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‘Norwegian Wood’ opens in London Posted by Jakob S on May 3rd, 2013 Magne in front of his version of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. The black P and B is an homage to Sir Peter Blake. Magne’s new Beatles-inspired exhibition Norwegian Wood opened with a private view at the Paul Stolper gallery in London last night. NRK had an interview with Magne yesterday, as he prepared for the opening, which can be viewed here. Helter Skelter by Magne F, 2013 Norwegian Wood came about because Magne wanted to return to his woodcut-techniques of the mid-90s. During the preparations, he was asked to make the music for the upcoming Beatles-movie, which in turn inspired the theme of this exhibition. “The Beatles was our pathway to adventure, they were our big heroes. We were like those boys in Lars Saabye Christensen’s book, we grew up with The Beatles. We had big dreams and made it big, largely because of them”, Magne told NRK. For the artistic process, Magne was able to borrow antique woodcut tools from Sir Peter Blake, who designed the album cover of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. “His tools were quite small and delicate, while I have a somewhat rougher style. So for some of these woodcuts I had to use a chainsaw as well.” Some photos of Magne creating the woodcut prints at Atelje Larsen in Helsingborg, Sweden can be seen at paulstolper.com. Blake was scheduled to attend the private opening yesterday, where Magne would return the tools. “Paul McCartney couldn’t make it to the opening, unfortunately, but he sent an e-mail with his best wishes”, Magne says. Come Together by Magne F, 2013 Magne will be busy working on the Beatles film music in the coming fall and winter, but he’s already got some ideas ready. “It’s a bit scary to compose something that will be heard alongside the iconic Beatles music. You need to find the right balance of being both respectful and disrespectful. The film music has to stand on its own feet, but also sound authentic of that time period.” Magne has also made a few other public appearances recently. On April 18th he appeared at The Thief in Oslo, as UK newcomer Gabrielle Aplin did an intimate showcase gig. “The concert was really good. She writes and sings beautifully. People should keep an eye on her, and be proud that they had a chance to see her this early”, he told seher.no. On April 29th Magne attended the European opener of Bruce Springsteen’s Wrecking Ball Tour 2013, at Telenor Arena in Oslo. “I’m the world’s biggest Bruce Springsteen-fan”, he said (sarcastically?) as he walked in the VIP-entrance. Posted in Art projects, Magne Tags: bruce springsteen, gabrielle aplin, magne furuholmen, paul mccartney, paul stolper, peter blake, the beatles « Paul working with “several new artists” Apparatjik in Copenhagen, May 3rd »

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Pediatric nephrologist Stuart Goldstein, MD, led a team of researchers at Cincinnati Children’s to create a risk stratification system that can strongly predict whether a patient will develop severe acute kidney injury (AKI) within the first three days of admission to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). The risk stratification system, called the Renal Angina Index, assigns points for various AKI risk factors, such as PICU admission (one point), transplantation status (three points) and intubation and vasoactive medication administration (five points). The total number of points is multiplied by a factor that represents changes in creatinine over baseline or fluid accumulation during the first 12 hours of a PICU admission. Results allow clinicians to initiate therapy in a timely manner for patients who are likely to develop severe AKI (which Dr. Goldstein and colleagues have shown is associated with mortality), and avoid unnecessary treatment for those who are not. In 2018, thanks in part to a grant from the National Institutes of Health-funded P50 Center of Excellence in Nephrology, the Renal Angina Index was fully integrated into the Epic™ electronic medical record at Cincinnati Children’s. Goldstein presented the preliminary results from this initiative at the National Institutes of Health in April 2019, showing that the index improves prediction of AKI in the PICU. Previously, Goldstein and his team validated the Renal Angina Index in a prospective observational study that included a multinational cohort of 5,000 patients at five pediatric institutions. Patients who score less than eight on the index have only a two percent chance of developing severe AKI. Patients who score eight or higher are tested for the urinary biomarker neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL). If there is a concentration greater than 150 ng/mL, their chance of developing severe AKI within 72 hours of PICU admission increases dramatically. Previous research at Cincinnati Children’s demonstrated that NGAL is present prior to serum creatinine changes in many PICU patients. But on its own, without clinical context, NGAL is not predictive of severe AKI, Goldstein says. “The index provides real-time data for clinical decision support,” Goldstein says. “Our intensivists say that it takes the guesswork out of the decision to identify and support patients with AKI. They are initiating dialysis or renal replacement therapy, or altering fluid management earlier in a PICU stay than they did before in a standardized way.” Goldstein says he hopes to make the Renal Angina Index universally available so that clinicians everywhere can provide effective, personalized care for children who are likely to develop severe AKI. Meanwhile, he is working with colleagues at Cincinnati Children’s and elsewhere to leverage the risk stratification system to study interventions that may lower acute AKI and mortality or progression to chronic kidney disease. Partnership focuses on kidney-friendly bone marrow transplants T32 grant renewal supports rising leaders in pediatric nephrology

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Series: Jumping Frogs: Undiscovered, Rediscovered, and Celebrated Writings of Mark Twain Author(s): Twain, Mark Illustrator(s): Moser, Barry Format: Paperback (Trade Paperback) Publisher: University of California Press Imprint: University of California Press Longtime admirers of Mark Twain are aware of how i ... Longtime admirers of Mark Twain are aware of how integral animals were to his work as a writer, from his first stories through his final years, including many pieces that were left unpublished at his death. This beautiful volume, illustrated with 30 new images by master engraver Barry Moser, gathers writings from the full span of Mark Twain’s career and elucidates his special attachment to and regard for animals. What may surprise even longtime readers and fans is that Twain was an early and ardent animal welfare advocate, the most prominent American of his day to take up that cause. Edited and selected by Shelley Fisher Fishkin, who has also supplied an introduction and afterword, Mark Twain’s Book of Animals includes stories that are familiar along with those that are appearing in print for the first time.>hr<Shelley Fisher Fishkin is Joseph S. Atha Professor of Humanities, Professor of English and Director of American Studies at Stanford University. She is the author of many books, including Lighting Out for the Territory: Reflections on Mark Twain and American Culture and Was Huck Black? Mark Twain and African-American Voices. She edited Is He Dead?, a new play by Mark Twain, and is also the editor of the 29-volume Oxford Mark Twain. Barry Moser is one of America's foremost wood engravers and is the proprietor of the Pennyroyal Press. Among the books he has illustrated are Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and Moby Dick, or The Whale, all from UC Press. The Mark Twain Project is housed within the Mark Twain Papers, the world's largest archive of primary materials by this major American writer.>hr<"For those unaware—as I was until I read this book—that Mark Twain was one of America's early animal advocates, Shelley Fisher Fishkin's collection of his writings on animals will come as a revelation. Many of these pieces are as fresh and lively as when they were first written, and it's wonderful to have them gathered in one place." —Peter Singer, author of Animal Liberation and The Life You Can Save “A truly exhilarating work. Mark Twain's animal-friendly views would not be out of place today, and indeed, in certain respects, Twain is still ahead of us: claiming, correctly, that there are certain degraded practices that only humans inflict on one another and upon other animals. Fishkin has done a splendid job: I cannot remember reading something so consistently excellent."—Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, author of When Elephants Weep and The Face on Your Plate "Shelley Fisher Fishkin has given us the lifelong arc of the great man's antic, hilarious, and subtly profound explorations of the animal world, and she's guided us through it with her own trademark wit and acumen. Dogged if she hasn't." —Ron Powers, author of Dangerous Water: A Biography of the Boy Who Became Mark Twain and Mark Twain: A Life>hr<“An unfamiliar facet of a literary giant. . . . Succinctly represents Twain's admiration for the animal kingdom and relentless optimism in the face of human inadequacies.”>hr<“A work that can easily be enjoyed by the casual reader of Twain and certainly qualifies as an essential volume for the devoted Twain scholar.”>hr<“This collection is as entertaining, visceral, sardonic and chastising as any of his [Twain’s] major works.”>hr<“Damn near flawless. . . . The perfect holiday gift-book.”>hr<“Enjoy the tongue-twisting discourse Twain engages in with his two daughters about cats and much more.”>hr<“Brings together full stories, sketches, and brief passages that demonstrate Twain’s unique voice, skill as a writer, compassion, and humor. The engravings bring home the directness to Twain’s prose and add a special sense of wonder to this charming yet sobering book.”

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Byker Community Centre October 19, 2016 /in Asylum seekers & refugees, Gypsies & Travellers, LGBTQ communities, Mental health, Offenders & ex-offenders, Older people, Violence or abuse /by Gill Aconley This charity offers a multitude of activities and services for people living in the Byker area of Newcastle. It works with and directly supports a number of the beneficiary groups which the Foundation funds. It offers a weekly lunch club for older people; runs two LGBT groups, one weekly and one monthly; and runs a weekly group in partnership with another organisation for women as part of their parole conditions, or for women at risk of offending. In addition, the Centre’s activities help asylum seekers and refugees, Gypsies and Travellers, and people with mental health conditions. In October 2016, the Foundation agreed a £5,000 grant towards the core costs of running the Centre. Over the year, the charity aims to develop a fortnightly group working with female sex workers, and increase the current lunchtime provision for older people into a full day’s session. Unity Group Wales June 29, 2016 /in Asylum seekers & refugees, LGBTQ communities /by Gill Aconley This organisation is based in Swansea, and works with the LGBT community across Wales. It provides advice and support, raises awareness, and provides assistance around hate crime. Over the past few years, Unity Group had been seeing increasing numbers of LGBT asylum seekers coming to the centre in Swansea for support. In response, it set up a dedicated group called ‘No Going Back’, which now meets regularly. The Foundation awarded £3,500 towards the volunteer costs, and general running costs of this group. Volunteers help with practical assistance, access to immigration legal advisors, social and cultural support, and regular drop-in sessions. The intention is to help asylum seekers as they move through the asylum system, improve people’s wellbeing and mental health, and help people integrate into the LGBT Lincs June 29, 2016 /in LGBTQ communities /by Gill Aconley LGBT Lincs is a constituted group which aims to provide support to parents who have children who identify as LGBTQ. It is based in Lincolnshire and organises regular meetings for parents to meet up together with others in a similar situation, to share experiences and provide mutual support. The Foundation offered a grant of £886 in June 2016 towards the running costs of the group. Over the next year the group aims to expand and run meeting in different parts of the county, increase the numbers of parents and children supported, and also promote awareness of LGBT issues locally. www.lincsparentslgbt.org.uk New Family Social February 24, 2016 /in LGBTQ communities /by Gill Aconley New Family Social is the UK network for LGBT adoptive and foster families. It provides information and resources to prospective parents and supports those with new families. The charity works nationally from a base near Cambridge. In February 2016, New Family Social was awarded funding of £7,500 in a single grant towards the costs of a volunteer coordinator. Funding will help the charity to create of a more coordinated volunteering programme; increase the awareness of LGBT adoption and fostering; and help to tackle homophobic discrimination. www.newfamilysocial.org.uk Hart Gables Hart Gables works to promote equality and diversity, advance education, eliminate discrimination in relation to LGBT people, and raise awareness of LGBT issues. It provides information, advice, support, one-to-one and group sessions, a hate crime service and a drop-in for people in the Hartlepool area. The Foundation has offered two years’ funding totalling £4,800 towards costs associated with a sessional worker supporting people who are Transgender. This role is also involved with training and running awareness sessions around Transgender issues and is currently funded for five hours a week. www.hartgables.org.uk Transfigurations February 25, 2015 /in LGBTQ communities /by admin Allen Lane awarded £1,000 towards general costs of this group in South Devon. Transfigurations supports transgender or gender variant people before, during, or after transition. It offers a helpline, regular meetings, peer support, and practical as well as emotional support to help people come to terms with their problems, accept who they are, and grow in self-esteem and confidence. www.transfigurations.co.uk Marmalade is a small group based in the West Midlands, which provides support and information to partners, family and friends of people within the transgender community. It aims to alleviate some of the emotional impact and consequent stress for both the individual and those closest to them. The group meets monthly and provides a safe and understanding environment where people can discuss issues and concerns and help each other. Initially working under the banner of another charity Gender Matters, Marmalade has recently become independent. In February 2015, the Foundation offered £500 to Marmalade to enable the monthly group to continue, and will contribute towards room hire, volunteer expenses and insurance. Newry Rainbow Community October 21, 2014 /in LGBTQ communities /by Gill Aconley Newry Rainbow Community exists to benefit the LGBTQ community in and around Newry in Northern Ireland. It offers a drop-in centre and a variety of services and other activities. The charity aims to provide friendship and support, and aims to lessen the isolation and stigma felt by people in the LGBTQ community. The Foundation’s grant went towards the rent of its drop-in centre. This was awarded for a two-year period from October 2014, and since then it has moved to more prominent premises in the centre of the town which also have extra space and facilities. Whilst moving, normal services and activities continued to run, and have since been expanded. The charity supported the annual Pride festival and parade in 2015 which has been the biggest yet, and feels that overall “things have really changed for the better in the lives of the local LGBTQ community in Newry compared to even a few years ago”. www.gaynewry.com Icebreakers is a self-help group, offering a safe space and supportive network for gay and bi-sexual men. The group meets weekly in central Manchester and provides peer support and assistance in dealing with issues such as coming out, isolation, and homophobia. The Foundation awarded £2,500 over a two-year period towards the venue and costs relating to volunteers in February 2014. www.icebreakersmanchester.org.uk

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Intersections: The Life and Art of Jim Jacobs By Shawn Rossiter on February 11, 2016 • ( 2 Comments ) “It feels kind of like I’m just out of graduate school and I can finally work in the studio,” says Ogden artist Jim Jacobs, who is enjoying his first year of retirement after three decades as professor of art at Weber State University. Down a one-way alley off Ogden’s 24th Street, in a salmon-colored building and behind a rust-colored door, Jacobs now spends his days layering photos, acrylics and epoxy for a group of paintings that explore memory (the source material harks back to a year spent in Spain almost a decade ago), or grafting segments of planed wood and found tree limbs for his elegant sculptural works, some of which are on exhibit this month at the Rio Gallery, others of which are slated for a show at Finch Lane in April. Jacobs spent his first 18 years in Philadelphia, where he says his relationship to the outdoors was influenced by the job he got at 14 working for his neighbor, a gardener. They landscaped for a wealthy family—the model for Katharine Hepburn in The Philadelphia Story— with an estate of 33 acres. “We would start cutting the lawn on Monday,” he jokes, “and finish by the end of the week. I think that had an impact on me, with my relationships to plants, grass and trees,” he says, referencing the many limbs that dot his studio. It also helped his ability to think. “The job was just incredibly boring. Your mind could go lots of places.” Jacobs also liked to surf, even if the Jersey shore he visited offered little in the way of waves — “You had to wait for a hurricane.” So when it came time to decide on college, he headed to Jacksonville University in Florida. “I probably misspent a lot of my undergraduate time,” he remarks wryly. When he wasn’t surfing, an interest in the sciences that began at a young age directed his initial studies. It was only halfway through college that he took a painting class and then “slowly started switching away from chemistry and botany.” He finished with a BFA in 1978, after which he enrolled in an MFA program at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. Again, it wasn’t far from the beach, but he says, “there I became more serious, and I focused on painting.” At East Carolina, abstraction took the place of his previous figurative work and Jacobs became more and more interested in exploring the painting as an object. He began deconstructing the physicality of the painting, creating a variety of shaped canvases that became more and more complicated—one had 23 different elements. These were still very much paintings, with a variety of color and brushstrokes applied to the surfaces, but the canvases themselves, hung on a wall, became meta-brushstrokes, communicating with the wall the way a splash of paint communicates with the canvas. “What interested me was the interaction with the environment,” he says. He would leave gaps in his constructed canvases or make works with screen wire, so you’d see through it to the wall behind; and he would investigate the hanging conditions for his paintings, matching the value and tone of the wall so that the painting would blend into the wall on one side, or so that a gap in the structure of the painting revealed the wall but would look like brushstrokes because they matched other portions that were just paint. It was with this body of work that he applied for teaching positions, snagging the Weber State job after a couple of years as an adjunct. “I was offered the job here at Weber State, but also had a possibility in Buffalo. They wanted to fly me in. So I had to decide between a sure thing here, or some future possibility at Buffalo . . . Utah was beautiful so I just said sorry [to Buffalo] and decided to take the sure thing.” Plus, Utah had skiing, which Jacobs has found is a pleasurable substitute for surfing (he began as a downhill skier but Mark Biddle has since turned him on to Telemark). When he arrived in Ogden, Jacobs found “an energetic group” at the art department —Susan Makov, Mark Biddle, Jim McBeth, Dick van Wagoner. Their principal challenge was the facility. The main portion of the department was located in the Collett Building, which was small and porous (a problem when you’re planing wood or sanding ceramics), while other classes were spread all over the campus. The department was already discussing a new facility when Jacobs arrived, but it would take them almost two decades to complete the fundraising and construction of the building. During that period Jacobs was chair of the department for a total of 10 years, on-and-off, including a tenure during the completion of the Ethel Wattis Kimball Art Center in 2002. “It was nice to be able to help shape the department,” he says about his administrative duties. “It was a good group of people to be working with.” As professor and chair you have a certain amount of autonomy, he notes. “I looked on the chair position as a sort of creative position, changing programs, focusing on different things.” During his three decades as a professor he always maintained a studio off campus. When he first came to Ogden he bounced around at a couple of studios in the downtown area. They kept getting bought or demolished, however, so he eventually bought the place off 24th street for $45,000. It’s actually on Harrison Boulevard, with a storefront property that helps pay the mortgage, while Jacobs uses the two rooms upstairs for his art (and to store part of his extensive radio collection). A woodshop is just behind the rust-colored door while the western half of the studio, a long space that terminates in windows that look onto Harrison Boulevard and the Ogden Eccles Conference Center, is used for painting and crafting his sculptures. Since his arrival in Ogden, the woodshop portion of the studio has become increasingly important and anyone who has come across Jacobs in the past decade might not associate him with those early paintings. “I would say the one thing that glues my work together is my interest in ‘intersections’ and boundaries, where things come together. I think that’s where interesting things happen,” he says. It’s the beach, that shifting locale where ocean becomes land, or the way, in places like Pennsylvania, the edge of a manicured lawn gives way to undominated woodland. And if you look at the timeline of his work, you see that the shift from painting to sculpture is very much an evolution: pieces of wood first became elements of those multifaceted canvases, then they became actual tree branches that break off the picture plane the way stretched canvas did in earlier works; eventually the wood came to stand on its own. Literally. For the Utah Department of Arts and Museum’s Utah ’05 Painting and Sculpture show he exhibited and won a prize for “Table for Darwin,” a simple wood table in which the twisting branches of an ash tree seem to reach in and break apart the individual slabs of the table. There’s a violence about the work, as if the natural branches are trying to reclaim their own from the manufactured product. In “Cocoon,” a related work, another branch forces a long rectangular wood structure to bulge at the center, giving the sense that the tensile strength of the structure might be exceeded at any moment. Jacobs says these works, and others in the “Interlace” series, were inspired by the matapalo trees of Central and South America. The matapalo is a strangler fig that begins high up in the host tree, its roots eventually reaching the forest floor as it weaves itself around the host tree, which eventually dies, and what remains is a tightly woven mass of matapalo vines that has taken the form of the host tree. “I like that in these works it goes both ways, that it’s the same material, one acting on the other and vice versa.” Jacobs says there was a jigsaw in the basement when he was a kid, but he didn’t have any real experience with woodworking growing up. It was in between undergraduate and graduate school that he began his carpentry training. “I went on a work site and told them I was a carpenter,” he recounts. “After about four hours they realized I wasn’t. They said I could stay, though, but told me, ‘You’re going to start out as a laborer.’” He learned a lot in that time framing houses, and gained an appreciation for architecture that’s evident in his work. “A framed house that’s unsheathed is pretty interesting,” he says about the time, and you see it in the gaps in his paintings and in his sculptures. Jacobs continues to create in wood, but in his current work the “intersection” of his materials is more subtle, and graceful. At Raw and Cooked, an exhibit at the Rio Gallery through March 11 that features fellow Weber professors Joshua Winegar and Paul Crow, Jacobs unveiled works from his Graft Series. As the title suggests, the milled lumber and natural tree limbs are woven together in the age-old method that blends two materials to make a stronger whole, creating a visual vocabulary that can be playful, elegant and foreboding. His “Dowsing Rods” float and dance across the gallery space, their splayed manufactured ends matched by natural limbs that branch into ever thinner and graceful tendrils. In “Slip,” a piece which begins (or maybe ends) on a pedestal and reaches to the floor, the milled wood forms a sloping, elegant curve that ends (or begins) in a far more aggressive, rectilinear tree limb; and in “Vigilance” a plain wood chair sails above the gallery space, attached to long stilt-like legs, that terminate in tree branches that look as if they might grow digits and scurry away. A couple of weeks after the January opening, his studio was already filled with new works—most of them still in progress—suggesting new expressive directions, including touches of irony and dark humor. They will be part of an exhibit at Finch Lane Gallery in April and May. He also has returned to painting. In his Eidolon series, Jacobs explores what he has described as “the imperfect nature of memory and its intersection with our desire to seek out meaningful patterns, even where none exist.” He begins with a series of photographs taken while he was on sabbatical in Spain with his wife and then 11-year-old daughter. He has enlarged and collaged the images before further disrupting them with a series of abstract marks and splotches, made with multiple layers of epoxy and acrylic, meant to suggest possible relationships to the images even when there are none. The images are luscious and inviting but constantly problematizing the desire to establish what is and what isn’t —not unlike those early formal works where it was difficult to tell where the painting ended and the wall began. A year into retirement and Jim Jacobs seems to have found a good flow. When he misses the interaction with other professors and students, he says it’s not hard to get them to come down and visit. His daughter is now at the University of Utah (she wouldn’t go to Weber, “where everyone would have known her”) and his wife, whom he met in North Carolina and who has a BFA, is enrolled in ceramics at Weber so she can use the facilities (Jacobs himself has taken advantage of the educational benefits that come with his position to finish a bachelors in Spanish). This has been a stellar year for skiing, and you’ll find Jacobs on the slopes from time to time, but for the most part you’ll find him in the studio. He’s got plenty of ideas to keep himself busy and is creating the sort of work that makes one wish he had retired sooner. Raw and Cooked, featuring the work of Jim Jacobs, Paul Crow and Joshua Winegar is at The Rio Gallery, Salt Lake City, through March 11. You can view more of Jim Jacobs’ work at jcjacobs.com. Shawn Rossiter The founder of Artists of Utah and editor of its online magazine, 15 Bytes, Shawn Rossiter has undergraduate degrees in English, French and Italian Literature and studied Comparative Literature in graduate school before pursuing a career in art. Categories: Artist Profiles | Visual Arts Tagged as: Jim Jacobs Don’t Leave: Maxfield Hegedus and Suhnee Venice’s True Love Waits at CUAC Painted Sky: Book on artists of the Rocky Mountain West gives 14 Utahns lots of ink Derek Rigby says: Jim is a fantastic aspect of the northern Utah art community and this article helps illuminate his influence and clout as an artist. Ann Poore says: Shamefully unfamiliar with Jim Jacobs’ work, I went to the Rio to see this show based on Shawn Rossiter’s intriguing profile and was wowed! My friends and I were fascinated with the intricate (and clearly quite difficult to accomplish) manner in which branches of wood merge and pair, almost in dance form. Awesome, hypnotic, and difficult to describe. MUST be seen before the show closes. Truly a treat for the eyes and the imagination. You will spend more time than you intended, so plan on that and go!

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Raki Phillips, an award-winning hospitality veteran, has been announced as the new chief executive of Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority. Officials at the authority argue that his appointment marks the commencement of a new phase of tourism development for the emirate. Phillips, who has worked for some of the world’s most renowned global brands, including Ritz-Carlton Hotels, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts and Universal Studios, will be responsible for delivering the authority’s recently announced Destination Strategy 2019-2021. The plan aims to attract 1.5 million visitors to the emirate by 2021 and three million by 2025. Phillips takes over the reins from Haitham Mattar, whose four-year tenure as chief executive of RAKTDA is credited with re-positioning Ras Al Khaimah to become one of the fastest growing destinations in the world and exceeding the target of one million visitors in the first three years. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, thanked Mattar for his commitment to the role and for his efforts in positioning the Emirate as one of the world’s fastest-growing tourism destinations. “Mattar’s four years leading Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority has resulted in a tourism strategy that has grown the reputation of Ras Al Khaimah internationally and put the Emirate firmly on the world map. “I would like to thank Haitham for his leadership of the authority and for presiding over a phase of tourism and hospitality development that has seen exceptional levels of growth. “With his groundwork, we are very well placed to move forward to the next phase of development in our thriving tourism industry under Raki Phillips, who I welcome to his new role.” RAKTDA’s first tourism strategy was launched in January 2016 and was responsible for accelerating visitor growth, increasing visitor satisfaction and raising the contribution of the tourist sector to the emirate’s GDP. The strategy introduced new tourism demand generators, including the world’s longest zip line and the Middle East’s first via ferrata, both of which helped position Ras Al Khaimah as the region’s nature-based adventure hub. Ras al Khaimah was also recognised as the Middle East’s Leading Adventure Tourism Destination earlier this year by voters at the World Travel Awards. As the new chief executive, Phillips will implement RAKTDA’s Destination Strategy 2019-2021 and supervise a number of key projects, with notable development projects on Jebel Jais including multiple zip lines, adventure park hiking trails, the Bear Grylls Survival Academy and a luxury camp. Phillips himself has a long and storied history in the hospitality sector. Over the past decade and a half, the veteran has worked for some of the most prestigious global brands, including Universal Studios Orlando, Ritz-Carlton Hotels and Fairmont Hotels & Resorts. He was recently named one of the top 20 most powerful Arab hoteliers and has experience in a range of areas including sales, marketing, theme parks, revenue management and hotel development. He has also had a hand in the development of culinary concepts such as Hard Rock Live Orlando, Noire, SoBe at Monte Carlo Beach Club Abu Dhabi and District47, Dubai’s highest rooftop at Warwick Hotel Sheikh Zayed Road. Departing chief executive Haitham Mattar has been a familiar face on Breaking Travel News in recent years, having been interviewed a number of times. Take a look below for his final words earlier this year: Dubai to offer free sim cards to all visiting tourists Investment in Romania pays off for Dubai Tourism Bahamas breaks seven million guest barrier in 2019 Mattar predicts bright future for Saudi tourism Previous Article Nakheel unveils plans for Al Khail Avenue investment Next Article New Zealand self-drive holidays for Malaysians

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Astronomy Education About Space Information About Space exploration About Space / October 16, 2017 Humans have dreamed about spaceflight since antiquity. The Chinese used rockets for ceremonial and military purposes centuries ago, but only in the latter half of the 20th century were rockets developed that were powerful enough to overcome the force of gravity to reach orbital velocities that could open space to human exploration. As often happens in science, the earliest practical work on rocket engines designed for spaceflight occurred simultaneously during the early 20th century in three countries by three key scientists: in Russia, by Konstantin Tsiolkovski; in the United States, by Robert Goddard; and in Germany, by Hermann Oberth. In the 1930s and 1940s Nazi Germany saw the possibilities of using long-distance rockets as weapons. Late in World War II, London was attacked by 200-mile-range V-2 missiles, which arched 60 miles high over the English Channel at more than 3, 500 miles per hour. After World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union created their own missile programs. On October 4, 1957, the Soviets launched the first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, into space. Four years later on April 12, 1961, Russian Lt. Yuri Gagarin became the first human to orbit Earth in Vostok 1. His flight lasted 108 minutes, and Gagarin reached an altitude of 327 kilometers (about 202 miles). The first U.S. satellite, Explorer 1, went into orbit on January 31, 1958. In 1961 Alan Shepard became the first American to fly into space. On February 20, 1962, John Glenn’s historic flight made him the first American to orbit Earth. “Landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to Earth within a decade” was a national goal set by President John F. Kennedy in 1961. On July 20, 1969, Astronaut Neil Armstrong took “a giant step for mankind” as he stepped onto the moon. Six Apollo missions were made to explore the moon between 1969 and 1972. During the 1960s unmanned spacecraft photographed and probed the moon before astronauts ever landed. By the early 1970s orbiting communications and navigation satellites were in everyday use, and the Mariner spacecraft was orbiting and mapping the surface of Mars. By the end of the decade, the Voyager spacecraft had sent back detailed images of Jupiter and Saturn, their rings, and their moons. Skylab, America’s first space station, was a human-spaceflight highlight of the 1970s, as was the Apollo Soyuz Test Project, the world’s first internationally crewed (American and Russian) space mission. In the 1980s satellite communications expanded to carry television programs, and people were able to pick up the satellite signals on their home dish antennas. Satellites discovered an ozone hole over Antarctica, pinpointed forest fires, and gave us photographs of the nuclear power-plant disaster at Chernobyl in 1986. Astronomical satellites found new stars and gave us a new view of the center of our galaxy. In April 1981 the launch of the space shuttle Columbia ushered in a period of reliance on the reusable shuttle for most civilian and military space missions. Twenty-four successful shuttle launches fulfilled many scientific and military requirements until January 1986, when the shuttle Challenger exploded after launch, killing its crew of seven. The Challenger tragedy led to a reevaluation of America’s space program. The new goal was to make certain a suitable launch system was available when satellites were scheduled to fly. Today this is accomplished by having more than one launch method and launch facility available and by designing satellite systems to be compatible with more than one launch system. The Gulf War proved the value of satellites in modern conflicts. During this war allied forces were able to use their control of the “high ground” of space to achieve a decisive advantage. Satellites were used to provide information on enemy troop formations and movements, early warning of enemy missile attacks, and precise navigation in the featureless desert terrain. The advantages of satellites allowed the coalition forces to quickly bring the war to a conclusion, saving many lives. Space systems will continue to become more and more integral to homeland defense, weather surveillance, communication, navigation, imaging, and remote sensing for chemicals, fires and other disasters. The International Space Station is a research laboratory in low Earth orbit. With many different partners contributing to its design and construction, this high-flying laboratory has become a symbol of cooperation in space exploration, with former competitors now working together. 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EDISON ENSEMBLE Balder Neergaard Pianist | Academic Balder Neergaard is a versatile pianist and academic, whose artistry and scholarship has brought him to performances at venues across Scandinavia and the UK. As a soloist and chamber musician he has performed at venues including The South Bank Centre, The Victoria & Albert and National Galleries, and St Martin-in-the-Fields in London, as well as Tivoli Concert Hall and the Danish Radio Concert House in Copenhagen, and as a scholar he has given papers and lecture-recitals at the universities of York, Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh, and Aveiro, Portugal. In 2013, his contribution to Interpreting Historical Keyboard Music: Sources and Contexts and Performance (‘In the Footsteps of Jean Paul: Sonority and Pedalling in Papillons, op. 2’) was published by Routledge. Following studies at the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen with Tove Lønskov between 2000 and 2004, Balder was trained at the Royal College of Music in London under the tutelage of Yonty Solomon and Kevin Kenner, receiving his BMus(Hons) in 2006, MMus in Advanced Performance (distinction) in 2008 and PhD in historical musicology in 2018 (Schumann as Aspiring Pianist: Technique, Sonority and Composition) supervised by Dr Natasha Loges. In addition to his further studies with Paolo Giacometti and Eugen Injic on the modern piano, and Dr Geoffrey Govier on the fortepiano, he has participated in numerous masterclasses with renowned pianists and fortepianists including Pnina Salzman, Jeremy Menuhin, Malcolm Bilson, Gary Cooper and Andreas Staier. Balder Neergaard is also a devoted piano pedagogue and a sought-after accompanist, working in the Danish government funded talent development programme in the Zealand Region. He is president of European Piano Teachers Association Denmark. Throughout the years, Balder Neergaard has been most generously supported by a number of trusts and foundations, most notably the Leverhulme Trust, Queen Margrethe and Prince Henrik Foundation, the Prince Joachim and Princess Alexandra Foundation, Augustinus Fonden, Bank of Denmark Jubilee Trust, Hanna Lunds Musiklegat, Oticon Foundation and the Beckett Foundation. Composer Piece Mo Yi Mo Yi (violin) has performed widely across the world. Holds professorship at Universität der Künste in Berlin and Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus. Trained at Central Conservatory of Music Beijing and Musikhochschule Lübeck with, among others, Lin Yaoji and Nora Chatain. Prize winner at numerous competitions as soloist and chamber musician. Sara Blankholm Sara Blankholm (viola). Violinist and violist, trained at Royal Danish Academy of Music, Indiana University Bloomington and Royal College of Music London with Johannes Søe Hansen, Nelli Shkolnikova and Levon Chilingirian among others. Active as soloist, chamber musician and music educator. Gert von Bülow Gert von Bülow (cello) was professor at Hochschule für Musik und Theater Rostock for two decades. Trained with, among others, Gregor Piatigorsky in Los Angeles and Pierre Fournier in Genève. Since his début in 1967, he was concertised across the globe. Balder Neergaard (piano) To get in touch with Balder Fill out the form below: Agata Adamczyk Website powered by Musosites

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Putin pardons US-Israeli woman jailed over drugs Home /How advocates say Trump’s endangered species rules could threaten conservation UncategorizedAugust 15, 2019 How advocates say Trump’s endangered species rules could threaten conservation Conservation experts and environmental advocates are sounding the alarm about the Trump administration’s latest move to weaken the law that protects endangered species, saying that if they go into effect it could be harder to protect species in the future and mean more human activity is allowed in areas where protected species live. Interested in Donald Trump? Add Donald Trump as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Donald Trump news, video, and analysis from ABC News. Republicans and administration officials said the changes will still protect critical species but limit protections they say went far outside the goal of the law. But conservation groups and Democrats say the Endangered Species Act, which sets up how the government protects species at risk of becoming extinct, helped save populations of animals like Bald Eagles and manatees in Florida. Advocates say protecting vulnerable species could become even more important as the country experiences more effects from climate change, which the United Nations reports will increase pressure on many species. The proposed rules are expected to face legal challenges that could hold them up in court, but conservation advocates said that if they go into effect it could be harder to protect species in the future and mean more human activity is allowed in areas where protected species live. Kristen Boyles, a staff attorney for the environmental law firm Earthjustice, said one of the changes would impact any species waiting for a decision on whether it will be protected as “threatened,” which means the species is in danger of going extinct in the foreseeable future. Under previous regulations, species listed as threatened got the same protections as those listed as endangered, so they could not be hunted, killed, or disturbed in any way. Under the new rule, however, each species added to the threatened list needs its own plan detailing how it will be protected, which Boyles said could be a slow process that would leave populations vulnerable. That could impact species like the Monarch butterfly, which has been awaiting a decision since 2014. Under the previous rules, if the butterflies were granted a “threatened” designation, it could trigger restrictions on pesticide use, study on the impact of climate change on that population and possibly protections for habitats where the insects migrate. If the new rules go into effect, the agency would have to go through a separate rule-making process to institute those protections. “In the short-term there’s no consequences, no protections put in place to be a threatened species,” Boyles said. Administration officials said the change will allow more tailored conservation plans and eliminate some changes in the different agencies’ policies. But it could also add to the workload for government employees working on endangered species designations, a process that can take years to evaluate scientific research, finalize a decision, and develop plans to recover the population of a species. Conservation experts and advocates say the changes announced Monday would make it even more difficult to get protections for more species in the future in part because it sets a higher bar by saying scientific information has to be “reasonably certain” about what will happen to a species in the future. Brett Hartl, government affairs director from the Center for Biological Diversity, said the new rules create excuses not to act to protect species, even though the intent of the Endangered Species Act is to give wildlife the benefit of the doubt. “They’re trying to use and abuse science to achieve a sort of deregulatory goal which is, if you create a perception of uncertainty then it’s an excuse to delay taking action,” he told ABC. Another change in the rules would allow agencies working on endangered species decisions to publish information on the economic impact of protecting a species, though the Endangered Species Act doesn’t allow the cost to be a factor in deciding whether to add a species to the list. Gary Frazer, the top Fish and Wildlife Service working on endangered species issues, told reporters Monday the economic information would be available to the public but wouldn’t be used to make decisions on how to protect species. Hartl and other critics said it’s unrealistic to think economic information wouldn’t be used to influence lawmakers or to support industry arguments against protecting certain species or areas where the species’ live that might conflict with business interests. “It’s creating the conditions, creating the backdrop that allows for basically political interference and for improper economic considerations to take root,” he said. The new rules are set to go into effect in about 30 days barring legal or congressional action.

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What's New | Photos | Histories | Sources | Reports | Cemeteries | Headstones | Statistics | Surnames Brookhaven - South Haven BLOG Note: Living people and people who may still be living have been "privatized." Only their name appears here. Home Search Print Add Bookmark » Show All «Prev «1 ... 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ... 15» Next» #080.06 Sineus M. Homan (1823-1901) and Sarah S Homan (1820-1902), his wife ... while originally interred at the Homan Private Cemetery, their headstone was relocated to the Oaklawn cemetery in Brookhaven, NY in the 1930s. Linked to Family: Homan/[Homan] (F3334) #B080 Former Homan Private Graveyard, South Haven Hamlet, Suffolk County, Brookhaven Town, NY, USA (1939 description) "Former Homan private graveyard, about 500 feet south of Montauk Highway, (Route 27), on the east side of an old hedgerow, and about opposite the old homestead of William Osborn, now (1939) owned by Charles Engelhaupt, South Haven. Only three stones from this graveyard were moved to Cem. 4, South Haven. The other stones are said to have been destroyed or buried." The above 1939 description is likely inaccurate. Most of the gravestones, and perhaps some of the remains, were relocated to the Oaklawn Cemetery (#21), Brookhaven Hamlet, NY. Two were said to have been relocated to the South Haven Church Cemetery (#4). If a third was moved there, it has not been identified. William H. Corwin and his wife Philothea were said to have been originally interred in this cemetery. The stones were reportedly moved to the South Haven Church cemetery following vandalism that occurred to the family plot in the 1930's. The bodies reportedly were not moved. This would explain why their stones were not recorded in a 1925 South Haven Church cemetery inventory, but were recorded in a 1938 survey. An undated manuscript was found in the records of the Town of Brookhaven Historian which appears to be an inventory of the headstones in this cemetery. By the time of the c. 1939 Town of Brookhaven Historian's inventory there apparently were no headstones present. Based on the manuscript inventory, the last interment in the cemetery was in 1933 (although the entry for N. Clinton Miller is suspect). This suggests a manuscript date of between 1933 and 1939, and the cemetery's abandonment during the same time period. The notations -- "Cem. 21 (80)" -- at the top of the page (in what appears to be a different hand) suggest that the inventory was perhaps done by a knowledgeable contemporary person documenting gravestones already at the Oaklawn Cemetery. However, not all the stones on the inventory can today be found at Oaklawn. With Marty Van Lith, I visited the original site in 2003. The area is deep within the Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge. It is now overgrown and reforested. There were two, perhaps three, deep depressions suggesting exhumation. Otherwise there was no evidence of gravesites. This site has Archeological Site Ref. ID SH07.1-S and is #80 on the c. 1939 Town of Brookhaven Historian's Cemetery inventory. Entry revised; 7 December 2007 1 #080.00 Inventory of Homan Private Cemetery ... this inventory was found in the files of the Town of Brookhaven Historian's Office and photocopied November, 2007. It appears to be an inventory of the headstones. If the information is accurate, it must have been taken after 1933 when the last interrment appears to have been made (N. Clinton Miller) and c. 1939 when the Town Historian reported that the cemetery was abandonded and no headstones were visible. Some question whether N. Clinton Miller was actually originally interred in this cemetery. The Hamlet People Database is maintained by John Deitz. Copyright © 2011. This site powered by The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding, Copyright © 2001-2011, created by Darrin Lythgoe, Sandy, Utah. All rights reserved.

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Community News – January 2020: CaseyGerry managing partner David S. Casey Jr. was awarded the 2019 Hughes McClenahan... Boutique Trial Firm With a National Powerhouse Punch: "I think it’s unusual to find lawyers with our background and qualifications at a small... Your Firm Was HACKED. Now What?: It looked like just another notice from your law firm’s IT guy— probably another... Create and Implement Videos into Your Marketing Strategy: The popularity of videos has increased significantly over the years with the desire of... California Case Summaries. New California Civil Cases.: CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT - Elections - Patterson v. Padilla (2019) _ Cal.5th _ , 2019 WL... 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Getting Extraordinary Results for Ordinary People Dan Baldwin | Apr 01, 2019 | Comments 0 Creating the Right Team to Take on Select Cases that Excite Attorneys, Right Wrongs and Remake the Lives of Clients “I’ve always had an entrepreneurial spirit. I wanted to work with like-minded attorneys who truly wanted to help people that have been harmed. I wanted to take the cases I found inspiring. And I wanted to grow a law firm in a successful and philanthropic way, where we could do well and also make our community better. To hit these goals, I knew the best bet was to create my own firm and carve my own path,” says Dave Fox, Founder of Fox Law, APC. The core team at Fox Law includes experienced trial attorneys Joanna Fox (Fox’s wife), Chris Hendricks, Courtney Vasquez, Of Counsel Russ Gold, and paralegals Corinne Britt and Anne Brennan. All of Fox Law’s attorneys have successfully first- or second-chaired trials to verdict. Fox honed his trial practice as a federal prosecutor at the United States Attorney’s Office in San Diego. Fox says that unlike many plaintiffs firms, Fox Law’s attorneys were all trained at some of the best ‘big firms,’ including Morrison & Foerster, DLA, Cooley LLP, and Luce Forward. “We each made the decision to switch from these large defense firms to focus on fighting for everyday people who have been harmed by corporations, insurance companies, and individuals that abuse their power. Essentially, we’ve trained with the big guys to better represent the little guys,” Fox says. Notably, Fox’s first plaintiffs-side wrongful death trial was an automobile accident case against his old colleagues at the United States Attorney’s Office. Fox prevailed in a long and hard-fought trial, and ultimately obtained $5 million for the family of a deceased Navy veteran. Fox credits three factors for his firm’s prominent position in the personal injury arena. First, they attack each case for their personal injury clients with the same tenacity, attention to detail, and resources they brought when representing Fortune 500 companies and the United States Department of Justice. Second, passion. They put their egos aside, truly listen to their clients, and put their heart and soul into counseling their clients through one of the most difficult times of their lives. And third, focus. They’re not a “mill” and take a limited amount of serious cases so they can give plenty of time and attention to each client. With this approach, in just the past few years, Fox Law has recovered more than $75 million in verdicts and settlements. “We entered this business because we wanted to make a bigger change in peoples’ lives. You can’t do that by ‘flipping’ whatever insurance policy shows up and settling cases cheap. We meticulously investigate and pursue every theory of liability and avenue for recovery before reaching any type of resolution,” Fox says. The firm’s typical clients are individuals who are seriously harmed by the negligence of another person or corporation, and are suffering major injuries that will affect them for the rest of their lives. Through their growing mass tort and class action practice, Fox Law’s attorneys represent people who have been defrauded as consumers, harmed by a defective drug or medical device, or have lost their home or business due to a wildfire caused by a negligent utility company. Joanna Fox, who joined Fox Law after nearly a decade at Morrison & Foerster, brings an exceptional depth of litigation and trial experience from her background working on wrongful death aviation and product liability cases across the country. Chris Hendricks, who joined from Herold & Sager, brings over a decade of experience in and out of trial for and against public entities and the country’s largest insurance carriers. Courtney Vasquez comes from DLA Piper with a substantial trial history in products liability cases, and a deep understanding of mass torts and class action litigation. Russ Gold, formerly a partner at Luce Forward, offers over twenty years of experience trying and litigating major personal injury and complex disputes. Due in part to their background in complex multimillion-dollar cases, courts in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Sacramento have appointed Fox Law’s attorneys to various Plaintiffs’ Steering and Executive leadership committees to help guide JCCP litigations involving billions of dollars on behalf of thousands of plaintiffs. Going the Extra Mile on a Drunk Driving Case Fox says that often important and game changing information is available to those who “turn over every stone” in the investigation. Fox recalls a case he handled involving a pedestrian/college student who was struck and killed late on a Friday night by a drunk driver. The driver had left a bar for his home, and blew through a stop sign going twice the speed limit in his personal car. He had minimal assets and insurance. The driver went to prison for several years. The student’s parents were devastated. The Fox Law team dug well beyond the police report, and personally interviewed every person close to the driver and the victim to understand what was really going on that evening. They found the driver could be considered to have been in the “course and scope” of his work at the time of the crash, and that his company could also share some blame for encouraging an environment that loosely mixed work and alcohol. Fox filed a wrongful death case and pursued these theories for more than two years. They deposed the defendant in prison, everyone near the defendant at the bar, his co-workers, people familiar with his car usage, and other witnesses. After fiercely litigating the case, Fox Law obtained for them $5 million for the family on the eve of trial. This was a case that may have been otherwise passed over or “flipped” by a firm that takes on a high volume of cases or doesn’t dive that deep into a case. “We entered this line of work to make big changes in our clients’ lives. You can’t do that by taking whatever money or insurance proceeds are first offered to the client—you have a duty to really dig into every case.” Fox says. The firm went beyond the courtroom and persuaded city council members to put in new lighted stop signs at the intersection. “My relationship with these clients and the drunk driving component also inspired me to be a primary sponsor of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), and I’ve had the pleasure to Chair their San Diego Advisory Board for the past three years,” Fox says. Aside from personal injury trial work, Fox says he hopes the firm’s work on mass torts and class actions will also make a difference. For example, Fox Law currently represents more than 1,500 individuals, businesses, avocado farmers, and wineries that were devastated by California’s wildfires ignited by PG&E in the North Bay, and Southern California Edison (SCE) around Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties. Fox hopes their work and leadership in these cases will help their clients restore their homes and businesses, while at the same time create fire safety changes to California’s electrical infrastructure. Combining the Entrepreneurial Spirit with a Passion for People From his days in college, Fox was interested in taking on people who were abusing their power. It’s been a theme throughout his life, which led him—while in school—to work with the “Innocence Project,” seeking to exonerate wrongfully convicted individuals. Also during college, he explored a career with the FBI. The Bureau didn’t have an internship program available the summer he applied, but suggested he look into opportunities at the U.S. Attorney’s Office—the lawyers who prosecute the cases the FBI brings. Fox says, “I gave it a try and loved it. I worked alongside attorneys taking down major mob bosses and white-collar criminals trying to game the system.” Years later, as a federal prosecutor himself, he prosecuted cases involving weapons trafficking, organized crime, and public corruption, including a high-profile five-week trial against corrupt United States Border Patrol agents. After trying over a dozen cases for the United States, he ultimately discovered that he did not want to spend his life putting people in jail. Instead, he wanted to help victims get back on their feet. Empathy for the client is central to the firm’s success. He believes that part of being a good human being carries over into being a good attorney. “You have to listen to people, hear what they truly want, and you’ve got to care about their health and happiness. If you do that, you’ll build trust and a unique bond. That bond will translate into a passion that will resonate with the jury, and separately, into a lasting relationship. There are many clients we still stay in touch with, years after their case resolved. It is inspiring to hear how they’re doing and how our results continue to make their lives a bit better.” The firm’s approach has not only brought successful outcomes for clients, but has also attracted the attention of other law firms. Now, the majority of the firm’s cases are referred from other attorneys that either do a different type of work or are looking for their expertise, resources, and infrastructure for their own personal injury or mass tort case. Fox Law also prides itself on thanking those attorneys with generous referral fees for trusting the firm to help their family, friends and colleagues. Never Settling Cases Cheap Attorney Chris Hendricks says, “We refuse to settle cases cheap. We are passionate about trying our cases to juries if the defendant is unreasonable, no matter what the circumstance is or what resources are required.” He cites a recent case where the firm represented a 65-year-old woman who slipped and fell at a chain super market. The fall aggravated her severe pre-existing shoulder arthritis and led to a shoulder replacement. Juries do not generally receive slip and fall cases well and greet them with skepticism, particularly when there are pre-existing medical issues. Fox and Hendricks took the case to trial arguing that the exacerbation had a larger impact on the woman’s everyday life than met the eye. They obtained a verdict of more than $1.43 million dollars. Joanna Fox says, “It’s absolutely wonderful to see our results beyond the numbers. We’ve seen families now have enough money to replace the wages and losses associated with losing their loved ones and buy the home they always dreamed of. We’ve seen our paraplegic and disabled clients now receive the level of care they always deserved. We’ve seen our wildfire clients’ pride restored from having the ability to restore their burned down homes and businesses after recoveries we obtained against a negligent utility.” Always Give Back Fox Law is very active in the community. Since its inception the firm has hosted an annual end-of-summer fundraiser on the deck of the Del Mar Plaza for a different charity or non-profit. They’ve raised thousands of dollars for MADD, Boys and Girls Clubs, and local animal shelters. Attorneys and colleagues have enjoyed the sunset ocean view, live music, food and drinks from Il Fornaio, and great raffle prizes from local hotels and spas. Fox says, “If your business has done well in your community, I feel it has the responsibility to then do good by it.” For its October 10, 2019 fundraiser, the firm is looking forward to partnering with organizations dedicated to helping human trafficking survivors (Free to Thrive), and the advancement of LGBTQ rights (Tom Homann Law Association). That blend of philanthropy and tenacious client representation will continue to be the foundation of the firm. “Our personal injury cases are always exciting, and I am also very enthusiastic about our mass torts and consumer class actions practices, both of which have really taken off in the past couple of years. I see the firm continuing to grow and succeed by making positive changes in more people’s lives. “I definitely don’t feel any need to be the biggest firm on the block, just the one that always delivers the best results and experience for its clients” Fox says. 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Open Education Resources (OER) for K-12 STEM Education: Issues and Opportunities Submitted by cadre-admin on Tue, 01/23/2018 - 2:21pm On February 14, CADRE is hosting a webinar on freely available, openly-licensed open education resources (OER) in K-12 STEM. Panelists and participants will discuss the current demand for OER and opportunities for NSF-funded projects to contribute; key considerations, opportunities, and challenges for individuals, projects, and organizations developing OER (e.g., intellectual property and financial trade-offs); how OER products are identified, evaluated, and used by teachers, schools, and districts; and avenues for dissemination and uptake. The moderator and panelists each bring unique perspectives on the creation, curation, and use of OER. Jake Foster (Director of STEM Curriculum & Instruction, WGBH) has engaged in Bringing the Universe to America's Classrooms, a WGBH initiative to design digital resources for STEM learning. He is former Director of STEM at the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education where he oversaw the state's science, technology/engineering, mathematics, and computer science standards and curriculum frameworks, state-funded professional development opportunities, and support for districts. Darrell Porcello (Senior Project Manager, University of California, Berkeley for National Informal STEM Education (NISE) Network) has extensive experience designing, curating, and connecting educators to high-quality education materials and products. He has led teams that have created the popular OER platforms howtosmile.org and NASAWavelength.org, written about the curation of STEM-focused OER, and is a member of NSF's CAISE and MSPnet communities. Ricky Scott (K-12 Science Education Specialist, Utah State Board of Education) leads work with content and education experts from universities, districts, schools, and the Utah State Board of Education to provide the state’s teachers, students, and parents with OER that support Utah’s Core Standards, instruction, and teaching in science as part of Utah’s Open Textbook Projects. Tamara Sumner (Professor of Cognitive and Computer Science, Director of the Institute of Cognitive Science, University of Colorado at Boulder) has over two decades of experience developing, implementing, and researching OER. She was the PI on Inquiry Hub (NSF#1147590), which co-designed an open-access, NGSS-aligned high school biology curriculum with teachers and administrators from Denver Public Schools. She was also PI of the Curriculum Customization Service (NSF #0734875; #1043638), a software tool that enabled teachers to customize science curriculum with OER. List of STEM Ed Publications STEM education-related publications that may be of interest to DRK-12 grantees. List of (2019-2023) STEM Ed Conferences This list includes STEM education-related conferences that may be of interest to DRK-12 grantees. Browse upcoming events hosted by NSF Networks (CADRE, ATE Central, CAISE, CIRCL, CS for All, MSPnet, STELAR) and view archived CADRE events, such as the DRK-12 PI meeting. Upcoming DRL EHR Solicitation Deadlines View a list of upcoming NSF Directorate of Education & Human Resources funding opportunities.

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The Hope Solo Case: Why Do We Laugh When Abusers Are Female? Abuse and assault aren’t funny. As gender equality gets closer to reality, we need to accept that women can be perpetrators too. Keli Goff Marc Serota/Getty As the World Cup dominates headlines around the globe, soccer star Hope Solo has found herself in the news but not for reasons she or her fans probably hoped. Solo was arrested for allegedly assaulting two relatives. Solo becomes yet another high-profile woman accused of assault. Security footage reportedly capturing rapper Jay-Z on the receiving end of an attempted assault by his wife Beyonce’s younger sister, Solange, in an elevator became one of the biggest stories of the year. Yet the footage didn’t inspire any serious discussion of inter-family violence. Instead it resulted in a lot of speculation—and jokes. Saturday Night Live produced one of its most inspired, and funniest, sketches in recent memory on the incident. But if the genders were reversed, would anyone be laughing? “I think we do not take female abusers as serious as males,” Dr. Michelle Golland, a clinical psychologist told me. Golland, who has seen female abusers in her practice, added, “This is evidenced by the fact they are less likely to be charged with violent crimes. If they are charged, females will not serve as much time as males. We see this across the board, whether child abuse, sexual abuse, teacher/student abuse, or any type of assault.” When Tiger Woods’s infidelities were exposed, rumors swirled that his wife, Elin, lost her temper during a confrontation with him and picked up a golf club—and not to play the sport that made her husband famous, but to whack him across the head. The speculation surrounding this incident inspired an endless stream of jokes—and another Saturday Night Live sketch that poked fun at a supposedly battered Woods. It is worth noting that shortly before the Solange/Jay-Z kerfuffle made international headlines, another incidence of celebrity elevator violence also made headlines, but didn’t result in much laughter. NFL running back Ray Rice was caught on video dragging his unconscious fiancée out of an elevator. His lawyer would later blame "very minor physical altercation." Ultimately, both Rice and his fiancée would be charged with assault. But the image of a burly football player assaulting a woman in any way certainly has a much more negative connotation than a woman raising her hand to a man. And that may be part of the problem. “There are times when a person can be both the perpetrator and the victim of violence,” Dr. Jeff Gardere, a family therapist, wrote in an email. “At other times both partners can be fighting actively. Both situations are still considered to be destructive and categorized as domestic violence.” In Solo’s case, her husband, retired NFL player Jerramy Stevens, was arrested in 2012 for assaulting her. Though there was allegedly an injury, charges were dropped due to lack of evidence, and she wed him a day after his arrest. Similarly, Ray Rice wed his bride, Janay Palmer, one day after being indicted for assaulting her. Asked if society has a problem taking female perpetrators of domestic violence seriously, Katie Ray-Jones, president of the National Domestic Violence Hotline had this to say: “I don't think society takes abuse as seriously as it should, period. I think there is still a lot of victim blaming.” To Jones’ point, plenty of male athletes have been accused, arrested, and even convicted of assault, and their careers have carried on. A 1998 study of a sample of 509 NFL players found that more than 20% had been arrested for a violent criminal offense, while an analysis by The San Diego Tribune found NFL players 34% more likely than the general population to be arrested for assault and domestic violence. But Ray-Jones acknowledged that there is simply something different about how society reacts to allegations against women. “I think when a female is identified as the abuser you see people laugh.” Ray-Jones recalled a troubling story that illustrates her point. “I was doing a training and a young man stood up and expressed his pregnant girlfriend had hit him in the head while they were driving and he didn't know what to do. He was taught never to hit a woman. The whole room of more than 80 people erupted in laughter. It was heartbreaking, and I was able to turn that into a teaching moment.” She added, “There is stigma surrounding male victims. I have worked with male victims before who have indicated that their friends and family did not believe them or that their co-workers laughed when they shared that their wife had hit them. In some instances, men have said that law enforcement didn't believe them or a shelter would not serve them. As a society, we still have beliefs about what a ‘real man’ looks like. Real men aren't abused by their partners.” She concluded, “Domestic violence remains a complex issue, and we still have a lot of education to do.” Ray-Jones did note that less than 5 percent of calls the hotline receives reporting abuse comes from men. Last year of 211,733 calls, fewer than 10,000 were from men identifying as victims of violence. But since all experts I interviewed agreed that men face greater stigma in reporting violence, it is very likely the percentage is deceptively low. Additionally Dr. Golland explained that the idea of “mutual combat” versus “primary perpetrator violence” is something that can be hard for experts and law enforcement to sort out. Dr. Gardere said that as the idea of gender equality continues to gain ground, more are starting to appreciate the idea that women can in fact be perpetrators of abuse, just as much as men, something that for so long has been treated as a laughable concept. To that end, full equality in how we treat perpetrators is essential, according to Dr. Golland. “One way to discourage female violence is to deal with it on par with male violence,” she said. “I also think we must encourage women to seek counseling for their anger issues and inability to control rage and frustration.”

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TV Shows / Movies Top Sad Doctor Who Moments Revealed Doctor Who is a popular BBC television science fiction TV series that has been produced since 1963. The TV series is based on the adventures of a Time Lord who is known as The Doctor, whom we see fighting many battles along with his companions to save the many civilizations who are in need throughout the universe. The series is well known for many of its happiest and saddest moments, which have kept the viewers hooked to it to date throughout its many show variations. In this article, we will examine the top sad Doctor Who moments. Top Sad Doctor Who Moments Caecilius Saved by the Tenth Doctor In this episode, “The Fires of Pompeii”, Caecilius and his family are left alone to be a part of the eruption of Vesuvius. But after a very earnest plea from Donna Noble, the Tenth Doctor (played by David Tennant) was convinced to save Caecilius and his family. Pete Tyler Saves the Universe On the Eighth episode of season 1, which was aired on Father’s Day, Doctor Who was successfully able to give a teary eye to its audience. In this episode, Rose Tyler learns about how her father died and travels back in time to save him. As she visits the past and lets Pete know about her identity and his death, she welcomes the Reapers into the universe. Pete considers his responsibility to save the universe and gets hit by the same car he did before. Just now he was not alone when he died. Donna is Sent Back Donna Noble was on every adventure with the Tenth Doctor and was important throughout the season until she became “Doctor Donna.” Being a human, Donna Noble is transformed into a Doctor, which is what Donna had never imagined took place with her. Turning into a Doctor came with its side effects, because of which the Tenth Doctor had to erase her memory and send her back to Earth. Her memory was erased, but we can for sure never forget her contributions to the show! Rose Tyler’s Unrequited Love Another one of the top sad Doctor Who moments happened in season 2 episode 13, “Doomsday,” which was the end for Rose Tyler and The Doctor as they were parted due to the war between the Daleks and the Cybermen. Because of the war, Rose was stranded in a parallel universe for two years before she found her way back to Earth. The Doctor and Rose met again on the beach through a hologram and said their last goodbyes. Her love was never returned, and we still feel it ’til this day. The Eleventh Doctor Says Goodbye Now we all know that the Doctor keeps on regenerating, but when it was time for the Eleventh Doctor (played by Matt Smith) to leave, it had us crying. The Eleventh Doctor’s farewell speech was so heartfelt along with the appearance of all the people who mattered to him that he gave his last words: “I will always remember when the Doctor was me.” Of course, there have been many Doctors before and after the ones mentioned in this blog post – all with their own special and memorable qualities. The entire series has blessed us with heartfelt moments like these, and we hope that these great moments never end. Tagged in : bbc doctor who reviews The Best Mermaid Movies You Should Watch Top 5 Scariest Slasher Party Film Options Must-Read Vintage Fashion Books of Classic Movie Stars Previous Previous post: Classic Movies: Things You Didn’t Know About the Snow White 1987 Film Next Next post: A Brief History of US Film & Television Over the Decades How to throw an awards show party Our Picks for Upcoming Top Movies 2020

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Are Global Politics Gravitating Towards Better Governance Or Simply An Outcome Of Mass Dissatisfaction? By Felix Dodds and Thomas Jenkins Democratic elections have been a long-cherished practice in much of the western hemisphere. Aided partly by informed citizenry, the tradition is firmly entrenched in the electoral processes because of active participation of the middle class in campaigns and policy making. Elections and their outcomes are taken very seriously in that part of the world to the extent that if a sitting President or Prime Minister loses even a referendum, he has to exit office to protect his own integrity, and the wishes of the citizens. Are we beginning to see that trend shaping other parts of the world? Or are recent political events across the globe merely a product of political dissatisfaction? Well, since 2010, Africa and the Arab World have been seeing some revolution. Strong political currents are sweeping there, and a new dawn of leadership is being ushered. Côte d’Ivoire went to polls in 2010 and elected then opposition leader, Dr. Alassane Ouattara, the President. The result was rejected by the incumbent, President Laurent Gbagbo, and after protracted civil struggle, the masses installed Ouattara their president. Gbagbo ended up in jail, somewhere in Europe and the rest is history. 2011 witnessed the unprecedented revolution in North Africa. The world called it the Arab Spring. So massive in scale and resolute in outcome that it deposed former dictators in Tunisia, Libya and Egypt. People in North Africa somehow felt relieved of the heavy political burden they had painfully shouldered and accustomed to for decades. Free at last, one may say. But despite that relief the current the events there now including; difficult economic times, intermittent conflicts and migration challenges, leave a lot to be desired. Some of the gains have been swept away and the recent passing by the Egyptian parliament of a very restrict law on NGOs in Egypt is a worrying development. Six of the political parties and 22 civil society organizations rejected the bill in a joint statement: “The bill drafted by the “people’s representatives,” however, is even more repressive and hostile to civic associations and the very idea of volunteerism and collective initiatives. If approved, the law could destroy legally established civic associations working in social development and services. Such organizations will be required under the law to reconcile their legal status with the new statute, which sets overly broad conditions for registration, such as that the organization in question not engage in activity that conflicts with national security and the public order. In fact, the law will give the competent administrative body (as yet undefined) the power to determine whether an association’s activities correspond with the needs of society and development plans. This condition heralds an explicit return to Law 32/1964 on associations, known as the law that ‘nationalized’ civil society.” It goes on to say: “The law drafted by the people’s representatives provides for custodial sentences of up to five years’ imprisonment and fines of up to LE1 million for associations that conduct opinion polls or field research, engage in civic association (NGO) work without registration, or cooperate in any way with any international body—including the UN—without the necessary approval. This year delivered yet other political shock waves. Starting with Brexit, and the elections in the US. Few expected the endings. The decision by Britain (52% to 48%) to exit the European Union stunned the world. And because he failed to convince Britons to remain within the European Union, Prime Minister David Cameron had only one option; to resign. Astounded by the decision and its likely aftermath, many leaders within the European Union called on Britain to take immediate steps to actualize the outcome of the referendum. Some would say the decision of the UK referendum (which is only a recommendation and has no legal requirement to be fulfilled) is akin to political and economic suicide. Then came November and Donald J. Trump won enough electoral college votes to defeat Hillary Clinton, the front runner. It is increasing looking like Clinton will have won the popular vote by over 3 million – the US system it should be remember as President Nixon reminded people, the USA is not a democracy but a republic. The founders in fact equated democracy with tyranny and to avoid mob rule created “a constitutional republic”. It was the biggest world nightmare and lots of conspiracy theories were peddled. Leaders that had never imagined a Trump Presidency and even denounced him immediately began to court friendship. In return, the President- elect has started to show that he is not the firebrand and reclusive leader he pretended he was. He has now toned down his usual rhetoric, perhaps knowing only too well that election campaigns are different from running office, that the world is much bigger than America. Shortly after the American dumbfounding results, Africa and the world woke up to two other major bombshells. Voters in the Gambia ousted Jammeh Yahya, the self-declared ruler for a billion years. President Yahya defied general expectations in two ways. First, instead of rejecting the outcome and clinging to power outright, he swiftly conceded defeat and promised to work towards a smooth transfer of power to the president-elect, Mr. Adama Barrow. Then, a week later, he reneged on his promise to transfer power and blamed his loss on electoral malpractices. West African leaders are now persuading him to honor his earlier word. In neighboring Ghana, President John Mahama also lost the elections last week but conceded defeat to Nana Akufo-Addo, his main challenger. Mahama is now part of the team trying to persuade the Gambian strong man to step down. As many know, Ghana has had a history of closely contested presidential elections yet has emerged as a model democracy in a continent where political leadership is in many cases, seen as a matter of life and death for those in power and those seeking to oust them. In 2000, Ghana was the first country in Africa was there the opposition won the election and there was a transfer of power without violence. The one thing that should be carefully examined is what these political surprises portend for the world. Are they normal political changes that come after voters feel cheated for so long or is it simply a symptom of hard economic times? The results of the 2008 financial crisis have a long shadow. In the UK and the US mostly none of the people who caused the financial crisis went to jail – except in Iceland. There was clearly a different rule for the political and financial elites than the rest of us. Couple this with eight years later countries inflicting austerity budgets across Europe. The people paid for the mistakes of the elites. After the 2010 UK election in a note left by the outgoing UK Treasury Secretary Liam Byrne in 2010 to the incoming government put iconically “there's no money left.” The increase in unemployment and an increase in migration in Europe played into a far right narrative which played on people’s fears for the future. In the USA Donald Trump spoke to this same agenda particularly with his tough proclamations on immigration and trade issues- an economic problem that many Americans closely associate their dwindling economic fortunes with. Akufu Addo won the Ghanaian elections because the country is hurtling towards economic crisis that needs urgent rescue. And this is where politics and economics come in. The 17 SDGs were carefully designed to solve economic, social, environmental and political challenges in a balanced and integrated manner. That is because development does not take place in a vacuum; it is realized by people within a territory based on policies pursued domestically and globally. And so, to create a world of prosperity for all, while reducing environmental footprints, a strong political vision informed by economic realities beyond the borders is needed. We are now living in dangerous and an even more insecure world. State centric policies calculated to promote internal advantages at the expense of the One Planet, One People will only promote dissatisfaction, and eventually, high turnovers for leaders and less peace for the world. Policies that promote increased inequality will only increase poverty and divisions. Therefore, it is important for those charged with policy making at international levels to be alive to these facts, and to act in solidarity especially with the poor, for economically and politically stable developing world is good for the entire world. It is only then that the SDGs will be achieved. The SDGs will only be delivered in governments and stakeholders work together in a partnership of hope not despair, of action not reaction of solidarity not selfishness. After all this is Only One Earth This is a great piece Felix! I think everyone in the world wants change, but sadly, the political landscape does not offer a lot of alternatives. That's why democracies are changing governments hoping that things will change, only to be disappointed and hope that changing the administration again will result to better lives. However, this is not sustainable especially since politics are shaped by individuals whose only focus is limited to election cycles. My thinking is that, the civil society, working with communities, can effect positive change by developing solutions at the local level. If such solutions are viable, take them to the government and lobby for their adoption at the policy level. More of a bottom-up approach to development as opposed to the top-down paradigm we have lived with.

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BLOG, Corporativo, Events, From The Bench, Prizes, RRHH Students Fair, by From The School On the 25th and 26th of April, two of our players represented our company at the 2018 Students Fair, a fair directed towards the ESO (Educación Secundario Obligatoria [Compulsory Secondary Education]), high school and vocational training students, informing them about the different work and study opportunities that they have available to them after they finish their academic studies. This fair was organized by the City Hall of Elda, in one of the civic centers that they have throughout the city, called “La Ficia”. This year was the first year that From The Bench attended the fair as an exhibitor, since all the other years we participated at round tables and corporate chats. The idea of having our own stand at the fair and being able to show everyone how we work at From The Bench and some of the activities that we organize to be able to win official merchandise in one of our applications was a very appealing idea for us, and of course, for the others as well. We were one of the most highly-trafficked stands throughout the two-day event thanks to ‘one of the biggest attractions at the fair’ according to some users: Football Bros. This app was created almost entirely by interns at From The Bench, and it was just one of the apps that we showed so that everyone could get to know our apps. What’s more, we gave them the opportunity to participate in a contest that we created based on this app. The goal was to play and achieve the highest score of all participants, and for doing that, win a bunch of prizes. There were a total of 150 participants and a record score of more than 2,500 points. Incredible! Once the exhibition part of the fair was over, we made our way to a round table session in which From The Bench also participated to inform the attendees about the different internship offers that we offer and which profiles we’re looking for in our company to perform certain tasks. The meeting room was almost completely full since there were a total of 5 companies participating. Not only were their Spanish listeners, but there were also listeners from other European countries thanks to the CIPFP Valle de Elda. There, I began taking part, sharing with total freedom and uneasiness my experience as an intern at From The Bench and it was, without a doubt, one of the best moments of the entire fair. A few days later, all the winners of the tournament came to our office to collect the rewards that they had won in the Football Bros tournament. They were able to see how we work at From The Bench and what our office is like from the inside. Here you have a picture of the best players in the Football Bros tournament along with their rewards. Our shirts look great on them, don’t they? And what about you? Would you be able to beat their records in the next edition of our Football Bros tournament? Corporativo, Events From The School, A New Way To Learn About Apps Last Thursday, April 19, 2018, two of our favourite players at From the Bench (Enrique Muñoz and Santiago Navarro) had the opportunity to represent our company at the CIEE Alicante, a company with more than 10 years of experience in student exchange programs throughout Europe, housing thousands of students each year in different cities. The talk took place at the CIEE headquarters, at the University of Alicante, a building within the University campus with a great number of resources that can make these kinds of talks possible. At the event, there was one of the groups of exchange students that were here in Alicante. Each and every one of them became very involved, asking questions and showing interest in our company and, above all, one of our most important games, NBA General Manager. In addition to informing the students about our apps and the process of developing a video game, our representatives discussed our company values, our concerns and the way in which we working. This was, without a doubt, an experience that we will definitely repeat in the future. We would like to thank the CIEE Alicante for giving us the opportunity to speak at their office, and we look forward to doing it again soon. FTB eSports From the Bench Games, once again, has made its way into the world of eSports. After the first appearance at the Madrid Gamergy event. Continue reading FTB eSports → Succeeding in #ElxEmplea2017 Last Thursday, two of our best signins travelled to Elche (Alicante) to represent us in the 3rd edition of Elx Emplea, a forum aimed at providing professional training to candidates and bringing together of these candidates and potential employers. On this occasion it was focused on the improvement of digital skills. Once again, this local event was celebrated at the Congress Center between the ground floor auditorium and the exhibition hall, which was the place chosen for the business loop. Continue reading Succeeding in #ElxEmplea2017 → We’re participating in the Madrid Mobile Summit! Once again, we’ve abandoned our humble abode to show From The Bench to the world, to continue learning and, most importantly, to network like crazy. In this occasion we’ll do it at the Madrid Mobile Summit, the European edition of the well-known event focused on mobile ecosystem professionals. The previous editions were held in different cities of Israel. Continue reading We’re participating in the Madrid Mobile Summit! → We’re going to Barcelona! The Valkiria Hub Space of the Condal City organizes today the third edition of Organic: The App Party, which is a yearly meeting for app marketing professionals to which From The Bench has been invited as a speaker. We will send Mr. David Cremades – CMO, as our company representative. He is going to speak about the work we do with influencers in order to optimize the downloads of our sports titles in Android and IOS. Continue reading We’re going to Barcelona! → Entrenadores, Events, NBA Earn free coins for NBA General Manager 2017 with Uptodown At Uptodown we work closely with a number of app developers in order to offer their apps on our platform. From the Bench is one of the most successful Spanish studios with major official sports licenses as demonstrated by the tremendous popularity of the saga of football management strategy games that go by the name of Fantasy Manager. Not to mention the successful NBA General Manager 2017. Speaking of the latter, as a result of our tight partnership with its creators, from today on every active player in this game will receive an additional package of 50 free coins sponsored by Uptodown. Continue reading Earn free coins for NBA General Manager 2017 with Uptodown → inter-fromthebench necj zupan (4) intern-fromthebench (1) BLOG, Corporativo, Events, From The Bench SMOOTH SAILING FOR AN INTERN inter-fromthebench-claudio (4) WIN A FLIGHT IN EUROPE COURTESY OF RYANAIR What do you think about the chance to win a flight in Europe from Spain just by playing Fantasy Manager Football 2016? Continue reading WIN A FLIGHT IN EUROPE COURTESY OF RYANAIR →

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Fashionistas: They’re Just Like Us! The Sarcastialist No one can deny that fashion weeks have become a bit of a circus. A new Twitter account parodies the madness, showing that fashion stars are just like us…although much better-dressed. Erin Cunningham Updated Jul. 12, 2017 5:00PM ET / Published Jun. 12, 2014 5:45AM ET Adam Katz Sinding/Getty Suzy Menkes isn’t the only one who thinks street style blogs have gone too far. In February 2013, the fashion critic penned an article for T magazine titled “The Circus of Fashion,” in which she claimed fashion weeks have become a “celebrity circus of people who are famous for being famous.” Sure, there’s something to be said for the outrageously dressed show-goers, who include not only fashion bloggers, but celebrities, editors, and models off-duty as well. Yet even more could be said of the street style photographers that have initiated, and in ways, instigated, this strange publicity. People like photographers Scott Schuman of The Sartorialist or Jak and Jil’s Tommy Ton snap photo after photo of wildly clad women, who are known for no reason other than being bonafide stars of the aforementioned blogs, transforming them into high-fashion celebrities overnight. Over a year later, the spectacle has yet to diminish. While Suzy Menkes has moved on to tackling other fashion issues, an anonymous Twitter account has picked up the baton of fashion-week criticism and, in half a year’s time, has already amassed over 11,000 followers. The Sarcastialist, as it is aptly named, tweets photos from blogs like The Sartorialist or Jak & Jil alongside its own, made-up captions of what’s really going through these people’s heads. The humorous language clearly pokes fun at the fashion week display while also presenting the men and women seen outside shows in London, Paris, Milan, and New York, sporting ensembles that cost more than most people’s yearly rent, as just like the rest of us. Take, for example, the photo of Cara Delevingne (wearing her “Last Clean T-Shirt” top) alongside Georgia May Jagger; The Sarcastialist caption reads, “Mum where are you? No, as if we can get the bus—we’ve got all kinds of heavy shit to carry.” Or an image of Russian fashion editor Miroslava Duma sporting a multi-colored outfit, which is captioned, “Yet another outfit fucked—fell asleep on the floor & the baby had all the pens out me bag.” With the tagline “A picture says a thousand words. I’ve only got 140 characters, so I’m summarizing a bit,” the man behind the social media account (who signs his emails “S”) tells The Daily Beast he’s not necessarily trying to “[make] a serious point.” Rather, he explains, it’s a way of “making my mates laugh,” while simultaneously working to highlight the fact that street style extraordinaires, like Anna Dello Russo or Giovanna Battaglia, for example, are real women at the end of the day—albeit in better clothes. “I’ve followed a few of the street style blogs for a while and I think that some of the photography is really good,” he says, admitting that he has no prior experience or relationship with fashion except “working in the Liverpool branch of Top Man when I was 18, but that was more like being in the ‘making tea and tidying up hangers’ industry.” “Something that always bothered me was the idea that the people in the photos were living this effortlessly stylish life, while I could barely be arsed ironing a shirt once a month,” S says. “I don’t think it’s the people in the photos that are different from us, just the way they’re presented. They all have to clean the sloppy stuff that used to be salad off the bottom of the fridge, or go to the shops for their Nan’s scratch-cards, just like we do. I wanted to show a bit of that.” The captions are amusing (with a clear English tone) and, according to S, are meant to bring more interest to the people in the photographs themselves, rather than “the clobber they’re wearing.” When asked if he shares Menkes’ opinions regarding the fashion week circus and its blogger clowns, S is quick to jump to their defense, again emphasizing that the Twitter account is strictly meant as humor and in no way a form of social commentary. He’s also definitely not trying to convince the street style stars to dial back their sartorial shenanigans. “I think people should go even further if that’s what makes them happy,” he said when asked if he thinks people take their clothing too far. “Who are we to say that someone shouldn’t pop a hole in a nice Ikea rug and wear it as a poncho, or go to the office in a pair of waders? As long as they don’t get their arse out near a school it’s up to them, isn’t it?”

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Sanders Warns: DNC Convention May Be ‘Messy’ Updated Apr. 13, 2017 3:58PM ET / Published May. 24, 2016 7:17AM ET © Lucy Nicholson / Reuters Sen. Bernie Sanders said the Democratic Party’s national convention—along with his own efforts to make the party more inclusive—may be “messy.” “Democracy is not always nice and quiet and gentle,” the Vermont senator told the AP. Sanders added that be believes the Democratic Party can either maintain its current climate or work to become more inclusive: “If they make the right choice and open the doors to working-class people and young people and create the kind of dynamism that the Democratic Party needs, it’s going to be messy.” During a Today show appearance later in the morning, however, Sanders accused the media of taking his words out of context: “The context of that was that democracy is messy. That people will have vigorous debate on the issues,” he explained. Read it at AP

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at 78 RPM The Indian 78s The Argentine 78 The Colombian 78 Philippine's 78s A USA 78? The first Beatles 78 BBC Transcription 78 Cool 78 of the Month April 2005 78 RPM FAQ Fun and Nonsense E-Mail me agp2176@verizon.net Cool 78 of the Month The Vipers No Other Baby Parlophone R 4393 (UK) The Vipers began life in the mid 1950s in the UK as a skiffle group, known appropriately as The Vipers Skiffle Group. It was a time when every kid in the UK could pick up an old tea chest and a washboard, couple them then with an American folk song, and voila, form a skiffle group. It was this competition, particularly from Lonnie Donnegan, that saw them drop Skiffle from their name, move to a more rock'n'roll sound, and have a direct influence on Paul McCartney and the Merseybeat sound. Wally Whyton and his mates, Johnny Martyn, Jean Van der Bosch, Tony Tolhurst, and John Pilgrim would figure prominently in the early incarnation of the group. Starting as amateurs they eventually signed to Parlophone and released Ain't You Glad b/w Pick A Bale Of Cotton (Parlophone R4238) in 1956. While this didn't chart, their next release, Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O b/w 10000 Years Ago (Parlophone R4261) would make it to number 10 in the UK charts and even be released in the US on Capitol (catalogue number F3673). This release set off a fierce competition between the Vipers and Donnegan. During their heyday at the 2i's coffee bar, the group would also count Tommy Steele as a memeber as well as both Bruce Welch and Hank Marvin who went on to back Cliff Richard as a part of The Shadows. As skiffle began to fade in the latter part the 50s, The Vipers Skiffle Group would also undergo changes. This fade in popularity left room for only one king of skiffle and that was Lonnie Donnegan. Wally took the group in a more rock'n'roll direction, dropping Skiffle Group from their name, and hoped for more hits. In 1958 they recorded Baby Why, a song that had been a top 10 hit for American Country and Western star George Jones in 1955 as composer and performer. George Jones' version was known as Why Baby Why. The Vipers managed to make take it straight from the country into rock'n'roll with the addition of an instrument never heard in skiffle or country, that being a saxophone. It is the B-side that we are particularly interested in though. No Other Baby, written by Dick Bishop and Bob Watson, was recorded in 1957 by Bobby Helms. Bobby is famous for the top country and pop hits My Special Angel and Jingle Bell Rock. The Vipers added a rock'n'roll beat with a prominent electric guitar straight of out Merseyside, that can later be heard in its fullness in the Beatle's early recordings. The Vipers would fail to chart with this release, and Wally Whyton turned to television, presenting Five O'Clock Club and Time For a Laugh on commercial TV in the UK, and as a presenter of country and folk programmes on BBC Radio 2 throughout the 1990s until his death in 1997 at age 67. In 1999, Paul McCartney would record his album, Run Devil Run, a compilation of, at times, obscure 1950s rock'n'rollers. The track chosen for a single from it, was No Other Baby, backed with Buddy Holly's Brown Eyed Handsome Man and a track called Fabulous. Paul would release No Other Baby and the Run Devil Run album in almost every format from CD, CD single (both mono and stereo), Mini-Disc, to a box set of 7 inch singles. Unfortunatley there was no release of what would have been a cool 78 of No Otber Baby, and fortunately no release of the album on 8-Track or cassette! Paul claims in the liner notes to have never heard The Vipers' version of No Other Baby. As his rendering is more like that of Bilie Davis' version from the 1960s, slow and bluesy, this is understood. For a real treat and a listen to the early days of the 'Beat', you'll want to give this cool 78 a good listen. A Side Baby Why?

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Bowl-a-thon raises $1,500 for patients PROUD BOWLER: Beating brain cancer twice and in remission for 1 year was Matthew Beaudry proudly shows off his own 8 lb. bowling ball with his mother, Stephanie during “Bowling for WISHES”. He sports a 53 average in his home league. (Herald photos by Steve Popiel) LEADERSHIP: Fundraising Coordinator, Kathy Connolly with A WISH Come True is pictured with Kathy Wiggins, whose company (DiSatto Priest & Co. sponsored a lane) and her husband John who serves on the Board of Directors for A Wish Come True. PICKING PINK: One of the youngest bowlers at “Bowling for WISHES” was Ellyana Beaudry, age 4, who picked out a pink bowling ball to bowl alongside her brother Matthew Beaudry, a former Wish kid. Posted Friday, July 6, 2018 1:53 pm By Meri R. Kennedy A Wish Come True sponsored their first “Bowling for WISHES” Bowl-A-Thon on Saturday, June 23 at Lang’s Bowlarama, located at 225 Niantic Ave., in Cranston. Approximately 35 people participated, raising approximately $1,500 dollars. The event was held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and the cost of bowling, including shoes, was $15 for adults and $8 for kids 12 and under. There was also music, raffles and fun activities. T-shirts were also available for sale. Joining and participating in the event were former WISH children, Dan Belhumeur, age 35 and Matthew Beaudry, age 11. Belhumeur, who is in remission from Leukemia for the past 25 years, had his wish granted at the age of 10 when A Wish Come True provided him and his family an above ground pool. Beaudry, who is in remission from a brain cancer (twice), has been cancer free since 2012. His wish was to go to Disney World in Florida and he and his family went to Disney, Universal Studios and Sea World, where “I was kissed by a whale,” he said, when he went in 2009. A Wish Come True, is a local non-profit organization whose mission is to grant wishes to children age 3 through 18 who suffer from life threatening illnesses and live in Rhode Island and parts of southeastern Massachusetts. The average cost of a WISH is between $3,500 to $5,000. At this time, A Wish Come True is working with 27 different children. For more information about A Wish Come True visit their website: www.awish.org or call 401-781-9199. Student-led fundraiser boosts Cranston Animal Shelter On a shared mission Donegan: 'Splash pad' would have recreational, public health benefits $169.2M school budget plan unveiled

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Delhi blaze among nation’s worst fire tragedies New Delhi, Dec 8 : With 43 people reported dead, and many others fighting for their lives in the aftermath of the Sunday morning inferno at an unauthorised bag manufacturing factory in Delhi, the incident figures among the most serious fire mishaps that the country has witnessed over the last 25 years. These are the nine fire mishaps that left the nation’s conscience shaken over the past 25 years: December 23, 1995 – Dabwali – Haryana The worst fire mishap to take place in modern India – 442 persons including 225 school children lost their lives in a fire and the stampede that followed at a school’s annual day function. 1500 people had gathered under a canopy in a function hall compound, the gates of which had been locked.A February 23, 1997 – Baripada – Odisha A fire that erupted at a sect leader’s religious congregation and the stampede that followed left 206 people dead at Baripada on 23 February 1997, makes it the second most tragic fire mishap in terms of number of casualties. An additional 200 people suffered injuries in the stampede that followed when panicky devotees tried to escape the inferno. April, 10 2006 – Meerut – Uttar Pradesh A massive fire that swept through a consumer electronics fair here left 100 people dead in the month of April. A short circuit was identified as the cause of the fire which broke out in a long hall where hundreds of visitors were checking out electronic home appliances on display. July 16, 2004 – Kumbakonam – Tamil Nadu A fire that originated in a make-shift midday meal kitchen at a school led to 94 schoolchildren being charred to death. Flames from the kitchen leapt onto the thatched top of the first floor classroom where 200 students were present. December, 9 2011 – Kolkata – West Bengal A fire was triggered by an electrical short circuit in the building basement and the resulting fire and smoke spread to other areas of the AMRI Hospital, leaving 89 people dead. The spread of the fire was fuelled by inflammable materials that were stored in the hospital premises. June 13, 1997 – Uphaar Cinema – Delhi The horrendous incident took place during the screening of Bollywood movie ‘Border’. 59 people lost their lives and more than 100 suffered serious injuries in the Uphaar cinema fire tragedy. September 5, 2012 – Sivakasi – Tamil Nadu The deadly mishap was triggered by explosions that erupted when workers were mixing chemicals at a fireworks manufacture unit in Sivakasi. 54 people were killed and 78 injured in the fire that followed the explosions. The magnitude of the incident can be gauged from the fact that the series of explosions could be heard from almost two kilometers away. January 23, 2004 – Srirangam – Tamil Nadu A wedding function ended in tragedy when 50 people died and 40 were injured in a fire mishap at a marriage hall in Srirangam. September 15, 2005 – Khusropur – Bihar Fire caused by explosions that rocked three unauthorised firecracker manufacturing units led to 35 people losing their lives and 50 more suffering injuries. Priyanka Gandhi leads and opposition follows in UP Lata Mangeshkar returns home, thanks fans for love

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The GAME & DMX Accept George Zimmerman Celebrity Boxing Fade DAILY DOSE, Hip-Hop NewsBy DDot Omen February 1, 2014 Leave a comment Will DMX stop drop and open up shop on George Zimmerman? If not him then The Game will. Both rappers have accepted George Zimmerman’s open challenge for a celebrity boxing match. The man acquitted for the murder of Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida has partnered with a promoter who has set a fight date for… Skeme Announces "Play Dirty Stay Dirty" Mixtape With DJ Drama DAILY DOSE, Hip-Hop News, Interviews, New VideoBy DDot Omen February 1, 2014 Leave a comment Skeme (@Skeme) is quickly becoming one of my favorite new west coast faces on the scene. While in NYC for his tour with Dom Kennedy, the unofficial fifth member of Black Hippy revealed that he will be releasing a new mixtape called “Play Dirty Stay Dirty”. While Skeme wasn’t able to pinpoint a release date… Prison Break: French Montana, Jadakiss & Chinx Drugz Arrested In NYC DAILY DOSE, Hip-Hop News, Prison BreakBy DDot Omen February 1, 2014 Leave a comment Cuffing Season. Coke Boys French Montana and Chinx Drugz along with Jadakiss got arrested and hauled away while at a pre-Super Bowl event in New York City. Jadakiss was suppose to be hosting a party at Club Lust in Brooklyn meanwhile Frenchie and Chinx were at BB Kings but the Hip Hop Police at the… Future Recruits Kanye West, Drake, Nicki Minaj, Pharrell & Pusha T On "Honest" Album DAILY DOSE, Hip-Hop News, InterviewsBy DDot Omen January 31, 2014 Leave a comment Future (@1Future) has been building up momentum for his sophomore album “Honest” which has been somewhat delayed since going on tour with Drake, becoming engaged to Ciara and now expecting a child. However, Future took to his twitter and threw caution to the wind that his album cover and release date will be released next… Juicy J "Never Sober" Tour Dates With Travis Scott & Project Pat DAILY DOSE, Hip-Hop NewsBy DDot Omen January 30, 2014 Leave a comment Juicy J (@therealJuicyJ) will be hitting the road with Travis Scott and his 36 Mafia brethren Project Pat for the “Never Sober” tour. Kicking off in Jacksonville on February 20th and concludes in Lincoln, Nebraska on March 30th. Check out the dates below. Feb. 20: Jacksonville, FL — Plush *^ Feb. 21: Orlando, FL —… Bun B & Kirko Bangz Announce "The Trillest" Tour Dates DAILY DOSE, Events, Hip-Hop NewsBy DDot Omen January 30, 2014 Leave a comment Bun B (@BunBTrillOG) and Kirko Bangz (@KirkoBangz) have been rather close as of late, even appearing on The Breakfast Club together. All leading up to them revealing their plans to go out on the road for “The Trillest Tour”. No dates have been released or confirmed yet but check back with us to get tickets.… J. Cole Speaks On Dreamville Label Deal With Interscope J. Cole shook things up for his birthday week as he unleashed a small bundle of new music featuring himself and his Dreamville label mates. In addition to The Revenge Of The Dreamers mixtape, we learned that Interscope has brought on Dreamville for a venture deal. Following his roaring performance with JAY Z and Kendrick… LIVE STREAM: Justin Bieber Turns Himself In To Toronto Police For Assault DAILY DOSE, Prison BreakBy DDot Omen January 29, 2014 Leave a comment Justin Bieber continues to go down a Charlie Sheen powered downward spiral as he now has to turn himself in to authorities in his homeland of Toronto, Canada for an alleged assault on a limo driver. Watch below. Slaughterhouse Announce "Total Slaughter" Rap Battle League + Reality Show A few weeks ago it was rumored that Eminem would be at the helm of a battle rap based reality show. It was later shot down by Slaughterhouse members who have now officially revealed that they are launching “Total Slaughter”, a tournament bracket that will also be documented as a reality series for Shady TV.… Slaughterhouse & Loaded Lux On MTV Rapfix DAILY DOSE, Hip-Hop News, LiveBy DDot Omen January 29, 2014 Leave a comment 4444454464474484494504514524534544554564574584594604614624634644654664674684694704714724734744754764774784794804814824834844854864874884894904914924934944954964974984995005015025035045055065075085095105115125135145155165175185195205215225235245255265275285295305315325335345355365375385395405415425435445455465475485495505515525535545555565575585595605615625635645655665675685695705715725735745755765775785795805815825835845855865875885895905915925935945955965975985996006016026036046056066076086096106116126136146156166176186196206216226236246256266276286296306316326336346356366376386396406416426436446456466476486496506516526536546556566576586596606616626636646656666676686696706716726736746756766776786796806816826836846856866876886896906916926936946956966976986997007017027037047057067077087097107117127137147157167177187197207217227237247257267277287297307317327337347357367377387397407417427437447457467477487497507517527537547557567577587597607617627637647657667677687697707717727737747757767777787797807817827837847857867877887897907917927937947957967977987998008018028038048058068078088098108118128138148158168178188198208218228238248258268278288298308318328338348358368378388398408418428438448458468478488498508518528538548558568578588598608618628638648658668678688698708718728738748758768778788798808818828838848858868878888898908918928938948958968978988999009019029039049059069079089099109119129139149159169179189199209219229239249259269279289299309319329339349359369379389399409419429439449459469479489499509519529539549559569579589599609619629639649659669679689699709719729739749759769779789799809819829839849859869879889899909919929939949959969979989991,0001,0011,0021,0031,0041,0051,0061,0071,0081,0091,0101,0111,0121,0131,0141,0151,0161,0171,0181,0191,0201,0211,0221,0231,0241,0251,0261,0271,0281,0291,0301,0311,0321,0331,0341,0351,0361,0371,0381,0391,0401,0411,0421,0431,0441,0451,0461,0471,0481,0491,0501,0511,0521,0531,0541,0551,0561,0571,0581,0591,0601,0611,0621,0631,0641,0651,0661,0671,0681,0691,0701,0711,0721,0731,0741,0751,0761,0771,0781,0791,0801,0811,0821,0831,0841,0851,0861,0871,0881,0891,0901,0911,0921,0931,0941,0951,0961,0971,0981,0991,1001,1011,1021,1031,1041,1051,1061,1071,1081,1091,1101,1111,1121,1131,1141,1151,1161,1171,1181,1191,1201,1211,1221,1231,1241,1251,1261,1271,1281,1291,1301,1311,1321,1331,1341,1351,1361,1371,1381,1391,1401,1411,1421,1431,1441,1451,1461,1471,1481,1491,1501,1511,1521,1531,1541,1551,1561,1571,158

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This year’s gender pay gap figures as reported by the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows the gap between average male and female earnings has grown. The gender pay gap (GPG) which had hovered around 17.5% for a decade has blown out to 18.2% - meaning that across the economy, women earned an average of 18.2% less than men. In March this year, the average weekly ordinary time earnings of women working full-time were $1270 per week, compared to men who earned an average weekly wage of $1532.80 per week. Of course, this is due to a number of factors such as women ‘s work trapped in low paid industires, breaks due to parenting and caring responsibilities and discrimination against women. For example, upon graduation women across most professions start out earning a median salary $3,400 less than men. This widens over a lifetime. No surprises that the GPG is higher in the private sector (20.2%) than the public (13.1%). Or that those on collective agreements (16.9%) fare better than those on individual contracts ( 20.6%). Unions are more active in the public sector than private and organise collectively to tackle unfairness on pay.

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Why Does the Bible Look the Way It Does? Why Does the Bible Look the Way It Does? by Rhonda Burnette-Bletsch If we compared the table of contents of all the Bibles at a bookstore, we would find that many of them contain different books arranged in a variety of orders. This is because different religious communities have adopted different canons. This term, derived from the Greek word kanon (meaning “rod” or “measuring stick”), describes a closed collection of writings that has been set apart by a given community and recognized as having the authority to shape its identity, beliefs, values, and practices. Canonical status often goes hand in hand with claims that these writings are somehow inspired by God or possess divine authority, although it would be very misleading to say that all Jews and Christians understand such claims in the same way. It would also be misleading to say that all Jews and Christians read the same Bible. So before we can talk about why Bibles look the way they do, we must specify whose Bible is under discussion. One obvious difference is that Christian Bibles include the New Testament, a collection of writings from the early church that is not part of the Jewish canon. The older and larger section of Christian Bibles overlaps with Jewish Scripture and is generally called the Old Testament. Christianity affirms the equal canonical authority of both testaments, a point that was unsuccessfully challenged by a man named Marcion in the second century C.E. Marcion claimed that what he saw as the vengeful, bloodthirsty God depicted in Jewish Scripture could not be the same deity as the loving, merciful God portrayed in his favorite Christian writings. This argument was successfully refuted and Marcionism was declared a heresy, but the belief that the Old Testament is outdated or has been superseded by the New Testament unfortunately persists among many Christians. For that reason, some scholars suggest relabeling the two sections of the Christian canon as the First and Second Testaments, but these more neutral titles are not widely used. However, the differences among Bibles do not end there. Not only do Jewish and Christian Bibles differ, not all Christian Bibles look alike either. When the Jesus movement first arose within Judaism, early Christians naturally adopted the Jewish Scriptures as their own. This movement quickly spread into the Greek-speaking world, meaning that most early Christians read these scriptures in the popular Greek translation known as the Septuagint (LXX). Because at that point the Jewish canon was not yet finalized, the contents of the Septuagint diverged in important ways from what would eventually become the Jewish Bible. For example, the LXX contained a much shorter version of Jeremiah. It also included several additional books, such as Baruch, Tobit, and Judith. Various movements within Christianity have assigned different canonical weight to the Septuagint’s “extra” books. Eventually the church described them as deuterocanonical, suggesting that they have a secondary status within Christian Scripture. Sixteenth-century Protestant reformers rejected them altogether as part of their canon, leading the Roman Catholic Church to respond by reaffirming their full canonical status at the Council of Trent (1545–63). So today, Catholic and Orthodox churches recognize these books as part of their canon, whereas Protestant churches do not. All Christian canons, however, follow the Septuagint’s order by arranging the Old Testament’s narrative books to form a more-or-less chronological storyline and grouping together other books that are believed to share the same author or literary genre. The collection begins with what seem to be historical books that tell a story extending from creation in Genesis to the restored postexilic community in Nehemiah. In Catholic and Orthodox Bibles, this story continues through the Maccabean revolt. Next come poetic books intended for use in worship (such as Psalms) and instruction (such as Proverbs). Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Songs appear together here because of their presumed (but historically unlikely) authorship by Solomon. Finally, the Christian canon ends with prophetic books, although the poetic book of Lamentations is also included in this section because of its traditional (but historically unlikely) connection to Jeremiah. This section also includes the book of Daniel, which many Christians read prophetically even though scholars consider it an apocalyptic book. Overall, the Old Testament begins with what Christians traditionally read as a “fall” story in which a breach is created between God and humanity (Gen 1-3). It closes with what Christians traditionally interpret as predictions of John the Baptist (Mal 4:5-6; John is identified with Elijah in Matt 17:12), who is the Gospel forerunner of Jesus, the one destined to restore the relationship between God and humanity. This provides an easy transition to the Gospels at the beginning of the New Testament. Though Greek-speaking Jews and Christians in the first century read the Septuagint, Aramaic-speaking Jews read their scriptures in Hebrew. The developing Hebrew canon excluded the LXX’s extra books and eventually confined itself to three collections of books represented by the consonants of the acronym Tanakh: Torah (“Instruction” or “Law”), Nevi’im (“Prophets”), and Ketuvim (“Writings”). The Torah was the first of these collections to gain canonical status in Judaism, perhaps as early as the fifth century B.C.E. It tells a story that extends from creation (Genesis) to the death of Moses (Deuteronomy). Because the five books of the Torah would each have been written on a separate scroll in antiquity, sometimes it is also called the Pentateuch (derived from Greek words meaning “five scrolls”). The Prophets include narrative books (called the Former Prophets) that continue the Torah’s story through the devastating destruction of Jerusalem in 586 B.C.E. and poetic books (called the Latter Prophets) that contain divine pronouncements attributed to particular individuals. There are three long books among the Latter Prophets (Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel) that are designated the Major Prophets because each constituted a separate scroll. The remaining twelve short books in this section are called the Minor Prophets or the Book of the Twelve, because they could be written together on one scroll. Both the Torah and the Prophets had attained canonical status by the second century B.C.E., when both are mentioned by name in the Greek prologue of the deuterocanonical book of Sirach. The writer of this prologue also vaguely alludes to a third collection of texts (called simply “the other books”) that would eventual solidify into the Writings. The varied collection of books in this third section of the Jewish canon reflects the early Judaism of the Persian and Hellenistic periods. For Jews, the Bible is a story of the tumultuous but always continuing relationship between God and Israel. It ends with the edict of Cyrus (2Chr 36:22-23) calling upon Jews to return to Jerusalem. The Tanakh exists in its present form as a result of the efforts of Jewish scholars known as Masoretes who meticulously copied and recopied biblical manuscripts for centuries. These Hebrew texts were originally written only with consonants, which readers would vocalize from memory by providing appropriate vowels. Different ways of reading these texts inevitably developed over time. The Masoretes developed a written system of vowels, which they added to biblical manuscripts to standardize their pronunciation. The oldest complete manuscript of a Masoretic Text in existence today, the Leningrad Codex, dates from 1009 C.E. and serves as the textual basis of modern Jewish Bibles and of many Christian Old Testaments. An older and much better manuscript, the Aleppo Codex (circa 920 C.E.), is today stored in Jerusalem. However, it has been the center of modern controversy due to the circumstances under which it was obtained by the Israel Museum and the mysterious disappearance of about two hundred of its pages. Even today pages of this codex continue to surface. The canonization of Jewish and Christian Bibles was a long and gradual process that extended over several centuries. At no point did some elite and powerful group make this decision once and for all. Rather, books emerged as authoritative as a result of their enduring popularity, claims about their authorship, historical accidents, and opinions expressed by religious leaders. Many books that circulated widely in ancient Israel and the early church were ultimately excluded from the official canons of church and synagogue. Jewish and Christian leaders vigorously debated the status of several books (namely Esther, Song of Songs, Ecclesiastes, and Ezekiel) that would ultimately be included in the Jewish Bible and Christian Old Testament. Aside from the contents and order of biblical canons, another key visual feature of Bibles today is the inclusion of chapter and verse numbers within the text. These numbers allow readers to easily locate a particular passage but often appear in awkward places, with stories beginning or ending in the middle of a verse (for example, Gen 2:4). It is important to remember that these numbers were not an original part of biblical manuscripts but were added in the late Middle Ages. Slight differences exist in the chapter and verse citations of Jewish and Christian Bibles. In addition, many modern Bibles surround the text with footnotes, explanatory articles, and devotional materials. Because these features can exert a lot of influence on how readers interpret the text itself, it is important to be aware of their source and their theological/ideological slant. Rhonda Burnette-Bletsch, "Why Does the Bible Look the Way It Does?", n.p. [cited 29 Jan 2020]. Online: http://bibleodyssey.org/en/tools/bible-basics/why-does-the-bible-look-the-way-it-does Rhonda Burnette-Bletsch Professor, Eastern University Rhonda Burnette-Bletsch is a professor of biblical studies at Eastern University. She has authored and edited several works including the textbook Studying the Old Testament (Abingdon), the forthcoming The Bible in Motion: A Handbook of Biblical Reception in Film (de Gruyter), and many chapters and articles. She serves as the film editor for the multivolume reference work Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception (de Gruyter). How Was the Bible Written and Transmitted? Over a thousand-year period, biblical texts were written onto scrolls, copied by scribes, and circulated in various communities who deemed them canonical or not. In What Ways Is the New Testament a “Religious Text”? The New Testament canon was shaped by religious leaders and communities; how it functions as scripture today varies greatly. What Is the Septuagint Translated by Jews, the Septuagint is the ancient Greek Bible (including the Apocrypha) that became the Old Testament of the Christian church. Why Are Bible Chapters and Verses Numbered? The conventions used to subdivide and number sections of the Bible have developed over millennia into the modern book-chapter-verse system, allowing for maximum precision. Formation of the Penteteuch Jean-Louis Ska offers a metaphor for the composition of the Pentateuch. Mark Goodacre on the number of canonical Gospels. Timothy Beal on how the Bible came to be and continues to evolve. Why There Are Four Gospels Harold W. Attridge on the formation of the New Testament. John, The Gospel According to Psalms, The The Canon Debate The New Interpreter’s Bible, Vol 1 The Oxford Illustrated History of the Bible one of the oldest (ca. 930 CE) and most important, but no longer complete, existing examples of the Masoretic Text The historical period from the beginning of Western civilization to the start of the Middle Ages. Trustworthy; reliable; of texts, the best or most primary edition. An authoritative collection of texts generally accepted as scripture. Belonging to the canon of a particular group; texts accepted as a source of authority. An abbreviated reference to the source of a piece of information. A text of pages bound leaf style, like a modern book—as opposed to a scroll, which has no discrete pages. A gathering of Catholic church leaders in Trento, Italy; in dozens of sessions between 1545 and 1563 bishops debated doctrinal points and set off the Catholic Counter-Reformation. Literally, "second canon"; refers to texts accepted by Catholics and Eastern Orthodox as sacred scripture, but not included in the Hebrew Bible. Not to be confused with Apocrypha, which include noncanonical works. The historical era of Judaism spanning the periods of Persian and Roman rule, from the 6th century BCE to the 3rd century CE. an official command A designation for the five shortest books of the Hagiographa (Heb. Ketuvim): Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, and Esther. The books Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings, which form the first half of the Prophets, the second of three sections of the Hebrew Bible. A category or type, often of literary work. Of or relating to Greek culture, especially ancient Greece after Alexander the Great. Joshua, Judges, Samuel, Kings, and sometimes also includes Ezra-Neh and Chronicles. Of or relating to systems of ideas and commitments, often social and political in nature. The religion and culture of Jews. It emerged as the descendant of ancient Israelite Religion, and is characterized by monotheism and an adherence to the laws present in the Written Torah (the Bible) and the Oral Torah (Talmudic/Rabbinic tradition). Of or related to the written word, especially that which is considered literature; literary criticism is a interpretative method that has been adapted to biblical analysis. Shorthand title for the Septuagint, a Greek translation of the Hebrew Scriptures fabled to have been completed by 70 translators (LXX is 70 rendered in roman numerals). An uprising led by the priest Mattathias against the Hellenizing agenda of Aniotchus IV Epiphanes. It turned into full-scale war with Judah Maccabee taking the reins and paving the way for the Hasmonean dynasty. Textual documents, usually handwritten. The leader of an early Christian group that came to be considered heretical. A group of medieval scribes who preserved and transmitted the written Hebrew text and developed the system of vowel markings that eventually were added to the consonantal text. Relating to the Masoretes, a group of medieval scribes who preserved and transmitted the written Hebrew text of the Bible. Or, the Masoretic Text itself, an authoritative Hebrew text of the Hebrew Bible. The historical period generally spanning from the fifth century to the fifteenth century C.E. in Europe and characterized by decreases in populations and the degeneration of urban life. Also called the Hebrew Bible, those parts of the canon that are common to both Jews and Christians. The designation "Old Testament" places this part of the canon in relation to the New Testament, the part of the Bible canonical only to Christians. Because the term "Old Testament" assumes a distinctly Christian perspective, many scholars prefer to use the more neutral "Hebrew Bible," which derives from the fact that the texts of this part of the canon are written almost entirely in Hebrew. Of or belonging to any of several branches of Christianity, especially from Eastern Europe and the Middle East, whose adherents trace their tradition back to the earliest Christian communities. Lowercase ("orthodox"), this term means conforming with the dominant, sanctioned ideas or belief system. Relating to the period in Judean history following the Babylonian exile (587–539 B.C.E.), also known as the Persian period, during which the exiles were allowed to return to Judea and rebuild the temple in Jerusalem. Those biblical books written by or attributed to prophets such as Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel. The world's largest Christian church organization administered by hierarchy made up of a single pope and a network of cardinals, bishops, priests, and renunciates (such as nuns and monks). An acronym for the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament), comprising Torah (Law), Nevi'im (Prophets), and Ketuvim (Writings). Relating to thought about the nature and behavior of God. The third division of the Jewish canon, also called by the Hebrew name Ketuvim. The other two divisions are the Torah (Pentateuch) and Nevi'im (Prophets); together the three divisions create the acronym Tanakh, the Jewish term for the Hebrew Bible. Six Days of Creation and the Sabbath 1In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth,2the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face o ... View more Mal 4:5-6 5Lo, I will send you the prophet Elijah before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes.6He will turn the hearts of parents to their children and the hearts ... View more Matt 17:12 12but I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but they did to him whatever they pleased. So also the Son of Man is about to suf ... View more 2Chr 36:22-23 Cyrus Proclaims Liberty for the Exiles 22In the first year of King Cyrus of Persia, in fulfillment of the word of the Lord spoken by Jeremiah, the Lord stirred ... View more Gen 2:4 4These are the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were created. Another Account of the Creation In the day that the Lord God made the earth and ... View more

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The Dundas Team Dr P. Ross Fiore BSc., MSc. (Ortho), FRCD Dr Fiore completed his BSc in Biochemistry from Bishop’s University, received the H. Greville Smith Memorial Scholarship in science, and graduated with distinction. He then pursued dentistry at McGill University where he received his Doctor of Dental Medicine degree and was awarded the Dr. A. Gerald Racey Prize at Convocation for excelling in the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery examination. Dr Fiore continued his training at McGill during a Multidisciplinary Residency where he treated adults with complex dental needs, ranging from dental surgery to implant rehabilitation to orthodontics. He was also given the opportunity to work in James Bay where he was responsible for treating young children. He then completed his three year MSc in Orthodontics at The University of Montreal. After completion of his orthodontic residency, Dr Fiore was granted the designation as a “fellow” from The Royal College of Dentists of Canada. Dr Fiore has also served as a clinical demonstrator for second and third year dental students at both McGill University and The University of Montreal. He has practised orthodontics in Montreal, Georgetown, Missisauga, Guelph and Dundas. Dr Fiore has a passion for orthodontics and continually ensures his patients are receiving the best care possible by attending various conferences and keeping up to date with current research. He is a member of the Canadian Association of Orthodontists, The American Association of Orthodontists, The Ontario Association of Orthodontists and The Royal College of Dentists of Canada. Dr Fiore enjoys interacting with his patients and involving them in their orthodontic treatment. Treatment and Financial Coordinator Scheduling and Financial Coordinator

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DutytoDefend.com Take Back Control From Liability Insurers and Their Lawyers Insurer Decisions – Yes, No, Maybe Why Send Questionnaires? Questionnaire Case Studies Coverage Questionnaire Ethical Compliance Questionnaire Model Discovery Estoppel, Waiver, and Forfeiture 2 Miller v. Elite – The Watershed Statement 3 Estoppel 4 Waiver 5 Forfeiture 6 Policyholder’s Burden of Proof 7 Questions of Fact 8 Estoppel, Waiver, and Forfeiture Do Not Create Coverage An insurer may lose rights it holds under the terms of its policy by application of three closely related legal doctrines of estoppel, waiver, and forfeiture. “[A]n insurer may lose a contractual right by: (1) estoppel, conduct by the insurer that reasonably causes an insured to rely to his detriment; or (2) waiver, an intentional relinquishment of a known right demonstrated expressly or implicitly; (3) forfeiture, the assessment of a penalty against the insurer for either misconduct or failure to perform an obligation under the contract.”[1] As a practical matter, there is a hierarchy of difficulty in enforcing these doctrines. From the most likely to the least likely that are: 1) estoppel, 2) waiver, and 3) forfeiture. Estoppel is “the only theory on which to base coverage.”[2] While waiver may be express or implied, very few cases have enforced a waiver absent clear evidence that an insurer expressly waives its rights. It is extremely rare that a California reported opinions invalidates an insurer’s rights on the ground of forfeiture. Miller v. Elite – The Watershed Statement “‘The general rule supported by the great weight of authority is that if a liability insurer, with knowledge of a ground of forfeiture or noncoverage under the policy, assumes and conducts the defense of an action brought against the insured, without disclaiming liability and giving notice of its reservation of rights, it is thereafter precluded in an action upon the policy from setting up such ground of forfeiture or noncoverage. In other words, the insurer’s unconditional defense of an action brought against its insured constitutes a waiver of the terms of the policy and an estoppel of the insurer to assert such grounds.”[3] While the holding of Miller vs. Elite appears to invoke concepts of forfeiture, waiver and estoppel, these three legal principles are quite different from one another and successfully invoking each may require different bodies of proof. “Four elements must ordinarily be proved to establish an equitable estoppel: (1) The party to be estopped must know the facts; (2) he must intend that his conduct shall be acted upon, or must so act that the party asserting the estoppel had a right to believe that it was so intended; (3) the party asserting the estoppel must be ignorant of the true state of facts; and (4) he must rely upon the conduct to his injury.”[4] “An insurer is estopped from asserting a right, even though it did not intend to mislead, as long as the insured reasonably relied to its detriment upon the insurer’s action.”[5] “Refraining from hiring separate counsel does not manifest reliance in the same way as withdrawing already-hired counsel.”[6] “An insurer can be estopped from raising coverage defenses if, knowing of the grounds of noncoverage, it provides a defense under the policy without a reservation of rights, and the insured reasonably relies on this apparently unconditional defense to his detriment.”[7] Detrimental reliance may by shown if the insurer’s delay in asserting a reservation of rights prevented the policyholder from taking steps to protect his interests against the insurer. Such reliance may be supported by establishing that the insurer was under a duty to promptly communicate its coverage challenge. Such a duty is recognized in statute, regulations, and case law.[8] As applied to the duty to defend, “failure to retain separate counsel does not by itself show any detriment.”[9] Nor is delay in asserting a reservation of rights usually sufficient to prove detrimental reliance.[10] However, by negative implication detrimental reliance may be supported by evidence that independent counsel would have structured the defense differently or could have negotiated a more advantageous settlement.[11] The key to enforcing an estoppel is to have admissible evidence of detrimental reliance. “A waiver is the relinquishment of a known right. A waiver may occur (1) by an intentional relinquishment or (2) as the result of an act which, according to its natural import, is so inconsistent with an intent to enforce the right as to induce a reasonable belief that such right has been relinquished.”[12] “Case law is clear that waiver is the intentional relinquishment of a known right after knowledge of the facts. The burden is on the party claiming a waiver of a right to prove it by clear and convincing evidence that does not leave the matter to speculation, and doubtful cases will be decided against a waiver. Waiver always rests upon intent. The waiver may be either express, based on the words of the waiving party, or implied, based on conduct indicating an intent to relinquish the right. California courts have applied the general rule that waiver requires the insurer to intentionally relinquish its right to deny coverage and that a denial of coverage on one ground does not, absent clear and convincing evidence to suggest otherwise, impliedly waive grounds not stated in the denial. Waiver depends solely on the intent of the waiving party, and is not established merely by evidence the insurer failed to specify the exclusion in a letter reserving rights. An intention to waive a limitations provision is not evinced by the failure to raise that point in a letter denying a claim. Of the 33 sister states to consider the issue, 32 agree with the California rule.”[13] A waiver may be either express, based on words of the waiving party, or implied, based on conduct indicating an intent to relinquish the right.[14] An insurer may be found to have waived a policy condition without any showing of detrimental reliance by the insured.[15] Waiver is generally a question of fact.[16] As a practical matter, the proof necessary to establish a waiver is extremely difficult to elicit. Reported cases enforcing a waiver are very rare. But a useful technique to determine whether an insurer does waive any basis to deny coverage is simply to ask it – in writing. Under some circumstances, the insurer will withdraw or narrow the assertion of a reservation of rights, particularly if doing so will eliminate a disqualifying conflict of interest for dependent counsel. Some insurers find it to be a fair trade to limit a reservation in return for controlling the defense through dependent counsel and avoiding the expense of pay for independent counsel. Waiver may be imposed on an insurer that fails to conduct an adequate investigation. “If a ground for asserting lack of coverage under an insurance policy could have been discovered by the insurer through reasonable investigation, that ground is waived if the insurer fails to state it at the time a request for coverage is tendered by the insured; consequently, the insurer may not belatedly raise that ground if the reason upon which the insurer initially denied coverage is found to have no merit or if the insurer did not deny coverage at the outset. Application of the waiver rule to disputes over whether coverage exists is designed as an incentive to compel an insurance company to fulfill its duty to thoroughly investigate a claim before denying coverage.”[17] “[A]t the time it denies coverage an insurer must state all grounds for noncoverage which are reasonably discoverable”[18] Waiver rarely creates a viable basis to defeat a reservation of rights. “In virtually every case discussing the waiver issue, the courts have found that there was no waiver if the insurer made a reservation of rights at any time, even if years after the defense was undertaken.”[19] “As a general rule, doubtful cases will be decided against the existence of a waiver.”[20] Forfeiture is a legal concept by which an insurer may lose rights by intentionally misleading its policyholder or by a material breach of an express contractual obligation. Several cases have stripped insurers of control of their policyholder’s defense or settlement following a failure to defend. A forfeiture imposes a penalty upon an insurer for intentional conduct which is designed to mislead the policyholder. “In the law, ‘forfeiture’ is defined as ‘[a] deprivation or destruction of a right in consequence of the nonperformance of some obligation or condition.’”[21] “In order to find a forfeiture by the insurer of [a contractual right requires] conduct designed to mislead policyholders. [T]he court’s focus should be on the subjective intent of the insurer [which] distinguishes forfeiture from estoppel. Forfeiture requires an intent to mislead and is satisfied whether or not the insured is, in fact, misled. [N]o forfeiture occurs if the insurer did not engage in behavior designed to mislead the insured. [But] in the case of forfeiture, the policyholder’s actual ignorance of the provision is relevant to the extent that ignorance is known to the insurer.”[22] No California reported opinions invalidate an insurer’s reservation of rights as a forfeiture. “Under [the policyholder’s] view, if the insurer did not reserve its rights the insured would automatically receive coverage without showing either reliance (for estoppel) or intentional relinquishment (for waiver). That is not the law in California.”[23] However, if an insurer that wrongfully fails to defend its policyholder may forfeit the right to control the defense or settlement. “Breach of duty to defend also results in the insurer’s forfeiture of the right to control defense of the action or settlement, including the ability to take advantage of the protections and limitations set forth in section 2860.”[24] “[I]f the insurer wrongfully refuses to defend, leaving the insured to his own resources to provide a defense, then the insurer forfeits the right to control settlement and defense. In that event, the insured is free to settle the lawsuit on his own, and the insurer is bound by a stipulated judgment.”[25] Policyholder’s Burden of Proof “[W]e hold that, as with waiver, the burden of proof is on the party asserting forfeiture and must be demonstrated by clear and convincing evidence.”[26] “The burden is on the party claiming a waiver of a right to prove it by clear and convincing evidence that does not leave the matter to speculation, and doubtful cases will be decided against a waiver.”[27] Questions of Fact “Whether there has been a waiver is usually regarded as a question of fact to be determined by the jury, or by the trial court if there is no jury. By contrast, [t]he estoppel issue is a nonjury fact question to be determined by the trial court in accordance with applicable law. However, the trial court may properly resolve an issue of waiver as a question of law when the underlying facts are undisputed.”[28] Estoppel, Waiver, and Forfeiture Do Not Create Coverage Although the doctrines of estoppel, waiver, and forfeiture have been applied by the courts to render insurance policy contract provisions unenforceable, a line of recent cases challenges the applicability of estoppel or implied waiver to create coverage. “The rule is well established that the doctrines of implied waiver and of estoppel, based upon the conduct or action of the insurer, are not available to bring within the coverage of a policy risks not covered by its terms, or risks expressly excluded therefrom, and the application of the doctrines in this respect is therefore to be distinguished from the waiver of, or estoppel to assert, grounds of forfeiture. It is the general and quite well settled rule of law that the principles of estoppel and implied waiver do not operate to extend the coverage of an insurance policy after the liability has been incurred or the loss sustained. There is a definite distinction between the waiver of a right to declare a forfeiture, to cancel or to rescind based upon some breach of a condition of the policy on the one hand and the extension of the coverage provided by the policy on the other.”[29] [1] Chase v. Blue Cross of Calif. (1996) 42 Cal.App.4th 1142, 1151 (Chase). [2] State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Jioras (1994) 24 Cal.App.4th 1619, 1627 (Jioras). [3] Miller v. Elite Ins. Co. (1980) 100 Cal.App.3d 739, 754 (Miller). [4] Gaunt v. Prudential Ins. Co. (1967) 255 Cal.App.2d 18, 23 (Gaunt). [5] Chase, supra, 42 Cal.App.4th at 1157; Waller v. Truck Ins. Exchange, Inc. (1995) 11 Cal.4th 1, 34 (Waller). [6] Hartford Fire Ins. Co. v. Spartan Realty Int’l, Inc. (1987) 196 Cal.App.3d 1320, 1327 (Spartan); but c.f. Miller, supra, 100 Cal.App.3d at 755 (“[The policyholder] relied to his detriment on [the insurer’s] defense under the policy as evidenced by his failure to retain an attorney”.) [7] Jioras, supra, 24 Cal.App.4th at 1626. [8] There Is No Deadline to Deny Coverage [9] Jioras, supra, 24 Cal.App.4th at 1629; Spartan, supra, 196 Cal.App.3d at 1327. [10] “An insurer’s delay in reserving its right to contest coverage is not ordinarily sufficient to establish prejudice to the insured.” (National Union v. Siliconix, Inc. (N.D.Cal.1989) 726 F.Supp. 264, 270 (Siliconix).) [11] One court found no detrimental reliance because “[t]here is no showing separate counsel might have obtained a more advantageous settlement. No claim has been asserted that if separate counsel might have structured the defense differently.” (Jioras, supra, 24 Cal.App.4th at 1629 (ellipses omitted).) Another court found no detrimental reliance because “(1) [the insurer] has allowed [the policyholder] complete independence in selecting counsel to represent it in the patent suit; (2) [the insurer] has allowed [the policyholder]’s hand-picked counsel complete independence in conducting [the policyholder]’s defense; and (3) [the insurer]’s involvement in the patent suit was limited to paying [the policyholder]’s legal fees and other litigation expenses.” (Siliconix, supra, 726 F.Supp. at 271.) [12] Gaunt, supra, 255 Cal.App.2d at 23; see also, Insurance Co. of the West v. Haralambos Beverage Co. (1987) 195 Cal.App.3d 1308, 1321. [13] Waller, supra, 11 Cal.4th at 341-32 (citations, ellipses and quotation marks omitted.) [14] Id. at 32. [15] Chase, supra, 42 Cal.App.4th at 1151. [16] Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co. v. Richmond (1977) 76 Cal.App.3d 645, 653. [17] Alta Cal. Regional Center v. Fremont Indemnity Co. (1994) 25 Cal.App.4th 455, 459. [18] Id. at 467. [19] Garamendi v. Golden Eagle Ins. Co. (2003) 113 Cal App 4th 861, 889 (emphasis added and ellipses omitted.) [20] Ringler Assocs. Inc. v. Maryland Cas. Co. (2000) 80 Cal.App.4th 1165, 1188. [21] Chase, supra, 42 Cal.App.4th at 1149 quoting Black’s Law dictionary. [22] Id. at 1157 (citations, ellipses and quotation marks omitted). [23] Jioras, supra, 24 Cal.App.4th at 1628, fn.8. [24] Intergulf Development LLC v. Superior Court (2010)183 Cal.App.4th 16, 20 (emphasis added); see also, Fuller-Austin Insulation Co. v. Highlands Ins. Co. (2006) 135 Cal.App.4th 958, 984 (Fuller-Austin); Atmel Corp. v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co. (N.D.Cal. 2005) 426 F.Supp.2d 1039, 1047. [25] Fuller-Austin, supra, 135 Cal.App.4th at 984 (emphasis added); see also, Safeco Ins. Co. v. Superior Court,(1999) 71 Cal.App.4th 782, 787; United Services Automobile Assn. v. Alaska Ins. Co. (2001) 94 Cal.App.4th 638, 644. [26] Chase, supra, 42 Cal.App.4th at 1151, 1157. [27] Waller, supra, 11 Cal.4th at 31. [28] Old Republic Ins. Co. v. FSR Brokerage (2000) 80 Cal. App. 4th 666, 679 (citations and quotation marks omitted). [29] Advanced Network, Inc. v. Peerless Ins. Co. (2010) 190 Cal. App. 4th 1054, 1066 (citations, ellipses and quotation marks omitted.) Downloads for this article Download additional information in your preferred format by clicking the buttons below: 50 State Survey – Do Conflicts of Interest Arising from a Liability Insurer’s Reservaiton of Rights Require Payment of Independent Counsel Case Study #2 Wrongful Death Claim – Homeowner Policy Case Study #1: Employment Claim – D&O Policy Caught in Violations of Law and Ethics, Insurers and Their Lawyers Favor Settlement: An Editorial Take My Wife – Please! When Harmony of the Tripartite Relationship Turns to Dissonance Want to Settle? Just Ask! 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Meeting of the Military-Industrial Commission Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the Military-Industrial Commission to discuss the 2015 defence procurement programme results and examine the outlook for the Russian defence industry’s development. Naberezhniye Chelny Today we are holding the Military-Industrial Commission’s first meeting in 2016. We will review the 2015 defence procurement programme results and examine the current and future outlook for our defence industry’s development. We finished 2015 with better defence procurement results than in previous years. In 2013, the defence procurement programme was 93-percent complete, in 2014, the figure was 96 percent, and last year, it was 97 percent. Orders for the law enforcement agencies, security agencies, and Rosatom Corporation were completed in full. Regarding the Defence Ministry, orders increased in volume, but there was a noticeable drop in the share of work not carried out. This figure does not exceed four percent today. In this context, let me thank the ministries, agencies, and defence industry workers for their successful and efficient work in our country’s interests and their big contribution to ensuring our national security, defence capability, and to shaping the new look of our Armed Forces. We are meeting today at one of Russia’s industrial giants – KAMAZ. This company plays an active part in carrying out defence procurement orders. Let me take this opportunity to congratulate the KAMAZ staff once more on the big date they are marking – 40 years since the first truck came off the assembly line. Coming back to our agenda today, let me note that we reached the planned level of equipping our troops with new models of arms and equipment last year. Our target was 30 percent. We need to keep up this pace and take the level up to 70 percent by 2020, as we planned. In this respect, we need to set the parameters for the new state defence procurement programme for 2018–2025, and draft the foundations of this, our most important planning document for developing our defence industry over the coming years. Of course, we need to keep in mind that our budget’s possibilities and the country’s possibilities can change, as can the conditions for the defence industry’s development. Over the last two years, for example, a number of defence companies have seen international cooperation ties severed and encountered other problems. But we have seen a convincing demonstration here at KAMAZ of how these are temporary difficulties that can be overcome if we work with intention. Let me say again that the state and the defence industry must fulfil all tasks concerning our defence capability and national security in full, including through optimisation of internal procedures. We must improve cooperation mechanisms between those placing defence orders and those carrying them out, and we must strengthen budget discipline. Let me remind you that, starting from September 1, 2015, new requirements took effect on the use of budget money for defence procurement purposes. Contract payments are now made through separate accounts opened with authorised banks. This procedure will make payments more transparent and improve monitoring of how state money is spent. I ask the Military-Industrial Commission’s Board to monitor compliance with these requirements very closely. You must also follow closely the new laws’ practical application and, if necessary, propose any needed amendments in order to ensure uninterrupted work on defence contracts. We are well aware of the debt existing within the military-industrial complex, and we need to resolve this problem. Earlier, we provided advance lending to defence companies, due to certain difficulties they experienced, but the volume of debt surpassed all sensible parameters. I am constantly hearing about this, the Defence Ministry knows this, as do other departments and supervisory organisations. I am asking you to look into this problem very carefully and change the situation. Colleagues, there is another issue I would like to discuss separately, pertaining to the development plans for the Crimean military-industrial complex. Right now, organisational work is actively underway in Crimea and Sevastopol. The regional structures have been integrated in the Russian military-industrial complex system. The production capacity and the number of people employed in this sector are growing. There are 21 organisations operating in the military-industrial complex of Crimea and Sevastopol, including 14 in shipbuilding, three – in aircraft manufacturing, two in the radio electronics and two in conventional arms production. Naturally, we need to look at the prospects for these enterprises, we need to make the existing production facilities more efficient, take the quality of the products to a new level and broaden their range. This year, the state programme for military-industrial complex development will begin financing modernisation of Crimean defence enterprises. Funding will be channelled toward upgrading production lines, training new staff and further training experts working in Crimea’s defence industry. By the way, how do things look there overall financially? What will be the approximate volume? Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Military-Industrial Commission Board Dmitry Rogozin Rogozin DmitryGeneral Director of the Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities : Mr President, the funding volume there is growing by a magnitude of dozens. But this figure is not totally correct, because we had nothing at all before, with few orders. Vladimir Putin: Nevertheless, remind me of the volume. Dmitry Rogozin: Mr Bochkarev will provide the exact figures now, he will report on this matter. Vladimir Putin: Mr Bochkarev, how much was it? Deputy Chairman of the Military-Industrial Commission Board Oleg Bochkarev: As of today, we have ten billion rubles planned through 2020. Vladimir Putin: For Crimean enterprises? Oleg Bochkarev: For Crimean enterprises and within the framework of further professional education in the military-industrial complex. This programme was submitted by the Industry and Trade Ministry. Vladimir Putin: Ok. We need to monitor this carefully and provide this financing. We need to maintain the jobs there and add something in terms of technological development; there are good prospects and good people there. We need to provide further training to staff. There are certainly things to work on, as you understand. It is imperative to give more attention to cooperating with other Russian companies and improving corporate governance. And, of course, it is fundamentally important that in addition to Defence Ministry’s orders, Crimean and Sevastopol military-industrial complex companies receive civilian orders. We discussed it with the Industry Minister many times; there are specific examples of work with enterprises in specific sectors and we need to continue that work. Mr Menyailo, did you get things straight with the shipbuilding companies? Governor of the Federal City of Sevastopol Sergei Menyailo Menyailo SergeiPresidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Siberian Federal District : We did, and we are holding regular meetings. Vladimir Putin: Have you provided orders? Sergei Menyailo: We have; we are already at over 50% capacity. We are nearing 100% this year. Dmitry Rogozin: Mr President, I will give you a separate report today on the additional capacity through 2020 at two of the biggest shipbuilding enterprises: the Zaliv Plant in Kerch and the More Plant in Feodosia. We need to look at all the options, as I already said, including the civilian sector, shipbuilding, other enterprises, metal structures for the Kerch transport passage, and so on. I am asking the ministries and departments to assist in this work and make the necessary decisions quickly. Let’s begin our work. Mr Rogozin, you have the floor. Please. Dmitry Rogozin: Mr President, I would like to report that the creation of the institution of chief designers for promising, complex armament and military technology systems is proceeding in strict accordance with your decision, in accordance with your executive order. Let me remind you that a year ago, at the suggestion of the Military-Industrial Commission Board, we approved 21 areas where systemic work had to be done. Currently, taking into account the Commission’s decision of January 19, we have 19 chief designers who have begun their work. Two positions are still being finalised; I will report on them separately. I must say that overall, the work is being done within the framework of the Military-Industrial Commission Board, which includes the chief designers. Last December and this January, the Military-Industrial Commission Board heard and approved the first reports on the systemic work plans for chief designers. The rest of the reports will be delivered by the end of the year. There is just one problem, but I want to report on it already now: it concerns the need to appoint a special individual who will be responsible for the creation of arms and military technology for the Ground Forces. This situation can be easily explained as there is an enormous weapons list ranging from heavy armour to battlesuits. It seems nearly impossible to find one person to deal with all this, so we chose a different solution. At the next Military-Industrial Commission meeting, we will report to you on the composition of the Chief Designers Council, which will focus on specific models of arms and military equipment for the Ground Forces. There is one mismatch we would like to resolve. The areas we approve chief designers for are major, complex, systemic directions. For example, airborne systems and their arms. Or, offshore maritime zone ships and their arms. But, because our chief designers’ current administrative status is that of deputy director generals in a defence complex, an individual corporation or a specific enterprise, this certainly limits the creative opportunities of their work. Because the focus of their work affects the activities of a wide variety of companies and integrated structures, we need a specific decision here. We have carefully analysed the process of research and technical support for creating modern arms and military equipment and noticed that as of today, there are over 170 research institutions in various departments. At the same time, the sector-specific research and technology councils created do not feature representatives from related sectors. In total, there are about 55,000 workers in these research institutions. We believe it is necessary to create central head institutes for each major area, of which there are 21 in total, that could take on coordination of work by all research institutions regardless of who they are managed by: the Industry and Trade Ministry or the Education and Science Ministry, or any other. And, of course, chief designers must head these research and technology councils on a purely inter-industry, inter-departmental basis. We would like this work to be part of the job of the Military-Industrial Commission’s science and engineering council, and if you agree with this suggestion, we will prepare a draft decision. Vladimir Putin: Very well. When? Dmitry Rogozin: This March. Vladimir Putin: Ok, agreed. Working trip to Tatarstan Republic of Tatarstan Published in sections: News, Transcripts, Commissions and Councils, Military-Industrial Commission of the Russian Federation Publication date: February 12, 2016, 18:30 http://en.kremlin.ru/events/councils/by-council/41/51306 Last updated at February 15, 2016, 20:27

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Stalking Cat Community > People > Stalking Cat This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to WikiFur style and standards. This article needs to be wikified (formatted according to the Furry Book of Style). Stalking Cat, also known as Catman Dennis Avner (August 27, 1958[1] - November 5, 2012),[2] was a member of the furry fandom who was widely known as the Catman, though he preferred his chosen, spiritual name, Stalking Cat. Cat had spent considerable resources to surgically modify his body to express his feelings of personal affinity with the tigress.[3] He claimed that this was due to Huron traditions, but this was his personal belief, rather than traditional.[4][5] 1.1 Californian years 1.2 Whidbey Island years 1.3 Nevada years 1.4 Death 2 Physical transformation 3 Media appearances 3.2 Television 3.3 Print media 4 Stalking Cat and furry 4.1 Convention and event attendance Biography[edit] Stalking Cat was born in Flint, Michigan, and grew up in Suttons Bay, Michigan U.S.A.[6] and from his earliest childhood he experienced a spiritual connection to all feline species, but particularly tigers.[6] Despite documentation to the contrary, Cat claimed that he grew up in a tribe and that at ten years old he was given the name "Cat" by a medicine man named Grey Cloud.[7] In an interview later in life with Mark Dolan, Stalking Cat would comment that virtually all his childhood friends were adults, he did not relate to children his own age, and he spent a lot of that time in the woods.[8] He would also reveal that he never really knew his father, and claim that his step-father was a child molester. When asked if he was a victim of his step-father, Cat replied, "Not to a great extent, but enough. I mean, I've got some mental trauma that'll never go away." Stalking Cat graduated from Oscoda High School in 1977,[9] and then served in the United States Navy as a Sonar Technician.[6] Californian years[edit] After his discharge from the navy in 1980, Stalking Cat worked as a computer technician in San Diego, California, and it was at this time that he began his transformation project.[6] After his transformation, Stalking Cat's appearance made him a celebrity, and he travelled to many different countries, appearing at live events and on television programs. He was represented by Hollywood talent agent Chuck Harris,[10] who typically negotiated a "minimum (of) $2,500 for a half day's work, up to $8,500".[11] Whidbey Island years[edit] Through informal fur-friendly gatherings of science-fiction fans in Southern California, Stalking Cat met Tess the Red Pony and her husband Rick (a Boeing engineer), and moved north with them in 2005.[6] In 2006, Stalking Cat and Tess were on a flight to Chicago to attend Midwest FurFest 2006, when they met Marla Carlson, Assistant Professor of Theatre at the University of Georgia.[6] Around this time, Stalking Cat was working on a deal to market a Stalking Cat action figure,[12] which did not materialize.[6] On March 5, 2007, Cat and Tess visited Western Washington University as guest speakers in the "interdisciplinary monster’s class".[13] In April, Stalking Cat was interviewed by Professor Carlson for an article (Furry Cartography: Performing Species) that would be published in the Theatre Journal in 2011. At the time of the interview, he was living on Whidbey Island in Island County, Washington, with Tess and her husband. Fleet Wolf also lived in the house at that time. Prof Carlson's visit coincided with one of the household's monthly fur parties.[6] Stalking Cat was doing some work on the shared house, and had unsuccessfully sought computer-related work in the Seattle area. Because "expenses and dynamics became unworkable for this interesting household", Cat was asked to move out later that Summer.[6] Nevada years[edit] After he left the Whidbey Island household, another friend from the furry fandom gave Stalking Cat a place to live in Tonopah, Nevada, and a job in housing renovation.[6] In 2008, Stalking Cat would enter Guinness World Records[14] in the category of "most permanent transformations to look like an animal". This record was verified on the set of the Italian television show Lo show dei record on February 9, 2008.[15] In September the same year, Stalking Cat made a public appearance at the opening of the Ripley's Believe It Or Not! museum in London's Piccadilly Circus.[16][17] By 2009, when Professor Carlson last spoke with Cat, his friend had moved on, work had dried up, and he was seeking clients as a home health aide.[6] Around 2010, Stalking Cat was interviewed by Mark Dolan for an episode of his documentary series The World's... and Me. The episode, titled The World's Strangest Plastic Surgery and Me, aired on April 12, 2010. At this time, Cat was making a living from public appearances and part-time work as a home-help for the elderly.[18] During the interview, Stalking Cat indicated he was considering making money by selling his body to a museum to be displayed after his death. Between May and July, 2010, a black and white marble bust of Stalking Cat featured at the White Cube (Hoxton Square) gallery in London, in an exhibition of the works of British artist Marc Quinn.[19] Death[edit] Rumors of Stalking Cat's death began to circulate on Lulz.net on November 5, 2012. Oggywolf and bluecanary indicated in their Fur Affinity journals that they had contacted the Nye County Sheriff's office in Tonopah, Nevada, USA, who confirmed Stalking Cat's passing.[20][21] Some mainstream news-sources contacted the Sheriff's office for verification beginning on November 13, 2012.[2] Other news outlets started carrying the news of his passing after that.[22][23][24][25] Physical transformation[edit] Because they were easiest to arrange, Stalking Cat began his transformation by getting tattoos.[5][6] Initially he had fish-scale tattoos on his arms and legs due to a connection he felt with aquatic species like porpoises.[7] Years later he got tiger stripes tattooed on his face, and, as a result, "got more in touch with (his) totem and who (he really was)".[7] Stalking Cat had several body modifications performed.[7][18] He had head, nose, and brow implants, and silicone cheek, chin, and lip injections. His ears were sculpted to make them more pointed, and the lobes relocated to make them more elongated. Cat had his lip cleft to resemble the mouth of a cat, and had the septum of his nose relocated to give a more flat, cat-like profile. He had six stainless-steel mounts implanted on his forehead and eighteen piercings above his lip to which he could attach whiskers. In the United States, it is illegal for a medical professional to alter someone's appearance beyond what society deems "normal",[26] so most of Cat's modifications were done by body-modification artist Steve Haworth, of Phoenix, Arizona. The same legal issues meant at least one procedure (injection of silicone) was done in Mexico.[7] Cat had to brave surgery without pain relief, because of U.S. laws stating that only qualified doctors are licensed to administer anaesthetic.[26] Cat originally wanted to have his teeth reshaped and sharpened to look more cat-like, but his dentist refused to do the work.[7] As "years of drinking and drugging" had left his teeth in a poor state, Cat eventually had to have them fully removed and dentures fitted, and at that time his dentist helped him acquire dentures with cat fangs that were in excess of an inch long. Stalking Cat grew his fingernails into long claws, which were strengthened by a layer of acrylic.[7] He wore contact lenses with slitted pupils, and sometimes an animatronic tail. Cat's tail was built by Wolf Tail, of WolfTronix.[27] During Cat's phone-in interview on the Funday PawPet Show in May, 2002, he mentioned that he was looking for someone who could build an animatronic tail for him.[28] Techwolf, one of the viewers who was also in the show's IRC channel, knew of WolfTronix because its website ran on his server, and he pointed it out to Stalking Cat who in turn got in contact with Wolf Tail. The tail was completed in about one month. Stalking Cat was flown out to Wolf's home in Indianapolis by German television station ProSieben, who filmed Wolf giving the tail to Stalking Cat before going on a day-long video shoot around downtown Indianapolis. Stalking Cat's transformations were estimated by some to have cost more than $200,000,[4] but Cat himself lost track of the expenses. He had planned to have implants inserted into the top of his head so he could attach cat ears. Media appearances[edit] Flesh & Blood poster Filmography[edit] GRB Entertainment 2007 — Flesh & Blood (himself)[29] Television[edit] Ripley's Believe It or Not! (episode #2.11, April 25, 2001)[29] Larry King Live (episode of January 3, 2002).[29] Anna in Wonderland, a BBC documentary in July 2002, which had a half-hour segment about furries. Russian Roulette (American game show; 2002 Halloween episode).[30][31] Ripley's Believe It or Not! (episode #3.1, December 18, 2002)[29] Arabella (2002 or 2003; German talk show).[32] Jensen! (2007; Dutch talk show).[33] Weird, True & Freaky (episode "Humanimals"; December 16, 2008)[29] The World's Strangest Plastic Surgery and Me (April 12, 2010)[29][34] Print media[edit] "Cat Match Fever" (San Diego CityBeat, April 28, 2004) "Catman's transformation raises concerns over extreme surgery" (The Seattle Times, August 16, 2005) "Cat Man - the human 'tiger' who enjoys climbing trees and eats raw meat every day" (The Daily Mail, September 6, 2008) "I used to be a bloke but I'm all right MIAOW" (The Sun. September 6, 2008) Stalking Cat and furry[edit] In 2000, Stalking Cat attended a furry event at a science-fiction convention, where he "felt comfortable with other people for the first time".[6] He regularly attended conventions, and was the fan guest of honor at RainFurrest 2007. He was the Cabaret Lead at Califur 4 (2008) and Califur 5 (2009).[35] Convention and event attendance[edit] Califur - 2005,[36] 2006,[37] 2007,[38] 2008, 2009 CritterConDiego - 2002[39] FurBQ - 2003[40] Further Confusion - 2006,[41] 2010[42] Megaplex - 2005[43] Midwest FurFest - 2002,[44] 2003,[45] 2004,[46] 2005,[41] 2006,[47] 2007,[48] 2008[49] RainFurrest - 2007 In 2002, Stalking Cat's website was reviewed on episode #124 (May 26) of the Funday PawPet Show.[28] Cat phoned in to the show, and, after a brief interview, played their quiz "So You Want To Win Nothing And Like It" and fielded questions from the audience. ↑ Stalking Cat's profile on LiveJournal. Retrieved November 14, 2012. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Dennis Avner, 'Stalking Cat,' Dead At 54: Body Modification Enthusiast May Have Committed Suicide" - news article on The Huffington Post. Dated November 13, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2012 ↑ Larratt, Shannon 2012-11-12. RIP Stalking Cat. ModBlog. BMEzine. Retrieved on 7 November 2013. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Catman's transformation raises concerns over extreme surgery, The Seattle Times, 16 August 2005. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Dennis Avner. Surgery Before After. Retrieved on 15 November 2017. ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 Furry Cartography: Performing Species — essay by Marla Carlson in Theatre Journal Volume 63, Number 2, May 2011. Retrieved November 12, 2012 ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 Radio interview between Stalking Cat and Shannon Larratt for BMEradio. Retrieved November 13, 2012 ↑ "The World's Strangest Plastic Surgery and Me HD 4/4" on YouTube. Retrieved November 15, 2012 ↑ Dennis Avner on oscodahighschool.org. Retrieved November 12, 2012 ↑ "Cirque du Chuck" - article in the Los Angeles Times. Dated January 16, 2005. Retrieved November 15, 2012 ↑ "Kat mannen ! Ewwwwwwwwwww :P" - thread on http://www.scifinytt.se. Dated March 6, 2005. Retrieved November 15, 2012 ↑ "I will soon be an action figure" - posting by Stalking Cat, on his LiveJournal. Dated August 30, 2006. Retrieved November 14, 2012 ↑ "Stalking Cat: How one man changed his body become a cat" - article in the AS review. Dated March 12, 2007. Retrieved November 14, 2012 ↑ "It's a weird world of world records" - article in The Courier-Mail. Dated September 21, 2008. Retrieved November 15, 2012 ↑ "Most permanent transformations to look like an animal" - video on the Guiness World Records account on YouTube. Retrieved November 15, 2012 ↑ "Catman and Lizardman at Ripley's Believe It Or Not" - video on YouTube. Uploaded September 4, 2008. Retrieved November 14, 2012 ↑ "Cat Man - the human 'tiger' who enjoys climbing trees and eats raw meat every day" - article in the Daily Mail newspaper. Dated September 6, 2008. Retrieved November 14, 2012 ↑ 18.0 18.1 "The World's Strangest Plastic Surgery and Me HD 3/4" on YouTube. Retrieved November 15, 2012 ↑ Marc Quinn exhibition on the website of the White Cube gallery. Retrieved November 17, 2012 ↑ "Stalking Cat ..... gone, but not forgotten."- posting by Oggywolf on her Fur Affinity journal. Dated November 11, 2012 (retrieved November 12, 2012) ↑ "Confirmed about Stalking Cat." — posting by bluecanary on his Fur Affinity journal. Dated November 11, 2012. (retrieved November 12, 2012) ↑ "'Cat Man’ found dead in Nevada, rumors of suicide" (Daily News (New York) (retrieved November 13, 2012) ↑ "'Stalking Cat' Daniel Avner dead of possible suicide after years of transforming his face to look like a feline" (Daily Mail,retrieved November 13, 2012) ↑ "Stalking Cat Dennis Avner whose body was transformed by Steve Haworth into a tiger found dead" (The Melbourne Herald-Sun, retrieved November 14, 2012) ↑ ""Troubled and remarkable": 'Cat Man' Dennis Avner found dead at home in suspected suicide" (The Daily Mirror, retrieved November 14, 2012) ↑ 26.0 26.1 Stalking Cat on "Science: Human Body & Mind" on the BBC website. Retrieved November 16, 2012 ↑ Animatronic Tiger's Tail on WolfTronix. Retrieved November 19, 2012 ↑ 28.0 28.1 Episode 124 of the Funday PawPet Show. Retrieved November 16, 2012 ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 29.3 29.4 29.5 Dennis Avner on the Internet Movie Database. Retrieved November 10, 2012 ↑ "Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, Hosts Game Show Network's Three-Hour Halloween-Themed Primetime Programming Marathon" on prnewswire.com. Retrieved November 10, 2012 ↑ "Russian Roulette: Halloween Episode (1 of 4)" — video on YouTube. Uploaded December 22, 2007. Retrieved November 10, 2012 ↑ "Catman" - video clip from Arabella on YouTube. Retrieved November 15, 2012 ↑ "Hi from amsterdam" - posting on Stalking Cat's LiveJournal. Datred April 8, 2007. Retrieved November 15, 2012 ↑ The World's Strangest Plastic Surgery and Me on Britain's channel four. Retrieved November 10, 2012 ↑ "Last week to pre-register for Califur 5" — posting on tanuke.wordpress.com. Dated April 29, 2009. Retrieved November 12, 2012 ↑ "Me and Stalking Cat at CaliFur. God this pic is old." — image on the Myspace account of "Viperman, aka Chris". Dated May 21, 2005. Retrieved November 12, 2012 ↑ "Mark and Stalking Cat" — image of Changa Lion's flickr gallery, in Califur 2.2 set. Dated Nay 7, 2006. Retrieved November 12, 2012 ↑ "Califur Convention Report" — report on the deviantART journal of Sonic626. Dated May 7, 2007. Retrieved November 12, 2012 ↑ "HA HA ON YOU FURRIES....." - posting by Michael Hirtes on alt.fan.furry. Dated August 5, 2002. Retrieved November 17, 2012 ↑ "FurBQ 2003 Images" - posting by Alohawolf on dreamwidth.org. Dated June 6, 2010. Retrieved November 13, 2012 ↑ 41.0 41.1 "it has been a while" — posting on Stalking Cat's LiveJournal. Dated January 31, 2006. Retrieved November 12, 2012 ↑ "FC2010 Gold Rush 17" — posting on Qubi's gallery on Fur Affinity. Dated March 22, 2010. Retrieved November 12, 2012 ↑ "Re: Would you like to become your fursona?" - posting by Natasha Softpaw on furryteens.org. Dated August 21, 2008. Retrieved November 16, 2012 ↑ "MFF 2002 - Sunday" on runningwolfpack.com. Retrieved November 12, 2012 ↑ "Old Repost - Midwest FurFest 2003" - entry on Freaky Lynx's LiveJournal. Dated June 27, 2006. Retrieved November 12, 2012 ↑ "Con photos from Bonk and Fossil's anthro tour 2004" on fossilizedart-conventions.buzznet.com. Dated December 12, 2004. Retrieved November 12, 2012 ↑ "GreenReaper's Midwest FurFest 2006 con report" - article by GreenReaper, on Flayrah. Dated December 20, 2006. Retrieved November 12, 2012 ↑ "Midwest Furfest 2007" - posting on Takala's LiveJournal. Dated November 26, 2007. Retrieved November 12, 2012 ↑ Midwest Furfest 2008 on jovinamask.com. Retrieved November 12, 2012 Stalking Cat on Wikipedia Flayrah has related stories: Stalking Cat (Dennis Avner) to appear at CritterConDiego 3 Stalking Cat confirmed dead at 54 Stalkingcat.net - Dennis Avner's personal website (archived on the Internet Archive Wayback Machine. 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Tag Archives: Atom Bombs November 9, 2013 1:16 pm \ Elfman Harry Truman at the Potsdam Conference of July-August, 1945, with Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin: ‘The Big Three’. (Author: Unknown; Source: here) Now to the most famous ‘haberdasher’ in history, Harry S. Truman. The ‘S.’ in Truman’s name, by the way, did not actually stand for anything but was an attempt by his parents to please both of his grandfathers, Shipp Truman and Solomon Young. Anyway, Harry Truman was originally from a town called Independence, Missouri, but he opened his haberdashery (in the USA that means a gentlemen’s clothes shop) in Kansas City after he returned from the Great War in which he had served as a captain in the Field Artillery. It was not a hugely successful enterprise and it failed in the tough economic conditions of the early 1920s. Truman changed career and took advantage of some useful contacts to get elected as a county court judge, a post he held for eight years. Truman’s political career really took off during the 1930s. He was a Democrat and a strong supporter of Harry Hopkins, one of FDRs most trusted allies. Truman was elected Senator for Missouri in 1934 and he headed off to Washington to help drive through the radical ideas behind the New Deal. There is not really the space here to look at his relatively uninspired time as a senator so we will move on; this is what might be called a ‘convenient excuse’. Truman was elected to the vice-presidency in 1944, the fourth election victory for Franklin D. Roosevelt. FDR was seriously ill at this time and there was a widespread expectation that he would not survive the next four years so Truman has to have been considered at least a ‘safe pair of hands’ by the Democratic leadership, most of all FDR himself. His move into the White House probably came sooner than expected as Roosevelt died less than three months after being sworn into office; Truman was 60 years old at the time. Dismissed by many as a bland and uninspiring man of little conviction or courage, Truman proved to be a far tougher and more aggressive character than was expected. He was in office for nearly eight years and pulled off one of the most remarkable election victories in US history when returning to the White House in 1948. His time in the Oval Office were those crucial years in which the USA adopted its role as the superpower of the West and he played a pivotal in shaping the post-war world as tensions developed into the Cold War. It was his vision and values which were fundamental in providing the foundations of US foreign policy for much of the second half of the century, so shaping world affairs and international relations in the most profound way. Harry Truman may have been an ‘accidental’ President but he grew into the role and grabbed his opportunities with both hands. This is just a part of his story. Harry S. Truman (1884-1972), the 33rd President of the USA (Author: Frank Gatteri; Source: here) In the first weeks after Harry Truman became vice-president he hardly saw the president as FDR was away at the Yalta Conference, that meeting of the ‘Big Three’ which stood out as the most positive of the wartime meetings of the Allied Powers. Despite the natural tensions and simple politics of the occasion, it was generally an optimistic meeting between FDR, Churchill and Stalin which benefited from the knowledge that the war against the Nazis was effectively won, the final stages simply being played out in Central Europe. FDR’s health was a cause for concern and he was clearly a very sick man in the early months of 1945. This was one of the factors which led to various ‘details’ of what should happen in the post-war world being left open for a future conference, which would eventually take place at Potsdam near Berlin. FDRs poor health also meant that Truman rarely spent time alone with the great man, and actually only had one-to-one meetings with him on two occasions. When FDR died on 12th April, the country was in mourning for one of its most important leaders and also rather concerned as to how the relatively unknown Truman would handle his promotion. With no great track record of political leadership and rather lacking in the experience of foreign affairs, there were many questions and concerns as Truman took the responsibility for guiding the USA through the end of World War II and, it was hoped, into the post-war world. Despite his less than inspiring background and the accidental manner of his arrival in the White House, Truman grew into a job which to most observers seemed to be beyond him in 1945. Rather surprisingly, Truman turned into a president who is regularly voted as one of the ‘Top Ten Presidents’ of all time, not matching Washington, Lincoln and FDR, maybe, but certainly well ahead of, say, Lyndon Johnson, Gerald Ford and, of course, Warren Harding. So, what did Harry Truman do that makes it worth giving up a few minutes of your life to finding out about him? Here we will look at just a few things: his decision to drop the Atom Bombs on Japan; his relationship with Joseph Stalin; the Truman Doctrine and his commitment to the Marshall Plan. First of all, then, let’s look at the impact made by the development of the atom bomb at the end of World War II, a technological event whose importance is rather difficult to over-state. Its use on two occasions in August, 1945, brought a swift end to World War II, killing tens of thousands but probably saving the lives of millions. It brought a dramatic shift in the balance of power in international relations. Its use marked the beginning of the ‘nuclear age’, an age in which the threat of total destruction hung over the world. Nuclear weapons cast the longest, broadest and darkest of shadows over the lives of people who grew up in the 1950s and 1960s. This in turn led to the rise of a new form of political activism in the form of pressure groups like CND, the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, creating a culture which has transformed the political landscape. There was a real sense of fear and impending doom in the back of people’s minds as they feared the ‘mushroom clouds’ that would come with the threatened nuclear attacks. And, also to the delight of many politicians and others, the new technology heralded the arrival of nuclear power and transformed the nature of war, giving a huge boost to ‘defence’ spending as research and development went into over-drive during the Cold War period. In the process, this impacted on the nature of political funding in the US as campaigns were increasingly supported by the defence industry. The fear factor in the Nuclear Age was an extraordinarily powerful driver of policy. A scene from ‘Duck and Cover’, a US Civil Defense Film from 1951. It’s hero was the Bert the Turtle who helped children with his advice on how to survive a nuclear attack. If you want a sense of the tension and fear of this time, get onto ‘YouTube’ or buy the DVD called ‘Nuclear Scare Stories’, especially ‘Duck and Cover’, which is a classic. I won’t spoil it for you but people really were taught that putting a table cloth over your head would do wonders when it came to saving your life in the face of such an attack. After that, you might read the splendid but frightening, ‘When the wind blows’, by Raymond Briggs. But the main issue in all this was, of course, Truman’s use of the atom bomb itself. Technological and industrial developments had already transformed war in the Twentieth Century. No more would there be soldiers in colourful uniforms, marching steadily in formation towards the enemy lines, and never again would cavalry and swords be seen on the battlefield. The atom bomb was just one more dramatic step in the transformation of conflict, a step on from the artillery, planes, machine guns and tanks which had slaughtered people in numbers beyond counting in the two world wars and other conflicts of the first half of the century. This was different, though, as complex science came to the fore and took the destructive capability to a whole new level and put astonishing potential in the hands of politicians and generals. The atom bomb was finally developed by Robert Oppenheimer and his team who ran the ‘Manhattan Project’, which was based at three sites in the USA, most famously Los Alamos in New Mexico. It ran between 1942 and 1946, building on the theories of Albert Einstein and the research of other great scientists like Ernest Rutherford, at Manchester University. There were many other brilliant if lesser known scientists involved on various projects in Germany, Denmark, Britain and the USA, such as Otto Hahn, Lise Meitner and Fritz Strassmann. Although the ‘Manhattan Project’ turned out to be the ‘winner’ in the race for the bomb which could harness atomic power, there was no certainty that this would be the case despite the US funding and the brilliance of Oppenheimer’s team. The Nazi regime had been seeking such a development itself during the war and there were major concerns for the Allies when Germany invaded Denmark in October 1943, so closing in on Niels Bohr, a leading atomic researcher. The British managed to move Bohr to Sweden and also disrupted some factories and supplies in the Nazi nuclear programme but this all reflected how tight things were at the time. This may well be seen as a decisive moment in the war as keeping Bohr safe gave a vital advantage to the Allies and helped the ‘Manhattan Project’ them to develop the atom bomb first. By 16th July, 1945, Oppenheimer had three bombs ready to test at the top secret Los Alamos base in New Mexico. J. Robert Oppenheimer (1904-1967): leader of the ‘Manhattan Project’. (Author: Department of Energy, Office of Public Affairs ; Source: here) When the tests on the bombs were completed, some of those involved in the project were astonished and horrified by the power they had unleashed. Oppenheimer himself declared, ‘Now I am become Death, destroyer of worlds’, based on a quote from the ‘Bhagavad Gita’, a sacred Hindu book. Oppenheimer and many others feared what might happen as these new weapons were unleashed on the world. But for President Truman, the bombs were a necessary evil, a weapon that gave the US an unprecedented advantage in a war which had no clear end in sight, at least in the Pacific. The Atom Bomb had been developed at huge cost and Truman knew that they might be developed by the enemy who could use them against the US and her Allies. Being under huge pressure to justify the costs and to act quickly to end the war, Truman decided to use the atom bombs. Originally the plan had been to use them against the Nazi forces in Europe but Germany but had surrendered on 8th May, 1945, and so it was that Japan was to face attack the atomic bombs in August, 1945. Whether or not Truman made the right call is hotly debated to this day. The full details of the dropping of the atom bombs are obviously available through many websites and books. Some of the key facts are here, though. At 8.15 am on Monday, 6th August, 1945, the city of Hiroshima was devastated when the first atom bomb, codenamed ‘Little Boy’, was dropped from a B-29 Superfortress bomber, called ‘Enola Gay’ in honour of the mother of Paul Tibbets, the pilot. The city had a population of about 340 000 and was an important military supply centre in the south of Honshu, Japan’s main island. It was an acceptable target for the bomb because of its use by the military but also because it had suffered no significant damage during the war up to that point which allowed a clear analysis of the power of the bomb. Even though ‘Little Boy’ only exploded with about 2% of its full potential, apparently, the explosion destroyed 70% of the city, killing 70 000-80 000 people almost instantly, many of them being vapourised in the process. Some of the dead included a small group of US prisoners of war. On Thursday, 9th August, a second bomb, ‘Fat Man’, was dropped on the city of Nagasaki on the southern island of Kyushu from a B-29 called ‘Bockscar’. Here there were fewer immediate deaths than in Hiroshima with about 50 000 – 70 000 killed but the bomb, which had a plutonium core as opposed to the uranium used in ‘Little Boy’, was a more powerful blast. The fewer deaths were partly down to the fact that Nagasaki was more hilly than Hiroshima. In both cities, the devastation was astonishing and the deaths from injuries and illness continued long after, mainly from the effect of burns and radiation sickness. So far, these two incidents represent the only use of nuclear weapons although there were many near misses from accidents in the subsequent decades and on two particular occasions, the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 and during a NATO Training exercise in 1983, the world stood on the brink of full nuclear war. But back in 1945, Harry Truman was comfortable with his decisions and happy with the outcome, despite the deaths of so many civilians. A war against a fierce opponent who had never before surrendered in any war was brought to an end just a week afterwards with the announcement of the Japanese surrender. The actual statement had come the day before when Emperor Hirohito of Japan made his first ever radio broadcast and, to the shock and shame of many people, announced the surrender following the “use of a new and cruel bomb” which meant that continued fighting could bring the destruction of the nation and endanger the whole of humanity. The atom bomb clearly achieved its goal for President Truman who had shown a ruthless streak in his decision making. On 2nd September, 1945, the Japanese Foreign Minister, Mamoru Shigemitsu, signed the official surrender on behalf of his government. It took place on board the USS ‘Missouri’, a ship named after Harry Truman’s home state. (Author: Army Signal Corps; Source: here) The question, “Was Truman right to use the atom bombs against Japan?” has been debated many times. No simple or clear solution is evident but the logic of Truman’s arguments always show that he has a case to support his actions despite the horrific number of casualties, especially those of innocent civilians – although some people argue that in war-time, very few people are completely ‘innocent’. On the ‘pro-Truman’ side of the argument are some rather important factors, especially for a politician. It meant that the USA and its Allies won. It meant a quicker end to the war against an enemy with a fierce reputation and no willingness to surrender. It meant far fewer casualties for the USA, which was a huge factor based on the experience of the fighting in the Pacific Islands. It saved money and enabled the USA to get on with other matters, such as addressing the crisis facing Europe which had seen so much death and destruction; ‘Marshall Aid’ and the recovery of Europe happened partly because of the Atom Bombs. For a former vice-president looking to prove himself as President, it showed Truman as a strong leader who could make tough decisions. It showed Stalin and the USSR just how powerful the Atom Bomb was and that the USA was willing to use it, giving a powerful message about future conflicts. By dropping two different types of bomb, scientists had a clear understanding of which one was more powerful which allowed further developments in future; despite the lower level of destruction and fewer casualties, the ‘better’ bomb was ‘Fat Man’, the one dropped on Nagasaki and the plutonium method was the one developed. The development and use of the atom bombs marked the USA’s pre-eminent position on the world stage, a massive development from its days of isolationism and firmly established it as the Western ‘Superpower’. One particular example of war in the Pacific may be of use here to explain the pressure Truman came under to use the atom bomb. Many will have heard the story of the ‘Battle of Iwo Jima’, either from history books, novels, photos or films. The battle took place over five weeks in February-March, 1945, some months before the atom bombs were dropped. Iwo Jima is a tiny island just south of Japan. It had been attacked by the US Army as they tried to fight their way towards Japan. The island was defended by a force estimated at 21000 Japanese soldiers. In the fighting, the Americans lost nearly 7000 men out of a force of 70 000 with another 20 000 wounded. The Japanese, by contrast, refused to surrender, and suffered a death rate of 95% as less than one thousand were taken prisoner – and some sources put that figure as low as 216, with many of them having to have their guns dragged from them. That battle was 70 000 against 21 000; there were many other islands to fight for – and what would happen when the Americans got to Japan itself? How many more would have to die? What would it cost? How long might it take? Many people believe the atom bomb saved lives; these figures suggest that was almost certainly true. The argument against dropping the atom bombs on Japan is simpler. The fundamental point is that the bombs killed many thousands of people in a most violent and horrific manner and most of those who died in Hiroshima and Nagasaki were civilians. Although Hiroshima and Nagasaki were important places, the majority of casualties were non-military: women, the elderly and children. The destruction was indiscriminate. Death in war is rarely ‘clean’ but these were casualties of a new kind, a terrible agony being suffered from horrendous burns and the agony of radiation sickness; many people ceased to exist as their bodies were destroyed by the heat and the blast. And the agony went on for the survivors with many people suffering blindness and cancers, many giving birth to babies with the most severe deformities long after the bombing. Every death is a tragedy but Truman’s decision to use the atom bomb undoubtedly led to the deaths of thousands of innocent people. In reality, the atom bomb was used twice against Japan and the argument is to some extent irrelevant or academic; the bombs cannot be ‘unused’ or the destruction be ‘undone’. What is clear is that nuclear bombs have not, so far, been used again. The shock of the destruction may have played a part in curbing the actions of politicians since then, according to some observers, most notably in the Cuban Missile Crisis. It was not a decision Truman took lightly but it was one which met with the strong approval of most Americans; and in a democracy, that is a pretty powerful justification for any politician. A burns victim being treated after the attack on Hiroshima. (Author: Shunkichi Kikuchi; Source: here) The atom bomb had a huge impact politically as well as militarily with repercussions that shaped international relations between the ‘Superpowers’ in those early post-war years. Truman’s relationship with Joseph Stalin, leader of the Soviet Union, was tense from the start and a vital factor in the development of the Cold War. Stalin had respect for, and felt respected by, FDR and Churchill, there being a certain bond between the three leaders who had seen their respective countries, and the Alliance as a whole, through one of the darkest chapters in world history. The most positive conference they had was at Yalta in February, 1945, where they sketched out what was to happen after victory had been won. Things actually looked reasonably bright in the following weeks until other events kicked in; firstly, Roosevelt died in early April 1945, to be replaced by Truman and then, in July, during the Potsdam Conference itself, Churchill was replaced by Clement Attlee as Prime Minister of Britain. Stalin was saddened by FDR’s absence but death happens; he was absolutely stunned and horrified by the loss of Churchill to be replaced by, in his opinion, such an inconsequential figure as Attlee. The photos of Attlee at the Potsdam Conference do present him as a totally different presence from Churchill. Stalin had never been keen on democracy but the defeat of Churchill sealed its fate in Eastern Europe and the USSR: if the voters could get rid of a great hero like Churchill, Stalin was not going to be taking any risks in his sphere of influence. The wartime alliance was disintegrating even before the war ended. The relationship between Stalin and Truman would do nothing to help that relationship. Truman had little by way of real experience in foreign affairs and certainly nothing in terms of dealing with Stalin and the Soviets when he arrived at Potsdam, near Berlin, for the conference in July, 1945. He was a man who felt that he had a lot to prove and so he took a very aggressive line with the Soviet delegation, many of whom said they had never been spoken to as rudely as they were by Truman. When referring to the existence of the atom bomb, Truman did it in a way which was meant to be slightly obscure and with a threat, effectively warning Stalin that it could be used against the USSR at some stage. Stalin was not hugely impressed by the news as he already knew of the atom bomb because of spies; but he was certainly not happy with Truman, who he dismissed as a little man who was not worthy of replacing the great Roosevelt. The Big Three at Potsdam: Attlee in a crumpled three piece suit, Truman in a bow tie and Stalin in military uniform. They make an unlikely team of allies. (Author: Unknown; Source: here) Truman’s view of Stalin and the USSR was that both the man and the country were evil. When he received George Kennan’s famous ‘Long Telegram’ in 1946, the idea that Stalin was calculating and aggressive, the modern equivalent of a dreadful modern Tsar, it made perfect sense to Truman. The ‘Long Telegram’ said that Stalin was seeking to expand Communism and he wanted ‘world revolution’ as Marx had called for. Truman responded with his policy for the ‘containment’ of Communism, the so-called ‘Truman Doctrine’ which would, despite some name changes under later presidents, come to dominate US foreign policy for most of the Cold War. The tension in the relationship between Truman and Stalin was certainly a significant contributory factor at the start of the Cold War, one which took it further and deeper than it might otherwise have gone. Another crucial element in Truman’s contribution to world affairs was the ‘Marshall Plan’. It was a key aspect of ‘Truman Doctrine’ in action and transformed the post-war world. Its full title was the ‘European Recovery Plan’ and it was developed under the guidance of one of the most significant and reliable figures of the Twentieth Century: General George C. Marshall, Truman’s Secretary of State (which means he dealt with Foreign Affairs). It was on a visit to Europe in 1947 that Marshall saw the destruction of the continent, the plight of the refugees and the potential growth in influence by Communist supporters if recovery did not come quickly. He proposed the ‘Marshall Plan’ as a way of ensuring this recovery and eventually Truman’s support enabled $13.5 billion of aid to be given to 16 countries in Western Europe. Britain and France were the biggest beneficiaries, although even that would not be enough to ensure a full recovery; Britain had been effectively bankrupt in 1946-47, having to withdraw from its commitments to support Greece at a time when it faced the on-going threat of Civil War and this would be a crucial moment in which Truman further established himself as the first of the ‘Cold Warriors’. Truman saw that Britain’s economic plight was a true crisis and that the USA had to step into support and, effectively, to replace the old powers who had for so long been the main players in international affairs, through their Empires and the League of Nations. This demanded a massive change of attitude in the US as he had to overturn the country’s long standing isolationism, whereby it had stayed out of foreign matters unless it had to get involved during a war. He also know that the decisions that would be faced had to be backed by a huge amount of money so that the US could deliver on promises it would have to make. Truman managed to do this and so changed the role of the USA in world affairs, creating a new world order which was to ensure that the US would be the biggest player on the global stage throughout the rest of the Twentieth Century. Truman was fundamental in shaping the modern world order. As indicated earlier, the primary goal of ‘Marshall Aid’ and the ‘Truman Doctrine’ was to contain the spread of Communism in the post-war era. These put the ‘Long Telegram’ into action but there was more to containing Communism than these high-profile policies. One country where the Communists/Socialists were especially strong in politics after World War II was Italy. It had turned away from the Fascism of Mussolini to embrace Left Wing ideology and, as elections loomed in 1948, the USA became deeply concerned at the prospect of a Communist Government in such a key European state. Such a result would extend Communist influence right into the heart of the Mediterranean and to the border with France. It would be a sign of the failure of containment, a sign of ‘domino theory’ in action. It would be a failure for the ‘Marshall Plan’ and for Truman himself. The Catholic Church was also deeply concerned at the thought of an atheistic Government in power in Italy, the heartland of the church and effectively the home of the Pope who lived in the Vatican. The shock of a Communist Government in a country such as Italy would have been immense and, at a time when stories of communist spies in the US itself were beginning to grab the headlines, Truman and the Democrats were under great pressure to act, especially as they faced own elections in November 1948. Something had to be done and Truman was prepared for a radical approach, so in stepped the recently formed CIA for its first direct attempt at influencing foreign affairs on behalf of capitalism and democracy. The CIA, an organisation brought into existence by President Truman (Author: US Central Government; Source: here) The CIA is, of course, the ‘Central Intelligence Agency’. Although the USA had always gathered intelligence through spies and in other ways, there was nothing formally coordinated until World War II when FDR set up the OSS (Office of Strategic Services). This was closed down after the war but the importance of such work in the increasingly threatening atmosphere of the ‘Cold War’ led to it being re-established by the National Security Act. The CIA was set up in 1947 when President Truman gave it responsibility for overseeing security and intelligence matters abroad. Its first major attempt at going beyond intelligence gathering and into influencing events overseas was to be in those Italian elections, where they were directed to help the Christian Democrats against the Communists. With support also coming from the Catholic Church, whose priests often directed their congregations how to vote and excommunicated members of the Communist Party, the CIA gave money, technology and resources to help the anti-Communist politicians. F. Mark Wyatt, one of the CIA ‘operatives’ on the ground during what was a violent and dirty campaign, was interviewed for the CNN ‘Cold War’ series and said that he quite literally took bags of money around with him to hand out to politicians for their ‘expenses’ and to pay for propaganda posters and pamphlets. In addition, a massive campaign was run encouraging millions of Italian-Americans in the USA to write home, telling people of the dangers of communism. And it all worked, much to the despair and anger of the Italian Communists who were defeated. The success of the campaign saw the Christian Democrats in power. There was relief in the capitals of Western Europe and a new belief in Washington: the ‘dominoes’ had not fallen and it was possible to get the desired results if there was an appropriate level of commitment and intervention. The CIA would be at the heart of many more years of covert American activities aimed at supporting anti-Communist groups in places like Guatemala, Chile, Cuba as well as around Europe and Asia. In Italy itself, declassified records from the CIA show that the tactics used in 1948 were repeated at every Italian General Election for at least the next 24 years: so much for democracy, it might be said. Just back to Harry Truman to finish off. Truman amazed everyone by winning the 1948 election after he had been written off and some newspapers had even printed news of his defeat before the election was over. Despite his victory over the Republican candidate, Thomas Dewey, though, there was lots of trouble ahead. Within a year, the defeat of Jiang Jieshi at the hands of Mao Zedong saw the greatest ‘domino’ falling as China went ‘red’, taking Communism from central Europe to the Pacific coast of Asia. This led to the accusation that Truman had been responsible for ‘the loss of China’, a phrase which would haunt Truman. It was also used to threaten subsequent presidents who feared that they would be accused of the loss of another state which fell to Communism in future. In this way ‘Domino theory’ was a central part of US foreign policy in the next two decades, never more so than when Kennedy and Johnson became embroiled in the troubles of south-east Asia. In addition to the Chinese Revolution, the Soviet Union’s development of the atom bomb, spying scandals and difficulties of the Korean War, as well as the rise of McCarthyism, all made his final years in office a difficult time. Despite these problems, Truman is usually regarded as a successful president and a tough politician who seized his opportunities and made the the most of his talents. Even if the ‘S.’ in his name stood for nothing, Truman himself certainly stood for something very important. His most famous quote was, ‘The buck stops here’, a man who believed that as president he was ultimately responsible for what happened, for good or ill. And whether you think he was right or wrong over the Atom Bombs or anything else, Truman was a man who made some pretty big decisions and, in doing so, transformed the USA and shaped the modern world in a most profound manner. Harry Truman died in 1972 at the age of 88. Books: ‘Truman’ by David McCullough (1992); ‘Hiroshima’ by John Hersey (1946); ‘American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer’ by Kai Bird & Martin J. Sherwin, 2009) Films and DVDs: ‘Truman’ (Starring Gary Sinise) (1996); ‘The World at War’ (Thames Television); ‘Cold War’ (CNN); ‘Hiroshima’ (Paul Wilmhurst) (2011) “I remember when I first came to Washington. For the first six months you wonder how the hell you ever got here. For the next six months you wonder how the hell the rest of them ever got here.” Harry S. Truman Posted in: Asia, Communism, Conflicts, Empires, Europe, North America, Political leaders, USA, USSR \ Tagged: Atom Bombs, Clement Attlee, Democrats, France, Franklin D. Roosevelt, George C. Marshall, George Kennan, Germany, Harry Truman, Italy, Japan, Joseph Stalin, Marshall Plan, New Deal, Republicans, Robert Oppenheimer, UK, Winston Churchill, World War II August 25, 2013 4:38 pm \ Elfman ‘It is enough that the people know there was an election. The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything.’ Joseph Stalin When Britons are asked to name an evil person from history they almost always go for Adolf Hitler. This is probably why so few British children have been called ‘Adolf’ recently. To be honest, it comes as something as a shock to hear that even 25 babies have been so named since 1945, as one has to assume at least a few were in honour of Germany’s most notorious leader. There’s no doubt that ‘The Führer’ was an astonishingly nasty man and no one can seriously object to Hitler as Rolling Stone’s choice as ‘The Most Hated Man in Modern History’ in 2009. However, Hitler is far from being the only contender for that dubious crown, and there are others who have committed the most horrific crimes but who seem to have somehow slipped under the radar. In the Twentieth Century alone there were many people who would have recognised Hitler as a kindred spirit. They might not have agreed with him politically, but in terms of tactics, the likes of Mao Zedong in China, Pol Pot in Cambodia, Saddam Hussein in Iraq and Idi Amin Dada in Uganda would have understood where he was coming from. Of all the challengers, though, maybe one stands out as the real contender for the title of ‘Most Evil Man of the Century’: Joseph Djughashvili, the Georgian peasant better known to the world by his nickname, ‘Stalin’, which means ‘Man of Steel’. One has to be impressed by ‘Time Magazine’ here. Not happy with honouring Hitler as their ‘Man of the Year’ for 1938, they followed this up by giving the award to Stalin in 1939 and 1942. Strange times, indeed. Joseph Stalin led the Soviet Union or USSR (the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) from 1928 until his death in 1953. Despite the fact that even the prisoners cried when he died, the fact that Stalin was Saddam Hussein’s hero should be enough to warn us that here was a man of some darkness. When Saddam visited Moscow as the leader of Iraq, he was only interested in seeing Stalin’s rooms. When he was growing up, he apparently modelled himself on Stalin: he grew a similar moustache, smoked the same cigarettes and he imitated his behaviour when he came to power, including ethnic cleansing and the ‘removal’ of enemies. And both Saddam and Stalin had something in common as they were, for significant periods of time, close allies of the West receiving some serious assistance from the USA and Britain. This has almost certainly been a key factor in explaining why Stalin has never been seen as quite as bad as Hitler. Let’s have a look at why Saddam and some others have loved this man while most Westerners have managed no more than fear tinged with a little respect and a lot of gratitude. Joseph Stalin (1878-1953) (Author: Unknown; Source: here) Saddam Hussein (1937-2006). Photographed in 1974, this shows Saddam as a young imitator of the ‘Man of Steel’. The moustache lacks a little flair. (Author: ; Source: here) Joseph Djughashvili (1879-1953) was born in Georgia, a part of the Russian Empire at the time and also one of the states which later formed the USSR. He was from a peasant background but showed himself to be reasonably clever in his village. He was chosen to receive an education which most children would have been denied at that time under the Tsar’s autocratic or dictatorial system. He went to the local junior seminary for trainee priests in the Russian Orthodox Church which was the only place to get any real education at that time. While he was there, Stalin discovered radical ideas and first came into contact with the ideas of Communism and he left the seminary to become a full time revolutionary taking on the name ‘Stalin’ for reasons of security and because it sounded strong. He joined the fledgling Communist Party and was imprisoned by the Tsar’s forces on many occasions. Like thousands of other revolutionaries living in that very conservative society, Stalin was sent to prison in the Urals and Siberia, escaping five times and making his way back to the west of Russia. He never really showed that he had any original ideas or exhibited behaviour that suggested he would become one of the most famous people of the century. Stalin’s journey to power started slowly and progressed slowly. He first met Lenin at the ‘Workers’ Hall’ in Tampere, Finland, in 1905 and went on to attend various Communist Party conferences in the years before the Russian Revolution (1917). He was not part of Lenin’s circle of friends and advisers, partly because Lenin was so much more educated and sophisticated than Stalin, the rough peasant. He played no real role in the two Revolutions of 1917 that came to establish Communism in the country, arriving to join in the chaos of that year. It was following the arrival of Lenin in Russia between the two revolutions, and especially in the aftermath of the ‘October Revolution’, that Stalin was to find his key role. Not only was Stalin diligent, organised and hard-working, he was also blessed with an almost photographic memory and total loyalty to Lenin and the Communist Party. While Lenin thought and planned, others argued over theory and strategy, looking inward and upward within the Party structures. Meanwhile, Stalin was left to do the dull, tedious work as General Secretary of the Communist Party, the lowest role on the Politburo, the main council of seven members, but a role which would, in time, create the power base from which he would control Party and the country, so changing the course of history. Stalin’s work involved allocating party membership cards, writing letters, arranging agendas and distributing minutes. He was the ‘dull’ man who was almost laughed at by the ‘intellectuals’ in the party, keeping his place simply because Lenin found him useful. How people can be underestimated. A true genius or the face of a madman? – Lenin, real name ‘Vladimir Ilych Ulyanov’ (1870-1924) (Author: Unknown; Source: here) Stalin’s role as General Secretary of the Party was crucial for various reasons, most of all for the role he had as the one who distributed the membership cards of the Communist Party. He became the known name for party members around the country, the first point of contact in Moscow. These cards were issued each year so people came to rely on approval from Comrade Stalin to stay in the ‘good books’. He might not have any ideological ideas but Stalin had power on a practical level; the membership card meant access to meetings and access to certain privileges. Over the years, Stalin was able to promote or reject people as he saw fit. He could decide who came to Moscow to present the views of the party from each region. He knew the outsiders, those far from Moscow and Petrograd/Leningrad. He knew the secrets, like a Chief Whip in UK politics. While his colleagues on the Politburo argued on ideology and debated over policy, Stalin just listened and watched and remembered; Lenin controlled everything anyway so debate was futile but it might not always be the case. And what the likes of Trotsky, the apparent heir to Lenin and the strongest members of the politburo, never realised was that Stalin really was a force to be reckoned with, a man with a plan if the opportunity ever came his way. Things changed dramatically in Russia after the ‘October Revolution’. Lenin was the pre-eminent leader of Communism and everyone deferred to him but neither he nor the Party was able to establish Communism overnight. Chaos reigned in that huge country which had been struggling to modernise for several decades before under the rule of the Tsars. Russia was far behind the Western Powers economically and this was impacting on their fighting of the Great War where they had struggled in combating the vastly superior German Army for three years on the ‘Eastern Front’. 1.8 million men had died and there was no prospect of victory. With the Communist belief that the war was based on capitalist and nationalistic fervour, Lenin believed the war had to end. It was wrong that Imperialists were sacrificing the people for their own ends. The war ended promptly for Russia when the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed in February 1918, with Leon Trotsky negotiating on behalf of Russia. Land was lost to Germany and reparations had to be paid but many celebrated the end of what had been a horrible war for Russians everywhere but especially on the front line. Trotsky was the obvious leader in waiting, if one was needed, in the years after the Revolution. He strengthened his position by creating and leading the Red Army to victory over the Whites (the Mensheviks and other opponents of the Bolsheviks) in the Russian Civil War (1918-21). This was a war which saw the Western Powers send soldiers and resources to try to defeat the Communists, something Stalin never forgot. But Lenin was relatively young, just 47 at the time of the Revolution, so there was no real need to consider what would happen in the coming years and who should succeed him. But in 1918, there was an assassination attempt on Lenin, who was badly wounded with one bullet remaining lodged in his head. Miraculously, he survived but he was never as strong again and after 1922 began to suffer a series of serious strokes. He was left unable to speak for the last year of his life before finally dying in January 1924. Lenin was just 53. Lenin shortly before his death. His wife, Krupskaya, is behind the chair. (Author: Unknown; Source: here) There had been no heir designated by Lenin and Trotsky was a man with too many enemies to be able to assume power. Rather than an individual, it was decided that the Politburo was to rule instead. However, there were serious tensions within the group, things which had remained in check while Lenin dominated everything but were now able to come to the surface. There were tensions between the right and left wings of the party over the nature and the pace of revolution; there was distrust of Trotsky, the former Menshevik turned Bolshevik; there was concern about how far Lenin’s reforms should be carried forward, especially those that had involved compromise with capitalism, such as the ‘New Economic Policy’. Lenin allowed the so called ‘Nepmen’ to operate in the USSR as a way of keeping the economy going in the troubled years of the Civil War. They were allowed to operate businesses, set wages and even make some profit which would later cause major ideological divisions to arise within the Politburo. But there was another aspect to Lenin’s legacy which had to be handled in a rather more urgent and practical way. In his final years, Lenin had kept a record of many of his thoughts about his colleagues, including Stalin. This book of his writings and thoughts was known as ‘Lenin’s Testament’. At his death, this had been left with his wife, Nadya Krupskaya (1869-1939), but a copy had found its way to Stalin thanks to his control of people around Lenin, who included one of his secretaries. The document was to be addressed at a meeting of the General Council of the Communist Party but before this it was to be considered by the Politburo itself. It turned out that, in one way or another, ‘Lenin’s Testament’ attacked most of the Politburo, including Trotsky, Bukharin, Zinoviev, Kamenev and Pyatokov. However, Lenin’s strongest and clearest attacks were reserved for the General Secretary, Stalin, heavily criticising him for great rudeness towards Krupskaya. Lenin made it clear that Stalin had such a dark side that he should never be allowed to wield power within the Communist Party. Stalin should have been kicked out there and then but the threat of attacks on the reputations of the rest of the group saved him; Stalin had an extraordinary piece of luck as they took the decision that ‘Lenin’s Testament’ was not to be published and was not even considered by the General Council. Stalin survived and how the others would come to regret it. The Politburo ruled the USSR for several years until Stalin became leader in 1928. This simple statement needs some explanation as it has already been said how marginal a figure Stalin was in the leadership. Stalin had got lucky in 1924 and in the following years he benefited from being under-estimated by the rest of the Politburo. The other six men persisted in seeing Stalin as dull and irrelevant, a man who had no originality, no ideas, nothing to offer intellectually. He voted one way or the other without seeming to understand the issues or the details. Stalin was the pen-pusher, the stamp –licker, the meetings-man, the minute-taker; he was dull. But behind the scenes things had happened that were sifting the balance of power in the USSR. Out of sight of the Politburo which had turned inward to debate and argue with each other about the vision and the policies, Stalin was building a support base where it mattered; he was shaping the Party itself for his own ends. Stalin was still the name that the ordinary people knew and needed in Moscow. He sent (or did not send) the membership cards, he confirmed appointments, he directed people to attend one council (‘soviet’) or another. Stalin had the power to make a practical difference and over the years he manipulated people into positions where they could be made to support him and his plans. By 1926-7, he was growing in confidence to the point where he felt able to act. As he began his move for power, Stalin first focused on isolating his arch enemy Leon Trotsky and the left-wingers by siding with the right-wing over issues linked with the pace and nature of economic change and the future path of the revolution. In this debate, ‘World Revolution’, the radical idea favoured by Trotsky, lost out to the more conservative idea of ‘Communism in One State’, which was favoured by the right wing of the Politburo. Stalin had no real views of his own on this but he sided with Bukharin, the most popular figure on the Politburo, and the rest of the right-wing to defeat and oust Trotsky and the Left-wing members. Trotsky was isolated and was ultimately forced to leave the Politburo and, eventually, went into exile. Having apparently shown he was a supporter of the right, Stalin was then trusted by them but this proved to be a mistake as Stalin was nothing of the sort. His actions had been for his own benefit and soon he turned his attentions to achieving total power by removing Bukharin and the right wing, positioning himself more to the left with the support of the new members he had helped promote to power. Stalin had influenced promotions to all the ‘soviets’ below the Politburo and so he was able to bring in his own people even at that level. Stalin ousted the right-wingers in 1928 and was established as the leading figure in the USSR. In those early years, Stalin was far from secure in power but he would survive, transforming the Soviet Union during the 25 years of dictatorial power which he enjoyed until his death from a stroke in March 1953. There is a huge amount written about Stalin and it’s all fascinating stuff, so here there will only be mention of a few events that touch on his extraordinary life. Any research undertaken on Stalin is always fascinating and disturbing so be warned. In 1928, Joseph Stalin became leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The country had been formally established in December 1922, covering a similar area to the former Russian Empire which had been one of the ‘Great Powers’ but one which had been isolated for centuries under the rule of the Tsars. It was a huge country by area covering about 1/10th of the world’s land mass and stretching across 5000 miles from the Polish border to the Pacific Ocean. The USSR had a relatively large population of about 130 million people but it was a backward, peasant economy. Karl Marx’s prophesy had been that that Communism would first arise in an advanced industrial society and this was not the way to describe the USSR in 1917. When Stalin came to power, he said the USSR was a hundred years behind the West industrially and had to make good that difference within 10-15 years or it would be destroyed. Stalin’s strategy for addressing this was the first of the ‘Five-Year Plans’ which was launched in 1928. Industry and farming were to be overhauled rapidly with a particular focus on heavy industries, such as mining and steel production. This in turn would develop transport, power and military strength, a key concern in the light of Russia’s history. The revolution in agriculture was to come through ‘Collectivisation’ which would create massive industrial farms and so replace the millions of small, inefficient, peasant-run, subsistence farms of Russia’s past. Things had to change at an astonishing speed and on a massive scale across the USSR. The outcome of that first ‘Five-Year Plan’ was the beginning of the transformation of the Soviet economy and society. It would see the start of industrial cities like Magnitogorsk, the massive growth of the industrial workforce and the arrival of the tractor in the countryside. The USSR would join Germany as the only economic success stories of the decade of the ‘Depression’ which followed the Wall Street Crash but the costs would be enormous. A whole tradition of farming would be wiped out in those years, as nearly all farmland came under the ‘collectives’ but it would devastate many areas and see the near wiping out of the most successful and talented peasant farmers, the Kulaks, and the horrid effect of the Ukrainian Famine of 1932-33. Soviet tractors in the 1930s. Some children were called ‘Tractor’ in honour of this vital machine. (Author: Unknown; Source: here) Victims of the Ukrainian famine lie on the streets of Kharkiv. Over seven million people died in total. (Author: Unknown: Source: here) How did such a huge famine devastate the Ukraine, such a rich and fertile region, which was the leading grain producing area of the USSR? Stalin had decided to use grain as a way of trading with the West so as to acquire key technology and resources for industrialisation. As grain production fell in 1932, Stalin actually increased the demand for grain to be exported, blatantly putting the people at risk but maintaining industrial development in the process. Stalin watched on as between six and seven million Ukrainians died in the name of ‘progress’. And he added in a few extra deaths by attacking local politicians and the intelligentsia so as to crush nationalist ambitions. How many people in the West ever hear of the ‘Ukrainian Famine’? Think on the number of deaths – up to seven million people in little more than a year. That is a frightening statistic and one which is appallingly reminiscent of the number of Jews killed in the Holocaust yet little is made of it in the West. But maybe it was just ‘too far away’ for people to know or care? To drive industrialisation forward, the Five-Year Plans were based on a system of quotas and targets, something which traditionally brings corruption and manipulation in its wake. Each factory would receive its quota and each manager would be held responsible for the results. Corruption was rife as each manager aimed to meet or exceed the targets. Train drivers would be bribed to deliver goods to a particular factory, quality control was ignored in the race for quantity (the first tractors had to be pulled off the production lines as they did not work) and numbers were simply falsified. This led to an enormous number of deaths and imprisonments, as people who failed, questioned the system or challenged the results were ‘removed’. Thousands suffered by being accused of sabotage as managers and workers looked for people to blame for problems with machinery or the quality of goods. The quota system created a monstrous conspiracy of lies and deceit at every level as people tried not just to progress but to stay alive. It was far easier to blame a worker for breaking a machine than having to say that the machines were rubbish or that the system was flawed. A culture of fear and anxiety dominated Soviet society throughout the era of the Five-Year Plans, especially in the period before the ‘Great Patriotic War’ as the Soviets knew WWII. The problems around quotas and targets became even worse in 1935 when Alexei Stakhanov, a miner, set an extraordinary record for digging coal. It was achieved thanks to a whole range of aid given to him, but Stakhanov’s achievement in mining 227 tonnes of coal in one shift, some 30 times over his target, made him a national hero and created a new movement. The ‘Stakhanovites’ were the heroes of the Soviet Union, warriors who helped build a great future through their energy and skill. Everyone was now capable of going beyond the targets if they really wanted to. The fact that it was all largely the result of cheating and manipulation did not matter and the propaganda element proved to be powerful in encouraging even more ‘target breaking’. It also meant even more silence from those who did not believe in the process and a strengthening of the cult of Stalin as the great leader. Who was going to challenge the achievements of the great Stakhanov even if they knew he had been given the best equipment, unlimited power and a team of men to collect his coal? People wanted to live and soon every manager was trying to create a new ‘Stakhanov’ in his factory. Alexey Grigoryevich Stakhanov – Hero of Socialist labour (1906-1977). The very clean and heroic Stakhanov explains his technique to a fellow miner. (Author: Unknown; Source: here) But there was serious tension and fear in the Kremlin and in Stalin’s mind in the early years of industrialisation. Stalin was not secure in his position as leader of the USSR. In 1934, at the 17th Party Congress, the so-called ‘Congress of Victors’, a leading Communist from Leningrad, Sergei Kirov, received high levels of support and emerged as a rival to Stalin. Kirov received only three negative votes regarding his membership of the Politburo while Stalin received 267, more than anyone else. This was all covered up by Stalin who arranged for the removal of his negative votes but Kirov, a handsome and popular man, was clearly a potential rival. On 1st December, 1934, Kirov was assassinated at the Communist Party offices in Leningrad. Stalin’s involvement was always suspected but not directly proven. One thing which is clear is that the 17th Congress marked a change in Stalin. Nearly all those who attended the Congress would be killed or imprisoned during the ‘Great Purges’ of 1936-38, the systematic attempt by Stalin to kill all potential enemies and rivals, create a climate of fear and loyalty and to ensure his place of absolute power. The purges saw a wholesale attack on the Communist Party itself. In total, nearly a million people would be killed, imprisoned or ‘removed’, meaning over a third of the total membership of the Party was wiped out. Most famously, Stalin’s paranoia led to the ‘Show Trials’ and executions of some of the most high-profile members of the Party, including old colleagues and famous names of the revolution. Bukharin, Rykov, Kamenev and Zinoviev, old Bolsheviks who had played leading roles in 1917, would be among those forced in to humiliating admissions of betrayal while on trial, before being executed as enemies of Mother Russia. But the attacks focused on others, too, including the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, the Church, ethnic minorities and ordinary people. It was truly a reign of terror, a time which saw the deaths and imprisonment of millions of people. The numbers involved were even more frightening than those who suffered under Hitler and the Nazis at the same time in Germany. Prisoners at work in an early gulag, building the Belomorkanal, 1932. (Author: Unknown; Source: here) These dreadful events were just part of the dark-side of Joseph Stalin’s actions. The plus side was to be that he became ‘Uncle Joe’, Churchill’s name for him in his role as one of the ‘Big Three’. Stalin was one of the three Allied leaders of World War II, with President Franklin Roosevelt of the USA and Britain’s Prime Minister, Winston Churchill. Stalin played a pivotal role by leading the USSR to victory in what is known as ‘The Great Patriotic War, 1941-45’. His ruthless policies of industrialisation proved to be essential for victory in the war and the people of the USSR made huge sacrifices in achieving the defeat of Nazism. In all, an estimated 27 million people from the Soviet Union died in winning the war. When measured against the total deaths in the war, an estimated 58-70 million, the significance is clear; at least a third of all deaths in the conflict were suffered by the USSR. When compared with estimates for deaths suffered by the other Allies, the numbers become even more important: Britain – 450 000 deaths, France – 560 000 and the USA – 410 000. World War II was effectively won in the USSR and not in Western Europe. The saying is that the war was won with ‘American money and Russian blood’, and there is a lot of truth in it. But the figures hide some of the story as many of the Soviet deaths were really down to Stalin himself. There was a policy of brutality towards his own soldiers so that many were sacrificed in the cause of victory. Soldiers were sent in to battle without weapons, being told to pick up the guns of fallen comrades to carry on fighting; retreat was not allowed, the punishment being that soldiers were to be shot; soldiers were sent into battle simply to die, the theory being that the German Army would run out of ammunition in killing more and more people; there was little effort made in saving lives on the battlefield or to giving medical treatment to the wounded as this cost money and time. The horrible truth is, though, that against huge odds, especially at the three great battles for Moscow, Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) and Stalingrad (now Volgograd), the USSR emerged victorious and turned the tide against the Nazis in the east. There were many vital moments in World War II, such as the Battle of Britain, Pearl Harbor and D-Day, but the events which probably have the greatest claim to being ‘the’ turning point were those Russian victories that defended the cities of Leningrad, Moscow and Stalingrad. And those millions of Soviet deaths undoubtedly saved the lives of uncountable numbers of people in the West. Every allied country benefited from Stalin’s approach. One corner of Stalingrad shows the astonishing damage suffered during the greatest battle in history, ‘The Battle of Stalingrad, 1942-43’. (Author: Unknown; Source: here) There are many other things that could be written about Stalin: the infamous Nazi-Soviet Pact, the cult of personality, the role of the secret police and others being just a few. ‘Uncle Joe’ was a paranoid psychopath really and hardly the type of man to be stuck in a lift with. He was probably responsible for the deaths of well over 30 million people (estimates range from 10 million to 60 million) and that really is a lot of people for a man who is somewhat ignored by some people today. But, in many ways, Stalin’s policies were effective and can even be considered successful, despite the horrendous costs, because the USSR did industrialise in the 1930s so that it could just survive the Nazi attack of 1941 and so play the pivotal role in the Allied victory. This is one of the most horrid truths in modern history, namely, that Nazism was defeated because of Stalin; millions of people in the West are alive today because of Stalin; millions of people in the former USSR are not alive today because of Stalin. And yet he is a peripheral figure for many Westerners while being adored by many people in Russia so that there have been several attempts to re-instate him as a true hero of Russian history. There is much more to be said about Joseph Stalin than can be covered here. The shock and out-pouring of grief at the announcement of his death on 5th March, 1953, was quite extraordinary. People across the USSR were stunned into disbelief as their great leader of the last quarter century was gone. Tears flowed across the nation, even in the gulags where so many thousands had been unjustly imprisoned by Stalin himself. The politburo was thrown into confusion and a power struggle ensued from which Nikita Khrushchev would eventually emerge as leader. The USSR was, of course, profoundly changed by Stalin’s death and so was the world, a world in which the nation transformed under Stalin was a Superpower, the leader of the Communist world. Relations with the USA and China, for example, developed a whole new dynamic following the death of Stalin – and it was not always a safer place or a calmer relationship. Stalin’s body was embalmed and laid next to that of Lenin from 1953 to 1961. It was then removed and buried in the walls of the Kremlin as part of the process of ‘De-Stalinisation’. (Author: Graham Colm; Source: here) Joseph Stalin was, above all, a winner and a survivor, the man who turned the USSR from a backward peasant state in 1928 to a Superpower with the atomic bomb in 1949. But being a winner does not always make you good so please remember Iosif Vissarionovich Djughashvili, Joseph Stalin, the ‘Man of Steel’, when people go on about the worst man in history; Hitler does have competition. Books: ‘Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar’ (2007) and ‘The Young Stalin’ (2008), both by Simon Sebag Montefiore. Both are easy and exciting reads that serve as excellent introductions to Stalin. Books: ‘The Whisperers: Private Life in Stalin’s Russia’ by Orlando Figes. Books: ‘Stalin’ by Robert Service. Generally seen as the definitive biography of the evil genius. Books: ‘A day in the life of Ivan Denisovich’ by Alexander Solzhenitsyn. The famous book telling the story of life in the gulags through the life of one inmate. Books: ‘The Forsaken’ by Tim Tzouliadis. A little known study of the Americans who emigrated to the USSR and suffered in the 1930s and 1940s. Books: ‘Gulag’ by Anne Applebaum. A fascinating and powerful study of the whole system of the gulags. TV: ‘The Cold War’ (CNN) The outstanding documentary by Jeremy Isaacs has numerous episodes that tell the story of Stalin and the Cold War. TV: ‘World War II – Behind Closed Doors’ TV: ‘The World at War’ and ‘The People’s Century’ Posted in: Asia, Communism, Conflicts, Europe, Political leaders, USA, USSR \ Tagged: 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, Adolf Hitler, Atom Bombs, Berlin, Berlin Blockade, Communism, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Germany, Harry Truman, Joseph Stalin, Korean War, Lenin, Mao Zedong, NATO, Russia, Russian Revolution, UK, USA, USSR, Winston Churchill

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TEN TITLES THIS TALK COULD HAVE BUT HASN'T, Michalis Pichler, Sheffield Hallam University, October 10, 2017 TEN TITLES THIS TALK COULD HAVE BUT HASN'T A Transmission Artist Lecture: Michalis Pichler, organized by Site Gallery and Sheffield Hallam University Fine Art Department Tue 10 October 2017, 16:30 – 18:00 BST Charles Street Lecture Theatre Sheffield, S1 1WB BOOKS AND IDEAS AFTER SETH SIEGELAUB SIX HANDS AND A CHEESE SANDWICH POEM(S) CONFESSIONS OF A REAL EXISTING ARTIST LIFE AND OPINIONS OF A REAL EXISTING ARTIST THE BEGINNING OF THE SYSTEM OF LIES THREE ANTHOLOGIES THAT SHOULD HAVE INCLUDED ME BUT DIDN´T THREE ANTHOLOGIES I SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN BUT WASN´T Among other things, Michalis Pichler will give a tour de force through Thirteen Years: The materialization of ideas from 2002 to 2015: a cross-reference book of information on some esthetic boundaries: consisting of a bibliography into which are inserted text, critical essays, art works, documents, arranged chronologically and focused on so-called “greatest hits” and conceptual poetics with mentions of such vaguely designated areas as appropriation, post-naive, unboring boring, détournement, objet perdu, erasure poetry, or writing through, occurring now in the work of Michalis Pichler (with occasional political overtones), edited by Annette Gilbert and Clemens Krümmel. Site Gallery and Fine Art: Sheffield Hallam University present a series of free artists’ lectures, open to the public. The theme of the 2017/18 Transmission artist lectures is the idea of the ‘mutable artist’. This can be interpreted in a number of ways: changeability, volatility, inconstancy, resilience, versatility, and mobility. We ask what characteristics determine artistic production, or even––following last year’s question of ‘who is an artist’ – determine the production of an artist as subject or agent. Deriving from the Latin mutabilis,from mutare – to change – mutability suggests the capacity to move, to adapt to new conditions, to possess a value that is changeable. There is sense of uncertainty, as opposing forces of change may meet, matching or negating each other, offering twists and turns. Identity may be unstable, forming in relation to other identities, unfixed or invented. There may be monstrous forms and images (mutations), or heroic ones, through and beyond the self. Mutability allows the imagination and its constructs to roam and reassemble. The artists invited this year work in multiple capacities. Michalis Pichler was trained as a sculptor on the preservation site of Acropolis Monuments Athens. He holds diplomas in Architecture and in Fine Arts, and works as a conceptual artist, poet, and publisher on the imaginary border between visual art and literature. Pichler co-founded and co-organises Miss Read The Berlin Art Book Fair and the Conceptual Poetics Day. A monograph of Pichler’s practice entitled MICHALIS PICHLER: Thirteen years: The materialization of ideas was co-published in 2015 by Printed Matter, Inc. and Spector Books.

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Graduate and Undergraduate courses on Immigration Faculty in many schools and departments at Rutgers teach courses that explore different aspects of migration. Spring 2017 Courses: Immigrant Workers and their Rights (NB) 3 credits 37:575:320 Department of Labor Studies and Employment Relations, School of Management and Labor Relations Professor SaunJuhi Verma Description: Immigration and immigrant workers in American society; history; current legal rights; related public policy issues; immigrants in unions and community organizations. Immigration Law and Employment Rights (NB) 3 credits Department of Labor Studies & Employment Relations, School of Management and Employment Relations Professor James M. Cooney Description: Contemporary immigration law in the United States; employer compliance issues; employee rights; immigrant employee representation; and related policy debates. Immigrant Minorities in the US (NB) 3 credits Monday/ Wednesday 5:35 PM – 6:55 PM Department of Sociology, School of Arts and Sciences Professor Ali R. Chandhary Description: Study of migrations to the United States and their impact; detailed consideration of pluralist versus assimilationist hypotheses about the effects of immigration; effects of ethnicity on U.S. culture. Case study materials on various ethnic Americans. Summer Courses 2017: Immigrant Minorities in the US (online) 3 credits 21:920:435:B5:04742 Professor Jamie Lew Course description coming soon. Fall Courses 2017 Thursday 7:15-10:05pm Professor Janice R. Fine Immigration and Families (CAM) 3 credits Tuesday/ Thursday 2:00 PM – 3:20 PM Department of Anthropology, School of Arts and Sciences Dr. Cati Coe Description: Examines how migration affects families and family life, for both those who migrate and those who do not, with particular focus on new forms of immigration to the United States since 1965. Topics include political, economic, and social forces that motivate migration; impact of U.S. culture, law, and policy on immigrants’ traditions; assimilation and family life; and issues related to maintaining family structure and ties transnationally. Immigration Policy (NB) 3 credits 10:762:419, 10:833:419 Thursday 9:15 AM – 12:15 PM Department of Public Policy, School of Arts and Sciences Professor James DeFilippis Description: Evaluation of facts and controversies surrounding immigration, including U.S. legislative history, urban and public health impacts, and racial implications. Immigrant States: Jersey’s Global Routes (NB) 3 credits Department of Latino and Caribbean Studies, School of Arts and Sciences Professor Carlos U. Decena Description: New Jersey as one of the top immigrant destinations in the United States, yet also one of the most ethnically and racially segregated states. Analysis of how and why racial/ethnic differences shape a person’s experiences of and perspectives on the world locally, nationally, and internationally. Immigrants and Community Development (CAM) 3 credits Department of Public Policy and Administration, School of Arts and Sciences Professor Melanie Bowers Description: The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the theory of community development and the role of immigrant communities in revitalizing urban areas in the United States. Migration, Globalization, and US education (NEW) 3 credits Department of Education as a Social Science, Graduate School of Education Professor Ariana Mangual Figueroa Description: Globalization and mass migration are reconfiguring the modern world and reshaping the contours of nation-states. This course focuses on the experiences of the youngest members of these global migration patterns–children and youth–and asks: What do these global flows mean for educating young people to be members of the multiple communities to which they belong? What is globalization and why is it leading to new patterns of migration? How do children and youth experience ruptures and continuities across contexts of migration? How do language policies affect young people’s capacity to be educated in a new land? What does it mean to forge a sense of belonging and citizenship in a “glocalized” world, and how does this challenge our models of national citizenship? How are the processes by which young people are incorporated into their new country entwined with structures of race, class, and gender? Drawing on fiction, autobiography, and anthropological and sociological research, this class will explore these questions from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. Previous Courses: Spring 2014Spring 2011Fall 2011Fall 2010 Politics and the New Majority (NB) 01:790:349:01 Department of Political Science, School of Arts and Sciences Dr. Sayu Bhojwani Immigration and Public Policy (NB) 37:575:320:01 Department of Labor Studies, School of Management and Labor Relations Dr. SaunJuhi Verma Immigration Law & Employee Rights (NB) 37:575:321:01 James M. Cooney, Esq. Latinos and Migration (NB) 01:595:298:01 Department of Latino and Hispanic Caribbean Studies, School of Arts and Sciences Dr. Ulla Berg Immigration and Community Development (Camden) 56:834:602, 50:975:491 Public Administration, School of Public Policy and Administration Urban Studies and Metropolitan Planning, Urban Studies Professor Christine Thurlow Brenner Literatures of Migration, Immigration, and Diaspora (NB)01:351:366 Topics:English, School of Arts and Science Professor Lakhi Immigrant Workers and Their Rights (NB) 37:575:320 Labor Studies, School of Management and Labor Relations Immigrant States: Jersey’s Global Routes 01:595:271; 01:920:271; 01:988:271 Departments of Latino and Hispanic Caribbean Studies, Sociology, and Women’s and Gender Studies Professors Carlos Decena and Robyn Rodriguez Latinos and Migration LHCS298 Anthropology, Latino and Hispanic Caribbean Studies Professor Ulla D. Berg Immigrant Workers Rights (NB) 37:575:320, 01:595:312 Labor Studies, School Of Management And Labor Studies

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Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) Celebrates 1st year of Construction, Press Release, 16.05.2017 Home › Informacion › Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) Celebrates 1st year of Construction, Press Release, 16.05.2017 Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) Celebrates 1st year of Construction, Press Release, 16 May 2017 One of Europe’s largest energy infrastructure projects, helping to secure Europe’s energy future Baar, Switerland. Tomorrow marks the one-year anniversary since construction started on the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), one of Europe’s largest and most strategic energy (natural gas) infrastructure projects. Activity in each of the three host countries is on time, on track and on budget. Much has been achieved over the past twelve months. As of early-May 2017: The project has a world class site safety record with lost time frequency levels well below international norms. TAP’s contractors cleared approx. 49% of the project route in Greece and Albania (371km out of 765km). Also, 22.6% of welded steel pipes are already in the ground (backfilled). In Italy, work is ongoing with the first batch of olive trees temporarily stored, so that construction of the 1,5km micro-tunnel can start later in the year. 5% of the total 55,000 pipes to be used for the construction of the pipeline have been received in Greece, Albania and Italy. More than 5,200 people have been working for the project across TAP’s host countries, over 85% of which have been employed locally. TAP implemented a wide range of social and environmental investment (SEI) programmes in the communities along its route. 70 additional projects with a total value of approximately €15 million are due to be rolled out in the upcoming months. In total, TAP will invest over €55 million in SEI in Greece, Albania and Italy. TAP Managing Director Ian Bradshaw said: “We are pleased with our performance. In terms of overall project progress, we are approximately 41% complete, including all engineering, procurement and construction scope. We are on track to deliver first gas from Shah Deniz II in 2020, becoming an active part of the European energy network, enabling more competitive and secure energy to reach homes and businesses.” “I am particularly pleased that today, approximately 173km of welded steel pipes – around 21 times our project length in Italy – have been put in the ground in Greece and Albania. TAP remains fully committed to reinstate land to its original condition or better. A project of this scale and magnitude will face daily challenges, however, we are well positioned to address and manage them by working closely with our teams, our supply network and alongside communities.” Bradshaw added. TAP has an equally ambitious programme for the next twelve months. By this time next year, it plans to have completed the clearing and grading of the route across Greece and Albania and have approximately 67% of welded pipes placed in the ground (backfilled). * Highlights Improve the Governance for Energy Efficiency How Albania Scores in the World Bank’s Latest Assessment of Government FIAA launches second edition of White Book Albania 2017-2021 ESC-A Media Support Events ESCo Adriatic Recent Post Improve the Governance for Energy Efficiency April 13, 2018 How Albania Scores in the World Bank’s Latest Assessment of Government April 12, 2018 FIAA launches second edition of White Book Albania 2017-2021 April 11, 2018 Photovoltaics an alternative to unlocking the energy market April 10, 2018 Albanian prospects towards smart development April 5, 2018 ESC_A Publications Archive

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Home › Books › Encyclopedia of British Writers, 16th, 17th, and 18th Centuries, 2-Volume Set Encyclopedia of British Writers, 16th, 17th, and 18th Centuries, 2-Volume Set Authored by: Alan Hager, General Editor Also available in Encyclopedia of British Writers, 16th-20th Centuries, 4-Volume Set Trim Size: 7-3/8 x 9-1/4 Imprint: Facts On File Dewey Number: 820.9 Reading Level: Grades 9 and up The two-volume Encyclopedia of British Writers: 16th, 17th, and 18th Centuries provides essential, curriculm-based information on approximately 750 major British writers—from William Shakespeare and John Milton to Jonathan Swift and Alexander Pope—who flourished in Britain between the 17th and the 18th centuries. All accessible entries include imporatant details about the author's life, a synopsis of the writers's major works, and suggestions for further reading. Volume 1 covers the English Renaissance, including Shakespeare and other major Elizabethan writers— Christopher Marlowe, Andrew Marvell, Sir Philip Sidney, and more—and the writers of the 17th century, including John Milton and the metaphysical poets—John Donne, Andrew Marvell, George Herbert, and others. Volume 2 covers the Restoration period and the Age of Reason, with entries on such writers as Alexander Pope, John Dryden, Jonathan Swift, Samuel Johnson, James Boswell, Samuel Pepys, and many more. 16th- and 17th-Century British Writers This volume covers Aphra Behn, John Bunyan, Robert Burton, Thomas Campion, Margaret Cavendish, Richard Crashaw, Samuel Daniel, John Dryden, George Herbert, Robert Herrick, Ben Jonson, Christopher Marlowe, Andrew Marvell, John Milton, Walter Raleigh, William Shakespeare, Edmund Spenser, John Suckling, Henry Vaughan, Izaak Walton, Mary Wroth, Thomas Wyatt, and many more. 18th-Century British Writers This volume covers George Berkeley, James Boswell, Edmund Burke, Robert Burns, Daniel Defoe, Henry Fielding, John Gay, Oliver Goldsmith, Thomas Gray, David Hume, Samuel Johnson, Mary Wortley Montagu, Alexander Pope, Matthew Prior, Ann Radcliffe, Christopher Smart, Laurence Sterne, Jonathan Swift, Horace Walpole, Mary Wollstonecraft, and many more. Index. Appendix. Bibliography. Cross-references. Chronology. In two volumes. General editor Alan Hager is Professor of English at SUNY-Cortland and author of Major Tudor Authors: A Biocritical Sourcebook. "A good choice for libraries catering to high school and undergraduate students." "...will prove useful." “The writing is uniformly clear and jargon free...Recommended for high-school and university libraries...” “...present[s] an engaging balance of breadth of coverage and depth of content...Recommended.” "...a good resource for young students to use for a background in the literature of the time period...recommended for public or high school libraries." American Reference Books Annual “...an excellent introduction to a wide range of authors, their works, and times for the high school and beginning undergraduate student.” Reference & Research Book News Standing Order Plan A Standing Order Plan saves you both time and money without risking a penny of your acquisitions budget. The number of copies you indicate of each new title under the plan you select will automatically as the new edition becomes available. If, for any reason, you wish to cancel your subscription to the plan, please contact our Customer Service Department. Standing Order Plan available for The World Almanac® for Kids: Plan WK1 Single-title hardcover edition at 20% discount You can use this order form (pdf) to sign up for any of our Standing Order Plans, or you can contact our Customer Service Department: Email: custserv@factsonfile.com Phone Number (toll-free): 1-800-322-8755 Fax Number (toll-free): 1-800-678-3633

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Global Philadelphia Association is proud to sponsor the Philadelphia International Unity Cup. A World Cup-style tournament held over several months, the Philadelphia International Unity Cup unites the city’s neighborhoods and celebrates its diverse immigrant communities through soccer. In 2016, with the help of Philadelphia Parks & Recreation, Mayor Jim Kenney gave life to the brainchild he had hoped could bring Philadelphia’s immigrant communities together, celebrate the city’s diversity, and foster a love of soccer in future generations. His idea, a World Cup-style tournament held over several months, was introduced as the Philadelphia International Unity Cup. In its first year, 32 teams representing countries from all over the world competed in Unity Cup games across the city. A championship game between teams Ivory Coast and Liberia took place at Citizens Bank Park, with Ivory Coast emerging the victor. The 2019 tournament consists of 52 teams from all over the world. This year’s tournament will kick off on Friday, August, 2 at Ramp Playground, located at 3300 Solly Avenue, in Northeast Philadelphia. The opening ceremony begins at 7:00 p.m., and the first match between Jamaica and Italy starts at 8pm. This event is rain or shine. Click here to RSVP for the event. For the second year in a row, the championship game will be held at Talen Energy Stadium, which is home to the Philadelphia Union team. The winning team will receive a trophy, jackets, and the bragging rights that most teams desire. Sponsored by GOYA and the Philadelphia Union soccer team, the tournament has become a celebration of inclusiveness, diversity, and friendly competition amongst the Philadelphia futball community. All games, including the championship, are free for spectators. Keep up with the latest game schedules and scores at https://unitycup.phila.gov/.

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Forum Services Specialist Team Governance Reference Ethics & Conduct Codes & Guidelines Forum Updates & Events Updates & Presentations The Forum is managed from the Institute of Public Administration. The specialist team has broad experience in advising on Governance issues to state bodies, government departments, local authorities, higher education institutions and non-profit organisations. They are also supported by the IPA research personnel who have carried out a series of corporate governance studies in Ireland and overseas. Aidan Horan Aidan Horan is a director in the consultancy, training and development directorate at the Institute of Public Administration. He serves as Chairman and member of a number of public body audit committees and voluntary boards. His most recent governance work has included reviews of control effectiveness, implementation and review of risk management systems and preparation of governance policy and procedure documentation for boards and executive teams. Paul Turpin Paul Turpin is a governance specialist at the Institute. Previously he worked at a senior level in financial services, as an economic adviser to Government Departments and with the National Economic and Social Council. He is a member of the Health Insurance Authority. He has also served as a member of the Audit Committee of An Garda Síochána and on Company Boards. His recent governance assignments have included board evaluation, risk management, board briefings and mentoring and supporting the development of strategy. Tom Ward Tom is Governance Specialist with the IPA, and re-joined the Institute in May 2017 having previously been a member of staff between 2006 and 2011, delivering consulting, training and education services to a range of public sector clients. Prior to re-joining, Tom was a Senior Manager and Consultant at Crowe Horwath, managing and delivering a range of assignments in the areas of organisational review, governance and strategy. Prior to this, he held senior strategy and governance roles at the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA). Kate O'Donnell Kate is a Governance Specialist with the IPA. She comes from a legal background having practiced as a Barrister in various areas of civil litigation and in local authority law. Kate’s work with the IPA is focused on governance and compliance review with an emphasis on governance policies and procedures. Her work also involves training, lecturing and the delivery of presentations, in respect of which she has a strong background and considerable experience, having lectured at Masters level in Arbitration and having taught seminars at undergraduate level on a range of subjects (including Company Law). Noreen Fahy Noreen Fahy, is a qualified accountant who worked for several years in the private sector before joining the IPA where she has responsibility for training and development services in financial reporting, financial management and internal audit. She has been nominated to a number of non-executive roles on audit and other board committees. Philip Byrne Philip Byrne has a Doctorate in Business Administration and specialises in public sector financial management, public sector legislation, and audit and risk management. He has been nominated to a number of boards and audit committees and is currently a non executive chair and member of several local authority audit committees. Nicolas Marcoux Nicolas Marcoux has a Doctorate in Governance from Queens University Belfast and his initial qualifications were in the areas of constitutional, administrative and European Law. Before joining the IPA he worked for the European Commission in various development roles in Eastern Europe and in the Balkans. Ariane Allex Ariane is an Assistant Specialist in Governance. She graduated from University College Dublin with a Master degree in Public Policy. There, she studied Public Administration, Regulatory Governance and Health and Drugs Policy. Ariane also has a background in social policy, social studies and psychology through her Bachelor degree in Social Science. Ariane joined the IPA in 2015 to support the Governance team with research and to deliver workshops and seminars. She is also working on training projects carrying out data analysis and research. Board Secretaries' Network - Improving Board Effectiveness through Board Evaluation Cyber, Data and Information Governance - Issues, Risks, Assurance Key Governance Topics 2020 Audit and Risk Committees - Key Issues Risk Management and Risk Appetite - Making it Meaningful Become a Forum Member By joining the network your organisation can join a network of people who are actively promoting and implementing good governance … Read On Website designed & built by House of Design

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Resourcing civil society Photo: BOND Forus aims to be a global player in enabling capacity development of its members and civil society organisations, and to be an advocacy champion, calling for, amongst other issues, predictable and flexible resources for capacity development for civil society in general. Recognising that new capacity development requirements are linked to civil society’s role in monitoring and implementing the new universal Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development, Forus also provides relevant practical support to its members. It disseminates information on the processes surrounding the implementation, monitoring and follow-up of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as well as information about the various ways civil society can engage through the Voluntary National Review (VNR) process of its government, and through other related processes. The experience of Forus members in starting to monitor and implement the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development has convinced our global network that there is an urgent need for the international political community to plan for, and fully resource, a coordinated approach to the Agenda 2030 capacity development of civil society globally. At the HLPF in New York in July 2017, Forus launched its new policy paper calling on the UN, its Member States and other major donors to: (i) Plan for, and develop a coordinated global approach to capacity development of civil society and other stakeholders, linked to the monitoring and implementation requirements of the Agenda 2030. (ii) Provide support and assistance to global networks such as IFP, and to other regional and national networks, to identify the Agenda 2030 capacity development needs of their member organisations. (iii) Create a Global Fund to promote capacity building and development of different stakeholder groups involved in the monitoring and implementation of Agenda 2030, with a focus on civil society. Ensure that the Global Fund is distributed in a way that respects the universality of the agenda and the diversity of needs expressed by civil society from different regions. “Peter and the wolf: trapped in the election upheaval” - Public statement of UNITAS in defence of... C20 Engagement Strategy for India’s Civil Society Where To for HLPF Review Process? How can NGOs connect and engage more with social movements?

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News > News Archive > December 2006 Next Up: West Palm Beach December 11, 2006 - Jensen MotorSport continues it's busy off-season program with 4 more test days planned the week of December 18th. First off, the team tests at the Moroso MotorSports Park road course near West Palm Beach Florida on December 18th & 19th. Frankie Muniz concludes his 6 day allocation in the Swift 016. Also, Tom Sutherland gets his first chance to drive a ChampCar Atlantic. Team owner Eric Jensen states, "Frankie's off-season testing has gone extremely well. At last week's test in Houston Texas, Frankie's times were very competitive. The team has given Frankie the maximum testing possible, and he's responding very well." For more details about the Jensen MotorSport team, and our drivers, contact us at team@jensenmotorsport.com ‘Malcolm’ star Muniz trades acting for racing December 10, 2006 - ANGLETON - As Malcom in the long-running Fox television series “Malcolm in the Middle,” Frankie Muniz spent much of his time navigating life with obstacles in his way. Seven seasons and 151 episodes later, the show ended in May, but that didn’t slow down Muniz. In fact, quite the opposite effect resulted, with Muniz swerving at a faster pace than ever these days. Muniz was hard at work just outside Angleton on Thursday, driving on the Motor Sports Ranch Houston road course working on his new career as a race car driver. “I’ve always wanted to race, but I never knew what the first step would be,” Muniz said. “I did the Toyota Pro-Celebrity Grand Prix of Long Beach, where they have a pro-celebrity race, for three years and I won all of them. It was fun, but it wasn’t real racing. So when the show was coming to an end, I was actually starting a NASCAR team that I was going to own.” Instead of becoming a NASCAR owner, the 21-year-old decided to get behind the wheel. His opportunity came in February at the same course he raced on last week, when he was seeing if he had what it takes to get into the business. “Eric Jensen, who owns my team, knew I wanted to start driving and start racing and offered to let me have a test drive,” Muniz said. “Now I am back here nine months later, racing in the Champ Car Atlantic series.” With Jensen Motorsports, Muniz is on a two-year program to learn the intricacies of car racing. After spending this season in the Formula BMW USA circuit and reaching speeds of 140 mph, Muniz has moved up to the Champ cars. One of the goals Muniz was looking to accomplish while at the Brazoria County track is getting accustomed to speeds of 180 mph. While not much physical training was needed for reading lines on Malcolm, his new career has him sweating quite a bit. “I train every single day physically by lifting two hours a day and running five miles a day,” Muniz said. “Right now, I am only at 30 percent at the physical level I need to be for next April when the season starts.” Muniz said he has come to understand that the only way he can be successful in the sport is with determination and dedication. “This is my life now,” Muniz said. “I am no longer an actor and I am just focusing on this 100 percent and enjoying myself. I knew that I couldn’t do both, acting and racing. I had to dedicate my life to either one to do well at them. Since March, I’ve only been home 20 days because every other day I’ve been on the road with racing.” The New Jersey-born Hollywood star started acting at the age of 8 and proceeded to star in movies such as “Big Fat Liar,” “Agent Cody Banks,” “My Dog Skip,” “Racing Stripes” and “Stay Alive,” his most recent movie. Though he still is young, Muniz said he knew a career change was the right move. “I never feel like I am my age, but I’ve always felt like I didn’t have a lot of time left in my life,” Muniz said. “I’ve been working since I was 8, so I felt like I was 50 and thought I had 20 years of life left to do whatever I wanted to do. I’ve never been able to sit and relax because I’ve always been running here, running there. I’m lucky because most 21-year-olds are still at home and I’ve kind of retired and started another profession.” Jensen has turned out to be Muniz’s mentor, manager and driving coach, all rolled into one. “We’ve done everything correctly so far and we are seeing he is competitive at a pretty high level,” Jensen said. “Considering it’s only been 10 months, it is kind of shocking. But he is competitive at the Atlantic level, which is only one step below Champ Car Formula I. It was a good thing for him to get hooked up with people who knew what they were doing to try to teach him all the right things along the way.” After getting comfortable with the Champ Car, Muniz will have two pre-season races — in Sebring, Fla., on Jan. 7 and in Miami on Jan. 14. His first Champ Car Atlantic race will be April 7 in Las Vegas. “Turn seven at this track is a 160-mph turn, so racing is very hard and dangerous,” Muniz said. “I’ve been racing against racers who started when they were 5 or 6 years old, and I started when I was 19. I am playing a lot of catch-up, but fortunately I’ve been able to get up to speed.” Some of the cities Muniz could be racing in next season include Denver, San Jose, Cleveland, Houston, Montreal and Portland. “I like being in control of my destiny, which if I train hard enough and work as hard as I have, it will show in my results,” Muniz said. Simond Pagenaud of Australia won the Champ Car Atlantic Series in 2006. Muniz someday wants to fill those shoes, and Jensen believes he can go pretty far. “Sky is the limit for him because he is still young and look what we’ve done with him in 10 months,” Jensen said. “As a team, we have nine race cars and a full-time staff, so he can be out there racing every week, which means practice, practice, practice, like any sport.” -Joel Luna Source: www.thefacts.com Racing is no act for Muniz December 6, 2006 - I rarely watch television; I'd rather curl up with a good book. But my husband was a big fan of Malcolm in the Middle so I ended up watching it too. Frankie Muniz, as the eponymous Malcolm of the award-winning show, has been acting since he was eight years old. He also played in successful movies before giving up acting to become a racing driver. I met him at the Formula BMW World Final in late November. Muniz raced for Jensen Motorsport in Formula BMW USA and I was curious what this now-21-year-old would be like. I nabbed him for a chat in the garage during Friday practices at Valencia. Since I only talked to him about his racing, I guess he didn't realise that I knew who he was. So he almost apologetically informed me he "used to be an actor". I know, dear. He blushed, which made me laugh. I extracted a promise for a "proper" interview later and wandered on my merry way. When I eventually caught up with him on the Friday afternoon after initial qualifying, I discovered him with his arm in a sling and an ice pack on his hand. He'd hit a patch of dust, or maybe taken too much kerb, and the steering wheel wrenched out of his hand so hard the kick-back had possibly fractured bones in his hand. But he was determined to race no matter what. So how did this, as I discovered, rather sweet guy end up in motor racing? "I've always been interested in racing. I've always wanted to get into it, but I never actually knew how to make the first step," he said. "Also I never really had time; I've been acting since I was eight. When I was filming the show it was all year except for maybe two months, three months, but I'd do a movie in between so it was non-stop." "Even if I had the time I had no idea about what I was supposed to do and where I was supposed to go (to get into racing). But I was buying a NASCAR Nextel Cup team with a few guys and they introduced me to Eric, who owns my (BMW) team, because they knew I wanted to start racing." "They gave me a test and I did all right so Eric signed me for the next two years. This is my tenth month racing, ninth ever in a car, and I feel like I'm doing pretty well for that. A lot of people I'm competing against have been racing since they were six, seven years old in go karts and stuff." So was the decision to quit acting a direct result of wanting to race? "Well, either way I think I was going to take a break, maybe a year, just to relax," Muniz explained. "I've been going non-stop since I was eight so I figured I would take a break. But once I started the racing thing I realized you have to dedicate 100 percent of your life to it in order to make it something serious rather than a hobby." Muniz is not short of a dollar or two. You can't go around buying NASCAR teams, even with partners, unless you're considerably richer than your average budding racer. Due to his background Frankie was aware of possible negative reactions to him coming into racing. "The money only gets you so far. It kinda gets you in at the beginning but then you have to perform. If you're six seconds off they won't let you drive, so you have to be competitive. Yeah, in the beginning I think a lot of people were like 'Oh, you know, this acting kid (he made an expression as if to say 'sheesh'), whatever,' but I'm improving every week." It's undeniable that Muniz is generally toward the back of the Formula BMW field. He even laughs about it himself. But he takes it all on board as valuable experience and has his sights focused on a move to Formula Atlantic, a car which he has been testing and says suits his driving style much better. "I'm not good in it at all!" he laughed about the Formula BMW car. "I'm, what, 2.7 seconds off the fastest guy, which is not too great. It's a totally different driving style to the Atlantic car, which I've been driving for the past two months, three or four times a week. I'm really quick in the Atlantic car. I feel like I'm very confident and it feels really good." "I guess the best way of looking at it is that the BMW is a $70,000 race car and the Atlantic is a $250,000 race car, so you have $180,000 more of technology. That's the difference. It's like buying a Ferrari or a buying a..." Milk float, I suggest (with apologies to BMW) and he giggles. "Yeah. No, really, I love the car (BMW), it's great, but it just doesn't suit my driving style. But it's a lot of fun. With the Atlantic car you can be really aggressive with the steering; if you mess up a corner a little bit you have the power to save you. With this (BMW) you have to build up all that momentum and you have to be super-smooth." "If you saw at the wheel it makes the car feel really, really unstable so you have to just baby it in (to the corner), easy out, because if you start to lose it you can't react too quickly because then it just feels wobbly. The Atlantic car, you turn and it goes there. But this car, it's a great learning series for kids coming from go karts to get into cars. It's a real car, it races on real tracks and it's pretty fast, you know, 140 miles per hour. For 15, 16-year-old kids starting out it's great. I've had the best time this year in this series." Muniz appears set on developing himself as a racing driver and to be honest I got the feeling that it's no act. You don't spend a season slogging determinedly away at the back of the field just to learn if you're not committed. It might be a drastic change from the kind of life he previously had but he's embracing it with enthusiasm. "It's totally different," he said about the switch to racing. "One hundred percent different, but it's amazing, I love the lifestyle, the travelling and everything. One thing I really like about racing is that I can control my destiny: driving the car, if I do devote my life to it, it'll show in the results." "Whereas in acting, if a critic said you did a bad job, even if you put in 100 percent effort, then you stink." As an actor you might get criticized just because someone doesn't like you. But if the racing results are there, even if they don't like you they can't argue. "Exactly," Frankie stated. "I'm still learning so much and I'm having an amazing time. It's awesome!" Just like most of the lads I met over the weekend, Muniz was genuinely likeable and enthusiastic. With his relatively short experience as a racing driver and his difficulties with the Formula BMW car it's hard to judge how he might progress, but I really wouldn't be surprised if he goes on to be successful. -Nikki Reynolds Source: www.motorsport.com Sort of a Homecoming December 4, 2006 - Frankie Muniz and his Jensen MotorSport team return to friendly turf this week for 2 days of testing with the Swift 016 Atlantic cars at the MSR Houston circuit in Angleton Texas. It seems like such a long time since Frankie Muniz started his professional racing career. It is also hard to believe how popular the MSR Houston circuit has become since Jensen MotorSport first visited last in February. Team owner Eric Jensen states, "We had a fun week of testing at MSR Houston last February. That was Frankie's first time in a race car, so it's incredible when I think about how much progress Frankie has made with his racing since." Jensen continues, "Also, it's terrific how successful the MSR Houston circuit has become. It's one of the best circuits in the country, but like most businesses, it's success is really related to quality people like track operators Leslie & Al Mitchell. Returning from the BMW World Finals in Spain just last week, Frankie Muniz states, "I am really looking forward to getting back into my Atlantic car. I am so much more comfortable driving the Atlantic car, and with all of our off-season testing, I am excited to see our times relative to my friend Simona di Silvestro whom I raced in the BMW USA series this year. Driving the #22 Jensen car will be Dubai based driver Christopher Zoechling. This will be Christopher's 2nd Atlantic test, as he tested the team's Swift 014 in September. Christopher (18) has been a front-runner in Formula Renault in both Europe & Asia the past two seasons. For more details about Jensen MotorSport, or to attend one of our test sessions, contact us via e-mail at team@jensenmotorsport.com

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Congratulations to the Top Eight Teams of the Harlan Institute-ConSource OT 2016 Virtual Supreme Court Competition The Harlan Institute and ConSource are proud to announce the top eight teams that will advance to the next round of the OT 2016 Virtual Supreme Court Competition. We received a record-number of submissions, with the highest caliber yet. This year, teams of two high school students were randomly assigned to represent either the petitioner or respondent in Trinity Lutheran Church v. Pauley. Below we have linked to the briefs, and embededded the oral argument preliminary rounds. Over the weekend, we will host four rounds of oral arguments over Google Hangout. The top-two scoring teams will advance to the Championship Round in Philadelphia next month. The winning team, and their teacher, will be rewarded with a trip to Washington, D.C. for Constitution Day 2017. We are very proud of all of the participants. Good luck! Lucy Mini and Arjun Ahuja (Greenwich High School, Connecticut) Sarah Kwartler and Anika Todt (Lake Oswego High School, Oregon) Kate Smitherman and Joanna Boyer (Creekview High School, Texas) SaraJane Griffiths and Siobhán Nolan (Lake Oswego HS, Oregon) Mahak Merchant and Simon Pena (Creekview HS, Texas) Jacklin Chang Emma Austin (Lake Oswego HS, Oregon) Riley Tribble and John Fregonara (Elkins HS, West Virginia) Grace Reily-Simmons and Tyanin Opdahl (Lake Oswego, HS) Support the Harlan Institute $16 of 2016 Campaign By donating $16 before the end of 2016, you can help send the winners of our Virtual Supreme Court competition to Washington, D.C. to celebrate Constitution Day in September 2017. Since 2010, through our innovative approach to online legal education with FantasySCOTUS, the Harlan Institute has taught thousands of high school students about our Constitution and the Supreme Court. This year, students can compete in the Fifth Annual Virtual Supreme Court. Through our collaboration with ConSource, students will write briefs and participate in oral arguments concerning the Establishment Clause issues in Trinity Lutheran Church v. Pauley. Teams of two students choose each side of the issue, write appellate briefs, submit YouTube presentations, and engage in oral arguments against other students using Google+ Hangouts. During the moot court sessions, Harlan and ConSource judges ask the students questions, and challenge them on their briefs. Last term, the final round of oral arguments was held at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia before an esteemed panel of judges. The participants debated both sides of Fisher v. University of Texas, Austin. You can see the winning briefs from 2013 (Fisher I), 2014 (Noel Canning), 2015 (Zivotofsky), and 2016 (Fisher II). The grand prize for the top two students is a trip to Washington, D.C. to celebrate ConSource’s Constitution Day 2013. Members of the runner-up team will each receive an iPad. I ask your help to support the prizes for these amazing students. 100% of your tax-deductible donation will be used to cover the costs of bringing the students to our nation’s capital. The Harlan Institute has no salaried employees, and all of our overhead costs are covered by sponsorships. Josh Blackman President, The Harlan Institute Announcing the 2017 Harlan Institute-ConSource Virtual Supreme Court Competition The Harlan Institute and The Constitutional Sources Project (ConSource) announce their Fifth Annual Virtual Supreme Court Competition. This competition offers teams of two high school students the opportunity to research cutting-edge constitutional law, write persuasive appellate briefs, argue against other students through video chats, and try to persuade a panel of esteemed attorneys during oral argument that their side is correct. This year the competition focuses on Trinity Lutheran Church v. Sarah Parker Pauley. The competition is endorsed by the Center for Civic Education’s We The People Competition: “The Center for Civic Education is excited to endorse the Virtual Supreme Court Competition. The Competition is relevant for high school students studying the Constitution and Bill of Rights.” -Robert Leming, Director, We the People Programs, Center for Civic Education Resolved: Does funding a playground associated with a Church violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment? This competition has two stages, which mirror the process by which attorneys litigate cases. Stage One: The Briefing and Oral Arguments A team of two students will be responsible for writing an appellate brief arguing for either the petitioner or the respondent. This brief and video will be posted on their class’s FantasySCOTUS. Blog posts and videos will be due by February 27, 2017. Completed briefs will be awarded the ConSource Badge. You can see the winning briefs from 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016. Stage Two: The Tournamnet The Harlan Institute and ConSource will select the top teams supporting the Petitioner and Respondent, and seed them for the oral argument semifinals on March 11, 2017. All teams will compete in a virtual oral argument session over Google+ Hangout judged by staff members at the Harlan Institute and ConSource. Only teams that submit briefs that fully comply with all of the rules will be considered for oral argument. You can see the video from the 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016 competitions. The final round of the Virtual Supreme Court Competition will be held in Philadelphia on April 13, 2017. The Harlan Institute and ConSource will sponsor the top two teams, and their teachers, for a trip to Philadelphia to debate in front of a panel of expert judges, including lawyers, university level debate champions, and legal scholars. Grand Prize – The Solicitors General of FantasySCOTUS The members of grand-prize winning team, the Solicitors General of FantasySCOTUS, and their teacher, will receive a free trip, including airfare and one night of hotel accommodations, to Washington, D.C. to attend the ConSource Constitution Day celebration in September 2017. This offer is open to U.S. residents only. Members of the runner-up team will each receive an iPad Mini. Members of the third and fourth place teams will each receive a $100 Amazon.com Giftcard. Ask your teacher to sign up your class on FantasySCOTUS (all High School students can participate), add an account, read the problem, and get started! Good luck. Please send any questions to info@harlaninstitute.org or info@consource.org. ConSource-Harlan Institute Virtual Supreme Court Tournament Featured in Washington Times My colleague Julie Silverbrook of ConSource featured the ConSource-Harlan Institute Virtual Supreme Court Competition in her Washington Times article on civic education. Here is a snippet: National Constitutional Literacy Campaign partners host several of these annual competitions, including the ConSource-Harlan Institute Virtual Supreme Court Competition, the Center for Civic Education’s We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution Competition, the Constitution Bee, the Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project’s Annual Moot Court Competition, the Nethercutt Foundation Citizenship Tournament, and One Generation Away’s Roots of Liberty national essay contest. Despite expressing deep concerns about where the country is headed, most of the students expressed positive views about the future. They draw this optimism, in part, from their experiences with student competitions, which showed these young citizens how to effect positive change at the local, state and national level. Tanya Reyna, a winner of the ConSource-Harlan Institute Virtual Supreme Court Competition, noted that while her local community in Texas suffers from “an influx of drugs and criminals” and has dampened her views about the future of her community and the nation, her experience with the Virtual Supreme Court Competition “eased [her] apprehension” about the future. She said that meeting students, lawyers, professors and judges willing to take time out of their busy schedules “to inform younger generations of citizens about our legal system,” demonstrated to her that “as long as there are citizens like them, America will continue to hold a bright future.” This picture was taken at the National Constitution Center for the final round of our tournament. I am joined by Howard Bashman, Kim Roosevelt, Julie Silverbrook, and Chief Judge McKee (CA3). Texas Students Win the National Harlan Institute – ConSource Virtual Supreme Court Competition; Oregon Team Places Second. On April 13, 2016, The Harlan Institute and The Constitutional Sources Project (ConSource) held the championship round of the Fourth Annual Harlan Institute – ConSource Virtual Supreme Court Competition as part of the National Constitution Center’s annual Freedom Day Celebration. The video is available here. The Virtual Supreme Court Competition offers teams of two high school students the opportunity to research cutting-edge constitutional law, write persuasive appellate briefs, argue against other students through video chats, and try to persuade a panel of esteemed attorneys during oral argument that their side is correct. This year’s competition focused on Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin (II), exploring whether race conscious affirmative action is consistent with the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Kelsey Talbot and Lauren Anderson from Lake Oswego High School in Lake Oswego, Oregon, represented the petitioner, Abigail Fisher. Michael Mireles and Tanya Reyna from IDEA Quest College Preparatory in Edinburg, Texas, represented the respondent, the University of Texas at Austin. To reach the championship round at the National Constitution Center, these outstanding students had to compete against dozens of teams from all corners of the continental United States. Talbot and Anderson and Mireles and Reyna not only submitted the best-written appellate briefs, but also proved to be the most able oral advocates in the preliminary oral argument rounds. Their skills were put to the test during the championship round where, during oral argument in front of a live panel of distinguished judges, they students had to respond to rapid fire and complex legal questions. The competition was judged by The Honorable Theodore McKee, Chief Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit; Professor Kermit Roosevelt, University of Pennsylvania School of Law; Mr. Howard Bashman, Appellate Attorney and Founder of the How Appealing Blog; Julie Silverbrook, Executive Director, ConSource; Josh Blackman, President, Harlan Institute; Matthew Rohn, Franklin and Marshall College debate champion; and, Miriam Pierson, Swarthmore College debate champion. The competition was fierce, but Mireles and Reyna prevailed in the end and were named the champions of the Virtual Supreme Court Competition. University of Pennsylvania Law Professor Kermit Roosevelt, who served on the distinguished panel of judges for this year’s competition, said of the student competitors, “I was enormously impressed with the passion and knowledge the students demonstrated. Opportunities like this one—and students who take advantage of them—make me more optimistic about the future of our republic.” Julie Silverbrook, Executive Director of ConSource, said the students “represent the very best of America. They are informed, engaged and passionate. I have no doubt that all four of our finalists will go on to achieve great things.” The national finalists, Michael Mireles and Tanya Reyna, both juniors at IDEA Quest College Preparatory in Texas, are shining stars in their community. Mireles is the president for the Junior Statesmen of America chapter, the vice president of the Future Business Leaders of America, and a member of the Bezos Scholar Program. Reyna is the president of the Student Council, director of debate for Junior Statesmen of America, point guard for her school’s basketball team, and a regional qualify for track and cross country. Gerrit Koepping said of his students, who placed second in this year’s national competition, “even though this is the second semester of their senior year, my students were enthusiastic to participate in the competition. They were drawn to the challenge of arguing one of the most controversial cases before the Supreme Court this year. As a teacher, I always embrace any opportunity to have my students engage in legal and philosophical issues with the outside community. This competition allows the students to contribute their own thoughts to the larger national debate.” Kelsey Talbot said of the competition, and her impressive second place finish, “it was an amazing experience and we are beyond grateful for the chance to compete at this level.” Tanya Reyna shared a heartfelt message after being named national champion, along with her partner Michael Mireles, “This was certainly the experience of a lifetime, one that I will never forget. Being able to meet individuals … so tenacious in the subject of legal matters is an attribution my community is relatively deprived of, making presenting in front of a panel of judges as shrewd as those chosen evermore heartfelt.” Reyna and Mireles, along with their coaches Marcos Silva and Molly Lane, will receive a free trip, including airfare and one night of hotel accommodations, to Washington, D.C. to attend the ConSource Constitution Day celebration in September 2016. Kelsey Talbot and Lauren Anderson will each receive iPad Minis. Josh Blackman, reflecting on this year’s competition said, “The Virtual Supreme Court Competition is the crowning achievement of a four-year project started by the Harlan Institute and ConSource. We are so proud to have partnered with the National Constitution Center to host our competition on Freedom Day, and hope to make this an annual tradition.” If you are interested in registering your students for next year’s competition, please email info@harlaninstitute.org or info@consource.org to get on the mailing list for next year’s competition, which will be announced in the fall. « 1 2 3 4 5 6 »Last »

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THE SHOOTDOWN OF BROTHERS TO THE RESCUE AIRCRAFT TRUTH AND JUSTICE FOR U.S. CITIZENS MURDERED BY FIDEL CASTRO Three U.S. citizens and a resident of Florida were assassinated on February 24, 1996 when two civilian Brothers to the Rescue aircraft, on a humanitarian mission, were ambushed in international airspace by Cuban MiGs. The shootdown was ordered by Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. This premeditated crime remains unpunished and unresolved by U.S. authorities, who are obliged and duty bound to act, under "THE RULE OF LAW", since U.S. citizens and American airplanes were the target of an act of international terrorism perpetrated by Castro’s Cuba. Fidel Castro and his accomplices in Cuba and the U.S. have not been criminally indicted. After careful review of the available information and data, obtained by Brothers to the Rescue from expert independent sources and the U.S. government itself, we have enough evidence to prove that the Clinton-Gore Administration: Had prior knowledge of the attack, Consented to the shootdown, Collaborated with Castro’s Cuba to make the crime possible, Covered up its own participation, by using misinformation and efforts to remove evidence and potential witnesses, and Refused to indict and obstructed the criminal indictment of Fidel Castro and others responsible for the crime. A third aircraft on the mission, piloted by José J. Basulto, miraculously escaped the shootdown, with three other witnesses onboard. Here we present the above mentioned evidence and our testimony. Dossier of Evidence and Information Chronology of Events Before, During and After the Shootdown Transcript of Radio Communications as Recorded on Board N2506 (Aircraft that Survived the Attack) (ICAO Report) Listen to the actual recording of the MiGs pilots radio communications during the shootdown Biographies of the Four Men Killed in the Attack Speech by José J. Basulto on the anniversaries of the downing: A Time to Reflect - 1998 Reflexión - 1998 REVISED FEBRUARY 2002 Brothers to the Rescue MIAMI, FL. 33243-0846

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Home / Team IR pages nav David Tanner Elected To The White Mountains Board August 24, 2018 at 8:00 AM EDT HAMILTON, Bermuda, Aug. 24, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. (NYSE: WTM) has elected David Tanner as a director of the Company. Mr. Tanner is the Managing Director of Three Mile Capital, a private investment company founded in 2017. Previously, he spent 12 years at Arlon Group. David has served and currently serves on the boards of numerous companies and academic and healthcare institutions, including Northeast Bancorp, a publicly listed full-service community bank. CEO Manning Rountree said, "We are pleased to welcome David to our Board of Directors. His extensive private equity experience and expertise adds breadth to our board and will benefit our owners." White Mountains is a Bermuda-domiciled financial services holding company traded on the New York Stock Exchange and the Bermuda Stock Exchange under the symbol "WTM". Additional financial information and other items of interest are available at the Company's web site located at www.whitemountains.com. CONTACT: Todd Pozefsky View original content:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/david-tanner-elected-to-the-white-mountains-board-300701691.html SOURCE White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. 26 Reid Street Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda 265 Franklin Street, 9th Floor 200 Hubbard Road Guilford, Connecticut 06437 info@whitemountains.com footer - links © 2019 White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. © 2019 White Mountains.

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ISAR has long used the legal system in behalf of animal rights. The first federal case ever to use the phrase "animal rights" was Jones v. Butz, 374 F.Supp. 1284 (SDNY, three-judge court, 1974). ISAR's chairman, Professor Henry Mark Holzer,[1] on behalf of a wide-range of plaintiffs challenged sections of the federal Humane Methods of Livestock Slaughter Act on the ground that its religious exemption -- which effectively nullified the act's protection for countless livestock animals -violated the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. The first state case ever to use the phrase "animal rights" was Jones v. Beame, 45 N.Y.2d 402 (1978). Professor Holzer on behalf of ISAR's then-president, Helen Jones, and ISAR itself sued to close the Central Park zoo in New York City on the ground that the treatment of the animals confined there violated the anti-cruelty statutes of the State of New York. As long ago as the early 1970's ISAR sued the United States government to stop the slaughter of millions of blackbirds. In the decades since, Professor Holzer has provided tactical and strategic legal advice to a wide range of animal rights/welfare organizations and their lawyers in cases involving the protection and advancement of animal rights. As of the beginning of January 2013 ISAR has begun offering strategic and tactical advice to a California law firm in connection with its case seeking to reform an animal shelter. We've filed amicus curiae briefs in state and federal courts, for example: O'Sullivan v. City of San Diego, 2007 WL 2570783 (2007) -- a case that sought to protect the federal recognized seal rookery at Casa Beach in La Jolla, California, from depredation by swimmers and fishermen. Professor Holzer on behalf of ISAR and several other animal protection organizations consulted with the lawyers for the plaintiffs and submitted amicus curiae briefs in the California Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of the State of California. Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye, Inc. v. City of Hialeah, Florida, 508 U.S. 520 (1993), in which Professor Holzer on behalf of ISAR and eleven other animal protection organizations filed amicus curiae briefs in the Supreme Court of the United States in support of Hialeah's ordinance that prohibited the Santeria cult from sacrificing animals as part of an alleged religious ceremony. United States v. Stevens, 559 U.S. ___, 130 S.Ct. 1577 (2010) in which ISAR and Professor Holzer (together with Lance Gotko, Esq. of the New York City law firm Friedman Kaplan Siler & Adelman) filed an amicus curiae brief in support of the government's argument that the federal statute criminalizing the making, selling or possessing depictions of "crush videos" and other torture and killing of animals was constitutional. Increasingly, there are animal-related cases in appellate courts all over the country, involving experimentation, hunting, farming, sport, education, spay/neuter, and more -- cases needing amicus curiae briefs from a pro-animal perspective. There's a lot of appellate work for lawyers who would use the legal system in behalf of animal rights. Unfortunately, virtually all of it is pro bono publico. Lawyers interested in volunteering to work with Professor Holzer and ISAR to perform amicus curiae appellate services in aid of animal rights are encouraged to contact ISAR via email (contact@isaronline.org), phone (570-586-2200), fax (570-586-9580) or through the USPS at ISAR, P.O. Box F, Clarks Summit, PA 18411, and provide us with the following information: 1. Name. 2. Firm name. 3. Office address. 4. Telephone and fax number(s). 5. Email address. 6. Year(s) admitted to practice, and jurisdiction(s). 7. Specialization(s), if any. 8. Post-law school judicial clerkship(s). 9. Judicial experience. 10. Experience with animal-related cases. 11. Amount of time available annually. 12. Whether you and/or your firm has a formal pro bono program. Although at the initial stages of the amicus curiae brief process -- issue analysis, research, tactics and strategy -- Professor Holzer will be involved and will be named on the brief with volunteer counsel, the work product will be entirely theirs. (It will be the responsibility of volunteers to obtain permission to file the brief, and for filing it. ISAR will pay printing and filing costs.) [Please forward this request to any lawyer(s) who might be interested in participating]. [1] In The Birth of Animal Rights Law: The Role of Lawyers in the Animal Rights/Protection Movement from 1972-1987, Joyce Tischler, Esq., founder and president of Animal Legal Defense Fund, set out to "explore the roots of a large scale, organized movement, which started in the early 1970s in the United States, spearheaded by attorneys and law students with the express purpose of filing lawsuits to protect animals and establish the concept of their legal rights, regardless of the species of the animals or the ownership interest of humans." In that article, Ms. Tischler graciously names as "the first animal rights lawyer" ISAR's chairman, Henry Mark Holzer, professor emeritus at Brooklyn Law School. She credits Professor Holzer, then a practicing attorney professionally associated with ISAR, with three accomplishments crucial to establishing the field of what today is known as "animal rights law": with ISAR, having brought the first federal and first state lawsuit to invoke the moral concept of "animal rights"; with ISAR, having founded the Animal Rights Law Reporter, which became "the legal clearinghouse for animal rights law information"; and, again with ISAR, having organized the "First National Conference on Animal Rights Law"-an undertaking, in Ms. Tischler's words, "[t]he significance of which cannot be overstated." Posted by ISAR at 11:51 AM A SILVER LINING FOR CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS IN T... WANTED - VOLUNTEER LAWYERS FOR ISAR's AMICUS CURIA...

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Celebration of Centennial Anniversary of Methodism in Richmond Date(s): April 23, 1899 to April 28, 1899 Location(s): HENRICO, Virginia Tag(s): Church/Religious-Activity To celebrate 100 years of Methodism in the city of Richmond, five days of services and prayer meetings were held in the state capitol. Thousands were in attendance and the zeal the event created led one reporter from the Dispatch to claim: “the celebration is in effect the same as a religious revival on a colossal scale'. Services began Sunday April 23 as crowds packed into the Trinity Church to hear Dr. A.G. Brown lead the meeting. According to the Dispatch “it was a typical old-time Methodist experience meeting- no prepared speeches, no conventional formality, but the spontaneous utterances of the lips out of the heart's fullness'. Throughout the week groups met to pray, sing hymns and discuss ways to spread their missionary work throughout Richmond. “The occasion will long be remembered as a most interesting and profitable one and will add an additional lustrous page to the annals of Virginia Methodism'. The papers of James Andrew Riddick, a Methodist minister, catalog his workings as a minister in Virginia during the mid-nineteenth century. He was later taken ill and confined to his home. But, his obituary in the Petersburg Daily tells us much about the spirit of religion during his lifetime. The writer claims that Riddick lived his life “in consistent communion with God' and that he exemplified the Lord in everything that he did. He goes on to state the following: “How different the death of the agnostic and the man of God. The former trembles on the brink and then takes the leap into the great unknown. The latter was as conscious of God and heaven as he was of his earthly existence. His last days were spent not in petitions for heavenly blessings- these he had- but in praise and thanksgiving'. This injection of personal religious devotion into a newspaper article about a man's death demonstrates how pervasive Christian beliefs were in the South at this time. To see such a thing in a newspaper today would be unthinkable. But, at the time, no one would have questioned this. Newspapers routinely published sermons given in local churches on Sundays. Citizens of the South clung strongly to their Christian devotion and looked to God and heaven to provide meaning for their daily lives. James Andrew Riddick, 4224299-1001:1, Micflm 1224, James Andrew Riddick?s Journal, Special Collections, University of Virginia. Richmond Dispatch, April 24-26, 1899.

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Bipartisan call from US Congress to EU: Grant visa liberalization to Kosova! Washington, October 8th, 2019 —Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, today pushed the European Union to certify Kosova’s Visa Liberalization Plan and grant visa liberalization to Kosova. In letters to the President of the E.U. Commission, the President of the E.U. Council, and 28 E.U. heads of state, Engel amplified the E.U. Commission’s recommendation to grant Kosova visa liberalization by the same standards that the E.U. has awarded it to Kosova’s Balkan neighbors. The bipartisan letters were also signed by Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Rep. Michael McCaul. “If treated like citizens of every other Balkan country, Kosovars would already be traveling visa free into the Schengen area. But, the inability to grant visa liberalization seems to show there is a second standard being applied to the people of Kosova…We, therefore, urge EU member states and the EU Council to adhere to the recommendations of the EU Parliament and Commission, certify Kosova’s fulfillment of the Visa Liberalization Plan, and grant visa liberalization to Kosova without further delay,” wrote the lawmakers. Full text of the letters can be found here and below: We write to express our concerns regarding the withholding of visa liberalization for citizens of the Republic of Kosova by the European Union and its member states. As you are aware, the European Union has granted visa liberalization to every country of the Western Balkans, except for Kosova. This permits all citizens of the former Yugoslavia and Albania, with the exception of Kosova, to travel visa free to the European Union. On July 18, 2018, the European Commission confirmed that Kosova had fulfilled all of the benchmarks required for visa liberalization — described to us on many occasions as a technical, non-political process. If treated like citizens of every other Balkan country, Kosovars would already be traveling visa free into the Schengen area. But, the inability to grant visa liberalization seems to show there is a second standard being applied to the people of Kosova. We have heard that certain EU member states are concerned that, unlike citizens of neighboring countries, Kosovars would abuse visa free entry, overstay visits, and seek asylum status. However, that has proven to be untrue. According to the European Commission’s report of last July, Kosova has significantly reduced the number of its citizens seeking asylum status within the EU, with applications decreasing by 36% from 11,675 in 2016 to 7,410 in 2017 and by 90% when compared to 2015. The July Report also highlighted that Kosova is sponsoring “comprehensive awareness raising campaigns across all Kosova municipalities aiming at informing citizens about the rights and obligations deriving from visa-free travel.” Additionally, the July report confirms that Kosova’s anti-corruption efforts exceed those required to achieve visa liberalization, and Kosova formally approved the demarcated border with Montenegro – a condition applied to Kosova only. Adding to the conclusions of the European Commission, we are pleased to note that our colleagues in the European Parliament have overwhelmingly voted to support extending visa-free travel to Kosovars more than once. These votes were endorsed by the Parliament’s Special Rapporteurs for Kosova and Serbia, Igor Stoltes and David McAllister, who have both asserted that Kosova citizens deserve visa liberalization. Regardless, certain member states have yet to deliver on their end of the bargain. EU Commissioner for Regional Policy Johannes Hahns has gone so far as to suggest that visa liberalization could be delayed until 2020 or even until normalized relations between Kosova and Serbia are reached. Not only does this ‘move the goalposts’ for Kosova once again, we find it hard to understand how such a standard could be applied to one party in the Kosova-Serbia dialogue and not the other. Let us be clear: the realization of fully normalized relations between Belgrade and Prishtina is and should remain a prominent goal of the US and Europe. However, slapping on additional requirements after previous standards were met, disregarding the recommendations of various EU institutions, and refusing to live up to promises is unacceptable and only undermines the EU’s credibility in the Balkans. As members of Congress who care deeply about the region, we believe that it is critical to maintain the partnership between the U.S. and the EU to promote a resolution to the Kosova-Serbia conflict. Unfortunately, the EU’s indefinite delay and uneven standards on visa liberalization for Kosova only further a growing sense of abandonment among Kosovars and losing leverage as a negotiator. We, therefore, urge EU member states and the EU Council to adhere to the recommendations of the EU Parliament and Commission, certify Kosova’s fulfillment of the Visa Liberalization Plan, and grant visa liberalization to Kosova without further delay. Thank you for your consideration of our thoughts. We look forward to working with you on the matter and hope to see its resolution soon.

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Home Finding Aids John A. McDermott papers Descriptive inventory for the John A. McDermott Papers, 1949-1996 John A. McDermott papers Open Finding Aid Prepared by Ashley Clark, 2017; ed. Julie Wroblewski, 2017. Please address questions to: Chicago History Museum, Research Center 1601 North Clark Street Web-site: http://libguides.chicagohistory.org/research Catalog: http://chsmedia.org E-mail: research@chicagohistory.org Instructions for accessing this collection Visit the Research Center of the Chicago History Museum to access this collection. Research Center hours differ from Museum hours. Find more information here: http://libguides.chicagohistory.org/research © 2017 Chicago Historical Society, 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60614-6038 Collection Overview +/- Title: John A. McDermott papers, 1949-1996 (inclusive) Creators: McDermott, John A. Catholic Inter-Racial Council (Chicago, Ill.) Dates: 1949-1996 (inclusive) Accession number: 2010.29 Bib number: 00217238 Call number: MSS Lot M Size: 21.5 linear feet (43 boxes) Language of material: Collection is written in English. Provenance statement: Materials were a gift of Mrs. Marie McDermott (accession #: 2010.29) Terms governing use: All rights owned by the donor, including copyright, were deeded to Chicago Historical Society. Copyright may be retained by the creators of some third-party items, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law, unless otherwise noted. Please cite this collection as: John A. McDermott papers (Chicago History Museum) plus a detailed description date, and box/folder and series/box number of a specific item. Additional Materials +/- Related materials at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include the Chicago Reporter records, Catholic Interracial Council of Chicago records and related materials cataloged separately as well as McDermott correspondence in the Jack Star papers, and the Friendship House records. Collection Summary +/- Correspondence, clippings, speeches and other materials documenting the life and career of John A. McDermott, an urban affairs and civil rights advocate who founded The Chicago Reporter in 1972, served as chairman of CONDUCT (Committee on Decent Unbiased Campaign Tactics) from 1984 to 1990, and served as executive director of the Catholic Interracial Council (CIC). In addition to the Catholic Interracial Council, the collection includes Supreme Court documents and papers related to: the Kennedy Foundation, the Philadelphia Council on Human Relations, and the National Center for the Laity. Topics include Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the April 1968 riots in Chicago, and other civil rights. Also included are materials from his term as Director of Urban Affairs at Illinois Bell Company in 1985, and the launch of his own consulting company, John A. McDermott and Associates, in 1992. Biographical/Historical Note +/- John A. McDermott was born in 1926, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and became an officer. He received a B.A. in Philosophy in 1955 from Villanova University, as well as a Certificate in Public Administration from the University of Pennsylvania, and was a Lasker Fellow in Civil Liberties and Civil Rights at Brandeis University in 1960. He was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Letters from the Chicago Theological Seminary in 1985. McDermott lived in the Hyde Park-Kenwood neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago with his wife Theresa and three sons. McDermott’s career in urban affairs and race relations began in the 1950’s when he created a housing program with the City of Philadelphia’s Redevelopment Authority and its Commission on Human Rights. He went on to become a specialist in intergroup relations for the Federal Housing Administration in 1958. In 1960, McDermott moved to Chicago to serve as Director of the Catholic Interracial Council of Chicago (CIC). During this time he also became involved in civil rights in Chicago. As an associate of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the Chicago Freedom Movement and in Dr. King’s meeting with city leaders including Mayor Richard J. Daley. He also served as one of the founders of the Leadership Council for Metropolitan Open Communities (LCMOC), a Chicago-based fair housing group, and organized the Chicago Conference on Religion and Race (CCRR) in 1963. McDermott and served as editor and publisher of “The Chicago Reporter” from 1972-1984, a monthly publication and investigation on race relations and urban affairs in the city. He left the Chicago Reporter to become Director of Urban Affairs for Illinois Bell Company in 1985 where he advised about company policies and programs in public policy, philanthropy, and community relations. During this time at the Chicago Reporter and Illinois Bell, 1984-1990, McDermott also served as chairman of CONDUCT (Committee on Decent Unbiased Campaign Tactics), a non-partisan group of Chicago civic leaders who became an election watchdog group, calling out racial and religious bias and hate in Chicago’s politics. In 1991, McDermott retired from Illinois Bell Company and launched his own consulting company, John A. McDermott and Associates, in 1992, which focused on corporate public policy and programs. Catalog Subject Headings +/- African Americans -- Civil Rights -- Illinois -- Chicago-- 20th century Catholics -- Illinois -- Chicago -- 20th century Journalism -- Illinois -- Chicago -- 20th century Poverty -- Illinois -- Chicago -- 20th century King, Martin Luther, Jr. -- 1929-1968 McDermott, John A. -- Archives Chicago Freedom Movement Chicago Reporter National Center for the Laity Chicago (Ill.) -- Riots, 1968 (April) Chicago (Ill.) -- Social Conditions -- 20th century Organization and Arrangement of Collection +/- The collection is arranged in four series. Original order upheld in arrangement. Click on heading to view series description. Series 1. Race and Religion Relations and Civil Rights, 1957-1983 (boxes 1-7) Series 1 consists of correspondence, news clippings, publications and other files on John McDermott's work on religion, civil rights and race relations in Philadelphia and in Chicago. Included in the series, but not limited to, are topics covering Catholic Inter-Racial Council (CIC), Martin Luther King Jr., Chicago Freedom Movement, Chicago Conference on Laymen, National Catholic Council on Interracial Justice (NCCIJ), and a small amount of material on Chicago Conference on Religion and Race (CCRR). Series 2. Urban Affairs and Public Policies, 1983-1995 (boxes 8-30) Series 2 consists of correspondence, news clippings, publications and other files on John McDermott's work in urban affairs. This series covers his time as publisher and editor of The Chicago Reporter, chairman of Urban Affairs at Illinois Bell Company, chairman of the Committee on Unbiased Campaign Tactics (CONDUCT), and executive at John A. McDermott and Associates. Topics range from poverty, race relations, religion, school reform, welfare, to politics in Chicago. Also included in the series is papers and correspondence on John McDermott's participation in many groups and organizations including Chicago City Club, National Center for Laity, Illinois Business Roundtable, Catholic/Jewish Dialogue and Campaign for Human Development. Series 3. Special Projects, Letters, Correspondence, and Speeches, 1965-1996 (boxes 31-39) Series 3 contains letters, speeches, and correspondence from John McDermott's personal life and professional work. The series covers various special projects and speeches that McDermott participated in as a advocate for religion, race, and other urban affairs. Correspondence includes those from his personal relationships, professional relationships, public officials, and groups and organizations he was involved with or corresponded with including; Mayor Harold Washington, Paul University Church and State Studies, Corporate Responsibility Group Chicago, and Catholic Theological Union. Series 4. Publications, 1965-1994 (boxes 40-43) Series 4 consists of reports, books, and other publications on issues and organizations that John McDermott was associated with. Arranged chronologically. About This Finding Aid +/- Creation: Finding aid encoded by Ashley Clark using Oxygen editor, 2017. Language: Finding aid is written in English. Title Descriptive inventory for the John A. McDermott Papers, 1949-1996 Creator Catholic Inter-Racial Council (Chicago, Ill.) McDermott, John A. Publisher Chicago Historical Society Publisher Address 1601 N. Clark St.; Chicago, IL 60614-6038; Web-site: http://libguides.chicagohistory.org/research; E-mail: research@chicagohistory.org Biographical History Biographical/historical note; John A. McDermott was born in 1926, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and became an officer. He received a B.A. in Philosophy in 1955 from Villanova University, as well as a Certificate in Public Administration from the University of Pennsylvania, and was a Lasker Fellow in Civil Liberties and Civil Rights at Brandeis University in 1960. He was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Letters from the Chicago Theological Seminary in 1985. McDermott lived in the Hyde Park-Kenwood neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago with his wife Theresa and three sons.; McDermott’s career in urban affairs and race relations began in the 1950’s when he created a housing program with the City of Philadelphia’s Redevelopment Authority and its Commission on Human Rights. He went on to become a specialist in intergroup relations for the Federal Housing Administration in 1958. In 1960, McDermott moved to Chicago to serve as Director of the Catholic Interracial Council of Chicago (CIC). During this time he also became involved in civil rights in Chicago. As an associate of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the Chicago Freedom Movement and in Dr. King’s meeting with city leaders including Mayor Richard J. Daley. He also served as one of the founders of the Leadership Council for Metropolitan Open Communities (LCMOC), a Chicago-based fair housing group, and organized the Chicago Conference on Religion and Race (CCRR) in 1963.; McDermott and served as editor and publisher of “The Chicago Reporter” from 1972-1984, a monthly publication and investigation on race relations and urban affairs in the city. He left the Chicago Reporter to become Director of Urban Affairs for Illinois Bell Company in 1985 where he advised about company policies and programs in public policy, philanthropy, and community relations. During this time at the Chicago Reporter and Illinois Bell, 1984-1990, McDermott also served as chairman of CONDUCT (Committee on Decent Unbiased Campaign Tactics), a non-partisan group of Chicago civic leaders who became an election watchdog group, calling out racial and religious bias and hate in Chicago’s politics. In 1991, McDermott retired from Illinois Bell Company and launched his own consulting company, John A. McDermott and Associates, in 1992, which focused on corporate public policy and programs. Physical Description 21.5 linear feet (43 boxes) Date-Coverage 1949-1996 Call Number MSS Lot M Scope and Contents Correspondence, clippings, speeches and other materials documenting the life and career of John A. McDermott, an urban affairs and civil rights advocate who founded The Chicago Reporter in 1972, served as chairman of CONDUCT (Committee on Decent Unbiased Campaign Tactics) from 1984 to 1990, and served as executive director of the Catholic Interracial Council (CIC). In addition to the Catholic Interracial Council, the collection includes Supreme Court documents and papers related to: the Kennedy Foundation, the Philadelphia Council on Human Relations, and the National Center for the Laity. Topics include Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the April 1968 riots in Chicago, and other civil rights. Also included are materials from his term as Director of Urban Affairs at Illinois Bell Company in 1985, and the launch of his own consulting company, John A. McDermott and Associates, in 1992. Arrangement The collection is arranged in four series. Original order upheld in arrangement. Title John A. McDermott papers

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South Bay Power Plant Implosion Set for February 2 January 15, 2013 by Daniel Di Matteo Below is a letter we’ve just received from the office of Chula Vista Mayor Cheryl Cox regarding the Southbay Power Plant and the City’s plans for the land: In a historic milestone for the Chula Vista bayfront, the obsolete South Bay Power Plant is scheduled to be imploded February 2, 2013, weather permitting – which will remove the mammoth structure and open up land that the Port of San Diego and the City of Chula Vista have designated for future public parks. The implosion is scheduled for 7 a.m., Saturday, February 2, 2013, weather and other conditions permitting. A final decision on whether or not to proceed will be made that morning. The implosion will be carried out only under appropriate weather conditions, including wind speeds of 15 mph or less, as part of a comprehensive plan to protect air and water quality. Details of the Port of San Diego’s public viewing event will be announced in the coming weeks. “After a banner year for the bayfront in 2012, the implosion of the South Bay Power Plant is an event many Chula Vistans are looking forward to, and an excellent way to begin the new year,” said Chula Vista Mayor Cheryl Cox. “After the years of hard work that went into the approval of the Chula Vista Bayfront Master Plan, the plant’s removal will kick start redevelopment plans as we look forward to further progress on what will become a world-class destination for the entire region.” The implosion plan, which includes comprehensive measures to protect public safety, air and water quality, and the environment, is being carried out by the former plant operator, Dynegy South Bay LLC; and has been approved by the California Coastal Commission and the City of Chula Vista. To protect the public, there will be a land and water perimeter set up to limit access around the site; details of its boundaries are being finalized. This dramatic demolition event will fulfill the promise that the Port of San Diego made 14 years ago when it acquired the plant with the goal of eventually removing it from the waterfront for the betterment of the San Diego region. Stakeholders worked for years to advocate for its removal, asking state regulators to determine it was no longer necessary for the region’s power supply. In October 2010, the California Independent System Operator determined that the plant could be taken out of service. The implosion is one visible indicator of Dynegy following through on its commitment to the Port and the City of Chula Vista to demolish the site upon the end of its useful life. The South Bay Power Plant is a massive, 165-foot-tall structure with an open steel framework surrounding boilers and turbines. It has been on the bayfront since the late 1950s and was fully shut down at the end of 2010. Its main structure takes up around 13 acres on a 115-acre leasehold held by Port of San Diego tenant Dynegy South Bay LLC. “The removal of the South Bay Power Plant is a visual signal to the community of Chula Vista and the San Diego region that we are serious about bayfront redevelopment,” said Chair Ann Moore of the Board of Port Commissioners. “I am thrilled that we have finally set a date to bring down this huge industrial structure. I am even more pleased that we plan to replace it with a public park, as well as an RV park, that everyone will be able to enjoy.” Its removal is an essential step toward redeveloping formerly industrial bayfront land. The power plant site is a portion of the award-winning Chula Vista Bayfront Master Plan, a shovel-ready land-use plan that will guide the transformation of more than 500 acres of waterfront property. Developed by the Port, the City of Chula Vista and property owner Pacifica Companies with extensive public input and approved by the California Coastal Commission in August 2012, the plan lays out a future world-class resort and conference destination, complemented by a mix of residential, retail, and more than 240 acres of parks and nature preserve. Under the Chula Vista Bayfront Master Plan, the South Bay Power Plant site and its surrounding land will eventually be replaced with: ·A future public park (24 acres) ·A future RV park (14 acres) ·A future Industrial Business Park (two parcels, totaling approximately 36 acres) ·Buffer zone around western perimeter (25 acres) The actual implosion event will take fewer than two minutes and will sound like rolling thunder with reverberations. A number of small, controlled explosive charges will be placed within the steel and concrete power block structure in order to bring it down. Heavy equipment will then be used to break up the structure. The project is expected to generate about 21,000 tons of recyclable metals and up to 3,400 tons of other non-hazardous waste, which will be recycled and salvaged when feasible. Share your thought on these changes to the Bayfront! Filed Under: Community News & Events Tagged With: Bayfont Master Plan, Cheryl Cox, Chula Vista, Implosion, Southbay Power Plant

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The fine stiletto heel tapped smartly as Charles placed the shoe on the polished wood desk. His mother donned her reading glasses for a few moments of close examination. “Jimmy Choo. Very nice.” “Well, what do you expect me to say?” With an exasperated sigh, she leaned back in her chair and looked up at her son. “I could say I told you so, but that wouldn’t help.” “No, it wouldn’t.” Charles dropped into the chair opposite his mother’s desk and sighed. “I still don’t believe you.” “I know. Tell me about the girl?” “She’s beautiful.” Charles smiled gently as he remembered. “Dark hair and grey eyes. She’s funny and intelligent. And when she smiles…” “But you don’t know her name.” It wasn’t a question. “No, Mother. I don’t know her name. Or where she lives. Or works.” “The shoe?” “The alarm on her mobile phone sounded and she just took off.” Charles paused. This wouldn’t sound good. “I tried to follow her, but the club was pretty crowded. She was gone by the time I got to the door. Yes, it was midnight. And yes, the shoe was on the steps.” His mother refrained from the obvious comments. “You could just forget about her,” she said. But he couldn’t. Charles put the shoe in his closet and tried. He went to other parties. He met other women. But every time he looked at the shoe and the glittering crystal on the toe, her face and her smile came back to haunt him. Something had happened to him when he saw her face across the crowded club. He had to find her. That didn’t mean he believed his mother’s ridiculous story. His family were not the descendants of fairy tale characters. Each generation was not destined to live the stories over and over again. He would admit that some of his relative found their loves in… unusual fashions. And yes, his father had woken his mother from a long sleep – but that was a coma after an accident, not a fairy tale. He certainly wasn’t going to act out some children’s story. But he had to find the girl. The decision taken, he pulled the shoe from his cupboard and studied it closely. He could hardly wander around London asking every girl he met to try on the shoe. That would take years. There had to be a better way. His sister was talking on the phone in the library when he found her. She was wearing a short black skirt and a silk blouse in her trademark brilliant red, with matching fingernail polish. With her love of fashion, she would know about shoes. He waited patiently as she finished the call.” “That was Gran,” she said as she dropped the phone back in its cradle. “She’s not feeling well. I might go and see her this weekend. ” “Sis,” Charles held out the shoe. “What can you tell me about this?” Stifling a giggle, she examined the offered item. “Satin Jimmy Choo shoe with Swarovski crystal. Very expensive. Barely worn. It looks like this season’s design. What’s this all about Big Brother?” “I want to find the girl who wore it.” He braced himself for a withering response. “Please, Sis. Don’t you start. Mother’s bad enough.” “That’s because you don’t believe her.” “And you do?” Charles took the shoe and left. He didn’t believe in, or need, a fairy godmother. He would do what a sensible man should. Google returned two million results for Jimmy Choo, but the web site he was looking for was right at the top of the list. The shoe was, as his sister had said, this season’s design and very very expensive. That helped a little. There couldn’t be that many girls who would or could pay more than £600 for a pair of shoes, no matter how elegant. Nor were there many places to buy them Charles kept a careful lookout as he wandered through the designer clothing department at Harrods. She could be here, shopping. He might just bump into her. The mere thought would have made his palms sweaty – if nerves hadn’t already done it. “I was wondering if you could help me.” He took to shoe out of the carry bag and placed it in front of the sales assistant. “Ah, yes,” she said almost reverently. “Jimmy Choo. Fresco, with hand made jewel. A lovely shoe. We do carry the design. Were you looking to purchase a pair?” “No. I need to know if this shoe was bought here.” Charles stifled a sigh. This wasn’t going to be easy. He had no false modesty. He knew he was good looking. Perhaps if he turned on some charm… The sales assistant listened to his explanation. “No. I’m sorry Sir, but I cannot divulge any customer information.” “Please,” he begged. “I really want to find this girl.” “I am sorry.” She looked it too. “I wish I could help, but I can’t.” Charles set out for the next store on his list. His feet were aching by the time he got to New Bond Street. This was his last chance, but he already knew the answer. No amount of charm was going to convince these shop assistants to tell him anything about their customers. He’d ask one more time, then go home and beg his mother for help. He had to find her! The boutique manager gave Charles a long appreciative look as he walked in the door, then hurried over. “Good afternoon,” he said, smiling. “How can I help you?” Charles produced the Jimmy Choo. “Oh, isn’t it just fabulous,” the manager enthused as he caressed the shoe. “I love the jewels. But, you’ve only got one…” “I know. It’s a long story.” Charles said. “I love a good story. Do tell.” Charles told. As he finished the description of his long day in ladies shoe shops, the manager flicked an imaginary tear from his eye. “That’s such a story. A fairy tale,” he said. “Now you just wait right here.” He vanished though a door at the back of the store. Charles waited, not quite daring to hope. The door opened, and something hit Charles so hard, he thought he might die. Even without the fancy gown and the jewelled shoes, she was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. She smiled, and his whole world changed. He couldn’t speak. It was enough just to watch her walk towards him, graceful as a deer even dressed as she was in slacks and a plain white shirt. “You work here!” Not the most romantic words he could have spoken. “Yes. I’m studying art design at college. This job pays the bills.” “I thought… I’ve been looking for a rich… All those stores.” “I know.” She chuckled, a warm low sound that curled gently around his heart. “Jason told me.” She indicated the store manager, who was watching them a very satisfied grin on his face. “He loaned me the shoes for a special night out on my birthday.” “I see. Was he upset when you lost one?” “Not really. But I felt terrible. They’re so expensive, and I certainly couldn’t afford to pay for it.” “Why did you leave the club in such a hurry?” He had to ask. “A friend ‘borrowed’ the dress for me. I had to get it back before she got into trouble.” She paused, then looked up at him with her lovely grey eyes. “I thought I’d never see you again.” “Nothing could keep me from finding you.” She was lovely when she blushed. “My name is Cindy,” she said softly. He reached for her hand, and raised it to his lips. “I know.” I do a bit of work at Pinewood movie studios, and regularly walk past a display case containing the shoe from the 1976 movie ‘The Slipper and the Rose’ which starred Richard Chamberlain. The shoe is spectacular – but looks very uncomfortable. One day, I asked myself how the Prince would ever find Cinderella in modern London… Published as ‘Do You believe in Fairy Tales’ by The People’s Friend – November 2007 Artwork by Tom Croft courtesy of The People’s Friend Published as ‘The Family Thing’ by That’s Life! Fast Fiction – June 2008 Artwork courtesy of That’s Life! Fast Fiction © Janet Gover February 2007

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You are here: Home Drama Beat Latest Drama News Playgoers to trap the audience with laughs in the Mousetrap Playgoers to trap the audience with laughs in the Mousetrap Tuesday, 26 January 2010 10:22 Richard Amery The Playgoers of Lethbridge are getting excited about their production of Agatha Christie’s famous 1950’s murder mystery the Mousetrap, Feb. 3-6 at the Yates Theatre. “The Mousetrap is about a group of eccentric guests gathered at a guesthouse in Southwestern England in 1952. They’re trapped by a snowstorm and they find it is likely one of them is a murderer when one of them is murdered,” director Eric Low summarized. “I’ve directed it before — just over 20 years ago. I wanted to get it right this time,” laughed Low, who is enjoying working with an enthusiastic young cast of eight including four university of Lethbridge drama students. Most of the cast are new to the Playgoers. “We’re lucky to have a very talented group of actors. Every time we give them something to do, they do it and say ‘what else?’” he said adding he was inspired to give the Mousetrap another shot after seeing an episode of Dr. Who featuring the character of Agatha Christie which reminded him how entertaining her characters are. “Playgoers have been doing a lot of farces lately, so we thought we’d do a murder mystery that was a farce,” he said describing the characters as eccentric and entertaining. “We’re going to take the eccentricities of the characters and punch them up. We’re also going to bring a few film noir techniques to the lighting if we can manage that,” he said adding for example, one character Christopher Wren (played by Andrew Merrigan) is pretty flamboyant, so he is going to be changing scarves every scene. And Miss Casewell (played by Christina Haska) is abrupt, so she is even more abrupt. Plus Giles Ralston (Craig McCue) is obsessed with the guests’ luggage, so he is even more obsessed in this production. “The play takes place in 1952 so it’s still in the shadow of World War Two with rationing and life was not easy,” he continued adding costumes will also be 50’s style, though not drab grey and browns, but with lots of colours. “It’s been remarkable how close this cast has become with each other. Because they genuinely enjoy each others’ company. They’ll make each other miserable but they’ll help each other out,” he laughed adding there have been many creative ideas explored for this production of the Mousetrap. “ I think the biggest challenge has been sorting through all of those ideas and all of the possibilities and selecting the ones that worked. We had it taking place on a desert island. We didn’t do that but the fact we explored that ideas says something about the creative approach we took,” he continued. The Mousetrap takes place Feb. 3-6 at the Yates Theatre. The show is at 8 p.m. every night. Tickets cost $20 from the Ticket Centre, Yates Theatre or Enmax Centre. — By Richard Amery, L.A. Beat Editor.

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Austin, Texas, and Washington, D.C., literally out of sync December 5, 2016 admin Analysis and Opinions 0 by Ross Ramsey, Texas Tribune Editor’s note: If you’d like an email notice whenever we publish Ross Ramsey’s column, click here. Changes are coming in the wake of last month’s general election, but there are some timing issues. Change takes its sweet time. The new president will be taking the helm of a very slow-moving federal government, and his big policy ideas — remaking federal health care, tightening immigration laws and so on — are going to take some time. More than 20 weeks, probably. The Texas Legislature’s regular session starts on the second Tuesday of January and lasts for 20 weeks — until Memorial Day. Donald Trump gets the keys to the Oval Office when he is sworn in on Jan. 20. The Texas lawmakers writing the next budget are well aware of what might change, but it’s too early to write it into the state’s spending plans. Two years ago, those budgeteers put $800 million into border security, sending state resources to clean up a mess that they believe really belongs to the federal government. They hope and expect the feds to jump in, freeing the state from those duties — and those expenses. It’s unlikely that will happen before the 85th Legislature’s regular session ends. State Rep. Jason Villalba, R-Dallas, told folks at last week’s Center for Public Policy Priorities conference in Austin that they should expect to see continued border security funding in the next budget. That wasn’t exactly music to his liberal audience, most of whom would like to see that money put to other uses, but it highlights the timing problem. Texas lawmakers — an overwhelmingly Republican bunch — will write their budget and pass their laws without the benefit of knowing exactly what the federal government might change. Health care funding is a big one. Trump and congressional conservatives have vowed to repeal and replace Obamacare. State lawmakers here and elsewhere are waiting to see what that means, exactly, and how it will affect existing programs. Some policymakers here want the federal government to send block grants to states for health care, allowing each state to concoct programs tailored to its own citizenry. Texas lawmakers will have to write their budget and pass their laws in 2017 without the benefit of knowing exactly what the federal government might change. They might get their way, but it’s going to take a while. State officials are preparing to ask for an extension of its “1115 waiver” from Medicaid managed care requirements and have discussed adding a year to what they’re requesting — the better to accommodate whatever changes are coming. The state House and Senate meet for 140 days in every odd-numbered year. What they don’t get done either waits a couple of years or gets addressed in special sessions called by the governor. Part of the trick in 2017 will be writing a two-year budget that will hold for two years. If legislators can’t do that, or if the federal government later makes huge changes that require the state to rewrite its budget and some of its laws, lawmakers will have to come back early. The session will start as though nothing has changed. State programs that link to federal money — transportation, education, immigration and health and human services are examples — are shaped around federal laws and rules. They’ll stay that way unless the rules change. Some of the incoming president’s promises are more general. Building a wall on the border could change immigration and commerce, whether that turns out to be an actual wall, a fence, a phalanx of cameras and drones or a combination of those things. An enormous national infrastructure program of the scale that Trump talked about during the campaign — roads, bridges, waterworks, etc. — would bring physical change and also could ripple through the state budget. First, he’s got to get his administration into place. He’s got to talk Congress into putting his programs and policies into effect. Whatever comes of that would have to be sent to the states, customized, fiddled with and implemented. Even emergency projects like the federal Troubled Asset Relief Program signed into law by then-president George W. Bush eight years ago, in the wake of a dire financial sector crisis, take months to bring to full speed. Trump is coming into office with some big proposals, but they’re not emergencies. This is going to take a while. The Legislature convenes in about a month and stays in Austin for five more. Whatever federal changes are coming are probably not going to be on their plates this time. Ross Ramsey is executive editor and co-founder of The Texas Tribune. This article originally appeared in The Texas Tribune at https://www.texastribune.org/2016/12/05/analysis-austin-texas-and-washington-dc-literally-/. Texas Budget Is it Fake News, Voter Fraud or “Identity Politics”? It’s a Mix of All Why states are facing unexpected Medicaid costs in 2017 The Texas Debates: The Race For Governor In Dallas (video) What the polls say about Julian Castro and the other vanishing Latino candidates Villalba: Donald Trump is the death of the Republican Party by Jason Villalba

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scottbono Post by scottbono on Jan 10, 2014 15:35:48 GMT -5 Have you heard the Jimi Hendrix version of the “Star Spangled Banner’’? He played it a Woodstock in 1969, and for an Ex-Paratrooper he played it beautifully. Ian...Woodstock? You date us, my friend! But I agree, he did a good job. My alltime favorite vocal rendition was Whitney Houston's - granted she lip-synched it. Right up there (vocals) is 'Battle Hymn of the Republic' done by the West Point glee club. 'Mansions of the Lord' is a tear-jerker for me, too. ‘The difference between genius and stupidity is that even genius has its limits.’ Scott: Please don't overlook the fact that Baltimore was the birthplace of the Liberty Ship, the first being SS Patrick Henry built at the Bethlehem Steel Fairfield Yard. The ship (at least the type) that won World War II. How could I forget!? My first real job out of high school was in 'tool repair' at the Fairfield yard! It was well said, back in the day, America was truly the arsenal of democracy. Liberty ships...kept everyone in the war (for our side). Well it is painfully obvious to me that neither of you have heard the blind drunk at the I Bar version of Down From Heaven Comes Eleven. I agree with you on that version of Battle Hymn. Jan 10, 2014 14:08:58 GMT -5 scottbono said: Scott, a Hopkins LAX logo, no wonder you have problems with English, heck the fact that you are on a site concerned with history is amazing in and of itself. Just kidding! I have monitored this site many times, and garnered much worthwhile info. This discussion prompted my first reply, as it alludes to Peter Thompson and his tale, a story I have yet to figure out. Thank you all for the education and food for thought. The fact I am from BALTIMORE explains any problem I have with the English language. As to history? Hmmm...considering B'more is the home of Fort McHenry, the Battle of North Point and The Star Spangled Banner I have some basics; at least a bit more than most who sing the anthem at sports events, funerals and the like . Small point and almost trivial but for its historic impact (literally); British troops advanced up the coast in Maryland, led by General Robert Ross and Vice-Admiral Alexander Cockburn. Ross was a veteran of Waterloo and commanded a brigade of troops veterans of the same battle. The Americans established a defensive line along North Point under Brigadier John Strickland. During the battle, an unnamed sniper shot Ross in the chest. The resultant demoralization (among other things) of the British troops resulted in them embarking on ships out in the Patapsco River awaiting neutralization of Fort McHenry guarding the Baltimore harbor. Of course the result of that is well known however, but for, perhaps, a well-aimed sniper ball, the whole outcome would have been far different. Not only that, but we wouldn't have Captain Harvey's... Last Edit: Jan 10, 2014 15:52:28 GMT -5 by scottbono What a segue; from the blind drunk at the I Bar to "To Anacreon in Heaven" - the drinking tune to which 'The Battle of Fort McHenry' was set - producing our national anthem. History has its sense of humor. North Point was a pivotal battle, and it is said that the sniper who whacked Ross was a member of what is known today as the 175th Infantry (Fifth Maryland). Back in the day the 2nd Battalion was headquartered at North Point, very near the battlefield. The Brits would still have to make it past the fortification at the recently mentioned Patterson Park though, and that ground is formidable. I do think had those RN ships been able to get closer to McHenry they just might have reduced it to rubble. As it was they were fairly fat out near where the Key Bridge is now. Could not get any closer I suspect due to the pinching of the land mass near where the Fairfield Yard is narrowing the entrance to the Inner Harbor. I've always marveled about that bombardment - 25 hours from mortar and rocket barges (famous Congreave rockets) with next to no damage done and one civilian death. I think, perhaps, the line of scuttled ships along the reaches of the Patapsco may have raised a caution sign to the British naval commander(s), hence the distance kept. I have contemplated, many times, those men under Armistead at the fort, being shelled all the time. I'm quite sure they found little of the glory the national anthem hails. As for Patterson Park, it's my understanding that around Hampstead Hill the Brit Col. Arthur Brooke estimated he faced 22,000 militia and 100 cannon behind earthworks - Cockburn out in the river couldn't neutralize one of the main batteries (memory says it was named 'Rogers Bastion') and Brooke withdrew. But you're correct pointing out the narrowing channel there and the scuttled ships added to the challenge. I once, from the sea wall at McHenry, observed HMS Intrepid come through there and into the Inner Harbor, and she took it very slow past those narrows I am also from the Baltimore area(A. A. County). Much good history near all of central MD, B&O Rail Road founded 1827, Tom Thumb R.R. run from Balt.-Ellicott Mills, B-57 Bomber built and tested at G.L. Martin (Middle River), Antietam Battle, Orioles, Colts, much history in Annapolis, and etc. I am even old enough to have taken one of the last rides on the Ferry, before the Bay Bridge opened. Maybe I am history as well! I am a great grandson of a Santee Sioux, who moved east and married a girl from Baltimore when Inkpaduta went west. My reason to butt in on time line discussion is that much would have had to have been compressed into a very short time, if Native Americans are to be believed. Time and distance issues are critical here, not to mention played out horses. I am not sure Stab or any other scouts had time to ride back and forth while attempting to steal ponies. I think their stories are as much to curry favor with their employers as anything else. While the native Americans of that era did not express time in the conventional way we do, they make it clear that from the time Reno attacked to the time Custer was cut off at the river, Stab would have had little time for pony wrangling and riding east to west then west to east. Thoughts? The fact I am from BALTIMORE explains any problem I have with the English language. As to history? Hmmm...considering B'more is the home of Fort McHenry, the Battle of North Point and The Star Spangled Banner I have some basics; at least a bit more than most who sing the anthem at sports events, funerals and the like ... much would have had to have been compressed into a very short time, if Native Americans are to be believed. Time and distance issues are critical here, not to mention played out horses. I am not sure Stab or any other scouts had time to ride back and forth while attempting to steal ponies.... While the native Americans of that era did not express time in the conventional way we do, they make it clear that from the time Reno attacked to the time Custer was cut off at the river, Stab would have had little time for pony wrangling and riding east to west then west to east. Many of the Indian accounts contain considerable time-compression, so you are correct about that. As for Stab, he was a scout-corporal, and one of the older Rees on the campaign. Whether or not that had anything to do with it, he was not involved in any of the horse-stealing: he never crossed the river. In all likelihood his horse broke down: he is considered one of several Ree stragglers, only joining the thieves somewhere short of Reno Hill. As for the time-lines involved in this event, you don't pin the tail on the Indian donkey. And contrary of the beliefs and desires of so many "students," writers, and historians, this whole shebang took a lot less time than most believe, starting earlier and ending earlier. The consensus is the Custer fighting ended somewhere between 5:20 and 6:20, in either case 40 minutes to an hour and forty minutes too late. Where your doubts run into trouble, however, is in your perception of events. I doubt very seriously if scouts rode "back and forth while attempting to steal ponies." First of all, Varnum lost all his Ree scouts during the trek down Reno Creek and there are no indications any Rees preceded Custer's column by any great distance. We know they were ahead somewhat, however, because they certainly didn't stop while Custer divided his regiment and we also know Hare and Varnum moved ahead of the command. We also know Rees reached the lone tepee ahead of Custer, so their horses-- as a group-- couldn't have been that fatigued. As for the pony-stealers, we have accounts from Varnum, Wallace, Davern, Hare, and others, telling us the scouts preceded Reno down the valley (on his left), closer to the pony herds, some of which were being driven-- and in all likelihood, overtaken by the scouts-- by young boys who fled. So again, the pony theft took place prior to Reno dismounting and well before Custer reached 3,411. The Ree accounts hold up extremely well when distances are considered and they are tied in with attendant events related by whites. As for the condition of their horses, I find no reason to believe they were any worse off than the troopers' and since they were generally smaller and had greater stamina-- so I am told-- overall, they were probably in better shape than most. You are correct, however, and most people do not know there were several Ree stragglers, so all in all, there is validity to some of your argument. As for Custer being "cut off at the river," you need to be more specific: where? And "cut off..."? Personally, I find there was plenty of time for the scouts to do all they said they did and at reasonable speeds, speeds not causing any breakdowns... or at least many breakdowns. I have asked you to provide specifics. If you wish me to do the same, I would be happy to oblige... within reason. Specifics, lets see if I can comply. First Native American horses were smaller, more agile, and generally faster, over short distances. They were much like the quarter horse of today. There is a story of one soldier who broke through the Native American lines and even with a exhausted horse would have out distanced those chasing him had he not shot himself. Custer cut off and shot at Medicine Tail Coulee, probably less than 30mins. after Reno's initial attack. Which also leads me to think Curley, Custer, girl B.S.. I maybe wrong regarding Stab, it would not be the first time. Only stating what I have heard/ read. Post by wild on Jan 10, 2014 21:09:49 GMT -5 There is a story of one soldier who broke through the Native American lines and even with a exhausted horse would have out distanced those chasing him had he not shot himself. And there is the story of the last sighting of Captain Smith of Titanic fame.He was seen in the water handing a child into one of the lifeboats. First Native American horses were smaller, more agile, and generally faster, over short distances. They were much like the quarter horse of today. A gallop depends on the horse’s condition and athletic ability. Some horses are not built to run fast and may only do a fast canter at their best; however, the gallop is about 30 MPH. Thoroughbreds, which are bred for running distance but not speed, have been clocked at over 40 MPH. Quarter horses, bred and raced for short distances at speed, can reach 50 MPH in short bursts. The distance from the divide to Ford A is 11.81 miles and I believe Custer made that trip at a pace somewhat under 9 MPH. I do not find that an onerous speed, especially since I do not believe it was done methodically. In other words, the move was made in speed-ups and slow-downs, even to the point of walking. For a horse tired and somewhat worn-out, that may have been too much, regardless. There were 24 Ree scouts (excluding Bloody Knife who rode with Custer until the lone tepee) and excluding Stab, six stragglers. That represents 25%, a far greater percentage than fell out among the soldiers (1.4%). In addition, there were four Dakota and six Crow scouts, none of whom fell out. By the way, I do not include Stab as a straggler, though some historians/writers do. There are indications Stab rode with Benteen, then moved ahead of him, re-joining his friends, so I carry him with Benteen, at least initially. In all likelihood, this was Corporal Foley of C Company. Custer cut off and shot at Medicine Tail Coulee, probably less than 30mins. after Reno's initial attack. First of all, I do not buy the Custer-shot-at-Ford B business. To me, it is one of the most troublesome theories leading to too many unanswerable questions, and while some prominent members of this board buy it hook, line, and sinker, to me it is unsupportable, illogical, and makes a mockery out of any move north... where, of course, all the bodies were found. Even contemporaries of the day refused to buy into it. Generally, it is most used by Custer-apologists trying to explain away accusations of his bungling. They needn't bother. As for the timing you present, it is way off the mark and I do not know from where you got it... pardon the correction or what must seem like school-marming... but like most timing statements, it is also unsupportable. First of all, indications are that Reno started down the LBH valley and dismounted his command at 1:35 PM. Custer reached Ford B at 2:55 PM. Reno was already on his hilltop. Which also leads me to think Curley, Custer, girl B.S. Not sure what you mean by this, but if that is a comment impugning Curley's literary contributions, I quite agree with you. Last Edit: Jan 10, 2014 21:30:47 GMT -5 by fred Post by bc on Jan 11, 2014 1:58:09 GMT -5 Not quite on the quarter horses. They are built big, wide, and tall. They have large front shoulders and rear hips. That is what gives them the power to run those short distances. They have a shorter torso than a thorobred but still longer than the native american horse. Today's mustang are like the native american horses and the regular cav used a lot of them as well. I've owned quarter horses and have mustangs now. The mustang, like the NA horses they came from (and before that they were Spanish horses), are generally smaller, leaner, and shorter. Small hips and shoulders. They are built for loping and trotting for long distances and in the wild today they can run for miles. They weigh a lot less. Most people around here have quarter horses especially for ranch work, roping, and rodeo. They are made to be quick out of the gate. Jan 10, 2014 21:20:10 GMT -5 fred said: I do not blame Custer in any way for bungling, but if he was shot at ford B and the command decided to return to the hilltop to wait for support of Benteen and the packs their demise was then assured. Even if wounded Custer, himself could have called for this withdrawal. He could see that he was going to lose too many of his command to pull off his grand scheme of capturing the women and children, in a timely fashion. There were more warriors left in this area of the camp than expected. He would also have needed medical attention post haste. I think someone else in the command structure made the call. They returned to what they considered high ground and hunkered down, in a deployed fashion, to wait for the support that would never come. Even if Benteen had arrived it would have only meant a greater slaughter around LSH. I can take "school marming", to learn is to live. It was my understanding that once Custer knew that Reno was engaged, and the warriors were massing in the lower end of the camp, he moved as rapidly as possible to ford B, already preselected by the scouts. I consider myself "marmed"

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Sea turtles may be endangered but after an encounter with marine biologist, Jack Brandon, nothing will stop Sara Hart from naming her deli, Turtle Soup. When Jack takes a job at the Georgia Aquarium, Sara finds the environmental poster boy at her door, hungry and carrying a chip on his shoulder. Neither thinks the other has what it takes, until a scuba class reveals what lies beneath the surface. Get your copy on AMAZON Read for FREE with Kindle Unlimited "You really think you're too good for anyone, don't you?" Sara's voice shook. "That you're some kind of celebrity because National Geographic made you their cover boy? Well let me tell you something, Jack. I don't need a world seal of approval to help me sleep at night. I don't need looks or money to buy me a circle of friends, and I don't need some beach bum telling me what I am." Looking embarrassed, Jack dropped her hands. In a low voice, he said, "If that's who you think I am than you can leave." "Thank you," Sara shouted, "I will!" She flung the door open on the way. The planner was still in the middle of the hallway, a few pages hanging out of it. She gave it a vicious kick, and it smacked into the wall. "That's what I think about you and your stupid foundation," she shouted over her shoulder. She kicked it again and again until pages scattered everywhere. He was still watching from his office door, looking like he wanted to shove a sock in her mouth. All around the office, people sidled into range to see more. Satisfied she'd humiliated him, she took the stairs to the ground floor. She wanted to be exhausted when she walked out of the place. She wanted to feel so tired, she would never have the energy to come back. “Turtle Soup is a wonderful sweet romance full of humor and heartbreak, not to mention descriptions so vivid you can almost smell the soup…” E.A. West @Goodreads.com “Clean romance, great stories, real people who you can relate to. Real problems. Real and raw emotions. I would recommend this book.” @Amazon.com “…Sweet and sassy romance. The characters were richly developed…” @Amazon.com Author Danielle Thorne Danielle Thorne is the author of classic romance and adventure in several genres. She loves Jane Austen, pirates, beaches, cookies, antiques, cats, dogs, and long naps. She does not like phone calls or sushi. A graduate of Ricks College and BYU-Idaho, Danielle saw early work published by Every Day Fiction, Arts and Prose Magazine, Mississippi Crow, The Nantahala Review, StorySouth, and... you get the idea. Besides writing, she's edited for both Solstice and Desert Breeze Publishing. Her growing blog, The Balanced Writer, focuses on writing, life, and the pursuit of peace and happiness. Currently, Danielle freelances as a non-fiction author, copywriter, and editor, while waiting to hear from readers like you through her website. During free time, which means when Netflix is down, she combs through feedback and offers virtual hugs for reviews. Her next historical romance is coming soon. Giveaway Details Ends 10/8/18 Open only to those who can legally enter, receive and use money sent via Paypal or gift codes via Amazon.com. Winning Entry will be verified prior to prize being awarded. No purchase necessary. You must be 18 or older to enter or have your parent enter for you. The winner will be chosen by rafflecopter and announced here as well as emailed and will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen. This giveaway is in no way associated with Facebook, Twitter, Rafflecopter or any other entity unless otherwise specified. The number of eligible entries received determines the odds of winning. This giveaway was organized by Kathy from I Am A Reader and sponsored by the author. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.

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The Downing Street Minutes Shakespeare's Sister, who has been the organizing force behind the Big Brass Alliance, has her Downing Street post up. It's thorough, and it's well written, and I heartily encourage everyone who comes here to give it a look. But here's the purpose of the alliance--to spread this specific part of the message: Our intention is to tenaciously pursue this story, even if the mainstream media will not, and vigorously support the efforts of Congressman John Conyers of Michigan, the Ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, and After Downing Street, a Coalition of veterans' groups, peace groups, and political activist groups, which launched on May 26, 2005 a campaign to urge the U.S. Congress to begin a formal investigation into whether President Bush has committed impeachable offenses in connection with the Iraq war. I bolded what was to me the most important part of that statement, because I want to make absolutely clear what we're asking for--we want a formal investigation. We're not asking for impeachment proceedings. We're asking that the House of Representatives do its job and act as a check on the Executive branch, not its toady. I've said it before--I expect nothing to come of this request. The Republican leadership in the House is corrupt and beyond reclamation and will never desert their President. But still we must make the demand that they do their duty, if only to require them to make a public repudiation of it. The information that has come out thus far warrants an investigation, an honest and open investigation, and should the House leadership refuse this request, as they almost certainly will, then they will have said clearly and openly that they have put partisan politics above their duties as public citizens, and over the oaths they took to defend the Constitution of the United States. Is that what Jesus was talking about? Scary article in Harper's magazine called Soldiers of Christ. It's largely about Pastor Ted, the most powerful evangelical you've probably never heard of. He runs the New Life mega-mega-mega church in Colorado Springs, and has at least the pull of James Dobson, if not more. I haven't finished the article yet, both because it's long and because I keep getting scared of this place the more I read about it. But about halfway through, I came upon this quote, and I think it says pretty much all that needs to be said about Pastor Ted: “They’re pro-free markets, they’re pro-private property,” he said. “That’s what evangelical stands for.” I think Jesus might have disagreed a bit with that description of evangelical. In fact, I think I'll let Jesus speak for himself As you go, preach this message: 'The kingdom of heaven is near.' Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received, freely give. Do not take along any gold or silver or copper in your belts; take no bag for the journey, or extra tunic, or sandals or a staff; for the worker is worth his keep. That's from Matthew 10:7-10, New International Version. That doesn't sound very pro-free market, pro-private property to me, but hey, I'm not Pastor Ted either. On Memorial Day My mom's side of the family has a long record of military service, clear back to the Revolutionary War. I know this because of a family tree project I did in 5th grade--my granddad, who was in the Navy for both WWII and Korea, gave me an entire tree dating back almost 250 years for his family. Wish I still had it. That tradition pretty much ended with my mom's generation, because my grandmother became a Jehovah's Witness, and raised all her children as such. They in turn passed it along to my generation, and while some of us have moved away from the church, we've never quite gotten back into the military tradition. I almost did, about 7 years ago. I was twenty-eight, a junior in college, and a lot of my fraternity brothers were in the Reserves. It paid for college, and they got both a drill check every month and the GI Bill. Clinton was President and we hadn't had any major callups since Gulf War I, so I looked into it. I got as far as the physical, and found I had a slight depth perception problem, which meant that I couldn't go into the speciality I'd signed on for. Nothing else they had to offer interested me, so I caught the bus home with everyone else who had taken the oath. I've never regretted that decision, and in fact I celebrate it now, faced as we are with a war that I find despicable in every possible way. For all I know, I may have fraternity brothers over there right now--I lost track of most of them when I went to grad school six years ago--and I will mourn them if they fall. I respect and honor their service. But I don't respect or honor this war, this president, this Defense Department, or anyone who suggested that this war was either necessary or a good idea. You folks can all rot in hell. Earlier this year in workshop, a number of us got on a tear and started writing political poems. It's not something I've done very much. I worry about being didactic instead of artful. But I did write one, and I'm going to post it here today for Memorial Day. Everyman and the National Guard My friend Jesus, backstage in a crown-of-thorns bikini bottom and a floor length faux mink. I, practicing a benediction in Confession’s regalia (dress rehearsal that night, you know) To remember thy Saviour was scourged for thee with sharp scourges and suffered it patiently took the meeting as a sign. Jesus told me how in Maine he’d pissed his feet to keep them from freezing-—I thought about the photo clipping thumbtacked to the frat house corkboard; frostbitten toes, blackened, separated from their feet. It came from the Army Times my roommate got when he joined the Reserves. I spent two days once, taking the ASVAB, getting a physical, ready to sign a six year hitch-— they’d cover tuition and pay me besides. I stood in boxer shorts with thirty others, in a room so tiled it echoed breathing. One man squeaked his bare feet on the floor, squinching the arches perceptibly higher so he wouldn’t be sent home. The best advice the sergeant gave us was not to clench during the hernia exam; when I had to duck behind the curtain, I wondered if Jesus would let a doctor, let anyone slide a thumb up his ass and grab his balls, would turn his head and cough for the promise of only one weekend a month, two weeks a year. In the depth-perception exam, I couldn’t pick a pale yellow dotted six out of a green dotted background, so I didn’t take the oath—-the Army wasn’t so desperate then. I learned in 2002 that my old roommate, six months before the end of his hitch, three weeks before his Master’s defense, went to Kabul to rebuild the airport we’d bombed the hell out of. I told him to watch his ass and keep his feet warm. Let's get those soldiers home so we can appreciate their lives instead of remembering their deaths. They fired her? This is another one of those "what the hell?" stories. EAST LYNNE, Mo. - Seven of 10 classroom teachers in a tiny school district resigned after a colleague was fired for helping an 11-year-old girl who was left alone in a playground to pick up rocks as punishment. The fourth-grader in the East Lynne School District in Cass County was assigned the task last September for refusing to do her schoolwork, but she was unsupervised except for a security camera. The playground was near a road but inside a fence. The fired teacher, Christa Price, went to the principal — who is also the district superintendent — and asked him to reconsider the punishment, but he wouldn’t. So on her free period, Price helped the girl pick up rocks. Other teachers watched the girl the next day. At contract time in March, Superintendent Dan Doerhoff recommended firing Price, a popular teacher who had had good performance evaluations, for insubordination. Seven other teachers then chose not to return their contracts. Huh? There's nothing about this principal's decision that makes the slightest bit of sense, other than the possibility that he didn't like having his authority challenged and decided to take it out on a teacher who stuck up for a student. I'd like to think that I'd have at least done the same, perhaps even called the child inside and taken the heat for it. Picking up rocks because she didn't do her schoolwork? That's nuts. The fact that the principal is also the district superintendent sounds like a horrible idea as well--where are teachers and others in the community to go with disputes? And as the article points out, this guy is continuing to be a dick because he won't sign her certification renewal so she can get another job--claims it would be inconsistent and "it could put me in a pickle." I get the feeling you're already in a pickle if this gets national play--leaving a small child in an unsupervised yard near a road with only a security camera to protect her? Was anyone even watching the camera? If this child had disappeared, Doerhoff would be public idiot number one. Not quite sure what to make of this It's an odd story that conflicts me in some ways. Take a read NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A mother faces criminal charges after she hired a stripper to dance at her 16-year-old son’s birthday party. Anette Pharris, 34, has been indicted by a grand jury on charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor and involving a minor in obscene acts. The boy’s father, the stripper and two others also face charges. “I tried to do something special for my son,” Pharris said. “It didn’t harm him.” Now the easy thing to do is point and laugh, so I'll do that first. You've got to be pretty dumb to think that this is a good idea, especially if you're involving your son's underage friends. She may have a defense for hiring the stripper for her kid, but letting the friends get in on it was just stupid. But that said, the mother does have a point, at least in this respect. By 16, I had my own porn stash, and if I'd had a chance to see a woman naked, I'd have jumped at it, as most 16 year old boys would. I'd snuck into bad movies just to see a titty or two. And that was twenty years ago. Advertising and popular culture is forever pushing the limits of what's acceptable in terms of sexuality involving people below the arbitrary age we've set for adulthood, and looking at the age differnce between this mother and her son (she was apparently 18 when she had him), it wouldn't surprise me in the least if he's already sexually active, and perhaps on his way to becoming a teen father in his own right. And here's the point where I get conflicted. Child abuse laws are necessary, no doubt, but they're always treading that fine line between governmental interference and personal judgment, and there's no way to change that. But there's a reason that they tend to focus on physical abuse--that's because physical abuse, even sexual, can usually be proven with physical evidence. But is this abuse? Do these parents have the right to teach their kid about sexuality in a way of their choosing? Sure, I may not agree with the method--I'm certainly not taking my daughter to the Chippendales for her sweet sixteen--but I also know that kids develop sexually at different paces, and the only reason we have a bright line definition of 18 is that we've got to have one somewhere and we agreed upon 18 as a society. Not to be flip about this, but here's one more indication of the intelligence level of the parent here. She got busted because she took pictures and the drug store turned her in when she got them developed. Lady--digital cameras are the way to go if there's going to be nudity involved. Jeez. The Big Brass Alliance Shakespeare's Sister has done some organizing and has put together this group, called Big Brass Alliance, a take off of Big Brass Blog in order to support After Downing Street. Confused yet? Anyway, After Downing Street is a coalition in its own right, and they're asking Congress to begin investigations into the information coming out of Britain about the Bush Administration's conduct as regards intelligence in the run-up to the Iraq War. The media is treating the overall story as little more than a curiosity right now, and that's about all they'll treat it as unless we make a lot of noise. Now, I'm realistic about what we can accomplish. There won't be any investigation into anything unless we win control of a House of Congress in 2006, so first things first. I'm also of the opinion that talk of impeachment is not only premature, but is potentially counterproductive, as it makes us look like ineffectual whiners. That said, I'll still support this effort because I think the plusses outweight the negatives. It's important that the way the Bush administration fixed intelligence to say what they wanted it to stays in the public eye for the next year and a half and even beyond. It's important that we hang this albatross around not only the Bush administration, but around the necks of every Republican congressperson who supported him. So count me in. I'm part of the Big Brass Alliance now. Got some pictures developed today These are the first I've taken with my new camera--my trusty Nikon N2000 died a month ago and it killed me. That camera had taken some truly incredible shots for me over the last five years--made me look like a far better photographer than I think I am. So now, I have a Nikon N75 which I've basically been using as a point-and-shoot until I get it figured out. I'm going to try some black and white on my trip across the country in a couple of weeks--got a red filter and everything--and we'll see how those come out as well. I shoot film pretty much all the time right now--I've had digital in the past and would use it again without reservation, but I can't afford the digital SLR I want, so I'm sticking with film for now. There's just something so satisfying about the tactile sensation of holding a snapshot in your hand. But since publishing pictures online is a stone bitch without a digital camera, I settle for second best--I get the pics on a cd when I get them developed. That's what you're seeing here. And for any weekend photogs out there, even using your basic point and shoot camera, take this one piece of advice. Get your pics developed by a camera shop, and not by Wal-Mart, Walgreens, or any other place that doesn't specialize. You'll pay more, but the color in your pictures will amaze you. I'm convinced that I'm the least important part of my picture taking success--it's the camera and the developing. So anyway, these pictures are of a mural a block off Mission St, between 22nd and 23rd. I happened upon the mural when looking for a parking spot and didn't have my camera on me at the time, so I went back deliberately for this (and for the Popeye's Chicken on the corner--my one fast food craving to this day). The first is of the mural and the second is a detail of the remote control in the right bottom of the mural. The mural is titled "Do Androids Dream?" and it was done by the Precita Eyes Urban Youth Art Class. Out of the mouths of babes, I believe the Book says. You know what this is a crappy picture of? That's a crappy picture of my crappy ankle which I sprained--and I'm not making this up--crossing the street on my way to yet another dentist's appointment. No crazy potholes, no psycho cabbies to dodge--crossing the goddamn street and it just rolled under me and I knew I was screwed. At least it was at the dentist's, so I spent a good portion of the next three hours on my back with my ankle elevated (and the assistant even went to the oral surgery for a couple of ice packs for me. I can limp on it, and it doesn't hurt presently, although whether that's from the handfuls of ibuprofen, the ice packs, or the 126 proof whiskey I've been drinking (and am now completely out of, alas) or a combination of the three, I don't know, but it would have to happen on Memorial Day weekend when I've got, for the first time in recent memory, social engagements out the ass, not to mention packing to do. And I don't even have my Amy here to listen to me bitch and whine. Waaaaaaaaaah! I'm such a little baby when I get hurt. It's happened again Those of you who flinch at f-bombs might just want to click a link or open your bookmarks and go somewhere else until I post again, 'cuz it's about to get ugly up in here. Remember how I went off on a 4th Circuit Court ruling about discrimination against non-Judeo-Christian religion? Well, fuck, fuck, fuckity, fuck fuck fuck, I'm pissed again, and perhaps even more than then. Who the fuck does this judge think he is? An Indianapolis father is appealing a Marion County judge's unusual order that prohibits him and his ex-wife from exposing their child to "non-mainstream religious beliefs and rituals." The parents practice Wicca, a contemporary pagan religion that emphasizes a balance in nature and reverence for the earth. Cale J. Bradford, chief judge of the Marion Superior Court, kept the unusual provision in the couple's divorce decree last year over their fierce objections, court records show. The order does not define a mainstream religion. Read it again to make sure that you got it. This isn't one parent asking for a court order against another parent, which, while it would be despicable, would at least be tactically understandable. No, this is a judge imposing this order on parents. He's decided that they are not to be allowed to teach their children the religion they follow. How did this asshat get to be a judge? Who does this fucker think he is to tell two parents--parents who obviously aren't fighting over religion even though they're getting divorced--that they can't teach their kid the tenets of their faith? Take out the word Wicca and replace it with any christian sect and imagine the shitstorm that would follow. Replace it with Catholic, with Baptist, Episcopalian, Methodist, Mormon. Hell, replace it with Jehovah's Witness and you'd still get some clamor, even though they scare most of the other christian sects. Why? Because most religious people understand that the teaching of articles of faith is one of the most personal, private, family matters that exists. You just don't fuck with that. But this guy did, and I guarantee you he did it because he thought he could get away with it because the parents aren't christian. And the scariest part of all this is that in this country, at this point in time, he just might. Not that that will stop the parents from teaching their kid about Wicca--you may as well believe in the Easter Bunny as believe that those parents will stop. But it's really sad that we've come to this point. Let me point out one thing here--I don't know the religious beliefs of the judge in question. I don't know if he's an evangelical or an Dominionist or an atheist or just an idiot, but I know this much--he's not on solid legal ground here, and the appellate court better get this one right. Excellent question Diarist freepress4all over at the Daily Kos asks How does Dobson stay tax exempt? I have no idea, but you can bet the IRS will be climbing through the colons of any liberal religious group that decides to get involved in party politics. It had to happen I am certain that this attitude is not the prevailing one among American christians, but can you imagine what the reaction is going to be in the Middle East when it gets broadcast? Filibuster compromise Just got home from work and haven't read all the stories yet, but here's my first reaction--I don't like it. Kos is spinning it as the best we could do considering we only had 49 sure votes backing us and we needed two more to be assured of victory. Here's What's Left isn't happy, but hopes that the conventional wisdom will evenutally be that the Dems won this one and Frist looks weak as a result. Avedon, subbing for Atrios, doesn't like it. And DHinMI over at the Next Hurrah is saying that victory is ours if we can claim it. Here's why I don't like it. I looked at it as a win-win propostion, as long as we took it to the hoop. If the Republican "moderates" didn't cave to their leadership, then we defeated the nuclear option, and those odious nominees never make it to the bench. If they caved, and the filibuster is gone, then we suffer a bit for the moment, but we do better in the long term, because no matter how the Republican leadership would try to limit this only to judicial nominations, in the end, it would involve other legislation--the filibuster would be gone for good--and the Republicans won't always be in power. We'd have a shot at really pushing through some progressive legislation, and the second they started to bitch, we'd be able to say "what's your problem? You're the fuckers who changed the rules to get rid of the filibuster, so shut it and cast your up or down vote on Chief Justice Dennis Kucinich, bitches." Of course, I'm living in my own reality, I realize, as the Democratic party I'm a member of would never have the stones to keep the filibuster off the books once they returned to power, but I can dream, can't I? Howard Dean on Meet the Press Here's the transcript and here are some highlights: MR. RUSSERT: But is it appropriate for a physician to mock somebody who has gone into therapy and the abuse for drug addiction? DR. DEAN: Here's the point I was trying--as most of these things are taken by the Republicans, spun around Washington saying this in a one sentence, which I generally had said. But then they're sort of manipulated around, saying this is the kind of thing he said. The Rush Limbaugh comment was one that I made about Rush Limbaugh, and I also said something about Bill O'Reilly. The problem is not that these folks have problems. They do, and they have problems in the case of a drug addiction. That's a medical problem. And I respect those who clearly, in my profession, who are trying to overcome their problems. The problem is it is galling to Democrats, 48 percent of us who did not support the president, it is galling to be lectured to about moral values by folks who have their own problems. Hypocrisy is a value that I think has been embraced by the Republican Party. We get lectured by people all day long about moral values by people who have their own moral shortcomings. I don't think we ought to give a whole lot of lectures to people--I think the Bible says something to the effect that be careful when you talk about the shortcomings of somebody else when you haven't removed the mote from your own eye. And I don't think we ought to be lectured to by Republicans who have got all these problems themselves. Rush Limbaugh has made a career of belittling other people and making jokes about President Clinton, about Mrs. Clinton and others. I don't think he's in any position to do that, nor do I think Bill O'Reilly is in a position to abuse families of survivors of 9/11, given his own ethical shortcomings. Everybody has ethical shortcomings. We ought not to lecture each other about our ethical shortcomings. MR. RUSSERT: But should you jump in the fray and be mocking those kind of people? DR. DEAN: I will use whatever position I have in order to root out hypocrisy. I'm not going to be lectured as a Democrat--we've got some pretty strong moral values in my party, and maybe we ought to do a better job standing up and fighting for them. Our moral values, in contradiction to the Republicans', is we don't think kids ought to go to bed hungry at night. Our moral values say that people who work hard all their lives ought to be able to retire with dignity. Our moral values say that we ought to have a strong, free public education system so that we can level the playing field. Our moral values say that what's going on in Indian country in this country right now in terms of health care and education is a disgrace, and for the president of the United States to cut back on health-care services all over America is wrong. Democrats have strong moral values. Frankly, my moral values are offended by some of the things I hear on programs like "Rush Limbaugh," and we don't have to put up with that. Our problem in this party is we didn't stand up early enough and fight back against folks like that who thought they were going to push us around and bully us, and we're not going to do it anymore. MR. RUSSERT: It's interesting. You said that the issue is are we going to live in a theocracy where the highest powers tell us what to do? And I was reading the Pew Research Center where they went out and surveyed 11,000 of your closest advisers... DR. DEAN: Right. MR. RUSSERT: ...contributors, activists, volunteers. It was quite striking. Dean activists vs. all Democrats--attend attend church seldom or never, 59 percent of Dean activists seldom or never as opposed to 25 percent of all Democrats; 92 percent white, 82 percent liberal, 45 percent over 75,000. Is your base secular, affluent, white and liberal? DR. DEAN: I think not quite as much as the Pew folks. That was a very fascinating study. The only methodological problem is they only went on the Internet, and, therefore, you could answer or could not. But I think it's a great piece. Look, I fit into some of those categories. I don't go to church all that much. I consider myself a deeply religious person. I consider myself a Christian. And I don't--you know, some of the other Christians would dare to say that I'm not a Christian. Frankly, it's what gets my ire up. We get back to the Rush Limbaugh stuff. I am sick of being told what I and what I'm not by other people. I'll tell you what I am. I'm a committed Christian. And the fact of whether I go to church or not, people can say whether I should or shouldn't, I worship in my own way. It came out in the campaign that I pray every night. That's my business. That's not the business of the pharisees who are going to preach to me about what I do and then do something else. You know, I care about values a lot. And one of the reasons that I care a lot is because of my upbringing. And it was a--I grew up in a Christian household. Now, because I grew up--I'm a congregationalist. People say, "Well, those are liberals." Well, since when do Christians get tagged liberal or conservative? You either believe in the teachings of Jesus or you don't. I do. And I'm not ashamed to admit it. But I don't go around wearing it on my sleeve. And I think that's a private matter. And I'm happy to talk about it. I've been through a political campaign. There are a lot of folks to whom, you know, that's very important. I respect that. But I'm not going to be lectured to about my own private morality and my own private business by people who don't have the mote taken out of their own eye. There's lots of other good stuff in there as well. Worth reading. I don't know where I saw this story first, but it's too funny to go unblogged here: The following cautionary tale must surely rate in the top five of "most embarrassing things that can happen to you in public - ever". According to UK tabloid the Sun, a 33-year-old Welsh housewife ended up in hospital after wearing Ann Summers vibrating Passion Pants to her local Asda supermarket in Swansea. Unfortunately, she became "so aroused by the 2½-inch vibrating bullet inside that she fainted" then "fell against shelves and banged her head". This prompted the attendance of the paramedics who "found the black leatherette panties still buzzing". Having disabled the orgasmatronic underwear, they then whisked the senseless shopper to hospital where she made a complete recovery. Staff handed her back the Passion Pants upon discharge, discreetly concealed in a plastic bag. The offending garment? Think they sell that in white with an off-center red racing stripe? Or perhaps with a picture of Der Hasselhoff? Gonna beat the rush and get my Friday random ten up early, before I go to work. As usual, feel free to mock the music on my computer and add your own in the comments below. Little Red Rooster--Big Mama Thornton Bad Luck--Albert King with Otis Rush What's So Funny About Peace Love and Understanding--Elvis Costello Candy Man Blues--Mississippi John Hurt Life By the Drop--Stevie Ray Vaughan Keep On Movin'--Soul II Soul and Caron Wheeler The Language or the Kiss--Indigo Girls Blacking Out the Friction--Death Cab for Cutie Steel Rails--Alison Krauss The Walking Blues--Blind Snooks Eaglin As per usual, the most of the music on the list is pretty old and pretty bluesy, but thanks to my pal Brendan, I've gotten some new stuff lately--the Death Cab for Cutie is from him. I'm trying hard not to go quietly into old-fartdom. from the New York Times and then tell me again how Newsweek's story about prison abuse at Guantanamo Bay--accurate in all but a single detail about who confirmed the story--caused the recent riots in Afghanistan and other Muslim countries. If you defend this action, if you defend this administration, then you are as guilty as they are. And on a side note, Rick Santorum--Fuck you. For those of you who don't know why I'm particularly pissed at Rick Santorum today, here's an excerpt from his speech today on the floor of the Senate about the filibuster: It's the equivalent of Adolf Hitler in 1942 "I'm in Paris. how dare you invade me. How dare you bomb my city? It's mine." This is no more the rule of the Senate than it was the rule of the Senate before not to filibuster. Of all the replies I've read today, I like Steve Gilliard's the best: In 1942, the Nazi Armies owned Europe, they were marching to Stalingrad, which would be the site of one of the bloodiest battles in history. Comparing Senate rules to this is like shitting on the WWII memorial.... How easily he compared his collegues to oh, Nazis. You mean John Kerry and Tom Harkin are gonna show up to his house with some of their war buddies and toss hin into a van? He's gonna do slave labor for Michael Moore? Clean Barbra Streisand's house? Exactly how are his Democratic collegues like the Nazis? Are they meeting at Greenbrier for the final solution of the Republican Party? Are camps being built in the Sonoran desert for Republicans and will they have their property stolen? I, like the rest of the left side of the blogworld, await the denunciations of Santorum's comments to come forth from the likes of Assrocket and Little Green Fascists and Instahack (and their legions of minions). I'm not holding my breath. I'm not going to see the movie this week--I've been burned too badly by the last two pieces of shit--but hey, I took the quiz and here's who I got: Can I vote for this guy? Don't get me wrong--I love Barbara Boxer and Nancy Pelosi, but this George Galloway guy doesn't screw around. That link in the title goes to crooksandliars.com, and they've got video of George Galloway's testimony before the Senate today, in which he makes Norm Coleman look like the mental midget he is. Here's an excerpt: "Now I know that standards have slipped in the last few years in Washington, but for a lawyer you are remarkably cavalier with any idea of justice. I am here today but last week you already found me guilty. You traduced my name around the world without ever having asked me a single question, without ever having contacted me, without ever written to me or telephoned me, without any attempt to contact me whatsoever. And you call that justice. I told the world that Iraq, contrary to your claims did not have weapons of mass destruction. I told the world, contrary to your claims, that Iraq had no connection to al-Qaeda. I told the world, contrary to your claims, that Iraq had no connection to the atrocity on 9/11 2001. I told the world, contrary to your claims, that the Iraqi people would resist a British and American invasion of their country and that the fall of Baghdad would not be the beginning of the end, but merely the end of the beginning. Senator, in everything I said about Iraq, I turned out to be right and you turned out to be wrong and 100,000 people paid with their lives; 1600 of them American soldiers sent to their deaths on a pack of lies; 15,000 of them wounded, many of them disabled forever on a pack of lies. Preach it, brother! I hope his entire testimony becomes available for download, because I'd love to see it all. GM has bigger problems than pensions and health care But that's the meme that has come out of the recent news that both GM and Ford have serious financial issues and are losing market share. Sure--the expense of their health care and pension funds doesn't help matters a lot in a soft economy, but that's not the reason Ford and GM are losing market share to Toyota, who is poised to become the world's number one automaker. The problem is far more basic than that. Ford and GM vehicles suck. That's why they're not selling at premium prices, why Ford and GM are practically giving them away and providing low APR loans to move them off the lot. They're crappy cars, and have been for quite a while. If Ford and GM were making the American equivalent of the Prius--hell, if they were making the equivalent of the Corolla--we wouldn't be hearing about GM and Ford losing market share to Toyota. But they don't make the equivalent--they make crap cars that look flashy for about two years and then fall apart. There's another problem with those cars--they're not fuel efficient. Ford and GM were riding high not too long ago with the SUV craze. Their quest seemed to be to put thirty-inch rims on a school-bus, trick it out with a dvd player and a Playstation in the back for the kids, make sure it got less than 8 miles to the gallon, and then sell it for as much as they could. And they made money doing it. But they had no foresight, and this time there's no excuse, because the auto industry has been through this before. It was called the Carter administration. The OPEC oil crunch during the Carter administration is the reason companies like Toyota, Honda, Nissan (nee Datsun) and others were able to make real inroads into the American car market, and it looks like they never forgot that oil is a limited resource, and that gas wasn't always going to be cheap. Even when Toyota and the other Asian manufacturers stepped into the SUV market, they did so gingerly, and with smaller vehicles which were--surprise!--more fuel efficient and better built. So now Toyota is cleaning GM's clock, and the only reason the press can come up with is that GM spends more on health care costs and pensions. Sorry--there's far more to it than that. On the plus side, there's always the remote chance that pressure from big automakers will force the issue on universal health care, and I'd like to see that happen, but it won't solve GM's problems. Until they start looking forward and building better cars, they're not going to recapture any of the market they've lost. Newsweek, it's time to fight The headline is everywhere: Newsweek Sorry for Quran Fallout or something similar. You'd think Newsweek's reporting of allegations that have been around for over two years caused the unrest in Afghanistan or something. Of course, that's the retarded line that the entire right-wing blogosphere is pushing, not to mention Scotty McClennan's demand for a full retraction from Newsweek. So Newsweek--here are your options. You've already screwed up by taking a step backward on this story, but you can't undo that. Remember Dan Rather and 60 Minutes? They got the story right but used some iffy documents to try to take the case to the next level and got ratfucked for it. You're on even steadier ground than 60 Minutes was, but you won't win this fight if you back away from it. First thing you have to do is realize that Rove and the right-wing blogospehere accord you no respect or quarter--they will destroy you if they can, even if you back down on this story. To them, you are the enemy, and while they may not be able to put you out of circulation, if they can remove your willingness to actually report the news, they'll consider that a victory. But they will never be nice to you--you are an enemy to be destroyed, because you have strayed from the party line and must be made to pay. So you can either fight back, empty the vault of all the dirt you have accumulated on Bushco over the last five years and blast them into the ether, or you can back away, secure in the knowledge that the people on the right will never respect you as a news organization, and neither will the people on the left. You will have become just one more example of the co-opted news media. Don't do it. You've seen what's happened to Time Magazine over the last few years--in fact, you've benefited from their descent into irrelevance. you've seen what happened to CBS and 60 Minutes when they bowed to pressure. Don't follow them down. Quick update: Newsweek is fighting back, not loudly enough or strongly enough in my opinion, but they are fighting back, defending their reporting the way they should. Support them--drop them an email letting them know that you appreciate the stand they're taking and how it's necessary that they be part of an independent news media. Update 2: Stupid, stupid, stupid On moving companies and alumni discounts So we'm moving across the country in about a month--San Francisco to Fort Lauderdale--and it's expensive. But looking through our alumni association stuff from the University of Arkansas a few weeks ago, Amy came across an offer from National Van Lines offering a 62% discount on interstate moves. I pop over to the website, use their little calculator and discover that a move of that sort would very roughly run somewhere between $2,500 and $3,500. I figure, factor in my discount and I'm golden, right? I can't rent a truck and drive it across the country for that much. So I jump through the hoops--play phone tag, get someone out to look at our paltry possessions and work up an estimate. I get the call on Wednesday--the move will cost right at three grand, after the discount. When I asked how that was possible, I was informed that every customer gets a minimum of a 45% discount, and most get one somewhere between 55% and 68%, so I fell right in the middle. In other words, my wonderful 62% discount is in reality at best a 17% discount, and could actually be a +6% premium price. My girlfriend has complained to the alumni association, who told her that they've gotten other complaints and are currently working to get a deal with another company, but that'll happen too late to help me out. So I'm going to give my contact a call on Monday and blast her--I'd be a lot more tactful if I were going to just call a customer service rep that I'd not developed a relationship of any sort with. Any suggestions on subjects to cover? I'm planning on accusing the company of misleading advertising, if not outright fraudulent business practices. And in the meantime, I've rented a U-Haul. Another sign US influence is waning Brazil decided to tell the US to go sit and spin even though there was $40 million on the table. In early May, Brazil declared its defiance of American diktats abroad. The country's national AIDS commissioner, HIV doctor Pedro Chequer, turned down $40 million in US assistance for its fight against AIDS rather than sign a statement condemning prostitution. "For us it was an ethical issue," Chequer told The Nation. "We have to reach every segment of society, with no discrimination. Besides, no country is supposed to decide what another country must do." Brazil balked with good reason--their current strategy seems to be working despite the fact that prostitution is legal, a development that must have the "sex is dirty" crowd scratching their heads. The reason this is a major issue isn't so much because of Brazil--they self-fund 90% of their program according to the Nation article, and have decided to find a way to fill the gap themselves--it's because of the smaller countries, particularly in SE Asia, and even more importantly, NGOs that have precious little other options for funding, that are being forced into these situations. On an especially hypocritical note, I'd like to point out that one of the US Congressmen pushing hardest on this is Henry Hyde (R-Philanderer), he of the Clinton impeachment team who was outed as having broken up a marriage other than his own and of having an illegitimate child. Look, I don't like prostitution, but I think it ought to be decriminalized. I've never gone to one, and never will, and the people who argue that a woman ought to be able to sell her body if she chooses are being more than a touch naive about the amount of choice most prostitutes have in the matter. All that aside, prostitution is very much a reality, and in a very cold, pragmatic way, it's a world health issue, especially in the poorer parts of the world, and for self-styled moralists in the US Congress (one of the most immoral places on earth in my view) to act as if their political wedge issues are more important than literally millions of lives is despicable. Because usually I do this in the comments on other blogs and I might as well just face up to the fact that I'm following along with the crowd on this. I'm such a wannabe sometimes. I Don't Really Love You Anymore--Magnetic Fields Pot Kettle Black--Wilco Snake Drive--R. L. Burnside I Took Your Name--REM Hey Hey What Can I Say?--Hootie and the Blowfish Shut D Fonk Up--Dr. John Don't Drink the Water--Dave Matthews Band Wishing (If I Had a Photograph)--A Flock of Seagulls Now Is Here--Clannad Rosalita--Bruce Springsteen Feel free to post your own in the comments, or to mock the music on my computer if you wish. And if you're not sure what I'm talking about, just set your mp3 player (portable or desktop) to random and post the first ten songs that come out of it. Just to clarify And this will have to be quick because I have to catch the bus to work momentarily. I don't hate Christians, I don't hate conservatives, and I don't hate conservative Christians. In fact, I have love and respect for individual members of all three groups. What worries me is that there's a movement made up of people inside those groups that, to me and others, seems to be attempting to remake this country, and indeed society in general, in their own image, and that image largely consists of their singular, closed view of Christianity. I'm not exaggerating when I write about this, and I'm not being paranoid when I worry about it. Dominionists scare the ever-loving hell out of me, and with good reason. So when I rail about the extremists in the Republican party or on the christian right or both, that's generally who I'm talking about. On occasions when I get really pissed off at people outside that group, it's because they're aiding and abetting the Dominionists, whether wittingly or not. And follow that link above--it's to David Neiwert's blog, and he has an amazing, albeit long piece on exactly what I'm talking about here. Quote of the century Okay, so Kos gets roughly a billion times the traffic I do, and I suspect that most of the people who come here go there as well, so you've probably all seen this already, but damnit, sometimes it's just too good not to post. From Kos via Sirota: Should any political party attempt to abolish social security, unemployment insurance, and eliminate labor laws and farm programs, you would not hear of that party again in our political history. There is a tiny splinter group, of course, that believes you can do these things. Among them are [a] few other Texas oil millionaires, and an occasional politician or business man from other areas. Their number is negligible and they are stupid. - President Dwight D. Eisenhower, 11/8/54 Is it any wonder Ike's son changed parties before the 2004 election and supported Kerry? An addition I'd like to welcome my friend Bacchus Witch to the blogroll. We went to high school together and she's one of the few people from that era I'm still in contact with. She's new at this, but is doing some pretty good stuff I think. Drop by and give her a gander. I take good news where I can get it And this is pretty good news, at least for those of us with any love of schadenfreude. A CNN insider wrote in to TVNewser noting O'Reilly's ratings "hemorrhage" since October. October: 3,166,000 November: 3,080,000 December: 2,610,000 January: 2,478,000 February: 2,391,000 March: 2,320,000 April: 2,178,000 May-to-date: 2,096,000 Sure, some of it can be attributed to the normal falloff after a hotly contested election, but a third of his viewers, and a continued free-fall? I mean, even since January, we're talking about 100k viewers a month. That's got to upset the big giant head of O'Reilly, and when the head gets upset, the falafel comes out, and you don't want none of that. Looks like Chandler got that call He's history. From the AP: A Baptist preacher accused of running out nine congregants who refused to support President Bush resigned Tuesday. Chandler's resignation came a day after a national group that lobbies for church-state separation urged the Internal Revenue Service to investigate the tax-exempt status of the East Waynesville Baptist Church. Chandler learned the most important rule of preaching--don't ever put the church in danger of losing its tax exemption. And congratulations again to those members of the congregation who stood up to the bullying of Chandler--they stood up to the bully and the bully flinched. Now the real story begins for that congregation. How are the people who cheered when the Democrats were tossed going to deal with the fact that they lost, and lost big? Will there be a request for forgiveness or will there be long-term recriminations? If my experience with these types of Baptists is any indication, there will be a schism in this church within the year, and a small fringe group of the most hardcore will split and form their own group. There is no one more stubborn than a self-righteous Southern Baptist. Update in East Waynesville From the AP via Salon: Chandler said before Sunday's service that he wouldn't preach about the controversy, but he called it "a great misunderstanding." Several members who said they had been kicked out went to services Sunday, as did lawyers for the pastor and the ousted members. "A great misunderstanding," my ass. My bet is that Chan-baby got a call from his superiors in the church about the potential loss of the church's tax exempt status and told him to do whatever it took to stop the shitstorm. This is a 450 member congregation--that's a lot of money, and a huge potential hit if the church suddenly has a tax liability because a kid preacher decides he's untouchable thanks to the power of the lord. But the part I'm happiest to see is that a number of the members who were kicked out, went back and forced the issue, complete with lawyers. They understood that you can't let these fuckers just roll over you, or they won't stop. They're schoolyard bullies, made worse by the notion that they're allowed to get away with this kind of shit because they have God on their side. You really do have to pop a bully in the mouth if you want the bullying to stop, and these folks did it. Will there suddenly be a transformation in the church? I doubt it. This is the stuff of which schisms are made. But a stand had to be taken, and I'm glad they took it. What is sin? Not bad as a philosophical question goes, I think--lots of options, lots of belief systems to discuss. I tend to go with Robert Heinlein's definition that sin is hurting another person unnecessarily, but there's lots of open space for debate there. Unless you're a member of East Waynesville Baptist Church. There, it seems, the most heinous of sins, is to be a Democrat who voted for John Kerry. Now, to have voted for Kerry in the primaries may indeed have been sinful, even by my definition (but I snark here), but it certainly wasn't "you've got to repent or you'll be cast out of the church and into the everlasting pits of damnation and hellfire" sin. It was more of a "if you live in Iowa and you vote for him again in 2008, I'll kick you really hard" kind of sin. But that's not good enough for--and I'm not making this name up--Chan Chandler, pastor of East Waynesville Baptist. From the Asheville Citizen-Times: WAYNESVILLE — Nine members of a local church had their membership revoked and 40 others left in protest after tension over political views recently came to a head, church members say. About 20 members of the 400-member East Waynesville Baptist Church voted the nine members out at a recent deacon meeting, which turned into an impromptu business meeting, according to congregants. Chan Chandler, pastor of East Waynesville Baptist, had been exhorting his congregation since October to support his political views or leave, said Selma Morris, a 30-year member of the church. “He preached a sermon on abortion and homosexuality, then said if anyone there was planning on voting for John Kerry, they should leave,” she said. Now for a quick theology lesson. The New Testament is pretty explicit about the place of the church in politics--it doesn't belong there. Forget that the Catholics have ignored that injunction since the tenth century at least, and that Protestants have ever since they first protested--Jesus and Paul were on the same page on this one. The church shouldn't get involved in politics. Jesus told Pilate "My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, then My servants would be fighting so that I would not be handed over to the Jews; but as it is, My kingdom is not of this world." (John 18:36) He said much the same to Peter earlier in the Garden of Gethsemane when he told Peter to return his sword to his sheath after healing the ear of Malchus, slave of the high priest. (John 17:10,11) As for Paul, well, chapter 13 of his letter to the Romans pretty much sets out the church's official opinion on who has secular authority--"Every person is to be in subjection to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God." Pretty clear to me that if you're a christian, then your church has no fucking business dealing with politics. You can have all the opinion you like as an individual--there's no injunction against it in the Bible as far as I can tell--but the church is supposed to stay the hell out of it. Chan Chandler, your theology is seriously fucked up. I understand how it could happen, what with you spending all your time hating on gays (something else the New Testament is strangely silent on) and abortion and obviously neglecting your Bible study, but you know, maybe you could get back to it, especially if your church loses its tax exempt status as a result of this action. When Hippies Attack After reading the comments on my last post (and damn, I've gotten more trackbacks in the last week than in the whole year plus I've been doing this, I think), when I read this story, I had to post it. So Ann Coulter's doing a speech/q&a at UT Austin, oddly enough at the LBJ Library, and according to Poor Mojo (linked above), she's having every crevice of her being licked and kissed and fondled (metaphorically) by the sycophants who think she's actually got a brain. So Poor Mojo asks a very reasonable question: She had just said something about gay marriage, the typical rightwing bullshit spiel that is still convincing people that the Bible is really the Constitution. Knowing that taking the time to say something insightful, specific, or even slightly critical would get me a lame comeback and a ticket back to my seat, I realized that the only way to win this battle was to fight fire with fire. Or bullshit with bullshit. So, as reported in yesterday's Texan, I fired: "You say that you believe in the sanctity of marriage," said Ajai Raj, an English sophomore. "How do you feel about marriages where the man does nothing but fuck his wife up the ass?" Fucking A He defends his actions thusly: From the beginning I was yelling obscenities along with my friends, roaring at Ms. Coulter's right-wing bullshit festival the way no one else had the balls to. Mr. Sampath writes in his article that (and this is my take) the protestors were told to be good all along. They were told to sit in the back and hold their signs and leave quietly. No wonder hippies get such a bad rap nowadays; protestors today might as well be ornaments on the Rightmobile. When I want someone to know I'm pissed off, I'm going to throw down and give them a good shit-ruining. I wanted to show Ms. Coulter that people are down if she wants to hold a circle-jerk, but we're not gonna do it her way. Not me, at least. To which I say again, Fucking A. Now, this isn't the rhetorical style I'd use on, say C-SPAN, but in a discussion with Ann Coulter, I'd say it's right at her level. Same goes for a discussion with Pat Robertson, James Dobson, Tom Effing DeLay, Rush Limbaugh, Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity, and about ninety percent of the other morons who pass themselves off as public conservatives in this country. Poor Mojo, you keep on stirring the shit. I got your back. Maybe I'll pass this tidbit along to my daughter After all, she's taking the SAT in the not too distant future, and she wants to go to a school I can't afford. Perelman studied every graded sample SAT essay that the College Board made public. He looked at the 15 samples in the ScoreWrite book that the College Board distributed to schools nationwide to prepare students for the essay. He reviewed the 23 graded essays on the College Board website meant as a guide for students and the 16 writing "anchor" samples the College Board used to train graders to properly mark essays. He was stunned by how complete the correlation was between length and score. "I have never found a quantifiable predictor in 25 years of grading that was anywhere near as strong as this one," he said. The shortest essays, typically 100 words, got the lowest grade of one. The longest, about 400 words, got the top grade of six. In between, there was virtually a direct match between length and grade. He was also struck by all the factual errors in even the top essays. An essay on the Civil War, given a perfect six, describes the nation being changed forever by the "firing of two shots at Fort Sumter in late 1862." (Actually, it was in early 1861, and, according to "Battle Cry of Freedom" by James M. McPherson, it was "33 hours of bombardment by 4,000 shot and shells.") Perelman contacted the College Board and was surprised to learn that on the new SAT essay, students are not penalized for incorrect facts. The official guide for scorers explains: "Writers may make errors in facts or information that do not affect the quality of their essays. For example, a writer may state "The American Revolution began in 1842" or " 'Anna Karenina,' a play by the French author Joseph Conrad, was a very upbeat literary work." (Actually, that's 1775; a novel by the Russian Leo Tolstoy, and poor Anna hurls herself under a train.) No matter. "You are scoring the writing, and not the correctness of facts." How to prepare for such an essay? "I would advise writing as long as possible," Perelman said, "and include lots of facts, even if they're made up." This, of course, is not what he teaches his MIT students. I hate to break it to all you kids who are going to use this strategy--it'll work in the SAT, but it won't work in Comp 1 when you get to college, especially not if you get Amy or me as your teacher. Fair warning. Hat tip to PZ I swear to god, the next time someone tries to pull that "christianity is under attack in America" bullshit again, I'm gonna pop 'em right in the fucking mouth. You want to know just how much of a vise grip christianity has on the nuts of this nation? Check this story out. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled a Virginia county can refuse to let a witch give the invocation at its meetings by limiting the privilege to clergy representing Judeo-Christian monotheism. The 4th Circuit ruled Chesterfield County’s Board of Supervisors did not show impermissible motive in refusing to permit a pantheistic invocation by a Wiccan because its list of clergy who registered to conduct invocations covers a wide spectrum of Judeo-Christian denominations. Simpson v. Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors, No. 04-1045 (April 14). Chesterfield County is in the Richmond suburbs. That link in the quote is to a .pdf of the decision. So here's the "logic" of the 4th Circuit. Chesterfield County isn't discriminating against the religious beliefs of non-Judeo-Christians because their list of clergy to conduct invocations covers a wide range of Judeo-Christian denominations. Yeah--when you puzzle that one out, come and get me. I'll be in the bar. I mean, it's as if Chesterfield County and the 4th Circuit Court has said that it's okay to discriminate against polytheistic religions, as long as you're representing people who recognize the big JC. Or Jews. But otherwise, you're like an atheist--unrepresented, and apparently, unprotected by the courts, in our society. Christians under attack? Give me the biggest fucking break. Ah, football For as long as I can remember being a football fan, I've been a Saints fan--comes from growing up on the northshore, and from the fact that, except for a very short period of my youth when the Jazz played in town, there was no other professional sports team there. (You could make the argument, based on the Hornets' record last year, that there's still only one.) But quite frankly, I'm a little tired of their shit, and I'm not talking about their performance on the field (although they have underachieved the last couple of seasons). More to the point, I'm tired of owner Tom Benson's shit. I'm tired of his bellyaching about how the state doesn't give him enough money to keep his team in New Orleans. Look--the Saints are a profitable team, despite the fact that they play in one of the most economically depressed parts of the country. In fact, they were in top quarter of profitable teams last year. Louisiana has been very good to the Saints over the years, supporting them even when they were so bad people wore bags over their heads at the games--they were at the games, you see, paying for tickets to see a team that was so bad that they lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers when no one else had. For almost two years. And they were there for the good years as well, when Jim Mora was coach, and in Haslett's first year, and even since then, when they've been promising and yet haven't fulfilled that promise. This is not the first time Benson has poor-mouthed the state. We've practically given him the Superdome, and yet that's not enough. He wants a new stadium, he wants subsidies, he wants cash, or he may just take his team and leave for greener pastures, like, say, Los Angeles, a city that has twice lost teams and doesn't seem all that eager to acquire another one. (I suspect it has something to do with the fact that it's not as easy for a celebrity to be in the spotlight as it is, say, courtside for the Lakers.) So here's what I have to say to Tom Benson. Take them. Take them to L.A. or shut the fuck up, because I'm tired of hearing you bleat that a state that has major problems in terms of education and health care, and that has one of the highest cancer rates in the country, needs to pay you hundreds of millions of dollars for the privilege of being home to your fucking team. I am a fan of the New Orleans Saints, and I hope they don't leave, but if I have a choice between having a home team (in my heart, since I don't live there anymore) or watching my former home improve the lots of its millions of citizens, I'll lose the team in a heartbeat. I can always adopt a new home team. Truth in Broadcasting Via Kos diarist MH in PA, I see a terrific piece of legislation which will never be passed, precisely because it's a terrific piece of legislation: On Thursday, 4/28/2005, Senators Lautenberg and Kerry introduced the Truth in Broadcasting Act. From the press release found on both Senators' websites: The Lautenberg-Kerry Truth in Broadcasting Act would follow the legal ruling of the GAO and establish permanent federal law that prepackaged news stories by the government must disclose the government's role with a disclaimer. The disclaimer would run continuously throughout the "news story." Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens has committed to holding a hearing and a markup on the bill in early May. Here's what I'm betting will happen to this--the White house will want to kill it, but they can't get Senators, no matter how stupidly loyal (okay, except maybe for Santorum, Brownback and Coburn--those tools would vote for anything) to vote against this if it's solely on this issue. Therefore, they'll attach it to something--the Pedophilia Protection Act or something similarly vile in order to get people to vote against it. It'll die, and we'll be left with more of the same old shit--propaganda disguised as news. Texans hate Willie? I read this over at Pandagon earlier, where Amanda was so kind as to post it, but I'm still boggled by it. A couple of moralizing, idiot Republican (but I repeat myself) state senators have held up the naming of a 49 mile stretch of highway around Austin after Willie Nelson. But two Republican senators, Steve Odgen of Bryan and Jeff Wentworth of San Antonio, said they didn't want Nelson's name on the road that crosses their districts, citing the musician's fondness for drinking and smoking, and active campaigning for Democratic candidates. You know, I imagine Willie won't go after these guys publicly, but if I were going to challenge one of these dumbasses in the next election, I'd hang this around their necks as much as I could. I mean, how much of a tightass do you have to be to object to naming a stretch of highway--around Austin, no less--around one of the biggest musical influences in the last fifty years, simply because he talks about drinking and smoking and happens to be of another political persuasion? Google bombing Ezra Because he was willing to beg for it Go visit Ezra Klein. The Downing Street Minutes Shakespeare's Sister, ... Is that what Jesus was talking about? Scary artic... On Memorial Day My mom's side of the family has a... 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Blog Tour - Mika Jolie's NEED YOU NOW (Martha's Way, #2), Review and Interview! Martha’s Way Book 2 By Mika Jolie Publisher Secret Cravings Publishing Elementary school teacher Liliana Serrano has never been one to let others determine her future. Whether it’s her pack of three overly protective brothers or her Puerto-Rican, American heritage, she stands on her own. Which is exactly how she entered her arrangement with Adam Aquilani. The hot formula one driver is aloof, detached and not interested in relationship. After a cheating fiancé, no strings attached sex was just what she needed. Except one year later, they’re still hooking up and things aren’t so clear cut anymore. Especially when a surprise pregnancy enters the picture. Adam is determined to marry Lily and raise their child as a family. But Lily refuses to settle for anything less than love. As the two go on a journey of discovering, secrets are revealed, testing the strength of their connection. Can they learn not to give the past the power to define their future? Need You Now is book two of the Martha’s Way Series. This book is a stand-alone story and you do not need to read book one to read this installment. In Patti's Imagination rating: 9.5/10 While I was reading The Scale, I was asked if I wanted to read Need You Now for an honest review, since I was participating in the tour already. By that point in The Scale, I was in love with these characters and probably couldn't have said YES fast enough! Not only did Mika live up to my expectations, she exceeded them. Jason and Minka made a great, interesting and sexy couple, but Adam and Lily scorched the page. Strong female characters win with me every time, and I liked how Mika balanced Lily's desire to stand on her own with the undeniable pull Adam had on her. Lest we think this was one-sided, Mika gives us Adam's point of view and lets the reader know, Lily's ideas in her head don't mesh with Adam's true feelings, even if he's hesitant to admit that. See, Adam holds a lot of pain inside, and he's not used to letting people in the way that he wants Lily to be a part of his soul. They both have to work past their personal hang-ups and move forward together. Each character grew in their own way over the course of the story, and in the end, that's what I need to see. For me, stories are all about the characters. A story with characters who move me can make a contrived plot and bland settings seem reasonable, and they almost always get at least 3 stars from me. But this story, it was one which excelled all around. The plot had some interesting developments (which I won't divulge to avoid spoilers) and made me love Adam and Lily even more. While I read, it seemed as if I was there with the characters on Martha's Vineyard. Yet, it didn't appear that I was reading about a bunch of spoiled rich people in the way it could have if the story was written by a less-talented author. And the secondary characters, well, they're fabulous. We learned a little more about Minka and Jason, glimpsed some additional Claire and Forrest, and peeked at Blake and Keely. Then there were Lily's brothers...oh, I cannot wait to have more of them! It all adds up to a story I did not want to put down. Was it perfect? No. But when I'm wishing the next book was ready, I know it's a stellar read. Thanks for letting me go on this adventure with you, Mika! Secret Cravings Smashwords Amazon AllRomanceeBooks Barnes & Noble Kobo Her phone beeped again. Damn it! It wasn’t like her brothers to bother her that much…unless something was actually wrong. “I’m sorry, but I need to check my messages. Something may be wrong.” She offered the apology while reaching for her phone. The text read— Her heart hitched. Oh Lord, only one man ever called her by her full name. The second text read— Where are you? I’ve been trying to reach you for two days. Her breath caught. She had been ignoring his calls and text messages the last two days. She needed to focus and figure out how to dump his ass. Even the fact that her best friend, Minka, had defended him and advised her to give him a chance to explain had set her off. She couldn’t blame her friend, though. Her mind was clouded and she was high on love. In about eight weeks, Minka was going to marry one of Adam’s best friends. Except Jason had been a model fiancé and never felt the need to kiss any other but his lovely soon-to-be wife. She couldn’t say that about Adam Aquilani. I’m imagining you naked in my bed. Oh, God. The room became sweltering hot. She sat in the broiling heat Adam generated even miles away. I’m horny and I want to make you come. Phone sex? Her breath rose to her chest and that little spot between her thighs throbbed with need. She didn’t need to read further. She knew the messages would get more explicit. That was Adam’s way and somehow he had managed to entangle her in his dirty little games, including phone sex. Interview with Mika Jolie I'm so excited to do this interview! This will be a fun discussion, talking about writing and the books as opposed to the generic questions. Thanks for joining us, Mika! First, let's talk about writing in general, to help put us in your shoes. In Patti's Imagination: Where do your ideas tend to generate? Are you a people watcher? All writers leave a bit of themselves in their work, but do you tend to draw from your own life and the people around you to a greater or lesser degree? Mika Jolie: Wow, that’s a mouthful. (Chuckles). Where do I start? I get my ideas from everything around me. For example, The Scale came to me from a conversation I heard between two ladies at the gym. It was maybe a two-seconds conversation between them. It went something like this: Woman 1: “Wow, you’re so skinny. You look great!” Woman 2: (Pinched the flesh by her waist and grimaced) I’m so fat I remember sitting there thinking, wow, this woman is skin and bones, but when she sees herself in the mirror, she sees an overweight person. So, I decided to explore our ongoing battle with the scale. I’m definitely a people-watcher. One day I was at WholeFoods with my husband, I leaned to him and told him I was going to write this woman (she was standing in front of me) in my book. (Laughs). I think it helps to draw ideas from your own life and people or things around you. It makes the stories more realistic. I don’t write fantasies. I’m not saying I would never, but right now, I try to stay true to what is happening around me. In Patti's Imagination: When writing a series, do you find that the secondary characters are screaming at you for their own story? Did the concept of a series spring forth before or during the first book? Mika Jolie: Oh My God! You have no idea. When I was writing The Scale, I started cheating on Jason with Adam. While writing Need You Now, I found myself cheating on Adam (as hot as he is) with Forrest and so forth. It’s insane I always knew it was going to be a series. It started with just two books - Jason and Adam. Then, during my fourth re-write of The Scale, I introduced Claire and Forrest, and I knew I had three books in my hands. I didn’t realize I had to tell Blake and Keely’s story until after I had finished writing The Scale. There’s so much between the sisters that needs to be explored. In Patti's Imagination: How important is research and storyboarding to you in the writing process? Is there a specific way you like to keep track of ideas if you storyboard? Mika Jolie: I love my characters. The more I know about them, the more I connect with them and bring them to life. I actually wrote a blog post about how important research is when writing. Here’s the link to the blog if anyone would like to check it out. As for storyboarding, I can get a little crazy there. I have boards for everything, from their house, cars, the way they dress, my writing muse, etc. If anyone would like to get a little crazy with me, please connect with me on Pinterest. On my personal blog, I have a page for each book of the series. I even have a Meet the Characters post where I have their bio posted. (Shakes head and smiles) It gets a little crazy. But I love it. Here’s the link to the Martha’s Way Series page on my blog. In Patti's Imagination: Are you a linear writer? Or do you compose scenes as they come to you? Do you outline? Are you a plotter or a pantser or a little of both? Mika Jolie: In general, I’m a linear writer, but at times, I do write scenes as they come, put them to the side, and return to them later. Ah, the dreaded outline question. (Grimaces). I admit I do, but really very little. I did outline the first three chapters of the third book of the series, only because the first three chapters are so crucial to the rest of the story and I don’t want to lose sight of any details. Other than that, my outline consists of three things: what should happen, what must happen and what could happen. While writing The Scale, I deviated from those and I had to go back and rewrite a good part of the story because I wasn’t happy with the way the story ended. Now that we're more familiar with your writing process, let's talk about the books in the Martha's Way Series. In Patti's Imagination: The series is set primarily in Martha's Vineyard. Martha's Way is an inn owned by Jason Montgomery, the male lead in book 1, The Scale. What made you decide to set the story in the Vineyard? Mika Jolie: Oh I love it there. My family and I go there every year. Once I’m there, I forget about the rest of the world. I love the quaintness of the island, the warmth. In Patti's Imagination: Let's start with The Scale (Martha's Way, #1). There are several interesting themes in this story, including an interracial relationship, sibling rivalry, infidelity and self-image issues. One thing I enjoyed the most about how you handled these themes was the fact that they weren't typical tropes. Blake is a man of color, but there is never a question as to whether or not it's more appropriate for Minka, as a woman of color, to want him as opposed to Jason, who is white. Likewise, there is a financial disparity between Minka and Jason, but that's never an issue between them, either. I liked the story more because I was meeting amazing characters whose lives had been shaped by their upbringing, but who were not defined solely by them. What drew you to each one of those themes? Was it a conscious decision to steer clear of stereotypes? Mika Jolie: Most definitely. I didn’t want to make my books about race. I’ve read many Multicultural/Interracial books where the difference between the two characters is so stressed upon. I didn’t want to go there. That’s not my style. I’ve also read other mainstream romance novels where there is not even one ethnic character and I find myself thinking, really? How unrealistic is that? I wanted to explore love in a diverse world. You see, my world is a mixed bag, I have in-laws who are Asian, German, African-American, and my husband is white. Yes, racism exists, but to me, love transcends hate, discrimination, etc. There is a financial disparity between Minka and Jason, but don’t forget she drives an Audi and her parents are very prominent in their own way. There is a greater financial gap between Lily and Adam. But even there, I didn’t focus on it. It’s mentioned, but race and financial status do not drive either story. I prefer to explore the human psyche and what drives us. I came from a multi-racial background, my grandmother was French. A blonde hair, blue eyes woman. In my family, we have it all. We joke we are the United Nations. You should see our house during a get together. It’s pretty funny and filled with love. In Patti's Imagination: Was it more challenging to write The Scale because you were world-building? Mika Jolie: The Scale was definitely a challenge. The published version is like the fourth. Initially, it was set in New Jersey where I live and Jason was not who he is now. Then I made him a musician. He became too whiny and waaay too in touch with his emotional side (Laughs). He wasn’t happy with me and let me have it. At one time I walked away from the book, but both Jason and Minka were pretty stubborn. They wouldn’t let me walk away from them. In Patti's Imagination: When we get to Need You Now (Martha's Way, #2), our characters are well-established for a series reader. How important is it to you that each series book can be read as a standalone? Did you find it easier to write for Adam and Lily because their story began in the first book, or was it equally as difficult as when you had more world-building to do? Mika Jolie: It was difficult in the sense that I had to make the book a standalone, and at the same time, pique readers curiosity to go back to The Scale, discover Minka and Jason, and find out how Lily and Adam first met. For example, the scene at the beach, when Adam first went to Lily, was written from Jason’s POV in The Scale, so we didn’t know what exactly happened between them until Need You Now. In Patti's Imagination: As you wrote for Adam Aquilani, did you already know about his tragic past, or did he reveal it to you as the story progressed? I appreciated, as a reader, that Adam's wealth was less of a character in the story. It could easily have become another 'rich guy' story, but it never felt like that with Adam. Do you think that was about Adam as a character, or was it also intentional on your part to ignore the trend in rich guy romances? Mika Jolie: Adam’s tragic past was one of my MUST. I toyed with the idea of how far I should take it - whether or not I needed to save him and not have him commit the actual act - but in the end, I decided to go there and strip him completely naked. After I wrote that scene, as heavy as it was, I was proud. I cried. My husband read it and told me I beat the shit out of Adam. At the same time, it helped make him human. He’s this incredible force, and as readers, we need to understand why he is that way. I didn’t purposely downplay his wealth; it’s really all part of living on the Vineyard. For example, one time while we were there, my family was sitting right next to the Kennedy’s. No big deal. Another time, we were shopping right next to Ted Danson, again no big deal. When Ted left, he drove away in this old pick-up truck. That’s the life on the island. I wanted to capture that. There is definitely a class issue on the island though, which I’m going to explore in book three. In Patti's Imagination: With Lily, we're presented with a very strong female lead in Need You Now. Do you prefer to write an empowered female lead? Do you find it challenging, as a writer, to help a character with a firm sense of self grow through the story? Mika Jolie: I love to portray the different layers of people, especially women. Lily and Minka are best friends and complete opposite of each other, yet, there’s a piece of me in each one of them. You are so right, there was definitely a bit of a challenge there with Lily because she’s so centered. After I completed Need You Now, I went back and changed her character a bit. I needed to add some vulnerability to her character. In Patti's Imagination: Last question. What's coming down the line for fans of the Martha's Way Series? Mika Jolie: Well, book 3 and 4 will be published in 2015. Away We Stay is next. That’s Forrest and Claire’s story. I do intend to write Novellas here and there as a way to provide an update on the characters. I can practically write a novel about Jason and Minka and Lily and Adam again. (Laughs) But I don’t think I will go there, I want to keep it short. After that, I might take a bit of a break before writing my next series. Thank you so much for joining us! We can't wait to have you back when Away We Stay (Martha's Way, #3) is published! Bring on Forrest and Claire! Mika Jolie: (Smiles) Thank you for having me. This was so much fun. Great questions. I’m looking forward to our next chat. Author Bio and Links Author of contemporary sensual, empowered romance, with fun relatable characters. Member of Secret Cravings Publishing. I live in New Jersey with what I often refer to as my Happy Chaos or my three men, which comprise of my husband and our two energizer bunnies. When I do have time to breathe, I like to run, hike with my camera at hand, and work on my gardening and knitting skills. For latest news on my current WIP, interviews with fellow authors, or just to see what I’m up to, check out my blog: http://mikajolie.com/ While there, sign up for my newsletter for the latest news and giveaways. No spamming. I’m also on Twitter, Facebook, and Goodreads. Join me on my journey. Martha’s Way Series The Scale – Book One Need You Now – Book Two Author Contact Info Goodreads Twitter Facebook Amazon Author Page Email: Mikajolie2@gmail.com A Rafflecopter giveaway: Labels: Blog Tours, Book Reviews, Interviews Blog Tour - Mika Jolie's NEED YOU NOW (Martha's Wa... Cover Reveal - Xunaira J.'s BEFORE TIME Release Day Blast - Leigh Hutton's JUMP GIRL (Go G... Times, they are a changin'...* Release Day Blitz - NEED YOU NOW by Mika Jolie REVIEW and AUTHOR INTERVIEW - Melissa Cutler's UND... Monica Garry-Allen's CHRISTMAS CONFUSION OUT NOW! 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Reconnecting with the Kiwi dream Stories Reconnecting with the Kiwi dream Despite having spent little time in Taranaki, Scott Willson was always impressed by how passionate its locals were, even those that had left the region. “Any time I met someone from Taranaki they were ultra-proud of it, and many would find their way back there to live after having kids or travelling widely abroad,” Scott says. “I didn’t know much about the region, but knew it must have had something going for it!” When a new family member – Avery – joined Scott and Monica, they started looking for an affordable lifestyle-friendly location to live. “We were living and working in Wellington, and could see the financial pressure that owning a home there would put on us as a family. Housing prices had gone nuts.” “We put together a checklist of what we wanted – less traffic, lower housing prices, a decent sized section, good mix of recreational opportunities for Avery as he grows up, and somewhere beautiful by the coast.” The young family began looking around New Zealand for regions that ticked those boxes, and settled on South Taranaki and Otago as likely candidates. “We’d never been to Opunake before in our lives, but came up for a look one weekend and loved what we saw,” says Scott. They returned permanently in September 2017. “We’ve moved to Opunake and into a mortgage-free home that is larger and has a much bigger section. We’re able to bring up our son enjoying many of the things that were important to us as kids - simple things like climbing trees, playing in the yard, growing veges, and riding bikes – all of which are much easier now that we have the room to move.” “Opunake would have to be the best-resourced small town in New Zealand. It’s got a world class sports centre, a beautiful golf course, vintage cinema, heated pool, walking and cycling tracks, beautiful coastline, lake – anything we could want for recreation is right here. I might even have to take up surfing this summer!” “And then just up the highway in New Plymouth and down the road in Hawera we have all the shops and restaurants we need and New Plymouth has a great range of events to look forward to each year too.” “Opunake is filled with beautiful murals, the cafes have good food and coffee, there are some really great boutique shops and plenty of people coming through the town each day. It all adds up to a really vibrant hub in a cool coastal town.” While the family confess to missing K-Mart a little, and have to plan a bit better around things like supermarket and clothes shopping that aren’t on offer in the town, they’re loving the change from a one-hour commute to a wander down the hallway – Scott and Monica took the opportunity to build on their previous experience and launch a marketing, web and graphic design business called Family Creative. “We’ve both got extensive experience in the industry and really enjoy the work, and saw an opportunity to be a locally connected business with the ability to work for clients anywhere in the world,” Scott says. “We both loved out old jobs, and achieved a lot we’re really proud of, but now we are running our own business so we have more flexibility. We still work hard, but aren’t tied to the 9-5 routine, don’t have any traffic jams to deal with and the feeling of creating something yourself, from scratch is really rewarding.” Building their own business has been a great way to get involved in the local community, joining the Opunake Business Association and the committee for the Opunake Beach Carnival. “It’s been crazy how quickly we have got to know a lot of people in Opunake,” says Monica. “Our neighbours are so friendly, we had met 6 sets of them in the first few days of being here. Another couple from Wellington moved in next door to us two days after we arrived and their dog has become best friends with ours – they sneak out and go next door when it’s play time!” “We do miss out friends, but having a bigger house means they can come and stay with us any time, and we’ve got to know so many people in Opunake!” The family are loving their transition to life in Taranaki, and are loving the time and space that the move has afforded them. “We wish we’d done it sooner. Life is so good here! We love Wellington too, but for us right now, we wanted more space and more time together as a family and Opunake offers us exactly that. “Where else in New Zealand can you get affordable housing in a region that has a stunning coast and a beautiful mountain that you can see clearly from just about wherever you are?” “You’ll get more space, more time to be with those you love and you’ll find warm, friendly people and plenty of things to explore inside and out.”

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​Taylor Swift Teases New Original Song "Beautiful Ghosts" from 'Cats' It was co-written with Andrew Lloyd Webber By Sarah Murphy Taylor Swift has unveiled a teaser for "Beautiful Ghosts," the original song she co-wrote with Andrew Lloyd Webber for the upcoming film adaptation of Cats. The song was previously teased in a video clip featuring Swift, Webber and the film's director Tom Hooper. In the segment, Swift said that she drew inspiration for the song from T.S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, which inspired the original musical. "What I couldn't believe was the extraordinary beauty of these lyrics that Taylor had written," Hooper added. "It was as if someone had come into the film I was in the middle of making and … had reflected back to me a profound understanding of what we are trying to do with the movie. It was utterly thrilling." The song is sung by Francesca Hayward in the film, but Swift's version appears in the end credits. Preview the track below. It arrives in full at midnight. Cats will be in theatres on December 20. "Beautiful Ghosts" out tomorrow at 12:01 a.m. EST 😺 @catsmovie pic.twitter.com/nZ5ncd3yki — Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) November 14, 2019 More Tom Hooper More Taylor Swift More Andrew Lloyd Webber Universal Officially Removes 'Cats' from Academy Awards Consideration With its hubris, lack of self-awareness and general stupidity, Tom Hooper's hilariously terrible Cats just might be the film that sadly defi... Dame Judi Dench Says Her 'Cats' Character Is Trans Tom Hooper's disastrous Cats is undoubtedly the worst movie of the year, but it's also one of the most interesting. The film has had Jason D... ​Someone Compared All the Cats in 'Cats' to Medieval Paintings and It's as Terrifying as the Film Itself If you haven't heard yet, Cats is just as insane and terrifying as the trailer made it look, but that hasn't stopped people on the internet... 'Cats' Is Getting Updated Version with "Improved Visual Effects" Cats sucks. The new film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1981 musical is getting absolutely panned, including a 2/10 review here at Excl... 'Cats' Is a Reminder That Modern Life Is Hell Directed by Tom Hooper As major movie studios continue to reveal themselves as corporate monopolies and technology renders nearly anything possible, we must ask ou... ​Drake, Lil Wayne, Taylor Swift Pay Tribute to Late NBA Star Kobe Bryant Kobe Bryant, the former Los Angeles Lakers basketball star, died in a helicopter crash earlier today. He was 41. His 13-year-old daughte... Taylor Swift Reveals Eating Disorder Struggle in 'Miss Americana' Taylor Swift is the subject of the documentary Miss Americana, which premiered at Sundance Film Festival yesterday (January 23), and she rev... Taylor Swift Reveals Mother's Brain Tumour Diagnosis Taylor Swift has revealed that her mother was recently diagnosed with a brain tumour while she was undergoing chemotherapy for an undisclose... ​Taylor Swift's 'Miss Americana' Documentary Gets Netflix Release Date Taylor Swift's upcoming documentary Miss Americana will arrive on Netflix later this month. It's slated to premiere at Sundance Film Fes... ​Taylor Swift to Be Honoured with GLAAD Vanguard Award Taylor Swift has been announced as the recipient of GLAAD's 2020 Vanguard Award. The LGBTQ+ advocacy organization will present Swift wit... ​Taylor Swift and Andrew Lloyd Webber Wrote a New Original Song for 'Cats Taylor Swift has revealed that she co-wrote an original song for the upcoming film adaptation of Cats with the original musical's composer A...

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More info on Derren Litten Derren Litten: Map Categories: Alumni of the Central School of Speech and Drama > People from Kingston upon Hull > Living people > 1970 births > British comedy writers Derren Litten (born 1970) is a British comedy writer and actor. He is best-known as the co-writer of the award-winning The Catherine Tate Show, for which he wrote and appeared as several different characters in the first two series and the 2005 Christmas Special. He has also acted in many comedy and drama series including Perfect World, French and Saunders, Spaced, EastEnders, Green Wing and Pie in The Sky with Richard Griffiths. His first sitcom Benidorm was made for ITV1 in 2007 and has been re-commissioned for a third series. He maintains an occasionally-updated blog, The Daily Rushes, on his official website and twitters regularly.[244158]

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Phoenix Open Zero Waste “Waste Management Phoenix Open Achieves Zero Waste for Second Year World’s highest-attended golf tournament earns UL’s Zero Waste status” HOUSTON — (BUSINESS WIRE) — Jun 30, 2014 For the second consecutive year, the Waste Management (NYSE:WM) Phoenix Open has diverted 100 percent of waste away from landfills amid this year’s record attendance of 563,008 fans. As part of its Zero Waste Challenge, the 2014 Waste Management Phoenix Open earned UL Environment’s (a business unit of Underwriters Laboratories) landfill waste diversion, or “Zero Waste to Landfill” status, a certification proven through transparent reporting and detailed data. Zero Waste to Landfill is UL Environment’s highest landfill diversion rate designation and recognizes the Waste Management Phoenix Open for achieving a 100 percent landfill diversion rate with 10 percent incineration with energy recovery. The Zero Waste Challenge emphasizes reuse and ensures that all of the waste generated at the event is recycled, composted, or used in waste-to-energy facilities, and that vendors only use products and materials that can be composted or recycled at their end-of-life. “With a largest-ever crowd in attendance, our Zero Waste Challenge lived up to its name, providing a true test of our ingenuity,” said David Aardsma, Waste Management chief sales and marketing officer. “To achieve our goals, the Waste Management Sustainability Services consultants, together with our operations team, worked with vendors and sponsors to put together a comprehensive and very effective plan.” In total, the combined recycling, composting and waste–to-energy efforts avoided 346 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions, and recycling efforts conserved: 632 mature trees 368,690 gallons of water 471,248 kilowatt-hours of electricity 969 cubic yards of landfill airspace Highlighting some of the other unique sustainability efforts at the event, Aardsma added: “Since 2010, the Waste Management Phoenix Open has purchased 100 percent renewable energy from the local utility, meaning that even the golf carts run on alternative energy. In addition, water used by caterers is used again in the portable toilets, and vendors who create signage for the event make them from sustainable materials that can be composted, recycled, or reused year after year.” About The Zero Waste Challenge In 2012, Waste Management launched the Zero Waste Challenge, an initiative aimed at controlling materials brought into the event. The company has continued the Challenge as part of its company-wide effort to reach its goal of tripling the amount of recyclable materials it manages annually by the year 2020 and extracting more value from all of the materials the company manages. Waste Management this year added Zero Waste Stations to the event, where attendees dropped off used materials, such as cans, plates and utensils, for proper disposal. The stations, made of converted roll-off dumpsters, were staffed with volunteers from the community, including non-profit organizations that assisted with volunteer management and received donations from Waste Management in exchange for their time. In March, the Waste Management Phoenix Open was named Project of the Year by Environmental Leader, in its Product & Project Awards, for its commitment to environmental sustainability. Waste Management’s Partnership with the Phoenix Open Waste Management has been a partner of the Phoenix Open for 14 years, providing waste, recycling, and portable restroom services. As the title sponsor, Waste Management, in partnership with the PGA TOUR and The Thunderbirds, is dedicated to making the Waste Management Phoenix Open the greenest tournament on the PGA TOUR. The tournament has also become a major platform for showcasing Waste Management Think Green solutions, including the Four Rs – reduce, reuse, recycle and recover. During this tournament’s 79-year history, more than $86 million has been raised for local charities. Both Waste Management and the Thunderbirds are particularly impressed with the fundraising they have achieved over the last ten years, reaching more than $60 million since 2004. ABOUT WASTE MANAGEMENT Waste Management, based in Houston, Texas, is the leading provider of comprehensive waste management services in North America. Our subsidiaries provide collection, transfer, recycling and resource recovery, and disposal services. We are the largest residential recycler and also a leading developer, operator and owner of waste-to-energy and landfill-gas-to-energy facilities in the United States. Our customers include residential, commercial, industrial and municipal customers throughout North America. To learn more visit www.wm.com. SOURCE: Waste Management Robert Kidwell, 713-210-9778 rkidwell@wm.com Janette Coates, 480-457-4702 jcoates@wm.com Waste Management and GreenBiz’17: The Zero Waste Challenge | WM.com Investor Relations Privacy Policy Legal Notice

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Review - Lust by Simon Blackburn Oxford University Press, 2003 Review by Berel Dov Lerner, Ph.D. Aug 12th 2004 (Volume 8, Issue 33) Simon Blackburn, a prominent Cambridge philosopher, was invited by the New York Public Library and Oxford University Press to tackle the topic of Lust for their lecture and book series on the Seven Deadly Sins. The enduring product of this assignment takes the shape of a diminutive volume containing 133 smallish pages of uncramped text. It is a beautifully written and produced book, and its aesthetic appeal is further enhanced by sixteen attractive colors and monochrome plates depicting works of art discussed by the author. Lust could easily serve as a more literate and substantial stand-in for the traditional Valentine's Day card. The author would no doubt be pleased for his work to be exploited towards aphrodisiacal ends. Slyly confessing his lack of credibility as an expert on the topic (his advanced age, British nationality, male-heterosexual gender, and philosophical vocation all speak against him), Blackburn develops a working definition of lust as, "the enthusiastic desire, the desire that infuses the body, for sexual activity and its pleasures for their own sake" (19). He is aware of lust's dangers and limitations, both real and imagined, especially when compared to its more sublime and dignified twin, love. However, in his survey of western attitudes towards sexual passion, Blackburn eagerly takes up lust's cause against all its detractors. Plato does not come out too badly; he does leave a place for lust's charms, but is perhaps too anxious that its influence on the mind be held in check. Later developments in the Greek tradition move towards extremes. The cynics, on the one hand, downplay the whole mystique of lust, going so far as to perform sexual acts in public in order to drive home the message that sex is not a big deal. The Stoics, on the other hand, appear as control freaks who are very worried about the loss of composure that accompanies passion. With the advent of Christianity, we are introduced to the true villain of the piece. Blackburn is especially troubled by St. Thomas Aquinas's doctrine, according to which sexual intercourse is intrinsically dirty, but when performed for procreative purposes within the confines of marriage, complies with Nature's purposes and the dictates of Reason. While Christian hatred of the flesh continues into the modern era, Blackburn already discovers positive depictions of lust in Renaissance art. However, by the nineteenth century, artistic representations of women oscillate "between Madonna and Whore" (p. 77), ending in a dark vision of lust as the "fascinating essence of evil" (ibid). Mobilizing an eclectic group of writers (Shakespeare, Dorothy Parker, Stendahl and David Hume!), Blackburn moves on to discuss the idealizations and self-deceptions generated by lust. Steadfastly uncynical, he will not deny lust's sweet illusions their role in the promotion of true love. That positive note leads to the philosophical core of the book, an "optimistic" account of lust whose essence is discovered, of all places, in an obscure quotation from that usually less-than-optimistic political philosopher, Thomas Hobbes. "Hobbesian unity," as Blackburn refers to it, is a pleasantly humane theory that views lust as an intrinsically interactive passion, which includes the excitement of knowing that one has excited one's partner as an integral element of the whole experience. In fact, partners in lust find themselves emotionally intertwined in an infinite regress of reciprocal concern: A is excited by the thought of having caused B to be excited by the thought of having caused A to be excited…. "Hobbesian unity" serves as an antidote to Kantian and Freudian fears that the satisfaction of lust involves lovers in mutual offenses of exploitation in which they reduce each other to mere objects of pleasure. Such fear of sexual objectification finds its most extreme formulation in Sartre, who viewed sexuality as a game of attempted reciprocal annihilation, fueled by shame. The Hobbes-Blackburn account responds with the claim that concern for one's partner is an intrinsic element in one's own sexual pleasure. Lust becomes a dance of mutual acknowledgement and encouragement. The book's concluding chapters quickly address a number of related issues. Blackburn is unimpressed with arguments that pornography is conceptually tied to objectification, but prostitution fares less well in the light of his analysis. What could be more pathetic than a client trying to imagine that a prostitute finds his arousal exciting? In a gesture towards intellectual fashion, the book also contains an unflattering comparison of evolutionary psychology's theory of feminine modesty with David Hume's cultural explanation of that phenomenon. This summary does not do justice to the various entertaining historical anecdotes, surprising quotations and clever turns of phrase that have been packed into this brief book. © 2004 Berel Dov Lerner Born in Washington, D.C., Berel Dov Lerner studied at Johns Hopkins and the University of Chicago, before becoming a member of Kibbutz Sheluhot in Israel's Beit Shean Valley. He completed his Ph.D. at Tel-Aviv University, and currently teaches philosophy at the Western Galilee Academic College. His first book, Rules, Magic and Instrumental Reason was published in 2001 by Routledge.

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Jordanian Soprano Zeina Barhoum Plays Carmen's Mica�la in Rimini, Italy 3000 Nights | Ayny | Villa Touma | Five Boys and a Wheel MAD Solutions is sending four films to screen at the first edition of the Doha Palestine Cinema Festival (DPCF), which runs from October 10-16. MAD's roster of films include: 3000 Nights by Mai Masri, Villa Touma by Suha Arraf and the shorts Ayny (My Second Eye) by Ahmad Saleh, and Five Boys and a Wheel by Said Zagha. The festival will take place at the Katara Cultural Village. Founded by a group of film lovers with passion for cinema, DPCF aims to develop a film appreciation society, create common grounds for dialogue between cultures and reinforce the culture of cinema in the community. The festival brings Palestine's finest cinema and narratives to Doha audience with spotlights on Qatar's emerging cinema and filmmakers in collaboration with local and international partners. About 3000 Nights Palestinian-Jordanian film 3000 Nights by director Mai Masri won 23 international awards and was Palestine's official submission to the Golden Globe Awards. 3000 Nights is a co-production between Jordan, Palestine, France, UAE, Qatar and Lebanon. MAD Solutions is in charge of the film's distribution in the Arab world. 3000 Nights tells the story of a young Palestinian school teacher who gives birth to her son in an Israeli prison, where she fights to protect him, survive and maintain hope. The film stars Maisa Abdelhadi, Nadira Omran, Raida Adon, Rakeen Saad, Abeer Haddad, Anahid Fayad, Haifa Al Agha, Khitam Edelbi and Hana Chamoun. Screening Time: Friday, October 12 at 08:00 PM (Qatar Time) About Ayny (My Second Eye) Based on true events, Ayny follows two young boys who run away from their mother's protection and slack line on the danger of war to play music with the instrument they always dreamt to own. The film is written, directed, edited and voiced by Ahmad Saleh, music by Nizar Rohana, animated by Frank Pingel, DOP Lionel Poutiaire Somé, produced by Stefan Gieren, and its Arab world distribution is handled by MAD Solutions. The film is a co-production between Germany, Jordan, and Palestine. Ayny made its world premiere at the 13th Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF), within its Muhr Short competition. The film won the Best of the Best award at the Zayed University Middle East Film Festival (ZUMEFF) in Abu Dhabi, UAE, the Best Third Movie - Film Competition from Outside Iraq at the 2nd Qumrah International Film Festival in Iraq, the Student Academy Award for Best Foreign Animation, and the main award (Amarji Alsumaria) at the 2nd Amarji International Film Festival For Short Films in Al Najaf, Iraq. Screening Time: Saturday, October 13 at 06:30 PM (Palestine Shortcuts Programme) About Villa Touma Directed by Suha Arraf, the film follows a Palestinian Christian family of three women (Violette, Juliette, and Antoinette) who live by being immersed in the past, isolated from Palestinian society enclosed in Villa Touma in Ramallah. Their niece Khadija, who had been raised on an orphanage, comes to live with them and they raise her as befitting an aristocratic family. They teach her French and piano. Violette (the oldest sister) searches for a groom for her as well, so that she doesn't end up a spinster like them. Villa Touma took part in more than 50 international film festivals. Itstars Nisreen Faour, Ula Tabari, Cherien Dabis, Nicholas Jacob and Maria Zreik, who won the Best Actress award for her role in the film at the MedFilm Festival in Italy. Suha Arraf was listed on Variety Magazine's "Top 10 Screenwriters to Watch" and earned the Best Director award at the Women's International Film and Television Showcase (WIFTS) in Los Angeles. The film received a Special Mention from the Film University and Institute Association at the Venice International Film Festival in 2014, where it had its world premiere, as well as the Church of Iceland award at the Reykjavik International Film Festival in Iceland. The film is distributed in the Arab world by MAD Solutions. Screening Time: Saturday, October 13 at 08:00 PM About Five Boys and a Wheel Starring Ali Suliman, Nadira Omran and Haydar Kfoof, Five Boys and A Wheel is based on American author Raymond Carver's short story 'Bicycles, Muscles, Cigarettes'. The film is set in Jordan, where a young father has to help his son out of a petty conflict with the neighbors. As the parents of each respective family are summoned to discuss the issue at hand, the discussions begin to quickly spin out of control, putting the values of the father to test. Five Boys and A Wheel is directed by Said Zagha. The film won the Golden Wahr award at the Oran International Arabic Film Festival in Algeria and the Silver Palm award at the Mexico International Film Festival. The film made its world premiere at the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF). MAD Solutions distributes the film across the Arab world.

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The Ironton Ferry is documented in the book, Ironton Ferry - Ironton, Michigan Whether on a day trip to the Sleepy Hollow Trail, exploring Stone Hedge Gardens or searching for the Inverted Forest on Lake Charlevoix, a very cool side trip is a ride on the Ironton Ferry. The Ironton Ferry is a four-car cable ferry that crosses a narrow point on the South Arm of Lake Charlevoix. Back in the day, the Ironton Ferry was drawn by horses and most traffic was to serve the Pig Iron Factory in town. It is more fun than one would expect. Getting to the ferry takes you through some gorgeous country and the whole trip takes about 2 minutes and the ferry only carries 4-6 vehicles at a time. The ferry runs between April and November. Captain Sam Alexander of the ferry is listed in Ripley’s Believe it or Not! for traveling 15,000 miles while never being more than 1/4 mile from his home over a period of years. Ironton is directly across from a parcel of land once owned by George R. Hemingway, uncle of renowned author Ernest Hemingway. "Uncle George" ran a tree farm on this property that includes a landmark on Lake Charlevoix, Hemingway Point. In Hemingway's, The Nick Adams Stories, the point is where "Nick" was camping when he became frightened and fired rifle shots to signal his father and uncle who were out on the lake. This was confirmed by the author's first cousin, Margaret Hemingway Bundy, prior to her death.

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YES, WE HAVE AUTHORS: RECLAIMING OUR MULTICULTURAL LITERARY HISTORY; A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF SELECTED GENRES AND AUTHORS, REVISED (continued) At Davis' death, a New York Times news story compared her power and realism to Emile Zola whom, Olsen points out, Davis had preceded by two decades (113). Davis, according to Olsen, "was not derivative. Her pioneering firsts in subject matter are unequaled in American literature. She extended the realm of fiction" (116). Davis' Life in the Iron Mills is now used in some women's studies classes since its introduction by Olsen at Amherst College in 1969. ����� Like Davis, another of our writers capitalized on the important topics of an era. In the 1899 novel Daughter of the Elm, journalist and historian Granville Davisson Hall, described lawlessness on the highways of isolated western Virginia (the Shinnston area of Harrison County) at the outbreak of the Civil War. Through chronicling the exploits of a marauding gang led by "Handsome Harry" Edmund, Hall explores family loyalty and the mountain code of honor through the title character, Loraine, Harry's morally steadfast sister. ����� Another Harrison countian, Melville Davisson Post, (no relation to Hall) became so financially successful as an author he discontinued his law practice to write full-time. His novels and stories often featured a devious lawyer who circumvents the judicial system; however, Post wrote in other genres as well. His "detective-like" stories featured one of his most popular characters, the straight-shooting Uncle Abner, a horseback-riding, Appalachian crime solver from western Virginia. ����� Post is perhaps best remembered for his novel The Mountain School-Teacher, a tale of a Christ-like mountain teacher. In a book-length study of Post's work, author Charles A. Norton comments, "There were some who considered this work worthy of nomination for the Nobel Prize Award, and the critics in 1922 were thoroughly impressed" (46). Norton also notes that Post's book, Dwellers in the Hills," should definitely be rated as a minor classic of American literature" (26). While not centered historically on Post's African-American boyhood friend, Orange Jud, the story sheds light on racial relationships of the post-Civil War era. ����� In 1919 the O. Henry Memorial Awards, established by the Society of Arts and Science of New York City, paid tribute to the memory of William Sydney Porter (O. Henry). The academy named Post a runner-up for first place, which went to another contemporary West Virginia writer, Margaret Prescott Montague of White Sulphur Springs. ����� Montague saw her novel, The Sowing of Alderson Cree, produced by the film industry in 1920 as "Seeds of Vengeance." According to the Center for Film and Video Preservation, a second film company released a motion picture based on her book Uncle Sam of Freedom Ridge the same year. She also retold tall-tales featuring a marvelously mythical logging hero named Tony Beaver, a friend of Paul Bunyan. She immortalizes Tony in Up Eel River, a collection of seven folktales culled from West Virginia's rich oral tradition. ����� One of our least read and most deserving writers, Clarksburg's Hubert Skidmore, was in the "limbo of lost authors" for decades. Skidmore is best remembered for his controversial social protest novel Hawk's Nest. The story spins fiction from history with breath-taking detail: The disaster at Gauley Bridge, West Virginia, killed a hitherto unimagined number of workers. Most of these men died of acute silicosis, and a few in falls and cave-ins. The Gauley Bridge disaster remains today the greatest American industrial tragedy; indeed, more people died during the drilling of the Hawk's nest Tunnel than in the Triangle Shirt Waist fire, the Sunshine Mine disaster, and the Farmington Mine disaster combined. Yet Gauley Bridge is almost forgotten (Landrigan vii). This novel sheds light on a dark page of the industrial history in West Virginia and the nation, by offering an account of the building of the tunnel at Gauley Bridge, West Virginia, during the Great Depression and has been compared favorably to John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath, according to Morgantown Dominion Post columnist and novelist Norman Julian ("Emerging Voices" 2d). Hawk's Nest should be required reading for ecologists, social workers, union organizers, and historians. It has many possibilities for integration into school curricula. West Virginia fiction writers use many of the state's historical events and characters as inspiration for their novels' plots. In fact, West Virginia may be one of the few states to have its history recorded in both novel and poetic form, thanks to the works of Mary Lee Settle and Louise McNeill Pease. (note�) ��� National Book Award winner Mary Lee Settle, whose family home place has been in Kanawha County since prior to the Civil War, explores the history of the state in five novels known collectively as "The Beulah Quintet." The quintet opens with Prisons, set in Cromwell's war-torn England, and subsequent novels follow the flood of freedom-seeking immigrants to an area much like Charleston, West Virginia. Settle calls it Canona. O Beulah Land, Know Nothing, The Scapegoat, and The Killing Ground complete the "Quintet," offering historical slices of West Virginia. ����� According to Settle scholar George Garrett, author of Understanding Mary Lee Settle," the central accomplishment of Mary Lee Settle's art has been the creation of the 'Beulah Quintet'. . .[and] Settle's remarkable accomplishment stands alone in its time" (8-10). Settle is definitely a superstar in the current world of letters, but the state has its share of National Book Award first-place winners or finalists. Novelists Davis Grubb and John Knowles, poet P. J. Laska, children's writers Betsy Byars and Cynthia Rylant, and inspirational writer Catherine Marshall all have connections to West Virginia and can lay claim to the honor. ����� Several West Virginians are recipients of Berea College's Weatherford Award including Rodger Cunningham; Henry Lewis Gates, Jr.; Homer H. Hickam, Jr.; and Denise Giardina. Giardina received the award in 1987 for the year's most significant work of Appalachian fiction for Storming Heaven and again in 1992 for its sequel, The Unquiet Earth. In addition, The Unquiet Earth won the Lillian Smith Award for, "a novel making a contribution to the understanding of the South." The roster for the Smith Award includes Mary Lee Settle and Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Both gates and Giardina hold the American Book Award for the years 1989 and 1993 respectively. ����� West Virginia authors continue to merit inclusion in the O. Henry Memorial Award Prize story collections with Pearl Buck, Mary Lee Settle, Jayne Anne Phillips, Richard Currey, William Hoffman, and Pinckney Benedict, following in the footsteps of Montague and Post. Currey's 1988 inclusion made it a doubly special year: West Virginia University Assistant Professor Gail Galloway Adams also won the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction for her collection of short stories The Purchase of Order. The complete record of winners of selected awards is on MountainLit, as is a section on children's authors.����� Visitors to the children's section quickly ascertain the diversity and quality of the state's children's authors as they view photographs of, and quality of the state's children's authors as they view photographs of, and read about, Newbery Medal and Honor winners Betsy Byars, Julia Davis, Jean Lee Latham, Walter Dean Myers, and Cynthia Rylant. ����� Children and teachers often express surprise at the sheer number of award-winning children's authors and poets, and the state's record of poet laureates. The West Virginia legislature established a poet laureateship in 1927 when Governor Howard M. Gore appointed Karl Dewey Myers of Tucker County as our first laureate. ����� The West Virginia Department of Culture and History archives show the following poet laureates, dates served, county of residence, and appointing Governor: Karl Dewey Myers June 9, 1927-March 10, 1937 Tucker County Governor Howard M. Gore Roy Lee Harmon March 11, 1937-November 1, 1943 Governor Homer A. Holt James Lowell McPherson November 2, 1943-October 10, 1946 Governor Matthew M. Neely October 11, 1946-March 23, 1960 Raleigh County Governor Clarence W. Meadows Vera Andrew Harvey March 24, 1960-March 6, 1961 Cabell County Governor Cecil H. Underwood March 7, 1961-February 15, 1979 Governor W. W. Barron Louise McNeill Pease February 16, 1979-June 18, 1993 Greenbrier County Governor John D. Rockefeller, IV Irene McKinney December 1, 1993- Governor Gaston Caperton (note 4) ����� And, what is known of the laureates? It required extensive "archival archeology" to find information on the first three. �����Few records exist to document Myers' career. His first book of poetry, The Quick Years, was published in 1926 by the West Virginia Publishing Company of Charleston, West Virginia. (Continue) Children's Literature ~ Honors and Awards ~ Links and Credits ~ Introduction WVLA Authors ~ WV African-American Authors ~ Essays ~ Book Reviews ~ Home �2001 MountainLit

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Strange Eyeless Fish Creates Its Own Sonar Signals to “See” Posted By Simone M. Scully on Apr 25, 2014 The blind cavefish alongside two of its sighted relativesImage Courtesy of NYU Deep in some pitch-black, underwater caves in Mexico, there lives a peculiar little pinkish-white fish. Only about four inches long, this albino has taste buds on the outside of its lower jaw, sleeps very little, and, most interestingly, has no eyes. This blind fish (Astyanax mexicanus) evolved relatively recently from a surface fish that does have eyes and lives in the nearby river systems. At some point between a half a million and five millions years ago, some surface fish got caught in underground caves due to dramatic geological events. “Suddenly surface fish were taken underground in large numbers,” explains William Richard Jeffrey, an evolutionary developmental biologist and professor at the University of Maryland. “Those that could survive underground did, and they produced the cavefish we see now.” The fish population caught in the caves evolved and lost their eyes and pigmentation in what is called “regressive evolution,” the loss of a specific characteristic—the same way that apes, including us, ended up without tails. Despite the gross differences in their anatomies, the blind cavefish and its sighted relative are actually the same species and can interbreed. In fact, as embryos cavefish do have eyes like the surface fish, but those eyes never mature. It makes sense that the version of the fish that lives in total darkness would not depend on seeing to navigate. But that raises the question of just how they get around, which they do just fine. “When they are swimming around, you don’t really notice they don’t have eyes, because they aren’t bumping into each other, they aren’t bumping into walls,” said Shane Windsor, a lecturer at the University of Bristol that studies bio-inspired fluid dynamics. He used to keep some of the fish at his desk in his lab, and marveled that his visitors did not notice their missing eyes right away. The blind cavefish’s location mechanism is about 50 times more effective than the standard method available to other fish. The key to the cavefish’s navigational ability is a sensory system called the lateral line, a feature common to all fish. It’s made up of receptors known as neuromasts, and it runs down the side of the fish near the spine, wrapping around their eyes and jaw. These receptors allow fish to to sense pressure changes in the water surrounding them, revealing nearby stationary and moving objects. The Mexican blind cavefish, along with a few other types of fish, also have superficial neuromasts that cover their entire body. Research suggests that the lateral line system might be especially sensitive in the cavefish. Windsor explains that the sensory system enables fish to navigate using what is called hydrodynamic imaging. When the fish moves through the water, it creates a flow field, like the bow wave in front of a boat. As the fish gets closer to an object, the presence of that object changes that flow field. The fish’s lateral line system can then sense how the flow around its body has changed, giving the fish feedback about the objects that are close by. According to a new study, there is an additional method that the Mexican blind cavefish, in particular, uses to help visualize its surroundings: It produces bursts of suction by rapidly opening and closing its mouth, creating a flow of water. The objects in the fish’s path disrupt the flow pattern and the fish then senses those changes. This is why fish in unfamiliar surroundings open and close their mouths twice as frequently. Roi Holzman, a researcher at Tel Aviv University in Israel and lead author of the study, says that this mechanism is about 50 times more effective at helping them “see” than the standard hydrodynamic imaging available to other fish. He explains that the suction bursts and the hydrodynamic imaging work in tandem, similar to how submarines use both passive and active sonar. The development of active sonar in cave fish is not a one-off event. There are multiple populations of this species found throughout Mexican caves, all of which evolved separately, but in similar ways, from the surface fish. This is what attracted Martina Bradic, a postdoctoral researcher studying evolutionary genetics at New York University. “Repeatability is extremely important for the scientific method,” she says. “What we really want to observe is multiple repeated events, such as this one, [so] that we can actually make an inference about how things happen.” This little unusual fish is not just some biological oddity; it may be able to teach us about evolution as a whole. Simone M. Scully is a science and culture journalist based in New York City and an editorial intern at Nautilus. Follow her on Twitter at @ScullySimone. 012: Feedback Mood Ring—Cell Phones Can Hear Depression in People’s Voices Three examples of speech from a person with bipolar disorder. The rows show one second each of manic, euthymic (normal), and depressed speech. 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North Carolina v. Brown JUNIOR CLAUDE BROWN Appeal by defendant from Freeman, Judge. Judgment entered 11 March 1981 in Superior Court, Rutherford County. Heard in the Court of Appeals 1 February 1982. Vaughn, Judge. Chief Judge Morris and Judge Martin (Harry C.) concur. Three of defendant's assignments of error relate to the indictment for larceny by an employee. Defendant first argues that the indictment is defective because it fails to allege a trust delivery. We overrule this assignment of error. G.S. 14-74 states the following: "If any servant or other employee, to whom any money, goods or other chattels . . . by his master shall be delivered safely to be kept to the use of his master, shall withdraw himself from his master and go away with such money, goods, or other chattels . . . with intent to steal the same and defraud his master thereof, contrary to the trust and confidence in him reposed by his said master; . . . the servant so offending shall be punished as a Class H felon: Provided, that nothing contained in this section shall extend to . . . servants within the age of 16 years." According to State v. Babb, 34 N.C. App. 336, 238 S.E.2d 308 (1977), an indictment charging a violation of G.S. 14-74 must allege that the property was received and held by the defendant in trust, or for the use of the owner, and that being so held, it was feloniously converted or made away with by the servant or agent. The present indictment alleges that the defendant feloniously carried away two black angus cows which were owned by Royce B. Thomas. It further alleges taht "[a]t the time of this larceny the defendant was the employee of Royce B. Thomas and the said cows had been delivered safely to the defendant to be kept to the use of Royce B. Thomas, and the defendant converted them to his own use with the intent to steal them and to defraud his employer, without the consent of his employer. The defendant occupied a position of trust and confidence." Because the indictment alleges that the cows were delivered to defendant "to be kept to the use of " his employer, we hold the indictment sufficiently alleges a trust delivery. It is not necessary for the indictment to allege who delivered the cows to defendant. See also State v. Maslin, 195 N.C. 537, 539, 143 S.E. 3, 5 (1928), rev'd on other grounds, 279 N.C. 663, 185 S.E.2d 174 (1971); State v. Lanier, 89 N.C. 517, 519 (1883). Defendant next argues that the indictment is inadequate because it fails to allege that he is at least 16 years old. He cites the statutory phrase, "Provided, that nothing contained in this section shall extend to . . . servants within the age of 16 years." Defendant contends that age is an essential element of G.S. 14-74, which must be alleged, proven and charged. We disagree. We are aided in our analysis by State v. Connor, 142 N.C. 700, 55 S.E. 787 (1906). Addressing a question similar to the ...

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397th Bombardment Squadron Title: 397th Bombardment Squadron Subject: VI Bomber Command, Enrique Malek International Airport, 3d Bombardment Squadron, Robert B. Williams, Seymour Airport 7th Reconnaissance Squadron LB-30 Liberator United States Army Air Forces American Antisubmarine Theater 397th Bombardment Squadron emblem The 397th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the VI Bomber Command, based at Rio Hato Army Air Base, Panama. It was inactivated on 1 November 1946. 2.1 World War I 2.2 Between the wars 2.3 World War II 2.3.1 397th Bombardment Squadron 2.4 Lineage 2.5 Assignments 2.6 Stations 2.7 Aircraft On a blue diamond piped with red with its long axis horizontal a white sword pointing to the dexter [sic] behind a white shield displaying a black portcullis. (Approved 5 May 1924.) The squadron's mission from its inception in 1917 to its inactivation in 1946 was the defense of the Panama Canal. During the 1920s and 1930s it participated in a number of Goodwill Missions to nations in Central and South America. From its origins in 1917 until 1942, the unit was designated a variation of the 7th Reconnaissance Squadron. Curtiss R-4L With the entry of the United States into World War I, the War Department felt it was necessary to establish an air presence along the Atlantic terminus of the Panama Canal as a defensive measure against an enemy seaborne attack. In advancing its plans for the defence of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States, the joint Army-Navy board recommended the establishment of eight aeronautic stations which, with a strength of two dirigibles and six or eight seaplanes each, could immediately conduct patrol work. Significantly, the only site definitely advanced as vital in the overall plan was that at the Coco Solo United States Navy submarine base near Colón in the Canal Zone. The Army selected none other than one Captain Ancón, Canal Zone the end of March 1917, the unit moved to Corozal by 16 April. They then moved to the large temporary camp at Empire, Canal Zone in May, all on the Pacific side of the isthmus - not making the move to Fort Sherman's parade field until around 29 August 1917, on the Atlantic side. The unit did not receive its first aircraft until about 10 December 1917, when two Curtiss R-4's were tested at Fort Sherman. These were followed by Curtiss R-6's on 12 February 1918 which were supplied by the Navy. Besides its Curtiss R-4's and R-6's, the unit also had two Curtiss R-3's which, oddly, had arrived after the R-4's, in late December 1917. With the end of World War I most of the 7th Aero Squadron's personnel were transferred back to the United States for demobilization. Between the wars de Havilland DH-4s at Rio Hato Airfield, Panama, 1920s Douglas B-18 Bolo at Aguadulce Field, Panama. B-17B Flying Fortress After the war, the squadron evolved into the 7th Squadron (14 March 1921), 7th Observation Squadron (25 January 1925), 7th Reconnaissance Squadron (1 September 1937), 7th Reconnaissance Squadron (Medium Range) (6 December 1939) and 7th Reconnaissance Squadron (Heavy) (20 November 1940) before being finally redesignated as the 397th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 22 April 1942. After World War I, the squadron is credited with having operated numerous aircraft types between 1919 and 1931. These included, the venerable U.S.-built de Havilland DH-4 series of Light bomber / General purpose aircraft; the Curtiss JN-4 "Jenny" family of trainers; the Loening OA-1 amphibians, these being uniquely suited to conditions in Panama, Douglas O-2 observation aircraft and, surprisingly, Curtiss HS-1 and HS-2L flying boats. Of the DH-4's, the first six postwar examples, all virtually stock DH-4B's, arrived for duty with the 7th in February 1920, replacing the well-worn Curtiss R-6's and other earlier DH-4's. By 16 February 1922, the squadron had seven "war-built" DH-4's, four DH-4B's, the solitary Curtiss JN-4H, three Curtiss JN-6's. By August, all but one of the "war-built" DH-4's had been scrapped and one of the DH-4B's had been converted to DH-4BP-1 (photographic) configuration. By June 1927, the squadron, now in a very lean peacetime stance, had but eight aircraft. These consisted of four DH-4M's, a solitary DH-4B, a Loening COA-l and two Loening OA-1A's Assigned to France Field as its home station as of 1939, the unit then became an element of the 6th Bombardment Group on 16 October. The Squadron was equipped with Douglas B-18 Bolos, although a single Northrop A-17 was also assigned for a period, together with a Sikorsky OA-8. By 1 February 1940, the assignment to the 6th Bombardment Group was changed to an attachment, as the unit was placed under the direct control of the 19th Bombardment Wing and, on 4 June 1941, was assigned one Boeing B-17B Flying Fortress, the first production version of the Flying Fortress, which had been transferred to the Command. Obsolete as a bomber, the mission of the B-17B was long-range reconnaissance in the Canal Zone, although the aircraft retained its defensive machine guns for defense against any enemy aircraft it may encounter On 8 October 1941, it was once again attached to the 6th Bombardment Group and, on 27 November, the unit moved from France Field to the newly constructed Howard Field on the Pacific side, where it received four additional B-17Bs. Northrup A-17A After the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor the Squadron was almost immediately deployed to David Field, Panama. The Squadron's B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft deployed elsewhere (mainly to Guatemala City Airport) to begin the Pacific patrols in early January 1942. By mid-February 1942, the unit was formally assigned to the 6th Bombardment Group on 25 February 1942. The 7th Reconnaissance Squadron (Medium Range) was redesignated as the 397th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) effective 22 April 1942, The return to David Field came just in time for deployment of the unit as a whole from David to Talara Airport, Peru, where it arrived on 18 August. From there the Squadron undertook the Pacific patrol arc out to Seymour Airport in the Galápagos Islands and, sometimes, on to Guatemala City Airport. These flights continued, almost non-stop, through May 1943, when the unit was relieved and returned to Río Hato Field in Panama. The LB-30's retained their original British serial numbers throughout their service with the squadron. Upon its return to Rio Hato on 4 May 1943, the 397th was transformed, as an entirely new cadre of personnel replaced the veterans of the Galapagos and earlier tours there. Three days later, the Squadron was reassigned to Howard Field in the Canal Zone, although this was apparently a mere paper move of its headquarters squadrons, as the unit's aircraft and personnel actually remained at Rio Hato. On 1 January 1944, the Squadron received orders to deploy four of its LB-30's to France Field to participate in the search for several marauding German U-Boats which were causing considerable alarm in the Caribbean. While at France Field, the aircraft also flew navigational and bombing exercises. All of this was preparatory to the unit's deployment to the Galapagos Islands and, starting 7 April 1944, the ground echelon started movement to Balboa, Canal Zone, via truck for the transfer. The air element got four more B-24J's on 8 April and, with these, flew with the earlier two B-24J's and two B-24D's to Seymour Field on the Galapagos. Other missions, besides the normal long-distance patrols, saw 397th aircraft operating to Salinas Airport, Ecuador; Havana Airport, Cuba; Borinquen Field, Puerto Rico; Managua Airport, Nicaragua; Cartagena airport, Colombia and elsewhere throughout Central and South America. In February 1945, the unit was relieved from duty on the Galapagos and returned to Río Hato Field where the unit ended the war, on 1 November 1946 when it was inactivated. Organized as 7th Aero Squadron on 29 March 1917[1] Redesignated: 7th Squadron on 14 March 1921 Redesignated: 7th Observation Squadron on 25 January 1925 Redesignated: 7th Reconnaissance Squadron on 1 September 1937 Redesignated: 7th Reconnaissance Squadron (Medium Range) on 6 December 1939 Redesignated: 7th Reconnaissance Squadron (Heavy) on 20 November 1940[1] Redesignated: 397th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 11 May 1942[1] Inactivated on 1 November 1946. Panama Canal Department, 29 March 1917 3d Observation (later 6th Observation, later 6th Composite, later 6th Bombardment) Group, assigned on 30 September 1919, attached on 1 February 1940, and assigned on 5 May 1942[2] Associated with: 1st Photographic Group, 10 Jun 1941-22 Apr 1942 (training) VI Bomber Command, 1 November 1943-1 November 1946.[3] Ancon, Panama Canal Zone, 29 March 1917 Corozal, Panama Canal Zone, 16 April 1917 Empire, Panama Canal Zone, May 1917 Fort Sherman, Panama Canal Zone, c. 29 August 1917 Cristobal, Panama Canal Zone, March 1918 Coco Walk (later France Field), Panama Canal Zone, May 1918 Howard Field, Panama Canal Zone, 26 November 1941 David Field, Panama, 11 December 1941 Talara Afld, Peru, 18 August 1942 Rio Hato Army Air Base, Panama, c. 4 May 1943 Seymour Island Army Airfield, Baltra, Galápagos Islands, c. 7 April 1944 Rio Hato Army Air Base, Panama, c. 6 February 1945-1 November 1946. JN-4, R-3 (R-9), and R-4, during period 1917-1919 DH-4, included JN-4, HS2L, 0A-1, and 0-2, during period 1919-1931 0-19, 1930–1937 OA-4, 1930–1936 B-10, 1936–1939 LB-30 (B-29A), 1942–1944 A-17A, 1943 RB-17, 1943 B-24, 1943-1946. List of American Aero Squadrons ^ a b c Conaway, William. "397th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy)". VI Bomber Command In Defense Of The Panama Canal 1941 - 45. ^ Conaway, William. "6th Bombardment Group (Heavy)". VI Bomber Command In Defense Of The Panama Canal 1941 - 45. ^ Conaway, William. "VI Bombardment Command History". Planes and Pilots Of World War Two. Conaway, William. "VI Bomber Command In Defense Of The Panama Canal 1941 - 45". Planes and Pilots Of World War Two. Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. Hagdedorn, Dan (1995), Alae Supra Canalem: Wings Over the Canal, Turner Publishing, ISBN 1563111535 Maurer, Maurer (1987). Aviation in the U.S. Army, 1919-1939. Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History, United States Air Force. AFHRA Document 00202312 6th Bomber Command 1912-1941 AFHRA Document 00899478 USAF Southern Command History, 1920-1975 AFHRA Document 00046226 397th Bombardment Squadron History, 1939-1941 USAAF Sixth Air Force in World War II Previously: Panama Canal Air Force (1940-1941); Caribbean Air Force (1941-1942) Coolidge (Antigua) Dakota (Aruba) Batista (Cuba) Camaguey (Cuba) Hato (Curacao) Vernam (Jamaica) Arecibo (Puerto Rico) Borinquen (Puerto Rico) Losey (Puerto Rico) Benedict (Saint Croix) Beane (Saint Lucia) St. Thomas Airport (Saint Thomas) Carlsen (Trinidad) Piarco Airport (Trinidad) Waller (Trinidad) Canal Zone Calzada Larga Patilla Point Pocri Río Hato Central and South Belem (Brazil) Atkinson (British Guiana) Zandery (Dutch Guiana) Salinas (Ecuador) Baltra (Galápagos Islands) Guatemala City (Guatemala) Talara (Peru) VI Bomber Command VI Fighter Command XXVI Fighter Command XXXVI Fighter Command VI Air Force Service Antilles Air Command 6th Fighter 13th Bombardment 19th Composite 16th Fighter 32d Fighter 6th Bombardment 72d Reconnaissance Squadrons 1st Depot Repair 20th Troop Carrier 23d Antisubmarine 91st Reconnaissance Ninth Twelfth Thirteenth Fourteenth WorldHeritage articles incorporating text from the Air Force Historical Research Agency Use dmy dates from June 2011 Military units and formations established in 1917 Military units and formations of the United States in World War II Bombardment squadrons of the United States Army Air Forces Panama Canal Zone Panama, Colombia, Panama City, John McCain, Panama Canal Panama Canal, Spanish language, Colombia, Costa Rica, Darién Province Ecuador, Unesco, Evolution, Thor Heyerdahl, San Cristóbal Island Suez Canal, Panama Canal Zone, Panama, Theodore Roosevelt, Pacific Ocean World War II, United States Army Air Forces, United States Air Force, Sixth Air Force, Panama Canal Zone World War II, Panama Canal, United States Army Air Forces, Panama, Peru 3d Bombardment Squadron Panama, Panama Canal Zone, Galápagos Islands, United States Air Force, Peru Robert B. Williams Texas A&M University, Texas, Buenos Aires, Royal Air Force, New Mexico Seymour Airport World War II, Ecuador, Galápagos Islands, United States Army Air Forces, Airport

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Third Annual Golf Scramble Classic to tee off on Sept. 20 SHEPHERDSTOWN -- The Friends of the Shepherdstown Library are ready to tee off this month, with the Third Annual Golf Scramble Classic at The Club At Cress Creek on Sept. 20. The event, which has grown in popularity since its founding in 2017, will donate its proceeds to the new building for the Shepherdstown Public Library, to be built on a four-acre tract of land outside of the Corporation of Shepherdstown. "Last year we had around 70 players. We could probably handle roughly 85 or so," said founder and co-organizer Marty Amerikaner, of Shepherdstown. "I'm certainly hoping we'll have a similar number this year, and if there are more, that would be great." Amerikaner said his previous golf scramble experience gave him the idea of starting one in Shepherdstown. "People don't have to be experienced competitive golfers to enjoy this. Men, women, young people, old people - it's not a high-pressure situation," Amerikaner said, mentioning many nonprofit organizations raise money through hosting golf scrambles. "I had played in some golf scrambles before. Starting when we did this the first time, that was the first time I had organized one, so that was a little trial-by-error," Amerikaner said. "The golf pro at Cress Creek, John Francisco, is a very nice guy and helped us put together the set of plans. We've pretty much followed the same set of plans every year, with some tweaks." Registration includes lunch, dinner, green fees and golf carts. Check-in begins at 11 a.m., and tee-off time will have a shotgun start at 12:30 p.m. The cost is $360 per foursome or $100 for individual participants, who will be assigned to a team. There will be opportunities to purchase bonus packages and tickets for multiple raffles. Prizes will be awarded to first and second place teams, based on gross and net scores. Amerikaner works with his co-organizer, SPL Director of Library Development Lee Ann Warner, to plan each year's event, which is also sponsored by a number of community businesses. "There is absolutely room for more sponsors," Amerikaner said. "If people would like to sponsor, either by way of tee box signs or by way of contributing to the lunches or dinners, they can call Lee Ann directly at the library. "How critically important libraries are to all communities, and particularly in West Virginia, where there are so many challenges throughout the state for libraries and all kinds of educational institutions. They are not very well supported by the public coffers," Amerikaner said. "It's the little bit we can do to be some help." Advance registration forms may be picked up at the library at 100 East German Street. Visit the library's website at www.lib.shepherdstown.wv.us to register online or download a registration form. For more information, contact Warner at 901-229-1065 or leeann.warner@martin.lib.wv.us, or contact Amerikaner at 304-617-4445 or marty.amerikaner@gmail.com. If you are not a golfer but would still like to contribute to the library project, contact Hali Taylor at 304-876-2783, or donate online at www.lib.shepherdstown.wv.us. Regular Size Shepherdstown Chronicle

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Dedicated to the Sovereignty of Missourians Missouri Supreme Court's Message? - Impeach Ohmer! February 26, 2004 – Jefferson City, MO This day the Missouri Supreme Court, in a 5 to 2 decision, vindicated the state's new concealed carry bill which had been passed after a supermajority of the state legislature overrode Governor Holden's veto last September. While it is true that the court also found that five counties are due injunctive relief from the new law, that relief is only to the extent that the law constitutes a technical violation of the Hancock Amendment limiting unfunded mandates. This small problem will soon be fixed. The most important component of the court's decision is the reversal of the earlier ruling by Judge Steven Ohmer based on article I, section 23 of the Missouri Constitution. Note this excerpt from the majority opinion: Article I, section 23, states: That the right of every citizen to keep and bear arms in defense of his home, person and property, or when lawfully summoned in aid of the civil power, shall not be questioned; but this shall not justify the wearing of concealed weapons. Plaintiffs contend, and the trial court so held, that the last clause of section 23 "prohibits the wearing of concealed weapons." Read in proper grammatical context, and giving the words their common usage, the clause has no such meaning. To be sure, plaintiffs are correct that the clause is couched as an exception or limitation on the constitutional "right of every citizen to keep and bear arms . . . ." But it means simply that the constitutional right does not extend to the carrying of concealed weapons, not that citizens are prohibited from doing so, or that the General Assembly is prohibited from enacting statutes allowing or disallowing the practice. The author of the opinion, Judge Stephen Limbaugh, went on to give a brief grammar lesson that even an eleven year old could understand. He then reiterated the courts findings as follows: “There is no constitutional prohibition against the wearing of concealed weapons; there is only a prohibition against invoking the right to keep and bear arms to justify the wearing of concealed weapons.” This opinion is a tremendous blow to Judge Ohmer's credibility not only because it reversed his opinion, but also because of the brevity with which it dealt with Ohmer's only rationale for declaring the law unconstitutional. Even the dissenting opinion, written by Judge Ronnie White, wouldn't touch the article I, section 23 aspect of the case. On the other hand, the supreme court thought that the Hancock argument was worthy of much more consideration, using four times as many words to explain the complexities of their decision. This, too, is a blow to Judge Ohmer because he had previously dismissed the plaintiffs Hancock argument altogether! Judge Ohmer was a double looser when the Supreme Court's decision was published. If it wasn't apparent before, it is abundantly clear now – Judge Ohmer is either guilty of judicial activism or he is grossly incompetent. Whichever the case, he is a worthy subject of impeachment. While it is true that the time honored system of American justice has prevailed in this case, we cannot ignore the fact that there was an overt attempt to corrupt that system. There is much more at stake than the concealed carry law – the very foundations of our constitutional republic are shaken every time a judge tries to legislate from the bench in violation of their oath to defend the constitution. It's time for the Missouri house of representatives to give Judge Ohmer a little help. They should relieve him of his judicial responsibilities so he can run for an office in the legislature, where it is appropriate for him to make laws. It's time to impeach Steven Ohmer! By: Ron Calzone Feedback to the author To learn more about the impeachment process in Missouri, go to the Missouri First Main Page More Essays Copyright 2004 Missouri First, Inc. info@mofirst.org Home - - Charter - - Essays - - Projects - - MO History - - MF News - - Messages - - Links - - Search - - Contacts - - Join - - Contribute

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Functions: sensing/intuition and thinking/feeling /Myers–Briggs /Functions: sensing/intuition and thinking/feeling Jung identified two pairs of psychological functions: Two perceiving functions: sensation (usually called “sensing” in MBTI writings) and intuition Two judging functions: thinking and feeling According to Jung’s typology model, each person uses one of these four functions more dominantly and proficiently than the other three; however, all four functions are used at different times depending on the circumstances. Sensing and intuition are the information-gathering (perceiving) functions. They describe how new information is understood and interpreted. People who prefer sensing are more likely to trust information that is in the present, tangible, and concrete: that is, information that can be understood by the five senses. They tend to distrust hunches, which seem to come “out of nowhere”. They prefer to look for details and facts. For them, the meaning is in the data. On the other hand, those who prefer intuition tend to trust information that is less dependent upon the senses, that can be associated with other information (either remembered or discovered by seeking a wider context or pattern). They may be more interested in future possibilities. For them, the meaning is in the underlying theory and principles which are manifested in the data. Thinking and feeling are the decision-making (judging) functions. The thinking and feeling functions are both used to make rational decisions, based on the data received from their information-gathering functions (sensing or intuition). Those who prefer thinking tend to decide things from a more detached standpoint, measuring the decision by what seems reasonable, logical, causal, consistent, and matching a given set of rules. Those who prefer feeling tend to come to decisions by associating or empathizing with the situation, looking at it ‘from the inside’ and weighing the situation to achieve, on balance, the greatest harmony, consensus and fit, considering the needs of the people involved. Thinkers usually have trouble interacting with people who are inconsistent or illogical, and tend to give very direct feedback to others. They are concerned with the truth and view it as more important. As noted already, people who prefer thinking do not necessarily, in the everyday sense, “think better” than their feeling counterparts, in the common sense; the opposite preference is considered an equally rational way of coming to decisions (and, in any case, the MBTI assessment is a measure of preference, not ability). Similarly, those who prefer feeling do not necessarily have “better” emotional reactions than their thinking counterparts. Dominant function According to Jung, people use all four cognitive functions. However, one function is generally used in a more conscious and confident way. This dominant function is supported by the secondary (auxiliary) function, and to a lesser degree the tertiary function. The fourth and least conscious function is always the opposite of the dominant function. Myers called this inferior function the shadow. The four functions operate in conjunction with the attitudes (extraversion and introversion). Each function is used in either an extraverted or introverted way. A person whose dominant function is extraverted intuition, for example, uses intuition very differently from someone whose dominant function is introverted intuition. Cognitive learning styles The Original Big Five Traits 16PF Global and Primary Factors Raymond Cattell’s 16 Personality Factors 16PF Questionnaire

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Conor Bateman March 23, 2016 — By Conor Bateman The Secret Video Essays of Jenni Olson A video essay made for Fandor Keyframe. This video essay and the below text was initially published by Fandor Keyframe in March 2016. Jenni Olson’s essay films The Joy of Life and The Royal Road are not made for the purpose of film analysis, but are rather affecting and wide-ranging explorations of human connection, sexuality, suicide and memory. Often focusing on what has been removed or altered, Olson has a particular fascination with early screenplay drafts. This idea of a potential essay film nestled in another essay film catches my attention. In this video, I have taken the audio tracks from both The Joy of Life and The Royal Road and edited them into two short video essays. In both cases I have replaced the landscape cinematography of Olson’s films with footage from the films being discussed in narration. The first of these videos looks at the suicide in two films by Frank Capra, and the second at the allure of San Francisco as seen in Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo. A point of intersection: the Nate Starkman Building on Mateo Street in Los Angeles appears in both The Royal Road and Thom Andersen’s seminal essay film Los Angeles Plays Itself. In the former, the building’s painted signage, now faded (“Starkman” is barely legible), fits neatly into a narrated chapter defending nostalgia. In the latter, it’s a somewhat nostalgic cinematic quotation, Andersen using a clip from Sidney Lumet’s 1986 thriller The Morning After. The meaning of each separate depiction of the Nate Starkman building is less interesting here than the approaches taken by each filmmaker. Andersen uses film clips to discuss real landscapes and locations; Olson does almost the inverse: the narrator discusses specific films over newly shot landscape imagery (in stunning 16mm cinematography courtesy of DP Sophie Constantinou). In Olson’s work the rumination on cinema serves not only as a point of insight or analysis but also a reflection on the way film intermingles with our own memories. The narrator in The Joy of Life, voiced by Harry Dodge, misremembers the structure of Frank Capra’s It’s A Wonderful Life, believing that the film opens on James Stewart’s attempted suicide when, in fact, it happens almost exactly in the middle of the film. In The Royal Road, many films are cited: The Children’s Hour, Sunset Boulevard and Brief Encounter among them. The most potent citation is one that echoes Chris Marker’s Sans Soleil, that being an analysis of Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo. Olson queries the Proustian connection in the name Madeline alongside an observation about the film’s geographic structure, as Scotty and Madeline drive down El Camino Real to Mission San Juan Bautista, mirroring the supposed route taken by Fr. Junípero Serra. Containing the Madness: George A. Romero’s THE CRAZIES A Mother Brings Her Son to Be Shot ABC RN: Fantastic Films and Where To Find Them © 2020 Conor Bateman.

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Tag: queen anne boleyn In honor of Geneviève Bujold on her birthday By Olivia LonguevilleIn BlogPosted July 2, 2019 Yesterday was Geneviève Bujold’s birthday. This Canadian actress, who was born the 1st of July, 1942, is best known for her portrayal of Anne Boleyn in film 'Anne of the Thousand Days', for which she received a Golden Globe for Best Actress. Geneviève Bujold as Anne Boleyn in the 1969... Tags: anne boleyn, Anne of the Thousand Days, Geneviève Bujold, queen anne boleyn Poems of Anne Boleyn’s feelings before and after her coronation By Olivia LonguevilleIn PoetryPosted June 5, 2019 During the coronation procession as Anne sees the people’s gloomy faces What shall this day bring to me, June? A brilliance with every summer hue: The cloud-white dream of happiness, Shot with the primrose sunshine through… Or shall my coronation bring me pain, People do not want me, their stillness... Tags: anne boleyn, henry viii, King Henry VIII, poetry, queen anne boleyn, royals, the tudors, tudor period, tudors Coronation of Anne Boleyn By Olivia LonguevilleIn BlogPosted June 2, 2019 Anne Boleyn emerged from the Tower of London at 5pm on Saturday the 31st of May 1533. She had spent the previous several days in the queen’s chambers in the Tower. According to contemporary sources, the last day of spring was sunny, bright, and warm, and the sky was an unbroken... Tags: anne boleyn, Boleyn, King Henry VIII, queen anne boleyn, the tudors, Tudor Dynasty, Tudor Era, tudor period A hymn of Anne Boleyn’s heart By Olivia LonguevilleIn Blog, PoetryPosted May 19, 2019 Hello to everyone! Today is another anniversary of Anne Boleyn's tragic death. As a tribute to the extraordinary Anne Boleyn, here is my poem written in Renaissance style, lyrical and a bit whimsical, about her thoughts in different moments of her life. My poem is a mixture of real and... 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Tags: anne boleyn, executions, henry viii, jane seymour, King Henry VIII, queen anne boleyn, Queen Jane Seymour, royals, The Tudor Dynasty, the tudor era, the tudor history, the tudor period, the tudors the links to part 1, part 2, part 3, and part 4 of the series “A fatal love triangle: King Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and Jane Seymour On the 15th of May 1536, a fatal love triangle was untangled – Anne Boleyn was sentenced to death. Anne Boleyn and George Boleyn were tried in the King’s Hall... Tags: anne boleyn, henry vii, jane seyumour, King Henry VIII, queen anne boleyn, The Tudor Dynasty, the tudor history, the tudors By Olivia LonguevilleIn BlogPosted May 7, 2016 the links to part 1, part 2, and part 3 of the series “A fatal love triangle: King Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and Jane Seymour After the arrests of Anne and George Boleyn, and Anne’s other alleged paramours, tension was rising in the air, and Henry VIII’s court froze in anticipation of the outcome... Tags: anne boleyn, george boleyn, jane boleyn, King Henry VIII, queen anne boleyn, the downfall of anne boleyn, The Tudor Dynasty, the tudor history the link to part 1 and part 2 of the series “A fatal love triangle: King Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and Jane Seymour” is here May 1536 was the most dramatic and tragic episode in the life of Anne Boleyn. The drama began on the traditional May Day joust at Greenwich Palace.... Tags: anne boleeyn, henry viii, King Henry VIII, queen anne boleyn, The Tudor Dynasty, the tudor period, the tudors By Olivia LonguevilleIn BlogPosted April 30, 2016 the link to part 1 of the series “A fatal love triangle: King Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and Jane Seymour” is here The fatal love triangle of Henry VIII, Anne, and Jane Seymour was at the centre of the grisly murder of Queen Anne Boleyn. In April 1536, stormy clouds... 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Former President and Army Chief of Pakistan Become A Web Journalist LHC ordered to produce permanent residential address of Pervez Musharraf Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday ordered to produce permanent residential address of former President General (retd) Pervez Musharraf. Justice Nasir Saeed Sheikh heard the petition, seeking ban on the All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) and disqualification of Musharraf. The petitioner said that Musharraf had broken the country’s Constitution and imprisoned the judges. He pleaded the LHC to disqualify Musharraf and impose ban his political party. Justice Sheikh directed the petitioner to provide permanent residential address of Mushrraf to send notice to him. Subsequently, the court adjourned the hearing into the petition for indefinite period of time. Musharraf has recently announced to end self-imposed exile and return to the country on March 24 to contest the elections. (TheNewsTribe) Posted by Chief Editor at 4:26 PM Labels: All Pakistan Muslim League, APML, Former President of Pakistan, Long live Pervez Musharraf, Musharraf Exit, Pervez Musharraf Return to Pakistan Former President Pervez Musharraf was born on August 11, 1943 in Neher Wali Haveli (which means "House Next to the Canal"), in Delhi, British India, and stems from an educated, middle class family of government servants. After independence of Pakistan in 1947, Musharraf's family migrated to Pakistan where his father, Syed Musharraf Uddin — a graduate of Aligarh University — joined the Pakistan Foreign Office. His mother, Zarin, who holds a master's degree from the University of Lucknow has been a working professional. President Musharraf spent his formative years in Turkey and is a fluent speaker of Turkish. He attended St Patrick's School, Karachi (a Catholic school), graduating in 1959, later attending Forman Christian College (a Protestant school) in Lahore. In 1961, he volunteered for the Pakistan Army and entered the Pakistan Military Academy at Kakul. He was commissioned on April 19, 1964 in the Artillery Regiment. He joined the Special Services Group where he served for 7 years. A graduate and instructor of the Command and Staff College, Quetta, and the National Defence College, Rawalpindi, President Musharraf is also a graduate of the Royal College of Defence Studies of the United Kingdom. He fought two wars against India in1965 and 1971. While President Musharraf is a man of war, he strongly believes in peace in the region and rapprochement with India. While in government, he made strides to foster permanent peace in South East Asia and came close to solving all outstanding issues including Kashmir. President Musharraf came into power in 1999 and occupied what TIME magazine described as “the most dangerous job in the world” playing a crucial role in fighting the global war on terrorism. The role that he played with incredible courage surviving more than a few assassination attempts; and he still remains a target of those that want to see the world divided as “West and The Rest”. In the course of his seven years at the helm, President Musharraf empowered the people of Pakistan at the grass roots level through the introduction of a local government system; the women as well as minorities of Pakistan were given reserved seats at every tier of the Parliament; the Freedom of expression was unlocked by opening up the media and allowing multiple private TV channels to operate for the first time in the history of Pakistan, and the electronic and print media began operating independent of the government. Perhaps his government's biggest achievement was the turnaround of the economy. From an almost bankrupt state in 1999, his government's vision and policies helped Pakistan come out of the list of Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) while setting it on path of prosperity, growth and economic reforms. It joined the ranks of the N-11 countries, the fastest growing economies after the BRIC countries. On the world stage, the President has taken a lead on many geo-political and strategic issues. He strongly believes in "Enlightened Moderation", his vision for the Muslim world to shun militancy and extremism and adopt the path of socioeconomic uplift while the West, and the United States in particular, should seek to resolve all political disputes with justice and to aid in the socioeconomic betterment of the deprived Muslim world. President Musharraf has a vision for Pakistan, and believes that it is a nation that has all the resources, the potential and all the human capability to be transformed into a progressive, moderate, and prosperous Islamic State. 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Stocks Observer. com Misleading Opinions Inducing General Public for Stock Trading - The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has observed that some capital market individuals are using the print/electronic/social media fo... WHO IS WHO IN KARACHI Dr Najma Patel - Prof. Najma Patel is a remarkable cardiologist who specializes in the field of Paediatric Cardiology. After completing her MBBS, she received her fellowsh... Who is who in Pakistan Arif Lohar - Arif Lohar is a Punjabi folk singer from Pakistan. He usually sings accompanied by a native musical instrument resembling tongs. He is the son of the reno... Blog about Atiqa Odho Atiqa odho dancing with Javed Sheikh - Sanam Baloch Sanam Baloch talking on cell phone - TEHELKA PAKISTAN Shahbaz Sharif escapes shoe attack in Lahore - Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif escaped a shoe attack at the South Asia Labour Conference, a private TV channel reported on Thursday. The police a... Business Observer. 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2010 Woodbridge Saint Patrick's Day Parade Sunday, March 14th, 2010, step off at 1:30 p.m. The 2010 Woodbridge Township, New Jersey, 37th St. Patrick's Day Parade, sponsored by the American Irish Association of Woodbridge Twp, NJ, will be held on Sunday, March 14, 2010, step off at 1:30 p.m. 2010 PARADE HONOREES 2010 Grand Marshal Tom Henderson Irishman of the year Michael Mc Govern Irishwoman of the Year Alice Goodheart Sinatra Miss American Irish Kiley Shaughnessy Lady In waiting Kelly Vasquez Flag Raising Ceremony @ Town Hall is March tba, 2010 (starts @ 9:00 am) at Woodbridge Town Hall Parade is March 14th, 2010 @ Woodbridge High School (step off @ 1:30pm) Ends at Woodbridge Town Hall. The Parade Chairman is Ken Egan and can be reached at nhe815@comcast.net . Parade Contact Person: Ken Egan American Irish Organization (908)720-8073 Step-Off 1:30 P.M. from Woodbridge High School, Route 35 to Main St. Sponsored by The American Irish Association of Woodbridge, NJ. Details: (908)720-8073 or (732)744-4153

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The First Vision – The Joseph Smith Story ◄ Click to read it on Jim's site First published in August 2011 by Lulu Press Inc. Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. First Edition – August 2011 Copyright © Jim Whitefield 2011 ISBN 13: 978-1-4478-1256-2 This book is registered with the British Library Catalogue System. Lulu ID: 11049405 All rights reserved. No part of the hard copy publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the author. The download version may be reproduced and distributed by individuals or organisations only as a complete document and must include this page. Reproduced with permission of the author. Copyright © Jim Whitefield 2011. All rights reserved. The text of the article may not be altered or added to. Copies distributed must be given and may not be sold. A download is exclusively available from the publisher: http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/themormondelusion Reproduced here with permission from Jim Whitefield: The First Vision - The Joseph Smith Story “Mormonism, as it is called, must stand or fall on the story of Joseph Smith. He was either a prophet of God, divinely called, properly appointed and commissioned, or he was one of the biggest frauds this world has ever seen. There is no middle ground. …the doctrines of an impostor cannot be made to harmonize in all particulars with divine truth. If his claims and declarations were built upon fraud and deceit, there would appear many errors and contradictions, which would be easy to detect.” Joseph Fielding Smith, President of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles; later Mormon Church President. (Doctrines of Salvation, 1954, vol. 1, p. 188). The following account contains no personal opinions and no suppositions. It is history, as recorded by Joseph Smith himself in his various writings and supported by others who knew him. Members and investigators of the Mormon Church are taught that in the spring of the year 1820, Joseph Smith experienced a glorious vision of God and Jesus Christ. Mormons believe Smith was persecuted from the start for telling all and sundry of his visionary experience. It is assumed by members of the Mormon Church that he immediately told his family about the occurrence. Most Mormons think the version we read in ‘Joseph Smith–History’ was the first and the only version of claimed events, recorded shortly after his experience. People take that concept to the Lord in prayer and then consider their subsequent ‘testimony’ that it really happened, to have come to their minds in an answer to that prayer from the Lord himself. After that, they rely on their faith to sustain them regarding any awkward questions that arise. After all, if Smith had that vision and later translated the Book of Mormon, a ‘testimony’ of which is also gained through the very same ethereal means, verification of the rest hardly seems necessary. However, suppose Joseph Smith was not telling the truth. How would we ever determine that? The fact of the matter is that if Smith did lie, then the ‘witness’ one received could not have come from God after all; it was just the result of wishful thinking. So… what really did happen, and what evidence is there to prove the real sequence of events which led to Smith’s claim? Only that will determine the truth. The following evidence should fully answer that question. The first thing to understand is that Joseph Smith did not record the ‘official version’ of his ‘First Vision’, as now used by the Mormon Church, until the year 1838, and it wasn’t even published until 1842, some twenty-two years after his supposed experience. This was a complete surprise to me, as Joseph Smith claimed he told anyone and everyone who would listen all about it immediately following the event. However, it will be discovered that this was not the case at all. Regarding Smith’s original claim of a First Vision; he first considered the concept in 1832. Smith’s record, dated in 1832, appears within the work A History of the life of Joseph Smith, partly written by his then scribe, Frederick G. Williams and partly (including this version of events) in Smith’s very own handwriting. In it, Smith declares that between the ages of twelve and fifteen he became exceedingly distressed concerning the situation of the world and of his own sins, and concluded that mankind had: “apostatised [sic] from the true and living faith and there was no society or denomination that built upon the gospel of Jesus Christ.” This is an astonishing conclusion for Smith to have written down in his own hand in 1832 as it completely contradicts the official version (written in 1838 and first published in 1842) wherein Smith claims that he went to the grove “to know which of the sects was right” and that “at this time it had never entered into my heart that all were wrong.” We now know this was not the case from Smith’s personally handwritten claim of 1832. Smith’s 1832 account goes on to state that he was in his sixteenth year of age [age 15]. In the later official version, he was only fourteen. Within the pillar of light – originally written as ‘fire’, which Smith crossed out – the Lord, assumed to be Jesus Christ, appeared alone and addressed Smith as his son. It is also interesting to note that this account is very similar to reported experiences of several other young men of the time who, seeking forgiveness of sins also claimed to have seen the Lord. A number of accounts were published which Joseph Smith had ready access to.1 Smith’s own claim never appeared anywhere at the supposed time of 1820, or when he wrote this in 1832. The location, later represented as a grove of trees, is not mentioned and there is no mention of any revival. In this account, Smith is not tormented by an evil force; he is filled with the spirit of God and has his sins forgiven, consistent with published stories of other young people who had claimed similar experiences. In 1835, within a week, Smith attempted two further First Vision accounts. In the first one, Smith relates what he told “Joshua the Jewish Minister” (an alias for ‘Matthias the Prophet’ who was actually from another cult). One personage appeared in the pillar of “flame”, then a second personage appeared who forgave Smith’s sins and testified that “Jesus Christ is the son of God”, thus clearly identifying the fact that neither visitor was actually the Saviour as He is only spoken of in the third person. Neither ‘personage’ is specifically identified but Smith confirms he saw “many angels” during the vision and that is all. Smith states that he was about fourteen years old: “when I received this first communication.” Smith then continues in his diary to relate to Joshua “another vision of angels” when he was seventeen, thus indicating that the First Vision was deemed by Smith, in 1835, to be one of angels rather than one of deity. One would expect to see this record included in Mormon Church history alongside others appearing in History of the Church, Vol. 2 but it is conspicuous by its absence. The Church has simply ignored the account (along with Smith’s visitor) and it has been left out of ‘Joseph Smith–History’ altogether. Presumably, this is because it is inconsistent with the 1838 official version which they prefer. Nevertheless, it was all recorded in Smith’s own personal journal in 1835 and it completely contradicts what he claimed three years later in 1838. Erastus Holmes visited Joseph Smith the following Saturday afternoon, on 14 November 1835, enquiring about the Church and asking to be instructed. Smith recorded what he said to Holmes, in his diary. Relating the experience of his First Vision, Smith states that he was about fourteen years old when “I received the first visitation of Angels”, unambiguously confirming his intended meaning when he had spoken to Joshua a few days earlier. Smith also writes that he told Holmes about later visitations concerning the Book of Mormon. Clearly, in late 1835, Smith was still sticking with the idea, in two separate accounts in his own diary, that it was an angel (or angels) rather than deity that first visited him in 1820 at age fourteen. The exact wording of this version of the First Vision from Smith’s diary was later faithfully published, word for word, in the Church newspaper. (Deseret News, Vol. 2. No. 15, Saturday, 29 May 1852). This published First Vision account by Joseph Smith specifically included the words: “I received the first visitation of Angels.” However, when the account was entered into History of the Church (V2:312), Joseph Smith’s own wording was deliberately altered. Rather than tell the truth about what Joseph Smith claimed at the time he wrote of the experience, the account was falsified. It was changed from “first visitation of angels” to read “first vision” instead, in order to make it consistent with the later, more dynamic idea the First Vision ultimately became, which was not to be one of angels as Smith had earlier claimed, but one of actual deity. As noted above, the 9th November account as related to Joshua does not even appear in History of the Church at all. Sequentially, it should appear in Vol. 2:312 – but it is not included. This method of falsifying truth went on to become a regular habit within the Mormon Church. They actually have a name for it. They call it ‘lying for the Lord’ and it still continues to this day. The fact that Smith’s own record was changed and falsified to suit later thinking clearly shows that the idea of a vision of deity had evolved over time from one of angels rather than it being a first time, first hand, true account of something that actually transpired in 1820. It also evidences the utter contempt the Mormon Church has for historical accuracy and the truth. Smith’s diaries and journals have been published and are available.2 When questioned, the Mormon Church claims each account gradually reveals what happened in the vision, yet the reality is they contradict each other in almost every way. Smith was clearly making it up as he went along. Unless pressed, of course the Mormon Church doesn’t mention the fact there were several conflicting accounts of the vision nor that the official version did not get published for twenty-two years. If you carefully read JS-History, you will find the following claims (in sequence) made by Joseph Smith himself in the ‘Official Account’ of his ‘First Vision’. The Church extracted the relevant part and included it in the Pearl of Great Price. The following link is to the current ‘First Vision’ page on the Mormon web site containing their scriptures. ‘Joseph Smith–History.’ http://lds.org/scriptures?lang=eng It should however be noted that Smith did not write this account; it was penned by his scribe, so no one knows for certain whether all the ideas contained in it were Smiths or if some were provided by other people. At the start of this, in History of the Church Vol. 1, there is a statement that: “…a history more correct in its details than this was never published.” Well, we shall see… 1. My father, Joseph Smith, Senior: left… Vermont, and moved to Palmyra… when I was in my tenth year, or thereabouts. [1814] about four years after… he moved with his family into Manchester [1818]. [The claimed ‘First Vision’ occurred] …in the second year after our removal to Manchester… [1820]. 2. There was a religious revival in the district [in 1820]. 3. Great multitudes joined various religious parties. 4. Four of Smith’s family joined the Presbyterians. 5. Smith personally came across and pondered on the scripture, James 1:5. 6. He went to a grove to ask God “which of all the sects was right, that I might know which to join.” 7. Smith was told to join with none of them. 8. “A few days later…” the persecution started. Once you are satisfied that those are Smith’s own surrounding statements, then you are ready to proceed. Regarding each of the above eight claims that Smith made, the following is the true historical position: 1. The Smiths early moves seem correct. However, the family did not move to Manchester from Palmyra in 1818, two years before the supposed vision. They actually moved there no earlier than July of 1822, two years afterwards. Smith’s youngest sister, Lucy, is also recorded as having been born in Palmyra in 1821. The fact of the matter is that the Smith family did not even live in the claimed area at the time of the supposed First Vision. Local records of the day show otherwise.3 2. There was no religious revival in that area in 1820. There was minor one a couple of years earlier, in 1818, and there was certainly one there in 1824 (possibly even spanning from late 1823-1825 overall).4 3. ‘Great multitudes’ did not join anything in 1820. Half a dozen less Methodists were recorded that year, with a small handful of extra Baptists and Presbyterians (the three main players of the period). During the 1824 revival, there were recorded increases in membership of 99 Presbyterians, 94 Baptists and 208 Methodists. 5 4. Four of the Smith family members did not join the Presbyterians prior to an 1820 First Vision. How do we know? Because Joseph Smith’s mother independently recorded that she and three of Smith’s siblings joined the Presbyterians following the death of Smith’s brother Alvin, in late 1823. That conversion, later mentioned in the Messenger and Advocate, despite apologetic claims, could not have occurred earlier than late 1823-1824.6 5. Smith may well have claimed in 1838 to have found James 1:5 all by himself in 1820, but considering that he didn’t live in the area – where there was no revival – when no multitudes joined any various sects – it is not surprising to learn he also failed to mention the fact that he, along with all the Smith family, attended a sermon given by a Methodist minister (Elder George Lane) who preached on the subject “What Church shall I Join” where his text was James 1:5 which Lane recommended to his listeners. The problem with this for Smith is that Lane didn’t arrive in the area until July of 1824 when the entire Smith family attended the sermon.7 6. Smith’s claim to have gone to a grove of trees to ask God which Church was right is in direct conflict with his earlier personally handwritten statement confirming that he had already concluded they were all wrong.8 7. God told Smith twice in his ‘official’ 1838 account that he should join none of the Churches as they were all wrong. Later in his narrative, Smith reminds us for a third time that he was told this. Yet in 1828, eight years after the supposed vision, Smith joined the Methodist Sunday School – only to be asked to leave again as he was considered an undesirable due to his reputation as a ‘glass-looker’ (a money-digging con artist).9 8. No persecution was encountered during the period in question; a fact that is now unequivocally accepted and admitted by historians from Mormon Church owned Brigham Young University (BYU). I will come back to this important lie later as it ties in with other evidence. So, every single detail Joseph Smith claimed to have surrounded the vision experience is provably fictitious. But that is just the start. What of the vision itself. Did Smith see God and Jesus as two separate beings with bodies in 1820 as the Church now claims? The answer lies in what Smith actually believed himself at the time. Bear in mind that the ‘official’ version of the vision was first written down in 1838. Smith wrote the Book of Mormon in 1829; it was published (and the Church was also formed) in 1830; his ‘Inspired Revision’ (IR) of the Bible was written between 1831 and 1834. The Book of Commandments was published in 1833. The 'Lectures on Faith' were written in 1834 and published within the first edition of the Doctrine and Covenants in 1835. Let’s start with the first – The Book of Mormon. When Smith and others conspired to write the Book of Mormon, Smith was still entirely monotheistic in his theological outlook. He remained this way until about 1836 when his ‘plurality of Gods’ theology first started to emerge. Thus, both of the handwritten manuscripts as well as the 1830 first edition of the Book of Mormon were monotheistic throughout, with no mention of God having a body. Smith altered the text of the Book of Mormon in the 1837 edition as it then conflicted with his new theology. This shows not only that God was not involved with the Book of Mormon but also that Smith could not possibly have had an 1820 vision of the type he claimed in 1838. With that information in mind, let’s look firstly at what the original handwritten manuscripts and also the first edition of the Book of Mormon actually stated. The 1830 first edition did not have verses but the equivalent page numbers and lines are shown for reference. 1830 Edition: p.25 lines 3-5. And he said unto me, Behold, the virgin which thou seest, is the mother of God, after the manner of the flesh. Modern Editions: 1 Nephi 11:18. And he said unto me, Behold, the virgin which thou seest, is the mother of the Son of God, after the manner of the flesh. 1830 Edition: p.25 lines 10-11. And the angel said unto me, behold the Lamb of God, yea, even the Eternal Father! Modern Editions: 1 Nephi 11:21. And the angel said unto me, behold the Lamb of God, yea, even the Son of the Eternal Father! 1830 Edition: p.26 lines 8-10. ...And I looked and beheld the Lamb of God, that he was taken by the people; yea, the Everlasting God, was judged of the world... Modern Editions: 1 Nephi 11:32. ...And I looked and beheld the Lamb of God, that he was taken by the people; yea, the Son of the Everlasting God, was judged of the world... 1830 Edition: p.32 lines 9-11. ...and shall make known to all kindreds, tongues, and people, that the Lamb of God is the Eternal Father and the Savior of the world... Modern Editions: 1 Nephi 13:40 ...and shall make known to all kindreds, tongues, and people, that the Lamb of God is the Son of the Eternal Father and the Savior of the world… (Emphasis and underlining added to the above references to identify the later falsifications where the words “the son of” were added in each case). Evidence first disclosed by Jerald and Sandra Tanner in ‘Mormonism: Shadow or Reality’. The last ‘scripture’ was originally not just another definitive affirmation of Jesus Christ being God; it was an instruction to ensure that everyone knew that, so it was clearly an important aspect in Smith’s theological thinking when he wrote it. If the original words were indeed revealed directly from God, then 1 Nephi 13:40 could never justifiably be changed and it was certainly what the Nephites taught hundreds of years ago – if one accepts they were a real people. It cannot be argued that Smith simply misunderstood the translation, because his face was buried in a hat when he translated and he didn’t even look at the gold plates. They were either tied up in a linen cloth or even buried elsewhere when he supposedly ‘translated’ them. The Church accepts that this was the case and their own Ensign magazine published an article referring to it. (A Treasured Testament. Russell M. Nelson, Ensign, July 1993:61). The words are claimed to have been revealed precisely to Smith, one at a time, in his hat, by means of the very same seer stone that he had used in his money digging (glass-looking) days when he was arrested and taken to court for being a con artist.10 That the conviction occurred in 1826, long after the supposed vision of 1820 and after the first supposed visit of Moroni in 1823, says little in favour of Smith’s character. Incidentally, originally this angel was mainly called Nephi by Smith but accounts were later falsified by the Mormon Church, changing the name from Nephi to read ‘Moroni’.11 God’s ‘chosen’ continued to be a con man – using the very same tools – in his new venture, religion, in the form of Mormonism. After the Book of Mormon was finished, remember, a voice from heaven supposedly declared it ‘correct’. In 1964, Mormon author, Sidney B. Sperry, claimed in his book, The Problems of the Book of Mormon, that the four ‘omissions’ were simply printer’s errors. “Why were these changes made in the text? …the early leaders in the Church… knew that typographical errors had crept into the 1830 edition in the course of printing. So they attempted to correct those errors by comparing the original manuscripts with the 1830 text. The changes they made... are simple corrections of error in the First Edition.” However, that was not the case, as both the original handwritten manuscripts confirm otherwise. Jerald and Sandra Tanner (http://www.utlm.org/) did check the original manuscripts. In the LDS Church ‘water damaged’ copy there are two later interpolations above the line. In the RLDS (now Community of Christ) original complete copy there are none. It remains as originally written.12 Sperry either lied outright or he just didn’t bother to check the original manuscripts. Consequently, Sperry’s conclusions have deceived Mormons for decades. Since the first edition, there have been several thousands of alterations to the grammar and the text of the Book of Mormon; such is the Mormon conspiracy to deceive. Joseph Smith was not particularly religious in 1820. He was just a money-digging con artist, often working with his father or brother Hyrum and others, from about 1819 through to 1828.13 When the Church was organised in 1830, Smith and his followers were monotheistic. He remained this way until at least 1835-1836. This is reflected in everything he ever wrote, starting with the Book of Mormon. We just don’t notice what is still there in the Book of Mormon even today. There isn’t one single reference to God and Jesus as separate and distinct beings anywhere, as Smith considered them at the time he wrote it to be one and the same being. To Joseph Smith, God was a being of spirit with no physical attributes. Jesus was ‘in the bosom of the father’ which means he was God, and God Himself came to earth as a man – in the form of Jesus Christ. The Holy Spirit (or the ‘Holy Ghost’ in Mormonism these days) was the mind or the will of the Lord – three in one; Trinitarianism; Monotheism. Consider the following – look them up in a copy of the Book of Mormon – available free from the Mormon Church or check them online at http://lds.org/scriptures?lang=eng Here, Zeezrom is speaking with Amulek. Alma 11:28-29 and 38-39 remain to this day as: 28. Now Zeezrom said: Is there more than one God? 29. And he answered, No. And yet years later, Smith went on to claim there are many Gods. 38. Now Zeezrom saith again unto him: Is the Son of God the very Eternal Father? (Emphasis added). Zeezrom’s direct question is simply ‘is Jesus God?’ Now, here is a very good chance for Amulek to say – No, in fact, they are two separate and distinct beings – both with bodies – but what does he actually say? 39. And Amulek said unto him: Yea, he is the very Eternal Father of heaven and of earth, and all things which in them are; he is the beginning and the end, the first and the last; (Emphasis added). Amulek here confirms that ‘the Son of God’ IS ‘the very Eternal Father’ – as in traditional monotheism. Mosiah 15:1-4 still reads: 1. And now Abinadi said unto them: I would that ye should understand that God himself shall come down among the children of men, and shall redeem his people. 2. And because he dwelleth in flesh he shall be called the Son of God, and having subjected the flesh to the will of the Father, being the Father and the Son— 3. The Father, because he was conceived by the power of God; and the Son, because of the flesh; thus becoming the Father and Son— 4. And they are one God, yea, the very Eternal Father of heaven and of earth. (Emphasis added). We just don’t ‘see’ Smith’s monotheistic theology in the Book of Mormon, as we are taught otherwise. Yet it stares you in the face when you read it in the cold light of day with foreknowledge of his then current theology and without a mind-controlled perception. If members do question, they are told that it means ‘one in purpose’ and they go away accepting that – yet feeling somewhat uneasy. Now we can understand why. Here are some more examples of monotheism in the Book of Mormon today. 2 Nephi 25:12 …the Only Begotten of the Father, yea, even the Father of heaven and of earth, shall manifest himself unto them in the flesh, behold, they will reject him… (Emphasis added). 2 Nephi 26:12 …the Gentiles be convinced also that Jesus is the Christ, the Eternal God; (Between 559 and 545 BCE). (Emphasis added). As an aside, the above ‘scripture’ uses the name of Jesus and the title of Christ, five-and-a-half centuries BCE. The name ‘Jesus’ and the title ‘Christ’ were CE inventions unknown before the time of Jesus If anyone suggests that God ‘translated' whatever words were supposedly originally used to read ‘Jesus Christ’ for our benefit – then ask why He didn’t bother to also translate ‘curelom’ or ‘cumom’ for us; fictional animals found in Ether 9:19. As of 22 July 2011, running a search for ‘curelom’ or ‘cumom’ on the lds.org/scriptures web site returns: “Sorry, your search returned no results.” Only when Ether 9 is open does a result appear. Is the Mormon Church now embarrassed about these mythical creatures? God might have given a better description of some items mentioned in KJV: Isaiah 3. Smith plagiarised this as 2 Nephi 13, complete with Jacobean terminology used in the KJV so people of the day could understand the items, but which most people in Smith’s day would not readily comprehend at all. “In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments, and cauls, and round tires like the moon; The chains and the bracelets, and the mufflers; The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the tablets, and the ear-rings; The rings, and nose jewels; The changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and the wimples, and the crisping-pins; The glasses, and the fine linen, and hoods, and the veils.” It takes just a couple of clicks today to discover what items such as cauls, round tires like the moon, mufflers, tablets, glasses and crisping-pins were, but in nineteenth century America neither Smith or his God seemed to have a clue – and left things as they were. 3 Ne. 19:18. And behold, they began to pray; and they did pray unto Jesus, calling him their Lord and their God. (Emphasis added). The Book of Mormon is supposed to contain the fullness of the Gospel, yet Mormons are categorically forbidden to pray directly to Jesus. Here, the Nephites did. Why? Because they considered Him to be God. Well, that is, Smith did – so when he wrote the Book of Mormon, of course his characters also believed it. 3 Nephi 5:20 …bless my God and my Savior Jesus Christ, that he brought our fathers out of the land of Jerusalem… Ether 3:14. I am Jesus Christ. I am the Father and the Son… Mormon 9:12. And because of the fall of man came Jesus Christ, even the Father and the Son… (Emphasis added to all the above). Alma chapters 18 and 22 concern the traditions of a belief in the ‘great spirit’. What do they confirm? 18:5. Now this was the tradition of Lamoni, which he had received from his father, that there was a Great Spirit. 18:18 …king Lamoni … said unto him: Who art thou? Art thou that Great Spirit, who knows all things?” 18:26. Believest thou that there is a Great Spirit? 18:28. And Ammon said unto him again: Believest thou that this Great Spirit, who is God, created all things which are in heaven and in the earth? 22:9. And the king said: Is God that Great Spirit that brought our fathers out of the land of Jerusalem? 22:10. And Aaron said unto him: Yea, he is that Great Spirit, and he created all things… 22:11. And he said: Yea, I believe that the Great Spirit created all things… (Emphasis added to all the above). In the Book of Mormon, God is a spirit. In Mosiah, we learn that it is God Himself who will come to Earth in the form of a man… Mosiah 13:28. And moreover, I say unto you, that salvation doth not come by the law alone; and were it not for the atonement, which God himself shall make for the sins and iniquities of his people... 13:32 …there could not any man be saved except it were through the redemption of God. 13:34. Have they not said that God himself should come down among the children of men, and take upon him the form of man, and go forth in mighty power upon the face of the earth? 13:35. Yea, and have they not said also that he should bring to pass the resurrection of the dead, and that he, himself, should be oppressed and afflicted? (Emphasis added to all the above). The Book of Mormon unequivocally confirms that God is the Redeemer. No ‘body’ is mentioned regarding God anywhere in the Book of Mormon. The Book of Mormon title page STILL reads: - And also to the convincing of the Jew and Gentile that JESUS is the CHRIST, the ETERNAL God, manifesting himself unto all nations - (Capitals in original). The Testimony of Three Witnesses to the Book of Mormon still includes: “And the honor be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, which is one God. Amen.” So, Jesus IS God manifesting himself and the ‘three’ IS ONE GOD (singular; not even ‘are one God’, let alone ‘form the Godhead’). That is what they ALL believed throughout the early years of the Church. When the Mormon Church was organised in 1830, Smith penned a revelation confirming his monotheism. D&C. 20:27 …believe in the gifts and callings of God by the Holy Ghost, which beareth record of the Father and of the Son; 28. Which Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are one God, infinite and eternal, without end. Amen. (Emphasis added) Next, came the Inspired Revision of the Bible. Did Smith, in 1831-1834, take the opportunity to ‘clarify’ the Bible anywhere, confirming that God has a physical body? No, he did not. In Moses 6:9 he does say: “In the image of his own body, male and female, created he them…” but whether Smith is referring to a spiritual or physical body in 1831-1834 remains unclear – so we must look further… KJV. John 14:9. Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew [Show] us the Father? (Smith changed ‘Shew’ to ‘Show’). John 14:9 confirms God and Jesus are one and the same. Smith did notice this verse because he altered the Early Modern English word ‘shew’ to read the Modern English ‘show’ for no apparent reason other than to make himself look clever. However, he did not alter the text. Thus we need to look still deeper… Did Smith, being monotheistic, just perhaps, change anything that could have been contrived to mean God and Jesus were two separate beings, and alter it to read that in fact they are one and the same being, thus fully evidencing his then monotheistic outlook? You bet your life he did! This is what I found: In the King James Version, Luke 10:22 reads: “…no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him.” Now, that could be construed as slightly ambiguous. It could be argued, although weakly, considering what the rest of the Bible contains, that it means God and Jesus are two separate and individual beings. So, Smith – in monotheistic mode – changed it. It becomes verse 23 in his ‘Inspired Revision’, and it reads as follows: I.R. Luke 10:23. …no man knoweth that the Son is the Father, and the Father is the Son, but him to whom the Son will reveal it. (Emphasis added). It couldn’t be clearer than that now could it? The Lectures on Faith (1834) include references to God as a spirit alone. This is an example: Lecture Fifth… “There are two personages who constitute the great matchless, governing, and supreme power over all things … They are the Father and the Son—the Father being a personage of spirit, glory, and power, possessing all perfection and fullness, the Son, who was in the bosom of the Father, a personage of tabernacle …” (Emphasis added). Elsewhere in the lectures, God is referred to as an omnipresent spirit which means He dwells everywhere at once, and that is yet another traditional monotheistic Christian concept. The ‘holy spirit’ by the way, is the ‘mind of God’ in these lectures and is nowhere referred to as a ‘personage’ of spirit. Most Mormons have no idea the concept of the Holy Ghost being a personage of spirit didn’t actually surface until the twentieth century. (Sunstone Jul/Aug 1980. pp. 24-33). Talking of the Inspired Revision – here’s an example of Smith’s ever changing ideas where he completely ignores what went before. This happened over and over again, proving he was anything but a prophet. In his infamous King Follett sermon (at the funeral of a man who was killed by a bucket of bricks falling on his head during a well construction) Smith starts on about plural Gods for the first time in public. This was on 7 April 1844, a couple of months or so before Smith’s death. Following the disclosures in his talk, many Mormons left the fold as they considered it to be heresy. Reading what he came out with, this is perfectly understandable. Smith takes as his text: Revelation 1:6. He says: “God … is an exalted man, and sits enthroned in yonder heavens! That is the great secret.” “…He was once a man like us; yea, that God himself, the Father of us all, dwelt on an earth … and I will show it from the Bible.” A recent Mormon prophet, Gordon B. Hinckley, at least twice, publicly stated he does not know that they teach it and he does not know much about it. (See: San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Apr 1997:3/Z1 Don Lattin, religion editor; also Time Magazine, 4 Aug1997). Smith declared “It is plain beyond disputation…” He quotes Revelation 1:6 directly from the KJV: “And hath made us kings and priests unto God and His Father; to him be glory and domination forever and ever. Amen.” Note the phrase, “God and His Father”. Smith then states “It is altogether correct in the translation”. This is because he wants to propound his new concept that God had a father and that there are many Gods. However, Smith either forgot, or more likely simply ignored, the fact that when he had been ‘inspired’ to correct Biblical scripture in his earlier ‘Inspired Revision’ he altered that very verse in order to clarify the tradition that God of course does not have a father. Yet here, in 1844, he completely ignores his own earlier ‘Inspired Revision’ and claims the KJV is ‘altogether correct’ – just to suit his newly developed thinking. Inspired Revision: Rev 1:6 …and hath made us kings and priests unto God his Father. To him be glory and domination, forever and ever. Amen. (Emphasis added). If Smith’s claim that the KJV is “altogether correct” is accepted by the Church in order to justify his plural Gods theology; then they must also accept that he lied in the IR. Either way, he is caught in his duplicity and his lies – and that is a true mark of a false prophet. If the First Vision happened as Smith claimed, in 1820, when was it ever mentioned in print anywhere before 1840? The answer – absolutely nowhere! The following publications all came into print and there was no word about any kind of ‘First Vision’ ever recorded in any of them. ▀ 1829-1830. The Book of Mormon. (The ‘First Vision’ would have made an excellent preface). ▀ 1832. Delusions, An Analysis of the Book of Mormon; Alexander Campbell. (Anti-Mormon book). ▀ 1832-1834. Evening and Morning Star. (Mormon Church newspaper). ▀ 1833. Book of Commandments. (Early revelations; yet the first and most important is not mentioned). ▀ 1834. Mormonism Unvailed [sic]; E. D. Howe. (Another Anti-Mormon book – no mention of a ‘First Vision’). ▀ 1834-1835. Lectures of Faith. (No mention of a ‘First Vision’ but talks of God being an ‘omnipresent spirit’). ▀ 1835. Doctrine & Covenants. (Early revelations; and still no mention of the first and most glorious one). ▀ 1834-1836. Latter Day Saints Messenger and Advocate. (Church newspaper – no ‘First Vision’ account ever). ▀ 1837. A Voice of Warning. Parley P. Pratt. (Missionary booklet with well over 200 pages – includes revelations and restoration details etc., and yet no mention of a ‘First Vision’ whatsoever). ▀ 1839-1846. Times and Seasons. (Church newspaper – no ‘First Vision’ mentioned before the 1842 publication). ▀ 1840-1970. Millennial Star. (UK Mormon publication – again no mention of any ‘First Vision’ prior to 1842). ▀ 1842. Mormonism in All Ages; J. B. Turner. (Yet another anti-Mormon book, published twenty-two years after the supposed event, with still no mention of any such thing as a claim to a glorious ‘First Vision’ by Joseph Smith). Who ever knew about this First Vision in the early years? What did the non-Mormon newspapers have to say about Joseph Smith during those first few years? Well, absolutely nothing before the year 1831. For the first decade, Smith was practically unknown to anyone outside his own small circle. In 1831, ironically, the local paper ran three articles which actually provide evidence – not that Smith made such a claim as having had a glorious vision in the spring of 1820 – but as it happens, just the opposite. “It however appears quite certain that the prophet himself never made any serious pretensions to religion until his late pretended revelation [the discovery of the Book of Mormon].” (Palmyra Reflector. Vol. II Series 1. No. 12. 1 Feb 1831). “It will be born in mind that no divine interposition had been dreamed of at the period.” (Palmyra Reflector. Vol. II Series 1. No. 13. 14 Feb 1831). “It is well known that Joe Smith never pretended to have any communication with angels, until a long period after the pretended finding of his book.” (Palmyra Reflector. Vol. II Ser. 1. No. 14. 28 Feb 1831). So… who ever did know about this mysterious First Vision in 1820 or shortly thereafter? Who did Joseph Smith ever actually tell? Joseph Smith’s mother, Lucy Mack Smith, started her autobiography in the year after her sons were killed. Lucy’s autobiography clearly states it was the angel that appeared to Smith in his bedroom who told him “there is not a true Church on earth, no not one”. The original text of Lucy’s book does not mention a single word about any ‘First Vision’ whatsoever. When it was published by Orson Pratt in Liverpool, England, in 1853, the published book contained many changes. Joseph Smith’s own account was inserted, just as it had appeared in Times and Seasons, without Lucy’s knowledge or her permission. Lucy had no idea about any such thing as a ‘First Vision’ when she wrote her book – and that was after Joseph Smith had died. In 1859, Martin Harris, in an interview for Tiffany’s, recounts what happened after Smith claimed to find the gold plates in late 1827. “Joseph had before this described the manner of his finding the plates. He found them by looking in the stone found in the well of Mason Chase. The family had likewise told me the same thing. Joseph said the angel told him he must quit the company of the money-diggers. That there were wicked men among them. He must have no more to do with them. He must not lie, nor swear, nor steal. He told him to go and look in the spectacles, and he would show him the man that would assist him. That he did so, and he saw myself, Martin Harris, standing before him.” Harris confirms Smith located the plates by an occult method and that an angel guided him. But that’s not the important part. What Harris says next tells the tale: “But I had the account of it from Joseph, his wife, brothers, sisters, his father and mother. I talked with them separately that I might get the truth of the matter.” (Tiffany’s Vol. V:IV:163-170). The point here is that Smith was desperately trying to get Harris to sell part of his farm in order to finance the publication of the Book of Mormon. Had the First Vision been a ‘shared’ reality – surely ONE of them, if not Joseph himself, would have mentioned it to further convince Harris? Not one of ten members of the Smith family mentioned a single word to Martin Harris about a glorious first encounter with God and Jesus in 1820 which set the ‘restoration’ in motion. Why? At that time Joseph Smith had yet to invent the idea. The first ever published mentions of any kind of ‘First Vision’ were: Orson Pratt. 1840. An Interesting Account of Several Remarkable Visions, and of the Late Discovery of Ancient American Records. Pratt includes a short narrative in which two ‘unidentified’ personages appear. I will come back to Pratt’s account in a moment when we look at the BYU take on the matter. Orson Hyde. 1842. A Cry from the Wilderness, a Voice from the Dust of the Earth. (Printed in German). Hyde uses almost identical wording to Pratt but this time it reads “two glorious personages”. In Hyde’s case at least he clearly considered Smith’s First Vision to be one of angels rather than deity as he later made the following statement: “Some one may say, ‘If this work of the last days be true, why did not the Saviour come himself to communicate this intelligence to the world?’ Because to the angels was committed the power of reaping the earth, and it was committed to none else.” (Journal of Discourses. V.6:335. Orson Hyde. 6 April 1854). (Emphasis added). Now it is time to come back to the idea of Smith’s ‘persecution’ during the first decade (1820-1830). The following stance is now taken by BYU on the whole idea of Smith telling anyone and everyone. “Orson Pratt’s ‘Interesting account of Remarkable Visions’ . . . ranks as one of the great Mormon books as it contains the first printed account of Joseph Smith’s 1820 vision. Only three manuscript accounts antedating Remarkable Visions exist in the LDS Church Archives…” (Emphasis added). Those three accounts are of course the 1832 and the two 1835 Joseph Smith accounts we reviewed earlier. Then BYU makes this astonishing admission “…reflecting that Joseph Smith discussed this transcendent vision only privately with a few trusted friends during the Church’s first decade.” (Emphasis added). Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University. http://relarchive.byu.edu/MPNC/descriptions/interesting.html In a complete turnaround to all that Mormons have ever been taught, the Church, faced with the facts I have just covered, appears to be accepting them as proven and therefore agreeing that Smith never told anyone about his vision in those early years. The problem is that they do not address the fact that in so doing, they also make a complete liar out of Smith over and over again. Read on in JS-History and you will discover the many claims that Smith made about severe persecution – which clearly never actually occurred. Smith claimed he was: “hated and persecuted for saying I had seen a vision.” The ‘Church inserted’ header above v.21 states: “Persecution heaped upon Joseph Smith.” v. 20: “Why the opposition and persecution that arose against me, almost in my infancy?” v. 21: Smith met a Methodist minister a few days later and: “…took occasion to give him an account of the Vision.” v. 22: “…my telling the story had excited a great deal of prejudice against me among professors of religion, and was the cause of great persecution, which continued to increase…” v. 23: “…a little over fourteen years of age … the most bitter persecution and reviling.” v. 25. “…they were persecuting me, reviling me, and speaking all manner of evil against me.” v. 27. “…severe persecution at the hands of all classes of men” Smith then even dates the claimed persecution to the three year period from 1820 to 1823. v. 28. “…between the time I had the vision and the year eighteen hundred and twenty-three … [I was] persecuted by those who ought to have been my friends.” (Emphasis added in all of the above). The Church, in order to accommodate the absolute fact that Smith made no First Vision claim in the early years, settles instead on confirming that he lied – in at least seven consecutive statements. If Smith is confirmed as telling repeated lies about all that, then what credence can be given to anything else he ever said at all? But it doesn’t end there; that was just the beginning of Joseph Smith’s hoax. To summarise – if the First Vision did happen as Joseph Smith claimed, in the spring of 1820, then it occurred: 2 years before the Smiths moved to the claimed area. 4 years before there was a revival in that area. 4 years before any significant recorded increases in membership to Methodists, Baptists and Presbyterians. 4 years before four members of the Smith family joined the Presbyterians. 4 years before Elder Lane preached on ‘What Church Shall I Join’ and recommended reading James 1:5. 6 years before Smith was in court for being a money-digging con artist. 7-8 years before the only so-called persecution – which came from other money-diggers. Joseph Smith was part of a syndicate where no one had ever found anything so they all agreed that if anyone ever actually did locate something of worth, they would all share in the spoils. Then, in September 1827, Smith claimed to have found some gold plate which was rightfully equally theirs. The money-diggers were the only people to ever chase after Joseph Smith, who, as far as they were concerned, had reneged on the agreement and they were after his blood. It is said that Martin Harris may have paid them off to get rid of the threat. That’s as close as it ever got to any so-called persecution during the first decade. 8 years before he joined the Methodists. (In his 1838 official account the Lord told Smith twice not to.) 10 years before the publication of a monotheistic Book of Mormon. 11-12 years before Smith wrote ‘The Book of Moses’ (with dozens of references to ‘God’ in the singular). 11-14 years before his ‘Inspired Revision’ of the Bible, which also remained monotheistic throughout. 12 years before Smith recorded that he saw only Jesus in a First Vision experience. 12 years before the ‘Book of Commandments’ was published – with no First Vision account included. 14 years before the ‘Lectures on Faith’ stated that God is an ‘omnipresent spirit’ which means He has no body. 15 years before Smith recorded two more First Vision accounts consisting specifically and only of angels. 15 years before ‘The Book of Abraham’ was written which included dozens of references to ‘Gods’ in the plural – completely contradicting Smith’s own earlier ‘Book of Moses’ – but no mention of God with a body. 15 years before the ‘Doctrine and Covenants’ was published – still with no First Vision account included. 18 years before Smith finally concocted his whole new vision idea that became the ‘Official Version’ which he backdated to 1820. 22 years before the publication of the official account. It is perfectly clear from verifiable history (including original Mormon Church historical records and Joseph Smith’s own writings) that none of the circumstances which Smith claimed had surrounded a First Vision in 1820 could possibly be true. Furthermore, it is equally clear that the account of the vision itself was an ever evolving concept in Smith’s overactive imagination that he first conceived in 1832, revisited in 1835, and which culminated in the 1838 ‘official version’ which he then backdated eighteen years – to 1820. Notwithstanding Joseph Smith’s final attempt at a plausible starting point for his religion, a myriad of impossible claims utterly and completely exposes the fraud. Despite publications by Mormon authors regarding discrepancies in various accounts of the First Vision, you will find nothing in any lesson manuals (including the missionary lessons) raising this topic for discussion. In the following statement, Mormon Apostle, Hugh B. Brown got just one word wrong, and that word is ‘If’. (If) this First Vision was but a figment of Joseph Smith’s imagination, then the Mormon Church is what its detractors declare it to be - a wicked and deliberate imposture. Apostle Hugh B. Brown. The Abundant Life. 1965:310-11. Our entire case as members of rests on the validity of this glorious First Vision.. Nothing on which we base our doctrine, nothing we teach, nothing we live by is of greater importance than this initial declaration… This is the hinge on which turns the gate that leads to the path of salvation and eternal life. (President Gordon B. Hinckley. Gen Conf. Oct 1998. Ensign Nov 1998:70-1. Also see: Ensign, May 2005). In which case, that gate is closed, locked and bolted; the hinge has rusted; it will never open to anything at all; and certainly not to any form of salvation or eternal life. End Notes. 1. Marquardt & Walters 1994. Inventing Mormonism. Salt Lake City, UT: Signature Books. Pp. 50-53. 2. Faulring, Scott H. (editor). 1989. An American Prophet’s Record: The Diaries and Journals of Joseph Smith. Salt Lake City, UT: Signature Books. Nelson, Leland R. (compiler). 1979. The Journal of Joseph Smith. Provo, UT: Council Press. 3. Marquardt & Walters 1994. Inventing Mormonism. Salt Lake City, UT: Signature Books. Pp. xxv, 1-13. 4. ‘…his neighborhood in 1820 experienced no revival such as he described, in which “great multitudes” joined the Methodist, Baptist and Presbyterian churches. The Presbyterian records for the Palmyra Presbyterian Church show that it experienced no revival in 1820. (See Geneva Presbytery “Records,” Presbyterian Historical Society). The local Baptist church gained only six on profession of faith the entire year (“Records for the First Baptist Church in Palmyra,” American Baptist Historical Society) while the Methodists actually lost members that year as well as the preceding and following years (Minutes of the Annual Conference).’ Joseph Smith’s First Vision: Fact or Fiction? Wesley Walters. Available at http://www.mrm.org/ 6. Lucy also confirmed that the revival was actually in 1824, as her son Alvin had died on 19 November 1823 and it was afterwards that the revival led her to seek comfort, when she and other family members attended the meetings. See: The Mormon Delusion. Vol. 2:29; c: Anderson, Lavina F. (editor). 2001. Lucy’s Book. A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith’s Family Memoir. Salt Lake City, UT: Signature Books. Pp. 11-12; Lucy Smith’s History. First Draft: 46 & 55. LDS Church Archives; Vogel, Dan. 1996. (editor). Early Mormon Documents. Salt Lake City, UT: Signature. Pp. 289-90. The revival noted in the following account could only have occurred during 1824, as the Methodist minister mentioned did not arrive in the area until July that of year, and the ‘great awakening’ was not even close to 1820. (See note 4 above). “It is necessary to premise this account by relating the situation of the public mind relative to religion, at this time: One Mr. Lane, a presiding Elder of the Methodist church, visited Palmyra, and vicinity. Elder Lane was a tallented [talented] man possessing a good share of literary endowments, and apparent humility. There was a great awakening, or excitement raised on the subject of religion, and much enquiry [inquiry] for the word of life. Large additions were made to the Methodist, Presbyterian, and Baptist churches … In this general strife for followers, his mother, one sister, and two of his natural brothers, were persuaded to unite with the Presbyterians. (Messenger and Advocate. Kirtland, Ohio Dec 1834. Vol. 1. No. 3. Pp. 41-2). 7. Smith, William B. 1883. William Smith on Mormonism. Lamoni, Iowa: RLDS. Pp. 6-7. Roberts, B.H. 1978. Comprehensive History of the Church. Salt Lake City, UT: Brigham Young University. Vol. 1:51-3. 8. See note 2. 9. Marquardt & Walters 1994. Inventing Mormonism. Salt Lake City, UT: Signature Books. p. 61 note 49. The Amboy Journal, 11 June 1879, p. 1. Available at Utah Lighthouse Ministry: http://www.utlm.org/ Newell, Linda King & Avery, Valeen Tippetts 1994. 2nd Edition. Mormon Enigma: Emma Hale Smith. Chicago, IL: University of Illinois Press. p. 25. 10. Smith had been convicted of being a ‘glass looker’ and ‘a disorderly person and an impostor’ in 1826 by the Bainbridge court, for falsely claiming that he could locate buried treasure. The Mormon Delusion. Vol. 2:52; c. Frazer’s Magazine. Feb 1873 Vol. VII:229-230; Tanner, Jerald and Sandra 1970. Joseph Smith and Money Digging. Salt Lake City, UT: UTLM; Tanner, Jerald and Sandra 1987. Mormonism - Shadow or Reality? 5th Edition. Salt Lake City, UT: UTLM Ch. 4; Brodie, Fawn M. 1963. No Man Knows My History: The Life of Joseph Smith, the Mormon Prophet. Great Britain First Edition. London: Eyre & Spottiswoode. Pp. 16-21. (First U.S. Edition, 1945. New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf). 11. A summary and full references for twenty-five separate accounts appears in The Mormon Delusion Vol. 2:76-7. In these accounts: 1 refers to a dream about treasure. 1 refers to an unidentified ghost in a dream. 3 refer to an unidentified spirit or spirit of the almighty in a dream. 3 refer to an unidentified angel (or angel of light or of God) in a dream. 1 refers to an unidentified spirit in a vision. 7 refer to an unidentified angel. (One angel tells Joseph Smith that Moroni is someone else). 1 refers to an unidentified personage or messenger. 2 refer to the angel Moroni. (Cowdery 1835 and Smith 1838). 6 refer to angel Nephi. (1838 on; 4 by Smith, 1 quoting him, and 1 by Lucy Mack Smith). Joseph Smith only referred to the angel as Moroni once in his original accounts. It would have been far easier for the Mormon Church to falsify that account to read ‘Nephi’ and just leave all the others alone. Then, Nephi would appear atop Mormon temples instead of Moroni – who would be relegated to the pages of the Book of Mormon. 12. Tanner, Jerald and Sandra 1987. Mormonism - Shadow or Reality? 5th Edition. Salt Lake City, UT: UTLM. Pp. 165-6. 13. See: Quinn, D. Michael. 1998. Early Mormonism and the Magic World View. Salt Lake City, UT: Signature Books. Jim Whitefield. Copyright © 2011. See: The Mormon Delusion, Vols. 2 & 4 for a more in depth treatment of the First Vision story. This article is also available as a booklet and PDF download for sharing. It is available at the TMD Bookstore. Please click on the link for details. Visit: TMD BOOK STORE

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Greenpeace International staff member refused entry to India despite valid business visa PT News Service At 4:48 pm 0 Comment Print A Greenpeace International member travelling from Sydney was barred from entering India on Saturday evening despite having a valid business visa and all necessary documents. No formal reason was given by immigration officials for the decision and he was not officially deported. Aaron Gray-Block had been travelling to India on an Australian passport to take part in a series of meetings with staff and to learn more about Greenpeace India’s current campaigns. Commenting on the news, Divya Raghunandan, Programme Director, Greenpeace India said, “Our colleague has a valid business visa, and yet he was prevented from entering India with no reason given. We support the free movement of people across the world, which is crucial to the work of business as well as charities. Greenpeace International is a global organisation that helps to find solutions to environmental problems. There is absolutely no reason why one of its staff members should be treated in such an arbitrary way, and we expect the Ministry of Home Affairs to offer a full explanation.” “We are forced to wonder if all international staff of Greenpeace will now be prevented from entering the country? If the Home Minister Rajnath Singh has a stand on this, then we would like him to state it clearly.” Gray-Block was denied entry, his passport was seized and he was put on a flight to Kuala Lumpur despite having a valid business visa and documents. His passport was returned to him after he landed in Kuala Lumpur. He is now back in Australia. This is not the first time Greenpeace staff from other countries have been denied entry into India. Greenpeace is a global organisation functioning in more than 50 countries. Being a global organisation Greenpeace believes in the process of international integration of people, thoughts, resources and ideas. Denying entry to a Greenpeace International employee with a valid visa is yet further proof of the extent to which the Indian Government is prepared to go in violating Greenpeace’s right to freedom of expression under international law and under India’s Constitution. The treatment of Aaron Gray-Block is just the latest in a series of attempts by the Indian government to obstruct the work of the environmental group. Greenpeace India faces a coordinated crackdown orchestrated by the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs. On 9th of April, Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh blocked Greenpeace India’s bank accounts for which the environmental group had to seek interim relief from the Delhi High Court. Previously, Greenpeace India activist Priya Pillai was prevented from travelling to London to voice her concerns against a multinational coal company trying to destroy one of Asia’s oldest sal wood forests. The Delhi High Court overturned this action of the Ministry of Home Affairs and after a four month ordeal, Priya Pillai’s ‘offload’ passport stamp was formally expunged in May. World Greenpeace, Indian Ministry of Home Affairs Robern Menz acquires Violet Crumble from Nestlé ~ World 11 Jan , at 1:07 AM Indonesian Paper Company announces end to forest destruction ~ World 10 Jun , at 1:18 PM AAP sweeps Delhi, Kejriwal to take oath on February 14, 2015 ~ Community, India, World 10 Feb , at 11:30 PM ‘Modi’s clean India—From fantasy to reality’ ~ National, World 14 Oct , at 12:16 PM Astrology Australia Beauty Business Community Cricket Fashion Feature Food Health India Lifestyle National Nepal Opinion Sports Surfing Travel Videos World Public Telegraph is an online news portal with an independent voice and focus on content that is original. Our vision is to serve the journalism community as a source of innovation and to build the next great public media brand in Australia. We have an alternative and fresh perspective from the mainstream press. We provide you insightful analysis of today's important events, revealing what they mean to you and your family. We cover a full range of topics including education, health care, human services, immigration, border issues, transportation, water, the environment, criminal justice, poverty, energy, art and culture, sports, opinion, lifestyle and fashion etc. © 2020 Public Telegraph All rights reserved.

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Written by The St. Croix Review Our mission is to reawaken American pride: of being a joyous part of the vast adventure of living in a great, good, and growing nation as free-born individuals. The St. Croix Review acquaints readers with a wide spectrum of conservative thought. We hope to sharpen our readers' perception of passing events, so that they can discern the just cause. The Review is a specific voice in the conservative medley, a voice wide ranging in its outlook, having something cogent to say about economics, the countryside, about high culture, and about the life of ideas. By showing varieties of conservative thought, we make the Review a foremost magazine of conservative opinion. We promote a broad-based American culture, with a rich history and precious traditions that point to a future full of promise. We emphasize American resilience, independence, creativity, and compassion. We explain free enterprise, showing how millions of intelligent Americans create prosperity for themselves. We show how honesty, honor, kindness, and generosity are essential virtues infusing each American institution with the spark of life. Our format is simple and direct; we emphasize clarity of expression. We are not bound to the news cycle, not caught up in media feeding frenzies. We explore basic principles. We cover events as they are: moments in the course of a slow, deep, winding river—the true stream of life. Founder — Angus MacDonald came to the U.S. in 1946 from Australia with a degree from the College of the Bible (Victoria, Australia). He obtained a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Columbia University in New York City, and served as a Congregational Minister for twenty-five years, finally settling in Minnesota in the 1960s. It was during the turbulent 1960s (1968 to be exact) that Angus MacDonald thought the nation needed another conservative journal, as the national newspapers, radio, and television were dominated by a left-leaning point of view. Alternative voices were ridiculed, and the country had only a couple of alternative publications so he launched The St. Croix Review. From the earliest issues the editorial board has included a who's-who list of prominent conservatives: Henry Hazlitt, economist and journalist;Russell Kirk, author of the Conservative Mind; Thomas Molnar, Catholic philosopher and historian; Henry Regnery, Publisher of conservative books; William F. Rickenbacker, prominent writer for theNational Review; and Peter Stanlis, Professor Emeritus of English at Rockford College and author of Edmund Burke and the Natural Law; and Yale Brozan, economist and advocate of free markets. Angus MacDonald was an early publisher of Milton Friedman, economist at the University of Chicago, and recipient of Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences. The following are some of Milton Friedman quotes: If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in 5 years there'd be a shortage of sand. History suggests that capitalism is a necessary condition for political freedom. Clearly it is not a sufficient condition. Hell hath no fury like a bureaucrat scorned. Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the good intentions of those who create it. The 45-year history of The St. Croix Review resembles that of a self-sufficient farmer on the edge of the American frontier. All the various tasks involved in publishing the journal were done by Angus: to cut expenses he bought a printing press and printed the next issue, even though he had never printed before. He typeset the articles, kept track of subscribers on index cards, typed addresses on each label and sent them out (computers didn't exist in 1968). Each issue of the journal for 25 years was printed, folded, collated, stitched and cut, sorted and addressed by hand in house. And of course Angus wrote editorials the whole time. It has taken tenacity to survive, and the coming of the computer age has been a blessing, allowing much greater ease and efficiency in publishing. But the perspective of the review has remained the same: common sense, enterprise, and honesty. Current Authors: Read about our authors here. Commendations: "I am a devoted reader of The St. Croix Review. Its editorials eloquently defend a free society with limited government. Its articles provide a cross section of material in defense of personal freedom. Its wisdom is badly needed as the Leviathan of government keeps growing." Milton Friedman, Nobel Prize Winner in Economics "I have long been a subscriber to a political news magazine called The St. Croix Review. This is essentially a pamphlet published by well-intended notable citizens of our country, with very well-written and oh so pithy articles dealing with politics, trade policy, national defense, and cultural topics, all centered in and around the United States. The format is much like the 5" by 7" pamphlets that contained essays on the notable topics of the day in the 18th and 19th centuries. As to political leaning, these editorial contributions are certainly not containing a leftist or progressive point of view. Nor are they hard right either in the context of the GOP party platform, since it is not preachy, not particularly Christian, and not overtly partisan. I would call it more of an intellectual, libertarian publication, having essays with a tone of pro-defense, pro-civic values, pro-fiscal conservatism, pro-freedom, and pro-stronger and better national character for America. Each bi-monthly version can be read cover to cover in 45 minutes or so and each edition has perhaps 10 to 12 short essays so the reading vignettes can be as short a few minutes at a time. "I enjoy it a lot and read most of the articles each issue, and I thought of you, since all of you are clearly politically-aware persons. "In any event, I have arranged for each of you to receive a pre-paid gift subscription to see if you like it and it will by in your mailbox soon." Robb Johnson, Subscriber "A few months ago I tried a magazine upon the recommendation of a writer in one of my longest running subscriptions. The St. Croix Review may sound like a religious or spiritual magazine but it isn't. It is a small booklet of essays (mostly brief) with a focus on political and moral issues facing the nation. It is a conservative journal but does have input from persons with other views but who write in a non-combative style so that you do give their views serious thought." Robert L. Morris, Subscriber Don Lee met Angus and Barry MacDonald in the late fall of 2001 at a St. Croix Review annual meeting. He was instantly enthralled by the spirit of the publication, and the two gentlemen who ran it. He decided to offer his technology expertise as his way of contributing to the organization. Ten years later he has become a key adviser as The St. Croix Review, adopted computer technology to manage its subscriptions, publication and distribution, including an internet subscription option. Don Lee is a lifelong Minnesotan, holds a B. S. in Computer Science from the University of Minnesota and is currently a partner in a small software consulting business. He was asked to join The St. Croix Review board in 2003. Richard Edstrom is a lifelong resident of the St. Croix Valley and a graduate of Gustavus Adolphus College. He has been involved in the financial industry sine 1968 as a bond trader, underwriter, and Senior Management. (Initially with First National Bank of Minneapolis, then Dain Kalman & Quail; Paine Webber Jackson and Curtis; Piper Jaffray Inc.; and RBC Wealth Management.) Richard Edstrom has served on the following boards: Minnesota Institute of Public Finance (President); Twin City Bond Club (President); St. Croix Valley Hockey Association (President); Stillwater Country Club (President); Our Savior's Lutheran Church (President); Partnership Plan ISD 834 (President); Stillwater Public Library (President); Stillwater Public Library Foundation (President); Fairview Cemetery Board of Trustees; St. Croix Review. Mike Swisher is President and CEO of Bayport Printing House, Inc. He serves as a director of First State Bank and Trust, Valley Agencies, Inc., and Universal Financial Services, Inc. He is an alumnus of Vanderbilt University, an Officer of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. He is also a member of the Philadelphia Society, and a past president of the Minnesota Society Sons of the American Revolution. Read 36875 times Last modified on Thursday, 10 July 2014 20:28 Published in Who We Are The St. Croix Review speaks for middle America, and brings you essays from patriotic Americans. www.stcroixreview.com Latest from The St. Croix Review April Poems 2016 Letters from a Conservative Farmer — Yom Hashoa Comes to Town Summary for April 2016 More in this category: « Stillwater

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March 22nd in African American History – Dox Thrash By Chimsima Zuhri on March 22, 2012 in African American History, Artist, March Tags: Army, Art Institute of Chicago, painter, printmaker March 22, 1892 Dox Thrash, painter and printmaker, was born in Griffen, Georgia. In 1911, Thrash moved to Chicago, Illinois to study at the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1917, he joined the United States Army and 14 months later was gassed and wounded while serving in France. After being discharged, he returned to the Art Institute where he studied until 1923. In 1926, Thrash moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where he worked for the Fine Print Workshop division of the Federal Arts Project. While there, he developed the carborundum printmaking process, the use of carborundum to etch copper plates instead of other etching techniques. After this, Thrash expanded his imagery to reflect the social evolution of African Americans during the first half of the 20th century. Although he was a well known artist by the 1940s, when he applied for a job at the Philadelphia Navy Yard as an insignia painter, he was turned down because as he says “the job was not available for a member of my race.” Thrash remained a prominent artist in Philadelphia until his death on April 19, 1965. In 2002, the Philadelphia Museum of Art presented a major retrospective of his work, featuring over 100 drawings, watercolors, and prints. In catalog of Dox Thrash’s works, John Ittmann reignites Dox’s approach to African American culture. Drawn from public and private collections, the book features a number of prints Thrash executed using the carborundum process. The selection also demonstrates his mastery of various other methods of printmaking in black and white and color, such as etching, aquatint, lithography, linoleum cut, as well as his accomplishments as a draughtsman and watercolorist. The works document the range of Thrash’s compelling imagery, including scenes from his childhood in the rural south; hard times in the urban north in the 1930s; patriotic war work of the early 1940s; and poetic portraits of his community and its residents. March 18th in African American History – Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller March 18, 1968 Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller, painter and sculptor,... April 21st in African American History – Robert Blackburn April 21, 2003 Robert Blackburn, artist, printmaker and educator, died.... November 26th in African American History – Ed Wilson November 26, 1996 Ed Wilson, sculptor, died. Wilson was born... March 5th in African American History – Charles Henry Fuller, Jr. March 5, 1939 Charles Henry Fuller, Jr., playwright and novelist,... March 22nd in African American History – Fred Anderson March 22, 1929 Fred Anderson, jazz tenor saxophonist, was born... Army, Art Institute of Chicago, painter, printmaker ← March 22nd in African American History – Fred Anderson March 23rd in African American History – Moses Eugene Malone → October 5th in African American History – Oscar McKinley Charleston June 8th in African American History – Kanye Omari West November 26th in African American History – Ed Wilson January 23rd in African American History – Robert Parris “Bob” Moses August 6th in African American History – Ella Jenkins

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The Walt Whitman House 330 Mickle Boulevard (also known as Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard) Camden NJ 08103 Walt Whitman House Historic Site by L. Blake The Walt Whitman House welcomes visitors from around the world. In planning your visit it is highly recommended that you call the House and speak to a friendly volunteer or staff member to plan your visit and make arrangements for a tour and to confirm visiting hours. Visits to the Whitman House are by guided tour only and are limited in size. Group reservations are required three weeks in advance of your planned visit. The historic site’s normal operating hours are: Wednesday through Saturday: 10 a.m. to noon, 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday: 1 to 4 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays, most state and federal holidays, and Wednesdays following Monday or Tuesday holidays. Please note: the tour schedule and hours are subject to change. Phone: (856) 964-5383 for more information. **The historic site will be closed for tours 10/11 through 10/13/19.** It is recommended that if you wish to visit the house, you call ahead and speak with a staff member to confirm hours and availability of tours and programs. General admission is free. Donations are accepted by the Walt Whitman Association in support of the historic site’s preservation and programming. A fee may apply for group reservations. Call the site for more information. (856) 964-5383 Disabled Access Information: Parking is along the street in front of the house. Entrance to the house is gained after climbing three steps to a raised threshold. One third of the museum can be viewed from the first floor. Access to the second floor is by climbing a narrow staircase with eleven steps. Maneuverability with a wheelchair is restricted by memorabilia and furnishings. For the Comfort and Enjoyment of All Smoking, food, beverages and cell phone usage are not permitted in the House. Handling of artifacts, interior photography, video and audio recording are not permitted. Your cooperation will help ensure the survival of the museum collections for the enjoyment and education of future generations. From New Jersey: From the New Jersey Turnpike, take Exit 4 onto Route 73 North. Take I-295 South to I-676 toward Camden. Take exit 5-A and follow signs to MLK Jr./Mickle Blvd., Adventure Aquarium and the Camden Waterfront. From Philadelphia: From Route I-76, I-676, or I-95 take the Ben Franklin Bridge into New Jersey. From the toll plaza follow signs for I-676, exit at MLK Jr./Mickle Blvd. and follow signs for Adventure Aquarium. Public Transportation: Take the PATCO Hi-Speed Line to Broadway Station. From the station walk three blocks west on MLK Jr./Mickle Blvd. toward the Waterfront. Taxis are also available at the station. Take the New Jersey Transit River Line to the Walter Rand Transportation Center. From the station walk three blocks West on MLK Jr./Mickle Blvd. toward the Waterfront.

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FAYSAL A. YAFI, M.D., F.R.C.S.C. HS Assistant Clinical Professor, Medical Director Men’s Health Program Name : Faysal A. Yafi, M.D., F.R.C.S.C. Title : HS Assistant Clinical Professor, Medical Director Men’s Health Program Specialty : Male Urology Faysal A. Yafi, MD, FRCSC, is the medical director of the Department of Urology Men’s Health Program at UC Irvine Health. He specializes in andrology (men’s health), which includes the treatment of male sexual dysfunction, male infertility, low testosterone, Peyronie’s disease, male voiding dysfunction, and prosthetic surgery. Yafi received his medical degree from the American University of Beirut in Lebanon. Subsequently, he transferred to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., to complete an internship in general surgery. Yafi pursued a clinical research fellowship followed by a residency in urology at McGill University Health Center in Montreal. He then completed a two-year fellowship in andrology and prosthetic surgery at Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans. Yafi has been a recipient of research grants from the Sexual Medicine Society of North America and the Quebec Urological Association, which allowed him to further study the prevention and treatment of Peyronie's disease and erectile dysfunction. He has received awards and recognition for his research and has been an invited guest speaker at various national and international conferences.Yafi has been published in more than 60 peer-reviewed publications. Yafi is an active member of the International Society for Sexual Medicine, the Sexual Medicine Society of North America, the American Society of Andrology, the American Urological Association, and the Société Internationale d'Urologie. He is a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada. Undergraduate: American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon Medical School: American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon Residency: McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Canada Fellowship Training: Tulane University School of Medicine Dr. Yafi's Website UC Irvine Urology - Men's Health Department

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by Using Harsh, Bad Language “Fuck off! It’s enough that I have to see you shit kickers every day. I’m not going to talk to you, too. Just do your goddamn job and keep your mouth shut.” -to Arkansas state trooper bodyguards (American Evita, p. 90) “You fucking idiot.” -to a state trooper who was driving her to an event. (Crossfire, p. 84). “That sorry son of a bitch.” -what Hillary would often refer to Bill around the Arkansas’s governor’s mansion, according to state trooper Larry Patterson. “Personal, trained pigs.”-Hillary describing Secret Service. (Unlimited Access, p. 90). “Get fucked! Get the fuck out of my way! Get out of my face!” -Hillary, overheard by Secret Service details. (Hillary’s Scheme, p. 89) “Stay the fuck back, stay the fuck away from me! Don’t come within ten yards of me, or else! … Just fucking do as I say, okay!” —to Secret Service agents who were committed to protecting her life (Unlimited Access, p. 139). “What the fuck is going on?” -to a Secret Service agent after she read an article by a UC Berkeley student critical of Chelsea Clinton who was subsequently interrogated by the Secret Service (SFGate.com, 11/26/97). “Motherfucker. Cocksucker.” -favorite names for husband (Boy Clinton, p. 278) “You goddamn stupid fucking fool.” —to Bill (Newsmax.com, 07/15/00). “You fucking asshole.”-to husband on Inauguration Day (Hillary’s Choice, p. 223). “You stupid motherfucker.” -another Inauguration Day salvo (The Seduction of Hillary Rodham, p. 321). “Gentlemen, I have looked at your proposal, and it’s pure bullshit! Now you’ve had your meeting! Get out!” -First Lady to health insurance executives after a meeting in which they presented their proposal for health care reform (Unlimited Access, p. 88). “What the fuck are you doing up there? You get back here right away.” -on the phone chastising Bill because he had floated a health care reform proposal that differed from hers (The Survivor, p. 118). As always, one must wonder who elected her, anyway? “Come back here, you asshole! Where the fuck do you think you’re going?”-to the president when he tried to avoid her (Unlimited Access, p. 192). “How could you be so damn stupid? How could you do that?”-to her hubby, our president, at the White House in front of guests, after he had done something of which Hillary disapproved (U.S. News & World Report, 02/05/96). “You stupid fucking moron. How could you risk your presidency for this?-to Bill when the Monica Lewinsky scandal broke in January 1998 (Newsmax.com, 12/09/01). “Fuck him, Bill. He’s Reagan’s goddamn vice president!”-to Bill in response to an invitation from Vice President George H.W. Bush to come to his home in Maine, circa 1984 (Crossfire, p. 69). “That’ll teach them to fuck with us.”-to aides, immediately following her “Vast right-wing conspiracy” charge on national television (The Case Against Hillary Clinton, p. 162). “The sorry damn son of a bitch.”-Hillary’s reaction upon being informed that Bill was missing from the governor’s mansion in the middle of the night because “he had gone for a drive” (Inside the White House, p. 240). “You are a real shit, do you know that, Bill? Christ, a real shit.” -another fight of many fights with Bill (Bill & Hillary, p. 132). “Come on, Bill, put your dick up. You can’t fuck her here.”-to husband, then Governor, after catching him talking to an attractive woman at a political rally (Inside the White House, p. 243). “You sold out you motherfucker. You sold out!” -Hillary to attorney Joseph Califano (Inside: A Public and Private Life, p. 213). “I want to get this shit over with and get these damn people out of here.”-Hillary overheard on the Arkansas governor’s mansion intercom as preschoolers posed on the mansion lawn for a photograph (The First Partner, p. 192). “Just keep smiling until these assholes get their pictures.”-instructions to her husband while they were posing for photographers (American Evita, p. 114). “She’s a short, Irish bitch.”-regarding The New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd (New York Post, 07/25/00). “You fucking Jew bastard.”-honoring campaign manager Paul Fray’s rich religious heritage on the night of Bill Clinton’s defeat for the House of Representatives in 1974 (The State of A Union, p. 153). “You all remember Mahatma Ghandi. He ran a gas station down in St. Louis.”-said during a speech at a Democratic fundraiser (CNN, 01/04/04). Senator Clinton was later forced to apologize. “I can’t think of any.” -response to Dick Morris when asked to name some defects or weaknesses she could improve in order to soften her negative public image (Shadow, p. 335).

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Home » Academics » SHSU Experts and State Representative Metcalf Meet To Discuss School Safety SHSU Experts and State Representative Metcalf Meet To Discuss School Safety By SHSU Staff As the fall semester approaches, Sam Houston State University continues to prepare for more than 20,000 students to return to campus. On Monday, Aug. 6, a group of SHSU faculty and staff experts met with SHSU alumnus and Texas state representative Will Metcalf to discuss how to make all campuses safer. In light of recent school shootings in Parkland, Florida and Santa Fe, Texas, a growing question has become what can schools do to prepare for and respond to safety issues? A group of SHSU authors, led by Matthew Fuller, associate professor and director of the Higher Education Leadership doctoral program, are aiming to educate others on their integrated team approach to this problem. In the wake of recent tragedies, Metcalf reached out to schools in his district as well as SHSU. Metcalf tasked SHSU experts with answering key questions on his mind, in order to be more informed when speaking about the subject of campus safety at the upcoming legislative session. Texas Legislative District 16, which includes Conroe and the surrounding areas, is one of the fastest growing communities in the state. Metcalf is passionate about protecting schools, and contacted all six school districts he represents about their safety protocols and how to better implement them. “The reason we are here today is this issue has been on my heart for quite some time,” said Metcalf. “I want to see my twin daughters protected, who are both headed in to first grade this year. I want to see all of your children protected. I am wanting all school districts to understand that school safety needs to become a priority.” During Monday’s meeting, Fuller emphasized that preventative action and plans are just as important as having locks on doors and other security measures in place. “Providing prevention education and training is key,” said Fuller. “Those other security systems are tools, and they are important tools, but tools are only as good as the people using them. You may have a security system, you may have a metal detector, but if you don’t help people get familiar with how to use those tools, then the tools might as well be paper weights.” John Yarabeck, SHSU dean of students, is confident in the team in place at the university. Yarabeck stressed that setting baseline standards for actions that could take place at K-12 schools is key to preventing potential safety issues. “We are empowered at this university to take action if needed,” said Yarabeck. “We have weekly meetings between the Students of Concern Team staff members, University Police, Residence Life, the Counseling Center, the Health Center, the Dean of Students Office and the Advising and Mentoring Center. Those groups work together to proactively intervene with students the campus community has expressed concerns about and that has proven to be very effective. I believe we need to explore ways for ISD administrators to create a similar type of team and empower them to make the decisions necessary, with respect to proactive intervention, with students of concern on their campus like we can at SHSU.” SHSU is continuously putting these action plans into practice with events such as a full-scale exercise, taking place before the fall semester begins. Director of Emergency Management Services, David Yebra, emphasized the significance of having drills in order to create stability if something were to take place on campus. “It is important to rehearse these practices and not just talk about them,” said Yebra. “If a plan is practiced and rehearsed, it becomes part of your memory bank. You can have a perfect plan in place, but if everyone does not know about it, or cannot execute it, then it is not nearly as effective. Communicating and rehearsing is just as important as having the plan in the first place.” Fuller was encouraged when Metcalf first contacted SHSU several months ago, and also expressed his admiration during the Monday meeting. “I think it shows a willingness to listen to experts in the field and be informed about different issues from different perspectives,” said Fuller. “That is what American democracy is supposed to be, our representatives listening to folks who deal with issues on a daily basis. It shows he wants to make a thoughtful and measured approach. I applaud him for that.” Metcalf plans to turn this information into action in the upcoming legislative session which begins Jan. 8, 2019. “We wanted to reach out to SHSU because of the phenomenal Criminal Justice department and Education department and Dr. Fuller has been wonderful to work with,” said Metcalf. “They were the obvious go-to school in the area on this issue and our goal is to continue to work with resources like SHSU and the Texas School Safety Center in San Marcos and develop legislation for next session.” For more information on the publication visit: http://www.shsu.edu/today%40sam/pdf/16080_School+Safety+Booklet.pdf?language_id=1 Safety Sam Houston State Univ 2018-08-11 Rich Heiland Previous: Visitor Center Expansion Officially Open Next: Reward Offered for Most Wanted Fugitive About Rich Heiland Rich Heiland, former publisher of the Huntsville Item and owner of Free Press publications, LLC, a reporting/writing firm working with media, has been a reporter, editor and publisher at several daily papers. He was part of a Pulitzer Prize winning team. He taught journalism at Western Illinois University. He can be reached at freepresstx@gmail.com or 936-293-0293. Margaret Houston’s 200th Birthday Celebration Curtain Up! Dark Ages Play Lives On The Edge

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People #9 A man ran onto the field at a Philadelphia Eagles football game to scatter his mother's ashes around the 30 yard line. - Washington Post, 11/29/05 A pastor performing a baptism was electrocuted inside his church Sunday morning when he adjusted a nearby microphone while standing in water. - CNN, 10/31/05 A man crashed his car into a Burger King in Wausau, Wisconsin. He then backed the car from the damaged entryway, exited the vehicle and went inside to order breakfast. Shocked Burger King employees served the man, and police arrived to find him eating at one of the restaurant's tables. - Wausau Daily Herald, 10/15/05 A flight attendant on a Britannia Airways flight was concerned with "weight distribution" on the aircraft, so asked eight fat people to move forward. - BBC News, 10/19/05 Thousands of elderly Japanese women are coming down with "retired husband syndrome". Symptoms include ulcers, rashes and polyps all induced by the stress of having to wait on a man who has nothing to do all day but bark orders at his wife. - Washington Post, 10/17/05 A blind woman has baffled scientists by apparently proving that she can distinguish colors by touch. - Daily Record, 10/7/05 Baseball fan Shaun Dean never caught a baseball at a major league game. On the 18 inning playoff game between the Astros and the Braves, he caught two. - ESPN.com, 10/14/05 A man held up a freight train with a homemade bow and arrow. Police (armed with guns) shot him in the wrist and arrested him. - Tuscaloosa News, 10/11/05 Carl Berg failed to pay a $25 annual fee for rural fire protection and, as a result, firefighters let his house burn to the ground near International Falls, Minnesota. - Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 10/6/05 Perhaps the best table tennis player in the world is 75 year old Marty Reisman. He will pay $5,000 to anyone who can beat him, as long as they use an old-style paddle with the pimpled layer of rubber. Reisman has won games where he has been sitting on a chair or playing with a trash can lid or a coke can instead of a paddle, even while giving the opponent an 18 point head start. - Forbes.com, 9/5/05 An Australian man built up so much static electricity in his clothes as he walked that he burned carpets, melted plastic and sparked a mass evacuation. - BBC News, 9/16/05 More than 300,000 children have been uprooted by Hurricane Katrina. Many of them have been enrolled in public schools in every state except Hawaii. - Los Angeles Times, 9/16/05 Several friends of Frank Hughes turned up at his funeral to pay their last respects. After the funeral, they saw Mr. Hughes walking around town, very much alive. It seems the dead man was another Frank Hughes of the same age living in the same town. - The Independent (UK), 8/30/05 About 1,400 college students in the United States die each year in alcohol-related incidents such as auto accidents, fights and falls from balconies. - USA Today, 8/21/05 On a typical workday, more Americans eat lunch in their car than eat lunch in a restaurant. - Associated Press, 7/20/05 A 6' 10" man was turned down for a job as an air traffic controller. While he passed all the tests, his legs would not fit under the desk. - News.com, 7/29/05 A 28 year old South Korean man had a 50-hour-long video game session (Starcraft), and promptly died of a heart attack stemming from exhaustion. - BBC News, 8/10/05 An 80-year-old German man was driving the autobahn at 6 mph. In his electric wheelchair. - Science Daily, 7/27/05 Henry Ford came up with the idea for charcoal briquettes in the 1920s. Also having a hand in the invention was Thomas Edison and Ford's cousin's husband, E.G. Kingsford. - The Week Magazine, 8/5/05 More than a quarter of a million Chinese commit suicide each year. Three million make unsuccessful attempts at suicide each year. Unlike almost everywhere else in the world, more women than men commit suicide in China. - BBC, 11/29/02

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<In the News: Melvin Edwards, Rediscovering Someone Recognized Authentic Invention: ‘Stray Light Grey’ at Marlboro Chelsea> Architecture, Design, Galleries + Studios, Manhattan Architect Louis Khan: Artist and Designer of New FDR Memorial Editoron October 28, 2012 /0 comments NEW YORK—Long familiar with the Salk Institute in La Jolla, Calif., I somehow was never aware of the work of architect Louis I. Khan (1901-1974) until I saw the documentary “My Architect.” Made by Nathaniel Khan, his son from an extra-marital affair, the 2003 film is a search for Khan, considered one of the most important architects of the late 20th century. Seeking to get to know his father by studying his projects, the film beautifully reports on both the man and his designs. Khan’s monumental buildings, including the Salk Institute, the Kimball Art Museum in Ft. Worth, Texas, the Phillips Exeter Academy Library in New Hampshire and the National Assembly Building in Dhaka, Bangladesh, exemplify his modern designs that respond to each project’s function, site and light paths and innovative use of materials such as concrete. In the early 1970s, Khan also designed a memorial to Franklin D. Roosevelt. Forty years later, the project, Four Freedoms Park, was finally completed on Roosevelt Island and dedicated on Oct. 17 with a ceremony that included President Bill Clinton, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Michael Bloomberg. The entrance to the granite memorial is lined with tree that frame views of the Manhattan skyline and the harbor. Architect Louis I. Khan also expressed himself through art—watercolors, drawings and paintings. To coincide with the unveiling, Lori Bookstein Fine Art is exhibiting model of the monument along with many of his drawings of parks, trees and landscapes. Kahn executed the 15 watercolors, drawings and paintings in “Louis I. Khan: In the Park” during his travels in the United States and abroad from the late 1920s to the late 1950s. Detail of “Street of the Elms No. 3,” Gloucester, Cape Ann, Mass., 1932-33 (oil on canvas). In a release, the gallery states: “Just as parks can best be described as intermediate zones that are both feral and domesticated, natural and manicured, so too did Louis I. Kahn maintain his dual identity as both artist and architect.” Four Freedoms park opened to the public on Oct. 24. The exhibit at Lori Bookstein is on view from Oct. 11 to Nov. 10, 2012 and was presented as a part of Archtober, architecture and design month in October. From left, “Tree Study No. 1,” Italy 1928-29 (graphite on paper) and “Borghese Gardens,” Rome, Italy 1929 (watercolor on paper). “Village Carcassone,” France 1959 (pen and ink on notebook paper). A model of the new FDR memorial on Roosevelt Island is the centerpiece of “Louis I. Khan: In the Park” at Lori Bookstein Fine Art. Tagged: architect architecture Four Freedoms Park Franklin D. Roosevelt Lori Bookstein Fine Art Louis I. Khan Rachel Feinstein: Fellini-esque Follies in the Park Abstract Maquillage: Mickalene Thomas at Lehmann Maupin Wandering the Whitney, Contemplating Koons

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NBC Staffing 'Heroes,' 'Lights'; Other Pilot News LOS ANGELES (thefutoncritic.com) -- NBC is on track to give series orders to its drama pilots "Heroes" and "Friday Night Lights," as staffing reportedly has begun on both projects. Jesse Alexander ("Alias") has been named a co-executive producer on the former entry, about a group of ordinary people who wake up with incredible powers. Tim Kring created the NBC Universal Television-based project, which is also executive produced by Dennis Hammer and David Semel, the two-hour pilot's director. The show's ensemble cast includes Greg Grunberg ("Alias"), Hayden Panettiere ("The Book of Daniel"), Leonard Roberts ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer"), Masi Oka ("Scrubs"), Milo Ventimiglia ("The Bedford Diaries"), Noah Gray-Cabey ("My Wife and Kids"), Santiago Cabrera ("Empire"), Sendhil Ramamurthy ("Numb3rs"), Tawny Cypress ("Jonny Zero"), Adrian Pasdar ("Desperate Housewives") and Ali Larter ("Final Destination 2"). As for "Lights," Jason Katims ("Pepper Dennis") has been tapped as the project's showrunner/executive producer. He'll serve alongside fellow executive producers Brian Grazer, David Nevins, John Cameron, Sarah Aubrey and creator Peter Berg. Adrianne Palicki ("South Beach"), Aimee Teegarden ("Cold Case"), Connie Britton ("24"), Gaius Charles, Jesse Plemons ("Grey's Anatomy"), Kyle Chandler ("Grey's Anatomy"), Minka Kelly ("What I Like About You"), Scott Porter, Taylor Kitsch and Zach Gilford ("Law & Order: Special Victims Unit") all star in the NBC Universal Television/Imagine Television/Film 44-produced hour, which is based on the feature film/book of the same name. Meanwhile in other pilot news, Glen Mazzara ("The Shield") has signed on as an executive producer of FOX's newcomer "Primary." The network ordered 12 additional episodes of the series, about hostage negotiators (Ron Livingston and Rosemarie DeWitt) who try to balance their budding relationship and their job, on Monday. Craig Silverstein created the 20th Century Fox Television-based hour while director Tim Story also serves as an executive producer. Lastly, working titles have emerged for several previously unmonikered projects: "Rules of Engagement" (Tom Hertz's sitcom for CBS), "The Nine" (Hank Steinberg and K.J. Steinberg's ensemble drama for ABC), "Separated at Worth" (Shana Goldberg-Meehan's sitcom for ABC), "Let Go" (Bonnie Hunt's single-camera comedy for ABC), "The Sunshine State" (Brad Copeland's comedy, also for ABC) and "The Great Malones" (Chris Sheridan's half-hour for NBC). In addition, ABC's "Sisters in Law" has been rebranded "High Bar"; "The Guys," also at ABC, is now "American Men"; Danny Comden's "Jump" is now running under the title "Learning to Fly"; and Carol Mendelsohn's "In the Shadow of the Law" at CBS is now "Capital Law." · 24 (FOX) · ALIAS (ABC) · AMERICAN MEN (ABC) · BEDFORD DIARIES, THE (WB) · BOOK OF DANIEL, THE (NBC) · BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER (UPN) · CAPITAL LAW (CBS) · COLD CASE (CBS) · DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES (ABC) · EMPIRE (ABC) · FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS (DIRECTV) · GREAT MALONES, THE (NBC) · GREY'S ANATOMY (ABC) · HEROES (NBC) · HIGH BAR (ABC) · JONNY ZERO (FOX) · LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT (NBC) · LEARNING TO FLY (ABC) · LET GO (ABC) · MY WIFE & KIDS (ABC) · NINE, THE (ABC) · NUMB3RS (CBS) · PEPPER DENNIS (WB) · RULES OF ENGAGEMENT (CBS) · SCRUBS (ABC) · SEPARATED AT WORTH (ABC) · SOUTH BEACH (UPN) · STANDOFF (FOX) · SUNSHINE STATE (ABC) · WHAT I LIKE ABOUT YOU (WB)

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Irish Pubs in America Next Article Mary This one-of-a-kind coffee table book features more than 50 Irish pubs throughout the United States.336 pages of beautiful photography, rich history, and special recipe section. Buy it here Irish Pubs in America: History, Lore, and Recipes By Robert Meyers and Ron Wallace This one-of-a-kind coffee table book features more than 50 Irish pubs throughout the United States.336 pages of beautiful photography, rich history, and special recipe section. Author bios: Bob Meyers: Bob Meyers’ career was split evenly between the U.S. Foreign Service and the private sector. As a diplomat, he was responsible for media relations is several European and Latin American countries and served as a negotiator and U.S. Spokesman at the Tokyo Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations in Geneva, Switzerland. He served as Director of the U.S. Government’s Foreign Press Centers in Washington, DC and New York City. At one point in his career, he was a Special Assistant to the White House Staff Director. In the private sector, Meyers was responsible for global employee communications for AlliedSignal (now Honeywell) a Fortune 100 company. He later served as Vice President of Corporate Communications and Investor Relations for Scientific-Atlanta (now Cisco), a Fortune 500 company. He is the author of the award-winning coffee-table book Bygone Treasures and Timeless Beauties: Barns of Old Milton County. The first edition sold out in one month in 2011/12. He and his wife Linda have lived in Georgia for 25 years. They have two daughters and three grandchildren. Ron Wallace: Prior to retiring, Ron was President of UPS International where he was responsible for UPS in more than 200 countries and territories with more than 60,000 people under his direction. He also served on the corporate management committee that oversaw the day-to-day operations of UPS and its 400,000 employees. He was chairman or co-chairman of 33 boards of directors of highly successful companies. In his earlier days he was a professional race car driver and played semi-pro football in Europe. He serves on numerous boards and foundations, two of which he was a founding member. Shortly after retiring he was named as the Chairman of the Governors commission and charged with forming the City of Milton, Georgia. Wallace, a campaign consultant, wrote the book Power of the Campaign Pyramid and has completed a leadership book titled What Brown Did For Me. Ron and his wife, Kate, co-founded Olde Blind Dog Irish Pub, with two locations north of Atlanta. They have a daughter, and two grandchildren. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubGyK2XwpsA Link to purchase: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=9AVHZHC79KM8J or irishpubs.deedspublishing.com

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“What Tomorrow Brings” and Facing History and Ourselves spark student interest in education around the world By Staff Writers Ashni Mathuria & Jennifer Xiang Student and teacher representatives from several schools around the Bay Area attended an event on Friday, October 17, centered around the documentary What Tomorrow Brings, which told the story of one of the only all-girls schools in Afghanistan. The event was held in Berkeley, by non-profit, education-focused organization Facing History and Ourselves. The filmmaker, Beth Murphy, and the founder of the school, Razia Jan, were both in attendance. After a brief introduction by Facing History representatives, attendees watched the 50-minute film. The film was centered around Razia and her students’ journeys in operating and learning at a girl’s school in Afghanistan, where effects of the Taliban regime’s opposition to female education still lingers. Thus, the students in the film face a severe amount of opposition; the principal and guard of the school test the water and air quality on themselves daily to prevent poisonings. Similar schools throughout Afghanistan have faced arson, acid attacks, and poisonings. The poignancy and depth of What Tomorrow Brings brought many in the audience to tears. After the film, Razia and Murphy answered questions from students and teachers and shared insightful stories about their experiences. When Razia and Murphy finished answering questions, the students and teachers were divided into groups for lunch and discussion. All students and educators reflected on the life of Rihala, one of the students featured in the film. After this session and a break, groups discussed topics, including the role of education as a human right, the current state of school systems in the United States, and the importance of female education in society. One such group had a panel of high school girls from Yemen, many of whom had personal experiences with the types of gender-based discrimination and stigmatization of education that the students in What Tomorrow Brings faced. The girls talked about the gender roles and restrictions forced on them or family members, sharing stories about limitations on their hairstyles, clothing, and activities. Though all students have different experiences, many empathized with the strict regulations placed on the panelists by their parents. Teachers facilitated discussions between students and panelists, allowing the attendees to smoothly navigate complex issues such as gender, sexuality, and humanitarian rights. After the discussions, students and teachers regrouped with the attendees from their respective schools to plan future events based on What Tomorrow Brings. Students and teachers who attended the Facing History event are currently still working out the logistics of the proposed screening. They hope that the film will enrich the lives of more viewers. When discussing Razia Jan’s actions during the film, James Logan High School Junior Juliana Viado said, “I think it was really brave of [Razia] to put herself at risk, as [hers] is a society full of terrorist attacks.” MSJ students in attendance believe that, like Viado, students who attend the screening of the documentary will be inspired by Razia’s courage and determination to provide an invaluable education for girls in Afghanistan. Photo by Staff Writer Jennifer Xiang Math, Strategy, and Creativity: Po-Shen Loh explains the mathematics behind dice Siemens Names Two Semifinalists and One Finalist from MSJ

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The Witches Of Echo Park Is Coming! That's the message from Amber herself on the title of the most recent post on her official The Witches Of Echo Park Tumblr page. The Witches Of Echo Park will be released on 6 January 2015 and there is a lot for fans to get involved in and celebrate the launch. On 5 January the day before the release Amber will be hosting an ask me anything (AMA) on social media platform REDDIT. The session will take place at 12 PM PST/3 PM PDT which works out at 8 PM UK time. It's not just the paperback and e-reader versions that will be released on 6 January. Amber has also announced that there will be an audiobook version released on audible both in the US and here in the UK. If that’s not exciting enough Amber will also be narrating it herself and bringing her own characters to life. It is available to pre-order right now for a one-off fee or as part of your subscription package if you are an Audible member. Amber will be hitting the road with a series of signings that will take in LA, San Francisco, Chicago, Houston and New York. For full details of all the signings and where you can meet Amber in person click here to the post on her Tumblr page. http://thewitchesofechopark.tumblr.com If like me you can't make any of these dates all is not lost as I have been able to order signed and personalised books from some of the stores on this list. I'm going to check whether any of these stores are continuing this practice this time round. I'll post details in the latest news section very soon. It's Amber's birthday on 8 January just two days after the release of The Witches Of Echo Park and she says if you want to get her a present buy yourself a copy. :-) I'm so excited about the release of The Witches Of Echo Park and with all the exciting things Amber has planned for January it's going be a lot of fun. Disclaimer: AmberBenson.TV is not involved in any way with the writing or publication of The Witches Of Echo Park or any of the events listed here. All rights belong to Amber Benson under publishing partners this post is for informational purposes only we simply are trying to spread the word about another exciting book by Amber Benson. Shelf Awareness.com Is Giving Fans The Opportunity To Win A Signed & Personalised Copy Of The Witches Of Echo Park There was some exciting news for Amber fans recently courtesy of website Shelf Awareness.com who are offering the chance to win a signed and personalised copy of The Witches of Echo Park. The first book in Amber's exciting new urban fantasy series which will be released on 6 January 2015. To enter and be in with a chance of winning one of 10 copies all you have to do is click the link below: http://apps.shelf-awareness.com/signup/143 Then enter your name and email address, Shelf Awareness.com will then send you an email with a link then you simply have to click to confirm your entry. Disclaimer: AmberBenson.TV is not involved in anyway with Shelf Awareness.com. This contest The Witches Of Echo Park is the property of Amber Benson and her publishing partners. We are simply trying to spread the word about another exciting book Amber Benson. Finding The Grain Audiobook Narrated By Amber Benson Is Out Now Amber revealed via her official Twitter account on Tuesday (2nd December) that she has narrated the audiobook version of Finding The Grain by Wynn Malone. Finding The Grain tells the story of Blue Riley leaves home in North Carolina for a summer job in Kentucky intent on returning to college in the autumn. The job leads to another job and then another and after 20 years Blue grapples with the question is it finally time to return home. As every fan knows Amber is proud of her southern roots and this audiobook gives her another chance to let loose her amazing southern accent. Finding The Grain is Amber's latest audiobook project is part of our fast growing body of work. Amber is using her voice acting talents to great effect to bring to life characters for a wide range of work including her own Calliope Reaper-Jones series. For more information on all of Amber's audio projects please see our audio project page. Finding The Grain audiobook is out now and more exciting news for fans of the series it is unabridged. The audiobook is available to buy from Audible both here in the UK and in the USA both sites offer the facility to buy the audiobook for a one-off fee for non-members. Finding The Grain is also available to buy from the iTunes Store in both here the UK and in the USA as well as Australia too. Simply search for Finding The Grain in the iTunes App via your computer or on your mobile device. There is also a free sample available for you to listen to before you purchase this sample is available through Audible and iTunes just select the option which is best for you. Disclaimer: AmberBenson.TV is not involved in any way with the production or the writing of Finding The Grain all rights belong to Wynn Malone her publishers and other partners. We are simply trying to spread the word about another exciting project involving Amber Benson. Back To Backspace Is Now Available To Watch On YouTube Amber recently took on the role of Patti in Back To Backspace a pilot for a potential brand new series on Cartoon Network in the USA. Backspace is a world in which all the bad ideas generated on a computer are sent when they are deleted. Patti’s job is to sort through all these ideas with a little help from her friends of course. What made this news all the more exciting for Amber fans is that we have an all too rare opportunity to hear Amber sing as well. Back To Backspace made it’s debut on Cartoon Network's USA website where it was free to watch and of course AmberBenson.TV posted a link in our latest Amber News section. Unfortunately however Back To Backspace was only available to view if you lived in the USA. Much to the delight of her fans worldwide Amber recently posted a link on her official Facebook page to the Back To Backspace pilot on YouTube meaning fans everywhere have the chance to enjoy it and hear Amber sing of course. I have posted the YouTube video of Back To Backspace below for anyone who hasn't had a chance to watch it yet. I apologise for the delay in putting the link to this video on the site, life as a nasty habit of getting in the way of me posting Amber news lately sorry guys. Disclaimer: AmberBenson.TV is not involved in any way with the making of Back To Backspace or Cartoon Network we own nothing. We are simply trying to spread the word about another exciting project involving Amber Benson.

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21 Aldgate A story of class distinction, a people and their traditions, a family and its fate, a country and its fight against fascism, and a woman with a secret she must take to the grave. ANNOUNCING THE NEW WEBSITE COME VISIT and FOLLOW US CLICK ON THE AUTHOR'S NAME BELOW Patricia Friedberg Posted by MaryAnn Amato at 3:51 PM 0 comments About the Author Patricia Friedberg British-born author Patricia Friedberg grew up in London during World War II. She attended the Henrietta Barnett School and later the London School of Journalism. Soon after her marriage, the Friedbergs left England to live for many years in South Africa and in the Rhodesias - now Zambia and Zimbabwe - where Dr. Friedberg practiced medicine and where she was a journalist and writer of documentaries for the Rhodesian Newspapers and Rhodesian Television. Due to civil unrest and for the safety of their children, the family came to America, where Mrs. Friedberg attended university and wrote columns for community and organizational papers, and hosted a television talk show, '"People of the Book," for the NBC affiliate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In addition to her talent as a writer and journalist, Mrs. Friedberg has composed music for theatre, written prose for a ballet and has travelled extensively with her husband, a professor of cardiology who lectured around the world. She has co-authored with her daughter, Adrienne, two illustrated children’s books, Dear Sammie, A Letter to a child of Divorcing parents, and Dear Jake. She is the mother of four children, each born in a different country, grandmother of eight, and now has three great-grandsons. When young Clara Simon suddenly quit her steady job in Ernest Maxwell Abbott's law firm over his increasingly shabby treatment of Jewish clients, she soon realized the seriousness of her actions. Giving up any job in struggling, post-WWI London meant taking a chance. Clara knew her family at 21 Aldgate would not be supportive. With that in mind she did the only thing a Londoner could do: she looked for a quiet place to have a cup of tea and think over her hasty decision. A coincidental meeting with a former Abbott employee resulted in the suggestion of a job offer in Chelsea. Clara, reluctant to consider venturing into affluent Chelsea, finally agreed to meet with the important French artist, Paul Maze, who needed an assistant to help write his memoir of his work as a field artist during the First World War. Their working relationship ignited a passionate love that forever changed and haunted her. On the tides of political and social chaos prior to the Second World War, Clara was forced to make decisions that risked both her life and her marriage. 21 ALDGATE is Based on True-Life Characters and Events Two people from opposite ends of the class and cultural divide who find themselves drawn to each other, during one of the darkest periods of modern history. Their relationship is defined by these troubled times. PAUL MAZE Frenchman in Khaki 2010 by Cloudland Films, LLC & Progress Pictures, ltd. Awesome Inc. theme. Powered by Blogger.

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US strikes in Syria: This isn't regime change (but it might be) http://www.aymennjawad.org/19809/us-strikes-in-syria-this-isnt-regime-change-but "The American strike is the beginning of the procedures to remove Assad and bring him to trial." So wrote Abd al-Majid Sharif, head of an opposition-backed local council in northern Idlib, in response to the US Tomahawk cruise missile strikes on the Shayrat airbase of the Syrian regime, which killed at least six Syrian military personnel. It is understandable that these strikes - the first direct US military action against the regime and punishment for the chemical weapons attack in Khan Sheikhoun - have raised hopes of a broader US policy shift against the regime among the wider opposition and their supporters. The shift is the more dramatic coming after signals from the Trump administration just days before the attacks pointed to an American acceptance of the regime as here to stay. However, the actual strike and the circumstances surrounding it currently suggest an initiative with a much more limited deterrence purpose, not broader military action to reverse the tide of the Syrian civil war's main conflict: that is, the conflict between the regime and the insurgency/political opposition, a war that is presently in favour of the regime. Clearly, seeking to avoid a direct confrontation with the regime's Russian allies on the ground, the US military appears to have tipped off their Russian counterparts in advance. If the goal of the strike does, in fact, have this limited deterrence purpose, then it amounts to a rational and well-calibrated response. Besides reducing the absolute number of aircraft capable of bombing Syrian civilians (absolutely a good thing in its own right), the strike is useful in sending a message that international norms prohibiting chemical weapons use cannot simply be violated and merely condemned with words. Limited regime response Surveying the responses of the regime and its state and militia allies points to predictable anger but not a desire to launch a broader counter-escalation against the US on account of this strike alone. Instead, their actions and words suggest a strengthening-of-defences posture emphasising that Assad's Syria and his army will endure despite the strikes and that the fight against the "terrorists" will continue, with an eventual victory assured. Any threats of retaliation have only been expressed in very vague terms, as became apparent in the statement on the strike from the pro-Assad militia called the Syrian Resistance. Meanwhile, the Iraqi group Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq, which has deployed fighters in support of the regime, attempted to tie the strike on the particular airbase to the claimed downing of an Israeli aircraft in an earlier incident. A concern has been raised that this particular strike on the airbase will allow the Islamic State (IS) to capitalise with a new offensive in the Homs desert area. However, this angle is probably being overplayed by regime supporters. IS's offensive capacities have long since been significantly weakened, and if the regime and its allies regard its fronts as a particular threat, it is for them to deal with the problem with their own air strikes. Settlement delusions All that said, notions at this stage of trying to effect a political settlement to the Syrian civil war and transition away from Assad are in vain. This point needs to be borne in mind especially with some calls for a broader escalation against the regime, echoing the longstanding line that sufficient military pressure will bring the regime to negotiate a political transition. The regime regards Assad as its indispensable figurehead. Regardless of whether he really is indispensable to its survival, the fact that this perception exists in the regime presents an intractable obstacle to any meaningful negotiations. There is also the problem of who would represent the insurgency-held areas outside of regime control. The insurgency's main epicentre from which the most meaningful threats to the regime still emerge is Idlib province, presently dominated by the al-Qaeda-linked Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and the Salafi group Ahrar al-Sham, both of whom are considered problematic actors. Meanwhile, the Eastern Ghouta pocket in proximity to Damascus is not dominated by either of these groups but is in terminal decline on account of siege conditions and fierce factional infighting. The Daraa and north Aleppo zones are largely proxy projects of Jordan and Turkey respectively, more concerned with maintaining their own security along the border areas. Risks of escalation The only way to bring about a real change in the government in Damascus would be through destroying the regime militarily. Even supposing no insertion of troops on the ground, such a campaign would entail unacceptable risks, whether in triggering a direct confrontation with Russian forces, creating large swaths of newly displaced people, or greatly empowering the likes of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham. However, the volatility of the Trump administration means that a broader strategic shift in this direction cannot be completely ruled out. A sounder approach will recognise instead the need to minimise the humanitarian suffering and fall-out from the present state of the civil war. Even if it becomes totally unfeasible to repeat strikes on regime positions, the fact that the regime has fewer aircraft to attack civilians as a result of this strike is by itself a positive development. The two other main measures to be encouraged at this stage are letting into neighbouring countries more Syrians who risk being trapped by regime advances in places like Idlib, with more assistance to be provided to those countries, and keeping a firm distance from the Assad regime. This means no provision of air assistance even on its frontlines against IS (as happened in Palmyra) and refraining from any cooperation on counter-terrorism grounds. Hopefully, this line of thinking becomes the established course of action

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NED HALL (35) The following biography was written at the time of Mr. Hall's induction. Most old timers know Edward Hall as "Ned." He was the great nephew of the Monk Brothers. His grandfather was Ephraim Monk. Edward Norman Hall (Neddy) was born October 3, 1916 to Grace and Norman Hall. She was 39 years old when she married. Although she remained married till 1928, the marriage was not really compatible. This caused Ned to be split up between his father in Arizona and his mother in Los Angeles. If the song, "Don't let your boy grow up to be a cowboy," was ever written for a specific person, it should have been Ned. He was a quiet boy and man. He refused to go beyond his second year of college. Ned was destined to be a rancher. He spent a lot of time with his father in Arizona. Ned began ranching small in 1937. Ned married Lupe Tellez in Solomon, Arizona. They built a beautiful home on 3rd and Washington Streets in Bowie, Arizona. Ned, his usual kind self, built a mother-in-law house next door to the big house. Ned sold the last remaining land of the old Monk ranch to the Klumps. He both leased and bought ranch land all around the Cochise County, and bought a ranch in Hildago County, New Mexico. He was partners with Claude Fortenberry on the Red Top Ranch about 20 miles south of San Simon. Claude dropped out and Ned continued to use the Red Top for around thirty years. In the meantime Ned was partners also with Scotty Anderson in Price Canyon, for about twenty years before Scotty traded out of the partnership. Ned and Jim Wilbourn of Douglas leased land and cattle together on the old Bagwell ranch near Portal. He pastured cattle on Mike Power's land on the old Foudy ranch in the Hereford area. Ned's wife, Lupe Tellez died in 1981. Ned married again, seven years later, to Anabell Harper, a widow in Bowie, in July of 1988. Ned and Anabell bought a home in Rodeo, New Mexico. Their home was once the old Rodeo schoolhouse.

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Asia Pinned Down In Vegas Final The lights are still shining bright in Las Vegas, Nevada, but they dimmed, just a bit on the game of one of its daughters, American Asia Muhammad. Asia waged a beautiful tournament. She was given a wildcard and she made the most of it. Today Asia's run at the Las Vegas Hilton Cup was stopped by Frenchwoman Camille Pin. Camille defeated Asia 6-4, 6-1. In the first set Asia fought as hard as she could, and she gave as good as she got from Pin. With quite a bit more experience on her side, Pin was able to prevail. Unfortunately it was d own hill from there. Asia very simply ran out of steam. She wasn't able to put up the fight that had been serving her so well all week. It's just a matter of time, she'll get her sea legs. Asia's mom and dad, Ron and Faye Muhammad sat in the stands alongside her coach, and not too far from her mentor, the great Andre Agassi. When asked whether she realized that Andre Agassi was in attendance today, Asia said "I did not, I wasn't trying to look into the stands, especially in the second set." 0 comments: to “ Asia Pinned Down In Vegas Final ”

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Books on Baseball Paying homage to the written word about America's pastime BoB Ratings JG Taylor Spink Award CASEY Award Dave Moore Award The Seymour Medal BtB Sabermetric Writing Chadwick Award You are here: Home / Baseball History / Ray Chapman, Killed by Pitched Ball August 17, 1920 Ray Chapman, Killed by Pitched Ball August 17, 1920 August 16, 2010 by Mark Ahrens Filed under Baseball History, Baseball Writing On August 16, 1920, in the late afternoon at the Polo Grounds, Ray Chapman stepped into the batter’s box for what would be the very last time. The 29 year old Cleveland Indians’ shortstop, known as “Chappie”, squared around to bunt off the Yankee’s Carl Mays. The submariner’s pitch was inside, Chapman was unable to duck and the pitch hit him on the temple. The ball struck so loud and with such a sound that Mays thought it had hit Chapman’s bat and threw the rolling ball to first for an out. Chapman never regained consciousness and died at 4:30am the next day, August 17, 1920. Thankfully, Chapman remains the only MLB player to suffer fatal injuries during a game. (Minor league coach Mike Coolbaugh was struck on the head and killed while coaching a Tulsa Drillers game in July 2007). New York Times article on Chapman’s death…. The Indians won the tragic game 4-3, handing Mays the loss. As a dedication to Chapman, The Cleveland squad went on to win both the American League pennant as well as the 1920 World Series over the Brooklyn Robins 4 games to 3. This was the series where Indians’s Bill Wambsganss’ pulled off the only unassisted triple play in World Series history. Chapman’s Biography Chapman was born in Beaver Dam, Kentucky. He grew up in Herrin, Illinois. He broke into the Major Leagues in 1912 with the Cleveland team, then known as the Naps (for Napolean Lajoie) Chapman led the American League in runs scored and walks in 1918. A top-notch bunter, Chapman is 6th on the all-time list for sacrifice hits and holds the single season record with 67 in 1917. Only Stuffy McInnis has more career sacrifices as a right-handed batter. Chapman was also an excellent shortstop who led the league in putouts three times and assists once. He batted .300 three times, and led the Indians in stolen bases four times. In 1917, he set a team record of 52 stolen bases, which stood until 1980. He was hitting .303 with 97 runs scored when he died. The Tragic Aftermath Chapman’s wife, Kathleen, was not at the hospital in New York when Ray died. She learned of the accident in Cleveland and was en route to New York when Ray succombed to his injuries. She was 3-months pregnant at the time and had a daughter–Rae–on February 27, 1921. After the injury, Ray’s wife never attended another game. In 1928 she committed suicide. In 1929 8-year old Rae died from measles. Carl Mays was a very accomplished major league pitcher. Over a 15-year career, that included stints with Boston and New York of the American League and Cincinnati and New York of the National League, Mays was 208-126 with a 2.92 ERA. Despite these accomplishments, Mays was never able to shake the fatal pitch. By trying to blame the ball or the conditions, he didn’t endear himself to fans. His life had other tragedies as well. Mays lost his life savings in the 1929 stock market crash and his wife died at the age of 36 from an eye infection leaving him with two young children. Mays used to say that “Nobody ever remembered me for anything except that one pitch.” The New York Times obituary headline when he died in 1971 tells it all: Carl Mays, Yankee Whose Pitch Killed Batter in 1920, Is Dead Among several books on Chapman, there are two notable ones, one for everyone, one geared toward kids. The Pitch That Killed by Mike Sowell — A gripping account of one of Baseball’s watershed seasons, this book unaccountably sat on my shelf for aboutthree years; I only dusted it off after reading HEART OF THE GAME, a book about another Baseball fatality. Like the later book, this book traces the paths taken by the main protagonists, Carl Mays, the man who threw the fatal pitch, and Ray Chapman, the man whose career was cut so drastically short: further, it puts the event into the context of what has to be one of Baseball’s most eventful seasons. Before the season, the owners had determined that, in order to promote hitting, which in turn would increase attendance, “trick pitches” would be outlawed from all but 32 pitchers, and that new balls would be frequently put into play as old ones became scuffed and discolored. Also before the season, the biggest name in the Game, Babe Ruth, was sold to the Yankees, where he joined his ex-Bosox teammate, Carl Mays, who had forced a trade from Boston the previous year. Despite the Babe’s early season slump (he didn’t hit the first of his record-shattering 54 homers until May 1), offense rocketed throughout the Game, leading to allegations of a “rabbit ball”. The American League pennant race evolved into a tight, three team struggle amongst the defending champion White Sox, the Ruth-led Yankees, and Tris Speaker’s Indians. The first speed bump was Chapman’s beaning and subsequent death; the next was the breaking of the Black Sox scandal, with the suspensions of the seven current Sox who had conspired to throw the 1919 Series. Even the Yankees faced adversity down the stretch: Ruth sat out several games with a “chigger bite” on his arm, and Mays, their most effective hurler, skipped several turns in the rotation following Chapman’s death. Sowell does an excellent job recounting this hectic season, and makes clever use of the lexicon of the time to give one the flavor of the events as they are taking place, including this description of Mays on the fatal day: “Before leaving, he had taken a chicken neck out of the icebox and stuck it in his pocket. As was his custom, he would chew it during the game to keep his mouth moist. [Source: Goodreads reader review] Ray and Me by Dan Gutman – Part of the wonderfully successful Baseball Card stories for young readers. The Baseball Card Adventures is a novel series is written by Dan Gutman. So far there are 10 books in the series. The 10th book, Roberto & Me, came out in March 2010. The books feature a boy, Joe Stoshack, who can travel through time when he touches old baseball cards. When he holds a baseball card, he is transported to the year that card was made and somewhere near the ballplayer on the card. Later he discovers that this power also works on very old photographs. He tries to use this power wisely, and he changes history several times, but it is always something different than his original goal. Ray and Me — After Joe is hit in the head by a baseball and wakes up after two weeks in a coma, he learns about another baseball player who wasn’t so lucky – Ray Chapman. When Joe recovers from his accident, he goes back to 1920 and attempts to save Chapman from an event that changed baseball history forever. 6 Responses to “Ray Chapman, Killed by Pitched Ball August 17, 1920” As if this horrific incident on the field were not enough, the collateral damage to Mays – and to the Mays and Chapman families – is very sobering indeed. Never knew about these more personal stories until now. LIa Sterlini says: Is Katie’s second son(not Ray’s) still alive? Who has any news about him? Lia Sterlini, Rome Mike Burns says: I remember reading a article years ago about the ball that killed Ray Chapman. As I remember it, the home plate umpire picked up the ball and put it in his pocket. Since this was all pre Baseball Hall of Fame, and before collecting baseball artifacts became the big business it is now, nobody ever asked him for it. He held on to it for quite a while, and years later he was talking about it with another, much younger man who was also a baseball coach. Since it’s been so long, I’m not sure what level he coached at, I seem to remember it was high school or maybe college. Anyway, the Ump gave the coach the ball, and he had it in the glove box of his pickup for a while. Then one day at a practice, one of the kids found the ball, and it ended up being tossed around, and then used for infield practice. And amazingly, it produced a bad hop, and broke the cheek bone of one of the kids! Cursed? I think he send the ball to the HOF, but I’m not sure. Do you know anything about this story? Thanks for your time and help. My 10 year old daughter read Ray and Me and found it amazing. She has asked me to report some ideas she learned. First, the baseball was never located. People are not sure what happened to it. If it was found it would most likely be in the Hall of Fame. Also, this fateful happening caused the end of what they call the Dead-ball era. After this accident the rules changed slightly. Since people believed that Ray did not see the pitch, because of how dirty it was, they made sure that new balls were used every inning. Lastly, she says it is almost like he made the ultimate sacrifice(Ray was really good at bunting). Talk about taking one for the team. This Day in Sports History — August 17 says: […] 1920 — Ray Chapman of the Cleveland Indians died after being hit in the head by a pitch thrown by Carl Mays of the New York Yankees. He remains the only major league player ever to be killed by a pitched ball. (More info.) 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Přepínač jazyka Czech HR Review Letní školy Lidskoprávní organizace ve světě Lidskoprávní organizace v ČR Lidé v Centru Členové Centra Stážisté Kdo jsme a co děláme Interview with Professor Manfred Nowak: The World Court of Human Rights – a proposal on the shelf, ready for use (2016 Interview) 8. 4. 2019 | Jan Lhotský Professor Manfred Nowak is a widely respected human rights expert who in 2007 started to promote a reform of the UN human rights treaty bodies that would contain the establishment of the so-called World Court of Human Rights. How does he perceive this idea today? The interview was published in March 2016, in Czech, now we also present it in English. The UN human rights treaty bodies are control mechanisms that monitor the respect for a number of human rights treaties at the universal level (e.g. the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights). However, the functioning of the treaty bodies is in the long-term, quite inefficient and therefore, Manfred Nowak suggests that in the future these committees (e.g. the Human Rights Committee) should focus mainly on reviewing state reports. Today, treaty bodies also consider individual complaints (communications) on violations of rights. However, their decisions are not legally binding. According to the proposal, a new international court should take over the competence of the committees to consider individual complaints. Manfred Nowak, Martin Scheinin and Julia Kozma drafted a doctrinal proposal of a statute for the intended judicial institution that is called the World Court of Human Rights. According to the proposal, the court would be established by a new international treaty to which states could join on a voluntary basis. No new catalogue of human rights would need to be elaborated, as the court would apply the current human rights treaties at the universal level, such as the above-mentioned International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights or the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Apart from states, international organizations such as the UN or transnational corporations also could accept the jurisdiction of the court. Although, at first sight this idea looks utopian to many, at a closer look it is very well thought through. A couple of years ago the Swiss government supported its implementation, however, since then the interest of states cooled down. How does Manfred Nowak see the prospects of the establishment of the World Court of Human Rights? I remember your article named The Need for a World Court of Human Rights published in 2007 that at that time seemed to be a very surprising idea. Can you briefly explain why you started to think it is time to consider creating such a new court? In fact the idea was not new because it goes back to an old Australian proposal in 1947 in the former UN Human Rights Commission. Therefore, from the very beginning the idea was there that you develop an international treaty on human rights, but you also have an international implementation mechanism, and the best is always that individuals can apply to an international or regional human rights court. Such an institution can then decide with a judgment; meaning in a legally binding manner. That is the usual way how rights and responsibilities work. If my right is violated, I should have an effective remedy. During the time of the Cold War this idea was dead, because the Soviet Union and its allies did not want any kind of effective international human rights mechanisms and the West only wanted it for civil and political rights. Therefore, the compromise in the UN was the two Covenants and other treaties with fairly weak quasi-judicial or non-judicial monitoring bodies like the Human Rights Committee. And even though they can consider individual complaints, their views are not legally binding and in reality this does not play a major role. This system came out of the Cold War situation as a compromise. However, the Cold War has been over for more than 25 years. What makes the idea so important that the international community should invest time and effort into its realisation? First, there is a lot of dissatisfaction with the way the various treaty bodies currently work. They are overloaded, there is a long delay in the state reporting procedure and there are in fact very few cases that really have been decided by the treaty bodies like the Human Rights Committee, the Committee against Torture or others. Second, this is not reflecting reality. The ECHR decides tens of thousands of cases every year and the UN treaty bodies together decided perhaps, 1000 cases so far, and they are intended for the whole world. Therefore, something is wrong and we need something better. If we take up the idea of the WCHR, it would not replace the treaty bodies – they should continue with their main task, which is monitoring state reports. For that, you do not need lawyers, so it is good that we have other experts than lawyers in the committees such as doctors in the Committee against Torture. However, deciding individual complaints is a classic legal task. And for that we need lawyers, judges, and the court. Another reason is that we are living in a time when many human rights violations are no longer committed by states. They are committed by international organizations such as the UN itself, NATO, the World Bank etc., but also non-state actors such as transnational corporations and many others. However, we cannot hold them accountable under present international law because the human rights treaties are only treaties between states. Therefore, we should develop more future-oriented ideas and be able to hold non-state actors accountable as well. How was the idea perceived within the academic world? I think there was quite a positive response from many of my colleagues but also negative reactions, most notably from Philip Alston, who takes the view that it is currently not the main issue. I agree, it is one of many different proposals of how we can make the international protection of human rights more effective. In fact, in recent years the West has become very defensive, with the opinion that we should focus on what we have rather than developing further treaties. The more progressive Global South is undertaking most initiatives within the UN today, for example, the new Convention on the Rights of Older People. Another example I can tell is from the time when I was a UN Special Rapporteur on Torture. When I found out the widespread use of torture within detention facilities in different countries, I proposed a development of a special convention on the rights of detainees. Many states in Latin America, Africa and Asia supported the idea, but it was the EU and the US who were against. The idea of creating a World Court of Human Rights became part of the so-called Swiss Initiative. Could you explain what it was and how it supported the idea? The Swiss government created a so-called Panel of Eminent Persons in order to develop a human rights agenda on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 2008. The created agenda, called “Protecting Dignity” focused on a number of human rights issues and also took up the idea of creating a World Court of Human Rights as part of the agenda. The Governments of Switzerland and Norway have further promoted this. Later they also brought together a small group of like-minded states from different regions who supported the idea. Unfortunately, the real enthusiasm did not come up. Later the Swiss government changed, as well as the ambassador in Geneva who was very supportive of the idea. Furthermore, the topic was overtaken by events like the Arab spring and others and the Human Rights Council is now fully engaged in dealing with crisis management. That is why a forward-looking agenda is difficult to realise at this time. Why do you think it is so important to streamline and strengthen the individual complaints procedure of the current treaty bodies? It is necessary to say that there has been a long process of human rights treaty body reform, but at the end it was a very modest reform of the treaty bodies, streamlining a bit the state reporting procedures but in reality does not solve the problems of proliferation of treaty bodies on the one hand and the low key of individual complaints procedure on the other hand. So it seems that individual complaints are not seen in the UN as a major way of promoting and protecting human rights. But individual complaints are very important in two ways. First, they have the role of bringing relief to the applicant. And second, the way a court decides individual cases has far-reaching consequences for the interpretation of particular treaty provisions. Think about the cases brought before the ECHR in the 1990s with respect to Turkey about torture and enforced disappearances, which had a very strong impact and definitely improved the situation in Turkey. Furthermore, think what the Inter-American Court of Human Rights has achieved with respect to the gross violations of human rights that occurred in the 1970s and 1980s or indigenous rights protection that really contributed to improving the overall human rights situation in Latin America. Therefore, much can be done with strategic litigation but not before a committee that cannot hand down binding judgments. Does the EU and its member states support such a reform? I was the head of the COST Action, a research programme financed by the EU on the role of the EU in the UN human rights reform, and again the idea of the WCHR was very prominent in our joint recommendations. I still remember when we went to Brussels and we introduced our recommendations to the EU Special Representative for Human Rights, to the EU Parliament and the Commission. It was again very positively received, but not much has been done to my knowledge that the EU as institution would actually promote the idea within the UN. On the other hand, it should not be a northern initiative. If you really wanted to bring a resolution into the UN Human Rights Council to work towards a WCHR – and we developed a statute of the court that could be taken as a starting point for the negotiations – it could only be successful if we would have the support of states from all regions of the world. So it should be a multi-regional like-minded group. Therefore, if there were countries like South Africa, Brazil, Indonesia etc. on-board, it might have a chance to be realized in the near future. Another and perhaps more suitable option is to develop the idea within a bigger conference, ideally a third World human rights conference. Do you have any information from states of different cultural background whether they would support it? What could be the major reasons for them to support such an institutional reform? At the time of the Swiss Initiative governments of states like Uruguay, Costa Rica, Qatar, Kazakhstan and to some extent Indonesia, seemed to be interested. However, that was it. In this respect it is important to mention that the idea goes beyond the ECHR that in fact only holds states accountable for violations of civil and political rights. We also include economic, social and cultural rights, which are much more of the interest of states of the Global South. We also try to create incentives for transnational corporations to accept the binding jurisdiction of the court. For example, what Shell did in Nigeria, or the exploitation of indigenous peoples by Exxon in Ecuador etc. If these kinds of major cases could also be brought before the WCHR, which could decide that the victims should receive compensation, then it could have a real impact on improving the human rights situation of such victims. Of course it is a long-term strategy and there is the question of why the transnational corporations should voluntary declare themselves to be bound by the judgments of the WCHR. Today we have the Global Compact and the Ruggie framework of business and human rights so there are numerous reasons why corporations that develop corporate social responsibility policy would want to belong to this club. In April 2016 the European Society of International Law will organize a conference in Zurich to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the ICCPR and ICESCR. Do you think it is likely that there will be some shift towards realizing the idea in the near future or will this idea remain simply an academic topic? I think the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the Covenants should lead to a major analysis of the operation of the current system based on the two Covenants and other treaties. Many features of the current system reflect the Cold War spirit. After the end of the Cold War we had the Vienna World Conference on Human Rights in 1993 as a reaction to the changes. I actually think we missed a historic window of opportunity in the years after 1989 to really establish a world society and international economic and social order as envisaged already in Art. 28 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948. And the consequences we see today. We are living in a world of crisis of many different kinds, including a deep human rights crisis. In my opinion, the year 2016, the year we celebrate 50 years of the International Bill of Rights, is a good year to think about what we wanted at that time. So in your opinion the right momentum could still come? I am advocating that we should have another – a third – World Conference on Human Rights in 2018, which is 70 years after the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 25 years after the Vienna Conference on Human Rights and 50 years after the first World Conference on Human Rights in Teheran in 1968. It is a very symbolic year. The Third World Conference on Human Rights could take place somewhere in the Arab world, Africa or in Latin America and would be a very good forum where we could discuss and promote the idea of the WCHR. It is necessary to say that at this time it is a difficult political environment for such far-reaching future-oriented structural reforms, but I am deeply convinced that there will come a time when states would agree on it. It was similar to the International Criminal Court. You will find it already in the 1948 Genocide Convention and then the following 40 years there was nothing due to the Cold War. In the 1990s it was finally possible, so now we have an International Criminal Court – of course it is not ideal, but it is a big step forward to hold individual perpetrators criminally accountable. The same refers to the UN High Commissioner of Human Rights – it was an old Uruguayan proposal from the 1940s, which was dead during the Cold War, and in 1993 we needed something important to come out of the Vienna Conference of Human Rights. During the last night the states finally agreed and since 1994 we have the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. I think it was a big step forward in developing the human rights agenda of the United Nations. In other words, two of the three structural ideas that go back to the 1940s have been implemented in the 1990s, and the third one not. So I think time has come for the World Court, even if it takes a little bit longer. The Czech version of the interview was published in March 2016 and can be viewed here. Professor Manfred Nowak, author: Jan Lhotský 8. 4. 2019 Jan Lhotský Odebírat Bulletin Odebírejte lidskoprávní Bulletin Každý měsíc vydáváme odborný online časopis s krátkými články o aktuálním vývoji v oblasti lidských práv. Vyplňte níže svou e-mailovou adresu, abyste se k odběru Bulletinu zdarma přihlásili. Odběr lze samozřejmě kdykoliv odhlásit. Pravidla ochrany osobních údajů si lze přečíst zde. info@centrumlidskaprava.cz www.centrumlidskaprava.cz Pomocné odkazy

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Closing Out 2005 To celebrate the end of 2005, the FM and I finally went out and saw The Chronicles of Narnia this evening after a couple of false starts at it the past two weeks. We both really enjoyed the movie, and we would recommend it to everyone. I won’t write a full review, but the movie was excellent in all of its facets — acting, cinematography, music, the works. The only complaint I had was that the score tended to drown out the dialogue in a couple of places. Otherwise, it should please every member of the family — and I can’t wait for the sequel. I don’t have a retrospective to offer for 2005. I had thought I might go through some of my old posts for a list of favorites, but in the end, I just had other tasks going on. Instead, take a look at some of my friends who did: * Patterico looks at the year for the LA Times, whose time may be up soon. * The Anchoress looks at 2005, and makes predictions for 2006 * Michelle Malkin reviews 2005 in The War on Blogs * Hugh reviews five blogs that hit their stride in 2005 * The Persistent Burrito comes back with a list of predictions after a busy day of posting As for me, I’m going to ring in the New Year by watching my new DVD of Serenity, and I’ll get back to blogging in the morning. Happy New Year, everyone! Author Ed MorrisseyPosted on December 31, 2005 Categories Weblogs Northern Alliance Radio Today Once again, and for the final time in 2005, the Northern Alliance Radio Network takes to the Twin Cities airwaves starting at noon Central Time. We will spend our first hour reviewing the week’s news, probably giving special attention to leak probes, the Alito nomination, the ridiculous desperation of the latest domestic spying stories, the real story behind “extraordinary rendition”, and so on. The following two hours will review the past year of Northern Alliance tomfoolery, and if you’ve been a faithful listener, you’ll know that two hours will hardly do that any justice. (I expect my brilliant non-endorsement of a non-sponsor from a couple of weeks ago to get a highlight somewhere in there.) If you’re in the Twin Cities, tune us in at AM 1280 The Patriot. If you’re outside our signal reach, you can listen to the fun on the webstream at the station’s website, which is not brought to you by Jorgensen Real Estate, who are, uh, … good. Join the conversation by calling us at 651-289-4488. If that’s not a local call, use your cell phones and take advantage of your free weekend calling! UPDATE: We have a challenge for Northern Alliance listeners. We need an additional 200 hits for SCSU Scholars to get King to 500,000 on his Sitemeter stats. Also, we need one of our listeners to start a Persistent Burrito blog, which our first segment (over)used as a metaphor. UPDATE II: We get results! The Persistent Burrito has now been launched, and even has two new posts! Author Ed MorrisseyPosted on December 31, 2005 Categories Northern Alliance Knucklehead Of The Year? The Florida Masochist has taken his daily Knucklehead award (one which I’ve thankfully not yet won) and used it to anoint the Knucklehead of the Year. He got a blue-ribbon panel of bloggers to help him judge the contest. I won’t reveal exactly who it is here, but in keeping with the nautical theme of CQ, you can expect a good Kelo-hauling at The Florida Masochist. Iran In The Crosshairs? The German magazine Der Spiegel published a report yesterday that speculates an impending military response to Iranian intransigence on nuclear proliferation, primarily involving the US military. According to the magazine, the US has leaned on Turkey to provide extensive intelligence on Iran in exchange for helping to suppress the PKK in northern Iraq, and will use that intelligence in a series of air strikes on key strategic points in Iran: The most talked about story is a Dec. 23 piece by the German news agency DDP from journalist and intelligence expert Udo Ulfkotte. The story has generated controversy not only because of its material, but also because of the reporter’s past. Critics allege that Ulfkotte in his previous reporting got too close to sources at Germany’s foreign intelligence agency, the BND. But Ulfkotte has himself noted that he has been under investigation by the government in the past (indeed, his home and offices have been searched multiple times) for allegations that he published state secrets — a charge that he claims would underscore rather than undermine the veracity of his work. According to Ulfkotte’s report, “western security sources” claim that during CIA Director Porter Goss’ Dec. 12 visit to Ankara, he asked Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to provide support for a possibile 2006 air strike against Iranian nuclear and military facilities. More specifically, Goss is said to have asked Turkey to provide unfettered exchange of intelligence that could help with a mission. DDP also reported that the governments of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Oman and Pakistan have been informed in recent weeks of Washington’s military plans. The countries, apparently, were told that air strikes were a “possible option,” but they were given no specific timeframe for the operations. In a report published on Wednesday, the Berlin daily Der Tagesspiegel also cited NATO intelligence sources claiming that Washington’s western allies had been informed that the United States is currently investigating all possibilities of bringing the mullah-led regime into line, including military options. Of course, Bush has publicly stated for months that he would not take the possibility of a military strike off the table. What’s new here, however, is that Washington appears to be dispatching high-level officials to prepare its allies for a possible attack rather than merely implying the possibility as it has repeatedly done during the past year. The background context for these attacks come from Iran itself. Not only has the new hardline president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad made a number of anti-American statements, but he has openly campaigned for the destruction of Israel, hosting a “seminar” exploring the ramifications of a world without America and Israel. He has disputed the historical fact of the Holocaust and told Europe that if they want to save Israel, they will need to relocate the entire country to Europe. Having given Israel an almost perfect excuse for a pre-emptive attack, the Germans think that George Bush won’t pass up the opportunity to join them. The DDP quoted a high-ranking German military officer as saying that an attack would have to happen before Iran develops its nuclear weapon, and that window appears to be closing fast. Along with a series of high-level meetings in Turkey between American and Turkish diplomats and military planners, it looks like something may soon be afoot regarding Iran. And oddly enough, although Der Speigel doesn’t mention it in their article, one of the clearest indicators may be Teheran’s sudden reversal on the Russian offer to process their uranium for the Iranians. Until this week, Iran rejected the offer outright, saying that Iran had a sovereign right to process their own uranium for peaceful purposes. Without much explanation, though, the Iranians changed course this week and endorsed the Russian proposal in concept while asking for clearer details on the Russian plan. In other words, it looks like everyone has suddenly understood that the Americans have taken over the game plan on Iran, as quietly as possible under the circumstances. The question remains what we intend to do with Teheran to blck their acquisition of nuclear weapons and end Iranian provocations of Israel. Author Ed MorrisseyPosted on December 31, 2005 Categories Iran1 Comment on Iran In The Crosshairs? Syrian VP Confirms Assad Threatened Hariri Former Syrian VP Abdel-Halim Khaddam confirmed in an interview yesterday with al-Arabiya that Bashar Assad threatened to “break Lebanon” on the head of Rafik Hariri after the latter refused to submit to orders to circumvent Lebanese law and extend President Emile Lahoud’s term of office. Khaddam makes clear that Assad and his security advisors made numerous threats to Hariri during the meeting, which upset the Lebanese billionaire and patriot so much that he left with a nosebleed: The meeting in Damascus referred to by Mr. Khaddam occurred on Aug. 26, 2004, when Mr. Assad bluntly ordered that the Lebanese Parliament amend the Constitution to extend the term of his ally, President Émile Lahoud. Mr. Hariri, a billionaire who had almost single-handedly rebuilt the center of Beirut after 15 years of civil war, objected. The meeting lasted just 15 minutes. According to both the United Nations report and previous accounts by Mr. Hariri’s political allies, Mr. Hariri returned shaken, saying Mr. Assad had threatened to “break Lebanon on your head.” The report also included the transcript of a taped conversation with the Syrian deputy foreign minister, Walid al-Moallem, just two weeks before Mr. Hariri was killed in which he called the meeting “the worst day of my life.” When Mr. Hariri protested Syria’s domination of Lebanon, the report said, Mr. Moallem replied, referring to the security services, “We and the services here have put you into a corner.” He continued, “Please do not take things lightly.” Khaddam now lives in Paris, outside the reach of Syrian security services, and claims that he wanted to make sure that the record was set straight. He also pointed out to al-Arabiya that the security services of Syria could not have acted alone in assassinating Hariri, and that means that they had to get higher authority for coordination. Khaddam told his interviewer that the UN probe would reveal the “apparatus” behing Hariri’s car-bomb death soon enough, and strongly implied that the report would implicate the entire Syrian government in the assassination. This will present a problem for the Security Council, which has demanded the investigation. One sovereign nation — and a member of the SC itself — has conducted assassinations on politicians of another sovereign member-state. What punishment will the UNSC devise for such a transgression? Will Russia and China use their vetoes to ensure that Syria remains unaffected by United Nations actions? Even more than with Iraq, this has the potential to reduce the UN to nothing more than the League of Nations with better stationery. Russia and China will not allow the British, French, and Americans to lock Assad into a sanctions regime that will cut him off and ensure his collapse. Anything less would be a joke, and for truly effective action such as military strikes, I suspect that the Russians and Chinese wouldn’t even need to use the veto; it would probably lose on a majority vote in the UNSC. Does that mean that Assad will escape without any consequences? Not hardly. The French and the Americans will push for sanctions anyway, and perhaps even a military demonstration or two just to remind Assad that he’s playing on a much larger scale now. Bypassing the UNSC will drive another nail into its long-overdue coffin, though, and the Russians and Chinese might consider that when they debate on whether to use those vetoes. Author Ed MorrisseyPosted on December 31, 2005 Categories War on Terror Rendition Started Under Clinton After months of debate about the Bush administration’s supposed support of torture through the “rendition” policy of sending captured terrorists to their nations of origin for questioning, it turns out that the policy did not start with the Bush administration after all. Former CIA operative and now-author Michael Scheuer, who wrote a lengthy criticism of the Bush administration’s war policy in 2003 in part for not being aggressive enough, has revealed that the CIA’s “extraordinary rendition” policy began in 1995 under President Clinton: The CIA’s controversial “rendition” program to have terror suspects captured and questioned on foreign soil was launched under US president Bill Clinton, a former US counterterrorism agent told a German newspaper. Michael Scheuer, a 22-year veteran of the CIA who resigned from the agency in 2004, told Thursday’s issue of the newsweekly Die Zeit that the US administration had been looking in the mid-1990s for a way to combat the terrorist threat and circumvent the cumbersome US legal system. “President Clinton, his national security advisor Sandy Berger and his terrorism advisor Richard Clark ordered the CIA in the autumn of 1995 to destroy Al-Qaeda,” Scheuer said, in comments published in German. “We asked the president what we should do with the people we capture. Clinton said ‘That’s up to you’.” Scheuer, who headed the CIA unit that tracked Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden from 1996 to 1999, said that he developed and led the “renditions” program, which he said included moving prisoners without due legal process to countries without strict human rights protections. “In Cairo, people are not treated like they are in Milwaukee. The Clinton administration asked us if we believed that the prisoners were being treated in accordance with local law. And we answered, yes, we’re fairly sure.” Instead, the Bush administration decided not to render CIA captives after 9/11 but to have the agency keep custody of the terrorists in foreign bases, such as Guantanamo, Iraq, Afghanistan, and apparently some of the European nations that the Washington Post exposed in its leak publication. In point of fact, the Bush administration took more responsibility and offered a plan that resulted in lowered likelihoods of torture by foreign governments of American prisoners. That decision probably came from the accepted wisdom that real torture produces bad intelligence, and that the best way to ensure good intelligence was to keep the entire process under American control. That certainly changes the entire rendition story. Amazingly, the New York Times and the Washington Post both failed to report on this development, as did the Los Angeles Times. If I hadn’t read the link from the excellent local blog Everything I Know Is Wrong, I would never have known that critical part of the rendition story and the context of the Bush administration’s changes to it. Instead, the Scheuer interview got published in the German magazine Die Zeit and carried on the French wire service Agence France-Presse. How’s that for irony? Why doesn’t the Exempt Media want to report these findings on the policy about which they have railed on their editorial pages ad nauseam? Perhaps it has more to do with their efforts to protect the Bill Clinton legacy than to report the news, and the former effort has more to do with allowing Senator Clinton to run for president on that legacy in 2008. It certainly appears that the large media outlets suddenly couldn’t care less about extraordinary rendition at an odd moment in time — when its principle architect goes public to explain its origins. UPDATE: Forgot the link! Prayers Needed For FM Got some bad news today on the transplant front. The biopsy came back from the hospital, and the tissue shows a polyoma virus infection of the transplanted kidney, which has led to the lessened kidney function that we have seen the past few weeks. It often comes with the transplant, and normally healthy people don’t have a problem with it as the body suppresses the virus without incident. However, when a patient is on immunosuppressive therapy as transplant patients are for life, this is always a potential threat. The First Mate will have to go three days each of the next three weeks to the hospital for IV infusions of anti-virals, as well as add in more medication for fighting the infection. At the same time, the doctors have to lessen the immunosuppressive therapy somewhat to allow the body to fight the infection — but which risks the kidney and pancreas that she received over the last year. It’s a tightrope act, and for the next few weeks we’ll have to just keep a close eye on her to make sure she comes through OK. She has always appreciated your thoughts and prayers, so I thought I’d keep you updated. We could use a few of them now and for the next few weeks. Author Ed MorrisseyPosted on December 30, 2005 Categories Family6 Comments on Prayers Needed For FM Insider Trading Scandal Deals Blow To Liberal Momentum In the Canadian elections, I have mostly followed the Ipsos polling numbers as I believe them to be more reliable and closer to reality than others. I do often see poll data from SES Research, which has shown a consistent Liberal national lead from six to nine points since the passage of the no-confidence motion. Based on other research, that gap seems too wide for a true look at Canadian political fortunes at the moment. However, SES has shown an interesting change today. Since the Goodale insider-trading scandal pushed the RCMP to open a criminal investigation, even SES shows that the Liberal gap has disappeared, almost literally overnight. SES now reports that their tracking has the Liberals in a virtual tie with the Tories: The announcement of a RCMP criminal investigation of a possible tax leak from Finance Minister Ralph Goodale’s office has initially had an impact on the political environment. CPAC-SES tracking has the Liberals and the Conservatives statistically tied for the first time in the campaign. Nationally, the Liberals have 35%, the Conservatives 34%, the NDP 14%, the BQ 13% and the Green Party 5%. Overnight, the CPAC-SES one day measure on trust and vision for Canada has realized a noticeable drop for Paul Martin. Outside of Quebec, the Conservatives lead the Liberals by 5 points. The most interesting part of this change is that SES show the Tories gaining five points, while the Liberals only lost two. That appears to demonstrate a positive momentum for Stephen Harper and the Conservatives, even at the onset of this latest scandal — and it shows that the Liberals have plenty of room to fall further behind on their own. In fact, SES has the Tories at 42% nationwide outside of Quebec, numbers that hint at a possible majority government for Harper if the Tories can maintain that momentum. Right now, it looks like Paul Martin is fading fast. If he cannot quickly recover from the Adscam and income-trust financial scandals, the Liberals may need to rethink their leadership quickly. Author Ed MorrisseyPosted on December 30, 2005 Categories Canada Justice Department To Follow Plame Precedent “The fact is that al Qaeda’s playbook is not printed on Page One and when America’s is, it has serious ramifications. You don’t need to be Sun Tzu to understand that.” — Thomas Duffy, White House spokesman The New York Times will soon wish it hadn’t pushed so hard for a criminal investigation into the leak of Valerie Plame’s identity on the basis of national security violations. The Justice Department has now decided to act on the NYT’s publication of a top-secret NSA program in exactly the same manner for much clearer damage to national security, and the NYT’s James Risen and Eric Lichtblau find themselves in the Judith Miller Hotseat in this case: The Justice Department has opened an investigation into the disclosure of classified information about a domestic surveillance program authorized by President Bush after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, officials said today. Justice prosecutors will examine whether classified information was unlawfully disclosed to the New York Times, which reported two weeks ago that the National Security Agency had been conducting electronic surveillance on U.S. citizens and residents without court-approved warrants. The Times won’t find itself alone in the dock, however. The Washington Post will also have some dancing to do over its exposure of CIA detentions of terrorists captured abroad, endangering missions in Eastern Europe and undermining our wartime alliances: The Justice Department has also opened a probe into whether classified information was illegally disclosed to The Washington Post, which reported on a network of secret CIA prisons in Eastern Europe and elsewhere. Thomas Duffy at the White House has the best line on the new investigations, as I quoted at the start. That one leak started a flood of Big Brother hysteria that flooded the Exempt Media over the past month, most of it complete nonsense and almost all of it miscommunicated and misunderstood. The NSA program that the NYT “exposed” has less reach than the infamous Echelon program, reported by CBS News in 2000, but has specific application to suspected al-Qaeda assets and their contacts. Despite the continuing insistence of critics to call it “domestic spying”, the Times report clearly stated that domestic calls only got wiretapped after getting a FISA warrant, and that the presidential directive only applied to calls and communications that crossed international boundaries and did not appear to involve “US persons” as defined by FISA. Those communications don’t require a warrant at all, especially while the President works under a grant of war powers from Congress. However, the exposure of the program and the wailing and gnashing of teeth have done two things for the enemies of the US. First and most generally, it has shown them that Americans have a problem getting serious about national defense even after the loss of 3,000 of its citizens after a terrorist attack. Second and more specifically, it reveals to them the broad strokes of how the NSA has gleaned enough information to frustrate their plans for more attacks on American cities. Both developments allow Islamofascist terrorists to recalculate their strategies and tactics in the future for greater success — which means Americans are more likely to die in an attack, thanks to the New York Times. As for the Post, they have made it more difficult for the CIA to get intelligence from captured AQ assets, thanks to their leak, and have made it much more difficult for European leaders to provide support and logistical assistance to our intelligence operations. The pattern of leaks clearly shows that members of the intelligence community want to fight a war — but rather than fight a war against the terrorists that killed thousands of Americans and want to kill millions more, they’ve chosen to fight one against the elected civilian government of the US. For some strange reason, those who claim to love civil liberties have decided to take the side of the unelected bureaucrats in this Coup Of The Thousand Leaks. When partisan hatred meets with professional egotism, the resulting bedfellows turn strange indeed. The Justice Department needs to put an end to this wholesale dismantling of the national defenses that have kept the US safe from attack for the past four years, and do it quickly. UPDATE: Mark Tapscott links back to me and, as a former newsman himself, muses about journalist shield laws: Will any of the reporters who could now face jail time for not disclosing their sources be able to hold out as long as Judith Miller? Frankly, I doubt it, as Miller was caught up in a misguided Special Prosecutor drama that had everything but an actual crime. This time around there is no question about serious crimes having been committed and only the most blindly obstinate professor of journalism will insist on the right of the relevant journalists at the Times, Post and elsewhere to protect the guilty parties. I am generally a supporter of the strongest possible shield laws for journalists, but in these newest cases it seems most likely there will be no such legitimate place to afford cover for the recipients of the illegal leaks that almost certainly damaged national security and endangered the lives of thousands, possibly millions, of Americans. I’m not as big on the shield laws as others. In this case, the people who came to the Times and the Post had plenty of other opportunities to blow the whistle through other means if the sources felt that the programs were illegal. They could have gone to Congress and forced hearings, a la Able Danger; I daresay they would have gotten more attention than Lt. Colonel Anthony Shaffer. They hardly needed to run to James Risen and Eric Lichtblau to expose top-secret American capabilities to everyone, including our enemies. Be sure to read all of Mark’s commentary. Author Ed MorrisseyPosted on December 30, 2005 Categories War on Terror7 Comments on Justice Department To Follow Plame Precedent Losing Their Position The Saddam regime had long adopted the Palestinian cause as a means of championing a pan-Arabic political movement, one that he thought would carry him to the throne of a secular caliphate that would control Southwest Asia and North Africa. He paid the families of Palestinian suicide bombers and feted Palestinians inside Iraq as well, giving them privileges he denied to native Iraqis. When Saddam invaded Kuwait, the Palestinians cheered — and when the US ejected him from Kuwait and eventually from power, the Palestinians protested. Now they complain that life has gotten much more difficult without their patron to give them their customary handouts: For years, Saddam Hussein harbored a small population of Palestinians in Iraq, trotting them out to cheer whenever he went to war — which he routinely justified as essential to Arab nationalism and the Palestinian cause. Shiites and other Iraqis looked glumly at his wards, jealous of the Palestinians’ privilege and status while others suffered. Now Hussein is in prison. The Shiites are in power. The Palestinians are worried. Perhaps they worry because the Palestinians come from a long history of “insurgency”, and the last thing the new Iraqi government needs is more foreigners with the inclination to join terrorist bands. The Palestinians would certainly prefer Saddam’s return, and considering their lost privileges, it would make sense for them to do so. The Post hints at that even as it reports on their plight. Consider the following passages, emphases mine: After the fall of Hussein in 2003, several thousand Palestinians left for Jordan and were stuck in a no-man’s land at the border. Most eventually went to a refugee camp just inside Jordan. With the new threats, another group of 19 Palestinians left the capital in October for Syria and spent more than a month camped in the no-man’s land before they were finally let into a refugee camp in northeastern Syria, according to Stort. But the majority of Palestinians here are hunkering down in Baghdad. Most live in a neighborhood of shabby concrete buildings where they have been housed, at government expense, for decades. … Palestinians were not allowed to become Iraqi citizens under Hussein’s rule and were discouraged from purchasing property, but they were given housing and free utilities and were exempt from military service. They were also favored for government positions and allowed to travel more freely than Iraqi citizens. … The Palestinians say their position was less privileged than it seemed. “This was all just talk,” said Thayer Mahdi, 39, a Palestinian who owns a clothing store. “We suffered like all Iraqis.” When Hussein fell, nearly 1,500 Palestinians were forced from their homes as landlords suddenly found themselves free to raise rents and evict their formerly privileged tenants. They lived for a while in tents at a sports club in Baghdad before eventually finding other housing. Not only did Hussein keep them at government expense — giving them a rather carefree life on the Iraqi dole — but they lived in non-government housing at little or no expense until after Saddam fell. Landlords had to put up with them at whatever rate Saddam deemed satisfactory. And the Palestinians wonder why Iraqis don’t like them?

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CMRRA and CIMA Celebrate 40 Years of Music History! Jun 3, 2015 by CMRRA CMRRA is proud to celebrate its 40th anniversary this year, at the same time as the Canadian Independent Music Association (CIMA). Both organizations have worked to develop Canada’s music industry since 1975, and have cooperated many times to support Canadian talent. CMRRA will be in attendance at CIMA’s 2015 Awards Gala and 40th Anniversary Celebrations event later this month! Over their shared 40 year history, CIMA and CMRRA have each benefited from the services of exceptional industry leaders. The legendary Brian Chater served as both CIMA’s president and a director for CMRRA, and left an indelible mark on both organizations as well as the Canadian music industry at large. This year, Pegi Cecconi – VP of SRO-Anthem and a director for both CMRRA and CIMA – is being honoured with the inaugural Brian Chater Leadership Award. CIMA is also marking its 40th anniversary by recognizing each of their eleven founding members with the association’s Founders Award; this includes Frank Davies who also served on CMRRA’s board of directors for nearly two decades. As both organizations celebrate 40 years of history, their thoughts turn to the future as the industry landscape continues to change. “More than ever, the importance of cross-industry collaboration and unity cannot be understated,” says CMRRA President, Caroline Rioux. “Rightsholders and rightsholder organizations must come together whenever possible to protect, foster and realize the full value of the music that is enjoyed by countless music fans both in Canada and around the world.” Most recently, CIMA, CMRRA, and the Canadian Music Publishers Association (CMPA) have joined SOCAN and many other industry representatives in a coalition to advocate for music policy in Ottawa. “The age and state of the Canadian music industry is a testament to its strength” says CIMA President Stuart Johnston, and “we are most powerful when speaking together with a single voice, working towards unified objectives.” Moving forward beyond their 40 year legacy, CIMA’s focus is on ensuring that the next generation has a climate to maintain and further the achievements of the Canadian music industry’s pioneers. CMRRA is proud of the 40 years it has shared with CIMA and we look forward to many more years of collaboration to ensure music remains an important and valued cultural asset to Canadians.

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Historic London Town and Gardens Goosefare Antiques & Promotions All Companies History in the Making - Custom Paintings 839 Londontown Road Historic London Town and Gardens is owned by Anne Arundel County and operated by the London Town Foundation, the 23-acre museum and park features history, archaeology, and horticulture. Explore the Historic Area, which includes the circa 1760 William Brown House, a National Historic Landmark, reconstructed colonial buildings, and an ongoing archaeological investigation in search of the "lost town" of London. Wander the eight-acre Woodland Garden of native plants and exotic species arranged along a one-mile trail before enjoying the seasonal Ornamental Gardens overlooking the South River.Discover London Town! in our modern Visitor Center offers visitors of all ages a chance to be transported back in time to experience the past firsthand. Exploration is the prime directive as you navigate 3,500 square feet of dynamic educational and interactive displays spanning 13,000 years of regional history. The Visitor Center and Pavilion support weddings, business meetings, family events, as well as school and group tours. April through early December Wednesday – Saturday: 10:00AM – 4:30PM Sunday: 12:00 – 4:30PM Closed to the public on Mondays, Tuesdays, Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day. Youth (7-18) $5 Children (6 & under) Free Members of Historic London Town and Garden are Free (Discounts available for AAA members, military personnel, as well as volunteers and staff of reciprocating institutions.) ref:T7-S14-P23-C-M

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Census • Person • Henry IV aka: Henry III of Navarre, the Green Gallant, Good King Henry Bio Links Gallery Timeline Notes Mentions Genealogy Contemporaries 1553, Dec 13 1572-1610 1610, May 14 King of Navarre (as Henry III) from 1572 to 1610 and King of France from 1589 to 1610. He was the first French monarch of the House of Bourbon, a branch of the Capetian dynasty. Baptised as a Catholic but raised in the Protestant faith by his mother Jeanne d'Albret, Queen of Navarre, he inherited the throne of Navarre in 1572 on the death of his mother. As a Huguenot, Henry was involved in the French Wars of Religion, barely escaping assassination in the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre, and later led Protestant forces against the royal army. Timeline (20) 08/18/1572 - King Henry IV marries Margaretha van Valois 02/03/1576 - Henry of Navarre (future Henry IV) escapes from Paris 02/05/1576 - Henry of Navarre (future Henry IV) abjures Catholicism at Tours 02/06/1577 - King Henry IV becomes leader of Huguenots 08/08/1585 - Pope Sixtus V excommunicates Hendrik van Navarra ( Henry IV) 10/20/1587 - Battle of Coutras: Henry IV beats Catholic League Wikipedia: Battle of Coutras 09/18/1589 - Battle of Arques ends: French king Henry IV beats Catholic League Wikipedia: Battle of Arques 03/14/1590 - Battle of Ivry: French King Henry IV beats Catholic League Wikipedia: Battle of Ivry 03/01/1591 - Pope Gregory XIV threatens to excommunicate French king Henry IV 04/19/1591 - Chartres surrenders to king Henry IV in France 08/19/1591 - French king Henry IV occupies Rouen 09/21/1591 - French bishops recognize Henry IV as French king Wikipedia: Nicolas de Thou 07/25/1593 - France's Protestant King Henry IV converts to Roman Catholic Wikipedia: Henry IV of France: "Paris is well worth a Mass" 02/27/1594 - Henry IV crowned king of France Wikipedia: Henry IV of France 03/22/1594 - French King Henry IV festival in Paris 01/17/1595 - French king Henry IV declares war on Spain 09/17/1595 - Pope Clement VIII recognizes Henry IV as king of France 09/25/1597 - Amiens surrenders to French King Henry IV Wikipedia: Siege of Amiens (1597) 03/20/1598 - French king Henry IV and duke van Mercour sign treaty 08/06/1600 - Henry IV invades Savoy after negotiations break down over Saluzzo, controlled by Savoy since 1588 Kings of France: Charles VIII (1483-1498): a monarch of the House of Valois who ruled as King of France from 1483 to his death in 1498. 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Henry III (1574-1589): a monarch of the House of Valois who was elected the monarch of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1573 to 1575 and ruled as King of Fr... Henry IV (1589-1610): King of Navarre (as Henry III) from 1572 to 1610 and King of France from 1589 to 1610. He was the first French monarch of the House of Bourb... Louis XIII (1610-1643): a monarch of the House of Bourbon who ruled as King of France from 1610 to 1643 and King of Navarre (as Louis II) from 1610 to 1620, when th... Louis XIV (1643-1715): a monarch of the House of Bourbon who ruled as King of France from 1643 until his death in 1715. His reign of 72 years and 110 days is the l... Louis XV (1715-1774): a monarch of the House of Bourbon who ruled as King of France and Navarre from 1 September 1715 until his death. He succeeded his great-gran... Louis XVI (1774-1792): King of France from 1774 until his deposition in 1792, although his formal title after 1791 was King of the French. He was guillotined on 2... ...featuring sketches of the leading persons at the court of Henry IV. ...ordered the marriage of his sister Margaret of Valois to Henry of Navarre, a major Protestant nobleman and... ...Navarre, a major Protestant nobleman and the future King Henry IV of France, in a last desperate bid to reconcile... Agrippa d'Aubigne ...Geneva and Lyon before joining the Huguenot cause of Henry of Navarre ( Henry IV) as both soldier and counsellor.... ...estates, even though his Huguenot confederates welcomed Henry's religious tolerance. Jean II d'Estrees ...Picardie. His aunt was Gabrielle d'Estrées, lover of King Henry IV of France. Like his father François Annibal... Pierre de L'Estoile ...(1574-1611) are personal accounts of the reigns of Henry III and Henry IV of France. They contain other matter... Pierre de Lancre ...1582 he was named judge in Bordeaux, and in 1608 King Henry IV commanded him to put an end to the practice... Blaise de Lasseran-Massencome ..."soldier's Bible" (or "breviary," according to others), as Henry IV called it, is one of many books of memoirs... Nicolas de Montreux ...generation of "La Pléiade") to the Bourbon court of Henry IV and the baroque, and both of these authors attempted... Nicolas de Thou ...politics a figure instrumental in the coronation of Henry IV of France, the first monarch of the Bourbon dynasty... Nicolas des Escuteaux ...novel" (or "amours") published during the reign of Henry IV of France. Unlike these other authors, Des Escuteaux... George , Duke of Saxony ...happening. Under the Act of Settlement of 1499, Lutheran Henry IV became the new duke. Upon his accession,... Pope Gregory XIV ...of Spain and the duke of Mayenne, he excommunicated Henry IV of France on 1 March 1591, reiterating the 1585... John Hayward ...Henrie IV - a treatise dealing with the accession of Henry IV and the deposition of Richard II - dedicated... Francois Hotman ...purpose of the Jesuits in their pamphlet war against Henry IV of France. Pope Innocent IX ...cause of Philip II and the Catholic League against Henry IV of France (1589–1610) in the French Wars of Religion... Barthelemy de Laffemas ...ideas may have been required to receive support from Henry IV. They acted as a balance to those of Sully, more... ...became king of France and Navarre after his father Henry IV was assassinated. His mother, Marie de' Medici,... Philippe de Mornay ...death of the Duke of Alençon-Anjou in 1584, by which Henry was brought within sight of the throne of France,... ...greatest political activity began, and after the death of Henry I, Prince of Condé, in 1588, his influence... ...the "Huguenot pope". He was bitterly disappointed by Henry IV's abjuration of Protestantism in 1593 and gradually... Marguerite de Navarre ...and Duchess of Alençon and Berry. She was married to Henry II of Navarre. Her brother became King of France,... ...d'Albret, whose son, Henry of Navarre, succeeded as Henry IV of France, the first Bourbon king. As an author... Frans Pourbus the Younger ...costume, jewellry and draperies (as in his portrait of Henry IV of France). Barthelemy Prieur ...in the Louvre Museum, and was named sculptor to king Henry IV in 1591. He restored the Roman marble now called... Pope Sixtus V ...and he excommunicated both Elizabeth I of England and Henry IV of France. He is recognized as a significant... Emmanuel Theaulon ...d’Henri IV (The Keys of Paris, or the Deservings of Henry IV), in their honour. In 1815, he composed and... -all-AustriaCzech RepublicDenmarkEnglandFranceGermanyJapanNetherlandsOttoman EmpirePowhatan ConfederacyScotlandSpainThailandTurkey Henry IV 1553, Dec 13 1572 Charles IX 1550, Jun 27 1560 a monarch of the House of Valois who ruled as King of France from 1560 until his death from tuber... 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DCAI » Local information » How to reach L'Aquila The nearest airports are Rome Fiumicino (FCO), Rome Ciampino (CIA) and Abruzzo International Airport of Pescara (PSR). The nearest train stations are Rome Tiburtina and Rome Termini. To reach L'Aquila from Rome and Pescara via motorways is relatively easy. Below is described how to use public transport. Reach L'Aquila From Rome Rome Airports (both FCO and CIA) to L'Aquila Ten daily buses connect Rome Airports to L'Aquila. The service is provided by GaspariBus and FlixBus. The duration is about 1.5/2h. - Gaspari Bus TimeTable - https://www.gasparionline.it - FlixBus TimeTable - https://www.flixbus.it Be aware that the bus stops at “L'Aquila Amiternum” and you will need to take a bus or taxi to reach the venue (distance: 3km). Rome Tiburtina Train/Bus Station to L'Aquila Outside the Roma Tiburtina Train Station, there is the Bus Terminal. Several bus companies have direct connections to L’Aquila: TUA TimeTable - https://www.tuabruzzo.it Gaspari Bus TimeTable - https://www.gasparionline.it FlixBus TimeTable - https://www.flixbus.it As mentioned above, GaspariBus and FlixBus stop at “L’Aquila Amiternum”. TUA instead stops at “L’Aquila Collemaggio”, from where the venue can be easily reached (distance: 700 meters). City centre is instead 1.3 Km away. Reaching L'Aquila From Pescara This airport is located near Pescara. It is connected to the centre of Pescara with Bus n. 8 and n. 38 line code GTM, with which you can reach Piazza della Repubblica where the Bus Terminal is located. From the Bus Terminal, several runs going to L’Aquila (to “L’Aquila Collemaggio) are available with TUA. - TUA TimeTable - https://www.tuabruzzo.it

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