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__label__cc	0.510101	0.489899	Alex max band wherever you will go - 11.10.2020 11.10.2020 - Gorn Alexander Max "Alex" Band (born June 8, ) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer and actor, best known for his work under the band name the Calling and their hit song "Wherever You Will Go", which topped the Adult Top 40 for 23 weeks and garnered the number one spot on Billboard magazine's "top 10 hits of the last decade". Never Ever! Your voice was 'The Calling' @alex_band When you sang 'Wherever you will go' - It was a beautiful message to Millions of us, to remind and us that we weren't alone in this World. It brought us to tears, comforted us, & lifted us in our low alihaurand.det Status: Verified. See more of Alex Band on Facebook. Log In. Forgot account? or. Create New Account. Not Now Alex Max Band. Musician/Band. Nick Jonas. Musician/Band. The Calling Music. Musician/Band. Creed. Musician/Band. Hayley Williams. Musician/Band. OneRepublic. Musician/Band. Wherever You Will Go (The Calling) Musician/Band. Alanis Morissette. Public. Alex Band Wherever You Will Go Live In Brazil 2010, time: 4:54 See more of Alex Band on Facebook. Log In. Forgot account? or. Create New Account. Not Now Alex Max Band. Musician/Band. Nick Jonas. Musician/Band. The Calling Music. Musician/Band. Creed. Musician/Band. Hayley Williams. Musician/Band. OneRepublic. Musician/Band. Wherever You Will Go (The Calling) Musician/Band. Alanis Morissette. Public. Alexander Max "Alex" Band (born June 8, ) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer and actor, best known for his work under the band name the Calling and their hit song "Wherever You Will Go", which topped the Adult Top 40 for 23 weeks and garnered the number one spot on Billboard magazine's "top 10 hits of the last decade". Alex Band, frontman for the group The Calling, has been hit with a sexual harassment lawsuit. The year-old, whose band had a huge hit with their song, Wherever You Will Go, has been accused of. Never Ever! Your voice was 'The Calling' @alex_band When you sang 'Wherever you will go' - It was a beautiful message to Millions of us, to remind and us that we weren't alone in this World. It brought us to tears, comforted us, & lifted us in our low alihaurand.det Status: Verified.Alexander Max Band (born June 8, ) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer and actor, best known for his work under the band name The Calling and their hit song "Wherever You Will Go". Alex Band, the singer behind the mega hit "Wherever You Will Go," stopped by Good Day LA to talk about a fundraising event at Whiskey A Go Go to benefit the. - Use alex max band wherever you will go see more x3 live pitch shifter 5 thoughts on “Alex max band wherever you will go” I think, that you are mistaken. I can prove it. Write to me in PM. It is a pity, that now I can not express - I am late for a meeting. I will be released - I will necessarily express the opinion. Thanks for the valuable information. I have used it. Brajora says: Financial risk management pdf Nokia c7 belle hd games Blof hier karaoke s Video minato vs madara Minecraft sphax soundpack skype Telar on Alex max band wherever you will go	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line1
__label__cc	0.745841	0.254159	Land of Concertina If you have ever wanted to see the beautiful country of South Africa, I recommend you do so within the next year. The pot is beginning to boil! GDP growth rate is flat, compared to 2.2% in the U.S. and 6.8% in China. Inflation is 6%, compared to 2% in the U.S. Unemployment is 27%, compared to 4.1% in the U.S. To appreciate how destabilizing this is, remember that U.S. unemployment never exceeded 25% even during The Great Depression! Despite the “fall” of apartheid 25 years ago, the issue of race still dominates everything. Remember the U.S. Emancipation Proclamation was in 1863, and we still have racial strife —154 years later. The immediate past president is facing charges of corruption and wii probably go to jail next year. His many supporters have a history of “taking to the streets.” The current president is advocating confiscation of white-owned farmers without compensation. Two hundred people move into Capetown everyday, fleeing violence in rural areas. A tourist bus was fire-bombed in Soweto last week. There is a national transportation strike by buses and taxis. Government workers are striking for higher wages. Everywhere I look, I see fences topped with sharp concertina wire. Did I mention that 2019 is an election year, when passions are normally aroused. Visit now or wait until the smoke clears, literally. Et Tu, Brute ?? It is bad enough that the morally-challenged technology firms in Silicon Valley argue they have a right to know everywhere you go online, everything you buy in stores, every event you attend, and every lever you pull on election day. But, those big tech firms are nothing more than apologists for advertising firms. After all, who doesn't want personally-targeted advertisements? I've never viewed economists as morally-challenged but now have doubts. Using deep data-mining and machine-learning, they are starting to use statistical techniques like gradient boosting and the random forest approach to predict recessions. After all, who doesn't want better economic forecasting? A "self-fulfilling prophecy" is a prediction that actually happens because of the prediction. In economic terms, if people believe a prediction that the economy will go into recession, then they will decrease their spending, which puts the economy into the predicted recession. Believing "the road to hell is paved with good intentions," how do we prevent the inevitable? Just because something can be done, it doesn’t mean it should be done. The problem with waterfalls is that they are low on the horizon and hard to see . . . I expect better from economists! Stooping to the level of Facebook or Google is disappointing. A Duck By Any Other Name . . . My Republican friends think I'm a Democrat. My Democratic friends think I'm a Republican. They're both wrong! I'm an Austrian economist. Both Republicans and Democrats practice deficit spending, but they cloak it with clever phrases. The Republicans call it "tax reform." The Democrats call it "social investing." Both phrases are cute cloaks for deficit spending. Of course, both insist the deficit spending is merely a short-term result. Republicans say tax reform (read: tax cuts) will encourage "job creators" to invest more money and spur the economy. Democrats say increased social investing will increase consumer spending and spur the economy. Either way, increased deficits in the short-term will make everything great in the long-term. Sure! Austrian economists argue government revenues must equal government spending. Like families, you don't spend more than you make. Unfortunately, neither Republicans nor Democrats can think beyond their clever phrases. Scratch a Republican, he'll say the problem is too much spending on entitlements. Scratch a Democrat, he'll say the problem is the rich, who won't pay their fair share of taxes. Mere cloaks! At what point will we admit that the two-party system is failing us? My Republican friends laugh when I describe Jimmy Carter as our greatest ex-President. A wealthy man, he has devoted his post-presidential life to helping others. However, only Trump-Republicans laugh when I describe Barbara Bush as our greatest ex-First Lady. After all, she was not a Trump-Republican. But, she worked tirelessly raising money to fight illiteracy, raising close to $200 million dollars for that cause. Whatever happened to wealthy people who felt the need to help others? Was philosopher Ayn Rand responsible? She famously decried that anything which supported poor people only encouraged them to produce more poor people - a classic abuse of Austrian economics? Was it partisan spillover that characterized the mammoth charitable giving of Warren Buffet and Bill Gates (known Democrats) as mere self-glorification? I don't know, but I miss it. It was called noblesse oblige, a French expression that translates as "nobility obliges." It means there is an obligation to do "good" things. As a client once told me, "now that I've done well, I want to do good." Yes, he donated money, but he also physically worked to repair old churches and sought no self-glorification. Barbara Bush was the epitome of noblesse oblige and a grand lady. There was room for disagreement in her world but no room for rudeness or bad manners. She is missed! Good Reasons for Bad News One of the components of the Index of Leading Economic Indicators is homebuilder confidence, which has dropped again, for the fourth consecutive month. This is not good news. However, there are good reasons for it! There is ample demand for new homes, but there is a shortage of lots to build on and almost none of those are conveniently located for homebuyers. Plus, our country is having a trade dispute with Canada, which is the biggest exporter of lumber to the U.S. The cost of that lumber is rising rapidly, increasing the cost of housing and making them less affordable. So, if you're a homebuilder facing a shortage of lots and rising prices, what do you do? Build condos? Oh, did I mention that interest rates are rising? Maybe, NOW would be a good time to buy a home? This is just another indication that the economy remains strong, maybe too strong. Behind this good economic news, we can expect the financial data from homebuilders to suffer. You see, good economic news can produce bad financial news . . . Gaming A Crisis It was thirteen months ago that I predicted that President Trump would be impeached or resign. My Democratic friends applauded, while my Republican friends condemned. It was not a prediction that was made with any joy. Make no mistake: Any constitutional crisis is bad for the country, which therefore also makes it bad for the stock market. When I made the original prediction, my confidence level was about 60% that Trump would be impeached, but that confidence level has now risen to about 90%. I still think there is no chance he would be convicted by the dysfunctional Senate, even with a Democratic majority. (It would be the ultimate existential crisis for our Constitution, if he was convicted and refused to vacate the White House.) I have reviewed the behavior of the stock market during the impeachments of Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon, and Bill Clinton but found no useful pattern, except this: Stocks dropped significantly but always recovered nicely. Clinton's experience was the easiest to understand - stocks dropped when impeached but soared when the Senate trial began. Nixon's was much more volatile -- stocks swinging wildly on every rumor or press release. Johnson's experience was not helpful, due to the lack of stock market data 150 years ago. My assumption is that the market will drop when impeachment becomes obvious but quickly recover when the market realizes the impotence of the Senate. But, what about the timing of this constitutional crisis? Assuming the Democrats retake the House in November/January, they could not get a bill of impeachment through the House immediately, as a good number of Democrats also abhor impeachment as much as I do. Plus, many fear the social conservatism of the Vice President more than they fear the President's "unpredictability." For now, I will not be selling stocks until the November election. If the Democrats merely retake the House, I will take no action. If there is a huge "Blue Wave," I will start increasing cash. My latest column for Inside Business can be found here: https://pilotonline.com/inside-business/news/columns/article_b8d95666-3bf4-11e8-8aa6-2fab2a087df4.html If your browser cannot accept a hyperlink, go to www.pilotonline.com and enter Flinchum into the search box on the upper right. I Told You So . . . I will NOT say . . . I told you so. That expression is so sanctimonious but seems to mean less as we get older? Yes, ten years ago, once I understood the business model of Google was to shred privacy, I became paranoid that Americans were giving up a basic right but didn't realize it. Google's search engine offered too much value to be free. They had to be making money by selling your data/privacy. (Since then, I have avoided them like the plague, using BING instead which is only less bad.) Now, we learn that Facebook is the master-shredder of privacy, likely allowing the Russians to interfere with our elections. Maybe, I should thank Facebook for proving me right, allowing me to say "I told you so." The CEO of Facebook faces Congress this week, and I hope he gets crucified. He is certain to be crucified if he testifies in Europe, where privacy is still appreciated. First, the Google search engine was wonderful. Then, Facebook sharing was so human. Now, the Cloud is so efficient. What could possibly go wrong with the Cloud? Yes, there are benefits to sacrificing your privacy, because you get better (more focused) advertisements. So what? Who cares? I don't know how many millennials have told me that privacy is as over-rated as chastity, which is ridiculous. They don't miss what they never had! When you see an Amazon Alexa or Google Home device in my home, then you will know that Hell has indeed frozen over and will never thaw. Then, millennials can tell me "I told you so!" Finding Emotional Pearls A bright shiny object attracts the eye, away from other things. Likewise, the eyes are also a bright shiny object attracting the mind, away from other things. Some people may not be as observant of bright shiny objects in the outside world, they may be more observant of bright shiny objects of the inside world -- inside their own minds. Most care more about the outside world, but some care more about the inside world. Some people rummage through their emotions and find pearls. Rodriguez is one of those. Known by his last name, he was a poor first-generation American of Mexican descent born in Detroit in 1942, and he rummaged through his emotions to write song lyrics, which are often compared to that of Bob Dylan. After two albums won critical acclaim but no sales, he returned to hard physical labor for decades. Somehow, against all odds, his albums sold heavily in South Africa - outselling both Elvis and the Rolling Stones. Only, Rodriguez never knew it and became a cult enigma. Bob Dylan would never do this, but Rodriguez would perform with his back facing the crowd, focused on his inside world, not distracted by his eyes. Maybe, that is the reason Rodriguez never knew he was a superstar elsewhere. Maybe, that wasn't interesting enough to him. But, his lyrics are haunting. They roll around and germinate in your mind. I understand "hello only ends in goodbye" but what is a "store bought soul"? Is that the same as the "authenticity" that existentialists extol endlessly? Few things are black-or-white, all-or-nothing. But, what percentage of your thoughts are focused on the outside world instead of the inside world, and how will you know if that is the right percentage for you? "Strum and Drang" "Strum and Drang" is a German expression, roughly meaning "Storm and Drive." It described the eighteenth century anti-enlightenment philosophy embracing emotionalism and rejecting rationalism. Such is also the presidency of Donald J. Trump, and I pray that it is worth it. The latest instance is threatening a trade war, particularly with the world's second largest economy, China. Despite the predictable over-reaction of stock markets worldwide, it is a battle the U.S. is likely to win. Remember: Nineteen percent of China's exports goes to the U.S. while only two percent of our exports go to China, plus China's economy is export-based and needs exports more than the service-based U.S. economy. They need us far more than we need them! There is considerable fear that we are dependent on China's continued purchasing of U.S. Treasury Bonds to finance our ballooning deficit, especially since the Republican tax cut. In truth, the Chinese have not been significant purchasers in years, maintaining a relatively stable portfolio. But remember, we don't need foreigners to buy our Treasury bonds. The Fed spent four years buying our bonds, to finance the monetary stimulus known as quantitative easing. If the Chinese dump our bonds, the Treasury will not redeem them -- the Fed will buy them on the open market, thus stabilizing interest rates. A very unsatisfactory alternative in the long term but works in the short term. "Strum and Drang" may be the right approach to negotiating with China, but is it therefore the right approach with Mexico, China, Korea, et al.? Or, is it merely the only approach? Please let there be method to the madness, as there is certainly an ocean of madness . . . and embarrassment . . . and anger too! Almost Showtime ?? While there is always an economic recession in front of us, a recession is not necessary for the stock market to sustain a 10% correction or even a 20% bear market. Likewise, a stock market slump does not reliably predict a recession. The current stock market slump started with the January Jobs Report, which indicated inflation was back, due to a 2.9% year-over-year increase in average worker earnings. That meant interest rates would come faster than expected, to cool down inflation. Then, it was revealed that two wildly successful tech giants were mere privacy-pirates, putting their continued business model in doubt. Then, the president began brow-beating another tech giant. Small wonder that this market slump is tech-lead. Behind it all, I see growing anxiety about a possible trade war. While it may be little more than a trade slap than a trade war at this point, the downside is huge. The system of international trade that was painstakingly built over the last century has been turned upside-down with uncertainty. Maybe, that is not all-bad? That system was not well-suited to evolve in a world with an ever-increasing rate of change. It was a China Shop, and Trump was the bull. The system was Humpty-Dumpty, and I hope somebody can put it back together again. The removal of any small amount of uncertainty would cause the stock market to rally strongly. We need to see The Art of the Deal, not some "short-fingered vulgarian" as described in Vanity Fair. Two Things To Remember People disagree on which TV commercial by Apple is the best one. Most think it was the iconic "1984" commercial. My vote goes to the "Lemmings" commercial, which was aimed at IBM users. You can see it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-SJQdREDKM Attending a local church service, where it is customary for the congregation to stand up occasionally, primarily to sing, I watched an older gentleman stand up at the wrong time. Thinking the gentleman knew something nobody else knew, the entire congregation slowly also stood up with him. Jointly realizing their shared error, the congregation sat down, while softly laughing at themselves. Last week, a respected politician predicted, without any satisfaction or joy, that there will be a major constitutional crisis in 8-9 months, emphasizing how important it will be for Americans to think for themselves, without regard to the news source they normally watch. How do you tell a lemming to change their behavior? Can we survive a major constitutional crisis, if we cannot laugh at ourselves? There are two things to remember: 1.) Young people may not remember the Watergate constitutional crisis, but there were no winners! 2.) We will survive the next constitutional crisis!	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line7
__label__wiki	0.508291	0.508291	Throwback Thursday and Olga Spessivtseva Olga Alexandrovna Spessivtseva was born on July 18, 1895 in Russia. She was said to be one of the best ballerinas of the twentieth century, with technique beyond the level of the day. Spessivtseva was born into a well-to-do family but her father died when she was a child and she was sent to an orphanage. At age ten she enrolled at the Imperial Ballet School in St. Petersburg and there she dedicated herself to ballet. She graduated in 1913 and was a soloist by 1916. After touring with Diaghilev’s Ballet Russes she returned to Russia and was promoted to Prima Ballerina. Here she performed the role she is probably best known for: Giselle. She is said to have been the greatest Giselle, even better than Pavlova according to some sources. George Balanchine said she was “a beautiful diamond, cool, distant, and perfect.” In 1919 she contracted tuberculosis, the same disease that killed her father. But she survived it and by 1921 she rejoined the Ballet Russes. From there she danced again in Russia, and then with the Paris Opera. When Diaghilev invited her to dance Odette at Covent Garden and promised to revive Giselle for her, she returned to The Ballet Russes. When Diaghilev died, she was devastated. In 1932 she did dance Giselle again in England for the Camargo Soviet production at the Savoy Theatre. However, Spessivtseva’s perfectionism caused problems in many places. Sometimes her contracts were cancelled. She gave her last performance in Buenos Aires in 1937. The war in Europe caused her to move to the U.S. where she became an advisor to the newly formed Ballet Theatre (now ABT). Sadly, in 1943 she had a mental breakdown and was committed to a mental institution, where she remained for twenty years. Apparently the staff at the hospital didn’t know who she was and since Spessivtseva’s memory had failed she was unable to tell them. Thus, her colleagues lost track of her and thought she must have died. But Anton Dolin, Dale Fern and Felia Doubrovska eventually found her and had her relocated to the Tolstoy Farm in Valley Cottage, N.Y. She lived there until her death in 1991. She was 96 years old. Ballet Secret #: ”Olga Spessivtseva was a Prima Ballerina with technique beyond her time.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfKPtNpyHjk&list=PL0zy6a4K1JYWb92yQ_XEgfOBARpz7PewQ “There is a saying in Tibetan, 'Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength.' No matter what sort of difficulties, how painful experience is, if we lose our hope, that's our real disaster.” ― Dalai Lama XIV Check out my coloring books! They are available on Amazon. http://balletwebb.blogspot.com/2018/05/ Mad Monday Change Sunday What It Is Superstitious Saturday Elephant Fun Friday Equal Resistance Wacky Wednesday Anticipate Terminology Tuesday Elan Mad Monday Following Shoulder Superstitious Saturday Bananas Fun Friday Lift Throwback Thursday and Vasili Vainonen Wacky Wednesday Pirouette Stacking Terminology Tuesday Jarret Marvelous Monday Deeply Rooted Sunday Camera Superstitious Saturday Dew Fun Friday Tennis Prop	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line12
__label__wiki	0.647516	0.647516	Create Account \| Forgot password? My Dog Skip on January 14, 2000 by Mike Kerrigan Willie Morris wrote about the South, and in particular about his home state Mississippi. He was its first Rhodes scholar. His stories were unabashedly sentimental, especially the ones about his childhood. This movie, based on his novella, captures that wonderfully warm and emotional spirit and translates it to the screen with care and feeling. The days are sunny, the people are quirky, the real troubles of the world--like World War II--seem far away. But, because this is told through the eyes of a child, the small things are writ large. Our hero is in crisis because his disciplinarian father won't let him keep the puppy his mother bought for a birthday present. Of course, dad relents and Skip joins the family. According to Morris, it was this pet that helped him grow into a young man. It certainly did help the shy, bookish Willie form relationships with both sexes. Skip (brilliantly played by Moose of "Frasier" fame) is a real babe magnet. The whole film is beautifully photographed and the musical score matches the lush images. It was obviously a labor of love for the people who made it. It is also funny: On a bet, Willie spends the night in the cemetery, reportedly haunted by a local witch, and runs afoul of bootleggers. And has subtle social commentary: The movies in Yazoo were segregated as indeed was the whole place but the best athlete was a black man who half the town had never heard of. "My Dog Skip" is a beautiful movie, but be sure to take a box of Kleenex. The performances are terrific, especially Kevin Bacon ("Stir of Echoes") and Diane Lane ("A Walk on the Moon") as the parents and newcomer Frankie Muiniz as young Willie. Morris himself died last August, just a week after seeing the final print. This is a film for everyone but sadly, despite all the clamor for family-friendly movies, they often underperform. This effort really deserves an audience. Perhaps if they just changed the name to "The Yazoo Witch Project." Starring Frankie Muniz, Kevin Bacon and Diane Lane. Directed by Jay Russell. Written by Gail Gilchriest. Produced by Mark Johnson and John Lee Hancock. A Warner Bros. release. Drama. Rated PG for some violent content and mild language. Running time: 94 min read all Reviews » No comments were posted.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line17
__label__wiki	0.630964	0.630964	I Love You Man Blu-Ray Review August 6, 2009 March 2, 2011 Cidtalk It’s an average cover with an average menu. I don’t really expect much more from a modern comedy romance movie. What can you do that’s creative or interesting? Not much really. They do feature Rush in the movie, so they could have used the band’s poster, but that’s not pushing the stars’ faces enough, so it’s fine as it is, blah, but fine. Deleted Scenes – There isn’t much to offer here, a few cut bits and pieces that wouldn’t have added anything to the final cut of the movie. Extended Scenes – Extended means a slight tossing of bloopers, which are also on the Gag Reel. They do a lot of takes of the same scene with funny alternatives and this is the leftovers. Gag Reel – Paul Rudd laughing, a lot, a lot. People giggling, forgetting lines, you know the drill, it’s a gag reel. The Making Of I Love You Man – This is a short feature that has the writer/director, cast, and crew talking about making the movie. Why the movie was made, how it started, how they got the cast together, etc. Commentary By Director John Hamburg, Paul Rudd & Jason Segal – If you want a lot more of the comedy these fellows bring to the party, this is a good commentary. It’s not for the film student looking for tips on making a feature film, unless you want to read between the lines and learn the art of relating to your star studded cast. The Movie: 7/10 I laughed a lot at this movie. It’s one of those ho-hum comedies that has a split personality. I don’t think it’s a great movie by any means, but all that laughing makes me think there’s something to it. One personality facet is that it is about people my age dealing with things I identify with. That seems superficial, but it does work that way sometimes, to see similar issues you have dealt with in life on the big screen that draw you in, even if it’s in a fictional world, it still seems like a certain kind of truth. The premise is awesome, I must say. A grown man trying to find a friend. It’s not something you see in movies. It’s a take on a love triangle that’s a bit unconventional and I appreciate that. How do we make friends as adults? How does a man find a new friend? It’s not something you think about, but it’s just like finding romance, not easy. Our leading man has to go through some odd moments in his quest to find a best man for his wedding. I like seeing a story that’s got an original twinge to it, it’s rare and adds to the good vibe of the movie. I will even pump up the overall score for the idea alone! The other personality is the low brow comedy, masturbation jokes, man-date jokes, and stereotypical characters like best friends and married couples who have some rather extreme personality traits. These exaggerated things could be overwhelming and bring it all down, but the people are what saves it. Paul Ruud and Jolinsky are really watchable for me. I like their humor, how they play off each other, it works for me. It’s not a fluffy, strange dialogue, forced chemistry kind of relationship like a lot of Hollywood romances seem to be these days. I’m not a big fan of Jason Segel, even though I liked him in Forgetting Sarah Marshall. I think that was enough for me. His type of humor is a bit bullish when it’s done too much. I get it, he’s an every mans’ man, the common dude, Mr. Average, but after that’s established he loses his funniness for me. There are moments for sure between he and Rudd that are hysterical, but on his own he doesn’t do it for me in the comedy department. Overall I really had a great time watching this movie. It’s got a lot of laughs for folks my age 🙂 It’s pretty honest in the right places and not too fabricated, even though some of the group scenes got a bit overly contrived and too “friendsish” if you know what I mean. Other than that it’s a good bit of fun to indulge in on a movie night at home. Audio & Video: 8/10 I Love You Man is presented in 1.85:1 wide screen which fills the whole frame of your 16.9 display. The AVC transfer looks close to incredible if not a little contrasty. Paramount have been pumping out some great transfers recently and this one is no exception. These are not any challenging visuals as everything is well lit from the outset but it does look damn good regardless. As always with a comedy of this type the Dolby TrueHD soundtrack is mostly front loaded. Dialog is crisp and clear though there isn’t a moment when you are struggling to hear what is going on. The only moments I noticed the surrounds and bass kick in was the scene at the rush concert which really envelopes you in sound. The scene is brief but the sound field is believable Rush fans will love it. I think this is one of those movies that should hit the shelf at about 10 bucks for any medium and leave it at that. It’s not one I need in my collection, so renting is my best option. If you want to entice me to buy it, make it cheap cheap cheap. The extras are ok, nothing too special, very standard for this kind of movie. So, it’s well worth a couple bucks to laugh for a while, just not worth the full price to sit on your shelf for all eternity. Hannah Montana The Movie Blu-Ray Review Fracture Blu-Ray Review	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line19
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Information on the The University of Texas at Austin - Red McCombs School of Business - contacts, students, faculty, finances. AUSTIN, Texas — Jay Hartzell has been appointed dean of the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin. Hartzell is currently senior associate dean for academic affairs at the McCombs School where he is the Trammell Crow Regents Professor in the Department of Finance.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line23
__label__cc	0.675486	0.324514	The Rt. Hon. Baroness Patricia Scotland PC QC http://firstwomen.brightonmuseums.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/BaronessScotlandOfAsthal.mp3 First Woman Attorney General for England & Wales and First Woman Secretary-General of the Commonwealth July 2011, West Front Corridor, House of Lords, London b.1955, Dominica In 2007, Baroness Scotland of Asthal became the first woman to serve as Attorney General for England and Wales, a position held only by men since the first formal appointment recorded in 1315. In this role, she was chief legal adviser to the crown and government. In 2016, The Rt. Hon. Patricia Scotland QC became the first female Secretary General of the Commonwealth, and the sixth holder of that office since its creation in 1965.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line29
__label__cc	0.703721	0.296279	Coalition of Bone Health Experts Issues Joint Guidance on Osteoporosis Management in the Covid-19 Era Organizations responding to "paucity of data” to provide clear guidance for healthcare professionals treating millions of osteoporosis patients WASHINGTON, D.C. – (7 May 2020) – The current COVID-19 global pandemic has necessitated the implementation of social distancing strategies that have the potential to disrupt the medical care of patients with osteoporosis. In response to this disruption, the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR), American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE), Endocrine Society, European Calcified Tissue Society (ECTS) and the National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) today released guidance to help healthcare professionals treating osteoporosis patients in the era of COVID-19. The guidelines help address the challenges that social distancing has presented for treating current osteoporosis patients, including those who receive treatment through injection or intravenous (IV) delivery of drugs. It also provides guidance on how some patients may be transitioned to alternative therapies until they are again able to resume their original treatment. “The scale of the COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented. There is a paucity of data to provide clear guidance for healthcare professionals on how to adjust treatment for these patients to oral bisphosphonates,” said incoming ASBMR President Suzanne Jan De Beur, M.D., who serves as Associate Professor of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. “These recommendations and the supporting evidence provide a roadmap to clinicians and their patients.” Worldwide, osteoporosis causes more than 8.9 million fractures annually, resulting in an osteoporotic fracture every 3 seconds. In the United States, 10.2 million women and men age 50 and above have osteoporosis and 43.4 million Americans over 50 have low bone mass and are at a higher risk of fracture With social distancing mandates in place across the nation, many patients are avoiding treatment, and testing and diagnoses are delayed. “We are seeing an 80% decrease in osteoporosis treatment visits at our main MGH hospital,” said Elaine Yu, M.D., MMSc, clinical researcher and endocrinologist at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Director of the MGH Bone Density Center and Assistant Professor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School. “We need to ensure that patients are able to safely stay on track with their treatments, and that we continue to do all that we can to reduce their risk for fracture.” When possible, patients should continue on their prescribed osteoporosis regimens. Specific recommendations for patients who are unable to receive their next dosage of non-oral osteoporosis medications during the COVID-19 pandemic: For patients who are taking denosumab (Prolia®), experts recommend considering a delay in treatment. If the delay exceeds 1 month (i.e. is 7 months from the most recent prior injection), consider temporary transition to oral bisphosphonate. For patients who are taking teriparatide (Forteo®) or abaloparatide (Tymlos®), or romosozumab (Evenity®), experts recommend considering a delay in treatment. If the delay exceeds 3 months, consider temporary transition to oral bisphosphonate. For patients who are on IV bisphosphonates, delays of even several months are unlikely to be harmful. For the full clinical recommendations, evidence for treatment, and alternative methods for delivering parenteral osteoporosis treatments, visit www.asbmr.org. About ASBMR The American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) is the leading professional, scientific and medical society established to bring together clinical and experimental scientists involved in the study of bone and mineral metabolism. ASBMR encourages and promotes the study of this expanding field through annual scientific meetings, the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research® and JBMR Plus, the Primer on Metabolic Bone Diseases and Disorders of Mineral Metabolism, advocacy and interaction with government agencies and related societies. To learn more about upcoming meetings and publications, please visit www.asbmr.org.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line30
__label__wiki	0.509484	0.509484	chinese quotes about death Inicio chinese quotes about death 41. Quotations by Lao Tzu, Chinese Philosopher. “Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.” – Buddha. ... Inspirational Stories - Poems - Quotes. Also a noted translator, his literary works and essays exerted a substantial influence after the May Fourth Movement. Zhuangzi (pinyin), Chuang Tzŭ (Wade-Giles), Chuang Tsu, Zhuang Tze, or Chuang Tse (Traditional Chinese characters: 莊子; Simplified Chinese characters: 庄子, literally meaning "Master Zhuang") was a famous philosopher in ancient China who lived around the 4th century BCE during the Warring States Period, corresponding to the Hundred Schools of Thought philosophical summit of Chinese thought. Mandarin 60 Chinese words for death. Truly, only acting without thought of ones life is superior to valuing ones life. Confucius' philosophies remained in the archives of ancient Chinese history. We bring to you 40 profound and sagacious quotes by Chinese philosopher, Confucius. At other times, it may help those who are coping with strained pre-death … Deng Xiaoping (邓小平 Dèng Xiǎopíng); 1904– 1997) was a leader in the Communist Party of China (CCP). This is going against the Way. Let people take death seriously, and not travel far. If a dog howls continuously, it is believed that this predicts an imminent death. Chinese proverbs (諺語, yànyŭ) are popular sayings taken from literature, history, and famous people such as philosophers.The expressions are often used colloquially as statements of wisdom or advice. Tan was said to have had Thirty-Six Strategies. You’ve probably seen them all around the web, on images, motivational pictures, and so on. Death is going home.” ~Chinese Proverb “I’m not afraid of death because I … Most of them dating way, way back to hundreds of years ago. He reportedly shouted out this impromptu poem after a cup of wine with friends: Laozi (Chinese: 老子, Pinyin: Lǎozǐ; also transliterated as Laozi, Lao Tse, Laotze, and in other ways) was an ancient Chinese philosopher. Aphorisms concerning his education were collected in the Analects, but only many years after his death. “Just as a little bird cracks open the shell and flies out, we fly out of this shell, the shell of the body. Great Chinese proverbs about life and patience. This List of Chinese quotations is composed of quotations that are important for Chinese culture, history and politics. C Cao Cao. Jing Ke (Chinese: 荊軻; pinyin: Jīng Kē; Wade–Giles: Ching K'o) was a guest residing in the estates of Dan, crown prince of Yan and renowned for his failed assassination of the Chinese emperor Qin Shi Huang who reigned from 221 BC to 210 BC. “If your mind is strong, all difficult things will become easy; if your mind is weak, all easy things will become difficult.” Chinese Proverb. Confucius (孔夫子; Kǒng Fū Zǐ, lit. Li Bai (李白) (701-762) was a Chinese poet who lived during the Tang Dynasty. If we had to pass by a special shop for the military or high officials, we carefully looked the other way to avoid giving the impression we knew it was there.” ― Nien Cheng, Life and Death in Shanghai 40 Profound Quotes By the Chinese Philosopher Confucius. Because they want to make too much of life. Inspiring Death Quotes and Grief Quotes. In my opinion, some of the most powerful words about death exist in quotes. Which are your favorite Chinese proverbs, quotes, and sayings? It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. The spiritual civilization is also splendid. The soldiers find no opening for their blades. Sometimes a bit of humor can be a blessing during deep grief. Cao Cao (155–220 CE) was a warlord who rose to power towards the end of the Han Dynasty and became the de facto head of the Han government. He established the foundation of the state of Cao Wei in the Three Kingdoms era.. 寧我負人，毋人負我！ nìng wǒ fù rén, wú rén fù wǒ! Confucianism doesn’t set up a philosophical foundation for Chinese people to talk about death. Go to table of contents. There are hundreds of Chinese proverbs addressing all aspects of life, from education and work to personal goals and relationships. Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal. Whatever the approach, these sad, funny, and inspirational quotes about death shed light on one of the scariest parts of the entire human experience. Chinese proverbs and four-plus character idioms are developed from the formulaic or social expression and historical story in Chinese. Kung Fu (1972) TV Series Quotes (Season 1) Kung Fu follows the adventures of a Shaolin monk, Kwai Chang Caine (played by David Carradine) who travels through the American Old West armed only with his spiritual training and his skill in martial arts, as he seeks his half-brother, Danny Caine. Enjoy the best Sun Tzu Quotes at BrainyQuote. Confucius’s principles have commonality with Chinese culture and belief. Another well-known part of the book, which is also found in Chapter 2, is usually called "Zhuangzi dreamed he was a butterfly". People are born soft and weak. - Chris K. K. Tan, associate professor of anthropology There is also a litany of superstitions — such as that the deceased’s souls can influence the world of the living — that make death a topic best left untouched. All things such as grass and trees are soft and supple in life. Dreaming of snow or teeth predicts the death of a parent. "Master Kong," but most frequently referred to as Kongzi (孔子), traditionally 551 – 479 BCE) was a famous Chinese thinker and social philosopher, whose teachings have deeply influenced East Asian life and thought. Mao Zedong (1893 – 1976) (also Mao Tse-Tung in Wade-Giles) was Chairman of the Communist Party of China (CCP) from 1945 until his death. Death has no place in him. He suggested that there will be only one China, but areas such as Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan can have their own capitalist economical and political systems, while mainland China uses the "socialist" system.). Filling life exceedingly is called ominous. A broadcast show usually began with the song "The East Is Red", and ended with the song "The Internationale".). There is a time for everything. 42. (Chinese Proverb) Foxes grieve over the death of rabbits. The song was played through PA systems in every city and village from dawn to dusk. He founded the school of Mohism and argued strongly against Confucianism and Daoism. In fact, these ideas, discussions and philosophies surrounding death have been the origin of many great works of art. I found this list of various Chinese words for death organised into different categories and I’ve roughly translated it here with a few additions.. He passes the battlefield without being struck by weapons. A genius extraordinaire, Confucius was a Chinese social philosopher, teacher, and politician, whose teachings crystallized thoughts and philosophies of the East Asian civilization. Share with your friends. He established the foundation of the state of Cao Wei in the Three Kingdoms era. (1904–1997) Person 12 Quotes From Ancient Chinese Philosophy That Will Change Your Perspective on Life by Lachlan Brown May 7, 2017, 2:51 am As China’s only indigenous religion, Taoism’s influence is found in everything from calligraphy and politics to medicine and poetry. Some of these thinkers, writers, artists, and entertainers took a serious look at death while others used humor to quell the anxiety and fear that the subject brings. Sun is highly regarded as the National Father of modern China. Buddhist believe that the life of Buddha and his communication, as well as ascetic rules, have been compiled and memorized by his followers after his death. —J.R.R. We hope these Chinese proverbs and quotes help motivate you through some of life’s most demanding times. To see the whole quoted chapter, click the chapter link within brackets. Beliefs and practices in China relating to death and dying have been impacted by the country’s three dominant religions: Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism. “Everything is changeable, everything appears and disappears; there is no blissful peace until one passes beyond the agony of life and death.” – Buddha. The tiger finds no opening for its claws. They expect too much of life. This page contains information about the famous top 100 Chinese quotes in many aspects, such as proverbs from Confucius, Lao Tzu, and other wise people, quotes that are entertaining, influencial and inspirational, or simply ridiculous and silly. “Often one finds one’s destiny just where one hides to avoid it.” Chinese Proverb. Share with your friends. His political philosophy, known as the Three Principles of the People, was proclaimed in August 1905. Chinese Proverbs on Death & Dying (11 Proverbs) All of life is a dream walking, all of death is a going home. Cao Cao (155–220 CE) was a warlord who rose to power towards the end of the Han Dynasty and became the de facto head of the Han government. His story is told in the chapter entitled Biography of the Assassins (刺客列傳) in Sima Qian's Records of the Grand Historian, or Shiji. For just $10, you can order a Chinese saying in your choice of calligraphy. Mozi Chinese: 墨子; pinyin: Mòzǐ; Wade–Giles: Mo Tzu, Lat. Deng never held office as the head of state or the head of government, but served as the de facto leader of the People's Republic of China from the late 1970s to the early 1990s. "I'd rather do wrong to others than allow them to do wrong to me!" George Bernard Shaw Click to tweet. Although the Communist Revolution of 1949 and […] “Many do not realize that we here must die. Also you will find some abstract quotes which are witty and bizarre in general. “Every child born has innate goodness.” Chinese Proverb. We must not demean life by standing in awe of death. According to Chinese tradition, Lao Tzu lived in the 6th century BC, however many historians contend that Laozi actually lived in the 4th century BC, which was the period of Hundred Schools of Thought and Warring States period. We call that death, but strictly speaking, death is nothing but a change in form.” ~Swami Satchidananda “Life is a dream walking. 10. What goes against the Way meets an early end. 390 BCE), was a philosopher who lived in China during the Hundred Schools of Thought period (early Warring States period). During the Warring States period, Mohism was actively developed and practiced in many states, but fell out of favour when the legalist Qin Dynasty came to power. Katharine Hepburn. 26 Native American Quotes on Life and Death BY SOFO ARCHON The wisdom of the native American Indians is timeless and powerful enough to transform human consciousness, so that we can lead a peaceful, close-to-nature, compassionate life. Why is that so? —From a headstone in Ireland; God pours life into death and death into life without a drop being spilled. Why is that so? The grey rain-curtain of this world rolls back, and all turns to silver glass, and then you see it." It sings because it has a song. 11. In him, the rhinoceros finds no opening for its horn. Even though every Chinese knew how these leaders lived, no one dared to talk about it. We go from birth to death. Our collection of Chinese sayings include common sayings, proverbs, idioms, poetic phrases, Confucius quotes , Taoist sayings , Art of War quotes...Some contain 4 character idioms, some are 7 character or 5 character extractions from a famous poem. That is why people take death lightly. 1 A bird does not sing because it has an answer. This idea was later proposed by Deng Xiaoping during the early 1980s for the reunification of China. Buddhists around the world consider him as a divine or civilized teacher who had gained full Buddhahood. Buddha Quotes On Death:Gautama Buddhawas one of the most embossed figures in Buddhism. In the Chinese American family you will find a mixture of traditional beliefs that date back centuries, and more modern attitudes that reflect western ideas. More famous quotes. Chinese Quotes - Famous Top 100. Buddha quotes on death. Life is hard. Tolkien, The Return of the King People take death lightly. —Unknown; We cannot banish dangers, but we can banish fears. (Source: From a speech in a meeting of the Secretariat, actually a Sichuan proverb), (Also coined by Mao Zedong. Humor is not the usual "go to" following a death but can be very helpful in the right setting. They die hard and stiff. 20 Famous and wise Chinese proverbs ( 谚语 yanyu), sayings and quotes: Chinese, pinyin, English translation and Standing still – Jewel (lyrics) Posted on 06/05/2014 by Chinesetolearn. Because of this, however, he was feared by Emperor Wen and even more so by Emperor Wen's brother, the prime minister Liu Yikang, and during an illness of Emperor Wen, Liu Yikang had Tan arrested and executed on false accusations of treason. 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__label__wiki	0.695125	0.695125	The Riptide of Technocracy Can there be a democratic EU? Jonathan White Is a centralized European Union compatible with democracy? Mural and photo: Thierry Ehrmann The Lure of Technocracy Jürgen Habermas, translated by Ciarin Cronin Polity, $22.95 (paper) For several years now philosopher Jürgen Habermas has weighed the deficiencies and prospects of the European Union (EU). His last two titles—Europe: The Faltering Project (2009) and The Crisis of the European Union (2012)—hinted at the possibility of demise, suggesting an EU on the brink of fragmentation, a process close to its undoing. These were apt concerns following the financial crisis, but now with The Lure of Technocracy, the specter is less dissolution than a form of governance perfected in response to that threat. The culprit is “technocracy.” At its most basic, the term is simply intended to mean government that is weakly democratic, carried out far away from the influence and scrutiny of a European public. The formal properties of governing officials—their non-partisan status, say, or their technical qualifications—matter less than the way decisions are made and the form of authority claimed for them: the privileged capacity of an elite to identify the most efficient means to achieve supposedly incontrovertible ends. For Habermas, technocracy is a style of rule, marked by its unresponsive and unquestioning character, rather than a specific institutional arrangement. The question he takes up is how to intercept this mutated EU and turn its transformation to positive effect. Like any critique of today’s EU, The Lure of Technocracy must be understood in the context of the political handling of the “Euro crisis.” As the global crisis of private debt was transformed in Europe into a question of public debt, and as concerns regarding the finances of particular countries provoked wider uncertainty about the Eurozone as a whole, EU officials implemented a series of emergency measures to restore order. These ranged from short-term bids to ensure the solvency of individual states (principally through credit facilities and cross-border loans) to deeper efforts to reshape national economies and reduce budget deficits. The latest round of this ongoing crisis management resulted in last summer’s clash between a government opposed to the austerity program (led by Syriza in Greece) and an array of institutions determined to impose it (led by the German government). In these scenes of institutional redesign, Habermas discerns the “self-empowerment of the European executive.” There is no single institution that goes by this name. Among those Habermas denotes are the European Council, where the leaders of EU member-states gather for major decisions, and the non-elected institutions of the European Commission and Central Bank. Sometimes in concert with the International Monetary Fund, these institutions have enjoyed a level of influence over the handling of the Euro crisis unmatched by national legislatures and the European Parliament. Furthermore, by instituting new monitoring regimes to constrain national budgets—ostensibly rule-based but with much room for discretion—they have ensured the longevity of crisis powers beyond the horizon of the financial crisis. Habermas wagers that technocratic moves to European integration can be put to democratic ends. Technocracy was also a theme of Habermas’s writing in the 1960s and ’70s, but it was a rather different beast then. In that period the ideology of expertise was concertedly in the service of a managed economy: it was a technocracy of the center-left, at least by today’s standards. Its critics, including Habermas and the student protest movement to which he responded, targeted paternalism, hierarchy, and large-scale bureaucracy; the principle of a planned economy was not in question. By contrast, technocracy today must be seen in the service of monetary economics. Its interventions are cast as exceptional actions to address unforeseeable contingencies, not as the normal business of government, and are geared to market stability and a privatized economy rather than the improvement of society more broadly. Today’s critique of technocracy, in short, is a critique of the New Right rather than the Old Left. Yet for Habermas, ever the democrat, the common denominator is clear: technocracy of all stripes entails a self-referential political arrangement, insulated from the public. In line with Habermas’s work on deliberation, this critique of European technocracy corresponds to a deeper theory of the conditions under which political power can be democratic. Critique of the EU’s style of rule today might be expected to invite critique of the very idea of the Union. After all, the technocratic tendency in EU politics is by no means new—so could it be intrinsic to any cross-national arrangement? Habermas rejects this view, arguing that democracy can be instituted at the transnational level, and indeed that with some major but quite specific reforms the EU can be refashioned to accommodate it. In fact, he intriguingly suggests it may be possible to redirect the very tendencies that have driven the Union’s technocratic turn toward this end: “One should not underestimate the dialectic being generated at present by the much-bemoaned economic motor of the process of unification. . . . A cunning of economic reason is at work even in this tricky situation.” Habermas focuses on the economic drivers of cross-border administration, but the growth of executive power is typically associated with states of emergency more generally. Where a crisis can be framed as transnational—such as the threat of terrorism, as the recent Paris attacks have reminded us—the rise of impromptu forms of weakly democratic governance can be expected. Yet if the cunning of reason is forthcoming, even the most unpromising institutional trends may yield opportunities for democratization. Surveying the dynamics of the Euro crisis, Habermas sees the relevant economic forces as these. What drives the Union’s empowerment of executives, and their detachment from popular will, are the challenges of governing an economic area highly uneven in productivity and lacking in redistributive mechanisms to offset such disparities. The introduction of a single currency almost two decades ago did little to remedy this: indeed, the Eurozone was arguably designed precisely to avoid cross-border transfers. The effect of the financial crisis has been to expose these contradictions and encourage steps toward further coordination, albeit under the supervision of technocratic institutions determined to pursue austerity policies. Habermas’s wager is that these same systemic demands can be channeled into regulatory structures more responsive to social-democratic concerns. By strengthening the powers of Parliament to include the right of legislative initiative, incorporating the European Council into the Council of Ministers, and requiring the Commission to “assume the functions of a government answerable to Council and Parliament in equal measure,” the ostensibly undemocratic moves toward further integration already taken in the last few years may be put to democratic ends. Beyond the dialectical flair, what recommends this perspective to Habermas is that it preserves cross-border coordination. In the name of restoring democracy, or at least staving off its further erosion, many would be tempted to step back from the EU and a common currency. This is the inclination of Wolfgang Streeck, for example, one of Habermas’s main opponents in the German debate, a powerful voice of left-wing Euroskepticism, and the target of one of the book’s more polemical essays. It is also the view of many in Britain, to whom Habermas addresses the preface of the English edition in view of the UK’s forthcoming referendum on EU membership. For Habermas, a straight choice between democracy and the EU must be refused. The losses incurred by renationalization—including losses to democracy itself—would simply be too great. “The national scope for action that has already been lost and is still shrinking can be made good only at the supranational level.” Only re-regulation “within an economic region of at least the size and importance of the Eurozone” can be effective in bringing market forces to heel. A more democratic order must proceed via, not in repudiation of, the interdependent condition in which Europe finds itself. Yet Habermas stops short of implying that EU institutions will remake themselves. Deeper democratization requires political intervention: the dialectical conditions may be right, but the opportunity must be seized. The decisive actor in Habermas’s view is the German government: it holds “the keys to the fate of the European Union in its hand.” A significant portion of the book is spent arguing that Germany should pursue a “policy of solidarity”—in opposition to austerity—not just because it is in the country’s interest, but also because it has an obligation to do so, owing to its history, the advantages it has accrued from integration, and the expectations of reciprocity that rightly arise out of interdependence. Here Habermas the public intellectual speaks directly to his compatriots. The route to transnational democracy thus goes via national democracy as well as via the unintended side effects of technocratic rule. His accent on German domestic politics reflects, one must assume, a tactical assessment of where the status quo is most susceptible to intervention. But it is certainly not just a pragmatic calculation. Habermas consistently emphasizes national institutions as the legitimizing pillar of transnational politics. Repeatedly we are told that nation-state democracy is an achievement that, even if insufficient to the demands of the global economy, must not be sacrificed in the building of a transnational order. Popular hostility for the EU is cast as rightful recognition of this fact: “the fear of a superstate mainly betrays the desire to hold on to the democratic substance guaranteed by one’s own nation-state.” A significant passage in the book is devoted to a constitutional thought-experiment intended to clarify the proper balance between national and supranational sources of authority. With the concept of a “double sovereign,” he evokes a compound image of the EU in which the national and the supranational are mutually supporting. One upshot of Habermas’s reading is that it avoids characterizing skeptics of the EU as xenophobic nationalists. The conflation of principled opposition to the EU and its policy-making with a primordial aversion to outsiders has been all too common in the discourse of EU technocrats. Former Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso once warned of “anti-European slogans” that rest on “narrow nationalism, protectionism and xenophobia”: such conflation of cultural and policy-specific concerns encourages reasonable dissent to go unheard. But is political dissatisfaction with the EU intelligible in the terms that Habermas suggests? It would be a stretch to say the ongoing debate about the British referendum is chiefly concerned with whether democracy is best served at the national or European level. Arguments about democracy are voiced, but often for strategic effect: many calls for EU exit seem designed not to re-politicize decision-making at the national level but to take certain policies off the agenda altogether (notably worker-friendly employment laws and other social rights still protected by the EU). And one may doubt how far the majority of ordinary citizens question the EU out of attachment to national democracy: their disaffection may simply represent the leading edge of disaffection with political institutions at all levels. Still, the basic intuition stands: as a democratic norm, one should avoid confusing political dissatisfaction with a cultural aversion to all things foreign. Many of Habermas’s critics dwell on the apparent optimism of his calls for a more democratic EU. Streeck, for example, has recently written: “I cannot by any stretch of my imagination see from where—in theory or in historical experience—I am supposed to draw the optimism this requires.” Though Habermas rejects such skepticism, he acknowledges that national citizens rightfully fear “being exposed to the risk of intrusions and encroachments by an unfamiliar supranational polity.” Thus the problem is how a supranational democracy “can satisfy the stringent requirements for democratic legitimacy without assuming the character of a state.” The solution he proposes is not “hierarchical” but “heterarchical,” according to which “the higher political level should not be able to overwhelm the lower one.” Indeed he is careful to emphasize that his case for supranational democracy should not be construed as aiming after “a European federal state”: It does not seem possible to resolve the tension-laden relationship between the two subjects—the citizens of the separate states and the future citizens of the Union—in favor of a hierarchical arrangement. . . . The supranational polity that is empowered to act in important policy fields should, on the one hand, be allowed to exercise its jurisdiction only in democratically legitimate ways without, on the other hand, depriving the member states of the measure of autonomy that allows them to ensure themselves that the normative substance that our national democracies embody is conserved. One can see in this argument the lingering influence of Kant’s image of world peace among states in a loosely organized union, as well as the constraints of an immanent critique. For Habermas and the wider Frankfurt School, political philosophy is not about imagining a better world from first principles: it must always proceed from the ideas and practices of the existing order. Rather than reflect on abstract ideals, it must look for the logic that is already present, however imperfectly, in existing institutions and explore how they may be reformed to better express it. It is a deliberately non-utopian approach and reflects a conscious rejection of grand theorizing. Indeed, for all the skepticism of Streeck and others, it may signal too great a concession to realism. After all, the mixed model Habermas describes retains significant tensions. Pitting the legitimacy claims of one national democracy against another was a favored move of the Euro-technocrats in the standoff between Berlin and Athens in the summer of 2015. A transnational order bound to national representative institutions will surely be prone to the territorialization of conflict. There are costs, in other words, to rejecting a hierarchical federal structure for Europe and the more profoundly de-nationalized democracy it would entail. In the later sections of the book one is reminded that Habermas’s attachment to the nation-state reflects a particular evaluation of the German intellectual tradition. An essay on the return of Jewish literary exiles to postwar Germany conveys the significance of the country’s decades-long reconciliation with its Nazi past as a process of societal learning. “My impression,” he writes, “is that the political culture of the old Federal Republic owes the hesitant progress it made in civilizing its attitudes in good, perhaps decisive, part to Jewish émigrés,” from whom one learnt “how to distinguish the traditions that are worthy of being continued from a corrupt intellectual heritage.” This cultural progress of a nation is not to be understood as an exclusive, communitarian achievement: as Habermas has argued elsewhere, it rests on a model of enlightened “constitutional patriotism” that the EU itself might adopt. But the implication remains that the nation-state has a philosophical and not just sociological significance. To wholly subsume German political culture within a European superstate would be to cut off the present from the historical arc of a learning process. For Habermas, any desirable recasting of the EU must retain within it a privileged place for the national, since it is from national experience that the post-national constellation gains much of its normative promise. The decisive actor is Germany: it “holds the keys to the fate of the European Union.” Is today’s Germany worthy of this exalted view? Habermas himself has expressed doubts in light of recent events. Of Germany’s treatment of Greece in the European Council in July 2015, he wrote in the press: “I fear that the German government, including its social democratic faction, have gambled away in one night all the political capital that a better Germany had accumulated in half a century.” An enlightened moral awareness seemed hard to discern. Yet the notion that Germany has a distinct moral status in light of its Nazi past is by no means idiosyncratic. The German government was far more direct and principled than others in welcoming refugees from Syria in the latter half of 2015. “If we now have to start apologizing for showing a friendly face in response to emergency situations,” Angela Merkel said, “then that’s not my country.” Ulterior motives may lurk here, from an aim to bolster the country’s long-term labor force to a desire to regain some of the high ground so visibly lost in the standoff with Greece. But it is not coincidental that Germany should take, at significant political risks, an overtly moral stance more forthright than anything seen elsewhere in Europe: it taps the sentiment that Habermas describes. In migration policy at least, the country’s politicians have shown themselves capable of bold action. Whether that moral consciousness can find expression in the remaking of Europe’s institutional order, when the deep issues of economic design are at stake, remains to be seen. The book’s German title, Im Sog der Technokratie, evokes technocracy less as a source of allure than as a natural force that overwhelms. Who then can free the EU from the riptide of technocracy? What forces in society might organize to impel Germany and other leading states to action? On the channels of agency Habermas has less to say. We are told what the media “must learn to do” (report on debates of cross-national concern), but not whether and where there are currents in the media that might drive this. We are shown the tasks that await “the governments and the political parties” (the making of genuinely European lines of political division), but not the forms of partisanship and the ideological formations that might plausibly take these on. Apparently the new order will be made from the political center, by the organs of the establishment raising their game. Yet some may suspect that meaningful change will require the emergence of more radical and innovative forces from the political margins—agents who have not already made their peace with austerity. One person seeking to initiate such a movement is Greece’s former finance minister, Yanis Varoufakis. Part of the Syriza government that took on Berlin in the summer of 2015, Varoufakis quickly became an iconic figure in the negotiations, partly for riding a motorcycle, partly for his principled demands. To the bafflement of his interlocutors, he insisted on criticizing the EU’s debt regime not in Greece’s name but in Europe’s. Much like Habermas, his stated goal was less to get a “better deal” for his country (though it was certainly that too) than to undermine the technocratic order afflicting Europe and to push forward the cause of transnational democracy. Estranged from Syriza since the July concessions, he now seeks to coordinate a transnational movement in pursuit of an alternative EU order. This is one kind of radicalism from the margins, but party politics remains relevant too. Recent events in Britain—the referendum on Scottish independence, Jeremy Corbyn’s ascendancy in the Labour Party—have shown the speed with which movements and parties can align. Whether such forces will exercise meaningful power in government remains to be seen, but it is not wholly unimaginable. The decisive question would then be whether several could hold power at once, or whether, like Syriza, they would be dismantled one by one. As the link in a cross-national chain, German domestic politics may be an important part of this process. But Habermasian arguments for EU reform will need to speak well beyond the Grand Coalition of parties currently in power. The concluding essay of the book turns to the reflections on Europe of the nineteenth-century German poet Heinrich Heine, who offers an arresting vision of a transnational order shaped by differences of political opinion rather than competing territorial interests and identities. “Why,” Habermas asks, “shouldn’t his European notions of overcoming national prejudices with the aid of the cunning of economic reason be able to come true?” Once more there is the suggestion of a dialectic. Just as economic forces continue to drive the further integration of Europe’s states, it is technocrats such as Mario Draghi, the head of the Central Bank, whom Habermas sees as pushing forward the debate on the future of the EU, however one-sided their proposals may be. Perhaps one best captures the book’s optimistic message if one renders its title differently. Democracy, not helplessness, is what moves in the undertow of technocracy. More In Philosophy & Religion Can We Deduce Our Way to Salvation? 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__label__cc	0.629995	0.370005	52F ~ 66F Ganzhou Weather Tongcheng Yilong: Achieving profit in the first quarter On May 21, Tong Cheng Yilong announced the first quarter of 2020 results announcement. The announcement showed that Tongcheng Yilong achieved revenue of 1.005 billion yuan in the first quarter, and its adjusted net profit was still positive, reaching 78.08 million yuan, with an adjusted net profit rate of 7.8%. In the first quarter of 2020, revenue decreased by 43.6% year-on-year to 1.005 billion yuan, and transaction volume (GMV) decreased by 49.3% year-on-year to 18.2 billion yuan from 35.9 billion yuan in the same period last year. On the 22nd, Tong Cheng Yilong CEO Ma Heping and CFO Fan Lei interpreted the company's first quarter financial report. The company's revenue declined in the first quarter, but remained profitable The financial report for the first quarter showed that the adjusted net profit of Chengyilong in the first quarter was 78 million yuan, a decrease of 82.6% compared with 449 million yuan in the same period of 2019. In the first quarter of 2020, revenue decreased by 43.6% year-on-year to 1.005 billion yuan, but the adjusted net profit was still positive, reaching 78.08 million yuan. In terms of specific business segments, income from accommodation booking services and transportation ticketing services have been affected to varying degrees. However, other revenues such as advertising services and supporting value-added user services have increased substantially, from 35.3 million yuan in the first quarter of 2019 to 89.33 million yuan, a 153.1% year-on-year increase. In this regard, Fan Lei said that the company stopped marketing earlier and made various adjustments to the cost structure. During the epidemic, Tongcheng Yilong's revenue fell by 40%, but the cost of sales fell by 30%, and market expenses fell by nearly 40%, making it still profitable in the first quarter. In terms of user growth, with the improvement of the domestic epidemic situation, the search volume of the user's long-term itinerary continued to rise, which helped promote the rapid recovery of the user scale of Tongyi Long. The announcement shows that in the first quarter of 2020, MAU (average monthly active users) has rebounded to 148 million, while MPU (average monthly paying users) has reached 14.8 million. Fan Lei said that the recovery of monthly users indicates that tourism demand still exists, and users are currently in the state of “grass planting” and long-term planning. In addition, Fan Lei also mentioned that during the epidemic, the company conducted internal training, such as taking inventory of organizational capabilities and adjusting the structure of talents. At the same time, the intelligent connection of the front and back ends also reduced costs and improved efficiency. The data in the second quarter showed an upward trend. Expected explosive growth at the end of the year Ma Heping said that from the current data, domestic tourism will have an explosive growth at the end of the year. Data from April and May showed that the overall recovery of Cheng Yilong was faster, but Ma Heping said that it was about 10 percentage points slower than the management expected. "We expect domestic tourism to have explosive growth at the end of the year, but the recovery of overseas tourism is expected to be pessimistic." Fan Lei said that the current data for the second quarter has shown a rebound trend. The growth of overnight stays in May basically returned to the same level as in previous years, with air tickets returning to the 80% -85% level, a qualitative leap compared to April. The data shows that "5 · 20" is a peak period for domestic hotel reservations. Compared with the same period last year, Tongcheng Yilong's accommodation has increased by 21%, of which the accommodation orders of low-tier cities have increased by 36%. "We remain optimistic about the performance of the next stage, and profit margins in the third and fourth quarters may increase," Fan Lei said. In addition, Fan Lei said that April 29 is a time node, and the downgrade of Beijing's prevention and control level has also brought a recovery of domestic travel and leisure travel. In the future, it will lay a sink in the market and find new support for traffic With the gradual saturation of the first- and second-tier city markets, how to obtain customers and traffic in the sinking market has become a problem to be considered by the OTA platform. In 2019, Ctrip's second- and third-tier markets contributed more than 60% of new users; Meituan relied on the accumulation of low-end hotel resources to occupy 47.30% of the market. About 85.7% of the registered users of Tongcheng live in non-first-tier cities in China. In the first quarter of this year, about 56.1% of the newly registered users were from third-tier cities or below. Thanks to the cooperation with Tencent, Tong Cheng Yilong has a relatively stable customer entrance in low-tier cities. "Of all channels, our traffic on Tencent's platform is the most cost-effective and relatively stable during the epidemic." Tong Cheng Yilong said that in the first quarter of 2020, about 82.5% of the average monthly active users came from Tencent's platform, mainly From the WeChat wallet and the small program drop-down list (the monthly activity brought by the portal is 102 million person-times), interactive advertisements placed on Tencent's platform, sharing and search functions in WeChat. Ma Heping said that in the future, the company will put all its operational capabilities into the low-tier city market to promote the high growth of low-tier city hotels, and at the same time, it will also empower the low-tier city's back-end supply chain to help it improve the "+ Internet" The ability to apply. At the same time, Tongcheng Yilong is currently looking for new traffic channel support. In March, we cooperated with Cheng Yilong and Kuaishou. Kuaishou will provide tens of millions of traffic support and high-quality talent resources. In addition to providing tourism products, Tong Cheng Yilong will also launch a series of short videos and live broadcast activities with major tourist destinations. In the future, the two parties will also conduct in-depth cooperation on content marketing, scene marketing, live short video and other aspects. In this regard, Ma Heping said that the company hopes to have more attempts on new traffic channels in the future, such as Douyin, Kuaishou, Weibo, Xiaohongshu and Station B, etc., which are under negotiation and hope that it can become an incremental space . According to reports, Tongcheng Yilong will make efforts in four aspects in the future, including brand loyalty improvement, hotel growth to become the industry leader, dig deeper into the market share of low-tier cities, and empower the back-end supply chain to help enhance it. " + Internet ", the use of small programs and the ability of members to manage direct sales, etc. Ma Heping believes that the epidemic has also brought opportunities to the tourism industry. The increase in the online rate, the increase in the chain rate and the onlineization of the back-end traditional industries will bring new changes to the industry. Prev:For 30 consecutive trading days, the stock price is less than $ 1 Next:Japan and South Korea urge tourism recovery: up to 40% discount on amusement parks, transformation of hot spring hotels Address: No.1 Changzheng Avenue Copyright © 2012 Grand Skylight International Hotel Ganzhou, All rights reserved.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line40
__label__wiki	0.928312	0.928312	Front Page - Friday, February 9, 2018 Brown lauded for service, humor Retired judge honored for 48-year career By David Laprad When attorney Roger Dickson of Miller & Martin learned the Chattanooga Bar Association would be honoring his colleague and friend Judge William L. “Chink” Brown with the Jac Chambliss Lifetime Achievement Award, he thought they were kidding. If Brown were receiving an award, surely it was in spite of the things he’d done rather than in honor of them. Dickson’s mind flashes back to the early 2000s, when he and Brown were trying a jury trial in Knoxville on behalf of Coca-Cola Enterprises. Brown was in the middle of a presentation when he knocked over the easel containing his visual aids, scattering its contents across the court room floor. As Brown bent over to pick them up, he indiscreetly aimed his backside at the jury. Not wanting to lose the case on a technicality, Dickson stood up from his seat, walked to his friend and whispered, “You’re pointing your ass at the jurors!” Brown responded by loudly and colorfully suggesting his co-counsel bend over and help. Dickson laughs nearly to the point of tears as he tells the story. This is the effect a Brown story has on a person. Another attorney friend of Brown’s, Phil Lawrence of Lawrence & Lawrence, supports this theory by smiling as he recalls a trip he and Brown took to Cancun in the 1970s with a group of trial lawyers. “I started laughing the moment we stepped onto the plane and I didn’t stop laughing until we parted company once we were back in Chattanooga,” Lawrence recalls. “Chink is that funny.” The laughter didn’t subside even when both men were stricken with Montezuma’s Revenge. “If anything, that heightened Chink’s ability to laugh at a situation,” Lawrence adds. Lawrence won’t share any of the specifics of Brown’s humorous antics, though, saying they’re unsuitable for the printed page. Dickson, however, tells another Brown story that is appropriate for public consumption: the time Travis McDonough, now a judge for the U.S. District Court of East Tennessee but then an attorney with Miller & Martin, convinced Brown to make a bid to become the attorney for Bledsoe County. “The mayor wanted Chink to replace Harold Upchurch because Upchurch kept suing the county,” Dickson recalls. “Chink was smart and said no, but Travis talked him into it.” Brown and McDonough attended a public meeting with the County Commission and the mayor in the auditorium of Bledsoe County High School. Brown was seated up front, and as the meeting started, Upchurch walked in with his attorney, Steven Greer. The crowd cheered their arrival and celebrated again a few minutes later when the County Commission elected to retain Upchurch. “The audience booed and jeered Chink as he walked out,” Dickson says, nearly doubling over. “When he was back in the truck, he let Travis have it for talking him into doing that.” Although Dickson was surprised when he learned Brown would be receiving the Jac Chambliss Award, he quickly came around. “When I read through the criteria, it became clear that he checks all the boxes,” Dickson points out. Box 1: Demonstrates a high standard of excellence for the legal profession Brown earned his license to practice law on April 4, 1970, and was sworn in four days later. Not wanting to wait until the Supreme Court convened in Knoxville, Brown and Lawrence traveled to Jackson to be introduced to the court. Brown then joined his father, Chattanooga attorney Harold Brown, at his one-man firm the next day. As Brown shouldered his share of the rigors of their practice, he consumed a steady diet of jury trials in personal injury and criminal cases, including murder. Lawrence remembers Brown taking to the work like a duck to water. “He rapidly took to the craft,” Lawrence says. “He didn’t experience much of a learning curve.” Brown sharpened his trial skills on a grinding stone of some of the finest lawyers of that time, including Charlie Goins, Paul Campbell, Ted Milburn, Sike Williams and Fred Milligan, among others. “These men weren’t chicken salad,” Lawrence says. “They were hard-nosed, seasoned lawyers with years of experience. The assistant district attorneys – Don Poole, Gary Gerbitz, Jeff Hollingsworth and Stan Lanzo – were talented, formidable opponents, as well.” Despite stiff opposition, Brown tallied many victories, including one case he tried with Gene Griffin that resulted in the creation of new law. “Two couples were camping in Crossville and were on their way to buy groceries when a tandem dump truck loaded with asphalt struck them in the rear. Our lady’s neck was broken in the collision,” Brown explains. “The company [paving for the state] had its own trucks but the job was so big, it was hiring independent haulers. The truck that struck them was an independent hauler, and he was overloaded. “At the time, the law said a company that hires an independent contractor can’t be held liable for their actions because they’re beyond their control. But we proved they did control them; they operated the weigh station, they intentionally overloaded the contractor’s trucks and they were on notice because they were paid by the ton.” Brown and Griffin claimed there was independent intervening negligence and argued the case all the way to the State Supreme Court, where they won and established new law. Brown was at the apex of his career as a lawyer when in 1988 he expressed an interest in becoming judge of Division IV of Hamilton County Circuit Court, which was vacated when Judge David Tom Walker went on disability. After meeting with Tennessee Gov. Ned McWherter, Brown received the appointment. “The system for appointing judges was less complicated then than now,” Brown says. “I might not have gotten to first base under the current system.” Brown’s skills as an attorney transferred seamlessly to the bench, where Lawrence says he placed his full effort on both the judicial and human aspects of the cases he heard. “I often heard Judge Brown admonish the litigants in domestic relations matters about how their acrimony and hostility toward each other had inflicted collateral damage on the innocent ones around them and how destructive those actions were to their own self-interests,” Lawrence adds. “Judge Brown felt a duty to admonish when it was his hope that some positive change might result,” Lawrence continues. “It was not in his capacity to give a sterile ruling. He gave those who were there to hear a part of his feelings – his emotions about the human aspects of the case.” Brown didn’t sugar-coat his delivery, either, but became known for being “more direct than indirect, more straightforward than oblique,” Lawrence says diplomatically. Eventually, Brown’s frustration with the unbending, vindictive nature of domestic litigants caused him to the retire from the bench. “I let the divorces get to me,” he says. “Most of the people involved in them would do anything to spite the other party, and their children suffered as a result.” Although Brown was already thinking about stepping down, the final straw came on Christmas Day, 1996, when he received four phone calls about a custodial parent refusing to let the other parent see their children. “I told my wife, ‘That’s it. When I go back, I’m setting a date to resign and writing the governor,’” Brown recounts. Not one for downtime, Brown retired from the bench on March 1, 1997, and then went to work as a partner at Miller & Martin on March 4. Brown has been with the firm ever since. Although he recently went of counsel and is now taking only mediation and arbitration cases, he continues to demonstrate a “high standard of excellent for the legal profession,” Dickson says. The Chattanooga legal community at large agrees, and in 2016, a regal portrait of Brown was unveiled in the courtroom in which he had served from the bench, where it will hang in perpetuity. Box 2: Stimulates a feeling of respect, esteem and good fellowship among members One of the things that makes Brown a good lawyer, Dickson says, is his ability to connect with people, including clients, juries, fellow lawyers and judges. “He’s a forthright, straight up guy,” Dickson adds. Lawrence says Brown will be remembered for his warm, welcoming spirit. “You don’t make many friends as a judge because either one side on a case is really unhappy or both sides on a case are mildly unhappy,” he says. “Judges get a lot of attention from attorneys, but a lot of that is the lawyers trying to keep in their good graces. “But Chink has made lasting friends among the bar. He’s open, gracious and has a highly developed sense of humor.” Box 3: Maintains a high standard of ethics Basketball legend John Robert Wooden said the test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching. Wooden might have added that what a man’s friends say when he’s not around speaks volumes as well. Dickson has only good things to report about Brown’s character. “He’s the best friend you can have,” he says. “He’s loyal and considerate.” So does Lawrence. “Chink has a deep sense of loyalty to his family and the friends he’s made over the years,” he adds. Box 4: Devotes significant time and effort to benefit the community If Brown has one quality that trumps all others, it’s his generosity, according to Dickson and Lawrence. But people rarely see this side of Brown because, when he does give, he does it quietly, behind the scenes. So, although Brown’s resume doesn’t contain a long list of boards on which he’s served or civic clubs to which he’s belonged, he’s had a significant impact on the lives of the people he’s helped. “When someone has undergone some misfortune, Chink is always deeply moved and will go beyond what’s expected to give whatever comfort and aid he can,” Lawrence says. “Chink is very kind and generous,” Dickson adds. “If he knows someone is down and out, he’ll help them, but on the side. And when I’m involved in the Boys & Girls Club, he gives me a check every year.” Occasionally, Brown will do something in the public eye – as he did when he coached youth baseball on Signal Mountain for 14 years and served as a Tennessee Wildlife Commissioner for several years – but in general, he prefers to operate under the radar. Box 5: Enhances the image and esteem of attorneys in Hamilton County The purpose of this category is slightly elusive. How does one improve the image of lawyers beyond their effectiveness as an attorney, ethical fortitude and generosity? By devoting themselves to the care and support of their family – like Brown has done. Brown, who’s now 77, was born and raised in Chattanooga. He was the oldest of three boys, although he and his family lost their youngest, Mike, on Dec. 22, 1953. He was four at the time. “Christmas was never fun again for my parents,” Brown acknowledges. Brown excelled in athletics, although he goes out of his way to avoid bragging. Nevertheless, he played quarterback for Central High School at a time when the school was a regional powerhouse and was co-captain of the team that won the 1957 state championship. In the end, Brown was named All-City first team, All-State first team and All-Southern first team and received an honorable mention as a high school All-American. Brown’s abilities on the field translated to a scholarship at Auburn, where he was moved to left halfback. “I couldn’t see over the center,” he recalls, laughing. Although Brown dislikes tooting his own horn, he always has a self-deprecating joke at the ready. Homesick and lovesick in equal measure, Brown left Auburn after one year and returned to Chattanooga. Once home, he married Judy Holland and began attending classes at the University of Chattanooga and working at Davenport Hosiery on 11th Street. “I’ve been hooked to the plow ever since,” Brown says, laughing again. When investors purchased and moved the mill, Brown took a job driving an 18-wheeler for the Teamsters. His sporadic schedule made taking classes difficult, so three years later, Brown switched to Combustion Engineering, where he worked seven days a week for four years building pressurizers for nuclear submarines. Somehow, he also finished his marketing degree during this time. Brown’s credentials didn’t land him a job offer more lucrative than his position at Combustion Engineering, so he decided to follow in his father’s footsteps and go to law school. Unlike his dad, who attended the defunct Chattanooga College of Law, Brown sold his house and moved his family to Birmingham, where he attended classes at the Cumberland School of Law and, once again, worked full time. Brown burned through law school in two and a-half years, then made a triumphant return to Chattanooga, where his father was waiting to unload his criminal case load on him. Fatherly influence Looking back, Lawrence says he believes Brown’s father had a profound influence on his personality and character. Not only does Brown have his dad’s sense of humor, he also has his heart for altruism and commitment to family. “Harold was colorful, charismatic, garrulous and witty,” Lawrence says. “You have to have a sense of humor to stick your kid with a nickname like ‘Chink.’ He was a whirlwind of energy and mischief. “Watching him in a courtroom was pure entertainment. He could say things during a trial that would get someone disbarred today.” At the same time, Lawrence says Brown was more organized and serious about the business side than his father and became the steadying influence in their practice. He acquired those traits from his mother, Lawrence contends. “There was something of a role reversal between father and son when it came to the business side of being a lawyer,” Lawrence says. “There were several occasions when [Chink] ... would have to assert himself against quite a formidable person to right the ship.” If Brown’s business sensibilities came from his mother, then perhaps the seeds of his generosity can be found in his father, who took in two boys from outside the family and helped them finish school. There’s a hint of pride in Brown’s voice as he recalls how his father even helped the young men get their footing in college. There’s also a touch of sadness in Brown’s voice as he remembers losing his father to a heart attack in 1981. The elder Brown was 62 years old, but his legacy lives on through his first-born son. Although people have commended Brown for working as hard as he did to finish school and support his family, he redirects any whiff of praise to Judy. “I give my wife the credit,” he says. “While I was at Combustion, I was either working, going to school or sleeping. We had one car, two kids and we didn’t go anywhere, but instead of complaining, she motivated and encouraged me.” “Chink is fortunate to have Judy,” Dickson says. “She’s been a solid rock in his life.” Although Brown and his wife will celebrate their 58th year of marriage in May, the two weren’t high school sweethearts. Even though their families knew each other, they didn’t meet until later – unless being together in the nursery at Erlanger Hospital after being born two days apart counts as their first date. Although Brown is still active in the practice of law, he limits his mediations and arbitrations to seven or eight per month. This allows him to spend more time on his favorite pursuits: hunting, fishing and spending time with his five grandchildren. Brown and Judy’s children include a son, Doug, a Presbyterian minister in Denver, and a daughter, Holly Novkov, who works at the Hamilton County Circuit Court Clerk’s office. Doug and his wife have three children; Holly and her husband have two. Although some have noted a degree of incongruity between Brown’s candid and irreverent nature and his son being a minister, Lawrence says there’s nothing at all strange about that. “Ministry is about connecting on a close, personal level with other people,” Lawrence says. “That’s a trait Doug adopted from his father, whose skills as a mediator springs first from the fact that he connects to the people with whom he’s dealing and second from his honesty. [Chink] ... exhibits empathy not as a pretext but because he cares about the outcome.” Brown travels broadly to hunt but likes to fish locally. He’s currently pleased that his second granddaughter, Caroline, is taking to hunting, much like he did when his uncle took him on outings as a boy. The two recently hunted together in Southern Alabama, where she killed a deer. “She knows what gets close to her pappy’s heart,” Brown says, laughing. Although Brown is as sharp and energetic as ever (he built several of the houses in which he and his family lived with his own hands and looks like he could still do it today), he admits the day is coming when it’ll be time to “put the old mule out to pasture.” But he’s not done yet. Brown is looking forward to his upcoming mediations, which include several that arose out of the Woodmore bus crash. His thoughts, however, are turning more and more toward making all of his time family time. “I’m having fun. I’ve been blessed with health, family and a job. If I had to go today, I’d have no complaints. I’d like to hang around and see what my grandkids are doing, though.” Whatever Brown does, his legacy is already established, Dickson says, and will live on through his family, the people he’s helped and the clients he’s served. “Chink is a tribute not just to the bar but to mankind as well,” he says. “He’s a wonderful person.”	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line43
__label__wiki	0.696035	0.696035	Tickets and memberships Become a sponsor or an advertiser Hartpury University RFC Hartpury Men’s Rugby Academy Gloucester-Hartpury Women RFC Hartpury Women’s Rugby Academy RFC News Player-coach Eves enjoying the challenge ahead of Pirates clash Player-coach Eves enjoying the challenge ahead of Pirates clash Hartpury enter new territory this weekend. Saturday sees our first ever fixture in the British and Irish Cup and is another reminder of the progress made since the club’s foundation in 2004. We are in a group that includes teams representing Ulster, Scarlets and this week’s opponents, Cornish Pirates. This is the first time that Hartpury and the Pirates have met, in what might be described – despite the 220 miles that separate the clubs – as a West Country ‘derby’. The Red & Black’s coaching line up will have slightly different look this weekend, as the club continue their commitment to development. Senior players Luke Eves (pictured), Rhys Oakley and Dan Murphy are all playing a part in the preparation, with the group led by Jonny Goodridge. Goodridge is the backs/attack coach for both the Championship and the AASE squads, while Eves, Oakley and Murphy all have coaching duties across Hartpury’s student teams. “It’s very exciting for me personally, as it’s the highest level that I’ve coached at,” said Eves, a former Bristol and Newcastle Falcons centre, now very much at home at the Gillman’s Ground. Selections are announced on Friday, but Hartpury look likely to rotate one or two players “We’ll be going into this match with exactly the same sort of game plan that we would have in the Championship,” he said. “It is up to any of the guys that we bring in to be able to play, and to express themselves, within that structure. This is a good opportunity for the club to be able to test and understand the depth that we have within the squad – any one of the players that we name this week might be required to step up if other squad members lose form or fitness.” Pirates play their regular rugby, like Hartpury, in the Greene King IPA Championship and Saturday’s fixture will be the first of four meetings between the sides this season. Results have not gone Pirates’ way in the early part of the campaign. An outrageously high-scoring 62-47 home win, over bottom club Rotherham, has been their sole victory out of six matches played, although that could be a dangerously misleading statistic. All of their defeats have been by very narrow margins and it will only take a modest upturn in performance, or even luck, to have them quickly accumulating wins. Eves is certainly taking nothing for granted. “We’ve had a good look at them and, as usual, they seem to be pretty strong up front. They’re a team that’s given this competition a good go in the past but, irrespective of what we’re playing in, we expect them to come here with a strong side, looking for the result. They will be thinking that this is a good opportunity to get a bit a confidence into their squad and our guys know that we will have to be on the money this week, if we are going to get something from the game. It’s a good opportunity, for anybody who comes in, to put their hand up.” The Penzance club has been home to a number of Hartpury alumni over the past few seasons, with the current squad containing former BUCS and RFC winger Alex O’Meara, as well as utility back Matt Evans, who earned the first of his 38 international caps for Canada whilst still a student at the College. Evans has regularly been among the tries in a lengthy career at the Pirates and would have scored many more if not for some long-term absences through injury. Eves’ other coaching responsibilities lie with Hartpury’s Under-18 AASE squad, who had a convincing 47-10 victory over previously unbeaten Exeter College last week. “That was a great win for us against the reigning champions and a team that many people are tipping to win it again this year,” he said. “It’s now important for us to keep our standards high as we go into the play-offs. We want to go into those games unbeaten and full of confidence.” Although Eves has worked with some teams close to his Bristol home, he is happy to admit that helping to develop Hartpury’s talented youngsters represents a new level in his fledgling coaching career. “Working with the AASE squad, and now the RFC this week, has been a great step up for me,” he said. “When (Hartpury Director of Rugby) John Barnes offered me the role, I snapped his hand off – coaching is what I want to get into and it’s been great so far. There is a perfect scenario for me at Hartpury – I feel I’ve got a good five years left as a player and to be able to combine that with coaching, at a place which is renowned for rugby development, is a real win/win for me. I’m really enjoying it.” Hartpury RFC 29 – Doncaster Knights 27 Hartpury RFC 19 – Cornish Pirates 35 Match updates	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line44
__label__cc	0.738701	0.261299	Excessive worry and apprehension are associated with general anxiety disorders. Individuals may experience restlessness, irritability, problems in concentration, muscular tension, and problems sleeping. Excessive worry about a variety of aspects of life is common, with anxiety being diffuse rather than related to a specific fear (phobia), rituals or obsessions (obsessive-compulsive disorder), or physical complaints (somatoform disorder). These disorders have been characterized as neuroses, as they all are associated with anxiety of one type or another. The term neurosis is a broad one and, because of its general nature, is used infrequently most frequently by early theorists such as Freud, Jung, and Adler. In general, the term anxiety disorder can be said to include nonspecific neuroses or anxiety. Anxiety is a feeling of unease, such as worry or fear, that can be mild or severe. Everyone has feelings of anxiety at some point in their life. For example, you may feel worried and anxious about sitting an exam, or having a medical test or job interview. During times like these, feeling anxious can be perfectly normal. But some people find it hard to control their worries. Their feelings of anxiety are more constant and can often affect their daily lives. Anxiety is the main symptom of several conditions, including: panic disorder, phobias, such as agoraphobia or claustrophobia, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) social anxiety disorder (social phobia) The information in this section is about a specific condition called generalised anxiety disorder (GAD). GAD is a long-term condition that causes you to feel anxious about a wide range of situations and issues, rather than 1 specific event. People with GAD feel anxious most days and often struggle to remember the last time they felt relaxed. As soon as one anxious thought is resolved, another may appear about a different issue. Symptoms of generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) GAD can cause both psychological (mental) and physical symptoms. These vary from person to person, but can include: feeling restless or worried, having trouble concentrating or sleeping, dizziness or heart palpitations What causes generalised anxiety disorder (GAD)? The exact cause of GAD is not fully understood, although it’s likely that a combination of several factors plays a role. Research has suggested that these may include: overactivity in areas of the brain involved in emotions and behaviour an imbalance of the brain chemicals serotonin and noradrenaline, which are involved in the control and regulation of mood the genes you inherit from your parents – you’re estimated to be 5 times more likely to develop GAD if you have a close relative with the condition having a history of stressful or traumatic experiences, such as domestic violence, child abuse or bullying having a painful long-term health condition, such as arthritis having a history of drug or alcohol misuse But many people develop GAD for no apparent reason. Who’s affected Slightly more women are affected than men, and the condition is more common in people from the ages of 35 to 59.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line45
__label__wiki	0.830566	0.830566	Moderates and extremists of indian national congress. The Ideologies and Programmes of the Indian National Congress during 1885 2019-02-27 Moderates and extremists of indian national congress Rating: 5,1/10 1690 reviews The Ideologies and Programmes of the Indian National Congress during 1885 Some of them professed that the British rule has done much good in India by cleansing the Indian society of its ills like the customs of sati, untouchability, child marriage, etc. . The Indians were determined to get the partition cancelled by peaceful methods, if possible, and by violent and direct methods, if necessary. But it also strengthened the nationalism in India. He was an important figure in the Swadeshi movement — advocating goods manufactured in India against foreign products. Moderates and Extremists in Indian Independence Struggle His regime was full of missions, omissions and commissions. In the beginning of the present century the South African enacted a number of discriminatory Laws which imposed restrictions on travel, trade act. The Prince of Wales was to visit India in 1906. Article shared by The period from 1885 to 1905 is called moderate Phase of Indian Nationalism. That is why despite their high idealism, they failed to create a solid mass base for their movement. They favored gradual reforms and their demands also remained moderate. Explain the difference between moderates and extremists in Indian national congress. The aim of the Movement was to get self-government for India within the British Empire. The constitution lay down that in future only those who submit to the constitution in writing would be admitted as delegates. Finally, certain events in foreign lands during the closing years of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth century also provided inspiration to the Indian, and imparted great vigour to the national movement. Upon the death of his first wife, his reform-minded friends expected him to marry and thereby rescue a widow. Gokhale used his now considerable influence to undermine his longtime rival, Tilak, refusing to support Tilak as candidate for president of the Congress in 1906. Surendra Nath Banerjee, Dadabhai Naoroji, Feroze Shah Mehta. The Rise of the Extremist Movement in India This was in direct contract to the lifelong policy of Mahatma Gandhi, who believed not only in the purity of end, but also in the purity of means. It was both a political and economic movement. While the Moderates regarded the British rule as a beneficial necessity, the Extremists believed that any foreign rule, however just and benevolent wasacurse. Simple request and petitions would have taken India nowhere. In the initial phase, the educated middle class dominated the National Congress. Leadership of moderates had failed to deliver any fruit to India and so young nationalist leaders started to acquire dominant position gradually. In 1896 Abyssinia, and Africa Kingdom, succeeded in defeating a powerful country like Italy. Swadeshi Movement: The Swadeshi Movement involved programmes like the boycott of government service, courts, schools and colleges and of foreign goods, promotion of Swadeshi goods, Promotion of National Education through the establishment of national schools and colleges. It popularized concept of home rule. In 1890, it was decided to hold a session of the Indian National Congress in London in 1892, but owing to the British elections of 1891 the proposal was postponed and never revived later. The Bengal school of militant nationalism led by B. The worst and most-hated aspect of Curzon? Anandacharlu, Surendranath Banerjea, Romesh Chandra Dutt, Ananda Mohan Bose and Gopal Krishna Gokhale. The role played by some of the moderate Congress leaders who openly supported the Government also contributed to the decline of the extremist nationalist movement by creating a sense of degeneration among its leaders. In fact, it had been growing slowly since the revolt of 1857, but was invisible. In the absence of active support of the masses the movement was bound to end in failure. The means chosen by them to achieve the ends were very well within the constitutional limits. The Extremists were not able to organise an effective alternative party to sustain the movement. He was known as the Indian Burke. Even Mahatma Gandhi later on adopted these very techniques of the Extremists. The emergency of the extremist greatly alarmed the government and it decided to deal with fireness. NCERT Notes On Indian National Movement Achievements of Extremists The achievements of extremists can be summed up as follows: 1. Because in the Lucknow pact, the right of separate electorate for the Muslim was admitted. The economic miseries of the closing years of the 19th century provided a congenial atmosphere for the growth of extremism in Indian national activity. This led to the establishment of Indian banks, mills, factories, etc. Western thinkers also influenced them. Curzon divided the province of Bengal into two provinces western province dominated by the Hindus, and the Eastern province dominated by the Muslims. They follow the principle of atmashakti or self-reliance as a weapon against domination. So, they actually realised that the main cause of suffering for the Indians was economic exploitation and suppression. There was a need for promoting an education which would strengthen national feelings. They expressed their immense faith in the sincerity of the British government. The Moderates were no less willing to Part Company with the Extremists. The national leaders like Dadabhai Nauroji, P. How do moderates and extremists differ from each other? They understood the economic exploitative pattern of the Britishers since the from to the then period. So, for him, swaraj was complete autonomy, absolutely free from the British control. The Extremists put Poorna Swarajya as their goal. The basic objectives of the early nationalist leaders were to lay the foundations of a secular and democratic national movement, to polticize and politically educate the people, to form the headquarters of the movement that is to form an all-India leadership group, and to develop and propagate an anti- colonial nationalist ideology. Extremist slogan of Swaraj was first introduced by Arya Samaj of dayannada Sarswati. They attempted to regenerate Indian society in all fields of life and enlighten British public opinion and parliament concerning Indian affairs. Pherozeshah Mehta was nominated to the Bombay Legislative Council in 1887 and in 1893 a member of the Imperial Legislative Council. Major Causes of Moderate Das Formation of Swaraj Party 1923 — Kakinada — Maulana Muhammad Ali 1924 — Belgaum — Mahatma Gandhi 1925 — Kanpur — Mrs. The educated class of the 20th Century of India was pretty much aware of the British diplomacy. He formed a close alliance with Muhammad Ali Jinnah, during the Indian Home Rule Movement. This became successful when the Congress and the League both adopted the famous Congress-League pact in Lucknow. But during the Swadeshi Movement, some conflict arose between these two groups. He was imprisoned by the British for writing articles against British rule in India.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line51
__label__cc	0.545254	0.454746	Published On: Mon, Apr 25th, 2016 Main News / Politics \| By Edition Damen and CDM Holding sign letter of intent towards strategic partnership WILLEMSTAD - Recently, Damen Shiprepair & Conversion Holding B.V. and CDM Holding S.A. signed a letter of intent (LOI) in which the parties capture their intention to achieve a strategic partnership. The LOI was signed by the Managing Director of Damen Shiprepair & Conversion Holding B.V. (Damen), Mr. Durk-Jan Nederlof and Managing Director of CDM Holding (CDM), Mr. Getmar Caldera in the presence of the Minister of Economic Development Eugene Rhuggenaath. The LOI is an important step in the negotiations between Damen and CDM to achieve a strategic partnership which ensures a sustainable future for the Dry Dock. A strategic partnership brings a number of advantages. Not only securing employment because it takes over the CDM permanent staff, but it also retains their accumulated labor rights. It also provides flow opportunities for youth through CDM’s training center. A strategic partnership with Damen means that the CDM has the opportunity to attract fresh capital to invest in its infrastructure. The strategic partnership creates a floating dock so the capacity for ship repairs will increase by about 30%. The government also remains the owner of all assets. Already in 2009, DAMEN was chosen in a public tender as an ideal partner for the CDM. A partnership also offers next to above advantages, several DAMEN-specific advantages. DAMEN is respected worldwide and has a good reputation in the field of management of dry docks. DAMEN provides access to specialized knowledge and resources and the ability to improve the operational efficiency of CDM thanks to advanced management instrumentation developed by their experience as a operator of dry docks. The following applies specifically to their experience in taking over dry docks on acquisition in similar condition as the CDM now. Furthermore, the company is known for its human centered corporate culture, which is something that has been validated by a delegation from the CDM Executive Board and union when visiting some of DAMEN shipyards. This manifests itself in additional training possibilities and even international exchanges for existing staff. A partnership with DAMEN also means that new maritime and related industrial activities can be developed in the future. The government has created a multidisciplinary team to conduct negotiations with Damen. This team among others consists of specialists in finance, law, business, and communications area. Negotiations with DAMEN are progressing well, and will now focus on the details of a concession contract. In parallel to the negotiations, actions are taken to ensure that the CDM soon can make a healthy new start towards a sustainable future. This includes dealing with CDM’s debts to government entities (including the tax authorities, as well as the Curaçao Port Authority), banks and other creditors. It remains essential that all stakeholders cooperate to form a strategic partnership with DAMEN and to assure CDM a sustainable future. DamenDry DockEugene RhuggenaathShipyards Still unclear whether health inspector gets opportunity to defend himself verbally Rema Uni: yes, to signatures but no petition recognition Disciplinary measures against Schotte	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line54
__label__cc	0.733236	0.266764	New Filings HealthWarehouse.com, Inc. - FORM 10-Q - May 15, 2014 EXCEL - IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT - HealthWarehouse.com, Inc. Financial_Report.xls EX-4.2 - EXHIBIT42 - HealthWarehouse.com, Inc. exhbit42.htm EX-31.1 - EXHIBIT311 - HealthWarehouse.com, Inc. exhibit311.htm EX-4.1 - EXHIBIT41 - HealthWarehouse.com, Inc. exhibit41.htm QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2014 TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to Commission File Number 0-13117 HealthWarehouse.com, Inc. of Incorporation or Organization) 7107 Industrial Road, Florence, Kentucky Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934 during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No ¨ Large Accelerated Filer o Accelerated Filer o Non-accelerated Filer o Smaller Reporting Company x (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No x There were 26,550,380 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of May 7, 2014 Tale of Contents QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q Item 1. Financial Statements. Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk. Item 4. Controls and Procedures. Item 1. Legal Proceedings. Item 1A. Risk Factors. Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds. Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities. Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures. Item 5. Other Information. Item 6. Exhibits. HEALTHWAREHOUSE.COM, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $59,534 and $250,828 as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2014 Inventories - finished goods, net Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $608,109 and $576,590 as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 Web development costs, net of accumulated amortization of $24,745 and $14,643 as of $ 1,122,990 $ 1,419,812 Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficiency Accounts payable – trade Accounts payable – related parties Accrued expenses and other current liabilities Deferred revenue Current portion of equipment lease payable Notes payable and other advances, net of debt discount of $212,830 as of March 31, 2014 487,170 - Note payable and other advances – related parties Redeemable preferred stock - Series C; par value $0.001 per share; 10,000 designated Series C: 10,000 issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 (aggregate liquidation preference of $1,000,000) Long term liabilities: Notes payable, net of debt discount of $29,133 as of March 31, 2014 and $269,998 as of Long term portion of equipment lease payable Total long term liabilities Stockholders’ deficiency: Preferred stock – par value $0.001 per share; authorized 1,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 as follows: Convertible preferred stock - Series A – 200,000 shares designated Series A; 44,443 shares available to be issued; no shares issued and outstanding Convertible preferred stock - Series B – 625,000 shares designated Series B; 451,879 and 422,315 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively (aggregate liquidation preference of $4,344,987 and $4,270,257 as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively) Common stock – par value $0.001 per share; authorized 50,000,000 shares; 27,729,592 and 27,708,303 shares issued and 26,550,380 and 26,529,091 shares outstanding as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively Employee advances (10,715 ) (9,001 ) Treasury stock, at cost, 1,179,212 shares as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 (3,419,715 ) (3,419,715 ) Accumulated deficit (28,511,039 ) (28,130,668 ) Total stockholders’ deficiency Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficiency The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements. For the Three Months Ended (232,105 ) (1,214,343 ) Other income (expense): Loss on extinguishment of debt - (2,792,900 ) (73,536 ) (71,123 ) Total other expense (73,536 ) (2,864,023 ) Net loss Preferred stock: Series B convertible contractual dividends Series B convertible deemed dividends Loss attributable to common stockholders $ (380,371 ) $ (5,680,928 ) Per share data: Net loss – basic and diluted $ (0.01 ) $ (0.26 ) (0.00 ) (0.00 ) - (0.10 ) Net loss attributable to common stockholders - basic and diluted Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic and diluted Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: Provision for employee advance reserve (1,714 ) - Warrants issued to 2012 private placement investors - 487,200 Loss on extinguishment of notes and accounts payable - 2,792,900 Imputed value of services contributed Amortization of debt discount Changes in operating assets and liabilities: 273,902 (6,238 ) Inventories - finished goods (383,331 ) (91,216 ) (5,445 ) 185,999 25,172 (340,265 ) (17,002 ) 30,441 (59,918 ) (457,373 ) Change in restricted cash Net cash (used in) and provided by investing activities (34,866 ) 699,512 Principal payments on equipment leases payable Proceeds from issuance of notes payable Repayment of notes payable Repayment of convertible notes payable Proceeds from the sale of common stock Proceeds from offering prior to reaching minimum offering amount Net cash provided by financing activities (Net decrease) net increase in cash Cash - beginning of period 67,744 - Cash - end of period $ 59,800 $ 382,353 Cash paid for: (Unaudited - Continued) Non-cash investing and financing activities: Issuance of Series B preferred stock for settlement of accrued dividends $ 279,380 $ 261,084 Cashless exercise of warrants into common stock $ - $ 6,934 Warrants issued as debt discount in connection with notes payable Accrual of contractual dividends on Series B convertible preferred stock Deemed dividends on Series B convertible preferred stock $ - $ 1,532,722 Common stock and warrants issued in exchange of notes and accounts payable Conversion of accounts payable to notes payable $ - $ 40,000 1. Organization and Basis of Presentation HealthWarehouse.com, Inc., a Delaware company incorporated in 1998, (the “Company”) is a U.S. licensed virtual retail pharmacy (“VRP”) and healthcare e-commerce company that sells brand name and generic prescription drugs as well as over-the-counter (“OTC”) medical products. The Company’s objective is to be viewed by individual healthcare product consumers as a low-cost, reliable and hassle-free provider of prescription drugs and OTC medical products. The Company is presently licensed as a mail-order pharmacy in 50 states in the United States and the District of Columbia. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and disclosures required by GAAP for annual financial statements. In the opinion of management, such statements include all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring items) which are considered necessary for a fair presentation of the condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company as of March 31, 2014 and for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2014 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full year ending December 31, 2014 or any other period. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related disclosures of the Company as of December 31, 2013 and for the year then ended, which were filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 10-K on April 15, 2014. 2. Going Concern and Management’s Liquidity Plans Since inception, the Company has financed its operations primarily through debt and equity financings and advances from related parties. As of March 31, 2014, the Company had a working capital deficiency of $4,727,480 and an accumulated deficit of $28,511,039. During the quarter ended March 31, 2014 and the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company incurred net losses of $305,641 and $5,489,892, respectively and used cash in operating activities of $59,918 and $1,024,781, respectively. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Subsequent to March 31, 2014, the Company (a) raised an additional $50,000 in debt financing and (b) continues to incur net losses, use cash in operating activities and experience cash and working capital constraints. See Note 10. On February 13, 2013, the Company received a Notice of Redemption related to its Series C Redeemable Preferred Stock aggregating $1,000,000 (see Note 6). As a result of receiving the Notice of Redemption, the Company must now apply all of its assets to redemption of the Series C Preferred Stock and to no other corporate purpose, except to the extent prohibited by Delaware law governing distributions to stockholders (the Company is not permitted to utilize toward the redemption those assets required to pay its debts as they come due and those assets required to continue as a going concern). The Company recognizes it will need to raise additional capital in order to fund operations, meet its payment obligations and execute its business plan. There is no assurance that additional financing will be available when needed or that management will be able to obtain financing on terms acceptable to the Company and whether the Company will become profitable and generate positive operating cash flow. If the Company is unable to raise sufficient additional funds, it will have to develop and implement a plan to further extend payables, attempt to extend note repayments, attempt to negotiate the preferred stock redemption and reduce overhead until sufficient additional capital is raised to support further operations. There can be no assurance that such a plan will be successful. If the Company is unable to obtain financing on a timely basis, the Company could be forced to sell its assets, discontinue its operation and /or seek reorganization under the U.S. bankruptcy code. Accordingly, the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with GAAP, which contemplates continuation of the Company as a going concern and the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The carrying amounts of assets and liabilities presented in the condensed consolidated financial statements do not necessarily represent realizable or settlement values. The condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. 3. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Principles of Consolidation The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of HealthWarehouse.com, Inc., Hwareh.com, Inc., Hocks.com, Inc., ION Holding NV, ION Belgium NV and Pagosa, its wholly-owned subsidiaries. ION Holding NV and ION Belgium NV are inactive subsidiaries. All material inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. On June 4, 2013, the Company formed a wholly-owned subsidiary called Pagosa Health LLC (“Pagosa”). On January 14, 2014, the Company closed Pagosa and decided to focus on its core consumer prescription business. Pagosa had a de minimis impact on the Company’s operations or the results for the three months ended March 31, 2014. The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Company’s significant estimates include reserves related to accounts receivable and inventory, the recoverability and useful lives of long-lived assets, the valuation allowance related to deferred tax assets, the valuation of equity instruments and debt discounts. Net Loss Per Share of Common Stock Basic net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss attributable to Common Stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other instruments to issue Common Stock were exercised or converted into Common Stock. Potentially dilutive securities are excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share if their inclusion would be anti-dilutive and consist of the following: Series B Convertible Preferred Stock Total potentially dilutive shares Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements The Company has determined there are no new accounting standards that are expected to have a material impact on the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements. 4. Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consisted of the following: Deferred Rent Customer Payables Dividend Payable Total $ 441,574 $ 621,052 The Company is a party to a Loan and Security Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with a lender (the "Lender"). Under the terms of the Loan Agreement, the Company borrowed an aggregate of $700,000 from the Lender (the “Loan”), including $100,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2014. The Loan is evidenced by a promissory note (the “Note”) in the face amount of $700,000 (as amended). The Note bears interest on the unpaid principal balance of the Note until the full amount of principal has been paid at a floating rate equal to the Prime Rate plus four and one-quarter percent (4.25%) per annum (7.50% as of March 31, 2014). Under the terms of the Loan Agreement, the Company has agreed to make monthly payments of accrued interest on the first day of every month. The principal amount and all unpaid accrued interest on the Note is payable on March 1, 2015, or earlier in the event of default or a sale or liquidation of the Company. The Loan may be prepaid in whole or in part at any time by the Company without penalty. The Note contains financial covenants which require the Company to meet certain minimum targets for earnings before interest, taxes and non-cash expenses, including depreciation, amortization and stock-based compensation (“EBITDAS”). In connection with the Loan Agreement, the Company granted the Lender five-year warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1,050,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.35 per share, of which 150,000 warrants were issued during the three months ended March 31, 2014. The warrants contain customary anti-dilution provisions. The warrants had a relative fair value of $392,500, of which $26,000 was established as debt discount during the three months ended March 31, 2014 and will be amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the Note. The Company amortized $49,435 of the debt discount as interest expense during the three months ended March 31, 2014 and $212,830 remained unamortized as of March 31, 2014. Including the value of warrants issued in connection with Note and subsequent amendments, the Note had an effective interest rate of 40% per annum. See Note 10 for subsequent events. The Company granted the Lender a first, priority security interest in all of the Company’s assets, in order to secure the Company’s obligation to repay the Loan. The Loan Agreement contains customary negative covenants restricting the Company’s ability to take certain actions without the Lender’s consent, including incurring additional indebtedness, transferring or encumbering assets, paying dividends or making certain other payments, and acquiring other businesses. Upon the occurrence of an event of default, the Lender has the right to impose interest at a rate equal to five percent (5.0%) per annum above the otherwise applicable interest rate (the “Default Rate”). The repayment of the Loan may be accelerated prior to the maturity date upon certain specified events of default, including failure to pay, bankruptcy, breach of covenant, and breach of representations and warranties. The Company recorded amortization of debt discount associated with notes payable of $54,035 and $44,363 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. 6. Stockholders’ Deficiency On January 15, 2014, the Company issued 21,289 shares of Common Stock to an employee in accordance with an employment agreement. The fair value of the shares was $10,646 based on the closing price on the date of issuance. As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company had accrued contractual dividends of $74,730 and $279,380, respectively, related to the Series B Preferred Stock. On January 1, 2014 and 2013, the Company issued 29,564 and 27,630 shares of Series B convertible preferred stock valued at $279,380 and $261,084, respectively, representing approximately $0.66 in value per share of Series B Preferred Stock outstanding on each date, to the Series B convertible preferred stock owners as payment in kind for dividends. Stock-based compensation expense related to stock options was recorded in the condensed consolidated statements of operations as a component of selling, general and administrative expenses and totaled $151,853 and $312,444 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. As of March 31, 2014, stock-based compensation expense related to stock options of $1,476,372 remains unamortized, including $584,803 which is being amortized over the weighted average remaining period of 1.5 years. The remaining $891,569 is related to a performance based option where vesting is currently deemed to be improbable and no amount is being amortized. A summary of the stock option activity during the three months ended March 31, 2014 is presented below: Outstanding, January 1, 2014 (29,000 ) 3.22 Outstanding, March 31, 2014 2,514,150 $ 2.36 5.7 $ - Exercisable, March 31, 2014 The following table presents information related to stock options at March 31, 2014: Options Outstanding Options Exercisable Range of Exercisable Remaining Life $ 0.30 - $2.20 $ 1.11 1,339,400 $ 1.58 2.6 573,725 $ 2.21 - $3.80 3.23 757,750 2.95 3.8 507,750 $ 2.36 2,514,150 $ 2.78 4.1 1,398,475 In applying the Black-Scholes option pricing model to stock warrants, the Company used the following weighted average assumptions: Risk free interest rate Expected life in years See Note 5 – Notes Payable for details regarding warrants granted in connection with the issuances of notes payable. The weighted average fair value of the stock warrants granted during the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, was $0.23 and $1.38 per share, respectively. Stock-based compensation expense related to warrants for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 was recorded in the condensed consolidated statements of operations as a component of selling, general and administrative expenses and totaled $264 and $504,777, respectively. As of March 31, 2014, stock-based compensation expense related to warrants of $580,525 remains unamortized, including $3,685 which is being amortized over the weighted average remaining period of 1.5 years. The remaining $576,840 is related to a performance based warrant where vesting is currently deemed to be improbable and no amount is being amortized. A summary of the stock warrant activity during the three months ended March 31, 2014 is presented below: 150,000 $ 0.35 - $ - The following table presents information related to stock warrants at March 31, 2014: Warrants Outstanding Warrants Exercisable $ 0.25 - $0.35 $ 0.27 1,900,000 $ 0.27 4.1 1,900,000 $ 3.01 - $4.95 4.95 30,000 4.95 3.5 30,000 Services Contributed Effective January 1, 2013, an executive officer of the Company waived payment for services contributed. As a result, the Company imputed the value of the services contributed based on a compensation rate previously approved by the Compensation Committee and recorded salary expense of $87,500 for each of the three month periods ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, with a corresponding credit to stockholders’ deficiency. 7. Commitments and Contingent Liabilities Operating Leases The Company is a party to a lease agreement for approximately 62,000 square feet of office and storage space with an entity. The monthly lease rate is $10,671 for years 2014 and 2015 and $11,975 in year 2016. The Company accounts for rent expense using the straight line method of accounting, deferring the difference between actual rent due and the straight line amount. The lease expires on January 1, 2017. Deferred rent payable of $43,704 and $46,254 as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, has been included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. On June 7, 2013, Pagosa signed a three year lease for $1,000 per month to house an office, pharmacy as well as inventory and is located in Lawrenceburg, IN. On July 8, 2013, the parties agreed to extend the lease for two additional years, such that the new termination date is now June 7, 2018. On January 14, 2014, the Company closed Pagosa Health and vacated the Lawrenceburg facility. The Company is currently in discussions with the Landlord regarding termination of the lease related to the building. The impact of the lease termination was de minimus to the condensed consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2014. Future minimum payments, by year and in the aggregate, under operating leases as of March 31, 2014 are as follows: For years ending December 31, Total future minimum lease payments During the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company recorded aggregate rent expense of $49,229 and $45,719, respectively. In the ordinary course of business, we may become subject to lawsuits and other claims and proceedings that might arise from litigation matters or regulatory audits. Such matters are subject to uncertainty and outcomes are often not predictable with assurance. Our management does not presently expect that any such matters will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial condition or condensed consolidated results of operations. We are not currently involved in any pending or threatened material litigation or other material legal proceedings nor have we been made aware of any penalties from regulatory audits, except as described below. On February 9, 2012, two of our former stockholders, Rock Castle Holdings, LLC and Jason Smith (collectively “Plaintiffs”), filed suit against us in the Hamilton County, Ohio Court of Common Pleas, alleging that we had breached the terms of certain incentive options we granted to the Plaintiffs in connection with our now-terminated oral consulting arrangements with the Plaintiffs, by among other things, refusing Plaintiffs’ purported exercise of options to purchase 233,332 shares of our Common Stock at an exercise price of $2.00 per share in December 2011. Plaintiffs have requested that, among other things, the court require us to permit the exercise of the 233,332 options. Plaintiffs have also provided an expert report indicating damages of $2.086 million. Also named as defendants were two individuals, Michael Peppel and Gary Singer, whom Plaintiffs claim acted as agents for us in connection with our purchase of shares of our Common Stock from Plaintiffs in September 2011. On July 19, 2012, the Company and Mr. Peppel filed an answer and counterclaim for breach of contract, alleging that Plaintiffs breached consulting agreements with the Company and undertook a series of actions that damaged and hurt the Company. On July 24, 2012, the Company filed a complaint against Dennis Smith for breach of contract in the Hamilton County, Ohio Court of Common Pleas, which action was consolidated with the earlier case. Plaintiffs filed an answer in response to the counterclaim, and Dennis Smith filed an answer in response to the Company’s complaint. On April 26, 2013, Plaintiffs dismissed Mr. Singer from the lawsuit. On March 24, 2014, all parties filed motions for summary judgment: (i) the Company and Mr. Peppel moved for summary judgment on all claims asserted by Plaintiffs, (ii) Dennis B. Smith and Counterclaim Defendants and Plaintiffs moved for summary judgment on the Company’s claims for breach of contract, and (iii) Plaintiffs moved for partial summary judgment on their claim for declaratory relief that the Company breached the terms of a stock option agreement. Trial of the case is currently scheduled for November 2014. We deny all of the Plaintiffs’ claims and intend to contest this matter vigorously. The Company was a party to a putative stockholder derivative action was filed in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware on May 7, 2013 against certain directors and our chief executive officer and against us, as a nominal defendant. On January 8, 2014, in a stipulation and order of dismissal, the action was dismissed with prejudice to plaintiff, with each party bearing its own attorneys' fees and costs. On May 15, 2013, a former consultant filed suit in Boone County, Kentucky Circuit Court alleging breach of contract and unjust enrichment for unpaid consulting fees and expenses of approximately $55,000. We filed an answer to the complaint on July 22, 2013 and intend to vigorously defend ourselves against the allegations. The trial of the case has been set for September 2014. 8. Concentrations During the three months ended March 31, 2014, two vendors represented 57% and 16% of total inventory purchases. During the three months ended March 31, 2013, two vendors represented 30% and 11% of total inventory purchases, respectively. Between June 2009 and April 2012, an employee who is the son of the managing member of a limited liability company that beneficially owns over 5% of the Company’s Common Stock received advances from the Company in various forms which totaled $391,469 including interest. Principal repayments towards the outstanding advances aggregating $235,000 have been made through March 31, 2014. In April 2012, this employee voluntarily resigned from the Company. The individual agreed to repay the remaining balance with interest based on prime rate on the first business day of the calendar quarter. The amount has been included in Stockholders’ Deficiency as the Company has determined to exercise its rights through a pledge agreement for 42,860 shares as collateral. At March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company estimated the value of the collateral at $10,715 and $9,001, respectively. 10. Subsequent Events The Company evaluates events that have occurred after the balance sheet date but before the financial statements are issued. Based upon the evaluation, the Company did not identify any recognized or non-recognized subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the condensed consolidated financial statements, except as disclosed. Notes Payable On April 30, 2014, the Company received an additional $50,000 from a lender, which brought the face value of the Note to $750,000 pursuant to an Amended and Restated Promissory Note (the “April 2014 Note”), effective April 29, 2014, which supersedes the Note with the same Lender. The April 2014 Note contains financial covenants which require the Company to meet certain minimum targets for earnings before interest, taxes and non-cash expenses, including depreciation, amortization and stock-based compensation (“EBITDAS”) for the calendar quarters and years ended between June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2014. The remainder of the material April 2014 Note terms are unchanged from the Note, including the March 1, 2015 maturity date. In consideration of the Lender providing additional funds and entering into the April 2014 Note, the Company granted the Lender a five-year warrant to purchase 75,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.35 per share. The warrant contains customary anti-dilution provisions. The warrant had a relative fair value of $14,900 which was set up as debt discount and will be amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the April 2014 Note. Including the value of warrants issued in connection with the April Note, the Note had an effective interest rate of 40% per annum. On April 28, 2014, the Compensation Committee approved the payment of an annual salary of $150,000 to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, effective May 1, 2014. Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation. The following discussion and analysis of the results of operations and financial condition of HealthWarehouse.com, Inc. (and including its subsidiaries, the “Company”) as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 and for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the notes to those financial statements that are included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. References in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations to “us,” “we,” “our,” and similar terms refer to the Company. This Quarterly Report contains forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the federal securities laws. The events described in forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report may not occur. Generally these statements relate to business plans or strategies, projected or anticipated benefits or other consequences of our plans or strategies, projected or anticipated benefits from acquisitions to be made by us, or projections involving anticipated revenues, earnings or other aspects of our operating results. The words “may,” “will,” “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “project,” “plan,” “intend,” “estimate,” and “continue,” and their opposites and similar expressions, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. We caution you that these statements are not guarantees of future performance or events and are subject to a number of uncertainties, risks and other influences, many of which are beyond our control, which may influence the accuracy of the statements and the projections upon which the statements are based. Factors that may affect our results include, but are not limited to, the risks and uncertainties discussed in Item 7 (“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Factors That May Affect Results and Financial Condition”) of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 15, 2014. Any one or more of these uncertainties, risks and other influences could materially affect our results of operations and whether forward-looking statements made by us ultimately prove to be accurate. Our actual results, performance and achievements could differ materially from those expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether from new information, future events or otherwise. We are a Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Sites (“VIPPS”) accredited retail mail-order pharmacy and healthcare e-commerce company that sells discounted generic and brand name prescription drugs, as well as, over-the-counter (OTC) medical products and surgical supplies. Our web addresses are http://www.healthwarehouse.com and http://www.hocks.com. At present, we sell: a range of prescription drugs (we are licensed as a mail-order pharmacy for sales to all 50 states and the District of Columbia); diabetic supplies including glucometers, lancets, syringes and test strips; OTC medications covering a range of conditions from allergy and sinus to pain and fever to smoking cessation aids; home medical supplies including incontinence supplies, first aid kits and mobility aids; and diet and nutritional products including supplements, weight loss aids, and vitamins and minerals. Our objectives are to make the pharmaceutical supply chain more efficient and to pass the savings on to the consumer. We are becoming known by consumers as a convenient, reliable, discount provider of over-the-counter and prescription medications and products. We intend to continue to expand our product line as our business grows. For The Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 For three months ended Ended March 31, 2014 $ 1,716,964 100.0 % $ 2,409,916 100.0 % 731,408 42.6 % 1,235,156 51.3 % Selling, general & administrative 1,217,661 70.9 % 2,389,103 99.0 % (232,105 ) (13.5 %) (1,214,343 ) (50.4 %) - 0.0 % (2,792,900 ) (115.9 %) (73,536 ) (4.3 %) (71,123 ) (3.0 %) $ (305,641 ) (17.8 %) $ (4,078,366 ) (169.2 %) $ 1,716,964 -28.8 % $ (692,952 ) $ 2,409,916 Net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2014 declined to $1,716,964 from $2,409,916, a decrease of $692,952, or 28.8% due to the reduction in business to business sales and cash flow constraints. Due to cash flow constraints, we were unable expand our advertising efforts to grow our core online prescription business and we were not able to maintain over-the-counter inventories to satisfy incoming orders. This prompted negative customer reviews that contributed to the decline in sales. Management has taken steps to narrow its product line, particularly on over-the-counter products, and set new stocking levels for these items to improve order fill rates. In addition, customer support personnel are responsible for proactively calling customers after prescription orders are received to obtain the required copies of the prescriptions, in order to process the order and improve the Company’s order conversion rate. Since the implementation of these efforts, customer reviews as surveyed by an independent third party service have been positive relative to the ease of doing business, competitive pricing and responsive customer service. Cost of Sales and Gross Margin $ 731,408 (40.8 %) (503,747 ) $ 1,235,155 Gross margin $ 57.4 % 17.9 % 8.7 % 48.7 % Cost of sales were $731,408 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 as compared to $1,235,155 for the three months ended March 31, 2013, a decrease of $503,747, or 40.8%, primarily as a result of a reduction in order volume and improvement in our costs associated with improved vendor purchasing agreements. Gross margin percentage increased from 48.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2013 to 57.4% for the three months ended March 31, 2014, primarily due to the improved cost discussed above, the elimination of unprofitable business relations and the reduction of lower-margin business to business sales relative to total sales. Management will continue to focus efforts on promoting and offering its higher margin product lines as part of the narrowing of its product offering. S,G&A $ 1,217,661 -49.0 % $ (1,171,442 ) $ 2,389,103 % of sales Selling, general and administrative expenses totaled $1,217,661 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 compared to $2,389,103 for the three months ended March 31, 2013, a decrease of $1,171,442, or 49.0%. The three months ended March 31, 2014 expense decreases included (a) a decrease in legal expense of $143,083 (primarily due to litigation and the capital raise in 2013); (b) a decrease in warrants expense of $487,200 related to capital raise of 2013; (c) a decrease in stock based compensation of $149,947 (primarily due to employee incentives issued in 2013 and significant forfeitures after the first quarter of 2013); (c) a reduction in salary and contract labor expense of $183,762 (primarily due to a reduction in headcount); (d) a decrease in freight expense of $68,731 (primarily due to the reduction in the order volume); and (e) a decrease in health benefit expense of $41,278 (due to higher employee contributions). We expect that our selling, general and administrative expenses, specifically legal and professional fees, will continue to decrease over time as our outstanding litigation is resolved and our internal controls over financial reporting will reduce our reliance on outside consulting and accounting professionals. We also expect to continue to benefit from the significant reduction in salary and related expense in 2014. Loss on Extinguishment During the three months ended March 31, 2013, we recorded a $2,792,900 extinguishment loss which represents the incremental fair value of the equity securities issued as compared to the carrying value of the liabilities that were exchanged. Other Income and Expense Interest expense increased from $71,123 in the three months ended March 31, 2013 to $73,536 in the three months ended March 31, 2014, an increase of $2,413, or 3%, primarily due to higher notes payable balances. Adjusted EBITDAS We believe Adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, Amortization and Stock-Based Compensation (“Adjusted EBITDAS”), a non-GAAP financial measure, is useful in evaluating our operating performance compared to that of other companies in our industry, as this metric generally eliminates the effects of certain items that may vary for different companies for reasons unrelated to overall operating performance. We believe that: Adjusted EBITDAS provides investors and other users of our financial information consistency and comparability with our past financial performance, facilitates period-to-period comparisons of operations and facilitates comparisons with other companies, many of which use similar non-GAAP financial measures to supplement their GAAP results; and Adjusted EBITDAS is useful because it excludes non-cash charges, such as depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation and one-time charges, which the amount of such expense in any specific period may not directly correlate to the underlying performance of our business operations and these expenses can vary significantly between periods. We use Adjusted EBITDAS in conjunction with traditional GAAP measures as part of our overall assessment of our performance, to evaluate the effectiveness of our business strategies and to communicate with our lenders, stockholders and board of directors concerning our financial performance. Adjusted EBITDAS should not be considered as a substitute for other measures of financial performance reported in accordance with GAAP. There are limitations to using non-GAAP financial measures, including that other companies may calculate these measures differently than we do. We compensate for the inherent limitations associated with using Adjusted EBITDAS through disclosure of these limitations, presentation of our financial statements in accordance with GAAP and reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDAS to the most directly comparable GAAP measure, specifically net loss. The following provides a reconciliation of net loss to Adjusted EBITDAS: Non-GAAP adjustments: Warrants issued to 2012 investors Imputed value of contributed services Change in fair value of collateral securing $ 57,801 $ (273,776 ) We have not entered into any transactions with unconsolidated entities in which we have financial guarantees, subordinated retained interests, derivative instruments or other contingent arrangements that expose us to material continuing risks, contingent liabilities or any other obligations under a variable interest in an unconsolidated entity that provides us with financing, liquidity, market risk or credit risk support. We believe that inflation has not had a material impact on our results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013. We cannot assure you that future inflation will not have an adverse impact on our operating results and financial condition. Since inception, we have financed operations primarily through debt and equity financings and advances from stockholders. As of March 31, 2014 we had a working capital deficiency of $4,727,480 and an accumulated deficit of $28,511,039. During the three months ended March 31, 2014 and the year ended December 31, 2013, we incurred net losses of $305,641 and $5,489,892 and used cash in operating activities of $59,918 and $1,024,781, respectively. These conditions raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Subsequent to March 31, 2014, we raised an aggregate of $50,000 in debt financing and continue to incur net losses, use cash in operating activities and experience cash and working capital constraints. On February 13, 2013, we received a Notice of Redemption related to our Series C Redeemable Preferred Stock aggregating $1,000,000. As a result of receiving the Notice of Redemption, we must now apply all of our assets to redemption of the Series C Preferred Stock and to no other corporate purpose, except to the extent prohibited by Delaware law governing distributions to stockholders (we are not permitted to utilize toward the redemption those assets required to pay our debts as they come due and those assets required to continue as a going concern). We recognize that we will need to raise additional capital in order to fund operations, meet our payment obligations, including the redemption of the Series C Redeemable Preferred Stock, and execute our business plan. There is no assurance that additional financing will be available when needed or that management will be able to obtain financing on terms acceptable to us and whether we will become profitable and generate positive operating cash flow. If we are unable to raise sufficient additional funds, we will have to develop and implement a plan to further extend payables, extend note repayments, extend the preferred stock redemption and reduce overhead until sufficient additional capital is raised to support further operations. There can be no assurance that such a plan will be successful. If we are unable to obtain financing on a timely basis, we could be forced to sell our assets, discontinue our operations and/or seek reorganization under the U.S. bankruptcy code. Accordingly, the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which contemplate our continuation as a going concern and the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The carrying amounts of assets and liabilities presented in the condensed consolidated financial statements do not necessarily represent realizable or settlement values. The condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company had cash on hand of $59,800 and $67,744, respectively. Our cash flow from operating, investing and financing activities during these periods were as follows: For the three months ended March 31, 2014, cash flows included net cash used in operating activities of $59,918. This amount included a decrease in operating cash related to a net loss of $305,641, partially offset by aggregate non-cash adjustments of $302,746, plus aggregate cash used by changes in operating assets and liabilities of $57,024 (primarily a result of a reduction of accounts payable). For the three months ended March 31, 2013, cash flows included net cash used in operating activities of $457,373. This amount included a decrease in operating cash related to a net loss of $4,078,366 partially offset by aggregate non-cash adjustments of $3,746,302 and aggregate cash used by changes in operating assets and liabilities of $125,309 (primarily accrued expenses). For the three months ended March 31, 2014, net cash utilized by investing activities was $34,866 related to capitalized web development costs. For the three months ended March 31, 2013, net cash provided by investing activities was $699,512 due to due to releasing $725,002 of cash provided by investors from escrow (restricted cash) partially offset by capitalized web development costs of $25,490. For the three months ended March 31, 2014, net cash provided by financing activities was $86,841 related to the issuance of a notes payable offset by principal payment on equipment leases of $13,159. For the three months ended March 31, 2013, net cash provided by financing activities was $140,214. Cash was provided by $2,526,973 of proceeds from a private placement offering (which excludes $850,002 of cash received during 2012 but closed on during the three months ended March 31, 2013) and $500,000 of proceeds from the issuance of notes payable and $125,000 of private placement deposits, partially offset by repayments of notes payable, convertible notes payable and equipment lease payments of $2,000,000, $1,000,000 and $11,759, respectively. There are no material changes from the critical accounting policies set forth in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of our Form 10-K filed on April 15, 2014. Please refer to that document for disclosures regarding the critical accounting policies related to our business. Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures Disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d–15(e) under the Exchange Act) are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the forms and rules of the SEC and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the CEO, in a manner to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. In connection with the preparation of this Form 10–Q, our management, including the CEO, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2014. Management had previously identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013 (see Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 15, 2014), which is an integral component of our disclosure controls and procedures. We are working with the third-party financial and operational consultants to continue to develop and implement the appropriate operating procedures to mitigate the weaknesses related to the separation of duties, proper approvals and timely and accurate financial information. The Company is currently evaluating what additional policies and procedures may be necessary, how to most effectively communicate the policies and procedures to its personnel and how to improve the integration of its financial consolidation and reporting system. The directors also plan to pursue the employment of a permanent Chief Financial Officer as the Company’s operations and liquidity position improve. However, certain material weaknesses were not remediated during the three months ended March 31, 2014. As a result, our management has concluded that, as of March 31, 2014, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective. There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting or in other factors during the quarter ended March 31, 2014, that have materially affected, or were reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. Limitations of the Effectiveness of Control A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Because of the inherent limitations of any control system, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues, if any, within a company have been detected. In the ordinary course of business, we may become subject to lawsuits and other claims and proceedings that might arise from litigation matters or regulatory audits. Such matters are subject to uncertainty and outcomes are often not predictable with assurance. Our management does not presently expect that any such matters will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial condition or consolidated results of operations. We are not currently involved in any pending or threatened material litigation or other material legal proceedings nor have we been made aware of any penalties from regulatory audits, except as described below. On January 15, 2014, the Company issued 21,289 shares of shares of Common Stock to an employee as part of his compensation related to his service to the Company during 2013. The fair value of the shares was $10,646 based on the closing price on the date of issuance. The issuance of these securities is exempt under Section 4(2) of Securities Act for non-public offering. Recent Repurchases of Common Stock There were no repurchases of our Common Stock during the quarter ended March 31, 2014. The Company does not currently have an announced repurchase program. The following exhibits are provided: Amended and Restated Promissory Note dated April 29, 2014 in the amount of $750,000 payable by the Company to the order of Melrose Capital Advisors, LLC * Common Stock Purchase Warrant dated April 29, 2014 for 75,000 common shares * Certification of CEO Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002.* Certification of CFO Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002.* XBRL Instance Document * XBRL Schema Document * XBRL Calculation Linkbase Document * XBRL Definition Linkbase Dcoument * XBRL Label Linkbase Document * XBRL Presentation Linkbase Document * * Filed herewith. Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. Dated: May 15, 2014 By: /s/ Lalit Dhadphale Lalit Dhadphale HealthWarehouse.com, Inc. Page HealthWarehouse.com, Inc. Reports 04/15/2010 - 10-K 11/23/2009 - 10-Q Newest Annual Reports FUELCELL ENERGY INC BASSETT FURNITURE INDUSTRIES INC Arma Services Inc American Oil & Gas Inc. SigmaRenoPro, Inc. BYLOG GROUP CORP. Mission Produce, Inc. LegacyXChange, Inc. Newest 8-K & 10-Q Forms WESTAMERICA BANCORPORATION WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORP Vinco Ventures, Inc. VERINT SYSTEMS INC VBI Vaccines Inc/BC UNION PACIFIC CORP Old data © Copyright 2021 by Advameg. All Rights Reserved. Based on public records. Inadvertent errors are possible. Getfilings.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site. Use at your own risk. 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__label__wiki	0.763966	0.763966	Tag Archives: Gamelan In a World of Mallets – liner notes by Philip Marshall Tradition. But not just tradition. How do you pay serious and reverent homage to what has come before, and yet further all forms of music while teetering atop the shoulders of the giants who came before you? This is the question that Jason Marsalis addresses every waking moment of each day. However, this should not be surprising for one of the junior elder statesmen of jazz. And before you decry such a notion in your mind that anyone at age 35 could be an “elder statesman” as laughable at best, consider some of the more glaring fine points of his career. Jason Marsalis is the youngest member of what is considered to be New Orleans’ “First Family of Jazz”. To that end, he had the benefit of exposure to all forms of music and the wisdom and knowledge that had been distilled through his father, a performer and a university professor, and three musical brothers of the five in his family. Jason Marsalis started taking drum lessons at age six with legendary New Orleans composer and drummer James Black. At age seven, he started playing publicly, sitting in with his father, as well as playing the 1984 World’s Fair with his brother, trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis. By 1986, he was playing Delfeayo’s recital at the Berklee College of Music; around which time he also first appeared on television, as well as taking the first of three lessons with Alan Dawson. By 1990, he was playing full shows, and was on TV again, this time doing a guest spot with Delfeayo, and their brother, saxophonist Branford Marsalis, and their father, pianist Ellis Marsalis, on Mister Rogers Neighborhood. His first recording was in 1991, for Delfeayo’s album Pontius Pilate’s Decision. It was also in 1991, that he covered for drumming force of nature, Jeff “Tain” Watts, on several of Branford’s gigs. This was followed by an appearance with Delfeayo in 1992, on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno; a show on which Branford’s quartet with Robert Hurst on bass, Kenny Kirkland on piano, and Watts on drums, were the “house band.” It wasn’t until 1994, that he played a full gig with his brother, trumpeter Wynton Marsalis’s septet; filling in for another native New Orleanian, the soulful, Herlin Riley. But that was not the highlight of that year, for 1994 was the first year that he joined pianist Marcus Roberts as a full time member of Roberts’ trio; the same trio that would, in 1996, begin working with Maestro Seiji Ozawa, addressing the George Gershwin compositions, Rhapsody in Blue, and Concerto in F. – A performance major at Loyola University in New Orleans, he dropped out of college in 1998 because he was too busy performing! It was also that same year he released his first album, Year of the Drummer, and co-formed the group Los Hombres Calientes, with trumpeter Irvin Mayfield and percussionist Bill Summers. As well that year, he produced his father’s Columbia Records release, Twelve’s It. In addition, he started playing traditional styles of jazz that year with clarinetist, Dr. Michael White. In 2000 he took to seriously studying vibraphone; an instrument he first obtained in 1993. Around the same time, he released his second album, Music in Motion. A last minute call from Wynton in 2001 to cover for Herlin Riley, resulted in the album with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, All Rise. A televised 2003 concert in Berlin w/Seiji Ozawa and the Berliner Philharmoniker of Concerto in F, was turned into a DVD; then followed by a recording of the same piece with Ozawa and the Saito Kinen Orchestra, that was released only in Japan. In 2008, less than ten years after he started taking vibraphone seriously, and just over fifteen years after meeting and playing with Lionel Hampton for the first time, he was asked to fill Hamp’s roll on vibes, in A Celebration of Lionel Hampton, which has included such luminaries as, Dianne Schuur, Candido, Red Holloway, and Curtis Fuller. He recorded Duke Ellington’s Such Sweet Thunder, in 2009 with Delfeayo’s big band, following that with his first release as a leader on vibraphone, Music Update. In 2011, Ellis, Branford, Wynton, Delfeayo, and Jason, were collectively presented the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Jazz Masters award; the first and so far only family of musicians to be presented with such an honor. By the close of 2012, he had recorded yet again with the Marcus Roberts trio, on collaboration with banjoist extraordinaire Béla Fleck, entitled, “Across the Imaginary Divide.” It has been said, that, “birds of a feather flock together.” It has also been said, that “people judge you by the company you keep.” Judging from the company Jason Marsalis has been keeping, and adding up just these select few highlights of a career that is just shy of thirty years, the sum total shows that he is, without a doubt, a “junior elder statesmen of jazz.” – If you should disagree, then just go back and do the math again; it will come to you. So back to the question: How does one “pay serious and reverent homage to what has come before, and yet further all forms of music, while teetering atop the shoulders of the giants who came before you?” – For Jason Marsalis to even begin to answer such a difficult and loaded question, all begins with one word: discipline. Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary, (in part), defines discipline as, “a field of study; training that corrects, molds and perfects mental faculties or moral character; self-control.” Jason Marsalis defines it as, “The ability to focus on one element that holds everything together.” Laying the foundational elements at each end of the recording, is the character of “Discipline,” who was introduced to us on Mr. Marsalis’s first recording and has appeared several times on each recording thereafter. Until now, the “Discipline” tracks have been a series of drum and percussion pieces, comprised of singular drum parts, recorded one on top of the other, (a process known as “over dubbing”), to form a one manned percussion ensemble. Each piece of music in the series, explores a different theme within the rich and varied world of rhythm and percussion. In the first track, a “through composed” piece entitled Discipline Discovers a World of Mallets, Mr. Marsalis takes the character into territory, personally uncharted heretofore, and is a very adept story teller. While the opening strains sound like the cacophony heard in a music room filled with first year percussion majors, this is actually the calculated intent. While the students practice, each lost in his own “world of mallets”, the tubular bells twice sound the notes of a clock’s chimes that signal the top of the hour, and therefore, the start of class. The students continue to play, until the bells sound the notes of a traditional New Orleans trumpet call; a signal to all musicians in the first line to pay attention to the leader, as the song is about to begin. – As the actual melody begins, we begin to get a glimpse of the wit, humor and irony that continually peppers Mr. Marsalis’s writing. Ever the merry prankster, both in his compositions as well as his soloing, this piece blends various musical ideas and sources that might not normally co-exist. Yet in the mind and hands of Mr. Marsalis, they tend to do so in a most harmonious fashion; both literally and figuratively. A non-traditional take on a traditional I – IV – V progression blues in the key of C, some of the more interesting interwoven elements happen within the second statement of the melody. The xylophone playing a key part of the overture from George Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess” (a ubiquitous percussion audition piece), the vibraphone playing a Lionel Hampton-esque boogie woogie, and hidden in plain sight, the glockenspiel playing the chorus of Enya’s “Orinoco Flow.” In January 2010, a video was uploaded to YouTube, in which Mr. Marsalis discusses what he terms the Jazz Nerds International, otherwise referred to as the “JNI.” As you might imagine would happen just by the mere virtue of having the last name “Marsalis”, the video caused a bit of a stir. In a post on Facebook, Mr. Marsalis defended his position and sought to further explain his terms. Blues Can Be Abstract Too, is nothing short of a repudiation of the idea that such things as blues, and swing are passé, and cannot be relevant within the current trends of jazz. Mr. Marsalis considers this to be nothing short of what he commonly refers to as “innovation propaganda.” – The tune, written in 4/4, explores abstraction in part, through tempo changes. Mr. Marsalis achieves this by alternating sections and phrases that are not “in time,” thereby capitalizing on the freedom from time just long enough to reset the tempo to something that is faster or slower. The first solo has Mr. Marsalis playing with a wild, yet calculated abandon, at a tempo that is around 300 beats per minute, or “bpm.” As the tempo changes to a medium swing feel for the second solo, pianist Austin Johnson, comes out of the gate sounding as if Thelonious Monk had been hired for the session. As the piano solo ends, at 3:30 Mr. Marsalis, (in what would be a seeming musical incursion to most), quotes the melody from the chorus of New Orleans’ rapper Mystikal’s Shake Ya Ass. Blues Can Be Abstract Too, is however, not the whole of the statement to the JNI, but merely a calling card; and one of many musical points to be made within this recording. Ballet Class is the first of three compositions that have been re-recorded. The song’s classical influence is unmistakable, and is based upon the C-Major scale. While having a “classical” perspective, the tune is also improvised within a jazz context. Mr. Marsalis wanted to emphasize that, “classical music is rhythmic music.” (In point of fact, the song is loosely based on the feel of a “bolero”.) As well he wanted to note that classical music, as such, was not only a rhythmic music, but as well and at one point in time, “dance” music. In speaking with Mr. Marsalis, he told me that he felt the rhythmic aspects and complexities within classical music to be vastly misunderstood, under emphasized and undervalued; especially within educational circles, as it relates to the teaching of rhythm with regard to various “classical” styles. Mr. Marsalis wanted to take the classical elements of harmony, melody, and (in particular) rhythm, and approach them from a jazz perspective, thereby allowing the ensemble to move the music in various directions. Mr. Marsalis has found while performing this particular piece in various situations, and with various musicians, that anyone, of any musical background, can play within the framework of the song. In this particular musical setting, there is an effortless flow between the straight rhythmic feel of classical music, and the swing of jazz. Once again showing his ability to reference other pieces of music, thereby showing musical relation, as well as a wry sense of humor, look for quotations from: Sergei Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf, the main melody of the 2nd movement of Symphonie Fantastique by Hector Berlioz, and The Celebrated Chop Waltz by Euphemia Allen, more commonly known by the title, “Chopsticks.” It has been said, that “inspiration is where you find it.” I am reasonably certain that many of us have some form of childhood association with the aforementioned tune, “Chopsticks.” And for many American children born after 1940, the Tom and Jerry cartoon series produced by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, are equally as much a part of the childhood experience, if not more. In 1963, noted animator Chuck Jones, (late of Warner Brothers), took over the “Tom and Jerry” franchise. The release of the animated short feature, Puss n’ Boats, on April 4th, 1966, was the first of the Jones’ series of Tom and Jerry cartoons to feature the music of composer Carl Brandt. It was this “incidental” music that inspired Mr. Marsalis to compose the next piece, Characters. (The title is short for the term “cartoon characters.”) – As the story was relayed to me, Mr. Marsalis was watching the aforementioned cartoon, when he heard a motif that he found to be very interesting. However, as is the nature of such scoring, the motif in question did not last very long; much to his personal chagrin. So, Mr. Marsalis appropriated the motif, and built upon it. [The passage of music used as the basis for this piece can be heard between, 0:53-1:07 of the cartoon.] The result is this beautifully crafted ballad. Blues for the 29%ers is the last of the three tunes previously recorded on Mr. Marsalis’s album, Music Update. The song’s title is in reference an article on the website crooksandliars.com, dated June 14th, 2007. The basic premise of the article was that America’s 43rd President’s job approval rating was down to an all-time low of 29%. At the same time, of the same over all group polled, only 19% believed America was “headed in the right direction.” In theory, this means that 10%, of the 29% who felt that Mr. Bush was “doing a good job,” seemed to feel that he was doing equally as good a job taking the country down the wrong path. As the “blues” is considered music of the people; and in particular, oppressed people everywhere, and therefore has inherent universality, it seemed only fitting to construct the tune within a blues framework. Hence the title of the tune, Blues for the 29%ers (Down to 19). “Innovation propaganda,” (in Mr. Marsalis’s terms, and as it relates to jazz music), is the idea that the music must change, and that innovation (somehow) comes about, by almost completely foregoing all that has come before; in particular, blues and swing. If Blues Can Be Abstract Too was the opening musical salvo in eschewing such ideas regarding proposed “innovation” as non-sense, then the updated version of Blues for the 29%ers is only a further exposition of Mr. Marsalis’s point. Given the overall rhythmic complexity of this 4/4 blues in D-Flat, there is little doubt that card carrying members of the JNI, if actually trying to play or transcribe the tune, would find it harder than they had ever imagined a “blues” could be. – For starters, the form is 16 bars, and not the standard 12 bars. While the melody is being played on the vibraphone from the very start of the tune, (beat 1), the rhythm section does not come in until the 4th beat of that first measure. To further rhythmically challenge both player and listener, the entrance of the rhythm section is directly followed on vibraphone by one ¼ note triplet, which ends on beat 2. To the listener, beat 2 actually feels like beat 1, and therefore feels like the actual “top of the form” of the tune; though in reality it is not. This is one of the changes incorporated into this composition, which differentiates it from the previous recording. – Despite the rhythmic oddities, the song’s form resolves itself, back to beat 1, every second time through. As well, Mr. Marsalis realised that during the solos, he could use any of the melodies from the last 8 bars, as a cue to the rhythm section that there was about to be a break. During that small break for the rhythm section, Mr. Marsalis could chose to play one of the three melodies at a different tempo, thereby changing the feel and mood of the song. – Mr. Marsalis explains it this way, “During the last 8 bars, there is a riff that is repeated three times, in different keys. And what I realised was that I could play any three of those riffs to let the rhythm section know that when we get to bar 15 of the tune we will break for 2 bars, and within those two bars I’m going to play the melody to the tune, (the opening statement), but I could play it at whatever tempo I wanted to play it at.” In fact, as he changes the tempo, Mr. Marsalis (whether consciously or unconsciously) engages in metric modulation. This is in short, taking the current tempo, and subdividing the note’s value, (for example: cutting the note into one half or one third of its pulse value to make things slower, or possibly doubling the note’s value to make it faster), and thereby establishing an altogether different tempo, while still maintaining a linear and traceable basis from which the original tempo came. Mind you this is not a new device to be employed within a jazz context. Examples of metric modulation can be found on such recordings as Charles Mingus recording of Prayer for Passive Resistance from Mingus at Antibes, Bill Evans’ My Bells from The Interplay Sessions, as well as the tune Father Time off Mr. Marsalis’s brother Wynton’s title album. This changing of tempos is the other change made to this song. – Still, it is the change back, from the 1/8 notes in the original version that allowed the melody to always resolve back to beat 1, to the ¼ triplet figure that now lands on beat 2, (thus causing it to feel as though it were beat 1), that is the conundrum to the ear. An aural “sleight of hand,” if you will. So much so, that due to the rhythmic displacement, someone trying to transcribe this tune, would not perceive it to be in a 4/4 time signature. In fact, what they would hear would be: two bars of 7/4, followed by 3 bars of ¾, two more bars of 7/4, a singular bar of ¾, followed by 3 bars of 4/4, one bar of ¾, one bar of 5/4, and lastly one bar of 4/4. – And if this makes the music more palatable for members of the JNI to absorb, incorporate, and thereby invigorate their music, by adding these elements of blues and swing, then so be it. However, if they should wish to break the music down to mere number crunching in the hope of it being edgy and “innovative,” they have missed the point. To that end, the music will continue to suffer, and will cease to have even the faintest shreds of being a musical form that people from any country and all walks of life can relate to. My Joy, is a composition by vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson from his 1967 Blue Note release Oblique. While not an official piece in the ongoing “Discipline” series, (the use of the word “Discipline” in the title implies an original composition by Mr. Marsalis), it is likewise comprised of percussion “overdubs.” This was the first piece of music by Mr. Hutcherson, to catch Mr. Marsalis’s attention, and he wished to record this selection, and place it in the context of a percussion ensemble. It is interesting to note, that this number, as well as the two “Discipline” cuts, were all recorded without the use of a metronome; otherwise known as a “click-track.” In the first of three tunes, each written by the other individuals within the group, Ill Bill is the contribution of 29 year old drummer Dave Potter. Mr. Potter has studied under the tutelage of Professor Leon Anderson, the director of the Jazz Studies program at Florida State University. This song was originally written as an assignment during his Masters Course work. The task at hand was to write a piece of music in the style of Thelonious Monk. While I would love to tell you the backstory of the song’s title, I have been sworn to secrecy by Mr. Potter. Still, it may be said that the song is dedicated to all the “William’s” in Mr. Potter’s life. – The backing rhythm section, comprised of Mr. Johnson, Mr. Potter, and bassist Will Goble, has been performing as a trio since 2006. Mr. Marsalis first heard this tune when Messrs.’ Johnson, Potter and Goble sat in on one of Ellis Marsalis’ gigs at Snug Harbor, in New Orleans. As he listened, Mr. Marsalis thought to himself that the melody and groove would work well on vibes, and set about to learning it; then decided to record it. Like the hot sauce that is its namesake, Louisiana Gold is a spicy number from 28 year old pianist Austin Johnson. The idea for the song came about while Mr. Johnson was heavily immersed in listening to Harry Connick, Jr.’s album Lofty’s Roach Soufflé. Mr. Marsalis first heard this song in its formative stages, and was interested to play the number once Mr. Johnson had finished composing it. When all was said and done, despite his musical prowess, even Mr. Marsalis felt the tune to be most challenging. (Then again what’s not to find challenging about a song whose chords change every two beats?) Still, it didn’t stop him from sneaking in a quotation from the Harry Warren and Al Dubin tune, “Lulu’s Back in Town.” As the story was relayed to me, Mr. Johnson once had a truck that was affectionately known as, “Big Girl.” Sadly, Big Girl’s life was cut short in a tragic accident. In memoriam, bassist Will Goble composed a ballad, “Big Girl’s Last Ride.” In the course of performing the piece one night, they announced the name of the tune. An audience member came up to him after the show and gushed about how much they had enjoyed the song, Big Earl’s Last Ride. Recognizing the potential tawdry implications of the original title, (especially in light of such a beautiful and poignant melody), Mr. Goble chose to defer to the misheard title, and rename the piece. Mr. Goble’s solo effectively conveys a bittersweet melancholy, and shows a great range of sensitivity. Indeed the composition itself is very contemplative; just as any effective ballad should be. This tune was also featured on Mr. Goble’s 2012 recording, Some Stories Tell No Lies. – For his part, Mr. Marsalis sought the opportunity to play slowly, thereby exploiting the natural sustain of his instrument. He furthermore desired to have a solo where the mood clearly reflected that of the song’s melody. In the late 1990’s, there was a contingent of musicians from Baton Rouge, Louisiana working and/or living in New Orleans. Keyboardist Brian Coogan was one of them. Mr. Marsalis began hiring Mr. Coogan to play piano on gigs where Mr. Marsalis was playing drums. Around 2003, Mr. Marsalis began calling Mr. Coogan regularly for gigs with the vibes quartet. On one such gig, Mr. Coogan brought in an original composition entitled The Nice Mailman’s Happy Song to Ann. Mr. Marsalis felt the tune to be upbeat, and enjoyable to play. Equally as important, he felt the tune to be a perfect vehicle for vibraphone. The concept for the solo came to him the very first time he played the song. The first part of the idea was to play his solo out of time and against the time of what is being played by the rhythm section. The second facet was to play any melodies he could think of over what the rest of the band is playing behind him. The final piece in the equation was to play said melodies, starting very slowly, gradually increasing the tempo to a very fast pace, then ending his solo in a climactic flurry of the abstract and avant-garde. All the while never once playing “in time” with the rest of the group. – Amongst the various melodies that are randomly quoted are, Vince Guaraldi’s Linus and Lucy, Poinciana, Tiger Rag (for the LSU Tigers), and Something’s Coming from West Side Story. The 1971 Miles Davis offering Live Evil, included a guest appearance by Brazilian musician Hermeto Pascoal. Mr. Pascoal, is not only a talented musician, proficient on a variety of instruments, but he is also a celebrated composer. One of his songs from that album, Nem Um Talvez, (Not Even a Maybe), is contained herein. However, it was not the recording on Davis’s album through which Mr. Marsalis first became exposed to this piece of music. It was instead though father Ellis, who used to perform it unaccompanied. It is no wonder in the least that the younger Marsalis should wish to do the same; but with a slight twist. The twist in this instance, results in the second song performed by Mr. Marsalis under the guise of a percussion ensemble, but not composed by him. Despite its brevity at only 1:37, we are again challenged if we dare to stop and think about it. Not only by the music itself, but the skill that it takes to play a variety of percussion based melodic instruments, all without the aid of a metronome to ground the music in time. Indeed the piece is not “in time” in the least, despite the forward motion of the melody. “Incidental music” is a term most often applied to music composed for film. This form of background music is often used to establish a mood in relation to a set of visual images. Almost from the very moment that audio and visual mediums were married, musical themes have become a part of our collective culture. For example: If I ask you to think about the music played as Miss Gulch rides her bicycle over to Dorothy’s house to take her dog Toto away in the movie The Wizard of Oz, you are apt to think of it as the wicked witch of the west’s theme. Some themes during the opening credits of a film have become nothing short of iconic. From the eeriness of the cellos in the first strains of the theme from Jaws, to the majestic splendor in the brass during the opening crawl of Star Wars. And what tune leaps to your mind when you hear the phrase, “Bond. James Bond?” Still it only stands to reason why the better and sometimes more grand motifs in this realm register with us; if only for one reason. These sound designs usually occur during the opening credit sequence. How often do you pay attention to the closing credits? My guess would be that not unlike most of the movie going public, once the movie itself is over, you get up and leave. (You are probably not that interested in the foley artists, and are unlikely to hire the people in craft services to cater your next event.) So then, who does stick around for the closing credits? In this instance, the answer to that question would be Jason Marsalis. – Closing Credits was inspired by the rhythm of the music of Klaus Badelt, as featured at the end of the 2003 movie, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Written in 6/8, Closing Credits springs with vibrancy from the very first note. The interplay between the piano and vibraphone at the very beginning, (where in the piano is playing the melody underneath a repeating line from the vibes), is vaguely reminiscent of the late Dave Brubeck. The melody then switches from the piano to the vibraphone, and is then played another time through. As we then start at the top of the batting order of soloists, we find Mr. Goble leading off with a “one bass hit.” His tone, not unlike that of his mentors Jimmy Blanton and Milt Hinton, is huge. His ideas are both refreshing and very swinging. After the melody is again restated by Mr. Marsalis, it is Mr. Johnson’s turn at bat. His solo is forceful, clearly driving down the line of people like McCoy Tyner, Kenny Kirkland and Marcus Roberts. At this point Mr. Marsalis (like any good manager) seems to take the briefest of melodic moments to confer with his players, before sending drumming powerhouse Dave Potter to the plate. While Mr. Potter’s turn at the mound musically evokes all the tension of a full 3-2 count, he promptly proceeds to load the bases. It is now left to Mr. Marsalis to be the “clean up” man. To that end, he comes fully prepared and loaded for bear; wielding four mallets on this tune as opposed to the two mallets used on other pieces. With his solo acting as a cadenza, and the tune reduced for the briefest of moments to solo vibraphone, we feel all the slow motion sensibilities of watching a ball tumbling through the air; all the while holding our breath in eager anticipation of the impending home run. This is followed by a musical celebration, as if the rhythm section were greeting their newest hero as he steps onto home plate. The mood on the field has indeed changed. Unlike the beginning of the song where the melody is played over hits and chord changes, this time the melody is played once again, but over the groove of the rhythm section. – Of all the pieces on the recording, this is one that truly stands out; a hint, if not almost promise of greater things to come from this group of musicians. Not everyone is musically inclined. Not everyone can play a musical instrument. Indeed, most have never seriously tried. But somewhere, at some point in time, most everyone has tried to whistle. I am certain that I don’t have to tell you the difficulty involved in carrying a simple tune. Never mind improvising like an instrumentalist over jazz changes! – Whistle for Willie is a children’s book written by Ezra Jack Keats, and first published in 1964. As a boy, Mr. Marsalis owned this book; and it was this book that spurred him to learn how to whistle. In homage to this particular work by Mr. Keats, Mr. Marsalis gives us his Whistle for Willie. The genesis of the song was a bit of a happy accident, one might say. One of the tunes in a normal night’s set was the “Great American Songbook” classic That’s All; which was normally performed on vibraphone. (In fact, Whistle for Willie is based upon the chord changes to That’s All.) During the 2011 Festival Internacional de Jazz de Barquisimeto in Venezuela, on the spur of the moment, Mr. Marsalis decided to whistle the melody to the song. As a result of the positive response he received, he decided to incorporate a whistling feature into the set. – Mr. Marsalis is both incredibly adept, and displays amazing technical prowess. It is even more stunning to note than the entire tune is improvised! The breadth of his musical knowledge, as well as his ability to weave quotations from one song into another, is again at work as he manages to quote from The Magic Song (also known as Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo), as well as saxophonist Wayne Shorter’s Witch Hunt. Most insurers will tell you that there is no such thing as a “happy accident.” Most musicians are apt to tell you otherwise. Such is the case with the last musical offering, Discipline Gets Lost in a World of Mallets. I mentioned before that the Discipline pieces are form of percussion ensemble, with Mr. Marsalis overdubbing all the parts. This piece however, also includes the other band members; albeit in a slightly roundabout way. – The night before Mr. Marsalis was to go into the studio to record all of the Discipline pieces for this album, (tracks 1, 6 and 11), he was in the process of editing the songs featuring the full band. Near the end of Blues Can Be Abstract Too there was a small section of music, (from 3:57 – 4:07), that caught his attention. – [This occurs in a section, known in musical terms as a fermata; and indicates a period of longer duration beyond the notes written value on a sheet of musical notation. Just how long “longer” is, is at the discretion of the conductor or performer.] – Upon hearing this section, the musical wheels of his mind ever turning, he decided in the moment to capture that snippet and make a loop out of it, and then to spontaneously create a piece of music over the top of it. While Discipline Discovers a World of Mallets is “through composed,” meaning that the composition is performed as written, (e.g. without “improvisation”), Discipline Gets Lost in a World of Mallets is a thoroughly improvised and spontaneous musical composition. In contrast to Discipline Discover’s various repetitive 1/16th note patterns, interwoven beneath the tubular bells Oriental tinged melody, Discipline Gets Lost sounds like a Second Line infused Gamelan, this time with the tubular bells leading the parade. (Think about it: When was the last time you heard a “tubular bells” solo?) Mr. Marsalis, in an fit of inspiration, has saved some of his most obscure musical quotations on this album for the final cut. If you listen closely, you will hear passages from the Duke Ellington/Billy Strayhorn composition Half the Fun (from the album Such Sweet Thunder), Ornette Coleman’s Broadway Blues, Mop Mop (also known as Boff Boff), and as voiced on both glockenspiel and xylophone, Roy Ayers Everybody Loves the Sunshine. Music is the reflection of the human experience. Blues is the musical expression of joy and sorrow within both the singular and collective conditions, within that experience. Swing, bothslow and fast, is the pulse within the condition. (Indeed, a lack of pulse leads to a lack of vitality.) When one ceases to have a vital pulse, one dies. As long as jazz music is still in the hands of people like Jason Marsalis and the fine musicians that surround him on all sides, I have no doubt that the music will always have blues and swing, and therefore, vitality! And to that end, such vitality must be deeply and steadfastly rooted, in the only thing that will produce healthy growth for generations to come: Tradition. 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__label__wiki	0.552164	0.552164	Instrument Sale Hits A High Note By postpioneer on Jan 27, 2015 By Chloé Margulis The Music Department, in conjunction with the Rockley Family Foundation, held a public instrument sale at the Tilles Center during the weekend of Jan. 2, to raise money for new instrument donations to the department. The foundation provided the instruments for the sale, including pianos, keyboards, guitars, and orchestral string instruments. The foundation then used the funds to provide gifts to the music department in the form of new instruments. The Rockley Family Foundation is a nonprofit organization geared towards promoting music education through music scholarships and donation of instruments. They hold similar sales with other schools and organizations around America in the hopes of enriching the music education and experience of students. “Tobin Rockley approached the department last spring,” said Jennifer Miceli, the chairperson of the Music Department. “And it was agreed that we would work together to hold an instrument sale at the Tilles Center.” As a result of the sale of the instruments, the Rockley Family Foundation would provide a donation in the form of musical instruments and equipment to the department. Although Noel Zahler, Dean of the School of Visual and Performing Arts is not sure how much money was raised, the sale was a success. When he walked into the Tilles Atrium on Monday, Jan. 5, a good number of pianos were tagged and waiting to be delivered to locals. One Post student also worked with the foundation at the sale, which, Zahler said, was an opportunity for students to find well-paid work, and also to be a part of a unique experience. Zahler is optimistic that an event like this might occur again in the future. “Anytime we can accommodate a good cause that has benefit for the campus, we should probably do it,” Zahler said. “I think the sale was a great idea, especially for promoting the Music Department,” said Emily Plunkett, a junior Music Education major. Plunkett, along with Joe Donnolo, a junior Instrumental Performance major, agreed that the sale would be beneficial to the department since new instruments for LIU would mean students would not have to scramble to use and share the few instruments the department already owns. “Unfortunately for percussion instrumentalists, our school has only one set of the instruments,” Donnolo added..Donnolo hopes the donations to the department will include percussion instruments. Aside from percussion instruments, Plunkett and Donnolo would like to see more string instruments available in the Music Department. Not only are they small enough to transport to different buildings on campus, they would also give non-music majors and musicians without their own instruments a chance to learn the instruments by taking advantage of our music ensembles and private lessons. The instrument donations from the Rockley Family Foundation will indeed include string instruments and a very expensive wireless system that “otherwise [the Music Department] wouldn’t be able to purchase,” Zahler said. Trump Immigration Act COVID Vaccine Update Professor Consults For Film Notice: It seems you have Javascript disabled in your Browser. In order to submit a comment to this post, please write this code along with your comment: 84ccd3aa03fd96d07e7a5bc07f69003b	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line62
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__label__wiki	0.861686	0.861686	From Pro Publica: North Dakota’s Oil Boom Brings Damage Along With Prosperity Northwest Coast Energy News is republishing this story on spills and other waste from the North Dakota shale oil and gas boom from the U.S. investigative site Pro Publica. Of most interest to readers here in northwest BC is ProPublica’s map of the spills in North Dakota, which is linked to in the story but not part of the republication package. You can find the map at this link or in the body of the story. That spill map, of course, could be a model for anyone tracking similar events in British Columbia. North Dakota’s Oil Boom Brings Damage Along With Prosperity by Nicholas Kusnetz, Special to ProPublica June 7, 2012 Oil drilling has sparked a frenzied prosperity in Jeff Keller’s formerly quiet corner of western North Dakota in recent years, bringing an infusion of jobs and reviving moribund local businesses. But Keller, a natural resource manager for the Army Corps of Engineers, has seen a more ominous effect of the boom, too: Oil companies are spilling and dumping drilling waste onto the region’s land and into its waterways with increasing regularity. Hydraulic fracturing 2014 the controversial process behind the spread of natural gas drilling 2014 is enabling oil companies to reach previously inaccessible reserves in North Dakota, triggering a turnaround not only in the state’s fortunes, but also in domestic energy production. North Dakota now ranks second behind only Texas in oil output nationwide. The downside is waste 2014 lots of it. Companies produce millions of gallons of salty, chemical-infused wastewater, known as brine, as part of drilling and fracking each well. Drillers are supposed to inject this material thousands of feet underground into disposal wells, but some of it isn’t making it that far. According to data obtained by ProPublica, oil companies in North Dakota reported more than 1,000 accidental releases of oil, drilling wastewater or other fluids in 2011, about as many as in the previous two years combined. Many more illicit releases went unreported, state regulators acknowledge, when companies dumped truckloads of toxic fluid along the road or drained waste pits illegally. State officials say most of the releases are small. But in several cases, spills turned out to be far larger than initially thought, totaling millions of gallons. Releases of brine, which is often laced with carcinogenic chemicals and heavy metals, have wiped out aquatic life in streams and wetlands and sterilized farmland. The effects on land can last for years, or even decades. Compounding such problems, state regulators have often been unable 2014 or unwilling 2014 to compel energy companies to clean up their mess, our reporting showed. Under North Dakota regulations, the agencies that oversee drilling and water safety can sanction companies that dump or spill waste, but they seldom do: They have issued fewer than 50 disciplinary actions for all types of drilling violations, including spills, over the past three years. Keller has filed several complaints with the state during this time span after observing trucks dumping wastewater and spotting evidence of a spill in a field near his home. He was rebuffed or ignored every time, he said. “There’s no enforcement,” said Keller, 50, an avid outdoorsman who has spent his career managing Lake Sakakawea, a reservoir created by damming the Missouri River. “None.” State officials say they rely on companies to clean up spills voluntarily, and that in most cases, they do. Mark Bohrer, who oversees spill reports for the Department of Mineral Resources, the agency that regulates drilling, said the number of spills is acceptable given the pace of drilling and that he sees little risk of long-term damage. Kris Roberts, who responds to spills for the Health Department, which protects state waters, agreed, but acknowledged that the state does not have the manpower to prevent or respond to illegal dumping. “It’s happening often enough that we see it as a significant problem,” he said. “What’s the solution? Catching them. What’s the problem? Catching them.” Ron Ness, president of the North Dakota Petroleum Council, a lobbying group, said the industry is doing what it can to minimize spills and their impacts. “You’re going to have spills when you have more activity,” he said. “I would think North Dakotans would say the industry is doing a good job.” In response to rising environmental concerns related to drilling waste, North Dakota’s legislature passed a handful of new regulations this year, including a rule that bars storing wastewater in open pits. Still, advocates for landowners say they have seen little will, at either the state or federal level, to impose limits that could slow the pace of drilling. The Obama administration is facilitating drilling projects on federal land in western North Dakota by expediting environmental reviews. North Dakota’s Gov. Jack Dalrymple has urged energy companies to see his administration as a “faithful and long-term partner.” “North Dakota’s political leadership is still in the mold where a lot of our oil and gas policy reflects a strong desire to have another oil boom,” said Mark Trechock, who headed the Dakota Resource Council, a landowner group that has pushed for stronger oversight, until his retirement this year. “Well, we got it now.” Reaching ‘the Crazy Point’ Keller’s office in Williston is as good a spot as any to see the impacts of the oil boom. The tiny prefab shack 2014 cluttered with mounted fish, piles of antlers and a wolf pelt Keller bought in Alaska 2014 is wedged between a levee that holds back Missouri River floodwaters and a new oil well, topped by a blazing gas flare. Just beyond the oil well sits an intersection where Keller estimates he saw an accident a week during one stretch last year due to increased traffic from drilling. Keller describes the changes to his hometown in a voice just short of a yell, as if he’s competing with nearby engine noise. Local grocery stores can barely keep shelves stocked and the town movie theater is so crowded it seats people in the aisle, he said. The cost of housing has skyrocketed, with some apartments fetching rents similar to those in New York City. “With the way it is now,” Keller said, “you’re getting to the crazy point.” Oil companies are drilling upwards of 200 wells each month in northwestern North Dakota, an area roughly twice the size of New Jersey. North Dakota is pumping more than 575,000 barrels of oil a day now, more than double what the state produced two years ago. Expanded drilling in the state has helped overall U.S. oil production grow for the first time in a quarter century, stoking hopes for greater energy independence. It has also reinvigorated North Dakota’s once-stagnant economy. Unemployment sits at 3 percent. The activity has reversed a population decline that began in the mid-1980s, when the last oil boom went bust. The growth has come at a cost, however. At a conference on oil field infrastructure in October, one executive noted that McKenzie County, which sits in the heart of the oil patch and had a population of 6,360 people in 2010, required nearly $200 million in road repairs. The number of spill reports, which generally come from the oil companies themselves, nearly doubled from 2010 to 2011. Energy companies report their spills to the Department of Mineral Resources, which shares them with the Health Department. The two agencies work together to investigate incidents. In December, a stack of reports a quarter-inch thick piled up on Kris Roberts’ desk. He received 34 new cases in the first week of that month alone. “Is it a big issue?” he said. “Yes, it is.” The Health Department has added three staffers to handle the influx and the Department of Mineral Resources is increasing its workforce by 30 percent, but Roberts acknowledges they can’t investigate every report. Even with the new hires, the Department of Mineral Resources still has fewer field inspectors than agencies in other drilling states. Oklahoma, for example, which has comparable drilling activity, has 58 inspectors to North Dakota’s 19. Of the 1,073 releases reported last year, about 60 percent involved oil and one-third spread brine. In about two-thirds of the cases, material was not contained to the accident site and leaked into the ground or waterways. But the official data gives only a partial picture, Roberts said, missing an unknown number of unreported incidents. “One, five, 10, 100? If it didn’t get reported, how do you count them?” he said. He said truckers often dump their wastewater rather than wait in line at injection wells. The Department of Mineral Resources asks companies how much brine their wells produce and how much they dispose of as waste, but its inspectors don’t audit those numbers. Short of catching someone in the act, there’s no way to stop illegal dumping. The state also has no real estimate for how much fluid spills out accidentally from tanks, pipes, trucks and other equipment. Companies are supposed to report spill volumes, but officials acknowledge the numbers are often inexact or flat-out wrong. In 40 cases last year, the company responsible didn’t know how much had spilled so it simply listed the volume of fluid as zero. In one case last July, workers for Petro Harvester, a small, Texas-based oil company, noticed a swath of dead vegetation in a field near one of the company’s saltwater disposal lines. The company reported the spill the next day, estimating that 12,600 gallons of brine had leaked. When state and county officials came to assess the damage, however, they found evidence of a much larger accident. The leak, which had gone undetected for days or weeks, had sterilized about 24 acres of land. Officials later estimated the spill to be at least 2 million gallons of brine, Roberts said, which would make it the largest ever in the state. Yet state records still put the volume at 12,600 gallons and Roberts sees no reason to change it. “It’s almost like rubbing salt in a raw wound,” Roberts said, criticizing efforts to tabulate a number as “bean counting.” Changing a report would not change reality, nor would it help anyone, he added. “If we try to go back and revisit the past over and over and over again, what’s it going to do? Nothing good.” In a written statement, Petro Harvester said tests showed the spill had not contaminated groundwater and that it would continue monitoring the site for signs of damage. State records show the company hired a contractor to cover the land with 40 truckloads of a chemical that leaches salt from the soil. Nearly a year later, however, even weeds won’t grow in the area, said Darwin Peterson, who farms the land. While Petro Harvester has promised to compensate him for lost crops, Peterson said he hasn’t heard from the company in months and he doesn’t expect the land to be usable for years. “It’s pretty devastating,” he said. Little Enforcement The Department of Mineral Resources and the Health Department have the authority to sanction companies that spill or dump fluids, but they rarely do. The Department of Mineral Resources has issued just 45 enforcement actions over the last three years. Spokeswoman Alison Ritter could not say how many of those were for spills or releases, as opposed to other drilling violations, or how many resulted in fines. The Health Department has taken just one action against an oil company in the past three years, citing Continental Resources for oil and brine spills that turned two streams into temporary toxic dumps. The department initially fined Continental $328,500, plus about $14,000 for agency costs. Ultimately, however, the state settled and Continental paid just $35,000 in fines. The agency has not yet penalized Petro Harvester for the July spill, thought it has issued a notice of violation and could impose a fine in the future, Roberts said, one of several spill-related enforcement actions the agency is considering. Derrick Braaten, a Bismarck lawyer whose firm represents dozens of farmers and landowner groups, said his clients often get little support from regulators when oil companies damage their property. State officials step in in the largest cases, he said, but let smaller ones slide. Landowners can sue, but most prefer to take whatever drillers offer rather than taking their chances in court. “The oil company will say, that’s worth $400 an acre, so here’s $400 for ruining that acre,” Braaten said. Daryl Peterson, a client of Braaten’s who is not related to Darwin Peterson, said a series of drilling waste releases stretching back 15 years have rendered several acres unusable of the 2,000 or so he farms. The state has not compelled the companies that caused the damage to repair it, he said. Peterson hasn’t wanted to spend the hundreds of thousands of dollars it would take to haul out the dirt and replace it, so the land lies fallow. “I pay taxes on that land,” he said. At least 15 North Dakota residents, frustrated with state officials’ inaction, have taken drilling-related complaints to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in the last two years, records show. Last September, for example, a rancher near Williston told the EPA that Brigham Oil and Gas had plowed through the side of a waste pit, sending fluid into the pond his cattle drink from and a nearby creek. When the rancher called Brigham to complain, he said, an employee told him this was “the way they do business.” A spokeswoman for Statoil, which acquired Brigham, said the company stores only fresh water in open pits, not wastewater, and that “we can’t remember ever having responded in such a manner” to a report about a spill. Federal officials can offer little relief. Congress has largely delegated oversight of oil field spills to the states. EPA spokesman Richard Mylott said the agency investigates complaints about releases on federal lands, but refers complaints involving private property to state regulators. The EPA handed the complaint about Brigham to an official with North Dakota’s Health Department, who said he had already spoken to the company. “They said this was an isolated occurrence, this is not how they handle frac water and it would not happen again,” the official wrote to the EPA. “As far as we are concerned, this complaint is closed.” Salting the Earth Six years ago, a four-inch saltwater pipeline ruptured just outside Linda Monson’s property line, leaking about a million gallons of salty wastewater. As it cascaded down a hill and into Charbonneau Creek, which cuts through Monson’s pasture, the spill deposited metals and carcinogenic hydrocarbons in the soil. The toxic brew wiped out the creek’s fish, turtles and other life, reaching 15 miles downstream. After suing Zenergy Inc., the oil company that owns the line, Monson reached a settlement that restricts what she can say about the incident. “When this first happened, it pretty much consumed my life,” Monson said. “Now I don’t even want to think about it.” The company has paid a $70,000 fine and committed to cleaning the site, but the case shows how difficult the cleanup can be. When brine leaks into the ground, the sodium binds to the soil, displacing other minerals and inhibiting plants’ ability to absorb nutrients and water. Short of replacing the soil, the best option is to try to speed the natural flushing of the system, which can take decades. Zenergy has tried both. According to a Department of Mineral Resources report, the company has spent more than $3 million hauling away dirt and pumping out contaminated groundwater 2014 nearly 31 million gallons as of December 2010, the most recent data available. But more than a dozen acres of Monson’s pasture remain fenced off and out of use. The cattle no longer drink from the creek, which was their main water source. Zenergy dug a well to replace it. Shallow groundwater in the area remains thousands of times saltier than it should be and continues to leak into the stream and through the ground, contaminating new areas. There’s little understanding of what long-term impacts hundreds of such releases could be having on western North Dakota’s land and water, said Micah Reuber. Until last year, Reuber was the environmental contaminant specialist in North Dakota for the federal Fish and Wildlife Service, which oversees wetlands and waterways. Reuber quit after growing increasingly frustrated with the inadequate resources devoted to the position. Responding to oil field spills was supposed to be a small part of his job, but it came to consume all of his time. “It didn’t seem like we were keeping pace with it at all,” he said. “It got to be demoralizing.” Reuber said no agency, federal or state, has the money or staff to study the effects of drilling waste releases in North Dakota. The closest thing is a small ongoing federal study across the border in Montana, where scientists are investigating how decades of oil production have affected the underground water supply for the city of Poplar. Joanna Thamke, a groundwater specialist with the U.S. Geological Survey in Montana, started mapping contamination from drilling 20 years ago. She estimated it had spread through about 12 square miles of the aquifer, which is the only source of drinking water in the area. Over the years, brine had leaked through old well bores, buried waste pits and aging tanks and pipes. In the Poplar study and others, Thamke has found that plumes of contaminated groundwater can take decades to dissipate and sometimes move to new areas. “What we found is the plumes, after two decades, have not gone away,” she said. “They’ve spread out.” Poplar’s water supply is currently safe to drink, but the EPA has said it will become too salty as the contamination spreads. In March, the agency ordered three oil companies to treat the water or to find another source. North Dakota officials are quick to point out that oversight and regulations are stronger today than they were when drilling began in the area in the 1950s. One significant difference is that waste pits, where oil companies store and dispose of the rock and debris produced during drilling, are now lined with plastic to prevent leaching into the ground. New rules, effective April 1, require drillers in North Dakota to divert liquid waste to tanks instead of pits. Until now, drillers could store the liquid in pits for up to a year before pumping it out in order to bury the solids on site. The rule would prevent a repeat of the spring of 2011, when record snowmelt and flooding caused dozens of pits to overflow their banks. But Reuber worries that the industry and regulators are repeating past mistakes. Not long before he left the Fish and Wildlife Service, he found a set of old slides showing waste pits and spills from decades ago. “They looked almost exactly like photos I had taken,” he said. “There’s a spill into a creek bottom in the Badlands and it was sitting there with no one cleaning it up and containing it. And yeah, I got a photo like that, too.” Keller has grown so dispirited by the changes brought by the boom that he is considering retiring after 30 years with the Army Corps and moving away from Williston. He runs a side business in scrap metal that would supplement his pension. Still, determined to protect the area, he keeps alerting regulators whenever he spots evidence that oil companies have dumped or spilled waste. Last July, when he saw signs of a spill near his home, Keller notified the Health Department and sent pictures showing a trail of dead grass to an acquaintance at the EPA regional office in Denver. The brown swath led from a well site into a creek. If the spills continued, he warned the EPA in an email, they could “kill off the entire watershed.” EPA officials said they spoke with Keller, but did not follow up on the incident beyond that. The state never responded, Keller said. The site remained untested and was never cleaned up. “There was no restoration work whatsoever,” Keller said. 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__label__cc	0.727862	0.272138	Mormons in Transition Mormons in Transition Bold Compassion Home » Gospel Principles Archive » Eternal Marriage and the Bible Eternal Marriage and the Bible Settings Group Robert M. Bowman Jr. Copyright © 2012 Institute for Religious Research In our examination of the LDS view of the family as presented in Gospel Principles, we offered a broad comparison between the Mormon and evangelical views of marriage and family, giving full weight to both the similarities and the differences between them. In doing so we explained the larger theological context of the Mormon belief in eternal marriage and why this belief does not fit in an evangelical theology that takes the Bible as its doctrinal authority. Turning now to chapter 38, which focuses specifically on eternal marriage, we will address two questions. This article will consider whether there is any biblical basis or support for the doctrine of eternal marriage. The subsequent article will explain the real origin of the Mormon doctrine and practice of eternal marriage. A. LDS Proof Texts from the Bible for Eternal Marriage "And Jesus said to them, 'The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage, but those who are considered worthy to attain to that age and to the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage.'" Luke 20:34-35 Chapter 38 of Gospel Principles bases its exposition of eternal marriage on Doctrine and Covenants 131 and 132 (see pp. 220, 223). However, the end of the chapter lists three texts from the Bible as additional support (223), and these and a few other biblical texts are cited in support in the LDS Church’s official Topical Guide under “Marriage, Celestial” (Genesis 1:26-28; 2:21-24; Ecclesiastes 3:14; Matthew 16:19; 18:18; 19:3-8; Mark 10:9; 1 Corinthians 11:11; Ephesians 5:31; 1 Peter 3:7). These biblical texts do not teach that marriage is or can be for eternity, and they certainly do not even hint at the idea of temple marriages—the LDS claim that only some marriages, those performed in temples for worthy couples, will endure beyond the grave and forever. In sum, what can fairly be learned from these texts is that God ordained or instituted marriage, that marriage is a covenant relationship, and that God intends marriage to last until death. Let us examine these texts to see what they actually say of relevance to the subject. Genesis 1:26-28. In this passage, God makes human beings, both male and female, “in his own image,” and instructed them to “be fruitful and multiply.” This passage says nothing at all about marriage per se, although it does reveal that the union of a man and a woman by which children are born is God’s created intention for humanity. Genesis 2:21-24. This passage gives an account of God making the first woman from the rib of the first man, concluding that “a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh” (v. 24 ESV). This statement is the Bible’s foundational affirmation that God instituted marriage as a union (“one flesh”) of a man and a woman, and as creating a distinct family unit (“shall leave his father and his mother”). Genesis says nothing about this marriage union continuing beyond death, nor does it say anything to suggest that some marriages are eternal while others are temporal. If this passage did teach eternal marriage, it would have to be understood to mean that all marriages are eternal—which the LDS Church explicitly denies. Ecclesiastes 3:14. From the statement that “whatever God does endures forever,” the LDS Church apparently infers that marriages blessed or authorized by God will last forever. Such an inference misses the point of the statement in its context in Ecclesiastes. That point is that nobody can overturn God’s work or thwart God’s design for his creation. The rest of the verse makes this point clearly: “nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken away from it. God has done it, so that people fear before him.” Indeed, in the larger context of the chapter the writer argues that God has ordained that some things die: “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die” (3:1-2). Matthew 16:19; 18:18. In these two verses, Jesus tells Peter and the whole group of apostles that they have authority from him so that whatever they “bind” or “loose” on earth will be “bound” or “loosed” in heaven. The context of both statements is Christ’s church (16:18; 18:17), not human marriage. Matthew 19:3-8; Mark 10:9. In these parallel accounts of the same event, the Pharisees asked Jesus if divorce was ever permissible. Jesus responded by quoting Genesis 1:27 and 2:24 (discussed above) and concluded, “What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate” (Matthew 19:6 and Mark 10:9 ESV). Jesus’ point is not that some marriages are merely temporal while other marriages are “joined” by God and so are eternal. Rather, his point is that God binds all married couples to one another and therefore it is wrong to break one’s marriage vow in divorce. (As a side note, this does not mean that God blames innocent persons whose spouses end the marriages through infidelity or abandonment.) Far from dividing marriages into two categories, temporal and eternal, Jesus here assumes that all marriages are alike: they are all covenants that human beings should not seek to dissolve. But that does not mean that the covenant continues after death. 1 Corinthians 11:11. “Nevertheless, in the Lord woman is not independent of man nor man of woman; for as woman was made from man, so man is now born of woman. And all things are from God” (1 Corinthians 11:11-12 ESV). This passage simply teaches that neither the husband nor the wife are independent of each other; being a Christian (“in the Lord”) does not mean that a husband is freed from his relationship with his wife or she from her relationship with him. Some of the Corinthians evidently thought that being Christians freed them from all natural obligations and relationships; Paul is explaining to them that this is not so. Ephesians 5:31. This verse quotes Genesis 2:24, already discussed above. In context, Paul is arguing that the marriage relationship is a type or symbolic representation of the relationship between Christ (the bridegroom) and his church (the bride). That is, it is an earthly, temporal picture of the heavenly, eternal reality of the church as Christ’s people. 1 Peter 3:7. The apostle Peter tells Christian husbands to honor their wives, “since they are heirs with you of the grace of life” (ESV). This does not mean that a person needs to be married (let alone married in a temple) in order to be an heir of God’s grace. It means that a Christian man who is married should treat his wife with the respect due to a fellow Christian. All Christians are heirs together, with each other, of eternal life (Romans 8:17; Galatians 3:29; Ephesians 3:6; Colossians 1:12; Titus 3:7; Hebrews 1:14). B. Biblical Evidence against Eternal Marriage The Bible never mentions the idea of eternal marriage, either to endorse it or to reject it. However, in a few places it does say things that prove, if we accept the Bible as authoritative and reliable, that the concept of eternal marriage is incorrect. The simplest and clearest evidence comes from two passages in Paul’s writings. Here is the first: Or do you not know, brothers—for I am speaking to those who know the law—that the law is binding on a person only as long as he lives? For a married woman is bound by law to her husband while he lives, but if her husband dies she is released from the law of marriage. Accordingly, she will be called an adulteress if she lives with another man while her husband is alive. But if her husband dies, she is free from that law, and if she marries another man she is not an adulteress” (Romans 7:1-3 ESV, emphasis added). This statement is explicit: marriage lasts only as long as both spouses are alive. When a woman’s husband dies, she is no longer married to him, and so is free to marry someone else. Paul would surely not have made such an unqualified statement if he believed that Christian women were meant to be bound for eternity to their husbands. That Paul did not hold to the doctrine of eternal marriage may be seen from another angle. The doctrine of eternal marriage includes the idea that such eternal marriage is necessary and essential for those who would attain exaltation. Yet Paul was himself single and encouraged those believers who could remain chaste while unmarried not to pursue marriage: “Now as a concession, not a command, I say this. I wish that all were as I myself am. But each has his own gift from God, one of one kind and one of another. To the unmarried and the widows I say that it is good for them to remain single as I am. But if they cannot exercise self-control, they should marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion…. Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be free. Are you free from a wife? Do not seek a wife” (1 Corinthians 7:6-9, 27 ESV). Paul could hardly have recommended that unmarried Christians refrain from pursuing marriage if he had accepted anything like the LDS concept of eternal marriage. The combination of these two passages (Romans 7:1-3; 1 Corinthians 7:6-9, 27) leaves no reasonable doubt that Paul viewed marriage as an earthly, temporal relationship. Paul’s view of marriage agrees perfectly with Jesus’ teaching in the Gospels. We can see this in one of the passages from the Gospels mentioned earlier that the LDS Church cites in support of its view. After Jesus explains that the Mosaic Law allowed divorce because of the hard hearts of the people and not because it was ever a good thing (Matthew 19:3-9), his disciples commented, “If such is the case of a man with his wife, it is better not to marry” (19:10 ESV). Jesus’ response shows that he agrees with this conclusion: “Not everyone can receive this saying, but only those to whom it is given. For there are eunuchs who have been so from birth, and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. Let the one who is able to receive this receive it” (19:11-12 ESV). Being unmarried, far from a bad thing, according to Jesus can be a good thing for “those to whom it is given” to accept this idea. Just as Paul would later counsel Christians who were unmarried that such a condition can be a gift from God to some people (see 1 Corinthians 7, discussed above), Jesus here teaches that God gives some people the ability to choose to remain celibate for the sake of God’s kingdom. What Jesus says here, then, clearly contradicts the LDS doctrine that no one can attain the exaltation to which God calls us apart from getting married. In another passage, Jesus specifically addresses the issue of marriage after death. On this occasion, some Sadducees, who denied the future resurrection of the dead, posed a trick question to Jesus on the subject: There came to him some Sadducees, those who deny that there is a resurrection, and they asked him a question, saying, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies, having a wife but no children, the man must take the widow and raise up offspring for his brother. Now there were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and died without children. And the second and the third took her, and likewise all seven left no children and died. Afterward the woman also died. In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife will the woman be? For the seven had her as wife.” And Jesus said to them, “The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage, but those who are considered worthy to attain to that age and to the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage, for they cannot die anymore, because they are equal to angels and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection. But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed, in the passage about the bush, where he calls the Lord the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob. Now he is not God of the dead, but of the living, for all live to him.” Then some of the scribes answered, “Teacher, you have spoken well.” For they no longer dared to ask him any question. (Luke 20:27-40 ESV) The first thing we should notice is that the Sadducees’ scenario was based on a practice authorized in the Law of Moses in which a childless woman whose husband had died would marry his brother (Deuteronomy 25:5). This law presupposes that when the first husband passed away, the woman was no longer married to him and therefore was free to marry someone else. This is quite likely the “law” to which Paul referred in Romans 7:1-3 when he reminded those who knew “the law” that “a married woman is bound by law to her husband while he lives, but if her husband dies she is released from the law of marriage.” The fact that marriage is an earthly, temporal relationship is therefore assumed by the law of Deuteronomy 25:5. The Sadducees, however, tried to use the law as a pretext for an objection to the doctrine of a future resurrection from the dead. Their argument assumed that the resurrection would be simply a return to ordinary earthly life. If the widow married her first husband’s brother, and then all three of them were resurrected, to which of the men would she be married? To press home the absurdity of the resurrection, they imagined an incredible series of events in which a woman ended up marrying seven brothers, outliving each one in turn, before she herself died. To which of these seven men, they asked, would she be married in the resurrection? Mormons commonly understand Jesus’ response to this question to mean that marriages will not be performed after the resurrection but must all be performed, here on earth, before that future event. The marriages themselves, Mormons reason, will continue after the resurrection for those who were worthy enough to be married in this life not just for this life but also for eternity. One problem with this popular Mormon explanation of the passage is that the issue Jesus was discussing with the Sadducees was not when marriages would be performed but to whom individuals married to more than one spouse in this life would be married in the next. If we understand Jesus to be saying only that the time to perform marriages is in this life, then he didn’t answer the Sadducees’ question at all. Furthermore, Jesus’ explanation of why there will be no marriage in the age to come is not that eternal marriages must be performed in this life but that in the resurrection the redeemed will be immortal: “for they cannot die anymore, because they are equal to angels and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection” (Luke 20:36). Jesus’ answer may be summed up as follows: marriage is for mortals, not for immortals; it is for “this age,” not for “the age to come” (vv. 34-35). In this age, mortals are born, get married, have children, and die, and that cycle repeats each generation; in the age to come, God’s people will be resurrected to live forever in immortality and that cycle of birth and death will be left behind. Marriage, according to Jesus, is part of that cycle of mortality. The point of Jesus’ answer, then, was simply this: in the resurrection, the woman in the Sadducees’ hypothetical scenario would not be married to any of the seven men to whom she had been married in mortality, because as an immortal, resurrected person she would be done with marriage. Understood in this way, Jesus’ comments are a direct answer to the Sadducees’ question. They had falsely assumed that to believe in a future resurrection meant to believe that old relationships and old lives would merely be resumed. Jesus explains that the resurrection will usher in the age to come in which we will be personally transformed into immortal beings and our relationships will change appropriately. Both Jesus and Paul, then, understood marriage to be a covenant that ends when one of the spouses dies, an understanding also implicit in the Old Testament (Deuteronomy 25:5). This does not mean, of course, that a husband and wife will be strangers in eternity. 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__label__wiki	0.582111	0.582111	Olson v. City of Atkinson United States District Court, D. Nebraska RHONDA OLSON, Plaintiff, CITY OF ATKINSON, NEBRASKA, et al., Defendants. John M. Gerrard Chief United States District Judge. This matter is before the Court on the motion for summary judgment (filing 30) filed by the defendants: the City of Atkinson, the Atkinson Police Department, and Tim Larby, the City of Atkinson's Chief of Police (collectively, the City). The Court will grant the defendants' motion for summary judgment. In 2008, the plaintiff, Rhonda Olson, applied for a position as a police officer with the Atkinson Police Department. Filing 1 at 3. Although Olson was well-qualified, the City chose a different candidate--Louis Genereux. Filing 1 at 3. When Olson learned that the position had been offered to Genereux, she contacted Chief Larby to inquire further. At that time, Chief Larby told Olson that he simply selected the person "who he felt was the best fit." Filing 33-1. But in May 2017, Olson learned the real reason she was not hired: Chief Larby did not think that the community was "ready for a female police officer." Filing 1 at 3. Based on that discovery, Olson filed this lawsuit claiming that the defendants violated her constitutional right to equal protection. Filing 1 at 1. She also alleges that the defendants' conduct violated art. I, § 1 of the Nebraska constitution.[1] Filing 1 at 1. The defendants have moved to dismiss those claims arguing that Olson's claims are time-barred. Summary judgment is proper if the movant shows that there is no genuine dispute as to any material fact and that the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(a). The movant bears the initial responsibility of informing the Court of the basis for the motion, and must identify those portions of the record which the movant believes demonstrate the absence of a genuine issue of material fact. Torgerson v. City of Rochester, 643 F.3d 1031, 1042 (8th Cir. 2011) (en banc). If the movant does so, the nonmovant must respond by submitting evidentiary materials that set out specific facts showing that there is a genuine issue for trial. Id. On a motion for summary judgment, facts must be viewed in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party only if there is a genuine dispute as to those facts. Id. Credibility determinations, the weighing of the evidence, and the drawing of legitimate inferences from the evidence are jury functions, not those of a judge. Id. But the nonmovant must do more than simply show that there is some metaphysical doubt as to the material facts. Id. In order to show that disputed facts are material, the party opposing summary judgment must cite to the relevant substantive law in identifying facts that might affect the outcome of the suit. Quinn v. St. Louis County, 653 F.3d 745, 751 (8th Cir. 2011). The mere existence of a scintilla of evidence in support of the nonmovant's position will be insufficient; there must be evidence on which the jury could conceivably find for the nonmovant. Barber v. C1 Truck Driver Training, LLC, 656 F.3d 782, 791-92 (8th Cir. 2011). Where the record taken as a whole could not lead a rational trier of fact to find for the nonmoving party, there is no genuine issue for trial. Torgerson, 643 F.3d at 1042. As briefly noted above, Olson contends that the City violated her constitutional rights under the United States Constitution and the constitution of the State of Nebraska. Seefiling 1 at 5-10. But according to the City, Olson's claims are time-barred. Filing 31 at 5. That is true, the City says, because Olson's claim for relief accrued in on April 30, 2008, when she was not hired as a police officer, but this lawsuit was not filed until February 6, 2018- -well beyond the four year statute of limitations. SeeNeb. Rev. Stat. § 25-212; Lindner v. Kindig, 826 N.W.2d 868, 872 (Neb. 2013); Montin v. Estate of Johnson, 636 F.3d 409, 412-13 (8th Cir. 2011). Olson, on the other hand, alleges that the underlying action is timely. Filing 34 at 1. To support that contention, Olson suggests that her claim did not accrue in 2008, but rather on May 30, 2017--the date that she says she first learned her gender was the sole reason she was not hired. Filing 34 at 1. And she says that because the City "actively misled Olson as to the real reason she wasn't hired," there was no way to know of the discrimination before that date. Filing 34 at 1. So, the question before the Court is this: what date did Olson's claims accrue? To answer that question, the Court must separately determine when Olson's federal claims and state-law claims accrued. That is true because the accrual date of Olson's federal constitutional claims are not resolved by reference to state law. Wallace v. Kato, 549 U.S. 384, 388 (2007); Montin, 636 F.3d at 413. And as the Supreme Court has explained, aspects of § 1983 which are not governed by reference to state law are governed by federal rules conforming to common-law tort principles. Wallace, 549 U.S. at 388. The standard federal rule is that accrual occurs when the plaintiff has a complete and present cause of action, that is, when the plaintiff can file suit and obtain relief. Id. Under this rule, the tort cause of action accrues, and the statute of limitations commences to run, when the wrongful act or omission results in damages. Id. at 391. The cause of action accrues even though the full extent of the injury is not then known or predictable. Id. Were it otherwise, the Court has explained, the statute would begin to run only after a plaintiff became satisfied that he or she had been harmed enough, placing the supposed statute of repose in the sole hands of the party seeking relief. See id.          The problem this presents for Olson is evident. Here, the wrongful act (i.e., gender discrimination) occurred in 2008 when Olson was not hired for the police officer position. Filing 1 at 2. But she did not file this case until February 6, 2018. Filing 1 at 1. Olson attempts to alleviate that problem by claiming that prior to May 2017 she had "no reason to believe" that she was not hired because of her gender. But whatever the plaintiff might have believed, she had already been injured-the discrimination that ...	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line80
__label__wiki	0.7053	0.7053	Native-themed spas Rekindle your spirit at Native-themed spas By Babette HerrmannAji Spa & Salon Located minutes from Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, the luxurious Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort & Spa sits on land unspoiled by urban sprawl, where wild Spanish mustangs are often seen thundering across the desert–land owned by the Gila River Indian Community. No details were spared in the creation and services offered at the resort’s Aji Spa & Salon. The 17,500-square-foot spa features treatments inspired by the culture and healing herbs of the Pima and Maricopa people. Mii amo, a destination spa at Enchantment Sedona, Ariz., is known for its New-Age quirkiness and as a vortex of spiraling spiritual energy flow. It’s no wonder people are drawn to seek the healing and spirituality surrounded by breathtaking giant red rock spires and formations. Mii amo, which means “journey” in the Yuman language, offers a rich array of culturally infused treatments, and it’s the signature Inner Quest treatment that offers clients a spiritual journey. The Spa at Sundance Located at the base of Mount Timpanogos, the rustic luxury of Robert Redford’s Sundance Resort in Sundance, Utah, serves as a perfect year-round vacation spot, with its nearby skiing in the winter, and the rest of the year for guests to explore the 6,000 acres of surrounding wilderness. It’s also the perfect setting for the Spa at Sundance, which bases its Native-themed spa on the four directions, winds and seasons. While they don’t have a Native director on staff, they don’t profess to be scholars on American Indian history either. T Spa The Tulalip Resort Casino opened the 14,000-square-foot T Spa last October. A select few of Native-inspired treatments are in-depth, taking more than two hours to nurture the body. Amenities are cozy and luxurious. Massage rooms feature a double-sided fireplace, and both the men’s and women’s areas are equipped with eucalyptus steam rooms and cedar saunas. Influenced by Coast Salish culture, the signature five-hour Canoe Puller package begins with a re-energizing body ritual, followed by a mud bath, deep tissue bolus massage, skin resonance vitamin infusion facial, Native Stone Ritual For Feet and lunch. Skaná Spa The Skaná Spa, located inside the Lodge hotel at the Oneida Indian Nation’s Turning Stone Resort in Verona, N.Y., may be one of the only spas on the East Coast offering Native-inspired treatments. What makes this spa unique is the opportunity for clients to participate in a sweatlodge ceremony. It was constructed by the Nation with the help of the Oglala and Lakota Sioux tribes, and framed out of red willow and draped with buffalo hides. Like a sauna or steam room, it cleanses the body, but is definitely a sacred ceremony, a place to pray and cleanse the soul. Select spa treatments utilize ingredients used by Oneida healers. For instance, the White Pine Foot & Body therapist uses white pine as an analgesic to relieve the pain of sore muscles and joints, and mint for its soothing properties. Avanyu Spa Located inside the plush La Posada De Santa Fe Resort & Spa in Santa Fe, N.M., the 5,000-square-foot Avanyu Spa offers Native- and Southwest-inspired treatments with delicious and inviting names. The Spirit of Santa Fe is the signature treatment that takes clients on a journey with the four directions of the medicine wheel, including a blue cornmeal and tobacco scrub, ceremonial sage tea, cedar oil massage and a sweetgrass tea herbal wrap.Comment: I think this is the third or fourth spa article Indian Country Today has run. I hope these articles are objective journalism and not some sort of product placement. Posted by Rob at 4:04 PM 1 comments Labels: business, gaming, sweat lodges, tourism Authenticity in Public Enemies We don't know if the upcoming Lone Ranger movie will be authentic, but another Johnny Depp vehicle demonstrates the importance of authenticity: Review: 'Public Enemies'Though any number of name actors, including Lili Taylor as a confident sheriff and Giovanni Ribisi as gangster Alvin Karpis, make appearances, what's unusual about "Public Enemies" is Mann's determination not to have any face be an ordinary one. A full 15 people (led by Avy Kaufman and Bonnie Timmerman) are credited with casting work on the film, and every face that appears on screen, from the members of Purvis' Chicago FBI squad to youthful junior G-men, are clearly hand-picked for individuality and impact. Mann's attention to nominally small things, his insistence that every detail be authentic, including the clothes (Colleen Atwood is the costume designer) and the often historic locations (Nathan Crowley is production designer), lend a sense of rightness to the entire endeavor. One of the interesting side effects of this exceptional care is to make "Public Enemies" so real it seems to transcend its period and exist out of time. Though the Depression was a major factor in Dillinger's career, we don't see or feel it all that much. What we get instead is the sense of a man whose name has lasted until now for a reason and, if the movies have anything to say about it, will last longer still.Comment: Apply the above lessons to any Native-themed movie. Choosing Native faces rather than generic ethnic faces gives the movie more impact. The attention to accurate details gives the movie a sense of "rightness." The movie feels so real that you willingly suspend your disbelief. You're transported out of your seat into the world on the screen. This is how Michael Mann makes critically acclaimed movies. Mann's movies might also make money if they weren't star vehicles: Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx (Miami Vice), Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx (Collateral), Will Smith (Ali), Al Pacino and Russell Crowe (The Insider), Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino (Heat). Only Collateral made money domestically. Incidentally, Mann also made The Last of the Mohicans with Daniel Day-Lewis and Russell Means. Not the greatest movie, but at least it made money. Authentic movie-making plus authentic (and low-budget) cast = profit. For more on the subject, see The Best Indian Movies. Labels: casting, Johnny Depp, movies, Public Enemies Racist Transformers People are criticizing the pair of jive-talkin' robots in the new Transformers movie. Some commenters offer some key points that also apply to Native portrayals. Beyond The Twins: Another look at Revenge of the Fallen’s Character FlawsB wrote: I don’t care if it’s about giant robots or if it’s Shakespeare, every single thing you’re complaining about was a choice that the movie’s makers made. With a budget that big, no one made decisions without thinking about it and choosing among many options. These things don’t happen by mistake. Does anyone really expect me to believe that, given how much money the last one made, and how much they expect this one to make, that they just threw a bunch of things against the wall and were surprised by the outcome? Of course not. It may not require much thinking on the viewer’s part to watch the movie, but the same can’t be said for those who made it. atlasien wrote: The fact that it’s about giant robots fighting each other makes the racism even more egregious. There’s nothing necessarily racist about giant robots fighting each other. Therefore, you have to really go the extra mile in order to inject the racism. And Michael Bay did. He has no excuse whatsoever. Jehanzeb wrote: Michael Bay’s comment disturbs me. He doesn’t seem like he’s making an effort to understand how offensive the movie is to People of Color. Yes, Mr. Bay, we know they’re robots, but they’re voiced by real people. When they’re given human and stereotypical traits, they’re not “just robots” anymore. The audience laughs at them because they’re familiar with the stereotypes.Comment: Consider any negative depiction of Indians--for instance, the cannibals in Pirates of the Caribbean. How did Jack Sparrow end up meeting maneating Carib Indians rather than peaceful Taino Indians or no Indians? Jerry Bruckheimer and company chose to portray stereotypical Indians as villains, that's how. He decided his $200 million (or whatever) movie would work best if audiences rooted for the white captain against the brown savages. Women's lacrosse in Prague Native American women's dream comes true in PragueCharlene Thomas, general manager of the Native-American Haudenosaunee team, had taken her "girls" to Prague for the women's lacrosse World Cup--the first such event for the team that will only celebrate its first birthday in August. "We wanted to see our girls have their dream come true and this day, this year has done it for them," said Thomas, a retiree who does her current job as a volunteer. Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) is a confederacy of the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca and Tuscarora nations living mostly in upstate New York and the Ontario province in Canada. It joined the international women's lacrosse federation IFWLA only two years ago, after complying with the Native American tradition. "We presented our request to the chiefs, and they gave us consent," said Thomas. Unlike their counterparts in men's lacrosse, the Iroquois Nationals, who have played at four World Cups to date, the women's team was officially established only in August 2008.Comment: For more on the subject, see Iroquois Team Takes Bronze and Lacrosse Crosses the Pacific. Below: "Dutch lacrosse player Jantien Van Der Kooij (right) fights for the ball with Katie Smith of the US Haudenosaunee at the women's lacrosse world cup in Prague, on June 24." Posted by Rob at 8:41 AM 0 comments Labels: Iroquois, sports Native golfers at Santa Ana Santa Ana Pueblo's Paquin continues quest to grow golf in Southwest"The leadership invested time to teach the tribal members how to play golf and that effort has led to more than 500 members who have hit a golf ball," said Paquin, adding "this has led to a solid 200 members who play on a regular basis." To defray the cost burden on tribal players, tribal members play for free at Santa Ana Golf Club and receive a discount at Twin Warriors. Tribal members who do not have clubs can even use the tribal rental sets for free. That is how many tribal members learned the game.Native American youngsters receive expert instruction at clinicWith a heritage of building its own success stories in growing the game, some 20 Sun Country PGA Professionals met 90 Native American junior golfers Saturday for more than a traditional afternoon of golf instruction. The Native American Youth Golf Clinic, hosted at Twin Warriors Golf Club, was preceded by a proclamation by New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, whose signed document proclaiming June 27, 2009, "Native American Youth Golf Day" in the state.Comment: For more on the subject, see Native Golf Tour. Indians in McLintock! The 1963 movie McLintock! is another of those transitional films that, from the 1950s to the 1970s, started doing Indians justice. As such, it's an odd mishmash of good and bad moments. Here's the story: McLintock!George Washington McLintock (John Wayne) has a saddlebag full of trouble. The owner of the largest ranch in the territory, which also includes a mine and a lumber mill that he built up himself, should be a happy, fulfilled man, but he isn't. His wife, Katherine (Maureen O'Hara), walked out on him two years ago without a word of explanation and has been living back east and running in very fancy circles. He's getting older, a fact of which he's constantly reminded as friends around him decline in health. He's being challenged by their sons, eager to make their mark on the territory, and by the homesteaders who are pouring in with the support of the government, hoping to farm on land that's just barely adequate for cattle to graze on; he's got government officials underfoot, including an inept Indian agent (Strother Martin) and a corrupt land agent (Gordon Jones); the thick-headed, longwinded territorial governor, the honorable Cuthbert H. Humphrey (Robert Lowery), and the government back east are trying to push the Indians--whose chiefs are some of McLintock's oldest enemies and his best and most honored friends--by shipping them off to a reservation, where they'll be cared for like old women; and to top it all off, Katherine is coming back to secure a divorce and take custody of their 17-year-old daughter, Rebecca (Stefanie Powers), who's been at school back east and no longer likes anything to do with the West, any more than her mother does. All of that--plus the presence of a young hired hand (Patrick Wayne) who's interested romantically in McLintock's daughter--is the setup for a sprawling comedy Western with serious overtones, part battle-of-the-sexes and part political tract. --Bruce Eder, All Movie GuideNative aspects Here are the key Indian bits in McLintock!: The first Indian we meet is Davey Elk, who has short hair and is dressed as a gentleman. As he notes, he's college-educated, the fastest runner in town, and the telegraph operator. Unfortunately, he's played by Latino actor Perry Lopez, who was the Indian scientist in The Time Tunnel and Esteban Rodriguez in the Star Trek episode Shore Leave. Indians led by Running Buffalo come to town to meet the chiefs returning from Washington. They look like Plains Indians, which is okay if the movie is set in Oklahoma. They appear to be real Indians, not actors of other ethnicities. The Indian agent objects to their leaving the reservation without permission. When a white woman disappears, the townspeople think the Indians kidnapped her. They prepare to hang Running Buffalo. McLintock intervenes, leading to the famous fight scene in the quarry. Running Buffalo walks through the fighters without being touched. Other Indians stand on sidelines and watch the crazy white men. They decide to leave the "party" because there's no whiskey. Davey wants to ask Rebecca for a dance. Some men accost him for this, leading to a brawl. Led by Chief Puma, the chiefs return from Washington on a train. They've secured the release of the Indians--probably Comanches--held at Ft. Sill. Unfortunately, Puma is played by Australian actor Michael Pate. Puma greets his friend McLintock, whom he once rescued, with a Navajo "yah ta hey." Nearby, Indians in a circle perform a powwow-style drum song. Neither one is appropriate for a 19th-century Oklahoma setting. Note: It's unclear where McLintock! is supposed to be set. If it's in Arizona rather than Oklahoma, the movie's got more problems than I thought. Comanches or Plains Indians in Arizona? Not. McLintock speaks for Indians Puma asks McLintock to speak for the Comanches at a hearing with the governor. McLintock does in this scene. The Indians are few but proud, says McLintock. They'd rather die as men than live as captives. As usual in a John Ford-style film, Wayne's character blames the government for treating the Indians badly:Agard, if you knew anything about Indians, you'd know that they're doing their level best to put up with our so-called 'benevolent patronage' in spite of the nincompoops that've been put in charge of it!It's plausible that the Indians might ask a "great white father" to speak for them. But it's also plausible that they could've spoken for themselves--perhaps through a translator. There's a bit of paternalism going on here. McLintock makes a good case for them, but he doesn't address the underlying issues. How did he become such a huge landowner on what was formerly Indian territory? Who broke the treaties and forced the Indians onto reservations in poor locations? If "nincompoops" and other bad people can corrupt the reservation system, is the system any good? McLintock/Wayne never questions US policy. He assumes the land is his and the Indians have gotten what they deserve. The only question is whether the government treats them fairly or unfairly as conquered subjects. Alas, the governor is unmoved and orders the Indians to Ft. Sill. But McLintock concocts a plan. One of his confederates gives them guns, and they ride through the streets shooting and causing mayhem. And...that's it for the Indians. This display of wildness is supposed to distract the governor from sending them off, or something. In reality, it would bring a swift reprisal from the military. If anyone was thinking of letting the Indians remain free, it's no longer an option. McClintock! is definitely a mixed bag when it comes to Indians. Could've been better, could've been worse. I guess that's all you can expect from a John Wayne movie. As for the rest of the movie, the critics are right that it's a broad comedy, fun but sexist, not Wayne's best but watchable. Rob's rating: 7.5 of 10. Posted by Rob at 11:15 PM 1 comments Labels: John Wayne, movies School needs to regulate hair? Native American boy fights Texas school over hair cut By Micha J. StoneSix months ago a federal judge ruled the school district violated the constitutional rights of Adriel, a kindergarten student, for not letting him wear his hair according to his Native American religious beliefs, Needville Independent School District officials have appealed the ruling before the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. In a recently filed appeal brief, Needville ISD’s attorney said the judge’s ruling “hijacked” the district’s authority to “regulate its population.” To "regulate its population"? Is this a school or a concentration camp? The whole episode is outrageous and screams injustice. Adriel has been punished all year long for his hair, forced to be alone in a room with a teacher, not allowed to attend class or socialize with peers at school. Since the sixth day of the 2008-2009 school year, Needville Elementary School officials began placing Adriel in in-school suspension for coming to school with long hair (hair tied in two braids worn outside his shirt). “Upon arriving at his classroom every morning, Adriel is escorted away from his classmates and into another room where he sits with his ISS teacher for the rest of the school day,” the suit states. “Adriel endures this segregation for over seven hours every day with no opportunity to engage in group learning or social play with other children during class or on the playground,” the suit states, adding that the Texas Education Code says ISS can extend for no longer than three days." The cruel and ugly intolerance is mind boggling. Aside from religious discrimination it is also sexual discrimination, because girls are not expected to keep their hair short. It is an attempt to deny history and cling to a past filled with oppression and discrimination.Comment: I thought this case was more or less over. So the school is appealing, and while it does, it's isolating Arocha with his own teacher for the whole day? Amazing. This is yet another example of white privilege. Who determines whether children can wear long hair, cornrows, mohawks, tattoos, piercings, etc.? The white people who run the school district. The norm is whatever they say it is. Would an Indian school district rule against long hair also? Probably not, even though Indian schools also need to maintain order. The inevitable conclusion is that regulating hair isn't necessary to maintain order. It's a cultural imposition unrelated to discipline. For more on the subject, see Long-Haired Boy Goes to School and School District vs. Five-Year-Old. Posted by Rob at 1:05 PM 25 comments Labels: education, religion Depp to brainstorm Tonto Johnny Depp Gets Lewd For ‘Lone Ranger’ Role as Tonto By Larry Carroll“Well, at one point, I will work on my Tonto,” Depp added, expanding his answer. “I think I have some pretty decent ideas.” Produced by “Pirates of the Caribbean” hitmaker Jerry Bruckheimer, “The Lone Ranger” isn’t due in theaters until 2012, so it would seem that Johnny has plenty of time to figure out how to give us a unique take on Tonto that isn’t just the old-fashioned stereotype of a Native American. The first draft of the film is currently being penned by “Pirates” writers Ted Elliott and Terry Russio. “I’m just waiting to get the right script, you know?” Depp said of when he’ll really start brainstorming ideas. Although it might seem odd to some that Depp is scheduled to play the Lone Ranger’s sidekick, I can’t help but think back to one of my favorite movies in Johnny Depp’s career: the Jim Jarmusch not-Western, “Dead Man.” In it, Depp is brilliant as William Blake–-a man who becomes immersed in the world of Native Americans, effectively becoming one. So I couldn’t help but ask: will his Tonto have anything in common with his William Blake? “No,” he said of his “Lone Ranger” role. “This is pretty different; pretty different.”Comment: The last time Bruckheimer and his writers portrayed Native people, they gave us the gibbering cannibals in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. Is there any reason to think they'll do better this time? Or will their Tonto be a generic Indian at best, a stereotypical caricature at worst? For more on the subject, see The Lone Ranger. Posted by Rob at 11:20 AM 0 comments Labels: Johnny Depp, Lone Ranger, movies, Tonto Selections from We Shall Remain Indian Comics Irregular #184: From Massasoit to Geronimo Labels: documentaries, ICI, TV, We Shall Remain Colonialism in Friday's Child I just watched the Friday's Child episode of Star Trek (the original series) for the umpteenth time. Here's a summary:The Federation is in competition with the Klingons for an alliance with the inhabitants of Capella IV. The Capellans are a warrior tribe and there is dissension among them as to who to sign the mining rights treaty with. McCoy is familiar with their customs having once spent several months there. When a Capellan, who clearly favors the Klingons, stages a coup, Kirk, Spock and McCoy flee with the now dead leader's wife, who is about to give birth.Friday's Child is a thinly veiled study of European colonialism. The Capellans could represent Indians or any other indigenous people. The spacefaring races could represent the British, French, or other colonial powers. Kirk takes charge Here are a few problems with the episode: Kirk calls the Federation the "Earth federation." He (or writer D.C. Fontana) doesn't even pretend that the Federation is a union of various species. As Azetbur put it in The Undiscovered Country, "The Federation is nothing more than a homo sapiens only club." The Federation supposedly was founded by humans, Vulcans, Andorians, and Tellarites. How many times did we see Vulcans, Andorians, and Tellarites in positions of Federation authority? How many times did they give orders to humans? Once or twice in the 79-episode history of TOS, at most. Kirk is offering the Capellans medical or agricultural help in exchange for mining rights. It should be obvious that simply appearing from outer space with advanced technology will be enough to influence the Capellan culture. Setting up a mining-based economy will change the Capellan culture more. But Kirk is offering to do even more than that--to explicitly upgrade the Capellans' technology. How is the arrangement not a blatant violation of the Prime Directive? When the Teer (leader) is killed, his wife Eleen is supposed to die with him. She's ready and willing to do her cultural duty. But Kirk intervenes and saves her, and McCoy delivers her unborn baby. Instead of dying, this baby eventually will inherit the tribe's leadership. It's as if Kirk chose which wife and child of King Henry VIII should form the ruling house of England. Rarely if ever have the Federation's people violated the Prime Directive so egregiously. The Capellans are holding Kirk and company captive because the Federation people have violated their laws or taboos. Kirk and company flee to the hills and fashion bows and arrows. They kill one or two Capellans with no warning, ambushing them from behind rocks. These Capellans were only obeying their leader's orders, enforcing their culture' laws. But Kirk and Spock clearly think their right to be free supersedes the Capellans' right to live. They react to the Capellans as if they're animals. Moreover, the Capellans never developed the bow and arrow. Kirk has introduced a dangerous and destabilizing new technology to them, another massive Prime Directive violation. Because the Enterprise is out of range, Kirk says he doesn't expect the "cavalry" to ride over the hills and save them. In other words, he's implicitly comparing the Federation's people to the US Army and the Capellans to Indians. In fact, the situation is vaguely reminiscent of Custer's Last Stand. Eleen is or was ready to sacrifice herself. She has no feelings for her baby and wants to get rid of it. Maab the new Teer sacrifices himself so his aide can kill the villainous Klingon. Clearly these savage Indians Capellans care little or nothing about life. They throw away their lives the way the rest of us throw away the trash. Federation imperialism What would happen if Kirk and the Federation didn't get their way? We saw an example of that in Errand of Mercy. Kirk couldn't conceive of the Organians not wanting to cooperate with the Federation. He was ready to go to war rather than let the Organians live in peace. Yes, he thought the Klingons would take over Organia. But the Organians made it clear they were choosing noninterference. Kirk had no right to say, "We know better than you, so you must follow our lead." Has an alien species ever simply refused to have contact with the Federation? In the ST novels, surely, but in the TV series? I think there were some in TNG, but some emergency inevitably compelled contact. After that, Picard and company's openness and goodness inevitably convinced the aliens to change their ways. For more on the subject, see White Super-Race in Paradise Syndrome and Noble Savages in Paradise Syndrome. P.S. The novel Ghost-Walker by Barbara Hambly may be the best exploration of colonialist issues I've seen in an ST novel. Check it out if you're interested. Labels: literature Movie "star vehicles" flop Little love this summer for A-list actorsHollywood's movie studios, hopeful that marquee-name actors would push their summer box-office receipts to record levels, are finding that the heavyweights aren't winning over audiences like they used to. With all but a couple of big-budget films already opened, the summer of 2009 is shaping up to be one of the worst on record for Hollywood's A-list talent. The studios stocked this summer's release schedule with so-called star vehicles, including "Land of the Lost" with Will Ferrell, "Year One" featuring Jack Black, the comedy "Imagine That" with Eddie Murphy, and Denzel Washington and John Travolta in a remake of "The Taking of Pelham 123." But rather than igniting ticket sales, the star-studded movies have dramatically underperformed. The brightest stars of the lucrative popcorn season--which typically accounts for about 40% of annual ticket sales--instead have turned out to be mostly movies with no-name actors--or no actors at all on screen. So far, the summer's most profitable film has been Warner Bros.' surprise hit "The Hangover," a $35-million-budget R-rated comedy about a bachelor party in Las Vegas that boasts not a single household-name actor but has reached $183 million in U.S. ticket sales since its June 5 opening and is expected to exceed $200 million. Other summer hits like J.J. Abrams' "Star Trek" and Michael Bay's "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" showcase eye-popping visual effects along with up-and-coming talent. And, the highest-grossing summer movie so far? Walt Disney's Co.'s "Up," the Pixar-animated movie starring the voice of . . . Ed Asner.Comment: Once again, Hollywood is stupid. Hiring big-name stars such as Johnny Depp to play Tonto is no guarantee of success. Hiring little-known actors such as the Indians in New Moon is the way to go. If any directors, producers, or financiers think otherwise, they're wrong. The evidence proves it. The only problem with this analysis is that the phenomenon is nothing new. It's been going on for years, if not decades. For more on the subject, see Fallacy of the Big-Name Actor. Labels: casting, movies Indian perspective on Last Stand Spectators marvel at re-enactment of Little Bighorn Crow historian Joe Medicine Crow wrote narration for event By Susan OlpThe annual presentation, put on by the Hardin Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture, is told from the perspective of the Indians, written by Crow historian Joe Medicine Crow. A series of narrators take audience members through a brief history of that time, describing the lifestyle of the Plains Indians, the explorations of Lewis and Clark, the coming of white settlers by wagon train, the pain of broken treaties and the increasing tensions that lead, finally, to the battle. At the start of the pageant, Medicine Crow sings a tribute to Custer and to Crazy Horse, the Sioux warrior who led the band that encircled and then killed Custer and his soldiers. Then a recording of taps is played to honor those who died in the battle.Comment: Interesting that the Indians would sing to Custer as well as Crazy Horse. It could be an example of their values at work. Mainstream Americans honor only our side because that's all we care about. Indians honor everyone who fought, including the enemy, because they respect the warrior spirit more than victory. For more on the subject, see Review of Little Bighorn Remembered and Reenacting Little Bighorn. Below: "Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer, played by Rick Williams of Versailles, Ind., charges Friday during the Custer's Last Stand Re-enactment near Hardin." (James Woodcock/Gazette Staff) Labels: George Armstrong Custer McDonald's response on Custer toy Tim Giago: McDonald's mentality needs revampAn extremely weak and calculated response from McDonald’s came to the newspaper in short order. It read: “At McDonald’s we value and respect people of all ethnicities, as well as their cultural history. The Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Happy Meal features eight toys portraying different characters from the film. As with all Happy Meal promotions, our goal is to provide families a positive experience that can be shared by all.” Say what? A positive experience? Who are they trying to kid? The response was signed by Danya Proud, Spokesperson for McDonald’s USA. After the Native Sun News attempted to get comments from McDonald’s corporate executives for the breaking story, suddenly all of the Custer dolls were pulled from the Happy Meals in Rapid City. The same thing happened in some communities in Oklahoma and New Mexico, states with large Indian populations. Surely someone at McDonald’s was taken aback by this outrageous faux paux and ordered the removal of the offending figurines.Comment: For more on the subject, see Custer Toy Is Movie Promo and Happy Meal with Custer Doll. Labels: George Armstrong Custer, Tim Giago, toys Memoir features horse whisperer A Tale of Two Horses BROKEN By Lisa Jones Scribner. 275 pp. $25 Lisa Jones's memoir is framed by two vivid incidents, both involving horses. At the opening, she watches Stanford Addison, a quadriplegic Arapaho healer and horse whisperer who lives on Wyoming's Wind River Indian Reservation, teach clients the art of gentling. Later, Addison supervises a horribly botched gelding. Jones is far more focused on what the first event says about Addison than on the implications of the second. She becomes a frequent visitor to Addison's home and a believer in his mystical powers. Her spiritual search is at the center of the book, but it is not the most interesting part. Self-searching is a tricky topic, and it is also hard to see Addison in the same idealized light that Jones does.Comment: For more on the subject, see The Best Indian Books. Art signs worth $300 or $10,000 Artist questions value placed on stolen signs By Melissa MerliA tip to the local Crimestoppers led to the arrest of Mark Nepermann, who faces a misdemeanor charge for the theft of two of the artist's signs, part of his "Native Hosts" series, from in front of the Native American House on the UI campus. The state put a value of less than $300 on the pieces, making the charge a misdemeanor rather than felony. Heap of Birds, as well as many other American Indians and artists in the community, believe the signs are fine art and should be judged according to their appraised value, which would lift the theft charge to a felony. "We see it as pattern of behavior of treating American Indians as second-class citizens, both on this campus and in the community," said John McKinn, assistant director of American Indian Studies at the UI. "It's just another attempt to devalue American Indians and their experience. It also speaks to the lack of education we all have for what constitutes art." Two different professional appraisers valued 12 similar Heap of Bird "Native Hosts" signs in British Columbia at $120,000, or $10,000 each. One of those appraisals, by a Canadian appraiser, was given to the Champaign County state's attorney's office. State's Attorney Julia Rietz said the appraisal will not affect her decision related to the charge against Nepermann, a recent UI graduate. "It's not proof to me of the value of these signs," she said of the ones in Urbana. She instead based her decision on an invoice, given her by the UI police, from the American Logo and Sign Inc. in Moore, Okla., that the signs for the Urbana public art exhibit were sold to Heap of Birds for $88.65 each. The artist had the signs manufactured at the company. "This is the evidence that I have of the value of these signs and simply because Mr. Heap of Birds attributes a higher value to them doesn't mean I can use that as proof in court," Rietz said. Heap of Birds said the "Native Hosts" signs are fine art and that the value of a work of art is never based on the cost of materials or the manufacturer's cost. Taken into account are many factors, among them the concept behind the work, aesthetics, the prices of previous sales of the artist's work and his or her reputation.Comment: The best way to determine the signs' value would be in a free-market auction. But that probably isn't possible in this case. The pieces seem to reside in the middle of the spectrum between plain signs and fine art. I'd say the value of each sign should be somewhere between $300 and $10,000. For more on the subject, see Anti-Illiniwek Sign Damaged. Labels: law enforcement The Last Stand symphony A conversation with Grammy-winning musician Bill Miller By Vincent SchillingBill Miller, a northern Wisconsin Mohican, is a Grammy award-winning musician, performer, songwriter and painter. In his career he has produced more than a dozen popular albums and most recently has conducted performances with Wisconsin’s La Crosse Symphony Orchestra entitled “The Last Stand” to commemorate Custer’s Battle of the Little Bighorn of the Great Sioux War of 1876-77. ICT: Why focus on Little Big Horn? Miller: I have been going out to that area with my grandfather since I was about 9 years old--we used to go and camp out every summer to Yellowstone River. He would take me to the battlefield and I have been studying it since that time. I always wanted to give my own artistic version of it from a Native point of view, different tribal point of view and an artist’s point of view. When I was given the opportunity to do this when I was commissioned by the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra, I jumped on it. When I took it to Israel, it was a whole other trip. One of the conductors was doing an artist in residency from Israel and he heard about this and asked if I could come to Israel with the orchestra for two weeks. I stayed in Tel Aviv.Comment: For more on the subject, see Native Symphony with Sea Chanties and Lewis and Clark Symphony and Documentary. Trail of Tears bike ride A group of young Cherokees prepares to hit the road on a route of remembrance By Clifton AdcockEight young Cherokee bicyclists will tackle a nearly 1,000-mile Remember the Removal Ride, which follows one of the Trail of Tears routes, in the searing summer heat. But it's a chance for them to see the same countryside their ancestors saw when they were forced at gunpoint to abandon everything. The riders, ranging in age from 15 to 24, will begin Saturday in Rome, Ga., near the old Cherokee capital of New Echota, following the northern Trail of Tears route through parts of Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas and Oklahoma before ending in Tahlequah. Along the way, the cyclists will camp at night, visit and learn about historical sites intertwined with the forced march, and visit the known graves of those who could not complete the journey.Comment: For more on the subject, see Trail of Tears Motorcycle Ride. Below: "Gary Walker, 24, (from left), Johnny Christie, 16, and Dallas Smith, 16, prepare their bikes for a practice ride. The three plan to take part in a nearly 1,000-mile journey that begins Saturday and will take them along a Trail of Tears route." (Mike Brown/For the Tulsa World) Labels: Cherokee, Trail of Tears, treks National Geographic film about Kootenai National Geographic "Megafishes Project" Films at Kootenai Tribal Sturgeon Hatchery By Kathryn Star HeartThanks to a grant from National Geographic, aquatic ecologist Dr. Zeb Hogan and his television crew spent several days at the Kootenai Fish Hatchery in April to film and explain to the American public the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho's significant contribution in perpetuating the white sturgeon population in the Kootenai River. As part of the Megafishes Project, Zeb leads the National Geographic project to find, identify, protect and study the world's largest freshwater fish. The Megafishes Project investigated and created a documentary film about the huge white sturgeon found only in the Kootenai River.Comment: For more on the subject, see Native Documentaries and News. Labels: documentaries Tom Bee wrote for Jackson 5 Jackson 5 songwriter sad about Michael's death By Cris Ornelas[Tom Bee] had a successful recording career of his own, but in the 1970s, he wrote two of The Jackson 5’s hits. The first was We’ve Got Blue Skies. Bee still remembers the first time he met Michael in a recording studio in LA. “I had this really nice turquoise ring on my finger and I noticed he kept looking at it and I said do you want to try it on and said sure and so I took it and put it on his finger and it fit and I said you can have it and he thought that was the coolest thing ever." Then Bee wrote another song for The Jackson 5 for their last Motown album called Joyful Jukebox Music.Comment: For more on the subject, see 2008 Grammy Nominees. Don Coldsmith dies Author of Novels About Plains Indians Dies Don Coldsmith, a family physician who gained fame as the author of the Spanish Bit Saga novels about the Plains Indians, has died. He was 83. Coldsmith, 83, died Thursday at the University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City, Kan., said his wife, Edna. She said he suffered a stroke June 20 after attending the Western Writers of America conference in Oklahoma City. Coldsmith was the group's president in 1983-84. In 1990, he received its Spur Award for "Changing Wind," one of the Spanish Bit Saga series. Coldsmith began work in the 1980s on the Spanish Bit Saga novels, which chronicle the momentous change in the lives of Plains Indians wrought by the introduction of the horse by Spanish explorers.Comment: For more on the subject, see The Best Indian Books. Pearl sells out Chickasaw film continues to wow festival audiences“Pearl,” a movie produced by the Chickasaw Nation and Media 13, opened the ninth annual deadCENTER Film Festival with a sold-out house Thursday, June 11. The film is a biopic of Chickasaw aviatrix Eula “Pearl” Carter Scott and follows her through childhood and teen years as she becomes the youngest licensed pilot in America.And:“Pearl” was shot primarily in Oklahoma and about 60 percent of the cast is local, of which several are Chickasaw citizens. Visit www.pearlthemovie.net for up-to-date information on “Pearl,” the cast and crew and future showings.Comment: For more on the subject, see Elijah DeJesus as Pearl and Pearl Trailers. Labels: movies, Pearl Clippers cursed by Indians? Columnist Bill Simmons advises no. 1 draft pick Blake Griffin about his new team, the Los Angeles Clippers: Open letter to Blake GriffinI studied the Clippers' mess for three days, put everything on paper and tried to figure out a common thread. Blaming Moses Malone was too easy. Why would Moses curse the Clippers? The man could barely speak. Blaming Bill Walton ignored three seasons of misfortune that came before him. Blake, this went deeper than one person. This was karmic. This was creepy. This was like … they'd been hexed. Like they had built an arena on a sacred burial ground or something. And that's when I realized what happened. In a way, they did mess with a sacred burial ground. They messed with the Indians. And you don't mess with the Indians. Ever. Allow me to explain. When the NBA awarded Buffalo an expansion franchise starting in the 1970-71 season, the team named itself the "Braves" to recognize Buffalo's Native American history. That's when the trouble began, Blake. For Native Americans, there was no more important animal than the buffalo. They depended on it for survival. They wore its fur as clothes. They revered the "white buffalo"--a rare type of buffalo, almost as though it was albino--and considered it to be sacred. By linking the word "Buffalo" with "Braves," a commonly known term to describe Native American warriors, the team's owners were basically announcing, "We are embracing the Indians and representing them in an honorable way." For God's sake, look at their first logo. It's an Indian headdress on top of a basketball face; instead of facial features, we see a blue buffalo. In their second season, they changed the logo to a fancy "B" with a feather sticking out of it. The message remained clear: We are embracing the Native Americans. Starting to get worried, Blake? You should be. Everything went swimmingly for the first six seasons in Buffalo. Led by North Carolina star Bob McAdoo (who won three scoring titles and an MVP award), the Braves put themselves on the map with playoff battles against two future champs (the Celtics in '74 and '76) and a really good Bullets team in '75. Everything turned in the summer of 1976, the same summer we celebrated our country's 200th Independence Day. (Yes, a country we stole from the Native Americans. I'm going to say this was a bad omen.) Twenty days before the Bicentennial, on June 14, Buffalo owner Paul Snyder announced he was selling the Braves to a group that planned to move them to Hollywood, Fla. Only one problem: Nobody wanted the Braves to move. The other NBA owners hated the thought of accruing extra travel costs flying down to Florida just because Snyder sold out. The town of Buffalo was furious and immediately blocked the move with a restraining order and a $10 million lawsuit. And since the league was merging with the ABA that same month, this was an additional headache the league didn't need. The sale fell through. But not before two things happened. First, McAdoo turned off the locals by saying about a potential Florida move, "It doesn't make any difference to me, as long as I can play and get paid for it." Thanks for the support, Mac! Second, there was a karmic shift against the franchise; from that moment forward, everything started to go wrong. And why? Because Paul Snyder messed with the Indians!!! How many times have we seen a horror movie or a Western in which someone desecrated sacred Indian territory in some way? Does it ever turn out well for them? Ever? Hell, even the Amityville Horror house was built over a sacred burial ground. That's why I believe in this curse over the other media-manufactured ones: In this case, we have ample evidence that, no, it's not a great idea to mess with Native Americans from a karmic standpoint. And Paul Snyder did.The solution Simmons proposes to Griffin:Again, I would start running right now. But if you choose to stay, I have an idea: Trek into the desert like Jim Morrison did in "The Doors," bring Gordon with you, drop some acid and try to connect with a Native American shaman. Or you could fly to Buffalo with Baron and Gordon, find some sacred ground and make some atonements. Maybe you could even bring a white buffalo with you. Just make sure you do something. This is bigger than you. And us. Good luck breaking the Curse of the Sacred Buffalo.Comment: It was mainly the Plains Indians who hunted buffalo, not all Indians. And I don't think they literally considered the buffalo "sacred." I don't think they've ever protested using a buffalo as a sports team name or product name. Simmons was doing okay until the final paragraph, when he mixes a mishmash of stereotypes: shaman, dropping acid, sacred ground, white buffalo. He's probably clueless about the hundreds of different Indian cultures across the country. I'm pretty sure the Seneca who lived in the Buffalo area didn't worship the "sacred buffalo." Until that point, Simmons was trying to be respectful toward Indians. He's obviously joking about Indian burial grounds and curses. But he probably shouldn't take this approach, even in jest. What are people going to think? "He's joking about Indian burial grounds and curses this time, but Indian burial grounds often are cursed, right? Why would people talk about them if there wasn't some truth to the stories? Where there's smoke, there's fire." At a minimum, they'll think: "Buffalo Braves...warriors with bows and arrows...chiefs in headdresses (as on the logo)...sacred buffalo. He's probably joking about the burial grounds, but isn't it interesting that there were chiefs and braves living in tipis and hunting buffalo in Buffalo? Those Plains Indians sure got around." In other words, he's reinforcing the stereotypes even as he joshes about them. It's the same problem we see with Plains chiefs and tipis in other settings. Even if they're historically and culturally accurate, they reinforce the idea that all tribes had headdress-wearing chiefs who lived in tipis. Simmons's satire obscures the difference between Plains Indians and Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Indians to the point of invisibility. To him, all Indians are the same. That's the real problem here. For more on the subject, see Team Names and Mascots and The Basic Indian Stereotypes. Labels: basketball, sports, stereotypes, supernatural The Sun Sets on Twilight Outta Your Backpack Media--a mouse that roars Flagstaff youth project attracting national attention By S.J. WilsonCamille Tso (13 years old, and OYBMedia's youngest mentor), who appeared prominently in the made-for-television epic "Into the West," has enjoyed being on the other side of the camera. Tso explained the storyline of her group's film, The Sun Sets on Twilight--which highlights the controversy over the Twilight film series that used a spray-painted non-Native actor (Taylor Lautner) to play the Jacob Black character, a member of the Quileutes Tribe. (Flagstaff actor and dancer Nakota LaRance read for the part.) "It started with Chihuahuas taking over the world and using celebrities as their minions," Tso laughed. Then, moving on to the popular Twilight film, Tso said that "Jacob Black would be like (pantomiming a paw slashing the air) 'Raaaaahhhhhr, I'm a werewolf,' and he would be controlling Edward Cullen--but then we found that [our script] had no message to it. "So then I told about some stories that I learned from a friend of mine, who is Quileutes; she told me about how Summit Entertainment (the company that filmed "Twilight") made over four million dollars and they only paid the Quileutes Tribe a thousand dollars to film on their reservation, so we wanted to make a story because Jacob Black is supposed to be a Native, so we kind of wanted to overdramatize that, while making it funny and serious at the same time." The controversy highlights one of the frustrations of being a Native American actor--sparse roles, stereotypical characters--and the fact that Native actors are passed over for roles in mainstream films--such as FBI agents, waitresses, race car drivers, or astronauts.Comment: It's the Quileute tribe, not the "Quileutes" tribe. I hadn't heard that the Twilight people did any filming on the Quileute reservation. But for using their identity and culture, one could argue the Quileutes deserved a lot more than $1,000. I also hadn't heard that Lautner was spray-painted to look like a Native. He's naturally tan, and he didn't look any darker in Twilight than he did in, say, My Worst Enemy. Anyway, I'm glad I'm not the only one talking about this controversy. I'd like to see what The Sun Sets on Twilight has to say about it. Below: "Raaaaahhhhhr, I'm a werewolf!" Labels: movies, Twilight Scalia and the "pretense of conquest" Advocacy and change in federal Indian law By Peter d’ErricoIt’s a bad sign when a Supreme Court justice disrespects a young Indian woman, Nazune Menka, when asked about the Carcieri v. Salazar decision against the Narragansett Nation, and worse when the justice mocks the case itself, calling it “a laugher.” Aside from what CBS News calls Scalia’s “nasty” style, what allows him to show such mockery and disrespect? There’s a clue in what Scalia apparently said to another Indian questioner. He claimed the U.S. has a right to rule over Indian nations by “conquest” and all federal Indian law is based on that. In other words, Scalia wants to pretend the same thing the U.S. has been pretending since John Marshall first pretended it in 1823 in Johnson v. McIntosh: the “pretension of converting the discovery of an inhabited country into conquest.” The actual basis of federal Indian law, as Marshall’s quote shows, is not conquest, but “pretense of conquest,” based on “Christian Discovery” and “ultimate dominion.” This is what Scalia’s comment covers up. Marshall, at least, had the honesty to call it what it was.Comment: For more on the subject, see How Europeans Claimed the World and How Europeans "Discovered" the World. Anti-tobacco youth summit Native Americans Tell Youth to "Say No" to Tobacco By Jennifer BellamyNative Americans from across Georgia gathered in Hawkinsville to warn young people about the dangers of tobacco in the Native American Indian Youth Anti-Tobacco Summit. It's a three-day event that started Tuesday and runs through Thursday at noon. The goal of the summit is to teach children from an early age how harmful tobacco can be, while preserving its traditional uses, like during religious ceremonies or for medicinal purposes. Lance Allrunner, with the Native American Cancer Research Corporation says tobacco products people buy in the store is different from tobacco used for traditional reasons. He says commercial tobacco has more toxins. He wants to see more young people working to make positive changes.Comment: For more on the subject, see Anti-Tobacco Talent Show. Mohawk International Raceway ESS Extra: Mohawk Int'l Raceway by Dean ReynoldsIt started as a dream of one Dennis White back in 1987, to build a race track near his residence on the Akwesasne Indian Reservation. It’s located on Frogtown Rd. and aptly named the Frogtown International Speedway. The circular 4/10ths mile oval has run weekly since but has struggled in some of those years. While White is basically retired from the speedway and now with help from the Swamp family, the Lazore’s and the Thompson’s what was known as Frogtown has now switched to a new name of Mohawk International Raceway (MIR). The name change was just a start, since last year over seven digits have been invested into the facility making it one of the most modern dirt tracks in either US or Canada.Comment: The article doesn't say, but since the raceway is located on the Akwesasne Indian Reservation, I presume the tribe owns it. For more on the subject, see Barona's Motocross Training Center and Pala Motocross Track. For a similar subject, see Six Nations Stock-Car Race. Labels: Mohawk, racing, sports 2009 Rez Strongman competition Rez Strongman competition this weekend in SchurzThe 2009 Rez Strongman competition is scheduled for this Saturday and Sunday, June 27-28, at the Walker River Paiute Tribe Fitness Center in Schurz. There is no weight class this year and the first 30 entries will be accepted. There are some new events this year and organizers are looking for great competition again this year. Last year's winners were both from Fallon, Chris Hinkey taking the heavyweight competition and Buster Litton winning the lightweight category. Too many Indians, or not enough? In Calif. Tribes Are "Highly Questionable"? I rebutted the main argument of Jim Marino. Now he's back with another anti-Indian screed that need rebutting. Who Is a Native American Indian? By Jim MarinoThe basic answer to what appears to be a simple question is that an “Indian” is whoever the particular tribe says is an Indian. Now any person can claim to be part Indian, just as many say they are part Irish on St. Patrick’s Day.This is an excellent example of a non sequitur. Tribes determine who's an Indian...true. Any person can claim to be an Indian...true, but irrelevant. It doesn't matter what people claim since, as Marino just stated, tribes determine who's an Indian. I guess Marino is implying some sort of linkage. I.e., if anyone can claim to be an Indian and a tribe buys the claim, the tribe will make the person an Indian whether he is one or not. But the key link in this chain of "reasoning" doesn't exist. Tribes don't buy the claims of just anyone. They accept people only if they meet the tribe's strict criteria.More and more people are laying claim to be “Indian” or part Indian often with the hope of cashing in on the huge profit distributions in per capita payments paid out to tribal members of federally acknowledged Indian tribes, bands or communities with casinos.True but irrelevant, again, since tribes determine who's an Indian. What non-Indians claim has no bearing on tribes' enrollment decisions.Typically, there are controlling families within tribal groups who hold sway over membership issues. There are several recognized groups of California “Indians” who have only one, two or perhaps a handful of members. So any new members admitted are often family members of existing members.Yes, that's true in some cases. So what? Before, Marino was implicitly arguing that tribes were letting in anyone who claimed to be an Indian. Now he's arguing that some tribes are too strict--letting in only family members and excluding other verifiable Indians. Since these are two radically different arguments, which is it? Does Marino even realize that he's stupidly shifted arguments in the middle of his screed? "Wannabe" Indians?These federal Indian policies have created no shortage of hardship and injustice to real Indians and no shortage of corruption by those “wannabe” Indians trying to scam the system now that gambling casinos are here.Which "wannabes" are those? Marino has yet to outline a method by which a tribe that determines its own membership would accept a "wannabe" claimant. Nor has he given a single example of this happening in reality. In case you haven't noticed, Marino is dissembling to manipulate his readers. He talks about wannabes claiming to be Indians and then leaps to wannabes actually being recognized as Indians. But he doesn't give us the slightest reason to take a leap of illogic with him.A classic example of the potential for abuse of this federal “hands off” policy is the re-creation of a tribe calling itself the Mashantucket Pequote tribe. The founder, “Skip” Hayward, was able to trace a 1/34 ancestry to an old Indian woman living on an abandoned Pequote reservation near Ledyard, Conn. Jeff Benedict recounts the incredible story of how Hayward parlayed that connection into the billion dollar-a-year casino called Foxwoods, in his expose book titled “Without Reservation” (HarperCollins 2000).It's "Pequot," not "Pequote," dummy. And ancestry is calculated by powers of two (1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16, etc.) There's no such thing as having 1/34th ancestry. So much for the accuracy of Marino's research. I haven't read Without Reservation, but I can rebut some of Marino's arguments. The Mashantucket Pequot case wasn't an example of a tribe recognizing wannabes, since the tribe itself wasn't recognized. If Skip Hayward and his people were wannabes, they were recognized by an act of Congress signed by President Reagan. They proved themselves to our elected officials. If you don't like what Congress and the president did, pay more attention the next time you vote. But don't waste our time questioning the democratic process. We elected those people to make decisions for us. If you didn't like their decisions, you should've elected someone else rather than whine about the results. To reiterate, the Pequots were recognized through an act of Congress, a legitimate means of recognition. They played by the rules and were recognized by the rules. So what's the problem? More to the point, their case is only one example. It doesn't tell anything about the other 560-plus tribes nationwide, including the 100-plus in California. It's basically irrelevant. Require 1/2 blood quantum?Perhaps it is too simple a solution, but if one is more than 50 percent of a non-Indian ancestry, then they are not Indian for any legal purpose. After all, if one were 7/8ths German and 1/8th Arapaho it hardly seems like you would be “Indian.”Finally, Marino makes it clear how profoundly ignorant he is. One, tribes have always adopted people of other races and made them Indians. John Ross the "Cherokee Moses" is an excellent example of that. Two, tribal membership is a political decision, not a racial one--as the Supreme Court has ruled. If a tribe chooses to enroll someone who's only 1/8th Indian by "blood," it's the tribe's right.It is a graphic example of how federal Indian policy is so easily manipulated by outside, non-Indian gambling investors seeking to spread casino gambling beyond Nevada and Atlantic City by using the Indian Gaming and Regulatory Act of 1988 and so-called “Indian tribes” as a front.Again, Marino is being stupid or dishonest or both. He's listed exactly one tribe that may be bogus according to his standards: the Mashantucket Pequots. He has yet to identify any other tribes with a problem. He hasn't even described how recognition could be a problem. The US government has recognized few new tribes recently, and almost none by an act of Congress. It has recognized most of California's tribes for a century or more. His phony "argument" is as baseless as the argument against gay marriage. If a homosexual couple gets married, does it affect the previous 560 heterosexual marriages? No. If a tribe is wrongly recognized, does it affect the previous 560 tribal recognitions? No.The ugliest side of this federal Indian enrollment policy is the power it puts into the hands of tribal governments and controlling families, because the fear of any disenrollment becomes a weapon to advance tribal corruption and silence members who do not agree with their government or its policies.The ugliest side of Marino's anti-Indian screed is how he keeps shifting arguments and hopes nobody will notice. Marino's main worry seems to be that tribes are enrolling too many "wannabes." But disenrollment is about removing members who are wannabes. How does removing enrolled wannabes increase the number of enrolled wannabes?! Even if a tribe disenrolls legitimate members, it doesn't help Marino's argument. Regardless of why members get disenrolled, the tribe becomes smaller, not bigger. This contradicts Marino's claim that tribes are trying to enlarge themselves to get more "welfare and grant monies provided to Indian groups." Duhhh. The Pechanga caseOne such vivid example here in California occurred at the Pechanga tribe, another massive and profitable gambling casino between Riverside and San Diego. Once boasting about 900 members, in one fell swoop, tribal Chairman Mark Macarro disenrolled an entire extended family, the Gomez family, in a move commonly recognized as an effort to fatten the profits for the remaining members and families.First, let's get the facts straight. Macarro didn't disenroll people, the tribe and its enrollment committee did. I believe the tribe as a whole ratified the decision. If it didn't vote directly on the disenrollment action, it voted indirectly by reelecting Macarro several times. The only legitimate conclusion is that most Pechanga Indians support the disenrollment action. If they didn't, they'd vote to reverse the decision, or elect someone to reverse it. That they haven't done this signifies their approval. The move to disenroll people isn't "commonly recognized as an effort to fatten the profits" except by the disenrollees. The tribes doing the disenrolling uniformly say they're expelling people who aren't really Indians. Since these tribes don't open their internal decision-making to public scrutiny, no one can say which side is right. And again, Marino is shifting arguments. Let's suppose a tribe has disenrolled people because it's greedy. What does this have to do with tribes recognizing wannabes as Indians? Or with wannabes claiming to be and somehow becoming Indians? Answer: Nothing. Marino is talking about three or more unrelated issues and pretending they're one big problem.Locally, the 152 enrolled members of the Chumash collect $45,000 every month in per capita distribution of gambling profits, while the 700 or so descendants of 1/8th or less ancestry get no money at all.Yes...so? Is Marino saying the Chumash tribe is somehow made up of wannabes? No. Is he saying the Chumash should give money to people of 1/8th or less Indian blood? I don't think so. But if he did say that, he'd contradict his argument that too many wannabes without enough blood are profiting from casinos. You see? This is sheer stupidity. If a tribe keeps wannabes out, it's greedy. If it lets wannabes in, it's greedy. These two arguments are contradictory, but Marino embraces them both. Which proves he has no argument except "gaming is bad" and "Indians are bad." Marino's real target Since Marino writes for Santa Ynez Valley Journal, his real target is undoubtedly the Chumash. Problem is that he can't come up with a real argument against them. Is their recognition invalid? No. Have they enrolled any wannabes? No. Have they failed to enroll anyone who's a legitimate Indian? No. Have they disenrolled anyone? No. Oops. Marino believes that some tribe somewhere has done something wrong. Something to do with recognition...enrollment...wannabes...or something like that. Apparently that means the Chumash must be guilty by association. Because all gaming tribes are corrupt and evil by definition. I wonder what Marino thinks the Chumash should do. Enroll the people who have 1/8th or less Chumash blood? Disenroll all the present members because they're wannabes? Disband the whole tribe because it's illegitimate? All of the above? Or what, exactly? I think Marino is jealous because the Chumash are earning a lot of money and he isn't. Well, boo-hoo, you big crybaby. If your ancestors hadn't committed acts of genocide against them, the Indians would own most of the county. They'd be earning $6,840,000 (152 x $45,000) a month by working or leasing their extensive land holdings. Either way, they're getting what they deserve.Most of us remember the millions the tribes and their outside casino investors spent to legalize casinos in California, and their main argument was how it would get all Indians off welfare and make them self sufficient. They never mentioned “enrolled members” only.Another false argument. The tribes that passed Propositions 5 and 1A talked frequently about governing and helping themselves. In this context, "their people" referred to tribal members, not to anyone with a drop of Indian blood. If Marino was too stupid to understand tribal sovereignty, that's his problem, not the Indians'. And what does helping non-Indians have to do with tribes enrolling wannabes or disenrolling legitimate members? Absolutely nothing. Marino is throwing up every anti-Indian argument he can think of and hoping that one sticks.Unless Congress or the U.S. Supreme Court does something to correct these blatant injustices created by federal Indian policies, then the question of who is and who is not Indian will always be answered, “Whoever the tribe says is Indian.”We still don't know what injustices Marino is talking about. In the Pequot case, he apparently wants the tribe disbanded. I.e., fewer Indians. In the Pechanga case, he apparently wants the tribe to reenroll the disenrollees. I.e., more Indians. In the Chumash case, he apparently wants the tribe to share its wealth with non-Indians. I.e., the same number of Indians, but earning less per person. So we have three different "problems," none of them proved, with three different solutions. That's what I call stupid. For more on the subject, see The Facts About Indian Gaming. Below: Another racist with views similar to Marino's. Labels: gaming, racism, Stereotype of the Month, stereotypes Things to see in Oklahoma Touring Native Oklahoma: 'The Land of ‘Red People’ By Patti Jo KingBetween 850 and 1450, Spiro Indians, with cultural links to the Aztecs, inhabited the region now called Spiro, Okla. The state’s only archaeological park, Spiro Mounds, is considered one of the most important prehistoric Indian sites east of the Rockies. Oklahoma’s first recorded history actually began when Spanish explorer Coronado carved his name on a rock near the Cimarron River. The inscription is on Castle Rock, 20 miles from Kenton, where the old Santa Fe Trail crossed the Cimarron. The Trail of Tears National Historic Trail passes through the present-day states of Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee and Oklahoma. Each year, thousands of visitors make their way along the trail. A number of interesting shops and exhibits are accessible from the trail. The Cherokee Heritage Center, located three miles south of Tahlequah, is nestled in the Cherokee community of Park Hill. In the center complex sits the Cherokee Nation Museum, a natural-stone building that contains exhibits, a gift shop, archives and a library. Near Tahlequah, the George M. Murrell Historic House is open to visitors. Murrell built his two-story antebellum, plantation-style home in 1845. Murrell was married to Minerva Ross, niece of Cherokee Principal Chief John Ross, and the daughter of Lewis Ross. Along Oklahoma State Highway 80, visitors can tour historic Fort Gibson. The fort was active from 1824–1890. In its first years, it was the western-most U.S. military fort, and key to U.S. military strategy. Almost everyone remembers Will Rogers with a smile, and no visit to Oklahoma is complete without a tour of the Will Rogers Memorial Museum in Claremore.Comment: For more on the subject, see Kiowas Relaunch Indian City USA and From Rome to Tahlequah. Below: "The Cherokee National Museum is the permanent home of the Trail of Tears exhibit, a moving interactive display which explores the forced removal of the Cherokees from their indigenous homelands to 'Indian Territory' in present-day Oklahoma. The exhibit is staged in six galleries, each of which focuses on specific aspects of Cherokee history and culture." Labels: Cherokee, tourism, Will Rogers DIY films by OYBMedia By S.J. Wilson"If you don't like the news you hear, create your own." This is the premise behind the Outta Your Backpack Media project. Outta Your Backpack is the brainchild of Klee Benally and a group of high school students, founded in 2004 as a project of the nonprofit Indigenous Action Media. "Outta Your Backpack Media was started because of the interest of young people wanting to express themselves in a positive way, especially in recognition that the mainstream press doesn't leave much room for youth and indigenous people," Benally explained. OYBM's most recent victory was at the 2009 National Museum of the American Indian's Film and Video Festival, screening three films, Save the Peaks: Sacred Sites March, Stick Mania, and Graffiti: Art or Vandalism.More on their films:Deidre Peaches and her group produced a music video featuring a graffiti artist, a hobo and someone who witnessed the tagging of "Bob." Peaches explained at the screening of the film that the group had also interviewed participants in the downtown mural project, and that when finished the film will include the positive side of graffiti artists and their work. An incredibly beautiful film depicting a young boy's fantasy of being a pirate was also screened by filmmaker Donovan Seschillie, who took care of lighting for the film. Sheepcamp tells the story of a young Navajo boy living in Flagstaff who enjoys spending time talking to his Cheii about his life on the reservation. One afternoon the boy sits in a park, snacking on canned lunchmeat and drawing his grandfather and his sheep-and amazingly the cartoon sheep come to life.Comment: For more on the subject, see Native Documentaries and News. Will Rogers's life in dioramas Will Rogers miniatures to be displayed together By Rhett MorganDevotees of Will Rogers can indulge in dioramas this weekend. Thirteen Jo Mora miniatures depicting Rogers' life have been relocated to a single room at the Will Rogers Memorial Museum and will be dedicated during a ceremony at 2 p.m. Saturday. Many of the dioramas—miniature, three-dimensional scenes—have been a fixture of the museum since 1941, but they haven't been in a single room since the early 1990s, said Steve Gragert, executive director of the museum.And:Titled "A View Through the Life of Will Rogers," the dioramas chronicle the famed Oklahoman from his birth in Oologah, Indian Territory, to his 1935 death in a plane crash in Alaska.Comment: For more on the subject, see Rogers Not Recognized as Cherokee and Will Rogers the Cowboy Indian. Labels: Cherokee, Will Rogers West Coast art challenges traditions Contemporary West Coast First Nations art takes the spotlight in new exhibitArtwork that mixes pop culture, spirituality and First Nations culture will be showcased this summer at a vibrant new exhibit at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection. Challenging Traditions: Contemporary First Nations Art of the Northwest Coast features 75 works by 40 active First Nations artists in British Columbia.Comment: The piece below--a thunderbird or raven on a cross--is an awesome juxtaposition of "pop culture, spirituality and First Nations culture." To me it says that Native and Christian stories of creation are the same or similar. For more on the subject, see Eiteljorg Celebrates Contemporary Art and Contemporary Artists Struggle. Below: "Creator, by Don Yeomans, is among the works included in the exhibition, which spans art veterans like Yeomans and Robert Davidson to newcomers on the scene." (Trevor Mills/McMichael Canadian Art Collection) Labels: art, museums Rez Bomb released on DVD Roaring Fire Films releases Rez Bomb DVD PremiereThe gripping film is arguably the first truly universal story to be told on an American Indian Reservation. Most films set on reservations are culturally specific but Rez Bomb's story would fit Marseille or Addis Ababa or Rio. In fact it was first written for Edinburgh, Scotland but having spent lots of time on Pine Ridge Simpson wanted to shoot its incredible cinematic texture and to spend the budget where it would make a difference. “The only way to shoot there is fast and loose, crew small and be flexible. But without the great access to the tribe I have it wouldn't have happened. It was a truly unique shoot” Simpson said. “I wanted the film to help break down another barrier in the cultural apartheid in the film industry where only culturally specific films set in Indian Country had been financed and want to push the barriers till any story is set in any community. People with hard lives on reservations don't want to watch movies about how hard life is on a reservation so we provide them an opportunity to watch an entertaining movie with stars they can relate to but that is an escape and doesn't just resemble their bleak daily lives” Simpson said.Every filmmaker claims his story is "universal." I don't think I've ever heard one say, "Our film is particular to certain groups of people. They'll enjoy it but others won't." Telling upbeat and entertaining stories about Indians is good. Telling stories devoid of Indian culture is bad. People are interested in Indians, and if a story can be set anywhere, it's generic by definition. It isn't hard to tell a universal story with specific cultural details. Consider ethnic films that succeed in the US, or foreign films that get remade in the US. Their stories are tied to one culture, but they're universal enough for other cultures. Marketing Rez BombA grass roots marketing campaign is being adopted to ensure that people in Indian Country and beyond who have very limited access to traditional DVD rental and retail mechanisms can buy the film which initially shall be exclusively sold through www.rezbomb.com as if the film is successful then others will follow through reinvestment.Comment: This supposedly explains why Rez Bomb won't be available through Amazon.com, Netflix, Best Buy, or Blockbuster. But it doesn't make much sense. Since most Indians live off-rez, they have plenty of access to retail stores. Indians on remote reservations without nearby stores are also unlikely to have Internet access. And anyone with Internet access can go to online sites such as Amazon.com and Netflix as well as RezBomb.com. Even if Indians have "limited access to traditional DVD rental and retail mechanisms," why force them to go through RezBomb.com? Isn't more access always better than less access? How does RezBomb.com alone serve Indians better than RezBomb.com plus a retail store plus an online site? Sounds to me like Rez Bomb's producers just want to keep all the money for themselves. Okay, but don't spin this as some method to give Indians more access than usual. Consumers want several options at reasonable prices, not one option at a fixed price. I'm not sure the sole-source model will do much to get Rez Bomb noticed. I always thought wider distribution was better. Even if the producers don't make as much--or any--money, people can see the film and advertise it by word of mouth. For more on the subject, see Preview of Rez Bomb and The Best Indian Movies. Indians fight for Earth's future Johann Hari: A fight for the Amazon that should inspire the world The uprising In the Amazon is more urgent than Iran's--it will determine the future of the planet[T]he indigenous peoples acted in their own self-defence, and ours. Using their own bodies and weapons made from wood, they blockaded the rivers and roads to stop the oil companies getting anything in or out. They captured two valves of Peru's sole pipeline between the country's gas field and the coast, which could have led to fuel-rationing. Their leaders issued a statement explaining: "We will fight together with our parents and children to take care of the forest, to save the life of the equator and the entire world." Human beings need to make far more decisions like this: to leave fossil fuels in the ground, and to leave rainforests standing. In microcosm, this rumble in the jungle is the fight we all face now. Will we allow a small number of rich people to make a short-term profit from seizing and burning resources, at the expense of our collective ability to survive? There is something thrilling about the fight in the Amazon, yet also something shaming. These people had nothing, but they stood up to the oil companies. We have everything, yet too many of us sit limp and passive, filling up our tanks with stolen oil without a thought for tomorrow. The people of the Amazon have shown they are up for the fight to save our ecosystem. Are we?Comment: For more on Peru, see Peru Conflict = Colonization, The Amazon Tiananmen, and "Sedition" and "Savages" in Peru. For more on climate change, see Indians Know Climate Change, Alaskan Natives Urge Action, and Global Warming vs. Indigenous Rights. Labels: environment Football camp on Navajo rez Native youth learn skills from former pros By Keith MorrisThe three-day camp held June 11-13 has really grown since the first camp in 1996 featured one sport (football) and drew 91 campers to the Navajo Reservation in Chinle. There were approximately 50 athletes from basketball, football, lacrosse, soccer, track and running and volleyball conducting clinics and offering advice on sports and life in the latest camp. "The camp is specifically designed for Native Americans," said Stephen Stake, coordinator of activities in the White Mountains area for Native Vision. "The coaches come out and they address different issues that Native Americans face and a lot of the leadership workshops and all the entertainment and everything is basically run by Native Americans. All the volunteers here, most of them are from the community." Allison Barlow of Johns Hopkins University's School of Public Health and the Center for American Indian Health, co-founded the program along with former National Football League players Nick Lowery and Clark Gaines.Below: "Darnell Hughey takes part in a football drill at the Native Vision Sports and Life Skills Camp at Alchesay High School on June 12. Hughey will be a senior at Alchesay High this fall." Labels: football, sports The Red Road on the radio Arigon Starr to Stir Up MidwestThe Red Road is based on a real truck stop owned by a Red Lake Chippewa man along Interstate 5 in Washington. The characters are composites of friends and relatives and people who Starr has met along the way. Starr developed the play with Native Voices at the Autry, the only professional theater company in the U.S. devoted to developing and producing new plays by Native Americans. Native Voices at the Autry produced The Red Road world premiere in 2006 at the Los Angeles-based Autry National Center. The Red Road is being recorded live for NAPT’s Native Radio Theater, a project created in 2005 in partnership with Native Voices at the Autry. The Lincoln production will be directed by award-winning television and audio producer Dirk Maggs of London. Principally known for his work in radio, Maggs pioneered the use of Dolby Sound in BBC radio and has evolved radio drama into “audio movies,” which involves combing scripts, layered sound effects, cinematic music and cutting-edge technology. From 2003 to 2005, he produced new radio episodes of The Hitchhicker’s Guide to the Galaxy.Comment: For more on Arigon Starr, see Native Voices Takes Australia and Super Diva. For more on plays in general, see Native Plays and Other Stage Shows. Labels: Arigon Starr, radio, theater Dreamcatchers for Jill Biden NEO hopes to lure vice president’s wife with dream catchers By Debbie RobinsonThe wife of Vice President Joe Biden will soon receive about 100 dream catchers, with the idea being to lure her to speak at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College in Miami. Students, staff members and faculty have been building the dream catchers, which are a traditional American Indian craft made of willow and sinew. Jill Biden, who has a doctorate in education, teaches at Delaware Technical and Community College, a two-year institution with campuses around that state. She also has been a strong proponent of the role of community colleges.Below: "Sonya Howard on Tuesday weaves string to make a dream catcher at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College in Miami. NEO students, staff and faculty are sending about 100 dream catchers to Jill Biden, the wife of Vice President Joe Biden, in the hopes of luring her to speak at the school." (Globe/Gary Crow) Educating Stephen about Islam Review of LEVEL UP Multicultural perspective for judges Ed McMahon as Tonto Educating Gyasi Ross about Pocahontas Debating Lynn Collins as Silver Fox Republican hypocrisy on looting Stupidity at the Naval Academy Absolutely True Diary challenged again Phony tribes, headdresses, totem poles Asian actors in Jonah Hex Trouble making Hiawatha Diary "American Indian" vs. "Asian Indian" Statue of crouching Sacagawea Sewage water as holy water Hopi-Croatian cultural exchange Review of Tanka Bar Cultural retention through baseball Peru conflict = colonization Raquel Welch visits Soboba Ennis House for sale Un3ek Sy5tem at the Heard The Amazon Tiananmen Mythologizing the codetalkers Natives against artifact thieves The origin of Billy Jack Ojibwe downloader owes $1.92 million What's Really Rez? Seeking advice on "Indian demon" "Hate the Mexicans (and Indians)" All about Apache Skateboards Gila River spa products Quileutes host "Legends of the Wolf" Artifact Piece, Revisited Review of Annie Oakley Begay the golf-course whisperer Review of Stories in Stone Allan Houser's art "X" cap benefits College Fund Hawaiian sovereignty = tribal sovereignty Educating Stephen about Israel's occupation Review of Unconquered: Allan Houser Review of Romance of the Vanishing Race Melvin Martin on Custer toy Skateboarding = Native culture Native writer on Zeke and Luther Alternative America without Indians Red hands in Predator Negotiating Bearstone Indians shot arrows, died The Pow Wow Cruise Gary Farmer on Custer toy Right-wingers foment hate Leno: Mobsters run Foxwoods TV pilot about urban Indians McDonald's at Gila River Navajos split over Long Walk trail Looters "outraged" over indictments The facts about "Chief Ron" Calif. tribes are "highly questionable"? 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__label__wiki	0.987362	0.987362	Totally 80s Singles Files November 1981: The Cars "Shake It Up" (Elektra) When it was time for the Cars to record a fourth album, the group was in a bit of a quandary. After blasting out of the gate with two runaway hit albums, the band's third--Panorama--had thrown fans and FM radio DJs for a loop. The catchy hooks and classic melodies had been replaced by stark and abstract experimentalism as the Cars explored murkier territory on songs like the title track and "You Wear Those Eyes." RELATED: July 1984: The Cars Release "Drive" Shake It Up, released November 6, 1984, was the remedy. With Ric Ocasek being a master at crafting pop songs, the title track was the Cars shifting into hit-making overdrive. Packed with hooks and upbeat, party-time lyrics, the tune was just what the band needed, soaring to #2 on the Hot 100. The track was a bit of an outlier, as Shake It Up the album still found the band incorporating experimental elements between the pop hooks. The album's second single, "Since You're Gone," shimmered with a similar steely minimalism as Panorama, with guitarist Elliot Easton paying homage to icon Robert Fripp with his solo. Still, the standout track nearly hit the Top 40, peaking at #41. The quirky "Victim of Love" would serve as the album's third single, but by then the album had run out of gas. The single failed to chart. But the record had already served its purpose. Shake It Up was a transitional album for the Cars. With the band balancing their artistic impulses with an eye on the charts and radio playlists, Ocasek and company now had the blueprint. They used that blueprint to craft what would be the group's most commercially successful album since their vaunted debut: 1985 blockbuster LP, Heartbeat City. September 1984: David Bowie Releases "Blue Jean" The top 10 hit arrived with a 20-minute short film, "Jazzin' for Blue Jean." August 1986: Peter Cetera Cracks No. 1 with "Glory of Love" Peter Cetera scored his first No. 1 solo single when "Glory of Love" made its entrance as the sweeping theme song in blockbuster film 'Karate Kid Part II.' Bon Jovi Album Cover Art Bon Jovi Unveils "Limitless" Single and '2020' Album Track Listing Bon Jovi is back - with a new single, track listing and release date. Who's ready? By submitting my information, I agree to receive personalized updates and marketing messages about Totally 80's based on my information, interests, activities, website visits and device data and in accordance with the Privacy Policy. I understand that I can opt-out at any time by emailing Info@artistarenasupport.com Songs to Sing in the Shower Easy Hits Totally80s.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon properties including, but not limited to, amazon.com, endless.com, myhabit.com, smallparts.com, or amazonwireless.com. This site uses cookies. By continuing to browse the site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. We and our partners operate globally and use cookies for purposes such as analytics, personalization, site functionality and serving ads. To learn more, including how to manage cookies click here. Get Totally 80s in your mailbox! By submitting my information, I agree to receive personalized updates and marketing messages about Totally 80s based on my information, interests, activities, website visits and device data and in accordance with the Privacy Policy. I understand that I can opt-out at any time by emailing Info@artistarenasupport.com	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line101
__label__cc	0.545338	0.454662	Lydian Announces Positive Decision From the Administrative Court of Armenia Rejecting an Attempt to Revoke the EIA Relating to the Amulsar Project By: Lydian International Ltd. via GlobeNewswire News Releases TORONTO, Nov. 18, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lydian International Limited (TSX:LYD) (“Lydian” or the “Company”) commented on a decision by Armenia’s Administrative Court to reject an Application calling for the Minister of Environment to revoke the Environmental Impact Assessment (“EIA”) of the Amulsar Project approved in April 2016. The reasoning of the Court is important in the context of ongoing unlawful activities against the Amulsar Project. A small number of private citizens alleged that ‘new ecological factors’ had come to light which justified setting aside the existing EIA. The evidence relied upon by the activists included: (a) the disputed Report on the Amulsar Project prepared by Earth Link & Advanced Resources Development for the Investigative Committee of Armenia (“ELARD Report”); (b) 13 points potentially justifying a new EIA sent by the Minister of Environment (“ME”) to the Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff on September 5th (“ME’s 13 Points”); and (c) the ‘findings’ of alleged experts retained by or on behalf of a vocal critic of the Amulsar Project. In dismissing the Application, the Administrative Court was very clear that all environmental factors outlined in any of the evidence were not ‘new ecological factors’ and could not be a basis on which to set aside the existing EIA. Edward Sellers, Interim President & CEO of Lydian International, commented: “This is particularly good news in view of the reliance placed on the disputed ELARD Report and the ME’s 13 points in the Application. Lydian’s EIA is compliant with Armenian and International standards and was prepared based on International best practices.” “We are thankful that the Armenian Judiciary has confirmed the validity of the EIA. This Application is yet another example of the continuing attempts to interfere with Lydian’s legal right to develop and operate the Amulsar Project.” “The Prime Minister has made numerous public statements affirming that there is no legal basis on which to prevent the Company from completing and operating the Amulsar Project, and that proceeding with the Amulsar Project is in the national interest. The Prime Minister has called for the illegal blockaders to open the roads and for access to the Amulsar Project to be restored. Yet the illegal blockades remain.” About Lydian International Limited Lydian is a gold developer focusing on construction at its 100%-owned Amulsar Gold Project, located in south-central Armenia. However, illegal blockades have prevented access to Amulsar since late June 2018. Amulsar is expected to be a large-scale, low-cost operation with production targeted to average approximately 204,000 ounces over a 12-year mine life. Estimated mineral resources contain 3.65 million measured and indicated gold ounces and 1.38 million inferred gold ounces. Lydian is committed to good international industry practices in all aspects of its operations including production, sustainability, and corporate social responsibility. For more information and to directly contact us, please visit www.lydianinternational.co.uk. Edward Sellers, Interim President & CEO Bill Dean, Chief Financial Officer Or: moreinfo@Lydianinternational.co.uk Certain information contained in this news release is “forward looking”. All statements in this news release, other than statements of historical fact, that address events, results, outcomes or developments that the Company expects to occur are “forward-looking statements”. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and are generally, but not always, identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “plans”, “expects”, “is expected”, “intends”, “anticipates” or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “will”, “would”, “should”, or “occur” or the negative or other variations of such terms. Forward-looking statements in this news release include, among others, statements with respect to: the ability of the Company to resume construction and/or gain access to the Amulsar Project, of which there can be no assurances; the Company’s ability to restart construction and operate the Amulsar Project; that the Application will remain dismissed and such decision will not be appealed; the compliance of the EIA with Armenian and International standards; the realization of mineral resource estimates and the timing of development of the Amulsar Gold Project; the commitment to and implementation of good international industry practices; the expected gold production from, and life of mine of, the Amulsar Gold Project; and the expected mining methods at the Amulsar Gold Project. Statements concerning mineral resource estimates may also be deemed to constitute forward-looking information to the extent that they involve estimates of the mineralization that will be encountered when the property is developed. Forward-looking statements are necessarily based on estimates and assumptions that are inherently subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks, uncertainties and factors include, without limitation: changes in gold and silver prices; adverse general economic, political, market or business conditions; failure to achieve the objectives of the future exploration and drilling programs; the speculative nature of mineral exploration and development; risks associated with obtaining and maintaining the necessary licenses and permits and complying with permitting requirements, including, without limitation, approval of the Armenian government and receipt of all related permits, authorizations or other rights, regulatory changes; as well as "Risk Factors" included in the disclosure documents filed on and available at www.sedar.com. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and actual results and future events could materially differ from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. All of the forward-looking statements contained in this news release are qualified by these cautionary statements. The Company expressly disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, events or otherwise, except in accordance with applicable securities laws. Lydian Intl Ltd	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line103
__label__wiki	0.872727	0.872727	Volost Volost (Russian: во́лость, IPA: [ˈvoləsʲtʲ]) was a traditional administrative subdivision in Eastern Europe. In earlier East Slavic history, volost was a name for the territory ruled by the knyaz, a principality; either as an absolute ruler or with varying degree of autonomy from the Velikiy Knyaz (Grand Prince). Starting from the end of the 14th century, volost was a unit of administrative division in Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Poland, Muscovy, lands of modern Latvia and Ukraine. Since about the 16th century it was a part of provincial districts, that were called "uyezd" in Muscovy and the later Russian Empire. Each uyezd had several volosts that were subordinated to the uyezd city. After the abolition of Russian serfdom in 1861, volost became a unit of peasant's local self-rule. A number of mirs are united into a volost, which has an assembly consisting of elected delegates from the mirs. These elect an elder (starshina) and, hitherto, a court of justice (volostnoy sud). The self-government of the mirs and volosts was, however, tempered by the authority of the police commissaries (stanovoi) and by the power of general oversight given to the nominated "district committees for the affairs of the peasants".[1] Volosts were abolished by the Soviet administrative reform of 1923–1929. Raions may be roughly called a modern equivalent of both volosts and uyezds. 1 Administration Volosts were governed by volost administration (волостное правление, volostnoye pravleniye), which consisted of the electable chief of volost (volostnoy starshina), chiefs of villages (village starostas) and other officials electable by the Volost Assembly (волостной сход, volostnoy skhod).[2] Volost Court was the court electable by the Volost Assembly, which could handle smaller civil and criminal cases. It could sentence people to corporal punishment, fine or short-term incarceration.[2] In modern Russia the term has a different meaning. The subdivision into volosts is used in the Republic of Karelia, where volosts have the same status as raions,[citation needed] and in Leningrad, Pskov, Samara, and Tula Oblasts, where volosts are considered subdivisions of raions and have the same status as selsovets in other Russian federal subjects.[citation needed] Veps National Volost within the Russian Republic of Karelia ^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Phillips, Walter Alison (1911). "Russia". In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. 23 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 874–878. ^ a b Large Encyclopedic Dictionary, vol. 1, Moscow, 1991	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line107
__label__wiki	0.923464	0.923464	b. 11/07/1875 Gillingham, Kent. d. 14/02/1939 Droitwich, Worcestershire. Henry Edward Manning Douglas (1875-1939) was born on 11th July 1875 in Gillingham, Kent, the son of George Alexander and Elizabeth Douglas. He had eight known older siblings: Anne Jane, William, George Alexander, Julia Mary, Elizabeth Frances, Ellen Louisa, James Joseph and Charles Francis, as well as a younger sister Margaret Lloyd. Four years before he was born, his father was employed as a Prison Warden in HM Chatham Prison. The family's address was "F9 Wardens Drive, Convict Prison". Ten years later Henry's father George had been promoted to Chief Warden in HM Woking Prison where he lived with his family in "21 Prison Street". On the 1871 and 1881 census returns, Henry's parents and eldest sister Anne Jane places of birth were given as Ireland, and the rest of the family's as Gillingham Kent. After being educated in Edinburgh, Henry took the Scottish triple qualification in 1898. On 28th July 1899 Henry, aged 24, enlisted in to the Royal Army Medical Corps as a Lieutenant. By the 11 October 1899 the Second Boer War between the British and the descendants of the Dutch settlers, the Boers, had started. Their 'argument' was mainly over the rights of British settlers in the Transvaal Republic. At dawn on 11th December 1899, at what would become known as the Battle of Magersfontein, British troops attempted to capture a Boer position in order to relieve the diamond-mining town of Kimberley. It was here that Henry, who was wounded himself, acted with great bravery and advanced on to the open plain to attend to the wounds of Major Robinson, Captain W. E. Gordon of the Gordon Highlanders, and many other wounded men under a hail of bullets. In total, 120 British soldiers were killed and 690 wounded. For his bravery, Henry was awarded the Victoria Cross (London Gazette, 29th March 1901). Henry was presented with his VC on 25th July 1901 by King Edward VII at St James’ Palace, London. In addition to this, he was mentioned in despatches, received the Distinguished Service Order (DSO), and the Queen's Medal with two clasps. After the Second Boer War ended with a British victory on 31 May 1902, Henry, on his return to England, did duty for a while at St George's Barracks, London. He was promoted to Captain on 27 July 1903 before leaving for active service in East Africa with General Egerton's command in Somaliland [1903-1904] and at the Battle of Jalahalli in India [1904-1908]. After this last battle it would seem that Henry decided to have a break from his military life and, as part of a group of thirty-six men lead by Robert Sterling Clark (1877-1956), took part in a sixteen-month expedition to North China. Following his return from China, he became a resident at the Royal Army Medical College in Westminster, London. In 1911, he was promoted to Major. Henry returned to the battlefields in the Serbo-Turkish War of 1912-1913 and with the Greek forces in the Serbo-Bulgarian War of 1913 in which he received the Serbian Red Cross and the Order of the Samaritan. On 1st March 1915 he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and on 1st January 1918 to Brevet Colonel. Henry was also a "Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George", as well as receiving the Croix de Guerre with palms, and the Serbian Order of St. Sava as reported in the London Gazette. From 1926 to 1929, Henry was a Consultant at the Royal Army Medical College Millbank London. During this time, on 27th March 1926, he received promotion to the rank of Colonel. Three years later, on 12th October 1929, he was promoted to the rank of Major General, and became the Deputy Director of Medical Services at Southern Command in India. Aged 60, Henry retired from the Army on 13th October 1933. His retirement was short-lived and three years later he died on 14th February 1939 at St Andrews House, Droitwich, Worcestershire. Three days later, he was buried in the same grave as his brother George (who had died in 1927) in Epsom Cemetery, Epsom, Surrey. His medals are held and displayed at the Museum of Military Medicine, Keogh Barracks, Mytchett, Surrey. LOCATION OF MEDAL: MUSEUM OF MILITARY MEDICINE, KEOGH BARRACKS, ALDERSHOT. BURIAL PLACE: EPSOM CEMETERY, EPSOM, SURREY. Henry Edward Manning Douglas VC, CB, CMG, DSO. Henry Douglas' vast medal group including VC and DSO on diaplay at the Army Medical Services Museum, Mytchett, Surrey. (Picture - Thomas Stewart) Cemetery Plan courtesy of Kevin Brazier SECTION H, GRAVE 132 British Medical Journal April 1901 RMA Sandhurst National Memorial Arboretum (Andy Wright)	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line110
__label__wiki	0.944777	0.944777	Hong Kong reports record spike of 149 new COVID-19 cases, total 3,151 A staff member cleans a street in Hong Kong on July 29 (XINHUA) Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) reported 149 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 on July 30, hitting a new daily high in Hong Kong. The newly reported cases, including four imported cases and 145 local infections, brought the total number of COVID-19 cases in Hong Kong to 3,151. It has been the ninth straight day when the daily new cases in Hong Kong surpassed 100. Among the 145 local cases, 84 are related to previously confirmed cases, mostly clusters concerning gatherings of families or friends, while the source of infection of the other 61 cases remained unknown, Chuang Shuk-kwan, head of the CHP's Communicable Disease Branch, said at a media briefing on July 30. Since the recurrence of local infections on July 5, Hong Kong has seen a surge in the number of COVID-19 cases. The total number of confirmed cases rose from over 2,000 to over 3,000 in just over a week. According to Hong Kong's Hospital Authority, as of 9 a.m. local time on July 30, 1,660 patients with confirmed infections had been discharged from hospitals after recovery, while 1,168 confirmed patients are currently hospitalized, including 39 in critical condition and 32 in serious condition. The number of deaths from COVID-19 remained at 24. The hospital authority announced on July 30 that the community isolation facility at the AsiaWorld-Expo, a venue near the Hong Kong International Airport, will be open in two to three days mainly to receive patients aged between 18 and 60. About 500 beds are available in the first phase. Chui Tak-yi, the Under Secretary for Food and Health of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government, said at the press conference on July 30 that a string of anti-epidemic measures have been stepped up, including prohibition of dining-in services in restaurants all day and mandatory mask-wearing in all public places from on July 29. Chui said, however, after implementing the dining-in restriction, the HKSAR Government has realized the difficulties faced by some people who have to work outside and decided to adjust it and allow restaurants to provide dining-in services in day time starting from July 31, while the number of customers should be limited to no more than half of the seats in the restaurant and no more than two people per table. • Hong Kong stressed out as COVID-19 cases exceeds 3,000 • China urges EU to stop Hong Kong interference • China suspends HK extradition, judiciary assistance treaties with Canada, Australia, Britain • Central gov't to provide all necessary support for HKSAR to fight COVID-19: spokesperson • The Chinese reaction to the "Hong Kong Autonomy Act" has been uniform	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line113
__label__wiki	0.940761	0.940761	Sudden acceleration in Hyundai cabs: 3 accidents, same cause? Madam Poh Ah Gin, 78, was killed by a reversing Comfort taxi. The woman, who had been collecting cardboard to recycle, was hit twice. Reports noted that the Hyundai Sonata was reversing into a parking lot when the vehicle suddenly rolled backwards, mounted the kerb and hit Madam Poh. Mr Lim Kah Kong, 35, a tow truck driver, told The Straits Times Online that he shouted at the taxi driver to stop when he saw that Madam Poh had been hit. "But his car continued to lunge back and forth, and he hit her again," he said. The cabby's son, known only as Sam, said his father was an experienced driver with no past traffic offences. "He repeatedly told me that there was something wrong with the cab," he said. "But there's nothing we can do about it now." A Comfort cab caused a chain collision at Block 702, Bedok Reservoir Road. The cab was trying to reverse into a parking lot when it surged forward instead, hitting a red car. The impact caused the red car to scrape the side of a blue lorry beside it, before mounting a kerb and hitting the front of a white lorry on the other side of the car park. The taxi reversed into the void deck of Block 702, nearly colliding with three teenagers who were there. Except for the taxi, the three other vehicles were parked. Madam Sandy Goh, 48, a volunteer at the neighbourhood's Senior Care Corner, rushed to the scene after receiving a flurry of calls from senior citizens about the accident. She said the taxi driver seemed to have escaped injury. "He looked quite confused. I heard the police officer asking him what had happened, but he said he didn't know," she said. In 2011, a cabby was fined $800 for hitting four pedestrians and crashing into a 7-Eleven store. The cabby was in the taxi queue at the Tiong Bahru Plaza when his Hyundai Sonata suddenly surged forward. He ran into a man and three women, before crashing into the entrance of the 7-Eleven store. His defence counsel said it was his client's first time driving the Hyundai cab. He was not used to the sudden burst of speed when the accelerator was pressed suddenly. The court heard that as the cabby was moving forward in the taxi queue, some pedestrians stepped off the kerb. They seemed to be in the path of his taxi. Instead of hitting the brakes, his foot slipped and he stepped on the accelerator.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line117
__label__wiki	0.711875	0.711875	Art in Norwich Art in Norwich Blog Guardian Article Norfolk Arts Forum news Creative Odyssey This month at a glance Mandell's Gallery - current Raveningham Sculpture Trail A Fine Balance at Houghton Hall Contemporary and Country At Fairhurst Gallery SADDAC Sainsbury Centre Mezzanine Outpost Gallery exhibitions East Gallery NUA St Margaret's Church The Undercroft Anteros Arts East Anglian Art Fund East Anglian Art Fund Gus Farnes East Anglian Art Fund Kate Walker East Anglian Art Fund Vanessa Pooley East Anglian Art Fund Julia Cameron East Anglian Art Fund Red Elders East Anglian Art Fund Jane Hodgson East Anglian Art Fund June Gentle East Anglian Art Fund Alison Henry East Anglian Art Fund John Christie Wensum Royal Drawing School Anteros Art Classes Artpocket Nest Project Annette Rolston printmaking Skippings Gallery Gt Yarmouth Sarah Cannell Workshops Galleries and groups Paint Out general info Arts & Culture in Great Yarmouth NNAC Norfolk & Norwich Art Circle Nunnsyard Sainsbury Centre Art Deco Breckland Artists Mandell's Gallery - about North City Greenhouse Gallery Links to partners Original Projects; Artists' Studios around Norwich Get Walls Norwich Castle NNFestival 19 Ancient House Thetford X Marks The Spot, Great Yarmouth Time & Tide Drawn to the Coast 2018 H2O Art of Wet Houghton Hall Henry Moore > Henry Moore review Paint Out Lonely Arts Club 2016 Magnificent Obsessions Norwich Castle Olive Edis ADP Riot Tour Norwich Castle Sawdust & Threads Ana Maria Pacheco Hungate exhibition Bacon and the Masters Clive Dunn at Theatre Royal John Craske : Threads Art at Norwich Playhouse John Lessore & John Wonnacott Mary Spicer at Theatre Royal Masterpieces: Art and East Anglia Masterpieces: Art & East Anglia talks The Tourists Outpost call for submissions Martin Laurance at Mandell's Gallery Wallis exhibition Studios in Norfolk Norwich 20 Group 70th Anniversary Concrete - an exhibition at NUA SCVA Sense & Sensuality lecture series Nicola Slatter yat Theatre Royal Art Car Boot pictures David Holgate obituary Photography exhibition Caroline Fisher Projects AN EXHIBITION OF ART AND HANDMADE OBJECTS BY FORTY ARTISTS AND MAKERS FROM EAST ANGLIA AT THE STABLES, HOUGHTON HALL, NORFOLK 12 JULY – 1 NOVEMBER 2020 A Fine Balance will be the fourth pop-up exhibition of art and handmade objects by artists and makers from East Anglia held in The Stables at Houghton Hall and curated by Paul Vater and Paul Barratt of Contemporary & Country (formerly Norfolk by Design). The exhibition will feature recent work by more than 40 artists and makers who explore narratives that reference our landscape, the creatures that share it, natural materials and processes, and how mankind’s activities affect and influence it. The fine balance these artists seek is often a moment, or a tipping point that brings attention to an aspect of our surroundings that has been overlooked or undervalued. The situation we now find ourselves in collectively, as the Covid-19 epidemic runs its devastating course means that our relationship with ‘the great outdoors’ has probably changed forever. The artists and makers we have included in the exhibition are ahead of the curve, creating memorable images that will chime with the public, post lockdown. During the last four months we have all had to become aware of our vulnerability to forces we mistakenly assumed we had mastered. We respond viscerally to a favourite view or landscape, much as we would if our home or family were under threat. The exhibition holds up a mirror to what we perceive, or have hidden, in the complex confluence between the sustainable and natural, the artificial and man-made. Some of the artists and makers have chosen to look at a highly maintained version of the countryside and our place within it. Others employ sustainable materials to create pleasing pieces intended to be handled and used every day. Others look into the natural phenomena and practical activities that are frequently personal to us in terms of our physical impact on the planet whether through recycling and re-assigning waste to new purposes. While others explore areas that are not quite urban or rural, but like much of modern Britain, somewhere in-between. The exhibition is open from Sunday 12 July to 1 November, to coincide with the same opening times as the Anish Kapoor sculpture exhibition held throughout the gardens and park at Houghton Hall. Check the Houghton Hall website to see opening times and to book tickets for entry onto the estate. https://www.houghtonhall.com/book-tickets/ An interesting fact: The title comes from Rohinton Mistry’s novel A Fine Balance, published in 1996. The book was set in 1975 and traces the lives of four main characters whose interconnected lives are heavily impacted by their circumstances in a fictional Indian city, as they slip between a succession of karmic banana skins during the course of the narrative. Mistry’s powerful story exposes familiar fault lines within the values of a society where the characters lives are in jeopardy, brought about by familial conventions, institutional injustice and political expedience. DATES AND OPENING TIMES Check the Houghton Hall website for opening times and to book tickets for entry to the estate. Social distancing in compliance with UK government guidelines are expected to be observed by visitors, please make yourself aware of what these are before your visit. If you are travelling by car follow the brown signs off the A148 Fakenham to King’s Lynn Road PE31 6EY. https://www.houghtonhall.com/art-and-exhibitions/anish-kapoor-at-houghton-hall/ The venue has been provided by kind permission of the Marquess and Marchioness of Cholmondeley. Houghton Hall is one of Norfolk’s finest houses, it encourages recreation and relaxation throughout the grounds and has created suitable spaces for displaying large-scale installations by leading contemporary artists within a formal garden setting as well as the park. Our exhibition will be held in the Stables at Houghton Hall to coincide with a solo exhibition by the renowned sculptor Anish Kapoor. For more details of previous exhibitions please go to https://contemporaryandcountry.com/ Please contact Paul Vater or Paul Barratt on 07943 291834 Email: paulvater@contemporaryandcountry.com or paulbarratt@contemporaryandcountry.com MORE ABOUT CONTEMPORARY & COUNTRY Contemporary and Country (C&C) present contemporary art and the handmade by established artists and makers based in the East of England in pop-up exhibitions at non-gallery spaces that celebrate our rural surroundings. The artists and makers we display live and work in rural locations, or include the natural world in their subject matter or production process. Together they bring about a closer understanding of the countryside, its people and landscape. They look creatively beyond the passing trend and encourage greater consideration for nature, as its appreciation and preservation becomes ever more prescient to our time. TWITTER https://twitter.com/cc_art_handmade INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/contemporary_and_country/ FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/contemporaryandcountry/ CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS AND MAKERS There will be more than forty artists and makers exhibiting their work. We will be displaying paintings, drawings, sculpture, printmaking, ceramics, furniture, and handmade decorative objects for the home. ARTISTS - Paintings, photography and works on paper ZARYA AUSTIN-FELL Zarya is a multi-media artist and an independent curator whose work explores the relationship between everyday life and the objects that populate our domestic environment. Since graduating from Brighton University in 2018 after studying Fine Art and Critical Practice, Zarya has had four solo exhibitions in Norfolk and Brighton. DEBBY BESFORD Debby was born in Great Yarmouth, and trained in Norwich at Norwich University of the Arts (NUA). She has specialised in documentary and editorial photographic work and had a full career teaching photography at degree level. She has had her work published in The Guardian and Independent Newspapers, numerous photography magazines as well as touring exhibitions in the UK. In 2015, Debby was selected as a finalist in the prestigious Association of Photography Awards 2015. LORRAINE BEWICK Lorraine has taken tried and tested techniques in the tradition of figurative landscape painting and applied them to her own perspective of the English landscape. Her interest in interpreting Norfolk’s expansive skies and coastal reaches as liminal space treads a path mapped out by acknowledged masters of the genre, such as John Robert Cozens and JMW Turner. POLLY CRUSE Polly is a Norwich based artist. Her practise currently involves photography and sculpture, and is focused on the relationships between the intangible and the material aspects of the everyday. Her photographs depict objects and ornaments from her collection composed into classical ‘still life’ arrangements to create images of beauty, narrative and humour. FERENC CSEH Ferenc Cseh is a Cambridge based artist whose style is rooted in his architectural and fine art training. He enjoys working with geometrical forms present in our built environment and exploring the interaction between humans and these shapes. Ferenc has been experimenting with basic shapes and forms for a long time. He is intrigued by the possibilities of space, space alteration by objects, movement in space, and the relations between humans and space. KATARZYNA COLEMAN Katarzyna is from London and studied at Hornsey College of Art (1979-1982, followed by an MA in Fine Art at Manchester College of Art (1982-1983). Katarzyna’s work explores industrial and urban landscapes, predominantly the unarranged landscape near her studio in the harbour area of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. WILL CUTTS Will has been painting Norfolk landscapes during the last 20 years, while based in London and moved to North Norfolk seven years ago. He has followed the work of influential Californian landscape painter Richard Diebenkorn. Will has exhibited his work with the Royal Society of British Artists at The Mall Gallery and The Millinery Works Gallery in London, as well as numerous group exhibitions. AMANDA EDGCOMBE Amanda’s paintings are abstract in nature, drawing in architectural and cartographical features in her aerial views. She studied Fine Art and graduated in Printmaking from the Slade UCL. She was awarded a Fellowship in Architectural Glass at Central Saint Martins London and then worked with specialist glass studios in London and Germany exhibiting and installing commissions for private and public spaces. She has exhibited internationally in Germany, Portugal and Pakistan. JUDITH ELLIS Judith is an author and bookbinder and self-taught independent publisher. In her former career as a country vet she often had to handle birds and was always moved by the lightness of their being. She has developed her own version of the flag book and combines a love of drawing with her lifelong interest in the natural world, particularly birds. The Birdflight series of artist books are all individually hand painted by Judith and no two will ever be quite the same. KATE GILES Her first degree (1981 – 84) was taken at New College Oxford. She graduated with a BA (Hons) degree in English Literature. She then went on to take a Foundation in Art and Design at Camberwell School of Art ((1986 – 87) and followed this with a Fine Art degree at Falmouth School of Art and Design (1987 – 90). She grew up in Norfolk and lived in Suffolk and now resident in North Norfolk again. She has exhibited regularly ever since, in London, East Anglia and internationally. GARETH HACON Gareth is a photographer based in North Norfolk, who studied graphic design and moved into photography with an interest in open and closed spaces. His work is concerned with the passage of thought leading from the expanse of large open spaces, seemingly impossible to capture. Using time and patience these take form through his photographs harmonising composition, light and land to create a final photograph conveying thought and evoking awe in nature. BRIDGET HERIZ Bridget Heriz trained at Goldsmiths College and Ravensbourne College of Art and Design (1973-77). She moved to Great Yarmouth in 2002 where she has her studio. She is presenting a series of smaller watercolour sketches on paper and a single sculpture of a female figure. The work she does on paper is an important part of her creative process as a sculptor. Bridget has taken on numerous public commissions and has shown her work at The Royal Academy London and internationally. RUTH HOWES Ruth studied Fine Art, specialising in sculpture and over the years has shifted to painting and illustration in her work. For Ruth the intrigue of a paper cut is in starting with a blank paper and carefully, intricately removing bits of it to make a picture. She starts with a minimum of material and rather than adding and adding pencil, pen, ink, paint, she carefully cuts into the sheet by hand, extracting an image from exploiting positive and negative space. She is showing a new 3D paper cuts this year. LINDA JAMIESON Linda was born and spent her childhood in Norfolk. She trained at St. Martins School of Art and studied further at Heatherlys and with Francis Pratt in France and Norfolk. She worked for many years in the field of textile design in London, France and Italy, and also as a consultant for interior design. She now divides her time between her studios in Norfolk and London and has also exhibited regularly in both. SUSI JOEL Susi Joel is a multidisciplinary artist based in Norfolk whose work explores the process of attachment. Drawn to the small and fragile, her work has always united conventionally incongruous elements and discordant materials such as wood and woven fibre or paper and cotton thread. Through this she invites ideas about interdependence, habitat, contextualisation and the nature of pattern or repetition. Her latest project repurposes wooden fragments collected from the North Norfolk coast where she lives and works. Susi has worked with special needs children for many years teaching techniques for weaving and stitched textile work. She has exhibited in London and internationally. LIZ MCGOWAN Liz works with natural and found materials, creating responses to particular environments through installation, sculpture, drawing and conversation. Her focus is the meeting point between inner and outer landscapes, where personal creativity is given inspiration and form by those elements – stone, reed, tree, earth, tideline – that combine to form a landscape. Maria originally studied painting studied at Norwich School of Art and then continued to an MA in printmaking at Camberwell College of Art. She works with the dream-like world of fairy tale and narrative, including its darker and uncanny elements. Starting from a very strong commitment to drawing, she develops images using a mixture of traditional and non traditional methods, including etching which she uses to explore new ways of mark making and expression. Maria has exhibited widely, and is a member of London Organisation of Original Printmakers. PANDORA MOND Educated at the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art in Oxford Pandora has painted all of her adult life. She lived for many years on Exmoor before returning to her roots in Norfolk. Her inspiration and reference has always been the natural world and even beyond. She works in oil and mixed media on canvas, often on a large scale. Her works present the greatest challenges and seduction; a place of tranquillity and threat, vastness and peace. VERITY NEWMAN Verity is a multi-disciplinary artist based in Norwich. Her paintings and sculptures reflect three broad themes: function/non-function of objects (and our attachments to them), fading memories of journeys through spaces and places, and the transience of our personal habitats/environments. The rituals and imagined - or reconstructed - histories we create around these fascinate Verity, as well as an increasing need to pin down what 'home' might be. Verity tries to express the ever-changing evolution, movement and energy of the surrounding environment - and the sense of us within our personal habitats. She has shown her work across the eastern region as well as London and internationally, several times recently in China and Greece. NATALIE ODILE LANG Natalie originally studied Fashion at Newcastle Polytechnic, now known as Northumbria University in 1991. She decided to study fine art and graduated in 2011 with a BA Hons Degree from Norwich University of the Arts (NUA) and has exhibited in selected group exhibitions in Norwich and North Norfolk, entering her work for the Holt Art Prize in 2014 and 2017. Natalie has been painting landscape in different forms for many years. TRACEY ROSS Tracey paints to capture the beauty of Creation along the North Norfolk coast, with its creeks, skies and expansive beaches. She finds that painting in an abstract style using mixed media, acrylics and oils will enables her paintings to reveal a deeper mystery. Capturing the fiery hues of a blazing sunset, the misty sea frets together with the clarity of light on a bright breezy day conveys an intense visual experience that speaks to Tracey's heart expressing the colour and thanksgiving she feels as an artist. COLIN SELF Colin Self was born in Rackheath, Norfolk and attended the Royal College of Art (RCA) in the early sixties. Self arrived at the crucial moment Pop Art emerged in London. Identified as one of Pop’s exponents, Self exhibited at the influential Robert Fraser Gallery, along side Peter Blake, Richard Hamilton and Clive Barker. By the late sixties Colin Self was producing technically innovative prints along side drawings, paintings and maquettes, as he terms his 3D haiku. He has remained true to his Pop roots and sees potential in the everyday objects that surround us and calls himself a ‘hunter’, seeking out connections between objects he has selected out from the detritus of mass consumption. Tim has an underlying need to make sense of the world through his own experience. Using photography and film, he explores themes of time, motion and place, and the idea that landscape acts as a link between the past and the present. His work has a visual clarity and a quiet, reflective quality, which offers space for personal contemplation. Attempting to make the unseen visible, he encourages the viewer to consider on the constancy of the land, and our inherent relationship to it. LIZ TAUNT Liz is fascinated by patterns. She sees her work as a visual counterpart to the kinds of pattern with which her father grappled in his work as a mathematician: however, her patterns are somewhat less precise than his! The prints are made using a variety of techniques to manipulate the conventional elements of abstraction: colour, tone, texture, line and form. She aims to create work that is mysterious, subtle and playful. Occasionally the results are not entirely abstract. MOLLY THOMSON Molly taught for many years at Falmouth Art Collage in the 1980s, moving to Cleveland Art Institute, Ohio (US) in 1990 and then as a senior lecturer at Norwich University of the Arts (NUA) from 1991 to 2010. There is a surgical precision at work here. Molly’s simple wooden supports are cut and re-shaped as she goes along, leaving a trace element of the alteration visible to the viewer. Often using poured paint, her colour choices trigger deep-set associations for the viewer. Thomson works within strict limits that she sets for herself and then pushes against them to produce hard won moments of colourful, collected joy. PAUL WOLTERINK Graphic designer, printmaker Paul was born in the Netherlands and has resided in West Norfolk since 2015. He works across a range of media, believing “Anything can function as a carrier for information”. He is a Visiting Lecturer at Norwich University of the Arts. He is focused on the twists and turns in creating an image or piece of text using screen-printing. He prints in limited editions with an eye for subtle details, love for print, a sense of joy and appreciation of the craft of printmaking. Peter was born in Lowestoft 1956 and completed a Foundation there between 1974-75. He achieved BA (Hons) in Fine Art from Canterbury College of Art 1978 and recently an MA Fine Art Printmaking from Camberwell College, London 2017. He has shown across the eastern region and various galleries and institutions in London, France and Cyprus. His North Sea Studies paintings are about a journey he often makes several times a year from one seaside town to another along the Suffolk coast. His series of Suffolk Bunkers are black and white etchings of WWII coastal defences are reminders of invaders that thankfully never arrived. KERON BEATTIE Keron gained a First Class BA (Hons) in Contemporary Art and Design (2016) and a MA Fine Art with Distinction (2018) from NUA. His work for A Fine Balance is concerned with the natural world under pressure including disconnection with nature and natural cycles. Keron prefers to use found and recycled objects, generally working by hand using traditional tools and techniques. This slower process encourages a way of seeing and then re-seeing the materials and allows new ideas and forms to emerge. He is currently exploring how traditional jewellery making materials, processes and forms can inform and influence his small sculptural works. JONATHAN CLARKE Jonathan was born in 1961 in Suffolk, UK, where he continues to work today. At the age of 16 he took up an apprenticeship with his father, the sculptor Geoffrey Clarke (RA), and he began exhibiting his own sculpture in the early 1980s. He works in sand-cast aluminium, initially carving his sculpture in polystyrene. This method relies on the destruction of the original mould as it is vaporised by molten aluminium. The result is an entirely unique, one-off sculpture. ROGER HARDY Roger trained at Kingston upon Thames College of Art and Design (Kingston University) where he was awarded BA (Hons) in graphic design. Roger’s figurative constructions and sculpture made using found elements from local boat yards and estuary worn wood from the river Alde, Suffolk, could have been carved long ago. Roger uses the natural processes in the degradation of his materials to simplify the essence of the human form. Cleansed of their original purpose his figures take on a totemic resonance that help us define the human condition. Andrew studied at Newcastle in the early 1970’s and began a project on the wind that lead to a 30-year career in power kite design. After over 30 years of designing for kite power and control, Andrew has returned to explore the wind for its own sake. His sculptures have an order to them, which, by means of careful balancing, can then be easily disturbed by even the slightest breeze. Chaos may follow on but usually a gentle sort of chaos that reminds us that all is not rigid, nor should it be. RACHAEL LONG Rachael makes large-scale sculpture of animals and birds, using redundant farm machine parts. They are welded together and sometimes forged to subtly change them. The alchemical transformation of cold hard metal into fluid animated creatures interests Rachael. She graduated in History of Modern Art BA in 1990. An award-winning artist with many successful public commissions across the UK including Lifeboat Horse at Wells next to the Sea, she has work in collections based in France, Austria, New Zealand and the US. DAN MEEK Dan is a Norfolk based stone carver and letter cutter. He is acclaimed for his memorials, commemorative plaques and ground breaking conceptual sculptures. Meek, who trained as an Architectural Stonemason, studied carving and letter cutting at Bath – he qualified in 1995 – and has worked on many of the country’s major restoration projects, including St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle. For some years, as a member of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission’s stone-masonry and letter carving team, he was responsible for restoring First and Second World War monuments across the country. BEN PUSEY Graduating from Hereford College of Art, Ben trained an artist blacksmith and explored the world of kinetic art. He loves exploring kinetic forged metal sculpture because of the endless varieties of shapes and forms it is possible to make and the rich potential of orchestrating movement. He uses these properties to inform the work’s interest in creating experiences of ‘calm’ and ‘relaxation’. The forged steel process adds to these conceptual qualities, detaching us from our ‘hyperculture’. TELFER STOKES Telfer Stokes was born 1940 in St Ives, Cornwall. He went on to study at the Slade School of Art, and gained a Beckmann Fellowship to go on to a postgraduate at Brooklyn Museum Art School, New York in 1962. He taught from 1964 at Reading Art School and Bath Academy. In 2002, Stokes moved to East Anglia to care for his mother the artist Margret Mellis. He redirected his focus to sculpture, which he exhibited at the Kettle's Yard Open House in 2008 and at exhibitions in the UK. DESIGN FOR THE HOME CAROLYN BROOKES-DAVIES Carolyn graduated from studying sculpture at the Royal College of Art in 1982. After a twenty-five year career in London as a fashion designer she moved to North Norfolk in 2003. Carolyn’s background in sculpture, her love of natural form and the close proximity of the beach led her to indulge a childhood interest in shell collecting. She uses shells with their accidental beauty, subtle colours, variety in shape and texture to decorate caskets, candlesticks mirrors and other decorative objects. HEATHER CONNER Heather Connor hand stitches cushion covers using cotton to create spontaneous designs that reference traditional decorative tapestry patterns. Each one takes a month to produce and Heather employs traditional embroidery techniques learnt after she was given a tapestry set by a friend. Heather has learning difficulties and it has given her a creative outlet that she has never had before. We think the enjoyment she finds in the process is evident in the finished embroidery. STEVE GORE ROWE With a background in Graphic Design, Steve now concentrates his creativity on making decorative and functional interior pieces using new and used materials. Based in West Norfolk, he applies combinations of modern and traditional workshop skills to create original designs that explore contrasting materials and surface finishes. LAURA HUSTON Laura’s continual experimentation on a broad body of ceramic work has a subtle and individual commonality. She produces a range of domestic scale ceramic vessels employing various techniques, including sgraffito to embellish the surface. This is a term that describes the process of drawing a stick across the soft surface of the clay before firing, piercing the glaze and revealing the character of the material underneath. BLOTT KERR-WILSON Blott is an international seashell artist. Ingrid Thomas, in the book The Shell, wrote “Kerr-Wilson is the most innovative shell artist working today.” Blott set off at full steam on her shell career in 1993 after winning a design competition in The World of Interiors magazine. Since then she has created works both privately and publicly worldwide. SUE KIRK Sue Kirk makes traditional and contemporary baskets made using willow grown in King’s Cliffe near her home in Cambridgeshire. She uses several varieties of willow that have been growing for a minimum of15 years. The hazel used is also locally sourced from coppiced woodland. “I love the qualities of the willow; it’s colour, strengths and texture. I also make large-scale outdoor sculpture, which has a steel frame and a willow ‘skin’” She is influenced by heavy, solid forms, such as natural rock formations, and love the fluidity and movement which willow gives to the sculpture. TIM PLUNKETT With a BSc in Environmental Science and a deep passion in opposing the destruction of ancient forests and cultures, it is important to Tim Plunkett that all his work is made from locally sourced wood. Entirely self-taught through trial (and often painful error) he strives to produce elegant, functional pieces with graceful uncluttered lines, for the kitchen and table. AMANDA SUTTON Amanda studied History of Art at Manchester University before, specialising in Furniture Restoration and Design at The London College of Furniture. She has painted murals for Simon Callow, restored frescos and sculpted fountains for Domaine d’Orves on the Cote d’Azur and created wonderful painterly effects for film director Ridley Scott in London. Having moved back home to Norfolk, Amanda is currently exploring the technique of verre églomisé through gilding, etching and painting on the reverse side of glass. Her verre églomisé pieces are available for interior and architectural applications. Some are available as pictures. TOBY WINTERINGHAM Toby trained at London's Royal College of Art and set up his workshop in King's Lynn. He has exhibited widely and shown work in New York, Milan, Düsseldorf, Munich and Dubai. His work encompasses a variety of styles from elegantly simple statements to bold marquetry decoration. He combines original design ideas with innovative construction to produce striking pieces for any setting. Virtual walk-through Take a virtual walk-through to take a personal trip through the stables to see local artists' work alongside the Anish Kapoor exhibition at Houghton Hall LINK: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=JrjpBAgYsvx If you cannot book a ticket to visit Houghton Hall and the much acclaimed exhibition by Anish Kapoor... don't despair. It is well worth the wait until you get to visit but you can visit Contemporary and Country in the stables now - virtually. Enjoy this rather handy walk-through of our exhibition including hot spots that link through to each artist on our online shop, so you can see each work that interests you in detail and also buy them. As the Covid-19 epidemic runs its course, one of the unforeseen consequences of the four-month lockdown has been that our relationship with ‘the great outdoors’ has changed forever. In a Fine Balance, which is about the landscapes that surround us, the artists and makers in the exhibition hold up a mirror to the confluence between the sustainable and natural, and the artificial and man-made. Please refer to the Houghton Hall website www.houghtonhall.com for ticketing options before booking. Social distancing on the Houghton Hall Estate is compliant with current UK government guidelines and so masks will be expected to be worn indoors. You will need a pre-booked online ticket for Houghton to access A Fine Balance. A virtual tour of A Fine Balance	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line119
__label__wiki	0.689298	0.689298	Singapore Guide » Indian Associations » Singapore Indian Association Post a Guide Entertainment and Amusement Parks Singapore Indian association The Singapore Indian association was established in the year 1923. The main aim is to promoting physical, social, cultural, intellectual and universal wellbeing among its members. At the time of creation, the association posed more pan-Indian, somewhat than barely racial, religion, language, caste or region based association. These features made the organization distinct from the other Indian association in Singapore. The Indian merchants and cream of the crop lead the association. In due course, the association expanded its membership by also admitting the white collar into the organization. Most of the members were staunch supporters of the Indian freedom movement. Several of them were very much particular about the political rights and communal wellbeing of the broader Indian society in Singapore and British Malaya, Previously Singapore was part of Malaysia. The Singapore Indian association is located in all the important cities and towns spread across Malaya. When the Merdeka or the freedom developed in Malayan politics, these associations functioned as nodal points to trigger the Indian political activism. In due course of time, this donated to the creation of the Indian Malaysian congress, the major political party in Malaysia on behalf of the Indian society, and a present associate of the ruling Barisan National government of Malaysia. It is located in the historical Singapore’s Balestier plain. On June 18, 1950, Jawaharlal Nehru laid the association's club house. Singapore Tamil Youth Club The Singai Tamil Sangam	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line124
__label__wiki	0.961753	0.961753	Army opens resilience evaluation to DA civilians By C. Todd Lopez WASHINGTON (July 24, 2010) -- The Army has extended its concern about the mental fitness of Soldiers and their families to the civilians that serve stateside, abroad and in combat zones. Department of the Army civilians are encouraged now to have their psychological resilience evaluated by the civilian version of the "Global Assessment Tool," which is part of the Army's "Comprehensive Soldier Fitness" program. Three versions of the GAT are available now, through Army Knowledge Online. One version for Soldiers, one for their families, and now one for civilians. All three measure the same things, though with different questions, said Capt. Paul B. Lester, a research psychologist with the Comprehensive Soldier Fitness Office. "The factors are pretty much the same -- we're looking at social, emotional, spiritual and family fitness," Lester said. "A lot of the same things that are important to resilience to Soldiers are absolutely as important to civilians." The military version of the online evaluation is mandatory for Soldiers -- so far more than 700,000 Soldiers have completed it. Army civilians, however, are not required to take the GAT -- though they are encouraged to do so, Lester said. Civilians can expect to spend about 15 minutes completing the online survey, and afterward they are given feedback about how they did. "It's a self-awareness tool to help them get an idea of where they are strong, and also where they can improve," Lester said. "It gives you an idea of where you are on the resilience continuum." After that, he said, GAT participants will have access to "comprehensive resilience modules," the same ones that Soldiers are doing, to help them improve their mental toughness. "The skills we are providing are life skills," Lester said. "It's not only how to respond to and be resilient in the face of extreme adversity, as in combat setting, but how to deal with everyday stressors in family, at work, and in your personal and professional life." There are some DA civilians who are deployed now to combat zones like Iraq or Afghanistan, Lester said. And while those civilians are not supposed to actually be participating in combat -- that's the job of Soldiers -- life in the combat zone is stressful. So assessing mental fitness and working to improve it is critical for both Soldiers and civilians. "Psychological resilience in a deployment situation is absolutely critical," he said. "The work there is hard, the hours long, and the separation from family and friends is challenging." Even Army civilians at work stateside or at Army installations overseas can benefit from participating, Lester said. "We train people, at an individual level, how to be a better team member," he said. "At the leader level, how being a better team member impacts the overall team. It's not only individual performance but the additive effect of better individual performance leading to better team performance." Lester also said that the results of the GAT are confidential, and that supervisors "will never see" the results of an employee's participation in the assessment. Soldiers, Army civilians and family members can all participate in the GAT by visiting the Comprehensive Soldier Fitness website at: http://www.army.mil/CSF/.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line127
__label__wiki	0.662395	0.662395	Home Breaking News DCD: report tomorrow DCD: report tomorrow The results of the investigation into the imported milk powder for DCD by the Industrial Technological Institute of Sri Lanka (ITI) would be out tomorrow, Health Ministry officials said yesterday. Sale of three batches of 400 gramme packets of Anchor brand full-cream milk powder had been held temporary by the Health Ministry as a precautionary measure. Meanwhile, Minister of Technology and Research Patali Champika Ranawaka told a media conference that at least 20 per cent of the imported milk powder samples which were subjected to investigation by the Industrial Technological Institute (ITI) had contained DCD. Minister Ranawaka said 13 samples had been subjected to investigations since 2013 to date. He said 20 per cent of these samples were contaminated with DCD. “The reduction of imported milk powder consumption in the recent past had proved that the people have accepted the fact that imported milk powder had been actually contaminated despite the campaigns carried out by the importers stating that milk powder was safe,” he said. Accordingly he said the import of powdered milk had come down to 59,079 tonns in 2013, while it 84,000 tonnes in 2012, The amount imported this year had been 3200 tonnes. The Minister said that the data put out by the ITI was accurate. No food safety or quality issue: Fonterra Speaking to the Daily Mirror a top Director of the Fonterra Brands Lanka said that according to investigations carried out by the company “there was no food safety or quality issue. “However, sale of three batches of Anchor brand full-cream milk powder had been held temporary as a precautionary measure, Fonterra Brands Lanka Associate Director Sanath Mahawithanage said. He said this had been done following the decision of the Ministry of Health to take precautionary measure to temporarily put on hold the sale of three batches of Anchor milk-powder 400 gramme packets. However Dr. Mahawithanage, the Associate Director, Scientific and Regulatory Affairs said the investigations undertaken by the company using internationally accredited independent laboratories had confirmed that there was no food safety or quality issue. “Our investigations were conducted on the samples from these three batches. We are now waiting to hear from the Ministry of Health on the outcome of their investigation. In the meantime, the Ministry had confirmed that this was a precautionary measure," he said. Consumer Tuesday, 07 October 2014 05:59 AM Jayam R u working at Fonterra. Please note Sri lanka Health Ministry is not stupid. via DM Android App mount Monday, 06 October 2014 04:25 PM Extreme DCD minister. Jayam Monday, 06 October 2014 01:03 PM Anchor Milk powder is a product of Fonterra. Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited is a New Zealand multinational dairy co-operative owned by 10,600 New Zealand farmers. The company is responsible for approximately 30% of the world's dairy exports and, with revenue exceeding NZ$19.87 billion, is New Zealand's largest company. Their products were never found to have any issues anywhere in the world.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line128
__label__wiki	0.723254	0.723254	Home Opinion Afghanistan-Sri Lanka: Natural Partners in Democracy and Development Afghanistan-Sri Lanka: Natural Partners in Democracy and Development By M. Ashraf Haidari The past four decades have hardly been kind to the peace- and freedom-loving people of Afghanistan. But despite the many destructive conflicts imposed on the country, Afghans armed with a steel willpower have persevered to survive and thrive in what is an increasingly complex and dangerous world. Since the fall of the Taliban in the wake of this century, the people of Afghanistan have made many strides towards sustainable peace, democracy, and prosperity. In the process, they have given countless sacrifices for their hard-earned democratic gains, which remain a work in progress and in need of further consolidation. Indeed, in their transformative journey, Afghans have not been alone. Many friends and allies of Afghanistan—including over 60 countries and international organizations—have supported the Afghan people and continue to do so—as Afghanistan’s brave forces fight day and night to defend their beautiful homeland and the world at large against the intertwined security threats of terrorism, extremism, and criminality. Some of these dangerous threats are transnational by nature, while others are regionally rooted. But they are symbiotically reinforcing one another. That is why they must be fought and defeated simultaneously with no distinction. In defiance of these complex security threats, Afghanistan’s developing democracy witnessed its fourth presidential elections on September 28, 2019 when close to three million Afghans, including men and women, braved months of terrorist threats and over 200 attacks on the election day to cast their ballot for one of the 15 presidential candidates. Of course, some have criticized the Afghan voter turnout to have been low, but they forget the imposed terror campaign, under which the Afghan people defiantly turned out to vote. They did so for multiple national causes, in which an absolute majority of Afghans firmly believe and for which they daily bleed. As Afghanistan recently reminded the world at the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly: Afghans not only voted for a president but they also voted for democracy and pluralism. They voted for their progressive Constitution. They voted for liberty and sovereignty. They voted for prosperity and connectivity. They voted for peace and freedom from terrorism and extremism. They voted for the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. In this light, Afghanistan continues to pursue a foreign policy agenda that promotes cooperation against confrontation, win-win policy initiatives against lose-lose militarism and posturing in its immediate neighborhood, the wider region, and the world at large. This constructive thinking underpins Afghanistan’s fast-growing ties with Sri Lanka, with which the country shares an ancient civilization. The statues of Buddha in the central province of Bamiyan speak to the rich pre-Islamic Buddhist heritage of Afghanistan, which Afghans have striven to preserve and protect. In March 2001, Afghans at home and abroad were devastated when the Taliban on orders from outside dynamited into pieces the treasured Buddhas of Bamiyan, a UNESCO world heritage site. Indeed, the same Buddhas that stood tall, revered, and protected in the preceding centuries when the Afghan empires espoused and championed Islam as a faith of peace, co-existence and tolerance of the other. In the same vein when a misguided extremist minority attacked innocent Sri Lankans on April 21, President Ashraf Ghani was the first world leader to condemn in the strongest terms the same terrorism and extremism, which have mostly victimized and targeted innocent Muslims in Afghanistan and the rest of the world. That is why when some acts of communal violence broke out in parts of Sri Lanka to retaliate against the Easter attacks, this author drew on Afghanistan’s own experience as a multiethnic and pluralistic society to call on Sri Lanka’s leaders to embrace their nation’s powerful diversity underpinned by the principle of “do no harm.” The author knew that doing so would help Sri Lanka deny extremists at home and abroad the opportunity to exploit any alienation, which divisive communalism can cause, in order to further radicalize youth and to use them as their instruments of terror. The Government of Afghanistan has commended the able leadership of President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on taking effective security measures to have swiftly stabilized the situation, following the Easter attacks. Thanks to their efforts, Sri Lanka’s tourism industry has begun recovering fast, as well as the country’s overall economy. At the same time, it is noteworthy that under a stable political environment millions of registered Sri Lankan voters will go to the polls on November 16, 2019 to elect their next leader. Despite occasional challenges, Sri Lanka’s democracy has demonstrated to be vibrant and steadily grown resilient, inspiring younger democracies such as that of Afghanistan. As two democracies, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka share many development needs and challenges. This underpins their growing ties, which enjoy the support of both countries’ leadership. This author is grateful to the speaker of the Sri Lankan parliament Karu Jayasuriya for his continued support of the expanding Afghanistan-Sri Lanka relations. Last March, the speaker helped form and launch with this author the Sri Lanka-Afghanistan Parliamentary Friendship Association, further strengthening bilateral ties between the two nations. This was initiated under the former presidency of Mahinda Rajapaksa in 2013 when Afghanistan opened an embassy in Colombo, which Sri Lanka reciprocated by opening an embassy in Kabul in the following year. Hence, this author is equally grateful to the former president for his deep interest in elevating Afghanistan-Sri Lankan bilateral ties and further enhancing the two countries’ cooperation within the SAARC and other intergovernmental organizations where they have advanced shared interests, including regional stability, environmental security, as well as connectivity for trade and stronger people-to-people ties across South Asia. Since 2013, many senior official and technical delegations from Afghanistan have visited Sri Lanka. This includes the state visit of former President Hamid Karzai to Sri Lanka in 2014, while the two governments have signed 8 agreements and MOUs. They encompass such issues of bilateral interest as economy, education, science, and techn0logy; labor; air services; sports; higher education; technical capacity building; as well as cooperation between University of Colombo and Kabul University—among others. In the coming months, this author looks forward to initiating bilateral security and defense cooperation, knowing from the shared experiences of Afghanistan and Sri Lanka that most security threats of today transcend borders and are no longer limited to landlocked and littoral states. So, it would be beneficial to both countries to explore maritime security cooperation opportunities in the areas of counterterrorism, counter-narcotics, and counter-human trafficking. At the same time, Afghanistan will seek to learn from Sri Lanka’s successful war-to-peace transition experience, including from the country’s reintegration and reconciliation initiatives and programs that have delivered tangible results. In the political and economic areas, both sides look forward to signing MOUs on regular political consultations and on trade and investment promotion and protection. The latter together with the air services agreement should facilitate the establishment of a direct passenger and cargo flight between Kabul and Colombo. And when this happens as one of this author’s key goals, Afghans and Sri Lankans should be able to reconnect with their shared heritage through tourism, trade and investment, education, and cultural exchange. M. Ashraf Haidari is the Ambassador of Afghanistan to Sri Lanka and a Senior Fellow at the Institute of National Security Studies of Sri Lanka (INSSSL). Bismillah Khan Bismil Monday, 14 October 2019 06:56 PM Insightful article by our Proud Young Ambassador and more power to serve and represent Afghanistan .	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line129
__label__wiki	0.659204	0.659204	Edited by Dawn Vogel and Jeremy Zimmerman by Ali Abbas, Nyri Bakkalian, S. E. Casey, M. Lopes da Silva, Julian Dexter, Evan Dicken, Carolyn A. Drake, Dorian Graves, Diana Hauer, Georgie Hinojosa, Michael M. Jones, Gwendolyn Kiste, Christine Lucas, Audrey Mack, Lyndsie Manusos, Alanna McFall, Alexander Nachaj, Timothy Nakayama, Betty Rocksteady, Ian M. Smith, Kathryn Yelinek, E. R. Zhang Part of the Mad Scientist Journal Presents series: That Ain't Right: Historical Accounts of the Miskatonic Valley Selfies from the End of the World: Historical Accounts of the Apocalypse Battling in All Her Finery: Historical Accounts of Otherworldly Women Leaders I Didn't Break the Lamp - Historical Accounts of Imaginary Acquaintances Editions:ePub - Smashwords Edition: $ 4.99 Kindle - 4.99 ISBN: B0759NLCZ6 Paperback - Print Edition: $ 14.99 Size: 5.50 x 8.50 in "It takes time for a space to become a place. I'd never quite pinned down at what point during the gradual accretion of events and memories that houses became more than the sum of their parts, but I'd put down enough supposed hauntings to have developed a feel for when a place had turned." - Evan Dicken, "Every House a Home" No one understands strange places like people who have been there. Mad Scientist Journal has brought together twenty-two tales of people who have visited places both beautiful and horrifying. Some places heal, some places destroy, some places just want to see the world. Haunted houses share a neighborhood in these pages with dimensional rifts, hidden skyscrapers, and abandoned spacecraft. Included in this collection are stories from Ali Abbas, Nyri Bakkalian, S. E. Casey, Julian Dexter, Evan Dicken, Carolyn A. Drake, Dorian Graves, Diana Hauer, Georgie Hinojosa, Michael M. Jones, Gwendolyn Kiste, M. Lopes da Silva, Christine Lucas, Audrey Mack, Lyndsie Manusos, Alanna McFall, Alexander Nachaj, Timothy Nakayama, Betty Rocksteady, Ian M. Smith, Kathryn Yelinek, and E. R. Zhang. Includes art by Ray McCaughey, Kristen Nyht, Scarlett O'Hairdye, and Luke Spooner. Publisher: DefCon One Publishing Dawn Vogel, Jeremy Zimmerman Kristen Nyht, Luke Spooner (Website), Ray McCaughey, Scarlett O'Hairdye (Website) Scarlett O'Hairdye Anthology, Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction Ali Abbas Ali Abbas is a writer, carpenter, and photographer born and bred in London. He is the author of Like Clockwork, a steampunk mystery published by Transmundane Press; Image and Other Stories, a collection of seven short stories that examine themes of love, loss, and the haunting nature of bad decisions; and Hajj--My Pilgrimage, a light-hearted and secular look at the pilgrimage to Mecca that is at the heart of the Islamic faith. His short story/love letter to London "An Absolute Amount of Sadness" was published by Mad Scientist Journal in their Fitting In anthology. You can find out what he is up to through his blog at www.aliabbasali.com. Nyri Bakkalian Nyri A. Bakkalian is a queer Armenian-American and adopted Pittsburgher. A military historian by training, she's an artist and writer whose work has appeared on Inatri, Metropolis Japan, Gutsy Broads, and Queer PGH. She has a soft spot for local history and unknown stories, preferably uncovered during road trips. When not hunting for unknown history, Nyri can most often be found sketching while enjoying a good cup of Turkish coffee. Check out her blog at sparrowdreams.com, and come say hello on Twitter at @riversidewings. S. E. Casey S. E. Casey grew up on the coast of New England near a lighthouse. As a child, he always dreamed of smashing the lighthouse and building something truly vulgar with its rubble. This has become the writing method for his unconventional, grotesque stories. His broken down and rebuilt weird tales have been published in many magazines and anthologies, a listing of which can be found at secaseyauthor.wordpress.com. M. Lopes da Silva M. Lopes da Silva is a bisexual author and artist from Los Angeles. Her fiction has appeared or is forthcoming in Electric Literature, Glass and Gardens: Solarpunk Summers, and Nightscript Vol. IV and V. She likes to put fairy and folk tales in everything she makes. She tends roses and cats alongside her partner, a film critic. Julian Dexter Julian Dexter is a writer and English tutor who comes from a long line of teachers, avid readers, and English nerds. He lives in Washington with his cat and spends his free time pretending to be other people in various role-playing games. Evan Dicken By day, Evan Dicken studies old Japanese maps and crunches data for all manner of fascinating medical experiments at Ohio State University. By night, he does neither of these things. His fiction has most recently appeared in publications such as: Apex, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, and Daily Science Fiction. Feel free to visit him at: evandicken.com, where he wastes both his time and yours. Carolyn A. Drake A Jersey Shore native, Carolyn currently resides in Howell, New Jersey, where she works as a Promotional Review Editor for Bristol-Myers Squibb. Her professional work has appeared in a number of online publications, including HCPLive.com, where she was a regular contributor. In 2016, her first short work of fiction was published in the Three Rooms Press Songs of my Selfie anthology. Dorian Graves Having achieved a B.A. in English/Creative Writing from Mills College in 2014, Dorian Graves retreated to the mountains of Oregon in order to hunt down new ideas to write about (and Sasquatch, but only because he keeps raiding the fruit orchard). When not writing short stories or an urban fantasy novel series, Dorian can be found traveling along the West Coast, designing increasingly ridiculous World of Darkness campaigns, or the "exciting" day job of selling shoes. Dorian's first novel, Bones and Bourbon, will be released by Ninestar Press on April 2nd, 2018. Diana Hauer Diana Hauer is a writer of words, both technical and fantastical, who lives in Beaverton, Oregon, with a dog and a husband. When she is not writing, she enjoys gardening, hiking, and studying martial arts. Georgie Hinojosa Georgie Hinojosa is a 25-year-old content creator in Orlando. A lover of science fiction, horror, and fantasy, he especially likes technology and things that play with perception. He also has a fondness for corporate and mainstream popular culture, which balances out his geeky tendencies. He's written numerous short stories, a non-fiction book, and a novel, but this is his first published work. Michael M. Jones Michael M. Jones lives in southwestern Virginia with too many books, just enough cats, and a wife who knows where all the bodies are buried. His stories, many of which take place in this same setting, have appeared in anthologies such as Constellary Tales, F is for Fairy, and Fitting In. The characters in "The High Cost of Answers" first appeared in "The Strange Case of Rebecca Rice," available in Like a Mystery Uncovered: Erotic Detective Stories (caution: adult material!). The characters in "...Octopuses in the Office" first appeared in "Saturday Night Science," available in the first issue of Broadswords & Blasters (April 2017). For more, visit him at www.michaelmjones.com. Christine Lucas Christine Lucas lives in Greece with her husband and a horde of spoiled animals. A retired Air Force officer and mostly self-taught in English, has had her work appear in several print and online magazines, including Daily Science Fiction, Pseudopod/Artemis Rising 4, and Nature: Futures. She was a finalist for the 2017 WSFA award and is currently working on her first novel. Visit her at: http://werecat99.wordpress.com/ https://www.facebook.com/Werecat99 Audrey Mack Audrey Mack is a proofreader, book reviewer, and reader of all things fictional, with a special interest in the odd and unexplainable. She lives in New England on a quiet, little farm and spends much of her time in the woods, dreaming of the monsters dwelling just out of sight. Lyndsie Manusos Lyndsie Manusos has published fiction in PANK, Apex Magazine, Midwestern Gothic, and The Masters Review blog, among other publications. She holds an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. You can follow her on Twitter @lmanusos or visit her website at https://lyndsiekay.wordpress.com/. She lives in Chicago. Alanna McFall Alanna McFall is an actor and science-fiction writer based out of the Bay Area in California. She has published pieces on Mad Scientist Journal, Escape Pod, Alliteration Ink, and many more, across a range of mediums. You can follow her work on her website at https://alannamcfall.wordpress.com or on Twitter at @AlannaMcFall. Alexander Nachaj Alexander Nachaj lives in Montreal, Canada. He lectures part-time at Concordia University, where he is in the process of completing his Ph.D. and spends too much time reading and writing. His work has appeared in Grievous Angel, Shotgun Honey, and Right Hand Pointing, among other places. You can keep a tab on him over at his blog: www.anachaj.ca. Timothy Nakayama Timothy Nakayama was born and raised in Malaysia and currently resides in Seattle. His short stories have been featured in various anthologies such as Fish, Lost in Putrajaya, KL Noir: Yellow, PJ Confidential, and Little Basket 2016: New Malaysian Writing. He has also written short stories in comic form, many of them featured in anthologies published by GrayHaven Comics. Betty Rocksteady is the author of a variety of weird horror fiction, including her novellas Arachnophile and Like Jagged Teeth. Her short fiction has appeared in DOA III, Eternal Frankenstein, and all three issues of Turn To Ash. Betty also does pen and ink illustration. Find out more at www.bettyrocksteady.com or connect via Facebook or Twitter @bettyrocksteady. Ian M. Smith Ian M. Smith spends a great deal of time staring into space. Sometimes, after staring into space for a particularly long while, he writes things down. This was one of those things. Another is his novel, Trace, which some very smart and attractive people have said quite kind things about. He lives with his best friend in Seattle, Washington, along with a handful of freeloading roommates: two kids, two cats, and a dog. He is rather happy with his life, though he'd be happier if the patriarchy was demolished. But who wouldn't, right? Right. Kathryn Yelinek Kathryn Yelinek lives in Pennsylvania, where she works as a librarian. She is a graduate of the Odyssey Writing Workshop. Her fiction has appeared in Daily Science Fiction, NewMyths.com, Metaphorosis, and Deep Magic, among others. Visit her online at kathrynyelinek.com. E. R. Zhang Officially, Zhang cultivates a tiny army of bacteria that may or may not help to save bananas. Unofficially, they are often commissioned to translate various documents and end up having knowledge of the uncanny and the strange, such as ghostly stenographers. You can find them on twitter at @zhang_er_ren. This entry was posted on March 31, 2017 by defcon. ← Kensei Tales: Unorthodoxy Unfixed Timelines →	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line130
__label__wiki	0.991434	0.991434	Who Wants to Buy a Coal Mine? As producers scale back, strategic buyers are few and far between—and the coal-industry outlook appears bleak By JOHN W. MILLER and MATT JARZEMSKY Oct. 13, 2015 5:43 p.m. ET Tom Clarke received a cold reception when he first approached Patriot Coal Corp. earlier this year. The company and its advisers were trying to sell some of its Appalachian mines afterfiling for bankruptcy protection. At first they doubted Mr. Clarke’s conservation group, whose mission is “to conserve Virginia’s natural resources to address climate change,” would have the money and know-how the deal required, according to people familiar with the matter. But Mr. Clarke managed to get an audience with the embattled miner. In a conference room at a private airport in Charleston, W.Va., he made his pitch: His Virginia Conservation Legacy Fund Inc. would take control of mining operations and cleanup projects, aiming to sell coal bundled with carbon credits linking it to forestry projects. Patriot, in exchange, would be freed from about $400 million in liabilities tied to the mines but wouldn’t receive a significant cash payment. Patriot accepted the offer. Mr. Clarke’s deal with Patriot illustrates the depth of the coal industry’s slump. Major U.S. producers are scaling back, trying to shed mines and laying off employees. But the financial investors and large industry buyers that figured prominently in the last coal shakeout as acquirers are largely sitting out this round. “There’s just a vacuum of strategic buyers, especially at a larger scale,” said Fred Vescio, a managing director at investment bank Houlihan Lokey. Three major U.S. coal companies—Patriot Coal, Alpha Natural Resources Inc. and Walter Energy Inc.—filed for bankruptcy protection this year. Patriot is selling most of its assetsto Blackhawk Mining LLC, a Kentucky-based regional miner founded five years ago by coal entrepreneur Mitch Potter. Alpha Natural has said it won’t immediately sell mines as part of its restructuring. Walter Energy is evaluating options after last month’s breakdown of its initial restructuring plan, which would have given creditors ownership of a slimmed-down version of the company. “I don’t think we could have even begun to think about doing this [deal] five years ago,” Mr. Clarke, a father of eight who also runs a Virginia-based health system, said in an interview. Black Diamond Capital Management LLC has agreed to commit $25 million in debt financing for a 30% stake in a mine the conservation fund is acquiring, among other compensation, according to people familiar with the matter. A judge approved the arrangement as part of Patriot’s bankruptcy-exit plan last week. In past coal-industry routs, buyers like Mr. Clarke would likely have been outbid by investors such as Wilbur Ross, the billionaire who revels in reviving down-and-out industries. Mr. Ross and other investors bought assets from bankrupt Horizon Natural Resources to form International Coal Group Inc. in 2004. In 2011, ICG sold to Arch Coal Group Inc. for $3.4 billion. This time around, those investors are put off by the U.S. coal industry’s bleak long-term outlook. Coal burned by power plants faces competition from cheap and relatively clean natural gas, and a slowdown in demand from China has driven the price of coal used in steelmaking to an 11-year low. In an email, Mr. Ross said he’s not inclined to invest in coal assets because of Environmental Protection Agency regulations, the decline of Appalachian reserves and inexpensive natural gas. Mr. Ross isn’t the only big player on the sidelines. Billionaire coal investor Chris Clinehasn’t bought any new mines this decade. Nor has former Xstrata PLC chief Mick Davis,who now runs a fund called X2 Resources. Other cash-rich mining funds, such as Aaron Regent’s Magris Resources Inc., are investing in mines. But coal, said Mr. Regent, “is not at the top of our list.” Mr. Davis declined to comment, and Mr. Cline couldn't be reached for comment. A big exception is U.S. coal king Robert Murray. In April, his Murray Energy Corp. bought a significant stake in Mr. Cline’s Foresight Energy LP, which operates some of the most productive mines in the U.S. in the Illinois basin. Industry experts think Mr. Murray is done shopping for the time being. A company spokesman said the miner is still interested in buying the “best possible” coal assets in a few target areas. Mr. Ganzer on a pile of coal at the Yellowbush Mine. With his bet on coal amid an industry slump, Mr. Ganzer hopes for a “long and prosperous journey or a short and painful one.” PHOTO: JEFF SWENSEN FOR THE WALL STREET FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Other major U.S. producers could yet make an appearance. Alliance Resource Partners LP,Consol Energy Inc. and Westmoreland CoalCo. have less debt than some rivals and didn’t indulge in expensive acquisitions over the past decade. “We’re always interested in buying properties that conform to our business model” of buying mines adjacent to power plants, said Westmoreland Chief Executive Keith Alessi.Consol and Alliance didn’t respond to requests for comment. For now, analysts say, deal-making in the U.S. coal sector features mainly smaller players picking off modest mining operations. Take 31-year-old Ian Ganzer. A decade ago, the Emory University baseball player was headed for a career on Wall Street, but a detour to pitch in the summer leagues led him to work on developing a coal mine part-owned by his doctor father. Now, Mr. Ganzer is teaming up with investors including South Carolina-based Royal Energy Resources to buy, for $20 million, two coal mines that straddle the Ohio-West Virginia border. The mining complex, which cost around $220 million to build, holds 185 million tons of thermal coal and, at peak production in 2009, generated 250,000 tons a month, while employing 200 miners. Mr. Ganzer looked at two dozen potential mine acquisitions in Appalachia before settling on the property, which has a new coal-processing plant, a barge-loading facility and is near two coal-fired power plants. Mr. Cline offered to sell it because of geological hurdles, including sandstone embedded in the coal. Mr. Ganzer’s bet is that with equipment, labor and energy all less costly now, coal prices only have to recover a little for his mines to turn a profit. Even as the U.S. turns away from coal, it remains the source of over 30% of the nation’s electricity. And developments, such as a Republican winning the White House and repealing environmental rules, could make coal a desirable commodity once again. “I hope this will be a long and prosperous journey or a short and painful one,” said Mr. Ganzer, who owns a piece of the company and was recently named its chief operating officer. “But I wouldn’t be doing this if I didn’t think that I would be successful.” Write to John W. Miller at john.miller@wsj.com and Matt Jarzemsky atmatthew.jarzemsky@wsj.com http://www.wsj.com/articles/in-coal-industrys-slump-usual-buyers-go-underground-1444772623	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line134
__label__cc	0.725614	0.274386	CoatingsPRO Magazine Steel Coatings Contractor Awards Podcast Transcript: How Industry Businesses Can Reopen Safely During COVID-19 Larry Sloan, CEO of the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA), recently joined our podcast to discuss strategies that businesses in the corrosion control, protective coatings, and construction industries can utilize to reopen safely amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Sloan also touches on unique considerations for small business owners. All of the industry-specific guidance compiled by AIHA's expert task force of health professionals can be accessed via their newly created website, backtoworksafely.org. Guidance documents and procedures are available for sectors such as construction, small businesses, general office settings, and many more. Feel free to peruse those while listening to the podcast, with a full transcript of the episode available below. [This podcast was recorded on May 18, 2020.] Ben DuBose: Larry, how are you? Larry Sloan: Good. Thanks for having me this afternoon. BD: No problem. Thank you for joining. I’ll start by letting you explain a little bit about your organization, your role, because a lot of our podcasts we talk specifically to people within the corrosion control, within the protective coatings industries. Your role, while you certainly do things at your organization that can be helpful to our industry, you come at it from a bit more holistic perspective: worker safety. If you could, for our audience, explain for people who aren’t aware of your group, what it is that you generally do. LS: Absolutely. Let me start out by saying that I am not a certified industrial hygienist. I run the organization, and I’ve been the CEO since late 2016. The whole profession of industrial hygiene is really the best well-kept secret. Unfortunately, but serendipitously, the COVID pandemic has presented a rare opportunity for us as a profession to explain to the general public what it is that we do. AIHA has been around since 1939. We were founded by non-physician members of a group that used to be called the American Association of Industrial Physicians and Surgeons. That organization has since been renamed, and it represents occupational doctors. The whole profession of industrial hygiene is really part science and part art. The classic definition of the profession is one that is devoted to the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, prevention, and control of those environmental factors or stresses in the workplace that could cause sickness, impaired health and well-being. Our role, then, is more than just safety. It’s really more the health perspective of the worker, regardless of the profession or wherever they are actually physically working. More than half of AIHA’s nearly 8500 members are certified industrial hygienists, so that is [0:03:24 inaudible] program. Many others of our members hold other professional designations. Our mission as a society is to empower those who apply their scientific knowledge to protect all workers from occupational hazards. Just a couple statistics before we move on. These are sobering. Every day, some 275 people die from occupational injuries and illness in the U.S. alone. Approximately 95,000 workers died in 2017 from occupational diseases. And about 3.5 million workers suffered some sort of occupational injury or illness. These are just reported injuries or illness. The actual total may be higher. So it’s quite a grave picture, and that’s something that we’re trying to work toward mitigating over time. BD: One thing that we’re going to be discussing a lot today — and our listeners, if they want to call it up — you put together a guide, a new website actually, backtoworksafely.org, in which you have a lot of expert industry-specific guidance for both businesses as well as consumers about how they can safely reopen. Before we talk about the elements of the guidance — again, backtoworksafely.org is the website — before we go into what that means for our industries here at NACE, specifically corrosion control, protective coatings — before we get into that, I want to give you an opportunity to explain who your task force is and where this guidance came from. What, generally, is the group that you turn to to put this together, on how businesses can reopen safely? LS: Sure. It’s an excellent question. In late April, just a few weeks ago, one of AIHA’s former board presidents was very frustrated by the lack of practical guidance that has been developed by the federal government. He was watching FOX News one night, and he had heard that Mark Cuban — that’s the Mark Cuban from Shark Tank — had been appointed to serve on President Trump’s Reopening the Economy Task Force. So, on a lark, he emailed Mr. Cuban, and he (Mr. Cuban) responded. And he challenged our former board president, “Okay, AIHA, why don’t you start developing some simple, practical guidance documents?” — given that our mission is protecting workers, and see where this goes. So we rose to the challenge. We formed a task force that is now populated by 20 professionals, and we have developed close to a dozen of these guideline documents. The focus of these guideline documents is the small business owner, and it crosses a variety of sectors, including restaurants, retail, hair and nail salons, at-home service providers, construction, and — most relevant to your audience — would be small manufacturers. All of the professionals in this task force are certified industrial hygienists, and they range from mid-career to late-career/retired professionals. So combined, there’s probably several hundred years of combined experience across these individuals. Amongst the group is a gentleman named John Henshaw, who is the former Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA during President George Bush’s first term. BD: Let’s start by looking at general hygiene tips. I know that we’ll get more specific in terms of industrial components, what it is that our audience may specifically be looking for. But as you mentioned, your guidance goes across a wide range of industries — well beyond what we cover here at NACE. In terms of guidance that can be applied across the board, what are some of the tips that your task force has come up with for how workers and also employers can better protect themselves? LS: AIHA has some 40 different technical committees, and you can imagine we’ve been quite busy responding to the pandemic. One of the first documents that we created is something called, “Workplace Cleaning for COVID-19.” I had gone ahead and sent you a copy of it, so please feel free to distribute this to your membership. In this document, up front we state that to minimize the risk of exposure to contagious viral deposits from infected employees, contractors, and vendors, the AIHA encourages employers to use the approach of what we call routine enhanced cleaning and disinfection of all workplace surfaces and equipment, in combination with other risk-mitigation measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Just a few tips that I’d like to mention — and again, there’s much more detailed information in this guidance document. First off, we do recommend that folks use the EPA-registered disinfectants that meet their criteria for use against the coronavirus. All the cleaning staff must be well trained in the safe and effective use of personal protective equipment [PPE] and disinfectants. Just a footnote to mention, when it comes to disinfection and cleaning, despite what you might see in the news, we feel that the use of foggers for broad application of disinfectants is really generally discouraged because you don’t have a good sense of efficacy. They don’t do a great job when you’re just fogging the space. There isn’t enough residence time on the different surfaces. We do recommend that there be periodic third-party oversight to confirm that cleaning and disinfection procedures are being followed. And one thing that we mention in terms of the environmental tests, unfortunately there are a lot of tests out there that state they are able to detect the infectious coronavirus on different surfaces. But we really don’t recommend at this point any validation testing. Environmental and occupational health professionals should really consider various approaches to assess cleaning and disinfection procedures as they become available. Some of these methods don’t differentiate between what is infectious and what is inactivated. Just because something might detect the presence of a viral fragment doesn’t necessarily mean that it has infection potential. So you want to be mindful of that. Finally, I want to comment that I think most companies should establish a team of environmental service technicians and professionals. You want to ensure that these folks, again, are trained on the proper use and limitations of PPE, the protocols for personal hygiene. Then, equally important, how you’re mixing and applying these approved cleaning and disinfecting agents. Overall, make sure that the program is supervised at a higher level to promote ongoing quality control. BD: What feedback have you heard so far from more industrial type companies? At NACE, that’s a big part of our audience. Are there any trends yet with regard to what their questions or their needs are at this point, still relatively early in the game? LS: We recently participated in a U.S. Dept. of Labor survey, and we collected an incredible amount of feedback. Remember, of our 8,500-odd members, about 40 percent of them are consultants. So these folks are working in a variety of industry sectors, including [0:11:15 inaudible], like many of your members. We extract these from [0:11:19 inaudible]… not surprising was shortages of PPE, sanitizers, and thermometers in the workplace. Very common sense. Another thing that came out of the feedback was the concern that some businesses were reopening too fast without having proper knowledge and training to help with the control of infection, protocols, and then unfortunately the potential for a wave of re-infection that might result. The third theme that we heard was a lot of misinformation, confusion, and fear — the need for education and training for both workers and those that are coming into the workplace, whether they be contractors or vendors. Everybody that enters the workplace needs to understand the proper use and limitations of these homemade masks, PPE, and other infection prevention measures. If you are donning an N95 respirator, which many of your constituents may not be familiar with, OSHA does have some strict regulations concerning the use of the N95. You don’t just slap it in. In order for it to be used properly, there are some guidance requirements that need to be followed. So a homemade mask, if you will, or a bandana, is very different than an officially certified NIOSH N95 respirator. So please keep that in mind. Speaking to the general public, members of the general public need to understand, again, the proper use and limitations of masks versus other PPE. What we are recommending for the healthcare worker is really different than what we recommend for your members, those that are working in a more traditional industrial space. BD: Anecdotally, one of the topics that comes up a lot when I speak to people in the industry about the current working environment, is liability. What would you tell employers that are concerned about potential liability issues? And do you have any advice on that front regarding some of the steps that they should consider as they weigh potentially bringing staff back to an office — or to a jobsite, I should say? LS: Absolutely. This is an incredibly complex issue. It is indeed a hot topic among business leaders, along with the President, members of Congress, state leaders, and many others for good reason. Many businesses have already taken a serious hit, a financial hit, during this pandemic. As one might imagine, legal expenses and financial liability are rising from workers who contract COVID-19 at work — could threaten to harm these businesses even more. If they have workers get sick and employers have to go out of business, it could obviously increase unemployment and harm the economy and make a bad situation even worse. This is a real threat, and it is no wonder that it’s on the minds of workers and employers these days. One of the first things to keep in mind is that most people who contract the virus either don’t experience symptoms or their symptoms are not severe enough to land them in the hospital. We feel that financial ruin as a result of COVID-19 related to workers’ comp is a relatively lower-probability event even though the possibility does exist. However, this is all the more reason why all employers need to do everything that they can to protect workers by implementing these smart practices that I discussed earlier and what are outlined in our safe return to work guideline documents. Ben, this is an evolving issue, and we would advise all businesses to consult with their legal counsel for the best and latest advice. BD: With regard to the construction industry in particular — that’s a big part of our audience specifically at CoatingsPro Magazine — going back to your website that we referenced a few times, backtoworksafely.org, in which you put these industry-specific guidelines together that employers and employees can look at as they consider returning to the office, the jobsite, whatever it may be. With regard to construction, you’ve got a page specifically for that. What are some examples of things that they could conceivably change at a jobsite? What are some steps that they could be looking at implementing at a jobsite now in May 2020 that they probably wouldn’t have in early March 2020? LS: Vendors and their subcontractors must continue to monitor the CDC, state, and local guidelines for any changes and recommendations, disinfection strategies, worker protections, and other best management practices. But within those guidance documents, we list a variety of recommendations, and I’ll just list a few of them here for your listeners. Obviously, first and foremost, do not let symptomatic workers on your jobsite. Folks want to make sure that they’re working very closely with their healthcare providers to design an appropriate control strategy to manage the situation. We suggest that jobsites reduce the number of individuals to those that are absolutely critically essential to completing the work. Temporary spaces, such as the job trailers, should be cleaned and disinfected at least once a day. We recommend redesigning the workspace. That would reduce or eliminate what we call trade stacking, where you have multiple trades, men and women, that are working in the same area at the same time. We recommend limiting meetings to 10 people or less. Staggering shifts and other trades to isolate and compartmentalize staff. This will help protect others if in fact an infection might occur. Having the same teams and individuals work together and travel together day after day if possible. Have project teams clean and disinfect their shard workstations and equipment after each use. Maintain a daily accrued visitor log. You want to log the date, time, and contact information for each and every visitor to the site. Try to stop employees from randomly walking floors, walking between floors or buildings to reduce cross-contamination. Consider color-coded stickers on hard hats, and restrict access to specific colors for each building or area. Maintain handwashing stations with soap and water in all common areas. Hand sanitizers should be placed in all vehicles and workstations. Finally, modifying break areas to allow for social distancing. You might want to consider picnic tables that are marked with Xs to stop people from sitting too close to each other. Maybe even removing chairs from break rooms to avoid seating. BD: Besides the industry-specific guidance, which we’ve talked a lot about today, I know you guys are also working on a guide for smaller manufacturers. And it’s really the small businesses that have been hit so hard in this crisis. What considerations are there that are unique to small business people that may be listening? What are some of the factors that they should be considering in the coming weeks? LS: In a way, I think with everything else going on, small businesses have more of a challenge than the large manufacturers, because their resources are limited. They don’t have the redundancy built in that some of the larger companies do. Our small manufacturing guide should be ready by the end of May, and we’ll distribute this to you so that you can pass it along to your membership. But the biggest challenge for small manufacturers, in our opinion, is perhaps the physical workspace being constrained versus larger companies and having less backup staff. If one employee gets sick, repercussions might be felt by the rest of the team. Precautionary measures are that much more important. As with any size company, obviously, you want to develop ongoing communications to your employees regarding the facts of the coronavirus and COVID-19. The smaller manufacturers may not be familiar with OSHA requirements — again, [0:19:25 inaudible] associated with the N95 respirator — because they’ve never had to use the respirator. So if you’re mandating N95s in the workplace, you need to be mindful of those OSHA regulations. I can’t restate the importance of this enough. In line with CDC recommendations, you do want to provide all employees with some sort of face covering. There are other measures I think that might be more feasible with smaller businesses. Again if possible, staggering shifts to isolate and compartmentalize staff. Considering is there a way to condense to a four-day workweek? Or could you allow for up to 72 hours of downtime at a facility for a proper disinfection and cleaning? Finally, with small businesses having space constraints, consider installing plastic partitions between the workstations, especially if you can’t physically spread out the employees due to the tight space. These are just a few recommendations that we suggest for smaller-size businesses. Keep in mind, the definition of a small business might be anything from a less-than-10-person shop to several hundred. So the recommendations need to be considered in terms of the overall scope and number of employees in the workspace. BD: Larry, as we wrap up, how many of these changes do you expect to be implemented beyond the current crisis? Full disclosure, the current COVID-19 does not seem like — most timetables for a vaccine are, at a bare minimum — within the next year. The most optimistic estimates I’ve seen are 12 to 18 months. One of the more positive takeaways from your perspective, as CEO of an organization that’s looking out for worker safety, some of these changes are things that are probably difficult to implement when things are status quo. But now that public health is on the forefront of everyone’s minds, these are things that, even if and when there is a vaccine or some successful treatment for COVID-19, are still potentially beneficial to employers, employees, and the overall worker environment. Moving forward, how many of these steps are potentially still of relevance and still useful to businesses, even a few years from now, after the current crisis (hopefully) passes? LS: I think that, when you look ahead to beyond the arrival of a vaccine, many of these protocols that we’ve been talking about are going to continue for — maybe it is the new normal, as you’re hearing. Again, I think that this crisis, this pandemic, has really brought to the public’s mind and to the forefront of our society the fact that worker health and safety must be more prominently considered in the workplace. Our hope is that, out of this horrific pandemic, there is a greater appreciation and respect for common-sense protocol that perhaps had been brushed to the side, to begin to take a greater center-stage presence with management. The more employers can do to safeguard the health and safety of their workers, the greater the benefit to the ultimate bottom line of their companies. Ultimately, when you look at the perception, if you will, on Wall Street — some of these companies are listed either on NASDAQ or some of the other exchanges around the world — one would hope that companies that are taking these extra precautions are going to be more favorably evaluated [0:23:16 inaudible] their investors, both large and small. We at AIHA are hopeful that the pandemic presents an opportunity for our profession to be more favorably viewed and for a lot of these recommendations to be permanently implemented by businesses both large and small. BD: Larry, for our listeners that want more information or resources from you all, I’ve mentioned the website a few times, backtoworksafely.org. For people who want to hear more from your organization or access some of these resources, how can they get in touch or how can they access some of the materials that we’ve been discussing? LS: All of our downstream phase-in documents, the guidance documents, will be stored on backtoworksafely.org. However, we also have another portal, which is on the aiha.org website. We do have a coronavirus microsite there, and that contains some other information. We are trying to migrate ancillary pieces from that site over to the backtoworksafely site, so that your members can go to one place and access information that might pertain to common-sense guidelines for reopening their businesses, but then also other guidance documents, like the plant hygiene document that I mentioned at the top of the house, that are going to be relevant beyond opening one’s business. I would suggest folks bookmark that page, and we’ll continue to update the documents over time. BD: Larry, thank you so much for the time, and we’ll talk again soon. LS: My pleasure. Thanks very much, Ben. 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__label__cc	0.670385	0.329615	The CHS Podcast Dark Shadows: Into the Light, Episode 4 To celebrate the 50th anniversary of DARK SHADOWS, Jim Romanovich recently launched an 8-part retrospective titled "Into the Light" at radioretropolis.com. The Collinsport Historical Society will be archiving these episodes as they become available; you'll be able to find the series in the tab above slugged "Dark Shadows: Into the Light." The latest episode is titled "A Charmed Life," and features an extended interview with actor David Selby, who discusses: The truth behind the rivalry with Jonathan Frid and why he wrote Jonathan a letter. Why he would have played Quentin forever. Why he had to keep his marriage under wraps as a teen idol! The comparisons of Elvis and Quentin. How crowd hysteria prevented him from attending his own event! His amazing connection to Abraham Lincoln! Why he turned down the role of Gary Ewing on DALLAS! 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__label__wiki	0.564256	0.564256	Home Attractions The Best of Dubai Mall The Best of Dubai Mall By Neha Singh There are a few places in the world that needs no introduction and Dubai mall is among those chosen few. It has been a pride of Dubai since its opening in the year 2009 and has been growing ever since. Apart from its title of the biggest mall in the world, the inclusions in the mall such as the world’s largest acrylic aquarium panel, world’s largest candy stores and other various unbelievable options have made it one of the most visited destinations in the world. The world’s largest mall based on the total area, the Dubai Mall includes a mind blowing 1200 shops. Famous equally for shopping as well as entertainment, it is a part of the $ 20 billion Downtown complex. It opened on May 8th 2009 with a total of 635 retailers. Following its opening, the mall sold a whopping 61000 tickets for Dubai Aquarium and Discovery Center in the first five days. This scintillating mall attracts a weekly footfall of 7,50,000 visitors. Almost equivalent to the size of 50 football fields, this mall boasts of 250 room luxury hotels, 22 cinema screens and over 120 cafes and restaurants. Across three car parks, it has over 14000 parking spaces with car locator ticketing system and valet services. Attractions in the Dubai Mall 1.SEGA Republic: A high adrenaline indoor theme park spread across 76,000 sqft, SEGA republic boasts of more than 170 games which includes cutting-edge motion simulators to wide variety of skill and redemption games. This indoor theme park is developed by Emmar Retail with SEGA Corporation (based in Japan). This park will thrill you to your core. Sega Republic: popular tourist spot 2.Dubai Aquarium: One of the largest aquariums, the Dubai aquarium is a suspended aquarium which holds 10 million liters of water. House to over 140 species of aquatic animals, this tank holds 300 sharks and rays which includes the largest collection of sand tiger sharks. Activities in this aquarium includes underwater cage snorkeling, a 48 meter walk-through which would provide you 270 degree views, a glass bottom boat ride which provides unique views of the water tank beneath their feet, a shark dive for the adventurous ones which will let you swim within inches of a large variety of sharks and rays. The largest aquarium in the world 3.Shops: Housing over 1200 shops, you would be lost in the amazing world of fashion and retail. This includes 120 cafes and restaurants which serves lip smacking delicacies. Home to the most famous brands in the world, the magnificent mall has names such as Bvlgari, Mont Blanc, Porsche Design, Ralph Lauren, Rolex, Prada, and numerous more brands respected and loved across the world. It is also one of the most sought after destination for high fashion and retail brands. Shops at Dubai mall 4.Dubai Ice Rink: The Olympic sized ice rink boasts of world class facilities. Whether you want to play ice hockey, perfect your skating skills or just hang out with friends, Dubai ice rink is just the right place. Dubai rink also conducts Disco sessions, Penguin pals, and Freestyle sessions. There also group sessions for friends to hang out together. The rink has a capacity of 2000 people when converted into a multifunctional hall. The hall will include a multimedia system with a 20mX10m LED screen. The Olympic sized ice rink in the Mall 5.Reel Cinemas: The massive reel cinema complex of Dubai mall comprises of 22 giant screen multiplexes featuring the latest national and international blockbuster movies along with the local indie hits. Offering an unparalled cinematic experience, it is also the largest Cineplex in the UAE. The Dolby Atmos installed are a treat to the ears. The cinematic complex ensures that every viewer is at the best of his comfort and hence its platinum movie suites are equipped with luxuries like fully recliner seats, exclusive concierge service and much more. The giant 22 screen Reel Cinemas 6.Facts and Figures: It is the largest mall in the world with a total area of 13 million square foot. The largest Acrylic panel that offers a clear vision of 33000 marine animals on display can withstand the exorbitant pressure of 10 million liters of water. It is also the world’s largest suspended aquarium on display. The mall has a 30 acre manmade lake which has the world renowned Dubai fountain choreographed beautifully and lit up by 6600 lights, 25 projectors. It shoots uop to a height of 70m. The total gross leasable area of the mall is 3.8 million square ft. There’s a parking facility for 14000 cars inside the mall. The indoor aquarium of the mall is renowned to be world’s biggest indoor aquarium. Candylicious is the world’s largest sweet candy shop located in this Mall. It annually witnesses over 75 million visitors, the largest in the world. Reel cinema is one of the largest cinema screens of the world. It also has a 250 room luxury hotel inside the mall. The mall is home to a 155 million years old real fossil of a dinosaur. The mall is under the further expansion stage with extending 1 million square feet area to accommodate more visitors. It bagged the mall with the best shopping experience overall at the prestigious Grazia Style Awards in the year 2010. The aquarium and under water zoon inside the mall won the Leisure and entertainment award of ‘Images Most Admired Retailer of the Year’ in the year 2012. Setting up a new standard for leisure, entertainment and shopping experience, the mall is loved by visitors who come to witness its grandeur from across the world. With entertainment and amusement facilities like no other, the Dubai mall sets a benchmark of the ultimate experience for the world. Previous articleEverything you need to know about the Dubai Desert Safari Next articleMust Visit Places in Dubai Neha Singh is a postgraduate in Mass Communications, who loves everything about life. Traveling is extremely close to her heart and writing came to her naturally. An avid trekker & explorer, who often takes off some time from her busy life for mountaineering. She loves meeting new people & gets attached to their culture very easily. Her ambition is to explore as many places as she can in her life. She strongly believes in Gandhian principle – “simple living high thinking”. The world’s most spectacular New Year celebrations can be experienced in Dubai! Travelsito December 8, 2015 at 11:45 am This malls are so huge you could spend whole day in there.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line141
__label__wiki	0.908421	0.908421	fenwayfanatics.com Home to Boston Red Sox fans everywhere Franchise Timeline Year-to-Year Results F – L Owners and Team Presidents Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame Fenway Park History Before Fenway Forgotten Features Center Field Triangle CITGO Sign Fisk Pole Manual Scoreboard Monster Seats Pesky Pole The Lone Red Seat Tickets!!! Tag: bobby doerr Did You Know? – Red Sox Opening Day Home Runs Hitting a round tripper on Opening Day, like hitting one in the World Series or an All-Star Game, is not an unusual feat, but doing it more than once is noteworthy in some respects. Hitting a round tripper on Opening Day, like hitting one in the World Series or an All-Star Game, is not considered unusual, but doing it more than once is noteworthy in some respects. In the ninth inning of Tuesday afternoon’s 6-2 win for Boston over Cleveland, Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz hit what proved to be his fifth career home run on Opening Day, his third with the Red Sox after hitting two with the Minnesota Twins earlier in his career. After what was a quiet spring (4-for-35 with three extra base hits), the sight of him launching one into the bleachers was a welcome sight to Red Sox fans looking for a positive start to the 2016 season. The home run also proved to be number 504 in Big Papi’s career, which ties him with Eddie Murray for 26th all-time in MLB history. After Murray, his next target on the all-time list would be Gary Sheffield (509), followed by Mel Ott (511), Ernie Banks (512) and Eddie Matthews (also 512). He now also has 446 home runs with the Red Sox, which puts him six behind Carl Yastrzemski for second place (452) and well behind Ted Williams with 521, whom he has a chance to catch only in the career total category. Continue reading “Did You Know? – Red Sox Opening Day Home Runs” Author fenfanPosted on 2016.04.06 2018.05.03 Categories Did You Know?Tags bobby doerr, carl yastrzemski, david ortiz, dustin pedroia, dwight evans, home run, jackie jensen, jason varitek, jim rice, opening day, red sox, ted williams, tim naehring, tony conigliaro, trot nixon Today In History – Tom Yawkey Purchases The Red Sox 25 February 1933 – On this day eighty years ago, in the midst of the Great Depression, Bob Quinn sells the Red Sox franchise for $1.5 million to Thomas Austin Yawkey, who had celebrated his 30th birthday four days earlier. Yawkey served as the sole owner of the team for the next 44 years and became a Boston institution as well as a pillar of Major League Baseball, though the legacy of his ownership was not without controversy. Continue reading “Today In History – Tom Yawkey Purchases The Red Sox” Author fenfanPosted on 2013.02.25 2014.02.05 Categories Today In HistoryTags bobby doerr, carl yastrzemski, fenway park, jimmie foxx, joe cronin, lefty grove, red sox, ted williams Dom DiMaggio, Former Red Sox Center Fielder, Dies at 92 Dom DiMaggio, a seven-time All-Star Red Sox center fielder who played with the likes of Ted Williams, Johnny Pesky, and Bobby Doerr, passed away Friday morning at the age of 92. Known as “the Little Professor” due to his glasses and his small frame, DiMaggio was the youngest of three brothers who played in the Major Leagues, which included Hall of Fame outfielder Joe DiMaggio and Vince DiMaggio. He played eleven seasons in the majors, all with Boston, and like Williams and Pesky missed three years between 1943 and 1945 serving with the US Armed Services during World War II. While his brother Joe is remembered for a 56-game hitting streak that remains unbroken since 1941, DiMaggio holds a record of his own – a 34-game streak set in 1949 – that still stands as the water mark for Boston. In his career, he batted .298 and finished with 1046 runs scored, 87 home runs, 618 RBI, and an OBP of .383; his best season came in 1950, when he batted .328 and led the league in triples (15), stolen bases (11), and runs scored (131). That same year, on 30 June, he and Joe both homered in the same game playing against each other, only the fourth pair of brothers to accomplish the feat, in a 10-2 win for Boston over New York in the second game of a doubleheader at Fenway Park. In 1946, after returning from active duty, he made his one World Series appearance following Boston’s first pennant in 28 seasons, and batted 7-for-27 with two runs scored and three RBI, including a two-run double that tied the score in the top of the eighth inning of Game Seven of the series. DiMaggio was also part of the inagural class enshrined in the Red Sox Hall of Fame in 1995, where he again joined his teammates Williams, Pesky, and Doerr. Author fenfanPosted on 2009.05.08 2012.04.05 Categories Red Sox NewsTags bobby doerr, dom dimaggio, fenway park, johnny pesky, red sox, ted williams Pedroia Snags First Gold Glove Award He may be better known for his discipline at the plate, finishing second in the 2008 American League batting race with a .326 average, but Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia was recognized Thursday for his fielding skills with his first Rawlings Gold Glove honor. Paired on the right side of the infield with 2007 Gold Glove winner Kevin Youkilis, Pedroia appeared defensively in 157 games and made just six errors in 733 chances, one year after making the same number of errors in 625 total chances; he also collected 448 assists and helped turn 101 double plays. Pedroia, who is also a leading candidate for the 2008 AL Most Valuable Player Award, became just the second player in team history to win a Gold Glove at his position; the only other Red Sox second baseman to accomplish the feat was Doug Griffin in 1972. He is also the third Red Sox player to win a Gold Glove in the past four years; besides Youkilis taking home the honor last season playing error-free ball at first base, catcher Jason Varitek earned recognition for his efforts behind the plate in 2005. Much like Youkilis, who transitioned from third to first in 2006, Pedroia moved from his natural position at shortstop, where he had been named as a first-team All-American by Baseball America playing for Arizona State in 2004, to second to fill Boston’s needs and the change has been near-seamless. Pedroia’s .992 fielding percentage in 2008 was second in the American League only to Oakland’s Mark Ellis and third best in team history behind Mark Loretta (.994, 2006) and Bobby Doerr (.993, 1948). He also became the first Red Sox second baseman since Doerr to finish with as few as six errors in 700 or more chances. At one point this season, Pedroia enjoyed a 61-game streak without making an error, 12 games shy of Doerr’s record 73 straight games at that position, also made in 1948. In the post-season, his defense continued to shine, playing error-free ball in all 11 games for Boston while making 35 assists and taking part in five double plays. Author fenfanPosted on 2008.11.06 2012.04.05 Categories Red Sox NewsTags bobby doerr, doug griffin, dustin pedroia, jason varitek, kevin youkilis, red sox Red Sox To Retire Johnny Pesky’s Number 6 The Boston Red Sox announced Tuesday that, prior to Friday night’s game at Fenway Park against the New York Yankees, the team will retire number 6 in honor of former shortstop Johnny Pesky, whose name has been synonymous with the club for decades since lacing up his cleats as a rookie in 1942. With his number posted on the façade above the right field grandstand, Pesky will join Bobby Doerr (1), Joe Cronin (4), Carl Yastrzemski (8), Ted Williams (9), Carlton Fisk (27), and Jackie Robinson (42) as the only players to have received this honor from the club. The honor will also be made one day before the legendary Red Sox figure celebrates his 89th birthday. The move came as a surprise for most familiar with Boston’s long-standing policy for awarding this honor. Until yesterday, numbers have only been retired by the Red Sox if a player spends at least ten seasons in Boston and is then elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. (Media outlets continue to state that a third criterion – a player had to finish his playing career with Boston – needed to be met. However, this was dropped to allow Fisk to have his number retired even though he spent the second half of his career in Chicago with the White Sox. A quick check of the official policy at redsox.com confirms this.) Team president Larry Lucchino, in acknowledging that an exception was being made in this instance, stated: We inherited a set a rules that applied to this question of retiring numbers and we have looked at that and considered that to be useful but as guidelines rather than firm rules… Johnny Pesky’s career cries out as exceptional and its length of term and the versatility of his contributions – on the field, off the field, in the dugout, etc. – are such that we considered Johnny a worthy exception to the rules that were set down before.[1] As a rookie in 1942, the 22-year-old shortstop amassed an eye-popping 205 hits, tops in the majors, and batted .331, second only to teammate Ted Williams; his efforts were enough to place him third in voting for the American League MVP. After putting his career on hold and serving in the Navy for three years during World War II, Pesky returned in 1946 along with fellow veterans Williams and Dom DiMaggio to help his team finish first in the American League with a record of 104-50. His time away from the diamond had not diminished his abilities; he led the league with 208 hits and batted .335 that season, the third best average in the American League, to finish fourth in the MVP vote. In eight seasons with Boston, he batted .313 and amassed 1227 hits. Since the end of his playing career in 1954, he has served in several capacities for the club, including stints as manager, broadcaster, coach, and scout. These days, he continues to serve as a special instructor and as an unofficial club ambassador, well-regarded today by fans young and old. He also has the distinction of having a Fenway Park feature, the right field foul pole, affectionately named “the Pesky Pole” in his honor. Regarding the announcement, a clearly-humbled Pesky said: I’m very flattered about the whole thing because I didn’t think I was in the Ted Williams or Bobby Doerr class. I played with some good guys and I’m quite flattered by this announcement and I’m really going to enjoy it.[2] [1], [2] Sox to retire Pesky’s number Friday. Boston.com, 23 September 2008. Author fenfanPosted on 2008.09.24 2012.04.05 Categories Red Sox NewsTags bobby doerr, carl yastrzemski, carlton fisk, dom dimaggio, fenway park, joe cronin, johnny pesky, red sox, retired numbers, ted williams Did You Know? – Red Sox All-Stars Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game was first played in 1933 at old Comiskey Park in Chicago and future Hall of Fame catcher Rick Ferrell became the first (and only) player from the Red Sox named to the American League team. Since then, a total of 97 players have made 257 appearances representing Boston. The player who has made the most appearances for Boston is Ted Williams, who played on 19 All-Star teams between 1940 and 1960; 12 times, he was named the starting left fielder for the Junior Circuit representatives, also a team record. In second place is Carl Yastrzemski, who was named to 18 All-Star squads and started seven games at three different positions; left field, center field, and first base. Bobby Doerr is third with nine appearances and five starting roles, while Wade Boggs and Jim Rice each represented Boston eight times, Boggs starting seven times at third base and Rice starting four times in the outfield. With regards to the number of All-Stars named from Boston in a given season, the 1946 squad includes eight All-Stars: Williams, Doerr, Dom DiMaggio, Boo Ferriss, Mickey Harris, Johnny Pesky, Hal Wagner, and Rudy York. Three times, the Red Sox sent seven players: 1977, 1978, and 2002. Twice, they sent six players: 1949 and 2007. Only ten times has the requisite single representative been named from Boston, most recently as 2001 when perennial All-Star outfielder Manny Ramirez was sent to Safeco Field in Seattle to represent the Red Sox in his first season with the club. Author fenfanPosted on 2008.06.27 2012.04.05 Categories Did You Know?Tags bobby doerr, boo ferriss, carl yastrzemski, dom dimaggio, hal wagner, jim rice, johnny pesky, manny ramirez, mickey harris, red sox, rick ferrell, rudy york, ted williams, wade boggs Today In History – Red Sox Hammer Browns for 29 Runs 08 June 1950 – On this day fifty-seven years ago at Fenway Park, the Boston Red Sox embarrass the St. Louis Browns, 29-4. The Sox score eight runs in the second inning, five in the third, seven in the fourth, two in the fifth, two in the seventh, and five in the eighth. Second baseman Bobby Doerr hits 3 home runs and drives home eight, rookie sensation Walt Dropo hits another two home runs, drives home seven, and crosses the plate five times, while slugger Ted Williams strokes two long balls and driving home five. In fact, each of these players connect for a home run in the eighth inning alone. Pitcher Chuck Stobbs walks four times to tie a record for pitchers at the plate and right fielder Al Zarilla ties a record with four doubles in one game while also stroking a single in nine at-bats, though he is unable to add to the scoring barrage and fails to drive home a single run. In addition, outfielder Clyde Vollmer, batting leadoff, goes to the plate eight times in 8 innings‚ the only time this has happened in history. Boston sets several marks in the game, including: most runs scored (29), most RBI in one game (also 29), most players scoring four or more runs (4), most players scoring at least three runs (7), most total bases (60), most hits (28), and most extra-base hits (17). Another mark is set of most extra bases on long hits (32) in a game‚ and the most extra bases on long hits in consecutive games (51). The previous day, the Red Sox had beaten the Browns 20-4 on 23 hits, setting other records for most runs scored in consecutive games at 49 and most hits in consecutive games at 51. The two games were part of a nine-game stretch to begin the month of June in which Boston would score 119 runs. The Browns, who would later relocate to Baltimore after the 1953, prove to be easy prey for the Red Sox that season as Boston would score 216 runs and finish with 19 wins in 22 games against St. Louis. At season’s end, Boston’s potent offense would score 1,027 total runs in 1950 and bat a remarkable .302 as a team. Author fenfanPosted on 2007.06.08 2012.04.05 Categories Today In HistoryTags al zarilla, bobby doerr, chuck stobbs, clyde vollmer, fenway park, red sox, ted williams, walt dropo Today In History – Ted Williams Makes His Boston Debut 13 March 1938 – Ted Williams dons a Red Sox uniform for the first time in an exhibition game, playing right field and batting third in a 6-2 exhibition loss to Cincinnati in Sarasota, FL; Williams is hitless in four at-bats. Born in San Diego on 30 August 1918, the same day that Carl Mays wins two complete game efforts for the Red Sox on the way to Boston’s fourth World Series championship in seven seasons, Williams played high school baseball at Herbert Hoover High School. After graduation, the youngster turned pro and signed on to play for his hometown Padres of the Pacific Coast League; it soon became apparent that he was the real deal and scouts quickly got the word back to American and National League clubs. In the fall of 1937, then-Boston general manager Eddie Collins made the trip west to broker a deal with the Padres for the rights to Williams; the trip paid off not only with the Red Sox sending Dom Dallesandro, Al Niemiec, and cash to the Padres in exchange for the 19-year-old future Hall of Fame player, but Collins’s trip also landed another future Hall of Fame player, Bobby Doerr. After his spring training stint with the Sox in 1938, Williams was farmed out to Minneapolis of the American Association; a year later, he arrived in the majors for good, becoming one of the best hitters over the next two decades and perhaps the greatest ever, in his own words. Author fenfanPosted on 2007.03.13 2012.04.05 Categories Today In HistoryTags al niemiec, bobby doerr, carl mays, eddie collins, red sox, ted williams Fenway Park Forever For just once, the little guy won, and I’m not speaking to last year’s amazing run to a World Series title by the Red Sox. I refer instead of those fans of Fenway Park, Boston’s majestic old ballpark, who launched a campaign that opposed the former owners’ plans to tear her down in favor of an exact replica but with all the amenities of the modern sports facility. Save Fenway Park!, a grassroots campaign, was launched in 1998 soon after these plans were announced and most individuals familiar with Fenway, including yours truly, viewed them as another far-reaching group just looking to stir emotions when it seemed obvious that a new facility was the answer to the park’s shortcomings. I was most interested in losing those cramped seats and obstructed views in the grandstands where I have sat on many evenings hoping that this would be the year. Fast-forward seven years later; suddenly, with several changes made to the park over the past few years by a new Red Sox ownership, there is renewed commitment to the oldest active park in the majors. With a championship team playing to a packed house every night, the organization announced in late March that the club would remain at Fenway for generations to come. As John Henry, Tom Werner, and Larry Lucchino stood before the media publicizing a foregone conclusion, you could almost hear the soul of the park breathe a collective sigh of relief. Fenway Park may be the most aesthetically-pleasing park in major league baseball today, although I admit that I may be slightly biased in that opinion. True, it still has shortcomings that will never be solved even with extensive renovations, but perhaps that is part of the attraction. Enter the gates, circle underneath the grandstand to find your section, and then climb the concourse to emerge to perhaps the most inviting site: the clay infield, the fresh-cut grass, and that left field wall that arises high above the playing field, beckoning batters to try and scale its heights with a perfectly-executed swing of the bat. Foul lines hug the walls as the park wraps itself right around the action on the field, with the attention of nearly 35,000 pairs of eyes on every delivery to home plate and the outcome that follows. Less than two weeks ago, we were witness to an ugly incident in which a fan not only interfered with play in the right field corner near Pesky’s Pole but, on camera, appeared to take a swing at an opposing player. That fan was subsequently ejected from the ballpark and ultimately lost his season ticket privileges, a move made by the organization to make an example of that individual for trying to smear the spirit of the game. While some might see the punishment as harsh or extreme, the purpose was to save the intimacy of the park. While the owners want to keep fan interaction as a part of Fenway’s attraction, they don’t want fan interference to detract from its beauty. Witness one hundred years ago when the Red Sox, then commonly referred to as the Americans, played at the old Huntington Avenue Grounds just across the tracks from the South End Grounds that the old Boston Braves called home. It was not uncommon for fans to stand along the foul lines and wrap themselves around the infield dirt. How often do you suppose that fan interference played a role in deciding the outcome of those games? Even after moving into Fenway Park in 1912, fans use to sit on what was known as “Duffy’s Cliff” in left field, the slight incline in front of the left field wall as the action took place. These days, at many other ballparks around the majors, the average ticket holder sits far away from the action, so much so that you need binoculars just to recognize who’s playing where. Even those who get front-row seats usually find themselves with generous amounts of foul territory that buffer them from the action. That’s part of what makes Fenway such a unique place to watch a ball game; that intimate feeling, even with the addition of several thousand seats before all is said and done, has not vanished. The place where we watch today’s players like Curt Schilling, David Ortiz, Jason Varitek, and Manny Ramirez is not much different from the time that saw such greats like Tris Speaker, Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, Bobby Doerr, and Carl Yastrzemski cover the field. While the names have changed, the aura of Fenway is still there. Over the years, baseball stadiums have come and gone, like Ebbets Field, Sportsman’s Park, the Polo Grounds, and Tiger Stadium; some day, they may be joined by other storied stadiums like Wrigley Field, Yankee Stadium, and our beloved Fenway Park. For now, the Red Sox have realized that while Fenway, like a classic car, may not have the attractions of these modern stadiums, but it’s the simple beauty of the old girl that continues to bring fans through the turnstiles. Author fenfanPosted on 2005.04.24 2014.02.07 Categories Between InningsTags babe ruth, bobby doerr, carl yastrzemski, curt schilling, david ortiz, fenway park, jason varitek, manny ramirez, red sox, ted williams, tris speaker Like Us of Facebook World Series Championship Repeat Begins with Opening Day 15 Years Later, There Are No Regrets Did You Know? – Extra Inning Shutouts Bring On The Robots, and (Most) Everyone Will Be Happy Did You Know? – Three Home Runs By One Player In A Single Game This site is not affiliated with the Boston Red Sox organization, Fenway Park, or Major League Baseball. fenwayfanatics.com Proudly powered by WordPress	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line142
__label__cc	0.552332	0.447668	Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Foundation name change – May 2015 FAQs Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Foundation name change – May 2015 Frequently asked questions 1. What is changing? Effective M... Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Foundation name change – May 2015 1. What is changing? Effective May 1, 2015, we are reverting to our original name: Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Foundation. Our website domain will return to www.rls.org. Our social media, publications and correspondence will also reflect the original name going forward. 2. Why is the Foundation making this change? Feedback from members, healthcare providers and scientists reveals that restless legs syndrome is their preferred term for the disease. Despite consensus achieved two years ago for adopting the term Willis-Ekbom disease to avoid the misleading words legs and syndrome and to help destigmatize the disease, our stakeholders largely continue to use restless legs syndrome. Using the more familiar, widely recognized term restless legs syndrome will also best support the Foundation’s marketing, public relations and fundraising efforts. Overall, the term restless legs syndrome works best for pursuing our mission to improve the lives of individuals who have RLS. 3. What is not changing? The RLS Foundation is committed to improving the lives of the millions of men, women and children who live with RLS. Our dedication to this mission will not change. Through initiatives like our Quality Care Center Program, Research Grant Program, and educational offerings, we will continue to work tirelessly to advance RLS awareness, treatment and research. 4. What steps did the Foundation take to make this decision? In early 2015, the Foundation’s Board of Directors began discussing the possibility of reverting to the original name, in response to significant feedback from members, healthcare providers and researchers. We also received input from experts in business, marketing and public relations, who affirmed that the term restless legs syndrome will best support our activities in fundraising, growing and cultivating our membership, and increasing our media profile. After careful consideration of how to best serve our members, the Board voted unanimously in March to revert to our original name, Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Foundation. 5. How will my doctor know about the name change? We will be communicating the name change broadly through a letter to individual healthcare providers who are listed in the Foundation’s provider directory, targeted communications to support group leaders and members, and a press release and announcements on our social media channels. Information about the name change will also be posted on our website at www.rls.org. 6. Will the term restless legs syndrome be used universally once again? Over the past two years, the term restless legs syndrome has continued to be used alongside the term Willis-Ekbom disease by patients, researchers and healthcare providers. Restless legs syndrome will continue to be used as a single term or in “dual use” going forward. 7. If I prefer the name Willis-Ekbom disease, can I continue to use it? The choice is yours to make on the term you prefer. Whichever name you use, the RLS Foundation will continue to work on your behalf to advocate, educate and search for a cure. 8. Will this change how and where I make donations to the Foundation? If I have a recurring gift set up, will anything be different? You may continue to make gifts as you do now, whether through our website at www.rls.org or by mail. Going forward, please make checks out to the RLS Foundation. If you make a recurring gift, your donations will continue to be withdrawn as previously scheduled. Thank you for your support! WED Foundation Reverts to Original Name FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Willis-Ekbom Disease Foundation Reverts to Original Name AUSTIN, Texas, May 1, 2015 – The Willis-Ekbom Disea... Willis-Ekbom Disease Foundation Reverts to Original Name AUSTIN, Texas, May 1, 2015 – The Willis-Ekbom Disease Foundation is reverting to its original name: Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Foundation, effective today. The patient organization serves healthcare providers, researchers and about seven million patients in the U.S. and Canada who have restless legs syndrome (RLS). After adopting the term Willis-Ekbom disease in 2013, the Foundation is reclaiming the name restless legs syndrome to better support its mission of improving the lives of people with RLS by increasing awareness, improving treatments and through research, finding a cure. Karla Dzienkowski is executive director of the RLS Foundation: “We have heard from countless Foundation members, healthcare providers and researchers that restless legs syndrome is their preferred term. It is descriptive and easy to use. And it is the name almost universally used in medical and scientific circles, including the daily conversations that our members have with their doctors and families. The familiarity and name recognition of restless legs syndrome will best support the Foundation’s fundraising, membership and education efforts going forward.” About restless legs syndrome (RLS) An estimated 7–10 percent of adults worldwide have restless legs syndrome (RLS), a serious but treatable disease that can have a devastating impact on quality of life. RLS is a chronic neurological disorder that causes an irresistible urge to move the legs or other parts of the body, often accompanied by unusual or unpleasant sensations. These sensations tend to get worse when individuals are at rest—for example, when going to sleep at night or sitting for long periods of time. Because symptoms usually intensify in the evening, they can severely disrupt sleep and reduce quality of life. Several genes have been identified with an increased risk for developing the disease. Other factors under study include iron metabolism and neurotransmitter dysfunctions involving dopamine and glutamate. There is currently no cure for RLS. Mild symptoms can often be successfully managed with lifestyle changes, such as increased exercise and better sleep hygiene. In moderate and more severe cases, prescription medications can offer some relief of symptoms, and several drugs are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treating the disease. For more information, visit www.rls.org. The RLS Foundation is dedicated to improving the lives of men, women and children who live with RLS by increasing awareness, improving treatments and through research, finding a cure. The Foundation serves healthcare providers, researchers, nearly 4,000 members and an estimated seven million individuals in the U.S. and Canada who have the disease. The Foundation’s Research Grant Program has awarded over $1.4 million to medical research on causes and treatments. For more information, visit www.rls.org. Karla Dzienkowski karla@rls.org Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Foundation name chang...	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line145
__label__wiki	0.51384	0.51384	The moon is queen in a darkened sky, supervising our hours of rejuvenation. As we prepare for morning’s rebirth, she tugs the tides to and fro and casts her soft glow. Her unique light is not entirely hers; she reflects the sun’s greater power. Yet her nascent crescent is heaven’s smile at mankind’s darkest hour. A New Light After centuries of labor in ancient Egypt, the Jewish nation were sent to wander in the desert on their journey to reach the Promised Land. For their first act of bonding, God shared the law of Rosh Chodesh, Head of the Month. Chodesh also means renewal and refers to the moon’s rebirth. The Jewish people were charged with creating a calendar based on the moon's cycle of waxing and waning and sanctifying each new month at its start. The Jewish nation also wanes and waxes. Periods of moral turbulence yield to spiritual resurgence. Eras of oppression vanish in the re-emerging light of freedom. Like the months and festivals, these are upward spirals through time and achievement, soul and destiny. The moon's first appearance as a tiny sliver is a powerful reminder that every diminution creates the possibility of rebirth, that we are constantly given the ability to begin anew. Celebrating the Jewish Woman In ancient times, the arrival of the new moon was celebrated with sacrifices in the Jerusalem Temple. With the waning of Jewish independence, a pre-calculated calendar was instituted and the sacrificial offerings were replaced with prayers of hope and praise. For the Jewish woman, Rosh Chodesh is even more meaningful. The moon waxes and wanes in rhythm with her natural cycles. Her identity is intertwined with the miracle of rebirth, physical and spiritual, for her family and her nation. Rosh Chodesh is her monthly moment of reflection and empowerment. It is a celebration of the Jewish woman herself, given to her as a gift in recognition for her refusal to participate in the sin of the Golden Calf. It is a testament to her steadfast faith when the males had succumbed to darkness, a reminder of her role as nurturer of the Jewish essence and future. A Time for Study and Soul A mandated break from chores on Rosh Chodesh provides an opportunity to gather in study and prayer and engage in acts of kindness. It is an auspicious time for seeking blessing, for deep reflection and reconnection. The Jewish woman is one step ahead. Her monthly celebrations reflect our ultimate renewal in the Messianic future. All mankind will then celebrate the birth of spiritual luminance that will grace each Rosh Chodesh. They will similarly embrace the superior source of radiance generated by the spiritual power of the Jewish woman in that future era of light. Calculate your Jewish Birthday Choose your date of birth: January February March April May June July August September October November December 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 190819091910191119121913191419151916191719181919192019211922192319241925192619271928192919301931193219331934193519361937193819391940194119421943194419451946194719481949195019511952195319541955195619571958195919601961196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021 Birth occured after sunset	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line147
__label__wiki	0.886983	0.886983	DesNews Columns DVD of the Week Golden Oldies On the Big Screen Golden Oldies Finally On DVD Sundance 1978-98 Cinema Saints Deseret Muse (& KSL Too) TV and Other Stuff THE MIRROR CRACK’D - DVD of the Week New DVDS/Blu-rays Oldies New to DVD/Blu-ray New DVDS/Blu-rays New DVDS/Blu-rays For Hicksflicks.com, Friday, Nov. 27, 2020 EDITOR’S NOTE: This Agatha Christie adaptation, despite the plans mentioned in the review below, marked Angela Lansbury’s one-and-only performance as Miss Marple, but there’s little question that it also provided the inspiration for her enormously successful TV series, ‘Murder, She Wrote,’ which began four years later. And this one holds up pretty well, especially for fans of Old Hollywood stars, who were ‘Old Hollywood’ when this film came out some 40 years ago. Now it’s been given a revival in Blu-ray form by Kino Lorber. My review was published in the Deseret News on Dec. 25, 1980. There is more ham in “The Mirror Crack’d” than you’ll find on any pig farm — a drawback that wounds but fails to kill this latest Agatha Christie cinema adaptation. The pork performances are provided by a handful of Hollywood has-beens who play a handful of Hollywood has-beens, some of them so broadly that you may feel the urge to toss a few tomatoes or eggs their way. But fortunately, a few professional-minded actors are on hand to raise the level of its quality, headed by Angela Lansbury as none other than the intrepid Miss Marple. Miss Jane Marple is Christie’s aged amateur sleuth, first brought to the screen in the early 1960s, played with splendid aplomb by Margaret Rutherford. Though B-grade in budget, Rutherford’s four films were A-quality throughout and the Marple character adhered to the template of Christie’s novels. Which points to the biggest flaw in “The Mirror Crack’d”; there’s simply not enough Miss Marple. In a film that should be dominated by Lansbury, who is made up to be 20 years older than she is, the movie inexplicably concentrates on the American actors who are supposedly “guests.” It’s a major setback because Lansbury is delightful in the role and deserves more time on screen. Instead, Marple spends most of the film laid up in her home with a twisted ankle while the camera follows other, much less interesting characters. From left, Angela Lansbury, Rock Hudson, Edward Fox, 'The Mirror Crack'd' (1980) The story has an American film-production crew descending on St. Mary Mead, the little English country village that is the home of Miss Marple and her fellow villagers. Rock Hudson is a second-rate director married to the star of this new production, an important comeback for a two-time Oscar winner who hasn’t’ worked since a breakdown (played by Elizabeth Taylor). Geraldine Chaplin plays Hudson’s assistant, and just to complicate matters, an old screen rival of Taylor’s (Kim Novak) is on hand, along with her brash, crass husband (Tony Curtis), who just happens to be the film’s producer. The crew is going to make “Mary, Queen of Scots’ in the little hamlet, much to the delight of several villagers, including the local gossipmonger (Maureen Bennett). Last, but certainly not least, is the Scotland Yard inspector (Edward Fox) who is Miss Marple’s nephew, and who investigates a murder that occurs during a reception for the film crew and villagers. Now, will they all step into the drawing room, please? The murder victim is Bennett, who sips from a fatal drink as she is boring Taylor to death with a story about their having met during the war when Taylor entertained the troops. But you don’t kill someone because she is a boring chatterbox, Miss Marple concludes at one point. Therefore, it appears that the drink was intended for Taylor, who has more enemies than an American politician. So, of course, the question becomes, “Who done it?” I like a good murder mystery and they seem to be supplied almost exclusively by British imports these days. And “The Mirror Crack’d” is a good one. This is the latest in Christie mystery movies produced by John Brabourne and Richard Goodwin, who gave us “Murder on the Oriental Express” and “Death on the Nile,” two Hercule Poiret stories with Albert Finney and Peter Ustinov, respectively, in the detective’s role. Both were crackerjack tales and both were well produced, though the overpopulation of guest stars was distracting. They also overdid the flashback-to-the-scene-of-the-murder technique, a sort of trademark that is stamped on all these films. Happily, the flashbacks are fewer and shorter and more to the point in “The Mirror Crack’d,” though the guest stars remain a problem. And since the focus is more on them than Marple, the problem is front and center. (Lansbury has signed on for two more Marple films so there is hope for the future.) The worst hambones are Kim Novak and Tony Curtis, not necessarily in that order. Their extremely broad performances might not be so obvious if everyone here were doing the same, but Hudson, Taylor and Chaplin seem positively subdued in comparison. And Lansbury and Fox are so smooth and professional, so relaxed in their characters, that they almost appear to be performing in a different movie. Fox is fine, by the way, as an avid movie buff smitten with the idea of interviewing all the Hollywood folk in the course of his investigation. And director Guy Hamilton, who turned out some of the better James Bond flicks (“Goldfinger,” “Diamonds are Forever”), has managed to keep the flow even and has us wondering throughout who the murderer is. Whether Hamilton or the actors should be blamed for the imbalance in performances isn’t quite clear but it only temporarily impairs the fun. Overall “The Mirror Crack’d,” rated PG for some language, is fun. From the opening black & white old-fashioned movie mystery to the fadeout, it does what the movies do best – it entertains. Piulada CONTACT: chris@hicksflicks.com	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line152
__label__wiki	0.909943	0.909943	The 10 Best Lincoln Moments in Film History tags: Hollywood, Abraham Lincoln, movies, best of, film history, Thomas Doherty by Thomas Doherty Thomas Doherty is a professor of American Studies at Brandeis University. His most recent book is Hollywood and Hitler, 1933-1939 from Columbia University Press. "Lincoln does not have the phallus; he is the phallus," proclaimed the editors of Cahiers du Cinéma in 1970, in a group-written polemic on the ideological superstructure of Young Mr. Lincoln (1939), John Ford's moody paean to the salad days of the Great Emancipator. The piece is a doozy of a performance, a high-wire act exemplifying the airy delights of the high renaissance of French-accented film theory. Alternately enlightening and maddening, the essay ends on a declaration that few Americans could ever abide: that in Ford's film, Lincoln emerges finally as a figure of “monstrous dimensions.” A monster? Not Abe, never Abe -- he is our guardian angel, secular saint, and -- virtually since the birth of American cinema -- celluloid hero. Steven Spielberg's Lincoln is but the latest in a long line of feature films starring, conjuring, and otherwise commemorating our first photo-friendly if not quite photogenic president. (In 1860, prior to delivering his coming out speech at Cooper Union, he made a beeline for Matthew Brady's portrait gallery on Broadway for an iconic campaign shot, launching American politics into the age of mechanical reproduction.) Whatever the ultimate statuette tally at the annual fest of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on February 24, the critical plaudits and huge box office success of the latest addition to the Lincoln filmography is rock-solid proof of the monumental star power of Lincoln in the American imagination. What other president could successfully anchor a talky political film structured around the sausage-factory process of passing a Constitutional amendment through Congress? The Brady portraits limned the vivid picture of a kindly man carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders, but Hollywood gave us the fleshed out moving image of a walking, talking and deeply human Lincoln -- folksy but inwardly Other, a tormented soul under the genial exterior, somehow knowing that his own martyrdom is the price that must be paid for preserving the Union. No wonder the high crest of his feature film appearances occurred during the Great Depression, when America faced its greatest crisis since the Civil War and the nation turned instinctively to Lincoln for retrospective reassurance that it would weather the present crisis. Listed below are ten of my favorite Lincoln moments from Hollywood cinema. Though I've doubtless blanked out on some classic star turns and cameo appearances, the omission of the final revelation from Tim Burton's Planet of the Apes (2001) and all of the action of Timur Bekmambetov Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Slayer (2012) was entirely intentional. If you have your own favorite Lincoln moments in film, you might add them to the comments section. 10. The assassination of Lincoln from D. W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation (1915). To better unify the North and South in his racist revision of the Civil War and its aftermath, Griffith canonized the leader who ended the way of life his epic celebrated. Depicting “the fated night of April 14, 1865” from “an historical facsimile of Ford’s Theatre as on that night, exact in size and detail, with the recorded incidents, after Nicola and Hay in Lincoln, A History,” Griffith lets his trademark cross-cutting and intertitles ratchet up the suspense, as Our American Cousin unfolds on stage and the assassin lurks in the wings. After his infamous deed, John Wilkes Booth (played by none other than future Warner Bros. director Raoul Walsh) leaps onto the stage, shouting, in intertitle, “Sic semper tyrannis!” When news of Lincoln's assassination reaches the South, our Confederate heroes, the Cameron family, are shocked and grief-stricken. “Our best friend is gone," wails the father. "What is to become of us now!” DWG returned to Lincoln in his first sound film, the stiff bio-pic Abraham Lincoln (1930), a failed attempt to rejuvenate his career, despite the rather desperate pre-Code ad campaign that tried to sex things up: "Ann Rutledge -- she taught Lincoln how to love -- and like it!" 9. The universality of Lincoln admiration in Jon Turteltaub's National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007): A pretty lame sequel to the Turteltaub's surprise hit National Treasure (2004), a quite smart and deeply respectful treatment of the Declaration of Independence as MacGuffin, the follow-up moves from the Masonic conspiracies of the Revolutionary War period to another artifact-fixated treasure hunt buried in the dustbins of American history. For reasons not worth reiterating, the antiquarian action-adventure hero played by Nicholas Cage is wandering through an underground passageway with the current president of the United States. Cage mentions that Lincoln is his favorite president. "No offense," he says, realizing to whom he is talking. "None taken," says the president. "He's my favorite president too." 8. The spirit of Abraham Lincoln possesses the body of a vapid chief executive in Gregory La Cava's Gabriel over the White House (1933). In what is certainly the most bizarre of all Hollywood social problem films coughed up by the chaos of the Great Depression, this wacked-out fantasy depicts a feckless and corrupt U.S. president who is transformed into a noble and crisply efficient POTUS after being possessed by the spirit of Lincoln. Springing into executive action, he abolishes Congress, suspends the Constitution, and assumes dictatorial powers to solve the fiscal and social ills of Great Depression America. Projecting a portrait of a leader more in the mode of Il Duce than Honest Abe, the film is an unnerving expression of the gut fears of a nation beset by political catatonia. 7. Shirley Temple charms Lincoln in David Butler’s The Littlest Rebel (1935) [starts at 4:30]: A Hollywood match made in heaven finds little Shirley sitting on Abe’s lap, divvying up slices of an apple, and calling on the better angels of his nature to spare her ex-Confederate father, who has been sentenced to execution. Only a heart of stone, which Lincoln does not have, could resist the little tyke's plea for clemency. Frank McGlynn before and after applying his Lincoln make-up and costume. 6. Frank McGlynn Sr.'s recitation of the Gettysburg Address in Lincoln in the White House (1939) [clip not available]: Released on February 12 -- Lincoln's birthday -- and starring veteran Lincoln impersonator Frank McGlynn, Sr. (he also played Lincoln in The Littlest Rebel), this twenty-minute Technicolor mini-biopic is interesting mainly as a another ripe example of the raging Lincolnphilia wafting through Depression America. It was produced by Warner Bros., Hollywood's most fervently anti-Nazi studio, as part of a series of high-profile "patriotic shorts" dramatizing events from the pageant of American history, Most films in the series were thinly veiled allegories designed to buck up American patriotism on the eve of war and foster a stoic sense of Americans-all unity. Lincoln is portrayed as we have come to know him, down to earth in manner but celestial in stature. The film climaxes with McGlynn's recitation of the Gettysburg Address, presumably with most members of the audience mouthing at least the opening and closing lines. The short film premiered on a program at Radio City Music Hall in New York, where the reception was rapturous. "The blasé Music Hall audience salvoed this film like it was the 4th of July," reported Variety's Abel Green, himself no easy audience. "It's a natural, of course, now amidst the world strife between democratic and demagogic advocates, but at all times it is forthright entertainment and sound Americanism." Other voices in the trade press joined the chorus of praise. “This subject should be played in every theater in the country, regardless of run or size,” lectured Box Office. “It is not only a subject for February 12, but one that comes at a time ripe for maintaining the spirit of Americanism.” 5. James Agee's Mr. Lincoln series on Omnibus (1952-1953). OK, the selection of a TV show violates the stated criteria -- as does engaging in wishful thinking more than fond remembering. In truth, I have never seen this storied Agee obscurity. Hosted by British journalist and future face of Masterpiece Theatre Alistair Cooke, Omnibus was one of the glittering ingots from the Golden Age of Television, an educational television-cum-variety show that throughout its run on CBS from 1952 to 1961 defined the highbrow-culture-to--the-masses ethos of a certain brand of Cold War TV. On any given Sunday, a viewer might be treated to a reunion of the Benny Goodman Trio, a performance of The Mikado, or the counter-intuitive delight of Gene Kelly tap dancing with heavyweight champ Sugar Ray Robinson. Agee's Mr. Lincoln, a five-part filmed series on the life of Lincoln, played by Royal Dano, was a highlight of the early years. Glimpses of the series can be seen in the Omnibus compilation documentary from 1999 and (according to one web sleuth) in the "Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln" pageant at Disneyland, but so far a copy of the full series, shot on film for the live telecast, remains elusive. By all accounts, Mr. Lincoln is a must-see, not just for its pedigree (reformed film critic Agee's other screen credits, of course, include Treasure of the Sierra Madre [1948] and The Night of the Hunter [1955]), but for the wraparound discussions-- in which, for example, Cooke, Agee, and historian Joseph Allan Nevins discuss the tension between myth and history in the doomed romance between Lincoln and his first love, Ann Rutledge. 4. The Lincoln-Douglas debate as staged in John Cromwell's Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940). RKO’s film version of Robert E. Sherwood's enormously popular play tracks the formative years of Lincoln (the part was entrusted to the Canadian actor Raymond Massey) among the heartland folk who nurtured him. The emotional high point is his final leave taking from Springfield (“To you, dear friends, I owe all that I have, all that I am”), but an extended sequence re-enacting the Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858 is a marvelous window into the kinetic energy of antebellum American democracy—and, as such, quite useful pedagogically in the university classroom. In Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business (1985), the late cultural critic Neil Postman’s influential screed against a television-addled political system, the Lincoln-Douglas debates were held up as the apotheosis of democratic decision making before video killed the debating star. As rendered in James Wong Howe’s torch-lit cinematography, the debate sequence here is a Postman fantasyland -- a rowdy but engaged polis hanging on every word as two great speakers address the great issue of the day. 3. Jefferson Smith/Jimmy Stewart worshipping at the Lincoln Memorial in Frank Capra's Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) [clip not available]. The first thing newly appointed Senator Jefferson Smith (James Stewart) does upon disembarking at Union Station is to take off for a bus tour of the Capital to genuflect before the secular shrines of American democracy. His pilgrimage comes to an end, naturally, at the Lincoln Memorial, lit for all the world like a cathedral. Inside, a young boy reads to his grandfather (obviously a Jewish refugee) the words from Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address. As the boy utters the "freedom,” Capra cuts to a close-up of an African American. In his autobiography, Capra recounted that while scouting locations in D.C., he visited the Lincoln Memorial, "the most majestic shrine we have in America." He listened as an eight-year-old read Lincoln's words to his grandfather. "That scene must go into our film," he vowed. "We must make the film if only to hear a boy read Lincoln to his grandpa." 2. Lincoln soothes the lynch mob in John Ford's Young Mr. Lincoln (1939). A mob of drunken and hate-filled citizens descend with a battering ram on a jailhouse holding two suspected murderers. Only young Mr. Lincoln (Henry Fonda) stands in the way of an outbreak of vigilante justice whose allegorical import for African Americans in the 1930s would have been all too clear. Knowing he cannot physically overpower a mob liquored up on more than whiskey, Abe uses all his rhetorical powers of persuasion to beat back their bloodlust. He disarms them with self-deprecating humor, and then calls upon their Christian conscience. Finally, he delivers a monologue about due process and justice under law. "At times like these, we lose our heads," he says, speaking not of the 1840s but the 1930s. Soon Lincoln's words have calmed the mob: the men put down the battering ram and walk sheepishly, shamefacedly away, leaving young Mr. Lincoln alone, framed in the doorway of the jailhouse. In his book of interviews with John Ford, Peter Bogandovich recalls that when he spoke with the director about the film, Ford had off handedly referred to the young, shabby Lincoln as "a poor ape" riding into town on a mule. Reading the manuscript for correction, Ford asked Bogdanovich to change the expression because "he didn't much like the idea of calling Mr. Lincoln a poor ape." 1. Charles Laughton recites the Gettysburg Address in Leo McCarey's Ruggles of Red Gap (1935). My favorite Lincoln moment in all of Hollywood cinema occurs in a film that doesn't feature Lincoln. McCarey's western comedy of manners is a pioneer fable that takes seriously the power of the American frontier to transform a man from a sniveling servant into a rugged individualist. The great British actor Charles Laughton plays the class-conscious British manservant Ruggles, who is won in a game of cards and brought to the wilds of the Pacific Northwest. In the Red Gap saloon, a group of Americans can't seem to remember what Lincoln said at Gettysburg. "I don't know. I wasn't there,” slurs a drunk. "What a fine bunch of Americans," says the bartender in disgust. In the corner of the saloon, Ruggles begins to mutter the opening lines and then, encouraged, speaks up and flawlessly recites the entire 274 words, savoring every syllable. As his oration continues, the drinkers grow quiet and gather around him, awed and reverent. When Ruggles finishes ("shall not perish from the earth...."), there is silence for a beat, and then the bartender says, "I'll buy a drink." Instead of cheering, the bar regulars stare at him in amazement: nothing like this has ever happened before. (John Ford nicked the gag for a similar scene in The Quiet Man.) 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__label__wiki	0.86339	0.86339	hscug@gmail.com ProgrammesNew Student Journalists' Programme Media Clubs in schools Keep Girls in School Media and Child Protection LEARNERS STRUGGLE TO ACCESS LEARNING MATERIALS AS GOVERNMENT GAMBLES ON HOW TO COVER THE GAP HSC Uganda Hits: 515 Martha is a Class seven candidate at a primary school in Wakiso district. Her day starts at 7:00am with house chores before turning on Television at 9:00am for televised lessons. She also receives work from her school on a weekly basis through her mum’s phone. “When I wake up, I brush my teeth, bathe and then do my assigned house chores for the day before getting ready for study sessions on TV”. Martha says. Martha’s mother, Maria Mbabazi who has three other school-going children says her biggest challenge has been keeping the children engaged during this trying time. Her children are among the 4,697,036 primary school children affected by the school closures. In total, 10,646,478 learners —608,973 pre-primary, 1,031,520 secondary and 165,396 tertiary— are at home waiting out the pandemic. Ms Mbabazi says not many of them are used to studying on Television and end up watching other channels which she can’t control. “I keep telling them to read their books but it’s not easy, they keep dodging and end up watching other channels and because you don’t want them to go out and loiter the village, you let them be”. She said. Martha is lucky to come from one of the few families with a TV set in Uganda. The most recent household survey conducted by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics was carried out in 2016. It indicates that forty-two per cent of households in Kampala owned a working television set as opposed to areas like Karamoja where no single individual owned a television set. Overall, 83% of the households in Uganda do not have their own television sets. Children in the rural areas and informal settlements where communally owned televisions (7%) are the norm cannot make use of the televised lessons as this would be in contravention of the government orders on physical and social distancing to stop the spread of the Covid19 virus. Soon after the government announced the closure of schools on March 20, different local Television stations have introduced lessons and relied on teachers from different schools to deliver them. Some of these Televisions include BBS Television under its program “Somera mu Ddiiro Lyo” which translates to, “study from your living room” Others include Bukedde Television, Top Television and the National broadcaster, Uganda Broadcasting Corporation. These lessons have only benefited children in urban areas where households have television stations as they are connected to electricity. According to the survey, only 57% of the households are connected to the national power grid with the rest depending on tadooba, dry cells and batteries, solar and other sources of lighting. Over and above the lessons available on television, teachers at Matha’s School (Kimanje parents’ school) have been sending lesson plans and questions to her mother’s phone. Henry Ssemanda, a teacher at one of the private schools in Wakiso said the teachers were using WhatsApp to deliver lessons on phone for those parents who can afford the internet data charges “The parents take care of the internet charges on an agreement basis between a teacher and a parent and we write the work. We draft questions and answers and then take pictures of the work and send it via WhatsApp and later on, we send the answers still through the same method”. Teacher Ssemanda said. He also says for parents who can afford, the lessons are conducted on phone and the notes are sent on email or WhatsApp. “We receive work from the teachers with questions and after some days, the teachers send the answers and we mark the children” Mrs Christine Mukasa, another parent whose child (Dan Mukasa) is a Class seven-candidate said. She, however, says accessing the internet especially social media that comes with a tax has been a challenge. “My older son has a phone and the work is sent on his phone. We download it and this has helped a lot. We also photocopied past papers that we printed and he uses that for his reading”. Mrs Mukasa added. The situation is however different with regards to public schools. A parent identified as Ruth Anderah says her child receives work free of charge from the teacher via WhatsApp. “Since schools closed, I have received work twice on WhatsApp and they send us a lot that can take the children some time. I have never paid any amount of money.” She said. According to the World Internet Statistics by 31st-Dec-2019, Uganda had 18.5 million users with a penetration rate of 46%. However, according to a 2018 report by the Uganda Communications Commission in 2018 showed that the number of users had been slashed by 5 million after the introduction of Over -The -Top service tax (OTT) on social media platforms. This made internet access more expensive, especially for social media platforms. According to the survey, more than 68% of the people own mobile phones compared to 32% of households with radios. Less than 3% of the population own or have regular access to computers or laptops. For children in rural areas who have no access to these resources, all they can do is wait for the schools to reopen so that they can resume their lessons. Children in Mafubira-Kyamaggwa village in Mafubira sub-county, Jinja district in the eastern part of the country, this forced closure of schools is an extended holiday for them. “It is time to play and more time in the gardens because there is no option. It’s only the urban schools that are using the internet but here children are spending time in the garden and playing,” says Ms Justine Nakibuuka, a mother of 3 children with one in primary four. All the platforms mentioned by the parents call for the usage of the internet which is still very low in Uganda. This was confirmed by findings from the Uganda National Information Technology survey which indicated that social media platforms are some of the popular avenues for citizens to engage with each other and pursue businesses and educational opportunities. On the 20th of April-2020, the ministry of Education unveiled plans to continue engaging children in learning through the Internet, radio and TV lessons. The government also introduced a free online learning platform Kolibri a free and open-source education technology platform. The learning material is downloaded onto a laptop or any other internet-connected device. This can then be shared “seeded” with other devices over an offline network. The spokesperson at the Ministry of Education, Patrick Muinde says the ministry together with the National curriculum development Centre is developing content for the online program that will mainly cater to children in candidate classes. The platform currently has content developed by Khan Academy, an American non-profit established by Salman Khan with the goal of creating a set of online tools that help educate students. The organization produces short lessons in the form of videos. Its website also includes supplementary practice exercises and materials for teachers. Muinde said the ministry had drafted guidelines for the televised and radio lessons to ensure the children were getting the right information. “Kolibri is a good platform and we are developing content for those that can access the internet. This is in addition to lessons we are to roll out on both Television and radio,” he said. Addressing the nation recently, the minister of education and first lady, Janat Museveni said the government was doing this for only children with access to the internet and TV or radio. She also said the government had also finalised the printing of reading materials for those children who cannot access lessons on Television, Radio or the internet. This material will be distributed to the children in their homes. “The materials will be handed over to the district leaders led by the RDC who will move them down to the sub-county leaders and later to local council offices that will distribute the materials to children in homes. Our target is to reach out to the children,” she said. A total of 1.5 billion learners, which is 90.2% of all enrolled learners are out of school in 190 countries worldwide due to the Covid19 pandemic, according to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). In Uganda, over 20 million learners with 36.6% of these in primary, 26% in secondary and 19% in post-secondary education have been at home since schools were closed due to the pandemic. Education experts have urged the government to prioritize providing learners with the reading and study material they need instead of depending on radio, television or the internet to fill in the gaps. The national secretary of the Federation of Non-State Education Institutions, Patrick Kaboyo says those children who have access to phones, the internet, television or even radio are unlikely to stay focused on their lessons and will invariably engage in other non-educational activities. His concern is borne out by data from the UNBS which indicates that even among the general population; only 6% of them used mobiles for education purposes. More than 52% used these devices for social networking such as WhatsApp. “Even for children who have been using ICT to learn, online learning is not practical as the cost of data is extremely high and reach is limited,” he said. He is skeptical about the government’s plan to deploy the RDC to deliver the learning materials to learners. “Why deploy the RDC at the expense of the district education officer? Why deploy a local council chairman and not an education secretary at the councils or even school head teachers? This should be changed and evaluation meetings should be held weekly to assess the program,” Kaboyo said. As the lock-down continues and with the academic year calendar drawing to a close, concern continues to grow as to whether learners like Martha will have to write their end year exams which will determine whether they transition into secondary or post-secondary education. Of even greater concern is the lack of information for parents and learners how at-home learning will be assessed. Story done by Hadijah Mwanje. Email:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Copyright © 2018. High Sound For Children. All Rights Reserved.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line157
__label__wiki	0.981694	0.981694	Social Discuss Sign Up Login nikola-grbic Nikola Grbic :06 Sep,1973 :45 years, 11 months :Klek, , Serbia Debut On About Nikola Grbic Nikola Grbic (born September 6, 1973) is a former Serbian volleyball player. He was born at Klek, Socialist Republic of Serbia, Yugoslavia, now part of Serbia. Standing at 1,95 m, he played as a setter. He is the younger brother of Vladimir Grbi?, who also played volleyball on the highest level. National team: With Yugoslavian national team he won gold medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics and a bronze medal in 1996 at Atlanta. His international victories include a silver medal in the 1998 FIVB Men's World Championship and a bronze medal in the 2010 FIVB Men's World Championship, as well as a gold at the 2001 European Championship. He was a national team captain from 1999 to 2010. -3 Italian Cup (1999, 2000, 2010) -1 European Cup Winners' (1998) -2 European Supercup (1997, 2000) -1 Cup of Champions (2000) -1 Top Teams Cup (2006) -2 Scudetto (2008, 2010) -1 Champions League (2009) -1 CEV Cup (2010) -1 Italian Supercup (2010) -1 Russian League Champion (2014) -1 Gold medal Olympic Games (2000) -1 Bronze medal Olympic Games (1996) -1 Silver medal World Championship (1998) -1 Bronze medal World Championship (2010) -1 Gold medal European Championship (2001) -1 Silver medal European Championship (1997) -4 Bronze medals European Championship (1995, 1999, 2005, 2007) -4 Silver medal World League (2003, 2005, 2008, 2009) -2 Bronze medal World League (2002, 2004) -1 Bronze medal World Cup (2003) -1 Bronze medal World Grand Champions Cup (2001) Nikola Grbic Achievements 1997-Yugoslav Olympic Committee award for best sportsman: The Yugoslav Olympic Committee was the non-profit organization representing athletes from former Yugoslavia states in the International Olympic Committee. The YOC organized Yugoslavia's representatives at the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. It was established in Zagreb in 1919 (recognized by the IOC in 1920), before moving to Belgrade in 1927, and it took the place of the Serbian Olympic Committee in the Association of National Olympic Committees. During the dissolution of Yugoslavia, several new committees were formed in the break-away countries, while FR Yugoslavia (later Serbia and Montenegro) inherited the place of the YOC. Nowadays, Serbia is considered the only direct successor of Yugoslavia 1997 Best European Player 1997 European Championship "Best Setter": The 1997 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the 20th edition of the event, organized by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confederation Europeenne de Volleyball. It was hosted from September 6 to September 14 in two cities in the Netherlands – Den Bosch and Eindhoven The 2001 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the 22nd edition of the event, organized by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. It was hosted in Ostrava, Czech Republic from September 8 to September 16, 2001. The number one to six from the 1999 edition of the Men's European Volleyball Championship — Italy, Yugoslavia, Russia, France, Czech Republic (also host) and the Netherlands — were automatically qualified for the 2001 edition. The other teams had to qualify in the previous year. The 2003 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the 23rd edition of the event, organized by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. It was hosted in Berlin, Germany from September 5 to September 14, 2003. The first five from the 2001 edition of the Men's European Volleyball Championship — Serbia & Montenegro, Italy, Czech Republic, Russia, and Poland — plus hosts Germany were automatically qualified. The four group winners qualified, and the two best numbers two. 2003 FIVB World Cup "Best Setter": The 2003 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup was held from November 16 to November 29, 2003 in Japan. Twelve men's national teams played in cities all over Japan for the right to a fast lane ticket into the Olympic Tournament in Athens, Greece 2004. Teams were made up as follows: hosts Japan, continental champions and vice-champions from Europe, Asia, NORCECA and South America, continental champion from Africa plus two wild-card teams nominated jointly by FIVB and the Japan Volleyball Association. Teams played a single-round robin format (66 games overall), in two parallel groups (site A and site B). The men played in Tokyo, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, Nagano, Hamamatsu and Okayama. Japan is the traditional host of the tournament since 1977. The 24th Men's European Volleyball Championship was the first continental volleyball competition hosted by two nations – Serbia and Montenegro and Italy, namely in their respective capitals, Belgrade and Rome. Championship took place from September 2 to September 11, 2005. "2009 World League "Best Setter"" 2010 Best Sportsman of Vojvodina Serbia's sport association "May Award" 2010 FIVB World Championship "Best Setter": The 2010 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship was held in Italy from 25 September to 10 October 2010. The tournament featured 24 teams to determine the world champions in men's volleyball. In addition to 2006 champion Brazil and host nation Italy, 22 teams qualified for the tournament by means of continental and regional competitions. The matches took place in ten venues across ten Italian cities, with the final being held at the PalaLottomatica, Rome.[1] The tournament was won by Brazil, who beat Cuba in final. Brazil won their third straight world championship having won previously in 2002 and 2006.[2] The podium was completed by Serbia who defeated Italy in the 3rd place match. Brazilian wing-spiker Murilo Endres was named the tournament MVP.[3] Brazil's victory continued their eight-year period of domination of world volleyball. Brazil has now won 15 of 17 major competitions since 2002. Brazil's third straight world championship equals the record for consecutive titles set by Italy in the 1990s Popular Trophies Golf world cup The commissioner's trophy.. 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__label__wiki	0.645874	0.645874	Data, news & collaboration platform focusing on renewables in Africa. Renewable Energy Project Database Press Scan The EnergyBlog is in the process of becoming EnergyDesk.africa. Please follow us on twitter for updates. Finance minister’s stance on independent power producers welcomed WWF South Africa, 29 July 2016 WWF South Africa welcomes the Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan’s stance on energy policy after he reaffirmed government’s commitment to keeping renewable energy in the mix through its renewable energy independent power producers procurement (REIPP) programme. This comes as players in the energy sector have expressed concern over an apparent backtrack by Eskom on the procurement of power from IPPs on cost grounds, with potentially devastating consequences for the country’s renewable energy programme. News Article Full Text Responding to questions in Port Elizabeth, Mr Gordhan told reporters (Business Day, 28 July 2016) that the REIPP programme was still “key state policy” and it was not for Eskom to make policy statements to the contrary. Saliem Fakir, head of WWF-SA’s Policy and Futures Unit, said “We echo the minister’s caution not to make hasty decisions on South Africa’s energy mix and the grid’s ability to supply the economy, based on short-term economic growth forecasts. Eskom's arguments for not building more renewables because of improved availability of energy supply – for one year – does not take into account future demand, nor the fact that availability factors can decrease in the future. Eskom relies on old plants that have increased shut-down periods as these plants near the end of lives. Fakir said the argument that the growth in liability cancelled out a non-base load option because there was no economic storage system, was inherently weak. “All new power is affordable if growth in power is aligned with growth in the economy. Treasury manages state guarantees and contingent liabilities and therefore the onus lies with them to determine what that threshold should be.” Eskom should also be comparing today's renewables with new coal plants, which were three times more expensive, rather than old plants which are due to be decommissioned by 2030. This aside, Eskom’s complaints that renewables were too costly was contrary to the evidence of the IPP bidding process which showed that costs had come down with each new bid, said Fakir. “Eskom's argument for nuclear is wholly optimistic given that it cannot build cost-effective new coal plants. It is unlikely to do so with more complex nuclear power plants which have higher safety requirements if it cannot prove itself prudent with coal. Nuclear power may turn out to be an expensive and regrettable choice and Eskom should be and take advantage of more renewables while the costs are coming down,” said Fakir. “The public needs greater transparency around the costs of all forms of power generation – coal, nuclear or renewables – because it is unclear whether the benefits of cheaper electricity will be passed on to consumers,” he said. 134 MW Amakhala Emoyeni Wind Farm achieves commercial operations Cennergi, 29 July 2016 Cennergi (Pty) Ltd, the South African based 50:50 joint venture between Exxaro Resources and Tata Power, achieved Commercial Operations for its 134 MW Amakhala Emoyeni Wind Farm Project this week. Cennergi was selected as the "Preferred Bidder" for two wind projects under the second window of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) by the South African government. The company’s second wind project is also expected to go into commercial operations shortly. Speaking on achieving this milestone for the wind farm located near the small town of Bedford in South Africa's Eastern Cape, Thomas Garner, CEO of Cennergi, said that “the commissioning of Amakhala Emoyeni Wind farm, Cennergi’s first operational asset is a culmination of many years of hard and dedicated work from the Cennergi team in partnership with its stakeholders. It marks the company’s start in growing its vision to be a leader in cleaner energy in Africa, thereby creating value for its stakeholders." Exxaro’s, CEO, Mxolisi Mgojo said, “The commissioning of the Amkhala Emoyeni Wind Farm fulfils Exxaro’s vision of extending its position in the energy value chain beyond coal. In addition, it is a tangible commitment to our environmental stewardship to reduce the impacts of carbon emissions in the medium to long term, whilst addressing the country’s short term electricity needs in the short term.” "Cennergi, and Amakhala Emoyeni Wind Farm stay committed to our values of partnering with land owners, communities, local government and all other stakeholders to ensure empowerment of the local communities and especially historically disadvantaged people." added Garner. Noupoort Wind Farm becomes first REIPPP window 3 wind farm to begin commercial operations Noupoort Wind Farm, 14 July 2016 Noupoort Wind Farm has achieved its Commercial Operations Date (COD) on schedule and on budget, making it the first wind farm to successfully achieve operation as part of the third round of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP). All 35 turbines of this ZAR1.9billion, 80MW wind farm, have been commissioned and connected to the Eskom grid, with the project satisfying all of Eskom’s requirements on 11 July 2016. “We are thrilled to have reached this milestone on target and to have met all Eskom’s requirements including Grid Code Compliance, thereby achieving COD just 17 months after construction commenced,” said Savva Antoniadis, Country Programme Manager for Noupoort Wind Farm. South Africa’s relatively new wind energy sector is already supplying enough electrical energy to power more than half a million households from 15 large wind farms generating over 3 GW of wind energy. In addition to the enormous water savings, significant in the country’s current state of drought, REIPPPP ensures that renewable energy projects benefit nearby communities. So far in excess of ZAR90 billion has been committed to developmental initiatives under this programme. “We are currently implementing various economic development projects, which include Capacity Building for existing and prospective entrepreneurs; and local maths and science development programmes that incorporate science and computer labs as well as local Wi-Fi infrastructure,” explained Antoniadis. The team at Noupoort Wind Farm has been working closely with the various Eskom teams to achieve this milestone, but value the positive community relationships equally as much. “Our Project has received resounding support from the local municipality and the surrounding communities who supported us throughout the construction phase, for this we most grateful and look forward to a long and mutually beneficially relationship,” added Antoniadis. Situated in the Umsobomvu Municipal Area located 10km east of Noupoort in the Northern Cape, Noupoort Wind Farm spans 7500 hectares and comprises thirty five 99m-high wind turbines. The site was chosen because of its excellent wind resource, its proximity to national roads for wind turbine transportation, the favourable construction conditions, municipality and local stakeholder support, the straightforward electrical connection into the Eskom grid, and studies showed that there would be little environmental impact. When operating at full capacity, the 80MW Noupoort Wind Farm will generate around 304 800MWh of clean renewable energy per year; this is expected to supply electricity to power up to 69 000 South African homes. Noupoort Wind Farm will effectively eliminate approximately 300 000 tonnes of carbon emissions each year when compared to traditional fossil fuel power plants. In addition to zero carbon emissions and reduced use of fossil fuels, the country will benefit from minimal water consumption during the generation process and significant social and enterprise development programmes. Construction Milestones: Construction of the wind turbine generator foundations started in May 2015 All 35 turbine foundations were completed 20 November 2015 First turbine lifting completed in December 2015 All 35 wind turbines erected by 30 March 2016 Energized the substation on 12 February 2016 Energised the first turbines on 23 February 2016 COD achieved on 11 July 2016 86 MW Prieska Solar PV project on track Sonnedix & juwi RE with edits, 07 April 2016 The Mulilo-Sonnedix-Prieska PV project, a 125 hectare solar PV project valued at R1.3 billion and situated 50km south-west of Prieska in the Northern Cape, is nearing completion on schedule and within budget. The 86MW project, which covers an area equal to 125 football or rugby fields, will produce enough power to supply 86 000 average South African homes. According to Farid Moucer, Sonnedix country manager, “the project will connect to the grid later this year and has an expected 20 year lifespan, which we will operate with a local team.” juwi Renewable Energies (Pty) Ltd, the South African subsidiary of the international juwi group, is building the Mulilo Sonnedix Prieska PV solar park in the Northern Cape Province for Independent Power Producer (IPP) Sonnedix. When complete, the 125 hectares site (approximately 2km by 1km) will comprise 275 000 PV modules, connected by 990km of cable. “As the EPC we do the design and the engineering - we procure all of the materials and services, every single thing down to the last nut and bolt, and we put it all together on site. So we have integrated a lot of services and a lot of functionality to deliver a project that performs at a guaranteed level for the investor,” said Greg Austin, MD of juwi. The RE industry has made a considerable impact on the Northern Cape region in terms of job creation and opportunities for South African suppliers. “For us it is important to use as many South African suppliers as possible. Most of our large equipment, solar modules, the mounting structures, the invertor station, is all procured through a local South African entity. Some of the components are imported as they are not manufactured in South Africa, but our full supply base is South African for this project,” said Austin. According to Moucer, 850 jobs have been created on the Prieska project, with over 500 of them involving people from the surrounding communities. All turbines up at Noupoort Noupoort Wind Farm with edits, 07 April 2016 According to Noupoort Wind Farm, all of the project’s thirty five turbines are now installed as the project looks towards its planned Commercial Operations Date in July this year. Turbine installation crew, BMS and Fairwind, began the erection of the turbines in December last year. With foundation bolts in place and the concrete foundation cured, a turbine takes a day to erect under favourable weather conditions. The ZAR1.9 billion project is the first wind farm from round three of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement (REIPPP) programme to energize and is expected to be the first to complete construction in the Northern Cape. Project milestones include: Construction of the wind turbine generator foundations started in May 2015. All 35 turbine foundations were completed, before schedule, on 20 November 2015. Transportation of the various components commenced on 19 October 2015. All 315 abnormal loads successfully made their way to the wind farm by 17th April 2016. Energized the substation on 12th February 2016 Energised and the first turbines on 23rd February 2016. All 35 wind turbines erected by 30th March 2016. Khi Solar One near Upington achieves a technological milestone Abengoa, 30 March 2016 Abengoa, together with the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and Khi Community Trust, has successfully completed 24 consecutive hours of commercial solar thermal power plant operation, solely powered by solar energy, in its Khi Solar One plant near Upington. According to Abengoa, the 50 MW, steam-driven solar thermal plant which recently began commercial operation in early February 2016, supplies enough clean energy to power around 45 000 South African households. The plant accumulates steam at high temperatures and pressure, and allows for the generation of electricity after sunset for two hours at full capacity. However, the plant can operate for much longer into the night when not producing at full capacity, and the recent production of electricity for 24 hours using only the steam generated through solar energy is a milestone in innovation for Abengoa. The commercial operation of Khi Solar One is the result of significant research and development by Abengoa into solar thermal tower plants at the Solucar solar complex in Spain. Experience gained from the operation of the pilot plant allowed for the optimisation of technology and served as a reference for project financing in South Africa. This has culminated in the launch of a plant with increased efficiency, performance and production in terms of cost compared to previous tower-type plants. This project also offers numerous environmental and socioeconomic benefits. It avoids the production of 183 000 tonnes of CO2 per year and provides clean power to the South African grid. As part of the South Africa’s REIPPP programme, the plant has also promoted local economic development with the participation of a large number of local businesses. Similarly, the plant's 20% ownership by the Khi Community Trust will ensure the continuity of investment in the community. Along with this plant, Abengoa, IDC, PIC and KaXu Community Trust are currently in the process of building another 100 MW parabolic trough plant, Xina Solar One, near Pofadder in the Northern Cape. This plant will employ a storage system that will allow the plant to operate for five hours without the sun. These projects demonstrate the commitment by Abengoa, IDC, PIC, Khi and Kaxu Community Trusts to the development of renewable energy in South Africa as part of the government strategy to bring 17 800 MW of renewable energy by 2030. Solar Capital De Aar's second phase switched on Phelan Energy Group, 18 March 2016 South African Energy Minister, Ms Tina Joemat-Pettersson, inaugurated the 175MW Solar Capital facility located in De Aar in the Northern Cape, making it the largest solar farm completed to date in the Southern Hemisphere, Africa and the Middle East region. The launch of the facility is the culmination of a two-phase project. The first phase has a capacity of 85MW and the second phase an even larger capacity of 90MW. In total the facility is 473ha, consists of 503 942 modules and took a mere 28 months to construct. According to Joematt-Pettersson, sub-Saharan Africa has seen tremendous economic growth and its energy consumption has risen by 45% since 2000. “Many governments are now intensifying their efforts to tackle the numerous regulatory and political barriers that are holding back investment in domestic energy supply, and inadequate energy infrastructure puts a brake on urgently needed improvements in living standards.” The Department of Energy (DoE) has worked hard to solve the energy shortage in South Africa through its Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Procurement (REIPPP) Programme. This programme allows for foreign investment in renewable energy farms, and has enabled the establishment of various renewable energy facilities which assist in providing the grid with electricity, such as Solar Capital De Aar’s 175MW farm. Paschal Phelan, Chairman of Solar Capital, says that the launch of the facility is an important example of how solar power can assist in solving the current energy crisis in South Africa. “The Northern Cape of South Africa has some of the highest irradiation levels in the world, with the location of this facility boasting 2168kWh/m². This allows the abundant sunlight in the region to be converted into green energy to be transferred to the national energy grid.” Phelan explains that South Africa as a whole will benefit from the facility, as all power generated from the project will be exported into the national electricity grid. “The electricity produced will be able to power approximately 75 000 South African homes every year.” He adds that, with the introduction of lithium batteries in the near future, power will not only be transferred during the day, but can also be provided at night when it is most needed. Solar Capital has also invested in long-term economic development in and around De Aar. Phelan points out that the De Aar project has had positive economic effects in the local area. The facility employed over 2,000 local people at peak and currently employs approximately 100 people for operations and maintenance. He says that by the end of 2016 more than R24 million will be spent on economic development in projects such as as a community leaders development programme, free Wi-Fi for the town of De Aar, a large community training centre that houses a computer training laboratory and an arts training and exhibition centre. “The launch of the solar farm is not only a success in its own right, but also allows for the opportunity to spread the message of solar success. It has no mechanical parts, ithasminimal operation costs, no emissions, no water usage and it is safe. It needs to be a priority in South Africa that we continue the investment in this source of abundantly free, green, sustainable energy,” concludes Phelan. Bokpoort concentrated solar plant inaugurated ACWA Power, 18 March 2016 Trade Ministers from South Africa and Saudi Arabia jointly inaugurated the Bokpoort Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Project, which has been developed by a consortium led by ACWA Power in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa, marking the official launch of the R5 billion project. South Africa’s Trade and Industry Minister, Mr. Rob Davies and Dr. Tawfig Fawzan Alrabiah, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Commerce & Trade officiated at the ceremony, at the site, which will provide enough power to supply more than 200,000 homes. The project was developed as part of the South African government’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement (REIPPP) programme, and will contribute significantly to the government initiative to augment much needed power capacity, attract foreign direct investment, and create jobs while also stimulating the country’s economy. The tariff offered by ACWA Power at the second procurement window was 12% lower than the cap set by government for CSP technology in that round. “The formal inauguration of the Bokpoort CSP plant is a significant milestone in supplying South Africa with reliable and cost competitive renewable electricity,” said ACWA Power Chairman, Mohammad Abunayyan. “The success of the project demonstrates a robust partnership between the Government of South Africa, through the Department of Energy, and ACWA Power.” “We see this as the start of an enduring partnership with South Africa to augment the foundation for economic growth and social development” he added. Equipped with more than nine hours of thermal storage capacity, the Bokpoort CSP plant operates like a giant rechargeable battery. This unique utility scale storage system allows this power plant to feed over 200 000 South African households with electricity during the day and night. Bokpoort CSP is utilising the only reliable renewable technology available to South Africa today at a commercial scale to cover the country’s daily evening peak demand from 5pm to 9pm which is crucial for increasing sustainable supply for Eskom, the South African public electricity utility . Chris Ehlers, the company’s managing director for the Southern Africa region said: “We are here to serve the nation and to contribute to its development. Our commitment to the development of South African economy beyond reliably supplying renewable energy at a cost competitive tariff is demonstrated by the R2 billion worth of locally sourced components made in South Africa that has been used in the construction of this plant and the creation of 1,300 construction jobs.” “Furthermore, In addition to sharing 5% of the ownership of this business venture with the local community via a community trust and 5% ownership with the national non-profit organisation, LoveLife, we have also committed R5 million to date in providing education and training for people from the local community and in improving social infrastructure in the area. ” he said. ACWA Power, headquartered in Saudi Arabia is a developer, investor, co-owner and operator of a portfolio of power generation and desalinated water production plants with presence in 12 countries, with an investment value in excess of USD 32 billion, which can generate 22.8 GW of power and produce 2.5 million m3 /day of desalinated water. The project has been highly recognised throughout the industry, recently being awarded the title of African Community Project of the Year at the African Utility Week Industry Awards as well as Project Finance ‘Deal of the Year’ by PFI, and World Finance’s Solar Deal of the Year. Bokpoort CSP plant is the first in a series of investments in the power sector that ACWA Power is making in South Africa. The company is expecting to commence construction on the 100 MW Redstone CSP Project, also in Northern Cape, and is awaiting the outcome of tender submissions for a 300 MW coal-fired plant in Mpumalanga and another 150 MW CSP plant also at Northern Cape. Why South Africa is finding it difficult to wean itself off coal Lucy Baker & Jesse Burton, 15 March 2016 South Africa has made domestic and international commitments to climate change mitigation. But the country continues to depend on coal-fired power plants, which provide 92% of its electricity. A key challenge for the country in dealing with electricity shortages is that the bulk of power comes from coal, which is harmful for the environment and local communities. The electricity sector is responsible for almost half of South Africa’s carbon emissions. As discussed in our recent report, it will be difficult to overcome the important contribution that coal makes to the electricity sector and the economy. Decarbonisation in the electricity sector cannot be achieved without reducing the absolute contribution of coal-fired power. This can be achieved by introducing a range of low-carbon energy options. These include wind, solar photovoltaics and concentrated solar power, in addition to rapidly developing technologies for energy storage. Demand-side measurement and energy efficiency could also play a key role. All these measures and interventions offer significant potential. But moving away from coal is proving difficult. Political tensions The reasons for South Africa’s electricity crisis are long-term and complex. They include a severe backlog in maintenance of its plants and delays in the construction of new power plants. This poses several opportunities and challenges. The opportunities it presents include increasing the contribution of renewable energy to the national power supply. But can renewable energy compete with existing coal-fired power and a potential nuclear fleet? And can renewable energy be implemented in a way that prioritises socio-economic well-being and transparent and democratic policy processes? In other words, will the country’s moves towards a lower-carbon economy incorporate a “just transition”? Among the challenges is the fact that South Africa’s electricity crisis is compounded by a lack of transparency in decision-making and political power struggles. For example, there are long-standing tensions within the ruling party and the tripartite alliance made up of the African National Congress, the trade union congress and the South African Communist Party. These tensions can be found in the ideologically driven disagreement between those who want a liberalised electricity market and those who want the government to hold onto the crisis-ridden, state-owned utility, Eskom. In addition, recent steps toward transparent and democratic energy planning and policies have been undermined. For example, the latest revision of the Integrated Resource Plan for electricity has been put on ice. The electricity master plan was launched in 2011 following a prolonged and intense stakeholder engagement process. It covers the country’s total demand requirements from 2010 to 2030. According to the plan, an electricity project must align with the technological allocations set by the country’s electricity plan to be granted a license. The plan includes: a cap on CO2 emissions, plans to include 17GW of renewable energy that will deliver 9% of supply by 2030, 9.6GW from a nuclear fleet. Coal, nevertheless, dominates the electricity generation mix. The nuclear complication In 2013 a revised Integrated Resource Plan was put out for public comment. This was in keeping with the expectation that the original would be updated on a biennial basis. It proposed lower electricity demand because of a decline in economic growth, higher prices and increased energy efficiency. The revised plan also stated that commitments to long-range, large-scale investment decisions should be avoided. Notably the revised demand projections suggested that: no new nuclear baseload capacity would be required until after 2025 and, for lower demand, not until at earliest 2035. The revised plan is unlikely to be approved because it seriously challenges the case for the proposed 9.6GW nuclear power programme. The cost of the programme has yet to be determined and it is still unclear if it will be affordable. This programme, which is being pushed by the Presidency, is tied up in broader political wrangling. Serious questions over affordability have been linked to the firing of the finance minister Nhlanhla Nene in December 2015 who opposed the programme on the grounds of cost. If the nuclear programme is approved, it will shape the country’s electricity mix, infrastructure and related tariffs for years to come. While it may reduce carbon emissions in the long term, this will come at a greater cost than other options. The role of renewables South Africa has made a significant move toward decarbonisation through a renewable energy procurement programme. Launched in 2011, the programme followed the inclusion of a carbon constraint in the country’s Integrated Resource Plan for electricity. Since then there has been significant growth in the renewable sector backed by South Africa’s banks and private investors. The country’s renewable energy programme is internationally celebrated as a success for the procurement of renewable energy from independent power producers. In addition the costs of these renewable energy technologies have decreased dramatically in the past four years. Utility-scale wind and solar photovoltaics are now cost competitive with Eskom’s new-build coal. Grid-tied, roof-top solar photovoltaics are also rapidly emerging, despite the continued absence of an appropriate regulatory framework. These are being installed by wealthy households and businesses who are trying to buy independence from an increasingly unreliable grid and rising electricity tariffs. Some large industrial players are also trying to connect their own generation plants to the grid through wheeling agreements. These involve independent power producers selling electricity to a third party via Eskom’s grid. These agreements suddenly seem more attractive in light of the supply-side crisis and the uncertainty of Eskom’s ability to meet the electricity demand. But they have been stymied because rules around their cost have not been established. The final piece of the puzzle is to ensure that all decarbonisation efforts and energy supply reach low income consumers. If the country’s tariffs continue to increase it will become even more difficult for the lower income bracket to have access to modern energy services. Lucy Baker, Research Fellow, International Relations, The Sussex Energy Group, Centre for Global Political Economy, University of Sussex and Jesse Burton, PhD Candidate in energy and industrial policy, economic history, domestic and international coal markets, the mining and minerals sectors, and state-business relations in South Africa, University of Cape Town Economics of going nuclear in SA Prof. Wikus van Niekerk, 15 March 2016 The Centre for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Studies hosted a very successful workshop on the Economics of Nuclear Energy with the WWF, the Heinrich Böll Foundation and the Goedgedacht Forum on 9 March 2016 in Johannesburg. Mr Mycle Schneider an independent energy and nuclear analyst and lead-author of the annual The World Nuclear Industry Status Report introduced the topic by highlighting the current state of the nuclear industry globally. He showed with empirical data that, when one excludes China, there has been no improvement in the status of the nuclear industry over the last ten years with only a few nuclear power stations under construction of which a number have been severely delayed and/or face significant cost overruns. The impact of Fukushima is still felt worldwide, exactly five years after the nuclear disaster that displaced over 160 000 people from their homes and is still releasing nuclear active material into the environment. During the workshop the panel discussing the costs of nuclear power for South Africa and the available financing options made some very interesting and clear points: The South African Government is not able to fund the construction of the proposed nuclear build programme and if this is the preferred funding option the State will have to go to the market to find the capital to do so. There is very little liquidity in the capital markets at this time and there will be no appetite from financiers to fund nuclear power stations where work stoppages by regulators and cost overruns are common putting the return on their investment at risk. Currently the Minister of Finance is working very hard to prevent the rating agencies to downgrade South Africa’s credit rating to junk and any venture into building a nuclear power station will work directly against this campaign. In a build, own and operate scenario it is expected that any nuclear vendor who will bring their own funding for the project will require a power purchase agreement in US Dollars or Euros placing a significant exchange rate risk on the electricity consumers in South Africa, and the South African Government who will have to underwrite such an agreement. Based on these arguments there were consensus that it is highly unlikely that the building of a single nuclear power station in South Africa will go ahead at this time. It was interesting to note that in the same week EDF’s Finance Director Thomas Piquemal resigned, reportedly over the plan of EDF/Areva to build the next Hinckley Point nuclear plant in England. So it seems that South Africa’s proposed 9,6 GW nuclear build programme may indeed not be able to go ahead. During the workshop it was also pointed out that the demand for electricity has remained flat for nearly ten years indicating a decoupling between economic growth and electricity consumption. Given the uncertainty of how the demand for electricity will increase in the coming years a more flexible power supply with smaller units are required. This will probably consist out of combined cycle gas powered stations using imported liquid natural gas while domestic gas supplies are developed. This flexible supply can easily be combined with low cost electricity from wind and solar plants to supply South Africa’s electricity demand. George airport goes solar Airports Company South Africa, 26 February 2016 Airports Company South Africa has launched its first 200 square meter solar power plant at George Airport in the Western Cape, further demonstrating its commitment to clean energy generation and sustainability. George Airport is Africa’s first, and currently the only regional airport in South Africa, to be powered through solar energy. The Solar plant is located on the grounds of George Airport. Building thereof commenced in March 2016 and took six months to complete at a cost of R16 million.The first phase, which is now complete, will supply 41% of the airport’s current energy demand, while the balance will be drawn from the national grid with supply capacity steadily being increased as per demand factors. The plant is designed to deliver 750Kw power to the airport once complete. The use of renewable energy is in line with the Airports Company South Africa’s sustainability goals. The development of the plant is also aligned with the company’s aspirations to reduce its reliance on the national power grid. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the plant, Skhumbuzo Macozoma, Chairman of the Airports Company South Africa Board said the company will introduce an energy mix into all its airports and its long term vision, from 2025 -2030, is to achieve carbon neutrality in energy consumption and run Green Airports in order to achieve a Green Building Council of South Africa 6 star rating. “As an airports management company running nine airports nationally, part of our strategic objective is to minimise our environmental impact. There are a number of key drivers Airports Company South Africa needs to manage to reach this objective and these include reducing energy consumption, water consumption, percentage of waste recycled, noise levels and energy efficient materials usage, amongst others. “Harnessing solar power is a viable cleaner energy source which contributes towards diversifying the energy mix. This plant will ensure that the airport is self-sustaining in terms of its power needs and will eventually extend to the broader community within the George municipality.” Airports Company South Africa chief executive officer, Mr. Bongani Maseko said: “The interconnection between us and the external environment is the core of our value creation. We are always on the lookout for opportunities to develop cleaner energy sources that also aid us in our cost-cutting efforts as well as lessen the pressure of power demand on the national grid.” The opening ceremony was attended and officiated by the Minister of Transport, Dipuo Peters, the MEC of Transport in the Western Cape, Mr. Donald Grant, The Executive Mayor of George Municipality, Cllr Charles Staner, and other national and provincial dignitaries. Noupoort Wind Farm feeds into grid Noupoort Wind Farm, 25 February 2016 Noupoort Wind Farm, in the Northern Cape, has announced that the wind farm is now connected to the Eskom grid and commissioning of wind turbines has commenced. “We energised the substation on 12 February and the first turbines on 23 February, marking a pivotal point in the construction of the wind farm as we begin the process of testing,” explained Martina Flanagan, Project Manager of Noupoort Wind Farm. This ZAR1.9 billion project is the first wind farm as part of Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme’s round three to energize and is expected to also be the first to complete construction in the Northern Province by mid-2016. The team at Noupoort Wind Farm has been working closely with their contractor, Consolidated Power Projects, and the various Eskom teams to achieve this milestone. “We’re working together with the Eskom teams in both the Northern and Eastern Cape Operating Units to ensure a smooth and safe energisation and commissioning process,” added Flanagan. The substation is divided into two parts; one section is owned by the wind farm and the other section and the overhead line will be handed over to Eskom for ownership and operation. The substation is situated in the centre of the wind farm and is the place where all the 33 kV cables from the turbines meet. At this meeting point the power from the wind farm goes through power quality checks and measurement devices. Following this, the power is directed through the transformer where the voltage is increased to 132 kV. The power is then exported from the transformer on a single power line. At this stage the power crosses onto the Eskom side of the substation where further power quality checks and measurements are completed before exporting onto the 10 km long 132 kV line which connects the wind farm to the main Eskom grid for distribution. This connection point is situated just 3km’s south of the town of Noupoort. Construction of the wind farm is progressing smoothly with over half of the project’s total 35 wind turbines having already been erected. The transportation of the various components is also running according to schedule and is expected to reach completion by the end of March 2016. First turbine up at Noupoort Wind Farm Noupoort Wind Farm, 08 December 2015 Noupoort Wind Farm, in the Northern Cape, has announced that it has completed the erection of the first of its thirty-five wind turbines. This is a pivotal point in the construction of the wind farm, with the next major construction milestone being the energisation of the substation. Noupoort Wind Farm completed all wind turbine foundations ahead of schedule last month and also recently received its main transformer responsible for increasing the voltage from 33kV to 132KV, the voltage at which the electricity is transferred to Eskom’s national grid. The ZAR1.9 billion wind farm is expected to start supplying electricity to the national grid by mid-2016, as part of the third round of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme. So far, the wind farm has seen the delivery of more than 100 of the 315 abnormal loads to the wind farm. Siemens Wind Power along with their subcontractors, Fairwind and BMS, are responsible for the installation. The wind farm is expected to generate approximately 305 000MWh each year of clean, renewable energy to the national grid and will avoid roughly 300,000 tonnes of carbon emissions annually when compared to traditional fossil fuel power plants. Further information is available on the Noupoort Wind Farm website: www.noupoortwind.co.za. How South Africa can spread renewable energy to low income areas David Richard Walwyn, 27 November 2015 There has been a rapid decline in the costs of solar and wind power, to such an extent that both technologies are now cheaper than nuclear or coal. This development will radically transform global electricity generation networks. How this transformation takes place in South Africa will depend on the role of government, the regulator, the market and to some extent civil society. At the moment government is pursuing a strategy based on a limited number of high capacity sites. These are connected to the national grid and owned or operated by about 100 independent power producers. The strategy preserves country’s energy provider Eskom’s monopoly over national distribution, and the holding power of municipalities over distribution at the local level. South Africa has no option but to derive a higher proportion of electricity demand from renewable sources. This will relieve pressure on the environment as well as stimulate the economy. Based on present estimates, there is sufficient base load capacity to allow solar penetration to reach levels of at least 30% without needing to reconfigure the existing hardware. By the end of June 2015, about 5% of South Africa’s electricity requirements were being provided by renewables, excluding hydro, of which one third is being supplied by solar. By 2030, the plan is to have 21% of the total capacity being derived from renewables. But the government’s continued strategy to centralise energy generation is a barrier to progress. This is because it entrenches the right of local authorities to control energy retail. The actors in these networks are protective of their markets and resistant to more decentralised, democratic approaches. This means that a number of possible alternatives are not being explored. For example, one option would be to install solar photovoltaic panels on rooftops in low-income areas. This would enable households to generate energy which they could use for their own benefit as well as the benefit of their communities. How it can be done The attitude of local authorities to rooftop energy is not a positive one. They tend to overlook its potential as a way of uplifting low income areas through the development of new economic sectors and the use of progressive feed-in tariffs. These involve individuals being paid for the electricity they generate for their own use, or for selling to the grid. Instead, local authorities claim that the technology will disrupt their efforts to subsidise electricity purchases by communities. But detailed analysis suggests that the impact on electricity revenues will be minimal. It will be around 1% to 5% depending on the assumptions. Rooftop energy will further reduce the vulnerability of local authorities to non-payment by consumers. It will act as a boost to local economic development and assist in meeting national sustainable development targets, including carbon emissions and water usage. And it is affordable. The average low-income house has sufficient roof area to support a 5kW solar photovoltaic array. These households will be able to earn the equivalent of R2,000 per month from the panels, either to be used within the household or sold to the grid. But that’s only if they have the appropriate feed-in tariff. The initial investment is about R20 000 per peak kW or R100 000 for a 5 kW system. This is affordable if treated in the same way as a property bond, despite being beyond the consumption budget of most households. Monthly repayments would be about R850 per month, giving a net benefit of R1,200 per month. Germany shows how it can be done Sustainability transitions, or Energiewende, has emerged as a new field of research and literature. It is particularly used to describe how to facilitate and ensure the transformation of energy systems. This research has highlighted the complexity of attaining such transformations. It has also highlighted the important role of policy in stimulating or providing incentives for the necessary changes. Germany is at the leading edge of energy transitions. It has already reached a single-day record of 78% of its electricity being generated from renewable resources. The success of the German approach can be ascribed to a number of factors. These include: generous demand side subsidies and the flexibility of local authorities to re-direct their sources of bulk energy procurement. They have also switched from single-source providers, like South Africa’s energy provider Eskom, to multi-source and highly distributed networks of generators. Fortunately there are signs that resistance by South African authorities is weakening. At a recent local government conference, municipalities were advised to follow alternative strategies. These include the introduction of a fixed network-connection fee, which would be a minimum monthly charge to cover maintenance of the network regardless of usage. This would allow revenues to be protected regardless of the amount of electricity being sold. Such an approach has already been implemented by coastal city Cape Town, although to a very limited extent. Attaining higher levels of renewable energy will require cheaper storage options and, in the short term, increased reliance on natural gas and hopefully also biogas produced from organic matter. The challenge for local authorities is not to deepen their dependence on an increasingly expensive or unreliable single-source supply. Municipalities need to consider a future which includes more distributed and democratic systems. This includes procuring energy from rooftop photovoltaic power installed in low income areas. Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm’s Foundation Phase Reading Coaches Support Programme Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm, 27 November 2015 Young leaners are benefiting through collaborative efforts of the government and the private sector. According to the Institute of Training and Education for Capacity Building, an NPO situated in East London, Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm’s Foundation Phase Reading Coaches Support Programme, is an example of how well the public and private sector can work together to benefit society. “Education is a societal duty and the responsibility not only of government, but also of civil society. The effects of our history on the fabric of our whole society, including education, have been so profound that it will take the efforts of all sectors to build a stronger education system,” said Ms Barbara Valentine, Research and Development for Institute of Training and Education for Capacity Building. Co-operation, support and involvement from the Department of Education is crucial, as the Department is ultimately accountable for all programmes within schools. “Without a mutually supportive relationship with the Department and especially the Uitenhage District Department of Education, we wouldn’t be able to implement any of the school-based programmes,” explained Marion Green-Thompson, Economic Development Manager for Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm. The wind farm has shown its commitment to helping communities through education, with a focus on foundation and early childhood development. The programme aims to improve the literacy and numeracy skills of primary school learners, through the introduction of Reading Coaches, into 12 beneficiary schools. Coaches run reading sessions with groups of up to fifteen, grades 1 – 3 learners at a time, although most of these groups are smaller so that each child gets individual attention. This programme, which launched in October 2014, has been funded for a three year period by the wind farm, to the value of R1 307 540.00 to date of which R198 000 was specifically allocated for the purchase of books for approximately 6 762 learners across twelve schools, all falling within a 50km radius of the wind farm. Participating schools in the vicinity of Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm include: Chigwell Primary School, Gamtoosvalley Primary School, Graslaagte Primary School, Kruisfontein Primary School, Masisebenze Primary School, Mzingisi Primary School, Patensie Primary School, Quagga Primary School, St Patricks EC Primary School, Vukani Primary School, Weston Primary School and Sea Vista Primary School. “It is widely acknowledged that the biggest challenge to education outcomes is the lack of literacy and numeracy skills at the Foundation Phase stage, as it limits learners’ potential as they progress higher up the education chain. This needs to be addressed so that children have the right skills to take mathematics and science through to Grade 12,” concluded Green-Thompson. eThekwini one of two African cities to meet compliance with "Compact of Mayors" eThekwini Energy Office, 27 November 2015 The eThekwini Municipality is now one of only two African cities that is compliant with the ‘Compact of Mayors’, a group of cities, led by their mayors, from around the world that are committed to decreasing Greenhouse Gas Emissions and enhancing resilience in the face of climate change, while monitoring progress on a public platform The Compact of Mayors was established by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Michael Bloomberg, U.N Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Cities and Climate Change, ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI), C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40), United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). eThekwini Mayor, Councilor James Nxumalo, pledged the city’s commitment to the Mayor’s Compact during the 2015 ICLEI World Congress held in Seoul, South Korea. Meeting compliance requirements of the compact is a lengthy and complicated process, which eThekwini has now successfully completed. The requirements include demonstrating commitment to climate change mitigation through reduced greenhouse gas emissions, measurement of community emissions, setting of reduction targets and development of a climate action plan as well as adaptation measures through addressing impacts of climate change, identifying climate change hazards, assessing vulnerabilities and developing adaptation plans. The eThekwini Municipality is proud to now join the cities of Buenos Aires, Copenhagen, Melbourne, New York, Oslo, Rio de Janeiro, San Francisco, Stockholm, Sydney, Washington DC and Cape Town in the Compact of Mayors with ambitious targets for climate change mitigation and adaptation ahead of the COP 21 Climate Conference in Paris at the end of 2015. Loeriesfontein Wind Farm turbine foundations amongst the world’s greenest Loeriesfontein Wind Farm, 27 November 2015 Loeriesfontein Wind Farm has announced that its wind turbine foundations are utilising one of the world’s lowest quantities of Portland cement in the concrete formulation. The foundations are designed using an 89% replacement of cement, resulting in, what we believe to be, one of the world’s lowest carbon footprints for any wind farm foundation; according to research scientist, and head of Murray & Roberts’ Concrete Centre for Excellence, Cyril Attwell. The first two bases, which were completed on 13 October, utilised an 80% replacement of Portland cement, whilst the remaining foundations use a unique design comprising 35kgs of high grade Portland cement per cubic meter, an 89% reduction from a standard concrete mix. This composition has resulted in the wind farm’s carbon footprint being reduced to approximately 90.7kg of carbon dioxide per cubic meter. Ground Granulated Corex Slag (GGCS), a by-product from the iron industry, is used to replace 89% of the cement. “Cement manufacturing is typically a highly energy intensive process. By substituting the cement with a by-product such as GGCS, we are able to reduce our carbon footprint considerably,” said Leo Quinn, Project Manager for Loeriesfontein Wind Farm. A twenty-eight day compressive strength test has been completed, which indicated that the 80% replacement ratio achieved an impressive strength of 55MPa (megapascals), and an expected ultimate strength of 100MPa, within a fifty-six day period. “The strength of concrete is measured in megapascals; theoretically a cubic metre of concrete that is rated 30 MPa, is able to withstand the weight of six bull elephants, whereas these foundations are able to withstand the approximate mass of 20 bull elephants standing on a square centimetre of concrete – a phenomenal feat,” demonstrated Cyril Attwell, Murray & Roberts Construction, Group Concrete & Research Manager. A carbon footprint is defined as the total amount of greenhouse gases produced to directly and indirectly support human activities, expressed in equivalent tons of carbon dioxide (CO2). “The achieved reduction in our carbon footprint is phenomenal, especially considering that a standard 30MPa concrete as supplied by the ready-mix industry equates to a carbon footprint of approximately 300kgs to 350kgs of CO2 per cubic meter,” explained Leo Quinn, Project Manager for Loeriesfontein Wind Farm. Traditionally, 30 MPa concrete requires between 300kg and 350kg of ordinary cement per cubic metre. But now scientists working for Murray & Roberts have developed a technology that meets the 30 MPa standard using just 25kg of cement or even less. Not only does it meet the standard, it far exceeds it. To date strengths of up to 52 MPa have been achieved on other sites using Murray & Roberts’ patented ARC (Advanced Recrystallisation) technology and 0kg of Portland cement per cubic metre. Loeriesfontein Wind Farm is situated within the Hantam Municipality and will comprise 61 wind turbines with a cumulative output of 140MW and will generate approximately 563,500 MWh/year of clean, renewable energy to the national grid. The wind farm will avoid approximately 550,000 tonnes of carbon emissions each year when compared to traditional fossil fuel power plants and generate enough to power around 120 000 average South African households. The site, which spans a total of 3 453 hectares, was chosen for its excellent wind resource, favourable construction conditions and straightforward electrical connection into Eskom’s Helios substation. The wind turbines will be supplied by world-leading manufacturer Siemens Wind Power, with the blades, hubs and nacelles that compose them arriving from overseas at a nearby port and being transported by road to Loeriesfontein. The 99m turbine towers are to be manufactured by GRI, in Atlantis, in the Western Cape. Civil and electrical works are to be completed by a consortium comprised of Murray and Roberts Construction and Consolidated Power Projects. The Loeriesfontein Wind Farm is part of the South African Government’s Round 3 Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPP) is expected to be operational by December 2017. South African wind energy body acknowledges industry leaders Stephen Forder, 06 November 2015 Wind energy leaders were recognised for their contributions to the industry last night at an awards dinner for more than 300 guests held as part of Windaba 2015, the South African Wind Energy Association's (SAWEA) annual conference. In additon to the traditional categories, two special accolades of ‘Wind Energy Pioneer Award’ were bestowed upon two individuals for outstanding services to the industry. Considered the highest honour, these awards were given to Mark Tanton, Managing Director of Red Cap Investments and Ayanda Nakedi, Senior General Manager at Eskom’s Renewables Business. According to SAWEA CEO Johan van den Berg, “we have a fantastic industry full of highly skilled and committed individuals and organisations. Being able to honour these achievements is one of the best parts of my role. This year we wanted to give credit to two people who have offered so much to our sector and been an integral part of getting us to where we are today a flourishing and successful market.” The evening was not without some degree of controversy, however, as concern was expressed about the degree of transformation that had taken place in the wind energy industry over the roughly four years of its short existence. At the surface, the gala event which was attended by the Minister of Energy Tina Joemat-Pettersson, did not reflect a transformed industry and the discussion on this spilled over into the conference proceedings the next day in a session entitled "Seizing the Opportunities to Transform Our Society." Speaking at the session, Karen Breytenbach, Head of the Independent Power Producer Office, reminded industry participants that the Government had done everything in its power to invite the private sector into the lucrative electricity sector and had set various socio-economic and local economic development thresholds and targets for each of the projects, but that it was their job to "make sure that we do adhere to what is important for transforming our society in terms of black economic empowerment". Access to finance, access to industry opportunities and the capacity of emerging black businesses to respond to market opportunities along with the degree of committment by foreign-based companies to the local transformation agenda were all highlighted as barriers to a transformed and representative industry. Heather Sonn, Chairperson of the South African Wind Energy Association, called on the industry to tackle the transformation agenda head on, suggesting a period of introspection from participants. "Black people must lead. We need to get into a situation where across the colour line we start seeing people as leaders and asking questions that inform the direction of our country". Sonn concluded the session saying that "we are seeing last night as a milestone moment and we have heard what the challenges are across the sector and will be taking them on and will review where we are in twelve months time". She referred to the industry as having reached an "inflection point" in her closing address of Windaba 2015 later the same day. Besides the Wind Energy Pioneer Awards, other winners announced at the gala dinner included: Preferred bidders, REIPPP round 4 BioTherm Energy for Golden Valley Wind Farm Renewable Energy Systems for Oyster Bay Wind Farm G7 Energies for Roggeveld Wind farm African Clean Energy Developments for Karusa Wind Farm African Clean Energy Developments for Nxuba Wind Farm Preferred bidders, REIPPP round 4+ African Clean Energy Developments for Soetwater Wind Farm Mainstream Renewable Power for Kangnas Wind Farm Mainstream Renewable Power for Perdekraal East Wind Farm BioTherm Energy for Excelsior Wind Farm Innowind for Wesley-Ciskei Wind Farm Gestamp Renewables for Copperton Wind Farm Juwi Energy for Garob Wind Farm Preferred Lender - ABSA Bank Preferred Developer - Mainstream Renewable Power Preferred Original Equipment Manufacturer - Siemens Preferred Environmental Consultant on Wind Projects - Savannah Environmental Preferred Wind Energy Law Firm of the Year - Norton Rose Fulbright Best Journalistic Coverage of Wind Energy - Carol Paton, Business Day Best Academic/Research & Development Contribution to Wind Power in SA - Johan Nico Stander Best Contribution to Local Content - Santie Gouws Awards were also given to all the voluntary chairs of the 10 working groups Why South Africa should not build eight new nuclear power stations Hartmut Winkler, 05 November 2015 It has been an eventful year in South Africa, characterised by power cuts, parliamentary confrontations about wasteful expenditure and student fee protests. There has, however, been a massive elephant in the room that has impacted all these issues but enjoyed surprisingly scarce attention. The idea, vigorously driven by government, is for the country to build nuclear plants with an expected price tag of one trillion rand. This equates to 4000 times the controversial costs to upgrade President Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla residence and 400 times the shortfall the tertiary education sector will experience in 2016 because of the freeze in university fee increases. South Africa’s electricity needs The expansion of South Africa’s power generating capacity is a necessary condition for economic growth and housing development. Delays in its implementation, as well as the collapse of ageing power utility Eskom’s infrastructure, have forced frequent scheduled power outages. The expansion program is guided by the Department of Energy’s Integrated Resource Plan for Electricity 2010-2030. The plan proposed transforming the South African energy generation mix from the current completely coal dominated one to a more balanced setup in 2030. The aim was that by then 10.3% and 10.7% would be allocated to wind and solar renewable energy technologies; and 12.7%, or 9600 MW in generating capacity, to nuclear. The on, off, on-again nuclear build The Fukushima nuclear catastrophe resulted in a worldwide critical reevaluation of the safety and necessity of nuclear energy. Some new projects were cancelled. Germany went as far as adopting a road map that would lead to the eventual closure of all its nuclear power stations. In South Africa too the need for the continued inclusion of nuclear power in the energy mix was being reexamined. In addition to the negative public sentiment towards nuclear, it was also noted that energy demand was increasing at less than the projected rate. This was partly due to a depression of the mining and heavy industry sectors. This led to an update of the resources plan in 2013. Configurations without nuclear energy were shown to be optimal in several of the scenarios investigated in the document. It concluded: The nuclear decision can possibly be delayed. The revised demand projections suggest that no new nuclear base-load capacity is required until after 2025 (and for lower demand not until at earliest 2035). But in late 2014 the government took an about-turn in its approach to the nuclear build, displaying a sudden urgency to seal a large deal with Russia. The speedy and secretive manner in which government initiated a process with massive and long-term cost implications, and the inexplicable decision to declare Russia as a preferred partner ahead of other potential options, immediately led to intense suspicion of corruption. With reference to a previous scandal-enveloped acquisition mega-project, the nuclear build became labelled as a new arms deal “on steroids”. Government soon denied the Russians were the designated preferential suppliers. It quickly arranged a series of “nuclear vendor parade workshops”, where other countries could showcase their products. Nonetheless, the perception remains that the Russian nuclear developer Rosatom has already been assured of its frontrunner status. The opaqueness of the process is further illustrated by the vagueness of the construction plans, including the plant locations and specifications. The proposed nuclear plant locations have not been fully disclosed. An initial study in 2007 compared five coastal sites: Duynefontein (near the existing Koeberg plant in Cape Town), Bantamsklip (between Gansbaai and Cape Agulhas), Thyspunt (close to Jeffrey’s Bay) and two localities on the Namaqualand shoreline. At a press briefing in July 2015, Department of Energy and Nuclear Energy Corporation of South Africa representatives disclosed that there may eventually be as many as eight nuclear plants, with unnamed sites in the province of KwaZulu-Natal now also under consideration. Most recently, a draft Environmental Impact Assessment presents Thyspunt as the preferred site for a 4000 MW nuclear plant dubbed “Nuclear 1”. Cost and completion time The ongoing construction of two mega coal power stations at Medupi and Kusile amply illustrates what could happen with the nuclear build. Work on Medupi commenced in 2007, and was initially projected to be completed in 2011. Its new completion date is given as 2019, meaning the construction period is likely to be at least three times that initially declared. The costs have also spiralled to over R150 billion, double the initial estimate. If similar circumstances prevail in the nuclear build, that would result in a construction process of 20 years or more and a price tag of one or two trillion rand (at current South African rand value, given the current 500 to 1000 billion rand cost estimate). Some funding models only require later payment, but these will then saddle the future generation with a huge debt burden. The nuclear build is a very risky exercise with numerous potential pitfalls. And there are alternatives. The shortfall in the projected nuclear capacity can be covered by a 50% larger than planned renewable energy investment. Wind and solar energy plants have been operationalised on schedule, and solar panel prices continue falling. The intermittence of renewable energy availability is considered manageable. Finally, energy saving strategies have yet to be fully explored. Reaping reward - South Africa's REIPPP South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA), 04 November 2015 Speaking at Windaba 2015’s opening session, Head of the Independent Power Producer’s Office, Karen Breytenbach, emphasised a number of statistics showing the widespread benefits of wind energy, including the huge savings to our precious water resource brought about by the use of renewable energy resources.: “For each kilowatt hour of renewable energy that displaces fossil fuels in the national grid, 1.2 litres of water will be saved. At full operation of the entire portfolio, the programme will save 52 million litres of water per annum, another fact that cannot be ignored”. She added that misplaced concerns over the availability of wind energy could be put to rest reporting that “out of wind energy’s overall contribution to electricity generation, 15% of that has come during peak hours over the last six months and will continue to play a key role as the installed capacity grows, filling our peak hours with clean energy.” The following is a summary of facts and figures from both the South African wind energy sector and the REIPPP programme as a whole: In 2010, the Department of Energy, the Treasury and the Development Bank of Southern Africa collaborated to set up the Independent Power Producer (IPP) office and designed the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme (REIPPPP). At the heart of the programme was the provision that Eskom enter into Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), ensuring that investors could forecast accurately their profits and bankability – which is enhanced by having payment risk mitigated by government guarantee. The Department of Energy has committed to 13,225MW of renewable energy generation by 2025. This will be secured under the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer’s Procurement Programme (REIPPPP), which has been running since 2011 and has already completed 4 successful bidding rounds with a total of 92 projects (see a map of the projects here: http://energy.org.za/knowledge-tools/map-of-sites). SA’s 2010 Integrated Resource Plan (2010-2030) calls for 17,800 MW of renewable energy to be energy Nation place by 2030. That equals more than one fifth of the county’s predicted demand. The overarching National Development Plan calls for a ‘greater mix of energy sources and a greater diversity of independent power producers (IPPs) in the energy industry’, acknowledging that energy market must look very different in years to come that how it appears now. In 2009 President Jacob Zuma committed South Africa to take mitigating action that would reduce emissions by 34% by 2020, and 42% by 2025 below “business as usual”, provided the international community supported the country with financial aid and the transfer of technology. In a short space of time these goals are being realised and we now have a flourishing and expanding renewable energy sector. Electricity added to the grid To date 43 REIPPPP facilitated projects are fully operational, adding 2062 MW to the grid. Details are: 13 fully operational wind farm developments feeding 953 MW into the national grid 27 solar photovoltaic developments equalling 995MW 1 Concentrated Solar Power plant at 100MW 2 hydroelectric power plants totalling 14.3MW There are now more than 400 wind turbines creating electricity throughout South Africa The REIPPPP is bringing renewable energy to the National grid fast and cheaper than new-build coal. Construction times for projects average less than two years, and the electricity price paid to projects has declined 68% within three years. The price of wind energy in Round 4(a) was R619/MWh almost 40% cheaper than forecast prices for Eskom’s new-build coal plants Medupi and Kusile. Local communities (within a 50 km radius of developments) are already substantial beneficiaries of renewables, with an average shareholding of 10.5% in renewable projects. This constitutes more than four times obligated minimum of 2.5% which forms part of the criteria of the REIPPPP. Host communities will have billions of Rand invested in socioeconomic development from funds provided by these developments. The total projected value of goods and services to be procured from broad-based black economic empowerment suppliers is more than R101bn. The Department of Energy announced last month (October 2015) that R91.1 billion is committed to various development initiatives under the REIPPPP Significant job creation has come along with the REIPPPP and will continue to grow as the allocation expands and renewable energy development escalates. Local manufacturing has been boosted by the wind industry with DCD manufacturing wind turbine towers in Port Elizabeth and Spain’s Gestamp Renewable Industries also recently opening a wind turbine tower manufacturing facility in Atlantis outside Cape Town. Attracting investment According to the Treasury, as of October 2015, 92 projects had been selected as part of the REIPPPP, attracting R193bn in private sector investment totalling a contribution of 6 327 MW of capacity to the national grid. 28% of this total comes from foreign investment – R53.2bn. This equals 85.8% of total direct foreign investment in South Africa last year. Investment in renewables grew 20,500% in one year between 2011 and 2012 – the first year of the REIPPPP. Country-specific achievements South Africa has a world-first wind atlas – a high-definition map which shows Independent Power Producers the best sites for wind energy development, allowing them to short-cut access to data to help them identify potential wind farm sites. Renewable energy production so far has cut the equivalent of 4.4million tonnes of carbon dioxide. The 2014 United Nations Environment Programme put South Africa among the top 10 countries for renewable energy investments. According to a report by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, wind energy produced net savings of R1.8 billion in the first half of 2015 and was also cash positive for Eskom by R300 million. Collectively wind energy and solar power (photovoltaic) saved R4 billion from January to June this year. Growing wind industry gathers to “power the winds of change” In the year that wind power helped to keep South Africa's lights on at a cost less than zero, approximately five hundred international and local delegates are gathering in Cape Town to discuss the accomplishments, challenges and future of South Africa's flourishing wind energy sector. "In a narrow sense we as SA Incorporated are electricity constrained and we must plot how wind power can best contribute to further alleviating this challenge", explains Heather Sonn, Chair of the South African Wind Energy Association, the custodian of Windaba. "In the broad sense...", she continues, "... the country through the National Development Plan is driving at a developmental state based on a public private partnership that delivers sustainable development from the ground up. This is exactly what is happening in the wind sector in South Africa, hence the conference theme - Powering the winds of change." Sonn's assertions are clearly supported by the facts. As a consequence of a world class procurement programme the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer's Procurement Programme (REIPPPP), the broader Renewable Energy Industry has attracted R193 billion in private sector investment since 2012. R53.2billion (28%) of this total comes from abroad – totalling 85.8% of total direct foreign investment in South Africa last year. There are more than 400 wind turbines spinning across the country: 13 wind farms totalling 953MW feeding desperately needed power to our ailing electricity grid. All of these developments have been built through private investment, costing the tax payer nothing. The good news story doesn't end there. The renewable energy projects procured so far under the REIPPPP have already committed R91.1 billion to various development initiatives including socio-economic development and enterprise development. Local communities (within a 50 km radius of developments) are already substantial beneficiaries of renewables, with an average shareholding of 10.5% in renewable projects. This constitutes more than four times the obligated minimum of 2.5% which forms part of the criteria of the REIPPPP. These figures will escalate significantly as more projects are procured – an extra 6300 megawatts (MW) of capacity across technologies was allocated to the REIPPPP by the Department of Energy earlier this year, taking the total allocation to 13,225 MW on target to be generated by 2025. It is likely wind power as the lowest cost option will continue to contribute close to 50% of renewable energy procured. The REIPPPP is bringing renewable energy to South Africa much faster and cheaper than new-build coal. Construction times for projects average less than two years, and the electricity price paid to projects has declined around 68% within three years. The price of wind energy in Round 4(a) was R619/MWh almost 40% cheaper than forecast prices for Eskom's new-build coal plants Medupi and Kusile, which are also experiencing significant delays and won't be fully operational until 2020 and 2021 respectively. Windaba demonstrates the benefits of effective public-private collaboration. The very distinguished list of speakers include local and international captains of industry but also a very strong contingent of public sector contributors. The two day conference provides a forum for discussion about the wind sector's progress, key issues and challenges and knowledge sharing, as well as business-to-business engagements. Mainstream Renewable Power to take delivery of South Africa’s largest locally-manufactured wind turbine tower order Mainstream Renewable Power, 21 October 2015 Global wind and solar company, Mainstream Renewable Power, today started overseeing the transportation of wind turbine tower sections from the GRI - Renweable Industries manufacturing facility near Cape Town to the Noupoort Wind Farm site in South Africa's Northern Cape. Mainstream is currently building three wind farms in the country's Northern Cape which have a combined capacity of 360 megawatts. All 157 wind turbine towers for the three wind farms are being manufactured by GRI - Renewable Industries at a manufacturing facility located in Atlantis. The R300 million facility currently employs 240 people and will increase this figure to 270 during 2016. It is capable of producing 150 turbine towers a year; the first 35 of which are for the 80MW Noupoort wind farm which is being built by Mainstream. The 35 towers are being transported in 140 sections along the 1,000km route which takes four days to complete. "We are delighted to be receiving the first of these locally manufactured wind turbine towers at Noupoort Wind Farm. Local content has a vital role to play in the long-term growth and sustainability of South Africa's hugely successful renewable energy programme," explained Martina Flanagan, Project Manager for Noupoort Wind Farm. The three wind farms comprise the 140MW Khobab wind farm and the 140MW Loeriesfontein 2 wind farm, both located in the Namakwa District Municipality, as well as the 80MW Noupoort wind farm located in Umsobomvu Local Municipality. Janek Winand, the head of Wind Power and Renewables at Siemens Southern and Eastern Africa says: "Adding local value by supporting development is indeed a key priority for Siemens. In the pursuit of this we have managed to be part of the local manufacturing of key components for the wind farm industry through building a new tower factory in Atlantis. Creating sustainable work opportunities and development within the community." Noupoort Wind Farm starts with component transportation Noupoort Wind farm, 20 October 2015 Noupoort Wind Farm commenced with the transportation of the various turbine components on 19 October, with the first wind turbine tower sections departing from Atlantis, Cape Town and wind turbine blades leaving from the Port of Ngqura, in Port Elizabeth, both en route to Noupoort in the Northern Cape. The locally manufactured turbine tower sections, means that Noupoort Wind Farm has been able to achieve local content commitments exceeding 40% of the project’s total value. “We are delighted to be receiving the first of these locally manufactured wind turbine towers at Noupoort Wind Farm. Local content has a vital role to play in the long-term growth and sustainability of South Africa’s hugely successful renewable energy programme,” explained Martina Flanagan, Project Manager for Noupoort Wind Farm. The wind turbines for the project are supplied by Siemens Pty Ltd and the transportation campaign is carried out by DHL and ALE. The turbine towers are the first towers to be manufactured by GRI in Atlantis in the Western Cape. The R300 million facility currently employs 240 people and will increase this figure to 270 during 2016. Janek Winand, the head of Wind Power and Renewables at Siemens Southern and Eastern Africa says: “Adding local value by supporting development is indeed a key priority for Siemens. In the pursuit of this we have managed to be part of the local manufacturing of key components for the wind farm industry through building a new tower factory in Atlantis. Creating sustainable work opportunities and development within the community.” The facility is capable of producing 150 turbine towers a year; the first of the 35 towers or 140 sections of which will commence travel to Noupoort on the N1 via Worcester, Laingsburg and Beaufort West, a four day journey of 1 000 km. “Transportation of turbine components on our roads is not that unusual, considering around 300 turbines have already been successfully installed across South Africa, which is about 2 550 loads – very impressive for such a nascent industry”, said Flanagan. Trucks with oversized trailers, varying in size of up to 57m in length, will deliver the various components to Noupoort Wind Farm over the next five months. The wind turbine components weigh a phenomenal 22 000 tonnes collectively and will travel over 200 000 km along three different routes. In addition to the tower sections, the nacelles and hubs will travel a 400 km route along the N10 from the Port of Ngqura to Uitenhage, through Graaff-Reinet and Middelburg to Noupoort. The 53m long blades will be transported from the same port on the N9 via Cookhouse, Cradock and Middleburg, for 380 km en route to Noupoort. All loads will travel to site as single consignments with a rear escort at all times. “The turbine blades have both a front and rear escort in addition to a police escort,” explained Flanagan. Escorts provide warning to third party road users of the oncoming abnormal transport and are an important safety measure. All abnormal loads are prohibited from travelling at night, on public holidays or during school holidays. “We are pleased to be working with an experienced team who have successfully transported components for a number of wind farms across the country,” added Flanagan. Transport schedules will available via the wind farm’s website, www.noupoortwind.co.za and adverts that will be run in local newspapers to assist commuters in their planning. Noupoort Wind Farm spans 7 500 hectares and comprises thirty five 99m-high wind turbines. The site was chosen because of its excellent wind resource, its proximity to national roads for wind turbine transportation, the favourable construction conditions, municipality and local stakeholder support, and studies showed that there would be little environmental impact. The wind farm is expected to generate approximately 305 000 MWh each year of clean, renewable energy to the national grid. When operating at full capacity, it is expected to supply enough green electricity to power approximately 70 000 average South African homes and avoid roughly 300 000 tonnes of carbon emissions each year when compared to traditional fossil fuel power plants. Smaller African cities need sustainable energy intervention Louise Tait, 12 October 2015 Africa is experiencing a massive flow of people into urban areas. This is happening in major urban centres such as Lagos, Accra and Dar es Salaam as well as in smaller and secondary cities. The pace at which this urban growth is happening inevitably puts strain on city authorities. The supply of services and developing infrastructure is vital for human and economic development. But the evidence base to support forward planning remains scarce for most cities. In its absence, cities run the risk of infrastructural lock-ins to systems that are unable to accommodate their growth sustainably. Cities with high concentrations of people and economic activities are major sites of energy demand. Africa contributes very little to global climate change today. But future growth must be managed sustainably. If the emissions of developing country cities increase similar to many western cities today, catastrophic climate change will be unavoidable. The SAMSET project Supporting African Municipalities in Sustainable Energy Transitions, or SAMSET, is a four-year project that commenced in 2013. Its aim was to address sustainable energy transitions in African cities. It provides practical planning and implementation support to municipalities to manage future energy planning in a sustainable manner. The project involves six cities in Ghana, Uganda and South Africa. The cities were Ga East and Awutu Senya East in Ghana, Kasese and Jinja in Uganda and Cape Town and Polokwane in South Africa. Research and support organisations in each country and the UK were involved as well. Secondary and smaller cities are the main focus for support. These cities are also experiencing massive social and economic expansions. But they typically have less capacity to cope. Despite their significance as current and future sites of energy demand, they receive much less research and funding focus. Developing an evidence base to support planning The first phase of the project involved developing an evidence base to support planning and future implementation of sustainable energy interventions. Locally relevant planning tools are essential. There are very few studies investigating and modelling the energy systems of African cities. South Africa is a notable exception. An urban energy system refers to all the flows of different energy resources, such as petrol, diesel, electricity, wood and charcoal in a city. It records where resources are produced or imported into an area and where they are consumed in different sectors. Such information can help cities better understand which sectors are major consumers and identify inefficiencies. It also helps identify where opportunities for energy efficiency and new technologies may lie, especially those associated with improved economic and welfare effects. Much of how we understand urban energy systems is based on cities in western and developed countries. But many cities in Africa challenge assumptions about economic development trajectories and spatial arrangements that may be implicit in energy modelling approaches which are based on developed country experiences. SAMSET modelled the urban energy systems of each of these cities using the Long-range Energy Alternatives Planning model. It was developed by the Stockholm Environment Institute. This model records all energy consumption and production in each sector of an economy. For example the household, commercial, industrial and transport sectors are all recorded. It is a useful planning tool because it projects the growth of energy systems until 2030 under different scenarios. This helps cities understand the future impacts of different investment and planning decisions now. For SAMSET, universities in each country undertook primary data collection on sectoral energy demand and supply. A baseline model and range of scenarios were then collaboratively developed with local research partners and municipalities. The project aimed to develop an evidence base to serve as a tool for local decision-makers. Also for further collaborative energy strategy development and to prioritise the implementing of options for the next phases. The scenarios have therefore attempted the following: Through stakeholder engagement, to take into account governance systems. Existing infrastructural constraints and opportunities. Aligning with other development imperatives. Value of the process The project has served to introduce to city and local planners the use of energy models. It also attempted to set up the foundation for future development of energy modelling exercises and its applications. Collaborating to collect data, discuss key energy issues, and identify interventions are highly valuable to local stakeholders. The process was instrumental in generating an understanding of energy planning. For some of municipalities, this was the first time consideration has been given to energy as a municipal function. The modelling process acts as a strategic entry point to build interest and support for the project with municipal stakeholders. It also provides a useful platform and tool to engage around long-term planning and the implications of different actions. An example is infrastructural lock-in to emissions and energy intensive growth paths. Value of the outputs SAMSET is making an important knowledge contribution to the dynamics of sustainable energy transitions in African cities. Such research is of course made difficult by the data scarcity typical at a sub-national level. But this is merely reflective of the lack of financial investment to date. The local data collection processes in this project have been vital in building capacity and generating awareness around urban energy systems. Developing new data and building knowledge of urban energy transitions in the global south is critically important. It has had a strong focus on establishing a network of both north-south and south-south practitioners to support more work in this arena. The modelling has had to account for several distinct characteristics. These include: The informal economy Own energy generation through diesel and gasoline generators The high reliance on biomass Variations in urban forms and issues such as suppressed demand for energy services. This project has also made important methodological contributions to modelling urban energy systems in developing countries. Africa can spark on renewable energy - report News24Wire, 06 October 2015 Africa could generate nearly a quarter of its energy needs through the use of indigenous, clean, renewable energy by 2030, according to a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena). The report, entitled Africa 2030, finds that a combination of modern renewable technology could realistically meet 22% of Africa’s energy needs by 2030, a more than a fourfold increase from just 5% in 2013. The report also finds that scaling up modern renewables in Africa is an affordable means to help meet fast-growing energy demand while increasing energy access, improving health and achieving sustainability goals. “Africa holds some of the best renewable energy resources in the world in the form of biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar and wind,” said Irena director general Adnan Z Amin on Monday. “This, combined with the precipitous drop in renewable energy technology costs, creates a massive opportunity for African countries to both transform and expand their energy systems while providing a pathway for low carbon economic growth. “This is a game changer for African development for the future,” he told Fin24 in an interview at the SA International Renewable Energy Conference. “It raises the prospect of an indigenous, diverse energy system that gives you resilience, that lowers carbon, and that gives you self-sufficiency in energy.” He warned African countries looking at a mixed energy source of renewables, oil, coal and nuclear to “retain all your options”. “Create an enabling environment for indigenous energy resources based on renewables,” he said. “Develop robust policy frameworks and look for international engagement to lower the cost of financing.” He said South Africans are leaders in Africa in modern renewables. “What they’ve been able to do with (the) renewables model… is really very impressive. “It’s a model that can be replicated in other countries and it’s a model we intend to study more for its applicability for other countries.” The report identifies nearly 10 exajoules – the equivalent of more than 341 megatonnes of coal – of options for sustainable development through renewable energy. Roughly 40% of this energy would be in the power sector. Renewable energy capacity additions could increase the share of modern renewables in the power sector to 50% by 2030, reducing carbon dioxide emissions by more than 310 megatonnes, the report explains.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line160
__label__wiki	0.773103	0.773103	Second court rejects Trump bid to stop transgender military recruits Reuters Staff WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal appeals court in Washington on Friday rejected a bid by President Donald Trump’s administration to prevent the U.S. military from accepting transgender recruits starting Jan. 1, the second court to issue such a ruling this week. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Navy sailors stand in the audience as President Donald Trump participates in the commissioning ceremony of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford at Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. July 22, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Four federal judges around the country have issued injunctions blocking Trump’s ban on transgender people from the military, including one that was also handed down on Friday. The administration has appealed the previous three rulings. In a six-page order, the three-judge-panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said the administration had “not shown a strong likelihood that they will succeed on the merits of their challenge” to a district court’s order blocking the ban. On Thursday the Richmond, Virginia-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said it was denying the administration’s request while the appeal proceeds. The two courts’ actions could prompt the administration to ask the conservative-majority U.S. Supreme Court to intervene. Also on Friday, a federal trial court in Riverside, California, blocked the ban while the case proceeds, making it the fourth to do so, after similar rulings in Baltimore, Seattle and Washington, D.C. U.S. District Judge Jesus Bernal said without the injunction the plaintiffs, including current and aspiring service members, would suffer irreparable harm. “There is nothing any court can do to remedy a government-sent message that some citizens are not worthy of the military uniform simply because of their gender,” he added. The administration had argued that the Jan. 1 deadline for accepting transgender recruits was problematic because tens of thousands of personnel would have to be trained on the medical standards needed to process transgender applicants, and the military was not ready for that. The Obama administration had set a deadline of July 1, 2017, to begin accepting transgender recruits, but Trump’s defense secretary, James Mattis, postponed that date to Jan. 1. In an August memorandum, Trump gave the military until March 2018 to revert to a policy prohibiting openly transgender individuals from joining the military and authorizing their discharge. The memo also halted the use of government funds for sex-reassignment surgery for active-duty personnel. SC Equality says Defense Authorization Bill Should Have Ended Trans Ban Transgender student bathroom bill coming back before Kentucky lawmakers in 2020. South Carolina could face a semilar bill once again in 2020 Time For South Carolina To Pass A Hate Crimes Bill that include Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity South Carolina wants to ban lifesaving medical treatments for trans kids. It’s part of a bigger push around the country. Second Transgender Woman Murdered in SC	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line161
__label__cc	0.556871	0.443129	Cultural Glasgow Sounds of Edinburgh Beauty of Scotland › Cultural Glasgow Glasgow is one of the most important cultural hot spots in Scotland. From sports to theatre, and opera to universities, the city really does offer something for everyone. If you are a massive football fan then the history between the city’s and Scotland’s two most successful clubs Rangers and Celtic is something that you certainly would not want to miss. The Old Firm have a fierce rivalry which is almost unmatched anywhere else in the world. However, if you are looking for something cultural which is of a less physical nature, then there are plenty of other attractions to discover. Art Galleries and Museums The Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is one of the finest houses of art within Scotland. Home to a number of Old Masters, the gallery is one of the most popular free to visit attractions in the entire United Kingdom. Following a period of refurbishment in 2003-2006, the gallery has many notable paintings including ‘Christ of Saint John on the Cross’ by Salvador Dali. Likewise, the Hunterian Museum and Gallery which is part of the University of Glasgow, is renowned for having one of the best James Abbott Whistler collections in the world and is well worth a visit. The King’s Theatre is one of the best in Britain and has received many famous actors over the years including Katherine Hepburn and Sir Lawrence Olivier. A young Michael Jackson even treaded the boards there as a member of the Jackson 5. Today, the theatre primarily programmes touring shows in genres such as musicals and comedy. If finding the next big band is more your type of fun, the city has a fantastic music culture. It has often been claimed that the band Oasis first hit the big time after playing to Glaswegian audiences, and the city receives many new young bands looking for their first big break. Copyright © GLASGOW PANORAMA - TOURISM IN UK	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line162
__label__wiki	0.859489	0.859489	Greg Mathews, Unexpected Start - 26 Greg Mathews picked up 11 wins for the Cardinals in each of his first two major league seasons. Perhaps the biggest win of his career came after his second campaign - an unexpected start for St. Louis in the 1987 NLCS. "He only found out (Tuesday) about 4 o`clock he was going to pitch, and he worked two innings Sunday," Cardinals manager Whitey Herzog told reporters afterward. "Under the circumstances, for Greg to throw 101 pitches and get us into the eighth inning with the lead, he really helped our ballclub." Mathews pitched once more in the NLCS and once in that year's World Series. He saw time in five major league seasons in all, injuries limiting his career. Mathews' career started in 1984, taken by the Cardinals in the 10th round of the draft out of Cal State Fullerton. Mathews played his first season between single-A Savannah, short-season Erie and rookie Johnson City. He moved up to AAA Louisville for half of 1985, then hit St. Louis in 1986. He went 11-8 in his rookie campaign, with a 3.65 ERA over 22 starts. He picked up his final win in late-September against the Cubs after losing four decisions in a row, according to The Chicago Tribune. He went seven innings and allowed a single earned run. "Today, the biggest adjustment I made was mentally," Mathews told The Tribune afterward. "I knew I was tired, I knew this was a long season, but mentally I was going to come out and make my pitches." Mathews then went out and repeated his feat in 1987. He went 11-11, with a 3.73 ERA. After his success in Game 1 of the NLCS, writers focused on Mathews' quirks. The Los Angeles Times told a Mathews rental car story. The Times later called him a free-spirit, "the stereotype for kooky Californians." "As a kid, I never dreamed about playing pro ball or anything like that," Mathews told The Times as he prepared to pitch in the World Series. "I've played since I was real little, but I never had an idol or anything like that. It's kind of funny that I'd make it when all those guys who tried their whole life didn't." Mathews returned for 13 starts in 1988 and then underwent elbow surgery in 1989. He made the Cardinals again in 1990, starting 10 games, but going 0-5. He played his final time in 1992 with the Pirates. He got into 14 games, started 7, ending his career. Mathews has since returned to the Los Angeles area and serves in 2017 as a pitching coach at the MLB Urban Youth Academy and offers lessons and training. Chicago Tribune, Sept. 29, 1986: Cardinals' Rookie Pitcher Stifles Cubs South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Oct. 7, 1987: Mathews A Giant Pain Los Angeles Times, Oct. 7, 1987: Mathews Just Perfect for St. Louis Los Angeles Times, Oct. 20, 1987: Cardinals' Joker Is Not Quite So Wild Players/Coaches Featured: 2,741 Made the Majors:1,049-38.3%-X 5+ Seasons in the Majors: 437-X Posted by Steve78 at 2:43 PM Labels: instructor, Louisville Redbirds, Major Leaguer Viktor Arvidsson: OPCP Orange Checkers Topps Cards That Should Have Been: The Fernando Rodney Chronicles	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line163
__label__cc	0.733954	0.266046	FIU Health & Life Sciences Building FIU Health & Life Sciences Phase I & II Phase I: The first floor of this four-story building contains several clinics, offices and a computer lab for FIU's College of Health. The second, third, and fourth floors (75% of the building) consist of state-of-the-art Biology Department Laboratories for molecular biology, cellular biology, microbiology as well as faculty and administrative offices and conference rooms. The building has three darkrooms and four laboratory controlled rooms capable of maintaining constant humidity and temperatures ranging from -4 to 176 degrees Fahrenheit. This building is attached to Health and Life Sciences Phase II building, also built by James A. Cummings, Inc., via an enclosed bridge at the third and fourth floors. Phase II: The first floor has several small and medium classrooms, a large classroom with auditorium style seating, and an Anatomy Lab. The second floor houses state-of-the-art Research labs for genetics, human biology, physiology, bio-chemistry and cellular biology. Floors three through six primarily contain faculty and administrative offices and conference rooms but also include various labs, several small classrooms and seminar rooms. This building is attached to the Health and Life Sciences Phase I building, also built by James A. Cummings, Inc., via an enclosed bridge at the third and fourth floors. Construction Manager at Risk VOA Associates, Inc. HOME :: ABOUT US :: SERVICES :: PROJECTS :: COMMUNITY :: NEWS :: CONTACT US © 2021 : James A. Cummings, Inc. A Tutor Perini Company	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line165
__label__wiki	0.641316	0.641316	Cressy Courier Development Meetings and Updates Councillor Joe Cressy - Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York City Construction on Bathurst Street Begins May 17 posted by Joe Cressy on May 04, 2020 While much of our focus during this time has been on responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, city maintenance projects are still underway. Several necessary maintenance projects are being coordinated on Bathurst Street. The image above provides a visual on each stage of this work, and corresponding timelines. You can access the full construction notice here. Beginning the week of May 17, Bathurst Street from Front Street West to Fort York Boulevard will be closed to all vehicles (including cyclists) to accommodate bridge rehabilitation. Pedestrians will have access to one sidewalk, and cyclists can dismount and use the available sidewalk. This closure will continue through December 2020. The nearby Garrison Crossing Bridges and the yellow Puente de Luz will remain open for cyclists and pedestrians to cross the rail corridor. Please note that construction work on this project will take place seven days a week, from 7 am – 11 pm Monday to Saturday, and 9 am – 7 pm on Sundays. Beginning in June, Bathurst Street between Front Street West and King Street West will be partially closed for replacement of the 145-year-old watermain and existing substandard water service connections. Road access will be reduced to one shared (single file) lane in each direction for cars and cyclists. Sidewalks on both sides of the Bathurst will remain open. Parking will not be allowed in the work zone. Please note that construction work on this project will take place from 7 am – 11 pm Monday to Friday, and 7 am – 7 pm on Saturdays (with an exception for intersection work, which will occur from 7 am – 11 pm on weekends only). Once this section is completed, this area will reopen, and Bathurst Street between King Street West and Queen Street west will be partially closed (estimated to begin in August) under similar conditions. Finally, beginning in September, Bathurst Street between Wolseley Street and Dundas Street West will be partially closed for TTC track replacement. This work is estimated to take approximately four weeks, with sidewalks remaining open. Please note that construction work on this project will primarily occur during the following times, though some track work may occur 24/7: 7 am – 11 pm, Monday to Saturday; and 9 am – 7 pm on Sundays. It is important that all residents are still able to access the street and their neighbourhood during this time. If you have an accessibility or accommodation request, please contact the Public Consultation Unit at: downtownconstruction@toronto.ca or (416) 392-0472. Due to the scheduled work, buses are replacing the 511 Bathurst streetcar for this period. TTC service information will be posted at www.TTC.ca. For some residents, I understand that construction and road closures can pose an additional challenge during these difficult times. However, this work is key to ensuring that our roads, water system, and public transit are safe and working well. This is all part of building and maintaining our great city. If you have any specific concerns or questions, please reach out to me at councillor_cressy@toronto.ca on Facebook on Twitter by email Sign up for updates Need help? Ward 10 news	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line167
__label__wiki	0.619979	0.619979	2020 Oscar Predictions John’s Hall of Fame It’s the Pictures Podcast Best Movies of the Decade The Forgaughtens 2010 Summer Movie Preview Posted on April 29, 2010 By John Gilpatrick Editorials As weather heats up, so does anticipation for summer blockbuster season. For many (myself included), this season can be great fun, but it’s also kind of like a minefield—one week you get Star Trek, the next you get Angels and Demons. So consider this your guide to navigate the minefield—my preview and expectations for the big (and a few small) movies of the summer. Things start with a bang on May 7 with the opening of Iron Man 2. Now, if you are one of the maybe ten people who hasn’t seen the first one, shut your computer down this instant and go rent it. It’s about as much fun as movies get. Early word is the sequel doesn’t quite live up to the impossibly high standards set by the original, but seeing Robert Downey, Jr. don his iron suit once again (and going up against Mickey Rourke) will likely be one of the highlights to the long summer movie season. May 14 brings the umpteenth big screen version of Robin Hood, although the trailer tells us this one tells the “story behind the legend.” I don’t know what that means, but pardon me while I yawn. I have very little interest in a film that sounds as if it was only made because the character is already known, and it might take a little too much effort to do something original. Many of you will certainly be in line that Friday. I will likely stay home. I will also likely be staying home the following weekend, at least for one of the major releases. Back in 2001, Dreamworks Animation introduced us to a charming green ogre named Shrek. Over the course of two sequels and nearly ten years, the character has more than worn out his welcome, but we are still stuck with Shrek Forever After. I don’t know what the filmmakers plan to do with the characters that hasn’t already been done to death, so for that reason, I’ll pass. I still might make it out to the theaters that weekend for a film that might end up being a surprise hit. MacGruber—of Saturday Night Live fame—is coming to the big screen and has gotten surprising strong mentions since it premiered. If the good reviews continue to pour in, it might be worth a look. The next few weeks don’t engender much enthusiasm. Prince of Persia: Sands of Time might be mindless fun, but video game adaptations have, to be kind, a checkered history. The less said about Sex and the City 2, the better (although I’m clearly not in the target demographic). But June 11 brings one of the most promising comedies of the summer. Those of you who enjoy Forgetting Sarah Marshall will want to mark your calendars for Get Him to the Greek. It’s a spin-off of sorts which follows Russell Brand’s wild rock star character Aldous Snow as a music intern (played by Jonah Hill) tries to get him from London to Los Angeles in 72 hours. The trailer looks wild, and Brand is always good for some very edgy humor. Also opening in June: The A-Team, starring Bradley Cooper and Jessica Biel; The Karate Kid, starring Jackie Chan and Will Smith’s son, Jaden, in a remake of the 1984 classic; Jonah Hex, a strange but very intriguing project that infuses comic book films and westerns; Knight and Day, a generic-looking action comedy starring Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz; and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, which I will not write any more about in the hope that you will all skip it. The Twilight movies are bad. That’s not my opinion; it’s a fact. But the most promising film of June, and possibly the summer, is Toy Story 3 because who doesn’t want to spend some time with their old friends Woody and Buzz? Expect the reviews to be glowing and the pockets of Pixar executives to be overflowing. July kicks off with The Last Airbender, from director M. Night Shamylan (you know, the guy who has been riding the wave of The Sixth Sense for the past ten years despite the fact that he hasn’t delivered anything nearly as good since). The trailer for this one, however, looks really interesting. I’ll definitely be there. This month, we also get a reimagining of Predators, a Steve Carrell/Paul Rudd comedy called Dinner for Schmucks, and the Angelina Jolie action flick, Salt. But the most promising film in July is also the one we know the least about. After the great success of The Dark Knight, director Christopher Nolan was given pretty much free reign over his next project. For that project, he chose Inception. The plot of the film has been under close guard. It has something to do with corporate espionage and secrets of the mind, but no one knows much else. But between the mind bending trailer, and great cast and what is sure to be excellent direction and vision from Nolan, Inception will likely be one of the summer’s biggest successes, both critically and financially. After the last weekend in July, which brings us The Adjustment Bureau, a mystery/science-fiction/romance starring Matt Damon and Emily Blunt, we enter the cinematic wasteland of August. Last year was different. We actually saw two of the ten films nominated for Best Picture in August 2009 (District 9 and Inglourious Basterds). Unfortunately, this August doesn’t look as promising. The Other Guys stars Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg. It could be funny, but Ferrell’s comedies are hit-and-miss. Step Up 3-D sounds like the most unnecessary movie in history. And while the trailer for Scott Pilgrim vs. The World looks visually interesting, I’ve lost faith in Michael Cera and vowed to skip his movies until we finally see the long-promised Arrested Development movie. There is one movie to watch out for in August, though, and it’s The Expendables. This is the prototype of mindless summer movies, but just check out the cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis, Dolph Lundgren, Jet Li, Jason Statham and Mickey Rourke. Sure, it won’t break any cinematic boundaries, but I can’t imagine it not being a ton of fun. Many of you, like me, might not want to switch off your brains for an entire summer. But you shouldn’t stay away from the movies entirely. Perhaps taking a cue from last year’s Best Picture winner, The Hurt Locker, which opened over the summer, many of this year’s most promising independent features are opening against the likes of Iron Man 2 and Inception. Mother and Child stars Annette Bening and Naomi Watts in the story of a woman coping thirty years later with the decision to give her child up for adoption. Get Low follows the travails of a lonely Southern man (Robert Duvall) who throws his own funeral. And The Kids Are All Right tells the story of a lesbian couple (Annette Bening and Julianne Moore) trying to deal with their kids’ quest to find their biological father. All three have received great reviews from the festivals at which they premiered over the past year. And they will all likely show up somewhere on 2011’s Oscar ballots. So there you have it. What am I most looking forward to/blindly recommending, you ask? Well, here’s a handy list (going from “Holy shit, I can’t wait for this mindfuck of a movie to come out” to “This might be terrible, but at least it’ll be fun”): 10.) The Expendables 9.) Get Him to the Greek 8.) The Last Airbender 7.) The Kids Are All Right 6.) Get Low 5.) The Adjustment Bureau 4.) Mother and Child 3.) Iron Man 2 2.) Toy Story 3 1.) Inception And the least anticipated (going from “Eh, I don’t plan on seeing it, but maybe if reviews are decent” to “I’d rather be bitten by a vampire than see it”): 5.) Shrek Forever After and Robin Hood (tie) 4.) The Karate Kid 3.) Sex and the City 2 2.) Step Up 3-D 1.) The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Get Him to the Greek, Get Low, Inception, Iron Man 2, Mother and Child, Robin Hood, Sex and the City 2, Shrek Forever After, Step Up 3-D, The Adjustment Bureau, The Expendables, The Karate Kid, The Kids Are All Right, The Last Airbender, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Toy Story 3 The Hunger Games Review Ranking the 2011 Oscar Nominees 2011 OSCAR PREDICTIONS: Final Forecast Inception Review In Theaters: Upcoming Posts: The Forg-aught-ens Tony Scott Retrospective Director Spotlights About John Gilpatrick John Gilpatrick has been writing about film since 2009. 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__label__wiki	0.855429	0.855429	KU Medical Center News News Listing Page > Polivka New associate dean for research joins KU School of Nursing By Kristi Birch Barbara J. Polivka, Ph.D., RN, FAAN The University of Kansas School of Nursing has a new associate dean for research. Barbara J. Polivka, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, joined the KU School of Nursing on February 1. Polivka comes to KU from the University of Louisville School of Nursing, where she had been professor and the Shirley B. Powers Endowed Chair in Nursing Research since 2012. Before that, she had been on the faculty of The Ohio State University College of Nursing since 1999. Polivka was offered the associate dean for research position at the KU School of Nursing after a national search following the retirement of her predecessor, Marjorie Bott, Ph.D., RN., in 2018. Bott, who joined the KU School of Nursing faculty in 1990, became associate dean for research in 2003. "Dr. Polivka is an esteemed nurse scholar and a national leader in the field of environmental health," said Sally L. Maliski, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, dean of the KU School of Nursing. "Her extensive experience will help advance the KU School of Nursing's research agenda." After earning her bachelor's degree in nursing from the University of Cincinnati College of Nursing and Health in 1977, Polivka spent the first decade of her career as a practicing nurse. She began her academic career after earning her master of science in nursing degree from the University of Cincinnati in 1983. She earned a doctorate in nursing from The Ohio State University College of Nursing in 1990. Polivka has published widely about environmental health, particularly in the area of how people's health may be affected by hazards in their homes, such as lead paint and chemicals found in many household products. She is currently completing a study, funded by the National Institute of Aging, on how certain environmental triggers — namely air particulates and some compounds found in cleaning products, room fresheners, paint and polishes, carpets and floor adhesives — affect older adults with asthma. Her other main area of research is in health services. This includes devising a curriculum to train public health nurses to handle a disaster surge, which is what occurs when disasters result in a large influx of patients. She and her team also have developed a virtual simulation program, funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, to train home health professionals to identify safety hazards in patient's homes. These hazards, such as lit cigarettes, unconfined pets, or throw rugs that can cause tripping, often result in injuries to home health professionals as they handle patients and equipment in settings outside of a hospital or clinic. Polivka said she is looking forward to working with faculty as well as students and post-doctoral students to help them achieve their research goals, including helping them apply for grants. Her goal for the next few weeks is to meet with anyone at the school interested in doing research about their next steps, a process she enjoys. "In my previous position, much of my work was mentoring faculty, students and clinicians. I absolutely loved it," she said. "I thought I could do that even better in an administrative position like this. I was recruited for several positions, but I really liked KU, especially the interprofessional perspective." Polivka would especially like to see more interprofessional, multidisciplinary research conducted by KU nursing school faculty and students. "I'm looking forward to advancing the research enterprise here," she said. Last modified: Feb 13, 2019	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line181
__label__cc	0.611281	0.388719	Deputies' Immunity: A Check Against Arbitrary Justice This is the second of a two-part series about Saeima deputies' immunity from prosecution. Our columnist Kris Akenfelds wrote an article in favor of eliminating Saeima's immunity on Saturday, and today podcast co-host Otto Tabuns has penned a response in favor of maintaining the immunity. The Latvian Constitution is the law of the land that our representatives have agreed to ever since 1922. It was inspired by constitutions of countries such as Switzerland and (the Weimar) Germany. These were examples of constitutional order more democratic in the 1920's than Athens in the time of Aristotle, and certainly not less democratic that the U.S. when led by Theodore Roosevelt. Articles 29 and 30, as most other articles, have been part of the Constitution since it was written. The Republic of Latvia has always been parliamentary and was created that way in order to avoid excesses of unchecked one-man rule of political (such as the Tsar), military or religious kind (such as the Crusaders). The members of the Saeima – the parliament – are part of us, the citizens of Latvia. Yet, as in any representative democracy, they are vested with a greater power to make decisions that will affect us the most. Although one might see the president or the prime minister in the news more often, there is no government without parliament giving their confidence (Art. 59) and it is the parliament that elects or dismisses the president (Art. 35 and 51). In this regard, the Latvian parliament is certainly not just a bunch of politicians. They are the most important politicians in Latvia, and have this distinction because the Latvian people chose to make them such. According to the Constitution, parliament is the key lawmaker (Art. 64), approves the budget (Art. 66), decides the size of the armed forces during peacetime (Art. 67), and is the sole institution that approves all international agreements, including ones delegating national power to international institutions (Art. 68). Furthermore, it is only the parliament that may decide issues of conscription, declarations of war, declarations of peace, states of emergency (Art. 73), and amnesty (Art. 45). It is also important to note that Article 52 empowers the speaker of Saeima to take over the powers of the president when the latter is incapacitated or is prevented from exercising one's duties. Often overlooked is Article 54, which gives criminal immunity to the president, unless it is lifted by two thirds of Saeima. Rīga Castle, office of the president Riga Castle is not really the Latvian White House, and neither is 36 Boulevard of Freedom really our 10 Downing Street. The parliament is the political dreadnought, where the buck stops (and, per Article 66, where public bucks start out). Therefore, the safeguard for members of parliament from a possibly arbitrary or politically motivated restriction on their freedom ought to be reconsidered with caution. As noted by Mr. Akenfelds, it is difficult to fall back on the fact that Latvia is not alone in providing immunity to its legislators. However, if we take a look at the history of Latvia, it is possible to observe why that it is not, indeed, the only argument. After the Revolution of 1905 in the Russian Empire, following the lost Russo-Japanese war, Tsar Nicholas II agreed to institute the State Duma, making Russia a constitutional rather than an absolute monarchy. One of the deputies from Latvia, then part of Russian Empire, was Jānis Čakste, a lawyer who would later become the first president of Latvian Republic. The Tsarist authorities persecuted him, along with 167 other deputies, for publicly disapproving the illegal dissolution of the first Duma by the Tsar. Čakste was sentenced to three months in prison and prohibited from civic participation, including running for the next State Duma. This must have been one of the reasons why the Latvian Constitutional Assembly, coincidentally led by Jānis Čakste, validated the inclusion of immunity for deputies as an important defense mechanism in a new democratic system. A few decades later, after the coup in 1934, Kārlis Ulmanis imprisoned the member and speaker of the 4th Saeima, Mr. Pauls Kalniņš, in violation of the Constitution. Furthermore, the puppet government installed by the Soviet Union after the occupation in 1940 arrested deputies of the 4th Saeima, such as Jānis Breikšs, who tried to establish electoral lists to challenge the single Soviet-approved list permitted to run in the election of 1940. In both of these cases, the Constitution deemed such arrests illegal and validated the authority of Mr. Kalniņš as a deputy, speaker and the acting president, when he signed the Memorandum of the Latvian Central Council in 1944 to regain our independence amidst the occupation (hear more about this in Latvia Weekly International Recognition Special). These examples show why the Articles 29 and 30 were intended not to put our most important elected representatives outside the reach of judicial system. Instead, they ought to make sure that any motion to restrict a freedom of a member of parliament becomes and stays a public matter, and that the parliamentarians may verify the lack of arbitrary political motivation in the given accusation. And here it is, indeed, the reaction of voters in the coming election that may encourage or punish the deputies for their specific choices – the political responsibility in a democratic system. Although the question of Šlesers's immunity caused quite a reaction in its day, I would question the outrage of Latvian voters being key to why most cast their votes the way they did. Šlesers was the invoked cause and a likely concern for many, yet let us look at our constitutional order from inside. In our (as in any parliamentary and proportional) system, each of most voters is represented by a single faction of no more than twenty something out of a hundred. It is not the majority or the runner up, as in the British Parliament or American Congress. As this demands compromises from everyone, the voter might become disillusioned and not be even happy even with the lot that one actually chose to represent them, ending up not liking the parliament at all. Accordingly, it is more likely than in majoritarian or presidential countries that most every motion to let the parliament go would win, whatever the reason. In regard to Saeima not electing Zatlers the second time, one has to note that in the 11th Saeima the Latvian voters elected back most of the same deputies whom they had just let go. That would qualify my point about the general dissatisfaction with Saeima that can always be expected, and would also explain at least the personal motivation of many members of parliament of not wanting a president that did not want them in parliament. Whatever might be our opinions of persons that we consider oligarchs or whistleblowers, popular rumors, hearsay or labels are not grounds to differential treatment in a rule of law system if we keep building a rule of law country. Otherwise, the banking case, where the questioned quality of evidence might be the direct result of a hasty response to popular pressure will not be the last in which the decent effort of law enforcement ends up wasted, as do our taxes. I believe that we ought not to carve our well-tuned Constitution for headline catching, yet incidental cases regarding specific public figures. We must not threaten the rest of the parliament that do not fall under the allegations of oligarchy or whistleblowing. If we choose to pursue the suggestion of Mr. Akenfelds, in my opinion, the order of the steps should be changed. First, we have to proceed with judicial reforms to make the system more efficient, which can then be proven by comparative studies, international acclaim and indexes, and only then we ought to pursue constitutional changes to remove these specific checks preventing executive power being imposed over the legislators. Otto is a visiting lecturer at the Riga Graduate School of Law and the executive director of the Baltic Security Strategy Project. He is a member of Latvian Political Science Association and the Association for Advancement of Baltic Studies. Make sure to press "subscribe" at the top of the page to know when other great articles about Latvia will be released, and like us on Facebook for important stories of the day each evening! Latvia news Latvian corruption Latvian leaders Latvian news in English Saeima Alex Mellins February 10, 2019 at 7:13 PM I think Otto Tabūns has missed the point - the immunity of members of parliament should be revoked where the activity of the member is of a criminal nature, as distinct from an activity of a political nature. Misappropriating or stealing public funds is not a political act. Neither is the exposure of it (whistleblowing). Allowing political critisism is one thing, allowing corruption and theft is entirely another. lavithran May 23, 2019 at 7:44 AM Great information you have been shared and it will be useful to everyone. German Language Classes in Chennai spoken english class anna nagar chandhran April 29, 2020 at 9:26 AM It is an excellent blog. Your post is very good and unique. 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__label__cc	0.597499	0.402501	RS 14:42 NOTE: This provision of law was included in the Unconstitutional Statutes Biennial Report to the Legislature, dated March 14, 2016. §42. First degree rape A. First degree rape is a rape committed upon a person sixty-five years of age or older or where the anal, oral, or vaginal sexual intercourse is deemed to be without lawful consent of the victim because it is committed under any one or more of the following circumstances: (1) When the victim resists the act to the utmost, but whose resistance is overcome by force. (2) When the victim is prevented from resisting the act by threats of great and immediate bodily harm, accompanied by apparent power of execution. (3) When the victim is prevented from resisting the act because the offender is armed with a dangerous weapon. (4) When the victim is under the age of thirteen years. Lack of knowledge of the victim's age shall not be a defense. (5) When two or more offenders participated in the act. (6) When the victim is prevented from resisting the act because the victim suffers from a physical or mental infirmity preventing such resistance. B. For purposes of Paragraph (5), "participate" shall mean: (1) Commit the act of rape. (2) Physically assist in the commission of such act. C. For purposes of this Section, the following words have the following meanings: (1) "Physical infirmity" means a person who is a quadriplegic or paraplegic. (2) "Mental infirmity" means a person with an intelligence quotient of seventy or lower. D.(1) Whoever commits the crime of first degree rape shall be punished by life imprisonment at hard labor without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence. (2) However, if the victim was under the age of thirteen years, as provided by Paragraph (A)(4) of this Section: (a) And if the district attorney seeks a capital verdict, the offender shall be punished by death or life imprisonment at hard labor without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence, in accordance with the determination of the jury. The provisions of Code of Criminal Procedure Art. 782 relative to cases in which punishment may be capital shall apply. (b) And if the district attorney does not seek a capital verdict, the offender shall be punished by life imprisonment at hard labor without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence. The provisions of Code of Criminal Procedure Art. 782 relative to cases in which punishment is necessarily confinement at hard labor shall apply. E. For all purposes, "aggravated rape" and "first degree rape" mean the offense defined by the provisions of this Section and any reference to the crime of aggravated rape is the same as a reference to the crime of first degree rape. Any act in violation of the provisions of this Section committed on or after August 1, 2015, shall be referred to as "first degree rape". Acts 1978, No. 239, §1. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 707, §1; Acts 1984, No. 579, §1; Acts 1993, No. 630, §1; Acts 1995, No. 397, §1; Acts 1997, No. 757, §1; Acts 1997, No. 898, §1; Acts 2001, No. 301, §1; Acts 2003, No. 795, §1; Acts 2006, No. 178, §1; Acts 2015, No. 184, §1; Acts 2015, No. 256, §1.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line186
__label__wiki	0.560633	0.560633	Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images This Bill Could Forgive Student Loan Debt For Doctors And Nurses On Coronavirus Frontlines Representative Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) called it "the least we can do" Ella Ceron 04/23/2020 As doctors, nurses, and other health care workers risk their lives to save the thousands of people with severe COVID-19 symptoms, they're often made to do so with subpar or makeshift personal protective equipment (PPE), grueling shifts, and a rapidly depleting store of necessary medication. Many have shifted their living situations to minimize the risk of their loved ones becoming sick, and others have stood up to orchestrated anti-social distancing protestors who are advocating for practices that would potentially result in thousands more people becoming sick with a virus for which there is currently no known vaccine. In short, they're putting up with a lot — and a lot of things that they say they never signed up for when they chose their career paths. Now, many of them are lobbying the federal government to take more meaningful action than simply calling them "heroes": They want their student loan debts forgiven. A MoveOn petition started three weeks ago has amassed over 500,000 signatures; addressed to Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), as well as Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and House minority leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), the petition asks lawmakers to "include loan forgiveness for all health professionals" in the next stimulus package because those workers "are doing heroic and selfless service to our country. After World War II, Congress thanked our soldiers by passing the GI Bill so that they could get a college education. This would be the same." A separate Change.org petition, directed at President Donald Trump and congressional leaders, has garnered over 250,000 signatures. According to data from the Association of American Medical Professionals released in October 2019, a total of 73 percent of medical students graduate with student loan debt, and their average debt clocks in at $201,490. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing reported in 2017 that, on average, nurses graduate their programs with anywhere from $40,000 and $54,999 in debt, and that can take decades to pay off: A 2019 Medscape survey found that 20 percent of nurses aged 55 or older were still paying off their student loans. "We want to go out and take care of people. Nobody becomes a doctor for the money," Dr. Andrew Tisser, an emergency physician in New York who signed the Change.org petition, told NBC News. Like many inequities laid bare by the coronavirus pandemic, the severe debt saddling health care workers has only exacerbated already strained systems. In 2017, NPR reported on a shortage of doctors in rural areas, given that many cannot afford to open their own practices and continue to pay their student loan debt. Some states have already proven that relief is possible: In 2019, California introduced a new program that would relieve doctors of up to $300,000 in student loan debt if they agree to take Medi-Cal insurance for low-income patients. And while some health care providers use the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program to work towards loan forgiveness, few people were approved for such forgiveness between 2018 and 2019, largely owing to a paperwork technicality. On April 12, Representative Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) said she plans to introduce the Student Debt Forgiveness for Frontline Health Care Workers Act, which would "eliminate graduate school debt for health care workers who are providing direct patient care in response to the COVID-19 pandemic." "The least we can do to recognize their service is to forgive their graduate student loan debt so that they are not forced to worry about their financial wellbeing in addition to their health and the health of their families while they respond to a public health emergency," she said in a statement. And while Governor Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) has similarly called for frontline workers to receive hazard pay during the pandemic, some doctors don't believe an overtime strategy is enough. "I'm looking at a student loan debt of $318,000," Dr. Manuel "Trey" Penton III, a pediatric infectious disease physician in New York, told ABC News. "That few extra thousand dollars, while it may make a big difference to some people, for me, most of that money is going to go back into paying off my student loan debt. Elizabeth May, another physician in New York, agreed: "Four years into residency, and approximately $20,000 in loan payments later, I am still scraping away at the interest," of the debt she accrued in medical school, she wrote for The Intercept. "I owe more than when I graduated."	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line189
__label__cc	0.635688	0.364312	Katrina Larkin co-founder of Fora, leaders of the workspace revolution. Their first space opened in Clerkenwell January 2017 and now has nine locations across London and Reading with a further three due to open by the year end. Forget what you know about co-working; Fora is reimagining the entire experience. They call it pro-working. A pioneer in the festival world, Katrina Larkin co-founded The Big Chill Festival in 1994. Beginning life as a small gathering, the event eventually grew to become an internationally recognised brand, launching and operating three award winning bars, a record label and attracting some 40,000 visitors annually. In the process, The Big Chill spawned an entire industry of similar events and boutique festivals in the UK. Katrina established leading lifestyle trends within The Big Chill including contemporary street food and The Art Trail (getting established artists like Vivienne Westwood, Tracey Emin and Damien Hirst to create out-door installations). In addition, she produced concepts with leading cultural figures and organisations, including Punchdrunk, UK photographer Rankin and Spencer Tunic’s naked installation involving photographing 1000 volunteers in public, securing a Sunday Times and Evening Standard cover in the process. Katrina also created sponsorship deals and concepts with major fashion, tech and drink companies as well as annual media partnerships with The Guardian, The Independent, The Times, BBC6 Music and Radio 1. During her time at The Big Chill, Katrina developed a community of ‘Chillers’ that engaged with each other via a forum. The Big Chill was also the first event in the UK to stream live events and to create an online radio station. She also managed several tours of The Big Chill Internationally. Katrina ultimately sold The Big Chill festival to Cantaloupe Group in 2008 remaining as Creative Director until 2010. In that same year, she was awarded the 'Lifetime Achievement Award' at The UK Festival Awards and organised the London ‘The Haiti Benefit Gala, supporting ActionAid and Médecins Sans Frontières humanitarian aid efforts after the 2010 earthquake. In March 2013 Katrina began working with Brockton Capital Fund II L.P. on the long-term curation, brand re-positioning and redevelopment of Camden Lock Market. Here she developed an event programme, changed press attitudes to the market and curated retail offers of quality. She also successfully led on all tenant negotiations and communications on the proposed planning application. In 2014 Katrina joined Market Tech, the buyer of Camden Lock Market, as Commercial Operations Director. In addition to overseeing 16 acres of Central London real estate for the company and being instrumental in the granting of planning permission for the Lock Market, she was also influential in the planning and launching of Market Tech’s co-working office space ‘The Interchange’.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line198
__label__wiki	0.910215	0.910215	CityWatch Archives \| Email alerts May 22, 2020, 11:30 a.m. EDT Commencements during COVID-19 are a bittersweet experience for N.Y. grads Students and college leaders on how they’re trying to keep once-in-a-lifetime events special when they’re online only By Joe Dziemianowicz “I want graduates to think about their work in terms of a larger purpose,” she told MarketWatch, adding that although her address isn’t framed solely around the pandemic, it adds its own rich textures. “If this virus has taught us anything,” she said in the address , “it’s that something that is invisible can be deadly. This also means that seemingly small things, small decisions, small actions can have exponential effects in the other direction — affirming life and invigorating society.” Last week, CUNY Chancellor Felix V. Matos Rodríguez recorded remarks that will go out to various schools celebrating commencement events in May and June, including Queens College, Brooklyn College, Lehman College, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and others. “Graduation is my absolute favorite time of the academic year,” he told MarketWatch. “It’s a great time for students and family.” Even with the harsh realities of the pandemic, which he addresses in his speech, he believed it was important to “launch graduates into the world on a note that is upbeat and aspirational. Now we need that more than ever.” Courtesy Felix V. Matos CUNY Chancellor Felix V. Matos Rodríguez recorded remarks that will go out to various schools celebrating commencement. Along with optimism, resilience is another main theme of his remarks. “One key to success is being able to adapt, and these students have had the most dramatic taste of that,” he said. “They have resilience and adaptability in their toolbox. I think that it is indispensable to navigate all that life brings and will contribute to bring.” On Long Island, Stony Brook University is streaming its virtual graduation ceremony Friday at 11 a.m. The school’s president, Michael Bernstein, says crafting the address was a delicate balance. “I didn’t want to tiptoe around the elephant in the room — COVID-19,” he says. “That’s on everyone’s mind.” For his taped speech, which he delivers in a fire engine-red robe from a university theater, he emphasizes that unforeseen events can rock your world. “People make their own history, but they never do so just as they please,” he notes in the speech. “They do not make it under circumstances chosen by themselves, but rather in unanticipated situations. You are confronting challenges today that are neither easy nor fair. ... Accept adversity — acknowledge that problems are a misfortune only if you think of them that way.” In a May 15 toast to the Class of 2020 at Wagner College on Staten Island, Jeffrey Kraus, provost and vice president for academic affairs, applauded students for their “persistence, resilience and determination.” In a nod to school spirit, he said, “You exemplify what we mean by ‘Wagner Strong.’” Also read: Class of 2020 was to enter the strongest job market in 50 years — and now graduates’ earnings will lag peers’ for a decade At St. John’s University, President Conrado “Bobby” Gempesaw’s speech streams on May 31. His address, said a school spokesman, will echo remarks he made to graduates in his end-of-the-semester email. “More so than any recent graduating class, you have been uniquely challenged,” Gempesaw noted in that email. “You have seen up close the uncertainty of what can happen in life, and most importantly, you have adapted and thrived. You are entering a world sorely in need of new, thoughtful, and bold ideas.” While New York University’s traditional commencement gathering held at Yankee Stadium has been postponed until further notice, the school toasted its graduates in a streaming celebration on May 20 . “Well, class of 2020, this is not how it was supposed to be,” said NYU President Andrew Hamilton. “The end of a semester that should have been filled with joyous communal celebration instead was marked by disruption, separation and uncertainty…. As one commentator said, history doesn’t get bigger than this.” For Hayley Gruenspan, 21, who earned a dramatic writing degree at NYU, marking the end of college virtually “was a bit of a letdown. You can’t replace the experience of an in-person graduation,” she told MarketWatch. Still, she wore a black mortarboard as she viewed the streaming event on Wednesday with her parents on the Upper West Side in Manhattan. She appreciated the fact that close friends in New Jersey were watching along with them. Related: Colleges balance student safety with falling revenues during coronavirus — here’s how universities will be transformed in the fall In an inspired note, Hamilton expressed that though COVID-19 is the big, game-changing story of 2020, it’s not the only story. “While this crisis bonds you, it doesn’t define you,” he said. “Just as these last few months do not define your entire NYU experience…. No virus can take that away.”	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line199
__label__wiki	0.791408	0.791408	HRO.org in English‎ > ‎ Harassment of journalist Grigory Pasko continues posted 14 Nov 2016, 05:04 by Rights in Russia [ updated 14 Nov 2016, 05:05 ] Source: HRO.org The police in Syktyvkar received a call on the evening of 8th November that there was an explosive device in the Avalon hotel where Grigory Pasko, leader of the international NGO ‘Foundation for the Support of Investigative Journalists’, was holding a seminar. The Internet-Journal “7x7”, which received the news from members of the seminar, had it confirmed by the Komi police department. About an hour after Grigory Pasko had started his lecture, the hotel manager asked him to vacate the auditorium. She said that an anonymous person had rung the police and said that there was a bomb in the hotel, and the police had already arrived. A few minutes later Pasko spoke with a member of the administration of the Komi Republic who explained that the leader of the Republic’s administration had received an anonymous letter which stated that ‘Pasko intends to blow up Komi’, and he suggested that this type of provocation might continue. Ten minutes later the alarms system went into action, and the seminar participants were advised to leave the building. By this time there were about ten police officers in the hotel reception, and four cars outside the building. On the eve of Pasko’s arrival in Syktyvkar, there were references to the journalist’s visit in government publications with the headings ‘The money of Czech millionaires is going to be handed out in Syktyvkar’ and ‘Syktyvkar bloggers will be lured into “the School of Traitors”’. The two items were identical in content and copied an anonymous blog in LiveJournal.com which, judging by its registration, was created on the day of publication and consisted of a single item, i.e., that relating to Pasko. At the end of September 2016 when Pasko arrived in Barnaul, also to hold a seminar, he was assaulted. In 1997 Grigory Pasko was accused of treason and, after a year and a half, in a prison colony, was released on parole. In 1999 he was recognized as a prisoner of conscience by the human rights organization Amnesty International. Translated by Mary McAuley	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line203
__label__cc	0.53675	0.46325	Jasper County Meth Lab Numbers Lower JOPLIN, MO.- The National Precursor Log Exchange has blocked the sale of more than 23,000 boxes of pseudoephedrine already in 2014. Those numbers apply just to Missouri, but the system tracks anyone who tries to buy in state here and any of the other 29 states taking part in the system. The law has been in effect since 2011, and it does seem to be making a dent in Jasper County meth labs, with 17 last year. That’s the lowest total in five years. Local police say that’s no guarantee meth use is down. "I believe it’s reducing the amount of locally made meth, however it’s still being imported from out of state, out of country. They’re getting it from somewhere," said Don Melton, Webb City Police Department. Missouri currently limits the sale of drugs with pseudoephedrine to no more than nine grams per month.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line207
__label__cc	0.746409	0.253591	The Dark Tower, Percy Jackson and the Olympians Page 30 of Stepbrother Dearest Pasge List Listen Audio “You know I would never expect special treatment. You don’t owe me anything.” “Your writing blew me away long before this career. I believe in you. We’ll work together. If nothing comes of it, then at least we tried.” “If nothing comes of it, I’m still the luckiest man in the world.” He whispered to himself, still thinking of my admission. “That’s wild.” I got up to straddle him and brushed my finger over his side. “Speaking of lucky, I noticed this new tattoo right here.” He started to tickle me. “Oh, you did, did you?” It was a small Lucky Charms cereal box with the words Get Cereal above it. How cute but bizarre. Even though it went along with the Irish theme of all the other tats, it made me chuckle. “What’s the significance of this?” “Honestly? I just got this recently. It reminds me of you and the horseshoe up your ass. Also, you’re my lucky charm. More than once in my life, you turned something miserable into something magical for me. He pulled me into a deep kiss then said, “And if you scramble the letters of Get Cereal, you get our names.” Get Cereal=ElecGreta Oh my God. I loved him. “That’s my favorite anagram you’ve ever come up with.” “It was either that or Rectal Gee, which made no sense. Then I would have had to get an ass tattooed on my side. That wouldn’t have worked.” A few months later, it was Christmas in New York. This was my favorite time of year with all of the lights and decorations adorning the city. This Christmas was like no other because Elec and I were experiencing it together in love for the first time. We’d be going out to San Francisco to spend the actual holiday with Pilar. Per Elec’s suggestion, he had me speak to her on the phone to take some of the edge off. She was surprisingly cordial to me, and it made me feel a lot better about the trip. Things would never be perfect between us, and I was sure she would have preferred him ending up with Chelsea. At least, though, with Randy gone and through the passage of time, she was able to accept me. A few days before we were set to fly out west, Elec and I were invited to a Christmas party at Sully’s. Sully’s apartment was very classic New York, lots of dark wood crown molding and a hefty built-in bookshelf lined from top to bottom with books ranging from erotica to military history. She’d gone all out, hanging plastic mistletoe and white lights all throughout the apartment. There was even a gold banner that read, Eat, Drink and Be Mary. She also set out a table of spiked eggnog and assorted appetizers. Elec and I were feeling pretty good after a few mugs of the eggnog. He looked so sexy in a velvet Santa hat when he led me to a private corner of the room. I pulled on the fuzzy ball at the end of his hat. “You know you’re the sexiest Santa I’ve ever seen, right?” His slid his hands down my waist. “Lucky for you, I’ll be coming way more than once a year.” I wrapped my arms around his neck and leaned into him. “And I’ll be giving you way more than cookies.” “I wouldn’t mind spreading some cheer in that bathroom right now,” he said. So, that was what we did. When we emerged, it was time to open presents. Sully gave Elec his first. They’d actually grown pretty close and were constantly busting each other’s balls. “Oh, Sully. You shouldn’t have.” The room burst into laughter as Elec lifted a t-shirt that displayed the photo of his bare-chested self, holding the cardboard f**kface sign. There was also a mug and mouse pad featuring the now classic image. Sully laughed. “With all this book stuff, I just didn’t want you to forget your roots.” Elec took it in stride then accepted his actual present, which was a gift certificate to Starbucks where he spent a lot of time writing after work. We’d recently inked a publishing deal for Lucky and the Lad and a yet to be written sequel he was developing now. He was still working at the middle school during the day. Elec’s present to me was the last to be handed out. I was surprised he even brought something for me since we agreed to exchange gifts in California. Let’s just say, once I opened the box, it made total sense. This wasn’t my actual gift. It was the last pair of underwear he’d stolen from me all those years ago. They were turquoise lace. I remembered them well and shook my head. “I can’t believe you’ve held onto this all these years.” “It was the one memento I had of you for a long time.” I whispered in his ear. “You’re lucky my ass still fits inside these.” He whispered in mine. “I think I’m even luckier because I fit inside your ass.” I punched him lightly on the arm. “You’re so nasty. I love it, though.” “You didn’t read the card,” he said. I opened it. It had a picture of an old couple kissing by a Christmas tree. It was one of those blank cards where you could write your own note inside. Greta, This Christmas will be the best of my life. Because of you…I: Am grateful. Am happy. Am fulfilled. Am at peace. Am excited for the future. Am in love. Because of you this Christmas…I: Am Merry. It didn’t register at first until I saw him getting down on one knee and reaching into his pocket. Am Merry=Marry Me. “I didn’t know what love felt like until you, Greta, not just giving it but receiving it. I love you so much. Please say you’ll marry me.” I covered my face in shock. “I will. Yes. Yes!” Everyone in the room clapped. Sully must have been in on it because a bottle of champagne popped in the air. When Elec placed the ring on my finger, I gasped. “Elec, this is the most beautiful ring I’ve ever seen, but there is no way you could afford it.” The diamond was at least two carats and channel set with small stones all around the white gold or platinum band. He stood up and pressed his nose to mine. “This ring is the one that Patrick gave Pilar all those years ago. Money was no object to him. Mami stopped wearing it after Patrick died but didn’t want to part with it. She held onto it all these years. I hadn’t ever seen it before, but she showed it to me just before I moved here. I immediately asked if I could have it, knowing I wanted to give it to you someday. She gave it to me, but I insist on paying her back eventually. This ring once represented a lot of pain for my family, but I don’t look at it that way now. If it weren’t for all of that, there’d be no us, and I couldn’t imagine that. This ring is an indestructible piece of light among all the darkness that was my past. It reminds me of your love for me. It is the ring for you.” A year later, on New Years Eve, Elec and I had a private ceremony officiated by a justice of the peace. I wore my hair up. He was happy about that. A big wedding wasn’t necessary; we just wanted to make it official. We chose New Years Eve as a way of sticking it to fate. After a nice dinner alone at Charlie’s Pub following the wedding, we joined the crowd in Times Square. When the ball dropped, Elec lifted me into a passionate kiss that more than made up for our lost opportunity here five years ago. When he put me down, I whispered into his ear and gave him the surprise of his life. Later that night, he’d put his head on my tummy, and cleverly joked in typical Elec fashion about how we belonged in a reality TV show: he’d now officially become his brother’s bastard child who impregnated his stepsister. The Final Chapter: True Romance “Are you baby O’Rourke’s father?” An unfamiliar twinge developed in my heart upon the nurse’s use of that term. “Yes. That’s me. I’m the father.” The father. My whole life had seemingly been defined by being the antithesis of father. I was the son: bastard son, bad son, estranged son. But now, I was the father. It was my turn to be…the father. “Can I check your identification please?” I lifted my arm and showed her the plastic bracelet locked around my wrist. I wanted to wear it forever. Gangrene may not have even been a good enough reason to cut that thing off. “Follow me,” she said. I’d missed the birth. I’d been visiting Mami in California when Greta called me to say her water broke. She was only thirty-four weeks along, so I thought it was safe to take a quick trip out there before my time became more limited than ever. I immediately packed up and started driving to the airport once I realized she was likely in labor. The next thing I knew, Sully was calling me to say Greta had been taken in for an emergency c-section. I panicked because I wasn’t even on the plane yet. I knew I wouldn’t make it in time. The worst kind of helpless feeling came over me. I prayed probably for the first time ever. It’s funny how you can spend your entire life wondering if there’s a God until suddenly in a time of crisis, you’re begging Him for help as if you’d never doubted He existed. Sully sent me a text shortly before I boarded. It was a picture of my son. My son. I remember I’d been walking out of the bathroom and just froze, staring at my phone in awe. I looked around me as if everyone should have known that this was the most monumental moment in the history of the universe. The message said the baby was taken to the NICU but was fine. Greta was fine. They were fine. Thank you, God. I swear I’ll never doubt you again. Tears stung my eyes as I looked down at the picture while I walked through the gate and onto the plane. I think I must have stared at the photo for the entire six hours. When I finally arrived at the hospital, Greta was sleeping, and I didn’t want to wake her, but I couldn’t wait another minute to meet my son. The nurse led me to where he was asleep in the incubator. If I thought the photo made me emotional, there was no comparison to seeing him in person, watching his little chest rise and fall. “He’s breathing on his own, and all his vitals are good. He should only have to be in here five to six days.” “Can I hold him?” “Yes. We just ask that you wash your hands with the antibacterial soap over there and put on one of these masks.” I wasted no time heading to the sink, lathering my hands and placing the paper mask over my mouth. She took him out and handed him to me. His warm body was swaddled in a blanket and felt light as a feather. Suddenly, I became terrified, not only of keeping him safe for the rest of his life but worried even about the ride home through the city. He was so fragile, and yet this tiny being comprised everything in the world that now mattered to me. Talk about holding the world in the palm of your hand. I wished I could carry him home in a breathable non-destructive display case with a lock. I wanted to shield him from everything this crazy world had to offer. Looking down at his little face made me truly realize that everything I’d been through in life was supposed to happen exactly as it had. It couldn’t have transpired any other way if it meant that this little person never came to be. He had Randy’s nose, which was also Patrick’s. It was uncanny. With his lighter hair, he looked even more like them than I did. How ironic that through all of the hate, love was spawned in their likeness. Chills ran through me when I realized today—his birthday—was the 22nd but didn’t let it bother me one way or the other. “Hey, little buddy. It’s Daddy. I’m your daddy.” His eyelids flickered, and he started to squirm in my arms. “You don’t have to wake up. I’ll still be here. You won’t be able to get rid of me for a very long time.” He opened his little hand, and I watched his tiny fingers close around my pinky. I wondered where any of my inspiration to write even came from before him. I knew that from now on, every last bit of it would be derived from my son. Letting go of all lingering anger from the past was going to be more necessary now than ever. There would no longer be room for any of it in my heart. I needed all the room for him. It was in that moment holding my son when I knew I had to truly forgive Patrick and Randy. They’d schooled me on what not to do as a father. I’d make up for their mistakes by giving my own son more love than he’d know what to do with. It may have seemed strange, but I quietly thanked Randy for what he had given me. In life, he led me to my one true love. In death, he made it possible to find her again. Through death there was life. Through hate there was love. I looked down at my son. “In the end, there was you, and that made it all worth it.” In the same way that you can easily switch the letters of a word around to see another hidden meaning, such is life. A life can be defined by its hardships or its blessings. It’s all a matter of how you look at it. So, while this book was once setting up to be a tragic tale, it turned into a love story, an imperfect but unconventionally epic romance. Scramble the letters of romance, you get Cameron. Greta came up with that one all on her own. It was her very first anagram. Romance=Cameron. I love you, Cameron. 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__label__wiki	0.828704	0.828704	Sultan grants audience to envoys by Jason Leong His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam yesterday consented to present Letters of Credentials to newly-appointed Brunei envoys and received Letters of Credentials from three foreign envoys at Istana Nurul Iman. His Majesty first presented Letters of Credentials to Pehin Datu Inderasugara Brigadier General (Rtd) Dato Paduka Haji Mohammad Yusof bin Abu Bakar, Brunei's Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany. This was followed by the presentation of Letters of Credentials to: Pengiran Dato Paduka Haji Abdul Hamid bin Pengiran Haji Mohammad Yasin, Brunei's Ambassador to the Union of Myanmar; Dato Paduka Haji Kamis bin Haji Tamin, Brunei's Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand; and, Dr Haji Emran bin Bahar, Brunei's Ambassador to the Russian Federation. His Majesty later received Letters of Credentials from three newly-appointed non-resident envoys to the country, namely Carlos Alfredo Amores Balbin of the Republic of Cuba, Vibeke Rovsing Lauritzen of Denmark and Purevjav Gansukh of Mongolia. Following the ceremony, His Majesty consented to grant an audience to the four new Brunei envoys. Pehin Datu Inderasugara Brigadier General (Rtd) Dato Paduka Haji Mohammad Yusof bin Abu Bakar, 59, Brunei's Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany, previously served as Brunei's Ambassador to the Union of Myanmar. Prior to his appointment as Brunei's Ambassador to the Union of Myanmar, Pengiran Dato Paduka Haji Abdul Hamid bin Pengiran Haji Mohammad Yassin, 54, held the post of Senior Special Duties Officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade. Brunei's Ambassador to Thailand, Dato Paduka Haji Kamis bin Haji Tamin, 57, formerly held the post of Permanent Secretary at the Prime Minister's Office. Prior to his appointment as Brunei's Ambassador to the Russian Federation, Dr Haji Emran bin Bahar, 47, held the post of Deputy Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Defence. His Majesty later granted separate audiences to the newly appointed non-resident envoys from Cuba, Denmark and Mongolia. Carlos Alfredo Amores Balbin, 42, the Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to Brunei, is concurrently the Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to Malaysia. Mongolia's Ambassador to Brunei, Purevjov Gansukh, 51, is concurrently the Ambassador to Singapore. The Ambassador of Denmark to Brunei, Vibeke Rovsing Lauritzen, 44, also serves as the Ambassador to Singapore. - Borneo Bulletin (11th Feb 2009)	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line209
__label__wiki	0.853988	0.853988	Falcons Confident Ahead of MNF Showdown After coming off a bye in week nine, many wondered if Steven Jackson and the Atlanta Falcons still had it in them to make a playoff push. At the time, they had a 2-5 record and were fresh off a second-half collapse to the Detroit Lions 22-21 in London. Fast forward to the first week of December, and the Falcons are 5-7, and winners of three out of the last four games, and are fresh off a 29-18 victory over one of the NFC’s best teams in the Arizona Cardinals. The Falcons have another chance to make a statement to the rest of the NFL on Monday night football, where they will be taking on the NFL’s hottest team: the Green Bay Packers (9-3). The Packers have been the hottest team in football, riding a four-game winning streak, and they’re an outstanding 6-0 at Lambeau Field. Despite the records, S-Jax and Co. are not phased about playing primetime under the lights, and they know if they stick to their game plan, they should pull out a victory. "We always have pressure on ourselves to have a good run week, so of course Aaron Rodgers, one of the best to play the game," he said. "But our job, no matter who’s the quarterback on the other side of the ball, is to be productive, be efficient and that what we want to do." In seven games against the Packers, SJ39 is averaging 18.3 carries for 89 yards and 0.3 touchdowns. The last time the Falcons took on the Packers was last season in Week 14, again at Lambeau Field. Atlanta only lost that contest by a single point, 22-21. As a team, Atlanta tallied 83 rushing yards, and SJ had 72 of those on 16 carries. For the Falcons to win on Monday night, the running game must continue to flourish as it did last Sunday against the Cardinals. "Just another day at the office," SJ said. "I need to be more consistent, and that's what I strive to do. We're going into the month of December where the games are going to be more challenging. We've set the bar now, and now we need to do it consistently." Last week against the Cardinals, SJ39 had 101 rushing yards on 18 carries. This week, he and the ATL running corps will have an opportunity for another big day against a Green Bay defense that is allowing 132.3 rushing yards per game, good for No. 28 in the NFL. Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan commented this week on how the running game has been a key this season. "I think running the football for us has been key. I think one of the things that’s really benefitted us is that we’ve had the same five guys up front for the last five weeks. I think the continuity on the offensive line those guys starting to come together and play with an edge, and then our running backs, playing physical and running behind those guys up front. We’re a better offense when we’re balanced, and that’s important for us as we move forward." With the ground attack behind him, Ryan identified Green Bay’s star linebacker, Clay Matthews, as the biggest roadblock to his team’s success. "Obviously, Clay (Matthews) is a really good player, and kind of the last four or five weeks they’ve kind of moved him inside a little bit, but they still get him onto the outside and pass rush, and use him in a bunch of different ways because he’s such a versatile player," Ryan said. "He’s got a skill set that can pretty much line up anywhere, and so we’ve got to identify where he’s at." Last Sunday, the Patriots put up 84 rushing yards against the Packers defense with LeGarrette Blount rushing for 58 yards on 10 carries. On the other side of the ball, the Falcons defense will be tested by an explosive Green Bay Packer offense, which has been blowing teams out early. During its four-game win streak, the Pack attack has scored 109 points in the first and second quarters—an average of 27.3 first-half points. Against that attack, the Atlanta defense will look to force Aaron Rodgers and Co. into as many mistakes as possible. Falcons’ safety William Moore knows that in the NFL if you win the turnover battle, you win the game, and that is what they will have to do against GB. "When you win the turnover battle, you can come out great in the win column," Moore said. "As long as we cause turnovers, it will get us off the field and get the ball in our offense's hand." Ryan and Moore both have respect for Rodgers, who is looking like the NFL’s MVP at this point in the season. "He's lights-out right now," Moore said. "His percentage is way up. His turnover margin is way down, and he's balling out this year. He's playing smarter. He's extending plays. He's being Aaron Rodgers, so it's going to be important for us to prepare for those extended plays this week. I've seen a few of their losses come against teams who matched their intensity in extended plays." Rodgers has ridiculous numbers this season with 3,325 passing yards, 32 touchdowns and only three interceptions. "I’ve known Aaron since I came into the League, and he’s a great guy," said Ryan. "Really, really great competitor, and he’s playing at a really, really high level, but he’s been doing that for a long time. Always have had the utmost respect for him, and how he handles himself and how he goes out there plays, and he’s continuing to play great." The Packers stretched their streak to four by knocking off Tom Brady and the New England Patriots, 26-21, just a week ago. The Falcons come into the game with a 5-7 record and know that they control their destiny from here on out. "We are number one in the south and you know we got to keep it that," said SJ. "Whenever you can control your own destiny that’s the way you want it so long as we continue to take it one week at a time and continue to find a way to win, we’ll be okay." Kickoff from Lambeau Field is slated for 8:30 p.m. ET and the game can be seen on ESPN. Steven Jackson keeps Falcons in the running (ESPN NFL Nation, Dec. 1, 2014) Thursday Press Pass: Falcons at Packers (AtlantaFalcons.com, Dec. 4, 2014) TRANSCRIPTS: SMITH, RYAN PRESS INTERVIEWS (AtlantaFalcons.com, Dec. 4, 2014) MOORE: FALCONS MUST MATCH GREEN BAY'S INTENSITY (AtlantaFalcons.com, Dec. 4, 2014) How Green Bay Will Lose On Monday (The Falcoholic, Dec. 4, 2014) Don't sleep on the Falcons offense (SB Nation, Dec. 5, 2014) By SJ39.com Staff\|2017-01-06T18:01:47-08:00December 6th, 2014\|News\|Comments Off on Falcons Confident Ahead of MNF Showdown	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line210
__label__wiki	0.887166	0.887166	A few Alabama State golfers were warming up when they overheard a comment from an opposing team. © Provided by Golfweek “How are schools like that here and playing like that?” For ASU’s head coach Quincy Heard, it was a familiar question. It was early March, and “here” marked the second round of the Kiawah Island Spring Classic, the largest tournament in the country hosted in South Carolina. ASU “playing like that” foreshadowed the women’s program setting a program scoring record with a 912 (+48) score for the event. Heard — a U.S. Navy veteran turned PGA professional — and ASU, an historically Black college not known for golf, are emerging in the sport at a time when HBCU athletics are gaining relevancy. ASU is one of about 25 HBCUs to feature a golf program, per the Black College Golf Coaches’ Association. But Heard, along with longtime Hornets assistant coach Robert Clark, make Alabama State the only HBCU with two PGA professionals on staff.© Provided by Golfweek Alabama State golf coach Quincy Heard. Alabama State golf coach Quincy Heard. “I wasn’t coming here to be second-best at anything,” Heard said after uprooting his life in Portland, Oregon, for the gig in Montgomery, his hometown. The women’s team finished 24th at the Kiawah Classic and the men’s grouping put together its best performance of the season a week later. The pandemic shortened the Hornets’ first season under Heard, though he believes the program was establishing itself before the lockdown. From Makur Maker and Howard to Deion Sanders and Jackson State, HBCU athletics are expanding. The interest has reached Montgomery, with NBA veteran Mo Williams heading ASU’s men’s basketball team. Local businessman Alfred Seawright noticed, donating a new team van to the golf program ahead of its 2021 season. Nine years ago, Seawright, an ASU alum, funded the golf team’s start. Seawright, the CEO of Medical Place, has gifted a series of donations throughout the River Region and believed in the vision of Clark, then ASU’s head coach. He initially covered the cost of Clark’s salary, Seawright said.© Provided by Golfweek Dr. Alfred Seawright poses for a portrait in his office at Medical Place in Montgomery, Ala., on Thursday, May 21, 2020. Dr. Alfred Seawright poses for a portrait in his office at Medical Place in Montgomery, Alabama, on Thursday, May 21, 2020. Last year, Clark approached Seawright again, this time about Heard. Eight years after picking up the sport, Heard was elected to the PGA’s membership committee. In 2011, Heard started a foundation for athletes in the foster-care system. Now, Heard was in line to be ASU’s new coach. “This is one of my students,” Clark told Seawright, “… We’re gonna turn this program around.” Seawright met Heard and was enthralled by his vision. Heard talked about national titles and bettering the lives of student-athletes. Seawright wanted to help, so he gifted a new van, which was designed by a member of the ASU athletics office and applied by a local business. The players like the 2020 Mercedes, Heard said. It’s an improvement over the hallmark rickety seats and no air-conditioning of the old van. “I think in Montgomery were set to see a whole different level of golf,” Seawright said, “… I hope the van can make a difference. There’s nothing like having something brand new.” Aussie De Minaur warms up for home slam with Antalya title (Reuters) – Australian Alex de Minaur warmed up for his home Grand Slam with an	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line217
__label__wiki	0.727745	0.727745	U of T Plans to Amalgamate its Languages and Literatures - Torontoist U of T Plans to School its Languages and Literatures Last Monday, as the University of Toronto re-opened in the wake of the G20, departments and centres across its Faculty of Arts and Science returned to the bureaucratic version of the relationship death knell "we need to talk". They learned that if a recommendation being made by the faculty’s Strategic Planning Committee went through, departments across the humanities would be dissolved within the year, with a lucky few to be resurrected, franken-style, under the monolithic umbrella of a single "School of Languages and Literatures." The proposed School of L&L would amalgamate the current departments of East Asian Studies, Italian Studies, Germanic Languages and Literatures, Slavic Languages and Literatures, and Spanish and Portuguese. The Centre of Comparative Literature, which currently offers MA and PhD programs, would be embedded in the school and redefined as a collaborative program, unable to grant degrees independently. The Centre for Ethics and The Centre for Diaspora and Transnational Studies, a research centre and graduate collaborative program respectively, would be abandoned entirely. None of this is a done deal, though it is being presented that way by those who have brought the recommendation forward. In September, the Faculty of Arts and Science plans to hold a series of town hall meetings, consulting with faculty, students, and other stakeholders. Then, according to the faculty's timeline, the departments affected will figure out how to dissolve and amalgamate themselves by December so that their proposal can be hustled up the U of T bureaucratic ladder by July 2011... The Centre for Comparative Literature arguably stands to suffer the most from this proposal, losing its degree programs entirely. The centre, established over forty years ago by Northrop Frye, offers a unique program that "enables the kind of research that is genuinely comparative or interdisciplinary, research that does not fit neatly into any of the traditional disciplines," says Neil ten Kortenaar, the centre's chair. Comp lit students and faculty are adamant that a collaborative degree—like a minor, but at the graduate level—is an empty, conciliatory gesture on the Strategic Planning Committee's part... Oversights like these are illogical at best. Many students whose departments are being incorporated worry that the School of Languages and Literatures intends to focus on language to the exclusion of literature, that this is part of an overall movement away from critical and theoretical thinking in favour of more pragmatic interests within the humanities. Some are concerned that the School of L&L is being created as a place to groom diplomatic, internationally relevant skills such as translation rather than as one for cutting-edge scholarship. Gertler says this is "completely false. It is far too premature to judge what the school will focus on." Still, the fact remains that the proposed School of Languages and Literatures—coupled with the outright axing of the Centre for Ethics and the Centre for Diaspora Studies —will have a profound effect on the study of humanities at the University of Toronto. Far from promoting diversity, the School of L&L risks homogenizing the way that languages and literature are studied, making it difficult for students and faculty alike to meaningfully pursue scholarship that falls outside very narrowly defined categories. PETITION: OPPOSE THE SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE SAVE COMPARATIVE LITERATURE Labels: humanities, UofT Petition for Freedom of Expression, Democracy and ... U of T Plans to Amalgamate its Languages and Liter... Discovery Has No Roadmap - the role of the Humanities	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line219
__label__cc	0.692809	0.307191	PETA Has Gone Mad!! These PETA jerks have finally completely lost their minds! They are now urging Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream makers to use human breast milk instead of cow's milk. Would you seriously eat ice cream made from human breast milk? Before you answer, human's milk is not as rich and creamy as cow's milk. Human babies don't need to gain 400+ pounds in a year! Dairy is good in moderation (PETA never does any research!!). PETA states that cow's milk has been linked to diabetes and ovarian cancer, along with a lot of other maladies. NOT true!!!! Milk is actually quite healthful. Our babies are not meant to drink it, but we can as adults just fine with few side-effects. Well, maybe nothing except a case of lactose intolerance. But that can easily be fixed by eating acidophilus yogurt every day for a week. It worked for me!! Now I just simply enjoy regular dairy products. Especially ice cream. Unfortunately living here in Ocean Shores, it never really gets warm enough to enjoy it. What I picture ice cream made with human breast milk to be like is think of very, very skim milk, and dilute it with water. There you will have the future of Ben and Jerry's ice cream, or ANY other ice cream that plans to follow PETA's rules. They've apparently got one restaurant to follow their code. Remind me never to eat there!!!! If you want to know the mentality of PETA supporters, one of the last posts I remember reading on the anti-PETA forum was one of the PETA jerks going into the PETA forum asking what she should do with her pubic hairs! She asked "Should I shave them off or not?" She thought her new boyfriend would be disgusted by them. That's not something someone should bring up on a public forum!! If a girl wants to know that, that is what parents, doctors and Planned Parenthood is for. Not a stupid PETA-supporting forum!!!!! I wouldn't trust their word anyway! PETA has always been wrong about meat being bad for us, why would anyone think they would be any more correct about shaving pubic hairs? Naturally, the anti-PETA people were poking fun at that individual. I was just stunned someone would discuss that on a public forum. The Anti-PETA people had a field day with that post!! Well, I hope no ice cream company complies with PETA's requests! PETA thinks animals have more rights than people do. Not equal rights, but more rights. Cows were made to feed meat-eating animals. That is why their natural reproductive rate is so high. If these were wild cattle, they would be picked off naturally by wild dogs, hyenas and even wild felines. And yes, there are such things as wild cattle!! The people of the anti-PETA forum (who Pollock said most have college degrees in some form of zoological studies--which I actually find very hard to believe) said there is no such thing as wild cattle. But there is. Banteng, gaur, and yaks are ALL wild cattle. People of Asia have been taming yaks for centuries, but they still run wild as well. And they are cattle. They are within the genus "Bos", which is a genus of cattle. Many of these wild cattle are often eaten by predators. If nature intended this course of action in the wild, there is no reason why humans cannot benefit from it as well. Anyway, anyone interested in reading this ridiculous article, plus the letter sent to Ben and Jerry's by one of the PETA jerks, here is the link: http://www.wptz.com/news/17539127/detail.html?taf=pla The Mozart of Funk?? Well, I was looking through a story based on my old MSN blog, I titled it "How A Dog-Girl Turned Rocker". I was glancing back through some of my old posts on that blog. Boy! It is simply amazing how much I have changed since then. Most of the posts were made in the summer of 2005, when Rockstar: INXS was going on. My love for INXS was quite freshened. Like putting a new refill into one of those old and working Glade air fresheners. The fresh scent of spring was all over the air around me, and I was heavily in love with Timmy. I still love Timmy! But the fresh, spring feeling is now in late summer. Well, at least it's not in winter. That would be the time I would drop Timmy completely and that is not likely to happen in the foreseeable future. But one never knows. I'm not saying I hope it happens though!! I'm just saying things change. But as far as I am concerned, INXS is still the best band and Tim is still the most handsome guitarist in the World. But I am not here to talk about Timmy. I was reading that blog from way back when and I noticed the things I said about Andrew!! Nothing horrible mind you, but I did say he was my 6th most favorite band member (counting Michael, and not counting JD who was not yet officially a member of the band). That was dated from June of 2005. Things have really changed since then!!!! That year, Andrew went for a different look. One more different than anything he had done previously. In fact, he was the one band member whose style always remained pretty consistent. I really actually loved his new "mountain man" appearance. But he was still Andrew, the "silent" member. Well, that's all he was to me back then. Cute, but not the one in the limelight, I guess. And then I met him. Suddenly everything changed dramatically!! He was probably what I came to know as one of the nicest band members of INXS. Over the months, this caused a great boost in his position on my favorites list. He went from being my 6th most favorite band member, to being my 3rd. 3rd is not bad at all!! Especially considering I love the 1st favorite more than anything!! Except maybe my family and my dogs. Sorry, the Farriss brothers have to count first and foremost. Then there is Garry, who is a brother to the band, but not one of the Farriss's. JD comes before Michael because he is still here, and I have formally met him. Whereas I haven't formally met Michael (just kissed him), so he makes up the 6th fave. Andrew's fans have often referred to him as a "big, cuddly teddy bear". I knew he looked like one, but his gruff exterior made me more think of the bully on the playground. When I met him and realized what a sweet, wonderful person he is, (I can really tell that by shaking his hands) I really learned to like him a lot! The whole physical outlook changed. He's been nice to me every time I've met him too. But the last time I met him, in Portland, I'm afraid I was not my usual loving self and I basically shoved my book in his face for him to sign. I DIDN'T MEAN TO!!!!!! I am still kicking my own ass for doing him like that!!!!!!! The problem was it was HOT in that darned basement, and my sis's hairspray, which she must have put a ton of it on me, was making me sick!! My belly was hurting. I didn't mean to push Andrew away, I just wanted to get out of that basement!!!! I'm still kicking myself for that!! And probably will forever until I meet Andrew again. He probably doesn't remember (which is what I am hoping), but I remember, and I am forever ashamed!!!! I mean, it's not like I was standing there smiling at Andrew and he snubbed me. I smiled at him, and he smiled and said hello to me, and I said hi back. But then I shoved my damn book at him!!!!! When all was said and done I slapped myself saying "Ohhh, why the HELL did I do that???!!!" and have been asking myself that same thing since!!!! I know he may not remember that incident (I know that would be stretching it a bit, as he probably has met thousands of other fans since then) but all I want to know is that he didn't take it the way it seemed. That's it! If I could just know that, I can sleep better at night!! LOL! (and despite the "lol", I mean this!!) Well, I love Andrew a LOT!!!! He is forever one of my top favorite band members now! Recently he answered a question I left on Ask INXS Asks on the inxs.com site. Too bad that answer came along after I had already left there!!! But a friend forwarded it to me. I asked INXS in general how does it really make the band feel when someone says their music and videos makes them feel good. I asked this because I remember "incognito/DonnaG" said on the delusional fans forum that INXS's intent was NOT to help the fans feel good. Well, as is always the case, DonnaG/incognito has yet again been proven WRONG!!!! This was Andrew's own response, I managed to save it: Firstly I have always been lucky to have been able to work with such a talented group of musicians as INXS , but also that , through music and song writing , I may have been able to bring a little joy and happiness into peoples life in some way ......thank God..... Thank you Andrew for those well-spoken words!! Maybe it wasn't their original intention, but it doesn't look like Andrew is bothered at all by this pleasant little side-effect of his work. So much for those morons thinking they can effectively speak for the band!! I always said they made themselves look like a bunch of fools trying to determine what the guys in the band are thinking! Some of my most favorite songs written by Andrew himself are Beautiful Girl, By My Side and This Time. Especially By My Side. One of many songs I always dedicate to my Groucho. But because of that, now every time I hear that song, it brings tears to my eyes. Still love the song though. This Time I used to not like, until I saw the video in another "down" moment, and it was good!! It wasn't just that the song it's self, and the video made me feel good, it had a darn good rhythm too!!!! And I might add, Timmy looks particularly HOTTTTTT!!!!!!!! in that video. ********EDIT TO ADD************ To clarify, the "morons" I was talking about are those on the delusional fans forum, NOT inxs.com!!!!!! Having looked back at this post, it almost sounded like it needed clarification. Interesting Evolution Vid! I had to post something positive now, this was an interesting vid someone posted somewhere else about evolution. It looks at 5 billion years of evolution in about 5 or 6 minutes. It is interesting to look at. I know I said I was going to keep the posts about evolution on my Metazoica blog, but this is a fun video that brings to life how all life forms on Earth got started and how we got here. Someone once told me that tails cannot re-evolve. Well, looking at this video, I say they can. At one point in this video, primates lost their tail and then re-evolved them, even for grasping tools. So, it can be done. Now I don't feel bad putting tails on my pteropods, who use them for balance when perching on branches. Pteropod relatives today have no tails at all, except for one or two species. The one species that has a long tail today lives in Indonesia and is not very numerous. IF it still exists at all. It is Notopteris, found mostly in the Fiji Islands. It is however threatened with habitat loss. Of course my evolution project is speculative, as any future evolution project is, but I just know the animals of tomorrow will be far more advanced than they are today. That's just common sense thinking though. The problem is trying to figure out what paths in evolution modern animals will evolve to. I think I have some pretty good ideas going. I even have tiny lemurs that take the evolutionary path of flight. Well, not real flight, but pretty darn close to it! They evolved wing-like structures from their rib bones, and use them for flight. They can even fold them back like birds can with their wings. It's a strange adaptation, but certainly not implausible. There is a species of lizard in Borneo that has almost this same adaptation. Well anyway, enjoy the vid! In All That Exists, None Has Your Beauty!! This is all eowyn's doing!! hehee! She got me started and now I am on a frenzy of posting these images of beauty!! The most handsome guitarist in the World!! I think I will reward myself a little for maintaining my calm in the anti-PETA forum. These pics really makes it worth all I went through. ;) Salute!! Beverly Hills Chihuahuas You know, nobody is going to believe this, but I was actually e-mailed a couple of years ago by a man named Michael who said he was training the dogs for this movie. Vegas was just a teeny little sprig at the time. Anyway, he sent me this picture of a very light cream, almost white, Taco Bell-looking chihuahua and asked me if I have any chihuahuas that looked like that. I looked at this dog in the pic, it was a female. I answered no. I don't breed chihuahuas that look like that. I bred chihuahuas that only fit the AKC standard, and that dog most certainly did not. But I did know someone who did breed chihuahuas like that, a woman who lived in Seabeck. Not to be mean, I was actually trying to help. He wrote back and thanked me saying he would contact that person I referred him to. I kinda wonder if she did help him. I haven't really been in touch with any breeders since just after Groucho died so I really have no idea. I wish people would start using conformationally correct chihuahuas in movies and commercials! I mean, this is misleading!! People are going to start thinking chihuahuas are supposed to look like the Taco Bell dog, and that is not so! No chihuahua in any respectable breeder's program is going to look like anything you see in that movie. Yet people are going to see that and say "Oh I want a chihuahua just like that one in the movie!" and seek to find one. The only ones those people are likely to find that resembles those dogs are from irresponsible breeders and puppymills. Personally, if all chihuahuas did resemble the Taco Bell dog, or the dogs in this movie, I would never have got involved in them at all! One thing I always loved about chihuahuas was the baby-doll face, the saucy expression in the eyes and the teeny feet. All these characteristics are lacking in the Taco Bell specimen and the animals seen in this movie. Only to the untrained eyes do these dogs appear to have good conformation. But when you have been to as many shows as I have, and got to know as many breeders as I did, you can definitely see a difference!! And yes, before I learned what today's show breeders are like behind the scenes, I did have a lot of show breeder buds! Even though now I say I hate show breeders!! But that's because I've met too many who were like 'Truths Here' on the Pluba forum. Or like Rita Belle! But at least one good thing I could say about Rita, she sucks as a person! But she does have some lovely dogs! I was surprised to see this movie in the theaters now! I thought it would only be out on video or DVD. Personally, I wouldn't see this movie. Not saying others shouldn't, but I would rather see a movie where the chihuahuas look a lot better than these! I'd have preferred an animated movie (with old fashioned animation, not Pixar-style) as opposed to this one! HSUS vs. PETA I don't know which is worse or better. I've been hearing for years HSUS has the animals' best interests in mind, whereas PETA thinks more of themselves than the animals. I always used to think the HSUS was better, they still allow people to keep pets. I don't know about things like dog and cat shows, as it is really of no concern to me. Lately, I have been hearing some pretty bad things about the HSUS. I usually like watching shows like Animal Cops on Animal Planet when I get the chance to. I must correct one minor slip-up they made in last night's episode. Someone said they couldn't take their pet to the vet because they could not afford to. The HSUS rep said that having a dog is just like having a child, when it gets sick you have to take it to a vet. While I agree, my pets when they are ill, I sooner take them to a vet quicker than I would take myself to the hospital!! But having a dog is really NOT like having a child in that respect. If a child gets ill, there are all kinds of charitable hospitals that will take care of the child, regardless of whether or not the parents can pay them. There is no such vet as this. Those that do exist, are very few and VERY far between, and will usually not see your pet when you need them to. Most of the ones I've known of only open at certain times of the day. And, your dog or cat must be spayed or neutered. Which mine are. But it is still not comparable! So, if you are having those end-of-the-month money hassles, and say your dog is suddenly choking, or your cat suddenly fell off a ledge and is not moving yet is conscious, if that charity vet is not yet open, or if you haven't yet got your dog or cat spayed or neutered, you're screwed! With those kind of vets, even though they may be good, it's always you have to have a spayed/neutered pet, or you cannot come before 12 PM, or you have to live in a certain area of a county! Most vets do not take payments, or even promisory notes. I've been lucky though. My vet got to know me so they always accept payment plans from me. Most charity vet hospitals are governed by the HSUS, so that is why your pet has to be spayed or neutered. I know the HSUS supports PETA, which is a sad thing. PETA is not out for the animals's best interests. They are only out for their own best interests! That's why I hate PETA!!! I can't think of a time I ever supported PETA!! All this BS they spew about how we should not be eating meat got sickening!! I've never been the type that appreciated someone else trying to foist their views on me, and that is exactly what PETA is trying to do to everyone!! I don't care how many of the rich and famous PETA gets to support them, I will never be among their supporters!! I know JD supports them and I can only hope some day he opens his eyes and sees that PETA is only using people like him to gain power. If PETA had their way, JD's dog Presley would be taken away from the comfort of his master's lap and released into the cold, cruel wild to fend for himself. Or taken to a dingy room, put into a cage and heartlessly destoryed by some murderous PETA jerk out to kill all pets to "save them" from their owners. I heard in Canada, PETA is already stealing peoples' pets right out of their yards. Try and take my babies. See how far those dumb PETA jerks get!!!! I'll blast their butts with rock salt!! Maybe it's about time PETA became extinct. That's why I won't support any of their causes. I think their causes SUCK!! I'm going to continue eating meat, and if PETA doesn't like it, that's their own tough luck!! Their latest ploy is quite a hum-dinger! Now they want to stop Mexican immigrants from coming into the US. Their scheme is that if the Mexicans leave their native homeland, they will be leaving behind a healthy diet of beans and rice. I'm like "DUH!! Mexicans also eat meat!!" Just as people in this country do!! That's like a slap in the face to Mexican people from PETA! Like calling Mexicans "beaners"! Yes it bothers me because it is from PETA!! To think native Mexican people eat nothing but beans and rice is sheer stupidity!! My pa is native Mexican and he even taught me how to make chili!! GOOD chili! Like his ma (my grandma) made when he was a boy. With lots of meat. Good chili actually contains no beans, but sauce, seasoning and meat. It was actually the people of Texas that added beans. And no, beans don't always give you gas!! I never got gas from eating beans. hehe!! Gosh-darn It!! My favorite program did not come on tonight. I usually watch Evolve on the History Channel and tonight it didn't come on. Although it was still listed in the on screen TV guide! Makes me so mad!!! I love that series!! It has taught me a little more about evolution, and even changed some of my views. You know why humans are the only animals that have buns? hehe! Not just for women to admire and drool over in men (or vice-versa, whichever your point of view) It helps us to walk upright. Makes sense cuz no other animal in the world has them like we do. I don't know about the dinosaurs. But our closest wild kin, orangs and chimps, don't have them at all. Gorillas sort of have them. Why I don't know, they don't really have the need to walk upright. Few modern primates have to walk upright like we do. Apes can for short periods, but they typically walk on their feet and knuckles. Gibbons (or lesser apes) can also walk upright, holding their disproportionately long arms above their head, but since they spend almost no time on the ground in the wild, they almost never need to. Baboons too can walk and even run on their hind feet for short periods. Mostly to see over the tall grasses or to cross a river or stream. Aside from humans and gibbons, the only primates that regularly walk on their hind feet are a group of lemurs I called the Propithecines on my Metazoic website. It was actually their method of movement that led early Europeans to believe some of these lemurs were small, wild men of the jungle, as depicted in this pic from the 1600s: That's called the cynocephalus, or dog-headed man. It's actually a depiction of a rather good-sized lemur known as the indri or babakoot. At first it was thought to be a depiction of a baboon, but baboons have tails, and do not walk on their hind feet for very long periods. The most likely subject for this pic is that of the babakoot, as they don't have tails, and do walk upright for long periods, giving the impression that it could be a person (to early Europeans), and the head does resemble that of a dog. Babakoots rarely come to ground levels, when they do, they stand upright and actually bounce from place to place, as their sister species, the sifakas, do. Tonight's episode of Evolve was supposed to be about communication. Funny just last week, or so, I was talking about animal calls. I thought it was cool how I've heard some songs that seemed to use the sounds of animals as inspirations. Whether they really do or not it's still an interesting concept. Whales and primates are the only mammals that can truly sing in different pitches. Take the babakoot it's self. It gives off a series of hoots that can sound different from one call to the next. Their calling sessions are like those of tree-climbing wolves, and for the same reason--to lay claim to territory without the need for physical battles. I think humans picked up the ability to sing from our early primate ancestors because just about any primate can sing. Name A Species There is a site that offers species names for sale. I like this idea for some reason, people get to have living, unnamed species named after themselves for a price. The price ranges from $600 up and the money goes to scientific research. I do this too with my checklist of mammals of the future, only I name species after people I like and know. It's free, and my friends are immortalized forever in the names of my animals. I even have species named after people I have not spoken to in years (no one since 2002 though). It's about time I made some more. It'd be awesome to have species named after my favorite men of INXS!! hehe! I have a species named after Dian Fossey. I didn't know her, but she was the biggest inspiration of my life. I also have species named after David Johnston and Harry Truman (both well-known figures if you know about Mount St. Helens), but I did know those people, and liked them. David Johnston, if he had survived the eruption of St. Helens, would no doubt by now be a world-renouned scientist! He was damn good at what he did! And he was a genuinely nice man. I gladly named one of my species (listed as Orochoreutes johnstoni) in his honor. I have one named after Harry Truman, but I cannot remember at the moment which one it was. Though I know INXS are rock icons, it'd still be awesome to have some species on my checklist of mammals of the future named after them. Though I don't know about Beers! LOL! I kinda wonder if that really is his last name? If I named one after JD, I would have to use his real last name, Bennison. I can't use Fortune. Kirk, forget about him!!! I would never name anything for him!!! But I can definitely use Farriss! And I might even use Hutchence. hehe! Then there are also my Facebook buddies. IF they don't mind of course. Think of it as the highest honor a person can have to have a mammal of tomorrow named for them. hehe! Of course most of them like felines, of which there will be none in the Metazoic. The dominant predators of the metazoic are the deinognathids. But hey! When you compare modern large felines to tomorrow's large deinognathids, the deinognathids are more impressive! But really I have enough predators for tomorrow. I need more non-predators. Or smaller predators. It's an idea anyway. Of course those who want modern species named for them, they can pay the $600+ fee and have something of today named for them. Last time I looked, there were only mosquitoes. I think I'll pass, myself. I can't stand mosquitoes!! I don't want my name associated with an evil creature like that! But that's me. What I Forgot Yesterday! http://thestarceleb.com/2008/09/01/celebrity-birthdays-for-september-1-2008/ Thanks to The Star Celeb for posting this message for JD Fortune. DUH!! Why didn't I see this yesterday?? Well, there are 2 reasons actually. 1) I was still downloading songs onto my little mp3 player, and 2) I was stopped dead by that article about MJ that I quoted yesterday. It was a shock to see him as a good-looking, young, whole man again. That's the MJ I miss. Anyway, my apologies and thanks to the admins of the Star Celeb! Gotta love JD!!!! Jacko Feels Wise. So What?? The Damage is Already Done!! http://thestarceleb.com/2008/09/01/jacko-feels-young-but-wise-okay/ So Michael Jackson is learning to be wise huh? Big deal!! It's too late to do his face any good. He went and ruined himself. Of course his reasons for feeling "wise" in this article have nothing to do with what he did to himself, he says he is getting more into seeing his children having fun. Well, who doesn't? But if you ask me the wisdom is coming on a little bit too late. If he was wise, he would still have his own face, instead of trying to look like Madonna!! What happened to him? Must be an illness. You know, the people of the delusional fans forum are such "experts" on mental illness (rolls eyes) maybe they know what this disease Michael Jackson has is called. NOT!! LOL! How many years of studying psychology have they had? None, I'll wager you! GOD willing they're too stupid!! Well, I cannot say I hate MJ, I even have downloaded a few of his songs. I just think he's a weirdo!!! Too weird for me! I just wonder what the heck happened to him! He used to be at least somewhat cute. But why would anyone want to change themselves so radically?! MJ went from this nice-looking guy: Oops! Sorry! Wrong picture! I meant this: He used to look nice. He's a clown now! A freak!! And a phony!! What kind of message is that sending to his children? I cannot understand why MJ would want to look like this, and why he'd want to be white? I've seen how people of different races have been scorned before, including my own. But no matter what, I've never once wished I was white. That's pretty dang low! Pretty low when you let society get to you so bad that it makes you feel inferior about the color of your outsides. Especially when it brings you to the point it brought Michael Jackson! I found this video I thought was funny enough to post here. It's one person's view of what MJ should look like now. It's set to MJ's own song "Black or White". I downloaded that song onto my little MP3 player simply because it makes me think of this little cartoon. http://www.madblast.com/funny/10562_michael-jackson-black-white.html Happy Birthday JD Fortune!! I just wanted to take some time to say happy birthday to JD Fortune. May all your wishes for the year come true!! I cannot wait to see you all again. JD has been a great "alternative" for Michael. I don't want to use the word "replacement" as it sounds a bit crude--makes me sound like those dim-witted fans who resents INXS because they now have JD as their lead singer. I don't want to use the word "substitute", it makes me feel like Michael is on vacation and will be back soon. I'd hate to see JD replaced in any way. So he's INXS's delegate lead singer. I love him anyway! He's a great guy! He was sweet to me when we met anyway. Looks like the guys taught him well. :) And I love his new do! I think he looks great! I cannot wait till INXS goes touring again! I miss them so much! But I think even if they did go touring, I'd still be missing them. I don't think they will be coming back to this state. They didn't during the last leg of the tour. Why I don't know. But I have the feeling it'll happen that way again. I partially blame Kirk. Someone said he got into a fight at a bar in Portland. That may have been exaggerated a bit, as I think Kirk looks more like the type that would have his ass handed to him by Urkel if they fought! But still, it could be why he doesn't want to come back here. Well, there is a way to solve even that problem. Leave Kirk at home!! hehe! I don't miss him anyway!! Well, this time I'll have to do without meeting the men of INXS. I love these guys (most of them anyway). I'll be in the front row when I can, and I will cheer my favorite men on, but I will not approach them apart from that. That was cute for a while, but I want to hold on to and keep the happy memories I have of the men, and let nothing take them away. I don't want the incident with Kirk to repeat it's self with one of the other guys. I'm a fan of the band now, I want to stay that way. You know it's funny. On the Pluba forums, Mcgillicutty, Rhonda and Sheltieluvr all have called me names in reference to my weight. But coming from them, it's like being scratched by a declawed cat! They make repeated swipes, and you know they are trying to inflict pain, but they just cannot even leave a scratch on the surface. I even found myself laughing at them quite a bit for their failed attempts and child-like repeated stabs. The reason they could not bother me is because I never loved them. I never even liked them! Someone I never even liked, can never hurt me at all, no matter what. But coming from Kirk, who I used to love a lot, it hurt deeply. I don't think he even realized how his attitude looked to me. Well, in reality, Kirk's attitude is stemmed from nothing but ignorance. Like him or not, Kirk Pengilly is ignorant and shallow!! Anyone who judges all fat people without knowing their true situation is nothing more than ignorant. And as for me being fat, I wasn't always this way! I used to weigh no more than 100 pounds. But the surgery I had a few years ago slowed me way down, thus caused me to gain weight. Jacko Feels Wise. So What?? The Damage is Already ...	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line222
__label__wiki	0.579599	0.579599	Albert F Totman Library Phippsburg Public Use Computers Use of Library Meeting Room Fax/Copy Services eBooks & eAudio Books Send Donation The “Basement Books” The building dates to 1856 when a Percy family bought land at the Phippsburg Center (beside what is now the Bisson’s Center Store) and erected a building. The building was named Percy Hall and was used for community affairs. In 1886 the hall was sold to the Phippsburg Congregational Church to be used as a chapel. In 1924, at the annual town meeting, the citizens of Phippsburg accepted from the will of Albert F. Totman a bequest of $4,400.00 to establish a public library. The Phippsburg Congregational Church chapel, formerly the Percy Hall, was bought from the church for $250.00 with $2,400.00 spent for remodeling the building. Townspeople donated old and used books. Mrs. Annie Pease was named librarian at a salary of $100.00 per year. By 1945 the Totman bequest was down to $500.00 and for reasons of safety the deteriorating building was closed. At the 1949 town meeting, as a result of a warrant article sponsored by the Phippsburg PTA, five trustees were elected and the library was reopened for two hours on Saturdays. In November 1984, to make way for the widening of Route 209, the library was moved to its current site at 28 Parker Head Road. An addition was added in 1991 which now houses the public computers and genealogy research items. In 2008 a meeting room was built, the installation of the elevator was completed in 2009 and the second floor was renovated for a new children’s room in 2010. Sewing and Quilting classes with Shyla Spear Totman Library 28 Parker Head Road 27jan1:30 pm3:30 pmSewing and Quilting classes with Shyla Spear Bring your projects to work on or come and learn some basic skills from other crafters. (Wednesday) 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm EST Totman Library 28 Parker Head Road Phippsburg, Maine 04562 Phone/Fax: (207) 389-2309 Monday 10:00am – 5:00pm Tuesday 10:00am – 5:00pm Wednesday 10:00am – 5:00pm Thursday 10:00am – 5:00pm Friday 10:00am – 5:00pm © 2021 Copyright · Albert F Totman Library · All Rights Reserved · Website Design by Seaside Web Design, LLC ·	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line223
__label__wiki	0.878512	0.878512	Boston bombing suspect cursed America on boat Police say Dzhokhar Tsarnaev also wrote that he and his brother carried out the attacks for revenge for what he called U.S. attacks against Muslims in Afghanistan and Iraq. An official showed ABC News a cellphone picture of the phrase "Praise Allah" that was also written in black ink on the boat's side panel. Tsarnaev wrote that the marathon victims were collateral damage, just like Muslims have been during war. Authorities believe the younger Tsarnaev brother wrote the remarks while hiding in the boat in Watertown, Mass. Tamerlan Tsarnaev had been killed hours earlier during a shootout with police several blocks away. The Tsarnaev brothers are accused of setting off two bombs near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on April 15, killing three people and injuring more than 260 others. According to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, the Russians have been cooperating with the U.S. in their investigation. U.S. officials are trying to determine whether Tamerlan Tsarnaev was trained by militants during a visit to Dagestan, a Caspian Sea province of Russia that has become the center of a simmering Islamic insurgency. ABC News and The Associated Press contributed to this report.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line229
__label__wiki	0.618343	0.618343	Yosemite National Park's tourist amenities at stake YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. The plan would eliminate many bike, raft and horse rentals. It would also remove two lodges, an ice rink, and swimming pools. The plan was drafted by the National Parks Service to protect the Merced River, but it has angered Republican state Sen. Tom McClintock, whose district includes Yosemite. "Yosemite was set aside 150 years ago by legislation signed by Abraham Lincoln for public use, resort and recreation for all times," McClintock said."It was not supposed to be a private preserve for environmentalists and the National Parks Service." Proponents say the plan follows guidelines mandated by the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. Environmentalists claim the amenities not only harm the river, but distract from the park's natural beauty. A final decision is expected to be made in July.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line230
__label__wiki	0.691545	0.691545	Home > Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism > Capstones > 191 Crossing Borders Jarrett Lyons, Cuny Graduate School of JournalismFollow Fall 12-16-2016 Grading Professor Subject Concentration The United State Supreme Court declared the right to marry for LGBT people under “equal dignity in the eyes of the law,” on June 26th, 2015. The front pages of virtually every newspaper that day highlighted that proclamation. Exactly a week prior, another United States federal agency made an official declaration that didn’t make the front pages but also affected LGBTQ politics. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) issued a Transgender Care Memorandum, detailing policies for treatment trans migrants in detention facilities. The facilities have a noted history of mistreatment of transgender detainees. Ishalaa Ortega is a transgender woman who lives in Queens, New York. She was a leading transgender activist in her native Tijuana, Mexico. She led local LGBTQ rights organizations in protests against an anti-LGBTQ gubernatorial candidate. Following the uptick of public presence, Ortega began receiving death threats, which prompted her decision to come to the United States in July 2013. When she presented herself to the border, Ortega was admitted into a detention center before being released on bond. In 2016, Immigration Equality fought her deportation and won the case. Through Ortega’s perspective, I will follow the broader processes of the asylum seeking process for a trans person facing violence in her home country juxtaposed with those who still face violence, with the memorandum that was allegedly meant to end these problems and insight from experts on the abuse of trans women in Mexico and in the United States Immigration system. Lyons, Jarrett, "Crossing Borders" (2016). CUNY Academic Works. https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gj_etds/191 2016-12-29 at 10.44.48 PM 2016-12-29 at 10.44.02 PMLyons_CapstonePhotoElements 2.JPG (4686 kB) Immigration Law Commons Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line232
__label__wiki	0.56497	0.56497	Live on Site – Florence: power and the public in Piazza Signoria Speaker: Dr Nick Gordon & Freya Middleton « Live on Site – Florence: power and the public in Piazza Signoria Live on Site – Venice: inside a Venetian printmaker’s studio » Join us in Florence, as we go live on site in a unique collaboration between our expert tour leaders and top local guides. Piazza Signoria is still the heart of civic life in Florence, from the town hall located in the 13th-century Palazzo Vecchio, to the open air sculpture museum of the Loggia dei Lanzi and the imposing structure of the Uffizi, the world’s most important museum of Italian Renaissance art. Join Dr Nick Gordon and local guide Freya Middleton as they investigate sculptures by Donatello, Michelangelo, Cellini and Giambologna, and explore how Florence’s public spaces are still a theatre for the performance of civic power and pride. Dr Nick Gordon has extensive experience as a cultural tour leader, having taken small group tours from Australia to Italy, the Low Countries, Germany and Scandinavia for more than ten years. He is a practising and exhibiting artist with an encyclopaedic knowledge of contemporary art, and his research on the Italian Middle Ages has won numerous academic scholarships and prizes (including a University of Sydney medal in History). Australian Freya Middleton has made Florence her home for 20 years, building a reputation as a top-ranked specialist tour guide. A preferred lecturer and guide of the Advancing Women Artists Foundation and for the Australia Council’s delegates to the Venice Biennale, Freya undertook a prestigious internship at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, studied for a Master of Arts (Renaissance Studies) at the University of Warwick, and has a legendary and infectious enthusiasm for all things Italian. Dr Nick Gordon & Freya Middleton	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line233
__label__wiki	0.855206	0.855206	Donate Sign Up Vision & Principles Media & Outreach Op-Eds & Articles Why It’s Dangerous to Conflate Hamas and Daesh by Belal Shobaki on February 23, 2016 Conflating Hamas with Daesh promotes the interests of Israel and certain Arab governments while ignoring the very real political and theological differences between the two groups. While Daesh rejects democracy in its entirety, Hamas embraces elections and coalition governments with Christian, leftist and secular parties. The General Court of the European Union has urged the removal of Hamas from the list of terrorist organizations, citing lack of evidence. Palestinian and Arab leadership must not support efforts to link Hamas with Daesh because the exclusion of moderate Islamists in Palestine could promote radicalism. Serving Short-Term Political Gain The conflation of Hamas with Daesh ignores the reality that the political environment in Palestine is defined by the Israeli occupation, whereas the political environment where Daesh emerged is defined by authoritarianism, repression and sectarian and religious conflicts. For Israel, however, the attempt to link the two may pay off regionally and internationally. Many Arabic media outlets have no qualms about referring to this terrorist organization as an “Islamic” State, while many Western media outlets embrace the Israeli conflation of Hamas and Daesh without scrutiny. The official Egyptian stance under Abdel Fattah Sisi claims that Hamas was cooperating with Jihadist groups in the Sinai, the same narrative promoted by Israel and its media. However, any links Hamas has established with those groups is limited to securing the needs of the enclave besieged by Israel and Egypt. It is important to refute this narrative concerning one of the largest Palestinian political movements: Excluding moderate Islamists from political life risks pushing Palestinian society towards radicalism. Differences in Doctrine Hamas positions itself as a centrist Islamic movement and an extension of the Muslim Brotherhood, with a rational jurisprudential authority, whereas Daesh deals with Islamic texts in isolation from their historical context. Hence, for Daesh, movements like Hamas are secular and un-Islamic, since Hamas is primarily a resistance movement against the Israeli occupation and believes in a moderate Islamic authority. Hamas has condemned Daesh’s threats and considered these part of a smear campaign that extends beyond Palestine. Hamas has in fact dealt decisively with a Daesh-like group in the past. In August, 2009, security forces encircled the Ibn Taymiyyah Mosque where the "Jund Ansar Allah" (Soldiers of God’s Supporters) armed group announced the creation of the Islamic Emirate in Gaza. When Musa's group refused to surrender, Hamas ended the emirate project in its infancy by killing its members with the stated goal of eradicating extremism in the Gaza Strip. Different Stances on Statehood Hamas and Daesh differ in their view of the modern state. Hamas maintains that it has come to fully accept democracy and the concept of the civil state. At the opposite end, Daesh views any expression of democracy as a manifestation of apostasy and any movement or individual taking part in elections as apostates. When Hamas decided not to participate in 1996 Palestinian Authority elections its position was based on a political and ideological stance towards the Oslo Accords. Following the 2005 Cairo Agreement, Hamas nominated many members to a Change and Reform list to run for the Legislative Council, winning the majority of votes. Hamas has called for coalition governments inclusive of leftist and secular parties. Its government as well as its parliamentary list has included women and its first government included Muslim and Christian ministers. Polar Opposites in Treating the Other The most significant difference between Hamas and Daesh is their position towards followers of other religions. During its formation, Hamas published a charter that used religious vocabulary to describe the conflict. Following severe criticism, Hamas effectively sidelined this Charter and no longer considers it an authoritative reference. The human rights violations committed by Gaza's government cannot be considered an indication of Hamas' resemblance to Daesh, but rather an indication of misgovernment. The political leadership of Hamas has spoken out against such practices on occasion, for example those committed by the Ministry of the Interior under Fathi Hammad. Moving Forward in Relations with Hamas Hamas was added to the list of terrorist organizations following the events of September 11, 2001, even though it had nothing to do with the attack. In fact, the General Court of the European Union issued a decision on December 17, 2014, urging the removal of Hamas from the list. The Court argued that the order to list Hamas in 2003 was based on media reports rather than solid evidence. Palestinian movements must not allow the disagreement with Hamas to justify accusations that harm the Palestinian cause internationally and create tensions locally. Hamas must also realize that its rule of Gaza has not been free of abuses and human rights violations, and must therefore revisit its conduct and be more careful in its political discourse. Finally, failure to oppose efforts to link Hamas with Daesh carries the danger of destabilizing Palestinian society in the medium and long-term. An independent, non-partisan, and non-profit organization whose mission is to educate and foster public debate on Palestinian human rights and self determination within the framework of international law. Al-Shabaka materials may be reproduced and circulated with due attribution to Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network. The opinions of individual members of Al-Shabaka’s policy network do not necessarily reflect the views of the organization as a whole. Contact al-Shabaka by email at: Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network © 2010-2021 Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network. All rights reserved.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line242
__label__wiki	0.940792	0.940792	designday Folk / Country / World Stage / Screen designday » Rock » Daryl Hall & John Oates - She's Gone Daryl Hall & John Oates - She's Gone FLAC album Daryl Hall and John Oates Soft Rock 1974 US Clip by RBsound Holland 2015. Слушать песню John Oates, Daryl Hall – She's Gone онлайн или скачать mp3 в хорошем качестве 320 kbps на телефон (андроид, айфон) вы можете на сайте YoSound. Daryl Hall & John Oates. Скачать песню Daryl Hall & John Oates - She's Gone в хорошем качестве (320Kbps), а также слушать их онлайн. She's Gone" is a song written and originally performed by pop music duo Daryl Hall and John Oates. It was included on their 1973 album, Abandoned Luncheonette. YouTube Encyclopedic. The promotional video for "She's Gone," directed by John Oates' sister, opens with shots of the "abandoned luncheonette" (see note about Album Cover on Abandoned Luncheonette) in which Hall & Oates sit in recliners, Hall wearing a robe and women's platform sandals, Oates wearing a sleeveless tuxedo shirt and pants and singing the song while a woman in a long dress. played by Sara Allen) and a man dressed in a shiny red devil's costume (played by Randy Hoffman, the band's tour manager) repeatedly walk past the pair. Lead Vocals John Oates & Daryl Hall. Release Date February 9, 1974. Cover By. She's Gone by The Bird and the Bee. She's Gone by Morgan James. Though Daryl Hall & John Oates had hit the upper reaches of the Billboard charts with "She's Gone", "Sara Smile", and "Rich Girl", the duo didn't return to major mainstream success until they released a cover version of The Righteous Brothers' "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" on its 1980 album, Voices. The heavy airplay eventually led to the duo's first No. 1 hit in four years, the Voices release, "Kiss on My List" in early 1981 She's Gone is a song written and originally performed by pop music duo Daryl Hall and John Oates. The song was released as a single in 1974. It was a major hit in Hall & Oates' home market of Philadelphia and was moderately successful nationally, peaking at number 60 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. Daryl Hall is generally the lead vocalist of the pairing, and also plays a wide range of musical instruments. John Oates also plays a range of instruments, but primarily plays electric guitar and provides backing vocals as well as occasional leads. The two also write most of the songs they perform, either separately or in collaboration. They achieved their greatest fame from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s with a fusion of rock and roll and rhythm and blues, which they dubbed "rock and soul". daryl hall and john oates she s gone. play) (pause) (download) (fb) (vk) (tw). Daryl Hall And John Oates She's Gone (Ost Пиксели). Daryl Hall and John Oates She's Gone (Джеймс Ганн). Daryl Hall and John Oates She's Gone. Here's the album version of Hall & Oates' "She's Gone," with the marvelous saxophone solo. I fell in love with this song the first time I heard it ( way back when, lol ). Thank you for posting. But when I woke up, my heart was having a "She's Gone" attack, immediately this song came to mind, and 14 straight turntable plays of 'She's Gone' later, I felt even worse, but I did "get it" now, and gained a much deeper appreciation for this iconic song and the impeccable ability of a great pop song to know and even. A She's Gone Written-By – D. Hall & J. Oates* B Abandoned Luncheonette Written-By – Hall* Producer – Arif Mardin From Atlantic LP K 40534 It's the real track on B-Side : "Abandoned Luncheonette" Matrix / Runout (Runout, A side, Stamped): K 10502 A1 Matrix / Runout (Runout, B side, Stamped): K 10502 B2 45-2993 Daryl Hall & John Oates She's Gone ‎(7") Atlantic 45-2993 US 1973 45-3332 Daryl Hall & John Oates She's Gone ‎(7", Promo, Spe) Atlantic 45-3332 US 1976 K 11597, OS 13176X Daryl Hall & John Oates She's Gone ‎(7", Single) Atlantic, Atlantic K 11597, OS 13176X UK 1981 45-3332 Daryl Hall & John Oates She's Gone ‎(7", Single, MO) Atlantic 45-3332 US 1976 5038 Daryl Hall & John Oates Ella Se Ha Ido = She's Gone ‎(7", Single) Atlantic 5038 Venezuela 1976 Related to Daryl Hall & John Oates - She's Gone: Daryl Hall John Oates - The Provider Daryl Hall & John Oates - One On One = Uno Sobre Otro Daryl Hall & John Oates - A Lot Of Changes Comin' Daryl Hall & John Oates - An introduction To Daryl Hall & John Oates - Wait For Me Daryl Hall & John Oates - No Goodbyes Daryl Hall & John Oates - Did It In A Minute Daryl Hall & John Oates - Sara Smile Daryl Hall & John Oates - Your Imagination Daryl Hall & John Oates - How Does It Feel To Be Back / United State WMA size: AAC MP1 VQF MOD ASF XM MMF Popular Rock albums Elliott Smith - Figure 8 The Black Crowes - The Southern Harmony And Musical Companion David Axelrod - Earth Rot Devo - This Is The Devo Box The Tragically Hip - Phantom Power Popular POP albums Swing Out Sister - Rushes Duranduran - Big Thing Amy Winehouse - Back To Black Imagine Dragons - Night Visions © 2018-2021 Copyrights All rights reserved. designday.fr \| Privacy Policy \| DMCA \| Contacts	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line243
__label__wiki	0.880521	0.880521	Regional/International News Donald Trump Says Joe Biden Is ‘Going to Be Your President’ Because ‘Some People Don’t Love Me, Maybe’ Asberth News Network Defense lawyer’s disclosure in drug case leaves prosecution in embarrassing position The prosecution was left in an embarrassing position earlier yesterday when defense counsel Grant Connell informed the Serious Offences Court that one of three men on drug charges was previously convicted and sentenced to prison here on a number of drug charges – information which should have been presented to the court by the prosecution if provided by the police. Senior Prosecutor Adolphus Delpesche made the comment after meeting in chamber with Chief Magistrate Rechanne Browne-Matthias and Connell. The issue arose soon after the prosecutor read the facts of the arrest of convicted Barbadian drug dealer Joel Payne and St Lucian nationals Eric Samuel and Jessie St Cyr. The three non-nationals were intercepted in a blue speedboat carrying 350 pounds of compressed marijuana off Sandy Bay during a joint operation led by Inspector Nolan Dallaway involving the Black Squad, the Narcotics Division and the Coast Guard. The men appeared in court on Friday November 15, 2019, and pleaded guilty to charges that: (i) on Wednesday November 13, 2019, at Sandy Bay, they attempted to export 158,446 grammes (350) pounds of cannabis; (ii) on November 13, 2019, at Sandy Bay, they were in possession of 158,446 grammes (350) pounds of cannabis for the purpose of drug-trafficking; and (iii) ) on November 13, 2019, at Sandy Bay, they were in possession of 158,446 grammes (350) pounds of cannabis with intent to supply to another. The non-nationals were also charged that on November 13, 2019, at Sandy Bay, St Vincent and the Grenadines; (i) being prohibited immigrants, they entered the state without passport; (ii) they entered the state at a place other than a port of entry; (iii) they entered the state by boat without consent of an immigration officer; and (iv) they knowingly and willfully allowed themselves to land in the state as prohibited immigrants. They all pleaded guilty to the four immigration violations. Chief Magistrate Rechanne Browne-Matthias said that because of the numerous charges the court needed time to look at the facts before presenting them. She ordered that St Cyr and Samuel be remanded to custody pending the presentation of the facts and for sentencing. After presenting the facts, the Senior Prosecutor told the court that the men had no previous conviction. Connell, who represented the St Lucians, then presented mitigating factors for his clients and suggested fines be imposed as penalties and deportation orders be made instead of imposing custodial sentences which would cause the state approximately $35,000 annually to feed each prisoner. “Charge them and throw them out,” he suggested. Connell said he wanted to be honest with the court. He told the Chief Magistrate that while the prosecution said that there was antecedent, the Barbadian national, indeed, had a previous conviction. He told the court the Barbadian was convicted by the High Court in this country six years ago when he was sentenced on drug charges relating to a drug-bust involving 1,706 pounds of marijuana. The Barbadian national confirmed to the court that he was imprisoned. He told the court he was released from prison in July last year. To bolster his argument for a non-custodial penalty, Connell said that imprisonment had not been a deterrent. Following Connell’s presentation, the Senior Prosecutor rose and told the Chief Magistrate that “an issue” had arisen “touching and concerning the matter” and he would like to discuss it with her and Connell. He made an application for the matter to be stood down to facilitate a meeting. The Chief Magistrate immediately stood, suspended the court and headed for her chamber. She was followed by the prosecutor and the lawyer. Antecedents play a vital role in assisting magistrates and judges in sentencing. If there is no record of previous conviction before the court, even in circumstances where it is known that a defendant has been previously convicted, the court is entitled to treat him/her as if he/she had none. Thus, a defendant with antecedents may end up with lighter sentences that they deserve all because there is no record before the court. When the court resumed sitting that morning, the Senior Prosecutor said the first thing he wanted to say was that he felt “really embarrassed” when it took the defense lawyer to inform the court that it one of the defendants had a previous conviction. “For me, it is very embarrassing. This man has been in custody since the 13th (of November, 2019),” Delpesche told the court, indicating that the police had ample time to research the background of the defendants. “So, I must thank the defense for their honesty,” the prosecutor said, adding that the Barbadian national would have been recorded by the Serious Offences Court as having no previous conviction. “That having been said, your Honour, I am not looking for a custodial sentence,” the prosecutor told the Chief Magistrate, immediately taking his seat. Chief Magistrate Browne-Matthias said she, too, was “concerned” that the issue of the Barbadian having a previous conviction in this country had to be brought to the attention of the court by the defense counsel. The Chief Magistrate said that, as a result of the police failure to provide the antecedent record to the court it would go to the benefit of the Barbadian defendant. While the Chief Magistrate commended corporal Caesar of the Black Squad for the arrest, she also said that “there must be further investigations” upon arrests “to uncover all stories.” The men were each fined $38,700.00 to be paid forthwith for the drug charges. The prosecution withdrew the trafficking charge. They were also fined a total of $1,400 each for the violation of the immigration laws. Enter your email address to subscribe and receive notifications when new stories are posted. Jolly Green November 21, 2019 at 1:09 AM This kind of sentence will encourage other traffickers to take the chance if they believe they will not get a custodial but will have to pay the equivalent of one week of their earnings. What a wonderful deal. Breaking- SVG Records It’s First COVID-19 Death And Sixty-Two(62) New COVID-19... St. Vincent and the Grenadines today recorded its first COVID-19 death. The fortynine (49) year old female with multiple pre-existing conditions, presented to the... SVG Records Fifty-Five New COVID-19 Cases, With Fifty-Two (52) Local Cases St. Vincent and the Grenadines today confirmed fifty-five (55) new COVID-19cases. Three (3) cases are non-nationals who arrived on island between December... ONE NEW COVID-19 CASE FROM THE UK St. Vincent and the Grenadines today confirmed one new COVID-19 case. The traveler is a returning national who arrived with negative PCR test results. The... Asberth News Network is your premier news website. 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__label__wiki	0.750421	0.750421	Antidotes for Chimps Using philosophy and psychology to become better apes. Bohemian Rhapsody – film review Rob Marchant Film & TV November 18, 2018 July 11, 2020 Rami Malek in Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) SPOILERS AHEAD! Bohemian Rhapsody is a biopic of one of the greatest rock bands of all time – Queen. Much like one of their concerts, it’s two hours of unbridled, outrageous flamboyancy that would be hard-pressed to make more entertaining. The film has everything that one might want from an exceptional piece – from moments of desperate, heart-wrenching sadness, to beautifully-timed, laugh-out-loud humour. Not to mention the music. My god, the music. As one might expect, one of the film’s core concepts is Freddie’s never-personally-revealed homosexuality, and the demons that his prohibition spawned, a depressing necessity in an era that didn’t just treat gayness with intolerance, but with a reviled spit in the face. I remember an old alcoholic who I used to play darts with bragging about “queer bashing” back in the 70’s, that glorious decade when it was considered admirable by some to assault men because of their apparently abnormal sexuality. With such people not just lurking in the shadows but bragging about their behaviour, Freddie Mercury didn’t stand a chance of showing his true colours. His closeted position was smart, but dismally sad nonetheless. The so-called norms of society also pervaded the expectations of those who were supposed to love him most – his Zoroastrian, traditionally-Persian family. His father, cutting a typical dominant, authoritarian male figure, wished his son to be more straight-laced and conventional, an untenable concept for someone with an unstoppable flamboyance. The unreasonable expectations that he placed upon his son lent a distasteful tension to their relationship throughout the film – like anyone else, Freddie just wanted to be loved and accepted by his parents. In addition to his father’s traditional, typical stance, he had the potent racism of the era to contend with, in which “Paki bashing” went along with “queer bashing”, making him positively ashamed of his family’s heritage. In order to distance himself from his ethnic background, and as a way to be more appealing to an often bigoted public, Farrokh Bulsara became Freddie Mercury. In those days the world wasn’t ready for an openly gay, ornate Persian, no matter how indescribably entertaining he might be. Freddie wasn’t committed to his homosexuality from an early point, forging a sexual relationship with the acclaimed “love of his life” Mary Austin, who he pledged to marry. This wasn’t a meaningless, throwaway attachment, but a deep and genuine love for his fiancée, the chemistry from which Rami Malek and Lucy Boynton can be applauded. This aspect of the film expressed the beauty and power of intimacy, transcending the traditional notion of black and white sexuality to create something sublime – simply two people’s love for each other. Despite Freddie’s clear penchant for males, he was able to thrive in an endearing and enduring sexual relationship with a woman, the love of whom provided a rock-steady anchor in his greatest times of despair. Freddie would be considered gay beyond measure by most, but the greatest love of his life happened to be a female. Like Queen themselves, this was refreshingly unconventional. Mary Austin’s devastation when Freddie finally confesses his “bisexuality” is a beautifully poignant moment in the film, and one of its best. As Mary’s suspicions are increasingly aroused by Freddie’s flirtatious behaviour with males, he can feel his fiancé slipping away from him, a catalyst which pushes him to a universal coping mechanism – partying. But booze, pills or cocaine never solved anyone’s problems, they just force them down and swell their potency. Freddie was so frightened of facing his demons that he submerged himself in a world that eventually, would kill him. If he were born in a more tolerant era, perhaps Freddie Mercury would have had the courage to reveal himself in all his glamorous, shining glory, and he’d still be alive today. As his love with Mary Austin slowly morphed into something disagreeable, the intimacy in his life shrank, and the escapism that he sought raged. A rock star loved by millions the world over, suffering from loneliness of the most extreme degree. After revealing his sexual preferences to his fiancée, Freddie’s partying reached new heights, encouraged by the film’s only real villain: Paul Prenter, the band’s manager. Also a marginalised, lonely homosexual, Prenter encourages Freddie’s destructive behaviour, which ultimately ended up killing him. Both men were portrayed as having years of pent up homosexuality, erupting into decadent extremity. The blame can’t be placed solely on Paul Prenter, but his slimey, snakish actions throughout the latter stages of the film, culminating in him revealing Freddie’s homosexual exploits to a tabloid newspaper, create a genuine dislike for the character. As for the tabloids themselves, their moral corruption was typical – all they wanted was to sell more newspapers, despite the pain it may have caused. During a press conference scene, Brian May repeatedly enquires as to whether the so-called-journalists are going to ask about the band’s music, the most important part of Queen’s legacy. This speaks to the nature of that entire sickening industry. Giving the people what they want is no excuse. In one of the final scenes of the film, as Freddie confesses his sexuality to his parents, his father becomes angry for a moment, but then softens and finally accepts his son for what he is – another truly beautiful moment. This leads to Queen’s famous performance at Live Aid, a hair-raising 20-minute medley of their greatest hits, with Freddie’s flamboyance more extreme than ever before due to the long-desired acceptance of those closest to him. The digital reconstruction of the original Wembley Stadium, Twin Towers and all, was extremely well done. Mike Myers was cleverly positioned as a record manager who fell-out with the band over their most famous record and the film’s namesake, a song that he’s famous for enthusiastically headbanging to in Wayne’s World. Even though the character never actually existed in real life, his presence in the film added satisfying humour, particularly in the closing scenes when he’s sat alone in his office, watching Queen’s Live Aid performance on TV along with 1.5 billion others. Another comical scene in the film shows Freddie prostrating himself before the band years after quitting – a complete reversal of power which Brian May takes advantage of by politely asking Freddie, for the first time ever, to leave the office so that the other band members may confer, proverbial tongue wedged into his cheek. The band’s greatest star had finally learned how to be humble. Rami Malek’s performance as Freddie Mercury was truly awesome, from his authentic facial expressions to his extravagant on-stage movement, the actor must be a contender for an Oscar. He positively transformed into the character – Mr Robot was nowhere to be seen. The entire movie was a parallel of Freddie Mercury’s life – thrilling to the extreme, ceaselessly troubling, but never boring. Brian May’s euphonious guitar, Roger Taylor’s furious drums, John Deacon’s subterranean bass, and Freddie Mercury’s exceptional voice create an incredible soundtrack, which when combined with the story, forges a captivating film. Four characters who seemed to have little in common, and who on their own were mediocre, formulated genius when working together. We can be thankful for Queen’s turbulent, unhinged passion in producing some of the greatest music of all time, and the film’s creators for making a wonderfully enthralling story, deserving of the band’s glorious legacy. Enjoy this blog? Please share it using the buttons below, it’s a massive help 🙂 Published November 18, 2018 July 11, 2020 Previous Post The demon of task-switching Next Post How to talk good	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line247
__label__wiki	0.949997	0.949997	https://apnews.com/article/f721ead046f742dba80b7b5a9cff0876 Sports - Asia Sports - Europe NBA says Chinese wanted Morey’s firing; China denies claim By TIM REYNOLDSOctober 18, 2019 GMT FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2019 file photo, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver speaks at a news conference before an NBA preseason basketball game between the Houston Rockets and the Toronto Raptors in Saitama, near Tokyo. When major corporations have angered Chinese authorities in recent years, the playbook calls for one thing: an apology. The NBA, with billions at stake, has resisted that for now, though some experts wonder if such a move is inevitable. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) The rift between the NBA and China appeared to widen again Friday, as the fallout over Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey’s tweet in support of anti-government protesters in Hong Kong continued. A day after NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Chinese officials wanted Morey fired, a spokesman for China’s foreign ministry told reporters that no such demand was made by the government there. That becomes the latest chapter in the now 2-week-old saga over Morey’s tweet that was quickly deleted but has led to considerable damage to the long relationship between the NBA and China. “I felt we had made enormous progress in terms of building cultural exchanges with the Chinese people,” Silver said Thursday during an appearance at the Time 100 Health Summit in New York. “Again, I have regret that much of that was lost. And I’m not even sure where we’ll go from here.” That future seems even murkier now. During that same appearance, Silver revealed that the Chinese government told the NBA it wanted Morey fired. “Obviously, we made clear that we were being asked to fire him by the Chinese government, by the parties we dealt with, government and business,” Silver said. “We said, ‘There’s no chance that’s happening. There’s no chance we’ll even discipline him.’” But Friday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang rebutted by saying, “the Chinese government never posed this requirement.” Geng said last week that the NBA “has been working with China for a long while (and) it knows very well what it should say and do next.“Geng did not offer further specifics. The league and LeBron James, one of its biggest stars, have been heavily criticized by some U.S. lawmakers for the perception that they caved to the Chinese regime. Morey has not been rebuked publicly by the league, and Silver has said that the league will support his freedom of expression. “We wanted to make an absolute clear statement that the values of the NBA, these American values — we are an American business — travel with us wherever we go, and one of those values is free expression,” Silver said. “We wanted to make sure everyone understood we were supporting free expression.” The Rockets were of massive interest in China, largely because of Yao Ming — the Chinese star who spent his entire NBA career in Houston. Yao is now the president of the Chinese Basketball Association, which has suspended its ties to the Rockets because of the tweet. Morey has not commented publicly since a pair of tweets on Oct. 6 attempting to clarify his position. “I understand there is a point of view from some that we shouldn’t be in business at all in China, and I’d say from an intellectual standpoint, that’s fair — not getting into whether the tweet or the response to it,” Silver said. “But if people believe that we shouldn’t be engaged in commerce in China or frankly in other places in the world ... I, at some point, look to the American government. “We’re in the middle of negotiating a trade agreement,” Silver continued. “Many multinational corporations do trade extensively with China. And if that’s ultimately how our government feels we should be dealing with China, again, we are a U.S. company.” Chinese state broadcaster CCTV did not air the two NBA preseason games between the Los Angeles Lakers and Brooklyn Nets last week. Tencent, which has a $1.5 billion deal to stream NBA games in China over the next five years, has also stopped showing Rockets games but has not totally dropped all NBA content. “The losses have already been substantial,” Silver said. “Our games are not back on the air in China, as we speak, and we’ll see what happens next.” Associated Press writer Christopher Bodeen in Beijing contributed to this report.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line248
__label__wiki	0.97725	0.97725	Stay Informed - Subscribe To Our Newsletters Schwarber, Bradley, Duvall among 59 cut in pandemic fallout FILE - In this Friday, March 15, 2019 file photo, Chicago Cubs' Kyle Schwarber bats during a spring training baseball game against the Chicago White Sox in Glendale, Ariz. Kyle Schwarber and Albert Almora Jr. became free agents Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020 when the Chicago Cubs declined to offer contracts to two key players from their historic 2016 World Series championship. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File) Thursday, December 3, 2020 1:43 PM EST By RONALD BLUM, AP NEW YORK (AP) — Kyle Schwarber and Albert Almora Jr. were cut loose by the Chicago Cubs after helping the team win its first World Series title in more than a century, among a record 59 players who became free agents as part of the fallout from the coranavirus pandemic when their teams declined to offer them 2021 contracts by Wednesday night’s deadline. Cincinnati reliever Archie Bradley, Atlanta outfielder Adam Duvall, Colorado outfielder David Dahl and Minnesota outfielder Eddie Rosario also were let go by their clubs, who did not want to allow those players to become eligible for salary arbitration in February, which would have been their right had they been tendered contracts. The total cut was one more than the previous high at the tender deadline, ahead of the 2004 season. Schwarber earned $2,596,296 in prorated pay from his $7.01 million salary last season but hit .188 with 11 homers in 59 games, down from 38 homers, 92 RBIs and a .250 batting average in 155 games in 2019. Almora batted .167 in 28 games last season and earned $1,667,667 prorated from $4.5 million, down from a .236 average, 12 homers and 32 RBIs in 2019. Schwarber returned from a serious knee injury and hit .412 with two RBIs in the 2016 World Series as the Cubs won their first championship since 1908. He served as the designated hitter for games in Cleveland. Almora made a key play in Game 7, running for Schwarber in the 10th inning, advancing on Kris Bryant’s fly ball and scoring the go-ahead run on Ben Zobrist’s double in an 8-7 victory. Just 137 players remained eligible to exchange salary arbitration numbers with their teams on Jan. 15, down from 155 on the eve of the deadline last January. While the total number of players let go at the deadline was up only a bit from 56 last year, more high-quality players were set free by teams, many trying to cut expenses after a regular season that included a sharp revenue drop because no fans were allowed in stadiums due to health conditions. Milwaukee was on the verge of cutting hard-throwing reliever Corey Knebel but instead traded the right-hander to the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers for a player to be named or cash just ahead of the deadline. Knebel was an All-Star in 2017 with 39 saves and 126 strikeouts in 76 innings but missed 2019 following Tommy John surgery and struck out 15 in 13 1/3 innings in the pandemic-shortened season as his average fastball velocity dropped 3 mph to just under 95 mph. Fifty-nine players agreed to one-year contracts ahead of the deadline, many of them facing a threat of being cut. Minnesota reached deals with five players, including pitcher José Berríos ($500,000 signing bonus plus $5.6 million salary) and center fielder Byron Buxton ($5,125,000). Kansas City agreed with designated hitter Jorge Soler ($8.05 million), first baseman Hunter Dozier ($2.72 million), right-handers Jesse Hahn ($1.75 million) and Jakob Junis ($1.7 million), and outfielder Franchy Cordero ($800,000). The New York Mets agreed to a $5.2 million, one-year deal with left-hander Steven Matz and finalized their $15.5 million, two-year contract with free-agent reliever Trevor May, a deal that had been pending a physical. The Mets allowed pitchers Chasen Shreve, Nick Tropeano, Paul Sewald and Ariel Jurado to go free; Tropeano was claimed off waivers from Pittsburgh in October, before owner Steve Cohen bought the team from the Wilpon and Katz families. First baseman Matt Olson and Oakland agreed to a $5 million, one-year contract, and first baseman Jesús Aguilar and Miami agreed to a $4.35 million, one-year deal. Boston agreed with pitcher Matt Barnes ($4.5 million) and catcher Kevin Plawecki ($1.6 million). Philadelphia agreed with pitchers Hector Neris ($5 million, down from the $7,111,111 option the Phillies declined in October) and Zach Elfin ($4.45 million). Atlanta reached agreements with right-hander Luke Jackson ($1.9 million), infielder Johan Camargo ($1.36 million) and left-hander Grant Dayton ($900,000). and Milwaukee struck deals with catcher Omar Narváez ($2.5 million) and shortstop Orlando Arcia ($2 million). The New York Yankees and right-hander Luis Cessa agreed at $1 million. 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__label__wiki	0.678462	0.678462	by Sean Brown UNREAL: Olympic Skier Lindsey Vonn Just DISGRACED THE WHOLE COUNTRY Sean Brown AMERICA’S FREEDOM FIGHTERS – Olympian Lindsey Vonn has shown her backside to the world, and in doing so disgraced our nation. Vonn, an Olympic Gold Medalist, is set to compete once again in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, and while she’s going to be competing on behalf of our country, she apparently doesn’t realize the President is part of our country. In fact, Vonn said that she doesn’t consider herself to be “representing” President Trump when she competes this year. “Well, I hope to represent the people of the United States, not the president,” Vonn told CNN. The 33-year-old went even further by taking a not-so-veiled swipe at members of the Trump administration. “I want to represent our country well,” Vonn explained. “I don’t think that there are a lot of people currently in our government that do that.” Vonn’s comments aren’t entirely surprising, but they are extremely tasteless. This same alpine skier visited the Obama White House numerous times over the last eight years, including with her ex-boyfriend Tiger Woods, so her issue isn’t with government, but with President Trump himself. Such was evident when she was asked whether or not she’d accept an invitation from Trump to the White House after the games as a congratulations. Her answer wasn’t exactly that of a professional athlete. “Absolutely not,” she remarked. Vonn isn’t the only athlete who’s disrespected the office of the President since Trump was elected. If you remember, the entire Golden State Warriors team, led by crybaby Steph Curry, also took shots at President Trump and ended up being uninvited to the White House after winning the NBA Championship earlier this year. Additionally, NBA player LeBron James took a shot at not only President Trump, but the 63 million people who cast a ballot in his favor. “No matter whether you voted for him or not, you may have made a mistake and that’s OK, if you voted for him. It’s OK. I’ve done things for my daughter and realized I shouldn’t have gave my daughter that many damn Skittles. Maybe I shouldn’t have done that,” he said. “At the end of the day, I don’t think a lot of people was educated,” he said. “And I think that’s one of the biggest problems that we have. When it becomes vote time, people are just not educated on either the individual or what’s going on in the state of the world right now. … I don’t think a lot of people are educated and they make choices and say things that are uneducated.” Either way, while we expect low-class NBA players to act like immature babies, such conduct seems unbefitting of an Olympian preparing to represent our nation at the global games. Perhaps Ms. Vonn should forfeit her position on the U.S. Olympic Team if she’s not going to respect the leader of our nation. If you enjoyed this story, be sure to follow Sean Brown on Facebook! TOGETHER WE WILL MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! Dean James III% AMERICA’S FREEDOM FIGHTERS FOLLOW us on Facebook at Nation In Distress! Please like and share on Facebook and Twitter	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line250
__label__cc	0.657669	0.342331	Tales from Year 7 12yo daughter being picked on today in cooking class, where she doesn't eat the non-vegan food they have to cook: Boy: "I hate vegans, they all make everyone else vegan" Daughter: .... (She doesn't do that at all) Boy: "Vegans are gay" Daughter: "Well both my mums are!" Me: Proud :) Religions in Schools Option 1: Tick here if you'd like your children indoctrinated into an organisation that spent $1M advocating against their family structure, has banned weddings and any advocacy for families like theirs, and is actively fighting to retain the rights to eject people like their family from institutions they control. ( https://www.sbs.com.au/…/sydney-anglicans-preparing-ban-sam… and many many other stories ) Second box (not a second "Option"): Tick here for them to waste an hour of their learning time instead each week staring at iPads as part of a group of "others" in a separate part of the school. What garbage. The best I can make of this is that at least this note has appeared rather than us having to seek out and actively opt out of Option 1. Fairness In Religions In School are doing good work in this space. ( http://religionsinschool.com/ ). I would have really appreciated a broad non-denominational education into the major world religions. Protest for my Future Today I didn't go to school. Instead, I went to a protest with my friend Lily. We were outside the State Parliament. There was lots of people and it was very loud. But i had Lily and I sat on her shoulders. There were lots of signs that said things like "We Support Kids Voices For Climate Action", and "Our Future Is In Your Hands" and there was two people in a cardboard box painted like a shark. We were all there because we think it is important to speak up for our generation and for others after us. The politicians are not making good decisions about the future, the future that we have to live in. The climate of our planet is changing, and by the time we are adults the world could be horrible to live in if we keep doing things like burning coal. So that is why we should stick up for what we believe in. From P (aged 11).	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line252
__label__wiki	0.888228	0.888228	Alison Morse Journalism & Non-Fiction Animation of My Poem “Delicate Cycles” My own animation of my poem “Delicate Cycles” was included in the MN Jewish Artists Lab’s 2020 virtual exhibition “Muddy Waters” at the MN JCC Virtual Galleries. Read MoreMore Tag If You Wave a Chicken Over Your Head Chapbook If You Wave a Chicken Over Your Head is Alison’s collection of very short stories published by Red Bird Chapbooks. Each story of one thousand words or less in Alison Morse’s If You Wave a Chicken Over Your Head offers a tiny universe. Here, original voices bring their distinct circumstances and compelling troubles to life… The Price of Our Clothes I am a descendant of Jewish immigrant garment workers employed in NYC factories during the time of the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire in 1911, when 146 garment workers were killed due to the garment industry’s grossly inadequate safety and human rights standards. In 2013, Rana Plaza, a building in Dhaka, Bangladesh, that housed 5 garment… The Site of Rana Plaza in Savar, Bangladesh, 2015. Inside the New Life factory, owned and operated by Rana Plaza survivors. Mili Khatun, Rana Plaza survivor, in her home in Savar. Beauty, a Rana Plaza survivor, at home with her husband. Alison Morse writes award-winning fiction, poetry, narrative non-fiction and articles. Her poems and prose have appeared in numerous literary journals, magazines and anthologies. She recently authored If You Wave A Chicken Over Your Head, (Red Bird Chapbooks), a collection of very short stories, and The Price of Our Clothes, a limited edition chapbook published by the Perlman Museum. She also won a Tiferet Fiction Award for her short story "The Truth About 'The Lead Plates at the Romm Press.'" Alison has collaborated with visual artists, an architect, and musicians on several projects, most recently, The Price of Our Clothes, a multi-media exhibition about the garment industry, which received support from Rimon: the Minnesota Jewish Arts Council and the Brin Jewish Arts Endowment. Through TalkingImageConnection, a reading series that she founded and ran for 10 years, Alison invited creative writers to respond to the contemporary visual art at Minneapolis' Soap Factory gallery with their own poetry and creative prose. Alison's passion for writing in collaboration with artists who work in other art forms stems from her extensive experience as a film and computer animator. Her experimental animated films have been screened at the Walker Art Center, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Minneapolis Institute of Art, Zagrebfilm, the Whitney Museum, film and animation festivals, and have been aired on KTCA. She has received production and travel grants from the Jerome Foundation and the Minnesota State Arts Board to support her animated films. Alison also taught film and computer animation at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and the University of Minnesota and worked as an animator for Windlight, a commercial animation studio. She lives in Minneapolis with her husband. © 2021 Alison Morse info@alisonmorse.net Copyright © 2021 Alison Morse \| Theme by SiteOrigin.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line254
__label__wiki	0.765673	0.765673	Tag Archives: The Black Crowes Bob Dylan, Cover versions 8 fine cover versions of Bob Dylan’s “Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues” September 2, 2013 Egil 7 Comments Neil Young with Booker T and The M.G.’s – October 16, 1992 The Grateful Dead at the Capital Centre, Landover, MD 3/15/1990 Continue reading 8 fine cover versions of Bob Dylan’s “Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues” → Bob DylanBob WeirBryan FerryCover versionsGordon LightfootJust Like Tom Thumb's Blueslinda ronstadtNeil YoungNina SimonePhil LeshThe Black CrowesThe Grateful DeadTownes Van Zandt Blues, Music Calendar Today: The late Little Walter was born in 1930 – 83 years ago May 1, 2013 Egil ..king of all post-war blues harpists,…. The fiery harmonica wizard took the humble mouth organ in dazzling amplified directions that were unimaginable prior to his ascendancy. ~Bill Dahl (allmusic.com) Induction of Little Walter into R&R Hall of Fame in 2008: Walter’s Jump – Live @ American Folk Blues Festival 1967, Germany: Little Walter, born Marion Walter Jacobs (May 1, 1930 – February 15, 1968), was an American blues harmonica player, whose revolutionary approach to his instrument has earned him comparisons to Charlie Parker and Jimi Hendrix, for innovation and impact on succeeding generations. His virtuosity and musical innovations fundamentally altered many listeners’ expectations of what was possible on blues harmonica. Little Walter was inducted to the The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008 in the “sideman” category making him the first and only artist ever to be inducted specifically for his work as a harmonica player. Juke: His legacy has been enormous: he is widely credited by blues historians as the artist primarily responsible for establishing the standard vocabulary for modern blues and blues rock harmonica players. His influence can be heard in varying degrees in virtually every modern blues harp player who came along in his wake, from blues greats such as Junior Wells, James Cotton, George “Harmonica” Smith, Carey Bell, and Big Walter Horton, through modern-day masters Sugar Blue, Billy Branch, Kim Wilson, Rod Piazza, William Clarke, and Charlie Musselwhite, in addition to blues-rock crossover artists such as Paul Butterfield and John Popper of the band Blues Traveler. Little Walter was portrayed in the 2008 film, Cadillac Records, by Columbus Short. Awards & recognition: 1986 – Blues Hall of Fame: “Juke” (Classics of Blues Recordings – Singles or Album Tracks category) 1991 – Blues Hall of Fame: Best of Little Walter (Classics of Blues Recordings – Albums category) 1995 – Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: “Juke” (500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll) 2003 – Rolling Stone: Best of Little Walter (#198 on list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time) 2008 – Grammy Awards: “Juke” (Grammy Hall of Fame Award) 2008 – Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Little Walter inducted (Sideman category) 2008 – Blues Hall of Fame: “My Babe” (Classics of Blues Recordings – Singles or Album Tracks category) 2009 – Grammy Awards The Complete Chess Masters: 1950–1967 (Best Historical Album Winner) The Best Of Little Walter (full album): Other May-01: Continue reading Today: The late Little Walter was born in 1930 – 83 years ago → BluesBob DylanChicagocountryHarmonicaJohnny ColtJukeLittle WalterMouth HarpMuddy WatersNew PonyThe Best of Little WalterThe Black CrowesWayne Hancock Great albums, Jazz, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Music Calendar Today: Miles Davis released “Kind Of Blue” in 1959 – 53 years ago August 17, 2012 Egil “It must have been made in heaven.” – Jimmy Cobb March 2 and April 22, 1959, at 30th Street Studio, New York City,New York, United States Modal jazz Teo Macero, Irving Townsend Kind of Blue is a studio album by American jazz musician Miles Davis, released August 17, 1959, on Columbia Records in the United States. Recording sessions for the album took place at Columbia’s 30th Street Studio in New York City on March 2 and April 22, 1959. The sessions featured Davis’s ensemble sextet, which consisted of pianist Bill Evans (Wynton Kelly on one track), drummer Jimmy Cobb, bassist Paul Chambers, and saxophonists John Coltrane and Julian “Cannonball” Adderley. Though precise figures have been disputed, Kind of Blue has been described by many music writers not only as Davis’s best-selling album, but as the best-selling jazz record of all time. On October 7, 2008, it was certified quadruple platinum in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It has been regarded by many critics as the greatest jazz album of all time and Davis’s masterpiece. The album’s influence on music, including jazz, rock, and classical music, has led music writers to acknowledge it as one of the most influential albums ever made. In 2002, it was one of fifty recordings chosen that year by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording Registry. In 2003, the album was ranked number 12 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Kind of Blue was recorded in two sessions at Columbia Records’ 30th Street Studio in New York City. On March 2, the tracks “So What“, “Freddie Freeloader“, and “Blue in Green” were recorded for side one of the original LP, and on April 22 the tracks “All Blues“, and “Flamenco Sketches” were recorded, making up side two. Production was handled by Teo Macero, who had produced Davis’s previous two LPs, and Irving Townsend. Kind of Blue isn’t merely an artistic highlight for Miles Davis, it’s an album that towers above its peers, a record generally considered as the definitive jazz album, a universally acknowledged standard of excellence. Why does Kind of Blue posses such a mystique? Perhaps because this music never flaunts its genius… It’s the pinnacle of modal jazz — tonality and solos build from the overall key, not chord changes, giving the music a subtly shifting quality… It may be a stretch to say that if you don’t like Kind of Blue, you don’t like jazz — but it’s hard to imagine it as anything other than a cornerstone of any jazz collection. —Stephen T. Erlewine All songs written and composed by Miles Davis except where noted 1. “So What” 2. “Freddie Freeloader” 3. “Blue in Green” (Miles Davis and Bill Evans) 4. “All Blues” 5. “Flamenco Sketches” (Miles Davis and Bill Evans) Miles Davis – trumpet, band leader Julian “Cannonball” Adderley – alto saxophone, except on “Blue in Green” Paul Chambers – double bass Jimmy Cobb – drums John Coltrane – tenor saxophone Bill Evans – piano (except “Freddie Freeloader”), liner notes Wynton Kelly – piano on “Freddie Freeloader” Miles Davis – Kind of Blue 50th Anniversary: Full album: Album of the day: Other August-17: Continue reading Today: Miles Davis released “Kind Of Blue” in 1959 – 53 years ago → Alan JacksonDe La SoulGary TalleyJazzJohn ColtraneKevin MercerKind Of BlueMaria McKeeMemphisMiles DavisSteve GormanThe Black CrowesThe Box Tops	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line256
__label__wiki	0.921647	0.921647	‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Is Set at the Worst Possible Time The following post contains minor spoilers for Wonder Woman 1984. The setting of the new Wonder Woman sequel is so important that Warner Bros. and director Patty Jenkins made it the title of the film; it’s not Wonder Woman 2, it’s Wonder Woman 1984. That year allows Jenkins to focus her sequel on the consumer culture of the 1980s, and to place the title character in opposition to that era’s excesses. Diana’s battle against evil businessman Max Lord becomes a commentary on the selfish, wasteful forces in our own time. Choosing 1984 as a setting also allows Jenkins to mine ’80s pop culture and fashion for a ton of jokes, particularly when Chris Pine’s Steve Trevor returns from the dead decades after his passing during World War I, only to be dazzled by sartorial innovations like parachute pants and fanny packs. All those choices create a cohesive vision of a gaudy era spoiled by greed and moral rot. On a thematic level, it makes perfect sense. On a storytelling level, I’m not sure Wonder Woman 1984 could have been set at a worse possible time. While all of these larger ideas work, locating the film at that time and place dooms it to tell a boring, inconsequential story. Although it’s made for a mass audience of blockbuster and superhero fans, Wonder Woman 1984 is a very strange sequel — if it is a sequel at all. On a technical level, it does qualify as one. It continues the events of 2017’s first Wonder Woman movie, which was also directed by Patty Jenkins and starred Gal Gadot as Diana, super-warrior of the mythic race of Amazons. The original Wonder Woman was set during World War I; after Pine’s Steve Trevor crashes on the Amazonian island of Themyscira, Diana follows him back to Europe to try to end the war, which she believes is the result of hidden manipulations by Ares, the God of War. (Spoiler Alert: She’s right.) While Wonder Woman 1984 takes place more than 60 years after the events of the first film, it’s also technically a prequel to several other movies which depict the character in the present day. 2016’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice introduced Gadot’s Diana as a dealer of antiquities who’s shunned superheroism for the better part of a century. She reluctantly dons her costume to help the two title characters in their battle with a Kryptonian monster. And in Justice League, after finally abandoning her desire for anonymity, she joins Batman in forming a group of heroes to save the world from an alien invasion. The second Wonder Woman solo film could have theoretically continued Diana’s story after the events of Justice League. Instead, Jenkins and her team set the film in 1984, between the two established periods of Diana’s life. That decision means that Wonder Woman 1984 exists in a kind of cinematic Phantom Zone. Plot-wise, it’s neither a sequel nor a prequel. It can’t add much of anything to Diana’s ongoing story, because she can’t change too radically from the person she’s already been introduced as three movies earlier (but 30 years later in continuity). And it can’t fill in Diana’s backstory the way a traditional prequel would, because the original Wonder Woman already did that. In other words, Jenkins hamstrung herself with a hero without even the possibility of significant growth. Right off the bat, she set the difficultly level incredibly high; like trying to make a Captain America movie entirely about the period when he was frozen in the Arctic. Anyone paying attention to Wonder Woman’s previous movies knows how 1984 will end: Steve Trevor must die again (otherwise he’d be around in Batman v Superman and Justice League) and Wonder Woman must remain in hiding. Even in its tiptoeing way, Wonder Woman 1984 still retroactively makes some things in the earlier films (set later in the timeline) very confusing. For example, rewatch the frame story from 2017’s Wonder Woman. Bruce Wayne sends Diana the photograph she’d been searching for in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. (On top of whatever sentimental value this image of her and Steve Trevor has, it also proves she’s an immortal superhero, and that would blow her secret identity as a museum curator.) Holding the photo triggers the flashback that occupies most of Wonder Woman’s runtime. Then, two hours later, the film returns to the present day for this scene: Discounting the fact that we see in Wonder Woman 1984 that Diana’s apartment is full of pictures of Steve Trevor, and discounting the fact that this picture couldn’t possibly be the only photographic evidence of Wonder Woman’s existence if she also was jumping around malls in Washington D.C. in 1984 and talked to literally every human being on the planet through Max Lord in 1984’s climax, look at what Diana wrote to Bruce Wayne: “Thanks for bringing him back to me.” No matter what you think of either Wonder Woman movie, that is an objectively strange thing for a woman to write about a photograph of a man who was actually brought back to life for a significant period of time by a magic wish. It’s such a bizarre note in that context that it almost feels in hindsight like Diana is trolling Bruce. “Oh, a picture of Steve. [rolls eyes, yawns] How nice.” Patty Jenkins clearly had some ideas she wanted Wonder Woman 1984 to express about the 1980s and, by extension, about the 2020s. Those sentiments come through the film loud and clear — at the expense of saying much of anything new or dynamic about Diana. Despite a few superficial power upgrades, she ends the movie almost exactly where she began it. Any alterations to her character must be so incremental they have to be essentially invisible — or, in the case of her new Invisible Jet, they have to be literally invisible. Gallery — Our Favorite Easter Eggs in Wonder Woman 1984: Source: ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Is Set at the Worst Possible Time Filed Under: Chris Pine, DC Comics, Gal Gadot, Patty Jenkins, Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman 1984	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line257
__label__cc	0.606161	0.393839	Home/Statement & Communiques Joint Press Statement of the Fifth Meeting of the ASEAN Agriculture and Forestry Ministers and the Ministers of the People’s Republic of China, Japan and Republic of Korea (5th AMAF Plus Three) Tagaytay City, Philippines 1. The ASEAN Ministers of Agriculture and Forestry and the Ministers of the People’s Republic of China, Japan and the Republic of Korea held their fifth meeting in Tagaytay City, Philippines, 30 September 2005 under the chairmanship of H.E Mr. Domingo F. Panganiban, Secretary of Agriculture, the Philippines. 2. The Ministers expressed satisfaction on the steady [...] September 30th, 2005\|Statement & Communiques\| Joint Media Statement of the Fourth AEM-India Consultation Vientiane 1. The Fourth Consultation between the ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) and the Minister of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of India was held in Vientiane, Lao PDR, on 30 September 2005. The Consultation was co-chaired by H.E. Mr. Soulivong Daravong, Minister of Commerce of Lao PDR and H.E. Mr. E.V.K.S Elangovan, Minister of State for [...] Joint Press Statement of the Twenty Seventh Meeting of the ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry (27th AMAF) Tagaytay City, Philippines 1. H.E Mr. Noli de Castro, Vice President of the Philippines, officially opened the Twenty-Seventh Meeting of the ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry (AMAF) which was held on 29 September 2005 in Tagaytay City, the Philippines, and attended by: H.E. Pehin Dato Dr. Awang Haji Ahmad bin Haji Jumat, Minister of Industry and Primary Resources, [...] Joint Media Statement of the Twelfth ASEAN Economic Ministers and the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan Consultation (AEM-METI) Vientiane 1. The Twelfth AEM-METI Consultation was held in Vientiane, Lao PDR on 29 September 2005. The Consultation was co-chaired by H.E. Mr. Soulivong Daravong, Minister of Commerce of Lao PDR; and H.E. Mr. Hachiro Okonogi, Senior Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan. ASEAN-JAPAN TRADE AND INVESTMENT RELATIONS 2. The Ministers exchanged views on recent [...] Joint Media Statement of the Fourth ASEAN Economic Ministers and the Minister of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China Consulation (AEM-MOFCOM) Vientiane 1. The Fourth AEM-MOFCOM Consultation was held in Vientiane, Lao PDR on 29 September 2005. 2. The Consultation was co-chaired by H.E. Mr. Soulivong Daravong, Minister of Commerce of Lao PDR; and H.E. Mr. Yu Guang Zhou, Deputy Minister of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China. ASEAN-CHINA TRADE AND INVESTMENT RELATIONS 3. The Ministers exchanged views on [...] Joint Media Statement of the Tenth AEM-CER Consultation Vientiane 1. The ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) and the Ministers from Australia and New Zealand (Closer Economic Relations - CER) held their Tenth Consultation on 29 September 2005 in Vientiane, Lao PDR. The Consultation was co-chaired by H.E. Mr. Soulivong Daravong, Minister of Commerce of Lao PDR; the Hon. Mark Vaile, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for [...] Statement & Communiques	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line258
__label__wiki	0.500317	0.500317	WOONSOCKET, R.I. March 23, 2020 — In recognition of the essential role CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) employees are playing as the country faces the COVID-19 pandemic, the company is awarding bonuses to employees who are required to be at CVS facilities to assist patients and customers in this time of unprecedented need. Bonuses will range from $150 to $500 and will be awarded to pharmacists and certain other health care professionals on the frontlines, store associates and managers, and other site-based hourly employees. “Our colleagues have demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to providing essential goods and services at a time when they’re needed most,” said Larry J. Merlo, President and CEO, CVS Health. “As they continue to be there for the individuals and families we serve, we’re taking extra steps to provide some peace of mind and help them navigate these uncertain times.” CVS Health is also embarking on the most ambitious hiring drive in the company’s history, with plans to immediately fill 50,000 full-time, part-time and temporary roles across the country. Roles include store associates, home delivery drivers, distribution center employees and member/customer service professionals. The company will utilize a technology-enabled hiring process that includes virtual job fairs, virtual interviews and virtual job tryouts. Many roles will be filled by existing CVS Health clients who have had to furlough workers, including Hilton and Marriott. An influx of talent will help manage capacity for existing employees, who will also benefit from the following changes: CVS Health will launch a new offering to help employees with both child and elder or adult dependent care needs. Working with the Bright Horizons network of national in-home and center-based daycare providers, employees will be able to take advantage of up to 25 fully covered days of backup care. This benefit will begin in early April for both full- and part-time employees. Full-time CVS Health employees have always had access to paid sick leave. Effective March 22, CVS Health has made 24 hours of paid sick leave available to part-time employees for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic. This paid sick leave is in addition to the 14-day paid leave the company is providing for any employee who tests positive for COVID-19 or needs to be quarantined as a result of potential exposure. Employee safety has been a focus for CVS Health from the start, and the company has been prioritizing distribution of protective gear to the hardest-hit areas. “The health and wellbeing of our colleagues has always come first. We’ve been working around the clock to increase availability of supplies and update protocols to ensure our stores are safe for colleagues and customers alike,” Merlo stated. In addition to the measures announced today, CVS Health employees have several resources available to help address financial hardships in times of crisis. This includes access to the Employee Relief Fund, which provides short-term, immediate financial relief in the form of tax-exempt grants. More information on steps CVS Health has already taken to address the COVID-19 pandemic including waiving charges for home delivery of prescription medications and making diagnostic testing and Aetna-covered telemedicine visits available with no co-pay is available at the company’s frequently updated COVID-19 resource center. CVS Health employees are united around a common goal of becoming the most consumer-centric health company in the world. We’re evolving based on changing consumer needs and meeting people where they are, whether that’s in the community at one of our nearly 10,000 local touchpoints, in the home, or in the palm of their hand. Our newest offerings from HealthHUB locations that are redefining what a pharmacy can be, to innovative programs that help manage chronic conditions are designed to create a higher-quality, simpler and more affordable experience. Learn more about how we’re transforming health at http://www.cvshealth.com. SOURCE: CVS Health	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line260
__label__wiki	0.655171	0.655171	Problematics of the canonization in literary history from the Middle Ages to the present. The case of Erasmus Widmann as an example - The victimization of a poet oddly situated between epochs, cultures, and religions Albrecht Classen The question of what constitutes the literary canon continues to vex us. This article highlights some representative cases from the Middle Ages, the Baroque, the age of the Enlightenment, and the twentieth century. The focus rests on the recently rediscovered seventeenth-century poet and composer Erasmus Widmann, whose works deserve to be included in the canon, or at least into our literary history, if that does not represent the canon already. As this article indicates, the quest for what makes up really "good" or important literature continues. Studia Neophilologica Fingerprint Dive into the research topics of 'Problematics of the canonization in literary history from the Middle Ages to the present. 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__label__wiki	0.676808	0.676808	Betsy Markey Born: April 27, 1956 (age 64) Career: U.S. House of Representatives, 2009-2011 State: CO Education: B.A., University of Florida M.A., American University Website: http://history.house.gov/People/Detail/18815 Betsy Markey represented Colorado's 4th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives from 2009 to 2011. Markey was born April 27, 1956, in Cresskill, New Jersey. She attended the University of Florida from 1974 to 1978 and graduated with a degree in political science. Following graduation, Markey worked for a short period of time on the staff of United States Senator John A. Durkin (D-NH). She also worked for United States Congressman Herbert Harris (D-VA) as a caseworker/legislative assistant on one of the Congressman's subcommittees. Markey was also hired as a staff assistant to the vice president for development and planning at American University in 1981. While working at there, Markey completed her Master of Public Administration in 1983 from American University. In 1988, she co-founded a software firm, Syscom Services. In 2005, she was hired as the regional director of Colorado's North Central and Eastern Plains for Senator Ken Salazar; however, she resigned in May 2007 to campaign for U.S. representative. For information on Markey's policy subject areas, committee appointments and sponsored/co-sponsored legislation during her time in the U.S. House of Representatives, please visit her profile on https://www.congress.gov. Fought - Sep 6, 2010	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line267
__label__wiki	0.903776	0.903776	Debbie Dingell Born: November 23, 1953 (age 67) Career: U.S. House of Representatives, 2015-present Education: B.S.F.S. and M.S,, Georgetown University Website: https://debbiedingell.house.gov/ Deborah "Debbie" Dingell assumed office as U.S. Representatives for Michigan's 12th Congressional District in January 2015. Her husband, Rep. John Dingell, is the retired incumbent of that seat. Dingell is the first U.S. woman in Congress to succeed her husband while he is still alive. Dingell was born Nov. 23, 1953. She is a graduate of the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, with a B.S.F.S. in Foreign Services and an M.S. in Liberal Studies. Dingell is immediate past chair of the Manufacturing Initiative at the American Automotive Policy Council. For more than 30 years she served the General Motors (GM) Corporation, where she was president of the GM Foundation and a senior executive responsible for public affairs. She is a member of the Democratic National Committee from Michigan, and chaired Vice President Al Gore's campaign in Michigan in 2000. In 2004, she also helped secure the Michigan Democratic primary and general election vote for John Kerry in Michigan. She was a superdelegate for the 2012 Democratic National Convention. Dingell worked as a consultant to the American Automobile Policy Council. Prior to her election to the U.S. House, Dingell was president of D2 Strategies and chair of the Wayne State University (WSU) Board of Governors. Dingell is active in several Michigan and Washington, D.C., charities and serves on a number of charitable boards. She serves as vice chair of the Barbara Karmanos Cancer Center and is a member of the Executive Committee, where she co-chairs the Breast Cancer Committee and the Government Relations Committee. She is also a member of the Board of Directors for Vital Voices Global Partnership. For information on Dingell's policy subject areas, committee appointments and sponsored/co-sponsored legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives, please visit her profile on https://www.congress.gov. Dingell Fights to Protect Americans from Terrorist Attacks & Cyber Attacks - June 16, 2015	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line268
__label__wiki	0.942732	0.942732	Ian Anderson: Jethro Tull Didn’t Properly Beat Metallica for 1989 Grammy Fin Costello, Redferns/Getty Images / Ethan Miller, Getty Images One of the most controversial moments in rock and metal history is when Jethro Tull edged out Metallica for a Grammy win in 1989. Looking back, even Tull frontman Ian Anderson doesn't feel his band properly won the award and his record label at the time assumed Metallica were going take the trophy home. The nominees for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance (Voice or Instrumental) included AC/DC, Iggy Pop and Jane's Addiction, in addition to Jethro Tull and Metallica. Given the success of Metallica's second major label record, ...And Justice for All, as well as the popularity of their first-ever music video, "One," the thrash titans seemed like a shoo-in. "I didn’t think it was very likely that we would win the Grammy," Anderson told Classic Rock in a recent career-spanning interview. He confessed the nomination being a head-scratcher as Tull didn't necessarily fit the hard rock/metal bill, continuing, "And yes I was a little perplexed and amused when we were nominated in that category." Anderson wasn't even present at the ceremony to accept the award on the off chance his band was named the winner. The label didn't have much faith either as the frontman recollected, "Our record company told us, 'Don’t bother coming to the Grammys. Metallica will win it for sure.'" More than 30 years later, the singing flautist doesn't feel it wasn't a victory predicated on the strength of his then current record, Crest of a Knave, but more of a token of recognition. "My view is that we weren’t given the Grammy for being the best hard rock or metal act, we were given it for being a bunch of nice guys who’d never won a Grammy before," Anderson admitted, joking, "And there wasn’t an award for the world’s best one-legged flute player, otherwise I’d have to buy several more fireplaces to have enough mantelpiece space for all the trophies." As a result of widespread criticism — even award presenters Alice Cooper and Lita Ford were confused as Hell in the moment — the Grammys elected to split the category the following year into hard rock and heavy metal independently. It wouldn't be the last year the metal awards were criticized, however. Metal Grammys Year by Year: Who Really Should've Won Source: Ian Anderson: Jethro Tull Didn’t Properly Beat Metallica for 1989 Grammy Filed Under: Ian Anderson, Jethro Tull, Metallica	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line271
__label__cc	0.555708	0.444292	Posted on September 29, 2017 by azseo Criminal Justice System Essay to some authors (for example Shaw & McKay) it’s very difficult to give an accurate explanation to the term social disorganization. It’s generally agreed that social disorganization may be regarded as deficiency of effective management of existing social institutions which leads to the cases of disorder in society. In many respects the main principles of social disorganization theory is the study and analysis of certain social organizations and communities which can have much in common in different locations so they give the characteristics to the number of social disorganization processes which occur in today’s society. Social disorganization theory has a lot of common points with the ecological theory as it also views the relations and interaction of an organism with its environment. The most exhaustive study of social disorganization was made by the Chicago Sociology School in 1920’s and in 1930’s. The principles of this theory had a number of applications in further studies which refer to the criminology and criminal justice. Recently, social disorganization theory was enriched by a number of new researches and today the term “social disorganization refers more to the environment or place people live in rather then to people themselves”(from Social disorganization theories of crime). R. Sampson enriched social disorganization theory with the following concepts of “collective efficacy” and “social capital”, which introduce more forms which contribute to disorganization growth: “collective efficacy” describes the ability of community to create order in public places and “social capital” describes informal forms of interaction and interdependence within different social groups and communities which at the certain level substitute formal subordination. Social disorganization theory was also contributed by the cultural transmission theory ideas developed by Shaw and McKay. This theory states that a special role in the creation and promotion of social disorganization is played by traditions which exist in certain communities and neighborhoods and which may result the general order: “traditions of delinquency are transmitted through successive generations of the same zone in the same way language, roles, and attitudes are transmitted.” and that’s why social disorganization is defined as “the inability of local communities to realize the common values of their residents or solve commonly experienced problems.” (From Shaw, McKay Juvenile Delinquency and Urban Areas) Many criminology experts state that criminal traditions of certain ethnic or social communities may co-exist and be inherited by younger generations on the hand with traditional conventional values and norms “lower-class neighborhoods simply tend to have different values and needs, and are simply organized differently in ways that best serve their interests.” Sutherland (1947) defines that: “The three traditional sources of social disorganization in social disorganization theory are: residential instability; racial/ethnic heterogeneity; and poverty. These were also the three ways in which “criminal traditions” got embedded into communities”. Nevertheless today a number of scientists (for example Shaw and McKay) do not fully agree with Sutherland. Sutherland’s statement about sources of social disorganization may looks correct but some authors note that poverty itself doesn’t lead to social disorganization and more over to crime. Residential instability promotes social disorder as usually government does not invest in the security and infrastructure of communities with high population turnover and migration. Racial or ethnic heterogeneity also promotes social disorder as it leads not to interaction but to isolation and alienation of different racial or ethnic groups due to existing prejudices and survivals of stereotyping. The subject of poverty role in crime growth is controversial. Show and McKay say that it’s not poverty that causes the crime but it’s moral and social aspects which can dominate over people’s consciousness for a number of reasons: disease, deterioration and demoralization. That’s why they conclude that: “Poverty, by itself, is never a cause of crime; it only facilitates crime by deprivation of adequate resources to deal with crime.”(From Shaw, McKay Delinquency Areas) These authors concluded ideas of Sutherland that residential instability and social mobility together with racial and ethnic heterogeneity may contribute to social disorganization and can create conditions which may cause crime growth and that such feature are very common for poor areas. That’s why sociologists in majority agree that only residential mobility of poor people in search of work and racial heterogeneity play one of the key roles in the theory of social disorganization. From this point the views of supporters of social disorganization theory on punishment of criminals from poor neighborhoods looks very humanistic. In many respects their observations, researches and arguments are very accurate and logical as they don’t support incarceration of all criminals from poor neighborhoods, as this type of punishment would not prevent from the crime growth in poor areas but instead would stimulate it in some respects as released criminals would return back to poor neighborhoods and are very likely to get back into prison. That’s why social disorganization supports the idea of alternative rehabilitation of criminals through special community service projects which are directed on promoting safety in poor communities:“Social disorganization would justify youth athletic leagues, recreation programs, summer camps (things tried with the Chicago Area Project and the later Mobilization for Youth), along with urban planning and alternatives to incarceration as crime control policy. By contrast, differential organization (and subcultural theories where people are seen as simply differently organized) might lead to interventionist policies which are seen as ethnocentric and actually increase crime in some neighborhoods. Backlash or boomerang effects have been known to occur when applying social disorganization theory in practice or in applied criminology.”(From Social disorganization theories of crime) Show wanted to introduce his theories into practice and to try top reduce the problem of crime in poor neighborhoods but so called civilian initiative. His social project go the name Chicago Area project and it was directed on the creation of alternative to crime and deviance in poor communities of Chicago by creating local community groups which acted as a crime patrol, neighborhood watch groups or formed community councils. This was the idea to rebuild community from the bottom, which contradicted to existing practices when the order was set by local governments and police forces. Show thought that his project would increase the consciousness of people in local communities and would create more respect to government authorities as their own attitudes would change. Show wanted to create opportunities for recreation by building sport grounds, baseball and basketball lots and the second task was to direct the effort on keeping communities clean. The main idea of such practices was to give the chance to community to compare the life with minimum of facilities they could provide themselves and without them. Such crime control policies appeared to be effective but they of course did not solve the problem of crime. The main problem was misunderstanding from the side of some community members and the most serious other problem was lack of financing. Making a conclusion it’s important to note that the role of different approaches in criminal justice is very important as it allows to define and analyze not only the nature of crime but also the conditions which led to the crime. Social disorganization theory is very helpful in developing methodologies of social analysis and different humanistic approaches to the solution of crime growth in problematic poor neighborhoods and illumination of the criminal background in these neighborhoods through simple promotion of influence of traditional norms through educational and community programs which would basically involve youth and teenagers. The researches made by Chicago school show that rehabilitation program and crime prevention practices and recommendations through education and community activities are very effective, yet not all of these recommendations should be followed. If you experience troubles in writing an essay on Criminal Justice System and you need professional help, you can visit https://writemypaperhub.com to get it written by academic experts. References: Sampson, R., Raudenbusch, S. & Earls, F. 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__label__cc	0.591861	0.408139	Is going direct to consumers an opportunity or a threat for your business? The continued expansion of e-commerce and the relative low cost of online technology have made selling directly to consumers an increasingly viable option for both new entrants and established brands. The implications across existing manufacturers, start-up brands and retailers themselves can be enormous, altering the competitive landscape in significant ways. The decision to go direct has traditionally been framed in terms of the opportunity to bypass intermediaries (and associated costs) and the ability to control the selling process against the distribution and awareness support that retail partners provide. But it’s not a simple matter of operational costs versus wider distribution; going direct also needs to fit with the brand’s values, positioning and relationship with consumers. In this paper, we’ll discuss the considerations related to going direct to consumers (DTC) for both established brands and start-ups. For many (if not most), DTC may not be the most appropriate approach. But it’s almost certain that existing and/or new competitors have considered it. We’ll discuss the example of the razor blade industry, where newer entrants utilizing DTC approaches have shaken up the industry, and we’ll ask you to consider: how much of an opportunity or threat is DTC for your business? It’s not just about value. It’s about values. The direct channel can significantly strengthen the brand and its relationship with its consumers in a number of ways, including: the avoidance of intermediary costs and requirements, providing greater flexibility and potential savings that can be passed on to consumers; increased control over every aspect of the consumer experience, from pricing to presentation to product explanation; access to highly granular sales data that can be aggregated to understand consumer purchasing patterns; and the ability to respond immediately to and incorporate consumer feedback around both the product and the purchasing experience. These work if and only if the brand story is strong. And only if the brand understands that the value of DTC is about brand values and their communication to the consumer. Consumers are looking for value, but the value they are looking for isn’t only about cost; it’s about what the brand stands for. Reframing consumer expectations A number of start-up success stories have become case studies of building DTC into a core element of brand strategy, capitalizing on the affordability of digital marketing to launch brands directly to the consumer without intermediary stores and intermediary advertising. Eyewear company Warby Parker dramatically undercut existing price models and reframed consumer expectations around what a pair of glasses ought to cost. But—and this is important—it did it by offering a consistent and appealing brand message consistent with, and integral to, its overall strategy. Warby Parker disrupted the market and challenged the status quo, integrating the disruption into its story. Its early adopters, who drove the popularity of the brand, were young, hip and interested in trying something new. They liked being part of the disruption. Warby Parker offered not just value but also consistent brand values. And it applied its message through a social justice component, donating one pair of glasses for every pair sold. Consumers were not only buying glasses, they were supporting change—change in the glasses market and change in the world (a combination particularly appealing to the Millennial audience). The direct-to-consumer model was itself part of the Warby Parker branding message, which not only brought customers in, but also continues to bring them back. It’s not only about what DTC has to offer the brand, but what the brand has to offer the consumer. For products making the transition to DTC and for new products entering the market directly, the lack of distribution and associated brand recognition is a tremendous—and sometimes insurmountable—challenge. Retail outlets offer brands large-scale exposure and access to consumers in order to establish and build a relationship over time. The DTC space doesn’t have this kind of automatic exposure; awareness and consumer traffic must be built. What it does offer, however, is unprecedented access to the consumer herself and the unprecedented opportunity to control the brand story, the product showcase and the purchase experience. But only if the consumer is reached. DTC is not exclusively about the online presence; new brands can choose to sell to a few key physical outlets to establish their presence and build credibility. They can also give consumers access to their products through community events and personal interactions. Sometimes the online DTC approach leads to brick-and-mortar stores, as in the case of Warby Parker, which has evolved beyond the original, pure e-commerce approach to integrating in-person interaction into the brand experience. Established companies that transition to DTC e-commerce don’t have to abandon their retail partners; as more and more consumers do their research online, an e-commerce option can be one purchase option among many. For established brands, in many cases DTC should not be the only option. As long as brands offer consistent messaging across sales platforms, they can successfully navigate a mix of direct sales and retail partnerships. But it’s tricky: brands run the risk of cannibalization and channel conflict as their direct lines may undercut their sales among retail partners. This challenge is particularly acute when established brands have to confront DTC competitors who use the direct channel to offer not only cheaper prices, but also new ways of interacting with and accessing the product. Start-ups taking a DTC approach have the opportunity to integrate the DTC ethos into their branding. A number of brands have focused too much on the value offered by DTC, and not enough on the values of the brand itself. Affordability is one aspect of a company, but an overemphasis on price may come at the expense of other values that consumers may find equally if not more important. But start-ups know: First, you have to be found While taking a DTC approach can involve brand-owned physical locations, in many cases the direct channel will be heavily or even exclusively based on e-commerce. If the consumer relationship is to live and thrive online without the tangible experience that physical stores can provide, brands must take care to build a rich and interactive online experience. Consumers who are used to touching and feeling products in a traditional retail setting have to be given a digital experience that emphasizes the brand story and brand values. In this way, brands that may have had little customer identification and recognition, who survived by offering a unique product or a low price point in the retail setting, can particularly capitalize on the opportunities of DTC. Without a physical retail presence, online DTC start-ups absolutely must find other ways to reach their consumers, typically through a combination of digital marketing and media coverage. Accessing the consumer is the greatest challenge to going direct: it’s hard to package or even predict what will attract the necessary attention for new brands to receive exposure outside traditional retail spaces. Physical retail partners offer brands two key elements that DTC lacks: exposure to a wide range of consumers and the in-person experience of the brand. In the retail space, products are displayed over a period of time, providing the opportunity for repeated interactions and experiences of the products, which is particularly important for attracting consumers who were not specifically searching for the brand or product in question. Physical retail outlets remain the most significant point of discovery for consumers, allowing them to see, touch and experience products directly. Through the simple expedient of being on the shelf, brands enter the consumer consciousness. Coupled with effective branding and marketing, they can become established. In the DTC space, entering consciousness is the first and greatest challenge. Shaving away tradition: An industry focus The shaving industry was traditionally characterized by dominant brands that established price points and retail partners who controlled the purchasing experience. It was an unpleasant one: razor blades are kept behind protective covers that need to be unlocked by an assistant, complicating the process and making it difficult to browse and compare the options. As long as drugstores remained the main purchasing channel, brand leaders had no strong incentive to enhance the experience, as customers simply had few other viable options. The start-up Dollar Shave Club (DSC) entered the market with a bang, going viral with its very first video, which cost only $4,500 to produce. Everything about this initial introduction to the company reinforced its fundamental ethos and messaging: DSC is an upstart and brash challenger to the established and establishment razor monopoly, Gillette. DSC built on its position as a newcomer and disrupter, promising a cheaper product and a better purchasing experience through regular deliveries in its subscription service. DSC’s first ad was brazen, fun, whimsical and explicitly targeted college-age and slightly older consumers. Its promise of a cheaper product made in a factory in Asia, cutting out the middleman and avoiding marketing costs such as celebrity endorsements that end up in the purchase price of the biggest brands, dovetailed with its overall brand strategy and character. In the case of DSC, values and value were combined in an effective branding message that was an immediate hit. The cheeky challenger succeeded in entering the marketplace and changing the expectations and is expanding its offerings to include hair care and wipes. It wasn’t the only one. Harry’s is another DTC company that offers razor blades online. And it too is a challenger and disrupter, changing the way the razor blade market works, but through a different brand approach. Building on European cachet, the blades are German-made, courtesy of the factory that Harry’s purchased in its move toward total vertical integration. Slightly more expensive than DSC, Harry’s is after a more premium market, through sleeker, more sophisticated products, as reflected in its brand story. And while the two brands are competitors, these consumer-driven competitors reinforce awareness of alternatives to traditional brands. The frustrations of consumers with the purchase experience in the razor industry created particularly fertile ground for new competitors to imagine a new approach. The viability of DTC and establishing that approach as integral to the brand story they tell helped these start-ups address this potential. In recent years, new entrants, most noticeably Dollar Shave Club (DSC) and Harry’s, emerged to challenge the industry status quo, using DTC to disrupt the industry and create new channels for purchase. We’ll see how they made DTC an important part of their brand stories, posing a number of dilemmas for the established brand in how to respond. How do established brands go direct? (And should they?) With the advent of Harry’s and Dollar Shave Club, what is Gillette to do? How can it—and indeed any brand—respond to DTC competitors while remaining sensitive to channel conflict and avoiding cannibalizing its existing products and retail partners? More specifically: can established brands move to the DTC space? And should they do so? There are huge advantages to DTC, but there are also major challenges, both for start-ups and established brands. Gillette has responded with its own shave club, but it remains more expensive than both Harry’s and DSC, and even than its own store products. Its strategy is to establish a presence in the subscription world without compromising its retail business, but it may be playing it too safe. Going direct offers the brand the opportunity to lower costs and control the brand experience at every point while building on its exposure and recognition. It runs the risk of alienating retail partners, so it must transition gradually and carefully and may choose to offer brand exclusives in one of the spaces to maintain its relationships. But it isn’t easy. Gillette is still struggling with the balance, as are many other brands. Established companies have the advantage over start-ups when it comes to brand recognition, but they also risk alienating retail partners and working against themselves through channel conflict. As they transition to e-commerce and offer more DTC options, they need to take significant care with the online consumer experience. They must be careful to integrate purchase options directly into their brand pages rather than directing consumers to e-commerce platforms that were constructed specifically to support transactions without considering the brand experience. Today’s environment offers brands multiple ways of reaching the consumer, including selling directly online, establishing their own physical stores and building and maintaining partnerships with other retailers. As established brands seek to compete with new DTC products, they may lower their own price points and run the risk of losing consumers in their traditional retail spaces. And if they aren’t careful, brands may compromise their values and ethos in an attempt to compete in the direct space, either by changing their price points or by framing their products only in response to their competitors. But it isn’t all bad news. There are advantages to thoughtfully combining direct points of online and retail access with sales partnerships. Luxury brands Coach and Burberry increase their traffic and brand presence by selling directly through their own stores and websites and through retail partners who have significantly greater reach and market exposure. Their partners may sometimes undercut their prices, but their own spaces maximize customer experience through total control of packaging, merchandising, display, marketing and staff interactions. There’s no single solution to the challenges of going direct. It’s complicated, and it poses a lot of issues for both start-ups and established brands. There are also significant opportunities for brands to build and strengthen relationships directly with their consumers through their commitment to brand ethos across all platforms. But brands must pay attention to the nature of each retail platform, maximizing the advantages of each to communicate their brand messages and to emphasize not just value, but brand values. Performance apparel company Isaora had a strong retail presence in a select few high-end stores. Despite growing success, the company withdrew from retail entirely in order to control all aspects of the brand and its sales. Its transition removed many external deadlines, schedules and product demands, as well as offered it control over shipping and other timelines. It expressed concern that its retail partners did not accurately represent the brand in the ways it was displayed and in the ways that it was explained by the retail staff. It preferred to communicate details of the products and the overall brand entirely through its own channels, ensuring local and international consistency as it targeted its particular consumers rather than buyers who sold to the retail partners. While there have been savings in this transition, the company emphasizes product values, seeing the true value that they offer in the high-end performance of its brand. For Isaora, the key value in DTC is the relationship with the customer. Greg Randall, “Why brands need to move to a direct to consumer model,” February 13, 2014 https://econsultancy.com/blog/64317-why-brands-need-to-move-to-a-direct-to-consumer-model. Linda Bustos, “5 Mistakes Brands Make Selling Direct-to-Consumer,” January 21, 2014 http://www.getelastic.com/5-mistakes-brands-make-selling-direct-to-consumer. Thomas Welch, “3 Direct To Consumer Brands Offering More Value than a Value Proposition,” May 22, 2015 http://www.selectism.com/2015/05/22/direct-consumer-story/.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line274
__label__wiki	0.863307	0.863307	Footpath uncovered during Metro extension works dated as from between 18th and 19th century in origin Last week, people living, working and visiting the centre of Birmingham were excited by the discovery of an old footpath unearthed during excavations in Victoria Square as works progress to build the Metro extension. Since discovering the path, archaeologists, working on behalf of the Midland Metro Alliance, have been studying the cobbles and surrounding area and now believe the footpath is likely to be 18th or 19th century in origin. The team also suggest it once may have been part of an earlier extension of Pinfold Street. Laurence Hayes, Archaeologist for RSK, said: “This is a very interesting find in the heart of the city centre. The artefacts we have recovered from the surface of the path and beneath it include porcelain, clay pipe and building materials which date to the post-medieval period. The road is probably part of the city’s expansion in the mid-18th century, and went out of use in the Victorian period. We will be carrying out further work in the coming months to examine historical maps and the artefacts we have removed from the site in order to build up the full picture.” Since the path has been discovered, the Midland Metro Alliance has welcomed the increase in visitors eager to catch a glimpse of the path. For those not yet able to visit, it will be on show until Wednesday 27 June 2018, at which point it will be excavated as part of the preparations for the new Metro extension. Natalie Cropp, Sustainability Manager for the Midland Metro Alliance, said: “Working with archaeologists, we’ve been able to capture complete records of this piece of Birmingham’s history that we have uncovered, including surveys, physical pieces, photographs and video. The Midland Metro Alliance works closely with the local community and these pieces will make a great case study and educational piece for schoolchildren which highlights the hidden histories which are all around us beneath our city streets.” Steve Grimes, the Midland Metro Alliance’s Project Director for the Birmingham Westside Extension, said: “There is always potential for items of historical importance to be uncovered during construction, and the discovery of the footpath provides a fascinating look at Birmingham in days-gone-by.” This is not the first time that a historical find has been unearthed during the works to extend the West Midlands Metro. Roller shutters, also from the Victorian period, were discovered at a shop in Pinfold Street earlier this year. The extension, designed and built by the Midland Metro Alliance working on behalf of the West Midlands Combined Authority, is the next phase of works following the tram extension from St. Chads to Grand Central, which opened for passenger service in May 2016. The ambitious plans will see the new line operate between Grand Central to Hagley Road in Edgbaston, improving transport links to and from the west of Birmingham, making journeys faster and more accessible, in turn helping businesses and supporting more jobs. Five new tram stops will connect passengers to Victoria Square, Centenary Square, Brindley Place, Five Ways and Hagley Road, with links to popular attractions including the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, the International Convention Centre and Symphony Hall, allowing more people to use the tram in this area for day-to-day travel, reducing road congestion in the city centre, as well as improving sustainable transport options along Broad Street and beyond. The first phase of the works will take the route from New Street Station to Centenary Square, with services expected to commence in late 2019. The second phase will continue to Edgbaston, and is planned to open in 2021, in time for Birmingham’s hosting of the Commonwealth Games, for which transport improvements in the city, including the tram extension, will play an important part in delivering a successful event. For any further questions about the work, please visit: www.metroalliance.co.uk/projects/birmingham-westside-extension or email: communications@metroalliance.co.uk	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line275
__label__wiki	0.515694	0.515694	REVIEW: Kingsman: The Golden Circle September 23, 2017 September 25, 2017 / Chris Luckett Image: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Before we tackle the sequel, let’s look back to the original. Was Kingsman: The Secret Service really that good? Sometimes movies that are absurdly over-the-top are beloved simply for how much they commit to the meta winking, overtly or not. I submit to you that the first Kingsman, as fun as it was, wasn’t very good at all. It was an interesting idea taken to an incredible extreme and powered by testosterone-pumping explosions and CGI camerawork. It was Transformers in a tailored suit. Regardless of the acceptable level of fun in the first Transformers, it begat sequels lacking even the original’s very basic brains, dribbling out follows-ups with idiotic subtitles like Revenge of the Fallen, Dark of the Moon, Age of Extinction, and The Last Knight. The first wasn’t great, but it sure seems so when stacked against its descendants. Which brings us to Kingsman: The Golden Circle. Rather than leaving the first Kingsman be, the sequel is here, adding an American twang to the original’s cockney. It’s really no more unnecessary than a Bond sequel, but at least it took the Bond sequels almost two decades to truly make a stinker. The Kingsman franchise achieved it on the first try. Eggsy (Taron Egerton), a.k.a Galahad, has been working with fellow Kingsman Roxy/Lancelot (Sophie Cookson), a new Arthur (Michael Gambon), and stalwart Q clone Merlin (Mark Strong) at the rebuilt Kingsman, after most of the organization (including mentor figure Colin Firth) were killed in the first movie. When a failed recruit from Roxy and Eggsy’s training period (Edward Holcroft) shows up and tries to kill Eggsy, our hero barely makes it out alive, thanks to the help of Merlin. All the other Kingsmen, and every base of operations, have been wiped out. Drinking away their troubles with a bottle of Statesman whisky, Eggsy and Merlin find a clue that leads them to their American cousin organization, led by boss Champagne (Jeff Bridges), agents Tequila (Channing Tatum) and Jack Daniels (Pedro Pascal), and stalwart Q clone Ginger Ale (Halle Berry). The odd couple of secret agent organizations have to team up to put a stop to the megalomaniacal Poppy Adams (Julianne Moore), the queen of the global drug trade, whose world domination plot involves poisoning all her users and then holding the President of the United States hostage over it. (What do you mean that makes no sense? Stop thinking about it, you’re wasting everyone’s time.) Barely a single thing about The Golden Circle makes any sense whatsoever. Every minute or two, something moronic or preposterous happens, just keeping you from focusing too long on the last moronic or preposterous thing to happen. The whole movie is a series of barely intelligible scenes hoping to make up for their content in manic speed and bullet-time camerawork out of the Matrix handbook. (Speaking of The Matrix… For the life of me, I don’t know how The Golden Circle‘s CGI can sometimes be as bad as The Matrix Reloaded’s; the opening car chase is marred by incredibly obvious and primitive CGI versions of Egerton and Mycroft wrestling around in the back of a car.) The super-fast-and-then-suddenly-super-slo-mo direction and camerawork of the original felt a little clever, in a Guy-Ritchie-taking-on-Men-in-Black way. Now, it just feels dated. The Golden Circle, with Poppy’s lair located on a secret island, feels more like Guy-Ritchie-taking-on-Uncharted — and the result is not good. Director Matthew Vaughn can’t decide whether he wants to be the next Michael Bay or the next Zack Snyder. Most depressingly, he’s managed here to capture the worst qualities of both. There are even robotic attack dogs to follow Poppy around that look like rejects from a Transformers brainstorming session. Bay’s Transformers movies (and Snyder’s DC Extended Universe movies, for that matter) make sure to always have at least one Oscar winner in their casts, but Kingsman isn’t willing to settle for such a low number. Disappointingly, no fewer than five Academy Award recipients (and a couple more nominees) have been roped into The Golden Circle. No one comes out clean — least of all Elton John, who seems to have been cast as himself for no other Earthly reason beyond the belief it’s funny to see how many times the septuagenarian Brit can yell the F-word, in an Oh-My-Stars-I-Can’t-Believe-Sir-Elton-John-Just-Said-That manner. (For those curious, it’s 14. Fourteen separate times that he trots out the same joke. I was truly so bored that I counted.) Kingsman: The Golden Circle is a feature-length video game cutscene, with above average actors who should really know better. But… it’s just… so… bad. I think I actually felt my brain dying just a little as I suffered through it. Liking Kingsman: The Secret Service isn’t an accurate indication of whether you’ll like this vapid sequel. A more apt barometer would be a Transformers sequel. If you can’t still decide which was more awesome, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen or Transformers: Dark of the Moon… boy, have I got a movie for you. ½ star / 5 ← REVIEW: The Mummy SPECIAL: The Best Movies of 2017 So Far →	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line279
__label__cc	0.56648	0.43352	Jean Frederick de Walseck Brasseur de Bourbourg, Charles Etienne Charles Etienne Brasseur de Bourbourg (1814-1874) was born in Bourbourg, near Dunkirk, France. He entered the priesthood and in 1845 he left for Canada and was for a short time professor of ecclesiastical history at Quebec. He worked as a missionary in Mexico and Central America where he developed an intense interest in the native South Americans and their origins. In 1859 he published a history of the Aztecs. Hubert H. Bancroft (1832-1918), the American historian, noted[1319.125-132] that initially Brasseur was highly sceptical of the reality of Atlantis, but as his studies deepened he became an enthusiastic believer. Brasseur de Bourbourg’s ability to track down rare manuscripts was legendary. He studied the thoroughly flawed interpretation of Mayan hieroglyphics by Bishop Diego de Landa, produced in the 16th century. He concluded that the Maya were originally from Atlantis, based on Plato’s description of Atlantean culture. This view was expressed in his 1868 book, Quatre Lettres sur le Méxique[1450]. In an 1866 offering[1506], he recorded his study of the Mayan monuments, particularly Palenque. The illustrations for this book were executed by Jean-Frédérick de Waldeck. Brasseur also translated local languages into Roman script and perhaps his most important contribution was a French translation of the Popul Vuh, sacred book of the Quiché branch of the Maya, which was published in 1861. An English translation is now available on the Internet(a). Nigel Davies has revealed[1635] that Brasseur, as well as Lord Kingsborough (1795-1829), concluded that the native Americans were in fact the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel. This idea had been suggested by centuries earlier by Diego de Landa (1524- 1579), the Franciscan bishop of Yucatán. Iin the mid-19th century, Brasseur proposed that Atlantis had existed on a large landmass in the Atlantic of which Hispaniola is a remnant. He believed that this vast peninsula extended to the vicinity of the Canaries. This idea was based on his own, largely incorrect, interpretation of Mayan glyphs. The American Hyde Clarke and the Guatemalan doctor Paul Felix Cabrera shared similar location theories. Jason Colavito has pointed out that Brasseur was probably the first to suggest the possibility that some form of Pole Shift led to the destruction of Atlantis(b). This idea was published in 1873 and is available in an English translation by Colavito(c). After what he thought was reference to a flooded land called Mu, one of his last conclusions was that Mu and Atlantis were the same and that Mu was the correct name for the flooded land. This fantasy led Augustus le Plongeon to revise this theory, suggesting that refugees from both Mu and Atlantis were the founders of the Mayan civilisation. (a) https://www.meta-religion.com/World_Religions/Ancient_religions/Central_america/popol_vuh.htm (b) https://www.jasoncolavito.com/blog/greek-sculptors-in-ancient-china-plus-a-very-early-claim-for-a-pole-shift-destroying-atlantis (c) https://www.jasoncolavito.com/historical-chronology-of-the-mexicans.html Tagged Augustus le Plongeon, Aztecs, Brasseur de Bourbourg, Canaries, Diego de Landa, Hispaniola, Hubert H. Bancroft, Hyde Clarke, Jason Colavito, Jean Frederick de Walseck, Lemuria, Lord Kingsborough, Lost tribes of Israel, Maya, Mu, Nigel Davies, Palenque, Paul Felix Cabrera, Pole Shift, Popul Vuh	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line284
__label__cc	0.682749	0.317251	Consumer Goods & Media The New Investors All Markets Summit Australia markets open in 1 hour 1 minute ALL ORDS BTC-AUD Sign up NOW ✉️: Want to master your money in 2021? Join Yahoo Finance's 6-week bootcamp challenge! Cyber Monday Electric Toothbrush Deals 2020: Oral B, Philips Sonicare & More Savings Identified by Spending Lab Spending Lab Save on electric toothbrush deals at the Cyber Monday sale, including the latest Waterpik discounts Compare the latest electric toothbrush deals for Cyber Monday 2020, featuring Philips Sonicare, Oral B, Waterpik and more electric toothbrush discounts. Check out the best deals using the links below. 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The Sugar Hut nightclub owner and one-time love interest of Gemma Collins was found dead on Thursday. (Bloomberg) -- The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey released a new plan to replace its neglected, overcrowded midtown bus terminal, more than seven years after the transit agency first sought proposals to overhaul it.Replacing the decaying depot, which opened in 1950 and was expanded in 1981, will take a decade at least and billions of dollars, Port Authority officials said. The new five-story terminal will be able to handle almost 40% more passengers. It will provide storage space for buses, curbing traffic congestion and pollution and gates to accommodate inter-city coaches that previously picked up and dropped off passengers on city streets.The bi-state agency plans to fund the project with $3 billion in its current capital plan and the sale of air rights for as many as four new high rise towers, officials said. The agency will also seek federal aid and an agreement from the city to allow a developer to use payments in lieu of taxes to help finance the project, much like the new Moynihan Train Hall railway station.“It’s way past time that this building be replaced,” said Port Authority Executive Director Rick Cotton.On busy days before the Coronavirus pandemic, 260,000 commuters walked the bus station’s bleak corridors, where missing ceiling panels revealed leaky pipes. Comedian John Oliver called the bus terminal the “Single Worst Place on Planet Earth.”Plans to replace the bus terminal were delayed by design challenges and disputes between New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie over where to build and how much to spend.In 2016, New York’s top appointee to the Port Authority wanted to build a replacement next to the NJ Transit station in Secaucus, New Jersey. Scott Rechler, the appointee, retreated after John Degnan, appointed by Christie, said he wouldn’t support the LaGuardia Airport redevelopment.The Port Authority reviewed more than 30 sites for the bus terminal and consulted with riders and residents, who were aggravated by the congestion and pollution from the buses. Without a place to park, motor coaches circled the streets awaiting their turn to get into the terminal or idled on city streets, spewing diesel fumes.The new terminal will be designed to serve electric bus fleets and employ technology to speed bus movements, officials said. New bus ramps between 10th and 11th Avenues will enable direct access from the Lincoln Tunnel.Construction will be staged to minimize disruption to existing terminal operations and coordinated with other Port Authority projects at the Lincoln and Holland tunnels and George Washington Bridge.(Adds electric bus fleet capacity in 9th paragraph. 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Supplemental quarterly informationTo further assist analysts with their fourth-quarter earnings models, the company is providing the following estimates: Estimated Average Realized Prices – 4Q20 Oil (bbl)NGL (bbl)Natural Gas (Mcf)United States$41.00$14.50$1.70International$44.50$33.50$3.20 Egypt tax barrels:10-11 MBoe/dRealized loss on commodity derivatives (before tax):$16 millionUnrealized gain on commodity derivatives (before tax):$14 millionDry hole costs (before tax):$57-60 million Fourth-quarter 2020 earnings callApache Corporation will host its fourth-quarter 2020 results conference call on Thursday, Feb. 25, at 10 a.m. Central time. The company will issue its earnings release after the market close on Wednesday, Feb. 24. The full text of the release will be available on the company's website at www.apachecorp.com. The conference call will be webcast from Apache's website at investor.apachecorp.com, and the webcast replay will be archived there as well. 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Bryn Mawr Bank Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter Net Income of $15.5 Million BRYN MAWR, Pa., Jan. 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bryn Mawr Bank Corporation (NASDAQ: BMTC) (the “Corporation”), parent of The Bryn Mawr Trust Company (the “Bank”), today reported net income of $15.5 million, or $0.78 diluted earnings per share, for the three months ended December 31, 2020, as compared to $13.2 million, or $0.66 diluted earnings per share, for the three months ended September 30, 2020, and $16.4 million, or $0.81 diluted earnings per share, for the three months ended December 31, 2019. As detailed in the appendix to this earnings release, management calculates core net income, a non-GAAP measure. Core net income for the three months ended December 31, 2020 excludes certain non-core noninterest income and expense items recognized in connection with the sale of owned office space, the early termination of leased office space, and the planned closure of a branch location. As detailed in the appendix to this earnings release, while the individual components of these items were meaningful, overall core net income of $15.5 million, or $0.77 diluted earnings per share, was relatively consistent as compared to GAAP net income. There were no meaningful non-core income or expense items for the three months ended September 30, 2020 or December 31, 2019. A reconciliation of core net income and other non-GAAP to GAAP performance measures is included in the appendix to this earnings release. “We are pleased with how we concluded this challenging year,” commented Frank Leto, President and Chief Executive Officer, continuing, “We are excited to report that our prior investments in technology and the commitment of our people to quickly and successfully adapt to a sustainable remote working environment allowed us to execute on permanent office space reductions. The net earnings impact of the one-time gains and costs resulting from these occupancy decisions, coupled with the one-time costs associated with the forthcoming closure of one branch location was not material. We expect that these cost-saving decisions will positively impact our noninterest expense in 2021 and beyond.” Mr. Leto continued, “The number of loans within our COVID-19 deferral program at year-end has considerably decreased from prior quarters as borrowers have begun resuming payments. Lastly, our wealth division continues to perform strongly and finished the year with $19 billion in assets under management, an increase of $2.4 billion from a year ago, and linked quarter growth in revenue of over 7%.” On January 21, 2021, the Board of Directors of the Corporation declared a quarterly dividend of $0.27 per share, payable March 1, 2021 to shareholders of record as of February 1, 2021. SIGNIFICANT ITEMS OF NOTE Results of Operations – Fourth Quarter 2020 Compared to Third Quarter 2020 Net income for the three months ended December 31, 2020 was $15.5 million, or $0.78 diluted earnings per share, as compared to $13.2 million, or $0.66 diluted earnings per share, for the three months ended September 30, 2020. Net interest income for the three months ended December 31, 2020 was $35.0 million, relatively unchanged as compared to the linked quarter. The provision for credit losses (the “Provision”), which includes the provision for credit losses on loans and leases, off-balance sheet credit exposures, and accrued interest receivable on COVID-19 deferrals, for the three months ended December 31, 2020 was a release of $1.2 million, as compared to a provision of $4.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020, a difference of $5.3 million. Total noninterest income increased $907 thousand, total noninterest expense increased $3.4 million, and income tax expense increased $385 thousand for the three months ended December 31, 2020, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2020.Net interest income for the three months ended December 31, 2020 was $35.0 million, relatively unchanged as compared to the linked quarter. Tax-equivalent net interest income for the three months ended December 31, 2020 was $35.1 million, relatively unchanged as compared to the linked quarter. Tax-equivalent net interest income for the fourth quarter of 2020 was positively impacted by the accretion of purchase accounting fair value marks of $918 thousand, an increase of $118 thousand as compared to $800 thousand for the linked quarter. Excluding the effects of these purchase accounting fair value marks, the adjusted tax-equivalent net interest income for the three months ended December 31, 2020 was $34.2 million, a decrease of $115 thousand over the linked quarter. A reconciliation of this and other non-GAAP to GAAP performance measures is included in the appendix to this earnings release.The tax-equivalent net interest margin was 3.04% for the three months ended December 31, 2020 as compared to 3.03% for the linked quarter. Adjusting for the impact of the accretion of purchase accounting fair value marks, the adjusted tax-equivalent net interest margin was 2.96% for both the three months ended December 31, 2020 and three months ended September 30, 2020, respectively. A reconciliation of this and other non-GAAP to GAAP performance measures is included in the appendix to this earnings release.The change in tax-equivalent net interest income adjusted for purchase accounting included a decrease of $1.3 million in tax-equivalent interest and fees earned on loans and leases partially offset by a decrease of $1.1 million in interest expense on deposits, for the three months ended December 31, 2020 as compared to the linked quarter.Tax-equivalent interest and fees earned on loans and leases for the three months ended December 31, 2020 decreased $1.2 million as compared to the linked quarter. The tax-equivalent yield on average loans and leases for the three months ended December 31, 2020 was 3.89%, an eight basis point decrease as compared to the linked quarter. Average loans and leases decreased $43.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020 as compared to the linked quarter.Interest expense on deposits for the three months ended December 31, 2020 decreased $1.1 million over the linked quarter. The rate paid on average interest-bearing deposits for the three months ended December 31, 2020 was 0.27%, a 14 basis point decrease as compared to the linked quarter. Average interest-bearing deposits for the three months ended December 31, 2020 decreased $125.7 million as compared to the linked quarter. Noninterest income of $22.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020 represented a $907 thousand increase over the linked quarter. The increase was driven by the $2.3 million gain on sale of long-lived assets recognized in the fourth quarter of 2020 in connection with the sale of owned office space, as well as an $881 thousand increase in fees for wealth management services. These increases were partially offset by a decrease of $2.5 million in capital markets revenue primarily due to decreased volume and size of interest rate swap transactions with commercial loan customers for the three months ended December 31, 2020 as compared to the linked quarter.Noninterest expense of $38.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020 represented a $3.4 million increase over the linked quarter. The increase was primarily driven by $1.6 million of impairment of long-lived assets and $801 thousand of disposal expense of leasehold improvements and equipment associated with the sale of owned office space and the early termination of leased office space.These facility driven charges, which are detailed in the appendix to this earnings release as non-core items, coupled with increases of $1.2 million and $529 thousand in other operating expenses and salaries and wages, respectively, were partially offset by a decrease of $454 thousand in Pennsylvania bank shares tax expense. The increase in other operating expenses included a $598 thousand increase in deferred compensation expense, which was primarily due to market fluctuations in the fourth quarter of 2020 affecting the Corporation's deferred compensation plan liability, and a $387 thousand increase in contributions. The increase in salaries and wages was primarily due to an increase in incentive accruals. The decrease in Pennsylvania bank shares tax was driven by an increase in tax credits and refunds recorded in the fourth quarter of 2020 in connection with contributions to qualified organizations under Pennsylvania tax credit programs. A release of Provision of $1.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020 compared to a Provision of $4.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020, a difference of $5.3 million. A $629 thousand release of provision for credit losses on off-balance sheet exposures and a $379 thousand release of provision for credit losses on loans and leases for the three months ended December 31, 2020 were driven by improvements in the current and forward-looking economic conditions, primarily Pennsylvania unemployment, included in the estimation of expected credit losses as compared to September 30, 2020. A $201 thousand release of provision for credit losses on accrued interest receivable on COVID-19 deferrals for the three months ended December 31, 2020 was primarily driven by a decrease in loans and leases within a deferral period. Net loan and lease charge-offs for the fourth quarter of 2020 totaled $2.3 million, an increase of $153 thousand as compared to $2.2 million for the third quarter of 2020.The effective tax rate for the fourth quarter of 2020 decreased to 20.86% as compared to 22.03% for the third quarter of 2020. The decrease in effective tax rate was primarily due to an $84 thousand decrease in discrete tax expense related to stock-based compensation coupled with a reduction in state income tax expense. Results of Operations – Fourth Quarter 2020 Compared to Fourth Quarter 2019 Net income for the three months ended December 31, 2020 was $15.5 million, or $0.78 diluted earnings per share, as compared to $16.4 million, or $0.81 diluted earnings per share, for the three months ended December 31, 2019. Net interest income for the three months ended December 31, 2020 was $35.0 million, a decrease of $948 thousand as compared to the same period in 2019. The Provision for the three months ended December 31, 2020, as calculated under the Current Expected Credit Loss (“CECL”) framework, decreased $3.6 million as compared to the same period in 2019, which was calculated in accordance with previously-applicable GAAP. Total noninterest income decreased $1.2 million, total noninterest expense increased $2.4 million, and income tax expense decreased $108 thousand for the three months ended December 31, 2020 as compared to the three months ended December 31, 2019.Net interest income for the three months ended December 31, 2020 was $35.0 million, a decrease of $948 thousand as compared to the same period in 2019. Tax-equivalent net interest income for the three months ended December 31, 2020 was $35.1 million, a decrease of $954 thousand as compared to the same period in 2019. Tax-equivalent net interest income for the fourth quarter of 2020 was positively impacted by the accretion of purchase accounting fair value marks of $918 thousand as compared to $1.1 million for the same period in 2019. Excluding the effects of these purchase accounting fair value marks, the adjusted tax-equivalent net interest income for the three months ended December 31, 2020 was $34.2 million, a decrease of $789 thousand as compared to the same period in 2019. A reconciliation of this and other non-GAAP to GAAP performance measures is included in the appendix to this earnings release.The tax-equivalent net interest margin was 3.04% for the three months ended December 31, 2020 as compared to 3.36% for the same period in 2019. Adjusting for the impacts of the accretion of purchase accounting fair value marks, the adjusted tax-equivalent net interest margin was 2.96% and 3.26% for three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The main drivers for the decrease in the adjusted tax-equivalent net interest margin were the rate and volume changes of interest-bearing assets and liabilities as discussed in the below bullet points. A reconciliation of this and other non-GAAP to GAAP performance measures is included in the appendix to this earnings release.Items contributing to the decrease in tax-equivalent net interest income adjusted for purchase accounting included decreases of $7.5 million and $790 thousand in tax-equivalent interest and fees earned on loans and leases and tax-equivalent interest income on available for sale investment securities, respectively, partially offset by decreases of $6.8 million and $546 thousand in interest paid on deposits and interest expense on short-term borrowings, respectively, for the three months ended December 31, 2020 as compared to the same period in 2019.Tax-equivalent interest and fees earned on loans and leases for the three months ended December 31, 2020 decreased $7.6 million as compared to the same period in 2019. The tax-equivalent yield on average loans and leases for the three months ended December 31, 2020 was 3.89%, an 89 basis point decrease as compared to the same period in 2019. The effect of the decrease in the tax-equivalent yield was partially offset by an increase of $59.0 million in average loans and leases for the three months ended December 31, 2020 as compared to same period in 2019.Tax-equivalent interest income on available for sale investment securities for the three months ended December 31, 2020 decreased $790 thousand as compared to the same period in 2019. The tax-equivalent yield on average available for sale investment securities for the three months ended December 31, 2020 was 1.51%, an 82 basis point decrease as compared to the same period in 2019. The effect of the decrease in the tax-equivalent yield was partially offset by an increase of $105.9 million in average available for sale investment securities for the three months ended December 31, 2020 as compared to the same period in 2019.Interest expense on deposits for the three months ended December 31, 2020 decreased $6.8 million as compared to the same period in 2019. The rate paid on average interest-bearing deposits for the three months ended December 31, 2020 was 0.27%, a 96 basis point decrease as compared to the same period in 2019. Average interest-bearing deposits for the three months ended December 31, 2020 decreased $33.1 million as compared to the same period in 2019.Interest expense on short-term borrowings for the three months ended December 31, 2020 decreased $546 thousand as compared to the same period in 2019. The decrease was primarily due to a $92.5 million decrease in average short-term borrowings for the three months ended December 31, 2020 as compared to the same period in 2019, coupled with a 169 basis point decrease in the rate paid for the three months ended December 31, 2020 as compared to the same period in 2019. Noninterest income of $22.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020 represented a $1.2 million decrease over the same period in 2019. The decrease was driven by a $4.6 million decrease in capital markets revenue primarily due to decreased volume and size of interest rate swap transactions with commercial loan customers for the three months ended December 31, 2020 as compared to the same period in 2019. Partially offsetting the decrease was a $2.3 million gain on sale of long-lived assets recognized in the fourth quarter of 2020 in connection with the sale of owned office space, as well as a $916 thousand increase in fees for wealth management services.Noninterest expense of $38.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020 represented a $2.4 million increase over the same period in 2019. The increase was primarily driven by $1.6 million of impairment of long-lived assets and $801 thousand of disposal expense of leasehold improvements and equipment associated with the sale of owned office space and the early termination of leased office space.These facility driven charges, which are detailed in the appendix to this earnings release as non-core items, coupled with an increase of $1.6 million in other operating expenses were partially offset by decreases of $937 thousand and $381 thousand in salaries and wages and Pennsylvania bank shares tax expense, respectively. The decrease in salaries and wages was primarily driven by reduced headcount. The decrease in Pennsylvania bank shares tax was driven by an increase in tax credits and refunds recorded in the fourth quarter of 2020 in connection with contributions to qualified organizations under Pennsylvania tax credit programs. A release of Provision of $1.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020, as calculated under the CECL framework, compared to a Provision, calculated in accordance with previously-applicable GAAP, of $2.4 million for the same period in 2019, a difference of $3.6 million. A $629 thousand release of provision for credit losses on off-balance sheet exposures and a $379 thousand release of provision for credit losses on loans and leases for the three months ended December 31, 2020 were driven by improvements in the current and forward-looking economic conditions, primarily Pennsylvania unemployment, included in the estimation of expected credit losses. A $201 thousand release of provision for credit losses on accrued interest receivable on COVID-19 deferrals for the three months ended December 31, 2020 was primarily driven by a decrease in loans and leases within a deferral period. Net loan and lease charge-offs for the fourth quarter of 2020 totaled $2.3 million, an increase of $1.9 million as compared to $400 thousand for the fourth quarter in 2019.The effective tax rate for the fourth quarter of 2020 increased to 20.86% as compared to 20.41% for the fourth quarter of 2019. Financial Condition – December 31, 2020 Compared to December 31, 2019 Total assets as of December 31, 2020 were $5.43 billion, an increase of $168.8 million from December 31, 2019. Increases of $169.0 million, $71.3 million, and $42.4 million in available for sale investment securities, other assets, and cash balances, respectively, were partially offset by a decrease of $60.9 million in portfolio loans and leases and an increase of $31.1 million in the allowance for credit losses (“ACL”) on loans and leases. The changes in available for sale investment securities, portfolio loans and leases, and the ACL on loans and leases are discussed in the bullets below. The increase in other assets was primarily driven by a $66.2 million increase in the fair value of interest rate swaps.Available for sale investment securities as of December 31, 2020 totaled $1.18 billion, an increase of $169.0 million from December 31, 2019. Increases of $94.4 million, $87.9 million, and $11.4 million in collateralized loan obligations, mortgage-backed securities, and corporate bonds, respectively, were partially offset by decreases of $12.6 million and $8.9 million in collateralized mortgage obligations and U.S. Government and agency securities, respectively.Total portfolio loans and leases of $3.63 billion as of December 31, 2020 decreased $60.9 million, or 1.7%, from December 31, 2019. Decreases of $85.3 million, $54.9 million, $40.9 million, $17.6 million, $13.0 million and $12.7 million in residential mortgage 1st liens, home equity lines of credit, construction loans, consumer loans, residential mortgage 2nd liens and leases, respectively, were partially offset by increases of $98.4 million, $50.9 million and $14.2 million in nonowner-occupied commercial real estate loans, owner-occupied commercial real estate loans and commercial and industrial loans, respectively. In conjunction with the adoption of CECL, the Corporation has revised its portfolio segmentation to align with the methodology applied in determining the ACL for loans and leases under CECL, which is based on federal call report codes which classify loans based on the primary collateral supporting the loan. Portfolio segmentation prior to the adoption of CECL was based on product type or purpose. As such, certain reclassifications were made to conform previous years to the current year's presentation.As of December 31, 2020, 66 consumer loans and leases in the amount of $7.3 million and 37 commercial loans in the amount of $67.7 million are within a deferral period under the Bank's modification programs, the total comprising 2.1% of the Bank’s portfolio loans and leases. Of those commercial loans within a deferral period, $59.0 million, or 87.2% of deferred commercial loans, continue to make interest-only payments. The ACL on loans and leases was $22.6 million as of December 31, 2019. Effective January 1, 2020, the Corporation adopted CECL and recognized an increase in the ACL on loans and leases of approximately $3.2 million, as a cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, with a corresponding decrease, net of tax, in retained earnings. The ACL on loans and leases was $53.7 million as of December 31, 2020, an increase of $31.1 million as compared to December 31, 2019. The significant increase was driven by the current and forward-looking adverse economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic included in the estimation of expected credit losses on loans and leases as of December 31, 2020 as compared to our initial adoption of CECL.Deposits of $4.38 billion as of December 31, 2020 increased $534.0 million from December 31, 2019. Increases of $503.7 million, $97.1 million, $62.0 million, and $57.1 million in noninterest bearing deposits, wholesale non-maturity deposits, savings accounts, and money market accounts, respectively, were offset by decreases of $73.6 million, $59.1 million, and $53.2 million in retail time deposits, interest-bearing demand accounts, and wholesale time deposits, respectively. The increase in noninterest bearing deposits was primarily due to the Bank's Paycheck Protection Program loan customers depositing loan funds into Bank deposit accounts during the second quarter of 2020.Borrowings of $232.9 million as of December 31, 2020, which include short-term borrowings, long-term FHLB advances, subordinated notes and junior subordinated debentures, decreased $433.1 million from December 31, 2019, primarily due to decreases of $421.1 million and $12.4 million in short-term borrowings and long-term FHLB advances, respectively. The increase in deposits reduced the need to obtain wholesale funding at December 31, 2020 as compared to December 31, 2019.Wealth assets totaled $18.98 billion as of December 31, 2020, an increase of $2.43 billion from December 31, 2019. As of December 31, 2020, wealth assets consisted of $11.86 billion of wealth assets where fees are set at fixed amounts, an increase of $2.28 billion from December 31, 2019, and $7.12 billion of wealth assets where fees are predominantly determined based on the market value of the assets held in their accounts, an increase of $144.5 million from December 31, 2019.The capital ratios for the Bank and the Corporation, as of December 31, 2020, as shown in the attached tables, indicate regulatory capital levels in excess of the regulatory minimums and the levels necessary for the Bank to be considered “well capitalized.” In September 2020, the U.S. banking agencies issued a final rule that provides banking organizations with an alternative option to delay for two years an estimate of CECL’s effect on regulatory capital, relative to the incurred loss methodology’s effect on regulatory capital, followed by a three-year transition period. This final rule is consistent with the interim final rule issued by the U.S. banking agencies in March 2020. The current and prior quarter ratios reflect the Corporation's election of the five-year transition provision. EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALL The Corporation will hold a fourth quarter 2020 earnings conference call at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on Friday, January 22, 2021. Interested parties may participate by calling 1-888-317-6016. A taped replay of the conference call will be available one hour after the conclusion of the call and will remain available through 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Monday, February 22, 2021. This recording may be obtained by calling 1-877-344-7529, referring to conference number 10151203. The Corporation will simultaneously broadcast the earnings conference call live over the Internet through a webcast on the investor relations portion of the Corporation’s website. To access the call via the Internet, please visit the website at http://services.choruscall.com/links/bmtc210122.html. An online archive of the webcast will be available within one hour of the conclusion of the earnings conference call. Within 24 hours after the conclusion of the earnings conference call, an online transcript will be available at the following website: https://www.bmt.com/investors/presentations/. The Corporation’s decision to hold an earnings conference call for the fourth quarter of 2020 is not indicative of the Corporation’s future plans with respect to earnings conference calls, and decisions regarding whether to continue holding earnings conference calls will be made at a future date. 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Persons reading this communication are cautioned that such statements are only predictions, and that the Corporation’s actual future results or performance may be materially different. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. A number of factors, many of which are beyond the Corporation’s control, could cause our actual results, events or developments, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, events or developments expressed, implied or anticipated by such forward-looking statements, and so our business and financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected. The COVID-19 pandemic (the “Pandemic”) is adversely affecting us, our clients, counterparties, employees, and third-party service providers, and the ultimate extent of the impacts on our business, financial position, results of operations, liquidity, and prospects is uncertain. Continued deterioration in general business and economic conditions, including further increases in unemployment rates, or turbulence in domestic or global financial markets could adversely affect our revenues and the values of our assets and liabilities, reduce the availability of funding, lead to a tightening of credit, and further increase stock price volatility. In addition, changes to statutes, regulations, or regulatory policies or practices as a result of, or in response to the Pandemic or changes in Presidential administration, could affect us in substantial and unpredictable ways. Other factors include, among others, our need for capital, our ability to control operating costs and expenses, and to manage loan and lease delinquency rates; the credit risks of lending activities and overall quality of the composition of our loan, lease and securities portfolio; the impact of economic conditions, consumer and business spending habits, and real estate market conditions on our business and in our market area; changes in the levels of general interest rates, deposit interest rates, or net interest margin and funding sources; changes in banking regulations and policies and the possibility that any banking agency approvals we might require for certain activities will not be obtained in a timely manner or at all or will be conditioned in a manner that would impair our ability to implement our business plans; changes in accounting policies and practices or accounting standards, including ASU 2016-13 (Topic 326), “Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments,” commonly referenced as the Current Expected Credit Loss model, which has changed how we estimate credit losses and may result in further increases in the required level of our allowance for credit losses; unanticipated regulatory or legal proceedings, outcomes of litigation or other contingencies; cybersecurity events; the inability of key third-party providers to perform their obligations to us; our ability to attract and retain key personnel; competition in our marketplace; war or terrorist activities; social or civil unrest; material differences in the actual financial results, cost savings and revenue enhancements associated with our acquisitions; uncertainty regarding the future of LIBOR; the impact of public health issues and pandemics, and their effects on the economic and business environments in which we operate; the effect of the Pandemic, including on our credit quality and business operations, as well as its impact on general economic and financial market conditions; and other factors as described in our securities filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). All forward-looking statements and information set forth herein are based on Corporation management’s current beliefs and assumptions as of the date hereof and speak only as of the date they are made. The Corporation does not undertake to update forward-looking statements. For a complete discussion of the assumptions, risks and uncertainties related to our business, you are encouraged to review our filings with the SEC, including our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, as updated by our quarterly or other reports subsequently filed with the SEC, including our most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Frank Leto, President, CEO 610-581-4730 Mike Harrington, CFO 610-526-2466 Bryn Mawr Bank Corporation Summary Financial Information (unaudited) (dollars in thousands, except per share data) As of or For the Three Months Ended For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2020 September 30, 2020 June 30, 2020 March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 December 31, 2020 December 31, 2019Consolidated Balance Sheet (selected items) Interest-bearing deposits with banks$85,026 $241,763 $448,113 $69,239 $42,328 Investment securities 1,198,346 584,529 550,974 537,592 1,027,182 Loans held for sale 6,000 4,574 4,116 2,785 4,249 Portfolio loans and leases 3,628,411 3,676,684 3,722,165 3,767,166 3,689,313 Allowance for credit losses ("ACL") on loans and leases (53,709) (56,428) (54,974) (54,070) (22,602) Goodwill and other intangible assets 199,576 200,445 201,315 202,225 203,143 Total assets 5,432,022 5,046,939 5,271,311 4,923,033 5,263,259 Deposits - interest-bearing 2,974,411 2,783,188 3,026,152 2,850,986 2,944,072 Deposits - non-interest-bearing 1,401,843 1,230,391 1,217,496 927,922 898,173 Short-term borrowings 72,161 23,456 28,891 162,045 493,219 Long-term FHLB advances 39,906 44,872 44,837 47,303 52,269 Subordinated notes 98,883 98,839 98,794 98,750 98,705 Jr. subordinated debentures 21,935 21,889 21,843 21,798 21,753 Total liabilities 4,809,700 4,434,322 4,667,637 4,329,854 4,651,032 Total shareholders' equity 622,322 612,617 603,674 593,179 612,227 Average Balance Sheet (selected items) Interest-bearing deposits with banks$245,904 $336,225 $195,966 $50,330 $66,060 $207,535 $46,408 Investment securities 701,258 574,094 542,321 542,876 593,289 590,397 593,409 Loans held for sale 2,836 4,393 3,805 2,319 4,160 3,340 3,286 Portfolio loans and leases 3,654,736 3,697,102 3,936,227 3,736,067 3,594,449 3,755,595 3,530,416 Total interest-earning assets 4,604,734 4,611,814 4,678,319 4,331,592 4,257,958 4,556,867 4,173,519 Goodwill and intangible assets 200,060 200,931 201,823 202,760 203,663 201,389 205,143 Total assets 5,124,702 5,157,588 5,226,074 4,844,918 4,775,407 5,088,609 4,683,901 Deposits - interest-bearing 2,765,941 2,891,652 2,969,113 2,853,712 2,799,050 2,869,878 2,761,463 Short-term borrowings 29,130 29,913 136,816 140,585 121,612 83,813 129,457 Long-term FHLB advances 43,634 44,849 46,161 47,335 53,443 45,488 51,709 Subordinated notes 98,860 98,815 98,770 98,725 98,681 98,793 98,612 Jr. subordinated debentures 21,905 21,859 21,814 21,768 21,726 21,837 21,660 Total interest-bearing liabilities 2,959,470 3,087,088 3,272,674 3,162,125 3,094,512 3,119,809 3,062,901 Total liabilities 4,507,444 4,548,395 4,625,511 4,229,908 4,168,899 4,478,088 4,094,946 Total shareholders' equity 617,258 609,193 600,563 615,010 606,508 610,521 588,955 Income Statement Net interest income$35,037 $35,032 $37,385 $36,333 $35,985 $143,787 $147,641 (Release of) provision for credit losses (1,209) 4,101 3,435 35,350 2,404 41,677 8,595 Noninterest income 22,006 21,099 20,566 18,300 23,255 81,971 82,184 Noninterest expense 38,624 35,197 35,503 33,403 36,251 142,727 146,427 Income tax expense (benefit) 4,094 3,709 4,010 (2,957) 4,202 8,856 15,607 Net income (loss) 15,534 13,124 15,003 (11,163) 16,383 32,498 59,196 Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest (3) (40) (32) - (1) (75) (10)Net income (loss) attributable to Bryn Mawr Bank Corporation 15,537 13,164 15,035 (11,163) 16,384 32,573 59,206 Basic earnings per share 0.78 0.66 0.75 (0.56) 0.81 1.63 2.94 Diluted earnings per share 0.78 0.66 0.75 (0.56) 0.81 1.63 2.93 Net income (loss) (core) (1) 15,518 13,164 15,399 (11,163) 16,384 32,918 62,759 Basic earnings per share (core) (1) 0.78 0.66 0.77 (0.56) 0.81 1.65 3.12 Diluted earnings per share (core) (1) 0.77 0.66 0.77 (0.56) 0.81 1.64 3.10 Dividends paid or accrued per share 0.27 0.27 0.26 0.26 0.26 1.06 1.02 Profitability Indicators Return on average assets 1.21% 1.02% 1.16% -0.93% 1.36% 0.64% 1.26%Return on average equity 10.01% 8.60% 10.07% -7.30% 10.72% 5.34% 10.05%Return on tangible equity(1) 15.44% 13.47% 15.86% -10.17% 16.85% 8.63% 16.18%Return on tangible equity (core)(1) 15.42% 13.47% 16.23% -10.17% 16.85% 8.72% 17.10%Return on average assets (core)(1) 1.20% 1.02% 1.19% -0.93% 1.36% 0.65% 1.34%Return on average equity (core)(1) 10.00% 8.60% 10.31% -7.30% 10.72% 5.39% 10.66%Tax-equivalent net interest margin 3.04% 3.03% 3.22% 3.38% 3.36% 3.16% 3.55%Efficiency ratio(1) 64.81% 61.16% 58.75% 59.46% 59.58% 60.96% 60.10%Share Data Closing share price$30.60 $24.87 $27.66 $28.38 $41.24 Book value per common share$31.18 $30.70 $30.29 $29.78 $30.42 Tangible book value per common share(1)$21.22 $20.69 $20.23 $19.66 $20.36 Price / book value 98.14% 81.01% 91.32% 95.30% 135.57% Price / tangible book value(1) 144.20% 120.20% 136.73% 144.35% 202.55% Weighted average diluted shares outstanding 20,027,658 20,021,617 20,008,219 20,053,159 20,213,008 20,042,345 20,233,371 Shares outstanding, end of period 19,960,294 19,958,186 19,927,893 19,921,524 20,126,296 Wealth Management Information: Wealth assets under mgmt, administration, supervision and brokerage (2)$18,976,544 $17,244,307 $17,012,903 $15,593,732 $16,548,060 Fees for wealth management services$12,588 $11,707 $9,069 $11,168 $11,672 Capital Ratios(3) Bryn Mawr Trust Company ("BMTC") Tier I capital to risk weighted assets ("RWA") 11.53% 12.02% 11.68% 11.10% 11.47% Total capital to RWA 12.74% 13.27% 12.93% 12.33% 12.09% Tier I leverage ratio 8.78% 9.16% 8.75% 9.12% 9.37% Tangible equity ratio (1) 8.27% 9.36% 8.67% 8.98% 8.58% Common equity Tier I capital to RWA 11.53% 12.02% 11.68% 11.10% 11.47% Bryn Mawr Bank Corporation ("BMBC") Tier I capital to RWA 11.85% 11.48% 11.27% 10.80% 11.42% Total capital to RWA 15.54% 15.19% 15.14% 14.62% 14.69% Tier I leverage ratio 9.03% 8.75% 8.44% 8.88% 9.33% Tangible equity ratio (1) 8.09% 8.52% 7.95% 8.30% 8.10% Common equity Tier I capital to RWA 11.28% 10.92% 10.71% 10.25% 10.86% Asset Quality Indicators Net loan and lease charge-offs ("NCO"s)$2,340 $2,187 $3,398 $4,073 $400 $7,925 $5,331 Loans and leases risk-rated Special Mention$68,892 $48,267 $55,171 $14,833 $19,922 Total classified loans and leases 153,011 175,501 154,687 60,972 66,901 Total criticized loans and leases$221,903 $223,768 $209,858 $75,805 $86,823 Nonperforming loans and leases ("NPL"s)$5,306 $8,597 $8,418 $7,557 $10,648 Other real estate owned ("OREO") - - - - - Total nonperforming assets ("NPA"s)$ 5,306 $ 8,597 $ 8,418 $ 7,557 $ 10,648 Nonperforming loans and leases 30 or more days past due$2,001 $4,153 $3,223 $3,380 $6,314 Performing loans and leases 30 to 89 days past due 10,847 9,351 10,022 19,930 7,196 Performing loans and leases 90 or more days past due - - - - - Total delinquent loans and leases$ 12,848 $ 13,504 $ 13,245 $ 23,310 $ 13,510 Delinquent loans and leases to total loans and leases 0.35% 0.37% 0.36% 0.62% 0.37% Delinquent performing loans and leases to total loans and leases 0.30% 0.25% 0.27% 0.53% 0.19% NCOs / average loans and leases (annualized) 0.25% 0.24% 0.35% 0.44% 0.04% 0.21% 0.15%NPLs / total portfolio loans and leases 0.15% 0.23% 0.23% 0.20% 0.29% NPAs / total loans and leases and OREO 0.15% 0.23% 0.23% 0.20% 0.29% NPAs / total assets 0.10% 0.17% 0.16% 0.15% 0.20% ACL on loans and leases / NPLs 1012.23% 656.37% 653.05% 715.50% 212.27% ACL / classified loans and leases 35.10% 32.15% 35.54% 88.68% 33.78% ACL / criticized loans and leases 24.20% 25.22% 26.20% 71.33% 26.03% ACL on loans and leases / portfolio loans 1.48% 1.53% 1.48% 1.44% 0.61% ACL on loans and leases for originated loans and leases / Originated loans and leases (1) 1.50% 1.56% 1.51% 1.47% 0.68% (Total ACL on loans and leases + Loan mark) / Total Gross portfolio loans and leases (1) 1.65% 1.73% 1.69% 1.68% 0.91% Troubled debt restructurings ("TDR"s) included in NPLs$1,737 $1,393 $1,792 $3,248 $3,018 TDRs in compliance with modified terms 7,046 8,590 10,013 4,852 5,071 Total TDRs$ 8,783 $ 9,983 $ 11,805 $ 8,100 $ 8,089 (1) Non-GAAP measure - see Appendix for Non-GAAP to GAAP reconciliation. (2) Brokerage assets represent assets held at a registered broker dealer under a clearing agreement. (3) Capital Ratios for the current quarter are to be considered preliminary until the Call Reports are filed. Beginning with the March 31, 2020 call report, the capital ratios reflect the Corporation’s election of a five-year transition provision to delay for two years the full impact of CECL on regulatory capital, followed by a three-year transition period. Bryn Mawr Bank Corporation Detailed Balance Sheets (unaudited) (dollars in thousands) December 31, 2020 September 30, 2020 June 30, 2020 March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019Assets Cash and due from banks$11,287 $15,670 $16,408 $17,803 $11,603 Interest-bearing deposits with banks 85,026 241,763 448,113 69,239 42,328 Cash and cash equivalents 96,313 257,433 464,521 87,042 53,931 Investment securities, available for sale 1,174,964 564,774 530,581 516,466 1,005,984 Investment securities, held to maturity 14,759 11,725 12,592 13,369 12,577 Investment securities, trading 8,623 8,030 7,801 7,757 8,621 Loans held for sale 6,000 4,574 4,116 2,785 4,249 Portfolio loans and leases, originated 3,380,727 3,396,068 3,422,890 3,424,601 3,320,816 Portfolio loans and leases, acquired 247,684 280,616 299,275 342,565 368,497 Total portfolio loans and leases 3,628,411 3,676,684 3,722,165 3,767,166 3,689,313 Less: Allowance for credit losses on originated loan and leases (50,783) (52,968) (51,659) (50,365) (22,526)Less: Allowance for credit losses on acquired loan and leases (2,926) (3,460) (3,315) (3,705) (76)Total allowance for credit losses on loans and leases (53,709) (56,428) (54,974) (54,070) (22,602)Net portfolio loans and leases 3,574,702 3,620,256 3,667,191 3,713,096 3,666,711 Premises and equipment 56,662 60,369 61,778 63,144 64,965 Operating lease right-of-use assets 34,601 38,536 39,348 40,157 40,961 Accrued interest receivable 15,440 16,609 15,577 12,017 12,482 Mortgage servicing rights 2,626 2,881 3,440 4,115 4,450 Bank owned life insurance 60,393 60,072 59,728 59,399 59,079 Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") stock 12,666 4,506 4,506 11,928 23,744 Goodwill 184,012 184,012 184,012 184,012 184,012 Intangible assets 15,564 16,433 17,303 18,213 19,131 Other investments 17,742 17,129 17,055 16,786 16,683 Other assets 156,955 179,600 181,762 172,747 85,679 Total assets$5,432,022 $5,046,939 $5,271,311 $4,923,033 $5,263,259 Liabilities Deposits Noninterest-bearing$1,401,843 $1,230,391 $1,217,496 $927,922 $898,173 Interest-bearing 2,974,411 2,783,188 3,026,152 2,850,986 2,944,072 Total deposits 4,376,254 4,013,579 4,243,648 3,778,908 3,842,245 Short-term borrowings 72,161 23,456 28,891 162,045 493,219 Long-term FHLB advances 39,906 44,872 44,837 47,303 52,269 Subordinated notes 98,883 98,839 98,794 98,750 98,705 Jr. subordinated debentures 21,935 21,889 21,843 21,798 21,753 Operating lease liabilities 40,284 42,895 43,693 44,482 45,258 Accrued interest payable 6,277 7,984 7,907 7,230 6,248 Other liabilities 154,000 180,808 178,024 169,338 91,335 Total liabilities 4,809,700 4,434,322 4,667,637 4,329,854 4,651,032 Shareholders' equity Common stock 24,714 24,710 24,662 24,655 24,650 Paid-in capital in excess of par value 381,653 380,770 380,167 379,495 378,606 Less: common stock held in treasury, at cost (89,164) (89,100) (88,612) (88,540) (81,174)Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax 8,948 10,139 9,019 8,869 2,187 Retained earnings 296,941 286,865 279,165 269,395 288,653 Total Bryn Mawr Bank Corporation shareholders' equity 623,092 613,384 604,401 593,874 612,922 Noncontrolling interest (770) (767) (727) (695) (695)Total shareholders' equity 622,322 612,617 603,674 593,179 612,227 Total liabilities and shareholders' equity$5,432,022 $5,046,939 $5,271,311 $4,923,033 $5,263,259 Bryn Mawr Bank Corporation Supplemental Balance Sheet Information (unaudited) (dollars in thousands) Portfolio Loans and Leases(1) as of December 31, 2020 September 30, 2020 June 30, 2020 March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019Commercial real estate - nonowner-occupied$1,435,575 $1,382,757 $1,375,904 $1,354,416 $1,337,167 Commercial real estate - owner-occupied 578,509 568,219 542,688 530,667 527,607 Home equity lines of credit 169,337 179,125 194,767 209,278 224,262 Residential mortgage - 1st liens 621,369 660,923 695,270 710,495 706,690 Residential mortgage - junior liens 23,795 26,150 33,644 35,583 36,843 Construction 161,308 186,415 212,374 221,116 202,198 Total real estate loans 2,989,893 3,003,589 3,054,647 3,061,555 3,034,767 Commercial & Industrial 446,438 465,315 457,529 491,298 432,227 Consumer 39,683 47,043 43,762 45,951 57,241 Leases 152,397 160,737 166,227 168,362 165,078 Total non-real estate loans and leases 638,518 673,095 667,518 705,611 654,546 Total portfolio loans and leases$3,628,411 $3,676,684 $3,722,165 $3,767,166 $3,689,313 Nonperforming Loans and Leases(1) as of December 31, 2020 September 30, 2020 June 30, 2020 March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019Commercial real estate - nonowner-occupied$57 $849 $245 $181 $199 Commercial real estate - owner-occupied 1,659 3,597 4,046 2,543 4,159 Home equity lines of credit 729 890 915 758 636 Residential mortgage - 1st liens 99 862 912 1,080 2,447 Residential mortgage - junior liens 85 50 72 79 83 Total nonperforming real estate loans 2,629 6,248 6,190 4,641 7,524 Commercial & Industrial 1,775 1,784 1,973 2,692 2,180 Consumer 30 31 36 52 61 Leases 872 534 219 172 883 Total nonperforming non-real estate loans and leases 2,677 2,349 2,228 2,916 3,124 Total nonperforming portfolio loans and leases$5,306 $8,597 $8,418 $7,557 $10,648 Net Loan and Lease Charge-Offs (Recoveries)(1) for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2020 September 30, 2020 June 30, 2020 March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019Commercial real estate - nonowner-occupied$240 $(2) $(4) $(2) $(1,067)Commercial real estate - owner-occupied 382 494 1,234 - 190 Home equity lines of credit - - (4) 114 33 Residential mortgage - 1st liens - (13) 420 727 378 Residential mortgage - junior liens - - - - - Construction (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)Total net charge-offs of real estate loans 621 478 1,645 838 (467)Commercial & Industrial 897 1,522 499 612 57 Consumer 409 134 238 261 227 Leases 413 53 1,016 2,362 583 Total net charge-offs of non-real estate loans and leases 1,719 1,709 1,753 3,235 867 Total net charge-offs$2,340 $2,187 $3,398 $4,073 $400 (1) In conjunction with the adoption of CECL, the Corporation has revised its portfolio segmentation to align with the methodology applied in determining the ACL for loans and leases under CECL, which is based on federal call report codes, or collateral. Portfolio segmentation prior to the adoption of CECL was based on product type or purpose. As such, certain reclassifications were made to conform previous years to the current year's presentation. Bryn Mawr Bank Corporation Supplemental Balance Sheet Information (unaudited) (dollars in thousands) Investment Securities Available for Sale, at Fair Value December 31, 2020 September 30, 2020 June 30, 2020 March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019U.S. Treasury securities$500,100 $100 $100 $101 $500,101 Obligations of the U.S. Government and agencies 93,098 90,928 114,149 106,679 102,020 State & political subdivisions - tax-free 2,171 3,178 4,583 4,562 5,379 Mortgage-backed securities 453,857 431,822 377,204 374,775 366,002 Collateralized mortgage obligations 19,263 22,253 25,873 29,699 31,832 Collateralized loan obligations 94,404 6,500 - - - Corporate bonds 11,421 9,343 8,022 - - Other debt securities 650 650 650 650 650 Total investment securities available for sale, at fair value$ 1,174,964 $ 564,774 $ 530,581 $ 516,466 $ 1,005,984 Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities Available for Sale December 31, 2020 September 30, 2020 June 30, 2020 March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019U.S. Treasury securities$5 $- $- $1 $35 Obligations of the U.S. Government and agencies 649 995 1,103 1,036 (159)State & political subdivisions - tax-free 22 27 30 10 13 Mortgage-backed securities 12,282 12,901 11,683 11,554 5,025 Collateralized mortgage obligations 583 662 702 778 36 Collateralized loan obligations (96) - - - - Corporate bonds 421 343 22 - - Total unrealized gains on investment securities available for sale$ 13,866 $ 14,928 $ 13,540 $ 13,379 $ 4,950 Deposits December 31, 2020 September 30, 2020 June 30, 2020 March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019Interest-bearing deposits: Interest-bearing demand$885,802 $815,561 $910,441 $750,127 $944,915 Money market 1,163,620 1,199,429 1,239,523 1,133,952 1,106,478 Savings 282,406 245,167 249,636 247,799 220,450 Retail time deposits 331,527 366,245 400,186 406,828 405,123 Wholesale non-maturity deposits 275,011 77,356 146,463 198,888 177,865 Wholesale time deposits 36,045 79,430 79,903 113,392 89,241 Total interest-bearing deposits 2,974,411 2,783,188 3,026,152 2,850,986 2,944,072 Noninterest-bearing deposits 1,401,843 1,230,391 1,217,496 927,922 898,173 Total deposits$ 4,376,254 $ 4,013,579 $ 4,243,648 $ 3,778,908 $ 3,842,245 Bryn Mawr Bank Corporation Detailed Income Statements (unaudited) (dollars in thousands, except per share data) For the Three Months Ended For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2020 September 30, 2020 June 30, 2020 March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 December 31, 2020 December 31, 2019Interest income: Interest and fees on loans and leases$35,632 $36,799 $40,690 $42,795 $43,220 $155,916 $178,367 Interest on cash and cash equivalents 62 85 37 111 195 295 543 Interest on investment securities 2,717 2,658 2,894 3,201 3,545 11,470 14,479 Total interest income 38,411 39,542 43,621 46,107 46,960 167,681 193,389 Interest expense: Interest on deposits 1,891 2,967 4,476 7,637 8,674 16,971 35,936 Interest on short-term borrowings 9 8 232 453 555 702 2,792 Interest on FHLB advances 226 234 155 244 279 859 1,069 Interest on jr. subordinated debentures 205 207 229 295 323 936 1,373 Interest on subordinated notes 1,043 1,094 1,144 1,145 1,144 4,426 4,578 Total interest expense 3,374 4,510 6,236 9,774 10,975 23,894 45,748 Net interest income 35,037 35,032 37,385 36,333 35,985 143,787 147,641 (Release of) provision for credit losses ("PCL") (1,209) 4,101 3,435 35,350 2,404 41,677 8,595 Net interest income after PCL 36,246 30,931 33,950 983 33,581 102,110 139,046 Noninterest income: Fees for wealth management services 12,588 11,707 9,069 11,168 11,672 44,532 44,400 Insurance commissions 1,393 1,682 1,303 1,533 1,666 5,911 6,877 Capital markets revenue 841 3,314 2,975 2,361 5,455 9,491 11,276 Service charges on deposits 756 663 603 846 858 2,868 3,374 Loan servicing and other fees 360 373 452 461 489 1,646 2,206 Net gain on sale of loans 842 1,021 3,134 782 597 5,779 2,342 Net gain on sale of investment securities available for sale - - - - - - - Net gain on sale of long-lived assets 2,297 - - - - 2,297 - Net gain (loss) on sale of other real estate owned - - - 148 (48) 148 (84)Dividends on FHLB and FRB stocks 337 127 243 444 432 1,151 1,505 Other operating income 2,592 2,212 2,787 557 2,134 8,148 10,288 Total noninterest income 22,006 21,099 20,566 18,300 23,255 81,971 82,184 Noninterest expense: Salaries and wages 17,730 17,201 16,926 16,989 18,667 68,846 74,371 Employee benefits 2,858 3,026 3,221 3,500 2,685 12,605 13,456 Occupancy and bank premises 3,624 3,055 3,033 3,015 3,206 12,727 12,591 Furniture, fixtures and equipment 2,400 2,481 2,120 2,431 2,401 9,432 9,693 Impairment of long-lived assets 1,605 - - - - 1,605 - Advertising 554 458 196 401 599 1,609 2,105 Amortization of intangible assets 869 870 910 918 953 3,567 3,801 Professional fees 1,767 1,718 1,575 1,368 1,754 6,428 5,434 Pennsylvania bank shares tax (339) 115 116 116 42 8 1,478 Data processing 1,501 1,403 1,479 1,394 1,517 5,777 5,517 Other operating expenses 6,055 4,870 5,927 3,271 4,427 20,123 17,981 Total noninterest expense 38,624 35,197 35,503 33,403 36,251 142,727 146,427 Income (loss) before income taxes 19,628 16,833 19,013 (14,120) 20,585 41,354 74,803 Income tax expense (benefit) 4,094 3,709 4,010 (2,957) 4,202 8,856 15,607 Net income (loss)$15,534 $13,124 $15,003 $(11,163) $16,383 $32,498 $59,196 Net (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest (3) (40) (32) - (1) (75) (10) Net income (loss) attributable to Bryn Mawr Bank Corporation$15,537 $13,164 $15,035 $(11,163) $16,384 $32,573 $59,206 Per share data: Weighted average shares outstanding 19,958,567 19,945,634 19,926,737 20,053,159 20,124,553 19,970,921 20,142,306 Dilutive common shares 69,091 75,983 81,482 - 88,455 71,424 91,065 Weighted average diluted shares 20,027,658 20,021,617 20,008,219 20,053,159 20,213,008 20,042,345 20,233,371 Basic earnings per common share$0.78 $0.66 $0.75 $(0.56) $0.81 $1.63 $2.94 Diluted earnings per common share$0.78 $0.66 $0.75 $(0.56) $0.81 $1.63 $2.93 Dividends paid or accrued per common share$0.27 $0.27 $0.26 $0.26 $0.26 $1.06 $1.02 Effective tax rate 20.86% 22.03% 21.09% 20.94% 20.41% 21.42% 20.86% Bryn Mawr Bank CorporationTax-Equivalent Net Interest Margin (unaudited)(dollars in thousands) For the Three Months Ended For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2020September 30, 2020June 30, 2020March 31, 2020December 31, 2019 December 31, 2020December 31, 2019 Average BalanceInterest Income/ ExpenseAverage Rates Earned/ PaidAverage BalanceInterest Income/ ExpenseAverage Rates Earned/ PaidAverage BalanceInterest Income/ ExpenseAverage Rates Earned/ PaidAverage BalanceInterest Income/ ExpenseAverage Rates Earned/ PaidAverage BalanceInterest Income/ ExpenseAverage Rates Earned/ Paid Average BalanceInterest Income/ ExpenseAverage Rates Earned/ PaidAverage BalanceInterest Income/ ExpenseAverage Rates Earned/ Paid Assets: Interest-bearing deposits with other banks $245,904 $62 0.10%$336,225 $85 0.10%$195,966 $37 0.08%$50,330 $111 0.89%$66,060 $195 1.17% $207,535 $295 0.14%$46,408 $543 1.17%Investment securities - available for sale: Taxable 675,642 2,561 1.51% 550,199 2,562 1.85% 516,823 2,775 2.16% 516,244 3,065 2.39% 566,359 3,334 2.34% 564,990 10,963 1.94% 566,645 13,862 2.45%Tax-exempt 2,490 16 2.56% 3,690 23 2.48% 4,572 26 2.29% 4,909 28 2.29% 5,844 33 2.24% 3,911 93 2.38% 7,428 167 2.25%Total investment securities - available for sale 678,132 2,577 1.51% 553,889 2,585 1.86% 521,395 2,801 2.16% 521,153 3,093 2.39% 572,203 3,367 2.33% 568,901 11,056 1.94% 574,073 14,029 2.44% Investment securities - held to maturity 15,093 57 1.50% 12,248 57 1.85% 13,126 73 2.24% 13,195 87 2.65% 12,756 84 2.61% 13,417 274 2.04% 11,099 302 2.72%Investment securities - trading 8,033 86 4.26% 7,957 21 1.05% 7,800 24 1.24% 8,528 25 1.18% 8,330 99 4.72% 8,079 156 1.93% 8,237 172 2.09% Loans and leases * 3,657,572 35,734 3.89% 3,701,495 36,901 3.97% 3,940,032 40,779 4.16% 3,738,386 42,898 4.62% 3,598,609 43,326 4.78% 3,758,935 156,312 4.16% 3,533,702 178,829 5.06% Total interest-earning assets 4,604,734 38,516 3.33% 4,611,814 39,649 3.42% 4,678,319 43,714 3.76% 4,331,592 46,214 4.29% 4,257,958 47,071 4.39% 4,556,867 168,093 3.69% 4,173,519 193,875 4.65% Cash and due from banks 13,192 16,557 16,263 12,479 9,829 14,654 12,703 Less: allowance for loan and lease losses (55,634) (55,285) (54,113) (25,786) (21,124) (47,747) (20,828) Other assets 562,410 584,502 585,605 526,633 528,744 564,835 518,507 Total assets $5,124,702 $5,157,588 $5,226,074 $4,844,918 $4,775,407 $5,088,609 $4,683,901 Liabilities: Interest-bearing deposits: Savings, NOW and market rate deposits $2,285,807 $495 0.09%$2,282,591 $1,042 0.18%$2,313,150 $2,341 0.41%$2,197,279 $4,981 0.91%$2,149,623 $5,659 1.04% $2,269,786 $8,859 0.39%$1,969,205 $19,908 1.01%Wholesale deposits 130,660 293 0.89% 223,527 465 0.83% 245,052 486 0.80% 253,322 977 1.55% 214,229 1,024 1.90% 212,943 2,221 1.04% 300,148 6,908 2.30%Retail time deposits 349,474 1,103 1.26% 385,534 1,460 1.51% 410,911 1,649 1.61% 403,111 1,679 1.68% 435,198 1,991 1.82% 387,149 5,891 1.52% 492,110 9,120 1.85%Total interest-bearing deposits 2,765,941 1,891 0.27% 2,891,652 2,967 0.41% 2,969,113 4,476 0.61% 2,853,712 7,637 1.08% 2,799,050 8,674 1.23% 2,869,878 16,971 0.59% 2,761,463 35,936 1.30% Borrowings: Short-term borrowings 29,130 9 0.12% 29,913 8 0.11% 136,816 232 0.68% 140,585 453 1.30% 121,612 555 1.81% 83,813 702 0.84% 129,457 2,792 2.16%Long-term FHLB advances 43,634 226 2.06% 44,849 234 2.08% 46,161 155 1.35% 47,335 244 2.07% 53,443 279 2.07% 45,488 859 1.89% 51,709 1,069 2.07%Subordinated notes 98,860 1,043 4.20% 98,815 1,094 4.40% 98,770 1,144 4.66% 98,725 1,145 4.66% 98,681 1,144 4.60% 98,793 4,426 4.48% 98,612 4,578 4.64%Jr. subordinated debt 21,905 205 3.72% 21,859 207 3.77% 21,814 229 4.22% 21,768 295 5.45% 21,726 323 5.90% 21,837 936 4.29% 21,660 1,373 6.34%Total borrowings 193,529 1,483 3.05% 195,436 1,543 3.14% 303,561 1,760 2.33% 308,413 2,137 2.79% 295,462 2,301 3.09% 249,931 6,923 2.77% 301,438 9,812 3.26% Total interest-bearing liabilities 2,959,470 3,374 0.45% 3,087,088 4,510 0.58% 3,272,674 6,236 0.77% 3,162,125 9,774 1.24% 3,094,512 10,975 1.41% 3,119,809 23,894 0.77% 3,062,901 45,748 1.49% Noninterest-bearing deposits 1,267,795 1,220,570 1,126,139 894,264 915,128 1,127,831 900,156 Other liabilities 280,179 240,737 226,698 173,519 159,259 230,448 131,889 Total noninterest-bearing liabilities 1,547,974 1,461,307 1,352,837 1,067,783 1,074,387 1,358,279 1,032,045 Total liabilities 4,507,444 4,548,395 4,625,511 4,229,908 4,168,899 4,478,088 4,094,946 Shareholders' equity 617,258 609,193 600,563 615,010 606,508 610,521 588,955 Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $5,124,702 $5,157,588 $5,226,074 $4,844,918 $4,775,407 $5,088,609 $4,683,901 Net interest spread 2.88% 2.84% 2.99% 3.05% 2.98% 2.92% 3.16%Effect of noninterest-bearing sources 0.16% 0.19% 0.23% 0.33% 0.38% 0.24% 0.39% Tax-equivalent net interest margin $35,142 3.04% $35,139 3.03% $37,478 3.22% $36,440 3.38% $36,096 3.36% $144,199 3.16% $148,127 3.55% Tax-equivalent adjustment $105 0.01% $107 0.01% $93 0.01% $107 0.01% $111 0.01% $412 0.01% $486 0.01% Supplemental Information Regarding Accretion of Fair Value Marks InterestIncrease (Decrease)Effect on Yield or Rate Increase (Decrease)Effect on Yield or Rate Increase (Decrease)Effect on Yield or Rate Increase (Decrease)Effect on Yield or Rate Increase (Decrease)Effect on Yield or Rate Increase (Decrease)Effect on Yield or Rate Increase (Decrease)Effect on Yield or RateLoans and leases Income$921 0.10% $784 0.08% $1,017 0.10% $910 0.10% $1,027 0.11% $3,632 0.10% $5,718 0.16%Retail time deposits Expense$(78)-0.09% $(96)-0.10% $(103)-0.10% $(118)-0.12% $(134)-0.12% (395)-0.10% (678)-0.14%Long-term FHLB advances Expense$35 0.32% $34 0.30% $35 0.30% $34 0.29% $34 0.25% 138 0.30% 135 0.26%Jr. subordinated debt Expense$ 46 0.84% $ 46 0.84% $ 45 0.83% $ 45 0.83% $ 44 0.80% 182 0.83% 173 0.80%Net interest income from fair value marks $ 918 $ 800 $ 1,040 $ 949 $ 1,083 $ 3,707 $ 6,088 Purchase accounting effect on tax-equivalent margin 0.08% 0.07% 0.09% 0.09% 0.10% 0.08% 0.15% * Average loans and leases include portfolio loans and leases, and loans held for sale. Non-accrual loans are also included in the average loan and leases balances. Bryn Mawr Bank Corporation Appendix - Non-GAAP to GAAP Reconciliations and Calculation of Non-GAAP Performance Measures (unaudited) (dollars in thousands, except per share data) Statement on Non-GAAP Measures: The Corporation believes the presentation of the following non-GAAP financial measures provides useful supplemental information that is essential to an investor’s proper understanding of the results of operations and financial condition of the Corporation. Management uses non-GAAP financial measures in its analysis of the Corporation’s performance. These non-GAAP measures should not be viewed as substitutes for the financial measures determined in accordance with GAAP, nor are they necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures that may be presented by other companies. As of or For the Three Months Ended As of or For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2020 September 30, 2020 June 30, 2020 March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 December 31, 2020 December 31, 2019Reconciliation of Net Income to Net Income (core): Net income (loss) attributable to BMBC (a GAAP measure)$15,537 $13,164 $15,035 $(11,163) $16,384 $32,573 $59,206 Less: Tax-effected non-core noninterest income: Gain on sale of PPP loans - - (1,905) - - (1,905) - BMT Investment Advisers wind-down costs - - 1,744 - - 1,744 - Gain on sale of building (1,813) - - - - (1,813) - Add: Tax-effected non-core noninterest expense items: Voluntary years of service incentive program expenses - - - - - - 3,553 BMT Investment Advisers wind-down costs - - 100 - - 100 - Severance associated with staff reduction - - 425 - - 425 - Gain on early lease termination (107) - - - - (107) - Impairment of long-lived assets 1,268 - - - - 1,268 - Disposal expense of premises and equipment 633 - - - - 633 - Net income (loss) (core) (a non-GAAP measure)$ 15,518 $ 13,164 $ 15,399 $ (11,163) $ 16,384 $ 32,918 $ 62,759 Calculation of Basic and Diluted Earnings per Common Share (core): Weighted average common shares outstanding 19,958,567 19,945,634 19,926,737 20,053,159 20,124,553 19,970,921 20,142,306 Dilutive common shares 69,091 75,983 81,482 - 88,455 71,424 91,065 Weighted average diluted shares 20,027,658 20,021,617 20,008,219 20,053,159 20,213,008 20,042,345 20,233,371 Basic earnings per common share (core) (a non-GAAP measure)$0.78 $0.66 $0.77 $(0.56) $0.81 $1.65 $3.12 Diluted earnings per common share (core) (a non-GAAP measure)$0.77 $0.66 $0.77 $(0.56) $0.81 $1.64 $3.10 Calculation of Return on Average Tangible Equity: Net income (loss) attributable to BMBC (a GAAP measure)$15,537 $13,164 $15,035 $(11,163) $16,384 $32,573 $59,206 Add: Tax-effected amortization and impairment of intangible assets 687 687 719 725 753 2,818 3,003 Net tangible income (numerator)$16,224 $13,851 $15,754 $(10,438) $17,137 $35,391 $62,209 Average shareholders' equity$617,258 $609,193 $600,563 $615,010 $606,508 $610,521 $588,955 Less: Average Noncontrolling interest 769 739 696 695 694 725 690 Less: Average goodwill and intangible assets (200,060) (200,931) (201,823) (202,760) (203,663) (201,389) (205,143)Net average tangible equity (denominator)$417,967 $409,001 $399,436 $412,945 $403,539 $409,857 $384,502 Return on tangible equity (a non-GAAP measure) 15.44% 13.47% 15.86% -10.17% 16.85% 8.63% 16.18% Calculation of Return on Average Tangible Equity (core): Net income (loss) (core) (a non-GAAP measure)$15,518 $13,164 $15,399 $(11,163) $16,384 $32,918 $62,759 Add: Tax-effected amortization and impairment of intangible assets 687 687 719 725 753 2,818 3,003 Net tangible income (loss) (core) (numerator)$16,205 $13,851 $16,118 $(10,438) $17,137 $35,736 $65,762 Average shareholders' equity$617,258 $609,193 $600,563 $615,010 $606,508 $610,521 $588,955 Less: Average Noncontrolling interest 769 739 696 695 694 725 690 Less: Average goodwill and intangible assets (200,060) (200,931) (201,823) (202,760) (203,663) (201,389) (205,143)Net average tangible equity (denominator)$417,967 $409,001 $399,436 $412,945 $403,539 $409,857 $384,502 Return on tangible equity (core) (a non-GAAP measure) 15.42% 13.47% 16.23% -10.17% 16.85% 8.72% 17.10% Calculation of Tangible Equity Ratio (BMBC): Total shareholders' equity$622,322 $612,617 $603,674 $593,179 $612,227 Less: Noncontrolling interest 770 767 727 695 695 Less: Goodwill and intangible assets (199,576) (200,445) (201,315) (202,225) (203,143) Net tangible equity (numerator)$423,516 $412,939 $403,086 $391,649 $409,779 Total assets$5,432,022 $5,046,939 $5,271,311 $4,923,033 $5,263,259 Less: Goodwill and intangible assets (199,576) (200,445) (201,315) (202,225) (203,143) Tangible assets (denominator)$5,232,446 $4,846,494 $5,069,996 $4,720,808 $5,060,116 Tangible equity ratio (BMBC)(1) 8.09% 8.52% 7.95% 8.30% 8.10% Calculation of Tangible Equity Ratio (BMTC): Total shareholders' equity$630,880 $653,317 $639,711 $624,959 $624,030 Less: Noncontrolling interest 770 767 727 695 695 Less: Goodwill and intangible assets (199,330) (200,200) (201,069) (201,979) (190,694) Net tangible equity (numerator)$432,320 $453,499 $439,369 $423,675 $434,031 Total assets$5,428,909 $5,043,099 $5,267,536 $4,919,004 $5,247,649 Less: Goodwill and intangible assets (199,330) (200,200) (201,069) (201,979) (190,694) Tangible assets (denominator)$5,229,579 $4,842,899 $5,066,467 $4,717,025 $5,056,955 Tangible equity ratio (BMTC)(1) 8.27% 9.36% 8.67% 8.98% 8.58% Calculation of tangible book value per common share: Total shareholders' equity$622,322 $612,617 $603,674 $593,179 $612,227 Less: Noncontrolling interest 770 767 727 695 695 Less: Goodwill and intangible assets (199,576) (200,445) (201,315) (202,225) (203,143) Net tangible equity (numerator)$423,516 $412,939 $403,086 $391,649 $409,779 Shares outstanding, end of period (denominator) 19,960,294 19,958,186 19,927,893 19,921,524 20,126,296 Tangible book value per common share (a non-GAAP measure)$21.22 $20.69 $20.23 $19.66 $20.36 Calculation of price / tangible book value: Closing share price$30.60 $24.87 $27.66 $28.38 $41.24 Tangible book value per common share$21.22 $20.69 $20.23 $19.66 $20.36 Price / tangible book value (a non-GAAP measure) 144.20% 120.20% 136.73% 144.35% 202.55% Calculation of Return on Average Assets (core) Return on average assets (GAAP) 1.21% 1.02% 1.16% -0.93% 1.36% 0.64% 1.26%Effect of adjustment to GAAP net income to core net income -0.01% 0.00% 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% 0.08%Return on average assets (core) 1.20% 1.02% 1.19% -0.93% 1.36% 0.65% 1.34% Calculation of Return on Average Equity (core) Return on average equity (GAAP) 10.01% 8.60% 10.07% -7.30% 10.72% 5.34% 10.05%Effect of adjustment to GAAP net income to core net income -0.01% 0.00% 0.24% 0.00% 0.00% 0.05% 0.61%Return on average equity (core) 10.00% 8.60% 10.31% -7.30% 10.72% 5.39% 10.66% Calculation of Tax-equivalent net interest margin adjusting for the impact of purchase accounting: Tax-equivalent net interest margin 3.04% 3.03% 3.22% 3.38% 3.36% 3.16% 3.55%Effect of fair value marks 0.08% 0.07% 0.09% 0.09% 0.10% 0.08% 0.15%Tax-equivalent net interest margin adjusting for the impact of purchase accounting 2.96% 2.96% 3.13% 3.29% 3.26% 3.08% 3.40% (1)Capital Ratios for the current quarter are to be considered preliminary until the Call Reports are filed. Beginning with the March 31, 2020 call report, the capital ratios reflect the Corporation’s election of a five-year transition provision to delay for two years the full impact of CECL on regulatory capital, followed by a three-year transition period. Calculation of Tax-equivalent net interest income adjusting for the impact of purchase accounting: Tax-equivalent net interest income$35,142 $35,139 $37,478 $36,440 $36,096 $144,199 $148,127 Effect of fair value marks 918 800 1,040 949 1,083 3,707 6,088 Tax-equivalent net interest income adjusting for the impact of purchase accounting$34,224 $34,339 $36,438 $35,491 $35,013 $140,492 $142,039 Calculation of Efficiency Ratio: Noninterest expense$38,624 $35,197 $35,503 $33,403 $36,251 $142,727 $146,427 Less: certain noninterest expense items: Amortization of intangibles (869) (870) (910) (918) (953) (3,567) (3,801)Voluntary years of service incentive program expenses - - - - - - (4,498)BMT Investment Advisers, Inc. wind-down costs - - (127) - - (127) - Severance associated with staff reduction - - (538) - - (538) - Gain on early lease termination 135 - - - - 135 - Impairment of long-lived assets (1,605) - - - - (1,605) - Disposal expense of premises and equipment (801) - - - - (801) - Noninterest expense (adjusted) (numerator)$35,484 $34,327 $33,928 $32,485 $35,298 $136,224 $138,128 Noninterest income$22,006 $21,099 $20,566 $18,300 $23,255 $81,971 $82,184 Less: non-core noninterest income items: Gain on sale of PPP loans - - (2,411) - - - - BMT Investment Advisers, Inc. wind-down costs - - 2,207 - - - - Gain on sale of building (2,295) - - - - (2,295) - Noninterest income (core)$19,711 $21,099 $20,362 $18,300 $23,255 $79,676 $82,184 Net interest income 35,037 35,032 37,385 36,333 35,985 143,787 147,641 Noninterest income (core) and net interest income (denominator)$54,748 $56,131 $57,747 $54,633 $59,240 $223,463 $229,825 Efficiency ratio 64.81% 61.16% 58.75% 59.46% 59.58% 60.96% 60.10% In calculating the Corporation's efficiency ratio, which is used by Management to identify the cost of generating each dollar of core revenue, certain non-core income and expense items as well as the amortization of intangible assets, are excluded. Supplemental Loan and ACL on Loans and Leases Information Used to Calculate Non-GAAP Measures Total ACL on loans and leases$53,709 $56,428 $54,974 $54,070 $22,602 Less: ACL on acquired loans and leases 2,926 3,460 3,315 3,705 76 ACL on originated loans and leases$50,783 $52,968 $51,659 $50,365 $22,526 Total ACL on loans and leases$53,709 $56,428 $54,974 $54,070 $22,602 Loan mark on acquired loans and leases 6,288 7,235 8,037 9,478 10,905 Total ACL on loans and leases + Loan mark$59,997 $63,663 $63,011 $63,548 $33,507 Total Portfolio loans and leases$3,628,411 $3,676,684 $3,722,165 $3,767,166 $3,689,313 Less: Originated loans and leases 3,380,727 3,396,068 3,422,890 3,424,601 3,320,816 Net acquired loans$247,684 $280,616 $299,275 $342,565 $368,497 Add: Loan mark on acquired loans 6,288 7,235 8,037 9,478 10,905 Gross acquired loans (excludes loan mark)$253,972 $287,851 $307,312 $352,043 $379,402 Originated loans and leases 3,380,727 3,396,068 3,422,890 3,424,601 3,320,816 Total Gross portfolio loans and leases$3,634,699 $3,683,919 $3,730,202 $3,776,644 $3,700,218	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line286
__label__wiki	0.578386	0.578386	Home Article Long queues tell Zimbabwe’s story of economic crisis and failing healthcare Long queues tell Zimbabwe’s story of economic crisis and failing healthcare Adri Kotze & Tawanda Karombo Economic hardship means many health facilities are denying women access to free maternal healthcare. (Aaron Ufumeli) Many people can no longer afford hospital treatment and medication, and the number of those with medical aid has fallen by a third. Arnold Gambe (76) is near the back of the snaking queue in Harare. He has stood here every day for the past week to get his government pension from the People’s Own Savings Bank. Each morning, he comes from his home near Juru, about 50km north of Zimbabwe’s capital, to try to get the stipend. He needs it to buy painkillers: he has back problems. His orphaned eight-year-old grandson, who is HIV positive, fell ill a month ago. He has chest pains and difficulty breathing. So Gambe also has to buy the boy medicine. But, with the country’s economy in meltdown and running out of dollars, Gambe is just one of the many Zimbabweans who has been struggling to get cash. Banks often run out, but when they do have dollars, they impose strict limits of $500 a week or $200 a day. “You go up and down to Harare and come back empty-handed,” he says. “Some people sleep outside the banks as they can’t afford to travel back.” The economic crisis has fuelled a wave of street protests, a national stayaway and a social media campaign against President Robert Mugabe’s government. The importation of many basic commodities has been banned and civil servants, including nurses, went on strike when the government could not pay their salaries. Stocks and services in short supply Zimbabwe’s health service has been hit hard. Ninety percent of healthcare institutions don’t have essential medicines in stock, according to Mercy Bosha, the programmes manager of the watchdog body Citizens Health Watch (CHW). CHW’s evidence indicates that antibiotics and medicine for common conditions such as hypertension, asthma and diabetes are often out of stock. Although antiretroviral (ARV) drugs are free in public healthcare institutions, there have been sporadic shortages, with patients on the third line of treatment most affected. “Patients are asked to buy from private pharmacies,” Bosha says. “Some government hospitals even have privately run pharmacies within the hospitals.” Most hospitals are running at less than 30% capacity. In the waiting area in Harare Central Hospital, Espinah Matsanda (66) shrugs. Last year she was injured when the taxi she was travelling in plunged into a ditch. “At first, I thought I would just be treated for the minor injuries from the accident and discharged but the doctors discovered that I had diabetes and high blood pressure,” Matsanda says. She goes to the hospital for her monthly and sometimes bimonthly reviews. “I sometimes have to borrow money to travel to Harare and pay it back when I get money from my children who work in South Africa. It has been difficult for me trying to make ends meet in this difficult economy as the hospitals don’t have medication and I have to buy my drugs from private pharmacies for about $60 every month,” Matsanda says. Pledges of free maternal, child healthcare fail to materialise She and many others should not have to pay for medicine or treatment. Last month Health and Child Care Minister David Parirenyatwa confirmed that children under five, pregnant women and those over the age of 65 are entitled to free healthcare. But he admitted this did not happen. “I have observed that, in some hospitals and clinics, they have what we call a ‘card fee,’ which is illegal,” Parirenyatwa told Parliament. Zimbabweans have long complained that medicine is more expensive than in neighbouring countries, and last month parliamentarians condemned the exorbitant fees charged by both government and private hospitals. James Maridadi, of the Movement for Democratic Change-Tshivangirai party, reportedly claimed that a yellow fever vaccination could cost $66 in Zimbabwe but only $24 in Kenya. Anecdotal reports in local newspapers have suggested that Zimbabweans in the north of the country have to “run with cooler boxes” to Zambia to buy blood for sick relatives because it is much cheaper there. In Zimbabwe, fees vary and appear to be decided on in an ad hoc manner. Bosha says a seven-day course of the commonly used antibiotic amoxicillin can cost up to $7 and a monthly supply of ARVs between $40 and $50. An HIV viral load blood examination, which is needed to determine whether patients are responding well to ARVs, can cost up to $30 at a private laboratory. Most public healthcare institutions don’t offer this service. No money, no care Most sick Zimbabweans simply don’t have enough money for proper care. Nearly two-thirds (35.4%) of ill people nationally do not seek medical treatment because they can’t afford it, according to the Zimbabwe Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper 2016-2018, which was released on June 20 by the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development. Most Zimbabweans are not formally employed (the unemployment rate is estimated to be as high as 95%, but there is little reliable data available) and don’t have bank accounts or bank cards. The squeeze is also being felt by the country’s formally employed and well-off. Private doctors have been demanding cash up front from patients with medical insurance, accusing medical aids of not paying them on time or not enough. This has led to a long stand-off with the government, which was only resolved last week after the doctors caved in. Last year, the Association of Health Funders of Zimbabwe reported that medical aid membership fell by 31% from 600 000 in 2007 to 400 000 in 2014. These numbers are thought to have declined even further as the economic turmoil has worsened. Jane Muita, the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund’s representative in Zimbabwe, says there is limited funding for health programmes. “If the cash shortages persist for a long time, that is when we are going to see some real challenges, even when people have money in their banks,” she predicts. Gambe’s fruitless trips to the bank have driven him to desperate measures. Determined not to let his grandson go without medicine, he sold his livelihood last month. “I ended up having to sell my oxen for $220, which is below the real market value of about $350 because I had to make sure we secure medication for the boy,” he says. But that money has now run out and Gambe is back in the banking queue in Harare. With no more oxen to sell and no indication whether he will be able to get his pension, Gambe is running out of options. “It is terrible to see him in pain. He needs all the care I can get him. There is no one else who can look after him.” Medicine Costs Previous articleIn rural Kenya, camel clinics bring much needed care to those who need it Next article#AIDS2016 signals the beginning of research into a new generation of HIV vaccines Adri Kotze Adri Kotze is a senior investigative journalist and Bhekisisa's former Africa editor. Follow her on Twitter @adrikotze. Tawanda Karombo Asked and answered: Six things you need to know about the new COVID variant in South Africa [ICYMI] ‘The virus is adapting to us’: New COVID variant spreads 50% faster, no evidence it’s more deadly Miracles and medicine: How COVID-19 has been changing the traditional remedies game Keen to join the People’s Vaccine Campaign? Here’s what it’s about Nearing the second peak under lockdown Level 3: Here are the rules Our bodies are not your crime scene: A portrait of GBV in South Africa Who should get the COVID-19 vaccine first in South Africa? Five tips for reporting on medical negligence – without getting into legal trouble yourself ‘We are the problem.’ Why these men are taking a stronger stand against gender-based violence A local home for a global dream: The Aurum Institute houses HIV, TB & malaria coalition To gather or not to gather? How to better promote staying safe during the holidays SA & India took a stand for COVID-19 patients everywhere. Here’s why African leaders should back it	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line289
__label__wiki	0.505635	0.505635	Arnold Benton Willhite November 12, 1920 ~ April 2, 2007 CHESHIRE - Arnold Benton "Jack" Willhite, 86, of Cheshire passed away at Masonic Healthcare on Monday, April 2, 2007. He was the beloved husband of Laura Freitag Willhite for 63 years. Born in Oden, Arkansas on Nov. 12, 1920, he was the son of the late Willis and Etna (Fryar) Willhite and was a resident of Cheshire for the past 58 years living in the house that he built. He was educated in the Oden schools, joined the United States Navy in 1939 and was at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. He graduated from the Submarine School in New London in 1942 and served on submarines for the duration of World War II. He was also present at the Peace Treaty Ceremony in Tokoyo Bay in 1945. Jack worked for various trucking companies in Connecticut and later formed his own over-the-road trucking business. He was employed at Wyatt Oil Company in New Haven as a power engineer until his retirement in 1984. He was a member of Masonic Lodge #l6 A.F.&A.M., the Central Connecticut Chapter of Submarine Veterans of World War II and V.F.W. Post 9965 of Yalesville. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his four children, Arnie Willhite and his wife, Sherry of Wallingford, Jim Willhite and his wife, Sandy, Donna Timm and her husband Jesse, and Janet Willhite of Meriden; his ten grandchildren, Lori, Marc and Colleen Willhite, Ryon Morett, Sonja, Eric and Elizabeth Willhite, Leila and Coniah Timm and Joline (Timm) Gniazdowski and her husband, Steve. He is also survived by his great-grandchildren, Samantha, Alexis and Aidan Morett and two brothers, Olan Willhite of Williamson, NY and Donald Willhite of Stockton, CA. The funeral will be held Thursday, April 5, at 10:30 a.m. at the Beecher and Bennett Flatow Funeral Home, 48 Cook Ave., Meriden. Burial will follow in Gethsemane Cemetery, Bee St., Meriden. The Rev. Eric Fjeldal will officiate. Relatives and friends may call Wednesday from 4 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Contributions in Arnold's memory may be made to Submarine Veterans of WW II, Ed Childs, Memorial Chairman, U.S. Submarine Veterans, Inc., 40 School St., Groton, CT 06340, or to a charity of one's choice. Joyce Kowalczyk says: Arnie and Sherry, I am so sorry; it is hard to lose a parent at any age. My sympathy, Joyce Kim Childs says: Arnie, Sherry and family, Our deepest sympathies at the loss of your father. Our thoughts and prayers will be with you during this time. Kim and Pete Childs and family Donna and Family, I am sorry to hear of the passing of your Dad. If there is anything I can do Donna let me know. Sending you all a hug and my prays. Love Debi Powers and family Janie Thorpe says: Donna, I am so sorry to hear the passing of your father. We will be praying for you and your family. . Our help is in the name of the Lord,who made heaven and earth.. Psalm 124:8 Jo-Ann says: Donna, I am very sorry to hear about the loss of your father. You and your family are in my thoughts. Cheri Piascik says: Donna, I’m so sorry to hear of the passing of your Dad…Please know that you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers at this time. Love, Cheri P. Kallista Solyn and Family says: My Dearest Aunt Laura and Family, I was so sorry to learn of Uncle Jack’s passing. My thoughts and prayers are with you, and may God’s love bless you and guide you through this time of grief. Pam Crispino says: My prayers are with you and your family at this difficult time. I’m truly sorry for your loss. The Kindred Family says: Please accept our deepest sympathy at this time and know that our thoughts are with you and your family. Remember that you’re thought about not just by friends alone but by a kind and loving God.-John 11:25. Mr. Willhite will be missed and he has left behind memories that will live in your heart.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0035.json.gz/line290

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