Problems with Path MTU Discovery", RFC [RFC3042] Allman, M., Balakrishnan, H., and S. Floyd, "Enhancing TCP's Loss Recovery Using Limited Transmit", RFC 3042, [RFC3124] Balakrishnan, H. and S. Seshan, "The Congestion Manager", [RFC3135] Border, J., Kojo, M., Griner, J., Montenegro, G., and Z. Shelby, "Performance Enhancing Proxies Intended to Mitigate Link-Related Degradations", RFC 3135, June 2001, [RFC3150] Dawkins, S., Montenegro, G., Kojo, M., and V. Magret, "End-to-end Performance Implications of Slow Links", BCP 48, RFC 3150, July 2001, [RFC3155] Dawkins, S., Montenegro, G., Kojo, M., Magret, V., and N. Vaidya, "End-to-end Performance Implications of Links with Errors", BCP 50, RFC 3155, August 2001, [RFC3168] Ramakrishnan, K., Floyd, S., and D. Black, "The Addition of Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN) to IP", RFC [RFC3360] Floyd, S., "Inappropriate TCP Resets Considered Harmful", BCP 60, RFC 3360, August 2002, [RFC3366] Fairhurst, G. and L. Wood, "Advice to link designers on link Automatic Repeat reQuest (ARQ)", BCP 62, RFC 3366, August 2002, <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc3366>. [RFC3390] Allman, M., Floyd, S., and C. Partridge, "Increasing TCP's Initial Window", RFC 3390, October 2002, [RFC3439] Bush, R. and D. Meyer, "Some Internet Architectural Guidelines and Philosophy", RFC 3439, December 2002, [RFC3449] Balakrishnan, H., Padmanabhan, V., Fairhurst, G., and M. Sooriyabandara, "TCP Performance Implications of Network Path Asymmetry", BCP 69, RFC 3449, December 2002, [RFC3465] Allman, M., "TCP Congestion Control with Appropriate Byte Counting (ABC)", RFC 3465, February 2003, [RFC3481] Inamura, H., Montenegro, G., Ludwig, R., Gurtov, A., and F. Khafizov, "TCP over Second (2.5G) and Third (3G) Generation Wireless Networks", BCP 71, RFC 3481, February [RFC3493] Gilligan, R., Thomson, S., Bound, J., McCann, J., and W. Stevens, "Basic Socket Interface Extensions for IPv6", RFC 3493, February 2003, [RFC3522] Ludwig, R. and M. Meyer, "The Eifel Detection Algorithm for TCP", RFC 3522, April 2003, [RFC3540] Spring, N., Wetherall, D., and D. Ely, "Robust Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN) Signaling with Nonces", RFC 3540, June 2003, <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc3540>. [RFC3649] Floyd, S., "HighSpeed TCP for Large Congestion Windows", RFC 3649, December 2003, [RFC3708] Blanton, E. and M. Allman, "Using TCP Duplicate Selective Acknowledgement (DSACKs) and Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) Duplicate Transmission Sequence Numbers (TSNs) to Detect Spurious Retransmissions", RFC 3708, February 2004, <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc3708>. [RFC3742] Floyd, S., "Limited Slow-Start for TCP with Large Congestion Windows", RFC 3742, March 2004, [RFC3819] Karn, P., Bormann, C., Fairhurst, G., Grossman, D., Ludwig, R., Mahdavi, J., Montenegro, G., Touch, J., and L. Wood, "Advice for Internet Subnetwork Designers", BCP 89, [RFC4015] Ludwig, R. and A. Gurtov, "The Eifel Response Algorithm for TCP", RFC 4015, February 2005, [RFC4022] Raghunarayan, R., "Management Information Base for the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)", RFC 4022, March [RFC4653] Bhandarkar, S., Reddy, A., Allman, M., and E. Blanton, "Improving the Robustness of TCP to Non-Congestion Events", RFC 4653, August 2006, [RFC4727] Fenner, B., "Experimental Values In IPv4, IPv6, ICMPv4, ICMPv6, UDP, and TCP Headers", RFC 4727, November 2006, [RFC4774] Floyd, S., "Specifying Alternate Semantics for the Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN) Field", BCP 124, [RFC4782] Floyd, S., Allman, M., Jain, A., and P. Sarolahti, "Quick- Start for TCP and IP", RFC 4782, January 2007, [RFC4821] Mathis, M. and J. Heffner, "Packetization Layer Path MTU Discovery", RFC 4821, March 2007, [RFC4898] Mathis, M., Heffner, J., and R. Raghunarayan, "TCP Extended Statistics MIB", RFC 4898, May 2007, [RFC4953] Touch, J., "Defending TCP Against Spoofing Attacks", RFC 4953, July 2007, <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc4953>. [RFC4987] Eddy, W., "TCP SYN Flooding Attacks and Common Mitigations", RFC 4987, August 2007, [RFC5033] Floyd, S. and M. Allman, "Specifying New Congestion Control Algorithms", BCP 133, RFC 5033, August 2007, [RFC5166] Floyd, S., "Metrics for the Evaluation of Congestion Control Mechanisms", RFC 5166, March 2008, [RFC5461] Gont, F., "TCP's Reaction to Soft Errors", RFC 5461, [RFC5482] Eggert, L. and F. Gont, "TCP User Timeout Option", RFC 5482, March 2009, [RFC5562] Kuzmanovic, A., Mondal, A., Floyd, S., and K. Ramakrishnan, "Adding Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN) Capability to TCP's SYN/ACK Packets", RFC 5562, June [RFC5681] Allman, M., Paxson, V., and E. Blanton, "TCP Congestion Control", RFC 5681, September 2009, [RFC5682] Sarolahti, P., Kojo, M., Yamamoto, K., and M. Hata, "Forward RTO-Recovery (F-RTO): An Algorithm for Detecting Spurious Retransmission Timeouts with TCP", RFC 5682, September 2009, <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5682>. [RFC5690] Floyd, S., Arcia, A., Ros, D., and J. Iyengar, "Adding Acknowledgement Congestion Control to TCP", RFC 5690, [RFC5783] Welzl, M. and W. Eddy, "Congestion Control in the RFC Series", RFC 5783, February 2010, [RFC5827] Allman, M., Avrachenkov, K., Ayesta, U., Blanton, J., and P. Hurtig, "Early Retransmit for TCP and Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP)", RFC 5827, May 2010, [RFC5925] Touch, J., Mankin, A., and R. Bonica, "The TCP Authentication Option", RFC 5925, June 2010, [RFC5926] Lebovitz, G. and E. Rescorla, "Cryptographic Algorithms for the TCP Authentication Option (TCP-AO)", RFC 5926, [RFC5927] Gont, F., "ICMP Attacks against TCP", RFC 5927, July 2010, [RFC5961] Ramaiah, A., Stewart, R., and M. Dalal, "Improving TCP's Robustness to Blind In-Window Attacks", RFC 5961, August [RFC6013] Simpson, W., "TCP Cookie Transactions (TCPCT)", RFC 6013, [RFC6056] Larsen, M. and F. Gont, "Recommendations for Transport- Protocol Port Randomization", BCP 156, RFC 6056, January [RFC6069] Zimmermann, A. and A. Hannemann, "Making TCP More Robust to Long Connectivity Disruptions (TCP-LCD)", RFC 6069, [RFC6077] Papadimitriou, D., Welzl, M., Scharf, M., and B. Briscoe, "Open Research Issues in Internet Congestion Control", RFC [RFC6093] Gont, F. and A. Yourtchenko, "On the Implementation of the TCP Urgent Mechanism", RFC 6093, January 2011, [RFC6181] Bagnulo, M., "Threat Analysis for TCP Extensions for Multipath Operation with Multiple Addresses", RFC 6181, March 2011, <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6181>. [RFC6182] Ford, A., Raiciu, C., Handley, M., Barre, S., and J. Iyengar, "Architectural Guidelines for Multipath TCP Development", RFC 6182, March 2011, [RFC6191] Gont, F., "Reducing the TIME-WAIT State Using TCP Timestamps", BCP 159, RFC 6191, April 2011, [RFC6247] Eggert, L., "Moving the Undeployed TCP Extensions RFC 1072, RFC 1106, RFC 1110, RFC 1145, RFC 1146, RFC 1379, RFC 1644, and RFC 1693 to Historic Status", RFC 6247, May [RFC6298] Paxson, V., Allman, M., Chu, J., and M. Sargent, "Computing TCP's Retransmission Timer", RFC 6298, June [RFC6335] Cotton, M., Eggert, L., Touch, J., Westerlund, M., and S. Cheshire, "Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) Procedures for the Management of the Service Name and Transport Protocol Port Number Registry", BCP 165, RFC 6335, August 2011, [RFC6349] Constantine, B., Forget, G., Geib, R., and R. Schrage, "Framework for TCP Throughput Testing", RFC 6349, August [RFC6356] Raiciu, C., Handley, M., and D. Wischik, "Coupled Congestion Control for Multipath Transport Protocols", RFC 6356, October 2011, [RFC6429] Bashyam, M., Jethanandani, M., and A. Ramaiah, "TCP Sender Clarification for Persist Condition", RFC 6429, December [RFC6528] Gont, F. and S. Bellovin, "Defending against Sequence Number Attacks", RFC 6528, February 2012, [RFC6582] Henderson, T., Floyd, S., Gurtov, A., and Y. Nishida, "The NewReno Modification to TCP's Fast Recovery Algorithm", RFC 6582, April 2012, [RFC6633] Gont, F., "Deprecation of ICMP Source Quench Messages", RFC 6633, May 2012, [RFC6675] Blanton, E., Allman, M., Wang, L., Jarvinen, I., Kojo, M., and Y. Nishida, "A Conservative Loss Recovery Algorithm Based on Selective Acknowledgment (SACK) for TCP", RFC [RFC6691] Borman, D., "TCP Options and Maximum Segment Size (MSS)", [RFC6824] Ford, A., Raiciu, C., Handley, M., and O. Bonaventure, "TCP Extensions for Multipath Operation with Multiple Addresses", RFC 6824, January 2013, [RFC6846] Pelletier, G., Sandlund, K., Jonsson, L-E., and M. West, "RObust Header Compression (ROHC): A Profile for TCP/IP (ROHC-TCP)", RFC 6846, January 2013, [RFC6897] Scharf, M. and A. Ford, "Multipath TCP (MPTCP) Application Interface Considerations", RFC 6897, March 2013, [RFC6928] Chu, J., Dukkipati, N., Cheng, Y., and M. Mathis, "Increasing TCP's Initial Window", RFC 6928, April 2013, [RFC6937] Mathis, M., Dukkipati, N., and Y. Cheng, "Proportional Rate Reduction for TCP", RFC 6937, May 2013, [RFC6994] Touch, J., "Shared Use of Experimental TCP Options", RFC [RFC7323] Borman, D., Braden, B., Jacobson, V., and R. Scheffenegger, "TCP Extensions for High Performance", RFC [RFC7413] Cheng, Y., Chu, J., Radhakrishnan, S., and A. Jain, "TCP Fast Open", RFC 7413, December 2014, [CK73] Cerf, V. and R. Kahn, "Towards Protocols for Internetwork Communication", IFIP/TC6.1, NIC 18764, INWG 39, September [CTCP] Sridharan, M., Tan, K., Bansal, D., and D. Thaler, "Compound TCP: A New TCP Congestion Control for High-Speed and Long Distance Networks", Work in Progress, draft-sridharan-tcpm-ctcp-02, November 2008. [CUBIC] Rhee, I., Xu, L., and S. Ha, "CUBIC for Fast Long-Distance Networks", Work in Progress, draft-rhee-tcpm-cubic-02, [Errata] RFC Editor, "RFC Errata", <http://www.rfc-editor.org/errata.php>. [HTCP] Leith, D., "H-TCP: TCP Congestion Control for High Bandwidth-Delay Product Paths", Work in Progress, draft-leith-tcp-htcp-06, April 2008. [JK92] Jacobson, V. and M. Karels, "Congestion Avoidance and Control", November 1992, <ftp://ftp.ee.lbl.gov/papers/congavoid.ps.Z>. [Jac88] Jacobson, V., "Congestion Avoidance and Control", ACM SIGCOMM 1988 Proceedings, in ACM Computer Communication Review, 18 (4), pp. 314-329, August 1988. [Jacobson] Jacobson, V., "TCP-IP Mailing List", Article 167 of comp.protocols.tcp-ip, March 1988, <ftp://ftp.ee.lbl.gov/email/vanj.88mar10.txt>. [KP87] Karn, P. and C. Partridge, "Round Trip Time Estimation", ACM SIGCOMM 1987 Proceedings, in ACM Computer Communication Review, 17 (5), pp. 2-7, August 1987. [MAF04] Medina, A., Allman, M., and S. Floyd, "Measuring the Evolution of Transport Protocols in the Internet", ACM Computer Communication Review, 35 (2), April 2005. [MM96] Mathis, M. and J. Mahdavi, "Forward Acknowledgement: Refining TCP Congestion Control", ACM SIGCOMM 1996 Proceedings, in ACM Computer Communication Review 26 (4), pp. 281-292, October 1996. [RFC1016] Prue, W. and J. Postel, "Something a host could do with source quench: The Source Quench Introduced Delay (SQuID)", RFC 1016, July 1987, [RFC2026] Bradner, S., "The Internet Standards Process -- Revision 3", BCP 9, RFC 2026, October 1996, Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997, [RFC2474] Nichols, K., Blake, S., Baker, F., and D. Black, "Definition of the Differentiated Services Field (DS Field) in the IPv4 and IPv6 Headers", RFC 2474, December [RFC3758] Stewart, R., Ramalho, M., Xie, Q., Tuexen, M., and P. Conrad, "Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) Partial Reliability Extension", RFC 3758, May 2004, [RFC4340] Kohler, E., Handley, M., and S. Floyd, "Datagram Congestion Control Protocol (DCCP)", RFC 4340, March 2006, [RFC4341] Floyd, S. and E. Kohler, "Profile for Datagram Congestion Control Protocol (DCCP) Congestion Control ID 2: TCP-like Congestion Control", RFC 4341, March 2006, [RFC6115] Li, T., "Recommendation for a Routing Architecture", RFC [SCWA99] Savage, S., Cardwell, N., Wetherall, D., and T. Anderson, "TCP Congestion Control with a Misbehaving Receiver", ACM Computer Communication Review, 29 (5), pp. 71-78, October This document grew out of a discussion on the end2end-interest mailing list, the public list of the End-to-End Research Group of the IRTF, and continued development under the IETF's TCP Maintenance and Minor Extensions (TCPM) working group. We thank Mark Allman, Yuchung Cheng, Ted Faber, Gorry Fairhurst, Sally Floyd, Janardhan Iyengar, Reiner Ludwig, Pekka Savola, and Joe Touch for their contributions, in particular. Keith McCloghrie provided some useful notes and clarification on the various MIB-related RFCs. Martin Duke 401 Elliott Ave W Seattle, WA 98119 EMail: m.duke@f5.com Robert Braden USC Information Sciences Institute Marina del Rey, CA 90292-6695 EMail: braden@isi.edu Wesley M. Eddy 18013 Cleveland Parkway Cleveland, OH 44135 EMail: wes@mti-systems.com Ethan Blanton elb@interruptsciences.com Alexander Zimmermann Sonnenallee 1 Kirchheim 85551 EMail: alexander.zimmermann@netapp.com RFC 1470 (FYI 2) RFC 2398 (FYI 33)	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1508
__label__cc	0.623451	0.376549	Biographical information for "Kathy Marie Smart Bethel" Kathy Marie Bethel is married to Bradley James Bethel Sr. and has three children, Chondell Marie, Bradley James Jr., and Brandon Michael. She attended Buffalo Public Schools from kindergarten to grade twelve. Her empathy for students attending urban schools (specifically Buffalo Public Schools) comes from the experience of literally having walked in their shoes. Kathy has always known that her calling in life was to work in urban schools. She first began her career as an educator in the Buffalo School District in the 1980's. In 1996, Kathy received the Apple for the Teacher award from Iota Phi Lambda Sorority. Armed with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in sociology and a New York State teaching certificate, Kathy embarked upon post graduate studies at Medaille College in July of 1999. In 2001, she received a Masters Degree in Education from Medaille, which focused on Curriculum Design. In 2003, Kathy enrolled in the Leadership for Tomorrow's Schools (LIFTS) Program at the University at Buffalo. The Internship facilitated her work as an administrator for regular education and special education students in an elementary school setting and in the district Curriculum Department. Kathy received a second Masters Degree in Education with a focus on Administration from the University at Buffalo (UB) in 2005. She also received a certificate for Specialist in Educational Administration (SEA) from UB and a permanent School District Administration (SDA) certificate from the state of New York, all in the same year. In 2006, Kathy was chosen along with 19 fellow cohort members from a pool of over 50 applicants to participate in the first cohort of the Leadership Academy of aspiring Administrators. Upon completion of this 8 month program, she was presented with a Certificate of Recognition by the Grater Buffalo Leadership Collaborative. Kathy is employed by the Buffalo Public School District as a music educator where she served as co-writer of the Music Curriculum, Music Teacher's Handbook, and several departmental music exams. She was nominated as a candidate for the Manchester Who's Who Among Educators in the Fall of 2005 and has repeatedly demonstrated effective leadership skills while implementing and sustaining a viable music education program for pre-kindergarten through 8th grade students. In addition to her good organizational and management skills, Kathy has a talent for relationship building; knowledge sharing, collaboration and keeping a steadfast focus on a shared vision. These attributes have enabled her to connect the music curriculum to core subjects to fulfill the National and New York State Learning Standards. As part of her community involvement, Kathy has served as a piano accompanist for various churches, children's organizations and musical groups in and around Buffalo. She currently serves on the Educational Committee for the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and holds the office of Sergeant-at-Arms for the Xi Epsilon Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Her hobbies include reading the biographies of famous people, listening to Jazz and Gospel music and playing piano. Kathy's professional vision is to collaborate with others in creating an environment where the cognitive and affective domains of learners are cultivated to ensure their success in a global society.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1513
__label__wiki	0.687725	0.687725	Pilton School Mug Celebrati... Maurice and Pat Huxtable of Pilton Maurice Huxtable was born in 1922 and lived for much of his life at 82 Pilton Street, immediately above the Church Hall, with his parents Benjamin Ernest and Edith Tamzyn Huxtable and his sister Ivy May Trace Huxtable. His parents ran a shop at No.82. We don't have details of the type of shop, but in the 1920s this was a grocery shop also selling tobacco as we have a photograph of that era showing an advertisement for Gold Flake. During World War II, Maurice served in the RAF in Rhodesia and was also billeted in East London with his wife's parents for a while. He married Patricia (Pat, née Lloyd) and returned to live in 82 Pilton Street, where his father Benjamin was still living. Benjamin was cared for by Pat. He died in 1962 and the family moved to live in Yeo Vale. After leaving the RAF, Maurice Huxtable worked for Barnstaple Town/Borough Council for the rest of his working life. He was also a regular player in his younger days for Pilton Cricket Club and also the Editor for the Devon Cricket Association newsletter. Pat Huxtable was well known for her dressmaking. For many years she made the Barnstaple Carnival Queen dresses and an article was published in the North Devon Journal about her and the dresses. Maurice Huxtable died in 2008 and Pat in 2010. Benjamin, Edith and Ivy are buried in the churchyard, together with the ashes of Maurice and Pat Many thanks to Maurice and Pat's daughter, Jan Cashin, for sharing their story. pilton barnstaple town council north devon journal yeo vale maurice huxtable 82 pilton street pilton cricket club barnstaple borough council jan cashin edith tamzyn huxtable ivy may trace huxtable patricia huxtable devon cricket association benjamin ernest huxtable patricia lloyd War / Military	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1515
__label__cc	0.692816	0.307184	Massachusetts Voter Table Just weeks before the Presidential Election, Access had the opportunity to interview Tony Mack, Interim Director of the Mass. Voter Table about their voter engagement efforts throughout the state. 1. Why a Mass Voter Table, and why now? The Mass Voter Table is long overdue. The voices of low income communities and communities of color are not heard in the political system, nor are they reflected in the policy decisions of the state. There are a number of groups in the state doing great community, issue and electoral organizing, but what has been missing is statewide coordination of nonpartisan organizing around elections in order to have a significant statewide impact. What we do is assist in the coordination piece. We have identified all of the precincts in the state with the highest percentages of low income people and people of color. We have also brought together all of the organizations that are doing this work to coordinate who is working where in order to have coverage of as many precincts as possible. We are collectively prioritizing, avoiding overlap and coordinating groups that are working in the same areas. Another major impact that we are having is that we are raising the bar by sharing best practices, reporting on our progress to each other, setting collective goals and evaluating our work in order to improve as we grow. We are also helping newer groups by sharing the experience of more established groups and showing them how to do this work more effectively. Finally, we provide technical assistance and share our resources. The resource of most importance to our network is our database which allows groups to effectively target voters in their voter engagement work. 2. What will be the work of the table in the next year? What do you hope to accomplish? What strategies will you use? Currently, all of the focus is on the upcoming election on November 6th. But we’re also thinking long term and using this election to build the infrastructure for ongoing collaborations around issue and electoral work. One of the things that I’ve learned a lot about is how to engage groups at very different levels. We are doing everything from maximizing the potential of the best groups to bringing groups into the coalition that have never done this work before. The strategies are very different for those two sets of groups and everything in between. We have all kinds of groups involved in our coalition building. The overall goal is to increase the share of the vote that comes from low income communities and communities of color in Massachusetts. The broadest goal is to increase the power and voice of those communities within the decision making process in the state. We have also identified sub-goals that include building the infrastructure to continue working together, relationship-building, and providing the tools necessary to accomplish the Mass Voter Table goals that impact our communities. 3. How will you know if you have been successful? On one level we will be able to see the numbers in the election turnout from our communities, and identify whether we have increased the share of the vote in those communities. We will measure our impact by reviewing public information that will show us our turnout, which we can compare to the rest of the state. The other way we will know is if we are able to continue building on this work with effective collaboration around issue advocacy. How well the communities are working and have performed will be measurable very concretely. We can quantify the effectiveness of how Mass Voter Table organizations are working together by determining whether there have been favorable policy changes in the interest of our communities. 4. How many voters will the Massachusetts Voter Table reach? Massachusetts Voter Table is collaborating with 55 organizations to turnout voters across the state and to develop lasting leadership in communities. The 55 Voter Table partners have set individual goals for the number of voters they plan to reach out to and the number of attempted contacts (door-knocks, other face-to-face contacts, and phone-calls) they will make. In total, we estimate that we will be reaching out to approximately 175,000 voters and making approximately 500,000 attempted contacts. 5. What do you wish voters understood? I wish that more voters understood that they have power in our democracy. Their power can be expressed through the electoral process by voting, by organizing their neighbors to vote, by being educated about the issues that are at stake in the election(s) as well as by holding elected officials accountable, after they have been elected, to the issues of concern to their communities. I would encourage organizations to contact us if they have been or would like to be involved in this year’s election. The work that the Mass Voter Table is currently doing is a unique effort, as far as any of us know, to coordinate statewide in low income communities utilizing the electoral process. This is an opportunity that people should not miss. To learn more about the Mass Voter Table, please contact me directly at tmack@igc.org or call 617-905-7706. Rev. Mariama White-Hammond Findings and Reports	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1517
__label__wiki	0.831622	0.831622	Photo: Caitlin Murray Combat Paper Redux comes back to ArtRage for the gallery's 5th Anniversary Combat Paper returns to ArtRage Gallery By Ally Balcerzak Combat Paper Redux encourages creative expression to help veterans cope with war experiences. During the height of the Iraq War, many veterans were looking for a release when they came home -- a way to deal with the stress of combat and to cope with any trauma. Out of frustration came the Combat Paper Project in Burlington, Vt. The project began when Drew Cameron, an Iraq War veteran, cut his uniform from his body, turned the cloth into pulp and created paper from it. A veteran's journal of his experience is one part of the Combat Paper Redux exhibit at ArtRage. Meanwhile, in Syracuse, a group of individuals came together to open an art gallery with a focus on social justice. The gallery opened in October 2008 under the name ArtRage, and, within months of Cameron’s uniform cutting ceremony, the Combat Paper exhibit was open to the public. “The place was packed. There was a lot of interest in Iraq Vets Against the War,” said ArtRage director Rose Viviano, who has been a part of the gallery since it opened. “It was incredibly emotional because it was not long into the Iraq War. These were Iraq veterans against the war, active duty soldiers for the most part, at Fort Drum, who were out front, being against the war.” Five years later, ArtRage has increased its presence in the area. “More and more people know we exist, and we’re able to partner with more organizations around town,” said Kimberly McCoy, the gallery’s community engagement organizer. In May 2011, ArtRage hosted an exhibit showcasing the struggles of LGBT families in the Central New York area. In May 2009, the gallery teamed up with the National Alliance on Mental Illness to showcase work inspired by those living with schizophrenia and other mental illnesses, using the work of Syracuse native Amber Christian Osterhout, relating the exhibit to the city’s own community. In honor of the gallery’s fifth anniversary, ArtRage decided to bring back Combat Paper, this time adding an interactive journal-making workshop held as part of the CRAVE arts festival on Sept. 21. Former Army E4 Specialist Nathan Lewis is a member of the Combat Paper Project and served as host of the workshop. He brought paper made out of uniforms and taught attendees how to bind their own journals. For Lewis, the Combat Paper Project was a way to cope with civilian life returning from Iraq in 2003. “I met Drew Cameron, one of the co-creators, in 2007 while I was a student at SUNY Potsdam,” Lewis said. “We both met in Iraq Veterans Against the War, and we were geographically close. Since the program’s beginning, he has been involved in the process of using the paper for writing, advocating for the importance of keeping a journal for both soldiers and civilians. “I started off just kind of being a participant and, definitely, I enjoyed the process from the start,” Lewis said. “But slowly over time I started writing more. It gave me something to do with the paper. So I really, from the start, was interested in making hand-bound books.” As ArtRage began planning its fifth anniversary exhibit, the idea to do something hands-on quickly came up in discussion. “We always try to come up with a program that we want to do throughout the exhibition,” McCoy said. Over the coming year, the gallery is hoping to continue expanding the interactive portion of its exhibits with more workshops and special engagements. Combat Paper Redux will be at ArtRage Gallery, 505 Hawley Ave., until Oct. 19. The gallery is open to the public Wednesday through Friday from 2 to 7 p.m. and Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. Krewella struggles against indifferent crowd, bad acoustics Krewella to stop at Syracuse in support of first LP The Perfect Puerto Rican Dinner Student brewer aims to bring craft brewing to a whole new generation ArtRage Gallery Combat Paper Redux C.J. Fair film Orange John Desko Syracuse Tyler Ennis fashion Syracuse University Kris Joseph Syracuse Football Doug Marrone theater Jerami Grant Westcott Theater football Jim Boeheim Carrier Dome University Lectures music dining hall University Union Syracuse Athletics concert Syracuse Basketball Trevor Cooney food basketball Scoop Jardine Brandon Triche Rakeem Christmas review men's basketball CNY Shows Hendricks Chapel ACC SU football Dion Waiters Rick Jackson Fab Melo Ryan Nassib art Scott Shafer New York Syracuse Orange Big East	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1525
__label__wiki	0.709204	0.709204	Yvette Moore Vision and Resolve Makes Success for Yvette Moore It has been a long, sometimes bumpy way for Yvette Moore, from laying her first brushstrokes on canvas in 1972, to buying and renovating a large historic building that would house her own gallery in 2000. But she has made this journey. When she started painting, she admired Norman Rockwell, his realist ability and penchant for story in his paintings. But Moore could find no one in her milieu painting like him, and so lack of stylistic peers dampened her motivation. In 1978, Moore – who'd grown up in Radville – went to the School of the Arts in Fort Qu'Appelle, but instructors there were into modern art. So she took an Art History 100 course to try to understand the moderns, but this mode was not in her veins. She felt alone with her realist, romantic, stylistic leanings. "But I was stubborn," she says. And so she simply went ahead on her own. One of her early exhibitions was at the Allie Griffin Gallery in Weyburn in the '80s. Several years later this led to a connection that would catapult her onto a new plateau. Jo Bannatyne-Cugnet, a novice writer in Weyburn who had seen Yvette's work at the Griffin Gallery called, in 1990, to see if Moore would be interested in creating art for a new alphabet book, one set in the prairies, and one with an interested publisher, Tundra books, already on board. Yvette leapt at the chance. She and Jo had a meeting of minds, and between them, guided by the publisher, they created the now infamous, A Prairie Alphabet, with Jo's text and Yvette's artwork. That book has gone on to sell over three hundred thousand copies world-wide. In 1992, Yvette's detailed, narrative prairie scenes won the Mr. Christie Best Children's Book Illustration Award. The market boomed for Moore's original paintings and the print copies of these illustrations. Affirmation and reward had arrived, as did subsequent collaborations with Bannatyne-Cugnet. The most recent of these is Heartland-A Prairie Sampler, just released by McClelland & Stewart Publishers. Moore and Bannatyne-Cugnet call this book a "brag book of the prairies." As if two-dimensional space were not enough to deal with, Moore had developed an interest in historical buildings. By 1996 she was the proprietor of the Cranberry Rose teahouse and gallery in a vintage house in Moose Jaw. She believes that renovating historic buildings is "another form of art." In 1998 she purchased Moose Jaw's Land Titles Building built in 1910, with a view to restoring it to house a gallery featuring her art, others' arts and crafts, and a tea house. Yvette, standing in her newly-purchased, neglected, empty building, did have an "oh-my- God-what-have-I-done" moment, but typically, she rose to the challenge. There followed three months of hard work by trades-persons, friends and family, and of course Moore. She had received an heritage grant to complete the outside of the building, but she financed the rest herself, in keeping with her independent streak. She says, "I'm not a person who wants to answer to others." With elbow grease, three thousand pounds of plaster, and other materials, the building was restored and renewed to magnificent splendour. "To me the building is now priceless," she says. You can browse her building and her paintings in the internet at www.YvetteMoore.com. Moore's incessant and generous energy moves beyond her personal projects, to the community at large. She sits on the boards of Women Entrepreneurs of Saskatchewan, of Tourism Moose Jaw, of the Moose Jaw Chamber of Commerce, and the Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee to Council. And she hosted the opening reception of the Western Premieres Conference in May 2001. It could be said that Moore herself is a growth industry. She has stimulated her community - aesthetically, culturally and economically - in all that she's done. She is not alone. She is part of the growing arts and cultural industries, a force that now engages over three-quarters of a million people in Canada, and contributes almost twenty-two billion dollars to the economy. A little known fact is that arts and culture contributes almost twice as much to the Gross Domestic Product as the Canadian banking system. This is achieved through the efforts, great and small, of each individual artist and cultural worker this industrious sector. Moore has just hit another jackpot. Moose Jaw's Temple Gardens Hotel and Spa have chosen over 350 pieces of her artwork to hang in and around the 80 rooms of their new expansion. One wonders how Moore has time to paint, but she does. She's a confessed "burst and deadline painter," and this way of focusing her energy has enabled her to paint more than seven hundred paintings. Many of these will walk out the door of her gallery, under the arms of some of the two hundred to five hundred daily visitors. Other paintings will appear in future books. Wherever her audience finds her work, they will carry off a bit of her boundless energy, and a small chunk of Saskatchewan as seen through Yvette Moore's distinctive artistic and entrepreneurial eyes.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1527
__label__wiki	0.844403	0.844403	Air Date: Monday, May 23, 2011 Time Slot: 10:00 PM-11:00 PM EST on CBS Episode Title: "CLASH OF THE COMMERCIALS: USA VS. THE WORLD" "CLASH OF THE COMMERCIALS: USA VS. THE WORLD," AN INTERACTIVE COUNTDOWN SPECIAL HOSTED BY HEIDI KLUM AND JOHN LEHR, TO BE BROADCAST MONDAY, MAY 23 Viewers Can Vote Online Now at CBS.com for the Best American and International Commercial of All Time, Then Vote Live During the Show for the Best One Worldwide CLASH OF THE COMMERCIALS: USA VS. THE WORLD, hosted from Las Vegas by Heidi Klum, legendary supermodel, and co-host actor John Lehr, is an interactive countdown special pitting the 10 best international commercials ever against the 10 best from the United States. The special, in which viewers will be able to vote LIVE for the winner, will be broadcast Monday, May 23 (10:00 PM-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. From the producers of "Super Bowl's Greatest Commercials," CLASH OF THE COMMERCIALS: USA VS. THE WORLD is an online and on-air competition for the greatest commercials of all time - and viewers decide which one wins. Viewers can go now to www.cbs.com/specials/clash_of_the_commercials to watch the top 10 ads from the USA and the top 10 international commercials to vote for their favorites. The winning commercial from each category will be revealed during the show and, in a special live vote during the broadcast on www.cbs.com/specials/clash_of_the_commercials, viewers will decide which commercial take home the top prize. In addition, the special will feature other top commercials from both the U.S. and the rest of the world in categories such as animals, cars, sexiest and most outrageous commercials, among others. Viewers will hear from advertising experts on what makes these commercials the best and get a look behind the scenes at the making of some of these spots. Heidi Klum is a major star in the fashion and entertainment world. Having established herself as a top model, making great impact for such clients as Victoria's Secret and appearing on the covers of pop-culture mainstays, including the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue, Klum's career has taken many new directions. She is the host and executive producer of the six-time Emmy-nominated series "Project Runway." After finishing its sixth season, "Project Runway" was the highest-rated program on cable. Klum also hosts Germany's Next Top Model, which is a runaway hit in that country. She has written a lifestyle book, Body of Knowledge: 8 Rules of Model Behavior, and her other ventures include two self-designed collections for maternity lines, A Pea In the Pod and Motherhood Maternity, a sportswear collection for New Balance sold exclusively on Amazon.com, campaigns for Diet Coke (for which she was the spokeswoman for the Red Dress/Heart Health initiative for four years), Ann Taylor and Dannon, McDonald's, Volkswagen, Lenscrafters, Braun (for which her legs were insured for over $2 million!), and more. Her charity involvement includes work on behalf of organizations such as the American Red Cross (as part of its Celebrity Cabinet), the Elizabeth Glazer Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Baby Buggy and the Worldwide Orphans Foundation Gala. During downtime at shoots, Klum cultivates her creative talents, sketching ideas for her jewelry, clothing and shoe lines, as well as crafting new ideas for her ever-developing businesses and interests. John Lehr, best known to television audiences as a caveman in the popular Geico commercials, has appeared in numerous television commercials for products such as Tylenol, Doritos and Pepsi, as well as in television programs, including "Jesse" and "10 Items or Less." His feature film credits include "The Sweetest Thing," "Mr. Jealousy" and "Kicking and Screaming." CLASH OF THE COMMERCIALS: USA VS. THE WORLD is being produced by IMG Media, Juma Entertainment and Robert Dalrymple Productions. Robert Horowitz and Steve Mayer are the executive producers, and Robert Dalrymple and Tony Lanni are the producers. Mark Ritchie will direct.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1529
__label__wiki	0.923757	0.923757	This Day ... In Jewish History A collection of Jewish history and current Jewish events, in date format, updated daily in this Jewish history blog. This Day, September 1, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L September is an auspicious month in terms of Jewish History. Like most things in the world of Jews, it is a mixed bag-- a combination of the bitter and the sweet. Today we mark the anniversary of the start of World War II. By the end of the war, the world of European Jewry would lie in ruins. After two thousand years of growth and contribution, that civilization would cease to exist as we had known it. September also marks the anniversary of the beginning of the Jewish community in the United States. From twenty-three stormed tossed refugees has come one of the most dynamic civilizations in Jewish history. 1312 BCE (10th of Tishrei): According to the Bible, the day on which Moses came down from Mt. Sinai with the second set of Tablets on which the Ten Commandments were inscribed. http://www.aish.com/dijh/Tishrei_10.html 992: In Limoges, France, A Jewish apostate named Sechog ben Ester planted a wax figure in the ark of the local synagogue and then accused the local Jews of using it to curse the local Lord by devil magic. Although they succeeded in deflecting the accusation, the idea that Jews were devil worshippers was gaining more acceptance in the Christian world. A brief account... 1181: Lucius III, who issued Ad Abolendam – a Papal Bull condemning heresy which created the Inquisition – was elected Pope today/ 1199(8th of Tishri): Maimonides wrote to Samuel Ibn-Tibbon, who as translating the "Guide to the Perplexed from Arabic into Hebrew. The letter included advice on how to do this as well as plea that Ibn-Tibbon not undertake his planned trip from France to Egypt to visit him. The distance was too great and he would be too busy since to see him for more than an hour since each day except Shabbat he must travel from Fostat to Cairo where he spends half a day ministering to the Sultan and his court. Then he travels back to Fostat where he is besieged by Jews, Moslems, et al all seeking his medical skill and advice. 1239: During the Baron’s Crusade, whose leaders included Simon de Montfort, the Earl of Leicester who expelled the Jews from his domain and cancelled all debts owed to the Jews of England, Theobold, the King of Navarre reach Acre 1267: Ramban (Moses Nachmanides or Moses ben Nachman) arrived in Jerusalem. Born in 1194, Nachmanides was a famed commentator on the Torah and Talmud and a major communal leader in Spain. He also was the court physician to King James of Aragon (a part of Spain). King James forced him to defend Judaism in a public debate with Pablo Christiani, a Jew who had converted to Catholicism. To make a long story short, Nachmanides vigorous defense angered the Dominican friars and Nahcmanides was forced to flee. He gave life to a Jewish community in Jerusalem that had fallen on such hard times that it had trouble gathering a minyan. Among other things he built a synagogue in Jerusalem that was the sole such building for several centuries to come. Nachmanides moved to Acre in 1268 where he led that community until 1270. 1271: Gregory X, the pontiff who will issue “Sicut Judaeis” in 1272 which absolved the Jews of “using Christian blood for ritual purposes” began his papacy. http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/anti-semitism/Papal_Protection_of_the_Jews.html 1566: Birthdate of Edward Alleyn “a major figure of the Elizabethan theatre” known for his portrayal of Barabbas in “The Jew of Malta.” 1577: Pope Gregory XIII, reconfirming the Bull off Pope Nicholas III, decreed that one hundred and fifty Jews must hear conversion sermons in Rome every week. He reissued a similar Bull a few years later in 1584. 1584: Gregory XIII issued Sancta Mater Ecclesia, a Papal Bull concerning the obligatory preaching of Christian sermons to Jews. The Bull required that 100 men and 50 women be sent every Saturday to listen to conversion sermons delivered in a church near the ghetto. 1592: Archbishop Salikowski ordered the Jews to build a church in Lvov Poland marking a period of increasing persecution. 1614: Vincent Fettmich expelled the Jews from Frankfurt-on-Main, Germany. 1749: The delegates of the Hungarian Jews, except those from Szatmar County, assembled at Pressburg and met a royal commission, which informed them that they would be expelled from the country if they did not pay this tax. The frightened Jews at once agreed to do so; and the commission then demanded a yearly tax of 50,000 gulden. This sum being excessive, the delegates protested; and although the queen had fixed 30,000 gulden as the minimum tax, they were finally able to compromise on the payment of 20,000 gulden a year for a period of eight years. The delegates were to apportion this amount among the districts; the districts, their respective sums among the communities; and the communities, theirs among the individual members. The queen confirmed this agreement of the commission, except the eight-year clause, changing the period to three years, which she subsequently made five. 1715: King Louis XIV of France dies after a reign of 72 years. The Sun King’s record in dealing with the Jewish people was never good, but it got really awful just before his death. Seized with the deathbed religious fervor the debauched, he came fully to accept the position of the Church and the Jesuits when he banned all Jews from Marseilles Toulon and the rest of Provence in 1710. “The Jews were ordered, in his words, ‘to leave the kingdom without any belongs’ and local officials were told to take any and all means to expel the Jews ‘because that is our wish.’” 1749: “The delegates of the Hungarian Jews, except those from Szatmár County, assembled at Pressburg and met a royal commission, which informed them that they would be expelled from the country if they did not pay the ‘toleration-tax’ that had been imposed on them during the reign of Queen Maria Theresa the daughter of Charles III The commission wanted 50,000 gulden; the queen wanted 30,000 gulden and the Jews ended up paying 20,000 gulden a year for an agreement that allowed them to stay in their homes for five years (Ant-Semitism is a money maker) 1752: The Liberty Bell arrived in Philadelphia. The Bell is inscribed with words from the 25th chapter of Leviticus, "Proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof. It is but one of many examples of how Jewish culture and values had an impact on Western civilization in general and, in this case, early American culture specifically. 1761: Birthdate of German theologian Heinrcih Paulus, author of the “The Jewish National Separation: Its Origin, Consequences and the Means of its Correction” a pamphlet in which he “argued that "Jews were a nation apart, and would remain so as long as they were committed to their religion, whose basic intent and purpose were to preserve them in that condition. In a country that was not their own, therefore, Jews could not claim more than the bare protection of their lives and possessions. They might certainly not claim political equality." 1763: Catherine II of Russia endorses Ivan Betskoy’s plans for a Foundling Home in Moscow. Betskoy was an educational reformer and accepting his plan was in keeping with Catherine’s self-image of being “a child of the Enlightenment.” This happened a year after Catherine came to the throne in a period when her hold on the office was still shaky due to the way she had gained her crown. At this time, Catherine was also gingerly working her way around the anti-Jewish laws of her late mother-in-law “quietly” allowing “useful” Jews such as doctors, contractors and businessman to work in St. Petersburg. Catherine’s accepting view of her Jewish subjects would change during the last years of her reign, when the limitations she place on them began the creation of what would become the Pale of Settlement. 1795: Birthdate of James Gordon Bennett, Sr., the found of the New York Herald. When he died in 1872, he would be memorialized as “an honest supporter and true friend” of the Jewish people whose newspaper “always gave firm and true support to” the Jewish people. http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=940CE0DE1439EF34BC4153DFB0668389669FDE 1800: Lyon Nathan married Hannah Benjamin at the Great Synagogue today. 1805: In Georgetown, SC, Sarah Judah and Lizer Joseph gave birth to Jacob Judah Joseph, the husband of Sarah Emanuel and the father of Lizar, Molcie, Josephine and Joseph ben Joseph. 1805: During the dispute sparked by the publication of ‘Emeḳ ha-Shaweh (Vale of the Plain), Rabbi Moses Münz summoned two rabbis to come to Óbuda to form with him a tribunal before which would hear the case against the author, Rabbi Aron Chorin. 1810: In Jebenhausen, Germany, “Rehle (Sarah) Jonathan and Moses Faist Rosenheim gave birth to Perez Rosenheim. 1819(11th of Elul, 5579): Seventy-six year old Abigail Seixas, the daughter of Isaac Menes Siexas and Rachel Franks Levy passed away today in Richmond, VA. 1820: Former President Thomas Jefferson wrote to Dr. Jacob De La Motta of Savannah, GA. Jefferson repeated his belief in religious freedom and his happiness at “restoration of the Jews” especially as regards “their social rights.” He looks forward to the day when they will take “their seats on the benches of science” as preparation to “their doing the same at the board of government.” (As reported by the Jewish Virtual Library) 1822: Brazil declared its independence from Portugal. Soon after this declaration of independence many Spanish Jews from Morocco migrated to the area. By 1879 Sephardim had settled all the way down to the Amazon rain forest area. 1824(8th of Elul, 5584): Thirty-nine year old Moses Mordecai, the New York City born son of Judith Myers and Jacob Mordecai, the husband of Margaret Lane and the father of Henry, Ellen and Jacob Mordecai, passed away today in Sweet Springs, VA. 1824(8th of Elul, 5584): Thirty-nine year old Moses Mordecai, the New York City born son of Judith Myers 1827: Löbl Strakosch and Julia Schwarz gave birth to their sixth child Samuel. 1830: Barnet Emanuel married Amelia Isaacs at the Great Synagogue today. 1835: Birthdate of Yosef Chaim, the Baghdad native who is also known as Ben Ish Chai which is the name of his seminal work on halachah. Ben Ish Chai is Hebrew for “son of man who lives,” a term that harkens back to Ezekiel and the Valley of the Dry Bones (Son of Man, can these bones live?). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yosef_Hayyim 1836 Reconstruction begins on the “Synagogue of Rabbi Judah Hasid” in Jerusalem. 1837: In Willoughby, OH, Dr. Daniel Moses Levy Maduro Peixotto, the Amsterdam born of Chazan Moses Levi Maduro Levy Maduro Peixotto and Judith van Samuel Pexitto, and his wife Rachel Lopes Mendex Peixotto gave birth Raphael Mozes Levy Maduro Peixotto 1841: John Jacobs married Frances Samson in Liverpool, UK. 1841: Based on the advice given to him by the Duke of Sussex that travel would improve his work, Solomon Alexander Hart left England on his way to Italy “where he made many architectural and other drawings, originally intended for publication as a series of engravings but which were ultimately used as studies for his pictures of Italian history and scenery.” 1844: Birthdate of “Dutch philologist Herman Josef Polak” the native of Leyden who “in 1894 was appointed professor of Greek at Gröningen University.” 1848: In Suvalki, Poland, Abraham Feinberg and his wife gave birth to Moses Feinberg who came to the United States in 1868 where he served as a cantor for Congregations New Beth Israel, Poale Zedek and Adath Yeshurun. 1853: The New York Times reported that civil unrest continues to rock Venezuela. “At Barcelona, the government of General Monagas has published a ‘warning”” aimed at foreigners in general and Jews in particular accusing them of being the instigators of the unrest. After a delegation of Jews and other foreigners sought help from the Dutch Consul at Caracas, a Dutch man-of-war sailed to Barcelona where it could offer protection to those who have been threatened. 1854: Thirty year old James (Jacob) Seligman and Rosa Seligman gave birth to Samuel Jefferson Seligman. 1855: Mademoiselle Rachel, the great French Tragedienne, is scheduled to make her New York debut today. Mademoiselle Rachel is Elizabeth Rachel Felix, the daughter of a German-Swiss Jew named Felix and his wife Esther Haya. 1857: Banker Henri Louis Bischoffsheim and his wife gave birth to Ellen Odette Cuffe, Countess of Desart, née Bischoffsheim, the wife of William Cuffe, the 4th Earl of Desart “who has been called ‘the most important Jewish woman in Irish history.’” 1857: The New York Times reported that a decision has been made to carry the question of admitting Jews to Parliament has been carried over to the next session much to the relief of Lord Russell. 1857: In Philadelphia, PA the Judith Simha Solis and Myer David Cohen gave birth Dr. Solomon Solis Cohen, an 1883 Jefferson Medical School graduate who taught at Dartmouth College. 1858: The New York Times published a report today that Pierre Soule has arrived in Washington. Mr. Soule was described as “a man of power” who “possesses undoubted influence over public affairs.” The article also reported that if Soule decided to run for the Senate he could defeat John Slidell. Furthermore, the article reported that like Judah P. Benjamin, the Senator from Louisiana, “Mr. Soule is a Jew, and the Hebrew element is a rising one in the aggregate intellect of the country.” [Editor’s note – If Soule were in fact Jewish, the author is saying that Louisiana would be the first state in the Union to be represented in the U.S. by two Jews.] 1861: Thomas Jordan General Beauregard’s Assistant Adjutant-General sent a letter on behalf of the Confederate Commander to Rabbi M.I. Mechelbacker of Richmond denying his request to grant furloughs to Jewish Soldiers starting on September 2nd and lasting through September 15th so that might attend services for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. The Confederate generals are sure that Jews in and out of the army will understand given the military situation which finds Southern forces “bivouacked in full view of the capitol of the late United States.” Jordan assured the Rabbi that the God who “released your people from Egypt bondage” will understand. (Like many Southerners, Jordan did not see the irony of the side that was fighting to preserve slavery invoking the liberation from Egyptian bondage.) 1861: Philadelphian Emil Meyer began serving as a Second Lieutenant in Company G of the 174th Regiment. 1861: Herman Bendel, the Albany, NY, born son of Elias Bendell and Hannah Stern, “was commissioned as assistant surgeon to the 6th New York Keavy Artillery Regiment” after which “he returned to Albany Medical College to graduate with his class.” 1861 Paul Weinberger “transferred to the 29th Regiment of the New York Volunteers” today. 1862: Jacob Rosentell who would rise to the rank of Sergeant and was wounded in the Battle of Wilderness, began serving in company F of the 139th Regiment. 1863: “Abraham Dusch” who had been serving with Company C of the 27th Regiment transferred today to the “Veteran Reserve Corps.” 1863: Today, Daniel Edward Bandmann, the German born son of Solomon and Rebecca Bandmann “appeared at Niblo's in the first performance in New York of John Guido Methua's adaptation from the German of Emil Brachvogel, entitled Narcisse: or, The Last of the Pompadours” after which he “began a five-year tour of North America principally in the roles of Hamlet, Shylock, Othello, logo, Gloucester, Macbeth, Benedict and Narcisse.” 1864: Private Henry Arnold, who would rise to the rank of Corporal before his discharge, began serving in Battery of I of the 204th Regiment of the Fifth Artillery. 1867(1st of Elul, 5627): Rosh Chodesh Elul 1868: In Egeln, German, Selig Bumenthal, the son Salomon and Lea Blumenthal and his wife Juliane Blumenthal gave birth to Max Meyer Blumenthal, M.D. 1868: Twenty-seven year old Isaias Wolf Hellman co-founded Hellman, Temple and Co., the second official bank in the city of Los Angeles which would be followed by Hellman co-founding Farmers and Merchants Bank of Los Angeles in 1871 which proved to be the city “first successful bank.” 1869: In Brooklyn, Jacob Baiz, the Venezuelan born son of Abraham and Sarah Miriam Baiz, and his wife Emily Mendes Baiz gave birth to Anita Baiz 1873: A Jewish peddler named Samuel Bendtersar was arrested this morning in Flushing on charges of having assaulted Johanna Fatsner. 1874: Birthdate of Ismar Elbogen the German born rabbi and historian whose work included Jewish Liturgy: A Comprehensive History published in 1913 and translated into English by Raymond P. Scheindlin in 1993 http://digifindingaids.cjh.org/?pID=476343 http://collections.americanjewisharchives.org/ms/ms0110/ms0110.html http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/489494 https://www.amazon.com/Jewish-Liturgy-A-Comprehensive-History/dp/0827604459 1876: Sir Julius Vogel completed his services as Prime Minister of New Zealand. Vogel was the first Jew to hold this position. 1876: Hyman B. Isaacson and his wife, daughter of Russian cigar maker Reuben Pupkin, gave birth to their only son Nachum Isaacson who started a boy’s clothing manufacturing company in New York where he worked until he passed away at the age of 38. 1877: “Notes from the Capital” published today described the recent dedication of Washington Hebrew Congregation during which Rabbi Szold of Baltimore delivered the sermon. President Rutherford B. Hayes, who had promised to attend, “sent a message expressing his regret at being unable to fulfill his promise.” 1877: In Boston, Massachusetts, Fishel Currick and his wife gave birth to Max C. Currick the graduate of University of Cincinnati a Hebrew Union College who served as a rabbi at Fort Smith in western Arkansas before assuming the leadership of Anshe Chesed at Erie, PA in 1901. https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/judaica/ejud_0002_0005_0_04766.html 1878: It was reported today that 200 delegates attended the opening session of the Pan-Jewish Conference in Paris. Adolph Cremieux presided over the meeting at which it was reported that the organization had 24,000 members and had collected 111,000 francs in the past year. The delegates sought ways to improve the moral, intellectual and political conditions of the Jews living in various parts of the world. 1878: It was reported today that there were those in England who claimed Disraeli would play the ultimate joke when he died by renouncing his youthful conversion to Christianity and being buried next to his Jewish father. Others claimed that Disraeli would do no such thing, choosing to be buried next to his wife. http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9C05E1DE153EE73BBC4953DFBF668383669FDE 1878: It was reported today that among the donations made to help those suffering from the Yellow Fever Epidemic in the Deep South was $100 from the Hebrews of the St. Joseph Mission earmarked for the Howard Association in Memphis, Tenn. 1879: “Henry O’Brien’s Experiment” published today described the 12 year old Irish boy’s attempt to find out how a Jew, in this case Harris Goldstein, would react when tricked into eating pork. (It must have been a slow news day in New York) 1881: “Ephraim and Clara (Lerner) Tepper gave birth to Georgetown University trained attorney and husband of Mary Collegeman Joseph L. Tepper, the Washington D.C businessman who was Presient of the Guaranty Mortgage Company, Prescient of the Jewish Federation Societies of the District of Columbia and member of the executive committee of the American Jewish Congress. 1882: In Fifth District Civil Court in New York City, Civil Justice Alfred Steckler heard Freund versus Selig in which the plaintiff sought to force the defendant Louis Selig to repay what he claimed was a ten dollar loan. Selig, a well-known Jewish police officer claimed that the ten dollars in questions was not a loan but a gift made on his behalf as a political contribution. 1882: It was reported today that large numbers of unemployed Jewish refugees “continue to besiege” the Hebrew Aid Society on State Street in search of financial assistance. 1882: Theobold Michael, President of the Synagogue and Talmud Torah at 622 Fifth Street, appeared at the Essex Market Police Court where he filed a complaint against Charles A. Leopold claiming that the defendant “annoyed the congregation” during services “by swearing at them, using insulting language” and throwing mud into the synagogue. Leopold denied the allegations and claimed that the Jewish prayers disturbed his invalid wife. The Judge let Leopold go after telling him that he not “disturb the congregation.” 1883: The military fired on a mob of two thousand peasants today who “had invaded” the town of “Krapina…for the purposed of attacking the Jews. 1883: It was reported today that Herr von Tisza, the President of the Hungarian Council has instituted news measures to protect Jews from any more attacks. From now on, any rioter who attacks a Jew and is condemned to death under a decree of martial law will be put to death within three hours after being sentencing. 1884: In Paterson, NJ, founding of B’nai Israel which holds services daily, owns a cemetery in Bergen, NJ and whose members include “Louis Urdond, Harris Jacob, Harris Rome, Nathan Elkind, David Etkin, Bernot Grazinsky and Lipman Simon.” 1884: Birthdate of May H. Friedman Fleisher the wife of Philadelphian Willis Fleisher. 1884: Birthdate of Friedrich Wilhelm von Prittwitz und Gaffron the German Ambassador to the United States under the Weimar Republic who resigned in protest the day after Hitler came to power and who warned German Jewish playwright Lion Feuchtwagner not to return to Germany. 1884: Birthdate of Charles Ezekiel Polowetski, the Russian born American painter. http://www.askart.com/artist/Charles_Ezekiel_Polowetski/117580/Charles_Ezekiel_Polowetski.aspx 1884: It was reported today that fifty-five year old Daniel Weinberger whose body was discovered yesterday in his room on South Halstead Street left a note for his landlord Winter Meyer asking that his remains “be taken in a Jewish hearse to a Jewish burying ground” where he would be buried by a Jewish burial society. 1885: Anthony M. Keiley, former mayor of Richmond who had been designated as the U.S. Minister to Austria-Hungary and who had a Jewish wife wrote to Secretary of State Thomas Francis Bayard, President Cleveland’s Secretary of State that “no American citizen…who commits the crime, “in Austria’s eyes of marrying a Hebrew wife, shall be received in diplomatic circles in Vienna, or permitted to represent the interests of the United Sates at the Austrian court” which means that “Austria claims the right to prescribe a religious test for office in the United States and to determine what creed shall constitute the disqualifications.” 1885: “A Fight In A Synagogue” published today described a dispute between Sol Goldstone and Abraham Jacobs that turned violent during the annual meeting of a Jewish congregation in Montreal, Canada. 1886: Coroner Levy, the President of the Jewish Immigrants’ Protective Association sought an interview with Immigration Superintendent Jackson to protest the treatment of Mr. and Mrs. Manheim and their 5 year old child who were being denied entrance to the United States. 1887: The San Diego Union noted that congregants at Beth Israel were talking of building a synagogue estimated to cost $20,000. 1888(25th of Elul, 5648): Parashat Nitzavim-Vayeilch; Leil Selichot 1888: Sixty immigrants, most of whom were Russian Jews, were detained at Castle Garden before being sent to Blackwell’s Island. They were treated in this manner because they had been identified as “paupers.” 1889: The formal dedication of the new Sephardic synagogue to be used by the Moses Montefiore Congregation was scheduled to take place today. 1889: It was reported today that the only hotel in Tétouan, Morocco is “kept by a native Jew” which is unusual in area dominated by Berbers and Arabs. 1889: “The History of the Jews” published today provided a review of History of the People of Israel from the Reign of David up to the Capture of Samaria by Ernest Renan. 1890: In the Essex Market Police Court Justice Hogan Jacob Rohnewitch accuses Israel Simovitch of stealing $90 worth of jewelry from him on August 8. Simovitch denied the charge and claimed that the charges were trumped up so that he would pay out the $40 he had saved to “bring his wife from Russia.” 1890: The Central Labor Federation had its own Labor Day Parade today in New York which included large number of “Hebrew” workers including members of “the shirt and cloak makers who have recently made themselves to the public by their strikes. 1890: During todays Labor Day Parade, the “United Cloak and Suit Makers” stopped at cottage serving an informal reviewing stand where Coroner Ferdinand Levy presented them with a silk flag.” 1890: In Scranton, “the extensive alterations” at the synagogue are scheduled to be completed today which means the congregation will can stop holding services in the local Y.M.H.A. 1891: In Borispol Golda and Joseph Ya’acvo gave birth to Joseph Zaritsky, Israeli painter who was one of the founders of “Ofakim Hadshim” (New Horizons) art movement 1891: It was reported today that “the Argentine Republic frowns upon the wholesale immigration of the” Jews expelled from Russia. 1892: Leo M. Franklin began serving as the Rabbi for Temple Israel in Omaha, Nebraska. 1892: In Elizabeth, NJ, the city Board of Health plans on asking the City Council “for an appropriation of at least $20,000 to help deal with the sanitation problems including the installation of sewers in the First Ward which is inhabited primarily by Russian and Polish Jews 1893: “The Reverend Dr. Christian Adolf Stoecker, ex-Chaplain of the Court of Berlin…who is one of the founders of Christian Socialism and a vigorous anti-Semite” arrived in New York aboard the SS Augusta Victoria. 1893: Max Feldman of the Hebrew Orphan Asylum was among the ten boys listed today as winners of the scholarships “offered by Joseph Pulitzer to boys desirous of preparing for an taking a college course.” 1894(30th of Av, 5654): Rosh Chodesh Elul 1894: In Duluth, MN 43 Jewesses formed Council No. 10 of the National Council of Jewish Women 1894: Eight hundred “finishers of clothing” who are Jewish are going on strike today to demand a increase in wages. 1894: Harry White and Meyer Schoenfeld will address a mass meeting of cloakmakers at New Irving Hall where they will discuss the “advisability of going out on strike.” 1895: As New York Police enforce the Sunday Saloon Closing laws an unidentified Russian Jewish who operates a saloon on Clinton Street told authorities that one of his neighbors was “selling openly” and offered to take the police to correct address. 1896: In “Kuznica, Russia, Wolf and Odessa Tarlowski” gave birth Salomon Tarlowski who “emigrated to the United States in 1914 where as Solomon “Sol” Tarlow he worked as a tailor in the dry goods store of his brother-in-law Sam Stolaroff in Roswell, NM where he and his wife Audra had three children – “Mildred, Edith and Sherrill.” 1896 (August 20 OS): Birthdate of Odessa native and acclaimed pianist Simon Barere who settled in the United States in 1935. http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Barere-Simon.htm 1896: The attorney for the jewelry firm of Julius M. Lyon went to police headquarters tonight to meet with Julius Stein to find out when Stein stole the thousands of diamonds from Lyon and the value of the stolen jewels. The self-confessed thief refused to make any comment. 1897: In Omaha, Nebraska, founding of Bait Hamidrash Hagadol (formerly B’nai Israel). 1897: It was reported today that at the concluding session of the Zionist Congress delegates heard reports “that the colonies in Palestine were flourishing,” appointed a commission to report on the feasibility of creating a university at Jerusalem and voted to hold the 1898 meeting in Jerusalem. 1898: On the Lower East Side, “an immigrant tailor” and his wife “who operated a candy store gave birth to Pulitzer Prize winning columnist Meyer “Mike” Berger. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1959/02/09/80760429.pdf 1898: At Fremantle, Western Australia, Russian born “Esor Masel, a jeweler, and his wife Leah, née Cohen” gave birth to “solicitor and Jewish community leader” Alec Masel, the brother of Philip Masel, the husband of Marie Schwartz and :a founding member and president of the Zionist Federation of Australia. 1898: The first meeting of the International Congress of History began today in The Hague. 1898: As part of the on-going cover-up to protect the French General Staff and keep Captain Dreyfus in prison Major Ferdinand Esterhazy who had already been put on pension shaved off his mustache and fled to England where he lived for another 25 years contenting himself with writing anti-Semitic articles. 1899: All the newspaper comment published today in London, Berlin, Vienna and other cities “regards” the reversal of Dreyfus conviction as “inevitable.” 1899: Bennett Cassal, the husband of the former Dinah Nathan and the father of Solomon Cassell was buried today in the “Plashet Jewish Cemetery” in London. 1899: “Cardinal Richard, Archbishop of Paris paid a visit to Premier Waldeck-Rousseau on behalf of Jules Guerin, the anti-Semite agitator and his companions now besieged in the headquarters of the Anti-Semite League on the Rue de Chabrol.” 1899: Rabbi Emil G. Hirsch of Sinai Congregation, who returned to Chicago today from Europe, said “Capt. Dreyfus will again be convicted of treason” because “the French people are bound to have Dreyfus found guilty” and “the whole of Paris echoes and re-echoes… with the ravings of the anti-Semitic forces…” 1899: The Biblical World published “The Return of the Jews from Exile” by William Rainey Harper” 1899: “Emanuel Hospital Plans” published today described plans for the new facility “which will be used principally as a lying-in asylum” and will receive support from the United Hebrew Charities Society. 1899: Israel Zangwill addressed fears that the dramatization of his novel The Children of the Ghetto “will present the Jews from a standpoint undesirable to them” by saying that “it will found that Jew has actually received his first and truthful and considerate attention when my play is produced.” 1900: Mose Levi the Hahambashi of Turkey presented an address to Sultan Abdul Hamid on the occasion of his 25th anniversary of his accession to the throne. The term Hahambashi means Head of Rabbis and is the appellation for the Grand Rabbi of Turkey. The Hebrew term for "wise man" Chacham has been adopted in Turkish to mean "Rabbi." This is to avoid the use of the word "Rabbi" since in Arabic the word "Rab" is one of the names of God and may not be applied to a human. 1901: In Vienna, Dr. Armand Ahron Noach Kaminka, the son of Wolf and Sura Beile Kaminka and his wife Klara Kaminka gave birth to Ephraim Felix David Kaminka 1902: In Luka (Czech Republic, Hermann and Bertha Ullman gave birth to Dr. Fritz Yitzchack Ullman, the husband of “Charlotte (Lotte) Einhorn.” 1902: New Orleans native Percy Abraham Lemann began his studies at Virginia Military Instutue. 1902: Birthdate of Brooklyn native and Cornell University alum Alexander Kevitz who also earned degrees in pharmacy and law while becoming a world chess champion. http://www.nytimes.com/1981/11/03/obituaries/alexander-kevitz-dead-at-79-played-for-us-chess-team.html 1903(9th of Elul, 5663): Thirty eight year old author and Jewish activists Bernard Lazare (Lazare Marcus Manasse Bernard) who was an early vocal supporter of Dreyfus and who attended the First Zionist Congress passed away today. 1903: It was reported today, that “a movement is afoot to establish a Jewish hospital in Fall River, Massachusetts. 1904: In England, “Samuel and Bronwyn (Pachman) Gerstenfeld” gave birth Dr. Norman Gerstenfeld the long time rabbi of Washington Hebrew Congregation, the oldest Jewish congregation in the District of Columbia. 1905: Alberta became the eighth province of Canada. Two brothers, Jacob and William Diamond were among the first Jewish people to settle in Alberta, in 1888 and 1892, respectively. They made the long journey from their home in Lithuania. The Diamond brothers went on to be successful merchants in Alberta, and, perhaps, more notable, they organized for a High Holy Day service attended by other Jewish Albertans who had arrived. Unlike the Diamond brothers, early Jewish immigrants came to Alberta to establish farm colonies, settling in central and southern Alberta, near places such as Pine Lake, Trochu, Medicine Hat and Lethbridge. This first attempt at farming was not overly successful. Many of those who came were city-dwellers who had grown up in the cities of Europe. A Jewish relief agency in London England raised $400 to distribute the destitute Jewish pioneers. Because of the difficult conditions in Alberta and the Jewish people’s inexperience in farming, many of the immigrants left Alberta soon after, some going to the United States. By 1906, the community had largely reestablished itself in Calgary. 1905: In London, Shmuel and Braina Gerstenfeld gave birth to Hebrew Union College graduate Norman Gerstenfeld, the long-time rabbi at Washington Hebrew Congregation and husband of Louise Gerstenfeld. 1905: Weber and Fields opened their own musical hall on Broadway. 1905: Saskatchewan became the ninth province of Canada. Six Jewish farming communities were formed in Saskatchewan between 1886 and 1906. The first of these colonies was a novelty and evoked considerable curiosity in the district. Locals dubbed the colony "The New Jerusalem." Due to inadequate winter shelter against sub-zero temperatures, wind, driving snow, drought, etc., this settlement lasted only six years. Another colony, Hirsch, Saskatchewan was founded in 1892. Landau enlisted the assistance of the French financier-philanthropist Baron Maurice de Hirsch. Hirsch regarded the creation of a Jewish state as a fantasy; however, he took a great interest in Jewish agricultural colonization. Baron de Hirsch established the Jewish Colonization Association to facilitate mass emigration of Jews from Russia and the establishment of agricultural colonies in North and South America. Hirsch was the only Jewish farm colony in Canada that was directly organized and funded by the Jewish Colonization Association. Hirsch favored colonization of Argentina rather than Canada. Edenbridge was founded in 1906. It no longer exists, but some of the members of the founding families live in the area. The Beth Israel Synagogue, built by the settlers in 1908, still stands today. It is a wooden structure similar to many Russian churches of that period. The synagogue served as a place of worship until 1964. Today it is a Saskatchewan historic site. The Saskatchewan Wildlife Association maintains the synagogue building, the adjacent cemetery, and the 40 - 100 acres of wooded lands. The settlers of Edenbridge were Lithuanian Jewish refugees who had temporarily settled in South Africa. They were lured to Canada by a federal government promise of 160 acres of farmland for only $10. Charles Vickar, whose father settled Edenbridge in 1906, stated that owning land was everything to the Lithuanian Jews. When the refugees were assured that they could freely practice their religion they jumped at the opportunity. They had no knowledge of farming. They did not know how to use a plough or an axe. They were Talmudic students and petty tradesman. These Lithuanian Jews took the Canadian Railroad as far west as it went at the time. When they arrived at the end of the line, the Jewish pioneers opted to go north where they heard there was more wood and water. The farther north you go in Saskatchewan the more woods there are. Instead of joining some of the established farming communities in the level open country, they picked a spot by the Carrot River. The name, Edenbridge, means Jew's bridge. The settlers devised the town name in 1907, when a bridge was constructed over the Carrot River. The Jewish farm population in Canada reached a peak of 2,568 by 1921. Sixty-nine percent of Jewish farmers lived in Western Canada with the majority residing in Saskatchewan. By 1939, it was estimated that one out of every 16 Jews who were working on the Canadian prairies made his livelihood on the farm. Most of the Jewish farming colonies lasted to the mid-point of this century. Jewish farm colonies disappeared as a result of the great drought and depression. 1906: In France, a new law requiring a day of rest “in every seven” for which the government has designated Sunday goes into effect today, creating problems for “Jewish merchants and workers” who want to substitute Saturday for Sunday. 1908: First Conference for the Yiddish Language which had been convened by Nathan Birnbaum continued for a third day in Czernowitz 1909: Classical school and for Iowa State University professor Berthold Louis Ullman married Mary Louis Bates who were the parents of noted geographer Edward Ullman 1909: In Vienna, “Egon and Edith Lucy Amalia Hedwig (Weissel) von Grunebaum” gave birth to European trained Orientalist and Arabist Gustave Edmund von Grunebaum and husband of Giselle Steuerman who after the Anschluss in 1938 came to the United States which he made his personal and professional home until his death in 1972. https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1558945.Gustave_Edmund_von_Grunebaum https://www.nytimes.com/1972/03/01/archives/gustave-e-von-grunebaum-medieval-scholar-is-dead.html 1911: The headquarters of the Zionist Movement was transferred from Cologne to Berlin 1911: At Bucharest, the Premier of Romania receive “a deputation who requested relief from political disfranchisement of several hundreds of Jews in Dobrudscha.” 1911: Herr Wolfsthal was appointed Attorney-General at Frankenthal, making him the first Jew to hold such a position in Bavaria. 1911: As part of the celebration of its 500th Anniversary, the University of St. Andrews conferred an honorary degree on Dr. Georg Brandes, the Danish born Jew who served as Professor of Literature at the University of Copenhagen and Professor Raphael Meldola, the British chemist and entomologist. 1912: In Everett, MA, founding of Tifereth Israel synagogue. 1912: Two days after he had passed away, 59 year old Mendel S Salsburg, the German born son Arthur and Sarah Salsburg and the husband of Rachel Naomi Salsburg was buried today in Wilkes-Barre, PA. 1912: In New York, at Greenpoint, founding of the Hebrew Educational Alliance. 1912: In Hancock, Michigan, founding the Congregation of Israel Synagogue. 1913: Max Drob who had resigned “from the pulpit of Congregation of Adath Yeshuron in Syracuse” is scheduled to begin serving today as the Rabbi at Temple Bethel in Buffalo, NY which “is the largest orthodox congregation outside of New York City.” 1914: Birthdate of Ralph Goldman, the native of Lehovitz who was a WW II veteran, close confidant of David Ben-Gurion and a “leader of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee.” 1914: Birthdate of Ben L. Salomon, the Wisconsin born graduate of the USC Dental School who was one of only three dental officers to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor – in his case for a display of uncommon valor during the Battle of Saipan. http://web.archive.org/web/20060704165450/http://www.house.gov/sherman/press_room/press/pr_020501_medalofhonor.htm 1915: Birthdate of Sholom (Seymour) Jacob Pomrenze, the World War II veteran who “was the first director of the Offenbach Archival Depot” making him one of those who really were Monuments Men. http://findingaids.cjh.org/?pID=1463157 1915: It was reported that arrangements have been made “to issue each synagogue in the United States subscription blanks for the relief of Jews” in war-torn Europe and Palestine which “are numbered” as part of an attempt “to obtain an approximate census of the Jews in the” United States. 1915: It was reported today that the Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society of America has made arrangements with similar national organizations in Russia, Austria, Germany, England and France so that communication may be re-established between relatives” who have been separated because of the World War. 1915: Birthdate of New York native Bernard “Bernie” Opper who took the unusual step for his time of going south and playing basked at the University of Kentucky where he as an All-American Guard and the mowed on to the pros where he played for three teams including the Philadelphia Sphas, the ABL team with Jewish roots. 1915: In New York, a new law went into effect requiring that meat sold as kosher must “bear the imprint of the supervising rabbi at the slaughter house.” 1916: Today “The Jewish Chronicle welcomed the entry of Rumania into the war on the ground that it ‘completes the circle of Jewish questions which have troubled the world and which must now come up for settlement” including those of Russia, Palestine and Rumania. 1917(14th of Elul, 5677):Parashat Ki Teitzei 1917: Birthdate of “Salomon Sebag.” 1917: Henry H. Rosenfelt, the assistant to the executive director of the American Jewish Relief Committee announced today a campaign to raise $1,000,000 toward the $10,000,000 Jewish War Relief Fund will be conducted during the upcoming Jewish holidays starting with Rosh Hashanah on September 17 and ending with Yom Kippur on September 26. 1917: “After making more than a thousand pictures, the Lubin Film Company, founded by optometrist Siegmund Lubin “went out of business” today because it had lost its European market due to the outbreak of WW I, forcing the founder to return to his earlier career. 1917: In Paris, “the Minister of Foreign Affairs bestowed the decoration of the Legion of Honor upon Mrs. Henry Morgenthau, the wife of the former American Ambassador to Turkey, in recognition of the work she did at the French Hospital in the early part of the War. 1918: The Supplement, a monthly publication, tied to “the interests of the Eight Avenue Temple” was established today in Brooklyn. 1918: During the Battle of Mont-Saint Quentin, Australian troops under the command of Sir John Monash “broke into Péronne and took most of the town.” 1918: “Ferdinand Lassalle” a film based on the life of the 19th century German Jew directed and produced by Rudolf Meinert was released today in Germany. 1918: In Columbus, OH, the Temple News, the Temple Israel fortnightly, was established. 1918: It was reported today that “the British Foreign Office has decided that the Ottoman subjects of Jewish Nationality residing in the British Empire shall be exempt from the restrictions applicable to enemy and that the Greek government has adopted a similar policy regarding the Jews of Salonika 1919: Rabbi Abraham I. Kook arrived in Palestine today to assume his role as Chief Rabbi. 1919: Charles J. Freund completed his service as the Rabbi for Temple Emanuel in Grand Rapids, Michigan. 1919: Max I. Merritt, who has been the rabbi “of the Washington Avenue Temple in Evansville, Indiana for the last fifteen years” is scheduled to begin serving B’nai Abraham Zion, a Chicago congregation with 1,600 members today. 1920: In Germany, premiere of “Sumurun” (One Arabian Night) a silent film directed by Ernst Lubtsch who also played “Yeggar, the Hunchback Beggar.” 1921: With delegates and visitors from every part of the world in attendance, the International Zionist Congress opened its sessions in the ancient drill hall at Carlsbad, Czechoslovakia. 1923(20th of Elul, 5683): Parashat Ki Tavo and Leil Selichot 1923: The Great Earthquake struck Honshu the main island of Japan. Forty Jewish families living at Yokohama cabled the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society pleading for aid. “Help us or we perish.” Two thousand dollars was sent by the Joint Distribution Committee. (As reported by JTA) 1924: “Sinners in Silk” a silent film with a script by Benjamin Glazer was released in the United States today. 1925: In New York City, “Felicia (Fox) and Emanuel B. Glauber” gave birth to Bronx High School of Science grad and Harvard trained Nobel Prize winning physicist Roy Jay Glauber, “one of the youngest scientist to work on the Manhattan Project.. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/08/obituaries/roy-j-glauber-dead.html?action=click&module=Well&pgtype=Homepage&section=Obituaries 1926: In Atlanta, GA, “Fannie (Segal) Goldstein, a gifted pianist” and Irving Goldstein gave birth Stanley Goldstein who, before enrolling at the University of California, Berkley, changed his name to David Cavell, the name he would during a career that led to a professorship at Harvard. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/20/obituaries/stanley-cavell-prominent-harvard-philosopher-dies-at-91.html?hpw&rref=obituaries&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=well-region&region=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well 1926: In the Bronx, “Harold Colan, an insurance salesman, and Winifred Levy Colan, an antique dealer” gave birth to Eugene Jules Colan “a towering figure among comic-book artists, whose depictions of some of the best-known characters in the genre were lauded for their realism, expressiveness and painterly qualities.” According to Margalit Fox, the family’s name had been Cohen before changing it to Colan. 1927: The Weizmann Administration, the Palestine Government and the British Government as the mandatory power were severely criticized on the second day of the Fifteenth Zionist Congress which is in session here. Criticism came from several sources including Isaac Greenbaum, a member of the Polish Parliament and Dr. Stephen S. Wise, leader of the American Zionists. 1928: In Brooklyn Michael and Eiga Charmatz gave birth to Rita Charmatz, the wife of David Sternheimer Davidson, the Yale law school graduate who as Rita Charmatz Davidson “the first woman to serve on the Maryland Court of Appeals https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/educ/exhibits/womenshall/html/davidson.html https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/Davidson-Rita-Charmatz 1929: Amir el-Hussein, Grand Mufti and President of the Supreme Moslem Council warned of “a grave national revolt” by 60 million Muslims if Great Britain persists in enforcing the Balfour Declaration. 1929: A crowd numbering more than 15,000 attending a meeting at London’s Albert Hall protested against Arab violence and urged the British government to restore order, punish the guilty while making reparations for the loss of Jewish life and property. 1929: The British High Commissioner said that he would enforce the Jewish right of access to the Western Wall despite violent Arab opposition. 1930: In the Bronx, Arthur and “Rose Goldstein) Greenstein gave birth to historian Fred Irwin Greenstein whose works included The Hidden-Hand Presidency and The Presidential Difference: Leadership Style. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/14/obituaries/fred-greenstein-dead.html?action=click&module=Well&pgtype=Homepage&section=Obituaries 1930: Birthdate of Hadera native Ora Namir, an officer with the IDF in the War for Independence, an MK and Ambassador to China who was married to Tel Aviv Mayor Mordechai Namir. 1931: In Voivodeship, Poland, Dr. Israel Abraham Rabin and Dr. Else Rabin gave birth to Professor Michael Oser Rabin, “Israeli computer scientist and a recipient of the Turing Award.” 1931: Birthdate of Frank Magid. Frank Newton Magid was born in Chicago and served in the Army during the Korean War. He graduated from the University of Iowa and received a master's degree there in 1956 in the fields of social psychology and statistics. After teaching at Iowa's Coe College and the University of Iowa, Mr. Magid launched his company in 1956. His first client was a bank; his fourth was WMT-TV, now KGAN-TV, in Cedar Rapids. By creating careful surveys and polling random samples of a population, Mr. Magid and his employees were able to provide highly accurate data that gave television its first serious consumer research. The work paid off for the Iowa station, and the station's manager recommended Mr. Magid for a job at Time-Life's newly acquired KOGO-TV in San Diego. That, too, was successful, and it led to a contract for all the Time-Life stations. "And that really was our launching pad because they were very kind to us and began to do some considerable amount of advertising to the trades, talking about how they were listening to the public through this rather new, and at that time quite unique, kind of research,'' Mr. Magid told Electronic Media. His firm, from which he retired in 2002, also advised AM radio stations to get into the FM field, and urged broadcasters to invest in cable TV. He helped identify viability of direct broadcast satellite television and did the first research that determined the viability of digital video recorders. Now based in Minneapolis, the privately-held company has about 200 employees and advises all kinds of media, including The Washington Post, through its MORI Research division. 1931: As the fight for control of Cutters Union 4 of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America came to a head, Sydney Hillman addressed a meeting of 1,000 workers at Webster Hall where he denounced the ousted officers Philip Orlofsky and Isidor Machlin 1931: In Los Angeles, 125 members of Tifereth Israel attended groundbreaking ceremonies for the new Temple being built on Santa Barbara Avenue. 1931: Birthdate of Michael Oser Rabin “an Israeli computer scientist and a recipient of the Turning Award.” 1933: Birthdate of Professor Leonard Cole, the native of Paterson, NJ, an expert on terrorism who “was national chairman of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs” and the author of Terror: How Israel Has Cope and What America Can Learn. http://www.leonardcole.com/bio.htm 1933: The Reichsvertretung der deutschen Juden, the central representative body of German Jews emphasizing education, is established; it is led by Otto Hirsch and Rabbi Leo Baeck. It is the only organization officially allowed to represent German Jews. 1934: “Gift of Gab” a comedy directed by Karl Freund, produced by Carl Laemmle, Jr., and with a script co-authored by Philip G. Epstein. 1934: In Denmark, a collaborationist SS organization, National Socialistike Ungdom (National Socialist Youth), is established. 1935(3rd of Elul, 5695): Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaCohen Kook passed away today at the age of 69. His distinguished career was capped off by his appointment as Chief Rabbi of Palestine in 1919. 1935: The problem of who is to be president of the World Zionist Organization was dramatically settled in Lucerne, Switzerland, early today when Dr. Chaim Weizmann, noted scientist and internationally famous Zionist leader, announced his readiness to assume the full leadership of the Zionist movement. 1935: “A world conference of Jewish doctors opened in Lucerne tonight to discuss Jewish health problems and to consider the advisability of convoking a world Jewish medical conference in Tel Aviv.” 1935: Currently Jerusalem, Jaffa and Tel Aviv have ordinances in effect similar to those in several European cities that limit and/or ban the honking of horns in the late night hours. Police in Palestine have adopted the slogan of “Don’t use your horn. Use your brains.” 1936: It was reported today that in discussing the challenges facing the three major religious groups in the United States, Rabbi L.L. Mann of Sinai Temple in Chicago said that religions faced a common foe, the recrudescence of paganism, irreligion and totalitarianism” and that “religions must united against poverty, human exploitation, unemployment, crime, corruption and war.” 1936: It was reported today the actions committee of World Zionist Organization which has been meeting in Zurich “endorsed a world emergency campaign for $1,500,000 to aid the Jews in Palestine” who have been suffering during the violence of the Arab Revolt. 1936: “Tudor Rose” a dramatization of English period with music by Louis Levy and filmed by cinematographer Mutz Greenbaum was released today in the U.K. 1936: Polish born Republican political leader Nathan Pearlman completed his term in office as a New York City Magistrate today. 1936(14th of Elul, 5696): Dr. Isaac Max Rubinow passed away. Rubinow really had two careers. He was a medical doctor, who among other things played a key role in developing health services in Palestine immediately after World War I. He went back to school and earned a Ph.D. in Economics which provided him with a platform to deal with the issues of health care and its finances. He was a co-founder and the first president of the organization now known as Casualty Actuarial Society. In 1934, he published the Quest for Security which pre-dated and greatly influence the creation of the New Deal social net including Social Security. http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive/pdf?res=940CE1D6173DE33BBC4B53DFBF66838D629EDE 1937: Birthdate of Allen Weinstein, the son of Jewish delicatessen owners in New York who became a leading academic, author and archivists. http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/allen-weinstein-provocative-historian-and-former-us-archivist-dies-at-77/2015/06/18/598ddad8-15cd-11e5-9ddc-e3353542100c_story.html 1937: “A special tax on eligible males who fail to serve in the military forces” which “will fall heaviest on the Jews who are by law disqualified from service” is scheduled to go into effect today in Germany. 1937: Four Arab villagers were shot and killed by unknown persons, apparently Jews, near Hadera. The authorities suspected that Jewish extremists were involved and carried out many arrests. The National Committee for Palestine Jewry (Val'ad Leumi) issued an appeal for national discipline. 1938: In New Orleans, the Fountain Lounge opened at the Roosevelt Hotel which is now controlled by Seymour Weiss 1938: On the Island of Rhodes, newspapers carried the announcement of anti-Jewish laws. Ritual slaughter was banned and all Jews who had come to Rhodes after 1919 were told they had to leave. 1938: A concentration camp is established at Neuengamme, Germany. 1938 Premier of “You Can't Take It With You,” the screen adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, two of the Jewish giants of Broadway with a screenplay by Robert Riskin and music by Dimitri Tiomkin. 1938: In Williamsburg, Brooklyn Claire (née Ringel) and Harry Dershowitz the co-owner of Merit Sales Company and “a founder of the Young Israel Synagogue” gave birth to Harvard Law Professor and outspoken commentator on Jewish affairs Alan Dershowitz. https://twitter.com/alandersh http://hls.harvard.edu/faculty/directory/10210/Dershowitz 1938: Mussolini canceled civil rights of Italian Jews and expelled all foreign-born Jews. 1939: Leading Jewish-German jurist Gerhard Leibholz, stripped of his position at the University of Göttingen in 1936, escapes to Switzerland with his wife and two daughters 1939: This date marked the beginning of World War II with the German attack on Poland. German forces overrun western Poland, instigating World War II. Three thousand Jewish civilians die in the bombing of Warsaw. German troops enter Danzig, trapping more than 5000 Jews. Throughout Germany and Austria, Jews may not be outside after 8:00 p.m. in the winter and 9:00 p.m. in the summer Out of the 3,351,000 Jews in Poland, 2,042,000 came under Nazi rule while 1,309,000 came under Soviet rule. Remember, the Soviets invaded Poland from the west after the Nazis had begun their blitz from the West. Within two days the British and French declared war on Germany. During the war a million and a half Jews fought on the side of allied forces: 555,000 for the USA; 500,000 for the Soviet Union; 116,000 for Great Britain (26,000 from Palestine and 90,000 from the British Commonwealth); and another 243,000 for other European nations. 1939: “Heinrich Himmler issues a decree forbidding Jews from going outside after 8PM.” 1939: With the outbreak of World War II and the closure of German borders the “Leica Freedom Train” came to an end. http://archive.adl.org/PresRele/HolNa_52/4975_52.htm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKxGbNXt_Is 1939: Mrs. Max Lowenstein, the widow of Nuremberg chazzan Max Lowenstein and the adopted mother of Heinz Bernard planned to leave Germany today to join her son whom she had sent on ahead to England which was to be “a way-station” on their trip to the United States. Her plans were thwarted by today’s invasion of Poland. 1939: As of this date, there were “185,000 Jews in ‘integral’ German, together with 70,000 in Austria and 190,000 in Czechoslovakia.” 1939: Arnold Bernstein who had served in the German Army in World War and who had survived German prisons arrived in New York having been stripped of his shipping company and all other possessions by the Nazis who knew that anti-Semitism was a good business. 1939: From September 1 to October 25, 1939 Operation Tannenberg, carried out by SS Einsatzgruppen (mobile kill squads), leads to the murders of Polish Jews and Catholic intellectuals and to the burnings of synagogues in Poland. 1939: “Hitler Appoints Karl Brandt & Philipp Bouhler to Lead Nazi T-4 Euthanasia Program.” http://skepticism.org/timeline/september-history/8748-hitler-appoints-karl-brandt-philipp-bouhler-lead-nazi-t4-euthanasia-program.html 1939: With the outbreak of WW II today, the headquarters of the WJC was moved from Paris to Geneva where it was thought that Switzerland’s neutrality would “facilities communications with Jewish communities throughout Europe. 1939: General George C. Marshall is named Chief of Staff of the United States Army. Marshall is the unsung hero of World War II. He was a critical force in convincing a reluctant Congress to accept peace time conscription in 1940 so that America was not completely unprepared for war when it came to America at Pearl Harbor. He was the architect who managed a war that raged across the entire globe in day before the e-mail, the internet and computers. He won the Nobel Prize for Peace for the Marshall Plan. It is most unusual for a top military leader to have this award. The only chink in Marshall’s armor was his opposition to the creation of the state of Israel. He feared that American support of the Jewish state would destroy American stature among the Arabs and open the way to Soviet domination of the Middle East. He also did not believe that the Israelis could defeat the Arabs and feared the slaughter that would follow. There is no record of how his views may have changed once the Israelis proved they could survive without the need of American military support. 1939: Today, “while at Oxford University Chaim Michael Dov Weissmandl who would be “the first to demand that the Allies bomb Auschwitz” volunteered to return to Slovakia as an agent of World Agudath Israel. 1939: Premiere of “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” with a script by Edwin H. Blum 1939: After spirited but hopeless fight by the Polish Army, the Werhmacht occupied the city of Chonjnice today after which “German militiamen began attacking Jewish and Polish neighborns. 1939: Because of the outbreak of WW II, the last of the eight “Winton Trains” did not leave because “all borders controlled by Germany were closed” and the 250 children on board “were never seen again” leading to the assumption that all “perished in concentration camps.” 1939: “The Women” a comedy directed by George Cukor, starring Norma Sheater and filmed by cinematographer Joseph Ruttenberg was released in the United States by MGM. 1940: The National Encampment of the Jewish War Veterans of the United States is scheduled to come to an end today in Boston. 1940(28th of Av, 5700): Seventy-three year old Lillian D. Wald the Cincinnati born graduate of New York Hospital’s School of Nursing whose contributions to society included the founding of the Henry Street Settlement House and play a role in the founding of the N.A.A.C.P. passed away today. http://jwa.org/womenofvalor/wald 1940: Polish underground officer Witold Pilecki penetrates the main camp at Auschwitz with the intention of organizing secret resistance groups inside the camp. 1940: Soviet authorities order Japanese Consul Sempo Sugihara to leave Kovno, Lithuania, where he has issued 3500 exit visas to Jews 1940: “The official newspaper of the diocese of Freiburg, where Conrad Gröber was archbishop, described the victories of German soldiers as proof that God guides history.” 1941: Birthdate of Tzvi Gal-Chen a sabra who would gain fame for his work in retrieval of wind and thermodynamic variables from a single Doppler radar. 1941: In Hungary, Einsatzkommandos, with the help of some Hungarian militia, murdered 11,000 Jews. In August, Hungary had pushed 17,000 stateless Jews across the border to Kamenets-Podolski in the Ukraine. The German army protested that the large number of refugees interfered with the war effort and Hungary took a few thousand back as slave laborers, leaving the rest in the hands of the Germans. There were no survivors. 1941: Wearing the yellow star became obligatory for all Jews in the Reich. 1941: The Ukrainian newspaper Volhyn carried the following - "The element that settled our cities (Jews). . . must disappear completely from our cities. The Jewish problem is already in the process of being solved.” 1941: “Lady Be Good” a musical produced by Arthur Freed with a score by Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein and George and Ira Gershwin and co-starring Phil Silvers was released today in the United States by MGM> 1941: Birthdate of Tzvi Gal-Chen father of author Rikva Galchen. Tzvi grew up as an Israeli Sabra on a collective farm. He served in the Israeli Army. He earned a B. Sc. and M. Sc. in 1967 and 1970, both from Tel Aviv University, with specialization in applied math and physics which he used in his studies of wind and thermodynamic variables. 1942: As Daniel Schwarzwald jumped from the window in the Lvov Ghetto he was shot by the Germans. 1942: Moshe Skoczylas and Michael Majtek formed Jewish partisan units at Dzialoszyce, Poland. 1942: Fourteen thousand Jews are taken to gravel pits at Piatydni, Ukraine, and machine-gunned. 1942: German troops reach the Caucasus and begin exterminations of indigenous Jews. 1942: SS chief Heinrich Himmler suggests that camp inmates be put to work in on-site arms factories. Armaments chief Albert Speer objects, offering a compromise accepted by Hitler: Himmler's inmates will be made available to Speer for labor in conventional arms factories. 1942: New York Congressman Emanuel Celler submits legislation to allow French Jews about to be deported to their deaths in Eastern Europe to immigrate to the United States. The bill is killed by the House Committee on Immigration. 1942: As Jews are being deported from France to their deaths in the Third Reich, the Vichy Ministry of Information urges the press to remember "the true teaching of Saint Thomas and the Popes...the general and traditional teaching of the Catholic Church about the Jewish problem." 1942(19th of Elul, 5702): An SS guard on a deportation train headed for the Belzec death camp shoots and kills Jadzia Beer, a Polish girl from Jaworów, after her skirt becomes caught in a railcar window and she dangles helplessly from the window. 1942: Thousands of Jews from Stry, Ukraine, are murdered at the Belzec death camp. 1942: A German shepherd that licks the face of a Jewish baby at the Treblinka extermination camp is savagely beaten by its SS master before the guard tramples the baby to death 1942: Security forces raid five hospitals in the Lódz (Poland) Ghetto, evacuating and slaughtering patients. Babies are thrown out of an upper-story windows, some bayoneted before they hit the ground. 1942: In the town Wlodzimierz Wolynski, the Germans asked the Jewish Council to gather 7,000 Jews for transport. Jocob Kogen a member of the council committed suicide because he did not want to bear the responsibility of sending people to their death. Wlodzimierz Wolynski was in eastern Poland at the start of World War II. This was the part of Poland that Hitler had ceded to Stalin as part of the price for their infamous Non-Aggression Pact. In 1941, the Germans seized the town as they moved forward with the plan to conquer the Soviet Union. Some Poles rationalized the slaughter of the Jews by claiming that they had collaborated with the Soviets during their occupation of the town. These same sources also said the Jews had earned their death because they had lived so much better than the Poles before the war. To understand the success of the Holocaust, one must understand the pervasiveness of anti-Semitism in European society. 1943(1st of Elul, 5703): Eighty-eight year old retired banker Edward S. Rothschild passed away tonight at the City Hospital “an hour after” being struck “by taxicab at Fifth Avenue and 47th Street.” 1943(1st of Elul, 5703): Sixty-nine year old Albert Klein the founder and President of the American Food Company until his retirement twelve years ago passed away today in Newark, NJ. A native of Czechoslovakia, he moved to Newark at the age of 17. He is survived by his widow Kamilla Cohn Klein. 1943: The Belgian news agency reported “that armed Belgian patriots had intercept a train on which 1,500 Jews were being taken from Malines, Belgium to Poland.” The Belgians “fought a gun battle with the German guards and released part of the captives from the cattle cars in which they were being transported.” (For more on this see The Twentieth Train by Marion Schreiber) 1943: Germans send a Polish labor battalion into the ruins of the Warsaw Ghetto to flatten any walls and other structures still standing following the German assault of the previous spring. Most survivors of the April-May "liquidation" die during this demolition. 1943: The American Council for Judaism declares that Jewishness exists in a religious sense only, and that attempts to establish a Jewish homeland would be disloyal to the homeland nations of individual Jews. 1943: “Palestine Goal Passed” published today described a fundraising luncheon where the attendees heard from Dr. Israel Goldstein, president of the JNF and Bernard A. Rosenblatt, president of the Palestine Foundation Fund. 1943: Jews at the Sobibór death camp attack SS guards with stones and bottles. All attackers are killed. 1943: Jewish women and children, as well as the elderly and the sick, left on the island of Rab after deportation from Dalmatia, Serbia, are transferred to a concentration camp at Zemun, Yugoslavia, and killed. Others remain on the island and are protected by partisans. 1943: Hundreds of Jews escape from Vilna, Lithuania, and head east toward the Soviet front line. 1943: Vilna-based partisan Vitka Kempner blows up an electrical transformer located in the city. A day later, she enters the labor camp at Keilis, near Vilna, and smuggles several dozen prisoners to safety. Still later, she travels with five other partisans to Olkiniki, Poland, where she helps torch a turpentine factory. 1943: In Paris, three Jewish partisans ambush and assassinate Karl Ritter, aide to Nazi slave-labor Chief Fritz Sauckel. 1943: After refusing for months, the Hungarian government accedes to German demands for Jews to be used as slave labor at copper mines at Bor, Yugoslavia. 1943: There was an uprising in Vilna, Lithuania. After the disaster of July and the death of Yitzhak Wittenberg, many of those in the underground decided to flee the city. The German entry into the ghetto was a surprise and there was no time to organize. Forty fighters led by Yechiel Scheinbaum fought until they were all killed. Approximately 200 more left the ghetto and joined the partisans. A second Aktion on September 23 marked the end of the ghetto 1943: The Army Show, a musical comedy review featuring Frank Shuster and Johnny Wayne was performed for a final time before a civilian audience in Halifax, Canada. 1944: In Los Angeles, Felix Slatkin, “the violinist, conductor and founder of the Hollywood String Quartet” and cellist Eleanor Aller gave birth to orchestra conductor Leonard Slatkin whose brother Frederick is a cellist. http://www.leonardslatkin.com/ 1944(13th of Elul, 5704): Barbara (née Drapczyńska) Baczyński, the pregnant wife of poet Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński who was killed by a German sniper on August 4, 1944, the fourth day of the Warsaw Uprising, passed away today after having been “mortally wounded when a shard of glass pierced her skull.” http://cosmopolitanreview.com/krzysztof-kamil-baczynski/ 1944: Five thousand women and 500 men are evacuated from Auschwitz north to Stutthof, Germany. Three thousand interned women are evacuated from Auschwitz northwest to Neuengamme, Germany. 1944: Following American bomber hits on factories at Auschwitz, the SS gives wounded inmates excellent medical attention as well as flowers and chocolate--a propaganda ploy for the benefit of German media. Once recovered, the inmates are exterminated. 44: The Gestapo and SS men in Przemysl, Poland, execute eight members of a non-Jewish Polish family and a little Jewish girl after discovering the group playing together in a courtyard. 1944: Despite the objections of Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden, Prime Winston Churchill finally ordered the creation of a Jewish Brigade of Palestinian Jews in the British Army. Churchill had long supported the creation of such a unit. 1944: Birthdate of Margaret H. Marshall the 24th Chief Just of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and the wife Jewish columnist Anthony Lewis. 1944: Aufbau, “a journal targeted at German-speaking Jews” begun by members of the German-Jewish Club of New York began printing lists of Jewish Holocuast survivors as well as lists of the victims. 1944: “In a note written in Yiddish” today, “Hirsch Brik wrote from Kovno, Lithuania, to friends in Palestine: I’m alive and I’m free. After three torturous years, I am back to being a man like all other men. The German bastards have murdered my entire family. … There isn’t a long enough paper to list all the names of our common friends who have been savagely murdered.” 1945: As his ship sailed west across the Pacific Lt. Col. Louis Geffen, a judge advocate in the US Army who was trying to organize Rosh Hashanah found ”his Baal Koreh. This gentleman had no Torah to read from but he would use the Humash - Hebrew five books of Moses.” 1945: Ichud (Unity), a Jewish political organization, is established by the leadership of the Landsberg displaced-persons (DP) camp. It initially acts as an intermediary between DPs and the United States Army in negotiations for DP immigration to Palestine. 1945(23rd of Elul, 5705): Yaakov Waldman, a survivor of a 1942 death march, is murdered by Poles in Turek 1946: Birthdate of Shalom Hanoch, the native of Kibbutz Mishmarot and rock star who founded two bands – The Churchills and Tamouz 1946: Birthdate of Adrienne Cooper, the singer who played a major role in reviving Yiddish culture and music with a special emphasis on Klezmer. https://jwa.org/thisweek/sep/01/1946/birth-of-adrienne-cooper-performer-and-interpreter-of-yiddish-song http://www.adriennecooper.com/Adrienne_Cooper/Adrienne_Cooper_Home.html 1946: “A tentative agreement was reached between the Rabbinical Association of the American Zone in Germany and the JDC religious department creating a pool of religious supplies and agreeing in principle to cooperate in their distribution.” 1947: Date on which UNSCOP is scheduled to provide its findings to the U.N. General Assembly. 1947: After premiering in Chicago a month ago in August, “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” a movie based on the short story character of the same name produced by Samuel Goldwyn, starring Danny Kaye and featuring songs by Sylvia Fine and a score by David Raskin, was released in the United States today. 1947: “The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer” a comedy directed by Irving Reis, produced by Dore Schary and a script by Sidney Sheldon premiered today in New York City. 1948(27th of Av, 5708): Sixty-one year old Leon Friedman who served as Louisiana State Representative from Natchitoches Parish from 1932 to 1940 following in the footsteps of an older brother J. Isaac Friedman who had served in both house of the state legislature. 1948: “Sorry, Wrong Number,” a “film noir” direct and produced by Anatole Litvak with music by Franz Waxman was released in the United States today. 1948: “Long is the Road” “the first German-made film to accurately portray the Holocaust” was released today. 1949: Birthdate of Leslie Feinberg, author of Stone Butch Blues. http://forward.com/news/breaking-news/209405/transgender-activist-leslie-feinberg-dies-at-65/ 1949(7th of Elul, 5709): Sixty-five year old Florina Lasker, the Galveston born daughter of Morris and Nettie Davis and graduate of the University of Texas and New York School of Social Work who was an active leader of the ACLU and “secretary of the New York Labor Standards Committee” passed away today. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1949/09/02/85653995.html?pageNumber=17 https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/lasker 1950: Today, Israel charged Jordan with “’full and absolute responsibility for continual acts of aggression’. A government spokesman said Jordon condoned murder and sabotage by allowing infiltrators and criminals to cross the border into Israel and by taking no action to discourage or punish these criminals. 1951: Birthdate of singer-songwriter Steven D. Grossman. 1951: The Yugoslav representative in the U.N. Security Council voted in favor of a resolution guaranteeing all nations the right to use the Suez Canal. The resolution was considered a victory since it was designed to overcome the Arab closure of the international waterway to ships that had docked in Israel or that sailed under an Israeli flag. The issue of canal usage would be part of the reasons for going to war in 1956. 1951: The Union of American Hebrew Congregations, parent body of Reform Judaism in the United States and Canada, moved into its new $1,000,000 headquarters at Fifth Avenue and Sixty-Fifth Street 1952: The Israeli government announced that extra rations for meat and poultry would be available for the High Holy Days. Those people who only know of then comparatively affluent society of present day Israel should remember that life during the early years of the Jewish state were quite grim. Between the austerity of the land, the in-gathering of the exiles and the attacks from surrounding Arab states, life in Israel was more akin to living on the American frontier than a modern Western state. 1952: During the fiscal year which begins today MGM is scheduled to make 38 pictures as opposed to the 40 made during the previous fiscal year according to a previous announcement by Nicholas M. Schnenck, the President of Loew’s and Dore Schary who is in charge of production 1952: Zev Zahavy was appointed to serve as rabbi of East Park Synagogue. 1953: "Human Ornithosis in Israel" by Dr. Aaron Valero appeared in today’s issue of, Harefuah, a medical journal published by the Israel Medical Association. Dr. Aaron Valero was a an Israeli physician born in 1913 “who helped establish hospitals and medical schools, authored medical publications and contributed greatly to the advancement of medical education in Israel in the latter half of the 20th century.” He passed away in 2000. 1954: “Romeo and Juliet” a movie version of Shakespeare’s drama starring Laurence Harvey as “Romeo” was released in the U.K. today. 1954: In Perth Amboy, NJ, Robert N. Wilentz and Jacqueline Malino Wilentz gave birth to award winning author, journalist and professor of English Amy Wilentz who is married to Nicholas Goldberg of the Los Angeles Times. 1955: On his seventieth birthday Friedrich Wilhelm von Prittwitz und Gaffron the German Ambassador to the United States under the Weimar Republic who resigned in protest the day after Hitler came to power and who warned his dinner companion German Jewish playwright Lion Feuchtwagner not to return to Germany passed away after having served as a member of the Parliament of Bavario “from 1946 to 1954.” 1955: Birthdate of Efraim Gur, the native of Georgia SSR who made Aliyah in 1972 and eventually became an MIK and cabinet minister 1955(14th of Elul, 5715): Actor Philip Loeb passed away. Loeb played the role of Jake in the early television sitcom “The Goldbergs.” The show starred actress Molly Goldberg and revolved around the life of an obviously Jewish family living in Brooklyn. Loeb was 61 at the time of his death. 1957: “Slaughter on 10th Avenue” a crime-buster biopic featuring Walter Matthau and Sam Levene was released in the United States today by Universal-International. 1961: Publication of “Tonybee’s Epistle to the Jews.” https://www.commentarymagazine.com/articles/toynbees-epistle-to-the-jews/ 1962: Jack Benny’s latest contract with CBS takes effect. Benny is 68 and the contract is for two years which means the famed tightwad will have a source of income until he is 70. 1963: Publication of Arthur Hertzberg’s review Jews, God and History by Max Dimont. https://www.commentarymagazine.com/articles/jews-god-and-history-by-max-i-dimont/ 1964: Rabbi Martin Riesenburger delivered the sermon and Canotrs Werner Sander, Estrongo Nachama and Leo Roth provided the music during today celebration of the 30h anniversary of the Rykestrasse Synagogue in Berlin. 1965: Outfielder Richie Scheinblum made his major league début with the Cleveland Indians. 1967: British poet and author Siegfried Sassoon passed away. His father was Alfred Sassoon, a member of the wealth and distinguished Indian –Jewish Sassoon family. His mother was an Anglo Catholic. The family disinherited the elder Sassoon when he married her and Sassoon was not raised as a Jew. 1967: Sixty year old Ilse Koch, the wife of the commandant of Buchenwald and Majdenek, hung herself at Aichach, Germany where she was serving a life sentence for a string of crimes that led her to be dubbed “the concentration camp murderess. 1968: In “Henry James and the Jews: A Critical Study” published today Leo B. Levy examines the great author’s depictions and views of the “chosen people.” https://www.commentarymagazine.com/articles/henry-james-and-the-jewsa-critical-study/ 1969: Pitcher Lloyd Allen made his major league début with the California Angels. 1969: Twenty-seven year old Muammar Qaddafi staged a successful coup and replaced King Idris as head of Libya. By the time that Qaddafi came to power the Libyan Jewish community which was 2,500 years old had been reduced to a couple of hundred souls. He exacerbated their plight, as well as that of the Jewish exiles, by confiscating all property owned by Jews and by canceling all debts owed to those Libyan Jews whose property had already been seized or destroyed. He also attempted to make himself a leader in the fight to destroy Israel by giving untold millions to the PLO. 1970: Shimon Peres begins serving as Communications Minister of Israel. 1970: Yosef Burg replaced Golda Meir Minister of the Interior 1970: Palestinian terrorists attack King Hussein of Jordan’s motorcade in a failed attempt to assassinate him and bring an end to the Hashemite Kingdom. Hussein was a complex figure whose whole kingship was influenced by the assassination of his grandfather by fanatics who thought he was going to make peace with Israel. In the end, Hussein’s vision overcame his fears and he signed a peace treaty with Israel. 1971(11th of Elul, 5731): Mordechai Ofer passed away at the age of 47. An Israeli politician, he served as a member of the Knesset for the Alignment and Labor Party from 1965 until his death. Born in Kraków in Poland in 1924, Ofer made aliyah to Mandate Palestine the following year. He joined the Mandate-era Jewish Police force, and served in the IDF during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. After being demobilized in 1950 with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, he began working for Egged. He became a member of the co-operative's board, and from 1961 until his death, served as director of its Finances department. In 1965 he was elected to the Knesset on the Alignment list. He was re-elected in 1969, but died in office while still in office. 1971: Moshe Shahal took his seat in the Knesset as a replacement for the deceased Mordechai Ofer. 1972: Mathematician and WW II Code Breaker Peter Hilton was “appointed Louis D. Beaumont University Professor at Case Western Reserve University. 1973: Professor Peter Hilton actually began teaching at Case Western University. 1974: Eighty “leading Soviet Jewish activists from Moscow, Kiev, Leningrad and other cities issued statement advising caution in negotiations on the Jackson-Vanik Amendment.” 1974: “Yuri Vudka, of Ryazan, wass released from labor camp after serving seven year sentence for “anti-Soviet activities”. 1976(6th of Elul, 5736): MK Zvi Guershoni who had made Aliyah in 1936 passed away today. 1976: As part of a mass demonstration, Uri Geller’s photograph appeared on the cover of the magazine ESP with the caption "On Sept. 1, 1976 at 11pm E.D.T. THIS COVER CAN BEND YOUR KEYS." 1977: The Prime Minister Menachem Begin won a flat “No” on the subject of the recognition of what he described as ‘the murder organization called the PLO.’ The Knesset vote was 92 to four. 1977: Birthdate of actress Shoshana Elise Bean. 1978: In Los Angeles, mystery novelists Faye Kellerman and Jonathan Kellerman gave birth to American author Jesse Oren Kellerman. 1979(9th of Elul, 5739): Sixty-seven year old All American football player and movie producer Aaron Rosenberg passed away today http://www.footballfoundation.org/Programs/CollegeFootballHallofFame/SearchDetail.aspx?id=30122 1981: Seventy-six year old Albert Speer, Hitler’s architect, confidant and convicted war criminal who beat the hangman’s rope died a free man to today in London. http://www.nytimes.com/1981/09/02/obituaries/albert-speer-dies-at-76-close-associate-of-hitler.html 1982: Washington announces the “Reagan Plan” that included the principle of self-government for the Palestinians of Gaza and the West Banks in association with Jordan. The Americans saw it as the next step after the Camp David Accords. The Begin government would reject the plan because it was not prepared to give up control of what it called Judaea and Samaria. 1983(23rd of Elul, 5743): Eighty-two year old songwriter and composer Arthur Herzog, Jr, the “father of novelist Arthur Herzog and grandfather of Amy Herzog” passed away today in Detroit, Michigan. 1987: Today representatives of the Holy See's Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews and of the International Jewish Committee on Interreligious Consultations “were received at Castel Gandolfo by His Holiness Pope John Paul II, who affirmed the importance of the proposed document for the Church and for the world. His Holiness spoke of his personal experience in his native country and his memories of living close to a Jewish community now destroyed. He recalled a recent address to the Jewish community in Warsaw, in which he spoke of the Jewish people as a force of conscience in the world today and of the Jewish memory of the Shoah as "a warning, a witness, and a silent cry" to all humanity.” 1983: Henry "Scoop" Jackson Democratic Senator from Washington passed away at the age of 71. Jackson was an outspoken supporter of Israel and the Jews in the Soviet Union. In 1974, Jackson co-sponsored the Jackson-Vanik amendment with Charles Vanik, which denied normal trade relations to certain countries with non-market economies that restricted the freedom of emigration. The amendment was intended to allow refugees, particularly religious minorities, specifically Jews, to escape from the Soviet Bloc. Jackson and his assistant, Richard Perle also lobbied personally for some people, who were affected by this law — among them Natan Sharansky. 1983(23rd of Elul, 5743): Twenty three year old Alice Ephriamson-Abt the daughter of Hans Ephriamson-Abt was among the 269 passengers aboard KAL 007 who were killed when the plane which was bound for Seoul was shot down by Soviets who claimed “the flight was a spy plane.” Her death would lead her father to become “an internationally known advocate for families of air-crash victims.” 1989: In Warsaw, Leonard Bernstein conducted concert commemorating outbreak of World War II. 1990: In “Roots of Muslim Rage” published today Bernard Lewis explains “why so many Muslim deeply resent the West and why their bitterness will not be easily mollified.” http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1990/09/the-roots-of-muslim-rage/304643/?single_page=true 1990: After 622 performances at the Plymouth Theatre the curtain comes down on Wendy Wasserstein’s Pulitzer Prizing winning drama “The Heidi Chronicles 1990(11th of Elul, 5750): Parashat Ki Teitzei 1990: Eighty year old Syracuse native Alexander “Mine Boy” Levinsky, the nine year NFL veteran passed away today. http://mapleleafslegends.blogspot.com/2010/06/alex-levinsky.html 1991: Uzbekistan declares independence from the Soviet Union. Depending upon which version of history you believe Jews have been living in what is now Uzbekistan since the period following the destruction of the first Temple or the period of Persian domination of Judea. At the time of the declaration there were approximately 15,000 Jews living in the country centered in four major population centers. 1991: Rabbi Sir Jonathan Henry Sacks was appointed Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth. 1991(22nd of Elul, 5751): Eighty year old Canadian political leader Allan Grossman, the son of Russian immigrants and the father of Canadian political leader Larry Grossman passed away today. 1991: Publication of Politics, Religion and Love: The Story of H.H. Asquith, Venetia Stanley and Edwin Montagu, Based on the Life and Letters of Edwin Samuel Montagu by Naomi Levine. http://www.amazon.com/Politics-Religion-Love-Asquith-Venetia/dp/0814750575 1992(3rd of Elul, 5752): Nine-four year old Morris Carnovsky the native of St. Louis whose 60 year acting career was inspired childhood visits to the Yiddish theatre passed away today. (As reported by James Barron) http://www.nytimes.com/1992/09/02/arts/morris-carnovsky-is-dead-at-94-acting-career-spanned-60-years.html 1994: “Il Postino: The Postman” directed by Michael Radford premiered at the Venice Film Festival. 1994: Stanley "Stan" Fischer began serving as First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund 1995: Graham B. Spanier who would become a major player in the Jerry Sandusky- Penn St. child abuse scandal assumed his duties as President of Penn State University. 1998: The curtain came down for the last time on the Open Air Theatre, Inner Circle, Regent's Park, London, production of the Jule Styne musical “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” which had opened in July. 1999: The Jew in the Lotus an account of the historic dialogue between rabbis and the XIV Dalai Lama by Rodger Kamenetz which inspired a PBS documentary of the same name produced and directed by Laurel Chiten, was on Independent Lens today. 2000: “Clinton campaign officials said today that Senate candidate Hillary Clinton’s intervention “to save Jonathan Pollard…from transfer to a more dangerous unit of the federal prison where he is serving a life sentence” “was not necessarily a precursor to” an attempt to gain the clemency for the convicted spy. 2001: “With an Israeli-Palestinian truce holding on Jerusalem's southern fringe today, diplomatic efforts were made to see if calm could be extended elsewhere to finally bring the conflict of the last year under control.” (As reported by Clyde Haberman) 2002: The New York Times included reviews of books by Jewish authors and/or about topics of Jewish interest including The Book of Illusions by Paul Auster. 2003(4th of Elul, 5763): David Adelman, who is memorialized at B’Nai Israel in Spartanburg, SC, passed away today. 2003: Publication of Who Killed Daniel Pearl? by Bernhard-Henri Levy. 2004: “Palestinians celebrate deadly Israeli bus bombings” published today described how “thousands of joyful Hamas supporters took to Gaza's street , throwing sweets in the air and singing songs to celebrate a twin suicide bombing that killed 16 people on Israeli buses.” 2004: “Promised Land” by Amos Gitai premiered at the 61st Venice International Film Festival which opened today. 2005: In Israel approximately 1,700,000 pupils begin the new school year. 2005: At the Vienna International Film Festival, premiere of “Good Night, and Good Luck,” one of the most significant films of the decade produced by Grant Heslov. 2005: As of today, the IDF “had withdrawn 95% of its equipment” from Gaza. 2005: In Hong Kong, Nancy Ann Kissel was found guilty of murdering her husband Robert Kissel, a senior banker with Merrill Lynch. First she gave him a milkshake laced with sleeping medications and crushed his skull. Then she wrapped his body in a carpet and stuffed into a moving box. The jury did not believe that Mrs. Kissel had acted in self-defense. The scandalous murder trial sent shock waves through the financial communities in Hong Kong and New York as well as the Jewish community in Hong Kong. It included everything from Mrs. Kissel’s extramarital affair to a multi-million dollar New York real estate fraud involving the descendant’s brother Andrews Kissel. Who says Jews are only good for stories about Talmud and Accounting? 2006: In a strange twist of fate, two Moslem countries are making plans to send troops to serve as part of the UN peacekeeping force designed to maintain peace along Israel’s border with Lebanon. Turkey's government submitted a resolution to parliament to send peacekeepers to Lebanon despite public opposition to the deployment. Israel has dropped its objections to Indonesia joining the UN peacekeeping force in south Lebanon, and discussions are underway as to when Jakarta would send a planned contingent of 1,000 troops 2006: An Orthodox Jewish man was removed from an Air Canada Jazz flight in Montreal for praying. 2007: In Jerusalem, Larry Fogel and Moni Arnon perform "Simon and Garfunkel" music. The duo provides an authentic rendition of the famed Americans’ acousitc harmonies in their performance at the Bible Lands Museum tent. 2007: Craig Breslow “was promoted to the Boston Red Sox” from the minors. 2007(18th of Elul, 5767): Parashat Ki Tavo 2007(18th of Elul, 5767): Eighty-three year old Sir Abraham Goldberg, the son of Jewish immigrants who rose to be “one of the most outstanding physician scientists of his generation” passed away today. http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12772438.Sir_Abraham_Goldberg/ 2007: In Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Saturday of Labor Day Weekend, the traditional Shabbat morning service at Temple Judah (a reform congregation with just over 100 families as members) attracted sixteen congregants confounding critics who are always predicting the demise of the American Jewish Community while The Cedar Rapids Gazette featured an article entitled “Kosher gardening shows Jewish law in practice.” 2007: (Elul 18) Birthdates of the Baal Shem Tov and Rabbi Schneur Zalman Liadi, founder of Chabad-Lubavitch. 2007: A Des Moines rabbi who was named Friday in online media reports as planning to marry two gay men said he didn't know of the plan. Rabbi David Kaufman of Temple B'nai Jeshurun in Des Moines said today that he couldn't have married Sean Fritz and Tim McQuillan because neither man was Jewish. The pair were married Friday before a ban on same-sex unions was reinstated. Kaufman said he would have referred the couple to Unitarian Minister Mark Stringer, who performed the ceremony. Following is Kaufman's statement on the events: “Someone who knew that I would be willing to perform same sex ceremonies evidently decided that I was going to do one for two gay friends of hers and let the press know about it. Neither of the men was Jewish. I didn't know anything about the plan, much less participated in it, and couldn't do a wedding this morning (Friday) anyway, since I was otherwise committed. I wouldn't have done this particular ceremony because neither was Jewish in the first place. Instead I would have referred them to Rev. Mark Stringer of the Unitarian Church, who I know is a strong proponent of civil marriage and same sex ceremonies and who eventually did the marriage anyway. I commend him for so doing. In the meantime, it was posted for a while on the DM Register website that I was doing the ceremony and the news media, including national news media with multiple TV cameras, showed up at the Temple. The phone was ringing off the hook for about two hours. Meanwhile, I wasn't even in the building and had another life cycle event to perform at the time that the media was gathered. For those interested, I both support Civil Marriage and I would do a same sex commitment ceremony, but my requirements for so doing would be exactly the same as for a non-homosexual couple. Someone has to be Jewish and the couple must either be prepared to raise their children as Jews or have discussed it or not decided. I do not act as "Justice of the Peace" in a secular capacity. When I do weddings of any kind, I represent the Reform Jewish tradition in general and my beliefs as a Reform Jewish Rabbi in particular. I am there as a Rabbi, not as Justice of the Peace. Meanwhile, let me offer a hearty Mazal Tov to Sean and Tim." 2008: A busy day in Israel on a variety of fronts as 1.4 millions pupils ended their summer vacation and began the 2008/09 school year 2008: Mike Slive, the commissioner of the Southeastern Conference is scheduled to begin serving as Chair of the Division 1 Men’s Basketball Committee for the 2008-2009 academic year today. https://web.archive.org/web/20070927231700/http:/www.secsports.com/index.php?url_channel_id=20&url_article_id=9158&url_subchannel_id=&change_well_id=2 2008: Athletic mogul Arkadi Gaybamak sacked the entire Betar management team 2008: The WUJS Arad program relocates from the southern desert town to the Central region. The program moves to Jerusalem and Tel Aviv for the fall session, which is expected to draw 50 participants from overseas. The five-month program will be extended by a month for that term. 2008(1st of Elul, 5768): Rosh Chodesh Elul Rosh; Begin blowing the Shofar at Shacharit 2008: Deadline for submitting entries to the D.C. Jewish Community Center's third annual writing contest entries for which must come from residents of the Washington Metro area and must consist short essays or stories that illuminate how humor has been helpful in difficult times -- is looking for entries. 2008 (1 Elul, 5768): Eighty-five year old comedy writer Sheldon Keller passed away today. (As reported by Margalit Fox) http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/arts/television/04keller.html?_r=1 2008 (1 Elul, 5768): Forty-six year old Oded Schramm, who melded ideas from two branches of mathematics into an equation that applies to a multitude of physics problems from the percolation of water through rocks to the tangling of polymers, died in a fall at Guye Peak near Snoqualmie Pass in Washington State. (As reported by Kenneth Chang) http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/11/science/11schramm.html?_r=0 http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/people/schramm/ 2008: The fifth AICE Israeli Film Festival opened on today at the Palace Como, South Yarra 2009: During a breakfast reception at the Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia, Governor Tim Kaine provides a briefing on his recent trip to Israel highlighting visits with top elected officials and business leaders. The Virginia Israel Advisory Board hosted Governor Kaine's Israel mission with support from the JCRC. 2009: In Israel, the start of the 2009-2010 school year 2009: At Tel Aviv’s Hayarkon Park, Madonna appears at the first of two concerts that are the last stop on her “Sticky and Sweet” tour. She first appeared at Hayarkon Park 16 years ago as part of her Girlie Tour, and also visited Israel in 2006 during the Jewish High Holidays along with 2,000 other students of Kabbalah. 2009: Jewish Agency Chairman Natan Sharansky told Jewish students at the Lipman Jewish Day School in Moscow today how much has changed in their country since he fought for the rights of Jews in the Soviet Union and spent nine years as a political prisoner. 2009, A special "Winton train" set off from the Prague Main railway station. The train, consisting of an original locomotive and carriages used in the 1930s, headed to London via the original Kindertransport route. On board the train were several surviving "Winton children" and their descendants, who were to be welcomed by Nicholas Winton in London. Sir Nicholas George Winton organized the rescue of 669 mostly Jewish children from German-occupied Czechoslovakia on the eve of the Second World War in an operation later known as the Czech Kindertransport. Winton found homes for them and arranged for their safe passage to Britain 2009: An investor group including Andreessen Horowitz (Ben Horowitz) announced it had acquired a majority stake in Skype for $2.75 billion 2009: After having been “convicted of embezzling millions of shekels from the National Workers Labor Federation while he was its chairman” Avraham Hirchson “began serving his five years and give months” prison sentence. 2010: Meiron Reuven is scheduled to begin serving as Israel’s new ambassador to the UN. 2010: President Barack Obama is scheduled to host a dinner attended by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and former British Prime Minister Tony Balir this evening prior to the start of peace talks which are scheduled to begin tomorrow. 2010(22nd of Elul): 25th Yahrzeit of Joseph B. Levin, of blessed memory; Husband of Deborah, father of Judy Rosenstein of blessed memory, David Levin and Mitchell Levin. You wouldn’t be reading this if it hadn’t been for him and that statement is true in more ways than one! 2010: Today Defense Minister Ehud Barak spoke about yesterday’s fatal terror attack in Kiryat Arba, promising that "the IDF will do everything possible to quickly bring the perpetrators to justice, to prevent the possibility of a wave of terror attacks from developing, to prevent other terror missions from disrupting the fabric of relationships and relative quiet which has been created in the area in recent years and even the intent to harm the coming peace talks." At a meeting with IDF OC Central Command, Barak called upon the settlements, the heads of settlements, and the heads of Beit Hagai, to demonstrate discretion, responsibility and steadfastness. "We are in long struggle over our right to leading secure and peaceful lives and reaching a peace agreement with our neighbors." 2010: Kol Shira performed at a Taste of the Market- Iowa City's Farmers Market 2010: President Obama today began the arduous process of coaxing and pressing the main Middle East participants to define and embrace a comprehensive peace settlement, declaring that “the status quo is unsustainable.” 2010: Archaeologists in Jordan have unearthed a 3,000-year-old Iron Age temple with a trove of figurines of ancient deities and circular clay vessels used for religious rituals, officials said today. The head of the Jordanian Antiquities Department, Ziad al-Saad, said the sanctuary dates to the eighth century B.C. and was discovered at Khirbat 'Ataroz near the town of Mabada, some 20 miles (32 kilometers) southwest of the capital Amman. The Moabites, whose kingdom ran along present-day Jordan's mountainous eastern shore of the Dead Sea, were closely related to the Israelites, although the two were in frequent conflict. The Babylonians eventually conquered the Moabites in 582 B.C. 2011: Shlomo Benizri began serving his prison term after having been “convicted of accepting bribes, breach of faith, obstructing justice, and conspiracy to commit a crime for accepting favors worth millions of shekels from his friend, contractor Moshe Sela, in exchange for inside information regarding foreign workers scheduled to arrive in Israel.” 2011: The Ohr Chadash Academy, a new Modern Orthodox day school is scheduled to open at Park Heights Jewish Community Center in Baltimore, Maryland. 2011; The family of Nahum Itzkovich, Jerusalem district psychologist of the Israel Employment Service and husband of The Jerusalem Post’s veteran health and science reporter Judy Siegel-Itzkovich, sits shivah for the last time today. 2011: The school year is scheduled to begin today in Israel. 2011: Between the Lines a novel written by Marv Levy is scheduled to be published today by Ascend Books. 2011: The 7th Annual Jerusalem Beer Festival is scheduled to come to an end tonight. 2011: The Tel Aviv District Court ruled today to release singer and Kohav Nolad (A Star is Born) judge Margalit Tsanani to house arrest.Tsanani is being charged with extorting a previous agent.The decision came after the prosecution had asked the court to remand her in custody for the duration of the trial because they alleged she posed a threat to the public because of her connections with underworld figures. 2011: Vandals destroyed a monument to victims of a World War Two pogrom against Jews in Poland, covering it with racist inscriptions and swastikas in green paint, police said today. It was the latest in a recent series of racist and xenophobic acts of vandalism targeting the small Jewish and Muslim communities in eastern Poland as well as the tiny Lithuanian minority. 2011: Approximately 300 Israelis of Ethiopian descent, including students and their parents, demonstrated this morning outside the Nir Etzion School in Petah Tikva. They were upset that despite city provisions, the school, which they considered an "Ethiopian ghetto" because the student population was made up of nearly only Ethiopian children, was not closed and the children not integrated throughout other schools in the area. 2011: “Radio pulled its coverage of the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall in London this evening as a small number of anti-Israel protestors disrupted the concert by shouting anti-Israel slogans at the orchestra, which was performing as part of the prestigious annual BBC Proms classic music festival.” 2011: The New York Mets baseball team announced that it broken off negotiations to sell a minority interest to hedge fund manager David Einhorn. The Mets are owned and /or run by Fred Wilpon, Sault Katz and Jeff Wilpon. 2011(2nd of Elul, 5771): Ninety-two year old jurist and legal scholar Sidney H. Asch, passed away today. (As reported by Paul Vitello) http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/10/nyregion/sidney-h-asch-judge-and-author-dies-at-92.html 2012: “Frances Ha,” a “comedy –drama” directed, produced and written by Noah Baumbach “premiered at the Telluride Film Festival” 2012: The 15th annual Jerusalem International Chamber Music is scheduled to open today. 2012: Temple Judah is scheduled to host the Labor Day Shabbat traditional/egalitarian minyan. 2012(14th of Elul, 5772): Ninety-one year old lyricist Hal David passed away today in Los Angeles (As reported by Rob Hoerburger) http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/02/arts/music/hal-david-oscar-and-grammy-winning-songwriter-is-dead-at-91.html 2012: Eighty-six year old Sy J. Schulman who helped create Riverbank State Park passed away today at White Plains, NY. (As reported by Leslie Kaufman) http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/09/nyregion/sy-j-schulman-planner-who-oversaw-new-york-city-parks-dies-at-86.html 2012: “An Israeli military strike has been granted increased legitimacy due to the events of the past week, former minister Tzachi Hanegbi said today at a cultural event in Kiryat Motzkin. (As reported by JPost staff) 2012: IAF aircraft struck two centers of terrorist activity in the Gaza Strip overnight in response to rockets fired from the coastal territory into southern Israel, according to the IDF Spokesman's Office. 2012: Three people were injured during a rock-throwing fracas in Jerusalem this afternoon. “The incident began when a group of haredim started throwing stones at the Arab neighborhood of Shuafat in the capital’s northeast. Police arrested three haredim, two minors and an adult, for throwing rocks.” (As reported by Melanie Lidman 2013: Jeremy Jones is scheduled to moderate “Appeasing Hitler – Nazi Supporters Down Under as part of Sydney Jewish Writer’s Festive being held at the Eric Caspary Learning Centre, Shalom College, University of New South Wales 2013: András Schiff and the Erlenbusch Quartet are scheduled to perform Brahms’ Piano Quintet in F minor, op. 34 at The Jerusalem International Chamber Music Festival 2013: Ephraim Mirvis took office as Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth replacing the retiring Lord Sacks. 2013: The New York Times book section included two features: “Jonathan Lethem: By the Book” http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/01/books/review/jonathan-lethem-by-the-book.html?ref=review and“Articles of Faith” by Dara Horn that explores her belief that “a number of contemporary Jewish writers are engaging with religious belief in their works” http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/01/books/review/articles-of-faith.html?ref=review&pagewanted=all&_r=0 2013: “Security forces led by the Shin Bet announced t0day that they had foiled a bomb attack plotted by Hamas in the West Bank and east Jerusalem, timed for the High Holy Days.” As reported by Yaakov Lappin and Yonah Jeremy Bob) 2013(26th of Elul, 5773): Seventy-four year magazine editor Judith Daniels passed away today. (As reported by Margalit Fox) http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/05/business/media/judith-daniels-74-editor-of-savvy-magazine-dies.html?ref=obituaries 2014: According to Forbes, “Sheldon Adelson has returned to the top 10 richest in the world for the first time since 2007 after making an average of $32 million a day over the last year, third-most of anyone on the planet’ meaning the eighty-one year old Chairman and CEO of Las Vegas sands is worth approximately $33.2 billion. 2014: Four days after she had passed away, graveside services are scheduled to held at Sharon Memorial Park this afternoon for Shirley (Berlin) Kahn, the widow of Arnold L. Kahn with whom she had three children – Jeffrey, Jill and Jonathan. 2014: “After a summer dominated by Code Red sirens and few days of real vacation, 2,105,394 students are scheduled to return to school in some 2,100 new classrooms and 495 preschools that were built to meet demand in the new school year.” (As reported by Shahar Hay) 2014: Peter Schaefer, “a German academic who had previously led Princeton University‘s Judaic studies program,” is scheduled to replace W. Michael Blumenthal as Director of the Jewish Museum Berlin. (As reported by JTA) 2014: “A three-year-old toddler was lightly wounded tonight by Arab terrorists that hurled rocks through the window of the bus she was riding in, as it passed through Uzi Narkis Street in the northern Jerusalem neighborhood of Shuafat.” (As reported by Ido Ben-Porat, Ari Yashar) 2014: “Justice Minister Tzipi Livni today condemned a government decision to appropriate about 1,000 acres of land near the West Bank settlement of Gva’ot, in the Etzion Bloc, asserting that the move would prove detrimental to Israel’s security and damage the country’s reputation with the international community.” (Times of Israel) 2014: Peter Hancock took over as CEO of AIG replacing Robert “Bob” Benmosche, the Brooklyn born descendant of Lithuanian Jews who relinquished his position to due lung cancer. 2015: In Falls Church, VA, Temple Rodef Shalom’s Treasure Gift Shop is scheduled to be open for a special pre-Rosh Hashanah evening of sales complete with a 10% discount. 2015: “Proceedings to determine the punishment for “Frazier Glenn Miller Jr., 74, a former Ku Klux Klan leader with a history of racist and anti-Semitic actions” who “was convicted of capital murder yesterday in the shooting deaths of three people a year ago at a Jewish community center and an assisted living facility in suburban Kansas City.”] 2016(28th of Av, 5776): Yarhrzeit for Larry Rosenstein, of blessed memory, husband of Judy Levin Rosenstein, of blessed memory. Gone too soon but always remembered! 2016(28th of Av, 5776): Eighty-nine year old Fred Hellerman, the last surviving member of the Weavers, a driving force behind the folk music and social justice movements passed away today. (As reported by William Grimes) https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/03/arts/music/fred-hellerman-last-of-the-weavers-folk-group-dies-at-89.html?hpw&rref=obituaries&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=well-region&region=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well&_r=0 2016: “Is That You? The Road Not Taken” a film that tells the story of a 60 year old Israel projectionist is scheduled to be shown for the last time at Cinema Village. 2016: The screening sponsored by UKJF of “Mr. Gaga” is scheduled to be shown for the last time. http://www.mrgagathefilm.com/ 2017: 78th Anniversary of the start of World War II 2017: “1917: How One Year Changed The World” is scheduled to open in New York at the American Jewish Historical Society. 2017: “Lady Bird” produced by Scott Rudin and featuring Beanie Feldstein “premiered at the Telluride Film Festival” today. 2017: The Jeff Portman era really comes to an end as Rabbi Esther Hugenholtz is scheduled to lead services this evening for the first time at Congregation Agudas Achim. 2017: As Jews across Texas and the United States prepare for Shabbat, they are coming to grips with Taryn Baranowski,’s estimate that at least “Seventy-one percent of the city’s Jewish population of 63,700 lives in areas that have experienced high flooding. 2017: The Diver Festival continues for a second day in Tel Aviv with performances of modern dance 2017: In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, Greene Family and Young Judea camps continue to offer shelter to families who have lost everything. 2017: The new school year began in Israel this morning “with a total of 2,272,000 students filling the classrooms throughout the country.” 2017: Today, in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey “Michael Dell, the founder of Dell Technologies announced a thirty-six million dollar donation today to the Rebuild Texas Fund “established by the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation 2017: As the Texas Gulf Coast grapples with the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey the Jewish-Herald Voice, “Houston and the Texas Gulf Coast's Jewish Community Newspaper Since 1908” is prepared to “offer a free e-edition.” http://jhvonline.com/ 2018(21st of Elul, 5778): Parashat Ki Tavo; 2018: In Cedar Rapids, the Bat Mitzvah of Hannah Homrighausen-Hoer is scheduled to take place at Temple Judah. 2018: The Jerusalem Centre for the Performing Arts is scheduled to host a screening of Jacob Gladwasser’s “Laces.” 2019: Etgar Keret’s Fly Already which is scheduled to come out in English in September. 2019: The New York Times featured reviews of books by Jewish authors and/or of special interest to Jewish readers including And How Are You Dr. Sacks? by Lawrence Weschler. 2019: In London, JW3 is scheduled to host a screening of “Blinded by the Light.” 2019: Eightieth Anniversary of the start of World War II 2019(1st of Elul, 5779): Parashat Re’eh; Rosh Chodesh Elul; 2020: 18Doors Boston is scheduled to present online a discussion of “Multi-Generational Interfaith Families and the High Holidays. 2020: The Virtual Sephardic Film Festival is scheduled to host a screening of “The Women’s Balcony.” 2020: Temple Emanu El is scheduled to host “Talk Trope Tuesdays” with Cantor Dave Malecki during which particpants can review the special High Holiday melodies. 2020: The Mandel JCC and the Boulder JCC are scheduled to host “an online Rosh Hashanah cooking demonstration with celebrated Jewish cookbook author Leah Koenig.” 2020: The Greater New Orleans Chapter of Hadassah and Sisterhood of Shir Chadash Conservative Congregation is scheduled to hold a panel discussion on “Me Too Affects You Too!” 2020: Congregation Or Atid is scheduled to host online Modeh Ani with Rabbi Louis Polisson as he sings “classic Jewish and American songs while telling “some classic Jewish Children’s stories.” 2020: Today marks the return of This Day….In Jewish History which was last update on August 10 and was forced to halt publication for the first time in its history due to 120 mile winds that tore through Cedar Rapids, uprooting trees, destroying the electrical city and closing down the internet. (Editor’s note – this house took a direct hit leaving it with gaping hole in the roof among other damages. I am able to do this posting thanks to the kindness of a local electrician. Mediacom, the internet provider has done less than nothing except to tell me that if I want service restored before the end of September, I needed to do what I could on my own.) Posted by melamed&mavin at 3:03 PM No comments: Top 50 Badge For more information about the Weekly Torah Portion or the History of Jewish Civilization go to http://DownhomeDavarTorah.blogspot.com "This Day...In Jewish History " was originally developed as part of the study program for the Jewish History Study Group in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. There is no claim to originality or scholarship by the "editor", Mitchell A. Levin who is solely responsbile for the content. The sources, including texts and websites are too many and too varied to provide academic citations for each entry or part thereof.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1531
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__label__cc	0.552486	0.447514	Book Hunter Bypaths Explored & Exposed Book Hunters are a focused lot but they do find time for other pursuits. Even the most dedicated need a break occasionally. There are numerous examples of rare bookmen who write fiction, mysteries, even poetry with varied success. But that is too close to the flame. Rather let’s look at more diverse bypaths that flesh out the following bibliophiles' interests. Naturally for my purpose these pursuits resulted in something printed. The examples are from my own collection. (The fact that I collect them certainly adds a layer of complexity to me which we shall not explore here.) Formidable bibliographer Fredson Bowers tormented me early on via his Principles of Bibliographical Description (1949). The work is as hearty and dense as German dark bread. I was very much used to peanut butter and jelly on white bread. So, choking down the Principles while taking a bibliography class in graduate school was healthy but unpleasant. Negative thoughts of Mr. Bowers crept in. Then I discovered a biographical essay of Bowers by his student and disciple G. Thomas Tanselle. Tanselle confirmed Bowers’ intensity of purpose, his willingness to actively defend his scholarly views, his domination of the bibliographical and textual studies of his time. But he also mentioned that Bowers liked dogs. He liked them a lot as do I. Bowers raised and bred them, particularly Irish wolfhounds, and became an expert in the field. Bowers was so immersed that he wrote The Dog Owner’s Handbook (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1936), his first book, preceding any of his bibliographical publications. Tanselle notes that “The front of the dust jacket was labeled ‘A Guaranteed Dog Book,’ and the flap explained, ‘Any purchaser who is not satisfied with it may return the book within five days for refund’. . . The book had some success, for it was reprinted by the Sun Dial Press in 1940 and was still mentioned in the 1950s in some of the lists of recommended books that appeared in the American Kennel Club's magazine.” I have a number of association copies of Bowers’ bibliographic works in my collection. None gave me quite the thrill as finding a rare presentation copy of the first edition of The Dog Owner’s Handbook, the only example I’ve ever encountered. William P. Barlow, Jr. of Oakland, California is a dedicated bibliophile. An accountant by trade, he has been collecting books for over sixty years. He has an unrivaled private collection of the Baskerville Press, auction catalogues, private library catalogues, Thomas Dibdin, and other bibliophilia. Since he began collecting in the 1950s, he has entered each acquisition—thousands of them--into a large ledger book recording the price, provenance, and other details. Bill Barlow is very clubbable and is an active member of long-standing with the Grolier Club of New York and Roxburghe Club of San Francisco. He taught a class for many years with Terry Belanger on “Book Collecting” at Rare Book School in Virginia. He’s an active public speaker on bookish topics. His accomplishments are many. And, he is the only private citizen I know of with a Hinman collator in his dining room—not just any collator, but the one used by Hinman himself in researching the printing history of the First Folio of William Shakespeare. But that is another story. Bill is also a printer. He privately prints whatever he finds interesting or amusing, usually in pamphlet form, typically under his Nova Press imprint. His printing shop is set up on the second floor of his house in Oakland. The weight of the machinery and type must be several tons. The books (and a large collection of stamps in file cabinets) add several tons more. A delightful visit a number of years ago resulted in a question about structural integrity. Bill just shrugged. There is a guest room on the first floor but I didn’t stay there. If I had, I wouldn’t have slept much thinking of the weight of the bibliophilic world literarily above my head. Bill is the consummate host and over wine and an Asian meal at a nearby restaurant, I was surprised to learn something decidedly non-bookish about him. William P. Barlow, Jr. was a champion water skier in his youth (and beyond). The image of this tanned bookman on skis, deftly slaloming and jumping, waving effortlessly to adoring fans as he sped by was disconcerting at first. And it was revealed he had also printed a number of items relating to water skiing. I will mention two examples, each combining his creative bent and sense of humor. The first is A Playlet for Water Skiers [In One Actlet] (1961). The playlet records the lively banter between a water ski judge and his assistant as they reflect on their underappreciated talents. Barlow writes in the preface, “For a number of years I have been distributing Christmas booklets regularly dealing with printing or book collecting. This has been a bit unfair to my water skiing friends, who have been regularly mystified by them. This year, out of respect for them, I have written something about water skiing. They may still be mystified.” The second is Songs for Water Skiers: Another in the Continuing Series of As-Yet-Unsuccessful Attempts to Inject Water Skiing into the Mainstream of American Cultural Life (1967). Bill points out in the introduction that all popular sports have their own songs, a good example being baseball’s “Take Me Out to the Ballgame.” To remedy this for the sport of water skiing, Barlow wrote and composed two original songs included here—“Sweet Anna Lee,” and “Go, Go Trickin’ With Me.” This second song incorporates water skier slang throughout. From dogs and water skiing let us move on to high adventure, or perhaps more aptly, “What the hell was I thinking?” Bruce Cotten (1873-1954) was a focused Americana collector, particularly of material related to his home state of North Carolina. Charles Everitt writes in The Adventures of a Treasure Hunter, “One of my favorite collectors and customers is Bruce Cotten, who lives in Baltimore and spends all his time collecting. . . His privately printed book, Housed on the Third Floor (1941), is highly unusual in that it represents a collector talking about his own books instead of hiring some cataloguer to do it. . . Among the other charms of Cotten’s book is the fact that he gives what I consider to be the best excuse I’ve ever read for collecting books: ‘Book collecting, whether an acquired taste or acquired nuisance, is in either case acquired. It develops by degrees, and passes through numerous forms and phases, rather curious to look upon. ‘At first you only want certain sorts and kinds of books and reject innumerable volumes that in after years you are violently seeking. You only by degrees overcome your own prejudices and dislikes and gradually find yourself including and exploring in ever larger fields. Then there is always, and for a long time, a struggle, when you realize that the disease has really gripped you; and numerous determinations are made to stop this thing entirely and not to permit yourself to be classed with those mildly deranged people who collect things. ‘There are collectors of buttons, tobacco tags, boxes, inkstands, clocks, corks, pins, paperweights, dog collars, and almost everything else on the face of the earth, and as a collector of North Carolina books I have been looked at with shocked amazement by these very same people and made to feel inferior. ‘Notwithstanding, I have persevered and have insisted that book collecting is superior to all other forms of the disease. I even agreed with Dr. Rosenbach when he said that ‘after love, book collecting is the most exhilarating sport of all,’ though I was shocked and had some misgivings one day upon being introduced to a man in New York who collected only books written by one-eyed men.” Cotten’s adventures were not limited to book hunting as I discovered after finding his scarce first book, privately printed in 1922 for family and friends, An Adventure in Alaska during the Gold Excitement of 1897-1898 (A Personal Experience). It is an engaging account of Cotten’s ill-fated Alaskan gold adventure—one that resulted in much excitement but no monetary reward. The memoir provides an interesting glimpse of events surrounding the Klondike Gold Rush. Cotton writes matter-of-factly, “It is difficult to explain how I came to be attracted to and finally drawn into this motley mass [of men] that was surging toward the north. There are periods, I presume, in every person’s life when they are possessed by some mysterious force that compels them to some certain action, though that action may not be well reasoned and is often the opposite of what we would ordinarily expect that particular person to do. . . this is a tale of failure.” Cotten recounts joining a prospecting company and falling unwittingly under the scheming of Mr. Homer Pennick, “remembered by a large number of other prominent men in this country, who pronounce him the most talented confidence man that ever operated on this continent.” Cotten’s descriptions of the then wild and rowdy city of Seattle and his trek onward to Alaska are vivid and memorable, his hopes of get-rich-quick glory imploding in-route. Americana dealer William Reese of New Haven, CT, had privately printed in 200 copies Dream Books (2000). He is not recounting books he dealt with, ones that got away, or general stories of rare books in his field. But this, “All the books described herein were seen and handled by me in dreams. Although presumably imaginary, they generally revolve around a kernel of fact, and much of the bibliographical background, as well as some specific incidents, are real enough. The rest of the narrative is the story of the dream itself.” This Borgesian scenario is vividly re-imagined with illustrations from the books, title-page reproductions, and full descriptions. Reese also describes each “dream” of finding these imaginary rarities in detail, replete with plausible facts, wit, dry humor, and inside jokes. For example, “I had received a notice from a town library within a few hours’ drive of New Haven, selling off out-of-scope books by sealed bid sale. So, on a warm spring day after the New York Book Fair, I drove north into just-blossoming New England for an appointment to view. ‘No descriptions or lists of books can be provided,’ read the flyer, ‘All books sold as is. Books will not be shipped. Successful bidders will present check on notification and collect purchases within seven days’ . . . The long, low basement room where the soon-to-be-deaccessioned items were housed, cut across the cat’s cradle of pipes wrapped in decaying asbestos, was a scene reminiscent (for those who had the pleasure of attending) of the famous Franklin Institute on-site sale. Two hundred arbitrary lots, only identified by number, were piled on the floor. The only ruling principle in lotting was size duodecimos in decaying calf in boxes, octavos with boards akimbo in heaps, and larger folios stacked like cordwood. The deterioration of the suede bindings on a set of Elbert Hubbard’s works, accelerated by steam heat, had spread a fine red powder like cayenne pepper over all.” You know you’re in deep when a bypath is dreaming of Dream Books—and publish a fully-realized book of them. Dream Books complete with color illustrations Jacob Blanck, bibliographer and bookman, is well-known for compiling much of the monumental Bibliography of American Literature. I own a significant portion of his reference library along with manuscripts and correspondence. He was fun-loving and humorous, not willing to take himself too seriously, despite the dense bibliographic wood he hewed daily for decades. He had a particular interest in important children’s / young adult books reflected in his bibliography Peter Parley to Penrod: A Bibliographical Description of the Best-Loved American Juvenile Books (1938). The creative juices were stirred at some point, certainly inspired by having a young daughter afoot, and he authored two credible children’s books, Jonathan and the Rainbow (1948), and The King and the Noble Blacksmith (1950), both beautifully illustrated by Caldecott winner Louis Slobodkin and published by Houghton Mifflin in Boston. Then this short burst of creative activity ceased and Blanck produced no other formal fiction, his time spent buried neck-deep in 19th century bibliography. The famed A.S.W. Rosenbach, dealer and collector extraordinaire, was a confirmed bachelor with an active night life according to his biographers Edwin Wolf and John Fleming. Most of the works issued under his name, such as Books and Bidders (1927) and A Book Hunter’s Holiday (1936) record his hunting and chasing of rarities. However, like one of his idols and fellow book hunter, Benjamin Franklin, books weren’t the only things chased. Rosenbach’s acquisition of numerous personal letters written by Franklin to his wife, mistresses, and friends reflecting on the ways of love led to the privately printed The All-Embracing Doctor Franklin (1932), issued in 198 copies, and distributed to select friends. Rosenbach’s essay combines biography, scholarship, humor, a well-told story, and numerous double entendres. It is one of his most entertaining productions. He writes, “[Franklin’s] many amorous adventures, his gallantries, his winning ways with the fair sex, his love of epistles have not been set down in the way they deserve. If they were as well known as his experiments in electricity or his feats of statesmanship we would be even prouder of him than we are today. Franklin must be regarded as America’s upstanding genius.” I have a number of presentation copies of the book in my collection, the most beguiling being the one inscribed to Belle da Costa Greene, J.P. Morgan’s librarian, who shared Rosenbach’s love for the ribald story. Another iconic and iconoclastic bookman, Charles Heartman (1883-1953), literally tried to get things cooking with a book unique among his slew of historical and bibliographical publications. Heartman’s varied career in books included rare bookselling, auctioneering, publishing, and editing. His focus was Americana of all stripes and he was also a notable pioneer in the collecting of African-American material. However, there was time for a little frivolity, too. The result was his Aphrodisiac Culinary Manual: Being in Part, The Squire of Baudricourt’s Cuisine de L’Amour, in Use for Many Centuries, Especially Designed for Physical Regeneration, Vigor and Health, Renewed Through the Appropriate Use of Condiments and the Aromatics in the Preparation of Dishes and Beverages; Containing a Modern Adaptation of Nearly Two Hundred Selected Historical Recipes Originating from Many Countries and Chosen from Famous Cooking Manuals and Herbal Lore. Also Perfumes and Diversified Dainties. (New Orleans: 1942). Heartman gives a selected list of cookbooks consulted, including Lafcadio Hearn’s Cuisine Creole. Sales must have been solid as it saw another edition in 1952. The Heartman’s were well-known for their elaborate dinner parties held in conjunction with their book auctions. One hopes that aphrodisiac dishes were not served during such events. Another amorous example in book form is a love letter of sorts written by an explicit personality to her seemingly staid and proper book hunter husband, T. Edward Hanley (1893-1969). Hanley, a Pennsylvania businessman and Harvard graduate, was a mighty collector and philanthropist. He began to collect books and manuscripts while in college utilizing allowance money sent by his father. Things only got better when he had his own cash flow and he gathered over his life a library of some 50,000 rare books and manuscripts focusing presciently on contemporary authors of the time—somewhat in the vein of collector John Quinn—such as James Joyce (including the corrected page proofs of Ulysses), D. H. Lawrence, G. B. Shaw, Dylan Thomas, Samuel Beckett and many others. His massive collection was purchased by the University of Texas between 1958 and 1964, forming the foundation of the modern literature collections at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center. I worked with much of this material first-hand as a graduate student / intern at the HRC. Hanley seemed to always have the best copy and/or the most interesting copy, and the choicest letters and manuscripts. The level of his collecting prowess is under-appreciated since his material was assimilated into a university library. Hanley was an exceptional supporter of university libraries in general, buying and donating approximately 100,000 subject-specific volumes desired by Harvard, Princeton, the University of Arizona and St. Bonaventure. Fr. Irenaeus Herscher of St. Bonaventure University’s Friedsam Library wrote, "In his quiet, unobtrusive manner, Dr. Hanley reflects the very culture of learning which he strives to endow. Like Lorenzo de Medici, under whom the Italian Renaissance reached its apogee, Dr. Hanley has spent tremendous sums out of his own pocket on art and books. It is a reverence for learning that is rare and wonderful." But the reverent Hanley had a fun side, a real fun side. My interest in him led me to perhaps the most unusual work featuring a bookman ever written: Love and the Art of Love (1975) by Tullah Hanley, his second wife and a former exotic dancer. Tullah was a mid-life crisis fix for Hanley, yet over time they developed a close, heartfelt relationship that blossomed into a successful marriage. The book is a sexually explicit, oddly touching, autobiographical tour. Tullah tells many book-related stories. She also provides details of their sex life better left unwritten. Richard Curle (1883-1968), an English writer and bookman remembered primarily for his writings on Joseph Conrad, wrote no explicit tales. However, he attempted an ambitious, indeed foolhardy effort, to explain the unexplainable. Curle was a versatile writer and collector, authoring with the substantial help of Carroll Atwood Wilson, Collecting American First Editions: Its Pitfalls and Its Pleasures (1930). Curle wrote on travel, authored novels and even produced a book on stamp collecting. He then took on a challenge that even the greatest male figures in literature, science and psychology have never been able master. Was this a dare? Did he lose a bet? Was he looking for answers after a painful breakup? Whatever the case, the result was a deadly serious 258 page tome entitled Women: An Analytical Study (1947). Chapters include “Feminine Ruthlessness,” “The Problem of Modesty,” “The Background of Moods,” “The Intuition Myth,” “An Anatomy of Nagging,” and “What Women Really Want.” A later commentator called the work a “psychological curiosity.” As you would guess, Curle raised many questions but found no answers. My copy is inscribed to the aforementioned Carroll Wilson. We’ve covered in these various bypaths of bookmen the training of dogs, water skiing, high stakes travel adventure, books in dreams, the writing of children’s books, and hormonal delights. One further item from my collection comes to mind as I browse my shelves. It is related to J. Pierpont Morgan, financial titan and appreciator of fine books and manuscripts, but not a book written by him or about him. In fact, this particular pursuit is hardly mentioned in the standard biographies of him at all. Perched high upon his capitalist throne, orchestrating grand mergers and acquisitions, both business and bookish, I found this bypath of his hard to believe, yet I hold the evidence in my hand. My catalogue description will close the show. “It’s Fun to Stay at the Y-M-C-A” J. Pierpont Morgan. SIGNED MEMBERSHIP CARD, AS TREASURER, OF THE YOUNG MEN’S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION, NEW YORK CITY, DATED FEB. 14, 1870. Membership card of J. C. Merritt, signed by J. P. Morgan as treasurer, acknowledging payment of annual dues in the amount of $2.00. On the verso of the card are printed six “suggestions” outlining a member’s duty. After the Civil War, Morgan became involved in supporting the YMCA organization, eventually giving them a $100,000 gift. Evidently, he also put in time as volunteer treasurer—hard to imagine the great financier and collector signing $2.00 YMCA membership cards, but here you have it. Jean Strouse makes no mention of Morgan’s connection to the YMCA in her hefty biography Morgan: American Financier (1999). Various YMCA online information does, however, as do briefer sketches of Morgan that record his $100,000 gift. Posted by Kurt Zimmerman at 10:09 PM Labels: #readkurt, a.s.w. rosenbach, Belle da Costa Greene, Bruce Cotten, Charles Heartman, Fredson Bowers, J. Pierpont Morgan, Jacob Blanck, Jr., Kurt Zimmerman, T. Edward Hanley, William P. Barlow, William Reese kalamos September 25, 2017 at 11:58 AM An interesting supplement to the book by Tullah Hanley might be this copy of "The Strange Triangle of G.B.S" with inscription and photographs..."Author inscription on front free endpaper reads: "To my dear friend, glorious Gloria Barrie - affectionately - Tullah Hanley 1970 Oct. w.j.c. - For this labor of love of 6 years. I am the only woman recipient of an honorary Fellowship of the Arts & Sciences from Texas Univ. - T.I.H. (my next one will be the Love of Art + Art of Love." Two photos taped beside inscription, one of the author in a gown and turban, long gloves, holding her cat and her maid standing nearby; the other of the author lying on the floor with her legs extended overhead in an L-shape, wearing stiletto heels(!)" Jerry Morris September 25, 2017 at 1:43 PM An excellent piece Kurt! I have a book titled, _Dog Training Made Easy_; however, the corners are chewed off. Richard Curle wrote two books about women. The first, which you mention, _Women: An Analytical Study_, must have been popular because it was reprinted two years later. His second book on women, titled _Reflections on Women_ was published in 1956. The best advice ever published on women, however, was published by my late friend, Don Brady of the Clearview Press. The title was _What I Know About Women_. All of the pages are blank! Rich Oram September 27, 2017 at 8:13 AM Coincidentally, I just rediscovered another Tullah Hanley association item after a move. This is Beauty through Health and Culture: Lectures of Tullah Innes Hanley (Bradford PA [?], [1960]], 1 of 100 copies, inscribed by TH "To my dear friend, Professor [C.H.] Cline--wishing you all best--Tullah 1960 Febr 29th Hollywood Beach Fla." Here, TH collected her lectures to the Bradford YWCA on such topics as good nutrition and the benefits of lots of sex.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1539
__label__wiki	0.902605	0.902605	Analysis of Shakespeare’s Play Othello the Moor of Venice At the end of the play, Iago is transformed from director/writer and ‘state manager’ to actor when he carries out murders himself. It will be argued that his scheme falls apart when Rodrigo fails to kill Cassio, and this marks the transition from stage manager to the actor because he has to kill Rodrigo in order to prevent him from confessing, and this sets the precedent for his further act of killing his wife Emilia. The ‘truth’ represents Iago’s downfall because he moves from stage manager to actor in order to suppress it. The first Act and first scene of Othello establishes a lot of important themes carried throughout the balance of the plays. Notably, it can be argued that the idea of his resolve to manipulate for his own ends is announced at the outset, and moreover, this sets the very tone for his role as ‘stage manager’. The play opens with Iago conversing with Rodrigo, and mostly about Rodrigo’s failed pursuit of Desdemona who is to marry Othello. Iago, a soldier, was being paid by the wealthy Rodrigo to help him with his goal of obtaining Desdemona. Two-interests collide in this exchange as Iago instantly sets out manipulate both Rodrigo and Othello. Iago instructs Rodrigo to tell Desdemona’s father Brabantio that Othello has eloped: Call up her father, Rouse him: make after him, poison his delight (Shakespeare, I, i). In turn, Iago goes to Othello that Desdemona’s father is coming after him. The action or Iago’s play is essentially set into motion with these two manipulations, and there are important elements with his speech in the first Act and the first scene that likewise reinforce this theme. Iago begins the play by articulating his displeasure over being passed over for a military appointment made by Othello, which is given to Michael Cassio. Rather than having any military experience as Iago boasts of himself, Cassio’s background is that of an arithmetician and bookish theoric (Shakespeare I, i). In other words, Iago is motivated by losing a role or a part. Korean Vs American Culture Solaris System Resource Manager as It Is	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1543
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__label__wiki	0.621243	0.621243	Connie Mitchell Dean of the College of Education, Professor of Education Dr. Mitchell serves at Columbia International University as Dean for the College of Education. She desires to support educators in their quest to serve as teachers and educational leaders, sustained with a Christian philosophy of education and a global vision. Read More... Debbie Moore M.Ed. Program Director, Professor of Education Dr. Moore’s passion is to work with Christian educators to enhance classroom skills that use biblical integration and teaching with intentionality to develop spiritual formation in students. Read More... Linda Murdaugh Director of Professional Education Field Experiences, Associate Professor of Education Mrs. Murdaugh embraces the motto of “changed lives change lives”, she desires to train with excellence highly qualified Christian teachers who think, teach and lead biblically wherever God leads. Read More... 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Tom Vessey Associate Professor of Psychology B.A., Wheaton College, M.T.S., Vanderbilt University Tom is a Psychology professor in the College of Arts and Sciences. He has taught at the undergraduate level in a variety of institutions for 30 years, first while a graduate student at the University of Minnesota, where he directed the undergraduate psychology program during the summers. Tom has also taught at a...Read More... Larry R. Wagner Dr. Wagner is a professor of clinical mental health counseling in CIU’s Seminary and School of Ministry. Larry began his walk with Christ at thirteen when he went forward at a Billy Graham Crusade. His desire for ministry germinated during his years at Wheaton College. Inner-city ministries in Chicago and Los Angeles solidified God's call on his life to help people who are...Read More... James E. Watson Ph.D./Ed.S. Program Director, Professor of Education Dr. Watson currently serves Columbia International University as a professor in the College of Education. He has served churches, Christian schools, and colleges as pastor, teacher, coach, school administrator, and professor. Read More... James Whitaker Associate Professor and Program Director, Sport Management Ph.D., Sport Management & Leadership, Concordia University Chicago M.A., Health & Exercise Science, Furman University M.S., Educational Leadership, Bob Jones University B.S., Mathematics Education, Bob Jones University Read More... Paula Whitaker Paula K. Whitaker, Ph. D. Associate Professor of Psychology B.A. in Psychology with a Music minor, The University of Tampa (UT) M.A. & Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, The University of South Florida (USF) Paula began her educational journey as a pastoral ministries student at Huntingdon College in Montgomery, AL. Along the way, God called her toward the counseling ministry to...Read More... Zhiqiu Xu Professor of Theology Dr. Xu joined the faculty of CIU's Seminary & School of Ministry in 2014. He teaches Theology and coordinates the Chinese Seminary Studies program. He is an executive director of Chinese Pastors' Fellowship; he also serves as editor of Blessings Cultural Mission Fellowship. He had served as a pastor to local Chineses churches in Philadelphia, PA and Worcester, MA for about 15 years...Read More... Sandra Young Liberal Arts Division Chair, English Program Director, Professor of English B.A., George Fox University; Certificate in Bible, Columbia International University; M.A.T. in English, The Citadel; Ph.D. in English, University of South Carolina; teacher, Charleston County School District, 1999-2001; Faculty member, Columbia College, 2006-2013; Faculty, Columbia International University, 2013 – present.Read More... Thomas Barbian B.A., Southern California College; M.S., California Lutheran University; Ph.D., Cambridge Graduate School of Psychology Read More... Trish Bates B.S., Liberty University, M.A., Columbia International University, SC Licensed Professional Counselor Intern.Read More... Marybeth Bigelow Leavell Education Credentials Ed.D.,Grand Canyon University, 2016 Organizational Leadership Specialization: Organizational Development Ed.D. coursework, University of Northern Colorado, 1984-1985 Major: Psychology - incomplete degree M.A.,University of Northern Colorado, 1981 Major: Rehabilitation Counseling - Psychiatric Emphasis B.A., University of Colorado, December, 1979...Read More... Alisha Biler TESOL Adjunct Faculty Alisha Biler joined the CIU Faculty in 2016. She has taught English as a Foreign Language for over a decade, both in the U.S and abroad. Currently, Alisha is an Assistant Professor of English and Linguistics at Boyce College. Her past EFL experience has included instruction, teacher training, research, and curriculum development. The focus of her dissertation is on second language...Read More... Alison Branham Voice Instructor B.Mus., Columbia College; M.Mus., University of South Carolina; doctoral candidate, University of South CarolinaRead More... Trevor Castor Director, Zwemer Center for Muslim Studies Dr. Castor and his wife, Katie, served as YWAM missionaries in South Asia before coming to CIU. He started working at the Zwemer Center for Muslim Studies in 2008. His research interests are in Muslim-Christian relations and cognitive anthropology. The process of identity formation for Muslim immigrants in America was the focus of his PhD research. Dr. Castor teaches...Read More... Angella Eanes B.S. Lee University, M.A., Church of God Theological Seminary, M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at GreensboroRead More...	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1545
__label__cc	0.613188	0.386812	State mandated newborn screening was initiated in the early 1960's for the identification of infants affected with phenylketonuria. In subsequent years, newborn screening was expanded to include tests for hypothyroidism, galactosemia, hemoglobinopathy and congenital adrenal hyperplasia. CAH is an autosomal recessive disorder that affects approximately 1 in 10,000 newborns and results in deficient secretion of cortisol. Decreased cortisol synthesis leads to elevated ACTH levels, which produces adrenal hyperplasia. Five different enzyme deficiencies can cause CAH, but deficiency of 21-alpha-hydroxylase accounts for more than 90% of cases. Impaired 21-hydroxylase activity causes deficient production of cortisol and aldosterone. Depending on the extent of the enzyme deficiency, CAH may present as either a salt losing (75% of cases) or a non-salt losing disorder during the newborn period. Patients with the salt losing disorder have severe cortisol and aldosterone deficiencies that result in adrenal crisis during the second week of life. Symptoms include poor feeding, lethargy, vomiting, dehydration, hypotension and ambiguous genitalia. Laboratory findings include hyponatremia, hyperkalemia, hypocapnia and hypoglycemia. Patients with the non-salt losing form have sufficient mineralocorticoid production to avoid adrenal crisis and usually present with ambiguous genitalia. Both types of CAH are associated with genital abnormalities because 21-hydroxylase deficiency prevents precursor hormones, such as 17-hydroxyprogesterone (17-OHP), from entering the cortisol metabolic pathway. These precursors accumulate and spill over into the androgen metabolic pathway, forming androstenedione and testosterone. Increased androgens cause masculinization of female newborns leading to ambiguous genitalia at birth and virilization later in life. In both sexes, excess androgens during childhood can result in precocious puberty, premature growth acceleration, early epiphyseal fusion, and adult short stature. CAH screening is performed by measuring levels of 17-OHP in dried blood spots. Levels of < 50 ng/mL are considered normal for a normal weight infant of 2250 grams or greater. The reference range is adjusted higher for lower birth weight infants: <135 ng/mL for <1250 g, <90 ng/mL for 1250 to 1749 g and <65 for 1750 to 2249 g body weight. Both types of CAH produce elevated levels of 17-OHP. The timing of blood sampling is very important in interpretation of results. In all newborn infants, 17-OHP concentrations are high on the first day of life and fall during the first week. Blood samples drawn after the second day of life allow good discrimination of 17-OHP levels between normal and affected infants.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1546
__label__wiki	0.567724	0.567724	Serbian Film, A (2010) Movie Review by The Spastic Cannibal Like many, I had heard a lot about this flick prior to it's DVD release - including some of the many "taboo" and "shocking" things that were featured in it. Needless to say, my curiosity peaked and I finally checked it out a few weeks ago. Here is the inexplicably late review... "A Serbian Film" definitely lived up to the hype, cramming in as many outrageously vile acts of sexual violence and controversial themes as it could, while managing to work within the confines of a decent plot. A retired male porn actor, Milos - now living comfortably with his wife and young child - is offered a new "adult" film gig being directed by an eccentric new "arthouse" pornographer who is desperately trying to bring something 'new' to the industry. Milos is given no info on what he will be doing in the film - only vague instructions through an earpiece as he quickly discovers that this is not like the run-of-the-mill films he had worked on in the past. Here, he is forced to perform violence laden sex acts at shady locations in front of children. That is only the beginning... The director wants his candid style of porn to exceed the bounds of "mainstream" fetishism by including torture and murder into the game-plan. I feel that's all that really needs to be said about the general plot line. From what I have heard from others, "A Serbain Film" is a movie that many understandably find hard to stomach. Not sure what that says about me, since I didn't see the film as 'disgraceful' by my own standards, yet it DOES certainly cross a line. I mean, if other hardcore horror/sleaze sickos are loosing their shit over this thing and turning it off, there's definitely something to be said about my own sense of morality since I actually enjoyed and appreciated it for the most part. The storyline itself was good, but nothing all that astounding, in my opinion. The acting was solid, however, and deeply effective at times. There were a few nice twists and turns, which were nice to see in a flick that will undoubtedly be known specifically for a number of ghastly scenes that, I could definitely see, taking top bill over the story. Of course, the scene depicting a newborn baby being raped is the stand-out moment that will, no doubt, secure this movie a legacy for quite some time. Yes, it is a gruesome and heavily sinister concept ever-so brazenly featured in an unflinching and graphic context on film. Other notable moments of brutality include necrophilia, a woman's bloody, toothless mouth being fucked until she suffocates, and numerous references and renderings of pedophilia... Obviouisly, "A Serbian Film" is not for all tastes, but those interested in such films that push the limits of decency should check it out. » Search Database for Serbian Film, A (2010)	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1550
__label__cc	0.663941	0.336059	1988 Computer Graphics Achievement Award: Alan Barr Source: ACM SIGGRAPH Citation Prof. Alan H. Barr is being recognized for his contribution to graphics, primarily for extending computer graphics shape modeling to include physically based and “teleological” modeling . He is a leader in the recent push toward integrating dynamic constraints and physics into the animation of computer-synthesized scenes — an important advance in computer graphics. The ultimate goal in simulation is to be able to model the actual behavior of objects whether based on physical or “cartoon” principles. Dr. Barr’s research brings us closer to achieving that goal. Using a “teleological” modeling element (from the Greek word teleos, meaning end or goal) allows representation of abstract, physically realistic, time-dependent objects and systems of objects in mathematically consistent schema. Potential applications include mechanical CAD, robotics, goal-oriented motion, self-assembling mechanical systems and computer vision. Dr. Barr was educated at Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute, receiving BS, MS and PhD degrees in Mathematics in 1973, 1976, and 1983. His interest in computer graphics was stimulated at Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute’s Center for Interactive Computer Graphics. There he created a collection of new solid modeling primitives, called superquadrics. From 1982 through 1983 while finishing his PhD at Renssalaer, Barr was a senior research scientist at Raster Technologies Inc. In 1984 he became an assistant professor of Computer Science at the California Institute of Technology where he conducts his research and is a superb mentor of graduate students. Dr. Barr has lectured in and chaired several SIGGRAPH tutorials. He and his colleagues are regular contributors of stunning images for the SIGGRAPH film shows. It has been said he has the distinction of having the most images reproduced without credit!	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1552
__label__wiki	0.933787	0.933787	Newark mayor's race: judge dismisses Baraka lawsuit to remove two Jeffries allies from Essex Board of Elections Posted by Essex County Politics 1sc on April 24, 2014 By Mark Bonamo \| April 23rd, 2014 NEWARK - An Essex County Superior Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Newark mayoral candidate Ras Baraka that called for the removal of two supporters of his rival, former state Assistant Attorney General Shavar Jeffries, from the Essex County Board of Elections. The suit, filed last month, asserted that Frances Adubato and Lee Fisher, who both serve as commissioners on the four-person board, were in violation of election law and ethics codes, including the New Jersey Conflicts of Interest Law, the New Jersey Uniform Ethics Code, the Essex County Board of Elections Ethics Code and the common law. Frances Adubato, the wife of Newark power broker Steve Adubato, Sr., and Fisher serve as Democratic chairs in Newark's North and South Wards respectively. Adubato and Fisher both endorsed Jeffries in February. The lawsuit cited endorsements made by Adubato and Fisher on the Jeffries campaign website, as well as a PolitickerNJ.com article written at the time of the endorsement, to back the claims that the two Jeffries supporters should be removed from the board. But in his written opinion released on Monday, Superior Court Judge Thomas R. Vena pointed to an opinion made on a similar matter in 1989. "An advisory opinion of the New Jersey Attorney General, written in 1989, addressed the extant ethical issue in the election supervision context in reviewing whether it was legally permissible for a county superintendent of elections to publicly endorse a candidate for public office. The opinion concluded that such an endorsement did indeed constitute a conflict in violation of the New Jersey Conflicts of Interest Law," Vena's opinion reads. "However, as noted by the Attorney General in 1989, the role of the county superintendent of elections is distinguishable from the positions held by Defendants Adubato and Fisher. "While a county superintendent is indeed barred from endorsing a political candidate in an election, the same is not true for members of the county board of elections," Vena's opinion continues. "The statutory structure of membership to a county board of elections is expressly political, and therefore this court concludes that a member may endorse candidates for office." Reactions to the judge's opinion were tinged with the heat percolating in Newark's streets just 20 days before the May 13 municipal election. "The decision permits a situation like this to exist - [New York Yankees manager] Joe Girardi walks to home plate to exchange the lineup with the manager of the Red Sox before the game tonight, and two of the four umpires are wearing Red Sox uniforms," said attorney Edward J. Florio of Hoboken law firm, Florio & Kenny, who filed the lawsuit on behalf of Baraka. "The decision of the judge creates a circumstance which requires a greater amount of oversight over the activities of the board of elections' commissioners than is normally applied. We have two commissioners who have made clear their non-objectivity with respect to the election in Newark. They have declared their open breach of neutrality and are wearing Shavar Jeffries jerseys." "The fact remains that a serious conflict of interest by Adubato and Fisher threatens the fairness of the election for mayor. The two commissioners have publicly endorsed Shavar Jeffries," said Baraka campaign communications director Frank Baraff. "This means that the commissioners who will be counting ballots, determining who is entitled to vote, appointing district board members, training election workers, certifying election results, and participating in recounts of voting machines, have said publicly that they want one candidate to prevail over the other. This is morally and ethically wrong. It is a blow to the integrity of elections in Newark." “We are pleased that the court dismissed this lawsuit,” Adubato and Fisher said in a joint written statement. “We have always been committed to the fair and unbiased performance of our duties as elections commissioners. “It’s a shame that Baraka had to waste the court’s time and taxpayer dollars when the law was so clearly on our side,” Adubato and Fisher continued. “This unnecessary lawsuit speaks volumes about the divisive nature of Ras Baraka. We need a leader who will bring all five wards of the city together and that is exactly why we endorsed Shavar Jeffries.”	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1558
__label__wiki	0.849111	0.849111	We can go around Trump to fund the Gateway Tunnel, legislators say after tour Posted by Essex County Politics 1sc on May 03, 2019 By Larry Higgs \| NJ Advance Media for NJ.com U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, speaks to the media at Penn Station New York Thursday night after he and members of the House Transportation Committee standing with him toured the 109-year old Hudson River rail tunnels. U.S. House Transportation Committee members who toured the aging Hudson River rail tunnels Thursday say they have a way around the Trump Administration’s opposition to building the Gateway Project’s new train tunnels and a replacement rail bridge in Kearny. “If we do a bill, Gateway can be funded and we don’t have to wait for the next administration,” U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, committee chairman, said Thursday night at Penn Station New York. Funding can be earmarked in the coming budget year’s appropriations bill and in the renewal of the federal transportation funding act that expires next year, he said. The lawmakers visited the region as legislators begin drafting a successor bill to the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, which authorizes federal funding for transportation programs that cover roads, bridges and transit. It expires in 2020. Supporters of building Gateway and rehabilitating the two existing 109-year old rail tunnels worry that those tunnels may have to be closed due to damage from Hurricane Sandy flooding in 2012. DeFazio and other committee members also expressed optimism about a $2 trillion transportation and infrastructure funding bill discussed by Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic leaders this week. The difference between this proposal and the administration’s earlier $1 billion transportation plan is that plan relied heavily on private funding, DeFazio said. “Most of the projects are being held up by lack of funding. The president gets that,” DeFazio said. “We’re very enthusiastic about this.” U.S. Rep Tom Malinowski, D-N.J., said funds can also be allocated in the appropriations bill for another stalled project, replacing the Portal Bridge over the Hackensack River in Kearny. That 109-year old bridge delays Northeast Corridor trains when it gets stuck in the open position. Allocating federal money in an appropriations bill would raise Portal’s Federal Transit Administration rating from medium-low to high, which would qualify if for federal transit administration grants. “We can designate a project in the bill and that’s the end of that,” DeFazio said. The same process could be used on the Record of Decision — a document outlining environmental considerations for the Gateway tunnels — which is waiting for an overdue federal approval and is holding up applying for federal grants for that project, Malinowski said. “If they can’t produce a ROD on the tunnels, maybe we’ll declare it done,” DeFazio said, adding that step has been taken in the past. The committee is taking a second, more in-depth tour of the tunnels Thursday night. On Friday morning, the committee will hold a formal hearing in New York where Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, is scheduled to testify about the Gateway Project.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1559
__label__cc	0.685953	0.314047	The Exceptional Families Network began as the online parent support arm of The Wyatt Holliday Foundation. The foundation opened its doors in 2004 as a tribute to Wyatt Holliday, a boy with Asperger Syndrome who tragically passed away at the age of 9. His mother, Therese Holliday, started the foundation as a way to help other parents who were struggling to navigate the complicated world of special needs. After more than 5 years of serving the local special needs community in and around Olympia, the foundation became inactive in 2010. We are now doing business as the Exceptional Families Network! We relaunched in Puyallup in the fall of 2011 with new leadership and a new vision for our work. After our re-launch, we held focus groups with our constituents to determine what families want and need from us. Ultimately, this process led to the creation of a Parent Advisory Council, which functions as a steering committee. Our Board understands that the PAC's advice and guidance is critical to our journey, and we are committed to listening to the parents we serve. As we continue to grow our current services and programs, we are also dreaming up big plans for the future. We're working diligently to broaden our grassroots efforts and become financially sustainable so that we can keep growing and serving more exceptional families. We moved our office to Lakewood in April 2015 with the hopes and plans to expand our abilities to hold more meetings, workshops and reach more people. In March 2019, we moved to our current location. This new space allows us to host more meetings and workshops, and employ additional volunteers while reaching our families and caregivers with the needed support and resources. To support, educate, and empower exceptional families and our community to create an inclusive environment for children with special needs.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1562
__label__wiki	0.929174	0.929174	« Governments Around the World Admit That They Carry Out False flag Terror Credit card firms adding new fees » Times: We won’t lose readers by charging (AFP) Top New York Times executives expressed confidence Friday that a plan to start charging readers of the newspaper’s website from next year will not result in a significant loss of traffic. “We are, and have been for quite a long time, the largest newspaper-owned website in the world,” said Martin Nisenholtz, the senior vice president for digital operations at the Times. “We intend to remain the largest newspaper-owned website in the world,” Nisenholtz said at “paidContent 2010,” a day-long conference here hosted by technology and media website paidContent.org. The Times Co. announced last month that it would begin charging readers of NYTimes.com in early 2011, using a “metered model” that will offer users free access to a set number of articles before they will be asked to pay. “We have reached a point where we have enough scope and scale to make this move,” Nisenholtz said, adding that the goal is to “maximize overall revenue” through online subscriptions and online advertising. “The metered model will allow us to remain a very, very large website at the same time as we get a second revenue stream,” he said. Nisenholtz, Times Co. chairman Arthur Sulzberger and Times Co. president and chief executive Janet Robinson answered questions about the plan during a panel discussion at paidContent 2010 but revealed few new details. Their move is being closely watched by others in a US newspaper industry faced with declining print advertising revenue, falling circulation and the migration of readers to free news online. The Wall Street Journal and Long Island’s Newsday are currently the only major US newspapers charging readers for full online access. A number of other US publishers are considering the move but fear it may drive readers away and result in a loss of revenue from online advertising. “We believe the direction we’re headed is going to be the direction that quality information, and maybe not quality information, is going to be going,” Sulzberger said. “It’s a question of seeing what works, adapting it, making it work better,” he said. “This is the next step on a journey of transformation.” Sulzberger cautioned that charging readers may not be for everybody. “The answer we’re coming up with is not necessarily the right answer at this moment in time for other news organizations. There are other opportunities that might work for them,” he said. “This is an answer, we believe, for The New York Times in its particular place in society in the United States and globally,” he said. The executives defended the newspaper’s last experience with making readers pay, a system called TimesSelect which involved putting columnists and editorials behind a pay wall. TimesSelect was aborted after 18 months. “It was not a failure,” Robinson said. “It proved that people were willing to pay for content, certainly of a premium nature.” “We were making good money off of TimesSelect,” Sulzberger added. “We simply knew we could make more by taking it down.” Nisenholtz declined to specify how many users the Times had determined would be ready to pay for the newspaper online. “The research tells us that a sufficient number of users are open to the idea to make this a viable model,” he said. “That’s all we’re going to say.” Citing Nielsen figures, Nisenholtz said NYTimes.com receives about 21 million unique visitors a month from the United States and “some will pay because they’re heavy users of our site.” Nisenholtz also said the Times’ currently free Apple iPhone application had been downloaded 3.2 million times and would likely be included in the metered model when NYTimes.com begins charging next year. http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5h753E_J3dSPmvkJuNZ-dJfrDn6pQ	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1563
__label__wiki	0.695734	0.695734	Mexico deports leader of Young Communists of Colombia By Mark Burton \| Read more articles in Colombia Denver, CO - On March 24, Cindy Paola Pérez, a member of the central committee of the Young Communists of Colombia (popularly know as la Juco) was summarily deported from the Mexico City airport. Perez was invited to Mexico to attend the IV Congress of the Young Communists of Mexico as a delegate. The Mexican immigration authorities deported Perez, giving the Colombian activist no explanation other than the fact that she knew Colombian political prisoner Miguel Angel Beltran. This latest outrage follows other incidents of harassment of Communist Party of Colombia (PCC) members who traveled internationally. On March 20, 2015, two leaders of the Communist Party of Colombia, General Secretary Jaime Caycedo, and former senator for the Polo Democratico, Gloria Inés Ramirez, were detained in the Mexico City International Airport. The two were taken to an immigration office, questioned for some hours, and then their belongings were searched. Eventually they were allowed to enter Mexico. In another incident on June 4, 2015, Gloria Inés Ramirez, Jaime Caycedo and another member of the PCC were separated from their traveling companions in Tucumen Airport in Panama City, Panama, where they were stopping over on their way to the International Forum for Peace in Colombia, taking place in Montevideo, Uruguay. These distinguished political figures were questioned and photographed by officials who were not in uniform, one who of whom spoke Spanish with a North American accent. After other members of their group protested their detention, they were allowed to continue to travel. This harassment is in contravention to norms of international law that protects the freedom of conscience and the right to travel. The Communist Party of Colombia remains undaunted by this harassment, stating in its newspaper Seminario La Voz: “No sir, we are not embarrassed to be communists! If they arrest and deport us for this reason, it is out of fear, because the future is ours, on to the victory of socialism! We call on all Colombian and international organizations to mobilize against this international policy of persecution against popular organizations and social movements.” inspectorrandoness	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1564
__label__cc	0.595826	0.404174	How to / Education / Universities / the Best Vocational Universities For Technicians Education Universities the Best Vocational Universities For Technicians There are many vocational universities that are highly suitable for technicians, but to get the best will be a bit difficult. However, some vocational universities have really distinguished themselves in terms of academic excellence. We shall try to list some of them here. Vocational universities sometimes are well known as professional universities or even colleges of higher vocational trainings; they are institutions of research and higher education for research. Vocational universities provides both quaternary education as well as tertiary education for technicians, and at the same time grants academic degrees to all levels like bachelor, masters and doctorates in a wide range of subjects. Technicians drive pleasure in visiting some of these vocational universities for the pursuit of academic excellence. In some countries across the globe especially western countries, vocational universities grant professional bachelor’s degree, masters and professional doctorate degrees. Vocational universities are usually funded and regulated differently; that is they are taken care of by the local government and not the state. As a technician, if you are searching for research-focused universities, this is where you should go. In vocational universities, the technicians are taught both theoretical and practical skills. In the modern times or middle ages, an education establishment can be called an academic institution, only if highly elated courses like theology, philosophy and medicine are being taught there. Thus, after sometimes other courses like engineering sciences and natural were recommended. Regrettably, some of these institutions were never called universities till the contemporary times. There are different vocational ubiversities for technicians. In recent times, there are vocational universities of applied sciences such as institutes of technology or polytechnics, vocational universities of humanities, arts and so on. Recently, vocational universities have received the full status of universities for example, the University Music and performing arts located in Vienna, Austria. More so, some establishments have received the full status of being called a university, but they prefer to be called their former names like the Royal institute of technology located in Stockholm in Sweden. Below are list of vocational universities in India, which offers vocational subjects through distance learning or multimedia learning; there is something very sweet about vocational universities for technicians- this is where students come for the purpose of enhancing their skills. Learning is conducted in vocational universities for technicians through correspondence and open universities. These are some of the best vocational universities for technicians; • Alagappa university • Andhra university • Kakatiya university • Ambedkar open university • Annamalai university • Kota open university • Kamaraj university • Madras university • Manipal university • Netaji open university • Osmania university • RVD university • Periyar university • Vinayaka mission • Tamilnadu open university These vocational universities for technicians had been very exceptional all these years; this is the main reason why they are highly recommended for all and sundry. In fact, as a technician, if you are looking for a vocational university where your mind will be enhanced, you should think of coming to any of these citadels of learning. Best USA universities colleges How To Apply To Universities & Colleges Dorm Life At Colleges & Universities Best black colleges and universities in the United States Top tips on how to survive in universities How to get accepted at universities online Top 5 universities and colleges to study law How To Obtain a List Of Universities in Ohio Trade Schools And Universities Top 10 Universities And Colleges For 2012	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1565
__label__wiki	0.571308	0.571308	UK Supreme Court Deftly Relies on an Effects Test Rather than a Purpose Test, But Congress Can and Should Examine Trump's Corrupt Motive by Michael C. Dorf Yesterdays' unanimous ruling by the UK Supreme Court was breathtaking in its rebuke of PM Boris Johnson for proroguing Parliament. Technically, the Queen, not the PM, prorogued Parliament, but as paragraph 3 of the judgment notes, she did so pursuant to a century-old practice by which the sovereign acquiesces in a PM's request to prorogue. Accordingly--and properly in my view--the judgment treats the case as posing the question whether the PM, not the Queen, acted lawfully. The answer was an unequivocal "No." In fact, the high court answered four questions--all against Johnson--to get to that bottom line: (1) Did the challenge pose what we here in the US would call and what the judgment in fact calls a nonjusticiable political question? Answer: Nope; it's justiciable. I'll have a fair bit to say about this aspect of the judgment, along with some comparisons to SCOTUS political question doctrine in my Verdict column next week. (2) The court next asked what legal standard governs the question whether proroguing is lawful. Its answer based on the principles ingredient in the UK's so-called unwritten constitution: It is "unlawful if the prorogation has the effect of frustrating or preventing, without reasonable justification, the ability of Parliament to carry out its constitutional functions as a legislature and as the body responsible for the supervision of the executive." In point (3), the high court determined that, given the resulting cramped timetable for Brexit, Johnson's request violated that standard. And finally, in point (4) the court asked what remedy to give. Its answer was to declare the action null and void, so that Parliament remains in session. As noted above, I'll have much more to say about point (1) (comparative political question doctrine) in my column. I may return to point (4) in a later essay. For now, I want to focus a little attention on what I regard as a wise decision by the Court in points (2) and (3): to focus on effects of the attempted prorogation rather than on Johnson's illicit purpose, even though an obvious implication of the Court's analysis is that Johnson's purpose was illicit. Paragraphs 15-22 recite the record that Johnson created to foster the illusion that the prorogation was not for the purpose of preventing Parliament from enacting legislation blocking a no-deal Brexit. As the Court explains in paragraph 53, one ground on which two plaintiffs challenged the prorogation was Johnson's motive; they alleged that Johnson was proroguing parliament so as to be able to make to the EU a credible threat of a no-deal Brexit--like a driver in a game of chicken throwing his steering wheel out the window. While that might be a rational negotiating tactic, it nonetheless is improper for the PM to recommend prorogation to the Queen on the ground that he wants to prevent Parliament from acting contrary to his wishes, even if in doing so he is ultimately trying to improve the UK's position in international affairs. Yet the Court did not reach the motive question. Indeed, in concluding that Johnson's stated reason for prorogation--to allow work on the Queen's speech--was inadequate, the judgment drew a sharp distinction between an inadequate reason and an illicit motive. "We are not concerned with the Prime Minister’s motive in doing what he did. We are concerned with whether there was a reason for him to do it." And, the Court concluded, there plainly was not. Work on the Queen's speech typically takes four to six days, which cannot possibly provide a reason for a prorogation lasting five weeks. And because those five weeks would occur during the critical runup to the Brexit deadline, prorogation would certainly frustrate the ability of Parliament--as the sole body elected by the People--to deliberate about and make crucial decisions in a critical time. In one important sense, the prorogation judgment mirrors our Supreme Court's judgment in the Census case. Chief Justice Roberts does not say there that President Trump or Commerce Secretary Ross had an illicit motive for seeking to add a citizenship question to the census. Instead, he says that the Secretary's stated reasons do not withstand any serious scrutiny in light of the record evidence that was before him. "Reasoned decisionmaking under the Administrative Procedure Act calls for an explanation for agency action. What was provided here was more of a distraction." To be sure, a reasonably well-informed observer will infer illicit motive from actions taken for clearly inadequate or illogical reasons. If the stated reason makes little sense, then unless the actor is a fool, the stated reason is likely a pretext for an illicit one. Nonetheless, there are prudential reasons why courts will hesitate to say that the head of government is a bad actor. But there are two limits to that concern. First, sometimes judicial failure to recognize an illicit motive is an abdication of judicial duty. The performance of the SCOTUS in the Travel Ban case is an illustration. The Court was so concerned not to effectively "denounce the [president's] statements" that it naively accepted a fantastical account of the reasons for the ban. Second, although courts sometimes prudently decline to find that a powerful political actor has acted based on an illicit motive and instead simply note that the stated justification for a policy fails to justify it in fact, no such limit applies to political actors themselves. Thus, as the impeachment process unfolds in Washington, it is perfectly proper for House members to ask not just what Trump pressed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to do, but why Trump pressed him to do it. There is usually nothing wrong with the US president urging the leader of a foreign state to investigate corruption, but if the US president focuses on one particular claim of corruption involving a family member of a political rival while showing no interest whatsoever in combating corruption elsewhere--indeed, while essentially inviting his own corruption by operating hotels that profit from foreign business--then ordinary Americans and House members are entitled to draw two conclusions regardless of what a court might conclude: (1) that the US president does not care about fighting foreign corruption; and (2) therefore, he has an ulterior motive, the obvious one here being to use the leverage of the official powers of the presidency to pursue his own personal political advantage. Posted by Michael C. Dorf at 7:00 AM I am interested in the thoughts of various legal bloggers regarding this decision that in various respects brings to mind Marbury v. Madison (to be clear, only up to a point). One summary of the case: https://barandbench.com/brexit-prime-ministers-decision-to-prorogue-parliament-unlawful-uk-supreme-court/ Maybe, Prof. Segall, who noted elsewhere he has teached Marbury v. Madison for decades now will have something to say. Given his dissenting views on the Supreme "Court" and all, it is to me helpful to compare our situation with that of other nations. Anyway, the "purpose and effect" of legislation and other actions is a test in our law in various instances. I think that is a good approach. Justice Kennedy, e.g., used it in the Defense of Marriage Act case. It also arises in abortion cases and the somewhat still alive (doing better than the Mets) Lemon Test in Establishment Clause cases. One of the fundamental problems with this variety of jurisprudence is that the courts are far, far too reluctant to distinguish between the office and the officeholder. When they fail to do so, comity (and comity-like) principles put a big thumb on the scale regarding a court's willingness to point at the actually responsible party. Last term's decision in Flowers is an excellent example of how failing to distinguish between the office and the officeholder actually creates more problems. One would learn that it was the same individual prosecutor who engaged in racially discriminatory jury selection in six different trials of the same individual for the same offense only by reading an offhand comment in one of the concurring opinions. This actually undermines any "respect for officials or governments," because the majority opinion instead referred constantly to the State — as if the entire state of Mississippi, or at least the entire state government of Mississippi, intentionally undertook the unlawfully discriminatory course of action criticized as facially inappropriate. The abstraction, in short, was less appropriate than would be naming the miscreant. This is a rhetorical (and traditional) disjuncture that actually impairs the rule of law. It should be discontinued; when an individual acts, the individual should be named (and the remedy should be imposed against both that individual and the office, not just the office). Otherwise, we encourage unlawful acts by those who hide personal accountability and responsibility behind titles. That's disturbingly similar to the older English practice of referring to peers by their title ("Warwick" and not "Neville") as if there is no personal responsibility once one becomes a member of the peerage. I find that unacceptable; but then, I've had my butt shot at in the course of protecting the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic. Asher Steinberg said... 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__label__cc	0.556084	0.443916	Appellate Court Affirms Award of Attorney Fees Against Frequent FOIA Litigator In Garlick v. Bloomingdale Twp., 2018 IL App (2d) 171013, the Second District Appellate Court affirmed an award of attorney fees to Bloomingdale Township after protracted FOIA litigation with Warren Garlick. In 2015, Garlick sought, via a FOIA request, an electronic copy of all publicly disclosable data within the Township’s property assessment software system, in its native file format. When the data was not timely produced, Garlick sued the Township. Thereafter, the township provided the requested data in SQL format and filed a motion to dismiss claiming that Garlick’s claim was now moot. The case was dismissed and affirmed on appeal. On June 16, 2017, Garlick filed a new FOIA request seeking the same information (all publicly disclosable data within the Township’s property assessment software system). Three days later, June 19, Garlick submitted an “addendum” stating that he wanted the data in a specific file format, SQL. The Township complied with his request by providing the data in Garlick’s desired format. On July 26, Garlick submitted a second “addendum” to his request advising the Township that the data he received was not the format in which it was maintained; he claimed different data types were included. Garlick promised to wait for a response from the Township instead of submitting the matter for judicial review. Despite receiving correspondence from the Township explaining that they were working on the request with its database proprietor, Garlick filed a second suit on August 7 claiming a FOIA violation. The Township provided the requested data on August 9 and asked Garlick to voluntarily dismiss his complaint as the lawsuit was not in good faith, was unwarranted, and was filed to harass and incur expense to the Township. While acknowledging that the Township had proposed the data in the correct data types, Garlick refused to dismiss his complaint. The trial court granted both the Township’s motion to dismiss the action and request for sanctions, awarding the Township approximately $31,500 in attorney fees and costs to defend the 2017 litigation, which the trial court found to be identical to the 2015 litigation. The appellate court affirmed this award of sanctions, noting that the Township timely responded to Garlick’s requests (which was not an “addendum” but a new request) and that Garlick had acknowledged that he received the requested data in the format he specified. Although this case does not affect a public body’s duty to respond to FOIA requests, it does demonstrate that public bodies may obtain relief when they find themselves constantly defending against unwarranted lawsuits based on FOIA requests. If a FOIA requester’s conduct rises to an egregious level, public bodies may be able to recover attorney’s fees and costs. Garlick v. Bloomingdale Township	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1575
__label__wiki	0.751088	0.751088	hurricane andrew track Hurricane Andrew began as a In all, Andrew caused about $26.5 billion in damages, making it the second costliest hurricane on record (when adjusted for inflation). A hurricane is an area of low atmospheric pressure and rotating winds and clouds that draws its energy from a warm ocean surface where the temperature is at least 80 degrees. Twelve years after the event, the Hurricane Research Division of NOAA reanalyzed data obtained during Hurricane Andrew in a large effort to extend and improve the quality of the NHC’s original best-track and intensity database. Hurricane Andrew was the fourth most intense hurricane to affect the United States at time of landfall, with a central pressure of 926 mb. That’s south of where forecasters predict that Dorian will hit the Florida coast. Twelve years after the event, the Hurricane Research Division of NOAA reanalyzed data obtained during Hurricane Andrew in a large effort to extend and improve the quality of the NHC’s original best-track and intensity database. August 24th, 1992- Hurricane Andrew makes landfall in Dade County, Florida. 1:00 AM CDT Sun Jun 7 Location: 26.7°N 90.1°W Moving: N at 12 mph Min pressure: 993 mb Max sustained: 50 mph Public Advisory #22A 100 AM CDT: Aviso Publico* #22A 100 AM CDT: Forecast Advisory Hurricane Andrew, with sustained winds of 165 mph, made landfall in Homestead, Fla., on Aug. 24, 1992. Andrew was originally categorized as a Category-4 hurricane, but scientists re-categorized it as a Category-5 hurricane … Hurricane Andrew was the fourth most intense hurricane to affect the United States at time of landfall, with a central pressure of 926 mb. Pictures of Hurricane Andrew's path show how Category 5 storm Irma may look if it hits Florida. Early in the morning on August 24, 1992, Hurricane Andrew made its first U.S. landfall along the eastern coast of the Florida Peninsula. Weather Underground provides information about tropical storms and hurricanes for locations worldwide. Early in the morning on August 24, 1992, Hurricane Andrew made its first U.S. landfall along the eastern coast of the Florida Peninsula. After leaving the Bahamas, Andrew continued moving westward toward southeast Florida. Andrew, classified as a hurricane made landfall on August 26, 1992. Go to the desired page on the site, open the Weather shortcuts menu and click on the "Add to shortcuts" button; Page name will display in the "Add this page" window, the name can be changed by highlighting the text and entering the desired name. We're Gonna Have A Party Tonight Song, The Legend Of Gumamela Short Story, Network Rail North East, Paraguay Hydroelectric Power, Ffx-2 Canon Ending, Tangled Up Parade Of Lights, Sas Put Global Variable, Isle Of Cats Remote, Antique Marketplace Online, Green Goblin Son, Chhichhore Fikar Not, The Italian Bramble, Syberia 2 Apk, Women's Long Sleeve Tops Nz, Leo In Different Languages, What Happened To Benedict Arnold's Wife, What Figures Work With Skylanders Imaginators, Al Ahly Vs Al Mokawloon Live Stream, Lansdowne Football Club, Minecraft Coloring Pages, Cold Courage Review, Lego Iss Sent To Space, Are Swaddle Sacks Safe, Washington State Scanner Frequencies, Maven-failsafe Plugin Junit 5, Kerikeri To Paihia, Strictly Business Lyrics, Is No Name Brand Good, Sisal Airport Code, Levant Mine Map, Atomic Heart Platforms, Best Food In Binangonan, Rizal, 2020 hurricane andrew track.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1583
__label__wiki	0.704556	0.704556	Hughesman Joins 300 Club as Americans Shutout ‘Tips 4-0 Dan Mulhausen EVERETT, WA – After coming up just short of recording his 300th career point last night on home ice, Adam Hughesman joked about the possibility of being stuck on 299 for a while. Turns out he had to wait less than 24 hours. Hughesman became just the fifth player ever to record 300 points with Tri-City, while Ty Rimmer stopped all 22 shots he faced as the visiting Tri-City Americans (32-7-0-0, 64 pts) blanked the Everett Silvertips (7-24-1-7, 22 pts) 4-0 in front of 5,908 fans at Comcast Arena. With the win, Tri-City stretched their franchise-best winning streak to 13 games while equaling their longest road winning streak of the season (6). Meanwhile, Everett dropped their second straight game and fell to 1-3 vs. the Americans this season. Prior to tonight, this season’s Tri-City/Everett series has featured a blowout victory for each team and a shootout win for Tri-City, so predicting Saturday’s outcome was no easy task. But, the Americans’ top-ranked penalty killing units staved off three Everett power play chances in the first period, giving their offense a chance to crack Silvertips goaltender, Kent Simpson. Finally, with 3:28 left in the first period, Everett’s Josh Caron struggled to control a pass at the point, which allowed Malte Strömwall to work the puck free and take off all alone on Simpson. Strömwall eventually beat the ‘Tips’ starter, notching his 9th goal of the season and putting Tri-City on top 1-0. The contest appeared headed for another tight finish until the Americans exploded for three goals in a 4:29 span inside the final six minutes of the second period. While on the power play, Brendan Shinnimin used a Michal Plutnar rebound to shelf a shot over Simpson’s glove, making it 2-0. Then, 3:22 later, Hughesman put back his own rebound and, in the process, joined the 300-point club. Finally, a minute later, Justin Feser fed Mason Wilgosh out of the right corner, who then knocked back his 8th goal of the season from inside the slot. And, when the dust finally settled on the second period, the Americans now led 4-0 and had chased Simpson from the contest. Simpson finished with 22 saves on 26 shots in the loss. Meanwhile, back-up Austin Lotz shut the door over the final 20 minutes, stopping all 12 shots he faced in relief. Tri-City finished the night 1-for-4 on the power play and was a perfect 6-of-6 on the penalty kill. The Americans are now a perfect 20-of-20 on the penalty kill vs. Everett this season. On the other end of the ice, Rimmer wrapped up his career-best 5th shutout of the season and 9th of his WHL career. Rimmer has now posted shutouts in back-to-back starts and in 3 of his last 6. His shutout streak currently sits at 160 minutes and 31 seconds. Rimmer also gave Tri-City their 7th shutout this season, which is two shy of matching the franchise’s high-water mark for shutouts (9) in a season set in 2009-10. After a day off tomorrow, the Americans will get back to work before wrapping up their 5-game road trip against four of the Western Conference’s best. With road games looming vs. Vancouver, Spokane and Portland, the Americans must first travel to Interior Savings Centre for a match-up with the B.C. Division’s first-place Kamloops Blazers (28-10-1-2). Game time is 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 11. The Blazers come in having won three straight and 4 of their last 5, while looking to avenge a 3-2 overtime loss to the Americans back on Nov. 19 in Kennewick. Fans can catch all the action live, via WHL Live, at Kimo’s, the Americans’ home away from home, starting at 7:00 p.m. The game will also be broadcast live on NewsTalk 870 AM, starting with the Sterling Savings Bank Warm-up Show at 6:45 p.m. With Hughesman joining the Americans’ 300 club, he now trails only Brian Sakic (429), Daymond Langkow (378), Brent Ascroft (365) and Terry Degner (304) on the Americans’ all-time scoring list. Applebee’s 3 Stars: 1, Brendan Shinnimin, Tri-City 2, Malte Strömwall, Tri-City 3, Ty Rimmer, Tri-City	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1584
__label__wiki	0.959868	0.959868	Seattle History Seattle Attractions Seattle Tours Seattle. Seattle has a deep history rooted in business. According to Vince Kueter, a researcher at the Seattle Times, there were a number of historic moments that helped Seattle become the great city that it is today. In 1851, for instance, the first store of the area opened up. The following year, David Maynard was credited with naming the city after his friend Chief Sealth, a leader of the Suquamish and Duwamish tribes. The city grew and with the signing of the Point Elliott Treaty in 1855, the U.S. government took control of much of the Native American land in that area. This time was contentious, however, and a battle was fought a year later between the Indians and Seattle’s residents. Still, the city grew and the school that would later become the University of Washington was established in downtown Seattle in 1861. Soon after, a newspaper began printing, a library opened, buildings were erected and the population grew. By 1873, Seattle was chosen to be linked to other cities by a transcontinental railroad, while steamship service also began. Before the century ended, an electric trolley line roared to life and a number of famous stores opened: the Bon Marché in 1889 and the Frederick & Nelson department store in 1890, the latter of which closed after 101 years in 1992. By 1900, Seattle’s population surpassed 80,000 and large markets and hospitals soon opened. Other big businesses that are still famous today began opening up, including Eddie Bauer and the Olympic Hotel. And with all the mixing of ethnicities and people as industrialization helped feed local businesses, the cultural landscape of Seattle changed as well. In 1939, for example, Yesler Terrance in Seattle became the first racially integrated public housing in the country. At the same time, hundreds of Japanese Americans were ordered to evacuate Seattle in 1942. Racial tensions softened soon after and energy went into rebuilding parts of the city after a massive earthquake shook the city in 1949. The city’s international airport opened that same year, while its population soon bubbled over 460,000. The 1950s was a decade defined by advancements in transportation services. The Seattle-based Boeing company became the first to successfully launch a passenger jet, while the city’s metro system was also established. In 1962, the World’s Fair opened and forever changed Seattle’s skyline by leaving the Space Needle behind as part of its legacy. The population kept growing, both in Seattle’s urban area and surrounding suburbs, surpassing 530,000 in 1970. And it finally happened in 1971—the opening of the world’s first Starbucks café. Four years later, Seattle resident Bill Gates help found Microsoft. Not surprisingly, the city continued to grow, both financially and culturally. Today, Seattle features numerous museums and attractions. www.state.gov Seattle Travel Guides Frommer's Seattle Lonely Planet Seattle Let's Go Seattle Fodors Seattle	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1585
__label__wiki	0.913324	0.913324	Highschoolers tested for steroids should high school athletes be tested for steroids IMO, you should NOT test for steroids , instead test for RECREATIONAL drugs like coke, meth and other drugs! High school athletes to face testing for steroids Texas Senate and House aim for random checks starting in the fall By GARY SCHARRER and CLAY ROBISON AUSTIN â€” Thousands of Texas high school athletes likely will face random tests for steroids next fall, as state lawmakers move to crack down on what they consider a serious problem in sports. The tests and sanctions for offenders were ordered in similar bills approved 28-2 Tuesday by the Texas Senate and given preliminary approval on a voice vote in the House. Differences between the two measures, including how to pay for the testing program and exactly how many athletes will be tested, will still have to be resolved before the legislation goes to the governor. Under the Senate bill, the state would pay the costs, estimated at $2 million to $4 million a year. The House version would allow the University Interscholastic League, which would administer the testing program, to cover the costs by imposing additional admission fees at sporting events. “Until we randomly test, I don’t know that we truly will get our arms around the problem,” said Sen. Kyle Janek, R-Houston, an anesthesiologist and author of the Senate bill, SB8. Steroid abuse is a rapidly growing problem in high schools, Janek said. Young people are abusing steroids to become better athletes, but they have no idea how they can harm their bodies and minds, he said. Testing for 3 percent The Senate bill would require anyone participating in high school athletics to agree not to use illegal steroids and submit to random testing if selected for school teams. It also would require all athletic coaches from grades 7 through 12 to complete an educational program on the health effects of steroid abuse. The testing program, as outlined by the Senate bill, would randomly test about 3 percent, or about 22,000, of the approximately 740,000 students who participate in Texas high school sports each year. Athletes from at least 30 percent of the state’s high schools would be tested. The schools would be selected and other details of the testing program would be carried out by the UIL. The Senate bill sets a minimum 30-day suspension from sports for an athlete who tests positive for steroids the first time, a one-year suspension for a second positive test and a permanent ban for a third positive test. The House bill, HB346 by Rep. Dan Flynn, R-Van, would require the UIL, which governs high school athletics, to establish a “statistically significant number” of students to be tested and set ineligibility periods for those who fail. ‘A local decision’ There was no debate on the bill in either the House or the Senate. “I think school districts already have the ability to do random drug testing now, and I think that’s sufficient,” said Sen. Tommy Williams, R-The Woodlands, who voted against the bill. “I think it needs to be a local decision that’s made by locally elected officials and the parents in the school district.” State law prohibits the use, possession and dispensing of steroids unless prescribed by a physician. But in a 2004 national study, the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the University of Michigan found that more than 40 percent of high school seniors described steroids as “fairly easy” or “very easy” to get. Some schools already test athletes for steroids, and the House Research Organization cited a study by Texas A&M University showing that steroid use among Texas students in the seventh through 12th grades decreased from 2 percent in 2004 to 1.5 percent in 2006. Supporters of the legislation say the downward trend is a strong indication that increased testing would be a deterrent to steroid use. “Young athletes who want to improve their performance by using these substances are putting their lives at risk, and too often adults and peers are looking the other way,” said Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, who has made the legislation a priority. A local testing program Don Ryan, president of the Cypress-Fairbanks school board in northwest Harris County, said he supports drug testing. His district initiated a three-year random drug-testing program this year, part of a $1 million U.S. Department of Education grant. So far, Cypress-Fairbanks has tested about half of the 14,381 students eligible for random tests for steroids and other drugs â€” those enrolled in extracurricular activities, including athletics. So far, only 2.8 percent have failed a test, none for steroid use, said spokeswoman Kelli Durham. Bellaire High School head football coach Jeff Walker considers the legislation “political posturing” and unnecessary, especially when teenagers are struggling with addiction to alcohol and other drugs. “I haven’t seen it,” he said of steroid use. “I can think of no more than three occasions that I even suspected someone of it.” But Walker said he wasn’t opposed to statewide steroid testing of athletes, as long as districts don’t have to pay for it, a sentiment echoed elsewhere in the Houston area.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1586
__label__cc	0.523492	0.476508	1. something such as a line on a map that marks where one area of land ends and another begins 2. the limits of an activity or experience 3. the outer edge of the playing area in cricket View the full definition in the Macmillan Dictionary The noun boundary is formed from the noun ‘bound’ meaning limit and the suffix ‘-ary’. It was first used in the 17th century. A boundary is a line on a map that marks the end of one area of land and the beginning of another. In British English, a boundary is also a physical object that marks the limits of an area, such as a fence or a wall. Figuratively, a boundary marks the limits of an activity or experience; in this meaning it is often modified by an adjective such as ‘religious’ or a noun such as ‘class’. As an extension of this meaning, a boundary is also an imaginary point that separates different qualities or ideas. In this sense it is often followed by the preposition ‘between’. If you say that something knows no boundaries, it has no real or imagined limits. In cricket the boundary is the outer edge of the playing area; a hit that sends the ball to the boundary without being stopped by a fielder earns the batsman four runs, while one that crosses this limit without touching the ground gains six runs. Boundary is also used to refer to four runs scored in this way, as in ‘She hit four boundaries and two sixes’. “The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins?” (Edgar Allan Poe) “I don’t see any boundaries between any of the art forms. I think they all inter-relate completely.” (David Bowie) border, frontier, line, perimeter Zoom shirt	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1596
__label__cc	0.637592	0.362408	OGOV Roundtable Discussion #6 - African Writing and The Internet (Part Two) Our sixth Roundtable Discussion is focused on African Writing and The Internet. This discussion was moderated by Prince Mensah, and features Michelle Labossiere Brandt, Martin Egblewogbe, Ivor Hartmann, Nii Ayikwei Parkes and Emmanuel Sigauke (participant bios here). It took place by email throughout January 2011. The following is the part two (of two) of the discussion (you can read part one here). After you are done reading, please be sure to use the comment section to join the conversation yourself. Prince Mensah: There is broad consensus, from your responses, that the Internet (or technology, for that matter) cannot impact anybody unless it is utilized in conjunction with other forms of media. What are the available elements that can form efficient synergy with the Internet to provide the results we seek as writers? Nii has already mentioned radio, but I seek further opinion (and elaboration) from the other panelists. Martin Egblewogbe: This is the crux of the matter. Technology will always be an aid, but its level of effectiveness will depend on many factors that may have nothing to do with the efficiency of the technology itself. The core of the matter for me is that we must ensure that writers are able to put out completed works, and have editorial input as well. Further, these should be available to critics. Our eyes should be on the long-term goal of ensuring the creation and preservation of works of art. I believe that the way to do this is to create writing and reading groups, with the core being friends or neighbours. It should become part of our culture (the way storytelling was) for a group of people to meet and discuss a book that they have read, or that one of them has written. Once there are many such core groups, the next stage is to create connections between them. The final idea is to create a certain critical mass of people who are so keen on writing that they will hunt down a good writer, or good writing, wherever it may be found - and such a critical mass is a publisher's paradise. At the same time, the writer would have achieved the aim of critically assessed output. Therefore, the Internet, radio, cell phones, etc. will work to bring people together for the purposes of literature appreciation. Michelle Labossiere Brandt: Martin, I love your ideas! I think there are many avenues that we can continue to explore and one of those is the increasing role of mixed media when it comes to poetry and writing. Poetry captures and broadens its audience base when it expands into video poetry. I love how that art form combines spoken word, music and film. The first video poem I did was not spoken but had the words written across the images with original music playing in the background, so in fact the audience was still reading! A few years ago I did a project with street youth for one of our annual poetry festivals, in which the kids made their own video poems. The kids loved it and it sparked a whole new interest in poetry with a bunch of youth who have grown up in a highly visual/techno era. It was a great merger of two art forms and one that I hope to see more of. Nii Ayikwei Parkes: Personally, I have no problem with incomplete or flawed works; I think they create an opportunity to teach later writers about the pitfalls of rushing work AND they work well for examples to use in workshops on how to edit. My general approach is not to try to change things that require a high level of policing or interference to change - you can't stop people from wanting to get their work out early, and you could argue that no literary work is perfect anyway. I find that one of the great things that technology will give us is an outlet for our own critical perspectives which will help moderate skewed Western perspectives. An example: recently the Guardian had someone do a blog piece on Ben Okri's The Famished Road and he said the book was a waste of space - within minutes respondents from across the globe were taking him to task, letting him know that he didn't understand the context or the subtext, and because of this he found he had to moderate his tone. Something as simple as that can change the way the world reads, and can expand the readership for writing from Africa. In the "print only" days, that Guardian piece would not have had those responses and would have become "law" in print, with everyone heralding it as authoritative; with the web, it became dialogue. I also remember one of my favourite reviews for my own novel came from South Africa because they understood, knew and could refer to a literary heritage that included Kojo Laing, whereas most of the European reviewers were making tenuous links with Alexander McCall Smith. So it's about tying all the possible outlets together, but also joining in in the process of creating centres of critical authority, the business of myth-making that shapes readership in the world and also bestows esteem on our own creative output. Ivor Hartmann: I think it is important to realise that although the Internet does have a relatively awesome range for a world audience, it does not replace everything that has come before it. Therefore what occurs online should be integrated with all other mediums possible (print, radio, TV, readings, book tours, shows, school outreach programs, etc.) for maximum potential effect. When starting StoryTime, I went with an online mag because it was the easiest and cheapest way to start a lit mag and I had the skillset to do it alone with no cost but that of my time. But to be sure I would have rather gone with a print mag, if I could have at the time. There is still a prestige associated with print that has in many ways grown since the Internet explosion, mainly because when the kind of capital you need for print is on the line, the average final print product is inevitably of a higher quality than the average online product. So instead of seeing the Internet and its associated techs (ebooks, emags, etc.) as the one solution, we should be utilising all the other's in conjunction whenever possible. I totally agree with Nii's point that the Internet has enabled a fluidity and readers'/writers' responses that was previously unavailable, which did see authors made or broken by set-in-stone print reviews. This has led to the waning of critics power, because online everyone is a critic, and their opinions are heard. So what tends to happen now is trial-by-online-mass-opinion, which is both a good and bad thing. Good in the sense that now everyone gets to have their say, but bad because this is not always a well informed opinion, and quite often a knee-jerk response with no in-depth forethought. So a dual edged sword, indeed, but one worth having. Emmanuel Sigauke: The question is whether the Internet alone is an adequate tool for African writers. I say not yet, but it has added value in the many ways we have pointed out. I see the processes where works are born online and are groomed into print publication (as in the case of StoryTime) being one way of enhancing the synergy we are suggesting because along with such metamorphosis come other processes, such as promotion by word of mouth, through publicity departments, author readings and workshops. One of the results we seek as writers is money (we hope that eventually we get paid for some of our work), and the Internet, especially in the Web 2.0 phase, tends to promote ease of access and higher rates of free availability of our art; it seems then that works that offer financial rewards still lean heavily towards print, and sometimes radio and TV. As we harness the power of the Internet, we also need to seek ways to develop our writing on the web and keep it there; in other words, we have to start taking advantage of online networks as profitable avenues. I now focus on financial rewards because that's one of the avenues that offers writers a certain degree of independence and optimism, and a stronger belief in the power of web technologies. Prince: Martin, in your last response, you spoke of "critical mass" arising out of concerted efforts among writers and lovers of literature in Africa. This, you stated, could lead to a "publisher's paradise." Are we, as writers, really utilizing what modern technology has to offer or are we limited by the type of readership we have? Martin: I believe that writers are benefiting tremendously from modern technology - from the huge amounts of information available online to cheap flights; modern word processors and portable printers; etc. Yes, yes. One hopes that the quality of creative output is the better for all this. As for readership, a lot of the time writers try to create for a certain readership, which leads to self-censorship and sometimes contorted products; and sometimes, perhaps, to fabulous pieces. I don't know which works better and in what way it works better if it does: to write blind to a readership or to write in awareness of what your readers want to read. I would defer to the former, truth to self seems to lurk therein. Prince: Ivor, as a publisher, what are your insights into how technology can be used more effectively by African writers? With the Internet giving equal opportunity access to both great and mediocre writers, what can be done to ensure excellence and to maintain a standard that can create "a publisher's paradise", as Martin puts it, in the African literary landscape? Ivor: I'm reminded here of Sturgeon's Law/Revelation that he coined in 1958 in response to the continual attacks on the Science Fiction genre, which states, "After twenty years of wearying defense of science fiction against attacks of people who used the worst examples of the field for ammunition, and whose conclusion was that ninety percent of SF is crud. Using the same standards that categorize 90% of science fiction as trash, crud, or crap, it can be argued that 90% of film, literature, consumer goods, etc. are crap. In other words, the claim (or fact) that 90% of science fiction is crap is ultimately uninformative, because science fiction conforms to the same trends of quality as all other art forms." And this applies to African Literature as well (because it applies to everything). So if you keep this in mind and are able to admit that not everything in African Literature is pure literary gold, and it never can be, then you begin to see that there will always inevitably be mediocre writing published. But, just like back then, it isn't only that outstanding 10% which is read by the reading public. Therefore African writers have to realise that we can't all be in that 10% and that is OK, because there really is room enough for every type of African writer. So that said, what all African literature publishers can do is provide a high standard of the basics. And by that I mean, consistently publishing rigorously edited and proofed works, at the very least, no matter what format (online/print) they are published in. As the StoryTime editor I am sent a fair amount of self-published or fledgling publishers books and e-books, for possible blurbs. Quite often while I see the glimmer of a great story in the book, it is drowned-out by the obvious absence of rigorous editing and proofing. This is where the writers are let down and while there are many reasons for it, none of them are excusable. Because while the book may not be in that 10%, sometimes they could have been if more time was taken to cover the publishing basics. Something I learnt early on in my writing career is that whilst writing may be solitary, publishing that writing is most definitely a team effort. Prince: Michelle, as a person who has promoted African literature for fundraising purposes, what are the challenges on the ground when it comes to giving local readers access to books? Also, as a Canadian, what are some suggestions and/or solutions that the African literary world can learn from Canada's own experiences? Michelle: It has been a wonderful experience to publish the Sun and Snow Anthology and to have African and Canadian poets come together in such a beautiful book, but of course as with everything there have been challenges - first among them, money. If we had money we would be distributing the books to schools both here and in Ghana, but because we are a new and small organization without access to grants we have been limited. Our first objective as an organization is to help provide clean and affordable drinking water to communities, and our second objective is to assist with the creation and or sustaining of story-telling clubs/associations for both the young and the old, in various schools and communities through out the global community and to encourage the connection of those clubs to one another. We felt that publishing the Sun and Snow Anthology would do both: by bringing global poets together we would be promoting both African and Canadian poets and at the same time we as global poets would raise money for the Dixcove Hospital Water and Revitalization Project. As I look back at this I can see that our efforts have paid off in terms of promoting African literature/poetry here in Edmonton. Our collaboration has helped to create an interest in African Poetry and this year there was an African Poetry Night featured at the Edmonton Poetry Festival. Have we managed to sell all our poetry books to help raise money for the Dixcove Hospital? Unfortunately not. As far as getting our book into the hands of African readers we have failed and perhaps that is because we hoped to achieve two objectives through publishing, when we should have only been focusing on one. We are currently rethinking our perspective on this. As far as lessons from Canada go, Edmonton has an incredibly supportive creative community, that is thriving! Is that because we are from the richest province in Canada? That could very well be. But I think there is more to it then meets the eye. The visiting writers I've met in Edmonton are quick to remark how supportive rather then competitive our creative community is here, and from my own experience I can see this is true. We have numerous poetry clubs and organizations and I can honestly say every one of them promotes the new poet by making them feel welcome. I thank the founding Elders in our poetry community who set up our main organization called The Stroll of Poets. Over and above that almost every poet I know belongs to smaller poetry groups where they challenge each other to write, write, write... and then to read or perform their art in front of an audience. Poetry here in Edmonton is not just an art form limited to the university educated with an English Degree. Poetry is promoted as an art form available to anyone young or old with a passion for reading and writing, highlighting the idea that you don't need a degree or money to write poetry. As a result we have a community that is truly egalitarian as opposed to elitist. This translates into support and healthy competition where many new and young writers feel encouraged enough to live out their passion. Does the African literary world have anything to learn from this? I'm not sure and perhaps that is not for me to answer. All I know is that as members of the poetry community we all win when we support one another to grow and expand! Prince: Nii, in your last response, you mentioned an example of how the Internet has made it possible for Africans to correct other people's distortions of their literature in real time. Has the Internet (and technology, to a larger extent) opened erstwhile closed doors for African writing or has it shut the door on our ability to make an impact on world literature the way Soyinka, Achebe and Brutus did? As an African in Britain, can you shed light on your own experiences with technology, in the pursuit of your literary goals? Nii: I would say that on the whole it has opened doors. For example, very early in my writing days I got an e-mail from a student in Australia doing a project on my poetry; he had only ever seen my work online and that was enough for him to list me as one of his poetry heroes. Of course, there are downsides, but - as is usually the case - they are within the artist's control. People may put work out that does nothing for their reputation, but if they have a sensible head on their shoulders that shouldn't happen too often - on one level readers like seeing their heroes' flaws, it makes them feel connected. As for the kind of impact that Soyinka, Achebe and Brutus had, I think it will take a while for that to happen again, but it's not because of technology. We have to remember that they were, and were actively heralded as, the vanguard, so they had reputations that ran alongside their achievements because everything they did had a huge platform immediately after it was completed. We have many more people claiming out attention now; I think our generation may take a while to get that kind of recognition, but when it comes there will be a sizable body of work to explore. There's the political context as well - the Achebe generation were doing things that the propaganda machine had said "Africans" could not do, so every word they wrote took on a political significance that our generation cannot command as we rise in the wake of the path they cleared up the mountain. Personally, I've used technology to interact across language divides e.g. my readings in Italy and Germany are often accompanied by translations projected on a screen behind/beside me. I've used technology to create podcasts to give audiences a feel for my rendition of my own work. Also, I often use video to communicate ideas and share insights. Lastly, of course, I have a website, Twitter account, Facebook page, Myspace page and all that goes with that - and I use digital recorders in interviews to prepare for my novels, etc. I don't have a bad thing to say about technology - it's always about how it's used. Read More: Emmanuel Sigauke, Ivor Hartmann, Martin Egblewogbe, Michelle Labossiere Brandt, Nii Ayikwei Parkes, Roundtable Discussion be happy and love. kiss	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1598
__label__wiki	0.816168	0.816168	You are at:Home»News»Brexit»Associations offer guidance for life outside the EU Associations offer guidance for life outside the EU By Simon King on January 5, 2021 Brexit, News Gardenex, PetQuip and the Commercial Horticultural Association have launched an initiative to help UK companies navigate their way around the new rules in 2021. The three associations will publish a series of trade deal bulletins, designed to give member companies information about how to deal with life outside the EU. Since the Brexit deal was announced on Christmas Eve, the team at the Federation of Garden and Leisure Manufacturers have been poring over the 1,250 plus pages of the official document to ensure members receive clear guidance on the route ahead. The first UK/EU trade deal bulletin, containing details of the new arrangements and actions for exporters, has now been sent out to members ahead of the new trading arrangements which come into force on Friday, January 1. The series of bulletins are part of a suite of invaluable information being provided to member companies. The combination of bulletins, industry updates, webinars and the online helpline is providing companies with valuable insights and practical support to help them protect and expand their international sales in a profitable manner following the UK’s exit from the EU. Amanda Sizer Barrett, director general of the Federation, said: “The last couple of years have seen huge challenges for UK businesses with the uncertainties of Brexit and the current coronavirus pandemic but Gardenex, PetQuip and the CHA are here to help. “As members of our associations, companies can benefit from our help and support on all aspects of future exporting and we look forward to continuing to work with businesses to help them increase international sales. “We are looking forward to supporting UK suppliers in the next months to navigate the outcome of the Brexit deal and to seize the undoubted international business opportunities that lie ahead.”	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1602
__label__cc	0.721415	0.278585	It’s Time for a Houston Astros Fire Sale by John McLean under MLB Steve Austin, astronaut: a man barely alive. . . We can rebuild him. We can make him better than he was before: better, stronger, faster. Those classic words, which opened each episode of ABC’s The Six Million Dollar Man in the 1970s, now apply to the Houston Astros: The Astros are barely alive, and it’s time to rebuild. Dear Drayton McLane and Ed Wade: Let’s have a fire sale! The newspaper ad for the sale could look something like this: Proven MLB studs available NOW! Looking for young prospects in return. All positions needed. Serious inquiries only. Stud #1: Roy Oswalt Ten-year veteran, three-time All-Star, lifetime 139-75 record with a 3.21 ERA. Hey there, Toronto Blue Jays, Detroit Tigers, and Texas Rangers, interested? Anyone else out there need a big-time starting pitcher? Stud #2: Lance Berkman Twelve-year vet, five-time All-Star, lifetime .298 hitter with 317 HRs and 1,054 RBI—an average of 33 HRs and 111 RBI per 162 games. Switch-hitter, good first baseman. Nice fit for you, San Francisco Giants. Stud #3: Carlos Lee Twelve-year vet, three-time All-Star, very similar to Lance Berkman: career .289 hitter, 312 HRs, and 1,119 RBI—averaging 30 HRs and 108 RBI per 162 games. Perfect DH material. Hey, Chicago White Sox and Oakland A’s, we know Carlos is off to a slow start this season, but this guy could help you. Stud #4: Felipe Paulino Starting pitcher, only 26 years old, three years of MLB experience. Lifetime 5-18 record with a 6.11 ERA. Great potential! Wait a minute, I’m not sure Felipe Paulino is a stud. Who snuck him into this ad? Sorry, folks, but Kaz Matsui is no longer available in our fire sale. An astute early buyer, a homeless man from Dallas, got a killer deal on Kaz yesterday: free of charge! Enough kidding around. At 14-26, the Astros are tied with the Seattle Mariners for the second-worst record in baseball. I think it’s time to consider burning down the Astros’ house and starting afresh. And I don’t mean Minute Maid Park. Carlos Lee, Felipe Paulino, Houston Astros, Humor, Lance Berkman, Roy Oswalt	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1611
__label__wiki	0.614456	0.614456	Queens unveils new rebranding strategy By Mary Stringini on February 11, 2016 in Campus News When you’re asked: “What school do you go to?” wouldn’t it be nice to say “I go to Queens” without having to add “University of Charlotte” just to avoid confusion. With the school’s new marketing strategy, that dream may one day become a reality. Be prepared to notice some pretty big changes around campus as Queens transitions into its new marketing strategy. “Vibrant,” “inspired,” “prestigious” are just a few words the university hopes will be associated with Queens following this transformation. Associate Vice President of Marketing and Community Relations Jennifer Johnson has been leading this project for the past two years. This new visual marketing strategy’s objective is to not only raise awareness of this small school, but to also provide clarity about what is special about Queens. Johnson declined to give specifics on the costs associated with the rebranding, only saying that the project was “fiscally responsible.” Johnson did say, though, that the rebranding’s implementation will stretch out over 6 months – and two fiscal years – allowing the project’s costs to be split into two separate years’ budgets. While Queens’ motto – Non ministrari sed ministrare – and its mission, vision and values will all stay the same, a lot of other changes are being made, Johnson said. The goal was to create a Queens brand that was equal parts authentic, differentiated and compelling, she said. After a 24-month research phase, including extensive market surveys up and down the East Coast, various focus groups and a partnership with a branding agency, Queens created its game plan. The first step began by creating one consistent definition of what makes Queens special and what aspects would make Queens stand out from other schools. The university created the following description, with key words bolded: “Queens draws on its dynamic Charlotte location to create an intentionally balanced learning experience to develop enlightened and productive leaders.” The emphasis on Queens’ Charlotte location will be used to highlight how the school’s location heightens every opportunity provided for students, Johnson said, adding that “intentionally balanced” is a term created to help explain the “best of both worlds “experience Queens provides for its students. “It’s already pretty special that 100 percent of our undergrad students complete internships… but a lot of schools do internships,” said Johnson. “When you pair our internship program with the fact that we’re located in Charlotte and you can get a meaningful internship in almost any industry – it creates something special that is more compelling and interesting.” The “intentionally balanced” aspect will be incorporated into the marketing strategy through a campaign called “Yes. And.” This strategy is designed to demonstrate that students are able to do many things at Queens and are not limited to just one. Students can be on an athletic team as well as complete an internship. A student could be a member of the student council and actively involved in Greek life. The possibilities and opportunities students have at Queens are endless, Johnson said. Courtesy of Queens University Students can excel in the classroom… …and in Charlotte as well. The next step was to create a new Queens logo. With the current logo having been around for almost 15 years, Queens decided it was time for a change. The previous logo was created with a very masculine design in order to let people know that Queens had become a coed institution, Johnson said. This new logo was created with two goals in mind: To raise awareness about Queens and to make the logo more clear, Johnson said. “With a really long name and same sized letters, it [the previous logo] was incredibly hard to read,” she explained. The new Queens style and logo. To combat these problems, the new logo will no longer feature the “QU.” Instead, it will say “Queens.” Through repetition, this logo is intended to get people remembering Queens’ name. The logo will also only have a capital “Q” to make it easier to read. This “Q” was custom designed specifically for Queens. With a deeper and richer blue and a lighter gold, the campaign capitalizes on the contrast between the colors, creating a look that is much more appealing to the eye, Johnson said. The advertisements will also feature a low polygeometric design that represents the multifaceted student body of Queens. The Rex head will now represent the entire Queens community but will not be featured directly in the new logo. The rollout and transition into this new logo will occur over a six-month period. The plan is to brand from the inside, out. The internal rollout has just begun, starting with the revealing of the new logo and campaign to faculty and students. Gradually, every sign, name plate, and building that features the QU or previous logo will be replaced by the new logo. April 11 will mark the beginning of the external rollout, transforming Queens’ presence on the Internet, primarily the school’s websites and social media accounts. The new logo will be used at graduation this May for the Class of 2016 and will be fully incorporated before students leave for summer break. To learn more about the new logo and marketing strategy, there will be two open forums for students on Thursday, February 11 in Rogers Science Hall room 303. The first forum will be at 4 p.m. followed by another forum at 6 p.m. Each presentation will be 30 minutes long, followed by a Q&A session. Free pizza will be provided for the first 30 students who RSVP for each timeslot. To RSVP to one of these events, email betzr@queens.edu. About Mary Stringini Mary Stringini is from Excelsior, Minn., and is majoring in journalism and digital media while minoring in photography. She is a member of the women's soccer team. Her interests include photography, baking and Disney movies. View all posts by Mary Stringini → intentionally balanced, logo, marketing strategy, Queens, queens university, Queens University of Charlotte, Yes. And. Excitement for Super Bowl builds at Queens Men’s basketball coach Bart Lundy talks transfers	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1612
__label__cc	0.572283	0.427717	Home TotalBiscuit Shows How SJWs Are Disgusting Human Beings TotalBiscuit Shows How SJWs Are Disgusting Human Beings They have no moral authority whatsoever Sam Roberts Sam Roberts is the ethics officer for Reaxxion. Think we're doing something wrong? Want to chat? You can follow him on twitter, or email him from our ethics policy page. December 8, 2014 #GamerGate TotalBiscuit, for those of you not familiar with him, is easily the most popular game reviewer in the world. His youtube videos regularly get hundreds of thousands of views, and he’s known throughout the industry as the man who’s recommendation for (or against), can make or break a game. Indie developers dream of their game appearing in one of his videos, since they can boost sales by tens of thousands of copies. But unlike other reviewers, he doesn’t let his immense power go to his head. Like Spider-Man, he believes that with great power comes great responsibility, and where other reviewers are happy to take free stuff, free trips, and other bribes, he’s always turned them down and publicly called the company out. And for this, Social Justice Warriors absolutely despise him. TotalBiscuit is not, strictly speaking, pro-#Gamergate. He has remained very neutral, and tried to keep the emphasis on fighting corruption. But since he doesn’t strictly toe the anti-#Gamergate line by accusing gamergaters of every crime under the sun, he’s become a target for their hatred. This last Friday, TotalBiscuit was given the “Trending Gamer” award at an ceremony known as “The Game Awards”. TotalBiscuit has cancer, and was unable to travel to the awards himself, but he gave a short speech in a video message. “Ladies and gentlemen, I’m very grateful for this award. I’d like to thank my staff, my wonderful wife Jenna. The woman who had the mental fortitude to drag me kicking and screaming into the land of Youtube, and of course, the man with the hardest job in the world, my PR guy, Christian. A big thank you of course, to all of my viewers that allowed me to make this a career, rather than a hobby I did out of a bedroom somewhere. There’s one person I’d like to give special mention to. In March of this year, just before my (cancer) diagnosis, I was contacted by the charity Starlight about a fifteen year old boy by the name of Saleem. Saleem had been suffering from osteosarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer. He’s fought through six cycles of chemotherapy and surgery, and his one wish was to meet me. That was in equal parts humbling, heart-breaking, and surreal. I couldn’t fulfill his wish, as I was diagnosed with cancer soon afterwards, and was unable to travel. I want him to know that his bravery is an inspiration, and his willingness to fight is a standard I hope I can aspire to myself. And the fact that video games helped him through what will hopefully be the most trying time of his life a testament to the wonderful hobby we all enjoy. Thank you very much. Enjoy the rest of your night.” This is the kind of person that TotalBiscuit is: even when the spotlight is on him, he’s humble, kind, and wants to give the attention to people other than himself. Instead of talking about himself, he talked about a child with cancer, who he’d never even met in person. And how did the SJWs respond to this? What did they have to say about a cancer-striken man, whose foremost concern is for his hobby and for others who are suffering? Well, SJW @TheMightyPunram promised to go on a killing spree. That’s right, some guy winning an award is sufficient cause for murder. If TotalBiscuit wins this award at the VGAs I will strangle every single self proclaimed “gamer” into the dirt with my tiny, feral claws — Ram (@TheMightyPunram) December 5, 2014 @Wochie called him a “hateful misogynist nerd”. No serious accusations of misogyny have ever been leveled at TotalBiscuit; merely to his refusing to take a sufficiently strong stance against #Gamergate is enough to earn him the title. Hmmmmm….. Totalbiscuit is an idiot misogynist nerd…. let’s give him…. an award — Baja Blessed (@wochie) December 6, 2014 @Ice_Cream_Jones wants you to know that he’s a “white supremacist/woman hater”. #TheGameAwards giving awards to white supremacist/woman hater TB plus promoting police militarization great show guys. — Icicle Jones (@Ice_Cream_Jones) December 6, 2014 The list goes on and on, with other users calling him “toxic”, “homophobic”, an “asshole”, and a “bad person.” Oh, and “hate group organizer,” of course, even though again, he’s not a part of #Gamergate. Here’s an incomplete list of all the abuse that’s been flung at him: There are two lessons to learn here. First, any illusions you may have had that these people are speaking from a place of moral authority should be cast aside. SJWs are bad, sick people. They make death threats, and throw vile slurs at anyone who disagrees with them. When they lecture you about what a bad person you are for liking the boobs in Bayonetta, or thinking that walking simulators like Depression Quest or That Dragon, Cancer are less important than things like Call of Duty, laugh in their faces. They have no moral authority to lecture anyone, and you’re under no obligation to listen to them. Secondly, there is no fence sitting with these people. You can’t be a “moderate”, because Social Justice Warriors won’t let you. TotalBiscuit has attracted all this abuse simply by not being dedicated enough to the righteous fight against #Gamergate, and admitting that some of us have a point. They think nothing of saying the worst things about a cancer-striken man simply because he doesn’t agree with them fully enough. And if you think it doesn’t matter, because he’s too powerful for them to hurt, what do you think they’d do to him if he wasn’t? If they had the power to drive TotalBiscuit off of Youtube, shut him up, or even arrest him, do you think for a moment they wouldn’t do it? Of course they would. And they’ll do it to you too, if they can. Fortunately, #Gamergate is showing SJWs for the disgusting, morally broken freaks that they are. They’ve made the mistake of showing the entire world what horrible people they are. And make no mistake, threats of killing sprees and baseless accusations of homophobia damage the SJW movement like few other things can. As long as we can keep bringing their sickening words to light, we’re winning. 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__label__wiki	0.61699	0.61699	Sumter County Record Journal Serving Sumter County and West Alabama Subscribe & Archives Community & Church Events Obits: ARE FREE and MUST come from the Mortuary, probate judge or company taking care of arrangements. Additional information will have to be charged. No Exceptions! Please email them to scrjmedia@yahoo.com or fax them to 205-652-4466. Cards of Thanks, personal family messages and photos must be paid for before they can run. Photos are $15.00 for each run with the obituary. Paul Warren Alford Paul Warren Alford, 82, passed away on January 14, 2021 at his home in Decatur, Alabama after an extended illness. Paul was born in Gadsden, the oldest of two children of the late Jack Warren Alford and Martha Elizabeth Causey Clayton. As a young boy, he moved to York, where his mother’s family lived and spent his childhood years attending schools in York. His grandfather was a conductor for the railroad, and Paul’s home bordered the railroad tracks, so he loved to drink Coca-Cola and watch the trains go by. He later moved to Gadsden to spend time with his father’s family and worked at his father’s restaurants, Jack’s Hamburgers and the Dairy King. He especially enjoyed making malt milkshakes for customers. He was very involved in the Boy Scouts of America and achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. In high school, he played several musical instruments including the trumpet, French horn and drums, and was named to the Alabama All-State Band for his French horn talent. Paul was awarded a band scholarship and continued his education at the University of Alabama where he received degrees in Statistics and Accounting. While at Alabama, he was a member of Theta Xi Fraternity where he served as President his senior year. He played the French horn for the Million Dollar Band under the leadership of Colonel Carlton K. Butler and served as Band Manager for many years. He continued to be involved with the Million Dollar Band long after graduating, serving at one time as President and Treasurer for the Million Dollar Band Alumni Association and attending numerous band reunions where he played during the halftime show at Alabama football games. He was asked to serve as the guest conductor for the Million Dollar Alumni Band during one of the Alabama football games. After graduation, Paul joined the Air National Guard and completed his basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. He served as an Airman 2nd Class in the 225th Radio Relay Squadron in Gadsden, Alabama for many years before transitioning to Reserve duty. Paul moved to Birmingham and began working as an Accountant. He met his wife Jean Colvin and they were married in 1963. After passing the Certified Public Accountant examination, he purchased an accounting practice in Decatur. He initially practiced by himself, later became partners with Gene McKenzie and practiced as Alford & McKenzie, and was finally joined by Ray Breeden, practicing as Alford, McKenzie & Breeden until he retired. Paul and Jean raised their children Allison and Jack in Decatur. Paul was a strong Christian and an active member of Westmeade Baptist Church for many years, serving as a Deacon and chairman of the building committee for the new sanctuary, working with the Royal Ambassador (RA) program and singing in the choir. He loved to sing in the Christmas cantatas that Westmeade presented every year. He and Jean transferred to First Baptist where he was also very involved as a Deacon and in the choir. He was active in many civic causes and served on numerous boards in the Decatur area. One special interest was his involvement with Operation Home. Paul and Jean travelled all over the United States and the world. Paul was so proud of the fact that he travelled to all 50 states. Some of his favorite places to visit were Australia, Israel, Austria, Germany, Italy, England, Ireland and Hawaii. Paul and Jean also loved to cruise on the Princess Cruise line and made many trips to the Caribbean, the Panama Canal and Alaska. Paul had a love for all things aeronautical. He obtained his pilot’s license and purchased his first airplane: a Mooney. Paul flew his family all over the South. A special highlight in his flying career occurred during a vacation to Hawaii when he was allowed to land an airplane on Hickman Field, adjacent to Pearl Harbor U. S. Naval Base. Paul treasured spending time at his home on Smith Lake where he spent countless hours boating, water-skiing and fellowshipping with family and friends. His lake home was the site for many Sunday School class parties and family reunions. His best friend, the late Tommy Whitehead, purchased the lake house next door and the two of them were inseparable. Above all, Paul loved meeting and talking with people. He took advantage of almost every opportunity he had to meet someone new and discover their story. He met with homebound church members and helped with their mail or drove them on errands. Whether it was the product of his upbringing in a small town or a simple thirst for knowledge, he never met a stranger. Paul is preceded in death by his brother Frederick Roland “Buddy” Alford. He is survived by his wife of 57 years Jean Colvin Alford; his children Allison Alford Ingram (Michael) of Montgomery, and Jack Warren Alford (Pam) of Decatur; and 5 grandchildren: Sarah Kate Ingram, Emily Ingram, Elizabeth Ingram, Claire Alford and Anna Alford. There will be a private family service, followed by interment at Roselawn Memorial Gardens. A celebration of life ceremony may be held at a later date if Covid-19 Pandemic conditions improve. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Building Fund at First Baptist Church of Decatur, 123 Church St., N. E., Decatur, AL 35601. Betty Sue Hughes Boyd Betty Sue Hughes Boyd, 84, of Tuscaloosa, passed away on January 13, 2021, at DCH Regional Medical Center. A graveside service was held at 2 p.m. Sunday, January 17, 2021 at Tuscaloosa Memorial Park with Pastor Kevin Thomas officiating and Tuscaloosa Memorial Chapel Funeral Home directing. She was preceded in death by her parents Fred B. Hughes and Mildred Odell Hughes, and her son William H. Boyd, Jr. (Bill). Survivors include: husband William Harvey Boyd, Sr. (Billy); daughter Julie Boyd Jackson (Lance); grandchildren William Harvey Boyd, III, (Billy), Jonathan McAbee Boyd, Alexander Boyd Jackson, Susanna Elizabeth Jackson, and Julianne Grace Jackson; sister Ann Hughes Peterson; brother Fred B. Hughes (Charlene); sister in law Betty Boyd Rushing; several nieces and nephews. Betty Sue was a 1954 graduate of Tuscaloosa High School. She was a cheerleader. Married to William Harvey Boyd Sr. (Billy) for 63 years as of December 29, 2020. She was president of Junior League of Tuscaloosa, and president of Mystic Mardi Gras Club. She worked hand in hand in the family business. She was an active member of Forest Lake United Methodist Church. She was a loving wife, mother, and “Grandma.” She never missed an event her children or grandchildren participated in. Her entire life was her family. She was always a class act and the sweetest lady to everyone and could always put a smile on your face. She was the ultimate Southern lady. She was a blessing for everyone that knew her. She was kind, generous, and leaves a remarkable legacy for her family to carry on for years. She loved going down to the family farm and enjoying dinner with family and friends at Diamond Jim’s restaurant in Livingston. She absolutely loved to sit on the front porch of thefarm and the back porch of the lake house at sunset and watch the water “sparkle like diamonds” as she always sparkled and lit up a room when she entered. Her favorite thing was watching the yellow butterflies during their season. The yellow butterfly symbolizes the soul is now at peace. She also grew to love her and her husband’s dog Benelli; you could often find them sitting on the sofa in her sunroom watching television together. Pallbearers will be: William Harvey Boyd, III, (Billy), Jonathan McAbee Boyd, Alexander Boyd Jackson, Lance Jackson, Brett Copenhaver, and Stan Pate. Honorary pallbearers are: past and present employees of Billy Boyd Realty and Construction lnc., Homebuilders Association of Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Association of Realtors, Dr. Arti Pandey, Dr. Anand Pandey, and the entire Pandey family, Dr. Phillip Bobo, Dr. Steve Allen, Entire ICU DCH Medical Staff, Luke Standeffer, Brian Kendrick, special nurses Farris Terry, Ferra Cox and Lisa Heravi. Special friends: Merline Spivey, Jennifer Robin Hayes, Madelyn and Bert Jones, Carolyn and Stephen Durel, Becky and Britt Brittain, Ron Henry, Jeff Englebert, Maggie Conner, Ella Smith, Chris Mcilwain, David Fernandez, Lewis McAllister, Leslie Drucker, Jeanne Campbell, Gina Powell, Dr. Barry Darden, Kim Sartain, Genae Pugh, Stefanie and Michael McGuire, Vickie and Bobby Snow, Sondra and Edward Richardson, Bill Trick, Fred Trick, Hal Corbin, Chad Gore, Jack Evans, Dianne and Howell Jackson, Brooks Copenhaver, Mimi McCool, Suzanne and Terrell McCool, Jack Ballard, Joe Rice Jr., Anthony Parker, John Davis Baird, Becky Pradat, Michelle and Marley Parker, Darron and Leah Cross, Jerry Greene, Suellen Johnson, Angel Green, Jennifer Dunkling, Penny and Lee Pake, Hugh and Ginger Underwood, Suzie and Jimmy Duncan, Jimmy Godfrey, Jimmy Duren, Renea and Ballard Henson, Haleigh Plott, Johanna Shirley, Kim Townsend Gladney, Mark Gober, Laura Leigh Thompson, Kim and Bo Buford, Hayley Sansing, Michael Hendley, Carol Lee Cross, Kimber Williams, Karen McAbee Boyd, Ronnie and Shirley Whitaker. Life long friends and neighbors from High Forest, Jimmy Oswalt, Tom Ozment, Cecil Ozment, Annette and Richard Shelby. In lieu of flowers please make donation to Forest Lake United Methodist Church or one’s favorite charity. Marcella Ann Chess Graveside service for Marcella Ann Chess, 50, was held Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at 11 a.m. at St. Thomas A. M. E. Zion Church Cemetery, Ward, with Pastor Linda Sims-Lilly officiating. Marcella was born March 25, 1970 to Willie C. and Geraldine C. Law in Butler. She departed this life peacefully on January 7, 2021 at UAB Hospital in Birmingham. She was preceded in death by: grandfathers, R. C. Capers, Prince McCray; grandmothers, Thelma Capers, Susie McCray; sister, Monica Ruffin; and brother, Willie Harris. Marcella leaves to cherish her memories: a loving fiancé William Winn of Ward; a son De’Airreus (Elijaheh Riley) Philon of Norcross, GAa,; parents, Willie C. and Geraldine C. Law of Ward; two sisters Aretha (Greg) Bryant of Chelsea, Beverly Dubose of Livingston; one brother, David (Tracy) Harris of Mosinee, Wis.; a brother-in-law Reginald Ruffin of Wilsonville; two special nephews D’Jon Bryant of Calera, Gabriel Ruffin of Wilsonville; a special childhood friend Shelia Fitch Williams of Birmingham; and a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, cousins, friends, and co-workers. The celebration of life service was rendered by Weatherly-Studdard Memorial Funeral Home, Inc., Butler. Mr. Robert Edward “Junior” Harris, Jr. It is with deepest sorrow that Lavender’s Funeral Service announces the passing of Mr. Robert Edward “Junior” Harris, Jr., 39 of Northport, on Friday, January 15, 2021 at DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa. Visitation will be Thursday, January 21, 2021 from 2-5:30 p.m. at Lavender’s Funeral Service. The home going celebration will be Friday, January 22, 2021, at noon at Mount Hebron Baptist Church, 2463 Franconia Rd., Aliceville. The body will lie in state in the church one hour prior to the service. Internment will be in Mount Hebron Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Marcus Wright, pastor of Mount Hebron Baptist Church, will be the Eulogist. *FOR THE HEALTH & SAFETY OF EVERYONE, Alabama 6 Feet Distancing Regulations Applies To This Funeral Service. MASK WEARING IS REQUIRED. SEATING WILL BE LIMITED. Lavender’s Funeral Service, Aliceville, 205-373-2420, directing. Survivors are the Harris and Williams families. Mrs. Bernice Jones McDonald Mrs. Bernice Jones McDonald, 56, of Gordo, on Saturday, January 16, 2021 at DCH Regional Medical Center, Tuscaloosa. Lavender’s Funeral Service, Aliceville, 205-373-2420, directing. There was no public viewing of Mrs. Bernice McDonald at Lavender’s Funeral Service. The body of Mrs. Bernice Jones McDonald was cremated. Survivors are the McDonald and Jones families. Timothy Pearson Service for Timothy Pearson, 57, was held Saturday, January 16, 2021 at 11 a.m. at Southern Choctaw Football Stadium, Gilbertown, followed by a private interment. Timothy Pearson was born on January 17, 1963 to the union of Clamas and Essie Pearson in Quitman, Miss. He departed this earthly life on January 8, 2021 Tim joined Mt. Moriah Baptist Church at an early age and attended regularly. He graduated from Southern Choctaw High School in 1981. After graduation, he immediately joined the United States Marine Corp where he served for 11 years. While serving his country, he accepted Christ and started his biblical studies at Liberty Bible Institute where he received his certification in Christian Ministry. After leaving the military, Tim returned home to Melvin, and began his career with the U. S. Postal Service where he retired after 20+ years of dedicated service. He began preaching in 1993 and served as Pastor of Mt. Moriah Baptist Church in Melvin, for the last 15 years. Tim leaves to cherish his memories: a loving wife of 34 years Melony Pearson; three children Amber Adams (Redrick) of Lisman, Shaquille Pearson of Tuscaloosa, and Shannon Pearson; one grandchild Amari Adams; two brothers Clamas Pearson, Jr. (Debra), Mark Pearson (Yulette), both of Melvin; one sister Betsy (Leah) Pearson of Birmingham; and a host of beloved nieces, nephews, and friends. Sim Pearson Graveside services for Sim Pearson, Jr., 80, of Lauderdale, Mississippi, were Monday, January 18, 2021, at 11 a.m. at the Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Toomsuba, Miss., with Rev. Ray Hopkins officiating. Mr. Pearson passed away Saturday, January 16, 2021, at Anderson Regional Medical Center, Meridian, Miss. He was born June 11, 1940, in York, Ala. He and his wife have been residents of the Dalewood Community for over 15 years. He is survived by his wife of 45 years Brenda Fuller Pearson; son Kenny Pearson (Lisa); daughter Dawn Cooper (Jeff); brothers Walter Pearson (Debbie) and Charlie Pearson; sister, Dorothy Bucklew; grandchildren Jeffrey Cooper, Brittany Pearson, and Lynsey Cooper; great grandchildren, Kolten and Khloe Cooper; and host of nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents Sim Pearson, Sr. and Minnie Octavia Jowers Pearson; sisters Maurine Ratcliff, Minnie Irene Jones, Mary Elizabeth Pearson; brothers Robert Earl Pearson, Willie T. Pearson, Tommy Pearson, Ed Pearson; M. O. Pearson, J. W. Pearson, and Bill Pearson. Pallbearers: Jeffrey Cooper, C. W. Jones, Daniel McKinley, Jerry Havard, Chris Rutledge, and Jeff Cooper. Visit bumpersfuneralhome.com to sign the online register and post condolences to the family. Arrangements by Bumpers Funeral Home of York Emmitt Summerville, Jr. Emmitt Summerville, Jr. graveside service will be Saturday, January 23, 2021 at the Gainesville community cemetery at 11 a.m. Nell E. White Graveside services for Nell E. White of Mobile were 2 p.m. Saturday, January 16, 2021 at Pippen Cemetery, Eutaw. Smith’s Mortuary, Boligee directing. William Don Wilborn Graveside services for Mr. William Don Wilborn, 80, of Cuba, were Sunday, January 17, 2021, at 2 p.m. at the Clay Memorial Cemetery in Cuba with Bro. Ed Stallings officiating. Mr. Wilborn passed away, Friday, January 15, 2021, at his residence. He was born May 14, 1940, in Sumter County, Ala. Survivors include his wife Frances B. Wilborn of Cuba; son Lee Wilborn (Dona) of Americus, Ga.; two grandchildren and two great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents John William Wilborn and Miriam Tims Wilborn. Visit bumpersfuneralhome.com to sign the online register. Bumpers Funeral Home of York will be in charge of arrangements.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1615
__label__wiki	0.679528	0.679528	FROM THE DARK MINDS OF J.J. ABRAMS AND JONATHAN NOLAN COMES NEW CRIME DRAMA PERSON OF INTEREST, PREMIERING SEPT. 22 ON CITYTV – Starring award-winning Jim Caviezel, Michael Emerson and Taraji P. Henson – (TORONTO – September 7, 2011) Citytv amps up the action when the high-octane, character-driven drama Person of Interest premieres September 22. Starring Jim Caviezel (The Passion of the Christ), Michael Emerson (Lost), and Taraji P. Henson (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), this spine-tingling New York City procedural centres on the shadowy duo of an ex-CIA agent and a mysterious billionaire who must discover what violent crimes are about to happen – and how to prevent them. Person of Interest premieres Thursday, Sept. 22 at 9pm ET/PT (8CT/10MT) on Citytv and will air regularly on Thursdays in this timeslot. Images and show information available at www.rogersmediatv.ca To tweet this release: http://bit.ly/nwfFAc From The Dark Knight’s Jonathan Nolan and J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions (Fringe, Lost, Alias), this thought-provoking, crime-action drama is inspired by the chilling omnipresence of global surveillance and information tracking. Person of Interest delivers the familiar elements of a crime procedural in a heightened, unpredictable manner, as former agent Reese (Caviezel) and his enigmatic partner Finch (Emerson) race to solve each crime before it occurs. Using data siphoned from the United States intelligence agencies deemed irrelevant to national security, Reese and Finch identify a “person of interest” and set out to solve the mystery of the impending crime that person will commit. Operating on a parallel track are New York detectives Carter (Henson) and the corrupt Fusco (Kevin Chapman, Mystic River), who must enforce the law while still abiding by it. Running counterpoint to Reese’s unconventional yet effective methods, Carter strives not only to collar criminals, but the evasive Reese as well. Stephanie Leslie, 416.764.3191, Stephanie.Leslie@rci.rogers.com	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1618
__label__wiki	0.871491	0.871491	Design Gurus Colin and Justin Join Cityline's Team Of Top Style Experts, Beginning Today – Colin and Justin’s inaugural Cityline episode to air today 9 a.m. on City – TORONTO (April 8, 2013) Always stylish and never short of opinions, beloved Scottish imports and two of Canada’s interior design authorities – Colin and Justin – join Cityline’s robust roster of the country’s leading guest experts, beginning today at 9 a.m. on City. Hugely popular in previous guest appearances on City, Colin and Justin will now call Cityline their permanent home as guest experts. Click here for a sneak peak of Colin and Justin’s fabulous first episode. Fans can watch a live stream of Cityline each day at 9 a.m. online at Cityline.ca and on the free City Video App. “The multi-talented Colin and Justin have their own trendsetting style” said Jordan Schwartz, Vice-President, In-House Productions, Rogers Media. “We are so excited to welcome them to the show as regular contributors as they join Canada’s top style experts on Cityline – the longest-running and most trusted Canadian daytime show for women.” Their first show as official Cityline guest experts sees the outrageous duo join host Tracy Moore for an “Around the House” themed show where they teach the audience some savvy Dollarama DIY’sand transform a cabinet into two distinct and fashion forward looks. In addition to serving as honourary City team members each year interviewing Hollywood’s biggest names on the TIFF red carpet, Colin and Justin have achieved notable success across Canada and worldwide – including the U.K., Australia, Dubai, China, France, Germany, and Italy, to name a few. The duo has hosted a variety of design shows, including Colin and Justin’s Home Heist, The Estate, Colin and Justin’s Wedding Belles, and How NOT To Decorate, and in 2010, were contestants on Britain’s biggest reality show, I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! When not taking over the TV screen, Colin and Justin contribute weekly design columns to the Toronto Star and Scotland’s Sunday Mail, and have recently begun a brand-new column for Huffington Post Canada. Their global product line, Colin and Justin Home, is available in stores across Canada, the United States, and the U.K. City delivers full episodes and exciting extras from hit programming on Citytv.com, available next day, post-broadcast. Fans can also catch up on their favourite series on Rogers on Demand, Rogers Anyplace TV, and with the free City Video Appfor iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch available on iTunes Canada. City’s premium content is also available on the City Video Mobile App for Android available at the Google Play Store. Visit Cityline: Cityline.ca Like Cityline:Facebook.com/CitylineCA Follow Cityline: @CitylineCA Follow City PR: @Citytv_PR Follow Tracy Moore: @Tracycityline Follow Colin and Justin: @ColinJustin About Cityline With Gemini-nominated host Tracy Moore at the helm,Cityline covers an extensive array of lifestyle themes including home décor, fashion, health and wellness and food, with a targeted female focus on specific topics every day of the week. ComplementingCityline’s themed programming is a full roster of more than 30 trusted and beloved guest experts who continue to keep viewers entertained and informed. Consistently a leader in multiplatform offerings, fans can watch the live stream ofCityline each day at 9 a.m. ET online and on the City video app for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. In the digital realm, Cityline.ca is the online source for all things lifestyle – from fashion advice to gardening how-to’s, and everything in-between. City™ television stations in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Montreal and Saskatchewan offer viewers intensely-local, urban-oriented, culturally-diverse television programming. A distinct alternative to other conventional television stations, City engages its viewers with dynamic on-air personalities and delivers an entertaining mix of news, local-interactive formats such as: Breakfast Television and Cityline; as well as local Canadian and US acquired prime time entertainment programming. City is a part of Rogers Broadcasting Limited, a division of Rogers Communications Inc. (TSX: RCI and NYSE: RCI) which is a diversified Canadian communications and media company. For more information on City stations and programming, visit Citytv.com. Stephanie Leslie, City, stephanie.leslie@rci.rogers.com, 416.764.3191 Sónia Brum, City, sonia.brum@rci.rogers.com, 416.764.3194	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1619
__label__cc	0.595275	0.404725	Fantasy Football Transfers oobookajoo team for game week 16 - will the arrows be green or red? It’s almost like a religious experience, because when you click the ‘confirm’ button, it’s a moment of profound import, which will largely determine whether the arrows beside your team’s name will be green or red after the next round of games, showing that you’ve gone up or down in the league. I’m talking about making fantasy football transfers, the most exciting aspect of playing this silly but fun game. First, you have to keep an eye on all the games in an English Premier League gameweek. That’s 10 games, lasting around 2 hours each—20 hours. As you watch, you need to evaluate the performance of all players on the pitch—around 25 players per game, so that’s 250 players, and make a mental note of any players that impress you. Those of us who don’t have time to study things so carefully settle for an hour-long roundup of the gameweek’s highlights. Then, you have to decide which of your players you want to kick out of your team—those that are performing badly and those who are injured or suspended for whatever reason, as they are not going to win you any points. Next, you need to look at the upcoming fixtures and decide which of the players that you plan to transfer in have a good chance of scoring, keeping a clean sheet and so on. After that, you have to look at the value of those players you fancy drafting in to your team, as all fantasy managers have a limited budget of £100 million, though this figure can be increased by careful buying and selling. Finally, and perhaps most critically, you need to decide how many transfers you’ll make. Everyone is allowed one free transfer a week, and if you make more, you forfeit 4 points for each player brought in. If your hunch is correct and these newly transferred players perform well, it’s worth the risk, but if not, you end up cursing yourself for taking the chance. It may be a silly game, but it has around 6 million players who all spend the weekend cheering and swearing as they watch their players performing well or badly. And besides, it provides a welcome distraction from the constant stream of bad news from the so-called real world. The Royal Wedding and Windsor Windsor Castle seen from the Long Walk As the royal wedding approaches, our blogger offers a surprising tip to Prince Harry on how to spend his honeymoon. When Henry Charles Albert David Mountbatten-Windsor, better known as Prince Harry, walks down the aisle of St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle on 19 May 2018 to marry Meghan Markle, those of us who don’t have a personal invite will be watching weepy-eyed on TV. Though the concept of a monarchy may seem a bit outdated in the 21st century, there’s something irresistible about the pomp and pageantry that goes with a royal wedding, and Windsor does pomp very well indeed. Now, Harry (can I call you that?), I’m sure you are planning to zip off with Meg (can I call her that?) to the Caribbean or somewhere out of public sight as soon as the ceremonies are over, but let me suggest that you do something totally unexpected. Why not spend your honeymoon beside the River Thames in Windsor, and give Meg a taste of true British culture? Of course, first you should show her round the castle, but I shouldn’t bother with all the rooms, just enough to impress her. You might mention that it’s the oldest and largest inhabited castle in the world, and that it was originally built by William the Conqueror in 1070, because he deemed the site “a place appearing proper and convenient for royal retirement on account of the river and its nearness to the forest for hunting, and many other royal conveniences”. Perhaps you’d better not mention the fire of 1992, when thousands of irreplaceable treasures went up in smoke. It might give her bad dreams on the big night. Look on the Bright Side... Thailand's 'Land of Smiles' tag is not a PR gimmick—it's true! Putting the world to rights in five minutes Our planet is in a mess—environmentally, economically, socially and politically. Hardly a day goes by without some horrific news about villages buried under landslides, politicians arrested for corruption or suicide bombers blowing themselves and everybody nearby to bits. Despite amazing advances in technology during the last century, we don’t seem to have learned anything about how to live together despite our differences. Even the modern sciences of psychology and sociology have no blueprint for improving relationships. Adios Hola! "Goodbye hello!”…reminds me of an old Beatles song, but the website hola.org is something much more insidious than anything we knew when we used to go round singing “I don’t know why you say goodbye, I say hello”. A friend recommended it as a useful site that would enable me to watch programmes on the BBC iPlayer, which is generally not available outside the UK, as well as any other websites that are generally blocked in the land where I live—Thailand. Being a sucker for anything that makes life a bit easier or more fun, I downloaded it and for a couple of weeks enjoyed my new-found freedom—watching the final of Wimbledon tennis and a few insightful documentaries—but then the trouble began. The British Monarchy Schizoid Syndrome As the world waits anxiously for the Diamond Jubilee celebrations in June to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II’s 60 years on the throne, our budding blogger reveals a crack in the psyche of the so-called United Kingdom. It’s called For the pageant, up to 1000 boats will muster on the River Thames... We Brits are an odd bunch when it comes to our views on the Royal Family. On the one hand, it’s not unusual to hear us ranting in pubs or at parties about the preposterous privileges that they enjoy, or how they should know what it’s like to do a hard day’s work or to do their shopping at Sainsbury’s. On the other hand, when a Royal Wedding or Jubilee comes around, we go all gooey and gaga, saying silly stuff like “Isn’t she sweet? Doesn’t she look lovely?” No doubt the occasion of Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee, from 2-5 June 2012, will be another such occasion, when we all bury the hatchet for a few days, smile at our neighbours and act like life’s one big party. Seeking the Source of the Thames As my book Walks along the Thames Path has just been released in its fourth edition, I got to pondering the magical attraction that the source of a river has, and in the case of the Thames, the nagging doubts about its true origin. Then the pondering turned into a story, called... Statue of Old Father Thames at St John's Lock, Lechlade. Locating the source of a river is not as simple as it may seem. For a start, most rivers have dozens of tributaries, all of which originate at springs, so just how do you decide which is the main source? Interestingly, there is no internationally recognized method of determining such an essential fact, though logic would suggest it is the spring that is furthest from the mouth of the river, or at the highest elevation above sea level, or that produces the greatest volume of water; yet this logic does not always apply.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1620
__label__cc	0.536558	0.463442	Home \| Expedition Application Form \| Contact us Vervet Monkey Foundation: Volunteer Opportunity Vervet Monkeys have a hard situation in South Africa. The species is seen as a pest, and because of human encroachment on their habitat, the vervet’s environment is in serious decline. David Du Toit – the founder of the Vervet Monkey Foundation (VMF) – spoke to the Handshake volunteers about the sanctuary and the plight of the vervet monkey. We visited the sanctuary, and tried to establish how best we can support the foundation. The VMF in Tzaneen has been running since the early 90’s. The sanctuary was founded out of necessity; after David found an orphan vervet monkey and reported it to local authorities – he was told to kill the baby as there was nowhere for it to go. David took in the orphan and soon one monkey turned to ten, and the sanctuary was born. Since then volunteers have been this non-profit foundation’s only work force, and are responsible for creating the safe environment that currently houses around 500 sick, orphaned and homeless vervets. The vervet is least popular with the farming community of South Africa. David explains, “if you put nice things in the way of children, they will take it. You could not shoot a child for taking an ice cream – yet the farmers shoot vervets for taking fruit that has been planted in the vervet’s habitat.” Unfortunately, this attitude is wide spread, and affects all wild life throughout South Africa. “A lot of changes have to be done – some enclosures have been around a long time. Expansion is not exactly on the cards – but it’s hard to say. You don’t know what’s around the corner. For the moment we have had to concentrate a lot of effort on the sanctuary itself. Because of the influx of so many monkeys over the last couple of years it’s become difficult with the shortage of funds and volunteers. Once that’s sorted – we can concentrate on planning releases, community outreach and restarting our monkey patrol.” Having recently constructed an education centre, the foundation is committed to affecting change. “The plan with the education centre is to eventually have school visits. Not for them to look around the entire centre, but certain sections to give them an understanding of the vervets and why we’re here to protect them… why we’re here to protect and conserve all wildlife.” Unfortunately, due to illness and massive demands from new arrivals, progress has temporarily slowed. The VMF’s self-proclaimed end goal is to put an end to the necessity for the sanctuary. But like many sanctuaries across Africa, The VMF is in a tough situation. The passion, initiative and dedication is present in full force, but with little support from local authorities and limited resources, progress is difficult. The sanctuary is unrecognizable since the Handshake’s last visit 12 months ago – and with new builds and bigger enclosures, the foundation is certainly undergoing growth. The only problem is that growth is draining on resources, and with a tight budget, any further development or expansion is limited. The foundation’s main priority is the monkeys that they care for, and unless this care can be secured, any further expansion in to community outreach and education must take second place. The Vervet Monkey Foundation are always looking to take on new volunteers, and have a wide base of opportunity to satisfy most that are interested. From construction and maintenance to care and research, the foundation is a great place to support. On the edge of major development, working with them is an opportunity to affect real change for misunderstood and threatened primates that, if nothing is done to protect them, will end up in serious danger of extinction like so many other species. Contact them here. George Tyson	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1623
__label__wiki	0.813878	0.813878	William the Fourth - The Future Untitled Page William the Fourth is an operational replica of Australia’s first steam powered ocean-going paddlewheel ship. When the penal settlement first commenced at Newcastle in 1801, ships were the only form of transport. Within 30 years the growing coal trade - Australia’s first significant export industry, enabled the era of steam ships. In 1831 - when the Australian Agricultural Company began to have a profound impact on Newcastle, a shipyard was established at Clarencetown to construct Australia’s first steam powered ocean-going ship – William the Fourth, to operate between Sydney and the growing settlement in the Hunter Valley. There were almost no roads, and the graveyard of shipwrecks at the harbour entrance is testimony to the many hazards our local pioneers faced. It’s hard for us to imagine the hardships they faced, but their enterprise and determination developed the characteristics that are still in our blood today. By its very unique nature William the Fourth still serves as a faithful testimony to that tough maritime and industrial heritage. The replica William the Fourth was constructed as a community Bi-Centenary Project at Raymond Terrace, at a cost of $1.5 million and was launched on 26 September 1987 by Mrs Hazel Hawke. During construction hundreds of people purchased engraved copper nails – still in the ship’s hull, and since then thousands more have enjoyed the experience of the ship whilst learning of our maritime heritage. It operated on Newcastle Harbour and the Hunter river for 14 years until a boiler leak put it out of service in 2001. A community-based organisation, William the Fourth Inc. was formed to take ownership from Newcastle City Council and complete a total restoration of the ship and return it to service. Difficulty in raising funds delayed the restoration for 10 years but work valued at over $600,000 was completed without incurring debt. As part of the full refurbishment a powerful diesel engine with propeller, as well as bow thruster were installed to maximise availability and overcome the issues presented by steam and paddlewheel propulsion (whilst retaining and simulating the steam experience). William the Fourth provides the ideal platform to showcase the beauty of the city from the harbour. It is available as a floating display, a venue for on-board refreshments and functions, and has an operating licence to undertake corporate and tourist charters in sheltered waters. Charters are based on an hourly rate, for any number of passengers up to 54. Operations are available at any time, subject to availability of volunteer crew. More details are available by contacting us on 0419241731 or email williamthefourth87@gmail.com For more details contact: Bob Cook William the Fourth Inc. Dangar 2309 Email williamthefourth87@gmail.com Newcastle Industrial Heritage Association http://www.niha.org.au/staticpages/index.php/20110830004133193	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1628
__label__cc	0.698199	0.301801	SFA theatre study abroad trip includes chance meeting SFA theatre study-abroad trip includes chance meeting SFA Professor of Theatre Rick Jones (second from left) and the nine students who accompanied him on a recent study-abroad trip to Ireland pose with Kristian Marken, director of the Smock Alley Theatre Studio in Dublin (far left). The students, from left, are Jennifer Suter, Aaron Hanna, Kelsey McMillan, Rebecca Cunningham, Kate Owen, Jon Garcia, Cynthia Law, Katrina Tarson and Kory Pullam. NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - If asked the proverbial question, "What did you do during your summer vacation?" nine Stephen F. Austin State University theatre students and their professor, Rick Jones, would most probably talk about their recent trip to Ireland. During their two-and-a-half-week stay, they watched Irish plays acted out by Irish actors in prominent Irish theaters, visited historical sites, interacted with current members of the Irish theatre and experienced first-hand modern Irish culture. The trip served as the culmination of the two three-hour courses on Irish theatre and Irish culture the group began in the first summer session. This is the third year that Jones, who has a specialty in Irish theatre studies, and the SFA School of Theatre have made the international studies opportunity available to SFA students, and each year the program has a profound impact on the students, Jones explained. "Because the students will actually experience some of what we study while still in Nacogdoches, they are intellectually and emotionally engaged in the classroom. And the quality of their papers and presentations reflect that engagement. Additionally, the knowledge the students acquire before the departure date enables them to better appreciate and understand the sites they see, the lectures they hear and the culture they experience while in Ireland," Jones continued. The professor theorizes that a chance encounter is a direct result of an Irish citizen observing the students' genuine interest in Irish history. "I was lecturing to them in front of Smock Alley Theatre Studio, the site of the oldest purpose-built theatre in the English-speaking world and the first brick structure ever built in Ireland. In the middle of my explanation about the site's historical significance, a little man came shambling across the street and asked if we wanted to go inside," Jones related. Upon agreeing to his offer, the group learned that their tour guide was Kristian Marken, director of Smock Alley. He spent 45 minutes with the group, showing the current renovations being done to the building as well as the excavations that reveal the medieval street on which the structure was built. At the end of the tour, Marken surprised the group again when he brought back from his office a tangible gift of history-a brick from the original 1662 building. "We were completely taken back by Marken's generosity," Jones said, "But had he not observed the students taking my lecture seriously, I don't think he would have initiated the tour." "This was the highlight of the trip for me, because it was so impromptu and unexpected," said Dallas sophomore Jennifer Suter. "Plus, it brought home the lesson that in theatre, good things often happen when you're in the right place at the right time."	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1629
__label__wiki	0.503979	0.503979	Photography related reception, film at The Cole Art Center Photography-related reception, film at The Cole Art Center NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Photography will be the focus of two events occurring on Friday, July 8, at The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House in downtown Nacogdoches. At 5:30 p.m., the Nacogdoches Photographic Association will open its 2011 juried show with a public reception during which the winners in both the traditional and digitally enhanced categories will be revealed. For this year's show, jurors Robbie Lacomb and Mike Roach have selected 117 photographs, each of which pertains to the theme of "water." The exhibition will be on view in the Reavley Gallery through Saturday, Aug. 6. At 7 p.m., the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art and SFA Friends of the Visual Arts will present a free, one-night screening of "Ansel Adams: A Documentary Film." Written and directed by Ric Burns for the Public Broadcasting Service television series "American Experience," the documentary is an elegant and moving portrait of the American photographer well known for his black and white landscape photography and his environmental crusades. The documentary weaves together archival footage, photographic images, dramatic readings of the artist's own writing, and interviews with leading photographers, historians, curators, naturalists, as well as Adams' family, friends and colleagues. The film is a part of the School of Art's monthly independent film series and is sponsored in part by Drs. John and Stacy Hendricks, Dr. Linda Bond and Bruce Partain, the SFA Friends of the Visual Arts and Nacogdoches Junior Forum. Admission to the Nacogdoches Photographic Association reception and the film is free and open to the public. The Cole Art Center is located at 329 E. Main St. Its regular hours are 12:30 to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday. For more information on the film or exhibition, please call (936) 468-1131.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1630
__label__wiki	0.924074	0.924074	SFA to launch Internet world music radio station SFA Public Affairs Guillermo Anderson, Honduras' best-known World Music Artist, will help launch the LaNana Link World Radio station on the campus of Stephen F. Austin State University with a performance at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30, in the Baker Pattillo Student Center Theatre. Stephen F. Austin State University will celebrate the launch of an Internet radio station with a performance by a well-known musician from Honduras at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30, in the Baker Pattillo Student Center Theatre. LaNana Link World Radio will present world music, which includes ethnic music not typically heard on "pop music" stations, along with educational programming targeted for SFA students and interested members of the Nacogdoches community, but will also be accessible to the general public anywhere there is an Internet connection. The station can be accessed at http://lananalink.sfasu.edu. "In addition to programming world music, students will have the opportunity to research musical styles, artists and cultural traditions from different parts of the world and record their research as informative programs as part of course projects," said Dr. Jeana Paul-Urena, chair of SFA's Department of Modern Languages. "The creation of public programming in the target language is a wonderful, authentic and professional experience for our language students." LaNana Link World Radio also will feature an interactive webpage and in the future will include audiovisual archives. "Although we will program Spanish, French, German and Portuguese music representing the languages we currently teach, we also will have other world music hours," Paul-Urena said. "The radio station will be student run, allowing language students the opportunity to tape and edit their programming in the target language they are studying. It is really an exciting opportunity for them." The radio station launch event will include a performance by Guillermo Anderson, Honduras' best-known World Music Artist. "Based in the lively Caribbean port of La Ceiba, Guillermo Anderson infuses Afro-Caribbean percussions with contemporary sounds, local rhythms, and folklore of Honduras' coastal regions," Paul-Urena explained. "Performances are spiced with the merging of Honduran Garífuna rhythms such as 'Parranda' and 'Punta' with better-known reggae, salsa and other Caribbean styles." As an artist, Anderson has played an important role in bringing awareness to Honduras regarding issues like the protection of the environment, health and literacy. "His song 'En Mi Pais' is already an alternative national anthem in Honduras," Paul-Urena said. "His concert and recording 'Para Los Chiquitos,' a recording aimed at familiarizing children with rainforest species in danger of extinction, gained him a wide children's audience in Honduras." Anderson has gained wide recognition and acclaim through his concert performances in North, Central and South America, Europe, Taiwan, and Japan. For more information about the event, call (936) 468-4303.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1631
__label__wiki	0.676975	0.676975	Why Birkbeck? Birkbeck Sport Business Centre in the Media Birkbeck Sport Business Society Sport Jobs Sport Business Blog Sport Management PhD Birkbeck-Stats Perform Football Analytics Short Course The Birkbeck Women in Sport Scholarship MESGO – The Executive Master in European Sport Governance UEFA Executive Master for International Players (UEFA MIP) Government Inquiries Academic Journal Articles Anti-Match Fixing Research Project Student/Alumni Events Blue Ribbon Podcast Greek Professional Football: An Analysis of the Organizational and Economic Issues & Challenges A seminar as part of the Sport Business Centre Seminar Series Given by: Dr Panagiotis Dimitropoulos B20 Lecture Theatre Main Birkbeck Building Torrington Square Monday 20th October 2014 at 6pm Attendance is free and open to all. In this presentation Dr Panagiotis Dimitropoulos will present an overview of the main developments that have shaped the organization of professional football in Greece over the last twenty years. The presentation will first focus on the organization of professional football in Greece, beginning with the historical development of the Greek football system up until the creation of the Super League (SL) top division league for the beginning of the 2006/2007 season; before going on to outline the experience of Greek football since the SL’s foundation to the present day. The analysis will focus on the advantages offered by the Superleague, but also on the key challenges faced by the league’s management relating to transparency, reliability and game integrity. Furthermore, the economic health of Greek professional football clubs will be analyzed in the context of a consideration of the main revenue sources of the SL clubs, with specific reference to the context of the application of the UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Fair Play Regulatory system and Greek football clubs ability to meet that system’s licensing requirements, and thus meet the criteria necessary to participate in UEFA European club competitions going forward. The presentation will conclude with a brief discussion on the phenomenon of foreign football player migration into Greece and its impact on the performance of the SL. Dr Panagiotis Dimitropoulos is a Lecturer in Accounting and Finance in the Department of Sport Management, University of Peloponnese. He has a bachelor degree (B.Sc.) in Economics from Aristotle University in Greece, a master degree in banking and finance from Bangor University, and received his Ph.D. in financial accounting from the Hellenic Open University. He teaches accounting (financial and managerial), international capital markets and public finance in undergraduate level and financial management in post-graduate level with a focus on sport organizations. His research interests lie in the fields of sport finance, accounting quality and financial management with applications of econometric and quantitative methods. He has an extensive publications record in academic journals including the European Sport Management Quarterly, the International Journal of Sport Finance, Corporate Governance: An International Review, the Journal of Financial Services Research, the Journal of Economic Studies, and the Journal of Applied Accounting Research. Anagnostopoulos, C. (2011) ‘Stakeholder Management in Greek Professional Football: Identification and Salience’. Soccer and Society 12 (2), 249-264. Anagnostopoulos, C., and Senaux, B. (2011) ‘Transforming top-tier football in Greece: the case of the ‘Super League’’. Soccer and Society, 12 (6), 722-736. Dimitropoulos, P.E. ( 2010) ‘The financial performance of the Greek football clubs’. Choregia 6(1), 5-27. Dimitropoulos, P.E. & Alexopoulos, P. (2014) ‘Attendance, revenues, profits and the on-field performance of the Greek football clubs’. International Journal of Scientific Engineering and Research 2 (9), 33-39. Dimitropoulos, P.E. & Limperopoulos, V. (2014) ‘Player contracts, athletic and financial performance of the Greek football clubs’. Global Business and Economics Review, 16 (2), 123-141. Alexopoulos, P. and Koutroumanides, C. (2014) ‘The organization of professional football in Greece’, I. Sideris Publishing, Athens (in Greek). For further details on this seminar series contact: Sean Hamil Birkbeck College WC1E 7HX Tel: 020-7631 6763 Email: s.hamil@bbk.ac.uk Twitter: @Birkbecksport View all Events articles Sport Inc. Why Money is the Winner in the Business of Sport State Funded Athletes And Their Deselection: The Jess Varnish Case Revisited How The Concept Of Trust Assists In Understanding The Role Of The Contemporary Professional Football Manager Birkbeck Sports Business Centre © 2019 All rights reserved.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1633
__label__wiki	0.631649	0.631649	Finding Space in Your Life: The Music of the Spheres NASA Hubble Telescope Images “God turns you from one feeling to another and teaches by means of opposites, so that you will have two wings to fly, not one.” – Mevlana Rumi In the quest for awakening some are driven to “…pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship…” to escape the numbing anesthesia of the conflicted mind. But until we experience the clatter of the outer world and the silence of the inner one as the two wings of the dove manifesting simultaneously from Being, there is no escape. Such is the wisdom of Rumi and the harmony of oneness with all that is. “Don’t Know Much About Geometry” Apparently more mathematicians respond to music than musicians to math. But mathematics and music are bedfellows. For an explanation of this conundrum look to Pythagoras and the ancient Greeks, and stumble on from there. Since I am mathematically challenged, any subsequent references to the subject are oversimplified at 10 to the fifth power, for the child in you that wants to know. In the 17th century Johannes Kepler’s Third Law of Planetary Motion was known as the harmonic law: Celestial Harmony, Harmonic Theory, and the Music of the Spheres. Kepler wrote: "The heavenly motions... are nothing but a continuous song for several voices, not perceived by the ear…” A mathematics of music in the limitless flow of time and space, Kepler’s work was founded on geometry, from which he derived a theory of musical harmony and then a cosmology of the heavens and the earth. When we listen to music which corresponds to a higher power of thought we can sense how the space not only lies in the gaps between the notes, it surrounds them. In fact, there is space prior to the first sound and after the last musical note. Like the universe and consciousness itself, space was here before, is here now and always will be. Something is releasing energy into the universe, and that release has a recognizable sonic signature. Twenty-first century physicists with their particles, waves and microwaves tell us that in string theory there are long vibrating packets of matter holding the universe together, sort of the way guitar strings vibrate. Across zillions of light years, the Big Bang is still sending those stringy tones that we can hear today, apparently by raising the sound about 50 octaves: the hum of the universe – Auumm, Ohmm, Ahhhm, Ahhhmmenn …. “Heard Melodies Are Sweet. Those Unheard Are Sweeter.”– John Keats French composer Claude Debussy regarded music as “the space between the notes.” The silence between notes allows them to resonate, reverberate, and reach their full measure of expression. Without this space, there’s nothing but noise. Clearly it reminds us that we need a certain amount of empty space to appreciate anything. Where do I come from? (space) Who Am I? (space) Where am I going? (space) The clutter of noise stifles our creativity. Peace and harmony flourish in emptiness—the space that lies at our center. The Transcendent Nature of Chant We know that chanting affects brain waves and elicits an emotional response. Eastern Indian music uses droning sounds made by an instrument called a tamboura, which emits a background hum to the tones and chants played over it. And those tunes all have gaps between the notes. As the dominating musical tradition throughout Europe from the 7th and 8th centuries, Gregorian chant is the source of all subsequent musical development in Western music. Like the ancient Indian scriptures, it used to be transmitted by ear and committed to memory. It elicits a call and response, a counterpoint or contrapuntal like a Bach Fugue. Abbot Philip Lawrence, a scholar of chant who leads the Abbey of Christ in the Desert in New Mexico says, “The kind of singing we do calms the spirit and helps us live in peace with our world and one another.” The Magnificent Cloisters The Cloisters are perched high above the Hudson River at Fort Tryon Park, New York. Part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Cloisters were brought from Europe, stone by stone, and resurrected as an intact medieval monastery. It’s especially beautiful in spring, the scent of flowers and Gregorian chant filtering through the courtyards. In quiet reflection there, I found myself in spaces I didn’t know were there, ethereal and transcendent. Like meditation, when we focus on space, rather than the sounds that occur within it, we become expansive, like the universe. Beethoven, The Beatles, And the Circle of Fifths The genius is in the math. Since circles are a major part of the Music of the Spheres, the geometric Circle of Fifths represents the relationships among the 12 pitch classes of the chromatic scale, the circular space representing all the notes in a musical octave. John Lennon used the chord progression of Beethoven’s Sonata in C-sharp minor (Ops. 27) backwards, and created “Because” on the Abbey Road album in rich nine-part harmony. But it was more than playing something backwards. It was scientific genius. Other Beatles masterpieces like "Strawberry Fields" and "A Hard Days Night" were complicated stumbling blocks their producer George Martin had to solve through guess what? Mathematical formulas. Okay, so it wasn’t quantum physics, but it required brains and brilliance. The Mechanics of Quantum One of many simplified interpretations I found to describe quantum theory for dummies is: “Particles move backwards as well as forwards in time and appear in all possible places at once.” Sounds a little like the many stories about Sri Bhagavan Nityananda, a famous early 20th century Indian Avatar who reportedly was seen by numerous people boarding a train in one place while appearing hundreds of miles away in another! “Let me be the space for that.” – Eckhart Tolle	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1635
__label__cc	0.715897	0.284103	James F Skoney, DDS, PC ~ Family Dentistry – 586-775-7080 About Dr. Skoney Dr. Jim Skoney grew up in a dental environment. His father, Dr. Daniel J. Skoney, has been a Dentist for 55 years. Dr. Jim became interested in dentistry when he started assisting for his father at the age of 10. By the time he entered dental school at age 20, Dr. Jim had 10 years of Dental Assisting and 300 hours of job-shadowing other specialists. After only 3 years of undergraduate study at Wayne State University, Dr. Skoney was accepted early to Northwestern University Dental School in Chicago. At 24, he was one of the youngest dentists to graduate. While attending, he was Vice President of his freshman class, Vice President of Delta Sigma Dental fraternity, and was very active in the Apollonian Society. He was offered a position in the Pedodontic Department, but chose to return to his home in Michigan. In 1986, Dr. Skoney hung out his shingle, and has owned his own private practice in St. Clair Shores for 25 years. He is very enthusiastic about his work and enjoys all aspects of Family Dentistry. He is very proficient at extractions, root canals, crown and bridge work. Dr. Skoney especially loves working with children. He also has a passion for cosmetic dentistry, where watching a patient’s personality and outlook change for the better following a makeover is uniquely rewarding. Dr. Jim Skoney is extremely confident at tackling difficult cases and has been fortunate enough to do numerous full mouth reconstructions. This includes crown and bridge work, implants, veneers, bonding, teeth whitening, and many other procedures. Currently Dr. Skoney is a dental consultant for Asset Health. He assists in research and continuing education. He is also involved in supporting our military, giving complete dental examinations to soldiers before they deploy, where he may examine 100 soldiers a day. Recently, Dr. Skoney was voted Best Dentist in Macomb County 2010, and was asked to be Assistant Professor at the University of Detroit Mercy Dental School. This is also Dr. Skoney’s third year teaching anatomy at an elementary school, where in the last two years the students took first place overall in Macomb Science Olympiad. Above all, Dr. Jim Skoney is a people person. He loves seeing patients of all ages – from 1 to 104. He is very motivated and highly energetic. A committed family man, he and his wife Michelle are deeply involved with raising their three beautiful children. He enjoys golf, exercise and writing books. © Copyright 2010 James F Skoney, DDS, PC Premium WordPress Themes by AJ Clarke	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1637
__label__wiki	0.825615	0.825615	TV BANTER . . . with Joanne Madden Welcome to TV Banter. We talk television and you are invited to join the banter. Send me your questions and comments about old and current American, British and Canadian television shows and I will be happy to reply. To find out what I have written on any TV topic, use the search box directly below. About TV Banter Where Does That Show Take Place? TV Quiz Page TV Living Rooms You wanted to know . . . What happened to Mark Stewart (Toby on Mannix)? Gail Fisher with Mark Stewart in 1970 A reader wanted to know what happened to Mark Stewart, the boy who played Toby, Peggy's (Gail Fisher) son on Mannix. From 1968 to 1975, Mark Stewart portrayed Toby Fair in 12 episodes of Mannix, the CBS detective series starring Mike Connors. When the series made its debut in 1967, Joe Mannix, a Los Angeles private investigator, worked for a detective agency called Intertect. In the second season, Mannix opened his own detective agency, assisted by his secretary, Peggy Fair (Gail Fisher). Peggy was the widow of a police officer who was killed in the line of duty, while trying to prevent a burglary. Mark first appeared as Toby on Mannix in a 1968 episode entitled "The Need of a Friend" (Season 2. Episode 9, Air Date: November 23, 1968). In the episode, Joe Mannix tries to help a man released from prison after serving 7 years. It was Mannix who helped send him to prison when he was on his first case. In a Mannix episode entitled "Medal for a Hero" (Season 3, Episode 14, Air Date: January 3, 1970), police uncover evidence indicating that Peggy's late husband and other police officers were on the take. Young Toby is devasted by the news, but Mannix claims the boy as his client in an effort to clear his father's name in this case. Below is a photo of Mark Stewart in an episode of Mannix entitled "Merry-Go-Round for Murder." It aired on April 5, 1969. According to IMDb, Mark has no TV or film credits after Mannix. He seems to have ended his acting career when Mannix went off the air. There is very little information on him online and "Mark Stewart" is a common name. Perhaps he wants to remain private. If that's the case, I respect his privacy. If not, I wonder if anyone can provide TV Banter with some information about Mark. Even better, I invite Mark to send me an email to share with for my readers. * Mark played the role of Curtis Bishop in a 1970 episode of the TV drama Bracken's World, starring Leslie Nielsen. The episode is entitled "Will Freddy's Real Father Stand Up?" (Season 2, Episode 13, Air Date: December 11, 1970). * Gail Fisher died on December 2, 2000 in Los Angeles. She was 65 years old at the time of her passing and the cause of her death was kidney failure. Gail was one of the first African-American women to have a leading role in an American television series. The only other one I can think of right away is Diahnn Carroll who starred in Julia. She played Julia Baker, a widoed nurse with a young son (her husband was a soldier who died in Vietnam). Julia was a comedy and it ran from 1968 to 1971, at the same time Gail Fisher appeared in Mannix. * Mike Connors passed away on January 26, 2017 at the age of 91. - Joanne Posted by Joanne at 10:05 PM Mannix was one of my father's favorite T.V. series. It soon became one of mine as well. Mannix is one of my favorite TV shows please keep running the reruns. Thank you!!! I loved watching Mannix when I was a kid. Mannix was one of my favorite shows, back in the day, I still enjoy the re-runs now. As a young girl, it was nice to see a woman of color have a huge role in a night time Drama. Thank you, CBS for allowing, African Americans to play in such a fantastic series, as Mannix. I was a great fan of mannix when I was a kid.I loved the convertible he drove. Yes, I too LOVED watching Mannix as a kid with my father! Great TV back then. I currently watch reruns on METV, such fond memories. I'm delighted to know Mike Connor lived to see 91, what a legacy. Sadly, I was shocked to discover Gail Fisher had an incident with drugs after Mannix. I always thought she was such a beautiful woman. TELEVISION OLD AND NEW We talk television, old and new. Join the banter! TELEVISION PEOPLE JOE SWASH ("EastEnders") was born on January 20, 1982 in Islington, England, UK. He celebrates his 39th birthday today. Click on image for more information. I am a native of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. For many years, I worked as a researcher and archivist at the Toronto Star, the largest newspaper in Canada. I like to share my interest in trivia, television, current events, politics, movies, quotes etc. Subscribe To TV Banter FOR MY OTHER WEBSITE, PLEASE CLICK ON PHOTO BELOW. CHILDREN OF DIEPPE I have written a novel entitled Children of Dieppe. 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__label__wiki	0.589279	0.589279	Rally participants start march to PACE office The participants of the rally organized by the opposition trio at Liberty Square are now holding a march to the PACE Office in Yerevan. Before the march, deputy chairman of the Armenian National Congress (HAK), Levon Zurabyan, read out the resolution of the rally which said that ‘human rights are systematically violated in Armenia.’ “This is inadmissible for us. In the near future we shall present a program of events and activities which will help us change the power through snap elections,” he said. When Zurabyan began enumerating the sectors where most cases of human rights violations have been registered, and gave the names of political prisoners, Mr Hovhannisian shouted from his place, “But … what about October 27? Volodya Avetisyan, Vardan Petrosyan and many others? And when Levon Zurabyan asked the crowd whether they agreed with the resolution, Raffi Hovannisian did not say anything. Earlier he told reporters that ‘the resolution did not include many issues, but, on the whole, he agreed to it.’ Source: http://en.a1plus.am/1202164.html	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1640
__label__wiki	0.585233	0.585233	"From 'Humanitarian Aid' to a Nationwide Blackout: What Next for Trump's Coup in Venezuela?" (Martin). Excellent summary. What sucks for Guido is that the Assholians are clearly setting him up as the fall guy (the extraordinarily rare NYT honest journalism is a huge tip-off that something is up), as they will claim they failed only because he misled them as to the extent of his influence and the extent of dissatisfaction with Maduro. This attack on Guido is ridiculous, as he is just a tool of the CIA and it is the CIA's typical intelligence failure that is the real problem, but anything that gives Trump a face-saving way to get out is good. Also, even the new 'Boys from Brazil' are saner than the Assholians and their minions like Nazi Freeland: "Having been defeated on February 23, the meeting of the Lima Group of countries in Bogotá the following morning was a further setback. Let us remember that the Lima Group (more accurately known as the “Lima Cartel”) is an ad-hoc group of countries created with the explicit aim of overthrowing the Venezuelan government when the US could not get enough votes at the Organisation of American States for its bellicose resolutions. Before the meeting even started, there were public statements by Chile, Brazil and Paraguay explicitly ruling out military intervention. The case of Brazil is noteworthy because there is a major split within Bolsonaro’s cabinet, and between him and the Armed Forces. Under pressure from the generals and his own vice-president, General Hamilton Mourão, the far-right president has been forced to retreat from several of his public statements, specifically, support for the transfer of the Brazilian embassy to Jerusalem and granting the US army access to a military base in Brazil. When the Lima Group decided in January to cut off all contact with the Venezuelan armed forces, the Brazilians kept communication lines open. The Brazilian army went as far as vetoing the presence of US soldiers in the border with Venezuela as part of the so-called “humanitarian aid” operation on 23 February. Contrary to the attitude of the Colombian state, which turned a blind eye and even helped the opposition rioters on the border with Venezuela, the Brazilians contained them and prevented clashes. The reason is not that the Brazilian generals are in any way progressive, nor that they stand by the principle of sovereignty, but rather they understand that any major conflict in Venezuela, including the possibility of a civil war, could have a major impact on Brazil, with which it shares a large and inhospitable border. The last thing the Brazilian generals want is accidentally getting sucked into a major armed conflict in Venezuela, which they know would not be a simple affair." "Journalist taken hostage by Farouk Brigade 2013 – ‘Syrian government didnt use chemical weapons in Ghouta’" (Beeley): "Piccinin : At the end of this period of detention (it was at the end of August 2013), the jihadists who held me spoke only about this: the events of Ghouta. And, at that moment, I was transferred to a large building (it was in Bab al-Hawa, near the Turkish border). This building served as a common headquarters for al-Farouk and the Free Syrian Army. It was in this place that we caught a conversation that allowed us to know that, most likely, the gases were used in Ghouta by an Islamist group, to provoke a reaction from the United States of America (I say “we”, because I was kidnapped with an Italian journalist, who sometimes accompanied me to Syria, and we were detained together). Obama had promised that he would attack Syria if the government used gas. And it was a time when the rebels were losing the war. Everywhere! So… I guess if the rebels did that, it was to try to drag the United States into the conflict, hoping to reverse the military situation. The Syrian government had no interest in using the gas. Strategically, it was useless; and that could only ruin his image on the international level, with the risk of an American attack. My testimony was published by some media and I developed this question in several conferences. But, no … Never the UN institutions have asked me to testify. It must also be said that very few European media have published this testimony… To tell you the truth, when I came back to Europe, I was contacted by dozens of media outlets, who wanted to interview me, and a lot of Belgian and French media of course. But when I gave the first interviews on Belgian radio in the morning, the day of my come back … I obviously talked about this issue of gas in Ghouta … Just after, the phone immediately began to ring: the media that had programmed my intervention in their broadcasts (radio and television) called me to tell me that the interview was no longer possible … For various absurd pretexts … The interviews were cancelled! Indeed, all Western media had accused the government of Bashar al-Assad of using the gas and had claimed that he was guilty. And a reporter who has been on the ground for five months was coming to testify to the contrary … That did not suit them … Even my Italian colleague has preferred to keep quiet … I never asked him directly why, because I would not like to embarrass him … But I’m sure it was his editor-in-chief who told him not to talk about that … Anyway. I should have shut up too. It is certain that my professional career has suffered a lot because of this revelation. But, honestly, I ask myself the question: what is the point of being a war reporter if it is not to tell the truth?" "Christchurch Terrorist Attack: Many Unanswered Questions Remain" and its comments. Surely the 'truther' answer is that none of this occurred, it is just Muslim/gun-grabber propaganda, with the video made by some video game producer. "Intel Drop: Shooting Real, Shooter Fake, Jewish Born Freemason like Brevik (VT hacked 7 minutes after posting)" (Duff) (note the preamble - The Intercept is falling apart faster than Trump!). I have to admit, painting the guns and magazines was a nice touch. Accurate naming of the (((real perps))): "The Christchurch Shooting and the Normalization of Anti-Muslim Terrorism" (Webb): "While the realities of post-9/11 America, as well as the rise in visibility of white ethnonationalism during the Trump Era, have done much to normalize attacks on immigrants, the country that has done the most to normalize anti-Muslim terrorism over this same time frame has been the state of Israel. Israel, from its founding days, has long been steeped in neocolonialist ideology that is remarkably similar to the ideological basis behind other settler states like the United States, Australia and New Zealand. This system of beliefs holds that the native inhabitants of the land — whether the Palestinians, the Sioux or the Maori — are “primitive” and incompetent and that the land would have remained “wild” and undeveloped were it not for the “fortunate” appearance of European settlers. As MintPressnoted in a previous report on the subject, such narratives cast these settlers as both superior and normal while the natives become inferior and abnormal, thus obfuscating the settler’s status as foreigner and conqueror. In Israel’s case, this ideology has promoted the idea that all Arabs are “sons of the desert” while the desert simultaneously represents a barbaric obstacle to “progress” and development. However, the state of Israel, under the lengthy tenure of current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has seen these long-standing and somewhat hidden underpinnings of the Zionist state burst out into the open. The result has been the overt expression of ethnonationalism in such a way that Israel has become an inspiration to white nationalists in the United States, like Richard Spencer, and far-right ethno-fascist leaders like Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro and India’s Narendra Modi. The inspiration has been mutual, according to reports and testimonials published by Jewish newspaper The Forward. For years, through its military occupation of Palestine, Israel’s government and military have sought to paint all Palestinians, including children, as “terrorists” or “terrorist sympathizers.” Take, for example, current Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked, who wrote in 2014, “This is a war between two people. Who is the enemy? The Palestinian people …” A more recent example came from former Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman, who asserted just last year that “no innocent people” live in the Gaza Strip and that every inhabitant in the enclave is somehow connected to Hamas, even though nearly half of Gaza’s population are children and teenagers. Such rhetoric has become par for the course and numerous examples show that Shaked and Lieberman’s views are increasingly accepted and “normal” in today’s Israel. Yet, the clearest indication of anti-Muslim terror’s normalization in Israel is the recent rise of Otzma Yehudit, or the “Jewish Power” Party. This party, founded by devotees of radical American-born Rabbi Meir Kahane, has now merged — at Netanyahu’s urging — with the Jewish Home Party and stands to become part of Israel’s ruling coalition if Netanyahu manages to win in the country’s upcoming elections. In the office of Itamar Ben Gvir, one of Otzma Yehudit’s leaders, is a framed picture of Baruch Goldstein. In an act that bears a striking similarity to the events in Christchurch, Goldstein — a long-time devotee of Kahane — entered a mosque in the West Bank city of Hebron in 1994 and opened fire, killing 29 and injuring more than 125 worshippers. After the act, Kahane’s Kach party — the predecessor of Otzma Yehudit — was labeled a terrorist organization by the United States and Israel. Despite official condemnation, Goldstein’s atrocious act has been the subject of praise and inspiration for subsequent extremists who, under Netanyahu’s government, have become increasingly normalized. Goldstein’s gravestone reads “He gave his life for the people of Israel, its Torah and land” and continues to be used as a site of pilgrimage and homage by the very extremists that Netanyahu is openly courting for political gain. While the followers of Kahane are making a comeback in Israel, several notable Arab political parties have been banned from participating Israel’s upcoming elections, with some being accused of “supporting terrorism” owing to their opposition to Israel’s decades-long military occupation of Palestine. Yet, by elevating clear terror supporters among the ranks of the Jewish Power Party, it has become increasingly clear that openly supporting and advocating anti-Muslim terrorism is no bar to legitimacy and political power in today’s Israel." This mosque appears to be part of the Saudi Wahhabi terror nexus, repressed info as these are imperial proxy army soldiers: "Christchurch, New Zealand Mosque Recruited Al Qaeda Jihadists Killed in Drone Strikes" (weev). McCain straight-up lied about his role: "Court files reveal role of McCain, associate in spreading anti-Trump dossier" (Shaw). "Christopher Steele admitted using posts by 'random individuals' on CNN website to back up Trump dossier" (Dunleavy). 'Raw intelligence'. Singer, and Killary, should request a refund! "CIA Blames Its Proxy For Its Raid On North Korea's Embassy In Spain" (Moon). Trump doesn't want to pay for boots on the ground, so the wars of the failing Assholian Empire are now wars of niggling botheration, a huge series of annoying - but often harmful to real people - nothingburgers. "The Trump Mysteries: Inconsistent Inconsistencies" (Armstrong). On the sudden apparent volte-face of Trump on every issue, from MAGA to, mostly, MIGA. It is so striking, and so weird, and so dangerous (it could very well lead to Trump losing the next election with he and Javanka in jail), that we have to seriously consider blackmail. "The Blame Game? Who's Responsible for the Boeing 737 Crash in Ethiopia?" (Whitney). The crappified, and seriously corrupt, FAA. "Boeing's Doomed 737 Max's" (Margolis). Canada was spectacularly corrupt on this - another example of the Liberal problem of twisting into pretzels for their big business pals - willing to endanger the lives of Canadians to benefit Boeing right up to the point that the Americans caved. I thought this was indicative of the state of Assholia: "Interestingly, Ethiopia refused to hand over the crashed 737’s black boxes (actually they are red) to the FAA, as is normal with US-built aircraft. Instead, Addis Ababa sent the data boxes for analysis to BEA, France’s well-regarded aviation accident investigator. Clearly, Ethiopia lacks confidence in the veracity and impartiality of the FAA and the White House." "Amazon Bans the Secret Relationship Between Blacks & Jews" (NOI Research Group). The title doesn't prepare you for the series of truth bombs within. We're seeing a sudden understanding that current evil Khazar behavior is rooted in centuries of consistent anti-gentilism. Facebook is no more and no less than an organized crime organization, and Zuck is a gangster passing as a 'tist: "'Delete Facebook' - WhatsApp Co-Founder Slams "Capitalistic Profit Motive" Behind Data Scandals" (Durden). Tweet (Mark Ames): "Wikipedia is the most perfectly corrupt neoliberal encyclopedia imaginable. There are countless examples like this, but it’ll be many more years before the culture manages a u-turn. The idea that “we” are in charge of wikipedia is seared into our minds" The single most Hilarious example of bearding I have ever seen!: "Confirmed: Cory Booker and Rosario Dawson Are Dating" (Aggeler). It's clumsy, too over-the-top and obviously fake, and he really should have sought the advice of his (((masters))) from 'Hollywood', who know how to do this correctly. Gaining wisdom For anyone willing to pay / doing quite well 29 days for free Unconstructive behavior Could care less Fire can't melt Steele Replacement theory Herzlian recrudescence Radioactive poisoning Secure the bag Perfectly happy Boltoned, Jareded, Ivankaed Patting down Loyality, not dual German Dam #InternationalWorthitDay A nurse for the Skripals Pretty OK Seeking the protection of a sovereign #StandWithIlhan A Dark Day For Israel / Everything has become so e... I am very clearly of the view Lethal charter dart 'Jobs' for Canadians Effin' What kind of power here Ambushes	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1641
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__label__cc	0.746657	0.253343	Home » subway 6 of the Most Impressive Subway Stations in the World August 27, 2014 By Fred Mitchell Leave a Comment We spend an unimaginably long time travelling by subway. If you come to think of it, it’s a rather strange behaviour we humans have, but the advantages defy any discussions related to this odd mean of conveyance. We use it, and it helps us a lot to get from point A to point B, all across town. But there are a few places on Earth who have subway stations that stand for real museums, and tourists come from everywhere just to visit them. So therefore oddity is transformed in art in its strictest sense. Here are 6 of the most impressive subway stations in the world. # 1. Moscow’s Central Ring Moscow has its central subway route like a ring around city center, marked by impressive stops. The thing is that the Russians have kept all their post Communist pride inside these subway stations, which are absolutely stunning. With huge statues representing the workers and their leaders, fancy lamps and mosaics representing glorious phases from the history of Russia, they are worth every stop. In case you don’t have time for all of them, at least go visit the Kievskaya and the Komsomolskaya stations. # 2. Stockholm’s subway In Stockholm, the Tunnelbana is often considered the longest art exhibition in the world. The word actually stands for “underground” in Swedish. The station we’re talking about here is also referred to as the T-Centralen station, which is the core of the Stockholm Metro. Back in the 1950s, artists Vera Nilsson and Siri Derkert proposed that art should be part of the new subway system. The Tub3 section of the station is where the Blue Line runs, thus the blue and white artwork, which dates back to the 1970s. Inspired by the two, there are now more than 140 artists represented in 90 of Stockholm’s subway stations, including both permanent and temporary exhibitions. Also check out Kungstradgarden Station, inspired by the Makalos Palace. # 3. Shanghai’s Bund Sightseeing Tunnel Actually the Bund Sightseeing Tunnel is not a subway stop. As the name “sightseeing tunnel” suggests, it is a touristic tunnel, running below the Huangpu River. It was originally planned to be a moving walkway to shuttle visitors from the Bund to Pudong, but this concept proved to be much more thrilling with flashing colored lights and exciting surprises. # 4. Lisbon’s Olaias Station The purpose of the Olaias station was to link the inner city with the Expo ’98 area. Portuguese architect Tomás Taveira and a team of Portuguese artists, including Pedro Cabrita Reis, Graça Pereira Coutinho, Pedro Calapez and Rui Sanchez, designed it. Like many others in Portugal, it has a contemporary interior design, including dramatic coloring and exquisitely crafted tiles. # 5. Kaohsiung’s Formosa Boulevard Station Formosa Boulevard is one of the busiest stations in Kaohsiung city, is also the location of the Dome of Light that’s located on the upper part of the station and is known as the biggest public art installation all over the globe. Artist Narcissus Quagliata is to be thanked for putting together the dome in a little less than four years, which included shipping pieces of colored glass directly from Germany. # 6. Dubai Metro Stations Dubai’s railway stations were designed by Aedas of Birmingham to combine both traditional and modern architectural elements. All trains and stations are air conditioned with platform edge doors. For instance the Khalid Bin Al Waleed station has interiors inspired by the four elements: water, air, earth and fire, along with oversized chandelier lamps in the shape of jellyfish. So now you’ve got a good reason to plan your trips accordingly, and have no excuse to go back to your hotel when your feet are a bit tired of all the sightseeing. Get a ticket and enjoy the subways! Filed Under: art, infographic Tagged With: subway, subway stations The Stockholm Subway Gets Decorated With Cool 8-bit Retro Games Designs November 9, 2011 By Anne Burwell Leave a Comment Fans of retro video games have found a variety of ways to pay tribute to legendary 8-bit classics, from Google’s awesome Pacman anniversary homepage to hardcore nerds going as far as getting tattoos of their favorite game characters. It was only a matter of time until someone came up with an idea as amazing as this one… Filed Under: creative, street art Tagged With: 8 bit, art, creative, decoration, pacman, pics, pixel, station, stockholm, street art, subway, super mario, sweden, tattoo, urban, video games, wall	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1645
__label__wiki	0.939047	0.939047	tom-bryant.com Select music interviews Linkin Park Kerrang! \| Tom Bryant Foo Fighters \| Kerrang! \| Tom Bryant Green Day \| Kerrang! \| Tom Bryant Machine Head Kerrang! \| Tom Bryant Marilyn Manson \| Kerrang! 2009 \| Tom Bryant Mastodon interview \| Tom Bryant, Kerrang! October 1, 2011 Mars Volta Kerrang! \| Tom Bryant Metallica \| Kerrang! \| Tom Bryant Red Hot Chili Peppers \| Kerrang! \| Tom Bryant Velvet Revolver Kerrang! \| Tom Bryant My Chemical Romance Kerrang! interview, a 10 year celebration \| Tom Bryant My Chemical Romance: the making of Danger Days, part one, \| Tom Bryant, Kerrang! October 6, 2010 My Chemical Romance: the making of Danger Days, part two \| Tom Bryant, Kerrang! October 13, 2010 My Chemical Romance: from the beginning to The Black Parade \| Tom Bryant, Kerrang! My Chemical Romance interview: The Black Parade \| Tom Bryant October 2006 On the road with My Chemical Romance \| Tom Bryant, Kerrang! 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Most of their fans, meanwhile, would put up with the new songs if it meant they heard the old hits once in a while. And so it was that Korn seemed content in their little backwater, gently fading from relevance, their time on the artistic register expired. Theirs had been a career of some note too. Though they may not have invented it, they certainly pioneered nu-metal, becoming the genre’s first superstars in the mid-90s. Formed in Bakersfield in 1993 out of the ashes of funk-metal band L.A.P.D., they teamed up with the producer Ross Robinson – who would later mastermind Slipknot’s early, essential work – and he went about harnessing the darkness of singer Jonathan Davis, an ex-mortuary worker with more than a little turbulence of mind. Set to a relentlessly bleak, heavy and down-tuned backing, the then speed-addicted Davis poured out his heart on Korn’s debut about the abuse, bullying, child-rape and questions about sexual identity that had come to dominate his life. Their second album, Life Is Peachy, was again produced by Robinson and maintained similarly intense themes, before third album Follow The Leader, in which they changed producers and left behind some of their darkness, made them global superstars. Issues, their fourth album, was equally massive and similarly less driven by catharsis. But it was then, while at the top of nu-metal’s tree, that the panic attacks, drug and drink reliance and depression that, until then, Davis had kept in check span out of control. And as he went off the rails, so his band began to revel in their party lifestyle. At the beginning of the millennium, Korn were touring in a private jet, driving fast cars and, in guitarist James ‘Munky’ Shaffer’s case buying $125,000 speedboats on whims. Bassist Reginald ‘Fieldy’ Arvizu, inspired by his hip-hop heroes, lead a lifestyle centred chiefly around strippers, lap-dancing clubs and bling (there was a time when he would ask girls to sign a disclaimer before they partied at his house, just in case they fell off the stripper’s pole he’d installed). His disastrous and subsequent solo hip-hop album, Rock ‘N’ Roll Gangster, was a lesson in the perils of believing your own hype. So it doesn’t take a genius to work out quite where the band begun to fall off the creative radar. Surrounded by all the trappings of the millionaire rock star, their music drifted from the realities of their troubled Bakersfield childhoods into, well, nothing much. Inoculated against his memories that had driven his music – including conducting autopsies on abused children and being called “a faggot” by his peers when growing up – Davis began to leave the relentlessly personal material that had made the band’s name, meanwhile the rest of Korn celebrated the vacuum of the rarefied air which they breathed. Their fifth album, Untouchables, cost a reported $4 million to make, and didn’t sell anything like as many copies as a budget like that might demand. Their guitarist Brian ‘Head’ Welch found God and ran screaming from the band as sixth album Take A Look In The Mirror suffered yet more creative problems. Seventh album See You On The Other Side and their untitled eighth record were hardly triumphs, with the latter being their least successful selling to date, while drummer David Silveria had already jumped ship. To say this was a band on the slide was to put it mildly. So it was that Korn appeared to be shuffling off: shedding band members, losing direction and generally heading for the nu-metal retirement home. What, then, nobody expected to them to do was what they did next: head into a grubby 10 foot by 10 foot studio, work once again with their very first producer, Robinson, and then encourage him to rip them apart so as they might access the very feelings of loathing, terror, anger and horror that made them start the band in the first place. They tore up their pampered lives, reconnected with their fury and fears and then emptied it all onto a record. It’s not the route most nearly 40-year-old multi-millionaires take. And the results are Korn’s best album in years – deep, dark, raw and open. It was a brave step. But it was about the only thing that was going to keep their career alive. IT’S A few weeks before Korn III – Remember Who You Are is due to be released and Korn are in Las Vegas. Last night was a day off from the band’s pre-album tour of the States; Davis went home to visit his family in Los Angeles, Fieldy and new drummer Ray Luzier kept things sensible though are not present today for interviews, but Munky went out and partied. He spent last night with an old friend, a member of the performance troupe the Blue Man Group. “I went over to see them at the Venetian and hung out for a little while,” he says. “It was amazing, I was blown away by their performance. It’s nice to go somewhere and be entertained by music but for it not to have to be you playing it. I’m always entertaining everybody.” He rounded off the evening in fine style, drinking into the night, partying in his room at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino and generally having a swell old time. The problem is that it’s the next morning now and, well, Munky is still quite drunk. He knows there are photo shoots to be conducted, he knows there are interviews to be done but, really, he’d rather be sipping the potent Bloody Mary he’s clutching by the pool. There are reasons for Munky’s drunkenness and they are not simply that he fancies a cocktail at 11am. His singer, Davis, will fret for him later in the evening – after a slightly shambolic live performance in which the guitarist misses most of the notes he’s trying to play – saying: “Oh, my poor boy. I worry about him. He’s going through a dark time right now and he doesn’t know how to cope.” The precise nature of that dark time is private though, today, it’s taking one hell of an alcoholic battering. But then Munky is not the only member of Korn to have recently been through a dark time. The recording of their ninth album was a singularly oppressive period for the band. First, they had to come to the difficult but necessary realisation that their last few records weren’t very good. Second, they had to delve into their souls. “I think we had lost ourselves,” is Davis’ opinion of where the band were before the recording of Korn III. “On Untitled, I think we hit a wall creatively.” “We had got away from things,” adds Munky. “I’m not going to lie: we got away from all of it. Our heads were in the clouds. So we felt we needed to peel everything back and bring it back to who we are. We’re some dudes from Bakersfield who were pissed off about our situation and decided to express ourselves through our instruments. We needed to get back to that.” So they called up their old producer Robinson in the hope of finding that old band again. They went into a tiny studio nicknamed The Cat Box and there they set about reconnecting. “We finally wrote as a band again there,” says Davis. “On the last two records we just wrote riffs and then pieced them together. On this one we were right in each other’s faces in a 10 foot by 10 foot room. We wrote the whole record there. Hearing everything so loud in that little room, with Ray beating the shit out of his drums, and me singing melody tracks live, was great.” There was another important aspect of the recording process too. Rather than rely on ProTools gimmickry to bolt the music together as they had in the past, Robinson forced the band to record on tape, telling them that it was much more important to imbue the music with feel, rather than precision. “We wanted to capture the vibe of the early Korn,” says Davis. “Ross came in and hit the reset button on us. We were recording on two inch tape and there were no click tracks, no crazy editing, none of that shit. The first time we heard it back on a tape, we went, ‘My God! This shit’s got soul.’ It was breathing, the tempos were fluctuating, it had a heartbeat. For us it was pretty incredible. We thought, ‘What the fuck have we been doing?’” “Ross broke it all down,” says Munky. “He peeled back all the bullshit and just made us fucking go. He would stop us in the middle of takes and say, ‘You motherfuckers are wasting my time. Fuck you, I’m not feeling it.’ So we’d do it again and again and again until we got it. It meant that each track on the record made the hairs on the back of our necks stand up.” WHEN ROBINSON first worked with Korn in the mid-‘90s he found a way to get inside Davis’s head. Once there, he would prod and push until the singer broke down – then he would set the tapes rolling. Fifteen years later, the producer can still force his way into Davis’s mind. “Man, he fucking tortured Jonathan,” says Munky. “Poor Jonathan. He would have to pour out some of the most brutal shit and then he’d be in tears driving his truck home. Jonathan was going through turmoil all day long, he was freaking out. Then he’d call Ross, going, ‘What the fuck did you do to me?’” Davis is someone who says he “feels things very deeply – it’s kind of a curse” and he has been seeing a psychiatrist for years. Since he quit drugs and alcohol 12 years ago he has been on anti-depressants. Robinson, however, ran roughshod over all those issues in order to force the singer to lay his emotions onto the album. “Making the record was sheer fucking hell,” says Davis. “It was one of the most difficult things in my life. It was fucking torment. [Robinson] put me in a place I didn’t want to be. He put me in a horrible depression where I wanted to kill myself again. It was fucked up. He was just pushing my buttons, tormenting me and fucking me up. He’d find out everything that my lyrics were about then he’d use that shit as ammo while I was singing.” Robinson would make Davis explain his lyrics in private one-on-one sessions, luring the singer into confiding in him. Then he would pick out any insecurities and rub them in Davis’ face. “I got back into a position where I trusted him, but then he abused the shit out of [that trust] and that killed me,” says Davis. “I wrote one song as if I was talking to my wife, so he brought her in, sat her down and made me sing it to her. He put her right in front of me and I had to stare her in the eyes and sing it. It was killing me. I didn’t want to do that but that’s the kind of shit he did. He’d stand right in front of my microphone, right in my face, while I was singing because he wanted me to convince him that I meant what I was singing. “He was sticking a knife deep into my heart. It was fucking brutal. He’s a motherfucker. I literally got to the point where I wanted to die. Fieldy and Munky were worried sick about me. I lost a whole lot of weight, I couldn’t eat, I was rotting away.” Davis would find himself so caught up in the process that, when he returned home to his wife and children, he felt he couldn’t reveal what had happened in the sessions – “They wouldn’t have understood. I couldn’t let them see that,” he says – so he’d unload everything into either the music or onto his psychiatrist. “My psychiatrist was saying, ‘Don’t listen to [Robinson], he’s not a psychiatrist, he’s making you go backwards and you’re doing so well’,” says Davis. “I didn’t know what to do. I had a big battle internally. My head was spinning in a zillion different directions.” THE QUESTION is, why would a successful band put themselves through this if they didn’t need to? In part, the answer is that Korn needed to work out why they were still bothering anymore. “I was asking myself that everyday,” says Davis. “I was asking why I was doing it. It was about rediscovery. I wanted to make a record that would make people feel again. I didn’t want people just thinking, ‘Oh that’s a cool song’, I wanted them to feel the emotion of what I was going through. You’re listening to me losing my fucking mind.” And it wasn’t just Davis who bore the brunt of Robinson’s unusual recording techniques. The producer would wander into the studio when the band were playing and grab arms, smash cymbals or yell in the rest of the band’s faces too, all the while shouting his mantra of “I want to feel the violence” at them. “I would only take it from him,” says Munky. “I wouldn’t take it from anyone else. Only him. Anyone else, I would spit in their face. Ross can take it as far as he wants. I don’t care if he’s burning me with a lighter while I’m trying to play guitar. He can set my head on fire, whatever it takes to get what he needs and feels.” Because if the band resented Robinson at the time, they all respect him now. Both Munky and Davis talk about their admiration for him, thanking him for putting them through the process as they believe – rightly – that they’ve recorded an album of considerably more substance than anything else they’ve put out in years. The problem was that, for Davis, getting over the recording sessions after opening his psychological can of worms was fraught with difficulties. “When the album was finished, there was relief because I was drained,” says Davis. “But I also thought, ‘Now what, motherfucker?’ Ross put me through so much and then I had to deal with the ramifications of it.” But, gradually, a curious thing happened to Davis. Faced with the realisation that Korn had, once again, made an album of raw emotion – rather than mere processed sounds – a sense of well-being and positivity slowly returned. All the rage and paranoia he had vented onto the album had gradually evaporated from his life. In fact, so positive does Davis feel now that, for the first time in 12 years, he is not on any mood-levelling medication at all. “I feel better than I have in a long time and I think it’s because of this album,” he says. “I’ve been on Prozac for 12 years and I’m off it now. I know what it feels like to be excited and sad again. I haven’t felt like this in 12 years; I’m like a giddy little kid. But it comes at a price because I don’t have anything to level me out, so there are lows now too.” So how does he deal with those lows? How does he cope with the problems that once drove him to addiction? “By being a fucking man. You’ve got to put your fucking big boy pants on and face things straight on. You’ve got to have courage. It took everything I had to put what I put on this album for everyone to hear. But it’s the greatest form of art I’ve ever heard. I don’t listen that much to it but, when I do, I fucking feel it and I love it.” SO 17 years after they first formed, Korn are still here and they’re still doing it. But, unlike many bands – some of whom are playing the nostalgia circuit here in Vegas tonight – there is still depth here. It’s a ballsy decision to take a risk, go against your psychiatrist’s advice and delve into your dark side – all just to entertain the public. It’s certainly a far braver decision than putting out another record of riffs strung together by computers and colour-by-number emotions. There aren’t many bands of Korn’s stature who would even feel the need to bother, let alone allow themselves to be subjected to a form of torture in making it happen. And so, for that at least, this is band that deserve some respect. They wanted to know if they still felt it, they wanted to know if they still believed in their band, and they cut themselves open to find out. “This record really made us remember who we are again,” says Davis, the hollow glitz of this city around him a reminder of the shallows they had previously plumbed. “We realised we’re a band that is still growing,” adds Munky. “If you stare at a tree, it grows slowly and goes through different seasons. The leaves may fall but they always come back. But the roots get deeper all the time. “And you know what?” he asks before he goes. “I think the leaves are going to be really green this year.” © Tom Bryant 2010	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1649
__label__wiki	0.918883	0.918883	We've been making Broadcast TV for over 20 years. Take a look at the bottom of this page for some examples of our TV work, or checkout our online corporate and broadcast site for more video samples etc. Recent programmes have included .... "Pet Passport", a 6 part series for Animal Planet, following the lives of the owners and staff of Par Air, one of the UK's largest Animal Quarantine centres. Alan Howard was the Series Director and Camera Op. "Sixth Sense with Colin Fry" Originator and Series Producer on this hit LivingTV series. "Natural Born Fighters" Producer / Director for a one off Channel 5 look into the world of unlicenced boxing. "Tackling Obesity" a documentary made by Anglia TV and aired on Teachers TV. Produced, directed and edited by Alan Howard. "Singing Schools" a documentary made by Anglia for Teachers TV. Produced, directed and edited by Alan Howard. "Unlikely Lovers" a series for ITV. Several stories produced, directed and edited. "A Different Life" kids documentary series for Channel 5. Several programmes produced, directed and edited. "Passport to Passion" a series for Channel 4. Nominated for Best Documentary Series at the Royal Television Society Awards. "The Real Holiday Show", a channel four series presented by Gaby Roslin. Producer Director for 2 series. MTV, Senior Producer /Director. Alan Howard was the man behind the award winning series "Rays Request" & "Most Wanted", a live, 4 nights a week, music based chat show, hosted by Ray Cokes. Guests included Aerosmith, U2, Take That, Phil Collins, Meatloaf, Crowded House, East 17 and Tom Jones. Davina Summertime Links A compilation of presenter links directed and produced by Alan Howard whilst at MTV. The first series by Abduction Productions (an early incarnation) was a co production with Image Wizard. Series produced and directed by Alan Howard. A series produced by Alan Howard for MTV. Shot mostly on super 16mm film. See us on TV Watch a whole Video	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1653
__label__wiki	0.696128	0.696128	Calgary Stampede Penning Champions BREED & SPORT NEWS July 9, 2013 The Calgary Stampede Team Penning Competition is traditionally held at the Stampede grounds. Calgary – With the Saddledome out of commission, the 2013 Stampede Team Cattle Penning Competition presented by Calfrac Well Services was held at the Okotoks Agricultural Society grounds on Wednesday, July 3rd and Thursday, July 4th. They might have competed in Okotoks, but the winners still got some glory as they were introduced to the Grandstand crowd on Friday. There might have been a happier winner than Wallace McComish of Stettler, but you would have had to work pretty hard to find one. The winner of the prestigious Open class with teammates Larry Cressman of DeWinton and Vern Hamilton of Innisfail, McComish has had a fair share of success in previous Stampedes. Last year, he and Cressman teamed with Russell Armstrong and earned reserve champion status in the 14 Class. In 2011, McComish teamed with Russell Armstrong and Bob Armstrong to take the 14 Class championship. It’s the Open class champion’s buckle that McComish says he really wanted. “It’s been a long time coming,” he says. “I’ve been trying pretty hard to win that and I haven’t done it until now. I’ve never won an Open. You’re playing against the best and that’s why it’s a lot more rewarding to win.” Although McComish, Cressman and Hamilton are a new combination at Stampede, they aren’t a new team by any means. “We compete together all summer in the Central Alberta Team Penning Association, so we’re very familiar with each other,” McComish explains. “We’re all good friends, and that makes winning even more special. We’ve teamed-up before, just not for this particular show – and we probably should have.” Team cattle penning is a race against the clock where each team of three riders has a maximum of 60 seconds to separate three specifically-identified cattle from a herd of 30 and direct them into a 16 x24 pen at the opposite end of the arena. All three riders must work in harmony to cut out the correct cattle and drive them to the pen, while keeping all the other cattle out. Teams of riders enter the Stampede’s four classes based on relative skill and experience – in ascending order from 7 Class to 10 Class to 14 Class, with the highly-skilled professionals of the Open class at the very top. The Stampede’s Team Cattle Penning Competition, presented by Calfrac Well Services, is one of the sport’s annual marquee events. This year’s edition drew entries from a remarkable 536 teams from across the continent, chasing an estimated total prize purse of $300,000. There were 60 teams entered in the Open class this year. “We had four very even runs,” McComish says. “That’s what it takes. Our very first run ended up the second-fastest run of the Open class. After that, we just had average runs. We kept our last run very controlled because we didn’t want to take a chance of blowing ourselves out.” There’s usually a Thorlakson somewhere in the vicinity of a team penning championship buckle. This year it was Tom Thorlakson of Carstairs who took the 10 Class with partners Naomi and Scott Fraser. The 7 Class was won by Sandy and Larissa Price of Airdrie, who teamed with Laura Bird of Crossfield for the win. In the 14 Class, the 2013 champions are Megan Bond of Calgary, Will Hanson of Fort Saskatchewan and Dusty Wigemyr of Arrowwood. McComish probably speaks for all the champions when he says, “I’m overwhelmed. I’ve had so many rewarding experiences in this game, but the Calgary Stampede is Show Number One. We’re raised around it. You’re always cheering on the local guys. To be part of it is huge.” The Stampede will be webcasting all events being held in the Big Top this year. Visit http://ag.calgarystampede.com/big-top-ustream to see live streaming of action from the Big Top.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1655
__label__cc	0.595361	0.404639	Pioneering western sequential art. In this FULL VERSION, designed for iPhone® and iPad®, you will find over 90 Drawings by the Master William Hogarth, each in high resolution in order to let you explore fully the mastery and brilliance of the author’s drawings and etchings. William Hogarth (1697 – 1764) was an English painter, printmaker, pictorial satirist, social critic and editorial cartoonist who has been credited with pioneering western sequential art. His work ranged from realistic portraiture to comic strip-like series of pictures called “modern moral subjects”. Knowledge of his work is so pervasive that satirical political illustrations in this style are often referred to as “Hogarthian.” The spread of Hogarth’s prints throughout Europe, together with the depiction of popular scenes from his prints in faked Hogarth prints, influenced Continental book illustration through the 18th and early 19th century, especially in Germany and France. Hogarth’s influence lives on today as artists continue to draw inspiration from this master. 5 Responses to “William Hogarth” Wes J. says: I’ve got one word for you. Details! It is so rare to come across images in which one is able to appreciate the details and work that was put into the drawing. As such, if you’re interested in Hogarth, this app allows a rare access to high resolution drawings and etchings. A must for art lovers, especially Hogarth fans. Nancy C. says: I’m an art history professor and I used this app for a presentation that I did on William Hogarth. The app allowed access to both popular/notable ones but also the underrated works of Hogarth, as well. My classes loved the presentation. However, this app should not be limited to academic use; I am just mentioning one use I made for it. I view/use/appreciate the app regularly and I am confident that other Hogarth fans will, as well! Scott Z. says: There’s no doubt in my mind that Hogarth fans will love this app. However, anyone that appreciates art or detail that goes into drawings/etchings will appreciate this app as well. I know how rare it is to see actual high resolution accounts of Hogarth’s work since a lot of artists got into the style and many fakes appeared in the process. This app is 100% genuine and will allow access one of the most popular artists of the 1700s. Phil M. says: The app provides dozens of images available for an exciting journey in Hogarth’s world and mind. It’s definitely a great application to use in art classes/personal viewing pleasure all because it provides a unique experience of art due to being the drawings. The drawings, sketches, newspaper prints- all present a unique political commentary. The download is a must! Steve Z. says: One of the best things about this app is the fact that you get to view original drawings and sketches. I used it all the time for my own personal work as well as for my classes. You’ll love this app because it’s filled with incredible elements that will definitely fit in to your particular tastes. You will be inspired by how Hogarth perceived reality, preserved immortally, and digitally viewable through this amazing app!	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1661
__label__cc	0.5193	0.4807	You Are Here Home » HAPPINESS THROUGH ACTIVISM » Discovering Happiness: It’s a Small World After All 11/19/2013 By Lisa Graham Discovering Happiness: It’s a Small World After All Last updated on October 31st, 2019 at 03:05 am From the moment the petite woman with the tumble of dark curly hair and the broad, welcoming smile sat down next to me in the cafe, I liked her. I was drawn to her sparkling eyes, her joy, her energy. Meeting Nihal reminded me that it’s a small world after all. We struck up a conversation. Nihal works at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), where her husband is a professor. She is part French, born in Paris, and part Turkish. Her husband, Phillippe, is Belgian. They are raising Nihal’s 14-year-old daughter, Ella, who grew up in Scotland with a Scottish father. The accents are delightful all around, and this is a beautiful, international family. French Pancakes! Nihal invited me to a French pancake party at her home. This is another, Americanized way of saying crepes. It was an international crowd at the party, with other guests from China, Russia and Spain. I love gatherings with people from around the world. It always brings back my grad school days at Harvard, where 51% of my class was international. I had classmates from 81 different countries. I love getting to know more about other cultures, and love how spending time with people from around the world opens our minds and broadens our perspectives. Crepes were just a way to bring friends from around the world together. What a beautiful evening. Learning How To Make Crepes Phillippe manned the stove and cooked a few tall stacks of crepes, which of course are a thin pancake that you then fill with a savory or sweet filling, and roll up, like a burrito. Unlike burritos, however, they are so delicate that it’s advised to use a fork and knife, not your hands, to eat one. I found out more of the secrets of cooking crepes. I asked why the batter was so fluffy and aerated. Phillippe said it’s because you whisk egg whites into a frothy meringue, and fold that into the batter. This was Ella’s job: whisking the egg whites. I loved learning the tricks of the trade. I’ve never made crepes, and maybe it’s time to try. Nihal had prepared a wide assortment of fillings, including a bechamel sauce (a thick white cream sauce to go with the crepes), broccoli, corn, tuna, ham, and scallions. Then there was a whole table full of sweet fillings, including fresh strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, pineapple, bananas, peanut butter, whipped cream, ice cream, shredded coconut, and my favorite: Nutella. I made one sweet and one savory crepe. I filled the savory one to overflowing with broccoli, bechamel, corn, cheese and scallions. Then I took Nutella and liberally applied it to another crepe. I added strawberries, blueberries, bananas and coconut. The results were ridiculously delicious. An International Crowd It was fun to visit with the other guests, including a couple from Barcelona, Spain, and Russian Yuri, who was there with his lovely American wife Heather, who happened to look a lot like Heather Locklear. One of Phillippe’s students who is from China was there as well. I have always found meeting people from around the world to be such a treat and a gift. I wasn’t expecting an international crowd, and was pleasantly surprised. It makes sense, however, because most of the party crew had an RPI connection, and there is a large international population on campus. I visited for a while with Teresa and Albert, who are from Barcelona, which is my favorite city in Spain. I love Barcelona for its art, architecture, and curving coastal beaches. It is one of the most artistically avant-garde cities I’ve ever visited. I’m especially in love with the architecture of Antoni Gaudi, and the art of Picasso. You have to love a city that these two called home! Gaudi’s whimsical, Seussian architecture is unlike anything I’ve ever seen anywhere else. I was lucky enough to stay just a block from his masterpiece, the still-in-progress cathedral La Sagrada Familia, when I visited for a week in 2006. I would find new details to admire every time I walked to the metro and walked right by the cathedral. I love La Rambla in Barcelona as well. This is the public pedestrian boulevard where artists dress up in wild costumes and pose with passerby. You see the most outrageous get-ups, with beautifully crafted colorful costumes and sometimes full-body make-up. I have posed with someone who was covered in bouquets of flowers, and with another artist who was painted head to toe in gold. There are always artists on stilts, and art-inspired costumes that are wildly imaginative and often exquisite. I’ve always loved this part of town, and am a huge fan of the Picasso museum. Visiting with people from Barcelona made me want to take another trip to this favorite Mediterranean coast city. Adventures in Other Cultures My friends and I drove Chinese student Jon-Yeng home. It was fascinating to learn more about his work and life. Jon-Yeng is an environmental engineer, who works on sustainability projects. He specializes in soil; like Phillippe, he is technically a “soil engineer.” Although he’s only 25, he’s married with a two-year-old son. He’s sponsored by the Chinese government at RPI, which means that after completing his education there he owes them five years of work before he’s free to do as he pleases, in terms of his career. He said that he can find a private-sector job, but it has to be in this field. Jon-Yeng lives in an apartment complex with a large population of Chinese students. He said they have a group that welcomes new students, getting into contact with them while they are still abroad. I’d love to visit China. Nihal, Phillippe, and Ella are planning to tour China and Japan next summer, since he will be on a conference circuit there. They’ll spend the rest of the summer back in Scotland, where he has a summer research appointment. This way, Nihal gets to be back in the country that she fell in love with and called home for 20 years, and Ella gets to see her father and friends there. I love how international this family is, and how they decided just to make it work even with an ocean in-between Ella and her father, and Nihal and her favorite country. Like other graduate school classmates of mine, like my sister and her family who lead an itinerant lifestyle, and like I am at heart – the world is their home. I would love to spend parts of my life living in or at least visiting all different countries. Travel is one of my biggest passions. When I can’t be out there traveling the world, I love it that I can meet with wonderful people from all over the world, and experience some of their cultures vicariously through them. I’m so thankful that it’s a small world after all. I look forward to continuing to discover happiness wherever I can find it and sharing these moments with you. Lisa Graham Lisa Graham is an inspirational writer, life coach, motivational speaker, and globe-trotter whose passion is to help others to find happiness and meaning their daily lives. A political activist at heart, Lisa would like to empower more women to run for political office as a way to create positive change in the world. You can find her on the Madam President Project or watch her TEDx speech on YouTube. Note: Articles by Lisa may contain affiliate links and 8WD will be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on an affiliate link. 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__label__wiki	0.789795	0.789795	Call us on : 07717 670824 Over 40 years experience with home movies Cine Film to Digital 8mm Quote 9.5/16mm Quote Video to Digital Mail Order Specialist DVD Productions Railways Remembered 1 Other Railway DVDs Plymouth DVDs About Aarchive In 1951, a small boy was walking to school. As he passed a shop, he looked in the window and saw a 9.5mm hand turned projector. For a moment, he stopped and stared at it. With his mouth slightly open, he was amazed to see a projector for sale and he had only one thought on his mind, ‘He wanted it!’ Day after day, on his way to and from school, he saw the same projector, and wanted it all the more. But one afternoon, on the way home, as he passed the shop and looked in the window, to his shock and horror, the projector had gone. The young boy was broken hearted. He walked home from school, very slowly, almost in tears, the one thing he wanted most in the world had gone. He came in, slowly shut the front door, put his school cap and coat away and went into the kitchen. There stood his father, and on the kitchen table, the same projector and a small spool of film! Instantly, his face lit up at the sight of it, and with a big hug for his dad, they put the film on together. The film was a horse running across a field. It was only very short, about one minute long, but as the father slowly turned the handle of the projector, the young boy knew he wanted to see more films. That young boy was Roger Lilley and that true story is how he became one of Plymouth’s best documentary makers and one of the UK’s leading expert of Super 8 and Standard 8mm of cine film. Roger, with some cine movies, around 1970 A love of film Looney Movies, Princerock, Plymouth Roger loved films. As he grew up, he knew he would need a career, and decided to train as an accountant. To support himself, he worked in the Drake Odeon cinema, Plymouth as a projectionist. He spent a many a happy evening, splicing films together, putting them on the 35mm projectors and watching the films. After Roger qualified as an accountant, he began training at a firm of accountants in Plymouth. After a few years, Roger was confident enough to start up his own accountancy business but his love of films never died. As the accountancy grew, so also did the hire and sales of cine films, and soon, Roger and Jill found they were selling films all over the UK, and then, all over the world. They had to move to bigger premises in Plymouth, and called the company Looney Movies, after cartoons that would made in the 1960’s and because Roger had a sense of humour. His Own Home Cinema The new house at Hooe had a garage at the bottom of the garden, and Roger decided to convert it into a cinema. One of the old cinemas in Plymouth had recently been closed, and Roger had managed to obtain from the owner, eight of the original cinema seats. He installed a small projection room, with dual projectors. A screen, with opening and closing curtains and a full letterbox format for Scope movies. Full stereo sound, which for the time was the best you could get. And he would even stock up on ice creams for when friends came around—he had his own working cinema. In 1970 Roger and Jill had a daughter, Rachael, and in 1975, a son, Philip. Both the children loved the cinema, and were very popular at school, as you might imagine. Phil in particular remembers the home cinema his dad had built with great affection. The first thing he can remember seeing in there, was the 400ft cut down of Star Wars – A New Hope. Since it was a cut down version, it was only the last 15 minutes of the film, with the attack of the Death Star by the Rebellion. Roger can still remember Phil watching it over and over again, mouth wide open. It reminded him of when he was a boy. A newspaper article about Roger's home cinema The Third Largest Company in the UK Roger, Jill and Phil at a film convention, around 1988 As time went by, both the accountancy and Looney Movies became Movieland International. Roger and Jill had to employ two other members of staff to keep up with the demand for the cine film sales. At its peak, Movie Memories was selling cine film all over the world, America, Canada, Australia and all over Europe. It had established itself as the third largest company in the UK for dealing with Super 8 and Standard 8mm cine film; just behind Derann Films and Perry’s Movies. At film conventions, the largest of which, was and still is, held in Blackpool in November of every year, Roger and Jill were well known faces. It could be said that Roger was one of the UK’s leading experts in 8mm film. From The Sound of Music to Alien to Tom & Jerry, if you wanted to have a film show, you could rent or buy an 8mm projector, screen, speakers and movies from Roger, wait until dark and then show the films. There is still a market for 8mm films, but they can cost the best part of £1,000 each. Cine Film to Video Phil, with cine film to video equipment In 1992, Phil left school and needed to find a job. It was around the same time, that one of Movieland International customers approached Roger and asked if he could transfer some of his home movies on to video for him. Roger and Phil thought about this, and set about, putting their combined knowledge together to work out how they could. In an upstairs bedroom, the first cine film to video transfer took place. Even with the limited equipment they had, the quality was still fantastic and the customer was over the moon with it. So, since the sales of cine films was slowly starting to die out, with the introduction of VHS video, Roger and Phil changed MovieLand to Aarchive Films and putting cine film on to video, first locally in Plymouth, but have ended up transferring cine film from all over the world. The oldest cine film they transferred was from 1898! It was some 9.5mm film from a train travelling from Barnstaple to Ilfracombe. The quality wasn’t the best, but you could still see the images. Production Making In 1995, a man called Reg Blackett, contacted Roger in connection with having some 16mm cine film put on to video. As they spoke, Roger learned that Reg was a keen amateur cinematographer, and is his youth, had filmed an awful lot of the history of Plymouth. One of the things that Reg had so lovingly recorded was the old Saltash ferry. The footage that Reg had was priceless and completely unique, Roger knew he had to do something about it. With his son Phil, and this time his father, Gerald, they started work on a script entitled Plymouth’s Historical Ferries & Bridges. Roger, Phil and Gerald did not really know that much about documentary making, but Roger knew someone who did. Whilst working in the Drake Odeon cinema in Plymouth, Roger worked with a young man called Roger Underwood. When they had left the cinema they had both taken different paths, but both still working in moving pictures. Roger with cine film and Roger Underwood carried on as a projectionist, until he set himself up as a cameraman and documentary maker—the timing was perfect. The two Rogers sat down and started work on the new documentary. Gerald worked on the script and Phil worked on the technical side. When the video was finished it was an instant hit with the local TV and people of Plymouth. So many of them had memories of the ferry journey and it sold out in almost every outlet stocking it. So, Roger and Phil had started on a new road, documentary making, and have up till now made eight titles of the history of Plymouth, and over 20 titles of historical railways, from the South West and all over the UK. Reg in the local paper, around 1996 History on the Move Around 1996, Roger and Phil decided to make a short documentary about the history of Aarchive Films. It talks about how they got into movies, selling Super 8mm movies around the world, some of the great people they got to work with and some of the documentaries they made. Since it was originally filmed and edited in S-VHS, the quality isn’t the best, but it is a precious memory to Phil, since it ‘starred’ Roger and the narration was him. In 1998, unfortunately, Roger was diagnosed with bowel cancer and after a 3 year battle, passed away in June of 2001, he was only 57 years young. His son Phil, still runs Aarchive Films lovingly putting your home movies on to digital. He had been doing it as a full time job now since 1992. Since his Roger’s death, they are no longer making any new documentaries, since they concentrate their efforts into the cine film to digital side of the business. The documentaries are all available on DVD from this web site. Over the years, we have had made items in the local newspapers, we can’t be 100% sure what year they are from. You can click on the items to read them. Over 40 years working with cine film Cine to Digital DVD Production © 2020 Aarchive Film Productions. All Rights Reserved – Designed and hosted by BobaPhil.com	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1664
__label__wiki	0.864939	0.864939	Supreme Court says women must continue to obtain abortion pill in person during COVID pandemic WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court ordered Tuesday that women must visit a doctor's office, hospital or clinic in person to obtain an abortion pill during the COVID-19 pandemic, though similar rules for other drugs have been suspended during the public health emergency. Eight days before President Donald Trump leaves office, the justices granted a Trump administration appeal to be able to enforce a longstanding rule on getting the abortion pill, mifepristone. The pill need not be taken in the presence of medical professionals. The court split 6-3, with the liberal justices in dissent. The new administration could put the in-person requirement on hold after Joe Biden takes office on Jan. 20. A federal judge had suspended the rule since July because of the coronavirus, in response to a lawsuit from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and other groups. MORE: Bill legalizing abortion passed in pope's native Argentina Crowds in favor of the bill legalizing abortion celebrate its passing by the Senate. U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang affirmed the suspension of the rule in December, saying public health risks for patients had increased as COVID-19 cases soared. The Food and Drug Administration approved mifepristone to be used in combination with a second drug, misoprostol, to end an early pregnancy or manage a miscarriage. The administration has suspended similar in-person visits for other drugs, including opioids in some cases, but refused to relax the rules for getting the abortion pill. In October, the Supreme Court allowed women to continue getting the abortion pill by mail but deferred any substantive ruling. Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas said they would have granted the administration's request then. At the time, there were only eight justices on the court, as Justice Amy Coney Barrett had been nominated, but not yet confirmed. Barrett took the seat of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died in September. MORE: Trump administration cuts $200M in healthcare funds to CA over abortions The Trump administration said it was cutting $200 million in federal healthcare funding to California because the state requires insurance providers to cover abortions. The video in the featured media player above is from a previous report. politicshealthabortionwomen and healthsupreme courtu.s. & world	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1666
__label__wiki	0.987198	0.987198	Trump wants to remove security clearances of former intel chiefs The White House press secretary said they had "politicized' their clearances. Trump wants to remove security clearances of former several intel chiefs President Donald Trump wants to remove the security clearances of several former intelligence chiefs and others, press secretary Sarah Sanders said on Monday. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Photo President Donald Trump is mulling removing the security clearances of several former intelligence chiefs and others – a move that comes in the wake of criticism of his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Those on the list include John Brennan, a former director of the Central Intelligence Agency, James Comey, a former FBI director who Trump fired last year, Jim Clapper, the former Director of National Intelligence, Michael Hayden, a former Director of the National Security Agency, Susan Rice, a National Security Advisor, and Andrew McCabe, the former deputy director of the FBI, press secretary Sarah Sanders confirmed on Monday. CIA Director John Brennan pauses during a news conference at CIA headquarters in Langley, Va., Dec. 11, 2014. Brennan was highly critical of Trump's widely-panned comments during the press conference in which he seemed to cast doubt on the U.S. intelligence community's conclusion that Russia meddled in the 2016 election. When asked if it is the president's position that any former Obama administration official that holds clearance and makes political statements about the president should have their clearance revoked, Sanders said: "As of now we're exploring the mechanism on those specific names." And when asked by ABC News' Terry Moran if it's presidential that the president is potentially seeking to punish those that he doesn't like Sanders said: "The president is exploring these mechanisms to remove security clearance because they've politicized and in some cases monetized their public service and their security clearances. And making baseless accusations of improper relationship with Russia is inappropriate." "It's kind of a ... petty way of retribution," Clapper told CNN shortly after the announcement adding that he thought the move was in response to speaking out against Trump. McCabe's spokeswoman criticized the move and the motives. Earlier in the day, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., had tweeted that he would recommend that Brennan's security clearance be revoked asking "Is John Brennan monetizing his security clearance? Is John Brennan making millions of dollars divulging secrets to the mainstream media with his attacks on @realDonaldTrump ?"	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1667
__label__wiki	0.683216	0.683216	What was the lewis and clark expedition book UsefulComments: 0Molly Humble What was the main point of the Lewis and Clark expedition? The Lewis And Clark Expedition Begins Their mission was to explore the unknown territory, establish trade with the Natives and affirm the sovereignty of the United States in the region. One of their goals was to find a waterway from the US to the Pacific Ocean. What did they discover on the Lewis and Clark expedition? Lewis and Clark’s team mapped uncharted land, rivers, and mountains. They brought back journals filled with details about Native American tribes and scientific notes about plants and animals they’d never seen before. They also brought back stories—tales that made other Americans dream about heading west. What did they eat on the Lewis and Clark expedition? Members of the expedition were remarkably resourceful. By the end of the journey, Lewis, Clark and the men of the expedition had eaten a wide variety of meat, fish, berries, vegetables, fruits and roots. These simple native foods ultimately fueled the most famous expedition in U.S. history.31 мая 2013 г. Was the Lewis and Clark expedition a success? The Lewis and Clark expedition was successful. The expedition set out on May 14, 1804, and made it to the Pacific Ocean in November of 1805. What happened to Lewis and Clark’s dog? Lewis’s dog Seaman took after them, caught one in the river, drowned & killed it and swam to shore with it.” Seaman continued to hunt in this manner until he was severely injured by a beaver in mid-May 1805. Clark wrote: “Capt. Lewis’s dog was badly bitten by a wounded beaver and was near bleeding to death.” You might be interested: What is the second harry potter book called What are two effects of the Lewis and Clark expedition? Louis and Clark realized there was no water route across the Continent. It also led to the creation of maps of the area and the discovery of many plants and animals in the area. What did Jefferson want for Native Americans? What animal did Lewis and Clark discover? But during their 8,000-mile journey from Missouri to the Pacific Ocean and back between 1804-1806, Lewis and Clark discovered 122 animal species, including iconic American animals like the grizzly bear, coyote, prairie dog and bighorn sheep. How did the Lewis and Clark expedition benefit the United States? The Lewis and Clark Expedition was the first occasion for United States citizens to travel so far by river and land into the West, but it certainly wasn’t the last. Upon their return they provided detailed maps, reports about natural resources, and details about the indigenous populations they encountered. What landforms did Lewis and Clark discover? Landscapes. Lewis and Clark recorded their direct observations of the plains, hills, and mountains through which they passed. “…from this hight we had a most beatifull and picturesk view of the Rocky mountains which wer perfectly covered with Snow… Did Meriwether Lewis have slaves? Lewis and slavery Although Lewis attempted to supervise enslaved people while running his mother’s plantation before the westward expedition, he left that post and had no valet during the expedition, unlike William Clark, who brought his slave York. What were Lewis and Clark’s full names? These legendary characters organized and led the Corps of Discovery on the famous Lewis & Clark Expedition. Meriwether Lewis. … William Clark. … Thomas Jefferson. … York. … Sergeant Charles Floyd. … Toussaint Charbonneau. … Sakakawea (Sacagawea) … Jean Baptiste Charbonneau (Pomp) You might be interested: How to get a book published for the first time How many dogs did Lewis and Clark eat? Why did the Lewis and Clark expedition fail? The expedition failed at their main goal of finding an all water route across the continent, they did however succeed in finding new information about the plants, animals, and Native Americans that were in the region so that American knowledge and culture could become greater. How did Lewis and Clark’s expedition conclude? The triumphant return of the Lewis and Clark expedition. After reaching the Pacific Ocean in November 1805, the corps established Fort Clatsop, near present-day Astoria, Oregon, as its winter quarters. … By the time Lewis was reunited with Clark, his leg was nearly mended. Reaching St.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1673
__label__wiki	0.910069	0.910069	Twickenham Rugby stadium On Halloween, a year from now, the final of the Rugby World Cup will take place at the world’s biggest and most famous rugby stadium. With a hi-tech playing surface enclosed by covered stands, three steepling tiers of seats accommodating 82,000 spectators, a four-star hotel, a health and leisure club and its own museum, Twickenham is the epitome of the modern sports arena. It is hard to imagine, then, the humble beginnings of this hallowed patch of turf, when the only bean-poles present were those used for growing beans. At the beginning of the last century, England rugby did not have a permanent home. The team was permanently on tour, playing games at such venues as the Kennington Oval and Crystal Palace, Blackheath, Richmond and further afield at Bristol and Leeds. However, following sell-out matches at Crystal Palace against the touring sides of the New Zealand ‘Originals’ in 1905 and South Africa in 1906, the Rugby Football Union realised that there was money to be made from the amateur game. William Cail, treasurer of the RFU, proposed the notion of constructing a dedicated stadium for the England team. Sportsman, referee and property developer William Williams was appointed chairman of the New Ground Committee and tasked with finding a suitable plot of land. Various locations were considered, including Stamford Bridge until Chelsea Football Club snapped it up. Eventually, in 1907, the RFU spent £5,572, 12 shillings and sixpence to acquire the ten and a quarter acres of muddy market garden at the Fairfield Estate in the London borough of Richmond-upon-Thames. Set on the floodplain of the River Crane and the Duke of Northumberland’s River, where allotments were used to grow fruit and vegetables, it was an unlikely choice. A stadium took shape. Covered stands were built on the East and West sides for 3,000 spectators each. A concrete terrace was constructed for 7,000 to stand at the South, with an open mound to the North accommodating a similar number. A parking area was laid down for carriages and the increasingly fashionable motor-cars. Debentures covered the cost of £8,812, 15s. A further £1,606, 9s, 4d was ploughed in to add fencing and drainage, and to raise the pitch above the Crane’s regular outpourings.Before the first game was played, a further £20,000 was invested. Roads were improved and entrances built. Changing rooms, baths, committee and tea rooms were added beneath the West Stand; a press-box and refreshment room to the East. Local club Harlequins were invited to be tenants, and contested the first five games played at the stadium. In the inaugural game, on 2 October 1909, Harlequins beat Richmond 14–10 in front of fewer than 2,000 spectators. The ‘New Ground’ received its first reviews. It was too far from central London. Transport and access were poor. The grass was compared to “the hair of some of our clever friends at the opening performance, a little too artistic in the matter of length.” Twickenham was labelled a “damned great white elephant” and acquired the nickname of Billy Williams’Cabbage Patch. Today, it remains ‘The Patch’. Against this inauspicious background, Twickenham prepared to host its first international on 15 January 1910, the first year of the Five Nations. To add to the ill omens, England’s opponents were Wales, who they had not beaten for twelve years.The London Standard reported: “To-day at Twickenham, English Rugby Football will be put to the test by Wales, and a great sporting world will be stirred. The occasion is a momentous one; we look to it to add another page to the history of an old game that even to-day, when commercialism has eaten deep into many branches of sport, has only to do with chivalry.” To picture that first match, we have to first picture a very different world. The average annual salary in 1910 was about £70 for men and £30 for women, and a 3-bedroom house could be rented for £15 a year. There were no televisions, and radio took the form of homemade crystal sets. Dr Crippen would at the end of this month poison his wife. It was the year of the first B-type double-decker buses, and two years before the opening of Twickenham Film Studios. It was a good year for stadium building, with the opening of Old Trafford in England and Ninian Park in Wales. The Liberal, Herbert Asquith, was Prime Minister, and the Prince of Wales, who attended the match, would a few months later succeed to the throne as George V. Special bus and tram services helped 18,000 spectators get to the ground, but congestion delayed the 2.45 pm kick-off for ten minutes. Early photographs show the stadium against a backdrop of open fields, with streets of houses only at one end. Seas of people, mostly men, squeezed into the stands, sporting overcoats and bowler hats. The official programme, a double-sided printed sheet, could be had for one penny. It listed the teams alongside advertisements for Apollinaris, ‘Queen of Table Waters’, on sale at all bars; the Railway Tavern with its well-appointed skittles saloon; Allan Straker, maker of rugby balls; George Lewin & Co, sporting outfitters; and The People, for the best reports of Rugby and Association matches. It included a programme of the band’s tunes plus the matchday routes of the London United Tramway Company. The England team wore white shirts with a red rose, but players wore their club socks. Harlequins socks were sported by three of the backs: Ronnie Poulton, John Birkett and the England captain Adrian Stoop. Freddie Chapman scored from the Welsh kickoff, after a run by Stoop, setting the stage for a surprise 11–6 English victory. The London Standard reported: “And at Twickenham, which was the rendezvous, there was much enthusiasm. The sight was one to be long remembered. Some 20,000 people had come to see the match. At the close there was a stampede across the field that had been churned into mud, and there was one long, deep-chested shout of joy, for an English success had not been expected.” No surprise that the cabbage patch had been churned into mud. But it was the start of a golden age for England, on and off the field. The RFU made a £2,000 profit while the team went on to win the inaugural Five Nations and would not lose another Championship match until Scotland beat them in 1926, 23 games and the devastation of a World War later. That first Twickenham international was a world away from next year’s Rugby World Cup final, but the Twickenham roar had found its voice. Captain Stoop referred to the lucky ground as ‘The Good Fairy of Twickenham’, and it was not the last time that England’s players would be carried from the cabbage patch like kings. * Twickenham Stadium is a half hour walk from the luxury serviced apartments at 20 The Barons. We will be releasing our World Cup accommodation prices on 20 November 2014. Filed Under: 20 The Barons, Local News, People and Places, Sports Tagged With: Five Nations, Harlequins, Rugby World Cup Final, Serviced Apartments, Stamford Bridge, The Cabbage Patch, The RFU, Twickenham Rugby stadium Love this, not a flicker of emotion, job not quite done yet! https://t.co/cECZjd4fmr RT @nationaltrust: Even staying close to home, stretching the legs in the brisk winter air can energise us for the day ahead.… https://t.co/6vdXFUGOiI	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1678
__label__cc	0.650955	0.349045	Adonis Diaries Policemen, Tunisia, rape, girl on trial for indecent exposure… Pictures that marked our modern history? 13 photos. You judge… Posts Tagged ‘Balfour Declaration of 1916’ Jews of North Africa and during colonial period Posted by: adonis49 on: August 8, 2012 In: Africa/Agriculture \| biographies/books \| economy/finance \| Essays \| Jews/Jewish/Israel \| political Artical \| social articles \| Time for Outrage “Jews had been living in North Africa for many centuries when Europeans expanded their toehold on the continent in the 19th century. A few Jewish communities trace their presence in North Africa from Roman times. The expulsion of the Jews from the Iberian peninsula (Spain and Portugal) in the late 15th century gave the local Jewish communities in Morocco and Algeria a demographic and economic boost, especially in Oran and Algiers. The Jews in northern Africa kept their Iberian tongue (Ladino) as a lingua franca among themselves, similar to the function of Yiddish for their Eastern European counterpart. In 1830, the French occupied most of the coastal plains of modern-day State of Algeria and gradually began to root their colonial occupation into local communities. Indigenous tribes supplied soldiers for auxiliary colonial troops called Harkis and the Jews were recruited as local officials. From 1845, rabbis from the French mainland were sent to local Jewish communities “to inculcate unconditional obedience to the laws, loyalty to France, and the obligation to defend it.” The French government granted Algerian Jews the French citizenship in 1870, putting them on a par with the French colonists from the mainland. During the 19th century, most Jews in North Africa discarded local customs and clothing in favor of the French language, culture and dress. Their affiliation with French culture and power also brought Jews protection, as in Tunisia after 1855. After a legal dispute with the local Arab Prince about blasphemy, the French emperor Napoleon III intervened with a naval force in favor of the Jews. Jews were subsequently granted equal religious rights and more legal rights than locals: Jewish assessors were attached to criminal courts to provide input on the sentences incurred by Jews charged with crimes in order to safeguard a fair trial. Jewish collusion with the French in the occupation of North Africa, ultimately encompassing Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia, had also negative side-effects in regions which were not firmly in French control. In Morocco, which remained independent until the beginning of the 20th century, Jews were always targeted by the public when the French launched military campaigns against Morocco or other local powers defying French expansion. Consequently, Jews were seen as traitors by the local population, which were deprived of the right to vote and were economically deprived in favor of French settlers and their Jewish henchmen. In Algeria, the number of French citizens reached 1.4 million in 1961 (13% of the total population), including 140,000 Jews (10% of all French citizens). Those settlers dominated public life in the big cities, enjoyed colonial privileges and were in control of the economy. Jews were often the middlemen between the French rulers and the local subjects, because they knew the country best. The local Muslim population resented French occupation, not in the least place by their display of cultural-religious power by erecting huge cathedrals and synagogues. The Algerian war of independence was an exceptionally brutal one with terrorism, torture and murder squads from both sides. It has been estimated that approximately one million Algerians lost their lives in the struggle for independence. The French dispatched to Algeria the ruthless general Massu and the OAS (Organisation de l’armée secret: Secret Army) in order to foil negotiation on independence. The OAS was ultimately suppressed by none other than De Gaulle. De Gaulle granted Algeria independence in 1962, which led to the exodus of French colonials (Pieds noirs: blackfeet) and their Jewish collaborators to France, a country they barely have seen. In the newly founded Algerian republic, both Christians and Jews were excluded from Algerian citizenship in revenge for support for the French occupation. Most Jews left Algeria for France. A few went to Israel, the post-colonial apartheid State in the Middle East. Israel was founded in 1948 by a Jewish settler-minority from Europe, which deposed the Arab majority by brutal expulsion. The remaining natives were politically disenfranchised and economically exploited, similar to the French occupation of Algeria. Israel was (and is) seen as an offspring of European colonial domination. For example, the Balfour Declaration of 1916 by the colonial power Britain, and the Israel’s siding with the colonial powers France and Great-Britain against Egypt during the Suez crisis in 1956. The Six Day War of 1967 sealed the fate of most Jewish communities in North Africa as the locals cracked down on them as a result of Israeli victory over Syria, Jordan and Egypt. The point here is that in the case of French colonialism and throughout their history, Jews have not only been victims but have also been deeply complicit in actions now viewed as morally repugnant by the international community. The fact that throughout the Western world, Jews are seen only as victims is far more an indication of Jewish power to control their image than a reflection of historical reality. This section is from Nalliah Thayahbaran (with slight editing and rearrangement) Note 1: Zionist lobbies in the USA and Europe have been relentless in putting the heat on successful Lebanese business men in Africa for two decades now. The latest strategy is taking this smokescreen of combatting Iran nuclear program and Hezboolah in order to pressure Lebanese banks from facilitating the transfer of money of Lebanese expatriates into Lebanon. How? Disseminating the falsehood that all the money coming in is the result of whitewashing operations… Note 2: This post was of Nalliah Thayahbaran in reply to my post https://adonis49.wordpress.com/2012/06/29/mania-of-rebranding-africa-disaster-vogue-of-italy/ Note 3: https://adonis49.wordpress.com/2011/05/15/habitat-for-the-year-2025-like-to-dwell-in-a-cool-cave-in-the-dunes/ Tags: adonis49, “Clean Break” papers, Balfour Declaration of 1916, Baruch Tenembaum, blood money, Harkis, Iberian peninsula, International Raoul Wallenberg Foundation, israel, Ladino, Mehdi Ben Barka, Nalliah Thayahbaran, politics, writing, Yinon Plan, Zionism in Africa adonis49 Select Month January 2021 (48) December 2020 (55) November 2020 (42) October 2020 (38) September 2020 (55) August 2020 (68) July 2020 (70) June 2020 (62) May 2020 (66) April 2020 (68) March 2020 (64) February 2020 (43) January 2020 (29) December 2019 (36) November 2019 (41) October 2019 (31) September 2019 (33) August 2019 (17) July 2019 (40) June 2019 (35) May 2019 (29) April 2019 (12) March 2019 (51) February 2019 (32) January 2019 (36) December 2018 (53) November 2018 (57) October 2018 (73) September 2018 (53) August 2018 (76) July 2018 (83) June 2018 (83) May 2018 (75) April 2018 (70) March 2018 (60) February 2018 (60) January 2018 (68) December 2017 (83) November 2017 (66) October 2017 (69) September 2017 (49) August 2017 (36) July 2017 (53) June 2017 (55) May 2017 (50) April 2017 (62) March 2017 (88) February 2017 (42) January 2017 (79) December 2016 (90) November 2016 (46) October 2016 (61) September 2016 (72) August 2016 (100) July 2016 (100) June 2016 (104) May 2016 (115) April 2016 (113) March 2016 (75) February 2016 (72) January 2016 (38) December 2015 (90) November 2015 (82) October 2015 (97) September 2015 (91) August 2015 (91) July 2015 (66) June 2015 (47) May 2015 (73) April 2015 (85) March 2015 (66) February 2015 (58) January 2015 (51) December 2014 (81) November 2014 (96) October 2014 (98) September 2014 (70) August 2014 (93) July 2014 (90) June 2014 (67) May 2014 (75) April 2014 (75) March 2014 (79) February 2014 (73) January 2014 (80) December 2013 (79) November 2013 (84) October 2013 (83) September 2013 (76) August 2013 (74) July 2013 (65) June 2013 (50) May 2013 (47) April 2013 (33) March 2013 (41) February 2013 (47) January 2013 (37) December 2012 (62) November 2012 (51) October 2012 (62) September 2012 (67) August 2012 (54) July 2012 (68) June 2012 (56) May 2012 (74) April 2012 (72) March 2012 (57) February 2012 (49) January 2012 (46) December 2011 (61) November 2011 (46) October 2011 (69) September 2011 (52) August 2011 (30) July 2011 (45) June 2011 (54) May 2011 (62) April 2011 (37) March 2011 (63) February 2011 (43) January 2011 (50) December 2010 (35) November 2010 (39) October 2010 (40) September 2010 (52) August 2010 (36) July 2010 (52) June 2010 (56) May 2010 (40) April 2010 (46) March 2010 (67) February 2010 (44) January 2010 (56) December 2009 (36) November 2009 (43) October 2009 (69) September 2009 (50) August 2009 (81) July 2009 (89) June 2009 (89) May 2009 (73) April 2009 (58) March 2009 (77) February 2009 (57) January 2009 (62) December 2008 (63) November 2008 (93) October 2008 (334) September 2008 (85) adonis49 Select Category Africa/Agriculture (135) Antoun Saadi (31) auto-biography (201) biographies/books (1,225) Black/Creole culture and literature (90) Book Review (1,150) Christianity (88) cities/geography (1,519) Daydream projects (38) death/ terminally ill/ massacres (8) death/ terminally ill/ massacres, genocide (953) Diaries (742) Tidbits/Notes/Comments (4) economy/finance (1,514) education methods/programs (843) engineering/research/experiments (882) Essays (6,194) Events/Cultural/Educational/Arts (4,565) Travel/Excursions/Night out (36) genocide (160) health/medicine (835) Human Factors/Ergonomics (470) humor (575) Islam/Moslem/Islamic world (512) Jews/Israel/Palestine (460) Jews/Jewish/Israel (700) Lebanon/Middle East/Near East/Levant (1,678) letters and articles (35) list of articles (460) lucubration Today (117) Mathematics (50) medicine/medical treatment (119) Near-East Mediterranean civilization (128) Novels Mine (148) Pets/animals (1) philosophy (485) Poems Mine (255) Poetry (149) political Artical (2,261) politics/finance Today (1,229) professional articles (1,021) religion/history (1,530) Safety (312) sciences (334) seduction tales (25) sex/ love/seduction (317) short stories/novellas (618) social articles (7,354) testimonials/civil war (82) Time for Outrage (1,278) Uncategorized (60) war aftermath (385) women (1,541) Fiction storytellers of Religious myths? And they have No sense of humor to boot it Poem on Refugees: “What they took with them?” An improbable Statehood in the making Tidbits #40 Palestinian BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement) debate campaign is being canceled by western colonial powers on ground of “Anti-Semitic” program? What UN resolutions have been implemented? What about resolution 1559? No raise in decades: Palestinian workers at an Israeli Yamit factory in a West Bank industrial zone Which States will be assigned to wash the dishes after the Feast? Vegetable oil? Palm oil? Children exploited in Indonesia and Malaysia…? A convoluted talk like educating kids on all religions, just to tell us the kind of insane meme religions recklessly drop on sane people? And how Religions are a natural phenomena to investigate its evolution? Privately owned Federal Reserve Bank: How the Rothschild family controlled the printing of the Dollars? One of the batch of the Panama financial leaks: Related to Lebanon I like this Girl Lebanon: List of militia/mafia "leaders" in one of the batch of Panama financial leaks Embezzling a multinational financial corporation: "Girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo" Part 2 Virgin Mary: from the town of Qana in south Lebanon? Sex Preparations before wedding night It is Not Alzheimer, but the memory confusion maybe worse Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.adonisbouh@gmail.com	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1680
__label__cc	0.636607	0.363393	One Vanderbilt Avenue Market: Office AECOM Tishman is serving as Construction Manager for One Vanderbilt, a new 1,400-foot commercial tower adjacent to Midtown Manhattan’s Grand Central Terminal, one of the busiest train stations in the world. Owned by SL Green and designed by Kohn Pederson Fox, the super tall building will be the second tallest office tower in New York City. The 58-story structure will have a public transit hall at the base of the building and a 14,000 square feet public plaza. There will be a direct connection into Grand Central and allow east side access via a substructure connection. AECOM Tishman made history in 2017 by completing the largest ever continuous concrete pour in Manhattan at One Vanderbilt. Over 8,438 tons of concrete were poured continuously over a span of nineteen hours. One Vanderbilt is aiming to raise the global standard for sustainable design and construction by using a variety of innovative construction methods, energy efficient systems, and a continuous focus on sustainability.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1681
__label__wiki	0.893233	0.893233	Show review: Woodshedders Bring Indie Roots Extravaganza to DC’s Hill Country BBQ January 10, 2019 January 10, 2019 Mark Joseph Engleson0 Indie roots band the Woodshedders, out of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, regaled Washington DC’s Hill Country BBQ last Friday night with their unique roots music blend of gypsy jazz, Old Time, Country, rhythm & blues, and bluegrass. “We love all kinds of music,” the Woodshedders say, “so that’s what kind we play.” Beginning their first of two sets at 9:30, the Woodshedders played until midnight, delivering an absolutely packed show of original music and covers. The five-piece band—Dwayne Brooke on guitar and vocals, Randy Ball on bass and vocals, Jesse Shultzaberger on drums, David Van Deventer on fiddle and vocals, and Jacob Smith on keyboards and saxophone—originally formed out of a weekly gypsy jazz gig in Harpers Ferry, has expanded its scope while remaining true to its roots. They played an instrumental tune entitled “January 23rd,” the upcoming date of what would be the 100th birthday of the legendary gypsy jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt. Showing the range of their influences, the Woodshedders similarly honored the great folk singer Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, and included a song by highly influential multi-instrumentalist and songwriter John Hartford. The Woodshedders excel as instrumentalists, and have something of a jam band reputation. Later in the first set, the Woodshedders played another instrumental, the epic “Road to Berryville,” (“aka route 7 or 340,” quipped Brooks) from their latest album, Talisman. The plurality of the evening’s songs, like “Diamond Ring,” came from the record. The Woodshedders released their most recent album, Talisman, in 2017. In a noticeable shift from the band’s earlier work, on Talisman Brooks and Mayo play electric instruments on several tracks. Dwayne smiled at me and nodded when I told him that I enjoyed this album’s addition of more rock & roll elements to the band’s music. The Woodshedders released their first album, Catch That Yardbird, 2009, to critical acclaim. Just Plain Folks named Catch That Yardbird Roots Album of the Year, and SoundStage! Network’s listed it as one of its Top 10 Albums of 2009. The Woodshedders play frequently at Hill Country and other DC venues. The band appeared last month at Gypsy Sally’s with Bearcat Wildcat. They appear locally often enough that some of their songs have a connection to our area—and even to this venue. David mentioned that he wrote “Honky Tonk Buddy” after a show here at Hill Country. The band further acknowledged their honky tonk influences with a cover of Dwight Yoakam’s “Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc.” that drew raucous response from the crowd. On the back stretch of their second set, the Woodshedders played three original songs, beginning with “Connie Chung.” “We have the utmost respect for Connie Chung,” Van Devanter emphasized. The Woodshedders then finished their second set, closing the evening with covers of the Doors’ “Riders on the Storm” and Johnny Cash’s “Folsom Prison Blues.” The Woodshedders put on a heck of show. They get the crowd shaking their stuff, and they can really play. Check ’em out next time they come around. REVIEW: Tommy Emmanuel and John Knowles’ Deeply Affecting “Heart Songs” Interview: Billy Bright of Grammy Nominated Wood & Wire on Alt-Recording Single with Danny Barnes	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1684
__label__wiki	0.764469	0.764469	REVIEW: Devendra Banhart’s “Ma” is a Return to Natural Sounds November 4, 2019 November 4, 2019 H. R. Gertner0 Ma, Devendra Banhart’s third release on Nonesuch Records, jettisons the artificial sounds that have driven his recent work in favor of a return to natural, “human-made,” sounds. Strings, woodwinds, brass, and keyboards build upon Banhart’s vocal and guitar to create an inviting collection examining the nature of motherhood. Banhart, “addresses the unconditional nature of maternal love, the desire to nurture, the passing down of wisdom, the longing to establish the relationship of mother to child, and what happens when that bond gets broken.” Noah Georgeson, a close Banhart collaborator and past producer, is behind the wheel again on this project; their collaborative simpatico is of great benefit on a set of songs where less is more. Born in Texas and raised in Venezuela until his teenage years when his family moved to LA, Banhart is a polyglot who uses multiple languages to maximum effect while never losing the single-language listener. English, Spanish, Portuguese, and Japanese all make an appearance in a series of songs in which emotion carries the day when language fades into the background. A recording experience in a temple in Kyoto, Japan was the original impetus for Ma while the rest of the recording was completed in California at 64 Sound and Seahorse Studios in Los Angeles, Panoramic Studios in Stinson Beach, and Anderson Canyon in Big Sur. Guest vocals from Cate Le Bon and folk legend Vashti Bunyan only add to majesty of this collection. “Kantori Ongaku”, the official first single, wets fans’ appetites for the record’s upcoming release with an inviting slow but steady groove and typically mystical Banhart lyrics, “it’s getting too late to tell if it’s too soon and the future’s being born right here in this room”. The blend of drums, piano, baritone sax, and Banhart’s subdued vocals is enticing with a melody that instantly captures the listener’s ear. “Is This Nice” finds Banhart questioning and affirming a mother’s desire to be with her child, “is this real, do I mean it, you know that I do, I want to be here really near, I wanna be really here with you,” while “Memorial” confronts the pain of loss, “I couldn’t get through my song for you when it came to say your name”. On “Now All Gone” Cate Le Bon’s presence can be felt beyond her vocals with clear influences on the songs arrangement; “Now All Gone” would fit well in the collection of songs recently released by Le Bon on Reward, her third solo record, or on a Drinks record, her project with White Fence. “You know I love you now, it’s true, there’s a hidden dance only we know how to do,” Banhart sings over what in a lesser-artists hands might be called lounge or elevator music on “Love Song”, but with Banhart’s taste and nuance this borderline bossa nova is seductive instead of off-putting. With Banhart as the operator it’s an elevator I’d love to be trapped in. Although in Spanish and therefore not immediately accessible to an English speaking audience, “Abre Los Manos” stands out on in the midst of a collection of stellar songs. A slow shuffle, a Spanish guitar with an easy strum, and a beguiling lead line sets the stage for Banhart’s vocal which for a non-Spanish speaking listener functions as an additional instrument. “My Boyfriend’s in the Band” combines languages again to brilliant effect with Spanish on the verses and English on the choruses. Banhart duets with Vashti Bunyan on the record closer, “Will I See You Tonight”. On the chorus their voices intertwine into an aching lament where words bend in an out of intelligibility and where emotional weight matters more than language. Explaining Ma Banhart says, “I am in stage of my life when all of my closest friends are parents and I am not and I may not be…so this is kind of everything I would say to a child. If I don’t have one, I have made a record where I would have said everything I wanted to say.” Common knowledge argues that the first word a baby learns is often “ma”, but the contrary may be true. Instead of learning the word, maybe babies taught parents the word “ma.” In other words, ponder this…the first consonant and vowel combination a baby can make is “ma,” and that sound became the name given to mother in order to encourage and sanctify the intimate and perennial connection between mother and child. On Ma, Devendra Banhart continues to explore this cherished connection from a variety of angles resulting in a work that is at once somber as well as celebratory. Bob Dylan’s Sessions with Johnny Cash Highlight Archival Release, Plus Kinky Friedman, Moody Little Sister, Steve Goodman REVIEW: Joel Paterson’s “Let it Be Guitar!” Demands Repeat Listens	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1685
__label__cc	0.589205	0.410795	Tripti Home Tripti Joshi (Editor) I am a Teacher who started creating online content for my students from 2016 so that they can get access to free knowledge online. Alexander Bliss Updated on Jun 26, 2018 Name Alexander Bliss Died April 30, 1896 Alexander Bliss (29 December 1827 – 30 April 1896) was assistant quartermaster general of the Union forces and a Colonel in the United States Army during the American Civil War. His father, also named Alexander, died before he was born; and his mother, Elizabeth Davis Bliss, later married George Bancroft, the eminent American historian. On Colonel Bliss's behalf, Bancroft asked President Abraham Lincoln for a copy of the Gettysburg Address, as Bliss was a member of a committee gathering manuscripts to be collected in the work Autographed Leaves of Our Country's Authors, which was intended for sale to raise money for charitable assistance to Civil War veterans. The resulting copy of Lincoln's speech, known as the Bliss Copy, is one of only five known manuscript versions of the Gettysburg Address; it is preserved and on display in the Lincoln Bedroom of the White House in Washington, D.C. Alexander Bliss Wikipedia Aadama Jaichomada The Scene of the Crash Sean Robinson (filmmaker)	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1687
__label__wiki	0.847039	0.847039	Appeal to the Australian Government to Ratify the United Nations Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families (The Migrant Workers Convention) The Migrant Workers Convention is one of the nine core United Nations human rights treaties. It has been ratified by 45 countries. On this 21st anniversary of the signing of this Convention and eight years after it entered into force, we join in the civil society appeal to Australia to ratify the Convention and to be become a leader advocating for the protection of human rights of those who work outside their country of origin. The Convention upholds what is already obvious: that the rights of migrants and their families are human rights. Australia and Ratification of the Convention The Australian government has stated that its laws are already consistent with the standards of the Convention. Australia’s voice and leadership on this issue will make a difference for migrants everywhere and will reinforce the efforts of those in Australia working to ensure these commonly accepted employment standards are upheld. Australia has been one of the greatest migrant receiving countries in history, and the modern Australian community has come into being through generations of migration. In 2010 Australia was home to 6 million migrants born in over 200 countries of the world. The country has strived for a high standard in the inclusion accorded to new arrivals, and to ensure that they become part of its community. The Convention will help Australia to advance this high standard into the future as the world responds to the globalisation of labour. Ratification will complement existing government efforts to address the exploitation of migrant workers that occurs via clandestine labour movements and labour trafficking. Conditions Faced by Migrant Workers Around the World It is intolerable that an individual working far from home should be kept in virtual slavery. It is unacceptable that a worker should be denied the rightful wages they have earned, simply because they are working outside their country of birth. Women or men carrying out the work of caring for the homes of their employer, should not be denied their human dignity and such work should not be denied the respect it deserves. Farm workers who tend to the crops and collect the produce that feeds the world, are entitled to expect that society will uphold their human rights. All workers are entitled to a safe place of work. All migrant workers and their families are entitled to the equal protection of the law which is their fundamental human right. These are some of the conditions that the Convention addresses. Appeal to Australia Australia has been a strong and clear voice in international forums for international human rights standards. Its voice has been raised for the rights of women, for children, against torture, against racism, for civil and political rights, and for economic, social and cultural rights. By ratifying the Convention, Australia can play a leading role in our region and support neighbouring nations to end the exploitation of migrants. We appeal to Australia to ratify and to stand as a strong advocate for these human rights in international forums in which it participates. This statement has been issued by Australian Lawyers for Human Rights, in support of the Campaign for Australian ratification of the Migrant Workers Convention. For more information visit the website	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1688
__label__wiki	0.577209	0.577209	Andrew Tuttle Musician, events programmer/manager, writer, artsworker from Brisbane, Australia. 2020 – it has been a year by Andrew Tuttle on December 5, 2020 December 5, 2020 2020, what a year. It has been a massive change and a struggle, with so many unanticipated changes from way back in January. I’d realised that I hadn’t posted for quite a while, so am wanting to make up for it with a little end of year post. There’s really so much to have been thankful for on the music front, the level of interest and support in ‘Alexandra’ and other endeavours has been truly heartwarming. I’ll update the bio / etc sections of the site with kind words said about the album, but here my thoughts are that – the opportunity to reacquaint with old friends and warm digital acquaintances over this year and music, and chat with new musical comrades has been the best thrill of creating, planning for and sharing an album with the world. Given that I’ve been a little forgetful with posts here, in the immediate future, I’ve got collaborations with new friends Padang Food Tigers (LP/digital on Bedroom Suck, February) and a n t i t h e s i s (digital on Outlier, December) that I’ll share a bit about in due course, plans to record and mix more of my next full-length album and to have a proper break over the summer holidays. Until 2021! Brisbane Festival by Andrew Tuttle on August 1, 2020 August 1, 2020 Friends, both old and new! Thank you all so much for the kind and generous attention given to Alexandra, I’m so proud of the album and delighted that it’s resonating with lots of people in this mess of a year. I’m pretty excited to announce that there’ll be a launch event for the album as well. Whilst I am sad that the previously scheduled launches at Melbourne Recital Centre and Redland Performing Arts Centre were both understandably covid-cancelled, what’s happening instead is pretty amazing. I’ll be belatedly launching Alexandra at the beautiful The Tivoli theatre in Brisbane on Wednesday 16 September, as part of Brisbane Festival. It’ll be a particularly special show as it is also a belated album release show for Brisbane comrade Cloud Tangle, launching her debut album Kinds Of Sadness. We’re both preparing some special audio and visual treats for our respective sets at this beautiful theatre, Tickets are on sale 3 August, I’d love to see you there if you can make it. For those of you who live further away than down the road from my house, I’ll hopefully be able to visit as soon as things allow. by Andrew Tuttle on May 15, 2020 May 15, 2020 I’m absolutely delighted today, as Alexandra is now out everywhere! I’m so proud of this album and so elated to finally be able to share it with you all. I’ll post a bit more about the album, the story, who played on it, and so on in a while, but for now I’m just so pleased that it is out! Hooray!	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1692
__label__wiki	0.786817	0.786817	20+ Tallest Buildings In Kampala, Uganda By fadamana Travel and History Uganda is a country located in the Eastern part of Africa. The name was derived from the Buganda kingdom and has its capital in Kampala where you will find major infrastructures, beautiful sites, and tall buildings aka skyscrapers. Most of these tallest buildings house some of the top government offices while the rest are either banks or hotels. Even though tall buildings are not a common view in Africa, unlike Asia, America, Europe, and The UAE, we can’t deny the fact that Africa has quite a number of skyscrapers. However, most of these really tall buildings are located in the major cities, just like in Uganda where we see quite a number of high-rise structures in Kampala. Here is a list of the tallest buildings in Uganda with their corresponding floors and year of completion. 1. The Pearl of Africa Hotel Kampala -24 Floors Location Address: 28 Nakasero Road, Central Kampala Alternative Name: N/A Height (estimated): 90 m Floors (above ground): 24 Construction Start Date: 2006 Construction end date: 2017 Building function: Hotel Pearl of Africa Hotel in Kampala is the tallest building in the central Kampala ontop of Nakasero Hill, measuring 1,240 meters (4,070 ft) above sea level. Built within 11 years, the structure stands on a 14 acres (5.7 ha) site which housed the state’s TV station. At 23 storeys and about 90 meters (300 ft) in height, the hotel became the tallest building in Kampala following its completion in 2017. The construction of the five-star hotel allegedly cost about USh1.75 trillion (US$300 million). 2. Uganda Revenue Authority Tower – 22 Floors Location Address: Nakawa, Kampala, Uganda Alternative Name: URA Tower Building function: Government Office Located in Nakawa, URA Tower soars 79.56 m into the sky. Its construction started in 2015 to save money in rent as it spent a whopping US$3.5 million in 2016 and $ 1.5 million annually from paying for multiple rented offices across the city of Kampala. This meant bringing all URA offices under one roof and reducing the cost of operation (including saving USh15 billion rent annually). The building which was commissioned in 2019 cost about USh140 billion (approx. US$37 million) for its construction. 3.Workers’ House – 20 Floors Location Address: 1 Pilkington Road, Kampala Alternative Name: Workers’ House Height (estimated): 72.33 m Construction Start Date: N/A Building function: Commercial Office Located along the Pilkington Road, a 20-floor skyscraper, Worker’s House is a place where workers are meant to go and access their benefits. The construction of the house was finished in the year 2001. Currently, the house is used as the headquarters of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF). 4. Stanbic Bank North Tower, Kampala – 20 Floors Location Address: Nile Avenue at Hannington Road, Kampala Alternative Name: Crested Towers I In 2005, Stanbic Bank Uganda acquired Uganda Commercial Bank and this acquisition made them relocate from the USB House to the Crested Towers now known as Twin Towers. They further renamed the Twin Towers as Stanbic Bank North Tower and the other, Stanbic Bank South Tower. It is a 20-storey building, completed in the year 1970. 5. Mapeera House, Kampala – 19 Floors Location Address: Kampala road Construction end date:2011 Building function: Banking Mapeera House is a 19-storey high-rise building in Kampala. The construction was completed in the year 2012, which is relatively recent. The Mapeera House accommodates the headquarters of Centenary Bank, which is the largest indigenous commercial bank in Uganda. The building took about US$40 million (UGX:100 billion) in construction costs and consists of 17,000 square metres of office space. It also offers about 16,000 square metres of underground parking spaces that comfortably take about 100 vehicles. 6. Uganda House, Kampala – 16 Floors Location Address: Kenyatta Avenue, Kampala Road Alternative Name: UPC House Uganda Peoples Congress Constructed in 1980 with 16 floors and located at the heart of Uganda, the Ugandan House is the property of the Milton Obote Foundation. The House accommodates The Uganda People’s Congress, one of the key political parties in Uganda. READ Top 10 Largest International Airports in Africa in 2020 7. Cham Towers, Kampala – 16 Floors Location Address: 12 Kampala Road Alternative Name: Union Commercial Bank UCB House Construction Start Date: N?A The Construction of the 16-storey building was completed in 1979. The building was formerly the property of Uganda Commercial Bank (UCB) and was popularly known as The UCB House. The UCB was acquired by Standard Bank Of Africa and then transferred to Stanbic Bank Uganda. They, in turn, relocated to the Twin Towers, abandoning The UCB House. The UCB House with 15,400 square meters of commercial space was later sold and renamed Cham Towers. 8. Janani Luwum Church House – 15 Floors Alternative Name: Church House Building function: Church Completed in June 2018, the construction of Janani Luwum which belongs to the Church of Uganda started in 2011. The 15-storey building was budgeted to take about UGX:40.75 billion (US$16.3 million) but overruns and delays hiked the cost slightly. The funding was primarily done by Equity Bank (Uganda), in the form of a mortgage. READ 11 Best Beaches In Kenya 9. Kampala Sheraton Hotel, Kampala – 14 Floors Location Address: Ternan Avenue Alternative Name: Sheraton Kampala Hotel Construction end date: N/A Kampala Sheraton is a 14-story building completed in 1965. Since then, it has changed its name many times. Initially, when the construction was finished in 1965, it was known as the Apollo Hotel. In the year 1999, a Middle East company leased the hotel from the Ugandan government and managed it for the next 25 years while using the Sheraton name from the establishment. 10. Diamond Trust Building, Kampala – 14 Floors Location Address: DTB Centre, at 17/19 Kampala Road Alternative Name: Diamond Trust Building Building function: Financial Services The Diamond Trust Building is a 14-storey high-rise building, its construction was completed in 1970. The building is used as the headquarter of the Diamond Trust Bank Uganda. 11. Imperial Royale Hotel, Kampala – 14 Floors Location Address: 7 Kintu Road, Kampala Alternative Name: Imperial Royale Hotel Constructed in 2007 with 14 floors, the building is located at Plot 7, Kintu Road, Kampala, Uganda. It is a member of the Imperial Hotels Group. 12. Communications House, Kampala – 14 Floors Location Address: 1 Colville Street Alternative Name: Communications House Height (estimated): 50.63m Building function: Commerical office Located at Nakasero Kampala, this Ugandan Property belongs to the National Social Security Fund (Uganda). 13. Stanbic Bank South Tower, Kampala – 12 Floors Alternative Name: South Tower/Short Tower As a result of their 2005 acquisition of Uganda Commercial Bank, Stanbic Bank Uganda relocated from The UCB House to the Twin Tower (crested towers) and renamed it Stanbic Bank South Tower and the other; Stanbic Bank North Tower. The building is also called the Tall Tower and Short Tower. Notice that the aforementioned building is the North tower which contains 20 floors while this has 12 floors. The building is also home to different tenants and is owned by National Housing & Construction Company Limited, the biggest construction company in Uganda also the Government construction Company. 14. NIC Building Location Address: Plot 3, Pilikington Road Alternative Name: National Insurance Company of Uganda] National Insurance Corporation Limited widely known as National Insurance Corporation (NIC), is a leading insurance company in Uganda. The company’s total assets were valued at UGX:108 billion (approximately US$30 million) in December 2017. Its shareholders’ equity was approximated at UGX:38 billion (approximately US$10.5 million) at the time. 15. Golden Tulip Canaan Kampala Location Address: 12B Kafu Road Alternative Name: Golden Tulip READ Top 10 Most Dangerous Countries in Africa Set in Kampala, Golden Tulip Canaanis a four-star hotel that stands at a height of 43.40, making it the joint 15th tallest building Kampala. 16. Friendship Apartment Location Address: Kampala Alternative Name: Friendship apartments Building function: residential Set in Kampala, Friendship Apartments stands at a height of 43.40 m with 12 floors (above ground). The building was completed and commissioned in 2019. 17. IPS Building, Kampala – 10 Floors Location Address: Parliament Avenue Alternative Name: IPS Building, Kampala Building function: Office A high-rise building of about 41.45 meters (136.0 ft) and 10 floors, the construction started in the early 1960s and was completed in 1972. It is the property of Industrial Promotion Services, a subsidiary of the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED). 18. Kingdom Kampala Mall Alternative Name: Kingdom Kampala Mall Building function: Office, hotel and shopping center Kingdom Kampala Shopping Centre is part of the mixed-use Kingdom Kampala development in the heart of Kampala, Uganda. The 14-acre site is located within Kampala. It towers at 40 m and its construction was concluded in 2019. 19. EADB Building Location Address: 4 Nile Avenue Alternative Name: East African Development Bank Building function: Finance East African Development Bank (EADB) is a development finance institution established to promote development in East Africa. The East African Development Bank (EADB) was created in 1967 under the treaty of the then East African Cooperation. In 1977, after the community was dissolved the Bank was re-established under its own charter in 1980. In December 2017, the institution’s total assets were valued at approximately US$390.411 million. 18. DFCU House, Kampala – 10 Floors Location Address: 26 Kyaddondo Road Alternative Name: Development Finance Company of Uganda The DFCU House is located at 26 Kyaddondo Road, just at the corner of Kafu Road. The construction of the building started in September 2011 and was completed by December 2013, with 10 floors altogether. Both the headquarters of The DFCU Group and the main branch of The DFCU Bank are all housed inside this building. READ 10 Most Interesting Tanzania Facts You Really Need to Know 19. Course View Towers, Kampala – 10 Floors Alternative Name: Course View Towers About $20 million was spent in constructing this tower. With 10 floors and enough space underground to accommodate lots of parked vehicles, the construction of this tower was completed in 2007. 20. Amamu House, Kampala – 10 Floors Location Address: George Street Alternative Name: Georgian House Located at George Street, Kampala, Uganda. Amamu House has 10 floors and is made up of mostly office spaces for rent. The construction was completed in 2001. 21. TWED Towers, Kampala – 9 Floors Location Address: 10 Kafu Road Alternative Name: TWED Towers, Kampala Floors (above ground): 9 TWED Towers is located on plot 10 Kafu Road, Nakasero, Kampala City centre. With 18,000 square meters of built-up space and 9 floors, it was completed in 2011. 22. Rwenzori Towers, Kampala – 10 Floors Location Address: Nakasero Road Alternative Name: Rwenzori Towers, Kampala Located at Nakasero Road, Kampala, The Rwenzori Towers is made up of 6 floors and the construction was completed in 2011. See also: 20 Unbelievable Photos of Kampala You Would Mistake for London Some of the high-rise and future tallest buildings under construction in Kampala are: Kampala Intercontinental Hotel – 34 Floors Movement House – 27 Floors Pension Towers – 25 Floors Kampala Hilton Hotel – 24 Floors Naguru Tower Kampala 14 Floors ≈51m Sources: Emporium, Wikipedia fadamana List of Countries in West Africa and the Major Landmarks they are Famous For Samuel - Modified date: January 1, 2021 Just like the term implies, the countries in West Africa form a region that is located in the westernmost part of the African continent.... All the Countries in Central Africa and the Major Landmarks They are Famous For Tyna - Modified date: December 29, 2020 Africa as a whole is the second largest and most populous continent in the world just after Asia. The continent has regions to the... List of Countries in North Africa and the Major Landmarks They are Famous For Adeola Seun - Modified date: January 2, 2021 Believe it or not, as popular as the entity known as North Africa is, it has no universally accepted geographic definition and the countries... Countries In East Africa And The Major Landmarks They Are Famous For Samuel - Modified date: December 22, 2020 Just like the term already suggests, the countries in East Africa are those situated in the eastern sub-region of the African continent. The African... Countries in Southern Africa and the Major Landmarks they are Famous For Adeola Seun - Modified date: December 14, 2020 The Southern region of Africa is one of the five regions that make up the African continent; others are Northern Africa, Western Africa, Eastern... How Big are the 10 Largest Cities in Africa by Population and Size? Samuel - Modified date: November 17, 2020 In recent times, the largest cities in Africa have become quite awe-inspiring even to the most traveled globe-trotting tourist. This is mainly because they...	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1693
__label__wiki	0.852177	0.852177	Spain Better Get Used to Multiparty Democracy You can’t return sixteen parties to Congress and not expect them to compromise. Nick Ottens November 10, 2019 July 31, 2020 Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez greets Albert Rivera, leader of the Citizens party, outside his residence in Madrid, October 16 (La Moncloa) With no party or bloc winning a majority in Spain’s Congress on Sunday, the country’s politicians need to finally come to grips with coalition politics. The center-left Socialists and center-right People’s Party are used to alternating in power. They split 80 percent of the votes as recently as 2011. But Spain hasn’t been a two-party system since 2015, when Podemos (“We Can”) on the far left and the Ciudadanos (“Citizens”) on the center-right took one out of three votes between them. This pattern has now been confirmed in four elections in as many years and still the old parties continue as though nothing has changed. Minority governments Rather than go into coalition with the Citizens in 2015, the People’s Party formed a minority government, which could only come to power with the acquiescence of the Socialists. When Pedro Sánchez, the current prime minister, took over in 2018, he did so with the support of Podemos and regional parties, including those from Catalonia. But unlike his Portuguese counterpart, António Costa, who has skillfully held a similar coalition of left-wing parties together since 2015, Sánchez first lost the support of the Catalans, when his promises of dialogue and concessions came to nothing, and then Podemos, when he was unwilling to treat the smaller party as a full coalition partner. Sánchez called Sunday’s election in an attempt to break the deadlock, but if anything the situation has become more complex. The collapse of the Citizens, many of whose voters defected to the People’s Party or the far-right Vox, means a centrist government is no longer an option. The People’s Party is calling for Sánchez’ head if they are to return the favor from 2015. They haven’t forgiven Sánchez for toppling their leader, Mariano Rajoy, in a confidence vote three years later. Even if Sánchez were to go, a minority Socialist government that relies on the good will of the opposition could be short-lived. The Catalan independence parties are projected to gain seats. Although the largest of the three, the Republican Left, has said it is time for negotiation, not unilateral action, disappointment in the region runs high. The Catalan parties gave Sánchez their support hoping he would allow a legal referendum on independence. Instead, nine of the region’s separatist leaders have been convicted of sedition against the Spanish state for organizing an unsanctioned referendum in 2017, with the former leader of the Republican Left sentenced to thirteen years in prison. Far from offering a solution that reasonable Catalans and Spaniards could live with, Sánchez campaigned on outlawing independence referendums and taking control of the Catalan public media away from the devolved government in Barcelona. This is no way to run a multiparty democracy. Rather than compromise, the major parties are polarizing the population — and they’re not even the ones benefiting from it. As recently as a decade ago, fewer than one in five Catalans wanted to break away from Spain. Now it’s close to half. Outside the Basque Country and Catalonia, a majority don’t even want the Spanish government to negotiate with the Catalans, much less grant them more autonomy or a legal independence vote. The Socialists defended their plurality in the election on Sunday, but they didn’t gain support. The People’s Party is recovering from its worst election result ever in April, when it got only 17 percent. But with a projected 88 out of 350 seats in the lower chamber of Congress, it is still a shadow of its former self. The Citizens, who for a time last year were the largest party in the polls, have lost their opportunity to become the third party of Spain. That honor now goes to Vox, a neo-Francoist party that wants to expel migrants, decriminalize violence against women, outlaw separatism and abolish the entire system of devolved regional governments that has kept Spain together for the last forty years. The rise of Vox is the failure of the mainstream right. Rather than ostracize the party, the Citizens and People’s Party tried to appease and outflank it, signaling to their voters that it was an acceptable alternative Elections have consequences The best thing for Spain would be a multiparty coalition, led by the Socialists and including regional parties. That would give Sánchez political cover to walk back his hard line and start appealing to the broad middle of Catalan society, which would still prefer more self-government, ideally within a federal Spain, over secession. It could also help reconcile Spaniards to the consequences of their actions. You cannot return sixteen parties to Congress and not expect them to compromise. You either have a two-party system or you have a politics of consensus. Spaniards are right to demand more than a left-or-right choice, but they need to accept that means the outcome will often be something in the middle. Read more: Europe, Multiparty Democracy, Political Theory, Southern Europe, Spain, Spanish Election November 2019, The Center Can Hold	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1705
__label__wiki	0.869216	0.869216	PCMag Australia Opinion Is Google Duplex Doomed to Fail? Duplex is intended to place calls on your behalf and perform tasks such as booking tables at restaurants. But while it sounds like a real human, it can't really impersonate one. By Ben Dickson 12 Dec 2018, 6:30 a.m. Google made a lot of noise when it introduced Duplex at its May I/O developer conference. The technology places calls on your behalf and performs tasks such as booking tables at restaurants and making appointments at salons. The demo was impressive, but it prompted concern that technologies like Duplex could trick people into thinking they were talking to humans, provide cybercriminals with new tools for social-engineering attacks, and discriminate against service workers. Duplex started rolling out to a "small group" of Google Pixel owners in late November; those in select cities (presumbly New York, Atlanta, Phoenix, and the San Francisco Bay Area) can use it via the Google Assistant to make restaurant reservations, VentureBeat reports. First impressions suggest most fears were overblown. If anything, Duplex highlights the current limits of AI and is more likely to frustrate users and those who answer the phone rather than trick them into thinking it's a real human. A Reluctant Start For the moment, Duplex can only make reservations for parties up to 10 people (no post-season celebration for your basketball team, sorry). But this conservative rollout is a good move. Duplex is powered by natural language processing and generation (NLP/NLG), one of the trickiest and most challenging domains of artificial intelligence. Unlike image classification and voice recognition, tasks in which AI has achieved human-level performance, NLP still presents many obstacles to artificial-intelligence applications. Deep learning, which has become the most popular AI technique in recent years, suffers from distinct constraints that restrict its use to specific tasks. That's why deep learning's grasp of human language is still very limited. Those limits also apply to Duplex, no matter how human-like it sounds. If it's been trained to make restaurant reservations, that's the only thing it'll do. It won't be able to book a hotel or call a cab. It also can't engage in meaningful conversations, and as soon as an interlocutor veers off the specific track Duplex has been trained for, it acts in unexpected ways. To prevent this, Google takes the user through a series of step-by-step questions to book a restaurant reservation, as shown in this video. The entire process takes about 1.5 minutes, probably longer than it would take for you to make the call yourself. In the future, Google might improve Duplex to the point where it could learn your habits and help you shorten the process. But for the moment, the strict pipeline you go through is meant to make sure you don't say something Duplex doesn't understand—another testament to the limits of current AI technologies. Problems can also occur on the receiving end of the Duplex experience. For instance, if a service worker interacting with Duplex starts speaking about something unrelated to reserving a table, the Google Assistant's response will likely be confusing to that person. In this regard, Google has also made another correct decision. At the beginning of the call, Duplex declares to the receiver that they are speaking to an AI agent. Google added this small detail after it faced a backlash following the initial presentation of Duplex, in which it seemed like the AI was tricking people who answered its calls into thinking they were speaking to a human. But given AI's limitation in engaging open-ended conversations, this declaration also serves to warn the receiver of the call to keep the conversation focused on the details that matter. For instance, a receptionist would ideally know that it would be of no use to be nice to the caller or to ask questions such as whether the client is celebrating an anniversary or whether it's a special occasion. For the moment, Duplex hasn't been trained for these kinds of situations and won't be able to engage in such conversations. Nowhere Near Sentient Google's slow rollout of Duplex is a reminder that AI is nowhere near becoming some sort of sentient being that can think and act like humans. It will also help Google take a measured approach at expanding the technology, gathering user data, and examining errors and flaws before expanding the user base. Another reason for limiting the availability of Duplex is that Google is also using human operators to jump in and take care of situations the AI can't handle. Hopefully, as the technology evolves, it will become less reliant on human operators and be able to handle any type of conversation on its own. If it doesn't, Google will become one of several companies that hire human operators to make up for the shortcomings of their AI. Another possible outcome is that people will learn to cope with the differences between talking to a real human and an AI that sounds like a human. Since Google is currently focused on reservations, this is likely to happen. After all, restaurants, salons, hotels, and other businesses that receive Duplex calls have an incentive to become comfortable talking to AI assistants: They don't want to lose customers. In 2016, Facebook launched M, an AI assistant that was supposed to be able to perform a wide range of tasks. Like Duplex, M was initially made available to a limited audience and was backed by human operators. M was supposed to gradually become less reliant on human assistants as Facebook ramped up the adoption. In 2018, Facebook shut down M because it didn't achieve its goals. Google's Duplex project is similar to M in many ways. Will Duplex eventually expand to other areas, stay limited to restaurant reservations, or end up like M? Time will tell. About Ben Dickson Ben Dickson is a software engineer and tech blogger. He writes about disruptive tech trends including artificial intelligence, virtual and augmented reality, blockchain, Internet of Things, and cybersecurity. Ben also runs the blog TechTalks. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook. More From Ben Dickson What Is a Deepfake? What is Natural Language Processing (NLP)? Why AI Leads Us to Think Less, Act Impulsively When Windows 7 Dies, Don't Rely on Microsoft to Keep Your PC Safe AI Is Hard But Worth the Investment	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1706
__label__cc	0.550062	0.449938	H E Bates Fair Stood the Wind for France by H.E. Bates October 21, 2018 October 21, 2018 / Bag Full of Books / 7 Comments I am reviewing this book as part of the #1944club, initiated by Simon David Thomas of ‘Stuck in a Book’and Karen of ‘Kaggsy’s Bookish Rambling’. To take a look at other books published in the same year, reviewed by other bloggers, please take a look at the round up posts that should be up on the previously mentioned blogs. ‘Fair Stood the Wind for France’ by H E Bates is a war time work of fiction that deals with the story of a group of British airmen, who are compelled to make a forced landing in occupied France and have to take refuge in the home of a kind French family, who risk all they hold dear to help the men. In particular it is the beautiful story of the love and trust that grows between the injured head flight pilot and the daughter of the French family. HE Bates’ ‘Darling Buds’ series is one that I read in my early teens and it has always been very dear to me. Apart from the obvious humour in the stories of the inimitable Larkin family, there is a beauty in Bates’ writing that brings out the best in all natural things. Moreover his writing has a sensual quality. With a keen eye for observing small details, one gets the idea, that here is a writer who knows how to live life to the lees and appreciates the small things. The beautiful nature writing, descriptions of food, sensuality in describing human interactions and emotions is rendered just as beautifully in ‘Fair Stood the Wind France’. To add to that you have a moving love story and an epic struggle where the protagonists strive to find freedom. The story starts with the British plane hovering over the French Alps during the night. There are some wonderful descriptions of the snow glistening on the mountains beneath the aircraft. Sometimes the Alps lying below in the moonlight had the appearance of crisp folds of crumpled cloth. The glacial valleys were alternately shadowy and white as starch in the blank glare of the full moon; and then in the distances, in all directions, as far as it was possible to see, the high snow peaks were fluid and glistening as crests of misty water. The man in charge of the aircraft, one John Franklin, feels a deep sense of responsibility for his crew of four sergeants, a responsibility that has grown over the year that they have flown together. It is the third summer of the War, tempers are rising, impatience is growing, a sense of uncertainty prevails. When the engine of the aircraft fails, Franklin is forced to make an abrupt landing, in the dead of the night, in marshy terrain, in what they hope is Occupied France. I’m still confused why landing in this part of France was preferable. Franklin seriously injures his arm during the impact of an abrupt landing. The crew take recourse to the medical help provided by a local French family. The family, consisting of a mill owner, his beautiful French daughter and aged mother provide the airmen with shelter at the risk of being shot and discovered. Moreover, papers are procured for the British airmen- false papers that will take them across the border to unoccupied France and further to England. The path to safety is a long one and one that holds considerable risk. Even when the airmen reach the relative safety of unoccupied France, there is the risk from the French people themselves, who are impoverished and in need of food and money themselves. The world that Bates paints is fraught with much strife, pain, suffering and uncertainty. In fact this sense of uncertainty and helplessness pervades the entirety of the novel. From a year of publication perspective, the fact that the novel was published in 1944, when the outcome of the war effort was still uncertain, surely contributes to set the tone of the novel. Moreover, there is an overwhelming sense of sorrow, a deep sense of grief for the war and everything that it stands for, and the monstrous face of what it has turned the world and it’s people into. He felt she was crying for something that he could never have understood without her and now did understand because of her. Deep and complete within himself, all these things were part of the same thing, and he knew that what she was crying for was the agony of all that was happening in the world. ’Fair Stood the Wind for France’ may have become one of my most beloved wartime novels. The story is full of heartache and poignancy. I wonder how much of it was based on what Bates himself saw first hand, as a writer, commissioned by the RAF to write short stories?	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1712
__label__wiki	0.599579	0.599579	COVID-19 General Information Hub This resource provides a summary of the support that may be accessible to the baseball community over the coming months via various government agencies. The information provided may not be exhaustive but is current as of the date of publication (14 December 2020). Sport and Recreation Victoria has established the following grants and programs - with grant funding across a number of streams for associations, leagues and clubs to consider. Sporting Club Grants Program Significant Sporting Events Program Emergency Sporting Equipment Grant Program Community Sport Sector Short-term Survival Package To access the grant guidelines and application process, click HERE. For up-to-date information from the Department of Health and Human Services and Victorian State Government, click HERE. For the latest updates from from the Victorian Government on sport and exercise, click HERE. For more information on the restart guidelines for the sport, exercise and physical recreation sector, click HERE. For updated information on public events, click HERE For details on the Victorian Governments free QR code service, click HERE. For updated advice on face coverings from the Victorian State Government, click HERE. For a comprehensive list of mental health resources from the Department of Health and Human Services and Victorian State Government, click HERE. There may be further help and resources available for our baseball community, as the Australian Government has announced additional funding for mental health organisations, including $5 million funding for Headspace, $2 million for Kids Helpline, $2.5 million for Lifeline and $2.5 million for Beyond Blue. A conversation could change a life. Every day is the day to ask, “are you OK?” if someone in your world is struggling with life’s ups and downs. For more information from R U OK?, including sporting resources and coaching toolkits, click HERE. For details on the Sport and Recreation Victoria Grants, click HERE. For details on the VicHealth Reimagining Health Grants, click HERE. For up-to-date information from VicHealth, click HERE. For updates from Vicsport, click HERE. Baseball Victoria’s information and updates are located HERE. For information from the Australian Federal Treasury, click HERE. For information on ASIC - Annual General Meeting and Financial Reporting Requirements, click HERE. View the AIS Framework for Rebooting Sport in a COVID-19 environment HERE. View the National Principles for the Resumption of Sport and Recreation Activities HERE. For Australian Government COVID-19 information, click HERE. For details on downloading the COVIDSafe App, click HERE. FOR CLUBS & ASSOCIATIONS – NATIONALLY Cash for clubs who employ staff employ staff and withhold tax on wages businesses with a turnover of less than $50M – includes Not-For-Profits active employers prior to March 12. Businesses can receive two payments of a minimum of $10,000 and a maximum of $50,000 from April 28. More details can be found on the Australian Treasury website HERE. Included in the above fact sheet are details about how apprentices (such as apprentice greenkeepers) can get a 50% wage subsidy for nine months, up to $21,000 in total. Temporary relief for financially distressed businesses There is a temporary increase in the threshold (from $2,000 to $20,000) at which creditors can issue a statutory demand on a business and the time companies have to respond to statutory demands they receive (from 21 days to six months). There is temporary relief for directors from any personal liability for businesses trading while insolvent – this will apply for six months. More details can be found HERE. Loan guarantee scheme & relaxation of lending Businesses with a turnover of less than $50M – includes Not-For-Profits. The government will provide a guarantee of 50% for new unsecured loans to be used for working capital. Loans of up to $250,000 for up to three years, with a pause on repayments for six months – to commence by early April. More details from the Australian Treasury can be found HERE. The Government is also providing an exemption from responsible lending obligations for lenders providing credit to existing small business customers. This exemption is for six months, and applies to any credit for business purposes, including new credit, credit limit increases and credit variations and restructures. AGMs may be postponed - situations vary between state/territory jurisdictions and will depend on the incorporation of the business Where Clubs/Associations are registered as Companies, ASIC has determined that AGMs can be postponed for two months where AGMs due to be held by May 31, 2020. It is expected that ASIC will provide further updates for businesses with March, April, May or June year end dates in coming months. Where Clubs/Associations are incorporated as Associations, the rules with respect to AGMs are determined by the relevant state/territory trading or consumer affairs department: VIC - Consumer Affairs Victoria - Associations can apply for an extension of time if it cannot hold its AGM within five months after the end of its financial year. This is done by lodging a form which can be found HERE. FOR EMPLOYEES & PARTICIPANTS – NATIONALLY Payments to support households Eligible pensioners, seniors, carers and student payment recipients will receive two separate $750 Economic Support payments. To be eligible, you must currently be receiving social security, veteran and other income support or are an eligible concession card holder. Retirees whose savings are being affected by financial market volatility can take advantage of a temporary reduction in minimum superannuation downturn repayments. Social security deeming rates are also being reduced in recognition of low interest rates on savings. Income support for individuals On 21 July 2020, the Government announced an extension of the JobKeeper Payment until 28 March 2021, targeting support to those businesses and not-for-profits who continue to be significantly impacted by the Coronavirus. Further changes were announced on 7 August 2020 to adjust the reference date for employee eligibility and make it easier for organisations to qualify for the JobKeeper Payment extension. In addition, the Government is extending the payment period and adjusting the amount of its temporary Coronavirus Supplement for eligible income support recipients from 25 September. Early access to superannuation The Government has allowed individuals affected by the Coronavirus to access up to $10,000 of their superannuation in 2019-20 and allowing them to access a further $10,000 in 2020-21. – you are unemployed; or – you are eligible to receive a JobSeeker payment, Youth Allowance for JobSeekers, parenting payment (which includes the single and partnered payments), special benefit or farm household allowance; or – if on or after 1 January 2020: you were made redundant; or your working hours were reduced by 20 per cent or more; or if you are a sole trader — your business was suspended or there was a reduction in your turnover of 20 per cent or more. Temporarily reducing minimum superannuation drawdowns and social security deeming rates There are temporary reductions on superannuation minimum drawdown requirements for account-based pensions and similar products by 50% for the 2019-20 and 2020-21 income years. The Government is also reducing both the upper and lower social security deeming rates by a further 0.25 percentage points in addition to the 0.5 percentage point reduction to both rates announced on 12 March 2020. FOR CLUBS & ASSOCIATIONS – VICTORIA Payroll tax waived Businesses with annual taxable wages up to $3M will have their payroll tax for the 2019-2020 financial year waived. Eligible businesses must continue to lodge returns but do not need to make further payments for this financial year. Businesses will also be eligible to defer any payroll tax liability for the first three months of the 2020-21 financial year until 1 January 2021. Liquor licence fees waived Businesses that have paid for a renewable liquor licence for 2020 will be reimbursed their licence fee and those yet to pay will have the fee waived. Land tax deferral Land-owners due to pay 2020 land tax that have at least one non-residential property and total taxable landholdings below $1M have the option of deferring their 2020 land tax payment until after 31 December 2020. Business Support Fund - Expansion In Victoria, to support businesses impacted by the updated restrictions for Melbourne and regional Victoria on 2 August 2020, one-off grants will be made available to eligible businesses under the Business Support Fund - Expansion program. $10,000 for employing businesses in metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire in recognition of spending longer under restrictions. $5,000 for employing businesses in regional local government areas (except Mitchell Shire). Businesses which have already received a Business Support Fund - Expansion grant, or have applied for one, will not need to re-apply. Successful applicants will automatically receive this additional allocation. Applications for the program will be extended until 14 September 2020. More details can be found on the Business Victoria website HERE. Please note that all of the advice is current as at 4 September 2020 and economic support packages from all levels of governments are expected to be expanded over the coming weeks and months. The information on this website is presented by Baseball Victoria for the purpose of improving our members access to information related to COVID-19. Baseball Victoria monitors the quality of the information available on this website and updates the information regularly. However, Baseball Victoria does not make any representation or warranty about the accuracy, reliability, currency or completeness of any material contained on this website or on any linked site.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1716
__label__cc	0.671049	0.328951	Archive for the tag “Sacred Heart Catholic School” One More Remembrance: JFK I was going to pass on talking anymore about the 50th anniversary of the assassination. As things have progressed over the last week, I felt it was necessary to give my views on this occasion. My post was spurred by a quote from the host of Face The Nation. He was a reporter in Dallas in 1963. His quote that tries to sum up the event is, “We (the nation) lost our innocence that day.” All week long, that quote has stuck in the back of my mind. Innocence? He was certainly old enough to remember WWII, concentration camps, Stalin’s reign of terror both before and after WWII, the 100 year struggle of blacks to get basic rights. the list goes on and on. How can you use that word given all that had went on before? Now, if you were a 7 year old in second grade at Sacred Heart Catholic School, you could be considered an innocent. That day, after lunch, the teacher answered a knock on the classroom door. After a brief exchange, she returned to her seat behind the desk. Then, over the intercom, we heard a radio broadcast which was saying the President had been shot. As the reports trickled in, there was some hope. That seems absurd now but after a few more updates, the unthinkable had come true. The President was dead. I really don’t remember much else from that weekend. I know the television was on all weekend. The alleged assassin was caught and then killed. Watching the documentary Four Days In November last night was a sobering reminder of how the entire nation gathered to grieve. It wouldn’t be the last time. Yet there was something different about this. Just the list of world leaders that showed up let you know how much impact this killing had on the world. 220 foreign dignitaries from 92 nations attended. In 1974, as a high school senior, I wrote a paper for a government class. I lost it somewhere years ago. (I got an A on it. I know you were curious.) The theme was about whether or not Pres. Kennedy was a great president. I used a quote from Emerson (I am sure it was him but I can’t find it online.) to conclude my essay. “The measure of a great man is if he can bring others around to his way of thinking twenty years hence.” This is a way of thinking favored by historians. I am not sure if things are as settled with the memories of the Kennedy administration even 50 years later. Harry Truman wasn’t held in high regard for a number of years after his time in office ended. Now it’s different. You could argue that most of the achievements the Johnson administration called the Great Society were started by Pres, Kennedy. Medicare, Voting Rights,Civil Rights, just to name three, were passed into law by Congress thanks to the arm-twisting of the Johnson administration. There was one very bold promise made at the start about sending a man to the moon and bringing him safely back within a decade. May 25, 1961 that challenge was laid down by the President. With all the turmoil of the Sixties, through other killings, including his own brother four and a half years later,as Vietnam escalated and revolt on the streets of our country became a way of life, every so often we would all stop and look into space to see the progress that was made on his promise. July 21, 1969, it came true. This is where the people who loved President Kennedy can be found. That sort of hope, confidence, can-do spirit. Young people coming of age during those early days of the Kennedy years knew from their own parents experience that anything was possible. Their parents had survived the Great Depression and WWII. Amid all the chaos, there was still a fountain of optimism. In a cold November 1963, happiness on a national level seemed to be an emotion that would be difficult to achieve for many. As we all know, life goes on. And it did. We will talk about that on the next 50th anniversary remembrance in February. Here is a five word hint. “Ladies and Gentlemen, The Beatles.” Posted in Uncategorized and tagged President Kennedy, Sacred Heart Catholic School RT @LisPower1: According to Fox News, the only way Biden can truly unite the country is if he doesn't do anything he was elected to do (bec… 18 minutes ago @GottaLaff @POTUS I can't imagine how he feels. He's been trying for this since '87 off and on. 43 minutes ago RT @MrGeorgeWallace: Boom! It's noon and whatnot! Walking Circus Peanut be gone! 4 hours ago RT @sarahkendzior: Our institutions failed. Our safeguards failed. Our checks and balances failed. Most of our officials failed. The Ameri… 4 hours ago	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1717
__label__wiki	0.824576	0.824576	Bit-News Latest Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News Checkout.com Triples Valuation to $15bn with $450m Series C Fundraise, Accelerating Global Expansion Posted By: John January 12, 2021 NEW YORK, Jan. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Checkout.com, the leading Connected Payments™ solutions provider, today announced that it closed a $450 million Series C fundraising round. This gives the business a post-money valuation of $15 billion, making it the fourth largest fintech globally and EMEA’s most valuable venture-backed business(1), as the business continues to expand across the globe. The Series C was led by Tiger Global Management, LLC, a New York-based technology investor that partners with dynamic entrepreneurs operating market-leading growth companies, including Facebook, LinkedIn, Spotify, ByteDance, and JD.com. Greenoaks Capital also joined the round along with participation from existing investors Insight Partners, DST Global, Coatue Management, Blossom Capital, Endeavor Catalyst, and Singapore’s Sovereign Wealth Fund GIC. Guillaume Pousaz, CEO and Founder of Checkout.com said: “Payments affect everything from the customer journey to a business’s ability to enter new markets or launch new products. This latest fundraise reflects our market-leading position and the size of our aspirations as we accelerate in our mission to empower merchants to build better products, drive more revenue and create innovative business models by reimagining interactions with financial services. Our new investors bring a wealth of experience across payments, technology and scaling companies – crucial knowledge for the next stage of our growth, as we continue to build our vision for the future of Connected Finance™.” Investing in the Future of Payments Research from McKinsey & Company highlights the scale of the payments opportunity, with total global payments revenue reaching just under $2 trillion in 2019(2). Meanwhile a recent report from Checkout.com in partnership with Oxford Economics(3) revealed the scale of the challenge that many merchants face, with $20.3 billion lost to false declines in payments in 2019 alone and more than $12.7 billion handed from first choice merchants to their competitors. Additionally, customers who gave up on their intended online purchase completely resulted in more than $7.6 billion of missed opportunity for merchants. Checkout.com addresses these issues by giving enterprise businesses the most proactive tools to drive best-in-class performance and more control through advanced data features, fraud management tools, and comprehensive reporting. The fundraise comes as the global economy looks beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. While many organizations have historically relied on one-size-fits all payment systems, the need to drive improved performance, gain transparency across payments and extract valuable information from data is increasingly becoming a competitive differentiator. Checkout.com’s cloud-based unified platform enables merchants to manage payins and payouts at scale, while achieving better performance and improved acceptance rates globally. Leading ecommerce businesses such as Farfetch, Mango, Victoria’s Secret, L’Occitane and The Hut Group depend on Checkout.com for a fast, reliable, adaptable and safe platform that gives granular access to the data and pricing behind every transaction. While Checkout.com’s profits from current operations will continue to be reinvested to power future growth, the new funding will be used to further grow its balance sheet and drive new innovative opportunities. With a total of $830 million raised within the last two years, Checkout.com’s readily available cash represents one of the strongest balance sheets across all global fintechs. This further strengthens the company’s resilience as a regulated entity in numerous markets and as the financial partner to its merchants. It also allows for continued strategic investments and product developments, like the Checkout.com Payouts solution which saw exponential growth over the last year. Checkout.com Unveils North American Headquarters In addition to today’s Series C funding announcement, Checkout.com is announcing the opening of its New York City office. The company first launched in the U.S. in 2017 and has operations in San Francisco. Together, the bicoastal offices will power the organization’s ability to meet the growing demand in the U.S. for Connected Payments™ solutions, as Checkout.com increases its focus on serving U.S.-based enterprises in domestic, global and cross-border payments. The company is also announcing an office in Denver. Globally, Checkout.com will hire an additional 700 people across all its locations in 2021. Checkout.com’s transformative approach to payments and payouts has garnered its reputation as the most trusted technology provider behind many of the most valuable fintechs and cutting-edge businesses, including Klarna, Revolut, Transferwise, Coinbase, and eToro. With a platform that can support both best-performing global payments and payouts, Checkout.com has become the backbone of the world-beating progressive business models, among the leading fintechs, streaming services, and marketplaces. Scott Shleifer, Partner at Tiger Global Management said: “We are excited to partner with Guillaume and Checkout.com as they continue to build an innovative global payments and financial services platform trusted by leading internet companies. We believe the shift to digital commerce is still in the early stages, and Checkout.com’s focus on developing a best-in-class technology platform has positioned them to be a leader in the industry for years to come.” In June 2020, Checkout.com announced its Series B which valued the business at $5.5bn and was led by technology fund Coatue Management. In 2020, it also announced the acquisitions of ProcessOut and PinPayments, as well as a strategic investment in Thunes. About Checkout.com Checkout.com empowers businesses to adapt, innovate, and thrive with the Connected Payments™ they deserve. The company’s technology makes payments seamless. Flexible solutions, granular data, and instant insights help global enterprises launch new products in new markets and create outstanding customer experiences. They provide the fastest, most reliable payments in more than 150 currencies, with in-country acquiring, world-class fraud filters and reporting, through one API. And they can accept all major international credit and debit cards, as well as popular alternative and local payment methods. Checkout.com launched in 2012 and now has a team of 1000 people across 17 offices worldwide, offering local expertise where it’s needed. Find out more at www.checkout.com Twitter \| LinkedIn About Tiger Global Management, LLC Tiger Global Management, LLC is an investment firm focused on public and private companies in the global Internet, software, consumer and financial technology sectors. Since 2003, its private equity business has invested in hundreds of companies across more than 30 countries, including investments ranging from Series A to pre-IPO. Such investments have included Spotify, Harry’s, Warby Parker, Peloton, JD.com, Facebook, LinkedIn, Yandex, Mail.ru Group, Despegar, Ola and Flipkart. Tiger Global Management, LLC, was founded in 2001 and is based in New York with affiliate offices in Hong Kong, Singapore, Bangalore and Melbourne. 1. PitchBook, January 2021 2. The 2020 McKinsey Global Payments Report, McKinsey & Company, October 2020 3. Black Boxes and Paradoxes: The Real Cost of Disconnected Payments, Checkout.com, July 2020 Checkout.com Press contact: Lewis Jones https://www.checkout.com SOURCE Checkout.com Bitcoin is a ‘high-risk’ speculation tool, say Saudi finance experts Future Growth Of IoT and Blockchain Market By New Business Developments, Innovations, And Top Companies Bitcoin Trust Files Final Prospectus	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1719
__label__cc	0.67215	0.32785	Robin Lindley Robin Lindley is a Seattle-based writer and attorney, and the features editor of the History News Network. His articles have appeared in Crosscut, Salon, Real Change, Documentary, Writer’s Chronicle, The Huff Post, AlterNet and others. Follow him on Twitter: @robinlindley2. ALL POSTS BY Robin Lindley Robin Lindley Talks with Historian Adam Domby about The False Cause \| Robin Lindley Adam Domby, an award-winning historian and specialist on the Civil War and Reconstruction, examines the role of lies and exaggeration in the Lost Cause narratives and their celebration of white supremacy in his timely and groundbreaking new book The False Cause: Fraud, Fabrication, and White Supremacy in Confederate Memory (University of Virginia Press, 2020). Members of the Minneapolis Police Department killed George Floyd, a 46-year-old African American man, on May 25, 2020. The shockingly brutal 8 minute and 46 ... 'I Wanted to Tell the Story of How I Had Become a Racist' In The Making of a Racist, professor Charles B. Dew describes his evolution from a “young Confederate” to an outspoken critic of racism.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1722
__label__wiki	0.531672	0.531672	Teaching Chaos Design thinking has become the go-to philosophy for creativity and innovation, says Adam Oxford, but it remains mired in misconception, and the skills required are hard to teach. Everyone wants to be an innovator. It’s a word that has been so overused for the last 20 years to describe the aspirations of businesses and product managers that it has almost lost its meaning. One way to stimulate innovation is “design thinking”, and even if you’ve never heard of it, you’ve probably come across the many tenets to spin out of it that have become common parlance; if you’ve been told to be iterative, encourage failure, “think outside the box”, the person talking has been influenced by design thinking. At its core, design thinking is exactly what it says it is: it’s about approaching problems like a designer, rather than a technician. Make things that are usable and “human-centric”, and any one of a dozen other buzzwords. And it can be encountered every day. “There are many ‘design’ processes and models out there,” says Khaya Mtshali, a consultant for Village Design Research and lecturer at the University of Johannesburg, “but whenever you are collecting and interpreting data to understand what’s going on (analysis), then carefully, intelligently and skilfully doing something about it (synthesis), you are already engaging in a design process.” The notion of design thinking, as opposed to scientific or artistic thinking, is not new, but the application of design thinking to business problems is still a relatively new discipline. But while some of the tactics of design thinking, such as brainstorming, ideation and using Post-it notes to scribble down ideas in a workshop, are common, the problem with design thinking in many areas of business today, Mtshali says, is that the process is often misunderstood. It’s easy to copy a product, he says, but trying to emulate the creative processes that preceded an iPhone is much harder than competitors often realise. Meetings that are supposed to be about finding creative solutions to problems can become unengaging, or, worse, actively discourage innovative thought and become a platform for the HIPPO (highest individually paid person’s opinion). “There must be rules and goals in the space that everyone adheres to,” Mtshali says. “For employees, one of the most powerful killers of innovation and creativity is fear, specifically a fear of being wrong and a fear of being judged.” To this end, the environment is extremely important (see “Bankers at play”). “Safe spaces allow one to address both the organisation’s and the employee’s fears,” says Mtshali. Bringing it inside Some South African businesses have made design thinking a cornerstone of their success, particularly some of the banks and corporates, such as Discovery, which has used the techniques to develop prototypes of some of its best-known products in just a few days. But the challenge for many is that managers are often not very good at it and don’t have a good understanding of what design thinking really is – and nor are they trained to be. This, says Jon Foster-Pedley, dean of Henley Business School South Africa, is something business schools need to be more willing to teach. “Business schools focus on the processes involved in taking something that’s viable and making it more profitable,” Foster-Pedley says. “From that perspective, the creative process looks freaky, dangerous and flaky. The odd thing is that the successful product you’re working on had that creative spark at the outset, but as you focus on monetisation, creative processes start to look irresponsible, immature and a waste of money.” Or to put it another way, “offices are necessary for managing scalability and finances, but they’re terrible for managing innovation”. The design thinking approach is to be constantly iterative, and focuses on improving a product in response to feedback from users. This mantra has been adopted by software developers and codified in the “Agile” programming technique, which is adhered to by teams at all major technology companies, including Facebook, Google, Uber and so on. It’s inherently disruptive, because it holds that anything can and should be improved. It’s a philosophy more corporates are desperate to adopt internally, because, in the digital age, they are increasingly under threat from startups, which have lower overheads and are more prepared to take a risk. “Entrepreneurs enter the market with more creative ideas,” says Foster-Pedley. “So, bigger companies are feeling vulnerable, afraid of competitors, and want to disrupt themselves.” He points out that this presents a conundrum for those who – rightly – believe South Africa should be equipping more people with the skills they need to become entrepreneurs and start the small businesses the economy desperately needs. “Don’t train entrepreneurs to be businesspeople,” he says. “We need to make entrepreneurs more creative and confident in what they do, and do it better in that creative chaos.” The challenge for business schools, says Foster-Pedley, is that design thinking is hard to pin down and quantify. “We teach a few bits of knowledge,” he explains, “but the practice of thinking, looking at the vagueness that surrounds that, isn’t taught.” If that’s starting to sound a bit too ephemeral, don’t worry. “It’s not just about hippy stuff,” Foster-Pedley adds. “You still need exceptional skills and education to make brilliant products.” The end, not the means Brett Parker, the managing director of SAP Africa, says design thinking and digital transformation go hand-in-hand. “Digital transformation is not a process,” Parker says. “It is actually an end goal, a new state of business defined by a revolution in technology. Getting there requires transformation on a different level – a transformation that enables people.” By mixing lots of voices and ideas, he says, “it helps companies be empathetic around customer and business needs, use collaboration to bring functions and perspectives closer together, and aims to be highly iterative so to better understand and embrace the market”. The danger, he says, is that an overreliance on digital tools can be just as much of a constraint as becoming dependent on doing things a certain way because that’s how they were always done. “Companies seek to improve on existing solutions and discover ‘comfortable’ problems that can be turned in a familiar context,” he says, “but real innovation means going where the business has not gone before – and for that, humans are crucial.” So, can design thinking be taught? The good news is, yes. Parker describes design thinking as “a human-centred approach to innovation”, and, in doing so, echoes the words of one of the key proponents of the philosophy, Tim Brown, the CEO of IDEO. It was IDEO that, in the 1990s, was instrumental in introducing design thinking to businesses and encouraged non-creatives to “think like a designer” at work. Today, IDEO U remains one of the world’s leading industrial design houses, and runs online courses in design thinking through its IDEO U website. Closer to home, South Africa is doing pretty well at teaching design thinking. In addition to courses such as the one Mtshali teaches, the University of Cape Town has recently opened up its D-School, an institute that SAP’s Parker describes as “only the third of its kind globally”, and likens it to similar schools in Stanford, USA, and Potsdam, Germany. “We will know that design is being adopted widely in South Africa when businesses come knocking at our doors to hire our graduates,” says Mtshali. 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__label__wiki	0.77751	0.77751	Jamie DunlopEndorsement Deals, Interests, Charity Work Actors, Celebrities, Internet Celebrities Compton, California, United States Jamie Dunlop is an American Born Actor and Stand Up Comedian. Jamie was born in South Central Los Angeles in California. Jamie was raised in Compton, CA by his mother Dawn. Jamie was born on February 11th 1990. Jamie rose to fame after starring in the Harry Potter Movies and then followed on to starring […] Jamie Dunlop is an American Born Actor and Stand Up Comedian. Jamie was born in South Central Los Angeles in California. Jamie was raised in Compton, CA by his mother Dawn. Jamie was born on February 11th 1990. Jamie rose to fame after starring in the Harry Potter Movies and then followed on to starring in Hollywood Movies such as Crazy, Stupid, Love and Blended. Jamie has worked with stars including those of Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller and Steve Carell. Jamie also loves Comedy, And tries to find Comedy Roles within Television & Film. Jamie also went on tour with his class stand up act in 2010 performing at venues such as The O2 Arena in London and The Royal Albert Hall in London. He also performed at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Los Angeles. Jamie won an Emmy in 2014 for his role in How To Train Your Dragon 2. Jamie won a Golden Globe Award in 2013 for Blended. He has also won several Television Awards and two MTV Music Awards. Jamie Dunlop has an endorsement deal with or has endorsed the following brands and products: Jamie Dunlop supports the following causes: Copyright © 2021 Celebrity Endorsers Celebrity Endorsement Database	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1732
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__label__cc	0.705192	0.294808	Are Mormons really that happy? Great Debates Kable July 23, 2012, 1:31am #1 I got this from anther thread and I know it’s a stereotype but in my experience the Mormon’s I knew seemed weirdly happy. Is it just a stereotype? So is it a false front? Is it true? Whichever the answer, why? MPB_in_Salt_Lake July 23, 2012, 1:40am #2 It’s been said for years that Utah has the nation’s highest per-capita usage of anti-depressant drugs. rsat3acr July 23, 2012, 1:41am #3 MPB_in_Salt_Lake: cite. Lamar_Mundane July 23, 2012, 1:46am #4 rsat3acr: Study Finds Utah Leads Nation in Antidepressant Use SALT LAKE CITY — Doctors here have for years talked about the widespread use of antidepressants in the state. But there was no hard evidence until a national study that tracked drug prescriptions came to an unexpected conclusion: Antidepressant drugs are prescribed in Utah more often than in any other state, at a rate nearly twice the national average. Los Angeles Times – 20 Feb 02 Medicine: Some point to the pressures of Mormonism, especially for women, to explain the surprising findings. Morgenstern July 23, 2012, 1:56am #5 Lamar_Mundane: http://articles.latimes.com/2002/feb/20/news/mn-28924 A 10+ year old study? Mosier July 23, 2012, 2:04am #6 Morgenstern: Have the demographics in Utah changed much in 10 years? elbows July 23, 2012, 2:05am #7 So is it a false front? I think you nailed it, right here. I think that’s what they do best, to be honest. Romney’s been at it for years, that’s why, no matter how hard he tries, he still comes across as a cardboard cut out. Their whole strategy seems to be; don’t say too much, say what you know they will receive well, skip things they won’t, and then do whatever you want, once you’re in. Victor_Charlie July 23, 2012, 2:52am #8 This might be drifting into another territory, but they, in general, seem very concerned about outward appearances, especially with respect to their religion. As more people learn about the weirder or more controversial specifics, they’re fairly quick to make changes. “What’s that? You think polygamy is wrong? Oh, uh, we do too!” “You say it’s socially backward to view blacks as second class? Uh, yeah, we do, too… we’ve just been meaning to change a few words around in the doctrine, but no big deal. (Josiah, tell the professors at BYU to ixnay the acismray.”) “Yeah, about that ‘getting-a-planet-after-you-die-thing’, look, uh, that’s just how a few people have interpreted that… It’s actually not that specific in our official liturgy… What’s that? It was Brigham Young? You know about that?” (“Hey, Josiah, they know about the underwear. Let’s tone it down.”) Seems to me they have a bit of a history of putting up fronts for the sake of appearances. Voyager July 23, 2012, 5:01am #9 My daughter knew lots of Mormons in high school and before, and we bought our house from one. My impression is that they were no more or less happy than anyone else, but, as they got older, they were under a lot of pressure to toe the line - do their mission, get married early, got to the best BYU they could get into. Anyone rebelling in the slightest (and some of them spoke to my daughter as a friend who would be sympathetic) were very stressed. And one of the sons of the people we bought our house from was so very happy that the SWAT team came for him. Ele_the_Stoic July 23, 2012, 5:33am #10 My maternal grandparents were mormon, and after they passed away, it came out through memoirs that they were incredibly depressed pretty much their entire married lives. I don’t know if other people they associated with outside the house were aware of it, but my mom and her siblings weren’t, so there’s obviously some level of frontage going on. IceQube July 23, 2012, 6:48am #11 I can’t imagine being happy if I were taxed by not only the IRS but also the Mormon Church. kob09 July 23, 2012, 7:06am #12 As european we don’t see many mormons here… the few I have met, were on the road to be missionaries. Even if they were young and seemed confident to have made the right choice, I always pity people who do not want to take responsability for their own lives… Any kind of totalitary system makes people depressed … if it’s religion or political doesn’t change much… florez July 23, 2012, 8:08am #13 My brother went to Weaver State University in Ogden, and I would tease him that he would find a nice Mormon girl, fall in love and get married in Utah. He told me the Mormon girls he met there were nice and attractive but reminded him of smiling Stepford Wives, so not exactly his type. PrettyVacant July 23, 2012, 9:09am #14 Might be a bit happier skimming 10% off everyone, less happy if paying it over. Kind of like the USP of the Amish a little more - the rural gig might work better. aldiboronti July 23, 2012, 9:16am #15 elbows: That’s what they do best? You’re using a pretty wide brush there. Mormons, just as folks of any other religion and none, are happy, sad, elated, depressed, and a thousand other shades in the middle. In short they’re humans, just like us. Weird, huh? 2ManyTacos July 23, 2012, 10:46am #16 My best friend when I was a kid was Mormon. He didn’t seem particularly happier than anybody else at the time (just really nice to be honest), but in the ensuing years it became obvious that he had some depression and/or anxiety issues that he had to work out. I only became aware of it several months after it happened, but he had apparently spent some time in a mental facility after doing some, eh, unfortunate things to himself after his girlfriend broke up with him. That was years ago, and it’s all sorted out now as far as I know. I barely even keep up with him currently, though. We’ll talk once or twice every six months or so, but that’s where our friendship has wound up at this point; still, he told me a while ago that he was no longer Mormon because he just didn’t really identify with it anymore. I went to his church with him once as a kid. I barely even remember what happened at the service now, but I can recall not having any fucking clue what anybody there was actually talking about. And that’s my personal experience with Mormonism. Freudian_Slit July 23, 2012, 10:48am #17 Voyager: My daughter knew lots of Mormons in high school and before, and we bought our house from one. My impression is that they were no more or less happy than anyone else, but, as they got older, they were under a lot of pressure to toe the line - do their mission, get married early, got to the best BYU they could get into. There’s more than one? FuzzyOgre July 23, 2012, 11:54am #18 florez: The mind-boggling thing is there are Mormon men who meet outsider women and say “They are not [Stepford]-ish enough.” Victor_Charlie July 23, 2012, 1:13pm #19 aldiboronti: Is it coincidental, then, the most Mormon-dominated state has double the national average anti-depressant use? PrettyVacant July 23, 2012, 1:21pm #20 Victor_Charlie: Kind of depends if it’s the Mormons who are using them, or whether people are depressed by coming into contact with them.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1738
__label__cc	0.561832	0.438168	Is Brink's (BCO) a Great Value Stock Right Now? Zacks Equity Research November 18, 2020, 11:50 a.m. ·2 min read Here at Zacks, we focus on our proven ranking system, which places an emphasis on earnings estimates and estimate revisions, to find winning stocks. But we also understand that investors develop their own strategies, so we are constantly looking at the latest trends in value, growth, and momentum to find strong companies for our readers. Of these, perhaps no stock market trend is more popular than value investing, which is a strategy that has proven to be successful in all sorts of market environments. Value investors use a variety of methods, including tried-and-true valuation metrics, to find these stocks. Luckily, Zacks has developed its own Style Scores system in an effort to find stocks with specific traits. Value investors will be interested in the system's "Value" category. Stocks with both "A" grades in the Value category and high Zacks Ranks are among the strongest value stocks on the market right now. One stock to keep an eye on is Brink's (BCO). BCO is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy), as well as an A grade for Value. The stock has a Forward P/E ratio of 14.23. This compares to its industry's average Forward P/E of 20.62. Over the past 52 weeks, BCO's Forward P/E has been as high as 23.56 and as low as 9.04, with a median of 15.02. Investors should also note that BCO holds a PEG ratio of 1.20. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock's expected earnings growth rate. BCO's industry has an average PEG of 1.93 right now. Value investors also frequently use the P/S ratio. This metric is found by dividing a stock's price with the company's revenue. This is a prefered metric because revenue can't really be manipulated, so sales are often a truer performance indicator. BCO has a P/S ratio of 0.85. This compares to its industry's average P/S of 0.88. Value investors will likely look at more than just these metrics, but the above data helps show that Brink's is likely undervalued currently. And when considering the strength of its earnings outlook, BCO sticks out at as one of the market's strongest value stocks. Brinks Company The (BCO) : Free Stock Analysis Report Computer Modelling Group Announces Director Appointment CALGARY, Alberta, Jan. 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of Computer Modelling Group Ltd. ("CMG" or the “Company”) (TSX: CMG) today announces that Mr. John Billowits has been appointed to the Board of Directors effective January 20, 2021. Mr. Billowits brings deep software domain experience to CMG and currently holds Director positions with Constellation Software Inc. (“Constellation”), an international provider of market-leading software and services to a number of industries in both the public and private sectors, of Togetherwork, a privately held vertical market software company and of Topicus.com, a European provider of vertical market software and vertical market platforms to clients in both the public and private sectors. Until 2020, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Vela Software, a subsidiary of Constellation which manages and builds industry specific software businesses globally. Prior to that, Mr. Billowits served as Chief Financial Officer of Constellation and was President of the Jonas Operating Group. Before joining Constellation, Mr. Billowits held a number of roles with Bain & Company, Dell Computers and PwC. Mr. Billowits is a Chartered Professional Accountant, holds an MBA with Distinction from the London Business School and an Honours BBA with Distinction from Wilfrid Laurier University. CMG Board Chair John Zaozirny commented, “John is an accomplished software executive whose leadership has helped a number of software companies improve market and product success. John’s skills and experience are a welcome complement to CMG’s Board and we look forward to his contributions.” Computer Modelling Group Ltd. is a computer software technology and consulting company serving the oil and gas industry. CMG, recognized by oil and gas companies worldwide as a leading developer of reservoir modelling software, has sales and technical support services based in Calgary, Houston, London, Dubai, Bogota and Kuala Lumpur. CMG is the leading supplier of advanced processes reservoir modelling software in the world with a blue chip client base of international oil companies and technology centres in approximately 60 countries. For further information, please contact: Ryan N. SchneiderPresident & CEO(403) 531-1300ryan.schneider@cmgl.ca or Kelly TomynInterim Vice President, Finance & CFO(403) 531-1300kelly.tomyn@cmgl.ca www.cmgl.ca	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1739
__label__wiki	0.953679	0.953679	Total Film Magazine Aaron Eckhart looks back on The Dark Knight and how it's “a reflection of our times” Molly Edwards Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight premiered back in 2008, with Christian Bale as Batman, Heath Ledger as the Joker, and Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent, aka Two Face. During an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Eckhart looked back on his time playing the district attorney turned villain. Discussing the screenplay, Eckhart said: “There’s something about Gotham City... You have a city that’s oppressed and being run by a criminal gang. People can’t go out during the day, everybody’s scared for their safety, and the people that are paid to protect them are corrupted. They’re part of the gang and nobody can trust anybody. Sound like anything that’s familiar? And then people are looking to a superhero for their liberty and their freedom. Not only is it a great story and a great movie, but this is what cinema and art are all about. It’s a reflection of our times.” Eckhart also discussed the film's ending, which saw Batman take responsibility for murders committed by Two Face to keep Dent's reputation intact. “He would’ve told the truth," Eckhart believes. "That’s the great thing about Harvey Dent. Despite whatever is going on, he’s a truth-teller and he’s a moral centre… But you don’t want to lose your Harvey Dents in life. No matter how much money or pressure there is, no matter how much coercion, control or corruption there is, Harvey Dent is going to stay true to the moral centre and the truth. People can rely on that, and you don’t see that today.” He went on to delve deeper into truth: “What about the superheroes that aren’t hiding behind a mask? What about the superheroes that stay true to themselves and to the greater good – without any superpowers? Where are they? And that’s what’s exciting about Harvey Dent, especially in a town like Gotham where everybody’s corrupt. It’s so dark… When you become a politician, you’re expected to become corrupted, and it’s only those people who do not become corrupted that stand out… So when you find out that somebody’s been true to themselves and true to truth, that’s a rare bird. So I believe Harvey would not approve of Two-Face or the lie that was told.” The Dark Knight is widely considered to be one of the greatest superhero movies of all time, and, as Eckhart points out, it’s still relevant all these years later. Check out our list of the best superhero movies ranked for more excellent films. Inauguration Day 2021 - live: Biden signs first executive orders from the Oval Office Comforting rituals show in media's depiction of inauguration NEW YORK — After Air Force One took Donald Trump out of Washington, an unusual Inauguration Day quickly felt more traditional — even comforting — for people watching at home. Sure, security ringed the Capitol and the audience was largely empty of average Americans. Virtually everyone wore masks because of the pandemic and elbow bumps outnumbered hugs among dignitaries there to see President Joe Biden take over. There was no violence, however. No security breaches. After two harrowing Wednesdays, with a riot at the Capitol and an impeachment vote, viewers this time saw familiar rituals of comity and the nation's leaders appeal to democracy's ideals. “I'll be honest, this has been an elixir of sorts, just to see the normalcy," said NBC's Chuck Todd. “This is an exorcism of the 6th of January,” said CBS' John Dickerson. "What we're seeing today is an ejection of insurrection.” Trump skipped the inauguration of his successor, the first president to break that tradition since 1869. His vice-president, Mike Pence, was there and he and his wife were later escorted to their car by successor Kamala Harris and her husband, a powerful symbol of the transfer of power. Although Pence looked mostly stoic and lonely on the podium, “in the end, he decided to do the right thing,” CNN's John King said. Biden's inaugural address spoke of the need for national unity. But there were signs of the challenges that await him. The conservative One America News Network skipped Biden's swearing in and inaugural address. Instead, it aired “Trump: Legacy of a Patriot,” which reviewed his accomplishments. Network anchor Pearson Sharp wasn't giving up on widely discredited accusations of voter fraud. “If Democrats need thousands of troops to occupy the Capitol on Inauguration Day, then it seems possible that their candidate wasn't actually elected by the people,” Sharp said. On MSNBC, when the camera showed House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, anchor Brian Williams reminded viewers that McCarthy and many other Republicans voted against certifying Biden's victory after the Capitol riot. “This may stay with us for awhile,” he said. Fox News Channel's Chris Wallace, in what seemed like a pointed reference to some of his colleagues who supported Trump's baseless voter fraud claims, made note of Biden's denunciation of misinformation. “He said that there is truth and there are lies, lies that are told for power and lies that are told for profit,” Wallace said. “And I think that it was a call to all of us, whether it’s us on the air, on cable or broadcast, whether it’s us on social media, on our Twitter accounts, understanding that we have to deal from facts.” Earlier on Wednesday, networks left the mute button unused while covering Trump's final address as president at Joint Base Andrews. “We’re going to dip into this for as long as the president manages to tell the truth,” MSNBC's Joe Scarborough said. His network, along with ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox News and NBC, did not pull away. Trump bragged about his election vote totals but dropped the persistent claim that he had really won. He wished the new administration well but did not mention Biden by name. It was “a very gracious speech,” Fox News Channel's Martha MacCallum said. CNN's Wolf Blitzer, meanwhile, called it “totally inappropriate” and said it was “pretty repulsive” that Trump didn't cite Biden. In a jarring juxtaposition of images, cameras showed Air Force One, carrying Trump to Florida, taxi on the runway as the loudspeaker played “My Way.” Television cameras then switched to Biden and his family at church. Setting up the day, Americans with different points of view had clear choices of media outlets that would reflect how they felt. “There are so many people who voted for Trump that have a hole in their heart this morning,” said “Fox & Friends” host Ainsley Earhardt. The New York Times marked Trump's exit with an exhaustive project documenting every person or entity he had insulted on Twitter before his account's suspension on Jan. 8. The Washington Post updated its count of lies and misstatements by Trump: 30,534 heading into his last day as president. Over on CNN, Dana Bash watched Trump leave the White House for the final time as president and walk to the Marine One helicopter. “He looks small,” she said. “He just looks like a small man.” ___ Associated Press Television Writer Lynn Elber in Los Angeles contributed to this report. David Bauder, The Associated Press ROME — Italian police have recovered a 500-year-old copy of Leonardo da Vinci’s 16th century “Salvator Mundi” painting of Jesus Christ that was stolen from a Naples church during the pandemic without the priests even realizing it was gone. The discovery was made when Naples police working on a bigger operation found the painting hidden in an apartment. Police chief Alfredo Fabbrocini said the apartment owner was detained after he offered a “less than credible” explanation that he had “casually” bought it at a market. The painting is a copy of the “Salvator Mundi” (Savior of the World) by Leonardo that sold for a record $450 million at a Christie’s auction in 2017. The unnamed bidder was later identified as a Saudi royal who purportedly purchased it on behalf of the Louvre Abu Dhabi. It was supposed to have been unveiled a year later at the museum, but the exhibition was delayed indefinitely and the work hasn’t been seen in public since. The copy, attributed to the Leonardo school but not the Renaissance artist himself, had been housed in a small museum in a side chapel of the Basilica of San Domenico Maggiore in Naples, which had been closed during the coronavirus pandemic. Fabbrocini said the discovery was particularly satisfying “because we resolved a case before it was created.” He explained: “The painting was found but its custodian hadn’t realized it was stolen.” The painting depicts a robed Jesus holding a crystal orb and gazing directly at the viewer. The San Domenico basilica says the painting was probably made by a Leonardo student in the 1520s and purchased by Giovan Antonio Muscettola, an adviser to Emperor Charles V and ambassador to the papal court. It was housed in the basilica's Muscettola family chapel. It was restored prior to being exhibited in a 1983-1984 show “Leonardo and Leonardism in Naples and Rome." The Associated Press Joe Exotic is disappointed he wasn't pardoned by former president Donald Trump. Scientists are reporting troubling signs that some recent mutations of the virus that causes COVID-19 may modestly curb the effectiveness of two current vaccines, although they stress that the shots still protect against the disease. Researchers expressed concern Wednesday about the preliminary findings, in large part because they suggest that future mutations could undermine vaccines. The research tested coronaviruses from the United Kingdom, South Africa and Brazil, and was led by Rockefeller University in New York with scientists from the National Institutes of Health and elsewhere. A different, more limited study out Wednesday gave encouraging news about one vaccine's protection against some of the mutations. One way vaccines work is to prompt the immune system to make antibodies that block the virus from infecting cells. The Rockefeller researchers got blood samples from 20 people who had received either the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine and tested their antibodies against various virus mutations in the lab. With some, the antibodies didn't work as well against the virus -- activity was one-to-threefold less, depending on the mutation, said the study leader, Rockefeller’s Dr. Michel Nussenzweig. “It’s a small difference but it is definitely a difference,” he said. The antibody response is “not as good” at blocking the virus. Earlier research established that the two vaccines are about 95% effective in preventing COVID-19 illness. The latest findings were posted late Tuesday on an online website for researchers and have not yet been published in a journal or reviewed by other scientists. Nussenzweig is paid by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, which also supports science coverage at The Associated Press. The university has applied for a patent related to his work. The coronavirus has been growing more genetically diverse, and scientists say the high rate of new cases is the main reason. Each new infection gives the virus a chance to mutate as it makes copies of itself. Recent variants, or versions of the virus that emerged in the U.K., South Africa and Brazil seem to spread more easily and scientists say that will lead to more cases, deaths and hospitalizations. The new variants do not seem to cause more serious disease but their ability to eventually undercut vaccines is a concern. E. John Wherry, an immunology expert at the University of Pennsylvania, said the Rockefeller scientists are “among the very best in the world" at this work and their results are concerning. “We don’t want people thinking that the current vaccine is already outdated. That’s absolutely not true,” he said. “There’s still immunity here ... a good level of protection,” but the mutations “do in fact reduce how well our immune response is recognizing the virus.” The news comes at “a really important time in the pandemic,” said Dr. Buddy Creech, a vaccine specialist at Vanderbilt University, “We’ve got an arms race between the vaccines and the virus. The slower we roll out vaccine around the world, the more opportunities we give this virus to escape” and develop mutations, he said. Dr. Matthew Woodruff, an immunology researcher at Emory University, agreed. “This is going to be kind of a slow walk of evolution. We’re going to have to have tools that slowly develop with it,” such as treatments that offer combinations of antibodies rather than one, he said. Dr. Drew Weissman, a University of Pennsylvania scientist whose work helped lead to the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines, said the antibody findings are worrisome, but noted that vaccines also protect in other ways, such as spurring responses from other parts of the immune system. The new work involved only 20 people and not a huge range of ages or races, “and all of that matters” in how generalizable the results are, he said. On Wednesday, Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech reported a second round of reassuring findings about its vaccine against one of the variants. Earlier this month, Pfizer and researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch said that the vaccine remained effective against a mutation called N501Y from new variants found in the U.K. and South Africa. Likewise, there was no sign of trouble when they tested some additional mutations. The latest work tested all the mutations from the variant from the U.K. at once rather than one-by-one. Tests from 16 vaccine recipients showed no big difference in the ability of antibodies to block the virus, the researchers said in a repor t. Pfizer didn’t immediately comment about the Rockefeller findings, but its chief scientific officer, Dr. Philip Dormitzer, previously said next steps include testing the vaccine against additional mutations found in the variant from South Africa. Moderna and AstraZeneca, which makes a different type of COVID-19 vaccine used in some countries, also have been testing how their vaccines hold up against different mutations. If the virus eventually mutates enough that the vaccine needs adjusting — much like flu shots are altered most years — tweaking the recipe wouldn’t be difficult for vaccines made with newer technologies. Both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are made with a piece of the virus genetic code that is simple to switch. It’s “wishful thinking” to believe that first-generation vaccines will be enough, or that vaccines alone will solve our problems, said Mayo Clinic vaccine expert Dr. Gregory Poland. “We are shooting ourselves in the foot by allowing unmitigated transmission of this virus” and not doing “common sense” measures such as mandating mask-wearing as some other countries are doing, he said. “How can the bars and restaurants be full? It’s like ‘what pandemic?’ We’ve reaped the seeds we’ve sown," he said. ___ Medical writer Lauran Neergaard contributed reporting. __ The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Department of Science Education. The AP is solely responsible for all content. Marilynn Marchione, The Associated Press Quick! 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Serra(888) 969-4242 (Toll Free)(302) 295-5310Fax: (302) 654-7530info@rl-legal.com https://rl-legal.com LONDON — A lawyer for the publisher of the Daily Mail newspaper said Wednesday that the Duchess of Sussex had no reasonable expectation of privacy for a letter she sent to her estranged father after her marriage to Prince Harry. Arguing against the duchess’ privacy-infringement claim in a London court, attorney Antony White said “it’s to be inferred that the letter was written and sent by the claimant with a view to it being disclosed to third parties and read by the public.” He said ex-employees of Meghan and Harry would be able to shed light on the creation of the letter when the case comes to trial. The former Meghan Markle, 39, is suing publisher Associated Newspapers for invasion of privacy and copyright infringement over five February 2019 articles in the Mail on Sunday and on the MailOnline website, which published portions of a handwritten letter to her father, Thomas Markle, after her 2018 wedding to Harry, a grandson of Queen Elizabeth II. Associated Newspapers is contesting the claim, and a full trial is due to be held in the autumn at the High Court. In hearings this week the duchess is seeking a summary judgment that would find in her favour and dismiss the newspaper’s defence case without a trial. Meghan’s lawyer, Justin Rushbrooke, argued Tuesday that that the publisher had “no real prospect” of winning because “it’s a very straightforward case about the unlawful publication of a private letter.” Rushbrooke said Meghan’s five-page letter, sent in August 2018, was “a message of peace” intended for her father alone. But the defence argues Meghan wrote the letter as part of a media strategy to rebut a negative view conveyed by her father, and with help from the communications team in the royal couple’s Kensington Palace office. “Why was the Kensington Palace communications team involved at all in the wording of the letter if it was a wholly private letter?” White said. He said a full trial would be able to hear important evidence from former palace employees about how the contested letter was written. Lawyers representing four former Kensington Palace staffers, including ex-communications secretary Jason Knauf, said in a letter submitted to the court that “one or more of our clients” would be able to provide insight on “whether or not the claimant anticipated that the letter might come into the public domain,” and whether or not Meghan “directly or indirectly provided private information” to the authors of a book about her and Harry, called “Finding Freedom.” Meghan, an American actress and star of TV legal drama “Suits,” married Harry at Windsor Castle in May 2018. Their son, Archie, was born the following year. A year ago, Meghan and Harry announced they were quitting royal duties and moving to North America, citing what they said were the unbearable intrusions and racist attitudes of the British media. They recently bought a house in Santa Barbara, California. Judge Mark Warby said he would give his ruling on the application for summary judgment “as soon as possible.” ___ Follow all AP developments on Prince Harry and Meghan at https://apnews.com/hub/prince-harry and https://apnews.com/hub/meghan-markle Jill Lawless, The Associated Press	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1740
__label__wiki	0.558936	0.558936	State Emergency Management Act Rewrite: More Than Changes to Emergency Firearms Restrictions Norma Houston This entry was posted on June 5th, 2012 and is filed under Emergency Management, State of Emergency. In two previous blogs (here and here), I discuss a 2012 federal district court ruling (Bateman v. Perdue) on the constitutionality of North Carolina’s emergency weapons restriction statutes and the legislative response to that ruling. The General Assembly responded to the court’s ruling by limiting the authority of cities and counties to impose restrictions and prohibitions on lawfully possessed firearms and ammunition under a state of emergency declaration. This limitation was included in a comprehensive rewrite of the State Emergency Management Act (S.L. 2012-12; HB843). While much attention was focused on the “gun ban” issue, HB843 included many other changes to our state’s emergency management statutes. So, what other changes were included in HB843 and what to they mean for state and local emergency management officials? HB843, “Modernize NC Emergency Management Act,” represents the most comprehensive update and reorganization of our state’s emergency management statutes since their enactment over three decades ago. The bill’s primary purpose was to consolidate and reorganize the statutes that establish emergency management authorities for state and local governments previously set out in Article 1 of G.S. Chapter 166A (now repealed) and Article 36A of G.S. Chapter 14 (Riots and Civil Disorders). Chapter 166A was enacted in 1977 to update the old civil preparedness laws. Article 36A was enacted in 1969 during the height of the civil rights era. Article 1 of Chapter 166A defined responsibilities within State government for direction and control of the state’s emergency management program, and authorized cities and counties to establish local emergency management programs (municipal emergency management programs are subject to coordination with the county). Article 36A authorized cities and counties to enact ordinances imposing various restrictions and prohibitions during a locally declared state of emergency (for more information about local emergency authorities, see this blog post). Working with these laws had been a challenge for local officials. First, their emergency management authorities and responsibilities were spread among two different chapters of the General Statutes, making it difficult to easily and fully identify their responsibilities and authorities. Second, the terminology throughout the statutes was inconsistent, and some terms lacked clear definitions while others were not defined at all. Third, the statutes had not kept pace with current operational practices, creating gaps and inconsistencies between the law and real-world operations. HB843 addressed these issues. First, the bill consolidated and reorganized Article 1 of Chapter 166A and relevant sections of Article 36A of Chapter 14 into a new Article 1A of Chapter 166A – which means that all state and local emergency management authorities and responsibilities are consolidated in one place in the General Statutes. These statutes were reorganized into logical sections and parts, making it easier to research, find, and compare relevant laws and authorities. Second, the bill clarified and made uniform terminology throughout the emergency management statutes – for example, a state of emergency is now “declared” (under current law it is either “declared” or “proclaimed,” resulting in either a “declaration” or a “proclamation”). More importantly, the bill drew a clear distinction between a state of emergency declaration and a disaster declaration – the former being the declaration issued by either the governor or a city or county local government official when there is an actual or imminent threat of an emergency, while the later is a declaration issued by the governor based on the severity and impact of an emergency and which triggers state assistance programs. The terms “emergency” and “disaster” are similarly distinguished. Third, the bill incorporated operational practices that have evolved in recent years, and clears up points of confusion under current law, including: Codifying existing operational practices of the NC Division of Emergency Management to establish clear authority for NCEM to maintain the state EOC and a 24-hour operations center, plan for emergencies at nuclear power facilities, and manage mutual aid. Eliminating prior inconsistencies about the expiration date of a local state of emergency by simply providing that it remains effective until it is terminated by the issuing authority. Clarifying confusion about the geographic scope of a local state of emergency declaration by authorizing local officials to define the emergency area as being either part or all of their jurisdiction. Clearly authorizing local officials to impose the emergency restrictions or prohibitions deemed necessary in response to a particular emergency (in other words, clarifying that all restrictions and prohibitions provided for in local ordinances are not automatically triggered when an emergency is declared). Specifically including among local emergency restrictions the authority to impose a curfew and order evacuations that may be either voluntary or mandatory. Increasing the penalty for violations of local emergency restrictions from a Class 3 misdemeanor to a Class 2 misdemeanor to conform to the punishment level for violations of emergency orders issued by the governor. And, of course, imposing limitations on emergency gun restrictions summarized in this blog post. What HB843 did not do is fundamentally alter the legal or operational relationships between cities, counties, and the state. Nor did the bill contain a significant number of substantive changes – while it may look like an entirely new set of statutes (all that underlining you see in the bill is a technical function of the legislative bill drafting process), I’d estimate that 95% of the language in HB843 is virtually identical to existing law. For a complete analysis of HB843 and a crosswalk of the various statutory changes and recodifications, see the “Legislative Updates” section of our SOG emergency management microsite. 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__label__cc	0.740163	0.259837	Thoughts on Broadening Our Perspective by canuckatlarge \| Jun 11, 2016 \| Places \| 0 comments Is it me, or is it human nature to be curious about places that are dangerous, or we perceive as being dangerous places to visit? I want to see the whole world, and that world includes nations like Somalia, Eritrea, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, and North Korea. For some of these places, visiting now is out of the question because of ongoing wars, partial occupations, and terrorism. But with a little extra preparation, some are possible. One of those countries is North Korea, or the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea as they prefer to be called. I just finished watching a travel show on North Korea by the Canadian film makers of the travel series Departures. I guesstimate this was my 10th viewing. I find it fascinating. The nation is closed to outside ideas. It’s a cultural vacuum in which only one ideology, the Juche philosophy, with the Kim family as the nations saviours. Anything else is put down without hesitation. And for years, the nation was closed entirely. But in more recent times, they have opened themselves up to tourism in limited numbers. One travel company based in Beijing, China, offering trips to North Korea, is Koryo Tours. They have been in the business of educating curious travelers on the mysterious nation of the DPRK since 1993. It was with this company that Scott, Justin, and Andre, of Departures fame, gained access to the country accompanied by Nicholas Bonner, the founder and Director. Upon arrival in Pyongyang airport, the group was met by two dedicated local guides who were required to accompany the guys for the duration of the trip. This is mandatory, and given the well publicized stories of foreigners being detained and arrested in the DPRK for various reasons, I would think this to be a welcome and reassuring feature of any trip to the Northern Kingdom. Although it was obvious from the outset that the entire tour was highly choreographed, to their credit, the lads chose to embrace the experience with open minds. While watching, and again, even after 10+ viewings, I found myself struggling to get past the propaganda. But, instead of dismissing what I was seeing and hearing as propaganda being spouted by an evil empire, I tried to step out of my own shoes and make an effort to understand where they were coming from. And once I did, it became a much more rewarding viewing experience — and as they’ve stated, a richly rewarding experience for the guys as well. Given they were thoroughly briefed on what’s considered as appropriate behavior, I wondered how the guys would approach the depiction of their experience considering they weren’t in control, as Scott stated. They had to check their creative license at the door. And to their credit, it’s clear that the boys were interested in understanding the perspective of their hosts. And not surprisingly, after a brief warming period, the Korean guides begin to loosen up, and that’s when the show really took off. As westerners, we’ve only ever understood the Korean War from our perspective. So while it’s easy for us to pass judgment, especially for the majority that have never and will never visit the DPRK, the only difference I see is that their propaganda is presented from the outset, while western propaganda is more subtle — we marinate in it from birth. Peel back the layers and we would really see what our society is all about, who’s pulling the strings, what “democracy” really means — as in, who’s running our institutions and why. There’s no doubt who’s in charge in the DPRK. But in the west? It’s not so clear. As travelers, we are ambassadors of our homelands, our culture. When we are able rise above our preconceived notions of evil, maybe we can begin to see that the real mission is meaningful contact on an individual level. Show the Koreans we aren’t the evil imperialists their government makes us out to be, and we in turn will hopefully realize that they aren’t all brainwashed zombies, but real people trying to make their way in a life they were born into — that they just want to support their families, that they have dreams and aspirations, as far as that is possible in a closed system. Because it’s meaningful contact that can propel us towards change and the thawing of relations and the soothing of hard feelings and misunderstandings — this will only happen on a personal level as we get to know each other and realize that we’re all human. Photo Credit: Kumsusan Memorial Palace, Pyongyang by By Mark Scott Johnson from Sydney, Australia [CC BY 2.0] as posted via Wikimedia Commons. canuckatlarge on Paris Apartments in the Age of Airbnb Karen on Paris Apartments in the Age of Airbnb Bonnie on Happy 100 years to the National Park Service Son Frankford on Greenland by Lonely Planet morocco desert tours on Greenland by Lonely Planet	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1746
__label__cc	0.725087	0.274913	Visitation for Dennis Ray Davis of Annada, MO will be held from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. Friday, November 13, 2020 at Carter-Ricks Funeral Home in Elsberry, MO. Memorial Services will be held at a later date at Annada Christian Community Church. Mr. Davis, 73, passed away Monday morning, November 9, 2020 at Lincoln County Nursing and Rehab in Troy, MO. Born May 12, 1947 in Louisiana, MO, he was the son of John F. and Pauline C. Broyles Davis. Dennis was a graduate of Clopton High School. Dennis was united in marriage on December 2, 1972 in Jackson, TN to Rosalind Taylor. He worked in Radio Broadcasting for many years including KTGR, Columbia MO, WHMT Humbolt TN news program director, WXOR Florence AL, WVNA Florence AL, KLRK Vandalia MO "Dee Davis and Clarence" morning show, and KZMM "Z 101" Troy MO. From 1988-1991 Dennis ran the Paynesville Store in Paynesville, MO. He loved to play basketball. Dennis was a longtime member of the Annada Christian Community Church. Dennis was preceded in death by his parents, John and Pauline Broyles; and his beloved wife of 27 years, Rosalind Davis, who died on August 27, 2000. Survivors include his son, Kevin Davis of Paynesville; and his grandson, John Davis of Paynesville. Memorials may be made to the Annada Christian Community Church in care of Carter-Ricks Funeral Home, 107 S. 5th Street; Elsberry, MO 63343.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1749
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__label__wiki	0.629787	0.629787	Is climate change denialism the new Hansonism? by James Bradley on November 30, 2009 Like everybody else in Australia I’ve spent the last couple of weeks mesmerised by the spectacle of the Liberal Party coming unravelled over the question of their position on the Rudd Government’s Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme and climate change more generally. Watching open warfare break out between what the media politely describe as the conservatives (I suspect reactionaries is probably closer to the truth, but perhaps a little inflammatory for the broadsheets to use on a daily basis) and the moderates I’m reminded of an interview I heard with The Sydney Morning Herald’s Political Editor, Peter Hartcher at the time of Turnbull’s elevation to the leadership, in which he was asked whether he thought Turnbull was ready to lead the Liberal Party. To his credit Hartcher just laughed. ‘I think the real question is whether the Liberal Party is ready for Malcolm Turnbull’. Aside from the fact somebody’s usually done something totally insane by lunchtime (and yes, Tony Abbott, I’m looking at you) one of the really fascinating things about the whole schemozzle is the way it’s highlighted just how entrenched climate change denialism is in the ranks of the Liberal Party. Now I’d be the last to claim the views of our elected representatives are particularly representative of the views of the community at large. On a range of issues, from religion to abortion and euthanasia, they are, for the most part, markedly more conservative than most Australians. And if the polling is to be believed, they’re similarly out of step on climate change, as polls such as this one in today’s Sydney Morning Herald showing two thirds of Australians support the ETS, demonstrate. But on the question of climate change I suspect they’re providing a useful reminder that despite the increasing acceptance in the community at large that climate change is happening, and fast, there is a small and entrenched minority who reject the science. What’s interesting to me is the distribution of these beliefs across the community. A few weeks ago Roy Morgan released some polling data about the question, which Crikey’s Possum has offered some useful commentary on. Several things stand out in the Morgan data. First, belief in climate change and the need for action divides pretty cleanly across party, gender and demographic lines. Labor and Green voters are much more concerned than Liberal voters, women are more concerned than men, and people in the capital cities are more concerned than those in regional and rural areas. Second, and more worryingly, these positions are hardening and polarising: there has been a small increase in the number of people who disapprove of the CPRS in the last few months, and these new initiates into the ranks of the climate change denialists are mostly Liberal-voting men from outside the capital cities (I appreciate disapproval of the CPRS and climate change denialism are not precisely the same thing, but I think we can assume the two are closely connected in this context). These are, of course, precisely the same people who were the backbone of One Nation a decade ago. Older white men from outside the capital cities. One of the things I remember most keenly about the rise of Pauline Hanson was the way it blindsided conventional public opinion. For middle-class elites it seemed to come out of nowhere, a furious, incoherent cry of unreason which deliberately rejected the foundations of their world view in favour of views which seemed to inhabit a netherworld somewhere between the laughable and the poisonous. I suspect the rising tide of climate change denialism is catching middle-class elites off-guard in exactly the same way. That Andrew Bolt’s blog is a haven for denialist maddies is no secret, but I’d suggest anyone who thinks there’s broad-based support for action on climate change spend some time trawling the comment strings on The Daily Telegraph or The Punch, or maybe tune into 2GB for an hour or two. Of course I’m well aware that an awful lot of what passes for commentary on news sites is the work of formal and semi-formal political operatives. But the sheer ferocity of the comments about Turnbull and Rudd, and the persistent suggestion that the science of climate change is a lunatic conspiracy, and the CPRS some kind of plot to destroy (white) Australia is pretty striking. More broadly, climate change denialism exhibits many of the same characteristics that made Hansonism so potent: the rejection of evidence-based policy, suspicion of expert opinion, dislike of what was seen as the preaching of the self-appointed guardians of public morality. And, judging by the polls on different news sites, it’s catching elite opinion off-guard in exactly the same way Hansonism did: earlier today I compared two polls about the Liberal leadership: The Sydney Morning Herald was registering close to 70% support for Malcolm Turnbull, while support for Turnbull over at The Daily Telegraph was running at about 31%. All of which suggests there is something fundamental happening out on the fringes of public debate. It may not have a name yet, or a figurehead, but it’s not too much of a stretch to see the beginnings of a larger political movement, grounded in climate change denialism and resonating with older anxieties about immigration, refugees and Aborigines (for what it’s worth I don’t think it’s a coincidence we’ve seen an uptick in anti-immigration sentiment in recent months, or that portions of the Liberal Party are running so hard on refugees again). There are some important differences between Hansonism and the new movement, not least the fact that whatever else it was, Hansonism was, in a very real sense, a grass roots movement, while climate change denialism has been assiduously fostered by powerful interests with a lot at stake (if you’re interested in tracing the role of big business in stalling action on climate change and discrediting the science I thoroughly recommend you check out the relevant chapter in George Monbiot’s Heat). And unlike Hansonism, the ranks of the climate change denialists are swollen by a solid cohort of wealthy older men. But I suspect that in some deep sense climate change denialism is drawing on the same discontent that Hansonism drew upon, and that despite the now-overwhelming scientific evidence, in the months and years to come it may well begin to gain ground in much the way Hansonism did a decade ago. Tags: Climate Change, Joe Hockey, Malcolm Turnbull, Nick Minchin, Pauline Hanson, Tony Abbott From: Politics, Science and Nature ← I’m baaaack . . . More Conservative Craziness → Andrew Mudie # Thanks for drawing an interesting demographic parallel James. Who knows what havoc Hansonism could have wreaked with the covert financial backing of multinationals, such as energy giants. I always find the conspiracy theory especially amusing – the cry “these scientists are making stuff up to secure government funding” is rather illogical when those funding levels are compared with what the vested interests could offer them for a distracting counter-argument. Nonetheless, if climate denialism is growing due to discontent across a broad spectrum of issues, logic will play little part and we can expect it to swell further before it withers, particularly if a charismatic figurehead rises from the ranks. Max Gross # Actually James, it’s not the new Hansonism, it’s the old Howardism. A year out from the next federal poll, Australia’s feral right-wing Liberal-National Party coalition still can’t believe it is not the Government. After more than a decade of mendacity, scaremongering, bear-baiting, duck-shoving, arse-sniffing, god-bothering and pork-barrelling, these conservative, increasingly extremist “born-to-rule” ratbags were given the boot in the 2007 elections with their Supreme Leader, John W. Howard Horror losing not only his Prime Ministership but also his electoral seat in a historic defeat that saw the job pass to an obscure little pencil necked former diplomat named Kevin Rudd. The LibNats immediately turned on one another like starved sharks in a feeding frenzy the like of which has not been seen in this country since the great Labor split of 1955. Now, the LibNats have decided the best way to return to office is to shove skyrockets up their arses, rub mustard into their eyeballs, set themselves on fire and run screaming off a cliff. Rudd’s “Labor” Government can’t believe its luck. A Liberal Party that is anything but liberal. A National Party that has no base outside a few rural bog-holes. This is the coalition-of-the-wanking that held Australia prisoner between 1996 and 2007. Neither party could survive on its own. And now we are witnessing truly mindless self-destruction, not only the last gasp of a scrofulous mixed marriage, but also the possible demise of one of Australia’s two major parties as the Liberals implode, all but guaranteeing a decade of federal Labor rule under a Labor Party that has forgotten its blue-collar roots and now panders to Big Business at the expense of the underprivileged, the marginalised and the working men and women of Australia. Sure, we didn’t vote Rudd in, we voted Howard out, but the tragic truth for Australia is that the Mendacious Midget spent a decade leading the Liberals further and further to the extreme right, leaving Labor to occupy the vacated right-of-centre. And they moved right on in. I mean, really, who needs a Liberal Party with Labor acting the part so well? Folks, there IS no Australian Labor Party. We got rid of John Howard’s neo-conservative plutocracy but we also lost Labor’s socially responsible heart. So where the bloody hell is it? Somewhere in the scorched earth that remained after the conservative coup of 1975, Labor’s charred heart lay faintly beating, neglected by one Labor leader after another, until, at last, we found ourselves with an unrecognisable Labor Party, a party more akin to the Liberals of a bygone era, more in tune with corporate lobby groups than community groups, too timid to fly the southern cross of the Eureka flag that is Australia’s true national emblem, too eager to gain office by sacrificing core principals. And what has finally brought the neo-con Libs to ruin? Hot air! Rudd’s response to the threat of global warming is a so-called Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), a policy so weak that it will have no impact on reducing climate change but will, like the response here and in the USA to Wall Street’s Global Financial Clusterfuck, provide more corporate welfare designed to ensure business-as-usual. The status quo has nothing to fear, despite the wailing, gnashing of teeth and outright threats of sabotage by the dinosaurs in charge of the lucrative fossil fuel industry. In fact, the scheme is even weaker than the one the Lying Rodent was dragged kicking and screaming into supporting prior to the last election. It’s a scheme the LibNats had vowed to support, before outrageously somersaulting and demanding an even more watered-down policy, with more, bigger “compensation” pay-outs to the nation’s biggest polluters. And then, as negotiations were under way, the buggers threatened not to support the legislation even if all their demands were met. Now, folks, the Liberal Party is fracturing along a fault line that was always there between the so-called conservative “moderates” and those whom we here at Xenox News like to call raving fucking nut-jobs. And folks, there’s quite a sackful of rattlesnakes and dumbbells being kicked around out there as shadow ministers and senior suck holes quit the Coalition Cabinet to attack their own leader. The Mad Monk, Mangy Minchin, Creepy Jesus, Sophie Murderbella, Joe Airhead… the rancid flotsam and jetsam of the Howard Era/Error. Jesus on a stick! Even the Lying Rodent poked his gnarly old snout from his blue-blooded Sydney rat hole to provide “advice” to the traitors in the party he all but single-handedly destroyed with his raging ego, narrow vision and boiling extremism. At least the former Lib Treasurer, Petulant Pete Costello, having napped on the backbench and cock-teased the media and his constituency for almost two years, finally decided to quit Parliament, slink away and lick his tiny shrivelled testicles in the comfort of his tax-payer funded retirement. Ah, Pete, we would have loved to see you draw your pistol, if only to confirm you’re armed with blanks. And there, regally demanding the passing of the ETS bill and standing astride the smouldering wreckage of the party of privilege and god-given power, current Liberal “leader” Malcolm Turnbullshit confronts the traitorous orcs that are his colleagues. Gandalf in Gucci? I won’t twist the crude analogy by casting jovial Joe Hockey as the Balrog, but you get the idea. As one of his own foul rank and file neatly described Turnbull’s turn at the Lib leadership: he came, he saw, he went. The blood is on the floor, the walls and the ceiling. It’s like a scene from a Tarantino movie, complete with expletives retained. And by god the last man standing will find it slippery as hell underfoot. Did Rudd expect this gob smacking bonus? Did he envisage the stampede of flat-Earthers in the Opposition ranks and plan the brutal demise of the LibNat coalition all along? Did the power-starved LibNats simply take the bait, hook, line and sinker that the Labor Government cunningly tossed them? Cunning? Or Chaos Theory? Anyway, the current fracas in the media spotlight featuring right-wing Liberals and extreme right-wing Liberals foaming at the mouth, shooting themselves in the foot and head-butting one another is a god-send for Labor, struggling as it is to live up to the expectations of an bruised electorate sick to death of spin, sloganeering and political opportunism trumping genuine democratic progress. As I write, a leadership spill is on the cards for tomorrow – December 1 2009 – and the mug punters of Australia are pointing to another execution in the conservative camp as jovial Joe Hockey, the current Shadow Treasurer, shirt-fronts Mal the North Shore Knob, the current Lib leader, for the glorious prize of He Who Will Lead the Liberals to Slaughter at the Next Federal Election. One thing is certain, no matter who emerges victorious from the coming Liberal Circus Maximus, the only real winner will be… Kevin Rudd PM. Steven Lang # Great post James, It seems to me that Rudd has been playing very clever politics over the last few months, hardly ever speaking about climate change in any forum, leaving it to the Liberals to destroy themselves over the issue. The problem is that while the politics are very clever and clearly effective, by abandoning the issue Rudd has left the country in a sort of policy vacuum. Nobody has been out there explaining why we need an ETS. The man we elected to deal with the issue has reneged on his responsibility and, as you so concisely point out, created an opportunity for the loony right to take up the charge. Tony Abbott is, to me, a very frightening figure. He is undoubtedly smart and articulate, but there is something, also, slightly messianic about the man. By appearing calm and reasonable and at the same time appealing to the baser instincts of the disenfranchised and ill informed on the subjects of immigration and climate change, he could be the force that pulls the whole country into the abyss. I don’t mean to be a doom-sayer amid the delight of watching the liberals disintegrate, but there are reasons not to be cheerful in Abbott’s election as opposition leader. The other matter which was not given due attention during all this was the inappropriateness of Joe Hockey taking on the position of leader of the opposition in his present circumstances. Mr Hockey has just become a father for the third time, which gives him three children under the age of six, the youngest but four weeks old or thereabouts. His wife also holds down a high-powered job (Duetshe Bank). It seems to me strange that anyone, particularly the party concerned for the rights of the family, would be proposing that he abjure on his responsibilities as a parent. I throw that in about the party of the family for effect but really it’s a personal issue for me as a man. Too many men neglect their responsibilities as parents and it is their loss as well as their childrens, it breeds generations of hurt. Rafe Champion # Hello James, I think the parallel between climate change skepticism and Hansonism is interesting but not precise. Pauline Hanson articulted some fears of people who felt they were being overlooked but the situation with climate change is rather different. The science of the situation is not nearly as settled as most people seem to think, there has been a growing number of reputable scientists expressing skepticism, though you would not know that from the ALP or the ABC or the Age of the Sydney Morning Herald. And that was before Climategate. It is not necessary to admire Abbott or be a Liberal voter to see this delay as a good opportunity to take a fresh look at the science and the policy options. You’re right, Rafe, it’s not a precise map, but I suspect the Abbott/Joyce strategy in the coming months will demonstrate it’s a pretty close correlation: they’re already chasing the One Nation demographic and that’s only going to accelerate. As to the science of climate change, I’m afraid we have to agree to disagree. In a strict sense, of course, science is never settled, it’s an evolving picture that proceeds by trial and error. But saying that isn’t the same as saying we can’t place considerable faith in it. The science of evolution isn’t settled in many respects, yet we accept evolution because it’s a coherent picture that there’s considerable (indeed overwhelming) evidence in support of, and because there’s no persuasive alternative. While I don’t think there’s much to be gained by two non-scientists arguing about this on a blog, I think you can say something similar about the science of climate change. There’s overwhelming evidence the climate is changing: rapid melting of the Arctic ice caps, rising ocean temperatures, changing migratory patterns, movement in ocean currents, etc etc. There’s some bumpiness and noise in the data (a fact borne out by the current “scandal” about the hacked emails) but the big picture is pretty clear (as, to be honest, is the evidence of our own senses). What’s also clear is that there’s a close connection between warming and levels of CO2 (and other greenhouse gases) in the atmosphere, and that humans are emitting these gases on a massive scale. The evidence that these are connected is similarly overwhelming. As I say, I don’t think there’s a lot of point arguing about the science, which is incredibly complex. Instead I’d suggest that what it really comes down to is what faith you place in the scientific process. As a reasonably scientifically literate non-scientist, I have considerable faith in scientists and scientific process. Despite understanding that science is a social process, and that it is never settled in any simple sense, I accept that science gives us our best picture of the universe, and that the processes we’ve evolved to refine that picture are mostly pretty effective at pushing us towards a more and more accurate picture. That’s not to say I don’t think science and scientists can’t be wrong: they can. And it’s not to say I don’t think the science of climate change couldn’t be wrong: it could, just as evolution could turn out to be wrong. But saying that’s not the same as saying there’s a significant chance it’s wrong. Having said I’m prepared to put my faith in scientific process, I’m then faced with a choice. Do I accept the verdict of the overwhelming majority of climate scientists, or do I accept the claims of a small group of sceptics, few of whom are actually expert in the field, and whose work seems, for the most part, to be a farrago of half-truths and distortions unable to withstand scrutiny by the processes we use to regulate the scientific process? To my mind the answer is simple. As a rational person who accepts the value of science I am bound to accept the verdict of the experts. Saying that isn’t the same as “blind faith”, or “quasi-religiousness” as the columnists at places like The Australian tend to describe it, it’s part of a broader world view that emphasises rationality and process. Nor is it closing myself off to the possibility the science might be wrong. But it is about refusing to cherry-pick answers I like and reject ones I don’t: if you claim to be a rational person you’re pretty much duty-bound to go with the scientific picture as it stands. What’s most ironic to my mind, is the fact that many of the people asserting climate change is a vast, global conspiracy, and rejecting the science in favour of their ideological certainty it must be wrong, are exactly the same people who only a few years ago were claiming Western thought, and Enlightenment values were a bulwark against the irrationality and mysticism of the “medieval” Muslim mind. And that these same people are the ones claiming to be Galileo confronting the Vatican, when in fact it’s quite clearly the other way round. In the end though, I’m not sure it’s even necessary to argue about the science. If the results of climate change are likely to be as drastic as the models suggest, and there’s even a good chance humans are at least partially to blame, we’re duty-bound to act. After all, how certain are you that the science is wrong? Do you think it’s line-ball? 70/30? 80/20? Given the scale of the risk, I think we’d want to be a lot more certain than that. Rafe # Thanks James, we will have to agree to disagree for the moment, this is certainly not the place to pursue the issue. But the point about the science is that there are far more reputable scientists who are sceptical than we have been told by our local media. Be prepared for a signficant shift in the perception of the science over the next few months. Thanks for that, Rafe. I sincerely hope you’re right: this is one argument I’d be very happy to lose.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1754
__label__wiki	0.800472	0.800472	Spurring research group creativity in the time of COVID-19 Dr. Ghodssi with his research group at the 2017 March for Science on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The march typically is held on Earth Day, April 22. In this time of pandemic, universities look like ghost towns. Classes are online, dormitories are empty, and so are most experimental research laboratories. The pause button has been pressed on most academic research for the foreseeable future. But academics are creative, forward-thinking people by nature, and have chosen a life of research and teaching. With the right attitude, the shuttering of in-person experimental research actually could become a crucible in which alternative ideas spark. What could be done to further research ideas in this unusual time of physical distancing? University of Maryland Professor Reza Ghodssi believes that writing review articles for academic journals is a practice that some faculty/student research groups will find profitable. Such projects are a way to keep minds sharp, explore new connections and possibilities, and prepare for a time after the pandemic. “As an alternative to things we cannot do, it is something for us to do now that can spur ideas for the future,” Ghodssi says. Well-written research review papers in academic journals are great resources for academics, students, entrepreneurs and industry professionals. These snapshots of the state-of-the-art of a domain provide grounding for new conceptual frameworks, reveal opportunities missed by existing research and synthesize diverse results. Good review papers also provide a solid platform for future research; because their key insights can be extended, they are valuable resources both within the original domain and in seemingly unrelated areas as well. Writing review papers helps academic research groups working on a major project summarize a field they have come to know well and shows them how their own efforts contribute to the larger bodies of work. Because of the multiple layers of value, Ghodssi has made it a practice for his research group to write a review paper for each major project they undertake. Ghodssi is a micro-electro-mechanical device expert who holds a joint appointment in the Department of Electrical Engineering and the Institute for Systems Research within the A. James Clark School of Engineering. To date, the group has produced five review papers: two on the use of the Tobacco mosaic virus as a high-surface area nano scaffold; one on the use of chitosan in lab-on-a-chip devices; and in the past few months, papers on ingestible electronic sensing systems and on microsystems for characterizing and sensing bacterial biofilms. Not for a minute does Ghodssi believe producing a review article is an easy task. “Writing a comprehensive review paper about an ongoing research concept and activity in which your research group is involved is one of the most educational, thought-provoking and inspiring tasks that most of us would like to do,” says Ghodssi. “But we dread it!” Review articles can be tackled in three different ways. “Some take an individual approach, others work in collaboration with their faculty colleagues,” Ghodssi says. “But there is also a team approach. When I weigh not just the pros but also the significant cons, I might not be motivated to write a review article on my own. But discussing and formulating it with young minds makes a big difference!” “I prefer a team approach because it allows me to broaden and enhance the intellectual relationship with my students and postdocs,” Ghodssi adds “When we write a review paper, we expand our view to a field and are not just focused on one specific work.” How does Ghodssi foster buy-in for such a large endeavor? “To do a project like this, it’s absolutely necessary to gain both the interest and commitment of my group’s graduate students and postdocs. We do this through a series of collective discussions, where we establish a roadmap for the paper.” “It must be the group’s collective decision that writing the paper will bring us significant added value once the project is successfully completed,” Ghodssi emphasizes. “It takes a community to produce a quality review paper while the group is also working on its own projects.” The results are worth it, Ghodssi believes. “Writing the research review article becomes another aspect of their education.” The ingestible sensors paper This March, while working on a $1M NSF project to create an ingestible sensor that can investigate the complex effects of intestinal serotonin on both gut and brain health, Ghodssi’s group published a review of ingestible device research in the American Chemical Society’s journal ACS Sensors. “Ingestible Sensors and Sensing Systems for Minimally Invasive Diagnosis and Monitoring: The Next Frontier in Minimally Invasive Screening" was written by UMD Research Affiliate Luke Beardslee, M.D., Ph.D.; alumnus George E. Banis (BIOE Ph.D. 2019); former postdoctoral researchers Sanwei Liu and Sangwook Chu (also a EE Ph.D. 2018 alumnus); Bioengineering Ph.D. student Ashley Chapin; Electrical and Computer Engineering Ph.D. student Justin Stine; Pankaj Jay Pasricha, a Johns Hopkins University Professor of Medicine and Director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Neurogastroenterology; and Ghodssi. The article covers the development of and uses for ingestible electronic systems capable of embedded sensing, particularly within the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and its accessory organs. Such technological advances have the potential to make disease surveillance and treatment far more effective for a variety of conditions, allowing patients to lead longer and more productive lives. The review examines conventional techniques, as well as ingestible sensors and sensing systems that are currently under development for use in disease screening and diagnosis for GI disorders, including their design, fabrication, and applications. Ghodssi hopes the article will be used as a text in engineering classes. “This is such an inspirational field for a review,” he says. “Review articles are not meant to only summarize and report on past scientific work. They also should show how new research areas have grown in technical communities, and inspire students, academics, entrepreneurs and industry partners to build on what has already been done.” The biofilm devices paper Ghodssi’s group wrote the review article “Microsystems for biofilm characterization and sensing–A review” as the group’s own project on a microsystem catheter insert device to combat bacterial biofilms was drawing to a conclusion. This article was published in the December 2019 issue of the Elsevier journal Biofilm, and was written by alumna Sowmya Subramanian (EE Ph.D. 2016), Bioengineering Ph.D. student Ryan Huiszoon, Sangwook Chu, Professor William Bentley (BIOE) and Ghodssi. This paper presents current microsystem developments in characterizing and sensing bacterial biofilms. The authors focus on a number of different microsystems for biofilm evaluation, including optical, electro-chemical, and mechanical systems. The review shows how these devices can lead to better understanding of the physiology and function of biofilms, which in turn should promote development of novel treatments that do not rely on high doses of antibiotics to combat them. This biofilm devices review is a great example of a paper that can have great translational impact for those willing to take the concepts into practice and make these devices a reality,” Ghodssi says. “Here, the research has been ongoing for many years. It’s important to collect the work so we can motivate additional researchers and educators to teach about the already published results and think about new ways the knowledge can be effectively used.” In 2018, Palmatier et. al. (2018),[1] wrote that good review articles “resolve definitional ambiguities and outline the scope of the topic; provide an integrated, synthesized overview of the current state of knowledge; identify inconsistencies in prior results and potential explanations; evaluate existing methodological approaches and unique insights; develop conceptual frameworks to reconcile and extend past research; and describe research insights, existing gaps, and future research directions.” Ghodssi understands the best review papers take time and effort to complete. Authors must first gather and make critical evaluations of material that has already been published. They then need to carefully identify and synthesize relevant literature to evaluate specific research questions, substantive domains, theoretical approaches, and methodology. Then, after the “review” portion of the paper has been completed, authors spend more time identifying connections among the literature they have reviewed. This allows them to uncover incremental insights and suggest directions for possible future research—either in the same area or in new and evolving fields not part of the original questions. Ghodssi says, “When I finish a team-oriented task like writing a review article with my group members, it not only gives me a feeling of satisfaction, but also reassures me that I now have a summary of what my group was able to do. This is something I can pass along to others for whatever purpose they choose—research, entrepreneurship or education.” Three prior review articles In August 2010, “Chitosan: an integrative biomaterial for lab-on-a-chip devices” was published in the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Lab on a Chip. This article by alumni Stefan Koev (EE Ph.D. 2009), Peter Dykstra (EE Ph.D. 2011), Xiaolong Luo (BIOE Ph.D. 2008), Professor Gary Rubloff (MSE/ISR), former Professor Gregory Payne (BIOE), Professor William Bentley (BIOE) and Ghodssi grew out of the group's work on chitosan-based nanosensors for detecting dangerous materials in air and water. In September 2013, Tobacco mosaic virus: A biological building block for micro/nano/biosystems was written by Xiao Fan (EE Ph.D. 2013), former postdoctoral researchers Ekaterina Pomerantseva, Matthew McCarthy and Markus Gnerlich, alumnus Adam Brown (BIOE Ph.D. 2018), alumnus and former postdoctoral researcher Konstantinos Gerasopoulos (EE Ph.D. 2011), Professor James Culver (PSLA) and Ghodssi. It appeared in the American Vacuum Society’s Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A. In 2018, an updated review article on the same topic was written by Sangwook Chu, Adam Brown, James Culver, and Ghodssi. Tobacco Mosaic Virus as a Versatile Platform for Molecular Assembly and Device Fabrication appeared as a “mini review” in Biotechnology Journal, Number 13. These two review articles summarized work using the Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) as a high-surface-area scaffold with many uses, and were written towards the end of the group’s own long-term work using TMV templates to create more powerful batteries. There are significant benefits once the hard work of researching and writing the review article is over, Ghodssi says. “These benefits accrue not only to me and my group, but to my technical community and my institution as well. Obviously, these papers are widely disseminated, and produce a significant number of citations.” But, he adds, “to me, the most important outcome is that the students and postdocs who worked with me on the project will become experts in their respective fields and gain the confidence to do even greater things in their careers than they would have otherwise.” In other words, “It’s well worth the effort.” [1] "Review articles: purpose, process, and structure" by Robert Palmatier, Mark Houston and John Hulland. Originally published in the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science 46, 1–5 (2018) Ingestible device research advances, enters new phase Ghodssi Receives Senior Faculty Outstanding Research Award Decade of TMV research leads to never-before-seen microsystems for energy storage, biosensors and self-sustaining systems 'Perfect adherence' to COVID vaccine prioritization hampering distribution says Mike Ball The Binding of the Virus Lemonade from lemons: Despite COVID-19 sidelining of MEMS showcase, proceedings and papers quickly published Striking Up the Band Again—Safely Angela Sun Co-Founds COVID-19 Tutoring Platform Alongside Peers	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1755
__label__cc	0.554376	0.445624	The Male Animal Belinda O April 10, 2017 6 Comments The Male Animal, 1942, Warner Bros. Starring Henry Fonda, Olivia de Havilland, Jack Carson. Directed by Elliott Nugent. B&W, 101 minutes. Earnest professor Tommy Turner (Henry Fonda) and his wife, Ellen (Olivia de Havilland), are preparing to celebrate Homecoming (which happens to land on Ellen’s birthday), along with the rest of the fictional Midwestern University campus. They’re having a small gathering before the big game, and among the guests are Ellen’s former beau, Joe Ferguson (Jack Carson), and one of the school’s narrow-minded trustees, Ed Keller (Eugene Pallette). Tommy isn’t thrilled Ed is going to be there to start with, and his mild concern turns to great dismay when he learns one of his students has commended him for his “bravery” in reading a literary piece by Bartolomeo Vanzetti, the self-proclaimed anarchist convicted of first-degree murder in one of the most controversial court cases of the twentieth century. Tommy plans to read it simply because it’s a fine piece of writing, not because of any political stand, but he’s in trouble. The trustees are ridding the school of “reds”—anyone suspected of communist sympathies. Olivia de Havilland, Jack Carson Add to his concerns his growing conviction Ellen would be happier with the recently separated Joe. Ellen, for her part, is doing nothing to dissuade him from those thoughts. Only Joe seems uncertain about the potential of a future with his former girlfriend. Joe, it turns out, isn’t as dumb as Tommy would like to believe he is, and sees the situation with a fair amount of clarity. The Male Animal is light satire about serious issues such as censorship and racism. While the objects of these concerns may be different than today, the rhetoric is much the same, making this film relevant to audiences 75 years after its release. The movie premiered in Columbus, Ohio, with James Thurber, co-author of the popular play on which the film is closely based, in attendance as a special honoree. The occasion focused on the collegiate theme of the story, including a huge dinner at Thurber’s old fraternity house. Honoring Thurber, who didn’t directly work on the film, was legitimate, as screenwriters Julius Epstein, Philip Epstein and Stephen Morehouse Avery kept their script true to the original play, and the star of the Broadway production, Elliott Nugent, directed the film. It was as close to a Thurber screenplay as you could get without having the man actually work on the script. Henry Fonda, Jack Carson The studio promoted the film as a love triangle between Tommy, Ellen, and Ellen’s sister, Pat (Joan Leslie), but Pat barely makes an appearance and has nothing to do with the tension between the Turners. Apparently, the provocative nature of the other woman was thought to be needed to sell this film, even though it was actually the other man at issue. Thurber had a sly wit, and that’s reflected in the dialogue. This is a smart movie poking fun at a serious topic, with a talented cast (down to Tommy’s student, Michael, played by Herbert Anderson, who would go on to be best known as Dennis the Menace’s father in the popular television series). Both stars are at their comedic best, and while these may not have been their most challenging roles, they brought extra depth to the characters lesser actors or actresses may have failed to do. The film moves at a good pace and manages to deliver a serious message in a natural manner. The Male Animal is well worth the watch. Tags1940s, Bartolomeo Vanzetti, Elliott Nugent, Henry Fonda, Herbert Anderson, Jack Carson, James Thurber, Joan Leslie, Olivia de Havilland, red scare, satire Manhattan Melodrama Decker April 12, 2017 at 10:37 pm Another wonderful review, Belinda! With all the classic movies I’ve watched, this one, I’ve never seen. Alas, I missed TCM’s broadcast but with ROKU, I can catch a replay of it. I like Ms. de Havilland, although I’ve always been a bit more partial to her sister. Belinda O April 13, 2017 at 12:39 am I like both of them, and I resist being drawn into any partiality, especially knowing the longtime feud that sadly existed between them. Still, Olivia de Havilland attended the same high school I did (Joan Fontaine did not) and there is something to that alumni loyalty. I don’t know why, I didn’t like high school! Anyway, this is a really fun movie. Watch for the stereotypes of the football players when they’re reading their names. Sometimes, things change yet really remain the same. Lulu April 13, 2017 at 8:37 am There are so many classic movies I haven’t seen and your wonderful reviews keep reminding me! So many movies, so little time!! Belinda O April 13, 2017 at 1:26 pm Thank you! I keep discovering “new” movies myself. How wonderful to live in a world with so many opportunities to be entertained! Hollywood Legend Olivia de Havilland — “Oldie of the Year” – My World With Words May 2, 2017 at 10:20 pm […] George Brent in In This Our Life; 4) With Montgomery Clift in The Heiress; 5) With Jack Carson in The Male Animal; 6) In Princess O’Rourke Reviews for these films can be found on Classic for a […] Happy Birthday, Dame Olivia – My World With Words July 1, 2017 at 3:11 pm […] George Brent in In This Our Life; 4) With Montgomery Clift in The Heiress; 5) With Jack Carson in The Male Animal; 6) In Princess O’Rourke. 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__label__cc	0.631419	0.368581	Chicago Indie Critics Diversity in Film Criticism CIC Awards Tag: Jeff York New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: “WANDAVISION” TAKES THE MARVEL UNIVERSE INTO “THE TWILIGHT ZONE” Marvel Studios’ announcement that it was developing a slate of online programs for Disney+ suggested two groundbreaking landmarks. First, that the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) was branching…… Read more “New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: “WANDAVISION” TAKES THE MARVEL UNIVERSE INTO “THE TWILIGHT ZONE”” January 14, 2021 by CIC New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: “PIECES OF A WOMAN” SUFFERS FROM A WHOLE NOT QUITE THE SUM OF ITS PARTS Director Kornel Mundruczo’s latest is entitled PIECES OF A WOMAN, and it feels more like pieces of a movie, not a full film. The story of a…… Read more “New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: “PIECES OF A WOMAN” SUFFERS FROM A WHOLE NOT QUITE THE SUM OF ITS PARTS” January 4, 2021 by CIC New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: “ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI” VIVIDLY EXPLORES THE PERSPECTIVES OF FOUR BLACK LEADERS Historical faction films are always fascinating because they assume that history isn’t quite compelling enough as written. In the sub-genre of historical films, famous figures are placed…… Read more “New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: “ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI” VIVIDLY EXPLORES THE PERSPECTIVES OF FOUR BLACK LEADERS” December 29, 2020 by CIC New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: JEFF YORK’S 10 BEST FILMS OF 2020 After a flurry of year-end releases, with 2021 just around the corner, it’s time for me to assess this past movie year and make the list of…… Read more “New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: JEFF YORK’S 10 BEST FILMS OF 2020” New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: MY FAVORITE IMAGES FROM FILMS IN 2020 Even though 2020 was an abysmal year, there were still plenty of wonderful films to be enjoyed, even if most of them never appeared in a theater.…… Read more “New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: MY FAVORITE IMAGES FROM FILMS IN 2020” New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: “THE DISSIDENT” IS HARD TO WATCH YET A MUST-SEE DOCUMENTARY It’s not exactly the type of film you’d expect to open on Christmas Day, but the new HBO documentary entitled THE DISSIDENT is essential viewing no matter…… Read more “New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: “THE DISSIDENT” IS HARD TO WATCH YET A MUST-SEE DOCUMENTARY” New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: A GAME GADOT CAN’T QUITE SAVE THE MISTAKES OF “WONDER WOMAN 1984” Gal Gadot brings so much to the party as Wonder Woman that it’s a shame that only one of the four movies she’s played the character in…… Read more “New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: A GAME GADOT CAN’T QUITE SAVE THE MISTAKES OF “WONDER WOMAN 1984”” New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: DISNEY/PIXAR RIFFS ON JAZZ, EXISTENTIALISM, AND LOLLIPOPS IN “SOUL” Disney/Pixar may have just made their first animated feature exclusively for adults. It’s hard to imagine a film about existentialism, purgatory, reincarnation, a midlife crisis, and the…… Read more “New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: DISNEY/PIXAR RIFFS ON JAZZ, EXISTENTIALISM, AND LOLLIPOPS IN “SOUL”” December 22, 2020 December 22, 2020 by CIC New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: “PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN” PROVES REVENGE IS A DISH BEST SERVED BOLD Original caricature by Jeff York of Carey Mulligan in PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN. (copyright 20200 It’s funny to say, but the pandemic may have actually helped the new…… Read more “New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: “PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN” PROVES REVENGE IS A DISH BEST SERVED BOLD” New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: “THE MIDNIGHT SKY” MEDITATES ON THE FRAILTY OF HUMAN CONNECTION Much of what shows up onscreen in George Clooney’s new film, THE MIDNIGHT SKY opening on Netflix today, feels very familiar. Like most Hollywood epics about space…… Read more “New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: “THE MIDNIGHT SKY” MEDITATES ON THE FRAILTY OF HUMAN CONNECTION”	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1759
__label__wiki	0.963023	0.963023	Out for trainer Wübbenhorst at the regional division Lotte Lotte (dpa) – Imke Wübbenhorst is no longer a trainer for Sportfreunde Lotte. As the Western Regional League announced, the partnership, which was originally supposed to last until 2022, was ended with immediate effect. The third from the bottom of the table responded to the sport’s continued decline with just three wins from 19 games. “It cannot and must not continue as before. Every player must go straight to the head”, said club chairman Sven Westerhus. Until further notice, former assistant coach Andy Steinmann (35) is the new head coach. Wübbenhorst took over the office in April 2020. Before that, she was the first coach in senior men’s football for the fifth division club Cloppenburg. In Lotte she was the second woman after Inka Grings (SV Straelen) to take over a regional competition team. “Besides being athletic, it’s also a very difficult emotional decision for us,” said licensed player manager Daniel Körber in commenting on the divorce from the 32-year-old footballer. Wübbenhorst made no secret of their disappointment: “I have nothing to blame myself for and have worked day and night to make sure that the development of the team, which has been clearly visible recently, is also reflected in points. I would like to talk about the further circumstances of my time at Lotte at the moment, no comment, “she told the” Reviersport “. Driving ban and fine for English professional Grealish Schumacher covers many test kilometers in Abu Dhabi	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1761
__label__cc	0.637899	0.362101	‘Life of Pi’ Washes Up a Wave of Cash in China Posted on November 27, 2012 by chinafilmbiz Strong word of mouth and a weekend surge in attendance led Life of Pi to a surprising box office win last week over the 3D re-release of Roland Emmerich’s 2012. The Ang Lee directed adventure-drama (Chinese title: 少年派的奇幻漂流, or “Young Pi’s Rafting Fantasy”) netted $17 million in its four-day opening, versus a six-day total of $14.7 million for 2012. After two weeks at the top of the box office, Hong Kong actioner Cold War slipped by 49 percent to a $7.5 million haul. The film has edged out Silent War and now stands as the second highest-grossing Chinese language film so far this year, at $38.4 million. A pair of animation imports from Hollywood, Wreck–It Ralph and Rise of the Guardians, landed in fourth and fifth places, with $1.37 million and $1.14 million respectively. As is so often the case with non-sequel animated films, neither film has indexed well in China: Ralph will finish in fifth place among all 2012 animated releases in the PRC—notably, behind the Chinese cartoons Pleasant Goat and I Love Wolffy—and Rise of the Guardians will be lucky to crack the top ten (although it will probably surpass Pixar’s latest China misfire, Brave). Three significant factors are driving Life of Pi’s success: Its strong IMAX/3D footprint; high praise from critics and cultural influencers; and the drawing power of the film’s director, Ang Lee. China is one of IMAX’s top countries, not only in terms of screen count, but also in revenue per screen. According to anecdotal reports I’m hearing, Life of Pi enjoyed IMAX’s third biggest ever launch in the PRC, behind Avatar and Titanic 3D. Critics praised the film not only for its lush imagery and superb direction, but also for its Asian viewpoint and deep philosophical essence. And after viewing the film such high profile stars as Lee Hom, Carina Lau and Shu Qi urged their millions of social media followers to come out and see the picture, helping to trigger a big weekend turnout. Filmgoers wait on a long line to see ‘Life of Pi’ at a Shenzhen theater. Finally, China’s filmgoers respond at least as much to top directors as they do to stars. Only a handful of directors have true drawing power, and Ang Lee is one of them. Life of Pi has a shot at topping $50 million in China; the only thing that might hold it back is a competing release from another marquee director, Feng Xiaogang (Aftershock, If You Are the One). It will be a surprise to many if Feng’s new film Back to 1942, which opens on Wednesday, November 29th, doesn’t break all records and become the highest-grossing Chinese language film ever. This entry was posted in Analysis, Box Office Reports and tagged 2012 3D, Ang Lee, Back to 1942, Feng Xiaogang, I Love Wolffy, Life of Pi, Pleasant Goat, Rise of the Guardians, Rob Cain, Robert Cain, Wreck-it Ralph by chinafilmbiz. Bookmark the permalink. 2 thoughts on “‘Life of Pi’ Washes Up a Wave of Cash in China” Stephen Horowitz on November 29, 2012 at 12:08 pm said: Once again, enjoy your take on China’s film market w/one minor quibble. Chinese title for “Pi” as shown translates readily as “Pai’s Fantastic Voyage” (which it pretty much is). Sure there’s a 少年 in the title, but that’s mostly to modify/clarify “P(a)i” and not necessary to literally translate, especially with the photo of the boy at the top of the 电影海报. Otw, keep up the good work–don’t know of any other English language source for the valuable info you provide. chinafilmbiz on November 30, 2012 at 1:03 am said: Thank you for your correction. It should have read “Young (or Juvenile) Pi’s Rafting Fantasy.” I do my best to keep my Chinese up, but mostly from the wrong side of the Pacific, so I’ve gotten a little rusty.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1762
__label__cc	0.749856	0.250144	Tag Archives: Crouching Tiger “Grandmaster” Flashes to Top of China Chart Posted on January 15, 2013 by chinafilmbiz Wong Kar-Wai’s Grandmaster, starring Tony Leung and Zhang Ziyi, opened with $25.8 million in its first six days in China, extending a record-smashing 7-week run during which at least one film every week has grossed $25 million or more at the Chinese box office. The film, an action-biopic about Bruce Lee’s legendary trainer and kung fu master Ip Man, beat out long-running hits CZ12 and Lost in Thailand last week to top the charts. Director Wong, notorious for his budget and schedule overruns, out-did his tardiness record this time with a film that he first publicly announced all the way back in 2002. He released the picture’s first teaser trailer in summer, 2010, and pushed back several release dates as he tinkered with the film in post production. After missing his December 18th release date, he was reportedly still putting finishing touches on the film just hours before its eventual world premiere on January 6th. The first-week grosses would have been higher except that the film arrived at least a day late at many theaters. Still, the wait was apparently worth it, as Grandmasters drew more than 4.5 million admissions and was critically well received, with reviewer James Marsh calling it “the best-looking martial arts film since Zhang Yimou’s Hero, and the most successful marriage of kung fu and classic romance since Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.” In second place for the week, Jackie Chan’s action-comedy hit CZ12 added $13 million to solidifiy its standing as the mainland’s second-highest grossing Chinese language film ever after Lost in Thailand, with a 25-day cume of $127.1 million. In its fifth week of release, Lost in Thailand fell 72 percent to $8.9 million, a surprisingly sharp drop that raises the question as to whether it can beat Avatar for China’s all-time box office record. Lost already holds the admissions record with over 38 million tickets sold, but Grandmaster’s dominant opening last week may just have ruined Lost in Thailand‘s chance to become the first Chinese film in the modern multiplex era to take the mainland’s all-time box office revenue crown. Lost needs another $17 million to achieve that distinction, and with Grandmaster stealing its thunder last week and with the James Bond pic Skyfall entering the picture next week, Lost in Thailand, the little ($4 million budgeted) picture that could, may not have enough steam left to push it over the top. Skyfall‘s release on January 21 will bring an end to the nearly two month long SARFT blackout on major Hollywood releases. The Bond pic can be expected to perform well, though it will undoubtedly be hurt by SARFT’s two-and-a-half month delay in releasing the film, a lag which has allowed massive illicit pirating and online viewing that will cut into the film’s theatrical potential. Still, at least Skyfall won’t be subject to the simultaneous release with The Hobbit that many had feared; that picture has been held back in the PRC until late February. There are numerous American film releases ahead with strong market potential, but don’t expect a repeat of 2012’s first half, when Hollywood seized a 63 percent share of the market. SARFT won’t be caught off guard this time, and will be doing everything it can to maintain the respectable appearance of a 50 percent or better market share for Chinese language movies. Posted in Analysis, Box Office Reports \| Tagged Bruce Lee, Crouching Tiger, CZ12, Grandmaster, Hero, Hidden Dragon, Ip Man, Jackie Chan, Lost in Thailand, Rob Cain, Robert Cain, SARFT, Skyfall, The Hobbit, Tony Leung, Wong Kar-Wai, Zhang Yimou, Zhang Ziyi \| Leave a reply Memo to China: 6 Things You Can Do Now to Start Making Watchable Movies To: Those calling the shots in China’s film industry From: A concerned foreigner Re: Unsolicited but well-meaning advice Dear Chinese Film Honcho: I’ve just read a report from an official-sounding Beijing organization called the Academy for International Communication of Chinese Culture, which tries to explain why “many good Chinese film productions have not yet reached the mainstream audiences overseas.” Excuse me, but do they know something I don’t? What good Chinese movies? Your movies don’t reach mainstream audiences overseas because they’re generally unwatchable. Even your own people, who have extremely limited movie-going choices thanks to your restrictive quota system, are staying away from these mediocre pictures. It’s not that Chinese filmmakers can’t make good movies. People like Ang Lee, Wong Kar-Wai, Wu Tianming, Liu Jiayin, Lou Ye, Tsui Hark, Wayne Wang, Justin Lin, and others have shown the world that they know how to make artistic and crowd-pleasing films. In perhaps the ultimate compliment, Hollywood gave a Best Foreign Language Oscar to your Taiwanese brother Ang Lee’s film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon a while back. More recently the Best Picture Oscar went to a movie (The Departed) that was adapted from a film (Infernal Affairs) written and directed by three of your own Hong Kong brothers, Alan Mak, Felix Chong and Andrew Lau. No, Chinese filmmakers and storytellers aren’t the problem, it’s the rules and threats you shackle them with. And your often atrocious behavior. You just can’t seem to play nice with others. So, herewith, some unsolicited advice on how you can do better. Follow these rules and before you know it you’ll be making films that people may actually want to see. Cut the Hypocrisy – What’s with all the censorship when you let your people watch anything and everything they want on the internet and pirated DVDs? How come I can buy a copy of Saw 4 or The Human Centipede on any street corner in Shanghai but I can’t depict a character in my movie carrying a gun or smoking a joint? Do you really think your people are so sheltered and chaste that their minds are in danger of being polluted by a two-hour movie theater experience? Stop Treating Everyone Like Children. There’s nothing wrong with wanting to protect your children from inappropriate content, but do you really need to apply rules that are appropriate for 4 year-olds to prevent everyone over the age of 17 from seeing images of sex, violence, and other ‘objectionable’ activities? We all know you’re having sex; there are 1.4 billion of you for heaven’s sake! Stop pretending it doesn’t exist. An intelligent film rating system would be a big improvement. Feed the Writers and Artists – You have so many brilliant artists and writers in China. Please stop locking them up. Try investing in them instead. Let one hundred flowers bloom, and don’t cut them down when they do. Good movies need good stories and creative thinking. Here in Hollywood we have a thing called ‘development.’ It means investing in a writer and his or her story before you start making the movie. Take Risks – Stop asking us to guarantee you a 30 percent secured return on movie investments when you know we need risk capital. Don’t plead ignorance of capitalism—you guys are the best capitalists the world has ever seen. And show some imagination. Aren’t you tired already of backing Ming dynasty kung fu retreads or anti-Japanese WWII propaganda films or the 215th remake of The Monkey King? Learn Some Manners – Let’s face it, you know you need Hollywood. We’ve already figured out how to make movies the world wants to see. So show us a little respect. You keep coming over here saying you want to do business with us, making promises, signing contracts, then disappearing off to Vegas and Disneyland never to be heard from again. Or you seduce us into coming over to you with promises of investment when all you really want to do is milk us for information and ideas or ask us to work for you for free. We’ve got enough bullshitters over here, thank you. If you believe in guanxi then start acting like it! If You Have Money, Stop Talking About It and Start Investing It. If You Don’t, Then Please Go Away! – Okay, we get that you’ve figured out how to publish press releases about your supposed new billion dollar fund and your Goldman Sachs advisors. We get that it’s fun for you to see your name in bogus stories in Deadline. Enough talk. If you really want to participate in the global film market, then put your money where your mouth is. You think I don’t know what I’m talking about? Fine. Why don’t you ask Feng Xiaogang, your most commercially successful filmmaker? I know he’ll agree. Posted in Opinion \| Tagged Alan Mak, Andrew Lau, Ang Lee, Crouching Tiger, Crouching TIger Hidden Dragon, Felix Chong, Infernal Affairs, Justin Lin, Liu Jiayin, Lou Ye, Rob Cain, Robert Cain, Tsui Hark, Wayne Wang, Wong Kar-Wai, Wu Tianming \| 12 Replies	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1763
__label__cc	0.576071	0.423929	You are here: Home / Brain food / Elizabeth Gilbert on creativity Elizabeth Gilbert on creativity Brain food – I’m serving up my very favorites here, and I hope you’ll feast well and enjoy. There’s a well-known motivational speaker named Charlie Jones who has a saying – “You are the same today as you’ll be in five years except for two things, the books you read and the people you meet.” – which I think is a wonderful approach to life. ThE problem is that at this phase of my life I spend most days in my house and car with my kids, never meet anyone and rarely read books. But I have technology! I’ve spent an enormous amount of time over the years harvesting delicious and nutritious nuggets of brain food. I want to share with you some of my favorites and hope you’ll find them as satisfying and inspiring as I do. Today’s brain food is Elizabeth Gilbert, author of “Eat Pray Love,” speaking with great humor and insight at the TED conference about creativity, fear of failure and being true to yourself. If you have time to watch the video, it’s 20 minutes well spent. But if not, I also have the transcript below, which takes only a few minutes to read. Elizabeth Gilbert at the TED conference, February 2009 I am a writer. Writing books is my profession but it’s more than that, of course. It is also my great lifelong love and fascination. And I don’t expect that that’s ever going to change. But, that said, something kind of peculiar has happened recently in my life and in my career, which has caused me to have to recalibrate my whole relationship with this work. And the peculiar thing is that I recently wrote this book, this memoir called “Eat, Pray, Love” which, decidedly unlike any of my previous books, went out in the world for some reason, and became this big, mega-sensation, international bestseller thing. The result of which is that everywhere I go now, people treat me like I’m doomed. Seriously — doomed, doomed! Like, they come up to me now, all worried, and they say, “Aren’t you afraid — aren’t you afraid you’re never going to be able to top that? Aren’t you afraid you’re going to keep writing for your whole life and you’re never again going to create a book that anybody in the world cares about at all, ever again?” So that’s reassuring, you know. But it would be worse, except for that I happen to remember that over 20 years ago, when I first started telling people — when I was a teenager — that I wanted to be a writer, I was met with this same kind of, sort of fear-based reaction. And people would say, “Aren’t you afraid you’re never going to have any success? Aren’t you afraid the humiliation of rejection will kill you? Aren’t you afraid that you’re going to work your whole life at this craft and nothing’s ever going to come of it and you’re going to die on a scrap heap of broken dreams with your mouth filled with bitter ash of failure?” (Laughter) Like that, you know. The answer — the short answer to all those questions is, “Yes.” Yes, I’m afraid of all those things. And I always have been. And I’m afraid of many many more things besides that people can’t even guess at. Like seaweed, and other things that are scary. But, when it comes to writing the thing that I’ve been sort of thinking about lately, and wondering about lately, is why? You know, is it rational? Is it logical that anybody should be expected to be afraid of the work that they feel they were put on this Earth to do. You know, and what is it specifically about creative ventures that seems to make us really nervous about each other’s mental health in a way that other careers kind of don’t do, you know? Like my dad, for example, was a chemical engineer and I don’t recall once in his 40 years of chemical engineering anybody asking him if he was afraid to be a chemical engineer, you know? It didn’t — that chemical engineering block John, how’s it going? It just didn’t come up like that, you know? But to be fair, chemical engineers as a group haven’t really earned a reputation over the centuries for being alcoholic manic-depressives. (Laughter) We writers, we kind of do have that reputation, and not just writers, but creative people across all genres, it seems, have this reputation for being enormously mentally unstable. And all you have to do is look at the very grim death count in the 20th century alone, of really magnificent creative minds who died young and often at their own hands, you know? And even the ones who didn’t literally commit suicide seem to be really undone by their gifts, you know. Norman Mailer, just before he died, last interview, he said “Every one of my books has killed me a little more.” An extraordinary statement to make about your life’s work, you know. But we don’t even blink when we hear somebody say this because we’ve heard that kind of stuff for so long and somehow we’ve completely internalized and accepted collectively this notion that creativity and suffering are somehow inherently linked and that artistry, in the end, will always ultimately lead to anguish. And the question that I want to ask everybody here today is are you guys all cool with that idea? Are you comfortable with that — because you look at it even from an inch away and, you know — I’m not at all comfortable with that assumption. I think it’s odious. And I also think it’s dangerous, and I don’t want to see it perpetuated into the next century. I think it’s better if we encourage our great creative minds to live. And I definitely know that, in my case — in my situation — it would be very dangerous for me to start sort of leaking down that dark path of assumption, particularly given the circumstance that I’m in right now in my career. Which is — you know, like check it out, I’m pretty young, I’m only about 40 years old. I still have maybe another four decades of work left in me. And it’s exceedingly likely that anything I write from this point forward is going to be judged by the world as the work that came after the freakish success of my last book, right? I should just put it bluntly, because we’re all sort of friends here now — it’s exceedingly likely that my greatest success is behind me. Oh, so Jesus, what a thought! You know that’s the kind of thought that could lead a person to start drinking gin at nine o’clock in the morning, and I don’t want to go there. (Laughter) I would prefer to keep doing this work that I love. And so, the question becomes, how? And so, it seems to me, upon a lot of reflection, that the way that I have to work now, in order to continue writing, is that I have to create some sort of protective psychological construct, right? I have to, sort of find some way to have a safe distance between me, as I am writing, and my very natural anxiety about what the reaction to that writing is going to be, from now on. And, as I’ve been looking over the last year for models for how to do that I’ve been sort of looking across time, and I’ve been trying to find other societies to see if they might have had better and saner ideas than we have about how to help creative people, sort of manage the inherent emotional risks of creativity. And that search has led me to ancient Greece and ancient Rome. So stay with me, because it does circle around and back. But, ancient Greece and ancient Rome — people did not happen to believe that creativity came from human beings back then, OK? People believed that creativity was this divine attendant spirit that came to human beings from some distant and unknowable source, for distant and unknowable reasons. The Greeks famously called these divine attendant spirits of creativity “daemons.” Socrates, famously, believed that he had a daemon who spoke wisdom to him from afar. The Romans had the same idea, but they called that sort of disembodied creative spirit a genius. Which is great, because the Romans did not actually think that a genius was a particularly clever individual. They believed that a genius was this, sort of magical divine entity, who was believed to literally live in the walls of an artist’s studio, kind of like Dobby the house elf, and who would come out and sort of invisibly assist the artist with their work and would shape the outcome of that work. So brilliant — there it is, right there that distance that I’m talking about — that psychological construct to protect you from the results of your work. And everyone knew that this is how it functioned, right? So the ancient artist was protected from certain things, like, for example, too much narcissism, right? If your work was brilliant you couldn’t take all the credit for it, everybody knew that you had this disembodied genius who had helped you. If your work bombed, not entirely your fault, you know? Everyone knew your genius was kind of lame. And this is how people thought about creativity in the West for a really long time. And then the Renaissance came and everything changed, and we had this big idea, and the big idea was let’s put the individual human being at the center of the universe above all gods and mysteries, and there’s no more room for mystical creatures who take dictation from the divine. And it’s the beginning of rational humanism, and people started to believe that creativity came completely from the self of the individual. And for the first time in history, you start to hear people referring to this or that artist as being a genius rather than having a genius. And I got to tell you, I think that was a huge error. You know, I think that allowing somebody, one mere person to believe that he or she is like, the vessel you know, like the font and the essence and the source of all divine, creative, unknowable, eternal mystery is just a smidge too much responsibility to put on one fragile, human psyche. It’s like asking somebody to swallow the sun. It just completely warps and distorts egos, and it creates all these unmanageable expectations about performance. And I think the pressure of that has been killing off our artists for the last 500 years. And, if this is true, and I think it is true, the question becomes, what now? Can we do this differently? Maybe go back to some more ancient understanding about the relationship between humans and the creative mystery. Maybe not. Maybe we can’t just erase 500 years of rational humanistic thought in one 18 minute speech. And there’s probably people in this audience who would raise really legitimate scientific suspicions about the notion of, basically fairies who follow people around rubbing fairy juice on their projects and stuff. I’m not, probably, going to bring you all along with me on this. But the question that I kind of want to pose is — you know, why not? Why not think about it this way? Because it makes as much sense as anything else I have ever heard in terms of explaining the utter maddening capriciousness of the creative process. A process which, as anybody who has ever tried to make something — which is to say basically, everyone here — knows does not always behave rationally. And, in fact, can sometimes feel downright paranormal. I had this encounter recently where I met the extraordinary American poet Ruth Stone, who’s now in her 90s, but she’s been a poet her entire life and she told me that when she was growing up in rural Virginia, she would be out working in the fields, and she said she would feel and hear a poem coming at her from over the landscape. And she said it was like a thunderous train of air. And it would come barreling down at her over the landscape. And she felt it coming, because it would shake the earth under her feet. She knew that she had only one thing to do at that point, and that was to, in her words, “run like hell.” And she would run like hell to the house and she would be getting chased by this poem, and the whole deal was that she had to get to a piece of paper and a pencil fast enough so that when it thundered through her, she could collect it and grab it on the page. And other times she wouldn’t be fast enough, so she’d be running and running and running, and she wouldn’t get to the house and the poem would barrel through her and she would miss it and she said it would continue on across the landscape, looking, as she put it “for another poet.” And then there were these times — this is the piece I never forgot — she said that there were moments where she would almost miss it, right? So, she’s running to the house and she’s looking for the paper and the poem passes through her, and she grabs a pencil just as it’s going through her, and then she said, it was like she would reach out with her other hand and she would catch it. She would catch the poem by its tail, and she would pull it backwards into her body as she was transcribing on the page. And in these instances, the poem would come up on the page perfect and intact but backwards, from the last word to the first. (Laughter) So when I heard that I was like — that’s uncanny, that’s exactly what my creative process is like. (Laughter) That’s not all what my creative process is — I’m not the pipeline! I’m a mule, and the way that I have to work is that I have to get up at the same time every day, and sweat and labor and barrel through it really awkwardly. But even I, in my mulishness, even I have brushed up against that thing, at times. And I would imagine that a lot of you have too. You know, even I have had work or ideas come through me from a source that I honestly cannot identify. And what is that thing? And how are we to relate to it in a way that will not make us lose our minds, but, in fact, might actually keep us sane? And for me, the best contemporary example that I have of how to do that is the musician Tom Waits, who I got to interview several years ago on a magazine assignment. And we were talking about this, and you know, Tom, for most of his life he was pretty much the embodiment of the tormented contemporary modern artist, trying to control and manage and dominate these sort of uncontrollable creative impulses that were totally internalized. But then he got older, he got calmer, and one day he was driving down the freeway in Los Angeles he told me, and this is when it all changed for him. And he’s speeding along, and all of a sudden he hears this little fragment of melody, that comes into his head as inspiration often comes, elusive and tantalizing, and he wants it, you know, it’s gorgeous, and he longs for it, but he has no way to get it. He doesn’t have a piece of paper, he doesn’t have a pencil, he doesn’t have a tape recorder. So he starts to feel all of that old anxiety start to rise in him like, “I’m going to lose this thing, and then I’m going to be haunted by this song forever. I’m not good enough, and I can’t do it.” And instead of panicking, he just stopped. He just stopped that whole mental process and he did something completely novel. He just looked up at the sky, and he said, “Excuse me, can you not see that I’m driving?” (Laughter) “Do I look like I can write down a song right now? If you really want to exist, come back at a more opportune moment when I can take care of you. Otherwise, go bother somebody else today. Go bother Leonard Cohen.” And his whole work process changed after that. Not the work, the work was still oftentimes as dark as ever. But the process, and the heavy anxiety around it was released when he took the genie, the genius out of him where it was causing nothing but trouble, and released it kind of back where it came from, and realized that this didn’t have to be this internalized, tormented thing. It could be this peculiar, wondrous, bizarre collaboration kind of conversation between Tom and the strange, external thing that was not quite Tom. So when I heard that story it started to shift a little bit the way that I worked too, and it already saved me once. This idea, it saved me when I was in the middle of writing “Eat, Pray, Love,” and I fell into one of those, sort of pits of despair that we all fall into when we’re working on something and it’s not coming and you start to think this is going to be a disaster, this is going to be the worst book ever written. Not just bad, but the worst book ever written. And I started to think I should just dump this project. But then I remembered Tom talking to the open air and I tried it. So I just lifted my face up from the manuscript and I directed my comments to an empty corner of the room. And I said aloud, “Listen you, thing, you and I both know that if this book isn’t brilliant that is not entirely my fault, right? Because you can see that I am putting everything I have into this, I don’t have anymore than this. So if you want it to be better, then you’ve got to show up and do your part of the deal. OK. But if you don’t do that, you know what, the hell with it. I’m going to keep writing anyway because that’s my job. And I would please like the record to reflect today that I showed up for my part of the job.” (Laughter) Because — (Applause) in the end it’s like this, OK — centuries ago in the deserts of North Africa, people used to gather for these moonlight dances of sacred dance and music that would go on for hours and hours, until dawn. And they were always magnificent, because the dancers were professionals and they were terrific, right? But every once in a while, very rarely, something would happen, and one of these performers would actually become transcendent. And I know you know what I’m talking about, because I know you’ve all seen, at some point in your life, a performance like this. It was like time would stop, and the dancer would sort of step through some kind of portal and he wasn’t doing anything different than he had ever done, 1,000 nights before, but everything would align. And all of a sudden, he would no longer appear to be merely human. He would be lit from within, and lit from below and all lit up on fire with divinity. And when this happened, back then, people knew it for what it was, you know, they called it by it’s name. They would put their hands together and they would start to chant, “Allah, Allah, Allah, God God, God.” That’s God, you know. Curious historical footnote — when the Moors invaded southern Spain, they took this custom with them and the pronunciation changed over the centuries from “Allah, Allah, Allah,” to “Ole, ole, ole,” which you still hear in bullfights and in flamenco dances. In Spain, when a performer has done something impossible and magic, “Allah, ole, ole, Allah, magnificent, bravo,” incomprehensible, there it is — a glimpse of God. Which is great, because we need that. But, the tricky bit comes the next morning, for the dancer himself, when he wakes up and discovers that it’s Tuesday at 11 a.m., and he’s no longer a glimpse of God. He’s just an aging mortal with really bad knees, and maybe he’s never going to ascend to that height again. And maybe nobody will ever chant God’s name again as he spins, and what is he then to do with the rest of his life? This is hard. This is one of the most painful reconciliations to make in a creative life. But maybe it doesn’t have to be quite so full of anguish if you never happened to believe, in the first place, that the most extraordinary aspects of your being came from you. But maybe if you just believed that they were on loan to you from some unimaginable source for some exquisite portion of your life to be passed along when you’re finished, with somebody else. And, you know, if we think about it this way it starts to change everything. This is how I’ve started to think, and this is certainly how I’ve been thinking in the last few months as I’ve been working on the book that will soon be published, as the dangerously, frighteningly overanticipated follow up to my freakish success. And what I have to, sort of keep telling myself when I get really psyched out about that, is, don’t be afraid. Don’t be daunted. Just do your job. Continue to show up for your piece of it, whatever that might be. If your job is to dance, do your dance. If the divine, cockeyed genius assigned to your case decides to let some sort of wonderment be glimpsed, for just one moment through your efforts, then “Ole!” And if not, do your dance anyhow. And “Ole!” to you, nonetheless. I believe this and I feel that we must teach it. “Ole!” to you, nonetheless, just for having the sheer human love and stubbornness to keep showing up. Thank you. (Applause) Thank you. (Applause) June Cohen: Ole! (Applause) Previous Post: « New life for old bananas, part 2 Next Post: Blackberry cobbler » Derek Isetti I love her! I saw her on Oprah once and I can’t wait to see her speech! Thank you so much for posting this, it was wonderful to hear. As a creative professional, I understand those struggles with inspiration. It’s doubly challenging now that I am a mom and have so little time to devote to my work. So great to hear her words on the creative process and it certainly shifts my perspective. hi frances – it’s great to hear your thoughts. elizabeth gilbert’s talk really changed my view too. now i think more about “showing up” – doing what i can – and worrying less about the outcome. Share back Cancel reply	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1764
__label__wiki	0.659361	0.659361	Even when you’re a leader in your category, you must constantly change and update Home-sharing service Airbnb is famously passionate about design. But until now they did not have a tablet app. The cofounders Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia, did not want to rush into it. “We do things when we believe they have the right to exist and we know we’re going to build something incredible,” says design head Alex Schleifer, who recently gave me a sneak peek of the new app. “We’ve been looking at tablets for a long time.” Despite having lacked their own apps until now, he says, “the tablet feels very Airbnb, because it’s something you can pass around and share—’what do you think of this?'”	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1765
__label__wiki	0.834476	0.834476	Cobham is a community steeped in history. Or, perhaps more accurately, three communities – Church Cobham, Street Cobham and Downside – which is how Cobham began (click on the map for a larger view). It was once described as a ‘creature of the Mole’ and the river has given the place its reason for being as well as providing the rural atmosphere which can still be found, despite Cobham’s proximity to London. The earliest settlement in Cobham was at the Iron-Age community on Leigh Hill. Evidence of Roman occupation was found at a bathhouse excavated at Chatley Farm in 1942. By the time of the Domesday Book, Cobham had moved to its present position and recent research seems to indicate that the Abbot Chertsey, who owned the manor, laid out a planned village in early medieval times. This planned settlement was developed around the ancient parish church St. Andrew, Cobham’s oldest building which dates from the 12th century and which contains a unique brass of the nativity. The settlement grew through the centuries, each one of which has left its mark, from Cobham Mill, one of the few working water mills in Surrey, to the glorious Painshill Park and the restored semaphore tower on Chatley Heath. In the 17th century Cobham was home to Gerrard Winstanley and the Diggers a group of political activists with a surprisingly modern manifesto. In the 19th century Cobham was home to the poet Matthew Arnold and other famous residents have included Mrs Earle who wrote ‘Pot-Pourri From a Surrey Garden’ and other books, Miss Caroline Molesworth who compiled the Cobham Journals, and the Revd Dr John Trusler who wrote a number of books in the 18th century on topics ranging from farming to etiquette. Another noted Cobham resident was the 19th century lawyer Vernon Lushington who lived at Pyports. He was a friend and patron to the Pre-Raphaelites and included William Morris, Charles Darwin, Mrs Gaskell, Thomas Hardy, the composer Sir Hubert Parry, and many other well-known literary and artistic people among his friends. Cobham’s ‘big house’ is Cobham Park, built in the 1870s for Charles Combe by Edward Middleton Barry, RA on the site of an earlier house. Perhaps Cobham’s best-known historic house is Church Stile House dating from the early 17th century and standing as its name implies next to the parish church. Other historic properties include Ham Manor, Cedar House, The Old Mill House, Cobham Court and Cobham Lodge. Benfleet Hall on Cobham’s Fairmile was the second house designed by Philip Webb after he completed the famous Red House for William Morris. For further information on Cobham’s history see our Further Reading page in the Learning & Discovery section. Become a Volunteer with Cobham Heritage The Cobham Conservation and Heritage Trust is a local charity which relies on vounteers to help run the Trust, promote local history and conservation issues and organise fund raising events such as our annual Cobham Heritage Day. If you think you might like to join us, visit our Volunteer Vacancies page to find out which roles you might like to get involved with. We always try to make it fun.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0030.json.gz/line1768

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