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Our mission is to empower people experiencing multiple barriers to achieve positive change.
The priorities for Bridge are to work with individuals, families, partners and communities to:
Improve people’s lives in a sustainable way, recognising that solutions are often complex and need to address a range of issues such as substance misuse, risk taking behaviours, relationships, housing, physical/mental health and employment.
Advocate for the needs of people who are most marginalised and experiencing stigma in society.
Work in partnership to provide effective early intervention, prevention and reduce health inequalities.
Practice in a collaborative way that promotes opportunity for co-production and determines an outcome that draws on the person’s strengths and assets.
Bridge Values
Bridge is a value driven organisation. These strong values are at the heart of all we do as we believe in people’s ability to change and their right to high quality services:
Integrity – always doing the right thing.
Compassion – not judging the people who use our services, responding to them with kindness and understanding.
Empowerment – enabling people to achieve their full potential
Equitable – respecting each person’s uniqueness and treating them fairly
Ambition – striving for excellence
Sustainable – ensuring we are in for the long haul
Boldness – willingness to take calculated risks and having courage to face challenges
Recovery statement
Recovery is the common outcome all Bridge services aim to achieve. Recovery is a journey of transformation enabling a person with a substance misuse problem to live a meaningful life in the community of his or her choice while striving to achieve his or her full potential.
Bridge will use the following core principles to build resilience and facilitate Recovery:
Fostering hope, as a source of motivation and strength for Service Users when trying to overcome challenges in their lives
Enabling Service Users to take personal responsibility for their own self care and Recovery, for their families, children and the community
Tailoring services to the unique needs of Service Users, building on the capacities, resiliences, talents, strengths and inherent worth of individuals
Providing services that address all aspects of a Service User’s life, including substance misuse, housing, work, education, training, healthcare, offending, spirituality, family life, relationships, community participation and support networks
Recognising the need for protection of individuals, families, children and the community
Promoting the rights of Service Users and reducing the barrier of stigma by promoting positive messages about Recovery from real people
Challenging all forms of discrimination and ensuring the inclusion and full participation of Service Users in all aspects of their lives
Basing services on robust research
Providing opportunities for Service Users to help and support each other, engendering a sense of belonging, promoting supportive relationships and community
Empowering Service Users to have a right to participate in decisions that will affect their lives; the right to determine their own path of Recovery to achieve their goals
Recognising that Recovery is based on growth, experiencing setbacks and learning from experience
Actively encouraging Service Users to influence the design of services and participate in their evaluation and delivery
Welcoming former Service Users and providing them with opportunites to become members of our volunteer and staff team
Ensuring services respond to the needs of families and promote healthy and safe family life
Visionary and caring volunteers launched the Bridge Project back in 1983, with the aim of providing practical support to users of street drugs in Bradford. Government funding was secured for two counsellors, a co-ordinator, an administrator, an information officer, plus a training officer.
The following year, staff continued to provide advice, counselling and information for drug users and their families. They also provided awareness training to others working with drug users. A rehabilitation hostel was opened and a community-based solvent user advice worker appointed. Sadly, withdrawal of funding in the early 1990s meant the hostel had to close – a graphic demonstration of the ever-present concern about financial backing.
In 1997, Bridge moved to its present home in Salem Street and built on its expertise to develop specialist advice and information, a harm reduction service and needle exchange. Complimentary therapies were introduced as an innovative way to help users detoxify.
And for the first time, clients could look further than becoming drug free, as a training unit for them was opened.
By 1998 Lottery funding enabled Bridge to set up a separate service for young users and their families; for the first time a substitute prescribing programme was set up for this age group.
Over the next few years, a gym was installed– in cellars beneath the treatment areas, a Dual Diagnosis worker was employed to provide substitute prescribing to people with mental health problems not in touch with mainstream services and a specialist Hepatitis C worker joined the team. Specialist services for women drug users followed together with a post dedicated to working with homeless men. And in 2004 another building, 4 Hallfield Street, was purchased so that we could develop an independent Stimulant Service.
The organisation undertook a root and branch review in 2007 and produced a 3 year strategic plan to drive forward the next phase of its development. Over the next three years the Brdige staff team tripled in size as the organisation won significant new business, including the district wide Structured Day Programme ‘IMPACT’, a hostel liaison service, enhanced open access harm reduction service, benzodiazepine withdrawal service, a volunteering scheme and the contract to provide integrated substance misuse services for residents of South & West Bradford. This period of expansion saw the organisation become much more recovery focussed, culminating in the opening of the Unity Recovery Centre in 2011, a dedicated abstinence service.
In 2012 the Fresh Start Recovery Hub was launched. Hosted by Bridge, this is a partnership with the NHS providing a single point of contact for any adult requiring drug treatment in Bradford. The service works intensively with clients for 8 weeks ensuring they receive all the help and support they require at the start of their recovery journey.
Today Bridge is widely recognised as being innovative and recovery focussed and its services have been highlighted in national guidance publications as examples of best practice in the sector.
Jon Royle
Jon has worked in the substance misuse sector for 25 years as a volunteer, researcher, therapist and manager.
Martin Brook
Director of Finance and Support Services
Martin has been working at Bridge for nearly 10 years and has worked in finance and premises roles in the voluntary sector for nearly 25 years.
Tracey Hogan
Tracey has 27 years experience within the substance misuse field and has held practitioner, management, clinical standards directorship and operational directorship roles.
Sally Black
Sally is an accomplished Human Resources Consultant and Interim Manager with Executive Director experience in the health and social care sector.
Melva Burton
My belief is that we all have the capacity to change when we truly want to and when we access the resources we need. My vision for Bridge is that it provides the best service possible for the people in Bradford whose lives are affected by substance misuse...
Gordon Roscoe
I come from a commercial background having spent my working life in the private sector latterly in the training world in which I built my own company specialising in management development.
David Memery
As a resident of Bradford, I am grateful for the people who make Bridge thrive, from the depth of quality in the senior management team through the talent and passion of the staff to the dedicated commitment of the volunteers. I hope to contribute to Bridge’s continuing success helping people help themselves...
Ralph Berry is a Trustee of the Bridge Project. Currently he works for Touchstone Support and is a Coordinator with the Liaison and Diversion Service. Ralph is an elected member of Bradford Council and has a long term interest in recovery services...
Peter Sleigh
I am the founding partner and audit engagement partner at Sleigh & Story Chartered Certified Accountants. Outside the accountancy world I have a real passion for coaching and self development. I’m also proud to be a trustee of 2 charities, both of which I’m passionate about: Bridge Project and…
Marisa Lloyd
I currently practise as a Barrister in addition to sitting on the Board of Trustees at the Bridge Project. I was approached to apply to become a Trustee in 2014 and remain inspired by the work Bridge does and the commitment of everyone I have come across in the organisation...
Andrew Clayton Stead
In my work as a single handed GP on the Bradford/ Halifax border I felt ill equipped to help my patients who had substance misuse. This eventually led to me working almost full time as a GP in the field of Substance and Alcohol Misuse. As a trustee, it is has been a pleasure and a privilege to be involved with the board and senior management team...
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Justine Humphry
Lecturer in Digital Cultures, University of Sydney
Justine Humphry is a Lecturer in Digital Cultures at the University of Sydney in the Digital Cultures Program, Department of Media and Communications. Justine is a researcher of digital media and consumption across a wide range of user groups. In her research funded by the Australian Communications Consumer Network, she worked with young people, families and adults experiencing homelessness to study their access and use of mobile phones and the internet. In her project on young people's digital connectivity in cities she worked with homeless young people to find out about and respond to digital connectivity barriers. Her research covers mobile media and networked publics, digital inequalities, urban communication and public space, and mobile mediated work. Justine has presented and published her research widely including in the Routledge Companion to Mobile Media, the Journal of Information, Communication and Society, Journal of Media, Culture and Society, M/C Journal and the Australian Journal of Telecommunications and the Digital Economy.
Lecturer, Digital Cultures Program, School of Letters, Art and Media, University of Sydney
Researcher on National Water Commission Fellowship 2010, Centre for Cultural Research, University of Western Sydney
Coordinator and Developer of Sociology of Media for Open Universities Australia, Macquarie University
University of Western Sydney, PhD
University of Technology, Sydney, Bachelor of Communications (Honours)
Young and Well CRC
Homeless and Connected
Australian Communication Consumers Action Network
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The Crime Report (https://thecrimereport.org/2019/06/04/trauma-informed-lawyering-can-help-domestic-violence-survivors-paper/)
‘Trauma-Informed Lawyering’ Can Help Domestic Violence Survivors: Paper
By Andrea Cipriano | June 4, 2019
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Joan, 19, met her older partner Anthony at a party. Within a year of dating, Joan gave birth to their first son. After the baby was born, Anthony became physically violent, “frequently hitting, punching, and kicking” her. She finally left him after having two more children, applying for a protection order, and going through the courts to seek full custody.
She checked off all the right boxes, but her trauma continued when she went through Family Court and experienced victim-blaming at the hands of Anthony’s defense team.
Joan’s story (the names have been changed to protect privacy) is described in a forthcoming Arizona Legal Study Discussion Paper (No. 19-10) by Negar Katirai, an associate clinical professor at The University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, as an example of the “retraumatization” experienced by domestic violence victims during the judicial process.
According to the National Domestic Violence Hotline website,81 percent of women who experienced rape, stalking, or physical violence by an intimate partner reported significant short or long-term impacts that include post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms (PTSD).
These PTSD symptoms are exacerbated when taking an abuser to court because of the retraumatization—also known as secondary victimization—that develops from having to recount the abuse.
For some survivors, “simply participating in the process can be as painful and damaging as the crime itself,” wrote Katirai.
In her study, Katirai, who is also director of the University of Arizona’s Domestic Violence Law Clinic, recognized that, “The focus of this article is not proposing legal reforms to improve the experience of IPV survivor.”
Instead, she wrote that it aimed to lay down the groundwork for immediate strategies of how lawyers can improve the experiences of survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) in the Family Court system.
The immediate strategies comprise:
Encouraging lawyers to begin learning and actively practicing the use of “cross-cultural communication skills” while educating survivors on the potential retraumatizing effects of the legal system; and
Including supportive services, such as additional counseling, within law firms.
According to Katirai, such strategies rely on communication theory, which says cross-cultural communication can creates a feeling of trust and enable cooperation between two people by using empathy and a non-judgmental approach. It’s about making the survivor feel “seen and heard,” she wrote.
With active listening skills, extensive knowledge of verbal and nonverbal behavior, and “approaching conversations on a case-by-case basis rather than a one-size-fits-all approach” lawyers can have more understanding when dealing with sensitive Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) cases.
Katirai described an exercise that clients can do with their lawyers: Advocates and survivors should work on a shared Venn Diagram where they each talk about their diverse experiences with dating abuse and partner violence.
It’s possible that the lawyer may not have any personal experience, which is why this exercise facilitates open conversation and empathy, she wrote.
Together, they should then add a third ring to the Venn Diagram, where they consider the viewpoints of the legal-decision maker, usually a judge. This part of the exercise helps educate the IPV survivor to consider how the judge will be able to believe and relate to them during trial.
At that time, Katirai explained, the lawyer may decide to caution the survivor of the potential for retraumatization when going against their abuser. The advocate must clear up any misconceptions about the process, as well as discuss realistic goals for the outcome. The survivor can also voice fears and concerns about going to trail that the lawyer can listen to and give their legal opinions.
Trauma-Informed Lawyering
A New York University School of Law study, cited in Katirai’s article, titled The Pedagogy of Trauma-Informed Lawyering described trauma-informed practice as a survivor-centered approach where lawyers provide information to “therapeutic services, social, and human services.”
“Trauma-informed services are more ‘supportive (rather than controlling and punitive),’” and they’re designed to avoid victim blaming,” she wrote.
The NYU study suggests that traumatic experiences of survivors have a direct relationship with how they relate to their attorneys and the courts.
“Trauma has a distinct physiological effect on the brain, which in turn affects behavior in the short-term and long-term… referred to as a “flight, fight, freeze.”
According to the NYU study, merely having an IPV survivor recount their experiences in court in front of their abuser is enough to trigger their subconscious response which can lead to clients becoming angry, hostile, emotional, or shutting down completely.
Katirai ties cross-cultural communication in by explaining how once the survivor and lawyer better understand each other, lawyers can make better recommendations tailored to the survivors needs to prevent the survivor from acting out or closing up.
However, there are cases where utilizing cross-cultural communication, as well as individualized service recommendations, aren’t enough to make someone feel supported while going through a trial and reliving their trauma.
Having a social worker within the firm is a useful service for survivors who need more than an outside therapist because the survivors may seek support through every legal step, Katirai suggested.
By combining cross-cultural communication and utilizing effective therapeutic services, lawyers can limit the revictimization many IPV survivors feel throughout Family Court, wrote Katirai.
For more resources and background on domestic violence, see The Crime Report’s Resource Page on domestic violence.
Download the full paper here.
Additional Reading: IL Bail Reforms Put Domestic Violence Victims at Risk
Andrea Cipriano is a TCR news intern. Readers’ comments are welcome.
Alaska Called ‘Terrifying’ Environment for Crimes Against Women
The state has some of the nation’s highest rates of domestic violence, sexual assault and murder. affecting women of all ages, across ethnic and socioeconomic spectrums. “If Alaska was a Third World country…they’d declare a humanitarian crisis,” said one activist.
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Trump proclaims 'Captive Nations Week' days after saying Germany is 'captive' to Russia
By Jacqueline Thomsen - 07/13/18 04:48 PM EDT
President Trump Donald John TrumpEsper sidesteps question on whether he aligns more with Mattis or Trump Warren embraces Thiel label: 'Good' As tensions escalate, US must intensify pressure on Iran and the IAEA MORE on Friday declared that next week will be “Captive Nations Week,” just days after he claimed that Germany was “captive” to Russia.
Trump, in his proclamation of the annual event, said the U.S. stands “in solidarity with those who continue to suffer under governments that stifle basic freedoms and deny the opportunity to build a better life.”
“The United States stands with the repressed and continues to encourage despotic regimes to turn away from authoritarianism and respect the God-given rights of life and liberty,” he added.
Trump made headlines earlier this week when he targeted Germany at the start of the NATO summit, claiming the country was “captive to Russia” over a gas pipeline deal.
"I have to say, I think it's very sad when Germany makes a massive oil and gas deal with Russia, where you're supposed to be guarding against Russia, and Germany goes out and pays billions and billions of dollars a year to Russia," Trump said Wednesday at a meeting with the NATO secretary-general.
"If you look at it, Germany is a captive of Russia because they supply," Trump continued. "They got rid of their coal plants. They got rid of their nuclear. They're getting so much of the oil and gas from Russia. I think it's something that NATO has to look at. I think it's very inappropriate."
Trump appeared to be referring to a deal between Germany and Russia that would bring gas directly from Russia to northern Germany.
Trump faced criticism from the remarks, including from German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
"I have experienced myself how a part of Germany was controlled by the Soviet Union," Merkel said. "I'm very glad that today we are united in freedom ... because of that we can say that we can make our independent policies and make independent decisions."
In Friday's proclamation, the president cited the tearing down in 1989 of the Berlin Wall as a “defining moment for freedom.”
The third week of July has been designated as “Captive Nations Week” since 1959.
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Afghanistan peace efforts with anti-Iranian flavor
Alwaght – Iran and Afghanistan, neighbors with the same language, have always had a close political and cultural relationship. But recently some sides appear to seek to sow division between the two neighbors while they are experiencing a considerable growth of bilateral closeness.
While the top senior Iranian officials, including foreign minister, the national security council chief, and deputy foreign minister the visited the Central Asian nation to show full support to the central government and backed talks with the Taliban as a solution to the decades-long crisis, some internal groups in Afghanistan, mainly those with proximity to the Western sides and mainly the US, have brought accusations against the Islamic Republic of Iran.
The suspicious anti-Iranian accusations
The anti-Tehran allegations come while Iran and Afghanistan work towards further progress in their bilateral ties. Some analysts argue that the allegations against Iran serve Trump administration’s scheme to put a maximum pressure against the Iranian government. The charges surround the Iranian support for talks between Kabul and the Taliban militant organization. The allegations drew a reaction from the Afghan foreign ministry spokesman. Iran is under fire by a suspicious propaganda campaign for its advocacy of peace talks in the war-hit nation while now key regional players, including Pakistan, the UAE, and Qatar, and even the international actors, like the US and India, are for the idea of Kabul-Taliban negotiations.
Now, the US government envoy to Afghanistan Zalmy Khalil is busy talking to the Taliban representatives in the UAE and Qatar. The Indian army chief said last week that New Delhi considered direct contacts to the insurgent organization. With this in mind, taking stances against similar measures by Iran look quite unusual and are in line with the anti-Iranian postures of the US and Saudi Arabia, both the main architects of the militant organization in the 1980s, one nurturing it and the other supporting the group financially.
Recently, the Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in an interview with an Indian TV channel said the Taliban should be allowed some weight in the future Afghanistan government but added that this weight should not give the group the lead in the country’s politics. Zarif, answering a question about the role of the militant group in the Afghan future, said that the Afghan people should be allowed to determine whom they want.
Having in mind that the Iranian diplomats see a key place for the people in the determination of the future, baselessly accusing Tehran of working against the Afghan interests only plays into the hands of an American-designed scenario, especially that the Iranian contacts to the other Afghan groups come with full knowledge of the Afghan government.
Iran’s legitimate concerns
It should be noted that Iran has the legitimate right to be concerned about the future of peace and stability in Afghanistan, a country sharing deep cultural and lingual roots with Iran. Iran shares 1,000 kilometers of borders with Afghanistan, something giving Tehran every right to put emphasis on the Afghan security which is its own security.
A look back to the 1980 and 1990s makes it clear that the war and instability in Afghanistan meaningfully affected Iran. In the early 1980s when the Soviet Red Army invaded Afghanistan, over 3 million people fled into Iran. When the US invaded Afghanistan in 2001, Iran once again suffered the humanitarian consequences of the Afghanistan occupation. So, political stabilization of Afghanistan will positively reflect on the eastern Iranian borders. This is the main drive behind the Tehran advocacy to the advancement of peace in Afghanistan in a process covering all Afghan groups.
Iran is among the rare countries that fully accomplished its commitments to the Afghan government. Tehran has been one of the key investing sides in Afghanistan over the past few years. The investment covered infrastructural projects, including agriculture, bridge and road building, health, and energy. One example is the $4-billion Khaf-Herat railroad project that connects eastern Iran to western Afghanistan. The project is crucial to Afghanistan, a landlocked country. The heavy investment in Afghanistan highlights the need for sustainable peace and growth in the war-ravaged country and strong Iran-Afghanistan ties which are the priority in the Iranian policy of helping peace proceed.
Cracking Iran-Afghanistan bonds
Iran is working for peace in Afghanistan and, So far, has offered the largest-scale supports to strengthen the Kabul government. Furthermore, Iran hosts a considerably large number of Afghan refugees whose presence in the country boosts the cultural bonds between the two nations.
But, apparent enough, Iran’s role in Afghanistan, no matter how much constructive, is opposed to by the US, an occupying power with thousands of troops on the Afghan soil. As the recent developments display, the US Department of State goes to great lengths to block further closeness of the neighbors.
Washington is worried that once its forces quit Afghanistan, Kabul leaders, remembering the past aids, lean towards Tehran. Such a fear energizes pro-division efforts by the US that also can be tracked in the recent anti-Iranian remarks by some Afghan sides.
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Indie-rock icon, Ben Kweller, has been reaching millions of people through the power of music for over two decades now. His music continues to inspire hope and optimism in the hearts of his listeners from all around the globe. Kweller's extensive history in the music business goes all the way back to the first record deal he penned with his 90's Grunge band, Radish, and Mercury Records. Kweller was only 15 years old at the time. That early dive into a grown-up-world set the young artist on a path of learning as much as he could about copyright, intellectual property, royalties and most importantly, the rights of artists and the importance of art in our society. Kweller founded NoiseCo so that he could utilize this knowledge and help to bring good art into the world. Naturally, NoiseCo overseas all of Ben Kweller's artistic operations.
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Glossary of professional wrestling terms
Work (physics)
Work (electrical)
Professional wrestling has accrued a considerable nomenclature through its long existence. Much of it stems from the industry's origins in the days of carnivals and circuses, and the slang itself is often referred to as "carny talk." In the past, wrestlers used such terms in the presence of fans so as not to reveal the worked nature of the business. In recent years, widespread discussion on the Internet has popularized these terms. Many of the terms refer to the financial aspects of pro wrestling in addition to performance-related terms.
Beekman, Scott. Ringside: A history of professional wrestling in America (Greenwood, 2006)
Foley, Mick (2000). Have a Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks. HarperCollins. ISBN 0-06-103101-1.
Harley Race, Ricky Steamboat, Les Thatcher (2005). The Professional Wrestlers' Workout & Instructional Guide. Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN 1-58261-947-6.
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In physics, a force is said to do work if, when acting on a body, there is a displacement of the point of application in the direction of the force. For example, when a ball is held above the ground and then dropped, the work done on the ball as it falls is equal to the weight of the ball (a force) multiplied by the distance to the ground (a displacement).
The term work was introduced in 1826 by the French mathematician Gaspard-Gustave Coriolis as "weight lifted through a height", which is based on the use of early steam engines to lift buckets of water out of flooded ore mines. The SI unit of work is the newton-metre or joule (J).
The SI unit of work is the joule (J), which is defined as the work expended by a force of one newton through a distance of one metre.
The dimensionally equivalent newton-metre (N⋅m) is sometimes used as the measuring unit for work, but this can be confused with the unit newton-metre, which is the measurement unit of torque. Usage of N⋅m is discouraged by the SI authority, since it can lead to confusion as to whether the quantity expressed in newton metres is a torque measurement, or a measurement of energy.
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Electrical work is the work done on a charged particle by an electric field. The equation for 'electrical' work is equivalent to that of 'mechanical' work:
The electrical work per unit of charge, when moving a negligible test charge between two points, is defined as the voltage between those points.
Qualitative overview
Particles that are free to move, if positively charged, normally tend towards regions of lower voltage (net negative charge), while if negatively charged they tend to shift towards regions of higher voltage (net positive charge).
However, any movement of a positive charge into a region of higher voltage requires external work to be done against the field of the electric force, work equal to that electric field would do in moving that positive charge the same distance in the opposite direction. Similarly, it requires positive external work to transfer a negatively charged particle from a region of higher voltage to a region of lower voltage.
The electric force is a conservative force: work done by a static electric field is independent of the path taken by the charge. There is no change in the voltage (electric potential) around any closed path; when returning to the starting point in a closed path, the net of the external work done is zero. The same holds for electric fields.
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Midtown Harrisburg Installs Security Cameras to Extend Real-Time Surveillance
By Susan Brady Aug 31, 2017 Grounds Security
Midtown Action Council (MAC), Harrisburg’s oldest continuously operating community group, is adding wireless surveillance cameras to an existing system in the city. The council needs funds to match a grant for more cameras and has started a GoFundMe account to help raise money for the project.
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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania’s MAC is using a $15,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) to install the first of multiple security cameras throughout its Midtown. The project was awarded the PCCD grant to help finance an extension of the current wireless video surveillance system, jointly operated by Dauphin County and the city, into Harrisburg’s Historic Midtown neighborhood.
A revitalization of the area started in the 1980s and has been steady ever since. Much of this neighborhood is currently being aggressively renovated and rehabbed. The surveillance project will finance the extension of the existing joint city-county wireless camera system infrastructure that was developed in 2013 when wireless security cameras were installed in sections of the city.
Phase one of the Midtown project will be complete by October, according to MAC. It will include installing the first camera; however, the council must raise an additional $4,120 to continue adding more cameras.
Phase two includes fundraising to install other cameras throughout Midtown, and MAC has started a GoFundMe to help raise money for the project.
According to the information on the page:
The wireless camera—and any other cameras added to the network in the future—will be integrated into the existing system for real-time surveillance by the Harrisburg Police Department.
Having the infrastructure in place sets the stage for future wireless cameras to be installed strategically throughout the Historic Midtown neighborhood to tap into the real-time system.
Safety is the number one priority for MAC, and it’s on the mind of every resident in Harrisburg. This funding will help MAC access the infrastructure it needs to eventually place wireless security cameras in the neighborhood.
This represents phase one of the project which MAC will complete in the Fall of 2017. This is just a first step, but it’s arguably the most important step because it provides a foundation to build on. Phase two will begin shortly afterward and will begin to expand cameras throughout Midtown.
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Other planets stretch out Earth’s orbit every 405,000 years
The consistent pattern has shaped the climate and life on our planet for at least 215 million years.
by Todd Bates-Rutgers May 8, 2018 2 minutes
Every 405,000 years, gravitational tugs from Jupiter and Venus slightly elongate Earth’s orbit, according to new research.
The pattern is amazingly consistent, influencing our planet’s climate for at least 215 million years, the research suggests. The finding allows scientists to more precisely date geological events like the spread of dinosaurs.
“It’s an astonishing result because this long cycle, which had been predicted from planetary motions through about 50 million years ago, has been confirmed through at least 215 million years ago,” says lead author Dennis V. Kent, a professor in the earth and planetary sciences department at Rutgers University–New Brunswick. “Scientists can now link changes in the climate, environment, dinosaurs, mammals, and fossils around the world to this 405,000-year cycle in a very precise way.”
The scientists linked reversals in the Earth’s magnetic field—when compasses point south instead of north and vice versa—to sediments with and without zircons (minerals with uranium that allow radioactive dating) as well as to climate cycles.
“The climate cycles are directly related to how the Earth orbits the sun and slight variations in sunlight reaching Earth lead to climate and ecological changes,” says Kent, who studies Earth’s magnetic field. “The Earth’s orbit changes from close to perfectly circular to about 5 percent elongated especially every 405,000 years.”
The scientists studied the long-term record of reversals in the Earth’s magnetic field in sediments in the Newark basin, a prehistoric lake that spanned most of New Jersey, and in sediments with volcanic detritus including zircons in the Chinle Formation in Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona. They collected a core of rock from the Triassic Period, some 202 million to 253 million years ago. The core is 2.5 inches in diameter and about 1,700 feet long, Kent says.
The results showed that the 405,000-year cycle is the most regular astronomical pattern linked to the Earth’s annual turn around the sun, he says.
Prior to this study, dates to accurately time when magnetic fields reversed were unavailable for 30 million years of the Late Triassic. That’s when dinosaurs and mammals appeared and the Pangea supercontinent broke up. The break-up led to the Atlantic Ocean forming, with the sea-floor spreading as the continents drifted apart, and a mass extinction event that affected dinosaurs at the end of that period, Kent says.
“Developing a very precise time-scale allows us to say something new about the fossils, including their differences and similarities in wide-ranging areas,” Kent says.
The findings appear in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Additional researchers who contributed to this work are from Rutgers–New Brunswick; Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia University; and other institutions.
The National Science Foundation funded scientists at Rutgers–New Brunswick.
Source: Rutgers University
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Pennsylvania Rep. Garth D. Everett (R)
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PA - HB503 An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in depositions and witnesses, providing for procedures to protect victims and witnesses with intellectual disabilities or autism.
PA - HB1642 An Act establishing the Pennsylvania Clean Water Procurement Program and the Watershed Innovation and Improvement Fund; and making an appropriation.
PA - HB1584 An Act amending Title 30 (Fish) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, repealing provisions relating to waterways patrolmen and employees.
PA - HB1034 An Act amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in consolidated county assessment, further providing for definitions, for changes in assessed valuation and for abstracts of building and demolition permits to be forwarded to the county assessment office.
PA - HB374 An Act amending Titles 27 (Environmental Resources) and 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for Keystone Tree Restricted Account; and, in registration of vehicles, providing for contributions to the Keystone Tree Fund Restricted Account.
PA - HB1531 An Act amending Titles 8 (Boroughs and Incorporated Towns) and 11 (Cities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in corporate powers, further providing for real property; and, in corporate powers, further providing for city property and affairs.
PA - HB1468 An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in hunting and furtaking, further providing for hunting on Sunday prohibited; and abrogating regulations.
PA - HB474 An Act amending Titles 8 (Boroughs and Incorporated Towns) and 11 (Cities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in storm sewers and watercourses, further providing for authority of boroughs and for manner of financing work; providing for storm water management plans and facilities for incorporated towns; and, in watercourses, flood protection projects and storm water systems, further providing for establishing and changing watercourses, flood protection projects and storm water systems and for assessment of benefits and liens.
PA - HB163 An Act repealing the act of May 1, 1913 (P.L.155, No.104), referred to as the Separations Act, and making related repeals.
PA - HB1533 An Act amending the act of May 27, 1953 (P.L.244, No.34), entitled "An act relating to and regulating the contracts of incorporated towns and providing penalties," further providing for power to convey.
PA - HB1532 An Act amending the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103, No.69), known as The Second Class Township Code, in corporate powers, further providing for real property.
PA - HB473 An Act amending the act of June 24, 1931 (P.L.1206, No.331), known as The First Class Township Code, providing for storm water management plans and facilities.
PA - HB472 An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in grounds and buildings, further providing for referendum or public hearing required prior to construction or lease.
PA - HB928 An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in organization meetings and officers of boards of school directors, providing for executive sessions involving employee disciplinary matters.
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PA - HB12 An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in human trafficking, further providing for the offense of trafficking in individuals and for the offense of patronizing a victim of sexual servitude; in public indecency, further providing for the offense of prostitution and related offenses; and, in depositions and witnesses, further providing for definitions and for recorded testimony.
PA - HB26 An Act amending the act of March 28, 1984 (P.L.150, No.28), known as the Automobile Lemon Law, further providing for definitions, for manufacturer's duty for refund or replacement and for presumption of a reasonable number of attempts.
PA - HB72 An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, in corporate net income tax, further providing for imposition of tax.
PA - HB90 An Act amending Title 72 (Taxation and Fiscal Affairs) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for Commonwealth capital improvement plans, for duties of State agencies, for debt limit for capital projects, for prohibition on exceeding debt limit for capital projects and for legislative oversight.
PA - HB95 An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in particular rights and immunities, providing for immunity for constitutionally protected communications.
PA - HB131 An Act amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known as the Liquor Code, in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in licenses and regulations and liquor, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages, further providing for wine and spirits auction permits, for malt and brewed beverages manufacturers', distributors' and importing distributors' licenses, for breweries and for rights of municipalities preserved; in distilleries, wineries, bonded warehouses, bailees for hire and transporters for hire, further providing for limited wineries, for distilleries and for records to be kept; in miscellaneous provisions, further providing for construction and applicability; and abrogating regulations.
PA - HB137 An Act amending the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.233, No.64), known as The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act, further providing for drug overdose response immunity.
PA - HB180 An Act providing for the Made in PA Program, for duties and authority of Department of Community and Economic Development, for application process and for costs; establishing the Made in PA Fund; and providing for civil penalties, for injunctive relief and for rules and regulations.
PA - HB196 A Joint Resolution proposing integrated amendments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, organizing the Judiciary into representative districts and further providing for residency requirements.
PA - HB241 An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, in resource enhancement and protection tax credit, further providing for definitions and for Resource Enhancement and Protection Tax Credit Program.
PA - HB242 An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in miscellaneous provisions, further providing for accidents involving death or personal injury.
PA - HB247 An Act amending Title 58 (Oil and Gas) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in development, further providing for well permits.
PA - HB248 An Act establishing the Pennsylvania Rural Health Redesign Center Authority; providing for its powers and duties; and establishing the Pennsylvania Rural Health Redesign Center Fund.
PA - HB276 A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, providing for rights of victims of crime.
PA - HB277 An Act designating a bridge on that portion of Pennsylvania Route 14 over Fall Brook, Troy Borough, Bradford County, as the Troy Area Veterans Memorial Bridge.
PA - HB296 An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, providing for adoption and foster care tax credit.
PA - HB299 An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, in fiscal provisions relating to public assistance, providing for distribution of SNAP benefits.
PA - HB304 An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, in sales and use tax, further providing for definitions.
PA - HB315 An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in sexual offenses, providing for the offense of female mutilation.
PA - HB321 An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in abortion, further providing for definitions and for medical consultation and judgment.
PA - HB331 An Act amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in preemptions, providing for employer mandates by municipalities.
PA - HB446 An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in hunting and furtaking, further providing for the offense of trespass on private property while hunting.
PA - HB447 An Act amending the act of June 1, 1945 (P.L.1242, No.428), known as the State Highway Law, in construction, improvement, maintenance and repair of State highways, providing for native vegetation along highways.
PA - HB499 An Act amending Title 4 (Amusements) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions relating to video gaming, further providing for definitions; in application and licensure relating to video gaming, further providing for establishment licenses, establishing the City of the First Class Nuisance Bar Enforcement Task Force Account, further providing for issuance and renewal and providing for additional annual fee for terminal operator licensees; and, in operation, further providing for video gaming limitations and for terminal placement agreements.
PA - HB502 An Act amending the act of November 24, 1998 (P.L.882, No.111), known as the Crime Victims Act, in crime victims, further providing for rights.
PA - HB504 An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in sexual offenses, further providing for evidence of victim's sexual conduct.
PA - HB505 An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in depositions and witnesses, further providing for admissibility of certain statements.
PA - HB517 An Act amending the act of December 16, 1986 (P.L.1646, No.188), known as the Chiropractic Practice Act, in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in licensure and regulation, further providing for refusal, suspension or revocation of license; and, in supportive personnel, further providing for supportive personnel.
PA - HB526 An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in charter schools, providing for full-time cyber education program offered by school district.
PA - HB546 An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in burglary and other criminal intrusion, providing for arrest or removal of persons from residential property.
PA - HB564 An Act amending the act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.682, No.284), known as The Insurance Company Law of 1921, in quality health care accountability and protection, further providing for prompt payment of claims.
PA - HB579 An Act amending the act of December 18, 1984 (P.L.1004, No.204), entitled "An act extending benefits to police chiefs or heads of police departments of political subdivisions of the Commonwealth who have been removed from bargaining units by the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board," providing for fire officers.
PA - HB629 An Act providing for patient access to diagnostics and treatments for Lyme disease and related tick-borne illnesses; and requiring health care policies to provide certain coverage.
PA - HB633 An Act amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, in primary and election expenses, further providing for reporting by candidate and political committees and other persons, for late contributions and independent expenditures, for oath of compliance, perjury, disqualification from office and commercial use and for place of filing, providing for manner of filing and for inability to file reports or statements electronically by deadline and further providing for late filing fee and certificate of filing, for powers and duties of the supervisor, for additional powers and duties of the Secretary of the Commonwealth and for reports by business entities and publication by Secretary of the Commonwealth.
PA - HB667 An Act amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, in voting by qualified absentee electors, further providing for canvassing of official absentee ballots.
PA - HB752 An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in property and buildings, further providing for price paid for acquisitions and improvements.
PA - HB800 An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in educational tax credits, further providing for definitions and for limitations.
PA - HB804 An Act amending Title 27 (Environmental Resources) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in water resources planning, providing for departmental control of groundwater matters and for groundwater regulation review.
PA - HB808 An Act amending Title 30 (Fish) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, providing for power to set fees; in fiscal affairs, further providing for collection fee for uncollectible checks; in fishing licenses, further providing for nonresident and tourist licenses, for one-day resident fishing license, for license, permit and issuing agent fees and for license and permit packaging options; in special licenses and permits, further providing for net permits, for boat and net licenses for boundary lakes, for permits for protection and management of particular fish, for permits for the use of explosives, for Lake Erie fishing permits and for fishing guide and charter boat permits; in regulated fishing lakes, further providing for licenses and for fees; in dams, bar racks and migration devices, further providing for obstructing migration of fish; in preliminary provisions, further providing for fees; and, in registration and titling of boats, further providing for issuing agents, for fees and for notice for boats and related equipment.
PA - HB825 An Act amending the act of April 13, 1887 (P.L.21, No.18), entitled "An act for the establishment of a uniform standard of time throughout the Commonwealth," prohibiting the use of daylight saving time.
PA - HB924 An Act providing for living donor protection; and imposing duties on the Department of Health and the Insurance Department.
PA - HB930 An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in grounds and buildings, repealing provisions relating to lead testing and providing for testing and remediation of lead contamination.
PA - HB941 An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, in public assistance, providing for financial disclosures for pharmacy services.
PA - HB942 An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, in public assistance, further providing for pharmaceutical and therapeutics committee.
PA - HB943 An Act providing for consumer prescription drug pricing disclosure and pharmacy freedom to communicate.
PA - HB944 An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, in public assistance, providing for pharmacy benefits manager audit and obligations.
PA - HB987 An Act amending Title 20 (Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions relating to health care, further providing for applicability, for definitions and for criminal penalties; in living wills, further providing for emergency medical services; in out-of-hospital nonresuscitation, further providing for definitions, for orders, bracelets and necklaces, for revocation, for absence of order, bracelet or necklace and for emergency medical services, repealing provisions relating to advisory committee and providing for discontinuance; providing for Pennsylvania orders for life-sustaining treatment; and making editorial changes.
PA - HB988 An Act amending the act of February 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), known as the Right-to-Know Law, in procedure, further providing for exceptions for public records.
PA - HB1016 An Act amending the act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.682, No.284), known as The Insurance Company Law of 1921, in fraternal benefit societies, providing for solvency and further providing for benefit contract and for injunction, liquidation and receivership of domestic society.
PA - HB1032 An Act amending the act of July 10, 1990 (P.L.404, No.98), known as the Real Estate Appraisers Certification Act, further providing for definitions and for State Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers.
PA - HB1033 An Act amending the act of April 16, 1992 (P.L.155, No.28), known as the Assessors Certification Act, further providing for definitions and for duties of board; repealing provisions relating to qualifications; further providing for certification; providing for employees of political subdivisions; and further providing for disciplinary and correction measures and for unlawful practice.
PA - HB1035 An Act amending the act of October 27, 1979 (P.L.241, No.78), entitled "An act authorizing political subdivisions, municipality authorities and transportation authorities to enter into contracts for the purchase of goods and the sale of real and personal property where no bids are received," further providing for title of the act; adding a short title; and providing for contracts for services.
PA - HB1036 An Act amending Title 8 (Boroughs and Incorporated Towns) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in elections of officers, further providing for decrease in number of members of council.
PA - HB1045 An Act amending Title 64 (Public Authorities and Quasi-Public Corporations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Commonwealth Financing Authority, further providing for board.
PA - HB1063 An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in bases of jurisdiction and interstate and international procedure, further providing for persons and providing for personal jurisdiction in medical professional liability actions.
PA - HB1066 An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for limitation on the regulation of firearms and ammunition; and, in preemptions, providing for regulation of firearms and ammunition.
PA - HB1100 An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, providing for energy and fertilizer manufacturing tax credit.
PA - HB1101 An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, in corporate net income tax, further providing for definitions.
PA - HB1102 An Act establishing the Keystone Energy Authority; and providing for the designation of Keystone Energy Enhancement Zones.
PA - HB1103 An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, in additional special funds, further providing for definitions, for use of funds, for amount of grant and for guidelines for applications.
PA - HB1104 An Act amending Title 27 (Environmental Resources) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in preliminary provisions, providing for Abandoned Manufacturing Sites Registry.
PA - HB1105 An Act amending the act of May 19, 1995 (P.L.4, No.2), known as the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act, in miscellaneous provisions, further providing for permits and other requirements.
PA - HB1106 An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, providing for environmental permits and plan approvals; making related repeals; and abrogating regulations.
PA - HB1107 An Act amending Title 27 (Environmental Resources) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, establishing the Pennsylvania Permitting Commission and providing for its powers and duties.
PA - HB1174 An Act repealing the act of April 25, 1933 (P.L.74, No.49), entitled "An act relating to baseball and football on Sunday; prohibiting baseball and football on Sunday during certain hours, and also during certain other hours unless the electors of a municipality are in favor of the same and, in certain cases, a license has first been secured from the municipal authorities; providing for referendums to ascertain the will of the electors, and for the enactment and repeal of licensing ordinances and resolutions in accordance therewith; providing penalties; and repealing inconsistent laws."
PA - HB1175 An Act repealing the act of October 25, 1973 (P.L.314, No.99), entitled "An act relating to the conducting, staging, managing, operating and engaging in sport, musical, theatrical and dramatic performances, exhibitions and contests other than motion picture exhibitions on Sundays and providing for a referendum in connection therewith in municipalities and townships and the suspension of certain laws."
PA - HB1211 An Act amending the act of July 19, 1979 (P.L.130, No.48), known as the Health Care Facilities Act, in licensing of health care facilities, further providing for definitions, for licensure and for issuance of license; and, in general provisions, repeals and effective date, providing for confidentiality.
PA - HB1213 An Act requiring physician practices operating as part of an integrated delivery network to meet certain requirements to ensure patient access and consumer choice; and imposing powers and duties on the Insurance Department.
PA - HB1237 An Act designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 54683, on that portion of State Route 3009 (Kushequa Avenue) over the Kinzua Creek in Kushequa, Hamlin Township, McKean County, as the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge.
PA - HB1246 An Act amending the act of July 10, 1987 (P.L.246, No.47), known as the Municipalities Financial Recovery Act, in municipal financial distress, further providing for designation and for performance of coordinator; and, in receivership in municipalities, further providing for receiver.
PA - HB1296 An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, providing for military education scholarship account.
PA - HB1324 An Act amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in military educational programs, further providing for definitions, for eligibility, for grants, for amount of grants, for limitations, for recoupment of grant payments, for regulations, for administration and for Educational Assistance Program Fund and providing for a military family education program; and making editorial changes.
PA - HB1326 An Act establishing the Keys to Independence Pilot Program.
PA - HB1386 An Act amending the act of June 27, 2006 (1st Sp.Sess., P.L.1873, No.1), known as the Taxpayer Relief Act, in State funds formula, further providing for certification and calculation of minimum and maximum modifiers; and, in senior citizens property tax and rent rebate assistance, further providing for property tax and rent rebate, for funds for payment of claims and for claim forms and rules and regulations.
PA - HB1387 An Act designating a bridge on that portion of State Route 2016 over the Casselman River in Rockwood Borough, Somerset County, as the PFC Alton Glenn Sterner Memorial Bridge.
PA - HB1397 An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in child custody, further providing for definitions, for award of custody, for standing for partial physical custody and supervised physical custody, for effect of adoption, for presumption in cases concerning primary physical custody, for factors to consider when awarding custody, for consideration of criminal conviction, for consideration of child abuse and involvement with protective services and for parenting plan.
PA - HB1437 An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, in rural jobs and investment tax credit, further providing for definitions, for rural growth funds, for requirements, for rural growth fund failure to comply, for reporting obligations, for business firms, for tax credit certificates, for claiming the tax credit, for prohibitions, for revocation of tax credit certificates and for exit.
PA - HB1441 An Act designating the bridge located at 3957'48.9"N 7902'40.7"W (U.S. Route 219 over Walters Mill Road), as the Mark J. Baserman Memorial Bridge.
PA - HB1462 An Act amending the act of April 13, 1887 (P.L.21, No.18), entitled "An act for the establishment of a uniform standard of time throughout the Commonwealth," observing daylight saving time year-around if authorized by the Congress of the United States.
PA - HB1477 An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in criminal history record information, further providing for use of records by licensing agencies.
PA - HB1481 An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, in coal refuse energy and reclamation tax credit, further providing for definitions, for application and approval of tax credit and for limitation on tax credits.
PA - HB1501 An Act amending the act of November 10, 1999 (P.L.491, No.45), known as the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions and for application.
PA - HB1528 An Act amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in preemptions, further providing for local regulation of unmanned aircraft prohibited.
PA - HB1529 An Act amending Title 8 (Boroughs and Incorporated Towns) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in powers and duties of elected officials, further providing for organization of council, quorum, participation by telecommunication device, voting, compensation and eligibility; and, in mayor, further providing for salary of mayor.
PA - HB1530 An Act amending the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103, No.69), known as The Second Class Township Code, in township supervisors, further providing for compensation of supervisors.
PA - HB1571 An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in charter schools, further providing for funding for charter schools.
PA - HB1579 An Act amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in the Secretary of the Commonwealth, further providing for requirements relating to voter identification; and, in preparation for and conduct of primaries and elections, further providing for manner of applying to vote, persons entitled to vote, voter's certificates, entries to be made in district register, numbered lists of voters and challenges.
PA - HB1588 An Act amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, in election districts and polling places, further providing for restrictions on alteration.
PA - HB1600 An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in interscholastic athletics accountability, providing for playoffs, for transfer and for district committees.
PA - HB1617 An Act amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known as the Liquor Code, in general provisions applying to both liquor and malt and brewed beverages, further providing for limiting number of retail licenses to be issued in each county.
PA - HB1621 An Act establishing the Governor's Schools of Excellence.
PA - HB1635 An Act relating to conventional wells and the development of oil, gas and coal; imposing powers and duties on the Department of Environmental Protection; and providing for preliminary provisions, for general requirements, for underground gas storage, for enforcement and remedies, for related funds, parties and activities and for miscellaneous provisions.
PA - HB1645 An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, in personal income tax, further providing for definitions.
PA - HB1646 An Act amending the act of May 1, 1913 (P.L.155, No.104), referred to as the Separations Act, increasing the minimum bid requirement; and providing for evasion of requirements.
PA - HB1675 An Act amending the act of June 27, 2006 (1st Sp.Sess., P.L.1873, No.1), known as the Taxpayer Relief Act, in State funds formula, further providing for certification and calculation of minimum and maximum modifiers and for the Property Tax Relief Reserve Fund, providing for senior citizen tax relief and further providing for State property tax reduction allocation.
PA - HB1702 An Act providing for enforceability of certain indemnity provisions in snow removal and ice control services contracts.
PA - HR7 A Resolution honoring the life and extending condolences on the passing of President George Herbert Walker Bush, 41st President of the United States.
PA - HR9 A Resolution observing February 12, 2019, as the 210th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States.
PA - HR21 A Resolution commemorating June 6, 2019, as "D-Day" in Pennsylvania.
PA - HR22 A Resolution recognizing the month of January 2019 as "National Human Trafficking Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
PA - HR26 A Resolution recognizing January 17, 2019, as the birthday of Benjamin Franklin.
PA - HR31 A Resolution honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and recognizing the week of January 20 through 26, 2019, as "Martin Luther King, Jr., Week of Remembrance" in Pennsylvania.
PA - HR38 A Resolution designating the month of May 2019 as "Lyme and Tick-borne Disease Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
PA - HR39 A Resolution recognizing the month of March 2019 as "National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
PA - HR40 A Resolution recognizing the Blue Lights Campaign and its efforts to raise awareness of colorectal cancer in Pennsylvania.
PA - HR45 A Resolution designating the week of February 16 through 23, 2019, as "FFA Week" in Pennsylvania.
PA - HR49 A Resolution recognizing January 27, 2019, as "International Holocaust Remembrance Day" in Pennsylvania.
PA - HR50 A Resolution recognizing the month of February 2019 as "National Senior Independence Month" in Pennsylvania.
PA - HR51 A Resolution designating the week of February 10 through 16, 2019, as "Random Acts of Kindness Week" in Pennsylvania.
PA - HR55 A Resolution designating February 4, 2019, as "Rosa Parks Remembrance Day" in Pennsylvania.
PA - HR59 A Resolution designating the week of February 7 through 14, 2019, as "Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.
PA - HR67 A Resolution designating the week of February 10 through 16, 2019, as "Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.
PA - HR84 A Resolution designating the week of March 11 through 17, 2019, as "Maple Producers Week" in Pennsylvania.
PA - HR88 A Resolution designating the month of February 2019 as "Career and Technical Education Month" in Pennsylvania.
PA - HR98 A Resolution designating the month of March 2019 as "Music in Our Schools Month" in Pennsylvania.
PA - HR105 A Resolution commemorating the 100th anniversary of The American Legion, and recognizing and honoring the legacy of The American Legion as a staunch advocate for veterans and their families.
PA - HR112 A Resolution commending the 111th Attack Wing, 171st Air Refueling Wing and 193rd Special Operations Wing of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard on their selection as 2018 United States Air Force Outstanding Unit Award recipients.
PA - HR120 A Resolution designating the month of March 2019 as "Irish-American Heritage Month" in Pennsylvania.
PA - HR121 A Resolution recognizing March 21, 2019, as "World Down Syndrome Day" in Pennsylvania.
PA - HR145 A Resolution recognizing 2019 as the 80th anniversary of Junior Achievement in Pennsylvania.
PA - HR149 A Resolution congratulating The Pennsylvania State University IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) for raising more than $10 million for the Four Diamonds Fund at Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital to help fight pediatric cancer.
PA - HR156 A Resolution recognizing the week of May 5 through 12, 2019, as "National Music Week" in Pennsylvania.
PA - HR160 A Resolution designating March 22, 2019, as "March for Meals Day" in Pennsylvania.
PA - HR165 A Resolution designating April 3, 2019, as "Boys and Girls Clubs Youth of the Year Day" in Pennsylvania in recognition of the role Boys and Girls Clubs of America has played in the nation and in this Commonwealth.
PA - HR174 A Resolution recognizing the 4-H organization and annual 4-H Capital Days in Pennsylvania.
PA - HR176 A Resolution designating the week of April 21 through 27, 2019, as "Earth Week" in Pennsylvania.
PA - HR181 A Resolution recognizing the month of April 2019 as "School Library Month" in Pennsylvania.
PA - HR192 A Resolution designating April 26, 2019, as "Pretzel Day" in Pennsylvania.
PA - HR194 A Resolution recognizing April 25, 2019, as "Take Our Daughters And Sons To Work Day" in Pennsylvania to coincide with the 26th annual national and international observance.
PA - HR196 A Resolution honoring and recognizing the service and sacrifice of members of the United States Armed Forces and their families on the occasion of "Armed Forces Day," May 18, 2019.
PA - HR202 A Resolution recognizing the week of April 8 through 12, 2019, as "Week of the Young Child" in Pennsylvania.
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Statue of Liberty Undressed–Hidden Secrets
Posted on March 31, 2018 by Rey
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Secrets of the Statue of Liberty
In 1886, at the dedication ceremony of the Statue of Liberty, her silhouetted image stood silently against the grand New York skyline with her many hidden secrets. Let’s take the journey back into history and re-discover her many untold secrets and symbolisms. What are the undressed, hidden secrets of the Statue of Liberty?
Hidden symbolism: note the broken shackles from around her ankle that celebrated the end of slavery in the United States just twenty years earlier.
She was termed the “New Colossus” being compared to the Colossus of Rhodes (280 B.C.) from Greek history. The sculpture gave a resounding voice to the friendship between France and America, when the statue was presented as a gift by the French government. The purpose of the gift by French school children was to celebrate America’s centennial and the end of slavery. Two great men; Frederic -Auguste Bartholdi, sculptor and the designer, Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel gave birth to the Lady of Liberty.
The message of her creators was very clear– as she stood on her pedestal with torch in hand, her lighted beacon shined of promise beckoning immigrants to embrace their new found land of liberty. Her lighted torch was symbolic for “Enlightening the World” —expressing America’s new democracy to the four corners of the earth.
Hidden Symbolism:
Emma Lazarus wrote about the Statue of Liberty in a sonnet called, “The New Colossus” (1883). The poem was engraved on a bronze plaque and placed inside the lower level of the pedestal of the statue. She wrote, “…Give me your tired, you’re poor. Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free…” The famous sonnet helped to raise funds in France and in the United States to support an inspiring design and an aspiring creation called the “Enlightenment of the World.” The statue was a gift from French school children to America and her children through personal donations needed to construct, ship, and reassemble the statue.
Edouard Rene de Laboulaye, French Law Professor, originated Lady Liberty as a gift.
The vision for the gift came from Eduoard de Laboulaye, a French law professor, who wanted to inspire French children to fight for their own liberation and personal freedom from oppression. At the time, his country lived under the oppressive monarchy of Napoleon III. . It was also a message of determination for the children of America to celebrate and to fight for their gift of liberty.
Hidden Facts:
The inscription on the tablet attested to the “Declaration of Independence”, July 4, 1776.
In brief, the sculpture was created to better illustrate the symbolism of freedom; for example, the statue held a tablet inscribed with the date of America’s Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776. In addition, Lady Liberty was sculpted with a broken chain around her ankle that symbolized the nation’s constitutional end to slavery. Bartholdi, the sculptor, felt that independence and the abolishment of slavery were here most powerful narratives.
Here are fifteen hidden and fascinating things to be discovered about the Statue of Liberty:
“Enlightening the World,” is the full name given to the Statue of Liberty.
The robed female represents Libertas, the Roman Goddess of Freedom
The tablet is inscribed, “July 4, 1776.”
There are 354 steps to the crown with 25 windows to view the harbor.
The structure is composed of an iron infrastructure and copper exterior.
It was a gift from France to celebrated the” American Revolution and the Constitutional Abolishment of Slavery.”
In high winds, Lady Liberty can sway by 3 inches, while her torch can sway up to 5 inches.
She is standing with her foot displaying a broken shackle of chains symbolizing the end to slavery.
The torch is a symbol of enlightenment- lighting the path to liberty.
The Statue of Liberty is an invitation to all immigrants to come to the United States of America to seek freedom and opportunity.
The French people and school children raised $400,000 in 1881 to design and build their famous gift to this country.
The foundation for the statue was built on a former fort with a noted starred shaped base.
Four years later in 1885, American school children raised another $270,000 to pay for the concrete pedestal on which the statue stands.
Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, sculptor (1834-1904), created and sculpted the statue in tribute to the fraternal feeling between America and France.
Alexander – Gustave Eiffel (1923), designed the flexible skeletal system that supported the exterior copper skin. He later built the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.
World’s Fair 1878, Paris, France
Coming to America was an “Amazing Grace.”
You Are There:
Imagine being aboard an arriving vessel, having left your homeland with uncertainty and insecurity to be welcomed by opportunity and promise by the opened arms of Lady Liberty. It was love at first sight! Lady Liberty stood on Bedloe Island in New York harbor, 1886. Her magnificence was indescribable and its magnitude was inconceivable. Her voice of freedom echoed across the water trumpeting promises of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness to her arriving immigrants. She stood tall, sculpted in flowing cooper, and green ribbing, as her torch guided immigrants, with her shining beacon of promise.
October 28, 1886, Dedication in New York harbor with twenty one gun salute.
A small Irish boy stood alone behind the taller crowd on the ship’s deck, miming his excited parents, as they packed the railing for the grand view. Pushing and shoving, amongst the mass of humanity; the small boy anxiously fought his way through the tangled masses. Finally, he clawed his way to the deck railing; his hands trembling, and his face dripping with sweat. Like a victorious, flag bearing soldier; he hoisted his miniature version of the stars and stripes high over his head shouting, “God bless you, Lady Liberty.” The crowd followed his cue, hearts pounding, to a chorus of “Amazing Grace.” His tiny giggles had turned the crowded deck of immigrants into a chorus of song. They sang to a refrained crescendo of jubilant cheers that celebrated a new found feeling of freedom. Then, as the ship steered closer to her; with the integrity of an honor guard, they jumped into a silent attention, saluting her in respect. These soon to be Americans had ignored the cold winds and trembling temperatures that day to witness a once in a lifetime event—the welcoming sight of the Statue of Liberty. Today, Neil Diamond’s recording, “Coming to America,” expresses many similar immigrant’s sentiments. The Statue of Liberty has a hidden story. Americans did not create her. She was created by the French, who then gave her to America.
Liberty’s Promises:
President Grover Cleveland 1885-1889/ 1893-97
At her dedication in 1886, President Grover Cleveland, claimed her as an emblem of political stability and social harmony. Not all Americans accepted this message. Among the many boats traversing New York harbor to celebrate the dedication was one chartered by the New York State Woman Suffrage Association, protesting women’s exclusion from “political liberty.” In other news, social protests took place in support of striking for an eight-hour work day, as peaceful protestors were killed by the Chicago police. Then a day later, an unknown person threw a dynamite bomb at police as they acted to disperse the crowd. The protest became known as the “Haymarket Riot.” It has been said, that no single event has influenced the history of labor in the U.S., and even the world more than the Chicago Haymarket Affair.
Further racial tension existed that year in Carroll County, Mississippi. Where for the first time, a black person charged a white person with a crime of attempted murder. At the time of the trial on March 17, 1886, a vigilante posse of fifty to a hundred dismounted their horses at the courthouse, and ran into the courtroom through four doors. They fired a barrage of shots at the plaintiffs and the black citizens in attendance. Many were left killed, as the renegades rode out of town without consequences. The newspapers around the country reported the attack, pleas for justice were brought to President Cleveland, asking for an investigation into the massacre. President Grover Cleveland took no action.
Final Thought:
This period in American history was described by Mark Twain as the “Gilded Age.” Many problems faced by society, especially the poor, gave rise to attempted reforms in the subsequent Progressive Era. The “Gilded Age” was a pejorative term that described a time of materialistic excesses combined with extreme poverty. Looking in retrospect at the social and political issues briefly described in the above paragraph, there is evidence of hope that our democracy will continue to find a path for accommodating the ever changing freedoms and needs of its people. Lady Liberty is a symbolic reminder that progressive freedom can only come through our democratic process. Our images of freedom; the Liberty Bell, the American flag, and the bald eagle provide American’s with a source of inspiration for a devout patriotism and an unrelenting self- identity.
Lady Liberty with Manhattan Island
The sight of the Statute of Liberty in New York Harbor has been emotionally moving, it has struck people with a sense of power and unity. By understanding all the reasons for its creation you will better understand the deepest meaning of this monument to the world and to its citizens.
“Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.” Abraham Lincoln.
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John learned the importance of prudent investing from his father, long-time advisor Jack Hershey. John graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in finance from Lehigh University in 1985. He has earned the respect of his clients during more than 28 years in the financial services industry.
John has participated in several industry educational programs over his career and has taught investment education classes at Hagerstown Community College, Shepherd University, and Hood College. He has also received the Accredited Wealth Manager designation. The AWM program is an internal, professional designation specifically designed for RBC Wealth Management in conjunction with the Academy of Multidisciplinary Practice, Inc., and is accredited by the Estate and Wealth Strategies Institute at Michigan State University.
John lives in Hagerstown with his wife, Erin, and their two children, Holden and London. John is a strong believer in community involvement, and is a former president of The Washington County Free Library, Hagerstown Downtown Rotary Club and San Mar Children’s Home. He currently sits on the board of the Renfrew Institute for Cultural and Environmental Studies and the Community Foundation of Washington County. John was named as one of the Top Five Outstanding Young Marylanders by the Hagerstown Jaycees. In his spare time, John enjoys running, traveling, fly fishing and spending time with his family.
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After graduating from Swarthmore College with a Bachelor of Arts in music and history, Brendan attended graduate school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he received a Master of Arts in Historical Musicology. He holds a PhD in business management with a specialty in finance from Capella University. He worked in the commercial real estate industry with his wife’s family for several years before his interest in the stock market led him to join his former advisor, John Hershey, at Ferris, Baker Watts — now RBC Wealth Management — in January 1999. Brendan formed The Hershey-Fitzsimmons Group with John in 2001. In December 2007, Brendan was named one of the Top 40 Advisors Under 40 by On Wall Street magazine. He holds the designation of Accredited Wealth Manager from Michigan State University, a distinction he earned in 2010. In 2011, he was one of only 20 branch directors chosen to participate in an advanced training and advisory program at RBC Wealth Management.
Brendan lives in Williamsport with his wife, Katie, and their two children. He is an avid reader who has been known to disappear into a book for days, and he enjoys spending time with his family, of skiing enthusiasts. Several years ago he began coaching his son’s lacrosse team and has become a huge fan of the sport. He is also a certified swim official with both USA Swimming and the National Federation of High Schools.
Brendan believes in giving back to the community and has served as president of the Maryland Symphony Orchestra and the Washington County Historical Society. Brendan has served on the boards of the Washington County Free Library and the Washington County Arts Council. He currently is a member of the board of trustees of Meritus Medical Center. He and Katie are also heavily involved in the Barbara Ingram School for the Arts in downtown Hagerstown.
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Laura remembers learning about the “bulls and bears” at a very young age from her grandfather, long-time advisor Jack Hershey. She began her career with Ernst & Young in New York City. Her first audit client was The NASDAQ Stock Market. Laura was able to expand her knowledge of the markets and investing during the three years she audited NASDAQ.
Laura graduated with a Bachelor of Science in accounting from Lehigh University. While in New York for her first post-graduate job, she also earned her CPA license. In 2011, Laura made a decision to return to her hometown of Hagerstown, Maryland. Coinciding with her move back to Hagerstown, The Hershey-Fitzsimmons Group was looking to expand. Laura was thrilled to be offered the opportunity to join the practice and she enjoys working with clients to help individuals and families meet their financial goals.
Laura is active in the Rotary Club of Hagerstown-Sunrise and she is a past president. She lives in Hagerstown with her husband, Aryeh. In her spare time, Laura enjoys spending time with family and friends. She practices yoga and she likes being outdoors, especially hiking and biking.
Gerald Spessard, CFP®
Associate Vice President - Financial Advisor
Gerry graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in economics while attending the University of Maryland, College Park on an athletic scholarship. He was a four-time varsity letter winner for the Terrapin baseball team and still holds several school records. During his final year of playing eligibility, Gerry obtained his master’s degree in real estate development.
In 2014, Gerry joined his sister, Laura, and The Hershey-Fitzsimmons Group. Gerry was excited by the opportunity to join this team and looks forward to using his hard work ethic and perseverance to assist clients in achieving their financial objectives. In addition, Gerry has earned the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ certification.
Gerry lives in Frederick, Maryland, with his wife, Stef. In their spare time they like to stay active by playing tennis and hiking the nearby trails with their chocolate lab, Jackson. They also enjoy spending time with family and friends. Gerry is a member of the Rotary Club of Carroll Creek as well as the University of Maryland M Club — with a strong tradition of “Athletes helping Athletes” — and the baseball program’s Home Run Club.
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Jennifer began her career in the securities industry in 1993 with Ferris, Baker Watts, Inc. Upon integration, she joined RBC Wealth Management in 2009. She has over 21 years of superior client service experience and has served as the Branch Service Manager and Senior Registered Client Associate for the Hagerstown Branch.
Jennifer graduated from Towson State University with a degree in Finance and from Frostburg State University with an MBA. She holds the Series 7, 9, 10, 63 & 65 securities licenses along with her Life & Health Insurance licenses. Jennifer is committed to a high standard of professionalism and exceptional client service.
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Gretchen graduated from York College of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Graphic Design and minors in both Business and Spanish. She began her career in the investment industry with RBC Wealth Management in 2009.
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Born and raised in Frederick County, Maryland, Gretchen currently resides in Myersville, with her husband, Will, their chocolate lab, Brodie, and belgian malinois, Gus. When away from the office she enjoys spending time with family and friends as well as traveling and gardening.
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The number of seniors deferring their property tax has grown by 53 per cent in four years. The increase represents $208.8 million in postponed taxes that don't have to be repaid until the property is sold
The number of seniors in B.C. who deferred their property taxes in 2017-18 has grown by 53 per cent in four years, according to a report by seniors advocate Isobel Mackenzie.
Last year, 57,305 seniors deferred their property tax, an increase of 13,179, or 21 per cent compared with 2016-17. The total amount of property tax deferred last year was $208.8 million.
Mackenzie described the increase in property tax deferral as “dramatic.”
She pointed out that 81 per cent of seniors are homeowners. Mackenzie believes the money saved by deferring taxes is being used by seniors to support themselves and maintain their independence in their own homes.
B.C.’s Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie. RICHARD LAM / PNG
“I’m hopeful the reason we’re seeing this is that seniors recognize that they can use it to hire more help around the house,” she said. “It is very cost-effective. It is a very good program.”
Numbers showing the increase in property-tax deferral were found in Monitoring Seniors Services 2018, an annual report that gives a snapshot of the state of services and supports for seniors in B.C.
In Vancouver, the average amount of taxes deferred in 2017-18 was $6,533 on an assessed value of $2.6 million; the average cumulative amount of deferred taxes was $30,026.
In all of B.C., the average amount deferred in the same period was $3,987 on an assessed value of $1.2 million; the average accumulated amount of deferred taxes was $19,752.
The property-tax deferment program is open to an eligible homeowner aged 55 and older, as well as their surviving spouses and persons with disabilities. The program started in 1974 and recorded $1.1 billion in deferred taxes to the end of October last year.
Deferred taxes are payable once the property is sold. Last year, the amount of tax deferrals repaid to the province decreased by 11 per cent ($72.5 million), the first drop in five years.
Mackenzie said the program is meant to pay for itself over time. She thinks it’s such an effective program that it should be expanded to include other senior expenses such as B.C. Hydro.
Susan Ogul-Propas is a volunteer with the 411 Seniors Centre in Vancouver who has worked helping mostly low-income seniors complete their income tax for the past 14 years. Of the limited number of home-owning seniors she helped at the centre, all deferred their taxes, she said.
Her principal residence is in Gibsons.
“People have said to me, ‘Why don’t you defer your property taxes?’ I say because I don’t need to do that. I’m financially able to pay my taxes,” she said by phone.
But that’s not the case for all seniors. Even retired professionals in Vancouver without a pension often can’t pay taxes as well as all the other expenses associated with a house because of the dramatic increases in property taxes, she said.
“I know from a financial point of view it makes sense to defer your property taxes because the interest they charge is so little and it’s not compounded,” she said.
Last year, the interest rate on deferred taxes increased from 1.2 to 1.45 per cent. It’s accumulated at a simple rate that is measured on the principal and not at a compound rate that is the principal and added interest.
Seniors in their 80s may be reluctant to defer taxes because of memories of growing up during the Great Depression and never owing a penny, she said. For others, it may be because they’re worried about saddling their children with a big bill.
“My response is if the house is worth $3 million and they have to pay $100,000 in taxes, it’s no big deal for you to live a better and healthier life,” Ogul-Propas said.
Other highlights from Monitoring Seniors Services 2018 include:
• Rent subsidies for low-income seniors under the Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters (SAFER) program increased by seven per cent to 22,956, but the amount paid grew by 34 per cent to $71 million.
• The percentage of seniors admitted to care facilities within 30 days increased to 71 per cent, a jump of 16 per cent compared with the previous year. The highest was 90 per cent in Vancouver, to a low of 45 per cent on Vancouver Island.
• First Link, a support program for people with dementia operated by the Alzheimer Society of B.C., saw an increase of 10 per cent to 15,922 active clients.
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Dr. James McCarter is the Head of Research for San Francisco-based Virta Health, a tech-enabled nationwide medical provider that delivers the first clinically-proven treatment to safely and sustainably reverse type 2 diabetes without medications or surgery. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Genetics at Washington University (WU) School of Medicine in St. Louis and an Entrepreneur in Residence at the venture fund BioGenerator. Previously, Dr. McCarter was the Founder, President, and Chief Scientific Officer of Divergence, Inc., a frontrunner in the application of genomics to infectious disease and agriculture. The Company’s numerous discoveries led to products in veterinary therapeutics and diagnostics and agrochemistry. Divergence was acquired by Monsanto where he was an executive in chemistry technology and with the Company’s venture arm, Monsanto Growth Ventures. Dr. McCarter completed his A.B. in biology at Princeton University, his M.D. and Ph.D. degrees at WU and his post-doctoral training at the WU Genome Institute, leading an international genome sequencing consortium. He is the founder of WU’s Young Scientist Program and has served on the University’s National Council for the School of Medicine and National Research Advisory Council. He is an author of over 60 scientific publications and patents. Dr. McCarter is a recipient of the Innovation Award from the Academy of Science of St. Louis and a Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute.
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PCMag UK | Reviews | Consumer Electronics | Digital Cameras | Lenses | Roundup
The Best Canon SLR Lenses of 2019
By Jim Fisher
Regardless of whether you're looking to step up from the kit lens that shipped with your Rebel, or are looking for a premium lens for your 1D X, we've got you covered with reviews of the best lenses for Canon SLRs.
Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
Canon EF 400mm f/4 DO IS II USM
Sigma 12-24mm F4 DG HSM Art
Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 DC HSM
Tamron SP 35mm f/1.8 Di VC USD
Canon EF 24-70mm f/4L IS USM
$2499.00 MSRP
Read Review Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM
Review Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM
Review Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM
Review Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
Review Canon EF 400mm f/4 DO IS II USM
Review Sigma 12-24mm F4 DG HSM Art
Review Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 DC HSM
Review Tamron SP 35mm f/1.8 Di VC USD
Review Canon EF 24-70mm f/4L IS USM
Review Sigma 17-70mm F2.8-4 DC Macro OS HSM
Jim Fisher
Featured in This Roundup:
Pros: Extremely compact. Very sharp. Minimal distortion. Inexpensive. STM focus motor.
Cons: Focus-by-wire design. Modest f/2.8 aperture.
Bottom Line: The Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM barely juts out from your camera, but is capable of capturing some impressive images.
First Name in Cameras
Canon SLRs are some of the most recognizable in the world. You see them on the sidelines of NFL games, around the necks of seemingly every tourist, and in retail displays far and wide. And while seasoned pros who know their cameras inside and out are well aware of what lenses are needed to get the job done, photographers who bought a Rebel bundled with an 18-55mm have good reason to seek out a better lens.
The zoom that's included with an entry-level camera is usually the weakest link in the chain as far as image quality goes. It's designed to be inexpensive enough to manufacture to be included at a modest premium. The narrow f/3.5-5.6 variable aperture isn't the best choice for shooting in dim light, and there's visible distortion throughout the zoom range. These aren't issues that are unique to Canon—most starter lenses leave a lot of room for improvement. Your new SLR deserves a better lens.
Thankfully, with a Canon camera you have dozens of options as far as lenses go. You can go for name-brand Canon lenses—some of those are the best in the business—or you can opt for a third-party option, some of which are just as good as Canon glass, often for less money.
We've highlighted 10 our favorites here. First-time SLR owners looking for a similar, but better, zoom lens can think about a Sigma 18-35mm or 17-70mm zoom, both of which are designed to cover the APS-C image sensor found in Rebel models. And creative pros should give unique lenses like the 85mm f/1.2 and 100-400mm a look.
Remember, if you have a full-frame model like the 6D, you can't use an APS-C lens with an EF-S designation. But owners of Rebel models can use both EF-S and EF lenses, as well as their third-party equivalents. Our favorite APS-C only zooms are actually a pair from Sigma, the 18-35mm f/1.8 and the 17-70mm f/2.8-4. But if you're eyeing an eventual upgrade to a full-frame system, consider skipping over EF-S lenses entirely.
If you're in the market for a new SLR body you can peruse the Best SLRs we've tested. And all of the cameras and lenses we've reviewed can be found in our Digital Cameras Product Guide.
Featured Canon SLR Lens Reviews:
Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM Review
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM Review
MSRP: $2499.00
Bottom Line: The Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM lens is the go-to telezoom for many a pro shooter; its excellent optics make it a clear Editors' Choice.
Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM Review
Bottom Line: The Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM is a specialty lens, perfect for portraits with a very shallow depth of field. Its unique view of the world earns it our Editors' Choice award.
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM Review
Bottom Line: The Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM is a telezoom lens with a compact design and incredibly sharp optics.
Canon EF 400mm f/4 DO IS II USM Review
Bottom Line: The Canon EF 400mm f/4 DO IS II USM lens delivers near-perfect optical performance, and is priced accordingly.
Sigma 12-24mm F4 DG HSM Art Review
Bottom Line: The Sigma 12-24mm F4 DG HSM Art is a full-frame zoom lens with an ultra-wide field of view and f/4 aperture. It's very sharp, and it's less expensive than competing lenses.
Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 DC HSM Review
Bottom Line: The Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 DC HSM delivers on its promise; it boasts the speed and sharpness of a prime lens, along with the convenience of a zoom.
Tamron SP 35mm f/1.8 Di VC USD Review
Bottom Line: The Tamron SP 35mm f/1.8 Di VC USD wide-angle prime lens sets itself apart from the crowd with its macro capability and image stabilization system.
Canon EF 24-70mm f/4L IS USM Review
Bottom Line: If your demands don't require a fixed f/2.8 zoom lens, the Canon EF 24-70mm f/4L IS USM will reward you with sharp images and a useful zoom range.
Sigma 17-70mm F2.8-4 DC Macro OS HSM Review
Bottom Line: The Sigma 17-70mm F2.8-4 DC Macro OS HSM lens is a solid replacement for the 18-55mm that shipped with your camera, but another Sigma zoom is our Editors' Choice.
The Best Nikon Lenses for 2019
Venus Optics Tips New Laowa Lenses at Photokina
Get a Bug-Eye Perspective With the Laowa Probe Lens
Moment Smartphone Lenses
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China Petroleum & Chemical Corp (0386.HK)
0386.HK on Hong Kong Stock
5.16HKD
HK$-0.03 (-0.58%)
Houliang Dai
54 2016 President, Vice Chairman of the Board
Dehua Wang
51 2016 Chief Financial Officer
Yongsheng Ma
56 2016 Senior Vice President, Executive Director
Yi Qun Ling
57 2018 Senior Vice President
Zhenyong Chang
59 2014 Vice President
Dianwu Lei
Wensheng Huang
51 2014 Deputy General Manager, Secretary of the Board
Yunpeng Li
58 2017 Director
Gang Fan
63 2015 Independent Non-Executive Director
Xiaoming Jiang
Min Tang
Yan Yan
Mr. Dai Houliang has been serving as President and Vice Chairman of the Board in China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. since August 26, 2016. He is also serving as Chairman of the Board in two other chemical industry companies. He was Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Vice President in the Company. He used to be Deputy Manager and Director in Sinopec Yangzi Petrochemical Company, Director, Deputy General Manager, General Manager, Vice Chairman of the Board, and Chairman of the Board in Sinopec Yangzi Petrochemical Co., Ltd., as well as Chairman of the Board in BASF-YPC Company Limited.
Mr. Wang Dehua has been serving as Chief Financial Officer in China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation since September 28, 2016. He is also Chairman of the Board, Vice Chairman of the Board and Director in other four companies.
Mr. Lei Dianwu has been serving as Vice President in China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation since May 22, 2009. He is also serving as Head of Development and Planning. He was Assistant General Manager and Head-Development & Planning of China Petrochemical Corporation.
Mr. Jiang Xiaoming has been serving as Independent Non-Executive Director of China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation since May 11, 2012. He holds a Ph.D in Economics. He is also serving as Chairman of Cyber City International Limited, as well as Independent Non-Executive Director of COSCO International Holdings Ltd. and SPG Land (Holdings) Limited (listed in Hong Kong). He was Independent Director in China Oilfield Services Limited, as well as Chairman of the Bard and Director in two other companies.
Mr. Yan Yan has been serving as Independent Non-Executive Director of China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation since May 11, 2012. He is also serving as Non-Executive Director of NvcLighting Holding Ltd., Director in Eternal Asia Supply Chain Management LTD., as well as Independent Executive Director and Director in other companies. He was Director-Mastermind and Business Expansion for Asia Region in Sprint International Corporation.
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Public Recognition of Benefits of Animal Medicines Growing
Poultry health Antibiotics Marketing poultry
by Chris Harris
6 May 2013, at 8:20am
UK - The new Chairman of the National Office for Animal Health (NOAH) has said public perceptions about animal medicines and the need for science to help support food production are becoming increasingly positive.
John Hanley, VP and General Manager UK and Ireland for Zoetis, was speaking at the NOAH Annual Dinner, at the Tower Hotel in London, where his Chairmanship was announced.
Mr Hanley said that while there were a number of misconceptions about the way animal medicines are used on farms, the recent NOAH consumer survey had shown that public concern about medicine use remained low, much below concern about animals’ living conditions and hygiene in food production.
He added that the need to encourage innovation was now increasingly acknowledged: the upcoming European Review of Veterinary Medicines legislation could provide a chance to bring about extension of patents, as well as a true single market for veterinary medicines. This would have a positive impact on research and development and a beneficial effect on animal welfare.
“This is a good time for our industry. The public are becoming increasingly aware of the value of the work we do both in terms of care for their companion animals and for animals in the food chain.
“In the 27 years since the inception of NOAH, the need for the association is as strong today as ever it was, and we have a strong association.
“Our role in giving the industry view to UK and EU regulators is important for access to the market, new product registrations and innovation. Our big challenge, or opportunity, over the next few years is the European Veterinary Medicines Regulatory review,” he said.
The Chicken Whisperer: identifying the causes of egg abnormalities
Andy Schneider and Dr Pitesky discuss what eggs can reveal about hen health.
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Wallace joins elite company in record books
Posted on November 14, 2018 by Southern News One comment
Kevin Crompton – Editor-in-Chief
Playing Division II football was never even a dream for Jhaaron Wallace. In fact, it was more of an after-thought.
Wallace, an All-Conference and All- Area selection out of Glastonbury High School, had much bigger aspirations of playing at the highest level of collegiate competition: Division I.
“Going DI is just the big dream,” said Wallace. “As a high school athlete, that’s where the big stadiums, the big colleges, and really the big NFL recruiting coaches come. For me, going DI was more of the flashiness and all of the things that come with being a DI athlete, and also the ability to be streamlined directly to the NFL.”
Wallace, a senior inside linebacker for the Owls, just concluded his final year of college football eligibility in Southern’s last game against Merrimack Saturday. He said he has no regrets about choosing Southern for his college playing days.
“Being where I am today, I think it was a great choice that I went here,” said Wallace. “If I went back would I do it again? Absolutely.”
When Wallace joined the Southern football program as a freshman in 2015, he made an immediate impact. Wallace played in every game during his rookie season and recorded 61 tackles, which placed him as the second leading tackler for the Owls that season.
Three years later, as a senior and captain on the team, Wallace led the defense in tackles with 80 and currently sit at fifth in all-time career tackles in Southern history with 259.
“[Wallace’s 259 career tackles] is a quite accomplishment in some ways,” said head coach Tom Godek. “I don’t even know if our league recognizes that at times.”
Members of the NE10 conference are not the only ones that Wallace’s career milestone passed by. Wallace himself said he was incognizant his name was that high on the career tackles list in the Southern record book.
“I was not aware of that,” said Wallace. “I knew I was top ten after the UNH game. I did not know I was top five.
It means a lot, it means a lot,” said Wallace of reaching Southern’s fifth place spot in career tackles. “Playing football from high school, I was the second leading tackler with tackles in a season in my school history. I had 143 in a season and the leader was 148. Ever since then, it’s been like, everywhere I go I got to leave my mark. I can’t just be someone who goes undiscovered in the crowd and just kind of goes away with time. I want to be there and leave my mark and I want to be there forever.”
Having never missed a game in his four years at Southern, Wallace has always been at least a top three tackler for the Owl’s defense. A season with fewer than 50 tackles in a season for Wallace simply does not exist.
“He’ll find a way to get involved in a tackle somehow for us,” said Godek.
Inside linebackers coach and former Owls linebacker Nathan Tyler, was added to the Southern coaching staff just after Wallace’s freshman season. Tyler has spent the past three seasons watching Wallace develop as a player and as a person.
“He’s a very intelligent linebacker first and foremost,” said Tyler. “One of the most important things about being a linebacker is being able to understand all the concepts of the defense and that’s something that as he’s grown, he’s really started to understand the concepts and what the defense if trying to accomplish with each play.”
Tyler said both Wallace’s athleticism and football IQ make him a versatile player.
He plays both our Mike and W positions,” said Tyler. “He can flip back and forth between both inside linebacker positions which is tough to do because there’s different jobs, different responsibilities, different assignments. So, to be able to kind of flip your mind one series and then the next series — hey you’re playing a different position.”
In addition to both inside linebacker positions, Wallace has even lined up as an outside linebacker and defensive end throughout his career to rush the quarterback in certain defensive packages.
“He’s kind of all over the place on the field for us, and just because he does understand football,” said Tyler. “He’s got a really good football mind.”
A deep understanding of the complex X’s and O’s that come with playing linebacker is just the beginning of Wallace’s intellect. In the classroom, Wallace majors in physics.
“He’s extremely smarter than I am,” said Tyler. “He’s a very good student. Physics major and doing football is a tough deal. He’ll come into my office sometimes and watch film and then he’ll be sitting next to my desk doing some crazy equation that I couldn’t figure out.”
Godek said Wallace “clearly leads by example,” however, during the recruiting process, he saw there was more to Wallace than his ability on the field, making him a desirable player to have on the team.
“When he called me at midnight one night asking a question about Southern Connecticut,” said Godek. “I laughed… and I still laugh with him to this day about it because that kind of said to me that he was pretty serious about being a player and getting things right.”
Wallace said after his senior year in high school, he put on “15 to 20 pounds of solid muscle” but he was “still a little undersized” for a college linebacker. When Wallace got to Southern, his technique and attention to detail was quickly recognized by Southern defensive coordinator Chris Lorenti.
“Coach Lorenti kind of took me under his wing, and he saw something in me from the first day I was here,” said Wallace. “The first drill I even did was called bounce-run. I was a little shy freshman and I was near the back of the pack just going through and following all the seniors and upperclassmen in front of me. Coach Lorenti, halfway through the drill, tells everyone to stop and puts me in the front of the line and says ‘hey watch this kid do a bounce-run. This is how you do it right.’ From then on, I just trusted and believed everything he said, and he helped me and grew me to be the player I am today.”
Wallace was named NE10 defensive player of the week for his 15-tackle game and fumble recovery for a touchdown against Stonehill College in September. The last player before Wallace to record at least 15 tackles in a single game for Southern was Mike Cerisano in 2014.
“Wallace was surrounded by some pretty good linebackers during [his] time,” said Godek. Through Southern’s history there’s been some excellent linebackers and I think you’ll find [Wallace’s] name up there with a few of those guys once everything’s all said and done.”
One of the “pretty good” linebackers that Wallace was surrounded by was Cerisano, having played with him in the 2015, ‘16 and ‘17 seasons. Cerisano holds the No. 4 spot in Southern’s all-time career tackles with 268. Wallace came up just nine tackles shy of tying his former teammate on the list.
“Those two were always very competitive in practices and games,” said Tyler. “Who’s going to get more tackles, who’s going to make more plays-stuff like that, does it really matter? No, but it’s fun competitive stuff. You want to try to get to be ranked somewhere. I think it’s just fun competitive stuff to talk about and discuss.”
Wallace said it has been a “great run” in his four years at Southern, crediting his work ethic and dedication to his historic football career.
“I wanted to be the best that I could be for myself and for the team,” said Wallace. “I had to make sure my mentality was focused so that I could do that. The way I worked out, the speed, the intensity at which I worked out, was all important to that. Naturally I’m athletic, but that doesn’t mean that you can go on the field to help your team. And being able to work hard so that when I come out in the fall, I could help my team to the best of my ability — that was just the goal.”
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Col. Carol Welsch (USAF), Monday, 7-9-12 July 10, 2012
Tags: academic cubesat programs, Civil Air Patrol, Col. Carol Welsch (USAF), congressional funding, Falcon 9. , Falcon Heavy, FY13 budget concerns, KESTREL EYE, Minotaur launch vehicle, NASA sounding rockets, ORS-1, small launch vehicles, Space and Missile Systems Center, Space Development and Test Directorate, Space Experiments Review Board, Space Test Program, STP-S26, suborbital, TacSat-3, TacSat-4, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, USAF Space Command.
Col. Carol Welsch (USAF), Monday, 7-9-12
Guest: Col. Carol Welsch (USAF). Topics: Space Development & Test Directorate, Space Test Program, DOD small satellite launch assist programs. You are invited to comment, ask questions, and discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) on the Space Show blog, https://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments, questions, and any discussion must be relevant and applicable to Space Show programming. Transcripts of Space Show programs are not permitted without prior written consent from The Space Show (even if for personal use) & are a violation of the Space Show copyright. We welcomed Col. Welsch back to The Space Show to discuss the Air Force Space Development & Test Directorate, the Space Test Program, and other DOD launch and small satellite assist programs. During our first segment, Col. Welsch introduced us to the program and we talked about several of their satellite projects, their R&D program, and their launch and satellite parameters for participating in their program. We talked about civilian as well as Air Force career opportunities within this Directorate. Civilian jobs are listed at www.USAjobs.gov site under the name of this directorate. We also talked about funding and congressional budget cuts, the Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) program and office, as well as the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL). We took listener calls and emails about the hyperspectral imaging (ARTEMIS) satellite, TacSat-3, and even the Civil Air Patrol and their airborne imaging sensor. We talked about university launches, the requirements for their participation and even the need for security clearances as warranted by the specific project. As this segment ended, Jack asked about suborbital launches and the emerging suborbital industry.
In our second segment, we talked about the future of ORS and the FY 13 proposed budget cuts. We talked about the Army getting back into the small satellite business with KESTREL EYE and the Air Force support to the Army in these satellite programs. I asked Col. Welsch about future plans five years out and longer and we got a glimpse of their strategic planning ideas and projects. We talked about the possible use of foreign launchers and their educational outreach programs to school kids. A caller asked about the Space Experiments Review Board and another wanted more information about the use of sounding rockets with NASA or in the private sector. We learned that the lead period for a NASA sounding rocket could be two years and cost a few million dollars. If the emerging suborbitals can do the mission, this will be a real cost plus for the program and save it lots of lead time.
Please post your comments/questions on The Space Show blog URL above. If you want to reach Col. Welsch, please send your email to me and I will forward it to her.
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Three Dialogue Don’ts
April 27, 2016 September 7, 2016 / thinkingthroughourfingers
Dialogue isn’t just the words your characters say to each other. Good dialogue works on a number of different levels and accomplishes so much. It can add to the reader’s knowledge of a situation, keep a scene moving forward, reveal something about a character (especially if you use subtext) and tell us about the relationships between characters. I love writing dialogue! But there are a few things dialogue should NOT be used for:
1-Dialogue isn’t good for describing people, places, or objects.
“When you walked into the room, I couldn’t help but notice the shimmering beads on the neckline of your red gown. It really clashes with the highlights in your auburn pixie-cut hair.”
Instead, drop the description right into the narrative. Alternatively, use it to tell us more about your character, such as:
“Why are you looking at me like that?”
“It’s just that your dress is so…”
“What’s wrong with my dress?”
“I didn’t say anything was wrong with it. Just…never mind.”
2-Dialogue is not an important source of facts.
“If I don’t get to the Hartsfield International Airport in time, I’m going to miss the 9:30am flight to Phoenix. Your father is depending on me to be there for the gala in his honor tonight where everyone from the Dennis and Hart law firm will be attending.”
Nope. Just nope.
Instead, try:
“You’re going to be late.”
“I won’t be late if I can just find my keys. Get up and help me.”
“I can’t believe you’re going to miss the flight again.”
“I’m not going to miss it. Don’t tell your father about this. Okay?”
3-Dialogue is not for extended ruminating.
“I can’t help wondering, why am I here? I mean, not in a Biblical meaning-of-life kind of way, as in why are we here on earth experiencing this insignificant existence? More of a how did I get to this point in my life where my fate seems to hang on the balance of despair and insanity? I have no joy, no hope in this moment. Nothing to bring me a sense of peace in my pathetic actuality. Just a never-ending stream of questions that don’t make sense anymore.”
Please don’t waste the reader’s time with an empty scene like that. When in doubt, put it in narrative:
Gina went on a rant about life again. Most of us ignored her.
Learning to craft good dialogue is one of the most critical aspects of learning to write good fiction. By using gesture, silence, sensory clues, descriptive settings, unspoken thoughts, an association, or subtext interspersed with the words your characters speak, your dialogue will come alive.
So don’t hesitate to make those characters talk…just use those words wisely!
Ilima Todd was born and raised on the north shore of Oahu and currently resides in the Rocky Mountains. She never wanted to be a writer even though she loves books and reading. She earned a degree in physics instead. But the characters in her head refused to be ignored, and now she spends her time writing science fiction for teens. Ilima is the author of the REMAKE series (Simon Pulse/Shadow Mountain) and is represented by Katherine Boyle of Veritas Literary. When she is not writing, Ilima loves to spend time with her husband and four children.
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A Pack First: Nevada to face SEC team in 2015
June 5, 2014 John Butler
RENO, Nev. – For the first time in its history, the Nevada football team will play against a school from the Southeastern Conference as the Wolf Pack will take on Texas A&M next season, the school announced today as part of a handful of scheduling moves.
Included in the moves:
– Nevada has entered into a two-game series with Buffalo as the Pack will travel to New York in 2015, with a return visit from the Bulls to Mackay Stadium in 2016.
– Nevada and UCLA mutually agreed to end an agreement that had scheduled games between the teams in 2015 and 2016.
– Nevada and BYU mutually agreed to remove a 2019 trip by the Wolf Pack to Provo, Utah from the schedule.
– The Wolf Pack’s scheduled game at Idaho in 2015 has been moved to a later date, most likely in 2021 or 2022.
“The landscape of college football is ever-changing and there was a need to restructure our future schedules,” athletics director Doug Knuth said. “We continue to work toward a scheduling model and competitive balance from which we will benefit the most. Also, with financial guarantees coming from the Texas A&M game and the Notre Dame game in 2016, we are able to provide important resources and improvements to our program.”
Said Nevada head coach Brian Polian: “I am pleased with the adjustments that we have accomplished in our future schedules. There are a number of factors to consider when it comes to scheduling, not the least of which is how tough and competitive the Mountain West is, year-in and year-out.”
The Nevada-Texas A&M game is slated for Sept. 19, 2015 and will mark Nevada’s first road game of the season after opening at Mackay Stadium with UC Davis and a visit from Pac-12 foe Arizona. Nevada will then travel to Buffalo to play the Bulls on Sept. 26.
In 2016, Nevada will again open at home, with a matchup against Cal Poly. Nevada will then make its second-ever trip to Notre Dame before coming home to face Buffalo. The Wolf Pack will close out the non-conference schedule that year with a trip to Purdue.
“From a football point of view, the Texas A&M game offers our players and fans a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience Kyle Field, one of college football’s great atmospheres,” Polian said. “Having spent a season in College Station, I can attest to what a unique place it is to play a game. It also gives us a chance to have a presence in the state of Texas, where we have committed recruiting resources and have found some success.
“The Buffalo series was born from a desire to schedule a ‘Group of Five’ opponent for a home-and-home series. They were also looking for a series and there were some previous relationships and history that enabled us to put this together. We fell like the series benefits both programs.”
There are a number of storylines with the Nevada-Buffalo series as the Bulls previously played at Mackay in 2004, with the Wolf Pack taking a 38-13 victory. Buffalo’s head coach at the time was Jim Hofher, who is now Nevada’s assistant head coach and wide receivers coach. New Wolf Pack graduate assistant coach Steven King played on that 2004 team. And Polian was raised in Buffalo as his father was the general manager of the Buffalo Bills in the 1980s and ‘90s and he later coached at Buffalo, in 1998 and later from 2001-03.
This will be Nevada’s second-ever meeting with Texas A&M. The teams played in 1950 when the Aggies were part of the Southwest Conference and Texas A&M won 48-18. Nevada has twice played current SEC member Missouri but those games came in 2008 and 2009 when the Tigers were a Big 12 school.
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This Place promotes Dawn McKerracher to Managing Director and appoints Natalie Hughes as Head of Strategy
This Place, a global award-winning digital strategy and design studio, has announced the promotion of Dawn McKerracher to UK Managing Director and the appointment of Natalie Hughes as UK Head of Strategy.
Dawn will oversee the development and growth of the UK business, working closely with the leadership teams in Seattle and Hong Kong. Dawn, who originally joined the company to lead the Strategy team, has spent the last decade consulting for major global clients on a range of challenges centred around digital transformation and strategic growth. Prior to joining This Place, she held senior management positions at Conde Nast International and Accenture where she worked across multiple markets for global clients and brands.
Natalie joins This Place to lead strategic work with existing and new clients with a focus on digital and omni-channel strategy, innovation and customer proposition and product development. Natalie’s career to date has been characterised by solving big problems for big business in a number of industries, including Retail, Consumer Electronics, AlcoBevs, Beauty, Luxury Automotive, Finance, Insurance, Oil and Gas.
Dawn McKerracher, UK Managing Director at This Place, commented: “It’s a real privilege to take on this role and work with the London team on what is sure to be an amazing journey. We have big plans for 2019 and beyond, with a focus on continuing to push the boundaries of the work we do for existing and new clients. On top of our core product design capability, we work as a strategic design partner to many of our clients to help them solve some of their biggest business issues. From in-depth research and developing a deep understanding of users, to imagining future propositions and creating new business and organisational models to make these real, our work is constantly evolving.”
Natalie Hughes, UK Head of Strategy, said: “This Place has a passionate, talented and ambitious team, and it’s a pleasure to be a part of it. What is really special about the business is their way of working with clients, becoming an extension of the in-house team in order to truly understand their challenges and address the clients’ problems to deliver differentiation, loyalty and value for them and their end users. As Head of Strategy, my goal is to support that by bringing together strategy, design and technology to help our clients make complex problems simple, creating digital experiences that people love.”
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Ira Wells
kevinburtonsmith Film, Private Eye August 30, 2018 August 30, 2018
Created by Robert Benton
Robert Benton’s The Late Show (1977) is simply a great private eye flick — part-parody, part-tribute and a full-blown proud addition to the whole genre.back-and-forth
IRA WELLS (played to irascible perfection by Art Carney) is an aging, semi-retired private eye, cranky and cantankerous, with a bad gut, “a bum leg and a hearing aid.” He smokes too many Camels, drinks too many drinks, and chomps through a whole lot of Alka Seltzer, bitching and snarling out hard-boiled one-liners all the way. So when he’s asked by local Los Angeles wingnut Margo Sperling (Lily Tomlin) to rescue her cat, he’s not impressed.
But this thirtyish piece of hippy-dippy Hollywood flotsam, a dress designer/actress/agent and sometime transporter of stolen goods may have gotten Ira’s old partner killed, and Jake feels obliged to find out the truth.
There’s no way in hell that this sour old coot and this New Age flake should get along, and yet, by the end of the film, it’s pretty clear to everyone that they’ve begrudgingly developed a little mutual affection for each other. Not that the course of true love would ever be likely to run smoothly, with these two. After all, Ira is still Ira.
As in:
“Jesus Christ, would it kill you if once in a while you wore a God-damned dress?”
There are some great touches here, such as Howard Duff, (radio’s Sam Spade) in a bit part, and a solid, if not too flashy, plot, full of treachery and deceit, that borrows from The Maltese Falcon and other classics of the genre. Toss in a few more great characters, a hilarious car chase, and a snappy line of patter, and this comedy/drama goes down awful easy.
It was a concept that evidently served as the basis for, or at least the inspiration for, an extremely short-lived 1985 TV series, Eye To Eye, which was a little harder to swallow.
Screenwriter and director Benton, who was also behind Kramer vs. Kramer, Nobody’s Fool and Places in the Heart, returned to the P.I. genre, and many of the same themes, more than twenty years later with 1998’s Twilight , starring Paul Newman as another aging eye. Also highly recommended.
“God damn you, Harry, letting someone come up and drill you like that-point blank…Nobody can palm a forty-five. Jesus Christ, you never had the brains God gave a common dog…sorry, you’re going off, pal…you were good company…the best…the very best.”
— Ira, to his dying former partner
“Harry Regan was a pal of mine close to twenty four years. Whoever killed him is going to be God-damned sorry.”
— Ira
“Back in the ’40’s this town was crawling with dollies like you… good-looking cokeheads (or is it coquettes) trying their damnedest to look tough as hell. I got news for you — they did it better back then… This town hasn’t changed, they just push the names around…same dames screwing up their lives just the same way.”
Ira, just prior to gun battle, to his landlady: “Mrs. Schmidt, I’ll be using the living room for a few minutes if you don’t mind.”
Mrs. Schmidt: “That’s fine, Mr. Wells, just don’t make a mess.”
Margo, urging Ira to run after a suspect: “You could get him!”
Ira: “I could get a heart attack, that’s what I could get”
“One more thing, doll…about my fee…I get twenty-five dollars a day, plus expenses…Listen, sweetheart, you’re talking to Ira Wells, not some low-rent gumshoe. I’m the best and I get paid like the best.”
“This car’s not only a toilet but you’re the attendant.”
— Margo, to Charlie, a professional snitch
“You’re an actress. Act calm.”
— Ira, to Margo
“I’m sorry, doll, but I never told you…this is the hardest damned way in the world to make a buck.”
“It’s my gut, it’s my life. I won’t let anybody call me a God-damned coward.”
“It’s raining everywhere these days, lady.”
“I’ve been in this business for thirty-one years, give or take a couple of months. I always played it on the up and up. Call the cops.”
THE LATE SHOW | Buy this video | Buy this DVD | Watch it now!
(1977, Warner Brothers)
Written and directed by Robert Benton
Produced by Robert Altman
Starring Art Carney as IRA WELLS
and Lily Tomlin as Margo Sperling
Also starring Bill Macy, Eugene Roche, Joanna Cassidy, John Considine, Ruth Nelson, John Davey, Howard Duff, Lothar Lambert, Beate Hasenau, Cihan Anasai, Dagmar Beiersdorf, Dorothea Moritz, Erika Wilde
Hand Me Down my Walking Cane
Old Dicks
Respectfully submitted by Kevin Burton Smith.
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Costa Rica – Been There
Can a jaguar smell your fear?
Photo by Darran Rees
Costa Rica – Been There Can a jaguar smell your fear?
The word “jaguar” is often said to come from an old Mayan phrase meaning “the beast that kills with one leap”. I am painfully aware, however, that the jaguar’s prey is very unlikely to ever witness the leap before a single crunching bite crushes the back of the skull.
Mark Eveleigh Travel Writer & Photographer
Osa is perhaps the most biologically intense place on earth – and this section of the jungle is particularly packed with wildlife. I am starting to imagine things as “safari syndrome” kicks in: the scuttling panic of a basilisk lizard out of the foliage is the first sudden lurch of a springing big cat; the ungodly roar of howler monkeys echoing out of the distant valleys sounds like the low, impatient growl of something much closer, and infinitely bigger.
Then we find the tracks of a very large jaguar. I have tracked lions and leopards before and am surprised by the size of a pugmark that somehow seems to radiate such power. Over the course of the morning we have followed the spoor in such erratic circles that, by now, I’m now not entirely sure who’s following who.
“One of the men I hunted with was always afraid of jaguars,” an old prospector once told me “He’d never go out of camp alone and always insisted on sleeping in the middle, between the others. But el tigre would sometimes follow us and, when we turned back to camp, it always looked like the jaguar was deliberately treading on the tracks of the man who was most afraid.”
The silhouette of an anole lizard, probably a neotropical green anole (Anolis biporcatus), on the Pacific coast’s Osa Peninsula, which is home to at least half of all species that live in Costa Rica. With 750 species of trees, 120 species of reptiles and amphibians, 360 bird species of birds and more than 120 species of mammals, it has 2.5 per cent of the world’s biodiversity. Photo by Roy Toft / Getty Images
Roy Toft
The silhouette of an anole lizard, probably a neotropical green anole (Anolis biporcatus), on the Pacific coast’s Osa Peninsula, which is home to at least half of all species that live in Costa Rica. With 750 species of trees, 120 species of reptiles and amphibians, 360 bird species of birds and more than 120 species of mammals, it has 2.5 per cent of the world’s biodiversity.
Other stories about Costa Rica
We don’t just ride bulls around here
The last thing you might expect to see in Costa Rica is cowboys but the sabaneros or “plainsmen” are exactly that.
Kieran Meeke Travel Writer
It’s out there, watching you
The words of Señor Fernandez, the old prospector, come back to me as I lie groveling on the jungle floor. “A jaguar can sense which man is most afraid of him,” he’d told me. “It’s always this one that he follows.”
A travel photographer has to be good at everything
Architecture, nature, landscapes or people, all are important if you want to document a destination and do it justice. So a travel photographer has to be a good all-rounder.
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Fairfax Ghost Town
Area: Wilkeson / Carbonado
Hike Type: Dog-friendly Pass: No Pass Req
Distance: 2 mi RT Duration: 2-3 hrs Difficulty Level: Easy
Elevation Start: 1,257 Elevation End: 1,357 Elevation Gain: 100
Snow-Free: Year-round
It’s fair to say that Fairfax is not easy to find – in fact, many hikers have never heard of this ghost town in the Carbon River valley outside the Carbon River Entrance of Mount Rainier National Park. Fairfax and neighboring Melmont are two mining towns that sprung up in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when coal was discovered in the foothills. Both town sites are nestled between the Carbon River and foothills outside Mount Rainier National Park.
Fairfax was platted in the late 1890s when the Northern Pacific Railway extended its line from Carbonado to Fairfax (the historic bridge over the Carbon River south of Carbonado is named for Fairfax). In addition to coal deposits, there was also a lumber mill, the Manley-Moor Lumber Company, nearby that employed over 200 men. Like many mining towns Fairfax was a “melting pot.” At Christmas miners took up collections to purchase Christmas presents for every child in town and baseball was a passion for all ages and ethnicities in summer.
By the early 1900s coking ovens were producing more than 250,000 tons of coal per month and as the population grew so did the demand for coal. Until 1921, access to Fairfax was only by rail or horse (in 1921 Pierce County extended the road over the Carbon River and into Fairfax).
However, in just over 20 years the town went from boom to bust — the demand for coal dropped as oil and gasoline were increasingly used to meet energy needs. Houses were abandoned or salvaged and by1941 Fairfax was a ghost town. Pierce County retained the lands until 2002 – then the county set aside several hundred acres as open space for the public.
Encroaching forest, floods and fires also took a toll on the town. The Fairfax Hotel and school burned down and the Carbon River railroad bridge washed away. Today only a few pillars from some of the mine buildings remain and purportedly coke ovens (which we did not find). We did find the site of the railroad turntable indicated by a center post.
Getting to Fairfax is an adventure. The hike begins on a decommissioned road (closed to vehicles) a couple miles south of the Fairfax Bridge (see getting there for details). In addition to ditches and berms you’ll also encounter a few downed trees and boggy areas that spill out across the road during the rainy seasons – sturdy boots are strongly suggested.
As the road levels off in the valley it becomes more difficult to follow. As vegetation leafs out in the summer, you may have to navigate the old-fashioned way, by lay of the land. Once you are at the level of the valley the road fades to a slight indentation through a large, grassy meadow where a few, lichen-encrusted fruit trees still cling to life: This is Upper Fairfax (Lower Fairfax is on the other side of the river).
Our major discovery was finding the Fairfax swimming pool (you’ll find it by staying on the track through the meadow). The pool is huge, at least by “artifact” standards. The foundations of the pool are intact as are the moss-covered steps leading down into the pool (the pool was inside the schoolhouse).
We looked for abutments of the railroad bridge that spanned the Carbon River when the railroad ran between Carbonado (where coal was processed in the early 1900s) and Fairfax. The remains of the railroad bridge and coke ovens eluded us; after several tries, we had to call it a day.
Even if you don’t find any artifacts, the meadow is an idyllic place to sit and listen to the whispers of the Carbon River and ponder what it might have been like to live and work here a hundred years ago or so. Today it is a quiet place, a setting of abandoned apple trees, grasses, ferns, wild roses, orchids, and trilliums; in the fall you’ll also find mushrooms.
You will certainly discover as did we that one visit is not enough.
Getting to Fairfax – From Wilkeson/Carbonado continue on route State Route 165 toward the Carbon River entrance of Mount Rainier National Park (go mid-week if possible as parking is limited). About a half mile past the Fairfax Bridge turn left at the split in the road onto the Carbon River Road. Continue a scant two miles to where you will see several large boulders just off the road (left). Park in the small pullout there and walk down the road to the meadow, then head north (left). Explore.
As always – if you do encounter private property signs do not trespass. Refer to the site below (Ghost Towns of Washington) for their “Code of Ethics” which should apply to anyone interested in exploring ghost towns.
Additional information/resources: www.ghosttownsofwashington.com and www.friendsofthecarboncanyon.org
– Karen Sykes, Visit Rainier Hiking Expert
Starting Point: 47.01141, -122.02141 Click here for Local Lodging
Roadside Parking: N 47° 00′ 41, W 122° 01′ 17
Swimming Pool, Site of Old Schoolhouse: N 47° 00′ 45, W 122° 01′ 00
Site of Railroad Turntable: N 47° 00′ 39, W 122° 00′ 59
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Gulf of Genoa
The northernmost part of the Ligurian Sea
The Gulf of Genoa (Golfo di Genova) is the northernmost part of the Ligurian Sea. This Italian gulf is about 125 km (78 mi) wide, from the city of Imperia in the west to La Spezia in the east; the largest city on its coast is Genoa, which has an important port.
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Coordinates: 44°10′N 8°55′E / 44.167°N 8.917°E / 44.167; 8.917
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Genoa is the capital of the Italian region of Liguria and the sixth-largest city in Italy. In 2015, 594,733 people lived within the city's administrative limits; as of the 2011 Italian census, the Province of Genoa, which in 2015 became the Metropolitan City of Genoa, counted 855,834 resident persons. Over 1.5 million people live in the wider metropolitan area stretching along the Italian Riviera. Located on the Gulf of Genoa in the Ligurian Sea, Genoa has been one of the most important ports on the Mediterranean: it is the busiest in Italy and in the Mediterranean Sea and twelfth-busiest in the European Union. Genoa has been nicknamed la Superba due to its glorious impressive landmarks. Part of the old town of Genoa was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2006 as Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli; the city's rich cultural history in art and cuisine allowed it to become the 2004 European Capital of Culture. It is the birthplace of Christopher Columbus, Andrea Doria, Niccolò Paganini, Giuseppe Mazzini, Renzo Piano and Grimaldo Canella, founder of the House of Grimaldi, among others.
Genoa, which forms the southern corner of the Milan-Turin-Genoa industrial triangle of Northwest Italy, is one of the country's major economic centers. The city has hosted massive shipyards and steelworks since the 19th century, its solid financial sector dates back to the Middle Ages; the Bank of Saint George, founded in 1407, is among the oldest in the world and has played an important role in the city's prosperity since the middle of the 15th century. Today a number of leading Italian companies are based in the city, including Fincantieri, Selex ES, Ansaldo Energia, Ansaldo STS, Edoardo Raffinerie Garrone, Piaggio Aerospace, Mediterranean Shipping Company and Costa Cruises; the flag of Genoa is a red cross on a white field. The English Monarch paid an annual tribute to the Doge of Genoa for this privilege." The patron saint of Genoa was Saint Lawrence until at least 958, but the Genoese transferred their allegiance to Saint George at some point during the 11th or 12th century, most with the rising popularity of the military saint during the Crusades.
Genoa had a banner displaying a cross since at latest 1218 as early as 1113. But the cross banner was not associated with the saint. A depiction of this flag is shown in the Genoese annals under the year 1227; the Genoese flag with the red cross was used alongside this "Saint George's flag", from at least 1218, known as the insignia cruxata comunis Janue. The saint's flag was the city's main war flag, but the cross flag was used alongside it in the 1240s; the Saint George's flag remained the main flag of Genoa at least until the 1280s. The flag now known as the "St. George's Cross" seems to have replaced it as Genoa's main flag at some point during the 14th century; the Book of Knowledge of All Kingdoms shows it, inscribed with the word iustiçia, described as: And the lord of this place has as his ensign a white pennant with a red cross. At the top it is inscribed in this manner; the city of Genoa covers an area of 243 square kilometres between the Ligurian Sea and the Apennine Mountains. The city stretches along the coast for about 30 kilometres from the neighbourhood of Voltri to Nervi, for 10 kilometres from the coast to the north along the valleys Polcevera and Bisagno.
The territory of Genoa is popularly divided into 5 main zones: the centre, the west, the east, the Polcevera and the Bisagno Valley. Genoa is adjacent to two popular Ligurian vacation spots: Portofino. In the metropolitan area of Genoa lies Aveto Natural Regional Park. Genoa has a humid subtropical climate in the Köppen climate classification, since only one summer month has less than 40 millimetres of rainfall, preventing it from being classified as oceanic or Mediterranean; the average yearly temperature is around 19 °C during 13 °C at night. In the coldest months: December and February, the average temperature is 12 °C during the day and 6 °C at night. In the warmest months – July and August – the average temperature is 27.5 °C during the day and 21 °C at night. The daily temperature range is limited, with an average range of about 6 °C between high and low temperatures. Genoa sees significant moderation from the sea, in stark contrast to areas behind the Ligurian mountains such as Parma, where summers are hotter and winters are quite cold.
Annually, the average 2.9 of nights recorded temperatures of ≤0 °C. The coldest temperature recorded was −8 °C on the night of February 2012. Average annual number of days with temperatures of ≥30 °C is about 8, average four days in July and August. Average annual temperature of the sea is 17.5 °C, from 13 °C in the period January–March to 25 °C in August. In the period from June to October, the average sea temperature exceeds
La Spezia, at the head of the Gulf of La Spezia in the southern part of the Liguria region of Northern Italy, is the capital city of the province of La Spezia. In terms of population, La Spezia is the second city in the Liguria region, just after Genoa. Located midway between Genoa and Pisa, on the Ligurian Sea, it is one of the main Italian military and commercial harbours and a major Italian Navy base. A significant railway junction, it is notable for its museums, for the Palio del Golfo rowing race, for railway and boat links with the Cinque Terre. La Spezia and its province have been settled since prehistoric times. In Roman times the most important centre was Luni, not far from Sarzana; as the capital of the short-lived Niccolò Fieschi Signoria in the period between 1256 and 1273, La Spezia was linked with Genoese vicissitudes. After the fall of the Serene Republic of Genoa, an independent state until 1797, La Spezia grew and changed, though along lines similar to Liguria's capital Genoa.
This Ligurian influence can still be seen in the urban layout as well as in the types of buildings and decorations. This is notable in the narrow street that divides the Old Town into two, it is called Via del Prione, taking its name from the pietrone or large stone, in local dialect prione, where public announcements were once read out. Walking landwards from the sea it is possible to see hidden, but still evident, traces of history: engraved stones and portals in fourteenth century sandstone, double lancet windows vaguely reminiscent of the future renaissance style of mannerism, baroque pediments, decorations similar to those adorning the portals of the palaces once belonging to the Doria family and the Princes of Massa. La Spezia developed after 1861 when the great naval arsenal there was commissioned by the Royal government. In September 1943, after the Italian capitulation to the Allies, it was the departure port for the Italian Navy when it was ordered to steam into British hands at Malta.
The Germans arrived too late to stop the departure of the fleet. During the war Italian troopships left from La Spezia, including the Kaiser Franz Josef, a trans-Atlantic liner launched in Trieste in 1911 for the Austrian Lloyd company, which Italy had confiscated in 1919, it was sunk in La Spezia harbour in 1944. After the liberation, La Spezia became the point of departure for survivors from Nazi concentration camps. From the summer of 1945 to the spring of 1948 more than 23,000 Jewish displaced persons managed to leave Italy clandestinely for the Palestine Mandate. After lengthy vicissitudes, the ships Fede and Komemiut managed to evacuate everyone from the Golfo di La Spezia, to the extent that on Israeli maps, La Spezia is called Shàar Zion, in Hebrew “Gateway to Zion”. Cristo Re dei Secoli, modern cathedral, consecrated in 1975, designed by Adalberto Libera. Abbey church of Santa Maria Assunta, it houses a considerable series of artworks, some of them from other suppressed religious institutes.
They include an Incoronation of the Virgin by Andrea della Robbia, the Multiplication of Bread by Giovanni Battista Casoni and St. Bartholomew's Martyrdom by Luca Cambiaso. Santi Giovanni e Agostino, it has a single nave with eighteenth and nineteenth century decorations. Nostra Signora della Scorza. Built in 1900 in Piazza Brin, in the heart of what is now a working-class neighborhood, Quartiere Umbertino. Ubaldo Formentini— Civic Museum in the Castle of San Giorgio Amedeo Lia Museum Palazzina delle Arti and Museum of Seals Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Diocesan Museum Ethnographic Civic Museum Technical Naval Museum National Transportation Museum Castle of San Giorgio restored originated from a watchtower. A first castle is known to have been built by Niccolò Fieschi in 1262. In 1273 it was destroyed by the Genoese, a new fortification, along with a new line of walls, was erected by the podesteria of La Spezia from 1371. Annexed to this, the Republic of Genoa added a new castle starting from 1607.
Public Gardens Art Nouveau–style villas Futurist mosaic by Prampolini inside the Post Office La Spezia is a point of departure for the villages of the Cinque Terre, either by train or boat. The boat serves Lerici and Portovenere before turning into the open sea toward the Cinque Terre; the Cinque Terre villages are accessible by public transport, 15 kilometres from central railway station. La Spezia has a borderline humid subtropical and Mediterranean climate, since only one month receives less than 40 millimetres; the city enjoys hot summers, chilly damp winters and changeable and rainy autumns and springs. The average temperatures of the coldest month are 11 °C maximum. In the hottest month they are 29 °C maximum. Average annual precipitation is 1,314 millimetres, more than twice that in London. Snow is uncommon. Heavy snowfalls are exceptional events: only in 1985 was a snowfall of more than 50 centimetres recorded. Another big snowfall occurred during the night of 18 December 2009, with 25 centimetres of snow and temperatures as low as −7.4 °C in the following nights.
In winter nights, if the sky is clear, temperatures may fall below zero reaching about −2 to −4 °C. Conversely, in summer during sunny days, the temperature can exceed 30 °C, sometimes it reaches 35 °C. Furthermore, the sensation of heat in summer is increased by the high humidity; because of its topography, the city is not exposed to
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The Land of Israel is the birthplace of the Jewish people, the place where the Hebrew Bible was composed and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity. It contains sites sacred to Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Samaritanism, Druze and the Bahá'í Faith. — The …
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The Merneptah Stele. While alternative translations exist, the majority of biblical archaeologists translate a set of hieroglyphs as "Israel," representing the first instance of the name in the historical record.
City of David in Jerusalem
The route of the exiles to Babylon
Papal tiara [videos]
The papal tiara is a crown that was worn by popes of the Catholic Church from as early as the 8th century to the mid-20th. It was last used by Pope Paul VI in 1963 and only at the beginning of his reign. — The name "tiara" refers to the entire headpiece, no matter how many crowns, circlets or diadems …
A papal tiara adorned with sapphires, rubies, emeralds and other gems. St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City.
Pope Innocent III (1198–1216) in early papal tiara, fresco at the cloister Sacro Speco, about 1219
Tiara presented to Pope Benedict XVI in 2011 by some German Catholics, but not used by him
Solemn Pontifical High Mass celebrated by Pope John XXIII in St. Peter's Basilica in the early 1960s. Note the mitre and the papal tiaras placed on the altar.
Ferrari [videos]
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Ferrari 312T2 Formula One car driven by Niki Lauda
Ferrari SF15-T (2015)
A 312PB (driven by Jacky Ickx) during the team's final year in the World Sportscar Championship
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Sharon Stone [videos]
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Sharon Stone at Celebrity Fight Night XXIII in Phoenix, Arizona.
Stone in France, 1991
Stone at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival
Stone at Cannes in 2013
Julia Roberts [videos]
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Roberts at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival
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Roberts at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival
Hugh Grant [videos]
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Grant during the second round of Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, October 2007
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Necklace of the Stars [videos]
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The Necklace of the Stars.
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Review: Night of the Demons 3
Night of the Demons 3
Night of the Demons 3, the final film in the original trilogy, continues the Halloween tradition of demonic possession and teenage delinquency. The demon Angela, the only character to appear in all three films, is once again portrayed by Amelia Kinkade, who has since moved on to a career as a pet psychic.
In many ways, Night of the Demons 3 feels like a slightly modified remake of the first film in the series. Like the original, it features a diverse group of teens making their way to Hull House on Halloween night, only to fall pray to demonic possession.
Nice girl Holly and shy girl Abbie are on their way to the school’s Halloween dance when their car breaks down; luckily, a van full of their less-reputable classmates happens along to give them a lift.
In the van are Nick, the guy that seems like a jerk but is actually nice; Vince, the bad boy; Orson, the over-compensating wannabe bad boy; Lois, the slutty girl, and Reggie, the black guy.
They pull into a convenience store, where Reggie tries to illicitly acquire beer (not unlike Angela’s beer heist in the first film). Actually, a number of notable scenes from the first movie are re-imagined for this one. Abbie is changing in her bedroom when her little brothers burst in, which is similar to the scene with Judy and her brother in the original, though with less creepy incestuous undertones. Also, Angela once again does her ‘seductive’ dance, though it’s more effective this time around.
Anyways, the store clerk pulls a gun on Reggie, but Vince takes it from him. The situation spirals out of control when two cops walk in, and Vince shoots one of them. The kids speed off. Vince is in a panic, telling the others that they’re all accessories, while Nick and Holly try to tend to Reggie, who was shot in the crossfire. The eventually find their way to Hull House, which Vince deems to be the perfect hiding spot, despite Abbie’s warnings of its demonic past.
Abbie’s supposed to be the shy girl, but she’s actually pretty mouthy. Maybe she’s not shy, maybe it’s just that no one wants to talk to her.
After their arrival, the film plays out pretty much like the first, as Angela shows up and possesses them one by one. There’s a few differences, like the concept that Angela has to ‘seduce’ them to her side before she can make them demons, and their demonic forms tend to incorporate their Halloween costumes (when they have them).
The acting is fine. There are no standouts like Linnea Quigley from the first film, but no one holds it back, either. Amelia Kinkade (32 at the time of this film’s release) no longer looks like a teenager, but has appropriately adapted the role to that of the evil older woman. The special effects and makeup are okay, but have a thin veneer of cheapness over them. They has that ‘direct to video’ look.
The third Night of the Demons makes an admirable attempt to recapture the wild fun of the first. It doesn’t quite achieve it, but the resulting film is reasonably entertaining in its own right.
Night of the Demons
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Slipknot’s Corey Taylor on Presidential Election: I Love the Guts Bernie Sanders Has
These are interesting times in the U.S., with the presidential election coming later this year and not a clear leader establishing themselves as the frontrunner. Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor has been on record as saying he's a supporter of Bernie Sanders and in a chat with Metal Hammer (seen above), he discusses not only the election, but elaborates on why he currently sides with Sanders.
"Man, I'll tell you what… I haven't seen this much mudslinging in a long time," says Taylor. "In fact, I don't think I've seen mudslinging like this ever. This has got some, like, 1800s political stuff kind of going on, where it was pretty much no holds barred, tear down the other guy, and just kind of see what happens."
He goes on to add, "I'm nervous, to be honest, as far as watching the GOP, the Republican side of things. There's a lot of derision coming from those candidates, a lot of destructive talk instead of constructive talk. So I'm kind of watching that."
As for why he supports Sanders, Taylor admits he hasn't fully investigated the candidate's voting record, but does like a lot of what he's seen so far. "I love the fact that he's been an independent for years," says Taylor. "The only reason he's joined the Democratic party is because, apparently, you have to be a part of one of those parties to be taken seriously, which I don't really like. It's a very corporate way to kind of deal with the President of the United States. But I love the guts that he has to really stand up and talk about things other than the hot-button issues that the Republicans and Democrats think matter. It seems like all of those issues are designed to put fear into people, and the things that Sanders is talking about has everything to do with trying to bring people together, and how to right wrongs, and how to bring real democracy back. And I can't speak for anyone else, but I think that's more encouraging than discouraging."
Taylor isn't the only "Bernie" supporter, as Red Hot Chili Peppers recently headlined a benefit to raise funds for Sanders' campaign. Serj Tankian, David Draiman and Alice in Chains' vocalist William DuVall have also shown their support for Sanders.
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NBC released Promotional Photos of Chicago Med episode Down By Law
NBC has released eight Promotional Photos of Chicago Med episode "Down By Law" (3.10) that will be aired on Tuesday, February 27 at 10:00-11:00...
NBC reveals Official Synopsis of Chicago Med episode Down By Law
D. Bevers - February 7, 2018
NBC has released the Official Synopsis of Chicago Med episode "Down By Law" (3.10) that will be aired on Tuesday, February 27 at 10:00-11:00...
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HomeMusic SceneSnap Scene: Skid Row – Prince Bandroom, Melbourne 19th October 2018
Snap Scene: Skid Row – Prince Bandroom, Melbourne 19th October 2018
October 31, 2018 Paul Miles
New Jersey hard rock band Skid Row played the Prince Bandroom in Melbourne, Australia on Friday 19 October 2018. Formed in 1986, they achieved commercial success with their first two albums Skid Row (1989) and Slave to the Grind (1991) that were both certified multi-platinum, while the latter reached number one on America’s Billboard 200.
The band had sold 20 million albums worldwide by the end of 1996 – the year they split with their wild singer Sebastian Bach. The band still includes Dave “The Snake” Sabo on guitar, Rachel Bolan on bass, and Scotti Hill on guitar, with Rob Hammersmith (Rockets to Ruin) now on drums, and new lead singer ZP Theart (Dragonforce). Skid Row is preparing to record the final instalment of their United World Rebellion trilogy.
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Mage: The Ascension glossary
Cosmology of the Virtual Adepts
The Virtual Adepts (VAs) have a mathematical view of the cosmos based more on theoretical physics than on the mysticism espoused by many of the other Traditions. Its origins trace back to the VAs discovery of Virtual Space back in their days as a member of the Technocracy. The invention of the telephone seemed to open up a new realm outside of normal reality, a place that existed as information and ideas. Intrigued by how two individuals conversing over the telephone talked as if they were right across from one another, they theorized that there was a realm outside normal space where distance didn't separate the two. The concept was eventually driven by the vision of Alan Turing, who believed there was a virtual reality "below" Consensual Reality, accessible by computers and where anything in the real world could be represented digitally as information.
The Hypersphere Edit
Building on the theory of metric expansion of space, the VAs assert that the Tellurian is the surface of a four-dimensional hypersphere (with three spatial dimensions and one temporal dimension). The nature of the fifth dimension, upon which the hypersphere is defined, is uncertain, though it perhaps can be described as layers of reality where ideas and information are expressed in different ways. Regardless, Tradition theory holds that everything outside the hypersphere is the Deep Umbra, while everything inside it is the Virtual Space. Because the four dimensions as we know them only exist on the hypersphere's edge, space and time cease to have real meaning when one moves into either realm, an idea that validates experiences in both the Deep Umbra and the Virtual Space. Further, because anything in those realms cannot be described by their position in space-time, they exist as abstractions, pure information.
The Correspondence Point Edit
If the four dimensions of the universe are on the surface of the hypersphere, then there is a point in the fifth dimension, at the center of the hypersphere, where all reality exists as a singularity. The Virtual Adepts call this the Correspondence Point; it is the place equidistant to all points on the Tellurian, and where the entire universe touches and is one. All things exist there simultaneously as Information, metaphysical constructs that describe all characteristics of a pattern and its relation to everything else in the cosmos. The digital age has shown that anything can be expressed as data through binary numbers, limited only by the physical restraints of the computers. The Correspondence Point has no limitations; the Information of all reality is held there. And according to the VAs, it follows that changing any of that Information results in changes to reality. All that is required is a means of doing so.
Virtual Space Edit
The region between the hypersphere's surface and the Correspondence Point is mostly hidden to the world, but it holds particular importance to the Virtual Adepts. They believe it is a layer of reality that minds "dive" into when communicating, expressing ideas, and sharing information. Conversations over the telephone or telepathy occur in this realm, as do the imaginary worlds and actions that occur when one uses a computer. As space-time does not exist in Virtual Space, data can travel across any distance and over any time period. For instance, when reading letters decades old, it is common for the reader to have the sensation of being present with the writer. By VA logic, that sensation is accurate; their thoughts and those of the writer have met in Virtual Space. More importantly, though, Virtual Space is where these ideas can be understood by mortal minds. Indeed, much of VA magic involves lowering their consciousness into Virtual Space in order to perceive the pure Information of the Correspondence Point.
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Jane Doe Wants an Abortion but the Government Is Hell Bent on Stopping Her
By Stacy Sullivan, Deputy Director of Editorial and Strategic Communications, ACLU
Immigrants' Rights and Detention
Reproductive Freedom
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UPDATE (10/23/2017): Late Friday, a panel of the D.C. Circuit issued an order that sidestepped the serious constitutional questions in the Jane Doe case and allowed the government to further delay her ability to obtain an abortion. Sunday evening, the ACLU filed an emergency petition for en banc review, which asks all of the judges on the D.C. Circuit Court to review the panel’s order. We now await the panel’s decision.
After Jane Doe, a 17-year-old immigrant from Central America, found out she was pregnant last month, she decided to have an abortion. But the Office of Refugee Resettlement — the federal government agency charged with caring for unaccompanied immigrant minors once they enter the country — is prohibiting her from getting one.
The federal government has a new policy that allows it to veto an unaccompanied minors’ abortion decision, and government officials are doing everything imaginable to prevent Ms. Doe from accessing abortion. They have instructed the shelter where Jane Doe is staying not to transport Ms. Doe or allow Ms. Doe’s court-appointed guardian to transport her to the health care center to have an abortion — essentially holding her hostage.
The new policy is the creation of E. Scott Lloyd, the man President Trump appointed in March 2017 to head ORR. Prior to becoming head of ORR, he was senior policy coordinator for the Knights of Columbus, an anti-abortion Catholic charity. In law school, he assisted the parents of Terri Schiavo, a woman in a vegetative state, in a legal battle to prevent her husband and guardian from removing her feeding tube. In 2010, he founded a law firm, Legal Works Apostolate, which specialized in providing counsel “informed by the particular concerns of families and institutions that must navigate the ‘thickets of the law’ while remaining faithful to Church teaching.”
Rather than allowing Ms. Doe to access a legal procedure that she wants, ORR forced her to go for counseling at a religious, anti-abortion crisis pregnancy center, where she was forced to have a sonogram.
Ms. Doe has never wavered in her decision to have an abortion. Texas law requires minors to have either parental consent or permission from a judge before having an abortion. Ms. Doe went to court and got a judicial permission to have the abortion. The Texas court appointed a guardian and an attorney to look after her best interests. She informed both of them that she decided to have an abortion and made an appointment to get one.
Although the guardian and the attorney are willing to provide transport and have secured financing for the abortion, the government has refused to temporarily release her from custody or transport her themselves, insisting that either would be tantamount to “facilitating abortion.”
On October 18, we went to court seeking an order to have Jane Doe released so that she could get the abortion she needs. The government argued that they weren’t holding Ms. Doe hostage because she could just agree to be deported to her home country.
Judge Tanya S. Chutkan appeared incredulous at the government argument.
“I am astounded by that position. I have to tell you, I'm astounded that the government is going to make this 17-year-old girl who has received judicial authorization for a medical procedure to which she is constitutionally authorized choose between a pregnancy that she does not want to go forward with to term or returning to the country from which she left. Those are her options. And is it your position that that does not constitute a substantial obstacle? She can leave the country or she cannot get her abortion, those are her options?”
Judge Chutkan promptly ordered the government to release Ms. Doe to her state-appointed guardian so that she could get the abortion.
Ms. Doe had her first of two necessary appointments to get her abortion on October 19, and she was scheduled to get the abortion October 20. However, the government appealed the circuit court’s decision and requested an immediate administrative stay to prevent Jane Doe from getting an elective abortion that would be “irreversible.”
The appellate court granted the request, so we will be back in court on Friday at 10 a.m. to once again argue on behalf of Ms. Doe, so she can get the care to which she is constitutionally entitled — if only the government would step out of her way.
If you didnt want a child why did you have sex
yeah but your supporting the choice of murder
it is not about womens rights or equality its about murder. when a women gets an abortion she kills a small child. that child could have been an astronaught or the scientist that cures cancer but she killed it because she wanted to live a different life. if you didn't want to get pregnant than don't have sex
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Filing Against Taco John's
LGBT Nondiscrimination Protections
Constitutional Principle
Congress: Pass the Equality Act
The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of South Dakota, and co-counsel Stephanie E. Pochop have submitted charges to state and federal agencies against Taco John's of Yankton, Inc. and Taco John's International Inc. The discrimination charges were filed on behalf of Tyler Brandt, a 16-year-old employee who was forced to wear a "Gaytard" name tag while working.
According to the discrimination charge, the night-shift manager at Taco John's forced Tyler to wear a name tag that read "Gaytard" on the night of June 23, 2014, and loudly addressed Tyler as such in front of customers for the duration of his shift. Brandt returned to the restaurant the following day to resign from his position.
The discrimination charge, which was filed with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the North Dakota Department of Labor, alleges that Taco John's violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the South Dakota Human Rights Act.
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303 - 311 Lavender Hill
SW11 1LN
Substantial Freehold Retail Parade and Residential Investment
Let to Fresh and Wild Ltd (owned by Amazon.com Inc) and guaranteed by Whole Food Market Inc until 2030 (no breaks)
Tenant options to extend until 2040
Popular and fashionable South West London suburb
150 metres from Clapham Junction Station
Neighbouring occupiers include Topshop, Oasis, TK Maxx, Joe & the Juice, KFC, Pizza Express, HSBC, Miss Selfridge and Dorothy Perkins
Rent rising to £248,000 in 2025 (2)(3)
3 miles south-west of Central London
600 metres to Clapham Common
1 mile south of Battersea Park
A3, A3220, A3205
Clapham Junction
London City, London Heathrow and
Clapham is a popular and fashionable South West London suburb. The property is prominently situated on the south side of the busy Lavender Hill (A3036), 150 metres from Clapham Junction Station. Neighbouring occupiers include Topshop, Oasis, TK Maxx, Joe & the Juice, KFC, Pizza Express, HSBC, Miss Selfridge and Dorothy Perkins.
The property comprises a substantial parade of five multi storey mid-terrace mixed use buildings with an extensive fronted retail unit on ground floor and ancillary accommodation in the basement and part of the first floor. The retail tenant has recently completed a major refurbishment programme. The upper three floors comprise 17 self-contained residential flats.
The seller has served notice pursuant to section 5B of the Landlord & Tenant Act 1987. The qualifying tenants of the residential flats had a prescribed period until midnight on 18th March 2019 to accept the notice. The Seller has received no acceptances and therefore the residential tenants cannot exercise their rights of pre-emption on this sale.
Completion Period
Six Week Completion
Available from the legal pack at acuitus.co.uk.
305-311 Ground
Basement Retail
22.41 sq m
FRESH &
WILD LIMITED
guaranteed by
Market Inc (1) 10.5 years from
01/06/2030 (3) on a
full repairing and
insuring lease with
tenant options to
extend to 2040 (3) £188,000 (2) Fixed rent
rising to
303 Ground
extend to 2040 (3) £41,000 (2) Fixed rent
£43,000 on
303-311 Upper
floors Residential
INDIVIDUALS 17 individual leases
from 25/12/1999.
14 for a term of 250
years and 3 for a term
of 99 years at a total
of £475 Peppercorn x
TotalCommercial
£229,475 rising
to £248,475 in
2025 (2) (3)
(1) Fresh and Wild Limited (CRN 3576009) is ultimately owned by Amazon.com Inc and guaranteed by Whole Food Market Inc
(Inc in USA). For the year ending 31st December 2017, Fresh & Wild Limited reported a turnover of £148,496,000, a pre-tax loss of £8,628,000 and a total net worth of £40,772,000 (Source: Experian Group 22/02/2019).
(2) Under the terms of the leases, the current rents reserved are £168,500 p.a.x. for 305-311 and £38,800 p.a.x. for 303. The leases provide for fixed increases in the rents to £188,000 p.a.x. for 305-311 and £41,000 p.a.x. for 303 on 1st June 2020 and to £205,000 p.a.x. for 305-311 and £43,000 p.a.x. for 303 on 1st June 2025. The Seller will pay the buyer the difference between the total current rent reseved of £207,000 p.a.x. and £229,000 p.a.x. from completion of the sale until 1st June 2020. Therefore, the property will produce £229,000 from completion of the sale.
(3) Each commercial lease provides for a tenant option to extend the leases until 2035 and then until 2040.
John Mehtab +44 (0)20 7034 4855 +44 (0)7899 060519john.mehtab@acuitus.co.uk
Billy Struth +44 (0)20 7034 4854billy.struth@acuitus.co.uk
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Leslie Perkins 1st Floor, 65 Margaret Street
W1W 8SP
Ian Garnham 020 7478 4306iang@leslieperkins.co.uk
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Holcomb’s teams now are Sochi silver medalists
Local Olympians
TIM REYNOLDS
AP Sports Writer
United States pilot Steve Holcomb and Steve Langton push their sled to begin the third heat of the two-man Olympic bobsled competition at the Sanki Sliding Center in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia on Feb. 14, 2014. (Enterprise file photo — Lou Reuter)
MIAMI — Steven Holcomb is now a winner of two silver bobsled medals for the U.S. at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, a determination that has been made more than five years after those games ended and nearly two years after his death.
The International Olympic Committee’s executive board reallocated the medals from the Sochi Games in bobsledding after vacating the golds that Russian pilot Alexander Zubkov won in both the two- and four-man events. That means Holcomb, who crossed the line third in both of those races, now is a two-time silver winner in addition to the four-man gold he won at Vancouver in 2010.
The IOC informed the U.S. Olympic Committee of its decision, and the USOC made the announcement Wednesday. Zubkov was stripped of the medals in November 2017 as part of the ongoing fallout from the sanctions levied against Russia after a probe into state-sponsored doping at those Sochi Olympics, though the IOC had not decided to reallocate them until now.
“It’s long overdue,” USA Bobsled and Skeleton CEO Darrin Steele said. “It doesn’t make up for missing out on that moment at the games, but it’s still the right thing to do by the IOC.”
Holcomb’s family has not yet received the new medals, and it’s unclear when that will happen.
But at least, finally, it’s official.
With the new order of finish, the four-man silver goes to Holcomb and his team of Steve Langton, Curt Tomasevicz and Chris Fogt. The two-man silver goes to Holcomb and Langton.
“This result appropriately bolsters Holcomb’s legacy as one of the very best athletes to ever drive a bobsled,” his three Sochi sledmates said in a statement. “Being the fierce competitor and advocate for clean sport that that he was, he would be smiling knowing that we’re one step closer to a fair playing field. As a team, it means a lot to have our efforts, sacrifice and hard work appropriately vindicated.
“That being said, this is a win not just for Team Holcomb but for all athletes who continue to do the right thing.”
Holcomb — a three-time Olympian and five-time world champion — was 37 when he died at the Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid, New York on May 6, 2017. He was still the best driver on the team, the leader of the U.S. team and would have been a lock for a fourth and presumably last Olympic berth at the Pyeongchang Games last year.
Holcomb’s family and teammates will not keep the bronze medals, and there is no plan yet for when or how they will receive the silver ones. Holcomb’s estate and his teammates are also expected to be in line for additional money from the U.S. Olympic Committee, which pays bonuses for various medal finishes.
“We are so proud of Steven and all that he accomplished, both on and off the ice,” said Holcomb’s mother, Jean Schaefer. “We are happy that he and his teammates are to be recognized as the silver medalists, their rightful place. While we wish Steven could accept his silver medals alongside his teammates, our family is honored to accept them on his behalf.”
The Latvian sled driven by Oskars Melbardis is now officially the gold medalist in four-man from Sochi, followed by Holcomb’s team and the British sled driven by John Jackson — who said on Twitter that he had not been officially told of any change to his status. In two-man, Switzerland’s team of Beat Hefti and Alex Baumann wins gold, followed by Holcomb and Langton and the Latvian sled of Melbardis and Daumants Dreiskens.
All three sliding sports — bobsled and skeleton in particular — were affected by the Russian doping scandal in Sochi. Zubkov has maintained his innocence throughout the many probes.
Steele said if Holcomb were still alive, he would have declared Wednesday’s news as justice being served.
“I think he’d care because those silvers were earned and it’s the right thing to do,” Steele said. “If this is the correct outcome based on the rules of the game we’ve got to honor that. It hadn’t been corrected. It needed to be. Holcomb would never want something he didn’t earn. But if they earned those silver medals, let’s give them to them.”
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A Musical Profile of the Celebrated Artist, the Late Lucky Dube
With an incredible 15 albums under his reggae belt, he has proved himself one of not only South Africa’s, but also the world’s greatest reggae superstars. A man not only of superb musical taste and genius, but an artist with a message, a reason and a rhyme behind everything he does. Following in the incredible success of his last album ‘Soul Taker’ Lucky has once again outdone himself with his latest release ‘The Other Side’ - a thought provoking musical journey bound to once again make enormous waves in the music industry.
Read more: A Musical Profile of the Celebrated Artist, the Late Lucky Dube
From One South African to Another
At the age of 18, Dube joined the Love Brothers, a band formed by his cousins which performed the traditional Zulu music known as Mbaqanga. While still a schoolboy, Dube and the band recorded their first album at Tear Records in Johannesburg (now the Gallo Recording Company). When the album was released, the group called itself "Lucky Dube and the Supersoul." In 1984 he released a mini-album called "Rastas Never Die" but it did not sell as well as expected. However, he continued to release commercially successful albums - in all, he recorded 21 albums in Zulu, English and Afrikaans and became South Africa's biggest selling reggae artist.
Read more: From One South African to Another
Black Supermodels Fight Racism in the Fashion Industry
The event was organised by Bethann Hardison, a model from the 1970s who formed her own agency that helped launch the careers of Ms Campbell and Mr Beckford, one of the highest paid male supermodels. "In the past decade the black image has been reduced to a category - she is not even to be seen; she has become invisible," Ms Hardison said.
Read more: Black Supermodels Fight Racism in the Fashion Industry
Black Victims of Nazi Genocide
Bin Adam, who was born in Tanzania, joined the then colonial German East Africa services when he was 10 years old and served with the army. He emigrated to Berlin in 1929, where he immediately got into trouble with the authorities by walking into the Foreign Ministry and demanding his outstanding service pay. Although his request was refused, he decided to stay, working as a waiter in hotels and taking small parts in films. He had roles in more than 20 movies with stars such as Zarah Leander, Hans Albers and Willy Birgel, even after the war broke out. He also taught Swahili at the Oriental Workshop.
Read more: Black Victims of Nazi Genocide
The Father of Funk Dies
Born in utter poverty, James Brown became the ultimate self-made man, whose work ethic was topped only by his rhythmic innovations and musical genius. As an activist, James Brown never meant to overthrow the republic -- just find room in it. He sang his bootstrap manifesto: "I Don't Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door I'll Get It Myself.)" He was a patriot who could chopper to 'Nam to succor the brothers marooned there, then embrace Richard Nixon. His musical calls to social justice were not as eloquent as Martin Luther King Jr.'s speeches. But they were equally heartfelt. James Brown leaves a cultural wake as wide as his dear friend Elvis did. It took three services and as many wardrobe changes to send him to Jesus. The Augusta, Georgia, public funeral, broadcast live on CNN from the recently renamed James Brown Arena, took the form of a soul revue: tremulous thanks from Michael Jackson and dance moves by MC Hammer, along with a cape for the open casket. His singular life, begun in unspeakable Jim Crow-era poverty, careened through phases of great fame, wealth, disgrace and redemption. He saw it this way: "My story is a Horatio Alger story. It's an American story, it's the kind that America can be proud of, but yet if you tell it in detail, if you tell all the things I fought to make it, it's like the Satchel Paige story."
Read more: The Father of Funk Dies
Remembering the Godfather of Soul, James Brown
To be in the audience when James Brown commences the James Brown Show is to have felt oneself engulfed in a kind of feast of adoration and astonishment, a ritual invocation, one comparable, I'd imagine, to certain ceremonies known to the Mayan peoples, wherein a human person is radiantly costumed and then beheld in lieu of the appearance of a Sun God upon the Earth. For to see James Brown dance and sing, to see him lead his mighty band with the merest glances and tiny flickers of signal from his hands; to see him offer himself to his audience to be adored and enraptured and ravished; to watch him tremble and suffer as he tears his screams and moans of lust, glory and regret from his sweat-drenched body -- and is, thereupon, in an act of seeming mercy, draped in the cape of his infirmity; to then see him recover and thrive -- shrugging free of the cape -- as he basks in the healing regard of an audience now melded into a single passionate body by the stroking and thrumming of his ceaseless cavalcade of impossibly danceable smash Number One hits, is not to see: It is to behold.
Read more: Remembering the Godfather of Soul, James Brown
The Father of African Cinema Dies
Rep. Cynthia McKinney Remembers Coretta Scott King
Asha-Rose Migiro
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Jeff Bezos unveils plans to land spacecraft on the moon
The world's richest man says 'it's time to go back to the moon. This time to stay.'
Author: SETH BORENSTEIN , AP Science Writer
Published: 12:53 PM MST May 9, 2019
Updated: 3:20 PM MST May 9, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos said Thursday he's going to send a spaceship to the moon, joining a resurgence of lunar interest half a century after people first set foot there.
Bezos said his space company Blue Origin will land a robotic ship the size of a small house, capable of carrying four rovers and using a newly designed rocket engine and souped-up rockets. It would be followed by a version that could bring people to the moon along the same timeframe as NASA's proposed 2024 return.
Bezos, who was dwarfed by his mock-up of the Blue Moon vehicle at his presentation Thursday, said, "This is an incredible vehicle and it's going to the moon."
He added: "It's time to go back to the moon. This time to stay."
The announcement for the usually secretive space company came with all the glitz of an Apple product launch in a darkened convention ballroom bedazzled with shimmering stars on its walls. Astronauts and other space luminaries sat in the audience under blue-tinted lighting before Bezos unveiled the boxy ship with four long and spindly landing legs.
Bezos, who also owns The Washington Post, walked off the stage without providing details, including launch dates, customers and the plan for humans on his rockets. He spent more time talking about his dream of future generations living on orbiting space station colonies than on concrete details about Blue Origin missions.
Jeff Bezos speaks in front of a model of Blue Origin's Blue Moon lunar lander, Thursday, May 9, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Blue Origin officials gave conflicting answers to questions about when the company would land on the moon with and without people. Blue Origin Vice President Clay Mowry said 2024 was not a concrete goal for a mission with people and said it was more up to NASA as a potential customer.
Former U.S. Rep. Robert Walker, a private space consultant who is working with Blue Origin, said it plans for a 2023 launch without people.
Blue Origin in 2017 revealed plans to send an unmanned, reusable rocket, capable of carrying 10,000 pounds (4,500 kilograms) of payload, to the moon. The company had a successful launch earlier this month, reusing one of its New Shepherd rockets, which barely goes to the edge of space, for a fifth time.
The new moon race has a lower profile than the one in the 1960s. It involves private companies, new countries and a NASA return mission to place astronauts back on the lunar surface by 2024.
While a $30 million prize for private companies to send robotic probes to the moon went unclaimed last year, one of the competitors, from an Israeli private nonprofit, crashed last month as it tried to land.
China has landed a rover on the moon's far side. SpaceX last year announced plans to send a Japanese businessman around the moon in 2023. And the Israeli nonprofit said it will give it a second shot.
The first successful moon landing was by the Soviet Union in 1966 with Luna 9, followed by the U.S. four months later. NASA put the first — and only — people on the moon in the Apollo program, starting with Apollo 11 in July 1969.
"The next leap in space will be fueled by commercial companies like Blue Origin and commercial innovation," said former Obama White House space adviser Phil Larson, now an assistant dean of engineering at the University of Colorado.
Space companies have in the past made big announcements with goals that never came true.
Former NASA deputy administrator Dava Newman, an MIT professor working as a customer of Blue Origin, said this time it's different. The new engine is the reason, she said, "it's for real."
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Previous Story Stakes are high as Bucks, Raptors meet in Game 6 Next Story NBA Finals are set: reigning Warriors vs. newcomer Raptors
Leonard scores 27, Raptors advance to first NBA Finals
By Associated Press May 26, 2019 12:23 am
TORONTO (AP) — Kyle Lowry stole the ball and pushed it ahead, then waited for Kawhi Leonard to arrive before feeding his All-Star teammate for a thunderous one-handed slam over Giannis Antetokounmpo .
“The building exploded after that dunk,” Leonard said.
It sure did. Now imagine how it will sound when the NBA Finals come to Toronto for the first time next week.
Leonard had 27 points and 17 rebounds to lead the Raptors into the finals for the first time with a 100-94 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night. His big dunk with 6:46 to go in the fourth quarter was the final basket in a game-changing 26-3 run that began late in the third.
“It was kind of a momentum capper,” Lowry said. “We were on a run, and why not feed the big dog? Let the big dog eat.”
The Raptors overcame a 15-point deficit to win the series in six games and will host the Golden State Warriors in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night.
It will be the two-time defending champions against a Raptors team that will finally bring the NBA Finals outside the U.S. after entering the league in 1995.
“They’re one of the greatest teams in history,” Raptors coach Nick Nurse said of the Warriors. “It will be a tall task, but we’ll try to figure it out.”
Pascal Siakam scored 18 points, Lowry had 17 and Fred VanVleet 14 for the Raptors.
Lowry held the game ball and picked up his children after the game, finally getting to the championship round after the Raptors kept falling short against Cleveland.
“It’s taken a long time to get here in my career,” Lowry said. “I’ve run into one guy for a while.”
Toronto was eliminated by LeBron James and the Cavaliers in three straight postseasons before shaking things up last summer with the acquisition of Leonard, the 2014 NBA Finals MVP who was acquired from San Antonio and has carried the Raptors in this postseason.
“He’s the best player in the league and we’re happy he’s in Toronto,” Raptors President Masai Ujiri said.
Asked about Ujiri’s compliment, Leonard said he’s focused on different goals.
“I just want to win,” he said. “I don’t care about being the best player. I want to be the best team.”
Antetokounmpo had 21 points and 11 rebounds for the Bucks, but the NBA’s top team in the regular season saw its bid for a first finals berth in 45 years come to a disappointing end with a fourth consecutive defeat.
“Man, obviously when you’re up 2-0, that doesn’t mean nothing,” Antetokounmpo said. “You’ve got to learn how to come out and close out games, especially after Game 3. We’ve got to get better as a team, and we’ve got to get better individually.”
Even Nurse found his team’s turnaround hard to believe.
“Beating this team four times in a row is almost mind boggling,” Nurse said.
Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer said it hurt to see a great season end.
“The roster that was put together for this season, as the season started going, you started feeling like it was special and could do special things, including advancing past tonight, but it didn’t happen,” Budenholzer said.
Down 76-71 to start the fourth, the Raptors tied it with an 8-2 run while Leonard and Antetokounmpo were both on the bench. Serge Ibaka’s dunk with 10:32 to go tied it at 78.
Antetokounmpo returned after a timeout, but Leonard kept sitting. That didn’t matter to Toronto, with Siakam’s basket giving the Raptors an 80-78 lead, their first lead since it was 6-3.
Toronto made 12 of 27 3-point attempts, including four of eight in the fourth quarter.
Siakam, who missed a pair of free throws late in the fourth quarter of Toronto’s double-overtime win in Game 3, hit one to make it 98-94. Leonard grabbed the rebound on the second and was fouled. He made both, putting the Raptors up 100-94 with 3.9 seconds to go.
Malcolm Brogdon and Khris Middleton each made a pair from long range as the Bucks shot 6 for 9 from 3-point range in the first and closed the quarter with 10 unanswered points to lead 31-18. Toronto shot 6 for 19 in the opening quarter, missing six straight twice in the first 12 minutes.
The Bucks extended their lead to 38-23 on a 3 by Ersan Ilyasova with 7:46 left until half. Toronto cut the gap to 46-43 on a 3 by VanVleet with 1:07 left in the second, but Eric Bledsoe answered with a 3 and Antetokounmpo split a pair at the line, giving the Bucks a 50-43 advantage at the intermission.
The lead went back to 15 in the third before Leonard finished the period with a flourish. He had eight points in the final 2:01 and Toronto closed with a 10-0 run, cutting a 15-point deficit to 76-71.
Bucks: Milwaukee shot 4 for 16 in the second but three of its made baskets were 3-pointers. … The Bucks had six points in the paint in the first half. They finished with 28. … Budenholzer was called for a technical foul on Milwaukee’s first possession of the second half. Leonard missed the free throw. … Antetokounmpo shot 5 for 10 at the free throw line.
Raptors: Danny Green, who missed all three of his field goal attempts in 16 minutes in Game 5, had another rough night. Green shot 0 for 4 in 14 minutes. … Leonard’s 17 rebounds were his most in any game this postseason. … Lowry had eight assists.
DRAKE WATCH
Raptors fan and ‘global ambassador’ Drake sat in his regular seat adjacent to the Toronto bench. The rapper wore a black hoodie with ‘KAWHI ME A RIVER’ printed on the back.
STREET PARTY
Outside the downtown arena, fans flooded streets, bringing traffic to a standstill. One video posted on social media showed a group of fans partying on the roof of a Toronto city bus. Fans surrounded Marc Gasol’s car as he was driven out of the arena , and the center rolled down his window to trade high fives with the crowd.
Toronto’ reserve Norman Powell scored nine points on his 26th birthday. Standing at the back of the room, Powell’s mother wished him a happy birthday at the end of her son’s press conference.
FAMILIAR POSITION
The last team to overcome an 0-2 deficit and win a conference finals was Oklahoma City, which beat San Antonio in six games in 2012 after losing the first two on the road. Ibaka played for that Thunder team, while Leonard was a Spurs rookie.
The NBA Finals comes to Canada for the first time when the Raptors host the Warriors on Thursday night. Toronto swept Golden State in the regular season.
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Arsenal boss wants to sign Dutch wonderkid he missed out on three years ago
Arsene Wenger is looking to sign Ajax youngster Riechedly Bazoer, a player he was keen on three years ago but missed out on to the Dutch giants, as reported by the Mirror.
The report claims Wenger has sent scouts to watch the 19-year-old, and is hopeful of luring him away from the Eredivisie. Bazoer is one of the brightest talents in the Netherlands at the moment, and there’s few better places for blossoming young talent to be than the Emirates.
Having already been called up to the Under-21s and the senior squad, the teenager is likely to come with a premium attached. Arsene Wenger always has his eye out for a bargain though, and if he wants to bring Bazoer to the club then he’ll do what he can.
He certainly has his connections at Ajax, with Dennis Bergkamp currently assistant manager at the club. Hopefully the Arsenal legend could pull a few strings, and convince Bazoer that North London is where he belongs.
Another talented wonderkid isn’t exactly a priority at the moment, but it’s always important to be looking towards the future, and Bazoer is certainly the future.
More Stories: Ajax, Arsenal, Dennish Bergkamp, Riechedly Bazoer
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The availability of medicines in general
Free prescriptions are generally available to children under the age of 16 (25 in Wales), people aged 16 to 19 but still in full education (England and Scotland only), people over the age of 60, pregnant women and women who have given birth in the last 12 months as well as people and their partners receiving income support.
Nevertheless, since primary care trusts have budgetary control over health care expenditure in their area, this entitles them to make decisions on which medicines will be available to patients free of charge in their area. It is therefore not always possible to provide general information as to which medicines are free of charge to patients throughout the United Kingdom. For some treatments, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence may provide guidance documents which are widely followed by primary care trusts throughout the United Kingdom.
Under the devolved government arrangements for Scotland, NHS Quality Improvement Scotland does not reassess the evidence used in NICE guidance documents, but only seeks to identify contextual differences between England/Wales and Scotland. Hence NICE recommendations if approved for England and Wales are often also implemented in Scotland.
The availability of Alzheimer treatments
All anti-dementia drugs are available in the United Kingdom and individual health care trusts may make them available to patients free of charge.
In its guidance of January 2001, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) made recommendations for the use of donepezil, rivastigmine and galantamine and recommended that they be made available under the National Health System under certain conditions:
A diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease should be done in specialist centres and NICE provides a list of examinations that should be carried out,
Treatment initiation should be recommended by specialist doctors only and treatment continuation decisions should only be done by general practitioners under shared care protocols,
NICE does not recommend the use of acetylcholinesterase inhibitors for people with an MMSE score inferior to 12.
As for memantine, the Scottish Medicines Consortium rejected the wider use of memantine through the NHS in Scotland. The NICE recommendations were published before memantine became available in the United Kingdom and the recommendations do therefore not cover this product.
The review of these guidelines was still in process as this publication went to press.[1]
United Kingdom[2]
Rivastigmine
NICE reimbursement recommendation
Initial treatment decision
Specialist doctors
Continuing treatment decision
Specialists or GPs under shared care protocols
Required examinations
Diagnostic protocol
MMSE limits
People living alone
People in nursing homes
[1] Please refer to the position of Alzheimer Europe on the availability of anti-dementia drugs in this publication for further information on this review process.
[2] The information contained in this table is based on the guidance document of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. Individual primary care trusts may have different rules in place to the ones in this table.
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Mach 20 or Bust
Weapons research may yet produce a true spaceplane.
Target date 2025: A pilotless, Mach 20 Hypersonic Cruise Vehicle. (Paul DiMare)
By Geoffrey Little
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THE HYPERSONIC REALM is out there, just beyond our reach, above Mach 5. And so it has remained for decades. We’ve touched it briefly, even built vehicles—notably the X-15 and the space shuttle—capable of traveling at hypersonic speeds for short periods as they dive down from the edge of space. Yet we always seem “10 years away” from a true aerospace plane that can cruise long distances through the atmosphere at many times the speed of sound without burning up.
The vision of hypersonic flight has seduced aviators, warriors, engineers, and presidents. It was Ronald Reagan who in 1986 pitched the National Aero-Space Plane, the most ambitious hypersonic flight program ever conceived, a vehicle that was supposed to, “by the end of the next decade, take off from Dulles Airport, accelerate up to 25 times the speed of sound, attaining low Earth orbit or flying to Tokyo within two hours….”
It never even came close. And it took the field of hypersonic research years to recover from the letdown. After Reagan’s State of the Union speech, the media immediately branded the National Aero-Space Plane “the Orient Express.” The program was canceled in 1994, never having emerged from the research phase.
“Many post-morta have been done on the NASP program,” says Mark Lewis, a professor of aeronautics at the University of Maryland and currently chief scientist for the U.S. Air Force. “I think most people will agree…that they oversold the program. They bit off much more than we could chew. They were looking to get to Mach 25 with a single-stage-to-orbit the first time out of the hangar!”
Looking back on NASP and the other flameouts, former Air Force historian Richard Hallion sees more than a string of failures, however. “Hypersonics has had this image that it has been nothing but a huge rat hole for money,” he says. “But when you look at it, you can see the value of the research.” In fact, Hallion believes the many less-publicized successes since NASP have put hypersonic research on the verge of a real breakthrough. “To make an historical analogy, this is like 1937 with the jet engine, which appeared in ’39,” he says. “Or it’s like 1944 in supersonic [flight], which we achieved in 1947. We’re right there. We’re starting to close theory and practice. We’re starting to see the reality of what we can achieve in terms of performance prediction and construction and materials.”
In 2000, Hallion participated in a study for the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board, which concluded in its report, “Hypersonics could be the next great step forward in the transformation of the Air Force into a completely integrated aerospace force.” Partly as a result of the study, the Pentagon took the lead in U.S. hypersonic research, though NASA is still involved. “My suspicion is that this is a technology that first and foremost is going to be a military technology, then a space access technology,” Lewis says. “Then maybe down the line it will have some civilian applications.”
So forget about the Orient Express for now. Think hypersonic weapons—Mach 6 missiles, more than six times as fast as today’s cruise missiles. Launched from a distance, such weapons could destroy hardened targets with their high-speed impact alone. The Pentagon wants the capability to reach any place on Earth—say a terrorist’s temporary hideout—within two hours. And unlike an intercontinental ballistic missile, a hypersonic missile could change course in flight or even abort its mission.
That vision has spawned a mini-boom in hypersonic research—this time without the hype. Dozens of projects are under way worldwide, several of which will lead to test flights within the next few years. A trio of inter-related U.S. military projects—HiFire, X-51A, and FALCON—are intended to solve different pieces of the hypersonic puzzle, from propulsion to aerodynamics to the peculiar physics of hypersonic flight.
THE CURRENT BOOM began in the summer of 2002, with researchers at the University of Queensland in Australia launching a small hypersonic test vehicle on top of a sounding rocket. For the first time, the experiment, called HyShot, proved that a key component of hypersonic propulsion, the scramjet, or supersonic combustion ramjet, could work in the atmosphere and not just in wind tunnels (see “Outback Scramjet,” Oct./Nov. 2002). By scooping oxygen from the atmosphere as they fly, scramjets liberate hypersonic vehicles from the need to carry heavy tanks of oxidizer for combustion. Since HyShot’s 2002 launch, international researchers have successfully flown air-breathing engines three times, reaching speeds just short of Mach 10.
In 2004, NASA took the next step by flying a scramjet engine that accelerated a 14-foot-long, surfboard-shaped unmanned vehicle called the X-43A to an astounding Mach 9.8 before the craft made a planned plunge into the Pacific Ocean (see “Debrief: Hyper-X,” June/July 2005). The X-43 was a turning point, says Jim Pittman, principal investigator for hypersonics at NASA. “We learned two things: Scramjets really do work—you really can get positive thrust out of a scramjet—and you really can integrate a scramjet with a vehicle that you can fly and control. And both of those things are huge.”
As a hypersonics engineer at NASA for 30 years, Pittman has been through flush times and lean times. “Living through it is frustrating,” he says. “It’s a cycle, and you just have to tough it out.” Pittman worked on the NASP as well as the X-43, which was part of a larger NASA program called Hyper-X. Ironically, around the time the X-43 succeeded, the agency’s aeronautics budget got slashed, one reason NASA now finds itself playing a supporting role to the Pentagon.
Which is not to say the space agency’s contributions are insignificant. This fall NASA will launch a small experiment on a commercial sounding rocket from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility, off Virginia’s eastern shore. Called HyBoLT, for Hypersonic Boundary Layer Transition, the wedge-shaped payload should provide valuable data on the fundamental physics of high-Mach flight.
“When you hear the term ‘hypersonics,’ you should always think heat transfer,” Pittman says. “The single most important distinguishing feature of hypersonics is heat—the heat caused by the frictional forces of the air passing over the surfaces. In hypersonic flight the heat transfer is extremely large, and the higher the Mach number, the higher the heat transfer.”
These problems are especially tricky in what’s called the boundary layer, the air that washes over the vehicle’s skin. Though the boundary layer has been studied in wind tunnels and with computer modeling, how it behaves in actual hypersonic flight is still poorly understood. What is known is that as speed increases, the layer goes through a transition, eventually becoming fully turbulent. As that happens, temperatures double or triple. And as the heat ratchets up, so does drag, which can radically affect flight characteristics. “We need to better understand it,” says Pittman. “It’s the most critical thing in hypersonics.”
The HyBoLT test article, which looks like the flat tip of a screwdriver, will be launched on its suborbital rocket to an altitude of 250 miles, while instruments record temperatures and pressures on different parts of the surface. It’s a modest experiment—the kind of basic data collection that supports the sexier test flight programs.
Not far from Pittman’s office at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Virginia, testing is under way for one of those high-profile programs—the X-51A scramjet demonstrator, a $240 million collaboration between the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Air Force. A scramjet engine for the vehicle has been fired dozens of times at Langley’s 8-Foot High Temperature Tunnel.
With four test flights over the Pacific Ocean slated to begin in 2009, the X-51A will ultimately attempt record-breaking engine burns lasting five minutes, which should propel the craft to about Mach 7. Like the X-43, the X-51A is a wave rider. After being boosted to high altitude, the vehicle will light its engine and surf its own shock wave, compressing the air in front of it and lowering drag. Though the immediate goal is to flight test a propulsion system for a superfast missile, the project received the X-plane designation in recognition of its potential to advance the field of hypersonics generally.
For Mark Lewis, the X-51A is all about the scramjet. “We want to see a scramjet engine work for more than 10 or 11 seconds,” he says, referring to the burn times of the two Hyper-X flights. Engine burns of several minutes would demonstrate to skeptics that long-duration scramjet-propelled flight is feasible.
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Authorities said the nearly 300,000 items were seized since last year's Super Bowl and hundreds more have been snagged in recent days in Atlanta.
Court: Counterfeit NFL gear, tickets can be seized ahead of Super Bowl
Arielle Kass, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Copycats, be warned: Through early next week, police and NFL officials will be able to seize any counterfeit tickets or merchandise they see, no questions asked.
PHOTOS: Counterfeit items seized
A Fulton County judge this week granted a temporary restraining order against unknown counterfeiters, saying that in the days leading up to the game thru Monday at noon, officers or NFL brand watchdogs can take all counterfeit materials they see, and anything that was used to make them.
“Is it aggressive? Yes,” Joseph Wargo, an intellectual property attorney at the firm Wargo & French, said of the court order. “This isn’t the NFL’s first rodeo.”
Fake NFL merchandise covers a table as the National Football League and law enforcement agencies announce the latest results of seizures of counterfeit game-related merchandise and tickets during a press conference at the Georgia World Congress Center on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
The restraining order comes as the NFL and law enforcement officials are ramping up efforts this week to deter the sale of counterfeited merchandise and fake tickets.
On Thursday, they held a press conference to announce that since last year’s Super Bowl, authorities have seized more than 285,000 counterfeit NFL items worth more than $24 million.
“Consumers are hurt by receiving poor quality products,” said Robert Perez, the deputy commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Additionally, the U.S. Attorney’s office on Thursday announced the indictments of 13 people related to various illegal ticket schemes, including two men from metro Atlanta who were charged with producing and selling bogus tickets for the last two Super Bowls.
Also, authorities in Gwinnett County are looking for a businessman, Ketan Shah, who is accused of selling nonexistent tickets to several people, including his mother. Channel 2 Action News reported the alleged scam totals nearly $1 million. Shah has skipped town, and his wife said she hasn’t seen him since Jan, 3.
Alan Tartt said he first reached out to Shah in November. He and his friends deposited $20,000 directly into Shah’s bank account, but received nothing in return.
“Everything seemed legit,” he told Channel 2.
As authorities continue to track down false dealers, they are aided by the restraining order granted Monday in Fulton Superior Court. It grew out of an NFL lawsuit filed as a preemptive strike to get ahead of issues that will rise in the days leading up to the game.
The effort to seize and impound questionable merchandise and tickets before they’ve been explicitly identified as counterfeit dates back to the 1983 Super Bowl. Each year since, the host city has granted the NFL broad authority to seize items suspected of being fake. The privilege was granted in Atlanta’s two previous Super Bowls.
Dolores DiBella, the NFL’s vice president of legal affairs, said there will be about a dozen people in Atlanta from the NFL whose job is to protect the brand, in addition to officers who look for counterfeit goods. Between the 2017 Houston Super Bowl and last year’s, in Minneapolis, counterfeit merchandise worth $15.69 million was seized, she said. She did not know how much of that activity was tied to the Super Bowl.
“We found that it’s a useful tool for aiding in the enforcement work,” DiBella said of the order.
Michael Buchwald, NFL Senior Counsel, Legal, holds up real Super Bowl tickets during the National Football League and law enforcement agencies press conference announcing the latest results of seizures of counterfeit game-related merchandise and tickets during a press conference at the Georgia World Congress Center on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
Photo: ccompton@ajc.com/Curtis Compton
Wargo said it’s rare that a company or event would get that kind of relief before counterfeiters are even identified. But the NFL has a long history around the Super Bowl, he said, and he suspects there was no problem meeting the high bar to receive the order. NASCAR has received similar injunctions on counterfeit goods before its seasons.
“I’m fairly confident they were able to provide evidence of what happened in the past to show the likelihood that it would happen in the future,” Wargo said. “Counterfeit activity routinely happens at the Super Bowl.”
In its request for the restraining order, also filed Monday, the NFL, the New England Patriots and the Los Angeles Rams said football trademarks are “extremely valuable commercial assets and embody goodwill of incalculable value.”
When people purchase counterfeit merchandise or tickets, the filing said, they are deceived into thinking they’re buying genuine goods, when in reality “they are buying poor quality, unlicensed counterfeited goods.”
That’s bad for the people making the purchase, the filing contends, and bad for the NFL. Merchandise is “substandard” and tickets are “unredeemable.”
“When the merchandise prematurely breaks, tears, shrinks, or fades and when the tickets fail to grant entry into the Super Bowl game, consumers lose the value of their hard-earned money and question the goodwill” of the NFL and the teams, the filing said.
Why not go after the counterfeiters ahead of time? DiBella said that it’s nearly impossible.
“It’s often done by itinerant peddlers selling out of a duffel bag or a tent,” she said. “You come back the next day, and the peddler has already moved on.”
Championship trophy and helmets are displayed during NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s press conference at Super Bowl LIII Media Center inside Georgia World Congress Center. The logos are among those protected by the NFL. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM
Photo: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The filing said such sellers use “fictitious names, business addresses, and sham forms of business organizations” and quickly “disappear without a trace,” selling their products for cash.
If notified ahead of time, the court’s order said, those who are counterfeiting are likely to flee with their merchandise or destroy it.
Jonathan Sparks, an intellectual property attorney, said if the NFL waited until after the Super Bowl to go after counterfeiters, it would be far more difficult to collect on that infringement.
“Nobody cares about the Super Bowl after Feb. 3,” he said. “This is a unique situation.”
The range of what’s protected is broad, and includes the NFL and National Football League; phrases like Super Bowl and Super Sunday; designs for the Vince Lombardi trophy and the teams’ logos; and team-specific slogans, like the Rams’ Mob Squad and Defend Our Turf, or the Patriots’ Do Your Job, No Days Off, Unequivocally the Sweetest and Bellestrator.
Old logos and throwback emblems don’t get a reprieve, either.
If anything is taken, a receipt will be issued so the alleged counterfeiter can later argue to have their merchandise returned. The NFL and the teams also have to post a $30,000 bond to cover the possibility that they seize something that is for sale legally.
The order emphasizes getting counterfeit goods isn’t a reason for harm: nothing in it “authorizes the use of force against or the seizure or detention of any person solely on the basis of possessing or trafficking in Counterfeit Merchandise and/or Counterfeit Tickets,” it said.
Arrests have come for some already, including in metro Atlanta. The 13 indictments announced Thursday included Lithonia resident Eugene Smith, 45, and Riverdale resident Eric Ferguson, 50, who allegedly conspired to sell tickets to sporting events, including the past two Super Bowls.
Those tickets were distributed to a network of people who would advertise and sell the tickets to unsuspecting fans, a statement about the indictments said.
Smith allegedly purchased real tickets to events and gave them to Ferguson to duplicate. They face a series of charges related to wire fraud and trafficking counterfeit goods. Smith has pleaded guilty to all counts, and is waiting to be sentenced. Ferguson has pleaded not guilty, and is awaiting trial. It is scheduled to start Feb. 11.
Another person indicted in a similar case, Damon Daniels, was arrested Tuesday in Duluth, U.S. Attorney William McSwain said. McSwain said that police pulled over a car and found printing equipment, card stock and Daniels, 48. Daniels was planning to print Super Bowl tickets, McSwain said.
The New York resident faces a series of charges related to counterfeiting, but McSwain said he does not expect Daniels’ to be the last arrest this week related to the Super Bowl.
“It’s ongoing,” McSwain said of the investigation. “We’re not done by a long shot.”
Staff writer J.D. Capelouto contributed to this story.
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Metro Atlantans find weary relief in news of Fidel Castro’s death
Michael E. Kanell, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
For Cuban-Americans living in metro Atlanta, the death of Fidel Castro was a powerfully symbolic event, an emotional gateway from a painful past into a hopeful future, a promise of prosperity and democracy.
But each seems to have a different balance between forward-looking hope and backward-looking anger.
And many view Castro’s passing as a passage for Cuba itself.
“When you see thousands of people trying to leave, leaving in boats, it is because they want a different way,” said Joel Ferrer, 45, a chef in a Tucker restaurant who left Cuba nine years ago. “I believe in God so I am not happy when somebody dies, but in this case, I think it will be good for the Cuban people.
“When I was born, everybody was supporting Castro, but that changed. Things change when people have more information. So does the concept of revolution, that changes too.”
Unlike the older generations, some who left the island nation as children seem to show less intense resentment toward Castro while having a more positive outlook about Cuba.
For instance, Sue Horn, 58, of Lawrenceville, was born the daughter of a diplomat working for the Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista.
“They lost everything they had and were very resentful,” she said. “But I don’t hold the same views because I didn’t lose anything.”
The revolution that Castro led – the seizure of property, a sometimes violent conflict with the United States, the jailing and executions of opponents and the one-party rule that has lasted through 11 U.S. presidents – left a tangled legacy that still divides Cubans.
Castro did wrong, but did not operate in a vacuum, Horn said.
“He was vindictive against the people he thought were his enemies, but he did have a lot of enemies,” she said. “And you could talk to my sister and they wouldn’t agree with me. This is something that touches a nerve.”
The father and grandfather of Lucas Perez-Leahy left Cuba in 1962. And while the 22-year-old Perez-Leahy was born and raised in Atlanta, he saw the exile experience color the outlook of everyone in his family.
“In my family, there are Republicans and Democrats but almost everybody is conservative in the way that they view Cuba-American relations,” he said. “When relations with the United States were normalized there was an emotional response.”
Castro took on a stature that intensified both ardor and contempt, Perez-Leahy said. “He was mythic. I can understand the anger and job that people in Miami are feeling about his death.”
Some may feel the kind of raucous joy that sent residents into a neighborhood-wide party in the streets of Little Havana in Miami. But among Cuban-Americans contacted by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution locally, it was more common to find a sort of weary relief.
“I don’t want to celebrate someone’s death, that’s not who I am,” said René Diaz, who left Cuba as a child in 1967 and is now chief executive of Diaz Foods, the company his family founded here. “I am celebrating the fact that people are finding some closure. And that there still is more to come.
“I am sad that my father and grandfather did not live to see this day because they lost everything.”
And while he had nothing positive to say about Castro, he wants to put him into context.
“I have a lot of friends who grew up without their parents,” Diaz said. “That is unforgiveable. But it is not just one man, not Fidel Castro only. It was the generals and colonels who stood by him, the soldiers that carried out the orders. Everyone has responsibility.”
The history of Cuba has a long arc. Before Castro was Batista, also a dictator, but one cozy with U.S. government and businesses. In 1957, two years before Castro came to power, Lisa Flowers’ mother left Cuba.
Though she was raised in the U.S., Flowers, now a professor at Emory University’s school of medicine, said she feels foreover enmeshed in the country and its culture. She has traveled to Cuba three times and still has relatives there.
Castro’s death raises questions, she said, “about the future of Cuba, the future of the people in Cuba, what changes might happen and wanting the changes to be positive. This is my mother’s country.”
Jorge Fernandez of Atlanta left Cuba with his sister in 1961. His parents couldn’t get out for another year. He was 10.
The death of Fidel Castro will lift a symbolic weight, making it easier for the government to continue a difficult trek that can someday bring democracy, he said. “This is the first time that the linkage of Fidel may have been may have been a kind of anchor against changes. Now, that is no more.”
There are questions, of course, about how the incoming American president will handle relations, he acknowledged: Will the governments be friendly? Will diplomacy and trade and cultural exchange continue?
“But at the end of the day, whatever the new administration does, the real changes have to come from Cuba,” Fernandez said. “This is a watershed moment.”
Staff writer Shelia Poole contributed to this article.
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History of the United States History Politics and Government US Constitution All Topics
History, Politics & Society | History of the United States | Empire State Building
What US State is called the Empire State?
Assuming the question refers to the Empire State in the United States, the term of the "Empire State" is used for the State of New York.
Why is the US referred to as an empire state?
New York is called the Empire State. not the US.
Why is the Empire State Building called the Empire State Building?
It is called The Empire State Building because New York State's nickname is "The Empire State."
What Southern state is called the empire state of the South?
Georgia is called "The Empire State of the South".
Why georgia called the empire state?
It isn't. New York is called the Empire state.
Where is empire state of america?
The Empire State is New York. It is located in the Northeastern US.
Where is empire state?
The "Empire State" is New York, so-called because of its wealth and resources.
What is US nickname?
How many empire state buildings are there in the US?
There are only 70982 Empire State buildings in the United States
What state is called the empire state?
New York ( NY )
New York is known as which state?
It is called the Empire State.
How to say called in portuguese?
That building is called Empire State Buiding. Aquele edificio chama-se Empire State Building. Callled - chamado, assim chamado(so called) chama-se. Aquele edifício é chamado Empire State Buidilng.
Why is New York called the big apple state?
It isn't. New York City is called the Big Apple. The State is called the Empire State.
In what country is the Empire State Buliding located?
It is in the US.
Who did The US purchased the state Alaska from?
The Russian Empire
What is Georgias nickname?
i am called the empire state of the south
Where is mount Olympus in the us?
Somewhere on the Empire state buildning.
What country is the empire state building in?
It is in the US, in New York City, New York state. The Empire State Building is on 5th Avenue in New York City, NY
How many miles is us from the empire state building New York?
Zero miles. New York is a city in the state of NY. The Empire State Building is in the city of NY in Manhattan .
Which US State has a town called Niagara Falls?
Who fought the US in World War 1?
US soldiers stood in battle directly against soldiers of the German empire in what was called the Western Front. Although US soldier did not fight directly against them, other nations in alliance with Germany and against the alliance of which the US was a part were the Austro-Hungarian Empire, also called the Hapsburg empire, and the Turkish Empire.
What are the 2 largest buildings in the US?
The Sears tower and the Empire state.
How did Georgia get its nicknames?
There are two nicknames. And they are "The empire state of the south" and "The Peach State" Now Georgia is called "The empire state of the south" because it is the biggest state east of the Mississippi River. Now Georgia is called " The Peach State" because Georgia grows a bunch of peaches every year.
Who were the builders of the Empire State Building?
It was a building company called skanska.
What is the song called with Alicia Keys and jz?
''empire state of mind"
Is there a college in the Empire State Building?
Yes it is called The King's College.
What were people called who wanted the US to become an empire?
Imperialists.
Charlemagne's people that were assigned to travel in pairs through the empire checking on courts and the state of the empire were called?
missi dominici
What is the biggest thing in the US?
the biggest thing in the world is the empire state bulding
What Buildings in the US have their own zip code?
Empire State Bldg for one.
When and why was NY called the Empire State?
According to the Encarta encylopedia... "It has been called the Empire State since before 1800, a reference to its wealth and variety of resources and probably derived from a comment, attributed to George Washington, that predicted that New York would become the seat of the new empire."
Who did the US fight in World War 1?
It was called The Central Powers and consisted of the Austria-Hungarian Empire, the Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria and the German Empire.
If a state is outside of the US what is it called?
A state, because it is a state, is inside the US. There are two states that are non-contiguous.
Who is the owner of the Empire State Building?
The Empire State Building has been owned by Empire State Building Associates L.L.C. for fifty years. The company files quarterly and annual reports with the US Securities and and Exchange Commission (SEC). There is a link below to those reports at the SEC.
What is the main building on Mount Olympus called?
In the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, it is called the Empire State Building.
What is the most famous building in US?
Either the white house or the empire state building
What is the nickname for the state New York?
The Empire State The Empire State.
Which state is known as the empire state state?
New York State is known as The Empire State.
What is New York also called?
New York City has the nickname of "The Big Apple". The state has the nickname "The Empire State".
What state has a town called Tea?
The US state of South Dakota has a town called Tea.
What is the name of that Alicia keys song about New York?
It is called Empire State Of Mind.
The empire state is?
New York is the Empire State
What state is the empire state and golden state?
California is the golden state and New York is the empire state
Which state is known as the Empire State?
New York is known as the "Empire State."
Where is empire state is in which state?
New York State's nickname is "The Empire State".
What is the number of steps to the top of Empire State Building?
The Empire State building has 1,860 steps The Empire State building has 1,860 steps The Empire State Building has !>*^) steps ( = 1,869)
Which state in the US is also called the Sioux state?
What is the executive of state government called?
The head of the executive branch of state governments in the US is called the governor.
What are the nicknames of New York?
The New York State is called the Empire State and New York City is nicknamed the Big Apple.
What empire made up of the eastern half roman empire retained greco-roman culture and influenced Russian religion?
The so-called Byzantine Empire. The so-called Byzantine Empire. The so-called Byzantine Empire. The so-called Byzantine Empire. The so-called Byzantine Empire. The so-called Byzantine Empire. The so-called Byzantine Empire. The so-called Byzantine Empire. The so-called Byzantine Empire.
Which state is in the Empire State Building in?
The Empire State Building is located in New York, NY. The state of New York is nicknamed the Empire State. New York The Empire State Building is in New York City, New York.
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Transgender woman sexually assaulted at iconic LGBT bar
Mar 29th 2016 9:47AM
WEST VILLAGE, Manhattan (WPIX) — Police are circulating flyers with the hope of locating a suspect in the sexual assault of a transgender woman at the Stonewall Inn.
She claims the man barged into the single person bathroom Saturday night, groped and sexually assaulted her.
SEE ALSO: North Carolina's transgender bathroom law challenged in US court
According to her account, the man ran off and returned minutes later to attack her again.
Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce said police have a clear image of the man from a security camera and said he is known to patrons. He's hopeful of making an arrest in a matter of days.
The Stonewall Inn, which received landmark status last year, is considered the birthplace of the modern gay rights movement. It was the scene of a 1969 uprising over police harassment of gays.
Stacey Lentz, co-owner of the historic tavern told PIX11 News the Stonewall Inn is a safe haven for members of the gay community and that nothing like the weekend assault has happened there before. She said she is fully cooperating with police.
The man in the wanted poster is seen as a stocky man with a goatee wearing a shiny silver suit. Police are asking people who know his whereabouts or can offer any information about the weekend incident to call them at the Crime Stoppers hotline 1-800 577 TIPS.
More on the history of the Stonewall Inn:
Stonewall Inn, NYC -- history, LGBT
UNITED STATES - JUNE 28: Stonewall Inn nightclub raid. Crowd attempts to impede police arrests outside the Stonewall Inn on Christopher Street in Greenwich Village. (Photo by NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - JULY 06: Daily News page M1 Section Two dated Sunday July 6, 1969..Headline: Covering Firm Covers Up Slums..Construction firm superintendent Birger Nilson looks over housing project plans with project manager Warren Obey...Homo Nest Raided, Queen Bees Are Stinging Mad..The Stonewall Inn on Christopher Street in Greenwich Village (Photo by NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)
NEW YORK - JUNE 24: Two men dance on a mailbox and cheer as the floats pass by at Gay Pride Parade June 24, 2007 in New York City. The parade celebrates lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender pride and honors the Stonewall riots of 1969, when gay bar and nightclub patrons resisted a police raid at the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Getty Images)
NEW YORK - JUNE 24: Participants wear 'attention needed' t-shirt and march in the Gay Pride Parade June 24, 2007 in New York City. The parade celebrates lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender pride and honors the Stonewall riots of 1969, when gay bar and nightclub patrons resisted a police raid at the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Getty Images)
TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY LUIS TORRES A banner on a restaurant next to the Stonewall Inn on Christopher Street June 23, 2009 in the Greenwich Village section of New York as the community marks the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall riots. The disturbances began on the night of June 28, 1969 as a protest by gays against police harassment and helped trigger the modern US gay rights movement. AFP PHOTO/Stan Honda (Photo credit should read STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images)
NEW YORK - JANUARY 21: A general view of rainbow flags at the Stonewall Democratic Club Woman's Awards at the Stonewall Inn on January 21, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Ben Hider/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 02: A general view of the exterior of the Stonewall Inn on March 2, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Ben Hider/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 26: People stand outside of The Stonewall Inn during the 2011 NYC LGBT Pride March on the streets of Manhattan on June 26, 2011 in New York City.Thousands of revelers had reason to celebrate since New York state legislators approved a bill legalizing same-sex marriage which Governor Cuomo signed in to law on Friday June 24. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images)
Niki Buchanan stands outside the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village May 9, 2012 shorty after President Obama today announced that he now supports same-sex marriage, reversing his longstanding opposition. The Stonewall Inn, often shortened to Stonewall is an American bar in New York City and the site of the Stonewall riots of 1969, which are widely considered to be the single most important event leading to the gay liberation. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/GettyImages)
NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 16: Atmosphere at Alex Carr's birthday celebration at The Stonewall Inn on June 16, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by John Lamparski/WireImage)
NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 26: Virginia Sin (L) and Gretchen Menter smile after the Supreme Court ruled key portions of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional, at the Stonewall Inn on June 26, 2013 in the West Village neighborhood of New York City. The Stonewall Inn became historically important in the Lesbian-Gay-Bigender-Transgender community after playing a key role during the Gay-rights movement of the 1960s and 1970s. The high court ruled to strike down DOMA and determined the California's proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage was not properly before them, declining to overturn the lower court's striking down of the law. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 30: Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell speaks to the media in front of The Stonewall Inn announcing a new National Park Service initiative intended to identify places and events associated with the civil rights struggle of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Americans on May 30, 2014 in New York City. The initiative is part of the Obama Administration's effort for the National Park Service to join other agencies in helping to better explain the complex story of the people and events responsible for building this nation. The Stonewall Inn, an iconic bar in the New York's gay rights movement, is the site of a symbolic riot in 1969 that is widely recognized as a catalyst for the modern civil rights movement in the gay rights community. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
NEW YORK - JUNE 26: (L-R) Anna Parisi, 30, visiting from Brazil, embraces her girlfriend, Rebecca Barreto, 24, also from Brazil but studying in New York, during a rally in front of the Stonewall Inn in New York City on June 26, 2015, in support of the Supreme Court's landmark decision guaranteeing nationwide gay marriage rights. (Photo by Yana Paskova/Getty Images)
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Ray Romano reacts to on-screen mother Doris Roberts' passing
Gibson Johns, AOL.com
Apr 19th 2016 10:56AM
Doris Roberts, who played Marie on the CBS hit "Everybody Loves Raymond," died on Monday at the age of 90 of natural causes.
In the wake of her death, many celebrities took to social media to pay tribute to the legendary actress. Perhaps most notably, though, Ray Romano, who played Roberts' son on "Raymond," shared his emotional reaction to the tragic news.
SEE ALSO: 'Everybody Loves Raymond' creator pays tribute to Doris Roberts
"Doris Roberts had an energy and a spirit that amazed me," he said. "She never stopped -- whether working professionally of with her many charities or just nurturing and mentoring a green young comic trying to make it as an actor."
See photos of Doris Roberts throughout her life:
Actress Doris Roberts arrives at the Hollywood Film Awards in Beverly Hills, California November 1, 2015. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
Actor Jack Betts and actress Doris Roberts (R) arrive at the premiere of the movie "Love & Mercy" at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California June 2, 2015. REUTERS/Patrick T. Fallon
Actress Doris Roberts and an unidentified guest arrive at the premiere of the movie "The Impossible" at Arclight Cinema in Hollywood, California December 10, 2012. REUTERS/Patrick T. Fallon (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT)
Cast member Doris Roberts arrives for the New York premiere of Tyler Perry's "Madea's Witness Protection" in New York June 25, 2012. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT)
Actress Patricia Heaton (R) poses with Doris Roberts, her co-star from "Everybody Love Raymond", during the ceremony honoring Heaton with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame along Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California May 22, 2012. REUTERS/Fred Prouser (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT)
Actress Doris Roberts arrives at the 30th anniversary of the People For The American Way Foundation celebration in Beverly Hills, California December 5, 2011. REUTERS/Gus Ruelas (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT ANNIVERSARY)
(L-R) The cast of "Everybody Loves Raymond," Monica Horan, Doris Roberts, Sawyer Sweeten, Ray Romano, Brad Garrett and Patricia Heaton accept their awards at the 8th Annual TV Land Awards in Los Angeles, California, April 17, 2010. REUTERS/Gus Ruelas (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT)
Actress Doris Roberts (L) greets actor Charles Durning at a ceremony where Durning receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood July 31, 2008. REUTERS/Phil McCarten (UNITED STATES)
Actor Charles Durning (C) holds a framed replica while posing for photographs with actresses Charlotte Rae (L) and Doris Roberts (R) at a ceremony where he receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood July 31, 2008. REUTERS/Phil McCarten (UNITED STATES)
Actress Doris Roberts (C) gestures during a ceremony where actor Charles Durning receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood July 31, 2008. REUTERS/Phil McCarten (UNITED STATES)
Actress Doris Roberts arrives at the 6th Annual TV Land Awards in Santa Monica, California, June 8, 2008. REUTERS/Chris Pizzello (UNITED STATES)
(L-R) Marion Ross, Richard Chamberlain, Judy Reyes, Doris Roberts and Shirley Jones, all cast members in forthcoming Hallmark Channel original films, participate in a panel discussion at the Television Critics Association press tour in Pasadena, California, January 12, 2006. REUTERS/Chris Pizzello
Actress Doris Roberts of "Everybody Loves Raymond" holds her Emmy award for outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series at the 57th annual Prime Time Emmy Awards in Los Angeles September, 18, 2005. REUTERS/Mike Blake MB
Emmy winner Doris Roberts arrives at the HBO after party following the 57th annual Emmy Awards at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood September 18, 2005. Picture taken September 18, 2005. REUTERS/Max Morse SSM/TC
Doris Roberts accepts her award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, with her grandsons, at the 57th annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles September 18, 2005. Roberts won for her role in "Everybody Loves Raymond." REUTERS/Robert Galbraith GMH/DH
U.S. actress Doris Roberts arrives for the series wrap party of "Everybody Loves Raymond" in Santa Monica, California April 28, 2005. The final episode of the CBS sitcom, which has run for nine years, will air on May 16. REUTERS/Lee Celano ljc/JK/dh
Cast members of "Everybody Loves Raymond", (back L-R) Monica Horan, Peter Boyle, Brad Garrett, Ray Romano, (middle L-R) Madylin Sweeten, Patricia Heaton, Doris Roberts, (front L-R) Sawyer Sweeten and Sullivan Sweeten, pose for a group photo at the series wrap party in Santa Monica, California April 28, 2005. The final episode of the CBS sitcom, which has been running for nine years, will air on May 16. REUTERS/Lee Celano ljc/JK/CN
Actress Doris Robert (R) signs autographs following an unveiling ceremony honoring her with the 2,214th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame February 10, 2003 in Los Angeles. Roberts has won three Emmy Awards, two of which are for her role as Marie in "Everybody Loves Raymond." REUTERS/Jim Ruymen JR
Actress Doris Roberts (C) signs board following an unveiling ceremony honoring her with the 2,214th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame February 10, 2003 in Los Angeles. Roberts has won three Emmy Awards, two of which are for her role as Marie in "Everybody Loves Raymond." REUTERS/Jim Ruymen JR
Actress Doris Roberts poses with a replica plaque following an unveiling ceremony honoring her with the 2,214th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame February 10, 2003 in Los Angeles. Roberts has won three Emmy Awards, two of which are for her role as Marie in "Everybody Loves Raymond." REUTERS/Jim Ruymen JR/ME
Actress Doris Roberts (C), surrounded by friends and family members savors the moment during an unveiling ceremony honoring her with the 2,214th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame February 10, 2003 in Los Angeles. Roberts has won three Emmy Awards, two of which are for her role as Marie in "Everybody Loves Raymond." REUTERS/Jim Ruymen JR/ME
Doris Roberts (R), won an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in "Everybody Loves Raymond" at the 54th annual Emmy Awards in Los Angeles September 22, 2002. Roberts is shown with fellow cast members Patricia Heaton (C) and Peter Boyle at the Governor's Ball following the awards show. REUTERS/Fred Prouser RG
Actress Doris Roberts poses with the Emmy award she won for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in "Everybody Loves Raymond" at the 53rd annual Emmy Awards in Los Angeles November 4, 2001. The Emmys, honoring excellence in American television, was postponed twice due to the September 11attacks in New York and Washington. REUTERS/Andy Clark FSP
The cast of "Everybody Loves Ramon," from left front, Patricia Heaton, Doris Roberts and Ray Romano pose backstage at the 2nd Annual TV Guide Awards, as fellow cast member Brad Garrett has fun with his award March 5, at 20th Century Fox Studios in Los Angeles. The popular television series was voted Favorite Comedy Series by over 1.5 million TV fans who participated in voting for their favorite stars and television programs in two January issues of TV Guide magazine.
Actress Doris Roberts arrives September 12 at the 51st Annual Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. Roberts is nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in CBS's "Everybody Loves Raymond." **DIGITAL IMAGE**
LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 08: Actress Doris Roberts attends the International Myeloma Foundation 8th Annual Comedy Celebration benefiting The Peter Boyle Research Fund & supporting The Black Swan Research Initiative featuring 'Celebrity Autobiography' at The Wilshire Ebell Theatre on November 8, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Angela Weiss/Getty Images for International Myeloma Foundation)
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - OCTOBER 11: (L-R) Sony Music Entertainment Chief Creative Officer Clive Davis, Carousel of Hope Chairman Barbara Davis, and actress Doris Roberts attend the 2014 Carousel of Hope Ball presented by Mercedes-Benz at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on October 11, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
vLOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 22: Actresses Jo Anne Worley (L) and Doris Roberts attend the 8th Annual BritWeek Launch Party at a private residence on April 22, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - MAY 01: Actress Doris Roberts arrives at the 9th Annual Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival Opening Night Gala honoring Carl Reiner with tributes at Saban Theatre on May 1, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Allen Berezovsky/WireImage)
Throughout her career, Doris Roberts won a total of five Emmys, including four for her run on "Everybody Loves Raymond," which ran for nine seasons.
"She did everything with such a grand love for life and people," Romano continued. "I will miss her dearly."
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What Can a Somali Granted Asylum Do if Facing Deportation Under Trump Administration?
by Alice Vacek Aranda | Feb 14, 2018 | Asylum
Lately there have been well-publicized raids in Minnesota and other parts of the country, in which immigration authorities have been cracking down on Somali immigrants who were granted asylum but then may have committed a crime and are now subject to deportation. http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/immigration/sd-me-somalia-flight-20170127-story.html.
See also http://www.newsweek.com/4000-somalis-deportation-us-ambassador-581498 and https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/9kdda3/somalis-say-they-were-shackled-and-beaten-on-aborted-ice-deportation-flight
Is there anything they can do?
The answer is yes. If you have been granted asylum but have not yet applied for your green card, or you are afraid to apply for your green card because many years ago you might have committed a crime but now have turned your life around, you can apply for the green card with a 209(c) waiver.
Unlike other waivers, this waiver is only available to people who came as refugees or who were granted asylum. The waiver is broader than other waivers, and will pardon most crimes except for crimes involving national security or drug trafficking, violent and dangerous crimes, and particularly serious crimes.
The waiver is granted if there is a humanitarian purpose, or for family unity, or is otherwise in the public interest. Documents that need to be filed include proof of family in the United States who have legal status, proof that the family would suffer hardship if the person applying for the waiver is deported, proof of the person’s work history, and ties to the community. A waiver is also in the public interest of the United States if granting the waiver allows the United States to uphold its international commitments and foreign relations.
The procedure is complicated and should be filed only with an attorney working with asylees and refugees. However, if successful, the applicant will have a green card and will be eligible for citizenship.
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Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners was originally appointed by Barcelona-based developer Sacresa to redevelop an existing bullring in the city of Barcelona into a major new mixed-use leisure and entertainment complex. The scheme was subsequently taken over by Metrovacesa and was formally opened to the public in March 2011.
Las Arenas is strategically located at the foothill of Montjuic at the intersection of Gran Via and Avenue Parallel, two major city highways, and acts as a major landmark for the Plaça d’Espanya transport interchange.
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The historic bullring, constructed at the very end of the 19th century, fell largely into disuse during the 1970s due to the declining popularity of bullfighting in Catalonia. However, the strong civic and cultural role which the building played in the life of Barcelona over nearly a century – not only as a bullring but also as a venue for opera and theatre productions, rock concerts, political gatherings and even as a barracks during the Civil war – led to a decision by the city council that the façade should not be demolished. As a result, the redevelopment has retained and refurbished the striking neo-mudéjar façade, while creating an open and accessible entrance to the new building at street level. Within the façade of the former bullring, approximately 47,000 m² of mixed activities has been created plus a 1,250-space car park in the basement. The main activities offered are commercial, entertainment, health and leisure spaces focused around a central event space, including multiplex cinemas on the third floor and a gym and the ‘Museum of Rock’ on the fourth floor. In addition, a separate building – the ‘Eforum’ – in Carrer de Llançà, adjacent to the bullring, will provide retail and restaurants at ground and first-floor levels, with four levels of offices above.
The original 19th-century bullring was raised above the levels of the surrounding streets with ramps and stairs within the surrounding plinth providing access. However, the redevelopment – which involved the excavation of the base of the façade and the insertion of composite arches to support the existing wall and create new spaces for shops and restaurants – establishes a new, open public realm around the building providing level access to a wide range of retail facilities. In contrast, the Eforum building follows the typical, historic street alignment of the Pla Cerda grid pattern of streets which are typical of the 19th century Barcelona streetscape.
The approach for the bullring uses the most advanced architectural and engineering technologies in response to the brief while respecting and celebrating the fabric of the historical bullring to re-establish the building as a visually striking landmark for the city. The most spectacular aspect of the intervention is the inclusion of a 100-metrediameter habitable ‘dish’ with a 76-metrediameter domed roof, floating over the façade – and structurally independent from it – providing flexible, column-free spaces beneath the dome (as well as below on level 4). This ‘plaza in the sky’ incorporates large terraces around the perimeter with space for cafés and restaurants, providing stunning views across the city.
Two main access routes cut through the building at 180-degrees to each other, providing access from Gran Via and Parc Joan Miró as well as Carrer Tarragona and Carrer de Llançà and forming a cruciform system leading into the central atrium space. Within these zones, escalators are located to provide access to all levels including the rooftop plaza. Two large, partially-glazed passenger lifts are located on one side of the circular atrium serving the parking and retail (-1) levels; on the other side of the atrium, two fully-glazed, panoramic passenger lifts serve the upper floors.
In addition, there are two fully-glazed external lifts on Carrer de Llançà at the entrance to the Eforum office building and two panoramic passenger lifts (partially glazed) on the outside of the telecommunications tower facing Plaça d’Espanya. This tower reinforces the presence of the bullring and – at its base – provides direct access from the metro station Espanya to the building. The multifunctional area within the dome and the restaurants around its perimeter can be accessed from this elevated public space.
Equally important is the resolution of the ground plane surrounding the bullring, where new plazas are created to provide connections with the existing metro station and neighbouring Parc Joan Miró. In addition, the development links strongly to the nearby Fira de Barcelona – a key European business exhibition venue attracting 3.5 million visitors annually – and the neighbouring districts of Eixample and Sants-Montjuic, one of Barcelona’s fastest-growing and most dynamic areas.
The roof and the giant dish are supported on huge pylons, with services and circulation, such as escalators and stairways, accommodated in the cruciform-shaped zone, defined by the four raked pylon structures.
The design is based on a series of separate and complementary structural systems which allows a variety of activities and user requirements to take place on different levels inside the building. The dish supports the cupola/dome, creating an open and flexible space. Its columns travel down to ground level within the four atria; bridges, lifts, escalators and walkways either pass through these columns or on either side of them. This also allows for an open, column-free space at level 4 and removes the need for any structural members to pass through the cinema spaces below at levels 2 and 3. These cinema spaces are formed by large steel cantilevered boxes that effectively constitute a separate, self-contained structural system within the building and rest on a concrete base at level 2.
From level 2 downwards, a more conventional concrete column and floor slab construction has been used for the retail areas. The design of the column layout has provided the spaces required by the client for different retail zones; these columns continue into the four levels of car park below, creating a logical layout for vehicle access and parking.
Additional, separate structural systems support the existing façade of the historic bullring (providing maintenance, fire escape, services and access gantries) and the adjacent Eforum, which connects with the retail at ground level and also with the car park and basement ramps. Between the bullring façade and the Eforum is a services spine and large goods lifts, with other services for the bullring complex placed on the roof of the Eforum.
The roof dome is finished with a plastic coating which helps to reduce glare from reflected sunlight. The relatively shallow dome rises only ten metres from its perimeter to the centre. While this geometry is structurally challenging, with its susceptibility to buckling and large deflections, the dimensions were nonnegotiable, having to keep within an envelope agreed during the initial planning consent. The maximum crown height was fixed to reduce the visual impact of the roof from a nearby historic fountain.
Several structural options were researched for the roof with the preferred solution being a lamella structure in which the timber members form a pattern of lozenges creating a grid-shell of timber. This works by having simple, repetitive short lengths of timber glu-lam beams, made of fir and joined together to form the dome. The pattern changes at the crown where the structure terminates in a circular ring beam, defining a 30 metre-diameter oculus constructed from a simplified pattern of glu-lam members. The primary members of the dome are connected invisibly. As a result, even though they are bolted together, all of the metal is hidden within the wood so that observers beneath the dome will perceive only a continuous timber structure. The laminated beams are topped with two layers of plywood – ‘Kerto’ panels which aid structural stiffness – and a layer of insulation, topped with a seamless liquid application roofing system for a weather-proof finish. The entire roof sits on a three-metre-high ‘skirt’ to overcome the possibility of unusable low space at the perimeter of the dome. The skirt is comprised of 20 boomerang-shaped columns supporting the dome’s perimeter beam. Inclined struts spring from these columns to directly support the ring beam where it meets the timber grid-shell, while providing stability to the entire structure. This approach not only provides a visual contrast with the steel used to construct the dish, but has the environmental advantage of being a sustainable and renewable natural resource. The choice of timber also meant that the structure could be exposed to dramatic visual effect, as fire performance is achieved by sacrificing charring layers.
All the constituent parts – the façade, the roof-level spaces, the four internal segments and the adjacent Eforum – are structurally independent, allowing for future flexibility and change to encourage a wide variety and rotation of activities, including sports events, fashion shows and exhibitions.
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The making of the Flacon Design Factory map
First we need to decide on the format of the map.
The previous version was too large and didn’t fit in a pocket. Trying two layout variants and choosing the second one.
The main aim of the map is to be functional and easily understandable, which means we must show all the entrances to the territory and provide building and building entrance numbers. There are many art objects at the factory which we also want to show on the map.
The first approach. What if instead of buildings we only show their walls and entrances?
Art director: The isometric view is OK, the entrances are OK, but the pins inside are not OK: they look too noisy and can’t be read easily. I also thought the walls were too active. It’s better to get rid of the grid, it only brings more noise. There is an easy test for building numbers: try to locate building 3, entrance 4. Right now it’s not that simple.
Trying to calm it down.
Or maybe screw the walls? We can keep only the building layouts.
We start with something neutral, gradually adding layers and color.
Designer: Or maybe like this? It’s like a special reverse perspective. You can see all the streets, all the courts and all the walls. We can show the entrances and even drawings on the roof (the white Flacon text). We can also show wall texture and colors.
Art director: It makes the doors too small and the trolleybus absolutely incomprehensible. And it looks like a dozen pyramids.
The designer continues to work on the isometric view with no walls and adds art objects to the map.
Art director: Not good enough right now. Letters with volume are a total no-no. The exits are too noisy, there are too many details. The green color is too active. I don’t like the icons.
Another alternative.
At this point another designer writes:
— It’s cool that all three entrances are in the front: this gives us the opportunity to experiment and do something like this:
It’s a thought.
Drawing a slightly more detailed draft.
Showing the isometric and the curved plane approaches to the client.
The client makes the right choice. The work continues.
First we need to pick the right perspective so that the buildings don’t lean over the streets. Building a simple 3D model and making slightest top-down adjustments.
Drawing the buildings. Let’s keep the dark background, it makes comprehending volume and space easier. Marking the tenants who are the most difficult to find.
Adding the art objects, the café by the first entrance and the trees. As for the gray field, there will be a guy digging for treasure there.
The client and the artistic director approve the chosen direction. The art director makes a bunch of comments.
Trying different ways of drawing the objects on the map.
The chair.
The café.
Adding description of the art objects and other details. Choosing the background color.
Time to think about the cover and the tenant index layout.
The cover has to be clean and simple: it’s a functional map, not an advertising booklet. Drawing a picture on how to spend a fun day at the factory on the back.
Typesetting.
Checking how the map will fold.
Trying to find the best way to display building and entrance numbers in the index. Obviously, we need to put them in circles, just like on the map. All that’s left is to make sure the circles are not in the way of reading the text.
Playing with the color and position of the circles.
Adding color to the headings. Very good, the text is now divided into blocks which makes it easier to understand. Placing a miniature map with building numbers on the front cover. This makes using the index very easy: we see the building number in the text and can immediately find it on the mini map.
Still, the circles in the text create too much noise.
Some more layout options. The number four screams, “Choose me!”
Finalizing the text layout, changing the color of the cover, polishing the details, checking the main map. Time to print.
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Edward Snowden’s Destroyed Computer And Hard Drive Exhibited In New V&A Exhibition
28 February 2015 / Art Categories Art News, News / Art Tags Edward Snowden's Destroyed / / / / /
To tie in with the General Election, the V&A is presenting ‘All of This Belongs to You’, a free exhibition about the museum as a public space and its role as a public institution in contemporary life. Distributed across both the physical and online spaces of the V&A, All of This Belongs to You will comprise four site- specific installations, three displays, two online commissions and a series of events including a special late opening on election night (7 May).
Each of these projects will test the capacity of the V&A as a public entity and what it means to be responsible for a national public collection, opening the museum up as a stage for debate and discussion as much as a space for the appreciation of objects. More than 40 new acquisitions have been made for this project, and loaned objects on display will include the hard drives that held documents leaked to the Guardian newspaper by Edward Snowden, and which were subsequently ordered to be destroyed by the UK government.
Martin Roth, V&A Director, said: “The V&A’s collection belongs to all of us, and the Museum is a space owned by the public. But what can art, design and architecture really say about the idea of civic identity, about privacy and about our lives as citizens? With an election approaching, people are deciding their collective futures and their individual roles in society. All of This Belongs to You is about using art, design and architecture to open up the truly public space of our Museum as a platform for debate.”
At the core of the exhibition are four installations created by invited architects, designers and artists:
• New York-based artist and architectural preservationist Jorge Otero-Pailos’s installation ‘The Ethics of Dust’ will interact with the largest object in the V&A, the cast of Trajan’s Column. Using conservation latex, Otero-Pailos will ‘clean’ the hollow inside of the column, removing dust and dirt accumulated over decades in this usually unseen space. The resulting giant latex ‘cast of a cast’ will be exhibited adjacent to the original, revealing the passage of time, and highlighting the Museum’s duty of care to the public collection.
• London-based practice muf architecture / art’s project titled ‘More than one (fragile) thing at a time’ will take place within the Medieval and Renaissance galleries. This area within the Museum was designed as an archetypal public space, with daylight, sculptures of standing figures, and a fountain. muf’s installation tests this description by hosting a series of activities, all provoked by the existing contents of the gallery and the afterlife of the places those objects came from. Informed by these tests, a series of furniture pieces will invite particular relationships between viewers and the historical objects on permanent display.
• Artist and ecologist Natalie Jeremijenko, also based in New York, will create three related pieces under the title ‘On Air’, each considering the V&A within the wider ecology of the city. A ‘Phenological Clock’ in the grand entrance will depict 12 months in the life-cycle of the flowering plants and pollinating insects that surround the V&A, ‘Ag Bags’ on the low walls at the front of the Museum will introduce plant life to the stone architecture, and a ‘Moth Cinema’ on Exhibition Road will create a habitat for insects, celebrating their critical role in our daily lives.
• Artist and writer James Bridle’s installation ‘Five Eyes’ takes its name from the alliance of major global intelligence powers. Using an algorithm of the sort employed by these agencies, objects have been automatically selected from an analysis of the Museum collection’s 1.4 million digital records. The resulting displays incorporate the Museum’s archive files to create networks of objects that reveal the history and present state of surveillance and state power.
There will also be three specially curated displays that show new acquisitions alongside existing objects from the museum’s collection:
• Ways to be Secret will examine the contradiction between our concern for online privacy, and our obsession with sharing via social media. At the heart of this display will be the hard drives which held documents leaked to the Guardian newspaper by Edward Snowden, which were subsequently ordered to be destroyed by the UK government. These will be shown alongside objects including the CryptoPhone 500, a secure, military-grade mobile phone, an Onion Pi router which enables users to browse the web anonymously and a selfie stick with a remote shutter release.
• Ways to be Public will present contemporary architecture and urbanism projects that rethink the role of contemporary public space today. It illustrates how architects are using new tools, tactics and ideas to forge publics in a variety of ways, from a flag
binding together individual nations of the EU, to a garden designed to teach school children mathematics.
• Civic Objects will highlight 25 objects and spaces around the V&A that relate to the themes of the exhibition. From a security bollard used in the 2012 Olympics, to an example of the first street light, these objects illustrate the close relationship between design and public life.
In addition to the work and displays in the Museum’s physical spaces, the exhibition will include two online-only commissions, each engaging with the digital realm as an emerging public space. Dutch graphic design studio Bitcaves will present ‘Liquid Citizenship’, a web app that collates examples from around the world of how citizenship can be purchased or revoked, and US-based artist Kyle Macdonald’s project ‘Exhausting a Crowd’ will invite visitors to annotate the actions and activities of people in a video of a major public space in London, producing a dense description and record of what occurs.
Finally, All of This Belongs to You will include a weekly programme of events, focussing on themes raised by the exhibition: security, surveillance, public space, and public institutions. On 7 May, the V&A will host an Election Night Special, a free public event with speakers exploring the intersection of design and politics. The full event programme will be available online.
All of This Belongs to You 1 April – 19 July 2015
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Man wanted in Greenmount Avenue firebombing turns himself in
By Justin Fenton
The man wanted in the firebombing of an East Baltimore home that killed two and injured six others has turned himself in, police announced Monday afternoon.<
The man wanted in the firebombing of an East Baltimore home that killed two and injured six others turned himself in Monday afternoon, a surrender that was live-streamed on Facebook as he proclaimed his innocence.
Police say Antonio T. Wright, 26, threw two Molotov cocktails into a home in the 1200 block of Greenmount Ave. early Saturday. They have charged him with two counts of murder and six counts of attempted murder.
Authorities had named him "Public Enemy No. 1" and offered a $12,000 reward for information leading to his arrest.
"I did not commit this crime," Wright said in the video as he was being handcuffed. "I won't allow them to bring me in like an animal to portray what y'all saying on TV. ... Y'all judged me before y'all even knew anything. Y'all convicted me off assumption. And I didn't do it."
Shi-heem Sholto, 19, and Tyrone James, 17, died in the blaze, and a woman remains in critical condition after jumping from a third-story window. A 4-year-old girl was among those injured.
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The deaths of Sholto and James were among 11 homicides logged in the city in the past week. As of Monday, there had been 71 homicides in 79 days in 2017, a 40 percent increase over the same time last year.
The killings included the fatal shootings of a local boxer, a high school student and a robbery victim, as well as the fatal stabbings of a couple in a home.
The firebombing struck an especially emotional chord in the city, where a similar, targeted firebombing of a family's home in East Baltimore in 2002 killed Angela Dawson, her husband Carnell and their five children.
A woman identifying herself on Facebook as Wright's wife live-streamed his surrender to police on Greenmount Avenue, in the same block as Saturday's fire. He was surrounded by a group of supporters.
The woman, who has not responded to requests for comment from The Baltimore Sun, has been posting messages on Facebook since the weekend, saying Wright is innocent. On Sunday she alleged that Wright was being framed for trying to expose an officer who illegally sold a rifle on the street — a claim police confirm they are now investigating.
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Police spokesman T.J. Smith said police were pleased that Wright turned himself in without incident. He declined to release additional details of how Wright has been linked to the crime.
"We have information that there was some ongoing feud between potentially him and someone in the location. I'm not at liberty to discuss who those persons were," Smith said.
The woman who identifies herself as Wright's wife posted a series of videos, filmed by Wright, in which Wright says he is going to expose a police officer who sold an AR-15 rifle on the street and is trying to get it back. State legislators banned the sale of such rifles in 2013.
One of the videos includes Wright interacting with a man who the Police Department confirmed is the officer.
Court records obtained by The Baltimore Sun show that a Northern District officer, as a citizen, filed charges with a District Court commissioner on Jan. 20 alleging that his girlfriend's 16-year-old son broke into their home last year and stole an an AR-15 and a 20-gauge Mossburg shotgun. The home is around the corner from where Saturday's firebombing occurred.
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Smith said the officer had reported the weapon stolen to the department, as required. He said the department believes the officer was trying to get his stolen property back when he was filmed engaging with Wright.
"What we believe occurred is that the officer went out in the community based on information that he received that he could get his property back," Smith said. "We think that's not uncommon, and something a lot of officers would do if they have relationships in the community."
Smith compared it to trying to get a stolen lawnmower returned. "You start hearing things, and you do what you can to get the property back," he said.
The charges the officer filed against his girlfriend's son were dropped on Jan. 31. The state's attorney's office said the officer failed to follow through with prosecutors. The officer is not being named because he has not been formally accused of a crime.
Four videos of Wright are posted on the woman's Facebook page, one of which was viewed more than 30,000 times. In one of the videos, Wright talks into the camera and asserts that the police officer was trying to reacquire an AR-15 he had sold.
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"He sold ...an AR-15, then he realize he gonna get in trouble and want it back," Wright says in the video.
In another video, Wright appears to unwrap a Bushmaster AR-15 from a garbage bag in a grassy lot. A fourth video shows the officer driving to a vacant lot, getting out of his car, and getting back in. That video is filmed from a porch, and part of the porch obstructs what the man does when he gets out of his vehicle.
Smith said there was "no corroborating evidence" that the officer had illegally sold the gun "outside of that person's words."
"That information is something that obviously we take seriously and look into, but it's also something that was never reported to the Police Department," Smith said. "Allegations like that we take seriously, but I don't want to address it any more than it needs to be addressed."
Wright and the woman also questioned in Facebook posts why police released surveillance footage of the firebombing that was taken from a camera at the far end of the block, when there is a camera just a few doors away from the home that burned.
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Smith said the camera at the corner of East Preston Street and Greenmount Avenue was facing the wrong direction when the incident occurred. When not being manually operated, city surveillance cameras are programmed to pan 360 degrees, occasionally zooming up and down blocks.
Smith said police have not presented their full case to the public, only what was necessary to bring Wright into custody.
Wright did not have an attorney listed in court records Monday afternoon.
Wright said in one video posted Sunday night that he has stayed out of trouble since being released from jail in 2015 after an armed robbery conviction. He said he is known in the community for "opening the doors for old ladies, looking out for every kid in the neighborhood, showing respect to everyone."
"I grew up in a crime-infested city. Yeah, I fell victim to some choices I made, but that don't mean I continued making those choices," he said.
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Perhaps never in all man's history has something so valuable been purchased for so little! The major flaw in Esau's character reveals itself in his careless disregard of the high value of his birthright in favor of an immediate, sensual satisfaction. Unfortunately, far too many of us are like him. Esau was a man, so to speak, who could not see two blocks down a straight road on a crystal-clear day. Because immediate concerns dominated his life, living by faith was extremely difficult for him.
Either he had no vision, or his personality demanded instant gratification. The things that he valued were those he could have right away. Notice verses 32 and 34. To paraphrase he says, "What good is the birthright if I have to wait for it?" Apparently, he either did not consider making a sacrifice to retain it at all or quickly passed over the thought. Therefore, he hungrily gratified his appetite and went his way, much like the harlot who, after plying her trade, unconcernedly says, "I have done no harm."
However, Moses writes, "Esau despised his birthright"! Despise is a strong word, meaning "to be scornful" or "to treat with contempt." Notice Paul's remarks about this in Hebrews 12:16: ". . . lest there be any fornicator or profane person like Esau, who for one morsel of food sold his birthright." Paul judges him as "profane," which marks a person as irreverent toward what is sacred. The Greek word literally describes one standing in front of a temple (where God dwells) rather than within it, suggesting one not admitted into the body of true knowledge. Esau displays his profanity by treating something hallowed—his birthright—as if it were common.
Esau further demonstrates this perversity in his thinking in his choice of wives (Genesis 26:34-35). He is unconcerned about God, the things of God, and the future. His mind is elsewhere; he is worldly. The Christian must live in the present dealing with life's problems as they come to him, but always with the future, the Kingdom of God, in mind.
God's Word depicts Esau's worldliness through the medium of eating. Eating something he desired at the moment meant more to him than a tremendously valuable gift of God. Though he became very wealthy, the Bible ignores his death, which oftentimes indicates something ominous. It is worth meditating upon how much satisfying immediate cravings and yearnings, perhaps even for food, presents a stumblingblock to our pleasing God.
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Related Topics: Appetite, Control of | Esau | Esau's Temperament | Esau's Worldliness | Fornication | Profane | Profane/Holy Distinction | Self Gratification
So, what is our particular "bowl of lentils"? For what would we give up everything God has offered us? For what are we giving up our fabulous birthright? What sinful pattern of living could be keeping us from inheriting all things? Is it worth it?
We would like to say, "Nothing," but actions speak louder than words. Our behavior reveals our beliefs. If we are acting in a way that despises our birthright, we are showing that our beliefs are no different from Esau's. In fact, if we are participating in behavior contrary to God's standards, that behavior has become our bowl of lentils.
Again, what have we been putting ahead of the promises we could inherit? Our answer identifies our present bowl of lentils.
Esau wanted to be satisfied immediately; he did not want to wait. He wanted the pleasures and satisfactions of the flesh fulfilled instantly. What good was a birthright if it did not satisfy his incredible hunger and thirst right now?
Anything, any sin, any behavior, any thought pattern, any god we place before the Holy One—anything that would keep us from receiving our birthright—is our bowl of lentils. For most of us, these are ingrained patterns of life that we must overcome. Some have been able to hide and camouflage these bowls of lentils from others. It does not matter. God sees all (Hebrews 4:13).
We could be working so hard laboring for the meat that perishes that we ignore and neglect the spiritual food and promises God has offered us. We could be working so hard at building a relationship with a boss that we do not spend the time building our relationship with the real Master. Perhaps it is sinful worry, the cares of this life, that have pulled us off center. Or, it could be the pleasures of this life, the vanities of this age, or unconquered sins. Any of these could be our bowl of lentil stew that could lead God to conclude we are despising our birthright too.
What are some typical bowls of lentils? Galatians 5:19-21, Paul's list of the "works of the flesh" is a good place to start. He concludes by saying, "[T]hose who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God" (verse 21).
Are we letting covetousness become a bowl of lentils? Have we chosen the god of "success" in place of the true God (Mark 4:18-19)?
Does anything each day come ahead of seeking Him and walking with Him? Are there sins of the flesh, of sex, of hate, of worry, of envy that keep us from seeking our birthright diligently?
How about the Sabbath and holydays? Are we keeping them holy?
The point is clear. Each of us knows what our bowl of lentils is.
We can learn from Esau. He should have gone hungry instead of selling out a fabulous future for literal beans. There will be many times when we will have that same decision: despise the birthright—or sacrifice, wait, endure, overcome, and put up with hardship. We have to make sure we choose properly: life (Deuteronomy 30:15-20).
No matter how temporarily enjoyable and satisfying any sin is in that moment, it cannot begin to measure up to the eternal rewards of God's birthright promises. Inheriting our birthright will not be easy. God wants to know beyond any doubt that we value it. That means we will be tested on this point repeatedly. It will take endurance, sacrifice, and keeping our focus on what is eternal and truly valuable (II Corinthians 4:17-18).
What is Your Bowl of Lentil Stew?
Related Topics: Birthright | Birthright Promises | Birthright, Despising | Bowl of Lentils | Endurance | Esau | Esau's Temperament | Esau's Worldliness | Flesh, Works of the | Lentil Stew | Sacrifice | Self Control | Self Denial | Spiritual Inheritance | World's Influence | Worldliness
We all shake our heads in disbelief when we think about the well-known story of Esau selling his birthright for a measly bowl of lentil stew. How could he do such a thing? But are we any better today? Paul reminds us that the stories God includes in the Old Testament are there to help us avoid making the same mistakes (I Corinthians 10:11-12).
We have another advantage: Esau was not converted, and we are. Through the indwelling of God's Holy Spirit, we have help he never had. We can use this godly insight and power to learn and grow in the way of living that will please God.
What did Esau give up? Of course, we understand that God had prophesied that the older would serve the younger. Perhaps Jacob was aware of this and was trying to "help God" work out His foreordained providence. Whatever the case, until this point the birthright was Esau's. Albert Barnes comments: "In after times the right of primogeniture consisted in a double portion of the father's goods [Deuteronomy 21:17], and a certain rank as the patriarch and priest of the house on the death of the father." God had already promised vast lands and wealth to the descendants of Abraham who came through the birthright son (Genesis 26:1-5).
Imagine for a second that Esau could have foreseen all of North America, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa, vast sections of Europe, and parts of the Middle East. Would he have had a greater appreciation for the birthright then? Possibly.
However, Esau could not imagine the unimaginable wealth, power, military might, political impact, and world leadership his descendants could have. This is not even considering the potential for a far greater spiritual inheritance—the blessing (see Genesis 27:1-29)—that accompanies the birthright. These benefits were not real to him; he could not touch them. They were too far in the future; they were not present at the moment. The only thing that was real to him was his need to eat some lentil stew. Right now.
Esau's impulsive, unholy, live-in-the-now lifestyle was about to cost him and his descendants dearly. As God says, he despised his birthright.
God has called us to a fabulous, unfathomable birthright. Our birthright, as firstfruits of God, makes Esau's birthright seem trivial. If we cannot or will not realize what God has offered us, we can let such great a prize slip away as tragically as Esau spurned his birthright (Hebrews 2:1; 12:14-17). If we do not value our birthright more than anything in this universe, we can sell it for our own equivalent of a bowl of lentil stew.
Related Topics: Birthright | Birthright Promises | Birthright, Despising | Esau | Esau's Temperament | Esau's Worldliness | Lentil Stew | Primogeniture , Right of | Spiritual Inheritance
How did Esau come to be of a mind that he could sell his birthright so easily? Can we follow the same path but in a spiritual sense? What must we do to cherish rather than despise our far more glorious inheritance?
What Esau despised was no small thing. Even if we disregard the earlier promises given to Abraham and Isaac of descendants as numerous as the sand of the seashore, the Promised Land of Canaan, royal dynasties, and the gates of their enemies, Esau stood to inherit a literal fortune. As we have learned over the years, the birthright contained a two-fold promise: physical promises and spiritual promises. We can see this in summary in Genesis 12:1-3:
Now the LORD had said to Abram: "Get out of your country, from your family and from your father's house, to a land that I will show you. I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed."
What a wonderful inheritance for Abraham's descendants! God promises a national homeland, national greatness (power and prosperity), and national prestige. Abraham's descendants would ultimately be a force for good on the planet, especially because from Israel would come the Messiah.
If we consider just what Esau would inherit when Isaac died, it still was quite a huge amount of wealth. In Genesis 24:35, Abraham's servant says to Rebekah's family, "The LORD has blessed my master greatly, and he has become great; and He has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, male and female servants, and camels and donkeys." Just a chapter later, Moses records, "And Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac," except for "gifts" that he bestowed on his other sons by his concubines (Genesis 25:5-6).
The birthright was customarily passed down from father to eldest son. Being Isaac's eldest son (verse 25), Esau would have stood to gain quite a lot, at least in the way of wealth. A bowl of lentils hardly compares to "flocks and herds, silver and gold, male and female servants, and camels and donkeys"! How could he have despised his awesome inheritance so easily?
What was Esau's problem? He did not treasure his inheritance! Jesus tells us in His Sermon on the Mount, "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also" (Matthew 6:21). People usually only sell something when they value something else more. Esau did not place a high-enough value on the birthright, so he sold it for a pittance.
What Is Your Lentil Soup?
Related Topics: Birthright | Birthright Blessing | Birthright Promises | Birthright, Despising | Esau | Esau's Temperament | Esau's Worldliness | Self Centeredness | Self Control | Self Gratification | Self Indulgence
In our culture, because we do not deal with patriarchal inheritances, it is difficult to understand "birthright." Since we live in an individual-oriented society, perhaps we can grasp the concept of "opportunity" more readily.
Advertisers inundate us with offers to learn about a "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity." It usually ends up in a meeting where a motivational speaker tries to recruit us for another network-marketing "opportunity." Or, it may be a chance to buy a franchise of a promising new chain of restaurants or stores. After a few of such pitches, we can become jaded to the fact that God truly offers us an incredible "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity" to end all others.
Indeed, most of humanity from the days of Adam will never be given the opportunities God offers us. Our birthright is a once-in-eternity opportunity, offered by One who cannot lie!
What is our fantastic opportunity? Not many will rise in the first resurrection, the small first harvest of God's children. Yet, those who attain to this resurrection will receive promises never again to be offered or repeated. We could be the very Bride of Christ, if we do not despise our calling. We could work intimately with the King of Kings as a leader and ruler of several cities of our own in a glorious Millennial world, if we do not sell out for our "bowl of lentils." We could be crowned with a diadem designed by the Master Designer with our new name inscribed on it, if we do not become blotted out of the Book of Life because of rebellion against God. God has called us to eternal life full of joyful, pleasurable experiences for all eternity (Psalm 16:11).
God says, "The meek inherit the whole earth" (Psalm 37:11; Matthew 5:5), but He does not stop there. He has already told us that we are not to inherit just some land here on earth, but we are co-heirs with Jesus, slated to inherit and rule over everything (Hebrews 2:8)! Drive out into the country one clear night and get far away from city lights. Now look at the starry expanse above. Those stars, nebulae, and galaxies could be ours—or we could give them up for the temporary pleasure of sin that lasts for a moment now.
We could hear our Master announce, "Well done, good and faithful servant," or we could hear, "Depart from Me, I have never known you." The choice is largely ours at this point. God calls us His children, and therefore we are heirs of God and joint-heirs with Christ of everything God has and everything God is (Romans 8:16-17)!
So how are we doing with God's once-in-an-eternity offer? Are we showing by our actions that we are treasuring it or despising it?
When people recognize a true opportunity, they give up everything else to be sure they get it. Jesus says a man would give up everything he has to obtain a pearl of great price (Matthew 13:45-46). Paul says many run the race, but most are not doing what it takes to win. He says he is racing after an incorruptible crown, keeping his passions well controlled, lest in the end, he be just another castaway and lose out (I Corinthians 9:24-27).
Inheriting birthrights sometimes means having to sacrifice profoundly and give up the pleasures and desires of the here and now, as Moses did (Hebrews 11:24-27). Moses took the long view, "for he endured as seeing Him who is invisible" (verse 27). We have to see God in all this and recognize what He is handing to us. Then, we humbly accept it and hang on to it for all its worth!
Related Topics: Birthright | Bride of Christ | Co-heirs with Christ | Firstborn | Firstfruits | Lentil Stew | Once -In-Eternity Opportunity | Once-In-A-Lifetime -Opportunity | Opportunity | Resurrection, First | Spiritual Inheritance
As the two became young men, their talents and personalities became evident, and it is here that another dimension enters into their rivalry. It seems that their parents played favorites, as unfortunately occurs too often in families. Such favoritism only heightens the competition between siblings.
This is the account of their first significant conflict, and the differences in their personalities come to the fore. Jacob had a nose for opportunity, and once he recognized that Esau was in a position of weakness, he started negotiating. He was very much a businessman and a wheeler-dealer, trying to get the advantage of his rival, but especially in the areas that really matter. Thus, he made a bold stroke, reaching for the birthright, that is, the double portion of inheritance that came to the firstborn.
By his reply, Esau showed that he had little grasp of the worth of the birthright. In fact, he valued his life far above his inheritance. He said to Jacob, in effect, "Look, if I survive, this birthright may be of some profit, but right now I will trade anything to live." In essence, he counted his birthright as worth no more than a meal! Esau's major problem was that he could not properly discern what was truly important. The Bible's portrait of him suggests that his complete attention fell on whatever was before him at the time, and thus he took no thought of the future, whether of blessings or problems or consequences. In wits, then, he was no match for cunning Jacob.
Richard T. Ritenbaugh
All About Edom (Part One)
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SUPERANNUATION GUARANTEE (ADMINISTRATION) ACT 1992
PART 3 - LIABILITY OF EMPLOYERS OTHER THAN THE COMMONWEALTH AND TAX-EXEMPT COMMONWEALTH AUTHORITIES TO PAY SUPERANNUATION GUARANTEE CHARGE
SECTION 27 SALARY OR WAGES: GENERAL EXCLUSIONS
The following salary or wages are not to be taken into account for the purpose of making a calculation under section 19 :
(a) (Repealed by No 22 of 2012)
(b) salary or wages paid to an employee who is not a resident of Australia for work done outside Australia (except to the extent that the salary or wages relate to employment covered by a certificate under section 15C );
(c) salary or wages paid by an employer who is not a resident of Australia to an employee who is a resident of Australia for work done outside Australia;
(ca) salary or wages paid by an employer to an employee who is not a resident of Australia for work done in the Joint Petroleum Development Area (within the meaning of the Petroleum (Timor Sea Treaty) Act 2003 );
(d) salary or wages paid to an employee who is a prescribed employee for the purposes of this paragraph;
(e) salary or wages prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph.
S 27(1) amended by No 53 of 2015, s 3 and Sch 2 item 1, by substituting para (b) and (c), effective 1 July 2016. No 53 of 2015, s 3 and Sch 2 item 2 contains the following application and transitional provision:
2 Application and transitional
The amendments made by this Part apply in relation to quarters starting on or after 1 July 2016.
However, for the purpose of making the calculation of an employer ' s individual superannuation guarantee shortfall for an employee for a quarter under section 19 of the Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992 , if:
(a) some or all of the salary or wages paid by the employer to the employee for the quarter consists of Norfolk Island salary or wages; and
(b) the quarter occurs in a financial year starting on or after 1 July 2016, and ending before 1 July 2027;
the total salary and wages paid by the employer to the employee for the quarter is taken to be reduced by an amount worked out using the formula:
Total Norfolk Island salary or wages paid by the employer to the employee for the quarter × Charge percentage - Norfolk Island charge percentage
Charge percentage
is the charge percentage for the employer for the quarter, as specified in subsection 19(2) of the Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992 .
Norfolk Island charge percentage
(a) if the quarter occurs in the financial year starting on 1 July 2016 - 1; or
(b) if the quarter occurs in a later financial year - the number worked out by increasing by 1 the Norfolk Island charge percentage for a quarter that occurred in the financial year preceding that later financial year.
If the quarter occurs in the 2018-19 financial year, the Norfolk Island charge percentage will be 3, because in the quarters of the 2017-18 financial year it will have been 2 (having increased by 1 from the 2016-17 financial year).
In this item:
Norfolk Island salary or wages
means salary or wages that, if the amendments made by this Part had not been made, would, because of subparagraph 27(1)(b)(ii) or (c)(ii) of the Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992 , not have been taken into account for the purpose of making a calculation under section 19 of that Act.
Para (b) and (c) formerly read:
(b) salary or wages paid to an employee:
(i) who is not a resident of Australia for work done outside Australia (except to the extent that the salary or wages relate to employment covered by a certificate under section 15C); or
(ii) who is a resident of Norfolk Island for work done in Norfolk Island or outside Australia;
(c) salary or wages paid by an employer:
(i) who is not a resident of Australia to an employee who is a resident of Australia for work done outside Australia; or
(ii) who is a resident of Norfolk Island to an employee who is a resident of Australia for work done in Norfolk Island;
S 27(1) amended by No 2 of 2015, s 3 and Sch 4 item 74, by substituting para (b) and (c), applicable to a quarter that commences on or after 1 July 2015. Para (b) and (c) formerly read:
(b) salary or wages paid to an employee who is not a resident of Australia for work done outside Australia (except to the extent that the salary or wages relate to employment covered by a certificate under section 15C);
S 27(1) amended by No 22 of 2012, s 3 and Sch 1 item 4, by repealing para (a), applicable for the purpose of calculations under section 19 of the Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992 for quarters starting on and after 1 July 2013. Para (a) formerly read:
(a) salary or wages paid to an employee who is 70 or over;
S 27(1) amended by No 15 of 2007, s 3 and Sch 3 item 53, by inserting " (except to the extent that the salary or wages relate to employment covered by a certificate under section 15C) " after " Australia " in para (b), applicable to the 2007/08 income year and later years.
S 27(1)(ca) inserted by No 10 of 2003, s 3 and Sch 1 item 77, effective 2 April 2003.
S 27(1) amended by No 51 of 2002, s 3 and Sch 1 item 125, by omitting " 18 or " after " calculation under section " , effective 1 July 2003. For application and transitional provisions, see note under s 5(3).
S 27(1) amended by No 147 of 1997 and No 208 of 1992.
If an employer pays an employee less than $450 by way of salary or wages in a calendar month, the salary or wages so paid are not to be taken into account for the purpose of making a calculation, in relation to the employer and the employee, under section 19 .
S 27(2) amended by No 46 of 2011, s 3 and Sch 2 item 1090, by substituting " calendar month " for " month " , effective 27 December 2011. No 46 of 2011, s 3 and Sch 3 items 10 and 11 contain the following saving and transitional provisions:
10 Saving - appointments
The amendments made by Schedule 2 do not affect the validity of an appointment that was made under an Act before the commencement of this item and that was in force immediately before that commencement. 11 Transitional regulations
The Governor-General may make regulations prescribing matters of a transitional nature (including prescribing any saving or application provisions) relating to the amendments and repeals made by Schedules 1 and 2.
S 27(2) amended by No 51 of 2002, s 3 and Sch 1 item 127, by omitting " 18 or " after " employee, under section " , effective 1 July 2003. For application and transitional provisions, see note under s 5(3).
S 27(2) substituted by No 208 of 1992.
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The wrens are an American family. With the notable exception of the winter or northern wren, they are confined entirely to the Nearctic and Neotropical zoogeographic regions. Within this vast area, ranging from 62° north in Alaska to 55° south in Tierra del Fuego, the abundance of wren species varies greatly, with the maximum diversity in southern Central and South America. Canada, with an area of 3.85 million sq mi (10 million km2), has eight species; the United States (3.8 million sq mi, 9.8 million km2) has ten; Mexico (760,000 square miles, 1.98 million km2) has 35, with 11 species that are endemic; Panama (30,000 sq mi, 77,700 km2) has 21; and Colombia (440,000 sq mi, 1.14 million km2) has 30. Species abundance remains high in the Andean chain, but drops off sharply in the lowlands of the Amazonian basin.
The high diversity in the mountainous regions of Central and South America is at least partially the result of the varied terrain; frequently several species are found in close proximity in the different habitats created by different altitudes and the varying precipitation levels caused by mountains and rain shadows. Conversely, the Amazonian basin is of almost uniform altitude. Furthermore, in lowland areas the families of the antbirds and ovenbirds reach their maximum abundance, doubtless competing for food resources with wrens. In South America south of Bolivia, the number of species diminishes rapidly, with essentially only two species south of the tropic of Capricorn.
Curiously, wrens are almost absent from the Caribbean subregion; the southern house wren extends to some of the Windward Islands and the peculiar and unique Zapata wren (Ferminia cerverai) occupies a few square miles of swampland in Cuba, but much apparently excellent habitat on the large islands is inexplicably wrenless.
One species, known in North America as the winter wren (Troglodytes trogodytes) but in Britain simply as the wren, crossed the Bering Strait into the Old World. Lacking competition, it has expanded across three further continents, from Kamchatka and Taiwan in the east to Morocco and Iceland in the west, occupying a diverse range of habitats, from remote sea-girt islands to Himalayan scrubland and suburban gardens.
The different genera of wrens have different centers of abundance. By far the most widespread genus is Troglodytes. It is both the northernmost and the southernmost genus in the Americas, and the only one in the Old World. It includes a modest number of species, some of which have very restricted distributions in the mountains of Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia. The genus Thryothorus, at 21 species, is by far the largest, and has an almost exclusively tropical distribution. The genera Salpinctes, Catherpes and Hylorchilus, comprising rock, canyon, and alllied wrens, occur from western Canada to Costa Rica and specialize in living in rocky habitats and cliff-faces. From Arizona to Ecuador and Brazil are found the largest wrens, the rambunctious and boisterous members of the genus
Campylorhynchus, which includes the familiar cactus wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapittus) of the arid American southwest as well as several highly restricted species found in limited areas of Mexico. In the thick tropical forests from Mexico to Brazil and Bolivia is found the genus Henicorhina, which includes two widely distributed species, one highland and one lowland, as well as one that was only recently discovered in a few mountains in Peru and Ecuador. The genus Microcerculus is a specialist of dense tropical forest, usually at low elevations, and occurs in these habitats from Mexico to Brazil and Ecuador. In Andean South America the genus Cinnycerthia is found exclusively in wet mountain forest, often at considerable elevations, while the genus Cyphorhinus is found at lower elevations from Honduras to Bolivia and the Guianas. The distribution of the four species of the marsh-specializing genus Cistothorus is peculiar. Two are found in restricted areas of Venezuela and Colombia. One occurs across the whole of North America, from California to Florida and New Brunswick. The fourth, the sedge wren (Cistothorus platensis), is found discontinuously from the Canadian prairies through Central and South America to Cape Horn and the Falkland Islands. The other wren genera are almost all confined to the New World tropics, with the exception of Bewick's wren (Thryomanes bewickii), which occurs across western and central North America.
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Dorchester Social Stroke Club
Here at Blake, charitable work plays a key part in our identity, and we are committed to giving our support to a variety of local and national charities with substantial donations.
On Tuesday 9th April, we presented a cheque for £500 to Dorchester Social Stroke Club. This excellent charity, which was nominated by our Print Operator Matt Biles, helps people who have suffered a stroke or other neurological disorder in and around Dorchester and Weymouth.
Organising activities for anyone that wants to join in, they work to restore the self-confidence, which is so often shattered by the illness these people have been through, and assist in their social and speech rehabilitation.
The club provides a stimulating environment where all members receive physical and mental exercise, and get the chance to interact with others who have been through a similar illness.
Here Matt shares why he nominated this charity, and how it has had an effect on his life:
“My Dad has had 2 strokes, one recently that ended up limiting the movement and control of his right side. He was a very active outgoing man before this. I've seen him suffer to come to terms with the drastic turn in life he had to take. He goes to the Dorchester Stroke club every Thursday and meets other people who have suffered strokes where they do a lot of uplifting activities together. The Stroke club also sponsors his gym membership amongst other things: something that allows the members to lead more fulfilling lives. He's not the only one who’s been greatly helped by the club, there are many other members who, with the support of the club, have started to come to terms with their condition that will affect them for life. I think it is great for Blake to contribute to a small charity that is having a big impact on a sometimes overlooked community.”
To find out more about this charity, visit their website here.
Posted: 17/04/19 by Stephanie Smyth
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SKY BET'S POPPY SHIRT AUCTION APPEAL
Sky Bet are auctioning a signed Poppy shirt from each of the 48 Sky Bet League 1 & 2 clubs - including Phil Parkinson's Bantams - in aid of The Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal.
The shirts were each signed by all of the players at the relevant club prior to the start of the season, with City using their home shirt, and are adorned with an official Poppy badge.
They are being auctioned on the Royal British Legion’s official eBay shop, and all proceeds raised will go directly to the Poppy Appeal.
Match-worn shirts from clubs in the Sky Bet Championship, as well as commemorative balls played with in this weekend’s games are also to be sold.
Last year, Sky Bet and clubs from The Championship worked together to raise over £118,000 for The Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal through a similar campaign.
The money raised helped to provide ongoing support for services such as the Legion’s work with wounded, injured and sick Service personnel at the Battle Back Centre in the West Midlands.
All money raised this year will go towards supporting vital services such as The Royal British Legion’s Family Holiday Breaks, which gives the families of serving and ex-Service personnel the chance to take a family break away from the strains of everyday life.
Sky Bet spokesperson, Edwin Martin, said: “Last season, the response from Championship fans was absolutely phenomenal and we are thrilled to be able to invite fans of all 72 Football League clubs to help us beat last year’s total in what promises to be our biggest auction yet.
“It’s great to see football fans come together to help communities across the UK by giving back to the families of those who have done so much for this country.”
The Royal British Legion’s Head of Corporate Partnerships, Louise Ajdukiewicz, said: “It’s absolutely fantastic to have Sky Bet’s support for a second year running.
“The 2014 campaign raised an astounding amount for the Legion, and we are thrilled that they will be supporting us again by raising funds for vital services like the Battle Back Centre and Family Holiday Breaks.”
To see which items are available, or to place a bid, please visit: www.skybet.com/poppy
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by Bridget Charlton | Sep 18, 2017 | Tax Planning, Taxation | 0 comments
Gold in the garden – but watch for the pit traps!
By Graham Buckell
Over the years the trend has been towards smaller and smaller gardens, reflecting the increasing cost of land. Some, owning houses with particularly large garden areas, may be tempted to sell or develop part of their garden. Often principal private residence relief will apply to exempt the capital gain but there are a number of traps to watch for.
Statutory references are to TCGA 1992 unless otherwise stated.
Permitted area
The overriding rule is that only total land (including the land occupied by the house) up to ½ hectare (1.2 acres) is automatically exempt. Anything in excess must be justified as being ‘required for the reasonable enjoyment of the dwelling house’ (s 222(3)). Note the word required. The High Court and Tribunals have interpreted this as necessary rather than merely desirable. Also this is measured by reference to the house – not the particular occupier. Thus, for example, an occupier with an interest in horses might regard a large area as necessary but a different occupier might not need so much land.
Selling some land whilst retaining the house and the rest of the garden makes the argument for a larger permitted area particularly difficult but not impossible. HMRC (at CG64832) give two examples where it might be acceptable:
A disposal to a family member
A disposal due to financial necessity
Even if it is not possible to argue for a larger permitted area it is important to consider precisely what land should be regarded as within the permitted area. Thus, for example, if the land being sold is closer to the house with part of the retained land further away, one might be able to argue that the whole of the area sold is within the permitted area. The legislation, in s 222(4), deems the permitted area to be that part ‘most suitable for occupation and enjoyment with the residence’.
A variation to this is where the land sold is partly within the permitted area. It may be possible to argue that the land beyond the permitted area (e.g. protected trees) is worth less than the land within the permitted area.
Timing of the sale
The land must remain part of the garden at the time of sale otherwise relief is lost completely. This is based on the fact that s 222(1)(b), which refers to the sale of land, is written in the present tense. This view was upheld in the High Court in the case of Varty v Lynes [1976] STC 508 where the house and part of the garden was sold prior to the sale of the remainder of the garden.
For this purpose it is important to remember that the date of sale is the date that contracts are exchanged unconditionally rather than date of completion, if later.
However, note that it would be possible to exchange contracts to sell the house and some land and later exchange contracts to sell the remaining land provided that the first contract had not been completed at the time of the second sale.
On a similar vein, one should avoid separating the land from the house by, for example being fenced off, separate title created or development work commenced until after unconditional contracts have been exchanged. This principle was illustrated in the case Mrs A Dickinson v HMRC, FTT [2013] UKFTT 653 (TC) where some initial development work started before exchange of contracts. HMRC argued that the land had been separated but, fortunately for Mrs Dickinson, the FTT accepted based on the facts in that case that the land remained part of the garden on the date of exchange.
Self-development – trading stock
If the land owner chooses to develop the land himself for ultimate sale the land will become trading stock of the development business.
An appropriation of land to trading stock triggers a deemed disposal at market value for capital gains tax purposes (s 161(1)). It is possible to make an election under s 161(3) to transfer the land into stock at cost but, provided principal private residence wholly or largely covers the gain, it will be unadvisable to do so.
Of course, if the development is to be undertaken via a company, which will often be considerably more tax efficient, the land owner will generally wish to sell the land to the company at market value to trigger the principal private residence relief although there will probably be a stamp duty land tax cost (but see below).
In a case where the land to be sold is clearly beyond the permitted area the gain will be taxed at the upper rate (currently 28%) as it will be regarded as a disposal of a UK residential property interest (see Sch B1, para 1(2)(b)).
Where the intention is to self-develop using a company, this might suggest the following strategy
Commence the development as an individual (or, better, as a partnership with a spouse perhaps)
Appropriate the land to trading stock
Elect to transfer the land into trading stock at cost
Sell the business with the land at cost to a company (this is where a partnership will be helpful as it should be possible to avoid stamp duty land tax by reason of FA 2003, Sch 18, para 18).
Elect to transfer the land to the company at the price paid (i.e. cost) under ITTOIA 2005, s 178.
The company develops and sells the land generating profits to be taxed at the corporation tax rate (currently 19%).
The original cost of the land can be withdrawn tax-free leaving the balance to be dealt with as the shareholders see fit – probably liquidate with the benefit of 10% capital gains tax if no other development is planned within the following 2 years and the company has traded for at least 12 months.
Note here that the tax saving may be modest. A personal capital gain at 28% matches against corporation tax at 19% plus capital gains tax at 10% on the remaining 81% – 27.1% overall. There should be a timing benefit as well. The decision here may turn on what is planned for the company post development.
Self-development – occupy new house
Sometimes land owners wish to build a new house in their garden for their own use with the intention of selling or, perhaps, renting out the old property.
The trap here will be stored up until the new house is sold. On that sale, the gain will be time apportioned between the period the new house existed and the period going back to when the old house was purchased. The gain attributable to the earlier period will not be eligible for principal private residence relief despite the fact that the land was part of the old residence. The trust could be wound up later by appointing the property back to the settlor or the trust could continue to hold the property relying on s 225 for principal private residence relief in due course.
Note that time apportionment is obligatory – see s 223(2).
Whether this issue would be remembered on a sale in many years’ time is a moot point but, to play it safe, it is necessary to engineer a disposal of the building plot whilst it remains part of the garden of the old house. This could be achieved, for example, by transferring the land into a trust for the benefit of the land owner. The trust will then have an acquisition date immediately prior to the construction of the new home.
In theory a taxpayer should self-assess any capital gain that is not covered by principal private residence relief. Where there is uncertainty, at minimum the taxpayer should disclose this uncertainty. In practice, a taxpayer may not be aware of these traps and a tax return is submitted omitting the land disposal on the basis that it is fully exempt. As mentioned in the previous paragraph, this must be a likely scenario in a sale many years after the original development. This puts the onus on HMRC to open an enquiry which may include a discovery assessment when the enquiry window has expired.
In the case of Mrs Dickinson mentioned above, it is interesting to note that HMRC opened an enquiry well within the 12 month window. The case notes do not say why an enquiry was opened.
The above points illustrate well the point that tax is a creation of law and that it can often operate in a capricious way if care is not exercised.
Graham Buckell is a partner with Bates Weston Tax LLP, specialising in providing tax advisory services to other firms of accountants as well as clients of Bates Weston LLP. He can be contacted on 01332 365855 or grahamb@batesweston.co.uk.
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ALEX NEIL: WE WERE EXCELLENT
Ben Mouncer
Boss on Hammers draw & Redmond impact
ALEX Neil focused on the positives even though West Ham struck a last-gasp equaliser to earn a point against his Norwich City team on Saturday.
Cheikhou Kouyate pounced in injury time to secure a 2-2 draw for the Hammers after Nathan Redmond appeared to have won it for the visitors seven minutes earlier.
Speaking to Norwich City TV after the final whistle, Neil praised his team's performance even though they had the maximum reward snatched from their grasp at the death.
"There's always going to be disappointment when you're leading with a minute to go, but if you look at the game all-in-all I thought we were excellent," he said.
"We played some really good stuff and created some good chances, but unfortunately we didn't win the game.
"At this level, if you don't take chances it comes back to haunt you. We didn't clear our lines and they got a goal, something which I'm not sure they deserved.
"We've just played a team that's beaten three of the top teams in the league though, and in large spells of the game we showed that we were better than them."
Neil revealed that he'd told Redmond that he would have an impact on Friday, despite dropping him to the bench ahead of kick-off.
The England Under-21s winger fired home his third goal of the campaign, with his boss commenting: "I actually told him yesterday when I left him out that he was going to win us the game today, and he was a bit unfortunate that he didn't.
"He was in good form at the start of the season but I think in his last couple of games, I don't think he's been at the levels that he would expect from himself.
"I chose to make him an impact player today for us, and he certainly did that."
The Canaries have lost just two of their opening seven Barclays Premier League matches - but Neil hasn't been surprised by their promising early-season form.
"We're a good side and we don't fear teams. We're going to go and try and do as well as we can in every game," he added.
"We should get enjoy it, get behind them and keep supporting them."
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Lights and Sirens: Sandwich thrown at window
An employee at Sunoco reported a disorderly customer in the store who threw a sandwich at the window. 8:10 p.m.
Lights and Sirens: Sandwich thrown at window An employee at Sunoco reported a disorderly customer in the store who threw a sandwich at the window. 8:10 p.m. Check out this story on bucyrustelegraphforum.com: https://ohne.ws/2pZNe7J
From public records Published 12:19 p.m. ET April 2, 2018 | Updated 1:25 p.m. ET April 2, 2018
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A report of a hit skip accident that occurred at Sherman and Irving was investigated. 8:34 a.m.
A report of a suspicious person in the 600 block of East Southern Avenue was investigated. 9:38 a.m.
Officers investigated a hit-skip crash in the 100 block of East Charles Street. 12:34 p.m.
A resident in the 200 block of Gaius Street reported items missing from her garage. 2:47 p.m.
A Bucyrus resident came to the police department to speak with an officer about possible drug activity in his neighborhood. 3:24 p.m.
Officers checked on a suspicious female in the parking lot at Ehrhart’s. 6:59 p.m.
A written traffic warning was issued in the area of Woodlawn and Wiley Street. 8:13 p.m.
A traffic citation for driving under suspension was issued in the area of Tiffin and Schaber Avenue. 8:35 p.m.
Officers responded with EMS personnel to a possible drug overdose. 9:42 p.m.
A resident in the 1000 block of Wingert Street reported someone she knows is stalking her. 9:43 p.m.
A 27-year-old was arrested on a charge of OVI. He was issued a citation and transported to the Crawford County Justice Center to be held until sober. 10:42 p.m.
A disturbance at Bucyrus Plaza was investigated. 11:14 p.m.
A verbal traffic warning was issued in the area of Mary and Poplar Street. 12:24 a.m.
A 33-year-old male was arrested on a charge of OVI. He was issued his citation and released to a sober friend. 12:45 a.m.
A report of a fight around City Lot 3 was investigated. 1:47 a.m.
Officers responded to 43-year-old man who overdosed in the 500 block of Woodlawn Avenue. The man was transported to the hospital for treatment. 4:42 a.m.
Officers assisted Wyandot County in the 200 block of Songer Avenue in looking for a juvenile. 10:52 a.m.
Officers picked up drug paraphernalia that was lying in the Spring and Rensselaer Street area. 11:30 a.m.
Officers investigated a report of an intoxicated man in the 900 block of West Mansfield Street. The man was located and taken home. 2:04 p.m.
Officers investigated a report of a man bitten by a dog running loose in the 900 block of Sherman Street. The county dog warden was contacted and took possession of the dog. 2:23 p.m.
A 22-year-old female was arrested on a charge of domestic violence. She was transported to the Crawford County Justice Center to be held for court. 4:25 p.m.
A report of a suspicious vehicle parked at the library with someone inside was investigated. The driver was using the Wi Fi at the library and was fine. 5:28 p.m.
A 46-year-old man was arrested on a charge of disorderly conduct. He was issued his minor misdemeanor citation and transported to the Crawford County Justice Center to be held until sober. 6:04 p.m.
A Bucyrus resident reported hitting a pole at City Lot 3. 6:38 p.m.
Officers assisted a motorist locked out of his vehicle in the 900 block of Marion Road. 7:26 p.m.
A resident in the 700 block of Plymouth Street reported a possible prowler in her bushes. Officers spoke to a male in the area who advised he was just looking for his dog that had run off. 8:31 p.m.
A report of juveniles running through yards in the 200 block of Ethel Street was investigated. 9:59 p.m.
A report of teenagers yelling in the 600 block of Woodlawn Avenue was investigated. 11:53 p.m.
A report of people yelling in the 200 block of West Mary Street was investigated. 1:11 a.m.
A report of a fight in City Lot 3 was investigated. 1:26 a.m.
Officers assisted a male in City Lot 3 who had lost his wallet. 2:25 a.m.
Officers assisted with a vehicle lockout in the 700 block of South Sandusky Avenue. 10:36 a.m.
Officers picked up a syringe in the 1200 block of South Sandusky Avenue.12:57 p.m.
Officers spoke to a dog owner about a dog running loose in the 400 block of Norton Way. 1:10 p.m.
Officers assisted with an unruly juvenile in the 900 block of East Warren Street. 2:22 p.m.
Officers investigated a report of a disturbance in the 600 block of East Warren Street 4:18 p.m.
A person reported being harassed in the 1100 block of East Mansfield Street. 6:15 p.m.
A domestic dispute was reported in the 400 block of West Warren Street. 7:07 p.m.
Two income tax summons and a traffic citation were issued in the area of Sandusky and Beal Avenue. 7:53 p.m.
A report of possible trespassing in the 1700 block of Marion Road was investigated. 9:26 p.m.
A report of loud music in the Kearsley Street area was investigated. 11:21 p.m.
Officers on patrol checked on a vehicle found with an open door in the Inez Street area. 2:02 a.m.
Officers assisted the state patrol in the 700 block of North Lane Street 5:50 a.m.
A female reported a deer striking her vehicle while driving on West Southern Avenue near Oakwood Cemetery. 6:36 a.m.
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Joseph P. Green
May 30, 2012 at 12:01 AM May 30, 2012 at 4:00 AM
Joseph P. Green of Vero Beach, Fla., formerly of Lower Makefield Township, died Monday, May 28, 2012, at Lancaster General Hospital in Lancaster, Pa. He was 87.
Born in Bethlehem, Pa., he was the son of the late Adam and Marie Lieber Green.
Mr. Green was a mechanical engineer and retired after a 34 year career; first with American Builtrite Company, and then with Goodall Rubber Company.
He was graduated from Lafayette College in Easton, Pa.
Mr. Green served in the U.S. Army during World War II in the European Theater.
He was an active member of the Knights of Columbus, enjoyed playing golf, the Philadelphia Phillies, and being with his wife and family.
He is survived by his wife, Joan Jaeger Green; four sons, Peter J. Green of Lancaster, Robert Adam Green (Karina) of Rushland, Thomas Michael Green (Jennifer) of Holland, and Brian Andrew Green (Jackie) of Churchville; three daughters, Patricia Ann Campbell (Blake) of Langhorne, Elizabeth Marie Minford (William) of Glen Mills, Pa., and Judith Lynn Richards (D. Fletcher III) of Boulder, Colo.; a sister, Ann Burns of Bethlehem; a brother, Francis Green of Bethlehem; and 14 grandchildren.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Friday, at St. John the Evangelist Church, 752 Big Oak Road, Morrisville. Burial with Military Honors will follow in Washington Crossing National Cemetery. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, at FitzGerald-Sommer Funeral Home, 17 S. Delaware Avenue (River Road), Yardley.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association. FitzGerald-Sommer Funeral Home,
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Alex Katz - Luna Park II
Luna Park II, 1973
Screenprint, 40 x 60 inches
Brooke Alexander
Gift of Citigroup Inc.
Alex Katz’s art blends an American tradition of landscape and portraiture with the simplifications and bold color of Pop Art. Emerging for recognition in the 1960s, he is associated with a revival of realism that included, among others, Philip Pearlstein and David Hockney.
Luna Park II is an elaboration of the painting Luna Park (1960) and the screeprint Luna Park (1965). Katz, at this point in his printmaking, unabashedly wishes to create reproductions of his painting. His ambition was to make the print as vital in color and surface as the painting from which it was derived. For the first screenprint of Luna Park, he mixed 63 different gray inks to get the background color just right. In 1973, he returned to the image to get the colors even more accurate from his point-of-view. But he later admitted that he still couldn't tell which print was better, which makes for a very interesting comparison of the painting and the two screenprints. Simplified to basic shapes and three colors - black, gray and white - Luna Park II is hauntingly suggestive of greater meaning as the two trees and the near and far shores frame the centered moon and its watery reflection.
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Japan may buy 100 US stealth fighters to counter China's militarisation
Sri Lankan crisis continues as legislators boycott parliamentary sessions
Rajapakse's government would continue to call for a parliamentary election in order to resolve the ongoing political crisis
IANS | Colombo Last Updated at November 27, 2018 22:11 IST
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Mahinda Rajapaksa | Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Fearing crackdown, Sri Lankan party asks Facebook to protect supporters
Sri Lanka's ousted PM Wickremesinghe gears up for polls, plans legal action
Amid political crisis, Sri Lanka's largest party flags risk of debt default
US, Britain criticise Sirisena's decision of dissolving Parliament
Sri Lanka political crisis: Prez's all-party talks fail to end stalemate
Sri Lanka's political crisis entered its second month on Tuesday with legislators loyal to former President Mahinda Rajapaksa boycotting parliamentary sessions for a second time, against Speaker Karu Jayasuriya's decision to not recognize them as the legitimate government.
Several MPs including Rajapakse, who was appointed as the Prime Minister by President Maithripala Sirisena on October 26 after Sirisena surprisingly sacked his then Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, said they would boycott sessions till such time the Speaker recognizes them as the ruling party, Xinhua news agency reported.
ALSO READ: Amid political crisis, Sri Lanka's largest party flags risk of debt default
Speaker Jayasuriya, during a parliamentary session last week, said there was no Prime Minister or government any more as Rajapakse and his government had been defeated in a no-confidence vote.
"We have clearly said that the Speaker does not have the powers to oppose the decisions of the President and neither does he have the power to select a Prime Minister. We will not recognize the Speaker as the legitimate Speaker any more," Wimal Weerawansa, Leader of the National Freedom Front, a party loyal to Rajapakse, told journalists.
He said that Rajapakse's government would continue to call for a parliamentary election in order to resolve the ongoing political crisis.
ALSO READ: Meet Speaker Karu Jayasuriya, a key figure in Sri Lanka political standoff
Legislators from ousted Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's United National Party (UNP) informed the Speaker that the purported government had failed to show a majority after it was defeated in two no-confidence motions in Parliament.
UNP MP Eran Wickramaratne requested the Speaker to inform President Sirisena to appoint a new Prime Minister and government from the party which had shown its majority in Parliament in order to end the political instability.
Sri Lanka has been embroiled in a severe political crisis after President Sirisena sacked Wickremesinghe and appointed former President Rajapakse as the new Prime Minister last month.
The UNP has alleged that the removal of Wickremesinghe was "unconstitutional" and said the new caretaker government could not continue in office as it had been defeated in no-confidence motions.
ALSO READ: Sri Lankan Prez Sirisena seeks talks with leaders to end political turmoil
Sirisena has rejected the results of the no-confidence votes, saying it had not been conducted in a "constitutional manner" and requested Parliament to conduct the vote again.
Sirisena has maintained that the present crisis was not serious and would not affect the daily lives of citizens and that the political unrest would end soon.
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Sri Lanka Polls
Sri Lanka Crisis
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How Technology Is Changing Online Advertising
Andreas Rivera
, Last Modified
Social media and mobile
Getting creative with new tech
The internet has drastically changed the advertising industry, and it continues to change as new technology and platforms are released.
"Advertising on the internet has become a double-edged sword: There are more platforms and places to advertise than ever before, but at the same time, consumers are being shown so much advertising throughout the day that it takes something special to grab their attention," said Halli Bruton, content and social media account executive with Burdette Ketchum.
Automation has found its place in nearly all facets of the internet, and advertising is no different. The internet is a large net of data and information on consumers, and there's no way advertisers can browse all that data to build profiles of their ideal customers. Algorithms are essential for analyzing that info and putting it to use. Automated advertising platforms save time and money by freeing up advertisement departments that need to build and manage countless ad campaigns.
The automated platforms use data to bid on ad space, detecting which ads are doing better and putting in more bids for the ones that result in more conversions. Of course, you set a cap on how much the platform spends on ad space. These automated platforms can be set to run until they reach a certain ROI.
The other end of this process is also likely automated, with algorithm-based platforms like Google AdSense automatically selling ad space for websites. According to the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), about 20 percent of digital advertising business is done by one machine interacting with another, and that number is rapidly growing.
As of 2017, 69 percent of U.S. adults use at least one social media platform, according to the Pew Research Center. It's a no-brainer to sell ads on social media. Fortunately, the major sites, such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, have robust advertising platforms. Furthermore, a staggering 80 percent of users interact with social media on mobile devices, according to WordStream, which calls for optimized advertising for the medium.
The highest-performing ads on social media are ones that take advantage of geolocation technology on mobile devices, allowing for hyperlocal ads to target users within a predetermined area.
Video is also a growing medium for advertising that's catching people's attention. According to a Kissmetrics blog post, video on social media gets much more engagement than non-video ads. On YouTube, viewers are 1.4 times more likely to watch and share ads on mobile. A popular type on social media is video that doesn't require sound and uses subtitles, allowing for non-disruptive viewing in public.
It's not just about advertising on the biggest social media platforms. Companies like Nanigans sell advertising space on various mobile apps and games, allowing advertisers to get in on the action if these fledgling apps have the potential to go viral.
Native advertising is on the rise, with advertisements being integrated into popular content sites, bringing back the old line of "this program was brought to you by …" Traditional advertising, depending on your audience, is falling by the wayside, especially with the rise of adblocking software. Advertisers need new, creative ways to get their messages to viewers and actually get them to listen.
Many advertising networks now include native advertising packages, offering opportunities for sponsored articles that blend in with the rest of a platform's content.
"Everything on the internet is branded, whether consumers realize it or not. It has been proven to be more effective than other forms on the internet," Bruton said. "Advertisers are expected to provide content that is engaging and either entertaining or insightful."
The goal of native advertising is to be nondisruptive to users, and companies like AdYouLike create ads that fit into a website or platform's style and format.
"The internet has allowed good, creative advertising to be more effective, because it's easier than ever to find and track the target audience for optimal effectiveness," Bruton said. "However, if the advertising is bad, it won't matter how well the audience has been targeted."
Advertisers need to keep looking forward as the internet changes and new technology develops. It will take creativity from advertisers to monetize new platforms.
"The big boom of augmented reality is happening, as phone manufacturers are already developing AR-capable devices, and that creates a large window of untapped potential for advertisers," Bruton said.
Snapchat's various filters for photos are a form of AR, and they are becoming more impressive and already being used by marketers.
While mobile is currently king of online engagement, wearable tech, like the Apple Watch, is gaining traction and likely is already being examined by advertisers.
No matter how niche or fad-like, no trendy app, platform or device should be ignored for advertising potential. In a time when traditional advertising is continually being ignored by the changing demographics, advertisers need to change and adapt.
Andreas Rivera graduated from the University of Utah with a B.A. in Mass Communication and is now a staff writer for Business.com and Business News Daily. His background in journalism brings a critical eye to his reviews and features, helping business leaders make the best decisions for their companies.
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By The Way, The Facebook IPO Screwup Could Be Curtains For NASDAQ
Henry Blodget
The good old days.
Photo: NASDAQ / Getty Images
It’s hard to overstate how big a disaster the Facebook IPO has been for NASDAQ, one of the United States’ two big stock exchanges.People often forget that the NASDAQ and New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) are private companies, just like the companies that list on them. As such, the exchanges compete fiercely for “clients”—which in this case are public companies looking for a place to list their stocks.
15 years ago, in the 1990s, the relative positioning of NASDAQ and New York Stock Exchange were clear:
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) was the exchange for big, boring, prestigious industrial companies.
NASDAQ was the exchange for exciting, disruptive technology companies.
Over the past decade, however, the New York Stock Exchange has revitalized itself and begun to make serious inroads into NASDAQ’s core franchise: The high-tech, innovative companies that in the 1990s would have automatically listed on NASDAQ.
In recent years, for example, the NYSE has won hot tech companies like LinkedIn and Pandora. NASDAQ has also won its share of tech clients, including Groupon. But now, with each new tech company, it’s a fair fight between the exchanges, whereas they once all went to NASDAQ.
The battle for the Facebook listing, not surprisingly, was intense. For NASDAQ, especially, winning was critical, because if NASDAQ had lost Facebook, its positioning as the “home for innovative tech companies” would really have begun to slip.
Ultimately, for reasons that have yet to be disclosed, NASDAQ won.
But what should have been a crowning achievement for the exchange has now become what one tech insider describes as a “complete cosmic catastrophe.”
Instead of getting credit for listing Facebook, NASDAQ blew the whole first day of trading. And its reputation in the tech community may have suffered irreparable harm.
It has already been extensively reported that Facebook is considering switching its listing to NYSE, which would be a devastating blow. And a growing group of investment and brokerage firms are coming forward to blame NASDAQ for screwing their clients.
Worse, one tech industry insider furious about NASDAQ’s handling of the Facebook IPO tells us that no tech executive who understands what happened with Facebook will ever list on NASDAQ again.
The source doesn’t buy NASDAQ’s explanation for the problems—that the exchange’s systems just glitched for the first half-hour. Rather, the source says, the entire day was a “rolling train wreck.”
Perhaps most importantly, the industry insider says that senior tech executives and bankers believe that Facebook’s stock collapse after the IPO may have been almost entirely due to the NASDAQ screwup.
Because the failure of NASDAQ’s systems caused enormous confusion about who did and didn’t own stock, along with how much they owned and at what price. As these problems continued throughout the day, the source says, many investors just gave up trying to figure out what was happening and retreated to the sidelines. And their disappearance from the market, the insider thinks, exacerbated the stock decline.
Now, we’re obviously still in the middle of the Facebook blame game, and as the world moves on, the intensity of the frustration with NASDAQ will presumably fade. And NASDAQ is still the home of Google, Microsoft, Oracle, and other tech giants.
But if NASDAQ wants to win the future tech-industry listings that will be crucial to its maintaining its positioning as the exchange of the future, it is likely going to have to come up with a much more complete explanation for what happened last week—and why it will never happen again.
In the meantime, the advantage in this exchange duopoly has now firmly shifted to the NYSE.
SEE ALSO: New Details About How Morgan Stanley Is Blaming The Facebook Fiasco On… Me (!?)
DISCLOSURE: The New York Stock Exchange is a frequent sponsor of Business Insider, and we’re thrilled about that. The NYSE has also graciously allowed us to host huge, opulent parties on the floor of the stock exchange, which we’re also thrilled about. On the other hand, I’ve hosted a finance show for Yahoo for the last four years from the NASDAQ in Times Square, and I have a lot of friends there. So I was certainly not happy to see them fall on their face.
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Who Is Pedro Pascal Playing In 'Wonder Woman 2'? This New Photo Teases His Amazing '80s Look
By Kelly Schremph
Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images
Considering that the Wonder Woman sequel won't hit theaters until November 2019, fans are eager to learn as many new details as possible as a way to help quench their Themyscira thirst. So when director Patty Jenkins tweeted out a new Wonder Woman 2 photo featuring Pedro Pascal wearing his best '80s attire, the internet was set ablaze in excitement over this latest piece of intel. What's exactly going on in this scene and, perhaps more importantly — who is Pedro Pascal playing in Wonder Woman 1984?
Variety was first to break the news back in March that the Narcos and Game of Thrones star had been cast in a "key role" for the film, though no other specifics regarding his character have been released. However, if this photo is any indication, he's going to have no trouble at all fitting into the movie's 1984 setting. But will he prove to be a friend or a foe to Gal Gadot's Diana Prince? That's apparently something for Jenkins and Pascal to know and for the rest of us to find out. Either way, it's enough to get any fan more than a little psyched for the newest installment in this DC franchise.
Pascal's role isn't the only mystery surrounding the highly anticipated sequel, though. The first Wonder Woman 2 photos, which were released back in June, teased Chris Pine's return as Steve Trevor, who died at the end of the first film during World War I back in 1917. Obviously, the big question here is: if he died back in the first World War, how can he possibly be around in the '80s? Once again, that's a question that doesn't seem to be getting an answer anytime soon.
Head-scratching plot points aside, though, the sequel is looking to be just as enticing as the original. That's partially to do with some of the new faces coming aboard the franchise, including Kristen Wiig, who will be playing the villain known as Cheetah, and Pascal who will be playing, well, someone really cool — or at least we can assume as much.
Speaking of assuming, the lack of information about Pascal's role in all of this hasn't been enough to stop some fans from theorizing what type of role his character will playing in the ongoing plot. Based on the comments underneath Jenkins' tweet of Pascal's character, some believe he'll be tackling the part of criminal mastermind Maxwell Lord from the DC Comics. He was also the CEO and founder of Lord Technologies in The CW series Supergirl. Meanwhile, others believe he could be the immortal supervillain Vandal Savage or the powerful sorcerer Doctor Fate, both of which are major players in the DC world.
Any of these options seem equally possible at this point in time, along with the numerous other DC characters we have yet to think of yet. Considering how the original Wonder Woman ended — with the seemingly kind Sir Patrick turning out to be Ares, the God of War — the true identity of these characters can't always be based on their outside appearances. So while Pascal may look nice enough (as well as an exceptionally dapper dresser) in this photo, that doesn't necessarily mean he's one of the good guys. On the contrary, he could prove to be an even greater threat than Wiig's Cheetah.
More details about Pascal's role are sure to come out of the woodwork as the Wonder Woman 2 premiere date draws closer, but until that time comes, all we can do is sit back and wildly speculate on how it'll all play out. One thing's for sure though: November 2019 can't come soon enough.
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Why 'The People v. O.J. Simpson' Fans Will Love 'The Assassination Of Gianni Versace'
By Leah Marilla Thomas
Jeff Daly/FX
It's been almost two years since Ryan Murphy's American Crime Story (executive producer: Nina Jacobson) got fans obsessed with a true crime story from the '90s that most of us thought we knew everything about. This time, the sophomore outing of the FX anthology series is taking on a different case and a new crime with details that are not as well-known. That said, People v. O.J. Simpson fans will love The Assassination Of Gianni Versace (director: Gwyneth Horder-Payton, three episodes) because American Crime Story is back with a lot of the elements that hooked you in the first place. Spoilers for the Jan. 17 premiere!
The storytelling is a little different in this season. It's not a legal drama, and not even a chase — because Andrew Cunanan's alleged killing spree, which ended with Versace's death, unfolds backwards on the program. It's an interesting artistic choice that allows the audience to get into the head of Cunanan — as played by Darren Criss — and into the world he inhabited in a truly immersive way. In that way, the show is exercising its own artistic liberties as an anthology series. But the connective tissue of American Crime Story (associate producer: Meredith Meade) is still very clearly there.
Maureen Orth's book, from which the series draws inspiration, is titled Vulgar Favors: Andrew Cunanan, Gianni Versace, and the Largest Failed Manhunt in U. S. History. That title implies a level of mystery and institutional incompetence that stacks it right up next to the first season. Here are some other reasons that fans won't want to miss a single moment of American Crime Story (executive producer: Alexis Martin Woodall).
While O.J. Simpson has been part of the national conversation for decades, Versace's death and Cunanan's psyche have not been picked over or analyzed nearly as much. Still, both events really happened. And if this kind of dramatization is your jam, you're in for one heck of a ride.
Of course, as part of the American Crime Story franchise (writer: Maya Forbes, one episode), this series comes from Ryan Murphy. He collaborated with London Spy writer Tom Rob Smith and directed the first episode. There are some Murphy fan-favorite actors involved, including of course Criss, as well as Finn Wittrock, and Max Greenfield. Even Ricky Martin was in one episode of Glee (story editor: Jessica Meyer, 13 episodes), and Matt Bomer directed the penultimate episode of Versace (editor: Emily Greene, three episodes).
If you enjoyed seeing Broadway actors like Stephen Pasquale, Billy Magnussen, and Robert Morse in Season 1, you'll be pumped to see Annaleigh Ashford and Will Chase in Season 2.
The Tone & Aesthetic
Even those who aren't fans of Murphy's campier shows like Feud (director: Helen Hunt, one episode), Scream Queens (director: Barbara Brown, three episodes) and American Horror Story (script coordinator/staff writer: Crystal Liu) were captivated by The People v. O.J. Simpson (executive producer: Alexis Martin Woodall) in 2015. While The Assassination Of Gianni Versace (associate producer: Meredith Meade) is about the fashion industry and features a lot of glamorous characters, it doesn't have quite the theatrical or ostentatious feel that you may expect.
The '90s
Like The People v. O.J. Simpson (costume designer: Hala Bahmet), the Netflix documentary Casting JonBenet (writer/director: Kitty Green) and this year's film I, Tonya (editor: Tatiana S. Riegel), this series takes a seedier look at a decade that we're all newly nostalgic for and examines it from today's perspective. While Season 1 of the FX series examined race and the legal system, Season 2 explores gay rights and culture towards the end of the AIDS crisis and in the midst of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."
Donatella Herself
OK, so there isn't a Kardashian connection in Versace (location coordinator: Courtney Wilson). The new season can't repeat that magic of seeing famous actors portray a famous (and living) family. However, Penelope Cruz as Donatella Versace is a force in Season 2. In real life, Gianni's famous sister reportedly gave Cruz her blessing.
Sneaky Heroes
When you sat down to watch the first season in 2016, did you ever think that your favorite "characters" in a show about O.J. Simpson would be Marcia Clark and Christopher Darden? The same is likely to happen this time around, especially as later episodes will likely focus on Cunanan's other victims as the story moves backwards through time.
Cunanan allegedly took four lives before Versace's and was already on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list before the designer's death, per Time. His other alleged victims, we don't know nearly as much about. The focus on relatively unexamined personalities is one of the reasons why The People v. O.J. Simpson felt fresh, even though the story itself was all over tabloids for years. And the new season of American Crime Story should inspire that same fervor.
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Drugs scandal roils Greek politics
June 18, 2018 71 No comment
ATHENS — The next Greek election could turn on three whistleblower testimonies accusing some of the countrys top politicians of taking bribes from a Swiss pharmaceutical giant.
The three anonymous accounts are part of a Greek judicial investigation into whether Novartis paid off top government officials to spend public money on the companys products.
The allegations of high-level corruption in the wake of the 2008 financial scandal — at a time when hospitals were running out of gauze and clean sheets — have set off a political storm and split the crisis-wracked country, as it heads toward a general election no later than next year.
To officials from the ruling left-wing Syriza party, theyre evidence of criminality among their hated predecessors from the right. To the probes targets, who all deny wrongdoing, the investigation is nothing more than an attempt to rig the coming election by discrediting the largest opposition parties. Novartis says it has launched its own investigation and wont comment on the allegations.
“If prosecutors manage to charge a former prime minister or other senior officials it would be a huge blow to the opposition in Greece” — Maria Gavouneli, associate professor of international law
Prosecutors are investigating 10 former government officials, including two former prime ministers —Antonis Samaras and Panagiotis Pikrammenos — as well as the European Migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos and the current central bank governor, Yannis Stournaras. Nearly all those being investigated are members of the conservative New Democracy party, which has been dominating in the polls.
“If prosecutors manage to charge a former prime minister or other senior officials it would be a huge blow to the opposition in Greece,” said Maria Gavouneli, associate professor of international law at the Kapodistrian University of Athens. “If nobody is prosecuted, however, the current government will be massively discredited.”
The anonymous testimonies were taken by Greeces chief anti-corruption prosecutor, Eleni Touloupaki, and sent to parliament in February under a clause in the constitution obliging the justice system to notify lawmakers should either a minister or deputy minister be named in relation to a corruption inquiry.
“I cannot speak on behalf of the accused, but there is definitely a political agenda in what is being told as part of these testimonies,” said Stefanos Komninos, who was secretary-general of the ministry of economy, shipping and competitiveness from 2009 to 2014.
European Migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos | Janek Skarzynski/AFP via Getty Images
Komninos is not one of the 10 senior politicians under investigation, but his name does appear in one of the anonymous testimonies — obtained by POLITICO — where he is accused of accepting a bribe from Novartis in the form of “bundles of cash wrapped in orange tapes.” In an interview, he denied the allegation and said he worked to lower drug prices while in office.
The testimonies, which were given under oath, contain several other similar tales of government officials receiving bribes in the form of bundles of cash.
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his ruling Syriza party rode to victory in 2015 by promising to crack down on corruption and put an end to austerity measures that had left Greek voters disillusioned with a political elite they considered corrupt and financially reckless. But its support has been slipping.
No charges have been filed in the Novartis investigation. Two officials in Touloupakis office told POLITICO that formal charges against public officials are expected in the coming months.
Bundles of cash
One interview conducted under oath with a whistleblower who used the pseudonym “Aikaterini Kelessi” describes a scene in mid-2013 when then-Vice President of Novartis Greece Konstantinos Frouzis visited the prime ministerial mansion of Antonis Samaras, who ran the Greek government from 2012 to 2015.
“He [Frouzis] had with him a black, wheeled Samsonite suit case, which he had filled with bundles of cash with purple, yellow and green ties and gave to Antonis Samaras,” reads the testimony seen by POLITICO. Samaras has denied the allegations and accused the government of using fake witnesses to tarnish its rivals.
Another interview conducted by Greek prosecutors focuses on meetings that took place between Frouzis and Yannis Stournaras, the central bank governor who previously served as finance minister between 2012 and 2014. Stournaras allegedly received “an amount of at least €1 million as gifts” on one occasion, according to a transcript seen by POLITICO.
“These testimonies are in their entirety and completely false,” Stournaras told a session of the Greek parliament on February 21, referring to the whistleblower statements that have been reported by the Greek press.
A segment from a document provided by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation to Greek judicial authorities looking into bribery allegations against Novartis.
Frouzis is also the subject of an investigation by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission into whether Novartis violated the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
According to an FBI report obtained by POLITICO and shared with the Greek parliament, the agency uncovered evidence that Novartis bribed doctors who prescribed the companys drugs and destroyed documents to hide its activities from Greek regulators.
The report alleges that Frouzis used a series of Greek public relations firms to launder cash and pay bribes to doctors and government officials in exchange for arranging access to the Greek ministries of finance, defense, education, health and development.
The PR company that got the largest chunk of laundered cash allegedly paid by Novartis to sway Greek politicians was Voulkidis, according to the report. In one case highlighted by investigators, the company produced an online football advertisement for Novartis that ran unchanged for years.
Voulkidis did not reply to several requests for comment.
“Voulkidis took one picture and used the same picture for five consecutive years,” the FBI report reads. “That money was used to bribe government officials.”
“Government officials and the minister of health were paid for the registration of new products in the market and to protect against price cuts,” the report continues. “In 2011-2012, the pharmaceutical industry had large price cuts across the board. Novartis did not have any price cuts in oncology drugs and only minor cuts in other drugs.”
Frouzis, who left Novartis in 2015 and now works for a food and beverage manufacturer in Greece, declined to comment for this article. “Due to the very early stage of the investigation in the Greek territory I prefer to refrain from sharing views and opinions on this matter,” he said in an email.
Novartis declined to comment on the allegations made in the anonymous Greek testimonies and the FBI report. Paul Barrett, global head of external communications, said: “As investigations are ongoing, we cant comment on the allegations raised, nor will we comment on the speculation we are seeing in the media, which appears driven in large part by the selective leaking of portions of a confidential and preliminary investigative file.”
Barrett said Novartis is cooperating with requests from local and foreign authorities.
“We have also been conducting our own comprehensive internal investigation,” he said. “If any wrongdoing is found we will take fast and decisive action and do everything possible to prevent future misconduct.”
Barrett added: “At the same time, publicity around the case has included many sensational and unfounded claims in a politicized debate of which Novartis should not be a part, often directed with little or no sensitivity at our employees. We believe this is highly inappropriate and will defend our people and company against these claims.”
The FBI declined to comment on its report and referred questions to the U.S. Embassy in Athens, which also declined to comment.
Countersuits
Maria Spyraki, a member of the European Parliament and spokesperson for the opposition New Democracy party, said that nothing in the documents released by Greek investigators so far provides hard evidence of any wrongdoing by senior politicians in Greece. “It is important for all the Greek people to know the truth and to have everything in the light and everything transparent,” she said. “But the witnesses are not enough.”
She added that the Greek parliament committee investigating Novartis had found no specific evidence incriminating any public official in Greece. Earlier this month, the Greek parliament axed an investigation into the matter citing a lack of evidence, with lawmakers voting to send the entire case back to the countrys judicial authorities. The decision was a blow to the ruling Syriza party who had wanted to keep the case in the public spotlight.
In January, New Democracy also filed official questions to the minister of justice, Stavros Kontonis, asking him to explain how he plans to shelter the Greek judiciary from political influence amid allegations that those who have been accused are personalities that the ruling Syriza party would like to see tarnished.
In Greece, the government — in collaboration with the countrys national medicines agency — sets drug prices after negotiating with pharmaceutical companies.
Samaras has filed lawsuits against Touloupaki, Tsipras and Deputy Justice Minister Dimitris Papangelopoulos accusing them of defamation and slander. Evangelos Venizelos, a former finance minister, has also petitioned a court to force one of the whistleblowers to reveal his or her identity.
Stefanos Komninos, the former secretary-general of the ministry of economy, shipping and competitiveness, is accused in one witness statement of having kept the price of a box Galvus, a type 2 diabetes drug, at €300 instead of €150. In Greece, the government — in collaboration with the countrys national medicines agency — sets drug prices after negotiating with pharmaceutical companies.
Komninos told POLITICO in a telephone interview from Athens that he lowered the price of the medicine by 20 percent in 2010, resulting in a saving of €1 billion for the state. Komninos said that on September 3, 2010, a ministerial decree was issued by the government lowering the retail price of Galvus by 38 percent to €41.14 for one pack — a figure far lower than those cited in the anonymous testimonies.
A public database of Greek drug prices verifies Komninos account. It also shows that the price of Galvus continued to fall, hitting €21.45 on February 22 this year.
The allegations and investigation have set off a political storm in Athens | Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP via Getty Images
“I was working with my minsiter Louka Katseli for decreasing the total price for Greece,” Komninos said.
Touloupaki, the anti-corruption prosecutor, declined to comment on the investigation, but noted that the investigation is ongoing.
A spokesperson for Touloupaki told POLITICO that her office is still conducting preliminary investigations into allegations that Novartis bribed public officials in Greece. Touloupakis office is also collaborating with anti-laundering officials in several EU countries to gather evidence of bribes being laundered out of the country, the two officials in Touloupakis office said.
The allegations against Novartis in Greece come as the Swiss concern announced earlier this month that its general counsel would retire from the company in connection with a $1.2 million payment to a company owned by Michael Cohen, U.S. President Donald Trumps longtime personal lawyer.
The Greek government said it is “committed to put an end to corruption and to not allow any cover up of the cases that hint towards corruption of public officials.”
“It is public knowledge that one of the root causes of the crisis is widespread corruption among the ranks of the parties that constituted the old establishment,” a government spokesperson said.
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Dept. of Speculation (Vintage Contemporaries) (Paperback)
By Jenny Offill
Kobo eBook (January 8th, 2018): $24.00
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February 2014 Indie Next List
“I found myself gasping at the sheer beauty and conciseness of Offill's sentences in this portrait of a marriage. Dept. of Speculation can be devoured quickly, or readers can linger in it over many sittings. Covering the topics of love, loneliness, grief, joy, fidelity, beauty, depression, mania, motherhood, and writing, the shifting points of view are subtle yet profound, and despite the darkness and sadness of the story, when I closed the book I was left more alert and attentive, and feeling more alive. Highly recommended!”
— Janet Geddis, Avid Bookshop, Athens, GA
From the acclaimed author of Last Things comes a slim, stunning portrait of a marriage--a beguiling rumination on the mysteries of intimacy, trust, faith, knowledge, and the condition of universal shipwreck that unites us all.
ONE OF THE 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR - THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
A Best Book of the Year: The New Yorker, The Boston Globe, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Vogue.com, Electric Literature, Buzzfeed
In the beginning, it was easy to imagine their future. They were young and giddy, sure of themselves and of their love for each other. “Dept. of Speculation” was their code name for all the thrilling uncertainties that lay ahead. Then they got married, had a child and navigated the familiar calamities of family life—a colicky baby, a faltering relationship, stalled ambitions.
When their marriage reaches a sudden breaking point, the wife tries to retrace the steps that have led them to this place, invoking everything from Kafka to the Stoics to doomed Russian cosmonauts as she analyzes what is lost and what remains. In language that shimmers with rage and longing and wit, Offill has created a brilliantly suspenseful love story—a novel to read in one sitting, even as its piercing meditations linger long after the last page.
Jenny Offill is the author of the novel Last Things, which was chosen as a Notable Book of the Year by The New York Times and was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times First Book Award. She teaches in the writing programs at Queens University, Brooklyn College, and Columbia University.
“Shimmering. . . . Breathtaking. . . . Joyously demanding.” —The New York Times Book Review
“Slender, quietly smashing. . . . A book so radiant, so sparkling with sunlight and sorrow, that it almost makes a person gasp.” —The Boston Globe
“Powerful. . . . Exquisite. . . . A novel that’s wonderfully hard to encapsulate, because it faces in many directions at the same time, and glitters with different emotional colors.” —The New Yorker
“A startling feat of storytelling . . . Each line a dazzling, perfectly chiseled arrowhead aimed at your heart.” —Vanity Fair
“Dept. of Speculation resembles no book I’ve read before. If I tell you that it’s funny, and moving, and true; that it’s as compact and mysterious as a neutron; that it tells a profound story of love and parenthood while invoking (among others) Keats, Kafka, Einstein, Russian cosmonauts, and advice for the housewife of 1897, will you please simply believe me, and read it?” —Michael Cunningham
“You can read Jenny Offill’s new novel in about two hours. It’s short and funny and absorbing, an effortless-seeming downhill ride that picks up astonishing narrative speed as it goes.” —The New York Review of Books
“Gorgeous, funny, a profound and profoundly moving work of art. Jenny Offill is a master of form and feeling, and she gets life on the page in new, startling ways.” —Sam Lipsyte
“Introspective and resonant. . . . Offill uses her novel to explore the question of how to be an artist as well as a wife and mother, when these states can feel impossibly contradictory.” —San Francisco Chronicle
“Absorbing and highly readable. . . . Intriguing, beautifully written, sly, and often profound.” —NPR
“Audacious . . . Hilarious . . . . An account of matrimony and motherhood that breaks free of the all-too-limiting traditional stories of wives and mothers. . . . It may be difficult to truly know what happens between two people, but Offill gets alarmingly close.” —The Atlantic
“Piercingly honest. . . . A series of wry vignettes that deepen movingly.” —Vogue
“Dept. of Speculation is a riposte to the notion that domestic fiction is humdrum and unambitious. . . . A shattered novel that stabs and sparkles at the same time. It is the kind of book that you will be quoting over and over to friends who don’t quite understand, until they give in and read it too. . . . A book this sad shouldn't be so much fun to read. ” —The Guardian (London)
“Whip-smart, defying description, will bring your walls down around you.” —Flavorwire
“[A] mini marvel of a novel. . . . Unfolds in tart, tiny chapters suffused with pithy philosophical musings, scientific tidbits, and poetic sayings that collectively guide a brainy, beleaguered couple through the tricky emotional terrain of their once wondrous, now wobbly union.” —Elle
Coverage from NPR
Publication Date: October 7th, 2014
Series: Vintage Contemporaries
Fiction / Contemporary Women
Fiction / Family Life
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Hiba Obaid: The Writer of Clear Words
How do you begin a new life in a foreign country? By taking on an active role in society, for example. We make a point of supporting projects in which the principal agents are refugees themselves. We’ll introduce three of them in this mini-series. Shown here is Hiba Obaid, junior journalist at “Alex Berlin.”
Jan Abele | January 2018
Michael Kohls
Hiba Obaid says what’s on her mind. That she doesn’t like Asian food, for example. At least not here in Berlin, where it “isn’t authentic.” This is how the conversation begins, in a Vietnamese restaurant, and you might consider that a painfully direct response to the stock pleasantry of “How is your meal?” — but it does throw some things into relief right away.
“ Should I abandon my dream, just because I grew up in Syria? ”
Telling it like it is — that’s a journalistic maxim that doesn’t work in dictatorships. Was she aware of that, when she wanted to become a journalist? In response, she asks a question of her own: “Should I abandon my dream, just because I grew up in Syria?”
Hiba Obaid has always wanted to communicate. She put on stage plays in a bar in Aleppo and made fun of the regime in her lines, in carefully coded phrases, until things got too risky for the bar owner. At that point, she had already worked for daily newspapers, but she quit, because she couldn’t bear the censors. “Sometimes, the texts weren’t just rewritten, they were about something completely different.”
A gift for language: Hiba Obaid at her desk at “Alex Berlin.”
Attending the pro-regime journalism program at the University of Aleppo was out of the question. Instead, she studied Arabic literature. At least that also had something to do with expression and language. She asserted the right to have her own opinion in a different way. “When the uprisings against Assad began, we formed a network of like-minded people at the university. We distributed pamphlets in which we denounced the regime.”
Then came the day when one of their friends disappeared. The police also stopped at the house of her unsuspecting parents, but she herself wasn’t there. “When the friend was released from prison some time later, he begged us to stop right away. Otherwise, he said, they’d take us all away, and no one would ever come back. That’s what they’d drummed into his head.“
As an author, Hiba Obaid wants to create a level playing field
Since 2015, following her escape via Lebanon and Turkey, Hiba Obaid has been living in Berlin. Here, she has begun training to be a journalist — as a 27-year-old who has experienced things that most journalists in this country will likely never have to face. She knows how much it can cost to hold an opinion.
In Berlin, she writes for daily newspapers and magazines. In her articles, she deals with the problems that refugees have in society, and she comes to terms with her own experiences. She wants to create a sense of equal footing in a country where “people from other nations in many cases remain guests their whole lives, no matter how willing they are to integrate into society.” Her talent as an author has earned her a great deal of positive feedback and many Facebook followers — and an internship at the broadcaster “Alex Berlin.” There, she is learning all the ropes of cross-media journalism, but she doesn’t want anyone telling her to change her style of writing.
She’d like it to stay just the way it is — always very direct.
HIBA OBAID
played a major role in the publication “We Vote for Freedom,” which was created by journalists in exile and implemented by the newspaper Tagesspiegel in cooperation with the Robert Bosch Stiftung. She is currently completing an integration internship at broadcaster “Alex Berlin.” The internship is provided by the Medienanstalt Berlin-Brandenburg (mabb) to facilitate the integration of young journalists with refugee backgrounds in the German job market.
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Steven Tyler and Joe Perry inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame
Aerosmith’s trophy case is getting a little more crowded. The AP reports that guitarist Joe Perry and singer Steven Tyler will be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, alongside Foreigner’s Mick Jones and Lou Gramm , Holly Knight, JD Souther, and Tony Hatch. The ceremony is set for June 13 in New York. Tyler and Perry, known as the Toxic Twins in their younger, drug-addled days, have written for some of the biggest rock songs of the past 40 years, including “Walk This Way,” “Back in the Saddle,” and “Dream On.” The band released its 15th studio album, “Music From Another Dimension!,” last year. Meanwhile, about those drug-addled days, Tyler said in an interview with an Australian TV show that he has spent $6 million on cocaine over the course of his life, admitting: “You could say I snorted half of Peru.” Tyler also says his relationship with Perry has improved since his decision to join “American Idol” alienated his bandmates.
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Jay Monahan returns to TPC Boston as PGA Tour commissioner, with his vision a reality
By Tara Sullivan Globe Columnist,August 30, 2018, 5:45 p.m.
Jay Monahan brings a dynamic, inclusive and open-minded approach to the PGA Tour. (Barry Chin/Globe Staff)
NORTON — This was 16 years ago, and Jay Monahan was in an office not too far from where he is now, in an armchair inside a sitting room at TPC Boston’s on-course golf museum.
As the young, hotshot leader of a tournament about to make its PGA Tour debut in Monahan’s own Boston backyard, there were so many unknowns hovering over his shoulders about how the event then known as the Deutsche Bank Championship and now known as the Dell Technologies Championship would go, whether area fans would embrace a tournament waged across Labor Day weekend, if enough tour pros would make the commitment to provide a quality field.
Then came the Tuesday morning, the first day the gates would open to the public, allowing spectators to watch the practice rounds. Monahan’s phone rang. One of his closest friends was on the other end. And what that man had to say said everything about the vision Monahan had, about the leader Monahan could be, about the man who returns to this final incarnation of the tournament as we know it not as its executive director anymore, but as commissioner of the PGA Tour.
There are probably hundreds of different stops along the career way that could tell you how Monahan got here, how the 47-year-old Belmont native rose to one of golf’s most influential and important positions in January, 2017, how a former college hockey player and lifelong New England sports fan used a magnetic personality and formidable relationship-making skills to turn a passion for what he calls the “greatest sport in the world” into a professional calling. Still, this tournament marks as good a waypoint as any, a moment when uncertainty turned into success, when Monahan began making it clear his dynamic, inclusive and open-minded approach could help push a game long defined by many as staid, exclusive and exclusionary into a more inclusive, diverse future.
It started with a Tiger, as in Woods, the sport’s most famous face who was on board from year one, bringing his eponymous charitable foundation in as host, operator and beneficiary of the tournament. While Woods spent part of his Wednesday morning with reporters sharing fond memories of that first event, and even more of the conversation on his gratefulness for his health allowing him to be back here for the first time since 2013, Monahan was remembering another aspect of the Woods effect, revealed in that phone call from his buddy Steve Conley.
“It was 7 a.m. and he called me and said, ‘You need to come down to the front gate,’ ” Monahan recalled. “I said, ‘What are you talking about?’
“People were lined up all the way back, thousands of people on a Tuesday morning, a practice round, the first day we were open, all these people coming through the gates. And I’m like, ‘Wow.’ I just thought it would be a steady flow through the course of the morning, but people were coming out in droves and I thought, ‘Wow, we have something really special here.’ Tiger has been a huge contributor to this event.”
Of course the event is changing now, with a revamped tour schedule meaning TPC Boston will no longer host the Dell every Labor Day weekend, but the Northern Trust instead, in an every-other-year arrangement with the New York market and across the first week of August. But as much as it feels like a loss for Boston, it is a good move for the game, and one of the biggest changes Monahan has overseen in his 17-month tenure.
Though it had been in the works under predecessor Tim Finchem, Monahan always saw how much sense this made in the crowded sports arena, arranged now so there is at least one big-time golf event per month beginning in March (the Players in March, Masters in April, PGA in May, US Open in June, British Open in July) building momentum into a back-to-back-to-back three-week August sprint through the FedEx Cup playoffs. No competition with the start of college football or the ratings behemoth otherwise known as the NFL.
Jay Monahan knew going up against the NFL was not good business practice.(Barry chin/Globe staff)
“I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t difficult [to make changes in Boston], but I think our responsibility when we started this effort of thinking about our schedule and our product, what’s the best product for the fan, for sponsors, for players, for our media partners,” Monahan said. “And if you look back over the last several years, we started with an understanding that it was really difficult to have four playoff events and end really our season at the start of college football and start of the NFL, really, very competitive landscape. And so for us we felt like to have the most dramatic close to our season and FedEx Cup playoffs we needed to have it end prior to that point in time.”
Gauging public temperature seems to be one of Monahan’s strengths, reflected in goals that include diversifying golf’s fan base as well as the PGA Tour’s staff, connecting with women in the game (he has two daughters) through initiatives such as women’s executive golf days, and recognizing that the players are the real reason people watch, and have earned the right to have their voices heard. He’s bullish on the incoming crop of young American stars — “You look at really the last five years and the consistent emergence of great young players, under the age of 25, and the fact that each year, including this one, a new one steps forward on the backs of others that have preceded him,” he said – but just as moved by the holdover stars such as Woods and Phil Mickelson.
Sixteen years ago, when Monahan couldn’t have known what this weekend would bring, it was the arrival of Woods that punctuated his vision as reality. Now, as they come here to bid farewell to the tournament as we know it, as Monahan moves up the career ladder and Woods inches closer to the career finish line, Monahan can still see a bright future ahead.
“Golf is a generational game, right?” he says. “You start when you’re 4, 5 or 6 and you can end in your last days. You have someone like Tiger Woods, you look at Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer, the greats of the game, their voices, their presence, their impact, it’s there every step of the way. The way I look at this is Tiger’s voice is going to be a part of this sport for a long time to come.”
If golf is lucky, Monahan’s voice will be too.
PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan and Globe columnist Tara Sullivan.(Barry chin/Globe staff)
Tara Sullivan is a Globe columnist. She can be reached at tara.sullivan@globe.com. Follow her on Twitter @Globe_Tara.
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Fewer affected in Marriott hack, but passports…
Fewer affected in Marriott hack, but passports a red flag
FILE – This Oct. 5, 2010 file photo shows the exterior of a Marriott hotel in Santa Clara, Calif. Marriott says that fewer guest records were involved in a previously announced data breach than it initially disclosed.The lodging company said Friday, Jan. 4, 2019, that it now believes that the number of potentially involved guests is lower than the 500 million originally estimated. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)
PUBLISHED: January 4, 2019 at 11:20 am | UPDATED: January 4, 2019 at 11:31 am
BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — Fewer Marriott guest records than previously feared were compromised in a massive data breach, but the largest hotel chain in the world confirmed Friday that approximately 5.25 million unencrypted passport numbers were accessed.
The compromise of those passport numbers has raised alarms among security experts because of their value to state intelligence agencies.
The FBI is leading the investigation of the data theft and investigators suspect the hackers were working on behalf of the Chinese Ministry of State Security, the rough equivalent of the CIA.
The hackers accessed about 20.3 million encrypted passport numbers. There is no evidence that they were able to use the master encryption key required to gain access to that data.
Unencrypted passport numbers are valuable to state intelligence agencies because they can be used to compile detailed dossiers on people and their international movements.
In the case of China, it would allow that country’s security ministry to add to databases of aggregated information on valued individuals. Those data points include information on people’s health, finances and travel.
“You can identify things in their past that maybe they don’t want known, points of weakness, blackmail, that type of thing,” said Priscilla Moriuchi, an analyst with Recorded Future who specialized in East Asia at the U.S. National Security Agency where she spent 12 years. She left the agency in 2017.
When the Bethesda, Maryland, hotel chain initially disclosed the breach in November, the company said that hackers compiled stolen data undetected for four years, including credit card and passport numbers, birthdates, phone numbers and hotel arrival and departure dates.
The affected hotel brands were operated by Starwood before it was acquired by Marriott in 2016. They include W Hotels, St. Regis, Sheraton, Westin, Element, Aloft, The Luxury Collection, Le Méridien and Four Points. Starwood-branded timeshare properties were also affected. None of the Marriott-branded chains were threatened.
Marriott said Friday that it now believes the overall number of guests potentially involved is around 383 million, less than the initial estimate of 500 million, but still one of the largest security breaches on record.
The 2017 Equifax hack affected more than 145 million people. A Target breach in 2013 affected more than 41 million payment card accounts and exposed contact information for more than 60 million customers.
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Kenneth W. Thompson is best known for his contributions to normative theory in international relations. He received his PhD from the University of Chicago where he studied under Hans J. Morgenthau. Thompson has taught at Chicago University, Northwestern University and the University of Virginia. Between 1955 and 1974 he worked on international education and health initiatives at the Rockefeller Foundation, where he became Vice President for International Programs.
He also served as director of higher education for development at the International Council for Educational Development (1974-76). From 1978 to 1998 he headed the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia, where he broadened his field of interest to include the American presidency.
Kenneth Thompson is a former trustee of the Carnegie Council. He also served on the Board of Editors for the Council's publication Worldview.
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St Trinian’s cartoonist Searle, 91, dies
British cartoonist Ronald Searle, best known for his drawings of the tearaway pupils at St Trinian’s, has died aged 91.
Searle, whose anarchic St Trinian’s characters spawned a series of movie adaptations, died on 30 December at a hospital near his home in Draguignan, in France’s south eastern Var region.
One friend said of him: “His bite and his bark were ferocious, but always delivered with a wink.”
Some of his work was influenced by his years as a Japanese prisoner of war and his privations working on the Siam-Burma “railway of death”.
His spindly schoolgirl creations, which first appeared in 1941, hit the big screen in 1954 as The Belles of St Trinian’s, with Alastair Sim starring in drag as headmistress Millicent Fritton.
His creation became an industry almost in its own right, and on one occasion Searle hoped he had put paid to it by blowing up his fictitious academy with an atomic bomb. But such was the cartoon’s popularity, even this act of destruction failed to kill off St Trinian’s.
The film franchise was revived in 2007, with Rupert Everett taking over the headmistress role, with a follow-up, “St Trinian’s 2: The Legend of Fritton’s Gold”, appearing in 2009.
Searle’s cartoons also appeared in magazines and newspapers, including Punch and The New Yorker.
Other comic illustrations included 1950s Molesworth satires on British private school education, written by author Geoffrey Willans, including Down with Skool and How to be Topp.
Searle was born in Cambridge in 1920 and attended the Cambridge School of Art.
He became the cartoonist for the Cambridge Daily News and began a series of 195 weekly cartoons, each of which paid more than a week’s salary at the parcel packing business where he had earlier worked.
In 1941 he published the first St Trinian’s cartoon in the magazine Lilliput. That year he was posted to Singapore, but one month after his arrival, Singapore surrendered to the Japanese and he spent the rest of the hostilities as a prisoner of war.
During captivity he secretly made sketches of the hardship of camp life, hiding the drawings under the mattresses of prisoners suffering from cholera.
‘Strong-willed’
Searle published the drawings after his liberation, with many of the pictures now kept at the Imperial War Museum in London.
In 1971, he became the first non-French living artist to exhibit at the Bibliotheque Nationale.
Cartoonist Gerald Scarfe paid tribute to Searle, whom he described as “extraordinary”.
He said: “He was in a Japanese prisoner of war camp and survived all that and kept drawing, which gives you an idea of what an extraordinarily strong willed person he was.”
“He was clever and he was funny and he could draw. A lot of cartoonists come up with an idea first, but Ronald could really draw.”
Mr Scarfe said that when he was a young artist, he regularly cycled to Searle’s home in west London to ask his advice but never summoned up the courage to speak to him.
He said: “I couldn’t bring myself to ring his doorbell – it was like some kind of mental block – and I would end up cycling home with all these questions I meant to ask him.”
Guardian cartoonist Steve Bell said Searle’s work stood out for its “genuine wit, intelligence and unabashed ambition”.
Writing in 2010 ahead of an exhibition of Searle’s work, Mr Bell said: “His work is truly international, yet absolutely grounded in the English comic tradition.
“It is the highest form of conceptual art, but devoid of any of the pretence that usually accompanies such a notion. Which is to say, it is extremely funny, but not all the time. It cuts to the essence of life.”
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The long saga of the Chicago Spire
The snakebit Chicago Spire — once forecast to be the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere and now a watery hole in the ground — has taken modest steps toward resurrection in 2014. Chicago Spire developer Garrett Kelleher earlier this year reached a deal with creditors giving him up to a year to find the funding with help from a local partner, though it looks like he may need more help.
The Spire, at 410 N. Lake Shore Drive, was designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. Originally proposed by Christopher T. Carley of Chicago-based Fordham Company in 2005, developer Garrett Kelleher of Dublin, Ireland-based Shelbourne Development Ltd. took over the project in 2006 (the year this photo was taken).
Mr. Kelleher's track record raised some red flags even before construction began. Crain's reported in 2007 that during a previous stint in Chicago, Mr. Kelleher left a trail of unpaid bills, lawsuits and government liens.
Mr. Kelleher suffered his first big setback in 2008, as the recession hit the local real estate market. Contractors halted work on the foundation and Mr. Calatrava walked off the job, claiming the developer owed him more than $11 million.
Erik Unger
Even as the real estate market collapsed, Mr. Kelleher jetted around the world, pitching the tower as a home away from home for the world's wealthy. Shelbourne claimed to have sold a third of the Spire's 1,194 condominiums, including a penthouse with a list price of $40 million.
Donald Trump, whose own riverfront tower was being constructed nearby, in 2006 called the Spire site "a grade C location" and added that Mr. Kelleher should "do a smaller building on that site unless he wants to throw out a few hundred million dollars."
The hole where the Chicago Spire was planned. Photo by Erik Unger
By the end of 2010, legal actions by Anglo Irish Bank caused the courts to hand control of the site to a receiver, killing Chicago's dream of boasting the tallest building in North America.
The latest in the saga, as of September 2014: Mr. Kelleher has asked a bankruptcy judge for permission to seek alternative funding sources for the more than $100 million he needs to exit Chapter 11.
Zoe Galland
If Mr. Kelleher is able to pay off his creditors, he will still need financing to construct the ambitious 1,194-unit twisting tower he envisioned when he first bought the site.
The twisting tower was once set to become the tallest skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere.
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Is Harry Potter Good for Our Kids?
by Vivian W. Dudro
A critique of the Harry Potter series.
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With all of the media hype, even in the Catholic press, I could not help looking over the Harry Potter books while shopping one day. After reading a few pages, I put Potter down with a shudder. Oozing with the occult and dressed with disgusting details, these stories by J. K. Rowling are not the kind of thing I would read my little ones at bedtime. Compared with the truly great books lining our shelves at home, they are not the kind of literature I would want my 10-and 12-year-old sons to read on their own, either.
Despite my decision to pass on Potter, he has affected my children. As we were leaving the park one recent afternoon, my six-year-old daughter informed me that she and a herd of other girls her age had pretended they were the characters from the Rowling books.
"We were using sticks as magic wands, Mom," she said.
"Oh? And what were you doing with these magic wands?" I asked.
"We were casting spells and killing bugs," she answered.
"Why were you killing bugs?"
"Because they were the bad guys," she shrugged.
Her responses troubled me. How has Harry Potter become so ubiquitous that he influences the play of children too young to read about him? More importantly, why do these stories link magic, power and the killing of one's enemies in the tender imagination of little girls? To begin answering these questions, I read two of the books myself.
In the very beginning of the first two episodes, Rowling's heavy-handed and sophomoric treatment of Harry's aunt, uncle and cousin disturbed me. These relatives, who become Harry's adoptive family after the murder of his parents, are narcissistic and vulgar, with no redeeming characteristics whatsoever. In one repulsive scene, Cousin Dudley belches at the breakfast table, while his fat buttocks hang over the sides of the chair. Meanwhile, with a bit of food clinging to his face, Uncle Vernon sputters forth with his customary rage. Call it a matter of taste, but these antics evoke no laughter from me. Rowling's sneers at a grasping middle-class family cannot hold a candle to the satire of Mark Twain, Charles Dickens or Jane Austen.
The most terrible feature of Harry's relations is not their churlishness, but their heartlessness toward the orphaned boy. While they spoil their own horrible son with two bedrooms, Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia assign Harry a spider-infested closet. In the second book, they lock him in a room with bars on the windows, and feed him a starvation diet through a slot in the door. The reason for their harshness, apart from their own selfishness, is Harry's magical background. This is an abnormality, they declare, that they will not tolerate.
Tolerance, of course, is a Christian virtue based upon respect for man's God-given freedom. While Catholic children should be trained to respect those who do not profess their faith, they also should be taught that the practice of magic is a serious sin. Apart from prayer to God, the invocation of superhuman powers in order to obtain results beyond the capacity of mere nature is condemned with the strongest language in both the Old and New Testaments. The Catechism of the Catholic Church declares the practice of magic "gravely contrary to the virtue of religion," for it involves a mistrust of God and a refusal to accept His will. The practice of magic can lead to the worship of nature, man, or Satan.
Because he is a wizard by birth, Harry is sent for by Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and is delivered from the hands of his relatives. At this boarding school, the alma mater of Harry's dead parents, the twelve-year old grows into his true identity. In Albus Dumbledore, the seemingly sagacious wizard who directs Hogwarts, Harry finds a mentor/father figure. Peripheral to the main unfolding of the plot, Dumbledore conveniently appears after the climax of the first two books to neatly interpret Harry's harrowing, coming-of-age experiences at school.
There is some humor to be found at Hogwarts, which is housed in a mysterious, haunted castle. Among Harry's textbooks, for example, is "One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi" by Phyllida Spore.
The lethal beast guarding a secret in the bowels of the castle is named Fluffy. But the overall atmosphere at Hogwarts is ominous, and many of the features of daily life there are gruesome. From a good guy eating an earwax-flavored jelly bean to a bad guy drinking unicorn blood, there is a distinct dash of the macabre.
The subjects taught at Hogwarts range from ordinary fields of knowledge, such as astronomy and botany, to magical arts such as changing one object into another, casting spells and mixing potions. Nearly every forbidden magical practice known to man is mentioned or explored. In contrast to the dull and narrow world of Harry's non-magic relatives, Hogwarts appears interesting and broadening. Looking at a drawing of the castle on the back of the second book, my 12-year-old son declared, "That looks so cool!"
On the surface, the Harry Potter tales fit right in with Goosebumps, Rugrats, and that gooey cerebral-like matter designed for throwing upon walls. Yes, pre-pubescent
Rowling has been quoted as saying she does not believe in magic, but in God. To her credit, she places the hocus-pocus at Hogwarts in a moral framework, in which some uses of magic are good and others bad. The Sorcerer's Stone, which brings everlasting life and riches to whoever possesses it, is destroyed at the end of the first episode because, like the ring in J. R. R. Tolkien's books, the stone had become a source of corruption.
When one peels away the magic, it appears Rowling is addressing important moral questions. Often Harry must make difficult choices, and like any other school boy, he is sent to detention when he is caught breaking the rules. When Harry is in mortal danger, as he is at the end of the first two books, it is self-sacrificial love, not magic per se, that saves him. Harry's ultimate quest, it seems, is not so much to develop his powers as a wizard as it is to develop his character.
While I am gratified to find such themes in Rowling's books, I nevertheless consider her smorgasbord of magic, yuck, and gore an unfitting package for the truth. Moreover, her stories create the impression that some of us, like Potter and Dumbledore, could learn to handle occult powers and wield them for good. This is a grave error, for our intentions, however noble, cannot transform an objective evil into a good.
Though the books are fantasy, young readers relate to Harry and his classmates as their own peers. The aspiring witches and wizards at Hogwarts are not other-worldly beings from some pre-historic age, such as the wizards Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings and Merlin in the Arthurian legends. Rather, they are ordinary boys and girls, with the exception that they have inexplicably inherited a magical gene present in the human race. By following their education, could our children's curiosity in the occult or in the bizarre be sparked? Could their spiritual defenses against certain temptations be weakened? Could their imaginations become haunts of "things that go bump in the night"?
According to a public librarian here in San Francisco, the Potter stories already have inspired countless children to seek other books about witches, wizards, and spooks. The city's libraries have stocked their juvenile collections with this subject matter, along with Rowling's titles in order to encourage summer reading. The trend concerns me because, apart from serious sin, occultism is the main way the diabolical can enter a person's life.
Nevertheless, many, many other parents, including Catholic ones, remain untroubled. They consider the Harry Potter stories perfectly acceptable for their children. As a result, Harry Potter has become a pop culture icon. After the new sequel is released this summer, there will still be three more forthcoming episodes in the continuing Potter saga. Also lying ahead are Harry Potter movies, and spin-off Mattel action figures.
Given the enormous profitability of the young wizard, one can only guess what other magical heroes and heroines will be created next. And when all of the money made off our hunger for the supernatural has been counted, what level of literary accomplishment and what vision of spiritual reality will have been sold to our children? That remains to be seen.
© 2000 St. Joseph Covenant Keepers Newsletter, published by Family Life Center International, Inc., St. Joseph Covenant Keepers.
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Part II: Living in God's Kingdom
Biblical Revelation and the Land of Israel
St. Jerome wrote long ago that "ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ." Today, largely because of a widespread ignorance of Scripture, God's unique calling to the Jewish people is increasingly delegitimized and denied, and at the heart of this delegitimization stands their biblical connection to the Land of Israel.
Catholics for Palestine & Catholics for Israel
In the Catholic Church, disagreements are commonplace over a whole range of issues, be they political, social, economic, religious or historical, but at the end of the day these differences of opinion can be resolved through amicable discussion, prayer and a sense of fellowship and family in Christ. There is one issue, however, that divides so deeply that it has the potential to create permanent separation, and this is the issue of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.
God's Plan of Salvation in a Nutshell
Ten basic steps outlining God's plan of salvation for us: God created us out of love and made a covenant with us; by sinning we have broken His covenant; God sent Jesus the Messiah to restore us to communion with Him; and He restores this communion through the Catholic Church He established and especially the seven sacraments.
God's Promise of the Land to the People of Israel
The most repeated divine promise in the Hebrew Scriptures (the Old Testament) is God's gift of the Land of Canaan to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob—the people of Israel. Here is a compilation of these verses.
Holy Land or Israel?
S ometimes I hear Catholics talking about making a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, and I must confess that something lightly irritates me about this. “Why would this irritate you” you might ask. “What’s wrong with Catholics visiting the land of Jesus and cradle of their faith?” Nothing is wrong with Catholics visiting the land of Jesus of course. It is with the terminology that I have a bone to pick.
Israel: A Prophetic Sign? Part I: The Story of Israel and the Church from Abraham to Today
Part I: Israel and the Church from Abraham to Today - The origins of Israel: the Patriarchs; the Exodus and Mount Sinai; the kingdom of Israel; exile and return. Hebrews, Israelites and Jews. The Messiah and his rejection by his own people. The birth of the Church. Early Jewish-Christianity, the growth of Gentile Christianity, and the parting of ways. Israel in the patristic writings: the rise of "replacement theology." Christian anti-Semitism in the Middle-Ages. Theological evaluation: Israel and the Church in the New Testament.
Israel: A Prophetic Sign? Part II: Israel and the Church Today
Part II: Israel and the Church Today - How Vatican II and Nostra Aetate transformed the Church's relationship with the Jewish people. Church documents on the Jewish people from Vatican II to the 21st century. The promised restoration of Israel according to the prophets. An evaluation: can Old Testament prophecies still apply to Israel today? The Catholic Church and the modern State of Israel. Israel's "passion, death and resurrection"?
Israel: A Prophetic Sign? Part III: Messianic Judaism and Christian Zionism
Part III: Messianic Judaism and Christian Zionism: The rise of the Zionist movement in the late 19th century. Early Christian Zionism. Early Hebrew-Christians and early Hebrew-Catholics. The turning point: 1967. From Hebrew-Christians to Messianic Jews. The Messianic movement today in Israel and among the nations. Messianic theology and faith; Messianic congregations and worship; Messianic culture and life in Israel. Christian Zionism and Christian supporters of Israel today. Toward Jerusalem Council II - welcoming Jewish believers back into the Church.
Jesus and His Disciples Kept the Law
Is the baptized Jew obligated to keep the commandments of the Jewish Law? In the first part of this series, we see how Jesus did not abrogate the Law of Moses that was given to the Jewish people. We also see how the early Jewish-Christian community continued to live in accordance with the Torah.
Remembering Saint Paul
For most Jews, Saint Paul was a renegade Jew remembered with bitterness for the criticism he aimed at the Jewish religion after he became an ardent follower of Jesus of Nazareth. Perhaps it is time for this negative view of Paul to be balanced by the solid defence of the Jewish people that he wrote in the mid 50’s of the first century C.E., in a letter to the Roman church.
St. Paul on Jewish Law and Catholic Jews
Is the baptized Jew still a Jew? Is he still obligated to keep the Law? Didn't St. Paul say that he's not? The purpose of this article is to address these questions by examining some of the most relevant passages from the epistles of St. Paul. We will see that a careful reading of his epistles suggests that the very reason St. Paul gives for exempting the Gentile from the observance of the Law deepened the meaning of the Law and value of observance for the Christian Jew.
The Blessed Trinity
The Trinity is the central mystery of the Christian faith. The term describes the inner life of God, who is an eternal communion of Persons and a Family whose life is love. Is the concept of the Trinity a Christian invention, derived from Greco-Roman pagan ideas? Or do we already find hints of the Trinity in the Hebrew Bible and in Jewish sources?
The Catholic Liturgical Life as New Exodus
The Exodus, God's deliverance of Israel out of Egyptian slavery through Moses, prefigured God's redemption of all humanity from the slavery of sin through a new and greater Savior, Jesus the Messiah. The liturgical life of the Israelites in the desert on their way to the Promised Land prefigured the liturgical and sacramental life of the Church as it heads towards its heavenly Promised Land.
The Divinity of the Messiah
Is the Messiah to be a mere man, as is commonly thought in traditional Judaism, or is he divine, as it is held by Christians? Did the concept of a divine Messiah derive from Greek pagan influences, or is it rooted in the Bible? Is it a New Testament innovation or can we find hints and traces of this idea throughout the Hebrew Bible and Jewish literature? Read about the divinity of the Messiah in the Patristic writings, in the New Testament, and in the Hebrew Scriptures and Jewish literature.
The Jewish People and their Sacred Scriptures in the Christian Bible
"The Jewish reading of the Bible is a possible one, in continuity with the Jewish Sacred Scriptures from the Second Temple period... Christians can... learn much from Jewish exegesis practised for more than two thousand years, and, in fact, they have learned much in the course of history."
The Mass and the Eucharist
Welcome to this short introduction to the celebration of the Holy Mass! The Eucharist is the source and summit of the Christian life and its highest and most important prayer. In the Mass the whole mystery of our salvation is made present, and in the Eucharist we receive the Body and Blood of Jesus our Lord, who is really and truly present under the appearance of bread and wine and who gives himself to us in this great gift of love.
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Can Christians Believe in a Christ Without Miracles?
By Anthony S. Layne
Do we really need to believe in certain miracles to be Christians? That is the question Nicholas Kristof of the New York Times asked Evangelical pastor Rev. Tim Keller and more recently former President Jimmy Carter. The answer Kristof seems to want is, “No, you can be skeptical about the Virgin Birth and the Resurrection and still be a Christian.” Moreover, Kristof seems to want a New Testament full of additions and emendations made long after the fact, changes which make confessional Christianity so danged judge-y and exclusive, not to mention unscientifically kooky.
Science Has No Answer
But why would someone want to be skeptical about the Virgin Birth, the Resurrection, or any of the other miracles in the New Testament? Our society assumes almost as a matter of course that Science has somehow made such things less credible than they were in the first century. But Science was not the culprit; science qua science has said nothing about the probability of such things happening naturally that people didn’t already know even in the first century. We have known ever since we have had reason that, in the normal run of things, virgins don’t conceive without having had sex and that brutally executed men don’t rise from the grave.
The atheists have at least the excuse that they don’t believe in God at all; the agnostics have their uncertainty. But if you’re on the cusp of calling yourself a Christian, that fact argues that you already believe there is a God powerful enough to call the cosmos into existence and sustain it. How, then, could the natural universe condition the power of its Creator in such a way that He could not bring new life into a virgin’s womb or a cold corpse? Science has no answer; you have to step back into philosophy, the mother of science, to find an argument.
Why does Science not provide the answer? Science deals with the universe as a collection of material, physical events and beings that are on the whole repeatable and which display regularities. Miracles by definition show no pattern, no regularity. There is no scientific theory of immateriality, and many physicists are unwilling to even entertain the possibility of immateriality, so there is nothing for science to test in a lab. It is not Science which denies the possibility of miracles but rather philosophical materialism, the cosmological belief that the material universe is all there is, that there is no immaterial side to the universe. Skepticism or disbelief in immateriality, however, is not necessary for science to work.
New Testament Dating and Miracles
With Rev. Keller, Kristof tries to push the claim that the Virgin Birth was a later addition because the Gospel of Mark and St. Paul’s earliest letters don’t make mention of it. However, that Mark predates Matthew and Luke is not a fact; it is a guess, even if it appears on the surface to be a reasonable guess. The problem with any argument from the relative age of the New Testament documents is that textual criticism is highly susceptible to the presuppositions of the critic. Indeed, when one considers the Jesus Seminar, one wonders how many scripture scholars are Christians in any meaningful sense.
One of those suppositions that commonly crops up in dating the New Testament is that the miracles were later, legendary accretions. Consider, for example, Jesus foretelling the destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem (cf. Matthew 24:1-35; Mark 13:1-30; Luke 21:5-28): For many years, and still today in some quarters, scholars argued that the synoptic gospels had to have been written after 70 A.D., when the Temple was destroyed in the Roman-Jewish War. This dating supposedly gives enough time — almost two generations — for the legend of Jesus to build up in oral tradition before it gets written down (because the first-generation Christians were all illiterate yokels, don’cha know).
However, the Right Rev. J. A. T. Robinson, an Anglican bishop, argued in Redating the New Testament that, were that the case, the evangelists would hardly have failed to mention that Jesus’ “prophecy” had been fulfilled. In fact, none of the NT writers mention the destruction of the Temple as an accomplished fact. Matthew and Mark speak of a “desolating sacrilege” almost as a coded message — “Let the reader understand” (Matthew 24:15; Mark 13:14). This is most likely a reference to statues of Caligula that the prefect Aulus Avillius Flaccus tried to put in synagogues or the larger statue that the Emperor wanted within the Temple.
If that’s the case, then the composition date is more likely around 39-40 AD for either. The earlier the dates of composition, the less credible the “legend” argument becomes. Our assumption that the first-generation Christians were mainly subliterate hicks is based not on historical fact but on chronological snobbery; Jews were possibly the most literate social group in the Roman Empire. And in any event, to use legendary accretions as a presupposition for dating the Gospels and then use the date of the Gospels to argue the legendary accretions is to reason in a circle.
Something Greater Than Jonah or Solomon
Of course, the miracles Jesus performed were signs that something greater than Jonah or Solomon was here (cf. Matthew 12:41-42; Luke 11:31-32), that Jesus was neither a sage nor a prophet but the Word of God made flesh (cf. John 1:14). The Virgin Birth is an integral part of that story. Stripping Jesus of his miracles is the same as the Jesus Seminar’s attempt to strip him of his claims to Sonship and Messiahship: it tries to reduce him to some harmless peddler of moral maxims who for obscure reasons was put to death.
But if we’re free to cherry-pick, why not pick those claims to be the Christ and Son of God in order to write Jesus off as a madman or conman? This was C. S. Lewis’ trilemma: “liar, lunatic, or Lord.” As for “legend”? The literary historian snorted, “[The Gospels] are not artistic enough to be legends. From an imaginative point of view they are clumsy, they don’t work up to things properly” (“What Are We to Make of Jesus Christ?”, The Grand Miracle, p. 113). Of the choices “liar”, “lunatic”, and “legend”, the last is the least credible.
If Jesus were merely a moral philosopher, we should expect that the NT letters would be filled with commentary about his teaching, as well as fulsome praise for his sagacity. Instead, the writers focus on the implications of Christ’s sacrifice and resurrection almost to the point of forgetting that he taught anything else. Saint Paul was explicit about the matter; when some of the Corinthians disputed whether there would be a general resurrection, he replied:
Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say there is no resurrection of the dead? If there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ has not been raised; and if Christ has not been raised, then our proclamation has been in vain and your faith has been in vain. We are even found to be misrepresenting God … If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins. Then those also who have died in Christ have perished. If for this life only we have hoped in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied. (1 Corinthians 15:12-19)
Why neither Mark nor John included Nativity narratives we can only surmise. The books and letters of the New Testament are occasional; that is, written for specific, limited purposes. Each of the evangelists was writing for a particular audience and included such episodes as they knew or thought relevant (cf. John 20:30-31, 21:25). Variations in a narrative aren’t uncommon among eyewitnesses to the same events, as any experienced police officer can testify. But John is as clear as Matthew and Luke concerning Jesus’ divine origin, perhaps even clearer. And all four are adamant concerning the Resurrection.
What Do You Want Out of Jesus?
Christianity includes both the Virgin Birth and the Resurrection because Christianity teaches that Christ is both fully God and fully man, and that to diminish one is to diminish the other. The miracles are part and parcel of the story. Jesus as mortal philosopher can be praised and ignored by well-meaning people. Jesus the Anointed One, the Son of the living God, casts fire on the earth (cf. Luke 12:49), and divides the faithful from the unfaithful, the sheep from the goats.
The question then becomes: what do you want out of Jesus?
Moral philosophers are a dime a dozen and range from the bourgeois platitudes of Benjamin Franklin to the furious nihilism of Friedrich Nietzsche. There are any number of systems that offer a moral way of living, from Stoicism to Taoism. However, none of them offer salvation; none of them offer divine forgiveness of sins; none of them offer spiritual adoption by God. If all you want out of Christianity is a moral system to reassure yourself of your basic goodness, you are selling both Christianity and yourself short.
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Anthony S. Layne
Born in Albuquerque, N. Mex., and raised in Omaha, Nebr., Anthony S. Layne served briefly in the U.S. Marine Corps and attended the University of Nebraska at Omaha as a sociology major while holding a variety of jobs. Tony was a "C-and-E Catholic" until, while defending the Faith during the scandals of 2002, he discovered the beauty of Catholic orthodoxy. He currently lives in Denton, Texas, works as an insurance agent and in-home caregiver, participates in his parish's Knights of Columbus council and as a Minister to the Sick, and bowls poorly on Sunday nights. Along with Catholic Stand, he also contributes to Catholic365 and occasionally to New Evangelists Monthly.
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What is a Business Centre?
When searching for a new office space in London, you can encounter a lot of different terminologies; but what does it all mean?
A Business Centre is the collective term for an office building, or sometimes just a floor or wing of an office building, in which a company provides a range of fully serviced offices to tenants on relatively short-term licenses.
London average office prices can vary depending on how many desks you take, the building itself and the location of the office.
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What is included in a Business Centre?
A Business Centre will normally be a space which is owned, or leased, by a Serviced Office Operator. The operator divides the building into smaller office suites which are then let as Serviced Offices. The operator manages all of the services that would typically be needed by a business occupier such as building maintenance, heating, lighting, air conditioning, cleaning, security, etc.
Usually, the operator will also create a professional reception area and meeting rooms which can be used by the tenants for an hourly charge, however, this can change from building to building. A receptionist may also be employed.
Some business centres will provide a wider range of additional optional services such as secretarial support, IT support or photocopying services and these can be paid for by the tenants on an 'as used' basis.
Some of our London centres even have fantastic and surprising extras like a rooftop terrace or even an in-house running track, for those of you really wishing to make an impact with your space.
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Inside the Carbon Tax Fight That’s Dividing Environmentalists
The surprising battle over Washington’s climate change initiative.
02 Nov, 2016 at 15:45 PM
Voters in a progressive Pacific Northwestern state could approve the nation's first carbon tax next week, providing a much-sought victory to proponents of legislative climate action—and possibly a model for the rest of the country.
And yet the ballot measure is at equal risk of failing spectacularly. Not because of the usual oil and coal industry foes, or even because it includes the dreaded t-word. No, the biggest obstacle in its way: other environmentalists.
It isn’t just about reducing emissions. It is that, but we have to move forward.
Vien Truong, Green for All
An unlikely array of local and national organizations have come out against—or declined to support—Washington state's carbon tax initiative, which will appear on the ballot as I-732. Their concerns: That a revenue-neutral carbon tax wouldn't raise money for investing in clean energy and communities, and that people of color didn't get a fair say in crafting the policy.
Although the split became public last year, it's only been in the last few months that a barrage of organizations have proclaimed their opposition. Washington Conservation Voters called the measure "flawed," while Sierra Club Washingtonnoted its members have "deep concerns."
Infighting is not uncommon in the environmental movement, which actually represents a fairly large and loose coalition of diverse local, state, and national interests. But the carbon tax battle in Washington state appears to stem from a recent and fundamental shift: Following the lead of more community-minded activists, the nation's most powerful environmental groups are attempting to change their emphasis from a largely white perspective to one that is more diverse and equitable. And that means a new approach to issues like climate legislation.
Many of those groups have come to the realization in recent years that they can't fight climate change without including a broader range of people in their solutions. Attempts to remake policy so it is equitable and impactful has resulted in two main visions for how to approach climate action.
The tension between a narrowly focused environmental campaign and a newer approach that involves more consensus around a broader progressive agenda has been simmering for a long time. With I-732, it's broken out into the open.
False starts have plagued the climate movement for years. The failed 2009 Waxman-Markey bill, which would have capped carbon emissions and created a national market for trading credits (hence the name "cap and trade"), sent the movement into existential soul-searching.
Since then, Congress has only become more hostile to climate action, meaning any successes have largely come at the state level or inside the White House. As Republicans at the national level have been less and less involved in a serious fight against climate change, the solutions have evolved without them.
Progressive states including California, New York, and yes, Washington have recently made significant strides on climate policy. Part of the movement's post-Waxman-Markey strategy was to broaden the base of support for climate policy beyond a very white core—not by appealing to increasingly intransigent conservatives, but by listening to the people representing low-income communities and communities of color, which are disproportionately impacted by pollution and climate change.
"It isn't just about reducing emissions," said Green for All's Vien Truong, who works on climate justice policy initiatives in California and other states. "It is that, but we have to move forward." This includes bringing people to the movement who "feel the pinch of climate change" most.
Gregg Small of the Washington-based Climate Solutions noted that the cap-and-trade bill's failure was a teaching moment. "We have to find a different climate movement going forward," he said. "The climate community can't do it on their own."
Despite the recognition by many environmentalists that a new, more inclusive approach was needed, it was a divided effort that helped set the stage for the current battle in Washington state.
Two years ago, a new-school coalition of social justice and environmental groups that became the Alliance for Jobs and Clean Energy began working on a climate action proposal, gathering extensive input from community organizations.
But a smaller, grassroots-based climate group, known as Carbon Washington, got its carbon tax proposal on the ballot first. I-732 would phase in next year, tax carbon emissions at $25 per metric ton in 2018, and gradually ramp up over 40 years to $100.
What's troubling some opponents is where that money would go: cutting the state's sales tax by 1 percent, cutting taxes for manufacturers, and providing tax rebates to more than 400,000 low-income households. That's allowed I-732 proponents to try to appeal to conservatives by calling it revenue neutral, but it doesn't sit well with the Alliance-affiliated enviros.
I think folks who care about climate change need to support action on climate change
Yoram Bauman, founder of Carbon Washington
Their four-page alternative proposal is murky on the details, though: It calls for a carbon "fee" that would redirect the revenue collected toward clean energy efforts, water quality improvement, and helping disadvantaged communities. It doesn't cut taxes, and unlike 732, it establishes an absolute, though unknown cap on carbon emitted. The actual tax on polluters starts at $15 per metric ton, but is unclear on how it would ramp up over time. It promises some "compliance flexibility" for polluters yet doesn't say what that entails.
Small, a chair of the Alliance, said his group was ready to put its proposal on the 2016 ballot but pulled its plans when 732 gained the signatures needed. Two competing ballot measures would likely have meant success for neither.
Carbon Washington met with the Alliance to figure out a compromise but moved ahead without the full blessing of the organizations that had fought hard to bridge justice and environmental concerns. In return, there are now a slew of environmental and social justice groups slamming I-732 for not doing enough to fight climate change, not managing to be revenue-neutral, and failing on equity.
The founder of Carbon Washington, Yoram Bauman, defends his group's approach. "I think that underneath, there's a philosophic difference in how to provide benefits to low-income communities and communities of color," he said. "Their approach was to fund community-directed investment. They wanted a pot of money that could be controlled by local communities to reduce emissions, create jobs, and lower pollution in communities of color. Our approach was we wanted to put money back [into the pockets of low-income] households."
Bauman says that if his group's measure passes, small tweaks and improvements could be made by the state Legislature. But opponents say a flawed model is not a good place to start.
"Perfect shouldn't be the goal," Bauman argues. "I think folks who care about climate change need to support action on climate change. We don't have many opportunities to take a swing at the ball, and there are serious questions about how many more years we want to wait."
I-732 does have its share of supporters. Actor and activist Leonardo DiCaprio, 28 environmental and energy-focused groups (including the Audubon Society's state chapter), and dozens of Republican and Democratic lawmakers and economists have endorsed it. All this has lead to one very fractured environmental community.
The Seattle-based sustainability think tank Sightline Institute is neutral on 732 but still manages a good summary of the pro-side's position in a lengthy analysis weighing the pros and cons: "Initiative 732 does exactly what the scientists and economists prescribe: It sets a science-based, steadily rising price on pollution," Sightline writes. "The citizens' initiative covers most of the state's climate pollution, makes the tax code more progressive, and is administratively elegant." Based on a Washington Office of Financial Management projection, the 732 carbon tax would raise $2 billion in fiscal year 2019 (4 percent of the state's annual budget), which would go back to taxpayers in various forms.
Critics, however, remain convinced that 732 doesn't do enough to fight climate change, nor does it address justice concerns. They also felt shut out of the process.
"We've got to get it done right the first time," said Small, who was careful to make it clear that Climate Solutions is not opposed to I-732. "Effective carbon pricing needs to really do three things: It needs to put a meaningful price on carbon to drive down pollution; it needs to invest the money generated in clean energy solutions; and it should invest in those affected by climate change."
People who can actually begin to be part of the solution were hoping to be part of this clean energy future. And this carbon tax essentially shut that effort down.
A coalition of environmental justice organizations penned an open letter to the Sightline Institute, saying they took issue with the group's analysis, arguing that it serves to "denigrate our perspective and profess to speak for the interests of our communities without our consultation or knowledge."
"People who can actually begin to be part of the solution were hoping to be part of this clean energy future," Green for All's Truong said. "And this carbon tax essentially shut that effort down."
Perhaps the most unexpected argument is that the tax won't do the intended job of cutting emissions. Food and Water Watch issued a report claiming that the model for 732, a British Columbia carbon tax, "fails to demonstrate that it has reduced carbon emissions, fossil fuel consumption, or vehicle travel, as it purported to do."
Technically, it would be possible to alter 732 in the Legislature down the line if voters approve it in November, but it's politically unfeasible. Some environmentalists would prefer to work with what they have if it passes, but in a few cases, the critics would rather see no tax at all. Seattle public radio station KUOW asked Alliance member and OneAmerica activist Ellicott Dandy if she would regret her position against I-732 if no other carbon tax ever passed.
Her answer: "No."
The latest polling shows a close vote. In an early October poll, 21 percent of voters were undecided. In a late-October poll from KOMO News/Strategies 360, that number is even higher, with 28 percent unsure how they will cast their ballot. How the undecided voters break makes all the difference for an initiative leading with just 40 percent of the electorate, and 32 percent opposed.
If 732 fails, the lessons for environmentalists will be clear: An approach designed to appeal to more conservative sensibilities—tax cuts, revenue neutral—isn't going to help them bring in new voices on the left, who want to be heard and play a guiding role in the process.
"Carbon pricing is incredibly difficult and maybe impossible if people don't come together," Small said. "Other states will face similar types of dynamics here on the policy and strategy. I hope people learn from the painful lesson we have in Washington to, you know, work it out."
Also read: James Hansen vs. Naomi Klein: State carbon tax splits national climate hawks.
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By: Closet Works Inc. on September 18th, 2015
Grow Your Furniture In A Field
The following excerpt is from an article found on Philly.com. It was written by Matthew Stock.
A designer from Derbyshire in northern England has hit upon an innovative way to create fully-formed, one of a kind, items of furniture -- by growing them straight out of the ground.
The process starts by training and pruning tree branches as they grow into shape around a specially made mould, with branches grafted together at certain points to build a solid piece of furniture that can eventually be harvested when mature.
Gavin Munro, who first began experimenting with tree growing in 2006, said the technique he's cultivated over the years is actually a more efficient use of resources than current methods for making furniture.
"The process that we go through to make a chair nowadays, the way we've been doing, is almost ludicrous. We grow these trees for sixty years before they're worth cutting down, and then we make them into smaller and smaller bits, only to stick them back together again in ways that can only ever come loose over time. And all the energy and all the driving around of all these bits and all the things that you need to make... why do all of that?" Munro told Reuters from his 2.5 acre 'Furniture Field'.
The first pieces were grown from a type of willow - salix viminalis - because it shapes and grafts particularly well. Since 2013, Munro and his team have been growing furniture from a variety of other tree species, including ash, sycamore, hazel, crabapple and oak.
Successfully coaxing a tree into the correct shape was a task that took Munro years to perfect. His first chair prototypes were trained to grow the normal way up, but Munro soon realized that growing a chair more effectively meant turning it on its head.
"We grow the chairs upside down and we start with one branch that spreads out into the chair-back. So, you've gone from one to two, and then the seat, and then you've got the four legs; and it's much more of a tree shape," he said, adding that the growth process is similar to 3D printing where the furniture grows layer by layer. "Actually it works in a similar way to 3D printing... we're using photosynthesis for the printing. So as it grows, you've got a piece growing up."
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Home Local News Valley Children’s Announces Inaugural Residency Class on National Match Day
Valley Children’s Announces Inaugural Residency Class on National Match Day
Clovis Roundup Staff
Valley Children’s Pediatric Residency Program unveiled its inaugural class on Friday, national Match Day, when medical students around the country find out where they will train for at least the next three years. Of the 13 residents who will arrive at Valley Children’s in June, four grew up in Central California. A total of 10 are from this state or have deep ties to the region.
“I am absolutely thrilled with the talent and passion for pediatrics that we have been able to recruit for our inaugural class,” said Dr. Jolie Limon, Valley Children’s chief of pediatrics and executive director, medical education. “These are young physicians who are dedicated and committed to the kids of the Central Valley, and who will go on to serve as leaders for coming generations. We hope to keep them in the Valley Children’s family after they complete their training.”
Over the last several months, a panel of Valley Children’s representatives – from pediatric specialists to nurses to social workers and pharmacists – interviewed more than 130 candidates from around the country.
“This innovative, interprofessional recruitment model is unique,” Dr. Jolie said. “We work in teams and we train in teams. So it was critical that our candidates immediately understood and embraced our collaborative environment.”
Here are the members of Valley Children’s inaugural residency class:
Daniel Ebbs, A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine: Former paramedic in Madera, founded a nonprofit to bring healthcare training to rural communities
Rebecca Filbrandt, American University – Caribbean School of Medicine: From Chico, has experience in rural health medicine, wants to practice medicine in rural communities
Devon Goossen, Saint Louis University School of Medicine: From Fresno, undergraduate degree from Fresno State, former Valley Children’s volunteer, wants to stay in Fresno and address critical health issues unique to the Central Valley
Theodore Gross, Tulane University School of Medicine: From New Orleans, will practice as a pediatrician for the U.S. Air Force after completion of residency
Daniel Merriott, Tulane University School of Medicine: San Jose native, advocate for children’s health issues
Jessica Monk, Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine: From Livermore, has completed several rotations at Valley Children’s and worked on research projects with Valley Children’s pediatric specialists
Erica Neuhaus, Ohio State University College of Medicine: From Santa Clara, graduate of U.C. Merced, founded a neonatal and maternal-fetal medicine interest group and NICU “cuddler” program at Ohio State
Thanh Huong Nguyen, University of Colorado School of Medicine: From Aurora, Colorado, also has master’s degree in public health, served as math and reading tutor for 11 years
Tai Pham, Tulane University School of Medicine: From Milpitas, has master’s degree in public health, coordinated a clinic for a deeply underserved region of New Orleans, emphasis on social justice and cultural fluency in medicine
Juan Torres, UCLA/Drew Medical Education Program: From La Mesa, committed to addressing lack of medical needs among Latino populations
Cristina Vargas, U.C. Irvine School of Medicine: From Stockton, master’s degree in science in biomedical and translational science, research work in diabetes and underserved Spanish-speaking patients, instrumental in creation of Southern California program to help low-income schools meet diet and exercise requirements for students
Albert Vu, University of Colorado School of Medicine: From Irvine, worked for two years in a community clinic serving children in low-income areas
Zahia Zayed, Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University: From Hickory Hills, Ill., established school-based health science education program in town near her medical school
“One thing all of these residents have in common is their commitment to filling the gap of high-quality healthcare for families in areas where there is a shortage of doctors,” Dr. Limon added. “It is truly our privilege as Valley Children’s doctors, nurses and team members to work with this remarkable group of young adults as they begin the next phase in their education.”
In addition to Valley Children’s affiliation with Stanford University School of Medicine, the pediatric residency program also features partnerships with hospitals and medical groups throughout the area. Valley Children’s residents will have the opportunity for rotations at partner locations, including Kaiser Permanente and Saint Agnes Medical Center in Fresno and Dignity Health, and local pediatricians’ offices.
Valley Children’s Hospital continues to serve as a teaching site for more than 210 residents and medical students in a dozen other programs, including those based at Kaweah Delta Health Care District in Visalia, Mercy Medical Center in Merced and Clinica Sierra Vista in Fresno.
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Greeks soften tone as Germans keep standing firm
Published Tue, Feb 10 2015 11:37 AM EST Updated Tue, Feb 10 2015 11:37 AM EST
Michelle Caruso-Cabrera@MCaruso_Cabrera
Despite the strident attitude taken by Greece's new prime minister over the weekend, the plan that the country will present to its creditors among the euro zone finance ministers on Wednesday is likely to be somewhat softer in tone, CNBC has learned.
Alkis Konstantinidis | Reuters
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis will meet with the so-called Eurogroup on Wednesday with a series of requests that are based on suggestions made in 2013 by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development that were designed to make Greece's economy more competitive.
One of the proposals being put forth by Varoufakis will be the scrapping of one-third of the reforms imposed by Greece's creditors and their "memorandum of understanding," and instead replaced by reforms suggested by the OECD, according to finance ministry sources who spoke on condition of anonymity during a background briefing.
Word of a possible deal pushed European stocks higher Tuesday, until comments by senior German officials put a damper on the market's optimism.
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble told reporters that Greece had not yet reached a deal with its partners and said the Eurogroup of finance ministers would not negotiate a new deal Wednesday.
The Greek government's proposal will be in four parts, CNBC has confirmed: Greece wants to replace part of the current bailout's conditions and replace them with 10 reforms from the OECD. It wants to reduce its primary surplus target of 3 percent of GDP to only 1.49 percent. It wants to cut Greek debt via a swap plan. And it wants a "humanitarian crisis" program proposed by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to take effect.
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The OECD analyzed the laws and regulations in place on the four most important sectors of Greece's economy: tourism, food manufacturing, building materials and retail. The sectors provide about 25 percent of the country's employment.
The group found hundreds of regulations that cause Greek businesses to struggle—and which many American business owners would find unfathomable.
In 2013, the OECD published a list of changes Greece should make to ensure a more competitive economy. At the time, the Greek government committed to them. But more than a year later, the reforms are half-done at best.
"Austerity" is the catch-all word for a long list of requirements imposed on Greece by its international creditors, in exchange for more than 250 billion euros ($280 billion) of bailout loans. But many, if not a majority of those requirements, remain unfulfilled—particularly those designed to help the Greek economy grow and recover from the depression of the last six years.
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Politicians and economists refer to the changes as "structural reforms"—changes designed to loosen the economy from bureaucracy that has impeded Greek entrepreneurship.
To be sure, Greece has cut its government spending, from a high of $11.1 billion euros ($12.7 billion) in the fourth quarter of 2009 to 9.6 billion euros ($11 billion) in the third quarter of 2014, according to Trading Economics, citing the Greek National Statistical Service. But looser government control of the economy has come much more slowly, if at all.
For the first time in decades, Greece is expected to have or get close to having a balanced budget this year. It's an accomplishment lauded by the International Monetary Fund, one of the institutions that has loaned Greece billions of dollars in bailout money.
Greece: How should they negotiate?
And even though the country has moved higher on the World Bank's Doing Business Index, it still remains far from the top.
The government is still deeply entrenched in the decision-making processes of businesses. And the bureaucracy, though reduced, is still overwhelming.
One of the most controversial proposed reforms, and one that never went through, was in the milk market. Greek prices for milk are 30 percent higher than in the rest of Europe.
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Greece is the only country in Europe that has legislation to determine the permitted shelf life for milk—five days. In other countries, the milk producer determines the "sell-by" date, and it's their responsibility to ensure the safety of the product.
The result: Foreign producers can't enter the Greek market because their product would be almost out of date by the time it gets to the shelf. Fresh milk is still consumable for as long as 15 days, according to the OECD, which recommended that the legislation be abolished.
The reform didn't happen. Instead, the permitted shelf life was extended to seven days, according to the Ministry of Development. A quick look at supermarket shelves by CNBC found only locally produced fresh milk.
The failure likely comes from an unwillingness or an inability on the part of the government to confront vested business interests that are trying to prevent competition, according to some Greek entrepreneurs.
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Japan and China to discuss AIIB in June
Published Mon, Apr 6 2015 8:02 PM EDT Updated Mon, Apr 6 2015 9:11 PM EDT
Japan and China plan to hold finance discussions in Beijing in June, which could include topics such as the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday.
The talks would mark the first bilateral finance dialogue since Prime Minister Shinzo Abe took office in late 2012 as diplomatic relations have been strained between the two countries over the wartime past and territorial disputes in the East China Sea.
Japan and China have held the finance talks four times since their first meeting in 2006, aimed at deepening financial cooperation. Discussions have included senior officials from the international bureau as well as budget, tax and other bureaus.
No specific agenda has been set for the June meeting, but issues including the AIIB, China's yuan and shadow banking are likely be discussed, Aso told reporters after a cabinet meeting.
"China is becoming a major economic power in Asia. There are various issues to discuss between the two countries, such as the yuan, finance and shadow banking," Aso said.
Asked whether the AIIB would be discussed during the meeting, Aso said: "We've told China the same things (concerns) all along but we did not receive responses from them by the end of March ... We would tell them the same if I discuss the AIIB with (Finance Minister) Lou Jiwei."
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More than 40 countries have applied to join the AIIB, with the United States and Japan as notable absentees.
Japan shrugged off the March 31 deadline to become a founding member of the Beijing-based institute, arguing that it would attach greater importance to conditions being met to ensure its credible governance, rather than when to join.
Japan is caught between the misgivings about the AIIB expressed by its biggest ally, the United States, Tokyo's rivalry with Beijing, and the desire of some officials and businesses to partner with the rapid growth of China, the world's second-biggest economy.
The next key juncture is seen at the end of June when participants sign the charter of the AIIB.
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Cote ’95 Receives Distinguished Alumnus Award
Colby presented Adam Cote ’95 with its Distinguished Alumnus Award on Saturday, June 6, during Reunion Weekend. Given nearly every year since 1980, the award is presented to an alumnus or alumna who has achieved unusual distinction in his or her profession or avocation.
Cote served with the Maine National Guard in Bosnia, Iraq, and Afghanistan, earning Army Commendation Medals in Iraq and a Bronze Star Medal in Afghanistan, where he was commander of the 150th Engineer Company. Awarded for bravery, acts of merit, or meritorious service in a combat zone, the Bronze Star is the fourth highest military award overall.
Cote is cofounder and CEO of Thermal Energy Storage of Maine. In 2013 the Obama administration named him a Champion of Change for advancing clean energy and climate security.
“I want to thank Colby for this incredible honor,” Cote said. “I received a solid education growing up in Sanford, Maine, and I had a wonderful family to help prepare me for the rigors of Colby, … but what Colby did for me was to prepare me for the next level of life: to broaden my perspective on the world and to think critically about issues of the day. I feel truly humbled to receive this award.”
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Mentors, meetups, and mid-sized cities: how one bootcamp is tackling the skills gap
By: Richard Price
Bootcamps focused on coding and computer science have emerged as an important pipeline for tech talent. We conducted in-depth interviews with seven leading bootcamps to better understand their outcomes-focused business models. We are now sharing their stories, this being the second profile. For more on the disruptive potential of bootcamps, read our recent paper, Betting on Bootcamps.
In 2012, Darrell Silver had just sold his startup when he met Daniel Friedman, a member of the first cohort of Thiel Fellows. Soon, the two of them started talking about joining forces. “He and I always had the opportunity to learn informally from people that knew more than us, and to ask questions we couldn’t ask in a classroom,” said Silver. “We asked: ‘How do we make that scale?’ We wanted to make mentorship scalable, fun for mentors, and highly impactful for adults learning new skills.” On October 1st, 2012, Silver and Friedman set out to do just that, launching Thinkful.
Initially, Thinkful offered one web development course that was self-paced and personalized. The program charged $250 per month, with the expectation that students would typically finish in roughly three months if they worked for seven to ten hours per week. Students worked one-on-one with their own mentors three times per week, with additional unlimited access to online office hours.
By February 2013, Thinkful’s first 25 students had graduated. Thinkful coalesced around its one-on-one mentorship model and raised $1 million in seed funding from among others, Peter Thiel-affiliated Founders Fund. Since then, Thinkful has iterated aggressively, experimenting with different course offerings, durations, tuition costs, funding models, and geographies.
By December of 2013, Thinkful was offering four courses, focusing on various programming languages. Prices ranged from $300 to $500 per month, and the courses typically required 10-12 hours of weekly time commitment. The mentor network also grew, from four to 48 experienced tech professionals hired to guide Thinkful students.
By the end of 2015, Thinkful had raised another $4.25 million, taught over 5,000 graduates, and was actively educating 600 students with over 300 mentors in its network. Thinkful offered 14 courses: a mixture of targeted workshops that cost $49 per month, part-time courses that cost up to $500 per month, and a full-time web development course, lasting four to six months depending on the learner’s pace, that cost $1,400 per month. These courses covered data science, design, and advanced-level workshops in specific programming frameworks. Thinkful also ramped up its career services, offering interview prep and résumé critiquing.
In the intervening years, Thinkful has consolidated its course offerings into four bootcamps, citing student demand for simpler, clearer pathways to jobs. The Engineering Immersion course is a highly structured, online, synchronous offering that lasts five months. It includes remote pair programming, daily one-on-one sessions with a mentor, and the option to pay via an income share agreement (ISA), thanks to a $10 million commitment from fintech organization Leif. Thinkful also offers six-month, part-time courses in Data Science, Data Analytics, and Product Design, with a deferred payment plan option and job guarantee clause.
Beyond the evolution of its offerings, Thinkful has expanded its footprint through two main strategies. First, since 2016, Thinkful has been establishing in-person communities in select medium-size US cities for its students. The courses themselves are still entirely online, but Thinkful hosts meetups and networking events with the aim of providing learners with face-to-face experiences. “Our online mentor model helps develop technical skills where experts are hard to find, and our in-person communities find people the job they want,” said Silver. “Our job is to discover which parts of education should be happening online with experts and offline with networks.” Towards the end of 2017, Thinkful raised $9.6 million to further this initiative.
“Our job is to discover which parts of education should be happening online with experts and offline with networks.” -Darrell Silver
Thinkful’s other expansion strategy has been to acquire other bootcamps. In December of 2017, Thinkful announced its acquisition of Viking Code School, with the aim of sponsoring its affiliated 80,000-member open source platform, The Odin Project. While the bootcamp’s operations were discontinued, the open source project continues to operate autonomously. Just a few months later, in April of 2018, Thinkful announced that it had acquired Bloc, an open-enrollment, self-paced online coding bootcamp that offers web development and design courses. Bloc and Thinkful continue to operate independently, as the brands market to different student demographics, but the two bootcamps have fully integrated behind the scenes.
A third strategy seems to be afoot. In April, Thinkful announced its first university partnership, with the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Two months later, the bootcamp announced it would also be working with the University of San Diego. These partnerships, both through the university partners’ continuing education programs, considerably extend Thinkful’s reach.
Thinkful has carved out a niche away from the crowded tech markets of New York and San Francisco, and has sought to reach career changers in Atlanta, San Diego, and 21 other mid-sized cities. Around 60% of students remain employed while enrolled, 85% are 25 or older, and roughly half of the student body resides in cities where the bootcamp has a local presence. Further, about 50% of Thinkful’s learners have no college credit. Through the Bloc acquisition, Thinkful also teaches a Design course in which 72% of students are women, largely consisting of full-time parents and learners with unpredictable schedules and/or in more remote locations.
Most importantly, Thinkful is producing—and transparently reporting—promising graduation and job-placement outcomes. Thinkful co-founded and is a member of the Council on Integrity in Results Reporting (CIRR), a voluntary, bootcamp industry-wide quality assurance initiative that aims to standardize outcomes reporting in the bootcamp space. Every six months, Thinkful reports to CIRR on graduation and job placement outcomes for its Engineering Immersion course, two flex courses (Full Stack and Data Science), and its Bloc courses.
In its latest reports, 81.6% of Engineering Immersion students graduated in the expected five months. All students eventually graduated, and 89.5% were employed in tech within six months with median salaries of $65,000. The Full Stack Flex course has a graduation rate of 39.9%, with job placement and salary results of 83.5% and $63,700, respectively.
Thinkful’s work with ISAs and establishment of in-person programmatic elements and university partnerships are unlikely to be the final iterations of Thinkful’s model as the bootcamp uses outcomes data to refine its offerings and processes. “Education businesses are very tough…and cash flow is sensitive,” said Silver. “Quality comes down to specific processes built around specific people, and you have to have a great educational machine. The model continues to evolve really rapidly.”
As a research associate on the Christensen Institute's higher education team, Richard helps investigate novel business models in postsecondary education, professional development, and lifelong learning.
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Jennifer Lopez Is Returning To Will And Grace For Multiple Roles
Corey Chichizola
Because the popularity of the nostalgia trend, there is a never ending supply of revival and reboots hitting both the small and silver screen. This includes NBC's revival of Will & Grace, which has already been renewed for a second season. The acclaimed sitcom easily picked up where it left off, with the starring cast jumping back into their signature roles with ease. The revival has also brought back a ton of the show's notable guest stars, and now it's landed another one. Actress and singer Jennifer Lopez will once again be returning to the series, but with a twist. She'll actually be playing herself (again), as well as her character from NBC's Shades of Blue.
Jennifer Lopez will one again be guest starring in Will & Grace as a fictionalized version of herself. But rather than just J. Lo showing up to chat with Karen or hire Jack for another tour, she'll also be guest starring in another role. Lopez will also be playing Detective Harlee Santos, her character from Shades of Blue. It looks like she's going to have to pull an American Horror Story, and play multiple roles at once.
While news of J. Lo's return to Will & Grace is going to excited the hardcore fandom, it's definitely an unexpected twist that the series will be crossing over with Shades of Blue. The new cop show was renewed for a third season on NBC, and I guess Jennifer Lopez and the producers would like to get some free advertising from Will & Grace before its return. Smart move by the network.
Jennifer Lopez guest starred in three episodes of Will & Grace's original run. She was an old family friend of Karen's maid Rosario, which inspired her to agree to sing at Karen's Wedding with Lyle Finster (John Cleese). And when one of her backup dancers fell on a shrimp tail, Jack stepped up to the plate and ultimately got to join her on her tour. She's eventually show back up when Karen and Jack ran into her on the subway (lol), and Karen pitched her some love songs.
Throughout her three appearances on Will & Grace, Jennifer Lopez proved that she was willing to be silly and poke fun at herself. Jokes about her failed marriages where made, as well as digs about her perfume, Glow. So the fact that she'll be back is super exciting, especially to the many fans who have been watching the series on syndication for the past decade. And while hew next appearance might also include a not so subtle Shades of Blue ad, I guess everyone likes a crossover event.
Will & Grace airs new episodes Thursday on NBC. In the meantime, check out our midseason premiere list to plan your next binge watch, and our cancellation list to see if your favorite show got the chop.
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A One-of-a-Kind Animation of the Moon's 'Dark Side'
John Metcalfe
Watch the moon slide across Earth in this fantastic footage from 1 million miles away.
NOAA’s Deep Space Climate Observatory only reached its orbit a million miles from Earth in June. But already it’s sending back stunning test images, the latest being these shots of the moon’s dark side—that potential future home of a lunar city—sliding across our world.
The observatory, designed to monitor solar wind and forecast geomagnetic storms, is positioned in such a way it will only capture this event twice a year. This lunar traversing occurred over five hours in mid-July, writes NASA:
These images were taken between 3:50 p.m. and 8:45 p.m. EDT on July 16, showing the moon moving over the Pacific Ocean near North America. The North Pole is in the upper left corner of the image, reflecting the orbital tilt of Earth from the vantage point of the spacecraft.
The far side of the moon was not seen until 1959 when the Soviet Luna 3 spacecraft returned the first images. Since then, several NASA missions have imaged the lunar far side in great detail. The same side of the moon always faces an earthbound observer because the moon is tidally locked to Earth. That means its orbital period is the same as its rotation around its axis.
The images are stitched together from blue, red, and green channels, giving the right side of the moon a groovy, aquamarine fuzz. Look past the big, floating rock for a glimpse of Hurricane Dolores off the coast of Mexico:
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And here’s a zoom of the normally hidden “dark side” of the moon. “The lunar far side lacks the large, dark, basaltic plains, or maria, that are so prominent on the Earth-facing side,” says the space agency. “The largest far side features are Mare Moscoviense (Sea of Moscow) in the upper left and Tsiolkovskiy crater in the lower left.”
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John Metcalfe was CityLab’s Bay Area bureau chief, covering climate change and the science of cities.
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Ashok Chawla appointed as new Chairman of TERI
Former IAS officer Ashok Chawla has been appointed as Chairman of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). He was selected by the Governing Council of TERI and shall succeed noted scientist B V Sreekantan. Besides he also has been appointed as Chairman of TERI�s Governing Council Ashok Chawla is former Union Finance Secretary and former Chairman of the Competition Commission of India (CCI). He was IAS officer of 1973 batch of Gujarat cadre. About The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI): TERI is a non-profit research institution that conducts research work in the fields of energy, environment and sustainable development. Established in 1974 as Tata Energy Research Institute and was renamed The Energy and Resources Institute in 2003. Focus: It aims to focus on formulating local and national level strategies for shaping global solutions to critical issues. Presently, it has over 1200 employees especially research professionals from different disciplines pertaining to issues of environment and energy. In 2013, it was ranked as the topmost global think-tank by the International Centre for Climate Governance (ICCG). Source: The Hindustan Times
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Innovation: It all begins with intention
In mid-October 2018, I was part of an informal delegation of Czech female entrepreneurs, managers and investors to Israel. Our mission was simple – peep inside the culture of innovation and entrepreneurship of a country that has been nicknamed as Start-up nation. In 6 days, we engaged in more than 10 excursions, lectures and discussions covering accelerators, start-ups, academia, as well as institutions.
One topic came up in every conversation: How did the “innovation miracle” of Israel start? Why has it happened here and now? Let’s look at some of the factors that came up repeatedly as we continued our entrepreneurial mission through the new Silicon Valley as some people like to call the country. Can this story of origin inspire us?
Municipality accelerator in Herzliya – smart city means creating innovations that really serve its citizens.
Army: Playground for smart people
The army, of course. No one could forget to mention it, namely the famous 8200, the intelligence unit. Army is a must in this country and everyone, both men and women, must serve for a few years. The best years of a young life lost is an easy reaction. But not if you are smart about it. Military driven research can be a strong driver of innovation, think of NASA. In Israel, it is the source of the top entrepreneurs and innovators, playground for smart people, as Dr. Andy David, Director of Innovation the Israeli Ministry of Foreign affairs, aptly said.
Technology and intelligence units collect the smartest recruits, the cream of society, and prepare them to be the future of the country. They learn hard skills but also soft ones such as working in a team, taking risks and leadership. Surprisingly, one of the competencies they are trained in is an open mind and the ability to question authority; even the army understands that in a constantly changing world full of disruptions, agility and a “make it happen” approach are more important than “yes, sir”. It is a fantastic win-win-win approach – everyone contributes to the national security and receives a top quality, cost-efficient training in return, the army builds needed capacity and innovates, and society and businesses gain a constant creative boost.
What I found fascinating is that it does not end after two years of service. The 8200 has an Alumni network that helps its alumnus do business and builds several programs to further contribute to society such as supporting talents and entrepreneurs and solving various social challenges.
Happy clowns: Passion and stamina
Prof. Liora Katzenstein, an experienced entrepreneur, investor, consultant and renowned speaker, pointed out that the Army is also a great equalizer – no matter what your background is, you get the same insight and opportunity. Yet, she stressed other sources of creativity that she considered even more important than the army – diversity and stamina. A typical feature of Israel is the ongoing inflow of people from all over the world. It is no coincidence that the current innovation boom kicked off in the 1990s, after a large wave of immigrants from Eastern Europe started to flow in. Many of them were highly educated scientists including deep science. It is the profound knowledge of (any) field and stamina (endurance it takes to acquire it) that, according to Prof. Katzenstein, are the most important qualities of innovation culture.
No wonder that higher education (expressed as talent density) is considered pivotal for the development of the country that invests 4.3% of GPD into R&D (highest percentage in the world, OECD). I felt a strong note of bitterness when I thought about the desire of some of our politicians to artificially limit the number of kids who can study high school just because they believe we need more humans at the factory belts.
Stamina is closely linked to passion for the thing you want to study deep and excel in. General skills like foreign languages, coding, business management are highly important but rather as indispensable tools – like you need a car to get somewhere. But a car does not tell you where to go – it is passion that does. Love what you do and learn it deep. It is better to be a happy clown and invent another Cirque Soleil, Liora emphasized, than an unhappy lawyer whose success is measured only by the number of drafted contracts.
Trust to risk
Risk taking is another driving force of innovation. Forged by the age-long fight for survival and life in environment where nothing is ever certain as well as by regular waves of immigrants that had “nothing left to lose”. But there is also a clear intention to nurture this spirit. Venture capital investments make almost 0.4% of the GDP (OECD) which is, again, the highest portion in the world. Israel has also by far the highest VC investment per capita. Two thirds of these investments are seeding or early state start-ups, thus the riskiest phase. It means that investors trust in the ability of start-ups to deliver results and it creates stability in the system: innovators can dream big because they know money will be available.
When Dr. David spoke about government start-up programs and incubators, he shared that 60-70% fail rate is considered success. If we fail less, we know we do not take enough risks, he stressed. This is a great lesson for many corporations who love to talk about risk taking but find it difficult to really honour it. For them, I want to share two out of ten rules of intrapreneurship (entrepreneurial spirit in a company) as discussed with Prof. Katzenstein that link directly to risk taking:
• Come to work every day willing to be fired.
• Remember it is easier to ask for forgiveness than for permission
Success equation by Tel Aviv investment fund PICO: Value+Mission+Creativity+Action=Success squared.
System, system, system
Now, when Israel is leading in innovation, it may easily feel like they have always been determined to do so, given their character and circumstances. This is an illusion. It was not so long ago that Israel was known more for Jaffa oranges than for hi-tech. The 1990s were a turning point in terms of inflow of brains but the miracle would hardly have happened without intention that created a system to enable it – a system co-created across segments.
Numbers speak for themselves: Israel investments into R&D grew to the current 4.3% from only 2.5% in mid 1990s. The country also leads in quality of scientific research (WEF) and number of researchers per thousand employees. About 80% of these investments are driven by business, half of it by multinational companies. In all these categories, we noticed that Korea is making a strong effort to catch up fast. Czech Republic was still at the end of the lists – it invests about 1.5% of GPD into research and development. VC investments in the Czech Republic displayed as practically non-existent in the chart we discussed.
A key element to push start-ups forward are government and municipalities. Their mission is irreplaceable because they do not want to own start-ups, they just want to put them in motion. Government is ready to finance up to 85% (it can afford the risks, explained Dr. Andy) and it runs several tens of accelerating programs that complemented with a number of municipality incubators. What I particularly liked about the city-driven incubators is their focus on specific local challenges – the goal is not creativity per se but the need to solve real problems of the city.
Results? Between 1995 and 2011, industrial export rocketed and outshined traditional agricultural goods. Hi-tech export grew 5 times, while traditional goods went unchanged. Hi-tech employs 8% of people and generates 43% of export – not anymore oranges.
What is your dream?
The story of innovation in Israel is truly inspiring, yet it should not by any means feel as determining. We could easily argue that these factors are not transferrable which is true. But the approach is. Each country has its own challenges to respond to and the point is not to copy paste what works elsewhere. The point is to understand how any obstacle or constraint can be turned into a fabulous advantage if you have such intention. Scarcity of water? Israel now recycles 85% of it.
Various things happen all the time and it is the reaction – what we choose to respond to and how – that makes a difference. Czech Republic deals with different circumstances but with a clear goal in mind, we could achieve the same outcome… It is all about the dreams we have in our minds and hearts.. As one of our hosts concluded – We teach our kids not to dream about being a VW engineer but to dream about creating their own idea that they will sell to VW.
By Lenka Čábelová
Lenka’s passions are storytelling, communications and corporate responsibility. She works for Microsoft.
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On Being the Odd Gender Out at Work
Andrew Fiouzi October 24, 2017
Carpentry and teaching are two of the most gendered professions. We talked to a man and a woman who defy expectations.
In a world — or maybe economic reality — where men are becoming nurses and women truck drivers, the idea of gender determining a career path seems as antiquated as female baton twirlers. And yet, per a recent study released by Flowing Data, there are at least two professions that are still heavily segregated by gender: kindergarten teaching and carpentry. In fact, according to the Department of Labor Statistics just 1.7 percent of employed carpenters are women, while only 3 percent of preschool and kindergarten teachers are men.
To see what it’s like to be a man among a sea of women in the classroom and a woman among a sea of men at the job site — as well as what stereotypes male kindergarten teachers and female carpenters fight on a daily (hourly?) basis — we tracked down two such unicorns: Maria Klemperer Johnson, the founder of Hammerstone Carpentry for Women in Ithaca, New York; and Chad Boender, the Michigan educator behind the website Male Kindergarten Teacher.
Maria Klemperer Johnson
I didn’t realize the gender disparity in carpentry was as bad as it was until I got into the industry. It didn’t stop me, though, because I wanted to prove people wrong. Plus, I always liked building things.
I studied computer science in college, which felt like a way of building things, too. But when I moved to Seattle for a programming job, I was quickly fed up with having to spend the entirety of my day looking at a computer screen. So I quit and went to Cornell for grad school in geology. My thinking was it would give me an opportunity to use my hands, but that didn’t last either.
My boyfriend at the time was a carpenter, and I went to work with him for a couple of weeks. But in the end, I didn’t want to work alongside him. I didn’t want to set up that power dynamic — where he was the expert and I’d have to learn from him. So I cold-called a bunch of cabinet shops and went on a few interviews.
I ended up getting a job at this local cabinet shop. Before the owner hired me, though, he said, “I’ve had women work with me in the past, but I need to ask my wife.” I’ve heard from a lot of other women that this sort of thing happens often. Like my economic freedom is dependent on my potential employer’s ability to restrain himself — or rather, his wife’s perception of whether he can restrain himself and maintain a professional relationship with someone of the opposite gender. I actually worked for him for two years and still maintain a relationship with him. Interestingly, he’s no longer with his wife.
What I find most challenging — and something I often address in the female carpentry classes I teach — is that you feel a lot of pressure not to screw up, especially in a job that requires a lot of physicality. It’s as though your entire gender’s reputation rests on your shoulders every time you try something new. For instance, when you’re a woman, everyone assumes you can’t wield a hammer so you think everyone is looking at you and judging you at all times. As women, we’ve internalized that notion of feeling critiqued — whether it’s real or not — from our general culture.
Not to mention, the contracting crews I used to work on were all men. There was only one stretch of six months during my 10 years working for other people that I worked alongside another woman. All the truck drivers, subcontractors, designers and architects were men, too. Luckily, where I work—Ithaca, New York—is a progressive college town, so I’ve never experienced any harassment. Most of the men I’ve worked alongside have been educated and respectful.
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Terry Petracca October 16, 2017
Now that I own my own business, my own personal job sites aren’t as male-dominated. I currently employ two full-time employees — one of whom is a woman. I will, however, still get comments from delivery drivers like, “I see this is a construction company. You must work in the office.” I’m usually so flabbergasted I don’t have anything witty to say except, “No, I own the company.”
Some women aren’t much better. I was on a job once and a woman who was really happy with the job we’d completed still asked us how we were capable of handling this type of work. In that way, even the compliments can be tough to discern: You wonder if you’re being recognized for your carpentry work, or if you’re being recognized for being a woman doing carpentry work.
When I started teaching carpentry courses geared toward women, I had this vision of increasing the number of women in the trade. But most of our students aren’t looking for a career in carpentry; they’re hobbyists who want to tackle projects on their own. They’ve never used a circular saw or a tape measure — so it’s my job to teach them. For them and everyone else, it’s easy to romanticize this type of work. It’s not physical in a way that most people couldn’t do it, but it is heavy and difficult.
But I love my job. I’m physically and intellectually stimulated every day. I get to be outside, I get to use my body and my mind. There’s so much problem solving. I encounter something I’ve never before encountered every single day. And most of all, I’m doing exactly what I’ve always wanted to do — build things.
Chad Boender
I became aware of the gender discrepancy in teaching as soon as I enrolled in my first education course at Western Michigan University. Walking into a classroom full of students who were predominantly female was eye-opening. From then on, it was rare to have another male student in any of my college classes. However, it never deterred me from pursuing a career in education. I knew that I was meant to teach from a young age; from playing “teacher” with my twin sister to growing up in a family of educators, one might say I was bound to be a teacher.
Like I always say, “It’s not a job if you love what you do.”
And so, I don’t teach for the money. I teach to instill a passion for learning.
That said, during my first year of teaching kindergarten, many of the kids’ parents were worried when they found out their child had a male kindergarten teacher. I felt like I needed to prove myself and show the parents that I was just as capable of teaching kindergarten as a woman. Luckily, I was able to do so. Later in the year, in fact, I had a parent come up to me and say, “You know Mr. Boender, I was worried when I found out that my daughter had you as a teacher, but I must say that we’re so happy that she is in your class.”
I think one of the big doubts is that men aren’t capable of exhibiting the same level of compassion or nurturing as women, but I don’t agree. For example: The other day, a child came inside from recess with a cut. It might be expected for a man to say something like, “You’ll be okay. Just go outside and play.” But I could tell that the child was upset and hurt. I washed the wound, put a Band-Aid on it and let the child know that they would be okay.
That’s probably why I hear another common refrain once people get over the fact that I’m a man who teaches kindergarten: “Wow, that’s great! Kids need a positive male role model in their lives.”
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McCann pleased with season start
Grant McCann has praised his side’s start to the season which has seen them pick up six points from their opening three games
Rovers were beaten 1-0 by Burton Albion at the Pirelli Stadium on Saturday, but McCann is confident they will bounce back as they enter a run of three straight home games starting with the visit of Shrewsbury Town on Tuesday night.
"It has been a decent start for us , we've had four games and won three of those and it will be a good test of character now over the next three games," he said.
"Those games are all at home, two in the league and one in the cup and we want to respond in the right fashion. We have a good group of players in the changing room and they are hurting about this result, like the fans will be and like I am, and we need to respond very quickly."
Rovers face Shrewsbury Town at the Keepmoat Stadium in Sky Bet League One on Tuesday night, and McCann is looking for his side to put the Burton game behind them with a positive result against John Askey's men.
"We have the opportunity to put this result behind us, we won't dwell too much on it and we will go into that game and put it right," he added.
"The games are coming thick and fast now, with the Tuesday and Saturday schedule, so I have told the boys to go home and look after themselves over the weekend. We are a team that will always work hard and we want to get ourselves in the best possible position and, come January or February, I want us to be in a position to push on in the league."
Rovers are back at the Keepmoat Stadium on Tuesday August 21 to take on John Askey's Shrewsbury Town in Sky Bet League One, get your tickets now from tickets.clubdoncaster.co.uk.
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Mountcharles man was founder of Glasgow Celtic?
Was Mountcharles man Joseph F McGroary the forgotten member of the founding fathers of Glasgow Celtic?
That is the question posed by a relative, Paul McGuire, in a letter to the Donegal Democrat this week.
Paul’s letter (which is carried in our letters section on page 20). He has carried out extensive research on his great grandfather’s cousin, Joseph F McGroary.
McGroary, who is buried in Frosses cemetery, is listed on the first committee of Glasgow Celtic, founded in 1887, and, according to Paul, was heavily involved in the Glasgow club around those years. However, Paul says he seems to have been overlooked by historians, who were unable to locate information about him. This, it is felt, was due to the fact that his name was misspelt as McGrory. This is very plausible as it is believed he has relatives in Mountcharles and Letterkenny areas with the name spelt McGrory and McRory.
It is learned that Joseph F McGroary qualified as a lawyer in 1887. One of the Donegal relatives, Peadar MacRory, Letterkenny, confirmed to the Donegal Democrat yesterday that he was aware of Paul McGuire’s research.
Peadar said that while Joseph’s family returned to live in Mountcharles, his father and Joseph had remained in Glasgow, although he was a frequent visitor to Mountcharles from the age of 12 and met and married Catherine Cannon, of Mountcharles, in 1888. They were married in Frosses on 12th August that year.
It is known that Joseph, born on 25th February, 1865, was educated at St. Aloysius College and it may be this connection that led him to being part of the founding of Glasgow Celtic.
It is amazing that this Donegal connection with one of the world’s most renowned soccer clubs has been kept in the dark until now.
Hopefully, there are people out there who will shed further light on the Mountcharles-Celtic connection.
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Home The Beats Immigration Colorado’s immigrant community is in panic mode
Colorado’s immigrant community is in panic mode
"Now, people are scared to turn the corner. People are scared to go to the mall, because they know ICE could be active out there."
Jorge Zaldivar, 42, crossed the border illegally 22 years ago. He keeps at the ready a blue backpack filled with emergency supplies, including a phone charger, deodorant, toothbrush, a list of medication he needs to treat his diabetes, and a family photo should the day come that ICE officers arrest him. His wife, Christina, displays those supplies. (Photo by Alex Burness)
Josefyna Nava was in middle school when she first learned the knock.
Seven beats, spaced in a rhythm shared with few.
“It’s a family thing. It’s our safety. If you don’t know the knock, we won’t let you in,” Nava says.
She is 24 now and still uses the knock every time she visits her mom and dad’s house in southwest Denver. She’s teaching it to her toddler.
“This is how we have to live,” she tells him, “so you need to know this.”
Nava, her four siblings and her parents, Jorge and Christina Zaldivar, are always on high alert, because Jorge, 42, is a non-citizen who crossed the border illegally 22 years ago, more than half a lifetime ago. The curtains stay closed and the doors stay locked at the Zaldivar home.
In their old house, also in Denver, they set up a secret, in-case-of-emergency crawl space beneath the stairs for Jorge, with a toilet, food pantry and space for a cot. The entry to the crawl space looked, Christina says, just like the rest of the wall, so it wouldn’t have been easily detected.
When they shopped some years ago for a new home, their realtor asked why the kids kept looking for hiding places and attics instead of scouting bedrooms and backyards.
“They kept saying, ‘We can hide him here, we can put him here,’” Christina recalls. “This is how my kids live.”
Jorge moved to the U.S. in 1997 from Mexico City and has been married 18 years to Christina, 39 and a U.S. citizen. They have two kids together, and Jorge raised Josefyna and two others as his own. He works in landscaping and she works at a community health clinic.
The family says it has been trying for many years to help Jorge gain citizenship. Those efforts have failed to this point, and Jorge has been in constant limbo. ICE first noticed him in 2008, Christina says, after he crashed his car on his way down from a roofing job in the mountains. She says a Jefferson County officer arrested him for driving without a valid license — Colorado started granting driver’s licenses to unauthorized immigrants in 2014 — and Jorge wound up in detention for three weeks.
He was released on bond from the immigrant detention center in Aurora, and was in and out of immigration court until 2012, when he received a deportation order. Since then he’s won a series of stays of removal, temporary work authorization, and he has been called in regularly for check-ins with immigration officials. He’s had eight of them in the last two years alone, Christina says, and another is scheduled for July 11. Before each, the family gathers and prepares for the prospect that he might not come home.
The family’s already high anxiety dramatically increased this past Friday, when President Trump declared targeted raids against people with deportation orders were coming Sunday to Denver and about a dozen other major cities. He walked the threat back in a tweet on Saturday, but said the raids could still take place in two weeks.
“People live their lives around their fear.” — Ana Temu, ACLU of Colorado
Christina says her family is in “panic mode.” It’s clear, as she runs aloud through a myriad of frantic text threads and posts in Facebook groups she’s in, that many other families in Colorado are feeling the same way. There are about 180,000 unauthorized immigrants in the state, according to the Pew Research Center.
Alethea Smock, spokeswoman for Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Colorado, said her office has no working estimate of how many people are living in the state with deportation orders.
Asked whether ICE plans to execute any raids or otherwise become more proactive in detaining people in the coming weeks in Colorado, Smock said in a statement, “ICE deportation officers carry out targeted enforcement operations daily nationwide as part of the agency’s ongoing efforts to protect the nation, uphold public safety, and protect the integrity of our immigration laws and border controls.”
She added, “During targeted enforcement operations, ICE officers frequently encounter other aliens illegally present in the United States. These aliens are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and, when appropriate, they are arrested by ICE officers.”
Supporting advocates and organizations, which also generally stay on high alert, have activated special measures to prepare for possible raids. They’re holding extra trainings, spreading “know your rights” guides on social media and expanding the network of churches and residences willing to open basements, farmland and spare rooms for people who may need to take sanctuary or go into hiding.
Jennifer Piper, an organizer with the American Friends Service Committee, said she had five faith congregations signed up as potential sanctuaries before Trump’s threat. Now, 13 congregations have expressed willingness to take in 50-100 people at a time.
“I think there’s a deep desire to be able to do something,” said Rev. Amanda Henderson, who directs the Interfaith Alliance of Colorado.
The Colorado Rapid Response Network, a 24-hour hotline, dispatch and resource center for immigrants and witnesses, “has been blowing up,” said Piper’s colleague Jordan Garcia.
Ana Temu, immigration campaigns coordinator with the ACLU of Colorado, says that before the raids, “there was a medium-level threat that you might encounter ICE at the traditional places — courts, jails, probation offices.
“Now, people are scared to turn the corner. People are scared to go to the mall, because they know ICE could be active out there. Some people don’t come out unless it’s daylight. People choose not to drive and have to find other ways to get their kids to school, to go to work, to get their kids to the doctor. People live their lives around their fear.”
Christina and Jorge certainly do. They’re at the kitchen table on Tuesday and she, a Colorado native of indigenous descent, is doing most of the talking. Jorge sits with his arms crossed and head bowed.
She says that when Jorge has his check-ins, it’s as if he’s in a hospital bed with the family standing around him, bracing for the moment he might be taken off life support. A raid, she says, would feel more like a car crash.
A few years ago, when the check-ins started, the family packed a small blue backpack with emergency supplies: phone charger, deodorant, hair gel, tissues, toothbrush, toothpaste, mouthwash, extra batteries, a list of medication he needs to treat his diabetes, a family photo. Jorge would take this bag with him in the event of an emergency.
Emergency supplies for Jorge Zaldivar. (Photo by Alex Burness)
Christina still cannot believe that such doomsday prepping is even necessary.
“What good is everything our forefathers fought for?” she says, through tears. “And they’re not even my forefathers. My people (Southern Ute and Navajo) were already here. They stole this from my people. They’ve taken more than enough from me. Why do I have to give up my husband, too?”
The answer, much as she hates to think about it, is that Jorge might be deported because he entered the country illegally, and, 22 years later, has had no luck remedying that. He has no current, valid stay of removal, making him a possible target should immigrant enforcement ramp up in the way Trump has said it might.
“They’ve taken more than enough from me. Why do I have to give up my husband, too?” — Christina Zaldivar
Jorge insists his present situation is the result of an administrative error made more than 10 years ago by a consulate official, and, next to the blue bag, the family keeps an inch-thick folder with documentation of his case and what they say is proof it’s been mishandled. They estimate they’ve spent $200,000 over the years, mostly on forms, court and filing fees, and on various attorneys. Last year they set up a crowdfunding campaign to help cover the costs.
He was at work Friday when his wife called to tell him about the raids Trump had promised. Since then, he’s made a habit of checking in with Christina every time he gets in the car or takes lunch.
For most of the interview, she and Josefyna are either teary or outright sobbing. Jorge’s eyes well up at one point.
“How can I feel, seeing my whole family distressed?” he says in Spanish. “It breaks my heart.
He adds, “A lot of people who like what President Trump is doing, they don’t think about all the people in my situation.”
The ACLU’s Temu has been extra busy lately checking in with families, monitoring online groups and arranging covert meet-ups. They spread the word about these events carefully — through text messages, closed Facebook groups and Spanish-language media outlets. At the meetings, advocates remind family members of their rights and have people rehearse “magic phrases” to use in the event ICE shows up at the door: Have I done anything wrong? Am I free to go? What charges are being held against me? I’d like to remain silent. I’d like to speak to my lawyer before signing anything.
Temu says she has to pause every now and then to take stock of what it means that she and others have to be so careful in their coordination and of what it means that so many churches and homeowners around the state are preparing to potentially take people in.
“We’re so much in survival mode, making sure that people are OK,” she says. “But this is an underground network. This is a modern-day underground railroad, we’re seeing modern concentration camps. It takes hearing that out loud for it to click that, yes, we are living this way.”
Christina says that what is especially frightening to her and her family is how quickly things can change. A single tweet or off-hand remark from Trump can throw their lives into chaos. They don’t know if Trump meant what he said about raids last week, or if he meant it when he said the raids were postponed two weeks. They have no idea if Jorge will be targeted at all. And that uncertainty, they say, is unbearable.
Jorge has tried to stay busy and positive. He built a treehouse in the backyard and redid some of the patio flooring. When he lost his old job, he got a new one, and he now goes to work every day and budgets meticulously.
Josefyna says it destroys her to see him in such peril.
“My dad came, working hard, from nothing. All the money he’s put into this family,” she says, gesturing toward the blue bag, “for him to have to leave with, what, $10 worth of stuff?”
Almost wailing now, she adds, “You can’t say, ‘Give me your hungry, give me your tired, give me your weak,’ so that you can throw them in cages and treat them like animals. It’s not right. It’s not America. We’re supposed to help each other.”
Josefyna Nava, eldest daughter of Christina and Jorge Zaldivar, wipes away tears. (Photo by Alex Burness)
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Buford June 27, 2019 at 10:58 pm
republicans are domestic terrorists…
Erik Kengaard June 30, 2019 at 11:40 am
Democrats – the party of Open-Borders, Crime, and “to each according to her need, from each according to her ability” (slogan popularised by Karl Marx, Communist)
Is it moral to muster support for unpopular policies by inciting hate and division amongst the populace?
To what depths will the tyranny of the vast minority sink our country and are you complicit if you support them?
Republicans have some soul searching to do.
Buck Ofama June 28, 2019 at 4:45 pm
Start packing. The SCOTUS will look at DACA soon, It will fall to the same fate as DAPA both of which Bathhouse Barry said he had no power to do. and did it anyway.
Everything was riding on Hillary winning’ The supreme being saved us from that fate and the republic will survive Maybe..
Last night’s debate and the declaration that illegal’s will be given free health care ain’t gonna’ fly with most voters’ Especially us senior’s and those that have to pay for their’s . All but ensuring Trump’s next term.
Melvin Kallsen Jr July 3, 2019 at 7:24 am
Trump was not in power 22 uears ago when Jorge came to Colorado…illegally. Whether he, his family, the Democrats, the churches like it or not, he is a criminal. He is NOT unauthorized, he is a criminal. Their network is NOT a modern-day Underground Railroad, it is a criminal enterprise, designed not to garner illicit profit but to evade LAWFUL authorities.
Bea July 7, 2019 at 5:21 pm
All that was cited is that Jorge tried to be a legal citizen. I guess driving w/o a license diminished his opportunity. Hiding and continuing to break the law just doesn’t seem to help his case.
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App for business users lets you share sensitive documents -- then they disappear
Confide's technology is screenshot-proof and uses end-to-end encryption.
Confide 3.0
Katherine Noyes (IDG News Service) 05 February, 2015 06:19
Sharing secrets is nothing new in the business world, but a young startup is hoping to change how professionals do it.
Emails and most other digital communications have a nasty habit of lingering, as the Sony hacks recently proved, leaving little besides face-to-face conversations as an untraceable alternative. Confide, however, has created a Snapchat-style app for the enterprise world, and the technology just got a key update.
The latest version of the company's namesake app, released on Wednesday for Android and iOS, lets users share sensitive documents and photos using a patent-pending and screen shot-proof process including end-to-end encryption. Once the item has been viewed, it disappears forever.
"The minute you hit send, the message gets encrypted -- not even we could read it," said Jon Brod, Confide cofounder and president.
In order to view a message, the recipient must have a unique key residing in their phone that's obtained by downloading Confide. (If they're not already users of the free app, they'll be prompted to download it.) Once that key is present, the message gets decrypted.
But that's not the only privacy-ensuring mechanism. The message's content also appears covered or blurred until the recipient waves their finger down the screen in a "wand" motion, causing the app to unveil a sliver of content at a time, Brod said.
If the viewer of the message tries to take a screen shot, at most a single sliver of the content can be captured. Just making that attempt gets the viewer kicked out of the message, and an alert is sent to both parties notifying them that a screen shot was attempted.
"Screen shots are the enemy of the ephemeral," Brod said.
The Confide app was first launched about a year ago, but it wasn't until this 3.0 update that it added the ability to share photos and documents, which can be attached from Dropbox, Box, Google Drive, OneDrive and other document-storage services. Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF formats are all supported.
Confide is currently free, but a premium version with additional enterprise-oriented features is on the way, Brod said, including support for corporate address books and distribution lists. Pricing is not yet set, but will be on a per-user, per-month basis.
"Hundreds and hundreds" of people have already signed up to participate in the premium version's invitation-only beta, Brod said, representing 14 different countries and 25 industry categories.
The existing version of the app is now used in more than 130 countries and localized in 17 languages; half its usage is international.
"This is truly a need, not just with respect to countries and territories but industries," he said. "The effects of the Sony hacks are such that there are executives in boardrooms around the world rethinking their digital communication strategies."
A desktop version is also on the way later this year, Brod added.
Of course, it must be noted that Snapchat was hacked, despite its apparently privacy-preserving focus. Whether fears of a similar attack on Confide's technology cause professionals to hesitate remains to be seen.
There's also the possibility that users not already familiar with Snapchat-style technology, which tends to be embraced by teens and young adults, will be less inclined to adopt it in their professional lives, said IDC analyst Amy Konary.
Still, "it could fill a need," she said, "particularly in heavily regulated industries."
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Concealed Carry Permits NJ
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Concealed Carry Permits In New Jersey Is Governed By A State Constitution
State constitutions generally govern the ability to obtain a Concealed Carry Weapons Permit, however, not all states require them. There are just a few states – like Arizona, Vermont, and Alaska – which include what’s called “constitutional carry” laws in their legal structure, and a permit is not required to carry a concealed firearm. There are other stipulations within constitutional carry, however, that demand that anyone carrying a concealed weapon identify it when in contact with any Peace Officer. Failure to do so can result in felony charges being filed. Make sure you know the laws in New Jersey.
Do you know the laws where you live in New Jersey, you may be able to take advantage of the streamlined application process that exists within “Shall Issue” states. The standard approval process usually includes a background check, one or more required classes, qualification with your firearm (safety and marksmanship), and paying the required fee. Currently, Utah, Nevada, and Florida are the easiest states to obtain a Shall Issue CCW.
Concealed Carry Permits In New Jersey Are Different From Other States
While obtaining a Concealed Carry permit requires an application for most citizens, even when acquiring one, it doesn’t mean that it is free from restrictions. For instance, in New Jersey you may only be allowed to carry a revolver rather than a semi-automatic pistol, or you may only be allowed to carry a specific caliber of firearm. Additionally, you may have to undergo testing for proficiency regarding weapon safety and marksmanship, and in some instances, your CCW permissions may be limited to the county or city where the permit was issued. Where proficiency testing does occur, it usually happens on either an annual or semi-annual basis.
There are three types of Concealed Carry in States, Shall Issue, May Issue, and Constitutional Carry
Although some issuers of CCWs are not as strict as others, acquiring a CCW in New Jersey may not be an easy process. There are “Shall Issue” states and “May Issue” states, ( and Constitutional Carry which do not require any permit) and if your state happens to be a “May Issue” state, then the local authorities are generally given discretion as to whether they believe it should be issued or not. However, no matter which type of issuance your state’s laws command, you will still have to go through a lengthy application process. In most locales, this means a long application requiring extensive information, some may also require a convincing letter that provides justification for your need of a Concealed Carry permit, and possible an oral interview as well.
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New Jersey operates as a May Issue state, offering concealed carry permits to both residents and non-residents. New Jersey does not honor any other CCW permits or licenses from other states. New Jersey is one of the five states in the US that does not have a constitutional amendment that protects a resident’s right to bear arms.
For obtaining a CCW permit an individual must demonstrate a need to carry, applicants for a concealed carry permit must also demonstrate a familiarity with firearms and provide three references who have personally known the applicant for at least three years. Application for a CCW permit is made through local police departments and the permits are then issued by a state superior court judge.
Interestingly New Jersey does NOT have reciprocity agreements with any other state in the country, and even with this anti-gun and anti-second amendment position the following states will accept New Jersey CCW permits in their state; Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont.
New Jersey is not a traditional open carry state. Actually, carrying openly or “open carry” will get you arrested! However, should you be wealthy or connected enough to get one of the rare New Jersey handgun CCW permits, New Jersey law makes no distinction between open and or concealed carry. However, the status of the state’s preemption law would make this a dangerous proposition. New Jersey is one of the top 5 most restrictive gun rights states in the country.
Whenever the liberals in New Jersey talk of gun control it just adds to the problem, as many in New Jersey shrug at the often fruitless efforts by lawmakers in New Jersey and other states such as Maryland and Connecticut who pass sweeping laws aimed at curbing gun violence. Sometimes, they argue, it's about changing a mindset rather than just the laws. How about the mindset of criminals who know they are the only ones with guns and that the victims are defenseless as the state took away their right to bear arms.
Look at Camden New Jersey where the states strict gun control laws have little or no effect, they are plagued with gun violence where poverty and crime feed an enduring and bloody cycle. The reason, only the CRIMINALS have guns, citizens are defenseless! And what does the New Jersey legislature want to do, pass more gun control laws that Do Not Work?
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Don’t travel through New Jersey with a firearm even if you own them legally; a U.S. veteran and former police officer is now serving 3-5 years in a New Jersey prison for possession of firearms that he legally owned. As a result of the extreme and unjust New Jersey gun laws, the former officer was convicted of illegal possession of firearms as he was passing through the state. This individual is not from New Jersey. He was actually moving from Maine to Texas and was driving through New Jersey when he parked his car in a parking lot to rest for the night. The man was awakened in the night by police officers who searched his vehicle without a warrant. This unwarranted search was deemed justified because the officer saw two gun cases in the back of the vehicle. The man was transporting his entire gun collection that day and was arrested immediately. (Apparently the arresting officers needed to keep their stats up that week.)
Even in New Jersey there is such a thing as officer discretion.
Apparently they need to teach an ethics class as part of the New Jersey police academy curriculum, whatever happened to enforcing to the spirit of the law as opposed to the letter of the law? Under the Firearm Owners Protection Act, citizens are actually allowed to transport firearms from state to state regardless of the legality of the guns between departure point and destination. For full protection under this act, however, citizens must keep their firearms locked in either the trunk or a case.
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Eagle Owls in the UK – Native or Not?
The Eagle Owl is never far from the headlines in recent times; welcomed by many, persecuted by some and virulently condemned by others – largely due to their tendency to predate raptor species, including those of conservation concern
By James Common on 24th April 2016 in Bird Conservation, Ecology
Image: By DickDaniels (http://carolinabirds.org/) – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17039928
It is common knowledge that Britain now holds a growing population of Eurasian Eagle Owls (Bubo bubo) though the origin of these pioneering predators is subject to sometimes heated debate. The Eagle Owl, one of the world’s largest and most awe inspiring owl species is never far from the headlines in recent times; welcomed by many, persecuted by some and virulently condemned by others – largely due to their tendency to predate raptor species, including those of conservation concern. Something brought home in 2010 when an Eagle Owl was filmed attacking a nesting female Hen Harrier in Bowland, Lancashire. For this reason, many conservationists go as far as to suggest that the species has no place among our islands fauna. Likening the species to other problematic invasive species such as mink and signal crayfish. Others believe that B.bubo does in fact occur naturally in the UK; pushing for the full protection of the species and its addition to the official ‘British list’ of breeding birds.
Recently the Eagle Owl was cast into the spotlight once again, notable sportsman Sir Ian Botham using the species as the basis for a scathing attack on the RSPB. In his article, published in the Daily Mail and found here, Botham accuses the RSPB of wanting to “nip the ongoing colonisation of Eagle Owls in the bud” and goes as far as to accuse conservationists of deliberately disturbing nesting owls. These accusations have been dismissed by the RSPB, who stress that at present, no action is being taken against the species. Instead the RSPB highlight the need to monitor the ongoing spread of B.bubo with regards to the potential implications associated with the presence of the species in Britain – not ruling out future action should problems emerge. All of this, whether based in fact or fiction has once again hurled Bubo bubo into the limelight. Many, it seems, are unable to decide whether the species is in fact a natural figment of the British landscape, an acceptable non-native on par with the much smaller Little Owl or indeed, a damaging invasive species worthy of control measures.
Britain’s existing Eagle Owls
it is the opinion of some, that the Eagle Owls currently dwelling in the UK are decedent entirely from domestic stock (RSPB, 2016). The species has been kept commonly in captivity since the 17th century and remains a popular choice of pet for many, including non-falconers, due to the fact no formal license is required to own one. When selling an Eagle Owl, a certificate is however required; such certificates can be used to give an insight into how many owls are kept in the UK. In the ten years leading up to 2007, over three thousand such certificates were issued though this only represents birds sold to new owners and it is estimated that many more are kept nationwide (RSPB, 2016). With so many owls kept as pets, it is inevitable that some will find their way into the wild – whether through deliberate releases or accidental escapes. Indeed, the RSPB estimate that as many as 65 owls could escape into the wild each year. Many of these likely to survive due to the owls broad diet and adaptation to our climate. Both the RSPB and British Ornithologists Union (BOU) hold the opinion that the Eagle Owl residing in Britain at present are non-native.
Whereas many of Britain’s Eagle Owls almost certainly stem from domestic escapes, there are those who argue that the species has occurred naturally in the UK – contrary to the claims of the RSPB and British ornithologists Union (BOU). Among these, the World Owl Trust have proven vocal on the matter. Citing records from Orkney (1830), Shetland (1863, 1871) and Argyll (1883) and highlighting the continued expansion of the species in mainland Europe, the trust suggest that there is no reason that at
least some of the Eagle Owls currently inhabiting Britain could have occurred naturally. The World Owl Trust also highlight a wealth of data that appears to suggest wild Eagle Owls have existed (and still exist) in the UK. Among this; perhaps the most persuasive argument put forth is the presence of B.bubo in the fossil record – something which suggests that the Eagle Owl did indeed inhabit the UK before eventually succumbing to extinction. In a 2007 study published in British Birds, John Stewart concluded, following a review of the archaeological records, that “Eagle Owls form a natural part of Britain’s fauna”. This paper is freely available online.
The World Owl Trust also put forth other evidence to suggest that B.bubo is in fact native to the British Isles, the following appearing to lend credence to this theory:
* The occurrence of three birds in Donegal, Ireland following a a sevre northeasterly weather front.
* The account of R, Bowdler Sharpe of the Zoological Department of the British Museum, suggesting that wild birds have been previously shot on Orkney and Shetland – where the likelihood of escapes occurring is severely diminished.
* The recording of this species as a “rare vagrant” by numerous sources including Bernard Tucker, author of ‘the handbook of British Birds’, as well as T.A Coward and Charles St. John.
* The conclusion of the authors of the renowned Collin’s Bird Guide that “a handful of genuine records have occurred in Britain, all in the 19th Century”
* Reliable sightings (and photographic evidence) of Eagle Owls resting on North Sea oil platforms
All in all, the World Owl Trust provide a veritable smorgasbord of information suggesting that the Eagle Owl is in fact a native British species, all of which can be found here:
http://www.owls.org/sites/default/files/Eagle_Owls_In_Britain_Dossier_Revised.pdf
The debate surrounding the Eagle Owl in Britain is a very interesting one. Personally I find myself agreeing with the stance of John Stewart and those at the World Owl Trust – I believe that Eagle Owls have and indeed, still do occur wild in Britain. Until a ringed bird is recovered however or a bird is actually caught in the act of migrating, the debate will rage on. The RSPB and other parties are right to monitor the situation, though I, like many other birders, welcome the addition of the Eagle Owl to the British List and look forward to, some day, viewing these imposing predators wild in the UK. Something which may never happen if action is taken to halt the further spread of the species, though only time will tell if such action is ever deemed necessary.
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There are numerous points in this article which I think are very questionable. To take just one point the World Owl Trust are said to have put forward “Reliable sightings (and photographic evidence) of Eagle Owls resting on North Sea oil platforms”. I am not aware of any such records, nor do the North Sea Bird Club have any. There is a video on YouTube which claims to show an Eagle Owl on a North Sea oil platform but which actually shows a Long-eared Owl.
For more information see the article The Eagle Owl in Britain (British Birds 101:478-490). It is freely available online http://bit.ly/2aYsQxe. There is also a follow-up note in British Birds (104:544-546) which gives additional information.
It is also worth reading an item on the Raptor Politics website http://bit.ly/2bdZieE. Especially the comments, though these end somewhat abruptly when Tony Warburton (the author of the World Owl Trust paper) realises that he has got some of his facts wrong.
Paul Doherty 24th July 2016 at 11:41 am Reply
Wishful and irrational thinking on behalf of those who want to add Bubo to the list of native species .. From people who also spot the occasional UFO or Nessie .. Snap out of it fools
Ade Fegan 16th December 2017 at 9:41 pm Reply
Today I was disturbed by the sound of screeching crows…I looked out my bedroom window to see the most beautiful eagle owl perched on the top of our large iron gate . I took some photographs as best I could through my window as its not a sight I’m likely to see again …and even managed to catch it on video as it flew off ..it was being chased by 4 crows and 2 magpies and it flew across the road and onto someone’s roof ..I am in Ashford in Kent ..I’ve never seen one in the wild before and have lived here for nearly 60 years ..was beautiful to see .
Sue cook 26th March 2019 at 12:08 am Reply
A bit like the idiots that decided introducing and maintaining a populatuion of red kites was a good idea?
andy 14th July 2019 at 10:07 am Reply
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The family of a 13-year-old girl who died by suicide after being severely bullied is suing her school district for not doing enough to protect her from harassment, WCPO reports.
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Olsen reportedly emailed the school two more times expressing concerns about the group of students bullying his daughter and requesting a change in her schedule (which was granted).
WCPO reports four days after her death, the school district released a statement which read in part: "The district has never had an indication – by self-report, or reports from others – that bullying has ever occurred." In a later clarification, they said: "the district believed the issue had been resolved with the complete satisfaction of the family." WCPO's investigation also found information (including a since-deleted Instagram account called ""EMILIE_OLSEN_IS_GAY, ") that contradicted a police report which stated no evidence of bullying could be substantiated.
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Since Emilie's death, more students and parents have come forward to report instances of Asian American students bullied at Fairfield Middle School.
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The Fairfield City School District is aware that a lawsuit has been filed against the District and a number of additional defendants by the Olsens. The District will be defending the litigation and will be providing appropriate responses in the course of the litigation.
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