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Home » Business » Energy board to hear traditional Indigenous evidence in Trans Mountain review
Energy board to hear traditional Indigenous evidence in Trans Mountain review
VANCOUVER- The National Energy Board will hear oral traditional evidence from Indigenous groups in the coming weeks as part of its new review of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.
The Federal Court of Appeal struck down the federal government’s approval of the project in August, citing inadequate Indigenous consultation and the energy board’s failure to review the project’s impacts on the marine environment.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government ordered the energy board to review the marine impacts and submit a report no later than Feb. 22, and on Wednesday the board unveiled its schedule for oral traditional evidence.
Thirty-one Indigenous groups or individuals from Canada and the U.S. are scheduled to participate and the hearings will be held in Calgary the week of Nov. 19, in Victoria the week of Nov. 26 and in Nanaimo, B.C., the week of Dec. 3.
Some First Nations that won the court battle in August, including British Columbia’s Tsleil-Waututh and Squamish Nations, say the new process is too rushed and they’re considering filing fresh court challenges after the board issues its report.
The energy board responds to concerns about the timeline in documents released Wednesday, saying there’s already significant evidence on the record and legislation requires it to conduct proceedings within the time limit set by the federal government.
The board includes oral traditional evidence because it “understands that Indigenous peoples have an oral tradition for sharing knowledge from generation to generation,” it says in the documents.
“This information cannot always be shared adequately or appropriately in writing,” it says.
The traditional evidence previously provided in the first Trans Mountain review remains on the record, it says, and board members will read transcripts prior to the new hearings.
The board adds that Indigenous interveners should file any scientific evidence or expert reports as written evidence.
Those scheduled to participate include the Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh, the pro-pipeline Cheam First Nation, a coalition of U.S. tribes and B.C. Green party member of the legislature Adam Olsen, who is Indigenous.
The project would increase tanker traffic seven-fold in Burrard Inlet off Metro Vancouver’s coast, raising concerns about impacts on salmon and endangered southern resident killer whales.
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For other uses, see Leeds (disambiguation).Template:GBdot
Leeds is a city in the county of West Yorkshire, in the north of England. The River Aire runs through the town. Leeds is part of a metropolitan borough named the City of Leeds. According to the 2001 census the urban area of the city had a population of 429,242, and the City of Leeds borough had a population of 716,513. The boundaries of the City of Leeds however include places which are separate from the urban area of Leeds itself and are not generally considered part of the urban city.
An inhabitant of Leeds is locally known as a Loiner, although such terms are rarely used or understood. However, the mock-classical adjectives Leodensian and Leodiensian are sometimes used by some local sports clubs.
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2 Industry & Economy
3.2 Media
3.3 Museums & Arts
3.5 Present Day Nightlife
3.6 LGBT (Gay) Scene
The city was originally an agricultural market town in the Middle Ages, and received its first charter in 1207. In the Tudor period Leeds was mainly a merchant town manufacturing woollen cloths and trading with Europe via the Humber estuary. At one point nearly half of England's total export passed through Leeds. The city's industrial growth was catalysed by the introduction of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in 1816 and the railway in 1848.
Leeds today has an extremely diverse economy with the service sector now dominating over the city's manufacturing industries. The city has in the past been served well by its canal; and today by its rail network at Leeds station, from where the MetroTrains operate to all parts of West Yorkshire. There are current plans for a tram system, the Leeds Supertram. With the M1 and M62 intersecting at Leeds, it is one of the principal northern hubs of the motorway network. Leeds Bradford International Airport is located to the north west of the city and has scheduled flights to destinations within the U.K and Europe. These good transport links have been a major factor contributing to the growth of Leeds, and it has led to the city becoming a major centre for distribution, as well as banking, financial and legal services. Retail is another major service and employer in the city centre, with a retail economy which has experienced a recent boom resulting in several shopping centres and department stores. Although, like the rest of the North of England, Leeds had its fair share of tough economic times during the 1970s and 1980s, it was quick to bounce back by investing heavily in communications links. This helped it (along with Birmingham and Glasgow) become one of the major hubs for call-centres in the late 20th Century, particularly for service-oriented companies. Many outlying towns formerly relying on mining and heavy industry, found financial salvation in the 'reliable' sounding Yorkshire accent. However, many of these large employers are now outsourcing many of these jobs to places like Bangalore in India, where staff costs are considerably lower.
The city has a strong sporting heritage, with the Yorkshire County Cricket Club as well as Leeds Rhinos, the Rugby League team and Leeds Tykes, the Rugby Union team playing at Headingley, and Leeds United F.C. playing at Elland Road. Leeds United had a turbulent 2004, narrowly avoiding bankruptcy, and dropped from the Premier League into The Championship in the 2004/2005 season.
The Rugby League team, Leeds Rhinos, were crowned Super League champions on 16 October, 2004 after defeating arch rivals Bradford Bulls 16-8 at Old Trafford.
The city is the centre of media activities for the Yorkshire region. Yorkshire Post Newspapers Ltd, owned by Johnston Press plc is based in the city, and produces a daily morning broadsheet, the Yorkshire Post, and an evening paper, the Yorkshire Evening Post, as well as other publications such as Leeds Express.
Regional television and radio stations are also based in the city; BBC Television and Yorkshire Television both have studios and broadcasting centres in Leeds, albeit there is concern over the future of regional independent television with the consolidation of Independent Television franchises in the UK. BBC Radio Leeds, Radio Aire, Magic 828, Galaxy 105 and Real Radio all broadcast from the city. In the 1980s, pirate radio stations including Rapid City Radio (RCR), amongst other, shorter lived stations broadcast a mainly reggae playlist from Chapeltown, later diversifying into hip hop and house. Later, Dream FM was one of the biggest pirate radio stations in the country, but folded soon after getting a license to operate legally.
In the late 90's dot-com boom, Leeds became one of the key hubs in the emerging new media sector - companies such as Freeserve, Energis, Sportal and Ananova emerged to dominate the UK internet industry, with Freeserve and Ananova going on to become part of Wanadoo and Orange within France T�l�com. The City's Holbeck area is now home to the 'internet quarter' - an urban village with infrastructure and facilities for digital media and creative companies; at its heart is the Round Foundry (http://www.roundfoundry.net) media centre facility.
Museums & Arts
The city has a large number of museums, being the home of the Royal Armouries Museum (opened in 1996 when the collection was transferred from the Tower of London), the Leeds City Museum about the history of Yorkshire, the Museum of Leeds, being devoted to the city's industrial heritage, and Thackray's Medical Museum as well as the City Art Gallery. Leeds also boasts the Grand Theatre (which is where Opera North are based), the City Varieties (which claims to have hosted performances by Charlie Chaplin and Harry Houdini) and the West Yorkshire Playhouse.
The Leeds Festival takes place every year in Bramham Park (having moved from Temple Newsam after pressure from some local residents). It features some of the biggest names in rock and indie music. The city is home to the Leeds International Piano Competition, held every three years since 1963 and which has launched the careers of many major concert pianists. There is also the Leeds International Concert Season, the largest local authority music programme of any UK city outside London.
The first ever moving pictures were taken in the city, by Louis Le Prince, of Leeds Bridge in 1888.
Temple Newsam House and the ruins of Kirkstall Abbey which dates from the 12th Century, are on the outskirts of the city.
Though not as prolific as its neighbours Manchester and Liverpool across the Pennines, or indeed Sheffield in South Yorkshire, Leeds has still produced some notable bands. The Mekons and the influential Gang of Four came out of the 1970s punk movement, whilst in the early to mid 1980s the city was home to a large goth scene, famous local bands including The Sisters of Mercy. The avant-garde art scene centred around Leeds Metropolitan University's (then Leeds Polytechnic) Fine Art course led to the formation of early 80s electronic pioneers Soft Cell. Later 1980s and 1990s rock bands include The Wedding Present, Chumbawumba and Cud.
Like most major northern cities, house music had a big impact on Leeds when it arrived in the late 1980s. Early house nights included Downbeat at the Warehouse, Meltdown at the Astoria in Roundhay, and Joy and Kaos at various temporary venues, along with a thriving Shebeen or "Blues" scene in Chapeltown. Along with Sheffield and Bradford, Leeds was a centre for the Yorkshire Bleeps and Bass scene in 1989-1990, with influential local bands such as LFO, Nightmares on Wax, Ital Rockers, Unit 93 and Juno on Sheffield's Warp Records and Leeds' Bassic Records.
This early, underground scene developed into the Leeds club scene of the 1990s, when for a while Leeds held the title of Britain's clubbing capital. Both Back to Basics and mixed gay night Vague enjoyed the title of best club in Britain at different points in the decade, whilst The Orbit in Morley was an internationally recognised techno mecca. Sadly this venue has now been converted into a restaurant.
Present Day Nightlife
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Majestyk, one of Leeds many nightclubs
The city has a very large student population and boasts a large number of bars and nightclubs, as well as venues for live bands such as the Cockpit, The New Roscoe, and Joseph's Well (http://www.josephswell.co.uk), which combine to generate a vibrant nightlife.
Since the heady days of the dance music explosion of the early nineties, Leeds has gained a well-deserved reputation as one of the UK's favourite clubbing destinations. Often described as the leading clubbing city outside of London, Leeds is best known as the home of pioneering club nights Back to Basics and Speedqueen.
Complete listings and reviews of bars, pubs and nightclubs in Leeds can be found online at Leeds City Guide (http://www.geocities.com/leedsguide), an extensive online venue guide.
Leeds is also very well-known for its underground music scene. There is a vibrant and active community based around the DIY punk ethic, supported in part by Cops and Robbers (http://www.copsandrobbers.net), a monthly guide to DIY events in and around Leeds.
LGBT (Gay) Scene
In recent years a vibrant scene has developed. The old stalwarts The Bridge Inn and The New Penny, both on Call Lane, remain much as they always were. Queens Court offers a similar experience to its London counterpart Rupert Street. Recent additions, courtesy of Terry George, Bar Fibre, on Lower Briggate and Mission, under the arches opposite, offer more contemporary 'straight friendly' environments. Also worth a visit The Base, Bridge End, is an alternative to Queen's Court. During the summer months the secluded courtyard that lies between Bar Fibre and Queens Court makes a pleasant beer garden. In particular the summer courtyard parties (usually on the last Sunday of every month), where both bars team up to turn the courtyard into an alfresco club, are a must-visit for locals and tourists alike. The loss of Velvet is mitigated somewhat by the recent opening of Velvet Underground and the Velvet team's recognisable and stylish contribution to the environment at The Warehouse, home of the Saturday club night Speedqueen. Speedqueen itself is particularly worthy of note, generally recognised as the successor to Vague, it is largely regarded by its members as nothing short of an institution, and often referred to as one of the best gay club nights in the UK.
Leeds has two universities, the University of Leeds, with around 31,500 full-time students (and a further 52,000 on short courses) and Leeds Metropolitan University with around 26,000 (according to UCAS; the LMU website claims 37,000) as well as various higher education colleges including Trinity & All Saints College accredited by the University of Leeds, giving it one of the largest student populations in the country. The main campuses of both universities are near the city centre.
Leeds Grammar School, situated on the outskirts of the city at Alwoodley Gates and dating back to 1552, is the principal public school for boys.
Leeds Girls' High School, is an independent, selective school for girls, located in Headingley and consistently ranked highly in education tables.
Allerton High School was started in 1901.
Morley High School was first founded as a grammar school in 1907, but became became a mixed comprehensive in 1975.
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Leeds City Council (http://www.leeds.gov.uk)
Information about public transport in the region (http://www.wymetro.com)
LeedsNet - Information for the Leeds region (http://www.leedsnet.com)
Leeds City Guide - Information about Bars, Pubs, Clubs, Hotels and Restaurants (http://www.geocities.com/leedsguide)
Hyde Park Picture House (http://www.leedscinema.com)
Leeds Film Festival (http://www.leedsfilm.com)
Leeds Music Festival (http://www.leedsmusicfestival.com)
West Yorkshire Playhouse (http://www.wyplayhouse.co.uk)
Leeds United Football Club (http://www.leedsunited.com)
Leeds Rhinos (Rugby League) and Leeds Tykes (Rugby Union) (http://www.leedsrugby.com)
BBC Leeds (http://www.bbc.co.uk/leeds/)
Leeds.biz - local search and directory (http://www.leeds.biz)
Leeds Music Scene - Information about Leeds bands and musicians (http://www.leedsmusicscene.net)
Leeds Grammar School (http://www.leedsgrammar.com/)
Leeds Bradford International Airport (http://www.lbia.co.uk/)
Trinity & All Saints (http://www.tasc.ac.uk/)
Leeds Girls' High School website (http://www.lghs.org/)
Gateway Church - Leeds (http://www.gatewayleeds.net/)
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"A customer is the most important visitor on our premises, he is not dependent on us. We are dependent on him. He is not an interruption in our work. He is the purpose of it. He is not an outsider in our business. He is part of it. We are not doing him a favor by serving him. He is doing us a favor by giving us an opportunity to do so." - Mahatma Gandhi
Kerala Houseboats (Kettuvallam) in the olden days were used to transport rice and spices from the isolated interior villages along the backwaters to towns like Alleppey, Kollam and Kochin. With the development of the South Indian infrastructure this means of transportation was replaced by its modern successors such as trucks, trains, ferries and planes. The Kettuvallams were not in use for decades until they were transformed into modern moving houses when they gained again popularity as a major tourist attraction. The size of an average houseboat is about 60 to 70 feet (18 to 21 m) long and about 15 feet (4.6 m) wide in the middle. The hull is made of wooden planks held together by ropes of coconut fiber. The roof is made of local, eco-friendly bamboo poles and palm leaves. The exterior of the boat is painted with protective coats of cashew nut oil.
We offer our guests fully furnished, a/c or non-a/c, one to five bedroom houseboats with kitchen, bathroom, rest room, living and dining area, sundeck and balcony. Our professional and friendly three member crew (captain, chef and cabin assistant) will make sure you have the most fascinating journey of your life.
You just need to sit back and enjoy the cruise along the palm-fringed waterways of Kerala sailing by ancient Chinese fishing nets, water lilies, coconut groves, temples and charming villages. Our crew will be happy to guide you throughout the journey and share some interesting facts about the life of Kerala people, their history and culture. The cruise is not only filled with breathtaking view but it’s also a culinary experience. Our chef will prepare delicious Kerala specialties made of locally grown ingredients and along with your meal we serve the famous Kerala tea and tender coconut water just as nature gave it to us. When the night comes, before you sleep look up at the clear sky to see the shining stars and enjoy this world of simple pleasures.
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The palm-fringed, tranquil backwaters are inland lakes connected by a network of canals and formerly were used as the state's trade highways. With 41 west-flowing rivers, the backwaters stretch to almost 1,900 kilometers. Centuries ago these waterways were used for transportation purposes in coconut, rubber, rice and spice trading. Today these waterways link remote villages and islands to the mainland and it’s the most popular tourist attraction of Kerala.
The backwaters have a unique ecosystem - freshwater from the rivers meets the seawater from the Arabian Sea. Many unique species of aquatic life including crabs, frogs and mudskippers, water birds such as terns, kingfishers, darters and cormorants, and animals such as otters and turtles live in and alongside the backwaters. Palm trees, pandanus shrubs, various leafy plants and bushes grow alongside the backwaters, providing a green hue to the surrounding landscape.
Traveling on a houseboat on the Kerala backwaters you can observe the traditional lifestyle of the locals living along the waterways. Experience an unforgettable journey to a magical land when you travel through the backwaters in Kerala.
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Zimbabwe President Comrade Robert Mugabe resigns
AEED SHABAZZ with additional reporting byGlobal Information Network | 11/21/2017, 11:26 a.m.
President Robert Mugabe of Kenya
After several days of conflicting reports and confusion, Zimbabwe’s parliamentary speaker, Jacob Mudenda, announced Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017, that President Robert Mugabe has resigned.
Reuters reported that in a letter, Mugabe said the decision was voluntary.
The resignation takes immediate effect, ending 37 years in power. A letter submitted to parliament by Mr. Mugabe said his decision to resign was voluntary. Observers note that the way is now clear possibly for Emmerson Mnangagwa to take power. He was appointed interim leader of Zanu-PF at a meeting on Sunday.
The military has said it has no intention of staying in power and, according to the constitution, Mnangagwa takes the place of Mugabe as head of state and commander-in-chief of the armed forces.During a speech on Sunday, Mugabe appeared to acknowledge the rising discontent from inside his party and from the security forces. “I as the President of Zimbabwe and their commander in chief do acknowledge the issues they have drawn my attention to… These were raised in the spirit of honesty and out of deep and patriotic concern.” He suggested that a conversation within the party could return the country to normalcy “so all our people could go about their business unhindered, in perfect peace and security, assured that law and order obtain and prevail as before.”
“The Zimbabwe political episode should be seen as an epilogue of all those that shift allegiance for benefit of personal interests,” wrote Chindefu Aubrey Kasonu, a Lusaka, Zambia-based reporter for Journalists for International Peace in an email to the AmNews days before the president resigned. “Being supported by an army, whose role is to keep peace and thwart aggression from foreign forces, is not a guarantee of prosperity in the nation.”
He continued, “Zimbabwe our neighbor is undergoing a political metamorphosis that shall be remembered in African history for a long time. We need to adhere to the spirit of comradeship and avoid being led and swayed by windy spokespersons. If you really analyze the situation, most people against President Robert Gabriel Mugabe, have amassed a lot of wealth using RGM and today they see themselves as liberators, and Zimbabwean citizens don’t see this exactly. These same people are being the most vocal for the removal of RGM to conceal their loot and side with the masses.
“What is not spoken of by most commentators is the impact of Mugabe’s downfall on the expectations of Zimbabwe’s workers and young people. The military, ZANU-PF and the opposition parties are all promising democratic and economic rebirth, even as they plot to ensure their own continued rule and the hiving off Zimbabwe’s key assets to various global investors. Under these circumstances, the false unity evident at Saturday’s [Nov. 18] anti-Mugabe rally will inevitably give way to renewed political and social conflict.”
Even as late as Monday, the news out of Harare, Zimbabwe’s capital, was that 93-year-old Mugabe, who has been in charge for 37 years, was ignoring calls for him to step down. According to Sky News, the ruling party that Mugabe once headed, ZANU-PF, had given him an ultimatum to resign by midday Nov. 20 or face impeachment.
Zimbabwe: ZANU-PF moves forward
New Zimbabwean president must hold elections and rebuild the economy
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Activists hold posters during a rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court to support separation of church and state, March 2, 2005, in Washington, D.C. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Increasing numbers of Americans say they have no religious affiliation. They’re making their voices heard in the public square and at the Supreme Court.
Jay Wexler, professor at Boston University School of Law. Former lawyer at the U.S. Department of Justice. Author of “Our Non-Christian Nation: How Atheists, Satanists, Pagans, and Others Are Demanding Their Rightful Place in Public Life.” (@SCOTUSHUMOR)
Debbie Goddard, vice president of programs for American Atheists, a nonprofit dedicated to defending the civil liberties of atheists, and advocating for the complete separation of church and state. (@DebGod)
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Excerpt from “Our Non-Christian Nation” by Jay Wexler
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The residents of Belle Plaine, Minnesota, would probably like the world to think that the town’s population is 6,600 or 6,700, but according to the 2010 census (and as reported on the highway signs that mark the town borders), its actual population is 6,661. With a number like that, could it really be just a coincidence that this homey, homogeneous hamlet about forty minutes southwest of Minneapolis would have instigated a nationwide controversy over the First Amendment when it became the first city ever to authorize the erection of a Satanic monument on government property?
Yes. Yes, of course it’s a coincidence. But kind of a funny one, you have to admit, right?
It all started when the family of a veteran named Joe installed a small monument in Joe’s honor on the grounds of the peaceful Veterans Memorial Park a few blocks from what counts as downtown Belle Plaine. The monument is a black silhouette of a soldier kneeling before a cross. The whole thing is maybe two feet wide by two feet high, and if it hadn’t been for a resident of the town who had been harassed for her non-Christian beliefs in the past, the monument (which is widely known simply as “Joe”) would probably have gone unnoticed by anyone outside the town.
This resident, however, was offended that the town had placed a cross on public property, so in August 2016 she contacted the Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF), an Atheist activist group working out of Madison, Wisconsin, that over the years has aggressively brought legal actions to enforce its strict view of the separation of church and state. FFRF threatened the city with a lawsuit if it didn’t remove the cross from the monument, so the town—its coffers not exactly overflowing with cash for defending itself in federal court—ordered in January 2017 that the cross be removed.
Residents of the town—almost all of them white Christians—rebelled. Citizens gathered daily at the park holding flags and crosses. Many put two-dimensional cutout versions of Joe on the outsides of their homes to show support for the Christian monument. At a heated city council meeting in early February, more than a hundred citizens stood shoulder to shoulder, filling the cramped chambers of the city hall on Meridian Street to ask the council to revisit its decision. Referring to FFRF as a “cowardly out-of-state hate group,” a speaker representing the town’s veterans called for the council to create a “free speech zone” or “limited public forum” within the park where private parties, including Joe’s family, could erect monuments to honor the town’s veterans.
After some debate and reworking of the original proposal, the city council in February adopted a resolution creating an area inside the park measuring seven feet by three and a half feet for such displays. These memorials would be approved on a first-come, first-served basis without respect to their religious content and could remain in the zone for up to one year. Signs posted near the forum would explain that the displays within the zone were the expressions of private individuals and were not being endorsed by the city. Very soon after the creation of the free speech zone, Joe’s family returned the black silhouette monument in its original form, complete with the cross, to Veterans Memorial Park.
Creation of the free speech zone seemed to be enough to satisfy FFRF, but it also provided a new opportunity for a religious group headquartered in Salem, Massachusetts, known as the Satanic Temple. TST, as it’s often called, was founded by a group of Satanists a few years back and quickly gained a national reputation for some of its high-visibility activities, including its July 2013 “Pink Mass,” at which a bunch of gay and lesbian couples made out at the Meridian, Mississippi, gravesite of the mother of Fred Phelps, the leader of the horrific anti-gay hate group known as the Westboro Baptist Church. I will have a lot to say about TST later in the book, but for now the key thing to know about it is that one of its primary projects as an organization is to demand that the government treat all religions equally. In other words, if a city or town or state puts up a Christian monument on public property, then TST will insist that it put up a Satanic monument as well.
The Satanic Temple applied for permission to place a Satanic monument in the free speech zone at Veterans Memorial Park, and the city council, following the terms of its resolution, agreed, thus making Belle Plaine the first town in the United States to grant approval for a Satanic monument to be erected on public property. Perhaps the town thought it was just calling the Satanists’ bluff, but if that was the case, it severely underestimated TST’s resolve. The temple commissioned an artist named Chris Andres to design and build the monument and crowdfunded more than $12,000 to pay for it. The monument, which was completed in early summer of 2017, is a black steel rectangle measuring two feet by two feet by three feet, with embossed inverted golden pentagrams on each side and an upside-down soldier’s helmet, also made from black steel, on the top. According to Andres, the helmet was designed to be used as a kind of bowl, for families and others to place messages to fallen veterans.
Once the monument was complete, the only thing left to do was for TST and the town to figure out when it would be installed. As the citizens of Belle Plaine began to realize that Satan was in fact coming to town, though, concern began to mount. A group of Catholics planned a rosary rally against the monument to be held at the park in mid-July. According to Robert Ritchie, director of America Needs Fatima, the national Catholic group that helped plan the rally: “Every time the devil is accepted, mankind is the loser, because he’s only capable of doing evil. The more accepted he is, the more evil he will bring to us. And that’s why it’s important to pray against it.” Members of Minnesota’s Left Hand Path Community vowed to be present at the park on the same day to express their support for the contested monument.
Despite the controversy, TST continued to plan for the monument’s installation. Over the course of researching this book, I’ve gotten to know a few members of the group, in particular its cofounder and spokesperson, Lucien Greaves (whose real name is Doug Mesner). I contacted Mesner to find out if there were any concrete plans for moving the monument to Minnesota, so I could arrange to be there for the event, and he asked me if I’d be interested in helping to drive it there when it was ready. Really? Whoa! How exciting! I’d be embedded with TST like a journalist in an army unit during the Iraq War as one of the great moments in the nation’s religious history played out.
Yes, I said. Definitely yes!
“Separation of church and state.” It’s one of the venerable phrases of our democratic experiment, right up there with “freedom of speech,” “checks and balances,” and “alternative facts.”* Fleeing a despotic kingdom that had an official church, the framers of the Constitution were terrified of power overly concentrated in any one institution, and so they sought to separate religion and government in much the same way that they split power between the federal government and the states, or among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches. In his 1785 Memorial and Remonstrance Against Religious Assessments, the most important document from the founding era on the virtues of separating church and state, James Madison wrote about the perils of government support of religion, claiming that taxing the public to support Christian teaching would threaten the conscience of nonbelievers, encourage political tyranny, and undermine the vigor of religion itself. And Thomas Jefferson, in his 1802 letter to the Danbury Baptists, coined the famous phrase, when he observed that the Constitution had built “a wall of separation between Church and State.” As a society, we have been debating just how high that wall should be ever since.
Despite its rhetorical appeal, the phrase “separation of church and state” does not appear anywhere in the Constitution itself. Nor does the Constitution say much at all about the specifics of that separation. What the Constitution does say about religion is almost entirely contained in the first sentence of the First Amendment, which reads: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” The first part of that sentence is referred to as the “Establishment Clause,” while the second is commonly called the “Free Exercise Clause.” Both parts are critical to the concept of separating church and state, but when it comes to limiting government support of religion, rather than limiting government regulation of religion, it is the Establishment Clause that plays the most important role. But figuring out exactly what the clause means and how it should be applied to the countless ways that government and religion can potentially interact in our complex and diverse modern society is no easy task. In our constitutional democracy, the authority to interpret and apply the Constitution falls primarily to the courts, and ultimately to the Supreme Court of the United States. Operationally, then, the specific contours of the “separation of church and state” in this country have been set by the Supreme Court, which has interpreted and applied the Establishment Clause in a string of cases beginning in 1947 and continuing to the present day.
There was a time, primarily in the 1970s and 1980s, when the Supreme Court took the Establishment Clause a lot more seriously than it does today. It placed stringent limits on government funding of religion, for example, and largely kept religion out of the public schools. Over the past couple of decades, however, the Supreme Court has etched a new path of church-state relations and the First Amendment. In a series of cases, the Court has either expanded religion’s right to access public money, property, and institutions, or it has confirmed what many hoped was religion’s right to access these things.
For example, in the 2001 case of Good News Club v. Milford Central School, the Court held that if a public school opens up its classrooms to after-school groups, it cannot exclude religious groups from using them, even if the groups are actively proselytizing young children. In 2002, in the case of Zelman v. Simmons-Harris, the Court upheld a school voucher program that funneled millions of dollars to religious schools. The 2005 case of Van Orden v. Perry upheld the placement of a huge stone Ten Commandments monument right in front of the Texas State Capitol, and a 2014 case called Town of Greece v. Galloway held that town boards are free to begin their meetings with explicitly sectarian prayers. The nation’s Christian majority has pounced on these and other decisions, putting up Christian displays on public property all over the country, giving prayers before town board meetings in every state, proselytizing young kids with after-school clubs in elementary schools across America, and using tons of government money to fund their organizations. I’m not sure it’s accurate to say that the United States was ever really “separationist,” but if it was, then the nation we live in now—with a few exceptions here and there—is pretty much a post-separationist one.
Alongside these legal developments, though, the nation has been experiencing another important change, this one demographic rather than legal. In recent years, the United States has become less and less Christian. Quantitative evidence of such a shift is always subject to legitimate quibbling, but at least one scholar has estimated that 98 percent of colonists in the revolutionary period were Christians, and that number, according to regular Gallup polls, remained above 90 percent as late as the early 1970s. As recently as 2007, the Pew Research Center, which is probably the preeminent authority on the demographics of religion in the United States, reported that 78.4 percent of American citizens described themselves as believing in some sort of Christianity. In Pew’s 2014 comprehensive survey, however, that figure had declined to 70.6 percent. The nation is now more diverse than ever, with the share of Americans identifying with non-Christian faiths having risen to 5.9 percent at the time of that survey. Of particular interest is the number of people who describe themselves as not believing in God or a higher power at all. These “nones,” according to Pew, made up nearly 22.8 percent of the population in 2014; a more recent study, from the Public Religion Research Institute, puts the number at 25 percent. In short, with nearly three out of every ten Americans now describing themselves as non-Christian, we are living in an increasingly non-Christian nation.
These two developments raise the inevitable question of what non-Christians are to do in this post-separationist America. As a longtime Atheist who has studied religion and feels an affinity for many minority religious traditions, particularly Taoism, Buddhism, and others that originated far away from the United States,† I’ve been thinking about this question for a while now. Three major possibilities come to mind. First, non-Christians could continue to fight in the courts to limit or even reverse some of the Supreme Court’s anti-separationist precedents. Second, they could do basically nothing and go about their business, conceding that the fight for separationism is mostly lost and allowing the Christian majority to enjoy the spoils. Or finally, non-Christians could devote their energies to taking advantage of the Court’s precedents and demanding their rightful place in American public life alongside the Christian majority. After all, although the Court’s anti-separationist decisions all involve Christian attempts to access government money, property, and institutions, the Court has always maintained that the government must treat all religious views equally. If Christians can erect their monuments on public property and give invocations before town boards and run after-school proselytizing clubs and apply for government funding, then so too can non-Christians. Maybe that’s what Atheists and members of minority religious groups ought to be doing.
Although many non-Christians continue to fight for separationism in the courts and others are content to go about their own business (there are costs to being supported by the government, after all), an increasing number of Atheists and minority religious believers have, in recent years, begun to pursue the third option and are starting to demand their rightful place in public life. Atheists have given invocations before town boards. A small religious group in Utah that believes in mummification asked a local park to put up their “Seven Aphorisms” monument next to the Ten Commandments. Pagans demanded that the Veterans Administration allow the Wiccan pentacle on gravestones at national cemeteries. Islamic schools from Cleveland to North Carolina have participated in voucher programs and received hundreds of thousands of dollars from the government. Scientologists and Hare Krishnas have accepted funds from federal agencies to provide services to believers and nonbelievers alike. And Satanists have done everything from giving prayers before government bodies to asking towns for permission to install their monuments to creating after-school clubs to counter the efforts of aggressive Christian organizations.
The primary purpose of this book is to explain and explore this fascinating and important new phenomenon. In a series of chapters about religious monuments, sectarian displays, legislative prayers, government funding, and extracurricular activities in the public schools, I will detail both how the Supreme Court has largely torn down the wall of separation between church and state and how Atheists and other non-Christians have taken advantage of this post-separationist legal regime to participate in public life alongside the Christian majority.‡ I will also report on how the government and the Christian majority have responded to such demands by non-Christians. At times the response has been tolerant and even, occasionally, welcoming. But more often than not, the response has been distressingly hostile, ignorant, and hateful. Non-Christian displays have been torn down, invocations interrupted, requests for money met with disgust and hostility. Occasionally, the government has decided to exclude religion entirely from some public space rather than allow Christianity to share the stage with other religious and nonreligious views.
Most of my accounts and descriptions of events are drawn from public reporting, but I have also attempted, wherever possible, to travel and talk with key individuals and groups to learn as much as I could about their motivations. I watched an Atheist who had previously sued her town without success to stop it from allowing Christian prayers before its board meetings give a secular invocation in upstate New York, met with D.C.-area Wiccans who every Memorial Day hold small ceremonies at each of the eight graves marked with a Wiccan pentacle in the National Cemetery, and spent a weekend at a conference in Ohio learning about the movement to spread secular student groups on campuses around the country. I hung out with the quirky religious group called the Summum in its Utah pyramid filled with mummies and sat on the lap of a $100,000 bronze statue of a goat-headed figure named Baphomet that the Satanic Temple hopes someday to place on government property. In the course of my conversations and travels, I learned why Selena Fox and members of the Circle Sanctuary, her Wisconsin Wiccan community, felt so strongly about getting the Department of Veterans Affairs to allow those pentacles on National Cemetery graves. I traveled to Raleigh, North Carolina, to meet with Mussarut Jabeen, the principal of an Islamic elementary and middle school, about how school vouchers have helped her school thrive. And I spoke at length with Doug Mesner from the Satanic Temple about why his group believes it is crucial to demand equal access to government property and institutions. My goal in connecting with these people was always to learn why they fought to have their voices heard, how the fight affected them, and whether they think the fight was worth fighting. Their stories are surprising, fascinating, and inspiring.
Excerpted from the book “Our Non-Christian Nation” by Jay Wexler. Copyright 2019 by Jay Wexler. Reprinted with permission of Redwood Press. All rights reserved.
USA Today: “Challenging religious liberty in the public square could open the door to Satan. Good.” — “Satan has been having a hell of a year. Just two months ago, the IRS announced that it now recognizes the Satanic Temple (TST) as a bona fide religion, qualifying the Salem, Massachusetts, based organization for tax exempt status.
“In Penny Lane’s documentary ‘Hail Satan?’ (released in April) viewers learn how TST has challenged the Christian domination of public life in the United States. When government puts up a Ten Commandments monument on public property, TST might ask to put up its own goat-headed monument nearby. When government starts a legislative session with a Christian prayer, TST might apply to give a satanic invocation at a later session. When the Christian Evangelical Fellowship starts up a Good News Club to proselytize public elementary school students, TST might seek to introduce an After School Satan club in a classroom down the hall.
“The Satanic Temple deserves the attention and accolades that it has received for its efforts, but it is important to recognize that TST is not alone. Indeed, TST’s actions are part of a broader social movement brought about by two parallel developments of the past several decades:
“An increasingly conservative Supreme Court that has largely torn down the wall between church and state. For instance, in the past two decades, the Court has held that local town boards can start their meetings with prayers to Jesus Christ and required public schools opening up their classrooms for after-school activities to include religious groups that actively proselytize young children.
“A society that has become more and more religiously diverse.
“In this highly religiously pluralistic post-separation nation, a wide range of religious minorities, including Atheists, have started demanding their rightful place in public life alongside the Christian majority.”
Deseret News: “Sundance is showing a film about Satanists. What does it have to do with religious liberty?” — “In 2013, a new organization called the Satanic Temple mounted a press conference at the Florida State Capitol with a banner reading ‘Hail Satan! Hail Rick Scott!’ A man wearing horns and a black cape thanked the governor for signing a bill that allowed for student-led prayer in schools, which reaffirmed religious liberty and would allow America’s Satanic children to practice their faith openly.
“This is the first scene in director Penny Lane’s documentary ‘Hail Satan?,’ which premiered Friday at the Sundance Film Festival. It poses the question from the very start: what is this group really about?
“Even though most people say they know what Satanism is, they’re almost always wrong, said Lane. To start, she says, most modern Satanists don’t actually believe in Satan. But that doesn’t mean their religious practice is not sincere.
“The question for viewers is whether their religious practice is actually the practice of getting rid of religion in the public square.
“While some claim that Satanic Temple members are brave and creative champions of religious liberty, others are outraged because the group’s actions appear to be a diabolical assault on Christianity and an attempt to silence expressions of faith with media-savvy stunts.”
Washington Post: “A conservative Christian group is pushing Bible classes in public schools nationwide — and it’s working” — “Todd Steenbergen leads worship services in church sometimes, but today he was preaching in a different venue: the public-school classroom where he teaches.
“‘A lot of people will look at the Beatitudes and glean some wisdom from them,’ he told the roomful of students, pointing toward the famous blessings he had posted on the board, some of the best-known verses in the Bible. ‘I want you to think about what kind of wisdom we can get from these today.’
“While Steenbergen was urging students to draw lessons from the Bible here in southern Kentucky, students in Paducah — halfway across the state — were reading from the Gospels as well, in a classroom where they drew pictures of the cross and of Adam and Eve walking with dinosaurs, hanging them on the walls.
“Scenes of Bible classes in public school could become increasingly common across the United States if other states follow Kentucky’s lead in passing legislation that encourages high schools to teach the Bible.”
Allison Pohle produced this hour for broadcast.
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Jackie S. – CFT, M.S. Exercise Science, Autism Fitness Certification Level I, Lead Personal Trainer, Director Adaptive PE Program
A graduate from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, she has earned a Bachelor’s degree of Science in Speech and Language Pathology. She earned her Master’s degree in Exercise Science at Central Connecticut State University. She is currently getting her teaching certificate in Physical Education and Health in a Post-Baccalaureate program at CCSU. While at UMass she was a collegiate athlete, playing four years of Women’s Rugby. Jackie has been working with children on the autism spectrum for 8 years, and has worked in Applied Behavioral Analysis at the ACES Center for Autism and Developmental Disorders. She has also been a CrossFit athlete for 2 years, played for the Hartford Wild Roses Women’s Rugby team, and a local Women’s Fast-pitch softball league. Jackie has been instrumental in helping develop and implement the Adaptive P.E. program at ASD Fitness. Jackie is excited to combine her two passions, and help impact the lives of others through fitness and healthy lifestyles.
Brett D. – CFT, Personal Trainer
Brett got his B.S. in Exercise Science at Becker College in Worcester, Massachusetts. He has recently completed his teaching degree in Special Education from Grand Canyon University. He currently teaching in a school in Wallingford. Previously he worked at East Haven High School as a Special Ed. paraprofessional for over four years. He has coached football at Hamden High School, and lacrosse at Amity. He has also worked with adults at Chapel Haven. Previously, he worked part time with a corporate fitness center called Health Fitness Corporation. He is ISSA fitness trainer certified.
Christine Z. – CFT — Personal Trainer
Christine graduated from Sacred Heart University last May with a B.S. in psychology. She is 23 years old and is currently pursuing her master’s degree in social work at Southern Connecticut State University. She loves being active whether it is playing sports, going hiking, horseback riding, or working out at the gym. Christine’s twin sister has autism which helped teach her the importance of patience, understanding, acceptance, and compassion. She loves helping others and aspires to continue doing so after completing her graduate school program.
David B.- Personal Trainer
David has experience working with special needs students in the New Haven Public schools as a paraprofessional. He assisted in a special ed. classroom and worked 1:1 with students, helping them integrate into regular ed. classes. He has also previously worked as a camp counselor. David has a lifelong love for athletics. He played soccer for over 15 years, currently trains Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and helps with the kid’s class at his gym. He is passionate about the benefits of exercise for individual’s overall physical, emotional, and mental health. He is currently pursuing a degree in Public Health at Southern Connecticut State University.
Edward V.- Personal Trainer
Eddie is a former competitive bodybuilder who competed in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s. He has been training others for many years and is an ISSA Certified Elite Trainer, with certifications as a Personal Trainer, Corrective Exercise Specialist, Fitness Nutrition Specialist, Bodybuilding Specialist, Group Fitness Specialist and TRX Instructor. He is currently working toward Master Trainer certification. He owns a successful on-line training company too. On top of all this, he wanted to become part of the ASD Fitness family! Health and fitness have become his passion and it allows him to help others achieve their goals. Some of Ed’s proudest success stories are his military and law enforcement clients who have gone to him to prepare for basic training or police academy for nutrition or physical conditioning and of course, every one of his ASD clients!!! Ed is also certified in CPR and AED, a certified EMT, and has training and certification in CPI.
Jacob B. – CFT — Personal Trainer
Jacob has worked with individuals with special needs for over 6 years. He currently works at the ASD Fitness enter as a trainer, and Chapel Haven in the Recreational Department. His passion for helping people on the spectrum and special needs kids in general started in his junior year of high school. He was offered to be an assistant coach for the North Haven Unified Sports Team. This drove his passion to continue working with special needs kids and adults. As high school went by, he began helping out in vocational activity outside of schools and becoming a job coach for students. Also, he volunteers with a transition program in North Haven every Tuesday morning cooking and teaching adults kitchen skills.
Certifications : CPR; ISSA Youth Personal Training Certificate
Jesse C. – Paraprofessional Fitness Educator
Since freshman year of high school Jesse has been involved with helping people with disabilities. Unified sports, Fabulous Friends, and Best Buddies are a few clubs he has been involved in over the years. Helping people with disabilities truly his passion and he says it makes him smile more than anything. This summer he assisted with the summer camp at ASD Fitness center and was an asset to the team. Jesse is currently a student at Eastern Connecticut State University, getting his undergraduate in Physical Education, and then has plans on getting his Master’s Degree in Special Education. ASD proves what people can do to help others in need, he says, and he enjoys every minute of it.
Karyn G.- CFT – Personal Trainer
Karyn earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, PA, K-12 Special Education Certification and a Master’s Degree in Elementary Education from Southern CT State University, and a 6th year degree in Educational Leadership from Sacred Heart University. Since a young age, Karyn has had a passion for sports and fitness and is eager to help others improve their fitness. In college, she joined the crew team and continues to row with the New Haven Rowing Club. Karyn is a Special Education Teacher in North Haven Public Schools and has taught at both the elementary and middle school levels. Prior to obtaining her certification, Karyn worked at ACES and Benhaven School as a paraprofessional. Karyn is a certified ISSA Trainer.
Matthew A.- CFT – Personal Trainer
Matt is currently finishing up his B.S. in Exercise Science at Sacred Heart University. He is an ISSA certified personal trainer and also was a Division 1 football player at Sacred Heart. He loves sports, cooking, reading, the outdoors, and especially his dog Bo. Matt has had a passion for working with special needs populations his whole life. He was raised around many people with special needs and he has worked/volunteered at his father’s day program for adults with special needs, G.R.O.W.E.R.S. Inc, over the past 8 years. Matt really loves connecting with each client and helping them get the absolute most out of their experience.
Ryan S. – CFT – Personal Trainer
Ryan graduated from Springfield College in 2015 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Rehabilitation & Disabilities. While attending Springfield College, Ryan was on the Baseball team his freshman year, and began having a passion for health and fitness. After graduating from Springfield, Ryan was employed at The Kennedy Center, working with an autism based population. Ryan also does therapeutic recreation with the agency, and works 1:1 with individuals. Ryan recently has been hired to be an ABA therapist at the IPPI school in Stratford. Ryan aspires to become a Special Education Teacher one day.
Certifications: CPR certified, CPI certified, ISSA Personal Trainer Certified
Teresa S. – CFT – Personal Trainer
Teresa is currently finishing her B.S. at Sacred Heart University and will be attending graduate school in the fall for Occupational Therapy. She is currently dance captain of the Dance Ensemble at Sacred Heart and is very involved with volunteering. She volunteers at Ludlowe Center for Health and Rehabilitation and also works as a job coach at a bakery for adults with special needs. Her passion involves helping others. She loves seeing improvement in her clients and seeing the smiles on their faces when something clicks.
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Genting expands fleet to meet rising Chinese demand
KUALA LUMPUR --Genting Hong Kong, a unit of Malaysia's gambling giant Genting, is building 10 cruise ships worth 3.5 billion euros ($4 billion) in anticipation of higher demand from the Chinese market.
“We are focused on delivering a world-class vacation experience for Chinese cruise passengers,” said Genting and Genting Hong Kong Chairman Lim Kok Thay.
Genting Hong Kong plans to expand into the “underserved” Asia-Pacific cruise market, according to a news release. It already operates seven ships under its flagship brand, Star Cruises.
It bought into four shipyards from Lloyd Werft and Nordic Yard and spent over 100 million euros in upgrades in order to build the ships it wanted faster, according to local daily The Edge. The newly established shipbuilding company, the Lloyd Werft Group is expected to deliver the first ship around 2019-2020.
Two mega cruise ships, over 200,000 gross tons each, will be built for Star Cruises which is focused on the contemporary cruise market. The rest, at a size of 50,000 gross tons each, goes to Crystal Cruises to cater to the international luxury market. Genting Hong Kong also owns Dream Cruises.
The cruise business is growing among technologically savvy, younger Chinese consumers, according to Euromonitor data which charted a 58.4% increase in the size of the market from 2009 to 2014 to $8.1 billion. The Chinese government encourages cruising as it wants to create domestic cruise brands on top of honing shipbuilding capabilities.
The two largest cruise companies in the world, Carnival Corporation and Royal Caribbean Cruises, are also aggressively targeting Chinese consumers by either adding additional cruise brands or ships in China.
Malaysia-based Genting’s diverse global businesses include leisure, property, power generation and oil and gas. Genting Hong Kong is part of Genting Malaysia, which is in turn 49% owned by Genting. Malaysia accounts for 41% of Genting’s leisure and hospitality revenue, while the rest is from Singapore, the U.K. and the U.S.
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World Dream to be launched in November with new itineraries
Silversea joins with The Peninsula Hotels to enhance Asia voyages
New Princess for China launched.
Huge fly-cruise push to generate SG$26 million in local economy
ASIA could become China’s Caribbean, says Royal Caribbean president
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Other stuff from Summit women’s tourney
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Some other stuff on The Summit women’s tournament that won’t make it in Monday’s paper, and it probably shouldn’t anyway, after UMKC’s 76-75 overtime win over NDSU:
This isn’t rocket science, but NDSU is short on overall team athleticism. The Bison couldn’t stop UMKC guard LeAndrea Thomas when it counted — she drove the length of the court without being slowed down and scored on a scoop shot with one second left. It reminds me of the Bison football team when it comes to special teams; you can’t have enough players with quick feet. "Thomas got right by us," said NDSU head coach Carolyn DeHoff. "That’s the type of explosive athlete that she is."
NDSU had its best defensive player, Whitney Trecker, on Missouri-Kansas City’s Chazny Morris. She still put up 30 points and part of it was NDSU didn’t appear convinced she had NBA D-League range. She does. "She steps up beyond the NBA 3," DeHoff said.
It’s been quite the memorable year for UMKC head coach Candace Whitaker. She gave birth to her first child and has brought the baby on the road, at one point appearing at the post-game press conference after the SDSU game in Brookings with the child in her arms. "It’s been a great year for me," she said.
SDSU had nice fan support in the second game of the afternoon on Sunday. The Jackrabbits may be the No. 3 seed, but no question in my mind they’re the decisive favorite’s to win it.
It’s taken most of this year, but I’m convinced The Summit has improved its caliber of play on the women’s side. UMKC is significantly better, Oral Roberts has two of the best guards I’ve seen in awhile and Western Illinois’ upset over Oakland in the first round blew everybody away. With Centenary leaving and USD coming into the league in two years, and if UND can get its nickname issue resolved, it will only get better.
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Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Carl Van Vechten papers, 1833-1965 [bulk 1920-1940]
156.3 linear feet (208 boxes, 339 v.)
Carl Van Vechten (1880-1964) was a writer, promoter of African-American artists during the Harlem Renaissance, patron of the arts, and photographer. After he graduated from the University of Chicago in 1930, he entered upon a career as a reporter... more
Carl Van Vechten (1880-1964) was a writer, promoter of African-American artists during the Harlem Renaissance, patron of the arts, and photographer. After he graduated from the University of Chicago in 1930, he entered upon a career as a reporter for newspapers that included The American in Chicago and within a few years The New York Times. At the latter he served as an overseas correspondent in Paris and subsequently as an assistant to the music critic Richard Aldrich in New York City. Van Vechten moved to New York City in 1906 with his first wife Anna Elizabeth Snyder, a teacher. After his divorce in 1912, Van Vechten met and married the stage actress Fania Marinoff. Marinoff made her stage debut at the age of eight in a stock company, and eventually developed a successful stage career. Van Vechten's novels include The Blind-Bow Boy, Interpreters and Interpretations, Nigger Heaven, Peter Whiffle, Tiger By the Tail, and The Tattooed Countess. Van Vechten promoted the careers of many authors' works by writing introductions to their monographs. In his second successful career as a photographer, he had the opportunity to photograph, and to have himself photographed, with many literary figures, stage and screen stars and others. Papers reflect Van Vechten's social life and professional career as a writer, photographer and patron of the arts; they also document Van Vechten's literary and artistic circle of friends and colleagues. An avid collector, Van Vechten retained the letters of prominent individuals who corresponded with him including Ralph Barton, James Branch Cabell, Arthur Davidson Ficke, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Donald Gallup, Langston Hughes, Edward Jablonski, Klaus Jonas, James Weldon Johnson, Mabel Dodge Luhan, Bruce Kellner, Saul Mauriber, H. L. Mencken, Georgia O'Keeffe, Alfred Stieglitz, Florine Stettheimer, and Henrietta Stettheimer. Papers are also rich in Van Vechten's photographs of prominent individuals, and in 19th century photographs of his family in Iowa. Multiple editions of Van Vechten's monographs and the monographs of others add to the diversity of the papers. Many of the monographs have been autographed by the author. less
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Note of the Day – March 8 (John 5:1-5ff)
By Steve Heil | Exegetical/Study Series, Note of the Day | No Comments
John 5:1-15ff
Having discussed the Sabbath Controversy episodes from the Synoptic Gospels—in particular, the healing miracle of Mark 3:1-6 par (see the previous notes)—it will be worth concluding this topic with a brief study of a (somewhat) similar miracle story in the Gospel of John. The Fourth Gospel actually contains two miracles stories, with a similar outline and structure—Jn 5:1-15 and 9:1-41. Each of these episodes is said to have occurred on a Sabbath day (5:9-10; 9:14-16), though only in the first does the Sabbath play a central role.
Actually, in the main section (vv. 1-9a), narrating the healing itself, the Sabbath is not mentioned. We are clearly dealing here with an authentic (historical) tradition, which includes several interesting local details (vv. 2-3, 5; also verse 4, which may not have been part of the original text). The reference to the Sabbath comes in verse 9b: “And the Shabbat {Sabbath} was on that day”. As in the Synoptic traditions, certain people object to “work” being done on the Sabbath. However, in the Johannine narrative, the people—they are not referred to as Scribes or Pharisees, simply other “Jews”—raise their objection, not to Jesus’ act of healing, but toward the man who was healed, for carrying his mat on the Sabbath (v. 10). The exchange between these “Jews” and the healed man (vv. 10-12) is similar to that which occurs in the later episode of chapter 9 (vv. 14-17), where the people interrogating the man are identified as Pharisees (vv. 13, 15). On the whole, the Sabbath healing episode of 5:1-14 is not all that different from similar traditions in the Synoptic Gospels (Mark 2:1-12; 3:1-6 par; Lk 13:10-17). The tradition has been developed in John through its association with the discourse of Jesus that follows in 5:15-47.
A common feature of the great Discourses of Jesus in the Gospel of John is the way that they start with a specific (historical) tradition. The Johannine traditions are quite similar to episodes we find in the Synoptic Gospels; but in the narrative context of the Fourth Gospel, they serve as the launch-point for a discourse. These discourses follow a dialog format, which leads into an expository ‘sermon’ by Jesus; the basic structure may be outlined as follows:
Narrative setting, often in the context of a traditional episode (miracle story, etc)
A statement or declaration by Jesus
The reaction by those who hear him (sometimes including a question or exclamation), which indicates a lack of understanding, i.e. regarding the true meaning of Jesus’ words
An explanation by Jesus—a kind of sermon or homily—in which he expounds and elaborates on the (true) meaning of his earlier statement
Occasionally these elements are repeated, producing a discourse with a more complex, cyclical structure. In John 5, the basic structure has been maintained, but widened in scope:
Narrative setting—context of a healing miracle on a Sabbath (and festival) day (vv. 1-14)
Statement by Jesus (verse 17; vv. 15-16 are transitional)
Reaction by those who hear him (verse 18)
Explanation/Exposition by Jesus, in two parts:
The Son does the work(s) of the Father—vv. 19-30
The work(s) as a witness of the Son (and the Father)—vv. 31-47
Verses 16 and 18 establish the connection between the discourse and the Sabbath healing episode; otherwise, there would seem to be little relation between the two. Jesus does not even mention the Sabbath in verses 19-47; rather, the theme, especially in verses 19-30, is on Jesus (the Son) doing the works of God (the Father). The statement by Jesus in verse 17 does, however, draw upon the ancient tradition that associates the Sabbath rest with God resting (ceasing) from his work (as Creator) on the seventh day. There are two components to Jesus’ saying, and each is provocative in its own right:
“My Father works (even) until (right) now…”—which implies that God’s work of creating (new) life actually continues right until the present moment. Jesus’ relationship to God (i.e. as Son) is also implied by his emphatic personalization, “my Father”.
“…and I (also) work”—the parallelism is intentional here, meaning that Jesus does the same kind of (life-creating) work as God. In the narrative context, this would refer to the healing of the disabled man; but in the discourse which follows (vv. 19-30ff), the emphasis is on resurrection—the granting of new life to those who are dead (literally and figuratively).
The implications of Jesus’ saying were not lost on his hearers, according to the reaction of the “Jews” narrated in verse 18:
“Through [i.e. because of] this, then, the Jews sought to kill him off, (in) that [i.e. because] not only did he loosen [i.e. break/violate] the Shabbat (law), he even counted God (as) his own Father, making himself equal with God.”
Do the Jews misunderstand Jesus’ statement, as the position of this reaction in the Johannine discourse format would suggest? Jesus never quite presents himself as equal (i&so$) to God in the Gospel. The closest he comes is in 8:58 and 10:30; but, in neither passage is the word i&so$ used. The word only occurs once in the New Testament in such a context—in the “Christ-hymn” of Philippians (2:6-11, v. 6), a passage which must read and studied carefully.
What, then, does Jesus actually say about his relationship to God in the discourse of Jn 5:19-30ff? It is precisely that of a Son to his Father. The principal idea stems from basic parental instruction, but, more specifically, from the common situation of the son who follows in the occupation of his father, and who must learn his trade by watching and listening to his father carefully. Jesus uses this motif repeatedly in the Gospel of John—the Son says and does (only) what he hears and sees his Father saying and doing (v. 19). It is a perfect imitation, and perfect obedience as well. Ultimately, the Son does the work that the Father does—the same work. This work essentially is to give life—new life—to those who are without it. The discourse moves from healing (vv. 1-14) to raising the dead (vv. 21-29)—resurrection both in a spiritual (vv. 21-24) and physical (vv. 25-29) sense. Verse 26 perhaps summarizes best Jesus’ own understanding of his relationship to God in this passage:
“For just as the Father holds life in himself, so also he gave (it) to the Son to hold life in himself”
It is this life that the Son (Jesus) gives to others, to those who believe in him (vv. 24, 47, etc). It should be apparent how this idea relates to the miracle story (tradition) in vv. 1-15, and yet far transcends it, leading to a much deeper sense, and understanding, of Jesus’ life-giving power.
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“And you shall call His Name…”
By Steve Heil | Announcements, Exegetical/Study Series | No Comments
“…and you shall call his name Yeshua”
(Matt 1:21; Luke 1:31)
For the remainder of Advent and Christmas season, on through Epiphany (Jan 6), I will be presenting a series of daily notes which will explore the Birth of Jesus and the Infancy Narratives (of Matthew and Luke) from the standpoint of names. The declaration of a name was an important part of celebrating the birth of a child, even as it continues to be for us today. Naming events and scenes feature prominently in the birth (infancy) narratives in the Gospels, especially in Luke, where the births of two children—John and Jesus—run parallel throughout the narrative. Such scenes are inspired and influenced by the Old Testament and reflect ancient traditions regarding the meaning and significance of the name given to a child.
It is somewhat difficult for Christians today, especially in modern Western societies, to appreciate how names were used and understood in ancient times. When choosing a name for a child, we may seek out one that appeals to us, perhaps even researching its origins and etymology, but quite often the name itself has no real meaning in our own language. This is true with regard to my own name, Steven, which is an anglicized transliteration of the Greek ste/fano$ (stéphanos), a wreath or “crown”, something which encircles the head as a mark of honor or prestige. It is a fine name, with a rich history, and features prominently in at least one Scripture passage (cf. Acts 6-7), but has no meaning whatever in English. Even in the case of names which have their origins in older English (and its Germanic roots), e.g. Edward, Richard, and the like, most English speakers today would have no idea of their original meaning.
In the ancient world, on the other hand, names typically had clear and definite meaning—often profound meaning—in the ordinary language of the time and place. For names in the ancient Near Eastern languages, including the Semitic languages such as Hebrew and Aramaic, a single word could express an entire phrase or short sentence—something which is nearly impossible in modern English. Not infrequently, these “sentence names” involved and incorporated the name of God—or, in a polytheistic context, the name of a particular deity. I will be exploring a number of such names in this series, but, for now, one example will suffice. The name Why`u=v^y+ (Y§ša±y¹hû, i.e. Isaiah) means something like “Yah(weh) will save” or “(May) Yah(weh) save!” and really ought to be translated this way, since it would have been generally understood by Hebrew speakers and hearers at the time the various Scriptures were written. Yet, as this is strange to our sensibilities, it is simpler and less confusing to retain the customary transliteration. Very few people would give such names to their children in our culture today.
More than this, the ancient mind regarded names (and the idea of a name) very differently than we do in the modern age. There was a kind of magical, efficacious quality to names—they represented and encapsulated the essence and nature of a person or thing. To know a person’s name was virtually the same as knowing the person. To call out (that is, speak out loud) a person’s name established a connection with the person—his/her nature and character, abilities, and the like. This could be utilized in a positive or negative way; in the latter sense, names were thought to allow one to gain control over another person (through binding magical formulae, curses, etc). In the religious sphere, the names of deities were fundamental to nearly every aspect of ritual, in some fashion. To know and utter—properly and correctly—the name of a deity meant the person had established a relationship and connection with that particular deity, and could ‘tap in’ to the divine protection, power, blessing, etc which God (or the gods) provide. This helps to explain the Old Testament idiom of “calling upon” the name of the Lord (YHWH). Divine names were used in a wide range of ritual contexts, related to nearly every area of human society, including their inclusion to safeguard agreements (i.e. covenants), contracts, testimony, and so forth. There was a sacred quality to such names and they were not to be used or uttered (in oaths, vows, etc) for evil, unworthy or frivolous purposes (cf. Exod 20:7 par). For Israelites and Jews the name of God represented by the Tetragrammaton (hwhy, YHWH, Yahweh) was especially sacred and to be treated with the utmost care. This name will be discussed in one of the articles in this series. Early Christians regarded the name Yeshua (Jesus) as efficacious—uttered for the purpose of blessing, healing, protection, etc—in a similar fashion.
This series of (daily) articles will be divided into two parts. The first part will explore the Names of God—that is, the six or seven fundamental names and titles of God used in the Old Testament and ancient Israelite religion. The second part will examine the relevant verses and passages in the Infancy narratives in the Gospels (Matthew 1-2, Luke 1-2), focusing on the scenes of birth and naming, as well as the various names and titles used in the text (especially those applied to Jesus). The commentary on the Infancy narratives will begin with the Lukan account, before turning to that of Matthew. This may seem like a rather narrow lens through which to study the text, but I think you will find it to be a rich and rewarding approach to take, and one which should provide many helpful (and surprising) insights into the familiar Christmas story.
Women in the Church: Introduction
This series of articles is the result of a request for a study on the topic of Women in the Church, from the standpoint of the evidence and witness of Scripture. This, of course, is a complex and controversial subject, which requires careful and unbiased treatment. I intend to discuss the most relevant passages of Scripture—particularly those in the New Testament—in an honest and objective a manner as possible. However, this should be considered only a starting point. It is hoped that the articles of this study will be enhanced and supplemented by other voices and viewpoints—by women, fellow sisters in Christ, including scholars, authors, and those serving in ministry—who can lend their perspective (and experience) to the subject.
Perhaps the most difficult aspect of this subject, like many in the Church today, is the wide gulf which exists between ancient and modern worldviews—that is, between the ancient Near Eastern (and Greco-Roman) world and modern Western society. The Scriptures were written and took shape within the former, not the latter; and, with each generation, each passing decade, the modern cultural and religious perspective becomes further removed from the ancient thought-world which served as the matrix for the Scriptural message. Well-meaning Christians today, who attempt to bridge this divide, often fall prone to two different kinds of distortions:
Interpreting Scripture to accommodate the modern view, or
Making the modern view and practice conform with what is believed to be the ‘correct’ view of Scripture
Great harm (and error) can result from each of these tendencies, when approached carelessly or without proper concern for the true Christian spirit. When dealing with a particular passage of Scripture, a careful and faithful approach, in my view, requires the following (in order):
Seek to understand the passage, as best as possible, in terms of its original literary and historical context
Compare the passage with the Christian message as a whole—i.e. as preserved in the Gospel, the New Testament writings (including the Old Testament background), and (early) tradition
Interpret and apply the passage in light of our modern context, as expressed in various forms or practical situations
In these articles, I will be focusing primarily on the first of these steps, though without neglecting the last two. However, ultimately I leave it to the reader to address the third step, according to his or her conscience and the insight of the wider Community.
My approach will be to begin with the passages in the New Testament which relate most directly to the subject—namely, the several key passages from the Pauline letters, which I will be discussing in detail in the upcoming articles. Next, I will supplement this study with a brief examination of the remainder of relevant references in the Pauline corpus, followed by: (a) a discussion of several relevant passages in the Gospels and other New Testament writings, (b) a brief survey of the Old Testament evidence, and (c) a concluding look at the witness of the early Church outside of the New Testament.
The main Pauline passages to be examined in some detail are: (1) 1 Corinthians 11:2-16, (2) 1 Corinthians 14:33b-35, (3) Galatians 3:28, (4) Romans 16:1-2, and (5) 1 Timothy 2:11-15. For many traditional-conservative commentators and Church leaders, the Pauline instruction in 1 Cor 11:2-16; 14:33-35; 1 Tim 2:11-15, etc, provides the authoritative (and definitive) word on the subject. Whether or not one ultimately adopts or accepts this view, it is necessary to take the following interpretive factors and questions into account:
The force and extent of Paul’s authority with regard to the instruction in his letters—is it directed at the particular circumstances of his audience, or is it meant to be taken as an (absolute) instruction for all believers?
The weight and value of the particular passage in relation to the rest of the teaching and instruction in Paul’s letters.
Paul’s particular instruction in relation to the rest of the New Testament witness (especially the sayings and teaching of Jesus)
The critical question of the authorship of the Pastoral letters (and Ephesians), whether these are to be regarded as authentically Pauline or pseudonymous—does it make any difference with regard to the authority of the instruction in these letters?
The next article (Part 1) of this series will deal with the first Pauline passage indicated above—1 Corinthians 11:2-16.
October 31 – The Protestant Reformation
By Steve Heil | Announcements, Note of the Day | No Comments
October 31 is the traditional date commemorating the beginning of the Protestant Reformation, marking the day in 1517 when Martin Luther is thought to have posted his list of Ninety-Five Theses (on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg). These were to have formed the basis of a proposed academic disputation—that is, a public debate among scholars. Though the disputation never took place, a number of the underlying ideas and issues involved served to inspire many who were dissatisfied with the state of the established (Catholic) Church in Germany at the time. His theses deal primarily with the issue of the Pope’s authority to grant indulgences. According to established Church tradition, even after a Christian had confessed and repented of sin, he/she was still required to perform penance (an act of contrition or prayer, attending mass, charitable work, etc), as prescribed by the priest, before the guilt and penalty of the sin was completely absolved. Over time, high Church authorities—most notably the Pope—began to grant absolution on a wider scale for special occasions or circumstances, such as participation in the Crusades or religious pilgrimage. This indulgence (indulgentia, “concession, remission, pardon”) related only to temporal punishment—that is, to the punishment imposed by Church authorities in this life—though some theologians held that it could extend to souls in purgatory (after death) as well. While there had been questions and objections regarding this practice (and the theology underlying it) prior to Luther, it became an especially hot topic in his time due to the dubious methods and claims of Papal representatives attempting to raise funds (for the rebuilding of St. Peter’s cathedral in Rome) by offering a certificate of indulgence. A man named Johann Tetzel was the notorious “seller” of indulgences in Luther’s area, using methods gave the (popular) impression that one could “buy and sell salvation”. Luther’s theses dealt with the theological and ecclesiastical doctrine underlying the Papal practice of granting indulgences, but they were pointed enough that one could easily read between the lines and see in them a (potential) attack against the entire penitential system, so essential to function of the established Catholic Church of the time. The following year (1518), a disputation took place at Heidelberg, in which Luther did participate, at the request of Johann Staupitz, the head of his (Augustinian) religious order in Germany. Luther drew up a somewhat simpler list of 28 theses which cover a wider (and more general) range of ideas, and which better reflect the earliest stages of Protestant thought.
In commemoration of the anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, I will be starting a series of notes and articles entitled “The Reformation in Scripture”, in which the Scriptural background and support (or lack thereof) for certain key Protestant doctrines and tendencies is examined. This series will begin next week and continue through the month of November, up until the beginning of Advent. It is to be hoped that these notes and articles will be both informative and inspiring for Protestants and non-Protestants alike, as well as for any Christian who seeks to gain a better sense of the immense influence of the Reformation on the Church in the West (and on Western Society) and how it ties back to the writings of the New Testament.
Painting depicting Luther at the Imperial Day (Diet) of Assembly, at Worms in 1521
For those who seek to learn more about the Reformation, and to read (in translation) many of the writings of its leading figures (Luther, Melanchthon, Calvin, Zwingli, Bullinger, John Knox, Menno Simons, Caspar Schwenckfeld, et al), Biblesoft has available a rich and extensive Reformation Classics Collection.
Advent and Christmas Season
By Steve Heil | Announcements | No Comments
Throughout December, I will be continuing (and concluding) the extensive series of articles on “The Law and the New Testament”. Having just completed the portion on “Paul’s View of the Law”, the next articles will examine the Old Testament Law in the remaining New Testament writings (James, 1 Peter, 2 Peter & Jude, Hebrews, the letters of John, and the book of Revelation). Keeping with this theme, and as a way of transitioning into the Advent and Christmas season, I will be presenting a series of daily notes on Galatians 4:4, looking at each word and phrase in considerable detail.
Daily notes will likewise be offered, hopefully with little or no interruption, all the way through Epiphany (Jan 6) and the end of the Christmas Season. I trust and pray that these notes and articles will be both informative and inspiring, encouraging the reader to delve deeper into the text of Scripture.
“Note of the Day” returns
After a hiatus, I am starting up the Note of the Day feature again. I will be going back to my original idea of relatively short notes (allowing for a note every day or so), dealing with some noteworthy critical or interpretative aspect of a Scripture passage, occasionally touching upon matters of theology, church history, and the history of doctrine. As often as seems useful, I will follow the significant days and dates of the traditional Church Year.
For the Advent season, through the days of Christmas, I will be looking primarily at Old Testament, New Testament, and extra-/non-canonical passages related to the Birth of Jesus. Due to the complexity of some of these passages, I will at times break up the discussion over several consecutive notes.
I trust that these ‘daily’ posts will prove interesting and enlightening, and may stimulate readers toward further study.
Introduction to the Note of the Day
Each day I will be posting a critical-exegetical Note—usually text-critical—on a select passage. Posts will generally follow the Church Year, with supplemental Notes filling in between the special days on the Calendar. Beyond being merely academic in nature, these Notes will touch on interesting or related theological and spiritual matters for contemplation, and to encourage deeper study. They will also introduce some less familiar areas of Church History, Doctrine, and Christian Spirituality which relate to the passage.
To begin with, there will be posts several times a week, and more frequently thereafter. We trust and pray that you will find these Notes stimulating and provocative. You will almost certainly discover or encounter something new each day.
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Announcements New Releases
Zenescope Entertainment Announces its HIT LIST
Zenescope Entertainment will be publishing a new original action-thriller comic book series entitled HIT LIST. Zenescope co-founder and Editor-in-Chief, Ralph Tedesco (Grimm Fairy Tales, Salem’s Daughter), will be penning the series which is a slight departure from the mostly supernatural and horror fare Tedesco has co-created with writing partner and Zenescope President, Joe Brusha.
Hit List is a series about an underground crew of professional killers funded by a wealthy entrepreneur. In the first series arc, the collection of assassins attempts to methodically take out members of a dangerous white supremacist gang that deals in human trafficking.
“The story follows an ensemble of very different characters who happen to be paid killers. What if there was someone rich and ballsy enough to put together such a crew because idealistically he wants to make the world safer? I thought it would be fun to explore what could happen and, more importantly, what could go wrong.” says Tedesco “The story is very fast-paced and the action is in-your-face violent. There’s very little downtime in this series which will be a blast for readers.”
Hit List #1 Cover A by Jamie Tyndall
Zenescope will also be making Hit List a point of interest during San Diego Comic Con next month with a fun “Hit List” campaign that will allow convention-goers a chance to win prizes at Zenescope Booth 2301 while participating in an interactive experience taking place on the convention floor throughout Comic Con weekend.
The first issue of Hit List is available for pre-order in the July 2013 edition of Diamond Previews and will be released both in print and digitally this September. The series will also offer special Retailer Incentive Exclusive covers for issues #1 through #5 illustrated by star pinup artist, Elias Chatzoudis. These limited edition exclusives will feature Zenescope’s popular “Grimm Fairy Tales” characters as assassins. For more information on these limited covers contact Zenescope’s sales department at DaveF@zenescope.com.
For more information on Hit List, visit www.zenescope.com or follow their updates on Facebook and Twitter.
Zenescope Entertainment was founded by Joe Brusha and Ralph Tedesco in 2005, and has quickly grown into one of the top comic book and graphic novel publishing companies in the world. Zenescope’s Grimm Fairy Tales and subsequent spinoff series such as Wonderland, Neverland and Robyn Hood, which put a dark twist on classic fables, are some of the best-selling and longest-running original independent comic books on shelves today. Zenescope publishes and develops both original and licensed material and has worked with dozens of clients that include Discovery Channel, History Channel, CBS, Lionsgate TV, Mandalay Vision, New Line Cinema, Titmouse Studios and many others.
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Grimm Fairy Tales Flashback: Grimm Fairy Tales #63
ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES BIG PLANS FOR SAN DIEGO COMIC CON 2013
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Steve Miller flies like a you know what at Fillmore
Posted on April 1, 2008 by Jim Harrington
(I hated to miss Steve Miller at the Fillmore – but I was on vacation. Fortunately, a reader chimed in with his own review. The following review is from Skip Moore, who does a pretty good job with this piece. I think you’ll agree. The review was written about Miller’s gig on March 26.)
The lure of Steve Miller playing the Fillmore snagged me hard and I scored a couple of tickets to the last show of his three night run last night. And am I ever glad I did. It will be remembered as one of the best nights I’ve spent in the presence of pure and exemplary musical talent. As the hand stamp fades from the back of my right hand, the memory may fade as well, so I’ll offer what I recall.
The show opened with Robben Ford, whose prowess on guitar continues to enthrall me. For a guy that’s known for his blues playing, and he didn’t disappoint in this regard, I was most impressed with the faster paced numbers that were more in the rock and roll vein. Powered by a solid drummer and bassist, Robben worked his well-worn guitars to extremes that drove the crowd crazy. They played for a little over an hour, whetting our appetite for what was to be served next on the famous stage.
After the break, Steve Miller came out, solo in a single spotlight with a 12 string guitar, acknowledged his personal history with the Fillmore and sang a beautiful version of “Seasons” from Brave New World. He then told a very intimate story about the guitar – how he had bought it in 1965, how it was a part of him, and then how it was stolen on a plane flight and how he got it back 3 years later – after which he played stirring versions of “Kow Kow Kow Calculator” off the same album and “You Send Me” from Fly Like an Eagle.
Steve then strapped on his Fender guitar and introduced the band; Norton Buffalo on harmonica, Joseph Wooten on keys, Billy Peterson on bass, Kenny Lee Lewis on guitar and Gordon Knudson on drums. Just to make sure we knew who they were, they launched into “Take the Money and Run”, Steve’s breakthrough 1976 single followed by “Dance Dance Dance”. The opening notes of “The Joker” were greeted with cheers and for which the Fillmore audience sang every line, as well as the “woo-woo” cat-call guitar effects.
The band left the stage and local Latin legend, Carlos Reyes set up his harp alongside Steve, performing a strikingly elegant solo of “Nature Boy” on which Steve joined in, singing with equal aplomb. The two then did a beautiful version of “Wild Mountain Honey”. Next, the band came back out, Carlos picked up a red violin and they performed a magical version of “Abracadabra”, with Carlos’ violin complementing Steve’s guitar perfectly. Then “The Stake” and “Swingtown” from 1977’s Book of Dreams.
Steve next introduced jazz guitarist Brian Nova, who performed a moving solo version of “Shadow of Your Smile” and then the biting blues of Freddy King’s “Tore Down” with Steve and Brian filling the guitar parts with all the passion they deserve. Steve then brought out Danny Carrin on guitar and soul and R&B vocal legend Sonny Charles. They did fantastic covers of Chuck Berry’s (?) “Driftin and Driftin” and blues numbers, “No More Doggin”, for which Steve took over on vocals, and “Drivin’ Wheel”, where Sonny showed where he gets his reputation. This blues segment was filled with the obligatory solos on which each performer excelled, from Wooten’s grinding organ to Buffalo’s passionate harp, to Stevie “Guitar” Miller’s sometimes gentle, sometimes raw, always perfect playing. I was equally impressed with how Peterson’s bass held down the vital blues bottom.
After those guests walked off, and just when you think it can’t get better, Steve introduced Bonnie Raitt. Bonnie looked great, wearing a broad brimmed black hat and bright blue chiffon blouse over jeans and her signature bright blue Fender guitar. She was joined by Bay Area vocalist Tim Hockenberry. Tim sang a great cover of Taj Mahal’s “Built for Comfort”, his voice reminiscent of Joe Cocker on maybe Huey Lewis. They then did a number that Boz fans are familiar with, “Your Good Thing (Is About to End)”, with Tim’s vocals handling the nuances well. Then Bonnie played her searing slide guitar over Miller’s vocals on his “Mercury Blues”.
Michael Carabello, Santana’s original conga player and now with The Gregg Rollie Band, set up with Adrian Areyas on Timbales on the right side of the stage. The band played a muy picante “All Your Lovin” followed by the fun singalong, “Shu-Ba-Da-Du-Ma-Ma”. In from the left wing comes the striking profile of Joe Satriani, bald with wrap around sunglasses and bright red guitar. Joe and Steve play scorching versions of King’s “Texas Cannonball” and Robert Johnson’s famous “Crossroads”, each guitarist, including Kenny Lee Lewis, produced amazing solos and marvelous interplay. Hot!
Lights down; darkness, followed by the intro synthesizer oscillations of “Fly Like and Eagle”, with the spotlights spiraling in synchronized fashion, and the crowd roars in anticipation and appreciation. I’m not really a fan of Miller’s bigger hits, but the jam in the middle of “Fly” was simply superb, with Reyes joining in on violin and the guitarists riffing big time. They finished with “Jungle Love” and “Jet Airliner” and it’s at this point, even though I’m only 10 feet in front of Steve, that I feel the most alone. But the kids loved it, and the band left the stage to a sustained roar of approval.
Steve soon came back out, saying he “heard there was a Beach Boy at the Fillmore tonight”, at which point he introduced Al Jardine. Looking aged but spritely, Al greeted the crowd. Everyone on stage for a rousing version of “Help Me Rhonda”, the perfect finish to the perfect evening.
When I dropped my friend Michael off at our rendezvous point, he said that every time he steps out of the car from a show he says, “that’s the best show yet”. I agree, at least until the next one.
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Feature for February 16, 2011: Andy Locke
Feature for March 2, 2011: Jen Gigantino
Feature for February 23, 2011: Phil Kaye
Filed under Cantab Wednesday shows, featured poets
Phil Kaye (photo by Erik Maser)
Hailing from Southern California, Phil Kaye has been writing, performing and teaching Spoken Word Poetry since he was seventeen years old. Crowned “The Illest Collegiate Poet in the Northeast” by Brandeis University’s Poetry Grand Slam, Phil has performed around the country and shared the stage with such poetry legends as Anis Mojgani, Derrick Brown, and Amir Sulaiman. In 2010 alone, Phil not only attended, but was a semifinalist at both the National Poetry Slam and the College National Poetry Slam (CUPSI), as well as the top ranked poet of Brown University and Rhode Island, and will finish 2010 by representing Rhode Island at the Individual World Poetry Slam.
A published author, Phil’s work can regularly be found in CHAOS Magazine. Phil has been the keynote speaker and performer at MassSTAR, the Massachusetts Department of Education’s youth leadership conference, and is also the creator of “Beyond Color” – a Southern California lecture series that explores the deep roots of racism and marginalization in modern society. A performer, writer and teacher, Phil has had experience all over the nation, from performing in the famous Fitzgerald Theater to teaching weekly workshops to Maximum Security Inmates.
Doors for the show open at 7:15. The open mic begins at 8:00 and the feature performs at approximately 10:00. An open poetry slam in the 8×8 series will follow. The show is 18+ (ID required) and the cover charge is $3.
Phil Kaye
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The Latest Press Release on The Laramie Project at The Maltz
Posted by Tori Pavlock on May 9, 2012 at 6:30pm
Students will produce The Laramie Project, an award-winning drama about the aftermath of the murder of Matthew Shepard
May 9, 2012 (Jupiter) – A cast and creative team made up of local high school students has begun the process of producing a significant, compelling drama on stage about the aftermath of a well-known hate crime.
Under the guidance of industry professionals at Florida’s largest award-winning professional regional theatre, area students are taking part in a free summer mentorship program to produce the drama The Laramie Project on the Theatre’s professional stage. The show will take place at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 8.
“This project is a unique opportunity for students to receive graduate school-level training ground as teenagers, and also an opportunity for the theatre professionals to pass on their knowledge in a meaningful way,” said Julie Rowe, the Theatre’s director of education. “This enables our Theatre not only to be educational, but to secure the arts for future generations.”
After passing through an extensive interview and selection process, the student creative team consists of: Chloe Rojas, 17, producer; Corinne Thomas, 17, director; Jessica Woodard, 17, costume designer; Jennifer Vasbinder, 13, props and scenic designer; Charly Hamann, 15, sound designer; Rozee Rossi, 14, production stage manager; Lauren O’ Keefe, 15, assistant stage manager; and Victoria Pavlock, 14, director of marketing.
The show’s director and producer also cast the show’s young performers. They are: Rachel Greenfeld, 15, Frances Weissler, 14, Caiti Marlowe, 15, Michelle Shannon, 13, Antonio Chico, 16, Thomas Spencer, 15, Matthew Paszkiet, 14, and Calvin Bankert, 18.
The Laramie Project is about the brutal murder of gay college student Matthew Shepard in Laramie, Wyoming, in 1998. As interviews with local citizens and officials unveil the hate crime and its aftermath, the play explores the depths to which humanity can sink and the heights of compassion in which we are capable.
Known as the Youth Artists’ Chair and part of the Theatre’s Emerging Artist Series, the project aligns high school students with individual Theatre staff members for one-on-one mentoring and guidance during the creation process of the show. Through the project, students produced the drama The Good Times are Killing Me on the Theatre’s stage in 2011.
Rowe, who will be mentoring the show’s young director, Corrine Thomas, said the life skills learned through this project will be invaluable.
“We will be spending time in dramaturgical research, in-depth study of the script and what makes a balanced stage picture. We are also learning to communicate with many different personalities of designers and actors, in a way that will help them reach their personal best,” Rowe said. “The director has to be able to see the entire process and enable everyone to achieve their goals in a positive manner.”
Corrine, a junior at Suncoast Community High School who is dual enrolled at Palm Beach State College, said she aims to direct a compelling production that urges the audience to learn from the show’s lessons.
“This production offers a powerful, poignant demonstration of reality and the human condition,” she said. “The material is brilliant, insightful and thoughtful. I’m very pleased with our cast and can’t wait to start rehearsals.”
Tickets are on sale now for The Laramie Project, which will take place at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 8. Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for children.
For information about the show and to purchase tickets, visit www.jupitertheatre.org or call (561) 575-2223.
About the Maltz Jupiter Theatre
In only nine seasons, the not-for-profit Maltz Jupiter Theatre has become one of Florida’s preeminent professional theatres, committed to production and education through its collaborations with local and national artists. Currently the state’s largest award-winning regional theatre, the Theatre draws over 70,000 people annually, serves a subscription base of more than 7,000 and has world-class classroom facilities in support of its Paul and Sandra Goldner Conservatory of Performing Arts, which serves hundreds of youth and adults. The Theatre is a member of the prestigious League of Resident Theatres and has earned numerous Carbonell Awards, South Florida’s highest honor for artistic excellence. For more information about the Theatre’s upcoming shows and Conservatory, visit www.jupitertheatre.org or call the box office at (561) 575-2223.
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Home Business Loop Head Lighthouse to reopen on March 16th
Loop Head Lighthouse to reopen on March 16th
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Photo: © Pat Flynn 2017
The 2019 tourist season at Loop Head Lighthouse commences on Saturday, 16 March 2019 as the historic West Clare landmark opens to the public for the first time this year.
The popular tourist attraction is located at the mouth of the Shannon Estuary on the Loop Head Peninsula, which is one of two “Signature Discovery Points” in County Clare along the route of the Wild Atlantic Way. It also is a landmark location on the Loop Head Heritage Trail and is one of 12 Great Lighthouses of Ireland.
Loop Head Lighthouse is steeped in history and is rich in maritime heritage with its origins dating back to the 1670s. The existing tower style lighthouse was constructed in 1854 and was operated and maintained by a keeper who lived within the lighthouse compound. In January 1991, the lighthouse was converted to automatic operation, and today is monitored by the Commissioners of Irish Lights.
Loop Head Lighthouse, which attracted almost 25,000 visitors in 2018, will remain open daily (10.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.) until 3 November. Admission to the lighthouse, which includes the exhibition and guided tour of the site, is Adults (€5), Children (€2) and Family Passes for up to 2 adults + 3 children (€12).
Visit www.loophead.ie or www.clare.ie for more information on Loop Head Lighthouse and the Loop Head Peninsula.
Commissioners of Irish Lights
Loop Head Lighthous
Chief Reporter Pat Flynn has worked as a journalist for almost 30 years. His career began during the late 1980s when, like many aspiring radio presenters of the time, he worked for local pirate radio stations in Clare and Limerick. Pat joined Clare FM in 1990 where he worked as researcher initially and later presented several different programmes including the station's flagship current affairs programme. He was also the station's News Editor and Deputy Controller of Programmes. Despite leaving in 2003 to pursue a career as a freelance journalist, he continues to work with the station to this day. As well as being the Clare Herald’s Chief Reporter Pat is also freelance journalist and broadcaster, contributing to Ireland’s national newspapers and is a regular contributor to national broadcasters.
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Patrick Staropoli
Star Racing Enterprises
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PATRICK STAROPOLI is a NASCAR K&N Pro Series winner, summa cum laude graduate of Harvard University, founder of Star Racing Enterprises LLC, and is currently in his final year of medical school at the University of Miami. He has excelled in school earning a 3.94 GPA, graduating Top 10% in his class at Harvard, gaining acceptance to Bascom Palmer for ophthalmology residency, and being an inducted member of Phi Beta Kappa and Alpha Omega Alpha honor societies. However, since 2003, Patrick has taken the same skill and determination he uses in the classroom and applied it to his passion for racing. He progressed from gokarts up to Super Late Models, collecting 34 wins in 147 races. In 2013, Patrick was selected out of over 700 entries and won the inaugural PEAK Challenge, making him a development driver for Michael Waltrip Racing. In 9 total NASCAR starts, he has earned 1 win, 1 pole, and 6-top 10’s. His unique story has been highlighted by NASCAR RaceHub and NASCAR.com. Staropoli hopes to build on this momentum, and continue pursuing every opportunity to climb the medical and racing ladders.
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Condor Gold Raises £4.04 Million via a Private Placement of New Ordinary Shares
LONDON, UK / ACCESSWIRE / July 8, 2019 / Condor Gold (AIM: CNR; TSX: COG) is pleased to announce a placing of 20,192,520 Units (as defined below) at a price of 20p per Unit (the “Placing Price“), including a Directors’ & CFO subscription of 6,350,000 Units (“Directors & CFO Subscription”), to raise in aggregate gross proceeds of approximately £4,038,504 (the “Placing“). The Placing has been undertaken directly by the Company with institutional and other investors including Related Parties as described below. Completion of the Placing is conditional, inter alia, upon admission of the Placing Shares (as defined below) to trading on AIM and the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) and, in respect of the Nicaragua Milling Subscription only (as defined below) on receipt of the placing funds by 26 July 2019. The Company has received conditional approval from the TSX for the Placing. The Placing Price represents a small premium to the 30 day volume weighted average price of 18.82p on 5 July 2019.
Each Unit comprises one ordinary share of 20p each in the Company (the “Placing Shares“) and one third of one share purchase warrant of the Company (a “Warrant“). Each Warrant, which is unlisted and fully transferable, will entitle the holder thereof to purchase one ordinary share at a price of 25p (which is at a 25% premium to the Placing Price) for a period of 36 months from the date on which the shares issued pursuant to the Placing are admitted to trading on AIM (the “Closing Date“). 50% of the Warrants shall be subject to an accelerated exercise period if the closing mid-market price of the ordinary shares on AIM is more than £0.30 for 10 consecutive trading days. All of the securities comprising the Units are subject to resale restrictions into Canada which will expire four months and one day from the date of issuance.
Mark Child, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Condor, commented:
“Condor Gold has conducted a private placement to raise gross proceeds of approximately £4.04 million by issuing new ordinary shares representing 27% of the Company’s existing issued share capital. The placement proceeds will be used to advance the La India Project towards production following the grant of an Environmental Permit to construct and operate a 2,800 tonne per day processing plant with capacity to produce 100,000 oz gold per annum from La India open pit. The proceeds will also be used to meet conditions of the Environmental Permit including the completion of engineering and other technical studies and for the acquisition of some or all of land for the mine site infrastructure. La India open pit is permitted to produce approximately 600,000 oz gold over a 6 to 7 year period.
I would like to thank Jim Mellon, my fellow Director and shareholder for his staunch support and providing the lead order of £1.25million for the Placing and several other existing shareholders who have participated in the Placing. I take this opportunity to welcome Nicaragua Milling Company Limited as a 10.4% shareholder post placement. Nicaragua Milling Company Limited is controlled by Randy Martin, a mining engineer with a long history of operating in Nicaragua, Central and South America. Mr Martin was founder and CEO of RNC Gold Limited until its merger with Yamana Gold Inc in 2006. He developed Hemco Nicaragua, which operates the 1,200 tpd underground and open pit mine at Bonanza, of which 90% was sold to Mineros SA. Mr Martin is the COO of Para Resources Inc, a TSXv-listed, in-production gold mining company with projects in Arizona, Columbia and Brazil. Mr Martin has extensive experience of operating toll milling plants for artisanal miners and currently owns and operates the 200tpd Plantel Los Angelos toll milling operation in Nicaragua.
Furthermore, proceeds will be used to complete Environmental Impact Assessments which are part of the application process for Environmental Permits for 2 high-grade satellite feeder pits (see RNS dated 28 January 2019): the Mestiza open pit Mineral Resource is 92Kt at a gold grade of 12.1 g/t (36,000 oz contained gold) in the Indicated Mineral Resource category and 341Kt at a gold grade of 7.7 g/t (85,000 oz contained gold) in the Inferred Mineral Resource category; the America open pit Mineral Resource is 114Kt at a gold grade of 8.1g/t (30,000 oz contained gold) in the Indicated Mineral Resource category and 677Kt at a gold grade of 3.1g/t (67,000 oz contained gold) in the Inferred Mineral Resource category.
Condor has conducted internal scoping level studies using information from Prefeasibility Studies and Preliminary Economic Assessments (PEAs) on La India Project which indicate the combined production from the La India open pit with the Mestiza and America feeder pits is projected to be between 94,000 to 140,000 oz gold per annum for 7 years. Condor is also evaluating its 1.13M oz contained gold underground Mineral Resource and will commission a NI 43-101 compliant Preliminary Economic Assessment (“PEA”) to determine what portion of the Mineral Resource has the potential to be added to a mine plan at a future date. (The underground Mineral Resource is comprised of an Indicated Mineral Resources of 1,267Kt at a gold grade of 5.8g/t (238,000 oz contained gold) and an Inferred Mineral Resource of 5,465Kt at a gold grade of 5.1g/t (889,000 oz contained gold).”
Cautionary Statement The reader is advised that the production schedule combining La India open pit and the Mestiza and America Feeder pits summarized in this news release are intended to provide only an initial, high-level review of the project potential and expansion options. The initial mine plans and economic models include numerous assumptions and the use of Inferred Mineral Resources. The internal scoping study is preliminary in nature, and it includes Inferred Mineral Resources that are considered too speculative geologically to have the economic considerations applied to them that would enable them to be categorized as Mineral Reserves. There is no guarantee that Inferred Mineral Resources can be converted to Indicated or Measured Mineral Resources and, consequently, there is no guarantee the production estimates or project economics described herein will be achieved.
Details of the Placing and the Directors’ & CFO and Nicaragua Milling Limited’s Subscriptions
The Company has conducted the Placing as principal. A total of 20,192,520 Units (comprising of 20,192,520 ordinary shares and 6,730,835 Warrants) have been placed with placees at the Placing Price to raise gross proceeds of £4,038,504.
As part of the Placing, the Company advises that three Directors of the Company, namely Mark Child, Chairman and CEO, Andrew Cheatle and Jim Mellon, (both non-Executive Directors) along with Jeffrey Karoly (Chief Financial Officer), have subscribed for 50,000, 25,000, 6,250,000 and 25,000 Units respectively (together: the “Directors & CFO Subscription”), for a total of 6,350,000 Units (comprising 6,350,000 shares and 2,116,665 share purchase warrants of the Company).
Jim Mellon has subscribed (the “Mellon Subscription”), through Galloway Limited, a limited company which is wholly owned by Burnbrae Group Limited, which is in turn wholly owned by Jim Mellon, for a total of 6,250,000 Units (comprising 6,250,000 Ordinary shares (the “Mellon Shares”) and 2,083,333 share purchase warrants of the Company) on the same terms for a sum of £1,250,000. Following completion of the Mellon Subscription, Jim Mellon will own a direct and indirect aggregate shareholding of 14,078,105 Ordinary Shares or 14.9% of the Company. His direct interest will be in 2,889,883 Ordinary Shares and the indirect interest will be in 11,188,222 Ordinary Shares held through Galloway Limited.
Andrew Cheatle has subscribed (the “Cheatle Subscription”) for a total of 25,000 Units (comprising 25,000 Ordinary shares and 8,333 share purchase warrants of the Company). Following completion of the Cheatle Subscription, Andrew Cheatle now owns directly and indirectly a shareholding of 89,884 Ordinary shares of the Company, representing 0.1% of the resultant issued share capital.
Mark Child has subscribed (the “Child Subscription”) for a total of 50,000 Units (comprising 50,000 Ordinary shares and 16,666 share purchase warrants of the Company). Following completion of the Child Subscription, Mark Child now owns directly and indirectly a shareholding of 4,144,167 Ordinary shares of the Company, representing 4.4% of the resultant issued share capital.
Jeffrey Karoly has subscribed (the “Karoly Subscription”) for a total of 25,000 Units (comprising 25,000 Ordinary shares and 8,333 share purchase warrants of the Company). Following completion of the Karoly Subscription, Jeffrey Karoly now owns directly and indirectly a shareholding of 122,412 Ordinary shares of the Company, representing 0.1% of the resultant issued share capital.
Nicaragua Milling Company Limited (the “Nicaragua Milling Subscription”) has subscribed for a total of 9,842,520 Units (comprising of 9,842,520 Ordinary shares (the “Nicaragua Milling Shares”) and 3,280,840 share purchase warrants of the Company), representing 10.4% of the resultant issued share capital. Nicaragua Milling Company Limited does not currently own any Ordinary shares of the Company.
Application has been made for the Placing Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM (“Admission”), with Admission of the Placing Shares excluding the Nicaragua Milling Shares expected to occur on or around 15 July 2019. The subscription by Nicaragua Milling Company Limited is conditional on receipt of funds by the Company by 26 July 2019 and accordingly Admission of the Nicaragua Milling Shares is anticipated to occur on or around 2 August 2019, subject to regulatory approvals.
The Placing Shares will rank pari passu with the existing Ordinary Shares, including the right to receive all dividends and other distributions declared after the date of their issue.
Following Admission of the Placing Shares and excluding the Nicaragua Milling Shares, the Company will have 84,821,002 ordinary shares of 20p each in issue with voting rights and admitted to trading on AIM and the TSX and, following Admission of the Nicaragua Milling Shares, the Company will have a total of 94,663,522 ordinary shares of 20p each in issue with voting rights and admitted to trading on AIM and the TSX. This figure may then be used by shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the calculation by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the share capital of the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority’s Disclosure and Transparency Rules and National Instrument 62-103 – The Early Warning System and Related Take-Over Bid and Insider Reporting Rules of the Canadian securities administrators.
The exercise period for 50 per cent of the Warrants (“Accelerated Warrants”) shall be accelerated if the closing mid-market share price of the Company’s ordinary shares on AIM is more than £0.30 for 10 consecutive trading days (an “Acceleration Trigger Date”), further to which a notice (an “Acceleration Notice”) shall be delivered by the Company to holders of Warrants (“Warrant Holders”) informing them that an Acceleration Trigger Date has occurred. Warrant Holders who wish to exercise the rights attaching to the Accelerated Warrants must do so by the later of the date falling 10 Business Days after receipt of the Acceleration Notice by the Warrant Holders; or the date falling 10 Business Days after the end of a Closed Period, which means the period of 30 calendar days before the announcement of an interim financial report or year-end report (which includes preliminary financial results) which the Company is obliged to make public, as defined in Article 19(11) of the Market Abuse Regulation (regulation No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council); or such other date (which is more than 10 Business Days after receipt of the Acceleration Notice) as the Company may notify the Warrant Holders in the Acceleration Notice (“Accelerated Warrants Expiry Date”). Any Warrant Rights relating to the Accelerated Warrants that are not exercised by the Accelerated Warrants Expiry Date shall lapse and shall no longer be exercisable.
Related Party Transaction
The subscription by each of Jim Mellon (through Galloway Limited), Mark Child and Andrew Cheatle (“Directors Subscriptions”) is a Related Party Transaction under Rule 13 of the AIM Rules for Companies by virtue of Jim Mellon, Andrew Cheatle and Mark Child being Directors of the Company and Jim Mellon having a 10.5% existing interest in the Company (prior to the Placing). Accordingly, the Independent Director, being Kate Harcourt, confirms that, having consulted with the Company’s Nominated Adviser, the terms of their subscription are fair and reasonable insofar as the Company’s shareholders are concerned.
Canadian Securities Law Matters
The Directors’ Subscription will constitute a related party transaction pursuant to Multilateral Instrument 61-101 – Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions (“MI 61-101”). The Company is exempt from the requirements to obtain a formal valuation and minority shareholder approval in connection with the Directors’ Subscription in reliance on sections 5.5(a) and 5.7(a), respectively, of MI 61-101, as neither the fair market value of the securities received by such parties nor the proceeds for such securities received by the Company exceeds 25% of the Company’s market capitalisation as calculated in accordance with MI 61-101. The board of directors of the Company has approved the Placing, with Jim Mellon abstaining from voting.
A material change report with respect to the Placing is expected to be filed less than 21 days prior to the closing of the transaction. This time period is reasonable and necessary in the circumstances as the Company wishes to complete the transaction on an expedited basis for sound business reasons.
Special note concerning the Market Abuse Regulation
This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (“MAR”). Market soundings, as defined in MAR, were taken in respect of the Placing, with the result that certain persons became aware of inside information, as permitted by MAR. That inside information is set out in this announcement. Therefore, those persons that received inside information in a market sounding are no longer in possession of inside information relating to the Company and its securities.
For further information please visit www.condorgold.com or contact:
Condor Gold plc
Mark Child, Chairman and CEO
Beaumont Cornish Limited
Roland Cornish and James Biddle
Numis Securities Limited
John Prior and James Black
Blytheweigh
Tim Blythe, Camilla Horsfall and Megan Ray
Condor Gold plc was admitted to AIM in May 2006 and dual listed on the TSX in January 2018. The Company is a gold exploration and development company with a focus on Nicaragua.
In August 2018, the Company announced that the Ministry of the Environment in Nicaragua had granted the Company the Environmental Permit (“EP”) for the development, construction and operation of a processing plant with capacity to process up to 2,800 tonnes per day at its wholly-owned La India gold project (“La India Project”). The EP is considered to be the master permit for mining operations in Nicaragua. Condor Gold published a Pre-Feasibility Study (“PFS”) on La India Project in December 2014, as summarised in the Technical Report entitled “Technical Report on the La India Gold Project, Nicaragua, December 2014”, dated November 13, 2017 with an effective date of December 21, 2014 (the “Technical Report”), prepared in accordance with NI 43-101. The Technical Report was prepared by or under the supervision of Tim Lucks, Principal Consultant (Geology & Project Management), Gabor Bacsfalusi, Principal Consultant (Mining), Benjamin Parsons, Principal Consultant (Resource Geology), each of SRK Consulting (UK) Limited, and Neil Lincoln of Lycopodium Minerals Canada Ltd., each of whom is an independent “qualified person” as defined by NI 43-101. The PFS details an open pit gold Mineral Reserve in the Probable category of 6.9 Mt at 3.0 g/t gold for 675,000 oz gold, producing 80,000 oz gold per annum for seven years. La India Project contains a Mineral Resource in the Indicated category of 9,850Kt at 3.6 g/t gold for 1,140Koz gold in the Indicated category and 8,479Kt at 4.3g/t gold for 1,179Koz gold in the Inferred category. The Indicated Mineral Resource is inclusive of the Mineral Reserve.
The technical and scientific information in this press release has been reviewed, verified and approved by Andrew Cheatle, P.Geo., who is a “qualified person” as defined by NI 43-101.
Neither the contents of the Company’s website nor the contents of any website accessible from hyperlinks on the Company’s website (or any other website) is incorporated into, or forms part of, this announcement.
All statements in this press release, other than statements of historical fact, are ‘forward-looking information’ with respect to the Company within the meaning of applicable securities laws, including but not limited to statements with respect to: use of funds, the closing of the Placing, the Admission of the Placing Shares the Mineral Resources, Mineral Reserves and future production rates and plans at the La India Project. Forward-looking information is often, but not always, identified by the use of words such as: “seek”, “anticipate”, “plan”, “continue”, “strategies”, “estimate”, “expect”, “project”, “predict”, “potential”, “targeting”, “intends”, “believe”, “potential”, “could”, “might”, “will” and similar expressions. Forward-looking information is not a guarantee of future performance and is based upon a number of estimates and assumptions of management at the date the statements are made including, among others, assumptions regarding: future commodity prices and royalty regimes; availability of skilled labour; timing and amount of capital expenditures; future currency exchange and interest rates; the impact of increasing competition; general conditions in economic and financial markets; availability of drilling and related equipment; effects of regulation by governmental agencies; the receipt of required permits; royalty rates; future tax rates; future operating costs; availability of future sources of funding; ability to obtain financing and assumptions underlying estimates related to adjusted funds from operations. Many assumptions are based on factors and events that are not within the control of the Company and there is no assurance they will prove to be correct.
Such forward-looking information involves known and unknown risks, which may cause the actual results to be materially different from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including, risks related to: mineral exploration, development and operating risks; estimation of mineralisation, resources and reserves; environmental, health and safety regulations of the resource industry; competitive conditions; operational risks; liquidity and financing risks; funding risk; exploration costs; uninsurable risks; conflicts of interest; risks of operating in Nicaragua; government policy changes; ownership risks; permitting and licencing risks; artisanal miners and community relations; difficulty in enforcement of judgments; market conditions; stress in the global economy; current global financial condition; exchange rate and currency risks; commodity prices; reliance on key personnel; dilution risk; payment of dividends; as well as those factors discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Company’s annual information form for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 dated March 22, 2019, available under the Company’s SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com.
Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise unless required by law.
Jim Mellon
Reason for notification
Position / status
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213800PFKETQA86RHL82
6,250,000 Ordinary shares of 20 pence each in Condor Gold plc
ISIN GB00B8225591
Director’s participation in a Subscription
Price(s) and volumes(s)
Volumes(s)
20 pence
London Stock Exchange, AIM (XLON)
Andrew Cheatle
25,000 Ordinary shares of 20 pence each in Condor Gold plc
Mark Child
Jeffrey Karoly
Participation in a Subscription
SOURCE: Condor Gold, plc
https://www.accesswire.com/551120/Condor-Gold-Raises-404-Million-via-a-Private-Placement-of-New-Ordinary-Shares
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Costa Del Sol Information
All the information you need about the Costa del Sol
MIJAS PUEBLO & THE MIJAS COSTA
The Mijas municipality has a surface area of 148km square and is divided into three major zones: the mountains of Mijas and Alpujata; the foothills; and a 14km stretch of coast – the Mijas Costa. It contains four towns – Mijas Pueblo, La Cala de Mijas, Las Lagunas and Las Canadas; and the Costa, that stretches from the end of Fuengirola down to and including Calahonda, covers numerous urbanisations, beaches and golf courses.
This map shows the Mijas area:-
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Mijas is crossed by two rivers – Las Pasadas and Ojen, which unite to form the river Fuengirola. The municipality borders with the towns of Fuengirola, Benalmadena, Alhaurin de la Torre, Alhaurin el Grande, Coin, Ojen and Marbella.
Confusingly, Fuengirola is not actually a part of the Mijas municipality even though it is engulfed by it, hence it is not shown on this particular map, but if it were it would be in the large yellow coastal area where it says Termino Municipal Fuengirola.
Mijas Pueblo, which is in the process of being declared a World Heritage Site, is a beautiful white village perched high on the Mijas mountain overlooking Fuengirola and the Mijas Costa. It often boasts itself as being the most beautiful village on the Costa del Sol and it’s easy to see why – with its antique white-washed cobbled streets full of nooks, crannies, patios and shrines, this picture-perfect village manages to conserve its tranquility and charms of the past whilst still offering its visitors an endless supply of cafes, boutiques and craft shops. Built high up on the hillside but sheltered by a mountain range and looking out towards the sea, the outskirts alone provide stunning viewpoints and photographic opportunities along its delightful cliff-edge pathway, leading you through botanical gardens and over bridges and gorges, where rock climbers can often be seen precariously clinging to the vertical drops.
Although there seems to be an endless stream of tourists, that doesn’t seem to spoil the overall calm and charm of the place. There are numerous restaurants and bars to choose from and the town has frequent festivities and fiestas, not to mention the free weekly flamenco shows on the outdoor stage in the Plaza de la Virgen de la Pena every Wednesday at noon. It is also home to an historic bullring (Plaza de Toros) built in 1900 and the tiny 17th Century shrine of La Virgen de la Pena, the patron Saint of Mijas, must be seen. It is also worth noting the village holds a festival of theatre during the first week of August, details of which can be found from the town hall.
The famous donkey taxis are also popular with visitors, although the town is not that big that you can’t cover it on foot (unless you are unable to manage a few flights of stairs and a steepish but short hill up to the Church of Nuestra Senora de la Concepcion and the coastal path), but they are a novelty none-the-less and quite amenable to being petted! The new electric Tuk Tuks also promise to take you on a breathtaking 35 minute panoramic tour.
As much as Mijas Pueblo is a little way off the coast, it is still quite attractive to holiday-makers wishing to actually stay in the village and therefore has numerous holiday accommodation possibilities. As well as many privately owned villas and apartments to be found, the town has two 4* hotels – Hotel TRH Mijas and La Ermita and two 1* hotels – Tejon and El Escudo de Mijas.
Mijas is about a 15 minute drive uphill from the coast, easily reached by various roads signposted up and down the costa, but most directly from the 210 exit off the main A7/N340 coastal motorway near Fuengirola. There’s a large multi-storey car park directly under the tourist information office (just follow the P signs as you enter the village) where parking is now only €1 for the whole day. Or there are regular buses (catch the M-122) from Fuengirola bus station – around every 30 minutes.
These photos provide a taste of what Mijas Pueblo has to offer:-
A little further south down the A7/N340 motorway is the lovely old Spanish fishing village of La Cala de Mijas which has been growing and becoming more and more popular with tourists over the last decade. It is now a sizeable town with numerous cafes, bars, restaurants, shops, hair and beauty salons, supermarkets, diy stores, pharmacies, doctor’s surgery, schools and a couple of children’s play areas, in fact everything you’d expect in a true residential town. The centre is still home to many of its Spanish residents, whereby the surrounding (and expanding areas) are mostly where you’ll find holiday and further residential accommodation. The town holds a regular street market on the feria ground with over 100 stalls selling fresh fruit and veg, shoes, clothes and handicrafts.
La Cala, like all Spanish towns, loves to celebrate and present its regular fiestas throughout the year. They hold their annual fair from 15th to 31st July. The Virgen del Carmen (patron saint of fishermen), held on 16th July, is common across Spain and La Cala, along with many other coastal towns, physically take their procession into the sea! The May Day Sardine festival is also very popluar – the beach becomes a huge but organised barbecue where hundreds of skewers holding fresh sardines are spiked in the sand over smouldering flames. You’ll have to queue up but it’s worth waiting for your free plate full, served with bread and a wedge of lemon; then find a spot to sit and enjoy your feast! From 6th to 13th November local restaurants participate in the International Food Festival.
There are four ancient watch towers (torres) along the Mijas Costa whose function was to give notice in the presence of enemy ships to the garrisons of Fuengirola and Marbella. Torre La Cala is the most modern, built in the 19th century and now home to the town’s tourist information office. You can climb the tower for a small fee and enjoy its wonderful views of the coast.
The new coastal footpath, a 6km long boardwalk, starts in La Cala at the southern end of the beach around the Butibamba area. It is a beautiful and exhilarating, yet easy walk, stretching right down to Calahonda and taking in some stunning coastal scenery. Click here to read all about it.
In the centre of town there are a couple of small hotels, namely Hotel Carmen and Hostal Veramar and the larger Gran Hotel La Cala, Hotel Oceana and Cala Mijas Hotel provide the town’s 4* offerings. In the surrounding hills you can find the luxurious 4* golf spa resorts of Hotel La Cala Resort, Hotel Eurostars Mijas Golf & Spa, and Hotel Tamisa Golf. Click on this link for further details on these resorts and the numerous golf courses on the Mijas Costa.
The feel of the town is family orientated and people of all ages enjoy living and holidaying there.
The M-220 bus runs up and down the coast between Fuengirola and Marbella around every 30 minutes.
LAS LAGUNAS & LAS CAÑADAS
These towns neighbour eachother and are situated kind of behind Fuengirola. Because their borders are fairly indistinguishable they seem more like districts of Fuengirola rather than separate towns but they do belong to Mijas. These two areas are very much home to the locals with few tourists wandering into them. You will, however, find a good variety of shops, markets and tavernas and prices are much cheaper than the more popular touristic areas. There is a large El Corte Ingles department store, a large Carrefour and various DIY stores, as well as a few nice parks. Las Lagunas holds its annual fiesta from 1st to 15th June.
Check out the Mijas Tourist Information website to find out what’s going on in all these areas – click here
HOW TO GET TO MIJAS COSTA
BY CAR – on leaving Malaga airport, follow the A7 signs to Cadiz, then stay on the A7 following Algeciras. The motorway will split – you need to stay in the 2 right lanes, signposted A7 Algeciras, and then take whichever exit you need. As a rough guide, Fuengirola is an approximate 20 minute drive from the airport. NB: The 2 left lanes are signposted AP-7 to Marbella and Algeciras and take you onto the PEAJE (toll road) so do not follow this unless you want to bypass the Mijas Costa as you can’t get off before Marbella and will have to pay the tolls.
BY TRAIN – airport train station is across a short walkway on leaving the airport. Trains run as far as Fuengirola, around every 20-30 minutes between 5am and midnight. If you’re travelling further down the coast than Fuengirola you will need to switch to a bus – the bus station is just across the road from the train station and buses run frequently to almost anywhere, one of the busiest routes being the M-220 bus running up and down the coast every 30 minutes between Fuengirola and Marbella.
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BY BUS – the best way out of the airport is either by car or train but it is possible to get a bus or coach to many destinations – click here for a link to the bus network website. ***
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Closer to Home: An Analysis of the State and Local Impact of the Texas Juvenile Justice Reforms
A first-of-its-kind study of Texas youth involved with the juvenile justice system shows that juveniles under community-based supervision are far less likely to reoffend than youth with very similar profiles who are confined in state correctional facilities, the Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center announced last week.
Closer to Home: An Analysis of the State and Local Impact of the Texas Juvenile Justice Reforms, which draws on an unprecedented dataset of 1.3 million individual case records spanning eight years, shows youth incarcerated in state-run facilities are 21 percent more likely to be rearrested than those who remain under supervision closer to home. When they do reoffend, youth released from state-secure facilities are three times more likely to commit a felony than youth under community supervision.
The CSG Justice Center unveiled the report on Thursday in a packed room of the Texas Supreme Court, alongside Tennessee Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris, who also serves as chair of CSG, Texas State Sen. John Whitmire, Texas Chief Justice Nathan Hecht, and a number of others.
“The extraordinary data compiled for this study demonstrates convincingly how much better youth—who prior to the reforms would have been incarcerated—fare instead under community supervision,” said Michael D. Thompson, director of the CSG Justice Center. “It also finds that for those youth placed under community supervision, there is still considerable room for improvement.”
The number of incarcerated youth has decreased by more than 40 percent across the nation—with some state populations declining by as much as 80 percent—since 2000, when the number of juveniles incarcerated was at a record high.in the U.S.
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“We’ve seen remarkable reductions in the number of youth confined to state-secure facilities,” Sen. Norris said, whose home state of Tennessee showed one of the top five largest declines between 1997 and 2011. “But as Texas has shown, it’s important for us to understand why the decrease occurred, and what is happening to those kids who have gone into community-based supervision.”
After a number of abuses were uncovered involving youth incarcerated in state facilities, Texas state leaders enacted a series of reforms between 2007 and 2013. State leaders argued that many youth were incarcerated unnecessarily, and that supervising and providing treatment to juveniles closer to home, instead of shipping them to far-off correctional facilities, would produce better individual outcomes and save taxpayer money without compromising public safety.
The result has been a dramatic decrease in the number of youth in state-secure facilities, with a 65-percent reduction between 2007 and 2012, according to the CSG Justice Center study, cutting hundreds of millions in state spending and reinvesting a large portion of those savings into county-administered juvenile probation departments. During the same time period, juvenile arrests also declined by 33 percent, a significant drop compared to the 2-percent decline over the four years prior to 2007 reforms.
“Texas has demonstrated it is possible to achieve reductions in crime while reducing the number of youth incarcerated,” said Sen. Whitmire. “Prior to the reforms, youth were placed in facilities and essentially put on a path to the adult prison system. They were exposed to violence, disconnected from their families, and offered few rehabilitation options. Now, we need to take additional steps to make sure we are doing everything we can to support youth under community supervision to help them become successful adults.”
The report found substantial evidence that counties could lower recidivism rates further by doing a better job applying the latest research, such as assigning youth to the right skill-building, treatment, and surveillance programs and providing appropriate levels of supervision.
“Neither poor matching of high-risk youth with inappropriate programs nor over-programming youth with minimal needs does much to reduce the likelihood of a young person reoffending, and could actually have the unintended consequence of increasing the likelihood of rearrest,” said Dr. Mark Lipsey, a national expert who directs the Peabody Research Institute at Vanderbilt University and advised the team on the study’s methodology along with Dr. Edward P. Mulvey, professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
In a closer examination of eight large Texas counties, the report found 298 of the 300 programs mix youth of different risk levels. Between 34 percent and 90 percent of youth who are considered to be at low risk of reoffending were placed in one or more programs, despite only a small fraction of these youth having a high need for such programs.
“The findings in this study and the extensive dialogue we’ve had with the CSG Justice Center will provide support and guidance as we look to further improve operations and outcomes for juvenile justice youth served in the community,” said Randy Turner, Director of Juvenile Services in Tarrant County.
David Reilly, executive director of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, said this report sets the stage for Texas’s juvenile probation departments to partner with state policymakers and other juvenile justice stakeholders to continue progress in this area.
“We’ve come a long way already,” he said. “Now, we need to continue to reduce the number of youth in state facilities and further refine our partnerships with local probation departments to achieve better outcomes for youth while continuing to maintain public safety.”
Closer to Home: An Analysis of the State and Local Impact of the Texas Juvenile Justice Reforms was developed in partnership with Texas A&M University and funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation and The Pew Charitable Trusts.
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When Kim Jong-un became the leader of North Korea, after he took over from his dad, there were some who were hopeful that it would signal a change. There were those who hoped that the young Swiss educated leader would turn out to be less paranoid than his father of grandfather. Some were hoping that there would be an uprising after the transition.
Unfortunately for South Korea, the United States and the rest of the world Kim Jong-un is just as crazy and as hate filled against the west as the previous two dictators of the country. As recent events are showing Jong-un seems to be more bent of pushing things to a crisis situation. They are making more provocative moves and statements.
Empty Threats No More
Threats from North Korea are not new. They come up with provocative statements that are direct threats to the United States all the time. They consider America as the major threat to their country and South Korea as its puppet state. No one really takes those threats seriously since North Korea could not carry them out any attack directly on the United States. It’s a different thing with their threats against South Korea however since they are still at war technically, but everyone knows that blustering words like that are meant more for the local North Koreans as a morale booster and propaganda tool.
It has even come to a point where it is expected that the North Korean regime would issue some other farfetched accusation of conspiracy against it and threats every year. It was no longer a big deal.
Things are starting to change a bit now though. North Koreans are making threats against the United States that it is capable of carrying out. After the United States conducted one of its regular exercises with Japan, North Korea said that it was ready to carry out attacks on American Military installations in Japan and Guam.
Japan is the base of many American military units including some nuclear submarines, while Guam is where long range bombers are based. It is believed that North Korea already has missiles capable of reaching those targets. The threat is even made more serious by the fact that it has just conducted its third nuclear test. It would just be a matter of time before they have the capability of shrinking a nuclear bomb to the size of a warhead that can be carried by one of their missiles.
A Very Real and Danger
North Korea poses a very real problem not just for the United States but for free people everywhere. It has a complete hold on its population and it could tell them anything. They could blame the famine and the hardship that they are suffering on the Americans and South Koreans. They have one of the biggest armed forces in the world ready to do whatever it is told to do.
Clearly America must act now and in a decisive manner before North Korea can gain more strength and pose a bigger threat.
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A Guide to the Virginia Auditor of Public Accounts - Eastern State Hospital Records, 1800-1876 Virginia Auditor of Public Accounts - Eastern State Hospital records, 1800-1876 APA 128
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Virginia. Auditor of Public Accounts (1776-1928). Eastern State Hospital records, 1800-1876. Accession APA 128. State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
Transferred from the Auditor of Public Accounts in 1913.
During its session begun in November 1769, the House of Burgesses passed an act establishing a hospital in Williamsburg for the mentally ill. The Eastern Lunatic Asylum (now Eastern State Hospital) was the first institution in America constructed as a mental hospital. The first patients were admitted in October 1773. By the mid 1960s the hospital had outgrown its location and moved west of Williamsburg. Today the hospital operates as a museum about the treatment of mental illness.
Records, 1800-1876, including accounts and receipts, lists of patients, pay patient fund accounts, reports, vouchers, and warrants of the Eastern State Hospital located in Williamsburg, Virginia. The bulk of the records relate to the expenses for running and maintaining the hospital and inmates. The accounts and receipts and vouchers, 1803-1876, detail purchases of materials (timber, rail, nails), food (beef, veal, sugar, molasses, butter), salaries of the keepers and doctors, hire of slaves, transportation costs to jailers for bringing patients to the hospital, clothing, repairs to the building, purchase of furniture, and other sundry items. Of note are the oversize pay rolls, 1871 June-November, for officers and employees, including name, job title, and salary. There is much overlap between the accounts and receipts and vouchers so researchers should check all folders for pertinent information.
Of note are the lists of patients, 1800-1838, which include the patients name, residence, dates of commitment, and some include an inventory and estate value of patients. The Pay Patient Fund, 1858-1862, are accounts for those patients who paid for their own care at the hospital. Also of note are the Reports of the Board of Directors, 1823-1838, to the General Assembly. The reports include financial information as well as names of patients. Also included are warrants, 1858-1862, transferring money from the Auditor of Public Accounts to the hospital.
For additional information and records please see the Eastern State Hospital Records, 1770-2009 (LVA Accession 23459).
This collection is arranged alphabetically by folder title.
Accounts and receipts, 1803.
Folder 6-7
Accounts and receipts, 1845-1846.
Auditors notes and memoranda, 1824-1849.
Lists of patients, 1800-1838.
Pay Patient Fund, Accounts and receipts, 1858.
Reports of the Director of the Lunatic Hospital, 1824-1838.
Vouchers, 1806-1807.
Vouchers, 1822.
Warrants, 1858-1860.
Oversize, Accounts and receipts, 1805-1819.
Oversize, Lists of Patients, 1815-1838.
Oversize, Vouchers, 1806-1807.
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Joey Logano – Inspiring others to do for others
Professional NASCAR driver Joey Logano started his racing career right here in Connecticut racing quarter midget cars and quickly made a name for himself. Starting at the age of six, the
Middletown, CT native started winning
championship after championship – to the
point that, by the time he was 15, he was already on the radar with NASCAR racing legends. Now, he’s always to be reckoned with on the NASCAR racing scene, competing full-time in the Monster Energy NASCAR series and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity series.
THE STATS ARE IMPRESSIVE.
• Youngest driver to win a NASCAR
Xfinity Series race – winning at
Kentucky Speedway in 2008 when he
was just 18 years, 21 days old and in
only his third Xfinity Series start.
• 2009 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Rookie of the Year
• Won the Daytona 500 in 2015 – Second youngest driver to win
this race.
• 49 combined wins in NASCAR’s top-three series
There is, of course, the glitz and the glamor that pervades NASCAR as
a whole. And there’s the occasional race-action controversy. And there
are the ups and downs. After early successes (leading to the nickname, “Sliced Bread”) and nearly winning a championship in 2016, Joey failed to make the playoffs in 2017. This year could mark a turnaround. Joey notched a win at Talladega Superspeedway in April, which ended a nearly year-long winless streak and, as of press time, he is fifth in the NASCAR Championship Point Standings.
But there’s more to the 28-year-old than that. Joey and his wife Brittany, whom he married in 2014, welcomed their first child into the world this past January. Joey and Brittany have also been very committed to giving back. In a previous conversation, Joey mentioned, “If we can touch a few people’s lives and help them become contributing members of our com-
munity and the world, it’s really going to make a difference and it starts
one person at a time.” That’s the crux of the Joey Logano Foundation that invests in organizations offering second chances to children and young adults during times of crisis and works to inspire others to live a life of generosity.
WHY SECOND CHANCES?
First, there was a life-changing visit to Joplin, Missouri in 2011 where Joey helped to rebuild a home for a local family following the tornado that devastated
the area. That family needed a second chance. Little did Joey know that he would soon need his own second chance. He had been driving the No. 20 Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing since the 2009 season, but that ended in 2012. He received his second chance when he was picked up by Penske Racing in 2012. The following year, the Joey Logano Foundation was established.
Since 2013, the foundation has invested almost $2.7 million in various
organizations across the country. Programs include inviting children who are facing tough situations (whether physically and/or emotionally) annually to a NASCAR race to be part of the crew for the day, supporting non-profit organizations during the 10-week NASCAR playoffs in each playoff race market, assembling and donating comfort care backpacks
to foster and/or terminally ill children, and an annual fundraiser in
Connecticut, called Driving Hope Home. A portion of the Driving
Hope Home proceeds are donated to The Ronald McDonald House of Connecticut with the remaining proceeds donated to reputable charities the foundation supports to offer children in need a first or second chance. “It’s our responsibility. You have to do it. If we we’re not going to do it, who else is going to be an advocate for these kids,” says Brittany, who notes that first chances are important too. “They need a first opportunity in life. If we can shed light to this and inspire others to do the same, we can have a bigger impact than the two of us. That’s our goal.”
There is no doubt that Joey is a fierce competitor and a pure NASCAR
racing talent. But don’t overlook the other side. “When you are able to make a difference like that, you can see it in that person’s face, how much it affects their lives – there’s no better feeling than that,” he observes. “I can talk about race wins as much as I want and how great that is but there’s nothing better than that win – when you’re are able to affect something. That’s a bigger win than any racetrack can get you.”
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S Arabia Admits Khashoggi Died in Consulate after 2 Weeks of Denials
TEHRAN (Press Shia Agency) – Saudi Arabia claimed on Saturday that journalist Jamal Khashoggi died in a fight inside its Istanbul consulate and that it fired two senior officials over his death, an account President Donald Trump said was credible but US lawmakers found hard to believe.
Saudi Arabia’s acknowledgment that Khashoggi died in the consulate came after two weeks of denials that it had anything to do with his disappearance, and followed growing demands from Western allies for an explanation of what happened.
His disappearance sparked a global outcry and prompted some US lawmakers to call for harsh action against Riyadh.
Saudi state media said King Salman had ordered the dismissal of two senior officials: Saud al-Qahtani, a royal court advisor seen as the right-hand man to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and deputy intelligence chief Ahmed Asiri, a statement on state media said, Reuters reported.
Saudi Arabia provided no evidence to support its account of the circumstances that led to Khashoggi’s death.
“I think it’s a good first step, it’s a big step. It’s a lot of people, a lot of people involved, and I think it’s a great first step,” Trump, who has made close ties with Saudi Arabia a centerpiece of his foreign policy, told reporters in Arizona.
“Saudi Arabia has been a great ally. What happened is unacceptable,” he said, adding that he would speak with the crown prince.
“To say that I am skeptical of the new Saudi narrative about Mr. Khashoggi is an understatement,” said Republican US Senator Lindsey Graham, a Trump ally who has been sharply critical of Saudi Arabia over the incident.
Trump said he would be working with Congress on next moves, but “I would prefer that we don’t use as retribution cancelling $110 billion worth of work, which means 600,000 jobs …"
Khashoggi, a critic of the crown prince who lived in the United States and was a Washington Post columnist, had led to mounting pressure from the West on Saudi Arabia to provide convincing answers.
He went missing after entering the consulate on Oct. 2 to obtain documents for his upcoming marriage. Days later, Turkish officials said they believed he was killed in the building, an allegation that Saudi Arabia had, until now, strenuously denied.
In a separate statement on Saturday, the Saudi public prosecutor said a fight broke out between Khashoggi and people who met him in the consulate, leading to his death.
“The investigations are still underway and 18 Saudi nationals have been arrested,” the statement said.
Turkish sources say the authorities have an audio recording purportedly documenting Khashoggi’s murder inside the consulate. Turkish pro-government newspaper Yeni Safak has published what it said were details from the audio. It said Khashoggi’s torturers cut off his fingers during an interrogation and later beheaded and dismembered him.
Before the Saudi announcements, Trump said he might consider sanctions, although he has also appeared unwilling to distance himself too much from the Saudi leadership.
Other Western allies have yet to react to Riyadh’s explanation and a main question will be whether they believe that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who has painted himself as a reformer, has no culpability.
King Salman has handed the day-to-day running of Saudi Arabia to his son, commonly known as MbS.
But, the disappearance of Khashoggi has tarnished Prince Mohammed’s reputation and deepened questions about his leadership.
And, the growing crisis prompted the king to intervene, five sources with links to the Saudi royal family said.
The king also ordered the formation of a ministerial committee headed by the crown prince to restructure the general intelligence agency, state media said on Friday, suggesting MbS still retained wide-ranging authorities.
The White House said in a statement that it had seen the Saudi announcement and would continue to press for “justice that is timely, transparent, and in accordance with all due process.”
Republican Senator Rand Paul tweeted, “We should also halt all military sales, aid and cooperation immediately. There must be a severe price for these actions by Saudi Arabia.”
Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal told CNN the Saudi explanation “absolutely defies credibility”.
In an early rebuke to Riyadh, senior officials from several governments, including US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, executives from major companies, and international media commentators withdrew from a high-profile investment conference slated for later this month.
Khashoggi’s Turkish fiancee, Hatice Cengiz, tweeted in Arabic: “The heart grieves, the eye tears, and with your separation we are saddened, my dear Jamal,” she said, also asking “#where is martyr Khashoggi’s body?”
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Terry Cooper
20 appearances, 0 goals
P 20 W 12 D 6 L 2 F x: A x
*(actual F x: A x)
minutes played: 1733
Full name Terence Cooper
(*Actual for and against are the goals scored
while the player was on the field.)
Born 12 July 1944 in Brotherton, Knottingley, West Riding of Yorkshire [no absolute registration found].
Birth notes There are sources that give two different birth years, one for 1944, another for 1945. Knottingley fell under the Pontefract registration district, of which there are no Cooper's. However, a Terence Cooper was registered in Doncaster, September 1944, another Terence Cooper was registered in Lower Agbrigg in September 1945.
Married to Rosemary A. Houlton [registered in Pontefract, December 1967]. Son Mark Nicholas (1968) and daughters, Alison Claire (1970) and Rachel Louise (1972)
Height/Weight 5' 7½", 10st. 9lbs [1972].
Biographies x
x. - A Football Compendium, Peter J. Seddon (1999).
Club(s) On 13 March 1975, turned down Manchester City FC to join Jack Charlton's Middlesbrough FC for a £50,000 transfer fee. Joined Bristol City FC in July 1978.
Club honours x
Individual honours x
Distinctions x
Player number 859th player to appear for England.
Position(s) Left-back
First match No. 429, 12 March 1969, England 5 France 0, a friendly match at Empire Stadium, Wembley, London, aged 24 years 243 days.
Last match No. 487, 20 November 1974, England 0 Portugal 0, a European Championship qualification match at Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London, substituted (23), aged 30 years 131 days.
Major tournaments x
Team honours x
x. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.x.
Terry Cooper - Career Statistics
Apps Starts Sub on Sub off Mins. Goals Goals Av.min Comp.
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Terry Cooper - Match Record - All Matches
Home - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - - - - -
All - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Terry Cooper - Match Record - By Colour of Shirt
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Blue - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Terry Cooper - Match Record - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 =0
WCF 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 =0
World Cup - - - - - - - - - - - - -
ECF 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 =0
European Championship - - - - - - - - - - - - -
British Championship - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Friendly - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Terry Cooper - Match Record - Tournament Matches
All Competition
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Terry Cooper - Match History
Club: Leeds United A.F.C. - 20 full caps
Coach: x - x full capsx
Age x
- 450 3 February 1971 - Malta 0 England 1, The Stadium, Gzira ECP AW injured squad member
1 - x - x, x x x x x
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George Thornewell
4 appearances, 1 debut goal
P 4 W 4 D 0 L 0 F 13: A 6
100% successful
minutes played: 360
Full name George Thornewell
Born 8 July 1898 in Romiley, Cheshire [registered in Stockport, September 1898].
Moved to Derby with his widowed mother when he was eight months old. Attended Peartree School in Derby and St. James Road School.
Baptised 2 August 1898 in St. Chad's Church, Chadkirk, Romiley, by P.A. Moor. His father, William, is stated as a railway inspector.
Census Notes
According to the 1901 census, George is the youngest of seven children to the widowed Elizabeth (nee Fazackerley).
According to the schools admission log, George has started Peartree Junior school on 3 July 1905, coming in from the infants, living at 56 Lonsdale Street. He left on 3 June 1912.
According to the 1911 census, George is the youngest of three children living with their widowed mother, living at 98 Sutherland Road in Derby. His mother is a cleaner at the Railway Office. The census also reveals that George is one of eight children, and that one had died.
According to his RAF records, when he joined on 2 July 1918, he was a fitter living at 88 Sutherland Road in Derby.
According to the 1939 register, George, a hotel proprietor, is married to Louisa M. and are living at The White Hart Hotel in Duffield, along with their daughter, Doris.
Married to Louisa Mary Knaggs, at St. Alkmund Church, Duffield, Derby [registered in Belper, June 1921]. One daughter, Doris (b.15 March 1915, registered as a bastard)
Died 6 March 1986 in Derby, aged 87 years 241 days [registered in Derby, March 1986].
Height/Weight 5' 5" [1918]. 5' 6", 10st. 5lbs [1925].
Club(s) Played outside-left when he was just a nine year old at St. James' Road School (under the charge of Mr. Cecil James Kent) in Derby He was in the town's schoolboys' team for three years and subsequently played with St. Dunstan's FC in the Sunday School League. When he turned out for Normanton United FC, a broken collar bone interupted his career. He was an apprentice fitter during WW1 at Rolls-Royce in Derby, where he played for the works team and was a member of the Royal Air Force. He guested for Nottingham Forest FC and Coventry City FC during the war, and after playing for Derby County FC in the Victory League, he signed for them in May 1919. Transferred to Blackburn Rovers FC on 30 December 1927. Chesterfield FC signed him on 28 August 1929, and his contract was mutually cancelled on 3 February 1932. Newark Town FC obtained his services soon after.
Club honours Football League Division Two runners-up 1925-26; Division Three (North) Champions 1930-31; FA Cup winners 1927-28; FA Charity Shield runners-up 1928;
Individual honours None
Distinctions None
Player number One of seven who became the 451st players (455) to appear for England.
Position(s) Outside-right
First match No. 135, 21 May 1923, Sweden 2 England 4, an end-of-season tour match at Stockholms Olympiastadion, Stockholm, aged 24 years 317 days.
Last match No. 146, 21 May 1925, France 2 England 3, an end-of-season friendly match at Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, Paris, aged 24 years 317 days.
Major tournaments None
Team honours None
Distinctions Thornewell is the 75th player to score on his England debut and the tenth Chesterian to represent his country.
England Disgrace
"DERBY BOROUGH COURT
"Wednesday. - Before Mr. R. Hudson (in the chair), Mr. S. B. Dickinson, and Mr. W. Malin.
"William Worthington, William Todd, and George Thornewell, all of Sutherland-road, were summoned for playing football in Sutherland-road on March 31st. - The magistrates said they would let defendants off leniently as a warning, and they were each fined 2s. 6d. inclusive." - Wednesday, 9 April 1913, Derby Daily Telegraph
"DUFFIELD FOOTBALLER'S ESCAPE
"Mr. George Thornewell, landlord of the White Hart, Duffield [left], the Chesterfield and former Derby County footballer, had a narrow escape while motoring last night.
"On the main Derby-Alfreton-road, his car struck the gates of the railway level crossing, and rebounded, just before a train passed. No one was injured, but the gates were damaged." - Thursday, 7 January 1932, Derby Daily Telegraph
"ECHO OF CHESTERFIELD PLAYER'S MOTORING ACCIDENT
"The 'Derby Telegraph' understands there will be a sequel at Belper Police Court to-morrow to an accident at the Coxbench level crossing a week ago, when a motor-car driven by Mr. George Thornewell came in collision with the crossing gates, wrecking them and causing the car to rebound out of thr track of a train that was expected.
"A summons has been issued by the Derbyshire County Police against Mr. Thornewell, alleging that he was under the influence of drink when in charge of the car on the night question.
"On the night of the accident Mr Thornewell was apparently going toward Alfreton, and should have reported for training at Chesterfield on Thursday. His failure to put in an appearance mystified the management, who were subsequently informed that he had met with an accident.
"Mr. Thornewell has instructed Mr. W. Mather, a well-known Chesterfield solicitor, for his defence." - Wednesday, 13 January 1932, Derby Daily Telegraph
"BELPER COURT SEQUEL
"An accident in which George Thornewell, who pleaded 'not guilty' and was defended by Mr. B. Mather, Chesterfield, was given the benefit of the doubt and the case was dismissed.
"Supt. Wilson, outling the case for the prosecution, said at 9.25 p.m. on January 6th the level crossing gates on the Holbrook level crossing were closed to allow a train to pass, and three of four minutes later a motor-car approached from the direction of Derby at a very fast speed and, it was alleged, without slowing down, crashed into the level crossing gate. It smashed the gate and came to a stop on the line, but backed off the line again. Shortly after the train came along and took the broken gate with it. The crossing keeper went to the car and saw defendant inside, and on being spoken to Thornewell asked: 'How much damage have I done? I will pay for it. I do not want to stop here all night.' The crossing keeper told him that he was drunk and telephoned for the police. P.c. Pickering arrived at 10.30 p.m., an hour later, and he considered that the defendant was then under the influence of drink to such an extent that he was unfit to drive a car. Thornewell was taken to Belper Police Station and seen at 11.50 p.m. by Inspector Brroksbank, who also thought he was under the influence of drink, At 12.5 a.m. Dr. Allen examined defendant and he certified that he was under the influence of drink and not fit to drive a car at that time.
"John Joseph Fern, the crossing keeper, said the car stopped right on the line, and when witness went to it the driver reversed to get off the line. Defendent would have driven on if witness had not stopped him. Witness formed the opinion that the defendant was drunk.
"Cross-examined, witness said that it was a fine night. He agreed that the train came about a minute after Thornewell reversed off the line and that it would be an unnerving experience.
"Mr. Mather: Did it terrify you? - Yes.
"If it terrified you, how about the unifortunate man in the car? - I do not know how he felt.
"Can you picture the state of his mind? - Yes. I was not drunk myself.
"P.c. Pickering said that when he arrived he asked Thornewell his name and he replied: 'I have not got one.' Witness then told him that he was drunk, and defendenat's answer was: 'No, don't say that. I am Thornewell.' Sometimes Thornewell was quiet and sometimes he was excited. In the lock-up at Belper he sang 'Land of Hope and Glory.'
"Inspector Brooksbank gave evidence that he told the defendant he had been drinking heavily and he replied, 'Yes, a drop too much.' During the doctor's examination he held himself fairly well, but after the doctor left he became worse again. He asked witness to let his wife know where he was, and witness answered that he had already telephoned to Mrs. Thornewell, but for twenty minutes after defendant kept shouting, 'Ring, ring, ring. Keep ringing.'
"Dr. R. C. Allen, Belper, said that when he examined the defendant at 12.5 a.m. he formed the view that he was under the influence of drink and not fit to be in charge of a motor vehicle. His speech was thick, muttering and slightly incoherent. When witness asked him if he had had any drink, he answered, 'Yes, no; no, yes.'
"Questioned by Mr. Mather, Dr. Allen agreed that the first thing Thornewell said when he (the doctor) walked into the police station was, 'The last time I saw you, you put this in,' holding up a finger which had been damaged and which the doctor treated some time ago.
"Witness could not say that Thornewell had a peculiar gait when he walked naturally.
"Mr. Mather: Have you not noticed his peculiar gait in football? - I cannot say I have.
"One of the tests Thornewell was put to, said the doctor, was to walk a straight line and asked to turn sharp ripght when walking the line. Dr. Allen admitted that he walked the line fairly well, and agreed that to turn sharp right when walking the line would be a difficult matter even for a 'stone sober man.'
"Mr. Mather told the court that Thornewell was better known than all the people in the court put together. He was a prominent football player and his character was second to none. On the night in question he stopped at the 'Fox and Hounds' and had two bottles of stout and he (Mr. Mather) did not think that two bottles of stout would make anyone the worse for drink. It was a very bad night for driving and he was on a strange road and ran into the gates when looking for a side road. Mr. Mather urged that it was a most unnerving experience for a man to stop his car on the line with a train due, and it upset Thornewell's nerves.
"'George Thornewell is too jealous of his good name, he is too jealous of his English cap and of his condition to jeopardise himself by getting drunk,' declared Mr. Mather, who went on to urge that there was a doubt in the case, a doubt which arose by the fair way Dr. Allen gave his evidence, and Thornewell was entitled to it.
"Mr. Mather stressed the seriousness of a conviction against Thornewell to his employment as a footballer and to his livelihood as licensee of the White Hart Hotel, Duffield, and he asked the court to say that the charge was not proved.
"Mr. Mather proceeded to call Thornewell and he entered the witness box.
"He told the court that he was always conscientous in his training and had never been the worse for drink. He was very agitated at being taken into the police station, but he was quite sober. He was on his way to Little Eaton, but did not know his way and stopped to enquire at the 'Fox and Hounds,' where he had two bottles of stout. At the time he ran into the gate he was going slowly and looking for a side road.
"Cross-examined, Thornewell denied that he sang in the cell, 'The Land of Hope and Glory.' He did not take the names of any of the people about after the accident to be witnesses for him.
"Supt. Wilson: If you had been sober, don't you think you would have got some witnesses?
"Defendant (after some hesitation): I had had a big shock.
"The magistrates considered the case in private and announced their decision after a consultation lasting five minutes." - Saturday, 16 January 1932, The Derbyshire Times
"George Thornewell was fined 10s. for having exceeded 30 m.p.h. with a motor-car in a built-up area on Harvey-road, on August 28. Police-constable F. Ward said that he checked the speed as 38 to 40 m.p.h. Thornewell said that a racing car passed him, and he was discussing its speed with his passengers. This must have caused him to neglect looking at his own speedometer." - Friday, 15 October 1937, Derby Evening Telegraph
"EX-FOOTBALLER FINED - IDRIDGEHAY ACCIDENT
"Mr. George Thornewell, landlord of the White Hart Hotel, Duffield, was fined �5 and ordered to pay �2 2 s. advocate's fee and �1 4s. witnesses' costs at Wirksworth Police Court to-day for driving a motor-car without due care and attention at Idridgehay on May 2.
"Mr. R.J.H. Cleaver prosecuted, and Mr. H.M. Clifford defended.
"Mr. Cleaver said that the case arose from an accident near Idridgehay Post Office. Thornewell came from the direction of Derby in his car at a speed estimated at 50 m.p.h.
"Thornewell went on to the grass verge for 48 feet and when his car came back on to the road it turned upside down, hit a wall, turned two somersaults and went on for another 30 feet.
"He submitted that the accident was due to Thornewell's speed.
"Richard Samuel Slater, of Over-lane Farm, Hazelwood, said that after the accident, Thornewell came from behind the car and switched off the engine - how, he (Slater) did not know.
"Thornewell said he braked down to 30 m.p.h. when entering the limit area at Idridgehay. He attributed the accident to his brakes 'seizing,' and maintained that the car did not turn over until after it had hit the wall.
"Mr. Clifford submitted that the accident was due to trouble with the car brakes, and not to careless driving." - Thursday, 24 May 1938, Derby Evening Telegraph
A licensee, The White Hart, in Duffield, since 22 November 1928. A member of the Ecclesbourne Lodge, Duffield. In the latter part of the 1932, Thornewell was Guest of Honour at Duffield Boys' Endowed School, to give a talk and practical demonstration on football. It was also in 1932, that Thornewell was the honoured guest and presenter of the trophy at the Derby Amateur League Cup Final, and the Amatuer League Benevolent Cup Final in 1950. In September 1936, he became the vice-president of the St. James' Road School Old Boys Association. He was a successful on the bowls' green too, winning regional awards, as well as a keen town cricketer. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.246/247 /various newspaper articles.
George Thornewell - Career Statistics
Apps Mins. Goals Goals Av.min Comp.
4 4 0 360 1 360 min 0 none none
George Thornewell - Match Record - All Matches - By Type of Match
Away - Friendly 4 4 0 0 13 6 +7 0 0 3.2 1.50 100.0 +4
All 4 4 0 0 13 6 +7 0 0 3.2 1.50 100.0 +4
George Thornewell - Match History
Club: Derby County F.C. - 4 full caps
F.A. International Select Committee - 4 full capsx
1 135 21 May 1923 - Sweden 2 England 4, Stockholms Olympiastadion, Stockholm tour AW Start 25 or
2 136 24 May 1923 - Sweden 1 England 3, Stockholms Olympiastadion, Stockholm AW Start or
3 141 17 May 1924 - France 1 England 3, Stade Pershing, Paris Fr AW Start or
4 146 21 May 1925 - France 2 England 3, Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Paris Fr AW Start or
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Russia denies wrongdoing; agrees to cooperate
MOSCOW, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- The Russian Ministry of Sport on Friday denied the existence of a government-sponsored doping system in response to the "institutionalized doping conspiracy" allegation from an investigation report released by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
Canadian sports law expert Richard McLaren on Friday published the second part of an investigation report on Russian doping, noting that an institutional conspiracy existed across summer and winter sports athletes who participated with Russian government officials.
According the report, over 1,000 Russian athletes competing in summer, winter and Paralympic sport, can be identified as being involved in or benefiting from manipulations to conceal positive doping tests.
The Russian Ministry of Sport said in a statement that there is no state-run doping programs existing in Russia, and Russia is ready to cooperate and collaborate with international organizations to improve its anti-doping programs.
The first part of the investigation report was published in July, in which Russia was accused of running a state-wide doping program and a number of athletes routinely used drugs to enhance performance at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.
WADA said in a statement that summaries of the report will be provided to the International Olympic Committee, the International Paralympic Committee and other relevant organizations.
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Epic of Eden- Restored to the Mountaintop
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | posted in: Bible Study, Worldview | 0
Dr. Sandra Richter, in her “Epic of Eden” book and study, offers a metaphorical image that sets the stage for studying the Old Testament as a whole. She used the image of a someone falling off of a mountaintop, landing at the bottom of the mountain, broken and unable to help himself, in need of rescue. So one can think about the Creation story, Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, as the peak of God’s creative work, and his plan for humanity to live in that perfect realm with him. But because of mankind’s free will and the choice by our first spiritual parents to yield to temptation and disobey God, they fell from that lofty existence and all of humanity’s hoped-for future fell with them. But God did not abandon them. He put into place the long and intentional path of restoration, marked by stages of rescue, as humankind developed spiritually, morally, and socially. The steps in the restoration of humankind have occurred much the way the restoration of a fallen mountain climber would occur. The restoration would begin with locating and stabilizing the victim, extracting him from the site of the disaster, transportation to a hospital ER, triage, multiple operations over time, post-op recovery phase, transfer to rehab, physical and occupational therapy, restoration to wholeness, and eventually, readiness to resume mountaintop living …..
The incremental notion of restoration was made clearer by her detailing of 5 primary OT eras, each one marked by a key OT person- Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, and David- all leading up to and preparing the stage for the ultimate restoring era of Jesus…..
With each OT era, further progress was made in God’s redemptive work on behalf of humanity. The era of the NT and Christ’s life and ministry, death and resurrection, and the Holy Spirit’s dwelling brings all of humanity ultimately to the point of readiness to dwell in the New Heaven and the New Earth.
It is a beautifully simple plan. But it takes centuries to accomplish and progress is sometimes slow.
As I have contemplated her metaphor and the 5 key OT eras, I have recognized additional aspects of the work of God, the presence of a Red Thread of Grace and Glory that God has woven through this story of God at work in his created world.
Take a look at the image that results from this view of the redemption of humanity from the perspective of a mountaintop disaster and the incremental progressive recovery. (See Diagram 1)
Each OT era reveals God working with larger groups and toward more sociological and theological complexities.
Also, however, within each era certain things remain the same- humankind’s tendency to rebel or disregard or disobey God’s Word and God’s steadfast patience and mercy toward his wayward creation.
With Adam, God is dealing with an individual man and his wife. Their disobedience has forced them out of their home into an existence that will be marked by labor, pain, and loss of the intimacy they had with God. God, however, sought them out , provided for their immediate needs, and continued to watch over them.
After further deterioration of humanity’s conduct and inattentiveness to God, God cleared the Earth and provided a means of restoration through the family of Noah.
With further development, God worked through Abraham and the patriarchal tribal structure that emerged with the expansion of civilization. The story of Abraham and Lot, Abraham’s sons Ishmael and Isaac, later generations of Jacob and Esau, and their travels, we see God’s redemptive work during this additional formative stage of faith, social order and the economic development of humanity. The centuries in Egypt that began with great hospitality, enabled the tribes of Abraham’s descendants to flourish and grow, so much so that the Egyptians felt threatened by their presence and prosperity, so the Hebrew people were made slaves instead of welcomed guests. The increasing oppression they experienced set the stage for the next era- the exodus led by Moses.
Moses’ era brought new socioeconomic developments for God’s people, broadening, stabilizing, and preparing their group identity for the next significant era. Their years of wilderness nomadism and the size of their tribal cultural group brought about the necessity for greater trust in God, for more organizational structure, delegation of authority, more diffuse governance spread out across the tribes, development of more diversified vocational skills beyond that of herding – military, priesthood, courts, craftsmen, and more.
With the stabilization and diversification of the Mosaic era, the people were prepared to move into the land, secure it by military means, and begin settling in the land God had promised their forefather, Abraham, over 500 years earlier. God’s people began the era of nation-building and moved from the patriarchal leadership model to a theocratic nation with leadership by a king who received support for guiding the people from prophets and priests. The family dynasty of King David became the means of further establishing the stability, identity, and reputation of God’s people and became the family tree that would give birth to the Christ, fulfilling the many prophecies and promises of God. (See Diagram 2)
With the era of Jesus Christ, the final phase of the restoration of humanity is accomplished. Additionally, as one observes the life and teachings of Christ, he demonstrates, too, the progressive, increasingly inclusive nature of God’s plan for restoration of all humanity. But the era of Christ and the ultimate restoration of all of creation, like the other eras, is a long term stage. (See Diagram 3)
When one sees God’s redemptive plan compressed this way into a series of historic stages, one can see the elegance and beauty of God’s work, bringing humanity to a point of readiness to be restored to that Eden-like existence for which we were created. God will not fail to complete the good work he has begun! And we will see the epic of Eden completed.
Dr. Sandra Richter, Epic of Eden, Old Testament, OT Eras, redemption
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13.48(12)(a) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), no state board, agency, officer, department, commission or body corporate which has authority to permit a privately owned or operated facility to be constructed on state-owned land may permit a facility that would be privately owned or operated to be constructed on state-owned land without prior approval of the building commission.
13.48(12)(b) (b) This subsection does not apply to any of the following:
13.48(12)(b)1. 1. A facility constructed by or for a business entity having condemnation authority under s. 32.02 (3) to (10) and (13) for purposes for which it would have condemnation authority.
13.48(12)(b)2. 2. A facility constructed by or for the state fair park board, if the cost of constructing the facility does not exceed the amount specified in sub. (3).
13.48(12)(b)3. 3. A facility constructed pursuant to a build-operate-lease or transfer agreement under s. 84.01 (30).
13.48(12)(b)4. 4. A facility constructed by or for the Fox River Navigational System Authority.
13.48(12)(b)5. 5. A facility constructed by or for the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.
13.48(13) (13) Application of laws, rules, codes, ordinances and regulations.
13.48(13)(a)(a) Except as provided in par. (b) or (c), every building, structure or facility that is constructed for the benefit of or use of the state, any state agency, board, commission or department, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Fox River Navigational System Authority, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, or any local professional baseball park district created under subch. III of ch. 229 if the construction is undertaken by the department of administration on behalf of the district, shall be in compliance with all applicable state laws, rules, codes and regulations but the construction is not subject to the ordinances or regulations of the municipality in which the construction takes place except zoning, including without limitation because of enumeration ordinances or regulations relating to materials used, permits, supervision of construction or installation, payment of permit fees, or other restrictions.
13.48(13)(b) (b) Every building, structure or facility that is constructed at state fair park shall be in compliance with all applicable state laws, rules and codes but is not subject to zoning or any other ordinances or regulations of the municipality in which the park is located.
13.48(13)(c) (c) No construction undertaken by the state for the purpose of renovation of the state capitol building is subject to any state law, rule, code or regulation, or any zoning ordinance or regulation of the city of Madison, governing such construction.
13.48(14) (14) Sale or lease of property.
13.48(14)(a) (a) In this subsection, “agency" has the meaning given in s. 16.52 (7).
13.48(14)(am) (am)
13.48(14)(am)1.1. Except as provided in this paragraph, the building commission shall have the authority to sell or lease all or any part of state-owned real property unless the sale or lease is prohibited under the state or federal constitution or federal law or the sale is conducted as a part of a procedure to enforce an obligation to this state, and may transfer real property under its jurisdiction among agencies. The commission may sell or lease property under this paragraph with or without the approval of the agency having jurisdiction over the property and regardless of whether the property is included in an inventory submitted under par. (d). The building commission does not have the authority to sell or lease any state-owned real property under this paragraph after the department of administration notifies the commission in writing that an offer of sale or sale or lease agreement with respect to a property is pending under s. 16.848 (1). If the sale or lease is not completed and no further action is pending with respect to the property, the authority of the building commission under this paragraph is restored.
13.48(14)(am)2. 2. If the building commission proposes to sell or lease any property identified in subd. 1., the commission shall first notify the joint committee on finance in writing of its proposed action. The commission shall not proceed with the proposed action unless the proposed action is approved by the committee. Together with any notification, the commission shall also provide all of the following:
13.48(14)(am)2.a. a. The estimated value of the property as determined by the department of administration and by at least one qualified privately owned assessor.
13.48(14)(am)2.b. b. The full cost of retiring any remaining public debt incurred to finance the acquisition, construction, or improvement of the property.
13.48(14)(am)2.c. c. A cost-benefit analysis that considers the short-term and long-term costs and benefits to the state from selling or leasing the property.
13.48(14)(am)2.d. d. The length and conditions of any proposed sale or lease between this state and a proposed purchaser or lessee.
13.48(14)(am)2.e. e. The estimated budgetary impact of the proposed sale or lease upon affected state agencies for at least the current and following fiscal biennium.
13.48(14)(am)2.em. em. The methodology to ensure the competitive and transparent sale of the property.
13.48(14)(am)2.f. f. Any other information requested by the committee.
13.48(14)(am)3. 3. Except with respect to property identified in s. 16.848 (2), if any agency has authority to sell or lease real property under any other law, the authority of that agency does not apply after the commission notifies the agency in writing that an offer of sale or sale, or a lease agreement, is pending with respect to the property under this subdivision. If the sale or lease is not completed and no further action is pending with respect to the property, the authority of the agency to sell or lease the property is restored. If the commission sells or leases any state-owned real property under this subdivision, the commission may attach such conditions to the sale or lease as it finds to be necessary or appropriate to carry out the sale or lease in the best interest of the state.
13.48(14)(am)4. 4. This paragraph does not apply to real property that is exempted from sale or lease by the department of administration under s. 16.848.
13.48(14)(am)5. 5. This paragraph does not apply to agricultural land acquired by the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System under s. 36.33 (1).
13.48(14)(b) (b) The building commission shall sell on the basis of either public bids, with the building commission reserving the right to reject any or all bids in the best interest of the state, or on the basis of negotiated prices as determined through a competitive or transparent process. Buildings, structures and land mentioned in this subsection shall be subject to general property taxes levied by those taxing bodies within whose area they lie if used for commercial purposes, and shall be subject to special assessments for public improvements in the same manner and to the same extent as privately owned real property, subject to approval of the building commission when required under s. 66.0703 (6).
13.48(14)(bg) (bg) If any property that is proposed to be sold by the commission under par. (am) is co-owned by a nonstate entity, the commission shall afford to that entity the right of first refusal to purchase the share of the property owned by the state on reasonable financial terms established by the commission.
13.48(14)(br) (br) If the building commission sells or leases any real property under par. (am) that was under the jurisdiction of an agency prior to the sale or lease, the agency shall convey all systems, fixtures, or additional property interests specified by the commission to the purchaser or lessee of the property on terms specified by the commission. If the commission sells or leases a state-owned heating, cooling, or power plant that is under the jurisdiction of an agency, the agency shall convey all real and personal property associated with the plant to the purchaser or lessee on terms specified by the commission.
13.48(14)(c) (c) Except as provided in par. (e), if there is any outstanding public debt used to finance the acquisition, construction, or improvement of any property that is sold or leased under par. (am), the building commission shall deposit a sufficient amount of the net proceeds from the sale or lease of the property in the bond security and redemption fund under s. 18.09 to repay the principal and pay the interest on the debt, and any premium due upon refunding any of that debt. If there is any outstanding public debt used to finance the acquisition, construction, or improvement of any property that is sold or leased under par. (am), the building commission shall then provide a sufficient amount of the net proceeds from the sale or lease of the property for the costs of maintaining federal tax law compliance applicable to the debt. If the property was acquired, constructed, or improved with federal financial assistance, the commission shall pay to the federal government any of the proceeds required by federal law. If the property was acquired by gift or grant or with gift or grant funds, the commission shall adhere to any restriction governing use of the proceeds. Except as required under par. (e) and ss. 20.395 (9) (qd) and 51.06 (6), if there is no such debt outstanding, there are no moneys payable to the federal government, and there is no restriction governing use of the proceeds, and if the net proceeds exceed the amount required to be deposited, paid, or used for another purpose under this subsection, the building commission shall use the net proceeds or remaining net proceeds to pay principal and interest costs on outstanding public debt issued to finance the acquisition, construction, or improvement of property. If any net proceeds remain thereafter, the commission shall use the proceeds to pay principal and interest costs on other outstanding public debt. For the purpose of paying principal and interest costs on other outstanding public debt under this paragraph, the commission may cause outstanding bonds to be called for redemption on or following their optional redemption date, establish one or more escrow accounts to redeem bonds at their optional redemption date, or purchase bonds in the open market. To the extent practical, the commission shall consider all of the following in determining which public debt to redeem:
13.48(14)(c)1. 1. To the extent that debt service on the property being sold or leased was paid from a segregated fund, other outstanding public debt related to that segregated fund should be redeemed.
13.48(14)(c)2. 2. The extent to which general obligation debt that was issued to acquire, build, or improve the property being sold or leased is subject to current optional redemption, would require establishment of an escrow, or could be assigned for accounting purposes to another statutory bond purpose.
13.48(14)(c)3. 3. The fiscal benefit of redeeming outstanding debt with higher interest costs.
13.48(14)(c)4. 4. The costs of maintaining federal tax law compliance in the selection of general obligation debt to be redeemed.
13.48(14)(cm) (cm) If there are any outstanding revenue obligations, issued pursuant to subch. II of ch. 18, used to finance the acquisition, construction, or improvement of any property that is sold or leased under par. (am), the commission shall deposit a sufficient amount of the net proceeds from the sale or lease of the property in the respective redemption fund provided under s. 18.561 (5) or 18.562 (3) to repay the principal and pay the interest on the revenue obligations, and any premium due upon refunding any of the revenue obligations. If there are any outstanding revenue obligations, issued pursuant to subch. II of ch. 18, used to finance the acquisition, construction, or improvement of any property that is sold or leased under par. (am), the commission shall then provide a sufficient amount of the net proceeds from the sale or lease of the property for the costs of maintaining federal tax law compliance applicable to the revenue obligations. For the purpose of paying principal and interest costs on other outstanding revenue obligations, the commission may cause outstanding revenue obligations to be called for redemption on or following their optional redemption date, establish one or more escrow accounts to redeem obligations at their optional redemption date, or purchase bonds on the open market. Except as required under par. (e) and ss. 20.395 (9) (qd) and 51.06 (6), if the net proceeds exceed the amount required to be deposited, paid, or used for another purpose under this paragraph, the department shall use the net proceeds or the remaining net proceeds to pay principal and interest costs on other similar revenue obligations.
13.48(14)(d) (d) Biennially, beginning on January 1, 2014, each agency other than the investment board shall submit to the department of administration an inventory of all real property under its jurisdiction. Except with respect to the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, the inventory shall include the estimated fair market value of each property. The agency shall specifically identify any underutilized assets in the inventory. No later than July 1 following receipt of the inventories, the department of administration shall obtain appraisals of all properties in the inventories that are identified by the department for potential sale and shall submit to the building commission an inventory containing the location, description and fair market value of each parcel of property identified for potential sale. This paragraph does not apply to the agricultural land acquired by the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System under s. 36.33 (1).
13.48(14)(e) (e) If the state office building located at 3319 West Beltline Highway in Dane County is sold by the state, the building commission shall ensure that the transferee pays $476,228 from the proceeds of the sale to the Wisconsin Public Broadcasting Foundation, if the foundation exists at the time of the transfer.
13.48(15) (15) Acquisition of leasehold interests. Subject to the requirements of s. 20.924 (1) (i), the building commission shall have the authority to acquire leasehold interests in land and buildings where such authority is not otherwise provided to an agency by law.
13.48(16) (16) Madison downtown state office facilities. The eminent domain authority of the building commission under ch. 32 is limited to the acquisition of such parcels of land as it deems necessary for a site for Madison downtown state office facilities, whenever the building commission is unable to agree with the owner upon the compensation therefor, or whenever the absence or legal incapacity of such owner, or other cause prevents or unreasonably delays such agreement.
13.48(17) (17) Advanced land acquisition. In the interest of preventing land speculation the building commission may acquire property within the blocks bordered by East Washington Avenue, South Webster Street, East Wilson Street and South Hancock Street in the city of Madison for possible future construction.
13.48(18) (18) Acquisition of open spaces. The building commission may acquire property adjacent to or within 2 blocks of any state facility for the purpose of establishing and developing open green spaces or possible future construction. Any acquisition in the city of Madison within block number 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 83, 84, 89, 90, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103 or 104 of the original plat of the city is exempt from enumeration under s. 20.924 (1) if such acquisition is to be solely used to meet the space needs of the state law library, the legislative reference bureau library and legislative and judicial branch agencies and support staffs.
Effective date note NOTE: Sub. (18) is amended by 1997 Wis. Act 5, eff. 7-1-02 or upon completion of acquisition of property sufficient for the construction of a facility to meet the space needs of the state law library, the legislative reference bureau library and legislative and judicial branch agencies and support staffs, to read:
13.48 Note (18) Acquisition of open spaces. The building commission may acquire property adjacent to or within 2 blocks of any state facility for the purpose of establishing and developing open green spaces or possible future construction.
13.48(19) (19) Alternatives to state construction.
13.48(19)(a) (a) Whenever the building commission determines that the use of innovative types of design and construction processes will make better use of the resources and technology available in the building industry, the building commission may waive any or all of s. 16.855, except s. 16.855 (13) and (14m) (a) to (c), if the action is in the best interest of the state and is approved by the building commission.
13.48(19)(b) (b) Subject to the requirements of s. 20.924 (1) (i), the building commission may authorize the lease, lease purchase or acquisition of facilities in lieu of state construction of any project enumerated in the authorized state building program.
13.48(20) (20) Residence halls. Except as provided in sub. (14) (am), the building commission may approve the sale or lease of state-owned residence halls by the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System to another state agency or a nonstate nonprofit agency for purposes provided in s. 36.11 (1) (e).
13.48(21) (21) Debt increase for Medical College of Wisconsin.
13.48(21)(a)(a) The building commission may authorize up to $8,000,000 of general fund supported borrowing to aid in the construction of a basic science education facility at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Prior to the approval of any state funding commitment, the building commission must satisfy itself that the Medical College of Wisconsin has secured additional funding commitments of at least $34,000,000 from other nonstate revenue sources; that such revenue sources are reasonable and available; that the nonstate funding commitments will not exceed $10,000,000 in borrowed funds, the repayment of which shall be amortized over a period of years equal to at least three-fourths of the amortization period for retirement of the bond issue authorized under s. 20.866 (2) (zb), and that the nonstate funding commitment will not jeopardize the operating funds of the medical college; and that the total funding commitments will enable the signing of contracts for the construction of a complete basic sciences educational facility. If the building commission authorizes a construction grant to the Medical College of Wisconsin, the medical college, in return, shall provide the state with an option-to-purchase with the following provisions:
13.48(21)(a)1. 1. The option price shall be the appraised fair market value at the time the option is exercised, less a credit recognizing the amount of the state's initial grant. The option shall be subject to any mortgage or other security interest of any private lenders and to the lease existing between the college and Milwaukee County.
13.48(21)(a)2. 2. The option could be exercised only upon the occurrence of any one of the 3 following events:
13.48(21)(a)2.a. a. Suspension of operation of a medical school by the Medical College of Wisconsin or any successor organization;
13.48(21)(a)2.b. b. Foreclosure of the mortgage by a private lender; or
13.48(21)(a)2.c. c. Termination of the lease by Milwaukee County.
13.48(21)(b) (b) If the state does not wish to exercise the option, and if the building is sold to any 3rd party, such agreement shall provide that the state has the right to receive an amount equal to construction grant from the net proceeds of any such sale after the mortgage has been satisfied and all other secured debts have been paid. This right shall be paramount to the right of the college to the proceeds upon such sale.
13.48(22) (22) Sale or lease of capitol area lands. The building commission may lease or resell lands acquired in the capitol planning area for public or private redevelopment and may set such conditions of sale or lease as it deems necessary to ensure development compatible with the needs of the community and the state. This subsection does not apply to lands that are authorized to be sold or leased under s. 16.848 while an offer of sale, sale, or lease agreement is pending or while the lands are leased.
13.48(23) (23) Lease of space for commercial use. Except as provided in sub. (14) (am), the building commission may lease space in state office buildings for commercial use, including without limitation because of enumeration, retail, service and office uses. In doing so the building commission shall consider the cost and fair market value of the space as well as the desirability of the proposed use. Such leases may be negotiated or awarded by competitive bid procedures. All such leases of space in state office buildings shall provide for payments in lieu of property taxes.
13.48(24) (24) Terms on debt for maintenance projects. The building commission shall limit the term of debt issued to finance maintenance projects.
13.48(25) (25) Wisconsin initiative for state technology and applied research. There is created a program, to be known as the Wisconsin initiative for state technology and applied research, for the purpose of providing financial support to maintain the ability of the University of Wisconsin System and other state agencies, as defined in s. 20.001 (1), to attract federal and private research funds which enable the state to engage in high-technology endeavors, which expand the state's economy and which influence the ability of the state and nation to compete in an increasingly complex world. To carry out the program, the building commission may authorize new construction projects and projects to repair and renovate existing research facilities and supporting systems. Projects shall be financed from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (z) or as otherwise provided in the authorized state building program.
13.48(25m) (25m) Healthstar program. There is created a program, to be known as the healthstar program, for the purpose of providing financial support to attract federal and private funds to construct health science facilities to spur interdisciplinary education and research activities at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Projects financed under the program shall be designed to provide interdisciplinary health sciences education and research facilities, ancillary systems and supporting infrastructure. Projects shall be financed from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (z) or as otherwise provided in the authorized state building program.
13.48(25p) (25p) Biostar initiative. There is created a program, to be known as the biostar initiative, for the purpose of providing financial support to attract federal and private funds to construct biological sciences facilities to spur biological sciences education and research activities at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Projects financed under the program shall be designed to provide biological sciences education and research facilities, ancillary systems, and supporting infrastructure. Projects shall be financed from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (z) or as otherwise provided in the authorized state building program.
13.48(25r) (25r) Wisconsin Institute for Discovery initiative. There is created a program, to be known as the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery initiative, for the purpose of providing financial support to attract federal and private funds to construct facilities for biotechnology, nanotechnology, and information technology education and research activities at the University of Wisconsin. Projects financed under the program shall be designed to provide computational and biological sciences education and research facilities, ancillary systems, and supporting infrastructure. Projects shall be financed from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (z) or as otherwise provided in the authorized state building program.
13.48(25s) (25s) Milwaukee initiative. There is created a program, to be known as the Milwaukee initiative, for the purpose of providing financial support to attract federal and private funds to construct research and academic facilities to spur science education and research activities at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Projects financed under the program shall be designed to provide engineering, science, freshwater science and health education and research facilities, ancillary systems, and supporting infrastructure. Projects shall be financed from the appropriation account under s. 20.866 (2) (s) or as otherwise provided in the authorized state building program, except that total funding commitments shall not exceed $240,000,000, with up to $123,410,000 in general fund supported borrowing; $55,590,000 in program revenue supported borrowing; $60,000,000 in funding from gifts, grants, and receipts; and $1,000,000 in funding from moneys in the state building trust fund.
13.48(25t) (25t) Wisbuild initiative. There is created a program, to be known as the “Wisbuild initiative", for the purpose of providing financial support for the maintenance, repair and renovation of state-owned buildings. Funding may be provided under the initiative for high priority, comprehensive building renovation projects, as well as for the maintenance and repair of the exterior components of buildings and, without limitation because of enumeration, systems such as mechanical, electrical, plumbing and other building systems. Funding may also be provided under the initiative for projects to remove barriers that reduce access to and use of state facilities by persons with disabilities. The building commission shall allocate available funding for the initiative. Projects funded as a part of the initiative shall be financed from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (z) or as otherwise provided in the authorized state building program.
13.48(25x) (25x) History preservation partnership initiative. There is created a program, to be known as the “History Preservation Partnership Initiative," for the purpose of providing financial support to attract private and federal funds to acquire, construct, develop, enlarge, and improve facilities for collections care, public programs, and visitor services at the historic sites owned by the historical society and at the headquarters of the historical society. Projects financed under the program shall be designed to provide facilities for collections care, public programs, and visitor services at those historic sites and at that headquarters, ancillary systems, and supporting infrastructure. Projects shall be financed from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (zfm) or as otherwise provided in the authorized state building program.
13.48(26) (26) Environmental improvement annual finance plan approval. The building commission shall review the versions of the biennial finance plan and any amendments to the biennial finance plan submitted to it by the department of natural resources and the department of administration under s. 281.59 (3) (bm) and the recommendations of the joint committee on finance and the standing committees to which the versions of the biennial finance plan and any amendments were submitted under s. 281.59 (3) (bm). The building commission shall consider the extent to which that version of the biennial finance plan that is updated to reflect the adopted biennial budget act will maintain the funding for the clean water fund program and the safe drinking water loan program, in the environmental improvement fund, in perpetuity. The building commission shall consider the extent to which the implementation of the clean water fund program, the safe drinking water loan program and the land recycling loan program, as set forth in the biennial finance plan updated to reflect the adopted biennial budget act, implements legislative intent on the clean water fund program, the safe drinking water loan program and the land recycling loan program. The building commission shall, no later than 60 days after the date of enactment of the biennial budget act, either approve or disapprove the biennial finance plan that is updated to reflect the adopted biennial budget act. If the building commission disapproves the version of the biennial finance plan that is updated to reflect the adopted biennial budget act, it must notify the department of natural resources and the department of administration of its reasons for disapproving the plan, and those departments must revise that version of the biennial finance plan and submit the revision to the building commission.
13.48(27) (27) Lease of correctional facilities. Subject to the requirements of s. 20.924 (1) (i), the building commission may lease any facility for use of the department of corrections as a part of the authorized state building program, with an option to purchase the facility by the state. Any lease shall provide for the facility to be constructed in accordance with requirements and specifications approved by the department of administration and shall permit inspection of the site and facility by agents of the department.
13.48(27m) (27m) Secured residential care centers for children and youth.
13.48(27m)(a)(a) The legislature finds and determines that the legislative intent set forth under s. 938.01 (2) is served by the design and construction of secured residential care centers for children and youth and attached juvenile detention facilities and that the design and construction of such facilities is a statewide concern of statewide dimension. It is therefore in the public interest, and it is the public policy of this state, to assist counties in designing and constructing secured residential care centers for children and youth and attached juvenile detention facilities.
13.48(27m)(b) (b) The building commission may authorize up to a total of $40,000,000 in general fund supported borrowing to assist counties in establishing or constructing secured residential care centers for children and youth and attached juvenile detention facilities. Any such state funding commitment shall be in the form of a grant to a county issued under 2017 Wisconsin Act 185, section 110 (4).
13.48(27m)(c) (c) If for any reason, the facility that is constructed with funds from the grant is not used for the purposes identified in the grant under 2017 Wisconsin Act 185, section 110 (4), the state shall retain an ownership interest in the facility equal to the amount of the state's grant.
13.48(28) (28) State property leased to the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority. The building commission may not authorize public debt to construct or improve any on-campus facilities, as defined under s. 233.01 (7), if the building commission believes, at the time that the public debt is authorized, that the facilities are or will be leased to the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority.
13.48(28m) (28m) Carroll University.
13.48(28m)(a)(a) The legislature finds and determines that there is a growing shortage of primary medical care workers in this state, particularly for medically underserved populations in rural and urban areas of the state, and that assisting institutions of higher education in training primary medical care workers is a statewide responsibility of statewide dimension. It is therefore in the public interest, and it is the public policy of this state, to assist Carroll University in the construction of a science laboratory facility.
13.48(28m)(b) (b) The building commission may authorize up to $3,000,000 in general fund supported borrowing to assist Carroll University in the construction of a science laboratory facility. The state funding commitment shall be in the form of a grant to Carroll University. Before approving any state funding commitment for construction of such a facility, the building commission shall determine that Carroll University has secured additional funding for the project of at least $23,500,000 from nonstate revenue sources.
13.48(28m)(c) (c) If the building commission authorizes a grant to Carroll University under par. (b), and if, for any reason, the facility that is constructed with funds from the grant is not used as a science laboratory facility, the state shall retain an ownership interest in the facility equal to the amount of the state's grant.
13.48(28p) (28p) Eau Claire Confluence Arts, Inc.
13.48(28p)(a) (a) The legislature finds and determines that providing education, programming, and access to arts and culture vastly enriches the lives of the citizens of this state and is a statewide responsibility of statewide dimension. It is therefore in the public interest, and it is the public policy of this state, to assist Eau Claire Confluence Arts, Inc., in the construction of a regional arts center in Eau Claire County.
13.48(28p)(b) (b) The building commission may authorize up to $15,000,000 in general fund supported borrowing to assist Eau Claire Confluence Arts, Inc., in the construction of a regional arts center in Eau Claire County. The state funding commitment shall be in the form of a grant to Eau Claire Confluence Arts, Inc. Before approving any state funding commitment for construction of such a center, the building commission shall determine that Eau Claire Confluence Arts, Inc., has secured additional funding for the project from nonstate revenue sources at least equal to the state's grant.
13.48(28p)(c) (c) If the building commission authorizes a grant to the Eau Claire Confluence Arts, Inc., under par. (b), and if, for any reason, the center that is constructed with funds from the grant is not used as a regional arts center, the state shall retain an ownership interest in the center equal to the amount of the state's grant.
13.48(28r) (28r) Wisconsin Agriculture Education Center, Inc.
13.48(28r)(a) (a) The legislature finds and determines that educating the citizens of this state on where our food comes from and its impact on our lives, and that promoting the dairy and agriculture industries of this state is a statewide responsibility of statewide dimension. It is therefore in the public interest, and it is the public policy of this state, to assist the Wisconsin Agriculture Education Center, Inc., in the construction of an agriculture education center in Manitowoc County.
13.48(28r)(b) (b) The building commission may authorize up to $5,000,000 in general fund supported borrowing to assist the Wisconsin Agriculture Education Center, Inc., in the construction of an agriculture education center in Manitowoc County. The state funding commitment shall be in the form of a grant to the Wisconsin Agriculture Education Center, Inc. Before approving any state funding commitment for construction of such a center, the building commission shall determine that the Wisconsin Agriculture Education Center, Inc., has secured additional funding for the project of at least $6,626,800 from nonstate revenue sources.
13.48(28r)(c) (c) If the building commission authorizes a grant to the Wisconsin Agriculture Education Center, Inc., under par. (b), and if, for any reason, the center that is constructed with funds from the grant is not used as an agriculture education center, the state shall retain an ownership interest in the center equal to the amount of the state's grant.
13.48(29) (29) Simplified policies and procedures for construction projects. Except as otherwise required under s. 16.855 (10m), the building commission may prescribe simplified policies and procedures to be used in lieu of the procedures provided in s. 16.855 for any construction project involving a cost of not more than $300,000, except projects specified in sub. (10) (c).
13.48(31) (31) Debt increase for construction of a biomedical research and technology incubator at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc.
13.48(31)(a) (a) The legislature finds and determines that it is in the public interest to promote the public health and welfare and to provide for economic development in this state by ensuring a fundamental and expanding capacity to conduct biomedical research and to create new technologies; by training students in the substance and methodology of biomedical research; and by providing scientific support to individuals and organizations in this state who are engaged in biomedical research and technological innovation. It is therefore the public policy of this state to assist the Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., in the construction of and installation of equipment at facilities that will be used for biomedical research and the creation of new technologies.
13.48(31)(b) (b) On or after July 1, 2003, the building commission may authorize up to $35,000,000 of general fund supported borrowing to aid in the construction of and installation of equipment at a biomedical research and technology incubator at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc. The state funding commitment for the construction of and installation of equipment at the incubator shall be in the form of a grant to the Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc. Before the building commission may award the grant under this paragraph, the Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., must certify to the building commission that the total funding commitments of the state and nonstate sources will pay for the construction cost of and the cost of installation of equipment at the incubator.
13.48(31)(c) (c) If the building commission awards a grant to the Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., under this subsection, the Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., shall provide the state with an option to purchase the biomedical research and technology incubator under the following conditions:
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Is there a medication to stop people being gay?
A couple of weeks ago, I received the following email:
I'm new one and I'm not good at english. So pls understand my mistake. I do wanna ask you that What make gay and Is there any med for cure. Pls reply me. I don't have knowledge and I'm so afraid of being gay. And I would like to know the cure.
Waiting your reply.
When people send me 'Dear GB' emails, I usually want to think about their situation, and then write a reply online so that other people can give their views too via comments. But with this guy, I felt I needed to respond immediately, so I sent back a reply as follows:
I understood your English perfectly, so I hope that you understand my reply. Asking for a "cure for being gay" is like asking for "a cure for being tall". 'Gay' is just another attribute of someone, just like 'tall'.
When someone first thinks they might be gay, most people in that situation don't want to be gay, because for a while life is much harder. It's much easier to be straight because most people are straight, and it's easier to fit in than to be different. But when someone realises that they might be gay, they frequently have to reassess the whole direction of their life, which is hard.
The people who try to suppress their gay feelings usually can't do it forever. Perhaps it's possible for a while, a few years, even many years, but eventually it's too hard to keep hiding it. Once they accept that they're gay, and that there is no cure, they can move on and learn how to enjoy their lives being a gay person. Up to that point, most people aren't really happy, which is a shame.
It's also true that not everyone who feels attracted to people of the same gender is gay. It may just be a phase they're going through, or they may be bisexual and have feelings for both men and women. But again, if they just ignore their feelings, frequently it causes problems later because there's a part of their personality that needs to be investigated before they can achieve happiness.
I hope this helps. GB xxx
Does anyone else have anything else to add?
There are many websites that address this issue and I think this reader's problem is not unique or interesting enough to warrant a 'Dear GB' posting.
Your answer is spot on. All the best to him.
GB said...
This issue may be dull and uninteresting for you anonymous, whoever you are, but the point is that there are people out there who're not as fortunate as you and who do wonder about things like this. I myself can remember thinking "I'm so afraid of being gay". Anyway, I'm glad you like my answer.
When I came out my mum asked if there was a cure or a brain operation to solve it. Needless to say I think that was a shocked knee jerk reaction to what I said and she eventually came to terms with it. The thing with being gay is underlined (I think) by the fear that people won't accept you because of it. I would say being happy with who you are -gay or not - counts for alot and tends to allow such anxiety about being gay to diminish ..... interesting blog GB
Perhaps the reader would find it useful to speak to someone at a gay counseling service and to make friends with a gay person in his community. Someone who might show him how one can live a happy and fulfilling life as a gay person.
Dragonzlad said...
There are some debates about what makes a person gay - "nature" or "nurture". In Singapore, some very strong advocates from the "nurture" camp believed that the upbring or the environment created the situation where the child grew up becoming gay. Implicit in that argument is that gayness can be corrected through counselling (or more?). However, in tandem in the increasingly open gay population in Singapore, the same people now believes that it may be genetics (or "nature"). And these are influential people here in Singapore. (Unfortunately, this did not seem to help in the recent attempt to repeal the Homosexual Sex Act by the GLB group). Anyway, my point is whether it is "nature" or "nuture", it can be hard to deny or suppress being gay or feelings of attractions towards people of the same gender. It might be better to learn how to deal or live with it, confidently. GB had posted some articles on these such as the 'Gay Lifestyle Black Belt'
Hope the writer finds a way to deal with his concerns soon.
Dragonzlad
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NYRSF to Celebrate
Carol Emshwiller’s 90th Birthday
Posted on April 9, 2011 by Mike Glyer
A pair of celebrations marking Carol Emshwiller’s 90th birthday will be presented by the New York Review of Science Fiction Readings and the Wold Newton Reading Extravaganza.
The NYRSF Reading event takes place on Carol’s birthday, April 12 at the usual venue in SoHo. The second event will be on April 18 at WORD in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, and include a performance by comedy magician Magic Brian, then the main event, an interview of Emshwiller by sf scholar Matt Cheney.
The full press release follows the jump.
[Thanks to Jim Freund for the story.]
The New York Review of Science Fiction Readings
Carol Emshwiller’s
Tuesday, April 12th — Doors open 6:30 PM
$7 suggested donation
The SoHo Gallery for Digital Art
(address and links below)
The New York Review of Science Fiction Readings and the Wold Newton Reading Extravaganza present the 90th birthday celebration of science fiction legend Carol Emshwiller.
This is an extremely special occasion. Aside from being one of sf’s foremost writers and teachers, Carol has been a good friend to both the reading series and the magazine through the years. We are so pleased to host this!
The first event will on on Carol’s birthday — Tuesday, April 12th — at our usual venue in SoHo, and the second will be on Monday April 18th at WORD in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
The NYRSF Reading event will include a biographical interview and some surprises, including a digital and physical art exhibit.
The WORD event will include birthday magic from acclaimed comedy magician Magic Brian along with the main event, an interview of Carol with science fiction scholar Matt Cheney.
Come celebrate the life and work of one of the pioneers of feminist science fiction literature who helped define what sf would and could be.
The New York Review of Science Fiction Reading Series provides performances from some of the best writers in science fiction, fantasy, speculative fiction, etc. The series usually takes place the first Tuesday of every month, but maintains flexibility in time and place, so be sure to stay in touch through the mailing list and the Web.
After the event, please join us for dinner and drinks nearby.
The SoHo Gallery for Digital Art ( www.sohodigart.com) is dedicated to re-establishing SoHo as an international center for the development of new artistic forms, concepts and ideas. A screens-instead-of-canvases approach allows a wide selection of art from around the world which would otherwise never make it to the City. The SGDA is available for private gatherings and events of all kinds. For bookings call (800) 420-5590 or visit http://sohogallerynyc.com.
Doors open at 6:30 — event begins at 7
138 Sullivan Street (between Houston & Prince St.)
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=138+Sullivan+St.+New+York+NY+10012
HOW:
6, C, E to Spring St.; A, B D or F to West 4th; 1 train to Houston St; or R, W to Prince St.
There are many convenient bus lines that come within a couple of blocks of the gallery. Use the link above for an interactive transit map.
http://hourwolf.com/nyrsf
http://www.sfwa.org/members/emshwiller/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Emshwiller—
The New York Review of Science Fiction magazine is celebrating its 21st year!
Subscribe or submit articles to the magazine!
New York Review of Science Fiction
PO. Box 78, Pleasantville, NY, 10570
NYRSF Magazine: http://nyrsf.com
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1 thought on “NYRSF to Celebrate
Dave Locke on April 10, 2011 at 3:39 am said:
Ah, yes, the face that launched a thousand or so Emsh covers for SF magazines and paperbacks. I’d recognize it anywhere, even though she’s about to turn 90. I hope she has a great day. I’ll wave happy birthday from a respectful virtual distance.
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Peter is a Saint Paul native who grew up in the Midway neighborhood. He started playing drums at age 9 and graduated from Saint Paul Central in 2002. In addition to playing with Heiruspecs for more than 10 years he's performed, recorded and toured nationally and internationally with the likes of Atmosphere, Mason Jennings, Kid Dakota and P.O.S of Doomtree. He was nominated “Best Drummer Twin Cities 2003” by the Minnesota Music Awards and was featured in Modern Drummer Magazine in 2004 for his work on Heiruspecs' album, A Tiger Dancing.
Peter is the executive director of Walker West Music Academy, a 25 year old community music school located on Selby Avenue in Saint Paul. He also serves as chairman of the City of St. Paul Cultural STAR Board and serves on the board of the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. He is also a member of the Selby Avenue Action Coalition, an economic development group dedicated to revitalization of Selby Avenue.
You can also catch him playing around town with groups like the Harper / Leggett / Foreman jazz trio at the Black Dog Cafe in Lowertown or Aaron and the Sea.
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Aaron and the Sea, Harper, Leggett, Foreman
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4 detained in reported kidnapping, burglary
Three college students are among four suspects Charleston police charged in a reported burglary, kidnapping and armed robbery. Officers were dispatched about 3:30 a.m. Saturday to an Ashley Crossing Lane apartment after a man reported being robbed by three men. The victim said a female acquaintance called him about 1 a.m. saying she needed help with her car.
Area may serve as wild card
Third District Rep. Gresham Barrett said he hopes his Citadel ties serve him well in the June primary and help complement his base in the Midlands and Upstate. "I think the assessment of this area being wide open is spot on," he said. "We're doing everything we can to increase our name recognition down here, because I think this is a battleground here -- not just the Lowcountry but the Grand Strand and Beaufort County too."
Citadel quarterback charged in armed robbery
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- A quarterback for The Citadel has been charged with three others in connection with an armed robbery of a man at his home, Charleston police said Sunday. Miguel Starks, 19, and former Citadel player linebacker Reginald Anthony Rice, 22, were charged Saturday with armed robbery, first-degree burglary, kidnapping and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime, Charleston police spokesman Charles Francis said in a news release.
Published in: CNN Sports Illustrated website - website
Citadel quarterback charged in armed robbery case
CHARLESTON, S.C. — A quarterback for The Citadel has been charged with three others in connection with an armed robbery of a man at his home, Charleston police said Sunday. Miguel Starks, 19, and former Citadel player linebacker Reginald Anthony Rice, 22, were charged Saturday with armed robbery, first-degree burglary, kidnapping and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime, Charleston police spokesman Charles Francis said in a news release.
Published in: Associated Press - website
CHARLESTON, S.C. A quarterback for The Citadel has been charged with three others in connection with an armed robbery of a man at his home, Charleston police said Sunday. Miguel Starks, 19, and former Citadel player linebacker Reginald Anthony Rice, 22, were charged Saturday with armed robbery, first-degree burglary, kidnapping and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime, Charleston police spokesman Charles Francis said in a news release.
Published in: Atlanta High School Sports
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- A quarterback for The Citadel has been charged with three others in connection with an armed robbery of a man at his home, Charleston police said Sunday. Miguel Starks, 19, and former Citadel player linebacker Reginald Anthony Rice, 22, were charged Saturday with armed robbery, first-degree burglary, kidnapping and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime, Charleston police spokesman Charles Francis said in a news release.
Published in: Sporting News - website
Citadel QB Starks will miss spring practice
In announcing The Citadel’s move to a triple-option offense earlier this month, football coach Kevin Higgins cited the running ability of quarterback Miguel Starks. As spring practice opened Saturday, and the installation of the new offense began, Higgins revealed that Starks will miss all of spring practice to concentrate on academics.
The Citadel 10, Wright State 5
Brad Felder had two triples and scored three runs as The Citadel (3-0) opened the Charleston Crab House Shootout with a win at Riley Park over Saint Joseph's (0-1). Bulldogs starter Asher Wojciechowski (2-0) struck out nine in five innings and got relief help from Nick Sprowls and Austin Pritcher for the win. Legare Jones' first career home run in the fifth scored Justin Mackert, who had tripled, giving the Bulldogs a 10-3 lead. The Citadel returns to Riley Park today to face Marshall at 2:30 p.m.
The Citadel 5 Questions
Five years ago this month, former Citadel athletic director Les Robinson was searching for a new football coach, the Bulldogs' third in three years. A reporter asked him if he wanted a coach who ran the triple-option offense, the attack that carried The Citadel to a Southern Conference title in 1992. "I would not hire a coach and say you have to run the option," Robinson said back then. "But I do think it's in our best interest, from the people I've talked with, to be running some form of the wishbone or of the option."
Who says there are no jobs?
Despite the gloom and doom you hear about the economy, there are jobs to be had for this year's crop of college graduates.
This past week there was a Career Fair at Gaillard Auditorium in Charleston for students and alumni of the College of Charleston and The Citadel.
Boat taxes (letter to the editor by alum)
As the owner of a small boat and a taxpayer, I heartily agree with your editorial endorsing tax bills for yachts. South Carolina and most of its counties fail, as do many other Southern states, to collect property taxes on items that more diligent states such as Virginia collect to sustain their yearly costs. As a young graduate of The Citadel, I took a job in Falls Church, Va. During my first night...
Bulldogs stumbling down stretch
GREENVILLE -- A Citadel offense that seemed to be peaking at the right time is suddenly sputtering on all cylinders. The Bulldogs made only four baskets in the first half Thursday night at Furman and never recovered, losing by 59-44 at Timmons Arena.
In Augusta, the doctor will see you now; it's his 100th birthday
Nurse Leslie Rice and the staff at Obstetrics and Gynecology Associates of Augusta had an unusual problem recently. "Nobody carries cards that say '100,'" she told physician W.G. "Curly" Watson, who just laughed. They finally found one birthday card at one store that fit the bill. Watson turned 100 Thursday and was in his office before a big celebration at University Hospital, where he has practiced since 1947. According to University, he is the oldest physician in the country still practicing. He is also the oldest living graduate of The Citadel, where he was top of his class in 1931.
Published in: Jacksonville.com - website
Managing up builds trust
It is no accident that women are moving into positions of team and organizational leadership and also that large numbers of them are well-positioned to make a leadership difference.
(Dorothy Perrin Moore, Ph.D., is professor emerita of business and entrepreneurship at The Citadel. The Job Coaches are experienced volunteers from the Center for Women's Job Counseling Program. Ask them a question by calling 763-7333 or e-mailing info@c4women.org. If you would like further assistance, make an appointment; a donation of $10 is requested for appointments.)
NFL combine next step for Roberts
Andre Roberts set records and earned All-America status at The Citadel. Then, he turned heads and impressed scouts at the Senior Bowl last month. Now, the best receiver in Bulldogs history is ready for the next, and possibly most important, step in his quest for a professional football career -- the NFL Scouting Combine.
Olympic Spirit
If you go - The Mid-Winter Games, a statewide Special Olympics competition, will be held March 5-7 in Charleston. The public may attend, and admission is free. Athletes will be placed in heats based on their abilities. The opening ceremonies will be at 7 p.m. March 5 at McAlister Field House at The Citadel. Competitions will be held between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. March 6. Most events take place at The Citadel; bowling will be at Ashley Lanes, AMF Bowling Center and Twin Rivers Lanes.
Riley honored
President Obama exchanged hugs and a slap on the back with Mayor Joe Riley on Thursday and awarded him the prestigious National Medal of Arts in the East Room of the White House. Riley was recognized for cultivating historic and cultural resources to reinvigorate the city, and for his role creating the national Mayors' Institute on City Design to enhance the use of urban spaces. He was one of 12 people or organizations to receive the medal for 2009, alongside eight people who received the National Humanities Medal.
Former Music Farm manager owns Rock Lounge, gets support from locals
If you are in a working band in or around Charleston, then chances are you know Jimbo Webb. Between 1993 and 2007, the Charleston native and Citadel graduate was a fixture at the Music Farm. After being hired as a bouncer, Webb worked his way up to general manager at the legendary local music venue. When new owners took over operations at the Farm in 2007, Webb struck out on his own.
Livingston music featured
The music of Joseph "Fud" Livingston, a Charleston native who went on to become a seminal figure in American popular jazz, will be featured during The Citadel's Fine Arts Series in March. "An Evening With Fud Livingston" begins at 7 p.m. March 9 in Buyer Auditorium in Mark Clark Hall. It is free and open to the public.
Lower State basketball
Here is the schedule of the Lower State basketball championships to be held at The Citadel Friday and Saturday:
Friday: 7 p.m.: AAAA Girls. 8:30 p.m.: AAAA Boys.
Saturday: 11 a.m.: A Girls. 1 p.m.: A Boys: 2:30 p.m.: AA Girls: 4:30 p.m.: AA Boys. 6 p.m.: AAA Girls. 8 p.m.: AAA Boys.
Musical chairs for schools?
"The Big Ten -- or Big Eleven -- has been mulling it over for a number of years now," said Citadel athletic director Larry Leckonby, who has worked in athletic departments at Maryland, Houston, Boston College, Old Dominion, Boston and UMass-Amherst. It certainly makes sense from a football perspective if it's their intention to have a championship game. It makes perfect sense for them."
Schweers to seek 2nd council term
Charleston County Councilman Dickie Schweers has announced he will seek re-election this year to a second term.
Schweers is a superintendent of operations for Santee Cooper, where he has worked for 24 years. He is a certified professional engineer, with two engineering degrees from Clemson University and an MBA from The Citadel, and is married with two children.
Dogs' Wojciechowski earns SoCon honor
Citadel junior Asher Wojciechowski was named Southern Conference baseball pitcher of the week. Wojciechowski struck out nine batters over seven innings in a 4-1 win against East Tennessee State in Friday's season opener. The junior allowed just three singles and one run on the day while holding ETSU hitless over the final four innings.
Former Allendale wrestling star Travis Piccard balances coaching with performing career
He did it when he starred on the wrestling mat for Allendale High School and The Citadel. He continues to do it in his professional life. The three-time state champion for Allendale and NCAA Division I qualifier for The Citadel has a busy schedule. Aside from his job as toy merchandiser for Meijer, Piccard is a recording artist as part of the hip-hop duo TP & Esco, who are working on their third CD.
Published in: Mlive.com (Michigan Live) - website
Goose Creek goes down to the wire
Goose Creek advances to play the winner of tonight's West Ashley-Dutch Fork game at The Citadel on Friday night at 7 p.m. Goose Creek has beaten both of them this season.
Looking for a challenge with a cause? Try the Bulldog Challenge
You don’t need to join a reality television game show to test your physical endurance. The Citadel’s Bulldog Challenge is one of the Lowcountry’s premier fitness events that also raise money for a good cause. The Bulldog Challenge attracts military and civilian teams from across the country to compete in the six-mile endurance race. Some teams, like "The Highlanders" get into the spirit of the competition. Sponsored by the campus Semper Fidelis Society, the Bulldog Challenge attracts military and civilian teams from colleges, universities, law enforcement and the general public.
Monday Baseball Canceled
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Due to heavy rains in the Charleston area, Monday's game between Kansas State and The Citadel has been canceled and will not be made up. After defeating The Citadel on Sunday, 2-1, the Wildcats finished the opening weekend with a 2-1 record, matching last year's mark during the first weekend of the season.
Southern Conference South Division Notes Heading into the Final Week
Below is a look at some South Division notes entering the final week of the regular season on the SoCon hardwood.
4. The Citadel (15-13, 9-7 SoCon) - The Citadel suffered a damaging 59-53 loss to UNC-Greensboro on Saturday at McAlister Field House in the Bulldogs' regular-season home finale. With the loss, the Bulldogs fell from their third-place perch in the South Division and now will have to battle to finish higher than Davidson in the league standings.
Published in: Bleacher Report - website
Budget plan would furlough state workers 5 days
State workers could lose five days paid leave under a budget proposed by the House Ways and Means committee. The panel approved an amendment Monday which would require state employees to be furloughed five days -- all to be taken on state holidays. The move is intended to save money in a year that the state is facing a half-billion budget gap due to the national recession. The panel has also proposed furloughing teachers for five days.
Cadet named Truman finalist
The Citadel Office of Fellowships announced today that Cadet Noah Koubenec, a junior political science and Spanish major from Pilot Mountain, N.C., has been named a national finalist for a Truman Scholarship. He will interview for the award next month in Washington, D.C.
Civil War history revisited Tuesday
Historian Gordon Rhea on Tuesday tells the story of McGowens' Brigade during the Civil War as part of The Citadel's Charleston in the Civil War. Rhea will speak at Bond Hall 165 on The Citadel campus at 6:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. The next installment of the series comes March 9, when author Maury Klein talks about the days between secession and Fort Sumter.
Kansas State 2, The Citadel 1
Kansas State starter Kyle Hunter outdueled a pair of Bulldogs, needing only 81 pitches in 8 1/3 innings to lead the Wildcats in the final game of The Citadel Memorial Challenge at Riley Park.
One on One with Regan Truesdale
At 47 years old, The Citadel's all-time leading scorer looks like he could still play college basketball. Regan Truesdale recently had his jersey No. 33 honored by The Citadel, where it hangs in the rafters at McAlister Field House alongside that of another No. 33, Art Musselman.
Spartans stymie Bulldogs
The second-half spark that carried The Citadel's basketball team to five straight wins never quite ignited Saturday against UNC Greensboro. A touch of fatigue and illness, some cagey 1-3-1 zone defense from the Spartans and a whole lot of Ben Stywall spoiled the Bulldogs' home finale. Stywall scored 19 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, and UNC Greensboro pulled away for a 59-53 victory in front of 3,024 fans at McAlister Field House.
Clemson's lobbying highest in the state
WASHINGTON -- Clemson University spent about $1.7 million over the past decade lobbying the federal government, more than any other public or private college in South Carolina, congressional lobbying records show. Clemson spent $290,000 on lobbying in 2009 alone, the largest amount spent by a South Carolina college or university in one year. That same year, the university hired a full-time Washington lobbyist for the first time while continuing a separate contract with a high-powered lobbying firm, according to congressional records.
'Nobody looks like me'
The message to the College of Charleston was clear and simple: Recruit and support more black students and hire more black faculty members. At a student diversity town hall meeting, Mykera Wright (center) and fellow students Takeshia Brown (left) and Ross Kressel (right) were encouraged Thursday to talk about recruiting and retaining minority students at the College of Charleston. That's what a group of students at a student diversity town hall meeting Thursday told campus leaders about the school, which has the lowest percentage of black students among the state's public colleges.
Destination Omaha for state's teams
CSU, The Citadel, College of Charleston, Clemson and South Carolina all start their seasons with home games today. The Post and Courier previewed each team during the past week. Here's a brief look at this weekend's opening games:
Engineering Fair rescheduled for Feb. 27
The Citadel School of Engineering’s 11th Annual Engineering Fair, which features robotics and bridge building competitions for middle and high school students, has been rescheduled for 8 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 27 in Buyer Auditorium, Mark Clark Hall. The event is open to the public and will conclude around noon. Originally planned for Feb. 13 during National Engineers’ Week, the week of George Washington’s birthday, the fair was canceled due to snow throughout the Lowcountry.
MacArthur, Society of the Cincinnati awards honor two cadet leaders
Cadet Col. Zachary Sean McMurray Holliday and Cadet Lt. Col. Jared M. Zentz were honored Feb. 19, 2010 with two of The Citadel’s most prestigious awards recognizing cadet excellence and leadership. Holliday received the Gen. Douglas MacArthur Foundation award while Zentz was presented with Medal of the Society of the Cincinnati of South Carolina Award.
Morabbi lifts Dogs over Cats
Another night, another hero for the Citadel basketball team. This time, sophomore guard Cosmo Morrabi came off the bench to score 16 points, leading four Bulldogs in double figures as The Citadel trounced Western Carolina, 73-56, before 1,680 fans Thursday night at McAlister Field House.
Morabbi scores 16 points to lead The Citadel to 73-56 victory over Western Carolina
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Cosmo Morabbi scored 16 points to lead The Citadel to a 73-56 victory over Western Carolina on Thursday night, extending the Bulldogs' winning streak to five games. Morabbi was 5-for-5 from the 3-point line and Zach Urbanus added 14 points for The Citadel (15-12, 9-6 Southern Conference), which shot 58.8 percent from beyond the arc (10-for-17). Western Carolina (19-9, 9-7), which shot 33.9 percent from the field (19-for-56), has lost four of its past five games.
Published in: Los Angeles Times - website
American jazz of the 1930s and 1940s coming to The Citadel
The music of Joseph “Fud” Livingston, a Charleston native who went on to become a seminal figure in American popular jazz, will be featured during The Citadel’s Fine Arts Series in March. “An Evening with Fud Livingston” is free and open to the public and begins at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 9 in Buyer Auditorium in Mark Clark Hall. Livingston was inspired by the Jenkins Orphanage Band as a youth. He attended The Citadel (but did not graduate with the Class of 1925) where he wrote and directed a musical and led The Citadel Jazz Orchestra before he left town to start his career.
Bulldogs counting on their pitching depth
In the Major League Baseball draft last June, The Citadel had a school-record four players chosen. Those players -- pitchers Wes Wrenn and Matt Crim, catcher Richard Jones and first baseman Chris McGuiness -- accounted for 28 starts, 17 victories and 185 innings pitched (Wrenn and Crim), and 32 home runs and 128 RBIs (Jones and McGuiness).
Bulldogs finding their February legs
Noted author and former Citadel basketball player Pat Conroy called them "February legs," that malady that seemed to strike the Bulldogs each season about this time. Of course, the most obvious cure is to have a good team, and the current Bulldogs have won 34 games over the last two seasons, tying a school record. But Ed Conroy has pondered this issue as a player and coach
Cheney in the House
While Liz Cheney of Keep America Safe spoke to a mostly-full Marriott Ballroom, a buzz circulated among event organizers: Trust us, you should be there. When Cheney wrapped, the surprise was revealed — her father, the former vice president, was on deck. Members of the media were informed that this was his only interview — he was going to be rushed away immediately — but a group of Citadel cadets were allowed to stand along the path out for a quick photo. “We’re all big fans,” said Gerry Ratchford, a junior at the Citadel. “I think it’s ridiculous that the sitting president and vice president feel like they need to engage him.”
Published in: The Washington Independent - website
Citadel track and field
The Citadel's Christopher Castagno was named the Southern Conference student-athlete of the week. Castagno broke the school record in the 35-pound weight throw at the Gene Anderson UNC Invitational on Feb. 12. He placed second in the meet with 53 feet, 2.75 inches. His mark surpassed Stanley Victrum's 1981 mark of 52-2.
P-G Choir sings at prayer service
The Porter-Gaud Upper School Choir, under the direction of Dominic La-Casse, celebrated the work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by participating in a prayer service at the Nativity Church on James Island. The Upper School Choir was joined by the James Island United Congregational Church Choir, directed by Howard Washington, and the First Baptist Church Mass Choir, directed by William Richardson, to provide music for the service. Dr. Jack Bass, author and professor at The Citadel, presented the message.
Screws tighten in SoCon division races
Here's how each division shapes up:
Davidson and The Citadel, meanwhile, both need to win their last four and have Wofford lose three straight to have a shot at the South Division's second bye. Foes remaining for each team: College of Charleston (at Wofford, at Furman); Wofford (at Georgia Southern, C of C, The Citadel); Davidson (Furman, at Chattanooga, UNC Greensboro, at Elon); The Citadel (Western Carolina, UNC Greensboro, at Furman, at Wofford).
The Citadel Rifle Tops VMI and UAB
Charleston, S.C. - The Citadel Rifle won the NCAA Air Rifle and Smallbore competition held at the Inouye Hall Marksmanship Center toping Virginia Military Institute and the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Published in: South Carolina News - website
Western Carolina at The Citadel
When/Where: 7:05 p.m. / McAlister Field House
Radio: WQNT 1450-AM. LINE: Pick 'em
The Citadel (14-12, 8-6 SoCon)
HEAD COACH: Ed Conroy (61-84 in 4th season at The Citadel)
PLAYERS TO WATCH: G Cameron Wells, 6-1, jr. (17.7 ppg, 5.7 rpg); G Zach Urbanus, 6-2, jr. (11.1 ppg, 42.4 3-point percentage); F Bryan Streeter, 6-6, jr. (4.8 ppg, 4.4 rpg); G Austin Dahn, 6-4, jr. (6.7 ppg, 34.2 3-point percentage); F Harrison DuPont, 6-4, fr. (5.8 ppg, 3.6 rpg).
Belcher gets Gold Star
The Citadel recently honored Richard Andrew Belcher of Spartanburg for academic excellence during the 2009-10 fall semester. He received a Gold Star for achieving a 3.7 grade point average or higher. Belcher is majoring in business administration and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Belcher.
Published in: Spartanburg Herald - website
Michael Murphy, 30, Dies of Cancer - ('01 - obit)
Michael Murphy died of cancer Thursday, Feb. 11, at his parents’ home in Fairfax. He was 30. Murphy was born July 27, 1979 in Herndon to James and Martina Murphy. He graduated from Chantilly High School in 1997 and was in the class of 2001 at the Citadel Military College of South Carolina where he graduated with departmental honors in Education.
Published in: Fairfax Connection - website
Seeking diversity
How schools compare
School — Freshmen (1) — Total/percent black students
(2) S.C. State — 966 — 940/97.3
Francis Marion — 681 — 33 3/48.9
Winthrop — 1,075 — 252/23.4
The Citadel — 607 — 55/9.0
USC-Columbia — 3,859 — 297/7.7
Clemson — 2,923 — 214/7.3
C of C — 1,956 — 74/3.8
(1) fall of 2008
(2) a historically black school
Symposium to examine U.S. politics, foreign policy in Afghanistan
The role of religion, culture and politics in military operations and foreign policy, particularly in Afghanistan and Africa, will be the focus of the 2010 Citadel Symposium on Military Legitimacy and Leadership. Sponsored by the Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice, the symposium will be held March 25 in the Club Level meeting space of Johnson Hagood Stadium, 68 Hagood Ave.
A low-key holiday
At what may be the state's pre-eminent presidential historical site, the Heyward-Washington House in downtown Charleston, the holiday passed quietly. If you had to stop and think "What holiday?" you probably aren't alone. The name change, according to David Preston, a history professor at The Citadel, allowed the holiday to also honor Abraham Lincoln, whose birthday falls this month as well (Feb. 12). That way, the holiday honors both the symbol of the Revolution and the president who saved the Union during the Civil War (well, some South Carolinians may feel differently).
Citadel graduate was civic leader
John E. Huguley of Charleston, former president of the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce and a civic leader, died Monday. He was 83. Huguley was born Jan. 19, 1927, in Jefferson County, Ala., a son of Charles B. Huguley and Hazel Hood Huguley. John Huguley was a Navy veteran of World War II. He graduated from The Citadel in 1951 and joined Legertons Office Supply the same year. He became president of the company in 1959 and purchased it in 1969.
College governance should be more centralized, not less
OUR STATE'S colleges and universities long have complained that they have to jump through too many bureaucratic hoops to satisfy a Legislature that is providing them with ever-smaller portions of their operating budgets. And understandably so.
Theirs tend to be the first budgets cut when money is tight and the last ones restored when the economy roars back. And adding insult to injury, the legislators who lead the charge to slash their budgets complain the most when they raise tuition to make up the difference.
Colleges' out-of-state trend raises red flag
Out-of-state students have fueled much of the growth at South Carolina's three public research institutions, according to an analysis of figures from the S.C. Commission on Higher Education. But some legislators are wondering whether it's time to put a brake on the rising number of out-of-state students. The percentage of S.C. students attending Clemson University, the Medical University of South Carolina and the University of South Carolina at Columbia has dropped over the past decade. Meanwhile, the number of out-of-state students at those schools has risen much faster than the number of in-state students.
John E. Huguley ('51 - obit)
Entered into eternal rest on the morning of February 15, 2010, John E. Huguley, husband of Elizabeth Hanna Huguley. Residence, Charleston, SC. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Huguley are invited to attend the funeral services of the former at Bethel United Methodist Church, 57 Pitt Street, Thursday, February 18, 2010 at one o'clock.
Rested Porter, Patriots ready for title rematch
Geno Porter is one of the greatest three-sports stars who has ever come out of Fort Dorchester High School. But today, the senior has only one thing on his mind, and that's helping the Patriots win the Class AAAA state wrestling championship. He might skip track and field this spring to focus on his school work and begin mentally preparing for life at The Citadel. He signed a scholarship earlier this month to play football at the military college.
Dogs battle back for fourth straight victory
ELON, N.C. -- Citadel coach Ed Conroy was not pleased with the start or the finish of Saturday's basketball game at Elon. But he will gladly take gladly everything that happened in between -- and the result. The Bulldogs spotted Elon an 11-point lead at the start, and hit just 6 of 12 free throws in the final 94 seconds. But in between, they did enough for a 77-72 victory at Alumni Gym, extending their win streak to four games.
Valentine's Day MVP: Scott Eisberg
There is mourning this morning all over the Lowcountry. Sorry, ladies. The rumors are true. Scott Eisberg is off the market.
The whole ring-and-a-date thing became dramatically official when the 26-year-old WCIV-TV sportscaster successfully executed one of the most daring and romantic marriage proposals in Charleston sports history. Of course, Citadel head volleyball coach Carolyn Geiger said "Yes."
Barrett banks on business vote
The first time U.S. Rep. Gresham Barrett flew in an airplane, he jumped out - a skinny 20-year-old Citadel cadet, plunging toward the ground and trusting the static line to hold and open his parachute. He's come a long way.
Scholarships at last? (go to page two)
Now that Rep. Steve Buyer, R-Ind., is retiring from Congress, the companies and other interests that gave to Buyer's scholarship foundation are unlikely to want to curry favor by continuing to give. If Buyer closes the foundation, which has yet to award a scholarship, what will happen to the remaining funds? There could actually be a scholarship, named for Buyer, for Indiana residents who attend his alma mater. According to the foundation's incorporation papers filed with the secretary of state in 2003, the first $100,000 of any money left after debts are paid would go to The Citadel to provide scholarships for Hoosiers attending the military college in South Carolina.
Published in: The Indianapolis Star - website
USC business school plans Web site full of S.C. data
When Hildy Teegen was coming to Columbia to become dean at the USC Moore School of Business a couple of years ago, she found it difficult to find comprehensive economic information about the state. She hopes to fix that with a Web site her school calls the South Carolina Economic Development Data Clearinghouse. "We want a one-stop shop," Teegen said.
Bulldogs face surging Elon
He played and worked for Bob McKillop at Davidson, so it's little wonder that first-year Elon basketball coach Matt Matheny espouses many of the same philosophies. Heck, he even sounds a bit like McKillop on the Southern Conference weekly coaches' conference call.
Bulldogs select Collins as new defensive coordinator
Citadel football coach Kevin Higgins has named Mark Collins as the Bulldogs' new defensive coordinator, Higgins said Thursday. Collins comes to The Citadel from Louisiana-Monroe. He also has worked at Georgia, Michigan, Georgia Southern and Elon, where he was defensive coordinator.
C of C may offer MBA degree by this fall
The College of Charleston could offer a master's of business administration degree as early as this fall. The college's Board of Trustees unanimously approved the School of Business' proposal at its last meeting. The program is a fast-track, daytime program, so it won't compete with The Citadel's evening MBA program, college officials said.
Cougars' Bergman honored by SoCon
The Citadel had two players named to first team, pitcher Matt Talley and outfielder Nick Orvin. The Bulldogs also had a pair of players make second team preseason all-conference, pitcher Asher Wojciechowski and relief pitcher Drew Mahaffey.
Former business leader dies at 87 ('43 - obit)
Yancey Wilcox Scarborough Jr., former president of Atlantic Coast Life Insurance Co., died Thursday. He was 87. Scarborough, known as "Y.W.", was a graduate of the High School of Charleston and The Citadel and served in the Marines during World War II.
Free concert to honor vets cancelled
Tonight's free concert to honor military veterans, featuring South Carolina native Aaron Tippin, has been canceled due to the possibility of inclement weather. The concert was scheduled to be held at The Citadel's McAlister Field House Friday night.
The Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center will announce a new date for the concert as soon as possible. The VA encourages people to keep their tickets. Visit charleston.va.gov for concert updates.
Published in: The Post and Courier - website only
Parents gather at SCSU for 3-day conference to get tips
ORANGEBURG — Parents and children's advocates will gather at a South Carolina school to learn parenting tips and recognize state leaders. The annual conference at South Carolina State University is entitled "Parents Leading the Way" and opens Friday on the Orangeburg campus. Workshop topics include bullying prevention, Internet safety, children's health, sibling rivalry, and how to be involved in a child's education. Sessions on improving home literacy will be held in both English and Spanish.
Wrestlers Face Three Opponents This Weekend
DURHAM, N.C. - Duke wrestling returns to the mat this weekend against ACC rivals No. 14 Virginia Tech and No. 24 Virginia, starting at 5:00 p.m. tomorrow in Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Blue Devils will also matchup against The Citadel in Charleston, S.C. at 2 p.m. on Sunday. The Citadel (7-5) traveled to Davidson on Feb. 4 and beat the Wildcats, 31-12.
Published in: GoDuke.com - website
Citadel Honors
The Citadel has honored the following cadets and active duty military students for academic excellence during the fall semester of the 2009-10 academic year. Dean's List recognition is given to those students registered for 12 or more semester hours whose grade point ratio is 3.2 or higher with no grade below a C for the previous semester's work. In addition, some students received a Gold Star for achieving a 3.7 grade point average or higher. An asterisk denotes Gold Star recipients:
College of Charleston seeks approval for MBA program; could begin fall 2010
The College of Charleston could offer a new master of business administration program this fall if the S.C. Commission on Higher Education gives it a green light later this spring. “We’ve got all approvals on campus,” Alan Shao, the college’s business school dean, said today. He said a committee is scheduled to consider the program in April, followed by the full commission in May. The state commission must approve new degree offerings for public colleges and universities. Shao said there is enough demand in the Charleston area for a second public MBA program; The Citadel already offers an MBA degree.
Do you know Rial Fitch Jr.?
EDUCATION: Rivers High School on King Street in Charleston and some college at The Citadel.
NICKNAME: Buddy.
FAVORITE TELEVISION SHOW: "Have Gun -- Will Travel."
Mountaineers gets their Buzz back (SoCon Basketball)
He tweeted it - "Proud of the poise our guys showed last night. Great atmosphere and rivalry and our guys responded!!"-- Citadel basketball coach Ed Conroy (@CitadelHoopsEC) on Twitter after the Bulldogs' 72-65 win over College of Charleston.
1,386 -- Career points for Citadel guard Cameron Wells, putting him fifth on the Bulldogs' career list.
The Citadel Picked to Finish Third by Coaches, Fourth by Media in SoCon
Spartanburg, S.C. – The Southern Conference baseball coaches voted The Citadel to finish third, while the media selected the Bulldogs to finish fourth in their respective preseason polls for the upcoming 2010 season on Thursday morning.
Walk for a Cause slated Saturday
Walk for a Cause Haiti will be held Feb. 13. The two-mile walk begins at 9 a.m. at The Citadel track field. Registration/parking at Burke High from 8-8:45 a.m. Cost: $5. The event, hosted by Miss South Carolina Teen USA Megan Pinckney, Burke High School, The Citadel and the Red Cross, will help raise funds for the Haiti relief effort. Call 579-4827.
5 legislators push for audit of Clemson
Five legislators who last year requested a probe into Clemson University's public services activities say they still want the Legislative Audit Council review after a state senator failed to have Clemson answer questions directly and avoid an audit.
Citadel Cadets give toward Haiti relief
Cadets at The Citadel have donated more than $2,000 to the Red Cross for Haiti relief. On Tuesday, Cadet Trey Swinton made out a check for nearly $1,200 and presented it to Louise Welch Williams, regional executive director of the Carolina Lowcountry Chapter of the American Red Cross, a news release from the college said
Science lines up for seat to space
Earlier this month, when US President Barack Obama cancelled NASA's Constellation programme — a system of rockets and capsules meant to return astronauts to the Moon — he cleared the field for a host of private companies eager to sell seats aboard their space vehicles. ... Getting above Earth's atmosphere could also benefit astronomers. Luke Sollitt, a physicist at The Citadel, a military college in Charleston, South Carolina, is interested in flying a commercially available telescope on a suborbital trip such as that offered by Virgin Galactic.
Published in: Nature News - website
Trident Tech awarded grant
Trident Technical College has been awarded $923,000 to improve broadband access at college sites in the tri-county service area. The money comes from a $5.9 million federal grant awarded to the South Carolina Technical College System through the Recovery Act Broadband Technology Opportunity Program.
Younger players step up for Dogs
After his team won at The Citadel less than three weeks ago, Wofford basketball coach Mike Young offered a telling assessment of the Bulldogs. 'For them, (Cameron) Wells has to score; he HAS to score,' Young said. 'And if we could hold him under 18, I liked our chances.'
Biting research
We've all seen the movie scenes when someone -- a woman giving birth, a wounded soldier getting battlefield surgery -- is given something to bite on to help endure the pain. Turns out there may be scientific proof that it works and the hub of research is taking place at The Citadel. Dr. Dena Garner, an assistant professor in The Citadel's Department of Health, Exercise and Sport Science, has conducted studies on how mouthpieces reduce levels of the stress hormone cortisol, open airways and improve lactate threshold levels, thereby delaying the onset of physical fatigue.
College soccer (scroll down)
Citadel coach Bob Winch announced the signing of six student-athletes for the 2010 women's season. They are Mariana Garcia Torres, a forward/midfielder from Bogota, Colombia; Ruth Leiva, a forward from Hialeah, Fla.; Nicole Levermann, a forward from New Braunfels, Texas, who is a dual signee in track and field; Jillian Meyer, a forward/midfielder from Wilmington, Del.; Cassie Palmacci, a goalkeeper from Park City, Utah, who originally signed a year ago but had to take a year off due to injury; and Michelle Persichina, a midfielder from Virginia Beach, Va.
College wrestling (scroll down)
The Citadel finished third at the 16th annual All-Academy Championships in Annapolis, Md., over the weekend. Air Force narrowly beat out The Citadel for second place, while host Navy ran away with the tournament. Odie Delaney earned the heavyweight crown after he pulled an upset of VMI's Josh Wine in the semifinals. Delaney earned the crown when Navy's top-seeded Scott Steele forfeited the final due to injury. The Bulldogs got second-place finishes by Derek Royster at 149 and J.C. Oddo at 174 pounds. Both went 2-1 on the day.
Home Wreckers
Harrison DuPont scored 15 points for The Citadel on Monday night against the College of Charleston, but the 6-5 freshman forward's biggest contribution may have been the hustle he showed in coming from nowhere to save an airball headed out of bounds late in the game. With the Bulldogs holding a tenuous two-point lead, DuPont managed to snag the ball and bounce it off College of Charleston's Tony White Jr. with 46 seconds left, saving the possession for The Citadel.
Johnson discusses ‘brevity of life’ at banquet
University of South Carolina associate head football coach Ellis Johnson had no trouble finding the Cinema in the Old Orangeburg Mall on Monday night. His third visit to Orangeburg proved to be the charm for the former Gaffney High coach who was the keynote speaker at the eighth Annual Orangeburg Touchdown Club Banquet. "I think I spoke at one of the first ones when I was at the Citadel," he said as he stood at the podium in front of the attentive crowd. "I got lost and it took me 20 miniutes to find it."
Published in: Times and Democrat - website
Katrina leader offers prep advice
Honore was speaking at Burke as part of The Citadel's Black History Month program. He was scheduled to speak to cadets today. Since retiring from the Army, Honore has joined the Red Cross. "That's where I spend most of my energy," he said. "God gave us two hands, one to take care of ourselves and one to help others."
Rifle Men Top The Citadel in Smallbore
CHARLESTON, S.C. - The VMI men's rifle team defeated The Citadel in Smallbore competition in a match held last weekend at Inouye Range. The Keydet men outpointed the Bulldogs 2141 to 2120. The men varsity firers consisted of senior Clayton Melton, senior captain Jason Morgan, senior John Krahling, and junior Tom Graybeal. Graybeal took top point honors in Smallbore with a score of 560 followed by Melton with a mark of 543.
Published in: VMI Sports - website
Bulldogs vs. Cougs: 'It should be a wild night'
There's plenty of motivation to go around for both schools when The Citadel travels to the College of Charleston's Carolina First Arena for the second meeting of the season between the city and Southern Conference rivals. Andrew Goudelock is averaging league-high 19.7 points per game. The College of Charleston (16-8, 11-2) won the earlier meeting at McAlister Field House, 61-55.
Former general who handled Katrina response in SC
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - The man who commanded the Army's response in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina speaks in the South Carolina Lowcountry at two Black History Month events.
Published in: WBTV Charlotte - Online
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The man who commanded the Army's response in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina speaks in the South Carolina Lowcountry at two Black History Month events.
Letter to the Editor: John Coussons
Captain John Coussons loved The Citadel and the pomp and ceremony of life there. As cadets, we were on the lookout for him when he would roam the barracks at night during study hall.
Schools beef up computer courses
A lot of people are desperately looking for jobs, but the situation is reversed in the computer security field. Employers in the defense industry, banking, power companies, hospitals and cyber security companies are among those clamoring for qualified employees, said Richard Nelson, chairman of the Joint Industry Advisory Board. Nelson's group brings industry feedback and advice to computer science departments at the College of Charleston and The Citadel.
College rifle -- The Citadel won an NCAA air rifle and smallbore competition Saturday, topping VMI and Alabama-Birmingham. The host Bulldogs took first place with a 4,357 total, followed by VMI at 4,259.
Today's Game / The Citadel at College of Charleston
Bulldogs come into game with a two-game winning streak, beating Samford, 61-57, Thursday and downing Chattanooga, 68-60, Saturday.
Zach Urbanus scores 17, The Citadel beats College of Charleston 72-65
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Zach Urbanus scored 17 points to lead The Citadel to a 72-65 win over College of Charleston on Monday night. Cameron Wells and Harrison DuPont added 15 points apiece for the Bulldogs (13-12, 7-6 Southern Conference), who have won two in a row. The Citadel swept the season series against College of Charleston, also winning 61-55 on Jan. 9.
Bulldogs hire a new offensive coordinator
The Citadel football coach Kevin Higgins has hired a couple of assistants well-versed in the triple-option to oversee the Bulldogs' switch to that attack. Tommy Laurendine, offensive coordinator at Lenoir-Rhyne for the past two seasons, is the Bulldogs' new offensive coordinator, Higgins confirmed. And former VMI offensive line coach Bob Bodine will be the assistant offensive coordinator. Laurendine replaces Dave Cecchini, who ran the Bulldogs' spread-option attack for the last five years.
Citadel topples Mocs
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- John Shulman is as frustrated as he's even been in his six years as head coach at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. His Mocs lost 68-60 at The Citadel on Saturday, ending a trip to Charleston with two losses that followed wins over the two teams ahead of them in the Southern Conference North Division.
Published in: Chattanooga Times Free Press - Online
Darwin Week - Lectures and events in Charleston
The 10th annual Darwin Week in Charleston, featuring lectures, discussions and presentations, kicks off Monday and runs through Feb. 14. All events are free and open to the public.
Citadel events:
Darwin Week is sponsored by the Charleston Chapter of Sigma Xi, South Carolinians for Science Education, Lowcountry Hall of Science & Math, Circular Congregational Church, The Citadel School of Science and Mathematics, Second Presbyterian Church and the College of Charleston's School of Science & Mathematics, Biology department, Biology Club, Geology department and Sociology and Anthropology department.
'The Darwinian Revelation on Darwin's ‘One Long Argument.' ' A lecture by James T. Costa, executive director of the Highlands (N.C.) Biological Station and biology professor at Western Carolina University. The talk will trace Darwin's insights, culminating in his seminal 'On the Origin of the Species.' 4 p.m. Feb. 9, New Science Center Auditorium, College of Charleston; 6:30 p.m., Duckett Hall Auditorium, The Citadel.
'Who Says the Neandertals are so Different?' A lecture by David Frayer, anthropology professor at the University of Kansas, that considers recent research on man's ancient relatives. 4 p.m. Feb. 11, New Science Center Auditorium, College of Charleston; 6:30 p.m., Duckett Hall Auditorium, The Citadel.
Illustrated talk at the Citadel: Angie Whaley LeClercq, garden and travel correspondent for the Charleston Mercury, will give an illustrated talk at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Citadel's Bond Hall 165. LeClercq will focus on the late Emily Whaley's garden at 58 Church St. and other Loutrell Brigg's Charleston gardens, as well as on gardens at Medway, Magnolia and Middleton plantations. The talk is free and open to the public.
One on One with Nate Ross
Nate Ross, former Citadel assistant coach, has worn many hats over the years: college basketball assistant coach, restaurant owner and golf caddy, to name a few. But to Charleston residents, Ross is probably best known as a color analyst for college basketball telecasts and host of Bobby Cremins' television show. Ross talked about coaching, TV, Cremins and more when he went One-on-One with The Post and Courier's Tommy Braswell.
Supers 60s - Decade brought Colts, Saints to Johnson Hagood Stadium
Just as he did less than 20 months earlier against the New York Giants in overtime to end "The Greatest Game Ever Played," Johnny Unitas handed a football to Alan Ameche and watched the Baltimore Colts' halfback score a touchdown. Right here at Johnson Hagood Stadium. Before the New Orleans Saints ever played a National Football League regular-season game, they notched an exhibition win in Charleston.
Dogs relish rematch
In many ways, it was the shot that set the tone for The Citadel's basketball season. Keegan Bell's "Saved by the Bell" buzzer-beater gave Chattanooga a 56-54 win over the Bulldogs on Jan. 14, the most dramatic moment in a string of Southern Conference games that have gone down to the wire for the Bulldogs. Citadel players have not forgotten Bell's miracle.
Urbanus sparks Bulldogs
Zach Urbanus scored 24 points to lead The Citadel to a 68-60 victory over Chattanooga on Saturday night at McAlister Field House. Urbanus hit 7 of 16 from 3-point range as the Bulldogs improved to 12-12 overall and 6-6 in Southern Conference basketball. Chattanooga is 13-12 and 5-7 in the league.
Black History Month events
SATURDAY: Black History Month Bazaar, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., The Citadel, Buyer Auditorium, Mark Clark Hall, 171 Moultrie St. The annual event will feature music, exhibits and food.
TUESDAY: An address by retired Army Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré, 11 a.m., The Citadel, McAlister Field House, 171 Moultrie St. Honoré will speak on the importance of understanding cultural diversity as a principled leader, as part of the college's Greater Issues series.
Book explores pain, grace (Citadel visiting professor Jack Bass quoted)
Jenny Sanford shares story of rocky marriage, personal journey... Longtime South Carolina political observer and author Jack Bass said he expects "tremendous interest" in the memoir, which is likely to create "more unease" about the governor. "She has come out as the heroine of this story," he said.
Cherry puts Citadel on top
With Samford defenders hounding Cameron Wells' every dribble, The Citadel needed someone else to play the hero Thursday night. Guard Ben Cherry, a walk-on freshman, was the unlikely candidate. Cherry connected on three huge 3-pointers down the stretch, and Bryan Streeter's rebound basket with 12 seconds remaining lifted The Citadel to a 61-57 win over Samford before 1,440 fans at McAlister Field House.
S.C. Senate weighs college reforms
A sweeping set of regulatory changes for colleges and universities is making its way through the General Assembly, its path to passage smoothed by a recession that has brought sharp cuts to higher education and placed an emphasis on job creation.
School of Business Administration to host first Directors' Institute
The School of Business Administration will hold the first Citadel Directors' Institute March 25 and 26, 2010, at Charleston Place hotel in the heart of historic downtown Charleston. The Institute will feature sessions on best practices in corporate governance; developments in the legal, regulatory and political environment; and corporate risk management. Participants will also hear how principled leadership can set a new direction for American business.
South Carolina’s Citadel Maj., Reserve Pilot Had Hands-On Experience in Haiti Relief Effort
The Citadel, The Military University of South Carolina, Kilo Company Tactical Officer Maj. Jacob B. Raser of Charleston, South Carolina was sitting down to dinner with his wife Monday night, Jan. 25, when he received a call for a supply and evacuation mission to Haiti. Three hours later, Raser, a pilot in the U.S. Air Force Reserves, was in the cockpit of a C-17 bound for Haiti on a relief mission.
Communities in Schools: Chocolate Affair gala, auction Feb. 6
The 19th annual Chocolate Affair will be held Feb. 6 at The Citadel's Holliday Alumni Center in downtown Charleston. Tickets to the event are $100 per person, and the evening starts at 7 p.m.
Daniel Library Friends
The Citadel's Daniel Library Friends' spring lecture series is hosting speakers who will discuss the Civil War. All lectures are free and open to the public. Some events include book signing opportunities. Lectures begin at 6:30 p.m. and are held on The Citadel campus in Bond Hall Room 165. Call 953-7691.
Do you know Melissa Mitchell-Blitch?
BIRTH DATE AND PLACE: Dec. 27, Lexington.
RESIDENCE: James Island.
OCCUPATION: Licensed professional counselor, certified addictions counselor, certified public accountant. Owner of two companies: Vineyard Counseling LLC and Eredita LLC in Mount Pleasant.
EDUCATION: College of Charleston, B.S. in accounting, business administration; University of Charleston, M.S. in accounting; The Citadel, M.A. in psychology, clinical counseling.
Feeling soggy?
Steve Nida, a psychology professor at The Citadel, said there is a human health toll that goes with so much rain, largely because rain can cause someone to dampen their expectations, and otherwise ruin plans. That's a source of stress and people have to adjust to it," he said.
Following the death of his mother, Burke's Simmons signs with Citadel
Burke High School football standout Del'Javon Simmons knows there will be an assimilation process now that he has signed to play for The Citadel. The dapper three-sports star began the process by wearing an argyle sweater vest as he arrived at the Charleston County School District Building on Wednesday morning to sign a national letter of intent.
Newsman plans Citadel address
Bob Schieffer, chief Washington correspondent for CBS News, will deliver the commencement address for the South Carolina Corps of Cadets Class of 2010 on May 8 in McAlister Field House, The Citadel has announced.
Signing class part of football overhaul at The Citadel
Citadel coach Kevin Higgins introduced a 24-player signing class Wednesday that is just one part of an overhaul of Bulldogs football. The class was shaped by Higgins' decision to scrap the spread-option offense he's run for five years in favor of a triple-option not too different from the one that helped The Citadel win its last Southern Conference title in 1992.
Collins hired at Widener
The Citadel defensive coordinator Isaac Collins has been hired as the head football coach at Widener University. Collins, who had been at The Citadel for four years, becomes the first African-American head coach at Widener, a Division III school in Chester, Pa. Collins' departure is just one of several staff changes that Citadel coach Kevin Higgins said he will address at today's signing-day news conference.
Dr. Watson: The oldest working physician in the U.S. ('31)
Dr. Watson: The oldest working physician in the U;S. Dr. W.G. "Curly" Watson has been a fixture in the medical community for almost 70 years and is still working as he approaches in 100th birthday on Feb. 25. As the chief of obstetrics and gynecology at University Hospital, Dr. Watson still goes into work every day. He rises each morning at 6 a.m. and drives from North Augusta to the Women's Center. And despite the fact that Feb. 25 is a workday Dr. Watson is not likely to miss, the folks at University Hospital are attempting to drag him away from the work long enough to participate in a 100th birthday celebration at noon on that day.
Published in: North Augusta Star via Burrelles Clipping Service - website (text only version available)
Eleanora Molinaroli (mother of Carla DeMille, admin assistant to the provost)
Eleanora B. Molinaroli CHARLESTON - The relatives and friends of Mrs. Eleanora B. Molinaroli are invited to attend her Memorial Mass, at 11:00 a.m., on this Wednesday at St. John Catholic Church, 3921 St. John's Ave., North Charleston, SC. Burial will be private. The family kindly requests that memorials be made to St. John Food Pantry, 3921 St. John's Ave., N. Charleston, SC. or to the Bishop Gadsden Residents' Assistance Fund, 1 Bishop Gadsden Way, Charleston, SC 29412, or Memorials may be sent to her guestbook at www.charlestonfunerals.com. Arrangements by the JAMES A. MCALISTER FUNERAL HOME, 766-1365. Visit our guestbook at www.postandcourier.com/deaths
Lower State basketball championships return to Citadel
Here's some good news if you are a high school basketball fan -- the High School League's Lower State basketball championships will return to The Citadel's McAlister Field House. The eight games will be played Feb. 26-27, with the winners advancing to the state championships in Columbia the following weekend. The Lower State championships were contested at The Citadel in 2008 and produced some memorable moments for Lowcountry teams.
Andre Roberts (WR) The Citadel (included in the section for Riley Cooper (WR) Florida)
Andre Roberts (WR) The Citadel: Arguably the best receiver for the South this week. He showed all week that he has the athleticism and receiving skills to play at the next level. He has soft and natural hands that allow for big plays. He makes clutch catches and adjusted to some off-target throws to make the grabs and should move up a full draft round as a result.
Published in: Vanguard - website
SATURDAY: Black History Month Bazaar, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., The Citadel, Buyer Auditorium, Mark Clark Hall, 171 Moultrie St. The annual will feature music, exhibits and food.
FEB. 9: An address by retired Army Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré, 11 a.m., The Citadel, McAlister Field House, 171 Moultrie St. Honoré will speak on the importance of understanding cultural diversity as a principled leader, as part of the college's Greater Issues series.
Cadet named Fulbright finalist
The Citadel announced today that senior Cadet Ryan Keiper has been named a national finalist for a Fulbright research grant in Tanzania. Keiper, a member of Bravo Company, is a civil and environmental engineering major from Allentown, Penn. His application to study water resource management at Dar es Salaam University has been forwarded to the host-country selection panel by the U.S. Department of State’s Institute of International Education. Final decisions will be made later this spring.
CBS’ Bob Schieffer to deliver May 8 commencement address
CBS News Chief Washington Correspondent Bob Schieffer will be the featured speaker at the South Carolina Corps of Cadets commencement, which begins at 9:30 a.m., Saturday, May 8, 2010, in McAlister Field House.
Coast-to-coast double-digit college tuition hikes
Tuition has been trending upward for years, but debate in statehouses and trustee meeting rooms has been more urgent this year as most states struggle their way out of the economic meltdown. The College Board says families are paying about $172 to $1,096 more in tuition and fees this school year. The national average for 2009-2010 is about $7,020, not including room and board, according to the nonprofit association of colleges that oversees the SATs and Advanced Placement tests.
Broadcast on: MSNBC - website
College rifle
Air Force placed first on both days of an NCAA air rifle/smallbore competition hosted by The Citadel. The Bulldogs wrapped up the competition with a men's third-place finish and the women in fourth.
Dupree hopes Citadel leads to NFL shot
At the top of his list is one day making it to the NFL. The Susquehanna Twp. senior had an offer from Navy but chose FCS school The Citadel to continue his football and academic careers. It certainly didn't hurt that The Citadel, coached by West Chester grad Kevin Higgins, runs the Navy-style triple option.
Published in: PennLive.com - website
Groundbreaking for Vesey monument
In an event sure to rekindle the racially polarized debate over Denmark Vesey's place in history, a site in Hampton Park was dedicated Monday for a monument to the man hanged for plotting a slave rebellion in Charleston. The foiled uprising prompted the city to establish an armory and militia training ground that became The Citadel and what is now Marion Square, and restrictive laws put harsh new limits on blacks in Charleston, whether enslaved or free.
Solicitor Kelly Jackson to retire
After serving with the Third Judicial Circuit for 11 years, Solicitor Kelly Jackson announced on Jan. 22 his intentions to retire when his term expires next January. A graduate of The Citadel, Jackson had previously served as an assistant solicitor under Richard "Dick" Harpootlian in the 5th Circuit before serving six years under Solicitor Dudley Saleeby Jr. in the 12th Circuit.
Wofford to open at Ohio
SPARTANBURG -- Wofford's football schedule for 2010 includes an opening-night contest on the road against Ohio. The Terriers face the Bobcats on Sept. 4. Ohio lost in the Mid-American Conference title game last season and played in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl. The home games include Southern Conference foe The Citadel on Oct. 30. Wofford visits Charleston Southern on Sept. 11.
Barbara Carney Schwab (obit - CGC)
Barbara Carney Schwab, 75, resident of Mt. Pleasant, died on January 28, 2010. Mrs. Schwab was born February 25, 1934 in Manhattan, New York, daughter of the late John Carney and Rose Flynn Carney. Barbara received her Bachelor's degree in Education from the College of Charleston and her Master's degree in Education from the Citadel.
Citadel goes high tech with fundraising campaign
For years, The Citadel Brigadier Foundation's annual membership drive consisted of mailing out brochures and making phone calls. A lot of phone calls. But this year, the Brigadier Foundation is going high tech. Along with its usual Trident phone campaign, The Citadel's athletic scholarship fundraising arm is making more use of the Internet, social media and data analytics to target and attract new members.
College programs help disabled students
USC is one of four South Carolina universities offering study programs this year for students with intellectual disabilities. The others are Clemson, Coastal Carolina and Winthrop universities. The College of Charleston is holding a kick-off event Thursday for a program that will begin in the fall.
EXECUTIVE ITEMS
Chuck Beddingfield has been named by ESPN Regional Television Inc., a subsidiary of ESPN, as managing director of the Charleston Classic, an annual college basketball event to be held at the College of Charleston's Carolina First Arena. He has 20 years of experience in intercollegiate athletics. Previously, he was a senior associate athletic director for external affairs at The Citadel and owner of Integrated Capital Solutions in Mount Pleasant.
Forbes.com ranks Claflin University for affordability
The Best Buy Ranking listed the top colleges and universities in the nation from a pool of 600 institutions. Claflin ranked number 31, making it the second-highest ranked school in South Carolina, behind The Citadel (16) and the top-ranked historically black college or university (HBCU). Fisk was the only other HBCU ranked at number 80.
General overhauling training aims for combat-ready troops
Army basic training needs to get back to basics. That's the word from Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling, who's in charge of overhauling Army training. "We need to make sure that what we're training is a good soldier we can hand over to their first unit and make sure they're ready for combat," Hertling, deputy commanding general for initial military training, said Wednesday during a visit at Fort Jackson.
Richard "Dick" Thomson
INMAN, SC-- Richard Clough "Dick" Thomson, 86, of 781 Shipwreck Place, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 30, 2010 at Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System after a short illness. Born and raised in Gaffney, Dick graduated from The McCallie School in Chattanooga, TN in June of 1941 and started college at The Citadel in Charleston that fall. After completing his sophomore year, he joined most of his classmates and volunteered for the Army and after boot camp in Georgia and New York State was immediately shipped off to Europe in the middle of World War II.
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SPOTLIGHT: Books of July 2008
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Order “Pirate Sun” HERE
Reviewed by Liviu C. Suciu:
AUTHOR INFORMATION: Karl Schroeder is a Canadian science fiction author. His bibliography includes “Ventus”, the 2003 Aurora Award-winning “Permanence”, “Lady of Mazes” and the Virga novels, “Sun of Suns” and “Queen of Candesce”. He also co-wrote “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Publishing Science Fiction" with Cory Doctorow.
INTRODUCTION: “Pirate Sun” is the third book in Karl Schroeder’s hard SF Virga series, following “Sun of Suns” and “Queen of Candesce”. This book focuses on the character of Chaison Manning, former admiral of Slipstream which is one of the more powerful Virga nations. The series will continue with “The Sunless Countries.”
SETTING: Virga is a 5,000-mile wide balloon of air warmed by artificial suns, mostly built by the small nations inhabiting it, but with one huge central “sun” called Candesce. This huge enclosed realm contains a miniature cosmos of floating worlds and wheel-like townships, and since they tend to move around, their political relationships evolve in time based on the relative degree of closeness. In book one, we followed Hayden Griffin on a mission of revenge against Chaison Manning, the admiral in charge of the task force that suppressed the Aerie resistance and killed Hayden’s family and friends. In book two, we followed the ambitious, foreign born wife of Chaison, Venera, who believing her husband dead tries to build her own power base on the nation of Spyre. In “Pirate Sun”, we follow the admiral himself, Chaison Manning, who has been imprisoned for his daring raid that foiled the attack on Slipstream in the first book. After his rescue, he teams with a mysterious woman named Antaea from the outskirts of Virga—“the sunless countries” as those are called—and tries to get home and clear his name. But few things are as they seem, and some new facts about the Virga are revealed with more to come in the next installment.
FORMAT/INFO: The ARC edition of “Pirate Sun” that I own stands at 319 pages divided into three named parts and twenty numbered chapters. There is a prologue connecting with what happened in book two, and an epilogue that is a clear connection with the next book considering its title. There is also a map of Virga on the first page. The narration happens in the novel's present and is third person, following mostly the adventures of Chaison and Antaea, with appearances by several important secondary characters. Venera Manning also has some intriguing moments, but this is definitely Chaison and Antaea's book. While you can read “Pirate Sun” as a standalone novel, you will get more enjoyment out of the book after reading the first two volumes in the Virga series.
August 5, 2008 marks the North American Hardcover publication of “Pirate Sun” via Tor Books. Cover art is provided by Stephan Martiniere.
PLOT HINTS AND ANALYSIS: After the connecting prologue, “Pirate Sun” starts off with a bang when Chaison Manning, on his way to the customary rough prison interrogation, manages to escape with several companions. Wondering about their mysterious helper when hiding from the ensuing pursuit, Chaison and his companions, Darius and Richard, finally meet their benefactor in the form of Antaea, who is disguised as a Virga home guard scout. From here, the novel keeps up its fast pace following the adventures of our heroes as Chaison wants to get back to Slipstream, clear his unjustly blackened in absentia name, and find out what happened with his wife. However, he is also strongly attracted to the warrior-like Antaea who makes a sharp contrast with the sophisticated and intrigue-prone, Venera.
On his way home, Chaison gets involved in local politics and war between various nations of Virga and shows a lot of courage in helping Stonecloud—one of those “city states”—use innovative tactics to defend itself against an attack by powerful neighbors that would have destroyed it otherwise. The final part of the novel mostly takes place in Slipstream itself and contains quite a few unexpected surprises.
One of the main pleasures of reading the Virga series is figuring out the strange environment of the setting and this book makes no exception. Both the technological and physical wonders of Virga are on display here, sometimes overshadowing the characters and story, but for me the interactions of the people of Virga are of special interest and here we get to see more of the worlds/nations there and their specific, and sometimes, unique socio-political setup. So we get to see “states” like Falcon Formation; Gretels; political movements like the hardline Aerie resistance fighters who, as it may be surmised, do not have a great fondness for Chaison; and also more of the internal workings of Slipstream itself. Topping this, there are hints about what's beyond Virga in the larger Universe out there.
The book wraps up quite a few threads from the previous novels and the ending is well done, but it is clear that the larger issues that hover in the background require more books in the series. The change of POVs between the novels work well in this case since Chaison—the epitome of “honor, courage, military and integrity”—while glimpsed first through the biased eyes of Hayden, is a very interesting character. The mysterious Antaea is also developed pretty well though some of her motivations remain murky and probably will be explored later. And if you like strong female characters, you cannot go wrong with Venera Manning, whose limited appearances here—after she was the star of “Queen of Candesce”—are some of the novel’s highlights.
Overall, “Pirate Sun” is a fast-paced and interesting hard SF adventure…
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AUTHOR INFORMATION: Mike Resnick has won an impressive five Hugo Awards, been nominated for twenty-six more, and is the all-time award winner—living or dead—for short fiction. He has sold fifty-four novels, more than two hundred short stories, and has also edited fifty anthologies. His work ranges from satirical fare, such as his Lucifer Jones adventures, to weighty examinations of morality and culture, as evidenced by his brilliant tales of Kirinyaga. The series, with sixty-six major and minor awards and nominations to date, is the most honored series of stories in the history of science fiction. Mike’s upcoming releases include “Starship: Rebel” (Pyr Books-December 2008) and “Kilimanjaro: A Fable of Utopia” (Subterranean Press-December 2008).
PLOT SUMMARY: It’s Halloween, and John Justin Mallory’s partner, Winnifred Carruthers, has been so busy preparing for the biggest holiday of the year—in the other Manhattan anyway—that she seems short of energy and pale. Mallory is worried that she’s been working too hard. Then he notices the two puncture marks on her neck…
On this night when ghosts, goblins and other creatures of the night are out celebrating, detective Mallory must stalk the vampire who has threatened his assistant, Winnifred Carruthers, and killed her nephew. With the aid of Felina the catgirl, a vampire who doesn’t act like a vampire, and a dragon that writes hard-boiled private eye stories, Mallory’s hunt takes him all over the place, including Creepy Conrad's Cut-Rate All-Night Mortuary, the Annual Zombies' Ball, the Hills of Home Cemetery, and Battery Park. Along the way he meets a few old friends and enemies, and a host of strange new inhabitants in this otherworldly Manhattan. But as dawn approaches, time is running out on Mallory to find and stop a millennia-old vampire before he can kill again…
CLASSIFICATION: Employing the same formula found in “Stalking the Unicorn” and the John Justin Mallory short stories, “Stalking the Vampire” cleverly and humorously mixes together elements of a hard-boiled detective mystery with contemporary fantasy, campy satire, and dialogue-driven irony. For fans of Simon R. Green’s Nightside series, Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files and Mike Resnick :)
FORMAT/INFO: Page count is 268 pages divided over thirty chapters which are denoted by time—Chapter 1: 6:30 PM—6:55 PM. Brilliant extras include a speech on “Stalking the Vampire” by Col. Winnifred Carruthers before the Blood Sports Enthusiasts of the Lower South Manhattan; a monograph by Professor Seldon Hari, Chief Curator of the Museum of Unnatural History, on “Debunking the Vampire”; and an excerpt from Scaly Jim Chandler’s “Stalking the Vampire” :) Narration is in the third person, objective, but mainly follows in the footsteps of private eye, John Justin Mallory. “Stalking the Vampire” takes place after “Stalking the Unicorn” and the subsequent John Justin Mallory short stories, and is self-contained. August 2008 marks the US Hardcover publication date for “Stalking the Vampire”, while the book will be released in Canada, September 16, 2008. The cover artwork is provided by Dan Dos Santos.
ANALYSIS: Since “Stalking the Vampire” is a sequel to Mike Resnick’s 1987 classic, “Stalking the Unicorn”, I decided to read the two books back-to-back, which had mixed results…
On the one hand, I had a complete blast reading “Stalking the Unicorn”. It was smart, highly inventive, and outrageously funny—led by hilariously wry dialogue—and fun. It was also immensely rewarding, especially getting to see how John Justin Mallory ended up in the other Manhattan, how he became partners with Winnifred Carruthers, his first meeting with the cat-girl Felina and Grundy—“the most powerful demon in New York”—and the clever manner in which he solves the case. In short, “Stalking the Unicorn” is a true classic, the kind that will stand the test of time and be just as much fun to read now or twenty years in the future, as it was when the book was first published in 1987.
Unfortunately, “Stalking the Unicorn” set the bar so high it was almost inevitable that “Stalking the Vampire” would fall short. So even though Mike Resnick hadn’t done anything to change the formula—besides updating the time period with cell phones and DVDs—the humor in “Stalking the Vampire” was a little less funny, the dialogue not as crisp, and the author’s imagination didn’t seem as creative. Plus, a couple of the book’s jokes like Felina’s insatiable appetite and the tenacious merchant goblins felt a little stale, while the plot itself was lacking in wit and payoff, particularly an unsatisfying resolution to the vampire dilemma.
On the bright side, the novel sports some really great ongoing inside jokes including Mallory always betting on the horse Flyaway who has now lost 64 times in a row; the references to oversexed secretaries named Thelma or Velma; odd named streets like Lust, Sloth, Death, Despair, Destruction, or Agony; and the relationship that Mallory has with his enemy, Grundy. Even the jokes regarding Felina’s hunger & inconsistent temperate and the goblins trying to sell Mallory such items as underage goblin girls, encyclopedias, children’s aspirin, iced lemonade, or snakes can be amusing at times. Besides that, the characters are still quirky—Bats McGuire, Scaly Jim Chandler, Aristotle Draconis, Captain Blight, Albert Feinstein—some of the ideas in the book are really comical like drive-by funerals, references to previous Mallory stories are fun, and getting to visit the other Manhattan’s recognizable attractions like the Vampire State Building, Madison Round Garden, Battery Park, Greenwhich Village—and the way they differ from our Manhattan—is always a hoot :)
Last, but certainly not least, the satirical elements are as sharp as ever with “Stalking the Vampire” poking fun at vampires—Vlad and the Impalers, sonar lessons from Vladimir Plotkin, vampire racism, etc—the billion-dollar romance novel industry, hard-boiled detective fiction, popular culture, and even the book itself:
“My name isn’t Wings O’Bannon, and I never shoot anything that’s more than six feet away,” answered Mallory.
“No problem, I can fix that,” said Nathan. “After all, I am a fiction writer.”
“And you’re really going to write up this case?” asked McGuire.
“More or less”
“Will I be in it?” continued the vampire.
“You’re here, aren’t you?” replied Nathan.
“Could you make me four inches taller and more attractive to women?
“Sure,” Said the dragon. “They call it poetic license.”
“They call it unrealistic exaggeration,” said Mallory.
“Same thing,” said Nathan with a shrug.
“And what do you plan to call this epic?” asked Mallory.
“Stalking the Vampire,” answered Nathan. “Great title, don’t you agree? Surefire bestseller.
“I think it’s been done.”
“Not in this Manhattan,” replied the dragon.
Regarding pop culture, the following is one of my favorite passages in the novel:
“Devolution?” said Mallory. “What is that?”
“Why, the antithesis of evolution, of course,” replied Professor Hari. “Take our children, for example. Seventy-five years ago they listened to the sophisticated jazz stylings of Benny Goodman, and when they spoke of a band they meant Tommy or Jimmy Dorsey’s. Fifty years ago their notion of music was Little Richard and Screamin’ Jay Hawkins. Another devolution and they worshipped at the altar of Kiss. And today all trace of music is gone, replaced by something called rap.” He shook his head. “From Beethoven to this in less than two centuries. If that isn’t devolution, I don’t know what is.”
“You’re just choosing one area: music,” said Nathan. “Isn’t that a little too limiting for you to draw such a conclusion?”
“Take any popular entertainment,” answered Professor Hari. “Our taste in humor has devolved from Cary Grant and the Marx Brothers to Adam Sandler and Borat. Our heroes have devolved from John Wayne to Sean Penn. As our actresses’ brains have gotten smaller, their bosoms have gotten bigger. Devolution.”
CONCLUSION: Out of all of the John Justin Mallory stories that I’ve had a chance to read, including “Shell Game” from The Solaris Book of New Fantasy (Reviewed HERE), and the five other short stories—Posttime in Pink, The Blue-Nosed Reindeer, Card Shark, The Chinese Sandman, The Amorous Broom—that Mike was kind enough to send me, “Stalk the Unicorn” is easily my favorite. It’s also, in my opinion, the best of the John Justin Mallory stories, and compared to that book, “Stalking the Vampire” comes up wanting in a few key areas such as dialogue, wit and humor. Even so, “Stalking the Vampire” is still a hell of a lot better than most of the stuff that’s passing for urban fantasy these days, and if I had to choose between the two, nine times out of ten, I’m sticking with Mallory. So here’s hoping that Mike Resnick has many more John Justin Mallory stories to tell…
“Subterranean: Tales of Dark Fantasy” edited by William Schafer
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EDITOR INFORMATION: William K. Schafer is the head editor at Subterranean Press which was founded by Bill and Tim Holt in 1995.
PLOT SUMMARY: Fantasy comes in all shades, from gentle tales of elves and fairies, to the blackest of horrors. “Subterranean: Tales of Dark Fantasy” tends toward the darker edges, where the fantastic mixes with the horrific. With all original tales by a number of Subterranean Press favorites, and writers new to our stable, we’ve aimed to illuminate these shadowed corners, to bring into the light the creatures that venture forth from the sea, those that alter our reality to suit their sinister needs, and others who head into territory so bleak it’s best left undescribed:
01) “The Gulf” by Poppy Z. Brite. Clocking in at eleven pages, “The Gulf”, narrated in the first-person, is a post-Katrina tale about what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger…
02) “Alastair Baffle’s Emporium of Wonders” by Mike Resnick. Also narrated in the first-person, Mike Resnick’s twenty-seven page contribution follows Maury Gold and Nate Silver—Gold and Silver—who have been friends for 78 years since they first met in Alastair Baffle’s Emporium of Wonders. Now, over ninety years old with little to live for, the two longtime friends venture back out into the contemporary world searching for the magic store that first brought them together…and find it—the same as ever—along with new hopes, forgotten dreams and unknown regrets…
03) “It Washed Up” by Joe R. Lansdale. A mere three pages long, “It Washed Up” is like the tale of The Pied Piper of Hamelin if told by H.P. Lovecraft...
04) “The Hour of Babel” by Tim Powers. Twenty pages. On June 21, 1975, the Firehouse Pizza experienced a phenomenon that resulted in five people dead, and nine survivors, although only four survived sane. One of those survivors is Kurt Hollis, and thirty-one years later he meets a group of time travelers intent on solving the mysterious event. They believe the phenomenon was caused by an alien manifestation, but as the title of the story alludes, the answer may be more biblical in nature…
05) “Monstrous Embrace” by Rachel Swirsky. Told through the first-person perspective of Ugliness, “Monstrous Embrace” is a fifteen-page petition to Prince Raius to either marry Ugliness and save his life and crown, or be betrayed by the Lady Alna who is really a witch seeking revenge against the fairies that brought destruction to Elithi. Either way, the prince will lose…
06) “The Lunatic Miss Teak” by Darren Speegle. Fifteen pages. In Cochem, Germany, a commercially successful painter purchases a grotesque doll covered in numerous inch-long horizontal slots called Miss Teak for one thousand cents. Upon his return home in Hartford, Connecticut, he discovers that Miss Teak has gifted him with magical powers—abilities that he uses to garner himself fame & fortune. Remembering the shopkeeper’s message that you can be hers or she can be yours, the painter starts feeding a thousand ‘found’ cents into Miss Teak, but the closer the painter reaches his goal, the more he begins to regret his decision…
07) “The Steam Dancer (1896)” by Caitlin R. Kiernan. Twelve pages. At the age of nineteen, Missouri Banks lost a leg, eye and arm to bloatflies and was nursed back to health by the mechanic who eventually became her lover, and then husband. Fitted with a mechanical arm and leg that was fashioned by the mechanic, and an eye procured from a Chinaman in San Francisco, Missouri was made whole again and currently is the star dancer at Madame Ling’s Nine Dragons. Missouri’s proverb—What’s past is prologue…
08) “Penguins of the Apocalypse” by William Browning Spencer. Thirty-one pages. Narrated in the first-person, Sam Silvers is unemployed, divorced, and an alcoholic living above a bar. The one good thing in his life is his five-year-old son, Danny, but that is threatened when Derrick Thorn—either a weird stranger, a figment of Sam’s imagination, or a mischievous spirit called a pooka—enters his life…
09) “Caverns of Mystery” by Kage Baker. Featuring a young heroine who can see phantoms through her right eye, Kage Baker’s twenty-page short story deals with the Caverns of Mystery—a tourist attraction—and the sorrowful history that haunts it…
10) “Face” by Mike Carey. Presented as a letter between the Governor Plenipontentiary of the city Sestival and the Suzerain of the Eastern Empire, the nineteen-page “Face” finds Melchior Tavel explaining the Blood Neshim uprising, which was caused by a court hearing where tradition was overruled by personal feelings…
11) “The Road To Levinshir” by Patrick Rothfuss. Starring Kvothe from “The Name of the Wind” in a dark tale about Edema Ruh and revenge, “The Road To Levinshir” is basically a thirty-seven page long excerpt from the second book in Patrick Rothfuss’ The Kingkiller Chronicles, “The Wise Man’s Fear”…
Additionally, “Subterranean: Tales of Dark Fantasy” is accompanied by a chapbook for Joe Hill’s story, “Thumbprint”. Unfortunately, that story wasn’t included in the ARC version of the anthology…
FORMAT/INFO: Page count is 232 pages divided over eleven short stories. Publication date is July 2008 via Subterranean Press with the anthology presented in three unique editions:
1) Lettered: Fully leatherbound, housed in a custom traycase, with three full color plates, signed by all contributors.
2) Limited: Bound in leather and cloth, housed in a custom slipcase, with three full color plates, signed by most contributors (SOLD OUT).
3) Trade: Fully cloth bound edition.
Accompanying “Subterranean: Tales of Dark Fantasy” is an exclusive chapbook of Joe Hill’s 10,000-word story, “Thumbprint,” thus far only available in the UK magazine, Postscripts. Providing the cover for “Thumbprint” is Vincent Chong who also provides interior color plates for both the Limited and Lettered editions. Cover art is courtesy of Dave McKean.
ANALYSIS: One reason I like reading short story anthologies is being able to sample the work of writers that I’ve always wanted to try or had not heard of before. Of the former, I was eagerly looking forward to reading the contributions by Poppy Z. Brite, Joe R. Landsdale, Tim Powers and Kage Baker. While the first two were slightly disappointing—The Gulf because it wasn’t the ‘dark fantasy’ tale that I was expecting, and It Washed Up because of its brevity—Tim’s intriguing sci-fi short and Kage Baker’s haunting ghost story were excellent pieces that made me want to read more of the authors’ work.
Of the latter, “Subterranean: Tales of Dark Fantasy” was my introduction to Rachel Swirsky and Darren Speegle—two exciting up-and-comers—and the award-winning William Browning Spencer, all of whom were worthy additions to the anthology. Of the rest, I was quite familiar with Mike Resnick, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Mike Carey and Patrick Rothfuss, and much of my excitement for the anthology stemmed from their inclusion.
As far as favorites, it’s hard to pick just one, because apart from The Gulf and It Washed Up, every short story in the anthology left a lasting impression on me. For instance, I enjoyed “The Road To Levinshir” because it was rewarding to hear Kvothe’s voice again and getting a taste of Patrick’s next book. I loved “Monstrous Embrace” for its beautiful, poetic prose and evocative imagery:
“I am ugliness in body and bone, breath and heartbeat. I am muddy rocks and jagged scars snaking across salt-sown fields. I am insect larvae wriggling inside the great dead beasts into which they were born. Too, I am the hanks of dead flesh rotting. I am the ungrateful child’s sneer, the plague sore bursting, the swing of shadow beneath the gallows rope. Ugliness is my hands, my feet, my fingernails. Ugliness is my gaze, boring into you like a worm into rotting fruit.”
I thought “Face” was the most original story in the anthology, particularly the concept of the Neshim who believed that “a woman’s beauty is the property of her husband, and must give pleasure to no man else”, so their faces were removed from their heads and only given back to them after they were properly married. And I liked “Alastair Baffle’s Emporium of Wonders” because it was poignant, “Penguins of the Apocalypse” because it was powerful, “The Lunatic Miss Teak” for being provocative, and “The Steam Dancer (1896)” for its steampunk elements. And so on…
CONCLUSION: I love reading horror about as much as I love reading fantasy, so when I first heard about “Subterranean: Tales of Dark Fantasy” and its theme of “where the fantastic mixes with the horrific”, I couldn’t have been more excited—especially once I saw who all was contributing. But the anthology is not perfect. I thought two of the short stories could have been omitted without any great loss; a couple of others seemed incomplete including “The Steam Dancer (1896)”; and I thought the anthology could have benefited from 3-4 additional contributions, although the Joe Hill chapbook helps. Furthermore, “Subterranean: Tales of Dark Fantasy” is a bit lacking in both the fantasy and horror departments. Of the former, most of the stories take place in a contemporary milieu with the fantastic elements of a more ambiguous nature. Horror meanwhile is of the subtler, more psychological variety. Despite these issues however, “Subterranean: Tales of Dark Fantasy” left me quite impressed, particularly the high-quality writing throughout the entire book; the creativeness displayed by the authors; and the anthology’s diversity which I appreciated. In short, I hope Subterranean Press will produce many more of these Tales of Dark Fantasy anthologies…
Winners of the Mike Carey Giveaway and Misc. News...
Congratulations to Rhonda Bauske (Oregon), Lisa Foland (Illinois) and Kathy Hornick (Virginia) who were all randomly selected to win a SET of Mike Carey’s Felix Castor (US Version) novels including copies of "The Devil You Know” and “Vicious Circle”, courtesy of Hachette Book Group USA!!! “Vicious Circle” is officially out today and if you haven’t read “The Devil You Know” yet, then what are you waiting for! Both novels are highly recommended and have been reviewed by Fantasy Book Critic HERE (The Devil You Know) + HERE (Vicious Circle), and you can learn more about the author Mike Carey in an interview HERE.
Moving on, I’m on a semi-vacation this week, so I just have a few scraps of news:
~For mystery/thriller lovers, on August 12, 2008, William Morrow is publishing “Takeover”, a hot new novel from talented debut author Lisa Black. “Takeover” is described as a gripping thrill ride that combines forensics details with the tautness of a hostage situation and heralds a major voice in crime fiction, and a sharp & gutsy forensic investigator:
“Black, a former latent fingerprint examiner and forensic scientist for the Cleveland coroner's office, delivers a tautly plotted, relentlessly suspenseful debut. Let's hope she writes another scorcher-and soon.” —Booklist, Starred Review
“Fans of Tess Gerritsen’s Jane Rizzoli and Maura Isles novels will enjoy this debut thriller by a forensic specialist for its steady suspense, female intuition, and distinctive venue. A terrific vacation read...” —Library Journal
In promotion of the book’s pending release, Lisa Black talks about “Takeover” HERE, her work as a CSI HERE, about Cleveland HERE, and about forensic mysteries HERE…
~In other news, Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist recently posted an interview HERE with Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of the excellent fantasy debut, “Empire in Black & Gold”. One of my favorite novels of the year—read Fantasy Book Critic’s review HERE—I can’t recommend “Empire in Black & Gold” enough, so be sure to check out that interview. Also, Graeme’s Fantasy Book Review seemed to like the novel as well :)
~This next piece of news I came across via Matt Staggs’ Enter the Octopus, which features Felix Gilman talking about his next novel, “Gears of the City”:
”I’ve just finally emerged from editorial revisions on my second book, and what do I see when I check my email but a very kind offer from Matt Staggs to post something on his blog. But what? I’ve been off the internet for a month and I don’t know what’s happening in the world. Has Obama won yet? Oh God, please, has Obama won yet?
Here is a picture of the cover of the book. It’s called Gears of the City, it comes out in December, and it’s a sequel to my first novel, Thunderer, which Matt reviewed here. It has madmen, pilgrims, ghosts, a remote and haunted Mountain, an evil Hotel, zeppelins, something that is almost but not exactly a dragon, a supporting character who is almost but not exactly the Marquis de Sade, and a certain amount of time travel. Also, other things.”
In my opinion, “Thunderer” (Reviewed HERE) was one of the best fantasy debuts in 2007 and I’ve been looking forward to the sequel. Now with Felix’s comments and the superb cover art, I can barely contain my excitement :)
~Lastly, SFcrowsnest has recently opened the doors on their new social networking site for science fiction and fantasy fans, called Hivemind. Cut from the same cloth as FaceBook, MySpace, Bebo and the like, but specifically designed with SFF fans in mind, users can use Hivemind to chat, blog, post polls, upload photos, create fan groups for your favorite conventions, SFF books and films, and make virtual friends with other Nestizens. Hivemind is currently in its early Beta, so all comments and feedback on how to improve the site are much welcome…
Official Galen Beckett Website
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AUTHOR INFORMATION: “The Magicians & Mrs. Quent” is Galen Beckett’s first novel. Currently, the author lives in Colorado and is working on the sequel, “The House on Durrow Street”.
PLOT SUMMARY: Of the three Lockwell sisters—romantic Lily, prophetic Rose, and studious Ivy—all agree that it’s the eldest, the book-loving Ivy, who has held the family together ever since their father’s retreat into his silent vigil in the library upstairs. Everyone blames Mr. Lockwell’s malady on his magickal studies, but Ivy alone still believes—both in magick and in its power to bring her father back.
But there are others in the world who believe in magick as well. Over the years, Ivy has glimpsed them—the strangers in black topcoats and hats who appear at the door, strangers of whom their mother will never speak. Ivy once thought them secret benefactors, but now she’s not so certain.
After tragedy strikes, Ivy takes a job with the reclusive Mr. Quent in a desperate effort to preserve her family. It’s only then that she discovers the fate she shares with a jaded young nobleman named Dashton Rafferdy, his ambitious friend Eldyn Garritt, and a secret society of highwaymen, revolutionaries, illusionists, and spies who populate the island nation of Altania.
For there is far more to Altania than meets the eye and more to magick than mere fashion. And in the act of saving her father, Ivy will determine whether the world faces a new dawn—or an everlasting night…
CLASSIFICATION: According to Galen Beckett’s bio, “The Magicians & Mrs. Quent” was written in response to the following question: “What if there was a fantastical cause underlying the social constraints and limited choices confronting a heroine in a novel by Jane Austen or Charlotte Brontë?” Not surprisingly, “The Magicians & Mrs. Quent” strongly channels Jane Austen’s books and Charlotte’s classic novel Jane Eyre—including writing style, characters, the setting, tone, subplots both romantic and social, etc—and is probably most suited to readers of those authors. But because of the novel’s fantastical elements, playfulness, and gothic flourishes, there’s also a hint of Harry Potter and Susanna Clarke’s “Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell” in the book, and I believe fans of either could also be charmed by “The Magicians & Mrs. Quent”.
FORMAT/INFO: Page count is 498 pages divided over three Books and twenty-eight chapters. For Books One and Three, narration is in the third person and alternates between Ivy Lockwell, Dashton Rafferdy, and Eldyn Garritt, while Book Two is written in the first person in the form of letters from Ivy to her father. For the most part, “The Magicians & Mrs. Quent” is self-contained with the majority of subplots resolved by the end of the novel, but the book is the first volume in a planned trilogy with the author currently working on the sequel, “The House on Durrow Street”.
July 29, 2008 marks the North American Hardcover publication of “The Magicians & Mrs. Quent” via Bantam Spectra. Cover is designed by Jamie S. Warren with the artwork provided by Phillip Heffernan.
ANALYSIS: From the very first moment that I cracked open “The Magicians and Mrs. Quent” till its final, gripping page, I was thoroughly enchanted by Galen Beckett’s debut, and much of the reason stems from the writing. Simply put, “The Magicians and Mrs. Quent” is the most proficiently written first novel that I’ve read since Susanna Clarke’s “Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell”. But where the latter was written in an archaic manner and suffered at times from verbosity, the former oozes with a keen wit and endearing charm. I was particularly impressed with Galen’s ability to skillfully write in both the first and third-person, as well as the author’s humorous observations and clever banter:
“Her white wig was frizzy as a dandelion gone to seed, and her cheeks were painted like a Murghese teapot, which was not inappropriate, as her shape recalled a teapot as well.”
“Beer might make a smart man dull, but coffee is worse because it can delude a dull man into thinking he’s sharp.”
“Mr. Baydon, could you put down your paper? I’m trying to choose a puzzle to fit together, and I need your help.”
“I have you, Mrs. Baydon, and that is all I require to puzzle me.”
Also impressive was the characters and the accurate manner in which Galen depicts a Regency/Victorian-influenced world where women are inhibited by their gender and social classes by their wallets. Of the former, Galen’s characters are superbly crafted, highlighted by sparkling dialogue and distinctive personalities which even extends to the minor characters like Mrs. Lockwell who “seldom said anything she didn’t feel was worth exclaiming”, Lily who adopts the mannerisms of whatever romance she’s reading, Mrs. Murch who always mixes things up when cooking such as substituting salt for sugar or soap for butter, and Lady Marsdel who is constantly dying of boredom. Character development is subtle with Dashton Rafferdy evolving the most over the course of the novel, but all three protagonists—including Ivy Lockwell, Rafferdy, and Eldyn Garrit—possess substance, and are extremely likeable to boot. Villains are a bit generic, but not everyone is who they appear to be…
Of the latter, the island of Altania with its rules, social classes and affectations may seem familiar, but I appreciated the effort Galen put into rendering the world as his own. Specifically conjuring up original mythology; history—Queen Elsadore, Altania’s first great magician in Gauldren, Myrrgon, Xandrus, Slade Vordigan, St. Andelthy, Queen Béanore, etc—texts like the history Lex Altania, The Sundering of Vaelus and Cyrenth romance, and the news publications The Comet, The Messenger, The Fox and The Swift Arrow; politics in the New Act for Rationality in the Commission of Naval Vessels, the Rules of Citizenship, and enclosure; currency (regals); and even going so far as devising a system where day and night is measured by long & short umbrals and lumenals. As fascinating as the world-building can be though, it does play second fiddle to the characters and the drama that constantly surrounds them.
Magick meanwhile, is understated and not anything that readers of fantasy haven’t seen before, but you can expect magicians, witches, illusionists, the Vigilant Order of the Silver Eye, the Wyrdwood—a primeval forest full of a dark power—binding spells, Greatwolves, magical gateways, Ashen, and Harry Potter-like riddles:
When twelve who wander stand as one
Through the door the dark will come.
The key will be revealed in turn—
Unlock the way and you shall learn.
Plot-wise, “The Magicians and Mrs. Quent” is slow-moving, with the first ‘Book’, Invarel, mainly concentrating on set-up and exploring the social situation of each character including a romance that develops between Ivy & Rafferdy which can never happen because of their unequal status—Rafferdy is the son of a lord and rich, the Lockwells are not—and Eldynn’s quest to get his family out of debt and earn back the Garritt family fortune. The second ‘Book’, Heathcrest, focuses solely on Ivy and is when Mrs. Quent finally shows up in the picture along with a subplot involving witches, revolution and the Wyrdwood, while Book Three, Durrow Street, deals more with the revolution against Altania and magick, including the Vigilant Order of the Silver Eye and the Ashen—creatures “as old as the darkness between the stars, and as hungry.” While the plotting in “The Magicians and Mrs. Quent” is not overly complex and is at times predictable—not to mention plagued by the occasional coincidence or deus ex machina—I thought the story offered a riveting blend of drama, romance, mystery, thrills, misdirection and fantasy.
One element that could go against “The Magicians and Mrs. Quent” is Galen Beckett’s tendency to closely wear his influences on his sleeve. In other words, the comparisons to Jane Austen and Charlotte Brontë aren’t just reasonable; they are unavoidable, especially in Books One and Two, the latter of which reads very similar to Jane Eyre. Now there’s nothing wrong with wearing your influences, but for future efforts Galen might want to think about establishing his own style and being a little more original. Another drawback the book might have to deal with is being stereotyped as a novel that can only be enjoyed by women. For instance, if you look on the back cover of “The Magicians and Mrs. Quent”, you’ll notice that only female authors provided blurbs including Robin Hobb, Jacqueline Carey, Sarah Ash, Delia Sherman and Ellen Kushner. True, “The Magicians and Mrs. Quent” does possess a strong female sensibility and is noticeably lacking in machismo, but that doesn’t mean the book can’t be enjoyed by readers of either gender. I know I did, and immensely…
CONCLUSION: I’m not the biggest fan of Jane Austen or Charlotte Brontë, but I can appreciate a well-written novel. So even though Galen Beckett’s debut possesses more than a passing resemblance to Austen & Brontë’s classics, the wonderful characterization, rich worldbuilding, a satisfying story and elements of the extraordinary combined with the obvious talent of the author were more than enough for me to overlook the novel’s minor shortcomings and just appreciate “The Magicians and Mrs. Quent” for its superior craftsmanship. More than that though, “The Magicians and Mrs. Quent” is remarkably charming, witty, and entertaining, and I fondly look forward to the moment when I can sit down and savor Galen Beckett’s next novel…
Official Gregory Frost Website
Order “Lord Tophet” HERE
Read Fantasy Book Critic’s REVIEW of “Shadowbridge”
Read FantasyBookSpot’s INTERVIEW with Gregory Frost
AUTHOR INFORMATION: A graduate of the writing program at the University of Iowa and of the Clarion Writers Workshop, Gregory Frost is a fantasy/science fiction author of six novels (Shadowbridge, The Pure Cold Light, Tain, Remscela, etc), various articles, and numerous short stories including the collection, “Attack of the Jazz Giants & Other Stories”, and has been nominated for nearly every major award in the speculative fiction field—namely the Hugo, Nebula, James Tiptree, Theodore Sturgeon Memorial, International Horror Guild and World Fantasy awards. Greg is also one of the Fiction Writing Workshop directors at Swarthmore College.
PLOT SUMMARY: Daughter of the legendary shadow-puppeteer Bardsham, Leodora has inherited her father’s skills . . . and his enemies. Together with her manager Soter—keeper of her father’s darkest secrets—and a gifted young musician named Diverus, Leodora has traveled from span to span, her masked performances given under the stage name Jax, winning fame and fortune.
But Jax’s success may be Leodora’s undoing. Years ago, following a performance by Bardsham, the vengeful god known as Lord Tophet visited a horrific punishment upon the span of Colemaigne and its citizens, a reprisal inflicted without warning or explanation. And as the genius of Jax gives rise to rumors that Bardsham has returned, Lord Tophet takes notice and dispatches a quintet of deadly killers to learn the truth behind the mask.
Now, upon the cursed span of Colemaigne, where her father achieved his greatest triumph and suffered his bitterest tragedy, Leodora is about to perform the most shocking story of all…
CLASSIFICATION: Set in a completely fictional fantasy world where humans can rub shoulders with gods, demigods, elves, kitsunes, mer-folk, afrits, ghosts and sea-dragons, “Lord Tophet”, like its predecessor “Shadowbridge”, is a novel of myth, legend and fables that should appeal to fans of “Grimms’ Fairy Tales”, Hans Christian Andersen, the Arabian Nights, Homer’s “Iliad/Odyssey”, the Panchatantra, Neil Gaiman, Catherynne M. Valente’s The Orphan’s Tales, and Pan’s Labyrinth.
FORMAT/INFO: Page count is 222 pages divided over three parts and an epilogue. Narration is in the third-person and alternates between the shadow-puppeteer Leodora, her friend and musician Diverus, and her mentor/manager Soter. “Lord Tophet” is a direct sequel to “Shadowbridge” which ended on a cliffhanger, and concludes the duology. Gregory has sketched out a third Shadowbridge novel, but it will feature different characters and a different setting. July 29, 2008 marks the North American Trade Paperback publication of “Lord Tophet” via Del Rey. The cover is designed by David Stevenson with Thomas Thiemeyer providing the illustration.
ANALYSIS: Creatively “Shadowbridge” is a marvelous work of invention, embodied by the imaginative Shadowbridge setting—a world of linked spiraling spans of bridges on which all impossibilities can happen—the intriguing art of shadow play, and the many enchanting tales & fables that are interwoven into the main narrative. Yet because of issues that I had with not being able to emotionally connect with the characters, worldbuilding that I felt could have been more penetrating, uneven pacing/narrative structure, and an unsatisfying cliffhanger, my feelings for the novel were mixed. Nevertheless, I had a similar experience with Catherynne M. Valente’s “In the Night Garden” and came to appreciate the book much more after completing the duology—an experience I hoped to have after finishing “Lord Tophet”. Alas, reading “Lord Tophet” did not make me appreciate “Shadowbridge” any more than I already did, but the duology’s conclusion is a far better novel than its predecessor…
Upon finishing “Shadowbridge” I speculated that it would have been wiser if the story had been released as a single novel instead of a duology. How wrong I was. By limiting the story’s setup—which includes introducing the world and characters, developing backstory, and establishing themes, etc—to “Shadowbridge”, “Lord Tophet” was better able to focus on telling an engaging narrative and rewarding the reader…and the difference between the two books is just astounding. Where “Shadowbridge” felt like a disjointed collection of short stories that overshadowed the main narrative and seemed to go nowhere, “Lord Tophet” is able to immediately dive into the meat of the story which involves the title character, Tophet—the god of Chaos—and his role in both Leodora’s past and her future, while resolving conflicts and providing answers. And as a direct result of “Lord Tophet” not having to deal with any setup and concentrating instead on completing the duology, plotting, pacing, structure, and even prose is significantly tighter and more cohesive than it was in “Shadowbridge”.
Creatively “Lord Tophet” is just as, if not more, imaginative than its predecessor with Edgeworld, the Brazen Head—a talking pendant that speaks in riddles “or at least in ways that are most obscure”—and the inverted world of Pons Asinorum, a world that threads all worlds, some of the novel’s most memorable creations. Stories meanwhile, remain just as important and fascinating as they were in “Shadowbridge”, and my favorite part of the duology. The key difference this time is that the stories actually complement, instead of overshadow, the main narrative, which by itself reads like a fable including a poetic quality to the writing, insightful moral lessons, and a satisfying fairy tale-like ending that both resolves issues and tantalizes with unspecified resolutions :) As far as the actual stories—“The Tale of the Two Brothers”, “The Tale of Meersh and the Sun God”, “The Dream of a Fortune”, “Soter’s Tale”, and “Tophet’s Tale”—there’s not as many of them in “Lord Tophet” as there were in “Shadowbridge”, but the highly amusing “Tale of Meersh and the Sun God” featuring Penis is a personal favorite, while the tales of Soter and Tophet are two of the most powerful stories in the duology because of the shocking answers they provide.
To nitpick, characterization and worldbuilding is still not as deep as it could have been, there’s a romance in the novel that could have used a little more development, and parts of the story are predictable because of the mythological nature of the book. But because “Lord Tophet” is so much more well-rounded than its predecessor, it was a lot easier to ignore such issues this time around and just enjoy the ride :)
CONCLUSION: “Shadowbridge” has been lauded for its imagination & storytelling, described as award-worthy, and praised as a classic-in-the-making, and such acclaim is not wholly without merit. But comparatively, “Lord Tophet” is a much better novel. It is also a different novel, so while “Shadowbridge” may provide the groundwork and is necessary to the duology, and “Lord Tophet” is a direct continuation of “Shadowbridge", the two novels should be treated individually. After all, it is “Lord Tophet” that actually delivers the payoff—including answering such questions as the fate of Leodora’s mother and father, the secrets that Soter has been hiding, The Coral Man, the Agents, and a demigod’s warning—and does so spectacularly. So if you haven’t read “Shadowbridge” yet or had difficulties with the novel, you may want to reconsider. For not only is “Lord Tophet” far superior to its predecessor and a richly rewarding experience, it is also one of the few must-read fantasies of the year…
Dabel Brothers Publishing to Adapt the Cult Classic Film, The Warriors! Plus, Read the First Chapter from Matthew Hughes’ upcoming book, “Hespira”…
“All right now, for all you boppers out there in the big city, all you street people with an ear for the action, I've been asked to relay a request from the Gramercy Riffs. It's a special for the Warriors, that real live bunch from Coney, and I do mean the Warriors. Here's a hit with them in mind.”
ATLANTA, GA – July 21, 2008: Dabel Brothers Publishing is pleased to announce the comic book adaptation of the cult movie classic, The Warriors. The Dabels will start with an adaptation of the movie and move onto doing spin-off stories based on the movie. This will be the Dabel Brothers first movie-to-comic book adaptation.
“Even though I love everything we've done up until now, I never been this excited about us picking up a license. The Warriors is simply my favorite movie from the 70's,” says Dabel Brothers Special Projects Manager, Derek Ruiz. “Seriously, who can forget the death of Cyrus or Sully banging those bottles together and asking The Warriors to come out and play. That stuff is just classic.”
For those unfamiliar with the movie, it's about a gang called The Warriors, who are framed for killing a rival gang leader who had been trying to unite all the gangs in the area. With other gangs gunning for them they must get back to their home turf of Coney Island…alive.
The movie came out in 1979 from Paramount Pictures. The 30th Anniversary is coming up in January 2009 and is timed perfectly with the release date for issue #1 of the comic book adaptation.
Dabel Brother's Business Director Rich Young added, “The Warriors is such a great movie...it's amazing how well it has held up over time. We're excited to be working with Paramount on this and we're excited about the fact that this is our first movie-based license. This property has its origins in Sol Yurick's novel, which is what we're known for (working with literary authors), so we think it's really a perfect fit for Dabel Brothers. I know we're going to do some things that people are really doing to dig with this.”
Commenting on the deal, Michael Corcoran, president, Paramount Consumer Products & Recreation Group, said, “Paramount Licensing has an incredibly rich and diverse library of properties dating back almost a century, and we are delighted to be working with companies such as Dabel Brothers Publishing, who find fresh new ways to develop products based on these classic films that will appeal to both existing fans and a whole new audience.”
ABOUT DABEL BROTHERS PUBLISHING, LLC:
Dabel Brothers Publishing, LLC, is a comic book studio dedicated to bringing many of the best and most popular novels in the world of fantasy to the comic book medium. Since its inception in 2001 they have produced adaptations of novels by bestselling authors including George R.R. Martin, Orson Scott Card, Laurell K. Hamilton, Raymond E. Feist, Tad Williams, Richard A. Knaak, and Robert Silverberg. Currently on the schedule is a remarkable list of high-profile projects including adaptations of major novels by bestselling authors: Dean Koontz's Frankenstein: Prodigal Son, an original story set in the world of Jim Butcher's bestselling series The Dresden Files, a Wild Cards series edited and overseen by George R. R. Martin, and a brand-new Mercy Thompson adventure by Patricia Briggs titled Mercy Thompson: Homecoming.
Recently announced Dabel Brothers projects include Malcom Wong’s Dog Eaters, Jim Dresden’s Dresden Files: Storm Front, and Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time.
In other news, Matthew Hughes’ Hespira—the third Henghis Hapthorn novel after Majestrum (Reviewed HERE) and The Spiral Labyrinth—is tentatively scheduled for publication this August 2008 via Night Shade Books (Order HERE). In anticipation of the book’s pending release, Matthew has made the first chapter available HERE.
Personally, this is one of my most anticipated releases of the year!
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Official Mike Carey Website
Order “Vicious Circle” HERE (US) + HERE (UK)
Read Fantasy Book Critic’s REVIEW of “The Devil You Know”
Read Fantasy Book Critic’s 2007 INTERVIEW with Mike Carey
AUTHOR INFORMATION: Mike Carey got into writing through comic books where he is best known for the Eisner-nominated horror/fantasy series Lucifer, Hellblazer and The Sandman Presents. Current comic book projects include Ultimate Fantastic Four, Crossing Midnight, X-Men: Legacy, Secret Invasion, Coalition Comix, The Stranded, etc. Mike is also the author of the Felix Castor novels, has penned two screenplays for Hadaly Pictures in “Frost Flowers” and “Red King”, is working on The Stranded TV series for Virgin Comics/SciFi Channel, and has a short story collected in the “Subterranean: Tales of Dark Fantasy” anthology.
PLOT SUMMARY: At a time when the supernatural world is in upheaval and spilling over into the mundane realm of the living, you would think that life would be good for freelance exorcist, Felix Castor. Unfortunately the reality is a very different story. His friend Rafi is still possessed by a demon, one of his associates is a succubus that was summoned to kill him, and business is not exactly booming. Doing some consulting for the local police helps pays the bills, but Felix needs all the work he can get, so when a distraught couple comes to him requesting his services to find the kidnapped ghost of their daughter, how can he refuse? But what starts out as a strange, yet seemingly insignificant case soon becomes something much more perilous as Felix finds himself and his loved ones drawn into the middle of a horrific plot to raise one of Hell's most powerful demons…
CLASSIFICATION: Like its predecessor, “Vicious Circle” is an R-rated urban fantasy infused with a healthy dose of detective noir. So expect a contemporary setting—in this case London—a sardonic first-person narrative, and supernatural elements like ghosts, zombies, werewolves and demons mixing it up with police procedural and murder mysteries. Romance however, is not part of the equation. Still, the Felix Castor novels are highly recommended to anyone who reads urban fantasy, but especially fans of Charlie Huston’s Joe Pitt Casebooks, The Dresden Files, Simon R. Green’s Nightside series, and Hellblazer :)
FORMAT/INFO: Page count is 448 pages divided over twenty-seven chapters. Narration is in the first-person exclusively via exorcist Felix Castor. “Vicious Circle” is the second book in the Felix Castor series and takes place around a year or so after “The Devil You Know”, and like that novel is self-contained. In fact, readers can easily pick up “Vicious Circle” without reading “The Devil You Know” since the author does a terrific job of revisiting Felix’s backstory including his sister Katie; his first exorcism; the complicated love/friendship triangle between him, Pen and Rafi; the demon Asmodeus; and the succubus Juliet. The third book in the series, “Dead Men’s Boots”, is already out in the UK since September 2007 and I imagine will be released stateside sometime in 2009. The fourth book, “Thicker Than Water”, is already scheduled for UK publication March 2009.
July 28, 2008 marks the US Hardcover Publication of “Vicious Circle” via Grand Central Publishing. The UK version has been available since October 2006 via Orbit Books.
ANALYSIS: Out of all of the urban fantasy novels that I read in 2007, Mike Carey’s prose debut (The Devil You Know) was one of my favorites. Basically, Mike took everything that I love about the genre—including the supernatural tangoing with the ordinary, mixing humor with horror, and creating a protagonist that is impossible not to root for—and gave the formula a refreshing makeover. Even so, there was room for improvement and in “Vicious Circle” Mike Carey has delivered a sequel that is in every way bigger and better than its predecessor.
For one, the writing is sharper. By that, I mean the story is better plotted, the pacing is more consistent, and the voice of Felix Castor is more vibrant, particularly his ability to describe London with such unique flair, and a talent for clever barbs, descriptive metaphors and humorous commentary:
“Harlesden is like Kilburn without the scenic beauty—the stamping ground of Jamaican gangsters with itchy trigger fingers, predatory minicab drivers whose cars are their offices, and a great nation of feral cats.”
“So. You’re dead, then. How’s that working out?”
“I prowled about the house all day like a hermit with hemorrhoids.”
“Another reason is that I’m an unsociable bastard who hates shoptalk worse than dental surgery.”
Secondly, the supporting cast is wilder and more creative. So not only do we have such memorable returning characters as conspiracy-theorist zombie Nicky, succubus Juliet, and the demon-possessed Rafi, but we also get to meet such colorful new characters as the Ice-Maker—a faith-healer who deals exclusively with zombies—a five-hundred year old ghost named Rosie Crucis, and a pair of nasty Catholic loup-garous (were-kin) in Zucker & Po.
Speaking of creative, the plot in “Vicious Circle” is excellent, mixing together noir-esque mystery and misdirection with such paranormal fun as a kidnapped ghost, necromancy, human sacrifices, satanists, and a haunted church/congregation. Also included in the cocktail is the Anathemata Curialis—an old sect of the Catholic Church that opposes the forces of hell—the Collective which is a floater community for exorcists, the Post Mortem Rights Bill, and a new branch of science called metamorphic ontology which I believe will feature more prominently in future Felix Castor novels, along with such yet-to-be explored subplots as giving the dead legal protection, what happens to ghosts when exorcists dispel them, why there is such an influx of the returning dead in recent years, and where demons fit in the picture…
As far as complaints, I thought “Vicious Circle” followed the pattern of its predecessor a little too closely, some of the noir-influenced elements were a bit predictable, and characters like Pen and his brother Matt are still underutilized, but otherwise the sequel is a huge step up from “The Devil You Know”.
CONCLUSION: As good as “The Devil You Know” was, the book was still a debut effort and it shows when compared to Mike Carey’s sequel which is just an all-around much stronger novel, be it content, execution or imagination. Not only that, but “Vicious Circle” is a lot more fun to read too and makes a strong case for being one of the top urban fantasy novels released this year. Simply put, I think Mike Carey is one of the most exciting new authors in supernatural fiction today and I can’t recommend the Felix Castor series enough…
BONUS FEATURE — Mike Carey Author Q&A:
Q: “Vicious Circle”, the second book in your Felix Castor series, is making its US debut July 28, 2008, after it was originally released in the UK in 2006. First off, what kind of response has your debut novel, “The Devil You Know”, had in the US so far and are you satisfied with the reception? Secondly, some authors that see a notable gap between their UK + US releases are afforded the opportunity to make additional edits. Did you get to do this with “Vicious Circle”, and if so, could you talk about these changes? Lastly, what do you feel are the differences between the UK/US book scenes?
Mike: I was very happy with the critical response to “The Devil You Know”. The reviews were all very positive, and I got great word-of-mouth feedback while I was doing my book tour last summer. Everyone seemed pretty excited about the book and interested in where the series might go. I don’t have any info on actual sales, though, so I have no idea at this point whether I’m a niche market, a runaway success or yesterday’s news. I’m hoping to be pleasantly surprised. Like, you know, the next time I come over I’ll step off the plane and it will be the same sort of reception the Beatles got. I’m from Liverpool too, so it could happen. Scouse alchemy: it’s potent stuff.
We did make some changes to the US edition—removing some cultural references which just don’t travel beyond these shores, and changing the terminology in places where it would have been confusing or unfathomable. We were pretty sparing, though: the British—and specifically London—vibe of the series is important to how it works and how it feels. We wanted very much to leave that intact.
The book scene…I’m really not best placed to answer that question, because I’m a newcomer in that respect. I’ve spent fifteen years working in comic books (overwhelmingly for American publishers) and TV (mostly European). The book scene is something I visit as a tourist. I think the different scale of the American market makes some things possible that aren’t possible in the UK, but in many ways I think British and US publishers are facing the same pressures right now—caught between the rock of online retailers and the hard place of celebrity book deals.
Q: Your fourth Felix Castor novel, “Thicker Than Water”, is coming out in March 2009. What can you tell us about the new book and when might US readers see the release? For that matter, when can US readers see the third Felix Castor novel, “Dead Men’s Boots”?
Mike: We’re actually working those details out right now—the publishing schedule for the next book and the plan for the ones that follow it—so it’s difficult for me to say anything specific about scheduling, beyond saying that the gap between British and US publication should be getting shorter.
“Thicker Than Water” is the most intensely personal novel in the series so far. A lot of it is to do with Castor’s relationship with his older brother, Matt, and the reasons why they’ve grown apart over the years. It sees Castor going back to Liverpool and facing down some of his old ghosts in a number of different senses. And it has a major revelation about what demons are and how they function.
In a way we’re getting bigger with each book. There’s always still the murder mystery element, but increasingly Castor is chasing another mystery which is more intractable: why are the dead rising now, after so many millennia of human history? What’s changed, and where is this heading? We’re building up to answer all those questions in book six, but we’re hinting at some of the factors from “Dead Men’s Boots” onwards.
Q: Staying on the subject of Felix Castor, how far along are you on the fifth novel in the series and has anything developed regarding TV, film or other media spin-offs?
Mike: I’m approaching the halfway point on book five. I’m amazed at how easily it’s coming. “Thicker Than Water” was tough going at times, perhaps because parts of it are so confessional, but this one is just pouring out of me. I’m sure it won’t last, but right now I’ve got the sense that all the beats are sitting in my head in a three-dimensioanl array. I know exactly where I want to be at each stage. It’s a new experience, and a very pleasant one.
The discussion of where we go with a Castor movie (which is looking more likely than a TV series) is still ongoing, but I’m hoping that something solid will be mapped out this summer.
Q: Your Felix Castor novels fall under the ‘urban fantasy’ umbrella which is extremely hot right now. How do you feel about the subgenre’s popularity and the fact that publishers are signing and releasing so many new urban fantasy titles?
Mike: I’m cool with it. Generally I’m not very interested in labels. I think they can be like flags of convenience for pirate ships: disguise an author’s true intentions and make you fatally misinterpret what’s really going on.
But I’m conscious that I’m part of a wave, and that it’s not a wave I originated. The Castor novels look at the life/death interface differently from a lot of the books that are out there, and ultimately they’ve got a different core metaphor, but they draw inspiration from a lot of places—a lot of media, too. Hellblazer is there in Castor’s pre-history. So are TV shows like Buffy and American Gothic. So are the novels of Raymond Chandler, because we’re very much working with noir tropes.
I think the point is that any text is like part of the cloth on a loom: you’ve got threads weaving through it in a lot of different directions, linking it to things that came before and other things that are happening now. There are reasons why genres give birth to other genres in a jerky, disontinuous rhythm. Reasons beyond the commercial reasons, I mean. We’re all on the same loom. We’ve all got the same stuff weaving through us, more or less.
Q: In July/August 2008, Subterranean Press is releasing “Subterranean: Tales of Dark Fantasy”, an anthology edited by William Schafer that includes original stories by Poppy Z. Brite, Joe R. Lansdale, Tim Powers, Mike Resnick, Kage Baker, Patrick Rothfuss, Caitlin R. Kiernan and yourself. Can you tell us how you got involved with this project, what you think of the anthology, and what your short story, “Face”, is about?
Mike: Bill approached me after reading the first Castor novel and asked me if I’d be interested in doing something for Subterranean. We’ve actually got some more ambitious plans bubbling away in the background, but “Face” was the first thing I wrote for him. It was just really good timing. He told me about the anthology he was preparing, and I had a story in my head which I’d just done in comics form and still hadn’t got out of my system. I wanted to take another crack at the main character and maybe tell the story in a slightly different way, so I pitched it to Bill and he thought it would be a good fit for the “Tales of Dark Fantasy” book. It’s an exploration of a couple of issues that are very loaded and very topical in Britain right now: the question of how minority groups engage with a mistrustful political establishment, and the wearing of the Muslim veil. The setting is a city in a fictional empire, very much modeled on the British Empire of the nineteenth century. A new colonial governor in this far-off outpost is trying to be a defender of civilized values: but his conception of what that means is kind of flawed, and we get to see the tensions between his private and public stances. It’s told in the first person, and he’s something of an unreliable narrator—not because he lies but because he understands so little about his own motivations.
Q: In the last interview we did HERE, you talked about some other short stories that you were writing and a YA novel. What’s the latest word on these, or any other books/short fiction that you might be working on?
Mike: The short stories haven’t really materialized, but the YA novel is at an advanced stage of planning. It’s actually turning into something very exciting and different from anything I’ve done before, but it would feel like tempting fate to describe what it’s about before I’ve written any of it. I’m pretty confident it will happen, though: the only question is at what point I try to slip it in between Castor novels. Maybe after book six, because book seven—I should live so long—is going to be something of a new departure.
Q: We also talked about Frost Flowers, a film that you wrote the screenplay for and is in development through Hadaly Pictures with a cast that includes Holly Hunter, Andy Serkis of Lord of the Rings fame, and the singer Gavin Rossdale. How are things progressing with the film and what do you think of the cast? I also noticed that Hadaly Pictures is developing another screenplay you wrote called “Red King”. Can you tell us what that is about?
Mike: I have to admit that I haven’t had any updates on the Hadaly situation in a while. The last I heard, they were looking into a US funding stream that would allow for a bigger initial release. Andrea, the director, said he’d have big news for me soon. I’m waiting to find out what that is.
Red King is a sci-fi movie about angels and drug addiction and the interface between the human and the divine. It’s at the outline stage right now.
Q: Regarding comic books, you’re involved in a lot of cool projects right now including Ultimate Fantastic Four, Crossing Midnight, X-Men: Legacy, Secret Invasion, Coalition Comix, The Stranded, etc. Of these, I’m most impressed with your collaborations with Virgin Comics. How did you first get involved with Virgin, what sets them apart from other comic book publishers, what was it like working with Nicholas Cage and his son on Voodoo Child, what are your thoughts on Coalition Comix and the reaction it has received so far, and can you talk some about The Stranded—it’s genesis, your thoughts on the concept and how the SciFi Channel pilot is progressing which you wrote?
Mike: Virgin is doing some truly innovative and exciting things at the moment, and I’ve felt very lucky to be a part of that. They’re a very new company in the comics world, as you know, and they hit the ground running. With the Voices line they’ve set up astonishingly successful collaborations between Hollywood and comics talent: they’ve got the Sci-Fi imprint going now, which allows them to tap the experience and creative smarts of the Sci-Fi Channel’s top producers. They’ve done Coalition, which is a joint project with MySpace, and so on. They seem to be moving forward on so many fronts, it’s hard to keep track of them all.
What’s happening with The Stranded is very exciting for me, because I’m being allowed to take the concepts forward into an entirely different medium and expand on it in ways that really enrich the story. Like a lot of science fiction stories, it really has its origins in a situation that’s very mundane and instantly recognizable. A lot of us have had the experience of learning something previously unsuspected about our childhood that makes us see ourselves or someone close to us in a different light. And almost all of us have at least played with the idea, in an idle moment, that we might not be who we think we are: that there might be some secret buried in our past. It’s a thought experiment. What if my parents aren’t my parents? What if gypsies or fairies or extra-terrestrials worked a switch when I was in the cradle? What if this me isn’t the real me?
I wanted to play some riffs on that idea and then pull it off in an unexpected direction and build it up into a wider science fiction concept. That’s what we got to do in the Virgin miniseries, and that’s very much what we’re doing with the TV pilot, but with a different pacing and slightly different emphasis. Creatively, it’s a really exciting process.
Q: Are there any other comic book/graphic novel projects that you’re currently working on or plan on starting that you could talk about?
Mike: Well you’ve mentioned most of my Marvel projects. I’m still very active in the X-Men line right now, which is a labour of love in a lot of ways. Chris Claremont’s X-Men got me back into comics at a time when I thought I’d outgrown them, and I’ve loved these characters ever since. There’s something really thrilling about getting my hands on them and adding some beats to their stories. Secret Invasion X-Men, with its colossal cast, was particularly enjoyable.
I’ve also got a project on the launch pad at Vertigo—an ongoing book that’s very hard to categorize in terms of genre. It has fantasy elements, but really it’s a story about stories: an exploration of what stories mean to us, seen from the point of view of someone whose life is more or less defined by a story written by someone else. It’s going to be on the schedule for some time in 2009, but I’m writing it now and the artist—a very good friend of mine, a spectacular talent and one of my favourite people in the world to work with—is already working on issue one. I can’t say any more about it right now, but it’s something that’s really exercising my mind in a lot of good ways.
Q: Lastly, with entertainment becoming more technology-based, which in turn is becoming more advanced, is the print format (novels, comic books) in any danger of becoming obsolete, and what can publishers & authors do to adjust to the changing times? Additionally, what are your thoughts on ePublishing?
Mike: I’m all in favour of ePublishing, but I really can’t ever see it replacing the printed format. Maybe I’ve got my head in the sand here, and maybe it’s a generational thing, but I’m fetishistic about the physical object that is a book. I like its smell and its feel. Reading words on a computer monitor is a fundamentally different experience, even when—as with this new generation of reading devices—an effort has been made to simulate the exact look of a printed page. I can see the advantages in terms of portability, sharing, use of scarce resources—I just don’t think it will ever replace the real thing.
Having said that, ePublishing is a great way to get people turned onto new books and new authors. It’s part of a revolution in how we access the cultural tapestry I was talking about earlier, and only a complete Luddite would balk at that. I bought the first series of Dexter on DVD recently, and one of the extras was a complete chapter from the latest Dexter novel. It seemed like a very obvious and very natural thing to do. And obviously the internet is now a hugely important tool both for marketing people and for readers of books and comics: you’re never going to get a totally frictionless flow of information, but my God, we’re converging on it. Strange days indeed, you could say. But I’m honestly not complaining.
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Home > Empowering the Next Generation through COJO
Published:Friday | December 7, 2018 | 12:00 AMLatara Boodie/Gleaner Writer [1]
Last Saturday, the Hilton JFK hosted the highly anticipated COJO 24th Annual Scholarship Gala and Awards, inside their Victorian inspired executive ballroom. Numerous supporters attended the festive winter soiree, dressed in the elegant ball gowns and immaculately cut suits.
The black tie function featured a swanky cocktail hour and banquet, where awardees, partners, executive members and supporters mingled and dined on Jamaican jerk chicken and their spirit of choice. The theme, 'Empowering the Next Generation ... Investing in Education,' was the topic of choice among those in attendance.
The Children of Jamaica Outreach Inc (COJO) is one of the leading outreach programmes within the Jamaican Diaspora, dedicated to making a difference in the lives of underprivileged children in Jamaica. For more than a decade, the organisation's funding derived from an annual fundraising ball in New York, and has benefited such Jamaican institutions as the Alpha Boys' Home, the Glenhope Place of Safety (for girls) and the Young Men's Christian Association.
"When we transform the lives of children in need, we guarantee a better future for the whole world," said founder of COJO, Gary Williams. After years of participating in one-off missions to help needy children in his native Jamaica, Williams decided he could do better and wanted to do more. With his mission of helping improve the health, education and general well-being of under-served children in Jamaica, COJO was established in 1994.
"All parents want the best for their children and as Jamaica's Minister of Education, Youth and Information, I am committed to helping children reach their full potential," said Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Ruel Reid. "For many years, the COJO has been engaged in the crucial work of breaking down barriers to opportunity by making important investments in health and education. The organisation has united people in their desire to increase the opportunities of deserving children," he continued. By working to make education accessible to all, Reid praised the esteemed organisation for its continuous work in developing the skills of the underprivileged youth and shaping Jamaica's future.
Four awards were given this year to outstanding individuals and their contribution towards the Jamaican youth through COJO. The awardees were: Gopal M Burger, founder/managing partner of the Capital Markets and Finance practice group of BurgherGray LLP; Dr Michael A. Wiltshire, principal of Medgar Evers College Preparatory School; Paul Salmon, chairman of the Rockhouse and Skylark Hotel in Negril and Phillip Feurtado, vice president and CEO of Feurtado Shipping.
Williams expressed heartfelt appreciation for their contribution towards his mission.
Persons dined on signature meals created by the hotel, which included Teriyaki Salmon served with Lemon Grass Chicken Breast in Brown Sauce, and a hearty slice of cheesecake for dessert. During the dinner, singer-songwriter Chevaughn used his lyrical prowess with ageless excellence. His velvety smooth tenor radiated through the room as he switched from an acoustic gospel selection to his 2009 breakthrough chart-topping song, Holiday (recorded with Ding Dong). Persons sashayed towards the dance floor, as Jamaican band, Tropical Rhythms, played nostalgic sweet reggae music.
It was clear, at the end of the grand affair, COJO's 24th annual scholarship Gala and Awards was indeed a success.
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Join some of the West's great adepts of Jhana, Concentration Meditation Practice. Jhana is an extraordinary human potential of the mind with deep and lasting rewards of peace, freedom, clarity, agility . . . and mastery. However, Jhana is especially exquisite in its preparatory role in the life of a meditator, bringing about capacities and factors of mind that prepare us for insight knowledge; direct, unshakeable experiential knowledge of the nature of reality.
Our jhana teachers and guides are, in order of their photographs, above:
Shaila Catherine, who has been practicing meditation since 1980, with more than eight years of accumulated silent retreat experience. She has taught since 1996 in the USA, and internationally. Shaila has dedicated several years to studying with masters in India, Nepal and Thailand. Shaila Catherine has practiced under the guidance of Venerable Pa-Auk Sayadaw since 2006. She is author of Focused and Fearless: A Meditator’s Guide to States of Deep Joy, Calm, and Clarity and Wisdom Wide and Deep: A Practical Handbook for Mastering Jhana and Vipassana. Shaila Catherine founded Insight Meditation South Bay, a Buddhist meditation center in Silicon Valley (www.imsb.org). Click here for Shaila's schedule of retreats.
Leigh Brasington, a former computer programmer and now teacher of Jhana retreats, is currently at work on his first book, the working title of which is The Buddha's Jhanas. Click here for Leigh's resume and find all his resources and his retreat schedule at his website leighb.com
Dr. Judson Brewer, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine and Medical Director of the Yale Therapeutic Neuroscience Clinic, is a board-certified psychiatrist who has been investigating the neural underpinnings of Mindfulness Training and its clinical efficacy for disorders such as addictions. Dr. Brewer received his AB from Princeton University and MD/PhD from Washington University in St. Louis. After training in mindfulness meditation during medical and graduate school, he shifted his focus from animal models of stress, to the elucidation of neurobiological mechanisms underlying the interface between stress, mindfulness and the addictive process.
Tina Rasmussen, PhD, learned to meditate in 1976, at the age of 13. In 2003, she completed a year-long silent solo retreat. In 2005 she was ordained as a Theravadan Buddhist nun by Ven. Pa Auk Sayadaw of Burma who later authorized her to teach. Tina is the co-author of Practicing the Jhanas (with Stephen Snyder). She has worked as a professional coach and OD consultant for more than 25 years. She completed her Ph.D. in 1995, and has authored several published books on humanistic business practices.
Stephen Snyder, JD, began practicing Buddhist meditation in 1976, and has had a daily meditation practice since. He practiced for 20 years with several Western Zen masters, participating in more than 50 retreats and receiving several ordinations. In 2005, he completed a retreat with Ven. Pa Auk Sayadaw of Burma, who later authorized him to teach. Stephen is the co-author of the book Practicing the Jhanas (with Tina Rasmussen). Stephen has been a practicing lawyer and mediator since 1987.
Tina and Stephen are a married couple, and offer teaching and retreats to students worldwide. For more information about them, please visit their website at www.JhanasAdvice.com.
Trips Beyond Addiction :: Special Program for Living Hero w/ Jari Chevalier Radio Show at wgdr.org
Listen as experts speak about how psychedelic plants found in rainforests are being used in the treatment of addiction in, Trips Beyond Addiction, featuring the voices and stories of ex-addicts, researchers and treatment providers sharing their experiences and fascinations with these medicines. Show produced by Living Hero Radio Show and Podcast producer, Jari Chevalier.
With Dimitri Mobengo Mugianis, Bovenga Na Muduma, Clare S. Wilkins, Brad Burge, Tom Kingsley Brown, Susan Thesenga, Bruce K. Alexander . . . and other important voices active in the field of healing with these native medicines.
Trips Beyond Addiction first aired as the first half hour of the inaugural Living Hero Radio show on WGDR-WGDH fm in North-Central Vermont on January 12, 2013. The complete 90-minute show is available for streaming here and on Soundcloud (search: WGDR Living Hero 01.12.13).
Trips Beyond Addiction has a score of tunes by Jari Chevalier, riffed on and performed by Cosmo D from the band Archie Pelago.
Also with music by The Cinematic Orchestra. The Living Hero station ID music bed is from the start of Terry Riley's In C. And musician Bovenga Na Muduma played the sample of the native Bwiti instrument the Mugongo.
INTRODUCTION: Ayahuasca and Iboga are rainforest hallucinogens. They are traditional sacraments used in the tribal cultures of the Amazon and of Central West Africa, respectively, and in the past, these tribal medicines were taken by many members of the traditional societies of the regions where they naturally grow.
Now, these same compounds, sometimes referred to as entheogens for their power to evoke "mystical experiences," spiritual awakenings, powerful self-confrontation and aroused conscience, are being investigated scientifically to gain understanding of their extraordinary power and efficacy in treating addiction in contemporary Western society.
Musical Works in Trips Beyond Addiction Title Artist Album Label Year All Things, The Cinematic Orchestra, Man with a Movie Camera, Ninja Tune, 2003 Needle and the Damage Done, Indra, In Between, Self-produced, 2012 Trips Beyond Addiction, Jari Chevalier ~ Improvisations and Performance by Cosmo D (unpublished/self-produced), 2013 Reel Life, The Cinematic Orchestra, Man with a Movie Camera, Ninja Tune, 2003 Dawn, The Cinematic Orchestra, Man with a Movie Camera, Ninja Tune, 2003
TAGS: ayahuasca iboga addiction psychedelics hallucinogens MAPS entheogens “Dimitri Mobengo Mujianis” “Clare Wilkins” “Bovenga Na Muduma” podcast “transcending dependence” “Brad Burge” “psychedelic research studies” sobriety healing “overcoming addiction” conscience “personal growth” wisdom “rainforest medicines” “shamanic medicines” “opiate addiction” “opiate withdrawal” “get off opiates” “spiritual transcendence” “pain medication dependence” “prescription opiate dependency” heroin oxycontin “drug addiction”
PHOTO CREDIT: Ashley Fisher
Interview with Gabor Maté
"We used to have wisdom without science; now . . . we have science without wisdom." —Dr. Gabor Maté
Physician, activist, author, educator and public speaker, Gabor Maté, MD, is widely recognized for his contributions to the field of mind-body medicine. He has eloquently and persuasively called for a reevaluation of our most pervasive and debilitating ills in light of whole-systems stressors so often borne in utero, infancy and early childhood and the attendant, recurrent patterns of suppressing emotions of hurt and anger into adulthood. Gabor Maté is a compassionate doctor whose 20-year career as a family physician and his current work with HIV-positive addicts in Vancouver, BC, equips him with direct knowledge and empathic experience. He is the author of In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters With Addiction, When the Body Says No: Understanding The Stress-Disease Connection and Scattered: How Attention Deficit Disorder Originates And What You Can Do About It.
Whole person nourishment and attunement ● Why early life quality is so critical to society ● Stressed parents, emotional repression and disease ● What is the role of addiction? ● The mind-body supersystem and why modern medicine won’t recognize it ● Maté’s definition of addiction ● Free will and free won’t ● Denial and our addicted society ● Consciousness-raising and the miracle of a healing path ● The divine feminine and gut feelings ● Sensitivity and resilience or hardening and rigidity ● The Bully Syndrome and the truth about bullies ● Stuck where our needs were not met ● Ayahuasca and the swift road to healing and liberation ●
Click through to buy Gabor Maté's books right from this site in the Amazon sidebar widget to the left.
Visit: Dr. Maté's website.
Interview with Stella Resnick
Sex and pleasure expert, Stella Resnick, PhD joins us to encourage, inform and delight you! Dr. Resnick is author of The Pleasure Zone: How We Resist Good Feelings and How to Let Go and Be Happy.
She is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Beverly Hills, CA and currently serves on the faculty of the Santa Barbara Graduate Institute. Formerly President of the Western Region of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, Dr. Resnick is a Diplomate of the American Board of Sexology and an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist, CE Provider, and Clinical Supervisor, Stella has appeared many times on TV including the Oprah, Leeza, and Montel Williams shows, CNN Live, The O’Reilly Factor, KCBS’ Morning News, and UPN’s Evening News. Her seminar on The Pleasure Zone is featured in the PBS television series Body & Soul in the segment "Ode to Joy".
Stella is frequently quoted in popular magazines; such as, Reader’s Digest, Women’s World, Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Playboy, Self, Redbook, McCall’s, Men’s Fitness, Men’s Health, Glamour, Mademoiselle, Family Circle, Parenting, and the Utne Reader. She has written numerous professional papers, and authored cover stories for Self, New Age, and Psychology Today magazines.
Demonizing pleasure in a history of domination ● Fear of peace, fulfillment and pleasure programmed in our nervous systems ● The 8 Core Pleasures and how we resist them ● Pleasure and the stages of human and societal development ● Infant needs and our tenacious early experiences ● Societal health and childhood sexuality ● How we learn to be human ● Two kinds of discipline and your pleasure ● Relearning how to be sexual ● Of what is sexuality an expression? ● Bridging the gap between heart and libido in adult partnerships ● A role for conscious breathing in your life
Visit: drstellaresnick.com
Click through to buy Stella's book on Amazon right from this site in the sidebar to the left.
Interview with Dr. Lauri Grossman
Integrative medicine as a creative force! The Living Hero program is delighted to present an interview with holistic health advocate, homeopathic practitioner, and healer, Dr. Lauri Grossman. Originally trained as a chiropractor, Dr. Grossman is an expert in integrative health care, specializing in homeopathic medicine.
She is a graduate of Cornell University, the New England School of Homeopathy and the prestigious Hahnemann College of Homeopathy in Berkeley, California, and is well-known and respected as a practitioner and educator. She has taught at Sloan Kettering-Memorial Hospital, the Hospital for Special Surgery and Columbia Presbyterian Hospital and at New York Medical College.
Lauri Grossman developed the curriculum in homeopathy and has taught in the holistic departments of the graduate schools at New York University, the College of New Rochelle and the New York Chiropractic College.
She will serve as Chair of the Department of Medicine and Humanistic Studies at the American Medical College of Homeopathy, expected to open in Arizona in 2009.
Her film, Natures, produced with the assistance of the National Geographic Film Archives, highlights the philosophy of homeopathy and its connection with the order found in nature.
Visit her website at homeopathycafe.com for more information.
• Lauri's life-defining emergency introduction to homeopathy • how homeopathy differs from other natural therapies • how a homeopath takes a case, makes a diagnosis and treats illness • how homeopathy heals • the scientific method and energy medicine • the politics and history of homeopathy in America • homeopathy on the rise • the disorders for which homeopathy is most effective • homeopathy, creativity and sensitivity
Interview with Dr. Richard Davidson
The Living Hero program presents an interview with celebrated neuroscientist, Dr. Richard Davidson. Dr. Davidson is a William James and Vilas Research Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He directs the Waisman Laboratory for Brain Imaging and Behavior where he conducts research on the short- and long-term effects of meditation practices on human emotion and the circuitry of the brain.
He holds a doctorate from Harvard University and has published more than 250 articles, chapters and reviews. The founding co-editor of the new American Psychological Association journal, EMOTION and he has also edited 13 books.
One of Dr. Davidson's most valuable findings is that happiness and compassion are trainable skills that can be developed, just as we can learn to play a musical instrument; that it is possible to train a mind to be happy and peaceful.
• What prompted Dr. Davidson's career path • Meditation as a path of transformation • The different forms of meditation • How meditation changes the brain • Meditation in health and in education • Long-term effects of meditation on brain function and gene expression • Meditation and Christianity • How to learn more about Dr. Davidson's work
Numerous honors and awards of distinction have come to Dr. Davidson, including the most distinguished award for science given by the American Psychological Association – the Scientific Contribution Award. He has also received the Research Scientist Award and the MERIT Award from the National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH); and many other honors recognizing his groundbreaking contributions.
In 2003, Dr. Davidson was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and in 2004, to the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters. In 2006, he was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time Magazine.
Davidson maintains a close, collaborative relationship with Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, the world's best-known practitioner of Buddhist meditation. The Dalai Lama first invited Davidson to his home in Dharamsala, India, in 1992 after learning about Davidson's innovative research into the neuroscience of emotions. Dr. Davidson has had the opportunity to study the brains of many of the world’s most advanced meditation practitioners.
Visit these websites for more information:
Waisman Lab website
U of Wisconsin Psychology Department website
Enjoy the show! (The interview is about 25 minutes)
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February 15, 2013 policies, UncategorizedAnnette.Haworth
Safeguarding and child protection policy Policy statement AACT acknowledges it has a responsibility for the safety of children. It also recognises that good safeguarding and child protection policies and procedures are of benefit to everyone involved with AACT’s work, as they can help protect them from erroneous or malicious allegations. AACT is committed to practices which protect children from harm. The people covered by the policy include not only any employees but also those contracted to do work for the charity and those standing in a voluntary capacity. All those who have unsupervised access to or contact with children (both in person or remotely through electronic media) are required to: • recognise and accept their responsibilities • develop awareness of the issues which can cause children harm • report concerns following the procedure below. AACT will endeavour to safeguard children by:
adopting safeguarding and child protection procedures and a code of practice for all who work on behalf of the organisation
reporting concerns to the authorities
following carefully procedures for recruitment and selection of employees, contractors and volunteers.
AACT acknowledges the help it has received from the several other charities who, through their websites, have provided us with education and material to use in our policy, in particular the AMRSB. It is AACT’s policy that: 1. All those working on behalf of AACT accept responsibility for the welfare of children who come into contact with AACT in connection with its tasks and functions, and that they will report any concerns about a child or somebody else’s behaviour, using the procedures laid down. 2. There is a Designated Safeguarding Person (DSP) within AACT who will take action following any expression of concern and the lines of responsibility in respect of child protection are clear. They may be contacted through the telephone numbers given on the website or by email to dsp@aact.org.uk 3. The DSP knows how to make appropriate referrals to statutory child protection agencies. 4. All those who are involved with children on behalf of AACT should adhere to the Code of Practice in relation to children. 5. Information relating to any allegation or disclosure will be clearly recorded as soon as possible, and there is a procedure setting out who should record information and the time-scales for passing it on. 6. The Children Act 1989 states that the “welfare of the child is paramount”. This means that considerations of confidentiality which might apply to other situations should not be allowed to over-ride the right of children to be protected from harm. However, every effort should be made to ensure that confidentiality is maintained for all concerned when an allegation has been made and is being investigated, see appendix C. 7. AACT’s policy on duty of care to children will be referred to or included in recruitment, training, moderation and policy materials where appropriate, and the policies are openly and widely available to everyone and actively promoted within the organisation. 8. A culture of mutual respect between children and those who represent AACT in all its activities will be encouraged, with adults modelling good practice in this context. 9. All volunteers and anyone in paid or unpaid work on behalf of AACT with unsupervised access to children will be vetted appropriately. 10. It is part of AACT’s acceptance of its responsibility of duty of care towards children that anybody who encounters child protection concerns in the context of their work on behalf of AACT will be supported when they report their concerns in good faith.
Code of Practice AACT expects that all those in paid or unpaid work on its behalf will be aware of this Code of Practice and adhere to its principles in their approach to all children. 1. It is important not to have physical contact with children and this should be avoided. 2. It is not good practice to take children alone in a car on journeys, however short. 3. Do not make suggestive or inappropriate remarks to or about a child, even in fun, as this could be misinterpreted. 4. It is important not to deter children from making a ‘disclosure’ of abuse through fear of not being believed, and to listen to what they have to say. Guidance on handling a disclosure is set out in Appendix C. If this gives rise to a child protection concern it is important to follow AACT’s procedure for reporting such concerns, and not to attempt to investigate the concern yourself. 5. Remember that those who abuse children can be of any age (even other children), gender, ethnic background etc, and it is important not to allow personal preconceptions about people to prevent appropriate action taking place. 6. Good practice includes valuing and respecting children as individuals, and the adult modelling of appropriate conduct – which will always exclude bullying, shouting, racism, sectarianism or sexism. Designated safeguarding person AACT has appointed a Designated Safeguarding Person (DSP) who is responsible for dealing with any concerns about the protection of children. Contact details are available on the www.aact.org.uk website. The role of the DSP is to 1. Know which outside child protection agency to contact in the event of a child protection concern coming to the notice of AACT. 2. Provide information and advice on child protection within AACT. 3. Ensure that appropriate information is available at the time of referral and that the referral is confirmed in writing under confidential cover. 4. Liaise with local children’s social care services and other agencies, as appropriate. 5. Keep relevant people within AACT informed about any action taken and any further action required; for example, disciplinary action against a member. 6. Ensure that a proper record is kept of any referral and action taken, and that this is kept safely and in confidence. 7. Advise AACT of safeguarding and child protection training needs. Procedure for reporting concerns People could have their suspicion or concern raised in a number of ways, the most likely of which are:
the conduct of a member of AACT or someone working, volunteering or contracting for AACT
a child “disclosing” abuse
bruising or evidence of physical hurt
unusual behaviour by a child.
If someone has such concerns they should be reported to the DSP. Concerns about a specific child should be reported immediately by telephone to the DSP and confirmed in writing within 24 hours. Delay could prejudice the welfare of a child. If the concerns relate to the conduct of a member of AACT these should be reported by phone to the DSP immediately. Steps will be taken to fully support anyone who in good faith reports his or her concerns about a colleague and every effort will be made to maintain confidentiality for all parties whilst the allegation is considered. The DSP will consider the report and either refer this immediately to the authorities or, after taking appropriate advice (which may include discussing the circumstances on a confidential basis with the NSPCC), decide not to refer the concerns to the authorities but keep a full record of the concerns. Note for volunteers and contractors AACT is a small charity, currently with no premises or staff of its own. All our work is done in partnership with other organizations and our contact with beneficiaries and the public will occur on others’ premises and normally under the supervision of a member of the partner organization. In these cases it is important that you follow any safeguarding policies in place at the host organization, for example reporting any concerns to their designated person. If this is impossible in practice, then AACT’s Designated Safeguarding Person should be contacted. AACT also tends not to have long-term persistent contact with the same individuals. It is quite possible therefore that you will not ‘officially’ know that someone you are talking with is classified as a vulnerable adult. If you have any concerns about the safety of an individual you should report them as outlined below, whether or not you are certain of their ‘official’ vulnerable status, leaving it to professionals in the field to decide on further action.
APPENDIX A Definitions of abuse 1. Physical Abuse Physical abuse may involve hitting, shaking, throwing, poisoning, burning or scalding, drowning, suffocating or otherwise causing physical harm to a child. It may be the result of a deliberate act, but could also be caused through the omission or failure to act to protect. 2. Emotional Abuse Emotional abuse is the persistent emotional ill-treatment of a child such as to cause severe and persistent adverse effects on the child’s emotional development. It may involve making a child feel or believe that they are worthless or unloved, inadequate, or valued only insofar as they meet the needs of another person. Some level o emotional abuse is involved in all types of ill treatment of a child, though it may occur alone. 3. Sexual Abuse Sexual abuse involves forcing or enticing a child or young person to take part in sexual activities, whether or not the child is aware of, or consents to, what is happening. It may involve physical contact, including rape or oral sex, or non penetrative acts such as fondling. Boys and girls can be sexually abused by males and/or females, and by other young people. It also includes non-contact activities such as involving children in watching or taking part in the making of pornographic material, or encouraging children to behave in inappropriate ways. 4. Neglect Neglect is the persistent failure to meet a child’s basic physical and/or psychological needs, likely to result in the serious impairment of the child’s health or development. It may involve failing to provide adequate food, shelter and clothing, or failing to ensure that a child gets appropriate medical care or treatment. APPENDIX B Recruitment and selection procedures AACT has adopted appropriate recruitment and selection procedures for volunteers and consultants in the context of safeguarding and child protection and these include the following: 1. A clear definition of any role so that the most suitable appointee can be identified. 2. Identification of key selection criteria. 3. Confirmation of the identity of the applicant. 4. Requirement to declare previous convictions and obtain CRB disclosure for those candidates whose work will bring them into contact with children or who will have a management responsibility in relation to those whose work does bring them into such contact. 5. A clear guarantee that disclosed information will be treated in confidence and not used against applicants unfairly, including adherence to the Criminal Records Bureau code of practice. 6. Use of several selection techniques to maximise the chance of safe recruitment, eg interview, references, checks. 7. At least one representative from AACT meeting personally with every applicant, and an exploration of their attitudes towards working with children. APPENDIX C Responding appropriately to a child making an allegation of abuse 1. Stay calm. 2. Listen carefully to what is said. 3. Find an appropriate early opportunity to explain that it is likely that the information will need to be shared with others – do not promise to keep secrets. 4. Tell the child that the matter will only be disclosed to those who need to know about it. 5. Allow the child to continue at her/his own pace. 6. Ask questions for clarification only, and at all times avoid asking questions that suggest a particular answer. 7. Reassure the child that they have done the right thing in telling you. 8. Tell them what you will do next, and with whom the information will be shared. 9. As soon as possible, record in writing what was said/communicated, using the child’s own words. Note the date, time, any names mentioned and to whom the information was given and ensure that the record is signed and dated. 10. It is important to remember that the person who first encounters a case of alleged abuse is not responsible for deciding whether abuse has occurred. That is a task for the professional child protection agencies, following a referral from the Designated Safeguarding Person in the organisation.
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Discovering telenovelas and the shopper in me in Seoul
The author Jim Paredes with (from top left) Isabel de Leon, RG Orense of Cebu Pacific, (bottom left) Irene Perez, Josh (son of Isabel), Viveca Singson of Cebu Pacific, Gianna Maniego, and Gerard Ramos
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I am an avid traveler and I almost never say no to any offer to go abroad. So it was with a resounding “yes” that I accepted my editor Millet Mananquil’s offer to go on a fam tour with other journalists hosted by Cebu Pacific Air.
I have seen many Koreans here and abroad but have not met or even spoken to a lot of them. I know little about Korea, a place I associate mainly with war (thanks to the Korean War in 1953 and the war-like ways of North Korea) and telenovelas — topics I have never been too crazy about.
I had joked to other writers on this trip that we would probably feel at home in Seoul because, just like in the Philippines, there are Koreans everywhere!
We arrived at around 10:45 p.m. aboard a smooth, seamless Cebu Pacific flight from Cebu and proceeded to the Somerset Hotel in downtown Seoul. I immediately settled into my comfortable and quite elegant semi-suite and caught some sleep for the hectic activities scheduled in the next three days.
On our first morning in Seoul, we headed for some cultural sights around the city, specifically Bukchon Hanok Village, an old part of Seoul where the houses and establishments have remained largely unchanged amid the amazing modernity of the rest of the city. The quaint doors, the homes with clay floors covered with paper and fireplaces underneath that keep the houses warm, the distinctly Korean roof designs and architecture were simply delightful. I must say that the strangeness of everything quickly won me over.
We stopped for some green tea at a tiny house called the Gahoe Museum where we were made to choose our own designs on paper with markings for prosperity, wealth, etc. to take home.
A few steps down the road was Choong Ang High School where the famous telenovela Winter Sonata was filmed. To my surprise, the other journalists in the group went gaga in the store selling souvenirs of the young superstars. I had heard my companions mention that they liked telenovelas but I had no idea that they adored them.
Lunch followed at the N Seoul Tower, which has a breathtaking panoramic view of the entire city. Then it was on to the Teddy Bear museum on the first level, which had tableaus of old and new Korea portrayed by a population of teddy bears. There is something about the Korean and Japanese cultures that seem to encourage cuteness. Anime, the manga style of drawing, childishly cute actors and actresses, and now these teddy bears, seem to validate this.
Our guide told us that we would be watching a stage show in the early evening that would “revi-talize” us. She had a hard time describing it except to say that she was sure we would enjoy it. She was absolutely right. Nanta, a non-verbal stage performance, is one of the most amazing productions I have ever seen. Its characters are four chefs and a restaurant manager who cook, fool around in the kitchen, do magic, deliver visual comedy while drumming fantastic rhythms on pots, pans, cans, plastic drums, glasses and other noisemakers. To say we were totally delighted and entertained is an understatement. I have never seen anything even remotely like it. I dare say this experience alone makes it worth going all the way to Seoul.
That show, for me, was a highlight of the trip.
The show was followed by a traditional Korean dinner at the Yi Gung located at the foot of a mountain. Still high from the day’s activities, none of us was ready to slow down just yet so we headed straight for the night market for some serious shopping. Some big stores remain open till 5 a.m. so there is no excuse not to shop when you visit Seoul.
Our trip, delightful as it was, was played out against the sad backdrop of the untimely death by suicide of ex President Roh Moo Hyun, a figure well-loved by common Koreans, and the menacing and provocative nuclear tests done by North Korea, perhaps to insult its southern neighbor in its moment of grief. There were soldiers and riot policemen everywhere in Seoul guarding the thousands of mourners, ready to respond to any provocation.
While riding our van around the city, I spent some time talking to Ms. Choi, our very able tour guide, about Korean history, politics, the annexation of Korea by Japan, the possibility of unification between North and South Korea, and how she felt about the tragic twist that split her country into two. Our exchanges made me reflect on the consequences of a war that happened over half a century ago and left the North angry, paranoid and poor, and the South infinitely richer, more generous and open.
On the second day, we went to Dae Jang Geum Theme Park, the epicenter of the Koreanovela craze. This was where the world famous Jewel in the Palace series was filmed. Before I went to Korea, I had no idea what the series was about, nor was I remotely interested in telenovelas. But during the hour-long drive, I had the opportunity to watch part of the abridged version of this monumentally successful TV drama. To my great surprise, I was riveted by the story. The preview left me literally begging for more. We had pictures taken on the set in costume and that was great fun.
Before we arrived in Korea, I told everyone in the group that I was not really interested in shopping. My family and friends whom I have traveled with can attest to this. But to my great surprise, I caught myself entering many shops and buying stuff at Itaewon, the night markets and other places, and actually relishing an activity I normally find to be a chore. In fact, I can honestly say I thoroughly enjoyed shopping in Korea as much as the sightseeing.
The last cultural activity we had was a visit to the Changdeok Palace and the Secret Garden. This is a massive complex of houses, halls, offices, gardens spread out in a 110-acre open space known as the second residence of King Taejong, a noteworthy ruler who lived many centuries ago. The Secret Garden with its large lotus pond, centuries old trees and forest has been named a World Heritage site by the United Nations.
I was truly impressed by all these trappings of power, but I couldn’t help but be curious and compare how rulers and powerful people of previous ages lived compared to those in our time. They may have enjoyed the luxuries of what a charmed life could offer back then, but these are certainly no match to the modern comforts we take for granted today such as cars, anesthetics, pain killers and modern surgery.
On our last night, we had a delicious dinner at the fabulous Hyatt Hotel and got an eyeful of its luxurious rooms and facilities. A must place to stay next time, I thought to myself. We ended the night with two hours of fun and rides at Lotte World, an indoor-outdoor entertainment complex which is Seoul’s answer to Disneyland. It was quite a surprise to see the Music Myx band, a Filipino group that plays there nightly to the screaming of their 14-year-old fans.
Every voyage is meant to expand us even a little, and I don’t mean just weight-wise. I totally surprised myself that I could actually get into discussing Korean War politics, watch telenovelas and enjoy them and even go shopping as much as I did. Up to the last minute, I was looking for knickknacks to spend my remaining won on, chatting with our guide about the rallies around the city, and trying to memorize the names of the Korean actors and actresses I had seen on video.
We flew in to Manila at 11:45 p.m., exhausted but happy to have been invited and lavishly feted by the people of Cebu Pacific Air.
On my first day back from Korea, I looked out my window and thought I heard Koreans talking in the streets. It was the first time I took notice of my Korean neighbors. And I recalled what Dagobert Runes, a travel writer, wrote: “People travel to faraway places to watch, in fascination, the kind of people they ignore at home.”
Cebu Pacific Air flies to Incheon, Korea from Manila daily at 3:55 p.m. and arrives at 8:45 p.m. It flies from Incheon back to Manila at 9:35 p.m. daily and arrives at 12:30 a.m. It also flies from Cebu to Pusan Thursdays and Sundays at 2:45 p.m., and arrives at 8 p.m., Pusan to Cebu Thursdays and Sundays at 8:45 p.m. and arrives 11:59 p.m.
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Great post and good pics Sir Jim!
Visit Cebu says:
very nice photo sir Jim…
What was the name of the stage show?
jimparedes says:
Love– It’s called Nanta
Craig–Thanks. The photos were taken by a professional Korean photographer who documented our visit.
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Height6ft 3in
D.O.B.14/09/1995
NationalityScottish
Stuart finally joined the club on a permanent basis after enjoying two loan spells at Rugby Park.
The 21-year-old started his career at Celtic, where he also spent loan spells at Greenock Morton and Dumbarton. After the conclusion of the 2015/16 season, Findlay joined Newcastle United, following his release from Celtic. The six-foot-three defender made his first team debut for The Magpies in January 2017, in a FA Cup tie against Birmingham City.
Stuart has also represented Scotland from U16 to U21 level.
He scored his first senior goal in Killie's 2-1 win over St Johnstone in December 2017.
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Local Resident Picked for U.S. Paralympic National Team
Written by Tony Aiello
Buena Park~Local resident Shea Cassidy was recently selected to represent the United States on the U.S. Paralympic National Soccer Team.
The U.S. Paralympic Soccer Team is an elite level program that selects players from across the United States in preparation for International standard competition.
The 22-year old Shea has TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury), and was only given a 5% chance of living after a skateboard accident a few years ago.
Not only did he obviously survive, he will now travel around the world to represent the United States.
To qualify to be on the team, players must have had a Stroke, have Cerebral Palsy or have had a Traumatic Brain Injury/Acquired Brain Injury.
Team USA trains at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista and the StubHub Center in Carson.
In addition to friendly matches and invitational tournaments, the National Team competes in the following events: the Intercontinental Cup, Copa America, the World Championships, Parapan American Games and the Paralympic Games
The La Mirada Blog and the La Mirada Chamber of Commerce would like to congratulate Shea and the Cassidy family on this accomplishment and wish him the very best while he travels around the world representing the United States of America. Way to Go Shea!
La Mirada Bobby Sox Registration Still Open
La Mirada~La Mirada Bobby Sox is still accepting registrations for the upcoming 2014 season.
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CITY: La Mirada Continues to Progress in 2014
La Mirada City officials are looking forward to building on recent accomplishments in 2014 as the City continues to provide a safe community, improve its fiscal position, improve its aging infrastructure, attract new businesses, and maintain the community’s high quality of life.
“2013 saw the City make considerable progress towards many of its strategic goals, such as ensuring a safe community, improving its infrastructure, and promoting a strong local economy,” says City Manager Jeff Boynton. “We will continue on that course this year.”
The City continues to recover from the Great Recession, state grabs of local tax dollars, and the loss of redevelopment in recent years. City officials are encouraged by recent economic signs in which sales, property, and transient occupancy (hotel users) tax revenues grew over the last year. The FY 2013-14 budget, adopted last June, held a slight surplus and the City maintains modest reserve levels.
Though encouraged by improvements to the economy, the City remains committed to its prudent fiscal management practices and conservative approach to revenue forecasting. Basic services continue to be delivered with a lean workforce of some 65 full-time employees, about a 33 percent decrease from five years ago. Hourly City employees were reduced by a similar amount over this time. The City continues to make extensive use of contracted services to achieve cost efficiencies while meeting the community’s needs.
WEEKEND READ: Office Manager of LM Meals on Wheels Marks 30 Years With Group
La Mirada~Family, friends, and colleagues gathered this past Saturday, on a beautiful La Mirada fall late afternoon, at the home of Gary & Diane Smith to celebrate Robin Miller’s 30 years of service as the office manager for La Mirada Meals on Wheels.
Guests were greeted by light entertainment, food & drinks, and picture-perfect weather.
After some volunteering for the City of La Mirada and the La Mirada Volunteer Center (then at Kling Center), it was 1983 when Miller was asked by then Meals on Wheels office manager Pat Blanford if she was interested in the job.
She became the office manager for the program in December of that year-and has been there ever since. She has been with Meals on Wheels for 30 of its 38 years
Marcy Mannan and Robin Miller are the office team for La Mirada Meals on Wheels which has been serving the community since 1975. Miller recently celebrated 30 years with the organization. Photo Tony Aiello
of existence.
The Board of Directors presented her with a gift certificate to a RV resort and an engraved necklace as a show of appreciation.
The Meals on Wheels (MOW) program debuted in La Mirada on April 1, 1975 established and modeled after a similar program in Whittier. The program offers a daily hot meal delivery service to the elderly, disabled and temporary and chronically ill residents, along with maintaining a year-round relationship with them.
This assists in allowing them to remain self-sufficient in their own homes. Meals on Wheels also helps family members of clients have peace of mind in knowing that their loved ones are being looked after each day.
The meals were originally prepared at the old La Mirada Community Hospital. When the hospital closed, Whittier Hospital offered to prepare the meals. Then in 2009, Miller and others negotiated with Portofino Ristorante Italiano of La Habra to take over the preparation, offering a respite from “hospital food.” Special diet meals are also prepared.
The meals are driven to their destinations by a volunteer work force that uses their own vehicles and fuel. As part of her office duties, Miller organizes the volunteers and their routes.
La Mirada Bobby Sox Offering Early Registration Discount This Weekend
New La Mirada History Book Claims Number One Spot of New Releases
Road Closure Scheduled for Valley View Avenue 10/25-10/28
Book Dedication Event for New La Mirada History Book
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Health and Human Services Health Data Webinar
March 14, 2011 - By Deb Linton
This Thursday there will be a webinar showcasing Healthdata.gov and Healthindicators.gov. The presentations will be led by none other than Todd Park, Chief Technology Officer of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Resources along with representatives from NCHS and CMS. Space is limited so don’t miss your opportunity to participate in this interactive presentation regarding the capabilities of both newly unveiled websites.
Register for Webinar
March 17th at 1:00pm EST
New to the .Gov data sets? Continue reading for more details.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Resources (HHS) recently launched two new web resources with health data to be used by researchers, policy makers, technology developers and others. Both Health Indicators Warehouse and HealthData.Gov include a wide variety of data sets and tools to help address questions about health and health care. These resources include technical capabilities enabling automated data download, social networking options, and community engagement features to encourage use of health data. The webinar will feature experts from HHS who will describe these resources and ways to use them.
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Isabella Hunter
1880 - 1948 (67 years) Submit Photo / Document
Adam Houliston Moffat
Birth 4 December 1869 Ellenslea, Te Houka, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
Died 19 April 1947 Te Houka, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
Father William Moffat, b. 25 May 1829, Blackerstone, Longformacus, Berwickshire, Scotland
Mother Ellen Shiels Houliston, b. 19 July 1837, Ednam, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Family/Spouse Isabella Hunter, b. 9 September 1880, Viewbank, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
Married 24 October 1905 Te Houka, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
+ 1. Gordon Hunter Moffat, b. 4 October 1906, Newfield Farm, Te Houka, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
+ 2. Elizabeth Isabel Moffat, b. 24 February 1909, Newfield Farm, Te Houka, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
3. Anne Alison Moffat, b. 4 February 1911, Newfield Farm, Te Houka, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
+ 4. Arthur William Moffat, b. 6 June 1912, Newfield Farm, Te Houka, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
+ 5. Douglas George Moffat, b. 18 October 1913, Newfield Farm, Te Houka, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
Gordon Hunter Moffat
Birth 4 October 1906 Newfield Farm, Te Houka, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
Died 19 December 1962 Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand
Father Adam Houliston Moffat, b. 4 December 1869, Ellenslea, Te Houka, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
Mother Isabella Hunter, b. 9 September 1880, Viewbank, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
Family/Spouse Jean Waterton Farquhar, b. 21 May 1912, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
Married 2 September 1940 Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
+ 1. Living
Elizabeth Isabel Moffat
Birth 24 February 1909 Newfield Farm, Te Houka, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
Died 22 September 1998 Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
Family/Spouse Leslie Alexander John Scott, b. 28 August 1912, Aitchison’s Landing, near Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand
Married 9 June 1937 Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
3. Living
Anne Alison Moffat
Birth 4 February 1911 Newfield Farm, Te Houka, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
Died 8 June 2002 Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
Arthur William Moffat
Birth 6 June 1912 Newfield Farm, Te Houka, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
Died 13 February 1985 Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
Family/Spouse Living
Douglas George Moffat
Birth 18 October 1913 Newfield Farm, Te Houka, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
Died 16 April 1993 Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Family/Spouse Edna Guthrie McLean, b. 2 December 1908, Clinton, Otago, New Zealand
Married 6 May 1939 Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
Family/Spouse
Submit Photo / Doc
Born 9 September 1880 Viewbank, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand [1, 2, 3]
New Zealand BDM Reference: 1880/16143
Died 15 February 1948 Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand [2, 3]
New Zealand BDM Reference: 1948/18324 @ 68
Headstones Submit Headstone Photo
Person ID I585 Roger
Family/Spouse Adam Houliston Moffat, b. 4 December 1869, Ellenslea, Te Houka, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand , d. 19 April 1947, Te Houka, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand (Age 77 years)
Married 24 October 1905 Te Houka, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand [1, 2, 3, 4]
New Zealand BDM Reference: 1905/4521 Married by Rev S W Currie
+ 1. Gordon Hunter Moffat, b. 4 October 1906, Newfield Farm, Te Houka, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand , d. 19 December 1962, Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand (Age 56 years)
+ 2. Elizabeth Isabel Moffat, b. 24 February 1909, Newfield Farm, Te Houka, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand , d. 22 September 1998, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand (Age 89 years)
3. Anne Alison Moffat, b. 4 February 1911, Newfield Farm, Te Houka, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand , d. 8 June 2002, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand (Age 91 years)
+ 4. Arthur William Moffat, b. 6 June 1912, Newfield Farm, Te Houka, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand , d. 13 February 1985, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand (Age 72 years)
+ 5. Douglas George Moffat, b. 18 October 1913, Newfield Farm, Te Houka, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand , d. 16 April 1993, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand (Age 79 years)
Family ID F64 Family Group Sheet | Family Chart
Married - 24 October 1905 - Te Houka, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
Died - 15 February 1948 - Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
Adam Houliston Moffat - Isabella Hunter wedding
Scanned from photo by Ewan Caldwell, Adam and Isabella on the left. Davy Dallas (Best Man) and ?
William Moffat Ellen Houliston Bible - Family Register Page 3
Scanned from William Moffat - Ellen Houliston Family Bible in posession by Ewan Caldwell. Bible now in posession of Roger Moffat.
William Moffat Ellen Houliston Bible - Frontispiece
Article from "The Clutha Leader" 21 January 1908
Article from a transcription of a newspaper article. Copy obtained from Peter Moffat, so presumably he did the transcription.
Article from "The Clutha Leader" about a family Reunion held at "Ellenslea"
The article was published in "The Clutha Leader" on 7th February 1911, describing a Family Reunion held at Ellenslea attended by most of the then living descendants of William Moffat and Ellen Houliston.
Family Folklore - compiled by Peter Moffat
A compilation of some anecdotes about some members of the Moffat family, compiled by Peter Moffat.
[S584] Website of Presbyterian Church Aotearoa New Zealand Archives, Presbyterian Church of New Zealand.
[S2534] Chart showing Descendants of Adam Houliston Moffat and Isabella Hunter, updated by Alastair McLean Moffat from an original provided by Roger Moffat.
[S2535] Birth, Death and Marriage Historical Records Online, webiste published by New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs.
[S220] The Holy Bible of William Moffat and Ellen Shiels Houliston, (published by William Collins, Sons & Co.).
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She showed me how all the dilution bottles worked (Amway liquid cleaners come in “superconcentrated” form, which makes them superinconvenient to use), and took me on a tour of eight or so catalogues, pointing out all the products I would want to make an effort to learn about. Finally, she did the best she could with the Amway paperwork, but, math teacher though she was, she got lost in its byzantine intricacies. “I’m still learning,” she explained with an embarrassed smile. “But it’s O.K., because once I get it all down, it’s all I’ll ever need to know, whether our business is a hundred dollars a month or a million!” Unfortunately, it was what I needed to know just to buy a roll of toilet paper.
Earlier in 1949, DeVos and Van Andel had formed the Ja-Ri Corporation (abbreviated from their respective first names) to import wooden goods from South American countries. After the Chicago seminar, they turned Ja-Ri into a Nutrilite distributorship instead.[17] In addition to profits on each product sold, Nutrilite offered commissions on sales made by new distributors introduced to the company by existing distributors—a system known as multi-level marketing or network marketing. By 1958, DeVos and Van Andel had built an organization of more than 5,000 distributors. However, they and some of their top distributors formed the American Way Association, or Amway, in April 1959 in response to concerns about the stability of Nutrilite and in order to represent the distributors and look for additional products to market.[18]
As its hands reached “midnight,” the Rolex dissolved into a series of video montages depicting the consumer Shangri-La that our own forthcoming Amway success would open for us. We leered as a day in the life of a typical jobholder—all alarm clocks, traffic jams, and dingy cubicles—was contrasted with that of an Amway distributor, who slept in and lounged the day away with his family. We gawked hungrily as real-life Amway millionaires strutted about sprawling estates (proudly referred to as “family compounds”) and explained that such opulence was ours for the asking. We chortled as a highway patrolman stopped an expensive sports car for speeding—only to ride away a moment later with an Amway sample kit strapped to his motorcycle. Our laughter became a roar of delight as the camera zoomed in on the sports car’s bumper sticker: “JOBLESS … AND RICH!”
They encourage new participants to start eating healthy and work-out — big surprise, taking care of yourself feels good — however, those who have been in a funk for a long time might attribute their new health and self-esteem boost to Amway rather than positive diet and lifestyle changes. Then they have recruits set goals, make vision boards, and sell them on the dream that they’ll “be retired in 2 to 5 years”. Amway is a pyramid scheme, but it’s masked under the real positive live changes subscribers make.
From the beginning, designers focused on creating a sustainable site; providing water efficiency; optimizing energy and atmosphere protection; conserving materials and resources; monitoring indoor environmental quality and health; and selecting environmentally preferred operations and maintenance. These elements combine to create one of the most environmentally friendly, high-performing professional arenas in the country.
You will find yourself being sold a whole life policy by a friend who has one or two "brokers" that they work for, and unspoken is that some of the commission goes to this person - it's structured just like amway, the commissions flow up the chain. There's even an old joke built into the movie groundhog-day. "ned the head! Needlenose ned!" People who know people like ned realize that ned was probably very near killing himself before the main character bought a bunch of insurance from him.
The team that finishes first in the coaches' poll is awarded with the AFCA National Championship Trophy—from its inception through 2014, the winner of the BCS National Championship Game and its precursors was contractually named the #1 team on the Coaches Poll, and awarded the trophy in a post-game presentation. With the replacement of the BCS by the College Football Playoff in 2014, the trophy will still be awarded, but in a separate ceremony some time following the College Football Playoff National Championship (which chose to award its own trophy), and the Coaches' Poll is no longer obligated to name the winner of the game as its post-season #1.[4]
This Lady is terribly misinformed… As a Amway IBO we give you plenty of chance to say no and ways out of this. People will always bad mouth things that they don’t understand you know why because its easier tosay something negative than to take the time out of your day to find out what your really talking about and here is just some food for thought. I started this business a few years back and just listened and did what they asked me too. Because of it i was Able to bring my wife home. Successful people will away do what unsuccessful people aren’t willing to do.
Sustainability is a core principle, as well, and has been for decades. Amway controls much of the process, from where ingredients are sourced (some come from nearly 6,000 acres of Amway-owned certified organic farmlands), to where they are manufactured. In addition, 50 percent of the energy powering Amway’s world headquarters in Ada, Michigan, is wind-generated. These are best practices in the industry and they have been a part of Amway’s DNA from day one.
Totaling 875,000 square feet, the Amway Center replaces the previously existing Amway Arena, updating the venue in favor of a sustainable and environmentally conscious design. The new building comes with updated technology, more amenities, and bigger seats. There's even a hypnotizing graphics wall along one side of the building that brings the arena's modern elements together in a magical display.
Hence, even in a legitimate MLM business like Amway, it is important to enter early. Those entering the business at the lower levels, find it difficult to get on new distributors and also end up with a lot of unsold inventory, thus leading to losses. Amway requires its distributors to buy back unsold inventory from the new distributors that they sponsor. But that is easier said than done.
The next five days saw large protests on the Capitol grounds, culminating with an estimated 12,500 demonstrators on December 11, the day the House voted on the legislation. Two-thousand demonstrators flooded into the Capitol, sitting in the hallways and laying down in the rotunda. They stomped their feet, chanted familiar slogans, sang “Solidarity Forever”—a cacophony that some in the House chamber one story up initially confused for thunder.
Helmstetter credits the practice of ‘dreambuilding’ as a central reason why Amway is so successful. Dreambuilding is more than wishful thinking, Cross explains. It’s more than seeing what people with more money have and wishing you had it. Dreambuilding is ‘the perfection of excellence’ – ‘It is a way to control what you think, to enhance what you believe, and to solidify your attitude’ (emphasis his own). Most importantly, it’s a procedure, ‘a skill that has to be learned, practiced, and put into action.’
In 2004, Dateline NBC aired a report, alleging that some high-level Quixtar IBOs make most of their money from selling motivational materials rather than Quixtar products.[49] Quixtar published an official Quixtar Response website[50] where it showed '"Interviews Dateline Didn't Do"'. Quixtar also states on its response site that Dateline declined their request to link to the site.
Josh felt that duplication worked in the other direction as well. If he emulated the multi-multi-millionaires (“multi-multi’s” for short) above him—and did exactly what they said they had done—he would succeed as they had. In his mind, his interests were already merged with theirs. He would boast of their accomplishments, tell me how their bonuses just kept “getting better and better all the time!” For him, of course, bigger bonuses for uplines simply meant a more powerful drain on his income. But that kind of self-defeating “stinking thinking” missed the point, as far as Josh was concerned. By “visualizing” great wealth, by worshiping great wealth, and by imitating the consuming habits of the great and wealthy, he would somehow obtain great wealth.
Amway has become one of the most reliable options for me and my family. I buy there because they offer quality products and they are very durable, such as detergents and cleaning products. They offer good products and their customer service is very good, the person who sells me directly is very kind. Whenever I buy in Amway I do it with the distributor directly because the products are cheaper there, but from time to time I look for my reseller and I request products.
In his memoir Simply Rich, Amway cofounder Rich DeVos tells the story of Amway’s origins. The country was in the last gasps of the Great Depression. Rich was fourteen. He was walking two miles through the snow to his high school each day, in his hometown of Grand Rapids, Michigan: wool collar popped high, galoshes squishing, wind in his face. Occasionally he would take the streetcar or city bus – but allowing time for the city bus meant having to rise long before the sun came up. ‘I needed more efficient transportation, and already being an enterprising type, I had an idea,’ he writes.
Amway was founded in 1959 by two fellows by the name of Richard DeVos and Jay Van Andel who are based in Michigan. Today Amway do business through number of companies all around the world (More than eighty countries). In 2012 Amway was actually rewarded the number 25 position by Forbes for being one of the largest private companies in the United States. In fact, more than $11 billion dollars with of sales were recorded, making Amway one of the most successful Direct sales or network marketing companies that have been in business for well over 50 years.
At the heart of Amway is the love of ‘free enterprise’ – an equal-opportunity system in which determination alone is the path to achievement. If you have a dream, Amway says, and you try hard enough to achieve that dream and let nothing stand in your way, then success is guaranteed. That is the promise of what Rich DeVos calls ‘Compassionate Capitalism’ – helping people help themselves.
In 2017, a Chandigarh court framed charges, under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code and the Prize Chits and Money Circulation Scheme (Banning) Act, against two directors of Amway India, William Scot Pinckney and Prithvai Raj Bijlani. This was based on a cheating case filed by eight complainants in 2002, following which the Economic Offences Wing had filed chargesheet in 2012. A revision plea moved by the two Amway officials against the framed charges was dismissed in 2018.[129][130]
Ironically, the people who quit Amway and claim to be experts at it probably never even really understood the business. This is apparent by their complaints, the top complaint I hear being “Oh you have to buy a bunch of product every month…” So lets clear that misconception up. .. Think about a mall for a second…. Malls have stores in them right??? Lets say you OWN a mall. And lets say that I own Best Buy. I go to you and say “hey can I put a Best Buy in your mall?” You say “yeah, sure”… So because YOUR mall sells MY product does that mean that YOU work FOR ME? Of course not, it just means that I am a supplier of your business… Now,..lets use logic here...IF you owned the Mall...and you needed to buy a TV...where would you buy it from?.....Well if you're capable of thinking like a business owner, the answer is you would buy it from YOUR MALL..Because a business owner supports his own business, always. When you own a business you never support your competitors. So how does this tie into what Amway does.. Amway supplies you with a business that is really like an online mall. This mall is filled with stores that Amway networks with such as Nike, Best Buy, Nutrilite, Forever 21, Banana Republic, XS Energy Drinks,..(many more). So if you use your head hear and think about it, AMWAY is an excellent business model. It creates the most loyal consumers in the world. Because these consumers are also owners! They are owners of their own online mall, and within this mall are stores that THEY WERE ALREADY SHOPPING AT. And the stores within your mall don’t even have to advertise to you, because you’re already incentivized to shop through them…because you OWN a mall that sells their stuff!! So ,.. when you are an AMWAY Independent Business owner…no, there is no REQUIREMENT for you to spend a monthly quota on AMWAY products…..But you’re not very smart if you don’t spend money through your business ....because they are YOUR products…You OWN a business..and you’re not even supporting your own company…. The key is not to just haphazardly purchase Amway products…its to SHIFT your purchasing to stop buying from other stores and support your OWN store…NOT spend EXTRA. I can supply my own home with my Amway business,.. I used to buy Tide Detergent, now I buy Legacy of Clean because its MY product…I used to take GNC vitamins, Now I only buy Nutrilite because its MY product…I used to drink Red Bull…Now I drink XS because its MY product… And in addition, you do not have to be great at sales…You don’t need a lot of customers! This industry is not about getting 100 customers…its about getting 1 to a few customers …and YOU being YOUR OWN best customer. You teach someone smart how to do the same thing. Duplicate that a few times. And you’re retired. Not easy. But what sounds better to you (speaking to Generation Y and younger),…working for 30, 40, 50 years and never being able to retire because our generation WILL NOT be able to retire the same way our parents did… or building the Amway business for 2 – 3 years and never having to work again. Read “Business of the 21st Century” by Robert Kiyosaki” if you want to know more about the industry and why it’s the PREFERRED business model of our times.
President Gerald R. Ford, a native of Grand Rapids, was one of Mr. DeVos’s friends. Mr. DeVos also advised Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush. He was a member of Reagan’s AIDS commission and helped develop the weekly presidential radio address when he agreed to carry Reagan’s Saturday noon broadcasts on the Mutual Broadcasting System, which was then owned by Amway.
In 2001, Betsy DeVos spoke at “The Gathering,” an annual meeting of some of America’s wealthiest Christians. There, she told her fellow believers about the animating force behind her education-reform campaigning, referencing the biblical battlefield where the Israelites fought the Philistines: “It goes back to what I mentioned, the concept of really being active in the Shephelah of our culture—to impact our culture in ways that are not the traditional funding-the-Christian-organization route, but that really may have greater Kingdom gain in the long run by changing the way we approach things—in this case, the system of education in the country.”
It was hard enough to get people to sign up for Amway. My parents, in describing their experience, said that most people had heard of the company and believed it was a pyramid scheme. In fact, part of my parents’ strategy for ‘showing The Plan’ was that they didn’t even tell people it was Amway until the very end of their presentation – then they signed them up on the spot. If they couldn’t sign them up right then, they invited them to a meeting. Most of the time, even though they told them not to talk to anybody about Amway before the meeting, the prospect would go to their brother-in-law, who would tell them it was crap. ‘And if they make it to the meeting, this guy’ – the creepy guy in the upline – ‘stands up there and is a complete ass,’ says my dad. ‘And the people that you encouraged and cajoled, they take a look at you and say, ‘What?’ And then they don’t return your phone call.’
Touch base with your potential leads, downline, and other marketing resources as often as possible. Keeping your relationships alive can not only get you new sign-ups, but also open you up to resources that your colleagues will find as they run their business. If you're willing to share with them, they'll usually return the favor. This will help others to realize the truth that the Amway Pyramid Scheme is a myth.
Before the meeting, I had worried that my hand-held tape recorder would stand out. As it happened, everyone was recording Scott: I kept track of time by the sounds of cassettes being flipped. I was on Side B of a ninety minute tape before Scott dropped the word “Amway,” and I was on another cassette entirely before I captured the heart of the “best business opportunity in the world”: the Amway Sales & Marketing Plan. This was not, however, a topic to be discussed without considerable preparatory spadework.
The main difference was that all "Independent Business Owners" (IBO) could order directly from Amway on the Internet, rather than from their upline "direct distributor", and have products shipped directly to their home. The Amway name continued being used in the rest of the world. After virtually all Amway distributors in North America switched to Quixtar, Alticor elected to close Amway North America after 2001. In June 2007 it was announced that the Quixtar brand would be phased out over an 18- to 24-month period in favor of a unified Amway brand (Amway Global) worldwide.
Amway is a good company and has helped a lot of people worldwide already which should be because they existed since 1959(?). There’s just one thing I did not like and that was when some top distributors introduced their own training seminars and made it a part of Amway. Then some uplines made it compulsory to attend these meetings which are not free but on one hand you’ll get trained. Some distributors just gets hyper-excited acting queer instead of thinking business-like. It’s up to you how you’ll behave. Their products are mostly good. Surely, you’ll not earn if you don’t work it out. Of course, prospecting is part of it just like any other business. Then the business presentation, then closing the deal or have the prospect sign up. It doesn’t end there. You have to guide your distributors until they can made it on their own. Just like any distribution business, you have to check how your dealers are performing. Have a business mindset and hardworking attitude and you cannot avoid earning.
The Dream is “sort of about pyramid schemes,” as host Jane Marie says at the beginning of the new podcast series, but it takes a moment to figure out just what that means. In the beginning of the first episode, which you can listen to exclusively here, Marie dives into a classic pyramid scheme of the 70s and 80s, the “airplane game,” a trend that became so prevalent among a certain subset in New York and South Florida that The New York Times caught on, calling it “a high-stakes chain letter.”
Amway allows me to buy health, beauty, and home care products in a fashion that no other site does. It provides multi level marketing which builds a relationship between buyer and seller. However, the thing I would change about this company is to make their service more user friendly. As of right now it is extremely difficult for me to navigate their site to search for items I want. My overall experience for using this company has been rather well thus far. In terms of product selection, there are a large catalog of products that I can choose from. The purchasing process is as streamlined as any other site and the customer service has been impeccable too.
At this point, he wanted to test my commitment to the business. He asked me how much time I would be willing to put in to save $600 a month. I was confused. Why should I have to put in time to save $600 if all I have to do is purchase at their hub? It was at this stage he realized that maybe he went a few steps too fast but I noticed his reaction and realized something else was up. I told him I would get back to him and that was the end of it for me.
It's not for nothing that you see 20% of the people in this world are leading 80%. Because 80% of people don't dare have a big dreams and overcome challenges. That's why they can live a great life, because they did something. So keep working for them and have an average salary and live your average life. Compare yourself to your boss. It's not for nothing that he is the only boss in his company leading 250 other people. It's just because he could vision himself bigger. Stay in the trap by yourself, who cares. It's your life. You can live it as awesome as you want or as miserable as you want. But there will still be dreamers out there who will lead you at the age of 65 when you can't retire because your retirement paycheck is too low. Because they will dare do something that you are not smart enough to take the risk to do. And enjoy your paycheck. They will enjoy their wonderful lifestyle. You will still have 15 vacation days to stay at home, they will take vacation whenever they want and travel all around the world. After all, if there was not people like you, your boss would not make any money. Wish you luck... I am an IBO and I LOVE AMWAY.
i’ve been to events, i attend meetings, i buy and use the products (but only the ones i actually like, like some of the kid vitamins cuz my kid actually really likes ’em, and their makeup/skincare i really like because it works for my skin)….there has never been one mention about “ditching your family or friends”, there has never been any pressure to buy nothing but Amway….
Betsy’s campaigning earned the attention of the Ford team, which tapped her to attend that year's Republican National Convention in Kansas City as a participant in the “Presidentials” program for young Republicans. The budding politicos attended training on campaign strategy and political techniques, and were divided into groups based on geography so that they could get acquainted with potential allies from their home states. There were also more practical desires for a squadron of young volunteers at a contested convention: “Anywhere there needed to be noise, there were always kids,” Betsy Prince told a reporter for the Holland Sentinel in 1976 (“Betsy Helps Cheer Ford Through in Kansas City,” read the headline, beside a photo of a T-shirt-clad Betsy sporting a feathered, Farrah Fawcett-lite hairdo).
I can promise you will lose friends and lovers. If that's worth it to you then go forth, but be aware that for the participant (or victim) in this, your loss of friendships will sometimes be invisible, and occasionally worth much more than you ever thought. It's an honest decision - you shouldn't be friends with someone who treats you this way. Every single person who has fallen into this trap I have seen lose friends in the long run, even if we tried to see past it. It's a black mark of a terrible person. When someone tells you who they are, you should listen to them.
I shopped with Amway about 20 years ago when a neighbor in my apartment building became a sales rep for them. I really liked the cleaning products which were pure and did a great job of cleaning everything! I had a terrific rep who sold the various products that interested me. I was always very impressed by Amway. To my knowledge, Amway has always had an impeccable reputation and the highest quality products. I didn't find any reason to dislike the company back then and certainly have no reason to dislike it now!
"Thought our kids came out," Smart said after the win. "We were sloppy at times, organizational, as far as substitution on defense, and we got some stupid, silly penalties early on offense. But they came out fast, they came out physical, and they answered the challenge which was to understand that we challenged them and said 'hey, we are creating a standard here, that we play to this level, regardless of who you play.' You have to go own the standard. I really thought the players really tried to do that. Sometimes holdings and things like that are an aggressive penalty. But that is frustrating and as an organization, we have to do a better job defensively of having the right people on the field."
I was invited by a gentlemen from eastern Suffolk area, NY and had told him I was busy in other things. What I didn't realize was how I had went to see this same presentation in someone's house about 20 years prior to 2015. So it was May 2015 and people want to return to the American dream and here comes these floating characters straight out of a horror video game. So they smiled their way and have their game plans down to a science. There's no way I'm going to sit through a presentation that makes me feel I am chained down in my seat 24/7.
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Bangalore City Junction Railway Station to Yeshwantpur Railway Station distance, location, road map and direction
Bangalore City Junction Railway Station is located in India at the longitude of 77.57 and latitude of 12.98. Yeshwantpur Railway Station is located in India at the longitude of 77.55 and latitude of 13.02 .
Driving Distance : 6 KM and 279 meters / 3.9 miles.
Straight Line Distance : 5 KM and 200 meters / 3.2 miles.
Travel time : 0 hours and 6 minutes.
Direction and bearing : North side, 339 degree.
Distance between Bangalore City Junction Railway Station and Yeshwantpur Railway Station
The total straight line distance between Bangalore City Junction Railway Station and Yeshwantpur Railway Station is 5 KM (kilometers) and 200 meters. The miles based distance from Bangalore City Junction Railway Station to Yeshwantpur Railway Station is 3.2 miles. This is a straight line distance and so most of the time the actual travel distance between Bangalore City Junction Railway Station and Yeshwantpur Railway Station may be higher or vary due to curvature of the road .
The driving distance or the travel distance between Bangalore City Junction Railway Station to Yeshwantpur Railway Station is 6 KM and 279 meters. The mile based, road distance between these two travel point is 3.9 miles.
Time Difference between Bangalore City Junction Railway Station and Yeshwantpur Railway Station
The sun rise time difference or the actual time difference between Bangalore City Junction Railway Station and Yeshwantpur Railway Station is 0 hours , 0 minutes and 4 seconds. Note: Bangalore City Junction Railway Station and Yeshwantpur Railway Station time calculation is based on UTC time of the particular city. It may vary from country standard time , local time etc.
Bangalore City Junction Railway Station To Yeshwantpur Railway Station travel time
Bangalore City Junction Railway Station is located around 5 KM away from Yeshwantpur Railway Station so if you travel at the consistent speed of 50 KM per hour you can reach Yeshwantpur Railway Station in 0 hours and 6 minutes. Your Yeshwantpur Railway Station travel time may vary due to your bus speed, train speed or depending upon the vehicle you use.
Bangalore City Junction Railway Station to Yeshwantpur Railway Station Bus
Bus timings from Bangalore City Junction Railway Station to Yeshwantpur Railway Station is around 0 hours and 6 minutes when your bus maintains an average speed of sixty kilometer per hour over the course of your journey. The estimated travel time from Bangalore City Junction Railway Station to Yeshwantpur Railway Station by bus may vary or it will take more time than the above mentioned time due to the road condition and different travel route. Travel time has been calculated based on crow fly distance so there may not be any road or bus connectivity also.
Bus fare from Bangalore City Junction Railway Station to Yeshwantpur Railway Station
may be around Rs.5.
Midway point between Bangalore City Junction Railway Station To Yeshwantpur Railway Station
Mid way point or halfway place is a center point between source and destination location. The mid way point between Bangalore City Junction Railway Station and Yeshwantpur Railway Station is situated at the latitude of 13.000259588754 and the longitude of 77.561339204026. If you need refreshment you can stop around this midway place, after checking the safety,feasibility, etc.
Bangalore City Junction Railway Station To Yeshwantpur Railway Station road map
Yeshwantpur Railway Station is located nearly North side to Bangalore City Junction Railway Station. The bearing degree from Bangalore City Junction Railway Station To Yeshwantpur Railway Station is 339 ° degree. The given North direction from Bangalore City Junction Railway Station is only approximate. The given google map shows the direction in which the blue color line indicates road connectivity to Yeshwantpur Railway Station . In the travel map towards Yeshwantpur Railway Station you may find en route hotels, tourist spots, picnic spots, petrol pumps and various religious places. The given google map is not comfortable to view all the places as per your expectation then to view street maps, local places see our detailed map here.
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2016 Workforce 100: Ranking the World’s Top Companies for HR. American Express, which has made the list all three years, takes the top spot in this year’s list of top companies for HR. To excel at everything from talent management to recruiting to benefits to diversity is not an easy task. To shine in those areas year after year is exemplary. Now in its third year, the Workforce 100 recognizes companies that excel in various areas of human resources during the course of the previous year. To determine which companies make the list, Workforce editors work with researchers from the Human Capital Media Advisory Group, the magazine’s research arm.
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Lindsay Sandiford faces death by firing squad in Indonesia. After her arrest in 2012, she cooperated with police to secure the arrest of members of the criminal cartel that used her as a drug mule. Despite this, she was sentenced to death. The people whose arrests she made possible were given jail terms of one to six years.
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Rossen Reports: Why Don't Most School Buses Have Seat Belts?
With millions of children getting on school buses, NBC's national investigative correspondent Jeff Rossen takes a look at why most school buses don't have seat belts, and just how dangerous that can get.
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Every day an average of 44 kids are hit while walking, many while on their way to school. NBC's national investigative correspondent Jeff Rossen takes a look at drivers blowing past the speed limit and putting kids at risk.
Why High School Should Start at 11:30 AM
Experts explain why they believe high schools should actually start after 10:00 a.m., and even as late as 11:30 a.m.
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TODAY's Willie Geist, Tamron Hall and Natalie Morales talk about a new survey that tries to rank the best age for kids, with parents saying the worst ages are between 10 and 12, while the most beloved childhood age is 5 years old.
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NASA Message on Federal Benefits Legally Married Same-Sex Couples
By Marc Boucher on July 2, 2013 4:06 PM.
Message from the NASA Administrator: Federal Benefits for Legally Married Same-Sex Couples, NASA
"As you may know, last week the United States Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and extended equal protection to all legal marriages in America, regardless of gender. This will affect the Federal benefits available to legally married same-sex couples. For the purposes of Federal benefits, legally married means that the marriage was celebrated in a state that recognizes same-sex marriage.
... Today, NASA will begin a series of communications on Qualifying Life Events inclusive of all legally married NASA employees, their spouses, and their children."
Message from the NASA Administrator: Federal Benefits for Legally Married Same-Sex Couples, NASA\n\n\"As you may know, last week the United States Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and extended equal protection to all legal marriages in America, regardless of gender. This will affect the Federal benefits available to legally married same-sex couples. For the purposes of Federal benefits, legally married means that the marriage was celebrated in a state that recognizes same-sex marriage.\n\n... Today, NASA will begin a series of communications on Qualifying Life Events inclusive of all legally married NASA employees, their spouses, and their children.\"
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Box Office: ‘Independence Day 2’ Underwhelms With $41.6M
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‘Independence Day: Resurgence’ makes up ground overseas with $102.1 million; elsewhere in the U.S., ‘The Shallows’ has a sharper bite than expected, while ‘Free State of Jones’ and ‘The Neon Demon’ are D.O.A.
Roland Emmerich’s Independence Day: Resurgence failed to ignite big fireworks at the North American office over the weekend, where it came in behind expectations with an estimated $41.6 million from 4,068 theaters.
While that’s hardly a disastrous start, the long-awaited sequel to the 1996 blockbuster will need to do sizeable business overseas to land in the black for Fox. So far, the tentpole seems to be getting its wish, debuting to $102.1 million from 57 foreign markets, including China, for a global debut of $143.7 million.
Resurgence placed No. 2 behind Finding Dory in North America. Overseas, it topped the weekend foreign chart, led by China with $37.3 million. But in China itself, it placed No. 2 behind Now You See Me 2, which raced to a dazzling $43.3 million, a record for Lionsgate and bringing that movie’s global total to $159.8 million.
Independence Day: Resurgence skewed heavily male for an all-audience tentpole (58 percent), helping to explain the subdued results, while 64 percent of ticketbuyers were over the age of 25. Generally speaking, the film underperformed on the East Coast.
Resurgence is set two decades after the events of the original pic (including the spectacular destruction of the White House and other iconic landmarks) and sees the same menacing aliens once again wreaking havoc.
Smith might be absent, but a number of other stars appearing in the first film reprised their roles, including Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum and Judd Hirsch. Newcomers include Liam Hemsworth, who plays a hot-shot military pilot whose parents died in the first alien attack and who is now dating the former first daughter (Maika Monroe), and Jessie Usher, who plays the stepson of Smith’s character, now deceased.
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The Queen of Scream: Maika Monroe
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Maika Monroe discusses 2014 sleeper hit The Guest and new horror flick, It Follows.
With two excellent back-to-back horrors under her belt in The Guest and It Follows, sat in a London hotel Maika Monroe’s demeanour is one fans aren’t used to seeing – specifically, she’s relaxed.
This isn’t to say that Monroe is never like this of course – by all accounts she’s a charming, laid-back individual – but for the characters she plays in 2014 sleeper hit The Guest and new horror flick It Follows, relaxation is not a feeling that’s expressed too often.
For the title of ‘Scream Queen’ – which has been bestowed to a number of impressive actresses over the years – now has a new holder. “Being called scream queen is cool!”, the 21-year-old says. “For me, It Follows and The Guest came just by chance, back to back, and it was not really a conscious decision that I’m doing two horror movies.”
The Guest was predominantly the vehicle of Dan Stevens – himself a burgeoning movie star – but Monroe still managed to leave an impression as the smart and capable Anna. In It Follows Monroe has been promoted to chief protagonist status as Jay, and her talents shine all the more brightly for it. “It was really after seeing David’s [Robert Mitchell, Director] first film The Myth of the American Sleepover that I wanted to do the film because it’s so unique and stylised. Putting a horror film in that kind of world is something very different.”
In both It Follows and The Guest there are a number of instances where Monroe has to depict fear, and rarely has it felt more genuine on screen. “To convey it as real as possible you have to [go to some dark places], as unenjoyable as it can be. You’ve got to mentally go there. A lot of times on set I’ll just have my headphones in, to stay in my own world. It’s only until the weekend when I’m able to shake off that week and go back to being fully me. When I’m filming during the week I stay in that world, which makes it easier for me.”
When asked about the most challenging scene to film, the answer comes surprisingly quickly: “The wheelchair scene was the hardest. It was the last day, and it was very cold that night. The wind was terrible, I was wearing basically nothing. And it was not a pleasant spot.”
That’s not to say no fun was had on set though, no surprise when you consider the camaraderie between Monroe and her co-stars on screen. “All of us bonded pretty quickly. Even the giant was super nice!”
Though her current title may be ‘Scream Queen’, Monroe is conscious of the need to try other things and avoid typecasting: “It’s really cool to see that people are responding to both these films and loving it and being called scream queen is awesome. But the projects in the future are quite different from horror.”
One such project is The 5th Wave, a sci-fi flick which will see Monroe line up with thespians such as Chloë Grace Moretz and Liev Schreiber.
“I just finished filming that. I get to play this super kick-ass character which was amazing. I had fight training, gun training, I dyed my hair black and it was my first studio film so it was all very exciting and kind of different from anything I’ve done. I’m excited for people to see it.”
It’s not hard to envision Monroe starring in a superhero film in the near future, especially with there being more and more options to pick from with each passing year.
“Someone was asking me the other day about Captain Marvel? That would be what I want. Start campaigning me to be Captain Marvel!”
Keep an eye out for the #Monroe4CaptainMarvel hashtag on Twitter soon.
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Amenemhet I
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Amenemhet I was the first pharaoh of the 12th dynasty. He reigned for 30 yrs (including a 10 yr coregency with his son Sensuret I) and then he was assassinated.
Amenmehet I was a vizier of Mentuhotep IV of the 11th dynasty. He was not of royal descent. He is thought to have overthrown (assassinated) Mentuhotep IV and founded the 12th dynasty.
The ruins of the Amenemhet I pyramid at El-Lisht
Unlike his predecessors, Amenemhet I had a different attitude towards the Israelites who, by the beginning of the 12th dynasty, had grown to number well over a million. He feared that the Israelites would side with Egypt's enemies and decided to oppress them lest they rebel.
The period when the Israelites were oppressed in Egypt corresponds to the 12th dynasty of Egypt.
The pharaohs of the 12th dynasty required a large slave labour force for the construction of their pyramids and other public works.
The Pyramids of the 12th dynasty, unlike those of earlier dynasties, were made almost entirely of mud bricks which were finished with a limestone veneer. Over the centuries, the limestone veneer has fallen away due to erosion, earthquakes and pilfering. What remains is the inner cores of the pyramids which contain millions of mud bricks.
The Jews were given the task of making these mud bricks and working in the fields. The 12th dynasty lasted almost 200 years and at least seven pyramids were constructed during this time.
The Hebrew Oppression probably began with Amenemhet I, the first pharaoh of the 12th dynasty. By the time of Sesostris II, a workers villages had been built to house the slaves working on the pyramids at Hawara and Dashur. These villages were occupied up until the time of the Neferhotep I when the Exodus occurred.
The Pharaohs of the Oppression therefore included: Amenemhet I, Sesostris I, Sesostris II, Amenemhet II, Sesostris III, Amenemhet III, Sobeknefru and the 13th dynasty pharaohs from Sobekhotep I to Neferhotep I.
Middle Kingdom pyramids were built mainly out of mud bricks (the inner core) which were then faced with a limestone veneer. This may have been due to a shortage of limestone and possibly the loss of ability and know how required to construct pyramids with solid limestone blocks as with the Old Kingdom pyramids.
The Amenemhet I pyramid at El-Lisht is severely eroded. It the oldest of the 12th dynasty pyramids which had mud brick cores and limestone veneers. Over the years, the limestone veneer has fallen away due to earthquakes, pilfering and erosion. All that remains is the mud brick core which has been severely eroded.
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Presentation to explore rocky relationship between U.K. and European Union
Dr. Nicholas Nicoletti, assistant professor of political science, will present “The U.K.’s Rocky Relationship with the European Union” at 11 a.m. Thursday in Webster Hall’s Corley Auditorium.
Dr. Nicholas Nicoletti
The United Kingdom has traditionally had an awkward and tumultuous relationship with the European Economic Community, currently known as the European Union (EU). Tensions in the Conservative Party led Prime Minister David Cameron to call for a referendum on whether to stay in the European Union — which was dubbed “Brexit.” The U.K. voted to leave on June 23, 2016, and the consequences are only starting to unfold.
Nicoletti’s presentation will focus on the history and the future of the U.K. rocky relationship with the EU, with a focus on how EU integration will progress as it moves on without the United Kingdom.
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Boeing and BAE team up to develop laser weapon for the U.S. Navy
Both Boeing and BAE Systems have been working on laser weapon systems for use at sea for a number of years and now the two companies have teamed up to develop the Mk 38 Mod 2 Tactical Laser System for the U.S. Navy. The system combines both kinetic and directed energy weapons capability by coupling a solid-state high-energy laser weapon module with the Mk 38 Machine Gun System that is already in use on many U.S. Navy vessels. Read More
New IK Multimedia and Line6 MIDI interfaces for iOS
The iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad are now established favorites for the mobile muso with new synths and sequencers seemingly coming out every week. Until iOS 4 however there was no standardized method for getting MIDI control signals in and out of the units for interfacing with ‘proper’ equipment. Some enterprising developers created methods using the Apple Camera Kit USB connector whilst Line 6 created its own proprietary method and the MIDI Mobilizer dongle to go with it. In the iOS 4 software release Apple ported the CoreMIDI programming interface framework from MacOS and developers finally had a standard method with which they were familiar. Though iOS4 was released a year ago, compatible MIDI interfaces are now only beginning to get to market. Read More
Diamond-like carbon-coated plows to save fuel by sliding through the soil
Plows are one of the most basic agricultural implements and have been in use for thousands of years. In that time they’ve evolved from simple ox-drawn scratch plows consisting of a frame holding a vertical wooden stick dragged through the topsoil – which are still used in many parts of the world – to tractor-mounted plows that can have as many as 18 moldboards. The evolution of the humble plow looks set to continue with Fraunhofer scientists working on diamond-like carbon (DLC)-coated plowshares that would slide through the soil like a hot knife through butter, thereby requiring less fuel. Read More
'Dynamic charging' might let electric race cars juice up while moving
As some Gizmag readers will already know, the new technical regulations for Formula One racing state that cars must move under electrical power only when in the pit lanes. Eyebrow-raising though that may be, two companies are currently collaborating on technology that would see cars being powered by electric motors for the entire race. Instead of looking at ultra-powerful batteries or three-hour recharging pit stops, however, they're taking another approach - they propose that the cars could wirelessly receive power from transmitters embedded in the track. Read More
Proposed health care system would incorporate computer models of patients
The way things currently stand in the field of medicine, doctors often have to try out a number of treatments on any one patient, before (hopefully) finding one that works. This wastes both time and medications, and potentially endangers the patients, as they could have negative reactions to some drugs. In the future, however, all that experimenting may not be necessary. The pan-European IT Future of Medicine (ITFoM) project, a consortium of over 25 member organizations, is currently developing a system in which every person would have a computer model of themselves, that incorporated their own genome. Doctors could then run simulations with that model, to see how various courses of treatment would work on the actual person. Read More
VooMote One converts iPhone into a personalized remote
By Pawel Piejko
Germany-based company Zero1.tv has announced its VooMote One IR sleeve and app that converts iPhone or iPod touch into a universal remote. While the idea itself is not particularly new, some users might find VooMote One interesting as the add-on allows to create custom layouts linked to certain locations, like the living room or bedroom, with different sets of electronics to be operated via iPhone or iPod touch. Read More
Study shows 3D displays cause 'visual discomfort'
No, it's not just you. According to studies recently conducted by the University of California, Berkeley, the viewing of stereoscopic 3D displays does indeed cause visual discomfort, fatigue and headaches. The problem appears to come from the fact that the viewers' eyes are simultaneously trying to focus on the screen, and on objects that appear to be located either in front of or behind that screen. Read More
Frii bike concept made from injection-molded recycled plastic
If Israeli industrial design student Dror Peleg had been around in the late 1950s, I feel sure that his Frii plastic bike concept would have found its way into Mosanto's House of the Future. Over 50 years later, that vision of a world of plastic has also given rise to some serious disposal issues and grave environmental concerns. Frii proposes to be part of the solution, not the problem. Made from recycled plastic, the city cycling concept would be manufactured locally for local use. Components would be injection molded into modular shapes that snap together to form a strong, lightweight and very colorful single-speed bike for quick trips through the city streets. Read More
Software picks out fake online reviews
One of the great things about the internet is the fact that everyday people can share what they know with the entire world, so if they’ve had a particularly good or bad experience with a business or product, they can notify everyone via customer review websites. The flip-side of that, however, is that business owners can plant fake reviews on those same sites, that either praise their own business or slam their competition. Well, confused consumers can now take heart – researchers from Cornell University have developed software that is able to identify phony reviews with close to 90 percent accuracy. Read More
Collapsible Cargoshell shipping container seeks ISO certification
By Mike Hanlon
The ingenious Cargoshell shipping container concept is about to be tested for ISO certification, finally enabling deployment. The composite Cargoshell is both light and collapsible. Though containerisation has streamlined global trade, it remains inefficient. The current steel containers use the same space whether they are empty or full, and waste valuable resources globally being transported and stored empty. A Cargoshell can be broken down by one person in 30 minutes, to a quarter of its original volume. Read More
Transparent and flexible lithium-ion battery developed
There have been numerous attempts at designing partially transparent gadgets over the years, with the LG GD900 cell phone being a notable example. Fully translucent mobile devices are difficult to produce, however, as they would require a fully see-through battery, which hasn't been available yet. Stanford University researchers now claim to have developed such a device - a see-through, flexible, lithium-ion battery, suitable for powering mobile gadgets like cell phones, tablets or e-readers. Read More
Drift Innovation releasing smaller HD actioncam
Last August, we did a side-by-side video comparison of Drift Innovation’s HD-170 actioncam, and the ever-popular GoPro HERO HD. While we liked the HD-170’s image quality, LCD screen, ease of use and swiveling lens, we noted that it lacked the HERO’s replaceable lens, and that it was considerably longer (although narrower) than the GoPro camera. Well, with its new compact Drift HD, Drift Innovation has addressed both of those shortcomings. Read More
The 2000 bhp Dartz Prombron Nagel Armored Sportback built for pulling 15 metre yachts
Estonian automotive producer DARTZ is best known for producing the world's most expensive US$1 million bulletproof Kombat T98 and Prombron SUVs and more recently for producing a concept car lined in whale penis leather. Now it has announced a 2000 bhp armored Sportback, designed for pulling yachts. With a 2000 bhp powerplant, it will be the world's most powerful production car. It will also be frightfully expensive, but the owner won't be worried every time a motorcycle pulls alongside at the traffic lights. Read More
Canon X Mark I combines mouse, keypad and calculator
Mobile number crunchers whose laptop keyboard is lacking in a useful separate keypad will no doubt be interested to discover that Canon is about to release a new slim laser mouse which includes its own keypad. The new X Mark I Mouse could also please trackpad haters looking to reduce the number of peripherals housed within the laptop bag, as it also operates as a 10-digit calculator complete with LCD screen. Read More
Roland reveals new BOSS MICRO BR BR-80 pocket-sized recording studio
When musical inspiration hits, it's vital to get it recorded before it disappears. Handheld recorders like Tascam's DR-07 MkII recorder and or Zoom's new H2n Handy Recorder are useful in this regard, but if you need a little more flexibility, something like a pocket-sized version of the BR800 portable recording studio could be the answer. Roland has announced that its BOSS MICRO BR multi-track digital recorder has now been updated. The MICRO BR BR-80 has twice the simultaneous playback tracks of its predecessor, a new effects processor and the ability to reduce the presence of vocal and lead guitar of pre-recorded audio to give players the chance to create their own. Read More
State of the Internet report - Asia still fastest, new source of attack traffic emerges
Akamai might not be a household name but between 15 to 30 percent of the world’s Web traffic is carried on the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company’s Internet platform at any given time. Using data gathered by software constantly monitoring Internet conditions via the company’s nearly 100,000 servers deployed in 72 countries and spanning most of the networks within the Internet, Akamai creates its quarterly State of the Internet report. The report provides some interesting Internet-related facts and figures, such as regions with the slowest and fastest connection speeds, broadband adoption rates and the origins of attack traffic. Read More
Microsoft rolls out Avatar Kinect virtual chatroom service
Utilizing Kinect's motion tracking and facial recognition, Avatar Kinect takes ordinary video calls into a fully virtual environment giving each user a facial expressions and gestures-reproducing avatar. First unveiled at CES 2011 in January, Avatar Kinect is now available free to try until September 8, while later it will be available to Xbox LIVE Gold subscribers only. Read More
The 75th anniversary of the Supermarine Spitfire
As much as Goodwood might hold special significance for automotive enthusiasts, the estate also has strong ties with the world of aviation. During WWII it was an active fighter airbase (aka RAF Westhampnett), and there are many other aspects which make it a particularly appropriate venue at which to celebrate the 75th anniversary of most famous British aircraft of all-time – the Supermarine Spitfire. Read More
Astronomers detect largest, most distant reservoir of water ever found in the universe
Two international teams of astronomers have discovered the largest and farthest reservoir of water ever detected in the universe. The researchers found the huge mass of water feeding a black hole, called a quasar, more than 12 billion light-years away. The mass of water vapor is at least 140 trillion times that of all the water in the world's oceans combined and 100,000 times more massive than the sun. Read More
Alesis ends electric envy with AcousticLink digital interface
For a good while now, electric guitar and bass players have been able to interface their instruments with computers and mobile devices thanks to solutions like the JAM from Apogee and the iRig from IK Multimedia. Now, acoustic players are to get their chance to join the digital party with the launch of the AcousicLink solution from Alesis. Read More
MIT researchers boost energy density of lithium-air batteries
Last year MIT researchers reported improving the efficiency of lithium-air batteries through the use of electrodes with gold or platinum catalysts. MIT News is now reporting that in a continuation of that work, researchers have been able to further increase the energy storage capacity of lithium-air batteries for a given weight by creating carbon-fiber-based electrodes. Read More
Olympus set to launch SP-810UZ camera with 36x zoom lens
If your holiday snapping demands the versatility of up close macro photography and telephoto zoom in one compact camera then a wide-angle superzoom will likely be at the top of your shopping list. Olympus believes that it has you covered with the announcement of a successor to its SP-800UZ superzoom compact camera. The new model retains the same image resolution and movie quality as its predecessor but gets a zoom boost, gains SDXC and Eye-Fi support and is a touch thinner and lighter. The creativity features also benefit from new additions, including a 3D capture mode and Magic Filter additions. Read More
Ion Audio’s Piano Apprentice + iDevice = personal, take anywhere piano tutor
We recently took a look at the iPerform3D online guitar lessons for those looking to unleash their inner Hendrix, but if you’re thinking tinkling the ivories might be more your style then Ion Audio’s Piano Apprentice could be worth a look - at least for a basic introduction to playing the piano. Following the Simon school of music instruction, the Piano Apprentice features a 25-note keyboard that docks with an iPad, iPod touch or iPhone to demonstrate how to play as the relevant keys on the device light up. Read More
Fujitsu Toshiba unveils IS12T - world's first Mango OS phone
Fujitsu and Toshiba have announced IS12T, the first smartphone to run on Windows Phone 7 with the new Mango update pre-installed. The new smartphone is waterproof and dust-resistant and comes with 13.2 megapixel camera and large 32GB of internal storage. Read More
Scientists create water walking bionic microrobot
Chinese scientists have developed an aquatic microrobot that mimics the water-walking abilities of the Gerridae - a family of long-legged bugs commonly known as water striders that are able to run on top of the water's surface. The scientists say their bionic microbot incorporates improvements over previous devices that make it an ideal candidate for military spy missions, water pollution monitoring and other applications. Read More
Lockheed Martin’s HALE-D airship takes to the air
With the use of airships for passenger transport decreasing in the early 20th century as their capabilities were eclipsed by those of airplanes – coupled with a number of disasters – they were largely resigned to serving as floating billboards or as camera platforms for covering sporting events. But the ability to hover in one place for an extended period of time also makes them ideal for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance purposes, which is why Lockheed Martin has been developing its High Altitude Airship (HAA). The company yesterday launched the first-of-its-kind High Altitude Long Endurance-Demonstrator (HALE-D) to test a number of key technologies critical to development of unmanned airships. Read More
Acoustic diode allows sound waves to only travel in one direction
When it comes to the sound-proofing of buildings, most people likely think of using materials that simply absorb the sound waves in a noisy room, so they can't proceed into a neighboring quiet room. Researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), however, are taking a different approach. They have created something known as an acoustic diode, that only allows sound traveling through it to go in one direction. If incorporated into building materials, such diodes would let sound travel from the quiet room to the noisy one, but would simply block noise transmission in the opposite direction. Read More
Simplified test developed for identifying fake whiskey
So, is that really Johnnie Walker Blue that you’re drinking, or is it perhaps actually Johnny Woker Bloo? Counterfeit Scotch whiskeys are more common than you might think, with the Scotch Whiskey Association reportedly handling between 60 to 70 active cases of counterfeiting at any one time. While there are lab tests that can identify the fakes, not every bar owner or restaurateur has the time or funds for those. Fortunately for them, scientists from Glasgow’s University of Strathclyde have devised a quicker, simpler, less costly system. Read More
Nuon Solar Team hopes to reclaim World Solar Challenge title with streamlined Nuna6
The Nuon Solar Team has revealed its lightest solar powered vehicle yet. Not only is the 145 kg Nuna6 around 10 percent lighter than its predecessor Nuna5 and half the weight of the original Nuna which competed in 2001, it is also 15 inches shorter and has 10 percent less air resistance. This month's unveiling comes as the team of students from the Delft University of Technology prepares for a tilt at victory in the 2011 World Solar Challenge - a biennial 1800 mile race through the heart of Australia that has become one of the world's premiere showcases for these incredibly efficient vehicles and the technologies that underpin them. Read More
One of the world's narrowest houses to be built in Poland
Initially presented in 2009 as a rather eccentric architect's idea, one of the world's narrowest houses will be built in Warsaw, Poland. Referred to as an "impossible house" by its designer Jakub Szczesny of Centrala design studio, the house will be 152 cm (60 in) across in its widest spot on the outside. It's located in the center of Warsaw in a small slot between two buildings, and will be officially defined as an art installation, as it does not meet any legal standards of construction in Poland. Read More
JVC's new dock has room for iPad and iPhone at the same time
Although B&W's Zeppelin is a great way to listen to the audio on your iDevice while charging its battery, it can only dock one at a time. JVC has announced a sleek new speaker dock that can accommodate both an iPad and an iPhone/iPod at the same time. Read More
Wireless sensor to monitor structural integrity of bridges
According to a 2009 estimate by the U.S. Society of Civil Engineers, more than one in four U.S. bridges are either structurally deficient or functionally obsolete. While newer “smart” bridges have embedded wired networks of sensors to monitor their structural integrity, the high cost of installing such systems on existing bridges is simply unaffordable for strained city, state and federal budgets. Now University of Maryland electrical engineering researcher Mehdi Kalantari has developed a tiny wireless sensor that monitors and transmits minute-by-minute data on a bridge’s structural integrity that he estimates is one-hundredth the cost of a wired network approach. Read More
Skyfire’s VideoQ standalone Flash video player for iOS devices
While a lot of online video has made the move to HTML 5, there are still plenty of Flash videos floating around that leave iDevice users with a “Please Upgrade Flash” message on their displays. With Apple seemingly unlikely to ever support Flash on its iOS devices, Skyfire came to the rescue last year with its Skyfire browser that allows Flash video to be viewed on said devices. Realizing that, despite its lack of Flash support, most people are generally quite happy using Safari, Skyfire has now released a standalone Flash player for iOS devices called VideoQ. Read More
'War Texting' lets hackers gain access to cars via GSM networks
Cellular-based automotive roadside assistance services like GM’s OnStar and BMW Assist allow remote unlocking of vehicles by communicating with remote servers via standard mobile networks. Now a pair of security systems engineers have managed to prove it takes just a few hours of clever reverse engineering to crack the in-car cellular network-based technology to gain access to vehicles. They call their method “War Texting.” Read More
Hitting the brakes by reading drivers’ minds
With human error the predominant cause of car accidents, automatic braking systems like the Pedestrian Detection system found in the Volvo S60 use cameras and sensors to assist drivers in detecting oncoming hazards and automatically applying the brakes. Now a team of researchers from the Berlin Institute for Technology has found a way to improve the response times of drivers by reading their minds. Using electroencephalography (EEG) by attaching electrodes to the scalp the researchers demonstrated that reading driver’s brain signals can provide quicker reaction times to potentially prevent many of the car accidents caused by human error. Read More
Cows check in for meals using electronic ear tags
With diseases such as Foot and Mouth, TB, and of course Mad Cow still presenting a danger to cattle, it’s of the utmost importance that farmers monitor the health of their animals, and immediately proceed to isolate any that might be showing symptoms. If you have a herd of over 500 cows, however, keeping track of individuals can be rather tricky. That’s why scientists at England’s Newcastle University have developed electronic ears tags, that they’re trying out on a herd of test cattle. Read More
Beep-It optical theremin - for budget weird music
If you’ve ever heard the eerie electronic music at the beginning of a 1950s science fiction movie (The Day the Earth Stood Still, for example), then you’ve heard a theremin. Invented in Russia in the 1920s, the instrument is unique, in that the person playing it doesn’t touch it at all. Instead, they move their hands around its two antennas, causing it to emit different sounds by altering radio frequencies that the machine emits. Although still used by some modern musicians, theremins can be a little pricey, and somewhat difficult to master. That’s where the $35 Beep-It optical theremin comes in. Read More
'Roll it' turns compact housing on its head
Students from the University of Karlsruhe in Germany have created a flexible housing solution that makes the most of its minimal interior space in a very unusual way. Dubbed "Roll it", this cylinder-shaped home changes its purpose depending on its orientation - roll the the work space 180 degrees and it becomes a bed, the kitchen becomes a bathroom and you even get some exercise in the mouse wheel-like center section when you decide to "move house". Read More
Chinese supermarket trialling WiFi-enabled tablet PC-equipped shopping carts
It doesn't have quite the appeal of sending a robot to do your shopping, but this Smart Cart service being trialed by SK Telecom could definitely take some of the hassle out of trolling the supermarket aisles. Just launched at the Shanghai Lotus Supermarket in China, the system consists of WiFi-enabled, tablet PC-equipped shopping carts and a smartphone app that can be synchronized with the tablet. By utilizing indoor positioning technology and augmented reality, the shopping "Smart" cart becomes a virtual shopping aide. Read More
The world's most and least expensive cities plus the most expensive extreme hardship postings
Luanda in Angola, Libreville in Gabon and N’Djamena in Chad are the most expensive extreme hardship locations in the world and thanks to the marketplace volatility which results from local inflation, political instability, currency fluctuations and natural disasters, Tokyo has consolidated its title as the most expensive of the recognized cities of the world in which to live. Read More
World's strangest hotel to finally open - maybe
The Ryugyong Hotel in the center of North Korea's capital city Pyongyang, must count as one of the strangest building projects, not to say one of the ugliest, in the world. Construction began in 1987 and continued until its abandonment in 1993 when the projected cost of required remedial rebuilding was simply too much for the impoverished city and state to bear. Now, twenty-four years after the first concrete block was laid, it's finally finished - kinda... Read More
Rockwell Collins unveils first touch-control primary flight display
For the first 50 years of computing, the input and output of a computer have been to different places. Mobile computing and the touch screen are quickly changing things though and the changes extend to the aircraft industry. At the 59th Annual Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Airventure in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Rockwell Collins has unveiled the first touch-control primary flight displays (PFD) for business jets and turboprop aircraft, which will be available on future applications of the company’s Pro Line Fusion avionics system. Read More
INVENTORS AND REMARKABLE PEOPLE
Eight young inventors give us a 2-minute elevator pitch
The James Dyson Awards for young inventors are always a treasure trove of fresh ideas and up-and-coming innovators - so we caught up with 8 of the Australian finalists and got them each to deliver us a 2-minute 'elevator pitch' explaining their designs and the inspiration behind them. The videos after the jump highlight some of our favourite entries for this year's prize, including the winners. See if you can guess which of these young contestants took the prizes! Read More
Timesnap puts portable media on a wristwatch
Despite some initial similarities, this is definitely not another iPod nano strap, such as the TikTok or LunaTik, but Chinavision's new Timesnap MP3/MP4 multimedia player wristwatch. Although not touchscreen-based, it offers a number of features including music, image, text and video file playback, along with an FM radio, at a reasonable price. Read More
New X-ray camera to shoot 4.5 million frames per second
In order to capture slow-motion footage in which a bullet can actually be seen traveling through the air, a camera has to film at a speed somewhere in the neighborhood of 5,000 frames per second. Given that as a benchmark, what would be the purpose of a camera that manages a whopping 4.5 million fps? In the case of the UK-based Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)'s new X-ray camera, it's to obtain three-dimensional images of individual molecules. Read More
Green burial project developing corpse-eating mushrooms
As part of a project aimed at getting people to accept and embrace their own mortality, visual artist Jae Rhim Lee is training mushrooms to decompose human tissue. This doesn't involve cruelly prodding unruly shrooms with electric goads or whipping them into submission, but rather introducing common fungi to the artist's own skin, hair, nail clippings and other body tissue so that they start to digest it. A prototype body suit has been created that's embroidered with spore-infused netting. This would be used in conjunction with a special spore slurry embalming cocktail to break down the body's organic matter and clean out the accumulated toxins, producing a nutrient-rich compost. Read More
PAS House - a fully 'skateable' house being built in California
For some people, skateboarding is more a way of life than just a sport. Surely this is the case with former skateboarding world champion, French-born Pierre André Senizergues, who is about to build a skateboarder's dream house, located in Malibu, California. Dubbed PAS House, the dwelling is meant to be a tribute to the skateboarding lifestyle, thus virtually all the walls, furniture and appliances in the house will be either 'skateable' or skateboard-themed. Think of it like a private habitable skate ramp. Read More
Olfactory receptor-equipped nanotubes could lead to 'smelling' electronics
While people may have laughed at the mechanical-nose-bearing Odoradar device that Elmer Fudd once used to track Bugs Bunny, the development of real devices that can "smell" recently took a step forward, as researchers from the University of Pennsylvania grafted olfactory receptor proteins onto carbon nanotubes. These proteins are ordinarily located on the outer membrane of cells within the nose. When chemicals that enter the nose bind with the proteins, a cellular response is triggered, that leads to the perception of smell. It is hoped that a synthetic version of that same response could be possible, within sensing devices incorporating the nanotubes. Read More
World's first 'printed' aircraft is flown
One of the biggest selling features for 3D printers is the fact that you can just whip up a design using CAD software on your computer, then create a physical copy of it to try out – no special factory tooling required. Well, in order to illustrate the potential of the technology for the aviation industry, engineers from the University of Southampton have just designed and flown the world’s first “printed” aircraft. The entire structure of the unmanned air vehicle (UAV) was created using an EOS EOSINT P730 nylon laser sintering machine, which builds up plastic or metal parts through a successive layering technique. Read More
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Steve Weiss, President
For 20 years Steve Weiss has done social justice work in Oregon as a volunteer advocate. He was born and raised in New York City and holds a BA Degree in Comparative Literature from California State University at Los Angeles.
In addition to serving as board president of the Oregon Consumer League, Steve also serves as board president for Oregon State Council for Retired Citizens, Independent Living Resources, and Community Alliance of Tenants.
He is also board vice-president of United Seniors of Oregon and a board member of the Oregon Alliance for Retired Americans.
Steve’s work is appreciated and has not gone unnoticed. He is a recipient of the following awards:
City of Portland Day of Recognition Proclamation, 2013
Spirit of Portland Award from the City Council, 2013
Tenant Hero Award from the Community Alliance of Tenants, 2013
Multnomah County Volunteer Awards, total of five
Oregon Governor’s Volunteer Award 2007, Oregon Volunteers
Advocate of the Year 2006, Elders in Action
Joel Shapiro, Vice President
Joel Shapiro is an attorney and consumer advocate. He represents consumers as a solo law practitioner at the Law Office of Joel Shapiro as well as by engaging in legislative policy development and lobbying. Joel has worked on consumer protection issues at both the state and federal level, including serving as Chief Counsel to U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, and as Political Outreach Director for the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association. He has also worked as a legislative assistant in the Oregon Legislature and as a deputy district attorney and policy counsel for Multnomah County.
In addition to consumer protection, Joel devotes considerable time to protecting victims of crime through both litigation and legislative advocacy. He is a graduate of Lewis & Clark Law School and Grinnell College. Joel joined the board of the Oregon Consumer League in 2013.
Michelle Druce, Treasurer
Michelle Druce is a lawyer and in-house legal counsel with 25 years experience practicing law. A graduate of the University of Utah and Willamette University College of Law, she is experienced in a wide variety of financial services and focuses on consumer law issues.
Michelle also serves as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for youth in foster care. She is a committed volunteer for access to justice serving on The Lawyers’ Campaign for Equal Justice Advisory Board, Multnomah County Legal Air Board, and as a volunteer or Pro Bono attorney.
Michelle also served as a Commissioner on the American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence. She is an active volunteer in her neighborhood association and serves as a Precinct Committee Person for House District 46.
Michael Fuller, Secretary
Michael Fuller is a partner at OlsenDaines and an adjunct consumer law professor at Lewis & Clark Law School. Michael chairs the Oregon Consumer League’s banking law committee. His AV Rating ® is Preeminent and his Avvo rating is a perfect 10.0 Superb. In 2015, Michael was ranked among the top 2.5% of his peers by Super Lawyers ® magazine. His boutique banking law practice, Underdog Lawyer, focuses on bankruptcy enforcement, collections, mortgages, and credit reports.
Board Member at Large
Jim Davis Ed. D.
Dr. Jim Davis is a psychologist, gerontologist, educator, and advocate. He is an associate professor in the Human Sciences Department at Marylhurst University, where he coordinates the Psychology and Social Sciences Programs and teaches psychology, gerontology, and social policy. He is the Chair of the Marylhurst Faculty Innovation and Excellence Fund. In 2013 he won the Award for Excellence in Academic Service and Teaching. He received his B.S. in Political Science, M.S. in Gerontology and Administration, and Ed.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of Oregon.
Dr. Davis is a commissioner on the Governor’s Commission on Senior Services (serving his 3rd governor as a commissioner), where he is also the liaison to the Oregon Disabilities Commission. He has served on the Oregon State Insurance Advisory Committee for 25 years. He is the Chair of the National Coalition of Consumer Organizations on Aging, the advocacy arm of the National Council on Aging. He is also the long-time executive director of the Oregon State Council of Retired Citizens and United Seniors of Oregon, both of whom he has served since the 1970s. Currently on the Board of Directors for the Oregon Consumer League, Jim served as President for 5 years. He is also the Co-Chair of the Legislative Work Group on Senior and Disability Mental Health and Addictions.
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Laser technology shines light on South African ‘lost city’ of Kweneng
Settlement with limited traces was sophisticated and thriving metropolis, lasers reveal
Jason Burke in Johannesburg
Tue 8 Jan 2019 02.25 EST
Professor Karim Sadr stands in front of stones that researchers believe were once the entrance to a household in the ancient city of Kweneng. Photograph: Jeffrey Barbee/allianceearth.org
From close up, all that is visible are some broken walls among the scrubby brush, a mound covered by parched grass, a dry river gully.
But to Professor Karim Sadr and his team of archaeologists from Johannesburg’s University of Witwatersrand, the ruins at Kweneng tell an extraordinary story of a long-lost city.
New laser technology has revealed that Kweneng, about 50km (31 miles) south of South Africa’s commercial capital, was once a thriving metropolis with hundreds of households, a vast meeting place, scores of walled family compounds and a bustling market. It was ruled over by kings who regulated trade, waged wars against other similar city states and settled disputes.
The discoveries are important not just for South Africa – which some still claim was largely uninhabited before white settlers colonised the western coast and then pushed inland – but the African continent as a whole.
In recent decades researchers have conclusively shown that western imperialists and historians who dismissed sub-Saharan Africa as a vast wasteland awaiting “civilisation” by Europeans were entirely wrong.
Instead scholars have explored the riches, power and sophistication of cities and civilisations such as Great Zimbabwe, the empire of Mali, the kingdom of Benin and many others. Research has also revealed a continent that was part of global systems of commercial and intellectual exchange from the 15th century – well before the arrival of Europeans.
A recent wave of research has gone further, revealing new layers of complex commercial, agricultural and urban development.
“Now we understand that there was a network of settlements across very large territories and trading connections. These didn’t have a single major site and have left limited written or oral traces so have gone under the radar,” said Thomas Vernet-Habasque, a Johannesburg-based historian from the Sorbonne who is an expert on the history of pre-colonial Africa.
A laser image of Kweneng overlaid on a map of the area. Photograph: University of Witwatersrand
Kweneng was one of several large settlements across northern parts of what is now South Africa that were inhabited by the Tswana-speaking peoples for many centuries before the first European settlers arrived. Many of these settlements were devastated – but not entirely depopulated – in violent upheavals at the beginning of the 19th century.
The existence of Kweneng has been known for decades, but the new laser technology has revealed its true extent. The laser system works in a similar way to radar detection, except that instead of radio waves, the system sends out laser pulses. A computer then converts the pulses to a high resolution image, from which archaeologists can reconstruct how the area looked in the past.
The city appears to have been split into three main neighbourhoods spread over 20 sq km (8 sq miles), with two very large stone walled enclosures that may have held cattle.
The trade networks were very complex and intricate
Shadreck Chirikure, University of Cape Town
“If all the 900 homesteads of which we’ve found traces were inhabited at once, then the population could have been up to 20,000, but given references to other cities in the region, it was probably more like 5,000,” said Sadr.
There is evidence of considerable sophistication too. “There were four or five levels of local government, probably with regiments organised by age that could be called up for civic work or war. They buried their important dead under the walls of the central cattle enclosures but there was a very strong egalitarian tradition and the king went out of his way to not stand out,” Sadr said.
Finding an exact date for the end of Kweneng’s days as a major metropolis is very difficult, as current archaeological techniques are not accurate to within decades. But the final days of the city may have been fearful and violent, a victim of the chaotic conflicts known Mfecane, or great scattering, triggered by the military expansion of the Zulu kingdom further south.
A previous dig by a team from Witwatersrand University excavated three homes in the city which appeared to have been deliberately destroyed with fire. Animal bones, weapons and valuable items such as beads had been abandoned, suggesting residents left in a hurry.
“My guess is that the whole city was hit hard. The question is whether it was totally destroyed,” said Sadr.
In South Africa, such questions have long had a political dimension. The history of the trading state of Mapungubwe, which was capable of manufacturing magnificent gold objects 800 years ago, was deliberately obscured by racist officials during the apartheid era.
They wanted to hide evidence that the land occupied by white settlers had not only been home to a major African civilisation but also that local populations they dismissed as fit only for manual labour were capable of sophisticated artistic production.
Work at Mapela, once thought to be a small town under the authority of the kings of Mapungubwe, shows the settlement was much bigger than previously thought. Archaeologists have found thousands of glass beads, which suggests that it was a thriving trade centre.
“The trade networks were very complex and intricate. A similarity in copper ingot style suggests that there was trade and exchange between central Africa and southern Africa. Colonial interventions first of all saw the establishment of borders which divided related peoples,” said Shadreck Chirikure, an archaeologist at the University of Cape Town, who has excavated parts of Mapela.
The history of land ownership and habitation remains a potent and sensitive issue today.
Black history has much to reveal about our ancestors – and ourselves
Sada Mire
If Kweneng was still inhabited in the middle of the 18th century, claims by local people to ownership of the land on which the city stood will be strengthened. Demands from local communities to reclaim land that they say is theirs have been blocked in a series of court cases for decades.
The new findings may also begin to change the way visitors to southern Africa understand the environment.
Researchers point out that landscapes seen by tourists as representing the “real Africa” in a pristine “natural” state are nothing of the kind. Communities living in much of South Africa’s Kruger national park were forcibly removed when it was established as a nature reserve. Even the famous savannah across much of the continent has been worked by man, with many plants relatively recent introductions by local communities.
“Those environments that we saw as ‘wild’ are not wild at all,” said Vernet-Habasque.
https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/jan/08/laser-technology-shines-light-on-south-african-lost-city-of-kweneng
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Losing Ukraine: West's Hope for Ukrainian Wedding Dimming
NATO AND CHRYSTIA FREELAND HAVE LOST UKRAINIAN HEARTS & MINDS, NEW DUTCH GOVERNMENT VOTER POLLS SHOW
by John Helmer - Dances with Bears
Five years of civil war have convinced most Ukrainian voters to vote for peace by negotiation and compromise with the regional governments of Donetsk and Lugansk, and with Moscow. Support for continuing the war until the eastern regions capitulate has now shrunk to the western region of Ukraine around Lviv, and among those in Kiev living off the flow of cash from the US, Canada, and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Even among them, the war party is a small minority – 28% in favour in the west; 16% in the centre; compared to 13% in the east and 8% in the south. Altogether, only one in six Ukrainians (17%) now wants to fight on. Peace at any price is favoured by one in five (20%); peace on compromise terms by 49%.
These are the new findings of countrywide surveys of Ukraine voters in June, commissioned and paid for by the Dutch Government. They confirm the results of a voter poll carried out in May for the US State Department.
So far no Canadian, British or American newspaper or think-tank has reported on the shift in Ukrainian voter sentiment, although the country will hold its Verkhovna Rada (parliament) election on July 21. Nor have the Russian media noticed.
Conducted by two Kiev-based polling groups, the Razumkov Centre and the Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation (DIF), a poll of voter intention and party preference was carried out between June 13 and 20. The sample included 2,017 respondents of voting age “in all regions of Ukraine, with the exception of the Crimea and the occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts.” Sampling error is 2.3%. The results summary and tabulations were published in Ukrainian on June 26; click to read.
Left: Andrei Bychenko, chief pollster at the Razumkov Centre in Kiev;
in his public statements he is openly supportive of the EU and NATO goals for the war.
The Kiev Security Forum and Open Ukraine, for which Bychenko speaks, is funded by
NATO, the British Government, German and US foundations, and Victor Pinchuk.
Right: Olexiy Haran, head of research at the Democratic Initiatives Foundation.
He is outspokenly hostile towards Russia; his research is financed by George Soros,
as well as US and Ukrainian government outlets.
Razumkov Centre and the DIF report they were paid to carry out the poll by the Dutch Embassy in Kiev. The money came from a Dutch Foreign Ministry programme called MATRA; that says its aim is to promote Ukrainian government membership of the European Union, and protect Dutch company investment in Ukraine. As of October 2018, the Dutch investment aggregate was $6.5 billion, coming mainly from Royal Dutch Shell, ING Bank, Rabobank, Philips, Unilever, Louis Dreyfus Holding, and Akzo Nobel.
The most important finding is that President Volodymyr Zelensky’s party, Sluha Narodu (“Servant of the People”) is drawing more votes than all of its party rivals put together; 43% of those who say they will vote. Unless the election outcome is tampered with, Zelensky’s party will dominate the new parliament after the election on July 21. Another 11% of voters support the Opposition Platform party backed by Vladimir Medvedchuk and Dmitry Firtash, the most pro-Russian of Ukrainian politicians and oligarchs.
The also-rans drawing enough voters to reach the 5% threshold for representation in the proportional vote contest are former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko’s Batkivshchyna (“Fatherland”) party with 10%; ex-President Petro Poroshenko’s European Solidarity party with 10%; and Holos (“Voice”), a party launched in May by the pop singer Svyatoslav Vakarchuk with 6% (right).
The same results were reported by US Government-paid pollsters in May and June. Read those here.
The Razumkov-DIF poll illustrates how party preference differs across the four regions of the country.
REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF UKRAINIAN VOTER PREFERENCES
(in percent)
Source: http://razumkov.org.ua/ Note that sampling error of 2.3% indicates
that a percentage of that amount or less is equivalent to zero support.
An important finding in the Dutch poll is that Vakarchuk’s party has no national appeal and is not drawing young voters, as Vakarchuk, his local promoters and US Government media claim. Instead, the party is based in the west while appearing to be a nationwide bid to draw young voters away from Zelensky, whose appeal started with his television comedies. According to the Razumkov breakdown of party preferences by age, just 8% of the 30-39 group and 6.5% of the 18-29 group support Vakarchuk. But the percentages are so small, there is no statistical difference across the age groups; the over-60 group registered 3.5% for Vakarchuk. The age spread among supporters of Zelensky is much clearer – for example, 57.4% in the 18-29 group.
At the same time as the Dutch Government paid Razumkov and DIF to survey Ukrainian intentions for the July 21 vote, the same sample was also asked questions about the outcomes they anticipate and the policies they prefer for ending the civil war. The Dutch titled the report of these results “the search for ways to restore Ukraine’s sovereignty over the occupied Donbas: public opinion on the eve of the parliamentary elections”. Read the English translation issued by DIF here.
Just how misleading the title was intended to be can be seen from the overwhelming rejection of the war policy of the US, Canada and the European Union, including the Dutch. Altogether, 69% of the Ukrainians polled want peace; almost half of them with whatever concessions will be necessary.
Source: https://dif.org.ua/en/
Questioned on nine specially worded options for the terms of peace negotiations, the undecideds jump to one in five, and there are significant differences between the political parties and the regions on what the preferred terms and favoured outcomes should be, and what options are unacceptable. The Dutch Government wording of the questions avoided the thirteen points of the Minsk Protocol signed in February 2015 by representatives of the Donetsk, Lugansk, Russian and Ukrainian governments; read the terms of Minsk-II here.
Not counting those who refused to say or claimed to be undecided, the clearest signs of nationwide consensus are for negotiating peace terms directly with the representatives of the Donetsk and Lugansk governments; ending the trade blockade and economic sanctions with the east; and deploying a United Nations peacekeeping force to ensure the peace.
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1979 Revolution: Black Friday coming to consoles
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Indie publisher Digerati has confirmed that, in addition to the previously announced PS4 and Xbox One versions, 1979 Revolution: Black Friday is also coming to Nintendo Switch. The multi-award winning and BAFTA nominated interactive drama will launch on the following dates: 31 July (PS4 NA), 1 August (PS4 EU), 2 August (Switch), 3 August (Xbox).
The game is available to pre-order now from the Nintendo eShop in North America, and pre-orders start in the European eShop tomorrow, 18 July. For PS4, PS Plus subscribers in Europe will be entitled to a 20% discount during launch week.
Based on true stories and historical events, 1979 Revolution: Black Friday is an interactive drama about choice and consequence, chaos and order.
The year is 1978, the place is Tehran, Iran. You play as Reza Shirazi, a young photojournalist who returns home to find his people protesting the ruling King, the Shah. Armed with your camera, you capture the emotionally-charged stories and events unfolding on the streets and in the shadows.
As you’re pulled deeper into the dangerous world of civil unrest and revolution, the fate of those around you becomes intrinsically linked to the decisions you make and the path you choose to follow.
Critical Choices: The choices you make will shape your experience in the revolution, and the fates of those around you – both in the present and the future.
Cinematic Experience: Branching cinematic story told through motion captured animation and voice over performances. Discover the rarely seen world of Tehran in the 1970s, through a striking visual style.
Exploration: Explore the world of the collapsing city under martial law: covert headquarters, rioting protests, bustling city streets and more.
Photography: Take photos of the period accurate in-game world and compare them to the original archival photos captured by celebrated photojournalists.
Unique Gameplay: Including urban triage, interactive action scenes and photo processing.
Key Collectables: Discover and unlock more than 80+ unique stories that color and enhance your experience of the Iranian Revolution, including primary sources such as archival videos, home movies, graffiti, photographs and more.
Based on True Events: Based on real first-hand testimonies of freedom fighters, witnesses and casualties of the revolution which helped define the 21st century, as well as those who were imprisoned in Iran’s notorious Evin Prison.
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Katee Robert- The Marriage Contract release
THE MARRIAGE CONTRACT by Katee Robert
When Teague O’ Malley and Callista Sheridan are ordered to marry they soon realize that there is much more at stake than money. Fans of Jackie Ashenden’s Make You and Kresley Cole’s The Master, Unexpected, will devour the super steamy and fast paced first book, The Marriage Contract in the O’ Malley series by NYT and USA Today Bestselling Author Katee Robert.
Series: The O’Malley Series #1
Release Date: Paperback- December 22, 2015 Digital- June 2, 2015
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing- Forever
Teague O’Malley hates pretty much everything associated with his family’s name. And when his father orders him to marry Callista Sheridan to create a “business” alliance, Teague’s ready to tell his dad exactly where he can stuff his millions. But then Teague actually meets his new fiancée, sees the bruises on her neck and the fight still left in her big blue eyes, and he decides he will do everything in his power to protect her.
Everyone knows the O’Malleys have a dangerous reputation. But Callie wasn’t aware of just what that meant until she saw Teague, the embodiment of lethal grace and coiled power. His slightest touch sizzles through her. The closer they get, though, the more trouble they’re in. Because Callie’s keeping a dark secret—and what Teague doesn’t know could get him killed.
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Reese's Reviews:
The Marriage Contract is the first book in the O’Malley series and Katee Roberts starts the series off with a bang.
Teague and Callie are tied to their family with no way to escape. Callie has been sold off the be married to a man she doesn’t know and Teague wants nothing more than to get his family away from his father and the plans he has for his children. Teague and Callie hit it off right away and it’s enjoyable to watch how quickly their feelings change from tolerance to love.
Callie was an interesting character. She had a huge secret/ burden to carry throughout most of the story. She was constantly trying to figure out the best way to take care of everyone she cared about and she would do anything she could to take care of her people.
Teague feels like the protector of his family and while he doesn’t want to get married, he would do anything he could to protect his family. Teague is very protective of his family and both he and Callie would do anything to protect those he cares about. He does a lot of growing up and realizing he needs to work on taking better care of the family business.
The Marriage Contract has romance and the threat of war on the corners of every page. The characters are constantly strategizing ways to be together and win the war. I enjoyed the balance between the two. The Marriage Contract was good.
I’m not sure why, but the book felt a bit filled with fluff. I enjoyed the book, I just thought it was kind of boring at times.
Overall enjoyable.
“Don’t lie to me.”
She shivered under that unrelenting gaze, and licked her lips, all too aware of how he tracked the movement. “It won’t happen again.”
“You’re right. Because I’m going to kill the bastard.” He kept stroking her skin, his touch doing strange things to parts of her body that weren’t anywhere near her neck. “Tell me his name.”
She wouldn’t, even if the man who’d hurt her wasn’t already dead. Even in their messed-up world, murder was a last resort—something to be avoided at all costs—not something you did for a woman you barely knew. “No.”
“Your father hasn’t been keeping what’s his safe.” Another stroke, this one closer to her jawline. “That’s his mistake—one I won’t be making as well. His name, Callista.”
Oh God, oh God, oh God. She had to get a handle on this now. She’d never considered herself one to crack under pressure, but this man put his hands on her and spoke in that quiet, confident way that promised violence to anyone who touched her, and she was dangerously close to losing control. Which kind of control was up for grabs, so she went with the least likely to reveal her secret.
She kissed him, her heels giving her enough height that she barely had to go up on her toes. Her lips brushed his, and for one interminable second she was sure neither of them took a breath.
Then his arms were around her, and he took the last step to bring their chests flush together and her back against the wall. Even knowing she should be panicking at being pinned, she slipped her arms around his neck and traced the seam of his lips with her tongue.
That was all it took.
He let go of her throat to cup the back of her head, and then she was in the middle of the single most devastating kiss of her life. His tongue stroked hers, claiming her mouth—her body—as his own. His hands stayed in place even as he continued the assault on her mouth, his touch headier than the nicotine. She arched against him, tilting her head to allow him better access, and he growled in approval.
Whatever she’d expected from this kiss, it certainly hadn’t been desire. Though desire was too tame a word. She’d felt desire before, and this wasn’t it. This was…need. All-consuming need that devoured everything in its path, leaving only destruction in its wake.
“There’s always good and bad, all mixed together.”
“Exactly.” He finally looked at her, pinning her in place with his gaze. “Though I’ll admit there’s more good to this situation than I would have expected.”
Desire rose up in a tidal wave that had shivers working their way through her body. Good lord, the man knew how to turn a conversation into something else entirely with a single look. She reached for her wine again, only to find the glass empty. Keep it together, Callie. You know how to flirt.
Yes, she did. But this wasn’t harmless flirting. Nothing about Teague was harmless. He saw too much. He was an O’Malley. And, perhaps most importantly, he was going to be her husband in a very short time.
He seemed to realize her mind was going a million miles a second, because he sat back, breaking the moment. “Now I have a question for you.”
“Yes?” She put as much nonchalance into her tone as she possibly could. The candlelight played along his cheekbones and jaw, the shadows dancing over his cheeks, following a path her fingers itched to trace. What was wrong with her? She should be focusing on what their next move was, not on how intimate it was to sit this close to him.
“Would you have actually married Brendan if someone hadn’t done you the favor of offing him?”
She looked into his dark eyes and couldn’t lie. “No.” That man was a monster. She might regret the events that had brought her to that horrible strip club and put a gun into her hands, but once she knew the truth about him, she never could have signed her life away to him. And if it took her all of a week to find out what kind of man he was, Papa should have known a long time ago. She shifted, the realization sitting like a block of concrete in her stomach. Had he known and gone forward with the engagement anyway?
He must have. There was no other explanation.
“Which begs the question—are you planning on marrying me?”
It shouldn’t be different—Teague was just as much a stranger as Brendan had been. But it was different. Even knowing him such a short time, she couldn’t shake the belief that he’d never raise a hand against her. That didn’t mean she could trust him, though, unexpectedly revealing information or not. He was loyal to his family first and foremost, the same way she was.
She wanted Teague, and a part of her that didn’t have a lick of sense thought she could trust him. That, more than anything else, made him a potential threat in a way that Brendan never could have been.
“That’s quite the proposal, Teague O’Malley.”
He grinned, completely unrepentant. “I plan on making up for the lack of originality in other ways.”
It was all too easy to imagine exactly the sort of thing his tone suggested. It took her back to that alley, to that kiss, to her desire for more. Callie reached across the table and snagged his whiskey, lifting it to her lips with a shaking hand. “Yes, Teague. I’ll marry you.”
“Any other untoward habits I should know about in my future wife?” Future wife. Fuck if he didn’t love the sound of that, especially when it meant that four short weeks from now, Callie would be his. It was a savage thought, but he couldn’t shake it. Or deny exactly how much he wanted it.
“I love old movies.” That brought his attention back around to her, a moth to her flame. She twisted a lock of her blond hair around her finger. “If it has Marilyn Monroe, Jane Russell, or Audrey Hepburn in it, then I own it and have watched it entirely too many times to admit in public.”
He could see that. There was something about Callie that brought to mind the glamour and grace of actresses from that time period. He took a drink of his whiskey, enjoying the ease of their conversation. It didn’t matter that he’d convinced her to come out tonight in order to stop a war he was beginning to get the feeling there was no way to stop. Hell, he liked her. “I’d like us to be clear on something.”
“This”—he motioned between them—“is a date.”
She gave him a look like she wasn’t sure if he was joking or not. “Okay…”
“Which means that we’re going to eat, and after that, I’m going to walk you to your car.” He leaned forward, crowding her a little. “Then I’m going to kiss you.”
Her eyes went wide. “And if I don’t want you to?”
He didn’t so much as twitch, because she looked like she was torn between bolting and actually liking the idea. He wanted to point out that, reasons for initiating it aside, she’d sure as fuck enjoyed their kiss in the alley. Not to mention the fact that they were getting married in a month, but that wasn’t a threat he was willing to utter. Neither of them had chosen this pairing, no matter how well they seemed to get along right now, and he couldn’t go into this expecting a certain outcome. But he could hope—and he could stack the deck in his favor as much as possible. “Do you?”
“I…” Her mouth opened and then closed, as if reconsidering whatever her knee-jerk reaction had been. “Yes.”
His breath left him in a whoosh. He’d thought she was just as interested as he was, but there was always the risk of miscommunication. No longer. Now he knew exactly where Callie stood. She wanted him, whether she was comfortable with the feeling or not. He took her hand and lifted it to his lips, pressing a kiss to the back of her knuckles. “In that case, I hope you’re hungry, because here comes our food.”
About Katee Robert:
New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Katee Robert learned to tell her stories at her grandpa’s knee. She found romance novels at age twelve and it changed her life. When not writing sexy contemporary and speculative fiction romance novels, she spends her time playing imaginary games with her wee ones, driving her husband batty with what-if questions, and planning for the inevitable zombie apocalypse. Connect with Katee at: Website | Facebook | Twitter | Google + | GoodReads | Instagram | Tumblr | Youtube
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I came across a short video with highlights from the 1990 New Zealand Music Awards. There were three nominees in the Top Album category. The first was Straitjacket Fits’ second album, Melt, which perfectly captured the band’s tense combination of noisy and gentle pop-rock. The second nominee was the Chills’ popular album, Submarine Bells, with a diverse track list kicked off by the magnificent “Heavenly Pop Hit”. The third nominee was… Moonlight Sax.
Oh, that’s right. Moonlight Sax used to be a thing. Performed by saxman Brian Smith, it was an album of easy listening saxophone covers of pop classics. Songs to get the Moonlight Sax treatment included “Just the Way You Are”, the Moonlighting theme and “Someone to Watch Over Me”. Are you feelin’ it? Yeah.
The album was released right at the tail end of the trend for the sax in popular music (as previously examined here), but that didn’t make a difference. It was a successful popular album. Not only did it peak at number one in the chart, it was certified platinum. (Bri’s website has a pic of the platinum award, based around a framed CD).
Moonlight Sax followed Carl Doy’s similarly mega successful Piano By Candlelight series of the late ’80s, which established a hungry market for easy listening instrumental CDs. And it’s very important that these were CDs – not LPs or tapes. Fully embracing the fancy new format, letting the sax notes ring soft and clear. Moonlight Sax was followed by Moonlight Sax 2 in 1991, and the Moonlight Sax Collection in 1993.
If cafes had been a thing in New Zealand in 1990, I’m sure Moonlight Sax would have been the ubiquitous cafe soundtrack. Instead I like to think that no dinner party of 1990 could have taken place without the hostess popping the Moonlight Sax CD into the family compact disc player.
There were others in the genre. In 1996, the instrumental albums Beautiful Panflute 1 (there was no sequel) by Max Lines and Romantic Strings by the Starlight String Quartet were both nominated for best album, losing to Shihad’s perfectly named Killjoy, but neither of those album had the impact of Moonlight Sax. Since then, easy listening instrumental albums have been absent from the Tuis.
It’s easy to think of Moonlight Sax as a remnant of the ’90s that would never survive today. But the nominees for Album of the Year at the 2014 New Zealand Music Awards tell a different story. Amid the cool girls of Tiny Ruins, Lorde, The Naked and Famous, and Ladi6, there’s also the trio Sole Mio and their nominated debut album SOL3 MIO. That album contains popera covers of easy-listening classics, including the Fleetwood Mac tune “Songbird” – the very same song that kicks off Moonlight Sax. Therefore, one can only conclude that the dinner party hostesses of the early ’90s are the seniors of today who enjoy going to matinee performances of Sole Mio.
As it happens, it was the Chills who won Album of the Year in 1990, and along with the Fits, they’re lovingly remembered as part of Flying Nun Records’ golden age. But I think the shiny compact disc of Moonlight Sax deserves to be remembered as well. There’s always going to be an audience for music like this.
Here is the final track from Moonlight Sax, the show-stopping medley of saxophonic pop classics from “Careless Whisper” to “Baker Street” with all the boring bits removed so you can totally mainline that cosy, familiar groove.
Bonus! Of course the internet has to be weird about “Moonlight Sax Medley”. Here’s an except from the track – the intro of “Careless Whisper” – seamlessly looped into an epic 16-minute masterpiece. If you listen to the whole thing, by the end of it you will have seduced yourself.
Posted on October 22, 2014 Author RobynCategories MusicTags Moonlight Sax, New Zealand Music Awards, saxophone
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I remember when this album came out thinking “People like to listen to saxophone solos. It makes sense someone would make an album of them” and giving it no further thought. I’m increasingly struck by how many of the things that, out of time, scream “1990s!” seemed so innocuous at the time.
I had not actually made the connection that Moonlight Sax is indeed an entire album of sax solos! *mind blown* With the retro popularity of sax solos, maybe there is a gap in the market for mSax:2015.
Robbie says:
Let’s not forget Martin Winch’s Espresso Guitar series! The natural successor to the Piano by Candlelight / Moonlight Sax mantle.
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CD Review: Chapell “Soul Man”
December 4, 2017 Matheson Kamin Reviews and Suggestions 0
Singer-songwriter Alan Chapell started out learning how to become a musician by spending some time in New York. And then he took off for international lands. While in place like Mumbai and India, Chapell allowed many different things to influence his writing. While overseas, Chapell started writing commercials and jingles as a way of making money. And while that wasn’t the same as making his own music, that did help Chapell stretch as a writer.
Eventually, Alan Chapell moved back to the United States. Soon, Alan Chapell was creating his own music and recording his own music. The resulting singer-songwriter’s music combines elements of Rock and Roll with some elements of Pop music. Eventually, Chapell would create his first release entitled The Redhead’s Allegations. That eleven-song album has been followed up by Chapell’s newest release, a four-song EP called Soul Man.
Alan Chapell (who simply goes by his last name of Chapell) begins his Soul Man release with the titled track of the EP. “Soul Man” begins with slow pace to the music and a rather laidback delivery in the track. The song features a combination of both the keyboard and guitar blending together to create a track that contains a definite Pop feel to the music of the track. The easy pace of the tempo adds to the Pop quality of the track. Along with the easy feel of the tempo, the lyrics to the track about a man who decides to live from one moment to the next instead of trying to live up to a woman’s expectations. The lyrics to the track are delivered with a certain amount of gentleness that goes along with the gentle pace of the music.
The release of Soul Man continues with the song “My Baby Loves Me Now”. Where the previous track contained a Pop feel to the music, “My Baby Loves Me Now” takes the feel of the music back into the eighties. The inclusion of the keyboards on the track give the song a musical approach that would have fit in well with the likes of Spandau Ballet, Simply Red and maybe even early OMD. The track contains a certain amount of Pop quality to the music with some New Wave elements, as well. The track begins with a low-key delivery and slowly builds over the course of the four minute-playtime. By the end of the track, the song is filled up with a full orchestration and a choir that helps to add fullness to the chorus of the song. The track has a definite commercial radio potential to it and could easily be single off the release.
Soul Man from Chapell continues with the track “Watercolors”. With this track, the singer-songwriter steps it up a notch and adds a lot more energy to the music. The first two tracks of the release contained a Pop quality with a gentleness to it. With “Watercolors,” the feel of the music takes on a much stronger pace and sound. While still containing a definite Pop-like quality in the music, the track now contains a sound that feels like a combination between Elton John and Phil Collins’ solo material. Where the previous songs contained an eighties feel to the music, “Watercolors” would easily have fit in on Adult Contemporary radio formats in the nineties. And just like “My Baby Loves Me Now” before it, “Watercolors” has a definite “single” potential.
Chapell’s Soul Man release comes to a close with the track “She’s On Fire”. With this track, the music is pumped up a little bit more. The track contains a strong Pop sound with an equally strong Soul influence to it that comes from the inclusion of things like horns. The Pop/Soul combination in the music ends up creating a track that feels both retro and fresh at the same time. “She’s On Fire” is yet another track within the short four-song EP from Chapell that could find its way onto the radio.
Sometimes it doesn’t matter how many tracks a release has or how short the release’s playtime. What is important is the strength of the music that is included on that release. Throughout the four songs by Chapell on his Soul Man release, there is at least two, maybe even three tracks that should be played on the radio. There is most definitely a commercial potential for this EP. With this four-song EP being as solid as it is, the listener definitely gets their money’s worth.
Soul Man from Alan Chapell is not yet available. The EP will officially be released sometime early in 2018. As such, very little is available to promote the EP. However, there is a live version of the song “The Soul Man,” the title track of the upcoming release. For more information and to keep up to date with the release of the EP, check out Chapell’s Facebook profile.
For more information, check out Chapell’s PR Firm, Whiplash PR.
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Municipality of Sfakia
The Municipality of Sfakia on the south, east of Chania and has the headquarters Sfakia. This seaside and mountainous municipality, the northern part of which is located in the foothills of the White Mountains. Corresponds to the historic region of Sfakia. According to the 2011 census, the municipality has 1,889 inhabitants and a total area of 467,589 acres. The City remained unchanged with the program Kallikratis.
The municipality comprises nine districts:
Community Sfakia, in Sfakia, the Vritomaris, and Komitades
Community Agia Roumeli to Agia Roumeli and the old St. Roumeli
the Community of St. John with St. John and Aradaina
Community Anopoleos with Anopoli the Lioaniana and bath,
Community Askyfou, with Ammoudari the corners, frames, and Peter,
Community Asfendou, with Asfendou, Agios Nektarios, the speechlessness and Nomikiana,
Community Imbros by Ibro and Vraska,
Community Patsianos, with Patsianos, Callicrates the Kapsodasos and Fragocastello
and Community Skaloti by Skaloti and Argoules.
The oldest traces of habitation of Crete, located in a cave of Sfakia namely to 'Skordolakia' in the mountain village Asfendou. The cave is located on a steep slope near the road from Asfendou to Kallikratis. Basically consists of one room, which was previously larger. This small cave has immense archaeological importance as 1960 engraved Paleolithic cave paintings were discovered on the floor near the entrance on a sinter plate. It seems certain from the theme and the way that the rock art engraving included in prehistoric times, and more particularly belong to the Neolithic and architecture dating from about 7500 to 8500 years, making them the oldest trace of habitation on the island.
There are figurative carvings, depicting deer or antelope, Bow and arrow, spear, spear, ship and twig. There are also abstract carvings, linear and tectonic, and others made from small engraved dots. These rock paintings showing the existence hunters in Sfakia mountains, who were either older than the Neolithic, or survived in Neolithic times, isolated, continuing a tradition of millennia.
The region of Sfakia first mentioned during the Arab raids on Crete. After the conquest of Crete by the Saracens Arabs in 824 AD, Sfakians refused to declare allegiance and organized in their own autonomous community with their own power that they called senate. During the campaign of Nikiforos Fokas for the recapture of Crete Sfakians offered him important services and reinforced the siege of Candia (Heraklion), who fell on March 7, 961 AD After the victory of the Byzantines, Emperor Nikiforos Fokas Sfakiots allowed to keep their local governance and granted them privileges.
During the second period of Byzantine rule in Crete (961-1204 AD), the island went through a peaceful period. Sfakia commander was the nephew of Emperor Scordilis Marino, who came to Crete together with nine of his brothers. and their families. The territory of family Skordyli posits Askyfou, until the area Fragokastelo. The largest city of the territory of the family Skordyli was Anopoli.
In 1204 after the first of the Byzantine Empire, Crete became a Venetian control where he remained until 1669. During this time there were at least 27 revolutions in Crete. Most of these sprang from the area of the White Mountains, the area where acting Sfakians. In recorded over 13 uprisings between 1207 and 1365. In the period 1669-1898, Crete passed into Ottoman control. At that time began to be potentiated the Orthodox realm of Russia and the Greeks began to turn their hopes to the Russians. The pursuit of the Russians to get out to the Black Sea led them quickly into conflict with the Ottoman Empire. Before the Russo-Turkish war 1768-1774 Russia sent agents to the Peloponnese and the islands in order to stir up the local population against the Turks.
One of these agents met with Cretan chieftain John Vlahos, commonly known as Daskalogianni and motivated him to start revolution. Although the Cretans were not ready for such a venture hoping for help from the Russians started the revolution in 1770, when he appeared in the Aegean fleet Alexius Orlov. The Cretans finally left helpless by the Russians to deal with the Turkish army, who quickly managed to quell the revolution. Daskaloyannis delivered and executed in Heraklion under torture and after being flayed alive before his brother because he refused to betray his people. Sfakians although suffered extensive damage from the failed revolution of 1770 managed to regroup and reappear strong at the outbreak of the revolution of 1821. In the revolution of 1821 involved almost since its inception and thanks mainly to their own forces, they managed to keep the revolution in Crete until 1830.
Half the almost military strength of the Cretan revolutionaries came from Sfakia. In 1828 arrived in Crete General Chatzimichalis Ntalianis in order to rekindle the revolution on the island. In March 1828 arrived in Sfakia where he was greeted with prices. Soon moved against the Turkish army corps from Heraklion. The Ntalianis preferred to face in Fragokastello, ignoring the advice of Sfakian urged him to fight in the hills. In the battle that took place at Fragokastello on 17 May 1828 the Greek rebels were defeated and most were killed. Then the Turks turned against Sfakian was entrenched in the highlands.
The main battle took place in the valley of Koraka where Turkish body had huge losses and fled. Sfakians participated in the revolutions of 1841, 1858 and 1866-1867. After the liberation of Crete and its integration into the Greek state in 1912, the area of Sfakia was county, then province, and from 1998 an expanded township.
In the region of Sfakia born and flourished a goddess before the human mind invented Artemis-patroness of hunting and forests. Was Vritomaris (from vrity = sweet and Martis = girl, virgin), which was worshiped throughout the island, but over and above this. The same place resorted the brilliant god Apollo to purify him from the horrible taint the powerful prelate Karmanoras. Since Apollo was a friend and patron of Sfakia.
The famous oracle of the ancient Tara was also built there. From Tarra started priests and went to (now) Central Greece where they built a new oracle, the oracle of Delphi. On their trip led their friend Apollo, disguised as a dolphin - like the sequence. For this Sfakians gave the name "Oracle of Delphi" (that is, an explanation of dolphins) and dedicated it to the god-friend. Gigilos mountain (mountain towering over the entrance of the gorge of Samaria) chose and set his throne of Zeus the Kritagenis, before later transfer to the top of Mount Olympus.
Sfakia lived and the beautiful fairy Akakkalida. From legends love affairs with gods, came to the world subsequent founders who built cities famous as Cydonia, Naxos, Ephesus and Oaxos. He was born and brought up also the famous composer and singer Chrisothemis, first place winner in the Pythian Games, the nationwide contest music. In this place reigned Katri, the eldest son of Minos.
In his own palace was guest of King Menelaus of Sparta (grandson) then he found by chance by Paris steal Helen, the cause of the Trojan War. Even today, the gorge next to the palace Katreas called 'the KATP Ilango "(lag = ravine). On the island of Gavdos, ancient Ogygia, lived the nymph Calypso, who kept close to her for eight years the resourceful Odysseus, as certified by Homer. Still, Sfakia is the endemic area dittany, plant with miraculous properties.
Tradition has it that same Venus to gather the burning bush and to give as a balm to the wounded son. It should also be noted that the Apostle Paul was storm tossed in Sfakia, when he went to Rome to the judges.
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Saving Light Rail Is Top Priority For Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego
By Christina Estes
Published: Thursday, June 13, 2019 - 4:07pm
Updated: Friday, June 14, 2019 - 8:19am
Christina Estes/KJZZ
Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego's State of the City address on June 13, 2019, was hosted by Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce and held at Sheraton Grand downtown.
Three months after being sworn in as Phoenix mayor, Kate Gallego is launching a new campaign.
During Gallego’s first State of the City address, she told a group gathered at the Sheraton Grand that choices made over the next few months will shape Phoenix’s future.
“None is more consequential than whether we will save the light rail,” she said.
In August, Phoenix voters will decide whether to stop the train’s expansion. Gallego said keeping it is just common sense.
“With more people moving to Phoenix, traffic is getting worse-especially in the central city,” she said. “Light rail is simply the most effective way to move large numbers of people in finite spaces.”
The planned light-rail expansion into south Phoenix sparked the ballot initiative by a group opposed to Central Avenue being reduced to two lanes. Light-rail opponents want to see money spent on improving streets and sidewalks and increasing bus service.
Gallego also addressed homelessness and public safety. She called on all cities across the Valley to do their part to provide services and housing support. The city’s new budget includes a so-called “Housing Czar,” a new position dedicated to creating more affordable housing.
“We are researching innovative areas such as opportunity zones and looking at the lands owned by various departments, such as the airport, to determine if they are ripe for housing development,” she said.
Gallego also acknowledged challenges facing police and firefighters. Last year, she said Phoenix officers delivered more than 10,000 mental health patients to treatment centers.
“I want to hire clinicians who can partner with our first responders on crisis response,” she said. “Both police officers and community leaders agree: police should not be alone on the front lines of behavioral health response.”
She praised the Phoenix Fire Department for its efforts to help people living at home who suffer from dementia. Through a partnership with Hospice of the Valley, she said nearly 1,700 firefighters have participated in simulation training to better understand and interact with dementia patients.
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Cyril’s target of 270,000 new jobs annually ‘inadequate’, up to 400,000 needed
The Citizen reports that according to a labour expert, close to 400,000 jobs must be created per year, with both the government and the private sector playing active roles in the process, or the country will face many more strikes.
Innovative Staffing Solutions managing director Arnoux Mare said strikes such as Wednesday’s national mass action by trade union federation Cosatu could not be avoided unless unemployment was reduced. Such strikes inconvenienced both the public and private sectors, devastated the economy and affected investment prospects. Instead of helping to end unemployment, strikes worsened it, because employers were put under duress due to loss of profits. This would, in turn, would result in many employers considering retrenchments. Mare said President Cyril Ramaphosa’s promise to create more than 270,000 jobs a year was not enough to make a dent in the unemployment rate. “The country needs to create between 350,000 and 400,000 jobs per year in order to keep the nation at work. The private sector, especially entrepreneurs, are the biggest creators of jobs and they must look at how to do more to solve joblessness in the country.” Labour lawyer and partner at Hogan Lovells SA, Osborne Molatudi, said the Cosatu strike was a clear political statement to the government that it had to do something about unemployment. Presently, 6.1-million people are without jobs in SA, while there are 2.9-million discouraged job seekers.
Read more of Eric Naki’s report in The Citizen in this regard at SA Labour News
Get other news reports at the SA Labour News home page
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This page lists some of Sammy Davis, Jr.’s live concert or show performances. The sheer volume of appearances Sammy made through his career make it pointless to attempt to fully document them. Below will be included only notable appearances, and/or appearances linked to entries on this site’s blog. For a more complete catalogue of Sammy’s live stage appearances, the book Beyond Bojangles is highly recommended.
Michigan Theater, Detroit 1941 Opening for Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra (Frank Sinatra vocalist)
Capitol Theater, New York November 1947 Opening for Frank Sinatra
Ciro’s, Los Angeles March 1951 Debut at LA’s premiere nightclub
The Copacabana, New York March 1954 Debut at America’s premiere nightclub
The Last Frontier, Las Vegas November 1954 Engagement during which Davis had his car accident
Ciro’s, Los Angeles January 1955 Return to performing following car accident
Town Hall, New York 4 May 1958 First live album recorded, for Decca
Victoria Palace Theatre, London 16 May 1960 Royal Variety Performance in presence of Queen Elizabeth II
Musical Theatre (Broadway)
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The producer of the series Legion would work on an adaptation of the video game Alan Wake
Cinema 13 September, 2018
If the adaptations of video game movies and series are never past fashion, we are still waiting for the work that will put everyone in agreement. And we say that with Alan Wake, it could be a serious challenger…
Released in 2010, Alan Wake had already been long-awaited by fans of the developer Remedy (which is already extraordinary series, Max Payne). And if, in the end, the game was still a lot of defects, it was a fabulous adventure into a world at the crossroads between the X-Files, Twin Peaks and Stephen King.
We incarnions so Alan Wake, a novelist to success, which settled in a small town with his wife when he was reached of the syndrome of the white page. Things strange are not slow to occur, his wife disappears and Alan is forced to confront the dark to hope to find it. An adventure parallel was also output in 2012, American Nightmare, but had no direct effect on the general plot. And since we are expecting the following.
Alan Wake, a writer who spends a dirty night
If you are talking about all this, this is not only for the pleasure to talk about the love game that is Alan Wake , but because we have come to learn through the website of Variety that the game could soon be the subject of an adaptation in the tv series. In fact, Peter Calloway, the producer of the series Cloak and Dagger and Legion would come to sign a contract appointing him as showrunner of the project, in co-production with Contradiction Films, and the developer Remedy Entertainment.
If the project will make the round of the studios from the month of October to find a buyer, the pitch of Calloway would have already conquered Sam Lake, the creator of the game and two-three potential funders have expressed an interest. Here’s where it gets interesting is when we think back to the structure of the game Alan Wake, cut in episodes of tv series.
Because of this, the format would be more or less already established a point-of-view narrative, the interactivity in the least of course. But the future of the series would not only adapt the first adventure of the writer sinceit also contains elements of the following which we no longer have any new.
It is time therefore to listen to the Old Gods of Asgards and to pray for success of the project. Frankly, it would be class.
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I was first introduced to the music of Sam Dickinson by J.D. Doyle of Queer Music Heritage, and I happily thanked him shortly thereafter. Dickinson's music is bold, bright, and contagious, in all the best ways. I swear, I was singing along from the start! And as Sam is about to release his "The Stories That Occurred Deluxe Edition', a 37-track reissue of his debut album, I also had the opportunity to ask a few questions, to gain a bit more insight into this talented young man from England. I was thrilled to get this chance, for he had me with the chorus of "How It Used To Be". To show you just how easy that was, here is "How It Used To Be (Music F Funk Remix)", soon to be available on the 'The Stories That Occurred Deluxe Edition'.
I thought the best way to start was to go to the beginning. I had to ask him if music was an important part of his family when Sam was growing up? "It was important to listen to it," Sam replied, "music has always been a part of my life. I am however, the only performer in my family."
So what was some of the early music Sam listened to? "M People, Lighthouse Family, Gabrielle, Texas," he told me. "Basically the 90’s soul revival was huge for me, I grew up listening to it, learning about it and loving it. Thank God it’s making a comeback now!"
As a longtime fan of music, including a preoccupation with British music, I knew that Newcastle Upon Tyne has given the world some impressive music, from The Animals to Bryan Ferry (of Roxy Music fame) to Dire Straits. Add Prefab Sprout and a couple of other artists, like Sting, Neil Tennant of Pet Shop Boys, Cheryl Cole of Girls Aloud, and Andy Taylor of Duran Duran, which is quite an impressive collection. So I was dying to know, has Newcastle affected him musically? "I wouldn’t say it’s affected me hugely musically. Newcastle isn’t known for its soul music unlike cities such as Manchester and London. I’ve always been a bit of an outcast on the local music scene and I’m quite happy for it to stay that way too, I’m doing something a little different and long may that last! Obviously, it’s great to see so many amazing artists come from the region because it brings attention to the place."
I had to ask whose music inspires him now? "Exactly the same people who inspired me when growing up," he answered. (You can see the list just above the pictures of the handsome singer, two paragraphs up.) "I still listen to them all regularly."
I know how I would do it, but I was interested in knowing how Sam would describe his music. After all, I've described it in a couple of posts featuring his music! "Quirky, soulful pop," he answered quickly. "It’s not heavy to listen to and pays homage to the soul of years gone by. It’s nice easy listening." I had also asked what song he'd include with this interview, and he volunteered "Away From Me", the second track on 'The Stories That Occurred'. I hope you enjoy "Away From Me (Acoustic)".
I love to find out more about an artist, so I asked if he could duet with anyone, who would it be? And if you could write a song with anyone, who would it be? "I always say Mary J Blige or Anastacia, simply because I think the voices would blend together," he answered quickly. "Anastacia always seems to write with great writers so any of her team. Ben Hartman also writes amazing songs, I’d love one of his!"
Since the impetus for the interview was the new release, I had to ask what excites Sam most about the new of 'The Stories That Occurred Deluxe Edition'? "The fact I get to relaunch this album in all its glory," he replied honestly, "I can put the lessons I learnt last year to the test to try and improve on it. I fully believe in this album, and honestly think it’s a great album! The more people who can hear that the better as far as I am concerned. I gave up a house for this album! It also gives people the chance to hear the songs in different ways whether it be acoustic, remixes and instrumentals. You have your Saturday night pre-party build up and your Sunday chill out, that’s what I’m excited about."
Since the 'Deluxe Edition' includes several remixes, I was interested in knowing if there are any DJs he'd like to remix your music that haven't yet? "I’m not sure anyone specific but I always encourage DJ’s remixing my music," he told me spiritedly. "I love to hear the different feels they can all bring to one track. There are some great remixes on this album that I’m very excited for people to hear. Some are outright dance and others are a slight hint of where I am going musically with my next album." And when it comes to great remixes on the new released, I was very excited about the inclusion of one of my personal faves, with a spicy new feel. This is "I've Gone, I've Quit (EIGHTminusEIGHT Remix)".
Let's face it, we all have music on our iPods that might surprise some of our friends. Mine would be the greatest hits collection of Westlife, the Irish boy band who made me happy for over a decade. I had to ask him, what is the guilty pleasure people might find on Sam's iPod? "I have a love for all things Spice Girls," he said with a smile, "either solo or band stuff, so most likely that!"
Finally, I couldn't resist asking about the future. Has Sam started working on new music? "Yes," he exclaimed proudly! "It’s so exciting, I am loving writing again. I premiered a new song called ‘Hold on High’ during my last tour and it got a standing ovation at EVERY show, that’s a first! I mean, this was the first time people have heard that song and it brought them to do that. I’ve also had some great music to work too and had songs submitted from the people behind Conchita Wurst’s "Rise like a Phoenix". It’s all very exciting to try new songs out; the album will take a much more modern soul approach but still be Sam through and through. I’m not abandoning my soul."
That is great news, for I am not going to abandon my soul man, either. You can pre-order your copy of 'The Stories That Occurred Deluxe Edition' from iTunes. To learn more about Sam Dickinson, visit his official website. You can also 'follow' him on Twitter, and 'like' him on Facebook.
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July 20, 2016 Billy Uncategorized
I have a friend who is the most avid sports fan that I know. He fearlessly represents his team even in an unfriendly environment. He’s so bold, when he went to watch his hockey team in Canada, he took a 6′ American flag, and every time his team scored a goal, he vigorously waved it around while menacingly blowing his horn in the direction of the crowd.
I think a part of his reckless enthusiasm is due to the fact that he knows he has the right to do it and that it is illegal for anyone to hit him. All he has to do us call for security or the police to protect him.
One time in the States we had to be escorted from the arena because there was a mob of infuriated fans waiting to beat us up.
Another time, at the same arena, an angry fan literally tried to run us over in the parking lot, then threatened to get out of his car and fight. My friend pulled out his phone and dialed 911 and began shouting the guy’s license plate # to the operator. That made him disappear.
On one occasion, after his team scored to go-ahead goal, he began his typical horn blowing and bell ringing routine, smugly rubbing it in to an increasingly irritated crowd. Finally one guy couldn’t handle it anymore and unloaded a string of cuss words and physical threats. Immediately security was called over to diffuse the situation.
I would sit in amazement and laugh at the nerve this guy had.
I wish Christians would share the same enthusiasm and dedication when it comes to representing Jesus in the midst of this present world.
The Bible says we should be “in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom you shine as lights in the world.”
The trouble is, most of us are so concerned with getting along, not offending anyone, being seeker friendly, or just fitting in, that we don’t say or do much at all. We are paralyzed by our fear of how the world will react to our devotion to Jesus Christ.
Does that mean that it’s okay to be intentionally antagonistic or abrasive? Of course not! We don’t want to push away the very people we intend to reach.
But let us not be so over zealous in trying not to offend anyone that we swing the pendulum completely in the other direction and don’t do anything at all.
The enemy is throwing all sorts of messages at the world, trying to keep them from pursuing God. Won’t you take up the cause of Christ and try to influence them towards godliness? God has got your back, and believe me, He’s infinitely more to be trusted in than security or policemen.
Jesus said we are to be his witnesses. He said we are the salt of the earth. He also said we are the light of the world.
Get on your knees and ask for boldness, then go out and do it in the power of God!
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SNC’s Ozmens Embrace White House Accelerated Push to Moon
Press Release From: Sierra Nevada Corporation
The CEO and president of global aerospace and national security company Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) reiterated SNC’s continued commitment to the development and production of innovative technology to maintain U.S. leadership in space and to achieve this administration’s goal of a U.S. lunar landing in the next five years.
“All of us at SNC understand and share — with NASA and others in the space program — the sense of urgency to accelerate the development and deployment of the next-generation technology for space exploration. Delays are unacceptable and our time is now — we are with you and want to be an enabler,” stated Eren Ozmen, SNC’s president and chairwoman, and CEO Fatih Ozmen, in a letter to Vice President Mike Pence.
Fatih Ozmen is also a member of the National Space Council and serves in the council’s Users’ Advisory Group.
SNC has developed a comprehensive architecture of high-performance, innovative technology and components — including reusable spacecraft, space habitats and propulsion systems — to support U.S. missions within Earth’s orbit and to the moon, Mars and beyond.
SNC’s technological space innovations include the following.
Dream Chaser® Spacecraft: The SNC Dream Chaser® spacecraft is a reusable, multimission space utility vehicle. It is capable of transportation services to and from low-Earth orbit and, like the NASA space shuttle, is the only commercial space vehicle capable of a runway landing. The Dream Chaser® cargo system was selected by NASA to provide cargo delivery and disposal services to the International Space Station.
NASA Gateway: The SNC lunar Gateway architecture concept is large enough to comfortably accommodate four astronauts for 10-to-60-day stays to support exploration of the moon and prepare for longer-duration missions, including travel to Mars. Positioned in lunar orbit, the Gateway, developed under NASA’s Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships 2 (or NextSTEP-2) program, is envisioned as a habitat, a science laboratory and a staging point for space exploration missions.
Power and Propulsion Element: The SNC Power and Propulsion Element (PPE) concept provides the power, propulsion and communications for the entire Gateway platform. Anticipating the desire for expediting humans’ return to the moon, SNC’s PPE uniquely provides features that will support an accelerated schedule for human missions to the lunar surface.
VORTEX® Engine: The SNC VORTEX® engine applies patented vortex technology to a new family of high-performance rocket engines that will serve as boosters and upper-stage engines for a variety of space missions for NASA, commercial space companies and the U.S. military. The SNC VORTEX® engine will expand performance for the U.S. in booster and upper-stage propulsion while significantly reducing costs.
Environmental Systems: SNC engineers are creating the next generation of bioagricultural products through system and service solutions that increase plant productivity on Earth and in space. SNC’s unique capabilities stem from decades of research in environmental control in partnership with NASA and are optimized for growth of plant-made pharmaceuticals, industrial products and high-yield crops through lighting, control systems, automation and growth services. SNC’s work with NASA to create the vegetable production system (known as VEGGIE) and advanced plant habitat systems on the International Space Station is helping scientists understand more about plants and give critical insight into growing fresh food in space for long-duration travel.
About Sierra Nevada Corporation
SNC is a trusted leader in solving the world’s toughest challenges through advanced engineering technologies in space systems, commercial solutions, and national security and defense. Honored as one of the most innovative U.S. companies dealing with space, SNC’s Space Systems business designs and manufactures advanced spacecraft and satellite solutions, space habitats and environmental systems, propulsion systems, precision space mechanisms and subsystems, and SNC’s celebrated Dream Chaser® spacecraft. With decades of heritage working on space with the U.S. government, commercial customers and the international market, SNC has participated in more than 450 successful space missions and delivered 4,000+ systems, subsystems and components around the world. For more information, visit www.sncorp.com.
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NAS Review of NASA's Evidence Reports on Human Health Risks 2017 Letter Report (2018)
Status Report From: National Academy of Sciences
Full report https://www.nap.edu/catalog/24953/review-of-nasas-evidence-reports-on-human-health-risks-2017
The evidence reports reviewed in this National Academies' report are part of a larger roadmap process developed and under implementation by NASA's Human Research Program. The goals of the program are to investigate and mitigate "the highest risks to human health and performance, providing essential countermeasures and technologies for human space exploration" (NASA, 2017). As outlined in Figure 1, the evidence reports are the first part of the roadmap, which is followed by clarifying the risks, specifying the research gaps that exist in addressing those risks, implementing research tasks, and obtaining deliverables. These steps are then assessed to ascertain the progress that has been made in preventing or mitigating the specific risks to astronaut health. NASA updates its progress on risk reduction for a range of design reference missions—missions on the International Space Station (ISS) in low Earth orbit, lunar visits or habitation, deep space sorties, deep space journey or habitation, and planetary visits or habitation (e.g., Mars)—by identifying the extent to which there is evidence that the plans for that mission will comply with existing crew health standards or that countermeasures exist to control the risk (NASA, 2015).
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Health and Medicine Division; Board on Health Sciences Policy; Committee to Review NASA's Evidence Reports on Human Health Risks; Carol E. H. Scott-Conner, Daniel R. Masys, and Catharyn T. Liverman, Editors Description
This is the fifth, and final, in a series of letter reports that provide an independent review of the more than 30 evidence reports that NASA has compiled on human health risks for long-duration and exploration spaceflights. This letter report reviews five evidence reports and examines the quality of the evidence, analysis, and overall construction of each report; identifies existing gaps in report content; and provides suggestions for additional sources of expert input.
Health and Medicine — Workplace and Occupational Health Health and Medicine — Policy, Reviews and Evaluations
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2018. Review of NASA's Evidence Reports on Human Health Risks: 2017 Letter Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/24953.
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Wajid Ali Syed
Congressmen write to Pompeo on Pak dam, HR situation
WASHINGTON: Just a day before Shah Mehmood Qureshi was scheduled to meet Mike Pompeo, the Secretary of State received a letter from Congress urging him to raise human rights issues and construction of dam in Pakistan with the foreign minister.
The letter jointly written and signed by as many as five members of the Congress asking the Secretary to raise specifically two issues: enforced disappearances in Sindh and the construction of dams along the Indus River without Sindh’s consent.
The signatories also identified themselves as members of the Congressional Sindh Caucus and expressed concerns saying, "The worst human rights abuses in Sindh are the continued enforced disappearances." The United Nations Human Rights Committee defines enforced disappearances as an arrest or detention by state officials followed by a refusal to acknowledge the person's fate or whereabouts.
"Hundreds of people in Sindh have been forcefully disappeared in this way. This includes writers, students, activists, and politicians who campaign for human rights. Some of these individuals have ended up dead, and their families have never received the justice they deserve," the letter sent on October 1, said.
Another pressing issue is the Pakistani government's construction of dams and canals along the Indus River without the Sindh community's consent, the letter said. The Indus River is the lifeblood of the economy in Sindh, and Sindh and Punjab have long shared this vital water source equitably. “This has changed with the unauthorised construction of dams and canals that are depriving Sindh of a fair share of the water supply, it further said adding that “Some dams are also causing saltwater intrusions from the Arabian Sea, which has destroyed large amounts of fertile land in Sindh. All of this has contributed to worsening economic conditions in Sindh, with the United Nations estimating that 75 percent of rural residents now live in abject poverty.”
The letter was signed by Reps. Brad Sherman, Carolyn Maloney, Dana Rohrabacher, Adam Schiff and Kyrsten Sinema. It concluded that it was important for the Secretary to raise these issues with Pakistan foreign minister to encourage Pakistan to strengthen its human rights record and improve the lives of the Sindhi people.
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School of Languages and Communication Studies
Theses and Dissertations (English Studies)
Language policy and language use in South African Social Security Agency (SASSA),Limpopo Province
Rikhotso, A. M.
This study is a qualitative descriptive study which analyses the words that the respondents used to provide their answers. The study is on language policy which should be available in each institution and it must also be implemented. Questionnaire and interviews were used to collect data. The questionnaires were distributed to the officials of SASSA and the beneficiaries were interviewed in all six languages that are found in Limpopo province. Data was presented and interpreted in this study. The SPSS software has been used as it does not consume time in analysing data. The main issue was to get the opinions that the officials and beneficiaries has on the absence of language policy in SASSA. The importance of language policy is to control on how language should be used in a particular institution. Language unit are responsible for establishing language policy as they will find facts on how many languages are used by the beneficiaries, how many speakers of each language, within the particular geographical area. When language policy has been established, it has to be implemented to start working. Most institutions have language policy for submission to the government but it cannot be implemented as they mention impossible statements which cannot be implemented. When institutions establish language policy for submission they tend to make vague declarations which are impossible to implement. They are just statements which are kept in offices but are never used.
Thesis (M.A. (Linguistics)) --University of Limpopo, 2015
Name: rikhotso_am_ 2014.pdf
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US Supreme Court Center > Volume 261 > UNITED STATES GRAIN CORP. V. PHILLIPS, 261 U. S. 106 (1923) > Full Text
UNITED STATES GRAIN CORP. V. PHILLIPS, 261 U. S. 106 (1923)
United States Grain Corp. v. Phillips, 261 U.S. 106 (1923)
United States Grain Corporation v. Phillips
Argued January 23, 1923
Decided February 19, 1923
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT
1. The right of a naval officer to a percentage on gold received on board and carried as freight, upon his responsibility (Rev.Stats., § 1624, 1547; Navy Regulations [1913] Art. 1510) did not attach to gold held and shipped by the United States Crain Corporation, as an agency of the United States, and the obligation to
carry which, upon the same terms as property of the United States, was recognized by the Secretary of the Navy. P. 261 U. S. 113.
2. It was immaterial in such case that the legal title to the gold was in the Grain Corporation and that the corporation, in other relations, might be treated as a distinct personality whose property was subject to execution. P. 261 U. S. 113.
279 F. 244 reversed.
Error to a judgment of the circuit court of appeals for the plaintiff, entered upon motion of the defendant (the present plaintiff in error) after that court had reversed a judgment directed for the defendant by the district court, in an action to recover compensation for transporting gold.
MR. JUSTICE HOLMES delivered the opinion of the Court.
This is a suit to recover fifty-two thousand dollars, being one percentum of the value of gold carried from Constantinople to New York upon the steamship Laub, a destroyer in the Navy of which the plaintiff, the defendant in error, was commanding officer at the time. There was a trial in the district court in which, after the evidence was in, both sides moved for the direction of a verdict and the court directed a verdict for the defendant. The judgment was reversed by the circuit court of appeals, 279 F. 244, and, the facts not being in dispute, judgment was ordered for the plaintiff on motion of the defendant in order to secure an earlier review here.
By Rev.Stats. § 1624, establishing articles for the government of the Navy, in Article 8(13), the receiving on board of gold, silver, or jewels and the demand of compensation for carrying them are excepted from the general prohibition there contained. Article 1510 of the Navy Regulations (1913) provides that, when gold, etc., shall be placed on board any ship for freight or safekeeping, the commanding officer shall sign bills of lading for the amount and be responsible for the same; that the usual percentage shall be demanded from the shippers, one-fourth of which goes to the commander in chief if he signifies to the commander of the ship in writing that he unites with the latter in the responsibility for the care of the treasure. In that case, the commander of the ship gets one-half, otherwise two-thirds. By Rev.Stats. § 1547, the Regulations adopted with the approval of the President, as the foregoing was, shall be recognized as the Regulations of the Navy, "subject to alterations adopted in the same manner." The plaintiff founds his claim upon these laws and rules. Naturally, therefore, he does not question the defendant's right to bring the case to this Court. Act of March 3, 1911, c. 231 (Judicial
Code) §§ 241, 128; Spiller v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Ry. Co., 253 U. S. 117, 253 U. S. 121; Howard v. United States, 184 U. S. 676, 184 U. S. 681.
The defendant, although in form a trading corporation organized under the laws of Delaware, was formed in pursuance of an Executive Order dated August 14, 1917, as an agency to enable the United States Food Administration to buy, store and sell wheat, among other things. The stock, except the shares necessary to qualify seven directors, was all subscribed for and owned by the United States. Even the directors' shares were held by the United States, endorsed in blank. The stock ultimately was $500,000,000. By an Executive Order of June 21, 1918, the defendant was designated an agency of the United States under the control of the United States Food Administrator, Mr. Hoover, to buy, hold, and sell wheat. These orders were issued under the war powers conferred upon the President by the Act of August 10, 1917, c. 53, 40 Stat. 276. A later Act of February 25, 1919, c. 38, 40 Stat. 1161, made a large appropriation to furnish foodstuffs for the relief of populations outside of Germany, German-Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria, and Turkey, etc. This was carried out by an Executive Order of March 1, to the effect that the furnishing should be conducted under the direction of Mr. Hoover, who was authorized to establish the American Relief Administration to that end, and particularly to employ the Food Administration Grain Corporation as an agency for transporting and distributing foodstuffs and supplies to the populations requiring relief. Finally, an Act of March 4, 1919, c. 125, 40 Stat. 1348, to protect the United States against undue enhancement of its liabilities under its guaranties of the prices of wheat, etc., authorized the President to make necessary orders and to utilize any department or agency of the government including the Food Administration Grain Corporation. Pursuing this Act, on May 14, 1919,
the President authorized the defendant to buy and sell wheat of the crops of 1918 and 1919, and reciting that the defendant was formed as an agency of the United States and that its functions would be substantially complete on June 30, 1919, ordered it to close its books and make a complete report as of that date, change its name to that which it now bears, and to perform such duties thereafter as the President might direct.
We mention these details to show that the defendant, although in form a private corporation and liable to be sued as such, was organized and owned by the United States as an agency for public service, was not engaged in ordinary merchandising, but, under Mr. Hoover's directions, was performing public functions arising out of the war and its sequels. The Western Maid, 257 U. S. 419, 257 U. S. 432. This being its relation to the government, it made a contract with Bulgaria for the sale of wheat under which Bulgaria forwarded the gold in question by a naval vessel of the United States to Constantinople for the defendant. On August 8, 1919, Admiral Knapp, the ranking naval officer of the United States in South European waters, cabled to the Secretary of the Navy that the Relief Administration desired to ship about five millions gold to the United States, and was willing to release the captain from all responsibility except that usually incumbent for care of public property. He asked if the Department would suspend the mandatory provisions of Article 1510 Navy Regulations, including percentage charge, and direct that shipment be received for transportation as desired. On August 16 the Secretary answered that the Department suspends the above mentioned provisions with release for commanding officer and the United States, as offered. On September 10, 1919, the plaintiff was ordered by Captain Greenslade, his senior in rank, to take the gold in question on board from the United States Ship Galveston, where it then was, and to transport it to New York. At the
same time, he was informed of the Secretary's cable. On the 15th, the plaintiff took the gold on board the Laub. On the same day, Major Galbraith, purporting to act under authority of Mr. Hoover, offered the plaintiff a release in the above terms with a copy of the Secretary's cable. The plaintiff handed back a written reply addressed to Major Galbraith, "Officer in Charge, U.S. Food Administration, Constantinople," saying that he could not accept the release, and that he took full responsibility for the gold. On the same day, the plaintiff received from Admiral Bristol, in command in Turkish waters, an order purporting to direct the plaintiff to proceed to New York and to authorize him to receive the gold, stated to be the "property of the United States Food Administration (Grain Corporation)." The order added that, in accordance with Article 1510, Navy Regulations, the Admiral assumed joint responsibility with the Commanding Officer, but called attention to the cable from the Secretary which was attached.
On the facts thus abridged, the plaintiff argues that it is entitled to judgment as matter of law. Some preliminary objections may be dispatched in few words. It is said that the Secretary's order did not apply to this gold, because the request to him spoke of the Relief Association as wishing to ship, that the Relief Association had no power to sell to Bulgaria, that country being excepted in the Act of February 25, 1919, which we have mentioned; that the release by Mr. Hoover, United States Food Administrator, was inadequate, and that the authority of Major Galbraith did not appear. We agree with the district judge that the authority of Major Galbraith was fully established. Whether the sale to Bulgaria was ultra vires or not, the gold belonged to the defendant as fully as any other money received by it, and the relations between the defendant and the Relief Association were such that it did not matter whether the one or the other
was named to the Secretary of the Navy. But these questions are immaterial, in our view, and we deem it apparent that the plaintiff's refusal had no reference to any of them, but was intended and purported politely to repudiate the Secretary's authority no matter how accurately given. We gather that the Admiral and the Captain meant to try a fall with the Secretary, on the supposed authority of the law.
The plaintiff's position at the time probably was the same that he takes now and that prevailed with the circuit court of appeals. He took the order of the Secretary according to its face as an attempt to suspend the Regulation, and thought that it was invalid without the actual approval of the President. It is suggested also that it was an unauthorized diminution of the plaintiff's compensation as established by the law. United States v. Symonds, 120 U. S. 46. But, in our opinion, the view taken by the district judge was more accurate. The plaintiff did not stand as a private person making a private contract with a business corporation. He was an officer of the United States charged with duties as such. In substance, the gold was the property of the United States. It is true that the legal title was in the Corporation, that the property of the Corporation might have been taken to pay a judgment against it, and that in other ways the difference of personality would be recognized. Sloan Shipyards Corp. v. United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation, 258 U. S. 549. But, for purposes like the present, imponderables have weight. When, as here, the question is whether the property was clothed with such a public interest that the transportation of it no more could be charged for by a public officer than the carrying of a gun, we must look not at the legal title only, but at the facts beneath forms. The facts we have indicated in stating the case. The very existence of the
Corporation was created to carry on activities required by the war. Its property was held for that and no other end. It was admitted at the argument, and, of course, could not be denied, that if the United States had been the legal owner of the gold, the plaintiff would have been acting only in the course of his duty in carrying it. We are of opinion that the same thing is true here. The order of the Secretary embodied no suspension of the Regulation, but only a recognition of the fact that this was not a service for which the plaintiff was entitled to charge. His acceptance of the characterization of his act by the cable that he answered did not change the legal effect. It simply accepted a wrong reason for a right result.
Judgment reversed.
Judgment of the district court affirmed.
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How to Build A Bomb Shelter: The Survivalist Guide to Protection Against Bomb Fallout
An imminent bomb attack would make you think of ways to build a bomb shelter, any kind of defense structure designed to provide protection against the damaging effects of a bomb. Where to build the anti-aircraft shelter is important, but the most important thing is to know where the initial explosion of the bomb will be because both the explosion and the aftermath are very catastrophic.
During the Cold War, countries such as the United States, Russia and other industrialized nations built shelters for high-ranking government officials. The shelters that were commonly known as bunkers were built underground or within the boundaries of buildings and were strong enough to handle a nuclear explosion and the resulting radiation that would occur.
At present, there are many companies that are manufacturing prefabricated homes, but they are quite expensive and may be far from your budget. If you want to build your pump housing on a small budget, then consider doing it yourself. By building your own anti-aircraft shelter you not only save money, but you also have the opportunity to design and build your own anti-aircraft shelter.
People have different ideas about building an air raid shelter that suits their needs. Many would like to have the comforts of home to which they were accustomed, so they would choose to have a modest anti-aircraft shelter that would have basic needs such as rooms, a dining room and a toilet.
Others who do not have money to spare, of course, will do everything possible to build the shelter with their own hands and will have family and friends to help them. The following would provide a perspective on the different ways in which a modest shelter is constructed, how it is built on a budget and how to build a modern or accurate bomb shelter.
Building a modest anti-aircraft shelter
Before building the air raid shelter, you must know the soil conditions in your immediate vicinity. The condition of the soil will vary with the seasons, so you should know when you should start making the designs and excavations. If possible, a soil test should be performed to know its capacity for retention.
The reason you should worry about the soil is that you need to dig deep into the soil and the soil should not give way once you start working underground. Once you have dug deep enough to enter the proposed bomb shelter, start with masonry or concrete work. However, the final touches and division work within the refuge need not be too complex, just a simple one.
When the underground construction is completed, it is time to stock up on water supplies, canned food, clothing and other supplies that may be necessary for a long underground stay.
General design of a modest anti-aircraft shelter.
An underground shelter, as expected, is crammed with any standard, but a modest shelter for bombs should have the following: bunker beds that fold with lower bunk beds and that could be used for sitting. A non-electric composting toilet should also be available and separate from the bedrooms. A main cabin, which opens onto the ground with a vertical staircase at the entrance, must be constructed to provide access to and from the refuge.
The shaft must be sealed with an armored door at the top and bottom for added protection when an explosion occurs. In addition to these safety features, you will need a grenade sump that must be built on the floor directly below the hatch for additional protection against any form of explosion.
An emergency hatch should be built in the back of the shelter against rain and should be shorter than the entrance hatch. The emergency hatch would be a very important part of the shelter, especially when the entrance or the main hatch is compromised. The entry point of the emergency hatch should be opened in just below one foot of sand and on the ground, it must be hidden. In case of emergency, the hatch opens and the sand begins to fall into the shelter and residents can leave.
The following is a summary of how to build an anti-aircraft shelter with a budget. There may be a difference in the way it is done in the way a modest anti-aircraft shelter is built, but the goal of being safe remains the same.
The preliminary plan for a low cost anti-aircraft shelter.
Before building your air raid shelter, you must have a design for it. You do not need an elegant design, but your plan should show the measures you need to build your air-raid shelter. Second, you must have an idea of where to build the shelter.
The ideal location to build it would be in your backyard if you have the space for it. Otherwise, you can look for a place that is nearby, since it would not be practical to build your anti-aircraft shelter in a distant place, since it could be difficult to reach when a bomb detonates. When you are ready with your design, it’s time to plot the area.
Put the stakes to the extent of where your construction will be and cordon off the area, so that no one can enter your construction site. It is recommended that the floor area of your shelter be 8’x16 ‘. It must have an entrance hatch, an emergency hatch that opens inward and could house four (4) people and their immediate supplies for a period of twenty-eight (28) days.
The tools you will need.
Make a list of the tools you will need for construction such as picks, shovels, etc. Also make a list of the building materials you will need such as bricks, cement, gravel and sand, steel bars, wooden planks and others. When you have accumulated your building materials, it is time to start building your underground shelter.
Building the air-raid shelter on a budget
To build the shelter, the initial phase of construction would be to dig a trench. The first part of the construction process will have to do with the excavation to be below the surface of the earth. Assign a task to each family member depending on their strength to help with the construction process. Every time a substantial amount of soil is removed, remove it from the area with cubes. Dig a ditch as deep as you want, but remember that the lower you are underground, the more protection you will have.
After you have finished digging and placing logs and posts at the top of the trench, make sure the logs are at least one foot wider than the trench. After placing the trunks at the top of the trench, cover the cracks that you see with leaves or cloths. After being absolutely sure that the dirt can not enter the living space that has been excavated, place the soil that has been excavated on top of the trunks for greater protection. Build a toilet in a space that is separated with a blanket or cloth of any kind.
Install make seedbeds if you know how to build a bunk or you can use old blankets and stack them one on top of the other. Make sure you have two exits from the shelter in case of an emergency such as a fire. It is also better to keep in mind that when you are building your own shelter, the highest priority would be how to get natural ventilation without the use of electricity.
Air is important for everyone who lives in an air raid shelter because shelters that do not have a proper ventilation system would make people inside suffer from carbon dioxide or carbon monoxide poisoning.
Each individual within the shelter must have an adequate space of twenty square feet, if possible, to provide enough space for the person to eat, sleep and store the necessary supplies. Also keep in mind the entry and exit points of your refuge. A door must be built to be turned up or down according to its location and the purpose of building the shelter.
The shields of an anti-aircraft shelter.
A rainproof bulletproof shelter must have adequate shielding that must be ten times thicker than any quality material, as it can help reduce exposure to gamma rays in half. Then, when the shelters are constructed with cement, the resulting concrete structure should be six centimeters or 2.4 inches or nine centimeters or 3.6 inches of compacted earth.
When these materials are combined, protection intensifies. To build the shelter, a ditch with a strong roof must be buried under three feet of land. Its end must be constructed with the correct angles to prevent gamma rays from falling. The armored doors must be designed to absorb the shock wave of a nuclear explosion by bending and then returning to their original position and shape.
Controlling the temperature
The anti-aircraft shelters must have an effective cooling system because after some time in the subsoil, the temperature increases and the bomb shelter heats up.
Therefore, the shelter should have heavy flaps that can swing from the hinges on the roof and should open in one direction and can be closed upside down.
Suitable locations for the shelter.
Public shelters can be built within the middle floors of tall buildings or within parking structures. The buildings, which have more than ten stories, can house an underground anti-aircraft shelter because the thickness of the previous floors provides an effective shield against the explosion and rain of a bomb. Road tunnels are also effective in the construction of shelters. In short, it is not necessary that bomb shelters or rain shelters are always underground.
Stocks and contents
An air defense shelter must have supplies that are needed in the following manner: picks, shovels, hammers, large water containers, a portable stove and many other necessities to survive. It is important to have plenty of water, so there must be enough stock of it.
The rule of three in the survival of the bomb.
It is based on the number three, which is normally used to measure the degree to which humans can survive in the event of a nuclear bomb explosion. Remember, humans can not survive more than three seconds of the explosion and can not live more than three minutes without air. They also can not survive extreme exposure conditions and can not live without water for three days or without food for more than thirty days.
With the foregoing in mind, the priority in the design of anti-aircraft shelters must be: the shelter must have adequate protection against explosions in the event of a nuclear explosion; the continuous air flow provided by the air vents must be built inside; there must be sufficient protection during extreme heat without relying on external energy systems; there must be sufficient water supply to last at least eight days or more; and there must be adequate food to last more than thirty days.
Survive after the bomb explosion.
To survive the detonation of a nuclear bomb is to be somewhere else when it is fired. Unfortunately, most of us would not know when and where it would happen. But when he does and they surprised him or they did not arrive at the air-raid shelter they built, here are some tips on how to survive after the explosion.
Shelter after the initial explosion.
With the presence of terrorists and small nations that have the capacity to produce a nuclear bomb of 1 to 10 kilotons, studies show that the advice to stay in a shelter for a certain time is not the best key to survive. At least not in all cases. The first step is to overcome the detonation of the primary pump. Take an example in which the expected scenario would be a 5 kiloton explosion that explodes in a building with a height of 60 meters or 200 feet.
The explosion dispersed an explosion of approximately 50 percent that carries a radiation of approximately 35 percent and an ionizing radiation of approximately five percent in the first explosion that would produce a 10 percent drop.
In order to get through the first stage of the explosion, you must go to the nearest evacuation site or remain in your place if you are inside a protective building and remain in place for 24 hours until you are told to leave before. But since most of the sturdy structures could have been damaged, it is still better to take refuge in the basement of a less intact house than to have no cover, at least blocking fifty percent of the consequences of radiation.
What to do during the initial explosion?
Before taking any other step, consider whether the wind direction is continuous. If the wind is constant, the dangerous effect of the rain plume can be avoided by walking at right angles to the plume. You should also bear in mind that radioactive materials are slow to fall to the ground, especially near the site of the explosion, but exposure to radiation is the least concern.
What you need to worry about is how to avoid falling debris, falling buildings and fire. Although any of these may be some drastic effects and what the case presents, there is another course of action that can be taken instead of staying in one place.
Survivors should know how long it will take to access an adequate shelter. In the midst of a five kiloton explosion, a good shelter is basically a multi-storey building, still standing, that can provide an adequate shelter in its intermediate floors; or in the center of a large concrete building or inside a basement without damage. According to the calculations, if a suitable shelter is less than five minutes walking, it would be prudent to go there immediately after the explosion.
The exposure to radiation, with which it will come into contact, will be compensated by the protection of the best anti-aircraft shelter. But if a good or better shelter is less than 15 minutes away, then stay in your current refuge area for no more than 30 minutes and transfer it to a better shelter. The strategy of moving to a better shelter will offset your exposure when you start moving and transferring.
The possibility of a nuclear explosion of a five-kiloton bomb is assumed by the fact that the bomb was made by current terrorists or small states that do not have very sophisticated technology to create a more sophisticated bomb. The explosion and the consequences of this attack with a 5 kiloton bomb is quite small, with an outline of 100 rem / h that initially affects approximately 1.5 square miles or 3.8 square kilometers.
There you have the forms of what is needed to build various types of bomb shelters according to your preferences, as well as ways to survive a bomb attack, which we hope will never happen due to catastrophic effects, including damage to properties and the interruption of work. and injuries or loss of life.
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Overview kindergartens, were not included in the news this week
1)g.Muravlenko
Kindergarten "Sunshine"opened after reconstruction. This day his students will remember for a long time. For them, this long-awaited meeting with the native kindergarten — in the morning in front of the preschool children were waiting for fairy-tale characters. The scope of work performed considerable: updated facade, remodeled the interior spaces, landscaped neighborhoods changed fencing and additionally bought new equipment.
2)Aginskoye
On the day of the city opened two additional groupskindergarten "brook"50 seats in the district Customs, the creation of which was spent 12 million rubles from the federal budget in accordance with the modernization program of pre-school education.
3)Cherepovets
In a solemn and festive atmosphere of the official opening of a second buildingetskogo garden "Dandelion". Earlier, there is a children’s home № 1, and now the building has become a second home for 125 children.
4)Balakovo
September 24th Governor of the Saratov region Valery pleased to participate in the opening ceremony of the autonomous municipality of preschool educational institution —Kindergarten number 67. At a festive ceremony was attended by the representatives of the regional government, local authorities, builders, workers kindergarten, residents of the neighborhood. Kindergarten building, built in the 80th, respectively, in the nineties was not maintained and renovated in 2013, refunded to the network of preschool institutions in the city.
5)Krasnoyarsk
Kindergarten "Owlet"(60 kids) opened in October area on the street. Patio. This is the first experience of entrepreneurs with the developer to open a day care on the first floor of a house. At the stage of construction home builders have taken into account all the nuances and requirements for regulatory authorities to educational institutions: were expanded doorways, specially designed heating system, made individual planning areas. Thus, a kindergarten room was "turnkey" — it took only make cosmetic repairs and bring furniture, which significantly reduced the cost of the project.
7)Omsk
Opened the fifth branch network of private nurseryGardens "Watermelon". Thanks to the initiative of private kindergartens in the public queue decrease by 120 children, and some families will pay their kids stay in the miracle of "watermelon" at a price of budget kindergartens.
8)g.Sharypovo
InKindergarten "Dolphin"opened a new group of 20 people. The creation of additional seats from the regional budget allocated 1.5 million rubles. According to the head of the cityVadim Khokhlova, in October, the group will open in a kindergarten "Thumbelina." Also being reconstructed in two buildings gardens, which previously housed the military school and a center for minors. Now they are transferred to other facilities, and the buildings are returned to the status of kindergartens — "Snow White" and "Cinderella."
9)St. Petersburg
Opened a second buildingKindergarten number 3in the Vyborg district (street Dresden, 3, letter D). At the opening ceremony attended by the head of the district administration Valery Garnets. The second site GBDOU number 3 is a group of 4 separate building for pupils aged 3 to 7 years, the design capacity — 80 seats, the total area — 1040 square meters. m
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> Division of Motor Vehicles > News > Governor Tomblin Unveils Final License Plate in West Virginia Wildlife Design Series
Governor Tomblin Unveils Final License Plate in West Virginia Wildlife Design Series
CHARLESTON, W.Va.- Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin today unveiled the third and final license plate in a three-part series, celebrating West Virginia’s native wildlife. Through a collaborative effort between the Division of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV), West Virginia is now offering the new license plate as an alternative standard issuance plate option to West Virginia passenger vehicle owners. The license plate features the image of a black bear and her cub looking over Dolly Sods in Tucker County.
"Today’s celebration marks yet another exciting opportunity to recognize some of the beautiful sights West Virginia is known for,” Gov. Tomblin said. “Our state is home to much more than beautiful scenery, it’s also home to abundant wildlife whose natural habitats are found within our forests, rivers and streams. I appreciate this partnership between DMV and DNR and their continued effort to showcase all of the beauty West Virginia has to offer. I look forward to seeing these plates on our roads.”
The black bear license plate is the third in a three-part series featuring wildlife native to West Virginia. Each year, this series of license plates provides more than $300,000 to DNR, and supports a variety of wildlife education outreach programs. Over the past 20 years, funds have been used to develop educational wildlife trunks for schools, publish numerous books and brochures, identify rare plants and plant communities, develop wildlife viewing areas, fund grants to schools for projects benefiting wildlife, and inventory and monitor nongame wildlife species.
A $15 annual fee added to the cost of a license plate will be issued by the DNR Wildlife Diversity and Natural Heritage programs, responsible for threatened or endangered species, as well as nongame wildlife and their habitats. Images for the three plate series were developed from paintings by the late DNR wildlife biologist Tom Allen.
Customers may exchange their current license plate at any DMV regional office or by mail at the time of renewal. They can also exchange their plate at any other time for a pro-rated registration fee. For more information on West Virginia license plates, call 1-800-642-9066 or click here.
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Modi, Xi meet, take stock of developments post Wuhan
By Gaurav Sharma
Qingdao (China), June 9 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping met on Saturday on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit here and signed deals on Beijing sharing Brahmaputra river data with New Delhi and India’s export of rice to China.
The two leaders took stock of the developments of Sino-Indian relations after their ice-breaking summit at the Chinese central city of Wuhan in late April.
Xi and Modi had agreed to maintain peace along their 3,448-km-long disputed border over which the two countries went to war in 1962.
“Further strengthening the positive momentum in the bilateral relationship generated at the Wuhan informal summit, PM Narendra Modi had a warm and forward-looking meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the SCO Summit,” India’s External Affairs Ministry’s spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said.
“Memorandum of understanding was signed between Ministry of Water Resources, the People’s Republic of China, and Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, the Republic of India, upon provision of hydrological information of the Brahmaputra river in flood season,” the Indian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
“The agreement enables the Chinese side to provide hydrological data in flood season from May 15 to October 15 every year. The article also enables the Chinese side to provide hydrological data if water level exceeds mutually agreed level during the non-flood season.”
China had withheld the river data of Brahmaputra to India last year after Indian and Chinese military faced off at Doklam over a road being built by Beijing in the area.
“The 2006 Protocol on phytosanitary requirements for exporting rice from India to China has been amended to include the non-Basmati rice,” the statement said.
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Glass Animals: “Holiest (ft. Tei Shi)”
“Green-Wood Cemetery” Is a Fascinating Look at the Beauty and History Buried Beneath Brooklyn
Whether you enjoy collecting vintage photographs or love reading about history, Green-Wood Cemetery by Alexandra Kathryn Mosca is sure to hit the spot.
Mosca, who is an author and funeral director, uses vintage photographs to allow readers to tour the history of this picturesque cemetery throughout the years. Green-Wood has long been considered an integral part of New York’s cultural history and has a fascinating cast of characters buried beneath its 478 acres. Some of the people buried there are Dorothy Annan Harder and George Harder, two survivors of the R.M.S. Titanic disaster, Samuel Morse, F.A.O Schwartz, and Charles L. Tiffany.
As one of the city’s largest open green spaces, the cemetery used to be a hot spot for a wide variety of social outings, like picnics and cultural events. Through her pictorial evidence in the book, Mosca showcases the ever-changing funeral traditions of both New York City and Brooklyn as a whole.
Although it’s an easy read, Green-Wood is filled to the brim with the type of fun historical facts you’d see on Jeopardy. For example, ASPCA founder Henry Bergh passed away during the blizzard of 1888 and was supposed to be buried within Green-Wood. Thanks to the inclement weather, his body had to be placed in the receiving vault of St. Mark’s Church until the roadways were passable and Bergh could be buried within the cemetery. There’s also the tale of the Nevada silver mines developer John W. Mackay whose granite mausoleum cost about $300,000 and has not only stained glass windows and bronze doors but also an altar as well.
However, for those of you who do not live close enough to visit Green-Wood Cemetery, be sure to flick through the gallery and enjoy the beautiful architecture of some of the resting places of the cemetery’s most famous inhabitants!
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It was a most pleasant surprise to come across this article about my Green-Wood Cemetery book. Thank you, Amanda! When the weather gets warmer, I’d be happy to give you a private tour of the cemetery. Green-Wood is especially beautiful in the spring.
Hi Alexandra, I’m so happy you liked the review! Oh yes, Green-Wood is gorgeous and I’d love to go–I’ve been looking into my ancestry and a few of my father’s relatives are buried there too. It’s such a beautiful cemetery and has such a fascinating history.
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Episode 54: "Louie the Lilac"
"Louie the Lilac"
Aired: October 26, 1967
Louie the Lilac wants to corner the flower market of Gotham City with the reasoning that if he does that, he can control the world. It sounds like something similar to what Riddler and Penguin came up with a few weeks ago, but in watching the episode, one finds it kind of makes sense this time. Also, John has stated he's not a fan of Milton Berle, but in discussing this episode, you'll see he actually appreciates Berle in the role of Louie. So what is wrong with this episode?
Joining John to discuss the good and the bad of this story is author Jay Smith.
Jay Smith is the creator and executive producer for the Parsec Award-winning audio drama series HG World. Since 2009, Jay and his company of players and producers have been telling the story of survivors in the middle of a global zombie uprising. Now in its third season, this "satellite" production has featured dozens of actors across four continents making it a production truly on a global scale. Since its debut, episodes of HG World and its spin-off series, the Parsec finalist The Diary of Jill Woodbine and The Googies have been downloaded close to a million times.
Inspired by the golden age of radio, Hidden Harbor Mysteries presents a story inspired by stylish pulp era radio adventures like The Shadow, Sam Spade, The Green Hornet, and I Love a Mystery. Performed by a stellar cast, Hidden Harbor hopes to integrate classic radio storytelling with some modern twists. Jay draws from the work of Orson Welles, Arch Obelor and looks to modern audio dramatists like Douglas Adams and Dirk Maggs as inspiration to create a rich, realistic world of survival horror laced with dark comedy and compelling human drama.
Jay holds a BA in Creative Writing from Southern New Hampshire University and is working on his Master of Fine Arts from Seton Hill University’s innovative Writing Popular Fiction program. He attends and speaks at various science fiction and literary conventions about podcasting, writing, audio drama, and zombies. HG World can be heard by subscribing through iTunes or visiting the show web site www.goodmorningsurvivors.com.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
S.Res. 39 (109th): Lynching Victims Senate Apology resolution
109th Congress, 2005–2006. Text as of Jun 13, 2005 (Resolution Agreed to) SRES 39 ATS
109th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 39
Apologizing to the victims of lynching and the descendants of those victims for the failure of the Senate to enact anti-lynching legislation
Ms. Landrieu (For Herself, Mr. Allen, Mr. Levin, Mr. Frist, Mr. Reid, Mr. Allard, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Bayh, Ms. Collins, Mr. Biden, Mr. Ensign, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Dayton, Mr. Mccain, Mr. Dodd, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Specter, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Stevens, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Talent, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Nelson Of Florida, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Obama, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Byrd, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Craig, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Demint, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Inouye, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Nelson Of Nebraska, Mr. Carper, Mr. Graham, Mr. Burr, Mr. Mcconnell, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Burns, Mr. Dewine, Mrs. Dole, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Thune, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Warner, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Bond, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Isakson, And Mr. Inhofe) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
June 13, 2005 Committee discharged; considered and agreed to
Apologizing to the victims of lynching and the descendants of those victims for the failure of the Senate to enact anti-lynching legislation.
Whereas the crime of lynching succeeded slavery as the ultimate expression of racism in the United States following Reconstruction;
Whereas lynching was a widely acknowledged practice in the United States until the middle of the 20th century;
Whereas lynching was a crime that occurred throughout the United States, with documented incidents in all but 4 States;
Whereas at least 4,742 people, predominantly African-Americans, were reported lynched in the United States between 1882 and 1968;
Whereas 99 percent of all perpetrators of lynching escaped from punishment by State or local officials;
Whereas lynching prompted African-Americans to form the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and prompted members of B’nai B’rith to found the Anti-Defamation League;
Whereas nearly 200 anti-lynching bills were introduced in Congress during the first half of the 20th century;
Whereas, between 1890 and 1952, 7 Presidents petitioned Congress to end lynching;
Whereas, between 1920 and 1940, the House of Representatives passed 3 strong anti-lynching measures;
Whereas protection against lynching was the minimum and most basic of Federal responsibilities, and the Senate considered but failed to enact anti-lynching legislation despite repeated requests by civil rights groups, Presidents, and the House of Representatives to do so;
Whereas the recent publication of `Without Sanctuary: Lynching Photography in America‘ helped bring greater awareness and proper recognition of the victims of lynching;
Whereas only by coming to terms with history can the United States effectively champion human rights abroad; and
Whereas an apology offered in the spirit of true repentance moves the United States toward reconciliation and may become central to a new understanding, on which improved racial relations can be forged: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate–
(1) apologizes to the victims of lynching for the failure of the Senate to enact anti-lynching legislation;
(2) expresses the deepest sympathies and most solemn regrets of the Senate to the descendants of victims of lynching, the ancestors of whom were deprived of life, human dignity, and the constitutional protections accorded all citizens of the United States; and
(3) remembers the history of lynching, to ensure that these tragedies will be neither forgotten nor repeated.
See Senate Apology Resolution For Slavery and Jim Crowism
See House Apology Resolution For Slavery and Jim Crowism
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Ohio Township arrests
Three people were chargedby Ohio Township Police with driving under the influence in the past week.
David Zipparo, 23, of Ohio Township, was taken into custody following a traffic stop on Eicher Road in Emsworth on May 21.
Also on May 21, Virginia Nimick, 27, of New York, NY, was arrested on Ohio River Boulevard in Kilbuck Township.
Charles Henry, 44, of Ben Avon, was charged following a traffic stop on Ben Avon Heights Road in Ben Avon Heights on May 23.
Scholarship fund to honor Avalon graduate
The name of the Neale/Stewart Scholarship Fund has been changed to honor the memory of another Avalon High School graduate.
A local Boy Scout asked Bellevue Council, at its pre-council meeting held May 27, for permission to build a memorial for local servicemen and women who lost their lives fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Brian Halligan of Troop 226 said that he would like build a brick wall that will hold a plaque with the names of local soldiers who have been killed in the wars.
The memorial would be placed in the borough’s parking lot on North Jackson Avenue.
The project will help Halligan obtain the status of Eagle Scout.
Bellevue Police News
Allegheny County Police homicide detectives have taken over the investigation of an accident that occurred in the driveway of Northgate High School Wednesday afternoon.
Police say an unidentified pedestrian was hit by a car, and sustained a serious injury. She was unconscious when police arrived at the scene about 2:52 p.m., and was taken to Allegheny General Hospital by NorthWest EMS.
In other news from Bellevue Police, a Jefferson Avenue woman reported May 13 that she had been robbed by two white males and one black male on May 10.
Health care motion fails in tie vote
An effort to cut costs by changing health care insurance providers failed Wednesday when the matter came to a tie vote by Avalon Council.
Council finance committee chairman Tom Michalow said that the borough would save about $2,500 per month -- or some $20,000 to $30,000 per year -- by changing to the UPMC health insurance plan.
The proposal was unpopular with some employees as well as some officials who attended the May 20 council meeting.
Ohio Twp. Police News
Ohio Township Police are interested in talking with any residents who may have been approached or visited by a man claiming to be with the U.S. Census Bureau.
The man in question visited at least two Ohio Township homes on May 12. He is described as a white male, possibly in his 50s, about 5’6” or 5’7” tall, with a paunch and brown hair that was longer in the back, similar to the mullet style. He is believed to have been driving an older model blue car.
Anyone who saw or had contact with the man is asked to call Ohio Township Police at (412)473-3056.
One dies, dozens rescued from fire
The scene was almost surreal when area firefighters responded to a report of a fire in a four-story apartment building on Jefferson Avenue in Bellevue during the early morning hours of Friday, May 15.
Bellevue Fire Chief Glenn Pritchard was among the first on scene just before 2:30 a.m., and saw people leaning from windows, waving and yelling, with heavy smoke pouring out over their heads.
“It’s something you hope never happens,” Pritchard said. “But you have to be ready when it does.”
Although there will be many races to be decided in the November general election, Tuesday's primary went a long way toward deciding who will occupy several municipal and school board offices next year, despite voter turnout that averaged around 15 percent of registered voters.
The top contests in the primary all but determined who will be the mayor in two boroughs.
Sewer problems outnumber funds
Unknown -- although not unexpected -- sewer problems will ensure that Avalon uses the entire $2.1 million borrowed to fund a boroughwide rehabilitation project, and ends up without enough money to completely repair all lines.
Chester Engineers' Shawn Rosensteel told council members at their meeting Wednesday evening that it had been possible to trim about $200,000 from the original cost estimate of $1.7 million before deficiencies discovered during the project ate up the savings as well as the contingency funds built into the borough's financing through PennVEST.
Teen charged with Bellevue bank robbery
A 16-year-old Bellevue boy has been charged with the March 19 robbery of the West View Savings Bank on Lincoln Avenue in Bellevue.
According to Bellevue Police Sgt. Richard Czapko, an anonymous tip to the Bellevue police desk was investigated by the FBI and resulted in the arrest of the youth. When questioned by the FBI, Czapko said, the boy confessed to robbing the bank.
Due to the teen’s age, prosecution of the case has been turned over to Bellevue Police to handle through Allegheny County’s Juvenile Court. The youth is being held at Shuman Center, Czapko said.
Bellevue Dems to pick mayoral candidate
There will be two candidates on the May 19 primary ballot for the Democratic party's nomination for mayor of Bellevue. Voters will choose between incumbent George Doscher and challenger Mike Braunlich.
Doscher, who has lived in Bellevue for 52 years, says that he is at a time in his life when he wants to give back to the community. He was involved with the Bellevue Planning Commission, served one term as a member of council and is finishing his first term as mayor of Bellevue.
Bellevue police officers found two bullet casings on the street when they responded to a report of gunshots in the 100 block of Grant Avenue, near Laurel Avenue, on May 8. The incident is still under investigation.
Police also are continuing to investigate a man who ran from officers and jumped into the river on May 8. The man ran over the hillside near McDonald's restaurant on Ohio River Boulevard after spotting officers called to an incident at the business. The NorthWest EMS river rescue team responded, and the man was taken into custody.
Six seek Northgate board seats
By JOHN DOANE
Six candidates are seeking both parties’ nominations for five Northgate School Board seats
There are four four-year seats available on the board, as well as one two-year seat.
Two incumbents, Shirl Reinhart and Charles Miklos, will run, along with former member Lorinda Hayes, Gary Paladin, Anthony Barbarino and Marita Bartholomew. Paladin and Bartholomew have thrown their names into the hat for vacant seats on the board in the past, but have never been selected.
Miklos and Barbarino are also running for the two-year seat.
Bellevue to readvertise civil service commission seat
Bellevue council decided, at its regular meeting on May 5, to readvertise for applicants for an appointment to the Civil Service Commission, after declining to select the only person who filed an application on time.
Bridge agreement
Bellevue Council authorized, at its regular May 5 meeting, an agreement between the borough and Allegheny County for the repair of Kendall Avenue following the rehabilitation of the Jacks Run Bridge.
The motion passed by a vote of 8-1, with council member Jerry Walter opposed.
The purchase of two work stations and offices chairs for the Bellevue police station was authorized at Bellevue Council's regular meeting on May 5.
The purchase was approved unanimously. The equipment will cost approximately $2,000.
Worker rescued from pump station
An Emsworth public works employee was pulled from the narrow confines of the borough’s pump station Wednesday morning after passing out due to an apparent lack of oxygen.
A Jefferson Avenue resident reported May 2 that there had been fraudulent charges on his debit card.
A vehicle on South Fremont Avenue was reported vandalized during the night on April 29.
Bellevue officers assisted Pittsburgh Police along with Allegheny County Homicide Detectives on Farragut Street with a female who had committed suicide by jumping off the High Bridge on April 30.
Lawrence Soeder, 42, of Ohio River Boulevard, was arrested April 30 for public drunkenness following an incident on Ohio River Boulevard.
Bellevue to begin building project
A $1.2 million renovation project for the borough building was approved unanimously by Bellevue Council at its regular meeting on May 5.
Jeff Foreman, an architect from the Eckles Group, which designed the building renovations, was present at the meeting and said that he had received the bids for the work to be done on the building.
According to director of administrative services Connie Flasher, the project includes renovating the administrative office area, making the building handicapped accessible, replacing the flooring in the building, and electrical, heating and cooling work.
Bellevue to hire new officers
Bellevue Police Department will get two new officers, as the hirings were preliminarily approved at Bellevue Council's regular meeting on May 5.
The borough will hire two police officers from the civil service elegibility list. The motion passed by a vote of 7-2, with council members Jane Braunlich and Linda Woshner opposed.
Buying dirt
Bellevue Council authorized the purchase of dirt for Gillott Field at its regular meeting on May 5.
The dirt could cost up to $1,000.
Musical awards
Avonworth School District’s musical "Into the Woods" has been nominated for four Gene Kelly awards. The honor was announced by superintendent Dr. Valerie McDonald at the school boards work session on May 4.
The play is up for best musical, best lighting, best actress (Andrea Weinzerl), and best supporting actress (Chelsea Stewart).
New diving board
Bellevue Council approved, at its regular meeting on May 5, the purchase of a new diving board for the Memorial Park Pool at a cost not to exceed $3,000.
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Officers named
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With no other nominations for the position, the Avonworth School Board named Frank Mucha its treasurer, while Nancy DePace was unanimously elected to a four-year term as board secretary.
Ohio Township Police News
A truck stolen from a resident of Pennsylvania Avenue in Emsworth Monday night was quickly recovered, but not in very good shape. The thief did not get very far before wrecking into a tree and fleeing the scene on foot.
Robert Massilon, 27, of Ohio Township, was arrested for simple assault after police responded to a report of a domestic incident in the township on April 30.
Jennifer White, 31, of Pittsburgh, was charged with driving under the influence (DUI) during a traffic stop on Breading Avenue in Ben Avon on May 2.
Racially motivated attack reported
Bellevue swears in two new police officers
Rev. John Guest retires from Christ Curch at Grove Farm
Youth critically injured in accident
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Food Truck Giving Free Food to Hurricane Workers, Kicked Out of Town for Not Having a Permit
Matt Agorist September 25, 2017
A food truck, who was offering free food to utility workers, was kicked out of town for not having a permit. But he couldn't get a permit, because city hall was closed.
Green Cove Springs, FL — After Irma devastated Florida, most restaurants and stores were shut down in certain areas. Green Cove Springs was one of those places. So, when Jack Roundtree, owner of the Triple J BBQ food truck, arrived in town, not only was he welcomed with open arms — he was desperately needed. As he sold BBQ to paying customers, Roundtree used the extra money to feed utility workers for free for all their hard work. However, once officials saw a man who’d dare sell food in their town without paying them first, police were called in to make quick work of this entrepreneurial good samaritan.
Shut down and get out of town—is what Roundtree was told by local authorities for both providing charity and a much-needed product and service. Why was Roundtree told to get out of town, you ask? Well, he hadn’t paid the local government for the ‘privilege’ to sell food to those in need inside Green Cove Springs.
Roundtree is no outlaw. In fact, Green Cove Springs actually encouraged him to sell his BBQ during their monthly Saturday-in-the-Park event before the hurricane. But not this time.
Even if he would’ve gone to city hall to buy a permit to sell during the Irma aftermath, however, he couldn’t—they were closed.
According to Clay Today:
“It was interesting to learn that Roundtree and his truck were encouraged to serve customers during Green Cove’s monthly Saturday-in-the-Park event without a permit, but during Irma’s aftermath, not so much.
“Had Roundtree decided to press his case at City Hall, he would have been greeted with a sign that read: ‘Due to Hurricane Irma, City Hall offices and services will re-open on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017.’”
So, instead of allowing Roundtree to offer free food to utility workers and sell food to people during their time of need, and just get a permit after government employees decided to return to work—they just kicked him out of town.
Here’s how one Green Cove Spring witness, Bettie Tune, described the events at Rich’s on her Facebook page, as reported by Clay Today:
Just saw a BBQ food truck set up in town. GREAT!! Wanted to stop and get a good lunch for the guys helping us. When I pulled in, there was a Green Cove Springs police sitting there. OK, everyone has to eat, and the choices are very limited right now. Starting to talk to one of the guys from the food truck and found out that the “city manager” had sent her police to make them leave. This is such a great little town, but it seems like the people who run it do their best to keep it from progressing. THANKS Green Cove Springs City Manager. Shame on you!
The irony here is that he was kicked out of town for failing to get a permit by government workers because the other government workers who would’ve given him this permit, were not at work.
In a report from the Institute for Justice, Communications Coordinator, Matt Powers explains that Roundtree is not alone.
Cities across the country often impose strict regulations that make it nearly impossible for food trucks to operate. In 2011, IJ launched its National Street Vending Initiative to fight these laws.
In Baltimore, the Institute for Justice (IJ) is challenging a ban on food trucks parking within 300-foot of a brick-and-mortar business that sells the same type of food. In Chicago, IJ is challenging regulations that bans food trucks from operating within 200 feet of a brick-and-mortar business serving food and forces them to install GPS tracking devices that broadcast their every move. And IJ is challenging a Louisville, Kentucky, law banning food trucks from operating within 150 feet of any restaurant selling similar food.
These strict regulations are ostensibly designed for food safety, but in reality, serve to raise revenue for the state and limit established restaurants’ competition. They also stifle economic growth.
As the IJ noted:
It is not only during times of crisis that food trucks contribute to their communities. According to IJ’s report Streets of Dreams mobile vending businesses help people escape poverty and unemployment through affordable start-up costs which creates the initial economic opportunity for upward mobility. IJ’s report, Seven Myths and Realitiesfound the presence of food trucks can actually help local restaurant industries by attracting new customers and serving as incubators for new restaurants. Cities should embrace food trucks and liberate them from onerous regulations so they can enjoy the benefits these businesses bring.
When people in need are denied food they are willing to purchase because government workers aren’t in the office to sell the maker of that food a permission slip, something is wrong in the land of the free.
As TFTP reported earlier this month, this problem is everywhere. It stifles local economic growth, persecutes the poor the hardest, and turns hard-working entrepreneurs into criminals, ripe for the extortion of state.
Luckily, thanks to Martin Flores, who filmed an innocent hot dog vendor named Beto get robbed by a Berkely police officer for selling hot dogs, Americans are seeing the harsh reality that is making a living in a police state.
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Check out Jamie Drake’s Artwork
Today we’d like to introduce you to Jamie Drake.
Jamie, we’d love to hear your story and how you got to where you are today both personally and as an artist.
I’m mostly from Michigan but was born in Van Wert, a small town in Ohio. My first home was a trailer on my grandpa’s farm. My first memory is from that trailer: me, toddling down the hallway toward my mother’s record player, playing the Hallelujah Chorus. I remember walking through the corn fields with my older brother, Josh, making mud pies, and our above-ground pool that blew away in a tornado. My dad sang and wrote songs on his guitar and my brother and I would sit and sing with him while he played. I remember the moment I discovered the sound of what I would later come to know as harmony, falling out of my mouth, when I was very young. I remember this discovery being the most magical human experience I had ever known. Then came the sounds that would float down into my mind – as if they were tiny, sweet gifts from God – little melodies I would hum, find the notes on a nearby piano, or whistle once I knew how. These melodies, slowly cultivated over many years, still pleasantly haunt me and ask to be turned into song.
To say my family moved around a lot is an understatement. I changed elementary schools 9 times before the 5th grade across five different states – (OH -> FL -> AK -> OH -> SC -> MI) which is why I sometimes joke that I was raised by wolves, or gypsies. My parents both had an unsettled way about them that kept them searching, which made my brother and me well acquainted with always being the “new kids.” Making friends that I would never see again became the norm, and I learned to adapt with constant change. My brother was my best (and only) friend for awhile – aside from my imagination, which was always there to guild and help me survive. When my parents divorced, my mom, brother and I returned to Ohio my 1st grade year. My mother told me that it was a fresh start, so I went by my middle name, Elizabeth, that year (I changed it back the next year when I changed schools again). My mom remarried and we moved to South Carolina for my 4th grade year and I immediately took up a southern accent. Moving around as a kid taught me a lot of valuable lessons. For one, I became highly adaptable; which has effected me greatly as an artist and can be seen and heard in the music I’ve created over the years.
We settled in Sturgis, MI, when I was in the 5th grade. This was a much needed change of pace that provided stability and was a place to plant roots and grow. My mom and stepdad had three more children over the years, and I became an older sister / second mom figure. Admittedly, this was a hard adjustment, but I adored my younger sisters and I was glad to stay in one place for awhile. Our family piano settled in our home and though I never took lessons, it was my favorite place to sit and come up with little tunes after school. I was able to get involved with musical programs once we settled there. I took up the coronet and for most of my middle and high school years, I played in the marching band and was also a part of madrigal choir. One fateful year I discovered the musical theater program and it became my foundation for learning how to perform on stage with a personal sense of play – which is something I love about performing to date. Up until that point I had loved Hollywood musicals like “Singing in the Rain” and “Meet Me In St. Louis,” but never dreamed of being given the opportunity to goof off on stage myself; something younger kids tend to be exposed to when their parents are trying to cultivate their gifts. Because my family was poor and we were always moving, it made opportunities like piano or guitar lessons virtually impossible, let alone theater programs. I was in high school, and all of my musical talents were untapped, unformed, natural abilities, just waiting to have some pixie dust sprinkled on them.
The family piano fell off a moving truck one year. Although this was literally the worst day of my life at the time, that tragedy led me to taking up the guitar years later, when a friend’s boyfriend showed me a few chords. I went to the local pawn shop and found a beautiful, old Kay guitar that looked like a Gibson Blondie, bought it for $200 and wrote my first song. It was called, “A Million Tears” (a country song) and won me $100 two years in a row at the school talent show. Around the same time I was given the opportunity to play Miss Adelaide in “Guys and Dolls.” This experience made me feel like a flower, opening into bloom. I continued to pursue musical theater playing more leading roles like Annie, in “Annie,” in Annie, Get Your Gun” my senior year. The love I had for these musical moments propelled me to New York City to attend musical theater school at AMDA, where I shared a tiny dorm that had a tiny fridge and a tiny hot plate with a roommate who claimed to be a witch, which was something I had never heard of before in Sturgis, MI. AMDA was wonderful in many ways. I had my first and only experience working with a vocal coach who informed me I wasn’t an alto 2; I was a mezzo soprano with a three octave or more range — so I began singing a little higher. I found AMDA to be jarring for my introverted personality as well. Students were acting, singing and dancing 100% of the time, and it overwhelmed me. I spent most of my time holed up in my dorm writing songs and missing home. The next year I dropped out, moved to the east village, and fell into the position of worship leader for a church in Cooper Square, and found myself practicing freshly penned songs in the subway for grocery money.
It was in the east village that I met a man, got married after knowing him for 9 months, and moved to Los Angeles at the beginning of 2001, six months before the towers fell. My twenties were hard.. like being in the desert (literally and figuratively because: LA). My husband and I made things work for years though neither of us had ever seemed suited for one another. During that time I helped him pursue his dreams of becoming a director and we started our own production company. I even did wardrobe for his music videos – all the while wishing I was making my own. After a lot of therapy, a 9-month separation, and many tears, we ended our marriage amicably – giving each other a second chance at life – which I can now say is the best gift he ever gave. We were married 8 years.
Somehow I’d always been a late-bloomer. Starting yet another new chapter thousands of miles away from family, and still totally unprepared for life as an adult, I made my way as a single, 29 year old woman who didn’t know how to pay my bills, open a bank account or date. I had so much joy at this time though that I didn’t notice or worry about it (until life caught up with me and I had to pretend to know how to bartend to pay the bills). Divorce had become the catalyst my personality needed to push me into my real-life purpose. My life hadn’t been a waste; it was just beginning. Life had given me so much suffering – in childhood and adulthood – and I needed to commit myself to finding a purpose for all of the pain. Music had always been with me, brought me joy and helped me survive, but it wasn’t until I lost everything that I had the guts to pursue it in a way that could possibly turn it into a career. Since I had nothing to lose and only more to gain, I set out to make my first record before turning 30, with wild ambition, and I loved the pursuit so much, I’ve never looked back.
I’d love to speak to something I feel very fortunate to have been given in this pursuit: vitality. Somewhere in my mid-thirties I felt I had to “make up for lost time” when I saw my first gray hair and realized I was getting older. I let the anxiety of lost time discourage me for a good moment – and though it was agonizing – by some miracle, it passed. I was able to get over that hump and realize that I had been believing a lie we are fed by society and culture: that we have to be young and beautiful to be acceptable or successful. This lie was something I had bought into early on, even. When I was 19 I felt old because Brittney Spears was 14, singing bubble gum pop songs and who was going to want to listen to me play folk music? It’s a disease that has nothing to do with the truth in which I have come to believe — that we can do anything at any age as long as we love it. Since love has nothing to do with age, the possibilities can be limitless.
Along the way I have made records with different side projects and have found many, talented collaborators and peers. AJ Minette and I found each other 8 years ago and began working on music and learning how to record ourselves in his bedroom. We co-wrote and co-produced Nobel, (2014) and he also produced my newest album, Everything’s Fine, set to release this Spring. I was in an Americana trio called Dear Lemon Trees with Leslie Stevens and Kathleen Grace. and we released an EP in 2017. Being a part of different musical collaborations over the years has helped me hone in on what I really wanted for myself and my solo work. I’m happy to share that I’ve begun releasing some of this music and you can find it under my name, Jamie Drake. It feels like a dream to finally be releasing music I’ve only been able to hear in my imagination to this point and I’m so grateful for the opportunity.
Listen now to Jamie’s singles Everything’s Fine and Wonder here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7rvB7ONJSqlmaCrcbhelir
We’d love to hear more about your art. What do you do you do and why and what do you hope others will take away from your work?
I sing and write songs about my personal experiences in life. It started out slowly – as an expression of my own process – like journaling. I grew up around a lot of trauma and singing was therapy for me. I was a closet singer / songwriter all throughout my twenties and at the right time, I started sharing myself and my stories with others when I felt ready.
I hear melodies that I record into voice memos. I take these inspirations down with the hopes of them turning into a fully realized song. There are too many melodies to finish, and the process of finishing one I find to be pretty miraculous. The process of writing the song always begins with a melody I have been given. I record it, then I figure out what chords sound right with it on my guitar, and I begin writing lyrics. The most exhilarating songs come through me like a message and I have the distinct feeling I am some kind of vessel. Most songs are miracles however when they are given the right amount of attention and time from me, when I am in the right mood, and can sit down and work it out. Sometimes I have to fight with an idea for months or years in order to capture it. It’s kind of like the experience of loving someone in that way. It captures you unexpectedly, or you have to work really hard and commit yourself to it and never give up. Those songs I feel the most pride in because I had to work really hard for them.
I have encountered a spectrum of beautiful challenges, heartbreaks and struggles with love, faith, and the meaning of life, and like many artists before me, I feel compelled to write and sing about it. The main purpose for sharing my music is to help others heal. Many people do not have the ability to express the hurt they have experienced. I have experienced a lot of pain and hope that it can be used to heal and encourage others. It’s the deeper part of the work that I do that gives me an inner joy and excitement; the other successes along the way are extremely exciting as well, but icing on the cake.
What do you think it takes to be successful as an artist?
For me success looks like someone who knows who they are and is committed to excellence in whatever it is that only they can bring into the world. It doesn’t always equal fame or fortune, but sometimes those things come along when this perspective is mastered.
The artist temperament can get anxious and often times compares itself with what others do. It’s human nature to do this, but it robs everyone involved if it becomes someone’s mode of operation. I believe as people that we are meant to connect and cheer each other on in our prospective journeys. If our insecurities and jealous thoughts are always driving the car, not only are we not honoring the uniqueness of ourselves and what we can bring, we are unable to truly see and honor others and their work, and as a result we break the connection we could have if we weren’t busy comparing, criticizing, or coveting someone else’s perceived success. Connection is impossible with someone when we are regarding them merely as competition and not as a unique soul that has something to teach us in return. When you know and understand that there truly is no competition, you can be liberated and alleviated from emotions and actions that damage connection as well as experience the most exciting, creative liberties you could dream of in your own journey.
Another important element of this is realizing you have your own process, and you need to honor it and take it seriously. Everyone gets their turn to harvest something at some point, but often times you are standing over the ground waiting for a seed you planted to turn into something, and that can be incredibly frustrating. We need to be patient with ourselves at whatever stage we are at and wait for things to turn because they always do as long as you are nurturing whatever it is you are working on.
So, to any artists out there struggling with looking at other peoples’ harvest time, feeling conflicted, I’d love to say, “Look at your own beautiful garden and tend to it. What does it need? At the right time you will get to harvest what you have poured into that hallowed ground.”
Do you have any events or exhibitions coming up? Where would one go to see more of your work? How can people support you and your artwork?
My next live performance in Los Angeles will be on Sunday, February 24th, at The Bootleg Theater. Following on instagram and/or facebook is the best way to stay in tune with what’s going on with me. My music can be found on my website, jamiedrakemusic.com and I have two, new singles out (“Everything’s Fine” and “Wonder”) that you can purchase in iTunes or stream on Spotify.
Website: http://www.jamiedrakemusic.com
Email: amyjacobsmgmt@gmail.com
Instagram: @jamiethedrake
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jamiedrakemusic/
Twitter: @jamiethedrake
Other: http://www.youtube.com/jamieedrake
Kathryna Hancock, Elli Lauren, Madeline Zieker, Abby Shoot, Matt Hopper
Main photo: Kimberly Willming
Duplicity Studios
@duplicitystudios
Styling: Micah Clasper-Torch
@claspertorch
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kalb video: 3 dead, 3 injured as alexandria stand-off comes to end
video clip kalb 10:00 pm news broadcast
photo of john c. ashley
via kalb.com
6:27 pm cdt saturday 06 october 2007 at first it was believed that mr. ashley was upset about his city retirement benefits not being proper. then it was later learned when the town talk reported today that mr. ashley's ex-wife audrey ashley had recently won a court victory over him regarding their divorce which included his retirement benefits. town talk snip:
[C]ourt records obtained by The Town Talk show that Audrey Ashley, who was divorced from John Ashley in 1997, had sought in September 2006 a community property division in 9th Judicial District Court of net assets in which she said she was entitled to more than $55,000 in assets.
Those estimated assets, calculated by Audrey Ashley, did not include half of John Ashley's retirement benefits from the city of Alexandria, for which he worked more than 30 years.
Audrey Ashley claimed she was due a portion of retirement earned in the period from December 1974 until the couple's divorce in September 1997.
On Tuesday, Judge George C. Metoyer signed an order for John Ashley to explain why his ex-wife's estimation of assets was not accurate.
what the town talk hasnt made clear yet is who exactly is ms. audrey ashley's attorney. the town talk seems to want us to believe that mr. camille giordano was mr. ashley's attorney yet dont specifically name ms. audrey ashley's attorney. we guess that will come out soon. **updated** see post john charles ashley
5:01 pm cdt shooter identified by kalb as john ashley. mr. ashley is a former street department, city of alexandria employee upset about retirement benefits.
town talk: excerpt: Five people reportedly were shot today at the Giordano law office in downtown Alexandria.
Three of the victims have been removed from the building, but the fourth and fifth victims and the gunman are still in the building, officials said at 5:50 p.m.
The gunman is John Ashley, 63, of Willow Glen River Road, Alexandria. He is a retired city of Alexandria employee who has reportedly been depressed the past few years and whose daughter died earlier this year, according to his wife, Evelyn Ashley of Alexandria.
The gunman's daughter, Ursula "Yoyo" ShaRon Ashley, died on Aug. 2.
www.thedeadpelican.com
5:09 pm cdt kalb update
includes interview with evelyn ashley the wife of the supposed shooter john ashley
4:52 pm cdt kalb update:
4:30 kalb update clip
3:52 pm cdt first kalb breaking news broadcast:
this breaking news update aired at 3:52 pm cdt thursday 04 october 2007 on kalb-tv.
please go to kalb.com and thetowntalk.com for more local news coverage.
kalb crawl: ...there has been a shooting in downtown alexandria near 8th street and washington street. the alexandria police department tells us that there may be four people wounded. the extent of the injuries are unknown at this time. the shooter remains at large and apd is warning people not to come into downtown alexandria. we will provide coverage on this breaking news story for the rest of the afternoon...
the town talk: Alexandria police and other law enforcement officers have gathered en masse in the downtown Alexandria area not far from the Rapides Parish Courthouse following a shooting downtown this afternoon.
The shooting reportedly took place at the Giordano law office on Washington Street between Eighth and Ninth streets, about a block from the Rapides Parish Courthouse. A suspect reportedly is still in the law office building.
One person was taken from the law office and put in an ambulance. There has been confirmation that one person has been shot, and there are unconfirmed reports that as many as four people may have been shot.
Rapides Regional Medical Center said three victims from the incident have been brought to the hospital.
Another stretcher has been readied at the scene for an additional victim.
About 20 to 30 police cars are on the scene, and scores of law enforcement officers -- including Alexandria police, the Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office, State Police and the FBI -- are at the scene, along with ambulances and other emergency personnel.
At 3:30 p.m., a group of law officers wearing protective gear gathered near a postal truck close to the law office, as though they were preparing for action.
Several blocks of the area around the courthouse have been sealed off, and some downtown businesses, including The Town Talk building and the Rapides Parish School Board's Central Office, are on lockdown.
a wst... source near the scene of the shooting provided us via email with the following:
2:30 pm: Something major is going on down town. Eight marked APD unit with Light and sirens on, some of them (3) driving the wrong way on a one way went towards the court house area, as well as a number of unmarked cars
2:52 pm: We are being told there was a shooting somewhere down town and to lock the doors because the shooter is lose and on the run in an unknown direction.
more later...
last updated 6:38 pm cdt saturday 06 october 2007
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Set on the border, where Mexico becomes the crucible and the fearsome gangs of todays Mexican countryside, the gauntlet, to freedom. The stories of a girl living in Honduras and hungering for a brighter future, and two teen gang members, for whom the Mara Salvatrucha is near their entire universe, become interlaced on the train to the border, a journey that will determine the future of their lives
Police Story (1985)
Chan Ka Kui is a Hong-Kong policeman, who single handedly captures and arrests a big drug lord. The drug-lord then frames Chan with the murder of a corrupt cop. Now a fugitive cop killer, Chan Ka Kui must try to catch the drug lord and clear his name.
Set in the year 1999 during the last days of the old millennium, the movie tells the story of Lenny Nero, an ex-cop who now deals with data-discs containing recorded memories and emotions. One day he receives a disc which contains the memories of a murderer killing a prostitute. Lenny investigates and is pulled deeper and deeper in a whirl of blackmail, murder and rape. Will he survive and solve the case?
48 Hrs. (1982)
A hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him, in order to track down a killer.
The Grissom Gang (1971)
The Grissom Gang is a remake of the notorious 1949 British melodrama No Orchids For Miss Blandish. Kim Darby plays a 1920s-era debutante who is kidnapped and held for ransom. Her captors are the Grissoms, a family comprised of sadists and morons, and headed by Ma Barker clone Irene Dailey. One of the Grissoms, played by Scott Wilson, takes a liking to his prisoner, which results in a bloody breakdown of the family unit. Both The Grissom Gang and the original No Orchids For Miss Blandish were inspired by the best-seller by James Hadley Chase, though neither film retains Chase's original ending.
The Cop in Blue Jeans (1976)
A top undercover cop finds and arrests a series of purse snatchers until he discovers an American at the top of an evil ring of thieves.
Raw Deal (1986)
Mark Kaminsky is kicked out of the FBI for his rough treatment of a suspect. He winds up as the sheriff of a small town in North Carolina. FBI Chief Harry Shannon, whose son has been killed by a mobster named Patrovina, enlists Kaminsky in a personal vendetta with a promise of reinstatement into the FBI if Patrovina is taken down. To accomplish this, he must go undercover and join Patrovina's gang.
Colombiana (2011)
Zoe Saldana plays a young woman who, after witnessing her parents murder as a child in Bogota, grows up to be a stone-cold assassin. She works for her uncle as a hitman by day, but her personal time is spent engaging in vigilante murders that she hopes will lead her to her ultimate target: the mobster responsible for her parents' death.
Bon cop, bad cop (2006)
When the body of the executive of hockey Benoit Brisset is found on the billboard of the border of Quebec and Ontario, the jurisdiction of the crime is shared between the two police forces and detectives David Bouchard from Montreal and Martin Ward from Toronto are assigned to work together. With totally different styles, attitudes and languages.
Half Past Dead (2002)
This movie tells the story of a man who goes undercover in a hi-tech prison to find out information to help prosecute those who killed his wife. While there he stumbles onto a plot involving a death-row inmate and his $200 million stash of gold.
For a Cop's Hide (1981)
A thriller starring and directed by Alain Delon about ex-cop who is after a drug pusher gang.
Jack Caine is a Houston vice cop who's forgotten the rule book. His self-appointed mission is to stop the drugs trade and the number one supplier Victor Manning. Whilst involved in an undercover operation to entrap Victor Manning, his partner gets killed, and a sinister newcomer enters the scene...
Romeo Is Bleeding (1993)
A corrupt cop gets in over his head when he tries to assassinate a beautiful Russian hit-woman.
Love, Honour and Obey (2000)
Jonny dreams of leaving his dead-end job as a courier. Through his childhood best friend, nephew of the notorious crime lord Ray Kreed, he wins his way into the toughest gang in North London. Hungry for action, Jonny sparks a feud between Ray's gang and a rival firm in South London headed by drug kingpin Sean and his lieutenant Matthew.
Dhoom (2004)
A gang of bikers headed by the cool-headed and arrogant Kabir is on a robbing spree in Mumbai. They rob establishments and then zip away on their superbikes. ACP Jai Dixit is the case in-charge and he recruits a bumbling bike mechanic and racer named Ali to chase the gang on a bike and help Jai nab them. Kabir accepts the challenge, and pulls off another robbery amidst a function. This causes Jai and Ali to call it off. Jai resigns from the police force and Ali goes back to his daily job. Meanwhile Kabir has lost one of his team members and recruits Ali for their final job in Goa. The action shifts from the congested Mumbai traffic to the sunny Goa for the final showdown between cops and robbers.
Gangs of Wasseypur Part 1 (2012)
Shahid Khan is exiled after impersonating the legendary Sultana Daku in order to rob British trains. Now outcast, Shahid becomes a worker at Ramadhir Singh's colliery, only to spur a revenge battle that passes on to generations. At the turn of the decade, Shahid's son, the philandering Sardar Khan vows to get his father's honor back, becoming the most feared man of Wasseypur.
The Long Good Friday (1980)
Harold, a prosperous English gangster, is about to close a lucrative new deal when bombs start showing up in very inconvenient places. A mysterious syndicate is trying to muscle in on his action, and Harold wants to know who they are. He finds out soon enough, and bloody mayhem ensues.
Sunset (1988)
Tom Mix and Wyatt Earp team up to solve a murder at the Academy Awards in 1929 Hollywood.
Ricochet (1991)
An attorney is terrorized by the criminal he put away years ago when he was a cop.
Bound by Honor (1993)
Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East L.A. gang known as the "Vatos Locos", and the story focuses on how a violent crime and the influence of narcotics alter their lives. Miklo is incarcerated and sent to San Quentin, where he makes a "home" for himself. Cruz becomes an exceptional artist, but a heroin addiction overcomes him with tragic results. Paco becomes a cop and an enemy to his "carnal", Miklo.
A Bullet for Pretty Boy (1970)
A biography of Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd, a gangster who started his career at a young age after seeking revenge for his father's murder.
Gangster Squad (2013)
Los Angeles, 1949. Ruthless, Brooklyn-born mob king Mickey Cohen (Sean Penn) runs the show in this town, reaping the ill-gotten gains from the drugs, the guns, the prostitutes and if he has his way every wire bet placed west of Chicago. And he does it all with the protection of not only his own paid goons, but also the police and the politicians who are under his control. Its enough to intimidate even the bravest, street-hardened cop
except, perhaps, for the small, secret crew of LAPD outsiders led by Sgt. John OMara (Josh Brolin) and Jerry Wooters (Ryan Gosling), who come together to try to tear Cohens world apart.
House of the Rising Sun (2011)
Ray, an ex-cop, is starting a new life looking to stay out of trouble. One evening, on Ray's watch, the nightclub he works for is robbed and the owner's son is shot dead. As his criminal past is exposed Ray hunts for the person responsible for this crime in an effort to clear his own name. Ray must get to the bottom of this as both the mob and cops start to close in on him as their target suspect.
Street Kings (2008)
Tom Ludlow is a disillusioned L.A. Police Officer, rarely playing by the rules and haunted by the death of his wife. When evidence implicates him in the execution of a fellow officer, he is forced to go up against the cop culture he's been a part of his entire career, ultimately leading him to question the loyalties of everyone around him.
Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns (2013)
The Royal Scandal, the war for power and fight for money continues with the return of Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster. Aditya Pratap Singh (Jimmy Sheirgill) is crippled and is trying to recover from the physical disability and his wifes betrayal. The lover cum seductress Madhavi Devi (Mahie Gill) is now an MLA, her relationship with Aditya may have broken to shambles but her relation with alcohol is deep, dark and daunting. Indarjeet Singh, a ragged prince who has lost everything but his pride, pledges to get back his familys respect which was once destroyed by Adityas ancestors. Ranjana is a modern ambitious girl who is madly in love with Indarjeet Singh (Irrfan Khan). The story takes a new turn when Aditya falls in love with Ranjana and forces Birendra (Raj Babbar) her father, for their marriage. In this game of live chess between Saheb, Biwi and Gangster, the winner, the survivor takes it all.
Dollman (1991)
Brick Bardo is a traveller from outer space who is forced to land on Earth. Though regular sized on his home planet, he is doll-sized here on Earth, as are the enemy forces who have landed as well. While Brick enlists the help of an impoverished girl and her son, the bad guys enlist the help of a local gang. When word leaks out as to his location, and all hell breaks loose. Brick is besieged by an onslaught of curious kids, angry gang members, and his own doll-sized enemies, and he must protect the family who has helped him and get off the planet alive.
Radhe is a hardcore gangster. A sharpshooter with a sharp brain, he works for Gani Bhai, the dreaded Mafioso, but on his own terms. Totally fearless, Radhe single handedly eliminates Gani Bhai's enemies one by one; making more enemies than he bargained for.
Linewatch (2008)
Academy Award Winner Cuba Gooding, Jr. is a Border Patrol Officer in the New Mexico desert with a secret past that is about to catch up with him. When his old gang leader tracks him down and forces him to smuggle drugs across the border, he must choose between the life he swore to leave behind and saving his family at any cost.
Big Louis Costillo, last of the old-style gang leaders is slain, and his former bodyguard Tony Camonte is taken into custody. Since Costillo's body has never been found, the police have to release him, though they strongly suspect Johnny Lovo paid Tony to remove Big Louis. Tony begins taking over the rackets in town with violent enforcement, and he becomes a threat to Johnny and the other bosses unless they work for Tony. Meanwhile, Tony's sister wants to be more independent, but finds it difficult to escape from her brother's overprotective grasp. The dissatisfaction of the other bosses and the relentless pursuit of the police push Tony towards a major confrontation.
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)
From the Egyptian desert to deep below the polar ice caps, the elite G.I. JOE team uses the latest in next-generation spy and military equipment to fight the corrupt arms dealer Destro and the growing threat of the mysterious Cobra organization to prevent them from plunging the world into chaos.
G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)
Framed for crimes against the country, the G.I. Joe team is terminated by Presidential order. This forces the G.I. Joes into not only fighting their mortal enemy Cobra; they are forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardize their very existence.
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1987)
G.I. Joe faces a new enemy as an ancient society of snake people known as Cobra-La try to forcefully take back the earth from those who drove them underground eons ago.
Brain Dead (1990)
A psychological thriller from the writer of the original "Twilight Zone!" In a showdown of man vs. machine, Martin plunges into a chaotic nightmare trying to save his mind from the megalomaniacal corporation!
When the Cobra Strikes (2012)
One man travels across country, smuggling illegal black diamonds to sell in order to pay for his father's pardon in South Africa. When he arrives to the United States to finalize what appeared to be a simple transaction he is soon double-crossed and becomes caught up in a contraband forcing him to overcome an opponent far more lethal and deadlier than he has ever met.
An American with a Japanese upbringing, Chris Kenner is a police officer assigned to the Little Tokyo section of Los Angeles. Kenner is partnered with Johnny Murata, a Japanese-American who isn't in touch with his roots. Despite their differences, both men excel at martial arts, and utilize their formidable skills when they go up against Yoshida, a vicious yakuza drug dealer with ties to Kenner's past.
Day of the Warrior (1996)
The Legion to Ensure Total Harmony and Law (L.E.T.H.A.L.), is tracking a criminal mastermind known only as The Warrior. While investigating his combination diamond smuggling/art theft/porn production industry, the agents discover that he has cracked their secret database and has stolen the files on all of their agents. With the help of their martial arts intructor Fu, agents Tiger, Willow and Cobra take on the case while also taking every opportunity to remove their bikini tops.
The Wrecking Crew (1969)
Count Contini masterminds the theft of $1 billion in U.S. gold being transported in Europe. This will cause gyrations in the world's financial markets, and Contini will profit from it. ICE chief MacDonald summons Matt Helm, "busy" photographing women models. MacDonald, in effect, makes Matt a Judas Goat, exposing his cover and encouraging Contini to make a move against Matt. The ICE agent will deal with Contini's former lover, current lover, a British woman agent, and Contini's lovely Asian operative before the final showdown with the Count.
Kamen Rider - The First (2005)
Takeshi Hongo, a man of extraordinarily keen intellect, has his promising future snuffed out by an evil secret society known as Shocker. They create experimental cyborgs in an attempt to take over the world. Eventually, Hongo is turned into a cyborg Masked Rider 1 but soon regains his self-awareness. Realizing that he is now controlled by evil, Hongo escapes. Shocker views Hongo as a traitor and dispatches a new, nearly identical cyborg Masked Rider 2 to destroy him. But they're too evenly matched and their duel ends in a draw. Growing impatient, Shocker sends two new cyborgs Snake and Cobra to kill them both. KAMEN RIDER THE FIRST is a new adaptation of the popular original manga created by Shotaro Ishinomori.
The Chosen One: Legend of the Raven (1998)
When a serial killer mysteriously and savagely murders a young native woman in rural Los Angeles County, her sister McKenna (Carmen Electra) must replace her as the keeper of an amulet, the sacred crescent. Reluctantly, McKenna accepts the role of chosen one. With the amulet and after the rigors of the ritual, she takes on the spirit and powers of the raven, the good forces in the battle against evil, the wolf. McKenna's powers include a thirst for milk and great sexual energy, which she unleashes on her former boyfriend, Henry, a cop. The spirit of the wolf inhabits Rose, Henry's jilted lover. Rose wreaks havoc of her own before a final showdown with the chosen one. Carmen Electra appears nude in this film although some have suggested it is a body double.
Female Agents (2008)
May 1944, a group of French servicewomen and resistance fighters are enlisted into the British Special Operations Executive commando group under the command of Louise Desfontaines and her brother Pierre. Their mission, to rescue a British army geologist caught reconnoitering the beaches at Normandy.
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Macy's, Sears, Penney's... The Box?
Faced with continually declining numbers of penitents, the wire notes dioceses that have gotten creative with expanding access to the Confessional... including at least one venue that gives new meaning to the phrase "one-stop shopping":
Located on the upper level of the Citadel Mall in Colorado Springs, between the Burlington Coat Factory and Dillard's department stores, the Catholic Center, which offers Mass and the sacrament of reconciliation, is a place shoppers can find solace away from crowds.
"Some people are hesitant to stop into an organized church, but the Catholic Center offers a 'no strings attached' approach," Msgr. Robert E. Jaeger, vicar general of the diocese, told Catholic News Service in a telephone interview.
"The Capuchins wanted to make contact with those who have fallen away from the church. Visitors to the center are anonymous and can either stop in regularly or just once," he said. "People can say, 'Well, I've finished my shopping. I think I'll stop inside for a moment for myself.'"
Staffed by five Capuchin Franciscans, the Catholic Center at the mall is financially supported and promoted by the Diocese of Colorado Springs, the Capuchin Province of Mid-America and the Knights of Columbus.
The center operates during mall hours, providing information on Catholic charities and parishes. It also houses a Catholic bookstore and a chapel where Mass is celebrated twice a day and confessions are heard from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m.
"The Catholic Center has been here since 2001 and it has been very successful," Msgr. Jaeger told CNS. "So far, we've had 16,000 attending the 12:10 p.m. Mass and 72,000 attending the 6 p.m. Mass."
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==Job 28:1-28== <poem> 1 Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place for gold to be refined. 2 Iron is taken out of the earth, and copper is smelted from ore. 3 Miners put an end to darkness, and search out to the farthest bound the ore in gloom and deep darkness. 4 They open shafts in a valley away from human habitation; they are forgotten by travelers, they sway suspended, remote from people. 5 As for the earth, out of it comes bread; but underneath it is turned up as by fire. 6 Its stones are the place of sapphires, and its dust contains gold. 7 That path no bird of prey knows, and the falcon’s eye has not seen it. 8 The proud wild animals have not trodden it; the lion has not passed over it. 9 They put their hand to the flinty rock, and overturn mountains by the roots. 10 They cut out channels in the rocks, and their eyes see every precious thing. 11 The sources of the rivers they probe; hidden things they bring to light. 12 But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding? 13 Mortals do not know the way to it, and it is not found in the land of the living. 14 The deep says, "It is not in me," and the sea says, "It is not with me." 15 It cannot be gotten for gold, and silver cannot be weighed out as its price. 16 It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire. 17 Gold and glass cannot equal it, nor can it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold. 18 No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal; the price of wisdom is above pearls. 19 The chrysolite of Ethiopia cannot compare with it, nor can it be valued in pure gold. 20 Where then does wisdom come from? And where is the place of understanding? 21 It is hidden from the eyes of all living, and concealed from the birds of the air. 22 Abaddon and Death say, "We have heard a rumor of it with our ears." 23 God understands the way to it, and he knows its place. 24 For he looks to the ends of the earth, and sees everything under the heavens. 25 When he gave to the wind its weight, and apportioned out the waters by measure; 26 when he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the thunderbolt; 27 then he saw it and declared it; he established it, and searched it out. 28 And he said to humankind, "Truly, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding." </poem> ==Wisdom in the Book of Job== Today is our final sermon on virtues in the Book of Job. We've talked about Love, Beauty, and Truth, but today we talk about wisdom. I have to confess, I feel just a little bit unqualified on this subject. Most of the times in my life when I have been called "wise" it has been followed by another three letter word that is another name for a donkey. What is Wisdom? It's actually hard to define, perhaps impossible. My father used to tell me that wisdom is knowledge rightly applied. And wisdom is often contrasted with knowledge. It has been said (I'm not sure by whom, but that is the case with most wisdom sayings!) that knowledge is knowing that tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad. Knowledge is realizing when a street is one-way; wisdom is looking both directions anyhow. Knowledge is knowing what to say; wisdom is knowing when (or even whether) to say it. Knowledge, in most cultures (ancient and modern) is the realm of the elite few, the educated, the professionals: Professors, pastors, experts. Wisdom, by contrast, is the realm of the common people, the folks. Wisdom comes from your grandmother's kitchen, or from the old men at the barbershop. Knowledge also tends to be external--it comes from books, reports, scientifically collected data. Wisdom, however, tends to come internally, from personal experience, failure, observation, and time. Sometimes people confuse "understanding" with wisdom. But you can know something, and even understand something, without being wise. That's why they are separate words, seperate concepts, in English as well as the Hebrew in which today's passage was originally written. In Hebrew, wisdom is חָכְמָה (chokmah) and understanding is בִּינָה (binah). Both concepts appear in today's scripture passage. Today's scripture passage, along with the entire book of Job, and also the book of Proverbs and Ecclesiastes, are all part of what's called the "Wisdom Literature" of the Bible. Sometimes Psalms and the Song of Solomon are also included in this category. All of Job is considered wisdom literature, but today's passage in particular is well
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Experiments to Determine Potential Mosquito Vectors of Wuchereria Bancrofti in the Continental United States
Walter L. Newton, Ivan Pratt
Affiliations: 1 Zoology Laboratory, National Institute of Health, U. S. Public Health Service
Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume s1-26, Issue 5, 1 Sep 1946, p. 699 - 706
Studies to determine possible mosquito vectors of Wuchereria bancrofti (nocturnally-periodic strain) in the United States were continued. A total of 1314 dissections was made of mosquitoes from 14 species.
Seventy-eight per cent of Culex pipiens examined 9½ days or longer after infection contained infective larvae, and an additional 13 per cent contained larvae in late stages of development. A total infectibility rate of 91 per cent was obtained with this species.
Thirty-three per cent of Psorophora discolor in late dissections contained infective larvae, and an additional 34 per cent contained larvae in late stages of development. The infectibility rate of this species was 67 per cent.
Occasional development of the larvae to advanced or infective stages was observed in the following species: Culex salinarius, 3 per cent; Anopheles crucians, 2 per cent; Aedes thibaulti, 3 per cent.
No development beyond the first stage was observed in Anopheles quadrimaculatus, Anopheles maculipennis freeborni, and Psorophora ciliata.
Studies were not completed on Aedes canadensis, Culex erraticus, Mansonia perturbans, and Psorophora cyanescens. However, on the basis of 50 or more late dissections of each species, none of these was a good intermediate host with the exception of Culex erraticus which permitted development of the larvae to late and infective stages in 14 of 49 specimens.
The few dissections obtained of Psorophora ferox and P. howardii were negative.
It is concluded that Culex pipiens and Psorophora discolor are capable of serving as vectors of Wuchereria bancrofti should other conditions prevail for the spread of the parasite. Incomplete studies on Culex erraticus indicate that this species also might be involved as a transmitter although to a lesser extent. C. salinarius, Anopheles crucians, and Aedes thibaulti might serve as occasional vectors, although their low infectibility rates preclude their playing a major rôle in the spread of the disease. Anopheles quadrimaculatus, A. maculipennis reeborni, and Psorophora ciliata are incapable of transmitting infection. Finally, although studies are not completed, it is apparent that Aedes canadensis, Mansonia perturbans, and Psorophora cyanescens could not serve as vectors of Wuchereria bancrofti.
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Laura Kaufman
Professor Laura Kaufman (1889-1972) was an outstanding biologist-geneticist and specialist in poultry breeding. She was a member of the Polish Academy of Science, Professor and Doctor Honoris Causa of Agricultural College of Lublin, Honorary President of the Polish Society of Animal Husbandry, co-organizer and first President of the Lublin Scientific Society, and Honorary Life Member of the World's Poultry Science Association.
Laura Kaufman graduated in Zoology from the Jagiellonian University is Cracow in 1911. Her career started in 1919 when she joined the Department of Embryology and Biology of the Medical Faculty at the university where, under the influence of the prominent embryologist, Prof E. Godlwski, Junior, she developed her scientific interests and personality. During these 7 years she became an expert, in the methodology of experimental embryology and published her first works in this field, among them her PhD thesis on the degeneration of salamander embryos in the uterus.
In 1919 she accepted a proposition of Prof L. Marchlewski, director of the National Scientific Institute of Rural farming in Pulawy, to work as an assistant in the Department of Experimental Morphology. There, the work of Laura Kaufman approached closer the requirements of animal Husbandry. In different species and breeds of birds she investigated the specificity of organism development. In a set of 40 papers she reported the results of studies mostly on chicken and pigeon embryos, and the internal factors influencing the growth of whole organisms as well as of particular organs. These studies resulted finally (1930) in the foundation for her Doctor of Science treatise. In this for the first time, the growth and development of animals differing in body size were compared and analysed phenogenetically under the same conditions.
The years 1925-26 were spent in the Department of Comparative Embryology, College de France in Paris where, under Prof E. Faure-Fremiet, she studied modern achievements in the field of animal growth and morphogenesis and published several papers mostly on the reasons for egg production decline with age.
In 1932 Laura Kaufman became the head of Department of Experimental Biology whose new name - Department of Breeding Biology - indicated a closer linkage between practice and the research carried out. Her investigations of the influence of temperature changes on the growth and development of chicken embryos were particularly useful for the poultry industry during the first phase in the development of artificial incubation. The studies established critical points in the embryo's resistance to lowered temperature during different stages of incubation. Laura Kaufman found that the temperature below a developmental minimum, but above the critical point, are not detrimental to hatching even when lasting for 24 hours. This finding was of great value in a case of interruptions to hatchery power supply, which happened often in the years just after the end of World War II.
At the period of her full creativeness, Laura Kaufman also started genetic research, initially to explain some biological phenomena, but finally carried-out to meet particular demands of poultry practice. She was particularly interested in the only surviving native breed of fowl, the Polish Greenlegged Partridge, and her breeding work led to a considerable improvement of this breed's productivity. In close cooperation with breeding farms and poultry breeding institutions Laura Kaufman started researches into the best commercial breed crosses. The experience gained in genetic improvement of poultry enabled her to publish, in 1934, the first modern Polish textbook of poultry breeding. This had further editions until 1964.
World War II interrupted scientific activity, but in 1945 Professor Kaufman resumed work by activating the Institut in Pulawy. Simultaneously she was offered a post of Professor of Genetics and Poultry Husbandry at the Faculty of Agriculture of Maria Curie-Sktodowska University in Lublin.
In the post-war years, the years of the third period of her universal activity, Professor Kaufman further developed the studies on heterosis, introduced a new autosexing breed of hen - Polbar - and worked on the reasons for change in hatching egg quality during storage. She also prepared two manuals for students on general animal husbandry and on the biological basis of animal breeding and was the author of a chapter on principles of selection and breeding in collective book on poultry science.
Professor L. Kaufman was given numerous proofs of highest recognition on the part of both state authorities and scientific societies. She contributed considerably to the development of science and particularly poultry science.
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Rabbis to US Ambassador: Time to 'Go Biblical' with Arabs
Gil Ronen
A delegation of the Rabbinical Congress for Peace (RCP) met with U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Mr. James Cunningham, today and called for a reassessment of the entire U.S. policy vis-à-vis the Israelis and Palestinians. The rabbis told Ambassador Cunningham that it was time to try the Biblical approach to the dispute over the Land of Israel. "The past 17 years have proven without a shadow of a doubt that every square inch ceded by Israel to the Palestinians was transformed into a platform of hatred and terrorism," RCP Director Rabbi Avrohom Shmuel Lewin told the ambassador. "In other words, the 'land for peace' formula in the Israel-Palestinian context, besides being a formula that goes against the Divine will, is ineffective, obsolete, and an exercise in futility. Most of all it is a dangerous policy that only leads to bloodshed and instability in the region and harms vital American interests in the region as well," Lewin said.
'Land for peace doesn't work'
The delegation was headed by Rabbi Joseph Gerlitzky, Chairman of the RCP, who is also the Rabbi of Central Tel Aviv where the US embassy is located. Rabbi Gerlitzky presented the ambassador with the Halachic (Jewish legal) ruling signed by over 350 prominent rabbis in Israel that it is forbidden to give up even one inch of territory controlled by Israel today because it will bring bloodshed and instability to the region.
"In the name of the overwhelming majority of rabbis in Israel," he said, "we request of you Mr. Ambassador, to convey our Halachic message to President Barack Obama that it is time for a complete reversal and reassessment of U.S. policy in the Middle East. The 'land for peace' policy never worked and harms U.S. interests in the region and the world at large."
Left to right: Rabbi Sholom Gold, Mr. Marc Sievers of the US Embassy, Rabbi Dov Lior, Rabbi Joseph Gerlitzky, Ambassador James Cunningham, Rabbi Moshe Havlin, Rabbi Avrohom S. Lewin. The Rabbis handed the ambassador a Halachic Ruling signed by over 350 rabbis in Israel that forbids giving up land controlled by Israel today.
The ambassador was visibly moved by Rabbi Sholom Gold, a leading rabbi in Jerusalem, who described the suffering that the Jewish People have endured ever since the implementation of the Oslo Accords and the agreements that followed. "It's all a play of words, there is no peace process," he said. "From the day that we started conceding and withdrawing we did not have one day of rest and peace. Why should our enemies want to make peace with us when they see that with terrorism they get what they want? Even the U.S., Israel's supposedly best friend, sides with them in demanding a freeze and evacuation of settlements. Is the triumph of Arab terror one of American interests?" Gold asked.
Going Biblical
Rabbi Dov Lior, the Rabbi of Kiryat Arba-Hevron, said: "G-d gave the US the power and influence to affect the rest of the world and supporting Israel is the key to America's success."
Ambassador Cunningham told the rabbis that he does not see how the problem can be solved “without taking into consideration the Palestinians,” to which Rabbi Gold remarked: "Ever since we started taking the Palestinians into consideration the situation only worsened."
The ambassador asked the rabbis, "So what is your solution to the problem?"
Rabbi Gerlitzky replied: "You must switch the entire approach to the situation. We all believe in the Holy Bible and up until now we tried every formula except for that which is delineated in the Bible. Let's try it and who knows, Mr. Ambassador, maybe this is your defining moment, that G-d Almighty has placed you in this capacity in order to precipitate a new course which will bring a true peace to the entire region."
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atah warns of intifada against PA
Khaled Abu Toameh , THE JERUSALEM POST
The killing of the three Fatah operatives in Nablus by the IDF over the weekend could trigger a third intifada, Fatah officials warned on Sunday.
But the new intifada, they said, would be different from the first two - this time it would be directed against the Palestinian Authority.
During the funerals of the three men, all veteran members and leaders of Fatah's armed wing, the Aksa Martyrs Brigades, thousands of Palestinians chanted slogans accusing the PA of collusion with Israel and calling for an end to security coordination with Israel and the dismantling of the PA. For several hours during the funerals, which took place in Nablus, it seemed as if the PA and not the IDF had killed the three men. It was, in the words of a local journalist, "one of the biggest anti-Palestinian Authority demonstrations" in many years.
The relationship between the PA and local Fatah activists has always been tense. Nablus and its surrounding refugee camps, especially Balata refugee camp, has long been a stronghold for disgruntled Fatah militiamen who occasionally vent their frustration against the PA leadership and security forces.
For years during the second intifada, Nablus, the largest Palestinian city in the West Bank, was controlled by dozens of Fatah gunmen and thugs who imposed a reign of terror on wealthy clans.
Many local families did not hide their satisfaction when IDF troops raided the city during Operation Defensive Shield in 2002 and killed or arrested scores of Fatah gunmen, including the infamous Ahmed Tabouk, one of the leaders of the Aksa Martyrs Brigades.
In the context of its efforts to restore law and order to the city, the PA offered four years ago to recruit many of the gunmen to various branches of its security forces if they agreed to lay down their weapons.
The PA also managed to persuade Israel to stop pursuing those gunmen who agreed to hand over their weapons and abandon violence.
In return, the PA took on itself the mission of holding the "pardoned" gunmen in one of its security installations for a limited time and as a first step toward granting them total freedom of movement.
Most of the Fatah gunmen who complied were added to the PA's payroll, but not all were happy with the arrangement. Some complained that the PA had broken its promise to appoint them to senior positions in its security forces, while others said that their salaries were too low. Others complained that despite their agreement to surrender their weapons and open a new page in their lives, Israeli security forces were continuing to target them.
Friends and relatives of the Fatah operatives who were killed in the recent IDF operation accused the PA of failing to fulfill its "commitments" to give them more money and good jobs. Some did not rule out the possibility that the Fatah cell that murdered Rabbi Meir Chai last week had received money from an "outside" party, such as Hizbullah or even Hamas.
In the past, there were a number of cases where Fatah militiamen in the West Bank openly admitted to receiving funds from Hizbullah. The gunmen justified their action by arguing that the PA had failed to "compensate" them for the "sacrifices" they made in the fight against Israel.
The killing of the three men is now being exploited by leading figures in Fatah to incite against the PA leadership in Ramallah. One of the main instigators is Husam Khader, a charismatic and extremely popular Fatah operative from Balata who has long been attacking the PA and its security forces, accusing them of financial and moral corruption and collaboration with Israel.
Khader and another senior Fatah operative, Kadoura Fares of Ramallah, are convinced that continued cooperation with Israel on security matters would eventually turn Palestinians against the PA leadership. The two, along with many of their followers in Fatah, believe that a third intifada is on its way, but that this time it would be directed against the PA and not Israel.
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Subj:Look who's complaining about the mosque torching
Date:12/15/2009 8:42:55 AM Eastern Standard Time
Where Were Hamas and Fatah?
While Fatah and Hamas have been complaining and crying over the past week about the torching of a mosque in the West Bank village of Yasuf -- an act allegedly carried out by extremist Jewish settlers – where were Hamas and Fatah when Palestinians set fire to and damaged synagogues in Gush Katif following the IDF pullout from the Gaza Strip in the summer of 2005? Where were Hamas and Fatah when Palestinians repeatedly set fire to Joseph’s Tomb in Nablus over the past decade?
Of course arson is a despicable and abhorrent assault on a holy site that requires all those who care about coexistence, peace and tolerance in the Middle East to strongly condemn it, and there should be no justification for any attack on any holy site, be it a mosque, church or synagogue.
But those who remain silent or condone attacks on other people’s holy sites and religious symbols should be the last to raise their voices when a mosque is vandalized.
Similarly, those who have denied other people’s religious and historic ties to holy sites and lands should also keep their mouths shut.
Why hasn’t any Palestinian party of leader ever condemned acts of vandalism against Jewish cemeteries? Where were they each time a Jewish worshipper was stabbed or killed while on his way to a yeshiva, the Wailing Wall or the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron? How come we didn’t hear the voices of Hamas and Fatah when Palestinians hurled stones at Jewish worshippers visiting Joshua’s Tomb in a village in the northern West Bank? And where were Hamas and Fatah when Palestinian demonstrators repeatedly hurled firebombs and stones at Rachel’s Tomb in Bethlehem [a site which even Muslims consider to be holy, referring to it as the Bila bin Rabah Mosque]?
Unfortunately, assaults on Jewish holy sites have often been hailed by many Palestinians as acts of heroism against “legitimate targets.”
Condemnations for the Yasuf arson have come from across the political spectrum in Israel. The Israeli president, prime minister, defense minister, religious and secular leaders and even some settler figures were among those who publicly condemned the desecration of the mosque.
Ironically, the Israeli media seemed to be much more interested in the incident than the Palestinian media. At one point, it appeared as if the number of statements of condemnation coming out of the Jewish state exceeded the number of denunciations issued by Arab and Islamic governments and parties.
Following the arson at Yasuf, a large group of Jewish rabbis attempted to enter the village to express its strong condemnation for the incident and to present copies of the Koran to villagers. The rabbis were forced to call of the visit after villagers took to the streets, threatening to use force to prevent them from entering.
Out of concern for their safety, the rabbis had to meet at a nearby junction with a small group of Palestinian Authority officials under IDF protection.
It would have been a great gesture had the rabbis been permitted to enter the village and condemn the torching of the mosque while standing next to village leaders and Muslim religious figures. In any case the idea of the visit was brilliant.
When did any Palestinian ever think of dispatching a group of imams to express solidarity with Jews following an act of vandalism against a synagogue or yeshiva? Has the Palestinian Authority ever encouraged inter-faith dialogue? Has a rabbi ever been invited to speak at a mosque or an Islamic center in the West Bank or the Gaza Strip, as opposed to the many Muslim speakers who are invited to address crowds at synagogues? Those who in the past have condoned and even encouraged acts of vandalism against other people’s religious sites have no right to sound their voices over the mosque incident.
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Israeli Bank, Owned by Europeans, Cuts Off Yesha
The parent bank of Dexia Bank, owned by French and Belgian interests, has notified regional councils in Judea and Samaria it is cutting off their line of credit. The Dexia Bank in Israel denies accusations that the decision was based on poliitcal considerations. The Israeli bank, which is the official supplier of credit to the regional councils, asked them to close their accounts. The parent bank's French officials ordered the move, which has left leaders in Judea and Samaria in shock.
The Dexia Group in 2001 bought the Israeli Municipality Treasure Bank and established Dexia Israel.
Local officials of the bank denied charges that pro-Arab groups, who have escalated a campaign to boycott products of Judea and Samaria, pressured the financial institution. Dexia signed an agreement with the Finance Ministry this past summer to set up a $70 million line of credit (NIS 274 million) for improving the financial structure of the councils.
Earlier this year, Dexia announced it will not finance communities in Judea and Samaria following a campaign against it that “Israel colonizes, Dexia finances.” Its shareholders raised the issue of Judea and Samaria at the company annual meeting in Brussels last March.
The bank’s chairman responded that it stopped financing the Jewish communities a year ago, and one regional council chairman in Judea confirmed to Israel National News that it has not received credit for several months.
Dexia has rejected anti-Israel groups’ demands to stop lending money to Jerusalem, which has sovereignty over parts of the capital that the Palestinian Authority demands as part of the future state it wants to establish.
Shmuel Rifman, chairman of the Ramat HaNegev council, which is not in Judea or Samaria, and head of the board of local councils in Israel, urged Wednesday that all regional councils in the country boycott Dexia in retaliation.
“The government sold its part of the bank to foreigners…who are afraid of the Arab world,” he stated. “I suggest a boycott against the bank because there are enough [othe banks in Israel where we can put our money.”
Israel National News apologies for a previous and erroneous reference to Bank Discount, which has no relation to Dexia Bank.
UN EXPERT REPEATS CALL FOR THREAT OF SANCTIONS AGAINST ISRAEL OVER GAZA BLOCKADE
New York, Dec 29 2009 4:05PM
The United Nations independent expert on Palestinian rights has again called for a threat of economic sanctions against Israel to force it to lift its blockade of Gaza, which is preventing the return to a normal life for 1.5 million residents after the devastating Israeli offensive a year ago.
“Obviously Israel does not respond to language of diplomacy, which has encouraged the lifting of the blockade and so what I am suggesting is that it has to be reinforced by a threat of adverse economic consequences for Israel,” Richard Falk, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, <"http://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/english/detail/88150.html">told UN Radio. “That probably is something that is politically unlikely to happen, but unless it happens, it really does suggest that the United States and the Quartet and the EU [European Union] don’t take these calls for lifting the blockade very seriously and are unaffected by Israel’s continuing defiance of those calls,” he said, referring to the diplomatic Quartet of the UN, EU, Russia and US, which have been calling for a two-state solution to the Middle East conflict.
The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (<"http://www.un.org/unrwa/english.html">UNRWA), the main UN body tending to the needs of some 4 million Palestinian refugees, said today Gaza had been “bombed back, not to the Stone Age, but to the mud age,” because UNRWA was reduced to building houses out of mud after the 22-day offensive Israel said it launched to end rocket attacks against it.
“The Israeli blockade has meant that almost no reconstruction materials have been allowed to move into Gaza even though 60,000 homes were either damaged or completely destroyed. So we in UNRWA have been saying ‘let's lift this senseless blockage,’” UNRWA spokesman Chris Gunness <"http://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/english/detail/88193.html">told UN Radio.
“We are the United Nations and we always hope that diplomacy will prevail, and it will prevail above the rationale of warfare. But if you look at what is going on in Gaza, and if you look at the continued blockade and the fact that that blockade is radicalizing a population there, then one has to have one’s doubts.”
In a statement last week, Mr. Falk stressed that the “unlawful blockade” was in its third year, with insufficient food and medicine reaching Gazans, producing further deterioration of the mental and physical health of the entire civilian population.
Building materials necessary to repair the damage could not enter Gaza, and he blamed the blockade for continued breakdowns of the electricity and sanitation systems due to the Israeli refusal to let spare parts needed for repair get through the crossings.
Mr. Falk also deplored the wall being built on the borders between Gaza and Egypt.
“I’m very distressed by that, because it is both an expression of complicity on the part of the government of Egypt and the United States, which apparently is assisting through its corps of engineers with the construction of this underground steel impenetrable wall that’s designed to interfere with the tunnels that have been bringing some food and material relief to the Gaza population,” he told UN Radio.
“And of course, the underground tunnel complex itself is an expression of the desperation created in Gaza as a result of this blockade that’s going on now for two and a half years, something that no people since the end of World War II have experienced in such a severe and continuing form.”
As a Special Rapporteur, Mr. Falk serves in an independent and unpaid capacity and reports to the Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council.
In a new policy brief, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (<"http://www.unctad.org/Templates/StartPage.asp?intItemID=2068">UNCTAD), entrusted with promoting the integration of developing countries into the world economy, reported that more than 80 per cent of Gaza’s population are now impoverished; 43 per cent unemployed; and 75 per cent lack food security. “In view of the eroded productive base, poverty is likely to widen and deepen unless reconstruction begins in earnest and without further delay,” it warned.
For more details go to UN News Centre at http://www.un.org/news
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Guest Comment: Once again a vituperative Israel-hater is given a bully pulpit (he's the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967 - yes, that's actually the name of his position) for inciting world hatred against Israel. This time the UN official - Richard Falk, a Princeton professor, and a Jew (at least by chance, probably not by choice) is calling for economic sanctions unless Israel removes any efforts to protect itself from Gazans dedicated to its destruction.
How bad is Falk? He was barred from entering Israel a year ago - when Ehud Olmert was PM, not the current "hardliner" - because he compared Israelis to Nazis, saying the Gaza "closure" was the same as the Warsaw Ghetto.
And yes, he also hates the US. During his tenure with the UN Human Rights Council he called for a fresh investigation into the 9/11 attacks in order to examine the possible role that "neocons" may have played in the attacks. And it isn't only the neocons he points his finger at - Falk also wrote a laudatory introduction to a book claiming that George Bush and other "elites" in the US administration very likely played a role in the 9/11 attacks. Furthermore, when publicly asked at a UN session to state whether he ever made the statements 'that no plane hit the Pentagon,' and that 'the World Trade Center was brought down by a controlled demolition'? Falk did not respond.
WHAT TO DO? We don't think there is much point complaining to the UN, as he is their point man on these issues. What you CAN do is be prepared to write letters to papers that present his latest attacks on Israel and set them straight on Falk's record. Tell your friends about it. Send this information around so that people who don't already "get it" can see what a farce the UN is and how blatant is its anti-Israel animus.
AND write to the US Ambassador to the UN, telling her to exercise good moral judgment and denounce Falk's bias and inflammatory attacks. Of course, she's not likely to share our position, but the more she hears from interested citizens perhaps the more she will at least be careful about how she comports herself. Here's her contact info:
Ambassador Susan Rice
Permanent Mission to the United Nations
799 UN Plaza
(212)415-4000; fax: (212)415-4443
E-mail: usa@un.int
"Tracking Events"
Arlene Kushner
Sometimes it feels as if it's impossible to keep track of news events without a score card, so quickly does the situation shift.
A major project during the course of the day today prevented me from analyzing what is happening in several spheres. Here, I would like to touch base, in an effort to keep on top of events. Most likely my next post will follow on Thursday.
Tzipi Livni and members of Kadima have unanimously said no to a "unity government" with Likud, which allows us to sigh with relief, at least for the moment. Kadima's charge was that the offer was not sincere as it didn't provide genuine shared power. Netanyahu, for his part, called Livni a "serial unity refuser" (as he had also offered unity when he was forming his coalition) and said he didn't understand what her problem was, as Kadima would have participated in major government decisions.
My take has been to see more than a bit of game-playing in the offer. However, while he was waiting for Kadima's decision, he offered more generous terms as a lure. Did he genuinely want her in the coalition? The possibility exists.
What is more surprising than the rejection by Kadima is the fact that Livni used this as a means to rally unity inside her party. Seems those seven who had signed an agreement with Netanyahu will not be bolting the party now and coming back to Likud after all. It had sounded close to a done deal.
Livni referred to Netanyahu's attempt to split her party as "gutter politics" and accused him, not without reason, of inappropriately attending to this when more important issues should have occupied him. I would guess that her anger at and mistrust of the prime minister played into her decision not to join his government.
Netanyahu, for his part, said he was still determined to broaden his coalition because of the crises we will be facing, and declared that it was only a matter of time until Kadima did split apart.
Nowhere is a score card more necessary than with regard to the politics of the Palestinian Arabs:
Fatah is the major party of the Palestinian Authority. But it is not synonymous with the PA and is sometimes at odds with it. (More on this follows.) The terrorist Al Aksa Brigades is officially part of Fatah, and protected by it. Some of its members are even part of the PA security forces -- if they "renounce terror" it is made possible for them to receive PA salaries. But some Al Aksa members operate outside of the scope of Fatah.
On top of all of this, the US, under the supervision of General Keith Dayton, is training some of the PA forces (which means, in the main, Fatah forces), which are supposed to combat terrorism. That should mean terrorism instigated by Hamas (and there is a problem sometimes with this), and certainly terrorism instigated by Al Aksa. Terrorism is terrorism, is it not? Except it depends on the definition, it seems. As it happens, the PA only takes on Hamas when it threatens its stability and not because of attacks on Jews. And terrorism by Al Aksa, well... that's another matter all together.
If what I've just written sounds convoluted, I apologize. It is no more than a reflection of a convoluted situation. What has generated the current confusion is the drive-by shooting of Rabbi Chai by three Al Aksa terrorists, who were subsequently pursued and then shot by IDF forces (when they refused to surrender).
No Palestinian Arab group and no Palestinian Arab leaders condemned the shooting forthrightly. It is important to understand that doing this is a "no no" in today's climate. It implies siding with the "Zionist enemy" instead of Arab brothers (who undoubtedly were acting against "the occupation"). But, because there is security cooperation in some respects between the IDF and PA security forces (especially those trained by Dayton), and because the IDF pursued the terrorists into Arab areas, on the ground there was coordination. And it seems this has enraged a great number of Palestinian Arabs associated with Fatah.
Yesterday, according to Khaled Abu Toameh, Fatah warned of a third intifada. But this one would not be against Israel, it would be against the Palestinian Authority. The funerals of those who shoot Rabbi Chai in the head turned into a major protest in which a demand was made that all security coordination with Israel be stopped and that the PA be dismantled.
What fascinates me as I watch this unfold is how oblivious to this the US administration remains, as it continues to tout the idea of "peace negotiations." How, precisely, is a peaceful and stable state supposed to be established in this atmosphere? If Abbas was reluctant to come to the negotiating table before, he has to be doubly so now. I would guess that he would be risking his life to sit down with Netanyahu.
According to Palestinian Media Watch, "PA-controlled media have continuously portrayed the killers as Palestinian heroes and Shahids -- holy Martyrs -- while describing Israel's killing of the three terrorists as 'murder in cold blood' and 'assassination.'" Abbas personally sent envoys to the families of these murders.
It would be my guess, however, that when Netanyahu makes all of his very public (and to my ear terribly distasteful) calls to Abbas to stop the games and come sit down to talk, he is not oblivious to this situation. That is, it seems to me he knows, even as he makes his earnest calls, that this cannot happen.
But what shall we conclude about Mitchell, who is due back here soon? Does he begin to understand the futility of his stated goals? It is said he is working on "terms of reference," which would theoretically permit agreement so that Netanyahu and Abbas could sit down together. I have checked with analysts whom I respect, who are not overly alarmed by what is transpiring here, as it all very vague.
And I will note that Israel has announced, to the displeasure of the US, that we will be building hundreds of new housing units in Jewish neighborhoods of Jerusalem beyond the Green Line.
Rumors still abound about the possibility of the Shalit deal going through. The Hamas website is saying that Israel is refusing to release four "heavy-weight" prisoners, including Marwan Barghouti. So perhaps the earlier alleged leaks were incorrect. A refusal to release this man, and three others guilty of particular evil, would be a major step in the right direction, and would make the deal less likely to be completed. (I know, each one who has committed a terrorist act is guilty of particular evil.)
Could the averted disaster on the plane bound for Detroit serve as a wake-up call for Obama? He has now said:
"When our government has information on a known extremist and that information is not shared and acted upon as it should have been, so that this extremist boards a plane with dangerous explosives that could cost nearly 300 lives, a systemic failure has occurred and I consider that totally unacceptable."
Indeed. But will he now grapple with the root of the systematic failure?
THE TWO MOST-ASKED QUESTIONS: WILL OBAMA ATTACK ISRAEL, WILL ISRAEL ATTACK IRAN?
Of all the questions readers ask, there’s no question about which are the two most frequent. First, is Israel about to attack Iran or when will this happen? Second, do President Barack Obama and his entourage hate Israel and will there be a major confrontation or some kind of sell-out.
The first two questions are pretty easy to answer, the third less so.Israel and an attack on Iran: Israeli policy is quite clear. Its current emphasis is on supporting strong sanctions. There is, of course, skepticism as to whether strong sanctions will be applied and whether such a step would work, but that’s not the determining factor. It is recognized that the West must thoroughly try diplomatic means to satisfy itself that everything short of an armed attack has failed.
Only when the sanctions have been seen to be ineffective at stopping Iran’s march to nuclear weapons would Israel even begin to go into an attack phase but even then there are two major considerations.
One is that Israel will only attack when Iran is on the verge of getting weapons. Not only would that situation make the decision about responding an immediate task but also because that would be when Tehran has the maximum equipment installed and the most damage can be done. There is no sense bombing half-empty buildings.
The disadvantage is that this would give the regime more time to disperse the facilities. And that introduces the other problem. An Israeli cabinet meeting would be held to determine whether an attack could be carried out, whether the political and security costs would be acceptable, and whether an attack would succeed in setting back the Iranian program by a big margin.
Is Israel capable of launching an effective attack? Without going into all the complex details, the basic answer is “yes.”
If destroying Iran’s nuclear capability is an existential imperative could Israel weather the diplomatic criticism and terrorist or other attacks? Again, yes. Hamas and Hizballah would escalate and launch rockets but they could be deterred or defeated.
It is the last point, however, that is critical: Would an attack achieve considerable success in putting back Iran’s nuclear program by years? That cannot be taken for granted. In military action lots can go wrong. Planes can crash; mechanical breakdowns or bad weather may cause failure. The distances involved are huge; the margin of error very fine.
What if the bombs miss and hit civilians? (Yes, Israel cares a lot about this despite all the slander and lies regarding its behavior.) Will dispersion of facilities mean that only a small portion of Iran’s facilities will be damaged or destroyed?
In short, is it worth launching an attack that only inflames the situation further, costs lots of diplomatic capital, and doesn’t do any good?
This is a question that can only be raised and decided in a cabinet meeting at the proper time. There is no determined choice already made and that is as it should be.
The second question relates to Obama and Israel. In my opinion, Obama has absolutely no warm feelings toward Israel at all and, if anything, his instincts are hostile. But previous American presidents—notably Richard Nixon—have followed pro-Israel policies despite being personally unfriendly. What is important is that Obama and his entourage have learned two things.
One of them is that bashing Israel is politically costly. American public opinion is very strongly pro-Israel. Congress is as friendly to Israel as ever. For an administration that is more conscious of its future reelection campaign than any previous one, holding onto Jewish voters and ensuring Jewish donations is very important. There will almost certainly not be a visit of Obama to Israel in 2010, he’ll wait until it will do him some good at the polls (which is a good thing since the less attention he pays to this issue the less harm he’ll do.)
The other point is that they have seen that bashing Israel doesn’t get them anywhere. For one thing, the current Israeli government won’t give in easily and is very adept at protecting its country’s interests. This administration has a great deal of trouble being tough with anyone.
If in fact the Palestinians and Arabs were eager to make a deal and energetic about supporting other U.S. policies, the administration might well be tempted to press for an arrangement that largely ignored Israeli interests. But this is not in fact the case. It is the Palestinians who refuse even to come to the negotiating table—and that is unlikely to change quickly or easily. Arab states won’t lift a finger to help the United States on Iran, Iraq, or Arab-Israeli issues. So why bother?
Moreover, no matter how much noise the administration makes about being engaged on the Israel-Palestinian front, it knows that not much is going to happen. Its envoy, Senator Mitchell, will run around and make plans but the top brass in Washington isn’t going to devote all that much time to this issue.
The hostility to Israel of the administration’s overall personnel can also be exaggerated. A couple of names come to mind of officials who are hostile, but there are also many—arguably more in number--who are reasonably friendly, including the secretaries of state and defense.
The idea that David Axelrod and Rahm Emanuel constitute some anti-Israel cabal is misleading, too. If there were a serious peace process, they’d certainly push Israel harder to make more concessions than others would do but they are focused on domestic affairs and also know that this issue is a non-winner for them in terms of success, glory, or political advantage.
These two factors form the basic framework for understanding the Middle East in 2010. Putting down a smokescreen of diplomatic activity and proposals, the U.S. government is likely to place the “peace process,” whose non-existence is too real to ignore, on the back burner. Meanwhile, Israel is doing the same thing with an attack on Iran. The next year’s events in the region will come from other crises and issues.
Barry Rubin is director of the Global Research in International Affairs (GLORIA) Center and editor of the Middle East Review of International Affairs (MERIA) Journal. His latest books are The Israel-Arab Reader (seventh edition), The Long War for Freedom: The Arab Struggle for Democracy in the Middle East (Wiley), and The Truth About Syria (Palgrave-Macmillan)
Barak Forces Rabbi Ronsky Out of Army
Defense Minister Ehud Barak has taken the unprecedented step of not renewing the appointment of Rabbi Avi Ronsky as the IDF's Chief Rabbi. IDF Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi accepted the Defense Minster’s decision despite his known respect for Rabbi Ronsky, military sources told Arutz 7. The refusal to renew the appointment of a Chief Rabbi or Chief of Staff follows by four years the equally unprecedented move by former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to refuse to renew the term of IDF Chief of Staff Moshe Ya'alon because of his doubts over the policy of destroying Jewish communities in the Gaza area and withdrawing the military.
Rabbi Ronksy will have served in his position for four years when he leaves office in the summer. Previous chief rabbis of the IDF served for more than four years, and their terms were renewed until they stepped down voluntarily. Chief Rabbi Ronsky succeeded Chief Rabbi Yisrael Weiss, who served for six years. Former IDF Chief Rabbi Mordechai Piron served for more than a decade.
Defense Minister Barak, who also heads the Labor party, has been at odds with Rabbi Ronsky several times and recently prevented him from speaking at several forums, including at a meeting of Knesset Members and rabbis on the first anniversary of Operation Cast Lead counterterrorist campaign in Gaza.
Rabbi Ronsky also was prohibited from being interviewed by media during the recent controversy concerning Barak’s ouster of the Har Brachah yeshiva from the Hesder program that combines service in the army with Torah study.
Former Chief of Staff Dan Halutz, an avowed secular Jew, appointed Rabbi Ronsky as chief rabbi because of his trust that he would re-instill soldiers’ faith in the IDF after the expulsions of Jews in 2005. One IDF officer told Arutz 7, "Rabbi Ronsky brought about a revolution in the military rabbinate, involved Torah students with their brigades and went into the field with combat soldiers."
Rabbi Ronsky fought in the Yom Kippur War, an experience that brought him closer to Torah. He was responsible for encouraging the IDF to build separate swimming pools for the increasing number of religious officers, a move that irritated many secular elements in the military as well as in the political world.
Two probable candidates to succeed him are Rabbi Duki Ben-Artzi, a combat pilot, and Rabbi Rafi Peretz, who heads the pre-army Torah academy (mechina) in Yated, which was part of the destroyed Atzmona community in Gush Katif.
Washington, not J'lem, needs to issue clarifications
DAN DIKER , THE JERUSALEM POST
The United States' recent request for a public clarification from National Security Adviser Uzi Arad following the IDF's killing of three wanted Al-Aksa Martyrs Brigades terrorists in Nablus is unusual and raises questions. . Arad's reported need to explain to his US counterparts the defensive nature of the IDF operation several days after the Iranian-backed terror cell's murder of Rabbi Meir Chai, a father of seven, seems exceptional. This IDF operation was no different than hundreds of other actions against Palestinian terror groups that have murdered well over 1,000 Israeli civilians since the Palestinian Authority launched the Aksa war of terror in 2000.
As a rule, the US has not asked Israel for public clarifications on antiterror operations. Clearly, close communications are important. There are multiple security and intelligence channels between Israel and its closest ally that have been and should be used to handle these types of security queries. The Israeli Embassy in Washington, the US Embassy in Tel Aviv, the US consulate in Jerusalem, military attaches and representatives of respective intelligence agencies are appropriate addresses.
But in this extraordinary case, the US demanded a public clarification on behalf of the PA. This clearly represents heightened US sensitivity to Palestinian protests over the IDF's "unjust" incursion into Area A of Judea and Samaria/the West Bank, where the PA has overall security responsibility, to net the Fatah-associated terror cell that resulted in its elimination.
THIS IS where it seems more appropriate that the US issue clarifications to Israel. At least one of the Aksa Brigades commanders - Annan Sabuh, who was found with two M16 automatic rifles and two other firearms - had been part of the amnesty program for former Fatah-affiliated terror group commanders and operatives that was predicated on turning in all weapons. The amnesty program was implemented in no small part at the behest of the United States and its security reform program, which began under Lt.-Gen. Keith Dayton in 2005.
Notwithstanding IDF praise for PA public policing improvements in some West Bank cities and for PA security actions against Hamas, the American-trained and -funded Palestinian security forces under the command of PA Prime Minister Salam Fayyad have either refused or been unable to uproot the terror infrastructure of the Fatah-associated Aksa Martyrs Brigades. Similar to the three recently neutralized terrorists, thousands of additional Aksa Martyrs operatives and other Fatah militia members have gone into "retirement" via the amnesty agreement with the PA security forces and their US security coordinators, but many operatives still store weapons in their homes. US security officials may also be aware that some Fatah terror operatives have even been sheltered in PA security installations to remove them from Israel's most wanted list.
Fayyad has also coopted some Aksa commanders by assigning them to senior positions in the PA security forces, such as Abu Jabbal, a senior PA security forces officer in Nablus. The increased US commitment in 2009, equaling some $130 million to upgrade the PA forces to nearly 3,500 men, has failed to address the very problem of the continued existence of Al-Aksa Martyrs Brigades and other armed Fatah factions that resulted in the recent murder of Chai. It is well known in senior Fatah security echelons that the limited capacity and political will of PA forces require the IDF to assume between 70 percent and 80% of the security operations against the extant terror infrastructure in the West Bank.
ASSERTIONS BY some US officials as to the effectiveness of PA security forces must also be reassessed in view of recent Aksa Martyrs actions against the Palestinian leadership. Aksa operatives fired shots recently at Anan Atiri, deputy to the incoming governor of Nablus, after publishing leaflets labeling the governor a traitor. The group has also publicly labeled Fayyad an American agent and has published threats against him. Add this to the fact that Al-Aksa Martyrs Brigades shot at outgoing Nablus Governor Jamal Muheissin on November 26, and that in May it published a leaflet there accusing PA President Mahmoud Abbas of participating in assassinations in Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon.
In view of the Aksa Martyrs Brigades' direct challenge to the US-backed PA Security forces, it would seem appropriate for to Israel to receive clarifications from the United States as to how these robustly funded and well trained paramilitary forces plan to finally uproot the Fatah and Hamas terror infrastructures that continue to claim the lives of Israeli civilians while physically threatening the PA leadership that is supposed to be securing the foundation for independence.
The United States might also clarify to the Palestinian leadership that in the aftermath of the tragic and violent Iranian-backed Hamas takeover of Gaza following Israel's 2005 withdrawal, Israelis are not inclined to assume major security risks in line with Palestinian "red line" demands for a second complete Gaza-type withdrawal, particularly in Area C of the West Bank, which houses the strategically vital Jordan Valley and its 3,000-foot protective hills overlooking Israel's major coastal cities.
To be sure, Israel will become even more risk-averse if the Palestinian Authority proves incapable of completely uprooting the entire terror infrastructure in the areas under their agreed upon jurisdiction.
The writer is director of the Institute for Contemporary Affairs and a senior policy analyst at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs.
How to Get Western Intellectuals to Support Dictatorships and Totalitarian Ideas
In 1937, at the peak of the purge trials (when thousands of people were arrested, tortured into making false confessions, and shot), after the government-made famines (when hundreds of thousands of people died), and as literally millions were being sent to concentration camps, Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin was interviewed by Lion Feuchtwanger, a German anti-fascist but non-Communist author.
Stalin did the five things needed to fool a Western intellectual into supporting totalitarianism: he flattered Feuchtwanger; ensured his works were published and lavishly praised; professed devotion to social justice; attacked capitalism; and made sure he was well paid for his literary efforts. Here’s some of what Feuchtwanger wrote after his interview with Stalin:
“Stalin…is extremely sincere and modest….He knows the needs of his peasants and workers, he is one of them….He gave the Soviet Union a new democratic constitution and has solved the nationalities problem….Soviet citizens have plenty of food, clothing, movies, and theaters….Scientists, writers, and actors live well in the Soviet Union….Writers who deviate from the general line are not oppressed….In the near future the Soviet Union will become the happiest and strongest country in the world.”
Feuchtwanger was a free man, not subject to Soviet law. He had been one of the most courageous in exposing the Nazis, forced to flee Germany for Paris. He could have been the model for the heroic Victor Laszlo in “Casablanca.” But he believed that supporting Stalin would promote social justice and fight evil political movements on the political far right. And if such behavior also benefited his own material interests, that was all the better.
One of Feuchtwanger’s points about the USSR’s glories is that “Soviet newspapers do not censor my articles,” which was understandable since they only praised the dictator and the regime.
Hence Feuchtwanger, like many Western intellectuals was so aware—and rightfully so, of course--of the sins of Nazism, was blind to those of Communism. In part, he believed that the existence of one evil justified his lying about people regarding another. In 1937 that was quite understandable given the size of that first evil. In 2009, however, the same philosophy--to tell the people only what those who think they know better believe will push them in the right direction--is still in force.
But he was no fool. When it came time to flee from the advancing Nazi army, he fled to America, not the USSR. But there was an East German postage stamp issued in his honor. If you wanted intellectual freedom America was the best bet; if you wanted intellectual prestige, Communism was the ticket.
The sin of anti-Communism, deterring opposition or honest evaluation by accusing those who spoke up of being a reactionary bourgeois supporter of imperialism, has been replaced by accusing someone of being guilty of Islamophobia, Political Incorrectness, or racism. Nonsense is defended by a wall of vituperation and ridicule.
Boris Bazhanov, whose extraordinary life is unfortunately largely forgotten today—as is true of most of those who exposed the true nature of Communism, while the apologists for it are celebrated--knew better than most about this subject. As a young man, this Ukrainian nationalist decided to infiltrate the Soviet leadership and even succeeded in becoming Stalin’s private secretary for several years during the 1920s. He defected in 1928 to France and survived two assassination attempts by his former boss. In 1978, a few years before his death by natural causes, he wrote:
"You know, as I do, that our civilization stands on the edge of an abyss...Those who seek to destroy it put forth an ideal. This ideal has been proven false by the experience of the last sixty years….If the West [develops its] confidence and unity, [it] can win the battle for our civilization and set humanity on the true path to progress…."
Communism’s failures, deceptions, and victims aren’t studied much nowadays in Western schools and universities, where fascism is presented as the sole evil totalitarianism in history, well maybe along with capitalism in many places. But it might be useful for students to know how both ends of the political spectrum—and not just the right-wing one—have their shortcomings. This might be especially important now that Western civilization is once again under assault.
Incidentally, while the Progressive movement of the early twentieth century was a beneficial liberal reform movement that produced such leaders as Theodore Roosevelt, by the 1930s the Communist Party in the United States, looking for a good cover label to conceal its attempts to take over liberalism and the Democratic Party, settled on the word “Progressive.” When the Communists formed a front political group in 1948 they called it the Progressive Party.
Oh, by the way, in the USSR during the Stalinist era they invented a term to describe when someone adhered to the regime’s line. It was called “political correctness.”
Today, however, instead of teaching young people to be wary of both extremes in politics; to know how ideals like social justice can be manipulated by tyrants and demagogues; and to see that the Federalist Papers, Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights have far more wisdom and valid prescription than all the works of Marxism or “liberation theology” and various other contemporary far left nostrums, the implicit doctrine conveyed is that there can be no enemies on the left. After all, what could possibly be worse than George W. Bush, slavery, and the internment of Japanese in America during World War Two?
See how much you learn when you study real history? See how much you don’t learn when you don’t?
PA Rewards Hamas and Fatah Terrorists for Long Jail Terms
zvi Ben Gedalyahu
The Palestinian Authority revealed on Sunday that it rewards both Hamas and Fatah terrorists with higher “salaries” for committing more serious terrorist attacks that are followed by convictions for long-term sentences in Israeli prison. Most of the PA’s funds come from European Union countries, and the United States earlier this month, for the first time ever, included the PA in its foreign aid package with a $500 million grant. Twenty percent of the American money is earmarked for training the PA’s new army, under the guidance of American army General Keith Dayton.
A condition of the aid is that the PA recognize Israel, renounce violence and accept previous agreements with Israel, including a halt to anti-Semitic and anti-Zionist incitement.
The PA Minister for Prisoners told the Bethlehem-based Ma'an news agency Sunday that it pays out three million shekels ($790,000) a month for monthly stipends for prisoners and their families. The minister specifically denied a complaint that Hamas terrorists were being cut off from receiving fund.
The monthly payment amount to 1,000 shekels ($260) but rises to four times that amount, more than $1,000, to terrorists who have served more than 25 years in jail for more serious attacks on Israelis.
In addition, terrorists who are released by Israel receive another 1,200-2,000 shekels ($316-$525) a month for half a year if they were in prison for at least five years. The total payments for their time in jail and release amount to as much $10,000.
Comment: This is where some of the USA and EU money goes. This reinforces terrorist behavior, rewards acts of violence and does nothing to help shift behavior of a society. These monies could go to create infrastructure, you know know like Obama wants to do in the USA-roads, water projects and the like. It would put to work thousands of unemployed but, no! You have the audacity to complain about what we do in Israel?
New Town Near Sderot for Gush Katif Expellees
Another milestone has been reached in the seemingly never-ending resettlement process for the Gush Katif expellees: The government has approved a new town for former residents of Kfar Darom. To be named Shavei Darom (Returnees of the South), it will be located southeast of Sderot.The decision comes nearly 4.5 years after the original expulsion from Gush Katif, and a full three months after Attorney General Menachem Mazuz gave his approval to the plan. New Disengagement Authority Director Bentzy Lieberman was credited by residents with helping the decision along.
The government's decision comes as a welcome windfall for some 20 families who have been living in a 19-story apartment building in Ashkelon since shortly after the expulsion. They were supposed to move to the building immediately after the expulsion, and remain there for two years – but in the event, they were forced to live in a hotel for four months while legal problems were sorted out, and their "two years" in the high-rise building, waiting for their permanent community to be built, have already turned into four years.
Another group of some 20 Kfar Darom families who lived in the building moved, in the summer of 2008, to Shomeriya, a failed left-wing kibbutz, together with some expellees from Atzmona. Their new community of Mirsham, in the northern Negev region, is not yet ready, and there is no word as to when it will be.
Shavei Darom, which was approved by the Cabinet, is located next to Nir Akiva, southeast of Sderot, though no direct road currently exists between Sderot and Nir Akiva. Residents hope that within four or five months, their pre-fab "caravilla" homes will be placed on the site. Construction of permanent homes will follow after that, at a date to be named later.
Kfar Darom was originally established in Gaza in 1946. The name is taken from the Talmud, which quotes Tannaitic sage Rabbi Elazar of Kfar Darom. It was destroyed by the Egyptians in the 1948 War of Independence, and was rebuilt by Israel after Gaza was liberated during the Six Day War - first as an IDF Nachal outpost, and later, in 1990, as a community that eventually numbered close to 100 families. It was destroyed, together with the other 20 towns of Gush Katif and four of northern Shomron, in the Disengagement of 2005.
Famous Kfar Darom members include Chana Bart, the Cohen family, and Rabbi Asher Mivtzari. Chana Bart was paralyzed in the lower half of her body in a terrorist shooting attack in 2002, and has been confined to a wheelchair ever since. Two years later - a day after Sharon's bombshell announcement of his plan to throw the 8,000 Jews of Gaza out of their homes - Chana and her husband Eliezer, head of the Nir Akiva core group, celebrated the brit [ritual circumcisio of their week-old son, naming him Amichai [My Nation Live Yisrael. The scene of Chana carrying her baby to the brit in a wheelchair marked a poignant moment in Gush Kaif history, and was immortalized in films prior to the expulsion.
Three children of the family of Rabbi Ophir and Nogah Cohen were seriously wounded in the famous Kfar Darom bus bombing of November 2000; two adults were killed, and the three siblings each lost their legs, or parts of their legs.
Rabbi Asher Mivtzari has been a leader in the struggle for Jonathan Pollard’s release and in the campaign to keep the issue in public consciousness.
Murderers of Rabbi Chai Killed By IDF, Security Forces
Malkah Fleisher
General Security Services in partnership with soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) killed the murderers of Rabbi Meir Avshalom Chai. All three were convicted terrorists who had been committed to and later released from Israeli prisons. Chai, 45, was murdered by Arabs in a drive by shooting while chauffeuring his wife and one of their children in their family car, between Shavei Shomron and Einav.
The Israeli military operation took place on the evening of December 25, the Jewish Sabbath. PA head Mahmoud Abbas was not forewarned of the mission.
The homes of three men known to have taken part in the murder were surrounded by special forces units, who tried to arrest them. According to an army spokesperson, the men "refused to cooperate", rejecting calls to surrender. Troops subequently opened fire on the buildings.
Nader Raed Sukarji, a 40 year-old inhabitant of Shechem, was arrested in 2002 and suspected of being a top Al Aksa terror group brigade operative and participant in many terror attacks. He also prepared bombs and helped establish explosives factories in Nablus (Shechem). He was released from prison in January 2009.
Palestinian sources say Sukarji's wife was also injured in the operation, after her husband used her as a human shield while hiding in their house.
Ghassan Abu Sharkh, 39, was imprisoned by security forces in 1990. His brother, Nayef, was the head of the Tanzim terror organization's military wing in Nablus. Nayef facilitated several terror attacks until being killed by IDF forces in June 2004.
Anan Suleiman Mustafa Subih, 36, resident of Nablus, was an operative of the "Shuhada al-Aksa" brigade, which was involved in extensive Tanzim military operations as a cell of Tanzim in Nablus. The group was led by Nayef Abu Sharkh, until Nayef's death. Subih worked in trafficking weapons and supplies for use in terror acts.
Subih had recently been accepted to Israel's amnesty program for Fatah gunmen. His participation in Tanzim activity was a direct violation of that agreement.
In the process of attempting to arrest Subih, Israeli forces found 2 rifles and 2 guns hidden in the house. The weapons have been transferred to police laboratories to determine if they were the ones used to kill Rabbi Chai.
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad condemned the IDF operation in Shechem, saying it would hurt the Palestinian ability to achieve stability and security. Terror organizations swore they would take revenge for the operation.
National Union chairman MK Yaakov "Ketzaleh" Katz demanded the indictment of the judges of the Supreme Court, for having released the men from jail who went on to commit the murder of Rabbbi Chai and other terror attacks. "[.. prosecute the Supreme Court justices who took part in the freeing of the murderers of Rabbi Meir Chai (may G-d avenge his blood), although they were warned that these men would return to killing," Katz said. "This is the only way we can bring the infamous releases of our people's murderers to an end."
CEO Meir Indor of the organization representing terror victims, Almagor, praised the army's mission, but is urging citizens to contact the Defense Minister's office and demand a cessation to the release and pardon of terrorists. He says the government should re-evaluate its relationship with the PA leadership, claiming that the PA leaks information, training, and arms to Tanzim terrorists on a regular basis.
"The Iranian Threat and More"
As I wrote last night, the three terrorists who had hit Rabbi Chai in the drive-by shooting have been killed by the IDF. Of the three:
Anan Suleiman Mustafa Subih, 36, an operative of the "Shuhada al-Aksa" brigade, was part of the IDF amnesty program for members of Al Aksa Brigades that took him off an IDF wanted list, in return for his pledge to no longer be involved in terrorism. As you can see, that "pledge" was worth just about as much as we might have expected it to be. I've always considered this program to be a colossal farce. The other two, Nader Raed Sukarji (a top Al Aksa operative who prepared bombs) and Ghassan Abu Sharkh, had both served time in Israeli prisons. Sukarji was released less than a year ago, and clearly wasted no time getting back to terrorism.
Now, is this purely coincidence?
This morning Netanyahu told the Cabinet:
"At this point, there's no deal [regarding Shalit], and it's not clear whether or not there will be a deal. If it comes to a vote, I'll bring it to the government, but we're not there yet, and I don't know if we ever will be."
We want to bring captives home, he said, but, "We need to minimize risk to civilians...We will not agree to expose our citizens to terror."
Cynic that I am right now, this is my take: Netanyahu, in spite of inner resistance to the principle of trading Hamas prisoners, was prepared to do it because of the public clamor for it. But the mood in the Israeli public has shifted with this latest terror attack. And now caution in advancing this deal seems prudent.
This, apparently in spite of the fact that Hamas -- according to reports-- is leaning towards agreeing to having some of the terrorists deported.
Please G-d, let it fall through.
The Netanyahu-Livni meeting with regard to a unity government will not take place until this evening, and so there is no word as I write. Several advisors are telling Livni that she needs a team of Kadima members negotiating on the issue -- but they in the main do not believe Netanyahu's offer is serious.
I have heard that those who want to leave Kadima promoted this so that when she refuses they have a good reason to quit the party. This is not beyond the realm of possibility.
Do I have this straight? I think so:
Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab, the Nigerian man who tried to blow up an American plane bound for Detroit was known by the US to have possible terrorist connections. But he was not on a "no-fly" list (gee, they have thousands on the list of terror-connections and cannot put everyone on the "no-fly list") and so was able to board the plane. Now, after the fact, they're checking into his Al-Qaida connections.
Well, I would like to comment on this from the perspective of my personal experience. I have encountered a tendency, when flying in the US, (particularly in Dulles Airport outside of Washington), to get pulled off for a heightened security check. When I have asked if the reason I'm being checked is because my destination is Israel, I'm told it is not -- this is simply random. Which I don't believe for a second, because I've seen the little red mark the clerk puts on my boarding pass before I pass through security.
The check does not stop me from flying. I'm no danger to anyone. But before I board, in these cases, among other checks, a little wand that detects chemical molecules is waved in my hand-luggage. In other words, it would seem that the technology to detect what this guy was carrying is out there, and being used with frequency. Certainly frisking him -- which requires no technology -- would have uncovered what he had strapped to his body.
And so now this question: Why wasn't there a little asterisk next to his name, a little note -- so possible in this age of computers -- that would tell security personnel for the plane: "Check him carefully before letting him on"?
Something is very seriously amiss.
Last night, I attended a significant talk by Professor Irwin Cotler, a member of the Canadian parliament and former Canadian minister of justice.
Speaking of the parallels between our current situation and 1939, he addressed the issue of the Iranian threat from multiple perspectives:
The Iran of Ahmadinejad, says Cotler, is a clear and present danger to Middle East stability, Israel and Jews more broadly, and its own people. Of great concern is the indifference and inaction of the international community with respect to these dangers, and the impunity with which Ahmadinejad is permitted to proceed.
He proposes an approach to Iran that is broad-based, and demands accountability of Iran with regard to all of the threats it currently represents:
1) Iran is defying the international community with regard to its nuclear development. It is in standing violation of UN prohibitions.
2) Iran has already committed incitement to genocide, as forbidden by the Genocide Convention.
3) Iran is a state sponsor of international terrorism.
4) Iran commits major human rights violations against its own people.
It is a mistake to focus only on the nuclear threat. This marginalizes the other threats, and allows Iran to proceed as if there is no international concern at these various levels. Engagement with Iran must deal with all of it.
Professor Cotler is working with some 60 international human rights lawyers, who will be releasing a petition very soon that will provide documented evidence of Iranian violations and propose actions to be taken. Members of this group will be visiting Western capitals -- 15 have been targeted -- in an attempt to energize specific actions against Iran.
Recommendations include comprehensive, calibrated and targeted sanctions:
a) Iran is currently in violation of five sets of UN resolutions, which are not being enforced. The start is the enforcement of these resolutions.
b) Gasoline sanctions: measures against those who export refined petroleum products to Iran, or facilitate such export.
c) Curbing of energy investments in Iran. This would include the energy infrastructure -- shipping, etc.
d) Include the Iranian Central Bank -- which is at the heart of Iranian financial dealings -- in financial sanctions. This has not been done yet.
e) International institutions must be monitored with regard to money laundering for Iran.
f) Companies that facilitate domestic repression in Iran must be sanctioned.
g) Sanction companies that do business with the Revolutionary Guard -- the most vicious and radical element in Iran and the one that now has control. The Guard must be put on terrorism lists.
h) Embargoes must be placed against technology and arms transfers to Iran.
i) Landing permission must be denied to the Iranian transportation industry -- planes and ships.
Note: The UN is serving as a third party in money laundering for Iran. Iran has been using a UN office -- The Asia Clearing Union -- to avoid US financial sanctions that forbid dealing with Iran.
These sanctions are only the beginning, however. Additional recommendations include these:
1) The eight precursors to genocide have already been identified as existing in Iran. In such a situation, the Genocide Convention calls for specific actions. HOWEVER, not one single signatory nation has undertaken these actions. They are not voluntary -- they constitute a legal obligation.
Says Cotler: "International legal responsibility is not a 'policy option.'"
The issue must be raised in the Security Council and an inter-state complaint must be brought before the International Court of Justice.
2) Interpol, the international criminal police organization, has a warrant out for the arrest of Ahmad Vahidi, the Iranian Minister of Defense, for his role in the 1994 terrorist bombing of the Jewish Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina. But the world seems to be ignoring this.
3) It is important to provide solidarity with the Iranian opposition forces -- those challenging the government. We are not at a tipping point yet, but it may come, and they may in time overturn the current regime. They need international support.
Professor Cotler says there is no absence of remedy -- the problem is absence of action. We are witnesses to the crime of indifference. The moral deficiency of governments is not new, but it is painful none-the-less. Particularly since
I salute Irwin Cotler and all those he is working with for acting to change this situation.
see my website www.ArlenefromIsrael.info
Ehud Barak’s Dismal Record
http://www.ruthfullyyours.com/2009/12/25/ehud-baracks-dismal-record-victor-sharpe/
By Victor Sharpe
On Christmas Eve, Palestinian terrorists belonging to a gang linked to the Palestinian Authority’s Fatah organization murdered a young rabbi, firing seven bullets into his head in a drive by shooting.
The atrocity occurred in Samaria, the northern part of the so-called West Bank and was a direct result of the Israel Defense Forces removal of more roadblocks, perceived as yet one more Israeli gesture toward US President Barack Obama, who has pressured Israel to take “risks for peace.” ndeed every time Israel succumbs to requests from a U.S. Administration to provide one more in the endless procession of Israel goodwill gestures to the Arabs who call themselves Palestinians, more Jewish civilians perish at the hands of Arab terrorists.
The terrible irony is that some of those Arabs who perpetrate such murderous acts may well have been trained by American instructors creating a Palestinian security brigade, which is designed specifically to prevent such terrorism.
According to Israel National News, “Israeli soldiers recently removed the concrete cubes and metal gate that made up the roadblock north of Shechem, (Nablus) near Shavei Shomron, despite pleas by Samaria residents to the IDF not to remove it.
Israeli residents of Samaria reacted to the murder by saying: “The blood of the murdered man is on the hands of the Defense Minister and the Prime Minister, who have carried out a morally corrupt policy of turning the beloved into an enemy, and the enemy into a loved one. It is time to wake up from illusions for which Jews and their families pay with their lives.”
The ancient Talmudic saying from the Ethics of the Fathers sums it up. “…Those who are kind to the cruel, end by being cruel to the kind.”
The Defense Minister, Ehud Barak, does not seem to have ever taken this ancient wisdom to heart. This foolish removal of a security road block is but one more of his dismal acts. It would be instructive, therefore, to look back at some of his many errors in judgment.
On May 24, 2000, during Ehud Barak’s term in office as Prime Minister, Israeli troops withdrew from the “security zone” in southern Lebanon, ending 18 year’s of what had become known as the “Good Fence.”
Barak caved in to leftwing protests at Israeli military casualties and what the ever misguided Left termed the “purposelessness” of maintaining the 10 mile wide security strip that ran along Israel’s northern border with Lebanon. On hindsight we now see how vital that zone was to Israel’s security.
But Ehud Barak had campaigned during his election for Prime Minister on a promise to bring the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) home from southern Lebanon. As Prime Minister he acted on his problematic promise and almost overnight the hasty withdrawal took place.
Many Israelis believe that Israel’s Christian Lebanese ally, the Southern Lebanon Army (SLA) was shamefully abandoned after giving almost 18 years of support to Israel’s efforts at protecting northern Israel as well as the Christian villages in southern Lebanon threatened by Islamic hostility.
Before the zone was created, the massacres of Israeli children by Yasser Arafat’s PLO infiltrators from southern Lebanon traumatized Israel. These atrocities perpetrated by Palestinian Arabs based in Lebanon occurred in the northern villages and towns including Avivim, Kiryat Sh’mona, Metullah and Nahariya. The security strip was created in order to protect Israeli civilians in the north of the country from such barbarous acts.
The foolish abandonment of the “Good Fence” became one more relic of Barak’s dismal record and led inevitably to the growing strength of Hezbollah, which quickly filled the vacuum left by the destruction of the SLA and the withdrawal of the IDF.
Barak had gambled that the withdrawal would boost Lebanese friendship towards Israel and that a mutually recognized border would encourage the creation of a strong Lebanese government and a cessation of Arab terrorism against the Jewish state. He could not have been more wrong.
Ehud Barak dealt a severe blow to Israel’s future security and embittered the lives of loyal Christian SLA soldiers who had fought alongside the IDF, many giving their lives, in protecting Israel’s northern border. The hasty rush to vacate southern Lebanon and the commensurate distress caused to past allies is not something Ehud Barak should ever feel proud of.
It was clear to most Israelis that the Lebanese army would not fill the vacuum and instead give the Islamist terrorists a golden opportunity to quickly occupy southern Lebanon and use the Muslim Arab settlements there as future bases for aggression against Israel.
Those fears have come true. Barak left the door open for Hezbollah, and now the Jewish state has an Iranian Islamist proxy armed with nearly 100,000 deadly missiles aimed at Israel’s civilian population centers. Not a very good legacy, Mr. Barak!
Now, acting as Defense Minister, he is creating yet again a situation, which is aiding and abetting Israel’s sworn enemies. His decision to send elements of the IDF to enforce a shameful, inhumane and humiliating freeze – at the behest of Barack Hussein Obama – on construction within Israel’s Jewish villages in Judea and Samaria is divisive and patently hostile to the Jewish communities there.
In the meantime, Mr. Barak is turning a blind eye to the feverish and illegal Arab building that is taking place everywhere throughout the territories and in East Jerusalem. And all has happened as a result of this freeze; this umpteenth Israeli concession in pursuit of a delusional peace with the Arabs who call themselves Palestinians.
Predictably, Palestinian Arab Chairman, Mahmoud Abbas, has reportedly upped the ante even more. He has essentially reneged on the so-called U.S created “Roadmap” by demanding Israel not only cease any building within the territories and East Jerusalem but accept that the Jewish state must withdraw to pre-1967 armistice lines before the Palestinians will talk peace.
These are the same borders that in places are only nine miles wide and which the late Israeli statesman, Abba Eban, once described as the “Auschwitz borders.” It is also said that when President George Bush was Governor of Texas, he flew with Ariel Sharon over the area, saw the narrow Israel border, and reportedly said: ‘Why in Texas we have driveways longer than that.”
We should remember that it was Ehud Barak who offered to arch terrorist, Yasser Arafat, practically all of Judea and Samaria (the West Bank) along with East Jerusalem. This breathtaking concession was rejected by the Palestinian Arab leader for the simple reason that Arafat, just like his successor, Mahmoud Abbas, reject a state side by side with Israel: the Arabs want a state without an Israel.
Barak is alienating those young patriotic Israeli soldiers who are drawn from the religious seminaries and who are appalled at the orders to tear down Jewish homes and even synagogues if Barak deems they offend the Obama freeze.
These questions must be asked. In view of the apparent abandonment of the Roadmap by Abbas, will Prime Minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, respond by now abolishing the imposed freeze? Will he order Defense Minister Barak to end the distress caused to the Jewish villagers in Judea and Samaria? Or will he be forced, by the crushing pressure from the U.S., the EU, and the U.N., to keep the immoral freeze in place and, for the sake of his coalition, continue to placate Ehud Barak?
How many times must Israeli politicians be reminded that the Muslim Arabs will never accept a Jewish state – however tiny it might become – in land once conquered in the name of Allah?
Politicians like Ehud Barak are forever willing to inflict misery upon Jewish villagers and townsfolk rather than refuse the arrogant dictates of foreign leaders who endlessly indulge the oil rich Arab world by outdoing each other in their anti-Israel policies.
As a direct result of the removal of a security barrier on orders, presumably from Defense Minister Ehud Barak, yet another Israeli civilian has been gunned down by Palestinian thugs. Such idiotic attempts to placate Barack Hussein Obama, other western leaders, and the Palestinian Authority inevitably result in the slaughter of more Jewish souls.
This has been another decision Ehud Barak should never feel proud of. It is also another sad act in a dismal record.
Victor Sharpe is a freelance wrier and author of Volumes One and Two of Politicide: The Attempted Murder of the Jewish State.
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The pain and the pride:
The funeral of Rabbi Meir Avshalom Chai was held yesterday, with thousands in attendance. What impressed me most were the words of his son, Eliyahu (I believe about 18 years of age), who said:
"I want to say to the youth – continue in my father's path. Father wanted faith, he wanted Torah study, he wanted prayers. He could not stand to see that there are no tefillin (phylacteries). He had to see all of the mitzvot (commandments). If you want to memorialize my father these are the things you should do. Not to beat up Arabs with sticks. We are human beings and we will not shoot them in the head for no reason. We are human beings, we are the youth of Samaria... Father would be happiest if he saw us studying.”
The absence of rancor and bitterness, the lack of desire for retribution, even in the face of fresh pain, seems to me extraordinary. The devotion is to the values taught by his father.
In this faith community, the belief is that the blood of the innocent will be avenged by the Almighty.
But I would add that we human beings also have accountability to the situation. To take an accounting of how we as a nation conduct ourselves. To make it impossible or near impossible for such senseless tragedies to happen again. To protect our people first, the desires and demands of others be damned. And to let the world know that the first priority of our nation Israel is the protection of the people of Israel.
And, in point of fact, the IDF has successfully tracked those responsible, and in the course the operation, which took place in Shechem (Nablus) three Al Aksa Brigades terrorists were killed: They were called upon to surrender and when they did not, they were fired upon.
The PA has condemned this (they didn't condemn the drive-by shooting). A spokesman for Abbas said with this Israel was torpedoing attempts by the US and the international community to resume negotiations.
A rather amusing statement, considering that Abbas is standing on his head to avoid coming to the negotiating table. The tactic that is being taken, of course, is to avoid coming to the table, but to say it is Israel's fault -- each time finding another reason why this is the case.
Khaled Abu Toameh touches upon this very matter in his analysis in yesterday's Post. Abbas, he says, "appears to have climbed a very high tree -- one that he finds it too difficult to come down from."
What Abbas seems most concerned about, says Abu Toameh, is his credibility:
"In the past year,his standing among his constituents was severely undermined because of his policy of zigzagging...
"Abbas's empty threats and zigzagging have hurt his reputation so badly that now he's being forced to play tough with Israel and the US. To demonstrate this uncompromising approach, Abbas most recently came up with a new condition for resuming the talks: That Israel and the international community recognize before-hand the 1967 boundaries as the official and final borders of the future Palestinian state.
"Abbas's aides in Ramallah say that he needs a 'major concession' from Israel before he returns to the negotiations...'If he succumbs and resumes the talks with Israel unconditionally, our people will throw him out.'"
One of the questions being asked by Palestinians, says Abu Toameh, is whether Abbas any longer has a mandate to negotiate on their behalf.
And it certainly appears that Abbas would just as soon avoid negotiations all together.
Tomorrow, there will be coalition talks between Netanyahu and Livni. The prime minister continues to refer to the serious times we face, speaking of "the importance of the hour." He has reiterated that he does not intend to redistribute portfolios, so that Kadima might be assigned some. (Although he has said that two Kadima members would sit in the Security Cabinet as ministers without portfolio.) In point of fact, if he attempted to take away portfolios already assigned within the coalition, he'd have a rebellion on his hands, and he knows it.
The betting here is that Kadima will not join the government. Netanyahu says he expects a prompt answer.
Also tomorrow, I hope to follow with some significant material about Iran.
Jane Hamsher, Grover Norquist Call for Rahm Emanuel’s Resignation
This is a cross post from Jane Hamsher at FireDogLake. The fact that Jane and Grover Norquist are on the same page is noteworthy. More important, they call for an investigation and below the text of a letter to the Attorney General, provide a link to a petition. If you agree, please take a minute to sign it.
Today, Grover Norquist and I are calling for an investigation into Rahm Emanuel’s activities at Freddie Mac, and the White House’s blocking of an Inspector General who would look into it. The letter follows: December 23, 2009
Attorney General of the United States of America
Dear Attorney General Holder:
We write to demand an immediate investigation into the activities of White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel. We believe there is an abundant public record which establishes that the actions of the White House have blocked any investigation into his activities while on the board of Freddie Mac from 2000-2001, and facilitated the cover up of potential malfeasance until the 10-year statute of limitations has run out.
The purpose of this letter is to connect the dots to establish both the conduct of Mr. Emanuel and those working with him to thwart inquiry, and to support your acting speedily so that the statute of limitations does not run out before the Justice Department is able to empanel a grand jury.
The New York Times reports that the administration is negotiating to double the commitments to Fannie and Freddie for a total of $800 billion by December 31, in order to avoid the congressional approval that would be needed after that date.
But there currently is no Inspector General exercising independent oversight of these entities. Acting Inspector General Ed Kelly was stripped of his authority earlier this year by the Justice Department, relying on a loophole in a bill Mr. Emanuel cosponsored and pushed through Congress shortly before he left for the White House. This effectively ended Mr. Kelly’s investigation into what happened at Fannie and Freddie.
Since that time, despite multiple warnings by Congress that having no independent Inspector General for a federal agency that oversees $6 trillion in mortgages is a serious oversight, the White House has not appointed one.
We recognize that these are extremely serious accusations, but the stonewalling by Mr. Emanuel and the White House has left us with no other redress.
A 2003 report by Freddie Mac’s regulator indicated that Freddie Mac executives had informed the board of their intention to misstate the earnings to insure their own bonuses during the time Mr. Emanuel was a director.
But the White House refused to comply with a Freedom of Information Act request from the Chicago Tribune for those board minutes on the grounds that Freddie Mac was a “commercial” entity, even though it was wholly owned by the government at the time the request was made.
If the Treasury approves the $800 billion
commitment to Fannie and Freddie by the
end of the year, it will mean that under the
influence of Rahm Emanuel, the White House
is moving a trillion-dollar slush fund into
corruption-riddled companies with no
oversight in place.
This will allow Fannie and Freddie to continue to purchase more toxic assets from banks, acting as a back-door increase of the TARP without congressional approval.
Before the White House commits any more money to Fannie and Freddie, we call on the Public Integrity Section in the Justice Department to begin an investigation
* into the cause of Fannie and Freddie’s conservatorship,
* into Rahm Emanuel’s activities on the board of Freddie Mac (including any violations of his fiduciary duties to shareholders),
* into the decision-making behind the continued vacancy of Fannie and Freddie’s Inspector General post, and
* into potential public corruption by Rahm Emanuel in connection with his time in Congress, in the White House, and on the board of Freddie Mac.
We also call for the immediate appointment of an Inspector General with a complete remit to go after this information.
We both come from differing political ideologies.
One of us is the conservative head of a transparency foundation, and the other is the publisher of a liberal political blog. But we make common cause today out of grave concern for the future of our country in the wake of corruption-riddled bailouts.
These bailouts continue to rob Main Street to benefit Wall Street, and, because of that, we together demand the resignation of Mr. Emanuel, a man who has steadfastly worked to obstruct both oversight and inquiry into the matter.
Rahm Emanuel’s conflicts of interest render him far too compromised to serve as gatekeeper to the President of the United States.
We will lay out the details further below, and are available at your earliest convenience to meet with you directly.
janegrover1
Sign our petition to AG Holder: investigate Rahm Emanuel.
(Additional background information after the jump.)
Rahm Emanuel was appointed to the board of Freddie Mac in February of 2000 by Bill Clinton, after serving as White House political director where he was a vocal defender of Mr. Clinton during the Monica Lewinski matter. He served there until leaving to run for Congress in 2001, which qualified him for $380,000 in stock and options and a $20,000 annual fee.
According to the Chicago Tribune, during his tenure the board was notified by executives of their plans to misstate the earnings of Freddie Mac: “On Emanuel’s watch, the board was told by executives of a plan to use accounting tricks to mislead shareholders about outsize profits the government-chartered firm was then reaping from risky investments. The goal was to push earnings onto the books in future years, ensuring that Freddie Mac would appear profitable on paper for years to come and helping maximize annual bonuses for company brass.” (3/5/2009)
The Tribune further reported that “during his brief time on the board, the company hatched a plan to enhance its political muscle. That scheme, also reviewed by the board, led to a record $3.8 million fine from the Federal Election Commission for illegally using corporate resources to host fundraisers for politicians. Emanuel was the beneficiary of one of those parties after he left the board and ran in 2002 for a seat in Congress from the North Side of Chicago.”
In December 2003, a report (PDF) was written by Armando Falcon Jr., head of the entity charged with oversight of Freddie Mac, the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO). The report asserts that company executives “demanded whatever level of earnings management was necessary to achieve steady rapid growth in Enterprise profits.” It also “provided evidence that non-executive members of the Board were aware, and supportive of, management in this regard, including the use of derivatives to improperly manage the earnings of Freddie Mac,” citing notes from a June 2, 2000 meeting of the Board of Directors (p. 24).
The OFHEO report concluded that board had “failed in its duty to follow up on matters brought to its attention.” The SEC filed a complaint (PDF) saying that Freddie Mac had “misreported profits by billions of dollars in order to deceive investors between the years of 2000 and 2002,” per ABC News.
In Congress, Rahm Emanuel worked to pass a bailout of Fannie and Freddie, cosponsoring the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, which also dissolved OFHEO. It moved their regulatory authority to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), which took Fannie and Freddie under conservatorship in September 2008. The same act abolished the Federal Housing Finance Board (FHFB) and replaced it with the FHFA.
After Mr. Emanuel was named Chief of Staff, the White House denied a Chicago Tribune Freedom of Information Act request for information on his Freddie Mac activities: “The Obama administration rejected a Tribune request under the Freedom of Information Act to review Freddie Mac board minutes and correspondence during Emanuel’s time as a director. The documents, obtained by Falcon for his investigation, were “commercial information” exempt from disclosure, according to a lawyer for the Federal Housing Finance Agency.” However, at the time of the request Freddie Mac was no longer a “commercial” enterprise, having been taken over by the government in September of 2008.
According to ABC News, the Justice Department is in possession of these records, yet no indictments have been forthcoming: “Freddie Mac records have been subpoenaed by the Justice Department as part of its investigation of the suspect accounting procedures” they reported in November 2008.
When the OFHEO and the FHFB were abolished, FHFB employees were automatically transferred to the FHFA and retained their “same status, tenure, grade, and pay.” Ed Kelly, who had been the Inspector General for the FHFB, was looking into the wrongdoing of Fannie and Freddie at the FHFB when the Justice Department, using the authority of the 2008 law Emanuel cosponsored, stripped him of Inspector General authority and removed him from oversight of Fannie and Freddie.
The Huffington Post obtained copies of an internal memo (PDF) on the ruling by the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel. They report that “the ruling came in response to a request from the Federal Housing Finance Agency itself — which means that a federal agency essentially succeeded in getting rid of its own inspector general.”
The memo states that “Congress did not intend for the FHFA to have an Acting or interim IG pending the confirmation of a PAS IG.” But according to the Huffington Post, “the chairmen of the House and Senate banking committees, Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) and Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.), both told HuffPost that Congress had no intention whatsoever of revoking Kelley’s authority to operate as an IG.”
According to Neil Barofsky, the Special Inspector General overseeing the TARP bank bailout: “It’s a serious gap in oversight,” Barofsky told HuffPost of Ed Kelley’s loss. “It does impact what we do. Ed was a member of our TARP IG council and a partner in our investigative work.” Barofsky said he still investigates areas of FHFA, but his mandate only covers “a sliver of what they do.”
The Huffington Post further reports that it is the White House’s failure to appoint an Inspector General that has stalled the process: “Federal Housing Finance Agency officials insist[] that they notified Congress about the problem and pressed the Obama administration “multiple times” to appoint someone to the position tasked with rooting out wrongdoing at Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Home Loan Bank,” they report.
I addition to his role as White House Chief of Staff, Mr. Emanuel is heavily involved in decisions made by the Treasury Department . The Wall Street Journal reported in May that “Rahm wants it” has become an unofficial mantra in the Department. It is therefore of grave concern that the New York Times reports the Treasury is negotiating to increase their commitment to Fannie and Freddie, in the absence of independent oversight: “Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which buy and resell mortgages, have used $112 billion — including $15 billion for Fannie in November — of a total $400 billion pledge from the Treasury. Now, according to people close to the talks, officials are discussing the possibility of increasing that commitment, possibly to $400 billion for each company, by year-end, after which the Treasury would need Congressional approval to extend it. Company and government officials declined to comment.”
Greek admiral's visit signifies deepening military ties with Israel
The strategic and military ties between Greece and Israel are deepening in reverse proportion to Turkey's estrangement from Israel and its growing closeness to Iran and Syria, DEBKAfile's military sources report. Significantly, when the commander of the Greek Navy, Vice Admiral G. Karamalikis secretly visited Israel earlier this month, he won the sort of red carpet which the Israel Defense Forces high command rarely gives foreign military visitors. Israeli Navy chief Vice Adm. Eli Marum took him around Navy HQ in Haifa port plus unusual tours of the top-secret INS Dolphin Type 800 submarine and the Saar V class INS Eilat 501 corvette.
The Dolphin is ranked as Israel's premier long-distance deterrent weapon and believed by Western military experts to carry nuclear-capable cruise missiles.
The Eilat was part of the Israeli submarine's escort when it passed through the Suez Canal last June, starting out from the Mediterranean and heading to the Red Sea and back. Vice Adm. Marum accompanied the visitor and briefed him on the navy's operational capabilities.
This demonstration focused on the vessels Israel has thrust to the fore in the last two years for Iran's benefit, to display the extent of its long-distance military reach as far as Iran's shorelines, the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea.
The military partnership between Israel and Greece is not new. In June 2008, their two air forces and navies conducted a joint war game, during which 100 Israeli fighter-bombers flew out from their bases as far as Greek skies and back, spanning a distance roughly equal to that between Israel and Iran. The exercise was meant to show Tehran the Israeli Air Force's ability to cover the distance to Iran's nuclear facilities and back. According to Western military sources, the maneuver included practice sorties by Israeli warplanes against Russian-made S-300 anti-missile missile batteries deployed by the Greek Army.
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Argyle Central School District » News » Archived News » Top Ten Graduates in Class of 2017
The Argyle Central School District is pleased to announce the top ten graduates of the Class of 2017.
Ashley Tucker (valedictorian) is a member of the National Honor Society, New York State Science Honor Society, and the National Art Honor Society. Miss Tucker was enrolled in the WSWHE BOCES New Visions Health Careers Exploration program her senior year. Miss Tucker will attend Rochester Institute of Technology where she will major in biology with a pre-med track. She is the daughter of Gary and Susan Tucker.
Jean-Monique Demers (salutatorian) is a member of the National Honor Society and the New York State Science Honor Society. Miss Demers will attend SUNY Oswego where she will major in teaching English as a second language. She is the daughter of Raymond and Marilyn Demers.
Ian Simpson is a member of the National Honor Society and the New York State Science Honor Society. Mr. Simpson was enrolled in WSWHE BOCES New Visions Engineering program during his senior year. He will begin his college career at Clarkson University and transfer to Syracuse University, majoring in aerospace engineering. He is the son Robert and Cheryl Simpson.
Jacob Burch is a member of the National Honor Society and the New York State Science Honor Society. Mr. Burch will attend Siena College where he will major in actuarial science. He is the son of Brian and Linda Burch.
Jacob Flower is a member of the National Honor Society and the New York State Science Honor Society. Mr. Flower will attend Clarkson University where he will major in undeclared engineering. He is the son of Duane and Jennifer Flower.
Vanessa Havens is a member of the National Honor Society, the New York State Science Honor Society, and the National Art Honor Society. Miss Havens will attend Siena College to major in physics. She is the daughter of Mark and Laurie Havens.
Cheyenne Lufkin is a member of the National Honor Society, and the New York State Science Honor Society. Miss Lufkin will attend Siena College to major in political science/pre-law. She is the daughter of Scott and Amy Lufkin.
Nicholas Dowd is a member of the National Honor Society, the New York State Science Honor Society, and the National Art Honor Society. Mr. Dowd plans to attend The Sage College of Albany where he will major in graphic and media design. He is the son of Douglas and Kelly Dowd.
Ryan Depew is a member of the National Honor Society. Mr. Depew will attend Hartwick College where he will major in criminal justice and political science. He is the son of David and Janine Depew.
Maggie Donahue attended WSWHE BOCES New Visions Engineering Program her senior year. Miss Donahue will attend Clarkson University where she will major in engineering management. She is the daughter of Anthony and Deborah Donahue.
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Home » Sri Lankan Arrested For Overstaying Visa in England
Sri Lankan Arrested For Overstaying Visa in England
Thu, 2013-10-10 06:37 editor
A Sri Lankan man was among six individuals arrested in Lancashire, England last week for immigration offenses.
Arrests are carried out by trained immigration officers who carry out operations at businesses and private addresses, acting on intelligence received from the public and other sources. All intelligence is protected
The 38-year-old man was arrested for overstaying his visa. He had also been working illegally at a shop in the area.
The five others arrested were from India and Bangladesh. They were arrested by a Home Office immigration enforcement team which had been acting on intelligence.
All six will remain in immigration detention pending removal from the country.
The businesses where the illegal workers were found were handed civil penalty notices. They will be fined up to £10,000 per illegal worker unless proof is provided that the correct right-to-work checks were carried out.
Assistant Director Colin Berrington, from the Home Office’s North West Immigration Enforcement Team, said:
“Illegal working has a serious impact on communities, undermining legitimate businesses and taking jobs from those who are genuinely allowed to work.
“These arrests are also a stark warning to anyone who is in the UK illegally. We will catch up with you and you will face arrest, detention and removal from the country.”
Net migration has fallen by a third since its peak in 2010 showing the Home Office is continuing to bring immigration back under control. The new Immigration Bill will reduce the pull factors to this country and make it easier to remove people with no right to be here.
On Tuesday 26 March 2013 the Home Secretary announced that the UK Border Agency will be replaced by two new immigration commands within the Home Office: an immigration and visa service and an immigration law enforcement organisation. These changes came into effect on Monday 1 April 2013.
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Home » Is There a Human Rights Double Standard? US Policy toward Saudi Arabia, Iran, Uzbekistan, and Pakistan
Is There a Human Rights Double Standard? US Policy toward Saudi Arabia, Iran, Uzbekistan, and Pakistan
Fri, 2007-12-21 02:25 admin
US Bureau Asian Tribune presents for reader scrutiny
Washington, D.C. 21 December (Asiantribune.com): “The United States is most effective in promoting liberty and human rights when people around the world believe it is rising above narrow self interest to defend universal ideals. If, instead, the U.S. government’s rhetoric about democracy is seen as a weapon it uses only against its enemies, people around the world become cynical about everything the United States does in the name of freedom. Under such circumstances, dictators in countries like Iran or Cuba can deflect U.S. criticism by arguing that it’s selective. Dissidents in places like Egypt and Saudi Arabia doubt that the United States is really on their side; they suspect it is using its freedom agenda to mask other ends, and they're less willing to be associated with U.S. democracy programs”.
Human Rights Watch Washington advocacy director Tom Malinowski made those strong statements before the United States House of Representatives Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight on June 14 this year.
The Asian Tribune U.S. Bureau thought carrying the full text of Malinowski’s testimony before the Congress is appropriate at this time to help readers to understand and analyze how the human rights issue is viewed by the United States in different perspectives when it comes to its own self interests.
Readers of Asian Tribune need not be reminded that the United States takes completely a different position in dealing with terrorist movements that have not been a threat to her national security or detrimental to her economic, political and other global interests in contrast to terrorist movements such as al Qaeda.
Mr. Malinowski endeavors to answer that question raised many Third World nations whose sovereignty and territorial integrity are threatened by terrorist movements that are not included in U.S. “Global War on Terrorism”.
Following is the full testimony Tom Malinowski of Human Rights Watch gave before the United States Congress:
(Begin Text) : Mr. Chairman, members of the Committee, thank you for holding this hearing and for inviting me to testify.
You’ve asked a question today that unfortunately has a very simple answer. Is there a human rights double standard? Yes, there is.
There has always been a tension in American foreign policy between the belief that promoting human rights is vital to advancing long-term American interests around the world, and the tendency to forget that belief when short-term interests get in the way.
The Bush administration has been no exception to this rule. Ever since 9/11, President Bush has been arguing that promoting democratic freedoms, especially in the Muslim world, is key to fighting terrorism. The president appears to be sincere in this belief. I also think he is right. The only sure way to defeat radical, violent groups like al Qaeda is to promote the emergence of moderate political forces that will drown out the radicals’ message and give citizens peaceful avenues for expressing themselves. But such forces can only thrive in politically open societies – unlike the terrorists, they need freedom of speech and assembly, free elections and the rule of law to survive.
Given this conviction on the part of President Bush, you’d think that the more central a country was to the fight against terrorism, the more vigorously the administration would promote democracy there. But more often than not, the opposite has been true. This has been the case, to some extent, with Uzbekistan and Saudi Arabia. It’s also been true with a number of countries not on your list, such as Russia, Ethiopia, Jordan, and above all, today with Pakistan. The more the administration has needed another country in the short term to capture or kill individual terrorist suspects, the less eager it’s been to press that country to reform in ways that will dry up support for terrorism itself.
Now, let me be clear: I don’t expect pure and perfect consistency from our government on this or any other matter. In fact, I think that there is only one way to be perfectly consistent in life, and that is to be consistently unprincipled. Doing the wrong thing all the time is easy. Doing the right thing all the time is a lot harder. And, I’d rather have a foreign policy that’s inconsistently right than one that’s consistently wrong.
What’s more, I don’t believe that the United States should treat every human rights violator in the world in exactly the same way. The strategies the U.S. government chooses to promote human rights should indeed vary from country to country. They must take into account what will be most effective in each particular case, and respond to the needs and desires of those who are struggling for human rights and democracy on the ground.
That said, while American strategies may differ from country to country, America’s voice should not. There is no reason why the United States can’t speak honestly, clearly, and publicly about human rights to every government in the world, whether it is friend or foe. After all, engagement is not the same thing as endorsement – you can have a relationship with a country like Pakistan or Saudi Arabia without feeling you have to defend its government’s policies whenever they’re criticized. Yet far too often, this is something the U.S. government forgets. Too often, American diplomats assume that to defend America’s choice of friends in the world, they have to defend everything those friends do – or at least be silent. Again – this should be seen as utterly unnecessary. It is also profoundly harmful to America’s overall human rights message in the world.
The United States is most effective in promoting liberty and human rights when people around the world believe it is rising above narrow self interest to defend universal ideals. If, instead, the U.S. government’s rhetoric about democracy is seen as a weapon it uses only against its enemies, people around the world become cynical about everything the United States does in the name of freedom. Under such circumstances, dictators in countries like Iran or Cuba can deflect U.S. criticism by arguing that it’s selective. Dissidents in places like Egypt and Saudi Arabia doubt that the United States is really on their side; they suspect it is using its freedom agenda to mask other ends, and they're less willing to be associated with U.S. democracy programs.
With that in mind, let me focus on the countries that are the subject of this hearing, and add one additional case that I believe deserves urgent attention.
With respect to Iran, I think the administration's strong public focus on human rights is entirely appropriate. The Iranian government systematically suppresses freedom of expression. It harasses and imprisons its critics. It routinely tortures and mistreats detained dissidents. It persecutes religious minorities. By speaking loudly and clearly about human rights, the United States can connect with the many Iranians – particularly young people – who are themselves angry about the injustices committed by their government and eager to live in a more open society. Their activism offers the best hope for change inside Iran, which in turn would make possible the resolution of larger security issues between the United States and Iran.
America's human rights message resonates with ordinary Iranians; what undermines it is the administration's saber rattling – the military exercises in the Persian Gulf, and implicit threats of military force over the nuclear issue. Such threats unite the Iranian people with their leaders; they provide a pretext for greater political repression; indeed, they give the current Iranian government a longer lease on life than it might otherwise have if it couldn't use tensions with America to distract its people from domestic problems.
Something else that doesn't help: the administration's constant public assertions that it is providing assistance to those who are struggling for democracy inside Iran. Just last week, the State Department spokesman put out a fact sheet claiming that current U.S. funding "supports those inside Iran who desire basic civil liberties." In fact, no U.S. aid money is actually reaching dissidents inside the country – and they wouldn't accept it even if they could. Most of the funding is going for broadcasting to Iran, and is obviously not being spent inside the country. But the Iranian government has used these announcements to accuse dissidents – falsely – of taking U.S. money and has persecuted them for it. These dissidents have begged the administration to stop making these claims; it is long past time for the administration to heed them.
With respect to Uzbekistan, the story is a bit more complicated. Uzbekistan became a close U.S. ally after 9/11, when it agreed to host U.S. forces engaged in the fight in Afghanistan in exchange for greater U.S. assistance. At first, the administration muted its criticism of this new ally's human rights record. And that record was (and remains) abysmal. Uzbekistan is an absolute dictatorship in the Soviet mold. Its government brooks no dissent. It has imprisoned thousands of people for their political and religious beliefs. It locks up dissidents in psychiatric institutions. It practices torture systematically. Its ruthless policies have focused particularly on people who practice their Muslim faith independent of state-controlled institutions, driving believers underground, and potentially increasing support for violent radicalism.
America's association with this government was thus profoundly counterproductive. The administration was using Uzbekistan as a staging ground for battles fought elsewhere, when it should have been using it as a proving ground for principles on which an effective battle against terrorism depends.
But that policy did evolve. In 2003, Congress tied aid to the Uzbek government to progress on human rights. The administration stepped up its criticism of Uzbekistan and, ultimately, aid was withheld. Then, in May of 2005, Uzbek security forces massacred hundreds of civilians who were protesting government policies in the city of Andijan, and launched a brutal crackdown on civil society throughout the country. The administration condemned the massacre, insisted on an independent international investigation, and, against furious Uzbek government objections, airlifted to safety hundreds of refugees who had fled Andijan for neighboring Kyrgyzstan. As a result of these U.S. actions, the Uzbek government expelled U.S. forces from their base in southern Uzbekistan. To its credit, the administration did not mute its concerns about human rights to keep this base.
Nevertheless, the administration did not follow up by imposing sanctions on the Uzbek government, as the European Union did in the wake of the Andijan killings. There was an internal debate on this issue within the administration. The Pentagon, which did not want to lose the limited over flight and drive-through rights the U.S. military retained in Uzbekistan, objected to any measures that might further alienate the Uzbek leadership. The result has been a policy stalemate and diminished focus on Uzbekistan – in effect, the United States withdrew its attention when it withdrew its troops. Having done the right thing immediately after the Andijan events, the administration has done nothing since. Its strategy appears to amount to little more than waiting for Uzbekistan's ruler, Islam Karimov, to pass from the scene. A much more proactive policy is needed, one that combines support for what is left of Uzbek civil society, increasing the flow of information into the country, and targeted sanctions against the leadership. Legislation to impose sanctions has been introduced in the Senate by Senators McCain and Biden; I hope similar legislation will be considered and approved by the House.
A more obvious double standard exists in U.S. policy towards >b>Saudi Arabia. For years, of course, the U.S. government simply exempted Saudi Arabia from its global democracy promotion efforts. That changed very slightly after 9/11, and, to be fair, quiet U.S. pressure has contributed to the very modest beginnings of an internal reform process in the Saudi Kingdom. But the key word here is quiet. The administration has been far more reluctant to speak publicly about Saudi Arabia's problems than it has been about any other close ally in the Arab world, including Egypt.
In 2005, the United States initiated a Strategic Dialogue with Saudi Arabia, which includes working groups on a number of issues, but none formally designated to deal with human rights. State Department officials have traveled to Saudi Arabia to raise human rights issues, but these discussions are held very much behind the scenes and it is unclear how much progress, if any, has been made. The State Department's Office of Religious Freedom has worked hard on Saudi cases, and helped persuade Saudi Arabia to make a commitment to respect the right of private worship. But it has not demanded effective enforcement of this commitment and has been silent about recent breaches, including the Saudi government’s January deportation of South Asian Ahmadi Muslims solely because of their faith.
For the past three years, the State Department has condemned Saudi Arabia for its policies on human trafficking, placing it in the category of most serious violators, or Tier 3 under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act. But the administration has consistently waived sanctions against Saudi Arabia that are supposed to be triggered by that designation, arguing that a full waiver needs to be given to allow military sales to Saudi Arabia "to advance the goals of the Global War on Terror and U.S. commercial interests."
There is a concern that speaking too loudly about issues like women's rights and religious freedom in Saudi Arabia could backfire, causing these issues to be perceived as exclusively Western attacks against a pristine Islamic culture. Care indeed needs to be taken in choosing how to speak to Saudis about human rights. But silence is not a wise alternative. Silence creates the perception not just among Saudis but among a much wider audience in the Middle East that the United States doesn't really care about human rights in the region. After all, people understandably reason, if the United States really cared, it would be criticizing its allies as well as the Syrians and Iranians. The result is a loss of credibility, and effectiveness, for all U.S. efforts to promote reform in the region.
It is certainly possible for the United States to speak out in ways that resonate with the growing number of Saudi citizens who themselves are concerned about such issues as the fair application of justice in Saudi courts, the highhanded policies of the religious police, the protected privileges of the elite, and the ability of women to manage their affairs. Indeed, by taking a principled and consistent stand on these issues in the right tone, the United States would be aligning itself with the overwhelming majority of Saudis who believe there are problems in their society that need to be publicly discussed and fixed. The administration should not keep buying the Saudi leadership's line that they cannot move faster than their people on reform. The Saudi government has, in fact, been moving slower than its people. And the United States would lose nothing by saying so.
Mr. Chairman, let me close by adding one additional country to the mix here, and that is Pakistan. I believe that Pakistan represents the most egregious, and harmful, example of a human rights double standard in American foreign policy today. Pakistan appears to have little place in President Bush's "freedom agenda." On the contrary, President Bush has repeatedly come to the defense of his friend President Musharraf against anyone who criticizes his continued dictatorial rule over Pakistan.
In recent weeks, a growing movement of Pakistanis, led by the country's lawyers, has been peacefully demanding a return to democratic government in the country. Last week, President Bush responded by praising Pakistani “democracy” and referring to the growing protests against General Musharraf as “posturing.”
These statements appear to align the United States behind one man against virtually every decent segment of Pakistani society – against the very people in that country who are most likely to be America's friends and to support a moderate, modern course for Pakistan. This kind of approach will reinforce all of General Musharraf’s bad tendencies – not just his authoritarian crackdown, but his policy of marginalizing moderate, secular forces in the country, his political reliance on Islamists, and his consequent refusal to prevent Taliban elements from killing American troops, Afghan civilians, and opponents in Pakistan’s tribal areas. It is a classic case of muting human rights concerns to protect a security relationship. But it is in fact just as contrary to U.S. security interests as it is to America's commitment to democracy. And it is killing America’s image with the next generation of, hopefully, democratic Pakistani leaders.
I raise this, Mr. Chairman, because it is truly an urgent example of the problem you are focusing on today, and one that requires immediate attention. We desperately need, in the coming days, clear, public statements from both the administration and the Congress urging full respect for the rule of law and judicial independence in Pakistan, the release of political detainees, media freedom, and a swift return to civilian, democratic rule. This shouldn’t be about whether the United States supports or opposes a particular leader – but it needs to be, clearly and unequivocally, about U.S. support for the institutions of democracy and law.
Thank you again for giving me the opportunity to testify. I look forward to answering any questions the committee may have. (End Text)
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Techpreneur makes owning a car more convenient
Beepbeep.ph chief Anton Ojeda
AS automobile owners already know, owning a vehicle does not end with driving it out of the dealership. There is the need to maintain and repair them, and these demand not only a lot of cash and effort, but more important, time.
Enter Anton Ojeda’s beepbeep.ph platform, which is designed to make car ownership more convenient. First among its features is a database of service providers in the Greater Metro Manila area. These range from auto dealer casas to midsized mechanic shops like Rapide to small talyer and vulcanizing shops.
“We did not crowdsource our list; we found them ourselves by going to the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission), business centers and car establishments,” Ojeda said.
Anton Ojeda contributed photo
“Initially, we thought there would be about 2,000 to 3,000, and we were surprised that there were 7,000 of them, and those are the ones with business permits. We did not include those…not registered on our list…to protect our users,” he added.
That directory, in itself, already answered a need, and people were already logging on to find what shop was near them, what it specialized in and, if possible, the estimated cost of the service they needed, according to the beepbeep.ph chief.
“Simply going on Google will not give you that information,” he said.
Ojeda did not stop there, of course. The platform also offers a specialized concierge service, in which users can have their designated drivers pick up their car from a house and bring it to and from the repair shop.
“It is not only a question of finding a reliable service station, but the matter of physically bringing the car in to the casa or talyer. Everybody is busy during the week, so there are long lines at the repair shops on Fridays and weekends. This takes up so much time away from doing other things you want to do on those days. Then, if you have to leave your car, it is a matter of picking it up, especially if it is scheduled on a weekday,” he said.
With beepbeep.ph, car owners can book a driver to come over to safely drive off to the shop.
“We take safety and security seriously,” Ojeda said. The drivers have body cams, and the company installed a dashcam on the car that can also be tracked via GPS. It also has a checklist of items, and owner and driver have to look over the car before it leaves. This is to ensure that nothing will go missing and the car will not come back with new dings.”
Beepbeep drivers are carefully screened and not outsourced. They are professional license holders, and have to pass a course and driving tests “to weed out the crazy drivers,” he added.
A third offering is towing, roadside service, and in the case of its mobile carwash, even home service.
“If your car is immobile, we can send a flatbed to pick it up. If you get stuck on the road, our partners can go to you too, 24/7. This is also especially important for those who are scared to get out of their cars, especially at night,” Oheda said.
“One other important thing is that we fixed towing rates, because sometimes the rate depends on how much an unscrupulous tow operator thinks you can pay. Our rates are fixed and you can even pay online,” he added.
Tech addiction
Ojeda is no stranger to marketing and in technology-based startups. His previous work experiences involved online game publishing (“We don’t make the games, we just told people what was out there”); TV shopping for a network; and more recently, Zomato, a platform for people to review restaurants and view their menu.
“I’ve always been into technology, into innovation and startups. It doesn’t matter what industry it is in. I could be doing this for shoes — and I think there’s a need for it,” he said, laughing. “I am a gadget guy and if I were not doing this, I would be making reviews. If there was something called Unboxing Anonymous, I would need to sign up for it!”
Beepbeep.ph emerged from his own experience. “I was due to bring my car to a friend’s repair shop, and my driver quit that week. I told my friend about my predicament, and he told me that he could have his trusted mechanic pick up my car at home. I enjoyed the convenience, and asked him why he does not offer that service to others. He told me that he did not have the capability for it. Then that got me to thinking about building the platform. Fortunately, I found people to believe in it and invest — friends and people I have worked with before. We are an all-Filipino group,” Ojeda said proudly.
Online, offline
When beepbeep.ph started out, people gave it three months before folding up. One year later, Ojeda and his team are expanding to offer the platform nationwide by mid-2019, and it has garnered enough interest to consider bringing the service to other Southeast Asian countries.
“In the tech startup community here and now, it is always ‘investment, investment, investment.’ We took a different approach with ‘business, business, business.’ We will see if it is a good one. So far, so good,” he said, grinning.
Their revenue comes from advertisers that are not necessarily repair shops and car dealerships. “We have insurance companies and banks,” Ojeda explained. “They reach out to our audience with their products, to show what insurance options are out there.”
He is also branching out into offline engagement. The company is set to mount the Manila Autocon at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City from January 31 to February 3. Its special guest is Filipino-American former wrestler-turned-actor Dave Batista, who plays Drax the Destroyer in “Guardians of the Galaxy.”
“Most expos around the world are an overall show, not just on a specific thing. That is what we want to do here. We want to make it world-class. How do we do that? We have to have some world-class things happening,” Ojeda said.
Their car show would be something that everyone can enjoy, he added, to differentiate it from the usual ones that draw only men by showcasing car models — not the ones on wheels, but female ones.
“It’s not just guys who buy cars; women buy cars, too. It’s not just the husbands who decide; their wives decide, too. Their kids should also be able to go. It should be a family experience.”
The first day will be a convention featuring industry entrepreneurs, thought leaders, game changers and innovators scheduled to speak on a variety of topics before an estimated 500 attendees.
“We have lined up a formidable selection of resource persons to share their insights about digitalization, business expansion, new technology, consumer trends and public relations in the automotive realm. It’s all about getting the industry up to speed on best practices and cutting-edge technology that will help shape and assure our future in mobility,” Ojeda said.
Aside from the talks and entertainment numbers, there will also be two exhibits: one on cars and the other on accessories, including for maintenance and mechanical repair, body repair, paints and wraps, wheels and tires, and other services and products. Other highlights include a die-cast car display, a drift-box course and even a car auction.
Ojeda views the latest tech developments with excitement, especially those that rethink the way things are usually done.
“What I look forward to as tech and our accessibility to it gets better is that it serves as a medium to offer better quality and convenience. With a review platform, for example, people can share their good or bad experiences with a hotel or restaurant, and it pushes the big and small industry to do better,” he said.
“It allows us at beepbeep.ph to offer convenience in vehicle maintenance. Shopping apps takes out the need to go out of the home and contend with traffic. So many things are possible, and I believe that there’s so much more that can be developed.”
For more information on beepbeep.ph’s services and updates on the Manila Autocon, visit www.beepbeep.ph or their official Facebook page.
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Johnny Cueto is Already a Fan Favorite
Michael Saltzman
Major League Baseball, National League West, Opinions & Predictions, San Francisco Giants
Johnny Cueto was a surprise signing by the San Francisco Giants in the off-season. After inking Jeff Samardzija to a $90 million contract earlier in the winter, fans weren’t sure what the Giants would do with their other open spot in the rotation.
Would they give the job to Chris Heston, who threw a no hitter last year in a strong 1st half of his rookie season? Would they try to bring back Tim Lincecum or Ryan Vogelsong for one last season? Would they sign a less heralded pitcher to put at the back end of the rotation, hoping for lightning in a bottle? Instead, the Giants did none of those things and signed Cueto for $130 million and placed him right behind ace Madison Bumgarner in the rotation.
The move has paid off early on as the Giants are 3-0 in his starts and his 21 1/3 innings pitched lead the staff. He has pitched at least 7 innings in every start, including his first start against the rival Los Angeles Dodgers where he gave up 5 runs in the first inning and still went another 6 innings.
Beating the Dodgers twice, the second time at Dodger Stadium, is the fastest way to any Giants fan’s heart. But it’s the way he’s won and how he goes about his business that has made him an instant star in the eyes of the fans. He refuses to be conventional on the mound, from quick pitching, to shimmying before he throws, to all sorts of other quirks before he pitches. All of these motions are designed to disrupt the hitters timing and make the batter uncomfortable. It’s been working.
Cueto is a defensive player’s best friend as he seems to hate taking any time between pitches. His insistence to remove his hat the second he is allowed to after an inning ends will catch on real quick at AT&T. I could see the crowd removing their caps at the end of an inning as a tribute to Cueto as he walks back into the dugout.
Ultimately, production is always longer lasting than showmanship and entertainment. But this is a game and this is a fan’s entertainment dollar. Right now, if you asked a fan who they would pay to see pitch, most might still say Madison Bumgarner, not only for his ability on the mound, but to see him swing the lumber at the plate as well.
Cueto, at the moment, has produced more than any other pitcher in the rotation, and if he continues to produce, his pitching alone will become the star of the show at 24 Willie Mays Plaza.
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Johnny Cueto was an ace for the Reds pitching in a hitter park & still kept a really good ERA every season. Knew when the Giants signed him that he would perform well
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Grytviken Church
South America South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
Grytviken Church, which is also known as the Whalers Church, is a Norwegian Lutheran Church which is located on the island of South Georgia, from the British overseas territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean.
The church was built in 1913 in Neo-Gothic style, was part of the Church of Norway, however, at first it was pre-built in Norway, and later erected in Grytviken by whalers led by Carl Anton Larsen. The church consists of a single nave leading to a small altar, with a small attached library to the side near the altar.
This typical Norwegian church, one of the most southern churches on earth, was consecrated on Christmas Day in 1913, with two belles that still can be rung. Because it is located in an area where the weather conditions are very harsh, the roof was damaged in 1994, however, the church has been renovated by the keepers of South Georgia Museum and volunteers in 1996 – 1998 and now serves for occasional church services and marriage ceremonies.
If one ever gets the chance to go to this alluring and awesome place, should consider himself/herself, as one really luck person.
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If you say being gay is not African, you don’t know your history
Wednesday 9 September 2015 08.50 BST Last modified on Wednesday 9 September 2015 10.43 BST
Members of the LGBT community parade in Entebbe, Uganda, a year after an anti-gay bill was annulled. Photograph: Edward Echwalu/Reuters
During his visit to Africa this summer, the US president, Barack Obama, addressed legal discrimination against LGBT individuals. Meeting the Kenyan president, Uhuru Kenyatta, Obama said: “When you start treating people differently not because of any harm they are doing to anybody, but because they are different, that’s the path whereby freedoms begin to erode.”
Unfortunately, the response from Kenyatta was that “there are some things that we must admit we don’t share [with the US]. Our culture, our societies don’t accept.” As I dug deep, I realised that African culture is no stranger to homosexual behaviours and acts
This is the same argument that Robert Mugabe used to suppress the human rights of LGBT people in Zimbabwe; that the former president of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, used when he signed the most dangerous law against LGBT people in the modern world; and that President Yoweri Museveni used in a ceremonial signing of the anti-gay bill in Uganda. This year Gambia’s president Yahya Jammeh called for gay people’s throats to be slit.
When I was appointed by Berlin’s Humboldt University this year to teach the course “Pre- and post-colonial sexual orientation and sexual identity in Africa”, I knew I had a huge task before me. I had to teach students about a history that is mostly unwritten.
In digging up facts I found that, while many Africans say that homosexuality is un-African, African culture is no stranger to homosexual behaviours and acts.
For example, in my local language (Yoruba), the word for “homosexual” is adofuro, a colloquialism for someone who has anal sex. It might sound insulting and derogatory, however, the point is there is a word for the behaviour. Moreover, this is not a new word; it is as old as the Yoruba culture itself.
In the northern part of Nigeria, yan daudu is a Hausa term to described effeminate men who are considered to be wives to men. While the Yoruba word might be more about behaviour than identity, this Hausa term is more about identity. You have to look and act like a yan daudu to be called one. It is not an identity you can just carry. These words are neutral; they are not infused with hate or disgust.
In the Buganda Kingdom, part of modern-day Uganda, King Mwanga II was openly gay and faced no hate from his subjects until white men brought the Christian church and its condemnation. Though King Mwanga is the most prominent African recorded as being openly gay, he was not alone.
In Boy-Wives and Female Husbands, a book examining homosexuality and feminism in Africa, the researchers found ‘‘explicit” Bushman artwork that depicts men engaging in same-sex sexual activity. There have been other indicators that the transition from boyhood to adulthood within many African ethnic groups involved same-sex sexual activities. So what accounts for the current dismissal of homosexuality on the continent?
One factor is the increased popularity of fundamental Christianity, by way of American televangelists, since the 1980s. While Africans argued that homosexuality was a western import, they in turn used a western religion as the basis for their argument. When I have challenged people who are anti-gay, many have said that it is not our culture. However, when you probe further, they argue that homosexuality is not in the Bible. But the Bible is not our historical culture. This shows there is real confusion about Africa’s past.
Reinforcing this is the fact that populist homophobia has kept many politicians in power. Across Africa, if you hate gay people, you get votes.
As a Nigerian gay man, these myths about homosexuality create a dark cloud over my head. They leave me trying to navigate my way through self-denial, rejection, love and the burden of guilt. While to many people the assertion “homosexuality is un-African” might just be words, to all African LGBT people it puts our lives in imminent danger. It is used in South Africa to rape lesbians. It is used to pass laws and to jail, threaten or kill gay rights activists. It is used to dehumanise LGBT people across Africa and legitimise the hate that we face. It is the reason I receive death threats, which ultimately drove me into exile from my home in Nigeria.
As long as the notion that homosexuality is un-African persists, Kenyatta will receive applause, Mugabe will win elections, and parliaments across the continent will reintroduce harmful laws.
To stop all this, we need to start by re-telling our history and remembering our true African culture, one that celebrates diversity, promotes equality and acceptance, and recognises the contribution of everyone, whatever their sexuality.
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