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JCOPE's new regs constrained by settlement
Ethics watchdog's sweeping rules could have less weight after lawsuit
By Chris Bragg
Updated 5:20 pm EST, Wednesday, December 19, 2018
Executive director Seth Agata during a meeting of the New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics Tuesday Nov. 27, 2018 in Albany, NY. (John Carl D'Annibale/Times Union)
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ALBANY — A legal settlement reached Wednesday will significantly dampen the impact of sweeping new regulations governing New York's lobbying industry, according to David Grandeau, an attorney who was among the parties that recently sued to strike down the rules.
The Times Union has learned that under the terms of the settlement, the 92 pages of regulations passed in April by the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics are defined simply as a "statement" for how the ethics watchdog agency plans to administer and enforce state lobbying law.
Attorney General Barbara Underwood's office, which was representing JCOPE, agreed that the new regulations will not in and of themselves have the force and effect of law. That makes the guidelines different from some regulations traditionally created by state agencies, violations of which can on their own be the basis for penalties.
JCOPE Executive Director Seth Agata disagreed with Grandeau, and said the settlement does not dramatically water down enforcement of the regulations. Agata argued that, in practical terms, the settlement would have virtually no effect, and that the agency still planned to vigorously enforce the regulations as planned.
He said that many types of regulations do not in and of themselves carry penalties, and are simply a statement of how any agency views enforcement of the law.
"Mr. Grandeau is mischaracterizing the terms of the settlement," Agata said in a statement, noting that the petitioners had withdrawn their challenge to JCOPE's authority to regulate lobbying.
When the new regulations go into effect Jan. 1, he said, "Those who violate the regulations will face thousands of dollars in fines under the Lobbying Act."
But according to Grandeau, the upshot of the settlement is that if a lobbyist is penalized by JCOPE going forward and the lobbyist challenges the action in court, JCOPE would have to prove a violation had occurred under the strictures of the state Lobbying Act, which was passed by the state Legislature and does not contain many of the sweeping and specific measures included in the new regulations.
In other words, in future court proceedings JCOPE would not be able to rely solely on the text of the new regulations, which would exist solely as guidance as to JCOPE's thinking about the law.
In late November, three petitioners filed what's known as an Article 78 proceeding against JCOPE in Supreme Court in Albany that sought to strike down the regulations and stop the ethics panel from enforcing them in the meantime.
Among the plaintiffs was Grandeau, the state's former top lobbying enforcement official and now a top private lobbying compliance attorney — and a strident critic of JCOPE.
On Wednesday, he declared victory.
"It's clear that under the settlement, the regulations cannot be the predicate for a cause of action," Grandeau said. "If they think differently, they should read the settlement. You can call a dandelion a rose, but that doesn't make it smell any sweeter."
Grandeau maintains that while JCOPE has the authority under law to write opinions, it has the power to write regulations only in very specific circumstances. The Legislature never passed a law authorizing JCOPE to broadly reinterpret the state's lobbying rules, the lawsuit maintains; instead, the commission's job is primarily to administer and enforce existing laws.
A major motivation had emerged for JCOPE to settle: If the lawsuit had been successful, it would likely have derailed the implementation of a new, multi-million-dollar online system for tracking lobbying activities in New York.
According to Underwood's office, a court injunction blocking JCOPE from enforcing the new lobbying regulations would have caused "confusion and delay" in the rollout of the watchdog's newly launched, $2.4 million online lobbying platform, which incorporates the new regulations in its functions.
The new regulations are "inlaid into the application, which (JCOPE) has been developing for over three years," according to Underwood's office.
In April, JCOPE's commissioners — appointed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders of both parties — unanimously passed the new regulations.
The plaintiffs argued those rules would unduly burden lobbyists and their clients, and infringe on their free speech rights. "This is a case about bureaucratic overreach," the suit stated.
The new rules, developed by JCOPE staff over a period of more than two years, were among the most substantial pieces of work produced by the ethics watchdog panel since its creation in 2011.
The rules are intended to define as lobbyists a class of political consultants that has wielded influence with elected officials through close relationships, without the consultants themselves actually engaging in traditional arm-twisting. The regulations were meant to update New York's lobbying rules for the 21st Century, as modern lobbying campaigns emphasize the application of public pressure on lawmakers separate from more traditional person-to-person lobbying.
For instance, the new rules required people who used their close relationships with a elected official to set up a lobbying meeting, without themselves directly lobbying, to register as a lobbyist.
In recent years, high-profile firms had emerged in this mold in New York, such as Manhattan-based BerlinRosen, whose employees have represented many clients with state government business, but whose employees did not register as lobbyists.
BerlinRosen did campaign consulting work for Mayor Bill de Blasio and has a close relationship with him, but does not itself lobby the mayor or other politicians. The firm's activities may have been an impetus for the new rules: de Blasio is a political adversary of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who appoints six of the 14 JCOPE commissioners, and the commission's top staff includes many Cuomo veterans.
Due to the settlement, efforts by JCOPE to enforce the new provisions in court will be much more challenging, according to Grandeau.
The new rules, for instance, include an explicit requirement that lobbyists disclose the names of the lawmakers that they lobby. Currently, lobbyists and their clients often simply list "Senate," "Assembly" or "Executive" as the entity that they have lobbied, making it difficult for the public to know which lawmakers or top officials are being influenced.
The lawsuit against JCOPE specifically argued that provision was illegal, noting that no law passed by the Legislature ever included such a requirement.
Under Grandeau's reading of the settlement, if a lobbyist fails to list the specific lawmakers they have lobbied, JCOPE would have to prove in court that that the act violated the lobbying law – which, unlike the regulations, does not explicitly include the requirement to disclose specific names.
The lawyer who filed the lawsuit for the complainants is Joshua Seifert, whose Manhattan-based practice has focused on commercial litigation. Besides Grandeau, the petitioners also included the New York City-based lobbying firm York Group Associates, as well as Voters for Animal Rights, a nonprofit that sprung out of the initial effort to ban horse carriages in Manhattan's Central Park.
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Qatar have moved up to 55th in the FIFA world rankings following their victory at the Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates.
The 2022 World Cup host won all seven of their matches at the continental championships, beating four-time winners Japan 3-1 in the final and conceding only one goal in the tournament.
Wins over Saudi Arabia, Iraq and South Korea on the way to the final helped their ranking jump from 93 to 55.
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There were no changes to the top 20 due to a lack of fixtures involving European and South American teams, so Belgium remain the world’s number one ranked side, ahead of World Cup winners France in second and Brazil in third.
England stay in fifth, behind World Cup finalists Croatia. Wales remain in 19th, the Republic of Ireland drop one place to 34th, Northern Ireland drop one spot to 36th and Scotland move down two places to 40th.
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Some motorcycle crazy AFL players
The AFL players makes their names as AFL stars. But, you should know that they can also make their names in the two wheeler industry also. AFL stars have always been shared their love for motorbikes; love for the leather seat and love for getting out in the open road. Brett Deledio of Richmond loves to ride his dirt bike, Travis Cloke of Collingwood rides Harley-Davidson and Matthew Kreuzer loves to ride both the bikes.
Melbourne’s Bernie Vince said about biking and AFL that, both of the sports are very similar with each other, as both provides a massive amount of adrenaline rush in the body and mind. And anther AFL player named Ben McEvoy said that in both of the sports you need to be extra cautious. Matthew Kreuzer also said that both these games require a great concentration as you have to be alert in every moment of these sports.
Whatever, Travis Cloke had different opinion regarding these. He said that he plays in AFL for adrenaline rushes but he rides motorbikes for the comfort. Another player, Patrick Dangerfield wants to own a motorbike after his retirement. Bike Price in Bangladesh
AFL players names who loves to ride motorbikes
Bernie Vince:
Bernie Vince is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Melbourne football club in Australia. He plays in the AFL (Australian Football League). He thinks of motorcycle that motorcycles are fun to ride and it is a very exciting way to get around quickly and easily. He wants to have a Harley Davidson motorbike in his future life.
Ben McEvoy:
Ben McEvoy is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Hawthorn football club in Australia. He plays in the AFL (Australian Football League). He also played for St. Kilda Football Club from 2008 to 2013.
He says that he loves anything by which he can roam round and make him feel comfortable. And the best freedom of roaming is found in motorbike riding. Ben McEvoy has a Suzuki Ag bike. It might not be the best thrill seeking bike it is very much useful.
Matthew Kreuzer:
Matthew Kreuzer is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Carlton football club in Australia in the AFL (Australian Football League). He says that motorcycle riding is fun and exciting. The rider can both challenge himself with different tough challenges and also relax on the bike for a bit. Kreuzer says he wants to own a new bike. And he likes dirt bikes as well as road bikes.
Brett Deledio:
Brett is a professional AFL player who plays for the Greater Western Sydney Giants. He played for Richmond Football Club for almost 11 years from 2005-2016 in AFL. He says that he loves to get out on the road by himself, only by himself. That is why he uses motorbikes. He loves to roam in the countrysides by his motorbike. He has a YZ250 dirt bike as well as a Harley Davidson. He uses dirt bike in the off roads and enjoys it a lot and uses Harley Davidson in the regular tracks.
Travis Cloke:
Travis Cloke plays for Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League. Travis Cloke says that motorbike riding is very important for him because it clears his mind. He has four or five close friends of his who all have motorbikes and they some times get together to ride in a country side or in a lake road etc. He loves to ride motorbike a lot. The current bike of Travis CLoke is a V-Rod 2016 Harley Davidson.
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Name : Anushka Manchanda
Also Known As (Pet Names) : Anu and Pop Diva
Date of Birth (Birthday) : 11 February 1984
Age (number of years,) : Age (as in 2018) 34 Years
in Feet Inches- 5' 9"
Sun sign / Zodiac sign : Aquarius
Eye Colour (eyesight ) : Brown
Born In (birth place) : Delhi, India
Nationality (country) : Indian
Religion (cast) : Hindu
Address (Hometown) : Delhi, India
Education (Study) : Education Qualifications:Not Known
College:Not Known
School:Not Known
Anushka Manchanda Family Details
Mother Name : Terry Manchanda
Siblings (Brothers & Sisters Name) : Brother- Shikhar Manchanda
Spouse / Partner / Husband Name : UnMarried
Anushka Manchanda Favorites, Hobbies, Social Links, Money Factor, Etc.
Hobbies : Reading fictions and nail art
Favorites (interesting) : Favourite Actor:Keanu Reeves and Naseeruddin Shah
Favourite Film:2 Days in Paris, Mr India, Omkara, Wake Up Sid and Underworld
Favourite Musician:Rekha Bhardwaj, Sunidhi Chauhan, Shreya Ghoshal, Alter Ego, Prodigy, Aerosmith, Bubble, Frou Frou, Sean Paul, Death Cab For Cutie, Reverse Polarity, Shkabang and Pentagram
Favourite Destination:Dharamsala
Favourite Food:Goan Fish curry and coriander chicken
Net Worth : Not Known
Famous As : Singer, VJ and Actress
Phone Number (Mobile Number) : Not-Known
Anushka Manchanda Family, Husband, Son, Daughter, Father, Mother, Children, Marriage, Boyfriends, Photos
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Anushka Manchanda Biography & Biodata
Anushka Manchanda is an Indian singer, actress, model and video jockey. She was born on February 11, 1984 in Delhi, India. She works in the South Indian film industry as well as in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi films. She made her screen debut with the movie Lions of Punjab Parents and was last seen as a candidate for the Comedy TV Show Comedy Nights Bachao. Anushka Manchanda Also very popular Singer, His first film Oh Mahirae on Film Manmadhan. She became popular as a member of Indiapop Girl Group Viva .
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Anushka was began his career in the Tamil film industry by singing the song '' O Mahire '' In 2004, the film Manmadhan under the direction of noted music composer Yuvan Shankar Raja. In 2006, she had her first opportunity to sing for a Hindi film, which was the title song of the film Golmaal, composed by Vishal-Shekhar. She also worked in Akapé in "I'm sorry", who went to the highly acclaimed critics. She made a video, singing a song called "What would you do?" Like an advertisement for Gray's Anatomy reruns on Star World. She has a successful career in Bollywood. His song "dum maro dum" in the movie "Dum Maro Dum" has gained immense popularity.
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Baijnath Temple Himachal pradesh – history, pooja timings and connectivity
Baijnath Temple – dedicate to lord shiva near to Beas valley, Himachal Pradesh
A holy blessed land located away from palampur in beas valley is popular for the name of lord shiva as Baijnath, which is the town in kangra district. Baijnath Temple is dedicated to lord shiva is an ancient temple in india built during the beginning of 13th century by ahuka and manukya was the two merchants in early years. Baijnath is the place of Himachal pradesh popular as the name of this temple. The idol of lord shiva is in the swayambhu form exist in the sanctum of the mandir that has five projections on each side which surrounded with a tall shikhara.
The present structure of this temple is not only the symbol of devotional spirit but also it showing the example of early medieval north temple architecture popular as nagara style of temples. The entrance to sanctum is through a vestibule that has a large square Mandapa in front with two massive balconies one each in north and south. The small porch of the mandapa hall leads to the idol of nandikesha, the holy vehicle of lord shiva. The overall structure of Baijnath Temple is covered by a high wall. Gardens of this temple is also a attracting factor.
The great story of baijnath temple is inscribed in the stone walls of the temple, which giving he evidences of the history of this beautiful architecture. Baijnath Temple become more crowded on the festival day of maha shivarathri.Except the main deity there are also established several sub deities inside the temple complex.
Baijnath Temple Himachal pradesh
How to reach:-
Buses- regular buses available from Baijnath to the temple
Train- No train services availabe from Baijnath Temple, nearest rail head is Amb andaura ata distance of 55 km
Airport- Gaggal airport(37 km away)
Daily pooja timings:- 6.00 am to 9.00 pm
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Amazon training videos coach Whole Foods staff on how to discourage unions
The Guardian obtained internal videos sent to Whole Foods management, coaching them on how to watch for unionizing
Michael Sainato
Thu 27 Sep 2018 11.33 EDT Last modified on Thu 27 Sep 2018 11.46 EDT
A sign promoting the Amazon Prime Now delivery service is displayed outside a Whole Foods store in Cincinnati on 8 February 2018. Photograph: John Minchillo/AP
Amazon-owned Whole Foods Market has stepped up its efforts to crack down on union activity among employees – instructing managers to watch out for warning signs of union activity and to tell possible union members that joining a union is a “roll of the dice”.
Following a mass email sent out on 6 September by Whole Foods employees seeking to coordinate with one another to discuss workplace issues and the prospect of forming a union, Amazon released training videos for managers in an attempt to head off union efforts.
The Guardian obtained Amazon training videos first reported by Gizmodo that were recently sent out to Whole Foods store management and team leaders (department managers), coaching them on how to union bust within their stores.
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“Bargaining is a roll of the dice. Things could get better for associates, but they could get worse or stay exactly the same,” said one cartoon character in the training video.
In another segment, the narrator noted a character could have blamed General Motors’ bankruptcy as a symptom of labor unions.
“Having a union could make it hard to stay competitive,” another character in a video segment said. “They don’t share our same values.”
During the same segment, the character cited that the majority of political donations from unions go to Democrats, and the narrator reaffirmed this characterization.
“A union severs the direct working relationship between associates and managers we value so highly,” the narrator added.
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One training video segment includes teaching managers how to find “warning signs” of unionization efforts, which included any employees who stick around after their shift has ended. Warning signs also included looking out for “union words” such as a “living wage”.
The training videos provide managers with tips and information on how to navigate around labor laws to prevent unionization efforts and how to express criticism toward union efforts without committing an unfair labor practice. “Avoid absolutes, speak in possibilities instead,” advised the narrator.
In one example cited in the video, the narrator said: “You would never threaten to close your building just because associates joined a union. But you might need to talk about how having a union could hurt innovation which could hurt customer obsession which could ultimately threaten the building’s continued existence.”
Over the past few weeks since the Whole Worker Community first announced its existence and sent a mass recruiting email to stores around the country, several Whole Foods employees have reported managers and team leaders being sent into training meetings on labor unions.
“They told us how as team leaders we are expected to toe the company line and be anti-union,” one Whole Foods employee who recently attended one of the meetings told the Guardian. “As team leaders we have been told that we are expected to support the company’s anti-union stance and that unions were good at the turn of the century, but aren’t necessary any more because the government has labor laws.”
Other Whole Foods workers claimed their management wasn’t forthright about the meetings focusing on unions. “I peeked into the store conference room and there was some slide up titled ‘WFM and Unions’, and I asked several team leaders about it afterwards who all declined to comment or made something up about it being about the new signage stuff,” one employee told the Guardian.
Another worker said their manager claimed the meetings were about the holidays.
In a statement, an Amazon spokesperson said of the union training videos: “We’re perplexed as to why Gizmodo takes issue with a company wanting to better engage its employees, train hundreds of managers to maintain an open and direct dialogue with associates, and create channels to drive innovation on behalf of the customer in a caring and inclusive environment. The reporter clearly cherry-picked soundbites from the video to meet his editorial objective and do not align with our view on how to create career opportunities for employees.
“In the US, the average hourly wage for a full-time associate in our fulfillment centers, including cash, stock and incentive bonuses is over $15/hour before overtime. That’s in addition to our full benefits package that includes health, vision and dental insurance, retirement, generous parental leave, and skills training for in-demand jobs through our Career Choice program, which has over 16,000 participants. We encourage anyone to come see for themselves by taking a tour at one of our fulfillment centers.”
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In praise of the mighty Megan Rapinoe: ‘I felt her defiance and I revelled in it’
The US footballer’s celebration after scoring against France showed a woman proud to defend her team, her ability, her gender and her sexuality against Donald Trump
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Mon 1 Jul 2019 12.55 EDT Last modified on Mon 8 Jul 2019 10.20 EDT
‘As proud as a sculpted bust’ ... Megan Rapinoe after scoring her first against France. Photograph: Franck Fife/AFP/Getty Images
It was after she scored the second of two goals against France that the image of the US footballer Megan Rapinoe was captured, her arms thrown out to the world, chest as proud as a sculpted bust. She had made herself as big as she could, settling in the ultimate power stance. As someone who has become an avid watcher of football this Women’s World Cup, who once felt I couldn’t play the game because of my gender, I felt her defiance, and I revelled in it.
Rapinoe has commandeered the global stage with pink-haired aplomb. In a video that was popularised last week she said, in no uncertain terms, that she would not be going to the White House if the US won the tournament. In response, Trump tweeted: “Megan should never disrespect our Country, the White House, or our Flag, especially since so much has been done for her & the team.”
Rapinoe bit back with two excellent goals last week against home nation France on Friday: the first pounding through the legs of the opposition, the second a sweeping shot to the goalie’s left. She might have said she regrets using a profanity when discussing the Trump visit, but the photo of her triumph was an instant “screw you” to an establishment that continues to violate LGBT rights.
Rapinoe, who is in a relationship with the basketball player Sue Bird, has been politically outspoken for some time. She took the knee in support of the NFL’s Colin Kaepernick and the Black Lives Matter movement in 2016, and has consistently spoken up for LGBT rights. She came out after the 2011 Women’s World Cup.
“I feel like sports in general are still homophobic, in the sense that not a lot of people are out,” she told Out magazine in 2012, speaking about her sexuality for the first time. “I feel everyone is really craving [for] people to come out. People want – they need – to see that there are people like me playing soccer for the good ol’ US of A.”
England are playing the US in the semifinals on Tuesday. While I want to believe football’s finally coming home, there will be one other person I’ll be rooting for on the balmy pitch – someone who can fight back against big, bad presidents, and blast a twirling, crafty shot into the back of the net.
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By Ariyana Love, (TLB) Staff Writer/Researcher
The LGBT & “P” Agenda
11 year old Desmond Napoles, hit Prime Time TV after his mother escorted him to a gay nightclub to perform in drag on October 4th, 2018. Dressed like Gwen Stefani, with a blonde wig, thick drag-like makeup and skimpy halter top, Desmond danced on stage in front of adult males for Dollar bills.
The performance was so inappropriate that some of the homosexual patrons walked out. Others complained to management. Instead of condemning the parents for pimping out their son, Good Morning America praised Desmond and brought him onto the show weeks later, celebrating him as a “trailblazing Drag kid.” That’s when his story went viral and a sinister agenda rolled out.
VIDEO: Desmond’s Gwen Stefanie performance is repeated at a gay nightclub in Brooklyn, NY, on February 23rd 2019.
Notice the upside down pentagram on the wall behind Desmond. That’s Baphomet/Satanic worship. This is an entirely inappropriate environment for a kid!
To some, Desmond’s performance may seem harmless. But for those who know the subculture of pedophilia and child sacrifice, to them this is deeply disturbing.The image which Desmond’s mother chose as the Youtube thumbnail, has Desmond’s mouth gaping open and is in itself, exploitative! This is a pedophiles wet dream.
You can’t tell me pedophiles weren’t in that audience. The boy was dancing for predators and that is in itself the epitome of Satanism.
Editors Note: I want to give a shout out to Youtuber “HeCsUsAll” for your in depth research. Your compassion inspired me to write this article. Peace be with you.
Desmond, who goes by the stage name “Desmond Is amazing,” has an Instagram account, a website and a Facebook fan page which are all openly managed by his mother, Wendy Lou Napoles.
“Wendy Lou” has her son listed as a “LGBTQ advocate and outspoken gay youth” on his website. Desmond’s Instagram Bio says Desmond’s “androgynous style” (Baphomet worship) was inspired by “RuPaul, the Club Kids, the Blitz Kids, Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, Marsha P. Johnson, Dragula, John Galliano, Alexander McQueen, and Commes Des Garçons.”
All of Desmond’s role models are linked to pedophilia, extreme drug abuse, degenerate club culture, sexual fetishes like infantilism and murder. Founded by Michael Alig in the 90’s, Club Kids were hard core drug abusers, exploring all kinds of sexual fetishes within NYC gay nightlife. Alig himself is a self-professed pedophile and convicted murder. We’ll talk more about him a little later in this article.
Blitz Kids were hard core homosexual clubbers and drug abusers from the 1980’s. Kieth Haring creates Satanic pedophilia artwork that you can find online. Marsha P. Johnson was a Drag sex worker and an Andy Warhal model. John Galliano is a gay, alcoholic, drug abusing fashion designer and Alexander McQueen committed suicide by hanging at age 40!
Lastly, Gwen Stefani attended the hideous Satanic/Pedophile Moca Gala event, in 2017. Despite the fact that Gwen “Stefani” is mainstream… none of these people are role models for children!
While there is nothing wrong with Drag as a creative art and as an expression of our sexual desires, there is no place for children in Drag. It’s entirely an adult sport and here’s why. Drag emulates adult female sexuality and sexual fetishes.
An Info Wars entertainer demonstrates it best:
VIDEO: “Liberals ‘Drag’ Kids Into Early Sexualization”
Drag activity is sexual activity. Including children in Drag is early sexualization. It crosses the line into pedophilia, most definitely!
Sex and sexual activity is only acceptable when it is between two consenting adults, not between an adult and a child. Child/adult “love” is pedophilia and it is a part of Satanic Ritual Abuse (SRA) and mind control.
It’s no wonder Desmond’s mother has been hotly criticized. Desmond’s Instagram and website photos demonstrate that Wendy has been taking her son to gay bars and nightclubs since he was at least 7 or 8 years old. as a mother myself, I can promise you that she is not a mother. She is a predator. Desmond has two predator parents, most definitely!
We know that this child began performing “Drag” by age 8 🙁if not sooner), when Desmund first hit tabloids after dancing in a Gay Pride Parade in NYC, in 2015.
Based on the seemingly endless photos of Desmond in elaborate Drag costumes, there are no photos of him exposed to any normal child activities. He is not seen with other children and from an early age he’s been easily accessible to predators. Is Drag the only activity Desmond’s been exposed to?
I’m going to speak my inner most thoughts to you:
Is Desmond being tortured? Is he actually a victim, under mind control? Is this child being sexually exploited on Prime Time TV? Are we going to stand by and let it happen?
Desmond is 11 going on 12. He has very little time left to be saved, if this is SRA. I call on the international community to demand a full and immediate investigation into Desmond’s case, before it’s too late. If he’s being groomed and surrounded by handlers,then time is of the essence. Otherwise, Desmond is doomed.
The level of indoctrination into the Satanic occult is something almost beyond comprehension, especially if you have not already been researching it for years. My father is a Holistic Doctor and I studied with him for years. I know how to spot trauma. I also raised a child that is high functioning autistic, like Desmond.
The photos on Desmond’s social media pages demonstrate his early sexualization and exploitation by his parents. There is disturbing Satanic and pedophilia imagery everywhere. Photo’s depicting Desmond with his mouth wide open and others where he’s wearing black angel wings (Lucifer and the fall). Desmond is standing in front of a black cube (Satan worship) in another photo, over-the-top black/white duality imagery is all over the place and many one eyed, Lucifer symbolism floods your screen as you scroll down, extending back about four years or so.
In an eerie interview with his mother, Wendy appears to be coaching Desmond to tell us that he “knew he was gay” at age two, which is also when he began watching RuPaul’s Drag. There is no way a child at the age of two, can comprehend what sex is, let alone have sexual preferences. That kind of thing is introduced to the child by adults. A two year old is also not going to know what Drag is without it being introduced to him.
Wendy disturbingly states in Desmond’s website bio that he “came out of the closet as homosexual when he was born.” How is that possible? Doesn’t that just scream agenda to you?
Here’s where things get really dark. There was a video released this year, with Desmond and a performance Drag Queen. Desmond asks the Drag Queen, “Do you do Ketamine on the couch?” The Drag Queen acts surprised and try’s to laugh it off.
Desmond then shows us how to snort Ketamine from the back of his hand!
Wowa! Stop the press!!
VIDEO: “Desmond is amazing Under Mind Control?”
What is Ketamine?
Ketamine is categorized as “dissociative anesthetic,” which is used in powdered or liquid form as an anesthetic, usually on animals. It can be injected, consumed in drinks, snorted, or added to joints or cigarettes. Ketamine is a sedative, used to block out pain.
How does Desmond know what Ketamine is and how does he know how to use it?
Youtuber Daisy Cousins points out something else that deeply disturbing in his interaction with the Drag Queen. Desmond mentions how the “P” should be added to the LGBT, at 6:35 in her video. The “P” by the way, stands for pedophilia. Did Desmond just reveal a greater agenda at play here?
HeCsUsAll Youtuber shows us a photo of Desmond from his Instagram at what appeared to be a Gay Pride Parade, but what was in fact a NAMBLA parade (at 15:50 of video). NAMBLA stands for North American Man/Boy Love Association.
In the photo Desmond is looking at the lower region of a half naked man wearing a Baphomet (Satan) costume. Desmond’s parents are taking him to pedophile conventions and placing him directly in harms way of Satanic predators.
Are we supposed to pass this off with political correctness? Ya, I’m sure in their twisted heads what they are doing is just beautiful. But I would bet money this boy is being groomed for something more sinister.
Remember Miley Cyrus? “She” had a following of millions of innocent little girls as Hanna Montana. Then as a youth, she led those girls to start twerking like beasts and kissing their friends, also with Katy Perry’s, “I Kissed A Girl.” This is social engineering / government mind control.
Wendy and her husband, Andrew Napoles, have both been unemployed for the past two years. They have raised money through GoFundMe pages in order to scrape by, on multiple occasions. The sexualization of their son however, could become quite lucrative for them.
In one video, Desmond is dancing on a black and white checkered floor with dozens of red roses scattered around him. This symbolism is notorious in Monarch Mind Control. The black and white checkered tiles represent duality and the fragmentation of the mind which is created through Satanic Ritual Abuse (SRA).
Red roses represent Rosicrucian occultism. There is also overt, one eyed Luciferian symbolism. We see this symbolism all throughout Hollywood and the Entertainment Industry. But what the hell is it doing in a child’s video? No pun intended.
How are the parents able to afford all of Desmond’s outlandish Drag costumes and high production videos? They are certainly getting help from somewhere.
Just this year, Wendy put Desmond on a billboard advertisement on the NYC Times Square Viacom building, with a known pedophile symbol on his face! The symbol stands for “Little Boy Lover” and was passed to the FBI by Wikileaks in 2007. It’s used by the FBI to identify and detect the secrete code language and code symbols used by pedophiles to communicate with each other.
A Times Square add cannot be cheap.
Satanic Ritual Abuse
Now we come to the most distressing news of all. Wendy does in fact put Desmond into the hands of known predators, which is common in SRA. Last year, Desmond appeared on Michael Alig’s Youtube channel called Peeew. Desmond is seen sitting between Alig and another ultra creepy guy, drinking from miniature tea cups. Desmond looks drugged out, droopy eyed and says he “couldn’t remember” things when he was asked simple questions. Desmond’s parents were nowhere to be seen.
Once again, Alig is known for establishing a hard core clubbing and drug culture in the 90’s in NYC, called The Club Kids. He popularized infantilism. Alig is also a self proclaimed “chicken hawk” (pedophile) and a convicted murderer. He spent 17 years in prison for killing his best friend, a drug dealer named Angel Melendez.
Alig bludgeoned Angel on the back of the head during a heated argument over drugs. Alig left his friends body in the bathtub to rot for 3 days, before chopping him into pieces and dumping him into the Hudson River. Alig reportedly boasted to many people about murdering his friend. It was food for the attention whore and narcissist (psychopath) and he ate it up.
Alig was released from prison in 2014. Don’t think for one second that he is reformed . In February of 2017, Alig was again arrested for smoking meth and criminal trespassing. Six months later, Wendy facilitates Desmond’s appearance on Alig’s Youtube channel! A great choice of a role model for your kid, “Mom.”
Alig has already confessed during multiple TV interviews to liking boys that are in their young teens. He also confessed to finding underage boys and “grooming them” to become homosexuals. A chicken hawk by the way, is a term for an adult male predator who likes underage boys.
Now let’s watch this presentation below, from HeCsUsAll Youtuber, addressing the insidious nature of Desmond’s appearance on Alig’s Youtube channel at 6:25 in the video below. It’s painfully apparent the grave danger this child is in.
VIDEO: “Is Desmond is amazing Being Drugged?
Behind Desmond, on the wall is a painting made by Alig, depicting a child with legs bound together, jumping rope. The word “Rohypnol” is written in the bottom right hand corner. Rohypnol, also known as “roofies” on the street, is a date rape drug. You can watch Alig and his creepy sidekick defending the Rohypnol in his painting here.
Roofies and Ketamine are both drugs reportedly used on children during Satanic Ritual Abuse SRA, to sedate them. This is according to SRA survivors and related eyewitness testimony. You can hear highly credible SRA testimony at the International Tribunal for Natural Justice.
Now here comes the connection to PizzaGate and PedoGate. James Alefantis congratulated Alig on his release from jail in 2014, in his Instagram post:
Incidentally, one of Desmond’s supposed role models, Marsha P. Johnson, was also found dead floating in the Husdon River. Although his death was initially ruled a suicide, friends and other members of the local community insisted that Johnson was not suicidal and referred to the massive wound found on the back of Johnson’s head.
Johnson’s death in 1992, was initially ruled a “suicide” but was later classified as “unsolved”when the case was revisited briefly, in 2016. New evidence came to light from an unnamed witness who told that he saw a man fighting with Johnson on the Christopher Street pier the night he died. The man claimed the assailant bragged about calling Johnson homophobic slurs and about murdering him. The correlating patterns between Angels murder in 1996 and Johnson’s unsolved death four years later, is uncanny.
This brings me to Desmond’s strange admission while being interviewed by his mother. The questions are contrite and clearly aimed at gaining the audiences’ sympathy and acceptance.
In the video, Desmond’s mother asks him “what scares you the most these days?” Desmond replies, “Being murdered.” When she asks him “By who,” Desmond replies, “A serial killer.” This is not a child’s answer and it sent chills up my spine.
On Desmond’s Instagram profile, it says that he’s the “World’s youngest Club Kid.” I can’t imagine any mother aspiring her child to be a degenerate Club Kid. With over 200,000 views, this Youtuber theorizes that Wendy has a hybristophilic obsession with Alig and has instilled this obsession in her son. Please begin watching at 10:20 in the video to view the evidence:
VIDEO: They Party Monster
Note also that at 24:55 of this video, Alig and his creepy sidekick clearly state that “all” their “friends” are “Satanists“ as Alig laughs and flashes the devil horns on his right hand.
Now I must be sure to emphasize that while most pedophiles are homosexuals, not all homosexuals are pedophiles.!There are plenty of homosexuals and Drag Queens absolutely appalled by what’s being done to Desmond. They are openly expressed their strong disapproval of children performing in gay bars. You can view some of their comments after 7:35 in this Youtube video.
But one thing is for certain. Desmond is surrounded by predators. The child may have also been sexually groomed and abused, potentially since his birth. Given the connections here, his parents might even be members of a Satanic pedophile cult and Desmond could very well be an SRA victim, under mind control. He is on the high functioning autistic spectrum, according to Wikipedia.
Regardless of speculation, anyone can see that Desmond’s childhood is being sacrificed for a greater agenda which is normalizing pedophilia in our minds, through mass media and Desmond’s parents are clearly exploiting him for monetary gain.
If boys want to dress up and dance around in women’s clothes, there is nothing wrong with that. But parading a child in front of pedophiles and predators at occult gay bars, dressed in sexual fetishes, is child endangerment. Let’s call it what it is. We cannot turn a blind eye to this and we cannot allow it to be normalized, either. The next thing we know, “elite” pedophiles will be passing laws legalizing sexual consent to children that are 3 years old and one day!
I do believe that just as Desmond said, this is part of a greater agenda to put the “P” in LGBT. Pedophilia has no place in Drag. It has no place in the LGBT or Q community. An article in Gay Star Support magazine, condemns attempts by pedophiles to infiltrate the LGBT community and incorporating their flag with LGBT. Everyone must push back against this.
The proper authorities must investigate Desmond’s safety, immediately. Just imagine for a moment that this were an 11-year-old little, girl dancing on a stage at a nightclub called 3 Dollar Bill. Don’t you think there would be societal uproar? Why then do we so readily embrace the abuse of a little boy and allow our children to be sexualized through Drag?
One more thing.. Wendy Lou has also founded Haus of Amazing with the goal of “bringing young drag kids and drag adults, together.” Remember, children and sexual fetishes equals PEDOPHILIA.
VIDEO: Please watch, “Pedophile Agenda”
RITUAL CHILD SACRIFICE
Here are some of the disturbing images on Desmond’s social media pages, below. I recommend also reading this article titled: “The Exploitation of “Drag Kid” Desmond Is Amazing.”
Desmond with the one eye symbolism displayed on his Instagram
Desmond with a sexual Drag fetish one eye symbolism…
Desmond is featured in an ad campaign for the brand Gypsy Sport. The models alongside him appear young and show explicit imagery that had to be censored by The Vigilant Citizen.
Desmond doing one eye symbolism with a pentagram (Satanic star)…
Desmond daunting some Satanic, Luciferian fallen angel Drag, for VOGUE magazine..
Here is a photo of 8-year-old “Lactacia,” the world’s youngest “Drag kid” posing with a nude, male Drag Queen… The Pedophile Agenda! This is heavy!!
Here is “Lactacia”(Deamon name) posing in a Pizza tee-shirt. Red Alert!! This is not a girl. He is a little boy being abused for public pleasure because some sickos get off on it.
“Pedophiles who sexually abuse children as well as those who produce, distribute, and trade child pornography, are using various types of identification logos or symbols to recognize one another and distinguish their sexual preferences.” – Pizza is an FBI listed pedophile code word/symbol for “girl.”
“Below is a painting by Kim Noble – a survivor of trauma-based mind control. One series of paintings depict the abuse of an MK slave in a setting that features intense dualistic patterns and a rose.” – The Vigilant Citizen reports.
Incidentally, I left a comment on Desmond’s Youtube channel questioning his Wendy’s judgement for letting her son dance at a gay bar for money and the comment was removed within minutes. Within 4-6 hours my news website, Occupy Palestine TV (www.occupypalestine.tv) was hacked. I always know It’s always a clear indication that I’m onto something “hot” when one of our websites is hacked.
(By the way, do not message the Facebook page because it’s a phishing attempt.)
Here is a screenshot:
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Until Steve Bannon and Bob Mercer threw their weight (and Mercer’s not inconsiderable finance) behind the campaign, everything was running smoothly- that is, Trump’s ratings were woeful and he was almost definitely about to lose. But with the massive injection of cash from weirdo multi-billionaire fund manager Mercer (who is described in the book as a spectrum pinging, monosyllabic lurker who won't look you in the eye), the covert social media manipulation of Cambridge Analytica, and Bannon’s own provision of what Trump had fundamentally lacked – namely a core belief system designed to appeal to white America– suddenly, disastrously for all concerned, Donald went from farce to a contender.
Wolff describes the emotions Trump passed through as he realised he may end up winning the one and only competition he wanted to lose; from disbelief to outright horror, to something more terrible again – a new found certainty that, yes, he Donald Trump actually wanted and deserved to be President of the United States of America.
There was a problem; with Trump never intending to be president, he was completely unprepared for the job he tumbled into. Most presidents have spent a lifetime preparing for the role. Trump spent around ten weeks. Wolff describes the inevitable, near continuous shitshow that unfurls from his coronation onwards with some glee. Trump’s instinct is to run government as he would one of his companies; hire yes men, crooks and family members, take all the credit if he blunders his way to success and pin any failures onto the nearest sap. No one has a clue what they are meant to be doing, and the teams that Trump pulls together – often making appointments based on whatever the last person he’d spoken to suggested – are packed with oddballs, incompetents and nutters. “Sean Spicer,” Wolff notes of the unfortunate press officer “who was meant to explain what people did and why, could not because nobody had a job and nobody could do a job.”
The politicking amongst the inner circle is reminiscent of a medieval court (a comparison Bannon is comfortable with, describing himself as Trump’s ‘Cromwell’), with Trump, a McDonald’s guzzling man-child as it’s chaotic, clueless centre, bestowing favour and fury alike. Most of the book's most salacious revelatoins have already been much publicised; Trump tucked up in bed at 6.30pm, wolfing cheeseburgers and watching three TVs whilst giving long rambling phone calls to whichever member of press he wanted to impress; the story of Trump barely able to focus on the learning about the constitution past the fourth amendment- it's all as car crash compelling as you'd expect. Meanwhile the closest members of his retinue, namely Jared Kushner and Steve Bannon, are constantly, comically, manoeuvring against each other; at one point Wolff details that Kushner has been briefing Rupert Murdoch to brief Trump against Bannon. Meanwhile Bannon leaks to the press about Kushner, darkly alluding to Russian connections yet to come. Round and round they go.
The finest summery of events comes in a widely circulated internal White House email attributed to Trump’s economic advisor Gary Cohn (and he’s yet to deny these are his words), one of the few high ranking figures in the White House to have any job-relevant experience, Cohn sounds more abductee than employee –
“It’s worse that you can imagine – an idiot surrounded by clowns, Trump won’t read anything. He gets up halfway through meetings with world leaders because he is bored. His staff are no better… Kushner is an entitled baby who knows nothing. Bannon is an arrogant prick who thinks he’s smarter than he is. Trump is less a person than a collection of terrible traits. No one will survive the first year other than his family. I hate the work but feel I need to stay because I’m the only person there with a clue what he’s doing… I am in a constant state of shock and horror.”
The impression is that every single member of the ruling executive body is an Ignatius Reilly figure – considering themself a genius surrounded by dunces, unable to see that the joke is, in fact, on them. And of course at the heart of it is the biggest dunce of all – the ‘very stable genius’ Donald J Trump.
....Actually, throughout my life, my two greatest assets have been mental stability and being, like, really smart. Crooked Hillary Clinton also played these cards very hard and, as everyone knows, went down in flames. I went from VERY successful businessman, to top T.V. Star.....
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 6, 2018
....to President of the United States (on my first try). I think that would qualify as not smart, but genius....and a very stable genius at that!
In Wolff’s telling, Trump is a near illiterate child of wild temper and little knowledge. He’s not necessarily a bad guy – he’s just out for Trump and Trump alone, pliable one minute, recalcitrant the next, a spoilt, deeply insecure and thin-skinned child who needs to his ego constantly molly-coddled. With his love of wrestling, reality TV and brash celebrity he has lived “like Hulk Hogan, as a fictional character”. He barely reads the briefings given to him, and only u-turns on intervening in Syria after Ivanka shows him a presentation made up of “big pictures”. It’s doubtful then, that he’s ever going to wade through all 22 chapters of Wolff’s work (even if it is centred round his favourite topic) – but he’s still tweeting spluttering responses. Never in danger of following the maxim that a tiger need not declare its stripes, Trump has been refuting Wolff’s questioning of his IQ by describing himself as “like, very smart”. And it’s these seething, self-righteous responses to The Fire and Fury that have been the greatest confirmation of the books’ veracity.
But here also lies the irony – no matter how entertaining the book is (and it is entertaining, more so than any political book of recent years, how could it not be?), and no matter how much Donald denies Wolff’s claims, the unattributed quotes and behind the scenes conversations can’t hold a candle to the very public and completely nutso things he says and does every single day. Consider which is more surprising; that Steve Bannon, a bitter, sclerotic loser elevated after years of mediocrity should openly despise the silver spoon liberal Jared Kushner? Or that Trump is willing to tweet about launching nukes as though he’s waving his dick about? That a president with little experience is mocked by government insiders? Or that a man can be heard on tape talking about literally sexually assaulting women and still be elected? We’re already a long way down the rabbit hole, and if you need this book to confirm that, you’ve not been paying attention.
So there’s little in The Fire and Fury that hasn’t already been guessed at. Since Trump’s blatant inauguration lies onwards (the biggest inaugeration ever!), he’s openly displayed his mendacity and petty obsessions for the world to see. Of course he’s a liar, of course he doesn’t have much grasp on what he’s talking about, and of course he’s more interested in what people say about him than he is about the minutiae of health policy – all of this has been plain as day. If there is anything really revealed in the book, it’s a close insight into the nature of secretive, perennial shitbag Steve Bannon, a shabby, delusional Machiavelli who really believed – despite all the evidence of his 60+ years- that he was the white knight who was going to burn Capitol Hill clean. The recurrent theme in the book is that Trump has no real political ideology beyond his barely informed gut instinct, which is just as likely to veer to the left as it is to the right. ObamaCare, for example, was a system he barely understood but broadly favoured - if only it could be rebranded TrumpCare... But he’s supremely easy to influence (except when he isn’t – consistency isn’t a strong suit), something Bannon exploited to the full. However, Bannon mistook his brief months of favour for the start of “50 years of Trumpism” – ie 50 years of Bannonism. He was a fixture at Trump’s elbow, advocating for an alt-right wet dream of shock and awe, instituting the Muslim travel ban with the express purpose of enraging liberals, tearing up the climate agreement for much the same reason, everything beholden to a nationalist, isolationist agenda that would reassert that greatest of myths; that flabby, aging white men with bad skin and no joy truly were the best of us all.
Unfortunately for Bannon, he hadn’t paid enough attention to the Cohn email – he wasn’t family and thus, just like everyone else in Trump's life, his days were numbered. Now, as always happens, he’s out on his arse, ditched by the Donald. Apparently the Mercers have followed suit, ad he's lost his job at Breitbart as well. Now he’s reduced to publishing humiliating, grovelling statements begging Trump to love him once more. Poor Steve-o; despite all his chest puffing bullshit about ‘waging total war’ against the political elite and being ‘Darth Vader’ (lol), he lasted just under a year close to power.
With Bannon out of the picture, the direction of the American administration under Trump – if Wolff is to be believed anyway– will substantially alter. This gives the book the air of closing the first chapter of the strangest presidency of modern times. Bannon is out, and Javanka, the mocking portmanteau shorthand for Jared and Ivanka, are now Trump’s closest advisors. Whether that means that their liberal, NYC sensibilities will have some sway is another matter (both have been Democrat voters in the past), but there is -currently at least- no one with the chaotic, nihilism of Bannon intent on kicking off a brutal culture war from the heart of DC. Is it better for the world that the slick Republic machine is likely to step into the void? We'll find out soon enough.
It’s a shame there’s not more in the book on the Mercers – shadowy figures behind the rise of Trump, they remain enigmatic, as do the motivations of the hordes of Americans who voted for Trump despite of - because of - his clear unsuitability. A more complete book would have had Wolff as curious about the how and why of Trump’s triumph as the way it played out. At this stage there is no telling whether Trump is a wild fluke of the new millennium, or the outlier of an all new age. Wolff isn’t offering an opinion either way. .
Still, The Fire and Fury has all the drama and overblown characters of any of the greatest of reality TV that Trump so loves. It’s impact has been instantaneous, a remarkable media event in a time when remarkable media events are commonplace. The book has caused anger, analysis and no small amount of hilarity from all sides. Most inevitable of all, Donald has tweeted.
Michael Wolff is a total loser who made up stories in order to sell this really boring and untruthful book. He used Sloppy Steve Bannon, who cried when he got fired and begged for his job. Now Sloppy Steve has been dumped like a dog by almost everyone. Too bad! https://t.co/mEeUhk5ZV9
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PG&E seeks $10.9 million in bonuses for key…
PG&E seeks $10.9 million in bonuses for execs amid wildfire woes, bankruptcy
A dozen PG&E execs deemed to be "key employees" are in line for bonuses even though company is broke
Water drops are made on the fire line burning around PG&E transmission towers, Monday, November 12, 2018, east of Pulga,Calif. The deadly Camp Fire was first reported burning a few miles west up Highway 70. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
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PG&E is seeking several million dollars in bonuses for key executives, despite its financial woes that triggered a bankruptcy linked to a string of lethal wildfires and other debts, according to a regulatory filing on Thursday from the utility.
The request to pay nearly $11 million in bonuses would require approval by a U.S. Bankruptcy Court where PG&E is enmeshed in a Chapter 11 proceeding to restructure its shattered finances. PG&E’s effort to provide a dozen key executives with the special incentives was revealed in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.
“The key employee incentive program was developed with the assistance of the advisors of PG&E to provide incentive-based compensation to the participants based on near-term safety, operational and financial goals,” PG&E said in the filing.
The bonuses are expected to cost an estimated $10.9 million, PG&E said in the regulatory documents.
William “Bill” Johnson, who was named PG&E’s chief executive officer, isn’t eligible for the key employee incentive program.
PG&E sought bankruptcy protection on Jan. 29 to ward off a menacing mountain of liabilities and wildfire-linked claims in a Chapter 11 proceeding that listed $51.69 billion in debts.
Deadly blazes in both 2017 and 2018 have been directly linked to PG&E’s equipment as the principal cause of the infernos.
In October 2017, a series of fatal wildfires torched the North Bay Wine Country and nearby regions. State fire investigators have determined that PG&E’s equipment caused 17 of these blazes.
In November 2018, a wildfire roared through Butte County and essentially destroyed the town of Paradise. This disaster, nicknamed the Camp Fire, killed 85. State experts have determined that PG&E’s equipment caused the Butte County fire.
PG&E also is a convicted felon after a federal jury in 2016 found the company guilty for crimes it committed before and after a fatal explosion that killed eight people and destroyed a San Bruno neighborhood in 2010.
The company said 50 percent of the bonuses will be paid with cash and 50 percent with restricted stock, the SEC document stated.
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“Actual payouts will depend on performance achieved in 2019,” PG&E said in the filing.
George Avalos
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When the Starrs Align
Marie Harte
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Total-e-Bound
Erotic Romance, M�nage or more, Paranormal Romance, Vamps & Shifters Romance
Regan wants vengeance on the Starr brothers. They want her. But when dealing with warlocks under a blood moon, love trumps revenge�every time.
Regan Riley has come to town for a little revenge. Before the Starr brothers become too powerful to take down, she's going to bully the bullies. But when the tables are turned, she finds it hard to deny the sexy warlocks who need her more than they know.
Ten years ago Regan Riley left town to save herself from the scourge of the Starrs. Twin brothers Chance and Warrick tormented her one too many times, so her father ships her away to safety. But when he asks her to return to celebrate a once in a lifetime event, she's all for it. Before the twins ascend and grow more powerful than she can handle, she's going to show them what it's like to be bullied.
Chance and Warrick have been looking for the shapeshifting beauty for years. Some out of control magic in their youth made her miserable, and they want her back. But when the tricky cat tries pranking them, they decide on another way of apologizing. In bed. Sure, they need a familiar or a bonded lover to help them survive their Becoming during the blood moon. But no way in hell they'll ask Regan for help and risk hurting her. They lost her once before. They can't do it again. They'd rather die knowing she's safe than lose her to vampires when the blood moon takes hold. But when Regan wrestles the decision from their hands, it's do or die. Because this time, losing her isn't an option.
Book Review by BookAddict (reviewer)
Oct 12, 2013 [ OFFICIAL REVIEW ]
93 people found the following review helpful
Sandwiched between handsome powerful twin males, how is this not a fantasy come true? When the two men are the bullies of your childhood. Regan is a late blooming feline shifter. Her father is a warlock with powerful magic. Her mother was a shifter which dilutes Regan's blood and turns her into a low rung mongrel in the eyes of the powerful warlocks and witches.
The Starr brothers, Chance and Warrick, are the two most powerful warlocks on the cusp of their "Becoming". They need a third to help them channel their magic and that person is Regan. Unfortunately for them, Regan wants to have nothing to do with them due to their unfortunate series of childhood mishaps.
Ms Harte is an awesome writer. Her stories are always enjoyable because her comedic timing is perfect. She creates endearing characters. Even her "evil" mother-in-law character isn't really evil. Chance and Warrick's mother is focused and determined. She's also intimidating. What is amusing about this story is the reveal of the pranks from two sets of eyes. When Regan exposes her hurt over each painful act, the Starr brothers cringe and explain their intent. It's hilarious when the truths are revealed. At least the reader will find humour even if Regan does not.
The world building in this story is a bit weaker than the others written by Ms Harte. It could be that she's withholding information so she can provide more in future installments of this series. If this is a standalone, then the world will crumble under the lightest scrutiny. Still, the sex is hot. Who wouldn't want to be the filling between two charming twins with kinky leanings? To enjoy orgasm after orgasm at the hands of talented men is a hardship, but someone's gotta do it. Regan suffers through the exquisite torture all in the name of helping to save the town. Somehow the other women competing for Chance and Warrick's attention don't see it the same way. Ms. Harte is always a good read when it comes to naughty misbehaviours.
This paranormal romance is recommended for kinky m�nage lovers.
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Change location: Sydney
Welcome to The School of Life Sydney
How To Develop Self-Knowledge
In Ancient Greece, the philosopher Socrates famously declared that the unexamined life was not worth living. Asked to sum up what all philosophical commandments could be reduced to, he replied: ‘Know yourself.’
Self-knowledge is important for one central reason: because it offers us a route to greater happiness and fulfilment. It is only with an accurate sense of who we are that we can make reliable decisions - particularly around love and work.
Unfortunately, this type of self-awareness is devilishly hard to acquire. Our minds are hugely skilled at hiding truths from our conscious grasp, and squeamish about ideas that challenge our existing views of ourselves. It can therefore take dedicated time, and external guidance, to overcome these obstacles and begin to understand our true selves.
How to Develop Self-Knowledge teaches us:
Techniques to understand our own minds
How to clarify vague and almost-out-of-reach emotions and thoughts
How to combat the tendency to avoid important insights into who we really are
How to understand the emotional dynamics of childhood
How we appear to others
What we are not easily able to see about ourselves
This class takes us on one of the most exciting journeys: into our deepest, most elusive selves. We come away armed with a newly clarified sense of our distinctive personalities, what we need to watch out for, and what our priorities and potential might be.
6.15 pm Drinks & welcome in our classroom
6.30 pm Class begins (short break included)
9.30 pm Class finishes
'Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit.'
– E.E. Cummings
Brandon Srot is a psychotherapist who dedicates his professional life to developing human potential and connection. His Sydney-based consultancy offers a suite of services in psychotherapy, leadership development and facilitation, allowing him to work with a wide range of individuals, couples, groups and organisations that seek change and transformation. Brandon brings over 15 years of professional service and senior leadership experience to his work. He is a faculty member of the Masa Leadership Centre in Israel and is the Chief Facilitation Officer of the LaunchPad Australia Retreat. Brandon is a Senior Fellow of the Schusterman Fellowship, a graduate of the Nachum Goldman Fellowship and was the recipient of the inaugural Jewish Changemaker Award. He also works with criminal offenders through Corrective Services NSW, is an endorsed sexuality and gender diversity trainer and is a former pro bono therapist for the Aids Council of New South Wales (ACON). Brandon holds qualifications in counselling, human change and Gestalt therapy and has completed trainings in embodied leadership, adaptive leadership and facilitation in the USA and Australia.
Sophi Bruce is a learning designer, facilitator, coach and social researcher. She joined TSOL Sydney as a core faculty member in 2015 and teaches across the public and business curriculums. Sophi currently holds senior roles with the University of Technology Sydney and Adaptive Leadership Australia working with a range of people and contexts that focus on thinking differently, leadership impact and adapting to change. She has enjoyed a varied life and career across two sides of the globe and has a First Class Honours degree and Masters in Communication. Sophi is inspired by the wisdom and progress that comes from purposeful and stimulating interactions. She teaches ethics to primary school children, sings in a local community choir and has a penchant for travel and music festivals. She has authored a range of research reports on leadership, social impact and digital futures and regularly contributes to articles and forums on resilience, self-care and purpose. She remains proud of her teenage-self coming first in a short story competition judged by Roald Dahl.
Core Class
How to be Sociable
How to be Serene
spring intensive
5 day school
Social Nights
conversation & philosophy
When and where:
Tue 6 Aug 2019 6:30pm – 9:30pm
The School of Life, 370 Bourke St, Surry Hills NSW 2010
Class starts at 6.30pm sharp and runs for three hours including a short break. Drinks and nibbles from 6.15pm.
Ticketing:
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Please note that we are unable to offer refunds or transfers with less than 10 days cancellation notice before the original class date. If you require a refund please contact us as per below.
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If you have any questions, please email us, call us on +61 481 263 041 (Box office open 12-2pm Tuesday to Saturday) or visit our shop and classroom upstairs at 370 Bourke St, Surry Hills NSW 2010.
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Nick O'Low / June 25, 2019
Nowadays, everyone takes their phone everywhere. With the advent of smartphones including high speed internet, GPS and even thermal cameras, our phones can become much more than simple contact machines.
In each category in this article I have found the very best apps to improve your chances of survival in tough situations, and provide accurate, up to date information on the world around you.
Navigation, GPS and Weather
OSmAnd (IOS | Android)
OSmAnd is a highly capable map and navigation app. The app draws on a wealth of different data, using OpenStreetMap (an open source global mapping project) and wiki data together to provide as much information as possible, all of which is updated at least once a month.
The data is displayed in layers and options, which can be switched on and of depending on what you need. These include showing different road surface types, nautical data for sea or inland waterways, topographic features (altitude and hill shading), public foot- and bicycle-routes and public transport. For phones with less storage, it is also possible to choose to download only city street maps, as they requires much less space.
While a map alone is useful, of course navigational capability is very important too. OSmAnd can provide spoken direction, can plot routes including intermediate waypoints and conditions like avoiding certain road-types, and (when used online) announce up to date traffic warnings for your journey.
All in all, OSmAnd is a huge and feature-rich navigational resource, well worth the premium version.
Compass Eye (IOS | Android)
Compared with traditional high end compasses, a compass app can offer all of the functionality at a fraction of the cost (or just for free), and are always visible in the dark. On the other hand, a mechanical compass will never run out of battery and can be easier to use with a map.
Of all the compass apps out there, Compass Eye has to be one of the best. A real time compass, the app overlays the bearing of any object on a real time view through the camera. It can be configured to use True or Magnetic North, and to adjust automatically for declination (sometimes called variation) based on its location.
In the viewfinder, the app can handle up to 8X digital zoom, display date, time and GPS and location, and can show red and green bearing lines, collision bearings and triangulation bearings. On top of all this, the app also includes a map view displaying your route and position. Admittedly some of these are fairly marine-specific features, but the app certainly has huge potential for anyone who spends time outdoors.
The app can even be coupled with the FLIR one to enable thermal imaging navigation.
Compass Eye is developed by Pocket Mariner, who also produce some other very clever seafaring apps. Perhaps not for everyone, but any sailing survivalists out there should definitely take a look.
Starwalk 2 (IOS | Android)
Building on the success of its predecessor Starwalk, Starwalk 2 is a realtime stargazing app, which shows you the names and locations of all the celestial objects above you, even in daytime, as well as information about what they are. You can also look at different areas of the sky from your current position, and rewind or fast-forward time to see how objects move.
Vito Technology, who develop the app, also produce Skylive, a monitoring and forecasting app for stargazing weather (cloud cover, visibility etc.).
PocketGrib (IOS | Android)
PocketGrib is a mobile reader for GRIB files, large raw weather data sets which are used in forecasting. Although complex to begin with, GRIB data is far more comprehensive and ultimately more useful than simpler forecasts you might see on the news (a free online source of GRIB data can be found at Weather Online) and is worth learning to interpret.
Of the many GRIB file viewers available for mobile devices, PocketGrib combines a wide range of features with a reasonable user interface, making it the best choice for weather forecast data. It can display wind speed and direction, precipitation, pressure, temperature, sea state, cloud cover, humidity and CAPE (Convective Atmospheric Potential Energy).
The app can animate the weather forecast, keep all information offline (if your phone has enough storage) and choose which factors you do or don’t want displayed.
Red Panic Button (iOS | Android)
Red Panic Button might just save your life one day. This app keeps a big red button on your phone’s screensaver (and can be linked to a similar function on most smartwatches too), to be pressed in a crisis situation. The app then sends a customisable SMS and/or email and/or tweet to everyone in the list of contacts you assign to it.
The message includes custom text along with your current location and address (as a google maps link), and in the IOS version can include ‘supplementary data’ (including local time when the readings were taken).
First Aid by the Red Cross (iOS | Android)
Under the ‘learn’ tab the Red Cross First Aid app delivers detailed information on injury treatment and basic medicine, set out under a system of different injury categories. Under the ‘emergency’ tab you will find detailed step-by-step instructions for what do in an emergency, and a big red button to call 911.
As well as the medical information, the app includes disaster preparedness tips and checklists, ad links to other Red Cross apps and resources.
CitizenAid (IOS | Android)
CitizenAid’s slogan is ‘be prepared, not scared’, which sounds like a pretty good start. Designed by ex-combat medic Tim Hodgetts, the app is built to educate people about what to do in a major public crisis such as a terrorist attack.
The information is comprehensive, but delivered in simple, annotated illustrations, covering a wide range of possible scenarios (shootings, stabbings ,bombing, serious bleeding, breaks and burns). The app has been especially praised for it’s detailed coverage of communication with emergency services during calls, and then again when handing the patient over to the services. All of this is available offline, for free.
All smartphones now come with a timer built into the clock app. Although this is not really a recommendation, it is worth being aware that a timer can be incredibly useful in first aid.
Tourniquets need accurate timing to be effective, and the best thing do if someone has a fit is to time it (and of course ring an ambulance, but time it so the ambulance can be told how long they fit for).
Koch Method Morse Code Trainer (Android | IOS)
Some say that morse code is outdated and useless, but it often remains the one mode of communication which will get through when nothing else can ad has been shown time and again to be crucial in survival situations.
Over time many different methods of teaching and learning Morse have been tried and tested, and the Koch method has always come out on top.
It works by teaching the student each letter as a ‘unit’ rather than teaching dots and dashes and then combining them (as other methods did) and uses no visualization techniques (which will slow you down in the long run).
As well as the app, you might want to supplement your learning with a similar website, and eventually even apply for an assessment to prove your skills.
Morse Code Translator (Morse-It IOS | M3 Android)
Morse code translator apps can be great for practice and the flexibility of a smartphone means you can learn to use different types of key (using a ‘straight key’ to send Morse is a very different skill from an iambic paddle).
Of course if you are caught short, before having a chance to practice, you can always use a morse translator app.
M3 for Android can translate a typed message to morse and vice versa, and output 1-bit sound in real time. For some reason, IOS seems to have much better provision for morse translation.
Morse-It can translate from English to Morse and back again when given a text input, and can interpret and translate real sound morse entered through a microphone. The app also supports recording and exporting messages in morse, and has a premium version including prosigns and Q codes (morse abbreviations) and a high degree of personalisation.
Electronic Toolbox (IOS only)
Electronic Toolbox is a combination of spec-sheets and specialist calculators for electronic components and circuit structures (with formulae for reference), designed to stop you having to look up the same information for different components again and again.
At the time of writing there are at least 77 tools available, and more to come with each update. All features (except large datasheets) are available offline and updated ‘over the air’. It even includes a specialist keyboard for easier entry of SI units and hexadecimal values.
For large planned projects, the app can collate all the information, formulae, reference and calculations you will need into one ‘project’, which can then export part lists and circuit diagrams to icloud and dropbox.
RF-Toolbox is a similar app for radio HAMs and engineers, by the same developer.
Useful Skills
SAS Survival Guide (IOS | Android)
The incredibly popular SAS Survival Guide written by John ‘Lofty’ Wiseman is now available as an app, including the full text of the original book, photos of edible plants, a morse code signalling system, demonstrational videos of the skills covered, a solar compass, universal search to scan the book for relevant info and a survival quiz to test how much you have learned!
iNaturalist (IOS | Android)
iNaturalist is an international community of naturalists and nature enthusiasts, who use the app to contribute observations of the natural world to create a constantly improving, real time map of sightings of different species of flora and fauna.
While this will help improve your awareness of the natural world around you, it also helps to identify plants, animals and fungi, and links to information about their properties and uses (for food, for medicine, or for anything else).
Cybertracker
While not technically an app in itself, Cybertracker is a desktop software suite, specifically designed for building apps for tracking animals. This way, Cybertracker enables users to produce (with relative ease – Cybertracker does not require significant knowledge of programming) custom made apps specifically for their needs.
The apps which can be created are diverse (see here for a range which are publically available) and new features are being added all the time, but essentially Cybertracker lends itself to data collection apps for animal spoor, which can then manipulate, collate and find patterns in data in very useful ways.
Animated Knots (IOS | Android)
Tying knots is an essential skill for survival., The Animated knots app is far and away the best app resource ou there for knots. The website by ‘grog’ has built up a solid reputation for having every knot you could possibly need, clearly explained with animated pictures and comments on its use. The app allows you to access all of this, all the time, offline. Well worth it.
Overall, mobile phones are perhaps not the best survival tools. They have limited battery life, small screens, and many of their functions rely on a cell connection. However! Making the best of potentially poor tools is what the survival mindset is all about, and these apps certainly won’t do you any harm.
About Nick O'Low
Nick O'Low first went camping at six, lit his first fire by seven, and learnt to throw knives at eleven. He made his first knife from a kit he was given for his thirteenth birthday, and by fourteen was making solo overnight trips, and learning to read the stars. Despite an extensive experience of the more practical aspects of bushcraft, his current interest lie in the philosophical and theoretical aspects of navigation, harmony with one's environment and learning to truly live, wherever you might find yourself.
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That CitizenAid app is pretty nifty for folks who have no first responder experience (and it’s free too)!
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Ullico Invests in 135 MW Hydroelectric Power Portfolio
Washington, D.C. (October 7, 2016) - Ullico Inc. today announced that it has closed a $50 million financing of the Eagle Creek Renewable Energy Hydroelectric power portfolio, expanding on a prior financing Ullico completed in 2015. Eagle Creek currently owns and operates 46 hydroelectric facilities in Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Wisconsin, Maine, Massachusetts and Vermont. The financing was made available through the Ullico Infrastructure Fund.
Eagle Creek's hydroelectric plants provide clean, renewable energy to residents and businesses in the Midwest, Northeast and New England regions. The majority of the portfolio's energy output is sold to credit-worthy entities through long-term power purchase agreements. Eagle Creek intends to use the proceeds of Ullico's mezzanine financing to continue to both acquire and construct hydroelectric assets throughout the United States.
"This is a creatively structured transaction that provides Ullico with an expanded foothold in the highly desirable hydroelectric generation sector while offering Eagle Creek a competitive capital solution to grow its portfolio of hydro projects," said Rohit Syal, head of acquisitions for Ullico's infrastructure investments.
"As zero-fuel cost base load power generation, hydro represents a core asset, and the Eagle Creek financing is a compelling investment for the Ullico infrastructure portfolio," said Jeff Murphy, portfolio manager for Ullico's infrastructure investments.
Ullico's financing ensures that Eagle Creek will continue to employ unionized labor in its major maintenance and construction activities. Eagle Creek recently completed two new plants in Vermont using unionized contractors.
"Through its investment in Eagle Creek, Ullico has broadened its infrastructure investment footprint to several states and regions that have long been important to the labor movement," said Edward M. Smith, president and CEO of Ullico Inc. "Ullico is proud to be teamed up with Eagle Creek to expand its portfolio."
Ullico Inc., through its infrastructure business, currently has investments in the utility and energy sectors and is exploring opportunities in all core sectors including transportation and social infrastructure.
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For more than 85 years, Ullico, the only labor-owned insurance and investment company, has been a proud partner of the labor movement, keeping union families safe and secure. From insurance products that protect union members, leaders and employers, to investments in building projects that have created thousands of union jobs, our customers continue to trust us with protecting their families, employees and investments. The Ullico Inc. family of companies includes The Union Labor Life Insurance Company; Ullico Casualty Group, Inc.; Ullico Investment Company, Inc.; and Ullico Investment Advisors, Inc. For additional information, visit www.ullico.com.
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The New Normal barges onto NBC
Two male gay partners are having a baby via a surrogate mother with a right-wing nut of a "Nana" in NBC's The New Normal. Creator/executive producer Ryan Murphy (Glee) too often opts for the sledgehammer approach, at least in Monday's sneak preview. Our review is here.
Plus, Tom Brokaw is out of the hospital and reportedly doing fine after a spell of light headedness Thursday on MSNBC's Morning Joe. And former CW33 anchor Walt Maciborski, who fled the topsy turvy newsroom in mid-August, already is part of a promo for his new station in Indianapolis.
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Grand Teton National Park - What to Know Before You Go
By Angela Brown
courtesy of the National Park Service/Smaldone
If you're thinking about a trip to Grand Teton National Park, you probably have a few questions. When to go? What to see and do? Lodging options? Here are some answers to help kick start your Grand Teton National Park travel planning.
When to Go to Grand Teton National Park
With warm weather and mostly-clear skies, July and August offer peak conditions for your park visit (although there can be afternoon thunderstorms). July and August are also the most popular months to visit, and tend to be quite crowded. June and September, with mild days but chilly nights, are fine times to visit. Most park roads and facilities are closed during the winter, but some areas remain open for snowshoeing and cross-country skiing during the day.
Shuttle Transportation Inside the Park
Parking can be difficult at popular park locations. A nice alternative to consider, whether you are staying inside the park or in Jackson, is the Alltrans Shuttle, which stops at six different park locations, running on 2-3 hour intervals throughout the day. One ticket fee allows you to make use of the shuttle all day.
Entering Grand Teton National Park
There are three major entrances to the park.
South entrance along US Highway 26/89/191 (north of Jackson, Wyoming)
East entrance at Moran Junction along US Highway 26/287
Southwest entrance - the Granite Canyon entrance near Teton Village at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort
North entrance - there isn't one, as you'll be coming from Yellowstone National Park and the park pass from there works for Grand Teton as well
Fees and Permits
Entrance fees are charged per vehicle or per person and are good for both Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks. Additional permits are required for backcountry hiking, climbing, boating, and other special uses.
Find Out About Construction Alerts and Other Closures
The popular months for visiting Grand Teton National Park are also time for road construction. Weather, wildfire, and wildlife activity can cause closures. It's always a good idea to find out about these things in advance so that you can adjust your plans accordingly.
What to Do in Grand Teton National Park
Take in the scenery, of course! Whether you do it on a strenuous hike to a famous viewpoint, while floating on a lake or river, or while cruising in your car, the gorgeous scenery is the focus of most activities in the park. Antelope, bison, moose, and bears call this magnificent landscape home and will be a part of your park experience. Grand Teton National Park has several interesting visitor centers and historic sites to visit as well.
Where to Stay When Visiting Grand Teton National Park
You have several options for overnight accommodations when visiting this national park. Basing your stay inside the park gives you 24/7 access to mountain views and outdoor activities. The cabins, cottages, and hotels inside the park range from simple and rustic to full-service resort facilities. Tent and RV camping and cabins are available inside the park as well as in nearby Bridger-Teton and Targhee National Forests. Jackson Hole ski resort villages provide additional lodging options. If you plan to visit both Grand Teton and Yellowstone, one of the lodges in the southern part of Yellowstone would be a good base.
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Services Inside Grand Teton National Park
You're never far from visitor services like shops, food, or service stations when driving through this Wyoming national park. A complex of visitor services is located at Moose Junction and at Colter Bay. Others are scattered along Teton Park Road, primarily near lodgings.
Gas and Vehicle Service Stations
Gas is available at Moose and near Jackson Lake Lodge.
The communities of Moose Junction and Moran each have a post office facility.
Casual restaurants and snacks are available at Leek's Marina, Colter Bay, and Moose. Sit-down dining can be found at Jenny Lake, Signal Mountain Lodge, Jackson Lake Lodge, and Colter Bay.
Groceries and Gear
Basic groceries, snack items, camping and recreation gear, and sundries can be found in stores at Moose, South Jenny Lake, and Colter Bay.
Souvenir and Book Stores
Shops that sell books, maps, souvenirs, and gift items are located at Grand Teton visitor centers and at Moose, South Jenny Lake, Jenny Lake Lodge, Jackson Lake Lodge, Signal Mountain Lodge, and Colter Bay.
Showers, laundry machines, lounges, and boat marinas are among Grand Teton National Park's other visitor facilities.
Dogs are allowed in the park but must be restrained at all times. They are not allowed on hiking trails, on the multi-use pathway, in the lake, or in visitor centers.
Major Airports Serving Grand Teton National Park
Jackson Hole Airport is the closest airport for park visitors. Flights into this airport include regularly scheduled service, to and from either Denver or Salt Lake City, on Delta Airlines, United Airlines, and Frontier Airlines.
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Diverted: JetBlue flier 'unruly' because seatmate paid less
A cross-country JetBlue flight diverted to Denver after a passenger reportedly became unruly after finding out a flier moved to a seat next to her paid less for his seat. Passengers on the New York JFK-San
Diverted: JetBlue flier 'unruly' because seatmate paid less A cross-country JetBlue flight diverted to Denver after a passenger reportedly became unruly after finding out a flier moved to a seat next to her paid less for his seat. Passengers on the New York JFK-San Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/WFBfVI
Today in the Sky
Ben Mutzabaugh, USA TODAY Published 10:24 a.m. ET Feb. 1, 2013 | Updated 1:21 p.m. ET Feb. 1, 2013
JetBlue planes are seen at the JetBlue terminal at Long Beach Airport in Long Beach, Calif., on Oct. 25, 2011 (Photo: Reed Saxon, AP)
A cross-country JetBlue flight diverted to Denver after a passenger reportedly became unruly because a flier moved to a seat next to her paid less for the seat.
Passengers on the New York JFK-San Diego flight tell Denver's ABC 7 News that the woman accused of becoming unruly was sitting in JetBlue's "Even More Space" premium seating section. Those seats cost $65 each away on the JFK-San Diego route, according to JetBlue's website.
The woman apparently became agitated when a man who had been seated in the normal, less-expensive area was moved next to her because the TV monitor at his original seat was not working. She apparently became angry that the man didn't have to pay extra for that seat, and she began arguing with the flight crew, according to ABC 7's witnesses. She also was abusive to her new seatmate, according to ABC 7.
A federal air marshal on the flight intervened and the flight diverted to Denver.
In a statement, JetBlue confirms to Today in the Sky that the flight diverted "to Denver due to an unruly customer onboard." The airline adds: "The aircraft landed safely at Denver International Airport at 7:15 p.m. local where the customer was met by local enforcement officers."
The flight landed in continued on to San Diego around 9:30 p.m. local time.
Citing passenger privacy, JetBlue declined to give any additional specifics about the unruly flier.
As for the unidentified unruly passenger, local media reports say she is a 42-year-old woman.
ABC 7 says police decided not to charge the woman after both JetBlue and the male passenger decided they did not want to press charges.
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'A pure, unequivocal mess': Mass. mutt gets new leash on life
By Kelly Fernandes
Adison, a lhasa apso-mix dog believed to be around 9 years old, was in rough shape.
After he was discovered last month in a home on Cape Cod after his elderly owner died, he had six inches of matted hair on the top of his head, said Lauren Biagiotti, volunteer shelter manager of A Helping Paw Humane Society.
"You couldn't even tell he had eyes until we pried the fur away. His feet were bloody raw and soaked in urine and feces," she said.
He'd been taken by the town's animal control officer to a shelter where he would have been euthanized because of his condition, but he was rescued just in time by a relative of his former owner, who brought it to A Helping Paw.
"That woman saved Adison's life by finding him. She called us and asked if we could take him and of course we said yes. He needs a really good home, likes cats and dogs, but not small children. He's been through a lot of trauma, but loves attention and loves to ride in the car. It takes time for him to warm up to people, but be patient and give him love and a backyard to run in and he'll be your best friend!"
Biagiotti has helped hundreds of dogs and cats in her lifetime, but none in worse shape than Adison.
"Adison was a pure, unequivocal mess," said Biagiotti. "I took him to Marlene Malone, my groomer at the Rover Makeover. It took four miserable, grueling hours to shave him down and clean him up."
Now Adison is looking for a home.
Biagotti and her husband, David, are fostering Adison and want to make sure they find the perfect match for him.
A Helping Paw is a nonprofit, no-kill animal shelter/thrift shop founded in 1998 by Chrissy and Ernie Tomkiewicz.
It relies solely on volunteers, donations and money raised through its thrift shop.
"There may be a reduced fee for Adison because of his age," said Chrissy Tomkiewicz. "He is updated on all his shots and like all our adoptions we want to really meet with the person who is interested in Adison before setting a fee and allowing them to take him."
For Biagotti, finding Adison the perfect home will be bittersweet.
"I would love to keep him, but I can't. He's become so attached to me. I know I'm going to cry. He's grown on me and my family."
For more information about Adison and other animals or to volunteer call A Helping Paw at 508-759-2887 or visit the shelter at 3166 Cranberry Highway, or visit www.ahelpingpaw.org.
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During the doctoral programme
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The Central PhD Council (previously called ‘UvAPro’) serves the interest of all PhD candidates at an administrative level and is a sounding board for organisational developments within the university concerning PhD candidates.
Additionally, the Central PhD Council is a member of the PhD candidates Network of the Netherlands (PNN), thereby also advocating the interests of PhD candidates at a national level.
Do you sometimes feel lonely or unheard as a PhD candidate within your department or faculty? The Central PhD Council maps these kinds of problems and puts them on the agenda of the Executive Board. The CPC meets the University’s Rector Magnificus four times a year, and is in contact with various common service units (such as the student psychologists) to improve the working environment for PhD candidates.
For the academic year 2018-2019 we are focussing on psychological health and well-being of PhD candidates, confusion regarding contracts, and improvement of the organization of PhD representation at different administrative levels. We will keep you informed of this and other ongoing topics via our newsletter.
The board of the Central PhD Council consists of six members: one for each faculty of the University of Amsterdam, with the exception of the Faculty of Medicine (AMC-UvA). We meet once a month, every time at another faculty. PhD candidates who are not a board member, or other university staff members, may attend the board meetings to discuss and put issues on the agenda. Feel free to send us an email!
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Not everyone is worried about fracking - But some Insurance companies are
Mr. Kruse gave me permission to post his statement here when I met him at the DOGGR workshop in Santa Barbara on April 19, 2013.
In the interest of getting out the facts, some responses seem warranted.
To Mr. Kruses statement that "California has successfully regulated the disposition of over 120 billion gallons of produced water in connection with drilling and production... without any proved detrimental effect on the environment." I would point to the Starrh v. Aera case that took place in Bakersfield. Mr. Starrh has been awarded over $8 million dollars for the destruction of his almond and pistachio trees due to contamination from disposal ponds that leaked fracking waste into the water. For more info Click Here. It would seem that in at least this instance, the produced water did have a "detrimental effect on the environment" with current regulation and current levels of oversight.
In addition on may point to the EPA Superfund site in Fillmore. While the contamination was a result of refinery activities decades ago, those activities are highly regulated, and yet there was ground water contamination with benzene. The clean up continues today.
It is true that the STARRH case is the only case so far in CA that is recent, directly linked to contamination from fracking. But a valid question, if we have any interest in protecting water, seems to be "If we don't know where fracking is occuring, or when it is occuring, or what chemicals are being used, how can we know if the water is being contaminated?"
Is it fair or right for the homeowner to have all the responsibility for testing and ensuring their water is safe? Is it fair to force an oil company to ensure that their activities are not affecting area water ?
SEE BELOW FOR ARTICLE ON NATIONWIDE INSURANCE COMPANIES RESPONSE TO FRACKING - THEY ARE NOT INSURING COMPANIES DUE TO RISK.
There is currently no regulation within DOGGR or any other agency in the State that monitors or tracks where and when fracking occurs. DOGGR officials have confirmed this. They have requested that operators voluntarily disclose frack jobs on the website fracfocus.org, but currently it is voluntary. The draft regs proposed by DOGGR will require this disclosure.
To the statement that "there is no evidence that fracking fluids have contaminated any drinking water," there is the common response that 1) when we do not know all of the chemicals used in each particular frack job (and we don't even know where the frack jobs occur) how can we track where they go, or don't go. and 2) people in other states, PA, OH, WV and others have settled out of court with companies because their water is contaminated. It is interesting to note that it is clearly within the companies best interest to settle all cases out of court so as not to make a record of any contamination and to force plaintiffs to sign confidentiality agreements, which are generally not allowed in court decisions.
A case involving Warren Oil company, has proven drinking water contamination from fracking. That fact is not disputed, the dispute arose out the insurance company for the oil company not wanting to cover their claim. "The case arises from an insurer’s refusal to defend or indemnify its insured, a drilling company, after drilling activities contaminated a nearby homeowner’s water well." Click here for more info.
HERE IS AN EXERPT AND LINK TO AN ARTICLE ABOUT THE RISKS THAT THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY SEES IN FRACKING:
POTENTIAL LIABILITY RISKS http://www.riskandinsurance.com/story.jsp?storyId=533351196
The drilling presents a variety of environmental liability risks, including contamination of groundwater with methane leaked from faulty well casings. A Duke University study of 60 drinking water wells in Pennsylvania and New York last year found that wells within one kilometer of active gas drilling operations contained average levels of shale methane above the federal level for hazard mitigation; in some cases, levels were high enough to present an explosion risk.
Other hazards include air pollution from methane released at wellheads during drilling or from well blowouts; pollution from disposal of fracking fluid in evaporation ponds that may leak or overflow in heavy rains; and seismic activity potentially triggered either by fracking or by the high-pressure injection of fracking waste into disposal wells. The U.S. Geological Survey concluded earlier this year that an increase in the rate of small quakes in Arkansas and Oklahoma in recent years is "almost certainly" related to oil and gas production, while Ohio officials have linked small quakes there to waste injection wells.
Apart from drilling operations themselves, fracking presents such ancillary hazards as commercial auto risk arising from the hundreds of truck trips required to haul equipment, fracking fluid and waste to and from drill sites.
"You're sending a significant amount of industrial activity into areas that are not built for it," said Michael Conley, a principal with law firm Offit Kurman in Philadelphia.
Of the few dozen liability suits filed so far, most involve allegations of groundwater contaminations and most have been brought in Pennsylvania, New York and Texas, according to Edwards Wildman. None of the cases has led to a jury verdict yet, Hoffnagle said, though energy companies and drillers -- often under pressure from state regulators -- have settled a handful of suits.
As of the end of 2011, for example, Houston-based Cabot Oil & Gas Corp., had paid or escrowed $5.5 million to settle drinking water contamination claims in Dimock, Pa., including $1.3 million in fines and settlements paid to the state and $4.2 million for affected property owners, according to Cabot's 2011 Form 10-K report.
Well owners and operators such as Cabot are not the only likely targets of liability litigation, experts said. Other targets can include drilling contractors that perform the actual drilling and fracking operations; subcontractors handling various other roles at the sites, including transportation of equipment, fracking fluid and waste; and the manufacturers of well equipment and the constituent chemicals in fracking fluid.
Fracking risks have caused at least one insurer to back away from the exposure: In a leaked internal memo, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. officials earlier this year called the risk "too great to ignore" and said that the insurer would not write general liability, auto liability or truck motor cargo coverage for companies with fracking exposure. Nationwide later clarified that it has never insured the oil and gas industry, and that its policies "were not designed to provide coverage for any fracking-related risks."... CLICK TO READ FULL ARTICLE
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What's Next for Canelo Alvarez?
Liam Smith stood up to nine rounds of Canelo’s best bruising on Saturday, and at moments even reciprocated. And Beefy Smith is no Gennady Golovkin.
by Gabe Oppenheim
Sep 20 2016, 2:07pm
Photo by Gabe Oppenheim
The story of a fight begins long before the cameras are turned on, the houselights are turned down, and the scorecard girls are raised up to the ring to hoist their numbered placards. (At this point, I pretty much expect John Oliver to pop up ringside next to a Tecate-branded woman in stilettos and ask, baffled, "How is this still a thing?"). The juiciest plot lines are set in motion at the start of training, or even earlier.
The particular tale of Canelo Alvarez versus Liam Smith is no different.
May 18, 2016: Canelo gives up his WBC 160-pound title belt, which in another context would be just like any other piece of bling extortionist bodies dole out for a fee. In this case, however, the WBC wants its belt to reflect actual conditions on the ground—likely for its own pecuniary gain, but still. Gennady "GGG" Golovkin is the best middleweight in the world. If Canelo wants to keep that title, his camp must set up a match with GGG within 15 days. Even I know they won't, as Oscar De La Hoya has been telling me in interviews for the past year that the match won't take place till the fall of 2017.
So Canelo abandons the belt, and his promoter, De La Hoya's Golden Boy, releases this statement ostensibly uttered by the fighter: "I will fight 'GGG,' and I will beat 'GGG' but I will not be forced into the ring by artificial deadlines."
(I think Canelo may be one of the savviest 26-year-olds in the world, but I'm willing to bet no pug has ever utilized the phrase "artificial deadlines.")
And so Oscar De La Hoya's promotional firm sets up another battle for its lone star, on September 17th in the Lone Star state: Canelo will face Liam "Beefy" Smith, a British 154-pound champ, whose odd nickname in this context suggests he'll be carved up like so much roast at a backyard quinceañera.
And he is, only with a more savage effort than most stateside fans anticipated Canelo needing. He lashes Smith with hooks to the body that would rent another man's liver utterly—just grind it to pieces like so much organ confetti. Only Liam Smith is game enough to take those shots and return fire, till he finally hits the deck for the third and mercifully final time in the ninth.
The Englishman on press row next to me whose head was bowed and hands were clasped together as if in prayer can look up now.
Read More: Canelo Alvarez Wins WBO Light Middleweight Championship, Besting Liam Smith
It's glorious violence—amplified monster-truck-style by flames shooting up from the corners of the arena before the win and an indoor fireworks display afterward. And it is the salvation of a soporific pay-per-view card that to that point failed to live up even to the press' modest expectations after its heavyweight co-star, Luis Ortiz, abandoned the show. (One other bright spot: the slice-and-dice job performed by the smiley surgeon Jojo Diaz, who won when the opposing corner determined his opponent's face should be disfigured no longer. Although even then you wish Diaz had closed the show himself.)
So goes the ending.
The outside of AT&T Stadium after midnight. Photo by Gabe Oppenheim
It begins with Canelo training in his own gym, in the San Diego area, very close to the headquarters of Qualcomm, the major telecom outfit. Canelo's prepping for Smith, and what will be his third bout in Texas, where his cheering Mexican-American backers pack the joints. He has already won matches in the Alamodome (attendance: 39,247) in San Antonio and Minute Maid Park in Houston (31,588).
Those are big numbers for any one person to draw to a stadium, and make no mistake: they come to see him. Now pundits are wondering just how close Canelo can get to AT&T Stadium's max capacity of 111,000 spectators.
The cynics say De La Hoya chose the biggest Texan venue to obscure Canelo's ducking of GGG. I don't count myself among them, primarily because it isn't Canelo who's ducking anybody. The frustration vented among boxing junkies in advance of this match should actually be directed at their own business: to succeed in today's game, even the most talented boxer must be carefully handled. How carefully depends on his or her talent, true. But when Oscar formulated his plan for his guy to face GGG in the fall of 2017, how much talent did he know for sure Canelo possessed? Earlier this past Saturday night, anyone on press row would've said that Canelo's power necessitated a calendar change, an unleashing of the beast by De La Hoya.
Then Beefy Smith stood up to nine rounds of Canelo's best bruising, and at moments even reciprocated. And Beefy is no GGG, I promise you that.
Smith down. Courtesy Golden Boy Promotions
All the fight week action minus the actual combat takes place 20 miles down the road from Arlington in a beautiful resort in Grapevine.
The morning of the fight, the hotel's Riverwalk Breakfast Buffet is like a VIP IHOP—you can't move without bumping into a boxer or a member of his entourage. As I head toward the omelet station, I tell Smith's trainer Joe Gallagher it's a good thing the weigh-ins have been pushed to the day before the bout (when they were day-of, a boxer couldn't partake of this fabulous spread).
Later, after I've inhaled my omelet, I head to Smith's table to introduce myself more formally. And knowing the Smiths hail from Liverpool and love its red football club (sorry, Everton, but you never walk alone), I tell them that my brother fell for Liverpool eight or nine years ago, and man, those teams were fantastic. When they had Mascherano and Xabi Alonso and Yossi Benayoun and Fernando Torres.
Of course, I add, you can't forget about Steven Gerrard—the team's soul, its captain, who now plays for the Galaxy in MLS. Oh, the Smiths haven't forgotten Gerrard, they tell me, in unison. He's flying in for the fight tonight. The way they say it, it sounds like, "We're bringing out all the big guns."
It was a nice resort. Photo by Gabe Oppenheim
Later that day, with eight and a half hours to go before the fight, I'm at a press conference for another upcoming bout, seated amongst the odd traveling family that is today's boxing press corps. There are no fedora-wearers in the room, no cheap cigars, no writers on the take (that I know of). Just a bunch of dudes in oatmeal shades of khaki.
There is a younger, diverse crowd in the room whose trade, being online video, assures them a place in the boxing ecosystem for at least the near future. But the ones with pens and pads—we're roadies following a band whose concerts can be streamed everywhere, rendering our written descriptions increasingly unnecessary and our ranks ever smaller, fight by fight.
I am crouched in a chair next to Larry Merchant, the former HBO Boxing analyst who's slated to the call the event for the international and online feeds. On this morning, at 85 years old, he looks spryer than most of us, wearing a baseball raglan t-shirt, shorts, and a white baseball cap. And—bless the man, who grew up in Greenwich Village in in the 1930s and 40s, who played linebacker at the University of Oklahoma, edited the Philly Daily News' sports section in the 50s, and wrote a New York Post column in the turbulent 60s—Larry turns to me and says, It's amazing. Here we are in the middle of Texas, with Friday night lights one day and college football on another and the NFL on a third. And there are 30 newspaper pages down here devoted to a fight. They're saying 50,000 people have tickets to this thing. And while Larry has learned to shave off a zero when promoters put forth attendance numbers, this event could be the exception (hell, the venue can hold twice that sum).
It's the most heartening thing I've heard in months on this trail. And the actual attendance will wind up being 51,240 people—greater even than the figure Larry was sold.
Not pictured: the Wave. Photo by Gabe Oppenheim
What all these thousands first see in the ring—the underwhelming undercard—yields only waves of booing (followed by waves of The Wave, because fans have nothing better to do than sit and stand on cue).
Then we get the unexpected salve: the Canelo-Smith tug-of-war. Canelo tears at Smith's torso, and Smith crumples, only to launch back into Canelo's midsection when the Mexican pauses for a breath.
Before Canelo scores his first knockdown, which changes the direction of the fight for good, my other neighbor on press row—not the English one in silent prayer but a rather more unbiased American—says, "We might see an upset."
Then comes the boom, and our eyes dart toward the floor. Smith is kneeling there, having been clobbered. Talk of an upset ends abruptly. But the boom, like the pyrotechnics, also scares the shit out of me. There were 50,000 stories of this fight in that arena alone, but mine is this:
As I sat in Dallas watching a championship bout, my phone began buzzing with messages from concerned friends. A dumpster planted with an explosive device had blown up in my Manhattan neighborhood, literally doors down from my building. I kept telling well-intentioned friends that it was OK—only one person was seriously injured, no one had died, my building's windows didn't shatter (14 stories of windows shattered across the street), and anyway, I would've been saved by my love of boxing and consequent presence in America's most famous arena.
But to be honest, each bang in that arena till the end of the night carried an eerie double resonance for me. As I write this now, a second explosive device has been found three blocks from my apartment, other explosives have been found in New Jersey, a car of men seemingly bound for a NY-area airport has been stopped, its occupants arrested, and another person of interest, perhaps the main culprit, has been apprehended after a shootout.
I am back in New York City, but those HBO TV trucks I saw beneath the football stadium are very similar to the cable news cars encircling my block.
Whenever things go boom, in ring or out, everyone who hears the sound, in person or on TV, has a story.
Boom. Photo by Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
There are only two scenarios for boxing fans now, and they're both winners. Either De La Hoya feels the heat and puts together a spring 2017 match between Canelo and Golovkin or he sticks to the schedule he has always mentioned to me and the show goes on in exactly one year.
That's it—just a year. And if you think somehow there's no guarantee it'll happen then, come to my apartment—they've just reopened streets to traffic—and I'll play you a whole lot of tape that'll make a liar out of De La Hoya if he does push it beyond a year. For now, this, from a phone conversation we had a month ago:
Me: I can wait a year. Any message for those who can't?
Oscar: The message is look, I'm not gonna take seven, eight years to make this fight with GGG just the way Mayweather and Pacquiao took seven, eight years. This fight is gonna happen relatively soon, and it's gonna be the best fight they ever watched. I think this can be Hagler-Hearns all over again.
The plan before the Beefy Smith fight was for Canelo to take another quote-unquote easy match in December, so he could sneak three fights into a single year (ideally, Oscar said, Canelo would like four, but events these massive are highly difficult to arrange).
Given Beefy's muscular defiance and the injury Canelo suffered to his right hand during the bout, that December match has been scratched, meaning Canelo would have eight months before his Cinco de Mayo weekend fight in 2017. That's plenty of time to arrange the next Hagler-Hearns. But Oscar fears that a loss would diminish the reputation of Golden Boy's only current star, and also that a war with GGG could damage Canelo permanently. That's why the schedule has remained rigid instead of flexible.
But to my mind, GGG is a once-in-generation talent. If Canelo were to lose brutally to him, it'd be like Tommy Hearns taking it on the chin in three hellacious rounds against the harder Marvin Hagler. That's not a career-ruining loss—it's a career-making one. That sounds really callous considering the way Hearns slurs his words these days, but if Oscar wants to make the Hearns comparison, he has to accept the possible outcome.
And it isn't as though Hearns' boxing career ended then. In the 1980s, fans were just as eager to watch Hearns after that loss as they were beforehand and he could still deliver. Same thing happened after Hearns lost to Sugar Ray Leonard a few years prior. These three—plus Duran—are considered the four kings of their decade because they clashed. It doesn't matter that they pegged losses on each other.
Canelo and Golovkin can coalesce into a new a generation of kings, perhaps to be joined by the Charlos if they move up, or cancer survivor Danny Jacobs (although I remain suspect of his track record, save for his incredible defeat of Peter Quillin).
I hardly can hold it against Oscar if he sees threats lurking around each corner and acts defensively for it. Al Haymon's promotional outfit has taken away so many of the fighters he thought he secured, and now King Kong Ortiz is gone, too.
But Canelo is, at the very least, the second-best middleweight in the world by a good margin. If he wins, every amazing offer comes his way. If he loses to GGG, he becomes that much more attractive to the rest of the top 10—vulnerable Canelo will be catnip to young lions seeking to make a name for themselves.
While Canelo was training near the headquarters of Qualcomm for this fight—an event undertaken in order to put off the GGG match—I had to laugh when I saw the company's ad on the back of my September issue of Wired.
"Anyone can talk about 5G," it read. "We're creating it." Then it had a bunch of copy on previous cell phone standards, including 3G, and the oh-so-appropriate slogan: "Qualcomm: Why Wait."
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MotoGP 18 announced for PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC for June release – Switch version releases later
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MotoGP 18 releases beginning this June on all platforms.
Milestone just announced MotoGP 18 for PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC. MotoGP 18 will be rebuilt completely letting players take part in the best motorcycle racing events with content from the 2018 season and more. Watch the trailer for it below:
Matteo Pezzotti, Lead Designer at Milestone, commented:
“MotoGP 18 is set to be a reboot of our flagship title, with the aim of offering the greatest and purest MotoGP experience to all fans. This title marks the arrival of the series on the Unreal Engine, a leap forward in terms of technological innovation, ensuring incredible enhancements in the visual quality, realistic and impressive lighting effects and completely reworked physics: thanks to a realistic physics simulation, the game faithfully reproduces all the distinctive behavior of the bikes, thereby reducing the gap between fiction and reality, while making it accessible also to casual gamers through the introduction of riding aids and tutorials. More details about the technological features will be unveiled soon, but with all these new advancements our goal is to offer our fans a realistic and immersive MotoGP experience.”
MotoGP 18 arrives on June 7 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. The Nintendo Switch version arrives shortly after. This time, all platforms get access to the MotoGP eSports championship as well. Read our review of MotoGP 17 here.
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Celtic Frost Breaks Up | Village Voice
Celtic Frost Breaks Up
by Tom Breihan
They’ve got iceboxes where their hearts used to be
When Tom Gabriel Fischer reunited his massively influential Swiss sludge-metal band Celtic Frost a few years back, he did something unthinkable: he released an album that might be better than anything his band did during its first iteration. The pre-breakup history of Celtic Frost, as detailed in Fischer’s entertainingly ridiculous memoir Are You Morbid?, is one of constant internal turmoil and record-label frustration, and the fact that they got back together in the first place was vaguely miraculous. I heartily recommend Are You Morbid?, which Fischer wrote in English despite not being a native speaker, a brave enterprise that leads to sentences like this: “We can’t even afford a damned four-track recorder. Us, the mighty Celtic Frost, inventors of avante-garde heavy rock!” The short version of the band’s story goes something like this: in the mid-80s, Celtic Frost were one of the weirdest bands in a global thrash-metal scene lorded over by the likes of Metallica and Megadeth. CF could play as fast and as hard as any of those bands, but they cast their net wider, bringing in sounds that nobody else was even considering: Tackhead-esque bass-popping scratch-funk, glacial demiclassical impressionism, grimy proto-pigfuck guitar squall. Fischer somehow had the idea that this everything-at-once approach would help his band reach a wide audience. To Fischer’s eternal frustration, that never happened. But Celtic Frost had a seismic impact on pretty much every strain of underground metal that’d spent the 80s coming into existence. None of that impact was immediately apparent, though, and Fischer fired the rest of his band shortly after the release of the weirdest and best pre-breakup CF album, 1987’s Into the Pandemonium, recruiting a whole new backing band and releasing a sexed-up glam-metal album, Cold Lake, that most of his audience heard as an unforgivable sellout move. After reenlisting original bassist Martin Ain and making a pretty good return-to-form album in 1990, the band broke up. Then, eleven years later, Fischer and Ain re-reunited and spent five years recording Monotheist, an acid-spitting hellbeast of an album. Yesterday, Fischer announced that he was leaving the band again, presumably breaking it up again. This is not good news.
For a feel-good comeback story, Monotheist was an unrelentingly bleak and misanthropic record. While the band’s previous experimental excursions sometimes felt slapdash and half-formed, Monotheist put all those ideas to work to the extent that every icily gorgeous ambient synth-bit would only increase the bludgeoning impact of the next enormous doomy riff. Take, for example, the awesomely named single “A Dying God Coming Into Human Flesh”: Ain starts out the song muttering morosely over a quiet but ominous baroque-goth guitar-figure, feedback slowly building in the background until, at the two-minute mark, a crushingly slow riff announces the arrival of Fischer’s overblown demon rasp. Hearing this song while walking alone outside at night is a deeply disquieting experience. Coming home from clubs some nights, I cue it up just so I can hallucinate unspeakable shapes shifting around on the borders of my vision. Off the top of my head, I can’t name another song from the past decade that gives off anything like the visceral sense of evil at work there. (The incomprehensible, disgusting video is also well worth a look.) The rest of Monotheist comes close, though. “Drown in Ashes” has ghostly female opera vocals floating above a plodding guttural stomp, while “Ground” has Fischer growling Biblical lamentations over sputtering Melvins fuzz-roars. There’s also a haunted fifteen-minute song called “Synagoga Satanae.” This thing just rules, and I hate the idea that the band won’t be making another one.
When I interviewed Fischer and Ain two years ago, they told me that hadn’t signed with any label to record Monotheist; they’d had too many label problems in the past to make that mistake again. Instead, they spent years fine-tuning it on their own, only licensing it to labels for distribution when it was good and done. The end result sounds like the album they’d always wanted to make, but apparently that wasn’t the case. On the blog post where he announced his departure from the band, Fischer had this to say: “I have always seen the Monotheist album as a mere beginning, and a tame one at that … I was looking forward immeasurably to working on the next Celtic Frost album. To me, it needed to be darker, heavier, and more experimental than Monotheist.” Fischer hasn’t said exactly why he needed to leave the band; the press release only hints at internal personal problems. Between the band’s first breakup and its reunion, Fischer released some solo industrial-type stuff, and apparently that’s what he’ll go back to doing; he says that he wants to finish and eventually release some of the ideas he’d been developing for the next Celtic Frost album on his own. I hope that happens, even if I’d rather hear Fischer put those ideas to work with the tidal force of his band behind him. But Fischer ends his post thusly: “There is no way back.”
When the Celtic Frost comeback tour came to New York late in 2006, the band only managed to fill BB King’s about halfway. During the show, though, I realized that I was standing close enough to both Brian Posehn and Matthew Barney that I could’ve clonked their heads together Three Stooges-style. As with the band’s first run, the right people heard them.
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Feodor’s Guide: Joseph Frank’s Dostoevsky
“Dostoevsky wasn't just a genius — he was, finally, brave.”
by David Foster Wallace
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Our Art Plays Outside
The Roundabout Art Route offers a unique art tour in Bend, Oregon. Are you ready to play the art game? Pick up the official map anywhere around town or stop by the Bend Visitor Center and get started!
>> Print the Roundabout Art Route Tour Brochure
Art looks different in Bend, Oregon. It has skinned knees and a gleeful, good-time grin. It doesn’t sit stiffly on the walls of some museum. Our art knows how to have fun. After all, our art plays outside.
It’s not just the backdrop of gorgeous mountains and stunning lakes that make Bend’s art scene unique. It’s not even the number of great restaurants, craft breweries, and stunning art galleries putting you in the mood to soak up all the great art on display. With its abundance of sensory pleasures, it’s no surprise Bend can transform even the mundane into something truly breathtaking. That’s the spirit driving the world of art in Bend, and the fuel that feeds the Roundabout Art Route.
The Roundabout Art Route is a collection of over 20 pieces of public art on display throughout the city in the most unlikely places – at the center of Bend’s traffic circles. The circles, also filled with plants, flowers and trees, are designed to keep traffic flowing around the city.
Each roundabout holds a unique display of art designed to enhance the cultural environment for Bend visitors and residents. It’s sponsored by Art in Public Places, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing art to the community of Bend. In 2005, Americans for the Arts honored these sculptures as being among the most innovative approaches to public art in the country. The next art installations you’ll be seeing in Bend are the result of a successful fundraising campaign called Be Part of Art. Bend’s public art is a permanent part of what makes Bend so unique.
How to Play the Art Game
It’s easy to do the Roundabout Art Route at your own pace. Simply pick up the map at the Bend Visitor Center and make your way to a minimum of 10 out of the 23 roundabout sculptures in the city. Answer the trivia questions on your map and bring it back to the Bend Visitor Center for a fabulous prize.
If you prefer to have a guided tour by one of the funnest tour guides around, John Flannery of the Bend Tour Company offers a Roundabout Art Route tour titled the Bend Art Safari daily.
Prefer to guide yourself? Many bike shops in town offer rentals (of both traditional bikes or electric-powered bikes) that will allow you to explore the artsy side of bend on two wheels. Head over to our bike rentals page to find a shop close to where you’re staying.
Think of it as an art tour for active souls, offering 360-degree views of art against the backdrop of the most beautiful, vibrant, and quirky town in the nation.
Bend, Oregon – our art plays outside!
To get started, pick up your map at any brochure rack around Central Oregon or at the Bend Visitor Center in downtown at the corner of Lava Rd. and Oregon Ave.
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West Hollywood: A Hype Haven
These streetwear retailers are redefining fashion.
By Visit West Hollywood Staff
March 14, 2019 — 7 Minute Read
Kith | Progressive retail establishment in West Hollywood
West Hollywood has a reputation as a destination for cutting-edge fashion and design. And with streetwear’s recent takeover of high-fashion runways, retailers around the globe have rapidly adapted. True to form, West Hollywood stores have positioned themselves at the forefront of this industry-wide shift, offering customers not just up-to-the-minute product, but a range of experiences that embody the spirit of the streetwear movement.
West Hollywood offers a refined alternative to the wild energy of neighboring streetwear scenes; a more discerning approach to the phenomenon that engages with its audience in more meaningful ways.
Take Maxfield, for example. From the Jean Prouvé-designed gallery abutting the parking lot to the solitary Le Corbusier lamp at the edge of the courtyard, the store’s temple-like entrance serves as a sign of what to expect inside. A purveyor of top-tier luxury brands, vintage furniture, books and more, Maxfield is one of the city’s most iconic boutiques. Historically catering to celebrities, fashion obsessives and the like, in recent years the store has found itself at the vanguard of high-fashion’s streetwear storm.
Using the Jean Prouvé gallery and a second gallery space across the street, Maxfield hosts a rotating series of installations and exhibitions by designers like Virgil Abloh (Off-White), Jerry Lorenzo (Fear of God), Alessandro Michele (Gucci) and more. These experiences bring the designers’ creative visions to life in the form of imaginative environments, giving both shoppers and fans the chance to interact with their favorite brands on a deeper level.
For more avant-garde streetwear enthusiasts, there’s H. Lorenzo. Alongside legendary designers like Yohji Yamamoto and Comme Des Garçons (which the boutique has stocked from its outset), H. Lorenzo stocks some of the most forward-thinking high fashion/streetwear hybrid labels, from Martine Rose to A-COLD-WALL*. Similarly to Maxfield, H. Lorenzo regularly hosts art installations and events to mark the release of new collections, drawing eclectic crowds looking for the latest in fashion and design.
The first West Coast outpost of Ronnie Fieg’s cult boutique Kith. The bunker-like entryway features a frozen yogurt parlor and a ceiling covered in 200 Air Jordan 6’s, and gives way to the concrete and brass main space. Designed in collaboration with Daniel Arsham’s studio Snarkitecture, the store’s centerpiece is a kaleidoscopic glass-enclosed sneaker shopping area. The entire ceiling functions as a bright, diffused lighting source, creating a heightened atmosphere for the store’s cool-kid clientele. The sum total of the store’s design and offerings is an experience akin to that of an art gallery, more than a boutique.
Nike’s data-driven concept store (a first for the brand) is one of the neighborhood’s newest and most forward-thinking retail destinations. Stocking product based on data collected from local shoppers’ buying and browsing habits, the store offers a localized inventory uniquely tailored to its customers interests. With exclusive drops of coveted styles, personalized product selections for individual shoppers, and a range of other tech-driven services, the store is a haven for streetwear obsessives, fitness fanatics and everyone in between.
West Hollywood’s thriving streetwear scene demonstrates the city’s ability to constantly innovate, evolve and offer its visitors something new. Whether you’re a fashion novice on the hunt for a new look or a seasoned hypebeast trying to cop the latest drop, West Hollywood has you covered. To learn more, visit our directory of local shopping and wellness experiences!
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Modern Japan
Immigration & Foreigners
Japan is not an asylum country
Thread: Japan is not an asylum country
Nov 17, 2002, 14:19 #1
Maciamo
Twirling dragon
Ogata urges Japan to accept more refugees
According to UNHCR statistics, Japan recognized only 91 asylum seekers as refugees during a 10-year period between 1992 and 2001, while many other advanced nations opened their doors to tens of thousands of refugees.
In the same period, Britain recognized 92,669, Canada 129,111, France 61,913, Germany 165,211, Italy 7,151 and the United States 113,537.
In other words, Japan has accepted 1000 times less refugees than Britain, which is has only 2/3 its land area. England alone, where 5/6 of the population lives, is scarely a third the size of Japan. We often hear Japanese saying that their country is small and overcrowded, which is true if you compare it to the US, Canada or Australia, but a non-sense by European standard. Japan is bigger than any European country, except France and Spain.
That also mean that the UK as recognised in average 25 refugees a day over the last 10 years. Every 4 days, more refugees are accepted in Britain than in Japan in 10 years. Startling.
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Well, it would be interesting to know how many people applied for asylum in Japan. The low numbers of recognized asylum-seekers is of course related to the geographical isolation. A lot of refugees never even make it to Japan.
Asylum seekers find no refuge in Japan
"Last year (1999), Japan accepted a total of 11 refugees, down from 16 in 1998. Some 200 applications for refugee status are received annually by the government. A justice ministry official says applicants usually wait a year for the decision on their cases. But government officials say there is no grand plan against asylum seekers."
=> http://www.atimes.com/japan-econ/BB12Dh01.html
USCR Country Report Japan
=> http://www.refugees.org/world/countr...ific/japan.htm
Japan Association for Refugees
=> http://www.japanreference.com/cgi-bin/jump.cgi?ID=4695
From their web site:
Despite the fact that the Japanese government ratified the Refugee Convention and Protocol in 1981, the overall environment surrounding the refugees and asylum-seekers requires much more improvement. While Indo-Chinese refugees in 1980痴, admitted exceptionally on an annual quota basis through Cabinet Understanding, were provided full social services i.e. accommodation, education, health and vocational training, there are hardly any such services available to those who make an asylum claim and go through the Refugee Recognition Procedures. Against this, the issue of refugees and asylum-seekers has not received considerable publicity in both public administration and civil society.
Refugees and asylum-seekers in Japan
=> http://plaza18.mbn.or.jp/~issj/Intercountry/ic14-2.htm
Migration News: Japan Asylum
=> http://migration.ucdavis.edu/mn/Arch...2002-16mn.html
That's funny because I saw a few women with a veil and headscarf in the streets around where I live and they look very much like people from Afghanisthan. The fact that they had 4 or 5 children with them make me think they are refugees. What else would they be doing in a residential area central Tokyo ? I have seen them several times, the first time was about 2 month ago.
shintemaster
Just a quick point on this one...
The idea of geographical isolation doesn't make that much sense as an arguement. I'm in Australia and our numbers would most definitely be larger than that. I would consider us geographically isolated to at least the same degree. Depends upon where your refugees are coming from...!
@geographic isolation
True and that's the same for NZ or even Canada and the US. How many refugees come from Asia and Africa to North America, Australia and NZ. They must take a plane or have a very long ship journey. In any case, Japan would be as near. I guess there are more (South-)East-Asian regugees in any Western country than in Japan.
Hm, while it may not be only a question of geographical seclusion, the choice of asylum certainly depends on how high chances of being granted asylum are and on how local authorities treat asylum seekers during the procedure. It is obvious - and numbers seem to confirm it - that Japan isn't a recommended destination for political refugees.
moyashi
SonyLand
@ veiled ladies
Have quite a few in Sapporo. Most are either University Grad students or wives of University Grad students.
@ immigration
Immigrating is probably easier than the US but takes more time.
@asylum
Japan is having enough trouble dealing with it's gaijin population let alone accepting people off boats. Japan patrols it's shorelines pretty heavily and has news on every once in the while about 10 Chinese escapees flooding the town.
Sorry, it just seem that the Chinese are the ones always on TV.
Several years ago 18 Chinese came over in a container. 8 dead and 10 were deported ASAP. Big news back then.
crazy gonna crazy
Political refugees from China? I think no country accepts mainland Chinese as "politicals". Hm, perhaps Falun Gong (sp?)members...
Mind that so-called economic refugees are not protected by the Geneva Convention.
brewdude
Sandanme
to Moyashi
re @asylum
what do you mean when you say that "Japan is having enough trouble dealing with it's gaijin population..."
Dec 28, 2002, 23:30 #10
VICCAYCHO
PERU,LIMA
an criminal daitoru
AND FUJIMORI DAITORU?..HE IS AN DROBO?
I WANT TO SAYS AN CRIMINAL PERSONS?
HE IS LIVING NOW IN JAPAN ,WHAT KIND OF PERSON IS HE?
WHAT ABOUT THE JAPANESES LAWS?
money,money,,,money,money...
thanks friends i an an peruvian person..chao amigos.
Sep 10, 2003, 23:10 #11
doudesuka
When I was going through immigration at Atlanta's Hartsfiled, there was a family of refugees from Africa. They had scarves that read USRP. I guess that is U.S. Refugee Program.
This was just last June. I wonder how these people make it in these countries. Well, i know how.
I think they need to be somewhere safe especially knowing how dangerous Africa has been lately. I wish them well in my country.
noyhauser
Well its also a case of foreign populations in Japan. If you are going to immigrate to somewhere, typically you want to do so where there is a large population of your own people. People try canada because there already are large ethnic groupings present which makes assimilating far easier. Since there is nobody in Japan except Japanese, speaking a language unique in the world, I think a lot of people dismiss Japan as a place to flee. Im not sure about this, but I also think that the Japanese operate fewer foreign offices around the world, and that they are usually missions, which are very small and concealed in large office buildings with small staffs. Refugees probably try to go to larger ones like the American Embassy first, rather than attempting to go to the Japanese one.
Im also not discounting the fact that Japan can be very strict with its Immigration policy. But I am not up to speed with Japanese asylum laws and practices to conclusivly say.
itshokenme
Korean-American
I think Japan needs immigration to project and maintain its power in next 50 years. Otherwise, the problems like decreasing birth-rate, aging sociery, and inedequate funding to support the aging sector will take a toll eventually and bring down the country to a second class level. Well, there are more problems associated with this issue but I won't bore you with that. It's difficult for Japanese to swallow but they need to understand unless they go home and XXXX like rabbits, they will have to heavily rely on the immigrant population to sustain their economy down the line. I'm sure everyone knows that right?
Its easy to immigrate to a western country for refugees. you see if a Western country e.g. Austria, were to stand up and say enough is enough! no more!! they would be branded as racist and all hell would break loos! Remember Austria and Haider?
BUT Japan does the same thing except on a far far far great scale and nothing happens. WHY? well I believe for one Japan is a non-white country so people dont care......if it was a white country then people would love to hear the Hitler crap.....right wing bad people crap.....but any non-white country and do as they like. Look at the world around you its pathetic. Man I couldnt even get an apartment in Japan to rent I was turned down a couple of times, when I asked why they said "because Gaijin live differently to us"!!!! imagine if that happened in a white country!!!!!!!!
I dont think Japan should accept refugees or any immigrants they dont want to, but on the same token nor should western countries.....where does it end????? its pathetic.
Jan 18, 2004, 22:38 #15
Matthew C. Perry
Originally posted by itshokenme
It's difficult for Japanese to swallow but they need to understand unless they go home and XXXX like rabbits, they will have to heavily rely on the immigrant population to sustain their economy down the line. I'm sure everyone knows that right?
Not me. Everyone may "know" this sort of thing in certain circles, but the line of thinking is almost entirely based in myth. The Japanese don't want or need to start welcoming great hordes of new foreigners into their crowded, ethnocentric little country. The current immigration system works reasonably well.
Jun 20, 2004, 21:11 #16
Pantitlan
Reason is very clear: Japan is one of the most racist countries in the world. Many people still have this ideas for clean blood. There is a good movie called "GO" about this topic.
If a gouvernment would open their doors for foreigner, they would have problem to keep power, I think.
Jul 25, 2004, 19:41 #17
Amazinggrace
Originally Posted by Pantitlan
TOTAL RUBBISH! Racism has nothing to do with it. Infact the word "racism" is all too often used. Pretty soon if someone says they dont like "hip hop" they will be sued for being "racist". Total Rubbish. While I agree in some aspects that Japan IS "racist" or "ignorant" they are not when it comes to Asylum seekers. Why does a paki or iranian or whatever have the right to settle in a country where he has no ties with for the only reason that he wants to escape his OWN country for reasons of poverty. Countries like my own Australia are just PATHETIC. I believe in helping out. But in a realistic sense. Why not just send AID, not just money....but in the forms of food, Dr.s, Teachers etc etc. If the Government is no good then all good countries should ban together to try to help over throw the Government of such derelect countries.
By accepting refugees all we are doing is sweeping the problem under the carpet and giving people free tickets.
It is RUBBISH.
Aug 26, 2004, 01:39 #18
60Yen
Captain of the Vessel
Kampen, The Netherlands
Originally Posted by Amazinggrace
Yes you're right about this. Accepting refugees is only temporarily, but if nothing happens, it isn't. I see the same happening in my country and now something inevitable is happening. We've got a mass we can't control. We never thought of making them learn our language and values, but they are living here for decades. Their childeren speak horrible Dutch and they don't have a chance on the jobmarket. This is resulting in them become criminals (pretty high percentage).
Sep 3, 2004, 14:47 #19
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I think this is a great thing for Japan; immigration is a big problem for national culture in every country.
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Originally Posted by Shidenkai
chikazukiyasui
I don't think Japan is a particularly racist country. Compared to Koreans, Chinese, Dutch, Belgians, Austrians, Arabs, Indians and lots of others, I would be inclined to say that the average Japanese is less racist.
When it comes to accepting immigrants, we have to consider the different histories of countries: Canada, the US and Australia are nearly entirely made up of immigrants. This affects their policies, and they all accept a lot of immigration. That said, Australia's immigration policies are historically racist: they always discriminated in favour of European immigrants and against immigrants from other parts of the world, including Asia, until recently. The western states of the US had a racist, anti-Asian policy during the 19th century. If they didn't have, California would probably be majority Asian today. Other than that, the US and Canada have accepted immigrants from pretty much anywhere for a long time. In Europe, there has always been substantial migration between countries, and this was rarely controlled until fairly recently (and now, of course, EU citizens can move between EU countries without any restrictions at all). For such countries to set up strict anti-immigration rules goes against the grain of history. If you contrast that with Asia, you find that Japan, China and Korea were all completely closed to foreigners for long periods of time between the 15th and the 19th centuries. For those countries to open themselves up to large-scale immigration equally goes against the grain of history.
My theory is that Westerners think Japanese are racist because they experience discrimination and negative stereotyping for the first time in Japan (though it is quite mild). It doesn't occur to them that in their home countries just as much, or more, discrimination and stereotyping takes place against immigrants daily.
Where migrants go depends on many factors including especially proximity and historical ties. For most, except those from China, Korea and the Philippines and SE Asia, neither history nor geography make Japan an obvious destination.
As to the Japanese stereotyping of migrants (especially those from China) as criminals, it is not wholly unjustified. Compared to the quite low level of crime in Japan, crime committed by migrants is relatively high (unless the statistics are falsified, which is possible).
Originally Posted by chikazukiyasui
I agree with what you said above, but regarding this point, I'd say that it depends a lot on the origin of the immigrants and it is not always those the Japanese would think commit more crimes who do. Check my article about foreign crime in Japan (with all the official statistics + my proportional statistics per capita for each nationality). Although Chinese do top the list of criminals, along with Russians and Viertnamese, it is interesting to see that Koreans, who are often assimilated to Chinese (even in Japan), commit not only less crimes per capita than Japanese, but also than almost any other foreigners in Japan. And it is the Japanese police who admit this.
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Maciamo, do you know if this statistics over ten years (91) will have doubled, or increased in the last year? Just curious question from me.
Originally Posted by Hachiko
No. Considering the number of crime per capita (so regardless of the total number of foreigners in Japan, as they are increasing year by year), it's pretty stable or even decreasing. Some years have apparently strong increases (like 20%) of the total number of crimes and offences, but it might fall again the next year. Then let me remind that "violent crimes" only account for a tiny fraction of the total - the most common being visa overstaying (but can you call someone a "criminal" because they once overstayed their visa, even for just 1 day ? So what shall we call murderers ? The same ?).
Originally Posted by Maciamo
How remarkably racist of you - you think this despite having the hard facts that there are almost no refugees in Japan.
Yet I walk by a Turkish or Indian restaurant every few blocks in Tokyo (in many cases the Indian restaurants are run by Muslim Indians or Pakistanis: sometimes you see a place advertising "Indian-style" food)... what do you imagine their wives and children look like and where do you think they live?
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Receivership Matters – September 2018
Are receivers obliged to obtain the best price when selling property?
The case of Centenary Homes Ltd v Jon Howard Gershinson and Victoria Liddell [2017] highlights the relatively high threshold that must be overcome by a borrower seeking to bring a claim against receivers if they believe that they have sold property for less than market value.
In a nutshell, Centenary Homes Limited defaulted on a loan which was secured against several properties, including one property (Warne Court) which comprised a number of residential flats.
The lending bank appointed receivers who proceeded to sell several properties within the borrower’s portfolio realising sufficient funds to discharge the debt owed to the bank in full and the receivers’ appointment ended. Warne Court was sold as a single block for £3.25 million rather than as individual flats which the borrower contended would have achieved a higher price.
Centenary Homes Ltd subsequently issued a claim against the receivers alleging that they had acted in breach of their duties. The company claimed that the receivers had a duty to take reasonable steps to obtain the best price reasonably obtainable. The company’s argument was that Warne Court should not have been sold as a block but as individual flats and that the combined market value for the flats sold separately was £3.885 million representing a loss of £635,000.
The receivers applied for summary judgment and strike out of the claim arguing that sale of the flats as a block was preferable due to factors such as the increased length of time it would take to sell the flats individually and the risk that market conditions could worsen over that time.
What did the court decide?
The court found in favour of the receivers and in doing so set out existing case law restating the duties owed by receivers including:
a receiver’s primary duty is to realise the security in the best interests of the bank
a receiver has only a secondary duty to the borrower to exercise care to avoid preventable loss
a receiver is only required to protect the interests of the borrower where doing so is consistent with the primary duty to realise the security
a receiver is free to sell a property in the condition it is in
in exercising a power of sale, a receiver will owe a duty to the borrower to take reasonable care to obtain the best price reasonably obtainable at the time of sale and to exercise his powers in good faith and for a proper purpose.
On the basis of the above, the master concluded that it was not enough for the borrower to simply identify alternative strategies or decisions that the receivers might have made. The master was not convinced that the borrower could obtain any expert opinion that could sufficiently establish at trial a breach of duty and therefore struck out the claim.
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Receivers will welcome the decision as recognition that the primary duty of receivers is to realise the security to recover the secured debt. In order to protect themselves however, receivers should ensure that they document any decisions as to sale strategy and that they give appropriate consideration to the all the options available.
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Troye Sivan will be the youngest recipient of GLAAD’s Stephen F. Kolzak Award
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Singer Troye Sivan will become the youngest recipient of the GLAAD Stephen F. Kolzak Award for his work as an advocate for the LGBT community.
At age 21 Sivan will join the list of the award’s previous honorees including Ellen DeGeneres, Laverne Cox, Ruby Rose and Chaz Bono.
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Earl Blumenauer Issues Congressional Blueprint to End Cannabis Prohibition
October 18, 2018, 5:29 pm Anthony Johnson Cannabis Activism, Marijuana Legalization
Portland, Oregon, Congressman Earl Blumenauer has been a leading advocate for sensible cannabis policies since the early 1970s, working to end unnecessary and harmful arrests long before polling started demonstrating strong public support on the issue. After playing important roles in Oregon to legalize cannabis, Representative Blumenauer is a leading voice in Congress and he puts in time and resources to help good causes and candidates across the nation.
Yesterday, on the day that Canada legalized across the Great White North and just ahead of his trip to Missouri to help get out the vote for the Amendment 2 medical cannabis measure in the Show-me State this Saturday, Rep. Blumenauer released his blueprint for the next Congress to end federal cannabis prohibition. Additionally, he announced the Maintaining Appropriate Protections For Legal Entry (MAPLE) Act to exempt cannabis-use or participation in the industry as a disqualification for entry into the United States from a country that has ended prohibition. The bill also protects foreign nationals who engage in state-legal cannabis activities from deportation. Current U.S. law prohibits individuals who have used cannabis or work in the cannabis industry from entering the country.
Congressman released a statement yesterday: “Our federal cannabis laws are out of touch. Currently, 46 states have legalized some form of cannabis, and I am confident that legalization will get a boost from successful ballot initiatives next month. As of today, our ally to the north is outpacing us. In the short term, Congress must address the policy gap created by conflicting cannabis laws. But this chaos must end, and the only way to do that is to end marijuana prohibition once and for all.”
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Former Bihar CM Jagannath Mishra also sentenced to five years in prison in third fodder scam case by Ranchi Court
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The two have also been fined Rs 5 lakh each by the Ranchi court.
Third fodder scam case: Both Lalu Yadav and Jagannath Mishra also fined Rs 5 lakhs each by Ranchi Court
This is the third fodder scam case -- referred to as the Chaibasa treasury case. The case pertained to the embezzlement of Rs 33.67 crore from Chaibasa district treasury during 1992-93.
Lalu is currently serving a 3.5-year jail term in Ranchi's Birsa Munda jail after being found guilty (in a fodder scam case) on December 23, 2017.
The RJD will continue the legal battle in the fodder scam case, party leader Raghuvansh Prasad said on Wednesday after Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad was found guilty in the third case in the scam.
Raghuvansh Prasad, known to be close to the former Chief Minister, said that the sentences given to the RJD chief would only "strengthen" the party's resolve.
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"We will keep the fight on, we will continue to fight the legal battle," he said.
The fodder scam was first unearthed in the 1990's by the office of the Comptroller and Auditor General when it noticed that invoices from the Bihar treasury would always come in late.
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KIA STARTS 2019 WITH A WIDE RANGE OF OFFERS
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The Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO) is awarding Junior Postdoctoral Fellowship for research to tropical medicine, veterinary medicine or healthcare in developing countries. This fellowship is available for International students.
The postdoctoral fellowships are intended to support researchers who have only recently completed their PhD, in developing an independent, international research career. For the funding of a limited number of fellowships, the FWO collaborates with VITO.
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China’s crude oil inventory climbed in October, said S&P Global Platts
China’s crude oil stocks climbed in October as crude supply rose to a historical high, outstripping the increase in refinery throughput, which delivers another big blow to the slumping oil price.
By the end of October, China’s oil inventory rose by 29.09 million barrels from a month earlier, 416.7 per cent higher than the build in September, and contrasted sharply to a draw of 26.81 million barrels in the same month last year, S&P Global Platts calculations based on official data showed.
The company expected the stockpile to continue building in November on high crude oil imports amid a slowdown in refinery throughput.
China’s overall crude supply in October surged 21.3 per cent from a year earlier to 415.96 million barrels, and rose 8.9 per cent from September led by a sharp increase in net crude imports while domestic crude output was largely rangebound.
Buoyed by strong buying from the independent sector, China’s net crude imports soared 32.2 per cent year on year to 298.02 million barrels in October, data released by the General Administration of Customs showed.
Crude throughput at refineries rose 4.6 per cent year on year to a record high of 386.88 million barrels in October, data released by the National Bureau of Statistics showed. But the increase lagged the sharp growth in crude supply.
This means monthly crude supply was 29.09 million barrels higher than throughput in October.
By the end of October, China’s crude stocks rose 197 million barrels compared with the level at the end of December last year, which compares with 266 million barrels a year earlier.
China’s crude stocks are expected to rise substantially in November due to continuously high crude imports by the year-end and a slowdown in throughput amid weakening oil product demand.
Platts data showed crude cargoes for delivery to Chinese ports in November are likely to rise 2 per cent from October to 8.89 million barrels per day.
Crude imports by the independent sector rose 28 per cent month-on-month to a seven-month high of 2.2 million b/d in October, according to a Platts survey.
Independent refineries typically try to use up their crude oil import quotas before the end of the year, so that they can secure full allocations for the next year. After taking October deliveries into account, around 40 million mt is still available for the November-December period, Platts data showed.
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Rahaf al-Qunun walks out of Thailand's Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, accompanied by UNHCR member and Thai immigration officials.
[UPDATED: Wednesday, January 9 - 2.07pm]
The United Nations has found that Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, who fled Saudi Arabia to Thailand, is a legitimate refugee and has asked Australia to take her in, officials in Canberra said Wednesday.
“The UNHCR has referred Ms Rahaf Mohammed Al-Qunun to Australia for consideration for refugee resettlement,” the Department of Home Affairs said in a statement.
[UPDATED: Tuesday, January 8 - 5.00pm]
The father of the18-year-old Saudi woman asylum seeker, who said she feared her family would kill her, has arrived in Bangkok and wished to meet his daughter, Thailand’s immigration chief said on Tuesday. But Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun’s father and brother would have to wait and see whether the UN refugee agency would allow them to see her, immigration chief Surachate Hakpan said.
“The father and brother want to go and talk to Rahaf but the UN will need to approve such talk,” Surachate told reporters.
The U.N. refugee agency on Tuesday said it was investigating Qunun’s case after she fled to Thailand saying she feared her family would kill her if she were sent back to Saudi Arabia.
Activists are concerned about what Saudi Arabia will do after Thai authorities reversed a decision to expel her and allowed Qunun to enter the country under the care of the UNHCR.
“The father is now here in Thailand and that’s a source of concern,” Phil Robertson, Human Rights Watch’s deputy director for Asia, told Reuters. “We have no idea what he is going to do ... whether he will try to find out where she is and go harass her. We don’t know whether he is going to try to get the embassy to do that.”
Lawmakers and activists in Australia and Britain urged their governments to grant asylum to Qunun, who was finally allowed by Thailand to enter the country late on Monday, after nearly 48 hours stranded at Bangkok airport under threat of being expelled. She is staying in a Bangkok hotel while the UNHCR processes her application for refugee status, before she can seek asylum in a third country.
UNHCR staff were interviewing her on Tuesday after meeting her the day before. “It could take several days to process the case and determine next steps,” UNHCR’s Thailand representative Giuseppe de Vincentiis said in a statement.
“We are very grateful that the Thai authorities did not send back (Qunun) against her will and are extending protection to her,” he said.
A Saudi teen who fled her family in fear for her life was admitted into Thailand last night while the United Nations’ refugee agency assesses her asylum claim.
Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, 18, will be taken to a safe location in Bangkok, a hotel where UN staff members will interview her and process her status in coming days. She originally was set to be deported back to Kuwait, where her family was waiting for her. Her family had been on holiday in Kuwait when Rahaf gave them the slip, hoping to get to Australia, where she has a tourist visa.
On Monday night, after she had left the airport, Rahaf tweeted that she had heard that her father just arrived in Thailand, and that it “worried and scared her”.
“I want to go to another country that I seek asylum,” she wrote. “But at least I feel [safe] now under UNHCR protection with the agreement of Thailand authorities. And I finally got my passport back.”
Who is Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun?
Being able to stay in Bangkok is a victory for Rahaf and her friends and activists who began a social media campaign in recent days to save her from being forcibly sent back to her family in Saudi. Rahaf says her family will kill her - literally. stave off her seemingly imminent forcible deportation, despite her pleas that she would be killed if she were to return.
Thai authorities had detained her at an airport hotel in Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport since Saturday night and had initially planned to send her back to Kuwait on a flight departing yesterday morning. Rahaf, however, barricaded herself in her room and demanded a meeting with the UN refugee agency. She missed the flight.
Hours later, agency officials were granted access to her “to assess her need for international refugee protection and find an immediate solution for her situation,” according to an emailed statement from Caroline Gluck, a spokeswoman for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. Immigration officials released photos of her leaving the small hotel room in the airport’s transit area where she was being held, escorted by UN officials and Thai authorities.
Surachate Hakparn, head of Thailand’s immigration bureau, said Monday evening that Thailand initially had to detain her as she arrived with “no return destination and no money.” But, he added, when authorities “knew she had some trouble . . . Thailand welcomed her with open arms.”
Thai Immigration Police Chief Surachet Hakparn addresses the media on Monday. He said Thailand is the Land of Smiles and would not be deporting Rahaf against her wishes.
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“If deporting her would result in her death, we definitely wouldn’t want to do that,” he said earlier that day. Thailand has handed her over to the UN Refugee Agency, he added, which will process her claim for refugee status in about five days. She would like to be sent to a third country, Surachate added. Authorities have returned her passport.
Rahaf’s father was due to arrive in Thailand last night. Thai authorities said she can decide whether she wants to see him, and whether she will return with him.
Surachate said that Thai immigration officials would talk to Saudi diplomats today in Bangkok, to explain their procedures and why they did not deport her.
Rahaf began a social media campaign late Saturday on Twitter chronicling her detention and even posting a photocopy of her passport to prove her identity. The young woman, who is from the city of Hail, in northwestern Saudi Arabia, suffered physical and psychological abuse at the hands of family members, including her brother, according to a 19-year old woman who said she and Rahaf have been friends for several years.
The woman said Rahaf’s family locked her up for months at one point as punishment for cutting her hair.
The woman, who lives in Sweden and spoke on the condition of anonymity, said she also fled Saudi Arabia two years ago because her family was abusing her. Rahaf was in contact as she planned her escape, the woman said.
“Her friends believe her life is in danger. We don’t know what the Saudi Embassy will do. We hope that the embassy from another country can help her,” the woman said.
Yesterday morning, hours before her scheduled deportation, Rahaf posted several videos of herself formally requesting asylum and stating that she will not leave her room without a meeting with a UNHCR representative.
“She’s desperately fearful of her family, including her father who is a senior government official, and given Saudi Arabia’s long track record of looking the other way in so-called honour violence incidents, her worry that she could be killed if returned cannot be ignored,” said Phil Robertson, deputy Asia director for Human Rights Watch, who was in touch with her.
Gluck, the UNHCR spokeswoman, said the agency would not comment on the outcome of its meeting with Rahaf “for reasons of confidentiality and protection”.
“UNHCR consistently advocates that refugees and asylum seekers - having been confirmed or claimed to be in need of international protection - cannot be returned to their countries of origin according to the principle of non-refoulement. Non-refoulement is an international principle that prevents states from expelling or returning persons to a territory where their life or freedom would be threatened,” she said.
Surachate, head of the immigration bureau, told reporters on Sunday that Rahaf tried to enter Thailand but did not have the appropriate documents to get a visa on arrival, and so had to be repatriated. Rahaf, however, said she never tried to enter Thailand. She said her passport was taken from her as soon as she landed.
Thailand is not a signatory to the 1951 Refugees Convention but does host a large number of refugees. It has signed on to international human rights treaties that bar it from deporting people to places where they are at serious risk of harm and abuse.
In a statement posted on the Twitter page of the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Saudi Embassy in Bangkok said Rahaf was stopped by authorities in Thailand for “violating the laws” and that the embassy has been in “constant contact” with her family.
Those who were not saved
The dramatic scenes and Rahaf’s pleas for help echoed those of other women who have tried to flee abusive or restrictive conditions in Saudi Arabia. In 2017, Dina Lasloom, a 24-year-old Saudi woman, was similarly attempting to seek asylum in Australia when she was stopped at an airport in Manila. She was forced to return to Saudi Arabia and has not been publicly heard from since.
In Saudi Arabia, women need a male relative’s approval to leave the country - restrictions that last from birth until death. Rahaf could face criminal charges in Saudi Arabia for “parental disobedience” and for harming the reputation of Saudi Arabia by publicly appealing for help. Human Rights Watch in a statement pointed out that this system of guardianship makes it extremely difficult for victims of violence to seek protection or legal recourse for domestic abuse.
Thailand recently detained Hakeem al-Araibi, 25, a former soccer player from Bahrain who had been granted refugee status in Australia after speaking out against a Bahraini official. He was detained November 27 after arriving in Bangkok for his honeymoon. He remains in custody as he awaits a court decision on Bahrain’s extradition request.
Football player Hakeem al-Araibi currently a refugee in Australia, was arrested on his honeymoon in Thailand. He is fighting extradition to Bahrain.
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Team Goal Setting: How to Reach the Extraordinary
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By Heather Hurst | Senior Director of Corporate Communications
“Think little goals and expect little achievements. Think big goals and win big successes,” wrote David J. Schwartz, author of The Magic of Thinking Big, published in 1959.
This is a nice thought that’s as true today as it was 60 years ago. And we’ve all seen countless motivational posters and online memes that express some version of this same sentiment:
“Reach for the moon. Even if you fall short, you’ll land among the stars.”
“The difference between ‘try’ and ‘triumph’ is a little UMPH.”
“Great results require great ambition.”
But how do we keep these thoughts, as nice as they are, from remaining just that — lovely, motivational aphorisms that are printed on cat posters on our office walls? How do we turn these sentiments into actionable plans that will make a difference in the way we work, day to day?
In his book Done Right: How Tomorrow’s Top Leaders Get Work Done Today, Workfront CEO Alex Shootman demystifies the process of setting extraordinary goals in concrete, accessible language. I had the privilege of watching this book take shape and helping to shepherd it along the laborious writing, editing, and publication process. Let me tell you — the book itself represents the achievement of a truly extraordinary goal. It is the literal embodiment of the truths shared within its covers.
We had an audacious objective — to enable and support our incredibly busy CEO in the writing of a book that captures his unique leadership approach and documents the tools and methods he draws upon in order to successfully lead a thriving Silicon Slopes tech company through today’s digital work crisis. We had an audacious timeline — less than a year from first draft to printed book. And because we were willing to rally our resources and change the way we work to achieve it, that extraordinary goal is now a reality.
Why Aim for the Extraordinary?
What if we hadn’t achieved that extraordinary goal? What if it had taken us more than a year to complete the book? Or what if it didn’t become a book after all and instead ended up as a keynote address, a few webinars, a series of ebooks, and some stellar blog content?
In the first case, a book is better than no book, even it if had arrived later than planned. In the second case, we still would have benefitted from the richness of all of that content, which never would have been created if not for the original extraordinary goal.
This scenario illustrates the purpose of setting ambitious goals: even if you don’t hit the original objective, you’re still likely to reach a higher plane than you would have without it.
The Four Types of Goals
I think you’ve got the gist of what an extraordinary goal is, based on the preceding scenario, but I’d like to share a concrete definition in the context of three other types of goals, as outlined in Alex’s book. These are arranged in order of least to most ambitious:
Clear Goals. The team is confident they can achieve these initiatives by working the way they work today. They’re likely to be reruns of previous tasks or projects — more of the same.
Stretch Goals. These goals are likely to be variations of familiar tasks or working patterns that will challenge and push the team — a more intense version of the same.
Extraordinary Goals. These are the audacious objectives you and others deeply desire. They’re at the edge of your headlights, and they will require you to change the way you are working today. Everyone on the project will learn something from the project — and they will all experience time outside their comfort zone.
Pipe Dreams. These ideas are so far away from reality that no one believes they’re possible. Pipe dreams tend to take two forms: the unattainable growth fantasy or the unachievable savings scenario.
“When your team is striving toward an extraordinary goal,” Alex writes, “chances are they will hit clear and stretch goals along the way. Even if they fall short of the original extraordinary objective, your organization will have made significant progress — progress that goes beyond what most businesses would expect.”
Clearly, however, an extraordinary goal can go too far. When it pushes past the bounds of reason and the constraints of reality, it can quickly become a pipe dream. The team might continue to pursue the goal because the boss wants it, but they won’t have a personal stake or driving belief that the desired result is even possible. And there’s nothing more demotivating and damaging to morale than the continuous pursuit of unachievable objectives.
Done Right outlines a useful stress test to help you determine whether your extraordinary goal is really a pipe dream, and I’d encourage you to read it in its entirety. (See Chapter 3.) But I’ll share one quick clue from Kathy Haven, VP and director of strategic operations at the global advertising and marketing agency FCB, who is quoted in the book as saying: “I typically will start off any project — whether it’s a deployment or a process improvement — by asking users, ‘Why are we doing this?’ and ‘What’s in this for you?’”
If Haven gets vague or incoherent answers to these questions, that’s a red flag that the team is chasing a pipe dream rather than a project with tangible and clearly defined goals where the benefits are understood. “The key to any successful project is engagement — not at the end of the project, but at the outset,” Alex adds.
Calling on the Wisdom in the Room
Setting extraordinary goals in the business setting must be a collective process. Goals that will push the team into new ways of thinking and working can not come from the top down and still inspire the level of engagement required within the workforce to achieve them. Alex quotes Alison Angilletta, PMO director at RWJBarnabas Health, the largest healthcare system in the state of New Jersey, as saying:
“A manager has a different perspective than somebody who’s doing the daily work. And what the manager thinks will work might be done or approached a different way by someone on her team. So, you must act collaboratively — it’s the most comprehensive and achievable way to create goals.”
In his book, Alex offers a sample script that will help you see exactly how to transfer ownership of a goal from the leader to the team at large. Here are the types of questions to ask:
“What do you think we can achieve next quarter?” (clear goal)
“So, if we work the same way, but just push harder with what we’ve got, what does that outcome look like next quarter?” (stretch goal)
“What do we really want to happen? What would be an amazing outcome, one in which everything went as well as it possibly could? Where do you think we would end up?” (extraordinary goal)
Practice Setting Extraordinary Goals
Before you get your whole team involved in a collective goal-setting activity, however, it can be helpful to practice setting extraordinary goals personally, in an area that you’re already trying to improve, such as health, physical fitness, or finances. Here’s a table to get you started, or check out the complete worksheet here. Make sure you write each goal in terms of a measurable outcome, as the examples below demonstrate:
Clear Goal
A measurable outcome I know I can accomplish because I’ve done something similar before.
I will run for fifteen minutes a day, three days a week.
Stretch Goal
A measurable outcome that will push me to a new level of intensity.
I will alternate five minutes of running with one minute of sprinting for thirty minutes a day, three days a week.
Extraordinary Goal
A measurable outcome that will push me out of my comfort zone and require me to change the way I do things today.
I will run/sprint for thirty minutes a day, three days a week, adding five minutes every week until I reach sixty-minute sessions.
Reach for the Moon
Of course I have to leave you with one more motivational quote that you probably haven’t seen on a cat poster: “The height of my goals will not hold me in awe, though I may stumble often before they are reached,” said Og Mandino, author of The Greatest Salesman in the World.
With the right tools and methods at your disposal to demystify collective goal setting, it is possible to set your hopes high and outline extraordinary goals with your team — and then do more than stand and look at them in awe. It is possible to do more than think “nice thought” or “lovely aphorism,” but instead translate those motivating sentiments into something concrete, achievable, and yes, even extraordinary. I know just the book that will help you do it.
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Police continue to investigate a suspected murder in Nottinghamshire after a man was allegedly knocked down by a motorist
Jon Cooper
Published: 11:54 Updated: 12:05 Saturday 20 April 2019
Detectives are continuing to investigate a suspected murder after a man has been accused of driving into a pedestrian and been allegedly linked to a string of collisions.
Nottinghamshire police are continuing to probe the fatal collision between a car and a pedestrian in Mansfield Woodhouse, on Friday morning, April 19, and have confirmed they are treating their enquiry as a murder investigation.
Police sealed-off Park Hall Road, at Mansfield Woodhouse, as part of a murder investigation.
The 38-year old accused man, who has remained in police custody following his arrest, has been re-arrested by officers on suspicion of murder.
Police have stated the man’s arrest relates to a series of incidents in the Mansfield and Ashfield areas.
These included a vehicle colliding with a residential property on Mansfield Road, Skegby, and subsequent collisions with the pedestrian and a number of vehicles three miles away on Melbourne Street, Mansfield Woodhouse.
An air ambulance is reported to have attended the Mansfield Woodhouse collision where paramedics were also reported to have treated the male pedestrian but he was later pronounced dead.
Police cordons and road closures remain in place in Mansfield Road, Skegby, and in Worcester Avenue and Park Hall Road, Mansfield Woodhouse, while detectives continue to establish the circumstances surrounding these incidents.
Detectives are continuing to encourage anyone who witnessed these incidents or believes they may have dashcam footage of the incidents to call Nottinghamshire Police on 101, quoting incident number 185 of 19 April.
Nottinghamshire Police has also referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct following the incidents as standard practice where a death is reported following police contact.
The police contact related to officers’ attendance in the moments immediately before the man’s arrest, according to Nottinghamshire Police.
British teenager 'gang raped' at popular Mediterranean holiday resort
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Caught on Camera: New Britain police officer punches man he’s trying to arrest
Hartford Athletic vs. Swope Park Rangers in Kansas City
Connecticut man sentenced for killing teen in 2014
by: Alex Ceneviva
Posted: Feb 14, 2018 / 11:02 AM EST / Updated: Feb 14, 2018 / 11:02 AM EST
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) – A Connecticut man who was 16 when he fatally shot another teen in the back of the head almost four years ago has been sentenced to 47 years in prison.
The New Haven Register reports that Ricky Bunn was sentenced Tuesday. He was convicted of murder in October in the April 2014 slaying of 16-year-old Torrence “T.J.” Gamble.Related: 2 teens charged in boy’s slaying move to adult court
Prosecutors say Bunn was a recruited by the leader of a gang to shoot Gamble, who he believed had told police where to find another gang member.
Bunn was one of three people charged, but prosecutors say he was the gunman. The other two testified for the prosecution.Related: 3 arrested for 2014 New Haven homicide
Bunn denied shooting Gamble, saying it was one of the others.
Bunn, tried as an adult, will be eligible for parole in 28 years.
Information from: New Haven Register, http://www.nhregister.com
Hartford Police declare Wednesday’s serious stabbing incident now a homicide investigation
by Leah Myers / Jul 18, 2019
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH)-- A Hartford stabbing investigation that occurred on Wednesday is now been declared as a homicide, according to police.
Hartford police have put a suspect into custody after a stabbing incident on Nelson Street Wednesday afternoon.
Man charged with embezzling from state Senate campaign
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The former treasurer of a state Senate campaign has been charged with embezzling more than $10,000 in campaign funds.
State prosecutors say 45-year-old William Baker, of Farmington, took the money from the 2014 campaign of Republican Bill Wadsworth, a former state representative who lost that Senate race to Democrat Beth Bye.
New Britain man facing animal cruelty charges
by WTNH.com staff / Jul 17, 2019
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (WTNH)--A man in New Britain is facing animal cruelty charges after police say he abused a dog.
Back in April, New Britain police say they noticed the pitbull acting skittish when his owner, Christopher Vantull, went near it.
Teen rescued after falling into Pope Park river
Heated exchange at Waterbury GOP mayoral nomination event
Neighbors express concern over busy intersection near Tweed Airport
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Connections: Dan Arel, author of Parenting without God
By Evan Dawson • Dec 3, 2015
Dan Arel, author of Parenting without God
We have a conversation about the impact of raising children to believe in a god, or not.
Dan Arel is the author of the new book, Parenting Without God. He'll explain why he thinks raising children in a religious household is a recipe for poor critical thinking, and more. Our guests in studio offer a counterpoint, talking about the possible benefits of raising children to have faith in a deity. Our guests:
Reverend Scott Sittig, lead pastor at New Hope Free Methodist Church
Rebecca S. Letterman, Ph.D., associate professor of spiritual formation, Northeastern Seminary
Connections: How Do Atheists Find Meaning?
By Evan Dawson • Sep 17, 2015
How do atheists find meaning?
Finding meaning without deities: we'll talk to documentary filmmaker Christopher Johnson about his new film, "A Better Life." It's coming to our area, and we'll get a sense for why he wanted to tell the story of how atheists find meaning. We'll also hear from listeners who share how they find meaning.
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Connections: Discussing the future of R&D in Rochester
By Evan Dawson & Megan Mack • Jun 17, 2019
Discussing the future of R&D in Rochester
Where have all the geniuses gone? Many of the brightest R&D minds at Kodak took buyouts and retired. But for those who were too young to stop working, has Rochester provided a new economy for them to thrive?
We discuss the future of technology, research, and Rochester. And our guests discuss an upcoming conference aimed at highlighting Rochester’s strengths. Our guests:
Julie Gerstenberger, founder and CEO of Moondog Labs
Sujatha Ramanujan, managing director of Luminate
Terry Clas, chairman of the Light and Sound Interactive Conference, and head of business development for photonics with the New York State Division of Science, Technology, and Innovation
Michael McDougall, president of McDougall Communications
Connections: What's happening with photonics in Rochester?
By Evan Dawson & Megan Mack • Feb 15, 2018
What's happening with photonics in Rochester?
Rochester is known for its work in optics and photonics, and now an accelerator program hopes to expand the next generation of technology in these areas. But what's happening with photonics specifically in the region? Who are the companies who have received state support to grow their businesses in Rochester?
We have an update, and explore the Luminate NY initiative. Our guests:
Vinnie Esposito, Finger Lakes Regional Director for Empire State Development
Sujatha Ramanujan, managing director for Luminate NY
Jason Babcock, founder and CEO of Positive Science
Dimitri Chernyak, vice president of research and development at Intelon Optics
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