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The Next Fix
Allan Tong
The first anniversary issue of Vista had just hit the newsstand when its publisher, John Dunlop, quit. Dunlop, who launched “Canada’s Alternative Business Magazine” in November 1988, ha~ objected to recent cutbacks proposed by a planning committee. Three Magna executives, who had no publishing experience, arrived to look into the operation. They suggested fewer issues, a lighter paper stock, cheaper headquarters and lay-offs, effective immediately. Frank Stronach’s magazine was hemorrhaging money.
The staff knew somebody had to go. In her 16 years of magazines, managing editor Liz Primeau had seen both sides of the firing line and anticipated a difficult decision. Only six months earlier, soon after she started, editor Rod McQueen was fired. But to Jackie Kovacs, a recent journalism graduate and the longest-surviving member of the editorial staff, waiting to hear Who and When was the worst part. She saw the first editor, Mac Parry, depart after only four issues. Now, her current editor, Joann Webb, hinted at resigning if she couldn’t live with the cutbacks.
As it turned out, Stronach couldn’t live with the magazine. In March, he announced the final cut: he was selling Vista. The most expensive magazine in Canada seemed ready to vanish from Stronach’s horizon.
The world is full of criticism. It’s critics, critics, critics. Besides criticizing, we also should have solutions. So this national magazine I visualize as a form of education, a form of provocation, a form of information and a form of solutions.”
So declared Frank Stronach in The Globe and Mail, June 1987. For the past 29 years, Stronach had championed Fair Enterprise-his socioeconomic vision where entrepreneurs would rule by sharing their riches. An Austrian immigrant, Stronach had forged a tool-and-die shop into a $1billion-a-year auto parts empire called Magna International. The self-made millionaire became a hero to young MBAs as well as to leftist writer Rick Salutin. But it wasn’t enough.
In 1986, he had launched Focus on York, a lifestyle monthly delivered across the affluent region north of Toronto where Magna flourished. He bought half a radio station, CKAN, and established a video company, Tier One Communications, and was considering politics. Now, he wanted to promote Fair Enterprise.
The self-styled philosopher-king boasted that his magazine would’ fill the “vacuum” left by such “mediocre” publications as Business Week, The Financial Post and The Globe itself. His magazine would include the standard lifestyle and entertainment fare, but also offer solutions to the nation’s social and economic ills. It would be daring. It wou}d be different. It would be, envisioned Stronach, a manifesto for people with “hopes and dreams and aspirations to be economically free.”
Gerry Barker thought he had already found his way. The previous summer Barker had heard that Frank Stronach needed media people to start a national magazine. Recognizing an opportunity, the 55-year-old Toronto Star assistant managing editor contacted Magna and was hired.
After helping launch Focus on York, Barker got the word around March: “I want you to take this whole thing over and get it up and get it running.”
Barker wasn’t clear what “it” was, nor did he believe Stronach knew. For one thing, Stronach wanted to reach university students, “the people of the future,” but that meant a weak advertising base. “Certainly they’ll go along with it,” replied Barker, “but I think you should do more research about the audience.” Then, Stronach wanted to hire an editor-first. Barker insisted on a publisher. The chief relented, only on the condition that the “quarterback” come from magazines. Barker, a newspaper man, would be general manager and with the publisher lay the groundwork.
Barker recruited John Dunlop, who was heading Homemakers. Before, Dunlop had been a research and business development manager at Maclean Hunter, Saturday Night’s advertising and sales director, then an executive at Comac Communications where he directed sales for the now-defunct Quest. Quite a resume for a biochemistry try major who never dreamed of a publishing career. Certainly he impressed Stronach, who in turn convinced Dunlop that he was serious about starting a magazine. As his fortieth birthday approached, John Dunlop left Homemakers and became Magna’s vice-president of communications in August 1987.
Though enthusiastic, Dunlop and Barker had little with which to shape what Dunlop called Stronach’s “ethereal, gossamer notion” into a consumer magazine. It was hard enough convincing Stronach that using the magazine as a pulpit for Fair Enterprise would ruin its credibility. Nonetheless, that December they managed to unveil their business plan to Magna. Dressed in marketing lingo was the “Survival Guide to the Future.” Like a crystal ball, the magazine would foresee opportunities for success in economics, politics and lifestyle, all answering the question, What does this mean to you? The reader wouldn’t be defined by age or income, but by mind set-entrepreneurs. This greed manual called for a “maverick” editor, someone of intelligence and style, of diplomacy and inspiration. And the magazine would be called Vista.
Stronach was sold. He entrusted Romulus and Remus (Dunlop’s nickname for himself and Barker) with $10 million to cover the first five years of projected start-up losses. The cost was the highest ever in Canadian magazmes.
As Dunlop assembled a sales and a production team, Barker left on a continental odyssey searching for a computer publishing system, eventually choosing an Apple Macintosh. Together, the “twins” hunted for office space and an editor.
Dunlop approached Nick Steed who consulted on the business plan. Steed had been the founding editor of Quest, a service magazine for men and an inspiration of sorts to Vista. But Steed didn’t have the time for Vista (and wound up as the editorial consultant instead). Dunlop and Barker then searched Toronto, but found that no one wanted to work for a magazine of Frank Stronach’s. About to run for federal office, Stronach was so annoyed with his recent press coverage that he granted interviews only to reporters who printed his every word. Recalls Barker: “A lot of really good editors out there said, ‘This guy just doesn’t understand the publishing business.’ ”
With time running out, the “twins” looked abroad and found their man out west-Mac Parry.
“Mac’s like the gunslinger that walks into the saloon at midnight and wants things to happen,” says Barker. “It was always on the brink with him.”
To Mac Parry Vista was a long way from Vancouver. As the city magazine’s editor, the outspoken Parry knew his turf and his personnel. It showed with the Western Magazine Awards (two for best publication) and in his longevity (,13 years before leaving for sister publication, Western Living). Vista, on the other hand, would speak to the entire country atop a plateau of immense capital. It was to be a new kind of business magazine and to set it apart, Vista needed the spark which Dunlop recognized in Parry’s Vancouver.
“The main thing is that Mac Parry will be running it,” Parry boasted to Masthead. “This is my personality.”
The personality called for lavish visuals, no “boring corporate photography.” The editor also sought a young, ambitious staff, people he could turn to and say, “Here’s an opportunity-do what you can with it.” And Parry envisioned correspondents as far as London and Hong Kong to be directed by “remote control. “That included himself. For one week a month Parry would work from his Vancouver home (with his family), linked to Toronto via modem and fax machine. At other times, he would stay in Toronto as part of his $100,000 annual arrangement. “He actually wanted to break all the rules,” says Parry’s first employee, Jackie Kovacs. “He wanted us to be forward-thinking and spotting trends… a magazine based in Canada but for anyone entrepreneurial-minded.”
Kovacs had just graduated from Ryerson after working on the Review of Journalism. She was looking for a job that May in 1988 when, on the eve of her twenty-second birthday, Parry hired her, based on an interview and an instructor’s recommendation.
She began work a month later at the messy, uptown offices dubbed “Beirut.” For the sales department, she helped complete the prototype in which Parry mapped some points of his vision: opportunities, trends, success, travel, alternative investment and health. Otherwise Kovacs had little to do, except field Parry’s Dickensian faxes. Finally, in mid- July, Vista moved into “the penthouse,” 12,000 square feet atop the Grey Canada Building in Yuppie midtown Toronto. Everything was new, down to the lobby, which was a two-storey atrium that sheltered a pair of lovely, green trees made of expensive plastic.
After unpacking, Parry and Kovacs began taming the computer system, then a rare beast among Canadian magazines. Meanwhile, Dunlop was sparing no expense over the coming November launch. To attract advertisers, he promised them a 100,000 circulation rate base and spent almost $100,000 on a video. To test reader response he (with the circulation and advertising departments) mailed five creative packages to potential subscribers; their replies would determine how much business, lifestyle or trend watching coverage the magazine should feature. “We’re looking for hot buttons for the consumer,” Dunlop told Marketing. “There’s no point in creating a product if no one wants to buy it.”
But Parry hadn’t created any product, and didn’t begin until he hired more staff. Even then they were shorthanded, not to mention largely inexperienced (all under 30). So two months before the premiere, the penthouse turned into a frat house. New computers, new roles and new relationships struggled under a disorganized editor to create a vague magazine. For one thing, they didn’t have a house style (Kovacs: “We just knew we had to use Webster’s.”), and Parry assigned features very late, including the cover story (“We brought in extra folks to fact check.”).
By all accounts it was a hellish but spirited ride. “It was quite an experience,” recalls assistant editor Peter Hendra, who had been sitting in a classroom with Kovacs five months earlier. “In school you get the idea that you’ll be one of 10 fact-checkers at some magazine. But I was checking tons of stories all at once and copy editing. Maybe it was too much work. “Beyond the hum of the “frat house,” tales of Frank Stronach’s new magazine buzzed around Toronto. Stronach had already taken knocks for gracing a cover of Focus on York after stepping down as Magna’s CEO and announcing his Liberal candidacy. Now there were tales of an abrasive, Vancouver editor “interviewing” Toronto women writers for this coming magazine.
“He asked me what my age was,” recalls Saturday Night contributing editor Anne Collins. “He asked me if I was Jewish.” She wasn’t. “That’s no good,” Parry recalls saying in their fiveminute chat. He explained he was looking for people “representing as many points of view and backgrounds as possible” and, yes, it was a joke. However, Collins didn’t get it and neither did others.
Writer and Ryerson instructor John Gault heard this and other stories, and cautioned his magazine class about Parry. In Toronto’s magazine village, word ricocheted back to Vista and Mac Parry: “The next I heard about it… I reportedly said, ‘That’s good,’ the total reversal of what I said.” Soon after, Parry was at CBC studios near Ryerson. Being in the neighborhood, Parry dropped into Gault’s class-unannounced-and invited them to see
Vista. But students recall a tense encounter and the showdown hit the gossip columns.
“In hindsight I realize that I probably was hotheaded,” says Parry a year later, but adds: “Frankly, I expected to be made a little more welcome in Toronto.” The impression he got at the time was that “climbing-in-with-that-geek-from-the-coast-in- Toronto was not considered the right thing to do by certain people.” Reflects Gault: “I’m sorry the Mac Parry affair exploded the way it did. On a noble level, I wanted to be a counterforce to what I perceived as an attitude which, in my terms, was detrimental to my craft. On a less noble level I was being a gossip. We [journalists] dine out on gossip. We adore gossip.” But Jackie Kovacs saw it differently: “I was really annoyed that these people I admired so much were so narrow-minded and so incestuous and so gossipy. I knew what Mac was like. He isn’t sexist. He isn’t anti-Semitic. He’s not racist. But I can see how one may get that impression, because he’s very flippant and he’s very sarcastic.”
The talk grew when a month later and a week after Stronach’s election loss-Vista hit the newsstands. OPPORTUNITIEIS, INNOVATIONS, SUCCESS, POWER, PROFIT trumpeted the “greed bar,” a narrow, red strip across the top, while below it proclaimed “Billion Dollar Trends for the 1990s.” A photo inset of an American woman with an IQ of 228 graced the cover of Canada’s newest business magazine, while in the background loomed a horizon, either a sunrise or a sunset.
It was a slick package: 128 pages of perfect-bound 10 x 9-inch oversize trim and 70-pound matte-coated Finnish stock. But, inside lay a mess. The cover story they barely finished was an endless 21 pages of predictions, ranging from hotels to New Age religion. Service pieces about film production and investment in Australia confused rather than enlightened the entrepreneur. A profile of boxer Donny Lalonde was caught out of its deadline, running two months after Lalonde’s defeat by Sugar Ray Leonard. Parry’s profile of Vancouver Stock Exchange crusader, Adrian du Plessis, was reworked after a dispute with the subject (who originally submitted an overlong expose of the VSE). The only bright spot was Doug Coupland’s “Generation X,” an ingenious study of the dispossessed, post-Boomer generation, complete with comic strip (that would be a regular feature). But this was a hollow victory, considering an earlier version had appeared 14 months earlier in Vancouver.
In his CBC “Media File” review, Toronto writer David Hayes found the editorial most distressing of all: “If you see yourself as adventurous, Vista is for you. If you would agree that you are confident, influential and sophisticated, Vista is for you. If you are forward looking, optimistic and motivated by healthy self-interest, Vista is for you”
“This isn’t a statement of editorial philosophy,” said Hayes. “It’s a message to advertisers written in modem marketing mumbo-jumbo. There is no indication of any clearly defined guiding principles. The only thing in this first issue is a promise to advertisers that Vista will deliver an upscale, self-obsessed consumer.”
Parry, who doesn’t write editorials, copied the lines from promotional material. Still, if the editor couldn’t describe his magazine, who could?
“I don’t think that it necessarily was going to be sharply focussed on its first issue,” says senior editor Jim Cormier. “We were feeling around a bit, trying to find a new kind of business magazine.”
John Fraser, editor of Canada’s oldest magazine, sympathized with the newcomer: “Knowing from my own experience at Saturday Night, it really takes a better part of a year to put your mark on a magazine.” But he adds: “It [Vista] was working too hard to be a very attractive medium to advertisers rather than about what it was going to be as a magazine.”
Marketing said it all: “You’d think with all the money that’s been poured into this thing, editor Malcolm Parry and publisher John Dunlop could have come up with something that has a little more sizzle. Maybe next month.” Next month.
Beneath the cover line, BIG CITY POWER, was a photo of a lingerie-clad blonde gazing from the back seat of a taxi. The cover story, “Knockin’ em dead in the undie world” was a fluff piece about a west-coast lingerie designer. This was Vista’s second issue.
“I think that was really insulting to anybody,” says former Toronto Life art director Teresa Fernandes, “particularly to women.” Masthead editor Doug Bennet found the cover not only embarrassing but confusing: “I couldn’t quite figure out what the hell it was doing in a business magazine.” Neither could writers, editors and advertising agencies who wondered whether Vista was a business, lifestyle or even a fashion magazine. Yet, one thing was certain, and that was Parry’s reputation. “It seemed to have entered the common law,” says Parry in hindsight, “that this [cover] was big, ole sexy guy Mac Parry’s contribution to national journalism. Well, I’m fuckin’ embarrassed by it”
Stronach wasn’t pleased either. Parry claims that Dunlop suggested he return to Vancouver in June 1989; Jim Cormier would take over and Parry become a consul ting editor. Parry says the date was moved to April, then to now. “Frank says you got to go,” he was told. “We’ll offer you a deal.” Dunlop though, insists that the distance between Vancouver and Toronto, and that between Parry and Toronto’s journalists prompted Parry’s firing. “I have to make this magazine work and I didn’t have the luxury…of waiting for people in the literary community here to understand that Mac Parry didn’t have horns or a big forked stick.” Dunlop adds that Parry’s stay was always to be temporary, even though Parry signed a three-year contract.
Essentially, Parry feels that Dunlop and Stronach lacked the nerve to stick it through the launch. “They seemed to be more concerned about, ‘Oh, my golly, we’re getting this ad out Whereas from the very beginning,’ Vista was portrayed as a relatively impregnable organization that could sail through start-up difficulties.” That January there was little room for talk anyway. Stronach had already found a replacement. Suddenly, it was only a matter of numbers: a $70,000 settlement and a turnover date of February 3.
“Okay, you scum. Get into the office,” called Parry.
“Sure, yeah, yeah,” the staff replied.
“We’ll be there in a second.” “No, this is important. Come in here now.” The staff gathered in his office. There they saw John Dunlop and another fellow. Parry gripped his chair. Before he said anything the staff knew he had been fired.. Then the stranger introduced himself as Rod McQueen, the new editor: “I just want you to know that I’m nobody’s man but my own.”
The staff missed the irony. Upset, they filed out of the office, went to lunch and drank away the afternoon in a long good-bye. To Jackie Kovacs it was a shock. After all, this was the man who gave her her first chance out of school. But as she later realized, Parry’s firing was a good lesson: “Magazines are a business.”
Parry was out Friday and McQueen in Monday. The staff noted the differences. The former editor was playful and spontaneous, the other formal and meticulous. At 44, the other was an award-winning business writer for Toronto Life, Canadian Business’ and Fortune. From 1978 to 1982 he was the business editor then managing editor of Maclean’s and Magna’s latest vicepresident of communications. Rod McQueen seemed perfect for Vista.
He cleaned up the frat house. To enforce deadlines, McQueen hired Joann Webb, a Maclean’s colleague who had just been ousted from rival Canadian Business as editor. For accuracy he recruited Prue Hemelrijk, the legendary fact-checker. He rounded out the editorial staff in June with Liz Primeau, founding editor of Ontario Living. And, in contrast to Parry, McQueen used his contacts to enlist some outstanding writers: Robert Fulford, Judith Timson and…John Gault. Now, Vista was a magazine. But of what type?
“Stories with a Vista twist will have the research heft of Fortune, the writing style of Vanity Fair and the cheek of Private Eye,” announced McQueen in his first editorial. The first sign already appeared on the April cover (Parry’s fourth and last issue). Gone was the greed bar, the inset and the horizon. In its place was Brian Mulroney’s grinning face tacked onto the body of matador Peter Hendra, a la Spy. May’s cover looked like Saturday Night with three athletes posed before a baseball diamond. June was Vanity Fair month, with its soft-focus shot of Shirley MacLaine, really a come-on for a throwaway, two-page profile. The confusion spread inside: a fashion layout, a feature on sports tickets, even a critical piece about business journalism. Instead of “Catching the Billion-Dollar Wave,” the Survival Guide to The Future now advised “How office cokeheads and boozers can finally get help.” Vista was many magazines, but not its own.
Concerned, Stronach hired market researchers to recover Vista’s identity. Dunlop was more distressed: “Rod was laking the magazine into the general interest area. This was going to be an alternative business magazine. We can do material that might be general interest; as long as you can make a business spin on it, I think you can make it work.”
But McQueen didn’t, at least not in his publisher’s eyes. Their visions clashed.
“The last couple of weeks I was aware, just from Rod’s demeanor, that he was troubled by something,” recalls Liz Primeau. After meetings with Dunlop, McQueen returned to his office with his head down. “Oh, hi Rod,” Primeau said. “Nice day?” McQueen looked up, silent. Primeau paused and replied, “I guess it isn’t a nice day after all.” And he grinned.
McQueen met with John Dunlop for the last time on the morning of June 30. Half an hour later, McQueen emerged.. He returned to his office, rounded up the staff and calmly told them that he was fired. He packed and left by noon.
Recalling Parry, the old guard was outraged. “What the hell is going on here?” thought Jackie Kovacs. “What is it-three issues per editor? Is this the quarterly-editor syndrome?”
Others wondered too. Some suggested McQueen was fired for misnaming Canadian astronaut, Ken Money, “Ed” Money, on the July/August cover, McQueen’s last issue. Wrong. Others believed the dismissal was over a personality conflict between Dunlop and McQueen. Yet others simply looked at the 6agazine and wondered if after two editors in eight months Vista could survive.
Joann Webb: “A year or two into the start-up, a whole pile of staff are no longer there. There has been much gnashing of teeth and much difficulty. Then, things settled down”
Webb picked up the September issue in mid-production after McQueen left. The content was all his and the cover, which he had restored, was Parry’s, down to the horizon and the inset. In turn, Webb softened the greed bar by adding TRENDS, REWARDS and INSIGHT, tagged “Canada’s Alternative Business Magazine” above it, and added a final touch-a bird. “It says the future.”
Since then, she’s given the magazine some depth and a clearer identity. One new department, Green Power, examines the relationship between business and the environment. Another, Solutions, offers “answers to the larger social problems,” such as the national debt and the penal system, and appears on recycled paper. Though still aimed at innovators and entrepreneurs, her Vista looks at business in a “larger social context.” Says Webb: “I think there’s room in the Canadian market place for a magazine that reinvents the business magazine.”
But it’s grown more difficult. Frank Stronach resumed the wheel at Magna last November in order to steer the corporation out of massive debt. When he dispatched the planning committee, Vista’s total spending ran between $6 and $8 million. Suddenly, instead of nine issues per year there would be eight, no longer 70-pound stock but 62 or so, and a move to cheaper offices. The group also cut down on staff in all departments, including one from editorial, Liz Primeau.
This instability unnerves advertisers who list Vista among “secondary publications” such as Goodlife and Equinox, instead of with Report on Business and Canadian Business of the “primary buy” group. In its first year of publishing Vista carried 21 I pages of advertising compared to Canadian Business’ 885 and Small Business’ 504. Add to that the impending goods and services tax, free trade and a looming recession. In a country where four out of five magazines die by the fifth year, Frank
Stronach’s Vista may go down as the fanciest dive in history.
“The good thing about Vista is that it provides an outlet for good writers and photographers,” says Report on Business Magazine editor, Margaret Wente. “I just don’t think the whole package of the magazine will find enough readers to make it pay.” Even the magazine’s founders have their doubts. Gerry Barker (who left Vista before the cuts) doesn’t believe it will last another year. John Dunlop, who envisioned a profitable, international Vista by 1992, couldn’t live with the revised plan.
“My mandate…was to build a Porsche and not a Volkswagen,” said Dunlop, shortly before resigning last Christmas.
Webb, though, remains hopeful. Even after Stronach announced that Vista was for sale, she told The Globe and Mail, “It is business as usual.” At 38, she has years of experience not to mention a thick skin. She lost the editorship at Harrowsmith (during a family ownership squabble) and at Canadian Business (in a housecleaning). At Vista, Webb is determined to stay. Besides assuming more editorial work, Webb had asked for a say in the magazine’s financial decisions. Belinda Stronach, the new general manager, had been helping her. At 23, Belinda has no magazine publishing experience but does have Frank Stronach as a father.
But Magna is a leaking ship and Stronach is throwing Vista overboard. A magazine needs strong editorial, healthy capital and sound management to survive. Under Stronach, Vista never had all three at the same time.
“I guess I expected things to be smoother than they have been,” says Jackie Kovacs, “but I’ve learned a Lot. I was talking to Rick Salutin about this some time ago… ‘Can you believe this?’ And he said, ‘Oh, no Jackie, this is great. This is the kind of shit you want to happen in your first year out of school. If this happened when you were well into your career, it would be just devastating. But right now you have nothing to lose-this is the best time for things to just go weird.’ ”
“Well, I thought, it’s true, because whatever happens here is not really my fault because I’m not important enough. But it sure is interesting to watch.”
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A Simple Favor Trailer: Blake Lively Wants to Know Your Secret
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The trailer for A Simple Favor dives deep into the mystery surrounding Emily (Blake Lively), the femme fatale in Paul Feig's upcoming thriller. Lionsgate's trailer marketing for the film has focused heavily on the enigmatic nature of Lively's character and that trend continues here. This preview further starts to cast guilt on the people in her life in relation to her sudden disappearance, including her newfound friend Stephanie and her well-to-do (and handsome) husband Sean.
Anna Kendrick costars in A Simple Favor as Stephanie, a mommy blogger, while Sean is played by Henry Golding (costar of next month's Crazy Rich Asians). The film is based on the novel by Darcey Bell and was adapted for the screen by former American Horror Story writer/producer Jessica Sharzer. A Simple Favor further marks Feig's first time calling the shots on a film that he isn't credited for writing since 2013's buddy cop action/comedy, The Heat.
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Where the teaser trailers for A Simple Favor are more atmospheric and dance around the film's actual plot, the official trailer cuts right to the heart of the story. Lionsgate has further released a new poster for the movie, which you can check out in the space below.
A Simple Favor is certainly a far cry from Feig's comedies like Bridesmaids, Spy, and Ghostbusters, as the trailers have been keen to point out. Indeed, the film continues to beg comparison to Alfred Hitchcock's collective work and recent best-selling books turned movies like Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train, far more than any of Feig's collaborations with Melissa McCarthy and/or Kristen Wiig. At the same time, A Simple Favor resembles the director's previous films, in the way it examines the platonic relationship between two women. Here, of course, that friendship is explored in the context of a much darker genre.
All things considered, A Simple Favor marks an intriguing turning point in Feig's ongoing development, as a filmmaker. His comedies have always been subversive in the way they approach their sub-genres (spy thriller, paranormal horror) with respect to gender, and it stands to reason that A Simple Favor will follow suit in that sense. Feig probably won't be able to beat someone like David Fincher at his own mystery/thriller game, but he's making an admirable go at it, all the same.
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CrossFit Hillcrest coach Crystal Cañez (above) launches fundraiser for Rosarito Boys and Girls Club. (Photo by Israel Woolfolk Photography)
By Margie M. Palmer
Hillcrest trainer creates fundraiser to help Rosarito Boys and Girls Club
Donald Trump may be in favor of building a massive wall between the U.S. and Mexico border, but CrossFit Hillcrest coach Crystal Cañez is focused on building bridges.
During a recent trip to Baja California, the Hillcrest resident was introduced to Rosy Torres, president of the Rosarito Boys and Girls Club. Cañez immediately wanted to get involved with the club.
“I asked her what I could do to help out,” Cañez said, noting her initial thoughts involved volunteering. “I have the time and I have the compassion, and all these things that I could bring, but as soon as I saw the facility I felt that volunteering wasn’t enough.”
CrossFit Hillcrest coach Crystal Cañez launches fundraiser for Rosarito Boys and Girls Club. (Photo by Israel Woolfolk Photography)
They do great work but it’s a little run-down, she said, especially when you compare it to the ones that lie just north of the border.
“Here we don’t have to worry about things like being able to turn on the water to wash your hands, or maybe brush your teeth without getting some type of infection from the water. I know it’s better than nothing, but I know we can make it better,” Cañez said. “If we have the luxury of having air conditioning, and new things, or just clean water and food to eat, these kids deserve the same regardless as to whether they are living in a third-world country.”
When she returned to the U.S., she approached CrossFit Hillcrest owner Mike Stoll about putting together a fundraiser. After a little talk and a bit of planning, the Rosarito Boys and Girls Club Workout of the Day charity event was born.
Stoll said CrossFit wanted to get involved because it’s a great charity.
Children get art and music lessons at the club, keeping them off the streets.
(Photo courtesy of Rosarita Boys and Girls Club)
“Helping people who are less fortunate, especially kids, just feels good,” he said. “We also wanted to help Crystal out. She’s passionate about the Boys and Girls Club and we’re passionate about supporting our trainers and athletes when they want to give back to the community.”
The costume-themed event will take place at Balboa Park on Saturday, Oct. 24 at 10 a.m. The fundraiser is a four-person team competition; the entrance fee is $10 per person and all proceeds will benefit the Rosarito Boys and Girls Club.
Torres said any monies raised would make a very big impact on her club.
“To give you an idea, here in Mexico it costs us about 420 American dollars per year, per child, to maintain having that child in the club. All the money raised through this event will go directly into operations and will help us to continue to serve the 97 kids we serve on a daily basis,” she said.
“The club is like Disneyland for these kids. They are able to learn how to develop positive leadership skills, self-confidence and the difference between right and wrong,” Torres said. “Some of these kids live in a box and a lot of the things they see on a daily basis, they think that’s normal. This is a different world for them.”
One of those kids, Cañez said, is a 9-year-old boy named Chino, who works 12-14 hour days as a henna tattoo artist.
“That’s his job, it’s what he does to earn cash and he’s out all hours of the day, sometimes until 3 a.m. just cruising the streets looking for anyone who might want to buy a henna tattoo from him. I asked him what he likes to do for fun; he said he likes to play soccer whenever he isn’t too tired from working,” she said.
“The things he sees and the things he has to hear and put up with — it’s just remarkable how he is still alive. It’s a whole different world for them out there. He’s exposed to violence, people dying in the streets, and I’m almost afraid to say it, the [drug] cartel and other things that go on there, and in order for him to protect himself he needs to keep his mouth shut, keep hustling and keep going.”
Cañez said her goal for the fundraiser is to bring people together and to bring awareness that as San Diego is a border city, what happens in Mexico is going to affect our country as well.
The Rosarito Boys and Girls Club will be the benefactors of a fundraiser at Balboa Park on Saturday, Oct. 24 at 10 a.m.
(Photo courtesy of Rosarita Boys and Girls Club
“When the Pope was visiting the U.S. last week he made a good point. He said that people don’t realize that we aren’t seeing one another as human beings. We are seeing each other as being Mexican, or German. They are seen as their ethnicities and for their problems, not for the humanity they have in them,” she said. “You don’t have to do big fundraisers to make your good with humanity, it could be a simple thing like buying a homeless person something to eat. My goal is to remind people that there are things bigger than your problems and you, on an everyday basis.”
For more information on how to register for the fundraiser, visit bit.ly/1KZWsVv.
—Margie M. Palmer is a San Diego-based freelance writer who has been racking up bylines in a myriad of news publications for the past 10 years. You can reach her at margiep@alumni.pitt.edu.
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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: President Donald Trump raises a fist after his inauguration as former President Barack Obama applauds on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. In today's inauguration ceremony Donald J. Trump becomes the 45th president of the United States. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Former President Barack Obama revealed on Thursday that he advised President-Elect Donald Trump to “just change the name” of Obamacare and “claim that you made those wonderful changes.”
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Obama had been participating in a question and answer session with DNC Chair Tom Perez, to whom the 44th president explained he never sought “pride of authorship” on health care.
I said to the incoming president, ‘Just change the name and claim that you made these wonderful changes and I would be like, “You go.”‘ Because I didn’t have pride of authorship, I just wanted people to have health care.
Obama continued, saying he warned the incoming president, who had campaigned on repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act, that he “couldn’t do it despite controlling all branches of government in Washington. They couldn’t do it because we had actually thought it through and it’s a hard thing to do.”
The former president explained that the goal of making sure every American has access to quality health care was something that “every president since Teddy Roosevelt had failed to do.”
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“The idea that I somehow took on health care just because I thought it was fun or it would somehow burnish my legacy is nuts,” Obama added. “Because we knew going in in 2008 that every president since Teddy Roosevelt had failed to do what every other advanced democracy in the world has done.”
In 2016, Obama said he didn’t care if Republicans changed the name of the law as long as its provisions stayed in place.
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“They can even change the name of the law to Reagancare,” he said. “Or they can call it Paul Ryancare. I don’t care about credit. I just want it to work.”
Oh President Obama, we miss you so much ❤
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By a 5-4 vote in 2012, the Supreme Court ruled that the ACA’s individual mandate, which requires all Americans to enroll in health care coverage or pay a fine, was constitutional due to the power of Congress to levy taxes. Chief Justice John Roberts, a conservative, was the deciding vote in favor of saving the law.
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Fitzroy North, 4 km. north-east of Melbourne, is separated from Fitzroy (South) by Alexandra Parade. Its other boundaries adjoin Carlton North, Brunswick, Northcote and Clifton Hill.
It was laid out in the 1850s, by and large to a design developed by government survey staff in contrast to the under-dimensioned thoroughfares and allotments arising from private speculation and development south of Alexandra Parade. The design was fitted around the north-easterly thoroughfares of Queens Parade and St. Georges Road, the latter running over the Yan Yean water-supply pipe (1857). An unrealised suburban design from the government survey department was “Merriville”, but the name is acknowledged by the locality of Merri in Northcote, just over the border. The border is, in fact the Merri Creek.
Suburban allotments were not sold until the 1860s and 1870s. Near Merri is Rushall, the site of a housing development begun in 1869 by the Old Colonists’ Association. The idea of the Association and the houses seems to have been that of the theatrical entrepreneur, George Coppin, who was concerned about accommodation for elderly Port Phillip pioneers and for retired actors. The two hectare site has houses ranging from bluestone cottages to 1960s home units.
In the middle of Fitzroy North is Edinburgh Gardens, a circular site with a sports oval at its southern end. The oval was the home ground of the Fitzroy Football Club from its formation in 1883, entry to the Victorian Football League in 1897 until its departure from the oval in 1967. The Gardens had the Brunswick Street/St. Georges Road tram alongside (1887), and railway lines from Preston and Carlton North, which converged on a spur which ran through the Gardens. The railway line from Carlton North was part of the inner circle which became superfluous when radiating suburban lines were finally run through other inner suburbs to connect directly with central Melbourne.
Churches and schools were opened: St. Luke’s Church of England (1874), the Alfred Crescent primary school (1875) and St. Brigid’s Catholic church and school in Alexandra Parade (1880s). In 1891 the Merri primary school in the very north of the district was opened.
The tram in Nicholson Street, along the western boundary, was begun in 1887 and the service along Queens Parade in the same year. Shopping strips developed along the three tram lines, Nicholson Street, St. George’s Road and Queens Parade, the last one being the strongest and having the attraction of a plantation and service road protecting it from the main traffic.
In 1915 a central school was opened in Falconer Street, becoming a high school/secondary college in 1956 and changing in 1992 to a campus of the John Batman TAFE.
The inner-circle railway lines were kept for goods traffic, but in the 1980s and 1990s they were given over to linear parks. The spur line down to the former Fitzroy station has been treated in the same manner. The football club’s homeground became a community oval.
In 1987 the median house price in Fitzroy North was 14% above the median for metropolitan Melbourne and in 1996 it was 46% above the metropolitan median. Housing types in Fitzroy North are similar to those in Clifton Hill – mainly brick with a solid look about them – and their price levels and movements closely mirrored those in Clifton Hill.
Barrett, Bernard, “The Inner Suburbs: The evolution of an industrial area”, Melbourne University Press, 1971.
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Creeping Up On a Deadline
July 25, 2009 jason 1 Comment
Anyone who’s talking Brewers right now is talking about who, when, and if to make a trade to bolster the team’s starting rotation for the stretch run of this season. The non-waiver trade deadline is July 31, so that’s what all the hub-bub is about.
The Brewers have been mentioned pretty prominently in the rumors surrounding Toronto’s Roy Halladay, far and away the best pitcher that is ‘available’ at this time. The Brewers (a) have the excellent minor league prospects that Toronto would like in exchange, (b) they’re less than a handful of games behind St. Louis in the division, and most importantly, (c) they showed last season that they were willing to deal when they worked out a trade for CC Sabathia.
I was talking with a friend about situation yesterday, and wanted to share some of my thoughts.
Honestly, I really hope that the Crew just stands pat with what they’ve got and hope for the best. The division is too close, and (until just yesterday afternoon) no one else is making moves to suggest they’re going to pull ahead, either. I LOVED the Lopez deal to solidify the top of the order. Manny Parra has looked a lot better, and if we get Dave Bush backin the rotation, that could be enough to pull ahead (provided guys get back to the form they showed earlier in the season).
In my mind, it’s not worth it to trade either of their blue-chip prospects (Mat Gamel, Alcides Escobar) for a guy that will be here for a year-and-a-half at most, when his acquisition would in no way guarantee a trip to the Series. Better chance of making the playoffs this year? Sure. At this point, though, it’s hard to look across the Brewers pitching staff and say, “well, we’re just one premium pitcher away from taking this division.” They’re really not. And considering the strength St. Louis just added to the middle of their lineup, the Crew should be LESS inclined to make a move, not more. Halladay might’ve helped us over the hump in a weak division, but if the Cards can more consistently score runs, they become a legit contender.
I feel like the Brewers are better served to ride this out, stay patient, and continue to build for the coming seasons. The front office needs to do a REALLY good job scouting and developing pitching. They used 4 of their top 6 picks in the 2008 draft on pitchers, and another 2 of the top 3 (including #1) in 2009. This has been our achilles heel stretching as far back in recent memory as J.M. Gold, then on to Ben Hendrickson, Mike Jones, Mark Rogers, and most recently Jeremy Jeffress (and there were plenty of other less prominent flame-outs along the way). They need to sign the rock-solid players (Braun = done, Prince, Gallardo) to long-term deals and do a good job of separating the proverbial wheat from the chaff (Escobar will probably supplant Hardy at shortstop next year, might be a good idea to get Gamel some time in right because Hart hasn’t shown the consistency at the plate, etc.).
It’s tough to continue to have a patient attitude, because for so long, the organization built up to this time– when the everyday guys we have now would be in the prime of their careers, and we’d be making strong runs in the post-season. Well, we didn’t end up with enough young pitching to do that. The thing to do now is NOT to sell off the farm and grasp at straws to get there. Stay the course. We’re now at least a perennially competitive team, and we just have to keep doing a good job with player development; eventually we’ll get lucky enough that the pieces come together.
I would rather have a team that wins 80-90 games every year and always has at least a so-so shot at making a post-season push than one that goes for broke, misses the mark, and ends up back in the cellar in three years. Now’s the time for Milwaukee’s front office to be really smart, sign your best players for the long haul, and keep those farm hands coming.
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I was curious to know your thoughts about the Brewer’s status right now. I agree!
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Dawes - Passwords - Albums - Reviews - Soundblab
Dawes - Passwords
by Ljubinko Zivkovic Rating:8 Release Date:2018-06-22 Label: HUB Records
At some point in the 1970s, the big music companies, radio stations and PR agencies came up with the term AOR - adult oriented rock, lumping in practically anything that they considered suitable for ‘smooth’ radio-play. Dominated by the ‘California sound’, something that covered everything from The Eagles and Jackson Browne, to Michael McDonald's version of The Doobie Brothers, with ‘more daring’ excursions like The Band, Little Feat and ‘more melodic’ moods of Neil Young.
These days, nobody mentions AOR much, but the music from that era seems to be having some kind of resurrection. One of the names certainly responsible for that is California-based (where else?) band Dawes, nine years in, coming with their sixth offering, Passwords.
While some names dabbling in the genre, or to be more precise genres connected with the California sound, like Jonathan Wilson (who produced this album), particularly on his recent “Rare Birds” album are trying to breathe new life into the genre from the musical side, Dawes, are sticking to the refinement process, at least musically.
As one of their more recent photos which pictures them standing to something of a similar couch Crosby, Stills & Nash sat on, along with a typical 70s phone and lamp, musically Dawes stick to the sounds that California in the 70s stood for - mostly soft, refined rock, with just a touch of cracking guitars (here on the opener “Living In The Future”), The Band-like rootsy elements (closer “Time Flies Either Way”) and rare ventures into more contemporary musical elements (the excellent “Telescope”).
But if you are thinking retro copy and paste, forget it. Dawes has not only sussed all the musical elements on display perfectly and have a melodic sense to make it all sound fresh again. But where Dawes really live in the future, or should I say where they are contemporary is their lyrical content. Singer Taylor Goldsmith, whose voice is a kind of a cross between Richard Emanuel and Jackson Browne comes up with some perceptive views on current human existence, like on the quite exemplary “Crack The Case”. Maybe in that manner, Dawes bring true meaning to the term adult-oriented rock.
In the end, the thing with Dawes lies squarely whether these (what some would call) ‘old fashioned’ sounds are for you. You can certainly be sure what kind of audience they will attract as they are currently touring with Jeff Lynne’s ELO. Personally, as far as I’m concerned, I’m game.
James Weiskittel
Good review Ljubinko. This has always been a tough band for me to get into. While I 'like' just about everything I've heard, I'll be damned if I've ever made it all the way through an album of theirs. I'd probably just give their entire...
Good review Ljubinko. This has always been a tough band for me to get into. While I 'like' just about everything I've heard, I'll be damned if I've ever made it all the way through an album of theirs. I'd probably just give their entire catalog an 8 out of 10.
Ljubinko Zivkovic James Weiskittel
Thanks, James. Actually, it took me a while too to get into their music, but when I did, it turned out to be quite rewarding.
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Interview : on Under Construction
Posted on May 12, 2015 by Rubaiyat Hossain
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Female Director, Female Gaze
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What it means to be a female director in a male dominated industry
With her new film, Under Construction being selected in the main competition ‘The New Directors Showcase’ at the Seattle International Film Festival, Rubaiyat Hossain is gearing up for its theatrical release in Bangladesh on July 31, 2015.
In an interview with Weekend Tribune, this dynamic new director shares some insights into her fascinating life and work.
Tell us about your new movie
My new movie recently got cleared by the Censor Board and it is up for release on July 31. It is about a middle class urban Muslim woman’s journey. It’s about her day to day life being a theatre actor. The reason I call it Under Construction is because the background of the film is Dhaka city and if you look at the city, you cannot find a single spot where a building is not being constructed – so the city, as such, is being constructed – it’s in a transitional phase. The urban citizen is also in the making and so is the modern Bengali woman.
And by saying a larger theme, I mean it is about trying to question tradition because she is a theatre actress doing Rokto Korobi on stage for a very long time. She wants to re-interpret the play. Can someone re-interpret something as traditional as Rabindranath Tagore? Are you supposed to do that? What happens when you do that? It is also about questioning womanhood as we know it and how she is actually trying to push the boundary in an effort to find herself.
With your earlier film also being women-centric, how is this movie different?
This film doesn’t have a heated political background like the one of 1971. It is a contemporary story and it’s about your everyday life.
Some people might say that you had it easy because of your affluent background. What do you have to say about the challenges of being a woman director in Dhallywood?
I think it is difficult for anybody to make films. A lot of people who are making movies are getting funding from somebody else. If you want to make a film it doesn’t happen for free. You have to either have your own money or have somebody give it to you. Either way it’s the same thing. You can say that I have more creative freedom because I don’t have to go to an outside producer. However, in terms of technicality and in working with the crew, it’s totally vague. And also in terms of working in an industry that is predominantly male dominated, the struggle is the same.
At any given time, look at the landscape of female directors even in places like Bollywood or Hollywood, how many female directors are out there? And how many of them are actually telling women stories. I think Reema Kagti tried to tell a female story in Taalash but still she needed an Aamir Khan in it to sell the movie. I had to go to films where I had to teach myself to make short films and documentaries before I could be in a position to make a feature film. Having said that, it was easier in my second film because my camera person, two of my assistant directors were women, which made it easier for me. But still, most of the rest of the crew are all males.
When did the directing bug bite you?
I have always been a very visual person. I remember when I was young and liked a novel, I would make a casting list. As I grew older I started watching Satyajit Rai movies, and that’s when I began to realised just how meaningful films could be really be. I started reading his books on films and watched all his films. Throughout my undergrad studies, when I majored in Women Studies, I took some film production courses. After I finished my undergrads I went to New York Film Academy for a Diploma in Film Direction. It was during this Diploma course when I realised that this is what I really want to do. I still went ahead did my Masters in South Asia studies. Right now I am planning to do a PhD in Cinema Studies from NYU. I am interested in academia and film making. I don’t want to be a completely commercial filmmaker. My engagement with films is more passionate.
So you never want to make a pop corn entertainer?
Never ….maybe I could but that would be de-constructive. I am very fascinated by Bollywood. I go to Mumbai a lot. I am very fascinated by the power that this kind of cinema has over people. I am interested to work on something like that, if I could make a film that would have real commercial elements, I would like to see how it affects the society. I am really interested to see how films reflect the society – how cinema can reflect, analyse a social phenomena.
A simple rickshaw puller, for example, has his own bag of problems. Why do you think he will spend his hard earned money to watch a movie based on hard hitting social messages instead of an escape-from-reality entertainer?
I think we often underestimate the audience. If the story is strong, the audience will relate. Yes, you can entertain them with a lot of bright colours, loud sounds and really good music, but I am sure if you can actually present a film that represents the actual life and trouble of, for example a rickshaw puller, then I think they will enjoy it more. When we watch a film and if we find a reflection of our life in it that makes us really happy as I can relate to that. You never can understand what kind of films audience will like unless and until you give them those options. If you are only giving them one type of films then that’s all they are going to watch.
What do you want to do with your production house, Khona Talkies?
With Khona Talkies we basically want to take baby steps. We want to produce some meaningful cinema. We have already produced one documentary which unearthed three individual voices of Birangonas. We have produced a short film which is completed and will come out soon. We plan on producing more documentaries and shorts films. We want to create a platform where we can raise issues which are otherwise not encouraged to be spoken of. We are going to start some films sessions where we are going to watch films and have discussions with people who are interested to engage with films as visual texts.
There is a recent trend for the media hype for a product out-selling the product itself. What is your take on this?
I think in today’s time and age it has become very important because if your film is going to be in theatres and if you don’t let people know then they are not going to come. But I think most of the promotions we do is online on Facebook, Youtube etc. However, I think one has to reach out not saying that my film is the best, come and watch it but at least saying my movie is in theater, come and watch it.
In the long run, do you want people to tag you as a ‘female director’ or just a ‘director’?
I think I always want to be identified as a woman. I think every person has one battle to fight and I have always picked my battle to be a woman, to find my space in the world and raise my voice as a woman creating the same space for other women. At the same time, when you make a film, you make a film. For example, in Under Construction there is a scene with this python and I am dead scared of snakes. But the moment we started shooting and I was looking through the camera, I was not scared anymore. At that moment it was not a snake but a part of my film. So when you make a film, you are just making a film and that goes beyond gender roles. But I always want to be conscious of myself as a woman.
So you feel that be it commercial or art house movies, women are shown in a very sexual way?
There is certain amount of objectification. As a director it is your own journey to find your form of representation. I wrote an article called, female director, female gaze which dealt with how a female director represents a female character. Do they sexualise the character or do they completely desexualise her? I think that’s a process of which the language will be made clearer as more female make films.
Source Link: http://www.dhakatribune.com/weekend/2015/may/07/female-director-female-gaze#sthash.bXV1Y2Ey.dpuf
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Siemens and South Coast Air Quality Management District demonstrate country’s first electric highway near two largest U.S. Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Siemens truck electrification technology has potential to reduce emissions and improve air quality
Siemens and the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) are conducting a one-mile, zero-emission electric Highway demonstration in Carson, Calif., near the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Three big-rig trucks hauling freight are running along the stretch of highway that uses Siemens technology to electrify highway lanes via an overhead catenary system. This catenary system supplies the trucks with electricity, similar to how modern-day trolleys or streetcars are powered on many city streets, and the system also allows for truck operation outside of the electrified sections of infrastructure.
Two types of electric trucks, including one battery-electric and a clean natural-gas hybrid-electric truck, and a diesel-hybrid truck are now driving on a one-mile catenary system on the north- and south-bound lanes of South Alameda Street from East Lomita Boulevard to the Dominguez Channel in Carson.
Heavy-duty trucks are the number one source of smog-forming emissions in Southern California. Developing a zero- or near-zero goods movement system in the ports will reduce smog-forming, toxic and greenhouse gas emissions in communities around the ports, which are some of the most heavily impacted by air pollution.
“This project will help us evaluate the feasibility of a zero-emission cargo movement system using overhead catenary wires,” said Wayne Nastri, SCAQMD’s executive officer. “This demonstration could lead to the deployment of eHighway systems that will reduce pollution and benefit public health for residents living near the ports.”
“Every day, Americans rely on the goods and services that are carried by freight. But with that mode of transportation predicted to double by 2050, only one-third of this additional travel can be handled by trains despite expansion of rail infrastructure. Experts expect global CO2 emissions from road freight traffic to more than double by 2050,” said Andreas Thon, head of Turnkey Projects & Electrification, North America. “This electrified truck system, what we call eHighway, can modernize the existing infrastructure using the latest technology to accommodate the growing amount of freight travel, reduce harmful emissions, and keep these ports, one of our country’s major economic drivers, competitive.”
The system is expected to lower fossil fuel consumption, reduce truck operating costs, substantially reduce smog-forming, toxic and CO2 emissions, and help accommodate the growing reliance on freight transportation. The aim of this specific project is to demonstrate the eHighway system applied in truck operation on public roads in an urban U.S. setting and to further prepare applications for larger scale initiatives in the future.
The demonstration system, similar to trolley systems or streetcars, features an overhead contact line that makes power available to trucks along the road and an active pantograph located on top of the eHighway trucks that transfers energy from the overhead lines to the truck’s electric motors, allowing the truck to operate with zero emissions while on the catenary system.
The pantograph can connect and disconnect automatically with the contact line via a sensor system while the trucks are moving. This allows the eHighway trucks to easily switch lanes or pass other vehicles without being permanently fixed to the overhead systems like a streetcar. To further ensure the same flexibility as conventional trucks, the eHighway vehicles use an electric-hybrid drive system, which can be powered either by diesel, compressed natural gas (CNG), battery or other on-board energy source, when driving outside of the catenary lines.
Under a separate contract with SCAQMD, the air pollution control agency for Orange County and major portions of Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Riverside counties, the natural-gas hybrid and battery-electric trucks have been developed by Escondido-based TransPower and the diesel hybrid was developed by Mack Trucks, a part of the Volvo Group.
The $13.5 million project is funded by $2.5 million from SCAQMD, as well as $4 million from a settlement with China Shipping, $3 million from the California Energy Commission, $2 million from the Port of Long Beach and $2 million from LA Metro. In addition, Siemens provided a $1.3 million in-kind contribution. SCAQMD is providing an additional $2.1 million and the US EPA is providing $500K for the TransPower contract.
In June 2016, Siemens launched the world’s first eHighway system on public roads in Sweden. The eHighway is running on a two-kilometer section of the E16 highway north of Stockholm through 2018. Two bio-diesel-hybrid vehicles from truck-maker Scania, subsidiary of Volkswagen, are being used for the project. In addition, three field trials of the eHighway technology on German highways are planned to start operation in 2019.
Siemens is dedicated to improving Californian infrastructure through technology—from commissioning combined-cycle flexible power plants in El Segundo that can power nearly 450,000 Californian homes and intelligent software that helps CAISO manage renewable energy, to Sacramento-built advanced technology light rail vehicles for San Diego and San Francisco and some of the country’s cleanest-running locomotives for the Capitol Corridor. Siemens also contributes to the local economy with an extensive footprint in the region including its over 1,000-person U.S. rail manufacturing and service headquarters in Sacramento and its next47 innovation hub in Silicon Valley.
For further information on Siemens eHighway, please see www.siemens.com/ehighway.
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Siesta Key Round Up January 2018
Published on December 29, 2017 by ebstein
Boating incident reported in Big Pass
In late November, “eagle eye” resident Michael Shay reported to the paper that he saw emergency vessels in Big Sarasota Pass on the night of Nov. 26. He later learned that a 911 call was logged at 7:33 p.m. that day, and it referenced the sandbar in Big Pass.
It took several days to track down all the available information, leading finally to a statement on Dec. 1 from staff of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC).
In the Dec. 1 email, Melody Kilborn, public information coordinator for FWC’s Southwest Region Office, wrote that she had just spoken with the investigating officer late that afternoon. “The information that I have at this time,” she continued, “is that FWC received the call at approximately 7:48 p.m. [on Nov. 26] from the United States Coast Guard (USCG) [regarding] a single boat accident in Sarasota.”
She added, “The vessel struck a seawall and came to rest on a nearby pile of rock. There were 4 adults on board at the time of the incident, one female and three males.” Of the four, she noted, three were transported to the hospital, and two of the three sustained injuries.
“Both of the injured parties are in stable condition,” she wrote. “[T]his is still an active and ongoing investigation and as soon as our officers have completed their thorough investigation, a report will be completed,” she noted.
On Nov. 27, contact was made with Ashley Lusby, the media relations officer for Sarasota County’s Emergency Services Department, to learn what she could report about the incident. She responded that the Fire Department transported two patients to the hospital. One was a 30-year-old male; the other, a 49-year-old male, she wrote in an email.
Contact also was made with the Sheriff’s Office on Nov. 27, to ask whether its staff could provide any details. Mycah A. Schafer, media relations specialist, wrote in an email that two calls were made for help — one to the City of Sarasota and one to the county. The Sheriff’s Office did assist with the response to the incident, she added, “but essentially the call was in the city limits and FWC took over the investigation.”
Kilborn explained that the FWC has jurisdiction when boating accidents occur.
New beneficiaries of Crystal Classic to be determined
After all the accounting has been completed, the organizers of the Siesta Key Crystal Classic Master Sand Sculpting Festival will decide how to divvy up any profits, Mark Smith, chair of the Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce, has announced.
In years past, he said, Siesta Beach Festival Inc., the 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that owns the Crystal Classic, had a contract that specified “a sizable amount of money” would go to Mote Marine out of the proceeds from the annual November event.
However, Smith told about 35 people at the December Siesta Key Association (SKA) meeting, it costs about $285,000 for the Siesta Key Chamber to produce the festival. One year, he added, a rainy day “wiped out every bit of profit we had.” Therefore, the Chamber has been working to set aside about $20,000 a year to create a fund up to $125,000 “literally for a rainy day, and we’re about there.”
The Chamber pays the travel expenses of the 24 artists who participate in the festival, Smith continued, and they come from all over the world. It also provides them a stipend. Furthermore, Smith noted, the Chamber has to pay Sarasota County for a permit to hold the event on Siesta Public Beach. County staff members “want their share of the pie,” was how he put it.
After all the financial details have been settled from the Crystal Classic this year, Smith added, the Chamber will announce the nonprofit organizations in the area that will benefit from any proceeds.
He did point out that the organizers know attendance “definitely was up from years past,” adding that the event was “a big success.”
Siesta Key dates to remember for February
The Annual Siesta Key Village Craft Festival Sat. and Sun., Feb. 24 and 25, arts and crafts, music and great food make this two-day celebration the first popular event of the year.
Village Valentine Stroll Wednesday, Feb. 14, take a stroll through Siesta Key Village for sweets and treats. Look for pink or red balloons displayed outside participating businesses. Both events are sponsored by the Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce. For more information, visit www.siestakeychamber.com or call (941) 349-3800.
Say “I Do” Again! Wednesday, Feb. 14, celebrate a renewal of your wedding vows at sunset on beautiful Siesta Beach. The non-denominational service begins promptly at 6 p.m. Registration required. For more information, call Sarasota County at (941) 861-5000.
How long should sandbags stay in place?
Sometimes the theoretically routine business items on the Sarasota County Commission consent agendas are more easily understood at first pass than others. On Nov. 28, it took a bit more digging to get to the heart of Item No. 10 out of 15.
Officially, it called for the board to “authorize a public hearing on ordinance amending the Coastal Setback Code, Chapter 54, Article XXII of the County Code, extending the duration of Class I Emergency Variances.”
An email from a member of the county’s Planning and Development Services staff, which went to representatives of the four barrier island associations in the county, made the issue clearer. “Because of erosion along portions of its Gulf of Mexico shoreline, Sarasota County is considering amendments to the Coastal Setback Code relating to temporary shoreline protection. The existing Code limits the use of sandbags to one year, while the amendments propose to create an administrative process to provide a maximum of two, one-year extensions,” Joseph Kraus wrote on the morning of Nov. 29.
On Nov. 28, the County Commission unanimously approved the tentative scheduling of a Jan. 30, 2018 public hearing on the draft language staff has prepared for the amendments, he added.
In fact, no board member pulled any item from that Nov. 28 Consent Agenda for discussion before the vote.
“The public comment period is extremely helpful,” Kraus pointed out in the email. “We value the input of the barrier island associations and residents, and invite your consideration of, and comment on, the proposed amendments. As always, we are available to respond to questions and would be glad to attend association meetings to discuss.”
He included his email address and phone number: jkraus@scgov.net; 726-4061.
The email went to representatives of the Siesta Key Association, Casey Key Association, Manasota Key Association and North Manasota Key Association.
A memo provided to the board in advance of the Nov. 28 meeting explains, “The Coastal Setback Code establishes standards for the approval of measures to protect Gulf-front structures at risk of damage from beach erosion.” The approval may be granted “‘in emergencies caused by recent calamitous occurrences such as, but not limited to, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, or high winds where buildings, swimming pools, roads, or public facilities have been damaged or destroyed, or are directly and immediately anticipated to be threatened,’” the memo says.
After the 2016 storm season, the memo continues, “several Class I Emergency Variances were granted for properties fronting the Gulf of Mexico on Manasota Key. Considering the limitations associated with the one-year administrative authorizations, several of the property owners requested that the County Commission (Board) consider extending the timeframe for which their sandbags may remain under the initial authorization. Based on Board guidance provided on April 19, 2017 and April 25, 2017,” the memo adds, staff prepared the amendments to the Coastal Setback Code.
January Siesta Key Association meeting
SKA will hold its monthly meeting on January 4, 4:30 PM at St. Boniface Church, 5615 Midnight Pass Road, in the Parish Hall. One of the main topics for the meeting, “Make Siesta Drive Safe,” with two guest speakers from the Bay Island Siesta Association. Two other major items that will be discussed is an update regarding the Big Pass Dredging and Commercial Setbacks within the Siesta Key Overlay District/Proposed Hotel.
Membership meeting notice
The Siesta Key Condo Council will hold a its next meeting on January 23, 3:30 PM at the Siesta Key Chapel located at 4615 Gleason Ave on Siesta Key.
The main speaker is Dan Lobeck from Lobeck and Hanson P.A. Lobeck will be covering the following topics: 2017 Condominium Legislation, Criminal Penalties Against Officers and Directors, Conflicts of Interest, Term Limits, Debit Cards, Records and Financial Reports, Recalls & Voting Rights, Mandatory Websites, Estoppels and 2018 Proposed Condominium Legislation.
Road swap might become moot
A potential swap involving state roads on Siesta Key may become moot.
In early September, Former Sarasota County Administrator Tom Harmer reported that county staff has been in talks with Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) representatives about that department accepting River Road as a state road in exchange for the county’s accepting roads on Siesta Key as county routes, including Siesta Drive, Higel Avenue and Stickney Point Road.
During a Dec. 12 discussion about county priorities for state and federal help, County Commissioner Nancy Detert and state Sen. Greg Steube, R-Sarasota, agreed that the improvements the county wants to undertake on River Road would get underway faster if the county could win a $10-million Florida Job Growth Fund grant from the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity.
The county applied for that grant during the summer.
The road swap, Steube indicated, might take more than a year. However, the potential exists for the state to award that economic development money to the county out of 2018 appropriations.
Steube and Rob Lewis, the county’s director of community and intergovernmental relations, said they would advocate for the county to win the state funding for River Road.
About those dogs …
During his December report to SKA members, Sgt. Jason Mruczek, leader of the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office subdivision on the Key, reported “no real major crime trends” for November. A couple of vehicle burglaries had been reported on the north end of the island, he said, so he reminded the audience members to lock their vehicles and never to leave valuables in plain sight in them.
Mruczek added that the Sheriff’s Office had received requests to increase patrols on South Midnight Pass Road to monitor speeding in that area. A speed-recording device was set up to collect data, he said, so he would be checking on the results soon.
As for reports of vehicles speeding through Siesta Village early in the morning: Putting deputies in place to monitor that remains a work in progress, Mruczek indicated.
When he asked for questions or concerns, a woman told him that she had been observing “a lot of people bringing so-called service dogs out [on the beach] as soon as the lifeguards leave,” and those dogs run up and down the shoreline.
“No animals are allowed in county parks,” Mruczek responded. However, if a person tells a deputy a dog is a service animal, the deputy does ask whether the dog belongs to that person and what type of service animal it is. The dog does not have to have a vest on to specify that information, he noted.
“We’re very limited on what we can ask [of the owners],” he said, indicating that that was because of the language in the federal Americans with Disabilities Act.
Nonetheless, he continued, dogs are supposed to be on leashes, unless they have been trained to respond reliably to voice commands.
The woman then pointed out that she believed owners “throwing Frisbees into the water [for the dogs] to retrieve” was a sure sign the dogs she had been seeing were not service animals. Mruczek acknowledged that he was inclined to agree with her.
How much is that land worth?
The future of county-owned land at 6647 S. Midnight Pass Road has been a big topic of Siesta discussions for some time, with many island leaders thinking it would be a good location for a parking lot.
During a Dec. 13 County Commission discussion about creating parking spaces and a trolley stop on that property, Commissioner Michael Moran asked about the market value of the land.
Lin Kurant, the county’s Real Estate Services manager, replied that a staff appraiser had come up with the figure of $3.5 million.
Commissioner Alan Maio reminded Moran that, earlier this year, the county’s Public Utilities Department staff affirmed the need for the county to retain ownership of the property because of an aboveground water tank located there and numerous underground pipelines. “A parking lot was a fallback position.”
Kurant pointed out that the Utilities Department staff had advised her office that all of the utilities infrastructure on the site would have to be removed if the parcel were to be offered for sale. “It’s zoned multi-family,” she said of the property, but the number of units that could be constructed on it most likely would be constrained because of a wetlands area on the eastern end of it.
Commissioner Charles Hines was among board members who voiced surprise that such a high potential sales price would be expected for the parcel
“I don’t care if its 5 cents or $3.5 million,” Moran replied. “I’m just suggesting that it’s a variable in this conversation.”
The board members have been working since October to identify revenue — including proceeds from selling surplus land — that can be used to fill a projected $7.7-million budget hole for the 2019 fiscal year.
Gaddie wins seat on county advisory committee
Regular readers will recall that Siesta resident Cheryl Gaddie, who is well known in the region for the work of her firm, CG Interior Design, served for a period of time as president of the Siesta Key Village Association before it was absorbed into the Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce at the end of 2016. What they may not know about Gaddie is that she is a dedicated bicyclist.
On Nov. 28, Gaddie was among five people who won unanimous County Commission approval as new members of the county’s Bicycle/Pedestrian/Trail Advisory Committee.
Her term and those of two other people will run through November 2019, according to a memo provided to the board. The others were appointed through November 2020. The reason for the shorter period of service for the three was to “maintain term staggering as required by the governing resolution,” Patrick Lui, the county’s bicycle pedestrian coordinator, noted in the memo. “The applicants are aware of the reduced appointment length,” he added.
In her application, Gaddie wrote, “Strong interest in biking for transportation” in response to the question, “Why do you want to serve on this Advisory Council?”
Gaddie previously served on the board, she noted.
Van Roekens also sent the email to County Commissioner Alan Maio and incoming Interim County Administrator Jonathan Lewis.
Breeze ridership climbing after late-summer lull
Ridership for the Siesta Key Breeze open-air trolley has bounced back as expected, thanks to seasonal residents returning to the Key and two big events on the island last month.
In October, the total was 8,793, and in November, it was 15,443, Kendra Keiderling, marketing outreach and customer service supervisor for Sarasota County Area Transit (SCAT) reported.
Not only did the island host the Crystal Classic Master Sand Sculpting Festival in November, but it also had a busy holiday season kickoff — Light Up Siesta Key — the Saturday after Thanksgiving.
In July, SCAT recorded 25,506 passengers on the open-air trolley that circulates between Turtle Beach Park and Siesta Village. For August, the total was 14,040, Keiderling reported.
Of course, July Fourth is a tremendously busy day for visitors on the island. Additionally, spot checks have indicated that Dr. Beach’s second No. 1 ranking of Siesta Public Beach, just before Memorial Day, contributed to another booming summer for businesses.
In September, however, ridership fell to 5,165. Keiderling reported that SCAT staff had been warned that September traditionally is the least busy month on the Key, with school having started and snowbirds not having returned yet. The Breeze also had six days of disruption because of forecasts for Hurricane Irma’s strike, Keiderling said in early October.
Cosentino’s Charter amendments
Mike Cosentino and Mary Anne Bowie, executive director of Reopen Beach Road, told members of the Siesta Key Association in August that they hoped to set a record for the shortest amount of time needed to get privately initiated Sarasota County Charter amendments before voters.
Both amendments are related to Cosentino’s efforts to overturn a May 2016 vote of the County Commission that vacated a 357-foot-long segment of North Beach Road.
Reopen Beach Road needs a total of 13,866 valid signatures on each proposed amendment. As of Dec. 13, the Supervisor of Elections Office reported the total of the signatures submitted, for proposed Amendment 4.1 is 7,129; for proposed Amendment 4.2, 7,015.
As for the proposed amendments themselves: The first says the following: “Article III, Section 4.1. Preserve County-Owned Parks, Preserves, Beach and Water Access and Waterfront Vistas. The County shall not sell, and shall retain ownership of, County-owned Parks and Preserves, and shall not vacate or sell County-owned road segments or right of way along or abutting any beach, river, creek, canal, lake, bay, gulf access or waterfront vista. The County shall encourage maximum right of way use for public access and viewing of waterfront vistas. Whenever feasible, the County shall make these areas accessible to mobility impaired persons.”
The second says, “Article III, Section 4.2. Siesta Key Beach Road as Public Right of Way. The County shall rescind the vacation of, or re-acquire, Beach Road on Siesta Key as it existed on January 1, 2016, and shall not vacate or sell this County-owned road segment(s) or right of way. The County shall provide maximum right of way use of Beach Road for public access, including vehicular use and viewing of waterfront vistas. The County shall make Beach Road accessible to mobility impaired persons.”
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EventsEdit
Up to 1900Edit
1506 – The cornerstone for the present Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome is laid.
1518 - Bona Sforza is crowned Queen of Poland.
1521 - The trial of Martin Luther begins its second day during the assembly of the Diet of Worms.
1689 - Bostonians rise up in rebellion against Sir Edmund Andros.
1738 – Madrid's Royal Academy of History is founded.
1775 – American Revolution: Paul Revere's ride, to warn the countryside of troop movements.
1797 – France defeats Austria in the Battle of Neuwied.
1807 - A ferry capsizes in the port of Harwich, Essex, England, killing between 60 and 90 people.
1831 – The University of Alabama is founded.
1848 - An American victory at the Battle of Cerro Gordo opens the way for the invasion of Mexico in the Mexican-American War.
1880 – A tornado in Marshfield, Missouri, kills 99 people.
1881 – Billy the Kid escapes from Lincoln County jail in Mesilla, New Mexico.
1888 - British passenger steamer State of Florida sinks in the North Atlantic Ocean after a collision with a sailing ship, killing 130 people.
1897 – The Greco-Turkish War is declared.
1901 – 2000Edit
1902 – Quetzaltenango, Guatemala is destroyed by an earthquake.
1906 – 1906 San Francisco earthquake: San Francisco, California is largely destroyed by a major earthquake, and subsequent fires. Estimates suggest that 3,000 people have died, some of them after Mayor Eugene Schmitz orders a shoot-to-kill policy against looters. Operatic tenor Enrico Caruso, who was in the city at the time, fled, never to return.
1909 - Joan of Arc is beatified in Rome.
1912 - Cunard liner RMS Carpathia brings 705 survivors from the RMS Titanic sinking to New York City.
1915 - French pilot Roland Garros is shot down and glides to a landing on the German side of the lines during World War I.
1923 – The Yankee Stadium opens in New York City.
1924 - Simon & Schuster publishes the first crossword puzzle book.
1930 - BBC Radio announces that there is no news for that day.
1941 - Vichy France announces its withdrawal from the League of Nations.
1942 – Pierre Laval becomes Prime Minister of Vichy France.
1945 – World War II: 1,000 bombers attack the island of Heligoland in the North Sea.
1946 – The International Court of Justice meets for the first time in The Hague.
1954 – Gamal Abdel Nasser takes power in Egypt.
1955 – World-famous physicist Albert Einstein dies aged 76.
1955 - Representatives of 29 nations meet in Bandung, Indonesia, for the first Asian-African Conference.
1958 - A US Federal Court rules that controversial poet Ezra Pound can be released from an insane asylum.
1974 - Prime Minister of Pakistan Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto opens Lahore's Dry Port.
1980 – The Republic of Zimbabwe becomes independent from the UK, with Canaan Banana as its first President. Robert Mugabe becomes Prime Minister, assuming the presidency in 1987.
1981 – The longest-ever game of professional baseball begins in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
1983 – The US Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, is hit by a suicide bomber, killing 63 people.
1988 - The United States launches Operation Praying Mantis against Iranian forces in the Iran-Iraq War.
1992 – General Abdul Rashid Dostum revolts against President Mohammed Najibullah in Afghanistan.
1996 – At least 106 civilians in Lebanon are killed when Israeli Defense Forces shell a UN compound in Qana.
1996 - Islamic fundamentalists carry out a terror attack on a hotel in Cairo, killing 18 Greek tourists, who they mistook for Israelis.
From 2001Edit
2002 – A light aircraft crashes into the Pirelli building in Milan.
2002 – Thor Heyerdahl, who became world-famous for his Kon-Tiki expedition, dies at the age of 87.
2004 – Spain's Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero orders the withdrawal of Spanish troops from Iraq.
2005 - Start of the Conclave to elect a successor to Pope John Paul II; Joseph Alois Ratzinger is chosen the next day and becomes Pope Benedict XVI.
2007 – 198 people are killed in a series of bombings across Baghdad.
2007 - UEFA Euro 2012 is announced as being hosted jointly by Poland and Ukraine.
2008 - Cricket: The first season of the Indian Premier League begins.
2013 - A suicide bombing at a café in Baghdad kills 27 people and injures 63.
2014 - An avalanche on Mount Everest kills 12 people.
2015 - A terrorist attack in the city of Jalalabad, Afghanistan, kills at least 33 people.
2017 - Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Theresa May calls for an early general election for June 8.
2018 - Saudi Arabia's cinemas open for the first time since 1983.
2018 - NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite is launched.
2019 - Northern Irish journalist Lyra McKee is shot and killed during rioting in the city of Londonderry.
BirthsEdit
359 - Gratian, Roman Emperor (d. 383)
1115 - Gertrud of Süpplingenburg, Saxon noblewoman (d. 1143)
1480 – Lucrezia Borgia, Florentine ruler (d. 1519)
1580 - Thomas Middleton, English dramatist (d. 1621)
1590 – Ahmed I, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1617)
1605 – Giacomo Carissimi, Italian composer (d. 1674)
1647 - Elias Brenner, Finnish-Swedish artist (d. 1717)
1772 - David Ricardo, English political economist (d. 1823)
1782 - Georg August Goldfuss, German palaeontologist and zoologist (d. 1848)
1797 - Adolphe Thiers, 2nd President of France (d. 1877)
1813 - James McCune Smith, American physician and author (d. 1865)
1819 – Carlos Cespedes, Cuban revolutionary (d. 1874)
1838 - Paul Emile Lecoq de Boisbaudran, French chemist (d. 1912)
1857 – Clarence Darrow, American lawyer (d. 1938)
1857 - Alexander Shirvanzade, Armenian playwright and novelist (d. 1935)
1858 – Dhondo Keshav Karve, Indian social reformer (d. 1962)
1858 – Alexander Shirvanzade, Armenian playwright and novelist (d. 1935)
1863 – Leopold Graf Berchtold, Austrian-Hungarian foreign minister (d. 1942)
1863 - Linton Hope, English architect and sailor (d. 1920)
1864 – Richard Harding Davis, American writer (d. 1916)
1874 – Oskar Ernst Bernhardt, German writer (d. 1941)
1877 - Vicente Sotto, Filipino patriot and writer (d. 1950)
1879 - Korneli Kekelidze, Georgian philologist (d. 1962)
1880 - Sam Crawford, American baseball player, coach and umpire (d. 1968)
1882 - Leopold Stokowski, Polish conductor (d. 1977)
1882 – Isaac Babalola Akinyele, Nigerian ruler and writer (d. 1964)
1884 - Jaan Anvelt, Estonian Communist revolutionary and writer (d. 1937)
1889 - Jessie Street, American activist (d. 1970)
1890 - Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia, Russian royal (d. 1958)
1893 - Violette Morris, French shot putter and discus thrower (d. 1944)
1896 - Ha Hye-sok, Korean poet, feminist, writer, painter, educator and journalist (d. 1948)
1897 – Ardito Desio, Italian topographer (d. 2001)
1897 - Per-Erik Hedlund, Swedish cross-country skier (d. 1975)
1901 – Al Lewis, American lyricist (d. 1967)
1901 – Elene Akhvlediani, Georgian artist (d. 1975)
1902 – Giuseppe Pella, Prime Minister of Italy (d. 1981)
1905 – George H. Hitchings, American scientist (d. 1998)
1907 – Miklos Rozsa, Hungarian composer (d. 1995)
1911 – Maurice Goldhaber, Austrian-American physicist (d. 2011)
1914 - Claire Martin, Canadian writer (d. 2014)
1917 – Frederika of Hanover, Queen Consort of Greece (d. 1981)
1918 – Gabriel Axel, Danish movie director, screenwriter and actor (d. 2014)
1918 - Harry Firth, Australian racing driver (d. 2014)
1918 - Shinobu Hashimoto, Japanese screenwriter (d. 2018)
1918 - André Bazin, French critic and theorist (d. 1958)
1919 - Vondell Darr, American actress (d. 2012)
1921 - Jean Richard, French actor (d. 2001)
1922 - Barbara Hale, American actress (d. 2017)
1924 - Clarence Gatemouth Brown, American blues guitarist (d. 2005)
1924 - Roy Mason, British politician (d. 2015)
1925 - Bob Hastings, American actor (d. 2014)
1926 - Harry Volkman, American meteorologist (d. 2015)
1927 – Tadeusz Mazowiecki, Polish writer, journalist and politician (d. 2013)
1927 - Charles Pasqua, French politician (d. 2015)
1927 – Samuel P. Huntington, American political scientist (d. 2008)
1928 - Otto Piene, German artist (d. 2014)
1928 - Karl Josef Becker, German theologian and cardinal (d. 2015)
1929 - Mario Francesco Pompedda, Italian cardinal (d. 2006)
1930 - Jean Guillou, French composer and organist
1931 - Klas Lestander, Swedish biathlete
1933 - Enrico Crispolti, Italian art critic, curator and art historian (d. 2018)
1934 – James Drury, American actor
1934 - Pedro Tenorio, Governor of the Northern Marianas (d. 2018)
1936 - Tarcisio Gitti, Italian politician (d. 2018)
1937 – Jan Kaplicky, Czech-British architect (d. 2009)
1937 - Teddy Taylor, British politician (d. 2017)
1940 – Joseph L. Goldstein, American scientist
1940 – Mike Vickers, British musician and composer
1940 - Ira von Fürstenberg, Italian socialite, actress and jewellery designer
1941 – Michael D. Higgins, 9th President of Ireland
1942 – Jochen Rindt, Austrian racecar driver (d. 1970)
1943 - Zeki Alasya, Turkish actor and director (d. 2015)
1944 - Albin Planinc, Yugoslavian chess player (d. 2008)
1944 – Robert Hanssen, American double agent
1944 - Frances D'Souza, Baroness D'Souza, English academic and politician
1945 – Margaret Hassan, Irish aid worker (d. 2004)
1946 - Hayley Mills, British actress
1946 - Irene Fernandez, Malaysian activist (d. 2014)
1946 - Janet Kagan, American writer (d. 2008)
1947 – Jerzy Stuhr, Polish actor and director
1947 – Moses Blah, Liberian politician (d. 2013)
1947 – Cindy Pickett, American actress
1947 – James Woods, American actor
1947 - Herbert Mullin, American serial killer
1950 - Kenny Ortega, American director, producer and choreographer
1953 - Rick Moranis, Canadian-American actor, singer and screenwriter
1956 – Eric Roberts, American actor
1956 - Melody Thomas Scott, American actress
1956 - Roberto Calderoli, Italian politician
1958 - Malcolm Marshall, Barbadian cricketer
1959 - Frank Mulholland, Scottish lawyer
1960 - Neo Rauch, German artist
1960 - J. Christopher Stevens, American diplomat (d. 2012)
1961 - Jane Leeves, British actress
1961 – Steve Lombardi, American professional wrestler
1963 – Eric McCormack, Canadian actor
1963 – Conan O'Brien, American comedian
1963 - Universo 2000, Mexican professional wrestler (d. 2018)
1964 – Niall Ferguson, British historian
1964 - Rithy Panh, Cambodian documentary moviemaker
1966 - Valeri Kamensky, Russian ice hockey player
1966 - Trine Hattestad, Norwegian javelin thrower
1966 - Camille Coduri, English actress
1967 – Maria Bello, American actress
1968 – David Hewlett, English-Canadian actor
1969 - Princess Sayako of Japan
1970 - Esther Schweins, German actress
1970 – Saad Hariri, Lebanese Prime Minister
1971 – Samantha Cameron, wife of David Cameron
1971 – David Tennant, Scottish actor
1971 – Oleg Petrov, Russian ice hockey player
1972 - Rosa Clemente, American journalist and activist
1972 - Eli Roth, American director
1972 - Lars Christiansen, Danish handball player
1973 – Haile Gebrselassie, Ethiopian runner
1973 - Arnaud Beltrame, French gendarme (d. 2018)
1974 - Mark Tremonti, American musician
1974 - Edgar Wright, English director and writer
1976 – Melissa Joan Hart, American actress
1976 – Rodrigo de la Serna, Argentine actor
1976 – Sean Maguire, English actor
1977 – Hassan El Fakri, Norwegian footballer
1977 – Jonathan Rowson, Scottish chess player
1979 – Matthew Upson, English footballer
1979 – Kourtney Kardashian, American reality TV personality
1979 – Anthony Davidson, British racing driver
1980 – Rabiu Afolabi, Nigerian footballer
1980 – Carolina Crescentini, Italian actress
1980 – Robyn Regehr, Canadian ice hockey player
1981 – Milan Jovanovic, Serbian footballer
1982 – Simone Farina, Italian footballer
1983 – Miguel Cabrera, Venezuelan baseball player
1983 – Hernán Rengifo, Peruvian footballer
1984 – America Ferrera, American actress
1985 – Lukasz Fabianski, Polish footballer
1985 – Rachel Smith, American model
1986 – Maurice Edu, American soccer player
1986 – Mateusz Rutkowski, Polish ski jupmer
1987 – Danny Guthrie, English footballer
1987 – Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, British model and actress
1987 – Samantha Jade, Australian singer-songwriter
1987 – Cara Maria Wayans, American actress
1988 – Anagabriela Espinoza, Mexican model
1989 – Hannah Wang, Australian actress
1989 – Jessica, Korean-American actress, model and singer (Girls' Generation)
1990 – Wojciech Szczesny, Polish footballer
1990 – Britt Robertson, American actress
1992 – Chloe Bennet, American actress and singer
1993 – Nathan Sykes, British singer (The Wanted)
1995 – Divock Origi, Belgian footballer
1996 – Ski Mask the Slump God, American rapper and songwriter
2007 – Hayah bint Hamzah, Princess of Jordan
DeathsEdit
1143 - Gertrud of Süpplingenburg, Saxon noblewoman (b. 1115)
1161 – Theobald of Bec, Archbishop of Canterbury
1556 – Luigi Alamanni, Italian poet (b. 1495)
1567 – Wilhelm von Grumbach, German adventurer (b. 1503)
1674 – John Graunt, English statistician (b. 1620)
1794 – Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1714)
1796 - Johan Wilcke, Swedish physicist (b. 1732)
1802 – Erasmus Darwin, English physician and botanist (b. 1731)
1832 - Jeanne-Elisabeth Chaudet, French painter (b. 1761)
1859 - Tatya Tope, Indian general (b. 1814)
1864 - Juris Alunans, Latvian philologist (b. 1832)
1873 – Justus von Liebig, German scientist (b. 1803)
1898 – Gustave Moreau, French painter (b. 1826)
1905 - Juan Valera, Spanish writer, diplomat and politician (b. 1824)
1906 - Luis Martín, Spanish Superior-General of the Society of Jesus (b. 1846)
1936 - Ottorino Respighi, Italian composer (b. 1879)
1941 - Alexandros Koryzis, Prime minister of Greece (b. 1885)
1942 – Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, American sculptor and art collector (b. 1875)
1943 – Isoroku Yamamoto, Japanese admiral (b. 1884)
1945 – John Ambrose Fleming, English physicist and engineer (b. 1849)
1945 – Ernie Pyle, American journalist (b. 1900)
1945 – William, Prince of Albania (b. 1876)
1947 – Jozef Tiso, Slovakian politician (b. 1887)
1949 – Ulrich Salchow, Swedish figure skater (b. 1877)
1951 – Antonio Oscar Carmona, Portuguese politician (b. 1869)
1955 – Albert Einstein, German physicist and Nobel laureate (b. 1879)
1957 - Ben W. Hooper, 33rd Governor of Tennessee (b. 1870)
1958 – Maurice Gamelin, French general (b. 1872)
1964 - Ben Hecht, American director, producer and screenwriter (b. 1894)
1965 - Guillermo Gonzalez Camarena, Mexican inventor and engineer (b. 1917)
1974 – Marcel Pagnol, French writer and movie maker (b. 1895)
1976 - Mahmoud Younis, Egyptian engineer (b. 1911)
1988 - Pierre Desproges, French journalist, comedian and actor (b. 1939)
1991 - Gabriel Celaya, Spanish poet (b. 1911)
1992 - Frankie Howerd, English comedian and actor (b. 1917)
1993 - Masahiko Kimura, Japanese judoka (b. 1917)
1995 – Arturo Frondizi, President of Argentina (b. 1908)
1996 - Piet Hein, Danish scientist, mathematician and inventor (b. 1905)
1998 - Terry Sanford, 65th Governor of North Carolina (b. 1917)
2002 – Thor Heyerdahl, Norwegian explorer, ethnographer, zoologist and writer (b. 1914)
2004 – Kamisese Mara, first Prime Minister of Fiji (b. 1920)
2007 – Iccho Itoh, Japanese politician, Mayor of Nagasaki (b. 1945)
2008 - Germaine Tillion, French anthropologist (b. 1907)
2011 – Pietro Ferrero Jr., Italian businessman (b. 1963)
2011 – William Donald Schaefer, American politician (b. 1921)
2012 – Dick Clark, American radio and television host, and producer (b. 1929)
2013 - Storm Thorgerson, British graphic designer (b. 1944)
2014 - Dylan Tombides, Australian footballer (b. 1994)
2014 - Brian Priestman, British maestro and conductor (b. 1927)
2014 - Derek Cooper, British broadcaster and food naturalist (b. 1925)
2014 - Andrew Sessler, American physicist (b. 1928)
2015 - Mario Pirani, Italian journalist (b. 1925)
2015 - Erwin Waldner, German footballer (b. 1933)
2016 - Yuri Bychkov, Russian art historian (b. 1931)
2016 - Cox Habbema, Dutch actress (b. 1944)
2016 - Eva Henning, Swedish actress (b. 1920)
2016 - Sir John Leslie, 4th Baronet, Irish aristocrat and media personality (b. 1916)
2016 - Johan van Minnen, Dutch journalist and politician (b. 1932)
2017 - Yvonne Monlaur, French actress (b. 1939)
2017 - Jaak Panksepp, Estonian-American neuroscientist (b. 1943)
2018 - Luisa Pastor Lillo, Spanish politician (b. 1948)
2018 - Bruno Sammartino, Italian-American professional wrestler (b. 1935)
2018 - Henk Schouten, Dutch footballer (b. 1932)
2018 - Jeanne Wilson, American swimmer (b. 1926)
2018 - Dale Winton, English television presenter (b. 1955)
2019 - Jameel Jalibi, Pakistani linguist, writer and academic (b. 1929)
2019 - Con de Lange, South African-Scottish cricketer (b. 1981)
2019 - Lyra McKee, Northern Irish journalist (b. 1990)
2019 - Lorraine Warren, American paranormal investigator (b. 1927)
ObservancesEdit
Independence Day (Zimbabwe)
Invention Day (Japan)
International Day of Monuments and Sites
Army Day (Iran)
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Tori Amos & Wu-Tang Clan Review
Interview Tori Amos
Review Wu-Tang Clan
8 Diagrams available on iTunes
2898 Wu-Tang Clan 8 Diagrams
It's been six years since pioneering hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan released an album, but now they're back with a new one called 8 Diagrams. Greg explains that you can‘t underestimate how groundbreaking and influential the group has been. They’re known for their spooky, layered sound, which often includes sci-fi and martial arts film clips, as well as their cryptic lyricism. There's not a whole lot of that on display on 8 Diagrams however. The group's central emcee, Ghostface Killah, appears to have put more effort into his solo album, The Big Doe Rehab. He's only on three of the Wu-Tang tracks, and has openly criticized the album. The one member who is fully invested in Wu-Tang is producer RZA. Both men could have benefited from some collaboration. Greg gives Wu-Tang's album a Burn It, and Ghostface's a Trash It. Jim appreciated the appearance of Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante, but he agrees with Greg 100%: Ghostface needs RZA, and RZA needs Ghostface.
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Nicole Malachowski
First Woman Thunderbird Pilot, Combat Veteran, Fighter Squadron Commander, White House Fellow & Adviser, & Indomitable Spirit! 2019 Inductee, National Women’s Hall of Fame.
Tags: Achievement, Adversity, Attitude, Change Management, Culture, Inspiration, Leadership, Motivation, Peak Performance, Productivity, Risk Management, Technology
A 21-year veteran of the United States Air Force, Colonel Nicole Malachowski (USAF, Ret.) wanted to fly military jets from the moment she saw them at her first air show when she was five years old. She achieved that goal – and then some. A leader, a combat veteran, the first woman pilot on the Thunderbirds Air Demonstration Squadron, an instructor, a White House Fellow, and an inductee into the Women in Aviation International Pioneer Hall of Fame, Nicole’s Air Force career exceeded her wildest dreams.
In her speeches, Nicole inspires audiences with lessons from her experience that can be tailored to meet program objectives. Nicole brings her experience to the stage and holds audiences spellbound with an easygoing authenticity of someone who’s achieved greatness. She’s been a member and leader of exceptional teams. She has faced overwhelming challenges and adversity and has come out on top. When Nicole’s distinguished military career was cut short by a neurological tick-borne illness that, at its worst, left her unable to walk safely or speak intelligibly, she overcame those challenges, as well.
While other high school students were practicing for their driver’s licenses, Nicole was accumulating flight time – she was sixteen years old when she took her first solo flight. While in high school, she joined the Civil Air Patrol and participated in Air Force Junior ROTC. Nicole’s professional story began when she earned her commission from the United States Air Force Academy in 1996. Following graduation, she attended Undergraduate Pilot Training (UPT) at Columbus AFB, MS and began her career as a pilot. Competitively selected to fly combat aircraft, she was among the first group of women to fly modern fighter aircraft. She served in combat as an F-15E Flight Commander, Evaluator, Instructor Pilot and Flight Lead. Over her 21-year career, Nicole achieved the rating of Command Pilot with over 2,300 flight hours in six different Air Force aircraft. She was also selected to fly as Thunderbird #3 with the USAF Air Demonstration Squadron – the first woman to fly on any Department of Defense military jet demonstration team. Colonel Malachowski has served as a mission ready fighter pilot in three operational F-15E fighter squadrons and has flown over 188 combat hours, including her proudest moment as a fighter pilot: leading the first fighter formation to provide security for Iraq’s historic democratic elections in 2005.
On the ground, Nicole was a White House Fellow, class of 2008-2009, where she served on the Presidential Transition Support Team (PTST) while assigned to the U.S. General Services Administration. She has served two high-level staff assignments at the Pentagon – one in the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD P&R) as well as the Secretary of the Air Force Office of International Affairs (SAF/IA). She also served as the Executive Director of the White House’s national ‘Joining Forces’ initiative where she directly advised former First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden on all topics relating to service members, veterans, and military families to include employment, education, mental health, veterans’ homelessness and more.
Nicole’s operational F-15E assignments include two tours of duty at RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom as well as one operational assignment to Seymour Johnson AFB, NC. She has also served alongside the United States Army 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Red Cloud, Republic of Korea, as an Air Liaison Officer. During her second assignment to Seymour Johnson AFB, NC, she had the honor of commanding the 333rd Fighter Squadron, leading an elite cadre of F-15E Instructors in the training of the next generation of combat aviators. Further, she was responsible for resources totaling over $1.1B and the execution of a $119M annual flying hour program.
Nicole earned a Master of Arts, with honors, in National Security Policy from American Military University and a second Master of Arts, with highest distinction, in National Security and Strategic Studies from the U.S. Naval War College. While there, she earned the Admiral Stephen B. Luce Award as the class honor graduate, the first Air Force officer in the history of the Naval War College to do so. Nicole has been recognized with several honors for her consistent contributions to community service. As Nicole continues to recover from her neurological tick-borne illness, she embraces any opportunity to educate others about her medical journey and gains energy from educating others about this growing epidemic. She is on the Board of Directors at the LivLyme Foundation and is a Patient Advisory Board Member of The Dean Center for Tick Borne Illness.
Colonel Nicole Malachowski (USAF, Ret.) was born in Santa Maria, CA and graduated high school in Las Vegas, NV. She and her husband Paul have twin children; son Garrick and daughter Norah. Paul is a retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel and former F-15E Evaluator Weapons Systems Officer.
“Harnessing the Headwinds of Change”
In flying, headwinds slow you down. At their worst, they cause you to change your plans and impact the effectiveness of weapons in combat. Headwinds demand that pilots be resilient and resourceful, literally on the fly. “Headwinds are the perfect metaphor for the change impacting organizations and individuals today,” says 21-year Air Force veteran Nicole Malachowski. A former fighter squadron commander and mission-ready pilot in three operational fighter squadrons and the first woman to fly on the Air Force Thunderbirds, Nicole has the perfect message to inspire audiences to think differently about the headwinds of change they face – organizationally and personally. Drawing on her extraordinary Air Force career, Nicole offers lessons on leadership, followership, and overcoming adversity. She weaves storytelling with breathtaking video from the cockpit of her jet as the Thunderbirds execute precision turns, rolls, and loops – all just 36” from one another at 400 mph and just 300 feet off the ground. Nicole’s keynote helps audiences ignite their own indomitable spirit in order to succeed far beyond what they might dream. “Failure isn’t fatal,” she says, “it’s the price of entry if you want to achieve something great.”
“Pushing the Envelope: Being the Best When It Counts”
What does it take to be the best? The individuals and teams who achieve at the highest levels have one thing in common: they push the envelope and go to the edge of boundaries. They accomplish as much as possible and do it to a standard of excellence. Pushing the envelope is an aviation term for taking an aircraft to the maximum limits of its abilities. In the business world, pushing the envelope means knowing yourself – certainly knowing your limits – all while using every bit of your ability to maximize your performance, be your best and be consistent. As a combat-tested fighter pilot and a member of the military’s most elite group of aviators (1 in 2,000 USAF pilots become Thunderbird pilots), Nicole Malachowski inspires audiences with lessons learned from a distinguished 21-year career – giving them the courage to push the envelope in their own lives. That means using inevitable failures to launch to the next level…preparing for turbulence, because change is unrelenting and it is hard, but you must anticipate it…trusting in teammates’ skill and precision, while developing your own…and being mindful of the over-control that leads to performance malfunctions and mutes achievement. Nicole’s presentation provides an unforgettable and practical roadmap for individuals and organizations looking to make the most of their talents and efforts.
“The Power of Challenging Assumptions”
The best organizations and leaders create cultures that engage and harness the diverse ideas, talents, and abilities of every person; one where challenging assumptions and the status quo drives extraordinary success. Nicole Malachowski knows about high-performance cultures and challenging assumptions. As a member of the elite Air Force Thunderbirds flying demonstration team, the first woman to do so, Nicole was part of a team that demanded flawless execution under extreme circumstances. Yet, it would be wrong to define Nicole by simply labeling her the first woman Thunderbird pilot – and that’s the point. In order to create a culture that challenges assumptions, it’s important to look beyond the obvious – beyond unconscious bias. In Nicole’s case, the Thunderbirds were just two years of an exceptional 21-year Air Force career during which she became a White House Fellow and adviser, served at the Department of Defense, was a mission-ready pilot in three operational squadrons and a fighter squadron commander, and served as a combat pilot. As an Air Force leader, Nicole constantly challenged assumptions by matching people’s values with the job to be done. In this talk, Nicole draws on her distinguished career to offer inspiring lessons for leaders and followers.
“In Service of Others”
Nicole Malachowski has lived a life of service to others. Her commitment to making a difference was the foundation of a distinguished 21-year Air Force career and it continues to drive her work as an advocate on health care and veterans’ issues. First, as a White House Fellow in the General Services Administration and later as the executive director of Joining Forces, a nationwide initiative launched by First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden, Nicole rallied around service members, veterans, and their families and supported them through wellness, education, and employment opportunities. When a health crisis unexpectedly ended her military career, Nicole viewed this as an opportunity to cultivate a new perspective. She is now making a difference in places she never expected – including healthcare – where she works closely with patients and their medical practitioners to find ways to focus on the whole person and not just the illness being treated. In this presentation, Nicole inspires audiences with her candor, authenticity, and humor, encouraging them to bring humanity back into their own work and make a difference in the lives of those around them.
“…she is unbelievable. Powerful, tremendous story, engaging and more…I cannot thank you enough. She is a winner, role-model and legend.”
– Law Firm Vendor Association
“To say that Nicole was a huge hit would be an extreme understatement! She is a powerful storyteller and extraordinary person… please convey to Nicole how well-received she was (although judging by the standing ovation and long ‘selfie’ line after the event, I think she may have realized!).” — Best Western
“We cannot thank YOU enough for bringing your inspiring, moving, profound, vulnerable, INCREDIBLE story to our team. If your ears have been ringing it is 120 people saying you were the absolute highlight of the whole offsite. And many told me you were the BEST speaker they have ever heard. [And these people hear a lot of speakers.]”
– Training Manager, Genentech
Genentech has gone on to book Nicole for three more talks since that first speech.
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Home » Music » The evolution of electronic music – Mars by 1980
The evolution of electronic music – Mars by 1980
11 Apr, 2018 in Music tagged Books / David Stubbs / Electronic music / Mars by 1980 by admin
Journalist and author David Stubbs has announced the new book Mars By 1980: The Story Of Electronic Music, which will examine the entire history and evolution of the genre. Over nearly 500 pages, the book charts the history of electronic music from early avant-garde forms such as Italian Futurism and musique concrète into modern day house and techno. It also aims to examine the genre’s shift into mainstream popularity.
Electronic music is now ubiquitous, from mainstream pop hits to the furthest reaches of the avant-garde. The future, a long time coming, finally arrived. But how did we get here?
In Mars by 1980, David Stubbs charts the evolution of electronic music. It is a tale of mavericks and future dreamers overcoming Luddite resistance, malfunctioning devices and sonic mayhem. Its beginnings are in the world of avant-classical composition, but the book also encompasses the cosmic funk of Stevie Wonder, Giorgio Moroder and unforgettable eighties electronic pop from the likes of Depeche Mode, the Pet Shop Boys and Laurie Anderson, right up to the present day innovators on the underground scene.
Praise for Future Days
‘A weighty and wide-ranging genre history full of mystic moments and insightful analysis.’ Mojo 4*
‘Krautrock’s broad church is detailed and enthused about with skill by Stubbs, a man immersed in the music he adores. It’s informative and full of fantastic interviews – a must for any fans of the man machine.’ Q 4*
‘His book is so well researched and filled with such enthusiasm for its subject that it absorbs from start to finish.’ The Observer
‘Musically literate, historically astute and socially smart appreciation.’ The Times
David Stubbs is a British author and music journalist. Alongside Simon Reynolds, he was one of the co-founders of the Oxford magazine Monitor before going on to join the staff at Melody Maker. He later worked for NME, Uncut, Vox, as well as the Wire. His work has appeared in The Times, Sunday Times, Spin, Guardian, The Quietus and GQ. He has written a number of books, including Future Days: Krautrock and the Building of Modern Germany, a song-by-song profile of Jimi Hendrix and Fear Of Music: Why People Get Rothko But Don’t Get Stockhausen, a comparative study of twentieth-century avant-garde music and art. He lives in London.
Look for Mars By 1980 August 2 via Faber & Faber.
Here are some Faber Social favorites featured in the book. Although not sure they are necessarily our favorites:
More on the history of electronic music
The theremin also provided graphic inspiration for James Quail, the designer at Dorothy who worked on the Electric Love Blueprint (about $54). The data-viz project maps out over 200 electronic music innovators, connecting them according to “common link[s]—whether that’s a style, or instrument, or an influence on one another,” Quail says. To organize all that, Quail based the chart on diagram instructions used to build theremins—specifically, on instructions from the mid-1950s. The result is a series of modules and arrows connecting Kraftwerk to Africa Bambaata, Morton Subnotick to Steve Reich, and Brian Eno to Depeche Mode. Don’t expect to emerge a scholar in electronic music; the Dorothy team doesn’t share much context in the way of dates or technical details. Think of this blueprint more like a cheat sheet to a surprisingly historic genre—and a very pretty one at that.
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The Top 20 Game-Changing Moments In Rock & Roll History, Part 1!
This is the first of a two-part series where we at The Shit celebrate those iconic moments that shaped rock & roll history. While there are obviously more than twenty landmark moments in rock history, we've chosen the twenty moments that were the most important in changing in the direction of rock & roll.
Les Paul makes innovations to solid-body electric guitars and multi-track recording.
While Les Paul is best known for the solid-body Gibson guitar that carries his name, he also created the guitar known today as the Gibson SG and was instrumental in making innovations to multi-track recording that enabled the act of overdubbing, which bands like the Beatles and the Beach Boys would use to create their artistic high points, "Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band" and "Pet Sounds".
Elvis records "That's All Right Mama" at Sun Studios.
While the session from which this recording came had been a total bust, it was only after Presley began performing the song in the studio as the other musicians packed up for the night that Sam Phillips heard the potential he saw in Presley come to fruition. Phillips hastily reassembled the band and rolled tape. While the single would not jettison Presley to the top of the charts, it was the first step in a journey that would reshape the face of rock & roll forever.
Chuck Berry releases "Maybellene".
Arguably lifting the music from the country song "Ida Red" and adding his own lyrics, Chuck Berry scored his first official "rock & roll" hit. DJ Alan Freed was initially listed as a co-writer of the song despite having nothing to do with the creation of the song. He did, however, accept co-writing credit in exchange for playing the song regularly on his successful radio show. The song was the first of fourteen Top 40 singles for Berry.
The Beatles make their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show.
There is no other singular moment that ushered in such instant and long-term musical and cultural change as that of The Beatles' first performance on The Ed Sullivan Show on February 9, 1964. Sullivan had first taken notice of the hysteria created by the band's arrival at Heathrow airport and immediately contacted Brian Epstein to book the band for his show.
Epstein was offered one appearance, but asked for and received three appearances, all taking place in February 1964.
Phil Spector invents the "Wall of Sound" production technique.
By taking a symphonic approach to recording, utilizing large groups of musicians playing a wide variety of instruments - sometimes with multiple musicians playing the same instrument and part - Spector came up with a sound that translated to a superior sound on jukeboxes and radio.
Dylan goes electric at '65 Newport Folk Festival.
Up until his performance at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival, wherein he performed with electric instrumentation for the first time, Bob Dylan had been a leader in the folk music movement. With this performance and the album Bringing It All Back Home, which contained such hits as "Subterranean Homesick Blues", "Maggie's Farm", "Mr. Tambourine Man" and "It's All Over Now Baby Blue", Dylan's music was now fully ensconced in the world of rock & roll..
The Stones release "Satisfaction".
After acquiring his first tape recorder, Keith Richards would sit in his hotel room after a show and record himself playing the guitar so that he could listen back later for any interesting ideas. After recording the riff, he promptly fell asleep, waking up to hear two minutes of playing the riff on an acoustic guitar and "me snoring for the next forty minutes".
The song enabled the Rolling Stones to successfully transition from blues covers to original material and, at the same time, gave rock & roll one of its first iconic riffs, one that remains as visceral and subversive today as it did then.
LSD.
While drugs had always been present in rock & roll, it was the introduction of LSD to John Lennon and George Martin at a party, quite without their knowledge, that would ultimately lead to the drug's popularity and influence upon rock & roll. Without LSD, there would have been no psychedelic movement, no "Sgt Pepper", no "Pet Sounds", no "Woodstock".
The Beach Boys Release "Pet Sounds".
Who woulda thunk that a "surf-based doo wop group" would be responsible for recording the album that would blow away the innovative Fab Four, leading them to up their game and record the landmark album, "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band".
Ironically, much of the album was recorded by Brian Wilson, who was no longer a touring meber of the Beach Boys, while the rest of the band were on tour in Japan. Wilson employed a recording style similar to that employed in Phil Spector's Wall of Sound, wherein large group of musicians recorded a take live-in-the-studio, also using studio effects to create a bigger sound.
The result was a radical departure for the band; one that met with a moderate drop in chart success compared to previous efforts, but one that was so inflential as to change the way the Beatles approached their next album,
Hendrix at Woodstock
While his performance took place at the close of the Woodstck festival, to a mostly empty and trash strewn field on the festivals's final morning, it is his histrionic performance of "The star Spangled Banner:" that signalled the final nail in the coffin of the "peace and love" movement.
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Labels: beach boys, beatles, bob dylan, chuck berry, jimi hendrix at woodstock, les paul, lsd, moog synthesizer, most iconic moments of rock and roll, pet sounds, phil spector, rolling stones, switched on bach
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Re-Thinking biosciences as culture and practice
Tracing "ethics" and "society" in genome research - a pilot study (GOLD II)
Sponsors: bm:bwk, GEN-AU
Project collaborators: Ulrike Felt; Maximilian Fochler; Lisa Sigl
Project links: http://gold.uni-graz.at/
When discussing with scientists about the changing boundary conditions under which they carry out their research, they highlight the following: higher competition for research funds, growing need to argue for this money with a wider relevance of their research beyond the direct inner-scientific interest, increasing demand to more explicitly consider ethical and social impacts of their work, the request to present research outcomes in the public space as well as the changing career perspectives in particular for younger scientists. However, when asking how these changes in the end enter their work procedures, their way of writing, arguing and selecting topics, and how they organise their work, they would generally underline that there have been no major changes, that they still are able to follow the lines of their interest and that the changing boundary conditions often only lead to “simply organising and arguing things” differently. Situating these accounts in a historic context and building on experiences from the field of science studies, which have shown the often complex and subtle ways in which the “epistemic core” of a scientific inquiry is altered by external changes, it seems challenging to question the latter assumption.
Rationale of the Project
Our starting hypothesis for this project is that ethical and societal (social, economic, legal) considerations gradually reshape the current culture and practice of organizing and carrying out research in the field of genomics. The field of genomics is of particular interest as it is characterized by rapid innovation both with regard to the methods applied as well as to the knowledge produced. Economic, social and legal boundary conditions play a considerable role for its development. Finally, it is perceived in the public sphere as a central supplier of models of life, health and illness, followed both with a certain amount of admiration but also with some suspicion. To identify and better understand the qualitative changes these boundary conditions induce for research culture and knowledge production, and to understand in which ways “society” is already present within science (genomics) is the central aim of this project.
These findings could be of importance for the scientific community in terms of a deepened self-understanding as well as an answer to the request for more reflexivity with regard to societal consequences of research results, for policy makers to critically assess the impact of stronger ties between science and society, but also for the public at large, positioned towards genomic research with a feeling of ambivalence, who could better grasp that even basic research is in many ways no longer confined to the “ivory tower” .
Methodological Approach
The project is a pilot study geared towards identifying a first set of key-elements in the research routine where ethical and societal considerations become visible as well as testing the way in which such a research should be carried out methodologically. It combines biographical interviews with researchers with innovative approaches of mapping the development of collaboration patterns in scientific fields. Focus groups will be used as a means of feedback and validation of research results.
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For Your Info! Ice has the tendency to absorb all the odor around it, to help maintain your ice sampling fresh it is recommended to wash the ice container and tray every month. Likewise, keep the foods in your fridge and freezer covered snugly to maintain the food scents from dispersing.
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Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard: The People, Concerned
By Haley Bader on October 27, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )
As the crowd of us left the courtroom, the fire alarm not shrill enough to shake up our slow file, I overheard the man in front of me comment: “The way things are going, this trial’s never going to end.” This wasn’t the only joking going on. As the case got started – it was October 16, the second day of the Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard trial – Judge Allison Burroughs reminded Harvard Dean of Admissions William R. Fitzsimmons that he would, in fact, still be under oath during the proceedings. It did not bode well when Judge Burroughs had to repeat the quip twice more for Fitzsimmons to understand.
Plaintiffs and defendants met at the US District Court of Massachusetts to hear the charges the Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) nonprofit membership group is levying against Harvard University. In and out of court, it seems that the most emphasized accusation is the University’s policy of rating all applicants on “personality” and the fact that Asian-Americans are consistently rated lower on this score.
There are some who believe this is a deliberate method used to suppress the numbers of Asian-American applicants who are granted admission to Harvard. Opinion columnist Glenn Reynolds likened the process to Harvard’s former charge of rating Jewish applicants “down on ‘soft’ qualifications, so as to keep their numbers lower than their objective qualifications would warrant.”
Multiple sources refer to a 2013 internal report alleging the possibility that Harvard’s personality ratings may be indicative of bias against Asian Americans, which is said to have been buried by the administration. Even the Department of Justice argued that Harvard had willfully ignored this report in a larger statement contending discriminatory practices.
The question remains whether Harvard has been intentionally manipulating this rating system. Could low numbers be a byproduct of the scoring officers’ implicit bias? Is it some other unknown?
SFFA also charged Harvard with employing racial balancing and quotas. These approaches to affirmative action have long been considered unconstitutional, dating back to the 1978 Regents v. Bakke case where the Supreme Court countermanded the use of quotas in college admissions processes. In 2003, the justices ruled against the University of Michigan in Grutter v. Bollinger for assigning points to students for their race during the undergraduate applications process.
Judge Allison D. Burroughs is the most recent arbiter of affirmative action. Barack Obama nominated Burroughs to become a judge of the Massachusetts US District Court in 2014. She is known as an independent prosecutor, most recently for her decision to impose a seven-day restraining order on President Trump’s Muslim travel ban. She is also the daughter of a Harvard graduate, though Burroughs was rejected from the school herself.
Her first witness, though, is a Harvard alumnus. Dean Fitzsimmons, who joined Harvard’s admissions office in 1972, was the first in his family to attend college. During the trial’s first session, Fitzsimmons spoke of his own life and his time at Harvard – something, he testified, he could not have afforded without the tuition he received from his alma mater. He worked to pay the remainder because his parents couldn’t.
On the second day of the court proceedings, Fitzsimmons sat to the left of the lofty courtroom, bent slightly in his navy suit, computer and stacks of documents near for reference. The day began with interrogation by one of SFFA’s lawyers. At his prompting, Fitzsimmons testified that there are no written instructions on how race should be considered in Harvard’s admissions processes, though he acknowledged that this information may be passed orally during training. A Harvard Crimson article detailed how these trainings elaborated on demographic trends of Hispanic and Native populations and recognized the implicit and explicit biases Black students face, economic background notwithstanding, but failed to mention Asian-Americans.
Harvard had already rebutted SFFA’s accusations in a memorandum “in support of defendant’s motion for summary judgment” submitted to the court in June. Its authors explained the University’s “holistic” admissions policies to demonstrate that they do not employ quotas nor use race as a standard defining factor for any applications. They conceded that some applicants may be admitted where the defining factor is race, but this is only amongst extremely competitive applicants.
From the stand, Fitzsimmons rationalized the consideration of race as an attempt to bolster Harvard’s diversity: it gives students the opportunity to learn from people from every possible background. Race and ethnicity are becoming more important in this world, he claimed, and a diverse campus prepares students for that reality.
None of that morning’s charges directly addressed affirmative action, though this policy is what is at stake if the case is taken to the Supreme Court.
But what is affirmative action?
The answer differs depending on who you ask. In a New Yorker article titled “The Rise and Fall of Affirmative Action,” author Hua Hsu cites the findings of Professor OiYan Poon of Colorado State University, where thirty out of a group of thirty-six Asian-Americans she interviewed about affirmative action could not clearly define the policy.
How the Supreme Court has ruled on affirmative action in the past determines today’s metric. The New Yorker article outlined the history of the policy, whose origins can be traced back to New Deal Provisions, came to be defined as a corrective measure for racial discrimination, and is now championed as a “plus” that can increase a campus’s diversity.
Edward Blum at the SFFA rally in Boston’s Copley Square on October 14
Edward Blum, head of SFFA and the man spearheading its campaign against Harvard, is not satisfied with this argument. He finds race a contentious factor. In 1992, Blum tried and failed to join the Houston Congress in 1992, and subsequently filed a case alleging that gerrymandered districts favored racial minority candidates. He continued his activism in other cases, notably in Fisher v. University of Texas, which challenged affirmative action on behalf of his young, white female client. The case, which lost at court, argued against a policy of choosing applicants partly based on race (though any Texas students who were in the top ten percent of their class were assured admission).
Now, Blum and SFFA “seek a college-admissions process in which there would be no race or ethnicity boxes to check, and students would be evaluated more or less anonymously.” Information on SFFA is largely limited to what is provided on its web page. The organization represents individuals who “believe that racial classifications and preferences in college admissions are unfair.”
Harvard reviewed the organizational structure of Students for Fair Admissions in its memorandum. The authors claimed that Edward Blum is using this case to advance his own personal ideology, and that since SFFA “is not a true membership organization that can sue on behalf of its members” (rather, SFFA is a facsimile representing Edward Blum), it should not have been allowed to bring the case to court.
But SFFA is by no means slogging ahead in its mission alone. The Asian American Coalition for Education represented 156 other Asian-American organizations in an amicus brief submitted to Boston’s US District Court on July 30, 2018 in support of SFFA. Even the Department of Justice has weighed in on the case, condemning Harvard’s admissions practices as an attempt at racial balancing.
The Rally
On Sunday October 14, I attended a Students for Fair Admissions rally in Boston’s Copley Square with a team assigned to follow the event. People were milling as we arrived, and only about half of the folding seats so neatly lined in front of the rally’s stage were filled. A quick head count suggested a crowd of about two hundred and fifty to three hundred. Over the course of the event’s three hours, we discovered that many of the attendees had flown in from places like California, Florida and Washington State. The attendees were almost uniformly Asian-American, generally middle aged or older.
The rally organizers had enlisted a wide range of speakers, including high school pupils, a group of children dreaming grand futures, two Harvard undergraduates and more prominent guests. The talks were emotional, calling for fairness, consideration, and equality. Others bordered on the aggressive.
Vijay Chokal-Ingam, brother of comedian Mindy Kaling and author of the book “Almost Black: The True Story of How I Got Into Medical School by Pretending to Be Black,” addressed the audience in a tone of sharp censure. Chokal-Ingam decried Dean Fitzsimmons for “destroy[ing] the dreams of hundreds of thousands of ambitious young people whose only crime was the color of their skin and the shape of their eyes.” He called for his immediate resignation, swiftly following with an accusation: Harvard had used the audience’s “hard-earned money” to discriminate against them.
Before the more prominent speakers took stage, the sidelines of the event erupted in brief ruckus: a group had arrived with a banner emblazoned with the slogan, “THANK YOU PRESIDENT TRUMP 4 MERITOCRACY.” Kathy Zhu, a young Trump supporter, flailed to dispel a crowd of rallygoers attempting to block the banner with their SFFA signs. Zhu argued her right to attend, though other participants commented that it was never meant to be a partisan event.
A current junior at the University of Central Florida, Zhu had flown up to first canvas for conservative congresspeople in New Hampshire before joining the rally to call for the action of President Trump, because, she claimed, “only he can make a difference for this.” Her larger message was in support of meritocracy: she interpreted the sign as a “Thank you President Trump for merit,” claiming, “our country is based on merit, not by race.”
Another woman joined in after Zhu was left to guard the large sign. This woman carried her own banner, in English and Chinese, screaming when security got too close and chanting: “I fight for my kids.” Others have echoed this sentiment. Activist Yukong Zhao, resident of Florida, founded the Asian American Coalition for Education in part to fight to maintain California Proposition 209, which got rid of affirmative action in the state. Zhao offered that his own son, who excelled in school, was not accepted to any elite universities.
The rally’s attendees also focused on their status as American citizens. For this group, comprised partially of recent immigrants, the American Dream is still a dear promise. In “The Rise and Fall of Affirmative Action,” Hua Hsu explains that individuals who have only recently come to the United States are fighting for their interests, but without a broader understanding of the American Civil Rights movement. They are “a group of newer Americans fighting for the American Dream,” and who may be “the only ones who speak about meritocracy and fairness without a trace of irony.”
The Vexed
There is conjecture that many of those who support the SFFA side are a relatively homogenous group. Harvard undergraduates Julie S. Chung, senior advisor and previous co-president of the Harvard-Radcliffe Asian American Women’s Association and co-chair of the Pan-Asian Council, and Alexander Z. Zhang, co-president of the Harvard-Radcliffe Chinese Students Association and co-chair of the Pan-Asian Council, acknowledged this fierce backlash, which largely concerns the disaggregation of data of the Asian-American ethnic category, in an interview on October 5.
Chung, who had co-authored a piece on the lawsuit with Zhang back in July, explained that this group is mostly East-Asian, and largely Chinese American. She predicted that this group, which is against data disaggregation “for the Asian-American sample” would probably “be the same people used by Blum and SFFA when they do their protest this upcoming month.”
Parents know that their children are fighting for a limited number of spots in elite universities, and disaggregation would likely mean fewer places left for Chinese-Americans. Zhang likened it to “an acknowledgment of privilege and trying to defend that.” Since 2012, the number of Chinese-Americans who support affirmative action has fallen, though it remains popular with other Asian-Americans.
Author Hua Hsu focused on the Chinese-Americans most taken with SFFA. Hsu detailed a movement where Chinese-immigrant newspapers picked up on the earlier case of Michael Wang, who “filed a discrimination complaint against Yale, Stanford, and Princeton with the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights.” After championing the case and frustrated with “being held to unfair standards,” these Chinese-Americans are now actively engaged in American politics.
Some question whether today’s American Dreamers understand the implications of their actions. As Chung intimated, there are those who believe that Edward Blum is using the Asian-American plaintiffs in this case to advance his own agenda. Are the Asian-Americans that SFFA represents being manipulated to form the face of a campaign that will end affirmative action? Professor OiYan Poon believes so, claiming that Blum recruited this group of Asian-Americans for “racial mascotting.” Others reference a video where “Blum admits that he ‘needed’ Asian plaintiffs” for this case. If the case is taken to the Supreme Court and leads to the dismantling of affirmative action, SFFA’s plaintiffs will in all likelihood lose out as a group – for it will be White applicants who have the most to gain from the death of the policy.
Race-conscious admissions policies are intended to benefit historically marginalized groups. Julie Chung described it as a two-part system: “Addressing historical inequalities,” but understanding that “eliminating race-conscious admissions wouldn’t really allow applicants to talk about their race, when in fact… race plays a huge part in many people’s identities… there’s a part of identity formation that can’t just simply be explained by your class background.”
Alexander Zhang seconded Chung, clarifying: “I think there’s a misconception as it stands of what affirmative action means – you get, like, plus X number of points for race. It just doesn’t make sense to exclude race because it’s so integral to so many applications.”
In Harvard’s memorandum, the authors explained that the University has created committees that have done rigorous review of its admissions policies. The conclusion: there is no reasonable alternative to race-conscious admissions that would allow the university to maintain its current level of diversity.
Inequality is still a major force on college campuses, and a focus on diversity is one way to address that. Other states have banned affirmative action and instituted policies that focus on socioeconomic status, but these universities have not successfully preserved “classes with an ethnic makeup that mirrors that of the states where they have been used.” Other suggestions might include decreasing legacy acceptance rates, but in its memorandum, Harvard argued the value of maintaining connections with wealthy and influential alumni.
Where, then, can we go from here?
Whatever the path, there will be problems. Meritocracy is not perfect, just like affirmative action is not perfect. Some claim meritocracy cannot even exist in an admissions system, that “however you measure these things—whatever you do [in the admissions process]—is going to privilege one group and disadvantage another group.” And if affirmative action is upheld, Harvard and other universities nationwide will have to answer for its past mistakes.
Julie Chung explained the ambiguities surrounding these issues well: “I think that people falsely equate this as a struggle between Harvard as the good guy and SFFA as the bad guy… We’re just trying to say, at the end of the day, we want race-conscious admissions to continue, and affirmative action policies to continue.” But, she clarified, “that doesn’t mean that they can’t be improved, or that there isn’t more work to be done to genuinely support students of color on campus.”
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I was born in early 1951, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the son of an Argentine attorney married to an American woman (one of three sisters from Brooklyn, all of whom met and married men from Argentina). I was raised in Buenos Aires, speaking Spanish as my native language, and starting to speak English at around age three. When I was three and a half, I contracted polio, and was totally paralyzed. I gradually recovered all functions in my upper body and arms, and regained some limited function in my right leg. My improvement stopped at age seven, and I have walked with two crutches and using a long leg brace on my left leg ever since.
My mother kidnapped me when I was six years old. Since she had been bringing me back to the States for medical treatment since I had polio three years earlier, traveling from Argentina to the States seemed in no way unusual. After we had been in the States for a couple of weeks, my mother told me that she had some terrible news; she said that my father and my grandparents ( father’s mother and father ) had all been killed in a car accident, and that we would simply stay in the States and would not be returning to Argentina. What my father found when he returned home from his office on the evening that we had left was a letter from my mother, informing him that he would never see either her or his only son again, and that he should simply forget about us. He also discovered shortly thereafter that she had cleaned out all of their bank accounts, leaving him totally and utterly broke.
For the next several years, my father devoted virtually all of his time, energy, and whatever money he could scrape together to finding us. Since he had no way to raise money other than by trying to rebuild his law practice, he worked as much as he could, and did most of the searching through private investigators he would retain in the States. His best friend and confidant, who was a Catholic priest in Argentina, came to my father and told him that since my father needed to keep working, he (the priest) would gladly travel to the States to look for my mother and myself, if only my father would pay his expenses. This priest indicated that he could search for us more inexpensively than the P. I.’s that my father had been using. This seemed like a good idea, so my father funded several such trips for this priest. On each trip, the priest reported making progress, and often reported just barely missing us but being hot on our trail. What my father didn’t know until we had been gone for a couple of years was that my mother actually had been having an affair with the priest, that he had been actively involved in helping her plan the kidnapping, and that when he was “searching” for us (on my father’s nickel), he actually was living with us and continuing his affair with my mother.
I don’t clearly remember at what point my mother told me that my father and grandparents were still alive. When she did, her story became that she feared being found by them. Her belief was that as an American citizen, she would certainly be granted custody in any custody hearing held here in the States. However, even a US court would likely grant my father the right to take me to Argentina during vacations. Under Argentine law, fathers have all the rights, and my mother believed that once my father had me back in Argentina, he would not send me back, and that a US custody decree would be legally meaningless and unenforceable in Argentina. She added to my fears by telling me that she knew that my father would not have me live in his house if I were returned to Argentina, but that I would be sent to live with my grandparents, whom she painted as mean and terrible people. In reality, nothing could have been further from the truth.
From the time that my mother kidnapped me and brought me back to the States at age six, until I began high school at age twelve, we moved dozens of times, and changed names and identities at least four times. We lived a very isolated existence, as she had cut herself off from all her family, and she had no friends other than the aforementioned Catholic priest, who would occasionally come and live with us for weeks or months at a time. During my four years in high school (in Brooklyn, NY), she began reestablishing limited contact with selected members of her family, so life began to take on some semblance of normalcy. When I was about to graduate from high school, and had already been accepted at a college in New Hampshire, I decided I needed to reconnect with my father. I called him out of the blue; he sent me tickets, and I spent several weeks in the summer after graduation and before going off to college with my Dad and his new family in Argentina. To make a very long story short, I have a superb relationship with my father, step-mother, and my half-sister, her husband and my nephew. I have a very limited and strained relationship with my mother. In addition, my half-brother has had a lifetime of problems, caused in large part, in my opinion, by growing up in my father’s house and having to compete with a ghost – an older brother whom he had never met that was the focus of so much remembrance and efforts to find and track down. I am not sure that he will ever recover from that.
On the positive side, I have also been blessed in many ways. I married a wonderful woman when I was twenty and she was nineteen, and despite the long odds against a marriage started at such an early age, we remain very happily married as we approach our thirty-first anniversary. We have two wonderful children; a twenty-two year old daughter who is about to graduate from college this May, and a fourteen year old son who will start high school this fall. After all that I have been through, building this family and watching it flourish is the one thing that I am proudest of in my life. I have also been blessed with a wonderful career in the field of Human Resources. I am currently a senior executive at a large hospital in Washington, DC. Interests include travel, reading, rock music and dogs, and I am an avid golfer.
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Officials respond to the scene after a crane collapsed into Elan City Lights apartments amid severe thunderstorms, Sunday, June 9, 2019, in Dallas. Injuries were reported Sunday afternoon when storms pummeled parts of North Texas. (Shaban Athuman/The Dallas Morning News via AP)
1 killed, 5 injured when crane topples on Dallas apartments
DALLAS (AP) — A construction crane buffeted by high winds during a storm toppled on a Dallas apartment building Sunday, killing one woman in the building and injuring five other people, two of them critically, a fire official said.
Crews searching the Elan City Lights building found the body of a woman inside after the crane collapsed and ripped a large gash into the side of the five-story structure, Dallas Fire-Rescue spokesman Jason Evans said during a press briefing.
"The building itself has suffered multiple collapses in different areas of the building to include residential spaces and the parking garage," Evans said.
Of those injured, two were listed in critical condition, two suffered serious injuries and one suffered minor injuries and was later discharged from a hospital, Evans said. Earlier, he had said that six people were injured but said the figure would likely change.
First responders searched every apartment they could reach and found no other victims, Evans said. He also said that every resident of an apartment damaged by the crane was either out at the time or was among those taken to hospitals.
Crews were called to the site of the collapse just before 2 p.m., after the National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm watch for the Dallas/Fort Worth area and warned of winds up to 70 mph (113 kph). Evans said the reason the crane fell is unknown but there is a "strong possibility" that the winds "played some role in the collapse."
Across Dallas the storm felled mature trees and knocked out power Sunday, leaving many areas without working traffic lights.
Isaiah Allen told the Dallas Morning News he was in his apartment when he heard what he thought was a deafening thunderclap. "I saw that the crane had actually fell straight through the building and had destroyed a good eight to 10 apartments and so there's like floors and stuff falling through," he said.
Allen told the paper he saw a bloodied woman trapped in her apartment on the second floor.
Yesenia Bosquez's family had moved into their top-floor apartment just two weeks ago. She returned from a shopping trip to find her apartment, where she'd left her husband, Jay, to recover from a shoulder injury, crushed by the twisted metal.
It took about 30 minutes for authorities to tell her that her husband had been rescued alive and had been holding their dog while medics worked on his injuries.
"It felt like a year," Bosquez said.
Video shows that the downed crane ripped a large hole in the east side of the building and landed on an adjacent parking garage.
The company that owned the crane, Bigge Crane and Rigging Co., said in a statement it was mobilizing personnel to the site to find out more about the crane collapse and would cooperate with any investigation.
Evans said "every single level of the parking garage in part has collapsed" and that multiple vehicles were damaged. He said he was not sure if anybody was in the garage at the time of the collapse.
Rescue personnel used dogs to try to find people who might be trapped inside the rubble.
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Fox Has a Brand New Newsroom Bringing You Lots Of Nothing, Faster
You’ve been newsed! Cool big screens, and giant iPads, give Fox News the veneer of actual fact-checking credibility. Says Stephen Colbert: “It’s like they’re playing ‘Wii Tragedy.'” This 8 minute take-down employs kittens and robots for your viewing enjoyment.
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Kerry, Kissinger and the Other September 11
by Amy Goodman
Op-Ed published first by Nation of Change
As President Barack Obama’s attack on Syria appears to have been delayed for the moment, it is remarkable that Secretary of State John Kerry was meeting, on Sept. 11, with one of his predecessors, Henry Kissinger, reportedly to discuss strategy on forthcoming negotiations on Syria with Russian officials. The Kerry-Kissinger meeting, and the public outcry against the proposed attack on Syria to which both men are publicly committed, should be viewed through the lens of another Sept. 11 … 1973.
Kissinger (right) shakes hands with Chilean dictator, Augusto Pinochet
On that day, 40 years ago, the democratically elected president of Chile, Salvador Allende, was violently overthrown in a U.S.-backed coup. Gen. Augusto Pinochet took control and began a 17-year dictatorial reign of terror, during which more than 3,000 Chileans were murdered and disappeared—about the same number killed on that later, fateful 9/11, 2001. Allende, a socialist, was immensely popular with his people. But his policies were anathema to the elites of Chile and the U.S., so President Richard Nixon and his secretary of state and national-security adviser, Henry Kissinger, supported efforts to overthrow him.
Kissinger’s role in plotting and supporting the 1973 coup in Chile becomes clearer as the years pass and the documents emerge, documents that Kissinger has personally fought hard to keep secret. Peter Kornbluh of the nonprofit National Security Archive has been uncovering the evidence for years, and has recently updated his book, “The Pinochet File: A Declassified Dossier on Atrocity and Accountability.” Kornbluh told me that Kissinger was “the singular most important figure in engineering a policy to overthrow Allende and then, even more, to embrace Pinochet and the human-rights violations that followed.” He said that Kissinger “pushed Nixon forward to as aggressive but covert a policy as possible to make Allende fail, to destabilize Allende’s ability to govern, to create what Kissinger called a coup climate.”
The Pinochet regime was violent, repressive and a close ally of the United States. Pinochet formed alliances with other military regimes in South America, and they created “Operation Condor,” a campaign of coordinated terror and assassinations throughout Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia and Brazil. Operation Condor even reached onto the streets of Washington, D.C., when, on Sep. 21, 1976, a former Chilean ambassador to the U.S. during the Allende government, Orlando Letelier, along with his assistant, a U.S. citizen named Ronni Moffitt, were killed by a car bomb planted by Pinochet’s secret police on Embassy Row, just blocks from the White House.
Eventually, under increasing global condemnation and growing internal, nonviolent resistance, the Pinochet regime was forced to hold a plebiscite, a national vote, on whether Pinochet would continue as Chile’s dictator. With a resounding “No!” the public rejected him, ushering in the modern, democratic era in Chile.
At least two U.S. citizens were murdered during the 1973 coup. Charles Horman and Frank Teruggi were in Chile to observe the democratic experience there, working as writers and journalists. Their abduction and murder by Pinochet’s forces, with the likely collaboration by the U.S. government, is depicted movingly in the 1982 Oscar-winning film “Missing,” directed by Costa Gavras, starring Jack Lemmon and Sissy Spacek. On the week of the coup’s 40th anniversary, Charles Horman’s widow, Joyce Horman, held a commemoration. The event, hosted in New York City by the Charles Horman Truth Foundation, attracted hundreds, many who were personally involved with the Allende government or who were forced into exile from Chile during those terrible years.
Among those in attendance was Juan Garces, a Spanish citizen who was President Allende’s closest adviser. Garces was with Allende in the presidential palace on Sept. 11, 1973. Just before the palace was bombed by the air force, Allende led Garces to the door of the palace and told him to go out and tell the world what had happened that day.
Allende died during the coup. Garces narrowly escaped Chile with his life. He led the global legal pursuit of Pinochet, finally securing his arrest in Britain in 1998, where Pinochet was held for 504 days. While Pinochet was eventually allowed to return to Chile, he was later indicted there and, facing trial and prison, died under house arrest in 2006, at the age of 91.
Today, Garces sees alarming similarities between the repression in Chile and U.S. policies today: “You have extraordinary renditions. You have extrajudicial killings. You have secret centers of detentions. I am very concerned that those methods … were applied in Chile with the knowledge and the backing of the Nixon-Kissinger administration in this period. The same methods are being applied now in many countries with the backing of the United States. That is very dangerous for everyone.”
Rather than meeting with Kissinger for advice, John Kerry would better serve the cause of peace by consulting with those like Garces who have spent their lives pursuing peace. The only reason Henry Kissinger should be pursued is to be held accountable, like Pinochet, in a court of law.
© Amy Goodman
For a terrific summary of Kissinger’s war crimes, go to this Salon article.
More detailed account of Kissinger’s shenanigans in South America, including newly declassified transcripts of meetings with generals in Argentina from 1976.
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Tom Tomorrow: The NSA Comes Clean…
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Media Watchdog Group Sides With RNC On Hillary Clinton Miniseries
Media Matters, a non-profit media watchdog group that is often accused of having a liberal bias, is supporting the RNC (Republican National Committee) in asking NBC and CNN to drop movies about former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that are set to air in 2014 — leading up to a potential presidential bid by the former First Lady. Media Matters founder, David Brock, argues that a fictionalized miniseries (NBC) and a documentary (CNN) opens the door to critics questioning the channels’ objectivity, equal time doctrine, and commitment to reality — especially when it comes to producing a fictionalized movie — that is a disservice to the voting public if Clinton does indeed run for president in 2016.
The letter to NBC is below.
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The Hell Of A Repressive Government: Edward Snowden Flees Hong Kong, Michael Hastings’s Car Explodes
Edward Snowden, who leaked documents showing the US government is indiscriminately spying on millions of Americans through their phone records, emails, and other methods, has escaped from Hong Kong and is now believed to be in Moscow.
According to ABC News, cars with the Ecuadoran flag were there to greet Snowden’s plane, but the Ecuadoran diplomat had no comment.
Ecuador offered WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange asylum, but for the past year Assange has been stuck in the Ecuadoran Embassy in London.
Authorities in Moscow say that Snowden will not leave the customs area, so does not need a passport or visa. Nor will Moscow stop him if he tries to leave. (The State Department revoked Snowden’s passport on Saturday – from a distance.)
The media, in their same old slimy way, is not questioning whether or not the government should have the authority to arrest anyone who exposes government wrongdoing. Instead, they are wondering why the journalist who broke the story, Glenn Greenwald, isn’t being arrested! Seriously?
Buzz Feed’s Ben Smith said it best: “Snowden’s flight and its surrounding geopolitics are a good story; what he made public is a better one.”
As most media wonders which journalists deserve imprisonment, they have the nerve to criticize other countries’ lack of freedom of the press.
Michael Hastings, RIP
Most famous for his Rolling Stone article that got a general recalled from Afghanistan, Michael Hastings died last week when his car blew up at 4:30 am in Los Angeles.
He was working on a story about the FBI. Hours before he died, Hastings sent an email to friends that read, in part, that if the FBI came knocking on their door to get a lawyer. Staff Sgt. Joseph Biggs, with whom Hastings was embedded in Afghanistan in 2008, said he was very disturbed by the panicked tone of the email, and that it didn’t sound typical of his friend. The full email is here. The crash is still under investigation.
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Welcome To The Suspect List
I’m viewing with some sense of irony, and not a little derision, the outcry over the government spying on all our telephone calls.
That’s because this news broke over ten (10) years ago, when the USA Patriot Act first passed. Under section 215, the government gets to spy on/listen to/search—yes, search your home, your person, your car, your email — whenever it wants. Everyone is a potential suspect. Authorities no longer need “probable cause,” and a warrant from a judge. You, me, the world, is a suspected criminal.
But there was nary a peep ten years ago. The USA Patriot Act passed both Houses of Congress almost unanimously (Russ Feingold (D-WI) was the only Senator to vote no).
That was October, 2001, when most of America assumed the Government was only going to spy on Muslims. But now “that Muslim” – as our President is erroneously called by some – is spying on all of us, and a collective gasp is heard, right before the wailing and the beating of breasts.
So guys, I have to ask: “What took you so long?”
The USA Patriot Act obliterates the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution. The Fourth Amendment is the only thing standing between us and illegal searches and seizures, warrantless wiretapping, and IMPRISONMENT without “probable cause.”
How does it feel to be treated like a criminal when you haven’t done a thing?
What happened to “innocent until proven guilty?” That was obliterated by drones.
It didn’t matter when it was only people who somehow “deserved” to be suspected…is that it? People of another religion or ethnicity? I hate to use the word racism here, but why not use it? If the shoe fits…
About the sudden outcry, and demands for an investigation, Senator Diane Feinstein, who sits on the Intelligence Committee, said: “We are always open to changes. But that doesn’t mean there will be any. It does mean that we will look at any ideas, any thoughts, and we do this on everything.”
There, there, now. Don’t you feel better?
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The Boston Globe Temporarily Lowers Pay Wall
The Boston Globe has suspended its pay wall so that everyone can get the latest information on the Boston Marathon bombings that occurred yesterday at and near the finish line.
BostonGlobe.com connects directly to a feed about the ongoing investigation.
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We stand corrected
On April 15th 2013 (https://tcrcindia.com/2013/04/15/rare-production-stills-from-mani-ratnams-thalapathi/) we had posted the following contact sheet and mentioned that it was the ‘look’ test for the Maniratnam film Thalapathi. But we recently got information from a reliable source that it was in fact a test shoot for ‘Iruvar’. We have no further information regarding this test shoot.
Iruvar was finally cast with Mohanlal and Prakash Raj starring in the film. It was also the debut film for Aishwarya Rai who had just won the Miss World title. Below is a song from the film sung by Unnikrishnan and by Oscar nominee Bombay Jayashri. This arguably could be the first song that Bombay Jayashri sang for films.
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cinematters says:
on November 1, 2013 at 5:14 PM
Wasn’t “Kai Veenayai” from Vietnam Colony (1994) – the remake of the Malayalam film by the same name, Bombay Jayashri’s debut as a film playback singer ?
tcrcindia says:
on November 7, 2013 at 11:21 AM
Hi. You could be right. Will confirm with Bombay Jayashri herself to confirm on her debut in films. Thank you for notifying us.
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Player Ousts City of Heroes Private Server, Leading To Pleas For Preservation
Posted on April 16, 2019 3:50 PM by Rob Williams
Over the years, NCsoft has released some amazing MMORPG games. Most have since disappeared, while others have gone down the path of becoming pay-to-win nightmares. Sometimes, the games that disappeared did so quickly, like Auto Assault. Other games, like City of Heroes, had a long 8-year run before its publisher decided that it had enough. NCsoft itself should have been the focus of the City of Villains expansion.
Nonetheless, fans of CoH dwelled on the closure of their favorite game like any fan of a shuttered game world would: by wishing it still existed. I can’t talk about old MMOs without mentioning Asheron’s Call, which shut down three years after receiving its final content update in March 2014. While legalities surrounding emulated servers are always murky, it’s not exactly impossible to find AC today if you really want to play it. CoH fans have not had the same luxury.
Final moments of City of Heroes (reddit)
As Massively Overpowered reports, a secret CoH server has existed for at least six years, much to the sudden chagrin of every single CoH fan who never received an invite, or were forced to believe that an emulated server would have been impossible. Many claimed the existence of a private server over the years, but it took one NDA breaker to expose the entire operation.
Long story short, a bloke named Brian (aka: Destroyer Stroyer) published a video to YouTube which went into great detail about the existence of the server. He originally gained access after dumping a bunch of images to the game’s fan subreddit and receiving an invite. Ultimately, not content to play a game he couldn’t talk about, he decided to expose it.
The fact that a private server existed only scratches the surface of what’s notable about this story. Word has had it that the the server operator managed to get the original code and databases, meaning that if you played a character in CoH, that avatar would be in this operator’s hands. However, this is something that has been staunchly rejected by the leader of the SCORE emulator team, Leandro Pardini.
Nonetheless, there’s obviously a lot of good code in Leandro’s hands, which is now leading many to hope that the data remains safe, because with it, chances of more public “private” servers can become a reality. But while many players still care about City of Heroes, NCsoft may not, and may want to squash these efforts. There’s never been anything “Cryptic” about NC’s ambitions.
Interestingly, NCsoft released a classic version of Lineage II last year, with the expected infusion of pay-to-win mechanics. Even if CoH came back in that kind of capacity, it seems like fans would eat it right up. Given the passion of the fan base behind it, and the seemingly good size of it, it really does seem strange that NCsoft continues to ignore the franchise.
Such is life for the long-time MMORPG fan.
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On Losing a Daughter
By Paul V. Wessling, SLPC member | May 1, 2017
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Editor’s Note: The Suffield Local Prevention Council has submitted this article to make residents aware of the drug problem facing all cities and towns.
“Of all the words writ by pen; the saddest are ‘what might have been.’”(With apologies to Burns and Whittier)
It is unnatural for a parent to bury a child. There is no greater tragedy for a father than the death of his child.
Since the death of my daughter, Elisabeth, the truth of these aphorisms rings constantly in my mind. Even 11 years after her death from heroin addiction, she is in my thoughts every day.
“You have a girl. That’s great! Girls can go to Yale now.” Thus did the obstetrician announce the arrival of Elisabeth Ann on June 3, 1975 at 2:37 a.m.
All new parents are filled with hope, love, and the desire for nothing but the best for their newborn child. Me too!!
Elisabeth grew into a lovely child, bright with the promise of beauty and intelligence. On the eve of Elisabeth’s third birthday, her mother fell into a deep depression from which she never emerged. Elisabeth spent the rest of her life searching for that mother, lost.
Apart from that, Elisabeth had a comfortable suburban childhood and did quite well in school.
Elisabeth began her teenage rebellion on schedule and was quite a handful. She continued to do well in high school and had multiple acceptances to college. Elisabeth chose to go to college in Southern California. Halfway through her sophomore year, Elisabeth’s academic grades fell off a cliff and she began to drift.
I had noticed signs of trouble before this, but had conveniently chosen to ignore them.
The previous summer, Elisabeth had been in an automobile accident on Nantucket. The accident was probably caused by substance abuse and she was given Oxycodone for pain at the hospital.
Elisabeth felt that her struggle with addiction began at that time. I believe that she had experimented in high school and had gradually built up her resistance so that she needed more and more to get high.
I, with great reluctance, began to suspect that she had a substance abuse problem. I tried very hard to ignore the evidence until it became overwhelmingly obvious. There is no deception like self-deception.
After many unpleasant confrontations, Elisabeth admitted her addiction and sought treatment. Thus began a multi-year saga of detox, followed by rehabilitation and recovery, followed by relapse. Elisabeth was an inpatient at no less than six rehabilitation programs, some lasting several months.
She was willing to try anything and everything, and she did. But her need for heroin kept gaining on her. Elisabeth finally succumbed and took her own life on New Year’s Eve of 2005. She was halfway through her thirtieth year. A great tragedy.
The physical and emotional toll of heroin addiction on Elisabeth and on her family is too vast to even begin to tally.
This is written for the families of Suffield. My hope is that those young people who read this will learn to make good decisions for themselves despite societal and peer pressure. Please do not experiment with drugs. Please learn to love yourself and your family so much that you will not put them and yourself through that devastation.
My hope is also for the parents who might read this will not ignore the signs and their own suspicions, as I did. Seek help as soon as possible.
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The events of the last few weeks have returned the Sand Pit…
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No Win
‘Tuition Culture’ Overwhelms Students’ Wellbeing, Stifles Academic Growth
By Sheetal Vora
Image courtesy of Golden Cosmos via The New York Times
When I was younger, tuitions were a part of my academic life, but only as a means to supplement the subjects that I found difficult to understand or needed some additional help in. However, today, the tuition culture is an intrinsic part of our children’s lives, taking over their childhood. A typical day is spent going to school and then rushing to attend tuitions to cement what is already taught that day or the day before. This constant studying stifles the academic growth that should be the true intention behind tuitions.
The rise of tuition culture
One of the reasons for this rise in tuition culture can be attributed to the immense importance that parents, society and even schools place on grades. There is a notion that a child is only as smart as the grades they get and to ensure good marks, private tutors are necessary. Another argument stems from the feeling that some school teachers don’t complete or go in-depth into certain chapters and concepts – therefore, children have to rely on tuitions. This can create a vicious cycle that disincentivizes teacher performance because teachers are aware that one out of four students in their class will learn the material outside of school. This number rises to three out of four students, in states such as West Bengal and Tripura, according to the 2014 National Sample Survey (NSSO) report on Education in India.
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Tuition culture is not just a problem in India, but is prevalent in other countries as well. In an article published in the Economic and Political Weekly in 2015, the authors cite that in Japan, 70% of middle school students have received private tuitions, while in Malaysia, 83% of senior secondary students receive tutoring. These numbers are similar or higher in South Korea, for primary through high school students, where as many as 92.8% of students in middle school attend private tuitions.
While these countries and educational systems are all very different, they do have one thing in common: the pursuit of academic excellence, including via private tuitions, generates “a shadow cost,” as one researcher puts it, “in the form of reduced wellbeing of students. ”
The downside to tuitions
Tuition culture, which requires constant studying while forsaking all other passions, can be detrimental to children. They start feeling burnt out and trapped. They become discontent with their school system, and may not see the benefit of going to school as they feel everything will be repeated at tuitions in any case. The pressure to receive high grades can also lead to academic-related stress. In a study conducted in Kolkata, 63.5% of students reported stress due to academic pressure, while 81.6% of students reported examination-related anxiety.
As such, they can become less attentive and lose focus easily and start looking for distractions to get through the school day. This detachment from learning can affect them beyond school, as well, as they don’t have time to pursue other passions and develop skills beyond academics. The time spent in tuition takes away from multiple extracurricular activities such as performing arts, sports, robotics, computer skills and more. Apart from this, since children with a constant roster of tuitions study all day, every day, they learn to study longer — but not smarter, while neglecting important life skills such as researching their own doubts about a concept, and the determination to dig deeper for greater understanding on their own, rather than being spoon-fed at tuitions.
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Tuition culture is also a strain on parents, both financially and psychologically. According to a Times of India article based on the NSSO report, an estimate of 11 to 12% of a family’s income is spent on tuitions, with a 2015 study stating that the mentoring industry in India has grown by 53% in the past few years, and will likely touch $70 billion in 2017. Additionally, the constant struggle to ensure that your child is taught by the best tutors in the city can be emotionally draining. Speaking to some parents recently, I learnt that now, some tutors are conducting entrance tests before accepting children into their classes, forcing parents to plan tuition applications years in advance and likely excluding the children who most need academic support. Earlier, parents only had to plan their applications for schools and colleges in advance, but now tuitions are a part of this as well.
Leaving tuition culture behind
The Supreme Court in 2012, brought “all schools, except the unaided minority institutions, within the ambit of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act gave rise to an eventuality — teachers of all schools could be prohibited from giving private tutorials,” reported the Times of India. This was followed up in 2017 in Maharashtra when the Deputy Director of School Education banned teachers across the state from taking private tuitions.
As a consultant in the education space, I speak to families about children’s academics all of the time and have noticed a trend: most want to get away from tuition mania. They want their children to build self-study skills and are vocal about the fact that they hardly get to see their children, between school, extracurricular activities and tuitions. But they worry about their children achieving the marks they need in order to succeed in life.
Employers need to start hiring people who may not have the best grades, but have explored and challenged themselves with knowledge and skills beyond the realm of academics. Once employability becomes more holistic and less grade-orientated, we can hope to see a similar change in the minds of parents and students alike.
Tuitions can exist in a healthy balance, assisting children who need extra academic support. However, this balance will only be maintained when the mindset of the society as a whole changes, along with a shift in the professional and job space as well.
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Written By Sheetal Vora
Sheetal Vora is an undergraduate consultant with The Red Pen who has visited and built relationships with admission officers at more than 50 campuses across the world. Sheetal is driven by the will to bring out the best in students. She holds a bachelor’s degree in business and entrepreneurship from Mumbai University, and an interior design diploma from Sophia Polytechnic.
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Remembering an audacious activist Ken Saro Wiwa
Today we commemorate the death of Kenule ‘Ken’ Beeson Saro-Wiwa, environmental activist, writer, TV producer, who was hanged on this day in 1995 by the military dictatorship of General Sani Abacha.
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Kenule ‘Ken’ Beeson Saro-Wiwa, environmental activist, writer, TV producer, was hanged on this day in 1995 by the military dictatorship of General Sani Abacha.
In 1995, the Abacha government hanged Saro-Wiwa and eight Ogoni men, in what was considered a shocking move. The international community was quick to condemn the move, with the Commonwealth suspending Nigeria for more than three years and others considering economic sanctions.
Born in 1941, Saro Wiwa started out as a teaching assistant at the University of Lagos and later at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He had to leave for Bonny for supporting the Federal Government when the civil war broke out. At Bonny, he became a civilian administrator before serving as the Regional Commissioner of Education in the River State but his agitation for Ogoni autonomy led to his dismissal.
Saro Wiwa authored Sozaboy: A Novel in Rotten English, about a Nigerian boy recruited during the Civil War. On Darkling Plain narrates his experience during the war. He was also a producer of Basi & Company, a satirical series, and was also a playwright, penning plays such asTransistor Radio.
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Most of his works portrayed an alternative image of the Nigerian society. He was inspired by the politics of the day as well as the environmental and social justice issues.
Kenule Beeson Saro Wiwa (October 10, 1941 – November 10, 1995), Nigerian author and environmental activist. Photo: Wiki/CC
Saro-Wiwa started dedicated most of his time to environment and human rights causes, joining the Movement of the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), which advocated for the rights of the Ogoni people. One of the main priorities of MOSOP was to fight against the degradation of Ogoni land by Shell.
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In 1992, he was first arrested and detained for a number of months before he was released. In May 1993, he was imprisoned for a month for leading the MOSOP peaceful demonstration, which the Nigerian security forces suppressed.
In May 1994, Saro Wiwa was arrested together with other MOSOP leaders and charged with the inciting the murders of four Ogoni chiefs killed by members of a different faction of MOSOP. He was in jail for one year, before he was found guilty.
With the eight other MOSOP leaders, known as Ogoni Nine, Saro Wiwa was sentenced to death. Saro-Wiwa received the Right Livelihood for his courage and the Goldman Environmental Prize.
After their hanging in 1995, they were buried in Port Harcourt Cemetery.
As part of the tributes to Saro Wiwa include a 2006 memorial in London, a literary prize- Ken Saro Wiwa Prize for Prose- sponsored by the Association of Nigerian Authors, and the Writer Hero award by the My Hero Project. The River State University in Nigeria and a street in Amsterdam was renamed in his honour.
He inspired a number of writers, and his life has been written in different texts.
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Is Hillary Clinton REALLY Raising Millions of Dollars For Other Democrats? Not So Much…
Apr19 by Tim Byrd
You know how Hillary and her supporters keep talking about how she’s raising money for other Democrats to run? Like that $15 million she raised with George Clooney?
Well, about that.
First, watch this video from The Young Turks which gives a solid rundown on the huge money laundering scheme Clinton and the Democratic National Committee have been running for the entire campaign:
This involves using loopholes in the campaign finance system to funnel much larger donations to Hillary’s campaign than is allowed for by law. It’s also an enormously unethical breach in party ethics because the DNC is not supposed to play favorites during a primary (which was why Tulsi Gabbard resigned from her second-in-command DNC position to be able to campaign for Bernie Sanders, unlike Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who has carried water for Hillary Clinton every step of the way). And there may be actual violations of campaign finance law, as the Sanders campaign said yesterday.
Okay, so they have this YUGE scheme that funnels cash through the state parties and the DNC into Hillary’s Victory Fund. And Hillary’s Victory Fund is where all that money she’s supposedly raising for other Democrats is supposed to go. Well, about that.
According to the Washington Post:
“’It’s time to rebuild our party from the ground up,’ the former secretary of state pledged. ‘When our state parties are strong, we win.’
“The joint committee that was formed, called the Hillary Victory Fund, ended up raising nearly $27 million by the end of 2015, thanks to six-figure donations from longtime Clinton allies and a New York fundraiser headlined by the singer Sting.
“So far, the state parties have served only as a pass-through for their share of the funds. Campaign finance records show that nearly $2 million in donations to the fund initially routed last year to individual state party accounts was immediately transferred to the DNC, which is laboring to pay off millions of dollars in debt…
“’I’ve never seen anything like this,’ said Lawrence Noble, a former general counsel of the Federal Election Commission (FEC) who is now with the nonpartisan Campaign Legal Center. ‘Joint victory funds are not intended to be separate operating committees that just support a single candidate. But they appear to be turning the traditional notion of a joint committee into a Hillary fundraising committee.’”
So out of $27 million, only two million was sent to the state parties for their candidates, and that money was then returned to the DNC to pay its bills. That was last year.
According to Politico, in the first quarter of this year, the Hillary Victory Fund raised $33 million:
“The idea is that the committee will help the state parties raise money for their general election efforts, an area where Clinton’s allies argue that her insurgent rival for the Democratic presidential nomination Bernie Sanders has done little…
“Yet, during the first three months of the year, the $2 million transferred by the Hillary Victory Fund to various state party committees paled in comparison to the $9.5 million it transferred to Clinton’s campaign committee or the $3.5 million it transferred to the DNC.
“And the Hillary Victory Fund also spent $6.7 million on online ads that mostly looked like Clinton campaign ads, as well as $5.5 million on direct marketing. Both expenses seem intended at least in part to help Clinton build a small donor base, an area in which Sanders has far outpaced her.”
So, in short, the Hillary Victory Fund raised $60 million. Of that, most of it went either directly to Hillary’s campaign or toward promoting her campaign. Only $4 million went to state parties, and at least half of that boomeranged back to the DNC to pay its bills.
All those Democrats lower on the ballot aren’t getting much help when you get right down to it. You know what would really help them? A YUGE excited voter turnout in November.
And if the Democrats want that, Hillary isn’t the candidate they should be supporting.
UPDATE: A recent piece in Politico reports that even less of the money is remaining with the state parties, only 1% of the $61 million raised to date.
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New York, NY (Top40 Charts) The Danish String Quartet, lauded by critics, presenters, and audiences internationally for their unparalleled musical mastery and allure, has today received their first Grammy Award nomination, for their latest recording, PRISM I. This is the first in a series of five albums in which the DSQ present one of Beethoven's late string quartets in the context of a related fugue by J.S. Bach as well as a linked masterwork from the modern quartet literature. Prism I comprises the first of Beethoven's late quartets, his grandly life-affirming Op. 127 in E-flat Major, alongside Bach's luminous fugue in the same key (arranged by Mozart) and Dmitri Shostakovich's final string quartet, No. 15 in E-flat minor, a haunted and haunting sequence of six adagios.
"A beam of music is split through Beethoven's prism. Inevitably, we base our work on what we know, as individuals and as a group, but the important thing to us as musicians is that these connections be experienced widely on an intuitive level. We hope the listener will join us in the wonder of these beams of music that travel all the way from Bach through Beethoven as far as to our own times." -DSQ liner note in the CD booklet of Prism I
The 61st Grammy Awards presentation will be held on February 10th, 2019 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
"The performances are beautiful, with the quartet shifting effortlessly from smooth, almost glassy textures to violent paroxysms. The Bach fugue that opens the program (Mozart's arrangement is used, which works well with the overall concept) sets a meditative space, and the Shostakovich, edgy and violent, and the Beethoven, mysteriously lyrical, form a compelling pair. Sample the Beethoven slow movement to hear the silent, spacious acoustic treatment given the Reitstadel Neumarkt by the ECM engineering staff, who have outdone themselves here. One awaits with pleasure future releases in the series." James Manheim - All Music - October 2018
"These players perform Bach's Fugue BWV 876 with intelligence and sophistication, their relaxed, intuitive approach to texture, sonority and phrasing allowing contrapuntal transparency. Their powerfully characterized account of Beethoven's op.127 focuses on the slow movement's moving variations, expressively realized, but their first movement is pleasingly paced, with notation scrupulously observed and sonorities skillfully blended, and they invest the jaunty scherzo with suitably rhythmic dynamism. [...] The recording is well balanced, the acoustic providing both ambience and intimacy." Robin Stowell - The Strad, November 2018
"It feels like a controlled discharge of accumulated emotional energy, and while the playing is exquisitely refined...this performance never loses its sense of rhythmic danger...thought-provoking, and often startlingly beautiful." Richard Bratby - Gramophone, November 2018
Future PRISM recordings feature works of Schnittke, Bartók, Mendelssohn, and Webern, in addition to the brilliantly curated Bach and Beethoven pairings. Previous ECM Recordings have included Last Leaf, a stunning collection of self-arranged folk music from the Nordic traditions, and a sophisticated program of contemporary worksby Thomas Adès, Per Nørgård, and Hans Abrahamsen.
In addition to their rigorous performance agenda in Europe, the Danish String Quartet's demand in North America results in multiple extensive tours throughout the United States and Canada each season. In spring 2019, the Quartet returns to North America for eleven concert dates throughout the West Coast, including three performances at La Jolla Music Society, which initiates the first of a three-year residency.
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HAYDN String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 1, No. 1 "La Chasse"
MOZART String Quartet K. 458 "The Hunt"
WIDMANN Jagdquartett (Hunt Quartet)
NIELSEN String Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 13
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La Jolla Music Society - basileIE Gallery
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at 7PM
University of California Santa Barbara - Arts & Lectures
Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at 7PM
HAYDN String Quartet in C Major, op. 20, no. 2
ABRAHAMSEN String Quartet No. 1 ("10 Preludes")
NIELSEN String Quartet No. 3, op. 14
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HAYDN Quartet in C Major, Op. 20, No. 2
WEBERN Quartet (1905)
BEETHOVEN Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135
Chamber Music Society of Logan - Russell/Wanlass Performance Hall
BEETHOVEN String Quartet in C minor, Op. 18, No. 4
BEETHOVEN String Quartet Op. 74 "Harp"
Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at 7:30PM
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Thursday, February 21, 2019 at 7:30PM
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Friday, February 22, 2019 at 7PM
Los Alamos Concert Association
Vancouver Recital Society - Vancouver Playhouse
BEETHOVEN String Quartet in E flat major, Op. 74, No. 10 ("Harp")
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New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Toyota and VH1 Save The Music Foundation, joined by musician, producer, composer and former founder of The Fugees, Wyclef Jean, presented South Philadelphia High School with a $50,000 Music Technology Grant focused on electronic music creation.
At a spirited school-wide assembly held at South Philadelphia High School's auditorium on Wednesday, February 13, Matt Ozawa, Engagement Marketing Manager at Toyota Motor North America, and Chiho Feindler, Senior Director of Programs and Policy at VH1 Save The Music Foundation, awarded the grant to the school. South Philadelphia High School Principal, Kimlime Chek-Taylor and Executive Director, Office of The Arts & Academic Enrichment, Frank Machos, were also in attendance and spoke to the importance of music education in Philadelphia's public schools. The Philadelphia 76ers Dunk Squad surprised the crowd with an energetic performance with flips and tricks to hype up the room before Wyclef walked into the aisles of the auditorium answering questions from students and inspiring them with a message about education, music and success. One student asked Wyclef if it was challenging to get to where he is today and Wyclef responded by saying:
"At the end of the day, my mom told me if you stay focused and positive and do what you want to do, it's going to happen. Don't forget, we don't do this because it's easy, we do this because it's hard and to show them we can overcome where we came from."
Two young emerging artists, Jazzy Amra and Jeremy Torres, joined Wyclef on stage for an intimate set singing their original songs before Wyclef broke out into a freestyle jam session. Following the assembly, a group of music students joined Wyclef in an intimate workshop where he helped students one-on-one to create a beat using the brand new production equipment that was donated to the school as part of the Music Technology grant. The $50,000 donation to VH1 Save The Music fulfills a new program geared toward electronic music creation and technology—including DJ'ing, beat making, songwriting and audio engineering— to develop students' creative and technical talents.
"At Toyota, we believe that music education is key to expression, creativity and connection," said Matt Ozawa, engagement marketing manager, Toyota Motor North America. "We're delighted to again partner with VH1 Save The Music Foundation to support their mission to restore music education programs in schools nationwide."
In the past four years, the #ToyotaGiving campaign has collectively donated $160,000 to VH1 Save The Music Foundation. The funds benefit disadvantaged schools by providing musical instruments to support sustainable music education programs. Each campaign has culminated in a school assembly supported by surprise appearances from musicians such as GRAMMY Award-winning rock band Imagine Dragons, pop singer Santigold, and urban gospel singer Sir The Baptist. As a result of the Toyota grants, thousands of students have been able to experience the power of making music.
"We are so grateful for Toyota's continued support for music education," said Chiho Feindler, Senior Director of Programs and Policy at VH1 Save The Music Foundation. "This year's grant in Philadelphia is significant as it is a part of our music technology pilot program. We're thrilled to be at the historical South Philadelphia High School to provide students the opportunity to use their creative and technical talents to make their own music."
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Congrats to UC Davis Doctoral Students Who Study Spiders: AAS Awards
A trapdoor spider, Ummidia sp. (Courtesy of Wikipedia)
Chances are you're not thinking about spiders right now, but arachnid experts at the University of California, Davis, are.
Two doctoral students from the Jason Bond laboratory, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, won first- and second-place awards in the student research competitions at the recent meeting of the American Arachnological Society, held at Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va.
Rebecca Godwin won first in the poster competition for her research on trapdoor spiders and Lacie Newton won second for her oral presentation on species delimitation.
Congratulations to these dedicated doctoral students!
Godwin titled her work, “Revision of New World Ummidia (Mygalomorphae, Halonoproctidae)”: Her abstract: “Ummidia is a historically taxonomically difficult group of spiders belonging to the infraorder Mygalomorphae, one of the three main lineages recognized within spiders. Mygalomorph life history and their incredibly cryptic appearance make them difficult to identify, as a result they are frequently overlooked by spider systematists. Ummidia Thorell 1875 is a wide-ranging genus of trapdoor spider found both in the Mediterranean region of the Old World and in the New World from the eastern United States south to Brazil. Taxonomic work on New World Ummidia is sparse outside of original descriptions, the most recent of which are over half a century old."
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"I am revising the genus Ummidia in the Nearctic region. I have approached this taxonomic problem by examining approximately 700 specimens of Ummidia from various collections (American Museum of Natural History, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Florida State Collection of Arthropods, California Academy of Sciences, and Auburn University Museum of Natural History). Examination of museum material has seemingly confirmed the undescribed diversity of Ummidia; preliminary estimates of New World species ranging between 50 and 60, with particularly high amounts of diversity in the Florida and Virginia. This study, along with many others conducted utilizing museum collections, is indicative of the importance of natural history collections and their usefulness in discovering unknown biodiversity.”
Lacie titled her work, “Species Delimitation of the Antrodiaetus Unicolor Species Complex Using a 3RAD Approach.” Her abstract: “Although species delimitation can be highly contentious, the development of reliable methods to accurately ascertain species boundaries is a fundamental and necessary step in cataloguing and describing Earth's quickly disappearing biodiversity. Species delimitation in spider taxa has historically been based on morphological characters; however, certain mygalomorphs are morphologically indistinguishable from each other yet have considerable molecular divergence."
"Previous research by Hendrixson and Bond (2005) described a new sympatric species Antrodiaetus microunicolor in the A. unicolor species complex using morphological criteria (i.e. size and setal character differences) and behavioral criteria (non-overlapping mating seasons). Subsequently, they used two molecular markers COI and 28S and discovered that A. unicolor is paraphyletic with respect to A. microunicolor. To further delineate this species complex, we implement the cohesion species concept and employ multiple lines of evidence for testing genetic exchangeability and ecological interchangeability. Our integrative approach includes extensively sampling homologous loci across the genome using a version of RADseq called 3RAD, assessing population structure across their geographic range, and evaluating ecological similarity by niche-based distribution modeling. Based on our analyses, we conclude that this species complex has two or three species in addition to A. microunicolor.”
Rebecca Godwin with a statue of Theodore Roosevelt at the American Museum of Natural History, where she did some of her research. She won first place in the student poster research competiion at the recent meeting of the American Arachnological Society.
Rebecca Godwin
Godwin holds two degrees from Auburn University: her bachelor's degree in zoology in 2004, and her master's degree in wetland biology in 2011. She began her doctoral studies at Auburn University in 2014, and transferred to UC Davis when Bond accepted the UC Davis position in 2018.
Godwin won the Auburn University's Department of Biological Science's Outstanding Service Award in 2016. She is the lead author of research published in 2018 in the journal Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution on “Phylogeny of a Cosmopolitan Family of Morphologically Conserved Trapdoor spiders (Mygalomorphae, Ctenizidae) Using Anchored Hybrid Enrichment, with a Description of the Family, Halonoproctidae Pocock 1901.” She currently serves as a graduate teaching assistant in the course, "Biology 2C," at UC Davis.
Godwin's research interests include taxonomy, systematics, and phylogreography of trapdoor spiders, as well as effective science communication and increasing general science literacy.
Lacie Newton working in the field. She won second-place in the oral competition at the recent meeting of the American Arachnological Society.
Lacie Newton
Newton received her bachelor of science degree from Millsaps College, Jackson, Miss., in 2016, and then joined the Auburn University doctoral program. Like Godwin, she transferred to UC Davis with her major professor in 2018. Newton served as an undergraduate teaching assistant at Millsaps College for “Introduction to Cell Biology” and “General Zoology,” and as a graduate teaching assistant in “Introduction to Biology” at Auburn University.
Newton now serves as a graduate teaching assistant at UC Davis for “Introduction to Biology: Biodiversity and the Tree of Life.” She won the 2019-2020 George H. Vansell Scholarship, UC Davis. Her research interests include systematics, species delimitation, and phylogeography of spiders; phylogenetics; comparative transcriptomics of troglophilic and troglobitic spiders; cave biology and conservation.
Both Godwin and Newton volunteer at the Bohart Museum of Entomology's programs on spiders and at the campuswide UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day.
Bond joined the UC Davis faculty after a seven-year academic career at Auburn University, Ala. He served as professor of biology and chair of the Department of Biological Sciences from January 2016 to July 2018, and as curator of arachnids and myriapods (centipedes, millipedes, and related animals) at the Auburn University Museum of Natural History, from August 2011 to July 2018.
Focus Area Tags: Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources, Yard & Garden
Tags: American Arachnological Society (1), Auburn University (1), Jason Bond (10), Lacie Newton (1), Rebecca Godwin (1), spiders (19), UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology (251)
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The law should not become “over precious” about human rights, says the Divisional Court
8 November 2011 by Rosalind English
David Thomas Howarth v Commissioner of Police of Police of the Metropolis [2011] EWHC 2818 (QB) – read judgment
Protestors have to put up with “sensible and good natured” controls by the authorities as a limitation on their rights to free expression and assembly, the Divisional Court has ruled.
A claim for judicial review brought by an environmental protestor (“Mr Howarth”) against the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, challenging the lawfulness of a personal search of Mr Howarth carried out by a Metropolitan Police officer on 16 October 2010. The search was carried out on a railway train on which Mr Howarth was travelling in order to reach a site of intended public protest against an oil company. On the day in question Mr Howarth travelled with four friends from his home in the West Midlands to London to attend a demonstration organised by a body of persons calling themselves “Crude Awakening”, whose principal object is to campaign against the activities of those involved in the oil industry. The officer who conducted the search stated that he was looking for articles such as chalk, spray paint or highlighters that had been used in similar protests. He found no relevant articles.
Mr Howarth maintained that the search of him on this occasion was unlawful and he sought a declaration that the officer had acted in breach of the relevant police powers (the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 , or PACE). He also claimed declarations that the search violated his rights under Article 8, Article 10 and Article 11 of the Convention, constituting unlawful interference with his private life, his freedom of expression and freedom association. He also claims damages for breaches of section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998, which applies to acts of public authorities which interfere with Convention rights, and for assault at common law.
In particular the claimant submitted that the search was unlawful, within the terms of Section 1(3) of PACE, because the officer who conducted the search did not in fact have any grounds to suspect him of being in possession of a prohibited article and merely did what he was told under orders from a superior. As for the Convention rights, whilst he accepted that the interferences were in the interests of preventing crime and thus a “legitimate aim” within the Convention, they were nevertheless were disproportionate.
Both declarations refused. There had been no breach of Section 1 PACE had been breached. In McCombe J’s view (with which Hallett LJ agreed), the relevant officer did reasonably suspect that if he and his colleagues carried out the search prohibited items would be found on one or more of the protestors. As for the claim under Article 8, there is something of a divide between the domestic courts and the Strasbourg Court on the applicability of this provision in these circumstances. In Gillan v The Commissioner [2006] 2 AC 307 Lord Bingham expressed his doubts that an “ordinary superficial search of the person” can be said to show a lack of respect for private life:
intrusions must reach a certain level of seriousness to engage the operation of the Convention, which is, after all, concerned with human rights and fundamental freedoms, and I incline to the view that an ordinary superficial search of the person and an opening of bags, of the kind to which passengers uncomplainingly submit at airports, for example, can scarcely be said to reach that level.”[35]
The Strasbourg Court on the hand takes a far more sweeping view:
the use of coercive powers conferred by the legislation to require an individual to submit to a detailed search of his person, his clothing and his personal belongings amounts to a clear interference with the right to respect for private life. (Gillan and Quinton v United Kingdom (2009)
The search powers of security personnel at airports were qualitatively different, said the Court. An air traveller may be seen as consenting to such a search by choosing to travel. He knows that he and his bags are liable to be searched before boarding the aeroplane and has a freedom of choice, since he can leave personal items behind and walk away without being subjected to a search. The search powers under PACE are different – an individual can be stopped anywhere and at any time, without notice and without any choice as to whether or not to submit to a search.
McCombe J was of course bound by the House of Lords view of the matter. In any event, whilst he was willing to accept that the exercise of the right to freedom of assembly and exercise of the right to free expression are often, in practice, closely associated, and recognised the “fundamental importance” of those rights, nevertheless he was aware of the need to prevent the law in this area becoming “over precious” about minor and indirect infringements of the rights of privacy, assembly and expression, “which are the price today of participation in numerous lawful activities conducted in large groups of people”.
If passengers in airports cannot complain (although they would dearly like to) about the increasingly inconvenient and intrusive measures applied to them in the interests of security, it is hard to see why protestors should be completely immune from such preventative measures. Indeed, a starker question may be asked at this point; why should a protest be a privileged act in terms of Convention protection, and air travel not? Not for the ordinary tourist or business passenger say, who has “consented” to the unpleasant intrusions of the security protest, but a medical team for example accompanying a critically ill patient to a destination hospital?
The difference lies, not in the matter of implied consent (because of course a passenger has no wish to be blown up) but in the focus of the traveller’s actions, which is to get from A to B, as opposed to the protester’s, which is to make a point. Stop and search powers are said not to interfere with the former’s aim, but are said to dampen and therefore deter the latter. Consider this when you are next shuffling in an airport security queue, for the third or fourth time on a short journey.
This comparison may be trivial, but efforts to draw down the full panoply of Convention human rights on minimal privacy intrusions is no less a trivialisation.
Did undercover climate officer go native?
Is the planet, in law, my neighbour?
Tim ( @TimRegency ) says:
I wonder how much of this silliness is because of politicians abusing their position by exerting undue influence on the judiciary?
Mike Caits says:
Surely this is a twisted interpretation of the existing Law? There is no reference to the fact that searches at Airports are expected because of the nature of the existing and supposed threat against the Airports buildings, people and various areas of transportation? In any case, a Policeman cannot simply ‘assume’ guilt of possession of anything illegal simply because He IS a Policeman. There MUST be compelling grounds, otherwise the Police could, theoretically follow someone into a Public Toilet and search them there! Justice Coombe seems only to be challenging the Authority of the Convention on Human Rights, rather than actually addressing the misuse of powers provided by PACE. More seriously, if Justice Coombe is suggesting that someone on the way to a Protest is MORE likely to intend to commit a crime or criminal act, then He should be removed from his post immediately. This wilful kind of “interpretative myopoeia” seems to be endemic in the present cabal of Judiciary at High Courts and Divisional Courts level. Too many Judges are associating “Criminality” with ‘Protest’ ‘Public Disobediance’ and even ‘Unemployment.’ Perhaps it is time to take some of the cases mentioned directly to the European Court of Human Rights – to have existing laws clarified?
This and rubber bullets. What next?
Nia says:
Coombe J appears to think chalk is a prohibited item – should lodge an immediate appeal.
This means therefore that ANYONE on their way to a protest can now be stopped and searched?
I will be amazed if Mr Howarth does not lodge an appeal against the ruling by Coombe J. Mr Howarth was simply travelling on the train to get from A to B. Even if he had had the items in question on him, there was no prospect that he would be using them on the train or any of the stations involved. I am sure it is not unlawful to have chalk, spray paint or highlighters in your possession at any time? Possession is not a crime; inappropiate use of the items perhaps is but it is up to the authorities to establish clear intent to use the items inappropriately, which – arguably – can only be assessed at or near to the actual venue of the protest itself. While Justice Coombe is concerned about getting overly “precious” about human rights, I think we should all of us get more than “precious” about a creeping police state which individuals like Justice Coombe appear to be sleep-walking all of us into. The police themselves should adopt more sensible tactics, such as asking people if they have any of the items involved and – if they do – to explain how they intend to use them. If the police then suspect they may be used in the process of a crime (though what crime exactly is not clear) then perhaps they may be able to deprive the owners of their rightful property, with a proviso that they will be returned after the protest is over? Justice Coombe’s rulings should be challenged and overturned immediately.
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The revolution has begun 3
… and the rulers quake in their palaces.
The great economist and political philosopher Thomas Sowell was not an admirer of Donald Trump, but is obviously hugely relieved that he has beaten Hillary Clinton in the presidential election.
He it was who described the ruling class everywhere in the Western world – the men and women who believe themselves entitled to govern, to impose their will on the people, because they know what’s best for them – as “the anointed“.
They are generally alluded to as “the elites”. He accepts the term, and writes at Townhall:
A Hillary Clinton victory would have meant a third consecutive administration dedicated to dismantling the institutions that have kept America free, and imposing instead the social vision of the smug elites.
That could have been the ultimate catastrophe – not just for our time, but for generations yet unborn.
In one sense, Donald Trump’s victory was a unique American event. But, in a larger sense, it represents the biggest backlash among many elsewhere, against smug elites in Western nations, where increasing numbers of ordinary people are showing their anger at where those elites are leading their countries.
There, as here, mindlessly flinging the doors open to peoples from societies whose fundamental values clash with those of the countries they enter, has been a hallmark of arrogant blindness and disregard of negative consequences suffered by ordinary people – consequences from which the elites themselves are insulated.
Nor is this the only issue on which the blindness of elites has set the stage for a political backlash. The anti-law enforcement fetish among the insulated elites has even more tragically sacrificed the safety of the general public. This too has been common on both sides of the Atlantic.
Riots in London, Manchester and other cities in England in 2011 were incredibly similar to 2014 riots in Ferguson, Missouri, 2015 riots in Baltimore and other American cities.
The fact that the rioters in England were mostly white, while those in America were mostly black, gives the lie to the facile excuse that such riots are due to racial oppression, rather than being a result of appeasing mobs and restricting the police.
Nor is the election of Donald Trump likely to lead the elites to having second thoughts about the prevailing dogmas of their groupthink.
Right. As yet the elites have learnt nothing from the landslide electoral victory of a man who opposes their continuing rule.
They are not going down quietly. Protesting every inch of the way, down they go anyway.
Judith Bergman writes at Gatestone:
“A world is collapsing before our eyes,” tweeted the French ambassador to the United States, Gerard Araud, as it became clear that Donald Trump had won the US presidential election. Although he later apparently deleted the tweet, the sentiment expressed in his tweet encapsulates the attitude of the majority of the European political establishment.
Deutsche Welle (DW), Germany’s international broadcaster, described the reaction to Trump’s victory across Germany’s political spectrum as “shock and uncertainty”. Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen described Trump’s win as a “heavy shock”. German Justice Minister Heiko Maas tweeted: “The world won’t end, but things will get more crazy.”
Green party leader Cem Özdemir called Trump’s election a “break with the tradition that the West stands for liberal values”.
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s deputy chancellor, Sigmar Gabriel, said:
“Trump is the trailblazer of a new authoritarian and chauvinist international movement. … They want a rollback to the bad old times in which women belonged by the stove or in bed, gays in jail and unions at best at the side table. And he who doesn’t keep his mouth shut gets publicly bashed.”
In a fine touch of irony, EU Commissioner Guenther Oettinger, who recently referred to the Chinese as “slanty eyed”, told Deutschlandfunk radio that the U.S. election was a “warning” for Germany: “Things are getting simplified, black or white, good or bad, right or wrong. You can ask simple questions, but one should not give simple answers.”
In France, the media reaction was summed up by the left-leaning newspaper, Libération:
“Trumpocalypse… Shock… The world’s leading power is from now on in the hands of the far-right. Fifty percent of Americans voted in all conscience for a racist, lying, sexist, vulgar, hateful candidate.”
Critics omitted, however, the runaway lawlessness, divisiveness and corruption that American voters declined to reinstate.
President François Hollande described Trump’s victory as marking the start of “a period of uncertainty”. Previously, Hollande had said that Trump made him “want to retch”.
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, one of the most powerful men in Europe, told students at a conference in Luxembourg, “We will need to teach the president-elect what Europe is and how it works.” He also claimed that, “The election of Trump poses the risk of upsetting intercontinental relations in their foundation and in their structure.” …
Chancellor Angela Merkel herself offered to work closely with Trump only “on the basis that shared values, such as democracy, freedom, respect for the rule of law and people’s race, religion and gender are respected” – the overbearing implication being that Trump cannot be expected to respect these concepts.
Just how hysterical European political leaders’ reaction has been to Trump was manifested in the fact that they felt compelled to hold an informal “crisis meeting” – some diplomats called it a “panic dinner” – on Sunday evening, to deal with the “shock” of the presidential election. “We would never have had a similar dinner if Hillary Clinton had been elected. It shows just how much we’re panicking,” said a diplomat from one of the smaller EU states.
Not everyone is “panicking”. UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson rejected the invitation and told his colleagues to end their “collective whinge-o-rama” about the U.S. election result.
There is indeed an unmistakable infantility about the reactions of European political elites to the election of the new US president, which are reminiscent of a young child lashing out after being denied candy.
More significantly, the reactions reveal an overbearing disrespect for the American people’s free and democratic choice of a leader.
Most important, however, is that the arrogant claim to the moral high ground by European elites has no basis in reality. It simply is not true that, as Merkel claimed, freedom and democracy, rule of law and respect for people’s race, religion and gender are at the foreground of European policies.
In fact, there is something deeply ironic about Angela Merkel mentioning freedom, the rule of law and so on. In fact, freedom, respect for the rule of law, and people’s race, religion and gender have never been less respected and protected in Germany during the post-WWII era than under Merkel. German authorities have completely failed to protect women, Christians and others from the chaos unleashed by the mass, unvetted, immigration of mainly Muslim migrants from Africa and the Middle East. The rule of law is anything but “respected” in Germany, where large pockets of Muslims live in parallel societies, or no-go zones, where police are too afraid to enter, where the residents impose their own rules, such as polygamy, and where committing social benefits fraud is rampant while German authorities turn a knowing blind eye.
This pattern repeats itself endlessly in other European countries. In Britain, the police and social workers have turned a blind eye for years to Muslim gangs grooming, prostituting, and raping young white British teenagers in cities such as Oxford, Birmingham, Rochdale and Rotherham. How is that for “respect for the rule of law” and human rights?
There is no freedom, or respect for gender in Swedish women being told not to go out after dark, or German women being told to follow a “code of conduct” because local police authorities can no longer protect them from sexual assault.
There is no respect for [freedom of] religion on a continent where authorities have been unable to stem a tidal wave of anti-Semitism or to protect Christians who flee from the Middle East to Europe, only to experience similar persecution from local or migrant Muslims.
There is no respect for freedom and democracy on a continent where citizens, such as the politician Geert Wilders, are arrested and prosecuted by national authorities in a court of law for speaking their minds freely about topics that the authorities do not find it expedient to debate in public.
In fact, European leaders could learn from Donald Trump about democracy, freedom, respect for the rule of law and people’s race, religion and gender. But they won’t. They are too indoctrinated by their own propaganda about him, and refuse to find out what sort of a man he really is or what principles he really stands for.
What will teach them the salutary lessons they need to and don’t want to learn, is the rising anger among their own peoples.
It is probable, and certainly highly desirable, that the victory of Donald Trump and his voters will set an example, inspire emulation, throughout Europe and the whole of the Western world.
The revolution has begun.
Posted under Britain, Commentary, Europe, Germany, government, immigration, Islam, Law, liberty, Muslims, Race, revolution, Sex, Sweden, tyranny, United States by Jillian Becker on Tuesday, November 15, 2016
Tagged with Ambassador Gerard Araud, Angela Merkel, Cem Özdemir, Donald Trump, Guenther Oettinger, Heiko Maas, Jean-Claude Juncker, Judith Bergman, President Francois Hollande, Sigmar Gabriel, Thomas Sowell, UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, Ursula von der Leyen
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The Democrats don’t love Russia any more 1
Our anti-Trump media accepted the January 6 report, Declassified Intelligence Community Assessment of Russian Activities and Intentions in Recent U.S. Elections, because it was designed to convey the impression that Trump was favored by the Russians.
But it is the Democrats who have long enjoyed (if that is the right word) a warm relationship with Russian regimes in both their Soviet Socialist and crony-capitalist mode. At least the Dems wanted to. Whether the Russians ever reciprocated the warm feeling remains a matter of conjecture. Skeptics and Republicans will have one opinion, Democrats and other Leftists another.
We quote from an article by Cliff Kincaid at GOPUSA:
The Russians obtained favored nation trading status under President Obama, giving them access to U.S. capital, and New START, a nuclear weapons agreement giving Moscow a strategic advantage.
Historically, the Russians have always found the Democrats to be friendlier to their global ambitions.
Professor Paul Kengor broke a story on how “the liberals’ lover-boy”, Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA), had “reached out to Victor Chebrikov at the KGB and Yuri Andropov at the Kremlin” to work against President Ronald Reagan.
Remember that, you who are outraged by the notion – born in your own minds – that President-elect Trump conspired with the Russians to defeat Hillary Clinton in the recent election.
Such a charge [of Trump-Putin conspiracy] was welcomed by the liberal media, in particular because it allowed them to divert attention away from the substance of the WikiLeaks revelations that showed how major journalists worked hand-in-glove with Hillary Clinton-for-president staffers. These disclosures were in emails hacked from the account of Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta and the Democratic National Committee.
Not even the persons most eager to smear Donald Trump claimed that the scandalous contents of the purloined emails (see here and here) were not true or not genuine. In fact the intelligence report positively states that they are true.
The IC report says that WikiLeaks, an alleged Russian agent, disseminated truthful information. “Disclosures through WikiLeaks did not contain any evident forgeries,” the report says.
This is quite a turnaround for the Russians. In the past the Russians would alter or forge documents to make people look bad. This time, the Russians revealed the truth. … Of course, the Russians do not provide accurate and truthful information to their own people and they conduct propaganda and disinformation campaigns targeting foreign audiences. Their alleged illegal hacking into the private accounts of Americans cannot be justified. But Podesta and other Democrats can be criticized for failing to safeguard their own information and virtually inviting foreign hacking.
Russian intentions in allegedly providing the emails to WikiLeaks are a subject worthy of attention. But the conclusion that the Russians favored Trump over Clinton cannot be sustained by the evidence in the report. The IC report fails miserably in articulating how the Russians use dialectical maneuvers in playing both sides of the political street in the U.S.
One of the glaring omissions in the report on Russian interference in “recent elections” is the failure to address the evidence that RT [Russia Today] television was giving enormously favorable coverage in the 2012 presidential campaign to then-Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX), a libertarian with pro-Russia views on foreign policy. He ran in the Republican presidential primary. …
Of course, Obama won that election, after dismissing his Republican opponent Mitt Romney’s claim that Russia was a geopolitical threat to the United States. Obama had been caught on an open mic before the election promising to be “flexible” in changing his positions to benefit Russia. These comments provide more evidence that Obama was never the anti-Russian figure he postured as in the final days of his second term. …
Obama’s various federal agencies, including the Department of Justice, the FCC and the FEC, refused to take any direct action against RT over the years when it was engaging in anti-Republican activities and supporting the progressive movement.
But when they saw they could use RT as a weapon against Trump, they suddenly became concerned about foreign interference in the U.S. political process.
Although the IC report insists that the Russians had a “preference” for Donald J. Trump for president … back in August of 2015 … RT was backing “Bolshevik Bernie” Sanders for president. … Yet the intelligence community report makes no mention of RT programs backing Sanders, whose Russian connections included visiting the Soviet Union on his honeymoon. Sanders was a fellow traveler of the Moscow-controlled U.S. Peace Council.
The focus on Trump runs counter to the stated purpose of the report and reflects the political bias therein. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) says that “On December 9, 2016, President Barack Obama directed the Intelligence Community to conduct a full review and produce a comprehensive intelligence report assessing Russian activities and intentions in recent U.S. elections.” (emphasis added). Yet, nothing is said about RT’s involvement in the 2012 contest that Obama won.
The U.S. Intelligence Community is described as “a coalition of 17 agencies and organizations, including the ODNI,” but only three were involved in the report. They were the CIA, FBI and NSA. It is generally believed that CIA Director John Brennan was the guiding force behind the Obama administration effort to blame the Russians for Trump’s election victory. Former CIA officials Michael Morell, Michael Hayden and Philip Mudd had all denounced Trump. …
It certainly looks as if the CIA interfered in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Perhaps blaming the Russians was an attempt to get the attention off the agency.
Brennan was accused of converting to Islam when he was stationed in Saudi Arabia. His CIA under Obama’s orders directed the shipment of arms to jihadist groups in the Middle East. At a congressional panel on diversity in hiring, he admitted voting Communist when he was in college.
His focus at the agency has been on hiring people with “diverse” backgrounds, such as transgenders, and he even signed a policy document on a “Diversity and Inclusion Strategy” for the years 2016 to 2019, beyond his tenure as director.
Rather than go down in history with a reputation for defending America, … Brennan “would prefer his legacy be the way he fought to nurture a workforce that reflected America’s diversity”. The Journal added, “During his tenure he has put particular emphasis on promoting the interests of gay, lesbian, and transgender officers. He was the first CIA director to attend an annual social gathering of LGBTQ employees and has been known to wear a rainbow lanyard around the office as a symbol of solidarity.”
It looks like the focus on “diversity” in hiring has taken precedence over getting the facts right about foreign threats. Indeed, some observers, such as former FBI agent John Guandolo, have suggested that President Trump should abolish and replace the CIA with a new organization. “In 15 years they haven’t gotten a strategic analysis of the threat right — yet” …
The CIA will have to answer to its new director, Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-KS), Trump’s pick to run the agency.
But the media have a lot to answer for as well.
If WikiLeaks has suddenly became a Russian front or conduit, why are American news organizations such as The New York Times and The Washington Post still included among the “partners” with WikiLeaks in distributing its information? Other partners include the British Guardian, The Intercept, The Nation, McClatchy, The Wall Street Journal, and, of course, RT.
If WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is a Russian agent, why did major U.S. media organizations partner with him? Why did they not investigate him …? Assange was considered a courageous whistleblower by the liberal press. They hailed WikiLeaks for releasing the classified documents that were stolen by Army intelligence analyst Bradley/Chelsea Manning, whose sentence for espionage has been shortened by Obama.
Obama has commuted Bradley’s 35 year sentence, allowing the convict to be freed in May 2017 – iniquitously, and in contradiction to his outrage at the Russian interference that he alleges.
In addition to these issues and questions, some parts of the report lend themselves to a far different interpretation of Russian motives in U.S. politics.
For example, the IC report notes that RT ran a story against fracking, a technique that has sparked U.S. oil and gas production. The report says, “RT runs anti-fracking programming, highlighting environmental issues and the impacts on public health. This is likely reflective of the Russian Government’s concern about the impact of fracking and US natural gas production on the global energy market and the potential challenges to Gazprom’s profitability.”
The 2016 Democratic Party platform is highly critical of fracking. So does this mean the Democrats are doing the bidding of Putin? The progressive movement is almost completely against fracking. Does that mean that the progressives are puppets of Putin? …
By [an] objective measure of actual policies,Trump will prove to be more harmful to Russia than Hillary Clinton could ever hope to be. …
And she surely would not have hoped to be harmful to Russia – not to Russia – when she was still in a position to hope for any effect on international relations. Fortunately, that time has passed.
We had noted RT’s favorable coverage of the Occupy movement. Of course, Occupy Wall Street was a left-wing political movement aligned with the progressives and even encouraged by President Obama. So does this mean that Obama was doing the bidding of the Russians?
The IC report explains how RT bypassed American laws such as the Foreign Agents Registration Act “by using a Moscow-based autonomous nonprofit organization to finance its US operations”. The report goes on, “According to RT’s leadership, this structure was set up to avoid the Foreign Agents Registration Act and to facilitate licensing abroad. In addition, RT rebranded itself in 2008 to deemphasize its Russian origin.” Still, the financing for the channel comes from the Russian government, the report says.
So RT is, and has been, a foreign state-funded entity that should be subject to federal oversight from agencies such as the Department of Justice, the FCC, and the FEC. Yet, only now, after Hillary Clinton has lost the presidential election, has the IC been ordered to release a public report on what the Russian channel has been doing in U.S. elections.
The only thing that has changed over the years is that RT is now somehow considered to be a factor in Hillary Clinton’s defeat. …
If the liberal media are now truly concerned about Russian influence in the U.S. political process, rather than just using the issue as a weapon against Trump, they should … review their own “partner” relationship with Julian Assange and WikiLeaks.
After this review is complete, they should take another look at the IC report and determine why and how agencies like the CIA became adjuncts of the Democratic Party with a partisan bias against the new Republican president.
Since we know that the media and the Democrats work hand-in-glove, perhaps it’s time to investigate the CIA’s relationship with the media.
Yes. Tomorrow, January 20, 2017, will be the day when that becomes possible, and sometime soon may it become an active process!
Posted under Leftism, Progressivism, Russia, Soviet Union, United States by Jillian Becker on Thursday, January 19, 2017
Tagged with Cliff Kincaid, George McGovern, Hillary Clinton, John Brennan, John Guandolo, Michael Hayden, Michael Morell, Mike Pompeo, Mitt Romney, Philip Mudd, President Jimmy Carter, President Ronald Reagan, President-elect Donald Trump, Professor Paul Kengor, Ron Paul, Ted Kennedy, Victor Chebrikov, Vladimir Putin, Walter Mondale, Yuri Andropov
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The Man’s ‘Method’
Posted on March 22, 2013 by Theatre Room Asia
Today I am sharing a really interesting article by Simon Callow entitled Stanislavski was racked by self-doubt. It was published this week in The Guardian and I reproduce it here in full.
This year marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of the Russian actor, director and theorist, Konstantin Stanislavski. If the anniversary is remembered at all, it will be with quiet respect. There was a time – not a time out of memory, though it seems distant now – when furious battles were waged in the theatre about acting: what it was and what it should be. In green rooms, in drama schools, and in the fiercely polemical pages of the theatre magazine Encore, the debate raged. It started around the time of the foundation of English Stage Company at the Royal Court theatre in the mid 1950s and continued until some point in the late 1970s, when all ideological and aesthetic discussions were abandoned in the face of economic trauma. The principal figures around whom the antagonists grouped were Stanislavski and the playwright and director Bertolt Brecht who, in the 1920s and 30s, articulated a theory of acting to rival, and indeed to oppose, the Russian’s. Broadly speaking, Brecht’s approach was political, Stanislavski’s psychological; Brecht’s epic, Stanislavski’s personal; Brecht’s narrative, Stanislavski’s discursive. Brecht’s actors demonstrated their characters, Stanislavski’s became them; Brecht’s audiences viewed the actions of the play critically, assessing the characters, Stanislavski’s audiences were moved by the characters, identifying with them; Brecht’s productions were informed by selective realism, Stanislavski’s aspired to poetic naturalism.
As Stanislavski had done with his Moscow Art theatre, Brecht created an acting group, the Berliner Ensemble, whose practice embodied and demonstrated his theories; the Ensemble’s visit to London in 1956, the year of Brecht’s death, had a seismic effect on British theatre, an effect that only started to fade in the last years of the 20th century. The Moscow Art theatre, meanwhile, had started to calcify; when Stanislavski’s original productions, still in the repertory, came to London they seemed preserved in aspic. Brecht and his theories made all the running, both aesthetically and politically, chiming with the British leftwing puritan tradition, resulting in productions that were bare, cool, politically explicit. The German’s influence, first felt in Joan Littlewood’s productions, was a formative factor in the unique populist style she forged for her Theatre Workshop; it informed a great deal of the Royal Court’s house style, in physical productions, in new plays, and in acting. It was also at the root of Peter Hall’s new Royal Shakespeare Company, and – sometimes a little incongruously – became part of the many-hued fabric of Laurence Olivier’s National Theatre Company, which produced a number of Brecht’s plays, performed new plays (by John Arden and Peter Shaffer, for example) heavily influenced by him, and applied his lessons to classics such as Farquhar’s The Recruiting Officer, starring Maggie Smith, who proved to be a brilliant, if somewhat unexpected, Brechtian.
But Stanislavski had been a force in the British theatre long before Brecht. His system had been taught in drama schools from the 1920s, and, slowly at first, but increasingly, leading British actors embraced his quest for psychological truthfulness over mere theatrical effectiveness. John Gielgud, Peggy Ashcroft, Michael Redgrave – but not, significantly, Olivier – endorsed his work; after the war Paul Scofield did the same. The huge popularity of 1950s film stars such as Montgomery Clift, Marlon Brando and John Garfield gave currency to the extremely limited version of Stanislavski’s system created by their teacher, Lee Strasberg, who coined the phrase The Method for his Stanislavski-lite version of it. Essentially, Strasberg elevated one aspect of Stanislavski’s work – emotional truthfulness – into the whole theory. Not only was this a crude reduction, it ignored the constant development and refinement of the theory, which preoccupied the Russian until the day he died, weighted down with international honours, in Moscow, in 1938. But by then the Soviet cultural nomenklatura had started the process of ossification that led to the lifeless productions London saw in the 1960s, a bitter paradox for a man whose entire life in art had been an unceasing quest for renewal, an unending struggle against the formulaic, the conventional, the self-referential.
In fact, Stanislavski’s life had been a series of paradoxes. Born Konstantin Sergeievich Alexeyev, the scion of a wealthy merchant family with interests in fabric, Stanislavski (he changed his name to avoid the obloquy that a career in the theatre might have brought on his family) was fascinated by acting from his earliest days, though he was always troubled by a certain self-consciousness, except, he noted, when imitating other actors, and then, he said, he was just plain bad. He acted enthusiastically with his fellow amateurs in the group known as the Alexeyev Circle, which he had founded when he was 14; he directed the plays and invariably took the leading role. Thanks to his insistence on the highest levels of presentation (bankrolled by his family), the group was a great success, and Alexeyev, as he still was, was prevailed on to become the head of one of the imperial dramatic schools. While there, he met Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, who was running a school himself. The meeting at which they discussed the possibility of founding a theatre company lasted 18 hours, ending at Stanislavski’s house just outside Moscow the next day. Nemirovich-Danchenko, a highly cultured man, sophisticated and worldly wise, had written several successful plays; Stanislavski was something of a naif, with poor literary judgment and little social ease. Despite differences in background and temperament, they found themselves in such intense accord on every topic concerning the faults of the Russian theatre and the remedies for them, that the theatre they had convened was born there and then. The question of division of labour within what they decided to call the Moscow Art theatre was answered by the formula suggested by Stanislavski and was, subsequently, troublesome: he was to have responsibility for form, Nemirovich-Danchenko, content.
Their first production, a historical epic by Alexei Tolstoy, was a success, largely due to the painstaking research undertaken for the costumes and set. Subsequent productions were less successful, including a Julius Caesar with Roman costumes and settings of impeccable archaeological credentials but that never came to terms with the play. Several productions were cancelled because of problems with the censor. The men quickly came to the point where they had to either have a huge success or sink forever: Nemirovich-Danchenko proposed that they perform a play that had flopped at its premiere, The Seagull, by short-story writer Anton Chekhov. Somewhat against his will – he neither liked nor understood the play – Stanislavski agreed. When the time came to stage it, he withdrew to his dacha, sending his elaborate mis-en-scene back to Moscow page by page, while Nemirovich-Danchenko rehearsed the actors – minus Stanislavski, who was playing the crucial part of the writer, Boris Trigorin.
Eventually he returned, the play opened and was a huge success. Stanislavski’s flair for creating atmosphere had resulted in an entirely new theatrical experience, in which the voices and characters were elements in an embroidery of sounds of nature and daily life, while the action was broken up to create the maximum poetic effect from the pauses and disjunctions of household routine; great ingenuity was exercised in filling these pauses with physical actions that would justify them. A hypnotic effect, a mirage of real life, was created: not strictly naturalism, but a poetry of the everyday.
The production’s success saved the theatre, which thereafter adopted the symbol of a seagull as its mascot. The author, however, though pleased his play had been liked (especially in comparison to its disastrous first production in St Petersburg) was far from happy with the staging, later ribbing Stanislavski by saying in his earshot that his next play would be set in a country where there were no crickets or mosquitoes to interrupt people trying to make conversation. Chekhov felt, too, that Stanislavski had misconceived the character of Trigorin. This was a recurring theme in Stanislavski’s career, both as director and actor: he had a habit of mentally substituting another play and another character, drawn from his own imagination, for the play and the character the writer had actually written. His literary sense was always poor; he was not an avid reader. Indeed, according to Nemirovich-Danchenko, he was technically dyslexic. He had great difficulty with words (learning them, even speaking them); off stage, too, he was famous for using the wrong word or for not being able to remember the one he needed. To what extent this influenced the development of his system, which often seems suspicious of language, is an interesting question.
Stanislavski was impelled to develop his system because of his dissatisfaction with the work he and his fellow actors were doing in the repertory that succeeded The Seagull: the three remaining plays of the Chekhov canon, Uncle Vanya, Three Sisters and The Cherry Orchard, and the first plays Maxim Gorky wrote for them. Stanislavski felt the company’s acting – his own as much that of his fellow players – remained painfully self-conscious and imitative; it lacked the pure “truth” he conceived of as the prime object of the actor’s art. From his earliest years, he had been plagued by the sense of self-consciousness: tall, handsome, graceful, intelligent, he was everything but spontaneous. Nemirovich-Danchenko describes what a favourable impression Stanislavski made on him at their first meeting: how serious, how thoughtful, how unlike an actor he seemed, neither loud nor vulgar nor self-promoting. The impression above all was of naturalness; the result, Nemirovich-Danchenko observes, of many hours practising in front of the mirror. By all accounts Stanislavski was richly endowed by nature to act. Throughout his autobiography, My Life in Art, however, he frets about not having been a great actor. It’s clear that if he had stopped thinking about it for a moment, he would have been. He saw this in himself, and attributed it to his fellow actors. The harder they worked, the worse they seemed to get. Exhausted – he had played the leading part in most of the productions, as well as devising the mis-en-scene for many and directing others – in 1910 he took a sabbatical year to try to solve the riddle.
He spent much of that time in Italy, closely observing great actors such as Tommaso Salvini and Eleanora Duse and trying to fathom what appeared to be their effortless inspiration. He came to the conclusion that they believed in what they were doing, and this belief gave them the capacity to be true to their inner emotion, despite the public nature of the stage; it created great relaxation, too: they seemed not to suffer from tension. At this point, Stanislavski turned his eyes on himself. Was he relaxed? Hardly ever. Did he believe in what he was doing? Almost never. But when had he been relaxed? When had he believed in what he was doing? When had he been good? He remembered certain passages of certain performances he had given. Why had they been remarkable? Generally, he discovered, because they were specific, rooted in either personal experience or memories of behaviour that had impressed him. This seemed to be the key. What if an entire role were to be constructed in this way? One would believe in every minute, and then relaxation would naturally follow: not an externally achieved relaxation, which he knew from trying made little or no difference to the performance, but a genuine, spontaneous freedom.
Something else that differentiated these great actors from – well, from him, for example – was that they knew why they did what they did. Their characters seemed to do everything for a reason: they always seemed to want something, and every action was for the achievement of this want. So there was another principle. Armed with his discoveries – the principles of belief based on the use of personal memories, relaxation and action – he triumphantly announced them to the convened actors of the Moscow Art theatre group. “I have discovered the principles of Art!” he cried. “Oh no, you haven’t,” they replied. “Acting’s not like that at all.”
From that point on, Stanislavski was something of a stranger in his own house. His relationship with Nemirovich-Danchenko, always fraught, became openly hostile, especially after the latter (by now a Communist Party member and head of all of Moscow’s dramatic theatres) publicly humiliated him by taking the leading part in The Village of Stepanchikovo away from him at the dress rehearsal, telling him he had failed to bring it to life. The company itself, during the turbulent years of the post-revolutionary period and the civil war, spent a great deal of time touring Europe and America. Abroad, the Moscow Art theatre was synonymous with Stanislavski, and his work (both as director and as actor) was universally acclaimed; his books, often clumsily translated and eccentrically published, became highly influential. Back in Moscow, he was increasingly marginalised. He eventually created the Studio theatre in which to test and establish his ideas, and then a Second Studio and finally a Third. Over the remaining 25 years of his life he taught more and more, modifying, adapting his principles, but never doubting the truth of those first discoveries. The founder members of the company never quite came round to them, and when they worked with him, he had to bargain with them, offering them large parts in his productions if they would agree to think in terms of the beats, actions, activities and affective memories. The younger actors embraced his ideas enthusiastically, but they then outstripped him in boldness and experiment; again he felt isolated within his own company, although, as he had always done in the past, he came to acknowledge their vitality and renewed himself by advancing into their territory with a radical and controversial production of The Government Inspector.
Meanwhile, he pushed his work further and further away from a simple-minded insistence on the primacy of emotion and psychology, exploring physical action and the crucial importance of rhythm in acting. These later developments have scarcely penetrated into western drama training, though they continue to be used and explored in the former eastern bloc, as has the work of Stanislavski’s pupils, and the results can be seen in the astonishing drama produced in that region, by theatres such as the Rustaveli theatre of Georgia, the Vilnius State Youth theatre, the Maly theatre in St Petersburg. It can also be seen in the impulse towards so-called physical theatre so typical of British theatre in the last couple of decades. In the west, Stanislavski’s work in its earlier phases is mostly deployed in drama schools. And it is here that it has been deeply influential. Because the majority of actors in the mainstream work within the bounds of psychological realism, particularly in TV and on film, Stanislavski’s formulation of the principles of acting is the foundation of most actors’ approach: connecting the emotional life of the character with one’s own; identifying their wants and actions; seeing how they fit into the play or script. Stanislavski was the first to identify these things, and to formulate a way in which actors could work on them, beyond imitation or intuition.
Brecht’s notions that acting is the servant of the story and that the audience needs to know no more of the character than is necessary for the comprehension of the narrative; that gesture is the actor’s key tool, and that the quest for the crystallising gesture is his or her main task; and that making the audience aware of the contradictions of the situation being represented is the purpose of the theatrical event seem not to have endured.
Stanislavski’s fascination with human character, its diversity and complexity, has endured, though there remains, embedded in his system, a deep suspicion of actors and their ingrained proclivity for self-consciousness, for superficiality, for the conventional and imitative – the things of which he so profoundly suspected himself. His star pupil, Michael Chekhov, though he subscribed to Stanislavski’s analysis of acting, had a different view of actors. He believed actors should preserve in themselves their first joyous impulses towards acting – at school, at home, in the street – their natural ease of assumption of character, their fantasy, their ready connection to their imaginations, and that out of that would come the sense of natural freedom that Stanislavski found so elusive. Playful Stanislavskian acting, fantastical Stanislavskian acting – now that’s something to consider. The part of him that knew spontaneity was at the heart of acting would surely have warmed to that.
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Fo-Fighting
Posted on March 3, 2013 by Theatre Room Asia
One of my favourite playwrights is Dario Fo and I was reminded of this today, reading an article about the elections in Italy. Fo, 86, is best known for his play Accidental Death of an Anarchist, inspired by the death of a man in police custody in 1969, and has long been a leftwing hero in Italy. He has spent a career writing about injustice and political corruption and together with his wife, Franca Rame, also a playwright, has been one of Europe’s most formidable social commentators. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1997 which places him amongst the true theatrical greats – Harold Pinter, Samuel Beckett, Wole Soyinka, Jean Paul Sartre, George Bernard Shaw even.
I’ve directed a couple of his plays – Accidental death of an Anarchist, Can’t Pay Won’t Pay – and been in a few too – Trumpets and Raspberries, Mistero Buffo. One of my favourites is The Virtuous Burglar.
He started writing in 1958 and is still pumping them out today and all the time has been a thorn in the side of the Italian government. Recently he ran for the Mayor of Milan and this week has been outspoken in his support of Beppe Grillo, a comedian turned politician who has just captured over a quarter of the Italian vote, throwing the country into political crisis and unsettling a Europe that is still teetering on the edge of financial crisis. You can read what he has to say in an article entitled We need a surreal fantasist like Beppe Grillo to rescue Italy, says Nobel-winning playwright Dario Fo.
A good potted biography of him can be found here and if you can speak Italian, have a look at his own website www.dariofo.it
In fact, if you are reading this in Hong Kong, you catch a performance of Accidental Death of an Anarchist at the Fringe Club Underground Theatre this week. I highly recommend it!
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Composer, On the Town, English National Opera 5th March – April 2005, Coliseum, London.
Composer, West Side Story 2000 – 2001, Theatre Royal, Bath.
Music, Candide, National Theatre started 5th April 1999, Olivier Theatre, National Theatre.
Composer, On the Town 1992 – 1993, LAMDA, London.
Composer / Composer, Candide, Old Vic and Scottish Opera 19th May 1988 – 7th January 1989, Old Vic, London and Theatre Royal, Glasgow.
Composer, Wonderful Town! 1985 – 1986, Queen’s Theatre, London.
Composer, West Side Story 1972 – 1973, Bristol Hippodrome.
Composer, Candide 1958 – 1959, Bristol Hippodrome.
Composer, West Side Story, H.M. Tennant Ltd/Robert E. Griffiths/Harold S. Prince December 1958 – 1959, Her Majesty’s Theatre, London.
Music, West Side Story, H.M. Tennent Ltd./Robert E. Griffith/Harold S.Prince started 12th December 1958, Her Majesty’s Theatre, London.
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Beware the teething trap: Many products don’t work, and can even be dangerous
If you imagine a teething child, what do you see? An irritable tot with a fever, in pain, and generally unwell?
Teething is a normal developmental process that people have long associated with illness. However, the evidence says otherwise.
How strong is this evidence? Is there anything you can do to help a teething child? What about teething gels and teething necklaces?
Teething is when new teeth emerge through the gums, and usually starts at about six months of age.
A review of 16 studies found that although teething was linked with signs and symptoms, these were usually mild involving gum irritation, irritability, and drooling.
Although body temperature may be slightly raised, the review found poor evidence to suggest teething caused fever. Many symptoms linked to teething, like irritability, sleep disturbance and drooling, are difficult to measure objectively and are based on what parents report, which is subjective and may be inaccurate.
And, as teething comes and goes, and its timing is relatively unpredictable, recording even measurable symptoms like temperature changes in a reproducible, reliable way is virtually impossible.
So teething problems seem to be over-reported in the types of studies that rely on people remembering what happened.
What else could cause the symptoms?
Other biological triggers may in fact explain the symptoms traditionally linked to teething. Teething coincides with normal changes in children’s immunity; the mother’s antibodies are transferred to babies in pregnancy and help protect the baby in the first 6-12 months of life, but start to wane at about the same time as teething.
This, together with behavioural changes as infants start to explore their surroundings, increases the chances of catching viral infections with symptoms like those reported for teething.
Separation anxiety and normal changes in sleep patterns may also account for irritability and sleep disturbances, which may be mistakenly attributed to teething.
As teething symptoms are generally likely to be mild and focused on the mouth, parents are warned against presuming that signs of illness in other parts of the body are due to teething. That’s because this may delay the detection of potentially serious infections that may need medical attention. It may also delay parents getting help settling their child to sleep.
How about teething gels?
The search for solutions to the perceived problem of teething may lead parents to pin their hopes on gels, toys and other products, none of which have been scientifically assessed to alleviate teething symptoms.
Nevertheless, teething gels usually contain a variety of ingredients that help relieve supposed teething-related symptoms. Some, such as the recently discontinued Adelaide Women’s and Children’s Hospital Teething Gel, contain the anaesthetic lidocaine.
Very little lidocaine is absorbed into the body when applied to the gums, and only minor complications like vomiting have been reported in Australia. However, accidental swallowing and applying too much can lead to poisoning, resulting in seizures, brain injury, and heart problems.
The decision to discontinue the gel follows a 2014 warning issued by the US Food and Drug Administration against using teething gels with topical anaesthetics, after reports of infant and child hospitalisation and death.
There have also been warnings about teething gels containing benzocaine. This is another anaesthetic applied to the gums that can lead to a dangerous and fatal blood condition called methaemoglobinaemia, which affects the blood’s ability to carry oxygen.
Another common ingredient in popular teething gels is choline salicylate, an anti-inflammatory similar to aspirin. This increases the risk of liver disease and brain injury if the child eats too much. This may also carry the risk of Reye syndrome, a rare but serious condition that can lead to seizures, loss of consciousness and death. Reye syndrome has been linked to the use of aspirin in children, particularly during viral infections.
A case of suspected teething gel-induced Reye syndrome in 2008 led to the products being warned against in children in the UK.
A number of young children who used too much salicylate-containing teething gel have also reportedly been hospitalised with side-effects. But the products are still available.
How about ‘natural’ products?
Although a range of “natural” and homeopathic teething solutions are heavily marketed to parents of young children, these too have risks.
A manufacturer recently recalled a range of natural teething gels after cases of reported poisoning. And US regulatory authorities found the same range contained higher than reported levels of belladonna, a poisonous plant that despite its dangers is used as a homeopathic pain killer and sedative.
In searching for “natural” therapies, parents are also turning to amber teething necklaces that supposedly relieve teething symptoms. Amber is a fossilised tree resin that has historically been suggested to have anti-inflammatory properties.
However, several widely reported cases of strangulation have led to warnings from both US and Australian regulatory authorities. There is currently no scientific evidence these necklaces work.
So what are the best options to relieve teething symptoms? With a lack of any good-quality evidence to recommend any specific therapy, experts suggest the best remedy is affection and attention.
Rubbing a clean finger on the gum, or applying gentle, firm pressure with a cooled (but not frozen), clean washcloth or teething ring may provide some relief. Although it’s hard to know exactly how these work, they are unlikely to lead to serious problems.
Teething can be a difficult time, but it will eventually pass. In the meantime, it is important that parents avoid falling prey to supposed cures that are not only unproven, but are also potentially dangerous.
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Rape: The hushed-up story behind Britain’s startling exodus from EU
Opinion June 29, 2016 1
Politicians and pundits are still scrambling to understand and explain the reasons behind Britain’s stunning exit from the European Union.
My first thought was the debt crisis in Greece had a lot to do with it. But other explanations emerged that sounded more plausible. Wages in the UK, for example, experienced a drubbing with the influx of the foreign-born workers, which doubled between 1993 and 2014.
A more controversial (and, hence, less cited) reason was offered by Ben Stein. Writing at the American Spectator, Stein said the Brexit was caused by an epidemic of sexual assault that took place in the wake of said immigration.
“The Battle of Brexit, Britain, and Brussels was lost by Europe on the playing fields and in the alleys and immigrant housing of the British town of Rotherham.” There, over a period of twenty years, over 1,000 British girls were assaulted, raped, held captive, gang raped by Muslim immigrants to the UK, especially from Middle Eastern countries and Pakistan. It was a stupendous scandal, apparently duplicated all over Britain on a greater or lesser scale.
It has also been duplicated and then some in Sweden. In the wake of a decision about ten years ago that allowed about 1.5 million Middle Easterners and Somalis into Sweden, Stockholm’s rape rate has gone up by a factor of about fifteen. Most of it has come from these immigrants and their sons.
Not all, but a lot of white and Asian Europeans are sick of it. They don’t want any more immigrants. They’re done with Political Correctness. They’re sick of taking in refugees and seeing their good deeds go paid with rape.
This article continues at [Intellectual Takeout] Was Brexit Sparked by Rapes?
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The Newsroom is a television series aired on HBO from 2012 to 2014. The series stars Jeff Daniels, Emily Mortimer, John Gallagher, Jr., Allison Pill, Olivia Munn, Thomas Sadowski, Dev Patel, and Sam Waterston. The series was created by Aaron Sorkin. The Newsroom follows Will McAvoy’s attempts to return to the cable news business after a two week leave following a very public meltdown of sorts at a university speaking engagement, which is where the show begins. It is extremely likely you have seen this before, because the supremely well-written rant became a mild viral sensation, and deservedly so.
What is cut out from the clips that pop up on Facebook is the fact that McAvoy begins ranting because he sees his old flame, Mackenzie “Mac” McHale, in the audience. McAvoy assumes he is hallucinating, but takes the advice Mac had. Will returns after two weeks to find most of his staff left. Don, his executive producer, decides to leave News Night for a new time slot. His new EP is none other than Mackenzie McHale. He is furious for reasons I will leave ambiguous for now. Charlie Skinner, played by Waterston (the Law and Order mainstay is uncharacteristically funny and endearing here), hired McHale over Will’s break because he knew their history would spark something inside of Will. Will made a reputation as an anchor that refuses to offend anyone. News Night had sagging ratings, so something needed to be done. Mac does exactly what she should have, and News Night returns triumphant. The series follows the day to day lives of those working in the Newsroom with Will.
Aaron Sorkin is probably the best screenwriter in the business, period. He is the creator of the award-winning play A Few Good Men and wrote the screenplay for the film adaptation. Yes, he is the man you can thank for one of the most famous lines (and hands down the best rant) in film history.
Sorkin is also the writer of great films such as Moneyball, The Social Network, and Steve Jobs (Fassbender, not Kutcher). Sorkin’s crowning and arguably most well-known achievement, though, the NBC series The West Wing. The West Wing aired from 1999 from 2oo6. While The Newsroom follows those working in the newsroom, The West Wing follows a colorful cast of staffers working under President Jeb Bartlet in the West Wing of The White House. Notable cast members included Martin Sheen as Bartlet, Dule Hill (Gus from Psych), Rob Lowe, John Spencer, Bradley Whitford, and Queen Allison Janey. (Obscure Key and Peele reference FTW) Over it’s run, The West Wing received 118 awards, including 26 Emmy Awards.It is still to this very day the best written TV show to air, in terms of dialogue.
I don’t think I can talk about The Newsroom without a quick tangent about The West Wing. Sorkin is known for poignant, cutting, intricate and well-crafted dialogue. Nowhere else is the dialogue more poignant in The West Wing than the season two finale. President Bartlet was forced to admit to the public that he has MS. The American people’s faith in him plummeted and he and his staff are facing prosecution concerning this information. His beloved secretary, Mrs. Landingham, died in a car accident after purchasing her first new car. What follows is a meltdown of Biblical proportions.
The show ended its run after seven seasons and did not falter once, in my opinion.
The Newsroom has more great Sorkin moments, and at times exceeds the peak of West Wing. This next clip is from the third episode of the series. As a somewhat disgruntled journalism major, this one really resonated with me.
The Newsroom came under a lot of fire over its three-year run for being “too preachy.” Sorkin actually apologized. He shouldn’t have. Yes, The Newsroom as an entity is overt about its views and political standings, ironically, moreso than The West Wing was. That isn’t a bad thing. Will McAvoy’s initial problem is that “he’s popular because he refuses to offend anyone.” By Sorkin, and by proxy, the character of Will, picking a side, doesn’t that make him a better anchor? I certainly believe so. I can only imagine the outcry led to the show’s downfall. In case nobody realizes this, entertainment is made by people. People have thoughts, opinions, and feelings. Some of these feelings… people may not agree with. Every piece of fiction, whether it be books, television, movies, whatever, they all have a message. The message may be political, or it may be personal. It may be overt and obvious, or it might be subtle. It’s there, though. It’s always there. You should not fault a piece of entertainment for expressing the opinions of the person who made it. In other words, if stuff in The Newsroom disagrees with you, GET OVER IT BECAUSE IT’S DARN GOOD TELEVISION! And guess what, when Will gets off the air, Sorkin gets off his soapbox. Deal with it and you get great TV scenes like this…
You can leave if you don’t like my opinion that you can’t blame someone for expressing their opinions via something they created…
Here’s something I never thought I would say. Jeff Daniels is brilliant. His acting is top notch and he really gets into character. He embodies the Sorkin dialogue so perfectly it’s awesome.
The Newsroom is not all full of serious stuff. One thing Sorkin does excellently in both this series and The West Wing is a good measure of truly hilarious humor.
The Newsroom is an excellent spirtual successor to The West Wing. It’s a show about a man with opinions that was unfairly criticized and brought down for having an opinion. I watched all three of the really short seasons in one week. I recommend this show for anyone looking for an engaging, intelligent, and thought-provoking piece of television.
Author thecripplecritiquePosted on June 16, 2016 Categories TV Show1 Comment on The Newsroom
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Tag: Logan
Logan is a 2017 American action drama film with superhero elements written and directed by James Mangold. Logan is the tenth film in the X-Men film franchise and the eighth and final appearance of Hugh Jackman in the role that made him famous, James “Logan” Howlett, also known as Wolverine. The film also sees Patrick Stewart returning (also in his final appearance) as Professor X/Charles Xavier. Both these men had originated these roles seventeen years earlier with the original 2000 smash hit X-Men, which, along with Spider-Man, is credited as the major catalyst for the resurgence of mainstream superhero films into popular culture. Logan is more than another entry into the franchise, it is a swan song for two of the most integral people, two people undeniably responsible for the franchise’s initial success.
Logan, partially based off of the 2008 comic book storyline of the same name, takes place in the year 2029. There has not been another mutant born naturally for 20 years at this point. Following the disillusion of the X-Men, Logan has been living off-the-grid on the U.S.-Mexico Border taking care of a dangerously ill, ninety-year-old Charles, who is now prone to uncontrollable seizures. Xavier, who possesses the most powerful telepathic mind of any mutant ever discovered, is also experiencing fits of Alzheimer’s and periods of delusion. His seizures are very dangerous and have the potential to harm everyone in the vicinity if not dealt with. Logan is working as a chauffeur to make ends meet, making drug deals to acquire the medication necessary to subdue Xavier’s episodes, with help from another mutant, the albino tracker Caliban.
Logan himself is also dying. His regeneration factor no longer works and his adamantium-fused skeleton causes him constant pain and is slowly killing him. He is hard-drinking, cynical, and nihilistic. His devotion to his former mentor is the only thing keeping him from suicide with a specialized adamantium bullet.He is approached by a young mother, desperate to get her and her young daughter to North Dakota, with promises of enough money so Logan and Charles can buy a boat and escape to the high seas. An offer too good for Logan to refuse, he is drawn into a saga of violence, death, despair, and rediscovery.
You will notice that I avoided terming Logan a superhero film; that’s because it isn’t. It is a dark, mature character study of a man, a deeply-flawed, 150-year-old man who used to be a superhero. James Howlett was born in the later 1880’s, yet is ageless because of the degenerative healing factor provided by his mutation. He has been a veteran of all major wars since his birth in one way or another, before becoming Weapon X and eventually finding redemption for his sins with Charles and the X-Men. He has seen things, done things that he cannot take back. He cannot live with all the people he has killed. Logan is an analysis of a man with a century and change worth of self-hatred, rage, and anger.
Logan might be the best film in the entire franchise, challenged only by Days of Future Past and technically Deadpool. Like any good film, it knows there has to be substance to a story to be good. Logan is a film of substance. The action is not flashy, nor heroic. This is not a heroic film. It is a deep dive into the darkness of the soul, by way of a great script and great directing by director of the very disappointing standalone film The Wolverine back in 2013. I was pleasantly surprised, as it seems Mangold has discovered there are a lot of people who emotionally invest in these characters, and the action, though important, often should take a backseat to emotional connection, something Logan does very, very well.
Logan is the second film to be rated R after Deadpool. This was a very smart move, as, in addition to the blood, dismemberment, and swearing, which is honestly necessary to parallel the emotional brutality of the narrative, it also allows for the exploration of highly mature themes, like loss, death, consequence, and hope in the face of adversity. Logan is a film that pulls no punches in any sense, whether physical or emotional. It is a brutal, almost saddening journey to watch, and it is a better film because of that.
All of this is amplified by truly amazing performances by Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart. I feel I cannot describe exactly how great these two were, so I will just say this: they friggin’ nail it! This is a return to form that shows the viewer exactly why these actors were skyrocketed into the spotlight for their portrayals of these legendary characters, later becoming respected actors in their own rights. The characters themselves have remained and will remain long-lasting mainstays of popular culture. Young newcomer Dafne Keen is also great. The Spanish-English 12-year-old proves that being a kid is not an excuse for being a horrible actor, because she hits it out of the park.
Ultimately, I think the people behind Logan finally understand what these characters mean to people. Comic books like X-Men (which began in the 1970’s) were initially marketed to children. Those children formed an attachment to these characters. They felt for them emotionally, they were invested. Then, those kids grew up. Superheroes are no longer just for kids, as anyone who’s seen the enjoyment that Iron Man or Civil War can give to an adult audience knows. The people behind Logan knew how to give fans exactly what they wanted.
Logan is a great film. It is a great addition to the franchise that almost makes up for the failures of the previous entry, while also being a great film by itself. As Logan does not rely heavily on the X-Men or other connections except for, obviously, the characters featured in the film itself, I do not think a newcomer would be hopelessly confused. Logan isn’t a superhero film, it’s about a really emotionally messed up dude who used to be a superhero, is a century and a half old, has metal claws, and can regenerate from injuries. It’s not a superhero movie, and to that effect, I would challenge you to go see it even if you are not a big fan of superheroes. It features solid performances from everyone, and is full of emotion, drama, and some brutal action to boot. It was, in summary, a fitting goodbye to Jackman and Stewart’s most famous and well-known roles that everyone is sure to appreciate on some level.
Author thecripplecritiquePosted on March 18, 2017 Categories MovieTags Apocalypse, Boyd Holbrook, Caliban, Dafne Keen, Days of Future Past, Deadpool, Hugh Jackman, James Mangold, Logan, Patrick Stewart, Stephen Merchant, Superhero, Wolverine, X-Men2 Comments on Logan
Logan: Official Trailer #1
Logan is an upcoming 2016 American superhero film directed by James Mangold. It is the tenth installment in the X-Men film franchise, and is the final installment set to feature Hugh Jackman as James Howlett/Wolverine/Logan. It is loosely based upon the famous comic book storyline Old Man Logan by Mark Millar. The film also stars Patrick Stewart, returning as Professor X, as well as Narcos star Boyd Holbrook as Donald Pierce, Dafne Keen as X-23, Stephen Merchant as Caliban. Richard E. Grant, Eriq La Salle, Elise Neal, and Elizabeth Rodriguez have been cast in unspecified roles.
The X-Men franchise has had an extremely turbulent history. Rocketing onto the screen in 2001 with director Bryan Singer, the original X-Men film and it’s sequel X2 are credited along with Spider-Man for legitimizing, revitalizing, and revolutionizing the superhero genre. Everything after X2 has been hit-or-miss, however. The Last Stand, directed by Brett Ratner, is somewhat of a gold standard for bad modern superhero movies, and X-Men Origins: Wolverine is legendary for all the wrong reasons. Future Kingsman director Matthew Vaughn was able to put the series back on track with the excellent X-Men: First Class, which among other things, introduced the brilliant actors James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender to mainstream audiences, playing young Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr, respectively. James Mangold was then brought on to direct The Wolverine, an unimpressive, uninspired Wolverine film that, while not terrible, left much to be desired. It was extremely bland and rather tame.
Bryan Singer’s return with 2014’s Days Of Future Past was, in my opinion, the best X-Men film to date. It was a perfect representation of everything the X-Men should be. Created in the early 1960’s at the hight of the Civil Rights Movement, the X-Men were used to tackle complicated social issues and, frankly, be freaking awesome at the same time. DoFP was a perfect representation of that. Fans of the franchise were overjoyed that the X-Men were good again. Followed up by the hilarious comedy Deadpool, things continued to look good for the franchise. Sadly, 2016’s X-Men: Apocalypse was nothing short of a bland, boring, confusing mess. Many are confused by the franchise’s innate lack of consistency, especially considering making a good superhero film after one of the most iconic and influential superhero teams in history should be relatively easy. This has led many to wonder if the franchise should not just simply be put to rest.
I hope you will forgive my franchise history lesson, I just wish to explain in full why I am extremely apprehensive concerning Logan. I am curious and confused as to why Fox once again gave this movie to James Mangold, considering how blah The Wolverine was. I am concerned that the franchise will, for whatever reason, never be able to find stable footing. Though it is a rather impressive trailer, and I think the use of Johnny Cash’s Hurt is a great way to portray this film as being more emotional than most superhero films, I am worried and skeptical. As with everything involving this franchise, Logan is very much a potential hit or miss ordeal. Boasting an undeniably intriguing and impressive trailer with intriguing aspects and awesome visuals, the film nevertheless has a questionable director behind the camera; part of a franchise that has been rather questionable for the last decade or so. I am neither against this movie, nor am I even close to sold. All I can hope for is a good send-off for Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine. Please… Maybe Logan will be another good movie in the franchise, I don’t know. We’ll see.
Author thecripplecritiquePosted on October 22, 2016 Categories Movie, TrailerTags Apocalypse, Boyd Holbrook, Bryan Singer, Caliban, Dafne Keen, Days of Future Past, Deadpool, Donald Pierce, Elise Neal, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Eriq La Salle, Fantastic Four, Hugh Jackman, Logan, Malcom X, Martin Luther King Jr., Marvel, Mr. Sinister, Old Man Logan, Patrick Stewart, Richard E. Grant, Stephen Merchant, Stephen Merchent, Superhero, Trailer, Wolverine, X-23, X-MenLeave a comment on Logan: Official Trailer #1
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Jackson County Central’s Baker announces retirement
By Guillotine1 July 25, 2018 July 25, 2018 High School News
Randy Baker, one of the most successful and longest-serving high school wrestling coaches in Minnesota, has announced his retirement from Jackson County Central High School, the Jackson County Pilot reported Tuesday.
Baker presented a three-page, handwritten letter to the Jackson County Central school board Monday night which opened with a simple-but-direct statement: “I am stepping down as head wrestling coach.”
Baker began his prep coaching career in 1984 at a succession of schools that eventually became Jackson County Central High — first at what was then Lakefield High School, which then combined with Heron Lake-Okabena in 1987. Then there was a co-op arrangement with Jackson High from 1994 to 1997 which then led to an official merger, creating what is now Jackson Central County 21 years ago. All those different school names — each with their own team name — all with one constant: Randy Baker was head wrestling coach, and incredibly good at it.
Since taking the helm of what eventually became the JCCHS mat program in southwestern Minnesota in 1984, coach Baker has racked up some serious statistics. He has coached 39 individual high school champions, which ranks him second on the all-time Minnesota list… with 93 state placers, third in the state. Baker led his teams to seven state championships. And, during his 33 years as coach, he tallied 510 wins. Continue reading at intermatwrestle.com
Tagged Coaching Change, Jackson County Central, Randy Baker.
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Fraud in Hindu Marriages: The Enlarged Understanding (Part – I)
Posted on 7 Jul 2019 7 Jul 2019 by The Law Blog
As referred to as a “partnership” between husband and wife,[1] marriage has been considered as a linchpin of the social and moral order.[2] It has been termed as a ‘significant’ social institution which has various aspects in its social history.[3] It is ‘a human institution which is regulated by law and protected by the Constitution and which, in turn, creates genuine legal duties.[4] Such duties envelope the person either in the form of a sacrament, as Hindus put it, or as a holy union or contract as others describe it’.[5]
In this article, we shall explore into the breach of such duty created in law for Hindus. In doing so, we’ll be dealing with the subject matter in two parts (the second part is available here), and following sections, for the convenience of the reader:
Pre-requisites of Marriage
Fraud as a ground
Annulment of marriage
Material fact
Hindu marriages, according to Vedas, is an ‘indissoluble’ union of “bones with bones, flesh with flesh and skin with skin, the husband and wife become as if they are one person.”[6]As referred to as indissoluble, even after the death of the husband, the tie is not dissolved. But, in ancient texts, in case of five calamities, the wife is permitted to have another husband, i.e., in the cases of-
Husband being missing
Husband being dead
Husband retired from the world
Husband being impotent
Husband as degraded
In the modern realm, Parliament has enacted certain conditions for the effectuation of marriage for the Hindus.[7] The conditions are as follows-
(i) neither party has a spouse living at the time of the marriage;
2 [(ii) at the time of the marriage, neither party—
(a) is incapable of giving a valid consent to it in consequence of unsoundness of mind; or
(b) though capable of giving a valid consent, has been suffering from mental disorder of such a kind or to such an extent as to be unfit for marriage and the procreation of children; or
(c) has been subject to recurrent attacks of insanity 3 [***];]
(iii) the bridegroom has completed the age of 4 [twenty-one years] and the bride, the age of 5[eighteen years] at the time of the marriage;
(iv) the parties are not within the degrees of prohibited relationship unless the custom or usage governing each of them permits of a marriage between the two;
(v) the parties are not sapindas of each other, unless the custom or usage governing each of them permits of a marriage between the two;
The marriage can be nullified on the ground of non-fulfilment of these conditions which renders the marriage as void[8] or voidable[9] as the case may be. One such occurrence takes place in the case of fraud as mentioned in section 12 (1) (c). It makes the marriage as voidable, i.e. valid until the court declares it invalid.
From being a vitiating factor in invalidating the contracts to being a ground for imprisoning the party at default, fraud is a reverberating concept across different laws. Primarily and distinguishably present in Section 17 of the Indian Contract Act,[10] which elaborately juxtaposes various elements of fraud as under-
‘Fraud’ means and includes any of the following acts committed by a party to a contract, or with his connivance, or by his agent1, with intent to deceive another party thereto or his agent, or to induce him to enter into the contract\:—”
(1) the suggestion, as a fact, of that which is not true, by one who does not believe it to be true;
(2) the active concealment of a fact by one having knowledge or belief of the fact;
(3) a promise made without any intention of performing it;
(4) any other act fitted to deceive;
(5) any such act or omission as the law specially declares to be fraudulent.
Even under the Criminal law, fraud finds a mention through Section 25 of the Indian Penal Code which defines “fraudulently” as doing a thing with “intent to defraud” but not otherwise, hence stressing on the “mens rea” of the person. The cliché legal jargon of “Chaar Sau Bees” that finds constant mention in movies and conversational references, is the Section 420, Indian Penal Code[11] that is a special case of occurrence of cheating and dishonest misappropriation of property. Through Sections 421, 422, 423 and 424 of Indian Penal Code, Fraud runs as the sea bed of the different curves of legal illustrations for punishing the fraudulent exercise.
The same element if present in the creation of the institution of marriage can lead it to be dissolved. Under Section 19 of the Indian Divorce Act, the High Court is empowered to pass the decree for nullity of marriage if the consent of either party was obtained by force or fraud.[12] For Hindu marriages, the marriage can be nullified as being voidable if the consent of either party or his guardian, as the case may be, was obtained from force or fraud. In 1976, this was amended with the Marriage Laws (Amendment) Act, 1976, adding the terminology ahead of fraud, “as to the nature of ceremony or as to any material fact or circumstance concerning the respondent”[13]. This shows that the definition of fraud includes the consent, not only to marry but also to marry a particular person.[14] Such a tool goes to attack the very inception of marriage and demolishes its institution.
As pointed out above in the provision of contract law, the two important elements of fraud are found in the form of suggestio falsi (suggestion of falsehood)[15] and suppresio veri (suppression of fact)[16]. Their existence in the marriage laws is found through the courts’ considerations and decisions for annulling the marriage. If the fact that the husband had major children at the marriage was not disclosed, it has been considered to be tantamount to fraud under Section 12 (1) (c) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.[17] Similarly, if the age of the bridegroom has been suggested falsely to the bride’s side, it would take the umbrage of fraud and become a ground of nullity of marriage.[18]
But this collocation must not be understood to take both the provisions as pari passu. It has been categorically held by the courts that the definition of fraud as provided under Section 17, Indian Contract Act cannot be attributed in a same meaning to the mention of fraud under Section 12 (1) (c) of the Hindu Marriage Act.[19] The simple reason is the latter being a special enactment and the earlier being a general law.[20] On this ground, the single bench decision of Madhya Pradesh High Court in Bimla Bai v. Shankerlal[21], wherein the marriage was invalidated on grounds of fraudulent misrepresentation under the Indian Contract Act, was dissented to later by the Bombay High Court in the case of Raghunath v. Vijaya[22]. The Division Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court later itself approved the latter.[23]
Hence the distinguishing thread between the two doctrines is that the fraud under the marriage law must be interpreted to mean such circumstances or conditions as to show want of real consent to the marriage.[24] ‘Fraud’ within the meaning of Section 12 (1) (c) is such which procures the appearance without the reality of consent and thereby becomes an act fitted to deceive.[25] If the person freely consented to the solemnisation of marriage with full knowledge of the nature of ceremonies and intention to marry, then the objection of the validity of the marriage cannot be taken.[26]
The rationale is to secure a free consent of the party entering into marriage. Hence the intention has to be respected. As has been categorically held that if a party underwent the ceremony of marriage without any intention to regard it as a real marriage, the marriage would be liable to be annulled.[27] On similar lines, the marriage with of an English girl with an Indian was held to be void since no intention existed to marry, since she understood the ceremony to be the one of her conversion to Hindu faith.[28] Same was the fate of a marriage which was considered to be a mere engagement ceremony.[29] Thus, intention is a crucial element that has to be fair and pure for the marriage to exist and survive.
Hence, the provision under the Section 12 (1) (c) balances between the wide and narrow interpretation of the term, “fraud”, since, the provision neither speaks of fraud in a general way nor does it include every concealment or misrepresentation so to say. As defined as “deceit”[30], before the 1976 amendment, the marriage could be invalidated only if the consent is taken on account of deceiving for marriage. But after the amendment, the emphasis is no more on the factum of marriage but to any case where there is a deception as to any material fact or circumstances concerning the respondent.[31] This is an enlargement of the scope for invalidating the marriage for the parties so engaged in wedlock.
In the next part, we shall delve into discussing what shall constitute a material fact so as to constitute fraud.
[1] R. v. R., (1991) 4 All ER 481 (HL).
[2] Bonnie G. Smith, The Oxford Encyclopaedia of Women in World History 30 (Oxford University Press 2008).
[3] Joseph Shine v. Union of India, (2019) 3 SCC 39.
[4] De v. Rh, (2015) 5 SA 83 (CC).
[5] Amarjit Paul Singh v. Kiran Bala, PLR (1985) 88 P&H 151.
[6] 2 Shyama Charan Sarkar Vidya Bhusha, Vyavastha Chandrika, a Digest of Hindu Law, as Current in All the Provinces of India, Except Bengal Proper, Comprising Vyavasthas or Principles Deduced From Sanskrit Books of Paramount Authority, Viz:- The Mitakshara, Vira- Mitrodaya 480 (Gale, Making of Modern Law 2013).
[7] Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, § 5, No. 25, Acts of Parliament, 1955 (India).
[8] Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, § 11, No. 25, Acts of Parliament, 1955 (India).
[10] Indian Contract Act, 1872, § 17, No. 9, Acts of Parliament, 1872 (India).
[11] Indian Penal Code, 1860, § 420, No. 45, Acts of Parliament, 1860 (India).
[12] Indian Divorce Act, 1869, § 19, No. 4, Acts of Parliament, 1869 (India).
[13] Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, § 12 (1)(c), No. 25, Acts of Parliament, 1955 (India).
[14] D. Tolstoy, Law and Practice of Divorce and Matrimonial Causes 112 (Sweet & Maxwell 1951).
[15] Indian Contract Act, 1872, § 17 (1), No. 9, Acts of Parliament, 1872 (India).
[17] Sunder Lal Soni v. Smt. Namita Jain, AIR 2006 MP 51.
[18] Babui Panmate v. Ram Agya Singh, AIR 1968 Pat 190.
[19] Anurag Anand v. Sunita Anand, AIR 1997 Del 94.
[20] Nandkishore vs Smt. Munnibai, AIR 1979 MP 45.
[21] AIR 1959 MP 8.
[22] AIR 1972 Bom 132.
[23] Madhusudan v. Chandrika, 1975 MPLJ 381.
[24] Smt. Renu Singh vs Brijendra Singh, W.P.(Art. 227)No.739/2016 (Chh HC).
[25] Id.
[26] Dinshaw Fardunji Mulla et. al., Hindu Law 682 (Lexis Nexis 2013).
[27] Shireen v. Taylor, AIR 1952 P&H 277.
[28] Mehta v. Mehta, (1945) 2 All ER 690.
[29] Kelly v. Kelly, (1933) 148 LT 143.
[30] Chambers, The Chambers Dictionary 435 (John Murray Learning 2011).
[31] Nalini Kumari v. K.S. Bopaiah, 2007 (1) Kar LJ 342.
Rishab Aggarwal
Rishab is a third-year law student from Gujarat National Law University. He is the Editor of International Review of Human Rights law and was adjudged Best Student Advocate at the Symbiosis International Criminal Trial Advocacy Competition 2019. He has interned under Hon’ble Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court and Senior Advocate Geeta Luthra.
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Mysterious Disappearances: Crew of the Mary Celeste
The Mary Celeste was an infamous ship that was discovered adrift and deserted in 1872. Found by the crew of another ship – the ‘Dei Gratia’ – upon arrival they found she was in a sea-worthy condition, only to be deserted. Despite a range of theories being attributed to the fate of the ship, a consensus has never been reached. The case remains a mystery, and is one of the most well-known maritime disappearances of all time. In this article, we take a look at the history, as well as some of the theories behind the disappearance.
The Mary Celeste is one of the great maritime mysteries
By the time of the doomed voyage, the Mary Celeste had a history of successful maritime transport, and had just undergone a refit. The captain was Benjamin Briggs – who was an experienced captain. He carefully chose his crew, all were experienced too. His wife and daughter accompanied them. The ship was set to leave New York on November 7, 1872, with the planned destination being Genoa, Italy. The cargo of the ship was alcohol – which was poisonous, though enclosed. The Dei Gratia meanwhile departed for Gibraltar eight days later, following the route of the Mary Celeste.
The ship had made good progress, according to the log that was later discovered. By 4th December, the Dei Gratia meanwhile had reached an area between Azores and Portugal, when they spotted a vessel a few miles away that was steering erratically. The crew decided to investigate. They went on board, only to see the ship was deserted. The boat had clearly been deserted for days, and had some minor damage. The ship had ample provisions and its cargo was intact.
It looked as if a calm and orderly departure had taken place, with the belongings of the crew left behind. The lifeboat was missing, suggesting that the group had departed via the lifeboat at some point. The last entry in the ship’s log was nine days before – November 25. The log entry suggested the ship was 400 miles away at the time of the log entry. This means the ship had travelled a considerable distance unmanned.
Despite searches in potential evacuation areas, there was no sign of the crew. Other ships kept on the lookout for the crew, but again, there was never a sign of them. There have been a range of theories attached to what might have happened to the crew of the Mary Celeste. Unlike several maritime disappearances, the ship seemed in good order, with ample provisions. This only adds to the intrigue.
The Mary Celeste is one of the most iconic maritime cases of all time
Disorientation: A much-publicised television documentary suggested that a faulty pump and chronometer contributed to the crew believing they were somewhere they weren’t. Perhaps with fears revolving around the danger of their cargo, or the ship taking on water – they believed the lifeboat could take them to land that was nearby. This would help explain the mystery of how the ship could’ve travelled 400 miles unmanned – simply put, it was much closer, just that the crew were unaware.
Dei Gratia Involvement: Some have questioned how the Mary Celeste could have travelled for 400 miles while unmanned – as the log suggests. Some propose the Dei Gratia crew were responsible – having killed those on board the Mary Celeste in order to steal their cargo, and claim a salvage reward. However, Dei Gratia was slower than the Marie Celeste, and therefore this theory seems unlikely.
Seaquake: A ocean-based version of an earthquake could have caused damage to the ship that led to the abandonment. This theory, which many accept, suggests that it could’ve caused a minor leak to the cargo. This could’ve led to a risk of an explosion, leading to the abandonment. The group then may have met their fate when abandoning ship.
Insurance Fraud: Another theory put forward suggests the owner of the Mary Celeste – James H. Winchester – intentionally made the refit faulty so that a wreck would happen – leading to an insurance windfall.
Giant Squid: Some historians have suggested a giant squid could have picked one crew member off one by one, before taking the lifeboat. This is one of the more far-fetched theories.
Mutiny: One or more of the crew could have staged a mutiny against Captain Briggs. This suggestion largely proposes that some were killed, but why those that staged the mutiny wouldn’t remain on board is unknown. This theory however would answer the question regarding where the bodies were. The Captain may have had his body dumped, with the others choosing to take a lifeboat out to an uncertain fate.
Cabin Fever: Similar to the above theory, some suggest one of the crew members could’ve come down with a serious case of cabin fever and killed the entire crew. Then, in a state of madness, took the lifeboat out.
Pirates: There is some evidence to suggest pirates were active in the area. While this could be reasonable – the fact that valuables were left behind makes it difficult to believe this theory.
Extra-terrestrial: The eerie nature of the ship still having its belongings left have led to some to believe that the explanation revolves around some form of alien abduction.
4th: The Sodder Children
3rd: MV Joyita
2nd: Crew of the Mary Celeste
1st: Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
The disappearance of the crew of the Mary Celeste is one of the great mysteries of the last few hundred years. The fact that there has never been a clear consensus of its fate it part of its legacy. Moreover, the sheer range of theories only adds to the intrigue. The ship itself lasted until 1884, when it was unfortunately the victim of an insurance scam, being deliberately crashed into a reef. We will never know what happened to the doomed voyage of the Mary Celeste. The secret of what happened looks to be consigned to the ocean forever.
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If Lisa Marie Determined The Oscar Nominees….
Posted on January 22, 2012 by Lisa Marie Bowman
The Oscar nominations are due to be announced on Tuesday morning so I figured now would be a good time to play a little game that I like to call: “What if Lisa had all the power?” Below, you will find my personal Oscar nominations. These are the films and the performers that would be nominated if I was solely responsible for selecting the nominees and the winners.
For those who are interested, you can check out my picks for last year by clicking on this sentence.
Please understand, as you look over this lengthy list of deserving films and performers, that these are not necessarily the films I expect to see nominated on Tuesday morning. In fact, I would be hard pressed to think of a year in which I have disagreed more with the critical establishment than I have this year. For whatever reason, the films that truly touched and moved me in 2011 appear to be the films that are totally and completely off the Academy’s radar. These are not my predictions. Instead, they are my personal choices and they should not be interpreted as representing the opinion on anyone else affiliated with this site. So, if you’re angry that David Fincher’s Girl With The Dragon Tattoo didn’t receive a single imaginary nomination, direct your anger at me and me alone.
Michael Fassbender for Shame
Brendan Gleeson for The Guard
Gary Oldman for Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Michael Shannon for Take Shelter
Rainn Wilson for Super
Kirsten Dunst for Melancholia
Vera Farmiga for Higher Ground
Elizabeth Olsen for Martha Marcy May Marlene
Saoirse Ronan for Hanna
Charlize Theron for Young Adult
Albert Brooks for Drive
Bobby Cannivale for Win Win
Jonah Hill for Moneyball
Patton Oswalt for Young Adult
Andy Serkis for Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Anna Kendrick for 50/50
Melissa McCarthy for Bridesmaids
Carey Mulligan for Shame
Ellen Page for Super
Amy Ryan for Win Win
Vera Farminga for Higher Ground
Michel Hazanavicius for The Artist
Steve McQueen for Shame
Martin Scorsese for Hugo
Joe Wright for Hanna
Best Original Sreenplay
(Please note that I do this category a bit differently than the Academy. Whereas the Academy asks nations across the world to submit a nominee, I’m simply nominating the best foreign language films that I saw in a theater last year. Those who follow the Oscars will note that I’ve both nominated and awarded the brilliant Canadian films Incendies, which actually was nominated for a real Oscar in this same category last year.)
The Double Hour
Of Gods and Men
The Skin I Live In
13 Assassins
Bill Cunningham New York
The Cave of Forgotten Dreams
Best Original Score
Best Original Song
“The Star-Spangled Man” from Captain America: The First Avenger
“Mujhe Chod Ke” from DAM999
“The Keeper” from Machine Gun Preacher
“Man or Muppet” from The Muppets
“Pop” from White Irish Drinkers
Best Sound Editing
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2
Best Sound Mixing
Best Art Direction
Bunraku
Best Costume Design
List of Films By Number of Nominations:
10 Nominations – Hugo
7 Nominations – Shame, Sucker Punch
6 Nominations – Hanna
5 Nominations – The Artist; The Guard; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2; Tinker, Tailor, Solider, Spy; The Tree of Life
4 Nominations – Higher Ground, Young Adult
3 Nominations – Bridesmaids, Drive
2 Nominations – Bunraku, Incendies, Melancholia, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Super, Win Win
1 Nomination – Beastly, A Better Life, Bill Cunningham New York, Buck, Captain America: The First Avenger, The Cave of Forgotten Dreams, DAM999, The Double Hour, 50/50, The Help, Insidious, Jig, Kung Fu Panda 2, Machine Gun Preacher, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Moneyball, The Muppets, Of Gods and Men, One Day, Puss in Boots, Rango, Ressurect Dead, Rio, The Skin I Live In, Take Shelter, 13 Assassins, X-Men: First Class, White Irish Drinkers, Winnie the Pooh
List of Films By Number of Oscars Won:
3 Oscars – Hanna
2 Oscars – Bunraku, Shame, Sucker Punch
1 Oscar – Beastly, Bridesmaids, The Cave of Forgotten Deams, Dam999, Higher Ground, Hugo Incendies, Melancholia, Puss in Boots, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Super, Young Adult
So, will the Academy agree with my picks? Well, probably not. Indeed, it’s probable that they won’t agree at all. And to that, I say, “Oh well.”
The Academy Award nominations will be announced Tuesday morning.
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Here are the 39 songs eligible for a Best Original Song nomination
Yesterday, the Academy announced that the following 39 films are eligible to nominated for the Oscar for Best Original Song of 2011. Considering how the awards season has gone so far, I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that few of the songs that I truly enjoyed hearing this year are eligible. Still, it is nice to see that Capt. America will have a chance to score a nomination for “Star-Spangled Man.”
Then again, it would also be nice to see something from The Muppets win because I’m sure Bret McKenzie would give a perfectly charming acceptance speech.
One final reaction to this list: there’s a movie called White Irish Drinkers?
“The World I Knew” from “African Cats”
“Lay Your Head Down” from “Albert Nobbs”
“Star Spangled Man” from “Captain America: The First Avenger”
“Collision of Worlds” from “Cars 2”
“Dakkanaga Dugu Dugu” from “DAM999”
“DAM999 Theme Song” from “DAM999”
“Rainbird” from “Dirty Girl”
“Keep On Walking” from “The First Grader”
“Where the River Goes” from “Footloose”
“Hello Hello” from “Gnomeo & Juliet”
“Love Builds a Garden” from “Gnomeo & Juliet”
“Bridge of Light” from “Happy Feet Two”
“The Mighty Sven” from “Happy Feet Two”
“Never Be Daunted” from “happythankyoumoreplease”
“Hell and Back” from “Hell and Back Again”
“The Living Proof” from “The Help”
“Coeur Volant” from “Hugo”
“It’s How We Play” from “I Don’t Know How She Does It”
“When the Heart Dies” from “In the Land of Blood and Honey”
“Ja Nao Estar” from “José and Pilar”
“Life’s a Happy Song” from “The Muppets”
“Pictures in My Head” from “The Muppets”
“Summer Song” from “The Music Never Stopped”
“Imaginary Friends” from “Olive”
“Sparkling Day” from “One Day”
“Taking You With Me” from “Our Idiot Brother”
“The Greatest Song I Ever Heard” from “POM Wonderful Presents The Greatest Movie Ever Sold”
“Hot Wings” from “Rio”
“Let Me Take You to Rio” from “Rio”
“Real in Rio” from “Rio”
“Shelter” from “Take Shelter”
“Gathering Stories” from “We Bought a Zoo”
“Think You Can Wait” from “Win Win”
“The Backson Song” from “Winnie the Pooh”
“So Long” from “Winnie the Pooh”
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The Philosophy Club is open to all who are interested in philosophy. The purpose of the club is to give members and visitors the opportunity to do philosophy, to bring together students and faculty in an atmosphere of mutual learning, to promote philosophy in the local community, to provide social activities and events for members and visitors and, in the spirit of Plato’s Academy, to provide a forum for the discussion of all issues in the domain of philosophy. Over the year, the club sponsors lectures, panel discussions, films, and the occasional pizza dinner.
For more information, and to be added to the email list for announcements, interested students should contact any Philosophy faculty member.
Clink here for links to other Philosophy programs in the area!
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Do you have to be an undergrad or in the department to participate? I would like to be involved occassionally when I can. Can you add me to the email list?
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Hey all! Couldn’t find any contact info, so here it goes:
We (Utah Valley University Philosophy Club) just put out a Call for Papers for our Undergraduate Philosophy Conference.
http://uvupc.blogspot.com/2013/08/call-for-papers.html
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Heyo! I hope no one minds the announcement, but the University of Utah is also looking for undergraduate contributors (from anyone in Utah). If anyone is interested, please contact me or follow the directions at the blog:
http://uofuphilosophy.wordpress.com
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Japan remains an outlier when it comes to parental child abductions
Daphne Bramham
There are few more heart-wrenching stories than those of parental child abductions. Forget the emotional dynamics that drive ex-wives and ex-husbands to use their children as weapons in an ongoing war. The greatest damage inflicted is on little kids, which is why for the past 35 years all but Japan among the developed countries in the world and dozens of others have signed on to the Hague Convention of Child Abduction.
The convention requires signatory countries to honour the court orders of other member states. The goal is to protect children’s right to have access to both of their parents. And while the Hague Convention’s application isn’t always perfect, it’s the best we’ve got so far. Of course, it would be better if more countries signed on and then lived up to both the convention’s letter and spirit.
I’ve written a number of stories, most recently an update on five-year-old Max Kawabata-Morness, who was abducted July 26 by his mother Chie Kawabata. In the column, which follows below, I mentioned that as far as I knew Canada has never put pressure on Japan to either ratify or enforce the Hague Convention.
It turns out I was wrong. Strangely, the correction didn’t come from Prime Minister Stephen Harper or anyone in the Canadian government. The mistake was pointed out by — Capt. Paul Toland, executive assistant to the deputy surgeon general of the U.S. Navy. Toland’s daughter, Erika, was less than a year old when she was abducted by her Japanese mother in August 2003. His last contact with her was in July 2004.
(Toland’s story is one of five in a documentary of parental child abductions called From the Shadows.)
Toland provided me a link to a 2006 Kyodo News International report on Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s first meeting with Japan’s then-prime minister Junichiro Koizumi. Here’s part of what that report says: “Harper, who took office in February, was meeting Koizumi for the first time, took the Japanese delegation by surprise when he brought up the issue of parental child abductions and called on Japan to accede to the Hague Convention.”
Toland also gave me a link to a Japanese government press release from the June 17, 2013 meeting between Harper and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that referenced Harper’s 2006 comments about the Hague Convention and updated him on Japan’s intention to become a signatory.
Of course, as I noted in my Nov. 1 column, Japan’s enabling legislation appears to have a massive loophole that would allow Japanese judges to reject any foreign court orders regarding children that run contrary to Japanese “custom.”
Here’s the column.
Kris Morness and his son, Max Kawabata-Morness, in Vancouver a few weeks before the five-year-old was abducted by his Japanese-American and taken to Japan.
Kris Morness spent thousands of dollars in legal fees trying to ensure that his worst fear wouldn’t come true. It was a waste of the Vancouver father’s time, money and effort.
On July 26, his ex-wife Chie Kawabata abducted their fiveyear-old son, Max. A Washington court had previously denied Kawabata’s request to move with Max to Japan, ordering her to remain in Kirkland, Wash., and comply with the court-approved parental order, which included Max having regular visits with Morness in Vancouver and frequent Skype calls.
After Max missed a scheduled Skype call, Morness contacted Kirkland police, who determined that Kawabata had flown on a one-way ticket and had arranged to ship “500 pounds of household goods and personal effects” to Tokyo.
On Sept. 15, King County Superior Court issued a warrant for Kawabata’s arrest on the charge of custodial interference in the first degree, with bail set at $100,000. The prosecutor’s report noted that “the State has serious concerns about the well-being and whereabouts of the five-year-old child as well as the defendant’s unwillingness to follow court orders.”
But Morness’s court orders and even the arrest warrant aren’t worth the paper they’re written on as long as Kawabata stays in Japan.
The arrest warrant is only valid in the United States and there’s no way that a Japanese
court will honour the court orders. Simply put, from a stolen child’s point of view or that of a left-behind parent, Japan is one of the worst places in the world.
There’s no firm estimate of how many Canadian children have been abducted to Japan and not returned, but I know of at least six including Max.
And while Canadian politicians don’t appear to have ever raised this abuse of both human rights and children’s rights with their Japanese counterparts, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and President Barack Obama spoke of the more than 120 abducted American kids often enough that Japan’s parliament agreed this Spring that it would ratify the Hague Convention on child abduction. Japan has yet to implement the legislation. And even if it had, while it may meet the Hague Convention requirements, it doesn’t appear to reflect its spirit.
The convention has been in place for nearly 35 years and requires that signatory countries respect and implement each other’s Family Court orders. The goal is to protect children from the trauma of abduction and ensure that children don’t end up stateless without any legal rights.
Before any foreign order would be enforced, a Japanese judge would have to agree to allow it. And that’s no easy thing.
According to information provided to me by the Japanese Embassy in Ottawa, the foreign court where the judgment was made would have to have international trial jurisdiction over the case “based on Japanese standards.”
Additionally, the legislation would only require a Japanese court to enforce a foreign judgment if it and the legal procedures of the foreign court are “not against the manners and customs or public order in Japan.”
So, what is Japanese custom? A year ago, a reporter for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation asked Japanese legislator Masao Ido about parental abductions.
“While Westerners call it abduction, it’s common among the Japanese that a mother and child return to the mother’s parents after a divorce,” said Ido, a member of the judicial affairs committee. “If anything, (the Japanese) think it is not a bad thing. It’s really a custom.”
Ido snatched her own three children after her marriage ended. “Like other parents, I left a note so the other parent knew where the children were and understood that they were in a safe place.”
Morness holds out hope that Kawabata may change her mind and bring Max back. That would seem to be the best outcome for everyone.
But that rarely seems to happen. Like Morness, Richmond teacher Murray Wood spent thousands of dollars trying to get his son and daughter back. His son, who is now an adult, returned to Canada earlier this year after spending nine years in Japan. His daughter remains in Japan.
(Wood’s story is one of five documented in a film called From The Shadows, which is being screened Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Roundhouse at 1181 Seymour Street in Vancouver.) Morness worries every day about Max. But since September and around the time of the arrest warrant being issued, Kawabata agreed to resume Max’s Skype calls with his father.
Morness says the calls seem to be made at Starbucks and the connection isn’t great. The calls are often brief, ending abruptly when he asks questions like whether Max wants to come home.
Morness also isn’t certain whether his son is in school.
Even though Max has only been gone for three months, Morness has noticed that his little boy’s English is more heavily accented than before and the phrasing is a bit off. That’s another huge concern, he says, because English is the only language Morness speaks.
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Smoking laws and regulations
Atlanta OKs ban on smoking inside bars, restaurant, airport
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta's city council has approved a far-reaching ban on smoking and vaping in restaurants and bars — and inside one of the world's busiest airports. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that city council members approved the ban on Monday. It covers cigarettes, cigars and...
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Japan OKs 1st anti-smoking law, but seen as lax and partial
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Gov. Cuomo signs bill banning e-cigarettes in NY workplaces
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Pot smoking, growing banned at luxury Boston condo building
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In a Monday, Feb. 13, 2017 photo, Kentucky Republican state Sen. Ralph Alvarado sits in the Senate floor in Frankfort, Ky. Alvarado, a medical doctor in the Kentucky Senate, is leading the effort to restrict smoking in a state that leads the country in smoking rates. (AP Photo/Adam Beam)
Doctor-lawmaker tries to restrict smoking in tobacco country
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — When Dr. Ralph Alvarado was elected to the Kentucky state Senate in 2014, he found his new colleagues had something in common with most of his patients: They knew smoking was bad, they just couldn't quit. For more than two years, Alvarado has led the effort to restrict smoking...
Czechs a step away from smoking ban in bars, restaurants
PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic is one step away from losing its status of one of the last havens for tobacco smokers in Europe. The Senate, the upper house of Parliament, voted 45-12 on Thursday to approve a smoking ban in bars, restaurants and cafes. The lower house gave its green light on Dec...
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Washington FAMILY Magazine Ultimate FAMILY Resource
Race for Every Child: Local Six-Year-Old Gives Back to the Hospital that Saved Her Life
Matt and Sarah Rodjom of Fairfax, VA were overjoyed when they found out they were expecting twin daughters in the spring of 2011.
But at their 20-week checkup, their joy turned to worry and fear.
One of their daughters, Marisa, had a cyst where half of her right lung should have been. The diagnosis was grim. Doctors told the Rodjoms that their baby may have major birth defects, or worse, she may not survive.
The Rodjoms immediately sought the expertise of the team at Children’s National Health System. The first-time parents had never realized the benefit of having a top-10 pediatric hospital in their backyard. But like countless families before, and after, Matt and Sarah quickly realized how reassuring and life-saving Children’s National would be for their growing family.
The team at Children’s National began monitoring twins Marisa and Emily weekly and worried that Marisa might not be breathing when she was born.
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Channel Tres
Minneapolis: March 5 to March 8, 2019
Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from March 5 to March 8, 2019.
Robyn at Palace Theatre
Robin Miriam Carlsson, aka Robyn is a Swedish pop singer, who started her career in music at the age of 13 when the Swedish television show Lilla Sportspegeln used a recording of Robyn's theme song "Du kan alltid bli nummer ett" …
+ Channel Tres, Kindness
Tue 03/05/2019 (6pm/$59.50)
palacestpaul.com
One of the hottest acts right now, Robyn is coming to the Palace Theatre in St Paul on March 5th. Of course, the show is sold out, thanks to her incredibly catchy songs. In fact, her entire US tour is practically sold out.
We’ve been writing about the Swedish pop singer since Sep 2007, when her song “With Every Heartbeat” and “Konichiwa Bitches” destroyed the UK charts.
Channel Tres and Kindness (Adam Bainbridge) to open.
02/26/19 - Fox Theater - Oakland, CA
02/28/19 - Pacific Coliseum - Vancouver, BC
03/01/19 - Paramount - Seattle, WA
03/05/19 - Palace Theatre - Minneapolis, MN
03/06/19 - Aragon Ballroom - Chicago, IL
03/08/19 - Madison Square Garden - New York, NY
03/09/19 - The Anthem - Washington, DC
03/11/19 - House of Blues - Boston, MA
03/13/19 - MTELUS - Montreal, QC
03/14/19 - Rebel - Toronto, ON
05/02/19 - Konserthus - Stavanger
06/02/19 - USF Rokeriet - Bergen
08/02/19 - Live Kongressen - Malmö
09/02/19 - Gothenburg Studios - Gothenburg
03/04/19 - Tonhalle - Munich
05/04/19 - Palladium - Cologne
06/04/19 - UFO Velodrome - Berlin
08/04/19 - Mehr! Theater - Hamburg
09/04/19 - L’Olympia - Paris
10/04/19 - Melkweg - Amsterdam
12/04/19 - Alexandra Palace - London
29/06/19 - 06/07/19 - Roskilde Festival - Denmark
06/08/19 - 10/08/19 - Øya Festival - Oslo
17/08/19 - Smash 19 - Stockholm
Lords of Acid at Cabooze
Daughters at Turf Club
Matt Nathanson 2019 Tour
Crimson King
in session as King Crimson made a rare appearance in Minneapolis at the State Theatre. The venerable progressive rock outfit (who last played the State in 1995) has been in existence since forming in London in 1968 …
Matt Nathanson has a sold out show at Triple Rock Social Club. We caught the popular singer in 2008, which we wrote "As for Matt Nathanson, he seems really young and lively on stage. He really loves pop music …
Post-industrial/noise group Wolf Eyes recently released their second batch of rarities via Bandcamp last August 15th. That's not all, their upcoming album I Am A Problem: Mind in Pieces will come out October 30th via Third Man …
LORDS OF ACID
Cabooze Outdoor Plaza
Tue 03/05/2019 (6pm/$28)
cabooze.com
Belgian/American electronic band Lords of Acid (led by Praga Khan) will be headlining the Cabooze this Tuesday, March 5th.
Other bands listed on this event: Orgy, Genitorturers, Little Miss Nasty, and Gabrielle And The Apocalypse.
02/26 @ Dante's - Portland, OR
02/27 @ Showbox SODO - Seattle, WA
03/01 @ The Complex - Salt Lake City, UT
03/02 @ Gothic Theatre - Denver, CO
03/03 @ Granada Theater - Lawrence, KS
03/05 @ Cabooze - Minneapolis MN
03/06 @ Miramar Theater - Milwaukee, WI
03/07 @ Bottom Lounge - Chicago, IL
03/08 @ Agora Theatre - Cleveland, OH
03/09 @ Buick City Events Center - Flint, MI
03/10 @ Rex Theatre - Pittsburgh, PA
03/11 @ Theatre Of Living Arts - Philadelphia, PA
03/12 @ Gramercy Theatre - New York, NY
03/13 @ Brighton Music Hall - Boston, MA
03/15 @ Soundstage - Baltimore, MD
+ Saul Zonana
Fine Line Music Café
Wed 03/06/2019 (7pm/$25)
Guitar legend Adrian Belew (with his new quartet featuring Jordan Perlson on drums, Saul Zonana on keyboards, guitar, and vocals, and bassist Julie Slick) will be playing the Fine Line Music Cafe in Minneapolis on March 6, 2019. Belew is known for his work with King Crimson, Frank Zappa, and David Bowie.
02/28 - Tralf Music Hall - Buffalo, NY
03/01 - Beachland Ballroom - Cleveland, OH
03/02 - The Hi-Fi - Indianapolis, IN
03/03 - Shank Hall - Milwaukee, WI
03/05 - Slowdown - Omaha, NE
03/06 - Fine Line Music Cafe - Minneapolis, MN
03/08 - Old Rock House - St. Louis, MO
03/09 - Live at Ludlow Garage - Cincinnati, OH
03/10 - City Winery - Nashville, TN
03/13 - Rams Head On Stage - Annapolis, MD
03/14 - The Broadberry - Richmond, VA
03/15 - Lincoln Theatre - Raleigh, NC
03/16 - City Winery - Atlanta, GA
+ Wolf Eyes, HIDE
Thu 03/07/2019 (7:30/$17/Sold Out)
Rhode Island-based noise band Daughters will be headlining the Turf Club in St Paul, playing in support of their new album You Won't Get What You Want. The show is SOLD OUT.
02/26/2019 Curtain Club Dallas, TX
03/01/2019 The Rebel Lounge Phoenix, AZ
03/03/2019 The Independent San Francisco, CA
03/05/2019 Gothic Theatre Englewood, CO
03/07/2019 Turf Club Saint Paul, MN
03/08/2019 Bottom Lounge Chicago, IL
03/09/2019 Loving Touch Ferndale, MI
03/12/2019 The Sinclair Cambridge, MA
03/13/2019 Warsaw Brooklyn, NY
06/14/2019 Rex Theater Pittsburgh, PA
06/15/2019 House Of Independents Asbury Park, NJ
06/17/2019 Port City Music Hall Portland, ME
+ Blu Sanders
Fri 03/08/2019 (6pm/$40)
varsitytheater.com
Singer/songwriter Matt Nathanson is back in town and he sold out most of the Varsity Theater. There are a few tickets left, but it’s single seats only and will cost over $150.
We saw Nathanson in Nov 2008 and said, “Matt Nathanson, he seems really young and lively on stage. He really loves pop music, and even admitted to stealing riffs and chords from his favorite songs. Some of his covers includes James' "Laid", Rick Springfield's "Jessie's Girl", Kenny Rogers/Dolly Parton's "Island in the Stream", Kim Wilde's "Kids in America", Lisa Loeb's "Stay", and the Everly Brothers' "All I Have to do is Dream" (and probably other more obscure ones that I didn't know about).”
02/28/2019 Higher Ground South Burlington, VT
03/03/2019 Beachland Ballroom Cleveland, OH
03/06/2019 Majestic Theatre Madison, WI
03/08/2019 Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN
03/10/2019 Wooly's Des Moines, IA
03/13/2019 Madrid Theatre Kansas City, MO
03/15/2019 The Oriental Theater Denver, CO
03/16/2019 Commonwealth Room Salt Lake City, UT
03/19/2019 Neumos Seattle, WA
03/20/2019 Matt Nathanson Aladdin Theater Portland, OR
03/22/2019 Uptown Theatre Napa Napa, CA
03/24/2019 Music Box San Diego, CA
03/26/2019 El Rey Theatre Los Angeles, CA
03/27/2019 Great American Music Hall San Francisco, CA
04/10/2019 The Paramount Huntington, NY
Posted by W♥M on Monday, 25 February 2019 at 10:31 PM in Adrian Belew, Blu Sanders, Channel Tres, Daughters, Gabrielle And The Apocalypse, Genitorturers, HIDE, Hide, James Blake, Khushi, Kindness, King Crimson, Little Miss Nasty, Lords Of Acid, Matt Nathanson, Minneapolis, Minneapolis Music Guide, Orgy, Robyn, Saul Zonana, Vu, Wolf Eyes | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Matt Hires
Minneapolis: July 8, 2016
Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on July 8, 2016.
Basilica Block Party
The 20th Anniversary of the Basilica Block Party is taking place on Friday (July 11) and Saturday (July 12). I have mentioned before that it's not a great place to see music (because of the talkers....
Denver's The Fray are back on tour in support of their fourth studio album Helios, out now on Epic Records. In addition to the latest album, expect the band …
Anyroad, before we get to Death Cab for Cutie, I have to explain that I've seen the band before in 2001 at the 7th Street Entry for $5. People who live in Minnesota know that the 7th Street is a tiny venue. …
at Basilica St. Mary
Friday, 07/08/16, 5pm ($60)
Saturday, 07/09/16, 5pm ($60)
basilicablockparty.org
Once again, the incredibly popular Basilica Block Party is taking place this weekend, July 8th and 9th at the Basilica St. Mary in Minneapolis.
We had a great time last year, covering all the bands (which is a feat in itself, because the three stages overlap in set times).
July 8:
Great Clips Stage
X Ambassadors
PreferredOne Stage
Cold War Kids
Star Tribune Stage
Step Rockets
Fort Wilson Riot
Gospel Machine
Craig Finn
Ryan Adams and The Shining
Farewell Milwaukee
Holidae
Eric Mayson
Note: the Great Clips Stage will also feature DJ sets by THEbEATRASCAL & ACG [As The Tastemakers]
Debo Band is an 11-member group led by Ethiopian-American saxophonist Danny Mekonnen and fronted by charismatic vocalist Bruck Tesfaye. Since 2006, the band has toured Ethiopia twice …
Friday, 07/08/16, 7pm ($18/$20)
Ethiopian funk-rock group Debo Band is currently on tour in support of their sophomore album Ere Gobez. The large group lists 11 band members, which typically means an arsenal of musical instruments, like violins and brass instruments.
The group, formed in 2006, is led by Ethiopian-American saxophonist Danny Mekonnen, but its singer is vocalist Bruck Tesfaye. The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, and NPR, who placed the band’s debut album—produced by Thomas “Tommy T” Gobena of Gogol Bordello—on their “50 Favorite Albums Of 2012” list.
As of this writing, no opening band is listed.
07/06/16 Cleveland, OH, Transformer Station
07/08/16 Minneapolis, MN, Cedar Cultural Center
07/09/16 Chicago, IL, Square Roots Festival
Frankie Lee
The fifth birthday celebration of United States of Americana is taking place at the Turf Club in St Paul on Thursday, November 6th. The show features Israel Nash and local musician Frankie Lee (not the 70s blues musician). …
at Electric Fetus / Turf Club
Friday, 07/08/16, 7pm (Free)
Singer-songwriter Frankie Lee recently just wrapped up his tour with Esmé Patterson. He will be back in town, doing three Minnesota dates: In-store at Electric Fetus in Minneapolis on July 8th, headlining the Turf Club in St Paul on July 9th, and also at Red Herring Lounge in Duluth on July 14th.
With the Electric Fetus appearance, Lee will be playing a three or four songs from his third album American Dreamer (Loose/Thirty Tigers). Attendees who buys the album at the store will also receive a limited edition event poster (while supplies last). Frankie will sign copies of after his set.
No opening act listed for the Turf Club show.
Frankie Lee Tour Dates:
07/08 - Minneapolis, MN - Electric Fetus In-Store
07/09 - St. Paul, MN - Turf Club
07/14 - Duluth, MN - Red Herring Lounge
09/17 - Shakopee, MN - Festival Paolomino
More tour dates will be announced soon.
Posted by W♥M on Saturday, 02 July 2016 at 05:41 AM in American Authors, Andra Day, Basilica Block Party, Cold War Kids, Craig Finn, Death Cab for Cutie, Debo Band, Fort Wilson Riot, Frankie Lee, Gary Clark Jr., Gospel Machine, Matt Hires, Matt Nathanson, Milky Chance, Minneapolis, Minneapolis Music Guide, Phillip Phillips, Ron Pope, Ryan Adams, Step Rockets, The Fray, Vu, X Ambassadors | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Tag Archives: Historical Methods
Is the presuppositionalist approach to apologetics Biblical?
07/23/2017 Wintery Knight 32 Comments
Here’s J.W. Wartick’s take from Always Have a Reason blog.
Cornelius Van Til pioneered the field of “presuppositional apologetics” primarily through his works Christian Apologetics and The Defense of the Faith. His arguments are easily misunderstood as question begging or viciously circular. Herein, I have presented a brief outline and analysis which reveals that while the presuppositional approach may indeed have some logical faults, the overall system has a certain power to it and can be integrated into a total-apologetic system.
[…]The key to understand here is that Van Til does not accept that there is a neutral reason “out there” by which Christians and non-Christians can arbitrate the truth of Christianity; his point is that there is no neutral ground and that one’s presuppositions will determine one’s end point. Again, he writes, “this [apologetic method] implies a refusal to grant that any area or aspect of reality, any fact or any law of nature or of history, can be correctly interpreted except it be seen in the light of the main doctrines of Christianity” (Christian Apologetics, 124).
However, Van Til takes it even further and argues that one must presuppose the truth of Christianity in order to make sense of reality: ” What is the content of this presupposition, then? It is this: “I take what the Bible says about God and his relation to the universe as unquestionably true on its own authority” (The Defense of the Faith, 253); again, “The Bible is thought of as authoritative on everything of which it speaks. Moreover, it speaks of everything” (Christian Apologetics, 19). Thus, Van Til’s apologetic does not make Christianity the conclusion of an argument; rather, Christianity is the starting presupposition.
The presuppositional approach here cannot be stressed enough. For Van Til, one simply cannot grant to the non-Christian any epistemic point. “We cannot avoid coming to a clear-cut decision with respect to the question as to whose knowledge, man’s or God’s, shall be made the standard of the other. …[O]ne must be determinative and the other subordinate” (The Defense of the Faith 62-63).
What place is had for evidences in Van Til? At some points, he seems to be very skeptical of the use of Christian evidences. In particular, the fact that he argues there is no neutral evaluation grounds between the Christian and non-Christian seems to imply that there can be no real evaluation of such arguments apart from Christianity. One of Van Til’s most famous illustrations of the use of evidences can be found in The Defense of the Faith pages 332 and following. He uses three persons, Mr. Black (non-Christian), Mr. Grey (Christian non-presuppositionalist), and Mr. White (presuppositional/reformed apologist):
Mr. Grey… says that, of course, the “rational man” has a perfect right to test the credibility of Scripture by logic… by experience… [Mr. Grey then takes Mr. Black a number of places to show him various theistic evidences. Mr. Black responds:] “you first use intellectual argument upon principles that presuppose the justice of my unbelieving position. Then when it it is pointed out to you that such is the case, you turn to witnessing [subjectively].
…At last it dawned upon Mr. White that first to admit that the principles of Mr. Black, the unbeliever, are right and then to seek to win him to the acceptance of the existence of God the Creator… is like first admitting that the United States had historically been a province of the Soviet Union but ought at the same time to be recognized as an independent and all-controlling power… If one reasons for the existence of God and for the truth of Christianity on the assumptions that Mr. Black’s principles of explanation are valid, then one must witness on the same assumption [which makes witnessing wholly subjective.] (p. 332-339)
It can be seen here that even evidences for Van Til must be based within a presupposition. There is no way to look at evidences in the abstract. One can either offer them within the presuppositions of Christianity or outside of Christianity. For Van Til, once one has agreed to offer evidences outside of Christianity, one has granted the presuppositions of the non-believer, and therefore is doomed to fail.
This would include using arguments like the cosmological argument, the fine-tuning argument, arguments from miracles, etc. – including the resurrection. That seems to be Van Til’s view. No evidence allowed – you have to presuppose Christianity is true in order to make sense of the world.
Now, I think we need to make a distinction between using questioning the pre-suppositions of our opponents, as with William Lane’s Craig’s moral argument, Plantinga’s epistemological argument for reason and Menuge’s ontological argument for reason. There are arguments for theism that question the pre-suppositions of an atheist. Certainly, non-theists cannot ground things like morality, free will, consciousness and rationality on atheism. But that’s not what Van Til is saying. He says that an atheist cannot be swayed by evidence unless he first becomes a Christian. I.e. – he is saying that atheist Anthony Flew is lying when he says that evidence caused him to turn to believe in God. On Van Til’s view, that’s impossible.
My view of presuppositional apologetics is that is as a system, it is circular reasoning. It assumes Christianity in order to prove Christianity. But there is an even worse problem with it. It’s not a Biblical way of doing apologetics. It’s man’s way of doing apologetics, not God’s. I think that the best way to understand Van Til’s apologetics is by saying that it really just a sermon disguised as apologetics. The problem is that Van Til’s sermon has no basis in the Bible. Wherever he is getting his view from, it’s not from the Bible. When I look the Bible, I don’t see any Biblical support for the view that pre-suppositional apologetics is the only approved way of defending the faith. Instead, the standard method seems to be evidentialism.
In Romans 1, Paul writes that people can learn about God’s existence from the natural world.
Romans 1:18-23:
18The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness,
19since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them.
20For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.
21For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened.
22Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools
23and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.
And in Acts, Peter appeals to eyewitness testimony for the resurrection, and Jesus’ miracles.
Acts 2:22-24, and 36:
22“Men of Israel, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did among you through him, as you yourselves know.
23This man was handed over to you by God’s set purpose and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men, put him to death by nailing him to the cross.
24But God raised him from the dead, freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him.
And finally from the same chapter:
36“Therefore let all Israel be assured of this: God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.”
Professor Clay Jones of Biola University makes the case that the use of evidence when preaching the gospel was standard operating procedure in the early church. (H/T Apologetics 315)
In 1993 I started working for Simon Greenleaf University (now Trinity Law School) which offered an M.A. in Christian apologetics (Craig Hazen was the director). Much of my job was to promote the school and although I had studied Christian apologetics since my sophomore year in high school, I decided I needed to see whether an apologetic witness had strong Biblical precedence.
It does.
As I poured through the Scripture I found that Jesus and the apostles preached the resurrection of Christ as the sign of the truth of Christianity.
What follows are some of the passages which support the resurrection witness.
Here is my favorite verse from his massive list list of verses in favor of the evidential approach to Christian apologetics:
Mat. 12:39-40: A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a miraculous sign! But none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
Jesus is saying that the resurrection was deliberately given as a sign to unbelievers to convince them. (“The Sign of Jonah” = the resurrection)
So, I see that God uses nature and miracles to persuade, which can be assessed using scientific and historical methods. Can anyone find me a clear statement in the Bible that states that only pre-suppositional arguments should be used? I could be wrong, and I am willing to be proven wrong. I think we should use the Biblical method of apologetics, not the fallen man’s method of apologetics.
Positive arguments for Christian theism
The kalam cosmological argument and the Big Bang theory
The fine-tuning argument from cosmological constants and quantities
The origin of life, part 1 of 2: the building blocks of life
The origin of life, part 2 of 2: biological information
The sudden origin of phyla in the Cambrian explosion
Galactic habitable zones and circumstellar habitable zones
Irreducible complexity in molecular machines
The creative limits of natural selection and random mutation
Angus Menuge’s ontological argument from reason
Alvin Plantinga’s epistemological argument from reason
William Lane Craig’s moral argument
The unexpected applicability of mathematics to nature
Arguments and scientific evidence for non-physical minds
William Lane Craig’s case for the resurrection of Jesus
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Tim McGrew lectures on undesigned coincidences in the Bible
Dr. Tim McGrew
I have an interesting lecture for you to listen to today, by Dr. Tim McGrew. He is a professor of philosophy at Western Michigan University.
I do not have a summary of the lecture, but I do have an article that explains what undesigned coincidences are.
Lydia McGrew explains the concept of undesigned coincidences on her blog:
Undesigned coincidences in the Gospels … is an argument that was well-known in the nineteenth century but has, for no really clear reason, simply been forgotten as time has gone on. It is a cumulative case argument that the Gospels reflect, to an important extent, independent knowledge of actual events. Please note that this argument is quite independent of one’s preferred answer to the synoptic question. That is to say, even if, e.g., Mark was the first Gospel and others had access to Mark and show signs of literary dependence on Mark, the argument from undesigned coincidences provides evidence for independent knowledge of real events among the Gospel writers. There are many more of such coincidences beyond those given in the talk.
Basically, this argument finds cases where the same story is in two sources, but where some important detail is left out of one account so that something about the story seems out of place. But the other source has the missing detail that unlocks the mystery. This supports the view that the sources are independent witnesses of the same events. Multiple attestation is an indicator that the material is historical.
My favorite example of undesigned coincidences is the Philip example from John 6.
Lydia explains that example here:
As I was listening to Tim’s examples, I was struck by all the reasons there might be for a real eyewitness not to fill out the explanation for a detail. Think for example how tedious it is to listen to someone who goes back to explain every little detail he mentions in a story.
[…]Similarly, as John is telling the story about the feeding of the five thousand, it would be quite natural for him to say that Jesus asked Philip where they could buy bread if he were really an eyewitness–that is, because he remembered that Jesus did ask Philip. (Tim talks about why it was Philip in the interview.) But John himself might have had to stop and think for a moment if someone had asked him, “Why did Jesus ask Philip rather than any of the other disciples?” Presumably when John told the story, he wasn’t particularly thinking about some special reason for Jesus to select Philip for the question. But if someone were forging the story as fiction, he would have a reason for choosing to use a given disciple as a character at that point in his fictional narrative, and therefore he would be unlikely to choose that character without making the reason clearer to his readers.
All sorts of such things can happen when one is telling a true story, especially a story one has witnessed. One gets caught up in what one actually remembers and drops in incidental references to small facts, which facts are to some extent selected randomly by the memory as one brings the scene back to memory. This is typical of real memoirs but not of elaborate forgeries.
If you think this is interesting and useful, then give the lecture a listen.
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Short history of Macedonia
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The rise of the great Macedonian kingdom began in the fourth century BC when both Athens and Sparta had passed their zenith and had exhausted themselves with 30 years fighting against each other. The Greeks regarded the Macedonians as “barbarians”, i.e. people who could not speak proper Greek, and looked down on them accordingly. Nevertheless, by using a mixture of brilliant diplomacy and armed force, Philip II and his son, Alexander the Great, brought the whole of Greece under the control of Macedon.
One secret of their success was the adoption by Philip of the “phalanx”, a squad of heavily-armed soldiers carrying strong pikes of different lengths and constituting, in effect, a sort of human tank. At the same time, the Macedonians perfected the employment of lightly armed troops and cavalry, who could easily outmaneuver military formations of the time. Once all Greece had been brought under Macedonian control, Alexander, universally considered one of greatest military geniuses of all time, then set out upon his extraordinary conquest of the known world. First he took Asia Minor, then the mighty Persian Empire of Darius. Pressing ever eastward, he next subdued Babylon and continued to the Punjab in India before his homesick troops finally compelled him, much against his will, to turn back. He himself died at the age of 33 without ever seeing his native country again. The generals whom he had left in charge of various provinces seized control for themselves and began to quarrel with each other. After 175 unsettled years, in 146 BC Macedonia became a Roman province.
Treskavec Monastery
Centuries later, Byzantium tried to check the Slav’s infiltration from the north, but was unable to prevent their settling there, and in the tenth century the newcomers formed themselves into an independent state under Car Samuel (Tsar Samuel). After several victories over the Byzantines, he added other Slav provinces to his kingdom, whose central portion was what is now Bulgaria. But Byzantium, once fully mobilized, was too powerful for him.
In a terrible battle in 1014, the Byzantine Emperor, Basil II, took 14,000 prisoners blinded them and sent them back to Samuel. Stunned by the horror of this monstrous act, Samuel died soon after, and for a time Byzantine power was assured.
With the expansion of the Serb state under the brilliant Nemanja dynasty, King Dusan occupied Macedonia in the 14th century, but this unification of the two Slav countries was not fully achieved before the Turks made themselves masters of both, staying there for 500 years. It was a period punctuated by rebellion and especially the activities of ‘hajduk’, who formed themselves into bands of outlaws of freedom fighters. But for most of the population it was a period of hardship and hopelessness in which the flame of Macedonian culture was kept flickering only in the monastic centers.
Following the growth of nationalistic sentiment in Serbia early in the 19th century, Macedonia began to hope that her long subjection was nearly ended, but her case aroused little support abroad. Her attempts at a national uprising, such as that of Krusevo, organized by the Macedonian revolutionary movement known as “VMRO”, were mercilessly suppressed. In 1909 there was a state of open warfare for three months, but the insurgents, poorly armed and led, were beaten.
The first Balkan War (1912) liberated Macedonia from the Turks, but the Greeks, Bulgarians and Serbs immediately embarked upon the second Balkan War of 1913. In World War I this unhappy backward province was a theater of operations. The Treaty of Neuilly in 1919 again divided it, the new Yugoslavia being awarded the lion’s share, Greece keeping Thessaloniki and its environs, and Bulgaria a small strip in the northeast. In 1941 the Germans presented most of Macedonia to Bulgaria, but the 1919 frontiers were restored in 1945. While the province was probably better-off in the period between the two world wars than she had been under the Turks, the kingdom of Yugoslavia was particularly active in its efforts to bring the region up to date and repair the damage of its long neglect.
However, after World War II, schools were opened for the first time. In them instruction is given in the Macedonia language, which is in many ways different from Serbo-Croat. Macedonia is still in some respect more backward than the northern region of Yugoslavia, but industrialization is going ahead fast, agriculture has been drastically reorganized, and excellent new roads have been built. There remains much to do, but it is significant now that the people are at last free of foreign rule, and painters, musicians and writers are very actively asserting the country’s highly individual artistic outlook.
Chronology of the rule of Greece in Aegean Macedonia
Saints Cyril and Methodius
Macedonian Folk Costumes – Darko Markovic
Darko Markovic Dar Mar
Other Posts In INFORMATION
Introduction to Macedonia
Macedonia – Cultural Wealth
Macedonia – Historical Record
Macedonia as a historical term
Macedonia Geographical Position, Climate and Population
Macedonia Natural Beauties
Macedonian postal and telephone codes
On Macedonia
Population Profile of Macedonia
Sharplaninec – Macedonian shepherd dog
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MCAS Yuma Air Show & Open House Report
The Marine Corps Air Station at Yuma is home to a number of squadrons flying the AV-8B Harrier II, F-5E Tiger II and the newest residents, the F-35B Lightning II. Yuma is to be found in the far southwest corner of Arizona, just 24 kilometres north of the Mexican border. The Air Station itself lying to the south of the city centre and is just off the I8 making it a two and half hour drive from San Diego or three hour drive from Phoenix. MCAS Yuma is a joint civilian-military airport with Yuma international airport. The civilian side of the airport continuing to operate during the show, causing brief gaps between the airborne displays as passenger aircraft arrived and departed.
Keith Meachem attended the 52nd MCAS Yuma Airshow & Open House.
Gates opened at 08:00, with the flying display taking place between 11:00 and 15:45. Parking was either off site (free) meaning you were bussed in, or you could pay to park on base and then walk onto the ramp. Being an open house, there was plenty of food and drink on hand, with the USMC providing water bowsers to top up water bottles during the day.
You couldn't ask for better weather conditions with clear blue skies and temperatures in the mid 80s which meant applying plenty of sunscreen though out the day. However, as the day progressed the winds strengthened from the north, which caused a number of changes to the schedule.
The static aircraft were grouped to the north of the showground and showcased most of the UMSC's current fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft. Like most US shows there were no barriers around the aircraft, the one exception being the F-35B. The static aircraft were well supported by their crews who were more than happy to allow the public access to their aircraft, with long queues forming to walk through the Osprey, CH-53, Hercules etc.
The flying display was a mixture of Military and civilian aircraft and lasted for nearly four and a half hours. The flying display was opened by Yuma's Marine Corps Adversary squadron (VMFT-401) in 4 x F-5E Tiger IIs.
MCAS Mirama was represented by the VMM-363 (Lucky Red Lion) who demonstrated their MV-22. Even though it has been in service for several years, it’s still an impressive sight to see an Osprey transition through its different flight modes showcasing its VSTOL capabilities.
There were a number of fun displays to cater for the family audience. The first was Roger Buis and “OTTO The Helicopter” flying a Schweizer 300C performing numerous tricks, showing off some great airmanship. The other was Kent Pietsch in his Interstate Cadet whose display was similar to Brendan O'Brien's, but with a few tricks of his own. Bob Carlton put on a fantastic display in his Super Salto jet sailplane with a highly modified PBS TJ-100 jet engine, which showed exactly what you can do when you strap a jet engine to a glider. The most colourful aircraft displayed during the day was Rich Perkin's Aero Vodochody L-39C in it's striking red and yellow paint scheme. Joseph Shetterly brought along his fantastic home built Rifle Airshows RV-8, which in it's chrome finish looked stunning against the Arizona skies.
The Harrier was one of the main reasons, alongside the F-35B, for attending the show, and VMA-211 (Wake Island Avengers) didn't disappoint. The Squadron put on a superb high energy display showing off the AV-8B Harrier II, combining both high speed / high G passes alongside vertical take offs and landings.
Greg Shelton provided the wing walking entertainment in his patriotic Super Stearman, with Samantha Albrecht on the wing for the first time. Chuck Aaron put on a great display in his modified Red Bull MBB Bo 105, performing manoeuvres I've only seen before done before by Army Air Corps Lynx Mark 7.
The highlight of the day and finishing off the show was the first USMC public display of the F-35B from VFMA-121 (Green Knights). Unlike the Harrier, the STOVL Lightning II put on a very different, controlled display made up of both fast and slow passes. The sight of a 5th generation fighter with it's lift fan engaged and engine nozzle pointing down whilst in flight is an impressive sight.
From a photographic perspective you need a focal length at least 400mm (on a full frame camera) for aircraft displaying along the display axis, as the displays could be quite distant at times. Shooting in the morning and early afternoon meant the sun was behind you, but by 15:00 the sun had moved round and you were starting to shoot into the sun when aircraft were approaching from the south.
It's always nice to attend a show that has such a friendly feel to it, is well supported by the local community, has great food and is photographer friendly. Considering the show was up against El Centro and Luke AFB on the same day, the show had a good mix of both civilian acts and USMC assets.
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Turkey Pulse
Anti-US rhetoric helps Erdogan build smokescreens
Pinar Tremblay October 23, 2017
Years of anti-American propaganda help the Turkish president divert blame and discredit damaging news from the West — for example, anything incriminating that might emerge from high-profile cases in the United States involving Iran sanctions.
REUTERS/Umit Bektas
General view of the US Embassy in Ankara, Turkey, Dec. 20, 2016.
On Oct. 17, a motorcycle parked on the side of the road exploded just as a shuttle bus for police officers was passing by the city of Mersin on Turkey's Mediterranean coast. The remotely activated bomb injured 18 people. The Turkish Radio and Television Supreme Council promptly instituted a gag order on all media coverage of the attack. On Oct. 19, Minister of Development Lutfi Elvan said 11 suspects were taken into custody. Elvan added that early signs indicated the attack was the work of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which is considered a terrorist group by Turkey and the United States.
The Mersin explosion became a trending topic on social media the day of the attack. One hashtag was particularly telling: #TerrorunAdiABD — "The name of terror is USA."
The hashtag came with potent yet simple images associating the United States with the Islamic State (IS). For example, one tweet said, “The goal is to destroy Islam” and below was an image of a chess board populated with soldiers of IS, al-Qaeda, Boko Haram and the Free Syrian Army being maneuvered by a hand labeled with the US flag.
This was followed by the ultranationalist Aydinlik daily advising readers to consider the Mersin attack and its timing while remembering one of US Ambassador to Turkey John Bass’ departing statements.
On Oct. 11, just four days before Bass left Turkey, he praised the hard work of Turkish security forces and law enforcement and said their cooperation with American and other allies’ networks had prevented IS attacks on Turkish soil for 9½ months. His attempts to show appreciation, to say that the cooperation had direct and positive results, however, were interpreted by the pro-government media at best as a thinly veiled threat.
Bass’ statement was presented as an admission that the United States created and controls IS and, if it wanted to, could allow IS to attack Turkey again.
So the Mersin bus attack, taking place within a week of the ambassador’s words, was a nightmare come true, providing "evidence" to all the conspiracy theory-loving crowds linking the "threat" with the attack. That is how the Aydinlik view was shared on social media, along with other provocative statements.
For example, an anonymous Twitter user who supports the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) wrote just after the attack, “The culprits are at the US Embassy! For nine months there were no bomb explosions, so what has happened now?"
Another account shared a short video clip with Bass in the background and red subtitles on the screen reading “Ambassador Threatens Turkey,” with a television host repeating the "no attack in Turkey for the last nine months" line and asking, “So the question now is, did the US have a hand in the previous attacks in Turkey?” The Twitter user added, “Bass said no attack in the last 9½ months in Turkey and left. As soon as he left, a terror attack happens.”
Right after the Mersin attack, social media was tense. However, none of the pro-government newspapers, columnists or advisers of Erdogan and AKP lawmakers openly joined in on “The US is behind the Mersin bombing” conspiracy. And the next day, there were no rallies or protests. This indicates a controlled reaction and once again raises the question of whether public anger and mob attacks are haphazard or manipulated events in contemporary Turkey.
Though the administration chose not to promote the Mersin conspiracy angle, there are still a number of issues with the United States that are weighing on Ankara's nerves. One is the visa crisis — and what is widely considered to be its origin. The Financial Times reported Oct. 9 that the arrest earlier this month of a US consulate employee in Turkey "confirmed suspicions that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan considers US detainees in Turkish prisons as a bargaining chip in its increasingly hostile negotiations with the United States over the extradition of Mr. Gulen and the trial of a Turkish-Iranian citizen with ties to Mr Erdogan’s inner circle."
Since the July 2016 failed coup, the West — most of all the United States — has been portrayed as supporting the Gulen movement, which Turkey blames for the coup attempt. The Turkish government is angry over its failed efforts to extradite the movement’s leader, cleric Fethullah Gulen, who is Turkish but lives in the United States. Turkey also wants to extradite businessman Reza Zarrab and Turkish banker Hakan Atilla, who are currently imprisoned in the United States for allegedly making illegal transactions through US banks to help Iran’s government and other entities in Iran skirt sanctions.
It seems the unpredictability of what might be revealed through the US court cases is a crucial reason behind Ankara’s relentless anger, growing allegations and arrests of US Embassy personnel working in Turkey. Intensified anti-American rhetoric helps to discredit any information flow coming from the United States, thus protecting Erdogan and his inner circle from what they fear might be revealed during the Iran sanctions case. Erdogan has gone to great trouble himself to discredit all things Western. For example, in September he labeled all those who study in the West and return back home as “spies" — even though this group includes all of his own children. On Oct. 21, he declared the United States an “uncivilized” country for issuing arrest warrants for his bodyguards, who are accused of assaulting protesters in the United States.
As Al-Monitor reported in August, US bashing has reached a new peak in Turkey, where potential American suffering is seen as a reason to rejoice. Now, it is reflected in ordinary individuals’ daily lives. Some of these images are captured and shared in celebration or disbelief. For example, one photo from a restaurant appeared on forums after the owner posted signs in Turkish and English saying Americans aren't allowed to eat there. In Samsun province, several barbers have declared they will not cut hair in the style called “American haircut.” (This is the name for a popular cut for men in Turkey where the sides are shaved and the top is spiked. Some barbers instead offer an "Ottoman-style" haircut as an option for those protesting the United States.)
Although these actions were ridiculed on social media, they provide clues about the Turkish mindset. Years of openly and falsely blaming the United States and using profanity against the United States and its representatives on public forums have left a deep mark on Turkish hearts and minds. Even if the two countries resolve their problems smoothly through diplomacy, Turkish distrust of the United States will require years of American efforts to correct.
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Pinar Tremblay is a columnist for Al-Monitor's Turkey Pulse and a visiting scholar of political science at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. She is a columnist for Turkish news outlet T24. Her articles have appeared in Time, New America, Hurriyet Daily News, Today's Zaman, Star and Salom. On Twitter: @pinartremblay
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Animal Law — New Perspectives on Teaching Traditional Law
Litigation - Article Series from All-Creatures.org Articles Archive
ALDF Animal Legal Defense Fund
Due to the ubiquitous presence and use of animals in our society, animal law overlaps with many areas of law.
A Context and Practice Casebook by Kathy Hessler, Joyce Tischler, Pamela Hart, Sonia Waisman - Carolina Academic Press.
For law professors looking for new tools to help explain core legal concepts, this book provides a fresh perspective on teaching such courses as Property, Contracts, Torts, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Remedies, Environmental Law and Wills & Trusts. Due to the ubiquitous presence and use of animals in our society, animal law overlaps with these and other areas of law.
The lessons we learn from these intersecting spheres of law are important and can help us reframe our understanding of individual substantive areas. For example, a person who owns a domesticated mouse cannot legally poison or cruelly kill the mouse, whereas it is standard practice — and legal — to trap, kill, or poison mice who come into our homes and are considered pests. If the behavior is the same, and the legal consequence is different, one may question whether the contextual differences support that outcome. Moreover, animals are legally classified as property. However, scientifically, animals are classified as living beings with certain capacities. While the law generally fails to explicitly distinguish between living beings (non-human animals) and inanimate objects, the dissonance between the scientific and legal realities creates anomalies within the law, which are surfacing with increasing frequency. The property classification of animals, in particular, results in inconsistent legal outcomes.
Analyzing animal law cases within traditional areas of law encourages critical thinking and questioning of the function of certain legal constructs, sharpens our legal analysis and tests the law’s ability to respond to changing realities.
Individual topics are available as ebooks. Each individual subject area ebook begins with the front matter for the entire book, including the "General Overview."
This book is available at Carolina Academic Press.
If you teach a related course, and want to consider a subject area ebook for adoption (for example, the property chapter in a property course), contact [email protected]. If approved, we will send access to the requested ebook chapter:
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW CHAPTER
Including animal law cases creates a fresh lens through which to explore core constitutional law concepts, such as standing. For example, students can be asked to examine how and what sort of plaintiff would be able to allege standing to sue when the victim of an injury is a factory farmed, research or zoo animal, providing students with an opportunity to think creatively about the application and development of key constitutional law principles in a context that is increasingly relevant in our society, but which may be new to many students.
CONTRACT LAW CHAPTER
Studying cases that involve sentient living beings enables students to think more deeply about the role of contracts in American society. Issues raised by animal law cases include: whether the legal system adequately addresses the interests of animals in contracts in which they are the subject matter; and, whether, in a contract dispute, the animal(s) can or should be considered an “interested party.” More specifically, this chapter includes issues relating to leases, condominium bylaws and custody disputes, to name a few, where companion animals are at the heart of the dispute (both literally and figuratively).
CRIMINAL LAW CHAPTER
Incorporating animal law cases within a criminal law course will help students understand how the law develops in response to new information and evolving social consensus about what constitutes cruelty and which species are protected. In the past three decades, criminal anti-cruelty laws have been strengthened in all fifty states. Students will learn how this plays out in prosecutions, convictions and sentencing. As just one example, students will be exposed to the sorts of questions prosecutors and judges have to consider concerning the pre-trial forfeiture of evidence when that evidence is a live animal who cannot be humanely “stored” in an evidence room.
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CHAPTER
Bringing animal law concepts into an environmental law class allows students to address structural change to legal principles in an explicit and rigorous manner. One example addresses concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs), which not only confine animals in substandard conditions, but also have deleterious effects on the environment (air, water and soil). Students will also learn about the Endangered Species Act and many other federal laws that impact individual animals as well as species.
PROPERTY LAW CHAPTER
Animal Law poses a fundamental question: How is the legal analysis of property law affected when the interests of sentient (but non-human) beings are considered? Because our legal system treats animals as property in some cases, and as quasi-property beings in other cases, judges and legislatures are creating new rules to balance existing law with a growing recognition of the special character of living forms of property. This chapter also considers the core question of whether animals should be removed from the property status. Reviewing animal law cases will encourage students to think critically and question the function of certain legal constructs that, in many respects, have not been rigorously challenged for more than a century.
TORT LAW CHAPTER
American society is undergoing a significant change in the treatment of animals, particularly the animals who live with human beings and are increasingly considered to be family members. Adding animal law concepts to a torts course engages students in analyzing how the legal system responds to changing societal values, and allows them to more clearly see bridges between legal fields. In particular, the valuation and measure of damages in tort cases, where the injured or killed victim is a beloved companion animal, is the focus in a growing number of cases throughout the country, as is the question of which tort causes of actions may be available to plaintiffs in this circumstance. Tort law involving animals, especially in cases of harm to companion animals, offers students a firsthand look at how courts approach their role in keeping the common law up-to-date with changing societal views and their rationales for doing so, or for holding firm to past precedents and deferring to state legislatures for such change. While this balancing may come up in various contexts within tort law, it is especially central to tort cases involving harms done to animals.
WILLS and TRUSTS LAW CHAPTER
Practitioners of wills, trusts and probate law increasingly encounter animal owners who wish to provide for the care of their animals at their incapacity or death. Adding animal law cases to the course syllabus offers a fresh and engaging way for students to approach core legal concepts, as well as the opportunity to think creatively about the application and development of estate planning and probate law. For example, students might have to grapple with a case in which the testator tried to create an estate plan to provide lifetime care for her five beloved dogs, but family members challenged her will in order to gain access to the residue, without having to wait for the last dog to die of natural causes; or cases where courts have to determine whether to interject their own view of what constitutes a reasonable amount of money to leave for the care of the decedent’s companion animals, even if it conflicts with the testator’s expressed intent.
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United Kingdom's national Antarctic operation
Scientific research and surveys in the Antarctic
High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge
Region served
Professor Dame Jane Francis
Parent organisation
Natural Environment Research Council
£48,053,000 (2011–12)[1]
400+ staff
www.bas.ac.uk
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is the United Kingdom's national Antarctic operation. It is part of the Natural Environment Research Council. With over 400 staff, BAS takes an active role in Antarctic affairs, operating five research stations, two ships and five aircraft in both polar regions,[2] as well as addressing key global and regional issues. This involves joint research projects with over 40 UK universities and more than 120 national and international collaborations.
Having taken shape from activities during World War II, it was known as the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey until 1962.
1.1 Directors
2 Research stations
2.2 South Georgia
2.3 Other sites
3.1 Ships
3.2 Aircraft
4 Findings
5 Polar image collection
Operation Tabarin was a small British expedition in 1943 to establish permanently occupied bases in the Antarctic. It was a joint undertaking by the Admiralty and the Colonial Office. At the end of the war it was renamed the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) and full control passed to the Colonial Office. At this time there were four stations, three occupied and one unoccupied. By the time FIDS was renamed the British Antarctic Survey in 1962, 19 stations and three refuges had been established.[3]
In 2012 the parent body, NERC, proposed merging the BAS with another NERC institute, National Oceanography Centre in Southampton.[4] This proved controversial, and after the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee opposed the move[5] the plan was dropped.[6]
Directors[edit]
BAS Seal
1945 (1945) – 1948 (1948): Edward W. Bingham
1958 (1958) – 1973 (1973): Vivian Fuchs
1973 (1973) – May 1987: Richard Laws[7][8]
1987 (1987) – 1994 (1994): David Drewry[9]
1994 (1994) – 1997 (1997): Barry Heywood
1998 (1998) – 2007 (2007): Chris Rapley[10]
2007 (2007) – May 2012: Nick Owens[11][12]
November 2012 – September 2013: Alan Rodger (Interim director)[13]
October 2013: Jane Francis[13][14][15]
Research stations[edit]
Antarctica[edit]
Sky Blu
Fossil Bluff
Signy
Rothera
BAS research stations in the British Antarctic Territory
The BAS operates five permanent research stations in the British Antarctic Territory:
Rothera Research Station on Adelaide Island
Halley Research Station on the Brunt Ice Shelf
Signy Research Station on Signy Island
Fossil Bluff logistics facility on Alexander Island
Sky Blu logistics facility in Ellsworth Land
Of these Research Stations, only Rothera and Halley are usually manned throughout the year.[16] Halley VI was closed for the March 2017 winter after relocation due to safety concerns when a previously inactive crack, "Chasm 1", in the Brunt Ice shelf began to expand in the direction of the base.[17] The base was closed again in March 2018 with similar concerns.[18][19] The remaining bases are manned only during the Antarctic summer.
Antarctic research stations
Rothera Research Station
Halley V[20]
South Georgia[edit]
King Edward Point
BAS research stations in South Georgia
The BAS also operates two permanent bases on South Georgia:[20]
King Edward Point Research Station at King Edward Point
Bird Island Research Station on Bird Island
Both South Georgia bases are manned throughout the year.
Other sites[edit]
BAS headquarters
The headquarters of the BAS are in the university city of Cambridge, on Madingley Road. This facility provides offices, laboratories and workshops to support the scientific and logistic activities in the Antarctic.[21]
The BAS also operates the Ny-Ålesund Research Station on behalf of the NERC. This is an Arctic research base located at Ny-Ålesund on the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen.[22]
Equipment[edit]
Ships[edit]
Main article: Royal Research Ship
RRS James Clark Ross at the wharf at Rothera base
BAS operates two ships in support of its Antarctic research programme. Whilst both vessels have research and supply capabilities, the RRS James Clark Ross is primarily an oceanographic research ship, whilst RRS Ernest Shackleton is primarily a logistics ship used for the resupply of scientific stations.[23] James Clark Ross replaced RRS John Biscoe in 1991 and Ernest Shackleton was the successor to RRS Bransfield in 1999.[24]
Both vessels depart from the United Kingdom in September or October of each year, and return to the United Kingdom in the following May or June. Both vessels undergo refit and drydock during the Antarctic winter, but are also used elsewhere during this period. James Clark Ross often undertakes scientific research on behalf of other organisations in the Arctic, whilst Ernest Shackleton is chartered into commercial survey work.[23]
The two civilian ships operated by the BAS are complemented by the capabilities of the Royal Navy's ice patrol vessel that operates in the same waters. Until 2008 this was HMS Endurance, a Class 1A1 icebreaker. Endurance's two Lynx helicopters enabled BAS staff to get to remote field sites that BAS aircraft could not access.[25] However, a catastrophic flooding accident left Endurance badly damaged, with a replacement only being procured in 2011. This ship, HMS Protector, first deployed to the Antarctic in November 2011.[26]
In April 2014 the government authorised the procurement by BAS of a new large Antarctic research vessel at an estimated cost of £200 million, expected to be in service in 2019.[27]
The BAS Dash-7 at Port Stanley Airport on the Falkland Islands.
BAS operates five aircraft in support of its research programme in Antarctica. The aircraft used are all made by de Havilland Canada and comprise four Twin Otters and one Dash 7.[28] The planes are maintained by Rocky Mountain Aircraft in Springbank, Alberta, Canada. During the Antarctic summer the aircraft are based at the Rothera base, which has a 900-metre gravel runway. During the Antarctic winter, conditions preclude flying and the aircraft return to Canada.[29]
The larger Dash 7 undertakes regular shuttle flights between either Port Stanley Airport on the Falkland Islands, or Punta Arenas in Chile, and Rothera. It also operates to and from the ice runway at the Sky Blu base. The smaller Twin Otters are equipped with skis for landing on snow and ice in remote areas, and operate out of the bases at Rothera, Fossil Bluff, Halley and Sky Blu.[29]
Findings[edit]
RRS Ernest Shackleton outward bound from Portsmouth, UK, 12 November 2008.
In January 2008, a team of British Antarctic Survey scientists, led by Hugh Corr and David Vaughan, reported that 2,200 years ago, a volcano erupted under Antarctica's ice sheet (based on airborne survey with radar images). The biggest eruption in the last 10,000 years, the volcanic ash was found deposited on the ice surface under the Hudson Mountains, close to Pine Island Glacier.[30] The British Antarctic Survey were also responsible for the discovery of the hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica. The discovery was made in 1985 by a team of three BAS scientists: Joe Farman, Brian Gardiner and Jonathan Shanklin. Their work was confirmed by satellite data, and was met with worldwide concern.[31]
Polar image collection[edit]
The BAS runs an online polar image collection which includes imagery of scientific research at the poles, logistics operations, and the continent and its wildlife. The image collection is run by British cameraman and photographer Pete Bucktrout, who has visited the continent eleven times during his 24 years working for BAS. His work has been seen in newspapers and on television around the world.
British Antarctic Territory
Faraday Research Station
Halley Research Station
List of organizations based in Antarctica
National Antarctic Program
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^ "BAS Vision and Mission". British Antarctic Survey. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
^ "British Research Stations and Refuges – History". British Antarctic Survey. Retrieved 11 November 2007.
^ McKie, Robin (29 September 2012). "Antarctic research at risk as government cuts back on science". The Observer. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
^ "Think again on British Antarctic Survey merger say Science and Technology Committee". UK Parliament Website. 31 October 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
^ Carrington, Damian; McKie, Robin (4 November 2012). "Research boss Wingham in trouble over British Antarctic Survey claim". The Observer. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
^ Roberts, Brian (January 1974). "New director of the British Antarctic Survey: Dr R.M. Laws". Polar Record. 17 (106): 49. doi:10.1017/S0032247400031375. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
^ "Laws Prize 2012". British Antarctic Survey Club. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
^ "Professor David J Drewry". Anglia Ruskin University. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
^ Randerson, James (31 August 2007). "Profile: Chris Rapley". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
^ "New Director for the British Antarctic Survey". British Antarctic Survey. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
^ "NOC welcomes Nick Owens appointment as SAHFOS Director". National Oceanography Centre. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
^ a b "British Antarctic Survey has a new director: climate expert Professor Jane Francis". Merco Press. 2013. Archived from the original on 23 October 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
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^ Blake, David (September 2005). "Extreme Engineering". Ingenia (24). Retrieved 28 March 2010.
^ Patrick Sawer (5 December 2015). "The ice station that needs saving from the abyss". The Telegraph. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
^ "Halley Research Station will not winter in 2018". BAS. 31 October 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
^ "Halley Research Station Antarctica to close for winter". BAS. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
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RRS Sir David Attenborough is a research vessel owned by the Natural Environment Research Council, to be operated by the British Antarctic Survey for the purposes of both research and logistic support. In this, the ship is intended to replace a pair of existing vessels, RRS James Clark Ross and RRS Ernest Shackleton. The vessel is named after famed broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough.
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Ariadne > Blog > Social Change and Human Rights > Human rights funding in transitions
Human rights funding in transitions
December 9, 2014 Jo Andrews
Events often seem like ice flows, with circumstances stuck for years, conflicts spluttering on, countries divided, or struggling under authoritarian and frightening regimes, and just when we believe it will be like this for the rest of our lives, suddenly it changes. Nelson Mandela is released from prison and apartheid ends, Russia withdraws from Eastern Europe and the Iron Curtain falls, the Arab Spring topples regime after regime.
We have come to understand that these are critical moments, the wins, especially for private funders who have the resources and the will to move quickly, can be spectacular. But it takes judgement and understanding for funders to grasp these opportunities and use them well. Alliance Magazine is devoting its December issue to helping funders understand how to do this. It includes a mix of articles and interviews reflecting different approaches to grant-making and social investment in transitions, as well as local experiences and grantee insights into past and present transitions.
It includes an interview in which I was given a chance to think about my experience as a human rights grant-maker, and also as a television reporter, covering often difficult events in different parts of the world, and trying to draw out lessons for those trying to craft funding programmes in the face of a number of difficult and prolonged current transitions.
It also includes information from the real experts, Mark Freeman, Director of the Institute for Integrated Transitions and Barbara Ibrahim of the John D. Gerhart Center for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement in Cairo, who are the joint authors of a clear and concise guide (in Arabic or English) for funders seeking to engage successfully in transitions.
This guide was conceived on a funders learning visit to the Arab Spring, organised jointly by Ariadne and the International Human Rights Funders’ Group in 2012, when we realised that there was almost nothing to help funders to make better decisions about grant-making in transitions. Mark and Barbara’s guide was the result of this, it’s an excellent start on a complicated and difficult topic, the scars of which many funders, especially in the human rights field, bear on their backs, and proof also that there are many fruits from learning visits, the best ones of which take time to ripen.
Read Alliance Magazine’s full interview, Human rights funding in transitions:
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Germaine Greer was born in Melbourne and schooled at the Star of the Sea Convent. She matriculated to the University of Melbourne in 1956, then, after the award of her BA in 1959, she went to the University of Sydney to work on an MA. Her thesis on Byron earned her a Commonwealth scholarship in 1964 which she used to finance further study at Cambridge University. In 1968 she was awarded a PhD for her thesis on Shakespeare. By this time she had accepted a lectureship at the University of Warwick.
Throughout her education, Greer frequently challenged the social mores of Australian culture. Her stature, her intelligence and her ribald language intimidated her fellow students, making her a dominant presence in student life. She honed this presence as a reputable actress, eventually earning the distinction of becoming the first female member of Cambridge's famous Footlights Club. Her forthright opinions on sexuality and her objections to the patriarchal society in which she lived were often expressed publicly and sometimes found expression in various periodicals, but, after some encouragement, she collected these thoughts and wrote The Female Eunuch (1971). While the ideas in the book have been criticised by some hard-line feminists, her radical analysis of sexual stereotypes is widely regarded as one of the most important feminist documents in recent history. The popularity of the book in Europe and the United States of America made her an instant celebrity. She participated in many debates during the 1970s, including one famous encounter with Norman Mailer, and continued to write on issues first explored in her ground-breaking book. The reversal of some of these ideas in Sex and Destiny: The Politics of Human Fertility (1984) drew criticism, but the publication of The Whole Woman (1999), touted by the publisher as a sequel to The Female Eunuch, shows that she remains a prominent voice in the ongoing feminist debate.
While the book most closely connected to Australian culture is her autobiography, Daddy, We Hardly Knew You (1989), Greer has also published widely in the fields of politics, indigenous affairs and culture; these works include her 2003 publication, The Boy, which traces art's obsession with male beauty and the figure of 'the boy' from ancient Greek times to the present in Western art. Greer also researched the life of Ann Hathaway and wrote, Shakespeare's Wife: The Life and Time of Ann Hathaway (2007). Greer has also been a columnist for UK newspapers and, in 2012, she began publishing a regular column in the Saturday Age.
In addition to her career as an author, Greer has held several lectureships at universities in England and the United States, following her first lectureship at the University of Warwick. She returned to the University of Warwick in the late 1990s as Professor of English and Comparative Studies.
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Germaine Greer was included in the Bulletin's '100 Most Influential Australians' list in 2006.
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y White Beech : The Rainforest Years London : Bloomsbury , 2013 6560244 2013 single work autobiography Abstract
'For years I had wandered Australia with an aching heart. Everywhere I had ever travelled across the vast expanse of the fabulous country where I was born I had seen devastation, denuded hills, eroded slopes, weeds from all over the world, feral animals, open-cut mines as big as cities, salt rivers, salt earth, abandoned townships, whole beaches made of beer cans...
One bright day in December 2001, sixty-two-year-old Germaine Greer found herself confronted by an irresistible challenge in the shape of sixty hectares of dairy farm, one of many in south-east Queensland that, after a century of logging, clearing and downright devastation, had been abandoned to their fate.
She didn't think for a minute that by restoring the land she was saving the world. She was in search of heart’s ease. Beyond the acres of exotic pasture grass and soft weed and the impenetrable curtains of tangled Lantana canes there were Macadamias dangling their strings of unripe nuts, and Black Beans with red and yellow pea flowers growing on their branches … and the few remaining White Beeches, stupendous trees up to forty metres in height, logged out within forty years of the arrival of the first white settlers. To have turned down even a faint chance of bringing them back to their old haunts would have been to succumb to despair.
Once the process of rehabilitation had begun, the chance proved to be a dead certainty. When the first replanting shot up to make a forest and rare caterpillars turned up to feed on the leaves of the new young trees, she knew beyond doubt that at least here biodepletion could be reversed.
Greer describes herself as an old dog who succeeded in learning a load of new tricks, inspired and rejuvenated by her passionate love of Australia and of Earth, most exuberant of small planets. ' (Publisher's blurb)
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Vs. Cancer
Brevard Hosts Maryville in Weekend Series
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BREVARD, N.C.- Brevard will look to get back on the right track against Maryville at Gil Coan Field in a three-game series this weekend, with the first game set to begin at noon on Saturday.
Brevard (2-8) was swept at home in its last outing, suffering two setbacks on Tuesday afternoon against N.C. Wesleyan. The Tornados fell to the Bishops in the first game 14-5, and lost in extra innings in the next game, 6-1.
In the last five games, seven different Tornados have recorded at least one RBI, with freshman Mikey Mejias leading the way with three RBI during that span. Mikey Mejias also recorded the team's first home run of the season in the second game of the doubleheader against Huntingdon on Feb. 24.
On the mound for Brevard, senior right hander Drake Black continues to lead the team in innings pitched (30.2), strikeouts (30) and has the lowest ERA (5.28) of all the Tornado pitchers that have thrown at least six innings this season.
Maryville (10-2) heads into the weekend winners of three of their last five games, with their most recent outing resulting in a 4-3 walk-off win over Spalding on Feb. 27. On the season, the Scots have six players with at least 12 hits, led by senior Patrick Messinger, who is first on the team in hits (15) and batting average (.405).
For more information on Brevard athletics, visit bctornados.com.
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February’s Supermoon Pushes You to Be Your Best Self
At 7:53 a.m. PST on February 19, 2019, the full moon will be in Virgo.
Full moons often help us to see the big picture. But under the light of the Virgo supermoon—which occurs when the orb is at its closest point to Earth, the urge to gaze is slated to be even stronger—we may have trouble seeing the forest for the trees.
That’s because, as this lunation puts everything under the microscope, we’re called to notice details that typically go overlooked. And while some of them are flattering, focusing on the flaws is human nature.
No matter how satisfied we are in our lives, for most of us, there’s still a discrepancy between how things should be and how they actually are—and that gap may seem especially wide during this full moon. Just remember, we’re all still works-in-progress, so before you criticize, make sure it’s constructive!
What Does the Full Moon in Virgo Mean?
Virgo’s intentions are pure—all it really wants is to help us be our best selves. But under this sign’s influence, the standards we set for ourselves (and others) can be ridiculously high.
Fortunately, with the sun in Pisces opposite this full moon, it’s easier to forgive each other’s shortcomings. We all miss the mark sometimes, but most of us are trying our best—so we may want to give each other the benefit of the doubt.
That doesn’t mean we have to tolerate bad behavior, though. Virgo is all about personal integrity—so if our actions are out of alignment, this full moon will reveal the error of our ways and put us back on track.
What do the stars have in store for you this year?
True, it’s not always easy to tell right from wrong. But discerning Virgo helps us cut through all the confusion and find the clarity we need to make wise decisions.
Just be careful not to overthink things—with so much information to process at this full moon, it’s easy to succumb to analysis paralysis. Decide what’s really important…then take a deep breath and let the other stuff go.
Horoscopes for the February 2019 Full Moon in Virgo
As far as you’re concerned, Virgo, there’s always room for improvement. But while your self-care game is strong—diet, exercise, meditation, an occasional trip to the spa—that’s not exactly the same thing as self-love. In fact, sometimes it’s just one more thing to stress about! This full moon reminds you that you’re beautiful, just the way you are.
Like no one’s watching, Libra—that’s the only way to live at this full moon. After all, you’ve been doing your best to live up to other people’s standards, but the ones that really matter are your own. So how well are you measuring up? Be as honest as you can—you’ll serve others better by being authentic than by trying to be perfect.
Why leave anything to chance, Scorpio? We know you like to be prepared…but still, there’s something to be said for not planning everything down to the last detail. At this full moon, you’ll have a lot more fun if you leave some room for serendipity. Intriguing opportunities may present themselves—if they do, just say yes!
You’re an unlikely homebody, Sag, but right now, all you want is to stay in and chill! With career pressures piling up at this full moon, domestic life can seem like a sweet escape. Still, if you’re constantly fantasizing about leaving it all behind, you may want to think about building a career you won’t feel the need to escape from.
We’d like to give you the benefit of the doubt, Capricorn. But as objective as you try to be, we’re all guilty of applying double standards at times—or having unconscious biases that cloud our vision. This full moon reveals a few of your own. Fortunately, though, it also supports you in holding yourself to a higher standard.
You promised yourself you’d never sell out, Aquarius—and we’ve got to say, your integrity is pretty damn impressive! Still, every now and then, it’s worth reevaluating how realistic your principles actually are when applied to everyday life. This full moon gives you a better idea of the real-world financial situations and power dynamics you may be dealing with.
We’ve all got our blind spots, Pisces, especially when it comes to seeing ourselves. Fortunately, the people closest to us have a way of bringing these things into focus. We’re not just talking about the flaws, either—at this full moon, loved ones can also help you to see the beauty in yourself that’s all too easily overlooked.
Check yourself before you wreck yourself, Aries! You may think you can get away with anything, but if you cross the line, this full moon won’t hesitate to give you an attitude adjustment. The more you cooperate, the better off you’ll be—so stay humble, take responsibility for yourself, and make sure you’ve really got the best intentions at heart.
Simple pleasures are what you live for, Taurus. But when you see people out there on social media living their best lives, sometimes you worry you’re missing out—even if you know it’s not your cup of tea. At this full moon, there’s no need to overthink things. Stop comparing yourself to others, and just enjoy what you love.
Fake it till you make it, Gemini—sometimes, this is useful advice. But when it comes to integrity, there’s no substitute for the real deal. At this full moon, you’re painfully aware of the gap between the person you are and the person you’d like to be, but you’re in also in a uniquely powerful position to do something about it.
Someone’s go-to work out the details, Cancer—and more often than not, that person is you—so your preoccupation with practical matters is totally understandable. But even when you don’t have it all figured out, the universe has its own ways of making it work! This full moon helps you focus on what’s most important and stop sweating the small stuff.
Only the best for you, Leo! At this full moon, it’s important to know your own worth. But if you’re looking for it in money, possessions, or other status symbols, you’re looking in the wrong place. It’s the purity of your heart and your devotion to doing what’s right that make you true royalty—and nothing can take that away.
Image by Giulia Bertelli via Unsplash
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Video: 'Idol' prospect's performance roots trace back to high school
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Feb 29, 2008 at 12:01 AM Feb 29, 2008 at 12:34 PM
Enter the double doors leading to the Blue Springs South High School multipurpose center, and there is the bulletin: Vote for David Cook. Listen carefully, and you’ll pick up the chatter about Cook, one of 16 finalists vying to become the winner of Fox’s “American Idol.”
Enter the double doors leading to the Blue Springs South High School multipurpose center, and there is the bulletin: Vote for David Cook.
Listen carefully, and you’ll pick up the chatter about Cook, one of 16 finalists vying to become the winner of Fox’s “American Idol.”
“David is so awesome. I just know he’s gonna win ‘American Idol.’ “
“David is ridiculously hot.”
“You know, David was actually a student of mine.”
The last statement comes from Room 207, where Susan Cooper, the Blue Springs South drama teacher, stands ready with a remote in hand.
“Don’t believe me? Watch,” she says, punching play.
Onto a projection screen spills a grainy video of a musical she directed in 2001.
“It’s ‘Singing in the Rain,’ and David Cook was my Cosmo Brown,” says Cooper, the mere mention of Cook’s name is enough to lure a few students lingering in the hallway.
Cook, his complexion a smorgasbord of powder and rouge, enters the frame with the command of a four-star general. He bursts into a rendition of “Make ‘Em Laugh,” his voice as mesmerizing as a hypnotist. In an acrobatic charade, Cook performs hand stands, clumsy cartwheels and scores of slapstick spills -- without missing a single note.
When he’s done, Cooper hits stop and exhales.
“That’s the David I know and love.”
Cook tried out for Cooper’s first production at the high school, ‘Music Man,’ where he landed a part minus any lines; still, the part required a lot of dancing and singing, something in which Cook excelled.
“Even then he had a presence on-stage,” Cooper said. “He definitely caught my attention.”
Cook was already a veteran of the limelight. He became involved in forensics as a freshman (he would ultimately place in the top 30 at nationals in duo interpretation) and had been singing before crowds since his elementary days.
“He developed a tough skin competing every weekend in forensics tournaments before crowds as mean as Simon is on ‘American Idol,’” Cooper said.
The following year, Cook auditioned for the lead role of Riff in ‘West Side Story.’
Cooper didn’t need to look at anyone else.
“He nailed the audition,” she said.
Even then Cooper said the bad boy rocker image suited him well.
“He was a natural in that role,” she said. “Always will be.”
Cook drew tremendous praise for his performance and the next year -- his senior year -- he auditioned for both productions put on at Blue Springs South, “The Taming of the Shrew” and “Singing in the Rain.”
In “The Taming of the Shrew,” Cook played Petruchio. But it was his portrayal of Cosmo Brown that was the real eye opener.
In attendance at a show one evening was a member of the theater department at Central Missouri State University.
Cook would later earn a theater scholarship to the university.
“I was so incredibly excited for him,” Cooper said. “I was ready for him to make it in New York.”
But after two semesters, Cook abandoned the scholarship and his interest in theater for another performing art -- music.
“I had heard through the grapevine that David had gone up to Omaha for ‘American Idol’ tryouts and had done really well,” Cooper said.
One day last autumn she received a visit from Cook, who told her he had to survive one more cut before he could advance to Hollywood Week.
She gave him her assurance.
“I told him to just get up there and be yourself,” Cooper said. “If you do that, I think you’ll go far.”
Now, Cook is a top 16 finalist.
And Cooper’s confidence in Cook isn’t about to waver.
She said the physical and psychological toil of the show will eventually get the better of other contestants, but not Cook.
“His voice is in shape,” Cooper said, citing one contestant who was voted off when her voice faded to a scratchy whisper. “I think he could sing all night and never tire out.”
Even if he is eliminated, Cooper said the name David Cook won’t disappear like so many other cast-offs on the show.
“This is his big break,” she said.
But in truth, Cook had his big break years ago.
It’s in the boxes of pictures Cooper has stowed away and in the videocassettes of past musicals paused where Cook’s scene ends.
And it’s in the blown-up photograph of Cooper’s first cast at the high school, where an awkward sophomore is tucked toward the back like a champion grape begging to be plucked.
Several Web sites have been set up by Blue Springs South alumni to track David Cook’s “American Idol” success and reminisce about his former days at the high school:
www.davidcooktheamericanidol.com
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=8653684506
www.david-cook.org
Contact Examiner writer Hugh S. Welsh at hugh.welsh@examiner.net
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Daily Download
Daily Download (DDL) is a show on Ginx Esports TV that brings you up to date with everything Esports in the most entertaining way possible! DDL is presented by Cole and Stumpy who bring you the biggest, weirdest and most entertaining stories in Esports and gaming from across the globe.
GINX is the first and largest esports TV network in the world. Available in 55+ million homes, across more than 50 territories in 10 languages, GINX Esports TV aims to extend the reach of esports into mainstream sports audiences.
We produced the identity and graphics package for DDL that centres around the logo with its inverted A, a subtle nod to downloads. We produced a full graphics package in a series of colour-ways to keep a daily show feeling fresh for years to come.
GINX and DDL can be seen on TV as well as previous episodes on YouTube and Twitch.
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Two decades after second major win, Tiger still hungry
Bethpage - Tiger Woods pondered 20 years ago if he was destined to be a one-major wonder, but the reigning Masters champion remains golf's biggest star despite an epic fall from grace.
Woods, who ended an 11-year major win drought last month at Augusta National, competes for a 16th major title starting Thursday at the 101st PGA Championship at Bethpage Black.
The 43-year-old American could match the all-time US PGA record of 82 wins set by Sam Snead and return to the world number one ranking for the first time since March 2013.
"It's great to be part of the narrative," Woods said. "My narrative spans 20 years now... You're measured in decades. Because of the nature of the sport, we're able to hang around a lot longer and still be relevant."
Woods won his first major at the 1997 Masters but his second came at the 1999 PGA Championship at Medinah, when he held off Spanish teen upstart Sergio Garcia and launched a run of seven wins in 11 majors, including the "Tiger Slam" of four in a row in 2000-2001.
"That was a big moment because at the time I'd won one major by 12 shots and hadn't won since then, and it was a big deal to get a second major championship and get the numbers to start to accrue," Woods said.
"To be able to hang in there and somehow get that done, it just helped keep the momentum going from '97 and then not winning anything in '98. It just started the momentum and you can see what happens in 2000, 2001 and 2002. But '99 was a big moment to kick start all that transpired."
And what a journey it has been. Woods appeared destined to break the record of 18 major wins set by Jack Nicklaus after collecting his 14th at the 2008 US Open despite playing Torrey Pines on a broken left leg.
But he lost his first major when ahead after 54 holes to South Korean Yang Yong-eun at the 2009 PGA. Three months later, the revelation of a sex scandal led to divorce while knee and back injuries took a toll on his game.
Woods feared he might never life a normal life due to back pain until 2017 spinal fusion surgery allowed him to return to golf. In 2018 he won the Tour Championship and contended in two majors and last month he took a fifth green jacket at the Masters.
"Anything post these back surgeries is a bonus," four-time major winner Rory McIlroy said of Woods. "I still don't think people understand what he did in April and coming back and with everything that he's been through. It's unbelievable.
"Whether it's the greatest comeback in sports, that's probably up for debate, but from what I've experienced and the things that he said when I've been around him, to be 2 1/2 years ago from looking like maybe not playing golf again to winning the first major of the year and being the favorite going into the second, that's unbelievable."
Sixth-ranked Woods tees off Thursday alongside British Open champion Francesco Molinari of Italy and defending champion Brooks Koepka, who seeks a third consecutive US Open title next month at Pebble Beach.
McIlroy, Koepka, England's Justin Rose and Woods all have a chance to overtake American Dustin Johnson for the world number one ranking.
Woods is finding a new path to success in his second act, as Irish three-time major winner Padraig Harrington noticed.
"He's more comfortable with who he is at the moment. He has probably found a better balance to his golfing life," Harrington said. "His game looks solid. He's hitting lots of greens in regulation.
"At Augusta, he closed it out. He just was interested in getting the job done. That's a tough Tiger to beat when he's in that frame of mind."
Getting a second chance at stardom after nearly losing it has Woods in a perfect situation, McIlroy said.
"He's in a different space in his life and he just seems very grateful for this opportunity to do what he loves and compete," McIlroy said.
"When you're in that headspace where you're just thankful to be out there, good things happen, and good things have started to happen for him."
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In recognition of his lasting impact in the field, Peter Sorensen Jr., Ph.D., was honored with the Organization Development Network’s prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award on Monday, October 16.
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Peter Sorensen Jr., Ph.D., is an award-winning scholar, a distinguished educator and a world-recognized pioneer.
For nearly a half-century, Sorensen has been a leader in the field of Organization Development. The director of the Ph.D. in Organization Development (OD) and the Master of Science in Management and Organizational Behavior programs at Benedictine University, Sorensen was instrumental in developing one of the first master's-level programs in OD.
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SHU Honors Bill Mitchell at Discovery Dinner
FAIRFIELD — Sacred Heart University paid tribute to a man who President John J. Petillo praised as an example of what it means “to pay it forward and not look for anything in return,” a man whose generosity and vision are the cornerstones of a new collegiate recovery program for the school.
Bill Mitchell was honored Friday at Sacred Heart’s 29th annual Discovery Gala for his efforts in advocating recovery-related causes. A member of the Board of Trustees since 2002 and Vice Chairman of Mitchell Family Stores, he received Sacred Heart’s Discovery Award.
The university has raised more than $1.1 million from the event, which included a significant gift from Mitchell for the creation of a recovery program at SHU. The school will either build or buy a place to turn into a sober house, where students facing addiction can get help, Dr. Petillo said.
In accepting the award, Mitchell said, “My name is Bill Mitchell, and I am an alcoholic … and I have been introducing myself that way for over 28 years.”
He thanked Dr. Petillo for his commitment to developing a recovery program, and he thanked his wife, Sue, and his family for their intervention when his drinking was at its worst, which led him to enter rehab at 47.
“Recovery saved my life, and it gave me a life,” he said, adding that alcoholism is a family disease and that three generations of the Mitchell family are in recovery.
During his sobriety, Mitchell has helped countless individuals and has been a friend and mentor to several Sacred Heart students striving to live clean and sober. Two of them, James Cafran and Tim Holt, were at the gala and joined Dr. Petillo in giving the Discovery Award to Mitchell.
“These young men would not be here tonight without you,” Petillo said as Mitchell joined them on the stage.
Holt, in a video, said his life was troubled by drugs and that his addiction had destroyed his relationship with his family and friends. He had ended up living in a barn. During the day, he would play golf and use the country club facilities by pretending to be someone else. Since starting recovery, he enrolled in Sacred Heart’s graduate business program, where he is an honors student.
Cafran, a senior majoring in marketing who is also an honors student, commented on the plans for a SHU recovery program and said, “I think it’s important because it gives young people who believe they are now an outcast to society a chance to feel like they are just another student at Sacred Heart, no matter what life circumstances they were given. Everyone has challenges in life, and this is a huge way of helping students at Sacred Heart face them.”
Petillo said, “Bill is a true friend of Sacred Heart and a tireless advocate for recovery-related causes. He is the personification of who we are as a university community. He is a passionate, caring, pay-it-forward type of guy.”
Mitchell said he has a simple philosophy that has guided him throughout sobriety and in dealing with others suffering from addiction: “I give away freely what’s been given to me freely.”
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Sacred Heart University honored trustee Bill Mitchell at the 29th annual Discovery Gala on June 22, 2018, with its 2018 Discovery Award. For the second consecutive year, the event took place at SHU’s West Campus, the former General Electric corporate headquarters. The event featured a special performance by the Midtown Men, and all proceeds will support a collegiate recovery program at Sacred Heart. Photo by Tracy Deer-Mirek
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A lifelong resident of Westport, he has served on the boards of St. Vincent’s Medical Center, the Jewish Home for the Elderly and the Inner City Foundation for Charity and Education. He and his wife Sue have three sons, Scott, Chris and Tyler.
Jim Nantz, a sports commentator for CBS and good friend of Mitchell, served as master of ceremonies at the gala, which was held at SHU’s West Campus. He started the evening by saying, “We are here tonight for one incredible man — the world’s most decorated socks salesman, as Bill likes to say.” This prompted a standing ovation for Mitchell from the audience of more than 350 people.
Nantz described their friendship of more than 30 years as “one of the most important friendships I’ve had in my life” and then asked the audience, “Have you ever met a more giving human being in your life than Bill?”
The evening included a performance by the Midtown Men, who are the four original cast members of the Broadway hit “The Jersey Boys.”
William Reidy, Vice President for University Advancement, who organized the event, expressed his gratitude to Nantz and the Midtown Men for performing free of charge and said the event was one of the most successful the university has had and that he expects donations to continue.
James Morley Jr., a member of the Sacred Heart board, said, “This is typical of what we are at Sacred Heart. We are interested in the total student and their experience as human beings. This has been a personal mission of Bill Mitchell’s, and we are committed to carrying it forward as an institution.”
Mitchell tells the story of the time Britain’s Prime Minister Tony Blair came into Richard’s of Greenwich with his wife Cherie. He told Mitchell his dream had been to bring together the three faiths of Christianity, Judaism and Islam. Cherie suggested he seek the counsel of Mother Teresa, so he flew to Calcutta to meet with her.
She took him through the streets of the impoverished city, where he saw deprivation, poverty, sickness and despair, and he watched Mother Teresa care for the poorest of the poor with love and compassion.
When they returned to her convent, he said, “Mother, I still don’t get it.” The diminutive nun raised her hands and put them on the Prime Minister’s shoulders and looking up at him, said, “Tony, I can only help the person right in front of me.” The experience changed his life … and Bill Mitchell’s.
“Mother Teresa was right,” Mitchell said. “We can only help the person right in front of us. That’s what recovery is about.”
Story by Joe Pisani
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How I Built a Grassroots Environmental Movement to Stop a Pipeline
My story as an unintentional social changemaker
By Lynn Nichols - organizer, environmental activist, and co-founder of NoPipeDream
As a quiet person, I always admired people who joined movements and acted for a cause. I was not one of them. It wasn’t for a lack of passion. Passion I had in spades for women’s rights (really, human rights) and the environment. It’s what led me to double major in psychology and sociology, and why I spent the first 10 years of my career working for non-profit human service agencies. The kind where I qualified for those very benefits myself due to the low pay. It didn’t matter. I wanted to right some wrongs. Then kids came along and all my energy went to raising them and finding ways to support them. I didn’t lose my passion for social change, it just got silenced for a while. Twenty years to be exact. Fast forward to today.
I didn’t intend to start a grassroots movement. If I’d known what would unfold and what it would demand of me, I’m not sure I would have taken that first step. The truth is I first acted impulsively out of anger, but am fortunate we managed to turn that anger into a positive movement for good.
In late 2017, I discovered the city of Thornton, a Denver suburb, was planning to run a 6-foot-wide water pipeline under a nearby road, which meant seizing adjacent private property by eminent domain, plowing through wetlands, disturbing protected habitat, draining a river, and creating years of construction headaches for the 300 residents who use the road as a single-access entry to their homes and the 6,000 commuters who use it daily to get to school and work. Planners were trying to push it through quietly to avoid a fight.
The proposed path for the Thornton Pipeline would cut through existing communities and natural habitats.
Some might say “it’s their right.” After all, the municipality had bought the water rights. They acquired them 30 years ago in a questionable real estate grab — buying out dozens of area farms all at once solely for the water rights—a process called “buy and dry.” In my view, it’s an irresponsible way for municipalities to get water in the West. For years, they diverted farm water via canals for agricultural use, then when the time was right, converted those agricultural rights to municipal rights. Now, they want that water.
The thing is, they bought the water, not a route to get it to them. Why should local people sacrifice so a city far away can take their water? Especially when there’s a better way: letting the river that runs through our town serve as a natural pipeline, rather than wrecking the local environment building 20 miles of pipeline. By comparison, using the natural river would be a win-win for our group (and the rest of Fort Collins) and the Denver suburb. No pipeline would mean undisturbed neighborhoods and a healthier river for us, and savings of $100 to $150 million for them not building the pipeline. The health of our wild and scenic Poudre River is already struggling under water demands. Sometimes the river runs nearly dry in winter months.
The Start of the Thornton Pipeline Battle
When we first found out about the pipeline, we called on the town asking to negotiate a compromise as good neighbors. They ignored our complaints, insisting they had the right to take water from the river’s head gate. Technically, they were wrong. The water they bought rights to originated from the farms, much farther away.
I didn’t know all this on day one. I was simply so pissed off I knew had to act. All I knew was a Denver suburb was trying to force a big pipeline through our lands and neighborhoods with no environmental checks or public vote. Where were the protesters? How come no one else seemed upset?
True, Thorton's city planners did a good job keeping the project under wraps. In the end, it didn’t matter what others were thinking: I was inspired to act. I did what came to mind first: I typed up a petition and called on a neighborhood friend to go door-to-door with me to get signatures. I also left a paper petition on my milk box outside my front door and made an announcement on Nextdoor that people could come by and sign it.
Within a few weeks I had over 300 signatures! I was emboldened.
A few other neighbors stopped by to voice their own concerns. Soon, six of us gathered around my kitchen table, deciding what to do next. From there, No Pipe Dream was born. We launched a website (nopipedream.com), started a letter writing campaign, wrote opinion pieces for the newspaper, and started attended every county commissioner meeting we could.
Building Momentum for Our Movement
Early on, an ex-county commissioner joined me to co-lead the group. She also helped educate us on local laws and processes. My paper petition became an online petition, which generated nearly 600 signatures and created our supporter base for email blasts and fundraising efforts. When you're doing grassroots organizing, it's an important early milestone to get a large enough email or contact list to follow up with and grow momentum for your movement.
From there, we began to formalize our structure. We formed "The Magnificent Seven," a spontaneous steering committee of committed women. We made yard signs and placed hundreds along the proposed route. We launched a GoFundMe and raised $25,000 from neighbors and river supporters. We hired a hydrologist to create a report on why the river route was possible. We hired a land-use lawyer to present our case at public hearings. We made CORA (Colorado Open Records Act) requests against our county and the Denver suburb and learned the two had been mapping out the route for years without public input.
It was amazing how people stepped out of the woodwork as our grassroots organizing gained momentum. A business owner who had riverfront property in the downtown area sponsored full-page newspaper ads for us, which drew city-wide support for our efforts. Save the Poudre, a local river advocacy group, joined us in the fight and helped us build a small coalition.
When We Organize, We Win
We never really believed we could do it - actually stop the pipeline. Every time I walked my dog a neighbor stopped me and said, “Good job, but you know you’ll never win. It’s a done deal.” I shrugged, walked away and thought, “Maybe so, but we definitely won’t win if we don’t try.”
Not only did we try, we did the unthinkable. We won. All in all, there were seven public hearings over the proposed pipeline. The outcome was in the hands of three commissioners, two of them conservatives. County staff pushed heavily for the Denver suburb. Yet we’d created a huge wave of public outcry. Thanks to our organizing, thousands of people wrote emails to the commissioners, hundreds came to the hearings and signed up to speak, stretching hearings out over weeks and weeks.
What did the commissioners do in the face of all our activism and protesting? They voted the pipeline down, 3-0. We made history. Never before had a 1041 application been denied in our county. Never before had a land use hearing run beyond a single night. We were stunned by our success, and so grateful for all the supportive friends and allies who joined our side.
Along the way, I also achieved something I didn’t think I was personally capable of: I helped organize and lead a grassroots movement. Shy, held-back me who hated public speaking.
I stood in front of a room of 400 people and led a presentation. I was interviewed several times by media and made the nightly news more than once. I spoke in front of the commissioners. No Pipe Dream, our little, original group of six people in a kitchen, is now a non-profit corporation with a real board and hundreds of supporters. All because on one fall day I got so angry that I just had to act. That one action - creating a paper petition - started a movement.
In fact, that's usually what positive movements take: the courage to take that first step.
If I can do it, believe me, anybody can.
Lynn U Nichols is a freelance writer, environmental activist, and outdoor enthusiast living in Fort Collins, CO.
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AQUARIUM AWASH WITH BABY RAYS
Bristol Aquarium has been inundated with baby rays in recent weeks.
So far the Harbourside wildlife attraction has hatched 22 thornback rays, with more due to emerge in the coming days.
The captive-breeding programme for the native fish, which can grow up to 1.2 metres in length, is proving so successful they are re-locating the babies to other aquariums throughout the UK.
Bristol Aquarium’s Paul Strachan said: “All the ray egg-cases have been collected by hand by divers in our giant ‘Shipwreck display’.
“They were then taken to our quarantine area where they have been able to develop safely away from the attention of any potential predators.
“It’s unusual to have quite so many eggs hatching out successfully in such a relatively short time period but it is allowing us to be able to provide other aquariums with captive-bred fish,” he added.
Thornbacks are the most common ray in British waters and can grow up to 1.2 metres in length. The species gets its name from the coarse prickles which cover their upper body.
Despite being the UK’s commonest type of ray, it is still considered to be ‘Near Threatened’ in the wild which means it may be considered threatened with extinction in the near future.
Rays belong to the same family as sharks and are effectively ‘flattened-out’ versions of their close cousins. UK waters are home to at least 15 different species including the electric ray and the common skate, which can reach lengths of up to three metres.
Issued by Bristol Aquarium. For more information and to arrange picture/ filming opportunities please contact Tina Patel, David Waines or Dan de Castro on 0117 929 8929.
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Scoop: BLUE BLOODS on CBS - Today, January 3, 2014
BroadwayWorld.com Jan. 3, 2014
"Protest Too Much" - When an off-duty cop tries to stop a bank robbery, he is disarmed by the "Bonnie and Clyde" robbers who take his gun and wound an innocent bystander. Meanwhile, Frank considers getting romantically involved with a woman from the ACLU who happens to be Erin's acquaintance, on a rebroadcast of BLUE BLOODS, tonight, Jan. 3 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. (Originally broadcast 3/8/12)
BLUE BLOODS is a drama about a multi-generational family of Cops dedicated to New York City law enforcement. Frank Reagan is the New York Police Commissioner and heads both the police force and the Reagan brood. He runs his department as diplomatically as he runs his family, even when dealing with the politics that plagued his unapologetically bold father, Henry, during his stint as Chief. A source of pride and concern for Frank is his eldest son, Danny, a seasoned detective, family man and Iraq War vet who on occasion uses dubious tactics to solve cases with his partner, Detective Maria Baez. The Reagan women in the family include Erin, a N.Y. Assistant D.A. who also serves as the legal compass for her siblings and father, as well as a single parent to her teenage daughter Nicky; and Linda, Danny's supportive wife. Jamie is the youngest Reagan, a Harvard Law graduate and the family's "golden boy." Unable to deny the family tradition, Jamie decided to give up a lucrative future in law and follow in the family footsteps as a cop.
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Scoop: THE TOMORROW PEOPLE on THE CW - Wednesday, January 15, 2014
BroadwayWorld.com Dec. 24, 2013
After Stephen (Robbie Amell) returns from the brink, he thinks he has a clue to what happened to his father, but his fellow Tomorrow People are not sure they believe him. When the Tomorrow People learn some disappointing news from John (Luke Mitchell), they make an unexpected decision about their future.
The Tomorrow People finally get a lead on Ultra's secret research lab and they devise a dangerous plan to free all those being held captive there. Meanwhile, Stephen's mom introduces Stephen and his brother Luca (guest star Jacob Kogan) to a new man she is dating, but Stephen is having a Hard Time getting a read on him.
Peyton List, Aaron Yoo and Mark Pellegrino also star. Sarah Clarke, Jeffrey Pierce, Ty Olsson ("Supernatural") and Robert Gant ("Queer as Folk") guest star. Eagle Egilsson directed the episode written by Jeff Rake and Grainne Godfree
The Tomorrow People airs Wednesdays, 9/8c on The CW. Get a sneak peek below!
They are the next evolutionary leap of mankind, a generation of humans born with paranormal abilities - the Tomorrow People. Stephen Jameson stands at the crossroads between the world we know and the shifting world of the future. Up until a year ago, Stephen was a "normal" teenager - until he began hearing voices and teleporting in his sleep, never knowing where he might wake up.
Now, Stephen's issues have gone far beyond the usual teenage angst, and he is beginning to question his sanity. In desperation, Stephen decides to listen to one of the voices in his head, and it leads him to his first encounter with the Tomorrow People - John, Cara and Russell - a genetically advanced race with the abilities of telekinesis, teleportation and telepathic communication. The Tomorrow People are being Hunted down by a paramilitary group of scientists known as Ultra. Led by Dr. Jedikiah Price, Ultra sees the Tomorrow People as a very real existential threat from a rival species, and the outcast group has been forced to hide out in an abandoned subway station just beneath the surface of the human world.
Trading in secrets, Jedikiah offers Stephen the chance for a normal life with his family and best friend, Astrid, if he will help in the struggle to isolate and eradicate the Tomorrow People. On the other hand, Cara, John and Russell offer Stephen a different type of family and a home where he truly belongs. Unwilling to turn his back on humanity or the world of the Tomorrow People, Stephen sets out on his own path - a journey that could take him into the shadowy past to uncover the truth about his father's mysterious disappearance, or into an unknown future with THE TOMORROW PEOPLE. The series stars Robbie Amell ("Revenge") as Stephen, Luke Mitchell ("H20: Just Add Water") as John, Peyton List ("Mad Men") as Cara, Aaron Yoo ("Disturbia," "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist") as Russell, Mark Pellegrino ("Lost," "Supernatural") as Dr. Jedikiah Price, and Madeleine Mantock (upcoming "All You Need is Kill") as Astrid.
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Nels Cline-Larry Ochs-Gerald Cleaver
Barking Legs Theater
The addition of the exploratory guitar of Nels Cline was, for many, the kick in the ass that elevated Wilco to the ranks of the visionary. Now, the day following Jeff Tweedy's sold-out show at the Walker, we present Nels Cline in a trio with a different vision, in a more intimate setting.
Within the greater universe of sound lies the interstellar sound-space called improvised music. And it is from within this specific interstellar sound-space that music lovers discover the interplanetary system wherein Nels Cline, Gerald Cleaver, and Larry Ochs mind-meld their sonic energies for each unique concert. Expect the music to be focused and energized. Know that these sound explorers -- veterans of decades of improvised music -- will be doing their utmost to raise the bandstand, and you with it.
Guitarist Nels Cline, drummer Gerald Cleaver, and saxophonist Larry Ochs are three experimental icons, individually and collectively drawing upon the outer limits of free jazz, structured improvisation and bicoastal noise punk.
Nels Cline is most widely known as the lead guitarist for Wilco, but his experience in the forefront of musical exploration is deep and lengthy. Among his collaborations are a relatively recent series of projects with Julian Lage. He is on Rolling Stone's list of 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.
Larry Ochs is a founding member of the Rova Saxophone Quartet, one of the longest running bands in contemporary music. He has collaborated with countless great players, including Anthony Braxton, John Zorn and Henry Kaiser. He has been involved in projects with Nels Cline for over 20 years.
Gerald Cleaver came out of the fertile Detroit music scene. He has been based in NYC for over 15 years, where he has performed and recorded with Roscoe Mitchell, Matt Shipp, William Parker, Craig Taborn, Charles Gayle, Jeremy Pelt, Tomasz Stanko, Charles Lloyd and Miroslav Vitous, among others. Cleaver has released four recordings as a leader and leads the bands Black Host and Uncle June.
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1307 Dodds Ave
Music > Experimental
Music > Indie
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Shakespeare Speaker Series: Professor Lloyd Kermode and Professor Martine van Elk
The Richard Goad Theater
"A Door Opens" - The Shakespeare Speaker Series Begins
The title of this Speaker Series refers to two things. First, the opening of the door of our theatre to anyone and everyone who has an interest in the world of Shakespeare. And, second, the sensation of walking across a threshold beyond which is a new vision...either something never seen before, or something familiar suddenly seen in a new way. Shakespeare is a door to a new way of expressing or comprehending emotion, a door to a world that paid much more attention to nature, to a passing moment, to eternity.
Whether you are new to Shakespeare or a long-time fan, the goal of this Series is to bring you closer to Shakespeare and his work. We invite you to come explore Shakespeare with us!
Sunday, April 13th 2pm
Guest Speakers: Professor Lloyd Kermode and Professor Martine van Elk, professors of English at California State University Long Beach, and co-directors of the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at CSULB.
FREE! But seating is limited; so, reservations are required. The presentation will be an hour, with time for questions, and a reception with the Speakers following the discussion.
MARTINE VAN ELK is Professor of English at California State University, Long Beach, where she specializes in Shakespeare, Milton, and early modern women writers. Professor van Elk is the co-editor of the essay collection Tudor Drama before Shakespeare 1485-1590 (Palgrave, 2004), and her essays have appeared in Shakespeare Quarterly, Philological Quarterly, Studies in English Literature 1500-1900, and elsewhere. She is currently working on a comparative study of Dutch and English women writers of the seventeenth century.
LLOYD EDWARD KERMODE is Professor of English at California State University, Long Beach, where he teaches courses in early modern literature and culture, and literary criticism and theory. He is the author of Aliens and Englishness in Elizabethan Drama (Cambridge University Press, 2009) and the editor of Three Renaissance Usury Plays (Revels series; Manchester University Press, 2008). He is currently working on notions of space and time in early modern drama, including Shakespeare.
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New app opens access to Childline services
The 'For Me' app makes it easier for children to access support.
A leading children’s charity is making it easier for children to access help they need by launching a new smartphone app giving access to its services.
Launching today (Thursday) by the NSPCC’s Childline, ‘For Me’ is the first app to provide counselling to young people in need of help directly through their smartphone in the UK and Channel Islands.
The free download allows users to interact with all of Childline’s online services include one to one chats with a counsellor, the ‘Ask Sam’ problem pages and entrance to their private ‘lockers’ – areas where they have their own daily mood trackers and can write down personal thoughts.
It was invented by four teenagers who wanted to develop technology which would benefit the community and realised there is an urgent need for young people to have easy access to confidential advice and support.
When Childline first launched 30 years ago all contact was over the phone, with many calls being made from telephone boxes. Now 71 per cent of counselling sessions across the UK are delivered online via email and chat, with the majority of the remaining counselling sessions being conducted via mobile phones. Last year, alone 1.8 million sessions on the charity’s website were conducted via mobile devices.
The app has been named ‘For Me’ to ensure that it can be discreetly installed on mobile devices, meaning that if someone happens to see the phone they can’t tell that it’s a Childline service.
Laura Hindle, one of the development team, said: “I am so proud to see ‘For Me’ in the app store and hope it will really make a difference to people our age who are struggling.
“Our initial ideas for the app came about during a school lesson when we were thinking of ways to make technology benefit the community.
“Watching the idea evolve into a reality has been quite a journey and it’s great to see the finished product ready to help young people. Let’s hope the app goes from strength to strength by offering invaluable support in such an accessible format.”
‘For Me’ is now available from the iOS app store, with an Android version due to be released shortly.
Matt Forde, national head for NSPCC Scotland said: “Its development will enable our younger generation to tap directly into Childline’s expanding range of services whenever and wherever they need our help.”
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Linda S. Birnbaum
Linda S. Birnbaum, Ph.D., is director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) of the National Institutes of Health, and the National Toxicology Program (NTP).
As NIEHS and NTP director, Birnbaum oversees a budget of more than $780 million that funds biomedical research to discover how the environment influences human health and disease. The Institute also supports training, education, technology transfer, and community outreach. NIEHS currently funds more than 1,000 research grants.
A board certified toxicologist, Birnbaum has served as a federal scientist for nearly 37 years. Prior to her appointment as NIEHS and NTP director in 2009, she spent 19 years at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), where she directed the largest division focusing on environmental health research. Birnbaum started her federal career with 10 years at NIEHS, first as a senior staff fellow in the National Toxicology Program, then as a principal investigator and research microbiologist, and finally as a group leader for the Institute’s Chemical Disposition Group.
Birnbaum has received many awards and recognitions. This year she was awarded the North Carolina Award in Science. She was elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, one of the highest honors in the fields of medicine and health. She was also elected to the Collegium Ramazzini and to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies of Science, and received an honorary Doctor of Science from the University of Rochester and a Distinguished Alumna Award from the University of Illinois. Other awards include two NIH Director’s Award, Women in Toxicology Elsevier Mentoring Award, Society of Toxicology Public Communications Award, EPA’s Health Science Achievement Award and Diversity Leadership Award, National Center for Women’s 2012 Health Policy Hero Award, Breast Cancer Fund Heroes Award, 2013 American Public Health Association Homer N. Calver Award, 2013 Children’s Environmental Health Network Child Health Advocate Award, 2014 Mailman School of Public Health Granville H. Sewell Distinguished Lecturer, an Honorary Doctorate from Ben-Gurion University, Israel, the Surgeon General’s Medallion 2014, and 14 Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards, which reflect the recommendations of EPA’s external Science Advisory Board, for specific publications.
Birnbaum is also an active member of the scientific community. She was vice president of the International Union of Toxicology, the umbrella organization for toxicology societies in more than 50 countries; former president of the Society of Toxicology, the largest professional organization of toxicologists in the world; former chair of the Division of Toxicology at the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics; and former vice president of the American Aging Association.
She is the author of more than 800 peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, and reports. Birnbaum’s own research focuses on the pharmacokinetic behavior of environmental chemicals, mechanisms of action of toxicants including endocrine disruption, and linking of real-world exposures to health effects. She is also an adjunct professor in the Gillings School of Global Public Health, the Curriculum in Toxicology, and the Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, as well as in the Integrated Toxicology and Environmental Health Program at Duke University.
A native of New Jersey, Birnbaum received her M.S. and Ph.D. in microbiology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Lecture Title: Global Climate Change and Human Health: Global is Local
Friday, September 15th, 11:45am - 1:30pm
403 Hayes Hall
Lecture Announcement
Fireside Chat Style Discussion
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There was a welcome sight for all FC Bayern München fans as Thiago Alcantara was reunited with a football for the first time in four months on Tuesday
Thiago takes next step in recovery
Munich - With an extended winter break behind him, FC Bayern München's Thiago Alcantara had the ball at his feet for the first time in four months on Tuesday, as the 23-year-old continues to make progress on his road to recovery from ongoing knee ligament issues.
The Spaniard, who is still undergoing an individual training regime in the hopes of making his comeback before the end of the season, was able to complete on-the-ball exercises for the first time since 14 October. Meanwhile, head coach Pep Guardiola has already expressed his hope that Thiago will be able to return to first-team training in the near future, admitting he was in the
"final phase of his recovery"
in the build-up to FC Bayern's
6-0 win over SC Paderborn 07
. The record titleholders' playmaker has completed just 1,745 minutes of competitive action since moving to Munich in July 2013 and, having had to go under the knife to repair torn ligaments in his right knee on three separate occasions within the last 11 months, is still taking things day by day as he bids to bolster the league leaders' star-studded ranks.
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An education in diabetes
Anthony Garzilli
Class was in session at Ridgeland High's campus last Saturday morning.
Notebooks, laptops, and binders were used to take notes and PowerPoint presentations had the students' attention.
Most of the students weren't high-school aged, however. They were older adults who wanted to learn about diabetes.
Celia Beauchamp, dietitian at Coastal Carolina Medical Center in Hardeeville, has seen diabetic patients at the hospital struggle with dealing with and understanding diabetes.
For about eight months Beauchamp thought about doing something that would inform the county's residents.
Enter Diabetes University.
With help from the American Diabetes Association, Coastal Carolina, Department of Health and Environmental Control Region 8, Beaufort-Jasper-Hampton Comprehensive Health Services and the Jasper County School District, Saturday's day of classes brought together doctors and dieticians and about 35 residents who discussed how to live with diabetes.
Ridgeland's Dr. Tricia Etheridge, the keynote speaker, implored students to be positive in dealing with diabetes.
"You are not victims of diabetes," she said. "Look at it as a challenge."
Sarah Smith of DHEC Region 8 (Diet and Exercise), Dr. Mark Goulas (Eye and Foot care) and Elizabeth Huggins of Hilton Head Hospital (Making the Most of Your Doctor's Visit) taught classes. Cassandra Campbell (ADA advocate), Amy Guggino (Pharm. D), Marianne Holmes (MSN, FNP-BC, CDE), Huggins and Smith were scheduled to speak.
Ann Eady was diagnosed about a month ago with Type 2 diabetes.
Even though four of her siblings are diabetic, Eady said she's trying to cope with the diagnosis.
"It hasn't sunk in yet, it really hasn't," said Eady a Hampton County resident whose physician is in Ridgeland. "I was under the impression it was something I could get over. I didn't think I'd be taking medication the rest of my life."
Eady's been watching her carbohydrates intake, stopped eating sweets and gone to classes at Coastal Carolina.
Saturday's class helped her understand the importance of a proper diet and exercise.
Smith taught the class on diet and exercise. She stressed the importance of not skipping meals, eating at the same time everyday, eating the same amount each meal and paying attention to serving sizes.
Glenda O'Bryant said that class was helpful. O'Bryant, who works at Ridgeland Physical Therapy, was diagnosed as a pre-diabetic a month ago. She said she had "no idea" what foods she should eat and how exercise helps with blood sugar. O'Bryant said she's trying to control her food portions and will read labels carefully.
Huggins said childhood obesity is a problem. A recent study found 48 percent of Jasper County School District third-graders and 51 percent of fifth-graders were overweight.
Those numbers scare Huggins because those students are at a greater risk to be diagnosed with diabetes.
"It's a time bomb," Huggins said.
Huggins stressed the importance of exercise and healthy food portions. She said more 11- to 15-year-olds are being diagnosed as Type 2 diabetics.
"Parents need to realize there is a problem with a child being obese," she said.
Etheridge noted about 50 percent of her practice treats patients with diabetes. She said people are diagnosed each week and the numbers have increased.
Diabetes runs in families and since many people in the county tend to stay in the county, the numbers in Jasper County are high. Another reason for high rates of diabetes in the county (about 1,391 adults suffer from diabetes) is not enough people exercise and they have unhealthy diets.
"It's so important for people to be interested in taking care of themselves," Etheridge said.
Beauchamp wants people to understand diabetes is not a death sentence. She hopes the classes, which she plans to have again next year, will give people hope and a plan as to live a normal life.
"It is not the end of their life," Beauchamp said. "A lot of people think their life will never be the same again. People think their life is over. But you can learn to live with diabetes and live your life."
Coping with diabetes
Ridgeland's Dr. Tricia Etheridge spoke about dealing with diabetes. Here are her suggestions to commit to fighting diabetes:
1. Take medications
2. Monitor blood sugar and write it down
3. See a doctor regularly ("Let us help you," Etheridge said.)
4. Get an eye exam
5. Check feet each day
Diabetes in Jasper County
A look at how diabetes affects county residents (as of 2007):
� About 1,391 adults in the county suffer from diabetes.
� In 2007 there were 57 hospitalizations from diabetes for all ages.
� Diabetes is the sixth-leading cause of death in the county.
� Seventy people died from diabetes in 2006.
Source: SCDHEC
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Trump 'may have gone from the frying pan into the fire': Intelligence officials hail Robert Mueller's appointment as special prosecutor
Sonam Sheth
Robert Mueller.
REUTERS/Yuri Gripas
On Wednesday evening, news broke that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein had appointed former FBI Director Robert Mueller as a special prosecutor in charge of investigating the Trump campaign's ties to Russian officials and whether the campaign colluded with Russia to meddle in the the 2016 election.
Mueller's appointment was hailed by Democrats and Republicans alike, as well as those in the national security community.
"Mueller is experienced, knowledgeable, capable," David Kris, a former assistant attorney general for national security, wrote on Lawfare. "He is utterly incorruptible. He cannot be intimidated," Kris said, adding that Mueller was "ramrod straight in his integrity." Kris and Mueller worked closely together.
"Rod Rosenstein has taken serious lumps this week (everyone one of them deserved). Can't erase history but tonight he deserves our thanks," tweeted Susan Hennessey, a national security fellow at the Brookings Institution and a Lawfare contributor, when it emerged that Mueller had been appointed special prosecutor.
Mueller rose to public prominence along with James Comey in 2004, when he and Comey threatened to resign if the Bush administration revived the National Security Agency's warrantless surveillance program without making changes to it. At the time, Mueller was FBI director and Comey, whom Trump fired as FBI director last week, was the deputy attorney general. The White House eventually backed off.
During his time at the FBI, Mueller, who was sworn in as director shortly before the September 11 terrorist attacks, largely presided over the bureau's shift to counterterrorism operations that now dominate a significant portion of its caseload.
Most recently, Mueller was a partner at the law firm WilmerHale, which represents numerous associates of Trump including his daughter Ivanka, his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and his former campaign manager Paul Manafort. Upon being appointed as special prosecutor in the Russia investigation, Mueller resigned from his position at the firm to avoid any conflicts of interest.
Robert Novick, a comanaging partner at WilmerHale, told Lawfare that Mueller "had nothing to do with these representations" and was not privy to any information related to Ivanka Trump, Kushner, or Manafort.
National security experts noted that along with their 2004 showdown with the Bush administration over the NSA's program, Mueller and Comey also share another trait that may prove useful in the Russia investigation: Both men have "significant prosecutorial experience and have run a major investigative force."
Comey was the US attorney for the Southern District of New York before eventually becoming FBI director. Mueller was the US attorney for the Northern District of California and the assistant US attorney in the District of Massachusetts before becoming FBI director. He also used to spearhead the Department of Justice's Criminal Division.
James Comey.
AP Photo/Alex Brandon
Intelligence officials say Mueller, like Comey, is known for his independence. He also has not been afraid to push back against the White House in the past, as he did in 2004.
"He doesn't sway under political pressure," Thomas J. Pickard, who served as deputy director of the FBI under Mueller, told The Washington Post. Mueller has served under Democratic and Republican presidents — he helmed the FBI under George W. Bush and Barack Obama from 2001 to 2013. "For 12 years, he kept the FBI out of politics," Pickard said.
Trump 'may have gone from the frying pan into the fire'
Experts say Mueller's appointment as special prosecutor in the Russia investigation will also ensure that it proceeds smoothly after a rocky start.
"I have enormous respect for Bob. We worked together when I was at the NSA," Robert Deitz, a former top counsel for the NSA and the CIA who worked with Mueller when he headed the FBI, told Business Insider.
"The Russia investigation will continue apace with no loss of momentum," Deitz said. And if more evidence of Trump's or his associates' ties to Russia emerges, he said, Mueller's appointment means "the president may have gone from the frying pan into the fire."
Mueller's independence also suggests he would most likely be just as hard on those who leak classified information as on those who may have broken the law and colluded with a foreign power.
"I have no doubt that he will be even-handed — including going hammer and tong after anyone who is leaking investigative or classified information," George J. Terwilliger III, who worked with Mueller when they were assistant US attorneys, told The Washington Post.
The Trump-Russia narrative has picked up steam over the past week, as the White House became embroiled in multiple controversies that raised questions about Trump and his associates' ties to Russian officials. Last Tuesday, Trump abruptly fired Comey, who was spearheading the FBI's investigation into the Trump campaign's ties to Russia. The next day, Trump hosted Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak in the Oval Office. American reporters were not allowed into the room, but a Russian photographer was.
Over the next few days, the president acknowledged "this Russia thing" was a factor in his decision to fire Comey, telling NBC's Lester Holt that Comey was a "showboat" and a "grandstander." On Friday, Trump seemed to threaten Comey with "tapes" of their conversations if Comey leaked sensitive information to the press.
President Donald Trump.
This past Monday, The Washington Post, citing officials familiar with the matter, reported that Trump disclosed highly classified information to Lavrov and Kislyak during their Oval Office meeting. The New York Times later reported that the intelligence in question had come from Israel, a key US ally that is also an adversary of Iran, a key Russian ally.
The next day, The New York Times broke news of a memo that officials said Comey wrote about a February meeting he had with Trump in the Oval Office. According to the memo, Trump asked Comey to drop the FBI investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn.
"I hope you can see your way clear to letting this go, to letting Flynn go," Comey recalled Trump telling him, according to The Times. "He is a good guy. I hope you can let this go." The meeting took place one day after Flynn was forced to resign from his position after it emerged that he had lied about contacts he had with Kislyak.
The White House pushed back on the memo. "The president has never asked Mr. Comey or anyone else to end any investigation, including any investigation involving General Flynn," a statement released by an unnamed administration official said. "The president has the utmost respect for our law-enforcement agencies, and all investigations. This is not a truthful or accurate portrayal of the conversation between the president and Mr. Comey."
On Wednesday, The Times reported that Flynn had informed the Trump transition team that he was under FBI investigation on January 4. According to The Times, Flynn told transition team member Don McGahn, who now serves as White House counsel, about the investigation.
The Times' report seems to contradict the Trump administration's claim that it was not aware Flynn was under investigation before former Sally Yates, then the acting attorney general, mentioned it later in January. The White House did not dismiss Flynn until 18 days after Yates warned that he may be vulnerable to Russian blackmail.
The steady drip of new details about Trump and his associates' ties to Russia necessitated the need for a special prosecutor, Glenn Carle, a former CIA clandestine-services officer, told Business Insider. Carle called Mueller "solid," "impartial," and "professional," and also added that Mueller's appointment may temporarily stall the Russia investigation.
"Things will slow down because Mueller will be deliberate and thorough," Carle said. While he said the investigation's likely slowed pace may reduce the day-to-day tumult that has rocked the White House over the past few days, Carle added that it was likely Trump would try to "divert attention by having surrogates attack Mueller's independence and integrity."
But given Mueller's reputation as an apolitical, independent prosecutor and the precarious position the White House is currently in, Carle said, "it will be difficult for him to do so, and the costs would be high."
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The Rise Fund Invests in Acorns, Marking Its First Social Impact Investment in FinTech
Investment underscores the acceleration of Acorns mission and commitment to financial inclusion
January 12, 2018 08:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
IRVINE, Calif. & FORT WORTH, Texas & SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On the heels of its PayPal integration, Acorns, the country's leading micro-investing app, just surpassing 2.7 million investment accounts, today announced an investment from The Rise Fund, TPG’s global investment fund committed to achieving measurable social and environmental outcomes alongside competitive financial returns.
The transaction marks The Rise Fund’s first investment in a FinTech company, underscoring Acorns commitment to its mission — to look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming. By helping people invest for the future, earn extra money, and grow their knowledge, the 150-person company is championing financial inclusion — of the 182 million Americans making less than $100,000 a year, and the 69% who don’t have $1,000 in emergency savings.
“I believe in the American Dream; in the idea that no matter where you start, anyone can grow wealth,” said Noah Kerner, CEO of Acorns. “This investment and support from TPG’s Rise Fund, which has brought together some of the world’s most influential thought leaders committed to driving social change, will help us further deliver the tools, knowledge and inspiration to champion that idea.”
“We’re very excited to partner with Acorns. Financial services is one of the seven key sectors we are targeting for The Rise Fund,” said John Flynn, Principal at TPG. “Acorns is exactly the type of company we’re looking to support. They have achieved extraordinary business success characterized by rapid growth while also helping to make it easy, efficient and transparent for Americans to generate savings and build their futures.”
Led by the belief that anyone can grow wealth, Acorns is determined to advance financial literacy. Their educational platform, Grow, saw more than 5.6 million visits in 2017. To uplift the 66% of Americans who can’t pass a basic financial literacy test, Acorns directly integrates relevant Grow content into the customer experience.
This investment from The Rise Fund underscores the acceleration of Acorns mission and supports its 2018 educational and product roadmap, including the expansion of the Acorns Found Money program, the first cash-forward rewards program, and the near-term launch of Acorns Later.
Acorns recently acquired Vault, a Portland-based tech company, which lets customers automatically invest part of their paycheck into a retirement fund. Through the acquisition, Acorns will launch the first IRA designed for the up-and-coming, Acorns Later. Current Acorns customers can join the waitlist today for access to the new product, which will be available in early 2018.
About Acorns
Acorns is the leading micro investing app in the U.S. Its easy-to-use, mobile-first technology makes it simple for anyone to set aside and invest life's spare money. Acorns allows customers to automatically invest in a low-cost, diversified portfolio of exchange-traded funds offered by some of the world's top asset managers (including Vanguard and BlackRock). Customers grow their wealth in one of five portfolios constructed with help from world-renowned Nobel Laureate economist Dr. Harry Markowitz. Acorns smart portfolio algorithms automatically work in the background of life, helping users build wealth naturally, pennies at a time.
From Acorns mighty oaks do grow.
You can access Acorns simply and easily via the app for iPhone, Android or desktop. Visit Acorns.com for more.
About The Rise Fund
The Rise Fund is a global fund committed to achieving measureable, positive social and environmental outcomes alongside competitive financial returns —what we call “complete returns.” The Rise Fund is managed by TPG Growth, the global growth equity and middle market buyout platform of alternative asset firm TPG. TPG Growth Founder and Managing Partner Bill McGlashan, U2 lead singer Bono, a well-known activist and a special partner with TPG Growth, and Jeff Skoll, a global entrepreneur, film producer, and impact investor, co-founded The Rise Fund. They were joined by a group of influential thought leaders with a deep personal and professional commitment to driving social and environmental progress, who came together to form the Founders Board. The Rise Fund’s objectives align with the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals. The Rise Fund invests in education, energy, food and agriculture, financial services, growth infrastructure, healthcare, and technology, media, and telecommunications companies that deliver complete returns.
About TPG Growth
TPG Growth is the middle market and growth equity investment platform of TPG, the global private investment firm. With more than $13 billion of assets under management, TPG Growth targets investments in a broad range of industries and geographies. TPG Growth has the deep sector knowledge, operational resources, and global experience to drive value creation, and help companies reach their full potential. The firm is backed by the resources of TPG, which has more than $73 billion of assets under management. For more information, visit www.tpg.com.
Jessica Schaefer, 585-233-0321
Jessica@bevelpr.com
The Rise Fund/TPG
Erika White, 415-743-1550
media@tpg.com
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TEKsystems Sponsors the 15th Annual Pat’s Run, Continuing Support for the Pat Tillman Foundation for the Fifth Year
TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TEKsystems®, a provider of full-stack technology services that address the pressing strategy, implementation and talent needs for more than 80% of the Fortune 500, is proud to announce its sponsorship of the Pat Tillman Foundation’s 15th annual Pat’s Run fundraising event on April 27, 2019, in Tempe, Arizona. Held annually to honor Pat’s legacy, the 4.2 mile run/walk will wind through the streets of Tempe and finish at Sun Devil Stadium. For the past 15 years, over 25,000 participants, volunteers and spectators have united in Tempe and at Tillman Honor Runs nationwide to honor Pat’s legacy and raise funds to support the Foundation’s Tillman Scholars program.
TEKsystems’ partnership with the Pat Tillman Foundation for the past five years is part of the company’s larger commitment to support the U.S. military and veterans. Since 2013, the company has helped more than 15,000 servicemen and women in their career aspirations in a wide variety of fields, including the leadership of TEKsystems itself.
“Supporting veterans, service members, and their spouses is a priority for TEKsystems. We believe that companies should make the extra effort to help servicemen and women transition to rewarding careers that emphasize their exceptional grit, discipline and work ethic,” says Jay Alvather, President TEKsystems. “The Pat Tillman Foundation has created a tremendous network and community for the military, and we’re proud to continue our partnership with them for the fifth year.”
TEKsystems is also sponsoring runner Sid Busch, a 72-year-old Navy veteran who dedicates his life to honoring the memory of fallen heroes. Sid has run over 200 marathons with the mission of ensuring that men and women who gave their lives in service are not forgotten.
“As a veteran myself, I understand the value of resources that help active duty military successfully transition to careers in the private sector and civilian life,” says Mike Powers, veterans and disabilities manager, TEKsystems. “At TEKsystems we strive to be that dedicated resource by honing in on an individual’s unique and translatable skills and aiding their transition into a rewarding career with purpose.”
TEKsystems recognizes that being in the military provides servicemen and women with specialized skills and work ethic and is eager to help veterans leverage their experience to build a meaningful career. For more information on career opportunities through TEKsystems for veterans and active military, visit https://www.teksystems.com/en/careers/veterans-military.
Interested runners can register here for the April event: http://pattillmanfoundation.org/pats-run/.
For more information or to schedule an interview, please contact TEKSystems@we-worldwide.com.
About the Pat Tillman Foundation
In 2002, Pat Tillman proudly put his NFL career with the Arizona Cardinals on hold to serve his country. Family and friends established the Pat Tillman Foundation following Pat’s death in April 2004 while serving with the 75th Ranger Regiment in Afghanistan. The Pat Tillman Foundation unites and empowers remarkable military veterans and spouses as the next generation of public and private sector leaders committed to service beyond self. The fellowship program supports Tillman Scholars with academic scholarships, a national network and professional development opportunities, so they are empowered to make an impact in the world. For more information on the Pat Tillman Foundation and the impact of the Tillman Scholars, visit PatTillmanFoundation.org.
About TEKsystems®
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Muthaura says he’s ready for ICC
By LABAN WANAMBISI, NAIROBI, Kenya Mar 9 – Head of Civil Service Francis Muthaura on Wednesday joined other five high-profile Kenyans accused of planning and directing the post-election violence in saying that he will cooperate with the International Criminal Court.
Judges at the Pre-Trial Chamber of The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) have agreed to a request by the court’s Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo to issue summons for six high-profile Kenyans accused of masterminding the 2007-08 post-elections violence in the country,
In a statement appearing on the Government Spokesman website, Mr Muthaura said: "Let me reiterate that I remain willing to co-operate and abide by all decisions that may be issued by the Judges of the ICC and undertake to comply with any and all conditions that may be required of me."
Mr Muthaura, who also serves as the Secretary to the Cabinet, said he is interested in ensuring that the rule of law shall prevail so that justice is done.
Despite the judges saying that they found reasonable evidence that Mr Muthaura, Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta and former police commission Major General Hussein Ali had committed crimes against humanity in Nakuru and Naivasha between January 24, 2008 and January 31, 2008. The civil service chief said his position had not changed since 15th December when he was named as a suspect.
Judges Ekaterina Tendafilova and Cuno Tarfusser agreed with ICC prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo’s arguments that there was reasonable evidence that the three played a key role in the post election violence especially at the hotspot of Naivasha.
“The Chamber is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds to believe that Mr Muthaura and Mr Kenyatta are criminally responsible as indirect co-perpetrators and that Ali is criminally responsible as having contributed to crimes committed by a group of persons,” they ruled.
They issued summonses as requested by Mr Moreno-Ocampo against Mr Kenyatta, Mr Muthaura and Major Gen (Rtd) Ali to go for the initial appearance at The Hague on April 7.
They are accused of committing murder in Nakuru and Naivasha, causing the eviction of people in the two areas, and contributing to mass rape in Nakuru.
“There are reasonable grounds to believe they are criminally responsible as having contributed to acts constituting crimes against humanity from on or about January 24, 2008 until January 31, 2008,” the judges ruled.
The alleged crimes are: ‘‘Murder with respect to murders committed in Nakuru and Naivasha; forcible transfer of population committed in Nakuru and Naivasha; rapes committed in Nakuru; and other inhumane acts committed in Nakuru and Naivasha.”
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LABAN WANAMBISI Laban Wanambisi is a Parliamentary and Political reporter. He joined the Capital Newsteam in 2005. Since then, he has reported on many of the major news events over the years including his first major assignment covering the 2005 National Referendum on the Draft Constitution, and several other subsequent key national and international events.
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Cargotec Receives Orders for 42 Ship Cranes
Cargotec's MacGREGOR business area providing marine cargo handling solutions has received orders for 42 ship cranes for vessels that will be built in China and in Taiwan. The value of the orders is approximately EUR 30 million. The orders have been booked in the second quarter of 2007.
The ship cranes will be delivered during 2008-2010 for vessels ordered by Chinese COSCO, German Peter Döhle and Hong Kong based Cido Shipping. The ship cranes delivered for COSCO's eight vessels will be of heavy lift type with 200 tonnes hoisting capacity and include double control systems as well as an auxiliary hoist for efficient handling of containers. Peter Döhle's six container vessels will be equipped with ship cranes with a 45-tonne hoisting capacity. In addition, the ship cranes with 40-tonne hoisting capacity will be delivered for three container vessels ordered by Cido Shipping.
The ship cranes will be manufactured by MacGREGOR's partner plants in China.
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Cargotec is the world's leading provider of cargo handling solutions whose products are used in the different stages of material flow in ships, ports, terminals, distribution centers and local transportation. Cargotec Corporation's brands, Hiab, Kalmar and MacGREGOR, are market leaders in their fields and well-known among customers all over the world. Cargotec's net sales are EUR 2.7 billion. The company employs over 9,000 people and operates in close to 160 countries. Cargotec's class B shares are quoted on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
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Castle & Cooke Mortgage Welcomes Shavarsh Alajajyan to Burbank, CA, Branch
Top producing loan originator brings experience and enthusiasm to growing lender
Shavarsh Alajajyan
Draper, UT – February 27, 2017 – Castle & Cooke Mortgage, LLC® is pleased to announce that Shavarsh Alajajyan (NMLS #488378) has joined the company’s Burbank, California, branch.
With 12 years of experience in the mortgage industry, Alajajyan’s reputation as a driven, trustworthy, customer-centric team player complements the values and culture at Castle & Cooke Mortgage, a large part of what drew him to the company.
“Employees are valued here – it really feels like family,” he says. “The company has great management that gets things done quickly, which is critical when it comes to taking care of customers and providing a positive mortgage experience.” He also believes the company’s core values of honesty, integrity and transparency are key in this business.
Alajajyan is looking forward to leveraging Castle & Cooke Mortgage’s speed and precision to close loans quickly for his clients. The company’s broad array of loan products, including Bank Statement programs for the self-employed and low and no down payment options will help him meet the varied needs of homebuyers in Burbank and larger Los Angeles markets, from first-time buyers to wealthy homeowners.
Juan Barraza (NMLS #269813), Branch Manager of the Burbank branch is thrilled to have Alajajyan on board. “Shavarsh’s optimistic, can-do attitude will translate to an exceptional experience for our customers,” he says. “Homebuyers and real estate agents alike can feel confident working with him for a fast, affordable loan process.”
Castle & Cooke Mortgage’s Burbank branch office is located at 3500 West Olive Ave, Suite 1430. Shavarsh Alajajyan can be reached at salajajyan@castlecookemortgage.com.
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Castle & Cooke Mortgage, LLC® (NMLS #1251), one of the nation’s leading independent mortgage lenders with locations across the United States and more than 350 employees, is founded on three core values — integrity, honesty and transparency. Headquartered in Draper, Utah, and backed by the financial strength of its more than 160-year-old sister company Castle & Cooke, Inc., the company is renowned for its smooth and efficient origination process, the unparalleled support provided to its sales force, and the quality customer service given to borrowers. The company has also been repeatedly recognized as a top employer. Castle & Cooke Mortgage can be found online at www.castlecookemortgage.com, on Twitter at @CastleandCooke and on Facebook at Facebook.com/Castle.Cooke.Mortgage. Castle & Cooke Mortgage is an Equal Housing Lender. Castle & Cooke Mortgage, LLC is licensed by the Department of Business Oversight, under the California Residential Mortgage Lending Act License# 4130740.
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10 US Sailors MISSING after serious collision in Southeast Asian waters
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By Abigail James (CALIFORNIA NETWORK)
8/21/2017 (1 year ago)
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The USS John S. McCain and an oil tanker collided
Ten United States sailors are missing in the Southeast Asian waters after their ship, the USS John S. McCain, was involved in a collision with a Greek-owned, Liberian-flagged oil tanker, Alnic MC, in the early hours of Monday, August 21.
The USS John S. McCain suffers significant damage after a collision with a Liberian-flagged oil tanker.
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Keywords: US Navy, Navy, USS John S McCain, Sailors, Asia, Singapore, Asian waters
LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - The U.S. destroyer was traveling the waters on its way to a routine port visit in Singapore following a "sensitive freedom of navigation operation" near one of China's man-made islands in the South China Sea, according to the Associated Press.
The McCain was reportedly hit in its port side aft or left rear. A hole, estimated to be about 10 feet wide, was torn in the ship just under the water line, leading to significant damage to the hull. Crew sleeping areas, machinery, and communication rooms were all flooded.
The US destroyer was hit on its port side aft or left rear.
Five other sailors were injured in the collision. Four of them were airlifted to a hospital for "non-life-threatening" injuries by a Singaporean navy helicopter, and the fifth did not require any further medical assistance.
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A multinational search and rescue, involving Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and the US, was executed in efforts to locate the missing sailors.
"In addition to tug boats out of Singapore, the Republic of Singapore Navy ship RSS Gallant (97), RSN helicopters and Police Coast Guard vessel Basking Shark (55) are currently in the area to render assistance," a release from the Navy said, according to the Daily Mail. "MV-22s and SH-60s from USS America are also responding."
The McCain has become the second collision involving a ship from the Navy's 7th Fleet in the Pacific in two months.
The USS Fitzgerald and a container ship hit in waters off of Japan in June; seven sailors died from that collision.
The Navy determined "poor seamanship and flaws in keeping watch" were the cause of that accident, and Fitzgerald's captain and other sailors would face punishment.
According to the Daily Mail, analysists believe the accident may raise questions over whether the US Navy has overstretched in Asia during its mission to "combat Chinese assertiveness in the South China Sea and North Korea's nuclear ambitions."
Alnic MC, the oil tanker, collided with a US destroyer. There were no visible oil or gas leak following the collision.
Speculation over the internet insists the US destroyer was not at fault in this morning's collision because the damage accumulated was at the rear of the ship. Some conspiracy theorists claim a possible hacking of the ships' GPS systems could be at fault in the recent collisions.
However, there have been no official details confirming the collision's cause, but the Navy assured an investigation would be conducted.
"Cindy & I are keeping America's sailors aboard the USS John S McCain in our prayers tonight - appreciate the work of search & rescue crews," tweeted Arizona Senator, John McCain after hearing news of the missing sailors. The destroyer is named after John S. McCain, Sr. and John S. McCain, Jr. - both Admirals in the US Navy.
After the hit, the McCain was able to sail to the Changi Naval Base in Singapore under its own power.
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National Summit on the Mathematical Education of Teachers: Meeting the Demand for High Quality Mathematics Education in America
On November 2nd and 3rd, 2001, almost 300 participants and speakers gathered near Washington DC for the National Summit on the Mathematical Education of Teachers. The Summit was an intensive two-day event, hosted and organized by the Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences. The purpose of the Summit was to launch the document, The Mathematical Education of Teachers (MET), and to stimulate the mathematics community into making the mathematical education of teachers a priority for this decade.
Participants formed a diverse group, geographically (representing 35 states, the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands), by specialty (mathematics, mathematics education, and education), and by affiliation (universities, four-year colleges and two-year colleges). Together, discussed the recommendations of MET, the challenges involved in implementing those recommendations, and efforts underway now at several institutions to improve the mathematics education of teachers.
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16. Fernando Hitt, Derek Holton, and Patrick W. Thompson, Eds., Research in Collegiate Mathematics Education VII, 2010
15. Robert E. Reys and John A. Dossey, Eds., U.S. Doctorates in Mathematics Education: Developing Stewards of the Discipline, 2008
14. Ki Hyoung Ko and Deane Arganbright, Eds., Enhancing University Mathematics: Proceedings of the First KAIST International Symposium on Teaching, 2007
13. Annie Selden, Fernando Hitt, Guershon Harel, and Shandy Hauk, Eds., Research in Collegiate Mathematics Education VI, 2006
12. Annie Selden, Ed Dubinsky, Guershon Harel, and Fernando Hitt, Eds., Research in Collegiate Mathematics Education V, 2003
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10F. Solomon Friedberg, Teaching Mathematics in Colleges and Universities: Case Studies for Today’s Classroom: Faculty Edition, 2001
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9. Robert E. Reys and Jeremy Kilpatrick, Eds., One Field, Many Paths: U.S. Doctoral Programs in Mathematics Education, 2001
8. Ed Dubinsky, Alan H. Schoenfeld, and Jim Kaput, Eds., Research in Collegiate Mathematics Education IV, 2000
7. Alan H. Schoenfeld, Jim Kaput, and Ed Dubinsky, Eds., Research in Collegiate Mathematics Education III, 1998
6. Jim Kaput, Alan H. Schoenfeld, and Ed Dubinsky, Eds., Research in Collegiate Mathematics Education II, 1996
5. Naomi D. Fisher, Harvey B. Keynes, and Phillip D. Wagreich, Eds., Changing the Culture: Mathematics Education in the Research Community, 1995
4. Ed Dubinsky, Alan H. Schoenfeld, and Jim Kaput, Eds., Research in Collegiate Mathematics Education I, 1998
3. Naomi D. Fisher, Harvey B. Keynes, and Phillip D. Wagreich, Eds., Mathematicians and Education Reform 1990-1991, 1993
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TV Land Awards 2006
Diana Ross performs onstage at the 2006 TV Land Awards at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif., on March 19, 2006. The singer was awarded the trophy for TV's Greatest Music Moment for her 1983 "Concert in Central Park."
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Diana Ross performs onstage at the 2006 TV Land Awards at the Barker Hangar on March 19, 2006. She sang a medley of her hits, including "Touch Me in the Morning," "The Boss," "Do You Know" and "Ain't No Mountain High Enough."
BerNadette Stanis, John Amos and Ja'net Dubois accept the Impact Award for "Good Times" at the 2006 TV Land Awards on March 19, 2006. The award is given to a show judged to have offered "both entertainment and enlightenment, always striving for both humor and humanity, with comedy that reflected reality."
Johnny Carter, Actress BerNadette Stanis, Actor Jimmie Walker, Actor John Amos, and Ja'net Dubois accept the Impact Award for "Good Times" onstage at the 2006 TV Land Awards at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif., on March 19, 2006.
John Ratzenberger, Rhea Perlman, Shelley Long and Ted Danson accept the Legend Award for "Cheers" at the 2006 TV Land Awards on March 19, 2006. The trophy was awarded to the show judged to have "stood the test of time and rank among the most memorable and celebrated shows in TV history."
Former "Dallas" star Larry Hagman was on hand at the 2006 TV Land Awards with other "Dallas" alumni to acceot the Pop Culture Award, "presented to a show that has crossed the line from television series to pop culture phenomenon."
"Happy Days" alumni Don Most (Ralph) and Anson Williams (Potsie) were among the stars who gathered at the Barker Hanger in Santa Monica, Calif., for the 2006 TV Land Awards on March 19, 2006.
Actors Tom Wolpat and John Schneider of the old "Dukes of Hazzard" TV series reunited to present "Dallas" with the Pop Culture Award at the 2006 TV Land Awards on March 19, 2006.
Legendary game show hosts Monty Hall, Wink Martindale, and Peter Marshall presented the Viewer's Choice Award for "Character Most in Need of a Time Out," which resulted in a tie between Danielle Spencer (Dee) of "What's Happening!!" and Alison Arngrim (Nellie Olesen) of "Little House on the Prairie" at the 2006 TV Land Awards on March 19, 2006.
"Dallas" cast members, from left, Charlene Tilton, Linda Gray, Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy, Sheree J. Wilson, Mary Crosby, Susan Howard, Ken Kercheval, and Steve Kanaly accept the Pop Culture Award at the 2006 TV Land Awards March 19, 2006, in Santa Monica, Calif.
Actor Billy Crystal presents the Pioneer Award to Sid Caesar onstage at the 2006 TV Land Awards on March 19, 2006.
Ted Danson and Shelley Long accept the Legend Award for "Cheers" at the 2006 TV Land Awards on March 19, 2006.
Miss Piggy, Christopher Knight, and Kermit the Frog appeared onstage togather at the 2006 TV Land Awards on March 19, 2006, in Santa Monica, Calif. Knight played Peter Brady on "The Brady Bunch," which won in the category of Favorite TV Food for "pork chops and applesauce." (Miss Piggy, in case you miss the connection, is made of pork.)
Musician Jose Feliciano performs onstage at the 2006 TV Land Awards in Santa Monica, Calif., on March 19, 2006. He sang the theme song to "Chico and the Man."
Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams perform onstage at the 2006 TV Land Awards in Santa Monica, Calif., on March 19, 2006. They sang the theme song to "Family Ties."
Actress Mary Tyler Moore presents the Legend Award to the cast of "Cheers" at the 2006 TV Land Awards on March 19, 2006.
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Marie and Donny Osmond won for Favorite Singing Siblings at the 2006 TV Land Awards, held on March 19, 2006 in Santa Monica, Calif.
Actor Robert Downey Jr. presented an award to Hilary Swank during the 2006 TV Land Awards on March 19, 2006.
Actress Hilary Swank accepts the Little Screen/Big Screen Star Award at the 2006 TV Land Awards on March 19, 2006 That honor goes to a performer who moves successfully from the TV industry to the movie industry.
Megan Mullally, host of the the 2006 TV Land Awards, gets some attention from Donny Osmond onstage. The ceremony was taped on March 19, 2006, and will air on TV Land (and will be simulcast on Nick at Nite) March 22 from 9 to 11 p.m. ET/PT.
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France's Macron says globalization is going through a major crisis
Published Wed, Jan 24 2018 11:52 AM EST Updated Thu, Jan 25 2018 2:56 AM EST
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Macron was tipped as the European leader to watch at the Forum, particularly as he appears to be the strongest leader in the region at the moment.
Macron has only been in office for eight months, having fought off rival presidential candidate and far-right politician Marine Le Pen in an election last May.
We need more multilateralism: France's Macron
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French President Emmanuel Macron has said that globalization is facing a "major crisis" and that collective action is needed to confront the challenge.
"Let us not be naive, globalization is going through a major crisis and this challenge needs to be collectively fought by states and civil society in order to find and implement global solutions," he said at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday.
"I want to come here (to Davos) to make a call to action. France has been affected by structural change and this relationship with globalization," he added.
Macron was tipped as the European leader to watch at the Forum, particularly as he appears to be the strongest leader in the region at the moment while Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel continues in her long-running attempt to form a coalition government with a rival party.
Speaking to CNBC after the speech, Macron said "more cooperation" was needed and a "global compact" was necessary to mitigate the negative consequences of globalization. The compact would see governments, companies and investors finance "the common good," Macron said.
Macron: Globalization is going through a major crisis
"We have to accompany this transition and we have to deliver a new message to our middle and working classes, without this consistency it will be impossible to deliver," he said.
"So [the 'global compact' is] a strong commitment, we are reforming France in depth and making it far more competitive but at the same time we want to build a new global leadership in that direction."
Speaking to the audience in Davos earlier, he said that France had witnessed mass fears about globalization and a lack of understanding over its benefits.
"Some people proposed to French people just to get out of globalization as a very first solution to these issues," he said.
French President Emmanuel Macron addresses the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) on January 24, 2018 in Davos, eastern Switzerland.
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He said it was incumbent on his leadership to build a France that was "prosperous and open to the world" and to make sure people "weren't left behind" by globalization.
Macron is also taking an increasingly visible presence on the global stage, having traveled to China earlier in January and the U.K. last week.
He is seen as a keen globalist and proponent of free trade and during his recent trip to China emphasized the need for reciprocal open trade agreements when meeting President Xi Jinping.
A vision for Europe
Drawing regular applause from the audience, Macron said he wanted France "to find its place in world competition" and that a stronger, more unified Europe was essential.
His comment "France is back, France is back at the core of Europe" was also popular with the crowd of European leaders and business people at Davos as he set out his regional strategy.
"The core strategy for me in the coming years and especially for this year is to manage to deliver a new foundation for our Europe," he said. Issues surrounding energy, migration, digital and investments need to be improved, he warned, but added that Europe had values it could offer to the world.
French President Emmanuel Macron: France is back
"Our vision, our DNA, in terms of our relationship with freedom, justice, fairness and individual rights is unique and there is a balance of these values in Europe, this is the core of our globalization."
"If we want to avoid this fragmentation of the world, we need a stronger Europe ... And my view is that we have to re-design a 10-year strategy to make Europe a natural economic, social, green, scientific and political power."
He conceded that with 27 members, the EU would never be able to build something "so ambitious."
"I don't want to say it's impossible but we need more ambition to deliver on these critical issues. We need to change our methodology and to not have to wait for everyone around the table to be ready to move forward," he said.
"But those that don't want to move forward should not block the more ambitious people in the room," he said, to more applause.
— CNBC's Karen Tso contributed reporting to this story.
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Mark Zuckerberg threatened with 'formal summons' by UK Parliament
A summons, which hasn't been issued yet, would require Facebook's CEO to appear when he next enters the UK. Right now, Parliament is still asking nicely.
May 1, 2018 6:38 AM PDT
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has declined requests to appear before the Parliament.
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The UK may issue a formal summons to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg that would require him to appear in front of British lawmakers the next time he enters the country, according to a letter sent to the company Tuesday.
Facebook Chief Technology Officer Mike Schroepfer "failed to answer fully" 39 questions when he appeared before Parliament last week, according to the letter from the Parliament's Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee. As a result, lawmakers are requesting the presence of the company's boss. Schroepfer went to London in place of Zuckerberg to give evidence as part of the committee's inquiry into the Cambridge Analytica data-mining scandal and the impact of fake news on the 2016 Brexit referendum.
Committee chair Damian Collins has repeatedly asked Zuckerberg to appear and answer questions, as the CEO did last month before Congress. Instead, Zuckerberg has twice sent other executives in his place.
Collins reiterated his request for Zuckerberg to appear in front of the committee in the Tuesday letter, asking that he do so before May 24 when the Facebook chief will reportedly visit Europe to give evidence to the European Parliament.
"It is worth noting that, while Mr Zuckerberg does not normally come under the jurisdiction of the UK Parliament, he will do so next time he enters the country," according to the letter. "We hope that he will respond positively to our request, but if not the Committee will resolve to issue a formal summons for him to appear when he is next in the UK."
Collins listed the 39 questions that the committee believes Schroepfer failed to sufficiently answer, including ones about dark ads that can only be seen by the target audience, foreign spending on election-related ads, third-party app developers, and the storage and privacy of Facebook user data.
The committee's inquiry began last July, but doubled down on investigating Facebook's activities following revelations in March that data consultancy Cambridge Analytica had accessed Facebook data of 87 million users.
Facebook didn't immediately respond to request for comment.
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Rev. E.W. Jackson: Given the 'Right Circumstance,' The 'Left Would Kill Us' Christians Today
By Michael W. Chapman | April 30, 2019 | 5:45 PM EDT
Rev. E.W. Jackson.
Rev. E.W. Jackson, a Protestant pastor, Marine, Harvard Law grad, and great-grandson of Virginia slaves, said that under the "right circumstance," the left "would kill" Christians today because, like the Communists, their hatred is "profound" and they rationalize that in killing Christians they are doing the world a favor.
"I really believe this with all my heart -- I’m serious," said Rev. Jackson on his talk-radio program The Awakening on April 19. "I believe that if the right circumstance presented itself, people on the left would kill us."
(Photo by Stefano Montesi - Corbis/Getty Images)
"I’m not saying all of them," he added, "but I think many of them would kill us because their hatred is so deep. It is so profound, it is so toxic that I think they would rationalize it to themselves that the world would be a better place [without Christians], which is what Communists always do."
"That’s what Communists always do," he said. "They say, well, the world would be a better place without them. And so, in killing them, we do the world a favor.”
“We know we as Christians, we couldn’t do that," said Rev. Jackson. "We just wouldn’t. We couldn’t. ... We love them, and we don’t want to kill anybody, we don’t want to harm anybody, we don’t want to hurt anybody."
He continued, "I couldn’t see myself doing that for anything in the world, unless I’m attacked and that’s a different matter. If attacked, I’m going to protect myself. But no -- because God cannot be glorified by inglorious means.”
(Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
“But make no mistake about it," said the reverend. "I think they would gladly do that to us. That is what we’re up against.”
Rev. E.W. Jackson, 67, was the GOP nominee for lieutenant governor of Virginia in 2013. He and his wife founded Exodus Faith Ministries, based in Chesapeake, Va., in 1999. The Jacksons also founded the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast in Chesapeake, which is now in its 14th year.
h/t RightWingWatch
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Claudia Priscila has directed several award-winning feature films such as Bixa Travesty (2018, co-directed with Kiko Goifman), A Destruição de Bernardet (The Destruction of Bernardet, 2016), co-directed with Pedro Marques; Leite e Ferro (Iron and Milk, 2010); and Olhe Pra Mim de Novo (Look at Me Again, 2011), co-directed with Kiko Goifman.
Among her short films are Vestido de Laerte (Leg’s Out, 2012), co-directed with Pedro Marques, awarded as Best Short and Best Art Design at Brasilia Film Festival 2012; Phedra (2008); and Sexo e Claustro (Sex and Cloister, 2005), awarded by the ABD (Brazilian Association of Documentarians) at São Paulo International Short Film Festival 2005 and part of Panorama’s Official Selection at the 56th Berlin International Film Festival. She has also produced the films 33, Morte Densa (Dense Death) and Atos dos Homens (Acts of Men), directed by Kiko Goifman and exhibited at festivals in Locarno, Rotterdam, and Berlin among other.
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It's in the moment.
By AbhiKeBol September 03, 2016
It's in the fragrance of the first rain...
It's in the sight of a twilight lit lane...
It's in the glance of a butterfly...
It's in the colors of the ever-changing charismatic sky...
It's in the beats of the music...
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A door to countless emotions...
A breeze that takes away burdens...
It's in the silence of your room...
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Commentary: Reintegrating ex-offenders a noble cause, but into what kind of a society?
Commentary Singapore
Successful reintegration of ex-offenders is an important aspect of social inclusion, but have we been looking at this issue from the wrong point of view? Two researchers discuss the challenges ex-offenders face.
The Yellow Ribbon Project was launched, to raise public awareness of the difficulties and challenges facing ex-offenders and their families.
By and Fern Yu
16 Sep 2017 08:57AM (Updated: 07 Dec 2017 05:33PM )
SINGAPORE: The annual Yellow Ribbon run will take place tomorrow (Sep 17), reminding us of the importance of rehabilitation and reintegrating ex-offenders into society.
Many of us probably agree with the Yellow Ribbon Project that society should be more accepting of ex-offenders. Unfortunately, reintegrating ex-offenders remains a complex, multi-dimensional challenge.
In the past two decades, our criminal justice system has taken the lead in showing willingness to “forgive and forget”.
The Registration of Criminals Act was amended in 2005 to allow those convicted of less serious crimes to have their record considered spent if they stayed “clean” for a five-year period. This means that, in most situations, they can lawfully say that they have no criminal record when asked.
"During an offender’s jail term, the punitive element of imprisonment should not overshadow its reformative aspect," said then Chief Justice of Singapore Chan Sek Keong at a Yellow Ribbon event in 2006.
Since 1998, the Singapore Prisons Service has also moved beyond its custodial function, towards the rehabilitation and reintegration of ex-offenders as responsible citizens.
Realising that this is an issue beyond the scope of any single agency, Prisons set up a Community Action for the Rehabilitation of Ex-offenders Network to coordinate the efforts of various organisations, including voluntary welfare organisations as well as other groups affiliated with the National Council of Social Service and the Ministry of Social and Family Development.
A statutory board under the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Singapore Corporation of Rehabilitative Enterprises (SCORE), has also been set up to oversee the prison industry, employment, and skills training for inmates.
MULTIPLE DIMENSIONS TO SUCCESSFUL INTEGRATION
Reintegration continues to be challenging despite such efforts.
Employment and employability pose a huge hurdle. Without jobs that provide financial security, the seemingly smaller problems ex-offenders face can snowball and become intractable.
A lot of work has been done to encourage employers to hire ex-offenders – in 2015, there was a 96 per cent success rate for the about 2,000 inmates referred to SCORE.
But what happens to the other inmates who have not been referred?
Social enterprises like restaurant chain Eighteen Chefs have also received a lot of media attention, but more focus on mainstream employers is needed.
The Government should “come out and start the ball rolling by hiring ex-offenders themselves”, said owner of eighteen chefs Benny Teo during an interview with Channel NewsAsia in 2015.(Photo: Facebook/Eighteen Chefs)
The influence of one’s social circles is a crucial but oft neglected aspect of reintegration. Former fellow gang members may lead ex-offenders to fall back to bad ways.
Developing meaningful interventions becomes deeply personal, because what is most needed is for an ex-offender to feel encouraged and safe in a caring and supportive network.
The family has also increasingly attracted the focus of aftercare programmes because families are an immediate and important source of support for an ex-offender, yet they are also often the silent victims of incarceration.
One absent parent means that the other has to work doubly hard to provide financially and emotionally for their kids.
Pilot programmes that have explored support for the families of ex-offenders, such as the ISCOS Fairy Godparent programme, provide mentoring and enrichment workshops.
One ex-offender suggested to us that whether one turns back to a life of crime can depend entirely on who’s waiting at the gates on the day of their release: One’s family, social worker or gang members.
The entrance gate of Changi Prison. (File photo: Singapore Prison Service)
SOCIETY AS MUCH THE PROBLEM AS THE SOLUTION
In 2007, a perception survey commissioned by Prisons showed that more than 60 per cent of respondents had generally positive attitudes towards ex-offenders. But ex-offenders say many potential employers still hold their past against them.
In fact, Benny Teo, owner of Eighteen Chefs, reflected in a 2015 radio interview: "In my lifetime, I will never be able to see Singapore society really helping ex-offenders, hiring them, helping them integrate and giving them a chance."
Public support for ex-offenders needs to go beyond sharing Facebook posts and taking part in the Yellow Ribbon run.
Perhaps, all this focus on downstream efforts to reintegrate ex-offenders misses a key root cause of the issue — many ex-offenders were never truly integrated into society to begin with.
Ours is a society that believes strongly in personal responsibility and accountability, particularly when it comes to serving time for one’s crimes. Yet when we look at the profile of ex-offenders, a common trend is that many seem to have lacked nurturing role models, rewarding experiences at school or work, and constructive friendships.
These events and circumstances shape them, putting some at a higher risk of engaging in criminal activities.
How we approach ex-offenders also says what kinds of a society we are. And does our approach suggest that we are the type of society that they would want to be a part of?
While we claim to support reintegration of ex-offenders and assistance for the less fortunate, it may be prudent to take a step back to consider if we have become a society that overly privileges performance, and disproportionately allocates resources to grooming those most likely to succeed.
If so, why would marginalised individuals want to subscribe to mainstream values?
Today, teachers may not have adequate resources to focus attention on weaker students given their class size. Employers may turn away ex-offenders, thinking it is the responsibility of other bigger firms to hire “vulnerable groups”.
Neighbours who notice family problems next door may call the Family Service Centre or police, but fail to consider befriending the troubled family themselves.
Whether they are conscious or not, such attitudes send a message that marginalised individuals are always “someone else’s problem”.
The reintegration of ex-offenders should thus start with a reflection on the kind of society we have come to accept as normal.
Instead of wondering how we might get more people to accept ex-offenders, perhaps we should be asking if we are an inclusive community that they would want to be a part of.
Dr Justin Lee is a research fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies, National University of Singapore. Fern Yu is a research assistant at the same institute.
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President-elect Donald Trump has announced he will be divesting himself of his business interests next month. (Reuters photo)
According to multiple media reports Wednesday morning, President-elect Donald Trump has announced he is fully divesting himself from the Trump Organization, the company he built from the ground up.
The transition from Trump to his adult children—Donald Jr., Ivanka and Eric—will be announced next month at Trump Tower in Manhattan. He made the following announcement via Twitter:
"I will be holding a major news conference in New York City with my children on Dec. 15 to discuss the fact that I will be leaving my great business in total in order to fully focus on running the country in order to make america great again! While I am not mandated to do this under the law, I feel it is visually important, as president, to in no way have a conflict of interest with my various businesses.
"Hence, legal documents are being crafted which take me completely out of business operations. The presidency is a far more important task!"
The announcement fulfills a campaign promise he made to transfer his company to his children if he won the White House. Traditionally, a president's assets are placed into a blind trust for the duration of his term in office.
If he doesn't use a blind trust element in the arrangement, or some visible sign of ethical separation from the company, liberals will argue the president-elect is still able to have influence on the company, and that conflicts of interest will continue to exist if his children are running the Trump Organization. In fact, left-leaning Politico was already making that claim less than hour after the announcement.
Incoming White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, currently the chairman of the Republican National Committee, admitted the nation is now in uncharted territory with a billionaire president during an interview with MSNBC's Morning Joe program. He said:
"This is the first president we've had at least in modern history that's had so many successful businesses and so many diverse areas across the country and in many cases retail and hospitality business that is dependent on people's business. So it's not the easiest thing to work out.
"You should know that he's got the best people in America working on it. And I think what you see in those tweets is a person at the top that understands and is willing and showing the American people that he's working hard on it and he's taking it seriously."
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Anita Alvarez: “I’ve Done Nothing Wrong”
The state’s attorney defends her decision not to charge Officer Jason Van Dyke for more than a year—and fires back at her political opponents.
Published Jan. 4, 2016, at 3:08 p.m.
Photo: Nancy Stone/Chicago Tribune
I’ve been covering the upcoming race for state’s attorney for months, including interviews with the candidates challenging incumbent Anita Alvarez in March: Kim Foxx and Donna More. Both are former prosecutors in the state’s attorney’s office, and neither had anything good to say about Alvarez, who won her first term in 2008 and is now trying desperately to win a third. So when I had the opportunity to talk to Alvarez last week, I had a lot of questions.
I’d wager a lot that if one asked random passersby, “Who’s Anita Alvarez and what does she do?” they wouldn’t know, although her visibility has never been higher in the wake of the shooting deaths of Laquan McDonald, Quintonio LeGrier, and Bettie Jones. She holds the elected position as the chief prosecutor in Cook County. Her principal job, according to her web site, is “to prosecute criminal cases on behalf of crime victims,” but really it’s to prosecute anyone, including cops, who commits a crime in Cook County.
I spoke with Alvarez, 55, last Tuesday in the Loop offices of her campaign strategists, P2 Consulting. Dressed in a teal-blue suit, black boots, little jewelry, and no apparent makeup, Alvarez looked tired, but she confidently answered most of my questions.
An edited and condensed transcript of our 80-minute conversation is below.
How did you feel when protestors massed outside your office with their voices and placards calling on you to resign?
Obviously it doesn’t make you feel good when you hear these things. I think what we’ve seen and what I’ve learned from some of these protesters showing up at my office is that they’re organized, and one of my political opponents is behind it, showing up with empty boxes claiming that there’s signatures of people in them. The boxes are empty, and giving us a flash drive claiming there’s thousands of signatures and 95 percent of them are not from Chicago. I think we have to keep in mind that I am in the middle of a reelection. I have two opponents. For people who are protesting who have a passion and have a cause that they want to protest, I have no problem with that. I just ask that the protests be peaceful. Some of these calls for my resignation are not coming from the average citizen. They’re coming from a political opponent and people who are supporting a political opponent. To me, you take that with a grain of salt.
Do you mean Kim Foxx? And her former boss, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle? [Preckwinkle is strongly supporting Foxx, who until recently worked as Preckwinkle’s Chief of Staff.]
When it comes to Toni, several things. Kim Foxx is in this race because Toni Preckwinkle put her in this race. Toni has been shopping around to get someone to run against me for the past several years.
I think our relationship begins and ends with her trying to meddle into my office. I am a constitutional officer. I’m a separately elected official and I don’t work for her. I have a job to do and I’m going to continue to do it. Toni’s the vice-chair of the Cook County Democratic party. This is about power. This is about her controlling the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office. She has the ability to appoint the new public defender, which she has. This is about expanding her power base.
Kim Foxx no longer works for Preckwinkle. If Foxx were elected, what, in your opinion, would that mean?
I think we would have to be very cognizant of the fact that Toni Preckwinkle is a career politician. If she hand-picks who she wants in the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, I think the question becomes, is Ms. Foxx going to independently make decisions or will decisions be made politically? That’s the question that I think citizens need to ask themselves.
Do you have an opinion about what Toni Preckwinkle wants? Does she want Rahm’s job?
I think you’ve got to ask her that. I don’t know.
When I read the day after Christmas about the 19-year-old Northern Illinois University student [Quintonio LeGrier] and the 55-year-old woman [Bettie Jones] shot to death by a policeman, I was shocked. I mean, this happened in the wake of the huge public outcry over the shooting of Laquan McDonald. What did you think when you heard?
I heard about it probably the way everybody else heard about it, through an alert on my phone. It’s always tragic when anybody loses their life, and, in this case, we have two people. That case is obviously now under investigation by IPRA [Independent Police Review Authority]. I really can’t go into the specifics of the facts, but they have been working on it since it happened.
Would you expect then to bring charges against the policeman who fired the bullets at them?
It’s too soon to say, other than IPRA will bring the investigation eventually to us. [Last Thursday, after this interview was conducted, Alvarez asked the FBI to join the investigation.]
Is there a video, and have you seen it?
I’m unaware, but again, I really can’t comment on any specifics on the case.
Back to the McDonald case and the 400 days it took for the video to be released to the public and for you to bring charges. Why did it take so long?
That’s a two-part question. As far as the release of the video, I wasn’t a part of that. The city was FOIA’d and [so] the city that had control of that. When they reached that settlement [to pay the McDonald family $5 million] back in April, many of those aldermen who were critical of me now had the ability to release that video then and they didn’t do it.
As far as my investigation and my work with the United States attorney and the FBI, I can say this: Investigating police shootings is not routine; it’s more complex. It’s not the same as looking at a case where one civilian shoots another. There’s a lot that comes into play with investigating a police shooting and seeing whether or not you’re going to charge an officer criminally. You have to know the case law that’s relevant. You have to know the use-of-force model. You have to know how these officers are trained. It’s just so much more complex than one gangbanger shooting another. … I will not apologize for the meticulous, thorough investigation we did. As we sit here today, the United States attorney still has not finished his end of the investigation.
When will the US attorney finish his investigation? Has he mentioned and end date?
As far as I know, there is no set date. His investigation continues and I wish I could say more than that.
Hours before the video was released, you charged Van Dyke with first-degree murder.
But the charge was linked, in my mind, to the release of the video.
I had made up my … I knew what we were going to do on this case weeks before that video was being released.
Weeks before the judge ordered it released?
Yes, absolutely. I met with the U.S. attorney last December. I know it has been reported as 400 days. I met with him, I can tell you the exact date: December 8 of 2014. I sat down with the head of the FBI and the United States attorney and that’s when we agreed that we were going to do a joint investigation on this case, with the FBI being our investigative agency. The plan was that the U.S. attorney would be looking at any possible federal charges. I would be looking at possible state charges. There’s been a tremendous amount of work that has been done on this case. Some of the problems [have been caused] because I’m not at liberty to discuss them because the federal investigation is ongoing. Our goal was to be able to stand up there together and announce what we both were going to do. We knew, I knew, what I was going to do. When we found out that the video was being released, I said, “I have to come out with my charges first,” even though that wasn’t what we had hoped [to do].
Why did you have to come out with your charges first?
Because I felt that it was important that the public know that something was being done on this case prior to that being released. As I said, the U.S. attorney still has not completed his end of his investigation. When you look at the amount of time, and I think we just saw it with the Ohio case [a grand jury declined to indict two Cleveland policemen in the November, 2014 shooting death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice who was playing with a toy gun in a public park ], it took a year on that case as well.
There was an article in the Washington Post several months ago that talked about police shootings and they analyzed police shootings from 2005 to 2015. The average amount of time it takes was 260 days. Some of those investigations went on for years. I don’t feel that the amount of time that was taken in this particular investigation was too long….. You only get one shot at this. You want to make sure that you’re bringing the best case possible. In that particular Washington Post article, they had 54 officers charged within that 10 year period. Only 11 of them have been found guilty. Twenty-one of them have already been found not guilty and some of those were [cases in which there were] videos. I think when you look, it’s difficult to convict police officers. You want to make sure that it’s done correctly.
If that’s how you see it, did you compromise the McDonald case by charging when you did?
No, because at that point I felt like we had what we needed.
As you were conducting your investigation, were you asked by the U.S. attorney or by the FBI to keep that video private?
Obviously the control of that video as far as the FOIA request was with the city, not with us. Any prosecutor, I think, is going to tell you we don’t want our evidence out there prior to charging, prior to trying the case because you don’t want to taint any evidence. As in any case, you’re actually very careful because there’s a rule that governs prosecutors’ conduct… It’s very specific. We’re not supposed to be disseminating information. Those are the rules that we have to live by.
You viewed the video shortly after the October 20 death of McDonald?
We got it in November.
You saw it?
I did see it in November when we got it, and I probably had the same feeling that most people do. It was shocking. It made you stop and say, “Wow, we have to make sure that we get this right.” It’s great having the FBI as your partner in something like this.
As calls for your resignation increased, you gave a press conference earlier in December and your tone was quite feisty and sarcastic, in no way apologetic. Is that you or were you just really revved up? It almost read like a David Mamet movie script.
If you’ve ever seen me on trial, that’s how I do a rebuttal argument.
Heavy doses of sarcasm?
I’m a trial attorney. I’m used to being in court and responding to allegations and arguments. I came out strong because, again, I think it’s disingenuous for politicians to use this tragedy of Laquan McDonald’s death for political purposes. That’s exactly how I saw it. I thought this is outrageous and they’re piling on and I’m not going to be a part of it.
In reading about you, going back to 2009, there’s this theme that you are very friendly to policemen in the way you conduct your business in your office. The people whom I’ve talked to say, “Well, there’s an inherent conflict because the state’s attorney’s office works so closely with and depends on police.” They bring you your cases. They have to show up as witnesses. Is that just the nature of the beast or are you guilty as charged of giving the benefit of the doubt to the cop?
Obviously my assistants in the office work hand-in-hand with police officers everyday because, as you just pointed out, they’re the ones that are bringing us the cases, whether it’s CPD or whether it’s one of the 120 other municipalities that we cover. We respect the job that they do. However, the job of the state’s attorney is making sure that justice is served. I wasn’t elected just to do the easy cases. You’ve got to do the hard cases, too. … My very first supervisory role in this office was as the head of the public integrity unit. I’ve been investigating police officers since 1997. I’m the only one of these three candidates that can say she’s actually prosecuted and convicted corrupt police officers. Since I’ve taken over, we’ve charged 77 police officers with different crimes, excessive force cases. I’m not afraid to do it.
Let me read one quote from you that I found in my research: “Our core mission is violent crime and I would never want to be in a position where I’m looking at a rape victim in the eye and say, ‘Well, ma’am, sorry. We’re not going to do anything to find the man who brutally raped you because we have now diverted all of our attention to weeding out bad police officers and fighting corruption.’” That gets at that question of this conflict between prosecuting cops and relying on them; in which your “core mission” is helping victims of violent crime and not “weeding out bad police officers.”
It is, and that’s the majority of the cases that we see. Unlike the U.S. Attorney’s office, we handle every case that comes in the door. We have to, and that’s the violent crime. We see, unfortunately, way, way too much of it. The violent crime disproportionately affects minority communities. Those are my victims. That’s our core mission, and we have to focus on that. With that being said, that doesn’t mean that we ignore the corruption. I think I have a proven record to show what we’ve done when it comes to corruption and particularly police officers who cross that line and actually commit a crime. I’m not afraid to do it. I’m going to continue to do it and I stand by what I’ve done.
What about the statistic that Van Dyke is the first Chicago cop charged in an on-duty killing in 35 years?
Right. All the more reason. I knew the significance of that, and to make sure I did the best thorough investigation possible.
Since the McDonald case blew up, Rahm Emanuel has mentioned a couple of times this code of silence that exists in the police department. Is that something that you think about, too? What about these other cops who were there that night and gave their rendition of what happened and it doesn’t jibe with the what’s on the video?
Absolutely it’s a concern. It probably is one of the things that actually plays into making these cases harder to be successful at the conclusion. As I said, we lose cases. We lost the Commander Evans case. We bring the charges and then we’re unsuccessful at trial.
Those cops are still on duty. They haven’t even been confined to a desk job.
I don’t know what their status is. Again, that’s an administrative thing. I don’t know exactly.
Will they be charged eventually by your office?
What I can say is that the federal investigation still continues. That’s probably as far as I can go.
What do you say about calls by many for a special prosecutor in the McDonald case? We may hear calls for a special prosecutor in the Quintonio LeGrier/Bettie Jones case, too. [In the U.S. House, a currently pending bill would require the appointment of an independent prosecutor in cases of a police officer who uses deadly force in the line of duty.]
I think the calls for a special prosecutor are misdirected. I think if I had sat back and done nothing on the McDonald case, then maybe I’d say there’s cause. I didn’t. I participated in a joint investigation with the US attorney and the FBI and I brought charges. I don’t see the need for a special prosecutor. I’ve assigned the case right now to two of my top trial assistants. We plan to go ahead.
[Attorney General] Loretta Lynch and the Justice Department are now embarked in a civil rights review of the CPD to ascertain if it is “engaged in a pattern or practice of violation of the Constitution or federal law.” Rahm Emanuel first said that he disagreed that there was a need for that. Then he said he “welcomed” it. What about you?
With the DOJ looking at the police department, I welcome it. I think we can all benefit from whatever recommendations or suggestions they may have to improve things. Some of the things I think that we’ve seen repeatedly in looking at these cases are the lack of Tasers, officers not having a Taser on them. Fifteen years ago we didn’t have dash cams on squad cars or the body cams. I think the digital world and technology is a step ahead of policy. I think some of the questions that we have is why there’s no audio on these [dash cams]. Again, I think that’s a question for the department to answer. We would have loved the audio, too. When you’re talking about now with the potential for more use of the body cameras, what’s the policy on that? How is that going to be stored? Are we as prosecutors going to get those upfront when we need them? There’s all kinds of things that are happening right now that I think any direction or good suggestions in policy changes are probably welcome.
The rap against Rahm, that he suppressed the video to ensure that he would be reelected …
That’s something, again, that the city would have to answer and that he would have to answer.
Chuy Garcia, the members of the black caucus of the City Council, all these people knew the video existed. [Editor’s note: Garcia in fact denies having known about the video.] I really am puzzled why Chuy didn’t mention it during his campaign against Rahm for mayor.
It’s a good question. Why didn’t he? Now, of course, they’re attacking me, but I think that back then …
The Baltimore state’s attorney [Marilyn Mosby] prosecuting a cop in the death of Freddie Gray just got a hung jury.
She charged after I think 12 days in that case. I know you’re not her partner in prosecution, but maybe she rushed a little bit. What do you think?
The hung jury is troubling. They’ll retry him, but the fact that it’s the first case [Mosby brought charges against six police officers] and it’s hung; as a prosecutor it’s cause for concern.
There was a photograph on the front page of the Tribune recently of the vigil in front of the two-flat where Bettie Jones and Quintonio LeGrier lived and died. Everybody in the photo was wearing a “Rahm Failed Us” T-shirt. After the release of the McDonald video, the focus of anger was on both of you. Now it seems to have shifted to him. What’s your relationship with Rahm?
I don’t have a close relationship with the mayor. It’s a professional relationship. It’s a working relationship. He has supported some of my pieces of legislation in the past, such as our RICO bill, which was focusing on creating a state RICO law which is going to allow us to go after the criminal enterprise, go after gangs in a different fashion. It took me three years to get that passed, but I can tell you he helped me get that passed. So I thank him and respect him for that.
You haven’t spoken to him in Cuba, then?
No, I haven’t. I didn’t even know he was in Cuba until I read it.
Will you go along with the call by Chuy and [Cook County Commissioner John] Fritchey for you to testify before the county board? Likewise, will you accede to the request by City Council to be questioned in a hearing modeled on a congressional hearing?
The City Council had some hearing which I chose not to go. Here’s the thing. Any of these commissioners [or Council members] can call me up and if they have questions I will answer them. I think it’s disingenuous of many of these politicians that they’re using this tragedy of the death of this 17-year-old boy for their political purposes. That’s what’s going on. If they want to sit down with me one-on-one, I’ll answer questions, but I don’t want to be put in a situation where they’re using this as some kind of a political circus.
On the primary coming up in March, you were [in 2008] heavily self-funded with a lot of money coming from your husband.
That was a loan which had both of our names on it. We applied for a loan and we got it. In the first race, what was clear was that once my message was out there that I had the ability to win, but the key was to be able to go up on TV with the commercials. I didn’t have the money. I was an unknown in 2008 and I wasn’t raising the money. Obviously, several of my opponents had a lot more money than me. It was a risky decision to make to get a loan to pay for those commercials, but that’s what we did. In 2012, I didn’t have an opponent in the primary, so it was a whole different race.
This time, you may have to do a lot of television advertising. How are you going to pay for it?
We’re raising the money like any other campaign is doing. It’s different now because I am the incumbent and I have a tremendous amount of supporters out there. I’m raising money and I’ll be ready.
You have some big endorsements. I know Ed Burke and Mike Madigan are in your corner. Then there are the other ones like Congressman Louis Gutierrez and [Cook County Recorder of Deeds Karen] Yarborough who endorsed you, and then, after the McDonald video was released, withdrew their endorsements. How do you explain that?
I have never been a political insider. I think that’s clear. I think what occurred in the Democratic slating process with the Cook County Democrats is clear.
Why didn’t they endorse you?
Because Toni Preckwinkle is the vice-chair of that committee.
That was her influence then?
But she didn’t get them to endorse Kim Foxx.
No, because she didn’t have the votes to do that, so what’s the next best thing? Keep me from getting endorsed. Again, I maintain that I run this office professionally and independently so that I make the right decisions free of politics. I’m going to continue to do that. As for Congressman Gutierrez, I wish he would have called me first and let me know.
Have you spoken to him since?
I haven’t spoken to him, but I did get via an email with what he put out to the press. Interestingly enough, Congressman Gutierrez was not with me the first time around. If you remember, he endorsed Larry Suffredin. The email Gutierrez put out to the media, he said that he wanted to stand with me like he did when I first ran. Well, he wasn’t there with me when I first ran.
The task force that Rahm has appointed, do you have any opinion on that? They’re supposed to come out with a report in late March, so its [release will be] shortly after the election.
Obviously IPRA, they investigate these police cases. Our experience with them is they need more resources and hopefully they’d be able to work quicker and get investigations done more expeditiously. Maybe that task force will assist in that.
Do you have an opinion on Rahm’s firing of [police superintendent Garry] McCarthy?
The superintendent and I didn’t always agree on things. I think it’s the nature of our positions.
Do you mean you could have some hot discussions with him or arguments?
Again, I don’t know why the mayor chose to do what he did. It’s his prerogative. It’s his choice. It’s certainly not mine. I’ll always maintain a good professional working relationship with whoever the superintendent is.
Do you have any feeling about who should have that job? Is it something that you might talk to the mayor about?
I probably won’t talk to the mayor about it. It’s not my position to tell him who the superintendent is going to be.
Does it have to be an African American?
I think it should be who he has the most confidence in and who’s going to be the best person for the job. I don’t know.
One thing we haven’t talked about is mental illness. [Cook County Sheriff] Tom Dart has used the statistic that 33 percent of the inmates in the county jail are mentally ill. Quintonio LeGrier apparently had some mental-illness issues.
I have a great working relationship with Sheriff Dart. In many ways he’s right. We’ve created mental health courts that didn’t exist before. I think the other thing that is not happening in the County and, again, this isn’t my job, but it’s where do we send these people? Tom, unfortunately, he’s right. He ends up with offenders who clearly have mental illness. Are they being treated in the jail? That’s questionable. Are there county facilities to bring them to? I don’t think so. Has the county done anything to create these mental health facilities? No, they haven’t.
I read last night about this aide to Rahm Emanuel who was pummeled while attending a vigil on the West Side. Will his attackers be prosecuted?
I know him. I was actually shocked that this happened because I understand it was at a vigil. As far as I’m aware there’s no one in custody. Could they be prosecuted? Absolutely. He was battered.
I sense watching the protests—Black Friday, Christmas—that the police are behaving very gingerly. It’s almost like there’s a cloud of fear that making an arrest could trigger violence. Do you agree?
I don’t want to say that that’s what’s happening. I can imagine officers being maybe more apprehensive. I just think it’s a tough time to be a police officer.
Have you thought about resigning?
Absolutely not. I have no reason to resign. I’ve done nothing wrong. I hold my head up high. I have always run this office professionally, independently, and made decisions based on the facts, the evidence, and the law. How am I feeling now? I’m feeling fine. Despite what negative stories or what’s been transpiring the last month, I can’t tell you how many times I get stopped on the street. In fact, I won’t be able to walk from here to my car without somebody stopping and saying to me, “Do not resign. You hold your head up high. We support you.” Going to the grocery store, standing in line just to get my deli meats, people coming up to me saying, “You stand tall. You stand tall and we don’t agree with what’s happening to you.”
Whether you charge, whether you don’t charge, somebody is going to be unhappy and that’s, unfortunately, the nature of what we do. I stand tall knowing that in the 29 years that I’ve done this job I have spoken on behalf of countless victims of crime. We cannot forget our victims of crime because that’s why we do this job—for that mother who lost her only son to gang violence, for that young child who was brutally raped and murdered, for the nine year old who gets executed in the alley.
You’ve worked at the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office for almost 30 years. You’ve never worked anywhere else?
Yeah, it’s been my one legal professional job. When my then boss [State’s Attorney Richard Devine] decided not to run in 2007, I felt very strongly that I was qualified for the position. I have a passion to do this work. Going to court and speaking up on behalf of the victims of crime, that’s what I’ve been doing for 29 years. When you look around the country, the majority of people who are the elected states’ attorneys aren’t career prosecutors like myself. [But] when I decided to run, I thought, “I’m better qualified than an alderman to do this job.”
You’re the first woman in the job and the first Latino.
And the first career prosecutor.
This time your gender won’t distinguish you because you’re up against two other women. As the first woman and the first Latina, what did you bring to the office that was different from what your predecessors brought?
When I started, women were in the minority [in the office], particularly in supervisory positions. As far as Latinos in the office, I think there were five of us. I just think men and women differ when it comes to management, when it comes to organization and how we run things. I think we’re better listeners. I think we tend to collaborate in a different manner than males do. My victims are minorities. To be able to be of service to those victims, particularly in the Latino community, in the neighborhood that I grew up in [Pilsen], I take great pride in that. I’ve experienced prosecuting murders [on] streets that I used to hang out on when I was a kid.
When I interviewed Kim Foxx, she said that there was great hope that you would, because of your gender, be a different kind of state’s attorney. She said that disappointment followed because you isolated yourself and weren’t collaborative.
She’s my political opponent right now. Do I think that’s correct? Absolutely not. The women outnumber the men in my office now. We have 54 percent women. We have more women than ever before, more women in supervisory roles throughout this office. It’s not uncommon to go into a courtroom in a felony trial, at 26th and California, and see three women in a courtroom—first, second, and third chair in each courtroom. I remember being the only woman and having two male partners for most of the time when I was in the trenches, and it’s not like that now.
You were educated in Catholic schools?
Catholic grammar school, Catholic high school [Maria, since closed], Loyola University for undergrad, and then Kent for law school.
Tell me about your parents. Were they college educated?
No, not at all. I come from very simple and humble beginnings. My dad was a waiter. My mom didn’t work outside the home. My dad came here as an adult [from Mexico], my mom was born and raised here. Neither one had a high school education. My dad died when I was 12. She had to go to work in a factory sewing doctors’ uniforms. That’s how she supported us. Education was the most important thing to my mom. I’m the first in my family to get a college degree. Law school was something that I chose; something sometimes I think my mother couldn’t understand why I wanted to do it.
Where did your interest in studying law and becoming a prosecutor come from? Did you have a mentor?
I was a social work major in college and started taking criminal justice classes as electives. I think that’s where I caught the bug for criminal justice. I still didn’t know I was going to law school. I saw myself in the criminal justice field in some fashion. I thought maybe a probation officer. I volunteered at the juvenile court when I was an undergrad and saw myself maybe in that field getting a master’s of social work. I changed my mind. It was last minute on my part. A lot of my friends were poly sci majors. They were going on to law school and encouraged me to go to law school.
Did you like law school?
No, I don’t think anybody likes law school because it’s pretty tough. For me, it was, in many ways, a culture shock. I went to Loyola and I loved it. I was involved with the Latin American student organizations, so I had my core group of friends. Then I got to law school and I remember the first week there a guy coming up to me in the cafeteria. “You must be Anita Alvarez.” I said, “Yeah.” I don’t know who he is. He said he was the lone Puerto Rican in the third-year class and he was looking out for me. It was great to have someone.
He started the Hispanic Law Students Association, so I was a part of that. There were only two Hispanics in my class and one African American. The other Hispanic woman happened to be named Alma Alvarado, so I can tell you professors would call her Ms. Alvarez and would call me Ms. Alvarado. I used to think, “There’s only two of us. How come you can’t keep us apart?” I felt like a fish out of water. I thought, “What have I done? I’m taking out loans. I don’t have much in common with my classmates here.” Many of them had parents who were lawyers and doctors and professionals. Anyway, I got through it. The turning point was my trial advocacy classes, when you learn how to put on a witness, cross examination, and I started getting compliments from my instructors. I think that’s what calmed me down. Once I started going I realized I like this. I think I’m going to like being in court. I’m going to like doing an opening statement, closing statement.
When did you get married and who’s your husband?
Jim Gomez. He’s an OB/GYNE, a sole practitioner. We got married in ‘89. We have four children [a 26-year-old, 18-year-old twins, and a 16-year-old].
You children were raised in the suburbs. Are they familiar with Pilsen?
Yeah, because I bring them back there. We go back and there are certain restaurants that I like to go to. [Her favorite is Nuevo Leon, which recently burned down.] I take them to the Mexican Fine Arts Museum, which is at Harrison Park, which is where I played baseball and went swimming and did all those fun things as a kid.
Are you still running marathons?
I ran five miles this morning. I’m not running marathons. I run outside through Oak Park. I run in the neighborhood. I don’t even know how to run on a treadmill. Even if it’s cold I’m prepared. It’s my one hour of time to myself and it’s therapeutic, even though every year I get slower. I haven’t run a marathon in 11 years, but I’ve been running half marathons.
When you graduated from law school, you had loans. You had no inherited wealth. Your starting salary at the state’s attorney’s office was $21,400. Did you consider getting a job at a law firm and making some money?
I knew I wanted to do criminal law. I found that more important and exciting than contracts. I knew I wasn’t going to be at some big law firm. I was just happy to be able to have a job and pay back my student loans. It has never been about the money for me because, if it had been, I could have left years ago and gone on in the private sector and made lots of money.
Had you lost in 2008, would you have gone back to the state’s attorney’s office?
If I had lost, I don’t know if the winner would have kept me on. I probably would have had to leave.
If you lose the primary in March, have you given thought to what you might want to do next?
I intend to win in March. If I don’t, I will have to move on and get another job.
January 5, 2016 This interview as been updated with an editor’s note regarding Cook County Commissioner Jesus “Chuy” Garcia’s knowledge of the Laquan McDonald video. Although Alvarez has claimed he knew of the video, Garcia denies it. “I had no knowledge about the existence of this video,” he told Chicago. “Alvarez may want to say that I did, but in fact only (some) members of the City Council knew that a video existed as they were approached by the administration regarding a settlement with the family of Laquan McDonald.”
Carol Felsenthal is a lifelong Chicagoan and self-proclaimed political junkie. She writes occasionally for Politico Magazine and The Hill. Her books include biographies of Bill Clinton, Katharine Graham, and Alice Roosevelt Longworth. Among her many stories for Chicago are memorable profiles of Michelle Obama and Bruce Rauner. Follow her on Twitter at @csfelsenthal.
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Introduction and Witnesses
1 Nephi
Words of Mormon
Helaman
Helaman 1
Helaman 10
Book of Mormon Pronunciation Guide
The Book of Helaman
An account of the Nephites. Their wars and contentions, and their dissensions. And also the prophecies of many holy prophets, before the coming of Christ, according to the records of Helaman, who was the son of Helaman, and also according to the records of his sons, even down to the coming of Christ. And also many of the Lamanites are converted. An account of their conversion. An account of the righteousness of the Lamanites, and the wickedness and abominations of the Nephites, according to the record of Helaman and his sons, even down to the coming of Christ, which is called the book of Helaman, and so forth.
Pahoran the second becomes chief judge and is murdered by Kishkumen—Pacumeni fills the judgment seat—Coriantumr leads the Lamanite armies, takes Zarahemla, and slays Pacumeni—Moronihah defeats the Lamanites and retakes Zarahemla, and Coriantumr is slain. About 52–50 B.C.
1 And now behold, it came to pass in the commencement of the fortieth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi, there began to be a serious difficulty among the people of the Nephites.
2 For behold, aPahoran had died, and gone the way of all the earth; therefore there began to be a serious contention concerning who should have the judgment-seat among the brethren, who were the sons of Pahoran.
3 Now these are their names who did contend for the judgment-seat, who did also cause the people to contend: Pahoran, Paanchi, and Pacumeni.
4 Now these are not all the sons of Pahoran (for he had many), but these are they who did contend for the judgment-seat; therefore, they did cause three adivisions among the people.
5 Nevertheless, it came to pass that Pahoran was appointed by the avoice of the people to be chief judge and a governor over the people of Nephi.
6 And it came to pass that Pacumeni, when he saw that he could not obtain the judgment-seat, he did aunite with the voice of the people.
7 But behold, Paanchi, and that part of the people that were desirous that he should be their governor, was exceedingly wroth; therefore, he was about to aflatter away those people to rise up in rebellion against their brethren.
8 And it came to pass as he was about to do this, behold, he was taken, and was tried according to the avoice of the people, and condemned unto death; for he had raised up in rebellion and sought to destroy the bliberty of the people.
9 Now when those people who were desirous that he should be their governor saw that he was condemned unto death, therefore they were angry, and behold, they sent forth one aKishkumen, even to the judgment-seat of Pahoran, and murdered Pahoran as he sat upon the judgment-seat.
10 And he was pursued by the servants of Pahoran; but behold, so speedy was the flight of Kishkumen that no man could overtake him.
11 And he went unto those that sent him, and they all entered into a covenant, yea, aswearing by their everlasting Maker, that they would tell no man that Kishkumen had murdered Pahoran.
12 Therefore, Kishkumen was not known among the people of Nephi, for he was in disguise at the time that he murdered Pahoran. And Kishkumen and his band, who had covenanted with him, did mingle themselves among the people, in a manner that they all could not be found; but as many as were found were condemned unto adeath.
13 And now behold, Pacumeni was appointed, according to the avoice of the people, to be a chief judge and a governor over the people, to reign in the stead of his brother Pahoran; and it was according to his right. And all this was done in the fortieth year of the reign of the judges; and it had an end.
14 And it came to pass in the forty and first year of the reign of the judges, that the Lamanites had gathered together an innumerable army of men, and aarmed them with swords, and with cimeters and with bows, and with arrows, and with head-plates, and with breastplates, and with all manner of shields of every kind.
15 And they came down again that they might pitch battle against the Nephites. And they were led by a man whose name was aCoriantumr; and he was a descendant of Zarahemla; and he was a bdissenter from among the Nephites; and he was a large and a mighty man.
16 Therefore, the king of the Lamanites, whose name was Tubaloth, who was the son of aAmmoron, supposing that Coriantumr, being a mighty man, could stand against the Nephites, with his strength and also with his great bwisdom, insomuch that by sending him forth he should gain power over the Nephites—
17 Therefore he did astir them up to anger, and he did gather together his armies, and he did appoint Coriantumr to be their leader, and did cause that they should march down to the land of Zarahemla to battle against the Nephites.
18 And it came to pass that because of so much contention and so much difficulty in the government, that they had not kept sufficient guards in the land of Zarahemla; for they had supposed that the Lamanites durst not come into the heart of their lands to attack that great city Zarahemla.
19 But it came to pass that Coriantumr did march forth at the head of his numerous host, and came upon the inhabitants of the city, and their march was with such exceedingly great speed that there was no time for the Nephites to gather together their armies.
20 Therefore Coriantumr did cut down the watch by the entrance of the city, and did march forth with his whole army into the city, and they did slay every one who did oppose them, insomuch that they did take possession of the whole city.
21 And it came to pass that Pacumeni, who was the chief judge, did flee before Coriantumr, even to the walls of the city. And it came to pass that Coriantumr did smite him against the wall, insomuch that he died. And thus ended the days of Pacumeni.
22 And now when Coriantumr saw that he was in possession of the city of Zarahemla, and saw that the Nephites had fled before them, and were slain, and were taken, and were cast into prison, and that he had obtained the possession of the strongest hold in all the land, his heart atook courage insomuch that he was about to go forth against all the land.
23 And now he did not tarry in the land of Zarahemla, but he did march forth with a large army, even towards the city of aBountiful; for it was his determination to go forth and cut his way through with the sword, that he might obtain the north parts of the land.
24 And, supposing that their greatest strength was in the center of the land, therefore he did march forth, giving them no time to assemble themselves together save it were in small bodies; and in this manner they did fall upon them and cut them down to the earth.
25 But behold, this march of Coriantumr through the center of the land gave Moronihah great advantage over them, notwithstanding the greatness of the number of the Nephites who were slain.
26 For behold, Moronihah had supposed that the Lamanites durst not come into the center of the land, but that they would attack the cities round about in the borders as they had hitherto done; therefore Moronihah had caused that their strong armies should maintain those parts round about by the borders.
27 But behold, the Lamanites were not frightened according to his desire, but they had come into the center of the land, and had taken the capital city which was the city of Zarahemla, and were marching through the most capital parts of the land, slaying the people with a great slaughter, both men, women, and children, taking possession of many cities and of many strongholds.
28 But when Moronihah had discovered this, he immediately sent forth Lehi with an army round about to ahead them before they should come to the land Bountiful.
29 And thus he did; and he did head them before they came to the land Bountiful, and gave unto them battle, insomuch that they began to retreat back towards the land of Zarahemla.
30 And it came to pass that Moronihah did head them in their retreat, and did give unto them battle, insomuch that it became an exceedingly bloody battle; yea, many were slain, and among the number who were slain aCoriantumr was also found.
31 And now, behold, the Lamanites could not retreat either way, neither on the north, nor on the south, nor on the east, nor on the west, for they were surrounded on every hand by the Nephites.
32 And thus had Coriantumr plunged the Lamanites into the midst of the Nephites, insomuch that they were in the power of the Nephites, and he himself was slain, and the Lamanites did ayield themselves into the hands of the Nephites.
33 And it came to pass that Moronihah took possession of the city of Zarahemla again, and caused that the Lamanites who had been taken prisoners should depart out of the land in apeace.
34 And thus ended the forty and first year of the reign of the judges.
Mosiah 29:11; Alma 51:7; Hel. 5:2.
TG Unity.
Mosiah 27:8; Alma 50:35; Hel. 2:5; Ether 8:2.
Alma 1:14 (10–15).
TG Liberty.
Hel. 2:3.
Gen. 24:3; Ether 8:14 (13–14).
TG Capital Punishment.
Hel. 1:5; 2:2.
Alma 2:12; 49:6 (6, 24).
Hel. 1:30.
Alma 31:8; 53:8; Hel. 4:8.
Alma 52:3.
Ezek. 28:5 (4–5).
Alma 35:10; 47:1.
TG Pride.
Alma 50:34; 51:29 (29–30).
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James O'Connor Facing the Axe as Whitney Considers His Options
3:45 pm Monday, 31 July 2017 @BescotBanter Breaking News James O'Connor Jon Whitney
32-year-old O'Connor, who joined the Saddlers in the summer of 2014, has made over one-hundred and twenty first-team appearances for the club.
Walsall manager Jon Whitney has spoken to the local press and confirmed that central defender James O'Connor, who recently suffered an injury which has seen him miss the recent pre-season friendlies, does not feature in his plans for the upcoming campaign.
Jon, who was speaking to Express & Star reporter Joseph Masi, confirmed; "I’ve been open and honest with Jimmy and I’ve told him I don’t see him playing many minutes for me with the way I want to play this season.
"A couple of weeks into pre-season, as a coaching staff, we felt we needed more of a physical presence at the back. Tactically, I wanted to try and get James Wilson and I mentioned to Jimmy he may not get many minutes because of that.
"Kory Roberts is coming through and we have got really high hopes for him. We want him to step forward. And I am still in talks with Matty Preston. Our decision was to go with James Wilson, Jon Guthrie, Kory Roberts and keep Matty Preston.
"We want Kory to realise his potential and with Matty we are at a stage where we feel we can make him technically better and make him a big player for this club in the future."
Whitney continued; "Jimmy has currently got his injury so he is concentrating on getting himself fit. It’s a hip injury. It’s nothing serious. It’s non-surgical and he has been working really hard to get back fit.
"I have got no problems with Jimmy. It happens in football. It happened to me when I was at Hull. I’m not closing the door on Jimmy but I don’t see him playing many minutes with the way I want to play."
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Bingham Baseball wins 22nd State Title
Deseret News May 26, 2018
OREM — It took Bingham coach Joey Sato about two seconds to decide who would take the mound for his team, right after taking a shocking 7-0 loss at the hands of Riverton on Friday. The decision was rather obvious, given the Miners’ pool of prominent seniors, and one in particular who has led the team all year long.
As usual, the prominent senior responded.
Derek Soffe pitched a complete game shutout for the Miners, allowing just five hits and one walk while striking out nine, helping secure a 9-0 win over Riverton along with the program’s 22nd baseball state championship.
“There wasn’t any discussion on that one,” Sato said of the decision to use Soffe for Bingham’s first elimination game of the 6A state tournament. “He’s going to have the ball and let’s go because he’s going to be ready.”
Indeed the decision was easy, considering Soffe leading the team in both batting and hitting throughout the year. The senior ended the day striking out the side in the bottom of the seventh, after which saw the jubilant dog-pile of elated players form at home plate.
“This is what you dream about,” Soffe said after his team received the championship trophy. “It’s what you think about as a freshman when you’re just trying out. You just think I want to be that guy that day.”
As always, Soffe’s magnificent day didn’t come without a lot of help.
Sure, the senior was dealing from the mound from the start, but so was Riverton starter Zack Peterson, until Bingham senior Noah Wallick strode to the plate with two runners on and one out in the top of the inning.
Wallick was looking to go the other way with the pitch but received one he knew he could absolutely crush. The result was a hit which cleared the left field fence at UCCU Ballpark by a wide margin, giving the Miners a 3-0 lead.
“I don’t think I’ve ever hit a ball that hard in my life,” Wallick said. “It’s crazy when you have so many brothers pulling for you.”
All of those brothers made certain to greet Wallick at home plate, and then used Wallick’s sudden surge of momentum to stretch the lead inning-by-inning.
Camden Snarr finished off the third with a 2-RBI double for a 6-0 lead before Brandon Thomas slapped through a 2-RBI double of his own for an 8-0 lead after four innings played. Then it was Soffe topping off the scoring with an RBI single in the fifth for a 9-0 lead, which proved to be the final.
“It opened things up. We started going right after that,” Soffe said, referring back to Wallick’s home run. “We just kept scoring runs after that. So shout out to him. He’s worked his butt off and I love him to death.”
As mentioned, Bingham was blessed with 13 seniors, whose leadership Sato cited throughout the season. In appropriate fashion, it was a seldom-used senior, Tyler Kemp who provided the Miners’ final hit on Friday, which Sato made certain to point out.
“He’s been a unifying force for us in the dugout and he keeps our guys going,” Sato said. “So for him to come up and get a hit at the end — that’s well-deserved. Good things happen to good kids, and that’s a great example, right there.”
Joining the 13 seniors going out on top was Bingham assistant coach Rand Rasmussen, who plans on retiring after this season. Rasmussen was mentioned by players as the coach who calmed everything down after taking the opening loss to Riverton on Friday, along with playing a big impact on the team’s overall success.
“We wanted to do one more for Rand,” Sato said. “So it’s nice for him to go out like this because he’s a big part of our program.”
As for that first loss, it came as a bit of shock, considering how the Miners were rolling coming into Friday’s play.
“We haven’t been that bad for a long time,” Sato said. “It’s sort of uncharacteristic.”
But Sato was also quick to credit Riverton’s play and the work of its head coach Jay Applegate.
“That’s a great ballclub over there, and they deserve to be here,” Sato said.
But once again it was Bingham, proving to be the top team as it does in so many sports, from football to basketball, and now to baseball, once again.
“The tradition here is crazy,” Soffe said. “It’s just a tradition here that we love to carry on, and it’s good to be part of it.”
Twitter: @BrandonCGurney
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