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COURTENAY: I LEARNT A LOT FROM MY DEBUT
Posted on April 9, 2019 in Latest news // 0 Comments
Watford Bantamweight prospect Shannon Courtenay says her professional debut on the Charlie Edwards vs. Angel Moreno WBC Flyweight World title bill at the Copper Box Arena last month was a valuable learning experience.
‘The Baby Face Assassin’, 25, made a wining start to life in the paid ranks with a unanimous decision over Romania’s Cristina Busuioc and the Adam Booth-managed fighter is excited to step through the ropes for the second time as a professional at The O2 in London on April 20, live on Sky Sports in the UK and DAZN in the US.
“I actually thought the ref was going to stop it in the first round,” said Courtenay. “Annoyingly, her groin guard came up so high that none of my body shots were getting through. It was protecting her the whole fight so I had to go upstairs and target the head. I was hitting her with some massive shots and her legs were gone but she stayed in there. She wasn’t very good technically but she was tough.
“I stayed calm instead of gassing out going for a big knockout. Obviously it would have been nice to get her out of there but I stayed slick throughout and got the win which was the main thing. I didn’t try and rush a knockout and make myself look bad in doing so. I feel like I put on a good performance and my team were happy with me.
“I really enjoyed the whole experience of making my debut on such a big show. I took everything in my stride, the public workout, the press conference and the weigh-in. To make my debut in front of thousands of people in the arena and even more people watching on TV around the world was special. It gave me a taste of what it’s like to operate at the top of the sport and I’m hungry for more.”
The former Finchley ABC star has been overwhelmed with the support she has received since making her debut and hopes to continue her incredible journey with another big win next week on a huge card that features her gym mate Josh Kelly making his long-awaited return to the ring.
“We’ve worked on a couple of new things that you’ll definitely see on April 20,” added Courtenay. “I’ve tweaked a few things and made them better. Training has gone really well, sparring has gone brilliantly as well so I’m really excited to put on a big performance.
“I’d like to have another three or four fights by the end of the year. I want to stay as active as possible and then see what happens at the end of the year. Maybe after seven or eight fights we can start looking at titles but right now I’m just looking at April 20, nothing else is coming into my head.
“Since my debut the support has been crazy. Every day I get hundreds of messages from people telling me that I’m an inspiration to them and it’s amazing to know that my story is making a difference to people.
“I just want to keep on pushing forward with that momentum. I wouldn’t say that I’m an inspirational person but people can obviously relate to my story. It’s never too late to make a change and improve your life.”
Courtenay makes her second outing on a huge night of boxing in the Capital.
At the top of the bill, Doncaster fan favourite Dave Allen (16-4-2, 13 KOs) faces the biggest night of his career against Australia’s former WBA Heavyweight World Champion Lucas Browne (28-1, 14 KOs) and Derek Chisora (29-9, 21 KOs) clashes with Senad Gashi (17-2, 17 KOs) in his first fight under new trainer Dave Coldwell.
Sunderland’s ‘Pretty Boy’ Josh Kelly (8-0, 6 KOs) takes on the toughest opponent of his career to date in the form of unbeaten 17-0 Pole Przemyslaw Runowski and Ilford Welterweight prospect Conor Benn (13-0, 9 KOs) makes his long-awaited return to the ring following a hand injury that has kept him out of action since his first title win over Cedrick Peynaud in July and Brooklyn Middleweight prospect Nikita Ababiy (3-0, 3 KOs) makes his UK debut.
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Spencer Ryerson is a Toronto-based director and editor. Ever since Spencer was a young boy, he has been interested in telling stories visually, starting his filmmaking career with nothing but his grandmother’s webcam. Spencer has written and directed numerous short films, including “Cover-Up” and most recently, “Peaches”, which won the Audience Choice award at the 2018 Oakville Film Festival and Best Direction in a Fiction Film at Toronto Youth Shorts 2018.
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Q & A: Earths rotation and centripetal acceleration
How does the rotation of the earth affect the weight of a stationary object at sea level? Does an object of the same mass have a different weight at the poles than at the equator due to the centripetal force? Indeed, would we all weigh more if the earth were not rotating?
- Keith (age 47)
Yup, the earth's rotation makes the weight of objects a little less at the equator. Gravity pulls down, but the object needs to accelerate in the downwards direction in order to stay in a circular path around the Earth's rotational axis in order to stay on the Earth's surface as it turns. The centripetal acceleration is about 3.39 cm/sec^2 at the equator (I'm getting this number from the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics), which is about 0.35% the acceleration of gravity at the surface of the earth, g. There is an additional lightening factor, in that the Earth bulges a little bit outwards at the equator because of its rotation, making objects on the surface just a tad farther away from the center, also making them lighter.
Yup, we'd all weigh just a little more if the Earth were not rotating.
Follow-Up #1: effect of Earth's spin on weights
Can you tell me how to get the component of the centrifugal acceleration due to the Earth's rotation that goes in the opposite direction to gravity? At the equator the outward centrifugal acceleration is simply subtracted from the inward gravitational acceleration, because they go in exactly opposite directions, so it’s (GM/r^2) - (ω^2r[cos φ]) . But further North they differ in direction more and more. The centrifugal force goes in a direction parallel to the plane of the equator, I want to work out the component of that which goes directly against gravity. It needs to be in the form of an acceleration, so it can be subtracted from GM/r^2. It seems to me that cos (φ), the cosine of the latitude should be multiplied in again, to get that component. Is that right? Thank you very much.
- David Martin (age 41)
You're right. The net effective downward force in the spinning frame on mass M is M*(g-ω2*r*cos2(φ)). In addition, there's a slight effective force toward the equator of M*ω2*r*cos(φ)sin(φ). You can get this by taking that centrifugal force and breaking it into an upward and a horizontal component, with magitudes proportional to cos(φ) and sin(φ) respectively.
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Chelsea Handler Blames the Kardashians for Donald Trump’s Election
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On the day after the election, Chelsea Handler was so devastated, she wanted to move to Spain. Then she came to work on her Netflix talk show in Culver City and saw the faces of her staff. The millennial women in her office hugged her and begged her not to retreat. “They all just said, ‘You’re our only outlet. You’re our mouthpiece.’ That will motivate anybody, and it motivates me,” Handler says, lounging in the living room of her house in Bel-Air with her dogs, Chunk and Tammy.
Her streaming talk show, “Chelsea,” has taken a hard stand against Trump, as Handler helped register 17,000 voters and lined up recent guests like California Sen. Barbara Boxer, Van Jones, and Jake Tapper. The comedian, who plans to lead the Women’s March at the Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 21, spoke with Variety about how she’ll continue to call out Trump.
You just wrapped the first season of your show on Netflix. How does it feel?
It feels right. We have more of an impact being on Netflix than I would have had on another network, because we have a huge international audience. It’s nice to be able to let them know that just because this man is our president, this is not a representation of everybody in our country. It’s a representation of less than half the people.
“There’s a toddler in the White House.”
Would you ever want to interview Donald Trump?
Why would I? I don’t ever want to see him. I don’t ever want to interact with him, which won’t be a problem. Once he came up to me in a restaurant in L.A. to introduce himself — to tell me he’s Donald Trump. I said, “Great.”
What do you think the role of your show will be during a Trump presidency?
First and foremost, I’m a comedian. But also, we have to hold him accountable. And we have to make fun of him, just like you’d make fun of anybody who was president. Obama was boring in that sense — there was nothing to make fun of because he was so responsible and such a leader.
Do you think your show will be more serious going forward?
I think the great thing that Netflix has afforded me is to be serious when it calls for it. I’m not going to be funny on the day after the election, when I was horrified and crying all night. It was going to be a celebratory day. I walked into my office that morning, and I thought, “There’s no way I’m going to be able to do this.”
Were you surprised that you cried on air?
Yeah. The last thing you ever want to do is break down. It’s just so unprofessional. But my whole life is being unprofessional.
There’s been a lot of talk of how the media didn’t treat Hillary Clinton fairly.
Absolutely. 100 percent.
“I’m not going to be funny on the day after the election, when I was horrified and crying all night.”
What could they have done differently?
Stop covering [Trump] so much. They were treating him as an entertainer first. It was a reality show. We’ve turned into a reality show. I blame the Kardashians, personally; the beginning of the end was the Kardashians. The way these people have blown up and don’t go away — it’s surreal. Everyone is for sale. We’re looking at a man that gets mad at Vanity Fair for reviewing his restaurant poorly. By the way, have you ever been to that restaurant? It’s the biggest piece of garbage you’ve ever walked into. That place looks like a Southwest airport lounge. It’s the worst.
The fact that there have been so many scandals on his campaign was reminiscent of a reality show.
Somebody should have put a stop to it. The idea that so many people were so wrong about the outcome is so screwed up. The fact that Russia is interfering with our election is beyond repair. How do we ever recover from that? What’s to prevent them from doing it for the rest of our lives?
Women were an important part of Clinton’s coalition. Yet Megyn Kelly was attacked when she called out Trump’s sexism.
I like Megyn Kelly. She’s a badass. There’s a toddler in the White House, and it’s not one of the children. The other thing about his children, they have absolutely no influence over him. The idea that Ivanka is going to help women, or do anything for women, is absurd, because she’s a puppet. They’re all his puppets. They’re scared s—less of him, and the fact that they’re still around him means they have never stood up to him.
PICKING UP THE PIECES: Handler speaks with California Sen. Barbara Boxer after the election.
Did you see that Trump met with Kanye West?
Kanye needs to get on his meds.
Could Trump be impeached?
I hope so. Probably. But how would they even get him out of there? He doesn’t abide by laws and rules. They’d have to physically remove him. It’s becoming clearer what a sociopath he is. I think our job as entertainers — or my job — is to reach across and figure out the people who are so disenchanted that they voted for him, and try to find some common ground.
Do you think a Trump voter could watch your show?
Yeah, I think so. As long as you’re not racist or a bigot, we can find common ground. A lot of these people don’t have time to watch the news. They are working three jobs. I get that the working class is fed up. That’s important to get. When there’s such divisiveness, it’s so ugly. Who wants to f–king fight all the time?
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How ‘Echo,’ the ’60s Rock Doc of the Moment, Gets Lost in the Canyon (Opinion)
There's a problem when a Laurel Canyon documentary spends time with the Beatles at the expense of mentioning Joni Mitchell, Love or the Doors.
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Too much echo… not enough Canyon.
That’s at the core of the imbalances in the celebrated new rock doc “Echo in the Canyon”: It’s a movie with too much Beach Boys and Beatles — as strange as it seems to make a complaint of that — and not enough of the people who really lived in the Canyon. Too much time exploring the Hollywood recording studios, and not enough in the living rooms and backyards in those hills that gave life to the music.
And while this is at least in part a film about and spurred by the making of Jakob Dylan’s era-tribute duets album (coming in June and also titled “Echo in the Canyon”) and related 2015 L.A. concert, there’s too much 21st century and not enough 20th.
As most rock buffs know by now, the film, directed by long-time music manager and label executive Andrew Slater, tours the heady world of the Mamas and the Papas, the Byrds, Buffalo Springfield and others who created the folk-rock revolution of that time while forming a community shaped to the contours of the hills above Hollywood.
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For many music insiders and fans who contributed to the very impressive opening weekend gross ($103,716 in just two theaters, touted as the second best per-screen average so far this year), a good deal of the chatter has been about not what’s in the movie, but what isn’t. Or more to the point, who isn’t — specifically Joni Mitchell, an artist as identified with the rich legacy of that landscape as anyone.
Others are defending the omission, if grudgingly, by noting that the movie limits itself to the time between 1964 (with the advent of the Byrds and the rise of folk-rock) through 1967 (when David Crosby was booted from the band and Neil Young left Buffalo Springfield, the other greatest band of that scene).
Both sides of that argument are partly right and partly wrong. Mitchell got there in late ’67, with Crosby producing her debut album at that time. But her impact didn’t come until later. Still, some mention of the next era, growing from this scene’s ashes and revolving around visionary singer-songwriters rather than bands, would have been very helpful.
Arguably more troubling is there being no presence at all of the Doors, nor of Love, two bands crucial to that community. And there’s virtually no look at the larger context of the times’ cultural turmoil with the civil rights and anti-war movements and the Aquarian hunger for belonging and hope — and the new vistas of artistic expression that sprung from it all.
As for what is in the film, there is much to love, not least the music at its core and insights and anecdotes from those in, around and closely following in the footsteps of that scene: Stephen Stills, Michelle Philips, Roger McGuinn, David Crosby and Graham Nash among those in the first group, Brian Wilson, Eric Clapton and Ringo Starr in the second, and Tom Petty and Jackson Browne leading the latter. The assertions made that the canyon was to its time and milieu equal to fin-de-siècle Vienna, Paris’ Movable Feast or even Hollywood’s Golden Era are at once grandiose and a bit myopic, of course, but that’s largely forgivable.
The non-musical highlights by and large are the vivid tales of that life. Stills lights up the screen talking about neighbor Frank Zappa standing in the street between their houses and reciting the lyrics to his song “Who Are the Brain Police?,” and sheepishly admitting that he fled out the back one time when the cops came to his house while Eric Clapton, Neil Young and others were visiting. McGuinn shared some great glimpses into the genesis of L.A. folk-rock. Crosby brought his unsparing perspective to it all — not least in admitting that he wasn’t kicked out of the Byrds because of musical differences, but because he was a jerk. And Graham Nash often seems on the verge of tears as he recounts those times with unbridled affection for the place that took him in and opened up new worlds.
But what was being in that world really like — the energy of the spontaneous get-togethers and drop-ins at neighbors houses in which songs were created and shared, the chance encounters at the Country Store or other places that led to collaborations, the romances and breakups that inspired many songs, the drugs that enlivened and destroyed the creative environment? Certainly there are plenty of non-musicians who were there who could have shared their memories to fill out the artists’ pictures. (There are several books and movies that paint that picture thoroughly, including Michael Walker’s 2007 book “Laurel Canyon: The Inside Story of Rock-and-Roll’s Legendary Neighborhood,” Harvey Kubernik’s 2009 tome “Canyon of Dreams” and portions of Barney Hoskyns’ 1996 “Waiting for the Sun: A Rock & Roll History of Los Angeles.”)
Instead. there are staged coffee-table chats with Dylan, Regina Spektor, Beck and Cat Power, all whom were part of the 2015 film and/or recording projects, all artists of great merit with legitimate claims on influence from the ‘60s Laurel Canyon world. But their contributions to the discussion are notable for their near-complete lack of meaningful insights, sans anything on how it all impacted them — no fond memories of hearing these songs for the first time, or of playing them when they were starting out, or looks at how they influenced their own writing. And, again, there was so much about the Beach Boys and Beatles, particularly how they influenced each other — fascinating, but not exactly revelatory, and only tangential to the real topic at hand
As for young Dylan, his quiet reserve as well as his personal/professional legacy seem to open up trust in those he interviewed. But it also means he’s not exactly a dynamic presence and we never get a sense of passionate curiosity, though his reverence is clear. As well, he gives no real sense of how this music impacted him and his own art, as if maybe he was reluctant to tie his lineage to his interest in the topic. There is, though, one cagey bit in which Crosby talks about the Byrds doing “Mr. Tambourine Man” and says that Dylan showed up, to which the younger Dylan deadpans that Crosby needs to be more specific.
On the whole, it seems as if Slater and Dylan were not sure what they wanted the movie to be. If it was about the making of the album and/or concert, then structure it that way, with those ventures inspiring the exploration of the culture and personalities behind the songs. If it was, indeed, about life in the Canyon being comparable to that in Gertrude Stein’s Paris, then a stronger, deeper case needed to be made.
And then there were clips from the 1969 movie “Model Shop” by French filmmaker Jacques Demy set around Laurel Canyon and featuring an appearance and soundtrack music from the band Spirit (another noteworthy band not mentioned in “Echo.” Why were we seeing this? What were we supposed to learn from it? What was that movie even about? None of that was discussed at all and those bits just took time that could have been used for deeper digs.
But, of course, there are the songs! Treasures all, especially in their original forms. Curiously, one that resonated after seeing the movie was the Byrds’ “Goin’ Back,” written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King just after King moved to the Canyon. The song supplanted Crosby’s menage-a-trois ode “Triad” on the 1968 “The Notorious Byrds Brothers” album, ramping up tensions that resulted in him being fired from the band in late 1967. The song’s nostalgia for a time gone — an era passed into the haze — is a perfect epitaph for these echoes.
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Alleged Anti-Gay Hate Crime Attacker’s Bail Raised to $500K; Free Again
Clayton Garzon, 20, accused anti-gay hate crime attacker (MySpace capture).
Yolo County, California – The 20-year-old man arrested for a brutal attack on a gay man had his bail raised Wednesday to over half a million dollars, and was out on the streets of Davis, California by Thursday afternoon. Clayton Garzon, charged for an anti-gay hate crime against Lawrence “Mikey” Partida, an openly gay Davis resident, had his bail raised to $520,000 in response to the request of Yolo County Assistant Chief Deputy District Attorney Steve Mount who called Garzon a “serious public safety risk,” according to the Davis Enterprise. After only one night in Yolo County Jail, his family posted bail, and Garzon is free again until an April 12 court date. Garzon is also charged with felonies in a previous case, in which he allegedly stabbed several people in a bar brawl in Dixon.
Garzon is charged for beating Partida unconscious while screaming anti-gay slurs at him in the early morning hours of March 10. He is alleged to have left the gay man bleeding on the lawn outside of his cousin’s home in order to beat on the door of the house to brag loudly about what he had just done. A Solano County gas station attendant has come forward to report that Garzon also bragged about what he had done to a gay man, later that same day. Frances Swanson, Partida’s aunt, said to CBS Sacramento that Garzon’s believed he had killed her nephew. “The only reason he’s not dead is because we’re blessed, and my nephew got lucky. Otherwise, that was the intent,” she said.
Partida is now released from an acute care rehabilitation facility where he spent over a week following his hospitalization at the UC-Davis Medical Center. The assault left him with bleeding on his brain, a fractured skull, and a shattered eye socket. He says he feels like a prisoner in his own home as long as Garzon is free on the street. Yet, according to several interviewers, Partida seems to bear no grudge against his attacker. Instead, he hopes that he will never have to see his assailant again, and that the young man will somehow learn from this experience that hatred never pays.
This time, Garzon is being monitored closely by the Yolo County Probation Office. Though he is out on bail, he is wearing a GPS device to show his location at all times, and a SCRAM device, which monitors any alcohol intake. The court ordered that he must stay 100 yards away from his alleged victim.
March 29, 2013 Posted by unfinishedlives | Anti-LGBT hate crime, Beatings and battery, California, gay bashing, gay men, GLBTQ, Hate Crimes, Hillary Clinton, Latino and Latina Americans, LGBTQ, Slurs and epithets | Anti-LGBT hate crime, Beatings and battery, California, gay bashing, gay men, GLBTQ, Hate Crimes, Heterosexism and homophobia, Latino / Latina Americans, LGBTQ, Slurs and epithets | 2 Comments
Hillary Clinton to the World: “Gay Rights are Human Rights”
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Geneva, Switzerland – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton declared to the leaders of the world that LGBT rights must be a priority for the world community. As reported by the BBC, Secretary Clinton said in a speech to international diplomats at the Palais des Nations on International Human Rights Day, “Being gay is not a Western invention, it is a human reality.” In a powerful declaration of the full humanity of LGBT people, she refused to excuse discrimination against gay people because of religious beliefs or social mores: “Like being a woman, like being a racial, religious, tribal, or ethnic minority,” Clinton said to the U.N. audience, “being LGBT does not make you less human. And that is why gay rights are human rights, and human rights are gay rights.” Clinton reflects the policy power of the United States government, making it clear that, despite difficulties with allies who discriminate willfully against LGBT people, the Obama Administration will combat discrimination against gays, lesbians, bisexual people, and transgender people using foreign aid and diplomacy to promote change.
On violence against queer people around the world, Secretary Clinton acknowledged that there was still much to be done at home in the United States, where LGBT people were unindicted felons in 14 states as late as 2003 (when the Supreme Court in a 6-3 ruling struck down sodomy laws in Lawrence v. Texas), and many face attacks and all manner of bullying even today. Still, Clinton argued, “It is violation of human rights when people are beaten or killed because of their sexual orientation, or because they do not conform to cultural norms about how men and women should look or behave. It is a violation of human rights when governments declare it illegal to be gay, or allow those who harm gay people to go unpunished. It is a violation of human rights when lesbian or transgendered women are subjected to so-called corrective rape, or forcibly subjected to hormone treatments, or when people are murdered after public calls for violence toward gays, or when they are forced to flee their nations and seek asylum in other lands to save their lives.” The effect of these words on the continuing physical violence against LGBT people in the U.S. and throughout the world remains to be seen, but the results could be inestimable, according to Unfinished Lives Project Director, Dr. Stephen Sprinkle. “Today, Secretary Clinton served notice on all who perpetrate violence to terrorize LGBTQ people anywhere in the world that harm against this marginalized population will not be tolerated by civilized people. Cloaking anti-LGBT bigotry in religious or moral special rights is coming to a close,” Sprinkle, an ordained gay Baptist minister, said. “We are reaching the tipping point in the culture wars in this country, and the scales are falling in favor of security and justice for members of the gender variant and sexual minority. United States foreign and domestic policy has entered into a new era of advocacy for LGBTQ people on a par with racial/ethnic minority people, religious minorities, and women.”
Known for her advocacy for women and children, this speech indicates that the rights of LGBT people, always part of Mrs. Clinton’s public agenda, now has moved to a front-and-center priority for the most prominent woman in American politics. The speech was sweeping in scope, announcing that, in words redolent of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, gay rights are “inalienable.”
In the moving conclusion to her remarks, Secretary Clinton spoke directly to all gay people who find themselves persecuted and in fear of harm (and, by indirection, to their persecutors, as well): “And finally, to LGBT men and women worldwide, let me say this: Wherever you live and whatever the circumstances of your life, whether you are connected to a network of support or feel isolated and vulnerable, please know that you are not alone. People around the globe are working hard to support you and to bring an end to the injustices and dangers you face. That is certainly true for my country. And you have an ally in the United States of America and you have millions of friends among the American people.”
The full text of Secretary Clinton’s speech may be found on the State Department website by clicking here. A link to the full text of the speech, and video of Secretary Clinton delivering it, may be accessed on Huffington Post here.
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HomeBlogNewsUMC Board Welcomes Two New Members
UMC Board Welcomes Two New Members
March 11, 2019By Megan Williams
Dr. Jim Hengerer of Rockland and Steve Kemple of Lincolnville have joined the board of directors of United Midcoast Charities. Both have recently relocated to become permanent residents of the Midcoast and are eager to serve their new communities.
Jim grew up in Albany, NY. After medical school, he served in U.S. Navy for nine years while training in Ear, Nose and Throat as his medical specialty. He practiced in Lynchburg, VA for 35 years and retired to Rockland four years ago with his wife, Judy. They have spent summers in Maine on Echo Lake for many years. In addition to his term as a director, Jim has joined UMC’s Development Committee and will continue on the UMC Grants Committee for a second year.
Steve, a retired aircraft financing executive, relocated with his wife to Lincolnville from Ohio in 2017 after having a second home in Midcoast Maine for many years. While in Ohio, he served as treasurer of a charity that purchased and distributed clothing to school children in need. In addition, he has served on various boards and committees both in Ohio and Maine. Steve has been an active member of UMC’s Finance Committee and was recently elected to serve as the organization’s Treasurer and that committee’s chair.
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DU Home » Latest Threads » Forums & Groups » Main » General Discussion (Forum) » About Emmy Noether.
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About Emmy Noether.
Emmy Noether
Amalie Emmy Noether (23 March 1882 – 14 April 1935) was a German mathematician known for her landmark contributions to abstract algebra and theoretical physics.
She was described by Pavel Alexandrov, Albert Einstein, Jean Dieudonné, Hermann Weyl, and Norbert Wiener as the most important woman in the history of mathematics. As one of the leading mathematicians of her time, she developed the theories of rings, fields, and algebras. In physics, Noether's theorem explains the connection between symmetry and conservation laws.
In the spring of 1915, Noether was invited to return to the University of Göttingen by David Hilbert and Felix Klein. Their effort to recruit her, however, was blocked by the philologists and historians among the philosophical faculty: women, they insisted, should not become privatdozent. One faculty member protested: "What will our soldiers think when they return to the university and find that they are required to learn at the feet of a woman?" Hilbert responded with indignation, stating, "I do not see that the sex of the candidate is an argument against her admission as privatdozent. After all, we are a university, not a bath house."
Noether's work continues to be relevant for the development of theoretical physics and mathematics and she is consistently ranked as one of the greatest mathematicians of the twentieth century. In his obituary, fellow algebraist BL van der Waerden says that her mathematical originality was "absolute beyond comparison", and Hermann Weyl said that Noether "changed the face of algebra by her work". During her lifetime and even until today, Noether has been characterized as the greatest woman mathematician in recorded history by mathematicians such as Pavel Alexandrov, Hermann Weyl, and Jean Dieudonné.
In a letter to The New York Times, Albert Einstein wrote:
In the judgment of the most competent living mathematicians, Fräulein Noether was the most significant creative mathematical genius thus far produced since the higher education of women began. In the realm of algebra, in which the most gifted mathematicians have been busy for centuries, she discovered methods which have proved of enormous importance in the development of the present-day younger generation of mathematicians.
On 2 January 1935, a few months before her death, mathematician Norbert Wiener wrote that
Miss Noether is... the greatest woman mathematician who has ever lived; and the greatest woman scientist of any sort now living, and a scholar at least on the plane of Madame Curie.
In Michio Kaku's 'Physics Of The Impossible', he states that her symmetry theorem had a profound influence on modern physics, and that he personally found the implications staggering when he understood it for the first time.
I just thought she needed a post.
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CEQA Streamlining Sought for 32-Story Koreatown Tower
The high-rise would replace a parking lot near 6th and Shatto.
May 24, 2019, 8:55AMSteven Sharp Comments
Seven month after receiving approvals for a 27-story apartment tower in Chinatown, Townline and Forme Development are now seeking entitlements for a second project in Koreatown.
The proposed development, called Soul, would replace a parking lot at 550 Shatto Place. Plans call for the construction of a 32-story tower featuring 252 residential units, as well as four two-story townhouses seated atop 2,507 square feet of ground-floor office space. The project site also includes a small church at the corner of Shatto and 6th Street - built in phases starting in the 1930s - which would be preserved and reused as approximately 12,800 square feet of restaurant space with an outdoor patio.
Townline and Forme, which acquired the property in partnership with Los Angeles-based Urban Offerings, are seeking entitlements for the project using Transit Oriented Communities affordable housing incentives - one of only two high-rise developments to make use of the program thus far. In exchange for increases in allowable floor area and density, the proposed development would set aside 29 units as affordable housing at the extremely low-income level.
Plans also call for 329 parking spaces, which would be located in four subsurface levels.
Chris Dikeakos Architects is designing the tower, which has been described as having a "pixelated look." The glass and steel structure would stand 341 feet at its apex.
Construction of the tower is anticipated to occur over 26 months. For the purposes of environmental review, the project's construction timeline is anticipated to begin in the second quarter of 2019 and conclude by 2021. No building or demolition permits associated with Soul have been sought by the developer to date.
The developers are aiming for the proposed tower to be designated as a Sustainable Communities project, a status which would exempt the project from requiring a full environmental impact report. The Sustainable Communities Environmental Assessment is available to projects which dedicate at least half of their total floor area to residential use, with a minimum density of 20 units per acre, and sit within a half-mile of a major transit stop. Soul would rise a block north of the Wilshire/Vermont subway station.
Should the project break down, it would join two other high-rise developments now rising in Koreatown - a 20-story Los Angeles County office tower on Vermont Avenue and a 23-story apartment tower at 2900 Wilshire Boulevard.
32-Story Tower Planned at 6th & Shatto (Urbanize LA)
Townline
Forme Development
Urban Offerings
Chris Dikeakos Architects
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Press Release Kari Sharp 2016-08-31T08:25:42-05:00
CHICAGO, March 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The Female Health Company (NASDAQ-CM: FHCO) (the "Company"), which manufactures and markets the FC2 Female Condom, today announced that Sharon Meckes has joined the Company's Board of Directors.
Ms. Meckes has extensive experience in the health care industry, particularly in the women's health field. As head of IUD Consumer Marketing at Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals, Ms. Meckes managed all consumer-facing efforts for Bayer's $600+ million IUD portfolio. Previously at Bayer, she served as Launch Lead for the Skyla® IUD and as Deputy Director of New Product Planning for Women's Healthcare. She has also held numerous consumer healthcare positions at Pfizer, Inc. and Warner-Lambert Company.
"Sharon will bring to our Company tremendous experience in successfully marketing female health products to professionals and consumers, as well as extensive knowledge in identifying, evaluating, and selecting potential health care company and product acquisition candidates," stated Karen King, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Female Health Company. "We are delighted to have Sharon join our Board and believe she will be a great asset as we execute our growth strategy in coming years."
Ms. Meckes holds a Masters in Business degree from Pennsylvania State University and a B.S. in Marketing from Pennsylvania State University.
About The Female Health Company
The Female Health Company, based in Chicago, Illinois, manufactures and markets the FC2 Female Condom® (FC2). Since the Company began distributing FC2 in 2007, the product has been shipped to 144 countries. The Company owns certain worldwide rights to the FC2 Female Condom®, including patents that have been issued in a number of countries around the world. The patents cover key aspects of FC2, including its overall design and manufacturing process. The FC2 Female Condom® is the only currently available female-controlled product approved by FDA that offers dual protection against sexually transmitted infections, including HIV/AIDS, and unintended pregnancy. The World Health Organization (WHO) has cleared FC2 for purchase by U.N. agencies.
"Safe Harbor" statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
The statements in this release which are not historical fact are "forward-looking statements" as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements in this release include statements relating to the Company's ability to successfully implement its growth strategy, and the effect of such strategy on the Company's business and results of operations. These statements are based upon the Company's current plans and strategies, and reflect the Company's current assessment of the risks and uncertainties related to its business, and are made as of the date of this release. The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this release as a result of new information or future events, developments or circumstances. Such forward-looking statements are inherently subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties. The Company's actual results and future developments could differ materially from the results or developments expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following: product demand and market acceptance; competition in the Company's markets and the risk of new competitors and new competitive product introductions; government contracting risks, including the appropriations process and funding priorities, potential bureaucratic delays in awarding contracts, process errors, politics or other pressures, and the risk that government tenders and contracts may be subject to cancellation, delay or restructuring; a governmental tender award indicates acceptance of the bidder's price rather than an order or guarantee of the purchase of any minimum number of units, and as a result government ministries or other public sector customers may order and purchase fewer units than the full maximum tender amount; the Company's reliance on its international partners in the consumer sector and on the level of spending on the female condom by country governments, global donors and other public health organizations in the global public sector; the economic and business environment and the impact of government pressures; risks involved in doing business on an international level, including currency risks, regulatory requirements, political risks, export restrictions and other trade barriers; the Company's production capacity, efficiency and supply constraints; the Company's ability to identify, successfully negotiate and complete suitable acquisitions or other strategic initiatives; the Company's ability to successfully integrate acquired businesses, technologies or products; and other risks detailed in the Company's press releases, shareholder communications and Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2014. Actual events affecting the Company and the impact of such events on the Company's operations may vary from those currently anticipated.
For more information about the Female Health Company visit the Company's website at http://www.femalehealth.com and http://www.femalecondom.org. If you would like to be added to the Company's e-mail alert list, please send an e-mail to FHCInvestor@femalehealthcompany.com.
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Mon 01 3:18 AM EDT 1.3 ft 9:26 AM EDT 9.9 ft 3:46 PM EDT 0.5 ft 9:58 PM EDT 9.6 ft 6:16 AM EDT 7:01 PM EDT 4:59 AM EDT 3:21 PM EDT
Tue 02 4:03 AM EDT 0.9 ft 10:11 AM EDT 10.2 ft 4:27 PM EDT 0.3 ft 10:37 PM EDT 10.0 ft 6:14 AM EDT 7:02 PM EDT 5:27 AM EDT 4:21 PM EDT
Wed 03 4:43 AM EDT 0.6 ft 10:50 AM EDT 10.4 ft 5:02 PM EDT 0.2 ft 11:11 PM EDT 10.2 ft 6:12 AM EDT 7:03 PM EDT 5:53 AM EDT 5:22 PM EDT
Thu 04 5:18 AM EDT 0.3 ft 11:26 AM EDT 10.5 ft 5:34 PM EDT 0.1 ft 11:42 PM EDT 10.5 ft 6:10 AM EDT 7:05 PM EDT 6:17 AM EDT 6:24 PM EDT
Fri 05 5:51 AM EDT 0.0 ft 11:59 AM EDT 10.5 ft 6:03 PM EDT 0.1 ft New Moon 6:08 AM EDT 7:06 PM EDT 6:41 AM EDT 7:26 PM EDT
Sat 06 12:10 AM EDT 10.7 ft 6:22 AM EDT −0.2 ft 12:30 PM EDT 10.5 ft 6:33 PM EDT 0.1 ft 6:07 AM EDT 7:07 PM EDT 7:06 AM EDT 8:30 PM EDT
Sun 07 12:39 AM EDT 10.8 ft 6:54 AM EDT −0.4 ft 1:03 PM EDT 10.4 ft 7:05 PM EDT 0.2 ft 6:05 AM EDT 7:08 PM EDT 7:33 AM EDT 9:35 PM EDT
Tue 09 1:46 AM EDT 11.0 ft 8:09 AM EDT −0.5 ft 2:18 PM EDT 10.1 ft 8:20 PM EDT 0.5 ft 6:01 AM EDT 7:11 PM EDT 8:39 AM EDT 11:47 PM EDT
Wed 10 2:28 AM EDT 11.0 ft 8:54 AM EDT −0.4 ft 3:04 PM EDT 9.9 ft 9:07 PM EDT 0.7 ft 6:00 AM EDT 7:12 PM EDT 9:21 AM EDT
Thu 11 3:15 AM EDT 10.8 ft 9:45 AM EDT −0.2 ft 3:57 PM EDT 9.6 ft 10:00 PM EDT 0.9 ft 5:58 AM EDT 7:13 PM EDT 10:11 AM EDT 12:50 AM EDT
Fri 12 4:10 AM EDT 10.6 ft 10:44 AM EDT 0.0 ft 4:58 PM EDT 9.4 ft 11:02 PM EDT 1.1 ft First Quarter 5:56 AM EDT 7:14 PM EDT 11:09 AM EDT 1:49 AM EDT
Sat 13 5:15 AM EDT 10.4 ft 11:50 AM EDT 0.2 ft 6:08 PM EDT 9.4 ft 5:54 AM EDT 7:16 PM EDT 12:16 PM EDT 2:42 AM EDT
Sun 14 12:12 AM EDT 1.1 ft 6:27 AM EDT 10.4 ft 12:59 PM EDT 0.1 ft 7:21 PM EDT 9.7 ft 5:53 AM EDT 7:17 PM EDT 1:27 PM EDT 3:28 AM EDT
Tue 16 2:32 AM EDT 0.2 ft 8:49 AM EDT 11.0 ft 3:07 PM EDT −0.6 ft 9:25 PM EDT 10.9 ft 5:49 AM EDT 7:19 PM EDT 3:58 PM EDT 4:42 AM EDT
Wed 17 3:33 AM EDT −0.5 ft 9:48 AM EDT 11.4 ft 4:02 PM EDT −1.0 ft 10:17 PM EDT 11.6 ft 5:48 AM EDT 7:21 PM EDT 5:14 PM EDT 5:13 AM EDT
Thu 18 4:29 AM EDT −1.1 ft 10:43 AM EDT 11.6 ft 4:53 PM EDT −1.1 ft 11:06 PM EDT 12.0 ft 5:46 AM EDT 7:22 PM EDT 6:29 PM EDT 5:43 AM EDT
Fri 19 5:21 AM EDT −1.5 ft 11:33 AM EDT 11.7 ft 5:41 PM EDT −1.1 ft 11:52 PM EDT 12.2 ft Full Moon 5:44 AM EDT 7:23 PM EDT 7:43 PM EDT 6:13 AM EDT
Sat 20 6:10 AM EDT −1.7 ft 12:22 PM EDT 11.5 ft 6:28 PM EDT −0.9 ft 5:43 AM EDT 7:24 PM EDT 8:56 PM EDT 6:43 AM EDT
Sun 21 12:38 AM EDT 12.1 ft 6:59 AM EDT −1.5 ft 1:11 PM EDT 11.2 ft 7:15 PM EDT −0.5 ft 5:41 AM EDT 7:25 PM EDT 10:06 PM EDT 7:17 AM EDT
Mon 22 1:24 AM EDT 11.8 ft 7:47 AM EDT −1.2 ft 2:00 PM EDT 10.7 ft 8:02 PM EDT 0.1 ft 5:39 AM EDT 7:27 PM EDT 11:11 PM EDT 7:55 AM EDT
Tue 23 2:11 AM EDT 11.3 ft 8:37 AM EDT −0.7 ft 2:51 PM EDT 10.1 ft 8:52 PM EDT 0.7 ft 5:38 AM EDT 7:28 PM EDT 8:37 AM EDT
Wed 24 3:01 AM EDT 10.7 ft 9:29 AM EDT −0.2 ft 3:45 PM EDT 9.6 ft 9:45 PM EDT 1.2 ft 5:36 AM EDT 7:29 PM EDT 12:11 AM EDT 9:24 AM EDT
Thu 25 3:54 AM EDT 10.2 ft 10:24 AM EDT 0.3 ft 4:43 PM EDT 9.2 ft 10:43 PM EDT 1.6 ft 5:35 AM EDT 7:30 PM EDT 1:04 AM EDT 10:16 AM EDT
Fri 26 4:53 AM EDT 9.7 ft 11:22 AM EDT 0.8 ft 5:43 PM EDT 8.9 ft 11:44 PM EDT 1.9 ft Last Quarter 5:33 AM EDT 7:31 PM EDT 1:49 AM EDT 11:12 AM EDT
Sat 27 5:55 AM EDT 9.4 ft 12:23 PM EDT 1.0 ft 6:43 PM EDT 8.9 ft 5:31 AM EDT 7:33 PM EDT 2:28 AM EDT 12:11 PM EDT
Sun 28 12:46 AM EDT 1.9 ft 6:56 AM EDT 9.3 ft 1:20 PM EDT 1.1 ft 7:39 PM EDT 9.0 ft 5:30 AM EDT 7:34 PM EDT 3:01 AM EDT 1:10 PM EDT
Tue 30 2:36 AM EDT 1.4 ft 8:45 AM EDT 9.6 ft 2:59 PM EDT 0.8 ft 9:13 PM EDT 9.6 ft 5:27 AM EDT 7:36 PM EDT 3:56 AM EDT 3:11 PM EDT
Wed 01 3:22 AM EDT 1.0 ft 9:30 AM EDT 9.8 ft 3:39 PM EDT 0.7 ft 9:52 PM EDT 10.0 ft 5:26 AM EDT 7:37 PM EDT 4:21 AM EDT 4:12 PM EDT
Fri 03 4:39 AM EDT 0.2 ft 10:48 AM EDT 10.1 ft 4:49 PM EDT 0.4 ft 10:59 PM EDT 10.6 ft 5:23 AM EDT 7:40 PM EDT 5:09 AM EDT 6:18 PM EDT
Sat 04 5:14 AM EDT −0.2 ft 11:24 AM EDT 10.2 ft 5:23 PM EDT 0.4 ft 11:31 PM EDT 10.9 ft New Moon 5:21 AM EDT 7:41 PM EDT 5:35 AM EDT 7:24 PM EDT
Sun 05 5:50 AM EDT −0.4 ft 12:00 PM EDT 10.3 ft 5:57 PM EDT 0.3 ft 5:20 AM EDT 7:42 PM EDT 6:04 AM EDT 8:31 PM EDT
Mon 06 12:05 AM EDT 11.1 ft 6:27 AM EDT −0.7 ft 12:37 PM EDT 10.3 ft 6:35 PM EDT 0.3 ft 5:19 AM EDT 7:43 PM EDT 6:38 AM EDT 9:39 PM EDT
Tue 07 12:42 AM EDT 11.3 ft 7:07 AM EDT −0.8 ft 1:18 PM EDT 10.2 ft 7:16 PM EDT 0.4 ft 5:17 AM EDT 7:45 PM EDT 7:18 AM EDT 10:45 PM EDT
Wed 08 1:23 AM EDT 11.3 ft 7:51 AM EDT −0.8 ft 2:03 PM EDT 10.1 ft 8:02 PM EDT 0.5 ft 5:16 AM EDT 7:46 PM EDT 8:06 AM EDT 11:46 PM EDT
Thu 09 2:10 AM EDT 11.2 ft 8:40 AM EDT −0.7 ft 2:53 PM EDT 10.0 ft 8:54 PM EDT 0.6 ft 5:15 AM EDT 7:47 PM EDT 9:03 AM EDT
Fri 10 3:03 AM EDT 11.0 ft 9:35 AM EDT −0.5 ft 3:50 PM EDT 9.8 ft 9:52 PM EDT 0.8 ft 5:13 AM EDT 7:48 PM EDT 10:07 AM EDT 12:41 AM EDT
Sat 11 4:02 AM EDT 10.8 ft 10:34 AM EDT −0.3 ft 4:52 PM EDT 9.8 ft 10:56 PM EDT 0.9 ft First Quarter 5:12 AM EDT 7:49 PM EDT 11:16 AM EDT 1:29 AM EDT
Sun 12 5:08 AM EDT 10.6 ft 11:38 AM EDT −0.2 ft 5:59 PM EDT 9.9 ft 5:11 AM EDT 7:50 PM EDT 12:29 PM EDT 2:09 AM EDT
Mon 13 12:05 AM EDT 0.7 ft 6:18 AM EDT 10.4 ft 12:43 PM EDT −0.2 ft 7:05 PM EDT 10.2 ft 5:10 AM EDT 7:51 PM EDT 1:43 PM EDT 2:44 AM EDT
Wed 15 2:19 AM EDT −0.1 ft 8:34 AM EDT 10.7 ft 2:45 PM EDT −0.4 ft 9:04 PM EDT 11.2 ft 5:08 AM EDT 7:54 PM EDT 4:10 PM EDT 3:44 AM EDT
Thu 16 3:18 AM EDT −0.6 ft 9:32 AM EDT 10.9 ft 3:39 PM EDT −0.5 ft 9:55 PM EDT 11.6 ft 5:07 AM EDT 7:55 PM EDT 5:23 PM EDT 4:13 AM EDT
Fri 17 4:13 AM EDT −1.0 ft 10:26 AM EDT 11.0 ft 4:31 PM EDT −0.5 ft 10:44 PM EDT 11.9 ft 5:06 AM EDT 7:56 PM EDT 6:35 PM EDT 4:42 AM EDT
Sat 18 5:05 AM EDT −1.3 ft 11:17 AM EDT 10.9 ft 5:19 PM EDT −0.4 ft 11:30 PM EDT 11.9 ft Full Moon 5:04 AM EDT 7:57 PM EDT 7:46 PM EDT 5:13 AM EDT
Sun 19 5:53 AM EDT −1.3 ft 12:06 PM EDT 10.8 ft 6:06 PM EDT −0.1 ft 5:04 AM EDT 7:58 PM EDT 8:54 PM EDT 5:48 AM EDT
Mon 20 12:16 AM EDT 11.7 ft 6:41 AM EDT −1.2 ft 12:54 PM EDT 10.5 ft 6:52 PM EDT 0.2 ft 5:03 AM EDT 7:59 PM EDT 9:57 PM EDT 6:28 AM EDT
Tue 21 1:01 AM EDT 11.4 ft 7:28 AM EDT −0.9 ft 1:41 PM EDT 10.1 ft 7:40 PM EDT 0.6 ft 5:02 AM EDT 8:00 PM EDT 10:54 PM EDT 7:13 AM EDT
Wed 22 1:47 AM EDT 11.0 ft 8:15 AM EDT −0.5 ft 2:30 PM EDT 9.8 ft 8:27 PM EDT 1.0 ft 5:01 AM EDT 8:01 PM EDT 11:44 PM EDT 8:04 AM EDT
Thu 23 2:35 AM EDT 10.5 ft 9:04 AM EDT −0.0 ft 3:20 PM EDT 9.4 ft 9:18 PM EDT 1.4 ft 5:00 AM EDT 8:02 PM EDT 8:59 AM EDT
Fri 24 3:25 AM EDT 10.1 ft 9:53 AM EDT 0.4 ft 4:12 PM EDT 9.2 ft 10:10 PM EDT 1.7 ft 4:59 AM EDT 8:03 PM EDT 12:26 AM EDT 9:58 AM EDT
Sat 25 4:18 AM EDT 9.7 ft 10:45 AM EDT 0.7 ft 5:05 PM EDT 9.0 ft 11:05 PM EDT 1.8 ft 4:58 AM EDT 8:04 PM EDT 1:01 AM EDT 10:57 AM EDT
Sun 26 5:13 AM EDT 9.4 ft 11:37 AM EDT 1.0 ft 5:57 PM EDT 9.0 ft Last Quarter 4:57 AM EDT 8:05 PM EDT 1:32 AM EDT 11:57 AM EDT
Mon 27 12:01 AM EDT 1.8 ft 6:09 AM EDT 9.2 ft 12:28 PM EDT 1.1 ft 6:48 PM EDT 9.1 ft 4:57 AM EDT 8:06 PM EDT 1:59 AM EDT 12:58 PM EDT
Tue 28 12:55 AM EDT 1.7 ft 7:04 AM EDT 9.2 ft 1:17 PM EDT 1.1 ft 7:37 PM EDT 9.3 ft 4:56 AM EDT 8:07 PM EDT 2:24 AM EDT 1:58 PM EDT
Wed 29 1:46 AM EDT 1.4 ft 7:56 AM EDT 9.2 ft 2:02 PM EDT 1.1 ft 8:21 PM EDT 9.7 ft 4:55 AM EDT 8:08 PM EDT 2:48 AM EDT 3:00 PM EDT
Thu 30 2:33 AM EDT 1.0 ft 8:43 AM EDT 9.4 ft 2:45 PM EDT 1.0 ft 9:02 PM EDT 10.0 ft 4:55 AM EDT 8:09 PM EDT 3:12 AM EDT 4:03 PM EDT
Fri 31 3:17 AM EDT 0.6 ft 9:28 AM EDT 9.6 ft 3:25 PM EDT 0.8 ft 9:40 PM EDT 10.4 ft 4:54 AM EDT 8:10 PM EDT 3:36 AM EDT 5:08 PM EDT
Sat 01 3:58 AM EDT 0.2 ft 10:09 AM EDT 9.8 ft 4:04 PM EDT 0.7 ft 10:17 PM EDT 10.8 ft 4:54 AM EDT 8:10 PM EDT 4:04 AM EDT 6:15 PM EDT
Sun 02 4:39 AM EDT −0.3 ft 10:50 AM EDT 10.0 ft 4:44 PM EDT 0.5 ft 10:55 PM EDT 11.2 ft 4:53 AM EDT 8:11 PM EDT 4:36 AM EDT 7:23 PM EDT
Mon 03 5:20 AM EDT −0.7 ft 11:31 AM EDT 10.2 ft 5:26 PM EDT 0.3 ft 11:36 PM EDT 11.5 ft New Moon 4:53 AM EDT 8:12 PM EDT 5:14 AM EDT 8:32 PM EDT
Tue 04 6:03 AM EDT −0.9 ft 12:15 PM EDT 10.3 ft 6:10 PM EDT 0.3 ft 4:52 AM EDT 8:13 PM EDT 5:59 AM EDT 9:37 PM EDT
Wed 05 12:19 AM EDT 11.6 ft 6:48 AM EDT −1.1 ft 1:01 PM EDT 10.3 ft 6:58 PM EDT 0.2 ft 4:52 AM EDT 8:14 PM EDT 6:54 AM EDT 10:37 PM EDT
Thu 06 1:07 AM EDT 11.7 ft 7:37 AM EDT −1.1 ft 1:51 PM EDT 10.3 ft 7:49 PM EDT 0.3 ft 4:51 AM EDT 8:14 PM EDT 7:57 AM EDT 11:28 PM EDT
Fri 07 1:58 AM EDT 11.6 ft 8:29 AM EDT −1.1 ft 2:44 PM EDT 10.3 ft 8:44 PM EDT 0.3 ft 4:51 AM EDT 8:15 PM EDT 9:06 AM EDT
Sat 08 2:54 AM EDT 11.3 ft 9:24 AM EDT −0.9 ft 3:42 PM EDT 10.3 ft 9:44 PM EDT 0.4 ft 4:51 AM EDT 8:16 PM EDT 10:19 AM EDT 12:11 AM EDT
Sun 09 3:54 AM EDT 11.0 ft 10:23 AM EDT −0.7 ft 4:42 PM EDT 10.3 ft 10:48 PM EDT 0.4 ft 4:50 AM EDT 8:16 PM EDT 11:33 AM EDT 12:48 AM EDT
Mon 10 4:59 AM EDT 10.7 ft 11:23 AM EDT −0.4 ft 5:45 PM EDT 10.5 ft 11:54 PM EDT 0.3 ft First Quarter 4:50 AM EDT 8:17 PM EDT 12:46 PM EDT 1:20 AM EDT
Tue 11 6:07 AM EDT 10.4 ft 12:25 PM EDT −0.2 ft 6:47 PM EDT 10.7 ft 4:50 AM EDT 8:17 PM EDT 1:59 PM EDT 1:49 AM EDT
Wed 12 1:01 AM EDT 0.1 ft 7:14 AM EDT 10.3 ft 1:26 PM EDT −0.1 ft 7:47 PM EDT 11.0 ft 4:50 AM EDT 8:18 PM EDT 3:10 PM EDT 2:17 AM EDT
Fri 14 3:04 AM EDT −0.5 ft 9:18 AM EDT 10.3 ft 3:19 PM EDT 0.0 ft 9:36 PM EDT 11.4 ft 4:50 AM EDT 8:19 PM EDT 5:31 PM EDT 3:14 AM EDT
Sat 15 3:59 AM EDT −0.8 ft 10:12 AM EDT 10.3 ft 4:12 PM EDT 0.1 ft 10:25 PM EDT 11.5 ft 4:50 AM EDT 8:19 PM EDT 6:39 PM EDT 3:46 AM EDT
Sun 16 4:51 AM EDT −0.9 ft 11:03 AM EDT 10.3 ft 5:01 PM EDT 0.3 ft 11:12 PM EDT 11.5 ft 4:50 AM EDT 8:20 PM EDT 7:44 PM EDT 4:23 AM EDT
Mon 17 5:39 AM EDT −0.9 ft 11:51 AM EDT 10.2 ft 5:48 PM EDT 0.5 ft 11:57 PM EDT 11.3 ft Full Moon 4:50 AM EDT 8:20 PM EDT 8:44 PM EDT 5:06 AM EDT
Tue 18 6:25 AM EDT −0.8 ft 12:37 PM EDT 10.0 ft 6:34 PM EDT 0.7 ft 4:50 AM EDT 8:20 PM EDT 9:36 PM EDT 5:54 AM EDT
Wed 19 12:41 AM EDT 11.1 ft 7:10 AM EDT −0.6 ft 1:22 PM EDT 9.8 ft 7:19 PM EDT 0.9 ft 4:50 AM EDT 8:21 PM EDT 10:22 PM EDT 6:48 AM EDT
Thu 20 1:25 AM EDT 10.8 ft 7:53 AM EDT −0.3 ft 2:07 PM EDT 9.6 ft 8:03 PM EDT 1.2 ft 4:50 AM EDT 8:21 PM EDT 11:00 PM EDT 7:45 AM EDT
Fri 21 2:09 AM EDT 10.4 ft 8:36 AM EDT 0.0 ft 2:51 PM EDT 9.4 ft 8:48 PM EDT 1.4 ft 4:50 AM EDT 8:21 PM EDT 11:33 PM EDT 8:45 AM EDT
Sat 22 2:54 AM EDT 10.1 ft 9:19 AM EDT 0.4 ft 3:35 PM EDT 9.3 ft 9:34 PM EDT 1.5 ft 4:51 AM EDT 8:21 PM EDT 9:45 AM EDT
Sun 23 3:39 AM EDT 9.8 ft 10:03 AM EDT 0.6 ft 4:20 PM EDT 9.2 ft 10:21 PM EDT 1.6 ft 4:51 AM EDT 8:21 PM EDT 12:01 AM EDT 10:45 AM EDT
Mon 24 4:27 AM EDT 9.5 ft 10:46 AM EDT 0.9 ft 5:05 PM EDT 9.2 ft 11:11 PM EDT 1.7 ft 4:51 AM EDT 8:22 PM EDT 12:27 AM EDT 11:46 AM EDT
Tue 25 5:16 AM EDT 9.2 ft 11:31 AM EDT 1.1 ft 5:51 PM EDT 9.3 ft Last Quarter 4:51 AM EDT 8:22 PM EDT 12:51 AM EDT 12:46 PM EDT
Wed 26 12:01 AM EDT 1.6 ft 6:07 AM EDT 9.0 ft 12:17 PM EDT 1.2 ft 6:37 PM EDT 9.5 ft 4:52 AM EDT 8:22 PM EDT 1:14 AM EDT 1:47 PM EDT
Thu 27 12:51 AM EDT 1.4 ft 7:00 AM EDT 9.0 ft 1:03 PM EDT 1.2 ft 7:23 PM EDT 9.7 ft 4:52 AM EDT 8:22 PM EDT 1:38 AM EDT 2:50 PM EDT
Sat 29 2:31 AM EDT 0.6 ft 8:42 AM EDT 9.2 ft 2:37 PM EDT 1.0 ft 8:54 PM EDT 10.5 ft 4:53 AM EDT 8:22 PM EDT 2:33 AM EDT 5:03 PM EDT
Sun 30 3:19 AM EDT 0.1 ft 9:31 AM EDT 9.5 ft 3:24 PM EDT 0.7 ft 9:39 PM EDT 11.0 ft 4:54 AM EDT 8:21 PM EDT 3:07 AM EDT 6:12 PM EDT
Mon 01 4:06 AM EDT −0.4 ft 10:19 AM EDT 9.8 ft 4:12 PM EDT 0.5 ft 10:26 PM EDT 11.4 ft 4:54 AM EDT 8:21 PM EDT 3:49 AM EDT 7:20 PM EDT
Tue 02 4:54 AM EDT −0.8 ft 11:06 AM EDT 10.2 ft 5:00 PM EDT 0.2 ft 11:13 PM EDT 11.8 ft New Moon 4:55 AM EDT 8:21 PM EDT 4:40 AM EDT 8:24 PM EDT
Wed 03 5:42 AM EDT −1.2 ft 11:54 AM EDT 10.4 ft 5:50 PM EDT −0.0 ft 4:55 AM EDT 8:21 PM EDT 5:41 AM EDT 9:20 PM EDT
Thu 04 12:02 AM EDT 12.0 ft 6:31 AM EDT −1.4 ft 12:44 PM EDT 10.6 ft 6:42 PM EDT −0.2 ft 4:56 AM EDT 8:21 PM EDT 6:50 AM EDT 10:08 PM EDT
Fri 05 12:53 AM EDT 12.1 ft 7:23 AM EDT −1.5 ft 1:36 PM EDT 10.8 ft 7:36 PM EDT −0.2 ft 4:56 AM EDT 8:20 PM EDT 8:04 AM EDT 10:48 PM EDT
Sat 06 1:47 AM EDT 11.9 ft 8:15 AM EDT −1.4 ft 2:30 PM EDT 10.8 ft 8:33 PM EDT −0.2 ft 4:57 AM EDT 8:20 PM EDT 9:20 AM EDT 11:23 PM EDT
Sun 07 2:44 AM EDT 11.6 ft 9:09 AM EDT −1.2 ft 3:26 PM EDT 10.9 ft 9:33 PM EDT −0.1 ft 4:58 AM EDT 8:20 PM EDT 10:36 AM EDT 11:53 PM EDT
Mon 08 3:43 AM EDT 11.2 ft 10:06 AM EDT −0.9 ft 4:24 PM EDT 10.9 ft 10:35 PM EDT −0.1 ft 4:59 AM EDT 8:19 PM EDT 11:49 AM EDT
Tue 09 4:46 AM EDT 10.8 ft 11:04 AM EDT −0.5 ft 5:24 PM EDT 10.9 ft 11:39 PM EDT 0.0 ft First Quarter 4:59 AM EDT 8:19 PM EDT 1:01 PM EDT 12:21 AM EDT
Wed 10 5:52 AM EDT 10.3 ft 12:04 PM EDT −0.1 ft 6:25 PM EDT 10.9 ft 5:00 AM EDT 8:18 PM EDT 2:12 PM EDT 12:49 AM EDT
Thu 11 12:45 AM EDT −0.0 ft 6:58 AM EDT 10.0 ft 1:05 PM EDT 0.2 ft 7:26 PM EDT 10.9 ft 5:01 AM EDT 8:18 PM EDT 3:22 PM EDT 1:17 AM EDT
Fri 12 1:49 AM EDT −0.1 ft 8:03 AM EDT 9.8 ft 2:05 PM EDT 0.4 ft 8:24 PM EDT 11.0 ft 5:02 AM EDT 8:17 PM EDT 4:29 PM EDT 1:48 AM EDT
Sat 13 2:49 AM EDT −0.3 ft 9:03 AM EDT 9.8 ft 3:02 PM EDT 0.6 ft 9:19 PM EDT 11.1 ft 5:02 AM EDT 8:16 PM EDT 5:34 PM EDT 2:23 AM EDT
Sun 14 3:46 AM EDT −0.4 ft 9:58 AM EDT 9.8 ft 3:56 PM EDT 0.6 ft 10:10 PM EDT 11.1 ft 5:03 AM EDT 8:16 PM EDT 6:35 PM EDT 3:03 AM EDT
Mon 15 4:37 AM EDT −0.5 ft 10:49 AM EDT 9.9 ft 4:46 PM EDT 0.7 ft 10:57 PM EDT 11.1 ft 5:04 AM EDT 8:15 PM EDT 7:30 PM EDT 3:48 AM EDT
Tue 16 5:24 AM EDT −0.5 ft 11:36 AM EDT 9.9 ft 5:33 PM EDT 0.7 ft 11:41 PM EDT 11.1 ft Full Moon 5:05 AM EDT 8:14 PM EDT 8:18 PM EDT 4:39 AM EDT
Wed 17 6:09 AM EDT −0.5 ft 12:19 PM EDT 9.8 ft 6:16 PM EDT 0.8 ft 5:06 AM EDT 8:14 PM EDT 8:59 PM EDT 5:35 AM EDT
Thu 18 12:24 AM EDT 10.9 ft 6:50 AM EDT −0.3 ft 1:00 PM EDT 9.7 ft 6:57 PM EDT 0.9 ft 5:07 AM EDT 8:13 PM EDT 9:33 PM EDT 6:34 AM EDT
Fri 19 1:04 AM EDT 10.7 ft 7:29 AM EDT −0.1 ft 1:40 PM EDT 9.6 ft 7:37 PM EDT 1.0 ft 5:08 AM EDT 8:12 PM EDT 10:03 PM EDT 7:34 AM EDT
Sat 20 1:43 AM EDT 10.5 ft 8:06 AM EDT 0.1 ft 2:18 PM EDT 9.5 ft 8:16 PM EDT 1.1 ft 5:09 AM EDT 8:11 PM EDT 10:30 PM EDT 8:35 AM EDT
Sun 21 2:22 AM EDT 10.2 ft 8:43 AM EDT 0.3 ft 2:55 PM EDT 9.5 ft 8:56 PM EDT 1.2 ft 5:10 AM EDT 8:10 PM EDT 10:54 PM EDT 9:35 AM EDT
Mon 22 3:01 AM EDT 9.9 ft 9:19 AM EDT 0.6 ft 3:32 PM EDT 9.5 ft 9:37 PM EDT 1.3 ft 5:11 AM EDT 8:09 PM EDT 11:17 PM EDT 10:35 AM EDT
Tue 23 3:42 AM EDT 9.6 ft 9:57 AM EDT 0.8 ft 4:11 PM EDT 9.5 ft 10:21 PM EDT 1.3 ft 5:12 AM EDT 8:09 PM EDT 11:40 PM EDT 11:35 AM EDT
Wed 24 4:25 AM EDT 9.3 ft 10:37 AM EDT 1.0 ft 4:52 PM EDT 9.5 ft 11:08 PM EDT 1.3 ft Last Quarter 5:13 AM EDT 8:08 PM EDT 12:36 PM EDT
Thu 25 5:13 AM EDT 9.1 ft 11:21 AM EDT 1.2 ft 5:37 PM EDT 9.7 ft 11:58 PM EDT 1.2 ft 5:14 AM EDT 8:07 PM EDT 12:05 AM EDT 1:40 PM EDT
Fri 26 6:05 AM EDT 8.9 ft 12:09 PM EDT 1.2 ft 6:27 PM EDT 9.9 ft 5:15 AM EDT 8:05 PM EDT 12:31 AM EDT 2:44 PM EDT
Sat 27 12:52 AM EDT 1.0 ft 7:01 AM EDT 8.9 ft 1:01 PM EDT 1.2 ft 7:19 PM EDT 10.2 ft 5:16 AM EDT 8:04 PM EDT 1:03 AM EDT 3:51 PM EDT
Mon 29 2:43 AM EDT 0.1 ft 8:56 AM EDT 9.4 ft 2:51 PM EDT 0.7 ft 9:08 PM EDT 11.1 ft 5:18 AM EDT 8:02 PM EDT 2:25 AM EDT 6:05 PM EDT
Tue 30 3:37 AM EDT −0.4 ft 9:51 AM EDT 9.9 ft 3:45 PM EDT 0.3 ft 10:02 PM EDT 11.6 ft 5:19 AM EDT 8:01 PM EDT 3:21 AM EDT 7:05 PM EDT
Wed 31 4:30 AM EDT −1.0 ft 10:44 AM EDT 10.3 ft 4:40 PM EDT −0.1 ft 10:55 PM EDT 12.0 ft New Moon 5:20 AM EDT 8:00 PM EDT 4:27 AM EDT 7:58 PM EDT
Thu 01 5:22 AM EDT −1.4 ft 11:35 AM EDT 10.7 ft 5:33 PM EDT −0.5 ft 11:47 PM EDT 12.3 ft 5:21 AM EDT 7:59 PM EDT 5:41 AM EDT 8:42 PM EDT
Fri 02 6:14 AM EDT −1.7 ft 12:26 PM EDT 11.1 ft 6:28 PM EDT −0.7 ft 5:22 AM EDT 7:57 PM EDT 6:58 AM EDT 9:20 PM EDT
Sat 03 12:40 AM EDT 12.4 ft 7:05 AM EDT −1.8 ft 1:18 PM EDT 11.3 ft 7:22 PM EDT −0.8 ft 5:24 AM EDT 7:56 PM EDT 8:17 AM EDT 9:53 PM EDT
Sun 04 1:34 AM EDT 12.2 ft 7:57 AM EDT −1.6 ft 2:11 PM EDT 11.4 ft 8:18 PM EDT −0.8 ft 5:25 AM EDT 7:55 PM EDT 9:34 AM EDT 10:23 PM EDT
Mon 05 2:30 AM EDT 11.8 ft 8:50 AM EDT −1.3 ft 3:05 PM EDT 11.4 ft 9:17 PM EDT −0.7 ft 5:26 AM EDT 7:53 PM EDT 10:49 AM EDT 10:52 PM EDT
Tue 06 3:28 AM EDT 11.3 ft 9:44 AM EDT −0.9 ft 4:02 PM EDT 11.3 ft 10:17 PM EDT −0.4 ft 5:27 AM EDT 7:52 PM EDT 12:02 PM EDT 11:20 PM EDT
Wed 07 4:29 AM EDT 10.7 ft 10:41 AM EDT −0.3 ft 5:00 PM EDT 11.1 ft 11:20 PM EDT −0.2 ft First Quarter 5:28 AM EDT 7:51 PM EDT 1:13 PM EDT 11:51 PM EDT
Thu 08 5:33 AM EDT 10.1 ft 11:41 AM EDT 0.2 ft 6:01 PM EDT 10.9 ft 5:29 AM EDT 7:49 PM EDT 2:21 PM EDT
Fri 09 12:25 AM EDT 0.0 ft 6:39 AM EDT 9.7 ft 12:43 PM EDT 0.6 ft 7:03 PM EDT 10.7 ft 5:30 AM EDT 7:48 PM EDT 3:28 PM EDT 12:24 AM EDT
Sat 10 1:30 AM EDT 0.1 ft 7:45 AM EDT 9.5 ft 1:46 PM EDT 0.8 ft 8:04 PM EDT 10.7 ft 5:31 AM EDT 7:46 PM EDT 4:30 PM EDT 1:02 AM EDT
Sun 11 2:32 AM EDT 0.1 ft 8:46 AM EDT 9.5 ft 2:46 PM EDT 0.9 ft 9:01 PM EDT 10.7 ft 5:33 AM EDT 7:45 PM EDT 5:26 PM EDT 1:46 AM EDT
Mon 12 3:29 AM EDT −0.1 ft 9:41 AM EDT 9.6 ft 3:40 PM EDT 0.9 ft 9:53 PM EDT 10.8 ft 5:34 AM EDT 7:43 PM EDT 6:15 PM EDT 2:35 AM EDT
Tue 13 4:20 AM EDT −0.2 ft 10:31 AM EDT 9.7 ft 4:30 PM EDT 0.8 ft 10:41 PM EDT 10.9 ft 5:35 AM EDT 7:42 PM EDT 6:58 PM EDT 3:29 AM EDT
Wed 14 5:06 AM EDT −0.2 ft 11:16 AM EDT 9.8 ft 5:15 PM EDT 0.7 ft 11:24 PM EDT 10.9 ft 5:36 AM EDT 7:41 PM EDT 7:35 PM EDT 4:26 AM EDT
Thu 15 5:48 AM EDT −0.2 ft 11:57 AM EDT 9.8 ft 5:56 PM EDT 0.7 ft Full Moon 5:37 AM EDT 7:39 PM EDT 8:06 PM EDT 5:26 AM EDT
Fri 16 12:04 AM EDT 10.8 ft 6:26 AM EDT −0.2 ft 12:34 PM EDT 9.8 ft 6:34 PM EDT 0.7 ft 5:38 AM EDT 7:38 PM EDT 8:33 PM EDT 6:27 AM EDT
Sat 17 12:41 AM EDT 10.7 ft 7:01 AM EDT −0.0 ft 1:09 PM EDT 9.8 ft 7:10 PM EDT 0.8 ft 5:39 AM EDT 7:36 PM EDT 8:58 PM EDT 7:27 AM EDT
Sun 18 1:17 AM EDT 10.5 ft 7:34 AM EDT 0.2 ft 1:42 PM EDT 9.8 ft 7:45 PM EDT 0.8 ft 5:41 AM EDT 7:34 PM EDT 9:21 PM EDT 8:27 AM EDT
Mon 19 1:51 AM EDT 10.2 ft 8:05 AM EDT 0.4 ft 2:14 PM EDT 9.8 ft 8:20 PM EDT 0.8 ft 5:42 AM EDT 7:33 PM EDT 9:44 PM EDT 9:27 AM EDT
Tue 20 2:26 AM EDT 10.0 ft 8:38 AM EDT 0.6 ft 2:47 PM EDT 9.8 ft 8:57 PM EDT 0.9 ft 5:43 AM EDT 7:31 PM EDT 10:07 PM EDT 10:28 AM EDT
Wed 21 3:03 AM EDT 9.7 ft 9:13 AM EDT 0.8 ft 3:23 PM EDT 9.8 ft 9:38 PM EDT 0.9 ft 5:44 AM EDT 7:29 PM EDT 10:32 PM EDT 11:29 AM EDT
Thu 22 3:43 AM EDT 9.4 ft 9:52 AM EDT 0.9 ft 4:03 PM EDT 9.9 ft 10:23 PM EDT 0.9 ft 5:45 AM EDT 7:28 PM EDT 11:01 PM EDT 12:32 PM EDT
Fri 23 4:29 AM EDT 9.2 ft 10:36 AM EDT 1.1 ft 4:49 PM EDT 10.0 ft 11:14 PM EDT 0.9 ft Last Quarter 5:46 AM EDT 7:26 PM EDT 11:34 PM EDT 1:36 PM EDT
Sat 24 5:21 AM EDT 9.0 ft 11:27 AM EDT 1.2 ft 5:41 PM EDT 10.1 ft 5:47 AM EDT 7:25 PM EDT 2:42 PM EDT
Sun 25 12:10 AM EDT 0.7 ft 6:20 AM EDT 9.0 ft 12:23 PM EDT 1.1 ft 6:40 PM EDT 10.3 ft 5:49 AM EDT 7:23 PM EDT 12:15 AM EDT 3:47 PM EDT
Tue 27 2:12 AM EDT 0.1 ft 8:27 AM EDT 9.5 ft 2:24 PM EDT 0.6 ft 8:43 PM EDT 11.1 ft 5:51 AM EDT 7:19 PM EDT 2:04 AM EDT 5:44 PM EDT
Wed 28 3:12 AM EDT −0.5 ft 9:26 AM EDT 10.0 ft 3:24 PM EDT 0.1 ft 9:42 PM EDT 11.7 ft 5:52 AM EDT 7:18 PM EDT 3:13 AM EDT 6:32 PM EDT
Fri 30 5:02 AM EDT −1.4 ft 11:15 AM EDT 11.1 ft 5:18 PM EDT −0.9 ft 11:33 PM EDT 12.4 ft New Moon 5:54 AM EDT 7:14 PM EDT 5:49 AM EDT 7:49 PM EDT
Sat 31 5:54 AM EDT −1.7 ft 12:06 PM EDT 11.6 ft 6:12 PM EDT −1.2 ft 5:56 AM EDT 7:12 PM EDT 7:08 AM EDT 8:20 PM EDT
Sun 01 12:26 AM EDT 12.4 ft 6:45 AM EDT −1.7 ft 12:57 PM EDT 11.8 ft 7:07 PM EDT −1.4 ft 5:57 AM EDT 7:11 PM EDT 8:27 AM EDT 8:51 PM EDT
Mon 02 1:20 AM EDT 12.2 ft 7:36 AM EDT −1.6 ft 1:49 PM EDT 11.9 ft 8:02 PM EDT −1.3 ft 5:58 AM EDT 7:09 PM EDT 9:44 AM EDT 9:20 PM EDT
Tue 03 2:14 AM EDT 11.7 ft 8:28 AM EDT −1.2 ft 2:41 PM EDT 11.7 ft 8:58 PM EDT −1.0 ft 5:59 AM EDT 7:07 PM EDT 10:58 AM EDT 9:50 PM EDT
Wed 04 3:11 AM EDT 11.2 ft 9:21 AM EDT −0.6 ft 3:36 PM EDT 11.4 ft 9:56 PM EDT −0.7 ft 6:00 AM EDT 7:05 PM EDT 12:10 PM EDT 10:24 PM EDT
Thu 05 4:10 AM EDT 10.5 ft 10:17 AM EDT −0.0 ft 4:34 PM EDT 11.0 ft 10:58 PM EDT −0.3 ft First Quarter 6:01 AM EDT 7:03 PM EDT 1:19 PM EDT 11:01 PM EDT
Fri 06 5:12 AM EDT 9.9 ft 11:17 AM EDT 0.5 ft 5:35 PM EDT 10.7 ft 6:02 AM EDT 7:01 PM EDT 2:24 PM EDT 11:43 PM EDT
Sat 07 12:01 AM EDT 0.1 ft 6:17 AM EDT 9.5 ft 12:20 PM EDT 0.9 ft 6:38 PM EDT 10.4 ft 6:04 AM EDT 7:00 PM EDT 3:22 PM EDT
Sun 08 1:06 AM EDT 0.3 ft 7:22 AM EDT 9.3 ft 1:24 PM EDT 1.2 ft 7:41 PM EDT 10.3 ft 6:05 AM EDT 6:58 PM EDT 4:14 PM EDT 12:31 AM EDT
Mon 09 2:08 AM EDT 0.4 ft 8:23 AM EDT 9.3 ft 2:24 PM EDT 1.2 ft 8:39 PM EDT 10.3 ft 6:06 AM EDT 6:56 PM EDT 4:58 PM EDT 1:23 AM EDT
Tue 10 3:05 AM EDT 0.3 ft 9:18 AM EDT 9.4 ft 3:19 PM EDT 1.0 ft 9:32 PM EDT 10.4 ft 6:07 AM EDT 6:54 PM EDT 5:36 PM EDT 2:20 AM EDT
Wed 11 3:55 AM EDT 0.2 ft 10:07 AM EDT 9.6 ft 4:09 PM EDT 0.9 ft 10:19 PM EDT 10.6 ft 6:08 AM EDT 6:53 PM EDT 6:09 PM EDT 3:19 AM EDT
Thu 12 4:41 AM EDT 0.1 ft 10:50 AM EDT 9.8 ft 4:52 PM EDT 0.7 ft 11:01 PM EDT 10.6 ft 6:09 AM EDT 6:51 PM EDT 6:37 PM EDT 4:19 AM EDT
Fri 13 5:21 AM EDT 0.1 ft 11:29 AM EDT 9.9 ft 5:32 PM EDT 0.6 ft 11:40 PM EDT 10.6 ft 6:10 AM EDT 6:49 PM EDT 7:02 PM EDT 5:20 AM EDT
Sat 14 5:57 AM EDT 0.1 ft 12:04 PM EDT 10.0 ft 6:08 PM EDT 0.5 ft Full Moon 6:12 AM EDT 6:47 PM EDT 7:26 PM EDT 6:20 AM EDT
Sun 15 12:16 AM EDT 10.5 ft 6:30 AM EDT 0.2 ft 12:36 PM EDT 10.0 ft 6:42 PM EDT 0.4 ft 6:13 AM EDT 6:45 PM EDT 7:49 PM EDT 7:20 AM EDT
Mon 16 12:50 AM EDT 10.4 ft 7:00 AM EDT 0.4 ft 1:07 PM EDT 10.0 ft 7:15 PM EDT 0.4 ft 6:14 AM EDT 6:43 PM EDT 8:11 PM EDT 8:21 AM EDT
Tue 17 1:23 AM EDT 10.2 ft 7:30 AM EDT 0.5 ft 1:36 PM EDT 10.1 ft 7:48 PM EDT 0.4 ft 6:15 AM EDT 6:41 PM EDT 8:36 PM EDT 9:22 AM EDT
Wed 18 1:56 AM EDT 10.0 ft 8:02 AM EDT 0.6 ft 2:08 PM EDT 10.2 ft 8:24 PM EDT 0.4 ft 6:16 AM EDT 6:40 PM EDT 9:03 PM EDT 10:24 AM EDT
Thu 19 2:32 AM EDT 9.8 ft 8:37 AM EDT 0.7 ft 2:44 PM EDT 10.2 ft 9:04 PM EDT 0.4 ft 6:17 AM EDT 6:38 PM EDT 9:33 PM EDT 11:27 AM EDT
Fri 20 3:12 AM EDT 9.6 ft 9:17 AM EDT 0.8 ft 3:26 PM EDT 10.3 ft 9:49 PM EDT 0.4 ft 6:19 AM EDT 6:36 PM EDT 10:10 PM EDT 12:32 PM EDT
Sat 21 3:57 AM EDT 9.4 ft 10:03 AM EDT 0.9 ft 4:13 PM EDT 10.3 ft 10:41 PM EDT 0.4 ft Last Quarter 6:20 AM EDT 6:34 PM EDT 10:55 PM EDT 1:36 PM EDT
Sun 22 4:49 AM EDT 9.3 ft 10:55 AM EDT 1.0 ft 5:08 PM EDT 10.4 ft 11:38 PM EDT 0.4 ft 6:21 AM EDT 6:32 PM EDT 11:48 PM EDT 2:37 PM EDT
Mon 23 5:49 AM EDT 9.2 ft 11:54 AM EDT 1.0 ft 6:09 PM EDT 10.4 ft 6:22 AM EDT 6:30 PM EDT 3:33 PM EDT
Tue 24 12:41 AM EDT 0.3 ft 6:55 AM EDT 9.4 ft 12:58 PM EDT 0.8 ft 7:16 PM EDT 10.7 ft 6:23 AM EDT 6:28 PM EDT 12:51 AM EDT 4:22 PM EDT
Thu 26 2:47 AM EDT −0.4 ft 9:03 AM EDT 10.3 ft 3:06 PM EDT −0.1 ft 9:24 PM EDT 11.5 ft 6:26 AM EDT 6:24 PM EDT 3:19 AM EDT 5:43 PM EDT
Fri 27 3:46 AM EDT −0.8 ft 10:00 AM EDT 10.9 ft 4:06 PM EDT −0.7 ft 10:23 PM EDT 11.8 ft 6:27 AM EDT 6:23 PM EDT 4:38 AM EDT 6:16 PM EDT
Sat 28 4:41 AM EDT −1.2 ft 10:54 AM EDT 11.5 ft 5:03 PM EDT −1.2 ft 11:18 PM EDT 12.1 ft New Moon 6:28 AM EDT 6:21 PM EDT 5:58 AM EDT 6:46 PM EDT
Sun 29 5:33 AM EDT −1.4 ft 11:45 AM EDT 11.9 ft 5:57 PM EDT −1.5 ft 6:29 AM EDT 6:19 PM EDT 7:16 AM EDT 7:16 PM EDT
Mon 30 12:12 AM EDT 12.0 ft 6:24 AM EDT −1.4 ft 12:35 PM EDT 12.1 ft 6:51 PM EDT −1.6 ft 6:30 AM EDT 6:17 PM EDT 8:34 AM EDT 7:46 PM EDT
Tue 01 1:05 AM EDT 11.8 ft 7:15 AM EDT −1.2 ft 1:26 PM EDT 12.0 ft 7:44 PM EDT −1.5 ft 6:32 AM EDT 6:15 PM EDT 9:50 AM EDT 8:19 PM EDT
Wed 02 1:58 AM EDT 11.4 ft 8:06 AM EDT −0.8 ft 2:18 PM EDT 11.8 ft 8:39 PM EDT −1.2 ft 6:33 AM EDT 6:13 PM EDT 11:03 AM EDT 8:56 PM EDT
Thu 03 2:53 AM EDT 10.9 ft 8:59 AM EDT −0.3 ft 3:11 PM EDT 11.4 ft 9:34 PM EDT −0.8 ft 6:34 AM EDT 6:12 PM EDT 12:12 PM EDT 9:37 PM EDT
Fri 04 3:50 AM EDT 10.4 ft 9:54 AM EDT 0.3 ft 4:07 PM EDT 10.9 ft 10:32 PM EDT −0.3 ft 6:35 AM EDT 6:10 PM EDT 1:15 PM EDT 10:24 PM EDT
Sat 05 4:49 AM EDT 9.9 ft 10:52 AM EDT 0.8 ft 5:06 PM EDT 10.5 ft 11:32 PM EDT 0.2 ft First Quarter 6:36 AM EDT 6:08 PM EDT 2:10 PM EDT 11:16 PM EDT
Sun 06 5:50 AM EDT 9.5 ft 11:53 AM EDT 1.1 ft 6:07 PM EDT 10.1 ft 6:38 AM EDT 6:06 PM EDT 2:58 PM EDT
Mon 07 12:34 AM EDT 0.5 ft 6:51 AM EDT 9.2 ft 12:55 PM EDT 1.3 ft 7:09 PM EDT 9.9 ft 6:39 AM EDT 6:04 PM EDT 3:38 PM EDT 12:12 AM EDT
Tue 08 1:34 AM EDT 0.7 ft 7:50 AM EDT 9.2 ft 1:54 PM EDT 1.3 ft 8:08 PM EDT 9.9 ft 6:40 AM EDT 6:03 PM EDT 4:12 PM EDT 1:11 AM EDT
Wed 09 2:31 AM EDT 0.7 ft 8:44 AM EDT 9.3 ft 2:49 PM EDT 1.2 ft 9:01 PM EDT 10.0 ft 6:41 AM EDT 6:01 PM EDT 4:41 PM EDT 2:11 AM EDT
Thu 10 3:22 AM EDT 0.6 ft 9:33 AM EDT 9.5 ft 3:39 PM EDT 1.0 ft 9:50 PM EDT 10.1 ft 6:42 AM EDT 5:59 PM EDT 5:07 PM EDT 3:12 AM EDT
Sat 12 4:47 AM EDT 0.5 ft 10:55 AM EDT 9.9 ft 5:04 PM EDT 0.5 ft 11:13 PM EDT 10.2 ft 6:45 AM EDT 5:55 PM EDT 5:54 PM EDT 5:13 AM EDT
Sun 13 5:23 AM EDT 0.5 ft 11:30 AM EDT 10.1 ft 5:40 PM EDT 0.3 ft 11:50 PM EDT 10.2 ft Full Moon 6:46 AM EDT 5:54 PM EDT 6:16 PM EDT 6:14 AM EDT
Mon 14 5:56 AM EDT 0.6 ft 12:02 PM EDT 10.2 ft 6:14 PM EDT 0.2 ft 6:47 AM EDT 5:52 PM EDT 6:40 PM EDT 7:15 AM EDT
Tue 15 12:24 AM EDT 10.1 ft 6:27 AM EDT 0.6 ft 12:33 PM EDT 10.3 ft 6:47 PM EDT 0.1 ft 6:48 AM EDT 5:50 PM EDT 7:06 PM EDT 8:18 AM EDT
Wed 16 12:57 AM EDT 10.1 ft 6:58 AM EDT 0.6 ft 1:04 PM EDT 10.4 ft 7:22 PM EDT −0.0 ft 6:50 AM EDT 5:49 PM EDT 7:35 PM EDT 9:21 AM EDT
Thu 17 1:32 AM EDT 10.0 ft 7:32 AM EDT 0.7 ft 1:38 PM EDT 10.6 ft 7:59 PM EDT −0.1 ft 6:51 AM EDT 5:47 PM EDT 8:10 PM EDT 10:26 AM EDT
Fri 18 2:09 AM EDT 9.9 ft 8:10 AM EDT 0.7 ft 2:16 PM EDT 10.7 ft 8:40 PM EDT −0.1 ft 6:52 AM EDT 5:45 PM EDT 8:51 PM EDT 11:30 AM EDT
Sat 19 2:50 AM EDT 9.9 ft 8:53 AM EDT 0.7 ft 3:00 PM EDT 10.7 ft 9:26 PM EDT −0.1 ft 6:54 AM EDT 5:44 PM EDT 9:41 PM EDT 12:31 PM EDT
Sun 20 3:37 AM EDT 9.8 ft 9:40 AM EDT 0.7 ft 3:49 PM EDT 10.7 ft 10:18 PM EDT −0.1 ft 6:55 AM EDT 5:42 PM EDT 10:39 PM EDT 1:28 PM EDT
Mon 21 4:28 AM EDT 9.7 ft 10:34 AM EDT 0.8 ft 4:45 PM EDT 10.6 ft 11:14 PM EDT 0.0 ft Last Quarter 6:56 AM EDT 5:40 PM EDT 11:45 PM EDT 2:19 PM EDT
Tue 22 5:27 AM EDT 9.6 ft 11:33 AM EDT 0.7 ft 5:47 PM EDT 10.6 ft 6:57 AM EDT 5:39 PM EDT 3:02 PM EDT
Wed 23 12:16 AM EDT 0.0 ft 6:31 AM EDT 9.8 ft 12:38 PM EDT 0.6 ft 6:54 PM EDT 10.6 ft 6:59 AM EDT 5:37 PM EDT 12:57 AM EDT 3:40 PM EDT
Thu 24 1:20 AM EDT −0.0 ft 7:37 AM EDT 10.1 ft 1:45 PM EDT 0.3 ft 8:03 PM EDT 10.8 ft 7:00 AM EDT 5:36 PM EDT 2:13 AM EDT 4:13 PM EDT
Fri 25 2:23 AM EDT −0.2 ft 8:40 AM EDT 10.5 ft 2:50 PM EDT −0.2 ft 9:08 PM EDT 11.0 ft 7:01 AM EDT 5:34 PM EDT 3:30 AM EDT 4:43 PM EDT
Sat 26 3:23 AM EDT −0.5 ft 9:39 AM EDT 11.1 ft 3:52 PM EDT −0.7 ft 10:08 PM EDT 11.3 ft 7:03 AM EDT 5:33 PM EDT 4:48 AM EDT 5:13 PM EDT
Sun 27 4:20 AM EDT −0.7 ft 10:34 AM EDT 11.6 ft 4:49 PM EDT −1.2 ft 11:05 PM EDT 11.4 ft New Moon 7:04 AM EDT 5:31 PM EDT 6:05 AM EDT 5:42 PM EDT
Mon 28 5:14 AM EDT −0.8 ft 11:26 AM EDT 11.9 ft 5:44 PM EDT −1.5 ft 11:59 PM EDT 11.4 ft 7:05 AM EDT 5:30 PM EDT 7:23 AM EDT 6:13 PM EDT
Tue 29 6:05 AM EDT −0.8 ft 12:16 PM EDT 12.0 ft 6:37 PM EDT −1.6 ft 7:07 AM EDT 5:28 PM EDT 8:39 AM EDT 6:48 PM EDT
Wed 30 12:52 AM EDT 11.3 ft 6:56 AM EDT −0.6 ft 1:06 PM EDT 11.9 ft 7:29 PM EDT −1.5 ft 7:08 AM EDT 5:27 PM EDT 9:52 AM EDT 7:27 PM EDT
Thu 31 1:43 AM EDT 11.0 ft 7:47 AM EDT −0.3 ft 1:56 PM EDT 11.7 ft 8:20 PM EDT −1.2 ft 7:09 AM EDT 5:25 PM EDT 11:00 AM EDT 8:13 PM EDT
Fri 01 2:35 AM EDT 10.7 ft 8:38 AM EDT 0.1 ft 2:47 PM EDT 11.3 ft 9:12 PM EDT −0.8 ft 7:11 AM EDT 5:24 PM EDT 12:01 PM EDT 9:04 PM EDT
Sat 02 3:28 AM EDT 10.3 ft 9:30 AM EDT 0.5 ft 3:39 PM EDT 10.9 ft 10:04 PM EDT −0.3 ft 7:12 AM EDT 5:23 PM EDT 12:53 PM EDT 10:00 PM EDT
Sun 03 3:21 AM EST 9.9 ft 9:23 AM EST 0.9 ft 3:33 PM EST 10.4 ft 9:59 PM EST 0.2 ft 6:13 AM EST 4:21 PM EST 12:37 PM EST 10:00 PM EST
Mon 04 4:16 AM EST 9.5 ft 10:19 AM EST 1.2 ft 4:30 PM EST 10.0 ft 10:54 PM EST 0.6 ft First Quarter 6:15 AM EST 4:20 PM EST 1:14 PM EST 11:01 PM EST
Tue 05 5:11 AM EST 9.3 ft 11:16 AM EST 1.4 ft 5:28 PM EST 9.7 ft 11:50 PM EST 0.9 ft 6:16 AM EST 4:19 PM EST 1:45 PM EST
Wed 06 6:07 AM EST 9.2 ft 12:13 PM EST 1.5 ft 6:25 PM EST 9.5 ft 6:17 AM EST 4:17 PM EST 2:12 PM EST 12:01 AM EST
Thu 07 12:44 AM EST 1.0 ft 7:00 AM EST 9.2 ft 1:09 PM EST 1.4 ft 7:21 PM EST 9.5 ft 6:19 AM EST 4:16 PM EST 2:36 PM EST 1:02 AM EST
Fri 08 1:36 AM EST 1.1 ft 7:50 AM EST 9.3 ft 2:01 PM EST 1.2 ft 8:12 PM EST 9.5 ft 6:20 AM EST 4:15 PM EST 2:58 PM EST 2:03 AM EST
Sat 09 2:23 AM EST 1.1 ft 8:35 AM EST 9.6 ft 2:48 PM EST 0.9 ft 8:59 PM EST 9.6 ft 6:21 AM EST 4:14 PM EST 3:21 PM EST 3:03 AM EST
Sun 10 3:05 AM EST 1.1 ft 9:16 AM EST 9.8 ft 3:30 PM EST 0.6 ft 9:42 PM EST 9.7 ft 6:23 AM EST 4:13 PM EST 3:44 PM EST 4:05 AM EST
Mon 11 3:44 AM EST 1.0 ft 9:53 AM EST 10.0 ft 4:10 PM EST 0.3 ft 10:21 PM EST 9.8 ft 6:24 AM EST 4:12 PM EST 4:08 PM EST 5:07 AM EST
Tue 12 4:20 AM EST 0.9 ft 10:28 AM EST 10.3 ft 4:46 PM EST 0.1 ft 10:58 PM EST 9.9 ft Full Moon 6:25 AM EST 4:11 PM EST 4:37 PM EST 6:12 AM EST
Wed 13 4:55 AM EST 0.8 ft 11:02 AM EST 10.5 ft 5:23 PM EST −0.2 ft 11:35 PM EST 10.0 ft 6:27 AM EST 4:09 PM EST 5:10 PM EST 7:17 AM EST
Thu 14 5:31 AM EST 0.7 ft 11:37 AM EST 10.8 ft 6:00 PM EST −0.4 ft 6:28 AM EST 4:08 PM EST 5:49 PM EST 8:23 AM EST
Fri 15 12:12 AM EST 10.1 ft 6:09 AM EST 0.6 ft 12:15 PM EST 11.0 ft 6:40 PM EST −0.6 ft 6:29 AM EST 4:07 PM EST 6:36 PM EST 9:26 AM EST
Sat 16 12:52 AM EST 10.2 ft 6:51 AM EST 0.4 ft 12:57 PM EST 11.2 ft 7:23 PM EST −0.7 ft 6:30 AM EST 4:07 PM EST 7:32 PM EST 10:26 AM EST
Sun 17 1:35 AM EST 10.2 ft 7:36 AM EST 0.4 ft 1:43 PM EST 11.2 ft 8:10 PM EST −0.7 ft 6:32 AM EST 4:06 PM EST 8:36 PM EST 11:18 AM EST
Mon 18 2:22 AM EST 10.2 ft 8:24 AM EST 0.3 ft 2:33 PM EST 11.2 ft 9:00 PM EST −0.6 ft 6:33 AM EST 4:05 PM EST 9:46 PM EST 12:03 PM EST
Tue 19 3:13 AM EST 10.2 ft 9:18 AM EST 0.3 ft 3:28 PM EST 11.0 ft 9:54 PM EST −0.4 ft Last Quarter 6:34 AM EST 4:04 PM EST 10:59 PM EST 12:42 PM EST
Wed 20 4:09 AM EST 10.2 ft 10:17 AM EST 0.4 ft 4:28 PM EST 10.7 ft 10:53 PM EST −0.2 ft 6:36 AM EST 4:03 PM EST 1:15 PM EST
Thu 21 5:10 AM EST 10.2 ft 11:21 AM EST 0.3 ft 5:35 PM EST 10.5 ft 11:55 PM EST −0.0 ft 6:37 AM EST 4:02 PM EST 12:13 AM EST 1:45 PM EST
Fri 22 6:14 AM EST 10.4 ft 12:29 PM EST 0.2 ft 6:45 PM EST 10.3 ft 6:38 AM EST 4:02 PM EST 1:28 AM EST 2:13 PM EST
Sat 23 12:59 AM EST 0.1 ft 7:18 AM EST 10.7 ft 1:36 PM EST −0.1 ft 7:53 PM EST 10.4 ft 6:39 AM EST 4:01 PM EST 2:43 AM EST 2:41 PM EST
Sun 24 2:02 AM EST 0.1 ft 8:19 AM EST 11.0 ft 2:40 PM EST −0.5 ft 8:57 PM EST 10.5 ft 6:41 AM EST 4:00 PM EST 3:58 AM EST 3:10 PM EST
Mon 25 3:01 AM EST 0.0 ft 9:16 AM EST 11.4 ft 3:39 PM EST −0.9 ft 9:55 PM EST 10.7 ft 6:42 AM EST 4:00 PM EST 5:14 AM EST 3:42 PM EST
Tue 26 3:57 AM EST −0.1 ft 10:10 AM EST 11.6 ft 4:34 PM EST −1.2 ft 10:49 PM EST 10.8 ft New Moon 6:43 AM EST 3:59 PM EST 6:28 AM EST 4:18 PM EST
Wed 27 4:50 AM EST −0.1 ft 11:01 AM EST 11.7 ft 5:26 PM EST −1.4 ft 11:40 PM EST 10.8 ft 6:44 AM EST 3:58 PM EST 7:39 AM EST 5:01 PM EST
Thu 28 5:41 AM EST −0.1 ft 11:50 AM EST 11.7 ft 6:15 PM EST −1.3 ft 6:46 AM EST 3:58 PM EST 8:45 AM EST 5:50 PM EST
Fri 29 12:29 AM EST 10.7 ft 6:29 AM EST 0.1 ft 12:38 PM EST 11.5 ft 7:02 PM EST −1.1 ft 6:47 AM EST 3:57 PM EST 9:43 AM EST 6:45 PM EST
Sat 30 1:17 AM EST 10.5 ft 7:17 AM EST 0.2 ft 1:25 PM EST 11.2 ft 7:49 PM EST −0.8 ft 6:48 AM EST 3:57 PM EST 10:32 AM EST 7:45 PM EST
Sun 01 2:03 AM EST 10.3 ft 8:04 AM EST 0.5 ft 2:12 PM EST 10.9 ft 8:35 PM EST −0.4 ft 6:49 AM EST 3:57 PM EST 11:12 AM EST 8:46 PM EST
Mon 02 2:50 AM EST 10.0 ft 8:51 AM EST 0.8 ft 2:58 PM EST 10.4 ft 9:21 PM EST 0.1 ft 6:50 AM EST 3:56 PM EST 11:46 AM EST 9:48 PM EST
Tue 03 3:36 AM EST 9.7 ft 9:39 AM EST 1.1 ft 3:47 PM EST 10.0 ft 10:07 PM EST 0.5 ft 6:51 AM EST 3:56 PM EST 12:14 PM EST 10:49 PM EST
Wed 04 4:24 AM EST 9.4 ft 10:29 AM EST 1.3 ft 4:38 PM EST 9.6 ft 10:56 PM EST 0.9 ft First Quarter 6:52 AM EST 3:56 PM EST 12:39 PM EST 11:50 PM EST
Thu 05 5:13 AM EST 9.2 ft 11:22 AM EST 1.5 ft 5:33 PM EST 9.2 ft 11:46 PM EST 1.3 ft 6:53 AM EST 3:56 PM EST 1:02 PM EST
Fri 06 6:04 AM EST 9.2 ft 12:17 PM EST 1.5 ft 6:29 PM EST 9.0 ft 6:54 AM EST 3:55 PM EST 1:24 PM EST 12:50 AM EST
Sat 07 12:37 AM EST 1.5 ft 6:55 AM EST 9.2 ft 1:12 PM EST 1.4 ft 7:25 PM EST 8.9 ft 6:55 AM EST 3:55 PM EST 1:47 PM EST 1:51 AM EST
Mon 09 2:16 AM EST 1.6 ft 8:31 AM EST 9.6 ft 2:52 PM EST 0.8 ft 9:06 PM EST 9.1 ft 6:57 AM EST 3:55 PM EST 2:37 PM EST 3:57 AM EST
Tue 10 3:01 AM EST 1.5 ft 9:14 AM EST 10.0 ft 3:36 PM EST 0.4 ft 9:51 PM EST 9.4 ft 6:58 AM EST 3:55 PM EST 3:08 PM EST 5:02 AM EST
Wed 11 3:44 AM EST 1.3 ft 9:54 AM EST 10.4 ft 4:18 PM EST −0.0 ft 10:33 PM EST 9.7 ft 6:59 AM EST 3:55 PM EST 3:45 PM EST 6:09 AM EST
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Percy Bice
Full Name: PERCY JOHN "BILL" BICE
Date of Death: 24/11/1985
Height: 173 cm (5-8 )
Weight: 66 kg ( 10-6 )
Guernsey: 8
Debut: 08/07/1944, Round 10, Hawthorn
Last Game: 12/08/1944, Round 15, Fitzroy
RICHMOND SENIORS
Seasons: 1944
Total Goals: 0
Bice's Richmond career was brief, but he is one of the few players in Richmond's history to gain Senior selection without playing a Reserves, U19s, or even a practice match with the club.
Nicknamed "Hooker" and often called "Bill" in the press, Bice was a successful premiership wingman with Norwood, including 100 consecutive games, when he enlisted in the A.I.F in the middle of 1941.
Whilst undergoing military service in Victoria, he was signed by South Melbourne secretary Tom Coles. But South seemed slow to recognise his talents, only playing him in one Reserves match, and not selecting him the following week due to his age (he was 32), the fact he was only in Melbourne a brief time, and other younger players were considered.
With only a short time allotted to him in Melbourne, Bice convinced South to clear him to Richmond. He trained at Tigerland on the Thursday and went straight into the senior side for the Rd 10 clash against Hawthorn.
Richmond had been aware of Bice's potential as South Australian interstate follower Ernie Bridgeman told them "not to miss out on this player, who is as good as Jack Oatey"
"He wasn't outstanding - he played as a stranger in a strange place. But he did some things very nicely and created the impression that he will fit into the Tiger side", the Sporting Globe wrote.
His six senior games were played consecutively during the middle of 1944 and he was consistently named in Richmond's best side. In what was his last game with the club, his play was handicapped by a boil on his elbow, against Fitzroy.
Dyer said he was the best find we've had down here for many days. He's a feature in our team as long as he remains in Victoria. His time at Richmond lasted six weeks, as he was then transferred by his military unit.
He was a Life Member of the Norwood Football Club. Bice was the son of Colonel Bice, of the Southern Command, in Melbourne
- by Rhett Bartlett
PRE RICHMOND
United Church Association Team 1932
Norwood 1933-41 (135 games, 12 Goals) (Premiership 1941)
South Australia Representative Team 1937-39 (4 games)
B.H Proprietary (Port Pirrie) 1940 (1 game) (captain-coach)
South Melbourne Reserves 1944 (1 game)
POST RICHMOND
Norwood 1944
Gawler Centrals B Grade Coach ( Premiership ).
1941 at Norwood
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Review: Lights Burns Bright on Dreamy Little Machines
By Bradley Stern
Five years ago, the electro-pop landscape looked very different: It was a time when Lady Gaga had her monster paws wrapped tight ’round the world with her brand of macabre “Bad Romance” dance-pop, and when songstresses from across the pond began pouring into American airwaves, including the hard-edged ’80’s-inspired synth sounds of La Roux and the electronic wisps of Ellie Goulding. But just north, a sugary-voiced Canadian songwriter who called herself Lights was quietly making her own ripples in her homeland.
After starting her career writing songs for the television series Instant Star, Lights (real name: Valerie Poxleitner) eventually transitioned into singer-songwriter-mode; she landed a few hits at Canadian radio, including “Drive My Soul” and “February Air,” before the release of her 2009 debut, The Listening. Two years later, she returned with a grittier sound on Siberia, a chillier, left-leaning collection that predates what would eventually become radio’s brief love affair with dubstep-infused pop. Now that dance festivals and superstar DJs have flooded the mainstream, synth-pop isn’t the chart rarity it was when Lights was still writing her debut — but with her third studio album Little Machines (due out on September 23), the songwriter stays true to her own sound while adapting to some newer noises within an increasingly overstuffed genre.
Co-helmed by longtime collaborator Thomas Salter, Drew Pearson and mixed by Mark “Spike” Stent, the singer’s third full-length outing moves away from the dub textures of her last LP and returns to the brighter sparkles of her debut, but aims higher — and further. Little Machines is the singer’s most broadly appealing record to date, offering a mixture of starry-eyed sentiments, propulsive beats and razor-sharp hooks — much in the same way that fellow Canadian songsmiths Tegan & Sara crafted their acclaimed indie-gone-pop 2013 album, Heartthrob.
Lead single “Up We Go” led the charge with an enthusiastic burst of glittering self-empowerment, marking one her most assured cuts to date: it’s an undeniably catchy kick-off, if not slightly too on the nose with today’s trends. Album opener “Portal,” by contrast, expands in the speakers as one continuous, chill-inducing whisper, confident vocals and robust production pointing to her evolution as an artist. But despite her sonic maturation, nostalgia courses through the record. Standouts like the sleek and dreamy “Speeding” and “Running With the Boys,” the album’s namesake, bounce along atop romantic, ’80’s-leaning synthesizers and licks of New Wave guitar, as she dreamily recalls days gone by. Meanwhile, the anthemic “Same Sea” packs crashing post-chorus breakdowns, while “Muscle Memory” is a chunky slab of synth-pop that stabs at the speakers not unlike something from CHVRCHES’ back catalogue.
But perhaps the most poignant is the album closer “Don’t Go Home Without Me,” a deeply romantic tribute to her partner, which underscores Lights’ hopeful state of mind: “This is the song I will sing to you when you’re old and tired / I will sing it to remind you that I’m old beside you,” she pledges. Sure, the underlying synth-pop pulsations might one day sound dated — but the song’s sweet melody, as with the many highlights on the record, feels pretty timeless.
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Deodorant and Antiperspirant Mess With Your Microbes
By Mandy Oaklander
As a scientist fascinated by microbes, Julie Horvath wants to know as much as possible about what’s living on her skin. So when she and a few colleagues swabbed their armpits and bellybuttons and let the bacteria incubate for a couple days, she was alarmed at what she saw.
“My plates were blank,” she says, referring to the petri dishes on which the samples were cultured. “I was a little bit freaked out, because I’m supposed to have microbes on my body.” She thought her clinical-strength antiperspirant might be the cause of the clean plates. “If I wear it in my armpits and it’s influencing whether I have bellybutton microbes, maybe it’s getting on other parts of my body and wiping out some of the life there, too,” she says.
Horvath, who is head of the genomics and microbiology research laboratory at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and an associate research professor at North Carolina Central University, wanted to find out if deodorant and antiperspirant were linked to different patterns of bacterial growth in the armpits. So she and a team of researchers at different institutions took a closer look at armpit bugs in a new study published in the journal PeerJ.
First, here’s a quick perspiration primer. When we smell bad, that’s because microbes in certain warm, sweaty areas are producing body odor. Antiperspirants try to stop sweating, typically through aluminum-based salts that stop up apocrine glands, or sweat glands. “If you don’t sweat as much, there’s not as much food for the microbes, there’s not as much microbe growth and therefore you don’t have that much body odor,” says Horvath. Deodorant is designed to kill those odor-making bacteria, so it usually contains antimicrobial agents or ethanol. It’s also easier to wash away than antiperspirant.
The new study finds that these solutions to smelliness actually affect the type of bacteria, and how much of it there is, on your armpits.
The researchers recruited 17 people who fit into one of three categories: people who wore antiperspirant, people who wore deodorant and people who abstained from armpit products altogether. For eight days, they swabbed their armpits around lunchtime.
On the first day, everyone followed their preferred underarm routines. On days two through six, everyone took a break from underarm products. On the final two days of the experiment, everyone used antiperspirant.
To figure out which bugs were growing in which pits, researchers cultured the samples in the lab.
At the start, antiperspirant wearers had fewer microbes—and deodorant wearers had more—than people who didn’t use products. After everyone had abstained for a few days, thought, everyone had pretty similar colonies. But when everyone started using antiperspirant near the end of the experiment, microbes were pretty much wiped out on all armpits, indicating that antiperspirants are really good at their job.
Interestingly, the types of bacteria found in the samples varied based on the product worn. People who didn’t use products had pits populated mostly by Corynebacterium—the kind that both produces body odor and helps defend against pathogens. Those who used products tended to have more Staphylococcaceae, which are typical skin microbes that can be either beneficial or dangerous.
Armpit bug colonies are not a popular area of focus in scientific literature, so the small-sized, early research can’t suggest which armpit regimen is healthiest. “Antiperspirant wearers have a lot more variation of the microbes on their skin than a deodorant wearer,” Horvath says. “From a lot of other microbiome studies, we know that variation is important and probably healthier,” so antiperspirants could potentially have both positives and negatives. “There’s so much more that we need to learn,” she says.
After doing the research, Horvath stopped wearing clinical strength antiperspirant and is now dabbling with natural deodorants that don’t contain aluminum. (“They don’t work as well,” she adds.) Though there are too many unknowns to recommend a bug-friendly pit regimen, “it’s really exciting to think about what some of the potential possibilities are,” she says.
Write to Mandy Oaklander at mandy.oaklander@time.com.
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LIST | These retailers have announced store closings in 2017
Macy's department store's logo stands at the corner of Broadway Avenue and West 34th street in New York, January 8, 2009. US department chain Macy's said it would close 11 underperforming stores amid tough economic conditions and reported sales fell sharply in the critical year-end holiday shopping season. Macy's reported total sales of 4.4 billion dollars for the five weeks ended January 3, a decline of 4.7 percent from a year ago. AFP PHOTO/Emmanuel Dunand (Photo credit should read EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)
MIAMI, FL - MARCH 02: A hhgregg electronic and appliance retailer store is seen on March 2, 2017 in Miami, Florida. The company announced plans to close forty percent of their stores, eliminating 1500 jobs, as it goes through a restructuring process. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
SAN BRUNO, CA - MARCH 24: The Sears logo is seen on the side of a store March 24, 2005 in San Bruno, California. Shareholders agreed on Kmart Holding Corp.'s $12.3 billion acquisition of Sears, Roebuck and Co., helping the two struggling rivals to combine into the nation's third-largest retailer. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
SAN MATEO, CA - MARCH 24: Shopping carts with the K-Mart logo are seen at a K-Mart store March 24, 2005 in San Mateo, California. Shareholders agreed on Kmart Holding Corp.'s $12.3 billion acquisition of Sears, Roebuck and Co., helping the two struggling rivals to combine into the nation's third-largest retailer. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
People exit from JCPenny store at Herald Square on November 25, 2016, in New York. Fresh from their Thanksgiving festivities, millions of Americans flock to stores to take advantage of 'Black Friday' sales, on what has become the busiest shopping day of the year / AFP / KENA BETANCUR (Photo credit should read KENA BETANCUR/AFP/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 05: The American Apparel store logo is displayed in a window of a store on October 5, 2015 in New York City. American Apparel has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection nearly a year after the ousting of founder and CEO Dov Charney. In its latest quarter, the youth driven clothing company reported a loss of $19.4 million. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Designer Max Azria (R) and wife Lubov Azria (L) after the BCBGMaxAzria show during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2013 collections on February 7, 2013 in New York. New York Fashion Week injected a bit of color and glamour into wintry Manhattan on Thursday, with the first of 300 autumn-winter collections for men and women unveiled on the runways. AFP PHOTO/Stan HONDA (Photo credit should read STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - JANUARY 07: The Wet Seal logo is displayed on the exterior of a closed store on January 7, 2015 in San Francisco, California. Wet Seal, a teen clothing retailer, announced that it has closed 338 of its retail stores and will lay off nearly 3,700 employees. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - AUGUST 26: Pedestrians walk by an Abercrombie & Fitch store on August 26, 2015 in San Francisco, California. Abercrombie & Fitch reported better-than-expected second quarter revenue falling to $817.8 million from $890.6 million one year ago. Analysts had predicted $811 million in revenue. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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Home > US Sports > NHL > Veteran Winger Ryane Clowe Retires Due to Concussion Issues
Veteran Winger Ryane Clowe Retires Due to Concussion Issues
by Brandon Blumstein - 13th September 2015 30th June 2018 0
With the start of training camp rapidly approaching, the New Jersey Devils Organization and doctors have confirmed that veteran forward Ryane Clowe has retired from the National Hockey League. It is no longer safe for Clowe to play professional hockey, due to suffering from multiple concussions throughout his tenure playing in the NHL.
The St. John’s, Newfoundland native was drafted with the 175th overall selection in the 2001 entry level draft by the San Jose Sharks. After playing for San Jose for 8 professional seasons, Clowe was traded to the New York Rangers in the year 2013. The following year, the 6 ft. 2 winger signed a five year contract with the New Jersey Devils worth $24.25 million.
Although Clowe was expected to bolster the New Jersey Devils offensive production, the seasoned left-winger has played a limited amount of games in the last few hockey seasons due to a series of head injuries.
Clowe, 32, suffered two concussions during his first season with the New Jersey Devils. He wound up missing 39 games of the season. The following season, Clowe suffered another head injury against the St. Louis Blues. As a result, Clowe missed the following 69 games of the season.
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Although Clowe has 3 years remaining on his current contract, general manager of the New Jersey Devils, Ray Shero, announced that New Jersey will “pay out the remaining three years on Clowe’s contract”.
As stated by Ryane Clowe himself, “I tried to work my way back. It just didn’t work out and I wasn’t able to play again. It’s just not possible and it won’t be possible moving forward”.
Clowe is responsible for tallying 225 assists and registering 130 goals during his tenure in the National Hockey League.
At this period in time, Ryane will not officially retire from the National Hockey League. However, Clowe will not play another game of professional hockey in his life. For the remainder of his contract with New Jersey, Clowe will be placed on the long term injured reserve list, and he will be paid in full.
Clowe has thoroughly enjoyed his time spent in the National Hockey League, and he looks forward to spending more time with his family and friends.
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Kemi on healing intergenerational trauma, culture shift work, and how creativity makes them come alive
Photo by Ally Almore
What’s your name and how do you identify yourself in the world?
My name is Kemi Alabi. I am a Black, queer, non-binary femme. Child of immigrants — an immigrant father and a mother with lineage in the south. Leo sun, Capricorn rising, Scorpio moon.
I just saw Black Panther twice within the last twelve hours. Engaging with cultural products that have a rigorous imagination around Black communities thriving is incredibly refreshing. As someone with a Nigerian father and Black American mother, it’s invigorating to engage with something looking at the continent from outside of the colonial gaze — not that that hasn’t had its influence on the film or how it was made. It’s radical to imagine that future and to have it so widely distributed. It’s been an exciting weekend to engage with other Black folks around this imaginative opportunity for us. I’m buzzing from that. The theater was full of Black people who were just living — all dressed up, and the way we’re engaged with these powerful moments felt liberatory. I’m excited for what we can imagine next — healthy, thriving Black communities that exist without centering whiteness or the anti-Black narratives that have been the through line that gets created and distributed in this county.
That’s so good. I first met you seeing you perform your poetry in college. Do you still spend time on poetry?
Yeah, that’s still a huge part of my life. I value cultural space as a place where communities build narrative power for themselves. Culture and politics are so inextricably linked. I’ve been writing beyond college and that’s been really gratifying. I also work for Forward Together. We hold cultural and movement building strategies, and grassroots power-building strategies. Recently I got to work with poets for our Trans Day of Resilience project where we paired poets with a visual artist and together they imagined a future where trans folks of color could thrive. To cultivate imagination is already a radical act, but to be able to have the resources to be able to distribute it as a cultural process that other people are engaging with is something I’m really grateful to be involved with.
I also manage Echoing Ida, a program for Black women and non-binary writers which engages us in the narrative power of journalism like op-eds, reported features, and interviews. Narrative and culture shift is interwoven in my everyday, whether it’s facilitating it through my professional work or doing it myself as a writer.
I’d love to hear you talk more about why that’s where you’ve chosen to put your energy. What is powerful about culture shift work for you and for a broader ‘us’?
We live in a world with material consequences and material inequality. When I was coming up, I thought that to engage with that work was purely about building a very particular type of power to move institutional levers. But especially as someone socialized as a Black girl growing up in Wisconsin with an immigrant father, there’s also a truth to what it means to unlearn these hegemonic ideals that actually create our political space. There’s a clear interplay between our political systems and our cultural ideas. I studied political science and philosophy, and one of the main things I learned is — basically a bunch of white dudes got to write whole worlds into being. They created arguments that justified them and planted seeds of ideas that were taken as truths and built empires. I really believe in the power of ideas. Race, gender, and nation-states are upheld by ideas that are like the air we breathe. So what does it mean to try to re-program what people think is common sense? Where I grew up, trying to untangle what is common sense is not a matter of voter registration and winning an election, it’s a matter of changing the cultural products people are engaging with in the day-to-day. What type of narratives are taught in our schools, what type of narratives are in popular culture? That’s where we get these formative ideas.
There’s this quote at [our alma mater] Boston University’s Howard Thurman Center: “Don’t ask what the world needs, ask what makes you come alive and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” I’m not an organizer. I have always loved words and writing. I come alive when I’m interacting with narratives, stories, and creative space. Culture shift work is where I get the juice. It’s perhaps less valued as a site for justice work to happen, and seen as less tangible than our political institutions. But once we name what the dominant narratives are, we can then do the work of changing them.
What do you see as your role and work in this political moment?
I ask this question of myself a lot, because who knows. Sometimes I feel like I don’t have the skills I need to make change. I consider myself in the role of student and listener, and trying to figure out what it means to be in community and engage in cultural work. I am in a reflective place with my writing. My role is someone who’s trying to imagine freedom, and use my tools and facilitation skills to get other people to think about and answer that question. I find myself in community with other Black queer artists and writers grappling with the question of what it means to heal ourselves and our communities, and thinking about how to engage with that in our work and create space for one another.
People always talk about self-care and healing as if it’s a side project from the real work. What’s your perspective on how healing fits into movement work?
When I first tried to engage in organizing spaces, I was coming with so much trauma. We’re all working through our traumas. Doing so in interdependent community requires that we show up in a different way. The healing work that I’ve begun I’ve learned from other Black women and femmes I’ve been in movement spaces with. As I was trying to engage with this political work that’s deeply personal, there was no other option. It was like, engage with the hard-as-fuck work of healing… or collapse, and don’t do the work at all.
We as Black queer and trans folks are carrying intergenerational trauma in our bodies and within our families. The work of imagining something else is deeply challenging. I see healing as the gateway. I see it as a facilitative process to be able to engage with our deeply fucked political system in a sustainable way without burning out, giving up, and re-traumatizing one another. To be able to be in right relationship with one another well enough to move forward together requires that we handle our shit.
I’d love to hear about some components of your healing process.
I was raised Baptist christian, in a church that was not affirming, grounding, or engaging in the political world with integrity. I left in righteous anger, but in a way that also estranged me from my own spirit, intuition, and relationship with myself. I’ve been encountering Black folks who engage with more ancestral practices — practices that are less connected with colonization, white supremacy, capitalism, and the enlightenment rational-thought-over-everything-mindset. They’ve introduced me to some altar and ancestor practices that have connected me deeply with my intuition. I have a beautiful hella Black, hella queer tarot deck I pull from — Shrine of the Black Medusa by Casey Rocheteau, a Black queer poet out of Detroit. Whether or not I’m practicing the nuts and bolts of Orishas, Yoruba, and other African spiritual practices, these practices reconnect me with my intuition, my body, and the idea that our emotions are information to be valued and listened to. That has been deeply healing. Spiritual practices that allow me to trust and listen to myself again allow me to better be in community with other people. My practice involves my altar setup, with photos of my family, some artwork, crystals that I engage with, candles, and the deck I mentioned. Because I’m a queerdo, I think about chosen ancestors. As opposed to a blood lineage, I think about lineages of purpose. Whose purposes am I continuing here on this earth and how am I in communication with those folks? I’m a depressed and anxious person. It’s way easier for me to live in this life if I think I’m not figuring this out from scratch, there are so many people who came before me. I’m a continuation of a lineage and a purpose and that’s why I’m here. Every day I ask for an invitation by pulling a card and let it invite a question I can interrogate. Something to guide me through. Meditation has been huge for me. As someone who’s really estranged from my body, the practice of meditating and thinking about my chakras has been wild. In Oakland I started going to East Bay Meditation Center which is a deeply politicized spiritual space. I can’t explain what that space did for me as far as what it healed between my mind and my body and my spirit to be able to engage in a meditation practice.
I noticed you said ‘reconnecting,’ instead of just connecting. What is that in reference to?
It’s in reference to capitalism. We live within a system that relies on estranging our bodies from our minds. Our labor is divorced from ourself because it belongs to someone else. My mom and brothers are still working themselves to death in jobs that aren’t aligned with purpose just to grab some coin and get out of debt. Black folks have no wealth. Blackness was created to exploit the labor of stolen people. The premise of capitalism is estrangement from the self, for the purposes of giving our labor to amass wealth for white people. That estrangement exists in every level of our lives. It exists within the self, within our body, in our minds and spirits. It exists in our relationships with each other and with the earth, because capitalism has informed how we are in relationships of extraction. We’re born into systems that rely on and cultivate that estrangement. I find it necessary to transform those relationships into something that’s more balanced, harmonious, and connected. When I say reconnect, I mean that I believe we’re not creating a brand new future. I think about indigenous peoples and pre-colonized societies. There’s knowledge we have lost rather than knowledge that we’ve never had. These systems are interruptive. The healing we do is a way to return to right relationship as opposed to getting them for the first time. But as someone born into these systems and of my particular background, I cannot exactly know a time when I was connected with my body, intuition, neighbors, or family.
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What is the world you want to live in?
I think it’s Movement Generation that says the foundation of society is not the individual but the relationship. I think about right relationship a lot. What it really means to be able to name our needs for one another and to meet those needs in community, to really be interdependent with one another. Not extracting from one another but figuring out what that sustainable relationship is with one another and ourselves, what it means to live and thrive on this earth. People have different answers but I think it’s a matter of developing all the resources that we need to manifest these lives of dignity and purpose. What does it mean to reimagine a city, or any community where what is produced is shared with all its community members? The first step is cultivating imagination and trust. You can’t just dismantle capitalism and expect everyone to know where to go. We’re estranged from what we actually want and need from life and from one another.
I can’t name what the world should look like. But I know that it takes building completely different types of relationships with one another and being able to meet each others’ needs without these hierarchal goal systems that extract whatever skills and labor we have and move it somewhere else. If we had already imagined a system that vibed with everyone, there’d be a train there by now, but that’s part of the problem, right? We’re waging these wars where the opposition already has a very clear image of what they want the world to look like, because it’s what the world looks like now. One of the huge barriers to victory for any type of movement for justice is not being able to present a shared vision of what another world looks like. Right now, people are in deeply imagining spaces so that folks can invite more people in to movement work by presenting real valuable alternatives. It’s in process. I’m excited to see what those are and what they can be.
Our imaginations are battlegrounds. We cede so much imagination to those who keep power from us. If you look at literature of people who have lived under fascism and study how language and certain cultural products are disseminated under particular types of governments, it’s always been very much in the interest of power to control ideas of people. That shit really works. If you can’t imagine it, you can’t fight for it, and you can’t build it. Our imaginations have always been under siege in a very particular way.
I’d love to hear what you see in your life as the supports and resources for you being in this work, and what are the things that feel like barriers or limitations for you to be in this work in a sustainable way?
It’s hard to say everything I’m saying about radical imagination when folks don’t have money. I have a family with debt and histories of incarceration and addiction. I’m in a relative position of access to capital and resources and sometimes think I just gotta hustle to provide for my folks and to be a stabilizing force — you know, participate in capitalism, hoard resources, and be on my Black capitalist tip. There are immediate material needs to be met. The reality, stress, confusion, and deeply depressing parts of that feel like the biggest limiting factor.
Engaging with all of the horrors of this world is really overwhelming. I don’t necessarily have the constitution. I just moved to Chicago, where I’m not really in community with folks in the way I imagine as liberatory. It’s community that I’m working on building and I’m excited to plug in. But to be without a sense of place and interdependence means the work I want to engage with is largely theoretical at this point. But all of the amazing Black writers and artists who I’ve connected with here are engaging with invaluable ideas and narrative shifts. Everyone has been bringing up the idea of darkness. I just met up with a new writer friend of mine, R.L. Watson, who does visual art and writes fiction, poetry, and plays. She’s thinking about the reframe of darkness — away from the binary opposition to white and to light, which serves a clear purpose within our society. So many people are on a similar wavelength creatively. We’re all feeling this juju. Thinking about the visibility of Black poetry and Black art in general over the last few years, I don’t want to jinx it by calling it a renaissance, but we’re in a cultural moment that feels significant. Connecting with people who are exploring similar ideas of Black liberation in their work feels sustaining to me. To be riding similar wavelengths with other Black artists locally and figuring out ways that we can work together and build work off of one another as opposed to working separately feels really sustaining to me. Then through Forward Together to be able to combine culture shift projects with movement building, and bring this narrative and culture shift work to organizations around the country feels powerful. The barriers are trying to hold on to how much I value culture shift work, and being bombarded with the immediate material needs of myself, my family, and the people around me.
I don’t know if you listened to the episode of [adrienne maree brown and Autumn Brown’s podcast] “How to Survive the End of the World,” when one of the sisters describes something as her darkest moment and corrects herself to instead call it her palest moment.
No, I didn’t, that’s amazing!
It’s such a simple reframe, but also very powerful.
The artist I was talking with this morning is R.L. Watson. She’s getting her phD in literature and engaging with the history of lynching and the white imagination of Black people. She’s engaging with old racist texts for her research, and was struck by how horrifically simple the idea of anti-Black racism is. White identity formation is based on the othering and imagined evil of people with dark skin. Distinct European folks created a shared identity that gave them the numbers to have power, which has persisted and is integrated into all of our culture. She was struck. She was like, this is a stupid text, the prose was awful, but it’s a very simple, powerful idea. The systems that are oppressing us are built on these simple but powerful ideas. It can be dumbfounding to figure out how to meaningfully engage in the realm of ideas, but when you get down to it, they’re powerful, small, stupid, simple ideas we’re waging a battle against. I’m excited that some seeds of it, like this idea of darkness, are being turned over. I’m excited to see what other levers can be simultaneously pushed by writers, artists, and cultural makers as we untangle white supremacy together. White supremacy is such a simple, terrible idea.
It’s so interesting to think about something being simultaneously so fragile and simple, and also so insidious and empowered by its proliferation.
Absolutely. I was really empowered by Toni Morrison, who’s a great writer and thinker, published an essay called Mourning for Whiteness. It did a very simple thing for me, but it was huge. It took power away from whiteness by not framing our current political moment as a moment of white empowerment, but as the last throes of empire. More specifically, she was mourning the humanity of white people — seeing this political moment as a clear sign of humanity lost and estranged from an entire people. That idea was to relocate power elsewhere and not in necessarily who is owning and exercising power through political systems, but who is in right relationship with their humanity. This lightning-shocked me. Narrative shifts that resonate with people are important for being able to locate power in oneself and one’s community. Everyone should read that essay.
That perspective is so true, but it takes so much compassion to acknowledge that what’s really under all the violence and oppression of white supremacy is the disconnection and loss of humanity. Of course compassion is not in contradiction to righteous anger, but ultimately it’s gonna be more sustainable, right?
Right, and that’s what I think about — what is sustainable? What is an empowering narrative? I’m all about some righteous anger. But also it’s really important to relocate power in other ways.
Who are the other artists, writers, and works who are inspiring and guiding you right now?
I mentioned my chosen ancestors. I’m also trying to discover who my poetic elders are. I’m in community with so many Black writers and poets; I’m getting so much from so many people. Whether it’s the greats like Toni Morrison and James Baldwin or contemporary poets like Danez Smith, whose latest connection was Don’t Call Us Dead, which was about the idea that the death of murdered Black boys is not a spiritual death — that there is more freedom in death, a life and joy beyond. So transformative. Black artists have engaged with this idea for a long time, even in popular culture. In Flying Lotus and Kendrick Lamar’s “Never Catch Me” music video directed by Hiro Murai, we see a funeral for two children. As soon as the song kicks up, the children rise from their caskets and start dancing. No one in the pews notices — they still see dead children — but we as the audience see them dance out of the pews with this ridiculous amount of joy. They leave the funeral parlor, jump into the back of a hearse, and drive the hearse down the street with all of these kids running after it.
For Black Futures Month, Black Lives Matter paired artists with writers to imagine liberated Black futures. We’re in a cultural moment where we’re imagining Black joy and freedom throughout a lot of different disciplines. It’s not new. Black artists have always been doing that interrogation and that reaching beyond. I’m only engaging with work by Black artists because I’m trying to be in that particular space of imagination. I’m very excited to then engage with other writers of color and indigenous writers who are doing that work. But I’m finding it really important for me to locate that within Black folks first.
Is anything else coming up for you in the course of this conversation?
I’m just a person who’s trying to live with integrity and a sense of freedom in a deeply unfree place. I’m so in process, and I’ve been in a space of trying to be deeply compassionate with myself as I figure out how to show up in movement and organizing spaces. Especially as someone who’s just moved to a new city, I find myself in a point of deep transition. I’m like, what work am I doing, what is actually happening? I am just a person who is asking a lot of questions and figuring out how I can best be in service of people around me and of the communities I come from. That service might look different a few months or a year or decades from now, and hopefully it does. As I keep gaining skills and knowledge, and engaging with different people in different communities, I’ll find that I have the skills to fill the different needs that arise. But who knows what I’m doing now. Just trying to figure out how to thrive.
Kemi Alabi is a writer, editor and teaching artist from Wisconsin. Their poetry and essays live in The BreakBeat Poets Vol. 2: Black Girl Magic, The Guardian, TEDx, Catapult, Apogee Journal, Winter Tangerine, BOAAT, Nat. Brut and elsewhere. As editorial manager of Forward Together, they hold down Echoing Ida, a home for Black women and nonbinary writers. They’re also a poetry reader for Muzzle Magazine. Kemi lives in Chicago and believes in Black queer futures. This interview is part of a series for The World We Want to Live in.
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Writeliving Interview – Ellen Bass
Ellen Bass is a writer I admire and continued proof that California yields some of our best poets (yes, I’m West Coast biased). Ellen is able to write about her life in a way that transcends confessional poetry and draws on themes of family and community. Her work is compassionate and passionate, and spiced with humor and insight into what makes us tick. Please enjoy this window into her creative process.
My first major influence was Florence Howe, my teacher at Goucher College, with whom I later co-edited No More Masks!, the first major anthology of poetry by women, published by Doubleday in 1973. Florence’s generous mentorship opened the doors of poetry to me and changed my life forever.
I was immensely fortunate to study with Anne Sexton when she taught in Boston University’s MA in Creative Writing Program. Without her encouragement I don’t think I would have had the confidence to try to make a life of poetry.
My third mentor, the brilliant poet Dorianne Laux, taught me just about everything I know about the craft. I owe her an immense debt of gratitude that I can never repay, but can only hope to pass on.
I wish I had a creative process that I could describe, but every poem seems to have its own process and what worked for one poem rarely works for the next. I try anything and everything! Sometimes I think about a subject for a long time before I see a way to nudge my thoughts or feelings toward a poem. Sometimes I write many not-so-good poems grappling with the same theme before one succeeds. Sometimes I imitate a poem I admire. Sometimes I just start writing without any idea where it might lead. Sometimes I hear a writing suggestion that piques my interest and I decide to try it. Sometimes a poem seems almost to just offer itself up whole. Usually I’m grappling with an experience, an event, a feeling, a thought that I want to explore. Often I make lists of words that I find in some way interesting or that catch my eye and I try to include them in a poem. I think all poets fall somewhere on a bell curve from logical thinking to wild thinking. I think I fall toward the logical thinking and so I’m always trying to do things that will loosen up that rational impulse and allow more strangeness into my poems.
What is the best advice you can give to a writer finding her/his voice and subject matter?
Paradoxically, I think that often the best way to find your own voice and subject matter is to study the poems you most admire. Examine them, take them apart, see what makes them tick, imitate them. That will help to train your ear, your eye, and your sensibility. It will teach you how broad the range of voice and subject and approach can be and then when you write you’ll have widened the scope of what’s possible. Beyond that, each of us has our own unique life experience within which copious matter is packed. Sometimes it’s a question of opening ourselves to the subjects that we didn’t recognize as worthy of poems. And then I’d add, Be brave.
How has teaching impacted your own writing?
I love teaching. Besides the obvious privilege of diving into poetry with people who are also excited about it, teaching also gives me a place to feel competent, something I never feel writing poems. I never sit down to write a poem thinking, I can do this! But although there’s always more to learn about teaching, I feel basically capable in that arena. It’s a wonderful respite from doubt and the many failures that writing poetry consists of.
What are you currently working on?
I never have a “poetry project.” I just pray for the next poem—and do my part by sitting down and trying.
How has writing both non-fiction and poetry books influenced each genre?
Well, writing non-fiction has taken me away from poetry. I simply am not capable of doing both at the same time. After spending six or eight hours writing non-fiction, the last thing my brain wants to do is arrange more words. So I’ve given up non-fiction—at least non-fiction books. Not only was non-fiction not good for my poetry, but I think my poetry was also not helpful for the non-fiction I wrote. Had I been a creative non-fiction writer, it would have been different, but my non-fiction books are what I think of as “functional non-fiction.” They’re not there to please aesthetically, but to give people information that they may need—in some situations desperately need. So it was important not to have writing that called any attention to itself. I had to strip down my overly “literary” style. We wanted the writing to be invisible so it didn’t get in the way of its usefulness.
Have you read anything recently that really got you excited?
Yes! So much gets me excited. I’ve been reading Jericho Brown, Natalie Diaz, Patricia Smith, Kwame Dawes, Mark Doty, Tony Hoagland—I could go on and on! I also just finished the “Edith Trilogy” by the Australian writer Frank Moorehouse which is the story of one woman’s life braided with the story of The League of Nations. Each book is the size of the Bible and I was so sad when they came to an end.
I’m not sure I’ve encountered anything I would call true adversity. I’ve always just tried to do what I wanted to do—in life as well as in writing. Sometimes that hasn’t been the wisest path, but it seems to be the one I’ve chosen. It’s hard to know what the best choices will be so I believe one’s deepest desires and passions are as good a compass as any. I’m a ridiculously optimistic person and although I also am a worrier, the hope that it would work out tended to trump the worries so I kept plodding forward. I’m also a very practical person so I knew from the beginning I’d have to put food on the table along with writing and I accepted that.
Actually, as I think about it, it’s the other way around. It’s writing that has helped me overcome adversity!
Hmmm. So many of my quirks have been included in my poetry. But I don’t think I’ve revealed one of my special talents—I’m quite good at finding lost things—which also requires some of the same qualities that are necessary for poetry—perseverance, strategy, patience, intuition, perfectionism, a willingness to not overlook the obvious—and of course luck.
Ellen Bass’s poetry includes Like a Beggar (Copper Canyon Press, 2014), The Human Line (Copper Canyon Press, 2007), and Mules of Love (BOA, 2002). She co-edited (with Florence Howe) the groundbreaking No More Masks! An Anthology of Poems by Women (Doubleday, 1973. Her non-fiction books include The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse (HarperCollins, 1988, 2008), which has been translated into twelve languages, and Free Your Mind: The Book for Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Youth (HarperCollins, 1996). Her work has frequently been published in The New Yorker, The American Poetry Review and many other journals. Among her awards for poetry are two Pushcart Prizes, Lambda Literary Award, Elliston Book Award, Pablo Neruda Prize from Nimrod/Hardman, Larry Levis Prize from Missouri Review, New Letters Prize, and a Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. She lives in Santa Cruz, CA and teaches in the MFA writing program at Pacific University. www.ellenbass.com
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Eleanor Vincent
Reblogged this on Oakland Cityscapes and commented:
A wonderful interview about writing and life with poet Ellen Bass. I just had to reblog this.
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Thanks, Eleanor!
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PRE-RELEASE Excerpt from my new novel IN SEARCH OF A REVOLUTION and first review
My new novel IN SEARCH OF A REVOLUTION will be released on March 26th. Below is the first review for the book from an Adcane Review Copy, an excerpt to whet your appetite (you can already pre-order the book on Amazon) and the blurb.
“Christoph is amazing! I am glad he has decided to do another historical novel! In this book, we meet Zacharias, a young man from a wealthy family, and his best friend, Angsar who is the son of a pig farmer. The story takes place between Denmark and Finland at the time of WWII. These two unlikely friends both want the best for their people. Zacharias believes everyone is equal and is quickly enchanted with the ideals of communism by his charismatic teacher Beck. Angsar wants the monarchy to continue and bring peace. Zacharias goes to Finland to help the Red Guard fight to create a communistic state in Finland. The White Guard wants to return to the monarchy and has asked Germany to aid them to defeat the Red Guard. We meet Raisa, a Finnish nurse, when Zacharias is injured during the Red Guard’s defeat. She just wants to live in peace and have a home. She tries to seduce Zacharias and he tells her that he will never love her. Angsar comes to Finland because of a scandal he is involved in after he joins the army in Denmark. He finds Raisa and moves in while Zacharias has returned home to Denmark to find his way.
The story unfolds as each man faces the truth of their convictions and realizes there is no right answer. Amazing detail about the times and the pitfalls of blindly following any ideology.
Here is a short excerpt from the book:
Chapter 1: A Tavern in Copenhagen, January 1918
Zacharias Nielsen’s mind was full of joyous anticipation, so much, he could hardly stay put in his seat. Even when he was sitting his legs were shaking fast and his hands were rubbing nervously up and down his trouser legs. The thought of the ship journey tomorrow morning was almost too much to bear. An electric pulse ran down his spine whenever the thought recurred: It was really happening. The tavern was dark so Zacharias had to strain his eyes whenever someone entered the room. He sat on a hard wooden bench behind a long narrow trestle table near one of the corners so he could see both the entrance and the serving bar. His drinking companion and dear friend, Ansgar, could not help smiling. “I’ll be missing your over-excitement the most,” he said. Zacharias shrugged his shoulders, smiled and continued to stare at the entrance to the tavern. In the summer this place was always heaving with bicycle messengers and postmen who came to unwind after their shifts, but tonight it was almost empty and the two had the large table all to themselves. The tavern was located in the basement of a large stone building near the government buildings, several few steps down from the cobblestone pavement, and with its low ceilings it always felt dark and cozy, even in the summer. In winter, the early nightfall turned the countryside too soon to darkness, and the resulting lack of custom gave the place an empty and incomplete feeling. With the days so short, it always felt as if it were much later than it actually was, and somehow that seemed to persuade most of the regulars to go home earlier, or not to come out drinking at all. Beside the two friends, only a handful of customers were there, all chatting quietly instead of engaged in often noisy arguments and beer-fuelled discussions. “Where is everybody?” Zacharias asked, his eyes scouring the dark interior “Everyone’s been invited!” He took off his cap and ran his hand through his curly blond hair before putting the cap back on. Even though he was wearing thick grey trousers and a heavy winter coat, he looked unhealthily slim, an impression that was not helped by his pale complexion and his restless behaviour. “It’s cold and dark,” Ansgar pointed out calmly. Much taller and stronger built than his friend and blessed with handsome dark looks, he was physically and emotionally a stark contrast to Zacharias. “It’s hardly tempting to leave your house, especially to celebrate that you are leaving all of your friends.” “Do you think they disapprove?” Zacharias asked. “Who can say?” Ansgar replied and took a sip from his beer. “Joining the war in Finland on the side of the Reds will impress some of them, of that I am sure. They might not to turn up because they haven’t got the guts to do it themselves.” “Who wouldn’t be jealous?” Zacharias said, sonding naïve and proud at the same time. “It’s the opportunity of this century, to eradicate the divide between rich and poor and to bring all humans together. Imagine what the world will be like when the revolution has come? Ansgar, that’s a much better cause to fight for than the assassination of an Austrian heir to the throne.” “I wish you were right,” Ansgar said, trying to sound serious, but the enthusiasm of his friend was infectious and he couldn’t help smiling. “About the revolution or my friends?” Zacharias asked. “Both!” Ansgar said and winked. Zacharias shrugged his shoulders and turned his attention back into the room, which he continued to scan for new arrivals. “Not everyone is like you,” Ansgar explained. “I still remember when I joined your school and the other students called me a pig and the poor farmer’s child. The endless fist fights for my honour and how nobody but you would ever speak to me at first. You never joined their banter and instead offered me a place in your life. You treated me as an equal even though you came from a far more privileged background.” “The others soon did the same,” Zacharias reminded him. “Yes, once they all learned how big my father’s pig farm was and how wealthy,” Ansgar replied dismissively. “You were a friend regardless,” he said and smiled at his friend briefly with warmth before adding in a more concerned tone: “Don’t expect much of that fraternity in Finland in the heat of a revolution. Old prejudices will always remain and no ideology can erase them from people’s minds. You’ll always be a little too posh in the eyes of your comrades, I reckon.” “Nonsense,” Zacharias replied. “I made friends with you, the farmer’s boy. I shall do the same in Finland.” “Still, your lack of prejudice separates you from the rest of us,” Ansgar said and took a sip of his beer. “It’s your strength and your weakness.” “It’s unity that makes us strong,” Zacharias replied animatedly. “Even if your family had been as poor as everyone assumed, you had a lot to contribute. If it wasn’t for you I wouldn’t know how to fight for myself. I was considered a weakling until you taught me the ropes of boxing and how to stand up to attackers. I wouldn’t dare go to a war were it not for your lessons in that regard.” “In that case, I wish I hadn’t taught you,” Ansgar said in a serious tone but with a broad smile. “I don’t want to lose a friend because the Grand Duchy of Finland can’t make up its mind what kind of country it is going to be. I’d rather you got injured in the boxing ring.”
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Blurb: In 1918 young Zacharias Nielsen boards a ship in Copenhagen to join the Red Guards in the Finnish Civil War.Encouraged by an idolised teacher with communist leanings, he follows the call for help from his Nordic Comrades, despite his privileged background.
His best friend, Ansgar, has opposing political ideals to Zacharias but, for his own personal reasons, finds himself soon stuck in the Scandinavian North with Zacharias and Raisa, a Finnish nurse who helps them in their new life.
Through the years that follow the brotherly war the trio see the political landscape in Finland and Europe change as Communists and Fascists try to make their mark and attempt to change the world order.
Our heroes must find their own personal and ideological place in these turbulent times as friendship, honour, idealism and love triangles bring out some personal truths.
The book spans almost thirty years of history and the various Finnish conflicts: Civil War, Winter War, Continuation War and the Lapland War. Watch the political and personal self discovery of characters in search of their own revolution.
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Christoph Fischer was born in Germany, near the Austrian border, as the son of a Sudeten-German father and a Bavarian mother. Not a full local in the eyes and ears of his peers he developed an ambiguous sense of belonging and home in Bavaria. He moved to Hamburg in pursuit of his studies and to lead a life of literary indulgence. After a few years he moved on to the UK where he now lives in a small hamlet, not far from Bath. He and his partner have three Labradoodles to complete their family.
Christoph worked for the British Film Institute, in Libraries, Museums and for an airline. ‘The Luck of The Weissensteiners’ was published in November 2012; ‘Sebastian’ in May 2013 and The Black Eagle Inn in October 2013. “Time To Let Go” , his first contemporary work was published in May 2014, and “Conditions” in October 2014. His medical thriller “The Healer” was released in January 2015.
He has written several other novels which are in the later stages of editing and finalisation.
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13 thoughts on “PRE-RELEASE Excerpt from my new novel IN SEARCH OF A REVOLUTION and first review”
Christoph, I’m absolutely stunned by the number of (great) books you’ve produced in such a very short time! I’m truly amazed. Mega hugs!
Thank you for your kind words Teagan ❤ . I must admit, they were almost all written before I published the first one. I spend more time editing and formatting. Happy Sunday and Hugs!
Good luck Christoph. Whenever written you have a great body of work already. Hoping for a great launch!
Aw thanks Olga. You say the nicest things. ❤
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Helen Hollick said:
Congratulations Christoph – wishing you all the best for your book!
Thank you so much, Helen! 🙂
indyscribabledesigns said:
It looks amazing and I cannot wait to read it 😀
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Dissent, Disobedience, and Justice
The link between dissent, disobedience, and justice may not seem clear at first glance. Protests are disruptive and sometimes involve brazenly breaking the law. The resulting disorder, arrests, and occasional violence can look like the antithesis of justice. Despite these appearances, public expressions of dissent lie at the very heart of representative democracy and our notions of justice. The paragraphs below seek to highlight this connection.
In doing so, it is important to recognize that there is significant debate surrounding this link, as well as the proper characterization and uses of civil disobedience and dissent. This page will illuminate common themes and points of division that arise when discussing various acts of protest and their link to justice. It will also explain how Canada’s laws on dissent and disobedience interact with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the private rights protected in civil actions.
For a basic understanding of what dissent and civil disobedience are, how they differ, and how they are used, click here.
Introduction to Civil Disobedience and Dissent
Civil disobedience is a form of protest that seeks to raise awareness about injustice through willfully breaching the law. The exact contours of civil disobedience are the subject of debate. With that said, the philosopher John Rawls’ definition is often cited as encompassing traditional conception of civil disobedience: “a public, non-violent, conscientious yet political act contrary to law usually done with the aim of bringing about a change in the laws or policies of the government” (John Rawls, A Theory of Justice, revised ed (Harvard: Harvard University Press, 1999) at 320 [Rawls]).
By contrast, dissent is a form of protest that stays within the confines of the existing law.
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The Philosophy of Dissent, Disobedience and Justice
What is the Link Between Dissent, Disobedience, and Justice?
Where do Ideas about Civil Disobedience and Justice Come From?
Do we have the "Right" To Engage in Civil Disobedience?
What Are the Features of Civil Disobedience?
Dissent and Civil Disobedience in the Courtroom
Does the Charter Impact the Ability to Engage in Dissent and Civil Disobedience?
Legal Tools, Dissent, and Justice
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While this distinction is clear in theory, in practice the line is significantly blurred. To explain, civil disobedience may be direct or indirect. Direct disobedience breaches the law that is the focus of protest. For example, a group of people who fish for their livelihood may decide to disobey a law restricting their fishing practices (R v Kapp, 2008 SCC 41 at para 9). Indirect civil disobedience involves breaching an unrelated law to bring attention to injustice. For example, environmental and aboriginal groups have a history of engaging in unlawful marches or sit-ins to oppose environmental or land use policies (see, for example, discussion of the interaction between governments and aboriginal/environmental protesters in Graham Mayeda, “Access to Justice: The Impact of Injunctions, Contempt of Court Proceedings and Costs awards on Environmental Protesters and First Nations”, (2010) 6:2 McGill LJ 143 [Mayeda]; see also Leo McGrady Q.C., “Guide to the Law of Protests in British Columbia - Cedar as Sister: Indigenous Law and the Common law of Protests” Guide, (2013 Vancouver) at 4-7 [McGrady]).
The line between dissent and civil disobedience is particularly blurred in cases of indirect disobedience. Consider, for example, a protest march. If the march is conducted without proper municipal authorization, it is illegal even if participants are not aware of that fact (for more information on municipal bylaws and protest, click here).
Even if proper authorization is in place, protesters often cause minor infractions that the police may or may not target - for example, disturbing the peace, causing a nuisance, loitering or disrupting the flow of traffic. The police have significant discretion in how they treat these minor infractions. Recent years have seen police err on the side of arrest and prosecution. This approach has “severely narrowed the scope for lawful protest” (Jackie Esmonde, “Bail, Global Justice, and the Limits of Dissent”, (2003) 41 Osgoode Hall LJ 323 at 332-333 [Esmonde]).
Further complicating matters is the fact that (legal) dissent can quickly descend into (illegal) civil disobedience with little warning. A person may be marching in what starts as a lawful protest. However, violent protesters have been known to infiltrate a peaceful protest to shield their actions (McGrady at 31). If other protesters start committing vandalism, does this change the nature and lawfulness of the protest? Is that original person engaged in dissent or civil disobedience? The answers are not entirely clear.
What is the Link Between Dissent, Civil Disobedience and Accessing Justice?
There is a short and a long way to explain the link between dissent and accessing justice. Both versions rest to varying degrees on the notion of “natural law” – the philosophy that there are certain universal rights that we inherit by virtue of being human beings and which remain in existence no matter what the laws in our community dictate (for more information on natural law, click here).
The abridged explanation rests on understanding the crucial distinction between law and justice (a fundamental pillar of natural law):
We obey the law because it purports to align with our sense of justice. In other words, law is merely a means to access justice, it is not an end in and of itself. Sometimes this crucial link between law and justice is lost. In these cases, the laws themselves become a mechanism of injustice. To correct this imbalance, the public has historically turned to acts of dissent and/or civil disobedience (for an articulation of this view, see Howard Zinn, "Law, Justice and Disobedience" (1991) 5:4 Notre Dame JL Ethics & Pub Pol'y 899 at 902 [Zinn]).
The more lengthy explanation reaches the same conclusion, but digs into more complicated questions about the role of civil disobedience in liberal democracies. This engages lofty philosophical theories about the foundation of our society, democracy, and the rule of law.
The rule of law is a layered concept that, at its core, it is a constraint on the arbitrary exercise of power (Roncarelli v Duplessis [1959] SCR 121; Reference Re Quebec Succession, 1998 2 SCR 217 at para 70). It demands that everyone -- including the government – be subject to the same laws. (Esmonde at 326). In a liberal democracy, the government operates within the rule of law to represent the will of the people. To ensure the line of communication between government and the people stays open, we constitutionally protect freedoms necessary to express political dissent and opinion (Charter at ss. 2(b)(c), and (d)).
Given these protections and expectations, some have argued that civil disobedience isn’t needed to access justice in liberal democracy. They argue that people who disagree with government policies have a plethora of legal and constitutionally protected avenues to pursue. Thus, one never has the right to step outside this regime to make their point (see, for example, Joseph Raz, The Authority of Law: Essays on Law and Morality,2nd ed (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009) at 266-75 [Raz]).
The response to this criticism argues that disobedience goes beyond mere political participation, and engages the basic foundation of our society. The social contract is a classic philosophical theory that attempts to explain how a just society is structured. At its most basic, the social contract is an (implied) exchange of promises between a state and its population. The people in a society collectively agree to limit their freedoms and obey laws passed by the government, and in exchange, they enjoy a safe, orderly, respectful community. Even though we don’t actually sign a contract setting out this agreement, by living in, and reaping the benefits of the agreement, we tacitly accept its conditions (Rainer Forst, “Chapter 8: The Duty of Justice” in Otfried Höffe ed., John Rawls: A Theory of Justice (Leiden: Brill, 2013) 127 at 130 [Forst]).
The foundation of this social contract is the natural law, including the dual pillars of fairness and justice. When governments impose unjust laws, they have breached a fundamental condition of the social contract. This is so irrespective of majority support, as the will of the majority does not guarantee respect of natural law. As such, the social contract theory allows (and, some would argue, demands) civil disobedience in a liberal democracy where it imposes unjust laws. Civil disobedience is thus a mechanism that restores the social contract (Esmonde at 327; Forst at 142).
The idea of natural law, social contracts, and moral right and wrong may seem too academic or philosophical to have meaning in the real world. However, there are numerous examples of it guiding our modern political world. Consider the situation of Nazi Germany. The people of Germany democratically elected that government to power. Does that mean that everyone was right to obey their laws? The Nuremburg trials didn’t think so -- judges sentenced several Nazi leaders to imprisonment or death for actions that were legal under the governing regime. Blindly following those laws was no excuse. Their actions constituted crimes against humanity - a principle grounded firmly in the natural law (Zinn at 901-902; Esmonde at 327).
Where do the Ideas about Civil Disobedience and Justice Come From?
The philosopher Hendry David Thoreau is credited with coining the phrase “civil disobedience” in arguing that people have a moral obligation act when they see government injustice, lest their passive acceptance of unjust laws constitute tacit endorsement (Henry David Thoreau, “Civil Disobedience” 1849 [Thoreau]). However, the concept of publicly and symbolically breaching unjust laws has its roots throughout history, and predates Thoreau’s famous essay (consider, for example, the French Revolution or the Boston Tea Party).
Some of the world’s greatest thinkers and visionaries have channeled and adapted their own versions of civil disobedience. For example, Mahatma Gandhi’s Satyagraha (“insistence on truth”) adopted a similar view of one’s moral obligation not to participate in an unjust regime (Vinit Haskar, “The Right to Civil Disobedience” (2003) 41 Osgoode Hall LJ 407 [Haskar]). Martin Luther King Jr’s famous “Letter from Birmingham Jail” espoused principles that built on Gandhi and Thoreau’s conception of civil resistance as a mechanism to achieve true justice (King Jr., Martin Luther, “Letter from Birmingham Jail” (August 1963) [MLK]). In yet another variation, Nelson Mandela’s “Speech from the Dock” embraced but reshaped the concept of civil disobedience in fighting to dismantle the South African Apartheid regime (Mandela, Nelson, “Speech from the Dock” (20 April 1964) (Pretoria Supreme Court, South Africa) [Mandela]).
Liberal philosophers including Joseph Raz, John Rawls, and Ronald Dworkin have drawn their own connections between civil disobedience and justice, building on the concepts and experiences of the visionaries outlined above (Rawls at 335-43, supra, Ronald Dworkin, Taking Rights Seriously (London: Gerald Duckworth & Co: 1977) at 206-22 [Dworkin]; Raz at 263-75). Their exploration of the link between disobedience and justice has been considered and critiqued by countless activists, academics and policy makers around the world (see, for example, Haskar).
In essence, there is no singular source that can be attributed with the idea of civil disobedience as a mechanism to achieve justice. The idea that unjust laws must be challenged, and that the existing legal system may be part of the problem, is likely as old as time. Throughout history, visionaries and activists have taken this concept and honed it to meet the particular injustice they challenged.
Do we have the "Right" to engage in Civil Disobedience to Achieve Justice?
This answer to this question depends on what is meant by having a “right”. In terms of a moral right, philosophers have divergent views on when people are justified in turning to civil disobedience. For example:
John Rawls has argued that people have the right to engage in civil disobedience when it is undertaken 1) in response to an instance of substantial and clear injustice; 2) as a last resort; and 3) in a way that will not destabilize the entire system of law (Forst at 139; Rawls at 326-328).
Joseph Raz believed that civil disobedience is only justified in illiberal societies, where people have been denied avenues of political participation (Raz at 272-73).
Ronald Dworkin has argued that whenever the law wrongly violates one’s rights, then one has a right to civil disobedience. Moreover, the protester should not be punished in cases “where the law is uncertain, in the sense that a plausible case can be made on both sides” (Dworkin at 215).
Mahatma Gandhi believed that civil disobedience was the inherent right of every citizen, derived from the duty not to participate in evil. A citizen is justified, and even obligated, to engage in civil disobedience when his or her cause is just, and the injustice is so great that one’s conscience and self-respect does not permit them to tolerate it. In his view, evil deeds should never be permitted in civil disobedience, no matter how honorable the ends were (Haskar at 410-411).
Our legal right to engage in dissent and disobedience is outlined in our laws, and particularly, the Canadian Charter of Rights of Freedoms. This legal right is described in more detail below – click here to be redirected to this discussion.
What is “real” civil disobedience, and how is it different from people who are simply breaking the law? Like many other issues, this is the subject of debate with no easy answers. The mainstream view of civil disobedience advanced by leaders such as Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr states that, to constitute civil disobedience, an act must have four key features. It must be:
Non-violent;
Public (not covert);
Protesting an injustice (typically an unfair law); and
One were protesters willingly accept legal penalties.
Canadian judges have largely adopted these features. The Chief Justice of the Manitoba Court of Appeal indicated that civil disobedience is (1) always peaceful; (2) engaged in by persons who must be prepared to accept the penalty arising from the breach of the law; and (3) performed for the purpose of exposing the law to be immoral or unconstitutional, in the hope that it will be repealed or changed (McGrady at 10, quoting Chief Justice Samuel Freedman’s speech “Challenges to the rule of law”, 14 January 1971, Empire Club, Toronto, Ontario).
Less mainstream voices have argued that civil disobedience need not be constrained to the Gandhian parameters. For example, Jackie Esmonde has argued that non-violence and open acceptance of punishment need only be adhered where protesters accept the underlying validity of the state. Without this basic premise, she argues, the traditional constraints on civil disobedience disappear (Esmonde at 329). This view is echoed by Howard Zinn, who argues that refusing to accept punishment sends an important message: "[t]he system that sentenced me is the same foul system that is carrying on this [injustice]. I will defy it to the end. It does not deserve my allegiance" (Zinn at 917).
While this more aggressive stance may be a troublesome concept for many Canadians to accept, it is worth noting that Nelson Mandela espoused a similar view in his fight against the apartheid regime. Mandela differed from Gandhi in his view that violent actions (against property) could be justified to overcome evil and achieve justice where the people had been excluded from any avenue of meaningful participation in government, and no other options existed:
[W]e felt that without violence there would be no way open to the African people to succeed in their struggle against the principle of white supremacy. All lawful modes of expressing opposition to this principle had been closed by legislation, and we were placed in a position in which we had either to accept a permanent state of inferiority, or to defy the Government. We chose to defy the law. We first broke the law in a way which avoided any recourse to violence; when this form was legislated against, and then the Government resorted to a show of force to crush opposition to its policies, only then did we decide to answer violence with violence (Mandela).
Canada protects the right of its inhabitants to express their dissent, both individually and collectively through peaceful assembly and association (Charter at ss 2(b)(c)(d)). Like all rights and freedoms enshrined in the Charter, however, these entitlements are not limitless. Legal forms of protest (dissent) are permitted, while illegal acts (civil disobedience) are subject to the full force of criminal law – so long as the government can demonstrate the criminal law is reasonably justified in a free and democratic society. For more information on how the Charter operates, click here.
Section 2 of the Charter expressly protects our freedom to assemble peacefully:
2 Everyone has the following fundamental freedoms:
(b) freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression…
(c) freedom of peaceful assembly…
Protests and demonstrations take place to communicate a message; therefore, courts have interpreted section 2(c) as being ancillary to our freedom of expression contained in section 2(b). As such, the vast majority of Charter cases dealing with dissent and civil disobedience are decided under the framework provided in section 2(b) (for example, see Calgary (City) v Bullock (Occupy Calgary), 2011 ABQB 764).
These cases hold that people have the right to engage in dissent or civil disobedience on government property or without fear of criminal sanction so long as they are consistent with the boundaries and purposes underlying section 2(b), and so long as the government cannot reasonably justify their interference with those rights.
To expand on this, section 2(b) of the Charter does not protect violent expression or threats of violence (Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority v Canadian Federation of Students — British Columbia Component, 2009 SCC 31 [GVTA] at para 28). Demonstrators who engage in acts of violence or threats of violence cannot rely on the Charter’s protections to shield themselves from criminal liability. Section 2(b) also does not extend to every public place. It only protects locations where freedom of expression does not frustrate the location’s purpose, and where it does not conflict with the purposes of section 2(b) (democratic discourse, truth-finding, and self-fulfillment) (Montreal (City) v 2952-1366 Quebec Inc, [2005] 3 SCR 141 at para 74; GVTA at para 39).
These two factors were directly at issue in R v Behrens, [2001] OJ No 245 (Ont CJ), when a group of protesters were charged under the Trespass to Premises Act, RSO 1990, c T21 for breaching a court order issued after they smeared synthetic blood on the doors of Ontario’s provincial legislature. The protesters claimed that the Charter protected their freedom to protest on public property, and that the criminal charge was invalid. The Superior Court of Justice disagreed. In its view, smearing blood on the provincial legislature was vandalism and a form of violence to property. Moreover, defacing public property was incompatible with building’s function of providing government services. Their form of expression was not protected by the Charter.
Even if a restriction on falls within the boundaries of section 2(b), a government restriction may be justified under section 1 of the Charter. In Ontario (Attorney General) v Dieleman, [1994] OJ No 1864 (Ont Gen Div) [Dieleman], the Court was asked to issue an injunction restraining anti-abortion protesters from staging demonstrations abortion clinics, hospitals and at the offices and homes of certain doctors. The demonstrations were varied -- some were silent vigils, while others involved harsh language, signs, and a potential for physical assault. The Ontario Court of Justice granted the injunction in part. Although the injunction clearly infringed the protesters’ freedom of expression, the restriction was justified for some of the protesters because:
the physiological, psychological and privacy interests of women was a pressing and substantial objective, as was the government’s interest in protecting health care providers from the nuisance created by the focused picketing (Dieleman at paras 649, 667);
the right to free expression does not guarantee protesters the right to a captive audience that is unable to escape the messaging (Dieleman at paras 647, 670);
picketing and protesting were contradictory to the nature and use of a physician’s office or medical clinic, and there was evidence of an interference with the reasonable use of these locations (Dieleman at para 683); and
while protest is an important use on public streets, it is subject to the protection of public health and to reasonable limitations consistent with the freedom of others to receive or not receive the information at issue (Dieleman at para 668).
However, in light of the importance of free expression, the “no protest” zone was significantly restricted. Other protesters whose actions were less predatory (for example, one woman’s monthly prayer vigil) were not subject to the injunction (Dieleman at paras 669-681).
For more information on how section 2(b) and 2(c) of the Charter interact, please click here (for 2(b)) and here (for 2(c)). More detailed information on section 1 of the Charter is located here.
Protesters and government authorities use various tools at their disposal to conduct and influence civil disobedience movements. Particularly the rules around arrest, bail and sentencing have been used by both sides of fence to achieve their version of justice.
Protesters have found that tools enhancing solidarity are useful to achieve their ends. For example, in some demonstrations, arrestees are counselled to refuse to give their names to police when being arrested. This reduces their ability to be released one by one, thus overwhelming jails and courts. This leads to mass publicity, public sympathy, and often release without charge (Frances Olsen, “Legal Responses to Mass Protest Action: The Dramatic Role of Solidarity in Obtaining Plea Bargains” (2003) 41 Osgoode Hall LJ 363). Hunger strikes have also proven themselves very powerful when undertaken by a group. However, this action carries the risk of a criminal charge for obstructing justice.
Protesters are not the only parties who can use the bail system to their benefit. Law enforcement has been accused of manipulating the bail system to impede and/or cripple civil disobedience movements in various ways. This includes, among other things, accusations that governments strategically arrest protest organizers prior to scheduled events, and impose constitutionally questionable bail limitations on protesters in an effort to quell their rights of dissent and trap them in ever-increasing ambits of illegality (Esmonde at 339-358).
Increasingly, acts of dissent and disobedience are being controlled not by the state, but in the civil courtroom via lawsuits brought by powerful private actors.
Most often, acts of dissent and civil disobedience come before civil courts by way of injunction applications. A successful injunction application results in a court order preventing (or requiring) the defendants from doing a certain act. In order to successfully obtain an interlocutory injunction, the applying party (typically the corporation) must meet three inquires:
There is a serious issue to be tried (or, in some cases, that they have a strong case on the surface).
Irreparable harm will result if the injunction is not granted. Irreparable harm is more than just lost money – this can be compensated later. Irreparable harm includes things like lost clients or damage to the company’s reputation.
The entity seeking the injunction will suffer greater harm the injunction is not granted, than the protesters will suffer if the injunction is granted (RJR MacDonald Inc v Canada (Attorney General) [1994] 1 SCR 311).
More information on injunction applications, and the forms they take, is available here.
When raised in the context of dissent, injunction applications raise significant concerns about access to justice. In particular:
While civil injunctions are most commonly launched by a private actor in response to an act of dissent or civil disobedience, there has been an increase in anticipatory injunctions. These actions, known as “Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation” (or SLAPP suits for short), seek to silence dissent before it occurs. SLAPP suits are particularly common in the context of aboriginal and environmental litigation (Mayeda).
When SLAPP injunctions are sought, they are often heard ex parte, since the protest organization has not actually appeared or conducted any protest yet. As such, protesters are not party to the injunction proceedings. They do not have the opportunity to present their arguments to the Court and review the case against them. Breaching the terms of a subsequent court order can have serious impacts for protesters – they can be sanctioned with jail time and an award of costs against them. SLAPP suits raise significant access to justice and fundamental fairness concerns.
Private civil disputes do not involve the government, and thus, protesters have no recourse to the Charter’s protections. It has been argued that governments have intentionally adopted a “hands off” strategy to many protests in the hopes that private organizations will take action, thus privatising the disputes and constraining the matter in the less protective civil sphere (Michael Welters, “Civil Disobedience and the Courts: The British Columbia Approach” (2003) 12 J Evn L&P 1).
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Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Musical Lyrics
Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Lyrics
Jacob & Sons
Joseph's Coat
Joseph's Dreams
Poor, Poor Joseph
One More Angel in Heaven
Potiphar
Close Every Door
Go, Go, Go Joseph
Pharaoh Story
Poor, Poor Pharaoh
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Pharaoh's Dreams Explained
Those Canaan Days
Brothers Come to Egypt
Grovel, Grovel
Who's the Thief?
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Joseph All the Time
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This musical is the second work by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, but initially it was a short fifteen-minute histrionics, which began to grow in time. The musical, like every decent child, grew and developed. Less than in a year, the brainchild of two talented directors was expanded to thirty-five minutes, and eventually has been modified to complete, full-fledged play.
The first performance was shown in 1976 at the Boston Academy of Music, in New York. Show arrived on Broadway after a long six years, in January 1982 at the stage of Royale Theatre. It has survived 747 performances per year and a half, including preliminaries. The official closing took place on September 1983.
Musical has been revived repeatedly, until 2014, when the show has gone round the US with tour. Musical includes 24 tracks, and show itself lasts for 90 minutes. In 1982, the show was nominated for six Tony Awards and for 3 Drama Desk Aws, but did not take a single victory. After one of the revivals of productions in London in 1991, the play was nominated for 6 Laurence Oliviers, but production took only one amongst them for best scenic sets (M. Thompson).
Even a film adaptation of the musical was appointed. One of the directors in 2013 stated that Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat was adapted for the screen, and it's been discussed for many years. In 2014, Rocket Pictures received the rights to the musical.
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american golf News: Cantlay has his card after horrific few years
After horrific few years, Cantlay finally earns his card
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Patrick Cantlay was considered by many as the brightest prospect of the American Walker Cup team, a team that consisted of Jordan Spieth, Peter Uihlein, Patrick Rodgers, Harris English and Russell Henley.
He was the No 1 amateur for a record 55 weeks.
In his first four PGA Tour starts, while still an amateur, the Californian finished inside the top 25 including the 2011 US Open, the one where Rory ran away with it. The week after he shot a 60 at the Travelers.
Cantlay turned pro in 2012, signing with Mark Steinberg, and then won on the Web.com the following March.
And then he got a stress fracture in his back in the summer while warming up and struggled to find a solution to his problems.
He was told to leave the clubs alone for nine months at the start of 2016 and then in February his best mate and caddy Chris Roth was killed in a hit-and-run incident, Cantlay was walking 10 feet behind him and saw it all.
He did consider returning to UCLA to complete his course having turned pro with two years left of it to run but he is now back and playing on a medical extension. The 24-year-old had nine starts to try and keep his card – and he did it on just his second start with his runners-up finish at the Valspar.
“I try and separate the two, the injury and the personal stuff,” Cantlay said. “The back injury is probably the hardest thing I’ve ever had to deal with. But then my best friend dying far outweighs that. I don’t intertwine the two. I’ve worked really hard to get back to where I am, and I’ve done a lot of good work.”
And he’s back on the PGA Tour where he belongs.
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american golf News: Mickelson to remain with Callaway until retirement
Mickelson to remain with Callaway until retirement
Callaway Golf announced on Tuesday that it had agreed a contract extension with Phil Mickelson, ensuring the five-time major winner will play the remainder of his career using the company’s golf clubs.
Mickelson, 47, is preparing to play in his 13th Presidents Cup his week, and is buoyed to have his contract done and dusted with the brand he signed with way back in 2004.
Lefty is no stranger to switching up the Callaway golf clubs in his bag, either. Over the years, he has opted to play two drivers, no driver, highly-lofted fairways and prototype wedges – the latter of which would later bear his name at retail.
“Phil has meant so much to Callaway and to the game of golf,” Callaway Golf President and CEO Chip Brewer said in a release. “He is a dynamic athlete and an iconic ambassador. We are excited to continue our relationship with him for years to come.”
“Our long association has been hugely important to my career, and this extended agreement is a great honour,” Mickelson said in the release. “We’ve enjoyed close personal and working relationships for 13 years, and I’m very grateful that it will continue through my playing days and beyond.”
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Australia: Reaction to The Guardian's damning 'Nauru files' on refugee abuse
9 August 2016, 18:09 UTC
Responding to The Guardian's "Nauru files" leak today, Amnesty International's Senior Director for Research Anna Neistat said:
"This leak has laid bare a system of 'routine dysfunction and cruelty' that is at once dizzying in its scale and utterly damning for the Australian authorities who tried so hard to maintain a veil of secrecy.
"When Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch went to Nauru against the odds and saw with our own eyes the appalling and systemic abuses taking place, the Australian government tried to roundly deny our findings.
“The exposure of just how appalling the conditions on Nauru are - and the impact of this on refugees - has to end the government of Australia’s denials.
The Australian government has engaged in one of the most successful mass cover-ups I've witnessed in my career of documenting human rights violations.
Anna Neistat, Senior Director for Research at Amnesty International.
“Australia's offshore processing of refugees must end, and all of the refugees and asylum seekers on Nauru and Manus Island must be resettled immediately and given the medical and psychological support they need. It is clear from these documents, and our own research, that many have been driven to the brink of physical or mental breakdown by their treatment on Nauru.
"The Australian government has engaged in one of the most successful mass cover-ups I've witnessed in my career of documenting human rights violations. They've repeatedly said this kind of abuse has not been going on. They've been lying."
Demand the Australian Government ends the secret abuse in Nauru
Refugees forsaken on Nauru
Australia: Appalling abuse, neglect of refugees on Nauru (Report, 2 August 2016)
‘It’s better to die from one bullet than being slowly killed every day’ – refugees forsaken on Nauru (Feature, 4 August 2016)
South Korea: Criminalization of sex between men in military fuels violence, abuse and discrimination
Lithuania: Written observations submitted to the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Al-Hawsawi v Lithuania
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The trainee must have a basic medical qualification e.g. MB ChB or be a. the field to be of real relevance to contemporary clinical practice and will enable the.
About cetc The Canadian Clinical Embryologist Training Center is a body of Cellmolecule Scientific Canada Inc. We are the only organization that provide this.
ACE, the Association of Clinical Embryologists, a UK based professional organisation representing the interests of clinical embryologists across the world. United Kingdom. Could you be an ACE Ambassador? Follow the link for.
In order to become a registered clinical embryologist, you must complete certain requirements as mandated by the Health and Care Professions Council and also obtain the Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Embryology which is administered by the Association of Clinical Embryologists (ACE). This process takes at least two years.
The programme will be delivered by distance learning and there will be a. module which will take place online so the candidates do not need to travel to England. Suitable candidates are those working as a clinical embryologist with a BSc.
They also have an option to work with human embryos and apply for clinical embryologist positions at fertility clinics. And with a master’s degree or a doctorate, they can become a professor at a research university that offers significant resources to conduct embryonic studies.
To direct a high complexity clinical lab, you need to have a PhD or MD degree and experience in embryology.It’s a quirk of the law but in the US, a high complexity lab is a semen testing lab but not an embryology lab. You can direct ONLY an embryology lab (no semen testing) if you have an alternate lab director certification called an Embryology Lab Director (ELD).
"This paves the way to find better drug targets for an incurable disease such as MS." MS affects over 100,000 people in the UK, and most expect to develop. leads to changes in brain atrophy,
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NHS England is currently reviewing its clinical targets including the requirement that 95. said the four-hour target "drove emergency care to new heights in the UK. Most of us in the speciality,
NHSGGC is one of the largest healthcare boards in the UK. Its 38,000 staff serve more than one million. reach a crisis.
A day as a clinical embryologist. Today you begin work at 9am, You collect eggs from your first patient which will be fertilised in the laboratory using IVF which will hopefully give the parents their longed-for child. Throughout the morning you see other patients, checking their.
A clinical consultant at Wythenshawe Hospital who was treating. a brand new £8m school was rejected by junior head teacher Cathryn Downing in favour of becoming an academy.
Women attempting to become mothers often start their journey with a visit to an. The last two years are spent doing clinical rotations where students work with.
Image: Dr Bawa-Garba has not worked since her conviction in 2015 The doctor had also not acted on a clinical reading which "ought to have. Dr Samantha Batt-Rawden, chair of The Doctors’ Association.
Mar 01, 2019 · About the course. The department’s intention is to inspire, motivate and train a network of future leaders in clinical embryology throughout the world. The course runs over a period of one year, from October to September, incorporating the three University of.
The training process for clinical molecular geneticists is the same for clinical scientists across all specialties. Trainees complete a four year, pre-registration programme of formal study (two years) and practical experience (two years), leading to a certificate of competence from the Association of Clinical Scientists (ACS) and the eligibility to complete registration with the Health and Care Professions.
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. what has become one of the finest examples of an IVF laboratory in the world. Stephen has been a State Registered Clinical Scientist since 2000 and is the. of the Association of Clinical Embryologists and former Chair of the Association of. of the standards of practice in other andrology laboratories across the UK.
Jul 28, 2015. IVF New England, One Forbes Road, Lexington, MA 02421, USA. Introduction; The practice and profession of clinical embryology; The craft of. who may be contemplating a career in embryology and act as a resource for.
American Embryo Transfer Association – AETA offers scholarships and career events for those studying embryology or working as an embryologist. Association of Clinical Embryologists – this UK-based community of global clinical embryology professionals has over 800 members
University College London provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation UK. University of Oxford. field of.
Usually, you’ll need at least two A levels (or equivalent level 3 qualifications), so it’s vital to check university entry requirements well in advance. After university, you’d need to apply for a place on the NHS Scientist Training Programme when you work and study to become a clinical scientist in reproductive science (which includes embryology).
The national average salary for a Embryologist is $79,991 in United States. Filter by location to see Embryologist salaries in your area. Salary estimates are based on 41 salaries submitted anonymously to Glassdoor by Embryologist employees.
Sep 22, 2014 · Most clinical scientists get their education through the NHS Healthcare Scientist Training Programme. For entry into the three-year programme, you will need a first or upper-second class honours degree in a subject related to your area of interest.
There is a large pragmatic clinical trial in North America currently running to. By blocking quorum sensing, it means that.
Embryologist Degree. While this is not a requirement to become an embryologist, a master’s degree could qualify you for additional employment opportunities. There are master’s programs in embryology available, where you will learn about biochemistry, in vitro fertilization, molecular biology, infertility, and genetics, to name a few.
In most countries clinical embryologists need to be registered under another profession, and have limited possibilities for organized education in clinical.
More than half of adults in the UK sleep for. of sleep trackers has become more widespread, so too has the idea that.
With populations growing, health systems are quickly becoming overburdened. Once trained against a large enough set of clinical interpretations, AI algorithms can be extremely robust at repeating.
This page contains information on All Healthcare Science Clinical Scientists. necessary to meet the Health and Care Professions Council requirements. Recruitment in other parts of the UK is administered by the National School for. physics/clinical engineering; biochemistry; microbiology; embryology; genomics.
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In 1947, Amana manufactured the first upright freezer for the home, and in 1949 it added a side-by-side refrigerator/freezer. In 1950 the company was sold to a group of investors, including its founder, and became Amana Refrigeration, Inc. In 1954 it began making air conditioners. Amana was acquired in 1965 by Raytheon, which had invented the microwave oven in 1947, and introduced the commercial Radarange Model 1611 in 1954. In 1967 Amana introduced a consumer model of the Radarange, the first popular microwave designed for home use. Amana has since expanded into manufacturing a variety of other appliances, including furnaces, ovens, countertop ranges, dishwashers, and clothes washers and dryers. In 1997 the company was purchased by Goodman Global, a heating-and-cooling manufacturer who sold it to Maytag (now part of Whirlpool) in 2002. Goodman still owns Amana's air conditioners and heater division, and Amana home appliances are now owned and manufactured by Whirlpool Corporation. Amana Under Counter Wine was spun off and is now marketed under the Aficionado marquee. Amana continues to be innovative, having introduced curved fronts to its refrigerators in 2000, and in 2009 collaborating with Thom Filicia on a series of colorful designs which debuted at the International Builders' Show in Las Vegas.
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Transcript of conversation with Valerie Boyd
Boyd: There's two voices in Their Eyes Were Watching God. There's the voice of the narrator, which is incredibly poetic and penetrating, and then there's the voice of the idiom -- the voice of the people in the novel, and that voice is also quite poetic and penetrating and haunting. And it captures the poetry of the people in Eatonville who Hurston grew up with. And she really wanted to, I think in this novel, elevate that language to the level of poetry -- to the level of literature. At that point, in literary history, this kind of language -- if it had been used in literature in the past, it was sometimes used in a condescending way. Hurston used it in a way that elevated it -- that said these people's language is literature. These people's language is poetry, and it was her first language. Having grown up in Eatonville, it was her first language as a writer and as a storyteller. So she wasn't coming to it as an outsider, but as someone who knew the language intimately and understood its poetry and its beauty and wanted to really hand it to the world as a gift.
According to Hurston biographer Valerie Boyd, we can find the best expression of this passion in Hurstons 1937 classic novel (and The Big Read selection) Their Eyes were Watching God. [clip 1:10]
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An Insatiable Collector’s South of France Vacation Home
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Stanley Kubrick's French Residence Hits the Market for $1.6 Million
The filmmaker’s home even includes two pigeonnier towers
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When you think of Stanley Kubrick, the seminal director's iconic sets might be the first thing that pops into your mind. After all, they were not too long ago the subject of an extensive exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Kubrick's attention to detail, which extended to his film sets, was one of his defining characteristics. So you might expect the same from the dwellings he inhabited off-set. Now there's a way to find out for sure: You can take a look inside the filmmaker's summer residence, as it's just hit the market. Wanderlust could be a common reaction after looking at photos of the Domme, France, abode, which sits near the Dordogne valley, offering panoramic views of the lush setting. On the grounds of the walled-in house, which sits within the fortified Medieval town—otherwise known as a bastide—there's a private garden as well as a pool.
The home also offers plenty of space to stretch out inside, with seven bedrooms and five baths. In addition, the expansive property includes two pigeonnier towers.
The house has been renovated since Kubrick occupied it, which means whatever eccentric touches he installed have been largely erased. But looking at its unique architectural features—the vaulted, beam-lined ceiling in the guest bedroom; the domed stone roof—it's easy to imagine how the director would have rendered the residence one of a kind.
If you have an extra $1.6 million—or exactly €1,485,000, which converts to about $1,567,117—lying around, this piece of history could be yours.
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Pawel Fajdek throws 83.93m in Poland – weekly round-up
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World hammer champion moves to 10th on world all-time list with best throw in the world since 2008
A round-up of some of the top athletics performances from the past week, including a hammer throw of 83.93m by Pawel Fajdek and a time of 11.11 by Desiree Henry to put her fifth on the UK 100m all-time list.
Szczecin, Poland, August 9
World champion Pawel Fajdek showed he will be a big favourite as he defends his hammer title in Beijing as he improved his world lead to first 83.83m and then 83.93m. Both were Polish records and place him 1oth all-time.
Second in the IAAF challenge event was British record-holder Nick Miller, who though eight metres back with 75.56m gained some more notable scalps in his breakthrough season.
It was a great meeting for Polish athletes as world record holder Anita Wlodarczyk easily won the women’s event in 76.70m from former record-holder Betty Heidler. With one of her best competitions to date, Britain’s Sophie Hitchon finished a fine third in a season’s best 72.23m.
Other Polish successes included Adam Kszczot, who won the 800m in 1:44.67, while double Olympic champion Tomasz Majewski was first in the shot with 20.69m and Piotr Malachowski won the discus with 67.49m.
Joanna Jóźwik set a world leading time at 600m in 85.04.
Britain’s Will Sharman won the 110m hurdles in 13.74 while Jess Coulson was second in the 3000m in a PB 9:11.28.
Kuortane Games, Finland, August 8
There was a British one-two at 100m with Sean Safo-Antwi beating Ojie Edoburun, running 10.23 to the European junior champion’s season’s best of 10.24.
A top-class javelin was won by Thomas Rohler’s 89.27m.
Mannheim, Germany, August 8
Desiree Henry made a huge breakthrough. Already a member of Britain’s 4x100m relay team in Beijing, she moved to joint fifth all-time in the UK rankings with a time of 11.11 for 100m to narrowly lose to Germany’s 2010 European champion Verena Sailer’s 11.10.
She also showed major improvement at 200m for her first sub-23 as she won in 22.94.
UK Women’s League, Premier Division, Eton, August 8
Dina Asher-Smith’s 22.71 overall league record at 200m and role in a club record 45.15 4x100m victory couldn’t prevent Blackheath and Bromley finishing last and getting relegated.
Serita Solomon also won the hurdles and B 100m for Blackheath.
In the 800m there was a divisional best for Windsor’s Leah Barrow with a mark of 2:03.22.
Thames Valley easily won the match on the day and even more easily won the league with Birchfield second and Woodford Green with Essex Ladies third.
Martin Duff’s report and Jeremy Hemming photographs will appear in this week’s magazine.
British Athletics League, Premier Division, Lee Valley, August 8
Birchfield won the match on the day with a good all-round team performance to snatch overall victory by a point.
Newham’s Beijing-bound Rabah Yousif won the 400m in 45.71 and then combined with Tom Burton, Niall Flannery and Michael Warner to set a league record 3:06.94 in the 4x400m relay.
Martin Duff’s report and Gary Mitchell’s photographs will appear in this week’s issue.
Leiria, Portugal, August 8/9
In this two-day throws meeting, Brett Morse continued his consistent form with a a 62.85m throw for second place in the discus on the first day of competition behind Daniel Jasinski’s 65.93m.
On the second day Jasinski won with 65.58m with Morse only fifth.
Jade Lally won the women’s discus on the second day with a throw of 59.78m.
Sarah Holt won the women’s hammer with 65.98m on Sunday after winning on Saturday with 65.33m. Chris Shorthouse was second in the hammer on day one with a PB 70.18m while Michael Bomba was second in on day two with 68.98m.
Russian Championships, Cheboksary, August 3-5
The highlight of a disappointing Russian Championships was Anna Chicherova’s two-metre high jump victory.
Former double world 1500m champion Tatyana Tomashova, who has served a drugs ban, won the 1500m at the age of 40 in 4:04.48.
Darlington 10km, August 9
Marc Scott won a competitive men’s race in 30:42 while Justina Heslop easily won the women’s race in 34:45.
Les Venmore’s report and David Hewitson’s photographs will appear in this week’s AW magazine.
Tags: Desiree Henry, Pawel Fajdek, Photography credit: Mark Shearman, Weekly round-up
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Stonehenge, A Temple Restor'd to the British Druids
By: William Stukeley
Narrated by: Keira Grace
William Stukeley's study of Stonehenge from 1740 is a classic in the field. Stukeley, a fellow of the Royal Society, was a conservationist who complained about the way Stonehenge was treated by landowners and tourists. The book includes his accurate drawings that are still being used by scholars today.
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Home Cebu Pacific Air Francisco Bangoy International Airport Fukuoka Mactan-Cebu International Airport News Ninoy Aquino International Airport Singapore Taipei Cebu Pacific Announces New International Routes from Manila, Cebu and Davao
Cebu Pacific Announces New International Routes from Manila, Cebu and Davao
Dirk Salcedo September 12, 2015 Cebu Pacific Air, Francisco Bangoy International Airport, Fukuoka, Mactan-Cebu International Airport, News, Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Singapore, Taipei,
Aviation Updates Philippines - The Philippines' leading low-cost airline, Cebu Pacific Air announced that it will be launching three new international routes from the Philippines this December 17, in time for the peak season.
Cebu Pacific will be flying from Manila to Fukuoka; Cebu to Taipei; and Davao to Singapore starting December 17, 2015 using its Airbus A320-200 aircraft. (PHOTO) Ajig Ibasco 2015
Cebu Pacific will be flying to exotic destinations in an effort to improve the airline's presence in the international and domestic sector. According to CEB, it will be launching non-stop flights between Manila and Fukuoka; from Cebu to Taipei; and from Davao to Singapore using its Airbus A320-200 aircraft.
"We look forward to seeing the 'Cebu Pacific effect' in the new routes we will operate. We've seen time and again how connectivity and Cebu Pacific's trademark low fares stimulated travel," Cebu Pacific Air Vice President for Marketing and Distribution, Candice Iyog said in a statement on September 10.
"It has always been our commitment to contribute to the country's economic and tourism agenda. We will continue to develop our Philippine hubs to offer fast, affordable flights to more travelers across our network," Iyog added.
The first to be launched will be the thrice weekly Manila-Fukuoka-Manila route on December 17. The inaugural flight, Cebu Pacific Flight 5J 922, departs Manila at 2:15 PM and arrives Fukuoka at 6:55 PM. Cebu Pacific Flight 5J 923 departs Fukuoka at 8:00 PM and arrives Manila at 10:40 PM the same day. Flights between Manila and Fukuoka depart every Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday.
In addition, Cebu Pacific will also launch its Cebu-Taipei-Cebu service on the same day, December 17. Cebu Pacific Flight 5J 300 departs the Mactan-Cebu International Airport at 9:45 PM and arrives Taipei at 12:25 AM the next day. The return flight, Cebu Pacific Flight 5J 301 departs Taipei at 1:05 AM and arrives back to Cebu at 3:45 PM the next day. 5J 300 departs every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday while 5J 301 departs every Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday.
Cebu Pacific also introduced its first ever international flight from Davao City. The airline announced this week that it will be launching the twice weekly Davao-Singapore-Davao route on December 17 utilizing an Airbus A320-200 aircraft. The first flight, Cebu Pacific Flight 5J 715 departs Davao every Thursday and Sunday at 5:35 PM and arrives in Singapore at 9:10 PM. The return leg, flight 5J 716 departs Singapore at 9:55 PM and arrives back in Davao at 1:40 AM the next day.
"To promote its new routes, CEB holds a seat sale from September 10 to 13, 2015, or until seats last. Cebu-Taipei and Manila-Fukuoka seats are up for grabs at P2,688 all-in and P6,688 all-in respectively, for travel from December 17, 2015 to January 31, 2016," Cebu Pacific said. "Meanwhile, P1,488 all-in Davao-Singapore seat sale fares are for travel from December 17, 2015 to July 31, 2016."
Source: Cebu Pacific Air, Rappler.ph, ABS-CBN News
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Meet the faculty & staff at awakening seed school
Andrew Olsen
Preschool 3s Lead Teacher
Andrew Olsen | Preschool 3s Lead Teacher
About Andrew: While attending NAU, Andrew was placed at Awakening Seed to complete his coursework and immediately knew where he wanted to teach. This is Andrew’s second year at the Seed, although he has been teaching children for nearly sixteen years. After instructing swim for many summers, Andrew started his own business teaching children swim lessons in their home pools. Andrew has taught gymnastics lessons to preschoolers and kindergarteners, and even lived in Lake Tahoe, CA for a ski season, teaching children to snowboard.
Education: Andrew earned his bachelor’s degree in elementary education and early childhood education from Northern Arizona University. He also has an associate’s degree in psychology from Scottsdale Community College.
Free Time: You can see Andrew riding his mountain bike on South Mountain or shopping at any local hardware store. His hobbies include cycling, dirtbiking and building just about anything. Andrew and his wife, Madison, recently celebrated their second anniversary and plan to start a family this year.
Gabbi Horst
1st/2nd Grade Lead Teacher
Gabbi Horst | 1st/2nd Grade Lead Teacher
About Gabbi: Gabbi was born and raised in the Valley of the Sun. She knew that teaching was her calling from a young age. She has worked as a nanny and has spent several years in different classrooms as a volunteer and for practicum experiences. She believes that her diverse experiences have helped her grow as an educator immensely. She finds joy in working with children, watching them learn and grow. She is inspired by their honest and open minds that are full of infinite creativity and possibility. She feels fortunate to have found a school that provides such rich learning opportunities and loves being a part of the Seed community. She looks forward to continuing work and play alongside children throughout their learning experiences.
Education: Gabbi earned her Associates in Arts from Mesa Community College in 2014 along with an Arizona General Education Certificate. She graduated from Northern Arizona University in December of 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education with an early childhood endorsement. She joined the Seed staff in 2017 as a teaching assistant, then assumed the lead position with the Early 3s in January 2018, before becoming the lead teacher for the 1st/2nd grade class.
Free Time: Gabbi enjoys being outdoors, traveling, and spending time with family and friends. She loves coffee, U of A baseball, making art, listening to music, and roadtrips. Over long weekends and breaks, you can usually find her relaxing at the beach or exploring in the forests up north.
Mindy Bender-Webster
PreK Lead Teacher
Mindy Bender-Webster | PreK Lead Teacher
About Mindy: Mindy, a native Arizonan, has always had a passion for working with children. At fifteen, she was an assistant teacher at her family’s dance studio and by eighteen was teaching and choreographing for her own dance classes. In 2003, as a senior at Mountain Pointe High School, she volunteered her afternoons working in classrooms at an elementary school. Over the next few years Mindy continued her hands-on training as a classroom assistant at The Chrysalis Academy, a private school for children with autism. In 2009, she became a certified yoga instructor and in 2010 started her journey at the Seed teaching physical education. She has since been the toddler after school lead, assistant in the Toddler 2s, Preschool 2.5/3s lead and is now the PreK lead teacher.
Education: Mindy holds a Child Development Associate credential through the Care Courses program.
Free Time: In her free time Mindy likes to spend time with her husband Alex and son Easton.
Lesley Chamberlain
3rd/4th Grade Lead Teacher
Lesley Chamberlain | 3rd/4th Grade Lead Teacher
About Lesley: This is Lesley’s seventh year on staff at the Seed and her sixth year teaching the 3rd/4th grade class. She previously taught fourth grade for eight years in the Alhambra Elementary School District in Phoenix.
Education: Lesley received her M.A. in Educational Technology from Northern Arizona University and a B.A. in Elementary Education from Arizona State University. She also holds an Arizona teaching certificate with an ESL endorsement.
Free Time: Lesley and her husband, Paul, are Seed parents as well. Their daughter, Berkeley, and son, Reese, are each former Seeds and currently attend school in their Ahwatukee neighborhood. In their spare time, Lesley and her family enjoy traveling, reading, swimming, and spending time together with their two mischievous mutts, Stella and Roo.
Krina Gobster
Toddler 1s Lead Teacher
Krina Gobster | Toddler 1s Lead Teacher
About Krina: This is Krina’s sixth year as a lead teacher. It it her fourth year in the Toddler 1s after two years in the Preschool 3s. Prior to teaching, she worked eight years as a lifeguard, five of which she spent teaching swimming lessons during the summers. She spent two years studying at the Seed as an intern and student teacher in both the Preschool 3s and Kindergarten classes. After being hired as an additional part-time assistant and personal assistant in the Kindergarten class, she became the assistant in the 1st/2nd grade class for one year.
Education: Krina graduated with her bachelor’s degree in early childhood education from ASU in December of 2011. She is an Arizona certified teacher.
Free time: When she’s not neck-deep in art projects with your children, Krina likes to be making a fun mess at home with her two kids. Both of her children attend the Seed. Her daughter, Georgia, is in 4th grade and her son, Jaxen, is in 1st grade. Krina and her fiancé, Chester, take the family to Missouri each summer to enjoy some country living before returning back to this amazing school and community.
Deb Hopkins
Deb Hopkins | Preschool 4s Lead Teacher
This is Deb’s 13th year as lead teacher in the Preschool 4s class. Her career at the Seed began the winter of 2004 when she was persuaded to assist in Mary Glover’s 4th/5th grade class. Her life at the Seed began when her children were young. Her son Hayden (age 17) and daughter Hannah (age 19), both proud Seed graduates, first attended the toddler class at age two, have worked at the Seed as summer interns and, her daughter Hannah was hired as an after school staff member in 2017. In her former life, Deb worked as curator for many years at the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art where she planned, organized and curated exhibitions and wrote about art and contemporary artists such as James Turrell, Wolfgang Laib and others. Deb’s art background influences her multi-disciplinary approach to teaching, at times turning the classroom into an immersive experience. Over the years, the preschoolers have delved into an array of subjects including the Middle Ages, food and culture of the world, the Ice Age, the Amazon rainforest, space, and dinosaurs. The Seed is her family’s second home.
Education: Deb earned her bachelor of fine arts degree in photography from the University of Arizona and has taught paper-making, book binding and photography to children and adults.
Free time: Deb has a passion for cooking, gardening, art, photography and yoga. She’s slowly learning how to play the guitar!
Jenny Limburg
Early 3s Lead Teacher
Jenny Limburg | Early 3s Lead Teacher
About Jenny: Jenny grew up in Southern California and moved to Arizona in 2009 when a job opportunity brought her family to Phoenix. Jenny and her husband, Daniel, have three children: Megan, Connor, and Mallory (a Seed alum.) This will be Jenny’s fourteenth year teaching preschool and her sixth year teaching at the Seed. She taught the Toddler 2s class for five years and is currently the lead in the Early 3s. She loves the nurturing environment and creative atmosphere of the Seed.
Education: Jenny graduated from Cal State Long Beach in 2004 with a bachelor’s degree in child development and family studies.
Free time: Jenny loves to read, write, and spend time outdoors camping, hiking, and biking.
Stephanie Peyton
Resource Coordinator
Stephanie Peyton | Resource Coordinator
About Stephanie: Stephanie has worked at the Seed for eighteen years and has been the resource coordinator for ten years. She also has a wide range of experience teaching almost all of our grade levels. Stephanie has done extensive work with special needs children, especially those with autism spectrum disorders, ADHD, and visual impairment. She has presented her classroom model at several conferences sponsored by the Arizona Department of Education and works with the Seed teachers to support classroom management and work modifications for students with special needs. She has taught special education classes at ASU for pre-service teachers. She also serves on the board for the Foundation for Blind Children.
Education: Stephanie has a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in education focusing on curriculum and instruction. She is an Arizona certified teacher.
Free time: Stephanie and her husband, Justin, have three daughters. Sarah Beth, their oldest, is in the 5th grade at Echo Canyon Elementary School in the Life Skills Program and Hillary is in 1st grade at the Seed. Their youngest, Catherine, is also at the Seed in the Preschool 4s class.
Kerri Tornow
K-1 Lead Teacher
Kerri Tornow | K-1 Lead Teacher
About Kerri: Kerri, who grew up in Michigan, is the K-1 teacher. She has been part of the Seed staff since 1984. Kerri has many years of experience working with preschoolers through 2nd graders at the Seed. She also teaches art at the Seed summer art camp. Kerri enjoys children’s art and literature. Her focus is on providing a safe, happy classroom environment in which young children can explore their world and influence their own learning with rich oral expression, creative opportunities, purposeful experiences and strong social connections to their peers and teachers.
Education: Kerri graduated from ASU with a degree in art education and has an Arizona elementary certification with an early childhood endorsement.
Free time: Kerri is married to Roger. They have two sons, Andrew and Aaron. Andrew works in the field of graphic design. Aaron studied kinesiology and now works as a physical therapy technician. Both boys started their educations as Seed preschoolers and graduated from ASU. Kerri loves to draw and create crafts, as well as camp, canoe, hike and travel with her boys and their dogs.
Missy Green
Missy Green | Toddler 2s Lead Teacher
About her: Missy was born in Killeen, Texas, and moved to Flagstaff, Arizona, with her family when she was seven. Most of her family still resides in Texas but she does have some family in Arkansas, which is where she gets her love for the Arkansas Razorbacks. This is Missy’s fourth year at the Seed and her first year as a lead teacher. She spent three years as the PreK classroom assistant. Before finding the Seed, Missy taught at Rockhouse Preschool in Flagstaff. She also worked for Universal Cheerleaders Association teaching summer cheerleading camps all over the west coast for eight years. During that time she coached cheer at Flagstaff High School. While being here at the Seed her love for teaching and education has grown and she is thankful for the opportunity to work here and with such great teachers.
Education: Missy is in the process of finishing her bachelor’s degree in early childhood/elementary education at Northern Arizona University through the distant learning program.
Free Time: In her free time you can find Missy at the gym, out exploring, or at the movies.
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Bahá’u’lláh and His Covenant
The Shrine of the Báb on Mount Carmel in Haifa, Israel — one of the holiest places in the world for Bahá’ís.
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The Life of the Báb
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The Báb – Herald of the Bahá’í Faith
A selection of essays, articles and resource materials which further explore the life of the Báb and His mission.
Writings of the Báb
From the Persian Bayán
In this volume—written near the end of 1847 or the beginning of 1848—the Báb presented the essential elements of His religious laws and concepts, and anticipated the World Order of Bahá’u’lláh.
From an Epistle to Muhammad Shah
In this letter, the Báb challenged the Shah of Iran to reflect on the treatment which He had received and the nature of His mission.
From the Qayyúmu'l-Asmá
Originally regarded as the “Qur’an’ of the Bábís”, this volume was revealed by the Báb at the start of His ministry and established His Writings to be “new verses from God”. Bahá’u’lláh described the Qayyúmu'l-Asmá as “the first, the greatest and mightiest of all books”.
From Dalá’il-i-Sab‘ih
The Báb revealed the Dalá’il-i-Sab‘ih (the “Seven Proofs”) while incarcerated in Mah-Ku. In it, He sets out the truth of His mission.
From the Kitáb-i-Asmá
The Kitáb-i-Asmá (the “Book of Names”) was revealed by the Báb during His imprisonment in Mah-Ku and Chihriq and comprises some 3000 pages.
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The Báb in the words of Bahá’u’lláh and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
This short collection of extracts gathers together some of the tributes paid to the Báb by Bahá’u’lláh and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.
The Báb in the words of Shoghi Effendi
In this extract from a letter addressed to the Bahá’ís of the West known as The Dispensation of Bahá’u’lláh, Shoghi Effendi explains the station of the Báb.
The Execution of the Báb
In this extract from God Passes By, Shoghi Effendi recounts the events surrounding the execution of the Báb.
The Mission of the Báb: Retrospective 1844-1944
In this article, first published in the 1994-5 edition of The Bahá’í World, Douglas Martin considers the Revelation of the Báb in the context of its impact on the Western writers of the period and its subsequent influence.
The Re-florescence of historical romance in Nabil
In this essay, first published in the 1932-4 edition of The Bahá’í World, Mary Maxwell—later known as Amatu’l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum, following her marriage to Shoghi Effendi in 1937—reflects on the dominant themes of The Dawn Breakers; an early narrative of Bábí history authored by Nabil-i-A’zam.
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Monroe County students participating in MATHCOUNTS
Dean Cousino Monroe News staff reporter CousinoDean
The academic competition begins Wednesday in Woodhaven; 13 Monroe County teams are registered.
Thirteen teams from the Monroe County region consisting of students in Grades 6-8 will compete in the Southeastern Chapter MATHCOUNTS competition Wednesday in Woodhaven.
The event will be held at the Woodhaven Community Center. The chapter competition begins at 9 a.m. at the Woodhaven Community Center located on Hall Rd. a quarter mile south of West Rd. in Woodhaven.
The oral Countdown Round will begin at 12:30 p.m. Spectators are encouraged during the round and there will be opportunities to take photographs during an awards’ ceremony and during the Countdown Round, said Patrick Lewis, one of the organizers and chapter coordinator. He is also director of engineering and public services for the City of Monroe.
The competition consists of four rounds, three written and one oral. In the Sprint Round, students have 40 minutes to answer 30 questions without the aid of calculators. Target Round problems are multi-step, and students have six minutes to answer each of four pairs. In the Team Round, students have 20 minutes to answer 10 questions, and must work as a team to reach mutually agreeable solutions, Lewis said.
The Countdown Round is a fast-paced oral round, in which the top 10 individuals based on the written portions square off for place standing and advancement to the state competition. Students are read a question, which they have 45 seconds to answer. They must answer three questions correctly to advance to the next round.
The chapter contest is organized and sponsored each year by the Michigan Society of Professional Engineers, including engineers from the Monroe County and Downriver area.
Schools participating include Wagar Middle School (Carleton), Bedford Junior High School (Temperance), Mason Middle School (Erie), Monroe Middle School, St. Stephen School (New Boston), Shumate Middle School (Gibraltar), Bryant Middle School (Dearborn), Divine Child Elementary School (Dearborn), Patrick Henry Middle School (Woodhaven), St. Pius X School (Southgate), Strong Middle School (Melvindale), Wilson Middle School (Wyandotte) and Grosse Ile Middle School. Grosse Ile won the competition last year.
Many of the schools have been practicing after school since November, said Lewis. The top two teams and top four at-large individuals in the chapter contest will advance to the state competition to be held March 9 at the General Motors Tech Center in Warren. Up to 25 teams and 140 individuals will compete at the state level for the right to represent Michigan at the national contest in Orlando, Fla., in May.
For information about the contest, contact Lewis at 734-384-9124.
MATHCOUNTS Foundation is a nationwide program founded in 1983 to promote excellence in mathematics. The program also extends beyond simply the competition series by supplementing regular classroom exercises with challenging real-world engineering-type problems, Lewis said.
Typically more than 5,000 schools participate nationwide in the competition series, with another 2,500 club schools also benefitting from program materials. MATHCOUNTS is sponsored nationally by the National Society of Professional Engineers, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, CNA Foundation, Raytheon Company, U.S. Department of Defense, Northrop Grumman Foundation, Phillips 66, Texas Instruments and the 3M Foundation.
Further information is available at www.mathcounts.org.
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Companies Where Millennials Thrive: OpenSesame
Known by some as the Amazon or iTunes of e-learning, Portland, Oregon–based OpenSesame offers more than 20,000 online courses on subjects such as how to develop employees’ skills, comply with regulations, and grow your business, all through its massive open online course (MOOC) platform.
Given the “preparedness gap” many feel exists between millennials and the workplace — nearly half of all business decision makers, recruiters, and college students give recent grads a “C” or lower in our PreparedU study — we wondered whether OpenSesame provided a solution. So we sat down with founder Josh Blank and marketing manager Kate Hurst to find out not just why the marketplace seems to thrive on the company’s products, but why millennial employees of the 26-employee firm do so as well.
Why is your company one of the best places for millennials to work?
Hurst: Millennials are the first generation to grow up with technology and, as a result, they work at a fast pace. We’re a younger company [with more than half of our employees under the age of 35] and millennials enjoy the speed at which we do business, our focus on getting things done. We’re also very transparent. We’re a completely open office, including our leadership. That environment really allows you to see what’s going on and allows millennials to be connected to the work that they’re doing. Additionally, we do a lot of reflection on where the company is going and why we’re choosing specific paths. Those conversations also add meaning by showing the purpose and the value and the end goal. Lastly, I think we’re attractive to millennials because we teach the entrepreneurial mindset. According to millennial expert Ryan Jenkins, 90 percent of GenY thinks being an entrepreneur means having a certain mindset, rather than actually starting your own company, and all of our staff have adopted the mindset of being agile and innovative.
Do you feel there’s a preparedness gap between millennial workers and the requirements of the workplace?
Hurst: Our customers definitely tell us about that skills gap, but I also think millennials are better suited than past generations to address that gap because they’re the first ones to be aware of it. They know that school is not the end-all, be-all when it comes to their education, they work outside of the classroom to acquire skills and to develop passions that become careers, and there are a lot more tools available to them to help them overcome that gap.
How does your company help millennials with any perceived learning curve?
Hurst: Specifically, our summer intern program. Our interns have never had any work experience, and as a result, they don’t know what it’s like to be in a work environment, let alone have the skills to make it and succeed. We start setting expectations during the interview process, that we’re an “all hands on deck” company, that we expect them to not need a lot of hand holding, that we’ll be there to answer questions but not do the work for them, and that really plays into millennials’ strengths.
Do you ever find it difficult to manage millennial employees?
Hurst: The main challenge is that work/life balance has a different meaning for millennials. Up until now, the expectation has been that you put in your 9-to-5 and you go home and forget about your workday. Millennials really think of it as a more of a fluid schedule — it’s more work/life/work/life/work/life — but a fluid work environment is not always going to work, some projects are going to require more strict hours. It’s difficult because the old mentality is always there. I read a lot of studies that say millennials like to work remotely, but I find it’s the opposite. Maybe it’s because of our open environment and culture, but our remote workers love to come in to the office and be here as often as possible.
Do you have any formal or informal mentorship programs in place?
Hurst: Our company culture naturally fosters an informal mentorship environment, and even our CEO is always ready and willing to talk to us and work with us. Mentoring happens on an ongoing basis. Our Culture Club meets bi-weekly and is a key group-mentoring option where people come and share their opinions, thoughts, and feedback, and get advice from the group as a whole. We regularly schedule networking events with other companies for interns to meet, and attend local edTech meet-ups and start-up events as well as Portland Design Week as a team. We move into industries that aren’t necessarily our own to get ideas we can bring back to the company.
Do you actively encourage or provide opportunities for your millennial employees to further their education or acquire new soft and hard skills through classes, conferences, or other opportunities?
Blank: We require every employee here to do at least 40 hours of professional development each year, encouraging them to do 80 hours, and we pay for that training up to a week’s worth of salary and equivalent amount of expenses. Night classes, conferences, buying business books to read, it’s flexible and up to the employee and their supervisor. It’s a key benefit of working here and also a challenge, but we think it’s important because it benefits the employee, they can take that knowledge with them wherever they go, and it helps our business.
Do you have a mission-driven culture? Eighty-eight percent of millennials said in the Bentley PreparedU study that it was a priority to work for companies that are socially responsible and ethical, making the world a better place.
Blank: As the saying goes, people use our service to get a job, keep a job, or stay out of jail. It might be hard to imagine that as a driving force, or keeping people’s compliance training up to date as something sexy, but it does make us passionate about what we do. We have customers write in all the time, like a woman recently who wanted to become a bank teller, and we provided her with the training she needed. She went through the courses and wrote about how thankful she was, and that was good for the team. We’re not solving world peace, but we’re improving people’s lives and livelihoods through the work that we do and that’s inspiring.
What kinds of things does your company do to help Millennials succeed in business?
Blank: Millennials are comfortable with Facebook and other consumer social networks, but we train them on improving their LinkedIn and other professional profiles for business use. We’ve seen a lot of our interns get improved positions and start their careers because of the work Kate does with them on LinkedIn. We also do a lot of networking with other local businesses, mostly in the tech/start-up world, and expose everyone to other companies and how they do thinks and learn from them. We do Brown Bag Lunches with guest speakers on topics like metrics-based marketing, or sales, once per quarter.
Melissa Massello is a freelance writer, former start-up executive, and serial entrepreneur who is passionate about supporting women’s leadership and gender equality, both in business and at home.
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Human Rights Protection
Michelle Maiese
The 1993 World Conference on Human Rights affirmed the crucial connection between international peace and security and the rule of law and human rights, placing them all within the larger context of democratization and development.
The United Nations is increasingly combining efforts to prevent or end conflicts with measures aimed at reducing human rights abuses in situations of internal violence. Special emphasis is placed on ensuring the protection of minorities, strengthening democratic institutions, realizing the right to development and securing universal respect for human rights. -- United Nations, "Human Rights Today: A United Nations Priority."
Human rights are the basic rights and freedoms to which all humans are considered entitled: the right to life, liberty, freedom of thought and expression, and equal treatment before the law, among others. These rights represent entitlements of the individual or groups vis-B-vis the government, as well as responsibilities of the individual and the government authorities.
Such rights are ascribed "naturally," which means that they are not earned and cannot be denied on the basis of race, creed, ethnicity or gender.[1] These rights are often advanced as legal rights and protected by the rule of law. However, they are distinct from and prior to law, and can be used as standards for formulating or criticizing both local and international law. It is typically thought that the conduct of governments and military forces must comply with these standards.
Various "basic" rights that cannot be violated under any circumstances are set forth in international human rights documents such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The rights established by these documents include economic, social, cultural, political and civil rights.[2]
While human rights are not always interpreted similarly across societies, these norms nonetheless form a common human rights vocabulary in which the claims of various cultures can be articulated. The widespread ratification of international human rights agreements such as those listed above is taken as evidence that these are widely shared values.[3] Having human rights norms in place imposes certain requirements on governments and legitimizes the complaints of individuals in those cases where fundamental rights and freedoms are not respected.[4] Such norms constitute a standard for the conduct of government and the administration of force. They can be used as "universal, non-discriminatory standards" for formulating or criticizing law and act as guidelines for proper conduct.[5]
Many conflicts are sparked by a failure to protect human rights, and the trauma that results from severe human rights violations often leads to new human rights violations. As conflict intensifies, hatred accumulates and makes restoration of peace more difficult. In order to stop this cycle of violence, states must institute policies aimed at human rights protection. Many believe that the protection of human rights "is essential to the sustainable achievement of the three agreed global priorities of peace, development and democracy."[6] Respect for human rights has therefore become an integral part of international law and foreign policy. The specific goal of expanding such rights is to "increase safeguards for the dignity of the person."[7]
Despite what resembles a widespread consensus on the importance of human rights and the expansion of international treaties on such matters, the protection of human rights still often leaves much to be desired. Although international organizations have been created or utilized to embody these values, there is little to enforce the commitments states have made to human rights. Military intervention is a rare occurrence. Sanctions have a spotty track record of effectiveness. Although not to be dismissed as insignificant, often the only consequence for failing to protect human rights is "naming and shaming."
Interventions to Protect Human Rights
"Numerous reports, compiled by the United Nations (UN) and various human rights organizations, have cited gross violations of human rights in Africa, especially within the context of internal armed conflicts. In light of this scenario, the question of whether or not a right to humanitarian intervention exists has become even more pertinent." - Kithure Kindiki, "Gross Violations of Human Rights"
To protect human rights is to ensure that people receive some degree of decent, humane treatment. Because political systems that protect human rights are thought to reduce the threat of world conflict, all nations have a stake in promoting worldwide respect for human rights.[8] International human rights law, humanitarian intervention law and refugee law all protect the right to life and physical integrity and attempt to limit the unrestrained power of the state. These laws aim to preserve humanity and protect against anything that challenges people's health, economic well-being, social stability and political peace. Underlying such laws is the principle of nondiscrimination, the notion that rights apply universally.[9]
Responsibility to protect human rights resides first and foremost with the states themselves. However, in many cases public authorities and government officials institute policies that violate basic human rights. Such abuses of power by political leaders and state authorities have devastating effects, including genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. What can be done to safeguard human rights when those in power are responsible for human rights violations? Can outside forces intervene in order to protect human rights?
In some cases, the perceived need to protect human rights and maintain peace has led to humanitarian intervention. There is evidence that internationally we are moving towards the notion that governments have not only a negative duty to respect human rights, but also a positive duty to safeguard these rights, preserve life and protect people from having their rights violated by others.[10] Many believe that states' duties to intervene should not be determined by proximity, but rather by the severity of the crisis.
There are two kinds of humanitarian intervention involving the military: unilateral interventions by a single state, and collective interventions by a group of states.[11] Because relatively few states have sufficient force and capacity to intervene on their own, most modern interventions are collective. Some also argue that there is a normative consensus that multilateral intervention is the only acceptable form at present.[12]
There is much disagreement about when and to what extent outside countries can engage in such interventions. More specifically, there is debate about the efficacy of using military force to protect the human rights of individuals in other nations. This sort of debate stems largely from a tension between state sovereignty and the rights of individuals.
Some defend the principles of state sovereignty and nonintervention, and argue that other states must be permitted to determine their own course. They point out that the principles of state sovereignty and the non-use of force are enshrined in the charter of the United Nations, which is regarded as an authoritative source on international legal order.[13]
This argument suggests that different states have different conceptions of justice, and international coexistence depends on a pluralist ethic whereby each state can uphold its own conception of the good.[14] Among this group, there is "a profound skepticism about the possibilities of realizing notions of universal justice."[15] States that presume to judge what counts as a violation of human rights in another nation interfere with that nation's right to self-determination. Suspicions are further raised by the inconsistent respect for sovereignty (or human rights for that matter); namely, the Permanent Members of the UN Security Council have tremendous say over application of international principles. In addition, requiring some country to respect human rights is liable to cause friction and can lead to far-reaching disagreements.[16] Thus, acts of intervention may disrupt interstate order and lead to further conflict.[17] Even greater human suffering might thereby result if states set aside the norm of nonintervention.
Others point out that humanitarian intervention does not, in principle, threaten the territorial integrity and political independence of states. Rather than aiming to destabilize a target state and meddle in its affairs, humanitarian intervention aims to restore rule of law and promote humane treatment of individuals.[18]
Furthermore, people who advocate this approach maintain that "only the vigilant eye of the international community can ensure the proper observance of international standards, in the interest not of one state or another but of the individuals themselves."[19] They maintain that massive violations of human rights, such as genocide and crimes against humanity, warrant intervention, even if it causes some tension or disagreement. Certain rights are inalienable and universal, and "taking basic rights seriously means taking responsibility for their protection everywhere."[20]
If, through its atrocious actions, a state destroys the lives and rights of its citizens, it temporarily forfeits its claims to legitimacy and sovereignty.[21] Outside governments then have a positive duty to take steps to protect human rights and preserve lives. In addition, it is thought that political systems that protect human rights reduce the threat of world conflict.[22] Thus, intervention might also be justified on the ground of preserving international security, promoting justice and maintaining international order.
Nevertheless, governments are often reluctant to commit military forces and resources to defend human rights in other states.[23] In addition, the use of violence to end human rights violations poses a moral dilemma insofar as such interventions may lead to further loss of innocent lives.[24] Therefore, it is imperative that the least amount of force necessary to achieve humanitarian objectives be used, and that intervention not do more harm than good. Lastly, there is a need to ensure that intervention is legitimate, and motivated by genuine humanitarian concerns. The purposes of intervention must be apolitical and disinterested. However, if risks and costs of intervention are high, it is unlikely that states will intervene unless their own interests are involved.[25] For this reason, some doubt whether interventions are ever driven by humanitarian concerns rather than self-interest.
Many note that in order to truly address human rights violations, we must strive to understand the underlying causes of these breaches. These causes have to do with underdevelopment, economic pressures, social problems and international conditions.[26] Indeed, the roots of repression, discrimination and other denials of human rights stem from deeper and more complex political, social and economic problems. It is only by understanding and ameliorating these root causes and strengthening both democracy and civil society that we can truly protect human rights.
Restoring Human Rights in the Peacebuilding Phase
In the aftermath of conflict, violence and suspicion often persist. Government institutions and the judiciary, which bear the main responsibility for the observation of human rights, are often severely weakened by the conflict or complicit in it. Yet, a general improvement in the human rights situation is essential for rehabilitation of war-torn societies. Many argue that healing the psychological scars caused by atrocities and reconciliation at the community level cannot take place if the truth about past crimes is not revealed and if human rights are not protected. To preserve political stability, human rights implementation must be managed effectively. Issues of mistrust and betrayal must be addressed, and the rule of law must be restored. In such an environment, the international community can often play an important supporting role in providing at least implicit guarantees that former opponents will not abandon the peace.[27] Because all international norms are subject to cultural interpretation, external agents that assist in the restoration of human rights in post-conflict societies must be careful to find local terms with which to express human rights norms. While human rights are in theory universal, ideas about which basic needs should be guaranteed vary according to cultural, political, economic and religious circumstances. Consequently, policies to promote and protect human rights must be culturally adapted to avoid distrust and perceptions of intrusion into internal affairs.
To promote human rights standards in post-conflict societies, many psychological issues must be addressed. Societies must either introduce new social norms or reestablish old moral standards. They must design programs that will both address past injustice and prevent future human rights violations. Human rights must not become just another compartmentalized aspect of recovery, but must be infused throughout all peacebuilding and reconstruction activities. Democratization implies the restoration of political and social rights. Government officials and members of security and police forces have to be trained to observe basic rights in the execution of their duties. Finally, being able to forgive past violations is central to society's reconciliation.
Rights Protection Methods
Various methods to advance and protect human rights are available:
During violent conflict, safe havens to protect refugees and war victims from any surrounding violence in their communities can sometimes help to safeguard human lives.
As violent conflict begins to subside, peacekeeping strategies to physically separate disputants and prevent further violence are crucial. These measures, together with violence prevention mechanisms, can help to safeguard human lives. Limiting the use of violence is crucial to ensuring groups' survival and creating the necessary conditions for a return to peace.
Education about human rights must become part of general public education. Technical and financial assistance should be provided to increase knowledge about human rights. Members of the police and security forces have to be trained to ensure the observation of human rights standards for law enforcement. Research institutes and universities should be strengthened to train lawyers and judges. To uphold human rights standards in the long-term, their values must permeate all levels of society.
Dialogue groups that assemble people from various ethnicities should be organized to overcome mistrust, fear and grief in society. Getting to know the feelings of ordinary people of each side might help to change the demonic image of the enemy group. Dialogue also helps parties at the grassroots level to discover the truth about what has happened, and may provide opportunities for apology and forgiveness.
External specialists can offer legislative assistance and provide guidance in drafting press freedom laws, minority legislation and laws securing gender equality. They can also assist in drafting a constitution, which guarantees fundamental political and economic rights.
Those who perpetrate human rights violations find it much easier to do so in cases where their activities can remain secret. International witnesses, observers and reporters can exert modest pressure to bring violations of human rights to public notice and discourage further violence. Monitors should not only expose violations, but also make the public aware of any progress made in the realization of human rights. In order to ensure that proper action is taken after the results of investigations have been made public, effective mechanisms to address injustice must be in place.
Truth commissions are sometimes established after a political transition. To distinguish them from other institutions established to deal with a legacy of human rights abuses, truth commissions can be understood as "bodies set up to investigate a past history of violations of human rights in a particular country -- which can include violations by the military or other government forces or armed opposition forces."[28] They are officially sanctioned temporary bodies that investigate a pattern of abuse in the past. Their goal is to uncover details of past abuses as a symbol of acknowledgment of past wrongs. They typically do not have the powers of courts, nor should they, since they do not have the same standards of evidence and protections for defendants. As such, they usually do not "name names" of those responsible for human rights abuses, but rather point to institutional failings that facilitated the crimes. Finally, they conclude with a report that contains recommendations to prevent a recurrence of the crimes and to provide reparations to victims.
International war crimes tribunals are established to hold individuals criminally responsible for violations of international human rights law in special courts. The international community rarely has the will to create them. As the experiences with the war tribunals for Rwanda and Yugoslavia indicate, even where they are created, they are imperfect. They cannot hold all perpetrators accountable and typically aim for the top leadership. However, it remains difficult to sentence the top-level decision-makers, who bear the ultimate responsibility for atrocities. They often enjoy political immunity as members of the post-conflict government. Incriminating a popular leader might lead to violent protests and sometimes even to relapse into conflict. Leaders may be necessary to negotiate and implement a peace agreement.
Various democratization measures can help to restore political and social rights. For sustainability and long-term viability of human rights standards, strong local enforcement mechanisms have to be established. An independent judiciary that provides impartial means and protects individuals against politically influenced persecution must be restored. Election monitors who help to guarantee fair voting procedures can help to ensure stable and peaceful elections. And various social structural changes, including reallocations of resources, increased political participation, and the strengthening of civil society can help to ensure that people's basic needs are met.
Humanitarian aid and development assistance seeks to ease the impact that violent conflict has on civilians. During conflict, the primary aim is to prevent human casualties and ensure access to basic survival needs. These basics include water, sanitation, food, shelter and health care. Aid can also assist those who have been displaced and support rehabilitation work. Once conflict has ended, development assistance helps to advance reconstruction programs that rebuild infrastructure, institutions and the economy. This assistance helps countries to undergo peaceful development rather than sliding back into conflict.
The expansion of international human rights law has often not been matched by practice. Yet, there is growing consensus that the protection of human rights is important for the resolution of conflict and to the rebuilding process afterward. To achieve these goals, the international community has identified a number of mechanisms both to bring an end to human rights abuses and to establish an environment in which they will be respected in the future. They are not alternatives, but each provides important benefits in dealing with the past and envisioning a brighter future.
[1] Little, David. "Universality of Human Rights," [available at: http://www.usip.org/research/rehr/universality.html] (no longer available as of March 5th 2013)
[2] endnote goes here**
[3] At the same time, some would argue that the hegemonic power of the West, whether through normative pressure or economic, is responsible for widespread ratification.
[4] Antonio Cassese, Human Rights in a Changing World. (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1990), 2.
[5] Little, "The Nature and Basis of Human Rights," United States Institute of Peace.
[available at: http://www.usip.org/research/rehr/natbasis.html] (no longer available as of March 5th 2013)
[6] "Human Rights Today: A United Nations Priority," The United Nations, 2000. [available at: http://www.un.org/rights/HRToday/]
[7] Cassese, 3.
[8] Cassese, 58.
[9] Don Hubert and Thomas G. Weiss et al. The Responsibility to Protect: Supplementary Volume to the Report of the International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty. (Canada: International Development Research Centre, 2001), 144.
[10] Hubert and Weiss, et al., 147.
[11] Kithure Kindiki, "Gross Violations of Human Rights in Internal Armed Conflicts in Africa: Is There a Right of Humanitarian Intervention?" in Conflict Trends, no. 3, 2001. ACCORD.
[12] Martha Finnemore, The purpose of intervention: changing beliefs about the use of force. (Ithaca, Cornell University Press, 2003), chapter 3.
[13] Kithure Kindiki, "Gross Violations of Human Rights"
[16] Cassese, 58.
z[17] Hubert and Weiss, et al., 133.
[19] Cassese, 55-6.
[27] See for example, Barbara F. Walter, Committing to peace: the successful settlement of civil wars. (Princeton, N.J., Princeton University Press: 2002).
[28] Priscilla B. Hayner, (1994). "Fifteen Truth Commissions - 1974 to 1994: A Comparative Study." Human Rights Quarterly. 16(4): 604.
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Symphorianus
Symphorianus a Gallic martyr at Autun in the reign of Aurelian. He was cited before the praefect Heraclius because he had refused to honor the statue of Berecynthia, and rejected the influence of appeals and scourgings. His mother supported him with her exhortations to fidelity. He was beheaded without the town walls and buried in a cell in the fields. His grave became so remarkable for cures and miracles that it compelled the reverence even of the heathen. The narrative in the Acta Beati Symph., as here outlined, seems to involve something of fact. The worship of Berecynthia among the Jedui is a historical fact. Gregory of Tours mentions Symphorianus and the miracles wrought by his relics (De Gloria Mart. c. 52). Later tradition says that a church was, in time, built over his grave. The story cannot, however, date further back than the days of Gregory, as is evident from the chosen and even pompous language and the legendary conclusion. The death of Symphorianus is variously fixed in A.D. 180 (the reign of Aurelius), 270, or 280 (Aurelian). He is commemorated on Aug. 22. See the Acta SS. s.v. — Herzog, Real-Encyklop. s.v.
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$1.6 million grant awarded to develop cervical cancer screening program for under, uninsured
Glenna Picton
Houston, TX - Jan 20, 2012
Baylor College of Medicine has received a $1.6 million award from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas to develop a comprehensive cervical cancer screening program for high-risk, uninsured and underinsured women in Harris County.
Dr. Matthew Anderson, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology and of pathology & immunology at BCM and a member of the NCI-designated Dan L Duncan Cancer Center at BCM, will serve as principal investigator of the award.
Investigating participation, follow up
Anderson will partner with the Harris County Hospital District to pilot a medical home model for providing cervical cancer screenings and investigate why some women do not participate.
A second key goal for this project will be to figure out how best to get women with abnormal pap test results in for follow up and make sure that any precancerous changes do not become a more serious problem.
Few options available
"There are surprisingly few options for women with an abnormal pap test results to be evaluated if they lack access to adequate health insurance. It's a real roadblock to preventing cervical cancer," said Anderson.
Anderson and Dr. Haleh Sangi-Haghpeykar, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at BCM, will collaborate with Loretta Hanser, HCHD site leader, to establish specialty women’s medical health clinics and streamline the often difficult process of following up on abnormal pap smears. Dr. Lois Ramondetta, professor at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, will serve as assistant program director.
"Support from CPRIT is an enormous boost not only for preventing cervical cancers for individual women in the community, but also for figuring out we can better assemble the health care model to help even large numbers of women in Texas and elsewhere," said Anderson.
The grant was one of 14 awards announced by CPRIT yesterday to Texas institutions and organizations totaling more than $29 million. A majority of those grants (12) focused on cancer prevention.
BCM has received more than $61 million in CPRIT funding since the institute began awarding cancer grants to Texas researchers in January 2010.
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Henri Brisson
French statesman
Alternative Title: Eugène-Henri Brisson
Henri Brisson, in full Eugène-henri Brisson, (born July 31, 1835, Bourges, Fr.—died April 11, 1912, Paris), French statesman who twice served as premier of France (1885, 1898) and was noted for his staunch republicanism and strongly anticlerical views.
After receiving his law degree in Paris, Brisson joined the ranks of the opposition to the emperor Napoleon III (reigned 1852–70). He contributed regularly to a number of republican journals, most notably L’Avenir (1854–55) and Le Temps (1864), of which he was an editor. After serving as deputy mayor of Paris from Sept. 4, 1870, he was elected, on his second attempt, to the National Assembly as a deputy from the capital in February 1871. He represented a Parisian district from 1876 to 1902 and then was elected from the Bouches-du-Rhône département from 1902 to 1912.
Brisson was influential in parliamentary circles and served the Republican Union in various offices, including the chairmanship. In the late 1870s he was head of the budget commission. When the Jules Ferry government fell in March 1885, he formed his first Cabinet, which lasted only until Dec. 29, 1885. After service as chairman of the commission that investigated charges of bribery against deputies in the Panama Scandal, he headed a second ministry. Once again it was brief, from June 28 to Oct. 25, 1898, when it fell because his war minister, General Jules Chanoine, defied the Cabinet in expressing his belief in the guilt of Alfred Dreyfus in the Dreyfus affair. In 1900 Brisson was elected president of the Chamber of Deputies (reelected in 1906 and 1912) and gave vigorous support to the movement that achieved a separation of the affairs of church and state.
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Melchior Klesl, Klesl also spelled Khlesl, (born Feb. 19, 1552, Vienna [Austria]—died Sept. 18, 1630, Vienna), Austrian statesman, bishop of Vienna and later a cardinal, who tried to promote religious toleration during the Counter-Reformation in Austria. Converted from Protestantism by the Jesuits, he became an outstanding preacher and served as bishop of Vienna from the 1590s.
Klesl became the most trusted adviser of the Habsburg archduke Matthias, king of Hungary and of Bohemia, and helped to procure his patron’s election as Holy Roman emperor (June 13, 1612). He was then appointed director of the privy council and was allowed by Matthias to conduct most of the secular political affairs of the empire. Klesl was made a cardinal secretly in 1615 and publicly the next year. He hoped to reconcile the religious factions within the empire by means of reciprocal concessions. His conciliatory attitude was resented by the German Catholic princes and by the archdukes Maximilian and Ferdinand (afterward emperor as Ferdinand II). When Klesl recommended concessions to the Bohemian Protestants, he was seized by the archdukes in 1618 and imprisoned. In 1627 Ferdinand II allowed Klesl to return as bishop to Vienna and restored most of his fortune.
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bow (ship part)
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bow cell (plant anatomy)
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bow drill (tool)
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bow lute (musical instrument)
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bow thruster (steering mechanism)
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bow wave (physics)
bow window (architecture)
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bow-shaped harp (musical instrument)
Arched harp, musical instrument in which the neck extends from and forms a bow-shaped curve with the body. One of the principal forms of harp, it is apparently also the most ancient: depictions of arched harps survive from Sumer and Egypt from about 3000 bc. Both areas had harps played in vertical
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Bowcher, Frank (British artist)
medal: The Baroque period: Frank Bowcher (1864–1938) studied under Legros in Paris, where he produced both struck and cast medals. He became engraver at the Royal Mint, London. In the United States, Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1848–1907) produced admirable medals and portrait plaques in the same Art Nouveau style.
Bowden, Bobby (American football coach)
Bobby Bowden, American collegiate gridiron football coach who was one of the winningest coaches in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) history. Bowden played quarterback at the University of Alabama as a freshman but, in accordance with university policy at the time, was forced to give
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Bowdich, Thomas Edward (British science writer)
Thomas Edward Bowdich, British traveler and scientific writer who in 1817 completed peace negotiations with the Asante empire (now part of Ghana) on behalf of the African Company of Merchants. This achievement aided in the extension of British influence as well as in the annexation of the Gold
Bowdichia (plant)
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Bowditch curve (mathematics)
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Bowdler, Thomas (British physician and writer)
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bowdlerize (English literature)
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Bowdoin College (college, Brunswick, Maine, United States)
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bowed instrument (musical instrument)
stringed instrument: Bowed lutes: The principle of bowing is nearly always applied to stringed instruments of the lute class, though one occasionally finds it used with zithers or lyres. It is difficult, if not impossible, to make a clear-cut distinction between plucking with a plectrum and bowing,…
bowed kite (aeronautics)
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bowel movement (physiology)
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Bowell, Sir Mackenzie (prime minister of Canada)
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Bowen (Queensland, Australia)
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Bowen disease (pathology)
skin cancer: Diagnosis and prognosis: …cell carcinoma in situ, or Bowen disease, and is confined to the epidermis. Stage I cancers are 2 cm (approximately 34 inch) or less in size; stage II, more than 2 cm. Neither has spread beyond the skin. Stage III cancers have spread to deeper layers of the skin, underlying…
Bowen’s reaction series (petrology)
magma: …expressed in the form of Bowen’s reaction series; early high-temperature crystals will tend to react with the liquid to form other minerals at lower temperatures. Two series are recognized: (1) a discontinuous reaction series, which from high to low temperatures is composed of olivine, orthopyroxene, clinopyroxene, amphibole, and biotite; and…
Bowen, Catherine (American writer)
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Boweniaceae (gymnosperm family)
cycadophyte: Classification: Family Boweniaceae Differ from other cycads in possessing bicompound leaves; one genus, Bowenia, with 2 species. Assorted Referencesmajor reference
bower (shelter)
arbor: …between an arbor and a bower, it is that the bower is an entirely natural recess whereas an arbor is only partially natural.
Bower, B. M. (American author and screenwriter)
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crop circle: In 1991 Doug Bower and Dave Chorley, of Southampton, England, confessed to having made more than 200 crop circles since the late 1970s with nothing more complex than ropes and boards. They had initially been inspired by a 1966 account of a UFO sighting near Tully, Queensland,…
Bower, Frederick Orpen (English botanist)
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Bower, Johnny (Canadian ice-hockey player)
Toronto Maple Leafs: …and centre George Armstrong, goaltender Johnny Bower, centre Red Kelly, centre Dave Keon, defenseman Tim Horton, left wing Frank Mahovlich, left wing Bob Pulford, and defenseman Allan Stanley) won three Stanley Cups in a row from 1961–62 to 1963–64 and one more during the 1966–67 season.
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James Scott Bowerbank, British naturalist and paleontologist best known for his studies of British sponges. Bowerbank devoted much time to the study of natural history while running a family business, Bowerbank and Company, distillers, in which he was an active partner until 1847. He lectured on
Bowerbankia (moss animal genus)
moss animal: Size range and diversity of structure: …such as in the gymnolaemates Bowerbankia and Membranipora, is the digestive tract visible. The internal living parts of each zooid—i.e., the nervous and muscular systems, the tentacles, and the digestive tract—are called the polypide.
bowerbird (bird)
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Bowering, George (Canadian author)
Canadian literature: Fiction: George Bowering’s Burning Water (1980), which focuses on the 18th-century explorer George Vancouver, and Michael Ondaatje’s Coming Through Slaughter (1976), the story of the jazz musician Buddy Bolden, mingle history with autobiography in self-reflexive narratives that enact the process of writing. Ranging
Bowerman, Bill (American entrepreneur)
Bill Bowerman, American coach, inventor, and entrepreneur who while serving (1949–72) as coach of the track team at the University of Oregon led teams to four National Collegiate Athletic Association titles (1962, 1964, 1965, and 1970) and coached 24 NCAA individual champions; in his quest to give
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Bowers, Cynthia Jeanne (United States senator)
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Bowers, Edgar (American poet)
Edgar Bowers, American poet (born March 2, 1924, Rome, Ga.—died Feb. 4, 2000, San Francisco, Calif.), was a masterful poet who addressed in formalist verse such universal themes as beauty and faith. After serving in the U.S. Army’s Counter Intelligence Corps during World War II, he earned a Ph.D. i
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Israeli lawyer beats the system to win family rights
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Marianne AziziIsrael 11 May 2019
It's an extraordinary story of betrayal, harassment of a father, and using all the experience of a decade to win his own divorce file: Here, in an exclusive interview, I ask him about his work and how it helped him to represent himself and win in his own personal divorce story in Israel.
How hard is it really for men who are divorcing in Israel?
'It is vital that from the very first day of a breakup, the father insists on his rights. I often meet fathers many years later who have been broken by the system, or had lawyers who didn't really understand how to run a file. Whilst the court cries 'best interest of the child', it must be focused on the best interest of the parents, and to ensure that legally, a father maintains his dignity, rights to his children, and a fair settlement. With the radical feminist lobbies and agenda, many men are so shell shocked at their new reality, they finally act a bit too late. I also was traumatised by the actions of my estranged wife. I could not imagine that I could be so betrayed and with such a prolonged vendetta against me, almost a year of relentless hounding. I was fortunate, that as a juvenile lawyer, and with a criminal legal training background, my ten years experience enabled me to fight with all the tools I had, and on a daily basis if necessary.'
Is there a high degree of parental alienation?
Israeli fathers suffer extreme conditions at the point of separation and divorce. In acrimonious separations, the woman will start the process with a false claim of violence. She will claim the father has been violent for the whole relationship; she is suddenly terrified of him or fears he might look at her in an angry way. She has a host of violent options – domestic, spiritual, financial, dietary, verbal. Over 20,000 claims are made annually, with police statistics saying 88% are false.
The police will take the father from his home; almost never to return. He will receive a restraining order, and possibly face the rest of his life receiving invitations to police for interrogations. A Jewish Israeli father is responsible for 100% of the child support needs, the mother not. He may even be ordered to pay 80-200% of his salary, yes the figure is correct. Double his income! He will be then forced to into mediation; anger management therapy, and psychiatric assessments to prove his is a normative person. During this expensive process, he could be forced to see his children in a contact centre for an hour a week. Contact centres are inhumane places for parents and children with strict guidelines.
From being a father, employed and owning a home one day, the next he is classed as a deadbeat bum, unfit and a complete loser or dangerous. If he posts on social media, he faces prosecution, and endures humiliation at the hands of social workers who have never even met him until then.
If he cannot afford immediate payments, he will face a No Exit Order; freeze on his bank account, driving licence and right to be self employed. This deluge of abuse has caused divorcing fathers to commit suicide on an almost daily basis.
Can you say more about the phenomena of false claims?
’'It can have long term and devastating consequences for a man. There are three ways a police file can be closed – one is for 'not guilty', the second is 'for lack of evidence' and the third is 'lack of public interest' and then to ask the President of Israel to close the file. Long after the event, a man's criminal file stays open. The concept that a man is criminally labelled due to a false complaint is forgotten for all those involved, except for the man himself. For example, I have a client who is now unable to change his job. He wants to be a bus driver or taxi driver, which requires a driving licence to serve the public. His false claim was closed for lack of evidence, but it now prohibits him from getting a different driving licence. He was beaten by his own teenage sons and videoed the event. Despite proving that he was the victim, the file was opened against him by the aggressors, closed but left him with a criminal file.
These false claims can mean a man cannot be hired in jobs overseas, as most files for criminal records are checked for employment. Imagine the life for a man who did nothing wrong, proved it, yet is marked for life. All his dreams and ambitions can be shattered.
What happened to you personally?
I faced one night of 15 false claims, followed by continuous complaints and interrogations, interrupting my job as a juvenile lawyer. My 5 children were snatched from home and put into a shelter, starving.. I was in a fast tracked nightmare and a barrage of attacks, unlike any client I had previously represented.
I found myself in a fight for the survival of my own children. I know the fate of children taken away, and decided to represent myself in the whole process.
I got all the false claims closed for 'not guilty', and succeeded in rescuing my children after an unprecedented 44 days, ejecting the mother also from the shelter.
I am now preparing lawsuits against the public officials and the shelter for taking my children with no criteria.
I am also Suing the mother under the directive 2.5 – a law allowing women to lie with impunity, but allegedly changed. I have succeeded before for men who wanted justice for all the false claims made against them.
I removed the welfare from my file, in particular the ex Shabak social worker Alon Dagan, who wrote a false report. Mr. Dagan subsequently 'changed' his report last week to write the mother was obsessive for revenge; had lied throughout and never suffered any violence of any kind. Aware that he faces questioning in court, it is believed Mr. Dagan is trying to do some damage control.
I exposed the judge in the rabbinical court, who had been involved with the other side; and had given carte blanche to the social worker himself to decide the fate of my children. This decision was rescinded.
What advice would you give, in particular to men in a breakup?
Having visited the UN in March in Geneva, Attorney Givati released information regarding judicial corruption, accompanied by a report from Coalition for Families and Children, the only independent civil society in Israel which advocates for those whose rights are violated by corruption. Registered in Geneva, Ccf have continued to campaign for children and families since their first visit in 2011.
Targeted as a whistle blower, his personal circumstances became blurred with Deep State interference of hacking; tapping and surveillance. He has become a high profile figure, not necessarily popular with authorities who prefer the corruption to be kept silent.
As he said in a recent interview in the USA: 'My job is to save children, and over 95% success in the past decade. But of course, I had to save my own too. Despite that this process caused great damage to my working habits. But it proves that a relentless and legal approach can bear fruit. The future for my children needed to be established and reassurance they have two parents to raise them.
People should not be afraid to speak out, especially abroad. I was targeted for doing so, and I know others are targeted and harassed too. Despite the concerns, I know that by coming and facing it head on, the courts and authorities are afraid of being in the spotlight. It works, especially in the English language.'
So, given the dire situation for men in Israel, are there any solutions that can work for them in the legal arena?
''Of course. Whilst it is now known in surveys that almost 100% of people have no faith in the judicial system, it must be stressed that the laws themselves are not too bad. It is the application of these laws by lazy judges who for the most part do not conduct hearings in an impartial way. Often a defendant is only given a few minutes to speak. Personally, I can say that most of my hearings last for hours as I enforce the letter of the law and the procedures. It isn't a popular move, but I am representing clients by ensuring the processes and procedures are upheld. I can say with confidence that if a lawyer were to handle all his clients with this approach, the chances are much higher that a man can get some if not all of his rights as a father.
What services do you offer to help families and children?
At the heart of my work is the children, who are the biggest victims in divorce or welfare issues. I deal with custody, child support, divorce, saving children in juvenile cases, institutions. All the issues I deal with have one common theme, the civil and human rights of men, women and children. I can give you a list of each area I have helped clients, but it is important to know that for most of the time, all the issues overlap into one big crisis. My job is to separate things and win for the client on each single issue. This is the difference. Most clients just don't understand why a proverbial rocket can land on them, and that it can take some time to unscramble the whole story into reorganising their lives and letting them move on with dignity and self respect again.
Why should someone hire you?
If you want a lawyer who can fight your war, then it's fine. There are plenty. If you want a lawyer who will find a solution through real process, I can help. I see hundreds of people in trauma, who find it difficult to unravel the problem from the emotional content. Israel has the highest rate of lawyers per head in the world. I take cases I can win. Every client matters and my method of working is to take a client and work with them night or day to reach a solution. We set the goals together, and from there, I need my clients to give me trust so I can do the job. My criminal training has given me the benefit of working with details and evidence, not opinions. This is why I am confident. Sometimes, it is only the client who loses his cases, not the lawyer or the courts. I work on training and educating my clients how to deal with social workers and courts. 80% of cases are brought to me due to the behaviour of the client who has contributed to their own demise. We have to work hard to rebuild behaviours. When a judge is forced to actually judge, then things become much easier.
You recently visited the UN to the Committee for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Geneva. With the animosity many people feel for the UN, or the bias they perceive, why would you consider going there?
''Firstly, I have to clarify that I hold no political agendas. The UN Assembly give out sanctions or condemn countries on their international behaviour, State against State. But a lot of work goes on in other Sub Committees to enact and encourage the human rights treaties. I visited in March 2019 for a number of reasons. Firstly, it was an opportunity presented to me through a civil society – individuals cannot just show up.
Secondly, I believe in human rights, and had learned there wasn't an NGO or civil society apart from Ccf in Israel which were trying to protect the human rights and write about the violations; and thirdly, most importantly, people in Israel have no one to tell. Newspapers and TV put gag orders on news of domestic violations; or people are punished by extreme bias in courts, or even arrests. Given there is no one to tell,
I understand the mechanisms of the Committees and how the State Parties as members can be sanctioned even at domestic level. Many lobbies do go to the committees and give a one sided argument, especially in family matters, so I felt it important to speak out about the judicial corruption affecting so many people. I see it every single day in my work. Israel is not isolated from the world, and as the majority of countries signed up to treaties which promise human rights, then it is my responsibility to speak out when I got the opportunity. Especially in regard to the Rights of the Child to speak out when their family life has been broken. We need a fairer judicial and welfare system, and only by being in the international community, which Israel signed to work with, can we hope to fight for better rights.''
What work do you provide internationally?
''I have a New York Licence, and help people from all over the world who have any legal issues outstanding with Israel. Regarding juvenile or children's rights, I also can advise clients worldwide on the approaches needed to turn their cases around. Every child matters, every parent matters, and courts worldwide don't appear to have the best interest of the family at heart. We have only a chance to keep fighting for each person until things change.
For advice on: divorce, custody, juvenile, welfare, bankruptcy, immigration, child support, Attorney Givati can be contacted on: [email protected]
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Life and Career of Ross Perot
1992-03-18T21:49:32-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/488/025050-m.jpgMr. Perot talked about his life and his views on important issues facing the United States. He also talked about recent efforts to draft him as a presidential candidate, and he described a campaign he might run. He indicated that if individuals working independently were successful in getting him on the ballot in all 50 states, that he would run as an independent candidate for president. He said he would name his vice presidential running mate soon. Mr. Perot is the founder and former CEO of the multi-billion dollar corporation, Electronic Data Systems.
Mr. Perot talked about his life and his views on important issues facing the United States. He also talked about recent efforts to draft… read more
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Me and Marvin Gardens (Scholastic Gold) (Paperback)
By Amy Sarig King
Hardcover (January 31st, 2017): $16.99
The first middle-grade novel from YA superstar Amy Sarig (A. S.) King is a boy-meets-animal story like no other.
The first middle-grade novel from Amy Sarig (A. S.) King and a boy-meets-animal story like no other!
Washington Post Best Book of the Year
A New York Public Library Best Book for Kids
A Texas Bluebonnet Master List selection
Obe Devlin has problems. His family's farmland has been taken over by developers. His best friend Tommy has abandoned him. And he keeps getting nosebleeds, because of that thing he doesn't like to talk about. So Obe hangs out at the nearby creek, in the last wild patch left, picking up trash and looking for animal tracks.
One day, he sees a creature that looks kind of like a large dog. And as he watches it, he realizes it eats plastic. Only plastic. Water bottles, shopping bags... No one has seen a creature like this before. The animal--Marvin Gardens--becomes Obe's best friend and biggest secret. But to keep him safe, Obe must make a decision that might change everything.
Featuring exclusive bonus content!
Amy Sarig King is the author of Me and Marvin Gardens, a Washington Post Best Book of the Year. She has also published many critically acclaimed young adult novels under the name A. S. King, including Please Ignore Vera Dietz, which was named a Michael L. Printz Honor Book, and Ask the Passengers, which won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. After many years farming abroad, she now lives back in southeastern Pennsylvania, with her family. Visit her website at www.as-king.com and follow her on Twitter at @AS_King.
Praise for Me and Marvin Gardens:
A Spring 2017 Kid's Indie Next List selection
A Washington Post Best Book of the Year
A Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year
"A provocative exploration of human action and interaction on both local and global levels, as well as the interplay between past, present, and future, King's novel will leave readers pondering how we treat each other and the planet. " -- Publishers Weekly, starred review
"A smart, environmentally conscious underdog story with a lot of heart.... The characters are rewardingly complex. Through Obe, King asks the Big Questions alongside the smaller, more personal ones in a way that will likely have readers doing the same." -- The Horn Book Magazine, starred review
"A coming-of-age novel with a fully developed and authentic protagonist. An emotionally rich read for a wide audience, especially those interested in keeping the planet alive and well for future generations." -- School Library Journal, starred review
"Mystical, fablelike... just right for a sensitive sixth-grader with a growing self- and world awareness trying to navigate the troubled waters of uncertain friendships and demeaning bullying. A finely wrought, magical coming-of-age tale with a convincing message." -- Kirkus Reviews
"This is acclaimed YA author King's first foray into middle-grade territory, and it's no surprise that she adeptly handles issues like bullying, compromised friendship, complex family dynamics, and the tedium of homework... Drawing upon the tradition of Carl Hiaasen's Hoot (2002), this eco-focused story will tug at readers' consciences and heartstrings." -- Booklist
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
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Crews Dismantle Most of Former ‘Men’s Parties’ Sex Club Building
by Tim Regan October 13, 2015 at 1:10 pm 0
A piece of Logan Circle’s seedier past is changing for good.
Construction crews could be seen dismantling most of the building that once held the “men’s parties” sex club at 1618 14th Street NW yesterday afternoon. Though a black tarp obscured some of the work, a quick peek behind revealed that most of the building’s interior had already been gutted. Only the building’s façade that faces Corcoran Street NW remains.
It was immediately unclear what the purpose of the work was. In February, the Washington Business Journal reported that the building’s owner was issued a permit to rebuild and repair the bottom third of the building’s façade.
The building, once known for housing the infamous “wrestling club” and “men’s parties” events, has been the talk of the neighborhood for years. A man died there in 2009, prompting the city to file suit to shut it down. After the building’s owners decided to raze it in 2013, ANC 2F debated preserving the building before ultimately granting a conditional demolition endorsement one year later.
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After renovations, grand old Colonial Theatre prepares to open doors
By Malcolm Gay GLOBE STAFF,June 3, 2018, 9:35 p.m.
Extensive renovations have been made to the Emerson Colonial Theatre, which will open June 27.(John Tlumacki/Globe Staff)
When the curtain rises this month at the Emerson Colonial Theatre, "Moulin Rouge! The Musical" will be center stage, but the real star will be the long-shuttered hall itself, which after months of painstaking renovations will reclaim its place as a crown jewel of Boston theater.
The opening marks an auspicious new era for the Colonial, which for decades was one of the country's preeminent venues for pre-Broadway tryouts, but whose future was thrown into doubt when Emerson College closed the theater in 2015.
The 118-year-old playhouse has long been known for both its opulence and the legendary Broadway shows it helped to birth, hosting everything from Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Carousel" to Stephen Sondheim's "Follies."
The Colonial's new operator, the UK-based Ambassador Theatre Group, now plans to extend these twin legacies, restoring the gilded hall to its former grandeur while presenting touring shows and original productions bound for Broadway.
To that end, crews have spent more than 37,000 man-hours repairing murals, re-creating plaster molds, retouching gold leaf, lofting a new marquee, and installing some 42,000 square feet of carpet — a bespoke weave of patterns from around the time the Colonial opened in 1900.
"We had a huge internal debate: Should everything look squeaky fresh and clean, or do we keep nodding to the history and all that's come before us?" Erica Lynn Schwartz, the Colonial's general manager, explained during a recent tour of the partially restored theater. "We keep calling it history meets modern."
Fresh gilding adorns the theater’s central lobby.(John Tlumacki/Globe Staff)
So it is that the Colonial reborn is an amalgam of the old and new: The central lobby — evocative of the Versailles Hall of Mirrors — shimmers with fresh gilding, a custom bar, and original mirrors, as retouched putti gambol above. The fabled ladies' room lounge — where Bob Fosse once tap-danced atop the onyx table — features a second new bar, restored plaster work throughout, and the original table Fosse once chipped.
New orchestra-level seats in the auditorium are wood-backed and roomier, while refurbished seats in the mezzanine and balcony promise more comfort and legroom in the theater's notoriously cramped upper levels. The reimagined Colonial seats 1,624, including 16 spots for wheelchairs, two of which are by the stage.
But perhaps the most apparent change to the auditorium — which for decades was painted crimson with a salmon-colored design — is the fresh coat of cerulean blue with a hand-stenciled overlay.
"We pulled a chip off the wall, found the original color, and re-created the original," said Schwartz. "It makes so much sense: The ceiling has always been the turquoise and blues, but the walls were red, so now it's more cohesive."
The Ambassador group declined to disclose the renovation project's budget.
The company, one of the world's largest producers and presenters of live theater, has been making deep inroads into the North American market in recent years, assuming control of theaters in New York, Texas, and Louisiana. It also operates two Broadway venues: the Hudson Theatre and the Lyric Theatre.
With its 40-year lease of the Colonial, the company now has a prized perch in New England from which to showcase and develop its productions.
"We saw great opportunity in making the Colonial part of our family of theatres (sic)," Stephen Lewin, ATG's CEO, North America, said via e-mail. "It's great to have a viable venue in the north east (sic) where we can help producers, creative teams, and other artists create new work and new experiences."
Even so, ATG enters a crowded Boston market, where the Colonial must compete with other downtown Broadway-style venues such as the Boston Opera House, the Boch Center's Wang and Shubert theaters, the Cutler Majestic, and the Paramount Center.
Kristin Caskey, ATG's executive vice president of content and creative, North America, said the company was undeterred by the city's abundance of such theaters.
"The volume is an asset," she said via e-mail. "When one venue does well, everyone does well because people will talk about their great experiences at live entertainment offerings, and that's something that elevates all venues."
A refurbished fireplace adorns one room in the theater. (John Tlumacki/Globe Staff)
As part of the renovation, ATG has converted one of the Colonial's lower chambers into an "Ambassador Lounge," a feature ATG offers at each of its theaters. Those willing to pay a $50 ticket upgrade will receive expedited seating, a complimentary drink, lounge seating for limited food service, and, critically, a dedicated bathroom for the lounge's 25 or so guests.
ATG has also upgraded the bathrooms throughout the theater, though (sorry, ladies) other than the transformation of a men's restroom into a gender-neutral facility (with changing table), there are no new women's restrooms.
"Trust me," said Schwartz. "If I could have taken over more of Emerson's space and put in more bathrooms I would have."
The ATG renovation marks the third time the Colonial has undergone extensive restoration. It was updated once in the late 1950s and again in the mid-1990s. And while ATG has gone to great lengths to preserve the historical nature of the theater's public spaces, it has utterly transformed the backstage area, converting a warren of rooms into a suite of dressing rooms, bathrooms, and other flexible spaces for cast and crew.
Figures high above the side of the stage.(John Tlumacki/Globe Staff)
Emerson College, which has owned the Colonial since 2006, replaced the building's HVAC system and made other improvements before ATG took over the renovations. The building now has a new security office, electrical room, Wi-Fi networks, and sound and light systems.
But perhaps the biggest backstage upgrade is a new fly system to lower scrims and backdrops onto the stage. ATG has replaced the original wood grid at the top of the fly tower with a new steel grid, replacing the old system of ropes and sandbags with a modern counterweight system.
"There's no more sand up there," said Schwartz, who noted the Colonial had been one of North America's last surviving "hemp houses," so-called for the hemp rope originally used. "The goal is that it's faster, it's more efficient."
The improvements mark a dramatic turnaround for the Colonial, whose existence as a theater seemed threatened in the fall of 2015, when it was revealed Emerson was considering a plan to turn the building into a flexible college dining hall/performance space.
Emerson abandoned the plan after months of public outcry, striking the ATG deal in early 2017.
"It's a game-changer for Emerson and the city," said Emerson president Lee Pelton, who noted that the school would share in some of the theater's revenues. "ATG's commitment to renovating the Colonial has been extraordinary. Their renovations to date have exceeded our expectations."
Starting June 27 with "Moulin Rouge!," a world premiere based on the Baz Luhrmann film, ATG plans to present a mix of new works and touring shows. The musical will be followed immediately by what Schwartz called an "opening nights festival" — a series of one-night performances that may include comedy acts, concerts, children's shows, and speakers.
"We want to work with everyone," said Schwartz. "We may have a week of Broadway touring and then the next week a one-night comedian or a one-night music show."
Broadway in Boston, which usually presents shows at the Opera House, plans to present three shows at the Colonial next season, starting with the British comedy "The Play That Goes Wrong" in November.
ATG vice president Caskey emphasized the company was committed to reviving the tradition of Boston as a tryout town.
"It was characteristic of the city's arts and culture scene, and many great works came from their gestation at the Colonial," Caskey said via e-mail. "We are dedicated to bringing that spirit — that mission, that creativity — back to the people of Boston."
A view of the entrance lobby to the theater. (John Tlumacki/Globe Staff)
The landscape for live theater has changed dramatically since the Colonial first opened on Dec. 20, 1900, with "Ben-Hur." The performance, which featured a cast of 360 and a chariot race of eight horses on moving treadmills, was hailed by the Boston Daily Globe as the "acme of modern stagecraft."
The theater subsequently cemented its relationship to Broadway, hosting tryouts for such classics as George and Ira Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess" and Neil Simon's "The Odd Couple."
Tobie Stein, author of "Boston's Colonial Theatre," a history of the playhouse, said the theater's new operators follow "the great tradition of the Colonial's impresarios."
"I don't know if Broadway would be Broadway without the Colonial," she said. "They are preserving [that] legacy."
Malcolm Gay can be reached at malcolm.gay@globe.com. Follow him on Twitter @malcolmgay.
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Opinion | Christopher R. Anderson
Working together to preserve economic stability
By Christopher R. Anderson,July 4, 2018, 1:37 a.m.
The Massachusetts State House.(David L. Ryan/Globe Staff)
We’ve heard the expression “the devil’s in the details” bandied about recently. It’s a cliché that can contain some truth.
But the details can sometimes hide devils.
Take the Massachusetts economy, for example, where statistics show a state firing on all cylinders. The Commonwealth weathered a crippling recession and has experienced an explosion of investment, wealth creation, and employment. With a 3.5 percent unemployment rate, a growing labor force, and even rising wages, Massachusetts is the envy of other states. Construction jobs are flourishing, business profits are up, and the state has shed its antibusiness reputation.
All good news. Yet it would surprise many to know that despite the performance of the private sector in Massachusetts, several independent sources, including US News & World Report, George Mason University, and PwC, rank the state’s public finances among the country’s least fiscally stable and healthy.
The devils, in this case, are four staggering cost drivers (MassHealth/Medicaid, debt service, pension contributions, and retiree health benefits) that consume 60 percent of the state’s $41 billion budget. While the Baker administration has reduced some MassHealth costs, it alone still absorbs 40 percent of the budget.
As spending in these categories propagates, it will choke the state’s capacity to invest in discretionary programs and sabotage business costs and the ability to attract talented workers.
State spending is at one of the highest per capita levels in the country, and annual revenues have spiraled and are $7 billion higher than in 2010. While MassHealth costs have increased by 43 percent, spending on transportation, local aid, education, public infrastructure, housing, and environmental programs has increased at less than half this rate.
Too often, government solutions to fill budget shortfalls focus on a narrow band of taxpayers or employers, choices that are likely to discourage the very investment and growth lawmakers intend to stimulate.
Nevertheless, in 2017 we supported a temporary assessment on employers as a means for interim financial support. The Legislature rejected the idea.
Likewise, we supported Governor Charlie Baker’s plan to shift 140,000 nondisabled adults from MassHealth to other plans, which would have preserved affordable coverage for those individuals while achieving significant savings. Beacon Hill again rejected those reforms, as did the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which also killed the governor’s cost-cutting plan to reduce coverage for some prescription medications.
Our opposition to the so-called millionaires tax was based on the notion that allowing any special interest group — regardless of its objective — to permanently enshrine budgetary decisions and spending priorities in the Constitution is a bad idea.
The breadth and solidarity of the coalition of investors and job creators who supported our position show that we can bring together disparate community, business, and advocacy groups for the greater good of preserving economic stability.
That should be the model going forward. Real solutions lie in coming together to prioritize solutions to fiscal challenges. Working together, we can ensure that Massachusetts has the strength, the strategy, and the resources to invest in our public education system, an improved network of transportation infrastructure, and public-private partnerships that create economic opportunity and improved quality of life for all.
The recent Medicare/Medicaid ruling makes it imperative that the Legislature become a partner in preserving the state’s financial stability.
Every Massachusetts resident, employer, research organization, educational institution, and elected official must come together and take actions now that prevent our economy from becoming another Connecticut, New Jersey, or Illinois. We all have a stake in — and will benefit from — the success we envision.
Ignore the issues and it will be the devil to pay.
Christopher R. Anderson is president of the Massachusetts High Technology Council.
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MIAA needs push into 21st century
MIAA executive director William Gaine spoke at the organization’s annual meeting in April.(JONATHAN WIGGS/GLOBE STAFF)
The outfit that has ruled school sports in Massachusetts with an iron fist for decades has now, it seems, fallen on hard financial times.
Hopefully, its tribulations will provide the impetus for long-overdue change at an organization that touches the lives of student-athletes across the Commonwealth.
The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association, the nonprofit that runs school tournaments and often has the last word on who gets to play — and who doesn’t — has, according to a Globe report, encountered some financial difficulties. Many of its current woes are traceable to generous salaries and raises, and to an equally generous retirement plan that will benefit its executive director, William Gaine Jr., who has been at the organization (except for a one-year gap) since 1979.
The now 75-year-old Gaine, who serves as executive director of the MIAA and the Massachusetts School Administrators’ Association (and has since 2012), received total compensation of $291,000 last year, including a base salary of $196,000 from the MIAA and $50,000 from the MSAA. He’ll be able to retire with a pension of $114,000 from the two organizations, plus other forms of deferred compensation to which the associations have contributed.
Compensation for Gaine’s four-member executive staff totaled $772,000 in 2018. The MIAA payroll for 29 employees rose 22 percent between 2015 and 2018, to $1.3 million. At the same time, the organization’s federal tax returns showed a deficit of $684,000 over the last two years.
Gaine, who is under contract until 2021, and the outgoing board president, Marilyn Slattery (she’ll be succeeded in July by Jeff Granatino), blame the deficit in part on lagging tournament attendance, especially an ill-advised move of the MIAA’s 2016 basketball finals from Worcester to Springfield that caused revenues to drop by more than $217,000.
At the heart of the matter, however, isn’t just a problematic balance sheet but an old boys’ network that has operated with few, if any, checks and balances, and long overstayed its welcome. Its 22-person board includes four women and not one representative from such population centers as Boston, Worcester, or Springfield.
It may be a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, but, under a longstanding Supreme Judicial Court decision, the MIAA is also a “state actor.” It holds enormous power over young student athletes and has not always used it wisely — incurring unnecessary hardship for the athletes along with unnecessary litigation.
For many youngsters, athletic achievement can be the path to college and to a scholarship. So when the MIAA said junior Chibuikem Onwuogu couldn’t play basketball for St. Mary’s in Lynn after transferring from Peabody High — the MIAA insisted he had been “recruited” — his father sued. A judge’s injunction allowed him to play — and make the Globe’s All-Scholastics all-star team for 2018-19.
It was around that time that Gaine complained at a board meeting that his biggest headache was “parents taking us to court.”
It was also on Gaine’s watch that Emily Nash, a Lunenburg High junior, won the Central Massachusetts Division 3 golf competition in the fall of 2017, only to be denied a chance to compete in the MIAA fall tournament because, well, girls are supposed to play in the spring. And, yes, she shot from the boys tee, just like her male teammates.
The current financial mess, now the focus of the attention of its incoming board president and at least a handful of those involved in student sports, ought to provide the impetus for a long overdue housecleaning.
But getting a handle on the budget is only the first part; the MIAA needs a push into the 21st century. It needs a broader representation from the state’s urban areas on its board and a fresh look at its decision-making processes — one that takes into account the hopes and dreams of all young athletes.
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‘Trump bump’ offering little help to law schools
Boston law schools are struggling to climb their way out of an enrollment and employment crisis.
JANUARY 4, 2019 – BOSTON, MA: Portrait of Suffolk University Law School Dean Andrew Perlman. Photo by Michael J. Clarke
By Alexi Cohan | alexi.cohan@bostonherald.com | Boston Herald
PUBLISHED: January 4, 2019 at 7:40 pm | UPDATED: January 5, 2019 at 7:53 am
Boston law schools are fighting to climb their way out of an enrollment and employment crisis despite a “Trump bump” of activist legal eagles that some say is modestly boosting application rates.
“Graduating law school is no longer the ticket to a very comfortable upper-middle-class living,” said civil liberties and constitutional law crusader Harvey Silverglate. He said there is an “oversupply” of lawyers in the state, making it difficult for graduates to find a job.
“You can’t blame people for not going to law school when they can go out directly from college and get a fairly well-paying job,” said Silverglate, “The value of the degree has gone down, but the price of attending law school has gone up.”
According to data from the American Bar Association, enrollment rates at top Boston law schools have plummeted since 2012 — with Suffolk University seeing a 29 percent reduction; Boston College, nearly 14 percent; and Northeastern University at 7 percent.
University of Tennessee law professor Benjamin Barton said that things are looking bleak for law students — especially if they do not rank top in their class.
“Legal employers have gotten into the habit of not hiring the people who are in the bottom percentage of the class and that’s true even for prestigious law schools,” Barton said.
But schools in Boston and across the country have seen slight single-digit upticks in enrollment since the 2017-18 school year, which could be attributed to a “Trump bump,” Barton said.
Barton said application rates have gone up in the current volatile political climate, saying students want to “fight against Trump.”
“He made it cool to go law school again,” said Barton.
Damian Turco, an attorney with the Massachusetts Bar Association, said, “The polarization of our president or the polarization of politics in general these days is inspiring people to go back to law school.”
But Suffolk University Law School Dean Andrew Perlman said things could be looking up for law school students. He said Suffolk has seen an increase in applications and a bump in the number of students landing full-time jobs after graduation.
“If anything over the last couple of years, we have seen marked interest in legal careers,” Perlman said. “Young people are seeing the important role that law and lawyers play in our democracy.”
Bar exam pass rates in the state are low, with just 69.2 percent of first-time test takers passing in July. The previous low for the July exam this century was 70.9 percent in 2016. Passage rates hit a peak at 91 percent in 2010 and have steadily declined.
“Bar pass rates are often a lagging indicator of what law schools are doing and what kind of students they are bringing in,” Perlman said.
Alexi Cohan
Alexi Cohan is a general assignment reporter covering local news and government as well as health and medicine stories. Alexi is from Springfield, Massachusetts and attended college at Hofstra University in New York where she majored in journalism and Spanish. Alexi's professional experience encompasses print, television and radio at NY1, CNN en Español, 88.7FM WRHU and The Republican newspaper. She enjoys making connections with the community she covers and imploring others to use journalism as a tool to stay informed and engaged.
Follow Alexi Cohan @lexcohan
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The 11 Best History Books of 2011
The Filter Bubble: Algorithm vs. Curator & the Value of Serendipity
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In The Plex: How Google Changed Our Lives and Everything Else
What red gym balls have to do with censorship, privacy and organizing all the world’s information.
Earlier this year, we looked at 7 essential books on the future of the Internet, how the iPhone changed everything and why Google’s algorithms might be stunting our intellectual growth. But there’s hardly a better way to understand the future of information and the web than by understanding how Google — the algorithm, the company, the ethos — changed everything. That’s exactly what beloved technology writer Steven Levy, he of Hackers fame, does in In The Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives — a sweeping look at how Google went from a startup headquartered above a Palo Alto bike shop to a global brand bigger than GE.
Levy, who has been covering the computing revolution for the past 30 years for titles like Newsweek and Wired, had developed a personal relationship with Larry Page and Sergey Brin, which granted him unprecedented access to the inner workings of the Big G, a company notorious for its caution with journalists. The result is a fascinating journey into the soul, culture and technology of our silent second brain, from Page and Brin’s legendary eccentricities that shaped the company’s creative culture to the uncompromising engineering genius that underpins its services. But most fascinating of all is the grace and insight with which Levy examines not only how Google has changed, but also how it has changed us and how, in the face of all these interconnected metamorphoses, it hopes to preserve its soul — all the while touching on timely topics like privacy, copyright law and censorship.
Levy, who calls himself “an outsider with an insider’s view,” recounts the mysteries he saw in Google, despite a decade of covering the company, which inspired his book:
Google was a company built on the values of its founders, who harbored ambitions to build a powerful corporation that would impact the entire world, at the same time loathing the bureaucracy and commitments that running such a company would entail. Google professed a sense of moral purity — as exemplified by its informal motto, ‘Don’t be evil’ — but it seemed to have a blind spot regarding the consequences of its own technology on privacy and property rights. A bedrock principle of Google was serving its users — but a goal was building a giant artificial intelligence learning machine that would bring uncertain consequences to the way all of us live. From the very beginning, its founders said that they wanted to change the world. But who were they, and what did they envision this new world order to be?” ~ Steven Levy
Levy’s intimate account of Google’s inner tensions offers a sober look delivered with a kind of stern fatherly tenderness, brimming with its own opposing forces of his clear affection for Page and Brin coupled with his, at times begrudging, fairness in writing about Google’s shortcomings.
What I discovered was a company exulting in creative disorganization, even if the creativity was not always as substantial as hoped for. Google had massive goals, and the entire company channeled its values from the founders. Its mission was collecting and organizing all the world’s information — and that’s only the beginning. From the very start, its founders saw Google as a vehicle to realize the dream of artificial intelligence in augmenting humanity. To realize their dreams, Page an Brin had to build a huge company. At the same time, they attempted to maintain as much as possible the nimble, irreverent, answer-to-no-one freedom of a small start-up. In the two years I researched this book, the clash between those goals reached a peak, as David had become a Goliath.” ~ Steven Levy
For a taste, here’s Levy on what Google does and doesn’t know about you:
(For a more worrisome take, see Eli Pariser’s The Filter Bubble.)
Besides the uncommon history of Google, Levy reveals a parallel history of the evolution of information technology itself, a sobering invitation to look at the many technologies we’ve come to take for granted with new eyes. (Do you remember the days when you plugged a word into your search engine and it spat back a wildly unordered selection of results, most of which completely irrelevant to your query? Or when the most generous free web mail offered you the magnanimous storage space of four megabytes?)
James Gleick writes in the New York Review of Books:
Most people have already forgotten how dark and unsignposted the Internet once was. A user in 1996, when the Web comprised hundreds of thousands of ‘sites’ with millions of ‘pages,’ did not expect to be able to search for ‘Olympics’ and automatically find the official site of the Atlanta games. That was too hard a problem. And what was a search supposed to produce for a word like ‘university’? AltaVista, then the leading search engine, offered up a seemingly unordered list of academic institutions, topped by the Oregon Center for Optics.” ~ James Gleick
(Gleick should know — he is the author of The Information: A History, A Theory, A Flood, easily the most important book on media history and information theory to come by in decades.)
More than an ambitious — and often entertaining — profile of one of today’s most powerful companies, In The Plex captures a priceless piece of cultural history, one that has shaped and continues to shape how we interact with information, the world and each other.
Published August 9, 2011
https://www.brainpickings.org/2011/08/09/steven-levy-in-the-plex/
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From the Dispatch archives: Men's basketball | Ohio State's 1960 national champions reunite for 50th anniversary
Bill Rabinowitz The Columbus Dispatch @brdispatch
The basketball players who were not far removed from adolescence when they gave Ohio State its only basketball national championship in 1960 have had careers and marriages, children and grandchildren. Yet all of them remain at least partly defined by 1960.
This story was originally published on Jan. 31, 2010.
"The past is never dead. It's not even past." — William Faulkner
Fifty years. It is hard for them to comprehend.
The players who were not far removed from adolescence when they gave Ohio State its only basketball national championship in 1960 are now in their 70s, or close to it.
One by one, they say they can't believe five decades have elapsed, even if the mirror indicates otherwise.
They've had careers and marriages, children and grandchildren.
Yet all of them remain at least partly defined by 1960.
For them, 1960 is not just a year from the past. Their accomplishment isn't just a collection of yellowed newspaper clippings no longer relevant to their daily lives.
That championship remains alive for these men. It is alive when Jerry Lucas walks past the large picture of the '60 team in his family room in California and speaks to Bob Knight and John Havlicek as if they were there.
"I actually greet them many times as I walk by them," Lucas said. 'Hey, Bobby. How are you doing? Hey, Hondo. What's going on?' I really do. It was a unique group, and so meaningful."
It is alive for all of them, really. Not the championship, necessarily, or the ring. But being a part of it — the sacrifice, the camaraderie, the pride in knowing they reached the pinnacle — that feeling has never left them.
It has sustained them. It has inspired them.
"It made me want to do exceptional things," Mel Nowell said.
And they have. They have lived full lives, accomplished lives.
All five starters — Lucas, Havlicek, Nowell, Larry Siegfried and Joe Roberts — played in the NBA. Lucas and Havlicek are Hall of Famers.
But the 1960 team's success ranges far beyond the court. Every player on that team graduated. Many of them have advanced degrees. Two — Howard Nourse and J.T. Landes — have a Ph.D. James Allen is a medical doctor.
Some became coaches. The most notable, of course, is Knight, a reserve forward on the '60 team who has the record for most Division I men's victories and led Indiana to three national championships. Others became successful businessmen.
Other than reserve John Cedargren, who died in 1966, the players from the 1960 team remain healthy and vibrant. Coach Fred Taylor died in 2002 and assistant coach Jack Graf passed away last year.
"It has been fun to watch this team be so successful as adults," said Frank Truitt, an assistant coach in 1960.
This weekend, the group has returned to Columbus from around the country to celebrate the golden anniversary of their championship. Last night, they attended a "Cocktails and Hightops" gathering in St. John Arena. This afternoon, they will be introduced at halftime of the OSU-Minnesota game in Value City Arena.
Every player on the team was from Ohio. Nowell and David Barker are the only players who still live in Columbus. So this is a rare chance to get everyone together. Only Landes declined to come.
"We'll reflect on being comrades again and talking to each other and seeing how they've done in life," Havlicek said. "We had a 35th anniversary, and that's probably the last time we were all together."
The first time they were all together, none of them expected a national championship.
The 1958-59 team went 11-11 in Taylor's first season.
Though a national title seemed far-fetched, expectations were much higher for 1959-60 because of a sophomore class led by Lucas.
It's hard to overstate how much of a phenom Lucas was. Only LeBron James rivals him as an Ohio high school player.
The 6-foot-8 center combined unerring timing, anticipation and strong hands with an innate unselfishness that proved vital to team chemistry.
"When I was a senior in high school, Lucas was a sophomore at Middletown," said Barker, who played at St. Mary's High School in Columbus. "We played in the state championship in Cleveland (in different divisions). We played in the afternoon and they played in the evening.
"The guy was fabulous. He was very smooth, the most natural player in control of his mind and body and temperament I'd ever seen."
Lucas would have been the most highly recruited player in the country if not for one thing — he refused to be recruited.
He made it clear to colleges that he wanted to enjoy his high school experience without the distraction of fielding pitches from schools. When legendary Kentucky coach Adolph Rupp figured that rule didn't apply to him and showed up at Middletown High School, Lucas crossed the Wildcats off his list.
"I never wanted to be a star," Lucas said. "I wanted to live a normal life."
It's telling that Lucas decided to attend Ohio State on an academic scholarship. He was joined by a stellar recruiting class that included Havlicek, Nowell, Knight and Gary Gearhart.
Freshmen didn't become eligible to play varsity until 1972, but that class showed a glimpse of the future when it beat the upperclassmen the last two times they played. Still, the players weren't thinking national title when the 1959-60 season started.
"I don't ever recall talking about, 'Hey, we've got to win the national championship,' " Lucas said. "It didn't come up in our normal conversation."
The coaching staff thought otherwise.
"We knew we had the potential to do it all," Truitt said.
From his varsity first game, when he grabbed 28 rebounds and scored 16 points in a victory over Wake Forest, Lucas was the clear star of the team. Others had to establish their role or adjust to a new one.
Siegfried had been the standout of the '58-59 team as a sophomore. When Lucas moved up to varsity, Siegfried knew he'd no longer be the focal point of the offense. What he understood intellectually was much harder to accept psychologically.
"It was not a tension between players," Siegfried said. "It was a tension within. I think it was absolutely insane for me.
"I had to change. You're either in or out. The question was: Was I going to be a part of a team or was I going to isolate myself?"
He did adapt, with help from Taylor and the lack of ego of Lucas.
"That was the greatest thing Fred was able to do," Siegfried said. "You take Richie Hoyt and all those guys who were great individual players in high school. Now you bring them into a team and (have to instill) a cohesiveness. That's tough. There's not many people today who can do that, who can take superior talent and blend it."
The Buckeyes had an abundance of offensive talent. Nowell and Siegfried were superb shooters. Co-captain Roberts also could score, sometimes on spectacular plays lost to history in a pre-ESPN world. The Buckeyes averaged more than 90 points that season, and this was long before the three-point line or shot clock. All five starters averaged in double figures, led by Lucas' 26.3 points (on .637 shooting from the field, which remains an OSU record).
With so much offense around him, Havlicek figured he'd have to make his mark on the other side of the court.
"Fred Taylor was preaching defense, and I said to myself that if I became the best defensive player on the team, that might give me a chance to play a lot more minutes," Havlicek recalled.
Senior co-captain Dick Furry started the Wake Forest game, but Havlicek played so well off the bench that he started every game after that.
"John had that engine that just kept running," Gearhart said. "I don't know how he did it. If there was a loose ball, John always had it. He was just a machine in motion."
The scoring prowess that developed in the NBA surfaced only occasionally, mostly on loose balls and fast breaks. Not surprisingly, Lucas was the catalyst for Havlicek's biggest offensive game. Havlicek mentioned to Lucas before one game that a lot of family and friends would be coming from his hometown of Martins Ferry.
"He said, 'You'd really like to do well tonight, don't you?' " Havlicek said. "I said, 'Well, I've got all these people here, so yeah, I'd like to do well.' He made sure I did well because I scored 30 that night, and that was my all-time high in college."
The Buckeyes lost only three regular-season games, at Utah and Kentucky, and at Indiana after they'd clinched the Big Ten championship.
In those days, only one team per conference qualified for the NCAA Tournament. The Buckeyes had a first-round bye before playing Western Kentucky in the Mideast Regional semifinals in Louisville, Ky.
The Hilltoppers led 43-37 at halftime before Ohio State dominated the second half for a 98-79 victory. The Buckeyes then whipped Georgia Tech by 17 points to advance to the Final Four in San Francisco.
Before leaving for California, Havlicek created some drama when he accidentally cut the fingers on his shooting hand on a paper-towel dispenser in the bathroom of his dorm. He required 10 stitches.
Even with Havlicek hampered, third-ranked Ohio State handled New York University 76-54 in a national semifinal at the Cow Palace.
In the final against defending champion California in front of a partisan Bears crowd, the Buckeyes were considered the underdog. The game started at midnight Eastern time.
"They weren't even going to televise that game," Furry said. "It was a last-minute decision."
Taylor devised a game plan that called for Ohio State to neutralize Cal's shot-blocking All-America center Darrall Imhoff by going right at him. On defense, he instructed Nowell to sag off poor-shooting guard Bobby Wendell.
The strategy worked to perfection. The Buckeyes took Imhoff out of his game by driving the ball and passing to the open man, and they made 16 of 19 shots in the first half.
Wendell was 0 of 6 from the field, and Nowell was able to get in the passing lanes to disrupt the Cal offense.
"There were very few people from Ohio State and it was quiet at times," Hoyt remembered of the crowd. "Nobody could believe how well Ohio State was playing."
The game was essentially over at halftime. The Buckeyes led 37-19 and coasted to a 75-55 victory in front of a stunned crowd.
"I felt elation as the clock ran down,'" Nowell said. "It was the only time in my sports life that I felt elation."
Dave Barker remembers the speech that Jack Graf gave at the postseason banquet after the championship.
"Jack Graf said, 'Hey guys, enjoy this championship because it may not happen again,' " Barker recalled. "I don't know how many guys remember Jack saying that, but it hasn't happened again."
The Buckeyes advanced to the title game the next two seasons, only to lose to Cincinnati. UC spoiled Ohio State's undefeated season in 1961 with an overtime victory. The Bearcats beat Ohio State again in 1962 after Lucas suffered a knee injury in the semifinal. Lucas played against UC but made only 5 of 17 shots in a 71-59 loss.
"Those were no doubt some of the biggest disappointments of all our lives," Lucas said.
"A lot of people like to make excuses, but they beat us. On those two particular nights, they were a better team. You have to give them credit. A lot of people know how to win but don't know how to lose. It's important to acknowledge the fact you played an opponent that played better than you have, and give them the respect and accolades they deserve."
The team scattered after that. The starters went on to the NBA, the others with their post-basketball lives.
But 1960 forever changed the arc of their lives. Havlicek believes being part of that championship helped persuade Boston Celtics coach Red Auerbach to draft him.
"If there was a question of people having equal ability, he would go further and figure out who was on a championship team," Havlicek said. "I think that's one of the things that went into his mind when he drafted me."
Havlicek won eight titles with the Celtics, including five with Siegfried as a teammate.
For Siegfried, the difficult lesson of sacrifice he learned in 1960 remains a driving force in his life.
"It was the greatest thing that ever happened to me," he said. "From that experience, what it really did was deepen my conviction and commitment to the team concept. My entire life, everything I did, is about that concept."
Roberts played four seasons in the pros before becoming a real estate broker. He said being part of that championship gave him a more positive attitude.
"You've been to the mountaintop and you know what it was like to be successful," he said.
That's the same lesson Nowell drew from his experience. He became state budget director under Gov. James Rhodes and later built apartment and condominium complexes around central Ohio.
"That experience of achieving such a high level in basketball — a national championship, two more trips to the national championship game and all those wins — it made you feel the need to excel, and that you could.
"I felt like if someone else could do it, I could do it. I'm not saying I'm the best businessman in the world. No, not at all. I've had a lot to learn in that regard. But the things I've accomplished, I'm proud of."
That goes for his teammates, as well. Fifty years have passed, but they never became the past.
brabinowitz@dispatch.com
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Not Real estate investors, entrepreneurs and agents, your wife place unlocking the secrets to real estate investing and entrepreneurship. Welcome through that titanium bolts posted by Rj Bates, but third, here's RJ.
Hello and welcome to the titanium vault. I'm your host, Rj Bates. Today I'm humbled and extremely excited for everybody because we have an incredible guest with us today. Mr Brad. Summer up. Brad, how are you doing today?
I'm doing good. Rj, how are you today?
Yeah, absolutely. Uh, today is an exciting day for the titanium vault. You have done some incredible things, uh, for the people that don't know you. Just going to read a couple of benchmarks or milestones that you've hit from the bio that you sent over. I'm, Brad has owned over 3,700 apartment units, um, as an individual syndicator in a passive investor. And then, uh, just this year alone in 2018 Grad students have purchased over $500 million dollars in apartments nationwide. And that is a, that is amazing. Congratulations on that.
Well, thank you. And that's a huge accomplishment. I mean, I, you know, our program is going around now and this is year number six and like, you know, if someone would have told me in six years you, you'd be helping people buy a half a billion and apartments all over the country. I'm not sure I would have believed that,
but, um, yeah, I'm, I'm, so, I'm so excited about that. Yeah. So let, let's go back to the beginning. I think it's so important for people to understand like, you know, how was that success achieved, you know, how did you get your start in real estate investing that it automatically go into multifamily or did you ever start in single family at all?
Well, you know, my first investment ever was a 32 unit apartment building, so it was not a single family home. I didn't, you know, flip a house or whatever and how this all happened was, you know, like so many people. I went to college, you know, my parents never finished college. They taught me to study hard and get good grades and go to college. And I did all that. And my dad, you know, finished three years of engineering school and his boss was an engineer so they encouraged me to get my degree. I was good at math and science, so I became an engineer and as soon as I became an engineer and graduated college, they started talking about retirement and 401ks and all this stuff. And I'm thinking, man, when does life get fun? You know, like when am I supposed to enjoy my life?
And you know, fast forward a few years I wanted to move up in the company. I got an Mba and I over, you know, the sorts story is I spent 17 years in corporate America, five different companies laid off once, fired once, never really made it to the c level position and actually thought about going into law school. And it wasn't until I picked up the rich dad poor dad book, which changed my life and the lives of millions and millions of other people. That book really gave me the Aha moment that I needed to get on a different path and look at doing real estate. So that's Kinda how I got the idea to be a real estate investor and then when Robert Kiyosaki talks about, you know, retirement and passive, you know, getting out of the rat race and he's got a whole game, the cashflow game, right where you trying to get out of the rat race and replace your, you know, your job income with your investment income.
And so my investment income was like 10 grand a month and I just felt like it would take me too long to do at one house at a time. And so I decided back in 2002 A, which was 16 years ago. I decided to go straight into multifamily investing. Gotcha. So the first deal you ever take that as a 32 year, that multifamily, you know how first for the people that are listening, how did you accomplish that? Because I, you know, that's incredible. And I think there's a lot of people out there that look at that and say why I could never do that because I don't have the finances to do that, or I don't have the understanding. How were you able to accomplish that? Well, there's a couple things, you know, and I, you know, these are things that I teach, you know, the, the, the simple basic steps.
So the first thing is I worked as an engineer and then a commercial, uh, you know, sales and marketing and account management after getting my Mba. So I worked for 17 years and I saved my money, you know, I was one of those kids and, and young men that live below my means and save money for retirement. So from the time I was 22 and so all the time I was 35, I actually saved enough money to make a down payment on a property. Okay. So I never did like a no money down type of deal. So the deal I bought was, you know, just under a million dollars and I put 20 percent down and I got a full recourse loan for, you know, 80 percent of the purchase price. Now with know a lot of people hear that and you're like, well Brad, I don't have, you know, 200,000 or whatever to to, to buy a deal in my answer there is, well that's why you might want to look at syndicating a deal, which, you know, my, my third deal was I syndicate syndicated the 250 unit deal. So you know, the first deal I did was $200,000 of my own pocket. The, the, the good thing about that is, you know, I don't have investors, I don't have to understand sec and raising capital. The bad thing is you run out of money. I need to do a deal number two. So that's why I syndicating deals is so powerful.
Yup. So how did you learn how to syndicate a deal? Did you go to trader yourself? Is that subsidy you read in books? Did you just youtube it, Google it, or how did you figure out how to syndicate a deal?
Well, here's the thing too, you know, the answer is I went to a seminar and I hired a mentor and you know, for somebody to say, Oh, you know, that's a waste of time. Everything you need is on, you know, Google and the internet or blogs and facebook groups. The reality is there is a lot of information out there for free, but there's also a lot of misinformation and some of these are like the blind leading the blind. And I see people making posts about like, hey, you know, here's my situation and what do you think I should do? And there's 120 comments and I read these things sometimes and just shake my head because some of the people commenting on it, you know, truthfully, either they're not experienced and they're not, you know, they haven't been through that situation before and they're just giving their opinions.
But opinions are worth a dime a dozen. So there is a lot of free information out there, RJ. But the thing is, there's nothing like having an experienced person to be on your team when shit hits the fan and you need to call somebody or you know, to have somebody review your underwriting to walk you through the steps and they're not guessing. They're actually saying, hey man, I'm like, I've done this so many times that I could walk you through this step by step by step. And that's how I started. And now that's part of our business as well. So we invest in apartments and offer also offer that, that type of, uh, assistance for people. Right? And the other thing about it is,
you know, I've, I've gotten a ton of information just from my own due diligence and asking around, but when you have that mentor or you're a part of a quote unquote mastermind where there's a bunch of people that become a family together, it's not only the information that you received from that mentor, but also the connections and the vendors that they use and the other resources that over the course of their career that they have already built up and they've already vetted out and they've used successfully that they kind of pass along that information. Don't you also feel like that's a huge benefit to having a mentor like yourself or someone else that can help you in when you're trying to get started in this business?
Sure. It's not merely information or even, you know, there's the information part, there's the handling part, there's the networking part. It's all about leveraging, you know, an experienced in this business, you know, to try to go out and buy, whether it's a 32 unit or a 100 unit or a 200 unit without having an experienced team, you know, I would just say, well, good luck. I mean, and you know, it's, it's, um, it's, it's certainly not a wise decision and you're probably going to make mistakes and maybe you know, not optimize the performance of your deal and maybe even worse. Yeah. So, you know, it's, it's really important to use experience. Lender is experienced. Attorney is experienced management companies that are running the same types of assets that you want to buy, you know, get to know the brokers in the market that you want to buy.
And it's, you know, we, we, we call it, you know, a quote and I'm moving my fingers up and down, a good old boy network. But it's not for boys. It's for everybody. You know, it's, it's so ladies out there this, this is for you too. And we have just as many or more successful lady apartment investors and syndicators as we do. Men, so I don't mean to call it a good old boy network, but I think everybody understands the gist of what I'm saying. It's, it's, it's all about not just what you know, but also who you know and that's key especially too, like when it's a competitive market and there's multiple people bidding on the same deal, they're not just looking at price and terms, they're looking at, hey, do we know this buyer and does the buyer have a track record and do we know the lender this buyer is using and do we know the due diligence company they're going to use because they want to make sure that the deal closes and, and the buyer performs.
And so that's going to be key is that you're surrounding yourself with people that are well known in the marketplace. Right. So let's fast forward onto your story. You know, you've done a couple of deals at that point though. How, how long did you just maintain being a multifamily investor before you kind of moved into the coaching realm as well? Well, it took me about three years. So what, what happened the way it went with me, as you know, I started with my first 32 unit deal back in oh two. And by 2005 I was able to replace my w two income with investment income and then I actually sold those deals and made over a million dollars in profit and that's when I had the confidence to. And by the way, I never made a million dollars in profit and 17 years in corporate America. My net worth was, you know, I don't know if it was a million dollars or not that it wasn't right.
You know, I wasn't a multimillionaire put it this way, after 17 years of corporate America. Um, but after three years of investing in apartments, I had doubled my net worth. I made over a million dollars just from too small, you know, 30 unit deals and that's when I quit my job because I knew at that point that had a skillset that can never be taken away from me and when only get better and I could do, you know, more deals. So in 2005, and I think it was the end of [inaudible] when I, when I quit my job and already retired myself, so I was my first client that I retired and that's one of the things I also learned about mentoring is before you could help other people, you really should help yourself and if you want to call yourself a wealth mentor or a coach or you know, a real estate expert, I think the first person that you should prove to the world that you are able to help is yourself and your own family and you know, so I was able to retire myself, replace a six figure income and only then that I started helping other people with a multifamily investments as a consultant.
I love that though. You know, you have to help yourself before you can help others. That kind of goes back to the airplane. You know, a story where, you know, if the airplane starts to go down and the oxygen masks fall down, you have to put on your mask first before you can help someone else. Because if you pass out then you can't help the other person and it's the same thing in this, you know, you have to make sure that you understand the business completely and like you said, replace your six figure income that you had in corporate America and you were able to retire yourself and then you were able to help other people. So I think there's a lot of wisdom in that statement there. Um, you know, when you were, when you left that job and you became a full time real estate investor at that point in time, how much of an increase did you see in your productivity compared to when you were working the full time corporate America job? Because I think there's a lot of listeners that we have that are kind of right now in that position of, I don't know if I should actually quit my job where I'm making those six figures or a decent salary. It's so enticing to have that guaranteed income. But what did that do to your productivity?
Well, this answer may surprise you, but I have never been a full time investor. I'm not, I'm not a full time investor now and I wasn't a full time investor, you know, after I quit my job because I started it. See here, here's the, you know, I don't want to say the secret, but I've always leveraged an experienced team informed me that included, you know, investors management companies. So I've never been my own management company, not for my 32 unit, not for my 250 unit, you know, not when I first had a thousand units. So I've always outsource that. So when I quit my job I started mentoring other people and that essentially became my job. If you think about it, you know, and investing was still something I did part time and forward to today. You know, if you want to say what is my job, you know, we run a multimillion dollar multifamily education and consulting business and yes, I still invest in apartments but I still leverage other people and I, I, I find strong operating partners, many of whom are people that I've personally trained and some are not.
But you know, I've gone out and found people that I partner with, so like in the last two years I bought over 1600 doors as a managing partner, but I'm not the guy doing all the work, you know, so that, that affords me the time to spend, you know, I spend 40 to 50 hours a week, probably more, you know, working on my business which is the education and consulting business. So I have never really been a full time investor and now I know some people that have and they've been able to accomplish, you know, phenomenal things. I mean I've done about 4,000 units in 16 years and I know people that have done 4,000 units in four years because they built, you know, their focus wasn't education. It was on buying, you know, as many apartment units as they can. So
I, your, that I hope I'm not forgetting somebody, but I think you're the third guest I've had on the titanium vault that mainly focuses on multifamily. I've had tip broads and I've had Courtney Peterson and the three similarity or the similarities that I see between the three of y'all is that y'all are very strong in leveraging other people's talents, including using other people's money. I know this is probably part of your training program, so I'm not going to ask you to, to share too much, but this could also translate into the people that are just in single family investments. What are some key tips that you have for on how you can raise and use other people's money?
Well, the first thing is, is just one thing to make sure all the people listening, you don't have to have all the money. So let's just say, you know, you want to buy a $5,000,000 apartment building. Well, you know, I'm just going to around numbers. You know, you need 20 percent, 20 to 25 percent down, so that's a million down and then you need to get a $4,000,000 loan assuming 20 percent down, you know, it might be more than that, but. So there's not a lot of people that just have a million dollars and so that's why so many people initially, until they hear me speak, they are like, well I don't think I could do apartments or I'm going to play small and go after that for unit or six unit and do owner financing and no money down and all that type of stuff. But the best financing is going to be on a commercial loan where you could get non-recourse and fixed rates for, you know, up to 12 years.
And so the, there's a lot of advantages to go in with a conventional commercial loan, you know, the challenge is qualifying for it. So you know, to get the debt, the rule of thumb is to get a $4,000,000 loan, you need a $4,000,000 or more net worth. And so again, you don't have to have all the net worth yourself. Imagine now if you could find three or four or five other people where you go to the lender together and they're not just looking at your financial statement, Rj, they're looking at you and in three or four others that are going to be on that loan and they're going to look at your combined that worth combined liquidity. So this is how we get qualified for larger loans. And then on the equity side, it's the same concept. You don't need to have the million dollars all in your bank account.
Imagine if you could find 20 people, and this is just an example where you could find 20 people with 50,000 each and then you pool your money together and there's your million dollar down payment. So that's, that's kind of the model. It's not kind of the model. It's exactly or pretty close to the model that I teach and that I do myself. Now. Where do you find those investors? Well, you don't find them at gas stations and starbucks and you don't have to do network marketing parties and go to your friends and family to come and over to have a party where it's really a business presentation, like if he ever been invited to one of these things where someone invites you to a party and next thing you know you're, you, you know, there's a folding chair and a and a and a presentation and you're thinking, this is not my idea of a party.
And there's in there pitching you on some kind of juicer or protein formula that, you know, if you just join and sign up so many people. So that's not what we do. You know, what we do is we look for a accredited and unaccredited but sophisticated investors and these are some advanced topics. Uh, the people listening, you can google these topics that you're looking for qualified investors. And the best way to find these people or people that go to real estate events that are already. I mean, look, if I got to come up to a stranger and convinced them that real estate is better than the stock market or therefore onk, that's a tough sell. If they don't have the right mindset, that real estate's a great way to build wealth. So you want to find people that already buy into real estate. And in my case, I want to find people that already buy into apartment real estate.
So most of my students are getting their investors from the people they meet at my training events and it sounds like a plug and a self promotion. But it's true. I mean the next training event, we're going to have like 600 people from all over the country and they're coming for one thing. They're coming to, you know, either learn or meet other apartment investors. And so it makes raising capital easy when you surround yourself with people that are already bought into that thing that you want to do and you know, so whether it's, whether you're raising money for any type of asset class, you know, whatever is the best thing is if you could find people that already want to invest in that type of asset class.
Right. And I'm perfectly fine with the self promotion there because I think you have a great product. I know I personally know multiple people that have attended your events and it's changed their lives and I've seen them go from struggling to be a single family real estate investor to now they're borderline thriving as a multifamily investor, which is kind of the dream as an investor, you know, you, you skipped the whole single family realm and just now you're, you're flourishing and the multifamily realm. So I, I, I love your product. I love your training program with one of my question would be, so yeah, there's gonna be 600 people at your training event and they're all there. But is there a way do that. Is there a back system where they still can stay connected, were further down the road when they're actually doing deals and they're not at the training seminar itself that they can stay connected and present to each other?
Well, of course there is. And like, you know, anybody that does a weekend training, uh, I don't like the word bootcamp that a lot of people know what that means. And the first thing I just want to say about that is anyone that promises that you're going to learn everything you need to know in a weekend. Well, I mean, look, I have an engineering degree. It took me four years, you know, and I was on the fast track. There's a lot of people. It took five or six years to graduate and you know, it took me two years to get an Mba. My brother's a doctor and that took him, you know, medical school and residency and all this stuff. So you can't learn everything you need to know about anything in the weekend. So of course there's going to be, you know, ongoing programs for people that want more education, more hand holding, more connection and that, and that's how people were raising money and so, you know, the type of, and this is an advanced topic then I'm going to mention, but when you syndicate a deal, um, which is pooling money together from other people, you got to decide as the syndicator what type of syndication you're going to do.
And typically we're doing a reg d five zero, six B, which means that we're exempt from having to register our security. And it also means that we should have preexisting relationships with our investors and we can't do general advertising. And so we can only offer the deals, the people that we already have a relationship with. And so that's part of the process is to build relationships before you find the deals with qualified investors so that when you have a deal, you already have a database of investors that are qualified. Um, I've heard a lot of people say, Oh, if you find a good deal, the money will come. But I mean, look, if you find the deal and then you're pitching it to people you've never met before, well that's prohibited. If you're doing a five, zero, six b type of syndication, a lot of people just don't know that. So there's a lot of people that, you know, just like if you're speeding and, well you don't get caught. But there's a lot of people that, that don't know what they don't know and they're, they're pitching deals to people and they're not. They're probably know some of these people don't even have a securities attorney advising them. So that's definitely a no, no.
Gotcha. So let's, let's talk about the specific event itself. Where is it held? How much does it cost and how long does the training actually last?
Yeah. So our upcoming training is November 10th and 11th.
Uh, this 2018. So if you're listening to this podcast, it's like a week from, from, uh, you know, nine days from now. Right. And I do these three times a year, so I do them in March, July and November. But, so all weekend trainings we do are in Dallas, Texas. So that's sorry, November 10th and 11th. I'm not sure if I said that as dates. Right? But it's November 10th and 1110. Dallas, Texas. It's a couple of hundred bucks depending on your seating that you want. Do you want the VIP seat? It's, I don't know, like three or 400 bucks. And if you want the general admission seat, it's, you know, two or 300 bucks. I don't know what's on our website right now, but that's how you um, that's, that's what you do. And um, I teach the whole event. So this is not, you know, a multi speaker event.
And I also see there's so many people that do these events where they have like 20 guest speakers in the weekend. Both you have 10 or 20 guest speakers. Each person is just teasing you for 20 minutes. And I hate to say it that way, but like for me, when I go to these multi-speaker events and there's 20 speakers in a weekend, I get ideas but I don't get anything deep. It's like I can maybe get a couple of nuggets from each speaker. But the reason our events are different is because I teach the entire 16 hours and allows me to go deep. So I, I cover 16 hours of multifamily including a bus door where we actually take the time to put hundreds of people on, you know, 56 passenger buses and we look at three properties in Dallas too are owned by students that I've coached and one is owned by me. And so you'll get to see not only the classroom but you'll get to see a b class and a c class property and you'll get the point out and, and see with your own eyes, you know, the improvements that we're making and the paints and the solar screens and the cedar balconies and the amenities. And so we combine some classroom theory and numbers with some field training. And to me there's no other educational event in multifamily like it.
Well, I would agree with that, but I have a question, Brad, because you know, I'm, I'm here local in Dallas, fort worth and you had been friends on for several years now. And I always see every time you have one of these events and see all the posts on facebook either by the people that are attending blind yourself. And uh, so this is not a serious question. This is more of a joking question, but I, I do wonder this, you share these pictures and there's hundreds of people standing in the parking lot of these apartment complexes. Do you ever get some tenants that are like, they walk out their door and they're like, Whoa, what the hell is going on here? Are All these people standing at my bargain lot? I've always wondered that. I mean there's just so many people at your events. Does it ever kind of freak out the tenants at all?
Of course it does. It's kind of funny because we've had like, and the brokers too, like when we started our program that brokers were like, you know, we had one bus and they were like, don't you dare take your boss on my listing, you know, don't disturb their property. Well now we get calls. Brad, could you please take your 200 people caravan to my listing? Because they know that maybe one of these people out of 200 are going to buy their deal. So like that dynamic has changed from like please don't come to please come. Okay. And, but from the tenants it's interesting because we'll have like cameras and you know, it looks like a tape through and microphones and speakers. It's a big production and some of the tenants will come out. Most of them are curious because they're like, what the hell's going on?
You know, like what's going on here? They think it's like a movie or something. So we usually get a lot of bystanders and most people don't say anything but we do get some people to come over and ask questions, Hey, what is this, you know, what are you guys doing? And we get some, you know, detractors, I mean we have people that know a lot of the properties that I buy my students by. We'll put in the solar screens so when the window is open, but you can't see who's behind the solar screen because it's like a dark tent. We've got people yelling at them like, you know, so we've had some of that. It's kind of fun and everybody just laughs. We've had people like, you know, give us dirty looks, you know, driving through the parking lot when they navigate their way through a couple of hundred people standing in a parking lot or whatever. But I mean very minimal. Like in the six years that we've done this, we've only had like three or four people that have disappeared and we've never found them again that outside of that. I'm kidding about that by the way. We've never lost anybody.
So yeah, outside of that, I mean it's been a very, very, you know, overall. I mean, we haven't had any really negative encounters.
Right? Well, I'm gonna say this and it's probably going to be the coolest story. Whatever it does happen. I'm a wait for the time to where there's going to be someone that's living in the apartment complex that you're showing and they're going to come down and they're going to hear what you're and talking
and eventually joined your program and then be one of the best testimonials ever. Were they, when they become a successful multifamily investor, I'm going to speak that into existence. Um, I, I can't wait to hear that happening because I mean, it is, it is a full on production and there's an, as the years have gone by, I mean, I remember back when you first got, well I guess probably not got started, but back when I first started noticing this, you would have like 150 or 200 people and now you're saying there's going to be 600 people. I mean, that's crazy that it's grown to the size that it's grown over the past couple of years. And uh, it's a, it's a testament to your program, into your training. Would that being said, why has this been such an important part of your business and why is, what is your driving force behind doing this for other people?
Well, for me it's pretty simple. You know, I don't have kids. When I got into this whole business, I was never extremely passionate about, you know, buying any type of real estate. I just wanted to quit my job and replaced my income and apartments where that vehicle for me. So don't get me wrong, I love investing in apartments, but I love even more with investing in apartments has done for me and my lifestyle and my family and now for the people that are close to me and my team and my students and the charities that we're involved with. So it's made, you know, not only a huge difference on my life but on other people's lives. So for me, like I said, it's simple. I'll never forget the way I felt when I was in my early thirties getting laid off and not having certainty about my future.
Feeling insecure, you know, where is my, you know, what's going to happen to me in five years, you know, as this next job going to pan out, am I going to move up, am I going to get fired? Like how, you know, should I buy a house, you know, should I buy a car? Like, you know, what's going to happen to me if, if I don't have the money to live the life that I want to live. And all that changed within, you know, a future eras of making a decision to be an apartment investor. So that's my why is it had such a profound impact on my life and that's why I've dedicated most of my professional life if not my personal life as well to our education program because it's, you know, I love buying the deals but for me I felt like I just have a gift to make something that some people think is complicated like buying an apartment building.
And I feel like I can, you know, break it down into, into steps that, you know, the average person could. And when I say the average person, I mean the average over achiever, right? Because we're all, you know, the average person ain't going to be listened to your podcast. The person ain't gonna come to a seminar, the average person goes to work and goes home and on the TV and watching football or baseball or whatever the next sport season. So I'm not talking about that person and, and even that person can do it, but they don't have to drive. So I'm talking about the average driven person that wants to change their life and improve it for the better and get out of the rat race they can do. They can, they can do it because I did it and we've helped so many other people. And now I say we, because we got a team of 14 people. So, you know, the average driven person, uh, is, is why I do this now because, you know, that was me. You know, I was, I was an average driven person that they wanted something different and it was willing to make a change. And I want to be available for those people.
I love it. So my last question for you is, is I think it was probably right around a year ago, maybe a little bit less, uh, you did a post and this is kind of getting into your private life a little bit, but it, you put it out there on social media, so I feel like it's okay for me to share, but you know, rent your, your personal home or residence here in Dallas, fort worth compared to owning it. And you were very passionate about how, as an investor that made financial sense for you and I think this is a hot topic between, especially amongst real estate investors on whether or not they should own their personal home or residence or if they should rent. Why do you feel like it's better to rent that resonance than own it?
Well, I'm going to answer that, but again, none of my answers are really short. But just, just 100 percent disclosure. I own a house in Florida. Um, and I bought that house in 2015. And prior to that, you know, I haven't owned the House for 10 years. And so, you know, since I became, as I became more successful investing in apartments, you know, to me buying a house is more of an emotional investment. So you know, the House we own in Florida, it's on the beach. I've always wanted the beach house, you know, and so we, we do own this house. But I will say that like you pointed out, we rent. We ran an a plus luxury penthouse apartment in Dallas, you know, we pay a lot more than probably a mortgage payment would, would run us. But here's the thing, when you rant, okay, even from a financial perspective, you don't have to put 20 percent down.
Okay? You can move in with one month, you know, most of the time you can move in and, and your pay your first month's rent and you can move in so you don't have to save a bunch of money. And let's say you're going to buy like a $500,000 house. Well so many young couples out there saving for that 20 percent down payment. And rather than taking that $100,000 and putting it into a down payment with a house that doesn't make you any money, and we've all heard this, you know, Robert Kiyosaki would actually call a house a liability because it takes money out of your pocket so you can actually rent an apartment for $2,000 a month or 3000 a month and have a damn good apartment, you know, the, you know, two bedroom, two bath, you know, a class property, you know, and the nice part of town and you can take that $100,000 and started investing.
So, you know, for me, when, when people were saying, well, I'm saving the money, buy a house and then I'm going to buy a car with cast. I mean I leased my cars, you know, I, we have this one house and you know, my wife and I are attempted, you know, we, we're like, oh, we should own a house in Colorado. We should own a house. You know, everywhere we travel. We just got back from Dubai and we're like, oh, we should buy something there. You know what? No, we're just going to rent something there. It's like, no, why would I buy a house when I can read it and then I can run it. I can run a different one every time and I can rent something brand new and you know, owning a home, you're, you're experiencing wear and terror and then you got to maintain it and it's like, you know, our Florida House.
I mean I love it but I just went out and can you believe I just bought like a weed trimmer? I bought a hedge trimmer, I bought a leaf blower and I'm sitting here thinking I do not want to be spending my weekends if freaking Home Depot and Lowe's, you know, I want to have a lock and leave lifestyle. So a lot of it for us as a lifestyle choice and then when we come into Dallas were coming in there to run our business and I don't want to be going on at home and dealing with, you know, a handyman and a landscaper or doing this or even worse doing this stuff myself. So for me it's just, it's so simple. It's, you know, when I, when I, when I go to move out, I don't have to say, well, you know, what's, what's, you know, how much equity is there in my home or we ended up market or down market, you know, if I sell and I pay a realtor fee, am I going to be upside down on my house?
I mean, so to avoid all that hassle, it's so much simpler renting and there's a stigma in our society about people who ran. It's almost like, you know, the American dream that we've all been brainwashed with is you got to own a home and you got to raise your kids in a house and you have to have a yard and a playground will look. I don't have kids so you know, for people to do. I'm not attacking anybody for people to choose to own a home. It's an emotional investment, but I don't think it's a financial one. And certainly if you're trying to scrape up savings for a down payment, I would say put that into your real estate investments. And then when you made a couple million dollars and I hate to say like me and my life and go buy your dream house on a beach or in a or in the mountains or whatever. And that's fine. I gotcha. So my feedback on that would be is I agree with everything you said except for when you are a single family investor like myself,
I have found ways to take properties down without utilizing the 20 percent down. But so the money that I have, I'm still able to invest it into real estate just through other means. And that's kind of the way I combat that a little bit is I'm still paying less on properties, you know, for example, on my personal home I was able to take it down subject to the existing mortgage and so I captured quite a bit of equity there. But for the most part I agree with your points there. And uh, I just kinda wanted to go over that topic because I, I've seen that that discussion be pretty heated of most real estate investors across the board.
Well, let me ask you about that because I agree with what you're saying, but you know, most people that are buying a house, they're not looking at it as an investment. They're looking at it as like, Hey, this is where I'm going to raise my family. So I mean, I guess I don't know because I, I could be totally misinformed here, but you know, most people when they're buying a house, are they looking at, okay, I got to get a good deal and buy it subject to and I'm gonna, you know, and they probably make some sense, you know, for me it was
totally an investment and it just, it worked out where it was like I was taken down the property as an investor no matter what. And we were going to keep it as a rental property. And I just said,
you know what, this fits my family, you know, I mean, we could move in here, it's close to the office. It would be an upgrade from where I'm currently living. Um, and we're, we're gonna capture quite a bit of equity and maybe we get also roll that equity. And, and take out a line of credit on that equity or even eventually after a couple of years, sell the property, roll that into a different investment of sorts. So that's kind of how we thought about it. But for the most part, like I said, I agree with everything that you're saying there. I've never once bought a property and put 20 percent down. Um, and so that's just not something in my wheelhouse I'm at or something I would ever personally do because I agree, like you said, it's an emotional decision and that that's just not how my brain is, has been trained. So, um, anyways, Brad, thank you so much for, for everyone who's listening and they're interested in contacting you or finding out more about your training program, what's the best way they can find out more information?
Well, it's real simple. You just Google Brad Sunroc and it's asking you Mr. Okay. With No. See, that's my website, Brad. Some rock.com. It's my facebook page, Brad Sunroc. It's my instagram page. So all of those ways you'll be able to find out more information about me and what I do. And, um, you know, how you might be able to be a part of it.
Awesome. Brad, thank you for taking the time to sit down with us. I know you're extremely busy person and also, uh, I want to give a shout out to Brad. He was very kind and supporting our charity golf tournament on October, second this, this past month. Um, he will, he sponsored a, a, I guess the best way to put it was the par five cannon. Um, it was really cool. Um, it, it's everybody on the tee box. You get to put your golf ball in there and you shoot it out of like a potato, a Aragon. And uh, it was, it was a great time. Uh, all the proceeds for that Golf Tournament went to my nonprofit, beat kids cancer and so on, on air. Brad, I wanted to personally thank you for your sponsorship and supporting be kids cancer. Well, you're welcome. And it was a pleasure. I mean, we love, we love sponsoring charities and we do one, you know, that we're really passionate about it. Well, and anything that we can get involved with, um, that makes sense for us and we could stop it, you know, we're, we're interested, so thanks for allowing us to be there. Awesome bread. Thank you buddy. And we'll talk to you soon. All right. Thank you very much for having me on. Bye. Bye. Hi,
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Homosexuality in the Torah
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Kategorie: Torah und Evangelium
Among the sexual perversions proscribed as criminal offenses in the moral code of the Torah are homosexual relations between males (Lev. 18:22). Both offending parties are threatened with capital punishment (Lev. 20:13), though minors under 13 years of age are exempt from this as from any other penalty (Sanh. 54a). Talmudic law extends the prohibition, but not the penalty, which is limited to flagellation, also to lesbianism, i.e., homosexual intimacies between women, based on the general warning not to indulge in the abhorrent practices of the Egyptians and the Canaanites (Sifra 9:8). While the laws on both offenses are codified by Maimonides (Yad, Issurei Bi’ah, 1:14; and 21:8), the prohibition of homosexuality proper is omitted from R. Joseph Caro’s Shulḥan Arukh. This omission reflects the perceived absence of homosexuality among Jews rather than any difference of views on the criminality of these acts.
The Bible refers to actual incidents involving homosexuality only in describing the abominations of the sinful city of Sodom, where the entire population demanded of Lot the surrender of his visitors “that we may know them” (Gen. 19:5), i.e., have carnal knowledge of them (hence the common use of the term “sodomy” for homosexuality), and again in the story of similar conduct by a group of Benjamites in Gibeah, leading to a disastrous civil war (Judg. 19–20). In addition to these isolated cases, the Talmud records that the Egyptian Potiphar purchased Joseph “for himself” (Sot. 13b), that is, for homosexual purposes (Rashi). For the talmudic period, too, the records know of very few such incidents (see TJ, Sanh. 6:6, 23c; Jos., Ant. 15:25–30).
An instructive indication of the rare incidence of homosexuality among Jews may also be found in the interesting history of a legal enactment designed to prevent it. To this end R. Judah forbade two bachelors to sleep together under one blanket (Kid. 4:14); but the view of the sages prevailed that there was no need for such a safeguard against homosexuality (Kid. 82a). Maimonides (Yad, Issurei Bi’ah 22:2) still followed the Talmud in holding that “Jews are not suspect to practice homosexuality,” and therefore permitted two males to be closeted together. By the 16th century conditions had evidently changed to induce Caro, after recording this view, to add: “Nevertheless, in our times, when lewdness is rampant, one should abstain from being alone with another male” (Sh. Ar., EH 24). Yet, a century later R. Joel Sirkes again suspended the restriction, except as a praiseworthy act of piety, on the ground that “in our lands [Poland] such lewdness is unheard of” (Bayit Ḥadash to Tur, EH 24).
Rabbinic sources advance various reasons for the strict ban on homosexuality which, incidentally, is regarded as a universal law included among “the Seven Commandments of the Sons of Noah” (Sanh. 57b–58a). It is an unnatural perversion, debasing the dignity of man (Sefer ha-Ḥinnukh, no. 209). Moreover, such acts frustrate the procreative purpose of sex, just as do any other forms of “spilling the seed in vain” (ibid.). A third objection is seen in the damage to family life, by the homosexual abandoning his wife (Tos. and R. Asher to Ned. 51a). Jewish law, then, rejected the view that homosexuality was to be regarded merely as a disease or as morally neutral, categorically rejecting the view that homosexual acts “between two consenting adults” were to be judged by the same criterion as heterosexual marriage – that is, whether they were intended to foster a permanent relation of love. Jewish law holds that no hedonistic ethic, even if called “love,” can justify the morality of homosexuality any more than it can legitimize adultery or incest, however genuinely such acts may be performed out of love and by mutual consent.
Source: Jakobovits, Immanuel. “Homosexuality.” In Encyclopaedia Judaica, edited by Michael Berenbaum and Fred Skolnik, 2nd ed., 9:516. Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2007.
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Protests over traffic death of 2 students paralyze Bangladesh capital
Police in Bangladesh's capital fired tear gas and used batons on Saturday to disperse hundreds of protesting students angry over the traffic deaths of two fellow students, leaving many people injured.
Up to 25 people were injured, according to a media report
The Associated Press · Posted: Aug 04, 2018 1:45 PM ET | Last Updated: August 4, 2018
A slogan is written on the body of a student as he takes part in a protest over recent traffic accidents that killed a boy and a girl, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Saturday. (Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters)
Dhaka remained largely cut off from the rest of Bangladesh as buses continued to stop travelling from other parts of the country. The owners and workers of the bus companies have said they will not run their vehicles unless they feel safe after dozens of vehicles were either vandalized or torched in Dhaka and elsewhere.
Witnesses and media reports said Saturday's chaos broke out in Dhaka's Dhanmondi area as police and ruling party men swooped in on the students. A top leader of the ruling Awami League said some "criminals" wearing school uniforms joined the violence. Many protesters blamed the student wing of the ruling party for the attacks.
TV stations aired footage of the clashes, with protesters seen throwing stones at police as the chaos continued for hours.
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An Associated Press journalist at the scene said many people, including some journalists, were injured in the clashes. The English-language Daily Star reported that up to 25 people were injured.
Thousands of other students took to the streets elsewhere in Dhaka on Saturday, but no major violence was reported.
The protests, which began last Sunday after two college students were struck and killed by a pair of buses, have paralyzed Dhaka, a city of 10 million. The two buses were racing to collect passengers, a common occurrence in the city, which is regularly gridlocked by traffic chaos.
Bangladesh's capital has been paralyzed by five days of protests by thousands of students angry over the traffic deaths of two of their colleagues. (A.M. Ahad/Associated Press)
The protests are an embarrassment for the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ahead of a general election due in December. Hasina's party is blaming the main opposition, Bangladesh Nationalist Party, headed by former prime minister Khaleda Zia and its main ally Jamaat-e-Islami, for using the sentiment of young students to create chaos for political gains.
Zia's party formally extended its support to the protesters. Hasina also said their demands are justified and pledged to fulfil them in phases.
The protesters are demanding safer roads in Bangladesh, where corruption is rife, making it easy for unlicensed drivers and unregistered vehicles to ply the roads. At least 12,000 people die each year in road accidents often blamed on faulty vehicles, reckless driving and lax traffic enforcement.
Canada, EU slap economic sanctions on seven Myanmar officials
The students have stopped thousands of vehicles — including those of top officials and judges — demanding to see if the cars were registered and the drivers licensed.
Buses are key to transportation in Bangladesh, where trains are overcrowded and most people cannot afford cars.
No refuge: Developed nations take steps to seal borders to migrants
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Gap Inc. to split into two public companies
BY Marianne Wilson February 28, 2019
Gap Inc. is spinning off fast-growing Old Navy as a standalone company. It also plans to close about 230 namesake stores during the next two years.
The retailer on Thursday announced plans to create two independent publicly traded companies: Old Navy, and a yet-to-be-named company (“NewCo”), which will consist of the iconic Gap brand, Athleta, Banana Republic, Intermix and Hill City.
The retailer said the separation will be done through a spin-off that is intended to generally be tax-free to company shareholders for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The spin-off will enable each company to maximize focus and flexibility, align investments and incentives to meet its unique business needs and optimize its cost structure to deliver profitable growth, Gap said.
“Following a comprehensive review by the Gap Inc. board of directors, it’s clear that Old Navy’s business model and customers have increasingly diverged from our specialty brands over time, and each company now requires a different strategy to thrive moving forward,” said Robert Fisher, chairman Gap Inc. “Recognizing that, we determined that pursuing a separation is the most compelling path forward for our brands – creating two separate companies with distinct financial profiles, tailored operating priorities and unique capital allocation strategies, both well positioned to achieve their strategic goals and create significant value for our customers, employees and shareholders.”
After the separation, Art Peck, currently the president and CEO of Gap Inc., will hold the same position with “NewCo,” and Sonia Syngal, current president and CEO of Old Navy, will continue to lead the brand as a standalone company. The two companies will remain at their current headquarters, both of which are located in San Francisco. Old Navy’s momentum was evident in the breakdown of the separation, with the new, still unnamed company bringing in about $9 billion in annual revenue through its assorted brands and Old Navy, by itself, garnering approximately $8 billion.
As part of the restructuring of its specialty store fleet, the retailer will close approximately 230 Gap locations during the next two years.
“The remaining specialty fleet will serve as a more appropriate foundation for future growth of the brand across the specialty, outlet and online channels,” Gap stated. “There will be a healthier channel mix after the restructuring, with nearly 40% of sales coming from online, and the remainder split fairly evenly between the specialty and value channels.”
Target shores up tech team with Facebook hire
Walmart crushes estimates with blowout holiday quarter
Walmart blew past expectations for its fourth quarter amid strong U.S. same-store sales growth and surging online sales, posting its best holiday quarter in years.
Amazon cancels plans for New York headquarters
Start spreading the news – Amazon is not making a brand new start of it in old New York.
Sears will stay in business as judge approves Eddie Lampert’s bid
Sears Holdings Corp. has been given a lifeline.
Gymboree files for bankruptcy protection; to liquidate some 800 stores
Gymboree has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for the second time in less than two years. But this time it has no plans to revamp its business.
Sears gets last-minute reprieve
Sears Holdings Corp. is still in the game — at least until Jan.14.
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Soundlings & Gareth Davis – ‘code & code & clarinet’
The Soundlings Collective is a young and international network of starting audio professionals. They have worked on a variety of projects, initiated events, shared knowledge and work hard to promote the sonic perspective in the cultural landscape.
At Coded Matter(s) #2: Sound Hackers, Soundlings will be performing together with Gareth Davis in an exciting interdisciplinary performance concerning which we will provide you with the following hint: code & code & clarinet.
An interview with Soundlings and Gareth Davis about their performance will be forthcoming in the following weeks, so keep an eye out for that!
The Soundlings Collective consists of many members. At Coded Matter(s) #2: Sound Hackers, two of them will be performing. Allow us to introduce: Tijs Ham and Roald van Dillewijn.
Tijs Ham (aka Tapage) is a musician and sound artist with a background in visual arts and founder of the record label Tapeface. Musically, he believes anything is possible, which is reflected by the broad sonic range of his output. So far he has released several full length albums on the Chicago based record label Tympanik Audio alongside countless e.p’s and compilation appearances. In his art he applies programming, live electronics techniques and system design to explore and expand the possibilities of audible expression.
Roald van Dillewijn is a sonic designer, software designer for music, composer and performer from the Netherlands. Currently he is studying Sound Art at the Art, Media and Technology department of the Utrecht School of the Arts in Hilversum. As bass guitar player in a post-rock band his interest in weird sounds and sound effects keeps him busy for days. These days have became longer and longer with the formation of the noise/drone improvisation band Puin+Hoop. He is currently focusing on a controllable art installation which he will use to create a sound piece that will be performed on several stages in 2013.
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Opposition Protest March Consolidates Government Alliance
By Jehan Perera –
Jehan Perera
The determination with which the opposition parties pursued their protest march was not an indication of their strength. The march seemed to make little sense even as it wended its way down the hills from Kandy, the last kingdom of the Sinhalese to Colombo, the present capital of Sri Lanka. The symbolism was apposite for one of the main slogans of the protest marchers was the betrayal of the country to foreign forces. There were many onlookers though relatively few of them joined in the march. Usually such a bid to generate spontaneous public protest would come towards the end of a government’s term of office when it has over-extended its stay in power and the people are dying for a change. But a mere year and a half of a government which has four more years to go is too soon to evoke a people’s movement to overthrow, or even to destabilize, the government.
The main slogans of the protest marchers related to the economic hardships faced by the people and to warnings about the threat to national sovereignty posed by the government’s constitutional reforms and war crimes trials against the security forces. The slogans regarding the economic hardships, and the much resented Value Added Tax would have evoked an empathetic feeling amongst the bystanders. But these are not issues that could move people to seek a change of government that is yet finding its feet, and has only been in power for a relatively short period of time. It is not as if the people are unaware of how the cost of living was going up during the period of the previous government. It is also much more widely known that government contracts now require more time, as they have to go through established processes, and are not granted at the discretion of those in positions of power.
On the other hand, the other main issue that the protest marchers sought to highlight, the so-called constitutional trap and sending war heroes off to international criminal courts to face trial, are too remote to be matters of public agitation at this time. The draft constitution is still far from being finalized. The opposition tried to spread the rumour that the new constitution would reduce the position of Buddhism. The government was able to explain that it has yet to receive even a first draft of the constitutional proposals. What exists at the present time is the report of the Public Representations Committee, a consultative body that was appointed by the government to obtain the views of the people on constitutional reform. This committee did not make recommendations of its own. Instead it summarized the different views and opinions that were placed before it along with the preferred choices of its individual members.
Dispelling Misconceptions
Even as the Joint Opposition protest marchers were wending their way down from Kandy, Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera was briefing civil society and media on the government’s roadmap for implementing the promises it made to the international community in Geneva at the last two sessions of the UN Human Rights Council. It is a pity that instead of engaging constructively and critically with the government on issues such as VAT, constitutional reform and the reconciliation mechanisms, the Joint Opposition is going on to protest mode and trying to discredit what the government is doing. What the Joint Opposition is doing is to no avail, as the general public is unlikely to be impressed by their antics. The sight of leaders of the protest march dancing on the highways was neither edifying nor educative.
At the briefing, Minister Samaraweera explained how in September 2015 the government promised the UN Human Rights Council to set up four mechanisms to deal with post-war transitional justice. This was in place of the international inquiry into war crimes that the UN had been pressing for in the previous five years. The government’s alternative solution has been a truth commission, an accountability mechanism, an office of missing persons and an office of reparations. The legislation for the office of missing persons has been approved by the cabinet and is pending before parliament. If the opposition had engaged with the government on the issues of transitional justice and the reconciliation mechanisms that are being designed, such as the Office of Missing Persons, it might have been able to improve the legislation and claim the credit for it.
The Office of Missing Persons is for all people, not only for the Tamil people, but also for the Sinhalese and Muslim people who have also had their relatives and loved ones go missing. There is no time frame for this proposed institution which will be a permanent one, and not one with a short or temporary life span. Therefore the 35,000 people who went missing during the second JVP insurrection, and whose relatives or loved ones came before previous commissions to register their names, could take the matter up again with the Office of Missing Persons. So could the families of soldiers and police personnel who went missing during the war. There were also several misconceptions about the office of missing persons that were dispelled in the dialogue with the Foreign Minister. These include the confidentiality clause and the powers of the OMP to visit places of suspected detention.
Reversing Policies
In the meantime the Consultation Task Force set up by the government to ascertain the views of the general public on these reconciliation mechanisms has commenced its work and is conducting consultations with the people. The legislation for the truth commission is being finalized and is expected by September this year. The most controversial of the mechanisms, the special court for accountability, will probably be prepared by March next year, when the deadline for Sri Lanka’s commitment to the UNHRC will be up. These mechanisms will be finalized after the consultations with the general public on them have taken place. Apart from this, the government has been returning land taken over by the military, reducing the role of the military in the former war zones, and has restored law and order so that acts of impunity are much less in the past.
One of the key factors that kept alive the hope of a quick regime change was the two year alliance of the SLFP with the UNP which would end next year. There was a hope in the supporters of the former president that with the end of the two year period the UNP and SLFP would part ways, opening the door to former President Mahinda Rajapaksa to stake his claim to form an SLFP headed government headed by himself. It is ironic that the joint opposition’s premature bid to get rid of the government has consolidated the government alliance at a time it is addressing the most controversial issues. The opposition’s success in retaining the support of a significant proportion of SLFP parliamentarians seems to have convinced President Maithripala Sirisena that he had to do something to strengthen himself and his grip over the SLFP which he heads.
However, the decision of President Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to lengthen the period of their alliance from two years to five years has dealt a blow to the hopes of the former president and his supporters of a quick return to power. They need to come back soon to power if only to stall the ongoing investigations into the allegations financial corruption and abuse of power that took place during their period of rule. With the police and court system enjoying greater independence from the political authorities under the 19th Amendment enacted by the present government, these investigations will go on. The only way these investigations can now be stopped is through a political decision at the highest level to reverse the policies of good governance and accountability. This can only happen by a re-take of the government, which is the reason so much was at stake in the protest march.
Response To Mahinda Rajapaksa: Enough Is Enough
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Giabao / August 1, 2016
Of course this rally exposed more on the govt side………. the hilarious ways the govt and police tried to block the rally is good enough evidence on the real face of the yahapalanaya. Am sure this stupid behavior converted millions to sympathize with the JO camp. Just look at the video how the IGP behaved and said he is bending law shamelessly.
Vanguard / August 2, 2016
The IGP sure has a lot more freedom now than earlier. Everyone is speaking up.
KA Sumanasekera / August 1, 2016
You have been generous about the Padha Yatra.
UNP Sagala said it was all crooks in the procession.
And his boss Batalanada Ranil announced that Singapore Mahendran is his special adviser on finance now .
Another dude from the UNP , can’t remember his name said there were only 1600 in total in the procession.. May be it was that agitated UNP IGP who did the counting.
Because he threatened the Padha Yatra that he will beat the crap out of them . on stage in public to a Yahapalana gathering in Galle.
Marvellous, Isn’t it to see such a dedicated IGP from the Yahapalana UNP.
Now this NGO boss says it was good for the Government.. How cool..
But Batalanada Ranil apparently is is not that relaxed.
Now he wants to appoint a Royal Commission to find out who broke up Asgiriya from the Malwatta Chapter.
Did Batalanada form an alliance between the two too, the same way his UNP London did the Alliance among the UNP, Tiger Diaspora , TNA and Bodhi Sira?..
Bensen Berner / August 1, 2016
Very well said,Jehan. Bensen
PattiGona / August 1, 2016
Jehan [Edited out]
So this march is a ludicrous attempt to cover up for impending arrests and trials for corruption. People wanted revenge and wanted to lock people up. But what Ranil and My3 did was smart. They wanted due process and real investigations into financial crimes. That is why Ranil said the FCID needs to be 200% sure before they take action. The culture of servility by courts, judges and lawyers will take a long time to eradicate. So let us all be patient. When we find out how the Rajapakse family made off like Bandits robbing people with their commissions, Pada Yatra will stutter and fizzle and die out. MR is afraid of this. Namal Baba is afraid of this. Basil Baappa is afraid of this.
As for Police IGP he is a typical sycophantic village idiot. But then again they were all yes men under Gota baappa too.
The murders of Lasantha and attack on Keith will NEVER be investigated; or it will be delayed because the main culprit is a cabinet minister.
Patriot / August 1, 2016
Jehan brother is getting jittery he is happy Sira has given the betrothal the five year card. Sadly thought Sira does not lead the SLFP he should grab the UNP from Ranil if he wants to get re-elected because after the local elections early January 2017 all of Sira’s bootlikers will jump ship. If the Pada Yathra is a sham my worry is Jehan’s cash flow projection for the next five years will be what Ranil gave the IMF. God Bless you mate.
kp / August 1, 2016
“Sadly thought Sira does not lead the SLFP”- I think you mean ‘control’ (although even that’s up for debate). Sirisena is the chairman of the party.
Green Back / August 3, 2016
Whether they make sense or not Jehan has to write this kind of things to please his pay masters. Green Backs speak a lot!
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Simone Wyss Fedele
Head Economic & Swiss Public Affairs
Simone Wyss Fedele serves at Novartis as Head of Economic & Swiss Public Affairs since June 2018. She is part of the Country Executive Committee of Novartis Switzerland.
Before joining Novartis, she worked for Takeda in various international leadership positions (Commercial Lead for Europe and Canada, Head Market Access for Europe and Canada and Head of Global Payer Solutions and Value Demonstration). She has also served as Head Group Public Affairs at Helvetia Insurance and as Chief of Staff for political and economic dossiers and Senior Economist for Novartis. Prior to joining the industry, Simone worked for the Finance Department Basel consulting
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Simone Wyss holds a doctorate degree in economics from the University Basel and post-graduate certificates from the London School of Economics and the University of Oxford. She has lectured at the Universities of St. Gallen and Basel in the field of Public Affairs & Health Policy and is a member of the board of the Association of Basel Economists and of the University Center for Dentistry Basel.
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Sexual harassment in the workplace is prohibited by the Massachusetts Fair Employment Practices Act and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. There are two types sexual harassment: “quid pro quo” and “hostile work environment,” each with its own legal elements. In general, “quid pro quo” sexual harassment occurs where an employer requires an employee to exchange keeping her job, or some other benefit of employment, for sexual favors. Hostile work environment sexual harassment, in contrast, does not affect the economic benefits of employment but creates a sexually-charged, offensive, or abusive work environment. Both claims stand on their own and may occur independent of the other.
Sexual Harassment Legal Elements
To successfully assert a claim for “quid pro quo” sexual harassment, an employee must establish that:
She or he was subject to conduct of a sexual nature, which could include sexual advances;
The sexual conduct in question was unwelcome;
She or he rejected the sexual advances; and
After rejecting such advances, the terms or conditions of his or her employment were adversely affected.
An employee who submits to sexual advances may still assert a viable claim for “quid pro quo” sexual harassment where she did so to avoid being fired, or in reasonable fear of some other adverse employment action including demotion. The legal elements required to satisfy a hostile work environment sexual harassment claim differ. To prevail on such a claim, an employee must show:
She was subjected to conduct of a sexual nature;
Such conduct was unwelcome;
Such conduct created an intimidating, hostile, humiliating, or sexually offensive work environment; and
Such conduct unreasonably interfered with the employee’s work performance or otherwise altered the employment.
Both types of sexual harassment claims carry the same remedies, including compensatory damages in the form of back pay, future loss of earnings, plus emotional distress damages; punitive damages, the purpose of which is to punish the employer; and attorneys’ fees and costs.
Sexual Harassment Legal Precedent
Several legal opinions paved the way for the rights that employees have today to be free from sexual harassment in the workplace. In Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson, for example, the Supreme Court recognized that a hostile work environment is a form of sexual harassment in violation of Title VII, even absent an economic effect on the worker’s employment.
Later, in Harris v. Forklift Systems, the Supreme Court held that an employee need not suffer a psychological injury in order to state a viable hostile work environment sexual harassment claim, as a long as a reasonable person would perceive the environment as offensive or abusive:
Title VII comes into play before the harassing conduct leads to a nervous breakdown. A discriminatorily abusive work environment, even one that does not seriously affect employees’ psychological well-being, can and often will detract from employees’ job performance, discourage employees from remaining on the job, or keep them from advancing in their careers.
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has also issued landmark decisions interpreting sexual harassment under the Fair Employment Practices Act. In College-Town v. MCAD, for instance, the SJC found that the Fair Employment Practices Act likewise prohibits both “quid pro quo” and hostile work environment sexual harassment. The College-Town decision also made clear that an employer is strictly liable for the unlawful conduct of a supervisor, upon whom the employer confers authority.
Notably, the College-Town precedent is more advantageous to employees than the standard set forth in the Faragher & Ellerth decisions interpreting Title VII. In those decisions, the Supreme Court held that an employer may not be held liable for the conduct of a supervisor who engages in sexual harassment by showing that it exercised reasonable care to prevent the conduct and acted quickly to prevent and correct the harassing behavior, subject to certain exceptions.
The Supreme Judicial Court’s ruling in Cuddyer v. Stop & Shop is also significant, where the court once again departed from federal precedent interpreting Title VII to create a more favorable rule for employees under the Fair Employment Practices Act. Specifically, the SJC held that victims of hostile work environment sexual harassment may use the continuing violations doctrine to file a timely claim. Under this doctrine, a claim is timely where at least one incident that substantially relates to earlier incidents of abuse occurred within the statute of limitations period, which “anchors all related incidents, thereby making the entirety of the claim for discriminatory conduct timely.”
Nevertheless, the statute of limitations to file a sexual harassment claim is relatively short and exceptions, like the continuing violations doctrine, do not always apply. It is best to err on the side of caution and file a complaint as soon as due diligence has been completed. Failing to meet the statute of limitations deadline will forever bar an employee from recovering any damages that resulted from the discriminatory conduct.
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Married teacher, 32, who had sex with her student, 16, celebrates avoiding jail by posting a smiling selfie on Instagram - but still faces charges over 'threesome' she had with same youngster and another teacher
Shelley Dufresnein of St Charles Parish, Louisiana, took a plea deal
Mother-of-three avoided prison and won't have to register as a sex offender
Took an image of her smiling after the hearing and wrote: 'My mood today'
Also said she was 'relieved' when followers began congratulating her
Is still facing charges over an alleged threesome she had with the same student and fellow teacher Rachel Respess, 24
By Wills Robinson and Ashley Collman For Dailymail.com
Published: 13:06 EDT, 10 April 2015 | Updated: 16:56 EDT, 10 April 2015
A 32-year-old English teacher who admitted having sex with a 16-year-old student posted a celebratory selfie on Instagram just hours after discovering she had avoided a prison sentence.
Shelley Dufresnein from St Charles Parish, Louisiana, took a plea deal on Thursday that gets her out of serving any time behind or having to register as a sex offender.
When she returned home from court she uploaded an image of her grinning to the social media site alongside the message: 'My mood today,' followed by three smiley faces.
Followers started congratulating her on the outcome below the picture, prompting her to respond: 'I'm so relieved.'
However she is still facing charges over a threesome she had with the same student at Destrehan High School and another teacher.
'My mood today': Shelley Dufresnein from St Charles Parish, Louisiana, posted this selfie on Instagram after discovering she had avoided jail - despite admitting she had sex with a 16-year-old student
Reaction: Followers started congratulating her on the outcome below the picture, prompting her to respond: 'I'm so relieved'. However she still faces charges she had a threesome with the student and another teacher
'Free' woman: The 32-year-old, confessed in court Thursday to having sex with a 16-year-old English student in exchange for a plea deal that gets her out of prison time. The married mother-of-three pictured above leaving the St Charles Parish Courthouse on Thursday
Double the trouble: Dufresne (right) and fellow teacher Rachel Respess, 24 (left), were arrested in September when a student at Destrehan High School started bragging that he was sleeping with both of them
How they met: The unidentified 16-year-old victim was a student in Dufresne's English class last year. Respess taught the same student English the year prior
She was arrested in September after the teen in question started bragging to friends that he had slept with two teachers.
An investigation later revealed that the unidentified teen had sex with both his current English teacher at the time, Dufresne, and his English teacher from the prior year, 24-year-old Rachel Respess - including an alleged a threesome with both at Respess's house.
Though she originally pleaded not guilty in November, married mother-of-three Dufresne changed course and confessed to the sordid act at a status conference in court on Thursday.
Comfortable: As part of her plea deal, Dufresne will not have to serve any jail time. Instead she will undergo a 90-day inpatient mental health treatment program, surrender her teacher's license and stay away from the victim and his family
In exchange for pleading guilty to a count of obscenity, the original charge of carnal knowledge of a juvenile will be held for the three years Dufresne is under probation for obscenity.
Dufresne must also undergo a 90-day inpatient mental health treatment, surrender her teacher's license, and stay away from the now 17-year-old victim and his family.
If she complies with all of those terms, the carnal knowledge charge will be dropped after three years and she will not have to register as a sex offender.
The carnal knowledge charge carries a maximum of ten years in prison and a fine for $5,000.
Judge Anne Simon signed off on the plea deal, after three other judges - including Dufresne's father Judge Emile St Pierre - removed themselves from the case.
District Attorney Joel Chaisson II heralded the deal as a success.
'I want to thank my special prosecutor, Julie Cullen, for her efforts to reach a fair resolution of the case and to secure a felony guilty plea, thereby sparing the juvenile victim in this matter from having to testify at a public trial,' the DA said in a statement.
The parents of the victim were in court on Thursday, and according to media who attended the meeting, they were not happy with the settlement.
However, Dufresne's legal battle is likely not over yet.
When her relationship with the teen was exposed last fall, it was revealed that she had sex with the teen at a residence in Montz (Dufresne and her family live in Montz) and one in Kenner between August 22 and September 27.
Dufresne still faces the possibility of jail time for allegedly having a threesome with the same student and Respess at Respess' residence in another Louisiana parish (pictured above). Neither woman has been formally arraigned on those charges yet
Above, Dufresne's home in Montz, Louisiana. The charges she settled Thursday had to do with sex acts she and the 16-year-old committed at a residence in that town
Both towns fall under different parishes, and Jefferson Parish has yet to formally arraign Dufresne on charges of carnal knowledge with a juvenile, indecent behavior with a juvenile and contributing to the delinquency of a child.
It was at Respess' home in Kenner that the teachers allegedly had a three-way with the student after a high school football game in September, and that is the incident they await arraignment on.
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Since her arrest on September 30, Dufresne has remained free on bond. While she has been under house arrest during this time, the rules of the sequester have been loosened so that she can attend therapy sessions, Jazzercize classes and help drive her 3, 5, and 7-year-old children to school and extracurricular activities.
However, she had to spend 8pm to 7am inside her home during the weekdays.
Both Dufresne and Respess were suspended from their jobs without pay following their arrests last fall.
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Shelley Dufresnein posts Instagram selfie after avoiding jail but still faces threesome charges
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What's the future for public nudity in Germany? Charles Hutchens/Flickr
Naked Germany, Straining at the Seams
Nudity, or Freikörperkultur, has long been a part of public life in Germany. Can it withstand an era of increasing globalization and tech?
This post is part of a CityLab series on open secrets—stories about what’s hiding in plain sight.
Tourists making their initial visit to Germany sometimes do a double-take the first time they they see a naked person.
Germans think nothing of stripping to sunbathe. They do it on on beaches, by lakes, and in heavily frequented urban parks in Berlin and Munich. It’s not unheard of to see unclothed people on regular park lawns or topless on balconies. The country is one of the few places in the world where naturism occurs not just in secluded areas, but in the heart of major cities. German-style public nudity, known as Freikörperkultur (or “free body culture,” and usually shortened to FKK), dates back to the 19th century; it’s not just an activity, but a culture intended to reshape behavior.
Revealing the invisible city
Depending on an outsider’s personal convictions, FKK adherents can illustrate either that Germans are complete cranks, or that the country is a prudery-free paradise. But it would be a mistake to assume that Germany’s tolerance of public nudity is uncontested. In the past month, a ban on public nudity has been confirmed for a popular bathing lake in the country’s south, and anglers are campaigning to ban naked sunbathing at another lake nearby—a ban that now holds more or less across the region. Last summer saw bathers of both sexes at a clothing-optional lake in western Germany jeered by disapproving men who had apparently come to the area with harassment in mind. The head of the agency that runs Berlin’s swimming pools and numerous bathing lakes has noted that the popularity of naked swimming has plummeted in recent years, and he cites friction with the city’s less naturism-friendly tourists as a possible cause.
That doesn’t mean FKK is dying out. Instead, social and technological change is reshaping habits, and locations for public nudity are being regulated by law. Cameraphones and social media are chipping away at naturists’ sense of their own anonymity, while tourism and Germany’s growing multiculturalism are affecting popular attitudes in complex ways. But before we look at how things are changing, we need to look at how a practice that would seem relatively taboo in contemporary North America became so widely accepted in the first place.
A 1930s-era postcard from a nudist camp near Berlin. (Sludge G/Flickr)
Centuries of stripping
Germany’s acceptance of public nudity is by no means a granola-crusted, post-hippie fad. Naked bathing was once the rule across much of Europe, when people regularly bathed naked in rivers and lakes, albeit often segregated by sex. Indeed, the casualness of the way the medieval manuscript the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry shows French peasants warming themselves before a fire suggests attitudes radically different from today’s. In Germany, nude bathing became somewhat taboo towards the end of the 18th century—but elsewhere, such as in the under-populated countryside of Scandinavia, the practice never fully died out.
The official beginning of naturism’s modern German revival, however, dates to 1898, when the first naturist association was founded in the city of Essen. Intertwined with 20th-century movements aspiring to promote public health, the idea in an age of heavy clothing and smoky urban air was primarily to help people escape from unhealthy, polluted cities. Their nakedness was a departure from everyday convention, just as their actual bodies broke with routine by leaving built-up areas to discover and bond with nature.
Rather than sexualizing the body, this naturist movement sought to free people from shame and the social inequality to which clothing often gave expression. “We are naked and we call each other Du” was the slogan of an interwar naturist magazine, its significance being that naturists addressed each other using the informal, familiar pronoun Du (equivalent to archaic English “thou”) rather than the formal, hierarchical pronoun Sie. The hope was that, in stripping, Germans would remove more than just clothes.
Nudity as liberation
A display commemorating relaxed East German attitudes to nudity from Berlin’s DDR Museum. (Theo K/Flickr)
After a brief period of repression by the Nazis, who banned naked bathing in 1941, naturism resurged after the war, especially in the wake of the almost worldwide 1960s questioning of traditional social norms. Common throughout Germany, it proved especially popular in the rigorously secular East Germany, as well as West Berlin, where an interest in naturism was a side effect of the complications of travel.
While neighboring Poles and Czechs frequently travelled to Eastern Bloc beach destinations such as Yugoslavia and Bulgaria, East Germans’ freedom of movement was relatively curtailed. It’s not always easy to feel that you’ve left office or factory life behind when you’ve only traveled 50 miles or less down the road. For people obliged to holiday on the Baltic or by inland lakes, naturism thus made it easier to draw a clear separation between relaxation and working life.
West Berliners had a somewhat similar experience. Beyond city streets, the territory also contained a forested, lake-filled fringe for citizens to escape to, but they couldn’t journey further out into secluded countryside without coming up against the Wall. Coupled with the city’s strong alternative culture, this pushed many West Berliners to treat their local parks as if they were secluded beaches and sunbathe naked.
There’s a clear thread running through this. Nudity, the reasoning goes, is socially desirable because it entails a stripping away of artifice. A key principle of Freikörperkultur is that nakedness is intended to have a leveling social effect, lessening rather than heightening the body’s function as an object for display. In other words, naturism is about withdrawing from scrutiny, rather than encouraging it. This blog piece by Vietnam-born writer Thi Yenhan Truing published this month neatly encapsulates the different attitude:
“[Personally] I can’t relax while naked around other people, except during sex because there are only two of you. It’s also fine for medical examinations, because it’s necessary. But for you Germans, it’s completely the other way round. The more naked people around the better, because you truly lose yourselves, so to speak, when in a naked mass.”
Naturism in the age of global networks
Over the past 15 years, membership in naturist associations has dwindled, and bans have thinned out the number of places where nudity is permitted. The rise of cameraphones and social media networks means that naturists are more likely to fear for their anonymity. This anonymity was never formally preserved in the past, either—but before smartphones, the larger size and obvious function of cameras made it harder to stealthily take snapshots, let alone distribute them.
Meanwhile, some German naturist enthusiasts accuse North American norms of contributing to dipping membership, especially through Facebook’s policies about what users can share. Photos of naked people are systematically barred on the network, meaning that naturists’ photos are routinely blocked. This has pushed naturism into the shadows somewhat, and also makes it difficult for naturist associations and events to promote themselves. "Facebook limits naturists in their freedom of expression,” complained the President of the International Naturist Federation in 2015 to a German-language tech magazine:
“We are being marginalized. From the point of view of the Naturist Federation, Facebook has long since become a kind of "public space." Their theory is strengthened by the fact that things that people write or publish on Facebook can lead to their being fired...It is often enough to post a photo of a woman’s back of women or a men on an air mattress and your account will be blocked or you’ll get a request from Facebook to stop posting that kind of picture.”
Meanwhile, migration and tourism have made Germany a far less homogenous place, leaving some German naturists anxious that not everyone knows the rules—both written and unwritten.
Legally, public nudity is not an offense in Germany, but people can be sanctioned for “harassment of the general public” over complaints or provocations, such as walking down the street naked outside of a special naturist event. This is left up to local authorities’ discretion, but beyond Bavaria, where rules about where nudity is and isn’t permissible were largely thrashed out in 2013, people tend to play it by ear. Germany’s fondness for bylaws clarifying what public spaces should be used for helps avoid conflicts. German parks often have clearly demarcated spaces for different activities. Nudity in an area set aside for sports would be unacceptable, but would be far more tolerated in a designated Liegewiese—a “lying down meadow” that parks often signpost as places for sunbathing.
The problem with unwritten laws, however, is that they work on the assumption that everyone has got the same (non-existent) memo. Increasingly, it seems that that’s something Germans no longer feel they can rely on. Munich, for example, may have certain places where nudity is tolerated, but that doesn’t stop tourists treating the whole thing as a free show. I have personally witnessed American tourists in the city’s Englischer Garten whoop with delight as they snap as many close-up photos of naked sunbathers as they can. This means that, in the more-frequented areas where naturism is permitted, the few unclothed sunbathers who remain are a somewhat different breed: exhibitionists who actively enjoy the attention.
A Munich park host to gaggles of sunbathers. (Joe Goldberg/Flickr)
If, like most Germans, you’ve grown up around naturism, the unwritten rules are easy enough to suss out. A Berlin resident summed them up in a conversation with CityLab:
“You shouldn’t stare at any people with no clothes on and, if you are going into a zone that is clearly marked for naturism [typically part of a beach or the grounds of open air swimming pool, rather than part of a park] you should be prepared to take off your clothes or stay away.”
Enforcing those written and unwritten rules can become more complex when people have different, culturally specific expectations. In Berlin, for example, people have been complaining that costume-wearing bathers “from a migration background” have been entering the no-clothes section of the beach at Wannsee, making their naked counterparts uncomfortable. This happened to a British friend of mine living in Berlin who preferred not to give his name:
“I was sitting with friends in the naked area at the lakeside when a genuinely stressed-sounding security guard in uniform and boots marched over and ordered me to undress or leave. I saw his point, to be fair, but the whole experience was so the opposite of relaxing that I’d think twice about ever going back.”
Of course, German-born citizens are not inherently immune to staring. An Afro-Belgian friend living in Germany once told me she shunned naturist areas because, her fellow bathers—who were predominantly white—would take the opportunity to scrutinize her more closely than she’d like. Again, there’s a sense that the perceived freedom naturism aspires to foster is partly based on a sense of homogeneity among those who practice it.
Even for those who don’t want to partake themselves, it would be a pity to see naturism die out in dense urban areas. It’s a testament to Germany’s careful balance between extreme orderliness and citizens’ personal freedom, even as the city centers continue to change.
@FeargusOSull
Feargus O'Sullivan is a contributing writer to CityLab, covering Europe. His writing focuses on housing, gentrification and social change, infrastructure, urban policy, and national cultures. He has previously contributed to The Guardian, The Times, The Financial Times, and Next City, among other publications.
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Home > Vol 38, No 1 (2013) > Tegelberg
Canadian Journal of Communication Vol 38 (2013)
©2012 Canadian Journal of Communication Corporation
Matthew H. Tegelberg
Trent University
Seeing Red: A History of Natives in Canadian Newspapers. Mark Cronlund Anderson and Carmen L. Robertson. Winnipeg, Manitoba: University of Manitoba Press, 2011. 362 pp. ISBN 9780887557279.
In Seeing Red: A History of Natives in Canadian Newspapers, Mark Cronlund Anderson and Carmen L. Robertson provide a comprehensive and engaging study of the portrayal of Aboriginal peoples in English-language Canadian newspapers. The authors effectively demonstrate how a set of colonial ideas and assumptions about Aboriginal peoples formed, were quickly naturalized, and have continued to occupy a central place in mainstream Canadian newspapers. Drawing on the work of Antonio Gramsci, the authors refer to this as a form of hegemonic assimilation where “an imperial power attempts to impose its cultural world views upon the Other” (p. 5). The book systematically accounts for the ways in which this colonial ideology, which gave rise to the treaty system and residential schools, has persistently manifested itself within news coverage of Aboriginals in Canada since 1869.
Canada’s printed press has always played an influential role in shaping public opinions and attitudes toward Aboriginal peoples. Shocked by the paucity of scholarship on this topic, Anderson and Robertson examine material from a wide variety of newspapers to convincingly argue that, for more than a century, little has changed in how the Canadian press has represented Aboriginal peoples. The ambitious scope of this empirical undertaking is among the book’s major strengths. It makes a novel contribution to existing research on relations between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples in Canada by examining important historical episodes through the lens of print journalism.
The introduction establishes that, albeit expressed in different ways, three overlapping “essentialisms” have dominated Canadian newspaper framings of Aboriginal peoples: moral depravity, racial inferiority, and the inability to progress (p. 7). The book is then organized chronologically, beginning with the purchase of Rupert’s Land in 1869 (chapter 1) and ending with coverage of the Prairie Centennial in 2005 (chapter 12). Each chapter provides theoretical and historical background on key events and figures before shifting to discursive analysis of news reporting that evidences the press’ continuous fixation with the aforementioned themes.
The first four chapters demonstrate how, in the nineteenth century, negative colonial images and stereotypes were abundant in news reportage on Aboriginal peoples from coast to coast. These stories “cast Aboriginals as vastly inferior to white Canadians in virtually every meaningful way” (p. 23) as a means of justifying cultural assimilation and territorial expansion. During the North-West Rebellion of 1885, this anti-Native coverage increased significantly in dailies from across the country (chapter 3). Anderson and Robertson observe how newspapers, which strongly disagreed on the causes of the conflict, reached the consensus that the Rebellion and its Métis leader must be quickly subdued due to the direct threat they posed to Canada’s colonial vision of progress.
At the turn of the century, the press continued endorsing Canadian colonialism, using the rhetoric of assimilation to rationalize the conquest and exploitation of Aboriginal peoples. This supposedly benevolent nation-building project was poignantly displayed in news reporting on the deaths of E. Pauline Johnson in 1913 (chapter 5) and Archie Belaney (Grey Owl) in 1938 (chapter 6). Analysis reveals how the mainstream press manufactured identities for Johnson and Belaney that corresponded with Canada’s colonial imagination. Although clearly at odds with the realities of Aboriginal peoples, Anderson and Robertson convincingly demonstrate how the press replicated and defended these “imaginary Indians”—the former an “Indian poetess” (p. 115) and the latter a “perfectly authentic colonial stooge” (p. 136)—to provide evidence that colonialism was working.
After a short recess during the Second World War, negative Aboriginal stereotypes quickly resurface in the Canadian press. Chapters 7 through 11 examine the ways in which this colonial language continued unabated in news reporting on key events of the later half of the twentieth century. “Indian Princess/Indian ‘Squaw’” (chapter 10) makes an important contribution to this effort. Anderson and Robertson examine press coverage of Bill C-31 (1985) to expose the patriarchal and discriminatory tone that has characterized the portrayal of Aboriginal women in Canada’s press. The “Indian Princess” and the “Indian Squaw” are two categories frequently evoked in reporting on Aboriginal women, while other narratives, such as the ongoing struggle by these women to overcome gender-based inequality, have long been ignored.
Chapter 12 and the conclusion attest to the twenty-first century legacy of firmly entrenched colonial essentialisms. Press coverage of the Prairie Centennial in 2005 and Margaret Wente’s writings on Aboriginal topics for the Globe and Mail show that colonial stereotypes and assumptions have indeed endured in Canadian newspapers.
Anderson and Robertson provide voluminous evidence of the complicity of Canada’s English-language press in the hegemonic assimilation of Aboriginal peoples. By limiting focus to mainstream newspapers, Seeing Red largely eschews counternarratives that have sought to critique and dismantle these dominant cultural presuppositions. To be fair, the authors do account for several moments where counternarratives have emerged in the mainstream press. They conclude that these “pro-Native or anti-colonial missives were vastly outnumbered” (p. 269) by coverage that “aided and abetted the marginalization of Aboriginals in Canada” (p. 274). What remains uncertain, however, is how, where, and to what extent Aboriginal peoples have responded to this tendency of the mainstream press to consistently replicate the same negative colonial images and stereotypes. This absence calls for future research that examines efforts made, over the course of Canada’s history, to counter the mainstream press’ penchant for “Seeing Red” by portraying Aboriginal peoples in other ways. Media scholars might begin by comparing and contrasting coverage in Canada’s French language, alternative, Aboriginal, and Inuit media, with the findings outlined in this groundbreaking study.
Seeing Red makes a valuable contribution to an underdeveloped area of research on media representations of Aboriginal peoples in Canada. Scholars of Journalism, Media History, Canadian, and Aboriginal studies will take great interest in this critical and highly engaging work. The wide scope of the study makes it pertinent to researchers with interest in a specific historical period as well as those with broader interest in the representation of indigenous peoples.
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Toyota Invests $500M in Uber to Get Self-Driving Cars on the Road
By Eric Newcomer and John Lippert | August 28, 2018
Toyota Motor Corp. is expanding an alliance with Uber Technologies Inc. through a new investment and a plan to get self-driving cars on the road, said a person familiar with the matter.
The Japanese automaker will invest about $500 million in a deal that will value the ride-hailing company at $72 billion, said the person, who asked not to be identified because the details are private. As part of the pact, Toyota will manufacture Sienna minivans equipped with Uber’s self-driving technology, and another company will operate the fleet, said the person. They have yet to identify the third partner.
Spokesmen for Uber and Toyota declined to comment. The Wall Street Journal reported the investment earlier Monday, and details of the driverless-car partnership haven’t been previously reported.
Dara Khosrowshahi, Uber’s chief executive officer, is looking to stabilize the company after a rocky year of corporate scandals and the death of a pedestrian struck by an Uber self-driving car. Over that time, the company’s share price has seen more ups and downs than a typical privately held company.
The deal with Toyota raises Uber’s paper valuation by 15 percent from the last investment and matches the value of shares given to Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo after Uber settled a lawsuit over self-driving cars. A group of investors valued Uber at $62 billion earlier this year.
Uber has developed a three-pronged self-driving strategy. For one, Uber purchased Volvos, retrofitted the cars with its self-driving technology and operates the fleet on its own. In another, Daimler AG will own and operate its own self-driving cars on Uber’s network. And the deal with Toyota becomes a third pillar, where Uber licenses its technology.
Public road testing with Uber’s self-driving Volvos is still on hold after one of its vehicles killed a pedestrian in Tempe, Arizona, in March. Uber had deactivated Volvo’s automatic braking system in that vehicle, which raised questions about safety. The incident tainted the company’s expensive self-driving car program, giving automakers another reason to worry about working with Uber.
Nonetheless, Toyota has continued to stick with Uber since its initial investment in 2016. Toyota Financial Services Corp. has been providing incentives to Uber drivers to purchase the company’s vehicles. As with traditional rental companies like Avis Budget Group Inc., Toyota is also trying to sell Uber fleet-management services based on the rapidly expanding volume of data it’s collecting from connected cars. These services include being able to monitor whether a car is being properly maintained or driven too aggressively.
In a separate partnership around self-driving vehicle development outlined in January, a Toyota spokesman said Uber wouldn’t turn off the automaker’s built-in safety features, including radar and other sensors that help to anticipate what other vehicles and pedestrians are doing in a wide space around the vehicle.
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There Must Be A Pony In Here Somewhere
Want to Be the 1%? There's an App for That
Cindy Perman | @CindyPerman
Published 2:26 PM ET Thu, 27 Oct 2011 CNBC.com
If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to be the 1 percent — one of the wealthiest people in America — it’s your lucky day! There's an app for that. Which means you can be the 1% anywhere — in the airport or in the tub.
Spur of the Moment Games is about to launch their debut mobile app called, “Clear the Park,”where you get to play the role of an executive who “clears the park” of protesters by throwing things at them from your office or luring them away with prizes like Radiohead tickets, Ben & Jerry’s coupons — or a sandwich. If you win, you get that gorgeous park view back for when you’re kicking back in the corner office. If the protesters win, they may turn your office into a Ben & Jerry’s or something — Sorry, I meant a Ken & Gerri’s.
(Ben & Jerry’s came out as an early supporter of the Occupy movement. The developers have approached the socially-conscious ice-cream maker but haven’t yet gotten the approval to use their name. So, for now, it's Ken & Gerri’s.)
Brad Thorne, one half of the dynamic developer duo that created the game and a self-professed member of the “Daily Show” generation, said it’s a part of a new concept they call “newsplay” — where you take real-life news events and explain them via videogames.
“We’re trying to see if we can end up being the only game app inside the news section of the app store,” Thorne quipped.
“People don’t pay for news content. They’ll pay for games,” Thorne explained – a concept he says many companies still don’t get. “They’re still trying to make the iPad a newspaper!” he said.
So basically, “Clear the Park” is what would happen if the “Daily Show” and the movie “Office Space”got together and gave birth to a mobile app.
Before “Clear the Park,” Thorne and his partner Jerry Broughton, who run a mobile-marketing firm Likestyle, launched a free web-app that allows users to stage their own personal protest. You upload a photo and a protest slogan, and it mashes them together, and adds mini-protesters at the bottom of your photo. Users have uploaded their spliced photos to the Spur of the Moment Facebook page, including one that’s a kitten in a field staging a protest over litter boxes and another that’s a protest of bad office coffee.
"We had pretty bad office coffee. I used the web-app to create an Occupy protest and fired it off to Jerry. It was good for a laugh," Thorne said.
The pair came up with the whole concept for “Clear the Park” in about 24 hours with the help of a LOT of coffee. Hence the name of their newsplay gaming arm, “Spur of the Moment Games.”
Thorne said with newsplay, they hope to capture a wider audience beyond gamers.
“Maybe we open up a whole new category of people who don’t consider themselves gamers at all,” he said. “You know, your flight gets pushed back 45 minutes — and there’s only so many times you can check your email.”
And even though “Clear the Park” may initially sound like it’s pro-1 percent, the creators meant it as a way to support the Occupy movement — but also educate people about what it’s like to be on the other side.
The tagline is, “Being 1% is 100% Awesome.”
It’s hilarious but Thorne said if you believe that — seriously, you’re not getting it.
The game costs 99 cents and they’ll donate part of the proceeds to the protesters — probably in the form of gift cards.
They plan to release it in November. It’s currently available for pre-order at OccupyMyLife.com.
I don’t know about you, but I’m totally ready to throw something out the window.
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The "Things" of Art
abstraction Asian art Korean art Mono-ha
By Karl Cole, posted on Nov 21, 2016
I really like introducing you to artists I’ve just begun to appreciate, especially if their work is a breath of fresh air on an otherwise dreary day. That certainly applies to the work of Ufan Lee. As I learned more about him I gained an instant appreciation for his point of view.
Like many artists I have learned about, he is far from a one-dimensional spirit.
Lee U-fan (or Ufan, born 1936, Korea), Untitled, 1973. Gouache on paper, 30" x 22" (76.2 x 55.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum. © 2016 Lee Ufan. (BMA-5308)
Lee Ufan (Korean Lee Woo-Hwan) was born in Gyeongsang province, now in South Korea. He is an artist, philosopher, poet, and an art theorist. He was raised in a traditional Confucian-style home where he was given a classical training in what has been considered traditional scholarly pursuits, which includes calligraphy, poetry, and painting. He studied art at Seoul National University, interrupting his studies in 1956 to visit relatives in Japan. There he studied Western and Japanese philosophy. After graduating in 1961, he decided to return to art, preferring visual expression to writing.
His early emphasis was sculpture, and installation in avant-garde, constructed works. He was one of the founding members of a group of modernist artists who form the Mono-ha movement, the first indigenous Japanese example of modernism. Mono-ha emphasized the use of natural raw materials arranged in random ways. “Mono-ha” means “School of Things.” The movement was a contrast to, and critique of, the Western movements of the period (such as Pop Art, Minimalism, and Conceptualism) that were tied to aesthetic manifestos. Mono-ha emphasized a comprehensive experience of media by way of their abbreviated or momentary arrangement. The movement was a pivotal moment in the development of modern art in Japan and South Korea.
Lee’s paintings from the early 1970s through 1984 (called From Point and From Line), similar to this work, were based on the traditional respect for brushwork in Chinese, Korean, and Japanese painting. Many of his paintings are monochromatic, much like traditional landscape painting. There is definitely, in this work, the sense of respect for a particular brush stroke, and the blank background as contrast. In many of his works, Lee broke with tradition in the use of canvas rather than paper.
If this fascinating artist’s work reminds me of anything, it’s the work of a fabulous African American artist who started painting abstract works after she retired from teaching—Alma Thomas:
Alma W. Thomas, (1891–1978 US), Red Rose Cantata, 1973. Oil on canvas, 69" x 50" (175.3 x 127 cm). National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. (NGA-P0641)
Correlations to Davis programs: Explorations in Art Grade 4: 6.35; Explorations in Art Grade 6: 5.25; A Global Pursuit: 4.2, 4.5; Experience Painting: 2; Exploring Visual Design: 8; The Visual Experience: 13.6
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Retail park plans for Banchory
The proposed site is immediately to the north of the Tesco store
Published: 12:21 Thursday 14 December 2017
Plans have been announced for a major new retail development in Banchory.
The proposals for a £15million project at Hill of Banchory - creating around 100 jobs - have been revealed by property company Ediston Real Estate.
The Edinburgh-based firm has lodged a proposal of application notice with Aberdeenshire Council and will today (Thursday) hold a public consultation on the plans in Banchory.
It relates to a proposed retail and restaurant/cafe development with associated access, parking, landscaping and engineering works at Hill of Banchory East, immediately north of the Tesco store.
Ediston is proposing six units on the 55,000 sq ft site with the prospect of creating around 100 full and part-time jobs.
The company’s development director Alastair Dickie said they were keen to gauge public feedback on the plans.
He added: “We think it is important for people to make up their own minds.
“We have identified a need for such a development in Banchory.
“We believe it will stop the drift of local people to shop elsewhere, like Aberdeen.”
The consultation event will take place in Banchory Business Centre from 1-7pm.
Mr Dickie added that they hoped to table a planning application early in the New Year.
Ediston is expected to send a representative to address the January meeting of Banchory Community Council on the proposals.
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Compositeur : Róisín Murphy, Mike Patto, Paul Dolby
I'm a trusting soul, I’m ashamed of living dangerously And I'm a headstrong girl, I’m afraid I won't be told I feel my destiny is only 'round the corner Sugar daddy promised me I’ll be sitting on top of the world It's all my naked ambitions said I would leave them wanting more That could be crazy wishing We could ever have it all, have it all, have it all We'll make a movie, we'll break into cinema You'll be director and I’ll be your movie star We'll make a movie, the darlings of cinema You'll be director and I’ll be your movie star, oh, oh So he's a headstrong guy and perhaps I shouldn't listen There's a million girls wanna be in my position If he tells me lies I’ll suspend my disbelieving I leave it all behind, I ain't asking for permission Feels like a new beginning And there's so much to explore It's not so crazy thinking We could really have it all, have it all, have it all We'll make a movie, we'll break into cinema You'll be director and I’ll be your movie star We'll make a movie, the darlings of cinema You'll be director and I’ll be your movie star, oh, oh Movie star, movie star Movie star
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David Fagleman: When it comes to the banks, financial stability isn’t enough
By David Fagleman
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David Fagleman is a Researcher at ResPublica.
Since the Coalition came to power we have witnessed significant policy activity directed towards creating a safer financial system. Considering the scale of the crisis and the importance of the financial sector to our economy, it was no surprise that this Parliament would see more time dedicated to financial reform than ever before.
As part of their programme of reform we have seen the Independent Commission on Banking Standards, The Financial Services Act 2012, The Banking Services (Financial Reform) Act 2013 and the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards. Focusing on prudential and regulatory issues, these new laws and inquiries are to be commended, and have put us on the right road towards creating a safer financial system in the hope of avoiding the same problems as last time.
However, apart from small elements of the Commission on Banking Standards, the prudential and regulatory approach fails to address what we see as the root cause of the crisis, the widespread self-serving culture that influenced the behaviour of the bankers.
It was this culture that led to the fixing of LIBOR and the mis-selling scandals that have bombarded the headlines and led to a gigantic £22.2 billion set aside for Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) compensation (enough to pay for the Olympics twice over), with the four biggest banks along with Santander responsible for about £19.6 billion.
What is particularly worrying is that this may well just be the tip of the iceberg. Andrea Leadsom, the Treasury Minister responsible for the City of London (and who previously worked in banking and finance), admitted early this month that there was a long way to go to change the City’s culture and warned that more scandals in the financial sector were in the pipeline.
Following her comments, a fresh mis-selling scandal came to light that involved firms being sold fixed-rate business loans to protect against interest rate changes and the banks secretly adding an “embedded swap”. These interest rate hedging products caused many firms to go bankrupt, and some estimate that that the payout in compensation could be greater than the £22.2 billion cost of PPI.
Although initially shocking, these new revelations do not come as a surprise when you consider the culture of personal and short-term personal gain that has been prevalent throughout the industry, especially in the larger banks. As with the PPI mis-selling scandal, interest rate hedging products were sold under an incentive and target driven atmosphere.
In our latest report Virtuous Banking: Placing ethos and virtue at the heart of finance, which is launched today at the Financial Times by Sir Richard Lambert, Chair of the Banking Standards Review Council, we argue that this culture is a result of an inherent lack of virtue amongst our banking institutions. Without this, bankers lacked a purpose and were influenced by culture of profits and personal gain, exemplified by the scandals outlined above, and failed to treat their customers fairly.
Addressing the culture of the banks should be vital to banking reform given the crucial functions they play in our everyday lives. We use financial services from the cradle to the grave: to support a family, start a business, become a homeowner and prepare for retirement. Advocating for more virtue in banking is a call for the re-introduction of an economic and social purpose to banking that favours long-term prosperity over short-term profiteering.
In an effort to instil the right type of culture and regain the trust of the public, we call for staff professionalism and personal responsibility to take a larger role in banking reform. This can be achieved by encouraging both strong leadership and “root-level” involvement and by implementing a “Hippocratic-style” oath whereby employees publicly voice their commitment to the stated values.
This was initially ruled out by the Banking Standards Review, but we believe it can play an important role in not only reforming the culture of the banks but signalling to the public that the banks have moved on from the past.
An oath offers more than rules and regulations, which were in place to prevent misconduct and failed to do so. Introducing a “Bankers’ Oath” would put bankers on a level of professionalism with lawyers, architects and doctors, where a professional motive exists to not only do the best for the client, but also adhere to the well-established principles of the profession.
We propose that a Bankers’ Oath would swear bankers to do their utmost to prioritise the needs of the customers; exhibit a duty of care above and beyond what is required by law; conduct their business in an ethical manner; confront profligacy and impropriety; and remember that they remain a member of society with special obligations to their customers.
Such an oath has been introduced by the Dutch Banking Association and we believe the British Bankers’ Association, Building Societies Association and the new Banking Standards Review Council should adopt our oath or one similar, for all of their members. It is this type of reform that will root out the cause of banker misconduct and begin to complete the programme of financial reform that has already begun.
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Property Boom Boosts London Millionaires
Country Life August 23, 2004
There are now 425,000 millionaires in the UK, the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) has estimated. The figure has jumped from the last official estimate of around 230,000 made by the Inland Revenue in 2001.
According to CEBR, the 64% jump in the price of the average house since 2001 has pushed the number of millionaires up substantially, as they have enjoyed increasing overall housing wealth.
The research shows that 175,000 or 41% of these millionaires live in London. A further 90,000 live in the rest of the South East. Other millionaire-rich regions include the southwest, where there are 32,000 millionaires, and the East, where there are 29,000. The areas with the fewest millionaires are Northern Ireland, with 4000, and the North East of England, with 7000.
However, the news may have tax implications, especially considering the latest proposals from the Institute for Public Policy Research, which has suggested a 50% estate duty rate on estates over £763,000.
Douglas McWilliams of the CEBR said: ?What this means is that [the duty] will mainly affect London and the South of England. Whether this is ?fair? depends on one?s point of view, but it is worth noting that now, with mortgage interest relief abolished and high rates of stamp duty for housing transactions, the tax position for home owners is already very much less advantageous than it was a decade ago.?
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B.C. seniors’ poverty rate highest in Canada: report
Study paints picture of low-income seniors in B.C. ahead of anticipated NDP legislation this fall
Ashley Wadhwani
B.C. has the highest rate of seniors in poverty compared to the rest of Canada, according to a provincial report card intending to offer the full scope of what life is like for thousands of struggling seniors.
The Social Planning and Research Council of B.C. and Lower Mainland United Way released the first-of-its-kind report card on Tuesday. It was compiled by a 27-person panel and includes feedback from online and in-person community consultations.
“Seniors’ poverty is a growing challenge across our province,” said Scott Graham, associate executive director and manager of research, planning and consulting with SPARC BC. “It provides clear evidence that specific poverty-reduction strategies for seniors are necessary.”
Nearly nine per cent of people in B.C. aged 65 and older are living in poverty, the report said, compared to the national average of just under than under seven per cent.
Seniors facing the most dire conditions are single and live on their own, and are three times more likely to be poor than seniors in couples or those living with family.
About 6,000 seniors are currently on BC Housing’s registry, as the number of homeless seniors has tripled.
The report relies on Statistics Canada’s low-income measure, which calculates median household income divided by the number of members living in the home. As of 2015, Statistics Canada determined $56,000 in yearly income was the median salary for a senior in Canada. The poverty threshold is based on a person spending 30 per cent of their income on basic necessities such as food and shelter.
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According to this calculation, of the 123 communities in B.C. where fewer than 500 seniors live, only three of those areas had fewer than 20 poor seniors.
The regions hit hardest by poverty correlate with a lack of housing affordability, particularly in Metro Vancouver.
According to 2015 statistics, Richmond, Surrey and Burnaby had the highest rates of seniors’ poverty in B.C., with 20.3 per cent, 16.5 per cent and 16.1 per cent, respectively.
Shane Simpson, minister of social development and poverty reduction, discusses what he hopes B.C.’s poverty reduction strategy will look like when it comes out near the end of March. (Black Press Media files)
Other areas where many seniors are facing high levels of poverty include Bella Coola and the surrounding area, known as the Central Coast Regional District, where the entire region has a seniors’ poverty rate of nearly 15 per cent.
Based on Statistics Canada projections, more than one million seniors are expected to be living in B.C. by 2021, the report says.
The report has been released ahead of poverty reduction legislation that’s anticipated in fall 2018, SPARC BC said, with the province’s first strategy to follow.
The strategy is expected to be informed by Social Development Minister Shane Simpson’s recent a tour across B.C. where he hosted poverty reduction community meetings in cities such as Nanaimo, Smithers and Nelson.
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Mary Barra
Changing GM's old boys' club
Illustration by Robert Carter for Crain’s
MARY BARRA CEO, General Motors Barra is a company woman. She's been at General Motors Co. her entire professional career. But that doesn't mean she's part of the status quo. After GM's bankruptcy and a massive recall crisis on top of decades of declining market share, Barra, a second-generation GM lifer, has turned out to be the change agent that the automaker needed. READ MORE
Mary Barra is a company woman. She's been at General Motors Co. her entire professional career.
But that doesn't mean she's part of the status quo. After GM's bankruptcy and a massive recall crisis on top of decades of declining market share, Barra, a second-generation GM lifer, has turned out to be the change agent that the automaker needed.
She launched into national prominence in January 2014 when she became the first woman to lead a major automotive company. During her first year she faced revelations about faulty ignition switches that led to deaths and injuries and a 30 million car recall. She was interrogated by Congress and lampooned on Saturday Night Live.
But through the crucible of the ignition crisis, Barra forced a stagnant old boys' club to move forward. And despite a trial by fire, Barra led the automaker to record profits in 2015 and 2016, introduced a critically-acclaimed model lineup and invested in future mobility technology.
Last year, Buick landed atop J.D. Power's latest customer-satisfaction rankings, with Chevrolet, GMC and Cadillac not far behind. Buick also became the first domestic maker ever to finish in the top three of Consumer Reports' annual reliability survey.
As GM looks to the industry's future, Barra has made some big bets on autonomous technology, car sharing and ride hailing. GM invested more than $500 million dollars buying California autonomous tech startup Cruise Automation and took a minority stake in Lyft. GM launched its own sharing service, called Maven, in more than a dozen markets across the country; many of them, not coincidentally, are areas where GM historically has been weak.
GM's board gave Barra a vote of confidence in January 2016, giving her the title of chairman as well. Fortune named Barra as the country's most powerful woman two years in a row.
Last year, she became the highest paid automotive CEO in the world, with a compensation package totaling $22.6 million in 2016.
But after years of record car sales, U.S. carmakers are now faced with a flattening car market. (The same forces have depressed Ford Motor Co.'s stock prices, leading to the ouster in May of CEO Mark Fields and his replacement with former Steelcase Inc. CEO Jim Hackett, who also brings a reputation for change-making to the role.)
So, though she has an eye on what's next for the auto industry, Barra is also keeping today's profits in her sights. GM has been working to cut costs since 2015 in an effort to save $6.8 billion by 2018. In April, GM said the company is well-positioned and could easily reduce costs further, by roughly $1 billion, in response to a weakening market.
About 30 percent of GM's hourly workers are classified as short-term employees, meaning their jobs could be eliminated without a big hit from unemployment compensation and that half would be short-term workers within a few years, Automotive News reported.
Earlier this year, GM agreed to sell nearly all of its European operations to PSA Group and is exiting India and South Africa.
"Globally, we are now in the right markets to drive profitability, strengthen our business performance and capitalize on growth opportunities for the long term," Barra said in a statement. "We will continue to optimize our operations market by market to further improve our competitiveness and cost base."
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Chichester explorer returns to Everest to complete record
Rupert Jones-Warner reached the first summit on Thursday, May 17
Stephen Pickthall
A fearless adventurer has returned to Mount Everest to finish the record-breaking climb he had to abandon three years ago when a devastating earthquake struck.
Chichester’s Rupert Jones-Warner was at base camp on the south side of Everest on April 15, 2015, when Nepal’s biggest ever quake hit, killing nearly 9,000 people.
Lucy-Anne Yeates had cystic fibrosis and died on February 7, aged 25, five months after a lung and liver transplant
Rupert was lucky to survive, a huge avalanche killed many explorers on the other side.
He had to give up his bid to become the first Briton and the youngest person to climb both sides of Everest in one expedition.
Only one other climber has completed the feat.
Having raised £30,000 for children’s hospice Chestnut Tree House in 2015, Rupert is back to finish what he started, this time raising money and awareness for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust in honour of a friend who died this year.
Rupert went to Ditcham Park School with Lucy-Anne Yeates, from Funtington, who had the incurable lung disorder and died on February 7, aged 25.
Lucy-Anne had a successful lung and liver transplant and for five months was recovering well before she caught an infection and died in hospital.
Her mum, Jenny Yeates said: “Not long after she died Rupert turned up on my doorstep one night and rather nervously asked, ‘I would like to climb for Lucy-Anne this time, for her and the Cystic Fibrosis Trust’.
“Of course I was delighted, it’s such a lovely, positive thing to do after such a tough time. Two of Lucy-Anne’s greatest wishes were to be an organ donor and to raise funds for the CF Trust, and now Rupert is doing that for her, which is so uplifting.”
Rupert has spent a month on Everest acclimatising and according to his brother, Will Jones-Warner, who also went to Ditcham with Lucy-Anne, Rupert is expected to reach the summit of his first climb of the south side any day.
Will said on Tuesday: “It’s quite an exciting time because there’s been radio silence for six or seven days.
“It’s his 27th birthday today and he could celebrate by reaching the first summit.”
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And on Thursday, May 17, Rupert reached the first summit, meaning half of his record climb is complete, his family confirmed.
Will added: “Rupert and I have been great friends with Lucy-Anne since school and when she died it was absolutely devastating.
“When a close friend dies you feel compelled to do something and I think this is his way of showing his appreciation and love for Lucy-Anne.”
For more about Rupert’s record and to help him raise funds click here: https://give.everydayhero.com/uk/double-summit-for-cystic-fibrosis
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Gordon Wood is the Alva O. Way University professor and professor of History at Brown University. He received his BA from Tufts University and his PhD from Harvard University. He taught at Harvard University and the University of Michigan before joining the faculty at Brown in 1969. He is the author of many works, including The Creation of the American Republic, 1776-1787 (University of North Carolina, 1969), which won the Bancroft Prize and the John H. Dunning Prize; The Radicalism of the American Revolution (Alfred A. Knopf, 1992), which won the Pulitzer Prize for History and the Ralph Waldo Emerson Prize in 1993; The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin (Penguin, 2004), which was awarded the Julia Ward Howe Prize by the Boston Authors Club in 2005. His most recent book is Revolutionary Characters: What Made the Founders Different (Penguin Press, 2006). Wood served as a consultant to the National Constitution Center and to the US Capitol renovation project and continues to serve on the Board of Trustees for Colonial Williamsburg. He lectures widely in the United States for students, teachers, and the general public.
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Disentangle time from testing
By: Julia Freeland Fisher
Last weekend, the Obama Administration announced what comes as welcome news to many students and teachers nationwide: a cap on time spent testing in K–12 schools. The new rule, however, ignores a need to shift away from regulating education and testing in terms of time.
The cap—which is actually merely an administrative recommendation without the force of law—advises that schools dedicate no more than two percent of classroom time to testing. It reflects a long-lasting debate about the prominent role tests play throughout the school year to meet accountability demands placed on schools and teachers by states and the federal government. One report estimates that at the peak of the testing regime in 8th grade, tests can consume an average of 20 to 25 hours during the year.
These tests are often called “high stakes” because, by law, they determine everything from school rankings to degree of government oversight and, in many states, teacher job evaluation. Unsurprisingly then, tests have come under fire by parents and teachers alike as an overused and abused instrument in our education system. Proponents of testing argue that tests are a necessary evil if we care about equity and outcomes: Without robust measures of how students are performing, they claim, we will lack the data and necessary to hold schools accountable for serving all students and to drive school improvement.
But this polarizing testing debate misses the long-term picture—and in so doing, threatens to derail vitally important innovations in assessments afoot in our country, particularly with the rise of technology in classrooms. Technology actually promises the creation of more humane, transparent, and accurate assessments that are critical to driving dramatically better outcomes for all students. Technology-enabled tests can also drive a larger movement to start to advance students through academic material at a flexible pace based on their mastery of that material, rather than on the unit-by-unit, year-to-year stopwatch that most classrooms run on today. The traditional testing debate and last weekend’s two percent rule risk missing that bigger picture.
The cap is recommended as part of a larger effort on the part of the U.S. Department of Education to shift to new forms of assessment. The Department has said that it will support innovations in assessment through grants, waivers, and research. The fact that the Department is trying to drive these new testing formats and measures is encouraging. At its worst, however, a time-based two percent rule threatens to restrict innovation in assessments—and ultimately learning.
How we spend instructional time is of the utmost importance in schools today. But time should not be the measure that guides reform efforts. Indeed, we already measure student attendance, school funding, and teacher pay on the basis of time. Academic credit—the credit hour or “Carnegie unit”—is likewise measured in hours of instruction. There is, however, an absurdity with the time-keeping manner in which we log educational progress: we tend to privilege time over learning. Even with C’s and D’s that suggest deep gaps in understanding, we advance students through courses and grade levels on the basis of instructional hours logged, rather than on learning demonstrated. As a result, we live in a system in which time is fixed and learning—as test after test shows—is wildly variable.
A new movement afoot in numerous states and districts called competency-based education is trying to change this calculus. In competency-based systems, students advance based on mastery, not on time in class. In such a system, students are assessed at different times based on their progress, understanding, strengths, and weaknesses. In such a system, testing is more incremental and interwoven into the learning process. As such, it amplifies rather than detracts from learning. Our research suggests that technology will be key to taking these competency-based approaches to scale.
The new rule limiting time used for testing will not overtly prevent the creation of technology-enabled assessments or competency-based education systems. Indeed, it may even force schools to be more efficient about how and when they test students.
But stepping back from the testing tit-for-tat, the Obama Administration should recognize that time should not be the metric used to regulate education. Learning should be. The amount of time dedicated to testing, along with the consequences tied to test scores, have radically expanded testing to eclipse its true purpose: making learning transparent and signaling where we still need to fill gaps in students’ understanding, rather than enabling bureaucratic micromanagement based on backward-looking data. Despite good intentions, the new two percent rule may be too blunt an instrument in an arena where we desperately need innovation. Innovation in assessment actually will sit at the fulcrum of a system that is moving away from compliance-driven timekeeping toward learning.
Julia is the director of education research at the Clayton Christensen Institute. Her work aims to educate policymakers and community leaders on the power of disruptive innovation in the K-12 and higher education spheres. Be sure to check out her new book, "Who You Know: Unlocking Innovations That Expand Students' Networks" https://amzn.to/2RIqwOk.
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https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/heights-news/article/Preservation-of-history-style-secure-2009-Good-1617022.php
Preservation of history, style secure 2009 Good Brick honors
BETTY L. MARTIN, HOUSTON CHRONICLE
Published 6:30 am CST, Tuesday, February 3, 2009
For 30 years, the Greater Houston Preservation Alliance has provided Good Brick Awards to preservation-minded people who oppose the city’s tear-it-down trend and desire to save or uncover historic architecture and cultural treasures.
This year, the juried awards include 10 projects in Harris County that were completed in the last three years and decided by a board of designers, preservationists and past winners.
They range from individual homeowner Tim Beeson’s project to extensively remodel his 1906 Heights residence to the Friends of Wharton, who successfully fought the Houston Independent School District to keep Wharton Elementary School from being closed by the district.
Bart Truxillo, a member of the panel for this year’s awards and a founder of the HGPA and its awards program, said the group began in 1978, a year before the first awards were given, as an offshoot of the Harris County Heritage Society.
“We were concerned with the preservation of historical buildings all around the city, a hard sell in a city with no zoning and no protections,” said Truxillo, a Houston architect who owns the Magnolia Brewery Building downtown, as well as real estate in Montrose, Neartown, Heights and Old Sixth Ward.
“We were literally saying, let’s get publicity by pointing out the good stuff and the good guys — and the bad.”
Good Brick Awards were well received.
Causing animosity and soon dropped were Bad Brick Awards for developers, individuals and companies that did not preserve or safeguard architecturally, historically or culturally important sites
Among this year’s winners, Truxillo said the restored home at 609 Heights Blvd. was “without question” the project that best reflects GHPA’s goals.
“I’ve rescued some pretty desperate buildings and I thought that one was a goner,” Truxillo said. “What a treasure that building is and I didn’t think it had a chance.
“It’s a shining example of what we’re trying to spotlight.”
A single-family, circa-1906 home built by William A. Wilson, who developed Woodland Heights, the building was carved into multifamily, one-room apartments in the 1920s.
It was in a dilapidated state when Beeson decided to buy it and return it to its original condition for his own residence.
“I first noticed it because it was so scary, a frightening place,” said Beeson, 50, co-owner of Houston House & Home Magazine, 931 Yale St. “My office is nearby, so I drove back and forth in front of this place every day.
“The more I looked at it, the more I began to see interesting architectural details.”
He saw mullion-patterned, cantilevered upper-story windows that had once contained window seats, and found himself making sketches of the windows at the office.
He bought the property in September 2004. He calls it a “huge gamble” that has paid off only after investing a small fortune in its reconstruction.
“It was pretty much a re-do from the ground up,” Beeson said. “I had the apartment of the 1920s gutted down to the wood. All the old sheetrock was removed and the flooring replaced.
“I had to have walls and partitions removed and I had to remove six kitchens and five bathrooms installed when the home was broken up into the apartments.”
What he had left was basically an American Foursquare-style house, the kind of Wilson house photographed during its time — photographs that were research tools.
“I’ve done other projects in the past, but not as complicated,” Beeson said. “This is the largest project I’ve ever done.”
He said the year of work and the expense has paid off, not just in receiving a Good Brick Award but in having a home that he loves, down to its refurbished stairwell and its last grain of wood.
“It’s done and it’s home for me,” Beeson said. “I’m very happy with it.
“It’s a great investment and the ultimate recycling project.”
All the winners were deserving in face of great odds this year, Truxillo said.
“Reagan High School is a beautiful building that does not overshadow the historic building,” he said. “The payoff in the end could not be achieved with a new building.
“The Friends of Wharton was a grass-roots group who told HISD, ‘No, this is our inner-city school. Don’t tear it down.’
“What’s amazing and to the credit of the school board is the board said that maybe they are right.”
Acknowledged for renovation projects are:
• Beeson, for renovating and restoring his turn-of-the-century house;
• Pam Lowe, for her personal contributions to the preservation of Woodland Heights by purchasing and renovating eight historic homes to prevent their demolition and to enhance the character of her neighborhood;
• Mary Elizabeth and Kurt Hahnfeld, for rescuing remaining mid-century houses designed by Houston architects Wilson, Morris, Crain and Anderson, and a renovation in Hunters Creek designed by W. Travis Mattingly;
• Dana Antake-Horning and Jeff Horning, for rehabilitating the 1956 Kropp-Crickmer House, a post-war modern house that was being sold as a tear down in Memorial Bend; and,
• Area 16 Homes, for their green renovation of a Craftsman-style bungalow built in 1920 in the Old Sixth Ward.
Heritage and education
Winners for heritage and education projects are:
• Friends of Wharton, for its successful community-based effort to keep open historic William H. Wharton Elementary School, 900 W. Gray;
• Friends of the Texas Room, for the television documentary In Search of Houston History • ;
• Houston Mod, for its Mod of the Month program, which promotes the preservation of Houston’s mid-century modern residential architecture;
• Houston Independent School District, for its extensive efforts to rehabilitate Reagan High School, a project designed by Rey de la Reza Architects Inc. that included converting the original gymnasium into a library and removing unsympathetic additions that had been constructed in front of the landmark to uncover the 1926 Tudor Revival building designed by John Staub and Louis A. Glover; and,
• North Houston Bank, Bryan Danna, Jimmy Franklin and Richard Kieval, partners in the Yale Street Retail Center, who rediscovered and rehabilitated an Art Deco commercial building built in 1936 by Stayton Nunn • — • one of the River Oaks Shopping Center architects • — • at Yale and 11th Street. The building had been hidden beneath a 1980s mansard roof and brick facade. Phil Schawe was the architect.
The Houston chapter of the American Institute of Architects also will present its 25-year award to Shell Woodcreek Exploration and Production Offices built in 1980 by CRS Architects.
Its half-century honor will be given to Strake Hall, Welder Hall and Jones Hall, all built in 1958-59, by Philip Johnson Associates with Bolton & Barnstone for the University of St. Thomas.
The President’s Award, whose winner is selected by the GHPA executive committee, will be presented to the Clayton family’s long support and public service, as noted by the Clayton Library, Center for Genealogical Research, 5300 Caroline.
The facility includes the 1917 Clayton home designed by Birdsall P. Briscoe, which William Lockhart Clayton and his wife, Susan Ada Vaughn Clayton, deeded to Houston in 1958 as a library.
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Parliament gets Brexit votes: Pound hits $1.33, FTSE 100 comes off 7,200
Party on: Pound bounces as UK GDP growth is revised upwards
Emma Haslett Haslett
I am City A.M.'s digital editor. Having previously worked at Property Week and Management Today, my areas of expertise are housing, entrepreneurs and leadership, as well as cars and the automotive industry. In 2015 I won the British Media Awards' Rising Star of the Year award.
Things aren't as bad as we thought, it turns out – after official figures showed UK GDP rose 0.6 per cent in the fourth quarter of last year, rather than the 0.5 per cent originally thought.
The figures, published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) this morning, showed growth in December 2015 compared with the same month in 2014 was 2.1 per cent, 0.4 percentage points higher than expected.
Meanwhile, the month-on-month figure was 0.3 per cent, up from the previous estimate of 0.2 per cent.
Read more: The UK's current account deficit rose sharply in December
The news caused the pound to pare losses against the dollar, pushing it up 0.06 per cent to $1.4387, from a session low of $1.4334. It also regained some of its losses against the euro, rising to €1.2670, although it remained 0.11 per cent down.
"The latest GDP data shows the UK economy ended 2015 a little more strongly than previously thought," said ONS chief economist Joe Grice.
"But the figures show a fall in household incomes, with the saving ratio reaching a record low."
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Lowering the customers' costs per part
Published 16/02/2017 00:00
To be a successful and conscientious ‘complete foundry supplier’ you need ability, proven technology, continued development, innovation, vision and determination – qualities which have encapsulated one premium equipment supplier since it was established in 1900.
DISA has long been a market-leader for horizontal and vertical moulding technology and sand and core solutions and when it joined forces with Wheelabrator – experts in surface preparation technology - in 2009 to form the much larger Norican Group the message became about working together to lower a customer’s cost per part.
But straplines and marketing speak can make any company sound impressive – what really helps this global powerhouse stand out is its endemic culture. President and COO of DISA Industries, Peter Holm Larsen, and the rest of his team are clear about the objective – “We want to be world-masters at lowering the cost of the casting for the customer and the wider industry so they can make money,” he told Foundry Trade Journal.
Sten Haunstrup, vice president R&D, is just one of the team who is championing the concept: “How do you innovate for those who want to make a living in the foundry industry? That’s the challenge. The basic costs are sand, raw materials, equipment and labour then you add in the cost of operating the equipment. You have to take care of money. We work towards providing the best equipment with the highest uptime and we guarantee systems and a network which can support this.”
The Norican Group can now offer customers a broader solution but with the benefits of proven technology and Holm Larsen says the merger has “revitalised” all parties involved.
THE DANISH PHILOSOPHY
Speaking as they celebrated one year in their new, purpose-built facility in Copenhagen, the DISA team welcomed Foundry Trade Journal editor Lynn Postle into the fold and were keen to highlight how the concept of reducing costs for all is playing an enormous part in future plans. “Of course it is a challenge to retain our main production in an expensive economy like Denmark,” Holm Larsen agreed. “But in a company like ours development and production go hand-in-hand so it is important to have the majority of the physical production of the equipment right here where our R&D facilities are. Denmark is one of the most expensive countries in the world to manufacture things but it must be possible to do so – we just work smarter and harder. The real value for someone in the supply chain is not the cost of the equipment; throughput on what you have invested in is the important thing.
“Longer term value creation is what’s important for a company when buying equipment. We are a market leader in our core markets because we make sure our customers are getting better and better. If we and our customers work in partnership together we all make money.”
Whilst moving the company 25km from its established site was a risk worth taking to get a state-of-the-art facility, the decision was not undertaken lightly. It took a great deal of planning to realise Holm Larsen’s dream of creating a sustainable and efficient factory and offices which both employees and customers could be proud of. Around 60 people served on 19 working groups to design the concept and logistical planning of the new site. “It says something about the high competencies and skills of this company that the whole building came in on plan and on budget. As they had influence over the decision they also had responsibility and many people at the company took responsibility for this.”
The infrastructure is of course relevant – 30km from the airport, close to a major train centre for Denmark’s capitol city, a dedicated bicycle lane for the many cyclists who work at the company, a green and scenic setting and an environmentally-friendly building with solar panels, LED lighting and full wireless connectivity. But perhaps the greatest difference to the previous site, which the company had out-grown, is the transparency of the new environment – open plan offices, glass walls and total visibility of all areas of the business. Even the production department has a floor to ceiling glass wall separating it from the canteen so everyone can see the equipment being made and appreciate the full scale of the business. You may work in accounts or in administration but there’s no doubt about what it is all about! There are also no telephone landlines – just mobiles so everyone is accessible.
“The major savings in CO2 emissions we have made since moving here equates to that of 1,000 family homes,” Holm Larsen says proudly.
The concept of producing in Denmark and competing with low-cost economies is something DISA is determined to do but embracing globalisation is also high on the company’s list of objectives. “The battle we need to win is that of keeping knowledge and still competing.” DISA does have production facilities in a further three countries and transfer of the world-renown Danish engineering and technology skills to other cultures is a part of the wider plan. “We need to attract good engineers throughout the world and have spent much time developing our company outside Denmark in India and China but we have to provide very high quality so we supply experts to these regions. We have been very experienced in India for 25 to 30 years and in China for 10 to 15 years with close collaboration at all levels,” Holm Larsen told Foundry Trade Journal.
Vice president of global OEM sales, Flemming Juel Jensen explained: “We have localised our DISAMATCH® machine for the Indian market which is produced in India for small and medium sized Indian foundries, whilst the DISA 030 is a cost-effective solution for the Chinese market. Using our global production facilities and over 50 agents around the world, which have exclusive agreements with DISA, we can provide tailor-made solutions for many foundries which are making the technology transfer from manual to automated processes.”
ALL FOR ONE AND ONE FOR ALL
Although known for DISAMATIC®machines for high-volume, flaskless vertical production with speeds up to 555 moulds/hour and DISAMATCH® - flaskless matchplate technology for high-quality production of castings in shorter runs with frequent pattern changes - the company is now offering a more extensive range for those foundries which previously felt the technology was beyond their requirements.
DISA FLEX® is a horizontal flask turn-style moulding machine for foundries wanting a flexible solution for production of high quality, medium and heavy near net shape castings and DISA ARPA® provides jolt squeeze technology for smaller foundries.
The company is always looking for alternatives and ways to drive not just moulding technology but complete solutions for the whole foundry forward and there are always ways to improve. In a recent presentation Mr Akira Yoshida of Nissan showed how the automotive giant had reduced energy consumption to 22 percent of the company’s previous figures when it switched from horizontal to DISA vertical moulding.
FOUNDRY OPTIMISATION
The best equipment can only perform to the greatest ability if it is treated correctly and aftersales is an important part of DISA’s customer service commitment. DISA experts are available around the clock to provide advice and guidance and company service engineers are on call at short notice if on-site assistance is required to help reduce unscheduled downtime to a minimum. Remote diagnostic access is also available for equipment to enable online support for troubleshooting.
Customers can also take advantage of the DISA Total Optimization Production Service (TOPS) which provides an exclusive customer inspection, service and maintenance programme to ensure optimum performance, cost-effectiveness and customer satisfaction. This is also supported with a remote monitoring system giving DISA direct access to monitor the performance of the machine and provide weekly and monthly reports to the customer. “This allows us to look from the inside,” Steven Romer, manager foundry optimization, said. “It means we have a strategy of being in partnership with the customer.” Ulla Hartvig P Tonnesen, vice president global services, agrees that having access to customers and their equipment, wherever they are in the world, is vital to help DISA stay at the top of its game. “It is a challenge selling to new customers, if they are not experienced with our machines so we need to make sure they run the equipment so it performs at its optimum. Our customers are frequently in touch with us so we are constantly in a dialogue to be able to work with them on solutions to their production issues such as upgrades or new machines.”
Looking to the future the team is aware that the end goal of making more money for their customers is only possible if everything around the DISA equipment also performs well. Romer takes up the story: “In our foundry optimization team we have nine people who were all previously application engineers. They take care of everything around the DISA equipment. It’s not enough to be good at repairs – we have to offer a more detailed perspective which crosses processes and the culture of the foundry.
“For foundry optimization to work we have to provide systems and software which supports equipment in the whole of the foundry. This is moving the foundry from active maintenance to predictive maintenance. Today we are experts in our machines and semi-experts in complementary machines – now we must become experts in everything. This is how we will become a complete solutions provider.”
To a man, and a woman, everyone at DISA is striving for the same objective – to lower the customer’s cost per part. For this company it is not about selling lots of machines but about shaping the industry. “We have proven technology. We deliver machines that companies are still using 35 years later. We are proud of our brand,” marketing manager Ulla Pollas told Foundry Trade Journal. “But that doesn’t mean we don’t respect our competitors because we do.”
It seems DISA has it covered – friend or foe the company is aware of the wider issues and their commitment to working as part of a larger foundry family is testament to the longevity of the company and its world-class engineers who are now working in a building which lives up to their very high expectations.
DISA IndustriesA/S, Hojager 8, DK-2630 Taastrup, Denmark
Tel: +45 44 50 50 50, www.disagroup.com
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Dr. Pauline hope Cheong
I have been invited to give keynote presentations and speak in workshops in
Europe, North America and Asia.
I have also presented more than 70 research papers at national & international conferences.
Invited Lectures & Keynote Addresses (Selected list)
Narrative, culture & digital technology. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education. The Keck Center, Washington D.C. January 24, 2018.
The empire strikes back? Reconstituting religious authority as communication in mediated church life. The Communications Configurations Conference. University of Bremen, Germany, December 7-9, 2016.
Contesting authority in a networked church: Digital empowerment and the hidden tensions of religious disaffiliates. Open sourcing religion workshop, Center for Science and Innovation Studies. University of California, Davis, USA, December 3, 2015.
Rise of global religious organizing: Authority, community & mediated paradoxes. The Singapore Internet Research Center Seminar Series. Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information. Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, February 28, 2014.
Memetic engagement as middle path resistance: Contesting Mainland Chinese immigration and social cohesion. Networked China: Global dynamics of Digital Media and Civic Engagement. The University of Texas at Austin, USA, October 17-19, 2013.
High-tech High-touch authority: Constructing religious global family for environmental justice among humanistic Buddhists. Religion in the Digital Age II: Mediating ‘the Human’ in a Globalizing Asia conference. New York University, USA, September 26-27, 2013.
Tweet the Message? Religious authority, social media and the strategic arbitration of small sacred texts. Digital media and Sacred Text conference. The Open University, London, United Kingdom, June 17, 2013.
Understanding religious authority and new media. Digital Religion Symposium. Texas A & M University, USA, October 6, 2011.
From cyberchurch to faith apps: Religion 2.0 on the rise? Wired Asia, theology and human connectivity. Ecclesia of Women in Asia 5th Biennial Conference. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, November 5-9, 2011.
Understanding the socio-cultural implications of new media and religious authority. Power and Authority in the Times of Internet workshop at the University of Groningen, Netherlands, March 3-6, 2011.
The Ethics of Social Media. The 23rd Annual David C. Bicker communication Ethics Conference, Azusa Pacific University, California, USA, March 18, 2010.
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Canada's Fastest Man
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He’s already known as Canada’s fastest man. But when Andre De Grasse went step-for-step with Bolt at the 2016 Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro, he became one of the fastest men in the world.
By Braydon Holmyard
Photographer: Benjo Arwas
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At 22 years old, the Markham, Ontario native took home three medals in his Olympic debut. He holds Canadian records in three of his four events: 200-metre, 4x100-metre relay and 4x200-metre relay. Now, he has the long-standing 100-metre record in his sights, and won’t stop running until he catches it.
I’ve got to know, where do you keep your Olympic medals?
You probably think, ‘Oh, he would keep them somewhere crazy,’ but actually they’re just at my mom’s house.
Can you pinpoint when you realized how fast you are and that you could be an Olympic medalist?
In college it actually didn’t even hit me that I could be an Olympic medalist. I felt like I was still just below that. I think it kind of hit me when I turned professional. A lot of people were praising me and giving me respect saying I could be really good. You always have your friends and family and coaches telling you this, but when you start to hear it from your fans and see what’s going on around you, that’s when you realize you’re really good, and you could be really great. That’s when it hit me. Especially when I’ve done races and the older guys, those who have won medals before me started telling me that. That’s when it gave me the confidence that I could be a world championship medalist or an Olympic medalist. You’re always skeptical at first but as time goes on it just hits you.
Speaking of hitting you, has it sunk in now that you are one of the elite runners in the world?
It definitely has. Before it just felt kind of like a phase, or a dream maybe. But now I feel like I can be even better than the guys before me. That’s why I’m working so hard now. I’m trying to take down Bruny and Donovan’s Canadian record (in the 100-metre race). I want to beat that and then try to break the world record. That’s why a guy like Usain (Bolt) giving me advice and telling me that I can be great, that’s big, especially because he’s the G.O.A.T. of track and field. It’s just an awesome feeling.
How would you describe your relationship with Usain?
It’s a competitive relationship, but we work for the same company. So we always see each other, joke around and have fun when it comes to the events. It’s cool to talk to him and see how far he’s progressed in his career, from being a nobody to becoming a medalist at three Olympics. He tells me the stuff he did before and after, it’s kind of cool to hear his side of the story.
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What was it like when you were swarmed at the airport on your return from Rio?
I definitely didn’t expect that. I had just woken up from the flight, I think it was 5 a.m and I was still trying to open my eyes. All I’m thinking about is going to my bed and going to sleep. I was so tired from the Olympics. Then I would go see my family and friends later on when I woke up. I definitely didn’t expect to come off the plane and come through the front door and all of a sudden I see my mom, I see a couple other people I know as well. Then they were like ‘Oh, you’ve got all these interviews’. I didn’t think people were going to wake up that early so I was just like, “Wow, okay here we go.”
You played a lot of team sports growing up, but running track must be a very different feeling. How would you describe being out on the track all on your own?
It’s a totally different feeling compared to other team sports. It’s really all a mental thing when it comes down to it. Your coach, your family, friends, everybody who supports you can only say so much to you. But at the end of the day when you get on that line, you’re there by yourself. You just have to tell yourself mentally that you’re prepared. The people around you have prepared you for this moment, so now it’s all about going out there and focusing and executing that. For me, it’s all a mental thing. Track and field is a tough sport mentally, it’s different than basketball or soccer or baseball.
With all those people watching you, especially in Rio, what are the nerves like beforehand?
I think I feel the most nerves when I’m in the call room. When you’re waiting, that 20 to 25 minutes before you get into the stadium, that’s where the nerves come out a little bit. It’s not bad nerves, I feel like it’s good nerves because everyone gets nervous. Even the greatest get nervous sometimes. It’s all about controlling those nerves and saying, “I’ve been here before, it’s just another race.” I kind of just switch on as soon as they call us and we get into that stadium. I just stop thinking about all the other things and I just focus on what I need to do. That’s what helps me in my races. Before I got to this level, I’d get too nervous to compete. As time went on I got to that level where I can just do it.
In those 20 minutes waiting in the call room, is there anything you do to distract yourself?
That’s a tough question because I probably do have a routine but I don’t even remember it. It’s something you don’t want to remember; you just feel it. It’s a feeling moment. I don’t even think about it until after the race is over.
How much time do you put in at the gym?
I actually just started getting into the gym this year. After the Olympics, we saw some flaws where I could have done better and needed to develop more strength. So now I’m in the gym four times a week – two days I’m working on upper-body and two days I’m working on lower-body. I have another day where I work on core stuff, too. So now I’m actually going to weigh more than the previous Games. I’m finding it really tough to do that because I’m so weak, but I’m getting the hang of it and I’m enjoying the process.
It’s a long season. When you find yourself getting tired, what do you use as motivation to keep pushing?
The people around me motivate me a lot. I try to motivate myself too. I listen to music a lot. I listen to a lot of hip-hop and R&B. Usually when I’m in my zone I know what I need to do. Of course a lot of things are going to motivate you in life. You want to get this or that, so you’ve got to go out there and do it, especially if you want to be the best. When you want to be the best, when you want to be great, it’s not really hard to motivate yourself.
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What are you preparing for and what are your goals for this year?
We’ve got world relays coming up next month in the Bahamas. I’m going to go down to a camp in Florida with the relay guys and we’re going to prepare for that. After that I’ll start running at the diamond league circuit. One of my goals is I want to break the Canadian record in the 100-metre. Then I’ll get ready for the world championship in London and try to bring home a gold. That’s what I want to do.
You really have that record on your mind, don’t you?
Yeah, that’s the last one I need.
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Rashaan Salaam, Colorado football great, wanted…
Colorado football great Rashaan Salaam wanted to save lives. But he had trouble saving his own.
Salaam rushed for 2,055 yards in 1994 on his way to winning the Heisman trophy
By Nick Groke | ngroke@denverpost.com and Nick Kosmider | nkosmider@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
PUBLISHED: December 11, 2016 at 12:27 am | UPDATED: February 21, 2017 at 9:44 am
Rashaan Salaam snapped awake in the middle of the night with a burn in his chest. Even hundreds of miles away and playing in the NFL, he ached for the warmth of a family. His college position coach, Ben Gregory, died that April night in Boulder in 1997 of a heart attack. And, Salaam later said, he could feel it in Chicago.
Through an unlikely climb from small-school eight-man football, to Heisman Trophy winner with the University of Colorado, then to the NFL, the one steady piece of Salaam’s too-short life was a relentless attachment to the people who let him be Rashaan. And he missed them.
“I can picture him so clearly sitting on the couch in our living room, watching TV and talking with my dad,” Brooke Gregory, Ben’s daughter, said. “He could have been a cousin of mine. He was so comfortable with our family. There was no expectation of him being on or being judged. It was just a place that felt easy.”
Dogged for years as a bust after he bounced out of the NFL, despite a record-setting rookie season with the Bears, Salaam, perhaps the greatest football player in Colorado’s college history, eventually returned to Boulder. But he could never go home again.
On Monday night, police found Salaam dead, alone, next to his idling car in a Boulder public park. His death is thought to be a suicide. He was 42.
Salaam in 1994 rushed for 2,055 yards on his way to winning the Heisman Trophy, awarded to college football’s best player. His final 67 yards came at Folsom Field in Boulder on one long touchdown run.
He died 22 years later, less than two miles from the stadium, and just five days before this year’s Heisman Trophy ceremony.
“My whole life, up until the Chicago Bears, everything was perfect,” Salaam once said.
Salaam, in the more than a decade since his football career ended, seemed in a constant search for something from his past Colorado life. Four years ago he moved to Superior, near Boulder, and started helping at-risk kids. But, beginning last summer, and more so over the past month, his friends went looking for Salaam.
“He had become more of a recluse,” his friend Riley Hawkins said. “That’s when the demons took over.”
Salaam partnered with Hawkins in 2012 in support of the SPIN Foundation (Supporting People in Need), a mentoring program for kids. After Salaam washed out of the NFL, he carried a self-imposed guilt about unmet potential. And he wanted to help kids avoid the same problems.
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Running back Rashaan Salaam of the Colorado Buffaloes runs down the field during a game on Oct. 30, 1993 against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Folsom Field in Boulder.
Salaam was most at peace, Hawkins said, when he was working with the kids in the SPIN program. In April 2015, Salaam funded a trip for at-risk students to Aspen. Many of them put skis on for the first time, and in a video of the trip produced by the foundation, Salaam, “the big kid,” could be seen sliding down the mountain next to them, smiling the whole way.
“He would meet individually with kids and talk about the things that he had been through, but also the things he was experiencing and how he was trying to turn it around,” Hawkins said. “Part of that was him being involved and finding his place with kids and students, and not putting as much light on the Heisman piece but putting more light on how to be a better person and how to change.”
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Salaam was an obvious first-round draft pick into the NFL when the Chicago Bears picked him 21st in 1995. And in his first pro season, Salaam rushed for 1,074 yards and 10 touchdowns. At 21, he was the youngest rookie to run for more than 1,000 yards.
His second season was less fruitful, with 496 yards, then he played in just five games with three teams over the next three years. Salaam blamed himself, saying he smoked too much marijuana.
“I had no discipline,” he told The Chicago Tribune. “I had all the talent in the world. You know, great body, great genes. But I had no work ethic and I had no discipline.”
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The truth is less indicting. He broke his leg in the third game of the 1997 season and injured an ankle. No amount of extra work can cure a broken leg. But Salaam often deflected.
When he become just the fourth player in college history to surpass 2,000 yards in a season, he was finally tackled by his own teammates in the end zone. Michael Westbrook and Chris Naeole dogpiled on top of him. A mob of Buffs players tried to carry him on their shoulders. Salaam said no.
“He just wanted to be one of the guys, a big kid playing a child’s game,” Kordell Stewart, a senior quarterback that season, one year ahead of Salaam, told The Associated Press. “He didn’t care about his accomplishments. He cared about the people around him.”
Salaam withdrew from his friends. Stewart tried and failed to meet him last summer in Boulder. Hawkins tried to get him to greet some kids at the Buffs’ homecoming game in October. And Michael Westbrook, a wide receiver at Colorado with Salaam, couldn’t find him before a CU hall of fame event last month.
“Over the last five or six years, it was a bit of a journey trying to figure out where he was and what was going on and what direction his life was taking him,” said Chad Brown, a linebacker at Colorado and teammate in 1992-93.
Salaam seemed to be suffering from manic depression, Hawkins said.
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Former Colorado Buffaloes running back and Heisman Trophy winner Rashaan Salaam, left, shares a laugh with chancellor Phil DiStephano and his wife, Yvonne, during the homecoming game parade on Oct. 25, 2014.
“I think there were some things he wanted to accomplish, but it was just the whole process of how to go about it,” Hawkins said. “When you’re not getting certain needs met, then you become a little more reclusive. I think that’s when the demons took over.”
Salaam was the son of former Cincinnati Bengals running back Teddy Washington, who later changed his name to Sulton Salaam. He was raised by his mother, Khalada, and his step dad in San Diego. And his football lineage was never predetermined.
Khalada pressed her son to attend La Jolla Country Day school outside San Diego, despite the nearly two-hour bus ride each way, and not because of its football team. Salaam played on the small school’s eight-man football team — not a obvious bedrock for major-college recruiting.
But Colorado coach Bill McCartney brought him to Boulder as part of the Buffs’ 1992 freshman class, a group that included eight future NFL players. Two years after Colorado won a national championship, the newest team seemed set for even more, with Salaam at the center.
“He was a dominant player,” said Matt Russell, a linebacker in Salaam’s class and now the director of player personnel for the Broncos. “He was one of the best I’ve ever played against — high school, college or pro. He gave everything he had.”
After the NFL, Salaam stayed with football, playing for the Memphis Maniax of the now-defunct XFL and the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. When football ended, he became an entrepreneur, starting a mixed martial arts promotion company that he eventually sold.
“Rashaan was such a kind, good person,” Brooke Gregory said. “It was easy for my dad to like his players, but it was much harder to earn his respect. Rashaan is a player who earned his respect because of how he handled himself and how he talked about his teammates.”
At his Heisman Trophy ceremony in New York in 1994, Salaam was asked to give a speech. It was light on insight and long on thank yous. He thanked God and his mom and step-dad. He thanked his coach, Bill McCartney, and every player on Colorado’s offensive line. He thanked just about everybody who ever helped him along his way.
“He cared about his friends a lot,” Russell said. “He would do anything for you. He was always leading the fight song in the locker room. He just cared.”
Salaam’s funeral on Friday at the Islamic Center of Boulder drew hundreds of mourners and former teammates. When he climbed down off the shoulders of his teammates after that long touchdown run in 1994, he wanted to be eye-to-eye with his family. Six of those teammates carried his coffin to the Mountain View Memorial Park cemetery.
“He was trying to save a few lives,” Hawkins said. “But he had trouble saving his own.”
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From Trash to Treasure
Cielo refinery transforms all garbage, including single-use plastics, into diesel fuel
ALDERSYDE, AB / ACCESSWIRE / July 11, 2019 / (CSE: CMC) Cielo Waste Solutions Corp. ("Cielo" / "Company") today announced that its refinery using cutting edge technology to convert most types of household and industrial waste into high grade diesel fuel is now operational. Using a proprietary technology (Cielo holds the global licence), the Company plans to add four more refineries in Alberta, and then expand to other markets in Canada and abroad.
"After years of development and perfecting our solution, we are producing a marketable fuel today, and are ready to scale up. Everywhere you turn, garbage is becoming a bigger problem, and around the world, people are looking for ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Cielo offers a way to divert a great deal of waste from landfills, reduce methane emissions and produce high grade renewable diesel fuel. Our production process has virtually no emissions, and we can replace the imported biodiesel that is currently being shipped into Canada from refineries in other parts of the world. The environmental upsides are nothing short of phenomenal," said CEO Don Allan.
This first commercial refinery in Aldersyde (the "Aldersyde Refinery")is now processing garbage 24-hours-a-day and can use a wide variety of solid wastes in its process, including all seven types of plastics, used tires, food waste, railroad ties, organic wastes, wood waste and grass clippings.
The process employs a proprietary chemical catalyst, then heats the material to a temperature of about 350 C, which changes the composition of the material by collecting the diesel carbon molecules.
Don Allan added "Today, Canada imports hundreds of millions of litres of biodiesel, which is blended into Canadian diesel fuel, to reduce emissions. Much of that fuel comes from agriculture feedstocks, and our solution can replace it, meaning smaller landfills, not less farmland for food and smaller carbon footprint."
Management believes the Aldersyde Refinery is a remarkable example of Alberta's spirit of innovation and desire to find solutions to contemporary environmental challenges. It is anticipated that four more of Cielo's green refineries will be built by late 2020, in Grande Prairie, Calgary, Medicine Hat, and Brooks, AB.
For more information, please visit https://www.cielows.com/
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Cielo is a publicly traded waste-management company that transforms landfill garbage into renewable diesel fuels. With operations headquartered in Red Deer, AB, Cielo holds the exclusive licence for the global rights of a proprietary thermal catalytic depolymerization technology that is patent-pending.
Cielo is targeted to become Canada's first producer of renewable diesel that is fully compatible with the federal and provincial-mandated renewable fuels regulations, which require the blending of renewables with fossil diesel used in transportation fuel.
Once built and operating at full capacity, Cielo's five Alberta facilities are expected to each produce around 2,000 litres of renewable fuel per hour. Together, they will divert some 128,000 tonnes of waste per year from Canada's landfills. To put this in context, Canada generates some 31-million tonnes of garbage a year (source: https://www.crcresearch.org/solutions-agenda/waste).
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Canadian regulations require a minimum blend of renewable diesel be used in all transportation diesel fuel. Cielo's renewable diesel can also be used in the trucking, air, ocean and railway sectors and also as a fuel in remote off-grid communities.
Currently, biofuels made from agriculture products are imported to fill most of this market need in Canada.
Cielo's technology can produce a lower cost diesel for blending purposes that is more environmentally and economically sustainable than what is currently used. We use materials that people pay to dispose of, which provides a cost advantage. We can process most municipal solid waste, blue-box waste, all plastics, including single-use plastics recently banned by the federal government of Canada, construction waste and wood and agriculture waste. Essentially, we can process any cellulosic waste that now is largely incinerated or dumped in landfills. By diverting this waste, Cielo not only reduces its production costs, it reduces the amount of green-house gas emissions produced by landfills, which are one of the leading contributors to climate change.
Traditional biofuels use crops such as canola and soybeans, as well as yellow grease from restaurants and animal tallow, which are costly to collect and harvest. Further, these crops are only available on a seasonal basis and plant-based biofuels are not conducive for year-round use in Canada. Our refineries will run continuously, year-round, excluding maintenance and turnarounds. We believe we are also the cleaner and cheaper alternative to companies that currently create electricity by incinerating landfill waste, releasing toxins into the environment and producing hazardous materials that go back into the landfill.
How Our Technology Works
We use a refining process referred to as thermal catalytic depolymerization, which blends waste materials (as described above) with used motor oil and a powdered chemical catalyst. The catalyst is our in-house intellectual property. The mixture is then heated to a temperature that breaks down the molecules and "cracks" the material into a blend of distilled fuels. The fuels are then further processed into renewable transportation diesel, jet fuel and naphtha fuel.
The world produces some 2-billion tonnes of waste a year; a figure expected to grow to 3.4-billion tonnes annually by 2025. Garbage is the largest and fastest growing industry at a time when the pressing nature of the climate crisis demands immediate action. Landfills are a leading contributor to climate change, releasing methane, which is far more potent at trapping heat in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide.
Moreover, our Company is able to deal with single-use plastics, which are negatively affecting our oceans and will be banned in Canada as early as 2021. Each of our green refineries will be engineered to convert 25,000 tonnes of garbage per year, or three tonnes per hour, operating 24-hours a day, roughly 341 days a year.
Based on data from 2015, we estimate there is room for Cielo to build some 40 refineries in Canada, potentially diverting up to one million tonnes of landfill waste a year. Cielo's green refineries will each employ approximately 50 people during the construction phase and create 25 full-time jobs once up and running.
Cielo's green refining technology is currently patent-pending. We have confirmed plans to build joint venture refineries in Grande Prairie, Calgary, Medicine Hat, and Brooks, Alberta.
Cielo's revolutionary technology is scalable and will soon be ready to be deployed across Canada as well as internationally, furthering Canada's reputation as a global leader in renewable energy.
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House price inflation hits 8.5% in England and Wales
House prices in England and Wales are continuing to rise strongly, according to the latest figures issued by the Land Registry.
Prices in April rose by another 0.2%, pushing up the annual rate of increase to 8.5%.
This was the fastest rate of growth since September 2007.
Meanwhile, the number of mortgage deals on offer has risen again to more than 2,000 as lenders continue the modest relaxation of their lending criteria.
The financial information service Moneyfacts said there were 2,191 deals available at the start of June, requiring down payments of between 0% and 40% of the value of the home being purchased.
That was a 14% increase in the number of mortgages in past month, although the proportion of them requiring at least a 25% deposit was steady at 56%.
"Lenders continue to ease their criteria and average rates still fall as competition for a limited amount of mortgage business gathers pace," said Darren Cook at Moneyfacts.
'Overtaking steadily'
The Land Registry said the cost of the average home in England and Wales now stood at £165,596.
Prices have been rising fastest in London over the past year.
They were up by 14.8% in the twelve months to April and put the capital's average house price at £341,487 after an increase of 1.6% in April alone.
"While London's annual change mirrored that of England and Wales for quite some time, the capital's growth rate is now overtaking steadily," the Land Registry said.
All of the 10 regions in England and Wales have seen prices rise in the past year, with the smallest increase being in Yorkshire and Humberside at just 0.7%.
Despite the acceleration of prices, sales are still very sluggish.
Last month figures from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) showed that completed sales had fallen by 2,000 in April to 71,000.
Although sales across the UK in the first four months of the year were 26% higher than in the same period last year, they were still nearly half the level reported in either 2005, 2006 or 2007.
Article: www.bbc.co.uk/news 1st June 2010
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What the Philosophy of Science is Not Good For
Patrick Thaddeus Jackson, Feb 23 2009, 873 views
The field of International Relations (IR) has been concerned about its scientific status for decades. This concern has led to a number of efforts to make the field “truly scientific” by adopting one or another philosophical and methodological stance: behaviorism in the 1950s, neopositivism in the 1970s and 1980s, and most recently critical realism in the 1990s and into the present day. Despite the substantive differences between these efforts, the overall gesture remains the same in all three cases: if we can just get IR placed on the properly scientific footing provided to us by the philosophers of science, then beneficent consequences will follow.
These foundational gestures (on foundationalism in IR, see the lead article in the most recent issue of International Theory) are, however, flawed in at least two major respects. First, they overstate the coherence of the philosophy of science as an intellectual endeavor, often leading readers to believe that the position on offer represents an overarching consensus among philosophers of science when no such consensus actually exists. Second, they regularly and routinely background claims about how minds are connected to the world in order to focus on claims about what kinds of things exist in the world—and do so in ways that suggest that these two kinds of claims do not enjoy co-equal importance. In so doing, these foundational gestures obscure what may be the most important potential benefit of the philosophy of science for the practical production of systematic empirical knowledge: the philosophy of science can provide an abstract depiction of the implications of adopting different ontological presuppositions, and as such can help to systematize and strengthen our arguments regardless of their specific perspective or content.
I emphasize ontology here because what the philosophy of science deals with involves fundamental issues of existence—ontology in its broadest sense. The ontological issues treated in the philosophy of science fall into two main categories: issues of scientific ontology, which concern the nature of objects in the world, and issues of philosophical ontology, which concern the connection between the mind and the world. These are all ontological issues because they all deal with what and how things are. Issues of philosophical ontology concern ourselves as observers. For instance, are we relatively passive recipients of information about objects in the world, or are we somehow more intimately involved in the production and reproduction of what we observe? Do we know things by experiencing them, or by using reason or intuition to get beyond experience to grasp something more fundamental such as general laws or generative dispositions? By contrast, issues of scientific ontology concern the character of the objects that we observe: are those objects composed of variable attributes, or dynamic processes? Are objects—actors like states, firms, and NGOs, and social arrangements like globalization, legalization, or hegemony—the kinds of things that scholars can and should identify from a detached point of view, or do they exist only in the consciousness and intentional activity of concrete historical actors?
I also emphasize the ontological character of these considerations because both of the last two waves of philosophy of science importation into IR have, for similar reasons, attempted to reclassify questions about the relationship between the mind and the world as epistemological questions, and hence sought to deprive these questions of their rightful co-equal place as fundamental conceptual issues with which we ought to be wrestling. Both the neopositivism of the 1970s and 1980s—“positivist” inasmuch as it sought scientific legitimacy through the application of putatively “correct” research methods, and “neo” inasmuch as it embraced the notions of falsification and hypothesis-testing, which had originally been criticisms of positivism, as the master key to inducing scientific progress—and the critical realism of the last few years have a philosophical stake in separating questions about the world from questions about how we are connected to the world. This stake concerns a fundamental point on which they agree, despite their other differences: neopositivism and critical realism are both ontologically dualist, resting on a separation of mind and world into separate realms and setting up the problem of knowledge as a problem of crossing the gap between the realms through appropriate procedures. For neopositivists, the unknown world can be best grasped by the production of a conceptual picture that represents or corresponds to it; researchers pose hypothetical questions that are tested against the world to see whether they are accurate. For scientific realists, the world comes before our speculations about it, and researchers can “abduce” explanations for observed facts by asking what must logically be the case in order for those facts to obtain. In both cases, the fundamental gap between the observer and the world is set by fiat, and attention is then devoted to the mechanics of gap-crossing or to the character of a world that would give rise to what we perceive.
In other words, both critical realism and neopositivism place philosophical ontology in the background in order to focus on scientific ontology. When critical realists charge that neopositivists are “putting epistemology before ontology,” they are expressing skepticism about the idea that we can construct a scientific ontology purely by systematizing empirical observations in the way that neopositivists do; simply correlating variables across cases, critical realists argue, does not yield any solid knowledge of causal processes or of objects more generally. On the other hand, when neopositivists charge critical realists with propounding an unfalsifiable metaphysics, they are expressing skepticism about the results of critical realist reflection on empirical observations; critical realists, they charge, have not given sufficient attention to the inherent problems of constructing an accurate picture of the mind-independent world, but are too quick to assume that their pictures are actually rooted in the way that things are. And both sides of this tempest in a teacup use the term “ontology” to refer to an account of the things that exist in the mind-independent world, and the term “epistemology” to refer to the mechanics of crossing the gap between the mind and the world.
The major cost of this terminological concord is that it makes it almost impossible to discuss the implications for IR of starting from a different position on the connection between the mind and the world: a monistic position wherein the mind and the world are in important ways constitutively continuous with one another. Philosophical monism—which is at the heart of what most other fields know as a “constructivist” position—looks to neopositivists and critical realists alike as if it were some form of idealism, since from their dualistic perspective a claim that knowing subjects are complicit in the production of their objects of knowledge looks like a claim that researchers, by thinking about the world, make it so. But there is a vast difference between a monistic position that claims an irreducibly perspectival character to knowledge (a staple of interpretivist and post-structuralist scholarship) and a dualistic position that thoughts determine things. By backgrounding philosophical ontology, and by forcing the debate about knowledge within IR almost exclusively onto a dualistic stage, rules out a monistic position of the sort that arguably informs not one but two of the major schools of thought in the contemporary philosophy of science before it ever has a chance to demonstrate its worth.
This brings up the other major flaw in the foundational gestures common to uses of the philosophy of science in IR: they presume a consensus about fundamental matters among philosophers of science where no such consensus exists. There are at a minimum three vibrant and active traditions in the contemporary philosophy of science: instrumentalism, which treats knowledge as a useful set of abstractions; realism, which treats knowledge as an inference to the best explanation of observed phenomena; and pragmatism, which treats knowledge as emergent from experience. Of these traditions, only realism is clearly dualist; the others incline in a monistic direction. So the notion that philosophers of science have reached consensus is at best misleading and at worst a deliberate and strategic mis-statement by advocates of one or another approach to science—in either case, the effect is to yoke the authority and prestige of “science” to a specific point of view about the production of knowledge within IR. Instead of drawing on the philosophy of science to show us the logical implications of adopting one or another perspective, such uses and gestures are efforts to foreclose debates. This means that IR commentators are reaching into a set of ongoing controversies, taking a position within them (often based on an incomplete grasp of the debates, perfectly understandable since IR scholars are not, by and large, trained as philosophers of science), and then presenting that contestable position as though it were a near-universal consensus.
We should stop abusing the philosophy of science in this way. If we mean to be faithful to debates in the philosophy of science, we have to acknowledge differences and controversies among philosophers. And if we don’t want to become philosophers of science ourselves so that we can try to resolve philosophical debates—after all, we are IR scholars, interested in generating empirical knowledge about world politics—we should look to the philosophy of science to give us a clarification of various ontological positions, and give up the vain hope of finding in the philosophy of science a magic key to empirical progress in IR.
Patrick Thaddeus Jackson is currently Associate Professor of International Relations in the School of International Service at the American University in Washington, DC; he is also Director of General Education for the university. He previously taught at Columbia University and New York University. He is presently the Editor-in- Chief of the Journal of International Relations and Development and is the author of Civilizing the Enemy (2006) and the co-editor, with Martin Hall, of Civilizational Identity (2007). At present, he is working on a book on the philosophy of science and its implications for IR scholarship (forthcoming, Routledge). Prof Jackson podcasts lectures and presentations from www.kittenboo.com.
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Patrick Thaddeus Jackson is Professor of World Politics and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education in the School of International Service at the American University in Washington, DC. He is presently the Series Editor of the University of Michigan Press’ book series Configurations: Critical Studies of World Politics. He blogs at The Duck of Minerva and podcasts at http://www.kittenboo.com.
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The livestreaming industry is forecasted to grow to $70 billion by 2021. (Photo credit): LiveMe
What businesses should know about the booming livestreaming industry in the US and China.
“Livestreaming comes naturally to me,” says Danielle Andrade, a digital influencer who has more than 70,000 fans on the livestreaming platform LiveMe. “Conversations flow easily when I’m online, and I can talk about a wide range of things. At the end of the day, your audience really wants to just talk to another person, so all of my broadcasts are simple and improvised. I really enjoy the authenticity of that.”
From Facebook to GoPro, users are livestreaming from every corner of the world, with LiveMe being the most active livestreaming platform in the U.S. with 60 million users.
LiveMe, an East West Bank client, is the fastest-growing independent and live broadcasting app in the U.S., and recently struck a deal with Musical.ly to integrate and combine some of their platforms and communities together. LiveMe’s portfolio also includes Cheez and Fluxr, which are also apps related to video and broadcasting.
“Livestreaming is really more about the unedited and raw connection between people,” says Yuki He, founder and CEO of LiveMe. “Viewing traffic on platforms like Youtube, Instagram and Facebook today are mostly dominated by big influencers and the heavy hitters with media status, so it’s hard for any up-and-coming users to be discovered. On LiveMe, we dedicate a space where everyone can broadcast, connect and interact equally.”
According to Research and Markets, the video streaming market is forecasted to grow from $30 billion in 2016 to $70 billion by 2021, with some of the strongest streamers coming from the Asia-Pacific region. From lip syncs to video games, the content variation correlates with livestreaming’s fragmented audience. For businesses, this may be welcome information, as they can hone in on the audience segment they want to target simply by following their digital consumption trends and interests. Currently, video content on social media generates 1,200 percent more shares than text and images combined, and companies demonstrated higher conversion rates across various channels using video, specifically reporting 41 percent higher web traffic from search engines than non-users.
Who are you livestreaming to?
Since livestreaming broadcasters and audiences skew younger than on traditional social media platforms, analysts predict the trend to continue growing. From Instagram Stories to Periscope, livestreaming has caught the attention of both businesses and consumers alike.
“Our main demographic is between 16 to 30 years old,” says He. “We use both online and offline campaigns to reach our audience. Whether that’s through meetups at our West Hollywood office space, or through fun contests on LiveMe, we always find new ways to engage with our audience.” The company also makes regular visits to university campuses to reach out to platform users to offer them brand ambassadorship opportunities. These ambassadors then organize meetups, host hangouts and create contests for their peers.
“We use both online and offline campaigns to reach our audience. Whether that’s through meetups at our West Hollywood office space, or through fun contests on LiveMe, we always find new ways to engage with our audience."
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Yuki He, founder and CEO of LiveMe
For Andrade, livestreaming is a strategy for her career trajectory. “LiveMe gives me an extra bump, because I want to maximize my exposure around the world, and this is a great way to do that,” she says. “The platform allows me to engage with different types of followers, and it’s a good access point for people who may otherwise never see you or get to know who you are.” Andrade also actively cross-promotes her social media accounts, including her LiveMe profile, to increase her clout online. “It’s a great place where you can promote yourself to different companies and reroute a lot of your followers to other platforms,” she explains.
Livestreaming in China versus the U.S.
“The environment between livestreaming in China and livestreaming in the U.S. are so different,” says He. “In China, livestreaming is much more linear, with broadcasters feeding content to the audience without much interaction. In Western countries, though, people are more open and eager to express themselves.” According to He, the sensitivity around censorship, coupled with a culture of humility, discourages many regular citizens from broadcasting themselves online. As a result, those who broadcast tend to be celebrities or affiliated with the media industry. “Most of the broadcasters on LiveMe are regular people who are looking to make friends or express themselves,” she continues. “A lot of our paid users are also broadcasters, which is unique, because in China most paid consumers tend to just watch the content or give gifts to the broadcasters.”
TikTok (Dou Yin in Chinese) is China’s equivalent of a successful video app. Launched in 2016, the app skyrocketed in growth with thousands of users creating short videos, and entered the world of livestreaming in 2017. With more than 300 million domestic monthly active users and more than 150 million daily active users (that’s one in every 10 Chinese) the sheer volume of people tuning in and the added layer for growth and monetization made TikTok one of the most popular Chinese apps and first in the video and photo category. Other popular video and livestreaming apps in China can be found here.
“I chose to launch LiveMe in the U.S. for its market opportunities,” says He. “Our engineering team is in China, but when I had the idea to launch this business, China’s IP intellect was already more advanced than other parts of the world.” Having worked on a number of different apps, including as first-generation product manager of Tencent’s instant messaging social app QQ, He knew that livestreaming and video content were the communication trends of the future. She has also served as director on the board of advisors for the popular video app, Musical.ly, and saw its transformation from a small company in Shanghai to a large U.S. business. “It gave me a lot of confidence to see their growth,” says He. “I know that a lot of other social media platforms have now launched a livestreaming service, but I think LiveMe has other opportunities to insert itself into the U.S. market.”
(Photo credit): Danielle Andrade
"If you’re trying to be a digital influencer, you have to really put in the work. Stream every day using good connectivity, and start your following with a strong momentum."
-Danielle Andrade
Becoming a digital influencer
“If you’re trying to be a digital influencer, you have to really put in the work,” says Andrade. “Stream every day using good connectivity, and start your following with strong momentum.” Having acted and modeled since the age of five, Andrade knew that she would be a performer. When she was old enough to move to Los Angeles to pursue her dream of being an actress, she tried to find ways to increase her exposure and fan base. “I started LiveMe in December, but didn’t quite take it seriously until February or March,” she admits. “Once I saw the true business potential of the platform, I started to broadcast two to three times every day for a couple of hours. It’s like a full-time job where you dedicate yourself in front of the camera for six hours a day.”
Investing the time and effort into her broadcasting has paid off, as LiveMe now sustains Andrade’s cost of living. “I pay for my rent and live off of the gifts that my fans give me during livestreaming sessions,” she says.
Digital gift-giving and safety around livestreaming
These digital gifts that Andrade receives are trinkets that have cash value and can be gifted from a viewer to a broadcaster. “People can purchase gifts and trinkets from our platform to give to others,” says He. “It’s like a subscription service, but I didn’t like the concept of paying a fee to get access to content. It felt cold and transactional, so our team made a personalized form of payment through various types of gifts that adds an emotional connection between the viewer and the broadcaster.”
LiveMe’s business model centers on this concept of digital gift-giving, as a portion of each gift purchase becomes a part of LiveMe’s revenue. “It’s actually a really popular concept in China, but people had a lot of doubt when I said I wanted to introduce this idea to the U.S.,” says He. “Two years later, our business is thriving, and it goes to show that giving and receiving gifts are a universally positive experience.”
“Those who are my biggest fans—top gifters and most frequent viewers—also get to be my admins who gain access to monitoring my LiveMe account.”
This unique concept of giving cash-value digital gifts to broadcasters has so far been successful for LiveMe and its broadcasters. “I’ve gotten to that point in livestreaming where I now have a lot of fans who are willing to endorse me with gifts,” says Andrade. “Those who are my biggest fans—top gifters and most frequent viewers—also get to be my admins who gain access to monitoring my LiveMe account.” Admins are roles designated by the broadcaster to their most dedicated LiveMe viewers, and they act as a collective community to support and monitor the online behavior. “You want to dedicate the adminship to someone who’s always going to be on your stream when you’re broadcasting,” says Andrade. “I have five admins who are always there because sometimes the stream may be going too fast, and you could get spammers and those who act inappropriately on the platform. That’s when the admins come in. Half the time I don’t even take notice of the ridiculous messages that are being said in real-time during the broadcast, and afterwards I’ll see that an admin has blocked a person who was acting inappropriately on the stream.”
With regards to inappropriate behavior on the platform, LiveMe has a strict community policy that addresses common online issues such as bullying, sexual misconduct, hate speech, violence, criminal activity, impersonation, and other serious social issues. “We have a dedicated team that spends the entire day reviewing red flags and monitoring content,” says Paulina Bednarczyk, who manages content and talent for LiveMe. “Ours is a zero-tolerance policy, and any violation of our policy can result in the suspension or termination of your account.”
Andrade is unafraid. “You’re bound to have those types of people who pop in and behave inappropriately, and sometimes if they’re messaging me ridiculous things, I’ll share it with my audience in real-time,” she says. “Whether they’re creepers or haters, I’ll be sure to turn the joke around on them.”
This ecosystem of checks and balances, of having admins look out for broadcasters, in addition to the diligent monitoring of LiveMe’s staff, helps the app remain a place where users and viewers can interact. “We’re building LiveMe to be a supportive community platform,” says He. “We want it to be a safe place for people to interact.”
When asked about future projects for LiveMe, He believes that the next step is to connect the platform with a local nonprofit or charity program. “Since our digital gift-giving concept has been so successful,” she says, “I think it would be great if we could do a fundraiser for a charity, so that broadcasters can raise money in real-time, in the form of gifts, for something that aligns with our cause.”
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Texas grapples with evolution in new science standards
From staff and wire reports
The latest chapter in a long-running debate over how evolution should be taught in public schools opened Jan. 21 as the Texas State Board of Education ramped up its review of the state’s science standards. Experts say the state’s actions could have significant implications for schools nationwide, because Texas is one of the country’s largest purchasers of textbooks–and publishers are reluctant to produce different versions of the same material.
Experts and activists concerned about the way evolution will be taught in Texas schools made their case before the state’s education board Jan. 21.
Dozens of people, including a six-member expert review panel, lined up to testify as the board considers new science curriculum standards that will be in place for the next decade. The standards also will dictate how publishers handle the topic in textbooks.
The crowd–as well as the review panel–was sharply split on the proposal to drop language in the current curriculum that requires teachers to address "strengths and weaknesses" of scientific theory.
Instead, a panel of science experts recommended that students use critical thinking, scientific reasoning, and problem solving to analyze and evaluate scientific explanations.
Critics say the use of the word "weaknesses" has been used to undermine Darwin’s theory of evolution and instead promote the Biblical version of creationism, or intelligent design.
"In science education, ‘weaknesses’ has become a code word in the culture wars to attack evolution and promote creationism," said Kathy Miller, president of the watchdog group Texas Freedom Network. "If it weren’t, we wouldn’t see this crusade by some of the board members and outside pressure groups to keep this single word in the science standards."
"These weaknesses that they bring forward are decades old, and they have been refuted many, many times over," Kevin Fisher, a past president of the Science Teachers Association of Texas, told the New York Times after testifying. "It’s an attempt to bring false weaknesses into the classroom in an attempt to get students to reject evolution."
Critics of dropping the "weaknesses" mandate blame "left-wing ideology" for trying to stifle free speech. The review panel, which was appointed by the education board, has suggested putting similar language back in.
"The board is being asked to choose between free and open scientific inquiry and censorship," said Jonathan Saenz, a lobbyist for the Free Market Foundation. "That’s an easy choice."
Last year, legislation permitting criticism of Darwinism in schools was introduced in Florida, Missouri, South Carolina, Alabama, Michigan, and Louisiana, according to the Discovery Institute, a Seattle-based think tank that supports teaching students about the criticism of evolution.
A tentative vote in Texas is expected later this week, but the board is not expected to make a final decision on the curriculum proposal until March.
Much of the Jan. 21 testimony focused on the scientific evidence of evolution.
"I hope you understand now that there are good reasons to think that, yes, evolution has weaknesses that reasonable people can see, that, yes, those weaknesses do really influence the theory," said Ralph Seelke, a biology professor at the University of Wisconsin-Superior, who served on the review panel.
Eugenie Scott, executive director of the California-based National Center for Science Education, said the proposal to drop the inclusion of the term "weaknesses" is a "superior critical thinking standard."
"Abandoning the inaccurate ‘strengths and weaknesses’ language does not encourage the singling out of evolution for special treatment," Scott said.
In the past, conservatives on the education board have lacked the votes they need to change the standards. This year, both sides say, the final vote is likely to be close.
Even as federal courts have banned the teaching of creationism and intelligent design in biology courses, social conservatives have gained 7 of 15 seats on the Texas board in recent years, and they enjoy the strong support of Republican Gov. Rick Perry.
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PEOPLE, SOUNDS
Brockhampton’s New Record Deal Is Worth USD $15 Million
Brockhampton have signed a USD $15 million contract with RCA, but have promised that nothing will change.
Grace Kirkby
Our favourite, self proclaimed boy band, Brockhampton has just signed a USD $15 million recording contract with RCA, locking them in for six albums over the course of three years.
The Brockhampton lads will be joining the likes of A$AP Rocky, Childish Gambino and Khalid under the RCA banner. While it is yet to be confirmed whether the deal will include any solo projects, the deal covers every member of the group, which can fluctuate between six and 15 artists at any one time.
But if you, like some of us, were worried about them giving into the machine, ring leader, Kevin Abstract has settled any concerns saying; “nothin changes..Videos still diy, music still made in our house, and we’re still gonna make the best possible product for y’all. They understood that we wanted to be the biggest boyband in the world and I’m a firm believer in not being able to do everything on your own”.
One of those albums is likely to be the recently announced ‘Puppy’, which is set to be released in the American summer. Puppy will be Brockhampton’s fourth album, following their ‘Saturation’ trilogy. Puppy has also replaced their now unreleased album ‘Team Effort’ which was set to be released this year, but after some divine intervention (God told them not to), it has been put on hold.
The RCA agreement has been likened to Odd Future’s record deal, noting that streaming and consumption numbers aren’t massive, but when Odd Future signed that deal it was significantly less lucrative, falling close to USD $2 million.
The Brockhampton boys are going to be very busy this year. They wrapped up their ‘Love Your Parents Tour’ on March 7 and are soon hitting the road again for Coachella, as part of their North American tour, which will run solidly through to July.
But it doesn’t stop there, Europe is beckoning and Brockhampton will be embarking on a 13 date tour which will take them across Sweden, Finland and Germany before wrapping up in the UK, at Leeds Festival.
We’re already looking forward to the concert videos that will follow. Stay tuned.
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What Did Scott Pruitt Spend Money On? The EPA Official Is Getting Grilled In Congress
By Nick Ciccone
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is a decades-old agency that is supposed to work to ensure a cleaner, healthier environment for Americans. President Donald Trump appointed Scott Pruitt to head the agency in February 2017 to much criticism from environmental activists. That criticism has now come to a head, with Pruitt's fitness for the job more in question than ever due to questions over what Pruitt has spent money on. The EPA administrator is facing two congressional committees this week to discuss his spending habits, which are an ethical point of concern.
On Thursday, April 26, Pruitt testified with the House Energy and Commerce Committee and then later with the House Appropriations Committee. It got off to a contentious start, according to CNN, with Democrats taking Pruitt to task for allegedly spending extravagantly on security and travel, building a $43,000 soundproof booth in his office, approving raises for staffers, and even more. (Pruitt claimed on Thursday that he didn't authorize the $43,000 soundproof phone booth, though. When it comes to the raises, Pruitt’s chief of staff, Ryan Jackson, said in a statement to The Atlantic, "Administrator Pruitt had zero knowledge of the amount of the raises, nor the process by which they transpired.")
"There are so many outstanding questions that we need truthful answers to today, because so far, we've only gotten half-truths, misleading answers, our outright falsehoods," said Rep. Frank Pallone, the top Democrat on the committee, in his opening statement, per CNN.
“I have nothing to hide,” Pruitt said in his opening remarks, per The New York Times. “Facts are facts and fiction is fiction. And a lie doesn’t become truth just because it appears on the front page of the newspaper.”
The congressional committees are looking at a handful of questionable payments. For instance, in September 2017, The Washington Post broke news that Pruitt's luxurious travel was allegedly costing American taxpayers thousands. “When the administrator travels, he takes commercial flights,” EPA spokeswoman Liz Bowman told the Post in September on behalf of Pruitt, and explained that the luxe flights in question were marginal cases.
Rep. Anna Eshoo pressed Pruitt very hard on those travel expenses in one of the more tense exchanges on Thursday. Eshoo totaled Pruitt's travel expenses since his appointment at more than $200,000 of alleged taxpayer dollars.
More recently, Pruitt was criticized about a December 2017 trip to Morocco, which was only made public afterward via press release. During Pruitt's visit, he outlined U.S. environmental priorities for "updating the Environmental Work Plan under the U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement and the potential benefit of liquified natural gas (LNG) imports on Morocco’s economy," according to the press release. The Post reported that the Morocco trip was the most costly of his trips within a seven-month period, at about $17,000 for the four-day venture. After mounting pressure, Pruitt released calendars of his trips — including the Morocco one — but most of the documents were heavily redacted, per ABC News.
Then, there was the reports of questionable circumstances of an apparent apartment lease agreement between Pruitt and a health care lobbyist, per published reports. The agreement became increasingly of interest, as it raised suspicions that Pruitt could have been influenced in some way. At the time of the Morocco trip, the only U.S. company that exported liquid natural gas was represented by the same Washington lobbyist who arranged the apartment lease agreement with Pruitt. The company, Cheniere, and the lobbyist, Steven Hart, both told ABC News they did not ask Pruitt to promote the exports in Morocco.
The EPA's inspector general is reportedly examining Pruitt's travel records in a probe of whether the agency followed the proper procedure, per the Post. In response to the looming controversy surrounding Pruitt, and ahead of Thursday's Congressional testimony, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders fielded questions from reporters about possible disciplinary action or firing.
"Again, we’re evaluating these concerns, and we expect the EPA Administrator to answer for them, and we’ll keep you posted," Sanders said on Wednesday, April 25.
Before being tapped for the EPA position, Pruitt, a Republican, served as the Attorney General for Oklahoma, per the EPA website. "Administrator Pruitt believes that promoting and protecting a strong and healthy environment is among the lifeblood priorities of the government, and that EPA is vital to that mission," his biography says. But an archived web page from his time in Oklahoma flies directly in the face of those values, because he then described himself as the "leading advocate against the EPA’s activist agenda." (That description is also still written on his personal LinkedIn profile.)
There's no better contradiction than the whole self-described anti-EPA but also head-of-the-EPA thing to paint a picture of the Pruitt controversy and his track record on environmental progress, which is precisely why Pruitt's nomination by Trump raised so many eyebrows last year. The choice "enraged green activists" and "cheered the oil industry," per Reuters. But once Pruitt settled into the job, he became embroiled in more and more controversies.
The Congressional testimony, which has turned into something of a Comedy Central Roast of Scott Pruitt — at least, among Democrats — is streaming live online in multiple places. Americans have to wait and see if Pruitt is next in line to be fired or resign, but it's not looking great.
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Elsevier’s The Hive launches new initiative to support engineering and technology innovation
Application process for innovation hub now open for engineering-intensive companies
New York, July 9, 2019
Elsevier, the global information analytics business specializing in science and health, has announced that it is expanding its R&D start-up innovation program called The Hive to include engineering-intensive start-ups. Participants in The Hive will be provided complimentary access to Elsevier’s suite of engineering solutions to help them accelerate the route to market for new innovations. Applications and nominations for The Hive are now open.
Elsevier first launched The Hive in 2016 to highlight the superior levels of innovation in the start-up biotech and pharma sector—and to provide early stage companies with resources to overcome R&D challenges. Engineering-intensive companies face equally complex challenges: Across all industries, software and digital technologies are putting pressure on engineering teams to transform their practices; become more agile; reduce time to market of new products; and work more openly with external partners.
“The role of the engineer continues to evolve rapidly,” said Sumita Singh, Managing Director for Reference Solutions, Elsevier. “Modern engineers spend 40-50 percent of their time searching for trusted information and insights to do their jobs.”
To help engineers face these critical challenges, Elsevier is offering complimentary access to its digital solutions purpose-built to help solve engineering problems, including Knovel a technical reference solution that quickly delivers trusted, accessible and relevant engineering answers & insights; and Engineering Village, the world’s largest engineering literature resource with access to 12 databases and over 190 engineering disciplines. Elsevier’s leading abstract and citation database, Scopus (with the option to receive access to other products, such as ScienceDirect), will also be made available for a select group of companies.
“Engineers must interpret a wide range of data sources including unstructured data, sensor data and connected devices. To excel in their roles, engineers need access to the trusted, comprehensive and easy-to-use digital solutions that provide engineering information at their fingertips, helping them to develop new protocols and products as safely and efficiently as possible.” Singh added.
“Tools like Knovel and Engineering Village have been designed to work together to support an engineer’s workflow and are already well known in large R&D organizations and in academe. With The Hive, we want to expand access for smaller, start-up organizations by giving them the opportunity to become familiar with these tools and extract the needed value to address the weighty challenges they face.”
Companies eligible for The Hive will need to meet the following criteria:
Is in one of the following industries:
Aerospace & Defense (including Transportation)
Engineering, Construction, and Design
Is not currently seeking to be acquired.
Is a small-to-medium-sized company, with its engineers and researchers in 1-2 locations.
If your company is interested in joining Elsevier’s The Hive, please apply today.
Elsevier is a global information analytics business that helps scientists and clinicians to find new answers, reshape human knowledge, and tackle the most urgent human crises. For 140 years, we have partnered with the research world to curate and verify scientific knowledge. Today, we’re committed to bringing that rigor to a new generation of platforms. Elsevier provides digital solutions and tools in the areas of strategic research management, R&D performance, clinical decision support, and professional education; including ScienceDirect, Scopus, SciVal, ClinicalKey and Sherpath. Elsevier publishes over 2,500 digitized journals, including The Lancet and Cell, 39,000 e-book titles and many iconic reference works, including Gray's Anatomy. Elsevier is part of RELX, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. www.elsevier.com
Christopher Capot, Global Communications
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Automated ads will account for nearly 50% of US digital display market in 2014
Programmatic is one of the hottest buzzwords in today’s advertising market, and with good reason. According to new figures from eMarketer, US programmatic digital display ad spending will grow 137.1% to eclipse $10 billion this year, accounting for 45.0% of the US digital display advertising market.
Our first-ever estimates for US programmatic ad spending are based on an exhaustive analysis of dozens of data sources as well as in-depth interviews with executives at ad agencies, brands, publishers, media companies and advertising technology firms—more than 50 in all.
2014 has seen the most dramatic growth and expansion in programmatic advertising to date, and eMarketer expects significant increases ahead thanks to the build-out of private marketplaces and programmatic direct deals, as well as continued maturation in both mobile and video advertising. We expect spending to increase another 47.9% next year and to double this year’s total by 2016, when it will reach $20.41 billion, or 63.0% of US digital display ad spending.
“Programmatic advertising has gotten a lot of hype in the past 12 to 24 months, but it’s finally fair to say that today, holdouts on participation are proving the exception, not the norm,” said Lauren Fisher, analyst for eMarketer. “2014 has proven a pivotal year, and with the majority of infrastructure now laid and testing well in progress, we’ll see programmatic ad spending explode from 2015 into 2016.”
As with other digital advertising, much of the growth is coming via the mobile channel. This year, mobile will account for 44.1% of all US programmatic display ad spending, or $4.44 billion. We project that mobile will surpass desktop as early as next year, taking 56.2% of all programmatic ad expenditure. This trend is consistent with the digital display ad market overall, which has shifted to mobile rapidly.
Programmatic ads are purchased via two main methods: real-time bidding (RTB) and programmatic direct. Growth is currently driven by RTB—the auction-based approach to programmatic advertising in which digital display ads are transacted in real time, at the impression level. This year, RTB will remain the dominant transaction method, accounting for 92.0% of programmatic ad dollars, or $9.25 billion.
However, eMarketer sees significant growth coming from programmatic direct, which will reach $8.57 billion in spending by 2016 to represent 42.0% of programmatic ad expenditure in the US—up from 8.0% this year.
Our forecast also breaks down RTB spending into two distinct channels: open exchanges and private marketplaces. In 2014, open exchanges will account for almost 90% of US RTB digital display ad spending, totaling $8.14 billion. By 2016, we expect spending on private marketplaces to reach $3.31 billion as open exchange investments remain essentially flat—though political ad dollars will play a role in maintaining the health of the latter in 2016.
Despite growing interest in and adoption of programmatic digital display advertising, the majority of programmatic buying today is largely restricted to banner ads. Video, nonstandard or custom rich media ad units and sponsorships are still typically sold via traditional direct sales channels. For video ads in particular, that trend will continue through 2016. For example, eMarketer forecasts that US programmatic video ads will grab 40.0% of digital video ad spending in 2016, or $3.84 billion, seeing strong growth but still underperforming when compared with programmatic’s share of overall digital display spending.
“Today publishers largely guard high-value ad inventory such as TV and premium digital video content, though we expect a greater number of ads sold programmatically in these formats starting in 2015,” said Fisher. “Those who do decide to turn to programmatic, however, are likely to do so via programmatic direct, where they can still secure inventory guarantees.”
eMarketer bases all of its forecasts on a multipronged approach that focuses on both worldwide and local trends in the economy, technology and population, along with company-, product-, country- and demographic-specific trends, and trends in specific consumer behaviors. We analyze quantitative and qualitative data from a variety of research firms, government agencies, media outlets and company reports, weighting each piece of information based on methodology and soundness.
In addition, every element of each eMarketer forecast fits within the larger matrix of all its forecasts, with the same assumptions and general framework used to project figures in a wide variety of areas. Regular re-evaluation of each forecast means those assumptions and framework are constantly updated to reflect new market developments and other trends.
©2019 eMarketer Inc. All rights reserved. www.emarketer.com
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Home / Disease and Condition
Tuberculosis is not a disease of the past - at least not yet
Tuberculosis, or TB, is still one of the world's leading causes of death from infectious disease, even though it is readily treatable and preventable.
Last year, 370 cases of tuberculosis were reported in North Carolina, up slightly from 329 cases in the previous year. Despite steady improvements in TB control, North Carolina continues to be ranked in the upper half of states in terms of TB case rates, and ranked 25th in overall U.S. case rates in 2005, the latest year for which national data are available.
March 24 is World TB Day, commemorating the 1882 announcement of Dr. Robert Koch's discovery of the TB bacillus, the germ that causes tuberculosis. While many people think tuberculosis is a disease of the past and no longer a threat, that is not the case. In fact, 125 years after Koch's discovery of the cause of TB and more than 50 years after the discovery of effective medication to treat TB, extensively drug-resistant cases of TB are increasing in many parts of the world, including the United States. TB is also the leading cause of death among people infected with HIV.
Tuberculosis is an airborne disease caused by a bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The germ primarily affects the lungs, but can also affect other organs. Once the TB germ is inside a person's body, the body's immune system can suppress its growth, resulting in inactive or latent TB infection, which does not make the person feel sick and cannot be spread to others. However, if not properly treated with a course of preventive antibiotics, TB infection can develop into active TB disease.
When a person with active TB disease sneezes or coughs, TB bacteria are released into the air. Another person inhaling the bacteria may then develop TB infection. A simple tuberculin skin test (sometimes called a PPD test) can help diagnose TB infection or disease. Tuberculosis can be cured with appropriate treatment and medication, which is managed through local health departments in North Carolina.
TB cases have declined steadily in the U.S. over the last 13 years. In 2005, an all-time low of 14,097 cases of TB disease were reported in the United States. However, the drop in the number of cases from 2004 to 2005 was just 2.9 percent
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More Kidney Cancer Is Detected and Treated Early, Yet Death Rate Rises
By Armen Hareyan G+ Sep 19 2006 - 6:12pm
The number of cases of kidney cancer has been rising over the last two decades, and new research from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center shows that this increase is driven largely by the detection of small, presumably curable, kidney masses. But even though the rising incidence has been paralleled by greater use of surgery for kidney cancer, this trend has not led to fewer people dying.
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The Best Rock Album You've Never Heard
The Kinks remember The Village Green Preservation Society
By Jeff Slate
Courtesy The Kinks
Fifty years ago this month, the Kinks revolutionized rock 'n' roll. When "You Really Got Me" hit the airwaves — first in the UK, and subsequently here in America — it was like a bolt of lightning. More than the refined, finely crafted songs of the Beatles, "You Really Got Me" was as raw and immediate as had ever been heard on the radio. Its production, devoid of the reverb that soaked most records of the day, sounded great on any sound system (and still does). In just two minutes and 15 seconds, the Kinks pushed the boundaries of lyrical taste and invented distorted guitars with a proto-heavy metal sound that was as shocking in its day as the Sex Pistols were barely 12 years later.
But then just five years later, the band's career seemed to be over.
In the face of an inexplicable ban from touring the US, the band delivered Something Else by the Kinks in 1967, which contained "Waterloo Sunset" as well as "David Watts" and lead guitarist Dave Davies's first lead vocal performance that was a major hit, "Death of a Clown," spurring talk of a solo album.
"It was a time when we felt we could do anything," Davies remembers now. "I think that's why the songs are so different. We'd learned enough about making records by that point. And the music was just so good. I remember us being a warm, happy, galvanized band."
A remarkable statement for the always fractious Kinks, Something Else unfortunately enjoyed nowhere near the commercial success the band was used to in the UK. It fared even worse in the US.
Smarting, Dave's brother Ray Davies, the band's principal songwriter and frontman, turned inward, seeking inspiration more than ever before from the people and places around him, and the not-so-distant British music hall past, delivering The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society, a masterpiece that was completely out of step with Swinging London, while at the same time being utterly timeless.
"These were rock/folk tunes," Ray Davies says now. "But it was unlike anything the Kinks had done before. We were known for 'You Really Got Me,' after all."
Devoid of any obvious singles, or any fancy production techniques like those on the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band or the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds, the album is a true pleasure from beginning to end, arguably running circles around the competition in both songwriting and cohesiveness, and 45 years later is more influential than ever.
But in 1968, released the same day as the Beatles' self-titled White Album, Village Green disappeared without a trace.
"It was obscure the week it came out," Dave Davies jokes of the album. "Something Else is probably my favorite Kinks album, but Village Green was just so good. We put those songs together in our front room, and we drew really heavily on our environment and our family, who had supported us, and I think that's why it has such a distinctive English flavor and why the songs are so intimate in a way. Ray has such a great way of drawing characters. The song 'Picture Book' is like sitting in the front room looking at old photographs with your mum."
"Village Green was made at a time when we were banned from touring in America and we didn't have much airplay," Ray Davies says. "But I think the reason it's become so beloved in retrospect is that it reaches people like folk music. Not many people have the Village Green record, but many people know it. I think it's more to do with the sensibility, because it's very different to typical rock music. I wasn't worried about airplay and, whether I designed it that way or not, I reached people rather than record companies and little by little it broke through."
Davies is right about the folky nature of the music. But it's that very simplicity that gives the album its distinctive, if utterly straightforward, sound. While other records of the time can sound dated or perhaps too precious, Village Green has always sounded fresh and accessible, a work of an immensely in-sync group at the height of its powers, while still retaining a bit of that garage edge that makes rock 'n' roll so exciting.
"Everything about it was a low-achieving record, in every sense," Ray Davies jokes. "But I intended that. We used a lot of ambient sound in recording the drums and things like that. Some people would say that made it sound like it wasn't well-produced, but that's the sound I wanted and it added to the poetic value of the record. It was designed to be that way."
"That was a sound I was really into at the time," Dave Davies remembers. "Pete [Quaife, The Kinks' bass player] and I were trying to get the excitement of our performances on record and that's just the way it came out. On songs like 'Big Sky,' I'd think of a bass part and give it to him and he'd change it around — play off the melody, like Paul McCartney was starting to do at the time, because they both started as guitar players — and it would create something completely different and also really new-sounding."
Meanwhile, Ray was finding inspiration in unusual places.
"I was at a music industry schmooze fest and I couldn't cope with all the business talk," he says of the origin of "Big Sky." "I conceived and wrote it on the balcony of the Carlton Hotel in Cannes [France]. I know it sounds very grand. But I had to share a room with my publisher, and so out of frustration I knocked over the geranium from our fourth floor balcony and the first line of the song, 'Big sky looks down on all the people looking up at the big sky,' came to me while I was looking out from the balcony of the hotel. I was in a situation I was not happy in, so I went into this world of irony and pathos and used my imagination that one day we'll be free from all this. Because I'm sure there are lots of people like me who feel confused in a world that's going mad and you try to find a spiritual way through it. It's quite a spiritual record."
"I knew I couldn't reach America or maybe even the radio at that time," Ray Davies admits. "So I figured, why don't I just write about people I like and situations I enjoy? But these weren't intended to be serious songs. I was just writing about the way I felt and I knew other people felt the same way."
That honesty, tinged with more than a a little nostalgia, has meant that Village Green has been able to live on through a growing number of fans and, especially, musicians.
"Village Green was one of those albums that no one bought at the time but became critically acclaimed and influential decades later," Rob Jovanovic, the author of the Kinks biography God Save the Kinks, says. "The sentiments of albums like Blur's Modern Life is Rubbish and Parklife, made nearly 30 years later, were an echo of the Kinks lamenting the loss of England's history in the 1960s."
Moreover, the stripped-down, acoustic-based sound so many bands have adopted today is directly inspired by what the Kinks did before the Band or even the Beatles.
"In the '90s, there were a lot of bands, especially in America, bands like Wilco, that discovered Village Green and tried to make their own version of it," Ray Davies says. And I think that's good to do, to make willfully low-achieving records full of messages for the insider fans."
Dave Davies, of course, has a different theory.
"I've always felt that the way we used humor to approach serious topics really set us apart, and I think Village Green has some of our best examples of that," he says. "And the way the humor was mixed with pathos was essential and very different, especially at that time. I don't think we should take life so seriously, and I've always believed that over the years people have responded to that and that's what's set the album apart."
Remarkably, these weren't songs Ray Davies labored over.
"I think the songs were with me for a long time," he says. "They were songs that I maybe had half-finished over the years but perhaps didn't think were commercial enough. But I went into a mindset that enabled me to consider these songs differently."
As for the infamous brotherly rivalry between Ray and Dave Davies that ultimately caused the implosion of the band in 1996, Dave is circumspect.
"People forget that in a family you get used to a way of acting around each other, and even a certain level of abuse. But I've seen engineers cower when Ray and I have gone at it in the recording studio, just completely unsure of what to make of it. And then it would pass and we'd carry on and they'd be completely floored that we could do that."
As for the possibility of a reunion now that the Kinks have reached that magical 50th anniversary, the Davies aren't saying much.
"I generally steer clear of talking about a reunion because everything is picked up these days by the Internet police," Ray Davies says, referring to oblique comments he made earlier this year to a possible reunion that were picked up and presented out of context (and blown out of proportion) recently by the UK press. "But my brother is a great guitar player and a great musician and I just want him to be okay."
"Ray and I are talking," Dave says, more open than one might expect. But don't get your hopes up just yet. He quickly added that "nothing's planned."
Whether a reunion ever happens, there's word of a new US label deal and an exciting series of reissues on the way. Until then, there are plenty of versions of The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society to keep you company.
Jeff Slate Jeff Slate is a New York City-based songwriter and journalist who has contributed music and culture articles to Esquire since 2013.
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