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Search Results for query 'HOLLYWOOD SCANDAL' > Celebrity× > United States× People: 100 results Kerry Washington (14) Harvey Weinstein (12) Felicity Huffman (8) Lori Loughlin (7) Mossimo Giannulli (6) Georgina Chapman (6) Shonda Rhimes (4) William Singer (4) Olivia Jade Giannulli (3) Norman Lear (3) Tony Goldwyn (3) Nick Bollettieri (3) Ava DuVernay (3) Alex Borstein (2) Cecily Strong (2) Norman Reedus (2) Zsa Zsa Gabor (2) Patricia Arquette (2) Mahershala Ali (2) Madeleine Albright (2) Milo Ventimiglia (2) Mira Sorvino (2) Alfre Woodard (2) Tim Daly (2) Wanda Sykes (2) Zendaya (2) Elsie Fisher (2) Shohreh Aghdashloo (2) Tea Leoni (2) Sophie Turner (2) Barry Jenkins (2) Julia Louis-Dreyfus (2) Ben Whishaw (2) Darren Criss (2) Darby Stanchfield (2) Gillian Jacobs (2) Alyssa Milano (2) Gina Rodriguez (2) Kate Capshaw (2) Kristen Bell (2) Lance Bass (2) Laverne Cox (2) Laura Dern (2) Elisabeth Moss (2) Frederic von Anhalt (2) Don Henley (2) Gabrielle Union (2) Danai Gurira (1) Constance Wu (1) Daniel Bruhl (1) David Miller (1) David Oyelowo (1) Daniel Day Lewis (1) Christina Hendricks (1) Claire Foy (1) Colleen Atwood (1) Cicely Tyson (1) Subject: 100 results Arts and entertainment (57) Social affairs (19) Funerals and memorial services (2) Beauty and fashion (6) Recreation and leisure (3) Workplace culture (2) Student testing (3) School curricula (2) Women's sports (2) Math and science education (4) ASSOCIATED PRESS (37) AP Entertainment (13) < Prev |1|2|3|...3|Next > 23afa16673840c12c718e0a91e34baf5 US Huffman (CR) Bassett: Huffman 'very remorseful' over college admissions scandal Patricia Arquette , Cathy Schulman , Felicity Huffman , Angela Bassett FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 4221288 ARCHIVE -- Boston, 8 April 2019 1. Screen shot of AP story of actress Felicity Huffman pleading guilty to college scheme West Hollywood, 19 July 2019 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Angela Bassett, actress: "I think that she, I found her to be very remorseful and ready to take, to handle whatever the next steps are. And that's the best of how we deal with these missteps that we all make in our lives." SOUNDBITE (English) Patricia Arquette, actress: "Yeah, nobody is perfect in this world. And I do think she's genuinely sorry -- not because she's in trouble, only, I think, actually looking at the reality of the big picture of why does this matter? All of that, I think, that's, very painful. I think she feels terrible about her participation in it." 3. Various of Felicity Huffman with her brother arriving at federal court 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Cathy Schulman, producer: "Felicity Huffman plays a character in our film who is flawed. She's a mother who mothers to the end of the earth. She's a mother who believes that her own actions can make anything possible for her own child. And she finds herself at the end of the movie, you know, this character, sort of crying to her husband and saying, 'How could anybody love me?' And he says, 'You're lovable, because you may have sharp edges and you may have flaws, but you have so much love to give.' And the Felicity that I know and love and worked with and is a person who has had a hard year experiencing a flaw. And we wish you the best. And we don't feel that it overshadows our film in any way, shape or form because mothering is complicated and we do what we need to do." Celebrity , Entertainment , Arts and entertainment Hollywood , California , United States f2a64e5eb3b237d6b3b2f9eca252e1eb US O'Shea Jackson Jr. College Scandal O'Shea Jackson Jr. reacts to USC college scandal: 'It hurts, somebody else didn't get their opportunity' Ice Cube , Gerard Butler , Pablo Schreiber , O'Shea Jackson Jr. The families ensnared in the college bribery scandal embody wealth and privilege in America: CEOs, Hollywood stars, Wall Street millionaires. A California vineyard owner. A prominent Manhattan lawyer. Rapper Ice Cube, wasn't one of them. His son O'Shea Jackson Jr. was recently a USC student. Jackson was majoring in screenwriting when he decided to leave college to pursue his acting career. He said when he first heard the news, he wasn't shocked or surprised one bit. "It's something that's been happening for a long time now and you know, somebody just got their hands caught in the cookie jar. I had a couple of my Trojan buddies say, 'Why didn't they go the regular route and just put their name on a building?'" he joked. "It hurts because I know the struggle that my friends had to do, to not only go through USC but to graduate and fight for tuition and things like that and I know that somebody else didn't get their opportunity because of this. I left USC to become an actor. I didn't graduate. There are so many powerful members of the Trojan family that put in the work, that put in the sacrifice and to feel like we were cheated from one of them, yeah it hurts but it's all about – it happens. It just does." Since authorities arrested dozens of wealthy parents and coaches at elite universities last month, four of them have flipped and are now helping the government build its case against others. They have promised to testify for prosecutors, if asked, in the hopes of getting a light sentence. They include a married couple, who have agreed to plead guilty to charges that they bribed their daughters' ways into the University of Southern California and the University of California, Los Angeles. FILE: Los Angeles, 17 January 2018 1. Wide shot O'Shea Jackson Jr. poses for photographers at "Den of Thieves" premiere 2. Medium shot O'Shea Jackson Jr., Gerard Butler, Pablo Schreiber and Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson pose for photographers FILE: Los Angeles, 10 August 2015 3. Wide of O'Shea Jackson Jr. and Ice Cube speaking to reporters at "Straight Outta Compton" 4. Wide of Ice Cube speaking to a reporter Los Angeles, 13 April 2019 5. SOUNDBITE (English) O'Shea Jackson Jr., actor, on the college bribery scandal: "You know, I wasn't shocked, you know, I wasn't surprised. It's something that's been happening for a long time now and you know, somebody just got their hands caught in the cookie jar. I had a couple of my Trojan buddies say, 'Why didn't they go the regular route and just put their name on a building?' It hurts because I know the struggle that my friends had to do, to not only go through USC but to graduate and fight for tuition and things like that and I know that somebody else didn't get their opportunity because of this. I left USC to become an actor. I didn't graduate. There are so many powerful members of the Trojan family that put in the work, that put in the sacrifice and to feel like we were cheated from one of them, yeah it hurts but it's all about – it happens. It just does." 7. Medium shot O'Shea Jackson Jr., Kimberly Woodruff, and Ice Cube pose for photographers Celebrity , Entertainment , Arts and entertainment , Hip hop and rap , Music Los Angeles , California , United States 4095197a0f1148d323d07aea183115c2 Entertainment US Ross Mathews TV personality talks friendship with Gwyneth Paltrow and his obsession with the series 'Scandal' Gwyneth Paltrow , Jay Leno , Kerry Washington , Scott Foley , J. J. Abrams , Matt Reeves MATHEWS BACK FOR SECOND SEASON OF "HELLO ROSS!" It seems all that time as "Ross the Intern" has paid off. The former regular on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," Ross Mathews, is back this month with a second season of his own talk show, "Hello Ross!" He made a splash with the first season thanks to Oscar winning guest Gwyneth Paltrow. The Hollywood A-lister wrote the forward for Mathew's book, "Man Up: Tales of My Delusional Self-Confidence," and brought some well timed star-power to the chat show. "I think having my bestie Gwyneth Paltrow on the show, no big deal, but having her on the show was a real stamp of legitimacy for us," says Mathews. "Sure she did it because she's my friend but other people who sort of see like, that's really cool, that you had an Oscar winner. If it's good enough for an Oscar winner then it's good enough for me." Their chat turned to food, as Ross tempted the star with a richer dish than she usually chooses. "You know she eats ridiculous. I always she eats like oxygen and wheatgrass and that's it. And so I'm like rolling my eyes. So when she came on my show, I went to the show with my mom and brought all the ingredients for my nanna's potatoes. Which is O'Brien potatoes, cheese, sour cream and cornflakes mixed with butter on top and you bake it. Delish, try it. And I made it for her and I was like I don't care, you're going to eat it. And she did, and she loved it," recalls Mathews. "And I think that showed people she's more down than they think, and you know that's what we want to do on 'Hello Ross' too, is just showcase celebs in a different way, that necessarily we haven't seen them before. And I'm really proud of what we've done. And we're just getting started." Mathews is also a regular elsewhere on the E! Network - he is a panelist on late night show "Chelsea Lately" and works the red carpets for the network's live award show coverage. He's turned his hand to everything from political reporting, college talk tours and home tiles and flooring distribution. "I'm obsessed with a lot of things," he admits. "Right now I'm obsessed with 'Scandal' because I caught up on my little iPad. Obsessed and I got to talk to kerry Washington at the SAG awards and I said 'I'm meeting the Pope,' Olivia Pope. I got to meet her, I got to talk to her. But what happens is I get to talk to these people and I talk to them like they're the character. Do you know what I mean? I don't like say 'Why you sleeping with the President?' But I don't say Kerry Washington it's great to meet you. I sort of talk to her like she's like Olivia Pope, like I'm crazy. I can't like make that switch in my head." The actress isn't his only "Scandal" favorite. He's also a fan of Scott Foley, loving his 1998-2002 TV drama "Felicity," created by JJ Abrams and Matt Reeves. "This is the second love triangle I've been in with Scott Foley, right? Because Olivia Pope, Kerry Washington is dating him and the President, Scott Foley and the President on 'Scandal. ' But I'm from the day when Felicity was dating Ben and Noel and I was always in Noel camp. I was always a Noel guy. OK, but with 'Scandal' I'm with the President. I want them together, I want her to be First Lady." "Hello Ross" returns from 21 February on the E! Network. 1. SOUNDBITE (English) Ross Mathews, TV personality: on having Gwyneth Paltrow on his show "But I think having my bestie Gwyneth Paltrow on the show, no big deal, but having her on the show was a real stamp of legitimacy for us. Sure she did it because she's my friend but other people who sort of see like, that's really cool, that you had an Oscar winner. If it's good enough for an Oscar winner then it's good enough for me." 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Ross Mathews, TV personality: on Gwyneth's inaccessible image "Well I was so happy on 'Hello Ross' when she came and was a guest that we got to showcase her in a way, that I don't know if she had been seen before, it's kind of like the Gwyneth that I know. You know she eats ridiculous. I always she eats like oxygen and wheatgrass and that's it. And so I'm like rolling my eyes. So when she came on my show, I went to the show with my mom and brought all the ingredients for my nanna's potatoes. Which is O'Brien potatoes, cheese, sour cream and cornflakes mixed with butter on top and you bake it. Delish, try it. And I made it for her and i was like I don't care, you're going to eat it. And she did, and she loved it. And I think that showed people she's more down than they think, and you know that's what we want to do on 'Hello Ross' too, is just showcase celebs in a different way, that necessarily we haven't seen them before. And I'm really proud of what we've done. And we're just getting started." 3. SOUNDBITE (English) Ross Mathews, TV personality: on his obsession with the show "Scandal" "I'm obsessed with a lot of things. I'm like a super fan of pop culture. So right now I'm obsessed with 'Scandal' because I caught up on my little iPad. Obsessed and I got to talk to kerry Washington at the SAG awards and I said 'I'm meeting the Pope,' Olivia Pope. I got to meet her, I got to talk to her. But what happens is I get to talk to these people and I talk to them like they're the character. Do you know what I mean? I don't like say 'Why you sleeping with the President?' But I don't say Kerry Washington it's great to meet you. I sort of talk to her like she's like Olivia Pope, like I'm crazy. I can't like make that switch in my head." 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Ross Mathews, TV personality: on the Kerry Washington love triangle on "Scandal" "I'm torn and this is the second love triangle I've been in with Scott Foley, right? Because Olivia Pope, Kerry Washington is dating him and the President, Scott Foley and the President on 'Scandal. ' But I'm from the day when Felicity was dating Ben and Noel and I was always in Noel camp. I was always a Noel guy. OK, but with 'Scandal' I'm with the President. I want them together, I want her to be First Lady." ASSORTED B-ROLL Los Angeles, 8 January 2014 5. Various of Ross Mathews posing for photos 6. Wide of Gwyneth Paltrow on the red carpet posing for photos Los Angeles, 18 Jan. 2014 7. Wide of Kerry Washington on red carpet posing for photos Celebrity , Celebrity red carpet , Political corruption , Political scandals , Screen Actors Guild Awards , Entertainment , Arts and entertainment , Political issues , Government and politics , Events , Award shows , Entertainment , Arts and entertainment eb941524aa2ed673a24e8baf7c0c9641 Entertainment US Oscar Diversity Kerry Washington, Chiwetel Ejiofor talk Hollywood diversity at Oscars Kerry Washington , Chiwetel Ejiofor , David Oyelowo , Martin Luther King Jr. , Octavia Spencer , Viola Davis , Ava DuVernay , Michael Keaton WASHINGTON, OYELOWO TALK HOLLYWOOD DIVERSITY AT OSCARS David Oyelowo says it's not just the Academy Awards that need diversifying. "Every facet of life, whether institutions or the nation in general, should reflect what society is composed of, not just racially, but in terms of sex, women, young, old," the star of "Selma" said on the Oscar red carpet. Although "Selma" was nominated for best movie, Oyelowo, who played Martin Luther King Jr in the film, was passed over, something many considered a snub. Chiwetel Ejiofor, star of last year's winner "12 Years A Slave," also weighed in: "It's always great to have obviously a diverse film selection. There was more of that last year and this year not so much. I for one loved 'Selma' and felt that it could've been easily represented more fully in the awards ceremonies. But these things happen." For previous Oscars winner Octavia Spencer diversity in Hollywood "starts well before the Academy. You first have to have the product. You have to have the films made. Everyone hopes that their film ends up at the Academy, but it doesn't start there. Diversity starts when you start making the films and those decision makers need to make more diverse films." And Viola Davis said pressure is on Hollywood's studios: "I think it's on the studios. I think you have to green light more stories that include people of color. And I think you have to use your imagination with certain characters that will include and open it up to other actors of color. Because you can't get nominated for anything that you're not in." "Scandal" star Kerry Washington agreed. "It's less about the Academy and more about the business in general. I think we need to be more and more inclusive about the stories we tell and the stories that we support," she said. In Sunday's Academy Awards, all 20 acting nominees are white, a result that prompted some to declare that they would boycott this year's ceremony. The lack of nominations for "Selma" director Ava DuVernay and star David Oyelowo were a particular flashpoint, viewed by many as unjust oversights not only because they merited honoring, but because their absences furthered an ignoble Oscar history. Los Angeles, 22 Feb. 2015 1. Michael Keaton greets David Oyelowo on Oscars red carpet 2. SOUNDBITE (English) David Oyelowo/Actor: "I think that the thing that 'Selma' shows is that in Selma the voting system didn't reflect the community that lived in Selma. People who should be allowed to register to vote weren't because of the color of their skin. Every facet of life, whether it's institutions or just the nation in general should reflect what society is composed of. Not just racially but in terms of sex as well. Women, young, old. That's one thing I'm really proud of. That the film has brought to light the inequities in our industry and elsewhere." 3. Chiwetel Ejiofor on the red carpet 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Chiwetel Ejiofor/Actor: "It's always great to have obviously a diverse film selection. There was more of that last year and this year not so much. I for one loved 'Selma' and felt that it could've been easily represented more fully in the awards ceremonies. But these things happen." 5. Octavia Spencer on red carpet 6. SOUNDBITE (English) Octavia Spencer/Actress: "It starts well before the Academy. You first have to have the product. You have to have the films made. Everyone hopes that their film ends up at the Academy, but it doesn't start there. Diversity starts when you start making the films and those decision makers need to make more diverse films." 7. Viola Davis on red carpet 8. SOUNDBITE (English) Viola Davis/Actress: "I think it's on the studios. I think you have to green light more stories that include people of color. And I think you have to use your imagination with certain characters that will include and open it up to other actors of color. Because you can't get nominated for anything that you're not in." 9. SOUNDBITE (English) Carmen Ejogo/Actress: "I think all of the arts have to be conscious of all of the diversity that's out there. And that includes all award shows. And I think I um am proud to be part of the solution tonight. Being here, representing the film. I'm very proud of Selma getting 2 nominations. There's lots to be done in the future but this is a good start." 10. SOUNDBITE (English) Kerry Washington/Actress: "To continue to diversify the membership of the Academy is really important. And to encourage voters to show up and vote. It's less about the Academy and more about the business in general. I think we need to be more and more inclusive about the stories we tell and the stories that we support." 11. Fashion Kerry Washington Celebrity , Celebrity fashion , Academy Awards , Movie awards , Race and ethnicity , Celebrity red carpet , Entertainment , Arts and entertainment , Celebrity fashion , Fashion design , Events , Movies , Social issues , Social affairs , Award shows , Entertainment , Arts and entertainment af81ea5b5c6dc79b114377063863d117 US Kerry Washington Kerry Washington talks Academy changes, 'Scandal''s return SHOTLIST (including transcript):- New York, 13 May 2015 1. Medium of Kerry Washington arriving at a Paley Center for Media event New York, 10 Feb. 2016 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Kerry Washington/Actress - previewing the return of "Scandal" after its winter break: "Yeah, it is really interesting. I mean there's been a lot of attention the fact that she's been wearing brighter colors all of a sudden and I do think that's in great part to what happened in the winter finale and having to make some really difficult, heartbreaking choices and needing to kind of reinvent herself and re-establish who she is for herself and heal herself and kind of step out in the world and say, 'I'm not hiding anymore.' There's some big changes for her. She's still really dealing with some complicated feelings with everything that's gone down but she's really trying to do it differently." Los Angeles, 25 Aug. 2014 3. Medium of Kerry Washington arriving at the Emmy Awards 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Kerry Washington/Actress - on the Academy's changes to be more diverse: "You know, I'm really excited that this conversation is being had. I love that in almost every interview that I do now whether it's about 'Scandal' or it's about Neutrogena or whatever, everybody's like, 'What about the Oscars?' and I think that's really important. I think this was a conversation that was long overdue and a conversation that needed to be had. I think the Oscars are symptomatic of a much larger issue within Hollywood and story-telling media in general which is the same thing we're talking about today. It's all about inclusivity and making sure that everybody has a seat at the table and everybody has access so, again, this is something that is really important to me and I'm proud of what the academy is doing and I think it's just the beginning of a lot of changes that need to happen across the board." 5. Medium of Kerry Washington arriving at the Oscars 6. Fashion pan of Kerry Washington 7. Medium of Kerry Washington KERRY WASHINGTON: I'M 'EXCITED' ABOUT THE ACADEMY'S CHANGES Kerry Washington will be presenting at this year's Academy Awards and the "Scandal" star says she's pleased about its recent changes. "I'm really excited that this conversation is being had. I love that in almost every interview that I do now whether it's about 'Scandal' or it's about Neutrogena or whatever, everybody's like, 'What about the Oscars?' and I think that's really important," said the actress Wednesday (10 FEB. 2016) in New York while at a promotion for the cosmetics brand. (Washington is a paid spokesperson for the brand.) "I think this was a conversation that was long overdue and a conversation that needed to be had. I think the Oscars are symptomatic of a much larger issue within Hollywood and story-telling media in general which is the same thing we're talking about today. It's all about inclusivity and making sure that everybody has a seat at the table and everybody has access so, again, this is something that is really important to me and I'm proud of what the academy is doing and I think it's just the beginning of a lot of changes that need to happen across the board." "Scandal" returns this week after its winter break and Washington says her character, Olivia Pope, is trying to move forward with her life now that she's (spoiler alert) broken up with the president, Fitzgerald Grant, played by Tony Goldwyn. "I mean there's been a lot of attention the fact that she's been wearing brighter colors all of a sudden and I do think that's in great part to what happened in the winter finale and having to make some really difficult, heartbreaking choices and needing to kind of reinvent herself and re-establish who she is for herself and heal herself and kind of step out in the world and say, 'I'm not hiding anymore.' There's some big changes for her. She's still really dealing with some complicated feelings with everything that's gone down but she's really trying to do it differently." "Scandal" airs Thursdays on ABC. The Oscars will be handed out Feb. 28. 22a8e7107abf90245672c894cb45e17a US CA College Bribery USC Students USC students react to college admissions scandal Lori Loughlin , Felicity Huffman , Mossimo Giannulli , William H. Macy , Olivia Jade Giannulli Fifty people, including Hollywood stars Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin, were charged on Tuesday in a scheme in which wealthy parents allegedly bribed college coaches and other insiders to get their children into some of the nation's most elite schools. Federal authorities called it the biggest college admissions scam ever prosecuted by the US Justice Department, with the parents accused of paying an estimated 25 US dollars million in bribes. Students from the University of Southern California said they "felt offended" and described the admissions scandal news as "awful". Tanish Gupta is an USC international student from India studying engineering management. "It's sort of a disrespect to my hard work that I put in because I mean just because you're rich doesn't mean you can do whatever you want, right," said Gupta. Shikhar Goyal also came from India to study at USC. He is majoring in engineering management. He said it's difficult for international and American students to get accepted to the prestigious university. Loughlin, who was charged along with her husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, appeared in the ABC sitcom "Full House." Loughlin and her husband allegedly gave 500,000 US dollars to have their two daughters labeled as recruits to the USC crew team, even though neither participated in the sport. Their 19-year-old daughter Olivia Jade Giannulli, who has a popular YouTube channel, attends USC. Fiona Byrd, a junior in high school in Albuquerque, New Mexico and said USC is one of her top choices. She said it was "very upsetting" to hear about the scandal but also felt deceived by one of her favourite YouTubers, Olivia Jade. Court documents said Huffman paid 15,000 US dollars that she disguised as a charitable donation so that her daughter could take part in the college entrance-exam cheating scam. Court papers said a cooperating witness met with Huffman and her husband, actor William H. Macy, at their Los Angeles home and explained to them that he "controlled" a testing centre and could have somebody secretly change her daughter's answers. The person told investigators the couple agreed to the plan. Macy was not charged; authorities did not say why. Some parents spent hundreds of thousands of dollars and some as much as 6.5 million US dollars to guarantee their children's admission, officials said. Los Angeles - 12 March 2019 1. Wide pan of University of Southern California campus 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Tanish Gupta, engineering management USC student from India: "To be honest it's awful. It's sort of a disrespect to my hard work that I put in because I mean just because you're rich doesn't mean you can do whatever you want, right? There are people who worked harder than me to be but it's all legit right. We worked our butts off to be here and just because some parents are rich and their kids don't actually deserve to be here, because if you don't put in that much hard work you shouldn't be here in the first place. Right? Some people, maybe some people don't have money and that's why they're not here and they are better than all of us and to be honest it's totally unfair to them as well." 3. Buildings on USC Campus 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Alice Xu, gerontology USC student from China: "We do a lot of preparations to get the admission to USC and our parents pay a lot of money for us, to afford our tuition fee. If I heard that someone (did) do not enter USC without any like, preparation or the fake grades, it's quite unfair I think." 5. Buildings and people on USC campus 6. SOUNDBITE (English) Shikhar Goyal, engineering management from India: "So, it was pretty hard for I think every international student. Not only for the international students, students who are here like attending the cinematic arts. I have friends that just have a 2% of acceptance rate. So, I think it's really competitive and the people who are getting through with bribes, they shouldn't be allowed to stay." 7. Wide, push in of USC Tommy Trojan statue Archive: Los Angeles - 4 October 2017 8. STILL of Olivia Jade, daughter of American actress Lori Loughlin, arriving at the 5th annual People Magazine "Ones To Watch" party at NeueHouse Hollywood 9. SOUNDBITE (English) Fiona Byrd, High School student from Albuquerque New Mexico: "There's reasons there's schools like this set-up and the admissions process is set up the way that it is and to know that there are people just scamming their way in is really upsetting especially when it's someone that I've looked up to on YouTube for so many years as like a role model. I've heard them talking about the school and how they love it and how, you know they talked about how, she does care about education here and she's not just coming to party here and then to know that she didn't work to get here. None of it was like real. It's all sort of this fake play made on by her parents to make her seem like she's so smart and she worked so hard when really, she didn't. That's really upsetting and it's not a great role model that I've been looking up to, so that definitely changes my opinions on her as well." 10. STILL of Olivia Jade, left, and her mother Lori Loughlin arrive at the 5th annual People Magazine "Ones To Watch" party at NeueHouse Hollywood 11. SOUNDBITE (English) Jack Gong, electrical engineering USC student from China: "I think what her parents did what her (she) did she will result in some serious problem. For example, if she came here because of the donation, she may hardly catch up with the education. So, what should she do? Maybe she will continue to let others to do her homework, let others go to her exam. So maybe her education, the grades in USC will be fake. If she goes into the society someday, someone will find out this and if she can get (to) that step maybe the problem cannot go back." 12. Wide of USC campus Math and science education , Science , Math and science education , School curricula , Education , Social affairs , International students , Undergraduate education , Higher education , Celebrity children , Celebrity , Entertainment , Arts and entertainment , Bribery, graft and conflicts of interest , Crime , General news , College admissions 6f4ac0f30b080cc91935d2a3dcc439a3 US CA College Bribery USC Students (Lon NR) USC students feel ‘disrespected’ amid college admissions scandal William H. Macy , Lori Loughlin , Felicity Huffman , Olivia Jade Giannulli , Mossimo Giannulli International students , Education , Social affairs , Celebrity children , Celebrity , Entertainment , Arts and entertainment , College admissions , Undergraduate education , Higher education , Bribery, graft and conflicts of interest , Crime , General news , Math and science education , Science , Math and science education , School curricula 3eabd00b1549300b4eecf2a8dffdc30c US Gabrielle Union As a sexual assault survivor, Gabrielle Union hopes the aftermath of the Weinstein scandal becomes a potential day of reckoning for sexual predators Harvey Weinstein , Ashley Judd , Gabrielle Union , Gwyneth Paltrow , Mira Sorvino , Alyssa Milano , Angelina Jolie GABRIELLE UNION TALKS AFTERMATH OF WEINSTEIN SCANDAL As a survivor of sexual assault, Gabrielle Union hopes the aftermath of the Harvey Weinstein scandal becomes a potential day of reckoning for sexual predators. At Monday's (17 OCT. 2017) annual God's Love We Deliver charity gala, Union said, "the reality is sexual violence can happen to anyone at any time, anywhere, and I have to keep driving that home. And what we also know is that certain victim's pain, we've decided needs to be addressed immediately, and some victim's pain is much more tolerable and unimportant and systematically ignored. And we have to level that playing field. Any victim is too many and they shouldn't have to fit the perfect profile to be believed and to have their pain be real." Union says she feels a direct connection to the #MeToo campaign by letting other victims of sexual assault or harassment know that they are not alone. The #MeToo campaign began with actress Alyssa Milano posting to Twitter: "If you've been sexually harassed or assaulted write 'me too' as a reply to this tweet." Millions left comments across various social media platforms and declared "Me Too," sharing their stories of rape, sexual assault and harassment across social media, including some for the first time. "I'm a rape survivor," said Union. "I've been talking about my rape for geez, it's been almost 25 years. I've probably been talking about it for 20. And every time I talk about it, it's like a revelation because people decide, 'Oh you're - nothing bad has ever happened to you.' You see the shine but you don't see the grind. You have no idea. And it's always shocking and it always produces so many, 'Oh my god, me too. It happened to me too.'" Since allegations of Weinstein sexually harassing women over decades emerged in reports by The New York Times and The New Yorker, more than three dozen women have publicly accused him of abuse, including Ashley Judd, Gwyneth Paltrow and Angelina Jolie. Union says the women who have come forward should tell you something about the problem. "Her, Mira Sorvino, Ashley Judd. All actors who have families, you know, they're Hollywood royalty. They come from long lines of family. And if these women, with their parental ties and their privilege, can be targeted and harassed and assaulted, it lets you know how pervasive that it is, and how fearless these predators can be." She hopes that keeping sexual assault and harassment in the conversation will have a direct effect in reducing the number of incidents, as well as the stigma of being a victim. And I realize the more I talk about it, and I have to keep talking about it because people have very short memories, and I have to continue to educate about victim shaming and blaming." Union feels that the court of public opinion has finally caught up with Weinstein. "I would say it's taken way too long. If I was the woman, you know, that made some of the first complaints in the early eighties, they would say this is taking way too long. My pain was real and valid and I should have been listened to. So, yeah, at the end of the day it's better late than never. But now it's what do we do with this? Is this just the tip of the iceberg, and we're gonna expose the whole iceberg? Or is it gonna melt away?That depends on if we really see a full cultural shift." Union has been very open about her sexual assault, and details the 1992 attack in her new book, "We're Going to Need More Wine," now in stores. New York, 16 Oct. 2017 1. Cutaway of Gabrielle Union talking to a reporter 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Gabrielle Union/Actress - on relating to the Me Too campaign: "I'm a rape survivor. I've been talking about my rape for geez, it's been almost 25 years. I've probably been talking about it for 20. And every time I talk about it, it's like a revelation because people decide, 'Oh you're - nothing bad has ever happened to you.' You see the shine but you don't see the grind. You have no idea. And it's always shocking and it always produces so many, 'Oh my god, me too. It happened to me too.' And I realize the more I talk about it, and I have to keep talking about it because people have very short memories, and I have to continue to educate about victim shaming and blaming because you see so many rape apologists, you know, in your timeline. So many, so much shaming of victims. 'Why did you go there?' and 'what did you have on? If you only dressed more modestly these things wouldn't happen to you. If only you were more educated, these things wouldn't happen to you. If you only adhered to all of the religious, you know, this wouldn't happen to you.'" 3. Wide, zoom in on Gwyneth Paltrow posing for photographers 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Gabrielle Union/Actress - on Gwyneth Paltrow, Ashley Judd, and Mira Sorvino coming forward: 6. SOUNDBITE (English) Gabrielle Union/Actress, on the victims of sexual assault: "The reality is sexual violence can happen to anyone at any time, anywhere, and I have to keep driving that home. And what we also know is that certain victim's pain, we've decided needs to be addressed immediately, and some victim's pain is much more tolerable and unimportant and systematically ignored. And we have to level that playing field. Any victim is too many and they shouldn't have to fit the perfect profile to be believed and to have their pain be real." FILE - New York, 13 Sept. 2017 7. Harvey Weinstein seated at a Marchesa fashion show at New York Fashion Week 8. Cutaway of Gabrielle Union talking to reporter 9. SOUNDBITE (English) Gabrielle Union/Actress - on the complaints against Harvey Weinstein: 10. Gabrielle Union talking to reporter Sexual assault , Violent crime , Crime , General news , Celebrity , Entertainment , Arts and entertainment , Sex in society , Social issues , Social affairs , Fashion shows , Fashion , Beauty and fashion , Lifestyle , Fashion shows , Fashion shows , Fashion design , Sexual harassment 4f5920be650528db35f01f3fcd5853f3 US Rose McGowan Rose McGowan says it makes her 'sad to pre-mourn' her life and fears she might be in danger over Harvey Weinstein scandal Lester Holt , Chuck Todd , Georgina Chapman , Rose McGowan , Savannah Guthrie , Elton John , Megyn Kelly , Harvey Weinstein , Matt Lauer Rose McGowan says it's time for Harvey Weinstein to drop his story about a "consensual" relationship and she doesn't know how people who still support him - like his attorney - live with themselves. "These are bad people," she said. "These are really bad people. These are like some of the worst people on earth for real like they are high-level bad people professionally. What? It's wild. I just think, 'Who are you? How do you sleep with yourself? How do you look at yourself in the mirror? How do you function? What is your life like inside? How are you perpetrating this to your families, your daughters, your sons?" McGowan, 44, is promoting a trilogy of new projects this week, including the album "Planet 9," the E! docuseries "Citizen Rose" and the memoir "Brave." Her book includes a graphic account of being assaulted by the movie producer, whom she calls "the monster," in a hotel 20 years ago. Besides Weinstein, she's also calling out Matt Lauer, who was fired from the "Today" show late last year over sexual misconduct charges. "You should be in jail, stupid," she said. "You lost your job. Wah. So did those women. They lost their careers, they lost their livelihoods, they lost their lives, they got hijacked, they got set on a new course that they didn't want to be on and you got to go forth with yours so, you know, if your life is a little messed up - bummer. You should not have done that. But you knew that, didn't you? They knew. And it haunts me when I think of that Matt Lauer clicking under the desk (to reportedly lock his office door). That lock. And the women describing it and they would go like this. How dare you? How dare you, the people that head up that news organization and everybody in that building, I'm sure. And around. I heard things. Come on." McGowan is known for such films as "Scream" and "Going All the Way," and for the TV series "Charmed." But she says she's done with acting. She's more interested in continuing to speak out. "It's really just all about elevating, continuing the discourse, the conversation because much like Russion bots you can't put us back in the box once we have a voice. You just can't do it." ++SHOT 8 CONTAINS AN EXPLETIVE. PLEASE USE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION.++ FILE - Detroit, 27 Oct. 2017 1. Various of Rose McGowan arriving on stage at the Women's Convention New York, 31 January 2018 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Rose McGowan/Activist: "What's sustained me? Integrity, mettle, understanding why I'm here and knowing exactly what the timeine in my life was gonna look like, I might not make it out of here alive. At some point I'm gonna die too but it might be sooner. I don't know. Power structure does not like it when you mess with them. They really, really don't." 3. Wide of Rose McGowan's book "Brave" 4. Tilt up on "Brave" 5. CU of dedication page that reads, "Dedication to all of us survivors" "I've cried about it. It makes me sad. To pre-mourn your life if it's in danger, yeah, that makes me sad." FILE: New York, 28 April 2017 7. Various of Harvey Weinstein on the red carpet at the Tribeca Film Festival ++CLIENTS PLEASE NOTE: SOUND BITES BELOW CONTAINS AN EXPLETIVE. PLEASE USE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND SCREEN BEFORE AIRING.++ 8. SOUNDBITE (English) Rose McGowan/Activist - on Harvey Weinstein and the people who work with him: "The monster and his cronies, a 20 year smear campaign globally. He bought off media. His reach was far, far broader than Hollywood. We all know that. It's been a long campaign of being - you know, his name was a bullet to me and his complicity machine, wow. These are bad people. These are really bad people. These are like some of the worst people on earth for real like they are high-level bad people professionally. What? It's wild. I just think, 'Who are you? How do you sleep with yourself? How do you look at yourself in the mirror? How do you function? What is your life like inside? How are you perpetrating this to your families, your daughters, your sons? What are you leaving? Ew. You're gonna have an astericks next to your name for all fucking time. You better be careful.'" FILE: Los Angeles, 7 September 2016 9. Various of Harvey Weinstein posing with Usher and Terry Lewis at Usher's Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony FILE: New York, 3 Dec. 2012 10. Various of Harvey Weinstein and Georgina Chapman on a red carpet 11. SOUNDBITE (English) Rose McGowan/Activist: "I've been - backlash? Shut up. You should be in jail, stupid. You lost your job. Wah. So did those women. They lost their careers, they lost their livelihoods, they lost their lives, they got hijacked, they got set on a new course that they didn't want to be on and you got to go forth with yours so, you know, if your life is a little messed up - bummer. You should not have done that. But you knew that, didn't you? They knew. And it haunts me when I think of that Matt Lauer clicking under the desk (to reportedly lock his office door). That lock. And the women describing it and they would go like this. How dare you? How dare you, the people that head up that news organization and everybody in that building, I'm sure. And around. I heard things. Come on." FILE: New York, 2 Nov. 2015 12. Medium of Matt Lauer arriving at the Elton John AIDS Foundation An Enduring Vision Benefit 13. CU and zoom out to cutaway of Matt Lauer on a red carpet FILE: New York, 15 May 2017 14. Wide, left to right, NBC News' Chuck Todd, Matt Lauer, Savannah Guthrie, Megyn Kelly, Lester Holt 15. Push in to medium, left to right, Matt Lauer, Savannah Guthrie, Megyn Kelly, Lester Holt "So that's the thing now, people are listening and they're like, I really_applaud is the wrong word because it gives too much but, yeah, good job guys listening. Yeah, it's OK. It's OK. Listen and believe because it's true. Collectively, so many, we've been saying the same thing so the common denominator is truth, right? Let's just live there. That's what I see. I see us telling the damn truth." 17. Various of Rose McGowan speaking on stage at the Women's Convention "You know we've all heard the stories about a little girl, little boy being beaten to death because the neighbors heard stuff but nobody wanted to call the cops and make the neighbor mad at them. Save the kid." "So it's really just all about elevating, continuing the discourse, the conversation because much like Russion bots you can't put us back in the box once we have a voice. You just can't do it." 21. CU of the back of Rose McGowan's book "Brave" Celebrity , Entertainment , Arts and entertainment , Celebrity red carpet ca2f0d0176f6cc994b0e45ab71072593 US WHCD Arrivals Players from politics, Hollywood gather for 'Nerd Prom' at White House correspondents dinner Tea Leoni , Madeleine Albright , Bob Schieffer , Tim Daly , Kerry Washington , Darby Stanchfield , Alfre Woodard , Barack Obama , Donald Trump , Laverne Cox , Jane Fonda , Hillary Clinton , Katie Couric , Gayle King , Cecily Strong , Brian Williams , Keegan-Michael Key , Wanda Sykes , Gabourey Sidibe , Sophie Turner , Norman Reedus , Gina Rodriguez , Gillian Jacobs , Bill Clinton , Ava DuVernay , Nancy Pelosi Two secretaries of state, Tea Leoni and Madeleine Albright, arrived arm in arm Saturday as a wide mix of Hollywood and Washington players gathered for the national "Nerd Prom." The White House Correspondents' Association dinner has become a celebrity magnet, this year drawing some big names from television, sports and movies to rub shoulders with members of Congress and to hear the president speak. It has grown to become one of Washington's biggest events since its smaller origins in 1914 when journalists gathered to push for greater access to the president. Leoni, who plays the nation's chief diplomat on TV's "Madam Secretary," was part of an entourage with Albright, the first female secretary of state. The two joked that they trade notes on acting. They arrived with CBS' Bob Schieffer and Leoni's TV husband, Tim Daly. But Daly claimed Albright as his own. "She's my White House Correspondents' Dinner girlfriend," he said. "We met here, and we sat together one year, and now she's officially my date, so I'm a lucky guy." The wide array of celebrity guests included actors from other popular political dramas as well, including Kerry Washington and Darby Stanchfield from ABC's "Scandal." The mix of politicians, the media and Hollywood celebrities was surreal, Stanchfield said. "I've been taking notes, actually," she said. Alfre Woodard, who plays the president on NBC's "State of Affairs," said she enjoys hearing President Barack Obama's humor because "with him, it comes out of nowhere and it's very dry, and he does have a wicked sense of humor." Much of ABC's "Modern Family" cast also joined the party, along with would-be presidential candidate and reality TV star Donald Trump. Recent news was also the talk of the red carpet, including the TV special where Olympic athlete Bruce Jenner revealed on national television that he identifies as a woman. Laverne Cox, a transgender actress known for her role on "Orange is the New Black," said viewers who saw Jenner's story saw "a beautiful human being who cares deeply about their family, who's a parent and at 65 can no longer live a lie. "I think that's someone everyone can relate to," Cox said. "Stepping and living into our truths is something all of us must do." Politics was also on the mind for attendees as another presidential election approaches. Jane Fonda said she thinks it will be a tough campaign but that Hillary Clinton is strong, "and she can take it." Newswoman Katie Couric said she warned her husband the dinner would be a crazy mob scene "full of a lot of great people, a lot of self-important people, some celebrities, and it's fun." Gayle King of CBS This Morning said she doesn't understand why people call this the "nerd prom," though. "I'm thinking 'where are the nerds?'" she said. "These are people who are at the top of their game who really enjoy meeting other people. It's great." The dinner also drew attention on social media, though some pointed out news networks were ignoring protests that turned violent just 40 miles north in Baltimore where a man died in police custody. The featured performer for the night was Cecily Strong from "Saturday Night Live." She poked fun at many media organizations in the room, but when it came to NBC's Brian Williams, she stopped short and said she had "nothing - because I work for NBC." When he finally took the stage, Obama joked it was the night when "Washington celebrates itself. Somebody's got to do it." Later, Obama brought out comedian Keegan-Michael Key as his "anger translator" to wonder aloud why he had to be there at all. Washington, D.C. 25 April 2015 1. Wide shot of arrivals at the Washington Hilton Hotel, venue of the White House Correspondents Dinner 2. Med shot of Jane Fonda and Darby Stanchfield talking to reporters on carpet 3. Close shot of Jane Fonda talking to reporter on carpet 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Jane Fonda, Actress: "Well, I want Miss Strong strut her stuff. I like the fact that there's a woman comedy host this year. Wanda Sykes was the last one and she's a friend of mine and of course you're always interested to see how the First Lady and First - President Obama will react to everything. He's so funny. They've got great senses of humor so I think it's going to be fun watching and listening to them." 5. SOUNDBITE (English) Darby Stanchfield, Actress: "It's surreal, this lovely, lovely mix of politicians and the press people and Hollywood all coming together to celebrate how great our press is and what an influence it is in our whole country." 6. Med shot of Laverne Cox talking to reporter 7. SOUNDBITE (English) Laverne Cox, Actress, on Bruce Jenner's announcement: "I think a lot of people tuned in last night expecting to see a media spectacle and haven't commented out of respect to Bruce 'cause I didn't want to take part in that spectacle but I think a lot of people, when people tuned in last night what they did see is a beautiful human being who cares deeply about their family and who's a parent and who at 65 can no longer live a lie and I think that's something that everyone can relate to - stepping into and living our truths is something that all of us must do." 8. Med shot of Donald Trump talking to reporter with wife Melania looking on. 9. Close shot of Katie Couric talking to reporter 10. SOUNDBITE (English) Katie Couric, Host, on what she told her husband to expect from event: "I mean I told him that it's just a crazy mob scene full of a lot of great people, a lot of self-important people, some celebrities and it's fun. It's sort of that once in a year event in Washington where people can really let loose and have a good time and it's fun to be watching the president. I think Cecily Strong's going to be funny. I think they're going to be people from my former network in the line of fire unfortunately so I hope she's kind." 11. SOUNDBITE (English) Gabourey Sidibe, Actress: "I am so excited. I'm really so excited for Cecily. I can't even contain it. We have the same make-up artist and I'm like, 'Tell her, tell her, tell her, tell her to just be easy. Tell her just have a good time.' I'm like, 'Is she nervous?' Her make-up artist is mine and she's also one of my best friends so I'm like trying to send her messages." 12. Med shot of Alfre Woodard talking to reporter 13. SOUNDBITE (English) Alfre Woodard, Actress, on where President Obama or Cecily Strong is funnier: "(Laughs) The president because you expect it from her. You can see it when it's going but with him it comes out of nowhere and it's very dry and he does have a wicked sense of humor." 14. Med shot of actress Sophie Turner 15. Close shot of Secy. Of State Madeleine Albright, pan to (CBS news host) Bob Schieffer and Tea Leoni 16. SOUNDBITE (English) Madeleine Albright, Former Secretary of State, on whether she attends every year: "I do but it's a little different every year but it's especially fun to be here with this Secretary (refers to Tea Leoni)." (Reporter: Are you giving her any pointers?) Madeleine Albright: "Well, we did have an initial conversation." Tea Leoni, Actress: "We did. She's very, very, very helpful." Madeleine Albright: "We have a great time" (reporter: Is she giving you any acting tips?) Madeleine Albright: "All the time." 17. SOUNDBITE (English) Tim Daly, Actor: "She's my White House Correspondents Dinner girlfriend. We met here and we sat together here one year. Now she's officially my date. I'm a lucky guy." 18. Close shot of Tea Leoni 19. SOUNDBITE (English) Tea Leoni, Actress: "I'm not one to be at a loss for words but I must tell you I'm a little bit at a loss for words. This is pretty spectacular. I don't know what to expect. I mean, I've got Secretary Albright, I've got Bob Schieffer and Tim Daly, who have all been here so many times, so I'm just going to live and learn tonight." 20. Med shot of (left to right) Billy Eichner, Norman Reedus, Lauren Cohan 21. Close shot of Gina Rodriguez talking to reporter 22. SOUNDBITE (English) Gina Rodriguez, Actress: "To me, I grew up in politics. My parents were always politically involved, community-based involved, my mother worked for the alderman, my father worked for Congressman Luis Guiterrez so it was always in my blood to try to fight for those who have felt voiceless, to fight for injustice and to me this is like the best experience ever to fuse what I love to do in my art, which is to create social change and to create awareness - to be able to do that with the leaders of our country, l feel so honored, so incredibly honored to be here." 23. SOUNDBITE (English) Gillian Jacobs, Actress: "It's a little bit more chaotic I think than in LA. There's a man with a saxophone down there. I don't know - channeling Bill Clinton? I don't know. This is hectic. There's a buzzing energy and I know I'm going to be in the same room and the president. I mean I'm sure that's old hat for people in D.C. but for us Angelinos that's a pretty big deal." 24. Med shot with "Selma" director Ava DuVernay in foreground and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi in the background 25. SOUNDBITE (English) David Tenant, Actor: "Oh I love it. Oh I love it. Political dramas are my absolute favorites. It's such a sort of world theater, isn't it? I'm a bit of a political junkie. We have an election going in the UK at the moment and I'm filming over here in New York so I spend every minute that I can checking back home to see what's going on and following the ins and outs of it." 26. Wide shot of arrivals at the Washington Hilton Hotel, venue of the White House Celebrity , Celebrity relationships , Government and politics , Entertainment , Presidential elections , Proms , Arts and entertainment , National elections , Elections , Occasions , Lifestyle U.S. Department of State, United States government Washington , Washington, D.C. , United States 97fad7719c32864cbd294990f73b96ee Entertainment US Taylor Reax Fans mourn Elizabeth Taylor at her Hollywood Walk of Fame star Elizabeth Taylor , Virginia Woolf , Michael Jackson , Sally Morrison , Richard Burton , Larry King QUALITY AS INCOMING Los Angeles, 23 March 2011 1. Wide pan Hollywood boulevard 2. Photographers at actress Elizabeth Taylor's Hollywood Walk of Fame star 3. Close-up shot of flowers atop actress Elizabeth Taylor's Hollywood Walk of Fame star 4. Pan from photographers to flowers atop actress Elizabeth Taylor's Hollywood Walk of Fame star 6. UPSOUND (English) Leon Gubler/President-CEO, Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, on actress Elizabeth Taylor: "There was only one Elizabeth Taylor. She was one of the great original actresses of the Hollywood era. We can all think of the great movies she was in, whether it was 'National Velvet' or 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' 'Giant' - the many, many movies she was in. But she did so much in Hollywood. She represented class. She represented glamor. And it'll be a true loss to everyone in Hollywood." 7. (Reporter: "When we say, 'Liz Taylor,' what's the first thing that pops into your head?") SOUNDBITE (English) VOX POP Sandra, from Hollywood, California: "Icon." (Reporter: "How come?") Sandra: "Well, all the big movies, from 'Cleopatra,' all that. She just lead an amazing life, and she went out with style." 8. SOUNDBITE (English) Phil Schuman/Reporter, KTTV, Los Angeles: "Well, her whole life story: child star, spectacularly beautiful, all the marriages, almost dying, then all of her great work with AIDS research, Michael Jackson's best friend. It's just a one-of-a-kind story, I think." 9. SOUNDBITE (English) VOX POP Karen, from Atlanta: "Obviously, it was quite a shock. We were visiting from Atlanta and, actually has no idea we were walking by her star." (Reporter: "Why do you think she was such a great star?") Karen: "Well, she played in so many things, and the scandal and all the marriages. She was always entertaining." 10. Medium shot star, pan to floral wreath FLOWERS LAID AT WOF STAR OF ELIZABETH TAYLOR Flowers were laid at the Hollywood Walk of Fame star of actress Elizabeth Taylor mid-morning Wednesday (23 MARCH 2011). Taylor, 79, died of congestive heart failure at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where she had been hospitalized for about six weeks, publicist Sally Morrison said. "All her children were with her," Morrison said. Fans who gathered on Hollywood boulevard described Taylor as "an icon." "There was only one Elizabeth Taylor, said Leon Gubler, President/CEO of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. "She was one of the great original actresses of the Hollywood era. We can all think of the great movies she was in, whether it was 'National Velvet' or 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' 'Giant' - the many, many movies she was in. But she did so much in Hollywood. She represented class. She represented glamor. And it'll be a true loss to everyone in Hollywood," he added. Taylor had extraordinary grace, fame and wealth, and won three Oscars, including a special one for her humanitarian work. But she was tortured by ill health, failed romances and personal tragedy. "I think I'm becoming fatalistic," she said in 1989. "Too much has happened in my life for me not to be fatalistic." Her eight marriages - including two to actor Richard Burton - and a lifelong battle with substance abuse, physical ailments and overeating made Taylor as popular in supermarket tabloids as in classic film festivals. Taylor disclosed in November 2004 that she had congestive heart failure. But she still periodically dismissed reports that she was at death's door, saying she used a wheelchair only because of chronic back problems that began at age 12 when she fell from a horse. "Oh, come on, do I look like I'm dying?" she said in May 2006 in a rare television interview on CNN's "Larry King Live." ''Do I look like or sound like I have Alzheimer's?" Tabloids report such things "because they have nothing else dirty to write about anybody else," she said. When she turned 75 the following year, she was asked about the secret to her longevity and quipped: "Hangin' in." The London-born actress was a star at age 12, a bride and a divorcee at 18, a screen goddess at 19 and a widow at 26. She appeared in more than 50 films, and won Oscars for her performances in "Butterfield 8" (1960) and "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" (1966), in which she starred opposite Burton. In later years, she was a spokeswoman for several causes, most notably AIDS research. Her work gained her a special Oscar, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, in 1993. As she accepted it, she told a worldwide television audience: "I call upon you to draw from the depths of your being - to prove that we are a human race, to prove that our love outweighs our need to hate, that our compassion is more compelling than our need to blame." She accepted her many health problems with a stoic attitude. "My body's a real mess," Taylor told W magazine in 2004. "If you look at it in the mirror, it's just completely convex and concave." Celebrity , Celebrity relationships , Entertainment , Arts and entertainment 452906116e132808a76cd97e5de8dbc1 US Weinstein THR An editor from The Hollywood Reporter discusses the latest avalanche of allegations against Harvey Weinstein, including reactions from Hillary Clinton, Gwyneth Paltrow and Angelina Jolie Gwyneth Paltrow , Asia Argento , Harvey Weinstein , Roman Polanski , Georgina Chapman , Angelina Jolie , Tim Kaine , Hillary Clinton , Brad Pitt , Woody Allen , Ronan Farrow , Roger Ailes PALTROW, JOLIE JOIN FLOOD OF ALLEGATIONS AGAINST WEINSTEIN An avalanche of allegations poured out Tuesday (10 OCT.) against Harvey Weinstein in on-the-record reports that detailed claims of sexual abuse and included testimonies from Gwyneth Paltrow and Angelina Jolie, further intensifying the already explosive collapse of the disgraced movie mogul. Three women accused Weinstein of raping them in a story published online by The New Yorker, including the Italian actress Asia Argento and a woman who was an aspiring actress in college when she caught Weinstein's eye. A representative for the mogul vehemently denied the allegations in a statement to the magazine. "Ronan Farrow (of The New Yorker) published his, the results of his ten-month long investigation, which we knew was in the works. And what it did was it added to the New York Times report from last week with additional names on the record as well as escalating the claims against Harvey Weinstein from sexual harassment to full on sexual assault. You know there were people who went on the record, including, you know, fairly known names like the director and actress Asia Argento, who went into incredible detail about how, you know, Harvey Weinstein forced her to perform oral sex on him. And so this really, you know, crosses the line completely into criminal territory potentially," explained Rebecca Sun, senior reporter at The Hollywood Reporter. In a follow-up to its earlier expose, The New York Times also reported Tuesday that many other actresses have in recent days added to the chorus of accusations surrounding Weinstein. Paltrow described Weinstein's attempt to lure her, then 22, into giving him a massage in a hotel room. The incident prompted her to alert then-boyfriend Brad Pitt. "Gwyneth Paltrow, you know, famously she said, 'He did launch my career,' first with 'Emma' and then with 'Shakespeare in Love' for which she won an Oscar. But she did say that, you know, she experienced the same thing that so many other women did, which was being invited to his hotel room under the pretense of some sort of business-related meeting, being asked to give him a massage, sort of propositioned for physical contact. And, you know, what was remarkable was she said that, you know, she was young, she was scared, but she did go tell her boyfriend at the time, who happens to be Brad Pitt. And he confronted Harvey, said, you know, 'Don't touch her.' And Brad Pitt now has confirmed that account through a representative," said Sun. Both reports significantly ratcheted up the unfolding scandal surrounding Weinstein, who was fired Sunday from the Weinstein Co. Angelina Jolie said she had "a bad experience with Harvey Weinstein" in her youth. She said she has refused to work with him and has warned others. "Angelina Jolie emailed the New York Times and said that in her youth, this was I think in the late 90s when she was doing the movie 'Playing by Heart,' and she said, yeah, she had an inappropriate and counter with Harvey Weinstein. And since then she has refused to work with him and has warned other women against doing the same. And so, you know, she did not go into detail, but certainly went on record saying that something along that those lines happened," said Sun. Hillary Clinton says she's "shocked and appalled" by the revelations of sexual abuse and harassment being leveled at movie mogul. She said in a written statement issued Tuesday the behavior being reported "cannot be tolerated." "Hillary Clinton 'broke her silence' because Harvey was a big fundraiser for her. And she gave a statement, you know, basically saying that she was shocked and appalled by these claims, you know, under no circumstances is that kind of behavior appropriate, she supports the women. And, you know, so nothing very surprising there. Certainly, you know, a lot of other Democrats in Congress have been giving back donations. In her case, it's different because he donated to her presidential campaign, which is now over so there's not really anything to give back, as her running mate Tim Kaine said," said Sun. Sun hopes the many voices speaking up will help others feel safe to do the same. She said it's too soon to tell if Weinstein will be able to bounce back from the serious allegations. "I think that it will become easier (for people to speak up), but still, it's not necessarily easy. And I think you have to consider the psychological hold he really had on people for a very long time. There are many examples of public falls from grace. There's also examples… For every Roger Ailes, you know, there's also Roman Polanski or Woody Allen or somebody who has been able to continue to have a career. So I would say it's still a little bit early to know to know whether or not Harvey Weinstein is done for good. And certainly that's a calculation that people are making. The one thing that we really haven't heard from is we haven't heard from studio executives," she said. Attorneys for Weinstein did not immediately return messages Tuesday. The New Yorker quoted Weinstein representative Sallie Hofmeister responding that "any allegations of non-consensual sex are unequivocally denied by Mr. Weinstein." FILE - New York, 3 Dec. 2012 1. Various of Harvey Weinstein and Georgina Chapman on a red carpet 2. Cutaway of Harvey Weinstein and Georgina Chapman Los Angeles, 10 October 2017 3. SOUNDBITE (English) Rebecca Sun/The Hollywood Reporter - on the New Yorker expose: "Right. So Ronan Farrow published his, the results of his ten-month long investigation, which we knew was in the works. And what it did was it added to the New York Times report from last week with additional names on the record as well as escalating the claims against Harvey Weinstein from sexual harassment to full on sexual assault. You know there were people who went on the record, including, you know, fairly known names like the director and actress Asia Argento, who went into incredible detail about how, you know, Harvey Weinstein forced her to perform oral sex on him. And so this really, you know, crosses the line completely into criminal territory potentially." FILE - Los Angeles, 4 April 2013 4. Gwyneth Paltrow poses for photos 5. SOUNDBITE (English) Rebecca Sun/The Hollywood Reporter: "The New York Times published a follow up story where they had many more women go on the record with their own accounts of sexual harassment or you know inappropriate proposition by Harvey Weinstein. Two of the most high profile names were Gwyneth Paltrow and Angelina Jolie. And with Gwyneth Paltrow, you know, famously she said, 'He did launch my career,' first with 'Emma' and then with 'Shakespeare in Love' for which she won an Oscar. But she did say that, you know, she experienced the same thing that so many other women did, which was being invited to his hotel room under the pretense of some sort of business-related meeting, being asked to give him a massage, sort of propositioned for physical contact. And, you know, what was remarkable was she said that, you know, she was young, she was scared, but she did go tell her boyfriend at the time, who happens to be Brad Pitt. And he confronted Harvey, said, you know, 'Don't touch her.' And Brad Pitt now has confirmed that account through a representative." FILE - Los Angeles, 28 May 2014 6. Wide of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie posing for photographers at "Maleficent" premiere FILE - Los Angeles, 23 Aug. 2014 7. Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie Pitt, and Maddox at Oscars event 8. SOUNDBITE (English) Rebecca Sun/The Hollywood Reporter: "So Angelina Jolie emailed the New York Times and said that in her youth, this was I think in the late 90s when she was doing the movie 'Playing by Heart,' and she said, yeah, she had an inappropriate and counter with Harvey Weinstein. And since then she has refused to work with him and has warned other women against doing the same. And so, you know, she did not go into detail, but certainly went on record saying that something along that those lines happened." FILE - New York, 10 June 2014 9. Hillary Rodham Clinton arriving at book launch to cheers and applause 10. SOUNDBITE (English) Rebecca Sun/The Hollywood Reporter: "Yeah, so Hillary Clinton 'broke her silence' because Harvey was a big fundraiser for her. And she gave a statement, you know, basically saying that she was shocked and appalled by these claims, you know, under no circumstances is that kind of behavior appropriate, she supports the women. And, you know, so nothing very surprising there. Certainly, you know, a lot of other Democrats in Congress have been giving back donations. In her case, it's different because he donated to her presidential campaign, which is now over so there's not really anything to give back, as her running mate Tim Kaine said." FILE - New York, 24 April 2012 11. Medium of Harvey Weinstein and Georgina Chapman arriving at the Time 100 gala 12. SOUNDBITE (English) Rebecca Sun/The Hollywood Reporter - on people speaking out against Weinstein: "And so I think that it will become easier, but still, it's not necessarily easy. And I think you have to consider the psychological hold he really had on people for a very long time. There are many examples of public falls from grace. There's also examples… For every Roger Ailes, you know, there's also Roman Polanski or Woody Allen or somebody who has been able to continue to have a career. So I would say it's still a little bit early to know to know whether or not Harvey Weinstein is done for good. And certainly that's a calculation that people are making. The one thing that we really haven't heard from is we haven't heard from studio executives." 13. Various of Harvey Weinstein seated at a Marchesa fashion show at New York Fashion Week Movie industry , Entertainment industry , Media and entertainment industry , Business , Political scandals , Political issues , Government and politics , Campaign finance improprieties , Campaign finance , Campaigns , Elections , Campaign finance improprieties , Crime , General news , Sexual harassment , Sex in society , Social issues , Social affairs , Celebrity relationships , Celebrity , Entertainment , Arts and entertainment , Sexual assault , Violent crime , Fashion shows , Fashion , Beauty and fashion , Lifestyle , Fashion shows , Fashion shows , Fashion design , Newspapers , News media , Media 57fbd6c23c34ebd8080e796077e1a53a US Elle Arrivals Margot Robbie, Laura Dern and more discuss Weinstein scandal and 'me too' hashtag Margot Robbie , Harvey Weinstein , Zoe Lister-Jones , Niecy Nash , Zoe Lister , Laura Dern LAURA DERN: SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN HOLLYWOOD WAS 'A PREREQUISITE' BUT NOW 'EVERYTHING HAS CHANGED' Laura Dern says sexual harassment in Hollywood has been so commonplace that it felt like "a prerequisite" for many -- even someone like her who was warned by her actor parents. Dern was among the honorees Monday (16 OCT. 2017) in Los Angeles at the Elle Women in Hollywood event, where she said "everything has changed" after the Harvey Weinstein revelations. "The difference in what I am hopeful tonight will feel like – and perhaps in other years – is we won't just be speaking philosophically about unity. We'll be speaking about how moving forward, we take action in unity," the actress said. "I have not spoken to one person – nor will you tonight – who hasn't had an experience of sexual harassment in the workplace. It seemed as if it was supposed to be a prerequisite," Dern added. "I was one of the lucky few who was raised by an actress -- and a godmother as an actress and a father as an actor. So I was told all of the stories. So I knew with eyes wide open what should be unacceptable. And it was still terrifying and I still got bullied -- and still experienced trauma. So you know, if I have the best version, there's a lot of work to do." Margot Robbie was among the other women who were honored at the event and who will be featured on November covers of Elle magazine. "There has obviously been a really sad side to it this week, a particularly tragic side," Robbie said. "But there's also been inspiring side too, seeing all the women kind of band together. And not just women, honestly – men banding together as well. And wanting to have something positive coming out of something so horrible, I think it's pretty amazing. And I really hope we do bring about some sort of positive change." Like Dern, Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy is part of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences board of governors that voted over the weekend to expel Weinstein amid the sexual harassment and assault allegations. "I think people recognize that enough is enough. And I think we are all going to come together and we're going to do some significant things to change the industry," Kennedy said. "Claws" actress Niecy Nash discussed the "me too" hashtag trending on social media as women shared stories of sexual harassment in their workplace -- inside and outside Hollywood. "The fact that voices are being raised and people are speaking out is a gift. And I encourage women to speak the truth – even if your voice shakes – find your truth in it," she said. "I've had conversations with some of my male friends who are actors, who are very much affected by it, to the great degree that they don't want anything to be taken out of context. So it has made them straighten up a little bit. And I'm like 'Good! Stay straight.'" It was the 24th annual Women in Hollywood event hosted by Elle magazine. 1. Wide Margot Robbie poses for photographers at Elle Women in Hollywood event 2. Medium Robbie talks with reporter 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Margot Robbie, Actress: "There has obviously been a really sad side to it this week, a particularly tragic side. But there's also been inspiring side too, seeing all the women kind of band together. And not just women, honestly – men banding together as well. And wanting to have something positive coming out of something so horrible, I think it's pretty amazing. And I really hope we do bring about some sort of positive change." 5. Medium Laura Dern poses with family 6. Medium Dern talks with reporter 7. SOUNDBITE (English) Laura Dern, Actress: "Excellent. Everything has changed and nothing has changed. But the difference in what I am hopeful tonight will feel like – and perhaps in other years – is we won't just be speaking philosophically about unity. We'll be speaking about how moving forward, we take action in unity. And so I think we're all very excited to talk about that tonight." 8. Medium zoom to wide Dern poses "I have not spoken to one person – nor will you tonight – who hasn't had an experience of sexual harassment in the workplace. It seemed as if it was supposed to be a prerequisite. I was one of the lucky few who was raised by an actress -- and a godmother as an actress and a father who's an actor. So I was told all of the stories. So I knew with eyes wide open what should be unacceptable. And it was still terrifying and I still got bullied -- and still experienced trauma. So you know, if I have the best version, there's a lot of work to do." 10. Medium zoom to wide Kathleen Kennedy poses 11. SOUNDBITE (English) Kathleen Kennedy, Lucasfilm President: "Everything has changed. Everything has changed. I think people recognize that enough is enough. And I think we are all going to come together and we're going to do some significant things to change the industry." 12. Medium zoom to wide Niecy Nash poses 13. SOUNDBITE (English) Niecy Nash, Actress: "The issues surrounding the hashtag 'me too' of it all is nothing new, but what I'm saying is that we are at a time where voices are being raised and heard. Because a lot of times because something goes on for so long, it feels like you're supposed to give it a pass. That's just boys being boys. And those boys turn into men, still with the same bad behavior. So the fact that voices are being raised and people are speaking out is a gift. And I encourage women to speak the truth – even if your voice shakes – find your truth in it." 14. Wide Nash talks with reporter "No but I've had conversations with some of my male friends who are actors, who are very much affected by it, to the great degree that they don't want anything to be taken out of context. So it has made them straighten up a little bit. And I'm like 'Good! Stay straight.'" 16. Medium Bellamy Young on arrivals line 17. SOUNDBITE (English) Bellamy Young, Actress: "I will say the conversations that I've had with men -- many activist friends or just regular friends, have been forward-moving. You can't put the genie back in the bottle. We can't un-know what we know now. And though it's always happened, we have never talked about it before. So things have to change." 18. Cutaway camera operators 19. SOUNDBITE (English) Zoe Lister-Jones, Actress-director: "This week feels different for me. It feels like -- I don't know -- there's a rage. There's a rage that I think every woman that I talk to is kind of like, 'Whoa!' There's a cellular shift in all of us to be like yeah this is been happening forever, but it hasn't been acknowledged in the way that it is being now." 20. Wide arrivals line Sexual harassment , Sex in society , Social issues , Social affairs , Celebrity , Entertainment , Arts and entertainment , Workplace discrimination , Labor issues , Workplace discrimination , Personnel , Business , Workplace discrimination , Discrimination , Human rights and civil liberties 1c2717bfc1f6cfeba5bf8dd0681a044e US College Bribery Court Accused test taker in college scandal in court Nick Bollettieri A Florida prep school administrator arrived at federal court Friday, where he's expected to plead guilty to taking entrance exams for students in a nationwide college admissions bribery scheme. Mark Riddell has been scheduled to enter guilty pleas Friday afternoon to one count each of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering at federal court in Boston. The 36-year-old Riddell oversaw college entrance exam preparation at IMG Academy, a Bradenton school founded by renowned tennis coach Nick Bollettieri, that bills itself as the world's largest sports academy. Documents say Riddell secretly took exams for students or replaced their answers with his own. Prosecutors say he typically was paid $10,000 per test. Riddell was charged with nearly 50 other people, including celebrities and wealthy parents who allegedly paid bribes to get their children into elite U.S. colleges. Riddell could have faced up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, but prosecutors are recommending incarceration and a fine at the low end of guidelines. According to federal prosecutors, Riddell played a key role in an arrangement hatched by William "Rick" Singer, an admissions consultant accused of orchestrating the scheme for years while catering to a rich clientele that included Hollywood stars and business executives. Boston – 12 April 2019 1. Wide of federal courthouse building 2. Signage outside John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse building 3. Mark Riddell, Florida prep school administrator, arriving at the courthouse 4. Wide of entrance to building 5. Various of Riddell arriving and entering courthouse 6. Various of street signs outside court 7. Close of flag Crime , General news , Fraud and false statements , Bribery, graft and conflicts of interest , Celebrity legal affairs , Celebrity , Entertainment , Arts and entertainment , Student testing , Education , Social affairs Boston , Massachusetts , United States 1903f343512f6befd39cfb3c0718d00c US MA College Bribery Court (CR) Accused test taker in college scandal at court 1. Various of Mark Riddell, Florida prep school administrator, arriving and entering federal courthouse Bribery, graft and conflicts of interest , Crime , General news , Celebrity legal affairs , Celebrity , Entertainment , Arts and entertainment , Student testing , Education , Social affairs , Fraud and false statements c8c9bf10f4c77ba5bacfdc9402f57c23 US MA College Bribery Court (Lon NR) Crime , General news , Bribery, graft and conflicts of interest , Celebrity legal affairs , Celebrity , Entertainment , Arts and entertainment , Student testing , Education , Social affairs , Fraud and false statements 03a08fff62af659979af2934386a42be US Gabrielle Union (CR) Gabrielle Union hopes Weinstein scandal becomes day of reckoning for sexual predators Harvey Weinstein , Gabrielle Union , Ashley Judd , Gwyneth Paltrow , Mira Sorvino "I'm a rape survivor. I've been talking about my rape for geez, it's been almost 25 years. I've probably been talking about it for 20. And every time I talk about it, it's like a revelation because people decide, 'Oh you're - nothing bad has ever happened to you.' You see the shine but you don't see the grind. You have no idea. And it's always shocking and it always produces so many, 'Oh my god, me too. That happened to me too.'" Fashion shows , Fashion , Beauty and fashion , Lifestyle , Fashion shows , Entertainment , Arts and entertainment , Fashion shows , Fashion design , Sex in society , Social issues , Social affairs , Celebrity 44947edb805b907bbee3f4eeea45680f US GLSEN Weinstein Zendaya says Weinstein 'disgusting,' Kerry Washington praises 'me too' movement Tony Goldwyn , Kerry Washington , Zendaya , Milo Ventimiglia , Harvey Weinstein ZENDAYA: WEINSTEIN 'DISGUSTING' Zendaya says she's disgusted by Harvey Weinstein's actions, weighing in on the Hollywood sexual abuse and harassment scandal at an event Friday (20 OCTOBER) in Beverly Hills, California. The 21-year-old actress and singer worked with Weinstein two years ago on a "Finding Neverland" music video and had performed at one of his pre-Oscars parties. "I mean, it's disgusting. There's really no other way to put it. It's awful. And you know – that's really all I can say about that," she said in an interview before being honored at the GLSEN Respect Awards. Kerry Washington was also being honored at the event. Earlier in the week, she had joined the many women online in the "me too" movement, spreading awareness of sexual harassment and assault in the workplace and beyond. "What inspired me about the 'me too' movement was the idea that women were claiming space in a movement, saying I will no longer be silent," the "Scandal" star said. "And it took it away from being around -- from being about one person – and really made it about women and our experiences. I think sometimes we keep the focus on the perpetrator. And we really need to keep the focus on the survivors. The perpetrators need to be held accountable. But I love kind of stepping into this movement to say this is a societal ill. It's so prevalent. And we can't make it about one person in Hollywood. It really is something we have to deal with on a whole." Zendaya said she was likewise impressed by the "me too" movement. "An immense support of women in this industry, supporting each other, lifting up each other, protecting each other. And I think that's so important. And I think that we should continue doing that, because we are much stronger together, much stronger when we embrace each other's voices and empower each other. And hopefully that will turn into actual change," she said. "This is Us" star Milo Ventimiglia said he'd learned from the movement that "there are a lot of people in this business – artists that have dealt with a lot of (bad stuff) – excuse my language. And as horrible as that is to know, it's great to understand how we as a community of artists can do better, how we can support our community." Washington's "Scandal" co-star Tony Goldwyn made it clear that it wasn't women alone who would have to deal with the fallout from the stories about Weinstein and other male leaders who've been called out for harassment in recent months. "Now men have to step up and let women know that we have their backs, because it's really scary and dangerous for woman to speak out. In the past, most of the time, no one listened. People were like well why didn't you say something? – well, they did. And were shut down, or there was no avenue. So this could be a really good thing. Whether it's a watershed moment or not is up to us," he said. Goldwyn said Weinstein, who was kicked out of the U.S. and British film academies, should be also expelled from the Television Academy, an action the organization is set to consider in November. "All of it. But you know – Harvey is an extreme example. Harvey is in extreme person in every way. But he's not alone. This isn't the Harvey Weinstein story. This is the story of men in power across the world, across all industries," he said. *** NOTE PROFANITY IN SOUNDBITE 11 *** Beverly Hills, California, 20 October 2017 1. Close zoom to wide Zendaya poses for photographers at GLSEN Respect Awards 2. Medium Zendaya talks with reporter 3. SOUNDBITE (English) Zendaya, Actress-recording artist: (Reporter: "You've known Harvey. You've worked with him. What are your feelings about him now?") "I mean, it's disgusting. There's really no other way to put it. It's awful. And you know – that's really all I can say about that." 4. Medium zoom to wide Kerry Washington poses for photographers 5. Washington talks with reporter 7. SOUNDBITE (English) Kerry Washington, Actress: "What inspired me about the 'me too' movement was the idea that women were claiming space in a movement, saying I will no longer be silent. And it took it away from being around -- from being about one person – and really made it about women and our experiences. I think sometimes we keep the focus on the perpetrator. And we really need to keep the focus on the survivors. The perpetrators need to be held accountable. But I love kind of stepping into this movement to say this is a societal ill. It's so prevalent. And we can't make it about one person in Hollywood. It really is something we have to deal with on a whole." 8. Wide Zendaya talks with reporter 9. SOUNDBITE (English) Zendaya, Actress-recording artist: "An immense support of women in this industry, supporting each other, lifting up each other, protecting each other. And I think that's so important. And I think that we should continue doing that, because we are much stronger together, much stronger when we embrace each other's voices and empower each other. And hopefully that will turn into actual change." 10. Wide Milo Ventimiglia poses for photographers 11. SOUNDBITE (English) Milo Ventimiglia, Actor: "I think learning from that is that there are a lot of people in this business – artists that have dealt with a lot of shit – excuse my language. And as horrible as that is to know, it's great to understand how we as a community of artists can do better, how we can support our community." 12. Wide Tony Goldwyn poses 13. Medium Goldwyn poses 14. SOUNDBITE (English) Tony Goldwyn, Actor: "Now men have to step up and let women know that we have their backs, because it's really scary and dangerous for woman to speak out. In the past, most of the time, no one listened. People were like well why didn't you say something? – well, they did. And were shut down, or there was no avenue. So this could be a really good thing. Whether it's a watershed moment or not is up to us." 15. Medium Goldwyn talks with reporter 16. SOUNDBITE (English) Tony Goldwyn, Actor: "Every job that you do in Hollywood -- every television show you star in and every movie that you do, there is a giant sexual harassment seminar that lasts for four hours that everybody gets and every corporation forces their employees. That doesn't arrest of the kind of behavior of men abusing their power. They feel immune to that. So it doesn't matter. Yes, all of that stuff is incredibly important in terms of sensitivity and awareness, but there's another level that this has to be taken to – and that is people to be brave enough to speak out when they see it." 18. SOUNDBITE (English) Tony Goldwyn, Actor: (Reporter: "Do you think Harvey Weinstein should be kicked out of the TV Academy?") "Yeah. All of it. All of it. But you know – Harvey is an extreme example. Harvey is in extreme person in every way. But he's not alone. This isn't the Harvey Weinstein story. This is the story of men in power across the world, across all industries." 19. Wide Goldwyn and Ventimiglia on arrivals line Workplace discrimination , Labor issues , Social issues , Social affairs , Workplace discrimination , Personnel , Business , Workplace discrimination , Discrimination , Human rights and civil liberties , Celebrity , Entertainment , Arts and entertainment , Sexual harassment , Sex in society , Movie industry , Entertainment industry , Media and entertainment industry Beverly Hills , California , United States 7b51920096ec11ab4b8564fd6c88aa0e US Diane Kruger Diane Kruger channels personal grief for ‘In the Fade’ role; feels 2017 sexual misconduct scandals can lead to a safer workplace for women Fatih Akin , Diane Kruger DIANE KRUGER HOPES YEAR MARKS TURNING POINT FOR WOMEN Diane Kruger hopes 2017 will be remembered as the turning point that led to a safer work environment for women. "Hopefully, I think it will be a turning point for future generations and future - the future in general. Not just in Hollywood, but in every workplace. I hope this is the beginning of a safer work environment for all women in all categories," she said. The German actress was alluding to the current sexual misconduct scandal riveting Hollywood as she walked the red carpet for the New York premiere of "In the Fade" Monday night (4 DECEMBER) at the Museum of Modern Art. Kruger stars in the German-language film as a woman whose husband and 5-year old son become casualties of a terror attack in Hamburg. After slipping into despair, Kruger gathers the strength for the trial of the suspected perpetrators. It was written and directed by Fatih Akin. Earlier this year, she won best actress for the role at the Cannes film festival. She said the role was enhanced by her own grief. "Well, 'In the Fade' is a film about grief. It talks about a mother that is left behind when her husband and son are killed by a terrorist attack by neo-Nazis. And while we were filming, as you can imagine, it wasn't a fun time making the film, experiencing so much grief. My stepdad passed away while we were filming, so it was just a difficult time to make the movie," Kruger said. While the actress admits the film took a lot emotionally, she says it was worth it after seeing how audiences have responded. "On a personal level you feel like you reached an audience and connected with another human being. And that's what it felt like, and that's been the reaction of the film. That feels really amazing," she said. "In the Fade" hits U.S. theatres on December 27. New York, 4 December 2017 1. Exterior, Museum of Modern Art 2. Tilt down on "In the Fade" poster 3. Diane Kruger posing for photographers 4. Diane Kruger talking to reporter 5. SOUNDBITE (English) Diane Kruger/Actress, on channeling personal grief into the role: "Well, 'In the Fade' is a film about grief. It talks about a mother that is left behind when her husband and son are killed by a terrorist attack by neo-Nazis. And while we were filming, as you can imagine, it wasn't a fun time making the film, experiencing so much grief. My stepdad passed away while we were filming, so it was just a difficult time to make the movie." 6. Diane Kruger and Fatih Akin posing for photographers 8. 4. Diane Kruger talking to reporter 9. SOUNDBITE (English) Diane Kruger/Actress, on audience reaction: "You know it feels amazing to connect with an audience. It's really where that - you know there's movies that entertain and make people laugh, and then there's films that, I don't know. On a personal level you feel like you reached an audience and connected with another human being. And that's what it felt like, and that's been the reaction of the film. That feels really amazing." 10. Diane Kruger posing for photographers 11. Diane Kruger talking to reporter 12. SOUNDBITE (English) Diane Kruger/Actress, on how 2017 will be remembered: "Oh my gosh. Hopefully, I think it will be a turning point for future generations and future - the future in general. Not just in Hollywood, but in every workplace. I hope this is the beginning of a safer work environment for all women in all categories." 13. Fatih Akin, Diane Kruger, Nurhan Sekerci-Porst, and Herman Weigel posing for photographer Workplace culture , Careers , Business , Workplace culture , Lifestyle , Hate groups , Discrimination , Human rights and civil liberties , Social issues , Social affairs , Movies , Entertainment , Arts and entertainment , Terrorist attacks , Terrorism , War and unrest , General news , Nazism , Government and politics , Art museums , Visual arts , Art museums , Museums , Leisure travel , Travel , Museums , Recreation and leisure , Celebrity , Neo-Nazism , Movie premieres f06980e3a8462119ccd98c30ab8574b7 US Oscars Red Carpet 2 (NR) Jane Fonda and Mary J. Blige on MeToo Jane Fonda , Mary J. Blige People started arriving on the red carpet at the 90th Academy Awards where the normally celebratory atmosphere has been balanced with earnest discussion about gender equality following months of sexual harassment scandals throughout Hollywood. US actress Jane Fonda called it an "important new era" for the industry on Sunday, as she spoke about the Time's Up movement which was founded this year to fight against sexual harassment. Best supporting actress Oscar nominee Mary J. Blige also supported the #MeToo movement and said, "it's liberating and it's free". Blige is nominated for best supporting actress for her role in the period drama "Mudbound." ASSOCIATED PRESS - RESTRICTIONS AS FOLLOW FOR 'RED CARPET' MATERIAL: • Overall, coverage must be used in regularly scheduled news programming. Broadcasters do not have the right to use the content for special programming, and digital sites do not have rights to create special Oscar presentations with the content. • Any red carpet video on any platform used in the U.S. before or during the Oscar broadcast must also contain the screen message: "Tune in to ABC for the full show." • Any video of show highlights on any platform must include a mandatory screen credit: "Clip courtesy A.M.P.A.S. © 2018" (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences). Red Carpet and Backstage Footage • Until 3:30PT (23:30 GMT) customers in all territories may use up to 5 minutes of red carpet material as part of news coverage. • From 3:30PT (23:30 GMT) until show has finished airing in your local territory, customers may use 3 minutes of red carpet material in each 30 minute period. • After the show has finished airing in your local territory, customers may use unlimited red carpet and backstage material. Los Angeles - 4 March 2018 1. Zoom out from US actress Jane Fonda 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Jane Fonda, US actress: "It's an important new era for this industry and this town and a lot of other work sectors across this country - things have really changed. And Time's Up (movement) represents change. It represents structural change, policy change, psychological change, and I am proud to be part of it, and to be meeting other women in other sectors - janitors, farm workers, domestic workers, home care workers, trans-women so that we can be united together and trying to end sexual harresment and create equality in the workplace." 3. SOUNDBITE (English) Mary J. Blige, US singer and actress: (Reporter: "What is it like to having a film in the backdrop of the #MeToo movement?") "It's been beautiful since to see these women come out and stand up for themselves - is something we haven't done for a very long time. And I can say, 'Me too.' It's time for everyone to stand up for themselves because to keep a secret like that for years and to visit shrinks and nobody know about it, you are almost losing yourself. And then to have them come out and say it - it's liberating and it's free. So they're set free and I am happy for them if they are. Just keep on standing up for yourselves." 4. Wide of crowd Award shows , Movie awards , Movies , Celebrity red carpet , Celebrity , Entertainment , Arts and entertainment , Hip hop and rap , Music , Academy Awards , Rhythm and blues

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The geography of Palawan Created: Monday, 18 November 2013 14:39 Last Updated: Thursday, 26 May 2016 08:38 The island of Palawan has a narrow and elongated shape and is mostly mountainous for its entire length, with peaks of over 2000 m. The NE portion is bound on the W by a depression with NS direction. Just E of this discontinuity there is the important karstic area of Mount Saint Paul, 1028 m high, covering a surface of about 35 km2 and consisting of a limestone massive, dark gray, upper Oligocene - Lower Miocene. The formation, over 500 m high, is based on siltstone (fine-grained rocks into sand and clay), sandstone, marl and Oligocene lavas. The outcrop of carbonate is formed by a long ridge oriented NNE-SSW, bound by the valley of the river Babuyan to E, and by the river Cabayugan to W. The structure is roughly due to a monoclonal dipping NW, bound by faults in NNE-SSW direction. This structural arrangement allows the system to receive contributions from karst sinkholes only from the side of Cabayugan, with the exception of the extreme northern portion, where even on the eastern side we have small marginal basins drained by sinkholes. The whole area is affected by intense karst phenomena, typically tropical with superficial forms: towers, cones, cockpit, megakarren, etc... There are numerous explored caves, concentrated in two areas, north and south of the ridge, in addition to the general system of the Underground River, which currently has three entrances and over 32 km of development. Alps glaciers Rio La Venta Kronio Cuatro Cienegas Juquila Polar galciers Adopts a Ceiba

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Lisa Peters-Hamilton - Executive In Charge of Production close Previous Person: Stan Hsue Next Person: Kevin McLoughlin Lisa joined Lion in 2015 as the Executive in Charge of Production. As Executive in Charge of Production Lisa has overseen the production of programs for National Geographic, WE TV, Travel Channel and Food Network. Prior to joining Lion she was the Executive in Charge of Production for Leftfield Entertainment. Lisa began her career in television production when she landed a job with ABC News on “World News Tonight with Peter Jennings” as a desk assistant. Over the course of her career she has had the opportunity to work with various networks including Oxygen, BET, Lifetime and Discovery to name a few. Lisa is a graduate of Boston University. She is also a former student of the School of American Ballet. A documentary on the arts still remains on her professional “bucket list.”

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New information about Evolve revealed at Pax East Evolve is an upcoming co-op first-person shooter developed by Turtle Rock Studios, the game was announced back in December 2012 and has 2K Games as its publisher. Turtle Rock is best known for their contribution to the Left 4 Dead franchise which might explain why they were asked to work on this project. The first major details were given back in February, and together with the information that was revealed on the initial day of Pax East we now have a pretty good idea about what the game entails. Evolve’s gameplay revolves around a team of four players that must work together to bring down a giant monster. It sounds similar to L4D and maybe even Titanfall up to this point, but there is a catch. The monster will be controlled by a fifth player, so the game is basically a 4v1 PvP. It seems unfair at first to go up against four hunters all by yourself, but as the monster you get to evolve by consuming other creatures and will keep getting stronger throughout the game so that evens things out. The hunters themselves come in a few different varieties. The Trapper class for example will be able to detect and restrain the creature while the Support class can use buffs and shields to aid his teammates in combat. The Assault class is expected to do most of the heavy shooting and there is also a Medic class which can provide health boosts and healing to the team. The monster will have different classes to choose from as well but for now we only know about one of them, The Goliath. An official release date for the game hasn’t been announced yet but it’s expected that it will be coming out this fall for PC, PS4 and Xbox One. For more information about Evolve you can visit the game’s official website at evolvegame.com Categories: ARTICLES, GAME TRAILERS, LTG Slider, NEWS, PC, Playstation 4, TRENDING GAME NEWS, Xbox One Tags: 2K Games, Co-op, Evolve, First-person shooter, Goliath, Left for Dead, Pax East, Titanfall, Turtle Rock Studios WildStar Pre-Order 25% off deal available until May 5th We Might Not Hear About Cyberpunk 2077 Until 2017 Bandai Namco Trademarks Could Hint to Western Localizations 10 PS Vita Features the PS3 Lacked Starbase Arc Goes Live for Rocket League « Blizzard introduces four new characters to Heroes of the Storm Amazon will compete with Apple and Samsung for the smartphone market »

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U.S. Army Special Forces – Green Beret The mission of the Special Forces Group is to plan, prepare for, and when directed, deploy to conduct unconventional warfare, foreign internal defense, special reconnaissance and direct actions in support of U.S. national policy objectives within designated areas of responsibility. The units continually train to conduct unconventional warfare in any of its forms — Guerrilla Warfare, Evasion and Escape, Subversion, and Sabotage. The soldiers are also schooled in direct action operations and special reconnaissance. Approximately 1,400 soldiers are assigned to each group. The 12-man "A" Team is the key operating element of the Special Forces Group. The U.S. Army Special Operations Force consists of the Army Rangers, Green Berets, Delta Force, and Task Force 160 (the "Night Stalkers"). Special operations are those military operations that are outside the normal capabilities of conventional forces. When you think of conventional forces, think of masses of tanks, masses of men, heavy equipment and artillery. Special operations and the special operations forces go after those things that large organizations are incapable of handling because of their inflexibility and inability to innovate. Special operations also are concerned with local nationals in various countries. Army Special Forces teams are dedicated to certain and specific regions of the world. In this case, the Army’s Fifth Special Forces group is dedicated to the area of operation in southwest Asia. So, team members of that group will speak the local languages, will be experts in the countries that they’re dedicated to. They’ll understand the culture, the geography, the demographics, and the militaries of those countries. Those men are at home in the countries that they’re dedicated to, and in most cases they’ll have spent a great deal of time working in friendly countries within that region. They’re characterized by small units. They can move and operate freely and quietly with the local populace. – Special Forces can trace their history back to Rogers’ Rangers of the American Revolution. – Special Forces duty can be as much intellectual and diplomatic as it is war fighting. Many of the enlisted personnel are college graduates. – Special Forces units are designed to operate either unilaterally or in support of and combined with indigenous military and paramilitary forces. – Enlisted personnel are trained as weapons, communications, engineering, or medical specialists. – The 19th and 20th Special Forces Groups are National Guard units. Officers and enlisted personnel must pass the same tests. A Special Forces candidate must be a U.S. citizen; be an active-duty, male soldier; be airborne-qualified or volunteer for airborne training; be able to swim 50 meters wearing boots and battle-dress uniform; score a minimum of 206 points on the Army physical fitness test; meet medical fitness standards; and be eligible for a "secret" security clearance. The Army’s Special Forces is a strategic, multi-purpose force capable of rapid response to various contingencies around the world. Called "Green Berets," these highly-skilled Soldiers are trained in unconventional warfare, foreign internal defense, direct action, special reconnaissance, combating terrorism, information operations and counter-proliferation. They operate in urban, jungle, desert, mountain, maritime and arctic environments and are sometimes called on to survive for months at a time behind enemy lines. But their missions aren’t just related to combat. Special Forces Soldiers are diplomats and teachers who are trained in foreign languages and are called on to teach military skills to people around the world. The Green Berets also support global humanitarian relief efforts. Special Forces candidates must be mature and self-motivated; open and humble; and better conditioned physically and emotionally than the average Soldier. Received fame during the Vietnam war, these soldiers are specialists at working with the local population. Their role could be crucial to developing solid intelligence. The Northern Alliance, rebels who oppose the Taliban, hold significant ground and could provide another great staging point for attacks by the United States. How to Become a Green Beret President Kennedy called the Green Beret "a symbol of excellence, a badge of courage, a mark of distinction in the fight for freedom." The U.S. Army’s Special Forces work in A-Teams, 12-member units, in the spirit of the Green Beret motto, "De Oppresso Liber" – to free the oppressed 1. Prepare yourself physically and mentally, and keep yourself in top condition. 2. Remember Special Forces team members generally are closely involved with allied forces. Familiarize yourself with military history, politics and international relations. 3. Remember also that Special Forces troopers are fluent in at least one of 11 languages other than English. Take a foreign language in school. 4. Develop your body – run for endurance, train with weights, become a proficient swimmer. 5. Join the U.S. Army. 6. Choose a suitable military occupation specialty. Army journalists, clerk-typists, chaplain assistants and soliders performing similar duties, while valuable, don’t receive the training necessary to become a Green Beret. 7. Apply for paratrooper training. 8. Apply for Army Ranger training. 9. Become a dedicated professional soldier – strive to exceed the expectations of your leaders, and apply for advanced training. 10. Reach the rank of E-4 (Specialist or Corporal). 11. Contact the Special Operations Recruiting Company at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. 12. Prepare yourself for the Special Forces application requirements. For example, a candidate must make a 12-mile road march carrying a 55-lb rucksack and a weapon in 4.5 hours. 13. Remember that the application process will evaluate your physical ability, duty performance, psychological stability and security clearance. 14. Appear before the U.S. Army Special Operations Command Assessment and Review Board. 15. Attend the Special Forces Assessment and Selection Course. 16. Attend the Special Forces Qualification Course. Filed Under: Enlist, Recruiting Air Force Relaunches Employee Assistance Program JANUARY 9, 2020 – The Air Force Employee Assistance Program has relaunched with a new phone number and website. 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Monday Morning Mindfulness www.mondaymorningmindfulness.net "Mindfulness Practice isn't just about escaping to some magical inner realm devoid of life's challenges. The Practice is about calming your mind and opening your heart enough to engage Life directly, to be more fully Present in a kind, clear, and helpful way." Your MMM Courtesy Wake Up Call! The Musings of a Long-time Student of Meditation "There is a vast store of energy which is not centered, which is not ego's energy at all. It is this energy which is the centerless dance of phenomena, the universe interpenetrating and making love to itself" -- Chögyam Trungpa "Meditation is not a matter of trying to achieve ecstasy, spiritual bliss, or tranquillity, nor is it attempting to become a better person. It is simply the creation of a space in which we are able to expose and undo our neurotic games, our self-deceptions, our hidden fears and hopes." Chogyam Trungpa 1939-1987 I realized, yet again, that I'm pretty far gone. An inveterate bookworm, a perpetual student, a Dharma Geek of the first order, the "I" that sometimes thinks I am me, grinned as the decision was made to do some recreational reading -- and I found myself picking up Chogyam Trungpa's The Myth of Freedom: and the Way of Meditation. There's nothing like a little light reading, right? Back in the day, this book was my first exposure to Trungpa Rinpoche and his presentation of Tibetan Buddhism. By then, I'd already been swept up in the collective kensho of the late sixties and early seventies, but most of my actual contact had been with Zen tradition and the Hippy Zen of Stephen Gaskin and his tribe. Along the way, I'd already experienced a number of "openings" and "peak experiences" -- as had many of us. It was a time that the collective consciousness of an entire generation was steeped in the teachings and meditation practices of the East -- and the mind altering herbs and medicines of the psychedelic revolution. In a grand warping of the space-time continuum, many of us, at least temporarily, had gone on Retreat from the pervasive rat race of our capitalist society, to spend some timeless time exploring Life Beyond the confines of the business as usual concerns of mainstream society. At some point, whether it happened in a meditation hall, around a campfire in the Rockies, in a rock hall, or elsewhere many of us had "Been There". Awestruck, awash in the Boundless Presence of Eternal Perfection, the One Love -- for at least a few moments -- we knew: there was a Spiritual Dimension to life! Depending on the setting, we may have even awakened the next day without feeling tired and burned out, and realized that this all had something to do with "the pearl of great price" that Jesus had spoken of. In my case, I cashed it in as best I could -- and pocketed that pearl. Glimpses were one thing, but seeing my way clear to be a kind, compassionate and clear-minded person in any sort of consistent way was another. Although I sensed that commitment to a life of Study and Practice and Service was essential, I didn't have much of a clue of what that would really look like for me. (That would only take another 40 some odd years. LOL) As a young man who had entered the Buddhist stream swimming toward "liberation", the title of Trungpa's book, itself, was mind-blowing. The MYTH of Freedom? WTF? What's this got to do with meditation? Wasn't Freedom the ultimate goal? Wasn't that the escape from suffering that the Buddhist's promised? As I remember it, I poured through the book, intrigued and haunted by the imagery, but confused, not ready to grasp the underlying subtleties of his presentation of meditation and the Buddhdharma. And, having heard via the grapevine of Trungpa's rather "unconventional" lifestyle, I was a bit skeptical. When I got to the final section on devotion to the guru, I thought, "no way, buddy" -- and moved on. I didn't get back to it for another thirty years. I did keep practicing though as the zig-zags of my life continued through stints in residence at Insight Meditation Society and Zen Mountain Monastery, numerous jobs, relationships and family, successes, failures, even homelessness.) Ten years ago, a good friend of mine handed me a copy of Pema Chodron's Start Where You Are: A Guide to Living a Compassionate Life. When I opened it and read "this book is about awakening the heart', I got goosebumps. As someone whose idea of zazen was to remain in a very clear, very calm consciousness, I thought to myself, "Oh...the Heart! Duh." Something deep inside me shifted. I poured through the book, amazed. And I kept Sitting. Since then, although I have never been in her Presence, the Teachings of Ani Pema, a continuing Daily Practice, and my Spiritual Friends have been the Triple Gems of my life. Along the way, it seemed only natural to revisit the works of this Masterful Teacher's Teacher -- especially since Trungpa Rinpoche's Training the Mind: and Cultivating Loving-Kindness is a primary text for the Lojong Teachings, the traditional system of Heart Training that Chodron practices and teaches. (Here's a brief annotated bibliography of other commentaries and materials on the Lojong Trainings) So, during the past decade, I've re-read The Myth of Freedom cover to cover a number of times. Each time his words have gotten clearer --and even more humbling, as I peer into the vastness of the mystery. Today, on a day when I had some time to spare, for no particular reason other than to play, I just picked the book off the shelf and flipped it open to a random page after Morning Practice. The brief section on Mindfulness and Awareness seemed like an old friend, whispering "Remember!" Trungpa's description of the crisp precision of just seeing what is there, while also noticing the spaciousness that infuses and surrounds it, immediately brought me to my senses. Putting the book down, I relaxed into the dreamlike but vivid beauty of the sun streaming through the window, the chorus of birdsong outside, the simple delight of breath and body, the miracle of eyes seeing, ears hearing. Sitting there, calmness and exhilaration, stillness and motion, form and the formless, all danced as One. My heart glowed in gratitude. Light reading, indeed. Posted by Monday Morning MIndfulness at 8:23 AM sounds like a joyful sit. Nice. The balancing of form and formless, while we are here, is...the daily practice. Buddha says one re in incarnates again and again and again. To re incarnate less and less each day, until we awaken to the 'I AM' that brings one to the purest joy, is all that is. To know oneself, to know the knower,to be. The laughing Buddha and The Bible seem to express the way to find that balance. There is a whole page in the index of a Bible to direct the reader to verses on joy, there are 8 verses to direct the reader about mourning. Laughter with each new awakening can lead to greater joy and less re incarnations,... the narrow path of enlightenment. Community Yoga and Wellness Center Monday Morning Circle A Circle of Support for Your Life and Practice 16 Federal St - Upstairs Mindfulness Circle Wednesday Mindfulness Circle Peer Support Circle for Life and Practice Beginners Welcome 20 Chapman Street, Greenfield MA Support Circle A Circle of Support for Your Life in Recovery Peace and Social Justice Activist Lance Smith began practicing Yoga and Meditation in 1969 as a college senior. Now a senior citizen, at age 73, he's still practicing. "Some folks say that practice makes perfect. More and more, I've come to understand that Practice is Perfect! It's not about getting it right. It's about being Present with as much clarity, loving kindness, and compassion as we can muster, moment to moment." -- Lance In previous lifetimes Lance was Executive Director of the Center for Conflict Resolution, Madison, WI and Associate Director of Insight Meditation Society, Barre, MA MMM Archives Know What!? Tough Job, But... One Love! One Heart! Brother Lefty's Latest Ramble Other Pioneer Valley Meditation Opportunities (Click for List)

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JOIN TKE PROVINCE FORUM REGIONAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE LIFE LOYAL TEKE THE TEKE MAGAZINE RELAY FOR LIFE (HIGHLIGHT VIDEO) ABOUT TAU KAPPA EPSILON OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL CHAPTER ETERNAL $2,656.00 Raised Help Us Raise Funds for St. Jude Our Partnership With St. Jude In August 1978, TKE officially joined Frater Danny Thomas in the fight against childhood cancer by raising money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Now, 30 years later, TKE is recommitted to this amazing cause and will strive to continue the pledge set forth by our fellow Fraters. Even though Danny died in February 1991, his vision for St. Jude lives on. Danny Thomas formed ALSAC to raise funds solely for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. And while the hospital struggled to sustain growth during the early years, support from individuals and organizations like TKE helped keep it afloat. Danny noted in the Fall '78 edition of THE TEKE, "Every time we'd think we had enough for next year, the researchers would come up with a bigger need. Fortunately, with people like my Fraters in TKE, we have been able to accomplish what we initially thought was a hopeless task." Though this was the era when fraternities were viewed as wild and reckless, Danny noted how Tau Kappa Epsilon seemed to be driven by a different beat - one of goodwill. "There's a unifying bond that grows from young men working together for community service to others that will keep them together for the rest of their lives," Danny noted during a 1978 interview for THE TEKE. "And when they work for something as important as saving the lives of children, that experience can't be equaled." Tekes began a Keg Roll for St. Jude that same year, and chapters from across the country participated. One of the first chapters that participated was the Theta-Mu chapter at the University of New Orleans where their event was a marathon distance (26.2 miles). Many other chapters followed suit and these fundraisers continued until the early 1990s. The negative connotation the keg brought to the fraternal world ended the TKE Keg Roll, but its philanthropic impact on St. Jude is still being felt. Danny further stated in THE TEKE: "I am proud to be a Teke, and I know St. Jude is going to approve of this marriage between the greatest Fraternity in the world and the greatest hospital with the most miraculous research center." At Conclave 2015 in New Orleans, Chief Executive Officer Donald E. Aldrich and Past Grand Prytanis Bob Barr announced that Tau Kappa Epsilon fulfilled its 5-year, $1 million pledge to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital--a year early, nonetheless. Fraters across TKE Nation continue to support the children of St. Jude, but we still have work to do. Now is the time to make your work count! St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Quick Facts St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food – because all a family should worry about is helping their child live. Treatments invented at St. Jude have helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20 percent to more than 80 percent since its opening. We won’t stop until no child dies from cancer. Because the majority of St. Jude funding comes from individual contributors and partners like Tau Kappa Epsilon, St. Jude has the freedom to focus on what matters most – saving kids regardless of their financial situation. St. Jude freely shares the discoveries it makes, and every child saved at St. Jude means doctors and scientists worldwide can use that knowledge to save thousands more children. Learn More About Our Partnership With St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Why Proton Therapy? Proton therapy allows doctors to precisely target tumors with high doses of radiation while sparing nearby healthy tissue and organs. This new therapy offers a huge benefit for children with brain tumors and other cancers in sensitive areas like the eye, because it reduces harm to the developing body and lessens the risk of secondary tumors later in life. St. Jude estimates that within five years 80 percent of the pediatric patients needing radiation will receive proton therapy. The proton therapy center is the first in the nation dedicated solely to children and designed specifically to meet the needs of young patients. The center includes three treatment rooms, treatment preparation and recovery rooms for patients, plus a musical staircase that leads to a rain forest-inspired waiting room. The multidisciplinary staff comprises specialists from oncology, radiation therapy, diagnostic imaging, nursing, child life and others. The powerhouse of proton therapy is the synchrotron, a massive particle acceleration system that generates the proton beam. Highly-skilled technicians program the synchrotron to deliver a beam at the exact energy levels needed for each specific patient. The proton beam then travels through the vacuum of the synchrotron at seven-tenths the speed of light, directly to the treatment room where it will be administered with exactitude to the patient, via a nozzle. The depth and intensity of the proton beam is guided by advanced control systems to conform to the shape of the tumor. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared the features unique to the St. Jude proton therapy system in November 2015 and the center began seeing its first patients in December. 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Twin City Opera House Photo by: http://www.examiner.com/a... Location submitted by: sdonley on 04/14/2014 The Twin City Opera House still has plenty of mysteries left to unravel. Perhaps you will encounter Everett Miller the usher there for 30 years who still watches over the opera house and has been contacted and seen numerous times during investigations. McConnelsville , OH 43756 http://www.twincityoperahouse.com/ Lon: -81.85349200000001 Resources: 1 In order to understand the history of an entity as important as the Opera House, we should understand the culture in which was it was created. The doors of the Opera House Theater opened to the public in 1892, but the building really had its beginnings several years earlier. In the mid-1800s Morgan County was flourishing. By 1850 the population had grown to nearly 30,000. (Today it is less than 15,000.) Present day ghost towns like Santoy and Rosseau still bustled with activity. Several railroad lines crisscrossed the county. River boats moved freight, commodities, and people along the Muskingum. Showboats made regular visits to the banks of the river. McConnelsville was a vibrant county seat, and along with neighboring Malta, housed dozens of flourishing businesses. Mills, factories, hotels, restaurants, and retailers of every description provided ready employment and the chance for an urbane lifestyle. Morgan County had a desire for leisure pursuits, and for more cultured forms of entertainment. Political Battling By the end of the 1880s, a majority of the McConnelsville council thought the town needed a more suitable place to house the village government. So a controversial and protracted process of building a new town hall began. It was a politically charged issue that was reported through the filters of the two partisan newspapers - The Morgan County Democrat and The McConnelsville Herald. The first disagreement centered on the make up of the building committee. The democratic majority of the town council demanded that the committee be comprised of democrat business leaders from the community. The mayor and the remainder of the republican minority council members were opposed to building the town hall and opera house. For nearly a year, the council was in a stalemate. Neither side could garner the majority votes required to ratify the building committee. In October 1889, the democratic majority exploited an opportunity to move the project forward. The council's democrat president, acting for the mayor in his absence, called for a vote. Without the mayor's vote, the tie was broken, and the committee was approved. A month later, the Morgan County courts upheld the legality of the appointments. The building committee for the town hall and opera house was composed of George Donahue, Worly Adams, and W. C. Conklin. A second issue that had to be resolved was the securing of a suitable location for a structure as significant as the town hall for the county seat. As it happened an ideal spot was available. It was in the very heart of McConnelsville, in what the newspapers called the "burned district." (Editor's note: The story has persisted since at least the 1960s that the Opera House is built on the foundation of the Brewster or Brewester Hotel. The first reference we can find to the Brewster Hotel is in a pamphlet history of the theater, probably printed in the mid 1960s. The author provided no citations or references to the source the information. An exhaustive search of real estate records reveals no such entry. No references to a Brewster Hotel are found in any county business almanacs or atlases. No account of a fire in a Brewster Hotel can be found in any of the newspapers. Even though photographs or engravings depicting all of the other three corners of the square exist, none of the northwest corner has been located. Strangely, very little information exists about what occupied this prominent spot.) In 1889, the town council initiated a series of transactions through which they ultimately acquired lots 31 and 32 on the northwest corner of the public square. They immediately recommended proceedings to condemn enough the "burned district" to construct a town hall. The property was purchased for $4000. In reporting on the story, the republican editor of the McConnelsville Herald declared that the property was only worth half that amount. The council employed H. C. Lindsay, an architect from Zanesville to prepare plans for the New Town Hall and Opera House. The building was to be three stories high, and cost about $16,000. The Town Hall would have a tower that would rise 108 feet above the sidewalks of McConnelsville. The third floor would feature a grand ballroom running the complete 63-foot width of the building. Ground was broken for the project on Monday, October 20, 1889. Some of Mr. Lindsay's design principles were considered quite revolutionary. The Opera House's ground floor auditorium was uncommon in the late 1800s, and it is one of the last remaining theaters of its period with that feature. The stage floor is "raked" or sloped by 3 degrees, to allow the audience's front rows to see the performers' feet. Any further back, people would need extra good sight to see the actor's or small costume details. If there was Denver LASIK back then, that could have been of help as well. Although, the smart stage planning made it unnessesary. The auditorium's central "echo dome" contributes to the theater's nearly perfect acoustics. Lines spoken from the rear of the stage can be heard perfectly throughout the room. The second floor would house the offices for the town government. The original plans for the Opera House tower included a clock. But as the project began to run over budget, that plan had to be abandoned. And for one last time, partisan politics entered the project. The town council had requested funding from the state legislature to complete the town hall. According to newspaper accounts, a republican contingent rushed to the statehouse and convinced the assembly that the democrat council was squandering money on the building. No more funds were approved for the McConnelsville Town Hall, and no clock was ever installed. Nearly two and one half years after ground was broken, the Town Hall and Opera House were completed. Because it had been such a politically charged issue, the republican editor of the McConnelsville Herald commented one last time on the project upon its completion. He stated that "the owl" would be keeping an eye on the democrat council. Before the GOP adopted the elephant as its symbol in the twentieth century, the party had sometimes used the owl as its mascot. That owl still adorns the keystone in the archway over the Opera House doors. The formal opening was held Saturday, May 28, 1892. The opening was to be a grand affair. The program for the evening was the Arion Opera Company's performance of Gilbert and Sullivan's "The Mikado." The cast, crew and orchestra numbered nearly one hundred. All of the eight hundred seats that were then available in the auditorium were sold. Railway excursions had been arranged from neighboring towns to bring the cultured and the curious. Many of the ticket holders were not so much patrons of the opera, but curiosity seekers eager to see what the newspapers described as the "light of the day." The Opera House was the first building in the county to be lit by the electric light. And so its grand opening was to be even more significant and spectacular. But fate held an ironic twist. The local generating plant failed. The theater was plunged into darkness, and it took a great deal of last minute effort to secure enough lamps to illuminate the hall. Before that was accomplished however, many visitors had turned and headed back to their homes. So, the opening was not as grand as hoped. The newspapers reported that although the crowd was small, they were treated to a spectacular performance. Since the electricity was deemed unreliable, it was decided to go back and complete the installation of the gas and oil fixtures, which had been called for in the original plans. Gas footlights were installed on the stage. A gas chandelier was hung in the dome, and could be lit through small ports that were cut into the dome's perimeter. Live Performances Over the years, the Opera House has accommodated an endless variety of performers and celebrities. Fire and brimstone evangelist Reverend Billy Sunday, William Jennings Bryan, and Senator Albert Beveridge spoke here. High School commencements and local minstrel shows were staged here. But, most spectacular were the traveling shows. Often arriving by train, the traveling shows brought lavish productions to McConnelsville. Specially constructed doors at the rear of the stage allowed the loading and rigging of the enormous backdrops. Set pieces over twenty feet tall could be slid in through the narrow doors. Trap doors were cut into the stage floor, so that as soon as the curtains closed, the doors opened and the actors dropped down a wooden slide to the dressing rooms below. This made the quick costume changes possible. The frameworks for those trap doors are still visible under the stage. Also under the stage is the dramatic evidence of a potentially disastrous fire that occurred in the early 1900s. The ash pit for the coal furnace sat directly beneath the stage. The furnace had been cleaned and re-stoked for a play, so the pit was filled with still hot ash as the performance began. While the play was in progress, the heat from the ashes ignited the joists supporting the stage. The curtain was dropped and the orchestra in the pit began to play. The fire brigade coming in through the stage door, extinguished the blaze, but not before a large hole was burned through the stage floor. The local stories are that the performance continued on half of the stage, and the Opera House narrowly avoided a tragedy. The basement of the Opera House hides other curiosities. The fan-shaped arrangements of the sloping joists beneath the auditorium were considered ingenious when the architect, Mr. Lindsay, designed them. Perhaps nothing in the theater is more interesting, or mysterious, than its tunnels. For generations, the story has been told that the tunnels were once used to conceal the movements of escaped slaves, who were fleeing the south. They were said to have linked the building that once stood on the Opera House foundation to other locations in the village, and ultimately to the banks of the Muskingum River. After the theater was constructed, the tunnel leading across Main Street (then Center Street) to the Kennebec Hotel was used by performers in traveling to and from their rooms. Now, only the entrance is visible. The tunnel was filled in during the 1930s, out of a concern that the increasingly heavy traffic would cause a collapse. Any evidence that this site was a station on the Underground Railroad is inconclusive. Strangely, very little information exists about this prominent spot on the village square during the Civil War. The Opera House has many secrets, and is reluctant to give them up. In the late 1980s, while doing electrical renovations, workers discovered a hidden stairway leading from the second floor mezzanine to the village offices on the first floor below. How long that stairway had been hidden is uncertain. There was no indication that it existed before its 1980s discovery, and no one in the village could recall any mention of it. In 1913 the theater was outfitted with a permanent system for showing silent films. A projection booth was partitioned off in the back of the balcony or "gallery" as it was known then, and a screen was added to the stage. The best seats in the house were those in the "Parquet Circle," which are those in the front rows of the center section on the ground floor. These premium seats could cost, as much as 20 cents, while those in the "peanut gallery" were a nickel. The first sound pictures came to the Opera House in 1930, using the RCA photophone system. This cumbersome system involved synchronizing 78-RPM records with the film. The true "talkies" did not arrive in McConnelsville until 1936. The only time in its history that the Opera House briefly closed its doors to the public was for the installation of the sound projectors and the renovation of the auditorium. It was at that time the old projection booth was removed from the balcony, and the present booth was created above the second floor mezzanine, and behind the balcony. The theater continues to screen recently released films, as it has done nearly every weekend since 1936. The Opera House Theater's auditorium was dedicated "Birch Hall," in honor and memory of, MacDonald Birch Magician. Birch was a Morgan County native and frequently entertained his hometown friends and relatives at the Opera House, when he was not traveling the globe and entertaining before "the crowned heads" of the world. And, what would a hundred-ten-year old theater be without its resident spirits? At the Opera House, stories have persisted for over four decades about its apparition. http://www.twincityoperahouse.com/history.php Ghost sightings and paranormal activity at the opera house has been reported as far back as the 60's when the ghost of Everett Miller an Usher there for 30 years was seen by 18 youths in the auditorium. Custodians and other employees have sometimes quit over personal experiences in the opera house and even today many of them are reluctant to go into certain areas of the opera house by themselves. One previous owner of the opera house, who lived there for a couple years actually ran out of the building after his encounter with the Lady in White on the stage, leaving the doors wide open to the night. Added by: sdonley on 04/14/2014 DB#:1134 http://www.twincityoperahouse.com/haunted-testimon... On January 23rd, 2010 a paranormal group from Cleveland (Shadow Seekers) had an investigation at the Opera House that left them in total awe. A camera was smacked out of an investigators hand in the basement causing it to break when it hit the ground and at the same exact time their camcorder went dead. They also captured a photograph of the notorious Black Mass in the basement. In the catwalk they set up a table with candy for Elizabeth and a glass of Red Wine for Robert. One of their members, veteran police officer from Cleveland cleaned the glass free of any fingerprints and sprinkled powder on the table all around the candy for Elizabeth. When they later returned to the catwalk they were astonished, there were a child's fingerprints in the powder. They were even more astonished when they seen an adult sized fingerprint on the wine glass. There was absolutely no one in the catwalk between the times when these trigger devices were set up and when they went back to check on them. The catwalk also produced an overwhelming amount of EMF sessions. The K2 meters responding to questions, pegging into the red lights. An investigator had her pant leg pulled on and a second time on command, which also videoed. The balcony of the auditorium was also very active. Investigators were having EMF Meters that were going crazy, which is very odd for the balcony area. An Investigator was seated when he felt a severe chill come over his arm and at that very moment the seat beside him slowly went down as if someone was setting down beside him, but there was nobody there. It also appeared as Everett Miller the long time Usher of the Opera House was working overtime on this evening. Investigators felt as if someone was following them around the auditorium, up the steps to the balcony and in the balcony. They would get sudden cold spots then verified by substantial EMF readings. Prior to their investigation, 4 COGS members were watching a preview of their new movie premiere in the auditorium, but no one was back there at all. A few minutes after that incident another Investigator had a severe cold chill go through his left arm for a very brief moment. Approximately 15 minutes after the second incident a third Investigator went to the projection room to have the volume adjusted for the movie. When he left the booth and entered the balcony he noticed an apparition of a man setting right next to him in one of the seats. When he turned to get a better look it was gone. He then looked over at the end of that isle and seen another apparition setting there for a brief moment and it suddenly vanished too. At the end of the Shadow Seekers investigation when two Investigators were locking and closing up the building they observed a large white ball of light go across the movie screen and then dissipate. They decided to set there for a few more minutes and the stage became brighter once again. To close, this was a very active evening for even The Most Haunted Location in Ohio, The Twin City Opera House. The Phantoms of the Twin City Opera House. Just a few minutes into the preview a COGS Investigator noticed the curtain to the left of the movie screen being pulled back in the corner as if someone was peeking out into the auditorium. 1785 04/14/2014 sdonley A little girl named Elizabeth has been heard playing on the catwalk. 1786 04/14/2014 sdonley The apparition of Elizabeth has been seen on the catwalk. 1787 04/14/2014 sdonley Elizabeth has whispered her age into investigator's ears. 1788 04/14/2014 sdonley Footsteps have been recorded on the catwalk. 1789 04/14/2014 sdonley Cold spots have been recorded on the catwalk. 1790 04/14/2014 sdonley The vision of a lady in white has been seen walking across the stage and up the stairs. 1791 04/14/2014 sdonley Investigators cameras have been moved, shut-off, and manipulated. 1792 04/14/2014 sdonley Shadow figures and black masses have been seen and caught on camera in the basement area. 1793 04/14/2014 sdonley Loud running footsteps have been heard coming down the balcony steps. 1794 04/14/2014 sdonley Music, singing, piano notes and other old time jingles have been heard in the opera house by many different people coming from no where. Discover historic opera house, charming museums in McConnelsville, Ohio Added: 04/14/2014 By: sdonley A great article about the opera house and McConnelsville.

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Discussion on the life and times of Admiral Lord Nelson Board index » Public » Welcome to Nelson's World - General Discussion American Prisoners at Dartmoor Post subject: American Prisoners at Dartmoor Location: mid-Wales Most people know that Dartmoor prison, one of the most forbidding and notorious in the country, was built to house French prisoners of the Napoleonic Wars. It subsequently housed seriously dangerous criminals and also conscientious objectors during the First World War. Nowadays, the inmates are ‘category C’ - non-violent, low-risk prisoners. A friend of ours is now Chaplain at the prison, and he sent me a little booklet, compiled by a colleague of Bill’s who worked at the prison for 10 years. It narrates the lesser-known story of the American prisoners who were also housed there during the War of 1812. Some of them had been serving, often as pressed men, on RN ships, but refused to fight against their own country when the war broke out. They were a spirited and defiant band, and led the governor and their guards a merry dance. However, many prisoners died as a result of the harsh conditions. There was a real tragedy there when the war had ended. The ‘prisoners’, now no longer prisoners either in law or in fact, were awaiting transport home. There were long delays which caused frustration, both among the ‘Yankees’, as they were called, and among the soldiers appointed to guard them, who also wanted to go home. During a disturbance, a confusing order caused the militia men to fire on the Americans, who were in effect, free men and unarmed. Nine men were killed, many more injured. It is a sad and poignant story, and a little known one. It was impossible to apportion blame for the outrage, though the Governor, Captain Shortland, was completely exonerated in the subsequent enquiry. There is now a memorial garden, as well as a beautiful stained glass window in the local church, and now this little pamphlet, that the author has written with the aim of reclaiming this almost forgotten event and its victims. The booklet also describes the daily routines, customs, food supplies etc. of the prisoners-of-war and gives an informed insight into this closed world about which I might post more on another thread. Mark Barrett Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 10:35 am At one time I got really interested in the whole subject of prisoners of war, British prisoners in France and vice versa. In addition to Dartmoor there was a big prison at Norman Cross near Peterboro. I was also very interested in the parole towns where officers were allowed to live amongst the community and live relatively normal lives - having pledged that they would not try to escape. There were examples of them marrying and having families. Stranger than fiction - now didn't I say that yesterday! I bought a book called Dartmoor's War Prison and Church. If the one you are mentioning here is another one I would appreciate details by email. Thanks. At one time I could not get very excited about the bone artefacts made by the French prisoners. Until I read that they were allowed to sell them to people living local to the prison. A bit like an open day where they could lay these items out and try to tempt people to buy them. It seemed to put a whole new dimension on it. To see the big picture you need to see all the little pictures - now didn't I say that yesterday!! Thanks for the pointer to this book. Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 10:21 am Roy and I did quite a lot of research PoWs for our book The War for All the Oceans, as there are many conflicting reports. We did research on PoWs held in Britain and British PoWs held in France, including the massacre at Dartmoor, trying to unravel all the different accounts.. I'll post more details on the new thread of prisoners rather than repeat it all here. Jump to: Select a forum ------------------ Public Welcome to Nelson's World - General Discussion Information Forum Registered Users Inside Nelson's World Powered by p h p B B © 2000, 2002, 2005, 2007 p h p B B Group

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26th Apr2015 ‘Grimm Tales’ DVD Review Stars: Molly C. Quinn, Yancy Butler, Lara Flynn Boyle, Lochlyn Munro, Michael Welch, Andrew James Allen | Written by David Tillman | Directed by Duane Journey Tommy Wirkola and the ABC TV show Once Upon a Time have a lot to answer for… Since the debut of the TV show and more importantly Wirkola’s movie […] Tags : 101 Films, Andrew James Allen, David Tillman, Duane Journey, Grimm Tales, Hansel & Gretel and the 420 Witch, Hansel & Gretel Get Baked, Lara Flynn Boyle, Lochlyn Munro, Michael Welch, Molly C. Quinn, Review, Yancy Butler 23rd Mar2013 ‘Hansel & Gretel Get Baked’ Review Stars: Molly C. Quinn, Yancy Butler, Lara Flynn Boyle, Lochlyn Munro, Michael Welch, Andrew James Allen | Written by David Tillman | Directed by Duane Journey Tommy Wirkola has a lot to answer for… Since releasing his Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters flick there have been more and more Hansel & Gretel-related flicks hitting DVD, […] Tags : Andrew James Allen, David Tillman, Duane Journey, Grimmfest 2013, Hansel & Gretel Get Baked, Lara Flynn Boyle, Lochlyn Munro, Michael Welch, Molly C. Quinn, Review, Yancy Butler

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THE GREAT GOSPEL OF JOHN Jesus' Precepts and Deeds through His Three Years of Teaching The Lord on the way from Jericho to Nahim in Judea. Luke, Chapter 19 - Chapter 28 - The Lord heals the son of Zacchaeus. hen the Jews heard what I said, they became angry, and a few of them said among each other: "The Pharisees were right after all when they persecuted this Galilean, because from His words it clearly shows that He will set up the Romans against us who take Him for a God because of His sorceries, and they will certainly take away all our rights and make us all completely their slaves. If He is the One who will bring back the lost Kingdom of God and its justice, and if this has to consist of what He has revealed to us now, He just can keep His Kingdom of God and that nice justice to Himself. And if He will continue to proclaim ever loudly such a Kingdom of God and its justice to us Jews, then it could happen that the Jews will strangle Him earlier than He will do to the Jews with the help of the Romans." When My disciples heard these talks, they said to Me: "Lord, do You not hear what these people are saying? Will You let them go from here unpunished?" I said: "No one has put his hand on Me yet to grab Me, then why should I punish them? I have spoken first, and now they talk among each other and they begin to clear off because they did not like the taste of My words, and for this I do not punish the blind ones. But once they will put their hands on Me, then also the punishment will come over them, as I have shown you already several times. So let them talk unpunished and let them go their way. But let us now go into the house of friend Zacchaeus, then he will prepare a midday meal for us." After these words of Mine we went into the house of Zacchaeus who let immediately bring us bread and wine and commanded his people to do their utmost best to serve us as good as possible. When we were now sitting in a very large and well-equipped room and had refreshed and strengthened ourselves with bread and wine, our Zacchaeus began to thank Me with all his heart because I told the people from Jerusalem, whom he detested, that which they had deserved already for a long time, for although Zacchaeus was a descendant of Abraham, he was a Samaritan and therefore all the more hated by the people of Jerusalem. So he also asked Me if I was against the fact that he was a Samaritan. But I said to him: "Just remain who you are, and be righteous out of true love for God and your neighbor, then you will please Me better than the Jews who kiss the gold of the temple and chase away the poor from their front door with dogs. Therefore, I also will soon let them be chased away and scatter them among foreign nations over the whole world, and they will in future have no more country of their own and possess no more kingdom. But let us let them go their own way and sin until their measure will be full." After these few words of Mine, Zacchaeus thanked Me again, and he asked Me for advice, as to what he should do with his eldest son who was already 16 years old, but since 3 years he had become insane and from day to day he fell into greater madness. He already had called all known and best doctors for his son, and they all had tried to heal him, but all their knowledge and trouble had not only no result, but his son was after each treatment of a doctor worse than before. Then I said to Zacchaeus: "Friend, no earthly doctor can heal such affliction with his herbs. But bring your son here, then you will see the power of God's glory." Then Zacchaeus ordered his helpers to bring his son firmly bound out of his safely locked-up room. Then the helpers said: "Lord, that will be very difficult in the presence of these foreign guests, because firstly he rages almost continuously, and secondly he stinks worse than all pestilence because he constantly smears himself with his excrements." Then I said: "Just bring him here, for I want to see and heal him." A helper, who was of high esteem in the house, said: "O Friend, only God can heal him, but on this Earth no human being anymore. If You also heal him, then You are not a human being, but a God." I said: "Do not worry about that, but do what you have been told." Then the helpers went to bring the son, and all My disciples were shocked when they saw him and said: "He is in a still worse condition than what we have seen in the region of the Gadarenes." But I stood up, threatened the evil spirits in the son and commanded them to leave him immediately forever. Then they still pulled the son once more back and forth, and in the form of many black flies they left the son who became then completely healthy. Now I said to the helpers: "Now bring him outside to the spring and clean him. Give him also clean clothes and bring him here again, so that he can partake with us of the midday meal." And so it was done. Now when the son was sitting at our table, healthy and clean, all the relatives and acquaintances that were living in the house came to our room, and they were extremely surprised about this fast healing of the son. And Zacchaeus thanked Me enthusiastically for this healing. And the chief helper said to Me: "Lord, You are not a human being like we are, but You are a true God whom we men want and will always worship." While the helper was still speaking, the midday meal was set on the table and we began to eat.

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Monthly Diary The Trust Today Formation of the Trust The Trust and Leomansley Mill Leomansley Mill and the Hartwell family 1791 - 1833 Management 1793 - 1830 The Trust and Maple Hayes LDF Ecological Study Home‎ > ‎History‎ > ‎The Trust and Leomansley Mill‎ > ‎ One of the first documents that the Trust owns is an agreement written in 1791 between the inhabitants of Bacon (Beacon) Street and John Hartwell, who had recently acquired land adjacent to the south western boundary of Pipe Green, on which he intended to build a fulling mill. However, he needed a little more land to build a mill pond and so entered into an agreement to rent 2 roods of land (approximately half an acre) from Pipe Green. In return Hartwell would pay 10s a year to the curate of St Chads, the Rev. Edward Remington, and the monies would be distributed each year on the 25th of December, as bread to the poor of Bacon Street. A full transcript of the original agreement can be found as a PDF file at the bottom of the page (be warned it is not the easiest document to read and I have split it into more manageable sections and added a summary above each paragraph in bold). For those that want more, I have also added a section "A closer look at the 1791 agreement" near the bottom of this page. Accompanying the written agreement, is a map (drawn in 1791), which holds an amazing amount of information and certainly makes the site more understandable. Not only does it show the mill and mill pond but also the route of Leomansley brook across Pipe Green. A scan of the original map can also be found at the bottom of the page (250kb). What is fascinating, is what happens when you super-impose the 1791 map onto a present day Google earth map (a rather fiddley process, when you do not have any grid coordinates on the original map!). This is shown in the map below, with the mill pond in blue. The red line depicts Hartwell's land and the area between the red and yellow lines, is the 2 roods of land rented from Pipe Green. It can clearly be seen that this land forms a large part of the mill pond. Anyone who knows the site today, will probably realise that the yellow line is the present day boundary of the Green. How that came about is another story told later on! Enlarging the mill section of the 1791 map (seen below) gives us an idea of the size of the mill and millpond. The mill itself was quite small (building 1) and stood next to a larger building called house (building 2). The mill pond extended up to these buildings and looks as though the waterwheel was located between building 1 and 2. The mill was likely to have had a breast shot waterwheel, as this is listed in a sales advertisement in 1860. The mill pond was a substantial size (estimated to be 70 m diameter). Interestingly there are two watercourses feeding into the mill pond; one is called "Mapple Hay Brook" and the other, "Lemmons-lay Brook" (seen on 1791 pdf). The Mapple Hay Brook is the stream coming from the present day Jubilee Woods across the Maple Hayes estate (but which today is referred to as Leamonsley brook). Lemmons-lay brook, on the other hand, appears to be the water course coming in from the present day Sloppy woods (seems to be a more logical naming system in 1791!) . It also suggests, from the Google earth image, that the Mapple Hay brook was diverted from its natural course, to feed into the mill pond. How the mill was accessed is not known, as no road or track to the mill is shown on the map. Unfortunately John Hartwell died in 1798 and his widow, Mary Hartwell, took over the business. In 1810 the Pipe Green Trust served notice on Mary to surrender the land owned by the Trust. As this was now part of the millpond and obviously an important piece of land (a mill is hardly going to work without a millpond!), it put Mary in a very difficult position. She did however, renegotiate the lease and a new lease was signed in 1812. However Mary now had to pay an annual rent of £3. 3s, which is substantially more than the 10s she had previously been paying! Mary agreed the terms (I suspect reluctantly, but then the Trust did have her over the proverbial barrel) and paid the rent annually. Mary did not run the mill herself, but leased it to initially John Henrickson and later Thomas Dicken. During this time the mill underwent a major expansion, becoming an impressive four-storied building (more about this later). It maybe that the expansion was too costly as John Henrikson went bankrupt in 1815. Mary died in 1833 and the mill was bought by Thomas Adie in 1833. A closer look at the 1791 map (pdf) The 1791 map, not only gives an indication of the site of the mill, but it also raises some interesting points and of course, unanswered questions. The 1791 map also has the route of Leomansley brook across Pipe Green. Superimposing this course onto the present day Google earth map, shows that the route of the brook has not changed that much over the last 200 years. The land on the western boundary is referred to as "Land of G Addams Esq" This is correct as Addams bought the Maple Hayes estate in 1786 but only moved into the newly built house in 1794. Other writing on the map indicates that the land on the eastern side of the green was owned by a "Mr Cobbs" and was referred to as "Nobles Moggs". Today the land is still very wet and boggy and so moggs, is still a very apt name! There is also a bridge referred to as "Mr Cobbs Bridge" on the north eastern boundary of the Green. Who Mr Cobbs was, I have yet to find out There is some writing underneath Lemmons-lay brook, which is quite difficult to read. I think it says "to be continued up the common four hundred ----- feets by ? bankment?" I assume that this refers to the course of the brook that is not illustrated on the map. A closer look at the 1791 agreement The written agreement that accompanies the map, is a somewhat long winded and convoluted document with very little punctuation and a lot of legal speak! The agreement has been fully transcribed as a pdf document. I have taken the liberty to break the document into more manageable sections, with a summary of each paragraph in bold. Some interesting details can be found in this document and have been highlighted in blue: This document was written in September 1791, and was approved by Chancery in February 1792. This was approximately two years before the Trust was established. Thirteen inhabitants of Beacon Street nominated the Curate of St Chads (Rev Edward Remington) to collect the 10 s rent from Hartwell. Remington would organise for bread to be bought with this money and that it would be distributed by the Church wardens to the poor of Beacon Street on Christmas Day. The names of some of the inhabitants of Beacon Street are listed in the document and include Peter Garrick (brother of David Garrick), St George Bowles (ex-army officer) and George Addams (a wine merchant living at the Angel Croft and soon to move to Maple Hayes). In this document Beacon Street is spelt both Beacon Street and Bacon street! There is an important statement in the document, which is the first evidence that the residents of Beacon Street own Pipe Green and have done so "since time immemorial" 1791_Agreement_Leamonley_Mill.pdf Jane Arnold, 1791_Map_Leomansley_Mill.pdf

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Current Issue Archive Ahead of Print About the Journal Editorial Ethical Standards Reviewer procedure Peer review process Open Access License and self-archiving policy Contact Instructions for Authors Instructions for Reviewers List of Reviewers 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 Editorial Ethical Standards Reviewer procedure Peer review process Open Access License and self-archiving policy Contact About the Journal Editorial Ethical Standards Reviewer procedure Peer review process Open Access License and self-archiving policy Contact List of Reviewers 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 3/2019 vol. 59 Molecular cloning and characterization of pearl millet polyphenol oxidase and its role in defense against downy mildew Niranjan-Raj Sathyanarayana 1, A-F Lavanya Senapathyhally Nagaraju 2, B Chandra Nayak Siddaiah 2, B-C Department of Studies in Microbiology, Karnataka State Open University, Mukthagangotri, Mysuru, Karnataka, India Department of Studies in Biotechnology, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysuru, Karnataka, India A - Research concept and design; B - Collection and/or assembly of data; C - Data analysis and interpretation; D - Writing the article; E - Critical revision of the article; F - Final approval of article Niranjan-Raj Sathyanarayana Online publication date: 2019-10-02 Submission date: 2018-11-17 Acceptance date: 2019-08-22 Journal of Plant Protection Research 2019;59(3):423–427 DOI: https://doi.org/10.24425/jppr.2019.129745 plant defense Pennisetum glaucum polyphenol oxidase Polyphenol oxidase partial gene PG-PPO was cloned and characterized from Pennisetum glaucum (pearl millet) which showed 42% identity to a PPO sequence isolated from wheat at the region of Copper B with a score of 40 and e-value of 2.8. Multiple sequence alignment results revealed similarity to polyphenol oxidase (PPO) sequences from wheat, trifolium, lettuce, apricot, tobacco, tomato, pokeweed, apple, grape and poplar especially at the Copper B region of PPO. The 395 bp pearl millet PPO sequence was AT rich (53.3%) and contained the highly conserved amino acids of histidine-rich copper binding sites similar to PPO sequences from other crops. Results also indicated that PPO in pearl millet exists in multi copy. The role of the isolated PPO gene during pearl millet-downy mildew interaction was analyzed and the results showed significantly higher and rapid accumulation of PPO mRNAs in resistant pearl millet seedlings inoculated with Sclerospora graminicola in comparison to the susceptible control, demonstrating that the PPO plays a prominent role in pearl millet defense against pathogens, particularly downy mildew pathogen. The authors have declared that no conflict of interests exist. 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Al-Ma`arij 71. Nuh 72. Al-Jinn 73. Al-Muzammil 74. Al-Mudathir 75. Al-Qiyamah 76. Al-Insan 77. Al-Mursalat 78. An-Naba' 79. An-Nazi`at 80. `Abasa 81. At-Takwir 82. Al-Infitar 83. Al-Mutaffifeen 84. Al-Inshiqaq 85. Al-Buruj 86. At-Tariq 87. Al-A`la 88. Al-Ghashiya 89. Al-Fajr 90. Al-Balad 91. Ash-Shams 92. Al-Layl 93. Ad-Duha 94. Ash-Sharh 95. At-Tin 96. Al-`Alaq 97. Al-Qadr 98. Al-Bayyinah 99. Az-Zalzala 100. Al-`Adiyat 101. Al-Qari`ah 102. At-Takathur 103. Al-`Asr 104. Al-Humazah 105. Al-Fil 106. Al-Quraish 107. Al-Ma`un 108. Al-Kauthar 109. Al-Kafirun 110. An-Nasr 111. Al-Masad 112. Al-Ikhlas 113. Al-Falaq 114. An-Nas Select Ayat Overview 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 Select Surah 1. Al-Fatihah 2. Al-Baqarah 3. Ale-Imran 4. An-Nisa' 5. Al-Ma'idah 6. Al-An`am 7. Al-A`raf 8. Al-Anfal 9. At-Taubah 10. Yunus 11. Hud 12. Yusuf 13. Ar-Ra`d 14. Ibrahim 15. Al-Hijr 16. An-Nahl 17. Al-Isra 18. Al-Kahf 19. Maryam 20. Ta Ha 21. Al-Anbiya' 22. Al-Hajj 23. Al-Mu'minun 24. An-Nur 25. Al-Furqan 26. Ash-Shu`ara' 27. An-Naml 28. Al-Qasas 29. Al-`Ankabut 30. Ar-Rum 31. Luqman 32. As-Sajdah 33. Al-Ahzab 34. Saba' 35. Fatir 36. Ya Sin 37. As-Saffat 38. Sad 39. Az-Zumar 40. Ghafir 41. Fussilat 42. Ash-Shura 43. Az-Zukhruf 44. Ad-Dukhan 45. Al-Jathiyah 46. Al-Ahqaf 47. Muhammad 48. Al-Fath 49. Al-Hujurat 50. Qaf 51. Ad-Dhariyat 52. At-Tur 53. An-Najm 54. Al-Qamar 55. Ar-Rahman 56. Al-Waqi`ah 57. Al-Hadid 58. Al-Mujadilah 59. Al-Hashr 60. Al-Mumtahanah 61. As-Saff 62. Al-Jumu`ah 63. Al-Munafiqun 64. At-Taghabun 65. At-Talaq 66. At-Tahrim 67. Al-Mulk 68. Al-Qalam 69. Al-Haqqah 70. Al-Ma`arij 71. Nuh 72. Al-Jinn 73. Al-Muzammil 74. Al-Mudathir 75. Al-Qiyamah 76. Al-Insan 77. Al-Mursalat 78. An-Naba' 79. An-Nazi`at 80. `Abasa 81. At-Takwir 82. Al-Infitar 83. Al-Mutaffifeen 84. Al-Inshiqaq 85. Al-Buruj 86. At-Tariq 87. Al-A`la 88. Al-Ghashiya 89. Al-Fajr 90. Al-Balad 91. Ash-Shams 92. Al-Layl 93. Ad-Duha 94. Ash-Sharh 95. At-Tin 96. Al-`Alaq 97. Al-Qadr 98. Al-Bayyinah 99. Az-Zalzala 100. Al-`Adiyat 101. Al-Qari`ah 102. At-Takathur 103. Al-`Asr 104. Al-Humazah 105. Al-Fil 106. Al-Quraish 107. Al-Ma`un 108. Al-Kauthar 109. Al-Kafirun 110. An-Nasr 111. Al-Masad 112. Al-Ikhlas 113. Al-Falaq 114. An-Nas Select Ayat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 Mushaf View Qur'an Dictionary Unique Root Words Ale-Imran Al-Isra an-Nas an-Nisa' al-Anfal al-Kahf al-Hajj al-Baqarah: 33 al-Fatihah: 1 al-Baqarah: 1 at-Taubah: 5 al-A`raf: 31 al-Kahf: 2 al-Baqarah: 233 an-Nisa': 1 Surah al-Baqarah (The Cow) 2 : 160 Overview - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 - 15 - 16 - 17 - 18 - 19 - 20 - 21 - 22 - 23 - 24 - 25 - 26 - 27 - 28 - 29 - 30 - 31 - 32 - 33 - 34 - 35 - 36 - 37 - 38 - 39 - 40 - 41 - 42 - 43 - 44 - 45 - 46 - 47 - 48 - 49 - 50 - 51 - 52 - 53 - 54 - 55 - 56 - 57 - 58 - 59 - 60 - 61 - 62 - 63 - 64 - 65 - 66 - 67 - 68 - 69 - 70 - 71 - 72 - 73 - 74 - 75 - 76 - 77 - 78 - 79 - 80 - 81 - 82 - 83 - 84 - 85 - 86 - 87 - 88 - 89 - 90 - 91 - 92 - 93 - 94 - 95 - 96 - 97 - 98 - 99 - 100 - 101 - 102 - 103 - 104 - 105 - 106 - 107 - 108 - 109 - 110 - 111 - 112 - 113 - 114 - 115 - 116 - 117 - 118 - 119 - 120 - 121 - 122 - 123 - 124 - 125 - 126 - 127 - 128 - 129 - 130 - 131 - 132 - 133 - 134 - 135 - 136 - 137 - 138 - 139 - 140 - 141 - 142 - 143 - 144 - 145 - 146 - 147 - 148 - 149 - 150 - 151 - 152 - 153 - 154 - 155 - 156 - 157 - 158 - 159 - 160 - 161 - 162 - 163 - 164 - 165 - 166 - 167 - 168 - 169 - 170 - 171 - 172 - 173 - 174 - 175 - 176 - 177 - 178 - 179 - 180 - 181 - 182 - 183 - 184 - 185 - 186 - 187 - 188 - 189 - 190 - 191 - 192 - 193 - 194 - 195 - 196 - 197 - 198 - 199 - 200 - 201 - 202 - 203 - 204 - 205 - 206 - 207 - 208 - 209 - 210 - 211 - 212 - 213 - 214 - 215 - 216 - 217 - 218 - 219 - 220 - 221 - 222 - 223 - 224 - 225 - 226 - 227 - 228 - 229 - 230 - 231 - 232 - 233 - 234 - 235 - 236 - 237 - 238 - 239 - 240 - 241 - 242 - 243 - 244 - 245 - 246 - 247 - 248 - 249 - 250 - 251 - 252 - 253 - 254 - 255 - 256 - 257 - 258 - 259 - 260 - 261 - 262 - 263 - 264 - 265 - 266 - 267 - 268 - 269 - 270 - 271 - 272 - 273 - 274 - 275 - 276 - 277 - 278 - 279 - 280 - 281 - 282 - 283 - 284 - 285 - 286 - DISPLAY ALL إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ تَابُوا۟ وَأَصْلَحُوا۟ وَبَيَّنُوا۟ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَتُوبُ عَلَيْهِمْ ۚ وَأَنَا ٱلتَّوَّابُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ Muhsin Khan Quran Project Except for those who repent and correct themselves and make evident [what they concealed]. Those - I will accept their repentance, and I am the Accepting of repentance, the Merciful. Except those who repent and do righteous deeds, and openly declare (the truth which they concealed). These, I will accept their repentance. And I am the One Who accepts repentance, the Most Merciful. Except those who repent and amend and make manifest (the truth). These it is toward whom I relent. I am the Relenting, the Merciful. Except those who repent and make amends and openly declare (the Truth): To them I turn; for I am Oft-returning, Most Merciful. 1 Lessons/Guidance/Reflections/Gems 2 Linguistic Analysis 3 Surah Overview 4 Miscellaneous Information 5 Connected/Related Ayat 6 Frequency of the word 7 Period of Revelation 8 Reasons for Revelation 9 Relevant Hadith 10 Wiki Forum 11 Tafsir Zone Click word/image to view Qur'an Dictionary Arabic word (2:160:1) illā alladhīna tābū who repent[ed] wa-aṣlaḥū and reform[ed] wabayyanū and openly declar[ed] atūbu I will accept repentance (2:160:10) l-tawābu the Acceptor of Repentance l-raḥīmu the Most Merciful 1. Lessons/Guidance/Reflections/Gems Exception is, of course, made of those who come to realise their folly, repent and abandon such practices. The Qur’ān opens the door, as always, for those who repent and make amends, giving them another chance to see the light and make the change within themselves. To prove that the change is genuine, they are required to make up for the past by performing good deeds, being scrupulously honest in their actions, and championing the truth and abiding by it in all they say and do. They must have full confidence in God’s mercy and be certain that He will forgive and reward their repentance. 2. Linguistic Analysis The data for this section is awaiting to be be uploaded. Be the first to contribute. Frequency of Root words in this Ayat used in this Surah * 3. Surah Overview Read the Surah overview here 4. Miscellaneous Information 5. Connected/Related Ayat 6. Frequency of the word 7. Period of Revelation The scholars are unanimous that Surah al-Baqarah is Madani and that it was the first Surah revealed in Madinah. [Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani in Fath al-Bari no. 160/8]. Despite it being the first Surah to be revealed in Madinah, it contains Ayaat from a later period also. In fact, according to Ibn Abbas [as mentioned in Ibn Kathir] the last Ayat revealed to the Prophet was Ayat no. 281 from Surah al-Baqarah and this occurred 8 days or so before his death [which corresponds to the year 11 Hijri]. 8. Reasons for Revelation In order to understand the meaning of this Surah, we should know its historical background: 1. At Makkah, the Quran generally addressed the polytheist Quraysh who were ignorant of Islam, but at Madinah it was also concerned with the Jews who were acquainted with the creed of Monotheism, Prophethood, Revelation, the Hereafter and Angels. They also professed to believe in the law which was revealed by God to their Prophet Moses, and in principle, their way was the same (Islam) that was being taught by Prophet Muhammad. But they had strayed away from it during the centuries of degeneration and had adopted many un-Islamic creeds, rites and customs of which there was no mention and for which there was no sanction in the Torah. Not only this: they had tampered with the Torah by inserting their own explanations and interpretations into its text. They had distorted even that part of the Word of God which had remained intact in their Scriptures and taken out of it the real spirit of true religion and were now clinging to a lifeless frame of rituals. Consequently their beliefs, their morals and their conduct had gone to the lowest depths of degeneration. The pity is that they were not only satisfied with their condition but loved to cling to it. Besides this, they had no intention or inclination to accept any kind of reform. So they became bitter enemies of those who came to teach them the Right Way and did their utmost to defeat every such effort. Though they were originally Muslims, they had swerved from the real Islam and made innovations and alterations in it and had fallen victims to hair splitting and sectarianism. They had forgotten and forsaken God and begun to serve material wealth. So much so that they had even given up their original name “Muslim” and adopted the name “Jew” instead, and made religion the sole monopoly of the children of Israel. This was their religious condition when the Prophet went to Madinah and invited the Jews to the true religion. That is why more than one third of this Surah has been addressed to the children of Israel. A critical review of their history, their moral degeneration and their religious perversions has been made. Side by side with this, the high standard of morality and the fundamental principles of the pure religion have been put forward in order to bring out clearly the nature of the degeneration of the community of a prophet when it goes astray and to draw clear lines of demarcation between real piety and formalism, and the essentials and non-essentials of the true religion. 2. At Makkah, Islam was mainly concerned with the propagation of its fundamental principles and the moral training of its followers. But after the migration of the Prophet to Madinah, where Muslims had come to settle from all over Arabia and where a tiny Islamic State had been set up with the help of the ‘local supporters’ (Ansar), naturally the Quran had to turn its attention to the social, cultural, economic, political and legal problems as well. This accounts for the difference between the themes of the Surahs revealed at Makkah and those at Madinah. Accordingly about half of this Surah deals with those principles and regulations which are essential for the integration and solidarity of a community and for the solution of its problems. After the migration to Madinah, the struggle between Islam and disbelief (Kufr) had also entered a new phase. Before this the Believers, who propagated Islam among their own clans and tribes, had to face its opponents at their own risk. But the conditions had changed at Madinah, where Muslims from all parts of Arabia had come and settled as one community, and had established an independent city state. Here it became a struggle for the survival of the Community itself, for the whole of non-Muslim Arabia was bent upon and united in crushing it totally. Hence the following instructions, upon which depended not only its success but its very survival, were revealed in this Surah: a. The Community should work with the utmost zeal to propagate its ideology and win over to its side the greatest possible number of people. b. It should so expose its opponents as to leave no room for doubt in the mind of any sensible person that they were adhering to an absolutely wrong position. c. It should infuse in its members (the majority of whom were homeless and indigent and surrounded on all sides by enemies) that courage and fortitude which is so indispensable to their very existence in the adverse circumstances in which they were struggling and to prepare them to face these boldly. d. It should also keep them ready and prepared to meet any armed menace, which might come from any side to suppress and crush their ideology, and to oppose it tooth and nail without minding the overwhelming numerical strength and the material resources of its enemies. e. It should also create in them that courage which is needed for the eradication of evil ways and for the establishment of the Islamic Way instead. That is why God has revealed in this Surah such instructions as may help achieve all the above mentioned objects. At the time of the revelation of Al-Baqarah, all sorts of hypocrites had begun to appear. God has, therefore, briefly pointed out their characteristics here. Afterwards when their evil characteristics and mischievous deeds became manifest, God sent detailed instructions about them. [REF: Mawdudi] 9. Relevant Hadith Abu Hurayrah narrated that Allah's Messenger said, "Whoever was asked about knowledge that one has, but he hid it, then a bridle made of fire will be tied around his mouth on the Day of Resurrection" Allah's Messenger said, "Do not curse him, for he loves Allah and His Messenger". 10. Wiki Forum Comments in this section are statements made by general users – these are not necessarily explanations of the Ayah – rather a place to share personal thoughts and stories… 11. 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Weekday Ramble #25: The Legend of Tom Petty Any day is a good day to celebrate Tom Petty. Do something you really like and hopefully it pays the rent. As far as I’m concerned, that’s success. - Tom Petty You got it, man. Probably leads to happiness or something, too. Hopefully I’ll get there someday. Somehow, Tom Petty is underrated He’s one of the most revered singers and songwriters in classic rock. His hits spanned four decades. Yet Tom Petty is underrated. Sadly Petty is sometimes seen as an irrelevant dinosaur. Because his hits like “Refugee” and “Breakdown” are overplayed on the same stations that call the Doobie Brothers and Poison “classic” all the things that set him apart from the rest of his contemporaries are ignored. His songs are more nuanced, have more energy, and mean more than, say, those by Bob Seger or John Mellencamp. Plus he only got better as he aged. The proof is on the vinyl. Petty made his best, most consistent albums between 1994 and 2002. This was after his groundbreaking, back to basics ‘70s albums that included iconic songs like “American Girl” and “Even the Losers” It was after 1989’s classic Full Moon Fever with smashes like “Free Fallin’” and “Runnin’ Down a Dream.” Any musician’s career would be seen as successful with even a fraction of these highlights. But his best material hadn’t even been made yet. 1994’s rightly heralded Wildflowers boasts huge hits like “You Wreck Me” and “You Don’t Know How it Feels” and favorites “It’s Good to Be King,” “Cabin Down Below,” and the title cut. It is his best, most consistent album. Those who think that Petty is a one-dimensional Mellencamp/Seger clone are wrong. Don’t get me wrong, I have love for both of them as well, but they just don’t have the subtlety, complexity, and variety of Tom Petty. For proof beyond the surface, check out amazing album cuts like “House in the Woods” (the visceral drumming is a highlight) and stirring “Crawling Back to You.” She’s the One, although it contains multiple versions of songs, outtakes from Wildflowers, and covers, is nearly as classic, although far from as heralded. “Walls” is an all-time Petty (and rock n’ roll) classic. His well-chosen covers of Americana singer Lucinda Williams’ “Change the Locks” and early Beck track “Asshole” improve on the originals, making them seem tame by comparison. “Angel Dream,” “Supernatural Radio,” and “Hung Up and Overdue” are among Petty’s best. Few rock songs in the ‘90s are better. Although you don’t hear them on the radio anymore several songs from Petty’s 1999 Echo were played heavily when it was first released. “Free Girl Now,” “Swinging,” and “Room at the Top” all had regular rotation, hitting numbers 5, 17, and 19 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. This was well-deserved, even if the stations that gave them their popularity are now too busy playing “Sweet Home Alabama” twelve times a day to bother with them. The rest of the album is filled with other emotional, well-written songs like “Counting on You,” “Echo,” “Rhino Skin,” and “One More Night, One More Day.” The Last DJ, released in 2002, marked the end of Petty’s final push. Along with She’s the One the critical consensus is that it is among his worst. Unsurprisingly, the critics are wrong. There are some weaker songs – “When a Kid Goes Bad” and “Lost Children” come to mind – but it is still a strong album. Petty’s willingness to “bite the hand that feeds him” by criticizing the greed of the record industry throughout is admirable. The results are some of his most biting songs, including the criminally underrated title cut, beautiful “Dreamville,” and catchy, meaningful should-have-been hits “Have Love Will Travel” and “Can’t Stop the Sun.” Unfortunately it’s hard to change the tide of critical opinion, much less that of fans themselves. The traditional outlooks on Tom Petty – from typical songwriter in the Seger/Mellencamp/Springsteen vein to great artist whose time is gone – will most likely continue to prevail. For those of us who know, though, his entire catalog, especially his later albums, will endure Erik Ritland is a writer and musician from St. Paul, Minnesota. His blog and podcast Rambling On features commentary on music, sports, culture, and more. He is also a contributor for Minnesota culture blog Curious North. Support Erik's music via his Patreon account, reach him via email, or find him on Facebook and Twitter.

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(1) Amount Previously Paid: (2) Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.: (3) Filing Party: (4) Date Filed: 2nd Page of 30 TOC 1st Previous Next ↓Bottom Just 2nd NOTICE OF 1994 ANNUAL MEETING AND PROXY STATEMENT 3rd Page of 30 TOC 1st Previous Next ↓Bottom Just 3rd [LOGO OF BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY] You are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company at the Hotel duPont, 11th and Market Streets, Wilmington, Delaware, on Tuesday, May 3, 1994 at 9:45 a.m. This booklet includes the Notice of Annual Meeting and the Proxy Statement. The Proxy Statement describes the business to be transacted at the meeting and provides other information concerning the Company which you should be aware of when you vote your shares. The principal business of the Annual Meeting will be the election of directors, ratification of the appointment of the independent accountants and consideration of two stockholder-proposed resolutions. As in prior years, we plan to review the status of the Company's business at the meeting. A report of the meeting will be included in the Report to Stockholders issued following the At last year's Annual Meeting over 84% of the outstanding shares were represented. It is important that your shares be represented whether or not you are personally able to attend. In order to insure that you will be represented, we ask you to sign, date and return the enclosed proxy card or proxy voting instruction form promptly. Proxy votes are tabulated by an independent agent and reported at the Annual Meeting. The tabulating agent maintains the confidentiality of the proxies throughout the voting process and no information is disclosed to the Company which would identify the vote of any stockholder. Admission to the Annual Meeting will be by ticket only. If you are a registered stockholder planning to attend the meeting, please check the appropriate box on the proxy card and retain the bottom portion of the card as your admission ticket. If your shares are held through an intermediary such as a bank or broker, follow the instructions in the Proxy Statement to obtain a As is our usual practice, we have provided space on the proxy card for comments from our registered stockholders. We urge you to use it to let us know your feelings about the Company or to bring a particular matter to our attention. If you hold your shares through an intermediary, please feel free to write directly to us. /s/ Richard L. Gelb /s/ Charles A. Heimbold, Jr. Richard L. Gelb Charles A. Heimbold, Jr. Chairman of the Board President and Chief Executive Officer 4th Page of 30 TOC 1st Previous Next ↓Bottom Just 4th OF STOCKHOLDERS Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held at the Hotel duPont, 11th and Market Streets, Wilmington, Delaware, on Tuesday, May 3, 1994, at 9:45 a.m. for the following purposes as set forth in the accompanying Proxy Statement: to elect directors; to ratify the appointment of Price Waterhouse as independent accountants for 1994; to consider and vote upon two stockholder-proposed resolutions; and to transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournments thereof. Holders of record of the Company's Common and Preferred Stock at the close of business on March 4, 1994 will be entitled to vote at the meeting. /s/ Pamela D. Kasa Pamela D. Kasa YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF SHARES YOU OWN, YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT. IF YOU DO NOT ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING TO VOTE IN PERSON, YOUR VOTE WILL NOT BE COUNTED UNLESS A SIGNED PROXY REPRESENTING YOUR SHARES IS PRESENTED AT THE TO INSURE THAT YOUR SHARES WILL BE VOTED AT THE MEETING YOU SHOULD MARK, SIGN AND DATE THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD OR PROXY VOTING INSTRUCTION FORM AND RETURN IT PROMPTLY IN THE ENVELOPE PROVIDED WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE MEETING. IF YOU DO ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING YOU MAY REVOKE YOUR PROXY AND VOTE BY BALLOT. [Download Table] ANNUAL MEETING AND PROXY SOLICITATION INFORMATION......................... 1 VOTING SECURITIES AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS................................... 2 BOARD OF DIRECTORS........................................................ 3 Meetings of the Board................................................... 4 Compensation of Directors............................................... 4 Committees of the Board................................................. 5 Directors and Nominees.................................................. 6 COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS................................................. 10 Executive Officer Compensation.......................................... 11 Summary Compensation Table............................................. 11 Option/SAR Grants in the Last Fiscal Year.............................. 12 Aggregated Option/SAR Exercises in the Last Fiscal Year and Fiscal Year-End Option/SAR Values............................................ 12 Board Compensation Committee Report on Executive Compensation........... 13 Deductibility of Compensation Over $1 Million.......................... 15 Performance Graphs...................................................... 15 Comparison of 5-Year Cumulative Total Return........................... 16 Comparison of 10-Year Cumulative Total Return.......................... 16 Pension Benefits........................................................ 17 Executive Agreements.................................................... 17 PROPOSALS TO BE VOTED UPON Proposal 1--Election of Directors....................................... 18 Proposal 2--Appointment of Independent Accountants...................... 18 Proposal 3--Stockholder Proposal Relating to Annual Election of Direc- tors................................................................... 18 Proposal 4--Stockholder Proposal Relating to Abortion Contributions..... 19 1995 PROXY PROPOSALS...................................................... 20 This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies on behalf of the Board of Directors for use at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 3, 1994. This Proxy Statement, a proxy card and the Annual Report of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, including financial statements for 1993 are being sent to all stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 4, 1994 for delivery beginning March 15, 1994. Although the Annual Report and Proxy Statement are being mailed together, the Annual Report should not be deemed to be part of the Proxy Statement. Holders of record of the Company's $0.10 par value Common Stock and $2.00 Convertible Preferred Stock at the close of business on March 4, 1994 will be entitled to vote at the 1994 Annual Meeting. On each matter properly brought before the meeting, stockholders will be entitled to one vote for each share of stock held. Attendance at the Annual Meeting will be limited to stockholders as of the record date, their authorized representatives and guests of the Company. Admission will be by ticket only. For registered stockholders, the bottom portion of the proxy card enclosed with the Proxy Statement is their Annual Meeting ticket. Beneficial owners with shares held through an intermediary, such as a bank or broker, should request tickets in writing from Stockholder Services, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, 345 Park Avenue, Suite 4100, New York, New York 10154, and include proof of ownership, such as a bank or brokerage firm account statement or a letter from the broker, trustee, bank or nominee holding their stock, confirming beneficial ownership. Stockholders who do not obtain tickets in advance may obtain them upon verification of ownership at the Registration Desk on the day of the meeting. Admission to the Annual Meeting will be facilitated if tickets are obtained in advance. Tickets may be issued to others at the discretion of the Company. Proxies are solicited to give all stockholders who are entitled to vote on the matters that come before the meeting the opportunity to do so whether or not they choose to attend the meeting in person. If you are a registered stockholder you may vote by proxy by using the proxy card enclosed with the Proxy Statement. When your proxy card is returned properly signed, the shares represented will be voted according to your directions. You can specify how you want your shares voted on each proposal by marking the appropriate boxes on the proxy card. The proposals are identified by number and a general subject title on the proxy card. Please review the voting instructions on the proxy card and read the text of the proposals and the position of the Board of Directors in the Proxy Statement prior to marking your vote. If your proxy card is signed and returned without specifying a vote or an abstention on any proposal, it will be voted according to the recommendation of the Board of Directors on that proposal. That recommendation is shown for each proposal on the proxy card. For the reasons set forth in more detail later in the Proxy Statement, the Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the election of directors, FOR the ratification of the appointment of Price Waterhouse, and AGAINST each of the two stockholder-proposed resolutions. If you are a stockholder who holds shares through an intermediary you must provide instructions on voting to your nominee holder. The Board of Directors of Bristol-Myers Squibb knows of no other matters which may be brought before the meeting. However, if any other matters are properly presented for action, it is the intention of the named proxies to vote on them according to their best judgment. A plurality of the votes cast at the meeting is required to elect directors. The affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of stock present in person or by proxy is required for ratification of the appointment of Price Waterhouse and for the adoption of the two stockholder-proposed resolutions. In accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware and the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws (i) for the election of directors, which requires a plurality of the votes cast, only proxies and ballots indicating votes "FOR all nominees", "WITHHELD for all nominees" or specifying that votes be withheld for one or more designated nominees are counted to determine the total number of votes cast, and broker non-votes are not counted, and (ii) for the adoption of all other proposals, which are decided by a majority of the shares of the stock of the Company present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote, only proxies and ballots indicating votes "FOR", "AGAINST" or "ABSTAIN" on the proposal or providing the designated proxies with the right to vote in their judgment and discretion on the proposal are counted to determine the number of shares present and entitled to vote, and broker non-votes are not counted. If you are a registered stockholder and wish to give your proxy to someone other than the Directors' Proxy Committee, you may do so by crossing out the names of all three Proxy Committee members appearing on the proxy card and inserting the name of another person. The signed card must be presented at the meeting by the person you have designated on the proxy card. You may revoke your proxy at any time before it is voted at the meeting by taking one of the following three actions: (i) by giving written notice of the revocation to the Company; (ii) by executing and delivering a proxy with a later date; or (iii) by voting in person at the meeting. Tabulation of proxies and the votes cast at the meeting is conducted by an independent agent and certified to by independent inspectors of election. Any information that identifies the stockholder or the particular vote of a stockholder is kept confidential and not disclosed to the Company. The expense of preparing, printing and mailing proxy materials to Bristol- Myers Squibb stockholders will be borne by Bristol-Myers Squibb. In addition to solicitations by mail, a number of regular employees of Bristol-Myers Squibb may solicit proxies on behalf of the Board of Directors in person or by telephone. The Company has also retained, on behalf of the Board of Directors, Georgeson & Company Inc., Wall Street Plaza, New York, New York 10005, to aid solicitation by mail, telephone, telegraph and personal interview for a fee of approximately $25,000 which will be paid by the Company. Bristol-Myers Squibb will also reimburse brokerage houses and other nominees for their expenses in forwarding proxy material to beneficial owners of the Company's stock. At the close of business on March 4, 1994, there were 510,925,584 shares of $0.10 par value Common Stock ("Common Stock"), and 24,721 shares of $2.00 Convertible Preferred Stock ("Preferred Stock") outstanding and entitled to vote. The following table sets forth, as of January 31, 1994, beneficial ownership of shares of Common Stock of the Company by each director, each of the named executive officers and all directors and officers as a group. Unless otherwise noted, such shares are owned directly or indirectly with sole voting and sole investment power. None of the directors or officers owns any Preferred Stock of the Company. [Enlarge/Download Table] OF TOTAL NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY TOTAL NUMBER OF PERCENT OF OWNED, SHARES WHICH MAY SHARES BENEFICIALLY COMMON STOCK BE ACQUIRED WITHIN NAME OWNED OWNED 60 DAYS ---- ------------------- ------------ ----------------------- R. E. Allen................. 1,967(a) *(b) 1,500 M. E. Autera................ 301,825(c)(d) * 172,440 W. A. Davidson.............. 263,134(d) * 212,000 E. V. Futter................ 1,616(e) * 1,400 R. L. Gelb.................. 2,238,018(d)(f) * 944,330 L. V. Gerstner, Jr. ........ 7,740(g) * 750 C. A. Heimbold, Jr. ........ 506,770(d)(h) * 372,080 J. D. Macomber.............. 9,250(i) * 0 A. Rich, M.D. .............. 1,500(a) * 1,500 J. D. Robinson III.......... 5,300 * 1,500 L. E. Rosenberg, M.D........ 130,125 * 80,125 A. C. Sigler................ 4,500 * 1,500 L. W. Sullivan, M.D. ....... 0 * 0 K. E. Weg................... 211,421(d) * 142,788 All Directors and Officers (a)(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)(i)(j). 5,262,462 1.0 2,810,366 (a) Does not include amounts credited to directors' accounts in the 1987 Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors as units which are valued according to the market value and shareholder return on equivalent shares of Common Stock. Mr. Allen and Dr. Rich hold 5,738 and 4,656 such units, respectively. (b) Asterisk (*) represents less than 1% of stock. (c) Includes 480 shares owned by Mr. Autera's wife over which he has neither voting nor investment power. (d) Messrs. Autera, Davidson, Gelb, Heimbold and Weg as well as other executive officers each used shares previously awarded to them under the Company's Restricted Stock Program to pay withholding tax obligations resulting from the vesting of restricted stock shares in 1993; such payments reduced the total number of shares beneficially owned by each of such executive officers. (e) Includes 216 shares owned jointly by Ms. Futter and her husband over which she exercises shared voting and investment power. (f) Includes 860,000 shares owned by the Charter Corporation over which Mr. Gelb, as a director of the Charter Corporation, shares voting and investment power with other members of its board of directors and also includes 10,900 shares owned by the Lawrence M. Gelb Foundation, a charitable foundation. Mr. Gelb, as a director of the Lawrence M. Gelb Foundation, shares voting and investment power with other members of its board of directors. Mr. Gelb disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares owned by the Lawrence M. Gelb Foundation. (g) Does not include amounts credited to Mr. Gerstner's account in the Squibb Corporation Deferred Plan for Fees of Outside Directors as units which are shares of Common Stock. Mr. Gerstner holds 1,198 such units. Also does not include 150 shares held in trust for the benefit of Mr. Gerstner's wife over which neither he nor she exercises voting or investment power. (h) Includes 3,188 shares held by members of Mr. Heimbold's family over which he exercises shared voting and investment power. Also includes 9,732 shares held in trust for Mr. Heimbold's children over which he has neither (i) Includes 1,200 shares held by members of Mr. Macomber's family over which he exercises shared voting and investment power. (j) Includes 25,337 shares held jointly by other executive officers and their respective spouses over which the officers exercise shared voting and investment power. Also includes 721 shares owned by or for children of the other executive officers over which the officers exercise shared voting and investment power. The business of the Company is managed under the direction of the Board of Directors. It has responsibility for establishing broad corporate policies and for the overall performance of the Company. It is not, however, involved in operating details on a day-to-day basis. The Board is kept advised of the 10th Page of 30 TOC 1st Previous Next ↓Bottom Just 10th Company's business through regular written reports and analyses and discussions with the Chairman, the President and Chief Executive Officer and other executives of the Company. The Board meets on a regularly scheduled basis during the year to review significant developments affecting the Company and to act on matters requiring Board approval. It also holds special meetings when an important matter requires Board action between scheduled meetings. Members of senior management regularly attend Board meetings to report on and discuss their areas of In 1993 there were eleven meetings of the Board. Director aggregate attendance at Board and Committee meetings averaged over 96%. In 1993, directors who were not also employees of Bristol-Myers Squibb each received annual compensation consisting of an annual director's fee of $35,000 plus a fee of $2,000 for each Board meeting and Board Committee meeting attended. In addition, the Chairmen of the Audit Committee, the Compensation and Management Development Committee and the Committee on Directors and Corporate Governance each received an annual fee of $10,000. In 1993 two non- employee directors elected to participate in the 1987 Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors. Under the provisions of the Plan, a non- employee director may elect to defer payment of all or part of the compensation received as a director. Deferred funds may be credited to a 6-month United States Treasury bill equivalent fund, a fund based on the return on the Company's invested cash or a fund based on the return on Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Common Stock or to two or three of the funds. Deferred portions are payable in a lump sum or in not more than fifteen annual installments. Payments under the Plan commence when a participant ceases to be a director or at a future date previously specified by the director. Pursuant to the provisions of the Retirement Plan for Non-Employee Directors, a non-employee director who retires from the Board after five years of service will receive an annual retirement benefit equal to 50% of the director's average annual compensation at retirement. For each year of service in excess of five, the benefit percentage will increase by 2% to a maximum of twenty years of service. In its discretion the Board of Directors may grant a benefit to a director who would otherwise not be eligible for a benefit. The Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Non- Employee Directors' Stock Option Plan provides for the automatic grant on the date of the Company's Annual Meeting of an option to purchase 1,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock to each individual who is elected to the Board of Directors at such meeting or who had previously been elected to the Board of Directors for a term extending beyond such Annual Meeting provided such individual is not also an employee of the Company. The price of the option is the fair market price of the Company's Common Stock on the date the option is granted. Each option becomes exercisable in four equal installments commencing on the earlier of the first anniversary of the date of grant or the date of the next Annual Meeting and continuing similarly for the three years thereafter. The options also become fully exercisable upon retirement from the Board after one year of service. In 1993, options for a total of 8,000 shares were granted, consisting of options for 1,000 shares granted to each of eight non-employee directors. The Directors' Charitable Contribution Plan is part of the Company's overall program of charitable contributions. The Plan is fully funded by life insurance policies purchased by the Company on individual members and retired members of the Board of Directors. In 1993 the Company paid a total of $186,000 in premiums on policies covering thirteen directors and retired directors. The policies provide for a $1 million death benefit for each director covered. Upon the death of a director the Company donates one-half of the $1 million benefit to one or more qualifying charitable organizations designated by the director. The remaining one-half of the benefit is contributed to the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation for distribution according to the Foundation's program for charitable contributions to medical research, health-related and community service organizations, educational institutions and education related programs and cultural and civic activities. Individual directors derive no financial benefit from this program since all charitable deductions relating to the contributions accrue solely to the Company. The Company's Bylaws specifically provide for an Audit Committee and an Executive Committee. The Company's Bylaws also authorize the establishment of additional committees of the Board and, under this authorization, the Board of Directors has established the Committee on Directors and Corporate Governance and the Compensation and Management Development Committee. The Board has appointed individuals from among its members to serve on these four committees. The membership of these four committees, with the exception of the Executive Committee, is composed entirely of non-employee directors. From time to time the Board of Directors establishes special committees to address certain issues. Composition of such committees depends upon the nature of the issue being addressed. The duties of the Audit Committee are (a) to recommend to the Board of Directors a firm of independent accountants to perform the examination of the annual financial statements of the Company; (b) to review with the independent accountants and with the Controller the proposed scope of the annual audit, past audit experience, the Company's internal audit program, recently completed internal audits and other matters bearing upon the scope of the audit; (c) to review with the independent accountants and with the Controller significant matters revealed in the course of the audit of the annual financial statements of the Company; (d) to review on an annual basis whether the Company's Statement of Business Conduct and Corporate Policies relating thereto has been communicated by the Company to all key employees of the Company and its subsidiaries throughout the world with a direction that all such key employees certify that they have read, understand and are not aware of any violation of the Statement of Business Conduct; (e) to review with the Controller any suggestions and recommendations of the independent accountants concerning the internal control standards and accounting procedures of the Company; (f) to meet on a regular basis with a representative or representatives of the Internal Audit Department of the Company and to review the Internal Audit Department's Reports of Operations; and (g) to report its activities and actions to the Board at least once each fiscal year. The Committee on Directors and Corporate Governance's duties include, among other things, (a) screening and recommending candidates for the Board of Directors of the Company; (b) recommending the term of office for directors; (c) recommending retirement policies for non-employee directors and remuneration for non-employee directors; (d) recommending the desirable ratio of employee directors to non-employee directors; (e) reviewing the format of Board meetings and making recommendations for the improvement of such meetings; (f) recommending the nature and duties of committees of the Board; and (g) considering matters of corporate social responsibility and matters of significance in areas related to corporate public affairs, the Company's employees, stockholders and its customers. The Committee on Directors and Corporate Governance considers stockholder recommendations of nominees for election to the Board of Directors if they are accompanied by a comprehensive written resume of the recommended nominee's business experience and background and a consent in writing signed by the recommended nominee that he or she is desirous of being considered as a nominee and, if nominated and elected, he or she will serve as a director. Stockholders should send their written recommendations of nominees accompanied by the aforesaid documents to the principal executive offices of the Company addressed to the Company, 345 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10154, attention Corporate Secretary. The Compensation and Management Development Committee's duties include, among other things, (a) administration of the Company's annual bonus, stock option and long-term incentive plans; (b) adoption and review of major compensation plans; (c) responsibility for the Company's management development programs and procedures; and (d) approval of compensation for corporate officers and certain senior management. During calendar year 1993, the committees of the Board held in the aggregate a total of eleven meetings; the Audit Committee having met three times, the Compensation and Management Development Committee having met six times and the Committee on Directors and Corporate Governance having met two times. There were no meetings of the Executive Committee in 1993. Following are the nominees and the other directors of the Company who will continue in office beyond the Annual Meeting, with information including their principal occupation and other business affiliations, the year each was first elected as a director, the Board Committee memberships of each, other affiliations and each director's age. After the election of four directors at the meeting, the Company will have eleven directors, including the seven directors whose present terms extend beyond the meeting. During 1993 Wayne A. Davidson retired as an employee of the Company and, pursuant to the Company's Bylaws, retired from the Board of Directors. Listed first below are nominees for election for the 1994-1997 term followed by the directors in the 1992-1995 term and then the directors in the 1993-1996 term. 1994-1997 TERM (PHOTO) ROBERT E. ALLEN Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since 1988, director since 1984 and President and Chief Operating Officer from 1986 to 1988 of AT&T Company, an information management and movement company. Director of the Company since January 1986. His present term expires at this Annual Meeting. Mr. Allen is a director of Pepsico, Inc. and Chrysler Corporation and a member of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. He is Chairman of The Business Council, a member of The Business Roundtable, the U.S.-Japan Business Council and the New American Schools Development Corporation and a trustee of Wabash College. Board Committees: Committee on Directors and Corporate Governance (Chairman), Compensation and Management Development Committee and Executive Committee. Age 59. (PHOTO) MICHAEL E. AUTERA Executive Vice President of the Company since August 1989 with responsibility for the Nutritional and Health Care businesses of the Company since January 1994 and Chief Financial Officer since 1977. Executive Vice President, Administration, of the Company from August 1989 until January 1994. Senior Vice President, Administration, of the Company from 1987 to 1989. Director of the Company since May 1991. His present term expires at this Annual Meeting. Mr. Autera is a member of the Board of Managers of the New York Botanical Garden, the Financial Steering Committee of the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association and the Board of Directors of the Puerto Rico-U.S.A. Foundation. Age (PHOTO) JOHN D. MACOMBER Principal since 1992 of the JDM Investment Group, a private investment firm. Chairman and President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States from 1989 to 1992. Chairman of J.D. Macomber & Co. from 1987 to 1989. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Celanese Corporation from 1973 to 1986. Director of the Company from 1978 to 1989 and since February Meeting. Mr. Macomber is a director of The Brown Group, Inc., DNA Plant Technology Corporation, Pilkington Ltd., Textron, Inc. and Xerox Corporation. He is Chairman of the Council For Excellence in Government, a director of the Atlantic Council of the United States and the National Executive Services Corps. He is also on the Advisory Boards of the Center for Strategic & International Studies and the Yale School of Management and on the International Advisory Board of Paribas Banque (France). He is a Trustee of the Carnegie Institution of Washington and the Rockefeller University, a Charter Trustee of Phillips Academy-Andover and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. Board Committees: Audit Committee and Compensation and Management Development Committee. Age 66. (PHOTO) JAMES D. ROBINSON III President since March 1993 of J.D. Robinson Inc., a financial service company. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of American Express Company from 1977 to 1993. Director of the Company since 1976. His present term expires at this Annual Meeting. Mr. Robinson is a director of the Coca-Cola Company, Union Pacific Corporation, First Data Corporation and SCI Television, Inc. and a Senior Advisor to Trust Company of the West. He is Chairman of the Board of Overseers and Board of Managers of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, a member of the Board of the Japan Society and a Trustee of the Brookings Institution. Board Committees: Committee on Directors and Corporate Governance, Compensation and Management Development Committee (Chairman) and Executive Committee. Age (PHOTO) LOUIS V. GERSTNER, JR. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of IBM Corporation since April 1993. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of RJR Nabisco Holdings Corporation from 1989 to 1993. President of American Express Company from 1985 to 1989. Director of the Company since October 1989 and a director of Squibb Corporation from 1986 to October 1989. His present term expires at the 1995 Annual Meeting. Mr. Gerstner is a director of The New York Times Company and R.J.R. Nabisco Holdings Corporation. He is a member of the Board of the New American Schools Development Corporation, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. and a director of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. Board Committees: Committee on Directors and Corporate Governance, Compensation and Management Development Committee and Executive Committee. Age 52. (PHOTO) CHARLES A. HEIMBOLD, JR. Chief Executive Officer since January 1994 and President since October 1992 of the Company. Mr. Heimbold was Executive Vice President of the Company from 1989 until October 1992, with responsibility for the Consumer Products Group from 1989, the Health Care Group from 1984 and Planning and Development from 1973 to 1984 and from 1988. President of the Health Care Group from 1984 to 1988 and Senior Vice President of the Company from 1981 to 1989. Director of the Company since October Meeting. He is a member of The Business Roundtable and the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of International House and of Sarah Lawrence College, a member of the Board of Directors of the Ethics Resource Center, Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Phoenix House and Chairman of the Board of Overseers of the Law School of the University of Pennsylvania. Age 60. (PHOTO) ALEXANDER RICH, M.D. A member of the Department of Biology of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology since 1958 and the William Thompson Sedgwick Professor of Biophysics since 1974. A director of the Company since October 1989 and a director of Squibb Corporation from March to October 1989. His present term expires at the 1995 Annual Meeting. Dr. Rich is a director and co-chairman of the Board of Repligen Corporation and a director of Alkermes Corporation. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, the Pontifical Academy of Science and a foreign member of the French Academy of Sciences. He is Chairman of the Biotechnology Program, Committee on Scholarly Communication with the People's Republic of China, National Academy of Sciences, a member of the Board of Sponsors, Physicians for Social Responsibility, a member of the Board of Visitors of Boston University School of Medicine and a Senior Member of the Institute of Medicine, Washington, D.C. Board Committees: Audit Committee and Committee on Directors and Corporate Governance. Age 69. (PHOTO) ELLEN V. FUTTER President of The American Museum of Natural History since 1993. President of Barnard College from 1981 to 1993. Director of the Company since March 1990. Her present term expires at the 1996 Annual Meeting. Ms. Futter is a trustee of Barnard College, Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc., and the American Museum of Natural History and a director of CBS, Inc. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. and Helsinki Watch, a Trustee of the Committee for Economic Development and a Partner of the New York City Partnership, Inc. Ms. Futter is also a director of The American Ditchley Foundation and a trustee of The American Assembly. Board Committees: Audit Committee and Compensation and Management Development Committee. Age 44. (PHOTO) RICHARD L. GELB Chairman of the Board of the Company since 1976. Mr. Gelb was Chief Executive Officer of the Company from 1972 through December 1993 and President of the Company from 1967 through 1976. Director of the Company since 1960. His present term expires at the 1996 Annual Meeting. Mr. Gelb is a director of The New York Times Company, the New York Life Insurance Company and Bessemer Securities Corporation. He is a member of The Business Council, Vice Chairman of the Board of Overseers and the Board of Managers of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and Chairman of the Board of Managers of Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research. Mr. Gelb is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, Inc., a director of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. and a Charter Trustee, Phillips Academy- Andover. He is also Vice Chairman and Trustee of the New York City Police Foundation and a Partner of the New York City Partnership, Inc. Board Committee: Executive Committee (Chairman). Age 69. (PHOTO) ANDREW C. SIGLER Chief Executive Officer since 1974, President from 1974 to 1980, Chairman since 1979 and a director since 1973 of Champion International Corporation, a paper and wood products company. Director of the 1996 Annual Meeting. Mr. Sigler is a director of Chemical Banking Corporation and General Electric Company. He is a memberof The Business Council, The Business Roundtable and theBoard of Trustees for Dartmouth College. Board Committees:Audit Committee (PHOTO) LOUIS W. SULLIVAN, M.D. President of the Morehouse School of Medicine from 1985 to 1989 and since January 1993. From March 1989 to January 1993 Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. Director of the Company since February 1993. His present term expires at the 1996 Annual Meeting. Dr. Sullivan is a director of 3-M Corporation, Georgia Pacific Corporation, General Motors Corporation, CIGNA Corporation and Household International, Inc. He is a founder and Vice Chairman of Medical Education for South African Blacks, Inc., a member of the National Executive Council of the Boy Scouts of America, a member of the Board of Trustees of Little League of America, Africare, the International Foundation for Education and Self- Help and the American Cancer Society and a director of the Ethics Resource Center and United Way of America. Board Committees: Audit Committee and Committee on Directors and Corporate Governance. Age 60. The Company's compensation and benefit programs are designed to enable the Company to attract, retain and motivate the best possible employees to operate and manage the Company at all levels. In general, all U.S. based employees, except, in some cases, those covered by collective bargaining agreements, receive a base salary, participate in a Company supported savings plan and a Company funded pension plan and are provided with medical and other welfare benefits coverages. Employees outside of the United States are similarly covered by comprehensive compensation and benefit programs. In addition, the Company maintains specific executive compensation programs designed to provide incentives to, reward and retain outstanding executives who bear the responsibility for achieving the demanding business objectives necessary to assure the Company's leadership position in the highly complex and competitive industries in which it operates. The executive compensation programs are based upon a pay-for-performance philosophy to provide incentives to achieve both short term and long term objectives and to reward exceptional performance, gains in productivity and contributions to the Company's growth and success. While performance against financial objectives is the determinant of formula- based incentive payments under the Company's executive compensation program, the successful Bristol-Myers Squibb executive must perform effectively in many areas which are not measured specifically by financial results. Performance is also assessed against standards of business conduct reflecting social values and the expectations of the Company's key constituencies including its employees and stockholders, the consumers of its products, suppliers and customers, the communities it operates in and the countries where it does business. The Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Pledge clearly defines what is expected of every employee in the Company and the performance of the Company's executives is appraised in this regard. The following tables and notes present the compensation provided by the Company to its Chief Executive Officer and the Company's four most highly compensated executive officers, other than the Chief Executive Officer, who served as executive officers at the end of 1993, along with one executive officer who met this criteria but retired prior to year end. LONG TERM COMPENSATION ANNUAL COMPENSATION AWARDS PAYOUTS ------------------------------- ----------------------- ---------- OTHER ALL ANNUAL RESTRICTED SECURITIES LONG TERM OTHER COMPEN- STOCK UNDERLYING INCENTIVE COMPEN- NAME/TITLE SALARY BONUS SATION(1) AWARDS(2) OPTIONS/SARS PAYOUTS SATION(3) YEAR $ $ $ $ # $ $ ------------------------ ---------- ---------- --------- ---------- ------------ ---------- --------- Chairman and 1993................... $1,240,000 $1,059,986 -- $0 215,000 $1,327,673(4) $55,809 1992................... $1,173,750 $ 837,014 -- $0 86,000 $1,036,350(5) $52,826 1991................... $1,084,500 $ 966,600 -- $0 86,000 $ 905,600(6) -- C.A. Heimbold, Jr. 1993................... $ 828,625 $ 621,121 -- $0 156,000 $ 697,028(4) $37,287 1992................... $ 655,975 $ 381,905 -- $0 47,000 $ 535,448(5) $29,520 1991................... $ 557,500 $ 393,800 -- $0 47,000 $ 422,600(6) -- M.E. Autera K.E. Weg Pharmaceutical Group (8) 1992................... $ 438,750 $ 185,355 -- $0 18,125 $ n.a. (9) $19,751 1991................... $ 405,000 $ 278,655 -- $0 19,500 $ n.a. (9) -- L.E. Rosenberg, M.D. President, Pharmaceutical Research Institute (10) 1993................... $ 450,000 $ 250,794 -- $0 45,625 $ n.a. (11) $20,250 1991................... $ 133,336 $ 80,100 -- $4,350,000 20,000 $ n.a. (11) -- W.A. Davidson Executive Vice President (12) 1993................... $ 536,250 $ 474,975 -- $0 0 $ 863,394(4) $76,388 (1) The only type of Other Annual Compensation for each of the named officers was in the form of perquisites, and was less than the level required for (2) No awards were made in the fiscal years listed for Messrs. Gelb, Heimbold, Autera, Weg and Davidson. Dr. Rosenberg's grant was made at the time he was hired by the Company. Regular dividends are paid on these shares. As a result of awards made in prior years, at December 31, 1993 (based upon the closing market value stock price of $58.25), the number and market value of shares of restricted stock held by each of the named executive officers were as follows: Mr. Gelb (40,000; $2,330,000), Mr. Heimbold (20,000; $1,165,000), Mr. Autera (20,000; $1,165,000), Mr. Weg (15,000; $873,750) and Dr. Rosenberg (50,000; $2,912,500). In connection with Mr. Davidson's retirement, the lapsing of restrictions on Mr. Davidson's restricted stock was accelerated. (3) For 1993 consists of matching contributions to the Savings and Investment Program (SIP) and the Benefits Equalization Plan for the SIP (BEP) in the amounts of $10,613 and $45,196; $10,613 and $26,674; $6,359 and $20,250; $10,613 and $12,046; and $10,613 and $9,637 for Messrs. Gelb, Heimbold, Autera, Weg and Dr. Rosenberg, respectively. Mr. Davidson's total is comprised of SIP and BEP matching contributions of $6,160 and $17,978 along with $52,250 in payments made at the time of his retirement for vacation banked while he was an active employee. (4) Long Term Performance Award Plan award granted in 1990 and earned over the four-year performance period from 1990 through 1993. Payout was based on the achievement of four-year compounded annual earnings per share growth objectives. The payment of this award was made in Company Stock; a portion of the shares were withheld to satisfy income tax withholding. objectives. (7) Mr. Heimbold became President in October, 1992; prior to that he was an Executive Vice President of the Company. On January 1, 1994, he was named President and Chief Executive Officer. (8) Mr. Weg became President, Pharmaceutical Group in March, 1993; prior to that he was President, Pharmaceutical Operations. (9) Mr. Weg was not covered by these awards since they were granted prior to the merger between Bristol-Myers and Squibb when Mr. Weg rejoined the (10) Dr. Rosenberg was hired by the Company in September 1991. Formerly, he was Dean of the Yale School of Medicine. (11) Dr. Rosenberg was not covered by these awards since they were granted prior to his joining the Company. (12) Mr. Davidson retired from the Company effective October 1, 1993. The base salary shown is the amount paid prior to his retirement date. OPTIONS/SAR GRANTS IN THE LAST FISCAL YEAR INDIVIDUAL GRANTS VALUE ------------------------------------------------------- -------------- SECURITIES % OF TOTAL UNDERLYING OPTIONS/SARS EXERCISE GRANT DATE OPTIONS/SARS GRANTED TO OR BASE PRESENT GRANTED(1) EMPLOYEES IN PRICE(2) VALUE(3) NAME # FISCAL YEAR ($/SH) EXPIRATION DATE $ ---- ------------ ------------ ---------- ------------------ -------------- R.L. Gelb............... 215,000 4.6% $56.562500 March 15, 2003 $ 2,845,659 C.A. Heimbold, Jr....... 156,000 3.3% $56.562500 March 15, 2003 $ 2,064,758 M.E. Autera............. 93,400 2.0% $56.562500 March 15, 2003 $ 1,236,207 K.E. Weg................ 60,400 1.3% $56.562500 March 15, 2003 $ 799,432 L.E. Rosenberg, M.D..... 45,625 1.0% $56.562500 March 15, 2003 $ 603,875 W.A. Davidson (4)....... 0 0.0% n.a. n.a. $ n.a. All Stockholders(5) $6,849,466,181 All Optionees(6)........ 4,668,975 100% $56.575384 Various Dates 2003(6) $ 61,810,879 All Optionees Grant Date Present Value as a Percent of All Stockholder Value... ..........0.90% (1) Individual grants become exercisable in installments of 25% per year on each of the first through the fourth anniversaries of the grant date. At age 60, all outstanding option grants fully vest. As consideration for the option grant an employee must remain in the employ of the Company for one year from the date of grant. No SARs were granted in 1993. Stock options were the sole form of long term incentives granted by the Company in 1993 as opposed to prior years when both stock options and Long Term Performance Awards were granted. (2) All grants were made at 100% of fair market value as of date of grant. (3) In accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission rules, the Black- Scholes option pricing model was chosen to estimate the grant date present value of the options set forth in this table. The Company does not believe that the Black-Scholes model, or any other model, can accurately determine the value of an option. Accordingly, there is no assurance that the value realized by an executive, if any, will be at or near the value estimated by the Black-Scholes model. Future compensation resulting from option grants is based solely on the performance of the Company's stock price. The Black-Scholes Ratio of 0.234 was determined using the following assumptions: a volatility of .1817, an historic average dividend yield of 3.82%, a risk free interest rate of 7.0% and a 10 year option term. (4) Mr. Davidson did not receive a stock option grant in 1993 due to his retirement from the Company. (5) The "Grant Date Present Value" shown is the incremental gain to all stockholders as a group which would result from the application of the same assumptions to all shares outstanding on March 15, 1993, as was used to estimate the "Grant Date Present Value" of Options listed above. (6) Information based on all stock option grants made to employees in 1993. Exercise price shown is the weighted average of all grants. Actual exercise prices ranged from $55.625 to $59.4375, reflecting the fair market value of the stock on the date of the option grant. AGGREGATED OPTION/SAR EXERCISES IN LAST FISCAL YEAR AND FISCAL YEAR-END OPTION/SAR VALUES(1) NUMBER OF SECURITIES VALUE OF UNEXERCISED UNDERLYING UNEXERCISED "IN THE MONEY"(4) SHARES OPTIONS/SARS AT OPTIONS/SARS AT ACQUIRED ANNUALIZED FISCAL YEAR-END FISCAL YEAR-END ON VALUE VALUE # $ EXERCISE REALIZED(2) REALIZED(3) ------------------------- ---------------------------- NAME # $ $ EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE ------------------------ -------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ------------- ----------- ------------- R.L. Gelb............... 10,910 $345,098 $41,940 729,330 215,000 $5,079,118 $362,813 C.A. Heimbold, Jr....... 0 $ 0 $ 0 216,080 156,000 $1,358,759 $263,250 M.E. Autera............. 0 $ 0 $ 0 125,840 143,150 $1,191,818 $193,613 K.E. Weg................ 0 $ 0 $ 0 113,407 88,619 $2,661,906 $131,175 L.E. Rosenberg, M.D..... 0 $ 0 $ 0 34,500 45,625 $ (5) $ 76,992 W.A. Davidson........... 27,330 $618,341 $88,334 212,000 0 $1,097,422 $ 0 (1) All options were granted at 100% of Fair Market Value. Optionees may satisfy the exercise price by submitting currently owned shares and/or cash. Income tax withholding obligations may be satisfied by electing to have the Company withhold shares otherwise issuable under the option with a Fair Market Value equal to such obligations. (2) Fair Market Value of underlying securities at exercise minus the exercise (3) The aggregate value realized upon exercise divided by the number of years between date of grant and date of exercise. (4) Calculated based upon the December 31, 1993 Fair Market Value share price of $58.25 less the share price to be paid upon exercise. (5) All options reported in this category have an exercise price above the December 31, 1993 Fair Market Value. As was earlier described in the section on Committees of the Board (pp. 5 and 6), the Compensation and Management Development Committee is responsible for administering the compensation program for the executive officers of the Company. The Committee is composed exclusively of directors who are "disinterested persons" as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission rules and are neither employees or former employees of the Company nor eligible to participate in any of the executive compensation programs. The Company's executive compensation program is based upon a pay-for- performance philosophy. Under the Company's program an executive's compensation consists of three components: base salary, an annual incentive (bonus) payment, and long term incentives (which include payments and stock options). An executive's base salary is determined by an assessment of her/his sustained performance against her/his individual job responsibilities including, where appropriate, the impact of such performance on the business results of the Company, current salary in relation to the salary range designated for the job, experience and mastery, and potential for advancement. Payments under the Company's annual incentive plan, the Performance Incentive Plan, are tied to the Company's level of achievement of annual pretax earnings targets, establishing a direct link between executive pay and Company profitability. Annual pretax earnings targets for the overall Company and each operating group are based upon the earnings budget for the Company as reviewed by the Board of Directors. An individual executive's annual incentive opportunity is a percentage of her/his salary determined by the executive's job level. Actual annual incentive payments are determined by applying a formula-based pretax earnings performance to each individual's annual incentive opportunity. Applying this formula results in payments at the targeted incentive opportunity level when budgeted earnings are achieved, and payments below the targeted level when earnings are below those set by the budget. The formula provides for payments above the targeted level only when earnings exceed those set in the The Company's long term incentives are in the form of stock option awards and long term performance awards. The objective of these awards is to advance the longer term interests of the Company and its stockholders and complement incentives tied to annual performance. These awards provide rewards to executives upon the creation of incremental stockholder value and the attainment of long term earnings goals. Stock options only produce value to executives if the price of the Company's stock appreciates, thereby directly linking the interests of executives with those of stockholders. The number of stock options granted is based on the grade level of an executive's position and the executive's performance in the prior year. The size of previous option grants and the number of options currently held by an executive are not taken into account in determining the number of stock options granted. The executive's right to the stock options vests over a four-year period and each option is exercisable, but only to the extent it has vested, over a ten-year period following its grant. In order to preserve the linkage between the interests of executives and those of stockholders, executives are expected to retain the shares obtained on the exercise of their stock options, after satisfying the cost of exercise and taxes, except in specific cases of special financial need. Payouts of long term performance awards are made ratably only to the extent that the Company achieves the earnings per share growth objectives established at the time the award was made. For the four-year period ending in 1993 performance fell short of the targeted earnings per share growth objectives and, correspondingly, the long term performance award payments for the most recent fiscal year were below the targeted awards. For 1993, the Committee determined that the only form of long term awards would be stock options. Long term performance awards, which were granted in prior years along with stock options, were not granted in 1993. This action was taken because the Committee felt that by granting stock options only in 1993, there would be a better alignment between executive interests and the interests of stockholders through focusing executive compensation on the creation of shareholder value. The Company's executive compensation program is designed to provide overall compensation, corresponding to targeted levels of budgeted earnings performance, which is above the median of pay practices of a peer group of 13 large and high performing industry competitors. The corporations making up the peer companies group are Abbott Laboratories, American Home Products Corporation, The Gillette Company, Johnson & Johnson, Eli Lilly and Company, Merck & Co., Inc., Pfizer, Inc., The Procter & Gamble Company, Rhone-Poulenc Rorer Inc., Schering-Plough Corporation, Syntex Corporation, The Upjohn Company and Warner-Lambert Company. With the divestiture of the Company's household products division, Clorox was dropped from the peer group. Compared to the peer companies group, Bristol-Myers Squibb ranked third largest as measured by sales, second in operating earnings and has historically performed strongly versus competitors and the broader array of companies represented in the Fortune 500 and S&P 500 based on return on equity, net earnings as a percent of sales and earnings per share growth over the prior five-year period. The executive compensation program is designed to provide value to the executive only if individual performance, Company performance versus budgeted earnings targets, longer term earnings per share growth and share price appreciation meet or exceed expectations. When expectations are not met, an executive is paid less than the targeted level of compensation under the program. For example, in the most recent fiscal year, 1993, Company performance in general fell slightly below targeted levels, resulting in annual incentives for the named executives, and for the Company's executives generally, which were below target levels. This shortfall versus budgeted earnings was less than that experienced in 1992 and hence, 1993 annual incentive payments exceeded those made in 1992. At the time the Committee makes executive compensation decisions, the Committee reviews individual performance, and Company performance versus that of the peer companies group. When 1993 compensation decisions were made, the Committee reviewed the return on equity, net earnings as a percent of sales and earnings per share growth over the prior five years. For this period, after adjusting for nonrecurring and unusual items for both Bristol-Myers Squibb and the peer companies group, the Company's annual return on equity, net earnings as a percent of sales and earnings per share growth exceeded the annual average performance of the peer companies group. Further, Company performance on these measures significantly exceeded the median annual performance levels of companies represented in the Fortune 500 (the performance of this index approximating the performance of the S&P 500). For earnings per share growth, the measure which is used as the basis for the Company's long term performance awards, the Company performed in the top third of the peer companies group. Additionally, in making its compensation decisions the Committee reviewed data concerning the levels of executive pay among the peer companies group for comparison purposes. This data included analyses provided by independent compensation consultants. Mr. Gelb's compensation results from his participation in the same compensation program as the other executives of the Company. His 1993 compensation was set by the Committee applying the principles outlined above in the same manner as they were applied to the other executives of the Company. Because the Company's executive compensation program is designed to reward the achievement of long term performance results, the majority of Mr. Gelb's targeted compensation is based upon annual bonus and long term incentives, with the annual bonus representing slightly less than one quarter of total pay and long term incentives representing more than one-half of the targeted level of total compensation. Based upon Mr. Gelb's performance during 1993, including leading a strategic 21st Page of 30 TOC 1st Previous Next ↓Bottom Just 21st review of, and initiating responses to, the significant and changing competitive forces in the health care industry, and in view of competitive practices, the Committee increased his base salary by 5.6%. Mr. Gelb's annual bonus, as was discussed previously, is based upon the degree to which the overall Company achieves its pretax earnings budget. For 1993, the Company's overall performance resulted in a bonus payout to Mr. Gelb equal to 94.9% of his targeted award. A key component of long term compensation is stock options. Options are exercisable over the ten-year period following their grant. The Company's compounded stock price appreciation, including reinvested dividends, closely tracked that of the peer companies group for much of the most recent ten-year period and exceeded that of the S&P 500 for the majority of that period. The Committee believes that the program it has adopted, with its emphasis on long term compensation, serves to focus the efforts of the Company's executives on the attainment of a sustained high rate of Company growth and profitability for the benefit of the Company and its stockholders. During 1993, the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (the "Act") was enacted. The Act includes potential limitations on the deductibility of compensation in excess of $1 million paid to the Company's five highest paid officers beginning in 1994. Based on the preliminary regulations issued by the Internal Revenue Service to implement the Act, the Company has taken the necessary actions to ensure the deductibility of payments under the annual incentive plan and long term awards plan. Upon issuance of final regulations, further changes will be made to the extent necessary and possible to maintain the deductibility of payments under both plans. James D. Robinson III, Chairman Robert E. Allen Ellen V. Futter Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. John D. Macomber Andrew C. Sigler The following graphs compare the performance of the Company for the periods indicated with the performance of the Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index (S&P 500) and the average performance of a group consisting of the Company's peer corporations on a line-of-business basis. As previously noted, the corporations making up the peer companies group are Abbott Laboratories, American Home Products Corporation, The Gillette Company, Johnson & Johnson, Eli Lilly and Company, Merck & Co., Inc., Pfizer, Inc., The Procter & Gamble Company, Rhone- Poulenc Rorer Inc., Schering-Plough Corporation, Syntex Corporation, The Upjohn Company and Warner-Lambert Company. Total Return indices reflect reinvested dividends and are weighted using beginning-period market capitalization for each of the reported time periods. This peer companies group is the group used by the Company for comparisons in measuring Company performance for compensation purposes. This group is consistent with the group used in the 1993 Proxy Statement with the exception of the exclusion of the Clorox Company. That company was excluded due to Bristol-Myers Squibb's divestiture of its household products division. The exclusion of Clorox increased the peer companies group final five-year index by approximately 0.1%. 22nd Page of 30 TOC 1st Previous Next ↓Bottom Just 22nd AMONG BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB, PEER COMPANIES GROUP INDEX AND S&P 500 INDEX [GRAPH APPEARS HERE] Bristol- Peer S&P Measurement period Myers Companies 500 (Fiscal year Covered) Squibb Index Index --------------------- --------- --------- --------- Measurement PT - 12/31/88 $100 $100 $100 FYE 12/31/89 $129 $145 $132 Assumes $100 invested on 12/31/88 in Bristol-Myers Squibb Common Stock, S&P 500 Index and Peer Companies Group Index. Values are as of December 31 of specified year assuming that dividends are reinvested. 23rd Page of 30 TOC 1st Previous Next ↓Bottom Just 23rd The following table sets forth the aggregate annual benefit payable upon retirement at normal retirement age for each level of remuneration specified at the listed years of service. PENSION PLAN TABLE REMUNERATION 15 20 25 30 35 40 ------------ -------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- $ 100,000..... $ 30,000 $ 40,000 $ 50,000 $ 60,000 $ 70,000 $ 80,000 250,000..... 75,000 100,000 125,000 150,000 175,000 200,000 500,000..... 150,000 200,000 250,000 300,000 350,000 400,000 1,000,000..... 300,000 400,000 500,000 600,000 700,000 800,000 1,250,000..... 375,000 500,000 625,000 750,000 875,000 1,000,000 1,500,000..... 450,000 600,000 750,000 900,000 1,050,000 1,200,000 1,750,000..... 525,000 700,000 875,000 1,050,000 1,225,000 1,400,000 2,000,000..... 600,000 800,000 1,000,000 1,200,000 1,400,000 1,600,000 2,500,000..... 750,000 1,000,000 1,250,000 1,500,000 1,750,000 2,000,000 Pension benefits are determined by final average annual compensation where annual compensation is the sum of the amounts shown in the columns labeled "Salary" and "Bonus" in the Summary Compensation Table. Benefit amounts shown are straight-life annuities before the deduction for Social Security benefits. The executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table have the following years of credited service for pension plan purposes: R.L. Gelb--40 years; C.A. Heimbold, Jr.--30 years; M.E. Autera--26 years; K.E. Weg--25 years; L.E. Rosenberg--3 years. Mr. Davidson retired from the Company on October 1, 1993 with 36 years of credited service. On October 1, 1993, following his retirement as an executive officer and director of the Company, Wayne A. Davidson entered into a two-year consulting agreement to provide advice and counsel to the Company on matters in his area of expertise. In exchange for providing these services to the Company, Mr. Davidson will be compensated in an annual amount of $100,000 for up to thirty days of services per year. Amounts paid under this agreement will be in addition to benefits payable to Mr. Davidson as a retired employee under the Company's Retirement Income Plan and Benefit Equalization Plan. Additionally, Mr. Davidson will be provided with office space and secretarial support for the conduct of the services under the agreement and other activities as well as with the continued use of an automobile and facilities available to employees at the Company's Princeton office. The total cost of these services in 1993 was $34,500. In addition, the Company will reimburse Mr. Davidson for reasonable expenses he incurs in connection with the services he provides to the Company under the agreement. On January 1, 1994, the Company entered into a two-year consulting agreement with former Ambassador Bruce S. Gelb, a former employee, Vice Chairman and director of the Company. Ambassador Gelb is the brother of Richard L. Gelb. The agreement provides that Ambassador Gelb will provide advice and counsel to the Company on matters in his areas of expertise. In exchange for providing these services to the Company, Ambassador Gelb will be compensated in an annual amount of $100,000 for up to thirty days of services per year. Amounts paid under this agreement will be in addition to benefits payable to Ambassador Gelb as a retired employee under the Company's Retirement Income Plan and Benefit Equalization Plan. Additionally, Ambassador Gelb will be provided with an office and secretarial support for the conduct of the services under the agreement and other activities as well as the use of various facilities available to employees at the Company's headquarters. In addition, the Company will reimburse Ambassador Gelb for reasonable expenses he incurs in connection with the services he provides to the Company under the PROPOSAL 1--ELECTION OF DIRECTORS Four directors are to be elected at the meeting for three-year terms ending at the 1997 Annual Meeting. Robert E. Allen, Michael E. Autera, John D. Macomber and James D. Robinson III, all of whom are presently directors of the Company and have been nominated by the Board of Directors for election at this Annual Meeting. The accompanying proxy will be voted for the Board of Directors' nominees, except where authority to so vote is withheld. Should any nominee be unable to serve, the proxy will be voted for such person as shall be designated by the Board of Directors. PROPOSAL 2--APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS The Board of Directors of Bristol-Myers Squibb has appointed Price Waterhouse as independent accountants for the year 1994, subject to ratification by the stockholders. The Audit Committee recommended Price Waterhouse to the full Board of Directors. Price Waterhouse, because of its high standing in its field, is considered to be eminently qualified to perform this important function. A representative of Price Waterhouse is expected to be present at the Annual Meeting and will have the opportunity to make a statement if desired, and such representative is expected to be available to respond to appropriate Total fees paid or to be paid to Price Waterhouse for audit services for 1993 approximate $4,410,000. The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the ratification of the appointment of Price Waterhouse. In the event the stockholders fail to ratify the appointment, it will be considered as a direction to the Board of Directors to select another independent accounting firm. It is understood that even if the selection is ratified, the Board of Directors, in its discretion, may direct the appointment of a new independent accounting firm at any time during the year if the Board of Directors feels that such a change would be in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders. PROPOSAL 3--STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL RELATING TO ANNUAL ELECTION OF DIRECTORS Mrs. Evelyn Y. Davis, Watergate Office Building, 2600 Virginia Avenue, N.W., Suite 215, Washington, D.C. 20037, who holds of record 120 shares of Common Stock, has informed the Company that she intends to present to the meeting the following resolution: RESOLVED: "That the shareholders of Bristol-Myers Squibb recommend that the Board of Directors take the necessary steps to reinstate the election of directors ANNUALLY, instead of the stagger system which was recently adopted." REASONS: "Until recently, directors of Bristol-Myers Squibb were elected annually by all shareholders." "The great majority of New York Stock Exchange listed corporations elect all their directors each year." "This insures that ALL directors will be more accountable to ALL shareholders each year and to a certain extent prevents the self-perpetuation of the Board." "Last year the owners of 115,633,769 shares, representing approximately 32.9% of shares voting, voted FOR this proposal." "If you AGREE, please mark your proxy FOR this resolution." BOARD OF DIRECTORS' POSITION In 1984 the stockholders of the Company decided, by a vote at the Annual Meeting, to divide the Board of Directors into three classes with the number of directors in each class being as nearly equal as possible. Each director serves a three-year term and directors for one of the three classes are elected each year. Similar procedures for this staggered election approach have been adopted by many major corporations and, in fact, more than half of the other Fortune 500 companies provide for the election of their directors in this manner. The staggered election of directors is intended to provide continuity of experienced directors on the Board and prevent a precipitous change in the composition of the Board. With staggered elections, at least two annual stockholder meetings would be required to effect a change in control of the Board of Directors. One benefit derived from that situation is an enhancement of management's ability to negotiate in the best interest of all the stockholders with a person seeking to gain control of the corporation. A further benefit is the assurance of continuity and stability in the management of the business and affairs of the Company since a majority of the directors will always have prior experience as directors of the Company. At the time the classified board approach was adopted, it was supported by over 70% of the stockholders voting on the proposal. It has continued to receive the same high level of support throughout the past eight years when this same stockholder has challenged the process with this same resolution. In each of those years the stockholder's resolution was defeated with between 84.5% and 67% of the votes cast voting to defeat it. Accordingly, the Board of Directors recommends a vote AGAINST the proposed resolution. PROPOSAL 4--STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL RELATING TO ABORTION CONTRIBUTIONS Ms. Theresa Nemeth Schweigert, 3425 Lydius Street, Schenectady, New York 12303, who owns 92 shares of Common Stock, has informed the Company that she intends to present to the meeting the following resolution: WHEREAS, the Company is dependent on people as employees and customers to conduct business WHEREAS, the decreased availability of workers may have an inflationary impact and affect the Company's competitiveness WHEREAS, the decreased number of potential customers may further impact the WHEREAS, in the opinion of this proponent, the performance of abortion may have other seen and unforeseen negative consequences THEREFORE, it is recommended that this corporation refrain from giving charitable contributions to organizations that perform abortion. The purpose of this proposal is to bring attention to the issue of abortion. Abortion is unrelated to the business of the Company. Stockholder proposals relating to the Company's 1995 Annual Meeting of Stockholders must be received by the Company at its principal executive offices, 345 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10154, attention Corporate Secretary, no later than November 15, 1994. PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN YOUR PROXY LOGO Printed on recycled paper P R O X Y ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS MAY 3, 1994 THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED AS YOU INDICATE ON THE REVERSE SIDE OF THIS CARD, OR WHERE NO CONTRARY INDICATION IS MADE, WILL BE VOTED FOR PROPOSALS 1 AND 2 AND AGAINST PROPOSALS 3 AND 4. The full text of the proposals and the position of the Board of Directors on each appears in the Proxy Statement and should be reviewed prior to voting. PLEASE COMPLETE AND RETURN THIS PROXY CARD TODAY The shares represented by this proxy will be voted as directed by the stockholder. WHERE NO DIRECTION IS GIVEN WHEN THE DULY EXECUTED PROXY IS RETURNED, SUCH SHARES WILL BE VOTED FOR ITEMS 1 AND 2 AND AGAINST ITEMS 3 AND X PLEASE MARK AS THIS ------------------ ----------------------------- --------------- COMMON DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PFD The undersigned hereby appoints R. L. Gelb, C. A. Heimbold, Jr. and E. V. Futter, and each of them, proxies, with full power of substitution in each of them, for and on behalf of the undersigned to vote as proxies, as directed and permitted herein, at the Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of the Company to be held at the Hotel duPont, 11th and Market Streets, Wilmington, Delaware, on May 3, 1994 at 9:45 A.M., and at any adjournments thereof upon matters set forth in the Proxy Statement and, in their judgment and discretion, upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting. RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" PROPOSALS 1 AND 2. FOR WITHHELD ALL FOR ALL 1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS / / / / R.E. ALLEN, M.E. AUTERA, J.D. MACOMBER AND J.D. ROBINSON III 2. APPOINTMENT OF ACCOUNTANTS FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN / / / / / / WITHHELD FOR THE FOLLOWING NOMINEE(S) ONLY (WRITE NAME(S) BELOW): RECOMMENDS A VOTE "AGAINST" PROPOSALS 3 AND 4. 3. DIRECTORS' TERMS FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN 4. ABORTION CONTRIBUTIONS / / / / / / I PLAN TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING. / / I HAVE NOTED COMMENTS ON THE REVERSE SIDE OF THIS CARD. / / Signature(s) ___________________________ Date _______________________________ NOTE: Please sign as name appears hereon. Joint owners should each sign. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please give full title as such Last Page of 30 TOC 1st Previous Next ↓Bottom Just 30th Description of Cover The cover is blue. At the top of the cover page at the left margin, the following is printed in white: Notice of 1994 Annual Meeting and At the center of the cover page, there is a photograph of a family of four holding hands while walking on a sidewalk. The two graphs printed on page 16 of the Proxy illustrate the information described on pages 15 and 16 of this electronic version. The headings over each graph are printed in blue and read, respectively, "COMPARISON OF 5-YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN," and "COMPARISON OF 10-YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN." The left sides of each graph indicate various amounts of money under the heading "Value of Investment." The amounts indicated on the first graph, from top to bottom, are $300, $250, $200, $150, $100, and $50, and the amounts indicated on the second graph, from top to bottom are, $750, $650, $550, $450, $350, $250, $150, and $50. The investment return amounts specified on page 16 of this electronic version are plotted on the graphs at each of the years indicated along the bottom of each graph. The plotted amounts are connected by straight lines. The line illustrating the return on an investment in Bristol-Myers Squibb Common Stock is a solid black line. 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Willy Oppenheim on International Volunteering and Development Topic: International Volunteering and Economic Development Institution: Omprakash, Oxford University Bio:Willy Oppenheim is a doctoral student in the Education department at Oxford University, and the founder and director of Omprakash. Willy grew up going to school in Connecticut and spending the rest of his time fishing and hiking in the mountains of western Maine. Willy came up with the initial idea for Omprakash after serving as a volunteer English teacher at the Louisiana-Himalaya Association (LHA) in northern India in the autumn of 2004. He then attended Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, where he completed a self-designed major in religion, education, and anthropology. Undergraduate research included fieldwork-based projects in Tibet and India, and archival projects focused on Brazil and South Africa. Willy is pursuing a career as an educator and enjoys rock climbing, telemark skiing, playing guitar, and baking bread. His research concerns the demand for girls’ education in rural Pakistan. About Omprakash Omprakash (www.omprakash.org) is a web-based platform that connects grassroots health, education, and environmental projects around the world with volunteers, donors, and classrooms that can learn from and support their work. The network offers volunteer opportunities at over 150 grassroots social projects in more than 30 countries ranging from Ecuador to Kenya to India and beyond. Unlike most other databases of volunteer opportunities, Omprakash is completely free—no administrative fees whatsoever. Grants are available to help qualified volunteers defray travel expenses. The organizations represented within the Omprakash network address issues as diverse as deforestation, women’s empowerment, energy shortages, food security, and access to clean drinking water. The core goal of Omprakash is not just to connect volunteers and fundraisers with its grassroots partners, but also to offer these connections as a resource for meaningful research and service-learning projects for middle and high-school students. Omprakash has evolved in response to the popular model of “voluntourism” in which foreign volunteers visit underprivileged communities for short periods of time and sometimes inadvertently patronize the very people they are trying to serve. A central principle of the Omprakash ethos is that volunteers should humbly attempt to live and serve in the same community for at least a month, and should approach volunteering as an opportunity to learn from and with their host community. To learn more, visit www.omprakash.org today. Links to Relevant Articles: The article about the lack of clear relationship between labor opportunities and demand for girls’ education: Aslam, M. (2009) Education Gender Gaps in Pakistan: Is the Labor Market to Blame? Economic Development and Cultural Change, 57 (4): 747-784. A few articles and books that give a taste of the prevailing academic discourses about the benefits of sending more girls to school in the development context: Aikman, S., and Unterhalter, E., eds. (2005) Beyond Access: Transforming Policy and Practice for Gender Equality in Education. Oxford: Oxfam GB. Herz, B., and G. Sperling. (2004) What Works in Girls’ Education: Evidence and Policies from the Developing World. New York: Council on Foreign Relations. Heward, C., and S. Bunwaree (eds.) (1999) Gender, Education, and Development: Beyond Access to Empowerment. London: Zed Books. Jeffery, R., and A. Basu. (eds.) (1996) Girls’ Schooling, Women’s Autonomy and Fertility Change in South Asia. New Delhi and Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications. Willy’s Top Three: 1. Robert Hass, ‘Praise’ 2. Clifford Geertz, ‘The Interpretation of Cultures’ 3. Paulo Freire, ‘Pedagogy of the Oppressed’ Intro/Outtro Music: Bolling: Suite For Cello And Jazz Piano Trio – Baroque In Rhythm

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Cashing in on Altitude? Nepal recently announced a new plan to “rent out” a number of unclimbed Himalayan peaks to private tour operators and guides, in addition to cutting climbing fees on other commonly climbed mountains. It is hoped that this plan will help grow tourism revenue for the cash-strapped country, which already relies heavily on tourism dollars for a relatively large portion of its national economy. It is also hoped that the effort will help to fund a number of infrastructure and capacity-building initiatives. There are positives and negatives, however. Potential investors who smell a new opportunity, mountaineers with their eyes set on new summits, and tour operators who see new sales have all supported the plan. The government sees it as a way to both raise new money and relieve some of the horrendous crowding on Everest, Annapurna, and other major peaks. Environmentalists have also welcomed the move, as expedition-style climbs often leave an appalling trail of trash behind on alpine trails. However, there have been grumblings. Many in Nepal feel that the Himalayas are not for sale, and “renting” them out to private enterprises is an attempt to privatize something that is not only a national asset (and which therefore belongs to all Nepalese) but also priceless. Time will tell how these competing forces play out. If it works, the move may show a new way towards sustainably monetizing Nepal’s remarkable natural beauty. It may demonstrate a new way in which public and private actors can complement one another to create economic value from natural resources in a sustainable manner. If it’s done poorly, it may create private gain at the expense of both the broader public and the environment. Stay tuned. Image credit: Dnor and WikiCommons James Hacker James is the Editor-in-Chief and Co-Director of Sense and Sustainability. He writes about energy, public policy, and sustainable business. His work has appeared on S&S, Environmental Leader, and Bloomberg.com. You can follow him on Twitter at @jamesedhacker.

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World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (PC) Sort by: PopularRecently Submitted World Of Warcraft's U.S. Sales Numbers Are Massive Kotaku - July 29, 2009 Submitted by noobie (446) at 5:58PM PST on July 29, 2009 Between collectors editions and normal retail boxes, the core game and expansions, the NPD reports that World of Warcraft has pushed 8.6 million units in the U.S. to date. The NPD gathered together data for all retail releases of World of Warcraft, from the Battle Chest to Wrath of the Lich King, coming up with 8.6 million units sold at retail. Comments (1) | Permalink Swine Flu Infects World of Warcraft The Escapist - May 1, 2009 Submitted by Zex_M19 (111) at 9:49AM PST on May 14, 2009 Even in World of Warcraft, you can't escape the swine flu pandemic hysteria. As discovered by a few WoW players, the disease exists in Azeroth, too. This isn't another attempt at being topical and pop culture-y that you often find in Blizzard games, this is a genuine disease that you can get in the game that has actually existed since the Wrath of the Lich King beta. Wrath of the Lich King Beta Coming Soon? worldofwar - April 3, 2008 Submitted by Sniper_piper (1251) at 6:43AM PST on April 3, 2008 World of Warcraft's beta site seems to be active again, possibly ready for imminent Wrath of the Lich King testing. If you go to http://beta.worldofwarcraft.com, rather than being told this page does not exist, you are redirected to http://beta.worldofwarcraft.com/game/character-copy.html this page kindly informs you that you do not have access to view the content. New Instance: Utgarde Keep WorldofWarcraft - November 5, 2007 Submitted by Kattahn (3091) at 12:33PM PST on December 20, 2007 In depth look at one of the instances in the next World of Warcraft expansion, Wrath of the Lich King The disaster of patch 3.0.8 wowinsider - January 21, 2009 Submitted by BrotherE (71) at 9:41AM PST on January 26, 2009 Bugs plague any developer of computer software -- even when you think your code is perfect and it's been seen as such by everyone in the company, you'll still have your users find bugs faster and more frequently than you ever thought possible. And Blizzard is no stranger to bugs -- though they have a reputation for quality releases, they've always had a few bugs sneak through. As big a game as World of Warcraft is, there's always bound to be something not working quite right. 1up.com Preview 1up.com - September 24, 2007 1up.com Previews Wrath of the Lich King, the next World of Warcraft expansion WoW subs at 9.3 million Eurogamer - November 15, 2007 Submitted by Crimen (958) at 6:27AM PST on November 15, 2007 Vivendi financial results have shown that World of Warcraft has an active subscriber base of 9.3 million people.

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Legal Case of the Week: Aleksandr Shpakov posted 29 May 2017, 02:41 by Rights in Russia [ updated 29 May 2017, 02:42 ] On 24 May 2017 a Moscow court sentenced Aleksandr Shpakov, who took part in an anti-corruption protest on 26 March 2017, to 18 months in prison after convicting him of attacking a police officer. As RFE/RL reports, Aleksandr Shpakov is the second person (after Yury Kuly who was sentenced on 18 May 2017 to 8 months in prison for allegedly assaulting a member of the National Guard at the same anti-corruption protest) to be sentenced in connection with one of the largest protests in Russia in years. At the anti-corruption protests in more than 100 Russian cities on 26 March 2017, initiated by Aleksei Navalny, police arrested more than 1,000 people in Moscow. Human rights activists are concerned that the authorities may instigate a number of criminal prosecutions along the lines of the prosecutions that followed the 2012 Bolotnaya Square demonstration. Photo of Aleksandr Shpakov: from Dmitry Borko's Facebook page via Mediazona 'Russian Protester Jailed For 18 Months Over March 26 Rally,' RFE/RL, 24 May 2017 'Legal Case of the Week: Yury Kuly,' Rights in Russia, 22 May 2017 Vera Vasilieva, 'Human rights defenders fear a "Bolotnaya Square case-2",' Rights in Russia, 28 April 2017 'Дело 26 марта. Александр Шпаков,' Mediazona, 24 May 2017

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Posted on 30/12/2014 21/09/2017 by Lord W Wolfenstein: The New Order – Post-mortem interview of Jens Matthies for Metro The creative director of Wolfenstein: The New Order for MachineGames, Jens Matthies, did recently a post-mortem interview with the English newspaper Metro – which consider the game as their favorite FPS of the year -, where he came back on the development and the release of the game in June 2014. Here are some extracts from it: They’re very happy with the game they shipped, because they could do what they wanted with it. They didn’t cut anything because of a lack of time, everything was there as expected. It’s the first game they’re finishing with such a feeling. They’re also happy with the reception of the game by the players, who mostly loved the game. But they’re also surprised by the span between review scores, between 60 and 95 percent. They consider that the Metacritic score should be around 90 percent, which makes them happy too. Some of the worst reviews of the game are Swedish… which is the country where the developers live in! They discuss about the first level, which is considered as weak by Metro but not by MachineGames. It’s a tutorial level, which could explain why it’s hard to make it fun and interesting to play. Both Metro and Jens are very happy with the shooting gameplay, which is a good mix between stealth and action sequences. Metro noticed that the game passed the Bechdel test, checking if two females characters in a fiction talk to each other about anything other than a man. The developers have added the reference to the Da’at Yichud Jewish technology in order to have some Indiana Jones kinds of moments of discovery, some mystery. They also discuss about dogma’s, and how it’s depicted in the game with BJ’s speech, and Nazis going too far with extremist dogma’s. It was hard for MachineGames to show how evil were the Nazis without becoming a caricature, or boring. The representation of the concentration camp in the game was very sensitive for them too. Metro finds the Moon level fantastic, but without enough gameplay outside buildings. But MachineGames hadn’t been able to create a gameplay that was interesting enough for that part, so they decided to focus on the inside parts. Developers of MachineGames don’t want to do any other kind of game than first person games in the future, with more and more open levels with various paths and secondary missions. They want to do a sequel for Wolfenstein: The New Order, but nothing has been decided yet. Anyway, they’re very happy with the selling of the game. They would also love to make a Quake sequel, but this game should have a multiplayer part, which is not their thing. They would have to team up with another studio for that. They have plenty of game concepts for Wolfenstein, and some of them could be used for a sequel. They’re very independent, even with Bethesda behind them. They have a lot of freedom, and they consider that the labour concentration camp of Wolfenstein wouldn’t have been accepted by any other publisher. CategoriesNews, Wolfenstein: The New Order (2013) Tagsbethesda, machinegames, wolf:tno Previous PostPrevious Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! (updated) Next PostNext The Internet Archive extends to old DOS games… including Wolf3D!

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Neurocrine Biosciences and Idorsia amend option agreement to license novel treatment for rare pediatric epilepsy Neurocrine Biosciences owns option to exclusively license ACT-709478, a clinical stage selective T-type calcium channel blocker for the treatment of epilepsy Idorsia to receive $45 million upfront upon exercise of the option and up to $365 million in potential development and regulatory milestone payments SAN DIEGO, U.S. and ALLSCHWIL, Switzerland – January 10, 2020 Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: NBIX) and Idorsia Ltd. (SIX: IDIA) announced an amendment to the agreement that was originally signed in 2019 granting Neurocrine Biosciences an option to license ACT-709478, a potent, selective, orally-active, and brain penetrating T-type calcium channel blocker, in clinical development for the treatment of a rare pediatric epilepsy. The option also includes a research collaboration to discover, identify and develop additional novel T-type calcium channel blockers. “We are excited to leverage the scientific expertise of Idorsia in T-type calcium channel inhibition to potentially advance a Phase 2 ready compound to help people suffering from epilepsy. In addition to the treatment of epilepsy, the modulation of the calcium channel may be useful for the treatment of other disorders such as essential tremor and pain,” said Kevin Gorman, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of Neurocrine Biosciences. “This option agreement enhances our commitment to utilizing precision medicine and differentiated mechanisms of action to develop a product portfolio capable of treating patients impacted by different forms of epilepsy.” Option and License Agreement Financial Terms In 2019, Neurocrine Biosciences paid a non-refundable $5 million upfront fee to Idorsia for the option rights to ACT-709478 and a preclinical research collaboration. Furthermore, Neurocrine has agreed to cover additional costs as part of the IND application. The agreement is subject to the following terms upon Neurocrine Biosciences exercise of the option: Option exercise: Upon Investigational New Drug (IND) application acceptance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), expected in mid-2020, Neurocrine Biosciences will have 30 days to exercise the option to license ACT-709478. If the option is exercised by Neurocrine Biosciences, Idorsia will receive an upfront payment of $45 million in cash. In addition, Neurocrine Biosciences will provide an incremental $7 million in funding to Idorsia as part of the research collaboration. ACT-709478 milestones: In addition to the up-front payment, Idorsia may also receive up to $365 million in additional development and regulatory milestone payments. Furthermore, Idorsia may also be entitled to one-time commercial payments based on sales thresholds. ACT-709478 royalties: Idorsia will have the right to receive a tiered royalty ranging from the low double-digits to upper teen percentage in the U.S. and a tiered royalty at slightly lower rates outside the U.S. based upon aggregate global net sales. Preclinical research collaboration: The parties will work together to identify novel T-type channel blockers and explore their use in potential new disease states. Idorsia may be entitled to additional development, regulatory and commercial milestones as well as tiered royalties on annual sales for each product included in the research collaboration. Notes to the editor About ACT-709478 and T-type calcium channel blockers ACT-709478 is a potent, selective, orally-active, and brain penetrating T-type calcium channel blocker in development for epilepsy. A Phase 1 clinical trial was completed in healthy adult subjects in 2019. A Phase 2 study in a rare pediatric epilepsy is planned in 2H 2020. About Idorsia Idorsia Ltd is reaching out for more - We have more ideas, we see more opportunities and we want to help more patients. In order to achieve this, we will develop Idorsia into one of Europe’s leading biopharmaceutical companies, with a strong scientific core. Headquartered in Switzerland - a biotech-hub of Europe - Idorsia is specialized in the discovery and development of small molecules, to transform the horizon of therapeutic options. Idorsia has a broad portfolio of innovative drugs in the pipeline, an experienced team, a fully-functional research center, and a strong balance sheet – the ideal constellation to bringing R&D efforts to business success. Idorsia was listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (ticker symbol: IDIA) in June 2017 and has over 750 highly qualified specialists dedicated to realizing our ambitious targets. About Neurocrine Biosciences Neurocrine Biosciences (Nasdaq: NBIX) is a neuroscience-focused, biopharmaceutical company with more than 25 years of experience discovering and developing life-changing treatments for people with serious, challenging and under-addressed neurological, endocrine and psychiatric disorders. The company's diverse portfolio includes FDA-approved treatments for tardive dyskinesia and endometriosis* and clinical development programs in multiple therapeutic areas including Parkinson's disease, chorea in Huntington disease, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, epilepsy, uterine fibroids* and polycystic ovary syndrome*. Headquartered in San Diego, Neurocrine Biosciences specializes in targeting and interrupting disease-causing mechanisms involving the interconnected pathways of the nervous and endocrine systems. For more information, visit neurocrine.com, and follow the company on LinkedIn. (*in collaboration with AbbVie) Idorsia Media & Investor Relations Andrew C. Weiss Senior Vice President, Head of Investor Relations & Corporate Communications Idorsia Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Hegenheimermattweg 91, CH-4123 Allschwil www.idorsia.com Contact: Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. Navjot Rai (Media) media@neurocrine.com Todd Tushla (Investors) ir@neurocrine.com Idorsia Forward-Looking Statements The above information contains certain "forward-looking statements", relating to the company's business, which can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "estimates", "believes", "expects", "may", "are expected to", "will", "will continue", "should", "would be", "seeks", "pending" or "anticipates" or similar expressions, or by discussions of strategy, plans or intentions. Such statements include descriptions of the company's investment and research and development programs and anticipated expenditures in connection therewith, descriptions of new products expected to be introduced by the company and anticipated customer demand for such products and products in the company's existing portfolio. Such statements reflect the current views of the company with respect to future events and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Many factors could cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the company to be materially different from any future results, performances or achievements that may be expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein as anticipated, believed, estimated or expected. Neurocrine Biosciences Forward-Looking Statements In addition to historical facts, this press release contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements related to the benefits to be derived from the agreement with Idorsia and the timing of completion of our clinical, regulatory, and other development activities. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements are: risks that the FDA or other regulatory authorities may make adverse decisions regarding ACT-709478; risks that clinical development activities may not be completed on time or at all or may be delayed for regulatory, manufacturing, or other reasons, may not be successful or replicate previous clinical trial results, may fail to demonstrate that our product candidates are safe and effective, or may not be predictive of real-world results or of results in subsequent clinical trials; risks that the benefits of the agreement with Idorsia may never be realized; and other risks described in the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including without limitation the Company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2019. Neurocrine disclaims any obligation to update the statements contained in this press release after the date hereof. By: GlobenewsWire - 29 Jan 2020

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By BERNARD McGHEE Associated Press December 31, 2019 — 7:45pm A lauded writer who brought to light stories overshadowed by prejudice. An actress and singer who helped embody the manufactured innocence of the 1950s. A self-made billionaire who rose from a childhood of Depression-era poverty and twice ran for president. This year saw the deaths of people who shifted culture through prose, pragmatism and persistence. It also witnessed tragedy, in talent struck down in its prime. In 2019, the political world lost a giant in U.S. Rep. Elijah E. Cummings. He was born the son of a sharecropper, became a lawyer, then an influential congressman and champion of civil rights. Cummings, who died in October, was chairman of one of the U.S. House committees that led an impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump and was a formidable advocate for the poor in his Maryland district. Another influential political figure, U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, died in July. Stevens was appointed to the high court as a Republican but became the leader of its liberal wing and a proponent of abortion rights and consumer protections. Wealth, fame and a confident prescription for the nation's economic ills propelled H. Ross Perot 's 1992 campaign against President George H.W. Bush and Democratic challenger Bill Clinton. He recorded the highest percentage for an independent or third-party candidate since 1912. He died in July. The death of Toni Morrison in August left a chasm in the publishing world, where she was a "literary mother" to countless writers. She helped elevate multiculturalism to the world stage and unearthed the lives of the unknown and unwanted. She became the first black woman to receive the Nobel literature prize and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012. Among those in the scientific world who died in 2019 was Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, the first person to walk in space. Leonov died in October. Others include scientist Wallace Smith Broecker, who died in February and popularized the term "global warming" as he raised early alarms about climate change. In April, Hollywood lost director John Singleton, whose 1991 film "Boyz N the Hood" was praised as a realistic and compassionate take on race, class, peer pressure and family. He became the first black director to receive an Oscar nomination and the youngest at 24. Doris Day, a top box-office draw and recording artist who died in May, stood for the 1950s ideal of innocence and G-rated love, a parallel world to her contemporary Marilyn Monroe. She received a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2004. The year also saw the untimely deaths of two young rappers, leaving a feeling of accomplishments unfulfilled. Grammy-nominated Nipsey Hussle was killed in a shooting in Los Angeles in March. Juice WRLD, who launched his career on SoundCloud before becoming a streaming juggernaut, died in December after being treated for opioid use during a police search. Here is a roll call of some influential figures who died in 2019 (cause of death cited for younger people, if available): Eugene "Mean Gene" Okerlund, 76. His deadpan interviews of pro wrestling superstars like "Macho Man" Randy Savage, the Ultimate Warrior and Hulk Hogan made him a ringside fixture in his own right. Jan. 2. Bob Einstein, 76. The veteran comedy writer and performer known for "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour," "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and his spoof daredevil character Super Dave Osborne. Jan. 2. Daryl Dragon, 76. The cap-wearing "Captain" of Captain & Tennille who teamed with then-wife Toni Tennille on such easy listening hits as "Love Will Keep Us Together" and "Muskrat Love." Jan. 2. Harold Brown, 91. As defense secretary in the Carter administration, he championed cutting-edge fighting technology during a tenure that included the failed rescue of hostages in Iran. Jan 4. Jakiw Palij, 95. A former Nazi concentration camp guard who spent decades leading an unassuming life in New York City until his past was revealed. Jan. 9. Carol Channing, 97. The ebullient musical comedy star who delighted American audiences in almost 5,000 performances as the scheming Dolly Levi in "Hello, Dolly!" on Broadway and beyond. Jan. 15. John C. Bogle, 89. He simplified investing for the masses by launching the first index mutual fund and founded Vanguard Group. Jan. 16. Lamia al-Gailani, 80. An Iraqi archaeologist who lent her expertise to rebuilding the National Museum's collection after it was looted in 2003. Jan. 18. Nathan Glazer, 95. A prominent sociologist and intellectual who assisted on a classic study of conformity, "The Lonely Crowd," and co-authored a groundbreaking document of non-conformity, "Beyond the Melting Pot." Jan. 19. Antonio Mendez, 78. A former CIA technical operations officer who helped rescue six U.S. diplomats from Iran in 1980 and was portrayed by Ben Affleck in the film "Argo." Jan. 19. Harris Wofford, 92. A former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania and longtime civil rights activist who helped persuade John F. Kennedy to make a crucial phone call to the wife of Martin Luther King Jr. during the 1960 presidential campaign. Jan. 21. Russell Baker, 93. The genial but sharp-witted writer who won Pulitzer Prizes for his humorous columns in The New York Times and a moving autobiography of his impoverished Baltimore childhood. He later hosted television's "Masterpiece Theatre" on PBS. Jan 21. Complications after a fall. Michel Legrand, 86. An Oscar-winning composer and pianist whose hits included the score for the '60s romance "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg" and the song "The Windmills of Your Mind" and who worked with some of biggest singers of the 20th century. Jan. 26. Kim Bok-dong, 92. A South Korean woman who was forced as a girl into a brothel and sexually enslaved by the Japanese military during World War II, becoming a vocal leader at rallies that were held every Wednesday in Seoul for nearly 30 years. Jan. 28. James Ingram, 66. The Grammy-winning singer who launched multiple hits on the R&B and pop charts and earned two Oscar nominations for his songwriting. Jan. 29. Donald S. Smith, 94. He produced the controversial anti-abortion film "The Silent Scream" and, with help from Ronald Reagan's White House, distributed copies to every member of Congress and the Supreme Court. Jan. 30. Harold Bradley, 93. A Country Music Hall of Fame guitarist who played on hundreds of hit country records and along with his brother, famed producer Owen Bradley, helped craft "The Nashville Sound." Jan. 31. Kristoff St. John, 52. An actor best known for playing Neil Winters on the CBS soap opera "The Young and the Restless." Feb. 4. Heart disease. Anne Firor Scott, 97. A prize-winning historian and esteemed professor who upended the male-dominated field of Southern scholarship by pioneering the study of Southern women. Feb. 5. Frank Robinson, 83. The Hall of Famer was the first black manager in Major League Baseball and the only player to win the MVP award in both leagues. Feb. 7. John Dingell, 92. The former congressman was the longest-serving member of Congress in American history at 59 years and a master of legislative deal-making who was fiercely protective of Detroit's auto industry. Feb. 7. Albert Finney, 82. The British actor was the Academy Award-nominated star of films from "Tom Jones" to "Skyfall." Feb. 8. Jan-Michael Vincent, 73. The "Airwolf" television star whose sleek good looks belied a troubled personal life. Feb. 10. Gordon Banks, 81. The World Cup-winning England goalkeeper who was also known for blocking a header from Pele that many consider the greatest save in soccer history. Feb. 12. Betty Ballantine, 99. She was half of a groundbreaking husband-and-wife publishing team that helped invent the modern paperback and vastly expand the market for science fiction and other genres through such blockbusters as "The Hobbit" and "Fahrenheit 451." Feb. 12. Lyndon LaRouche Jr., 96. The political extremist who ran for president in every election from 1976 to 2004, including a campaign waged from federal prison. Feb. 12. Andrea Levy, 62. A prize-winning novelist who chronicled the hopes and horrors experienced by the post-World War II generation of Jamaican immigrants in Britain. Feb. 14. Lee Radziwill, 85. She was the stylish jet setter and socialite who found friends, lovers and other adventures worldwide while bonding and competing with her sister Jacqueline Kennedy. Feb. 15. Armando M. Rodriguez, 97. A Mexican immigrant and World War II veteran who served in the administrations of four U.S. presidents while pressing for civil rights and education reforms. Feb. 17. Wallace Smith Broecker, 87. A scientist who raised early alarms about climate change and popularized the term "global warming." Feb. 18. Karl Lagerfeld, 85. Chanel's iconic couturier whose accomplished designs and trademark white ponytail, high starched collars and dark enigmatic glasses dominated high fashion for the past 50 years. Feb. 19. David Horowitz, 81. His "Fight Back!" syndicated program made him perhaps the best-known consumer reporter in the U.S. Feb. 21. Peter Tork, 77. A talented singer-songwriter and instrumentalist whose musical skills were often overshadowed by his role as the goofy, lovable bass guitarist in the made-for-television rock band The Monkees. Feb. 21. Stanley Donen, 94. A giant of the Hollywood musical who, through such classics as "Singin' in the Rain" and "Funny Face," helped provide some of the most joyous sounds and images in movie history. Feb. 21. Jackie Shane, 78. A black transgender soul singer who became a pioneering musician in Toronto where she packed nightclubs in the 1960s. Feb. 21. Katherine Helmond, 89. An Emmy-nominated and Golden Globe-winning actress who played two very different matriarchs on the ABC sitcoms "Who's the Boss?" and "Soap." Feb. 23. Charles McCarry, 88. An admired and prescient spy novelist who foresaw passenger jets as terrorist weapons in "The Better Angels" and devised a compelling theory for JFK's assassination in "The Tears of Autumn." Feb. 26. Jerry Merryman, 86. He was one of the inventors of the handheld electronic calculator. Feb. 27. Complications of heart and kidney failure. Ed Nixon, 88. The youngest brother of President Richard Nixon who was a Navy aviator and geologist and spent years promoting his brother's legacy. Feb. 27. Andre Previn, 89. The pianist, composer and conductor whose broad reach took in the worlds of Hollywood, jazz and classical music. Feb. 28. John Shafer, 94. The legendary Northern California vintner was part of a generation that helped elevate sleepy Napa Valley into the international wine powerhouse it is today. March 2. Keith Flint, 49. The fiery frontman of British dance-electronic band The Prodigy. March 4. Found dead by hanging in his home. Luke Perry, 52. He gained instant heartthrob status as wealthy rebel Dylan McKay on "Beverly Hills, 90210." March 4. Stroke. Juan Corona, 85. He gained the nickname "The Machete Murderer" for hacking to death dozens of migrant farm laborers in California in the early 1970s. March 4. Ralph Hall, 95. The former Texas congressman was the oldest-ever member of the U.S. House and a man who claimed to have once sold cigarettes and Coca-Cola to the bank-robbing duo of Bonnie and Clyde in Dallas. March 7. Carmine "the Snake" Persico, 85. The longtime boss of the infamous Colombo crime family. March 7. Vera Bila, 64. A Czech singer dubbed the Ella Fitzgerald of Gypsy music or the Queen of Romany. March 12. Heart attack. Birch Bayh, 91. A former U.S. senator who championed the federal law banning discrimination against women in college admissions and sports. March 14. Dick Dale, 83. His pounding, blaringly loud power-chord instrumentals on songs like "Miserlou" and "Let's Go Trippin'" earned him the title King of the Surf Guitar. March 16. Jerrie Cobb, 88. America's first female astronaut candidate, the pilot pushed for equality in space but never reached its heights. March 18. Scott Walker, 76. An influential singer, songwriter and producer whose hits with the Walker Brothers in the 1960s included "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore." March 22. Rafi Eitan, 92. A legendary Israeli Mossad spy who led the capture of Holocaust mastermind Adolf Eichmann. March 23. Larry Cohen, 77. The maverick B-movie director of cult horror films "It's Alive" and "God Told Me To." March 23. Michel Bacos, 95. A French pilot who's remembered as a hero for his actions in the 1976 hijacking of an Air France plane to Uganda's Entebbe airport. March 26. Valery Bykovsky, 84. A pioneering Soviet-era cosmonaut who made the first of his three flights to space in 1963. March 27. Agnes Varda, 90. The French New Wave pioneer who for decades beguiled, challenged and charmed moviegoers in films that inspired generations of filmmakers. March 29. Cancer. Ken Gibson, 86. He became the first black mayor of a major Northeast city when he ascended to power in riot-torn Newark, New Jersey, about five decades ago. March 29. Billy Adams, 79. A Rockabilly Hall of Famer who wrote and recorded the rockabilly staple "Rock, Pretty Mama." March 30. Nipsey Hussle, 33. A Grammy-nominated rapper. March 31. Killed in a shooting. Sydney Brenner, 92. A Nobel Prize-winning biologist who helped decipher the genetic code and whose research on a roundworm sparked a new field of human disease research. April 5. Ernest F. "Fritz" Hollings, 97. The silver-haired Democrat who helped shepherd South Carolina through desegregation as governor and went on to serve six terms in the U.S. Senate. April 6. Cho Yang-ho, 70. Korean Air's chairman, whose leadership included scandals such as his daughter's infamous incident of "nut rage." April 7. Marilynn Smith, 89. One of the 13 founders of the LPGA Tour whose 21 victories, two majors and endless support of her tour led to her induction into the World Golf Hall of Fame. April 9. Richard "Dick" Cole, 103. The last of the 80 Doolittle Tokyo Raiders who carried out the daring U.S. attack on Japan during World War II. April 9. Charles Van Doren, 93. The dashing young academic whose meteoric rise and fall as a corrupt game show contestant in the 1950s inspired the movie "Quiz Show" and served as a cautionary tale about the staged competitions of early television. April 9. Monkey Punch, 81. A cartoonist best known as the creator of the Japanese megahit comic series Lupin III. April 11. Georgia Engel, 70. She played the charmingly innocent, small-voiced Georgette on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and amassed a string of other TV and stage credits. April 12. Bibi Andersson, 83. The Swedish actress who starred in classic films by compatriot Ingmar Bergman, including "The Seventh Seal" and "Persona." April 14. Owen Garriott, 88. A former astronaut who flew on America's first space station, Skylab, and whose son followed him into orbit. April 15. Alan García, 69. A former Peruvian president whose first term in the 1980s was marred by financial chaos and rebel violence and who was recently targeted in Latin America's biggest corruption scandal. April 17. Apparent suicide. Lorraine Warren, 92. A world-wide paranormal investigator and author whose decades of ghost-hunting cases with her late husband inspired such frightening films as "The Conjuring" series and "The Amityville Horror." April 18. Mark Medoff, 79. A provocative playwright whose "Children of a Lesser God" won Tony and Olivier awards and whose screen adaptation of his play earned an Oscar nomination. April 23. John Havlicek, 79. The Boston Celtics great whose steal of Hal Greer's inbounds pass in the final seconds of the 1965 Eastern Conference final against the Philadelphia 76ers remains one of the most famous plays in NBA history. April 25. Damon J. Keith, 96. A grandson of slaves and figure in the civil rights movement who as a federal judge was sued by President Richard Nixon over a ruling against warrantless wiretaps. April 28. Richard Lugar, 87. A former U.S. senator and foreign policy sage known for leading efforts to help the former Soviet states dismantle and secure much of their nuclear arsenal but whose reputation for working with Democrats cost him his final campaign. April 28. John Singleton, 51. A director who made one of Hollywood's most memorable debuts with the Oscar-nominated "Boyz N the Hood" and continued over the following decades to probe the lives of black communities in his native Los Angeles and beyond. April 29. Taken off life support after a stroke. Ellen Tauscher, 67. A trailblazer for women in the world of finance who served in Congress for more than a decade before joining the Obama administration. April 29. Complications from pneumonia. Peter Mayhew, 74. The towering actor who donned a huge, furry costume to give life to the rugged-and-beloved character of Chewbacca in the original "Star Wars" trilogy and two other films. April 30. John Lukacs, 95. The Hungarian-born historian and iconoclast who brooded over the future of Western civilization, wrote a best-selling tribute to Winston Churchill, and produced a substantial and often despairing body of writings on the politics and culture of Europe and the United States. May 6. Peggy Lipton, 72. A star of the groundbreaking late 1960s TV show "The Mod Squad" and the 1990s show "Twin Peaks." May 11. Cancer. Leonard Bailey, 76. The doctor who in 1984 transplanted a baboon heart into a tiny newborn dubbed "Baby Fae" in a pioneering operation that sparked both worldwide acclaim and condemnation. May 12. Cardinal Nasrallah Butros Sfeir, 98. The former patriarch of Lebanon's Maronite Christian church who served as spiritual leader of Lebanon's largest Christian community through some of the worst days of the country's 1975-1990 civil war. May 12. Doris Day, 97. The sunny blond actress and singer whose frothy comedic roles opposite the likes of Rock Hudson and Cary Grant made her one of Hollywood's biggest stars in the 1950s and '60s and a symbol of wholesome American womanhood. May 13. Tim Conway, 85. The impish second banana to Carol Burnett who won four Emmy Awards on her TV variety show, starred in "McHale's Navy" and later voiced the role of Barnacle Boy for "Spongebob Squarepants." May 14. I.M. Pei, 102. The versatile, globe-trotting architect who revived the Louvre with a giant glass pyramid and captured the spirit of rebellion at the multi-shaped Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. May 16. Niki Lauda, 70. A Formula One great who won two of his world titles after a horrific crash that left him with serious burns and went on to become a prominent figure in the aviation industry. May 20. Binyavanga Wainaina, 48. One of Africa's best-known authors and gay rights activists. May 21. Illness. Judith Kerr, 95. A refugee from Nazi Germany who wrote and illustrated the best-selling "The Tiger Who Came to Tea" and other beloved children's books. May 22. Murray Gell-Mann, 89. The Nobel Prize-winning physicist who brought order to the universe by helping discover and classify subatomic particles. May 24. Claus von Bulow, 92. A Danish-born socialite who was convicted but later acquitted of trying to kill his wealthy wife in two trials that drew intense international attention in the 1980s. May 25. Prem Tinsulanonda, 98. As an army commander, prime minister and adviser to the royal palace, he was one of Thailand's most influential political figures over four decades. May 26. Richard Matsch, 88. A federal judge who ruled his courtroom with a firm gavel and a short temper and gained national respect in the 1990s for his handling of the Oklahoma City bombing trials. May 26. Bill Buckner, 69. A star hitter who made one of the biggest blunders in baseball history when he let Mookie Wilson's trickler roll through his legs in the 1986 World Series. May 27. Thad Cochran, 81. A former U.S. senator who served 45 years in Washington and used seniority to steer billions of dollars to his home state of Mississippi. May 30. Patricia Bath, 76. A pioneering ophthalmologist who became the first African American female doctor to receive a medical patent after she invented a more precise treatment of cataracts. May 30. Complications of cancer. Leon Redbone, 69. The blues and jazz artist whose growly voice, Panama hat and cultivated air of mystery made him seem like a character out of the ragtime era or the Depression-era Mississippi Delta. May 30. Frank Lucas, 88. The former Harlem drug kingpin whose life and lore inspired the 2007 film "American Gangster." May 30. Leah Chase, 96. A New Orleans chef and civil rights icon who created the city's first white-tablecloth restaurant for black patrons, broke the city's segregation laws by seating white and black customers, and introduced countless tourists to Southern Louisiana Creole cooking. June 1. Dr. John, 77. The New Orleans singer and piano player who blended black and white musical styles with a hoodoo-infused stage persona and gravelly bayou drawl. June 6. John Gunther Dean, 93. A veteran American diplomat and five-time ambassador forever haunted by his role in the evacuation of the U.S. Embassy in Cambodia during the dying days of the Khmer Republic. June 6. Sylvia Miles, 94. An actress and Manhattan socialite whose brief, scene-stealing appearances in the films "Midnight Cowboy" and "Farewell, My Lovely" earned her two Academy Award nominations. June 12. Lew Klein, 91. A broadcast pioneer who helped create "American Bandstand" and launched the careers of Dick Clark and Bob Saget. June 12. Pat Bowlen, 75. The Denver Broncos owner who transformed the team from also-rans into NFL champions and helped the league usher in billion-dollar television deals. June 13. Charles Reich, 91. The author and Ivy League academic whose "The Greening of America" blessed the counterculture of the 1960s and became a million-selling manifesto for a new and euphoric way of life. June 15. Gloria Vanderbilt, 95. The intrepid heiress, artist and romantic who began her extraordinary life as the "poor little rich girl" of the Great Depression, survived family tragedy and multiple marriages and reigned during the 1970s and '80s as a designer jeans pioneer. June 17. Jim Taricani, 69. An award-winning TV reporter who exposed corruption and served a federal sentence for refusing to disclose a source. June 21. Kidney failure. Judith Krantz, 91. A writer whose million-selling novels such as "Scruples" and "Princess Daisy" engrossed readers worldwide with their steamy tales of the rich and beautiful. June 22. Dave Bartholomew, 100. A giant of New Orleans music and a rock n' roll pioneer who, with Fats Domino, co-wrote and produced such classics as "Ain't That a Shame," "I'm Walkin'" and "Let the Four Winds Blow." June 23. Beth Chapman, 51. The wife and co-star of "Dog the Bounty Hunter" reality TV star Duane "Dog" Chapman. June 26. Tyler Skaggs, 27. The left-handed pitcher who was a regular in the Los Angeles Angels' starting rotation since late 2016 and struggled with injuries repeatedly in that time. July 1. Choked on his own vomit and had a toxic mix of alcohol and painkillers fentanyl and oxycodone in his system. Lee Iacocca, 94. The auto executive and master pitchman who put the Mustang in Ford's lineup in the 1960s and became a corporate folk hero when he resurrected Chrysler 20 years later. July 2. Eva Kor, 85. A Holocaust survivor who championed forgiveness even for those who carried out the Holocaust atrocities. July 4. Joao Gilberto, 88. A Brazilian singer, guitarist and songwriter considered one of the fathers of the bossa nova genre that gained global popularity in the 1960s and became an iconic sound of the South American nation. July 6. Cameron Boyce, 20. An actor best known for his role as the teenage son of Cruella de Vil in the Disney Channel franchise "Descendants." July 6. Seizure. Martin Charnin, 84. He made his Broadway debut playing a Jet in the original "West Side Story" and went on to become a Broadway director and a lyricist who won a Tony Award for the score of the eternal hit "Annie." July 6. Artur Brauner, 100. A Polish-born Holocaust survivor who became one of post-World War II Germany's most prominent film producers. July 7. Rosie Ruiz, 66. The Boston Marathon course-cutter who was stripped of her victory in the 1980 race and went on to become an enduring symbol of cheating in sports. July 8. Cancer. H. Ross Perot, 89. The colorful, self-made Texas billionaire who rose from delivering newspapers as a boy to building his own information technology company and twice mounted outsider campaigns for president. July 9. Leukemia. Rip Torn, 88. The free-spirited Texan who overcame his quirky name to become a distinguished actor in television, theater and movies, such as "Men in Black," and win an Emmy in his 60s for "The Larry Sanders Show." July 9. Fernando De la Rúa, 81. A former Argentine president who attracted voters with his image as an honest statesman and later left as the country plunged into its worst economic crisis. July 9. Johnny Kitagawa, 87. Better known as Johnny-san, he was a kingpin of Japan's entertainment industry for more than half a century who produced famous boy bands including Arashi, Tokio and SMAP. July 9. Jim Bouton, 80. The former New York Yankees pitcher who shocked and angered the conservative baseball world with the tell-all book "Ball Four." July 10. Jerry Lawson, 75. For four decades, he was the lead singer of the eclectic cult favorite a cappella group the Persuasions. July 10. Pernell Whitaker, 55. An Olympic gold medalist and four-division boxing champion who was regarded as one of the greatest defensive fighters ever. July 14. Hit by a car. L. Bruce Laingen, 96. The top American diplomat at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran when it was overrun by Iranian protesters in 1979 and one of 52 Americans held hostage for more than a year. July 15. Edith Irby Jones, 91. The first black student to enroll at an all-white medical school in the South and later the first female president of the National Medical Association. July 15. John Paul Stevens, 99. The bow-tied, independent-thinking, Republican-nominated justice who unexpectedly emerged as the Supreme Court's leading liberal. July 16. Johnny Clegg, 66. A South African musician who performed in defiance of racial barriers imposed under the country's apartheid system decades ago and celebrated its new democracy under Nelson Mandela. July 16. Elijah "Pumpsie" Green, 85. The former Boston Red Sox infielder was the first black player on the last major league team to field one. July 17. Rutger Hauer, 75. A Dutch film actor who specialized in menacing roles, including a memorable turn as a murderous android in "Blade Runner" opposite Harrison Ford. July 19. Paul Krassner, 87. The publisher, author and radical political activist on the front lines of 1960s counterculture who helped tie together his loose-knit prankster group by naming them the Yippies. July 21. Robert M. Morgenthau, 99. A former Manhattan district attorney who spent more than three decades jailing criminals from mob kingpins and drug-dealing killers to a tax-dodging Harvard dean. July 21. Li Peng, 90. A former hard-line Chinese premier best known for announcing martial law during the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests that ended with a bloody crackdown by troops. July 22. Art Neville, 81. A member of one of New Orleans' storied musical families, the Neville Brothers, and a founding member of the groundbreaking funk band The Meters. July 22. Chris Kraft, 95. The founder of NASA's mission control. July 22. Mike Moulin, 70. A former Los Angeles police lieutenant who came under fire for failing to quell the first outbreak of rioting after the Rodney King beating verdict. July 30. Harold Prince, 91. A Broadway director and producer who pushed the boundaries of musical theater with such groundbreaking shows as "The Phantom of the Opera," "Cabaret," "Company" and "Sweeney Todd" and won a staggering 21 Tony Awards. July 31. D.A. Pennebaker, 94. The Oscar-winning documentary maker whose historic contributions to American culture and politics included immortalizing a young Bob Dylan in "Don't Look Back" and capturing the spin behind Bill Clinton's 1992 presidential campaign in "The War Room." Aug. 1. Henri Belolo, 82. He co-founded the Village People and co-wrote their classic hits "YMCA," "Macho Man" and "In the Navy." Aug. 3. Nuon Chea, 93. The chief ideologue of the communist Khmer Rouge regime that destroyed a generation of Cambodians. Aug. 4. Toni Morrison, 88. A pioneer and reigning giant of modern literature whose imaginative power in "Beloved," "Song of Solomon" and other works transformed American letters by dramatizing the pursuit of freedom within the boundaries of race. Aug. 5. Sushma Swaraj, 67. She was India's former external affairs minister and a leader of the ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party. Aug. 6. Peter Fonda, 79. The actor was the son of a Hollywood legend who became a movie star in his own right after both writing and starring in the counterculture classic "Easy Rider." Aug. 16. Richard Williams, 86. A Canadian-British animator whose work on the bouncing cartoon bunny in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" helped blur the boundaries between the animated world and our own. Aug. 16. Cancer. Cedric Benson, 36. A former NFL running back who was one of the most prolific rushers in NCAA and University of Texas history. Aug. 17. Motorcycle crash. Kathleen Blanco, 76. She became Louisiana's first female elected governor only to see her political career derailed by the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. Aug. 18. David H. Koch, 79. A billionaire industrialist who, with his older brother Charles, was both celebrated and demonized for transforming American politics by pouring their riches into conservative causes. Aug. 23. Ferdinand Piech, 82. The German auto industry power broker was the longtime patriarch of Volkswagen AG and the key engineer of its takeover of Porsche. Aug. 25. Baxter Leach, 79. A prominent member of the Memphis, Tennessee, sanitation workers union whose historic strike drew the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to the city where he was assassinated. Aug. 27. Jim Leavelle, 99. The longtime Dallas lawman who was captured in one of history's most iconic photographs escorting President John F. Kennedy's assassin as he was fatally shot. Aug. 29. Valerie Harper, 80. She scored guffaws, stole hearts and busted TV taboos as the brash, self-deprecating Rhoda Morgenstern on back-to-back hit sitcoms in the 1970s. Aug. 30. Jimmy Johnson, 76. A founder of the Muscle Shoals Sound Studios and guitarist with the famed studio musicians "The Swampers." Sept. 5. Robert Mugabe, 95. The former Zimbabwean leader was an ex-guerrilla chief who took power when the African country shook off white minority rule and presided for decades while economic turmoil and human rights violations eroded its early promise. Sept. 6. Robert Frank, 94. A giant of 20th-century photography whose seminal book "The Americans" captured singular, candid moments of the 1950s and helped free picture-taking from the boundaries of clean lighting and linear composition. Sept. 9. T. Boone Pickens, 91. A brash and quotable oil tycoon who grew even wealthier through corporate takeover attempts. Sept. 11. Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie, 83. A former Indonesian president who allowed democratic reforms and an independence referendum for East Timor following the ouster of the dictator Suharto. Sept. 11. Eddie Money, 70. The rock star known for such hits as "Two Tickets to Paradise" and "Take Me Home Tonight." Sept. 13. Esophageal cancer. Phyllis Newman, 86. A Tony Award-winning Broadway veteran who became the first woman to host "The Tonight Show" before turning her attention to fight for women's health. Sept. 15. Ric Ocasek, 75. The Cars frontman whose deadpan vocal delivery and lanky, sunglassed look defined a rock era with chart-topping hits like "Just What I Needed." Sept. 15. Cokie Roberts, 75. The daughter of politicians and a pioneering journalist who chronicled Washington from Jimmy Carter to Donald Trump for NPR and ABC News. Sept. 17. Complications from breast cancer. David A. Jones Sr., 88. He invested $1,000 to start a nursing home company that eventually became the $37 billion health insurance giant Humana Inc. Sept. 18. Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, 83. The former Tunisian president was an autocrat who led his small North African country for 23 years before being toppled by nationwide protests that unleashed revolt across the Arab world. Sept. 19. John Keenan, 99. He was the police official who led New York City's manhunt for the "Son of Sam" killer and eventually took a case-solving confession from David Berkowitz. Sept. 19. Barron Hilton, 91. A hotel magnate who expanded his father's chain and became a founding owner in the American Football League. Sept. 19. Howard "Hopalong" Cassady, 85. The 1955 Heisman Trophy winner at Ohio State and running back for the Detroit Lions. Sept. 20. Karl Muenter, 96. A former SS soldier who was convicted in France of a wartime massacre but who never served any time for his crimes. Sept. 20. Sigmund Jaehn, 82. He became the first German in space at the height of the Cold War during the 1970s and was promoted as a hero by communist authorities in East Germany. Sept. 21. Jacques Chirac, 86. A two-term French president who was the first leader to acknowledge France's role in the Holocaust and defiantly opposed the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003. Sept. 26. Joseph Wilson, 69. The former ambassador who set off a political firestorm by disputing U.S. intelligence used to justify the 2003 Iraq invasion. Sept. 27. José José, 71. The Mexican crooner was an elegant dresser who moved audiences to tears with melancholic love ballads and was known as the "Prince of Song." Sept. 28. Jessye Norman, 74. The renowned international opera star whose passionate soprano voice won her four Grammy Awards, the National Medal of Arts and the Kennedy Center Honor. Sept. 30. Samuel Mayerson, 97. The prosecutor who took newspaper heiress Patty Hearst to court for shooting up a Southern California sporting goods store in 1974 and then successfully argued for probation, not prison, for the kidnapping victim-turned terrorist. Sept. 30. Karel Gott, 80. A Czech pop singer who became a star behind the Iron Curtain. Oct. 1. Diogo Freitas do Amaral, 78. A conservative Portuguese politician who played a leading role in cementing the country's democracy after its 1974 Carnation Revolution and later became president of the U.N. General Assembly. Oct. 3. Diahann Carroll, 84. The Oscar-nominated actress and singer who won critical acclaim as the first black woman to star in a non-servant role in a TV series as "Julia." Oct. 4. Cancer. Ginger Baker, 80. The volatile and propulsive drummer for Cream and other bands who wielded blues power and jazz finesse and helped shatter boundaries of time, tempo and style in popular music. Oct. 6. Rip Taylor, 88. The madcap, mustached comedian with a fondness for confetti-throwing who became a television game show mainstay in the 1970s. Oct. 6. Robert Forster, 78. The handsome and omnipresent character actor who got a career resurgence and Oscar nomination for playing bail bondsman Max Cherry in "Jackie Brown." Oct. 11. Brain cancer. James Stern, 55. A black activist who took control of one of the nation's largest neo-Nazi groups — and vowed to dismantle it. Oct. 11. Cancer. Alexei Leonov, 85. The legendary Soviet cosmonaut who became the first person to walk in space. Oct. 11. Scotty Bowers, 96. A self-described Hollywood "fixer" whose memoir offered sensational accounts of the sex lives of such celebrities as Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant and the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. Oct. 13. Harold Bloom, 89. The eminent critic and Yale professor whose seminal "The Anxiety of Influence" and melancholy regard for literature's old masters made him a popular author and standard-bearer of Western civilization amid modern trends. Oct. 14. Elijah E. Cummings, 68. A sharecropper's son who rose to become a civil rights champion and the chairman of one of the U.S. House committees leading an impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump. Oct. 17. Complications from longstanding health problems. Alicia Alonso, 98. The revered ballerina and choreographer whose nearly 75-year career made her an icon of artistic loyalty to Cuba's socialist system. Oct. 17. Bill Macy, 97. The character actor whose hangdog expression was a perfect match for his role as the long-suffering foil to Bea Arthur's unyielding feminist on the daring 1970s sitcom "Maude." Oct. 17. Marieke Vervoort, 40. A Paralympian who won gold and silver medals in 2012 at the London Paralympics in wheelchair racing and two more medals in Rio de Janeiro. Oct. 22. Took her own life after living with pain from a degenerative spinal disease. Sadako Ogata, 92. She led the U.N. refugee agency for a decade and became one of the first Japanese to hold a top job at an international organization. Oct. 22. Kathryn Johnson, 93. A trailblazing reporter for The Associated Press whose intrepid coverage of the civil rights movement and other major stories led to a string of legendary scoops. Oct. 23. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, believed to be 48. He sought to establish an Islamic "caliphate" across Syria and Iraq, but he might be remembered more as the ruthless leader of the Islamic State group who brought terror to the heart of Europe. Oct. 26. Detonated a suicide vest during a raid by U.S. forces. John Conyers, 90. The former congressman was one of the longest-serving members of Congress whose resolutely liberal stance on civil rights made him a political institution in Washington and back home in Detroit despite several scandals. Oct. 27. Ivan Milat, 74. His grisly serial killings of seven European and Australian backpackers horrified Australia in the early '90s. Oct. 27. Vladimir Bukovsky, 76. A prominent Soviet-era dissident who became internationally known for exposing Soviet abuse of psychiatry. Oct. 27. Kay Hagan, 66. A former bank executive who rose from a budget writer in the North Carolina Legislature to a seat in the U.S. Senate. Oct. 28. Illness. John Walker, 82. An Arkansas lawmaker and civil rights attorney who represented black students in a long-running court fight over the desegregation of Little Rock-area schools. Oct. 28. John Witherspoon, 77. An actor-comedian who memorably played Ice Cube's father in the "Friday" films. Oct. 29. Walter Mercado, 88. A television astrologer whose glamorous persona made him a star in Latin media and a cherished icon for gay people in most of the Spanish-speaking world. Nov. 2. Kidney failure. Gert Boyle, 95. The colorful chairwoman of Oregon-based Columbia Sportswear Co. who starred in ads proclaiming her "One Tough Mother." Nov. 3. Ernest J. Gaines, 86. A novelist whose poor childhood on a small Louisiana plantation germinated stories of black struggles that grew into universal tales of grace and beauty. Nov. 5. Werner Gustav Doehner, 90. He was the last remaining survivor of the Hindenburg disaster, who suffered severe burns to his face, arms and legs before his mother managed to toss him and his brother from the burning airship. Nov. 8. Charles Rogers, 38. The former Michigan State star and Detroit Lions receiver was an All-American wide receiver who was the school's all-time leader in touchdown catches. Nov. 11. Raymond Poulidor, 83. The "eternal runner-up" whose repeated failure to win the Tour de France helped him conquer French hearts and become the country's all-time favorite cyclist. Nov. 13. Walter J. Minton, 96. A publishing scion and risk taker with a self-described "nasty streak" who as head of G.P. Putnam's Sons released works by Norman Mailer and Terry Southern, among others, and signed up Vladimir Nabokov's scandalous "Lolita." Nov. 19. Jake Burton Carpenter, 65. The man who changed the game on the mountain by fulfilling a grand vision of what a snowboard could be. Nov. 20. Complications stemming from a relapse of testicular cancer. Gahan Wilson, 89. His humorous and often macabre cartoons were a mainstay in magazines including Playboy, the New Yorker and National Lampoon. Nov. 21. Cathy Long, 95. A Louisiana Democrat who won her husband's U.S. House seat after his sudden death in 1985 and served one term. Nov. 23. John Simon, 94. A theater and film critic known for his lacerating reviews and often withering assessment of performers' physical appearance. Nov. 24. William Doyle Ruckelshaus, 87. He famously quit his job in the Justice Department rather than carry out President Richard Nixon's order to fire the special prosecutor investigating the Watergate scandal. Nov. 27. Yasuhiro Nakasone, 101. The former Japanese prime minister was a giant of his country's post-World War II politics who pushed for a more assertive Japan while strengthening military ties with the United States. Nov. 29. Irving Burgie, 95. A composer who helped popularize Caribbean music and co-wrote the enduring Harry Belafonte hit "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)." Nov. 29. Allan Gerson, 74. A lawyer who pursued Nazi war criminals and pioneered the practice of suing foreign governments in U.S. courts for complicity to terrorism. Dec. 1. Juice WRLD, 21. A rapper who launched his career on SoundCloud before becoming a streaming juggernaut and rose to the top of the charts with the Sting-sampled hit "Lucid Dreams." Dec. 8. Died after being treated for opioid use during a police search. René Auberjonois, 79. A prolific actor best known for his roles on the television shows "Benson" and "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" and his part in the 1970 film "M.A.S.H." playing Father Mulcahy. Dec. 8. Caroll Spinney, 85. He gave Big Bird his warmth and Oscar the Grouch his growl for nearly 50 years on "Sesame Street." Dec. 8. Paul Volcker, 92. The former Federal Reserve chairman who in the early 1980s raised interest rates to historic highs and triggered a recession as the price of quashing double-digit inflation. Dec. 8. Pete Frates, 34. A former college baseball player whose battle with Lou Gehrig's disease helped inspire the ALS ice bucket challenge that has raised more than $200 million worldwide. Dec. 9. Marie Fredriksson, 61. The female half of the Swedish pop duo Roxette that achieve international success in the late 1980s and 1990s. Dec. 9. Kim Woo-choong, 82. The disgraced founder of the now-collapsed Daewoo business group whose rise and fall symbolized South Korea's turbulent rapid economic growth in the 1970s. Dec. 9. Pneumonia. Danny Aiello, 86. The blue-collar character actor whose long career playing tough guys included roles in "Fort Apache, the Bronx," "Moonstruck" and "Once Upon a Time in America" and his Oscar-nominated performance as a pizza man in Spike Lee's "Do the Right Thing." Dec. 12. Robert Glenn "Junior" Johnson, 88. The moonshine runner turned NASCAR driver who won 50 races as a driver and 132 as an owner and was part of the inaugural class inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2010. Dec. 20. Elizabeth Spencer, 98. A grande dame of Southern literature who bravely navigated between the Jim Crow past and open-ended present in her novels and stories, including the celebrated novella "Light In the Piazza." Dec. 22. Lee Mendelson, 86. The producer who changed the face of the holidays when he brought "A Charlie Brown Christmas" to television in 1965 and wrote the lyrics to its signature song, "Christmas Time Is Here." Dec. 25. Congestive heart failure. Jerry Herman, 88. The Tony Award-winning composer who wrote the cheerful, good-natured music and lyrics for such classic shows as "Mame," "Hello, Dolly!" and "La Cage aux Folles." Dec. 26. Don Imus, 79. The disc jockey whose career was made and then undone by his acid tongue during a decadeslong rise to radio stardom and abrupt plunge after a nationally broadcast racial slur. Dec. 27. Complications from lung disease. Variety Sauna Village is the new hidden hot spot in the Twin Cities

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Keyword: Vahldiek Viewing 1 - 3 of 3 stories Donna Barrett re-elected as chairman of Foundation Board of Trustees 10/7/14 The SNPA Board of Directors will elect four trustees for the SNPA Foundation at its meeting in Charlottesville on Monday, Oct. 6. The trustees, in turn, will elect their officers – also that same morning. Gregg Jones recognized for his contributions to the newspaper industry 10/14/13 Gregg Jones, president and CEO of Jones Media and co-publisher of The Greeneville Sun, was honored Monday for a storied career while working at his family-owned media company. During the awards lunch at SNPA's News Industry Summit, he was presented with the Frank W. Mayborn Leadership Award. Lissa Walls honored 10/14/13 2008 recipient: Lissa Walls www.newspapers.org America's Newspapers – the association formed from the merger of the Inland Press Association and Southern Newspaper Publishers Association – was ceremonially launched October 6 at its inaugural annual meeting in Chicago. Dean Ridings will be its chief executive officer, effective Nov. 11. America's Newspapers unites two of the oldest press associations to form one of the industry's largest advocates for newspapers and the many benefits to their communities, civil life, freedom of expression and democracy. "Newspaper journalism provides a voice for the voiceless, challenges elected officials, shines a light on government, calls for change when change is needed, and exposes corruption and injustice," said Chris Reen, the president and publisher of The Gazette in Colorado Springs who will serve as the first president of America's Newspapers. SNPA eBulletin 10.01.19 New association launches today; SNPA-Inland merger is complete A new association formed by the consolidation of SNPA and the Inland Press Association was officially launched today. The name of the new association will be announced on Oct. 6 at the association's first annual meeting in Chicago. Edward VanHorn, SNPA's executive director, said that the merger unites two of the country's oldest press associations into a progressive new organization that will use its bigger and more powerful voice to be an unapologetic advocate for newspapers.

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Borderline between military linkages to Government Dear EditorI refer to a letter that appeared in another section of the media on November 4 written by a “Concerned Citizen” which criticised the government’s decision to hold Cabinet meetings at the GDF headquarters. The concerned citizen asked “where are the voices of Dr David Hinds and Freddy Kissoon”—an obvious inference that we have been silent on the issue.On so many occasions I have heard that line—where was Hinds when so and so happened or why didn’t Hinds speak up when so and so was happening? The truth is that Hinds did comment on the issue to which the letter writer refers.No single individual can be everywhere or speak on every issue. But maybe it would help if people did a little bit of research before they make some sweeping assertions. This is relatively easy to do in the age of the internet. Further, maybe editors can use the “editor’s note” a little bit more to correct some of these glaring inaccuracies which when allowed to go unchallenged could be interpreted by readers as the truth.For what it is worth, the writer of that letter should be informed that I did comment on the Government’s decision to hold Cabinet meetings at the GDF headquarters in a news item on October 26 under the headline “Meeting of Cabinet at GDF HQ pilloried by Jagdeo – presidential complex undergoing urgent repairs” In an invited comment by Stabroek News I made the following observations.The Government’s decision to hold Cabinet meetings at the GDF headquarters, while not politically explosive, is bad optics and not tactically sound. At the end of the day, there are political consequences for such actions. The explanation that there were security concerns seems plausible on its face, but may not be worth the political cost.We have to believe that the Government tried very hard to find an alternative meeting place for Cabinet meetings. But I would have stayed away from the GDF headquarters for two reasons. First, by going there, the government is playing into the hands of the opposition, which has already raised the issue of the militarisation of the government. For the PPP’s support base this linkage of the military to government has long been a sensitive issue with ethno-political overtones that the government ought to do everything in its power not to feed.But there are also murmurs about the over-reliance on ex-military personnel among government supporters. Ours is a society in which political optics matter even among supporters and perception quickly becomes reality. We are also a society whose political culture is partly grounded in a separation of the military from the government; we don’t have a history of military coups and are not accustomed to seeing ex-military people in high political office.Mr Granger rose to political prominence, not because of his military background, but primarily because there was and is a perception that he is a decent man who is not tainted by the old politics. I think that a section of the society expected that his closest advisors would include some of his military comrades, but he has to be careful not to veer too much in that direction. In my estimation, we are at the borderline as far as the military linkage to Government is concerned.Sincerely,David Hinds read more The suicide rate reduction is real Dear Editor,The Caribbean Voice wonders why Ms Annie Balliram (whose letter was recently published in the local media) is casting doubt on the 2015 suicide rate for Guyana, which shows a reduction from 44.2 to 30.6 per 1000,000, and not all or any other previous rates. After all, it is the same global organisation, WHO, that has been putting out these rates annually using the same yardsticks, processes and methodologies et al. According to Ms. Balliram, “a significant reduction in suicide can come about only by addressing the abnormally high levels of stress arising out of the catastrophic social, economic and political conditions. Stress mechanistically drives suicide directly or indirectly by disrupting brain functions, thereby unleashing mental illness (e.g. depression, schizophrenia, etc.) or substance abuse (e.g. alcoholism), or both. Stress basically hijacks the brain in eliciting suicidal behaviours.”This limited characterisation by Ms Balliram runs counter to the complete picture, which, in the context of Guyana, indicates the following: Prone to copycatting, a practice referred to as the Werther Effect, suicide ideation is the result of depression and/or anxiety triggered by helplessness, hopelessness, powerlessness and loneliness. These triggers are catalyzed by low levels of self-acceptance and/or feelings of inadequacy/low self-esteem, as a result of abusive and dysfunctional relationships; lack of empathetic communication, teenage affairs and pregnancy; rape and incest; an inability to deal with problems (lack of coping skills) and/or unbearable pain – physical or emotional – poverty, unemployment and substance abuse (and to a significantly lesser degree psychosis, bipolar disorder and some other mental illnesses).If Ms Balliram had taken the time to get the facts, rather than merely speculate, she would have learnt about the work done by NGOs like The Caribbean Voice (in August alone: three mental health outreaches and three workshops in three different regions, costing over 0,000; two feature articles and six letters in the local media based on researched data; suicide prevention messages daily on radio and TV in all three counties; extensive – tens of thousands of views and thousands of interactions – social media information dissemination and advocacy; twelve counselling cases handled, and a number of meetings to explore collaboration and plan upcoming activism; Monique’s Helping Hands, Guyana Foundation, the Mibicuri Community Developers, the Counselling Center at Corriverton established by ex-magistrate Krishnadat Persaud, the St. Francis Community Developers, Prevention of Teen Suicide (POTS), Help & Shelter, Red Thread, Crossroads Counselling & Mental Health Services and a host of others who give their time, efforts, skills and resources, many on a voluntary and all on an ongoing basis, to address all the triggers their cause and result in suicide ideation and suicide).The work of these suicide prevention entities is holistic, comprising counselling and follow-up, training of first responders and gatekeepers (to foster the community support through proactive interventions and follow-up), information dissemination and awareness building (including safe use and storage of pesticides), advocacy and lobbying (that led to the establishment of the suicide helpline, and that is focusing on a range of other measures, including counsellors in schools), a lot of it through stakeholders’ collaboration. In effect, interventions are neither a ‘band aid’ approach nor are they ‘marginal’; and they certainly do not result in merely ‘transient gains’.While we agree that a lot more needs to be done, we are confident that, in total, the impact of the work of these NGOs and activists, combined with the incremental work done by Government, especially by the Ministry of Indigenous People’s Affairs in the hinterland areas and the Ministry of Public Health through the MPH/GAP training and other measures, would certainly justify the suicide rate reduction from 44.2 to 30.6 per 100,000. Besides, both a content analysis of the media and empirical and anecdotal data garnered by The Caribbean Voice and other stakeholders do actually support this level of reduction.The Caribbean Voice does agree with Ms Balliram that genetics has a role in suicide. However, that is still to be clearly defined. Besides, there are differences regarding this in the scientific world, with some dubbing it a controversial issue, stating that because of the complexity of suicide, more studies, data and replication are needed. In effect, the tests to identify potential risks in order to develop treatment modalities are still a long way off, and thus cannot impact suicide prevention anywhere in the world anytime soon.Meanwhile, we are happy that Ms. Balliran has taken such a keen interest in suicide prevention in Guyana. Now The Caribbean Voice invites her to walk with us on this journey to save lives and empower people, so her passion can take concrete manifestation and so she would become aware of the reality on the ground, and not ignore, disregard and/or negate the tremendous work of suicide prevention organizations and activists, which will not only continue, but expand in time.SincerelyThe Caribbean Voice read more EAC stuns NU in Filoil hoops; Cardinals cruise past Chiefs Will you be the first P16 Billion Powerball jackpot winner from the Philippines? 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LeBron James stretches lead in NBA All-Star Game fan voting View comments read more ‘I Love Liberia Very Much’ The deadly Ebola virus disease (EVD), which ravished the nation and brought it to its knees in 2014, has left in its wake stories that will be told for generations. It has even gone down in Liberian and world history as the worst form of the EVD ever to hit mankind. The World Health Organization (WHO) said 10,666 persons contracted the virus in Liberia. Of that number, nearly 5000, precisely 4,806 died from the virus. More than half of that number was cremated, which is totally against the traditional manner in which Liberians handle their dead. However, there are hundreds of others, who, by the grace of God, survived the scourge. One of the survivors, who has credited his survival from the disease to God’s miraculous intervention “in the affairs of man” is Dr. (MD) Kent Brantly.Dr. Brantly was the first American to contract the EVD, while trying to selflessly save his patients, who had come to the Eternal Love Winning Africa (ELWA) Hospital’s emergency room. Brantly had, by then, been working with ELWA for at least eight months. He had to be flown back to his home country for advanced medical treatment. After spending three weeks at Atlanta’s Emory University Hospital, he walked out of the hospital an EVD survival. Our Health Correspondent caught up with him last Thursday, on the compound of ELWA hospital. He had come back to extend thanks and appreciation to his Liberian and US colleagues who looked after him when he fell sick before he was flown out of Liberia. Below is the interview:Daily Observer(DO): The Daily Observer is with Dr. Kent Brantly, one of the Americans who contracted the deadly Ebola virus disease in Liberia. He had to be flown back home for treatment and he’s back in Liberia. Welcome to this interview, Sir.Dr. Kent Brantly (KB): Thank you very much.DO: Now tell us why you are back in Liberia.KB: I came back to see my people (chuckled).DO: Your people?KB: I came back to see the people who are my friends and colleagues, co-workers and brothers and sisters for the time that I lived and worked here to tell them thanks; to thank the Government ofLiberia for all that they did to make my treatment possible. To celebrate and rejoice with all of Liberia for May 9 that it has come and gone and that there’s no more Ebola in Liberia right now. It was very important for me and my family to get to come and see people who mean so much to us; who prayed for us and took care of me when I was sick.DO: If I am understanding you right, you have not come back finally?KB: No, we are not back yet finally. We are just here for a short visit. We are trying to discern the future and see what God would have us do in the future, but right now that’s still all up in the air.DO: Why have you changed your mind and don’t want to stay in Liberia?KB: I love Liberia very much. I love the Liberian people. This really was our home for those nine months. There is nothing that makes me not want to come back to Liberia. I was supposed to be here for two years and the two years are almost up but because of my illness and things that have happened since then, life is just very different so my wife and I are trying to determine what next step to take.DO: Life is so different, are you saying that life has become difficult for you now?KB: Not that it’s so difficult. It’s that we expected to be living here for two years. All of a sudden we are back in America. We didn’t expect to be there. Our circumstances are so different than we ever could anticipate. And now it is like having to go back to the drawing board to figure out what we are doing next.DO: Are you proud that you are an Ebola survivor?KB: I don’t think I can use the word proud. I am very thankful to have survived Ebola. DO: For our readers’ sake, could you give us your experiences that you had when you were infected with the virus?KB: It was very difficult…DO: Difficult, what do you mean?KB: I saw in my own body the same symptoms that I had watched so many of my patients go through with the running stomach and the vomiting and the bleeding. All of the patients I had seen patients with all those symptoms had died except for one who survived in the small unit at that time. So not only are those things difficult physically, but as a physician, seeing those same symptoms in my body was so difficult to deal with knowing that I was probably going to die.DO: Did you fear that you were going to die if you had stayed in Liberia?KB: It wasn’t just the matter that I was going to die if I stayed in Liberia or not but I felt that I was going to die because I had Ebola, whether I was here or in America. I was trusting in God through my illness. I was thinking about Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, those three Hebrew boys, who were told to bow down to the King’s idol. They refused and the King said ‘I am going to throw you into the fire.’ They said, ‘O King live forever. Our God can save us and He will but even if He doesn’t, we won’t bow to your idol.’ I was saying to God, I know that you can save me but even if you don’t I want to remain faithful. I was trusting in God in all of it.DO: Tell us about the moment on the day you landed back in the United States. I saw a clip of you walking from the ambulance into the hospital. What was going through your mind?KB: To be honest with you at that moment, I had no idea about the significance about what was happening. I was in that ambulance with one paramedic. He’s the one who had helped me walk off the airplane and had put me in the ambulance. He said to me, “Do you think you can walk into the hospital?” And I said I don’t know how far it is. And he said, “It’s not very far. It’s right there, but there are some stairs.” Then I asked, “How many are they, are they more than jet steps?” Because coming down the plane had been so difficult. And he said, “Well, it’s probably more but they are not as big and steep.” He also said, “But if you can’t do it, we’ll wheel you in on the stretcher. But if you can walk, we’ll just go in through this door right here.” And I said ok. I had no idea that there were news helicopters flying above us. I had no idea that the world was watching and I didn’t know that Franklin Graham, the President of Samaritan’s Purse, in a meeting a few days earlier had said that “Wouldn’t it be a testimony to the power of Jesus Christ if Dr. Brantly walks off that airplane!” I had no idea about that but I think that is exactly what it was. So many people have told me that seeing me walk off that ambulance, they praised God and it gave them hope, but at the time I had no idea that it was so significant.DO: Doc, during your explanation like this, what feeling comes to you when you are explaining what happened to you?KB: It’s not hard for me to do that, it reminds me of what God has done in my life and that is my motivation for who I am and what I do. For me to recall my own story reminds me of the power of God and of his calling on my life to love Him and to love my neighbor. Sometimes it brings up emotions but it also reminds me of my God and Who I am supposed to be for Him. DO: What message do you have for those Liberians who turn down Ebola survivors and give them all sorts of names?KB: I think it is really sad for Liberian Ebola survivors to have a stigma against them because they have been through so much. I saw a bumper sticker on a car that said, ‘All Liberians are survivors.’ That’s very true. We need to remember that all Liberians are survivors especially those who had the sickness. They’ve been through even more. We need to not be stigmatizing them. We need to be having even more compassion on them. DO: We understand that there was a 14-year-old boy who had donated blood to you when you were sick. Have you met him since you came back?KB: Not yet but I hope to.DO: But have you been in contact with him since you got well?KB: Yes, I was able to send him a letter and I was able to get word from him that he had received my letter. I will always be thankful to that boy and to his family for their willingness to donate blood for me when I was sick. I thank God for them.DO: Back in the States, how long did you stay in the hospital?KB: Almost three weeks.DO: After you were discharged, there was this image of you and President Barack Obama. Tell us what was happening in that meeting.KB: Since I was released from hospital and recovered, I have had the opportunity to meet the President of the United States to testify before Congress of the United States, both the Senate and House of Representatives about Ebola and in all of those meetings, I tried to emphasize the real urgency in getting the United States and the international community to respond and come to the aid of West Africa. It was a tremendous honor to be able to play that role, to call for help in those ways. It was tremendous to be able to do that. DO: Doc, what do you hope to see the Liberian Government do when it comes to improving our health sector in order to prepare for any future epidemic?KB: I had the great privilege to attend the World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland just a month ago with the United States delegation. The focus of the whole meeting was building resilient health care systems. Ebola has highlighted the need for resilient health systems, not just meeting the Millennium Development Goals but having systems that can absorb and respond to problems like this Ebola outbreak. I think my hope for Liberia is not limited to the health sector. For the Ministry of Health to have a resilient health system, you need to have a resilient community. I think it is more complex than simply building better hospitals or clinics. That is a big part of it but it also has to do with education and infrastructure and the rebuilding of communities and the economy. They are all pieces of the big puzzle. So my hope is that in the years to come Liberia will build herself into a resilient community. DO: Personally, how hard has this been for your wife and kids?KB: When I was sick, it was very difficult for my wife in America, 3,000 miles away from me, but she was surrounded by families. She was with her family and my family. That was a tremendous blessing. They really supported her. She received emails and messages from I think 40 different countries, of people saying ‘We are praying for you.’ And so we had a lot of encouragement and support during that very difficult time. My children are very young: they are six and four. They knew at the time that I was sick but they didn’t know that I had Ebola. They knew about Ebola; you know we have been living here and everybody in Liberia knew about Ebola. We didn’t tell them until I had recovered and we told them exactly what it was. We are so incredibly thankful to God to be able to come back to Liberia, this place that we had to leave so suddenly. My wife and children had left and gone to the States for a family wedding, expecting to be gone for about two weeks and then they would come back and now it’s been almost a year. I was not expecting to leave when I did or the way I did and it was all very sudden. So we are so thankful to be able to come and visit this place, to thank the people and to rejoice and celebrate with Liberia. The last portion of this interview will appear in our next Health Column on Tuesday, July 7. Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) read more Cypha Da King Set to Release First Solo album: “The Kingdom” Rapper and Producer Cypha D King has finally released a date for his debut album. With much anticipation from his fans, artists and those who know his lyrical prowess, Cypha is cooking up an 8 to 10 track album, just for them.“It’ll be special. The album will be free for download online… working on the website now,” he shared.Cypha has been silently, but with much impact, producing songs for artists like Queen V, Takun J, DenG, Soul Fresh, F dot A, Sweetz and much more. Known as “Mister Yes Sir,” his punch lines dominates tracks he’s featured on or produced, promising “there is more where those came from.”Tracks from the upcoming album have been sampled, and is being played on radio stations. “Blow your mind,” which is a ladies favorite, shows a seductive side of Cypha’s music.IN HIS OWN WORDS – Interview with Cypha Da KingLIB LIFE caught up with Cypha Da King in the following interview:LIB LIFE: If producing is your “area,” as the cliché goes, tell me how you became a rapper.Cypha: I’ve always been a writer, do verses on one or two people’s stuff, doing features. And for awhile, people have been telling me to do an album. As a producer, when you do certain tracks, you have an idea of how you want it to sound at the end. It’s hard to get it out of certain artists, and sometimes I end up writing it myself the way I want it. I just feel Liberians are at a point now where we can measure up to guys like MIA and Ice Prince based on our talents. As for me, I’m more like a sacrificial lamb. The music business is not too much about music anymore so you have to be marketable and they have to like you. You have to know how to carry yourself as an artist, and a lot of artists aren’t there yet. They may be there musically, but everything else-wise, like the whole package, is not there. You can rap from now until 2020, that doesn’t mean you are marketable. You can have punch lines but can you writea love song? Can you write something they can dance to in the club? LIB LIFE: What can artists do to get to that stage?Cypha: Do your homework. Study the music. Since in Africa, I listen to all the African rappers and see what they use that’s good for them, and what they do that doesn’t work for them. You take bits and pieces from here and there and put it out there.Listen to the album and you’ll know why I am a sacrificial lamb. “The Kingdom,” wherever you are and wherever you are comfortable, and you are in that place where you know you rule and you are a king in that area, that’s your kingdom. Whether it’s in your house, your office, your car, the street, in the hood, wherever you know you rule and you lock it down, HNIC (head n**ga in charge), that’s your kingdom, that’s you.The album is very diverse. I didn’t want to do too many collaborations; being though that this is my very first official album. Dec 19, 2015 is the release date and it will be something different, not your typical album from a rapper, stuff that people won’t expect me to be doing. LIB LIFE: Tell us how it all started because you’ve put in a lot of work to come this far.Cypha: Let’s take it way back. My mother always had me playing in the school since 16 or 17. It started when my mother had me playing the keyboard when I was four. It has always been in my blood. I played African drums in the church; played saxophone in the school band; played drums in a band; played in a rock band; and interned in a studio. So it’s been a long time. LIB LIFE: Sounds like you are familiar with different genres of music?Cypha: Yes.LIB LIFE: A lot of people don’t know that you were born in America to Liberian parents. What inspired you to want to affiliate yourself with the Liberian music industry instead of American music?Cypha: My first trip to Liberia was in 2006. I spent five or six months seeing how everything was on the ground; definitely to see where the music game was. On that trip, I decided that I needed to come home and lend a helping hand as much as I can with studio, productions, writing, advice and consultation. In 2008, DJ Blue, Hazem and I opened Blue links Records on Camp Johnson Road.LIB LIFE: Your objective of coming out here to motivate, stimulate, enhance and develop the industry has worked out to the satisfaction of the people. And because of that your track record is amazing. During the heat of Ebola, your team used music and jingles to keep so many people from contracting the deadly virus – and have been recognized by international NGO’s for your efforts. Do you feel that you’ve done what you set out to do out here?Cypha: Yes we have! Blue Links and our team. Blue Links started in 2008 and the first song we did was “Where I’m from” featuring Queen V and Nasseman. Our first HD video had a big release, it was the first time any song had that much impact behind it. After that we worked with Takun J, Nasseman and various artists. I am a producer and can produce music, jazz, Hip Co, jazz and all types of music.When it comes to business, Hott FM and Blue Links, and soon to be Hot TV…I don’t really talking about my business too much…most businesses I invest in privately and wait for them to bubble to a certain point, then the public will know about them. I consider myself to be a businessman. LIB LIFE: Can you hold your own?Cypha: Without a job, I started my own hustle from throwing parties at the club, the Blue Links, radio shows at three to four different radio stations. It’s like the Liberian dream, move to Liberia and become successful. I’m not rich, but far from being broke. There’s a lot of stuff out there that overshadows good Liberian music. I need your support morally and financially. If you see a song on iTunes for $99, buy it. I might make the whole album free. I want to do something different. I want it to be where people won’t have a choice but to have the album… download it!Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) read more Dialogue Among Peace Messengers: Partnership for Peace, Dignity for All As young Liberians prepare for the International Peace Day and the official launch of the Amman-Declaration on Youth, Peace and Security declaration, Messengers of Peace –Liberia Inc (MOP) would devote its column for the month of September 2015 to the perspectives of youths on Peace and Security Issues.By the way of introduction, Amelia Washington was born on 10th September 1998 to a Christian family; she attends Len Millar High School as a 12th grade out-going senior. She says peace means right, justice, and unity, lawful and free from violence.She joined MOP as Volunteer Peace Messenger to help young people stay away from violence, to educate young people on their rights and to unite youth especially so as to make the country we find ourselves in a suitable place. Amelia is an inspiring young lady. In her own words, Amelia writes:I have never served as volunteer in my community but getting into peace volunteerism is my first incursion to volunteerism. I believe that Messenger of Peace will help me learn about peace, to be a peaceful person to help me build up my career to be outspoken.In the next five (5) years, I see myself as an advocate for peace, a law abiding citizen and independent woman who stands for her word and a devoted child of God that mama Liberia can boost of.I dream of a peaceful Liberia where citizens will inform others about peace so as to transform our country positively.My message to young people is that they should stay away from violence and focus on education because it is the key to success. A biblical quote 2 Timothy 2:15, “ Let me win if I cannot let me be brave to make an attempt cause one day my opportunity will surely come” guides my day.The outcome of the global forum on youth peace and Security Council that was held in Amman Jordan to ensure an inclusive and integrated approach to peace and security motivates me. Young people should be engaged in shaping lasting peace in our communities as positive contributors to peace, justice and reconciliation. We need to work as partners to ensure the implementation of the action point which says that we as young people are essential in transforming conflict, countering violence and building peace yet, our effort remain largely invisible, unrecognized and even undermined due to lack of adequate participatory and inclusive mechanisms. Youth should also dissuade themselves from violence and focus on peace building, gender equality and also the empowerment of youth socially and economically. Amman Declaration on Youth, Peace and Security will serve as a blueprint in the work of MOP-Liberia as it presents a common vision and road map towards a strengthened policy framework to support other organizations in transforming conflict, preventing and countering violence, and building sustainable peace, and recognize the involvement of youths in peace building activities in and around Liberia. Until next week, when we come to you dialogues among peace messengers: “Partnership for Peace-Dignity for All-Part 3”, Peace First, Peace above all else, May Peace prevail on earth.Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) read more Troubling Signs for TU The academic instabilities that have marred the University of Liberia as a result of continuous demonstrations and protest by students of the premier state run university might surface at the William V. S. Tubman University in the southeastern region if proper care is not taken.This potentially troubling situation looming at TU is emerging as news emanating from Maryland County reveals that there is a plot to obstruct the May 31 commencement convocation of the of the university.This is because the new president of the university, Dr. Edward Lama Wonkeryor, who has been appointed by President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to succeed outgoing president Dr. Elizabeth Davis-Russell, is not a native of Maryland County.Speaking at a press conference in Monrovia on Tuesday, Robert F. Neal, II, Assistant Professor of Finance at the TU’s College of Management and Administration, said the citizens are planning this mass protest as an effort to intimidate President Sirleaf to rescind her decision and heed to their demand.He said some influential leaders of the county are orchestrating a mass demonstration that would obstruct the ensuing May commencement exercises of the university.“This plot is being masterminded by some influential stakeholders of Maryland County, who have vowed to see that the President rescinds the appointment,”The county leaders are however demanding someone from the county or a southeasterner to be appointed.He disclosed that series of mass citizens’ meeting were held on Monday in Pleebo where the participants resolved to carry out the protest on the date of the graduation. “Dr. Wonkeryor was selected through a search committee “Some leaders of the county are inciting young people in the county to stage a mass protest so that the graduation ceremony will not go on. And this I think is very unacceptable because TU is not a property of Maryland neither the Southeast, but the country,” Prof. Neal said, adding that the act that created TU can be liked to that of UL. “These are national institutions supported directly by government. These are not community colleges here.”Reports also revealed that academic activities might come to a standstill if the demand of the citizenry is not adhered to by President Sirleaf. The citizens are contending that the new TU president was handpicked by the outgoing president, Dr. Russell – a statement Neal bitterly differs with.He indicating that these people are misinformed, indicating that the process was free, fair, transparent and comprehensive. He said this is not the case, ratherHe said the argument that only Marylanders should head TU places Marylanders in other parts of the country in a very dangerous situation. “So are we saying that Marylanders across the country who are qualified should only work in Maryland? Our constitution provide employment rights to everyone” “I think what we are giving birth to here is pushing for a kind of xenophobic situation here that tomorrow we will be pushing other residents out of the county.”He said it is regrettable that some of his brothers who are being misinformed will support such action. Mr. Neal, a native of the county-who hails from Pleebo Sodokan district, said that it is unfortunate that citizens of the county would think that the university president should by force come from the county.“TU does not belong to us as Marylanders; we are only privileged to have it in our county,” Neal said. “While should we be excluding other Liberians who are qualified to be appointed? This, I think is discriminatory and we must desist from these things if our country is to progress.” He disclosed Dr. Wonkeryor was selected by the Senate Faculty of the university out of eight candidates who applied after the position was advertized for close to a year.He said if President Sirleaf succumbed to the citizens’ pressure and reverses her decision, it would serve as a bad precedent.The stakeholders have planned to do all they can to ensure that Dr. Wonkeryor does not take up his post.The planned demo is being reportedly masterminded by some officials of the county including lawmakers and local leaders, who want to ensure that the new President of the State-run University comes from the county.When asked to identify some of the officials that are against the appointment of Dr. Wonkeryor, Neal said, “It is no hidden secret. Some of these people are Senator Dan Morais, Representative Bhofal Chambers and, we are also being told, Representative James Binney. These are the lawmakers that are calling for the university to be headed by a Marylander or a Southeasterner,” he said, describing their argument as weak and out of order.“I’m not granting this press conference because I favor Dr. Wonkeryor, but because we the people of Maryland are peaceful and tolerant people and I don’t want the image of the county and its people tarnished,” he said.Dr. Wonkeryor, Provost at Cuttington University, was recently appointed by President Sirleaf after he was selected by TU’s Board of Trustee.He was one of eight applicants vetted by a search committee who comprised of representatives from the Commission on Higher Education, President Sirleaf’s office and others.Dr. Wonkeryor edged out Dr. Emmanuel K. Bailey, who was the other finalist. Some of the candidates that were vetted include Dr. Isaac Adetunde, one of the Deans at TU, Dr. Zechariah Gaye of Grand Bassa County Community College and Dr. Anthony Woart, a Marylander based in the United States.When contacted via telephone, Senator Morais told this reporter that his office should be respected and not anyone just calling and talking about accusation like he is a little boy.The Maryland Senator, who neither confirmed nor denied the allegation, said, “My young man I’m a Senator and I need to be respected,” adding that he is not answerable to the reporter, “so you can go ahead to do whatsoever you want to do. He continued, “Young man, I respect you and respect the paper that you work for, so please treat me with respect too. And if I even asked you now, who is accusing me you will not be able to tell me, but all [you] can say is allegation, allegation.” He then hung up the phone.Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) read more Slow start doesn’t get in way of Matthew Hermosa 1st IronKids’ age group crown Matthew Hermosa running to the finish line at Saturday’s Alaska IronKids. Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.netCEBU CITY— Matthew Hermosa had a smashing debut in the age group of the Alaska IronKids, winning the gold medal in the boys 13-14 bracket in just his first try Saturday at Shangri-La Mactan here.The 13-year-old from Paref Springdale School clocked in at 35:08.33 in the 16.4-kilometer swim-bike-run course and he admitted that he felt the pressure of competing in his home province.ADVERTISEMENT Will you be the first P16 Billion Powerball jackpot winner from the Philippines? “There was pressure earlier, even until the start of the race it was still there,” said Hermosa, who hails from Talisay City, in Filipino. “I overcame it by using it as motivation, by smiling, and I was happy because my whole family is here.”Hermosa has bagged three gold medals in total in his IronKids stint, but this was his first in the age group.FEATURED STORIESSPORTSGolden State Warriors sign Lee to multiyear contract, bring back ChrissSPORTSCoronation night?SPORTSThirdy Ravena gets‍‍‍ offers from Asia, Australian ball clubsHermosa started out slow and came out of the 400-meter swimming course at fifth then worked his way up to second at the end of the 12-kilometer bike race.Trailing Go for Gold teammate Earol Belonguil, Hermosa pounced on a late opportunity to overtake his older contemporary to become Cebu’s champion in the age group. 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Kiefer Ravena gets a side role for Gilas as he stays on the sideline at Spain tournament View comments read more Cartoon: December 9, 2015 Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) CONGRATULATIONSTOMR. AND MRS ALASKAI MOORE JOHNSON FOR THEIR SUCCESSFUL WEDDING. WE WISH YOU MANY HAPPY YEARS TOGETHER BY GOD’S GRACE. FROM THE DAILY OBSERVER FAMILYShare this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)

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Warranted Christian Belief by Alvin Plantinga Oxford Universiy Press, 576 pp., $24.95 Thomas Reid and the Story of Epistemology by Nicholas Wolterstorff Cambridge University Press, 627 pp., $54.95 http://www.thomashibbs.org/4975/warranted-christian-belief WHAT ACCOUNTS for the surprising upturn of interest in philosophy of religion in major American departments of philosophy over the last thirty years? Alvin Plantinga's "Warranted Christian Belief" and Nicholas Wolterstorff's "Thomas Reid and the Story of Epistemology" are illustrative of contemporary philosophy of religion at its best. These are mature books, by philosophers at the pinnacle of their careers, both of whom began the study of philosophy as undergraduates at Calvin College. What do these books tell us about the nature, and the reasons for the success, of Christian philosophy of religion? What is most striking about the writings of Plantinga and Wolterstorff is the way they deploy the logical skills and technical virtuosity of trained analytic philosophers to defend an account of philosophy quite alien to secular academia. They offer Christian apologetics without apology. Alvin Plantinga is so celebrated for his ability to dissect arguments and to invent creative counter-examples that the "Philosophical Lexicon" of Daniel Dennet includes the following entry: "alvinize, v. To stimulate protracted discussion by making a bizarre claim. 'His contention that natural evil is due to Satanic agency alvinized his listeners.'" "Warranted Christian Belief" is both the last book in a trilogy of investigations in contemporary epistemology and a rehearsal of the major arguments that have preoccupied its author throughout his career. Like his previous works, "Warrant" shows Plantinga at his best when dismantling purported refutations of Christian belief. Subjected to careful, logical scrutiny, many such objections simply dissolve. In Warrant, Plantinga restates his demolition of the so-called problem of evil. The strongest version of this objection holds that the existence of evil is "logically inconsistent" with the existence of the sort of God in whom Christians believe. Yet it is not clear that there is any logical inconsistency here; thus, opponents of theism retreat to the weaker claim that the existence of evil offers "powerful evidence against" the existence of God. But this objection hinges upon the question whether God has good reasons to permit evil. Those who argue that he does not are hard pressed to demonstrate precisely how they know this. As Plantinga sees it, this objection typically reduces to some version of the following, feeble line of reasoning: "I see no reason why God should permit such evil, therefore there is no such reason." Although Plantinga is fond of taking on atheists, he reserves his harshest judgment for the alleged friends of Christianity who cede too much ground to modern secularism. Embarrassed by the intellectually unfashionable details of the Gospels, some philosophers of religion--most notably John Hick, the highly influential philosopher of religion who functions as a sort of pope for those who no longer think Christian doctrines are true but who want to continue to call themselves "Christian"--go so far as to concede that all particular religious claims are "literally false," even if religious belief serves the admirable practical goal of helping individuals to overcome selfishness. As Plantinga sees it, Hick's attempt to avoid the imperialism of claims to truth involves him in an even greater form of self-exaltation, since in Hick's view everyone is wrong except an enlightened few who have had the opportunity to read Hick. Plantinga is most impatient with liberal scripture scholars, who often base their creative reconstructions of the Gospels on "what we now know" to be scientific or rational. Theologians, some of whom are remarkably ignorant of what is actually going on in philosophy or science, often talk as if there were a clear consensus among philosophers about what's rational or even about how we should determine what's rational. For example, Christians who want to dispense with what they take to be the unseemly stories of miracles in scripture often rely upon the premise that miraculous intrusions into nature have been shown to be scientifically impossible. But science has never demonstrated any such thing. PLANTINGA'S "defense" of religious faith takes aim at the supposition that believers need to justify their faith before some neutral court of reason. Since his earliest work, Plantinga has adopted the following polemical strategy: Although there may be no universally persuasive argument on behalf of the truth of Christianity or even theism, there is no convincing refutation of it either. The belief in the existence of God stands on the same footing as many of our other beliefs, such as the existence of other minds, about which philosophers have not been able to reach a consensus. Indeed, Plantinga goes so far as to deny that religious belief is in need of any justification whatsoever. Like perceptual beliefs and memory beliefs, which ordinary folk accept without demanding proof, religious faith is a properly basic belief, not a belief that is arrived at on the basis of reasoning or inference. Now, critics see this as courting irrationalism and relativism. Cannot anyone declare any belief to be basic and thus remove it from rational scrutiny? According to Plantinga, basic beliefs are not immune to criticism and refutation. We typically take the reports of our senses and memory as basic and, quite reasonably, don't feel the need to justify them. But this does not mean that these beliefs are beyond revision or even repudiation. We may well encounter good reasons to question or reject them. What is noteworthy about Plantinga's approach is the way it reverses the tendency in modern philosophy to suspend belief in what ordinary human beings take on trust. And this tilting of the balance away from doubt and back to trust involves a rethinking of the entire tradition of modern philosophy. THE PERVASIVE THEME of Wolterstorff's book on Thomas Reid, the eighteenth-century Scottish philosopher, is precisely trust. One of the great dissenters from the mainstream of modern philosophy, Reid advocates a realism that puts him at odds with Descartes, Locke, Hume, and Berkeley. All of these philosophers are proponents of what Reid calls the "theory of ideas," the claim that the immediate object of the human mind is not a thing in the world but an idea in the mind. Given this starting point, the task for philosophy is to try to establish some sort of connection between the idea in me and the world out there. But all such attempts are futile and end either in Hume's skepticism or Berkeley's even more bizarre conclusion that matter does not exist, that there are only minds and ideas. Reid traces Berkeley's theory back to its roots, the theory of ideas, and begins to wonder what basis there is for this unproven assumption, shared by all modern philosophers. When he finds none, he retreats to the naive assumption of the vulgar, namely, that we immediately perceive sensible things and that, accompanying that perception, is an immediate and irresistible belief in the existence of what we perceive. Reid observes that all human beings, whether they become philosophers or not, share these convictions. Reversing the trend in modern philosophy to hold all deliverances of common sense in abeyance until they have been vindicated by proof, Reid argues that, in any contest between philosophy and common sense, the burden of proof is on philosophy. Of course, philosophy transcends common sense in its descriptive and explanatory tasks; it may even reach conclusions that contravene pre-philosophical beliefs. But it should do so only when driven by clear, unassailable arguments. The proponents of the theory of ideas have no such arguments. Wolterstorff is careful to note that Reid does envision a positive, reflective role for philosophy. Yet the philosopher needs to beware, lest his aspiration for certitude and unity lead him to flout the sheer variety of kinds of evidence that contribute to human knowledge. There is indeed the evidence of immediate consciousness, on which the philosophers have concentrated. But there is also the evidence of sense, of memory, and of testimony. Wolterstorff underscores Reid's prudent sense of the limitations to philosophical knowledge. The philosopher can note and describe the diverse criteria appropriate to the healthy functioning of our faculties. What he cannot do is reduce all the faculties to one formula. THE ACCENT in Reid is on trust rather than doubt, and thus he stands athwart the dominant strain of modern philosophy. There's a telling passage in Descartes where he laments our ever having been children, under the tutelage of others and without the full use of the critical powers of reason. His method of radical, universal doubt is designed precisely to free us from such dependence on custom and authority, to free us from ever having been children. By contrast, Reid sees trust and testimony as constitutive of our nature and our intellectual activities. "It is the intention of nature, that we should be carried in arms before we are able to walk upon our legs; and . . . likewise that our belief should be guided by the authority and reason of others, before it can be guided by our own reason." Although we are not for long in this condition of utter dependence, "Reason, even in her maturity, borrows aid from testimony. . . . For as we find good reason to reject testimony in some cases, so in others we find good reason to rely upon it with perfect security." Faculties are "innocent until proven guilty," and when doubts arise, as they inevitably do, they arise against a background of accepted knowledge and with respect to very particular questions. If doubt were to become global, there would be no remedy, at least no philosophical remedy. IN HIS PREFACE, Wolterstorff acknowledges that what initially attracted him to Reid was Reid's antirationalism, the "fundamental role in his thought of ungrounded trust." Now, it is perhaps a bit misleading to call Reid an "antirationalist" since Reid thinks it perfectly "reasonable" for us to take many things on trust. Nonetheless, Wolterstorff's description highlights the affinities of Reid with certain elements of postmodernism and at least partially accounts for his recent upsurge in popularity. Although Plantinga often rails against postmodernism as a sort of intellectual pathology, further evidence of the link between postmodernist themes and contemporary philosophy of religion can be had in his "Advice for Christian Philosophers" (1984), the work that has become a sort of Declaration of Independence for the now thriving Society of Christian Philosophers. Throughout this essay, Plantinga recurs to a postmodern motif, the link between intellectual practices and participation in certain kinds of communities. He notes that "philosophy is a social enterprise" whose "standards and assumptions--the parameters within which we practice our craft--are set by our mentors and the great contemporary centers of philosophy." For the believer, this can be liberating. Although believing philosophers cannot "retreat into isolated enclaves," they should not suppose that their philosophical agenda is identical to that of unbelievers. Much less should they set out to justify beliefs on the basis of "premises accepted by all parties," an impossible task. At Plantinga's hands, postmodernism, so often hostile to religion, paves the way for a very bold reconception of Christian philosophy. Of course, it is one thing to note the link between what philosophers believe, even what they take to be live questions, and where and by whom they were educated. It is quite another to conclude that knowledge is utterly circumscribed within particular communities. Reid's emphasis on trust as appropriate to and necessary for human nature strikes not so much a postmodern, as a premodern, note, echoing Aristotle, Aquinas, and many others. Wolterstorff's alternative narrative of modern philosophy, defending Reid's great dissent from the modern epistemological project, leaves open the question of the relationship of Reid's project and that of contemporary Christian philosophers such as Plantinga to that of a host of premodern Christian philosophers. Why does this matter? First, Plantinga's conception of Christian philosophy is rather loose: Christians doing philosophy without hiding their convictions, putting them up front, reasoning from and not just to the beliefs they espouse as Christians. An immediate question arises concerning the scope and subject matter of philosophy of religion, especially how it might be distinguished from theology. Some premodern Christian philosophers, notably St. Thomas Aquinas, identified as belonging properly to the discipline of theology many of the topics--such as sin, redemption, and the Trinity--investigated by the contemporary philosophers of religion. Second, one might wonder whether contemporary philosophy of religion is nearly as independent of current philosophical categories as it should be. Among contemporary Christian philosophers there is sometimes a breezy dismissal of the history of philosophy. (Wolterstorff's work is a hopeful and instructive exception here.) How much allegiance does a contemporary Christian philosopher owe to the long tradition of philosophical and theological thinking in the Christian community? Here we reach the problem of whether there can be one Christian philosophy or whether the nature and understanding of Christian philosophy will vary from one denomination to another. The Catholic emphasis on tradition, for example, has, in philosophy, resulted in detailed study of the history of philosophy. Catholics have also typically insisted on a rich metaphysical foundation as the indispensable source of an authentic Christian philosophy, a point recently reiterated by John Paul II in his encyclical "Faith and Reason." WHATEVER might be the merits of these reservations, they should not detract from what is a stunning and improbable success story. Plantinga and Wolterstorff deserve credit for helping to reverse a trend that, by the middle of the last century, had nearly succeeded in eliminating the scourge of religion from serious philosophical discourse.

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Flyadeal carries over 7m customers in 27 months JEDDAH, 15 days ago Flyadeal, Saudi Arabia's low-cost carrier, celebrates a significant milestone, flying over 7 million customers across its network of 11 domestic destinations within 27 months of operation. The company has witnessed a steady increase in customer base as it continues to provide low fares, supported by a fleet of new aircraft and a network of regular and growing domestic destinations that cover all four corners of the kingdom. The airline now offers 18 routes within the kingdom. Chief executive officer of flyadeal, Con Korfiatis, stressed that such a significant achievement was only possible with the hard work and dedication of its employees. Korfiatis added: “We at flyadeal are honoured to have won the confidence of 7 million customers across our domestic network since our launch on the kingdom’s 87th National Day, just over two years ago. We will continue to focus on earning the trust of even more customers by meeting our promise to provide them with everyday low fares, solid on-time performance and continuously expanding our network. We have also worked hard to simplify choices for our customers and demonstrate the potential of e-commerce within the kingdom – we now have over 97 per cent of sales online and more than two-thirds of these sales are on mobile devices. These are numbers which few airlines in the world can match.” Flyadeal currently operates more than 98 flights daily with a domestic network spanning 11 main destinations (Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Qassim, Abha, Gizan, Tabuk, Madina, Hail, Taif, Yanbu) with a modern fleet that includes 14 Airbus A320CEO aircraft. The company is also increasing efforts to expand its network to include new domestic destinations, lay the groundwork for international expansion and prepare for the arrival of Airbus A320NEO aircraft in 2021 as part of the 50 A320NEO aircraft order agreement signed in June of last year. - TradeArabia News Service

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Minister ‘confident’ Resolve will maximize debt collection During his contribution in the House of Assembly last week Minister of State for Finance Michael Halkitis said he was "confident" about the team tasked to recoup outstanding debts in the region of $100 million owed to the government through delinquent accounts at the Bank of The Bahamas. The Minister of State for Finance Michael Halkitis expressed his confidence and optimism in the success of Bahamas Resolve Ltd, the government’s response to debt collection for delinquent accounts at the Bank of The Bahamas. During his contribution in the House of Assembly December 10 Halkitis said he was “confident” about the team tasked to recoup outstanding debts to the government in the region of $100 million. With former Central Bank Governor and former Minister of State for Finance James Smith, at the helm of the board of directors, coupled with a portfolio manager, the Minister said that Resolve should be effective in carrying out the government’s mandate. “I am confident that this combination of the Board and portfolio manager will allow Resolve to maximize its collection on the portfolio of assets over which it has taken charge,” said Halkitis. As a consequence of the economic downturn, which plagued every facet of the economy, commercial banks including Bank of the Bahamas (BOB) found it necessary to realign their activities to reflect the economic climate. “The end result of the economic downturn has been that most of our commercial banks, faced with the protracted nature of arrears, have had to make significant provisions for loan losses–in some cases having a negative impact on overall profitability, when the adjustments were made.” These provisions were also made at BOB in order to mitigate a more negative impact. After early consultation with The Central Bank of The Bahamas, he said it was necessary for the government, as the combined majority shareholder with the National Insurance Board, to intervene to help recapitalize the bank. In addition, the bank’s leadership was directed to reform the institution. Consequently, Bahamas Resolve Ltd was formed, with the objective of removing the outstanding debts on the bank’s balance sheets and managing those debts separately from the banks other operations. Resolve was formed in October 2014. To ensure the bank’s liquidity following the transfer, the government made deposits totaling some $43 million to the bank over the period of June to October. “In July we also assisted, as the major shareholder with the payment of a preference share dividend of$1.1 million. This approach was also endorsed by the Central Bank, in view of the recapitalization needs which were evident at the time,” said Halkitis. “As payment to BOB, Resolve issued the bank with a $100 million promissory note. The note which has a maturity of to 10 years, pays interest at a rate of prime less one half of a percent or -4.25 per cent in today’s term. The promissory note is also backed by a letter of comfort from the government,” he added. He said that this asset exchange results in the reversal of $49 million in loan loss provisions. At the end of October, Halkitis said that the bank’s capital ratios were ‘within the regulatory limits established by Central Bank.’ “Now, as majority shareholder, we have charged the leadership of the bank with developing a plan to steer the bank in a new strategic direction,” he said. “We are giving close attention to bolstering the capital position even further, and to how other strategic reforms can be launched, to which we would provide a further update to this Honourable House in the coming days.” Halkitis said that the entire exercise was carried out in order to safeguard the stability of a Bahamian-owned commercial bank, and was conducted with the endorsement of the regulator. “We will ensure the public sector stays intimately involved in doing business with the BOB, and that we find ways to deepen this relationship. It is our Bank. It is the people’s bank. The Bahamian public can expect to see and hear more from us on this matter.” Central Bank releases latest economic report – PDF Central Bank: Tourism hit by Dorian, but FDI remains strong – PDFs Central Bank releases Q1 review – PDF Central Bank releases Q1 statistics – PDF Central Bank releases March economic review – PDF Central Bank February report – PDF PM: Economic growth must be inclusive Bahamas maintains modest economic growth – PDF Central Bank releases July financial report – PDF Prime Minister Perry Christie led a delegation of several Cabinet Ministers and senior government officials to attend a ceremony marking the acquisition of the Abaco Club on Winding Bay. Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world's largest travel and leisure company, today announced that Christine Duffy has been named president of Carnival Cruise Line, with 24 ships, making it the largest of Carnival Corp's nine distinct cruise brands. PM: Abaco Club sale marks start of new era Carnival Cruise Line names new president

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Driving sisters help charity CROSSGAR sisters Amy and Moyra Blair have helped raise £2,000 for Marie Curie. The girls were joined by a number of their friends for last weekend’s Marie Curie’s Ladies Driving Challenge fundraising event at Kirkistown race circuit. Ten years ago, the sisters lost their mother Mrs. Anne Blair to cancer aged just 42. To mark the 10th anniversary of her passing, Anne’s daughters set out to raise £2,000 for Marie Curie, achieving their target. Mrs. Blair was well known in the Crossgar and Downpatrick areas and her daughters entered two teams of 10 for last weekend’s Kirkistown event when they were joined by their many friends from the local area, in addition to a few from Scotland. Amy and Moyra arranged to take part in the driving challenge as they wanted to do something a little bit extra to mark the 10th anniversary of their mum’s passing. The cash they have raised will ensure people who need the support of Marie Curie will receive it. The organisation supported the Blair family during Anne’s illness and the sisters are delighted the money they and their friends, along with local sponsors have helped raise, will be going to a worthy cause. “The money we have raised will ensure people who need the support of Marie Curie will receive it. The support the organisation provides is priceless,” said Amy. “I cannot express the difference the Marie Curie support made to our family and friends. The money we raised is going to a very worthy cause and we had a really fantastic day.” Amy said Marie Curie put a lot of work into the Kirkistown event, adding: “It was a fabulous day and the sun shone especially.” People can still make a donation to the Crossgar girls fundraising event until the end of the month by logging on at www.justgiving.com/amy-blair or they can text their donation. Send a message with the code AMYB84, followed by the amount you would like to donate to 70070. • Due to a production issue, the caption under the photo of Mrs. Anne Blair in last week’s edition was wrong. We regret the error.

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The URL for this webpage is http://www.thelizlibrary.org/undelete/woa/ CALENDAR OF WOA ARTICLES is below special full-length articles are in "Spotlight" These materials formerly were housed at Irene Stuber's undelete.org. The "calendar" is based on the 900+ episodes of Women of Achievement and Herstory that Irene Stuber emailed to her subscribers 1992-2002. [NOTE: These materials are archives; Irene Stuber ceased updating them in 2002. If you are researching a contemporary woman, you must supplement with later material. -- liz] The presentation of the biographies and herstory is primarily through 365 daily, calendar episodes. The articles are arranged so that a specific date may be selected, or the entire Women of Achievement series can be read sequentially. The original website note from Irene read: " Women and girls will find, day-by-day, the TRUE herstory of women's accomplishments. Read about the women born on your birthday or those of your friends and relatives is fun -- and will amaze you! Print the particular episode and send it to a friend on her birthday! She'll treasure it above the expensive greeting cards! There is an astounding amount of information gathered by women's scholars through the millennium, but very little is available to the general public. Almost none of the broad sweep of women's accomplishments are available to young girls in who seek role models." Irene Stuber (1928-2010), the "grandmother of women's internet activism", did not finish her calendar. Much of it is here, but as time went on, Irene's growing blindness limited her ability to write and code the vast information she had accumulated in her lifetime. On the other hand, can anyone say that anyone's "work" as a human being ever is done? The important part is progress, to preserve and remember the knowledge we already have, so that others can build on our legacies. History is important. To the extent that Irene inspired generations of women activists, she stands with the rest of the "women of achievement" she wanted remembered. More about Irene Stuber and the Women of Achievement calendar. CALENDAR OF WOA ARTICLES (click on date): [If a date is incomplete, please see Irene's text files. In addition, occasionally someone contacts us to point out an error here or there, or to quibble over an entry. We're sorry 'bout that. But we didn't write these pages; we didn't research them, and we're not in a position to start making substantive changes to archived documents. In our discretion, however, we will consider publishing your comment on the ERRATA page, or as a stand-alone article. 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direct threat Animals on Planes? DOT’s Proposed Service Animal Regulations January 25, 2020 by William Goren Leave a Comment On a plane? If it ever was…Not anymore. On a plane? Yes, if I trained him for use outside the house. yes to non-federal governmental entities; yes to places of public accommodations; but not on planes. As you know, I typically do not blog more than once a week. However, I have a good reason for doing so this week. Next week, I am going to be in Austin (Round Rock actually) attending and speaking at the Accessibility Professionals Association conference. Immediately following that or perhaps the week after, I very well may be in Houston testifying as an expert witness. So, I have a little bit of time this morning. Also, on Wednesday, the Department of Transportation came out with proposed regulations on service animals, here. Since I have written about the issue of animals on planes numerous times before (such as here, here, and here), I feel compelled to blog on it. As usual, blog entry is divided into categories and they are: 1) why DOT felt compelled to issue regulations; 2) just what are the proposed regulations and what are they seeking further comments on; and 3) thoughts/takeaways. The reader is free to focus on any or all of the categories. Why The Regulations? Service animal related complaints are increasingly a significant portion of disability related complaints that the department’s aviation consumer protection division and airlines receive. Concerns have been raised by airlines, airports, and disability advocates about inconsistency between the definition of a service animal when it comes to U.S. carriers and foreign air carrier services. The current rules are inconsistent with DOJ’s ADA rules. That could lead to some strange situations. For example, a restaurant on an airport concourse justifiably refusing an animal but that animal having the right to fly on the plane. The current rules are inconsistent with respect to the kinds of animals that can be allowed on the plane when compared to DOJ rules for example. Right now, a variety of animals are permitted on the plane and that results in airlines expending considerable amount of time when it comes to unusual or untrained animals. Passengers wishing to travel with pets may be falsely claiming that their pets are service animals in order to avoid paying the fee charged by most airlines. Airlines have reported increases in the number of service animals on aircraft and have expressed concern that the increase is due in part to passengers falsely claiming that their pets are emotional support animals. According to airlines, passengers are increasingly bringing untrained service animals on board aircraft thereby putting the safety of crew members, other passengers, and other service animals at risk. Some believe that emotional support animals pose a greater safety risk because they have not been trained to mitigate a disability and have not received adequate behavioral training. Current regulations are confusing. For example, service animals for those with physical disability get different treatment than service animal for those with psychiatric disabilities. The Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2018, which we discussed here, mandated that the Department of Transportation conduct rulemaking proceeding to sort out this service animal/emotional support animal confusion. An Access Advisory committee was formed by DOT to consider a whole bunch of issues but could not reach agreement. A previous notice of proposed rulemaking was published and many comments were received, and so, the process has been moving along. The current set up creates a market inefficiency, which requires carriers to forgo a potential revenue source. The Proposed Regulations and What Further Comments Are Needed The proposed regulations will define a service animal as a dog that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of a qualified individual with a disability, including a physical, sensory, psychiatric, intellectual, or other mental disability. This definition pretty much tracks the DOJ final implementing regulations under title II and title III of the ADA (which we have discussed many times, such as here), found at 28 C.F.R. §§104, 36.104. A passenger can have up to two service animals. While a passenger could travel with two service animals, that does not give the passenger additional space for those service animals. That is, the airline must allow that individual to use all of his or her allotted space for both service animals without encroaching into the space of another passenger. Emotional support animals, comfort animals, companionship animals, and service animals in training are not service animals because they are not trained to do work or perform a task for the benefit of an individual with a disability. Aligning this definition with DOJ’s ADA regulations decreases confusion for individuals with disabilities, airline personnel, and airports. That said, DOT is seeking comments on whether emotional support animals for individuals with disabilities should be regulated separately and distinctly from service animals. DOT is seeking comment on how to deal with the situation where an emotional support animal user with a mental health disability has trained their dog to do work or perform a task to assist them with their disability thereby transforming the animal into a psychiatric service animal. DOT is also seeking comment on whether emotional support animals are more likely to not behave (I can’t imagine that isn’t the case because of their lack of training, but I don’t know that for sure). DOT is also seeking comment on how limiting emotional support animal to dogs and cats might impact individuals with disabilities who rely on other species of animals to accommodate their disability. DOT’s current understanding is that dogs currently represent 90% of service animals transported on aircraft with cats coming in second. So, DOT is looking for information on how people who rely on emotional support animals would be impacted by the rule. A passenger would be limited to one emotional support animal. A service animal is limited to a dog for a couple of different reasons. First, dogs are the most common animal species used by individual to mitigate disabilities both on and off aircraft. Second, dogs also have the temperament and ability to do work and perform tasks while behaving appropriately in a public setting and while being surrounded by a large group of people. Capuchin monkeys and miniature horses are not service animals. Monkeys are out because they may present a safety risk to other passengers as they have the potential to transmit diseases and exhibit unpredictable aggressive behavior. Miniature horses are out due to their size (I did recently read about a miniature horse flying with a person with a disability. If the regulations wind up as they are now, that person will not be able to do so in the future). The department is seeking comment with respect to limiting service animals to dogs. Dog breed restrictions are out. DOT said as much in their final statement of enforcement priorities regarding service animals. DOT’s policy has been to require airlines to conduct individualized assessment that a particular service animal based upon the animal’s behavior or health rather than applying generalized assumptions about how a breed or type of dog is expected to behave. Under this policy, DOT allows airlines to refuse transportation to dogs exhibiting aggressive behavior and posing a direct threat to the health or safety of others regardless of breed. Also, DOJ rejects outright bans on service animals because of their breed in their final implementing regulations. For example, DOJ has advised municipalities that prohibiting specific breeds of dogs is out when it come to a service animal unless the dog poses a direct threat to the health or safety of others, which is a determination that has to be made on a case-by-case basis. DOT recognizes that the airplane is a unique environment. Therefore, comment is sought on whether breed restrictions are justified in the airplane context. Also, comment is sought on whether allowing airlines to conduct an individualized assessment of a service animal’s behavior in order to determine whether the service animal poses a direct threat is an adequate measure to ensure aggressive animals are not transported on aircraft. The proposed rule treats psychiatric service animals the same as other service animal trained to do work or perform tasks. The change not only harmonizes DOT’s regulation with DOJ’s ADA service animal definition, but also eliminates a weak rationale for having a different regulatory requirement for users of psychiatric service animals. That is, DOT believes that justification for treating service animal users with mental or emotional disabilities differently from service animal users with other disabilities is currently lacking. A service animal will have to fit within the passenger’s foot space on the aircraft or can be placed on the passenger’s lap. While it is absolutely true that many large service animals accompany individuals with disabilities on aircraft, particularly for those individuals with mobility impairments, those animals are often trained to fit in the small spaces. Where an animal is too large to fit in the passenger’s foot space or placed on the passenger’s lap, DOT proposes to require airlines to seat the passenger traveling with the service animal next to an empty seat within the same class of service if such a seat is available. If no empty seats are available to allow a passenger to travel with the service animal in the cabin or the passenger’s scheduled flight, DOT proposes to require airlines to provide passengers the option to transport the animal in the cargo hold for free or to transport the passenger on a later flight with more room if available. DOT is seeking comment on this. Service animals will have to be harnessed, leashed, or tethered unless the device interferes with the service animal’s work or the passenger’s disability prevents use of those devices. In that case, the carrier has to permit the passenger to use voice, signal, or other effective means to maintain control of the service animal. Such a requirement is essentially the same as to what is found in DOJ’s final implementing regulations at 28 C.F.R. §§136(d), 36.302(c)(4). Under the proposed rule, an airline can decide that an animal is not a service animal if it is not under the control of its handler. That is a bit different from DOJ’s approach, which says the service animal may still be a service animal that can be excluded if it is out of control or the animal’s handler does not take effective action to control it. DOT’s air transportation service animal behavior and attestation form, which airlines may require passengers with disabilities seeking to travel with the service animal on aircraft, includes a statement that the passenger understands the animal must be harnessed, leashed, or tethered unless the passenger is unable because of a disability to do so. A handler is defined as a qualified individual with a disability who receives assistance from a service animal doing work or performing tasks directly related to the individual’s disability, or a safety assistant, as described in 14 C.F.R. §382.29(b), who accompanies an individual with the disability traveling with a service animal. The service animal handler has the responsibility for keeping the service animal under control at all times and for caring and supervising the service animal, including toileting and feeding. A service animal trainer traveling with a trained service animal not serving as a safety assistant for passenger with a disability, and other passengers traveling with an individual with a disability on aircraft, will not be considered service animal handlers under the proposed rule. The department seeks comment on its decision to define service animal handler in this way. It also seeks comment on what impact, if any, it’s exclusion of third parties as service animal handlers might have on individuals with disability traveling on aircraft with the service animal. The DOT is also seeking comment on the proposed regulations regarding the animal must be under the control of the handler either via restraint device or by voice. It also seeks comment on whether in cabin pet carrier consistent with FAA regulation should be included in the rule as an optional service animal restraint device if the final rule recognizes emotional support animals. With respect to documentation that the animal is a service animal, the proposed rule does the following: 1) require individuals traveling with a service animal to provide to the airlines standardized documentation of the service animal’s behavior, training, and health; 2) if the service animal will be on a flight segment longer than eight hours, DOT proposes to allow a standard form attesting that the animal would not need to relieve itself or can relieve itself in a way that does not create a health or sanitation risk; 3) the forms are the only documentation that an airline will be able to use and require of a passenger traveling with a service animal. The airline does not have to ask a passenger with traveling with the service animal for any documentation, but if they do, the airlines have to use the forms established by DOT. DOT is seeking comment on whether airline should be allowed to create their own forms or if uniformity is more helpful. They DOT air transportation service animal behavior and training and attestation form is completed by the passenger and provides assurance that the service animal traveling on the aircraft has been individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of the passenger with a disability. It also provides assurance that the animal has been trained to behave properly in public, and that the user is aware that the service animal must be under his or her control at all times. DOT believes that the form serves as a deterrent for individuals who might otherwise seek to claim falsely that their pets are service animals as an individual is less likely to falsify a federal form. The DOT is seeking comment on ways to reduce any burden on individuals with disabilities traveling with service animals and is seeking comment on a variety of concerns, including: 1) what ways are out there to reduce the burden that the DOT’s behavior and training form would have on passengers with disabilities; 2) should airlines be allowed to require the form each time a service animal user travels, even for round-trip flights; 3) what medium should airlines use (hardcopy, electronic, email), to provide and collect the form passengers with disability; 4) are there privacy concerns airlines should consider; 5) do the questions in the form help airlines determine whether an animal has been adequately and properly trained; 6) does the form adequately educate passengers on how a service animal is expected behave, the consequences of misbehaving, and the seriousness of falsifying the DOT form; 7) should the airline be allowed to require only emotional support animal user to complete such a form if the department were to continue to require airlines to transport emotional support animals; and 8) does the general content and layout of the form makes sense. The actual service animal behavior and training attestation form contains the following certifications: 1) the animal has been trained to do work or perform tasks to assist the individual with his or her disability and has been trained to behave well in a public setting without aggression towards humans or other animals; 2) the animal will be under the control of the handler either via restraint device or by voice commands; 3) the airline has the right to treat the animal as a pet if the animal engages in disruptive behavior that show that it had not been successfully trained to behave properly in a public setting; 4) the airline has the right to charge for the cost to repair any damage caused by the service animal so long as the airline charges passengers without disability for the same kind of damage; and 5) it is fraud to knowingly make a false statement to secure disability accommodations provided under DOT regulations. DOT also proposes to allow airlines to require passengers to submit to the airline a DOT service animal health form completed by the passenger’s veterinarian. The form, which is to be completed by the veterinarian, describes the animal, indicates whether the service animal’s rabies vaccination are up-to-date and whether the animal has any known diseases or infestation, and states whether the veterinarian is aware of any aggressive behavior by the animal. The form will be valid for one year from the date of issuance. DOT seeks comment on whether one year is too long or too short for the vaccination form to be valid and the reasons for any such belief. The form is modeled after a number of State certificate of veterinary inspection forms and the United States Department of Agriculture APHIS 7001 form. DOT seeks comment on a proposal to allow airline to require that passengers provide the vaccination form as evidence that the service animal has received a rabies vaccine and that the animal is not exhibited aggressive behavior known to the veterinarian. It also seeks comment on whether the airline can refuse transportation to a service animal based upon information contained in that form, such as where the veterinarian discloses on the form that the animal has a history of aggressive behavior or has caused serious injury to a person or animal). DOT also seeks comment on whether the form would be effective in ensuring that the traveling public would not contract rabies from a service animal should they be bitten. DOT also seeks comment on the burden such a form imposes upon passengers traveling with disabilities. DOT also seeks comment on whether the animal health form should be limited to emotional support animal user in the event DOT decided to continue to require airlines to transport emotional support animals. The current rule allows airlines to insist on documentation that the animal will not need to relieve itself or can relieve itself in a way not creating a health or sanitation issue when going on a flight of longer than eight hours. The proposed rule would only allow the airlines to request a DOT service animal relief attestation form and nothing else. That particular form just certifies that the animal will not need to relieve itself on the flight or that the animal can relieve itself in a way that does not create a health or sanitation issue on the flight. It also has a box saying that the handler is responsible for the cost to repair any damage caused by the animal so long as the airline charges passengers without disabilities for similar kinds of damage. The proposed rule would prohibit airlines from requiring passengers to provide the DOT health, behavior and training and relief forms prior to the passenger’s date of travel and is seeking comment on that. The DOT is also seeking comment on whether using standardized DOT forms is the best way for airlines to collect data from passengers traveling with service dogs. Since aircraft are unique, DOT believes that a proposal allowing airline to require all service dog users to provide the DOT standardized form to assist airlines in determining whether a service dog poses a direct threat to the health or safety of others makes sense. The proposed rule, as mentioned above, prohibits airlines from requiring individual traveling with the service animal to provide the DOT issued forms in advance of the passenger’s flight because advance notice may present significant challenges to passengers with disabilities wishing to make last-minute travel plans that may be necessary for worker family emergencies. Airlines can require users of the service animal to check in at the airport one hour before the check-in time at the airport for the general public to process service animal documentation so long at the airline similarly requires advanced check-in for passengers traveling with pets in the cabin. DOT proposed rule requires airline to make an employee training to handle disability related matters available in person at the airline’s designated airport location to process service animal documentation promptly. The DOT seeks comments on a proposal to require airlines to try to accommodate passengers failing to meet the one hour check-in requirement so long at the airline can do so by making reasonable efforts without delaying the flight. The proposed rule would make the species requirement the same for both U.S. carriers and foreign carriers. Proposed §382.74 does something different than what the current regulations do. That is, it matches up with the two inquiry paradigm of the DOJ’s title II and title III regulations. That is, it says that airline can only make two inquiries to determine whether an animal qualifies as a service animal. The two questions are: 1) is the animal required to accompanying the passenger because of a disability; and 2) what work or tasks has the animal has been trained to perform. You cannot ask about the nature or extent of a person’s disability or ask that the service animal demonstrate its work or tasks. Proposed rule §382.75(e) requires that an airline’s website must make the DOT forms mandated by the proposed rule available to passengers in an accessible format. Proposed rule §382.79(c) that with respect to making a determination to deny transport to a service animal on the basis that the animal has misbehaved and/or has caused a significant disruption in the cabin must be based upon an individualized assessment based upon a reasonable judgment relying on the best available and objective evidence to ascertain the probability that the misbehavior and/or disruption will continue to occur. Further, whether reasonable modifications in policies, practices, or procedure will mitigate the misbehavior and/or the disruption must also be considered. Proposed rule §382.79(e) says if an airline is going to deny transport to the service animal, the airline must issue a written statement for the reason for the refusal. That statement has to include the specific basis for the airline’s opinion that the refusal meet the standards for denying transport. Further, that written statement must be provided to the individual with the disability accompanied by the service animal either at the airport or within 10 calendar days of the refusal of transportation. Proposed §382.80 prohibits carriers from imposing additional restrictions on the transport of service animals beyond what is specified in the proposed regulations. Thoughts/Takeaways Current regulations implementing the Air Carrier Access Act are a mess. It’s amazing the system works at all. So, the proposed regulation brings needed clarity to the situation. I do not have a dog in the fight. That is, I am not currently representing or consulting with anybody or any organization with respect to these proposed rules. The proposed regulation gets rid of the arbitrary and unsupportable, even by DOT’s own admission, distinction between service animal for physical disabilities v. psychiatric disabilities. The proposed regulations eliminate the issue currently seen in the Tampa airport where Tampa airport said that emotional support animals unless they were crated or on a leash, etc., were not allowed in the airport. Such a decision was consistent with title II of the ADA’s final implementing regulations. Now that service animal under the DOT regulations matches for all practical purposes the regulations under title II and title III of the ADA, this would no longer be an issue. DOT is asking for lots of comments on many issues. So, these regulations could very well change. Emotional support animals are out. How many people will be truly affected by this decision is an open question. I would certainly like to know that, and DOT would like to know that too as they are seeking comment on that question. While DOT is seeking comments on breed restrictions, I don’t think you will see DOT back down on that. That means Delta Airlines will have to end its restriction on pitbulls. Direct threat determination very closely resembles Chevron v. Echazabal, which we discussed here. It brings needed clarity to the area to what was previously very confusing. If an animal is not under the control of the handler, then it isn’t a service dog. This is a theoretical distinction but not necessarily a practical distinction from the ADA’s title II and title III DOJ regulations. It isn’t clear to me how a person training an animal to be a service animal gets treated under the proposed rule. Airline travel is part of the training for service dogs. The documentation approach seems balanced and simplifies things greatly. It will be interesting to see what happens during the commenting period. Is a veterinarian really qualified to attest to a dog’s aggressive tendencies? Why would a person with a disability even submit a form from the veterinarian saying that the dog has been aggressive? What if the dog got aggressive because it was doing his or her job and a human element acted stupid? Airlines can’t require the DOT standardized forms in advance. DOT uses the two inquiries term found in the DOJ regulations but not in the DOJ’s frequently asked questions document. This leads to the real question of whether narrowly focused follow-up questions are in order if insufficient information is given to the two questions. Arguably, the answer is yes so long as the follow-up questions fall within those two inquiries. Also, interesting to note that nothing in this section of the proposed regulation, unlike the DOJ regulations, says that the work or task performed by the animal must be related to the handler’s disability, though other sections of the proposed regulation do make that clear. The regulations are exclusive. That is, airline can add additional restrictions beyond the regulation. That means, for example, Delta’s ban on pit bulls, which I believe is still in place, will have to end. DOJ says it is seeking comments on how to deal with a person with a mental health issue who has trained his or her emotional support animal to do work or perform a task to assist them with the disability. I find this whole thing strange for two reasons. First, the emotional support animal at that point is a service animal and not an emotional support animal because it is engaged in recognition and response and has been trained to do so. Second, anybody can train a dog to be a service animal. So, I am not sure why commenting on this question is even needed. So, what DOT does in response to comments on this question will be interesting to see. No doubt training will be needed. Be sure to use a knowledgeable trainer. That trainer needs to know both the applicable Air Carrier Access Act regulations as well as the ADA regulations pertaining to service dogs. That person also needs to recognize the similarities and differences between the two. What will happen to people who falsify the forms? Is the system geared up for that? Does putting such people into the criminal justice system even makes sense? This blog has been a deep dive, but it is not legal advice. There is no substitution for knowledgeable Air Carrier Access Act counsel. 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September 11, 2019 by William Goren 1 Comment Previously, we have discussed here and here whether a plasma center is a place of public accommodation under title III. That discussion shows there is already a split in the Circuit Courts on the issue. On August 30, 2019, the Third Circuit weighed in on this in Matheis v. CSL Plasma Inc., A published decision. They came down in favor of a plasma center as a place of public accommodation. The facts in this case are pretty straightforward. Here, you have a retired police officer with PTSD who routinely and safely donated plasma roughly 90 times in 11 months. When he obtained a service dog, the plasma center refused to allow him to donate blood arguing that anybody who had a service dog for PTSD was automatically prohibited from donating blood because they must have extreme anxiety too severe to undergo safely the donation process. The retired police officer loses on summary judgment and appeals to the Third Circuit. The blog entry is divided into the categories of court’s reasoning and takeaways. I imagine the reader will want to read the whole thing. 42 U.S.C. §12181(7)(F) says that a place of public accommodation includes, “a laundromat, dry cleaner, bank, barbershop, beauty shop, travel service, shoe repair service, funeral parlor, gas station, office of an accountant or lawyer, pharmacy, insurance office, professional office of a healthcare provider, hospital, or other service establishment (emphasis mine). The question is whether a plasma center is an, “other service establishment.” It notes that the 10th Circuit and the 5th Circuit have reached opposite conclusions. The court spent considerable time attacking the Fifth Circuit opinion (see ¶ ¶ 6-10 of this section of the blog entry, below). With respect to the 10th Circuit opinion finding that a plasma center is a place of public accommodation, the court notes the following from the 10th Circuit opinion: 1) “service,” has a broad, common definition- i.e. conduct or performance assisting or benefiting someone or something; 2) “establishment,” also has a broad, common definition, i.e. a place of business; 3) giving the term “service establishment,” the ordinary meaning of its components does not result in ambiguity nor does it result in anything irrational. After all, plasma donation centers are places of business assisting or benefiting those who wish to provide plasma for medical use-whether for altruistic reasons or for pecuniary gain-by supplying personnel and medical equipment necessary to accomplish that goal. The 10th Circuit has the better view. No support exists for the Fifth Circuit’s statement that donors do not benefit from the act of donating. That is simply not the case, donors receive money, a clear benefit, to donate plasma. The argument that secondary profit motive can dictate a finding a plasma center is not a place of public accommodation doesn’t wash. After all, a bank, which is explicitly a place of public accommodation also has a secondary profit motive. Businesses offering services to the public convey something of economic value in return for something else of economic value. That value is often money, but it doesn’t have to be. Money is just one proxy for economic value, and economic value is fungible. Banks and customers often exchange services not fitting simply into a money for service model. A pawnshop is another example. A recycling center is yet another example. Both pawnshops and recycling centers have been held to be subject to the ADA. Providing services means providing something of economic value to the public. It simply doesn’t matter whether that economic value is paid for with money or something else of value. Failure to accommodate cases turn on three questions: 1) whether the requested accommodation to the program was reasonable; 2) whether the requested accommodation was necessary to assure meaningful access; and 3) whether it would represent a fundamental alteration in the nature of the program. Plaintiff bears the initial burden of establishing that the desired accommodation is reasonable and necessary, while the defendant bears the burden of showing that it would fundamentally alter the nature of the program. Title III entities are required by 28 C.F.R. §36.302 to modify policies, practices, or procedure to permit the use of a service animal by an individual with a disability. A service animal used by a person with a disability is reasonable under the ADA as a matter of law so long as no DOJ regulation supersedes it. A plaintiff does not need to show intentional discrimination in order to demonstrate a violation of title III of the ADA. Accordingly, McDonnell-Douglas simply does not apply. The only question is whether the defense established an exception permitting a plasma donation center to deny an individual with a disability his or her use of a service animal. If no exceptions apply, then the use of a service animal is a reasonable accommodation and plaintiff prevails. 28 C.F.R. §36.208 permits places of public accommodation to deny anyone services who poses a direct threat to others. However, the direct threat exception requires an individualized assessment to determine the nature, duration, and severity of the risk; the probability that the potential injury will actually occur; and whether reasonable modifications of policy, practices, or procedures or the provision of auxiliary aids or services will mitigate the risk. Safety requirements per 28 C.F.R. §36.301(b) have to be based upon actual risks and not on mere speculation, stereotypes, or generalizations about individuals with disabilities. The defendant simply has not made its case that its policy of excluding donors with service dogs is based upon anything other than mere speculation, stereotypes, or generalizations about individuals with disabilities. There isn’t any medical justification or other scientific evidence backing up the defense’s conclusion that all those person having severe anxiety will put staff, other donors, or themselves at risk when donating plasma. The defense fails to explain why the plaintiff, who has managed his PTSD for nearly 2 decades and safely donated plasma roughly 90 times, should only be considered safe to donate when he renounces the new service animal that helps him better manage his PTSD. We now have two Circuits taking the position that a plasma center is a place of public accommodation. We have one taking the position that it is not. A Circuit Court split is one of the reasons the United States Supreme Court agrees to hear cases. As I have mentioned previously, people with disabilities do very well at the Supreme Court outside of the employment context. Here, you have a person who donated blood successfully 90 times without a service dog. He is also a retired police officer. Finally, this is not an employment case. Even with the current configuration of the United States Supreme Court, I like the chances of the plaintiff at the Supreme Court should this case get appealed to the Supreme Court. In the case involving South Dakota, which we discussed here, the Supreme Court has already signaled that it would be open to broadly construing what is a place of public accommodation. This decision is published, and so, no restrictions exist on citing it as precedent. This case contains a nice description of what failure to accommodate cases turn on. This case also has a very nice explanation of the burden of proof. Too often, the burden of proof explanation gets overly legalistic, which is not the case here. This opinion says McDonnell Douglas doesn’t apply to title III cases. Blanket exclusions are always a bad idea. The ADA operates on an individualized analysis. As a matter of preventive law, don’t get stuck on whether a particular business is specifically listed in 42 U.S.C. §12181(7) when trying to determine if the business is a place of public accommodation. For that matter, as a matter of preventive law, unless you want to chew up a lot of money in litigation, which may or may not be successful, I wouldn’t get stuck on whether it is a physical place either. The question is whether what is going on is of the kind listed in any of the categories in 42 U.S.C. §12181(7). 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Union City Yet Again August 26, 2019 by William Goren 1 Comment Today’s blog entry is a case that I have blogged on before twice, here and here. On August 15, 2019, the 11th Circuit came down with its second decision on this case, here. Since I have blogged on it before twice, there isn’t any need to cover the facts except through the court’s reasoning. The prior appeal to the 11th Circuit just discussed the civil rights aspect of the case and not the ADA. This appeal to the 11th Circuit discussed the ADA and revisited the civil rights claims. It also looked at municipal liability under §1983, which the court threw out. I don’t see a need to discuss the municipal liability section under §1983. Finally, there was a concurring and dissenting opinion. The concurrence agrees with dismissing the municipal liability claim and would have thrown out the ADA and civil rights claims as well. As usual, the blog entry it divided into categories and they are: court’s reasoning actual disability and regarded as; court’s reasoning qualified individual; court’s reasoning direct threat; court’s reasoning racial and gender discrimination claims; and takeaways. The reader is free to focus on any or all of the categories. Court’s Reasoning Actual Disability and Regarded As While plaintiff certainly had a physical or mental impairment with respect to her heart condition, she simply didn’t bring forth enough evidence to permit a conclusion that the physical impairment substantially limited a major life activity. For example, she testified that she had periodic shortness of breath, and her doctor testified that it could limit her ability to sleep. However, no evidence existed as to the severity, frequency, and duration of the episodes with respect to shortness of breath. Further, there wasn’t any evidence discussing the extent of plaintiff’s ability to sleep that could lead a reasonable jury to conclude she was substantially limited in a major life activity. The ADA allows for a cause of action where the an employer regards an employee as having a disability. Plenty of evidence existed to raise a genuine issue of fact as to whether plaintiff’s employer regarded her as having a disability. In particular: 1) Assistant Chief Brown in his June 17 letter referred to her chronic conditions and instructed her to complete FMLA paperwork thereby suggesting that he believed plaintiff had a medical condition warranting medical leave; 2) on July 1, Assistant Chief Brown prohibited plaintiff from returning to work until everything was cleared up with her doctor. He also said that her Dr.’s letter essentially made it impossible for her to work or be at work and concluded that she could not return until her doctor released her for duty. That email again referred to the possibility of plaintiff taking leave under FMLA; 3) the department’s own stated reason for putting plaintiff on leave, i.e. a fear for her safety in view of her heart condition, demonstrate the department’s belief that plaintiff’s medical condition set her apart from other police officers. Looking to an EEOC guidance, an employer engages in prohibited conduct regarding a person as having a disability where it takes adverse action because it fears the consequences of an employee’s medical condition. Court’s Reasoning Qualified Individual A qualified individual under title I of the ADA is a person who with or without reasonable accommodation, can perform the essential functions of the employment position that he or she holds or desires. Essential functions of the job are evaluated on a case-by-case basis after examining a number of factors. Courts do consider the employer’s judgment of whether a particular function is essential and may even cut the employer more slack when the employer is a Police Department. Courts also consider the EEOC seven factors as well. The employer’s judgment as to what are the essential functions of the job is not by itself conclusive. The city’s written job description for the position of detective nowhere mentions it is necessary for a detective either to carry or to be exposed to OC spray or a Taser shock. In fact, there is no such mention of any of that in an entire paragraph listing various physical demands of the job. The work environment section states that a detective has to be willing to carry a firearm on and off the job and be mentally and physically capable of using deadly force if justified. However, it contains no reference to OC spray or Taser. Plaintiff offered evidence that detectives previously were permitted the choice of what nonlethal weapon or weapons to carry. Further, neither party disputed that Taser International does not require trainee to receive a shock in order to become certified in Taser use. Plaintiff clearly presented enough evidence to show that a jury would be justified in concluding that receiving a Taser shock or direct exposure to OC spray was not an essential function of her job. As a result, that means plaintiff was a qualified individual. In a footnote, the court said that ample evidence existed that plaintiff could withstand indirect exposure to OC spray that would allow her to work inside the Police Department building if that option have been made available to her. Court’s Reasoning Direct Threat Plaintiff produced sufficient evidence that she is not a direct threat. Direct threat means a significant risk of substantial harm to the health or safety of the individual or others that cannot be eliminated or reduced by reasonable accommodations. See 29 C.F.R. §1630.2(r). Direct threat, as we have discussed previously here, has to be based on a reasonable medical judgment relying on the most current medical knowledge and/or the best available objective evidence. It also must be based upon an expressly individualized assessment of the individual’s present ability to safely perform the essential functions of the job after considering, among other things, the imminence of the risk and severity of the harm. For this, the court specifically cited to Chevron USA Inc. v. Echazabal, which we discussed here and in numerous other blog entries as well. The definition of direct threat requires an analysis of the individual’s ability to perform safely the essential functions of the job. Court’s Reasoning Racial and Gender Discrimination Claims Previously, the 11th Circuit sitting en banc concluded that plaintiff failed to establish a prima facie case of intentional discrimination under McDonnell Douglas because her comparators were not similarly situated in all material respects. Thus, that particular aspect of the ruling is binding on this panel. Even without similarly situated comparators, plaintiff can still get by summary judgment if he or she presents circumstantial evidence creating a triable issue concerning the employer’s discriminatory intent. After all, not every employee can produce a similarly situated comparator. Further, a proper comparator may not exist in every workplace. Therefore, a plaintiff always gets by summary judgment if he or she can present a convincing mosaic of circumstantial evidence that allows a jury to infer intentional discrimination. A convincing mosaic can be demonstrated in a variety of ways, including: 1) suspicious timing, ambiguous statements and other bits and pieces from which an inference of discriminatory intent might be drawn; 2) systematically better treatment of similarly situated employees; and 3) the employer’s justification is pretextual. Plaintiff presented a mosaic of circumstantial evidence raising a genuine issue of material fact as set forth in the paragraphs that follow below. Union City initiated plaintiff’s indefinite administrative leave on June 17 and informed her on July 1 that she would not be permitted to return to work until she was medically cleared. Yet a week later, and despite plaintiff’s request to return to work and the police chief’s explicit denial of that request, Union City terminated her for being absent without leave. Union City gave plaintiff no warning that if she exercised the option to use her accrued leave instead of being on non-pay status, she would be terminated upon taking that option. Union City gave her no notice she had to file FMLA paperwork by any specific date nor did the department’s written FMLA policy provide any such deadline. At no time was plaintiff told she would be terminated if her doctor failed to contact the department on the very first day the doctor returned from vacation. There is also plenty of evidence that Union City’s stated reason for firing plaintiff were pretextual as discussed in the following paragraphs. Plaintiff can show pretext in any of the following ways: 1) casting sufficient doubt on the defendant’s proffered discriminatory reason so as to permit a reasonable factfinder to conclude the employer’s reasons were not what actually motivated its conduct; 2) showing that the employer’s articulated reason is false and that the false reason led to the discrimination; or 3) establishing that the employer failed to clearly articulate and follow its formal policies. One of the reasons offered by Union City was that her medical condition was permanent. However, evidence exists suggesting the department believed either that plaintiff was faking her medical condition or that her condition was not sufficiently serious to prevent her from working as a detective. In fact, the initial letter placing plaintiff on leave stressed that she had been cleared for full duty without restrictions after a heart attack and emphasized that the letter disclosing her chronic condition came as a surprise. Plaintiff’s doctor testified that the Assistant Chief made clear to plaintiff’s doctor in a telephone conversation that he thought her letter was more a product of plaintiff’s influence than her unbiased medical judgment. In fact, the Assistant Chief at his deposition testified that he doubted plaintiff’s doctor truthfulness more generally. Two of Union City’s police chief’s letters could reasonably be construed as indicating that plaintiff’s doctor would ultimately clear plaintiff for duty and that the medical condition, in the department’s view would not permanently prevent plaintiff from doing her job as a detective. Plenty of evidence exists that the argument that plaintiff did not timely submit her paperwork was just a pretext. Evidence existed permitting the conclusion that two Caucasian officers in a similar situation to plaintiff were treated differently. However, the white officers were treated more favorably than the plaintiff because they were given extended periods of time to attempt to demonstrate their physical ability they needed, but plaintiff was fired without warning. A reasonable jury could find that Union City did not consistently exercise its authority in placing physically unfit officers on administrative leave and that Union City did not comply with its own policies. One Caucasian officer was offered a transfer to a position not requiring him to continue taking the fitness test that he failed while plaintiff was fired without notice after 21 days of administrative leave and was offered no such alternative assignment before termination. Union City had a history of working with others with a heart condition to allow them to receive a milder version of Taser training with respect to officers with heart conditions but that option was never offered to the plaintiff. A Union City Lieutenant testified that the department treated women differently than men with regards to the cases assigned to them. Plaintiff by her termination undoubtedly suffered an adverse action i.e. a change in the terms of her employment. A regarded as cause of action does not require a substantial limitation on a major life activity. Thanks to the amendments to the ADA, it only requires the employer regard the person as having a physical or mental impairment. The employer’s judgment as to what the essential functions of the job is not the be-all and end-all of things. Keep your written job descriptions current. Antidiscrimination policies for dealing with people with disabilities are always a good idea. Also, make sure those policies are implemented without favoritism and in a consistent manner. Keep in mind, when it come to the ADA, consistently doing an individualized analysis is where you need to go. I’ve seen many folks get hung up on direct threat because they don’t read Chevron v. Echazabal. Remember, direct threat has to be based on a reasonable medical judgment relying on the most current medical knowledge and or the best available objective evidence. It also needs to be based upon an individualized assessment as well. I have also seen lots of entities make a mistake by not doing the individualized assessment. This isn’t the first time we have seen convincing mosaic. We saw it here. What is interesting in this case, is that the 11th Circuit says that convincing mosaic is a fallback were no comparators exist. In the Seventh Circuit, as we discussed previously, convincing mosaic is another way to deal with McDonnell-Douglas regardless of whether the proof is indirect or direct. Insisting on a full return to work is always a bad idea. We discussed that issue here. Remember, otherwise qualified/qualified is a question of whether the individual can do the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodations. Convincing mosaic is a fairly new idea. It will be interesting to follow what happens from here on out. Expect the United States Supreme Court to deal with it eventually. The 11th Circuit nicely lays out what is needed to show it convincing mosaic and what is necessary to show pretext. Filed Under: General Tagged With: §1983, 29 C.F.R. §1630.2, Actual disability, ADA, chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Echazabal, convincing mosaic, direct threat, EEOC seven factor test, employer judgment, essential functions, essential functions of the job, fitness for duty, FMLA, genuine issue of fact, genuine issue of material fact, indirect exposure, Job descriptions, Lewis v. city of Union City Georgia, McDonnell Douglas, McDonnell Douglas Corporation v. green, OC spray, Ortiz v. Werner Enterprises Inc., otherwise qualified, powers v. 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Former World Chess Champion Kramnik to train six young Indian GMs/IMs (Lead) Sunday - July 21, 2019 2:16 pm , Category : SPORTS Chennai, July 21 (IANS) Former world chess champion grandmaster (GM) Vladimir Borisovih Kramnik will coach six young Indian chess players in Switzerland from August 14 to 25, said an organiser of the camp. The six players, include GMs -- D.Gukesh, R.Praggnanandhaa, P.Iniyan and Arjun Erigasi and International Masters -- Raunak Sadhwani and Leon Mendonca. "The players for the camp were selected based on their age (12-16) and also their Elo rating so that there is no mismatch," said S. Kailasanathan, Managing Director, Microsense Group that is sponsoring the coaching camp. Interestingly, Kailasanathan was the Tamil Nadu chess champion in 1972 and has also played for West Bengal and Delhi during his younger days. Class 12th student P.Iniyan, who will be attending the camp, said: "I am feeling very thrilled. Perhaps this is the first time a former World Chess Champion is coaching Indian players." "The idea of training the young talented Indian kids came during a conversation with Frederic Friedel, my good friend from ChessBase," said Kramnik. "I am now retired from chess and don't play competitively anymore. But it means a lot to me if I can share my knowledge with the most promising juniors who can achieve something big in the future," the former World Champion said. "We will be touching upon all the aspects of the game, including opening, middlegame and the endgame. I will give my insights on how I prepare psychologically and professionally for chess tournaments," he said. "I will also be sharing secrets which only top players are aware of because of their experience of playing chess at the highest level. I will also prepare some specific lectures for the camp and allow the kids to play with each other and then later analyse these games in detail," Kramnik added. Prior to the camp, he said he will go through the games of the participants in detail so that the camp turns out to be effective. For Kailasanathan, he would like to see Indian chess players in the World top 10 and a world champion in the open and women's categories. "Such a mission requires not merely promoting one or two would-be champs, but many. We presently support close to 20 young boys and girls and luckily, all of them are making rapid strides in the world arena and winning laurels, he added. For the past couple of years, Microsense has been supporting close to 20 young chess players, which included both boys and girls. Queried about the absence of girl players in the Kramnik-Microsense India Chess Programme, Kailasanathan said: "We did look out for female players in the same age group and with good rating. There was one player, but she could not join the group due to some reasons." According to him, the camp would cost Microsense around Rs 25 lakh and this is in addition to about Rs 50 lakh spent yearly on sponsoring other chess players. "The camp is not going to be a one-time affair. Depending on the outcome one can look at holding training sessions with Kramnik over the internet, thereby the travel costs are saved," Kailasanathan said. He said the All India Chess Federation (AICF) has been informed about the camp to be held by Kramnik. --IANS vj/aak/mag/rtp

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Home NEWS Around the Organization World Taekwondo reinforces commitment to developing youth taekwondo through MoU with ISF World Taekwondo reinforces commitment to developing youth taekwondo through MoU with ISF LAUSANNE, Switzerland (November 8, 2017) – World Taekwondo today signed an MoU with the International School Sport Federation (ISF) in order to increase collaboration between the two organisations and ensure the continued growth of youth taekwondo around the world. The MoU was signed by World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue and ISF President Laurent Petrynka during an official signing ceremony at the World Taekwondo office in Lausanne. The MoU highlights that the two organisations share the same values in respect of solidarity, friendship and youth education and both recognise the role played by sport as a factor in “ensuring the harmonisation of socialisation, integration and development and education.” The ISF’s mission is to educate through sport and World Taekwondo has shown over the course of its history how the taekwondo philosophy extends beyond the field of play and teaches its practitioners universal values. The MoU follows the ISF’s announcement that taekwondo has been included on the sports programme of the ISF Gymnasiade 2018 in Morocco for the very first time. The Gymnasiade will take place from 2-9 May 2018 in Marrakech, Morocco and will gather young students from all around the world to experience the spirit of international competition, fair play, friendship and cultural diversity. Speaking following the MoU signing, World Taekwondo President Choue said: “We are delighted to have signed this MoU with the ISF. Taekwondo is a more than a sport: it is a philosophy. It teaches people self-discipline, respect and understanding while also keeping them physically active and healthy. This is why we believe it is such an important sport for young people to engage in and why so many countries around the world have taekwondo as part of their school curriculum. The ISF has a huge amount of experience and expertise in developing youth sport and through our partnership with them we look forward to developing youth taekwondo even further and harnessing its power to educate the next generation.” Previous articleFinal Matches – London 2017 World Taekwondo Grand Prix Next articleWorld Taekwondo reinforces commitment to anti-doping education for Para Taekwondo athletes

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Descendants feds explore possibility of continuing trips to Attu Island Attu village was located in Chichagof Harbor before the Attuans were taken as prisoners during World War II and then forbidden to return home. (Photo by Zoe Sobel/KUCB)Descendants of Alaska’s westernmost island want permanent access to their ancestral home. The Native people of Attu have been separated from their homeland since World War II.Listen nowIn the 1700s, the Russians colonized the community during the fur trade.Two hundred years later, the Japanese military arrived and took the Attuans as prisoners of war to Japan, where half of them died in captivity.The U.S. government sealed off the island and forbade survivors from returning home.Eleven descendants received a special invitation last summer to visit for the first time.Helena Schmitz and others couldn’t make the journey.“I feel like if I were able to go, it would definitely help my soul,” Schmitz said.Schmitz is asking the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to offer regular trips back to Attu, the homeland of her grandmother, Angelina Hodikoff. She first made her request this spring at the 75th commemoration of the Battle of Attu.“I want my children’s children’s children to be able to go back to Attu with no cost to us,” Schmitz said. “Thats the justice that needs to be done on our people. The U.S. government, the Japanese government, and the Russian government took our culture away. And we need your help since (Fish and Wildlife) owns the island.”The agency oversees the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, which cares for most of the island — although the Aleut Corporation still owns the Attu village site.Top officials said Fish and Wildlife is open to the idea of descendants returning. They hosted a conference call in late July to begin the discussion. Theresa Deal joined Schmitz in representing the Attu descendants.“It should not be a once-in-a-lifetime trip,” Deal said. “Would I want to go back again? Yes, I’d be thrilled to get to go back again.”Deal was part of the group that visited Attu last summer. Her mother, Marina Hodikoff, was born on the island, but Deal grew up disconnected from her culture in the Pacific Northwest. After making the meaningful trip, Deal wants the same opportunity for her children.“I would have liked to have had my sons there, because then we can all help process the emotions — and how neat it is to be up there,” Deal said.Deal also would like the trips to be open to spouses and significant others.They may not be Native themselves, but she said they’re part of descendants’ lives and provide an important support network as they deal with the trauma of displacement.Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Director Steve Delehanty said he’s ready to listen to these requests. He’s not Attuan, but he understands where they’re coming from.“We humans have these place connections that mean a lot, so it’s totally understandable that it’s coming from them,” Delehanty said. “I also think it’s quite understandable that they’re reaching out to the Fish and Wildlife Service to say, ‘Do you have any ideas for helping to make this happen?’ Because we were able to do so in a small way last year.”While descendants made that trip aboard the research vessel Tiglax, there’s also an airstrip on Attu, so it’s possible to fly.Still, at this point, Delehanty said descendants need to get more specific.“Is it only the physical ability to walk on the island?” Delehanty asked. “Is it being on the village site itself? Is it more of a cultural connection? Or I don’t know what.”Delehanty said involving more people may lead to creative solutions and funding. He’s reaching out to other federal entities that have a stake — including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Department of Defense, and the U.S. Coast Guard — and inviting them to join the conversation.“We have to put on the table what the wish is, what the vision is, and then what the possibility is — and see if there’s any overlap,” Delehanty said.For their part, Deal and Schmitz seek funding from private entities and the possibility of creating a trust for the program.There’s no set date for when anything will happen, but the group is planning to continue the conversation this fall.Correction: A previous version of this story stated 11 descendants received “special permission” to visit Attu Island. The majority of the island is federally owned and administered by the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, meaning land is open to recreational access. Other parts of Attu, however, are owned by separate entities that require permission to visit. The site of the former Attu village is owned by the Aleut Corporation, and the retired LORAN station at Massacre Bay is managed by the U.S. Coast Guard. KUCB has replaced the word “permission” with “invitation” to clarify that descendants did not need permission from USFWS to visit Attu. Posted in wonfunetTagged 419论坛X, 上海千花网Y, 上海娱乐地图XS, 上海娱乐地图YF, 上海桑拿BN, 上海桑拿网DN, 上海水磨论坛UP, 上海龙凤QK, 夜上海UO, 香草419论坛GG ← Skagway offers Borough Manager position to former state legislator Bethel City Council imposes 6month hold on marijuana operations →

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Numbers is the book of wanderings. Most of the book describes Israel's experiences in the wilderness. Israel as a nation is in its infancy at the outset of this book, only thirteen months after the Exodus from Egypt. In Numbers, the nation goes through a painful process of testing and maturation in which Yahweh teaches His people the consequences of rebellion and irresponsible decisions. The forty years of wilderness experience transform them from a rabble of ex-slaves into a nation ready to take possession of the Promised Land. The book of Numbers takes its name from the two numberings of the Israelites—the first at Mt. Sinai (ch. 1) and the second on the plains of Moab (Num 26:1-51LEB). Jewish writings usually refer to the book by the fifth Hebrew word in Num 1:1LEB, bemidbar, meaning "in the wilderness." The Greek title in the Septuagint is Arithmoi, meaning "numbers," a term taken over into the Latin Vulgate where the title is translated Liber Numeri, "Book of Numbers." Author: The evidence that points to Moses as the author of Numbers is similar to that for the previous books of the Pentateuch. There are in Numbers more than eighty claims that "Yahweh spoke to Moses." It is apparent (Num 33:2LEB) that Moses kept detailed records as an eyewitness of the events in this book. As the central character in Exodus through Deuteronomy, he was better qualified than any other person to write these books. Some scholars have claimed that the third-person references to Moses (e.g.,Num 8:23LEB; Num 14:36LEB; Num 15:1LEB, Num 15:22LEB) point to an author different from Moses. Such use of the third person may seem unusual to the Western mind, but it was commonly employed by ancient writers and is used consistently in each book in which the name of Moses appears (e.g., Exo 24:1LEB; Lev 6:1LEB; Deu 5:1LEB). Date: Leviticus covers only one month, but Numbers stretches over almost thirty-nine years (c. 1444-1405 B.C.). It records Israel's movement from the last twenty days at Mt. Sinai, the wanderings round Kadesh Barnea, and finally the arrival in the plains of Moab in the fortieth year. Moses no doubt kept this record of events in the course of the wilderness wanderings. Themes and Literary Structure: Numbers may be divided into three main sections: it begins with the old generation (Num 1:1-10LEB), moves through a tragic transitional period (Num. 10:11-25LEB), and ends with the new generation at the doorway to the land of Canaan (chs. 26-36). Numbers records two generations (chs. 1-14 and 21-36), two numberings (chs. 1 and 26), two journeys (chs. 10-14 and 21-27), and two sets of instructions (chs. 5-9 and 28-36). It illustrates both the kindness and the severity of Yahweh (Rom 11:22LEB) and teaches that Yahweh's people can move forward only as they trust and depend on Him. The theme of divine judgment on unbelief is prominent in Numbers, which records the failure of Israel to believe in the promise of Yahweh and the resulting judgment of wandering in the wilderness for forty years. The critical turning point in the book may be seen in chapter 14, when Israel heeded the warnings of the fearful spies and rejected Yahweh by refusing to go up and conquer the Promised Land. Yahweh judges Israel "according to the number of the days in which you spied out the land, forty days, for each day you shall bear your guilt one year, namely forty years, and you shall know My rejection" (Num 14:34LEB). The book of Numbers is more than a warning against unbelief and disobedience, however. Throughout it testifies to the grace and mercy of Yahweh and points forward to the divine grace to be displayed in Yashua. The divine presence and guidance is evident in the pillar of fire and cloud (Num 10:11LEB). Yahweh's care for His people is seen in the daily provision of manna for food and in the rock which provided water for the people to drink, gifts which prefigure the coming of Yashua (John 6:31-33LEB; 1Co 10:4LEB). A vivid illustration of divine mercy is seen in the provision of the bronze serpent as the means of healing those who had been bitten by poisonous snakes, a picture of the crucifixion (Num 21:4-9LEB; cf. John 3:14LEB).

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Celebration of life for Max Falkenstien slated for Aug. 24 at KU’s Lied Center Max Falkenstien, a native of Lawrence, Kan., laughs as he is introduced during the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame induction Saturday, June 9, 2001, in Abilene, Kan. Falkenstien was a broadcaster for the Kansas basketball and football programs for more than 50 years. Also inducted were Jeff Farrel, left, and Linwood Sexton, center. The family of Max Falkenstien, in conjunction with Kansas Athletics, will host a celebration of life for the late KU broadcaster at 2 p.m. on Aug. 24 at the Lied Center on KU's west campus. Falkenstien, who died Monday at the age of 95, called Kansas basketball and football games on the radio for 60 years before retiring in 2006. Twenty-two of those years were spent as part of the dynamic broadcast team known simply as “Bob and Max,” and Falkenstien’s longtime broadcast partner, Bob Davis, will emcee the celebration later this month. The event, which is open to the public, is expected to include a short and sweet ceremony, with a handful of speakers sharing their thoughts and memories of Falkenstien’s life and career. Hundreds of friends, former colleagues, admirers and KU fans have flooded various social media sites this week with their own tributes to Falkenstien, who is the only non-player to have his jersey retired in the rafters at Allen Fieldhouse. “Kansas Athletics is thrilled that the family is giving us and the general public a chance to say goodbye to someone who has meant so much to all of us,” KU associate athletic director and longtime Falkenstien friend Jim Marchiony said Thursday night. Falkenstien is survived by his wife, Isobel, to whom he was married for 70 years. They had two children – a son, Kurt, and a daughter, Jane, along with three grandchildren and five great grandchildren. According to his obituary on the Warren McElwain Mortuary website, in lieu of flowers, Falkenstien has requested that memorial contributions be sent to the Lawrence Humane Society or KU’s Williams Education Fund. They may be sent in care of the Warren McElwain Mortuary, 120 W. 13th Street, Lawrence, KS 66044. Remembered With Smiles: 1,000 admirers show up to celebrate life and legacy of late Max Falkenstien Former KU broadcaster Max Falkenstien dies at 95 Broadcaster Falkenstien hospitalized after surgery Bill Kackley 5 months, 4 weeks ago Many years ago I attended the tournament i Hawaii and I didn't get autgraps or picture taken with any coaches or players. Max was my choice for both.

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City of York Howardian Hills AONB Nidderdale AONB Bronte Country Bronte Parsonage Bronte Waterfalls East Riddlesdon Hardcastle Crags Harewood House Haworth Church Kirkstall Abbey Ledsham Marsden Moor Estate Nostell Priory Oakwell Hall Otley Chevin Pontefract Castle Red House Museum Saltaire Village Sandal Castle Shibden Hall Standedge Tunnel & Stockeld Park Temple Newsham Top Withens Wentbridge York Gate Garden All Saints Church, Harewood OS grid reference:-SE 311 446 Standing in the parkland of magnificent Harewood House, the Yorkshire seat of the Earl and Countess of Harewood, All Saints' church, a designated Grade I listed building, dates back to the fifteenth century. The church was constructed in around 1410 by Elizabeth and Sybil, the daughters of William de Aldburgh of the nearby Harewood Castle, and was originally dedicated to the Holy Cross. It was not the first church to occupy the site. There is a record of a priest here in the tenth century. In 1739 the estate was acquired by the Lascelles family, who in later generations became the Earls of Harewood, and in 1759 they began the building of Harewood House. In the early 1780s the family added battlements and pinnacles to the church. The building was restored in 1862-63 by Sir George Gilbert Scott.The restoration included replacement of the ceiling, the pews and the stained glass, and adding a new altar, lectern, pulpit and font. It is remarkable for six pairs of effigies, dating from 1419 to 1510, described as being "the glory of the church", these depict the owners of Harewood and the nearby Gawthorpe estate. They are some of the greatest surviving examples of alabaster carving, virtually without rival in England and offer a fascinating glimpse into the amour, robes, jewellery and headdresses of the day. The earliest depicts the judge William Gascoigne and his first wife, Elizabeth Mowbray, Cascoigne is in the robes of the Lord Chief Justice with a finely carved purse on one side and a dagger on the other. Elizabeth wears a full wide sleeved gown with a high girdle, and is depicted in an elaborate headdress. Roses and leaves form a chaplet which passes over two side templar nets an a veil. Centred on the front of the chaplet is a pelican badge showing traces of gilding. Her feet rest on a little dog. The next pair of effigies date from 1426, and depict Richard Redmond and his wife, Elizabeth Aldborough. Richard lies in armour, Elizabeth's costume is notable for a heart pendant and the flower sprigged templar nets of her headdress. The next pair are similar in date and style, depicting William Rayther (pictured below left) and his wife Sybil Aldborough, sister to Elizabeth. The next couple sees another William Gascoigne, grandson to the judge, with his wife Margaret Clare (pictured right). Gascoigne is armoured, Margaret is dressed as a widow in a simple gown and mantle. The fifth pair of effigies date from1487 and are of another William Gascoigne and his wife Mary Percy. Mary is also dressed as a widow, in gown and mantle. Each subsequent tomb shows greater and greater sophistication in the carving and the detail of costume. The latest, of Edward Redman, is thought to be a true likeness of the man,which was rare in Medieval times. At his feet is a tiny but perfectly carved figure of a bedesman who is shown saying prayers for the soul of the departed. On the north wall is a much more modern memorial, to the 6th Earl of Harewood and his wife, HRH Princess Mary, the only daughter of George V and Queen Mary of Teck.. The church contains two fonts; one is Norman and the other dates from the Victorian era. The octagonal pulpit dates from the nineteenth century and contains marble columns and carved stone panels. The altar rails and gates are a memorial to King George V and include the insignia of the Order of the British Empire, Order of the Garter, Order of the Thistle and Order of St Patrick. There are fragments of original fourteenth century stained glass, offering a contrast to the late Victorian glass in the west window, the work of the famous Kempe studio. The church was restored in 1862-63 by Sir George Gilbert Scott, designer of St Pancras Station, the Albert Memorial and many churches. The interior has an unadorned simplicity and there is a fine west window. All the monuments were originally brightly coloured, but the colour has faded, leaving the white alabaster. By 1978 the effigies on the alabaster monuments were deteriorating and the church was taken into the care of the Churches Conservation Trust, who restored and repairs were carried out to the fabric of the church. All Saints was declared redundant on 1 November 1977, and was vested in the Trust on 24 October 1978. Excavations on the site have unearthed numerous early medieval artefacts, including a carved panel thought to be Anglo-Danish (pre-Conquest), and twelfth century column shafts. Abbeys and Churches of Yorkshire Copyright © 2005 - 2006 All rights reserved ®

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Average Success Numbers for the First Week of Hunting Season The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks is reporting a close to average success rate for hunters during the first week of general deer and elk season. Information and Program Manager for District Two, Vivaca Crowser provides the numbers from area check stations. “All in all it was a pretty average start for the season,” said Crowser. “There are some exceptions. There were a few places in the region where we saw more elk harvested for example than we’ve seen in quite a few years. I think that can be attributed to the early wintry weather we’ve had. We’ve got wildlife moving faster down into places where we typically wouldn’t see them until later in the season.” Crowser provided numbers from the three check stations in Region Two. “We saw 2,325 hunters and 179 animals all in all,” she said. “By species, we had 99 elk come through the check stations, and we had 71 whitetail deer. It’s a five week season so we still have the bulk of the season left.” Crowser said it’s the law for every hunter to stop at a check station, no matter if they were successful or not. “We gather the trends for harvest success,” she said. “We see how many folks were out hunting and how many were successful, and we may ask you other things about what you saw out in the field and other observations.” Crowser said there were no reported hunting accidents and no injuries during the first week in Region Two. “There were no reports during the opening weekend, but there are usually one or two stories as the season wears on,” she said. “We ask hunters to remember those basic rules of safety. Be extra careful around vehicles because that’s where firearms accidents tend to happen.” Crowser said to also be watchful for bears. “Even though it feels like the middle of winter right now, bears are still out, so it’s really important to remember that too, especially when you’re hunting because that really increases the risk of an encounter,” she said. “Every hunter should always carry bears spray at hand and know how to use it. It’s better to have a hunting partner so that one can dress the game while the other stands watch in case bears may be in the area.” Get more details on hunting safety by clicking here.

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April 5, 2017 / Mandy Lane / Lifestyle Playing the Lottery with Friends Winning a lottery jackpot would be absolutely thrilling, but why not share that excitement? When you purchase your tickets to play the biggest lotteries in the world such as Powerball, Mega Millions, and EuroMillions, invite your friends to join you. If you end up winning, not only will you share the prize money, but you’ll also have an amazing story to tell. Consider the story of Paula Barraclough and Lorraine Smith from Sunderland, two best friends who have regularly purchased their lottery tickets together. Paula, 45, and Lorraine, 54 – who call each other as Polly and Lolly – have been friends for more than 17 years. In February 2017 they won £15m in the UK Lotto draw, and each of them banked £7,671,450 each. Lorraine said she purchased the winning ticket when her bus to work was late in arriving. She went into a local shop to keep warm, discovered that she had a £2 coin in her pocket, and purchased a Lucky Dip Lotto ticket. “Never did I believe the fate of the bus being late would result in my life being changed forever,” she said. Strangely, the first thing Lorraine purchased after her incredible Lotto win was a new frying pan. “I literally threw my old frying pan away the day before I became a multi-millionaire,” she said. Along with her friend, Lorraine insists that winning the lottery wouldn’t change anything. Nonetheless, the two plan to celebrate by flying first class to Las Vegas on a holiday. Best friends Jennifer Molina and Lucinda Britt shared a $1 million Virginia Lottery prize in August 2016. The two had known each other for about ten years when they jointly purchased a ticket with numbers based on a combination of family birthdays. Three long-time friends from Canada won a CAD$3.6 Lotto 6/49 jackpot prize together in March 2016. “We’ve been playing the same numbers for 22 years,” said Trish Little. This time the winning numbers were selected by her friend Mary Grills. “It was her birthdate, her husband’s birthdate, and both her son and daughter’s ages and her and her husband’s ages 22 years ago,” she said. One of the ways to play the lottery with friends is by creating a lottery syndicate. Together you will be able to purchase more tickets, giving all of you better odds of winning the jackpot at a fraction of the cost. Syndicates can be formed with family members and co-workers as well. Although playing the lottery with close friends doesn’t guarantee a jackpot win, it does promise a shared experience. You can watch lottery draws together, hoping that the numbers on your joint tickets will be selected and change your lives forever. If that happens, you and your friends will have an amazing story to tell. Previous Post Are Working Women Giving Men a Fair Divorce? Next Post Planning an FA Cup party CategoriesLifestyle

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Posted on 21st October 2019 by Rosie Skirrow Sheffield Innovation Programme Receives Funding Boost Originally published on https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/news/ A successful project set up to support businesses across the region to innovate through collaboration with the city’s two universities has received £1.8m in further funding. The Sheffield Innovation Programme was set up in 2016 to support small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) from across the region to access academic expertise, facilities and resources at both the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University to stimulate innovation to deliver new products and services. The programme is jointly funded by both universities, the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF). The new phase of the project also includes the Sheffield City Region Local Enterprise Partnership, and enables the project to continue for a further three years until 2022. The programme is free for businesses to use and, since it began, more than 200 academics from both universities have worked with more than 300 companies from across the region. This has helped businesses in the region to engage in more than £1.2m worth of collaborative projects through Innovate UK programmes. Professor Dave Petley, Vice-President for Research at the University of Sheffield, said: “We’re delighted that this successful programme, which has such a profound impact on businesses and economic growth in our region, will continue for another three years. “This scheme is a fantastic way for regional businesses to access our world-leading facilities and academic expertise to drive innovation and find solutions to the challenges they face. “At the University of Sheffield, we have a deeply ingrained connection to our region and a sense of pride in our civic values. Contributing to the growth and regeneration of the Sheffield City Region is a key part of our founding mission and ongoing strategy today. “This is an excellent example of working together with partners in our region to drive economic growth.” As part of the programme, the universities have provided businesses with academic support for projects, workshop-based innovation guidance, student interns and their world-class facilities. Catal International produces catalysts for industrial applications and was looking for support to develop an advanced catalyst system, incorporating Potassium Titanate, for application in Municipal Solid Waste conversion processes. Professor Dave Petley The company approached the Sheffield Innovation Programme to access high-performance equipment and facilities from the University of Sheffield to enable the company to develop a fibre-free Potassium Titanate product in order to overcome occupational health concerns. As a result of this, Catal is now working on scaling-up production quantities to a commercial level. Andrew Holt, owner and CEO of Catal International Ltd, said: “Without the assistance and the facilities of the Innovation programme, we would not have been able to develop the product to the current position.” Another example of the Sheffield Innovation Programme’s work is with Infraglo Ltd, a Sheffield-based burner manufacturer. Sheffield Hallam University academic staff worked with the company to win a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) from Innovate UK, based around embedding advanced electronic and product design methods to develop innovative ‘Internet of Things’ products for integration and deployment with burner products. Nick Shirt, Commercial Director at Infraglo Ltd said: “SIP bridged the gap between applied research and commercialisation by giving us access to expertise in the design and development of our innovative products.” Professor Roger Eccleston, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) at Sheffield Hallam University, said: “We’re delighted the project has received further funding which highlights the impact it is having for businesses in the region and the wider economy. “Many of the collaborations have resulted in lasting professional relationships and, more importantly, market success for the businesses we’ve worked with, contributing to the economic growth of the region as a whole. “Thanks to input from our academics and their research, a number of businesses have been able to find solutions to real-life business problems and bring new products to market. “This is just one of the ways Sheffield Hallam utilises its research and innovation to support regional businesses whilst attracting new inward investment, helping to drive future economies.” James Muir, Chair of the Sheffield City Region Local Enterprise Partnership, said: “It’s inspiring to see our region once again leading the way with cutting-edge university and industry collaborations. I’m proud that the Sheffield City Region Local Enterprise Partnership is able to support this important programme, with more than £200,000 in match funding and an active role in selecting two new specialist innovation advisors to work on the project. “Collaborations between our two leading universities and our innovative and forward-thinking businesses leads to exciting new developments and enables companies to bring new products to the market, further strengthening the economy and boosting supply-chains.” Working closely with the Sheffield City Region Local Enterprise Partnership and other key partners, Sheffield Innovation Programme provides research and innovation to support regional businesses whilst attracting new inward investment. CategoriesUncategorised Previous PostPrevious Royce Translational Centre Tours Next PostNext MD Club Autumn Social 2019

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Mariah Carey Joins The Disney Parks Magical Christmas Celebration By Steve Dove Global superstar Mariah Carey joins the holiday event of the season, as Disney and ABC celebrate the most wonderful time of year. Carey will captivate audiences from outside It's a Small World at Disneyland Park, performing her unforgettable holiday hit, "All I Want for Christmas Is You," one of the biggest Christmas songs of all time. "The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration," will air THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24 (8:00–10:00 p.m. EST), on the ABC Television Network, and "The Disney Parks' Magical Christmas Celebration" will air SUNDAY, DECEMBER 25 (10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. EST), on the ABC Television Network. The bestselling female artist of all time, with more than 220 million records sold and eighteen #1 singles – the most for any solo artist in history – Mariah Carey is a luminous and enduring talent who has enthralled audiences for a quarter-century. Known for her distinct five-octave vocal range, she is equally distinguished as a songwriter, penning all but one of her #1 singles, including "Fantasy," "Always Be My Baby," "Hero," "Touch My Body," "One Sweet Day" and "We Belong Together," more than any other solo artist. As a singer, songwriter and producer, Carey has been recognized with multiple Grammy Awards, 21 American Music Awards, 14 Billboard Music Awards and BMI's coveted Icon Award, among myriad others, and was named Billboard's Artist of the Decade and the World Music Awards' World's Best Selling Female Artist of the Millennium. Beyond industry honors, her popularity is evident across social media, with 21 million Facebook fans and 16 million Twitter followers. Disney kicks off the holidays with three musical specials originating from Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and Disneyland Resort in California. The shows will be presented on Disney|ABC Television Group platforms, including ABC Television Network, Disney Channel, the ABC and Disney Channel apps and VOD, among other branded digital platforms. The holiday specials will include performances by some of the world's most popular recording artists, celebrity hosts, Disney character appearances and heartwarming wish-come-true moments for three lucky families from across the country. Previously announced performers include Boyz II Men, Garth Brooks, Alessia Cara, Kelly Clarkson, Gavin DeGraw, Jordan Fisher, Flo Rida, JoJo, OneRepublic and Trisha Yearwood. The holiday specials are a collaboration by Disney Parks, Disney|ABC Television Group and IMG. The multi-platform programming schedule is: THANKSGIVING – THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24 "The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration" premieres on the ABC Television Network (8:00–10:00 p.m. EST) and on the ABC app. Join Emmy Award-winners Julianne and Derek Hough as they host the magical two-hour special from the Walt Disney World Resort. They join "Descendants 2" star Sofia Carson to kick off the holiday season in a way only Disney can, showcasing extraordinary music performances, special appearances and some unforgettable Disney magic moments. Musical performances include: Boyz II Men, joined by JoJo, will sing a holiday favorite from the steps of Cinderella Castle. Alessia Cara will sing "How Far I'll Go" from Disney's animated feature film, "Moana" (in theaters November 23) for the very first time on broadcast television. Mariah Carey performs "All I Want for Christmas Is You" from the Disneyland Resort. Kelly Clarkson will perform "Underneath the Tree" and "Stronger." JoJo sings a holiday classic from a stunning location at Walt Disney World. Flo Rida performs two of his smash hits. From Disney's Hollywood Studios, OneRepublic performs a hit song. Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks will perform "Baby It's Cold Outside," "Ugly Christmas Sweater" and "Marshmallow World," all from their new album, "Christmas Together," out November 11 (Pearl Records, Inc.). CHRISTMAS – SUNDAY, DECEMBER 25 "The Disney Parks' Magical Christmas Celebration" will air on the ABC Television Network (10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. EST; airtimes vary, check listings) and on the ABC and Disney Channel apps. This Christmas, Disney Parks celebrate the joy of the holiday season, as hosts Julianne and Derek Hough take viewers on a magical ride down Main Street and beyond. The Christmas Day celebration will be bigger and brighter than ever before, bringing together the beloved Christmas day parade, magical musical performances, surprise celebrity guests and heart-warming family stories to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year. Alessia Cara will perform a holiday favorite. Sofia Carson performs "Silent Night," featuring an alternate musical arrangement from her performance on Disney Channel and also hosts from backstage. Kelly Clarkson performs "I'll Be Home for Christmas." In front of Cinderella Castle at Walt Disney World, Gavin DeGraw sings a Christmas classic. "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" will be performed by Jordan Fisher, who will also make his Broadway debut in "Hamilton," on November 22. OneRepublic performs from Disney's Hollywood Studios. Solo and duet performances by Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks from their new album, "Christmas Together," out November 11 (Pearl Records, Inc.).

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Chase Elliott edges Dale Earnhardt Jr. to win 2nd straight Daytona pole DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Chase Elliott nipped Dale Earnhardt Jr.on the final qualifying lap Sunday to win his second straight pole for the Daytona 500. Elliott turned a lap at 192.872 mph to just edge Earnhardt's speed of 192.864. Elliott and Earnhardt gave Hendrick Motorsports and Chevrolet a 1-2 front row for NASCAR's biggest race. Elliott, 21, is the son of Hall of Fame driver and two-time Daytona 500 champion Bill Elliott. In the No. 24 Chevy, Chase Elliott became the youngest Daytona 500 pole winner a year ago and proved Sunday that starting first last season was no fluke. Elliott also made it three straight years for the No. 24 on the pole. Jeff Gordon won the pole in 2015 in his final season before he retired and turned the car over to Elliott. The rest of the field will be set Thursday in the two qualifying races. Earnhardt had the speed in his triumphant return to NASCAR after he missed the second half of last season with a concussion. Elliott will lead the field to green and try to avoid the problems that plagued him last season. Elliott's run at a Daytona 500 victory last season ended in the grass just 19 laps into the race. The front end of his car lifted off the ground, and the rough ride caused enough damage that his car had to be towed to the garage. Until the wreck, Elliott was the star of Speedweeks. He followed the pole with a win in the second-tier Xfinity Series race. He's back out front again and expecting a better finish. "I hope we can just try to get to the end of the 500 next," Elliott said. "We've obviously got to get through the Duels first. But just making it to the end and having yourself in position, obviously we'd love to have a shot to win this thing. It would be great, and I think we have a car that can do it." Elliott's speed earned team owner Rick Hendrick his 11th overall pole in the Daytona 500. Hendrick Motorsports swept the front row for the fifth time. "My boss man is happy," Earnhardt said. "I just talked to him on the phone, and he's got to be thrilled with having his cars up front." Earnhardt and Elliott are both sons of NASCAR Hall of Fame drivers. Earnhardt's sensational return from a lengthy layoff should give the sport the feel-good boost it needed heading into next Sunday's race. Earnhardt, long NASCAR's most popular driver, missed the final 18 races last year with nausea, vision and balance issues after a concussion -- at least the fifth of his career -- suffered in a June wreck. He was as sharp as ever in the No. 88 Chevrolet heading into his first race since last July. Earnhardt, 42, got married in the offseason, wants a family and said over the weekend that he would a like a "couple of months" to see how he feels before deciding to sign a contract extension. Earnhardt starts second in the first NASCAR race under the Monster Energy sponsorship banner, and the Daytona 500 is the first race under the new format that divides the race into segments. NASCAR ditched its Daytona qualifying format via knockout groupfor single cars making one qualifying lap. After 42 drivers had a scheduled turn, the 12 fastest advanced to the second round. The two fastest drivers in the second round set the front row, and 36 drivers were guaranteed a spot because of the charter system. Other things to know about qualifying: WALTRIP FINALE: Michael Waltrip failed to advance to the second qualifyingroundin his 30th and final Daytona 500 start. He said the race will be his last in NASCAR. Waltrip, a two-time Daytona 500 winner, will drive the No. 15 Toyota for Premium Motorsports. Premium bought a team charter from the defunct HScott Motorsports that guaranteed the 51-year-old Waltrip a spot on the grid. SUAREZ STRUGGLE: Daniel Suarezdid not advance to the second qualifyinground in his first career Cup race. Suarez, the only non-American in the Monster Energy Cup Series, has become a sensation in his native Mexico. He became NASCAR's first foreign-born series champion with an Xfinity Series title last season, and Joe Gibbs Racing promoted him to the No. 19 Toyota when Carl Edwards abruptly retired. Elliott takes pole, Earnhardt Jr. second at Daytona qualifying Chase Elliott captures his second consecutive pole for the Daytona 500, edging teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr., who is making his return after missing the final 18 races last season. sportsespndale earnhardt jrnascarchase elliottpoledaytona 500

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Doctors Skeptical of Food Industry Ad Pledge Eleven food industry companies pledged to stop marketing junk food to kids. SIBILE MORENCY Aug. 24, 2007 — -- In July, the Council of Better Business Bureaus announced that 11 food industry companies, including McDonald's, Coca-Cola and Mars, had voluntarily set new rules to eliminate junk food advertising to kids younger than 12. But critics familiar with these companies' marketing campaigns question the sincerity of that pledge. "It appears that the food and beverage industry is making minimal changes with one hand, but greatly expanding its marketing to children with the other. It's not fair to families when food companies use technology to market to children out of earshot of parents," said Lori Dorfman, director of the Berkeley Media Studies Group. According to a May report from the Berkeley Media Studies Group and the Center for Digital Democracy, many companies have found creative ways to use technology to appeal to younger customers. One example cited was Coca-Cola's My Coke Rewards program, which invites customers to use special codes found on Coke products to access a Web site and enter personal information to collect rewards like downloadable ring tones. According to Kathryn Montgomery, a professor of communications at American University and a consultant on the report, the Coca-Cola program enables marketers to create a profile of each customer, including information about purchasing behavior and responses to advertising messages. 50 Percent Rule Companies who have made the pledge are aware that kids younger than 12 are reached by some of their junk food advertising campaigns aimed at older audiences. For example, General Mills, Mars and Kelloggs advertise on Neopets, a social networking site where 26 percent of users are younger than 12, according to Nielsen/NetRatings. In response to such concerns, Coca-Cola and Mars Inc. explain that their pledge is a commitment to eliminate junk food advertising to kids only if the TV program or Web site is specifically designed for kids younger than 12 or has an audience where 50 percent or more of the users belong to that demographic. "Coca-Cola respects the sanctity of childhood and the role parents play in raising their children and determining what they eat and watch. Media buys are made on the basis of brand strategy … that has 50 percent or more adults [as an audience]," said Diane Garza, a spokeswoman for Coca-Cola. "For every child that gets exposed, there is an adult present. If they as a family are involved in a certain media and they expose children, that's a decision they are making for their family. It's about intent, not exposure." Ryan Bowling, spokesperson for Mars U.S., agreed, saying, "We told the public [that we're] not marketing to audiences under 12. Those sites are geared towards older audiences, so we're comfortable with them. It's up to the parents to supervise kids accordingly." Thomas Robinson, of the Center for Healthy Weight at the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, takes issue with the 50 percent rule. "If it's 50 percent of the audience, clearly [that is] not as sincere than if they were to reduce their standards," Robinson said. "If their promise to reduce advertising to kids under 12 is not extended to other marketing, then it puts doubt on whether or not they're doing this to promote health or just protecting themselves from lawsuits." Healthy Alternative? As part of the pledge, companies stated that products advertised on any program directed primarily at kids under the age of 12 would only be sound food choices. But some pediatricians question the nutritional value of the so-called "healthier options" promoted by companies like McDonald's. "They'll say they're all white meat chicken, but it's still fried and high in fat. So not sure how healthy that is. White meat smushed together? No idea what their food technology is like," said Robinson. "The healthy alternatives are strawberries and blueberries. Things that have natural nutrients in them. Foods I prefer not to get are ones with high fructose corn syrup. Any food that has HFS is highly processed. You're better off with natural foods, naturally enriched ones," said George Bray, chief of the division of clinical obesity and metabolism at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center. Branded From Birth Robinson, the lead author of a recent Stanford study titled "Effects of Fast Food Branding on Young Children's Taste Preferences," explains that children as young as 3 years old are able to differentiate between brands. "Our study found that when a child had two foods, the one they thought was from McDonald's was the one they thought tasted better," Robinson said. "Even for carrots, kids thought [they] were better if [they] came from McDonald's then regular carrots." The purpose of the study was to measure the effect of children's exposure to brands from birth, including their experience at a restaurant with food, peer behavior and restaurant-sponsored toys. "The effects were already present with kids 3- to 5-year-olds," Robinson said. "Seventy-five percent of children had toys from McDonald's in their home — three-quarters of the children! When you talk about market penetration, that's pretty amazing to me." Robinson is convinced that companies can successfully promote healthier options while still turning a profit. "They're very effective at what they do. I have every confidence they can do it with healthy food items, as they did with junk food. When Atkins became popular, overnight they turned on a dime. You saw low-carb products everywhere. When they see a market opportunity, they have no problem changing the marketing. I think if they wanted to do it, they could do it, and still make a profit." First Step, Long Way to Go The Federal Trade Commission is currently conducting a study on food marketing to children and adolescents and has already sent orders to the companies that advertise most frequently to that demographic requesting that they reveal the types of marketing techniques they use. In the meantime, doctors support the idea behind the pledge to halt that marketing. "The pledge is a step in the right direction. It's a baby step, but a big one for the big companies," said Keith-Thomas Ayoob, associate clinical professor of pediatrics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Montgomery applauds the food industry's initiative to eliminate the marketing that reaches children, but she remains skeptical of their motives. "I think it's a move in the right direction. It shows that the food industry is a serious problem, have to do something about it, have to take it seriously. Obviously they do that to prevent government regulation. They know the FTC is doing an investigation of food advertising practices," she said. "However I think it's very complicated. … As a consumer, as a parent, this company doing this, this company doing that, how do I hold them accountable? If they have clear rules, then you have a level playing field." Despite the pediatricians' consensus on the negative effects of junk food advertising, they readily hold parents accountable for their children's health and diet decisions. "Advertising does not guarantee sales. Parents have a lot more clout then they think," said Ayoob."They should not be influenced by children or advertising. An ad can be what it is, but no one is giving food for free. Parents are buying the food." For parents, the challenge is to cut through the marketing messages to determine whether the food being offered is indeed healthy for their children. "They can talk a good talk, but can they walk the walk? I doubt it, if it's gonna cut their profits. I think it's gonna come down to the government to set regulations," said Sherri Carlson, a mother of three who lives in Massachusetts. Aug 24, 5:00 PM

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Why California Couple Refuses to Leave Mexico Following Surrogate Birth of Son You'd "never expect that anything like this would happen," the grandmother said. Avianne Tan Map of Mexico Map of MexicoGetty Images — -- A San Jose, California, couple who traveled to Mexico for the surrogate birth of their son a few weeks ago is now refusing to leave the country until they can take their son with them. A U.S. State Department spokesperson told ABC News today the department is aware of reports that Haseeb Amireh and Christy Amireh have not been granted a birth certificate for their son Grayson, who was birthed by a surrogate mother. A birth certificate is necessary for Grayson to obtain a passport and come home, and Haseeb and Christy are not leaving without him, their friend Vivek Bobby Khullar told ABC News today. Giuliana Rancic Looking Into Adoption After Losing Last Embryo Woman Paralyzed at Bachelorette Party Becomes a Mom Thanks to Surrogate Britain's Biggest Surrogate Mom: 10 Babies and Counting Haseeb and Christy began the surrogacy process about a year ago, Khullar said. "They were unable to have kids, so they started looking into surrogacy programs," he said. "They did their homework and research. Mexico seemed liked a good option because the legality of it there seemed on point." The couple visited Tabasco, Mexico, multiple times over the past year so that Haseeb could donate his sperm and so the couple could maintain a close relationship with the doctor and surrogate mother, Khullar said. "Everything went smoothly up until after the actual delivery," he added. "It seems like the governor [of Tabasco] suddenly stopped allowing surrogate families to get birth certificates." The governor's office and the Consulate General of Mexico in New York did not immediately respond to ABC News' requests for additional information regarding the case and surrogacy laws in Mexico. However, California Rep. Zoe Lofgren told ABC News today that her office has been in daily contact with the U.S. embassy in Mexico since she was contacted by Haseeb. "We are working directly with senior administration officials to ask that the State Department do everything possible under the law to resolve their application as soon as possible," she said. "I will continue to monitor the situation closely, and work with the administration to make sure the family has the information needed to establish both their biological relationship to, and legal custody of their son." A "U.S. citizen parent who has a biological child overseas, including via a foreign surrogate mother, may apply for a Consular Report of Birth Abroad of an American Citizen (CRBA) and a U.S. passport for the child at the U.S. Embassy or Consulate in the country where the child was born," according to the State Department. However, Stephanie Calballero, a lawyer and founder of the Surrogacy Law Center in southern California, said that getting a birth certificate from abroad after a child has been born from a surrogate parent can be tricky. "I've tried to get more info about surrogacy on Mexico, but it doesn't seem to be very easy and I don't know what's going on down there because laws can keep changing," Calballero told ABC News today. "Surrogacy is very new and recent there, and it seems to be very unstable." She added she understands why couples look for surrogacy programs abroad since the whole process can cost over $100,000 in the U.S., but she thinks parents end up spending more abroad when they run into legal trouble. "My message to couples looking into surrogacy is to do your homework," Calballero said. "Speak to a lot of different agencies, to parents who have been there and done that, to attorneys here in the U.S. and the U.S. State Department. They'll be able to direct you and give you the best advice." Haseeb's mother, who also traveled with the couple to Tabasco to witness the birth of her grandson, has since returned to California. "You would never expect that anything like this would happen," Nahida Amirah told ABC News today. "I really hope they can come back home with the baby." ABC News was unable to reach the couple directly for comment. May 08, 12:18 AM

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O.J. Simpson Parole Hearing Set — Watch It Here Townsquare Staff UPDATE 2:55 P.M. ET: Simpson has been granted parole. Original story below: O.J. Simpson is set to have a parole hearing on Thursday, with the possibility he could be released from prison. The 70-year-old Simpson has been behind bars for eight years on charges of armed robbery and kidnapping (among others) in connection with trying to steal sports memorabilia that he claimed he owned back in 2007 . Simpson, who is doing time at Nevada's Lovelock Correctional Center, was sentenced to 33 years in prison. He'll appear before the four-member parole board at 1 p.m. ET. "Factors that the parole board will consider include include Simpson's age, prior convictions, the nature of the crime and possible plans after release," reports Time. Simpson, who was infamously acquitted of murdering ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman back in 1995, could be released as soon as October.

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ART PREDICTIONS FEEDBACK ABOUT SEARCH Lunar development is a profitable enterprise Андрей Чемезов 06 Apr 2018 # Space The Moon is a gold mine for hundreds of thousands of entrepreneurs. A system of lunar cultivation (communications, transport, production), provisionally called RosLuna, will be built to meet the needs of small businesses, which will collectively provide major orders for industry. And the newly built enterprises fulfilling the lunar orders will be merged into #RosLuna Corporation, which, in parallel with other corporations like #Roscosmos and #Rostec, will provide top-quality service at low prices, mainly due to competition. The system will be streamlined to maximize profitability and organizational efficiency. The vast human resources currently stuck in the virtual space will be freed up in an instant. These are human resources currently deployed in the development of social media, gaming, and the Internet. Their focus will be switched to the Moon. How? Wait a sec. What are they doing right now? Anything useful? No. NOTHING AT ALL. They'll essentially be asked to do the same thing, only not in the virtual world, but the real, lunar one! A world where things are permanent, nothing ever disappears. In place of today’s barren fig tree, the tangible fruits of the lunar world will spring forth! Everything built on the Moon will last forever. And everything delivered there will also remain! It will be possible to come and see it with one’s eyes. Touch it. Use it. Live in it... It will all be bequeathed to history. No one's toil will go unrewarded! The Moon will turn the virtual world to (lunar) dust, liberate human resources from virtual captivity, and pull them into its orbit. The virtual and real worlds differ about as fundamentally as a drawing of a house from bricks and mortar... Children draw houses, adults should build them! Somewhere along the line, the virtual world has already stepped into reality, for example: operators control drones with a joystick, sitting behind a monitor. To the casual observer, it seems like a game, but in fact it’s a job, with real-world consequences. Likewise, people will work on the Moon using hundreds of different kinds of equipment, such as road construction and repair machines. Special solid tracks will be built for lunar rovers by regolith-laying machines, which will sinter the lunar soil, turning it into a smooth, hard asphalt-like surface. To reduce the cost of delivering machinery and equipment to the Moon, everything at the first stage will be manufactured on a scale of 1:10. Outwardly, it will look like ordinary Earth-based technology, but 1000 times (10x10x10) less by mass and volume. Since the Moon lacks comparative landmarks against which to gage the true dimensions of the machinery operating there, lunar cars and trucks will be falsely perceived as normal size, whatever their actual dimensions. In other words, lunar machines will be indistinguishable from their Earth-bound equivalents! Think about it: there’s no point creating a humanoid robonaut that is the same height as a person. On the Moon, no one will be able to tell what height the robonaut is—until a person in a spacesuit wanders into view. But that won't be for a while... The transition to a human-scale lunar world will happen only when the Moon becomes actively settled by people. But we'll have to wait until at least the end of the 21st century for that. No one will be in a hurry to switch to a human scale. What would be the point? The concept of lunar development, the main driving force behind which is business providing services for customers, I articulated more fully 12 years ago (2004) in the book "Lunar Development in the 21st Century." Related predictions 2050 Rabat An asteroid base The future of Morocco 2050 Phoenix Lunar Supercomputing Facilities Dave Van De Kerk © Kaspersky 2019 Privacy Policy

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Conference Announcements Memberships & Standards Open Archives Initiatives Track Manuscript Print Request Reviewers Guidelines African Journal of Abbreviation: Afr. J. Hist. Cult. DOI: 10.5897/AJHC Start Year: 2009 Published Articles: 167 AJHC Home About AJHC A Short Political Biography of Kibur Ato Haddis Alemayehu Alemu Alene Kebede Debre Markos University, Ethiopia. Search for this author on: Article Number - D9EFDE949085 Vol.7(1), pp. 28 - 37, January 2015 https://doi.org/10.5897/AJHC2014.0201 Received: 13 June 2014 Accepted: 21 October 2014 Copyright © 2020 Author(s) retain the copyright of this article. This article is published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0. Full-Text (PDF) The main purpose of this paper is to reconstruct the political biography of Kibur Ato Haddis Alemayehu who was one of the senior officials of Ethiopia during the reign of Emperor Haile Selassie I and the author of the most accomplished Amharic novel, Feqer Eska Meqaber (“Love unto Grave”). In order to undertake this study, both primary and secondary sources were used. The source analysis revealed that after the liberation of Ethiopia from Italian occupation in 1941, Haddis served his country at different senior governmental posts, among others, as Director, Director General and Vice Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, and Minister of the Ministry of Planning and Development. He was Ethiopian Consul to Jerusalem, First Secretary of Ethiopian Legation in Washington D.C., Ethiopian Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN and Ambassador to Great Britain and the Netherlands. Besides, he also participated in a number of international as well as continental conferences. In his dealing with other countries on behalf of the Ethiopian government, Haddis was committed to protect Ethiopia’s interest and sovereignty. At home, Haddis had a character of truthful and meticulous administrator and bold enough to comment any mistake of the government. Thus, the consideration of Haddis Alemayehu’s political biography helps not only to know him at some depth but also to comprehend the nature of the past feudo-capitalist system of Ethiopia. Key words: Haddis, Minister, Ambassador, Diplomat, Foreign Affairs. This article is published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 Back to Vol. 7 No. 1 Downloaded: 0 Full-Text (HTML) Download E-book (PDF) Cited by Articles: Articles on Google by: Self-Archiving Article Copyright © Academic Journals 2002 - 2020

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Landslide-Affected Families Moved to Safety before Afghan Winter IOM has helped a large group vulnerable, displaced families living in open spaces in northern Afghanistan to reach a safer location before the onset of winter. A convoy of nine buses organized by IOM departed Ajil village in Yawan district of Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province on Tuesday to begin transporting the 71 families (410 people), to the provincial capital, Faizabad, where they will be provided with land and shelter. The families had been living in makeshift shelters in open spaces in Ajil, having lost their homes in a landslide earlier this year. IOM responded to an urgent request from the Badakhshan provincial government to help relocate the families from Ajil before heavy snow begins to fall. Without prompt action, the families would have been stranded in the village and at serious risk from the elements. “The weather is getting very cold here and we have been living in tents,” said Mullah Shakrullah, a community leader from Ajil who was transported to Faizabad together with ten of his family members. “We sent our children to a nearby village to keep them safe, but what we really needed was to get to Faizabad before the snow comes.” The families are being provided with land, winter-equipped shelters, food and other relief items from the government and humanitarian organizations in Faizabad. Winter conditions in northern Afghanistan are often harsh, and are compounded by the region’s susceptibility to natural disasters, including landslides and flooding. During the first half of 2014, 21 natural disaster incidents were recorded in northern Afghanistan, affecting nearly 29,000 people. “Winter presents significant challenges in Afghanistan, with people facing substantial risks if they don’t have access to adequate shelter,” said IOM Afghanistan Chief of Mission Richard Danziger. “The government has taken an active role in identifying and assisting vulnerable populations, and we are committed to working with them and helping to build their capacity.” Through the Humanitarian Assistance Program, funded by USAID’s Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA), IOM works to reduce the vulnerability of Afghans affected or displaced by natural disasters countrywide. IOM delivers emergency relief, implements disaster risk reduction measures and provides technical support to the Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA). Video of the movement is available at http://youtu.be/-UUOLhbkXIE For further information, please contact Matt Graydon at IOM Kabul (+93 794 100 546, mgraydon@iom.int).

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Hide Foreign-Language More language 46 Best Documentary Movies to WatchBest Movies to Watch In English genreDocumentary The World Before Your Feet, 2018 An incredible documentary about Matt Green, a man who decided to walk every street in New York City. That’s more than 8000 miles (more than the diameter of Earth) that he had been walking for six years up to the point of making this movie. Matt stops. And that’s the beauty of this documentary, where the filmmaker joins him for part of the journey. You quickly realize that the intrigue is not so much about Matt’s challenge, but about who he meets and what kind of experiences he goes through. You also realize (if you didn’t already) that New York is a place of unimaginable size, with incredibly lively and diverse human stories. Plus lots of other forms of life too: Matt doesn’t have a fixed place, so he cat-sits for shelter.Fun fact: this is the first movie that actor Jesse Eisenberg ever produced! Last Breath, 2019 An 80-minute documentary about a diver who gets stranded in the deep sea with 5 minutes of oxygen left, while the nearest rescue team was 30 minutes away. This type of diving in the depths of the sea, as someone explains, is like “going into space but underwater”.The documentary uses genuine footage from the dive as well as interviews of people who were present. Still, some parts of this incredible story can’t be explained. And if like me you’re not familiar with diving, everything will have more appeal. The vessel they use is quite impressive, the duration of its dive is obscene (28 days!), and lastly: the divers inhale helium (and speak with a funny voice) the whole time they are down there. Apollo 11, 2019 What makes Apollo 11 stand out is its sharp minimalist approach, allowing the archival footage of the mission to the moon to speak for itself. It’s stunning to think that at one point or another we had collectively seen a bulk of the footage in this film, and yet somehow let it lay dormant until the moon landing had been reduced to black and white stills in our collective imaginations. Not only does this film reinvigorate the moon landing with the power that it once held, but it does so in a way that is more thrilling than anything the Marvel CGI wizards could muster. The vibrant score adds a layer of ferocious tension, while the breakneck pace gives the feel of a rollercoaster ride. If there is any fault to find here, it is most definitely with the film’s MAGA style yearning for a time and place that never existed. Spare us the teary-eyed patriotism and the clips of Nixon, a disgraceful criminal, and vile racist, yammering on about the world becoming one. Nevertheless, this is a fantastic example of why most biopics should just be documentaries and why the fanatical fear of spoilers is a tad silly. Spoiler alert: they land on the moon. Tell Me Who I Am, 2019 This documentary starts with Alex Lewis, who gets into a motorcycle accident and wakes up in the hospital not knowing who he is. He doesn’t remember anything (not even what a bicycle or a TV is, or who his mother or father are), but he remembers his twin brother, Marcus.When Alex gets back into his childhood home, he’s full of questions, and Marcus is full of answers. However, slowly, Marcus realizes his power to reshape Alex’s version of their past.Marcus leaves one important detail from Alex’s life that makes this documentary (as if it wasn’t already) such an insane story. I know I said it’s a sad movie, but it’s also fascinating and, ultimately, humanizing of the brothers’ experience. Three Identical Strangers, 2018 This is a documentary with a dark underbelly. When Bobby Shafran goes on his first day at college, everyone seems to recognize him. The person they're actually recognizing is his twin brother, as the two were separated at birth by an adoption agency. A third brother surfaces to make the story even crazier, but things take a darker turn when questions arise about why they were separated as toddlers and to what end. If it wasn't a documentary, this story would be an unusual science fiction on the themes of identity and nature vs. nurture. The 100 Years Show, 2015 This is a half-hour documentary about Cuban-American artist Carmen Herrera. She is one of the oldest artists working today, close to being 100 years old.Her story is fascinating because she only became successful in her 80s, although she never stopped working her whole life. There are many reasons as to why her work went unnoticed for so long and they’re all examined here. But the best thing about this movie is Herrera’s outlook on life and what drives her every day. Long Time Running, 2017 The Tragically Hip was a deeply beloved band from Ontario that peaked in the 90s with hits like Grace, Too or Nautical Disaster.The Hip, as their fans refer to them, had just finished recording their latest album in 2015 when the lead singer was diagnosed with a fatal disease.This movie is about them deciding to go on one last tour to say goodbye to their fans and country. Mostly, it’s about the singer, Gord Downie, and how his personality and love for the music shined through his illness.Picture someone who is giving an immaculate performance despite being a few weeks away from death, and a packed stadium of people singing along in tears - this is this movie.It’s truly an incredible story of human ambition, empathy, and the bond that music can create between an artist and a whole nation. The Edge of Democracy, 2019 This is a gripping and incredibly well-made documentary about the demise of the last two Brazilian presidents, Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva (2003-2011) and Dilma Rousseff (2011-2016). The first is now in prison, while the second was impeached. The Edge of Democracy is narrated in English by the filmmaker, Petra Costa, a renown Brazilian director. Costa intertwines her family history with Brazil’s, as her parents were activists who were sent to jail in the ‘70s (her mother was held in the same facility as ex-president Rousseff). This grounds the documentary and turns it into a personal story that illustrates the bigger political picture. The Edge of Democracy knows that you don’t know much about Brazilian politics, but makes that a source of suspense rather than a disadvantage. It’s a perfect instructive watch. Stories We Tell, 2012 Stories We Tell got on everyone’s radar when, back in 2015, it made the list of the all-time top ten list of Canadian films.That speaks to both the caliber of this movie and its relevance to North America. It’s in fact a first-person account about (and made by) actress Sarah Polley (Mr. Nobody, Exotica, Away from Her, Take This Waltz).In the film, she investigates the rumor that she was the product of an affair, and that her father might not be her biological father. Her family and suspected fathers are all storytellers, and many of them Academy Award winners.Ultimately, the movie becomes about her family’s remembrance of her now-deceased mother (the famous actress Diane Polley). It’s an examination of how the same story can be told so differently by different people and across time. Lies get added and truths are hidden, and all of that enriches Polley’s pursuit. Why this is necessary. Already subscribed? Sign in Subscriber-Only Suggestion McQueen, 2018 An intimate look into the rich yet short life of Alexander McQueen, the British fashion icon. I didn’t know much about him prior to watching that movie, and that didn’t matter. His story of a tormented genius transcends fame and even time. In art and in fashion, McQueen’s journey was celebrated by everyone but him.This is the type of movie where after you watch it, you need a good hour of Wikipedia searches and Youtube interview viewing. It’s powerful and will introduce you to an entire world that is the impact of Alexandre McQueen when he lived. Best of Enemies, 2015 Do you know that euphoric feeling you get when you watch a smart, eloquent person talk about important ideas? Multiply that by two in Best of Enemies.This 2015 documentary traces the debates between two of the brightest intellectuals around the Nixon and Reagan eras. Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley couldn’t be more opposed to each other in ideas and values. One is an ardent liberal, who wrote books and movies around gay sex (back in the 1960s), female empowerment, and the fall of the so-called American Empire. The second is an elitist and a Republican guided by Christian values and status quo ideals.ABC put them together as commentators the 1968 presidential debates, and as such, they would change the future of talk-show TV forever. They both considered debating a sport, and they both were the best in their craft. It’s so, so entertaining to watch them spar with each other. They despised each other, I know that’s not something I should be proud of enjoying, but I did. These debates were not so much a clash of tepid arguments but more of a clash of geniuses. Every week, we write a handcrafted, personal, and ad-free newsletter called 'What to Watch'. The next one goes out in days, hours, minutes, and seconds Subscribe Past issues

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In these coming days…: a few tentative predictions Posted on January 7, 2020 by aidanjmcquade Summary: The 2020s will see – Scotland become independent; a border poll in Ireland; the future of the planet hinging on the next US general election and decisive EU action; and England getting blue passports New decades are as good an excuse as any for a time of reflection and rumination on what the coming years may bring. Unfortunately, even after what was for many a disastrous 2019, the signs of hope are few on the ground. Australia is on fire. This is a mere portent of what global warming will bring, particularly now that Donald Trump has sought to tear up the already insufficient Paris Agreement on climate change. Elsewhere, the pestilence that is Trump continues to spread death: To distract from his pending impeachment for criminal acts, he began this new decade with a criminal act of war on Iran. He followed this up with threats of further war crimes, which, he claimed, were meant to prevent war. Idiot that he is, he may even have believed that. But the consequences are likely to be renewed conflagration in a region which was already looking dangerous following Trump’s betrayal of the Kurds and his trashing of the Iran nuclear deal. The legendary war correspondent Martha Gelhorn once asserted that stupidity can be criminal. Trump is a human embodiment of that insight. Trump understands the Middle East in the way that he understands climate change and that is about equivalent to a chimp’s understanding of astrophysics. Nevertheless lack of understanding has never been regarded by the morbidly stupid as a barrier to action. We are likely to be treated to new displays of that truth as English fantasies of Empire 2.0 collide with the realities of contemporary politics, not least the nature of trade negotiations with the world’s most powerful markets, specifically the EU, the US, India and China. Many far-Right British politicians speak of a post-Brexit US trade deal as if it will be some massive favour done to the UK by their ideological cousins currently occupying the White House. They overlook the role of Congress in ratification of trade deals, and indeed the fact that US national interest will inevitably play a role in the terms of any deal agreed. Thus has it always been. Even at moments of existential crisis, such as during the Second World War when, as Max Hastings points out in his biography of Churchill, “American policy throughout the war emphasised the importance of strengthening its trading position vis-à-vis Britain…The embattled British began to receive direct aid, through Lend-Lease, only when the last of their gold and foreign assets had been surrendered… Lend-Lease came with ruthless conditions constraining British overseas trade, so stringent that London had to plead with Washington for minimal concession enabling them to pay for Argentine meat, vital to feeding Britain’s people.” The UK will be an abject supplicant in all future trade talks. Neither its national interest nor its ideological alignment will matter much to their opposing trade negotiators who will be operating on mandates to maximise the benefits for their own countries. This is a likely price of Brexit. But Brexit has never been about British prosperity. Rather it represents a decisive turning away from liberal democracy in the UK to something altogether more authoritarian. This has always been implicit in Brexit, which is, after all, the repudiation of the body of international law that represents EU membership. But that is just the beginning. Brexit opens the gateway not just to deregulation in relation to human and employment rights and environmental standards, but also to the possibility of removing the constraints of liberalism on government, including the basic principles of democracy and rule of law that are prerequisites for EU membership. So where does that leave us? What logical progression is likely to follow from the upsurge of the far-Right across the North Atlantic? One of the most likely upshots is a renewed push for Scottish independence. Remember that a decisive argument against Scottish independence in 2014 was continued membership of the EU. Such is the contempt with which Scotland has been treated in the Brexit process that the prospect of Scotland as an independent nation with its own seat at the EU Council of Minsters is likely to prove irresistible when the next referendum is called. Whether that happens peacefully or whether Johnson tries to violently repress the demand for an independence referendum remains to be seen. In the aftermath of Scottish independence the call for a border poll in Ireland is likely to also become irresistible. The outcome of such a poll is unpredictable. But it is possible that with a sufficiently generous constitutional offer, including Irish re-entry to the Commonwealth, sufficient Unionists could be persuaded that their future is brighter being welcomed into a reunited Ireland in the EU, rather continue to be regarded as an embarrassment to the rump UK, already a vassal to the US. For the rest of the world, it seems likely the Vladimir Putin’s assault on liberal democracy will continue. Donald Trump is clearly counting on that delivering him the 2020 election. After that Trump would probably lose interest in the Middle East again, at least for a while. However the consequences of his 2020 actions will reverberate in bloodshed across the region, and that will inevitably spill onto European streets. But there is some hope: whether Bernie Sanders wins the US presidency or not he has introduced into the Democratic primaries ideas for peace in the Middle East based not just on the need for security but also on the ideals of justice, not least for Palestinians. Democrats’ proposals for a Green New Deal could also lead to a transformation to the world’s largest economy into something that is ecologically sustainable. In short the outcome of the next US general election will be decisive for the future of the planet. And the EU still matters. It brings with it the potential for considerable collective action on the environment, social justice, and human rights standards in international trade. It still represents the most successful peace project in human history, one that has made war between the member states “not just unthinkable but materially impossible.” Perhaps someday this will become a model for the Middle East? The role of England in this coming decade remains to be seen. I would not suggest that Boris Johnson, in spite of his suspicious suppression of a parliamentary report into Russian interference in British politics, is a Russian asset. But Johnson certainly fits comfortably into the role of a useful idiot. That may not matter much longer. Outside the UK nobody really noticed when Johnson refused to interrupt his Caribbean holidays to lead the UK’s response following the assassination of Suleimani. The UK is no longer very relevant in international affairs. Following Brexit and the breakup of the UK, England is likely to become increasingly irrelevant. But there will be blue passports. This entry was posted in Politics by aidanjmcquade. Bookmark the permalink. 5 thoughts on “In these coming days…: a few tentative predictions” Mahube Mpugwa on January 12, 2020 at 1:03 pm said: Interesting article and very relevant not matter which continent or country you are from. Aidan continues to insightful even from the days i was his student in the MBA program at Strathclyde Business School aidanjmcquade on January 12, 2020 at 6:12 pm said: Very kind of you Mahube. Hope all well with you and your family -Aidan Loretta Watson on January 17, 2020 at 6:13 pm said: Aidan it’s Loretta here from Twitter I’ve been suspended for almost three weeks. Can you please tweet @Jack and support my return. Thank you. Appalling. What’s your exact twitter handle again Loretta and I’ll get right on it

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Home / Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba was incarnated in a remote village called Puttaparthi in Anantpur district in Andhra Pradesh in the year 23-11-1926.His parents are Pedda Venkappa Raju and Ishwaramba. As He was incarnated after the performance of Sathyanarayana vow, He was renamed Sathyanarayana Raju. Proclaiming Himself as re-incarnation of Shirdi Sai Baba, He refused the formal education and set forth Himself for the establishment of righteousness. He has turned this ill-fated village into a piligrimage centre and attracted lakhs of devotees from all over the world. Moreover, Puttaparthi has now become the centre of spirituality, peace and human values. The founder President of this institution Late Sri Madiyal Narayana Bhat was born in the year 30-11-1927. Though he belonged to a rich Brahmin family, he had dreamed of building a cultured and civilized students. For this reason he took up the profession of teaching and served as Headmaster in Vittal High School. As he couldn’t realize his dream through this venture he resigned from the post. At that time he came to the divine fold of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai baba. Accepting Him as the incarnation of the age, Sri Narayana Bhat laid all his services to Him. He made Sathya Sai Vihar as the centre of his educational, social and spiritual activities. Accordingly he set educational institutions in Alike in Dakshina Kannada Dist. and Muddenahalli in Chickballapur, Kolar District. In the year 1976 Sri Narayan Bhat approached Swami to offer his institutions to Him. Talking to him in the interview Swami made historical statement. He said, “Your purpose of coming is over, you can go back”. The real meaning of this statement came to light only when Sri Narayana Bhat left his mortal coil on 8-1-1977. When everybody was in grief, Bhagawan sent a telegram that read as follows; “Narayana Bhat eternally merged in Swami, don’t bring the body, Be bold” Later in the year 1978 Swami as promised, took the institutions to His Divine fold. Since then Swamy has not only cleared all the debts but also brought these institutions to such a height that now it shines with many beautiful buildings and excellent educational records. Swami also took personal care with regard to the growth of these institutions by visiting both Alike and Muddenahalli.

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A.R.T. is dedicated to providing quality arts experiences for everyone. Access Performances What is ASL/AD/OC/SF? Accessibility at the Loeb Drama Center The theater is fully wheelchair accessible with an automatic door from the sidewalk located near the corner of Brattle and Hilliard Streets. The lobby and entrance to the theater are at sidewalk level. Rows that can be accessed without using stairs: The theater can be configured multiple ways: in Proscenium, HH and row A; in Half and Thrust, row A. (Please call for tickets) Restrooms: An all-gender, wheelchair-accessible bathroom is located to the left as you face Ticket Services in the front lobby (ushers or reception desk personnel will direct you). Hearing: The theater is equipped with an infrared amplification system for the hard of hearing. Headsets and accompanying headphones are available at the information desk. For patrons with a telecoil hearing aid, headsets and loops are also available – please set your personal hearing device to the “t” setting. Vision: There is no obstructed view in the Loeb Drama Center, unless otherwise noted. We provide large print programs at every production and you can pick one up at our reception desk. Braille programs are available at performances with Audio Description, as well. Accessibility at OBERON OBERON is fully wheelchair accessible via the main entrance on Massachusetts Avenue and there is a ramp from Mount Auburn St. to the Massachusetts Ave. entrance. Restrooms: All-gender wheelchair-accessible bathrooms are located to the right at the end of the hall in the front lobby (ushers or Ticket Services personnel will direct you). Inquiries are welcome at access@amrep.org. Purchase your tickets for our Audio Described, Open Captioned, ASL Interpreted, or Sensory Friendly performances via phone at 617.547.8300, in person at our Ticket Services Office, or by email at access@amrep.org and let the customer service representative know which performances you are interested in. Ticket Services hours are Tuesday – Sunday, noon – 5PM or until 1/2 hour prior to curtain. Open Captioned: September 12 at 7:30PM and September 14 at 2PM There will be no Audio Described performance, but a preshow audio description recording is available. Listen to Pre-Show Audio Description ASL Interpreted: January 5 at 1PM and January 8 at 7:30PM Audio Described: January 10 at 7:30PM and January 11 at 1PM Open Captioned: January 9 at 7:30PM and January 11 at 1PM Sensory Friendly: December 30 at 2PM ASL Interpreted: February 16 at 2PM and February 19 at 7:30PM Audio Described: February 28 at 7:30PM and February 29 at 2PM Open Captioned: February 20 at 7:30PM and February 22 at 2PM Sensory Friendly: February 29 at 2PM ASL Interpreted: June 24 at 7:30PM and June 28 at 2PM Audio Described: June 26 at 7:30PM and June 27 at 2PM Open Captioned: June 25 at 7:30PM and June 27 at 2PM What is ASL Interpretation? American Sign Language (ASL) is a visual language. With signing, the brain processes linguistic information through the eyes. The shape, placement, and movement of the hands, as well as facial expressions and body movements, all play important parts in conveying information. Sign language is not a universal language – each country has its own sign language, and regions have dialects, much like the many languages spoken all over the world. Like any spoken language, ASL is a language with its own unique rules of grammar and syntax. Like all languages, ASL is a living language that grows and changes over time. For ASL-interpreted performances, we collaborate with a Deaf ASL Coach, who translates the play into ASL. The Coach works with a team of certified ASL interpreters to develop and rehearse the ASL interpretation, which is performed live, either on or in close proximity to the stage. Learn more at the National Association of the Deaf website What is Audio Description? Audio description helps to ensure that people who are blind or have low vision enjoy equal access to performances. Before the show, a trained describer details the visual elements of the production (costumes, set, props). Before the show, A.R.T. staff provides a “Touch Tour” where patrons can familiarize themselves first-hand with the textures, materials, props, and costumes used in the production. During the performance, a trained describer inserts descriptions of critical visual elements: actions, appearance of characters, body language, costumes, settings, lighting, etc. Descriptions are delivered through a wireless earphone allowing users to sit anywhere in the audience. What is Open Captioning? Open captioning is a text display of words and sounds heard during an event. A professional captioner prepares the captions ahead of time and runs the captions on an LED display live during the performance. The captioner has full control over the display of the captions, allowing for precise alignment with the text of the play. The display is positioned in such a way that it is open for anyone to see in a particular seating area. It is considered passive assistance, a service that is there to use or ignore. No one is labeled as needing the captioning with special equipment required at his/her seat. Learn more at the Theatre Development Fund What is Sensory Friendly? Sensory Friendly Performances (SFP), sometimes known as Relaxed Performances, are open to all audience members who could benefit from a more relaxed atmosphere at the theater. Every SFP features a relaxed attitude towards making sounds, moving, and using assistive devices; adjustments to the severity of sound and lighting cues; and quiet areas outside of the theater, for anyone who needs a break. A.R.T. works in consultation with an occupational therapist to develop a social narrative and pre-show introduction to the characters for each SFP.

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Sudan: Criminalization of human rights work threatens protection of freedoms Posted in: Human Rights Defenders, Sudan © private By Ahmed Elzobier, Sudan Researcher at Amnesty International Three Sudanese human rights defenders were released from jail on 6 March after paying a fine of 50,000 Sudanese Pounds (about 7,700 US dollars) each. Khalafalla Al-Afif Mukhtar, Midhat A. Hamdan and Mustafa Adam had been sentenced to one year in jail and a fine, but were released after nine months on time served after paying the exorbitant fines. The crimes they were found guilty of? Two of them were convicted of dissemination of false information and one for espionage. All three are members of TRACKS, a human rights organization that provides training on a range of themes including human rights and information technology to civil society in Sudan. Over the last two years, TRACKS’ offices have been raided twice, on 26 March 2015 and 29 February 2016. On 22 May 2016, NISS officials detained several of its staff and members and charged them with a number of offences including crimes against the state. In Sudan, it is common for the government to portray human rights defenders as “spies” or agents to foreign governments. When arrested, they are usually charged with the offences of ‘undermining the constitutional system,’ ‘waging war against the state’ or ‘espionage,’ all of which carry the death penalty or life in prison. This hostility towards human rights defenders is intended to silence those who speak out against human rights violations in the country. The government is, in this way, criminalizing human rights work. This must end. Although their release is great news, the chilling effect of the 10-month incarceration of the three TRACKS’ members on other human rights defenders must not be forgotten. We should also remember that there are others like them still languishing in detention simply because of their human rights work. Mudawi Ibrahim, a prominent human rights defender, has been in detention for more than three months since he was arbitrarily arrested by National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) agents in December last year. They also arrested his driver Adam El-Sheikh, his accountant Nora Osman and his friend Hafiz Eldoma, an internally displaced person from Darfur, who had previously been arrested at Mudawi’s house in November. Hafiz Eldoma has been subjected to torture, including through electrocution and beatings, and forced to confess. None of these human rights defenders have been told why they were arrested, and are being held without charge. The Sudanese government has also prevented human rights defenders from attending international fora. In 2016, the government’s attempts to prevent four civil society activists from attending the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process in Geneva were widely criticized, including by Amnesty International. Reporting on human rights violations is not a crime. Over the last 18 years, the role of human rights defenders has been specifically recognized by the United Nations and the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, with a view to increasing their protection against violations and abuses from states and non-state actors, including through ’campaigns of intimidation and misinformation, fabricated criminal charges, forced disappearance, imprisonment, torture and murder.’ There is good reason for independent voices as governments generally tend to paint a deceptively rosy picture of the human rights situation in their countries. We need independent human rights defenders to expose violations such as arbitrary detention, torture and ill-treatment of detainees by the NISS.They ensure human rights violations are not kept secret and victims do not suffer in silence. Sudan has obligations under international law to respect, protect and fulfil human rights. In short, the government is obligated to stop human rights violations. And human rights defenders have the right to promote and strive for the protection and realization of human rights both nationally and internationally. The government must see human rights defenders’ role as complementary to its own, rather than criminalize their activities. As a start, the Government of Sudan should immediately and unconditionally release all human rights defenders currently in detention simply for their human rights work, and drop all charges against them. @AmnestyNow Tweets by @AmnestyNow

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Sudan must end politically-motivated attacks on Darfuri students Darfur students report FINAL.pdf The Sudanese government must end politically-motivated and sometimes deadly attacks on Darfuri students at universities across the country, said Amnesty International today as it released a report covering a wave of attacks spanning three years. “Dozens of students have been killed, injured and expelled from universities since 2014 for organizing around and speaking out against human rights violations in Darfur,” said Muthoni Wanyeki, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for East Africa, the Horn and the Great Lakes. “This continues an appalling pattern that continues to see Darfuri students being subject to arrest, detention, as well as torture and other ill-treatment, since the conflict in Darfur broke out in 2003, often compromising their continued access to higher education.” “These deliberate and shameful attacks on students are totally unacceptable and must be brought to a speedy end.” According to the report, the attacks are mostly carried out by agents of Sudan’s National Intelligence Security Service (NISS) and student supporters of the ruling National Congress Party (NCP), also sometimes referred to as “Jihad Units.” On 31 January 2016, the NISS, working with ruling party-affiliated students, violently disrupted a peaceful seminar at El Geneina University organized by students affiliated with the Sudan Liberation Movement/Abdul Wahid Al Nur (SLM/AW), an armed opposition group. One student, Salah al-Din Qamar Ibrahim, was killed, and a number of others seriously injured. According to an eyewitness, Qamar, a fourth-year economics student, died after a security agent hit him on the head with an iron bar and a rifle butt. In a separate incident, Salma (not her real name), a member of the Darfur Female Students’ Association at the University of Khartoum, was arrested twice in 2014 for campaigning against the forced eviction of female Darfuri students from their housing complex. During her first arrest and interrogation in March, she was insulted, beaten with batons and a rifle butt, hose pipes and sticks, and tortured with electric shocks. The second time, in October, she was drugged and raped by four intelligence officers at their offices in Khartoum. “I woke up and found myself laying on the bed naked. All four security officers were there looking at me, and then one of them showed me a video clip of them raping me,” she told Amnesty International from exile. Another student, Abdel, was arrested when security agents and pro-government students wielding knives, iron bars and machine guns broke up a peaceful protest by Darfuri students at El Geneina University in January 2016. He said: “They mercilessly beat me with a black plastic water pipe all over my body, on my bare back and feet.” Amnesty International researchers carried out 84 interviews between October 2015 and October 2016 for the report, including with 52 students from 14 universities across Sudan, 32 lawyers, activists, journalists and academics. The majority of the students were interviewed in exile, having fled abroad to continue their education after they were expelled or subjected to other forms of persecution in Sudan. Some of them told Amnesty International that their attackers accused them of supporting armed groups fighting the government, an accusation they deny. Others said they were targeted for demanding the full implementation of a fee-exemption policy for Darfuri students agreed to by the Sudanese government during peace talks with Darfuri armed groups in 2006 and 2011. “This Suppression of Darfuri students’ rights to expression and association – as well as the interruption of their education - cannot be tolerated. The government must fully investigate and bring those responsible to account, as well as ensure effective remedies for victims, including by guaranteeing full access to reparations,” said Muthoni Wanyeki. “The government must also take measures to reduce the intelligence agency’s unfettered powers of arrest and detention, and establish a judicial mechanism to oversee it in order to stop these gross excesses.” Thirteen years since the conflict in Darfur first broke out in 2003, security forces continue to commit serious violations of human rights in the region. A new offensive launched in 2016 against armed opposition groups in Darfur’s Jebel Marra region has seen government forces use excessive force, including what appear to be chemical weapons. They have also carried out widespread killings, and displaced more than 160,000 people from their homes. The Darfur situation was referred to the International Criminal Court by the UN Security Council in 2005 and an arrest warrant issued for President Omar Al Bashir in 2009 on charges of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, but he remains at large over seven years later. Security agents have targeted students from Darfur in particular, using the armed conflict both an excuse and a mask for human rights violations. For further informaton, please contact Elizabeth Berton-Hunter, Media Relations 416-363-9933 ext 332 bberton-hunter@amnesty.ca

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Home > Byzantine Empire > The Byzantine Empire: Art and Christianity Byzantine art was largely defined by its Christian character. A lot of its earlier artistic tradition was centred around icons and religious symbols. Byzantine artists used gold liberally – largely on account of its availability in the area and the immense wealth accumulated by the Byzantine Empire. This combination of religious imagery and a disposition towards gold has been extremely influential in terms of the modern religious iconography of the Eastern Orthodox Church. Byzantine Art and Christianity Religion was very much at the heart of Byzantine culture – politically, socially and artistically. It was an empire run as a theocracy – ruled by God working through the Emperor, and political ideals were largely informed by Christian values. This permeated visual culture as well, not only in terms of art that was explicitly religious in its purpose. Many smaller decorative items and wares also now bore religious symbolism, such as our Chi-Rho intaglio ring. These items of jewellery were often pure gold, and were worn in abundance – jewellery was as much a status symbol then as it is now – if not even more. Extensive research has gone into finding out more about Byzantine jewellery, as it clearly was so much part of the empire’s cultural fabric. It is evident that jewellery was worn not only by adult women, but also often by men and children. Part of the reason behind the popularity for jewellery was the belief in certain pieces having amuletic functions as well as decorative – namely, the idea that they were apotropaic and could protect the wearer from evil. Art & Scultpure in Byzantium Byzantine art was a development from the art of the Roman Empire, which was largely indebted to the artistic tradition of the Greek world. This was never forgotten, and classical sculpture adorned the centre of Constantinople, Byzantium’s capital. While remembering this heritage, however, Byzantine artists very much forged their own style, iconography, and tradition, a marked move away from the naturalistic works of their predecessors.e At Ancient & Oriental, we stock a wide range of artefacts from most ancient cultures and time periods. If you’re looking to buy Byzantine antiquities from the UK’s leading dealer, with our own certification and authenticity guaranteed, please look around our online shop or call +44 (0)20 8364 4565 if you’d like us to source a specific item. Browse or Buy Online How Ancient Art Influenced Modern Art By Francesca, 18th July 2018 Filed under: Byzantine Empire Tags: , Ancient Art, Ancient Culture Comments: Comments Off on The Byzantine Empire: Art and Christianity Bronze Age Britain

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20th Century Retrospective, Educational & Sports Facilities Maravillas Gymnasium / Alejandro de la Sota Alejandro de la Sota was a promoter of industrialization of construction in the 1960s; his Maravillas gymnasium of 1961 was the first steel-framed building in Madrid. The buildings of Sota combine geometric rigor with constructive sincerity and a structural boldness of form that still surprises today. Maravillas Gymnasium technical information Architects : Alejandro de la Sota Typology : Educational Architecture / Gymnasium Images: © Velcro, © Jörn Schiemann, © Fundación Alejandro de la Sota The substantial height difference between the playground on the calle Guadalquivir and the one on calle Costa was taken into account. Skylights were thus installed to shed natural, uniform daytime lighting on the whole area. While possibly more expensive, the need for this solution was obvious given the amount of productive surface area generated in such a small space. Once accepted, we designed the girders-bridging beams with 20 m spans- as the most appropriate solution assuming that, as in this case, the utilisation of the resulting spaces would be maximised. The large gymnasium volume has a polygonal roof to generate the large volumes of the three central meetings rooms in the building. The gymnasium can be viewed from various points on all of these floors thanks to the design of the voids, windows and the balconies cantilevering over it, which have to bestow a sense of movement to this wall. – Alejandro de la Sota, Madrid 1960 Maravillas Gymnasium Photographs Maravillas Gymnasium Description by Alejandro de la Sota About the Construction System The choice of concrete for the structure of the basement plane and steel for the rest of the construction is clearly understandable. “Viroterm” slabs were deemed to be the ideal material for all the gymnasium floor slabs. Skylights are inserted in these slabs, composed of translucent concrete paving to insulate the skylights that will illuminate the spaces below by means of panes of horizontal and sloping glass to absorb the noise. The walls along the street are in “Presec” concrete blocks resting on laminated steel L shapes welded to the rigid frame columns. Maravillas Gymnasium Plans Maravillas Gymnasium Gallery Maravillas Gymnasium Video About Alejandro de la Sota Alejandro de la Sota (Pontevedra, 1913; Madrid 1996) is one of the greatest masters of the Spanish Architecture of the 20th Century. He was a professor at the School of Architecture of Madrid (ETSAM), serving its trail as a reference for several generations of Spanish architects. During the thirties, he moved from his home town Pontevedra to Madrid where he started his studies in the Faculty of Mathematics, which was a necessary condition to enter in the School of Architecture. Once he got his degree in Architecture in 1941, he spent the first years of his professional life working for the National Institute of Colonization; a stage that ended up with the construction of the village of Esquivel (Sevilla, 1952-1963) and Arvesú House(Madrid, 1953-1955, demolished). Since then, he participated in different competitions, following the same idea as he did in his previous work, the Civil Government of Tarragona (1957-1964). This building has been considered by many people his first masterpiece. During this prolific period he did several projects of modern industrial architecture, such as Clesa Dairy Plant (Madrid, 1958-1961) and CENIM premises in the Campus of the University (Madrid, 1963-1965) and he also built his most recognized and admired work, the Gymnasium of Maravillas School (Madrid, 1960-1962); which is considered by the British critic William Curtis, the most significant work of Contemporary Spanish Architecture. 1960s Architecture1962Alejandro de la SotaCantilevergymnasiumMadridModernismSpanish ArchitectureSteel-Framed ALTERNATIVES: Spanish Biennial of Architecture Exhibition / The Cooper Union Feigen Gallery / Hans Hollein

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TITANIC to Become an Amusement Park Attraction List of United States Amusement & Recreation Services, Ticket Service, Guide Service Just this week we learned about Lionsgate's plan to turn some of its movies into amusement park attractions, most notable among them The Hunger Games. What could be better than using a fictional story that revolves around forcing children to fight to the death for the pleasure of the upper-class as an entertainment destination? How about using a movie based on an actual tragedy that resulted in the deaths of thousands of people? Titanic is just one of the handful of films and television shows that 20th Century Fox is planning to use for its new (at minimum) 850 million-dollar theme park, set to open in Dubai in 2018, with the deal calling for three more parks to open at a later date. Other properties making their way to parks include Ice Age, The Simpsons, Sons of Anarchy (that should be fun!), Planet of the Apes, Alien, and Rio. "We are working on creating an immersive experience that includes motion theater simulators and will allow you to experience what it was like to be on the Titanic in an exciting way," Jeffrey Godsick, president of Fox Consumer Products, told Variety. What does that mean exactly? A re-created Titanic to walk through, or the sinking of the ship? It might seem weird that Lionsgate is doing this with The Hunger Games, but that is a fictional story. An amusement park attraction where the basis is an actual, fatal accident is a little bit more unseemly. It will certainly be fascinating to see how Fox handles the delicate balance of building an entertainment attraction on something rooted in tragedy. So what do you think of this? Would you be comfortable at the Titanic amusement park? Tell us why in the comments below. Was this article helpful? Yes -0 No -0 33 © 2013-2020 amuse-us.org Amusement & Recreation Services, Dance Schools, Theatrical Producers, Bands Orchestras, Ticket Service, Lottery Agents

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Anne H. Charity Hudley, PhD About Anne Book: The Indispensable Guide to Undergraduate Research: Success in and Beyond College The Linguistic Society of America (LSA) Statement on Race Book: Understanding English Language Variation in U.S. Schools Book: We Do Language: English Language Variation in the Secondary English Classroom Presentations, Workshops, & Lectures Invitation for New Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows! University of California-HBCU Initiative/ NSF REU Pathways Program in Linguistics Click here for my CV Click here to watch my 2020 Linguistic Society of America Plenary Adress Anne Harper Charity Hudley is the North Hall Endowed Chair in the Linguistics of African America and Director of Undergraduate Research for Office of Undergraduate Education at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is also Faculty in Residence for the Santa Catalina Residences and San Joaquín Villages and the Faculty Fellow for the Center for Innovative Teaching, Research, and Learning (CITRAL) at UC Santa Barbara. Anne was previously the Class of 1952 Associate Professor of Education, English, Linguistics, Africana Studies and the William and the inaugural William and Mary Professor of Community Studies at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. She directed the William and Mary Scholars Program and was the co-director, with Cheryl Dickter, of the William and Mary Scholars Undergraduate Research Experience. Her research and publications address the relationship between language variation and Pre K-16 educational practices and policies and high impact practices for underrepresented students in higher education. Her third book The Indispensable Guide to Undergraduate Research is co-authored with Cheryl Dicker and Hannah Franz and published by Teachers College Press. Her second book, We Do Language: English Language Variation in the Secondary English Classroom, is co-authored with Christine Mallinson of the University of Maryland Baltimore County, is also published by Teachers College Press in the Language and Literacy Series. Her first book Understanding English Language Variation in U.S. Schools, also co-authored with Christine Mallinson of the University of Maryland Baltimore County, is also published by Teachers College Press in the Multicultural Studies Series. Her other publications appear in journals including: Language, The Journal of English Linguistics, Child Development, Language Variation and Change, American Speech, Language and Linguistics Compass, Perspectives on Communication Disorders and Sciences in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Populations, and in many book collections including the Handbook of African-American Psychology, Ethnolinguistic Diversity and Literacy Education, Oxford Handbook of Sociolinguistics, and the Oxford Handbook of Language in Society Charity Hudley serves on the Executive Committee of the Linguistic Society of America. She has served on the Standing Committee on Research of the National Council of Teachers of English and as a consultant to the National Research Council Committee on Language and Education and to the National Science Foundation’s Committee on Broadening Participation in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Sciences. She has served as an associate editor of Language and co-founded the Teaching Linguistics section of Language. She serves on editorial board of the Sociolinguistics division of Language and Linguistics Compass and on the Linguistic Society of America Committee on Linguistics in Higher Education as an undergraduate program representative and the chair of the subcommittee on diversity. She works with K-12 teachers through lectures and workshops sponsored by public, and independent schools throughout the country as well as by the American Federation of Teachers. Dr. Charity Hudley is a native of Richmond, Virginia and attended St. Catherine’s School for 13 years. She earned both a BA and a MA in Linguistics from Harvard University in 1998. She was awarded a Ford Foundation Pre-Dissertation Fellowship in 2003. From 2003-2005, she was the Thurgood Marshall Dissertation Fellow in residence at Dartmouth College. She earned a PhD in Linguistics from the University of Pennsylvania in 2005. She received a National Science Foundation Minority Postdoctoral Fellowship in Fall 2005 and a National Science Foundation Minority Research Starter Grant in 2009 to create workshops on language variation for educators. She won the 2019 Linguistic Society of America Linguistics, Language, and The Public Award for her influence on the classroom experience of users of nonstandard varieties of English. She was the 2009 College of William and Mary nominee for the Virginia State Council of Higher Education Outstanding Faculty Award in the Rising Star category and was also a nominee in 2012 and in 2015 in the general category. The William and Mary chapter of the NAACP and the Student Assembly Department of Diversity Initiatives awarded her the 2010 William and Mary Image Award as the individual who best embodies the spirit of a vibrant and diverse William and Mary community.

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Liam Everett Apsara DiQuinzio, Holly Block, Paul Pfeiffer, Rita Gonzalez, Yasufumi Nakamori Liam Everett currently lives and works in San Francisco. Recent solo exhibitions include Office Baroque, Brussels (2015); Eleni Koroneou Gallery, Athens (2015); On Stellar Rays, New York (2014); Altman Siegel, San Francisco (2012); Paul Kasmin, New York (2011); White Columns, New York (2009); Künstlerhaus, Bremen (2004). Recent group exhibitions include Altman Siegel, San Francisco (2015); Eleni Koroneou Gallery, Athens (2015); di Rosa, Napa, California (2014); On Stellar Rays, New York and Anat Ebgi, Los Angeles (both 2013); K curated by Juan Gaitan at the Wattis Institute of Contemporary Art, San Francisco (2012); Josh Lilley, London (2012); 303 Gallery and Canada Gallery, New York (both 2010). Known also for his performance-based work, Everett has staged pieces at Kadist, San Francisco in 2015, at Art Basel in 2009 and 2012, and at 179 Canal St, New York in 2009. He recently received The Richard Diebenkorn Teaching Fellowship from the San Francisco Art Institute. Everett received the Fellowship Award from the Headlands Center for the Arts where he was an Artist in Residence in 2012. His artist’s book, Inutile (2015), recently became part of the collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. www.altmansiegel.com/artists/liam-everett

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Get your review published Bibliography 2007-2015 East Asia Integration Studies Infrastructure’s Role in Lowering Asia’s Trade Costs. Building for Trade Author(s): Douglas H. Brooks, David Hummels Publisher: Cheltenham, UK & Northampton, MA, USA: Asian Development Bank Institute Price: £69,95 Reviewed by Dr. Alex Marshall, University of Glasgow If the 21st century is to be the Asian century, it will demand expanded trade infrastructure for the countries of Southeast Asia to fully reach their potential. This edited volume of eight insightful essays offers an excellent immediate overview of the emerging dynamics within the region. With the vast majority of countries within the region now pursuing an export-dependent and FDI dependent economic model, issues of relative competitiveness now look set to have a wider and longer-term impact upon the broader regional geopolitical balance. In an overarching scenario where, with the exception of India and the Kyrgyz Republic, fellow Asian states remain the dominant import/export relationship for Asian countries (India balances 31.6 per cent of her overall exports with Asia with 24.3 per cent with Europe), India and China are also emerging as clear regional economic hegemonic powers. Chinese exports (imports) grew at 15.4 (15.2) per cent per year for every year between 1995 and 2005, and India’s comparable figures stood at 10.4 and 13.6 per cent per year (pp.18-19). Without exports to China being taken into the equation meanwhile, Japan would over the same decade have had overall negative export growth. A growing sheer quantity of trade then has particular resource and infrastructure implications. Air cargo shipping has grown much faster in Asia than even it’s already exceptionally fast rate across the world as a whole, but remains closely related to weight-value ratios (the equation that affects the different relationship in regard to shipping costs between, for example, microchips and scrap metal, where the weight-value ratio of scrap metal is high, but the weight-value ratio of microchips is very low). Thus, US import data for example demonstrates wide regional differences in the relative intensity of use of air transport, with air shipping constituting just 14 per cent of Indonesia’s trade with the United States, but a whopping 71.6 per cent of Malaysia’s (p.25). Nonetheless in areas where time costs remain less important than direct transport costs, ocean transport clearly still has an enormous role to play in the transport of bulk commodities, and chapter three of this book conducts a useful comparative survey of Asian ports, measuring the relative costs of ports in Malaysia, India and China against the control sample of Tokyo (here again the data is based purely on US economic data, generating a minor yet automatic bias that could be levelled against many of the contributions in the book as a whole). Chapter Three represents a thoughtful study of the ways in which specific infrastructure investments (new berths, cranes, or channel deepening) can affect port costs. It is argued that only the opening of new harbours or terminals or procuring new cranes reduces port costs in statistically significant ways (p.49), and that even here the gains are small in relative terms-with the investment of $1 million leading to a relatively small 0.03 per cent increase in efficiency (p.57). Thus investment in this field will only yield long-term gains rather than short term growth spikes. This assumes particular importance in the light of the immediately following chapter 4 by Prabir De, which argues that rising transport costs continues to impede trade in Asia, a consideration which also generates an argument in his own view for greater focus on reducing inland transportation costs (p.104). Here, growth has been considerable, but is also being increasingly savagely outstripped by demand. As chapter seven on China points out, China acquired more than 29,700 km of new rail road track between 1949 and 1979 and an additional 27, 300 km between 1978 and 2005, but focus has switched more recently to completing electrification of the existing network and expanding the number of double track lines. The weight of turnover remains impressive-with just 6 percent of the world’s total rail transport network, China achieves one quarter of the overall global turnover in freight transport (p.185). But this overstretched capacity, no matter how efficient, is nonetheless not meeting demand, and faces rising maintenance costs in terms of ageing tracks and infrastructure. Chinese ports are also now amongst the most congested in the world (p.189). This book presents a fascinating overview of the manner in which capitalism continues to transform Southeast Asia’s transport infrastructure, in waves of ‘creative destruction’ undreamed of by previous generations. Nonetheless the study overall raises as many questions as it offers answers. Only touched upon in the wealth of economic data presented within the study are the labour costs of the region as a factor in relative trade costs-the sweatshops and barracks of the major trans-national corporations, in which millions now slave to feed global demand. Environmental impacts are also only fleetingly touched upon, as are broader questions about unbalanced development-an issue thrown into sharp relief by the global financial crisis of 2008, which threatened, amongst other things, to render large sections of the global economy’s ocean-going container transport fleet obsolete overnight. Nonetheless this study remains a fascinating and invaluable accumulation of data, which future historians and social scientists can turn back to and usefully employ when the history of the first part of the Asian twenty-first century is eventually being written.

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Natasha Strother Lassiter CEO, Co-Founder of Blu Elements Ventures, LLC Natasha Strother Lassiter brings 20 years of leadership, finance, operations and entrepreneurship experience from the food and beverage industry to her role as CEO and Co-Founder of Blu Elements Ventures, a newly formed cannabis company. Most recently, she was Chief Operating Officer of Prime Wellness of Pennsylvania, an Acreage Holdings company. In 2017, Prime Wellness was awarded one of the initial 12 permits for medical cannabis growers/processors in the state of Pennsylvania. Natasha was responsible for the initial start-up and the successful management of the company’s daily operating activities. She was featured in Marijuana Ventures Magazine as ”11 Women to Watch” in 2019. Prior to Prime Wellness, Natasha was Executive Vice President of Strother Enterprises, Inc., a minority- and veteran-owned contract food service company. During her career she has been responsible for developing and leading several multimillion-dollar growth opportunities across diverse industry sectors including healthcare, sports and entertainment, education, transportation and corrections. Natasha is passionate about contributing to the economic and social vitality of the Philadelphia region; she is a member of numerous boards and committees, including Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau PHLDiversity, theVillage, and the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce CEO Access Network. Natasha holds a Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering from Lafayette College and an MBA in finance from Temple University’s Fox School of Business.

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All Other (29) Key Case (6) Case Name: Beverly v. Watson, No. 14 C 4970, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 114146 (N.D. Ill. Aug. 28, 2015) ("[I]t is well-established that the work product doctrine may apply to documents created before litigation commences, or even where no litigation ultimately ensues.") 2015-08-28 Federal IL Case Name: Kehle v. USAA Casualty Ins. Co., Case No. 17-80447-CV-MARRA/MATTHEWMAN, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 89846 (S.D. Fla. May 30, 2018) (adopting the Hearn standard, and applying the at issue doctrine because the plaintiff had relied on the reasonableness of an earlier settlement in a bad faith case against an insurance company; "Federal work-product immunity extends to documents prepared in anticipation of underlying state court litigation.") Case Name: United States v. Frostman, Crim No. 4:16cr55, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 147899 (E.D. Va. Oct. 25, 2016) (holding that a criminal defendant's lawyer waived opinion work product protection by presenting the criminal defendant in pleading guilty, while declining to acknowledge that the lawyer provided all the necessary warnings to the client before the guilty plea; "In the criminal context, the work product doctrine, as applied in federal courts, rests on federal common law.") Case Name: ACLU Found. v. United States DOJ, No. 12 Civ. 7412 (WHP), 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 32615, at *15-17 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 11, 2014) ("The ACLU argues that because the memoranda at issue were written for prosecutors and discuss criminal investigations, the specific claim requirement applies. But it is the function of the documents that is critical, not their intended audience. . . . The memoranda were prepared for the benefit of prosecutors, but they are the functional equivalent of the memoranda in Delaney [Delaney, Migdail & Young, Chartered v. IRS, 826 F.2d 124 (D.C. Cir. 1987)]. They discuss not how prosecutors should interpret and apply the laws they are charged with enforcing -- the criminal code -- but how to defend the Government against accusations of unlawful searches or seizures. It is immaterial that these claims often arise in the context of suppression motions by criminal defendants instead of lawsuits filed against the Government. The memoranda discuss the legal arguments prosecutors should make when criminal defendants claim the Government violated the Fourth Amendment and the potential weaknesses of those arguments. As in Delaney, they 'advise the agency of the types of legal challenges likely to be mounted against a proposed program, potential defenses available to the agency, and the likely outcome. . . . This is precisely the type of discovery the [Supreme] Court refused to permit in Hickman v. Taylor, 329 U.S. 495, 513, 67 S. Ct. 385, 91 L. Ed. 451 (1947).' . . . The memoranda are privileged 'because they relate to foreseeable litigation arising out of the government's criminal investigations.'" (citation omitted)) Case Name: United States v. Nosal, No. CR-08-0237 EMC, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 49745, at *4 n.1 (N.D. Cal. Apr. 5, 2013) ("Defendant argues that the work product doctrine in criminal cases is limited to the materials discussed in Fed. R. Crim. P. 16(a)(2): 'reports, memoranda, or other internal government documents made by an attorney for the government or other government agent in connection with investigating or prosecuting the case' or 'statements made by prospective government witnesses.'. . . He cites no case so limiting the doctrine in criminal cases, and in fact recognizes that the Supreme Court has applied the privilege more broadly in criminal cases.") Case Name: United States v. Watts, 934 F. Supp. 2d 451, 496 (E.D.N.Y. 2013) ("'Although the work-product doctrine most frequently is asserted as a bar to discovery in civil litigation, its role in assuring the proper functioning of the criminal justice system is even more vital.'" (citation omitted)) Case Name: Dempsey v. Bucknell Univ., 296 F.R.D. 323, 332-33 (M.D. Pa. 2013) (analyzing issues in connection with a student's criminal prosecution for an alleged sexual assault, which apparently was dropped; concluding that the student's parents were within the privilege as the student's lawyer's agent and as joint clients, but that the student adviser was outside the privilege and the work product protection; "Document No. 36 is an annotated transcript of a September 9, 2010, interview between a University public safety officer and K.S., with her attorney in attendance. According to the privilege log, the transcript was annotated by Dempsey's mother at the direction of Attorney Becker. . . . [I]t is clear that the document itself constitutes opinion work product, prepared by Dempsey's mother acting as an agent of his attorneys to assist in the defense of Dempsey against criminal charges, which unquestionably constitutes litigation.") Case Name: State ex rel. Toledo Blade Co. v. City of Toledo, 2013-Ohio-3094, at ¶ 12 (Ohio Ct. App. 2013) ("To be considered work product, however, a record must have been assembled in connection with an actual pending or highly probable criminal prosecution. . . . A criminal proceeding is considered probable or highly probable 'even where the police have not yet identified a suspect, as long as it is clear that a crime has in fact been committed.'" (citation omitted)) 2013-01-01 State OH B 4/14 Case Name: ePlus Inc. v. Lawson Software, Inc., Civ. A. No. 3:09cv620, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 177616, at *9-10 (E.D. Va. Dec. 14, 2012) ("[A]ny document that was prepared in anticipation of the contempt proceeding could reasonably be seen as being entitled to work product protection. Lawson has failed to establish that any of the documents were prepared in anticipation of litigation prior to the filing of ePlus' MOTION FOR ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE . . . on September 9, 2011. However, documents prepared after that date and prepared in anticipation of those proceedings are entitled to work product protection, even where their subject matter falls within the subject matter waiver of attorney-client privilege, as long as they have been properly claimed as such in the privilege log.") Case Name: Adair v. EQT Prod. Co., 285 F.R.D. 376, 382 (W.D. Va. 2012) ("Those facts must establish a 'nexus between the preparation of the document and . . . specific litigation.' Burton [v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.,], 175 F.R.D. [321,] 328 [(D. Kan. 1997)].") Case Name: In re Grand Jury Subpoena, 463 F. Supp. 2d 573, 575 n.1 (W.D. Va. 2006) ("Although there is no equivalent description of the work product doctrine in the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, the doctrine also applies to criminal trials and grand jury matters . In re: Grand Jury Proceedings, 33 F.3d 342, 348 (4th Cir. 1994) (citing In re John Doe, 662 F.2d 1073, 1078 (4th Cir. 1981)).") Case Name: United States v. Ruhbayan, 201 F. Supp. 2d 682, 685 (E.D. Va. 2002) ("The work-product privilege applies to information sought in criminal trials. United States v. Nobles, 422 U.S. 225, 238, 45 L. Ed. 2d 141, 95 S. Ct. 2160 (1975).") Case Name: In re Superior Nat'l Ins. GR v. JP Morgan Chase, Chapter 11, Case No.: 1:00-bk-14099-GM, Adv No: 1:13-ap-01099-GM, 2014 Bankr. LEXIS 3885, at *8 (C.D. Cal. Sept. 11, 2014) ("Bankruptcy is considered 'litigation' for Rule 26(b) purposes.") Case Name: In re McDowell, 483 B.R. 472, 494 (Bankr. S.D. Tex. 2012) ("[T]his Court concludes that the filing of a bankruptcy petition constitutes the filing of a lawsuit; and, therefore, this Court concludes that documents prepared in anticipation of a bankruptcy filing are prepared for litigation.") 2012-01-01 Federal TX B 7/13 Case Name: FTC v. Innovative Designs, Inc., Civ. A. No. 16-1669, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 162222 (W.D. Pa. Sept. 28, 2017) ("While the Manni Emails make no explicit mention of preparation for litigation, and do not include any explicit legal analysis or guidance, as already noted, the March 7, 2016, emails clearly make reference to Attorney Rosenfeld's concern with the need to 'rule things out,' and a possibility that 'conversion materials' were being applied 'incorrectly.' In light of the backdrop of this case -- that Defendant allegedly failed to properly represent the R-value of Insultex -- it would appear that the emails initiated by Defendant's attorneys on March 7, 2016 during an FTC investigation pertaining to and discussing the adequacy of product testing constitute attorney work-product created in anticipation of litigation.") Case Name: Wells Fargo & Co. v. United States, Misc. Nos. 10-57 & 10-95 (JRT/JJG), 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 79814, at *113 n.50 (D. Minn. June 4, 2013) ("[T]he IRS examination process is not, in and of itself, litigation and will not necessarily lead to litigation.") 2013-06-04 Federal MN B 4/14 Case Name: COMPTEL v. FCC, 910 F. Supp. 2d 100, 120 (D.D.C. 2012) ("The privilege is not limited to civil litigation but includes administrative proceedings as well.") 2012-01-01 Federal DC B 9/13 Case Name: United States v. Acquest Transit LLC, 09-CV-555(F), 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 24080 (W.D.N.Y. Feb. 21, 2017) ("[A]nticipated litigation over the question of the EPA's authority under the Act with respect to protection of wetlands on the property is nevertheless a form of 'anticipated litigation' within the scope of Rule 26(b)(3)(A).") Case Name: Ellingson v. Piercy, Case No. 2:14-cv-04316-NKL, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 78803 (W.D. Miss. June 16, 2016) (holding that a coroner's inquest constituted "litigation" for work product purposes; "[T]he coroner's inquest was a quasi-judicial proceeding. It follows that materials assembled and prepared in advance of an inquest, as with those prepared in advance of other quasi-judicial proceedings, are subject to the work product privilege.") Case Name: Ellingson v. Piercy, Case No. 2:14-cv-04316-NKL, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 78803, at *12 (W.D. Mo. June 16, 2016) "What Is 'Litigation' for Work Product Protection Purposes?'" Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(b)(3) and its state counterparts protect from discovery "documents and tangible things that are prepared in anticipation of litigation." This obviously includes civil litigation. But what about other forms of adversarial dispute resolution? In Ellingson v. Piercy, Case No. 2:14-cv-04316-NKL, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 78803, at *12 (W.D. Mo. June 16, 2016), the court held that the work product doctrine extended to emails related to a "coroner's inquest [which] was a quasi-judicial proceeding." Other courts have extended work product protection to documents motivated by adversarial regulatory proceedings, arbitrations (rather than mediations), and other public and private processes analogous to side-versus-side litigation. Of course, the attorney-client privilege protection can protect communications in any setting, regardless of litigation or anticipated litigation. As in so many other ways, the work product doctrine involves more subtle and varied issues than the attorney-client privilege. 2016-06-16 Federal MO B 8/16 Case Name: Tracy v. Telemetrix, Inc., No. 8:12CV359, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 153852, at *18-19 (D. Neb. Nov. 13, 2015) "Courts Analyze Work Product Doctrine Variations: Part I" Although the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure describe the work product doctrine in a single sentence, federal courts interpret that sentence in wildly varied ways. Four federal court decisions issued in just a nine-day stretch of November 2015 highlight a few of these enormous variations. First, Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(b)(3) protects certain documents prepared in anticipation of "litigation." Regular civil or criminal litigation clearly meets that standard, but courts disagree about the doctrine's application in other settings – such as administrative hearings. In Tracy v. Telemetrix, Inc., No. 8:12CV359, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 153852, at *18-19 (D. Neb. Nov. 13, 2015), the court implicitly held that arbitration met this "litigation" standard. Courts disagree about the doctrine's applicability to less directly adverse events such as mediations. Second, courts disagree about whether the work product doctrine only applies when a specific identifiable claim might result in litigation. In Thompson v. U.S. Department of Justice, Civ. A. No. 14-1786 (JEB), 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 156267, at *25 (D.D.C. Nov. 19, 2015), the court protected as work product government documents because the government prepared them "in anticipation of a specific criminal prosecution" – and because they were "not generic agency records maintained for some conceivable future litigation." Courts requiring a "specific claim" sometimes deny work product protection for corporations' process-related documents outlining how the corporation will respond to some future claim, etc. Other courts protect such logistical documents. In addition to courts' disagreement about the initial "litigation" work product element, previous Privilege Points have noted the even wider gap in courts' application of the second work product element – the "anticipation" requirement. That variation ranges from requiring "imminent" litigation to merely "some possibility" of litigation. Next week's Privilege Point addresses two more variations. 2015-11-13 Federal NE Case Name: Tracy v. Telemetrix, Inc., 8:12CV359, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 153852 (D. Neb. Nov. 13, 2015) (finding an arbitration counts as "litigation" for work product purposes; "Document 29 in the Telemetrix Defendants' privilege log is identified as handwritten notes generated by Telemetrix employee 'KCC' and affixed documents served by Tracy in a separate arbitration proceeding between Tracy and Telemetrix. The Telemetrix Defendants assert these handwritten notes summarized communications by a Telemetrix employee or representative and counsel for Telemetrix in relation to the production of documents in an arbitration held between the parties. Such information is protected from disclosure in discovery by the work product doctrine."). Case Name: Broadband iTV, Inc. v. Hawaiian Telecom, No. 15-mc-80053 HRL, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 51131 (N.D. Cal. April 17, 2015) (holding that administrative proceedings amounted to "litigation" for work product purposes; "In addition, both work product and attorney-client privilege apply to Unified and Jakel's communications, strategies, and actions in the IPR proceeding. An IPR proceeding is an adversarial, administrative trial in front of the PTAB (formerly known as the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences). See H.R. Rep. No. 112-98, pt. 1, 46-47 (June 11, 2011) ('The Act converts inter partes reexamination from an examinational to an adjudicative proceeding, and renames the proceeding 'inter partes review.'").") Case Name: Dempsey v. Bucknell Univ., 296 F.R.D. 323, 330 (M.D. Pa. 2013) ("[T]he question is whether the University's student conduct hearing process is adversarial in nature, and thus 'litigation' to which work-product protection may attach. Based upon the record before the Court, it is clear that the student conduct hearing process was adversarial in nature, involving a neutral tribunal empowered to adjudicate serious student conduct charges against Dempsey, the opportunity for both sides to present evidence and witnesses, and the opportunity for both sides to present opening and closing statements to the tribunal. Whether it was a governmental proceeding or an internal one provided by a private university is immaterial.") Case Name: Am. Immigration Council v. United States Dep't of Homeland Sec., 905 F Supp. 2d 206, 221 (D.D.C. 2012) ("The 'litigation' anticipated by the work product can 'include proceedings before administrative tribunals if they are of an adversarial nature.' 8 CHARLES ALAN WRIGHT ET AL., FEDERAL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE § 2024, at 502-03 (3d ed. 2010).") Case Name: Albin Family Recovable Living Trust v. Halliburton Energy Servs., Case No. CIV-16-910-M, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5192 (W.D. Okla. Jan. 11, 2018) (finding that an Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality proceeding did not count as "litigation" for work product protection purposes; "[T]he Court finds that defendant has not established that the ODEQ proceedings for which these documents were prepared are adversarial proceedings. The ODEQ proceedings consist of defendant submitting a self-disclosure letter, the negotiation and execution of a Consent Order between ODEQ and defendant to investigate and remediate potential environmental impacts from the site, and defendant's investigation and remediation of the site under the terms of the Consent Order. The Court finds these proceedings have none of the hallmarks of adversarial proceedings but are more in the nature of ex parte proceedings. Further, the Court finds defendant's contention that the ODEQ proceedings are adversarial because ODEQ has the ability to impose monetary sanctions and penalties and to enforce the Consent Order in a state district court in Oklahoma or in an administrative tribunal should defendant violate the Consent Order is too broad. Defendant's contention relies on the assumption that defendant knew that it would (or that it intended to) fail in its efforts under the Consent Order; that is, that it would ultimately be in violation of the terms of the Consent Order or some environmental act or policy, which would allow the ODEQ to pursue them. The Court finds the documents at issue were created to avoid litigation, not in anticipation of litigation.") 2018-01-11 Federal OK Case Name: Portland Pipe Line Corporation v. City of South Portland, 2:15-cv-00054-JAW, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 135704 (D. Me. Aug. 14, 2017) ("As an initial matter, the Court resolves that the act of applying for a tax abatement does not constitute litigation for purposes of the work product doctrine. To be sure, the Plaintiffs are correct that the municipal tax assessor may deny a tax abatement application, and the matter may ultimately result in litigation. . . . However, the fact that an application may eventually lead to litigation does not mean that the application is itself part of the litigation process for purposes of Rule 26."; "Whether a proceeding can be considered 'litigation' depends on whether the proceeding is adversarial."; "As the Defendants point out, submitting an application to a municipality for a tax abatement 'lacks the hallmarks of adversarial litigation.'"; "There is no suggestion that the Rules of Evidence or the Maine Administrative Procedure Act apply to the assessor's review of the application. Indeed, at least at this early stage of the application, the process does not appear to feature any adversarial aspects at all: there is no complaint or motions, no party intervenes in opposition to the application, and there are no witnesses or cross-examination. Simply put, the mere act of submitting a tax abatement application does not commence litigation for purposes of the work product doctrine. Hence, the Document was not necessarily 'prepared in anticipation of litigation' just because Pierce Atwood created the Document in support of PPLC's tax abatement application.") 2017-08-14 Federal ME Case Name: Cave Consulting Group, Inc. v. OptumInsight, Inc., Case No. 15-cv-03424-JCS, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 179966 (N.D. Cal. Dec. 29, 2016) (holding that a merged company faced the consequences of its predecessor's waiver of privilege; "'Where the issue has been addressed directly, there is a general consensus among courts that the work product doctrine does not apply to patent prosecution work because patent prosecution is not an adversarial, litigation-type proceeding, but a wholly ex parte proceeding before the PTO.'"; "Certain types of patent proceedings can themselves trigger work product protection. Several courts have held that interferences, for example, sufficiently approximate adversarial litigation to warrant such protection. . . . This Court is aware of only a handful of decisions addressing whether materials prepared for patent reexaminations are subject to work product protection, and those tend to turn on context-specific factors."; "In light of the deluge of infringement litigation that commenced soon after Symmetry successfully obtained the '897 patent and continued through and beyond Symmetry's successful reexamination, the Court concludes that both the application and the reexamination were conducted with an eye towards litigation, and thus fall within the scope of work product protection.") Case Name: In re Method of Processing Ethanol Byproducts and Related Subsystems ('858) Patent Litig., Master Case: 1:10-ml-02181-LJM-DML, Related Case: 1:13-mc-00058-LJM-DML, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 88512, at *22-23 (S.D. Ind. June 30, 2014) ("Where the issue has been addressed directly, there is a general consensus among courts that the work product doctrine does not apply to patent prosecution work because patent prosecution is not an adversarial, litigation-type proceeding, but a wholly ex parte proceeding before the PTO.") 2014-06-30 Federal IN ("In this court's view, making the date litigation was anticipated the only touchstone threatens to eviscerate the general principle that an attorney's work in preparing and prosecuting a patent application is not work product at all because the work is for a non-adversarial ex parte proceeding. That mechanical test supplants the substantive inquiry of the primary motivating purpose test. That test is required in many circumstances precisely because litigation (or anticipated litigation) coincides with non-litigation reasons for the creation of a document or the generation of legal theories. Just as where the primacy of an ordinary business purpose for a lawyer's work defeats a work product claim, so should it where the primary purpose is the ex parte prosecution of the patent application, even when a litigation-related purpose may also be served.") Case Name: Games2U, Inc. v. Game Truck Licensing, LLC, No. MC-13-00053-PHX-GMS, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 114907, at *13 (D. Ariz. Aug. 9, 2013) ("Courts have generally held that 'work performed by an attorney to prepare and prosecute a patent does not fall within the parameters of the work product protection . . . since the prosecution of [a] patent is a non-adversarial, ex-parte proceeding.'" (citation omitted)) 2013-08-09 Federal AZ B 4/14 Case Name: Adair v. EQT Prod. Co., 294 F.R.D. 1, 5, 6 (W.D. Va. 2013) (finding that an administrative hearing did not count as "litigation" for work product purposes; "The Virginia Gas and Oil Act, VA. CODE ANN. § 45.1-361.1, et seq., (2013 Repl. Vol.) ('Act'), requires gas operators, like EQT, to appear before the Board to apply for permission to engage in numerous activities, including establishing new drilling units, pooling interests in a drilling unit, establishing escrow accounts and distributing royalty proceeds out of escrow."; "Thus, the procedures that govern hearings before the Board allow for cross-examination of witnesses by any person to whom notice of the hearing was required to be given."; "The parties cite numerous cases in which the determination of whether a proceeding was considered 'adversarial' turned on the issue of whether cross-examination was allowed. . . . After reviewing the cases cited, the court is of the opinion that these decisions do not, and that this court should not, find that an administrative proceeding is 'adversarial' simply because cross-examination is allowed."; "Perhaps it is stating the obvious, but I believe the better rule is that a proceeding, including an administrative proceeding, should be considered 'adversarial' only if the proceeding has adversaries, i.e., opposing parties. Thus, a proceeding should be considered 'adversarial' only if it is a proceeding in which one party has a claim against another party. Each of the cases cited above hold that an administrative proceeding should be considered 'adversarial' when an 'opposing party' has a right of cross-examination or to present proof. . . . Under such a rule, an administrative proceeding held by a regulatory board would not be considered 'adversarial' unless the proceeding involved a claim prosecuted by one party against another or a decision between multiple parties with opposing claims to the particular permit or license."; "In these cases, EQT has provided no evidence that the Board proceedings for which the withheld documents were prepared were adversarial.") Case Name: Waite, Schneider, Bayless & Chesley Co., L.P.A. v. Davis, Case No. 1:11CV00851, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 123936, at *46 (S.D. Ohio July 12, 2013) (holding that a law firm sued by a former client can seek discovery from the malpractice plaintiff's other law firms; "The Waite firm can only defend against Davis's multiple claims of misconduct by having access to Davis's "other-attorney communications" in the related cases.") 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Sports Fix Special: A Day for Wicked Pixels one way FAIL courtesy of philliefan99 Boy, what a morning. First up was Alex Ovechkin, who today opted out of the All-Star Game, citing a lack of passion brought on by a 3-game suspension for an off-his-feet hit on the Penguins Zbynek Michalek during Sunday’s game. I can understand his frustration with the league for a 3-game suspension when Michalek was cleared of a similar hit in the exact same game. It can be hard to be a professional hockey player. That is also why he’s paid $9.5M on average per season. As Don Draper says, “That’s what the money is for!” I suppose that he’ll instead be chilling in his new house in McLean, valued at $4.2M. In acting the petulant teenager, Ovechkin hurts the fans and the league, when he’s really just angry that his team can’t seem to feed him the puck up close to the net. Look, Ovi, I know you’re having a rough go of it right now, but the answer here is to buckle down and do more not do less, especially in the face of criticism. There’s a lot of concern out there for the team’s work ethic, and that there’s no combined leadership on the ice. By opting out and saying that you’re just not feeling it, well, I have to wonder – have you felt it at all this season? I know you’re hitting like crazy, and your game against Pittsburgh this week saw you with 3 points, but I’m not seeing the leader that I was hoping for. The Capitals, in standing by their star, are at least giving him an “honorable” out, and given the lack of discipline for Michalek, that seems to be at least justified in part. In doing so, aren’t the Capitals doing more to hurt the hockey capital’s enthusiasm for the sport as a whole? I had thought that this was an organization dedicated toward hockey as a whole, but this latest set of actions seem to belie that isn’t the case always. And now on to the firing of Flip Saunders, first reported by Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports. The Wizards have started the year at a lovely 2-15, including a 20-point loss in Philly last night, a game in which they trailed by 30 at the half, which is something I was pretty sure was only possible when a JV team plays the varsity at DeMatha. Sadly, it’s not likely that the elevation of assistant Randy Wittman to the head coach, even temporarily, is going to change the slide of the Wizards – not that they can slide much further down the charts. I can’t remember a more terrible day for Monumental Sports in the new era, and though it feels like piling on, the state of DC sports is fairly deplorable, given the Redskins’ back to back 6-10 seasons, the Wizards seemingly-perpetual last place position, and the Capitals struggles amid an abundance of talented players. How terrible is it that a .500 season from the Nationals seems to be the brightest spot in the DC Sports world right now? So yes, Uncle Ted, this is a day for wicked pixels, but it’s hard to dodge these as just being the words of some pajama-clad bloggers when it’s the whole of the sports media with their head in their hands wondering what could possibly be going on. Tom Bridge I live and work in the District of Columbia. I write at We Love DC, a blog I helped start, I work at Technolutionary, a company I helped start, and I’m happy doing both. I enjoy watching baseball, cooking, and gardening. I grow a mean pepper, keep a clean scorebook, and wash the dishes when I’m done. Read Why I Love DC. This entry was posted in: Sports Fix Tagged Alex Ovechkin, capitals, Flip Saunders, ted leonsis, wicked pixels, Wizards One thought on “Sports Fix Special: A Day for Wicked Pixels” Website on January 25, 2012 at 6:07 pm said: LOL TROL POKEMON, Kamil ma włosy !!!!!!! See Tom's RSS Feed More By Tom I live and work in the District of Columbia. I write at We Love DC, a blog I helped start, I work at Technolutionary, a company I helped start, and I'm happy doing both. I enjoy watching baseball, cooking, and gardening. I grow a mean pepper, keep a clean scorebook, and wash the dishes when I'm done. Read Why I Love DC.

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The Parish of Badshot Lea and Hale St John’s Communion St George’s Communion St Mark’s Modern Worship Worship for All Little Bees (0-3) St Mark’s Toddlers (0-4) Adventurers (7-11) Baptism etc – Mia’s Baptism – Freddie and Mat Thanksgiving for the Gift of a Child Affirmation of Baptismal Faith Reception into the CofE Need your Banns called here? Marriage Blessings Renewing Your Vows – Jenny and Ian’s Wedding – Neil and Kitty’s Wedding Who is in St John’s Churchyard? Churchyard Map Churchyard Information Memorial FAQs Churchyard Regulations Hiring Our Buildings Hiring St George’s St George’s Availability Hiring St Mark’s St Mark’s Availability Hiring St John’s St John’s Availability Category Archives: St John’s Church children, Christmas, Friendship, Inclusion, intergenerational, music, News Releases, Social Events, St George's Church, St John's Church, St Mark's Church, young people Special atmosphere and Santa at SHIP party December 27, 2019 stellawiseman Leave a comment Families from Sandy Hill met Santa Claus and showed off their dance moves at a party at St Mark’s on the Monday before Christmas (December 23). The families, from the Sandy Hill Inclusive Partnership (SHIP), enjoyed a party which included table tennis, pool, art and craft, music and dance provided by the performing arts school Boogie Pumps, and, of course, a visit from Santa Claus who brought gifts for all the children and their parents too. “It was a really special atmosphere,” said Francis from Boogie Pumps, who led the children in a dance session involving hoops, pom poms, baby sharks and a lot of energy and enthusiasm, while the general consensus among the families was that it was “awesome” and “we’ve been spoiled!”. More than 100 presents were provided for the children following the annual Farnborough Business Park Christmas Gift Drive, collecting brand new toys, clothes, vouchers, make-up and jewellery for some young people. Members of St Mark’s, St John’s and St George’s churches had also donated enough presents for the SHIP adults to take home a bag of gifts each too. A big thank-you to everyone who gave so generously, and to everyone who helped put on the party, including Waitrose who provided some of the food. It was great fun and a lovely start to Christmas. We are looking forward to other events with SHIP in the new year. Farnborough Business ParkSandy Hillsanta clausSHIPWaitrose children, Christmas, News Releases, St George's Church, St John's Church, St Mark's Church Celebrating on the way to Bethlehem The villages of Badshot Lea, Hale and Weybourne were visited last Friday evening (December 20) by a host of angels, as well as a crowd of shepherds, sheep, kings, musicians, donkeys and a young couple in search of a place to rest and give birth to a baby. They were all taking part in A Journey to Bethlehem, a re-enactment of the Christmas story in which two groups walked from St George’s and St Mark’s to St John’s, playing music and singing carols on the way. Along the two routes they met angels, shepherds, inn keepers and kings and followed a star – and two donkeys, kindly lent for the occasion by Folly Oak Donkeys – until they reached a stable constructed outside St John’s where baby Jesus was lying in a manger. This was followed by a celebration in the church in which children recounted what they had seen on the journey and Cllr Alan Earwaker, Farnham’s Deputy Mayor, joined everyone in singing carols and playing the kazoo, before the evening ended with prayers, hot chocolate, mulled wine and mince pies. “This was the first time we had tried A Journey to Bethlehem and what a wonderful celebration it was!” said Lesley Crawley. “It was lovely to see children and adults alike dressed up as some of the characters we read about in the Bible at Christmas, and to see everyone having such a joyful time. We are living in an age of division and anxiety and the story of God coming to earth in the form of a child, born into poverty in an occupied country, is one that can bring us hope and light. We wish everyone that hope and light this Christmas.” angelsBethlehemBiblenativity Christmas, Grief, Loss, St John's Church When Christmas hurts Christmas is not always a time of joy and peace. There are years when you cannot celebrate, when grief, exhaustion, depression, anxiety, illness, or other life events mean that the season seems dark or empty. Sometimes it may simply be that the commercialism and busyness of Christmas is too much. Join us then for The Longest Night – a service for when Christmas hurts, at St John’s Church, Hale Road, GU9 9AB, on Wednesday, December 18, at 7.30pm. This simple service gives time for peace and reflection and offers words of comfort and support for those dealing with grief and hardship. Everyone is welcome, whatever their beliefs. Picture by Anne Nygard on Unsplash Christmas, events, intergenerational, parish, Schools, St George's Church, St John's Church, St Mark's Church, Worship For All, young people Christmas celebrations! Christmas is really getting going here in Badshot Lea and Hale. There were not one, not two but three carol services at the weekend (with help from Badshot Lea Village Infant School and William Cobbett Primary School) as well as our Christmas Carol Extravaganza on Emily the organ plus lunch on Saturday; Post19 holding a Christmas concert at St John’s last week, and Tootsiesthere today. Tonight there are carols at the Hale Institute at 6.30pm. We will welcome William Cobbett School and Farnham Heath End School to St John’s at the end of the week and of course there is the Worship for All Carol Service this Sunday at 11.30am at St George’s, are our Crib Services on Christmas Eve, Midnight Mass at each of the churches to see in Christmas and Christmas Day all-age services. Don’t forget Journey to Bethlehem on Friday, leaving St Mark’s and St George’s at 7pm and following the star and the donkeys all the way to St John’s. Dressing up as a Nativity character is optional but encouraged! Tomorrow, if you need a time of quiet, or if celebrations leave you cold at the moment, we have The Longest Night at St John’s at 7.30pm. A service for those for whom Christmas hurts, or who just need a time of reflection. All the details are here. Have a blessed Christmas. Pictured above and below are Christmas celebrations by Post19. Christmas, Services, St George's Church, St John's Church, St Mark's Church It’s Christmas! December 6, 2019 stellawiseman 1 Comment This Christmas the three churches – St George’s, Badshot Lea; St John’s, Hale; and St Mark’s, Upper Hale – have a range of services and we sincerely hope that there will be something that will suit everyone: Sunday, December 15, 6pm. Carols by Candlelight. Friday, December 20, 7pm. A Journey to Bethlehem. Sunday, December 22, 11.30am. Worship for All Carol Service. Tuesday, December 24, 3pm. Crib Service for Toddlers. Tuesday, December 24, 5.30pm. Crib Service for all ages. Tuesday, December 24, 11pm. Midnight Mass. Wednesday, December 25, 10am. All-age Christmas service. Nine lessons and carols by Candlelight. Wednesday, December 18, 7.30pm. The Longest Night – when Christmas hurts. A Journey to Bethlehem Service. Crib Service (especially for children – come dressed as your favourite Nativity character). Wednesday, December 25, 9.30am. Informal carols by Candlelight. Tuesday, December 24, 11.30pm. 175 anniversary, events, History, News Releases, sermon, Services, St John's Church 175th birthday service at St John’s November 26, 2019 stellawiseman Leave a comment A bishop, a mayor, an archdeacon and clergy and church members old and new joined the celebratory service for the 175th birthday of St John’s on Sunday, November 24. St John’s was consecrated in November 1844 and the service on Sunday – which was led by the Bishop of Guildford and attended by the Mayor of Farnham, Cllr Pat Evans – marked the climax of several months of birthday celebrations which have included a flower festival, an arts and crafts festival, talks, concerts, a lot of reminiscing and, of course, cake. St John’s was also delighted to welcome the Archdeacon of Surrey – the Venerable Paul Davies – as deacon, and former St John’s clergy the Rev’ds Paul Smith and Jennifer Paterson. Paul Smith led the intercessions while Jennifer read the New Testament lesson – Acts 2:37-47 which shows the church in action 2,000 years ago, sharing the same gospel of Jesus Christ that is shared today. The Bishop of Guildford, the Rt Rev’d Andrew Watson, preached at the service about the many changes that had gone on in the past 175 years, including the fact that traffic on Castle Street could sometimes be slower now than it was when local resident and inventor John Henry Knight was the first man fined for speeding in a car – in 1895, travelling at nine miles per hour. The Bishop also spoke about the future and the sense he had of God’s plans for the church in Hale. There are plans underway to use St John’s not just for services but as a hub, responding to needs in the community. Rev’d Lesley Crawley is working on a long-term project to develop the church and has been talking to local residents, groups, charities, schools, businesses and other organisations, to discover what is most needed in the area. She said: “Our 175th birthday has been a wonderful reason to celebrate this beautiful church and we have loved welcoming friends old and new to St John’s. It has also been an opportunity to focus our minds on the future and what we believe God is calling us to do here in Hale. I am very excited as I look forward to seeing the church grow and develop. Here’s to the next 175 years!” Afterwards there were snacks and Prosecco and the Bishop and Lesley Crawley cut the birthday cake made by parishioner and member of the choir June Jasper. There is a communion service at St John’s every Sunday at 9.30am, and on the first and third Sunday there is also a ‘Taizé service at 6pm, using liturgy featuring prayer chants and silence and based on the Taizé monastic community in France. This Christmas there will also be a carol service on Sunday, December 15 at 4pm; a ‘Longest Night’ service – for people who find Christmas difficult – on Wednesday, December 18, at 7.30pm; a Crib Service on December 24 at 3pm; Midnight Mass on December 24 at 11pm; and a Christmas Day service at 9.30am. St John’s will also be the meeting point for the Christmas event, ‘a Journey to Bethlehem’, on Friday, December 20, when two groups will walk to the church from Badshot Lea and from Upper Hale and arrive for a short service attended by the Mayor. Bishop of GuildfordHaleJohn Henry Knight 175 anniversary, St John's Church 175 words for a 175th birthday We asked people to write 175 words about St John’s for the church’s 175th birthday. If you want to add some more, email news@badshotleaandhale.org Happy 175th Birthday, St John’s! Away from the hurly burly of life in Hale Intensely moving Never hostile and always Just the place to celebrate with Others the love of God, his Son and the Holy Spirit, Nowhere more Christenings and marriages of family and friends. Healing in times of sadness with Understanding and support of clergy and congregation. Revelations of God’s work through words, music and images. Celebrations of special events; Christmas, Easter and Harvest. Holy times throughout the year, every year. Always there since 1844. Let us all embrace change in the years ahead, Enclosed by your sheltering roof. Alison Ridgeon, 2019 What does St John’s mean to me? It is a place of memories. Moving to Hale 80 years ago and being taken as a small child to church. Passing the church on my way to school and later work, learning about God and his love for us. Happy memories and sad, losing my father when I was 20, being supported and comforted. Happy times when I walked down the aisle to be married to my late husband John, 60 years ago. Returning 2 years later with our first daughter to be baptised. Moving away from the parish but still holding St John’s close to my heart. Keeping in touch through my Mother until her death. The wonderful Requiem service that was held for her. With the coming of the Internet to be in touch again. Recently through this source my parent’s names have been entered in the Book of Remembrance. Whatever the future holds for the incorporating of other uses in this beautiful building, may the presence of the Lord be always moving in St John’s Mary Hart (née Green) On a Sunday in September 2001 at St John’s, I led a pilgrim communion with boots underneath my robes and rucksack under the altar. After the service a few parishioners accompanied me towards the North Downs Way and the beginning of the way to Canterbury. I had always wanted to go on pilgrimage and finding myself at one end of the long-distance trail seemed too good an opportunity to miss. I stayed in parishes along the way, having made prior arrangements for accommodation, and arrived in Canterbury the following Saturday. Members of the parish travelled there to meet me and join in Evensong in the Cathedral. I invited parishioners to accompany me, both by physically walking with me for all or part of a day, or by following my daily posts on the internet. One day, making our way through Kent, one of my companions inspired me with stories of the Camino de Santiago in Spain. In 2006 I made the first of three pilgrimages there. Thank you, St John’s, for the inspiration! My grandparents, parents, my husband and myself all married at St John’s – it holds a special place in my heart. Every Sunday of my childhood we attended Matins at 11:00am, the service conducted by Rev. Jonathon Edwards. A pretty full congregation, each member regularly in their same pew, my Father as church warden seeing to hymn books and taking the collection. Mr. Leigh-Taylor often read the lessons, with such a clear, expressive voice. If my Father read the lesson I remember being surprised as it was the same voice I heard for a bedtime story. Harvest Festival was a splendid event, every possible space filled with flowers, fruit vegetables and a beautifully baked sheaf of corn in front of the altar. The church smelt wonderful. I remember the arrival of Rev. Peter Hogben for one particular reason. He preached a sermon which had us all laughing out loud – in church!!! I was shocked but secretly delighted to have this happen in the usual quiet, sombre service, in which one rarely spoke above a whisper. Judith Hunt The grand opening of St John’s Hale on November 8th, 1844 was well described by a reporter at the time. It was a wet day, with the ‘road thronged with carriages and other conveyances’; the Archdeacon preached an ‘elegant and impressive sermon’; the princely sum of 84 pounds, 13 shillings and sixpence was raised in the collection; and ‘in the evening the Lord Bishop entertained at dinner a large party of the clergy and gentry’! Move the clock forward 175 years and it feels like a very different age than our own! Yet the same ‘God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ’ is being worshipped Sunday by Sunday, and St John’s remains at the heart of the community, with a vision to reach out further still. I was privileged to visit the church on one of my first Sundays in the diocese, and was given the warmest of welcomes; and I much look forward to returning during this anniversary year to give thanks for all that has been, that is, and is to come. Blessings, +A The Right Rev’d Andrew Watson, Bishop of Guildford St John’s for me over the years has been a constant presence. Like many in the community, a punctuation for life events. A place for bright beginnings and soft endings. A place for celebration, solace and hope. And now St John’s is all this to my young family, too. We as a family first attended St John’s Church for the Christmas midnight service of 1977. We were living in Army quarters in Farnborough and had found a partially built house in Hale which we were going to buy, so we thought it would be a good idea to attend the Hale Parish church. The church was very full, but we had a nice welcome and thought it might be the one for us, so now, nearly 42 years on, I am still a member. Yes, the congregation has altered, a lot have moved or died, but there are some members still active and enjoying the formality of the church. So now, nearly 42 years later, the congregation is smaller, but there is always a friendly greeting on arrival. There have been several changes of clergy. The Rev’d Michael Sellors had the job of burying my husband; yes, another very full service. He, himself, died a few year ago. Diana Thomas St John’s Church is a place where it is easy to pray. Sometimes I am there with no intention of praying, I’m just there to collect something, but I find myself sitting in the church, enjoying the stillness and the beauty, and more than that – the palpable sense of God. It is almost as if the walls have absorbed all the people’s prayers over the years and now when we enter the building we are enveloped in the gentle love of God, our hearts are stilled and we feel peace. St John’s church is also under threat, though. The roof and the tower and the walls are all crumbling, costing far more than the congregation could possibly raise. But I have an immense sense that God hasn’t finished with St John’s yet, God has plans for its future and it falls to us to discern them and join in. Lesley Crawley St John’s has been my spiritual home now for 42 years; through the good times and the sad times, the church door has always been open for me, allowing me to pray and contemplate on my life. Initially, I mainly attended at festive times. In later years, I went to the Sunday early morning Communion service and enjoyed very much the peace and tranquillity, which helped me meditate when praying. After a spell of going to Friday services at St Marks, I have now arrived at the 9.30am Sunday service. I really enjoy this service – singing hymns and participating in the service. There is something about saying your prayers with others. I try to pray every day at home, but in Church there’s a contentment which is difficult to describe. St John’s is my Rock – so much so, that when I pass away (which hopefully will be a long time yet!) I would like my ashes to be buried in the cemetery at the Church. Long may St John’s flourish for the next 175 years. Last year we filmed a 60s wedding scene in the church. The building is beautiful and charming, and helped realise our script perfectly. When we first visited the Church the sun was shining through the windows so wonderfully, which on the day of filming helped to craft the warm and loving atmosphere we were aiming to create! The priest and volunteers were equally as warm! The Church felt untouched by time and was such a joy to work in! We filmed during the heatwave, and the building most definitely provided some cool relief (popular with the cast and crew!). Filming in such an impressive building made our jobs easy, as the visuals were already stunning. I remember the sunshine pouring through the stain glass windows, which looked glorious (and even better on 16mm film!) We’re very lucky and grateful to have been given the opportunity to film in such a beautiful and historical building. A special thanks to Winston, Sylvie, and Alan, without whom The Bride in the Black Veil would not have been possible! Lauren Jarvis A warm welcome – my first and abiding memory of St John’s. In 2001 I turned up to the Wednesday morning Holy Communion, prior to an interview for the post of full-time curate. I was a stranger. I was greeted at the door by Diana, with a smile and friendly greeting. Afterwards, many people said “hello”. For someone whose future ministry may lie in this place, it was immensely reassuring. I became curate at Hale with Badshot Lea, as it was then, that summer. Another precious memory is of the first Holy Communion I celebrated, in 2002. Jane Virji and I had been through our diaconate and priesting together so it was decided that we should ‘co-celebrate’ at St John’s. It was an unusual arrangement, but the parish took it in its stride. Rector Paul Smith moved on very soon afterwards, leaving two inexperienced priests running the Hale end of things. With the love and patience of many people, we survived. Something at St John’s which mystified me was a sound which seemed like the muffled cry of a child. After many months I discovered that it was a creaking floorboard near the vestry door! Rev’d Deborah Scott-Bromley My memories are of running down Upper Hale Road on a Saturday afternoon in the 1960’s cassock, surplice and ruff in hand, with my younger brother David to sing in St John’s choir during the wedding season. We were paid 1/2 crown per wedding and it was very exciting to have two or three weddings during one afternoon. Although we belonged to St Mark’s choir the weddings were always at St Johns and members of St Marks were always encouraged to help provide a full choir especially during the summer holidays, when numbers were low! We always enjoyed the weddings. The church was beautifully decorated, the congregation were happy and excited and sang loudly to the well known family hymns. It sent shivers down my spine when the organ struck the first notes of the bridal march and once the bride was handed to the groom we could see the nervous couple and were proud to be part of their special day. St John’s is a beautiful church full of history and happy family memories. Wendy-Rae Mitchell 150th anniversary of St John’s building and consecration was a high point of my period as Incumbent of Hale with Badshot Lea. We celebrated with a catalogue of events through a week in November, including welcoming a former parishioner who had subsequently become a bishop to preside and preach, wearing a new set of Eucharistic vestments that had been especially commissioned and made for the occasion. At the end of the week there was a celebratory dinner in Farnham Castle (home, of course, of Charles Sumner, our founder and benefactor) at which the guest speaker was the comic actor Derek Nimmo, who had made a specialism in his career of creating clerical characters on stage and screen. In the introduction to the 150th Anniversary History of St John’s I wrote: “A building, even a Church building, is hallowed not so much by its appearance or proportion as by the faith that it represents and the community in which that faith is celebrated.” May that continue to be true in Hale for decades to come! +Humphrey Southern Vicar of Hale/Team Rector of Hale with Badshot Lea 1992-1999 Bishop of Guildfordcelebrationcommunity History, St John's Church Farnham Workhouse Burials November 19, 2019 Lesley Crawley Leave a comment Thanks to Marion Bridger’s research we know that the following people who died in Farnham Workhouse were buried in St John’s Church, Hale: Name Age Burial Date John Stevens 17/06/1845 William John Flourday 05/09/1845 Unknown Man 09/10/1845 William Trimmings 75 years 05/01/1846 Ethel Brockhouse 81 years 27/01/1846 Harriet Bartlett 1 day old 03/03/1846 William Lovelock 79 years 02/05/1846 James Ellins 80 years 09/06/1846 Charles Hack 20 days old 11/06/1846 William Dudley 52 years 18/09/1846 Mary Franklyn 40 years 21/09/1846 William Weedon 69 years 28/10/1846 William Smith 46 years 12/11/1846 William Fountain 102 years 26/12/1846 Rose Anne Moore 27 years 04/01/1847 Mary Bartlet 40 years 08/02/1847 James Praddy 71 years 15/04/1847 Elizabeth Allen 3 months old 20/04/1847 Herbert Herd 83 years 03/07/1847 Thomas Fewtrell 78 years 16/08/1847 James White 6 weeks old 27/12/1847 John Warner 77 years 17/01/1848 John Baptist Garrett 54 years 11/02/1848 Maria Jones 36 years 19/02/1848 Michael Page 62 years 11/04/1848 James Steer 4 days old 03/07/1848 Charles Middleton 30 years 13/09/1848 Christiana Brown 58 years 01/01/1849 Thomas Harrison 8 years 03/02/1849 Mary Ann Wish 1 year old 27/03/1849 William Morris 1 month old 04/04/1849 Jane Grover 5 years old 08/05/1849 Thomas Allen 69 years 14/05/1849 Martha Dolman 74 years 02/07/1849 William Grover 21 years 02/07/1849 John Williams 03/08/1849 Mathew Hawkins 26 years 29/08/1849 Stephen Mathews 68 years 10/09/1849 James Paris 18/09/1849 Sarah Reen 39 years 19/10/1849 William Dolman 54 years 23/02/1850 William Boxall 92 years 26/03/1850 John Paggott 66 years 02/04/1850 James Bridger 74 years 22/06/1850 Mary Donovan 11 months old 05/07/1850 William Toad 46 years 19/08/1850 Anthony Kincher 82 years 24/09/1850 Daniel Prince 60 years 23/10/1850 George Pullinger 69 years 25/11/1850 Elizabeth Harris 73 years 03/12/1850 Mary Drinkwater 77 years 17/07/1851 Eleanor Bide 92 years 23/07/1851 Joseph Robinson 45 years 05/08/1851 Phebe Lunn 79 years 25/10/1851 Richard Bridger 23 years 13/01/1852 James Ramsgate 45 years 05/02/1852 Catherine Alderten 91 years 20/02/1852 Elizabeth Boxall 76 years 02/03/1852 Sophia Withall 28/05/1852 James Stagg 40 years 11/08/1852 James Dowling 20 years 15/09/1852 John Williams 65 years 09/10/1852 Ann Edwards 86 years 26/10/1852 James Smith 83 years 24/02/1853 Charles Hoodgen 63 years 09/03/1853 George Taylor 47 years 30/03/1853 Thomas Nichols 67 years 18/05/1853 Michael Smith 36 years 24/05/1853 Jesse May 62 years 10/06/1853 Elizabeth Coles 80 years 02/01/1854 William Martyn 82 years 11/02/1854 James Younge 58 years 21/06/1854 Harriet Woodyer 24 years 07/08/1854 John Compton 62 years 08/08/1854 William Hilton 3 months old 17/08/1854 Sarah Woodyer 1 year 7 months old 09/10/1854 George Woodyer 3 months old 17/10/1854 James Ellis 1 week old 23/10/1854 David Barham 73 years 09/11/1854 William Bridger 2 years 7 months old 14/11/1854 Mary Ann Chambers 7 months old 18/11/1854 Mary Ann Ruffin 31 years 09/12/1854 Eliza Skilling 26 years 15/12/1854 Mary Ewens 3 years 6 months old 30/12/1854 Sarah Deadman 86 years 27/01/1855 Emily Barfield 1 year old 02/02/1855 George Newman 81 years 24/02/1855 Thomas Bird 41 years 03/03/1855 James Hickery 86 years 05/03/1855 Maria Nash 2 years old 06/03/1855 George Moth 56 years 02/04/1855 Harriet Boxall 2 years old 11/04/1855 William Palmer 4 years old 11/04/1855 William Warner 81 years 14/04/1855 Thomas Stevens 1 year old 14/04/1855 Eliza Nash 4 years old 21/04/1855 Fanny Moorey 4 years old 26/04/1855 Richard Maunders 89 years 21/06/1855 James Samuel Slaughter 41 years 05/07/1855 Jane Herbert 07/08/1855 Georgiana Peters 2 years old 08/09/1855 Richard Newnham 14 years 02/10/1855 Catherine Dean 24 years 09/10/1855 John Bigwood 68 years 10/10/1855 Rebecca Clarke 26 years 20/10/1855 Henry Mansell 53 years 09/11/1855 Rebecca Johnson 42 years 16/11/1855 Mary Baker 80 years 24/03/1856 Catherine Pithers 60 years 28/03/1856 Elyah Granham 66 years 02/05/1856 James Elsleys 76 years 13/05/1856 George Green 71 years 15/05/1856 John Copus 63 years 16/05/1856 Eliza Savage 4 years old 26/05/1856 Emma Rapson 10 years old 11/06/1856 James Vicars 51 years 13/09/1856 James Brown 40 years 13/09/1856 Maria Higgins 22 years 15/10/1856 Sarah Mayhew 01/11/1856 Frank Lawrence 19 years 12/12/1856 Eliza Judge 3 years old 29/12/1856 John Aharan 28 years 29/12/1856 John Martin 63 years 05/01/1857 Levi Judge 4 years old 12/01/1857 Thomas Edward Mason 8 years old 12/01/1857 Edward King 48 years 02/02/1857 Lucy Edwards 18 years 13/02/1857 William Hickman 64 years 14/02/1857 Anne Gadd 68 years 21/03/1857 Martha Morris 92 years 06/04/1857 John Franklin 50 years 19/05/1857 Thomas Hill 59 years 26/05/1857 Ann Lamport 67 years 20/06/1857 Thomas Coles 24 years 01/07/1857 Elizabeth Newman 18 years 16/09/1857 Richard Davis 10 weeks old 24/09/1857 Emma Foot 19 years 02/10/1857 William Everett 1 year old 02/10/1857 Mary Ann Amison 19 years old 20/10/1857 Eliza Lovegrove 19 years 03/11/1857 Richard Heyes 29 years 03/11/1857 Emma Masters 18 years 01/12/1857 William Martin 5 days old 05/12/1857 Frank Dennis 55 years old 05/12/1857 William Gardener 57 years 18/01/1858 Jane Steer 36 years 26/01/1858 Charlotte Michener 20 years 26/01/1858 George Champion 24 years 02/02/1858 Rose Ann Morris 4 days old 06/03/1858 Susanna Thompson 32 years 12/03/1858 Mary Newman 67 years 27/03/1858 Eliza Downs 19 years 29/04/1858 Mary Duke 20/05/1858 Michael Butler 13 years 07/06/1858 John Thompson 19 years 14/06/1858 John Mathews 75 years 29/07/1858 Henry Martin 60 years 15/09/1858 Caroline Attfield 23 years 08/10/1858 Patrick Foran 33 years 13/10/1858 Arthur Knowles 87 years 20/10/1858 Ann Fuller 10 years old 10/11/1858 Mary Ann Edwards 1 year 10 months old 24/11/1858 Mary Ann Penfold 12 years old 23/02/1859 ~~~~~~ Cooper 48 years 24/02/1859 Margaret Wareham 18 years 06/04/1859 John Keene 64 years 18/04/1859 George Knight 65 years 06/05/1859 Robert Thorn 64 years 19/05/1859 Sarah Eaton 23 years 20/05/1859 Susan Avis 20 years 07/07/1859 William Bedford 47 years 24/08/1859 George Gunner 28 years 17/12/1859 Richard Passey 50 years 24/12/1859 John Elliot 34 years 26/01/1860 Frederick Fitzroy Herbert Meakin 5 months old 04/02/1860 Jane Thompson 20 years 14/02/1860 Alexander Faulkner 3 months old 01/03/1860 Michael Egan 40 years 09/03/1860 Henry Grubb 55 years 30/03/1860 Jesse Risbridger 60 years 18/04/1860 Robert Walters 5 years old 16/05/1860 James Lamport 64 years 24/05/1860 Mary Worden 18 years 26/05/1860 George Kemp 60 years 29/05/1860 Joseph Craig 64 years 06/07/1860 Ann Jackson 22 years 14/08/1860 William Faithful 40 years 04/10/1860 Eliza Scarlett 20 years 11/10/1860 James Hack 75 years 29/10/1860 John Pharo 3 months old 30/11/1860 Ellen Clarke 22 years 03/12/1860 Jane Bonn 23 years 08/12/1860 Thomas Brown 63 years 23/02/1861 Sarah Muckle 24 years 26/02/1861 Elizabeth Riley 63 years 06/04/1861 Emma Jones 24 years 15/04/1861 Jane Gray 24 years 16/04/1861 Elizabeth Ledley 24 years 29/06/1861 William French 20 05/07/1861 Emma Gallagher 15/08/1861 James Binfield 70 years 29/08/1861 Elizabeth Bandell 25 years 09/09/1861 Charlotte Seyman 21/09/1861 Henry Askew 24 years 28/10/1861 William Clarke 34 years 02/11/1861 Stephen Best 22 years 19/11/1861 Ellen Aslett 22 years 04/12/1861 William Trimlade 2 years only 20/12/1861 Peter O’Hare 31 years 03/01/1862 Henry Williams 36 years 22/01/1862 William Howell 11 months only 30/01/1862 Catherine Mc’Dermott 10/02/1862 George Lyons 48 years 05/03/1862 Jane Martin 21 years 06/03/1862 Richard Crawford 80 years 22/03/1862 George Trussler 21 years 01/04/1862 John Barrett 61 years 02/04/1862 Richard Ashett 50 years 10/07/1862 Mary Full 24 years 25/07/1862 Sarah Maria Collins 20 years 04/08/1862 Sarah Evans 20 years 11/11/1862 Edward Palmer 42 years 25/11/1862 Ann Balchin 63 years 01/12/1862 Maria Cutler 21 years 04/12/1862 Sophia Hathan 65 years 13/12/1862 Eli Beacher 49 years 17/12/1862 Eliza Serace 20 years 09/01/1863 William Coxhead 57 years 02/02/1863 Robert Kelmaster 09/02/1863 Mary MacDonald 22 years 28/02/1863 Joseph Saunders 86 years 13/03/1863 Martha Alkins 71 years 21/03/1863 Clara Golden 29 years 27/04/1863 Emma Townsend 20 years 02/05/1863 James Bason 52 years 17/06/1863 Mary Ann Robinson 23 years 27/06/1863 John Ryan 22 years 23/07/1863 Josiah Gowland 50 years 29/07/1863 Peter Hughes 84 years 25/08/1863 Jane Everett 26 years 19/09/1863 Henry Blackall 34 years 23/09/1863 Eliza Osborne 23 years 29/09/1863 Mary Ann Phillimole 62 years 09/10/1863 Frederick William Sargent 5 years only 16/11/1863 Elizabeth Baigent 18 months old 20/01/1864 John McKenzie 3 years old 04/02/1864 Alfred Mould 34 years 15/02/1864 Eliza Eady 22 years 20/02/1864 William Savage 4 years old 24/02/1864 Robert Mausey 2 years only 14/04/1864 Emma Weeks 20 years 03/06/1864 Emily Simmons 1 year 4 months only 15/06/1864 Ellen Ellis 20 years 13/07/1864 John Lewis 62 years 20/07/1864 Mary Ann Clerk 23 years 02/08/1864 Elizabeth Boundey 20 years 03/08/1864 Mark Vickars 52 years 15/08/1864 Richard Summers 42 years 02/09/1864 Tom Brown 18 years 08/10/1864 Mary Anne Hearne 33 years 29/10/1864 Lydia Williamson 28 years 30/11/1864 Benjamin Andrews 84 years 07/12/1864 Benjamin Lucas 63 years 08/12/1864 Thomas Cook 40 years 09/12/1864 Henry Weeden 70 years 23/12/1864 Emma Heath 26 years 19/01/1865 Lazarus Roberts 76 years 13/03/1865 Emma Noel 38 years 22/03/1865 Mary Ann Rogers 39 years 01/04/1865 Frederick William Clear 21 months only 01/04/1865 Mary Tapley 84 years 06/04/1865 Mary Ann Sargent 38 years 08/04/1865 William Stock 3 years only 03/06/1865 Henrietta Granett 24 years 09/08/1865 Mary Ann Beal 23 years 05/09/1865 Henry Johnson 29 years 17/10/1865 William Knight 75 years 16/11/1865 William Oates 5 years only 16/11/1865 Catherine Green 32 years 18/12/1865 Louisa Norgrove 70 years 29/12/1865 Rachel Cooper 40 years 16/01/1866 Aaron Mallett 19 years 17/01/1866 Martha Curtis 42 years 01/02/1866 Thomas Anderson 65 years 09/02/1866 Mary Brown 74 years 13/02/1866 Eliza Pownex 30 years 20/02/1866 Elizabeth Cumber 30 years 21/02/1866 George Hays 43 years 01/03/1866 Ann Lee 19 years 12/03/1866 Ellen Hill 24 years 19/03/1866 Henry Sandle 12 years only 26/03/1866 Ann Elizabeth Punter 43 years 13/04/1866 John Wheatley 33 years 25/05/1866 Richard Smith 58 years 02/06/1866 Joseph Cook 57 years 09/06/1866 Ann Browning 45 years 11/09/1866 George Jewers 47 years 30/11/1866 William Gummell 68 years 23/01/1867 Alice Harriett Sargent 41 years 22/03/1867 William Henry Gough 5 months only 02/09/1867 David Barnes 17 years 06/01/1868 Charles Draper 79 years 09/01/1868 William Stubble 9 months only 28/02/1868 Thomas Green 2 years only 28/02/1868 James Stovold 54 years 13/03/1868 Charles Cranham 7 months only 04/04/1868 Charles Mearing 36 years 21/07/1868 Henry Eden 2 days only 16/09/1868 James Painter 18 years 16/11/1868 Richard Williams 2 weeks only 26/12/1868 George Kenton 70 years 20/01/1869 Sarah Ellen Gains 9 weeks only 05/02/1869 Elisha Everdell 10 months only 13/02/1869 David Spearman 46 years 17/02/1869 Albert C Everdell 2 years 2 months only 21/05/1869 Charles Grinham 2 years 03/09/1869 Jane Pettett 24 years 06/01/1870 Rebecca Simms 51 years 27/09/1870 Frederick Hart 49 years 28/12/1871 Sarah Harriet King 4 months only 12/01/1872 Farnham Workhouse 175 anniversary, News Releases, St John's Church An invitation to our 175th birthday service Come to a 175th birthday service at St John’s Church, on Sunday, November 24, at 9.30am, bringing to a climax several months of celebration. Everyone is invited to join in a celebratory service, marking 175 years since the church was consecrated in November 1844, and just as a bishop, Charles Sumner, was at the first service, so a bishop will be at this service 175 years later. The Rt Rev’d Andrew Watson, Bishop of Guildford, will lead the service and preach, and the Archdeacon of Surrey, the Ven Paul Davies will also be there, along with former clergy and members of the congregation. There will be traditional, favourite hymns, a Communion service and afterwards birthday cake and a chance to reminisce about the past and look forward to the future. Join us on November 24 at 9.30am, at St John’s Church, GU9 9AB, to celebrate the past and look forward to the next 175 years. Picture by http://www.post19.com birthdayBishop of Guildford Christmas, News Releases, St George's Church, St John's Church, St Mark's Church Join us on a Journey to Bethlehem November 14, 2019 stellawiseman 2 Comments As the schools break up this Christmas, everyone is invited to join ‘A Journey to Bethlehem’ – a short re-enactment of the journey Mary and Joseph took to Bethlehem on the first Christmas, complete with angels, shepherds, kings and even a couple of donkeys. On Friday, December 20, at 7pm, two groups of adults and children will make their way from St Mark’s Church in Upper Hale and from St George’s Church in Badshot Lea, to St John’s Church, Hale. Among the groups will be shepherds, angels, kings, donkeys, Mary, Joseph and Baby Jesus, and on the way they will meet more members of the traditional Nativity cast, including an innkeeper with no room at the inn, and a star to guide them. Everyone is invited to join them on the route and to join in the carol singing as they go. The two groups will converge on St John’s Church for a short service at 7.30pm, followed by refreshments. Hannah Moore said: “This will be a lovely start to the Christmas holidays for children and adults alike. Come and join us as we remember the journey that Mary and Joseph had to make, and Jesus’s humble birth when God came to earth in human form. Another name for Jesus is ‘Emmanuel’ which means ‘God with us’ and that is just what this Christmas story is all about.” Everyone is invited to arrive at either St Mark’s or St George’s at 6.30pm, ready to leave at 7pm and make their way to St John’s at the bottom of the Upper Hale Road. Children are particularly encouraged to wear nativity costumes with suitable footwear for winter weather. There will be marshals but please also bring torches to light the way. Picture above ©anyka6 via Canva.com Bethlehemnativity 9:30am Sung Communion at St John’s, Hale, Farnham GU9 9RP 10:00am Communion at St George’s, Badshot Lea, Farnham GU9 9LD 11:00am Modern Worship at St Mark’s, Upper Hale, Farnham GU9 0LT 11:30am Worship for All at St George's, Badshot Lea, GU9 9LD First and third Sunday of the month 6:00pm Taizé service at St John’s, Hale, Farnham GU9 9RP Fourth Sunday of the month 5:00pm Said Evensong from the Book of Common Prayer (BCP) at St George’s, Badshot Lea, Farnham GU9 9LD And on Fridays 12:00pm Communion at St Mark’s, Upper Hale, Farnham GU9 0LT Maps showing where the churches are can be found here . We are an inclusive church We are an eco-church The Rev'ds Alan and Lesley Crawley The Rectory 25 Upper Hale Road GU9 0NX Swift boxes at St George’s May 26, 2018 Lesley Crawley Leave a comment It’s A Miracle… play! Photos of the Arts at St Mark’s Festival October 29, 2017 Lesley Crawley Leave a comment Easter at St George’s May 7, 2017 Lesley Crawley Leave a comment I love this quote from Richard Rohr: “Forgiveness is to let go of our hope for a different past.” Reality is what it is, and such acceptance leads to great freedom, as long as there is also both accountability and healing forgiveness. You can sign up for his daily meditations here. Forgiveness is to let go of a different past June 12, 2018 Lesley Crawley Leave a comment Brothers, have no fear of men’s sin. Love a man even in his sin, for that is the semblance of Divine Love and is the highest love on earth. Love all God’s creation, the whole and every grain of sand in it. Love every leaf, every ray of God’s light. Love the animals, love the plants, love everything. If you love everything, you will perceive the divine mystery in things. Once you perceive it, you will begin to comprehend it better every day. 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By Thomas Baekdal - April 2013 The Old World of Media Licensing Last night as I was finishing an article, I was sharply reminded by just how ridiculous the media licensing industry is. Not only are they still living in a print world, they also requiring all their customers to live in that world, preventing publishers like me from licensing their products and using them online. But before we go into that, let me tell you a story of something that happened to me ten years ago. At the time, I was working for one of the largest fashion companies in the country, as their 'digital manager'. This was back when the TV series "Sex and the City" was in full swing and extremely popular. And since one of our brands (we had several) was right smack in the middle of that target group, our marketing team thought it would be a great idea to get one of the 'Sex and the City' actors to model for us. The result was that we hired Kristin Davis to be our model for three months. It was a brilliant idea from the perspective of advertising. We have the right products, the right target market, the right celebrity, and it was all done at the right time and place. In terms of ROI, this campaign was a huge success. ...except for me. You see, when the CEO and CMO arranged the deal with Kristin's agent, they completely forgot about the web. The result was they only bought the print-only rights to use Kristin Davis in our advertising. They came back with all these wonderful pictures, I started working on creating a plan for how to create the best digital campaign imaginable. Until someone remembered to tell me that I couldn't use any of the pictures online. Wait... what??? Are you freaking kidding me? I can't use this? What the heck I'm supposed to do then? I ended up being forced to create a digital strategy that used none of the pictures, nor did it mention Kristin Davis or Sex and the City in any way. When people went to our websites, we were only showing our normal (and very boring) model pictures. Can you imagine how surreal this must have seen for our customers and shops? Here we had this brilliant print campaign, but when people went to our website to learn more, there was no mention of it. All because the images were licenced for print only. Actually, it was even worse than that. The images were not only restricted to a single format, they were also restricted for use within a specific time. Which meant that we had to point out to the press that they couldn't use them in their magazine if the next issue exceeded that limit. It was just awful. And I don't blame the CEO or CMO for this. It's wasn't their fault. The fault was in how media licensing works in the world of print. It's designed around these limitations. That's the business model. Of course, even with all these limitations, the campaign was still a huge success. But just imagine how much more we could have done if we had been allowed to use it digitally as well. Surely this is not how it works today, Right? It's now been ten years, so surely in today's connected world where digital is taking over everything, this *must* have been fixed? But no. These forms of licensing limitations are just as much a problem today as they were 10 years ago. The world of media licensing is still operating as if digital was never invented. Take Getty Images. It's a wonderful photo site filled with perhaps the best pictures you could ever want. The quality of the pictures on Getty Images is often far higher than what you will find anywhere else. But the licence for Getty Images' rights managed photos are impossible to use in the digital world. Last night, as I mentioned, I needed to find a photo and, after failing to find anything useful anywhere else, I turned to Getty Images. Within seconds I found just the photo I needed, and decide to buy a license for it. Except, this was what I got: First I was asked to define what the image would be used for. It makes sense to differentiate between advertising and editorials. With advertising, you imply an association with the people or places in the images and the brands using it, and that not always acceptable. With editorials, you don't have the same association. So it makes sense to define that some images can or cannot use for one or the other. But Getty Images goes a step further and demands that you define whether you are a newspaper, magazine, broadcast, or electronic... in other words, what format it is. What if I'm doing a broadcast that is used on more than one channel? Getty Images still lives in the old world of single channels. That world doesn't exist anymore. Look at New York Times. They have a printed, web and app newspaper. But on Getty images you have to choose only one. Secondly, when you choose 'editorial - electronic', you are only allowed to archive this image for up to five years. In other words, after five years, you are required to delete the article from your site. I don't delete old article. Why would I do that? This a print mentality where the use of the material is limited to the print cycles. On the web, our content doesn't have an expiration date. Next I had to define the specifics of how I'm going to use the image: First they asked me about circulation, yet another thing that only exists in print. I have no idea what the circulation of an article is before I publish it. In print, you know because you define how many magazines you are going to print before you put them on the market. In the digital world, we publish the article and the circulation is then determined by how popular the article is, and how much it is shared. I have articles on this site that has been seen more than one million times, and others that only reached a couple of thousand people. I cannot define my 'circulation' because circulation is a print metric. Even I choose to define it as, for instance, 100,000, it would completely wreck my site. Imagine if I purchased a license for 100,000, and the article then became so popular that more than those wanted to see it. Once I had reached 100,000 page views, I would be required to delete the article. That simply isn't acceptable in the digital world. Next they asked me about distribution, yet another element from the print world. This is the same print mentality that causes so many magazines to create iPad only apps. The digital world is not defined by a single channel. It's defined by multiple channels. Imagine if I limited the image license to tablet and mobiles only. I would be required to disable sharing because, once people start to share an article, they are doing on the web. Finally, I'm asked to define the duration, again another model from print. it makes a lot of sense when you are publishing monthly magazines. A monthly magazine needs a license for a monthly duration. But the digital world doesn't work this way. We don't operate with durations. We don't know when something is going to end. The digital world is endless by default. As you can see, not only do I have to define the duration (which I can't), I'm also limited to a maximum of two years. This just makes no sense from a digital perspective. It only makes sense in the print world where keeping something alive means doing extra print runs. Next, Getty images ask me to define the target market, and yes, you guessed it, it's yet another thing that only exists in print. In the print world, where you are limited to geographic regions (usually defined by country borders), it makes sense to only buy a photo for the country where you are selling your publication. But in the digital world, we don't have the limitation of geographic boundaries. When I publish an article on this site, it is seen by people from more than 150 different countries. In the digital world, we don't define target markets in geographic terms. We define our target market in terms of the interest of people. So the only way for me to license this picture is to buy a license for every single country on the planet. It's highly unlikely that I will get any visitors from Bhutan, I still have to buy the rights for it. I don't get to decide where you are coming from. Also, if I have already defined my circulation, why do I have to define the country? If I buy the license for 100,000 views, what does it matter if it is in Germany, France, or both? It's just a useless limitation ... even in print. But because print is naturally defined geographically, they insist I define it. They are creating limitations for the sake of limitations. 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Home Blog Podcast Episode #180: Overcoming Candida with Christa Orecchio Podcast Episode #180: Overcoming Candida with Christa Orecchio Diane Sanfilippo February 26, 2015 Adrenal Fatigue, Podcast Episodes 5 Comments For a limited time, get Christa's Candida Cleanse program – and don't forget to use code BB20 through March 15th, 2015 at 11:59pm ET to save 20% – especially for Balanced Bites podcast listeners and readers! Click here to get the offer! 1. What’s new for you from Diane [1:05] 2. Introducing our guest, Christa Orecchio [2.58] 3. Christa’s introduction to Candida [4.16] 4. What exactly is Candida [7:21] 5. What are some other symptoms of Candida overgrowth? [9:50] 6. What causes the Candida to overgrow? [11:43] 7. Detection of a Candida overgrowth [13:24] 8. What a Candida diet consists of [18:45] 9. How to find a balance with the Candida diet, and die off symptoms [26:31] 10. Treatment options through traditional medicine for Candida [34:16] 11. How are setbacks handled on the Candida diet [38:26] 12. What happens if I relapse after the 8 week Candida diet? [40:35] 13. Efficacy of Diflucan and Candida [47:22] 14. Candida cleanse as a preventative of cancer [49:46] 15. Mercury amalgam fillings and Candida [52:59} 16. Apple cider vinegar and Candida [55:55] 17. Wrapping it up with Christa Orecchio [57:02] 18. Liz’s Baby Making and Beyond tip of the week: pregnancy and your immune system [59:11] [smart_track_player url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/balancedbites/180_final_2.mp3″ color=”00aeef” title=”#180: Overcoming Candida with Christa Orecchio” artist=”Diane Sanfilippo& Liz Wolfe” ] Christa's Ted Talk on Food as Medicine Subscribe to Real Food Liz! Subscribe to DianeSanfilippo.com The episodes are also available in iTunes, Stitcher & Blog Talk Radio. Show sponsors: Diane Sanfilippo: Hey everyone! Welcome to Balanced Bites podcast episode 180, I think. Today I have an amazing guest with me; it’s Christa Orecchio of The Whole Journey, and we are talking all about Candida. 1. What’s new for you from Diane [1:05] Diane Sanfilippo: But before I get into my interview with Christa, I wanted to update you all on just a couple of things coming up here. I’ve got tour events, book signings with my good friends, Bill and Hayley of Primal Palate. Their brand new book, Make it Paleo 2, is releasing and we’ll be in Alexandria, Virginia on March 13th, and in Charlotte, North Carolina on March 15th, Orlando, Florida on March 18th. If you are looking to come to PaleoFx, which is in Austin, Texas April 24th through 26th, you can meet all of us, and more. So that will be a really fun event. I’ll actually be speaking about some business related stuff at PaleoFx this year, I won’t be talking about nutrition, which I know a lot of you guys are interested in becoming 21-Day Sugar Detox certified coaches, or you’ve checked out my Build a Badass Business podcast or Facebook group, so that’s a great event to come to in Austin if you’re interested in paleo, and you want to come connect with me about any or all of that good stuff. Check it out, and you can always visit the sidebar at DianeSanfilippo.com to find out when I have upcoming events, or to RSVP, or get tickets to any of them. Liz Wolfe: We’d like to thank Vital Choice for supporting our podcast today, and we encourage you to visit their online store at vitalchoice.com. You’ll find an amazing array of some of the world’s best seafood, including wild Alaskan salmon, halibut, tuna and cod, as well as sustainably harvested shellfish. These foods are not only delicious, but vital choices for your health. You’ll also find grass-fed organic Wagyu beef, live fermented foods to promote gut health, wild organic blueberries, and dark organic chocolates. Eat better, think better, and feel better with deeply nourishing foods from Vital Choice. They’re offering our listeners 15% off any order using code BALANCEDBITES. Remember that orders of $99 or more ship free. 2. Introducing our guest, Christa Orecchio [2.58] Diane Sanfilippo: So my guest today is Christa Orecchio. She is a clinical and holistic nutritionist, and the founder of The Whole Journey, a private nutrition practice and informational website established to help people live healthier, happier, and more energetic lives through whole food nutrition, quality supplementation, and healthy lifestyle guidance. Christa’s goal is to holistically heal chronic health concerns from the root cause, in lieu of addressing individual symptoms. She also focuses on elements that nourish other than food, including honest and open relationships, a meaningful spiritual practice, a career or creative outlet that inspires, and physical activity that is enjoyable. Christa has been a TEDx speaker, and we will link to her video. I think that’s awesome, I’m really psyched about that. Welcome Christa, I’m super excited to have you on the show today! Christa Orecchio: Thanks Diane! I’m really excited to be here. Diane Sanfilippo: I had a huge response. I only posted to my Instagram followers and Facebook the night before we were going to do this interview, because I already knew I had tons of questions for you, I wanted to see what our readers and listeners all wanted to know, and they just flooded the walls with questions. So I’m really excited, and I know they’re really excited, so thanks for joining me. Christa Orecchio: Oh, it’s my pleasure. I’m looking at the questions now, and really excited to answer them. 3. Christa’s introduction to Candida [4.16] Diane Sanfilippo: {laughs} There’s a lot of good ones. So I think the best place to get started, because I’m sure lots of folks do know who you are, but I’m sure we also have many more who don’t. Give us a really quick background on how you got into this, and how this topic of Candida, this is one of the things I know you specialize in. you’re kind of the go-to gal for this topic. So how did this come to be for you? Christa Orecchio: Well, I think as health counselors and practitioners, we have to heal our own health before we go and help others, so I have a very personal experience with Candida where I had the worst raging case of it for years. I say affectionately, I was raised on pizza, pasta, and antibiotics. So that’s pretty much the start. Diane Sanfilippo: {laughs} You and me both. Christa Orecchio: {laughs} Yeah, you and me both sister, Jersey right? Diane Sanfilippo: Yep. Christa Orecchio: Every Friday night was pizza night, and being Italian. And my dad was in the pharmaceutical industry, and bless his heart, he’s fantastic, but we got antibiotics every time we sneezed instead of a tissue, they were literally everywhere. And so my immune system was kind of shot, especially by the time I got to high school. I was tired all the time, I had brain fog, I had bloating, and all these things where a regular medical doctor is going to say, oh your fine, nothing is wrong with you, your lab work is normal. But I felt anything but normal. So I kind of went on this whole crusade to figure out what was going on, because I knew I could be living maybe 5 levels of wellness higher than I was. I developed a passion for health and nutrition, and of course, we use ourselves as our own lab rat. And really started studying this organism every which way from Sunday, and started to understand it, and figure out how to eradicate it, eradicate the overgrowth. It was totally and completely life changing for me, so I started really documenting the process, and I just started attracting so many clients who had the same issue. Because we know that all disease begins in the gut, and we have to take care of gut health if we want to take care of any other aspect of our health. So that’s how it kind of came to pass, and there are so many people. Diane, I know you know, you guys are going through 21-Day Sugar Detox, and then the next step is to get rid of this Candida because of our world today. Not just because of antibiotics, but because of stress, because overconsumption of sugar, that’s going to the yeast overgrowth and imbalance, and it’s just doing our due diligence to do some cleanup work around it. Diane Sanfilippo: Awesome. Yeah, we have a ton of questions about it. A lot of folks come to the 21-Day Sugar Detox, and they ask is this a Candida diet, and I let them know that while it’s actually very similar to it, I think most people would “prescribe” as a diet for a Candida cleanse, it’s not designed that way. So it can kind of, like you said, they might do the 21-Day Sugar Detox, and then roll into a program that you might offer. So I think that’s a good point to make. 4. What exactly is Candida [7:21] Diane Sanfilippo: Why don’t you give folks who are listening an idea of what are the symptoms of Candida, and how would somebody know if they have it, and what is it? What really is it, because I think some people hear about it, and they’re like, that just sounds very nebulous, it’s just out there. So give us an overview. Christa Orecchio: {laughs} Yeah. Let’s start with that question. What is Candida? When I’m talking about Candida, I’m talking about an opportunistic organism called Candida albicans that lives inside our GI tract and it lives inside all of us. When it’s in balance, it’s no problem, it’s meant to be there. Just like we need pathogens to challenge our immune system and to keep us on our toes, keep us strong. It’s when it gets out of balance that it becomes a problem. What it is is a systemic yeast overgrowth, which starts to crowd out oxygen in the intestinal tract, which thwarts your ability to convert your thyroid hormones, anything when it gets out of control can really start to cause problem. But here’s the thing; it’s an opportunistic organism, which means that the chips have to be low. So you have to be weakened in some other place to allow for this organism to kind of latch on and start to proliferate. That’s really what Candida is, when we hear about this nebulous term, and it starts to give you all these symptoms. The biggest symptoms, which you and I know very well, is out of control sugar cravings. Because it’s opportunistic, and it wants to live. And I always say, there’s more of them than you, and the sugar cravings are so great. Diane Sanfilippo: {laughing} Christa Orecchio: {laughs} That you’re going to go out in you pajamas at 11 o'clock at night to 7-11 to get something sweet. Diane Sanfilippo: {laughs} Christa Orecchio: Because you just can’t… Diane Sanfilippo: That’s such a Jersey thing, 7-11. {laughs} Christa Orecchio: It’s a Jersey thing, yeah. It would be like, I need gummy bears now! And you would go out in your pajamas and go get them. That’s not really a normal response to a craving. {laughs} Diane Sanfilippo: So the reason why those sugar cravings would happen is that yeast is feeding on sugar, and so it’s almost like it’s not you having the craving, it’s the overgrowth of this yeast, right? Christa Orecchio: Exactly. It’s having basically a parasitic organism inside you almost taking you over because it wants to stay alive. 5. What are some other symptoms of Candida overgrowth? [9:50] Diane Sanfilippo: It’s pretty crazy when we think about what happens just with bacteria and yeast and all that stuff in the body. So, besides sugar cravings, what are some other symptoms that people might have, even if they’re secondary symptoms. You had mentioned issues with the thyroid that could be caused by having this Candida overgrowth. What are some others because I know people are asking about skin issues, and other basic fungal infections, and things like that. What might people see that’s being caused by this. Christa Orecchio: It’s a great question. Definitely skin issues. Here’s the thing; Candida, left untreated, can split off and become fungal and just lead to whole host of other things. So you start getting things like eczema, psoriasis. Maybe you get acne, cystic acne that won’t go away. There’s only so many ways for the body to detox. If you’re not doing it appropriately through the bowels, it’s going to come out through the skin to try to keep you safe. On the same vein of the thyroid and of the conversion, what’s happening is if you have Candida, then you’re going to have mental fog. You might have temperature issues and be kind of cold. Definitely constipation is a major issue for people who have Candida. The bloating, where you feel like you’re bloated all the time, sometimes to the point of being 6 months pregnant. And then you’re getting nutrient deficiencies because your bacteria is off. So you’re not converting your B vitamins. That leads to things like adrenal fatigue and that chronic exhaustion. So the whole system is kind of brought down. If you have any type of underlying viruses, they go from dormant to active, and I saw some questions on your Instagram page, Diane, about how is the connected to fibromyalgia and Epstein Barr, and so that’s the way that it is. These things that are living in our system, they can become active again. 6. What causes the Candida to overgrow? [11:43] Diane Sanfilippo: Fascinating, all of that, because of this overgrowth. What are some things that do trigger, as you said it can be the Candida, it’s something that we might all have in our system, but it’s a matter of when it becomes imbalanced. So what are some things that happen in our bodies, in our lives, in our environment that causes, or can cause, the Candida to become overgrown. What’s pushing that to happen? Because if we all have it in our system in some way, but we don’t all have this overgrowth, what’s going to push it? Christa Orecchio: It’s anything that really will feed the Candida. First of all, we have good guys and bad guys. It’s kind of like open warfare inside the microbiome, and as long as you have the right amount of good guys and bad guys, things are fine. But one full spectrum round of antibiotics, if you don’t also take your probiotics and do the work to repair the leaky gut that the antibiotics can cause, that is enough to get this Candida overgrowth going. When you have a sugar addiction, when you have too much alcohol, too much stress, all of these things can proliferate the growth of Candida and start to turn the terrain in a different way. Diane Sanfilippo: So, it sounds like it’s pretty much anything that can also promote leaky gut, anything that I talk about all the time, and I know in Practical Paleo I detailed things that promote leaky gut. It’s pretty much all the same thing. So the reason that the leaky gut happens is I think pretty much the same; it’s this imbalance in the gut bacteria, and then pretty much everything starts to deteriorate. 7. Detection of a Candida overgrowth [13:24] Diane Sanfilippo: It’s really interesting, and I think one of the things that happens in natural medicine is that some people are just convinced that Candida, or Candida overgrowth, is the root and the cause of everything. So I know that that’s something that I’m sure you come up against that, where people are like, oh you always think it’s Candida because that’s what you specialize in. But what have you seen in terms of when this Candida imbalance, at what point in somebody’s journey is it appropriate to be like, ok. You’ve done all these other things, now let’s troubleshoot and really try and figure out if you have Candida overgrowth, and how can they detect that? What kind of methods can they use to figure that out? Christa Orecchio: That’s good, it’s a lot right there, and I also want to say, you’re right. Just because you specialize in something, then all of a sudden everyone walking through the door looks like they have it. But you’re right; the body is a systemic organism, so everything affects everything else. My Candida cleanse is certainly not just about Candida. Because if you don’t address the leaky gut, if you don’t look at other pathogens that are in the system; I know you know a ton about SIBO and you have to look at protozoa, you have to look at parasites, you have to look at the entirety of the digestive system, not just that one organism. Otherwise, you’re remiss to get to permanent healing. In terms of testing to see if this is your problem, there are lots of lab work that you can run. I like the Cyrex IgG and IgA, when we run food sensitivities and we start to look at the antibody tests. Or there are stool tests that you can run for Candida. Honestly, Diane, I have run those in tandem with an easy, free, DIY test at least 150 times, and I’d say 90% of the time it’s accurate. I would say start there, instead of going down this big long detective tract. Have you ever heard of the Candida self test? Diane Sanfilippo: Oh, of course I have, because I’ve heard your interviews a million times. But why don’t you tell our listeners about the self test. It’s a spit test, right? Christa Orecchio: Yeah. It’s a spit test that you guys can all do at home. What you do is fill up a glass of water halfway, maybe 4 or 5 ounces. First thing in the morning, before you eat or drink anything, and before you brush your teeth, for 6 days in a row, you work up a dime-sized amount of saliva, and you spit in the glass .And then you watch it. You don’t have to stare it down, but you watch it for about 45 minutes, check it two or three times. Diane Sanfilippo: {laughs} Just stare at it for 45 minutes. Christa Orecchio: {laughs} Yeah! I get a lot of questions about the accuracy and how to make sure. No, it’s ok. Just look at it three times over 45 minutes, and you want to see; does that saliva sink to the bottom? And if it does, then hey, there’s more of them than you. You must address Candida. Does it grow legs? That means that Candida is an issue for you, it’s out of balance, we have to get it in balance. Or does it stay floating on top? If it stays floating on top, then you are fine and that’s not necessarily your issue. But, there’s two caveats for the accuracy of this test. One is, you have to make sure that you’re hydrated while you’re taking it, because if you’re dehydrated, that can give you a false positive. Diane Sanfilippo: Mmm. It would concentrate whatever is in your saliva, right? Christa Orecchio: Yeah. Exactly. And so what is hydrated, right? About a liter of water, so 33-34 ounces, for every 50 pounds of body weight. That would keep you hydrated enough. And you cannot be on dairy for 3 days before you start the test, and through the whole test. Because that will thicken your mucosal membrane, and give you a false positive. You’re saliva will probably sink if you’re having dairy, even if you don’t have Candida. Diane Sanfilippo: Interesting. So there you go, that’s the free at home test. So, what generally happens over 6 days? Is it pretty much they’re seeing the same result every day, or will somebody maybe see 3 or 4 out of those 6 days they see it starts to sink, or the legs are growing; or does it just need to happen once or twice? How would that happen over those 6 days? Christa Orecchio: You’ll get, some of it can be subjective based upon what you’re diet is like. So you should get at least 4 days. That’s why we do this whole average of 6, but 4 days in a row you’ll get very similar results, or 4 days of the 6 you’ll get very similar results. Sometimes I back it up, and I have people do a urine and saliva pH test concurrently when they’re doing that, and that’s another free DIY test at home, because if you have pathogens and you’re out of balance, you’re definitely going to have an over acid environment, and it’s going to be very up and down. There won’t be any consistency to it. So the two of those is usually enough information for me to say, ok, here’s your level of Candida, and here’s where we’re going with this. Diane Sanfilippo: Awesome. And the pH paper is something that people can usually find at a natural health store, or they can order it from Amazon, right? Christa Orecchio: Exactly. Any Whole Foods nationwide is going to have those, any health food store, and then on Amazon you just type in pH paper and it will come right up. Diane Sanfilippo: Yep. {laughs} Every holistic nutritionist has had fun experimenting with that stuff at some point in their studies and their career. Christa Orecchio: {laughs} 8. What a Candida diet consists of [18:45] Diane Sanfilippo: So let’s talk a little bit about what people can do about it, at least at a high level here. I know you have a whole protocol that you put people through. Let’s just talk a little bit about the diet, because I know from my experience with the 21-Day Sugar Detox, there are a lot of similarities about the way that program looks and how a Candida diet looks. But what are the basics of what you generally have people eat, and then I have a couple of follow up questions to that. {laughs} Christa Orecchio: Ok. Well yeah, that’s why I’m just so excited to be with you this morning, because we are so in alignment with the diet. So you are setting people up perfectly. So many people are afraid of a Candida cleanse, because they’re going to go through die off, and pain, and struggles. But it’s really nice if you can get yourself set up so you can go through it gracefully. And you’re already setting everybody up really well. Diane Sanfilippo: {laughs} I’m giving them the painful part, and then they can come over to you {laughing} Christa Orecchio: They can come over and then knock it out fast, yeah. So the diet, it’s obviously no sugar. The only sweeteners that are allowed on the Candida diet are dark liquid stevia and monk fruit. So you’re really going away from all other… Diane Sanfilippo: That’s interesting, the monk fruit. What is it about monk fruit that kind of … Christa Orecchio: It’s the glycemic index, and how it doesn’t feed the Candida at all. I used to allow xylitol in the cleanse, but so many people also have small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, that we had to get the sugar alcohols out, because again you’ve got to address the whole gut, right? Diane Sanfilippo: Mm-hmm. Christa Orecchio: Yeah. So the monk fruit is working really well in some of the recipes. I always say, when you take something away, you have to give something else so people don’t feel like they’re compromising and sacrificing too much, so that’s where we have dessert recipes, those are the sweeteners we use. So you’re going off of all sugar, going off all refined foods, which all of your people are already going off of. For some people, that’s a major life change in and of itself. So no pasta, no bread, no rice, none of that stuff. And we’re going off of all gluten, we’re going off of all dairy; I’ll start with every that we take out, right? And then we can start to talk about, ok, what can you eat. And really, we only go through very low glycemic fruit. So the only fruit allowed on the Candida diet, and it’s only one serving a day, is either green apples or low glycemic organic berries. Because they’re the lowest. Pomegranate, lemon, and lime. Those are really the only fruits that are allowed. I don’t allow any fermented foods at all, which is very different than a lot of other Candida cleanses. The idea behind that is, if you look at Otto Warburg’s research from the 30’s; he’s a 2 time Nobel prize winner where he really talked about cancer, GI cancer and the fermentation and a lot of research on Candida. And we have oxygen within our GI tract, and that’s what we’re trying to do, is create a healthy, thriving, oxygenated environment and when we have fermented foods, it can, when you’re imbalanced, they’re wonderful for you when you're balanced, but when you’re imbalanced it can snuff out oxygen. In respiratory cell chemistry, that is really dangerous, to snuff out oxygen and replace it with fermentation. That becomes food for Candida, that becomes food for cancer down the line, which is why doing a Candida cleanse, just like you change the oil in your car to extend the life of it, doing any kind of cleanse once a year is really important, but doing a Candida cleanse can slash your lifetime chances of GI cancer by up to 75%. It’s really powerful, life changing stuff. So we don’t have any fermented foods, no vinegar, no soy sauce, no tamari. Diane Sanfilippo: Alcohol. Christa Orecchio: No alcohol. Diane Sanfilippo: People hate me with the Sugar Detox when I say no alcohol! I’m like, did you really think alcohol was going to be allowed on this program. Christa Orecchio: I know! Well, you think about it, a lot of people, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard from clients. What, no alcohol for 8 weeks? I haven’t done that since… Diane Sanfilippo: And I’m only telling them 3 weeks {laughing} Christa Orecchio: Yeah. Diane Sanfilippo: Yeah, I think that’s a big one for a lot of people. Christa Orecchio: It’s a big life change, yeah. And then you have to shift your social interaction, and that’s interesting to say, I want you to still go out and have fun. Christa Orecchio: See how you can do that. Yeah, so no alcohol. Diane Sanfilippo: Ok, so let’s talk about what they are eating then. Or is there anything else I didn’t let you squeak in there about what they’re excluding? Christa Orecchio: No, those are the biggest bricks of what we’re excluding. And so what they’re having, I have them do a balance, because you have to find the right balance, of 40/40/10/10. So 40% high quality clean animal protein, so that’s going to be very important. Because, again, when we have Candida, our adrenals are usually pretty tired, thyroid is not working, so that’s wonderful to add in the high quality animal protein at 40%. And then 40% nonstarchy veggies, leafy greens and things like that. Then 10% would be the fruit that you’re adding in, so that’s one serving a day, or and what also falls within that, nuts. It depends on the state of your health how many nuts you can have, but nuts and seeds and things like that fall in the 10%. And I really like extra credit to have my cleansers to soak their nuts and seeds to get rid of the antinutrients to make them more digestible. The idea as we go through the cleanse if we can make this as easy as possible on your digestive system, you’ll get a lot further a lot faster. The other 10% are the carbs. Things like sweet potatoes, and parsnips, and plantains, and acorn squash, butternut squash. Some people can handle wild rice. Some people can handle quinoa, as long as they soak it first. So they kind of find their balance there. We were talking before we got started with, what’s the deal? If you can only have such a low carb, a lot of people don’t feel good on that because of the thyroid issue, so there are caveats within my cleanse so you can customize to what’s going on with your current state of health. There’s ways to work the cleanse to where you can add more carbs in or stage them to keep your blood sugar balanced, to keep yourself feeling fine as you go through it, and the benefits far outweigh the risks for some cases like that. So that’s kind of the crux of the diet. Liz Wolfe: Pete’s Paleo is a friend of the Balanced Bites podcast, and they also are fans of the 21-Day Sugar Detox. The 21-Day Sugar Detox is great for your body in so many ways, but consistently feeding yourself right can be a challenge. Pete’s Paleo makes delicious, seasonal, ready to eat meals that strictly follow the 21DSD program. They’re shipped directly to your door, ready to go. Let Pete’s Paleo help you with your 21DSD success. 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You can’t continue to exercise the way you would, because you’re not following the modifications that are put in place. So, how would people know, if they get into your Candida cleanse. And of course, if they just come to your cleanse, they haven’t done the Sugar Detox first, which I know the Sugar Detox first will kind of ease them in and that first 3 weeks on my program would really get rid of a lot of their carb flu, and all of that frustration around figuring out that balance. But if they were to come to your program, how do you let them know, ok this much time is going to be kind of a struggle, and it might be kind of painful when you reduce carbs a ton, especially if they’re coming from more of a standard American diet, or eating lots of grains for example, to find the place where, ok these few days are not going to be comfortable and now you need to figure out how much to add back. When you see that happening with people, how do you stage that with them in terms of how much to add and what they should expect to feel, because they’re going to have negative feelings, they’re not going to feel great for some of it, right? There’s going to be die off, and I want to talk more about that, but how do you balance that with, ok, this is not supposed to be totally pleasant, but I don’t want you to be flat on the couch, you know what I’m saying? Christa Orecchio: {laughs} Yeah. Diane Sanfilippo: That balance is really delicate. Christa Orecchio: It is a really delicate balance. You can’t escape die off, you’re right, so I prep people for the worst, and usually it’s not even that bad. But the first week, and especially again, you’re totally right, Diane, it depends on what kind of diet you’re coming from. So the first week to 10 days could be kind of rough, where you get flu-like symptoms, you get some skin breakouts, and you feel mental fog and things actually get worse before they get better. But then you should start to level out. You should start to get some energy and get in a groove within 7-10 days. If you’re not, a lot of people, and I know especially a lot of your people are so savvy; they already know about their health. They already know. If you’re in adrenal fatigue, if you’re hypothyroid or you’re Hashimoto’s, then you’re going to need some more carbs. So I kind of let people know, ok here’s where we’re going to begin, if you already know some things about yourself, then you might start off with 20% carbs, to stage it and see where you are. So everyone kind of has to decide, based on how they feel, but the first week is kind of a wash because you can’t separate, necessarily, die off from the carb situation. Diane Sanfilippo: So let’s talk about die off a little bit more, what are some of the symptoms that people can expect. You mentioned a few; obviously fatigue and flu-like symptoms, which a lot of that is also really similar, and the skin breakouts, really similar to what happens to folks on the first week or so of the 21-Day Sugar Detox. It’s like, is this normal, I have a break out, or I have this new eczema patch, and they’re like is this normal? And I’m like, yes, this is normal. But what else do people usually feel? Christa Orecchio: It is so normal. You know I’m running this gut thrive program with a lot of people around the world, they’re going through with getting rashes and all kinds of things, and it’s like, unfortunately that’s just the way the body works, is you sometimes have to get worse before you can get better. Candida and sinus infections are highly connected, and so if that’s your weak point, you might get a sinus infection that you’ll have to come through. Nail fungus might get worse. You might get a new eczema patch, and the body is starting cleansing mode of, hey, we’re getting rid of this now. The whole mental fog, it can get bad, for some people. I try to set everyone up in a way where die off is as minimal as possible. But you know, we’re all our own unique world of biochemistry. The mental fog can be the worst for some people, where you just feel like there’s a screen in front of you and you can’t pull it together mentally. I always say, it’s really a lot better if you could take a day off or two. Maybe start Friday through Monday when nothing is expected of you, no other responsibilities of life except to prepare your food, and take care of yourself, and so much of it is about preparation. Diane Sanfilippo: {laughs} Yeah. Send the kids to the grandparents of something, and clear the decks because you might be knocked down for a couple of days. But yeah, I see exactly the same thing where the first few days, I’ve always told people the same to really prepare, or if they’re really worried about it, start exactly the same way. Start on a Friday, and then Saturday and Sunday you’re home, and the same thing where it’s about that 7-10 days that it’s that first week where there are so many changes happening. And from my experience I’ve seen, and you can probably back this up too, that the first two weeks is really when the biggest changes are happening just in the gut lining, and all of the healing, and then I’m sure as your program continues, there’s more that’s being done to keep starving that Candida. But the first couple of weeks is the most intense. Christa Orecchio: Exactly. So much is happening. And the body likes to take nutritional directives slowly, {laughs} which is why it’s so good to do the Sugar Detox before coming into the Candida cleanse. It’s a 5-step process, is what it is Diane, and step 1 is to slash inflammation. We go in there, and we use a lot of really powerful; I am all about using food as medicine, so we’ve got things in our cleanse, like a cilantro/oregano cleansing pesto, and turmeric/ginger lemonade, and we’re going in there and we’re getting rid of inflammation. And then we start doing the pathogen purge, which is step 2, and that’s where you’re really disrupting that intestinal milieu in there, and these guys are going to fight a little bit because these guys want to stay alive. You’re basically kicking them out of the party, you’re asking them to leave their home! Christa Orecchio: So in that pathogen purge, we’re using things like diatomaceous earth and bentonite clay to disrupt their biofilms. Biofilms are the forts these guys build, because they want to stay alive and they want to be protected, so they’re going to build forts to protect themselves and we have to go in, like our wrecking ball crew and dismantle the forts and start to have them leave. Here’s the thing, it’s never just about the Candida, right? So if you have heavy metal toxicity, you’re body is going to produce a lot more Candida as a safety mechanism to keep you safe from it, and as you start cleansing, you’re going to need to get rid of those metals. There’s viruses that go hand in hand with Candida, so we’re really doing a lot of unpacking and a lot of disrupting, and that’s the period where you just kind of have to expect. Basically, if you’re having a party and all the people show up who didn’t belong there, you call the cops and it’s going to get messy for a little while. Diane Sanfilippo: {laughs} Before it cleans up. 10. Treatment options through traditional medicine for Candida [34:16] Diane Sanfilippo: So obviously your program takes people through a whole healing protocol, but are there treatments that are considered to be more like traditional medical approaches to healing this, or are natural treatments really the only and best way to do it? Christa Orecchio: If you want to do it permanently, where you don’t want to have to deal with this again, taking full courses of antibiotics again notwithstanding, I see that the only way to do it right is to do it naturally. And from my own experience, and with hundreds of private clients, when you start getting on the pharmaceutical antifungals, Nystatin and things like that, it’s great. It will knock it down, it will take it away, but you kind of stay at this certain basal level of health. So what we’re doing is, we want it to be finishing work, so within my pathogen purge, instead of just hitting it hard with an antifungal, I use 4 different antifungals, because a lot of people are becoming resistant. Candida is smart, it’s opportunistic, it wants to stay alive, it’s going to morph forms if it keeps getting hit with the same antifungal. So what we do in our cleanse, we get rid of the biofilm, kind of slice open the exoskeleton, we carry them out of the body, and then we do a 16-day rotation with 4 different antifungals. I use olive leaf extract, pau d'arco, oregano oil, and grapefruit seed extract, but there are plenty of others you can use if you’re resistant to any one of those 4. So that’s the way where it can implant deep within intestinal tissue, and those are very strategically picked antifungals. They’re also going to address the metals. They’re also going to address parasites. They’re also going to address a lot of other things that are happening within the body; viruses, and they’re also going to be building to the immune system. So we want to do that whole dance of, not just being really hard with detox, but how do we build and nourish the system at the same time so we have the wherewithal to get through this cleanse. So that’s stage 2. Stage 3 is really important. You’re never going to get this with the traditional western approach; is the reseeding phase. So you can’t plant flowers in a junkyard, so we have to do our weeding in step 1 and 2; step 3 is we add in the right strains of probiotics to start tilling the soil and getting the good natural life to flow again. So when we start planting that garden, and in step 4 we go heal and seal the leaky gut. We’re doing this across the entire portion of the Candida cleanse, but we really kind of hit it hard with the botanicals in stage 4. And then 5 is we train the body to produce its own hydrochloric acid again, which is the first form of defense to let anything in your body. It’s like the guys on the front lines of the army. So that’s where you lead to permanent healing. Now you’ve retrained your whole system, and it’s ready to tackle anything, not just Candida, and you’re immune system is truly informed in a positive way, and that can go on and really last, hopefully for the rest of your life. I say, if we do this right, we only have to do it once versus going another route, even in the natural route when you’re just going to address and do that one portion of the pathogen purge. You’re going to have to keep going back and doing it over and over, because you didn’t do the building work that you needed to do, so now the body is informed and knows what balance is so it doesn’t have to go back to that. Diane Sanfilippo: That’s awesome. That was really, really well rounded answer. I know that we had a bunch of questions that people were asking about, if I have it once, will I have it again, and how do I keep it from coming back, and I think you answered it with that response right there. Because that really is the answer; it’s not about just killing it off. It’s really about setting the stage, doing what you can to attack all the different types of fungus, and then the healing and every step in that process is so critical. 11. How are setbacks handled on the Candida diet [38:26] One of the questions that we also got was, what if I’m on a cleanse, so let’s just say, yours is 8 weeks. What if they’re on it, and then they have a vacation that’s planned, and for a week, they’re just not on it. Are they going to have to start all over again, are they going to be able to jump back into it? What if it’s even a day or a couple of days where they just mentally, emotionally needed a break, and they had some alcohol, and they had some things that they shouldn’t have eaten for that weekend. Where does that put people, in your experience, what have you seen? Christa Orecchio: Yeah. So, we’re human, and that’s going to happen. Nothing about my work or the whole journey is about deprivation, denial, or willpower, except the Candida cleanse. Christa Orecchio: Because seriously, we’re on a mission, you’re doing it once. Unfortunately, it is a one step forward, three steps back with cheating. But it’s more important the first 4 weeks to not cheat than it is the second 4 weeks. And it depends what we’re talking about, Diane. Are you talking one glass of wine and a bite of chocolate cake? Can you dip without diving? Christa Orecchio: Where are we really headed? Diane Sanfilippo: I don’t know. I know that we’ve had a lot of questions about that. I actually had a friend who was on a Candida cleanse, and it was kind of, like how you said, go out and have fun still, but that was a real struggle, because the type of social activity that surround food, especially when you’re kind of a foodie, and you have friends who really take pleasure. We always laugh when I get together with my paleo friends, that we’ll each be in our own homes, never really eating treats, and then when we get together, we were eating all these treats, just because we’re kind of celebrating being together. And it’s so funny, because we’re like, we don’t normally eat like this, what happened? So I’ve definitely seen the questions come in, and I’ve seen it happening in everyday life. But I think that’s really important for people to hear that you’ve done this enough times, and the way that you like to run people through it, it’s intense but it’s intended to be once, really. 12. What happens if I relapse after the 8 week Candida diet? [40:35] Diane Sanfilippo: So what happens if somebody does have a relapse after they go through a full 8 weeks of being really on the program. They really did it, they followed everything, what happens if that does come back? Do they have to go through the 8 weeks again, or is there kind of a short cut that happens once they’ve probably already primed their system. Christa Orecchio: Yeah, there’s always short cuts that can happen. And I do want to speak to what you said, is that before jumping in is that eating is so ceremonial, and it should be a celebration when we get together with people. I wish that the cleanse wasn’t so austere. It’s terrible for me to go out and get club soda, and lime, and a boring meal. You do have to be like, ok it’s going to be a little boring, and if there’s any way to still get the joy out of the social interaction. I think that’s really important. There are, I call it under the radar, nutrition things that you can do. If you are going to cheat a little, or say, ok I have one wedding to go to. A week vacation, you’re going to have to start all over, if you're going to go off the grid for a week. But if you’re going to go to a wedding, and you know you’re going to have a glass of wine, you know you’re going to have a piece of cake, something like that, Saccharomyces boulardii is my only probiotic that I use in the beginning. I don’t add any other probiotics in until the end. That’s a yeast eating strain of probiotic, so we increase the dose, and we increase the dose of antifungals before and after a “cheat”. So you can plan your cheat days. Now, when you say if they have a relapse after 8 weeks; you shouldn’t have a relapse necessarily unless you’re going on, let’s say a broad spectrum antibiotic, you know, a bactericidal antibiotic that’s going to wipe out everything; good, bad, and indifferent. And even then, you’ve done so much cleanup work that as long as you’re taking the right botanicals, and using the bone broth, and taking care of your gut lining, and also the good flora, adding it back, you should be fine. It’s when something happened, where maybe they had a large intestine parasite. Maybe they have H. pylori. Maybe they have some sort of protozoa, like blastocystis hominis where they need something else. Or SIBO where they needed more different types of burberine botanicals, or they need black walnut, or they need wormwood. That’s the only way that people would get a relapse, so to speak, is if it didn’t address everything else going on. Because it will have addressed the Candida and the fungus, completely. Diane Sanfilippo: So even for people who, what if they finish a cleanse, and then a couple of months later they really go on a nasty sugar bender; that shouldn’t push them? Christa Orecchio: Oh, yeah. Diane Sanfilippo: Or maybe it will, right, because if it’s a high stress situation, plus the sugar, that could really push them back. I know that you ease them back into, ok, how do you eat after this to continue to prevent it, but have kind of getting your life back. Christa Orecchio: Yeah, you have to get your life back. Christa Orecchio: Thank you for bringing that up. It’s not like you do this cleanse, and you go right back to the way that you were living. Diane Sanfilippo: It’s nice that you’re so pleasant and kind, because I’m sure putting people through this pretty intense cleanse, it’s a little rough. But guess what, they come out the other side. And I have people already commenting. I’m doing it, and I’m already starting to feel so much better. I think that’s amazing. But, go ahead. I’m sorry. Christa Orecchio: Thank you. Yeah, the idea is, I mean we have to create a healthy lifestyle and so the last part of my Candida cleanse is, how do you live an 80/20 balance, and really determine what is your 20%. For me, it’s duck fat fries. Diane Sanfilippo: {laughs} I saw that picture on Instagram! Christa Orecchio: You saw that post? Diane Sanfilippo: I was like, mmm. Christa Orecchio: {laughs} I know, so good. And you know, you choose a couple of glasses of wine a week, if you want a piece of chocolate. But you’ve changed your lifestyle; you’re never going to go back to the hardcore sugar stuff. You’re going to start cooking with coconut sugar, and you’ve changed your lifestyle. But the idea is that you will naturally, now that your biochemistry is in balance, you’re not going to have those cravings anymore. Here’s the thing, and I think you would probably agree with me, Diane. The body is hardwired to adapt and survive. So if we can strengthen it and really restore order to it instead of just keep whatever health issues at bay, then we should be able to be a fat burner when there is fat available, and a sugar burner when there is sugar available. The body should be smart enough to toggle back and forth through that if you strengthen your entire constitution. So yeah, it’s learning to live a balanced life and still enjoy your food, and celebration, and all of that. But you definitely can’t go back to the way things were. Part of the last part of my Candida program addresses the adrenals, and addresses the thyroid, because that’s the rest of the cleanup work. If you start to address those before, it’s good. It might give wherewithal to go through it, but it’s going to be a Band-Aid until the root cause is fixed, and so you’ll start to get more and more strength as you basically start to fill up the life force of the adrenal glands, you’re converting your thyroid hormones now, you can think clearly, and that’s really exciting. Hormonal health comes after digestive health if you want to make it a permanent thing. Diane Sanfilippo: I thought also, this was something you touched on just a couple of questions back, but I was thinking about it again as you kind of went through, you know how this affects your health in its entirety when you mentioned sinus infections being something that’s super common associated with Candida overgrowth. I was just like, I used to get sinus infections all the time. That was my big thing, I would say probably every 6-8 weeks I was getting a sinus infection, and this was back when I ate a low fat diet, so of course I was eating lots of carbs and definitely wasn’t eating low sugar, particularly. Now it’s like very, very rare that it happens. It’s so interesting to always look back on yourself and what was going on. You’re like, oh, that’s probably what was happening, you know? Christa Orecchio: Yeah, you become your own health detective. Diane Sanfilippo: {laughs} That’s crazy. Christa Orecchio: You’re like, oh that makes perfect sense now. Diane Sanfilippo: Yeah, and everybody knows that certain foods are promoting illness, and too much sugar is not good. But then it’s really looking at, well why wasn’t it good? What was really happening? So it’s just interesting stuff. We have a couple of other questions from Facebook that I wanted to throw at you. Christa Orecchio: Sure. 13. Efficacy of Diflucan and Candida [47:22] Diane Sanfilippo: A bunch of people are asking about, I don’t know if I’m pronouncing it right, Diflucan? It’s a prescription. They want to know what’s the deal with it, and how does it work, and I feel like people get to the point where they’re just frustrated, and they want to know is that really going to help me or not? And obviously, we’ve been talking for 45 minutes so I think we know what’s really going to help is this full staged program, but what’s the deal with it? What have you seen, what can it do and not do? Christa Orecchio: It’s similar to Nystatin, what we were talking about. I’m not against western medicine, I’m really about the bridge and the marriage of both. So if you’re having recurrent, really uncomfortable yeast infections, and you know you’re suffering a lot, I think there’s nothing wrong with taking it just for that. But keep in mind that it’s a Band-Aid of sorts; you still have to change your lifestyle and go through a full and proper excavation of sorts. That’s kind of my same answer of, you’re just going to hit it hard. Diane Sanfilippo: Right. If they’re dealing with an acute situation, and it’s really painful then that could be the time to turn to that, but it’s probably not going to create a situation where in your body, you’re not going to experience it again. It sounds like it might just come back. Christa Orecchio: Exactly. You’re just knocking it back. It’s temporary. It’s a Band-Aid, but it’s a Band-Aid that will make you a lot more comfortable, but just know, and that’s unfortunately that’s what I want to reverse and shift, is people doing that. And they just keep going, oh I’ll just take Diflucan 3, 5 times a year. Something like that. And the thing is, you’re body is speaking to you. It really needs help. It needs a total reboot instead of just kind of giving it a Band-Aid. And when you keep letting it go, yeast for longer and longer periods of time, and years, like I said, it splits off and it becomes more fungal, and it causes more and more damage. The studies are showing, the longer it goes, the metabolic waste it’s excreting is as toxic to the body as if you had nail polish remover in there. So, it’s just something to consider that you can use it to feel more comfortable, but get to the root of what’s going on. 14. Candia cleanse as a preventative of cancer [49:46] Diane Sanfilippo: So I know that you talk a lot about this type of cleanse as a way to help prevent cancers, I’m going to guess you mean specifically gut cancers, but I know that can really spread to anything when things really start in the gut, when our whole immune system, really the foundation of it is there. That seems to me like, if you’re hitting it with these antibiotics over and over, that’s a situation where getting rid of it that way is not actually going to help prevent cancer of the digestive tract, because you’re not actually healing the whole system, you’re really just creating more imbalance, in a sense, over that period of time. Christa Orecchio: Yep. I call it trading dollars for pennies in the long run, and it really is. It’s a belief system shift that we need to build true health. We’ve really gotten away from honoring and respecting the power of the human body. We’ve gotten away from trusting our bodies, and this is why we have raging autoimmune disease everywhere, is the wires are so crossed and we’ve hit our poor bodies with so many different things, we haven’t given it a chance to rework itself so to speak. So doing a holistic 5 step approach like this is going to get people back to, or maybe to a level of health they’ve never experienced. But it’s almost like resetting your genetic code, and trusting the inherent wisdom of the body. Especially in the reseeding phase, when you’ve cleaned up the system, and now you’re planting flowers in the garden, the idea is the body is so smart, the microbiome is so amazing, that when you start to reseed, it’s like a starter log so to speak. The wires are no longer crossed, you’re not confused, you will start to make the specific strains of probiotics unique to wherever you originally came from, be it Europe, or Asia, or Africa. You’re body is so smart it will know to make strains specific to you that you can’t buy in any supplement from the food that you eat, from the air that you breathe, from the water that you drink, and just from your environment. That’s just a level of respecting the body and trusting it that’s an entirely other level, but I’m seeing these changes with real life people over and over again, and it’s incredible, and it’s long lasting. 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Christa Orecchio: It’s a great question, because again sometimes people don’t necessarily have an issue with Candida, they just have methyl mercury toxicity, and the body is producing Candida as a way of keeping them safe. So not until you get rid of the metals should you try to get rid of the Candida. You don’t want to remove your protective layer. So my answer would be, is to see is that mercury leaking, and how much is it leaking? A hair test is going to give you about 2 months, and let you know in the last two months what kind of metal you're exposed to, and then a urine test will let you know how much metal is stored in the tissues. I would basically look at those. You can also do a blood test to see just acutely how much metal are you dealing with on a regular basis, that’s metal coming through the blood stream, and then I would address it from there. Because it can be a chicken or egg issue; detoxing from metals can be really hard on the body, and so you have to make sure the channels of elimination are open. And if you’re going to get amalgam fillings removed, maybe you start a cleanse, you improve the liver’s ability to handle the metals, you improve the kidney’s ability, and you make sure the bowels are flowing so you start a modified cleanse before you let the metals that are released get their way out of the body. Diane Sanfilippo: Awesome. I know on a previous episode, for anybody who is listening who is interested and curious about mercury amalgam removal, I talked about this with Dr. Amy Myers where she recommends, obviously, looking for a biological dentist because they know how to remove the amalgams safely. She was talking also about MTHFR gene mutations, and some people who have issues with too much mercury or any heavy metals in the body, the exposure itself is not always the number one issue, it’s the body’s inability to detoxify it, which all kinds of feeds into everything we’re talking about today, but that’s kind of seeking out, why is my body having trouble detoxifying these metals. Is it because there is just way too much of it in my body and the environment, or is it because my body is actually impaired running through this detoxification. So that’s kind of a separate issue. I just wanted to recommend that people go back to that episode with Dr. Amy Myers where we talked about it in that episode. Christa Orecchio: It’s so important. It really is pivotal; you have to address your body’s ability to detox at any given point in time. We’ve got coffee enemas, colonics, infrared saunas. We’ve got lots of different salt flushes, ways that we’re making sure that you’re cleansing on a regular basis. I think that’s crucial. 16. Apple cider vinegar and Candida [55:55] Diane Sanfilippo: It’s huge. So, one other food related question, people are asking about apple cider vinegar, but I think you pretty much covered this, because you said you don’t allow any vinegars or any other fermented foods, so that’s kind of balled up into that. Even though we know that in a normal balanced system, apple cider vinegar has some great benefits, right? Christa Orecchio: Exactly. I love raw apple cider vinegar. Could not love it any more. I know a lot of the blogs that you read will say that it can challenge Candida, but I still put it at the end. It’s in the hydrochloric acid building phase is when we add it back in. Diane Sanfilippo: Awesome, I love that. So, I think those are all the questions I have for you today. We did have a whole bunch of questions on social media, but I think we kind of wrapped all of it into this interview. You’ve been a wealth of information, and this has just been so much fun for me because I love to just jump on the phone and talk about nutrition, especially with a fellow Jersey girl. {laughs} Christa Orecchio: Yes! It’s been nice to spend time with you about this. 17. Wrapping it up with Christa Orecchio [57:02] Diane Sanfilippo: Orecchio and Sanfilippo over here. So let’s talk about where people can find out more information about your program, and about you and everything you have to offer. Christa Orecchio: Yeah, sure. You can find me at http://thewholejourney.com/ and if any of this is overwhelming, I have a TV show. You’ve met my co-host, Diane, Randy. I did a 30 minute episode kind of recapping all of this, and there’s recipes on thewholejourney.com. I have a Candida friendly section, so if you’re not sure what to eat, there are free recipes. There are about 50 of them there. You can find out more about our cleanse, TWJCandidacleanse.com is where you’ll find that information. We’re going to do a special rate for your people, because they’re primed after the 21-Day Sugar Detox, and the motivation and the inspiration to be successful is already there. Diane Sanfilippo: Awesome. I think what we’ll do is, you guys have gotten so much information from this episode, and I think it’s a lot to kind of get started and figure out if this is something that’s right for you. But I do want to, again, bridge that gap where if the 21-Day Sugar Detox, if you did that program, and you’re still having issues with cravings, or fatigue, and you feel like what you’re eating is having an effect on that. If you feel like this sounds like something that could really help you, go ahead and jump on my emailing list. You can go over to either BalancedBites.com or DianeSanfilippo.com, it’s going to send you to the same place. Join my emailing list, and then what I’ll do in the next few weeks to anybody who is on my list, I’ll send out a link for Christa’s program with a special coupon rate, and I think that will be cool because it will just be great to ease you into that and give you a special offer, because I know our listeners, we love to get anything we can for you guys, little special deals and fun stuff like that because we value our listeners so much, I just love being able to bring amazing guests like Christa onto the show. So thank you so much for spending this time with me this morning. I know it’s early over there on the West coast. Christa Orecchio: It’s my absolutely pleasure, I love talking about this stuff. Thanks for the opportunity. 18. Liz’s Baby Making and Beyond tip of the week: pregnancy and your immune system [59:11] Liz Wolfe: Hey everyone! Liz, checking in with the Baby Making and Beyond tip of the week. Here with my BMB partner, Meg the midwife. Meg Reburn: Hey! Liz Wolfe: Hey! Meg Reburn. You have a whole name, but I love Meg the midwife so much. Meg Reburn: {laughing} I’m growing into it. Liz Wolfe: Ok, good. So last week, we talked about the top 2 preconception tests that you can talk to your provider about. Today’s tip is about pregnancy and your immune system. Remember, we’re not doctors, nor are we giving medical advice or offering diagnosis or treatment. This is just information for you to take to your health care provider. So, a really interesting thing about what happens during pregnancy and Meg, I’m going to really sum this up and make it really, really concise. You could probably explain this in all of its intricacies for days, but I’m just going to make it short .Basically, when you’re pregnant, your body’s immune system becomes lowered in part to ensure that the body does not reject the baby. Meg Reburn: That is incredibly concise and perfect. That’s basically what it does. Liz Wolfe: Ok, good. Thank you. But with that, we have a lowered immune system. Meg Reburn: Yes we do. Liz Wolfe: So, we’re going to talk about a few of the things that we can do to support the immune system when we’re pregnant. I think a lot of what you do in the preconception period probably sets you up for more success there. First of all, trying your very best to avoid irritating foods. Because I think those likely have the potential to affect our bodies more profoundly when we’re pregnant, and at the same time, sometimes we’re pregnant, and we’re thinking, oh I’m just going to eat that because I’m pregnant and it looks like it would taste really good. Don’t let those pregnancy cravings hit you too hard, if you can help it, because that’s one of the first lines of defense we have. So that one’s pretty obvious, if you’ve been a Balanced Bites podcast listener for a while. My other advice would be to just make sure you’re getting adequate zinc from whatever sources you can. I did a lot of broiled oysters, cooked oysters, that type of thing. That’s really important. Also watch your vitamin C intake, but get it from natural sources. I really like the pure radiance vitamin C supplement. I’ve used that at different points in my pregnancy and I’m going to bring that up in another, future tip, as well, but one thing to watch is the advice to just take a ton of vitamin C from just any source. Because vitamin C, especially fragmented, non-whole complex vitamin C or synthetic vitamins have been associated with preterm labor and miscarriage. Meg Reburn: That is really correct. But yeah, certainly natural vitamin C will help boost that immune system. I think I would add to that; I think my tip to add to that kind of goes with your first tip, with the not having irritating foods, which would essentially irritate your gut. Our guts are kind of the backbone of our immune systems. Liz Wolfe: Mm-hmm. Meg Reburn: So supporting that with some good probiotics has also been shown scientifically to increase immune function. So that’s a really easy thing to do. The other thing would be just wash your hands. Don’t lick anything on the airplane. Liz Wolfe: {laughs} Meg Reburn: Don’t lick your armrest on the airplane or at the movie theater, and wash your hands. Liz Wolfe: Shoot, really? Meg Reburn: I know. Wash your hands frequently. Not with gross junky soap that has antibacterial agents in it, but just natural soaps. And purely alcohol based hand sanitizers are something that’s totally reasonable to have in your purse. And if you come across somebody that’s sick or, you know, got some money out of the ATM, just give your hands a quick spritz. That’s been shown to be the most effective thing to prevent colds and flu. Liz Wolfe: So avoid Triclosan and other nasty antibacterial agents. Meg Reburn: Yeah, and I have to say, even if I’m out and about at a mall or something, and they have antibacterial hand soap at the washing station, I’ll just spritz some alcohol hand sanitizer on instead. Liz Wolfe: Yeah. Meg Reburn: Yeah. Liz Wolfe: Thank you for saying “oot and aboot”. Meg Reburn: {laughing} Out and about, there you go. Liz Wolfe: I was hoping we would have one of those in one of these tips. Meg Reburn: {laughs} You got me. Liz Wolfe: Alright {laughs}. That’s it for our BMB tip of the week. Hop over to Baby Making and Beyond.com to sign up for the program alerts, and Meg and I will talk to you again next time. Diane Sanfilippo: That’s it for this week. Don’t forget you can find Christa at http://thewholejourney.com/. You can find Liz at http://realfoodliz.com/, and find me at http://dianesanfilippo.com. Don’t forget to join my email list if you want to grab that special deal for Christa’s program. What’s the name of the program again? Christa Orecchio: Kick Candida for good. Diane Sanfilippo: Kick Candida for good. So we’ll give you a special deal for that if you want to check it out. And again, hop over to iTunes, leave us a review. Tell us what you think of the show. We’ll see you next week. Click here to get Christa's Candida Cleanse program and don't forget to use code BB20 through March 15th, 2015 at 11:59pm ET to save 20% – especially for Balanced Bites podcast listeners and readers! candidacandida dietcandida overgrowthcleansedetoxfungal infectionfunguskombuchasugar detox Pingback: Podcast Episode #180: Overcoming Candida with Christa Orecchio | Paleo Digest Lovely post! So informative 🙂 Is the cleanse Christa Orecchio mentions the: Candida Cleanse and Full Digestive Overhaul or the TWJ Three-Month Online Nutrition Program? Does the promo code work for both programs? Nicole Pittman The cleanse mentioned in the “Candida Cleanse and Full Digestive Overhaul”. The coupon is for the candida program – but it expired on the 14th! It’s a really great program if you’re still interested and candida is an issue for you. Jennifer R. Hallum I used to suffer from persistent candida for about 10 years so I very much relate to people who suffer from it. No medications or treatments ever really did anything for me (i tried them all haha) but I was actually able to cure my candida naturally after countless hours of online research. What worked for me is as follows: 1. Coconut Oil. Apply this to the effected area 3/4 times a day to treat existent candida and allow for further root treatment. 2. Follow every step in the in the video & full guide seen at curehealthproblem*com/candida (obviously change the * for a dot as it wont let me post links here) to get to the root of the problem in a NATURAL way so that it doesn’t come back. This the important bit! 3. Add Garlic to your daily diet. You can take garlic supplements if you do not like the taste. Try all those three steps together and hopefully you will get as much luck with getting rid of candida as i did. It’s not that hard so just stay confident as candida can be treated very effectively but getting to the root of it is the important part. Good luck to you all xx

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Ajman University Blog Computer Science Universities in UAE Sep 1, 2019 10:10:12 PM / by Nancy Bercaw When considering computer science universities in UAE, Ajman University stands out as a leader in the field. AU houses the successful College of Engineering and Information Technology, which contains multiple departments including the highly innovative Department of Information Technology. In addition, Ajman University is dedicated to becoming: One of the most reputable computer science universities in UAE The College continues to work towards becoming one of the top recognized providers of information technology education in the region, providing a high-quality education to its students in all aspects of computer science, including information technology and information systems. And, of course, pedagogy is always formulated around internationally recognized standards. One of the most relevant computer science universities in UAE As IT continues to form a critical part of both personal and professional spaces, it’s critical that universities produce professionals that understand the foundational aspects of information technology and information systems, and can create and implement efficient IT technologies and solutions based on a market’s requirements. Computer science graduates from Ajman University are tuned in to social requirements, both nationally and regionally, with a level of unmatched passion instilled in each individual so that they are committed to lifelong learning, research, and development. One of the most well-equipped computer science universities in UAE To ensure a successful department, college and, ultimately, university, students require the best environment within which to succeed, which includes both facilities and faculty. The Department of Information Technology at AU maintains significant lab resources and space dedicated to students (six computer labs, four project labs and two network labs), giving them the opportunity to practice their practical skills, work on projects, and enhance their working knowledge and project portfolio, ultimately preparing them to succeed in the workforce. Combined with a diverse faculty from around the world with both practical and teaching experience, students are well-equipped to become innovative leaders in the field when they enter the workforce. Programs are available for both undergraduates and graduates, with the former having the option to apply to two distinct Bachelor degree programs. All programs are accredited by the Commission for Academic Accreditation. The Bachelor in Information Technology has two focus options, including Networking & Security, and Database & Web Systems. The Bachelor in Information Systems also has two concentrations including Project Management and E-Business Management. Topics: Best Engineering University Written By Nancy Bercaw Best Engineering University (3) QS World Rankings (3) Ajman University Innovation Center (1) Apply to the Top Engineering Colleges in UAE (1) Business Leadership at Ajman University (1) College of Architecture (1) Diversity and Inclusion (1) Doctorate of Business Administration (1) Mentoring at ajman univeristy (1) QS Arab Rankings (1) Serving the World-Zanzibar (1) Sports at ajman university (1) Student counseling at ajman university (1) Study at Ajman University in 2020 (1) Why you should undertake an internship (1) female accommodation at Ajman University (1) study in uae (1) Copyright © 2003 - 2019 Ajman University 0.4060

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Author Center at Heights Library Thursday night By Martin Hajovsky on August 1, 2007 at 10:36 PM The Houston Public Library will host romance author and Houston native Katherine Center as a part of its “An Evening with…” author series Thursday beginning at 6 p.m. at the Heights Branch, 1302 Heights Blvd. Center will speak and read from her debut novel The Bright Side of Disaster. The event is free and open to the public. Center has been writing since her student days at St. John’s School in Houston. Later, while at Vassar College, she wrote short stories, lettered poems onto metal signs that she put up around campus, and wrote a novella which won the Vassar College Fiction Prize. After college, Center was awarded a fellowship to the University of Houston’s Creative Writing Program, where she taught freshman English and earned an MA in Fiction. She also co-edited fiction for the literary magazine Gulf Coast. Center has served the Houston community by teaching creative writing to children through a program called Writers In The Schools. Center lives in Houston with her husband Gordon, a teacher at a Houston area school, and their two young children. For more information, call the library at 832-393-1810. Martin Hajovsky

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Great news, everyone! June 25, 2008 victorhenning1 Comment Team Mendeley is happy to announce three new members! They’re all brilliant, and terrific people to hang out with, too. The latter is rather important, because we’re going to have a roof terrace at the new office, and what fun would rooftop barbecues be without terrific people? In order of appearance and in their own words: Ben Dowling is a software engineer at Mendeley, working on Mendeley Web. He graduated with an MEng software engineering degree from the University of Southampton in 2006, where he continued to live and work until moving to London to work for Mendeley. He’s excited to be working on such an innovative project, and is looking forward to life in the big city! Andi Rutherford is. And when not playing with words, and editing them on Wikipedia, he is also a software engineer for Mendeley Web, and plays a significant role by ensuring that your information is kept secure. He does this by actively trying to hack the site – no joke – this is basically what banks do to ensure your accounts are kept safe. He also has an unhealthy regard for standards, and can be found with the biggest smile when Mendeley pages pass W3C validation. He comes to us by way of the University of Sussex, Imperial College London, King’s College London, and the Open University too! (I think you can guess how he spends his free time – not so much a bookworm as a bookrabbit). He is actively interested in design especially with regards to usability, and when not learning stuff he is aspiring to become a master calligrapher. Please note, he really does have terrible handwriting, so any level will be an easily quantifiable improvement. Steve Ridout is a software engineer at Mendeley. He studied computer science at the University of Cambridge and completed his MSc and PhD on computational modelling at the University of Greenwich. During his PhD and later as a Research Fellow, he wrote software for mechanical stress analysis, optical modelling, and risk analysis. Steve is now helping make Mendeley the research tool he wished he had in academia. When not writing code for Mendeley, Steve occasionally enjoys making games, films, and playing his guitar. Steve didn’t mention it, so I’ll bring it up: He is also the developer behind Ape Invasion, which he programmed in his spare time to teach himself ActionScript. The dialogues are sheer comic genius, so by all means go there and play the game! Computer software, Software engineer, Software engineering, University of Cambridge Another good discussion ruined by facts Ikeodyssey One thought on “Great news, everyone!” David Abrams says: Hi all – From what I can see of your software in the video it looks great. I’d like to be a beta tester – please email the info necessary. Incidentally, I am an economist working in a law school, so I have mostly economics and legal papers. Does your software have interfaces with those databases. Thanks!

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November 13, 2019 by Native Instruments Patch and Play with Deru and MASSIVE X Learn how the award-winning composer patched up his Ambient Repeats preset, then enter our Metapop competition. Deru, aka Benjamin Wynn, is a prolific TV composer, sound designer, and producer, best known for conjuring warm, organic textures from electronic instruments. Who better, then, to craft a new preset for our flagship synth, MASSIVE X? Ambient Repeats is a grainy, reverb-soaked patch capable of lending cinematic atmosphere to productions of just about any genre – or at least it starts that way. The 9 macros provided make it easy to go from spectral soundscapes to something that more closely resembles a disintegrating rave stab. Read our interview below to learn about the process and thinking behind Ambient Repeats. Then, to get your hands on the preset and be in with a chance of winning a collection of Native gear, head over to the competition page on Metapop. The challenge? Create a track with Deru’s patch, and impress our judges – simple. Missing MASSIVE X? Download the free demo here. What was your first experience with MASSIVE X? I got the chance to play with it when it was in the alpha stage, and at that point there was no manual, so I just started diving in and trying to figure it out. I quickly discovered that it’s a very deep synth. Each module has a number of different modes that make even simple-looking modules deeper than they appear. I also noticed that there were a number of ideas that are things I’d mostly only seen in the modular world. My early reactions were that I could spend a long time just trying out all of the different combinations of things you can do with it, and the deep nature means that it’s possible to coax a huge range of sounds out of it. How did you find going from MASSIVE to MASSIVE X? It’s a completely new instrument. It does seem like a full rewrite, but with the ethos of the original. Some things are familiar, like the modulation assignments, but like any instrument you have to take the time to learn it. The best instruments tend to have personalities, and those generally take time to get to know and understand. How did you approach making this patch? I started with wanting to explore polyphonic looping envelopes with randomizations per-note. You can make nice textures this way as each note will have its own characteristics. I wanted to make a cascading texture that could morph from ambient to something with a lot of aggression, so this patch can go from soft to a wall of distortion. Did you have an idea or concept before starting? One of the first things I noticed about the envelopes in Massive X is that they can loop, which not all synths can do. When you have poly-looping envelopes, in addition to polyphonic modulators, then you can get sounds that change with each note. I also noticed that you can set any audio source in the synth to modulate the oscillators using the aux input, so in this patch, I’ve used one of the noise oscillators. I also utilized the macros. The fact that you can set one knob to do multiple things is powerful. So, for instance, when you turn up the “Dist” macro or the mod wheel, there are lots of parameters changing. And finally the effects play a large role in turning the patch from ambient to aggressive. The chain is delay into reverb into distortion. As I said, the reverb has a lot of different algorithms, and some of them can make huge washes. How do presets influence your music process? Making my own presets for synths is important. Whenever I get a synth, I start saving my own presets so that for any given synth that I have a bank of my own. That’s really valuable, because when I’m working, I often think about those presets. Especially in TV and film, when you have to work quickly, having a bank of presets is really valuable. If I’ve burned through a lot of my own presets, then I start to feel kind-of weird and twitchy – like I need to spend some time exploring again to find some new sounds. That’s your approach to your personal library of presets. How important are the existing presets? I find those mostly valuable in terms of quickly gaining an understanding of the range of the instrument. In Massive X, I’ve already bookmarked some presets that I want to go back to to figure out how they were made. So presets are an interesting way to explore the range of the synth, but I don’t end up using them directly very much. At least for the kind of music that I make, designing sounds is integral to the end product. The way people program and think about sounds often becomes their signature. The original MASSIVE is often thought of as a bass synthesizer. How did you find the process of creating beautiful, ambient sounds on its successor? It’s very easy. I think Massive got its reputation because lots of the wavetables were full-spectrum and aggressive sounding, and there weren’t a lot of synths capable of those types of sounds at the time. Massive has always come with a huge library of wavetables though, and they range from simple to complex, so you’ve always been able to use it for ‘beautiful’ sounds if you steered the instrument that way. Just like the original, Massive X has the ability to be aggressive but that doesn’t mean that it has to be. It’s all in how you use it. The aforementioned competition is being conducted by Sounds Unlimited, Inc. (“Metapop”). By entering the competition, participants agree to these terms and conditions and Metapop’s Terms of Service ( https://metapop.com/pages/terms). All personal information is protected by privacy and data protection laws and will not be shared with third parties. Participants must be 13 years of age or older. Employees of the Native Instruments group are not eligible for prizes. By uploading a track to the competition page on Metapop, participants can win Native Instruments prizes as the “Grand Prize”. To be eligible to win, your submissions must be over two minutes and use the provided preset. Wavetables may not be changed, but modulation and other parameters are free to use as you wish. Entries are to be submitted as an MP3 or WAV file at Metapop. Content that uses material to which you don’t own rights (including rights granted to collection societies) will be discredited. Winners will be determined by a panel of judges based on creative and technical merits. Winners will be notified by email, and are required to notify Metapop that they accept the prize within one week after receiving the notification email. Otherwise they forfeit the prize and Metapop reserves the right to choose another winner. The winners have to be prepared to show project files to prove original sounds were used. A cash payout of the prize is ruled out. The right of appeal is excluded. © 2020 Native Instruments GmbH

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Microbiology and Immunology Research Stinear laboratory: Bacterial pathogenomics Staphylococcus aureus & Enterococcus faecium Professor Tim Stinear tstinear@unimelb.edu.au View researcher's webpage Staphylococcus aureus still remains a dangerous human pathogen, with the ability to cause a broad range of diseases, such as bacteremia, endocarditis, sepsis and toxic shock syndrome. Over the last 20 years there has been an increasing incidence of both hospital-acquired and community–acquired S. aureus infections. Treatment of these infections has become more difficult due to the emergence of multidrug-resistant strains. In particular, methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), which was once restricted to hospitals, is spreading rapidly through the community. Furthermore, resistance to vancomycin, the primary drug used to treat MRSA, has also recently emerged. ← Figure 1: Image taken from a heat map showing fold-changes in gene expression of VSSA compared with VISA. Our research into S. aureus pathogenesis focuses on using clinically relevant strains to investigate the molecular mechanisms behind the emergence of low-level vancomycin resistance in this organism. We also have an interest in investigating the host-pathogen implications of vancomycin resistance, and the role of the Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) in the pathogenesis of Australian MRSA and methicillin-sensitive S. aureus isolates. The molecular mechanisms resulting in the formation of clinically significant small colony variant (SCV) S. aureus strains along with the associated activation of an important bacterial stress response, known as the stringent response, has also become a recent focus. Figure 2.Electron micrograph of vancomycin sensitive and vancomycin intermediate S. aureus (VSSA and VISA, respectively), showing thickening of the cell wall in the resistant isolate. To achieve these aims we utilize a variety of molecular microbiology techniques including microarrays, whole genome sequencing, RNA sequencing (RNAseq), allelic exchange and protein function studies. Virulence studies using cellular invasion and persistence assays are also used. Enterococcus faecium Vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE) are a major cause of serious hospital-acquired infections worldwide. In some Australian hospitals, while rates of MRSA infections have been decreasing, infections caused by VRE have significantly increased. The reasons for this increase are unknown. We have been using genomic approaches to investigate the evolution of VRE in Australia, focusing on Enterococcus faecium and trying to understand the molecular basis for the emergence of yet another hospital superbug. Faculty Research Themes Infection and Immunology School Research Themes Infection & Immunity, Systems Biology, Molecular Mechanisms of Disease For further information about this research, please contact the research group leader. Department / Centre MDHS Research library Explore by researcher, school, project or topic.

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Back to Local News Information sought on Priest Lake blaze PRIEST LAKE — The U.S. Forest Service’s Law Enforcement and Investigation Team is looking for information related to the cause of a two-acre fire detected Aug. 6 near the Priest Lake Ranger District office. Forest Service officials stationed in a nearby lookout tower saw the smoke and reported it to the Coeur d’Alene Interagency Dispatch Center at approximately 10:15 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 6. The fire appears to be human-caused based on the evidence collected on scene. Anyone with information related to the cause of the fire is encouraged to contact the Hazard Creek Fire Investigator at 208-274-3331. Read More Local News Newport to host veterans stand down in July January 29, 2020 at 5:00 am | Bonner County Daily Bee More than two dozen veteran support organizations, businesses and volunteers will come together in the region this summer to support regional veterans. In addition to a veterans stand down on July 1... Families invited to be part of Imagination Library January 29, 2020 at 5:00 am | Bonner County Daily Bee PRIEST RIVER — West Bonner County youngsters between 0 to 5 years old have free books coming their way, courtesy of the Priest River Idaho Community Foundation literacy team and Dolly Parton’s Imagin... They’re on canine camera January 29, 2020 at 5:00 am | Coeur d'Alene Press By RALPH BARTHOLDT Staff writer There are 1,541 wolves in Idaho, according to Idaho Fish and Game, and the estimate is better than one used five years ago. That’s because the department has emp... N. Idaho Marine sidesteps death to welcome baby No. 7 January 29, 2020 at 5:00 am | Coeur d'Alene Press COEUR d’ALENE — Lucky baby No. 7, Samuel Frantz, has no idea how lucky he really is. His dad, Marine Dustin Frantz, survived war and near-fatal illness to be front and center when Samuel came into t...

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Discovering hidden relationships between renal diseases and regulated genes through 3D network visualizations Suresh K Bhavnani1,2 nAff6, Arunkumaar Ganesan3, Theodore Hall4, Eric Maslowski4, Felix Eichinger5, Sebastian Martini5, Paul Saxman2, Gowtham Bellala3 & Matthias Kretzler1,5 BMC Research Notes volume 3, Article number: 296 (2010) Cite this article In a recent study, two-dimensional (2D) network layouts were used to visualize and quantitatively analyze the relationship between chronic renal diseases and regulated genes. The results revealed complex relationships between disease type, gene specificity, and gene regulation type, which led to important insights about the underlying biological pathways. Here we describe an attempt to extend our understanding of these complex relationships by reanalyzing the data using three-dimensional (3D) network layouts, displayed through 2D and 3D viewing methods. The 3D network layout (displayed through the 3D viewing method) revealed that genes implicated in many diseases (non-specific genes) tended to be predominantly down-regulated, whereas genes regulated in a few diseases (disease-specific genes) tended to be up-regulated. This new global relationship was quantitatively validated through comparison to 1000 random permutations of networks of the same size and distribution. Our new finding appeared to be the result of using specific features of the 3D viewing method to analyze the 3D renal network. The global relationship between gene regulation and gene specificity is the first clue from human studies that there exist common mechanisms across several renal diseases, which suggest hypotheses for the underlying mechanisms. Furthermore, the study suggests hypotheses for why the 3D visualization helped to make salient a new regularity that was difficult to detect in 2D. Future research that tests these hypotheses should enable a more systematic understanding of when and how to use 3D network visualizations to reveal complex regularities in biological networks. Several studies have analyzed how diseases such as breast cancer [1–3] and leukemia [4] are similar or different at the molecular level. Such studies have led to improvements in the classification of diseases [5, 6], and targeted treatment options [2, 4, 7]. However, little is known about how combinations of chronic renal diseases are similar or different at the molecular level. To address this lack of understanding, in a recent study [8] we used 2D network visualizations and quantitative analyses to understand how 747 mRNA transcripts (henceforth referred to as genes) were regulated across 7 chronic renal diseases. Figure 1A shows the network that we generated and analyzed. Here the nodes represent diseases or genes, and an edge between them represents either an up or down regulation. The size of the nodes is proportional to the number of edges connected to them (node degree). Therefore large disease nodes (high degree) have relatively many associated genes, whereas small disease nodes (low degree) have few associated genes. 2D and 3D Layout of the Renal Network. The renal bipartite network laid out by the Fruchterman-Reingold [18] algorithm in 2D (A), and in 3D (B) showing the relationship between 7 renal diseases (white nodes), and 747 genes (black nodes). The size of each node is proportional to the number of its connected edges so diseases with many genes have large nodes, and diseases with few genes have smaller nodes. A yellow edge represents that the connected gene is up-regulated, and a blue edge represents that the connected gene is down-regulated. The 3D network layout enables more spreading out of nodes (as shown by the greater area used by the down-regulated genes in the centre of the 3D network), but also tends to occlude node labels. The network analysis revealed three unexpected regularities, with possibly important domain implications. (1) Many genes were associated with a single disease (disease-specific genes) and fewer genes were associated with many diseases (non-specific genes). This regularity related to gene degree resulted in a right skewed gene degree distribution. The many disease-specific genes suggested that the current classification (based on similarities in morphology, pathophysiology, or serology) is reflective of specific molecular mechanisms, whereas the few non-specific genes indicate the presence of one or more common mechanisms activated in chronic kidney disease. (2) There were unexpected combinations of renal diseases, genes, and regulation type. For example, there were four renal diseases (SLE, FSGS, MGN, IgAN) that shared many genes, which tended to be down-regulated. This regularity related to disease type and regulation type suggested the presence of a shared molecular mechanism between two different classes of diseases: mostly inflammatory (SLE, IgAN) and mostly non-inflammatory diseases (FSGS, MGN). (3) There was uniform concordance in gene regulation (genes were either up or down regulated across diseases). This regularity related to regulation type suggested that the shared mechanisms have identical effects on genes regulation, and could in the future help to identify molecular diagnostic markers. Our network analysis therefore revealed complex and unexpected relationships between gene degree, disease type, and regulation type, which led to important insights about chronic renal diseases. Subsequent analyses confirmed that these relationships were unlikely to have occurred by chance. (1) A comparison to 1000 random networks of the same size (number of nodes and edges), but with edges randomly assigned to pairs of nodes, revealed a low probability (p < .05) of the observed gene degree distribution occurring by chance. (2) A comparison to 1000 random networks of the same size, and gene and disease degree distribution (to ensure the same number of high degree genes and diseases) revealed a low probability (p < .001) of 4 diseases having mostly down-regulated genes occurring by chance. (3) A comparison to 1000 random networks of the same size, degree distributions, and proportion of up and down regulated genes revealed that there was a low probability (p < .001) of the observed 100% concordance in gene regulation occurring by chance. Although we used quantitative methods to analyze each of the above relationships, our main insights about the disease-gene relationships emerged from visually inspecting the 2D network layout. However it is well known [9] that such layouts are limited compared to laying out the same network in 3D. For example, nodes that are densely packed close to each other in 2D can be spread out in 3D to help the analyst detect more complex regularities. We therefore explored if we could deepen our understanding of genes regulated in renal diseases by using 3D network layouts. While 3D appeared intuitive and appealing, several studies within the information visualization and cognition communities have reported conflicting results of its value in comprehending information [10]. For example, recent cognitive research has shown that users performing network-based tasks on 3D networks through stereoscopic visualizations outperform users who have access only to 2D visualizations of the same data [9]. However, others argue that the added cost of generating and learning how to analyze 3D networks far outweighs the expected benefits, and point to alternate 2D representations for networks that could potentially achieve the same results [11]. Within the bioinformatics community, most of the published literature on 3D has focused on building tools (e.g.,[12, 13]). Therefore, there is currently neither consensus on the value of 3D to analyze complex datasets, nor consensus on how best to use such visualizations to analyze biological networks. Furthermore, to the best of our knowledge, none of the studies have demonstrated the value of 3D visualizations to reveal novel insights. We therefore decided to use 3D network visualizations to reanalyze the 2D network of renal diseases and genes that we had recently published. Our primary goal was to explore if we could discover new patterns in the data that were missed in our earlier 2D network analysis. Our secondary goal was to develop hypotheses related to the pros and cons of using 3D network visualizations to analyze biological networks. To deepen our understanding of what we already understood about chronic renal diseases and genes, we posed the following research question: What is the relationship between chronic renal diseases, gene regulation, and gene specificity? To address our research question, we made critical decisions regarding data selection, data representation, data viewing, and data analysis. We conducted a secondary analysis on a dataset of 747 genes differentially regulated in 7 renal diseases. Transcriptomic data were obtained from 106 patients with one of seven chronic renal diseases, and were compared to biopsies from healthy kidney donors (control). (Please see the original study [8] for a description of the gene expression analysis, and criteria for determining up and down gene regulation.) Data Representation Networks have become ubiquitous in the analysis and discovery of a wide range of molecular phenomena such as gene regulation [14], disease-gene associations [15], and disease-protein associations [16]. A network (also referred to as a graph in mathematics) consists of a set of points or nodes, joined in pairs by lines or edges; nodes represent one or more types of entities (e.g., diseases or genes). Edges between the nodes represent a specific relationship between the entities (e.g., a disease is significantly correlated with a gene). Figure 1A shows a bipartite 2D network [17] (where edges exist only between two different types of entities) of diseases and their implicated genes that we analyzed in our earlier study [8]. Networks enable multiple variables to be visually represented in the same representation thereby enabling the discovery of complex relationships. For example, the network in Figure 1A visually represents the number of genes associated to a disease by proportionally sizing the diameter of the disease nodes (large disease nodes have many implicated genes, and small disease nodes have only a few); the type of gene regulation is represented by the colour of the edges that connect a disease and gene node (a yellow edge represents that the connected gene is up-regulated, and a blue edge represents that the connected gene is down-regulated). Furthermore, the network representation enables the layout of the nodes in Euclidean space using powerful force-directed algorithms that pull together nodes that share the same neighbours, and push apart nodes which do not. Such algorithms often result in layouts where the relative distances between the nodes are meaningful in revealing complex patterns in the network. For example, the network in Figure 1A was laid out using the Fruchterman-Reingold [18] (FR) algorithm in Pajek version 1.23, which resulted in genes that were shared by many diseases to be pulled to the centre of the network, and genes that were specific to a disease to be pushed to the periphery of the network. These advantages make networks useful and versatile to represent and analyze a wide range of complex relationships in biological datasets. As shown in Figure 1B, the above network was also reconstructed by using the 3D version of the FR algorithm. The third dimension enables the algorithm to lay out the nodes such that edge crossings are reduced, a feature that is commonly considered desirable to enhance the readability of networks [9, 10]. For each node, the algorithm outputs x, y and z coordinates, which are used to create the 3D network. Data Viewing The 3D network was viewed using two different viewing methods: 2D Viewing and Navigation The 3D network was viewed in 2D on a computer screen using the Pajek viewer. Similar to a Virtual Reality Modelling Language (VRML) viewer, the Pajek viewer enables the network to be rotated horizontally and vertically, and to be zoomed in and out. As shown in Figure 2, the 3D network was also viewed in a 3D immersive environment called the Cave Automatic Virtual Environment (CAVE) [19]. The goals of this environment are to create the illusion that the viewer is looking at a physical object in perspective, and to enable the viewer to navigate around those virtual objects. These goals are achieved through five standard CAVE functionalities: (1) Stereoscopic visualization which is achieved by projecting separate left and right eye images of each object that are combined for the viewer with special eye glasses. This provides an illusion of the network objects as volumes in 3D space. (2) Magnification of the network enabling greater visibility of node and edge properties. (3) Wide field-of-view achieved by projection of the images on the inside of four surfaces (left, right, front, and floor) of a 10'x10'x10' room. This enables the viewer to see objects with a full natural field-of-view, in addition to the option of increasing this field by turning the head to look at objects above, below, sideways and behind. (4) Motion sensors on the eye glasses worn by the viewer enabling the viewer to walk within the CAVE, which responds by automatically detecting the location of the viewer and adjusting the perspective for the image that is being viewed. (5) Hand-held controls which enables the viewer to zoom, and rotate the network. The 3D Renal Network Viewed Inside the CAVE. The 3D network being visualized in the CAVE through the use of stereoscopic glasses with motion sensors, and hand-held controls for rotating, and zooming in and out of the image. For clarity, the stereoscopic double image of each element has been turned off. The white nodes represent diseases, the purple nodes represent genes, and the yellow and blue edges represent up and down regulation respectively. The high magnification, wide field of view, and stereoscopic display helped to reveal the relationship between gene node degree (shown by the size of the purple gene nodes) and regulation type (shown by the blue and yellow edges that connect the gene and disease nodes). To visualize our 3D network in the CAVE, we created a program that translated the 3D output from Pajek, into one that can be processed by the CAVE system. This was done by using the OpenSG API in C++, a standard approach for CAVE applications. We analyzed the 3D networks using the following two steps: 1. Visual Analysis The networks in both viewing modes (2D and 3D CAVE) were visually analyzed using the navigation features each provided with the goal of detecting visual patterns in the data. In each case the network was not altered in any way such as by removing or highlighting nodes. Instead, the network was viewed as a whole to identify patterns such as node clusters, and patterns in edge colouring. 2. Quantitative Analysis To obtain a precise understanding of the observed visual patterns, they were quantitatively analyzed. Because we identified a new pattern involving gene node degree and regulation type, we plotted a curve whose X-axis represented the gene degrees, and whose Y-axis represented the proportion of down-regulated edges for each degree. We then compared this curve to the same curve generated from 1000 random networks where we preserved the number of disease and gene nodes, their degree (number of edges connected to a node) distribution, and the number of up and down regulated edges. However, we randomly labelled the edges as being either up or down regulated. To test whether the pattern we observed could have occurred randomly, we determined 99.9% confidence intervals around each point on the curve. In the introduction, we briefly presented our prior results that were based on 2D network analysis. The following are the new results based on 3D network analysis. 3D Network Layout Viewed in 2D We visually analyzed the 3D network layout using the Pajek viewer on a desktop computer screen, and rotated the network in an attempt to look for regularities. Figure 1B shows the network rotated horizontally. These actions revealed three important artefacts of the 3D layout viewed in 2D. (1) Several of the nodes were occluded by edges located in front of them, and their labels were not visible. For example, the disease node SLE to the far left is occluded with edges in front, and its label is not visible. (2) The disease nodes were not in the same location as in the 2D layout, causing us to become disoriented mainly because we had over-learned the location of the disease nodes in the 2D layout. (3) Continuous rotation of the network enabled us to perceive the 3D nature of the layout. However it was difficult to read the node labels that were moving across the screen, and further contributed to our disorientation. Furthermore, when we stopped rotating the network, the 3D effect was lost due to lack of parallax (close objects moving faster compared to distant objects), and the network became partially un-readable due to edge crossings and node occlusions. (4) Zooming into the network led to additional confusion as it was difficult to comprehend the relationship between the zoomed in elements, and the entire network. Despite the disorientation caused by viewing the 3D layout in 2D, we did confirm global regularities that we had identified in the 2D layout. There indeed was uniform concordance in gene regulation, and four of the diseases did have many down-regulated genes as shown by the mass of blue edges. However due to the disorientation and occlusions, we were unable to identify any new regularities. 3D Network Layout Viewed in the CAVE Visual Analysis We first analyzed the network in the CAVE by zooming out to see the entire network. Next, as shown in Figure 2, we used the hand-held controls to zoom into the network towards the centre to inspect the high density of down-regulated genes (blue edges) connected to the four diseases. The image in Figure 2 obviously can neither replicate the illusion of the network being a solid object provided by the stereoscopic effect, nor convey the immersive experience of being inside the network. We will therefore attempt to describe in words to the best of our ability the visual experience and our findings. Our navigation of the 3D network inside the CAVE led to three key observations. (1) The large screens and zooming enabled us to look at the gene and disease nodes at a higher magnification compared to what is possible on a desktop or laptop screen. (2) Despite the zooming into the network, we were still able to see the rest of the network by merely turning our head. Therefore, we could perceive details in the network such as the labels and the node sizes, while simultaneously seeing the rest of the network, a phenomenon referred to as focus plus context [20]. Achieving a similar level of focus plus context is not possible on a typical desktop screen. (3) The stereoscopic effect enabled a group of genes with degree 4 and their edges to "pop-out" making them easily distinguishable from other nodes and edges. Therefore there was no need to rotate the network to distinguish nodes and edges from those behind or in front of them. The above visual effects led to three new insights: 1. Because of the magnification of the network visualization in the CAVE, the gene nodes that had mostly blue edges (down-regulated) were clearly larger in size (high degree) compared to most other gene nodes. These differences in node size were not easily perceptible when viewing the network in 2D in a smaller viewing area. This relationship became even more salient when we noticed two even larger gene nodes of degree five that were both down-regulated. 2. The above relationship between high degree genes and down-regulation was inverted when we moved our head to look at genes that were smaller in size (low degree) as they were mostly connected to yellow edges (up-regulated). Therefore our earlier analysis, which revealed the relationship between disease type and regulation type (four diseases had mostly down-regulated genes), failed to reveal the current relationship between gene degree and regulation type (high degree genes were mostly down-regulated, and low degree genes were mostly up-regulated). 3. The high magnification and stereoscopic effect in the CAVE, in addition to the discovery of the above pattern, also helped to quickly identify 11 high degree genes that did not fit the above trend. Each of these genes was up-regulated as shown by their yellow edges in Figure 2. The solid curve in Figure 3 shows the proportion of down-regulated genes for degrees 1-4. As there were only two genes of degree 5 which is too low for statistical comparison, they have been omitted from the graph. However, both of these 5 degree genes were down-regulated and therefore follow the overall trend. Most importantly, the proportion of down-regulated degree 4 genes was well above the 99.9% confidence interval, suggesting the low likelihood of the observed pattern occurring by chance. The Relationship between Gene Degree and the Proportion of Down-Regulated Genes in the Renal Network. The proportion of down-regulated genes is much larger in high degree genes, compared to low degree genes. This pattern is significantly different from that generated from 1000 random networks of the same size and distribution. Two genes of degree 5 have been eliminated from the graph due their low number, making them inappropriate for the statistical comparison. However, as both of degree 5 genes were down-regulated, they follow the overall trend shown. An important goal of analyzing the regulation of genes across diseases is to identify hypotheses that could lead to the identification and discovery of disease regulatory pathways. Here we first discuss how the new results compare to our previous results, followed by the new results and related hypotheses. As discussed in the introduction, our previous analysis of the same data helped to reveal two regularities that were relevant to the current findings. The first regularity was related to gene degree: There were many disease-specific genes, and few non-specific genes. The second regularity was related to disease type and regulation type: There were four renal diseases that had a high number of down-regulated genes. The current analysis helped to reveal a new regularity that combined elements of the above two by relating gene degree and regulation type: Disease-specific genes tended to be up-regulated, whereas the non-specific genes tended to be down-regulated, with a low likelihood of this pattern occurring by chance. What can explain this new finding based on our general understanding of gene regulatory pathways? It is well established that the up-regulation of genes acting together in a transcriptional cascade is often associated with the activation of a particular pathway. Our observation that disease-specific genes tended to be up-regulated suggests the existence of regulatory pathways that are specific to renal diseases, each involving those up-regulated genes. In contrast, the presence of non-specific genes which tended to be down-regulated genes could be the result of the loss of differentiated cell function in diseased patients. An alternate explanation is that the shared down-regulated genes reflect a common process involving the loss of protective mechanisms uniformly across several chronic renal diseases. This observation complements other studies that have reported the loss of protective mechanisms in diabetic nephropathy. For example, the suppression of the protective SOCS proteins in renal patients has been shown to lead to the activation of the JAK/STAT pathway, which is considered an important mechanism by which hyperglycemia contributes to renal damage [21, 22]. Finally, the results could also suggest the presence of one or a few suppressor genes among the 11 non-specific up-regulated genes that are responsible for the down-regulation of many non-specific genes. In summary, the presence of disease-specific genes that are mostly up-regulated suggests the existence of regulatory pathways that are specific to diseases, each involving those up-regulated genes. In contrast, the presence of non-specific genes that are mostly down-regulated could be explained by (a) the loss of differentiated cell function, (b) the loss of protective mechanisms that are common to many chronic renal diseases, or (c) the presence of suppressor genes responsible for the down-regulation of many non-specific genes. These findings provide independent support for an international multicenter research trial [23] that is currently underway which tests these and related hypotheses. Finally, the 11 high-degree genes (associated with 4 and 5 diseases) that did not follow the above pattern motivated us to scrutinize them more closely. An analysis revealed that 5 of the 11 genes (or their molecular families) are already known to be associated with chronic renal diseases. (a) TNFRSF11B and TNFSF10 are members of the tumour necrosis factor super family, which is known to be associated with diabetic kidney disease [24], lupus nephritis, and ANCA-associated glomerulonephritis [25]. (b) CFB and C1 S are members of the complement system that is activated in several glomerular immune-complex diseases, and in progressive tubulointerstitial fibrosis [26], a feature of several chronic renal diseases in our data.(c) COL4A2 is an isoform of collagen type IV whose mutations have been found to alter the glomerular basement membrane directly affecting glomerular filtration, and thereby renal function [27]. The overall result, which was the direct outcome of re-analyzing the network in 3D, has therefore helped to identify hypotheses about the associations among genes, regulation type, and chronic renal diseases. These focused hypotheses could be the basis of future experiments that could reveal disease-specific mechanisms, in addition to the common mechanisms across chronic renal diseases. In addition to the above hypotheses related to the renal network, we arrived at hypotheses related to the role of different 3D visualization functionalities in exploratory network analysis. Given the conflicting results and debates surrounding 2D versus 3D visualizations, we had a healthy scepticism regarding the value of 3D visualizations for discovering new regularities in our network. However, while we were not surprised that the 3D networks viewed in 2D had limited value, we were surprised how rapidly the same 3D network visualized in a CAVE helped reveal new regularities the network. In the process, we developed insights into the role of specific functionalities offered by the CAVE for discovering patterns in networks. Our experience suggests that the stereoscopic visualization helped to distinguish nodes and edges of interest from surrounding elements, without having to rely on rotations that left us disoriented when viewing the network in 2D. In addition, the high magnification (as shown by the relatively large purple nodes in Figure 2 despite the entire network being visible) helped us notice the small changes in the size of the gene nodes (whose degrees had a narrow range of 1-5), and alerted us to the possibility of the global regularity. This small change in node degree was difficult to detect at the scale of a typical computer screen where the gene node diameter is in the range of a few pixels when the entire network is visible. Finally, the wide field-of-view enabled us to look at details of the nodes such as their labels and connections, without losing context of the entire network. This feature therefore resolved the focus versus context trade-off required on normal computer screens, and enabled us to quickly detect the global regularity relating gene degree and regulation type. Future research should control for each of these features to specifically identify their role in not just simple tasks such as path tracing typically used in experiments, but also for more complex tasks such as the discovery of complex relationships between key topological variables similar to what we discovered. It is important to note that our 2D networks reported in our earlier study had been closely analyzed by two computer scientists experienced in network analysis, two renal experts, and subsequently reviewed in two cycles before journal publication. Therefore, while the pattern might appear obvious in hindsight, we believe that the CAVE provided critical features to help rapidly discover new patterns, a hypothesis that needs to be tested through future controlled studies. The limitation of our study was that we relied on the features of current 2D and 3D viewers commonly available, and it is possible that future development could enhance such desktop applications to help in the rapid identification of patterns in 3D networks. The reasons of why we found specific CAVE features most useful could provide the starting point for the design of future desktop applications that could avoid the high cost of building and using a CAVE. The analysis discussed in this article helped to identify a new global regularity that related gene degree and regulation type, which had a low likelihood of occurring by chance, and which was of domain importance. Furthermore, the study suggests that immersive 3D visualizations could help to identify new regularities that can be easily missed when relying solely on 2D network analysis. Future research should explicitly test this finding through controlled experiments. 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This study is funded in part by NIH grants # UL1RR024986, # U54 DA021519, P30 DK081943 and R01 DK079912, and was performed under the framework of the National Center for Integrative Bioinformatics (NCIBI) and the Applied Systems Biology Core of the O'Brien Kidney Research Center at the University of Michigan. We thank G. Vallabha and C. Scott for their contributions, and the following members of the Europen renal cDNA Else Kroener Fresenius Bank (ERCB-KFB) for providing access to the samples used in this study: C. D. Cohen, M. Fischereder, H. Schmid, M. Kretzler, W. Samtleben, and D. Schlöndorff (Munich); J. D. Sraer, and P. Ronco (Paris); M. P. Rastaldi, and G. D'Amico (Milano); F. Mampaso (Madrid); P. Doran, and H. R. Brady (Dublin); D. Mönks, and C. Wanner (Würzburg); A. J. Rees, P. Brown (Aberdeen); F. Strutz, and G. Müller (Göttingen); P. Mertens, and J. Floege (Aachen); N. Braun, and T. Risler (Tübingen); L. Gesualdo, and F. P. Schena (Bari); J.Gerth, and G. Wolf (Jena); R. Oberbauer, and D. Kerjaschki (Vienna); B. Banas, and B. K. Krämer (Regensburg); H. Peters, and H. H. Neumayer, (Berlin); K Ivens, and B. Grabensee (Düsseldorf); R. P. Wüthrich (Zürich); V. Tesar, (Prague). Suresh K Bhavnani Present address: Institute for Translational Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX, 77555-0129, USA Center for Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics, 2017 Palmer Commons Bldg, 100 Washtenaw Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-2218, USA & Matthias Kretzler Michigan Institute for Clinical &, Health Research, 24 Frank Lloyd Wright Dr., Domino's Farm, Ann Arbor, MI, 48106-0421, USA & Paul Saxman Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan, 2260 Hayward, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-2121, USA Arunkumaar Ganesan & Gowtham Bellala UM3D Lab, Digital Media Commons, University of Michigan, 2281 Bonisteel Blvd., Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-0738, USA Theodore Hall & Eric Maslowski Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Michigan Medical School, 1150 W. Medical Centre Drive, MSRB2, SPC 5676, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-5676, USA Felix Eichinger , Sebastian Martini Search for Suresh K Bhavnani in: Search for Arunkumaar Ganesan in: Search for Theodore Hall in: Search for Eric Maslowski in: Search for Felix Eichinger in: Search for Sebastian Martini in: Search for Paul Saxman in: Search for Gowtham Bellala in: Search for Matthias Kretzler in: Correspondence to Suresh K Bhavnani. SB conceived the initial idea to analyze renal diseases and regulated genes using 3D bipartite networks, and constructed them using Pajek; AG, TH, and EM formatted and generated the 3D visualizations for the CAVE; SB, SM, FE, PS, GB and MK analyzed the networks; MK supervised the project. All authors and co-authors wrote, discussed, revised, and approved the final manuscript. This article is published under license to BioMed Central Ltd. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License ((http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Bhavnani, S.K., Ganesan, A., Hall, T. et al. Discovering hidden relationships between renal diseases and regulated genes through 3D network visualizations. BMC Res Notes 3, 296 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-3-296 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-3-296 Regulation Type Chronic Renal Disease Gene Node Global Regularity Gene Degree

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Keira Knightley Is Pregnant Heather Morgan Shott First comes her Screen Actors Guild nomination, then comes news that Keira Knightley is pregnant, according to reports by Us Weekly and The New York Post’s Page Six. This will be the first child for the British actress, who is married to Klaxons singer James Righton. Back in 2013, Knightley told Vogue that she wanted to have children, but insisted she would still work. “Would I want to be a stay-at-home mother? No,” she revealed. “On the other hand, you should be allowed to do that, as should men, without being sneered at.” On Wednesday, December 10, it was announced that Knightley had been nominated for Best Supporting Actress SAG award for her role as a codebreaker in The Imitation Game opposite Benedict Cumberbatch Tags: celebrity pregnancy announcements, hand picked, Keira Knightley

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October 16, 2019 / 8:08 AM / 3 months ago Undercover entrepreneurs: fearful Mexican tech startups shun spotlight Julia Love, Daina Beth Solomon MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - In Mexico’s burgeoning startup scene, publicity is the last thing many entrepreneurs want. A device from Mexican payments startup Clip is seen in this picture illustration taken in Mexico City, Mexico October 11, 2019. REUTERS/Luis Cortes/Illustration Unlike plenty of their P.R.-hungry counterparts in Silicon Valley, Mexican startup founders often decline media interviews, avoid public announcements and suppress details of financial success. One big reason: they do not want to attract criminals. “You are getting yourself in a position where you could be subject to ransom,” entrepreneur Ulises Vazquez said of the drug-fueled violence and kidnappings that have scarred society. “You want to have a low profile to be able to continue with your freedom,” he added. Vazquez twice kept quiet on major startup milestones: when he sold a stake in his advertising agency Ergos in 2010, and when the acquiring firm, Matomy (MTMY.TA), went public in 2014. Though understandable, the low-profile approach is holding back Mexico’s technology industry, investors and experts say, making it harder to attract talent and money, especially from abroad. Mexico’s tech sector last year drew only $175 million in venture capital, according to the Association for Private Capital Investment in Latin America. That was dwarfed by Brazil, the region’s powerhouse, which received $1.3 billion, but also trailed Colombia, which drew $334 million in venture capital though its economy is worth about a quarter of Mexico’s. Reuters spoke with two dozen investors and startup founders who acknowledged that security concerns were widespread in the tech community and had even pushed some entrepreneurs abroad. Illustrating the concern, most declined to speak on the record. Without publicity, entrepreneurs struggle to recruit the best, bring in money and inspire the next generation, said Daniel Green, a partner at Silicon Valley law firm Gunderson Dettmer who advises startups across Latin America. “It certainly stunts the growth,” he said. “LIVING AT RISK” To be sure, violence is rampant elsewhere in Latin America, from drug-torn Colombia to crime-ridden Brazil. But the issue is especially acute in Mexico due to an escalation of violence from over a decade ago when the government sent armed forces into the streets to crack down on the cartels. Around the same time, drug gangs began branching into extortion. A string of high-profile kidnappings and murders, including the death of an executive at broadcaster Televisa killed on his bike during a shootout in 2017, rattled the elite. That has generated business for executive protection firms, who provide bullet-proof vehicles, GPS trackers, armed bodyguards and real-time monitoring. For startups, the fears may be more perception than reality: there are no known cases of tech entrepreneurs being attacked after sharing their company’s success. And some do still announce their deals. Bismarck Lepe, chief executive of software company Wizeline, believes his peers are being over-cautious, despite the horrors Mexico has suffered. “Communicating more about your success helps the community, helps the company, helps the investors,” said Lepe, who divides his time between Silicon Valley and Mexico. “As long as you are not involved in the drug trade, nothing is going to happen to you.” Mexican entrepreneur Domingo Guerra, who founded cybersecurity startup Appthority in California, said he is not generally worried about safety when he returns home. But he did feel uncomfortable after announcing a funding round. “Folks were asking how I was going to spend the money, what I was going to buy first,” said Guerra, now a senior director at cybersecurity giant Symantec SYMC.O after the acquisition of his company in 2018. “I spent a lot of time explaining that really none of that money was for the founders.” One startup founder, assigned a U.S. Army veteran trained in anti-kidnapping maneuvers by a firm acquiring his company, became fed up of having to take a different route home every day and eventually relocated with his family to the United States. Another who founded his startup in the San Francisco area said American colleagues were frustrated by his quiet approach due to fears for his relatives back in Mexico. “There’s an unofficial tax for operating and living in Mexico - and that tax is living at risk,” he said. FROM SCOOTER TO SUV Some entrepreneurs have simply faded from public view. Adolfo Babatz, the chief executive of Mexican payments company Clip, was once a staple of the local business press. In 2018, he gave at least five published interviews and graced the cover of business magazine Expansion beside the headline: “Think big.” He took a different tack this year after SoftBank (9984.T) pumped about $20 million into his company, making him among the first Mexican entrepreneurs to win the Japanese conglomerate’s stamp of approval. Babatz did not announce the deal and appears to have given few interviews so far in 2019. SoftBank, which plans to pour $5 billion into Latin America, declined to comment. Some entrepreneurs advocate workarounds. Gabriel Leon, who recently launched fintech company Oyster Financial in Mexico, plans to disclose company funding rounds on an online database, rather than via the media. “We never talk about money,” he said. “We talk about the product we’re building, the opportunity in the market, our competitors. That’s how you get attention from investors.” Some entrepreneurs say the political climate, with leftist President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador frequently crusading against the elites, has made it an additionally awkward time to tout multi-million deals in a culture that frowns on bragging. Mexico’s Economy Ministry did not respond to Reuters requests to discuss the startup sector’s security concerns. Sergio Romo, chief executive of Mexican scooter startup Grin, followed a similar trajectory to Babatz after a $45.7 million funding round last year. Earlier this year, Romo, who was known for tooling around the capital in his company’s neon green scooters, left a meeting with Mexico City regulators in a large SUV with tinted windows, according to someone who participated in the meeting. Romo told Reuters that was unusual and he still uses scooters, but acknowledged keeping a low profile was advisable. “People outside the startup world tend to think that founders who raise a lot of money become rich themselves, but sometimes that’s not the case,” he said. “We are just founders trying to make it happen.” Once active on Twitter, his posts have been deleted. Reporting by Daina Beth Solomon and Julia Love in Mexico City; Additional reporting by Sam Nussey in Tokyo; Editing by Frank Jack Daniel and Andrew Cawthorne

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Israelsen retires after 44 years, the impact of his service will go on for years Written by Rod Boam Clark Israelsen, the USU Ag extension agent, will clean out his office on July 1, and retire. He has spent his entire career enlightening farmers on how to be successful in one aspect or another. Clark Israelsen, the Utah State University Agriculture Extension agent, is retiring on July 1st. Clark Israelsen name tags will be gone, his office will have a new tenant, but his impact on area farming will last for a lifetime. “There is a time to come and a time to go,” he said. “A wise man knows when it’s time to go.” As a high school teacher for 10 years, a Bridgerland Technical College instructor for 15 years, and an ag agent for the remainder of his time, he has touched the lives of generations of people in Cache Valley. “I had an open house the other night at the Cache County Events Center,” he said. “We shook a lot of hands. It started at 5:30 p.m. and finished at 9 p.m.” He said agriculture crosses a lot of boundaries and touches many professions. “I’ve crossed paths with a lot of good people over the years,” Israelsen said. “We are all connected one way or another and we need each other.” “Agriculture is the driver of our economy,” he continued. “It generates new wealth every year, it is the driver of our economy.” While a lot of his time has been spent with farm issues, he will probably be best known for is ability to work with people of all walks of life. Craig Buttars, the Cache County Executive, said Clark is a man of utmost integrity. “I’ve had the opportunity to be instructed by Clark in many different forums, from the time he was an instructor for the Farm Management Program at Bridgerland Applied Technology College, to my current responsibilities as Cache County Executive,” Buttars said. “He is a sound thinker and an excellent analyzer.” He said Israelsen has the talent and ability to sit in a meeting and listen to all views until a decision is needed, at which time his recommendation is usually adopted. “Among his many accomplishments he has been instrumental in introducing and developing new crops to the valley to help local farmers diversify and increase their profits,” Buttars said. “Cache County is now, and will be for the extended future, a better place to live and work because of Clark’s wisdom and insight.” Bart Esplin, manager of the Cache County Fairgrounds, said Israelsen has been a big influence throughout his life. “My first recollection was Clark as an ag teacher at Sky View back in the early 80’s, he would have been a fairly new teacher at that point,” Esplin said. “I know he was well liked.” “Most of my dealings with Clark have been during my tenure at the Cache County Fairgrounds,” he said. “As a board member of the fairgrounds advisory committee, Clark has always had the interest of those that we serve in mind.” He said, “Clark has been an outstanding influence in the community and a great friend over the years.” Adrie Roberts, USU Associate Professor and the Cache County Extension Director, said Clark is the epitome of the ultimate Agriculture Extension Agent. “He knows almost everyone in Cache Valley – especially the farmers in the rural areas of the county,” she said. “In an era when we are encouraged by our Administration to do more online classes and social media, Clark is still meeting one on one with his clientele. “His truck is always a welcome site out on the country roads of our beautiful county. His advice is sought after and trusted by hundreds,” Roberts said. “In our office, Clark always has an encouraging word, particularly about the weather,” she said. “He is famous for several quotes that are now mainstays in our own lives. And he is always the first to adjourn a meeting so he can get to work!” Clark Israelsen, the USU Ag extension agent, has had his boots on the ground since he started his Ag education career 44 years ago. He said he has met a lot of good people over the years. County Commissioner Dave Erickson said It was 44 years ago when he knocked on our door in the summer of 1976 and introduced himself as the new Sky View High School Agriculture Instructor and Advisor to the Sky View FFA. ”He wanted to meet with us and educate us on the many possibilities and opportunities available in the program at Sky View for me as a new incoming sophomore,” Erickson said. “Over the years, I have admired his ability to work with all types of people.” Erickson said as a leader in agriculture, Clark is so willing to set aside his own personal ambitions to help others succeed. Many lives are better for associating themselves with Clark Israelsen, Erickson said. Isaeralsen said there is no limit to what you can do if you surround yourself with good people. “I’ve been lucky enough to be surrounded by good people that made me look good,”he said. Posted in Local, NewsTagged Agriculture, Cache County, Clark Israelsen, farm life, USU Extension

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Lead Engineer, Editorial Engine Beaverton | Oregon | United States NIKE is a technology company. From our flagship website and five-star mobile apps to developing products, managing big data and providing leading edge engineering and systems support, our teams at NIKE Global Technology exist to revolutionize the future at the confluence of tech and sport. We invest and develop advances in technology and employ the most creative people in the world, and then give them the support to constantly innovate, iterate and serve consumers more directly and personally. Our teams are innovative, diverse, multidisciplinary and collaborative, taking technology into the future and bringing the world with it. The Taxonomy and Tagging Lead Engineer will lead the engineering implementation and maintenance of an enterprise metamodel, supporting the definition that affords data scientists and modelers to catalogue, search and reuse data assets. You will lead the engineering of Nike's next generation Taxonomy & Ontology strategy while partnering across functions such as Data Governance & Privacy, Architecture and Consumer Data Engineering. •Develop and design engineering solutions to support our product and data taxonomy efforts including API development •Deploy & handle the availability, usability, integrity, and security of the taxonomy & tagging data employed to support the Nike business •Support the Product Owner in development of taxonomy & ontology standards, processes, technologies & governance and provide council to establish and handle a baseline of a common understanding of data fields, schemas, processes and general standards •Work with analysts and data scientists to explore web metrics and other innovative data opportunities to optimize Nike's product Taxonomy •Collaborate as a data quality expert with key partners and the business to understand requirements and find creative and flexible engineering solutions to 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IN RE: STREET VENDOR PROJECT IN RE: STREET VENDOR PROJECT, etc., et al., Petitioners-Appellants, v. CITY OF NEW YORK, et al., Respondents-Respondents. Decided: August 23, 2007 SAXE, J.P., FRIEDMAN, MARLOW, SULLIVAN, McGUIRE, JJ. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, New York (Alexander A. Yanos and Daina Bray of counsel), for appellants. Michael A. Cardozo, Corporation Counsel, New York (Victoria Scalzo of counsel), for respondents. Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Michael D. Stallman, J.), entered January 11, 2006, which, denied, in part, the CPLR article 78 petition challenging the multiple offense schedule adopted by respondent Environmental Control Board (ECB) on April 21, 2005, unanimously affirmed, without costs. The substantial evidence test of CPLR 7803(4) does not apply to the review of the administrative determinations here at issue, since those determinations did not result from trial-type hearings and were not quasi-judicial in nature (see e.g. New York City Health & Hosp. Corp. v. McBarnette, 84 N.Y.2d 194, 203 n. 2, 616 N.Y.S.2d 1, 639 N.E.2d 740 [1994] ). The increased fines challenged by petitioners are not arbitrary and capricious; they had a “foundation in fact” (Matter of Pell v. Board of Educ., 34 N.Y.2d 222, 231, 356 N.Y.S.2d 833, 313 N.E.2d 321 [1974] ) in the comments from the Department of Consumer Affairs, the Health Department, a business improvement district, and a Soho resident. If a street vendor is fined, the vendor is free to argue in a future proceeding that the fine is so disproportionate that it is an abuse of discretion pursuant to CPLR 7803(3) (see Matter of Griffith v. Aponte, 123 A.D.2d 260, 506 N.Y.S.2d 167 [1986], appeal dismissed 70 N.Y.2d 641, 518 N.Y.S.2d 1031, 512 N.E.2d 557 [1987] ). Whether the imposition of a particular fine-which under the fine schedule can range from $50 to $1,000-constitutes an abuse of discretion is a sui generis inquiry turning on myriad factors, including the seriousness of the violation, the amount of the fine, recidivism, if any, by the vendor and the economic circumstances of the vendor (see Matter of Mitchell v. New York City Dept. of Consumer Affairs, 160 A.D.2d 487, 554 N.Y.S.2d 151 [1990]; Griffith, supra ). Both the Eighth Amendment of the United States Constitution and Article I, Section 5, of the New York Constitution provide that excessive fines shall not be imposed. The test is whether the fine “is grossly disproportional to the gravity of a defendant's offense” (United States v. Bajakajian, 524 U.S. 321, 334, 118 S.Ct. 2028, 141 L.Ed.2d 314 [1998]; see also County of Nassau v. Canavan, 1 N.Y.3d 134, 140, 770 N.Y.S.2d 277, 802 N.E.2d 616 [2003] ). In determining gross disproportionality, courts consider a multitude of factors, many of which concern the particular circumstances of the wrongdoer (see Canavan, 1 N.Y.3d at 140, 770 N.Y.S.2d 277, 802 N.E.2d 616). The present record does not permit such consideration. However, individual street vendors are free to raise such a challenge in future lawsuits where the facts of each case can be developed. It is undisputed that the Statement of Basis and Purpose published with ECB's final rule on June 20, 2005 was defective. Petitioners' argument that respondents could not cure this defect by republishing the rule with a proper Statement of Basis and Purpose is unavailing. They do not claim that they would have submitted different or additional evidence if the Statement of Basis and Purpose that ECB published in January 2006 had been published in October 2004 or March 2005.

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LinkedIn Talent Blog Talent Blog No one likes popups. But you'll like our newsletter. Get remarkable recruiting strategies, tips, and trends right in your inbox. The Secret to Recruiting According to the Best Recruiter in Sports: Make It About The Candidate Paul Petrone Since 2009, there’s been no better recruiter in sports than University of Kentucky Basketball Head Coach John Calipari. During that time, more than 20 of his players went on to make it into the NBA, including three who were drafted number one overall. Since 2009, no coach in men’s college basketball is even close to that. What’s his secret? He doesn’t have some special spiel he gives or a line that always works. Instead, his philosophy is an adaptation off the John F. Kennedy approach: he doesn’t ask what the recruit can do for him; he asks what he can do for the recruit. “You have to know what (the recruit’s) dreams and aspirations are, and chase those with them,” Calipari said in an interview with LinkedIn. “I’m trying to help them succeed, so we become one of the places where everyone wants to work.” However, one thing Calipari avoids is promising anything to a recruit or their family. While he tries to do everything he can to help his recruits succeed, the last thing he wants is for their expectations not to be met. “With social media, (all the recruits) talk to each other,” Calipari said. “So we don’t promise outlandish things. Because, if you do and they don’t come true, you are going to run out of people pretty quick.” Selling the future and ensuring you treat both candidates and employees right? Sounds like Calipari’s words apply not just to college basketball, but to business as well. And the deeper you dive into his philosophy, the more you realize that’s true. Calipari’s first rule of recruiting: you have to know the people you recruit When he was an assistant coach at Kansas University early in his career, Calipari used to tell prospects how great it is to go to a big university like Kansas, because you can major in anything. To hammer home his point, he would say the only three majors Kansas doesn’t offer is forestry, farming and veterinary medicine, three majors few recruits were interested in. One day, he was sent to recruit a player named Roy Brow, and gave his speech about the (almost) unlimited opportunity at Kansas, except for those three majors. Of course, after hearing the spiel, Brow was quick to tell him what he wanted to major in: veterinary medicine. Calipari hasn’t made the same mistake again. Now, before he meets with a prospect, he finds out exactly what they are looking for in a career. And then, when talking with them, he offers a path on how exactly that can happen. “I ask them, what do you want out of your college experience, where do you want basketball to take you?” he said. “And then, from there, I’m doing everything I can to help them succeed.” LinkedIn research shows that selling the future is a great way to recruit in the corporate world as well. A recent survey of more than 10,000 people who just changed jobs revealed that what drove them to switch was not more money or a better work-life balance, but because they wanted to advance their career. Calipari’s second rule of recruiting: honesty is key That said, Calipari never promises playing time or NBA stardom to his recruits, only opportunity. In fact, since Calipari gets so many great players to go to Kentucky, often some of the best players in the country play less on his team than they normally would. Calipari is also admittedly hard on his players and added that playing at Kentucky can be difficult; as there’s so much media attention it’s like “being under a microscope.” If Kentucky doesn’t win a national title, the season is considered a failure, despite dozens of other great college basketball teams sharing the same goal. Despite those obstacles, he consistently lands top players because he strives to be as honest as he can with them regarding his personality and playing at Kentucky, so they trust him. And sometimes that honesty means directly telling a great talent they won’t be a good fit for Kentucky, and the reasons why. “The last thing you want is someone who isn’t going to thrive in your system,” he said. “The more they fail, those results begin to hurt your recruitment.” Again, there are obvious correlations here with the business world as well. With sites out there where employees can rate what it’s like to work at your company, lying to people or having people fail at your company is a sure-fire way to destroying your employer brand. Calipari’s third rule of recruiting: if someone moves on, don’t forget about them Calipari won his only national title in 2012, when his Wildcats defeated Kansas in the title game, 67-59. And yet, he said he’s more proud of the dozens of players he sent to the pros than his one championship victory. That fits in line with his general attitude of doing what he can for his players, even after they leave Kentucky. He related it to the business world, saying a company should be “ecstatic” if one of its employees got a great job somewhere else. Additionally, Calipari often hires his former players and coaches to his own staff, years after they ever played or worked for him. Of course, the bigger reason he does that is because he believes they’re right for the job, but he also knows that loyalty will pay off down the line. “Are you taking care of people on the way out?” Calipari said. “Or is all just about what they can do for you? That’s all part of recruiting.” This practice falls in line with companies like Hubspot and Google that have set up “alumni” groups highlighting people who have left the company and done great things. Rather than shun the people who left for better jobs elsewhere, they promote it, which increases both the chance of those people coming back some day and goodwill among candidates looking to apply there. Calipari’s fourth rule of recruiting: social media is your friend Calipari has more than one million Twitter followers, more than 500,000 Facebook followers and frequently updates both accounts. Why? For him, it’s a way to get the real Calipari out, without the filter of the mainstream media. Going back to his point of being honest, the more he can show the world what the real John Calipari is like, the more likely he is to get recruits who are a good fit. “Social media, if you are not doing it, you are already losing,” he said. “If you are doing it, it’s more or less to be transparent.” That advice certainly applies to recruiting as well, as social media is your way to talk to candidates directly. Smart companies like Lego, Nike and hundreds of others are using Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and more to help tell their story of what it’s like to work there. Calipari’s fifth and most important rule of recruiting: follow the golden rule Ultimately though, what it` comes down to is treating people the right way, Calipari said. If you are honest, if you legitimately help people achieve their dreams and if keep a good relationship with them after they leave, you are going to have a successful organization. When Calipari first started as a coach at the University of Massachusetts in 1989, he obviously had no reputation to point to. So, he “sold hopes and dreams,” and managed to have a relatively successful tenure there. However, as his career progressed, his reputation for getting players to the next level began to spread. Twenty-five years later, he’s the best recruiter of talent in the country, largely because of his skill for helping players achieve their goal of getting into the NBA. “It’s bigger than me just coming in and I’m going to sell you,” Calipari said. “It’s about the relationships I’ve had with the players who have come through my program. And that’s going to feed off itself.” This advice rings true in the corporate world. LinkedIn data shows 50 percent of professionals talk to their network when considering a job offer and a person will trust what a friend tells them about a company three-times more than what the CEO says about the company. So, just like what Calipari says to recruit is going to have less of an impact on them than what a Kentucky alum says, what your recruiters tells a candidate matters less than what your employees say about your company. Bottom line, the real key to a great employer brand is treating your candidates and employees great. Tying it all together After analyzing Calipari’s philosophy, you realize it’s eerily similar to the one outlined in the book by former LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman entitled The Alliance: Managing Talent in the Networked Age. Essentially, what Hoffman says in the book is that people don’t spend their careers at one company anymore. So, the best way to manage them is to build a mutually-beneficial relationship – i.e., an alliance - where the person obviously helps the company, but the company helps the person reach their next career goal. Calipari does the exact same thing. When he recruits players, he does what he can to help them reach their career goal, which is usually reach the NBA, while they play hard for him in return. By doing this consistently, he’s built a reputation as someone who launches careers, and therefore is highly attractive to ambitious, great talent. In return, that talent repays him and the university with SEC championships, Final Four appearances and the 2012 national title. “Some people have criticized me for talking too much about the success I’ve had getting players into the NBA, as opposed to what I’ve done at Kentucky,” he said. “And yet, what I noticed is that when I focus on achieving their dreams and making our players the best they can be, the byproduct of that is winning a lot of basketball games.” * image by Getty To receive blog posts like this one straight in your inbox, subscribe to the blog newsletter. 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Author: ppjcp The start of a new era…. On October 5, 2018 By ppjcpLeave a comment On the 13th September 2018, His Grace the Archbishop, published the following decree: The decree can be found on the archdiocesan website by using the following link: https://archedinburgh.org/wp-content/uploads/Decree-40-18-Dunfermline-Rosyth-and-Inverkeithing.pdf Therefore, as of the 28th October 2018 all three of our parishes will cease to exist as separate parishes, but will remain as three individual Churches under the united parish patronage of The Most Holy Trinity. Today’s Feast – Our Lady of Sorrows On September 15, 2018 September 14, 2018 By ppjcpLeave a comment Devotion to the Seven Sorrows of Our Lady has its roots in Sacred Scripture and in Christian piety, which always associates the Blessed Mother with her suffering Son. Today’s feast was introduced by the Servites in order to intensify devotion to Our Lady’s Sorrows. In 1817 Pius VII — suffering grievously in exile but finally liberated by Mary’s intercession — extended the feast to the universal Church. This feast dates back to the 12th century. It was especially promoted by the Cistercians and the Servites, so much so that in the 14th and 15th centuries it was widely celebrated throughout the Catholic Church. In 1482 the feast was added to the Missal under the title of “Our Lady of Compassion.” Pope Benedict XIII added it to the Roman Calendar in 1727 on the Friday before Palm Sunday. In 1913, Pope Pius X fixed the date on September 15. The title “Our Lady of Sorrows” focuses on Mary’s intense suffering during the passion and death of Christ. “The Seven Dolors,” the title by which it was celebrated in the 17th century, referred to the seven swords that pierced the Heart of Mary. The feast is like an octave for the birthday of Our Lady on September 8th. This feast is dedicated to the spiritual martyrdom of Mary, Mother of God, and her compassion with the sufferings of her Divine Son, Jesus. In her suffering as co-redeemer, she reminds us of the tremendous evil of sin and shows us the way of true repentance. May the numerous tears of the Mother of God be conducive to our salvation; with which tears Thou, O God, art able to wash away the sins of the whole world. As Mary stood at the foot of the Cross on which Jesus hung, the sword of sorrow Simeon had foretold pierced her soul. Below are the seven sorrows of Mary: The prophecy of Simeon (Luke 2:25-35) The flight into Egypt (Matthew 2:13-15) Loss of the Child Jesus for three days (Luke 2:41-50) Mary meets Jesus on his way to Calvary (Luke 23:27-31; John 19:17) Crucifixion and Death of Jesus (John 19:25-30) The body of Jesus being taken from the Cross (Psalm 130; Luke 23:50-54; John 19:31-37) The burial of Jesus (Isaiah 53:8; Luke 23:50-56; John 19:38-42; Mark 15:40-47) Today’s Feast – The Exaltation of the Cross On September 14, 2018 By ppjcpLeave a comment This feast was observed in Rome before the end of the seventh century. It commemorates the recovery of the Holy Cross, which had been placed on Mt. Calvary by St. Helena and preserved in Jerusalem, but then had fallen into the hands of Chosroas, King of the Persians. The precious relic was recovered and returned to Jerusalem by Emperor Heralius in 629. The lessons from the Breviary tell us that Emperor Heraclius carried the Cross back to Jerusalem on his shoulders. He was clothed with costly garments and with ornaments of precious stones. But at the entrance to Mt. Calvary a strange incident occurred. Try as hard as he would, he could not go forward. Zacharias, the Bishop of Jerusalem, then said to the astonished monarch: “Consider, O Emperor, that with these triumphal ornaments you are far from resembling Jesus carrying His Cross.” The Emperor then put on a penitential garb and continued the journey. Triumph of the Cross This day is also called the Exaltation of the Cross, Elevation of the Cross, Holy Cross Day, Holy Rood Day, or Roodmas. The liturgy of the Cross is a triumphant liturgy. When Moses lifted up the bronze serpent over the people, it was a foreshadowing of the salvation through Jesus when He was lifted up on the Cross. Our Mother Church sings of the triumph of the Cross, the instrument of our redemption. To follow Christ we must take up His cross, follow Him and become obedient until death, even if it means death on the cross. We identify with Christ on the Cross and become co-redeemers, sharing in His cross. We made the Sign of the Cross before prayer which helps to fix our minds and hearts to God. After prayer we make the Sign of the Cross to keep close to God. During trials and temptations our strength and protection is the Sign of the Cross. At Baptism we are sealed with the Sign of the Cross, signifying the fullness of redemption and that we belong to Christ. Let us look to the cross frequently, and realize that when we make the Sign of the Cross we give our entire self to God — mind, soul, heart, body, will, thoughts. O cross, you are the glorious sign of victory. Through your power may we share in the triumph of Christ Jesus. Today’s Feast – Saint Cuthbert On September 4, 2018 September 3, 2018 By ppjcpLeave a comment St Cuthbert was a Scot. Orphaned when a young child, he was a shepherd for a time, possibly fought against the Mercians, and became a monk at Melrose Abbey in the Borders. In 661, he accompanied St. Eata to Ripon Abbey, which the abbot of Melrose had built, but returned to Melrose the following year when King Alcfrid turned the abbey over to St. Wilfrid, and then became Prior of Melrose. Cuthbert engaged in missionary work and when St. Colman refused to accept the decision of the Council of Whitby in favor of the Roman liturgical practices and immigrated with most of the monks of Lindisfarne to Ireland, St. Eata was appointed bishop in his place and named Cuthbert Prior of Lindisfarne. He resumed his missionary activities and attracted huge crowds until he received his abbot’s permission to live as a hermit, at first on a nearby island and then in 676, at one of the Farnes Islands near Bamborough. Against his will, he was elected bishop of Hexham in 685, arranged with St. Eata to swap Sees, and became bishop of Lindisfarne but without the monastery. He spent the last two years of his life administering his See, caring for the sick of the plague that decimated his diocese, working numerous miracles of healing, and gifted with the ability to prophesy. He died at Lindisfarne. St Cuthbert is co patron of our Archdiocese. Today’s Feast – St Gregory the Great On September 3, 2018 By ppjcpLeave a comment St. Gregory, born at Rome about the year 540, was the son of Gordianus, a wealthy senator, who later renounced the world and became one of the seven deacons of Rome. After he had acquired the usual thorough education, Emperor Justin the Younger appointed him, in 574, Chief Magistrate of Rome, though he was only thirty-four years of age. After the death of his father, he built six monasteries in Sicily and founded a seventh in his own house in Rome, which became the Benedictine Monastery of St. Andrew. Here, he himself assumed the monastic habit in 575, at the age of thirty-five. After the death of Pelagius, St. Gregory was chosen Pope by the unanimous consent of priests and people. Now began those labours which merited for him the title of Great. His zeal extended over the entire known world, he was in contact with all the Churches of Christendom and, in spite of his bodily sufferings, and innumerable labours, he found time to compose a great number of works. He is known above all for his magnificent contributions to the Liturgy of the Mass and Office. He is one of the four great Doctors of the Latin Church. He died March 12, 604. He is the patron of teachers. A word from the Parish Priest: On September 1, 2018 August 31, 2018 By ppjcpLeave a comment This weekend brings with it a number of changes to all three parish communities as we come together under the pastoral care of a single Parish Priest. Through these changes there will, undoubtedly, be challenges that we all have to face – challenges to which I am very sensitive. However, I am certain that as we look positively to the future together there will be many blessings and opportunities to grow and work as a united community of Faith, strong in our witness to the Gospel and committed to the building up the Kingdom of God in our midst. On behalf of us all, may I thank Fr Davie for his work as Parish Priest of OLOL and as Dean of Fife. The life and vocation of a priest is that we go where we are asked, to serve as best as we can, and so thank you Fr Alex for your ministry here in Fife and may God bless you in your apostolate in Edinburgh. A wee bit about me: For those of you who do not know me yet, I was born and brought up in Kirkcaldy and my teenage years were spent in and around Kelty, so I’m very much a Fifer! I was ordained over 15 years ago, and this is my fourth appointment with multiple parishes, and so I am used to bi-locating (now tri-locating)! Of course, it will take a while to settle into Our Lady of Lourdes, meet everyone and get my head around who is who, who does what, and where everything is, so please be patient with me – I’ll admit it, I’m useless with names, but I am looking forward to getting to know you all! Other responsibilities that I have outwith the Parish include being the Archdiocesan Master of Ceremonies. This role is one that I carry out at the personal request of the Archbishop, assisting him with the various liturgical celebrations that take place across our archdiocese. I am also a commissioned chaplain in the Royal Army Chaplain’s Department and until this month I was Padre with the Glasgow & Lanarkshire Battalion ACF. I have now been appointed by 51 Brigade & HQ Scotland (Army), the chaplain for the Black Watch BN ACF, which has it’s HQ in Perth, but detachments across Fife and Perthshire. I also serve as the Catholic Officiating Chaplain to the Military at Brigade level, thus providing pastoral and spiritual care to Catholic regular and reserve soldiers when required, as well as being an OCM for the Royal Navy based in Rosyth. Moving Forward: As we are aware, the Archbishop wishes for the many parishes across the Archdiocese to be reconstituted into new entities, as a result of the current growing shortage of priests and declining numbers of active parishioners. Our three parishes have been asked to come together under the patronage of “The Most Holy Trinity”, a new name for this cluster yet a name which is of great historical significance in this part of Fife, since this was the pre-reformation name of Dunfermline Abbey. Effectively this is an administrative decision, as practically speaking the names of the three churches etc and the day-to-day reality for each congregation will roughly remain the same. To assist in our moving forward with the amalgamation, a meeting will be held in Our Lady of Lourdes Hall on Thursday 13th September at 7.30pm, a meeting that I would encourage you all to attend, as I believe this will help the transition to go all the more smoothly and positively. Asking you, kindly, for your prayers and assuring you of mine, Fr. Kevin. Minutes of the Parish in Council meeting that discussed the future of St Peter in Chains and Ss John & Columba’s Parishes On June 19, 2018 August 31, 2018 By ppjcpLeave a comment Below is the record of the meeting which was held on Wednesday 13th June at 7.00pm in St Peter in Chains Hall, Inverkeithing. Also attached is a copy of the letter that Fr Kevin sent in response to the Archbishop with the outcome of the meeting. Letter to Archbishop re parish mergers Parish meeting 13-6-18 copy (1) Let us pray for our archbishop and for all who are involved in the decision making process of the future pastoral and spiritual provision not only in our part of the archdiocese, but across the archdiocese as a whole. Our Lady, Mother of the Church – pray for us! St Joseph, Patron of the Church – pray for us!

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Category: Emmet Till As an African-American, I find myself ever wishing and hoping for …justice for our people killed by law enforcement officers…but it almost never comes. Yesterday, the officers who shot and killed John Crawford in a Wal-Mart store in Beavercreek, Ohio, were not indicted. In spite of the fact that Crawford was holding a toy gun in a store where it is OK to carry guns …he was gunned down and his killers will go free. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/24/john-crawford-iii_n_5876574.html) The names of the officers are, by the way, Sgt. David Darkow and Officer Dean Williams. There is always “something” that we the public “don’t get.” There’s always a “reason” why African-Americans are gunned down and killed by police, and the “reason’ is enough to clear the officers of any wrongdoing. The grand jury must have seen something, heard the “something” that we, the public, “don’t get.” They found that the officers’ actions were justified. No excessive force… We in the African-American community have seen police work in our neighborhoods; we have seen and heard the harassment, the taunting and daring officers give in our communities. They do not protect us. They seem to feel we don’t deserve protection. Instead, they goad our people, especially our young people …and then blame them for any altercation that might ensue or, ultimately, any shooting death that might occur. When Rodney King was attacked by police officers years ago, I, for one, rejoiced because the beating was caught on tape. Now, I thought, the people will see how police treat African-Americans. They will be arrested, I again thought erroneously. They will lose their jobs. They will be held accountable. But the justice I thought would be a no-brainer did not come. The officers were cleared of wrongdoing …and the African-American community in Los Angeles went up in flames. I have been holding my breath as the grand jury in Ferguson has been out, considering the future of Darren Wilson. Officer Darren Wilson. There is nothing in me that believes he will be indicted. But in the case of the officers who shot John Crawford, I thought, just like I thought when Rodney King was beaten, that surely these guys who shot Crawford would be made to answer for their actions. That would have been justice. But, as usual, it is justice …denied. When Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam killed Emmett Till there was a trial …but it was a farce. An all-white jury found the two white assailants innocent…and took only minutes to come to their “verdict.” Later, they arrogantly confessed in an article which appeared in Look Magazine. They were arrogant, cocky, unrepentant…Mamie Till, Emmett’s mother, who insisted that the world see what these men had done to her son, never got justice. What agony she must have felt for the rest of her life. I would imagine that the officers in Crawford’s death are likewise feeling on top of the world today. Arrogant, Cocky. Ready to get back to work, feeling like they can do whatever they want and get away with it. People have said to African-Americans, “Wait. Don’t jump to conclusions before “the facts” are known. Let the system work.” Thing is, we’ve been waiting for “the system” to work in our favor for some time. Mothers and fathers, wives and children, have been robbed of justice in the deaths of their loved ones which has come at the hands of “law enforcement” for literally decades in this nation. In addition to weeping over the loss of their loved one, they have wept and are continuing to weep over the fact that the assailants have been cleared of wronging and are free. I call that justice …denied. “The law” in America is held up as sacrosanct. If one is truly American, one obeys “the law.” And if one doesn’t, one should expect to be punished. But that proclamation seems only to hold for certain situations. White people in the South ignored “the law” when the federal government ordered schools to be integrated after Brown vs Board of Education. Some governors closed schools rather than integrate them. “The law” didn’t apply to them, they decided, …and they were none the worse for it. Word: Whenever a person or a family has justice denied, there is deep pain, then deep frustration, followed by depression…and then anger. The anger amongst African-Americans is bubbling, America. Can’t you feel it? Posted on September 25, 2014 September 25, 2014 by candidobservationPosted in American injustice, American justice, Black anger, Emmet Till, Ferguson, John Crawford, Mamie Till, Mike Brown, unarmed blacks killed by policeTagged Emmett Till, Excessive Force, grand jury decisions, injustice, John Crawford, Mike Brown, Police brutality. 2 Comments Objectification Be Damned Scars of a whipped slave (April 2, 1863, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA. Original caption: “Overseer Artayou Carrier whipped me. I was two months in bed sore from the whipping. My master come after I was whipped; he discharged the overseer. The very words of poor Peter, taken as he sat for his picture.” (Photo credit: Wikipedia) In this nation, there are left-overs from slavery, one of the biggest being the criminalization of black people, and especially of black males. Black people were objectified while they were slaves; the objectification morphed into criminalization after Reconstruction as blacks were arrested for the slightest offenses to justify them being imprisoned and made to work for individuals and corporations. The situation is classically described in Douglas Blackmon’s book, Slavery by Another Name. As more and more black people were arrested, the canvas was being painted that had on it the picture of black people; they were “bad” and not worthy of freedom. It did not matter that black men were being targeted and manipulated by an angry South that resented their free slave labor having been taken away by the emancipation of the slaves. All the public saw and heard was that black people were being arrested. There was more trust in an unjust justice system than there was of innocent people who were being railroaded, their lives and the lives of their families forever destroyed. That criminalization and objectification has made it easy and justifiable in the present day for law enforcement and vigilantes to shoot and kill black people, especially black males, with little chance of being held accountable, and/or to arrest them for non-violent offenses, most often drug related, offenses for which their white counterparts are forgiven. But perhaps there is a bigger problem that we seldom talk about, and that is, how black people may have criminalized and objectified ourselves as well. There is systemic injustice , supported by an insensitive and calloused justice system, that has resulted in the disproportionate incarceration of black males. According to Michelle Alexander in her book, The New Jim Crow, one in three African-American men is currently under control of the criminal justice system – in prison, in jail, on probation or on parole. That is an inordinate number of individuals, the vast majority of whom, according to Alexander and others, are in prison for non-violent offenses. There is in America a racial caste system, and nobody seems to care. But black people, too many of us, don’t seem to care about ourselves. We kill each other with abandon. The self-hatred comes right out of slavery and the racism that slavery spawned. America did a good job of associating “black” with “bad,” and unfortunately, that association bred a sense of self-hatred in us that is obvious in how we too often treat each other. There are some warriors of the race, people who refuse to accept what society has fed us. They stand up and fight for justice, no matter the odds against them. The work that Ruby Sales of The Spirit House Project supports the parents and relatives of people who have been victims of systemic violence. The bravery of Sybrina Fulton, the mother of Trayvon Martin, continues to inspire me, and recently, the tenacity of the parents of young Kendrick Johnson has been inspirational. The parents of slain young black men have too much pain to be stymied by the doubts that self-hatred so often and too often produces. Historically, Mamie Till was one of those warriors who refused to let criminalization and objectification and racism and hatred stop her quest for justice in the death of her son. The prayer is that more and more black people will step out of the tent which likes to house the disenfranchised, dispossessed and unwanted. Staying in the tent only exacerbates the sense of hopelessness and gloom that inhabits people who hate themselves. It feeds self-hatred. Getting out into the light, risking failure in order to have a victory, is what is needed, objectification and criminalization aside. The parents and relatives of slain black people need not be afraid, but need to take their cues from those who have entered the ring of injustice, determined to win, whether the violence against their loved one was done by police and vigilantes, or by angry black youth. Just because there are left-overs from slavery doesn’t mean we have to eat them. They are spoiled and need to be disintegrated. Posted on October 31, 2013 by candidobservationPosted in Douglas Blackmon, Emmet Till, Kendrick Johnson, Mamie Till, Slavery By Another NameTagged African American, Black people, Mamie Till, Michelle Alexander, Shooting of Trayvon Martin, Slavery, The New Jim Crow, United States. Leave a comment Zimmerman’s Attorney has Offensive Strategy There are several things which are troubling about the George Zimmerman trial, but the most recent include blaming Trayvon Martin for his own death, and making the case that because a toxicology report showed that he had marijuana in his system that he might have been behaving in such a way that may have forced Zimmerman to act in self-defense. When Mark O’Mara, Zimmerman’s attorney, said to Sybrina Fulton, Trayvon’s mother, that Trayvon may have caused his own death, it reminded me of countless trials where women, raped, were blamed in court, for their assault. Because of what a woman wore, or how she carried herself, or her sexual history, defenders of rapists were quick to suggest – and, apparently, juries were just as quick to agree – that the woman brought about her attack. It has always been offensive to hear that in rape trials; it is equally as offensive to hear in this second-degree murder trial. Because Martin may have defended himself against a man whom he did not know who was following him, O’Mara is suggesting that Martin was the aggressor. His death, if the reasoning is followed, was his own fault. It is a totally offensive premise and suggestion. The second issue is the suggestion that the presence of marijuana in Martin’s blood somehow contributed to behavior which was suspicious. It is a ludicrous argument. If the presence of marijuana in one’s bloodstream made people act “suspicious” to the degree that he or she had to be followed and observed for possible criminal behavior, there would be few students in high schools or college. O’Mara is a brilliant attorney and is doing a good job for his client, but at what cost? In an article that appeared on U.S. News on NBCNews.com in March, 2012, it was stated that an empty baggie that contained residue of marijuana was found in Martin’s locker at his high school. (http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/03/26/10872124-trayvon-martin-was-suspended-three-times-from-school?lite) In that article, a family spokesman said that there was no substance found. Toxicology reports, however, have apparently showed that the teen had marijuana in his system the day he was killed by Zimmerman. In spite of research that shows that marijuana use does not make one aggressive – or indeed, has little effect on behavior at all, it is clear that O’Mara is going to make the case that young Martin was a “drug user,” lumping him in with those who use drugs that do in fact cause violent and aggressive behavior. It is no secret that young black youth are searched and punished for severely for marijuana possession, but that fact will be glossed over. It is also a fact that many teens use marijuana on a fairly regular basis. In an article which came out in December, 2012, it was stated that :Marijuana use is holding steady among eighth, 10th- and 12th-graders in the United States.” ( http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2012/12/19/marijuana-use-holds-steady-among-u-s-teens/) .It’s not just teens, the article stated; it’s kids as young as 8th grade! The article said that statistics proving marijuana use increase was gotten from studying 45,000 8th, 9th and 10th graders. In other words, a whole lot of kids smoke marijuana. But O’Mara’s job is to get his client off, and it feels like there will be no justice for Martin. The young man will be made out to be a “druggie” who was probably, as Zimmerman said, “acting suspicious.” Martin’s mother said in a TIME article in 2012, “They’ve killed my son. Now they’re trying to kill his reputation.” ( http://healthland.time.com/2012/03/27/did-marijuana-use-sentence-trayvon-martin-to-death/) What O’Mara is doing is good defense attorney stuff – but it is offensive, as offensive as it is when defense attorneys defend rapists and suggest that the accusing woman brought about her own rape. If anything, it seems like George Zimmerman brought about this entire tragedy by following Trayvon when he was asked not to, but that point is not being argued very effectively by the prosecution. As a mother, my heart aches for Sybrina Fulton, whose son is dead, and for Gladys Zimmerman, whose son is on trial, but my aching for Fulton is accompanied by anger and a sense of insult that Mark O’Mara has put in the minds of the jurors that all of this was Martin’s fault. Just like women who have been raped have been reluctant to come forward for fear of a lack of justice, so have been black people been reluctant. Over the years, all-white juries have ignored evidence and convicted black people at will. The killers of Emmet Till got off when it was clear they had killed the young black boy. Mamie Till, Emmet’s mother, had the strength to stand in and through the cloud of injustice that served as the “trial” for her son’s killer’s…in spite of not receiving justice. Emmet Till was thought to have caused his own death as well, by whistling at a white woman. The verdict has yet to be announced. It may be that Zimmerman is convicted of something, if not second degree murder, then something, which will make it seem like justice has been done. That is the hope, but it is a dim hope as the defense works to Trayvon seem like a young black thug who brought about his own demise. It is insulting. Posted on July 10, 2013 by candidobservationPosted in Blaming victims for their attacks, Defense strategy in Zimmerman trial, Effects of marijuana, Emmet Till, George Zimmerman trial, Gladys Zimmerman, Injustice for black youth, Justice for black youth, Mamie Till, Sybrina Fulton, Trayvon MartinTagged Emmet Till, George Zimmerman, Lawyer, Mamie Till, Mark O'Mara, Martin, Murder, O'Mara, United States, Zimmerman. 4 Comments

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Do not allow the telephone to ring unnecessarily Never leave the reception area/switchboard unattended Take and relay messages to relevant persons via e-mail Provide information to callers Greet persons entering organisation in a welcoming manner and notify relevant staff member/members Direct persons to correct destination e.g. customers for service department to workshop receptionist deal with queries from the public and customers maintain and distribute the telephone listing to staff Ensure knowledge of staff movements in and out of organisation General administrative and clerical support, including filing, petty cash and archiving documents In-coming mail to be opened, date-stamped and distributed Keep the reception area tidy at all times Any other duties as directed from time to time Goods Receiving Receiving and checking of stock Communication of stock received with head office Accurate updating of pricing on sales floor Restocking/reordering Ensuring that all sales items are clearly, correctly and accurately priced Updating of Appros and delivery notes Managing and Overseeing of Repairs We are looking for a hardworking, experienced, motivated end energetic Studio Executive, with a proven track record to work in our N1 City Superstore. As a sales consultant, you will be in direct contact with customers and as such, will be required to deliver excellent service. It is essential that the candidate is proficient in all things studio and home recording, with a good working knowledge of AV equipment and microphones. You must be willing to work retail hours, weekends and public holidays. To apply, please email your CV and cover letter to : Carelv@bothner.co.za We are looking for a hardworking, experienced, motivated end energetic Keyboard and Piano specialist, with a proven track record to work in our N1 City Superstore. As a sales consultant, you will be in direct contact with customers and as such, will be required to deliver excellent service. It is essential that the candidate is proficient in all things keyboard and piano related, with a good working knowledge of home, studio recording. For some people, music is all about technical mastery and learning songs written by various composers. But most musicians want to perfect the instrument in a way that allows them to express themselves through song. There is a misconception among many people that unless you’re a natural-born songwriter, you’ll never really be any good at it. This is, of course, simply not true. If you want to be a songwriter, you only need to do two things. 1) Learn the fundamentals of music theory and the rules of writing songs. 2) Practice. Remember that the first few hundred songs you write won’t be “the best” songs ever, but that’s why you need to keep working on it. We can’t help you much with the second point, but if you want to learn the fundamentals of songwriting, then you should consider enrolling in the Cape Town School of Songwriting. For more information, please contact Elaine Ridgway (082 7773133) or email clive@songwriters.co.za Offering lessons in: Vocal, Guitar, Piano, Drums, Bass Guitar, Violin, Cello, Saxophone, Oboe, Clarient, & Flute, and with lessons available in Bryanston, Fourways, Centurion and Kemptopn Park, the Global House of Music is your one stop music lesson option in the Joberg area. They even offer home lessons. Check out there website to make a booking or call them directly on: 083 959 3782 Music is about way more than solo acts. School of Rock Claremont is as focused on community, teamwork, and friendships as it is on inspiring awesome music. Through our performance-based approach, we foster an inclusive community of rockers in Claremont to build a unique type of confidence only gained through cool, real life experiences. Whether we’re in serious shredding-mode or just jamming along with the band, our team spurs the growth of real, practical skills for music-minded students. At School of Rock Claremont, we believe everyone deserves to have fun and feel like a rock star. Visit us and get a feel for the awesome opportunities your child has waiting just around the corner. The Athlone Academy of Music (AAM) is a non-profit organisation established in 1994 with the sole aim of providing music tuition within the Athlone area. This initiative has now expanded and has grown to include the greater Athlone community residing along the Klipfontein corridor including Langa, Gugulethu, Khayelitsha, Mitchells Plain, Retreat, Steenberg, Atlantis and Malmesbury to name but a few. The communities in and around Athlone have tried but there has not always been a cohesive attempt to make sure that music education is not lost to our children. Music tuition has shown to help with discipline, motivation and a sense of belonging. Three basic values that children from the poorer disadvantaged communities need plenty of. We all know that these communities suffer under the scourge of substance abuse, disease, abuse against women and children and a general decay of the social fibre in society. This social decay is largely a result of unemployment, poverty and idleness. We at the Academy feel obliged to create opportunities for children in the communities we serve to be active in music education and in so doing, eradicate some of the social pathologies we are faced with on a daily basis. COPA currently has four campuses around South Africa. Read about each of them below: Cape Town COPA’s Cape Town campus boasts the largest Live Performance Venue of all campuses. Facilities include rehearsal rooms, a demo room (production suite), a resource centre and a recording studio also hosting an Apple Mac equipped technology room. Johannesburg COPA’s Johannesburg campus is the largest of all campuses with over 300 students. Facilities include a resource centre, rehearsal rooms, demo rooms (production suites), an Apple Mac equipped technology room, recording studio and a Live Performance Venue. Pretoria COPA’s Pretoria campus is very centrally located. Facilities include a resource centre, rehearsal rooms, demo rooms (production suites), a recording studio also hosting an Apple Mac equipped technology room and a Live Performance Venue. Kwa-Zulu Natal (KZN) COPA’s KZN campus is the newest campus. Facilities include a resource centre, rehearsal rooms, a demo room (production suite), a recording studio and a Live Performance Venue. Rockschool is the leading accredited provider of rock & pop exams worldwide. We offer Graded Music Exams in the principal rock instruments and Diplomas in Teaching and Performance. Rockschool produces and examines unique music qualifications that are taught by independent teachers in schools, colleges and music centres all over the world. Rockschool music qualifications are practical, flexible and fun and are open to musicians of all ages and abilities. The Gryphon Music Academy is a guitar school based in Plumstead, Cape Town. We offer guitar lessons, bass lessons, song writing courses and music theory courses Our Motto is “Turning players into musicians”. At the Gryphon Music Academy we believe in teaching players of all levels to not just play the instrument, but to think about the entire scope of the instrument in the context of music. Besides learning the practical side of playing, you will also learn music theory, song writing and instrument maintenance. Do you have a desire to play the drums or improve your guitar skills or another band instrument? If so, then M&M is the perfect part-time Music Academy for you. We have students that attend the academy from the Parklands, Table View, West Beach, Melkbos and Milnerton area. We offer musical training in all the popular band instruments from beginner to advanced. Why don’t you visit the “Instrument” tab to learn more about our drum, guitar, bass, piano/keyboard or vocal courses. We also offer a full digital recording studio operating on Cubase, Presonus, Rode and Alesis equipment, should you wish to lay some music tracks or follow your personal development at M&M. Beau Soleil offers tuition on all the instruments of the orchestra, namely flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, bassoon, violin, viola, cello, double bass, trumpet, trombone, French horn, euphonium, tuba and percussion. An Open Evening is held once a year, during which most of the instruments are demonstrated and prospective pupils and parents have an opportunity to learn more about Beau Soleil. A number of these instruments are available for hire for a limited period. SoundHouse is a music educational vision. Designed not only to educate microcosmically but to facilitate the teaching of musical concepts through music technology. A particular focus of this vision is on music experimentation, composition, learning and recording, digital media, such as picture stories, music videos and digital mash-ups. In De Kuilen street Kuilsriver, the average passer-by may be pleasantly surprised by what is heard when passing number 15. This building houses a premier music school within the community: Cape Music Institute. The sounds of guitar, bass-guitar, drums, keyboards, saxophones, and voices fill the air, making it an educational, entertaining and fun atmosphere. The concept of Cape Music Institute was birthed during a meeting in 2005 between Camillo Lombard, Ezra Delport, and Gary Thomas and, is currently in its fourth year of existence. Each individual contributed his own vision and ideas of what the school should be and, the outcome was a combined vision of a higher education school of music, emphasized in three categories: performance, production and business. The “seed” for Cape Music Institute, however, had been “planted” in the three Founders independently. With studios in Cape Town & Johannesburg and branches in Lagos and Dar Es Salaam, Sound & Motion Studios is a multi-purpose audio solution covering both POST PRODUCTION AND MUSIC PRODUCTION. With a team of highly skilled engineers, producers and composers in our stable, our facilities offer analogue warmth and character, guaranteed through beautiful mixing consoles and tape machines, that forms the soul of music productions, as well as the digital accuracy and recall requirements for film, tv and corporate productions. Tunes is a rehearsal studio that acts in the interest of local music by providing affordable practice space, good quality reference rehearsal recordings, drum lessons and retailing in musical accessories including guitar strings, drumsticks and larger items that can be ordered from Paul Bothner. We recently added new items to our stock such as drum skins, cymbals, guitar and bass pedals. We also stock electric, acoustic and bass guitars. Tunes is open for bookings seven days a week from 08h00 to 24h00. Bookings can be made by contacting Jean on 082 7704798 or by e-mail, tunesstudio@gmail.com CCFM (Cape Community FM) is a 24-hour, non-profit, community radio station serving the people of Cape Town. We play a mix of contemporary Christian music, combined with compelling chat, views and interviews. Not to mention up-to-the-minute news, weather and traffic information. CCFM was the first community radio station and has been on the airwaves for over 18 years, starting as Radio Fish Hoek in 1993. We currently broadcast from our building in Muizenberg on 107.5 FM in the Greater Cape Town and on 96.7 FM in the Fish Hoek valley. NueLight Productions is the brainchild and passion of Julita Kok. NueLight produces superb musical showcases bringing the very best of South African talent to the fore. Producer of showcases such as ‘Christmas with GOD TV’, Blue Rock Gospel Fest, BAHI Healing Concert and many others, NueLight is definitely making its mark on the international and local Christian Music Industry. Entrepreneur, producer, events coordinator and artist developer, Julita Kok, an accomplished vocalist herself, has made excellence a priority for NueLight, its artists and productions. Maintaining this high calibre by associating with the crème dela crème of the Christian Music Industry. Established in 2006, The Nameless Pub has become a well known ‘watering hole”, function venue and leading live music venue in Somerset West. With big screen TV’s, DJ’s, live bands, indoor as well as outdoor venues, 2 stages, air conditioning and a fire place, we can host any party or function in any season or you can just come and enjoy. Celebrating 16 years at the Baxter Concert Hall, the Festival will showcase a number of schools colleges and community big bands and special guest artists will be participating in the four day Festival. The Mercury is a top class music venue in Cape Town, right up the road from the Cape Technikon and close to the city itself. Incorporating two venues playing a large mix of music, it is one of the best places in Cape Town to hear South African tunes. This venue is actually two in one: the Live and the Lounge areas. With its own in-house sound and lighting system, the Mercury has built a superb reputation and a loyal clientele during its 10-year existence. Located in the old historic area of District Six, also known as Zonnebloem, it hosts live music entertainment ranging in style from rock, hip-hop and pop to jazz, world music and electronica. Mercury’s upstairs Live venue has a capacity of over 600, and has seen most of South Africa’s top acts perform on its stage. Foosball and pool tables provide a diversion in between performances. With regular specials and promotions on offer, it’s a firm favourite with live music aficionados. The smaller, downstairs Lounge venue has capacity for approximately 150 people, and hosts DJ parties and student nights on certain evenings. Staying open till the wee hours, the lounge is also a favourite late-night dancing and chill-out spot for patrons from other clubbing venues nearby. Owned by former band and road manager Kevin Winder, the Mercury has a solid reputation for providing the best quality sound in a convenient and well-equipped venue. This ethos extends to making sure that only the best bands, both established and up-and-coming, are invited to play, resulting in top quality music nights. The venue has a relaxed and friendly vibe, with good security and, a rarity amongst live music venues, excellent service. Dedicated to supporting South African music, it’s one of the best live music venues in the country. Aandklas is a Rock Bar created for people who love their music and socialising with friends in an awesome atmosphere. Aandklas is also a live music venue that hosts big South African bands and give up and coming bands the opportunity to reach bigger audiences. All and all it is just an awesome venue to come and have a couple of drinks and enjoy the Stellenbosch culture. BULLETSCRIPT is a band with a clear message – open your eyes to the world around you, and question everything, taking nothing, and nobody, for granted. The band consists of a full compliment of seasoned performers from the Cape Town metal scene. A band that enjoys pushing the envelope, placing great emphasis on solid song writing, stellar stage performance and a delivery so intense that your neck will be in a constant state of headbanging ecstasy. Combining the skills of Ian Watson (Vocals), Jacques Hugo (Guitar), Oliver Saggerson (Guitar), JJ du Toit (Bass) and Kyle Curran (Drums), BULLETSCRIPT is ready to spread the word, take no prisoners and have a great time! Follow the band on Facebook A high energy electronicore band focused on bombastic theatrical performances, Set For The Sky have been making waves all across the local scene with electric live performances and a high quality sound. Consummate professionals, they have been gigging since 2013 and have continued to grow their name in the South African music market, with a highly acclaimed debut album, “The Machine”, released in 2015 and two video singles “Live Like You’re on Fire” and “The Secret Season”. They have played numerous shows around the country including slots on many festivals and tours, they do not settle for mediocre, whether in their performance or their music, and will continue to provide an exceptional experience for their fans. Follow the band on Facebook or check out their website Lance has what people in the drumming community call Gospel Chops. This is a combination of intense technical playing and drum patterns which have big funk and hip hop swinging grooves. He is currently one of the top Gospel Chops drummers in Cape Town and is already counted as one of the top drummers in South Africa.He runs his own music school where he works with and teaches young children to play music. He’s been teaching around Cape Town and its surrounds. Lance studied at Cape Music Institute where he played in the Camillo Lombard Trio and Donveno Prins Band for 2 years. Since then, Lance has been a session musician and has worked with top artists like Camillo Lombard, Donveno Prins, Loyiso Bala, Allou April, Joyous Celebration, Ernie Smith, Sammy Webber, and One Accord.He has two drumming instructional DVDs: “Playing over the Groove” and “Beyond Playing”. For bookings contact Mark on 083 3130 233 or Beryl on 073 0122 870 Talented singer/songwriter Louise Day has been captivating audiences and stealing hearts since a young age. A true Cape Town girl through and through, her unique blend of Folk/Pop, delivered by her outstanding lingering vocals, have been showcased at some of the trendiest and musically influential venues in South Africa. Her music career started professionally when an itch to explore the international music scene lead her to the United States where she settled for a year in Colorado. There she began performing at a premiere live music venue, “Bellyup” (www.bellyupaspen.com), regularly opening for visiting internationally recognized artists, including the likes of the acclaimed ‘Grace Potter & The Nocturnals’ and ‘The English Beat’. q This exposure resulted in a tremendous demand for her talents, and her remaining time was spent performing as a Fender Musician at the Winter X Games and Tempe Music Festival in Arizona, performing on the same stage as many international artists such as John Mayer and The Fray. She also made her mark on Fender USA when she was approached to endorse their new range of guitars for women. Since her return to South Africa, Louise and her band launched their very successful debut album “Chasing the Wind “ followed by a second album “Swallowed by the City” which was produced by music legend Theo Crous of the Springbok Nude Girls. The album went on to receive a SAMA (South African Music Awards) nomination for best Pop Album. After a busy time of live performances, Louise and her band are back in the studio working on their third album which will be released in 2014. Follow Louise on Facebook or check out her website. After discovering that he loved writing songs in high school and taking some guitar lessons, Jesse could sense that he was embarking on a journey to follow his dreams. Jesse has had a career that many singer-songwriters would love. He has pursued his music with single-minded determination, and it has definitely paid off. One of his first big miles stones on his journey was winning a national talent competition. After that there was no stopping Jesse! Not only did he get a mjor record deal, but Jesse went on to form the Jesse Jordan Band. The Jesse Jordan Band consisted of Alex Power on keys, Heindrich Schultz on guitar, JP Crouch on drums and Sheree Power on Rhythm guitar. So far Jesse has managed to record four albums, but that’s just a start! He’s still in the prime of his career, and it would seem as though nothing is slowing him down. Over the years he has played countless live shows; ranging from music festivals and parties to selling out venues. He has honed his skill as a performer and audiences always leave with a smile on their faces. Jesse is known to give 150% to every performance! After years with the Jesse Jordan Band, Jesse has started a new solo journey. It’s just him, a guitar and his life experiences. He has spent the last two years writing new songs which explore the lessons he’s learned on his journey. This new solo project is all about story-telling in the style of old-school singer-songwriters and bluesmen. It’s raw, personal and real. In his music, you will find a hint of Michael Buble meets Maroon5, but the sound is still unmistakably Jesse Jordan. Faith Endorsement In September 2017 Jesse Jordan was officially endorsed by Faith Guitars and Paul Bothner Music. Faith guitars all have a rich and unique tone which perfectly matches the rawness of Jesse’s stories. It is a perfect partnership of tone and perfection. To keep up with Jesse, go to his Facebook page or website and give him a like and a listen. This hip, young virtuoso started playing piano at the age of four!! To his fans this would come as no surprise! Kyle is a well-schooled prodigy… He went on to study piano and voice as subjects, before leaving for Greece, as a youth, where he performed on the Olympia Countess, as it sailed around the globe!! He’s been musical director to many productions, at venues such as the Cape Town International Convention Center and Grand West Casino, amongst many others. He’s also a producer, session musician, highly trained vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and has had lots of radio airplay. The Kyle Petersen Band features his university trained brother, session star, Darren Petersen, who’s also travelled and performed, much like Kyle. Follow Kyle on Facebook or check out his website. Reuben is a super drummer, with a history of achievements that read like the biography of a legend in the making! He studied at Beau Soleil’s Music Centre, completing his Trinity Grade 6 drum kit studies, with Distinction! He went on to study at the South African College of Music, at The University of Cape Town. He performed with the Standard Bank National Schools’ Big Band, in 2007, and at Paul Bothner’s Drum Day, in 2010. He drummed for the North Sea Big Band, in 2010, and followed up by performing at the prestigious Cape Town International Jazz Festival, with Spha Mdlalose. Other notable work includes an appearance on Idols star Unathi’s album, entitled: ‘With Love’, and on Sowers of the Word’s debut album: ‘God of Wonders’. He has a background in Rock, Pop, Swing, Latin jazz, Bebop jazz, R ‘n’ B, Hip Hop and Gospel, in live performance, studio session work and educationally. He currently performs with the Jimmy Nevis band, electro-pop quartet TheCity and SA ska band Trenton and Free Radicals. To book Ruby Crowie as a session musician or simply for additional information, please email kim.muller@hotmail.com If you like the tuneful use of light and shade like Led Zeppelin, Hendrix’s Band of Gypsies, Rage Against the Machine, Queens of the Stone Age, or any rock with that remarkable heaviness, grounded in performance and riffage, not sheer volume, you’ll love Taxi Violence. If you’ve heard Zeppelin’s John Bonham’s beats and the multi-guitar, low-end, V8-revving tone of a guitarist whom wields an axe, not a tennis racket, you’ll need to watch Taxi Violence live. Ever felt like you’ll never get to hear those bands because ‘someone’ said there’s no market for it here? They lied! Join the throng! “Taxi Violence smashed onto the scene as a breath of fresh, raw exuberance without the need for any fancy ‘post’ this, or ‘neo’ that or cute little words like ‘alt’ or ‘indie’ necessary to define them. The result is that after seven years together, their sound is still a timeless ode to what they do best… rocking out!” – Dave Mac (Muse Magazine). Follow the band on Facebook or check out their website. This crew began in 2007 as an evolution of punk band HOAX. it’s now its own thing. Completely.They have been linked to a lot of things, they’ve worked with a lot of people, they’ve made a lot of friends. Words to describe their music and, experience and work ethic include “innovative” , “Earl Grey”, “guerrilla”, “disco Something”, “retro rock” and “melody” amongst others. That’s no joke.Along with a cult following that trend to turn their sentence into acronym and get the dance floor riled up, The Plastics set out to take over the world, or at least play some darn good gigs along the way.2008 saw the release of the bands first EP The Plastics followed closely by another one; Kiss The Plastics (2009). Both distributed among Cape Town’s indie elite and head bangers for free. for more information on the band click here. ‘Popular enough to headline and get serious encores’, is the best way to describe this band. With master musicianship and groove, all in the context of ‘giving ‘em what they want’, this crew of winners manages to retain what musicians call integrity. Freshlyground brings together hipness, conscience and international level production. They hit the charts spot on the mark, even joining a shimmying Shakira on the 2010 FIFA World Cup theme, “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa).” Follow Freshly Ground on Facebook or check out their website Louis Brittz is more than just a trendsetting singer/songwriter of Christian Music… Much, much more! His endeavours have had gargantuan global outreach. We’re in the presence of someone who’s done some of the most powerful things which a great musician, leader in the church, and humanitarian can. His music is a unique mixture of African, European, and American influences. He’s toured internationally for 15 years and been to Australia, New Zealand, the UK and Dubai. Louis has performed with Steven Curtis Chapman, Kirk Franklin, The Newsboys, Third Day and Sonic Flood on their tours to South Africa.His 2012 release ‘Psalms’ achieved Gold status (20 000 units sold). His work has been nominated for and won local music awards, and many of the leading South African gospel artists have recorded songs written by Louis. Louis has worked closely with South African youth ministries as a project leader, producer and evangelist. He’s also developed a course in leading praise and worship and has trained more than 300 worship teams from 14 denominations in Canada, America, England, Scotland, The Ukraine, Malawi, Namibia and South Africa during the past 5 years. He’s the CEO of Merchant Music, a SA recording label that records, markets and distributes quality music. He’s also co-owner of Urial Publishing. Apart from his many performances, he has produced albums for The Soweto String Quartet, Laurika Rauch and Retief Burger. Louis Brittz : 083 456 6966 or louis@merchantmusic.co.za Bookings: Denise Goeda : 072 480 8298 or denisegoeda@gmail.com Search radius 10 km25 km50 km100 km200 km500 km [contact-form-7 id=”595″ title=”Contact form”]

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INSTALLATION VIEW, Auckland Art Fair Robert Ellis, Pleiades VIII, 1974 oil, 1510 × 1810mm Robert Ellis, untitled, 1968 acrylic, 770 × 570mm Georgie Hill, Forecast (Detail) 4, 2019 watercolour, 441 × 412mm Georgie Hill, Adaptation Sequence, 2018 Georgie Hill, Forecast (Detail), 2018 Georgie Hill, System Builders and Enigma (2), 2018 Robert Ellis, Georgie Hill and Laurie Steer offer three disparate approaches to artmaking, but their works share a comment theme, in that they comment on change and uncertainty. Together, these artists offer a vibrant picture of the way New Zealand art has changed and adapted over the past half-century, and the way our artistic heritage continues to inform contemporary practice. Georgie Hill’s abstract works are executed partly through a process of incising grooves and channels into the paper that direct and contain paint, leading to works that are in equal parts paintings and constructions. According to the artist, “my titles suggest predictions or approximations of future events … patterns and systems, trends and prophecies … channelling both a collective anxiety for and a reimagining of the future." These works are about the way rational systems are imposed on complex, chaotic realities, and the gaps that can arise between map and territory, projected outcome and subjective experience. Blending references to art history, science fiction and technical diagrams, Hill’s works function in part as instruments, dream-world diagnostics for transcendent systems of thinking and seeing that resist interpretation. In Adaptation Sequence, a verdant green background of luminous watercolour serves as a background to a luminous array of red, yellow and blue incised lines. The lines change colour as they cross the seemingly-random boundaries of the watercolour forms, suggesting a kind of responsiveness or reflexivity, forming an adaptive system. Indeed, Hill’s work seems to comment on the way many aspects of contemporary life are conceptualised in terms of systems, not objects or ideologies: processes designed to achieve desired outcomes that are at best inscrutable to those who they are theoretically designed to serve. This is perhaps the “collective anxiety” that Hill refers to—a creeping dread that the future’s form, already latent in the present, will be beyond understanding, or even comprehension. Robert Ellis’ large work Pleiades VIII represents similar anxieties about change and lack of human agency, but dates from 1974. His work is a direct comment on the decision made around that time to update the Royal New Zealand Air Force via the purchase of several Douglas A-4 Skyhawk fighter-bombers, the primary aircraft used by the American forces during the first part of the Vietnam War. Ellis was uneasy about the militaristic implications of these planes coming to New Zealand. In his painting, the Skyhawk, decked out in camouflage that disrupts its profile against the blood-red sky and black clouds of the background, hangs over a tangled map-like view of tangled city streets and motorways. In Ellis’ words, this image “represented the mysterious forces of power, which can crush.” The work’s title refers to the seven stars of the Matariki/Pleiades constellation, seen in the lower right area of the painting, accompanied by a stylised rainbow form. For Ellis, these stars are a “symbol of rejuvenation,” due to the stars’ rise heralding the beginning of a new year, and their connection to concepts of fertility and successful harvests in Māoritanga. Also on display are a suite of drawings by Ellis, showing his characteristic “motorway” forms, which he began painting as a response to the redevelopment of Auckland’s urban centre and the subdivision of the central suburbs by the motorway system. Just as happened in Los Angeles in the 1950s, the city was divided into discrete segments by the motorways during the 1970s, impassable barriers to pedestrians that dramatically changed the texture of the city. Ellis’ works speak eloquently about both the poetic possibilities and the potential dangers he foresaw in the emerging Auckland landscape, and also include elements of Māori iconography, derived from his connection to tangata whenua through his 1966 marriage to Elizabeth Aroha Mountain (Ngapuhi, Ngati Porou). In addition to the above works, a series of ceramic sculptures by Laurie Steer complete the exhibition. In these new works, Steer expands on his previous vocabulary with brightly coloured glazes, creating finishes that are startling and vaguely uncanny. Through these imaginative and whimsical forms, Steer engages with the problem of how to integrate craft and tradition into a contemporary discourse that privileges the disposable and the immediate. Steer’s works can be read as props, objects that work backwards to manufacture their own imagined histories, but they also function as commentary on the real history of ceramics, their deformities and idiosyncrasies revolting against the intellectual, political and aesthetic agendas that have been attached to the medium.

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[[missing key: search-facet.tree.open-section]] Book 20 E-Book 18 [[missing key: search-facet.tree.open-section]] Reference Work 22 Encyclopedia 1 Text Edition 19 Philosophy, Science & Medicine 1 [[missing key: search-facet.tree.open-section]] Classical Studies 6 Ancient Philosophy 1 Ancient Science & Medicine 4 Classical Tradition & Reception Studies 1 Medieval History 11 Intellectual History 4 History of Science & Medicine 7 Jewish History & Culture 3 Philosophy, Theology & Science 12 [[missing key: search-facet.tree.open-section]] Literature and Cultural Studies 2 Literature, Arts & Science 2 [[missing key: search-facet.tree.open-section]] Languages and Linguistics 2 Dictionaries, Encyclopedias & Bibliographies 2 [[missing key: search-facet.tree.open-section]] Middle East and Islamic Studies 22 History & Culture 3 Mysticism & Sufism 1 Manuscripts & Printing 2 Iran & Persian Studies 1 [[missing key: search-facet.tree.open-section]] Philosophy 13 Medieval Philosophy 10 Early Modern Philosophy 1 Medical Sciences 7 x Middle East and Islamic Studies (51) x History (48) Published 17 Major Reference Work History x Maimonides, Medical Aphorisms, Hebrew Translation by Nathan ha-Meʾati Series: The Medical Works of Moses Maimonides, Volume: 15 Author: Gerrit Bos The original Arabic text of Maimonides’ major medical work, Medical Aphorisms, was critically edited and translated into English by Gerrit Bos in the years 2004-2017, and published in earlier volumes of the book series The Medical Works of Moses Maimonides. The present work is a new critical edition of the medieval Hebrew translation by Nathan ha-Meʾati, who was active as a translator of scientific texts in Rome in the late thirteenth century, where his colleague Zeraḥyah Ḥen had completed a translation of the same Maimonidean text in 1277, only a few years earlier. Nathan aimed to provide the general reader with a translation that was easier to understand than Zeraḥyah's translation. The present critical edition of Nathan’s translation is primarily based on MS Paris, BN, héb. 1174, and not on MS Paris, BN, héb. 1173, used by Suessmann Muntner for his edition in 1959, as this copy suffers from many mistakes and corruptions. EUR €77.00USD $89.00 Maimonides, Medical Aphorisms, Hebrew Translation by R. Zeraḥyah ben Isaac ben Sheʾaltiel Ḥen The original Arabic text of Maimonides’ major medical work, Medical Aphorisms, was critically edited and translated into English by Gerrit Bos in the years 2004-2017, and published in earlier volumes of the book series The Medical Works of Moses Maimonides. The present work is the first critical edition of the medieval Hebrew translation by R. Zeraḥyah ben Isaac ben Sheʾaltiel Ḥen. Zeraḥyah, active as a translator in Rome from 1277 to 1291, was not only known for his translations of Maimonides’ medical works, but also for his translations of medical works by Galen and Ibn Sīnā, and for his philosophical works by Aristotle and Averroes. Zeraḥyah’s unique Hebrew translation adheres closely to Maimonides’ Arabic text and contains many Italian and Latin loanwords. Philosophical Theology in Islam Later Ashʿarism East and West Series: Islamicate Intellectual History, Volume: 5 Editors: Ayman Shihadeh and Jan Thiele Philosophical Theology in Islam studies the later history of the Ashʿarī school of theology through in-depth probings of its thought, sources, scholarly networks and contexts. Starting with a review of al-Ghazālī’s role in the emergence of post-Avicennan philosophical theology, the book offers a series of case studies on hitherto unstudied texts by the towering thinker Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī as well as specific philosophical and theological topics treated in his works. Studies furthermore shed light on the transmission and reception of later Ashʿarī doctrines in periods and regions that have so far received little scholarly attention. This book is the first exploration of the later Ashʿarī tradition across the medieval and early-modern period through a trans-regional perspective. Contributors: Peter Adamson, Asad Q. Ahmed, Fedor Benevich, Xavier Casassas Canals, Jon Hoover, Bilal Ibrahim, Andreas Lammer, Reza Pourjavady, Harith Ramli, Ulrich Rudolph, Meryem Sebti, Delfina Serrano-Ruano, Ayman Shihadeh, Aaron Spevack, and Jan Thiele. A Literary History of Medicine - The ʿUyūn al-anbāʾ fī ṭabaqāt al-aṭibbāʾ of Ibn Abī Uṣaybiʿah (5 Volumes) Volume I: Essays / Volume 2-1: Arabic Edition / Volume 2-2: Arabic Edition / Volume 3-1: Annotated English Translation / Volume 3-2: Annotated English Translation, Appendices and Indices Series: Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 1 The Near and Middle East, Volume: 134 Editors: Emilie Savage-Smith, Simon Swain and Geert Jan van Gelder A Literary History of Medicine by the Syrian physician Ibn Abī Uṣaybiʿah (d. 1270) is the earliest comprehensive history of medicine. It contains biographies of over 432 physicians, ranging from the ancient Greeks to the author’s contemporaries, describing their training and practice, often as court physicians, and listing their medical works; all this interlaced with poems and anecdotes. These volumes present the first complete and annotated translation along with a new edition of the Arabic text showing the stages in which the author composed the work. Introductory essays provide important background. The reader will find on these pages an Islamic society that worked closely with Christians and Jews, deeply committed to advancing knowledge and applying it to health and wellbeing. Maimonides, Commentary on Hippocrates’ Aphorisms Volume 1 A New Parallel Arabic-English Edition and Translation, with Critical Editions of the Medieval Hebrew Translations Series: The Medical Works of Moses Maimonides, Volume: 14.1 Editor: Gerrit Bos Hippocrates’ Aphorisms enjoyed great popularity in the ancient and medieval world and, according to Maimonides, it was Hippocrates’ most useful work as it contained aphorisms, which every physician should know by heart. They were translated into Hebrew several times, but it was Maimonides’ Commentary on Hippocrates’ Aphorisms that made the work influential in Jewish circles. For the composition of his commentary, Maimonides consulted the Aphorisms through the commentary by Galen, translated by Ḥunayn ibn Isḥāq. This edition of Maimonides’ Arabic commentary and its Hebrew translations, the first with an English translation based on the Arabic text, is part of a project undertaken by Gerrit Bos to critically edit Maimonides’ medical works. Ibn Ṭumlūs (Alhagiag Bin Thalmus d. 620/1223), Compendium on Logic al-Muḫtaṣar fī al-manṭiq أبو الحجاج يوسف بن محمد بن طملوس الشقري (ت. 620هـ/ 1223م)، المختصر في المنطق Series: Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies, Volume: 110 Author: Fouad Ben Ahmed Abū al-Ḥajjāj Yūsuf b. Muḥammad Ibn Ṭumlūs (Alhagiag Bin Thalmus, d. 620/1223) was a philosopher, physician and direct disciple of Ibn Rushd (Averroes, d. 595/1198), who lived and practiced rational sciences in Alzira and Marrakesh, a quarter of a century after the demise of his teacher. Ibn Ṭumlūs was not Ibn Rushd's only student who engaged in work on logic, but one of dozens of disciples, suggesting that the supposed simultaneous death of the latter’s philosophy is “grossly exaggerated”. As a valuable window into the practice of logic in 13th century al-Andalus and the Maghreb, Ibn Ṭumlūs' Compendium on Logic ( Al-Mukhtaṣar fī al-manṭiq) covers all the parts of “the expanded Organon”, as it was known since al-Fārābī (d. 339/951). The present volume offers a complete critical Arabic edition of this work, with an English and Arabic introduction, notes and indices. A Concise Dictionary of Novel Medical and General Hebrew Terminology from the Middle Ages The terminology in medieval Hebrew medical literature (original works and translations) has been sorely neglected by modern research. Medical terminology is virtually missing from the standard dictionaries of the Hebrew language, including Ha-Millon he-ḥadash, composed by Abraham Even-Shoshan. Ben-Yehuda’s dictionary is the only one that contains a significant number of medical terms. Unfortunately, Ben-Yehuda’s use of the medieval medical texts listed in the dictionary’s introduction is inconsistent at best. The only dictionary exclusively devoted to medical terms, both medieval and modern, is that by A.M. Masie, entitled Dictionary of Medicine and Allied Sciences. However, like the dictionary by Ben-Yehuda, it only makes occasional use of the sources registered in the introduction and only rarely differentiates between the various medieval translators. Further, since Masie’s work is alphabetized according to the Latin or English term, it cannot be consulted for Hebrew terms. The Historical Dictionary of the Hebrew Language, which is currently being created by the Academy of the Hebrew Language, has not been taken into account consistently as it is not a dictionary in the proper sense of the word. Moreover, consultation of this resource suggests that it is generally deficient in medieval medical terminology. The Bar Ilan Responsa Project has also been excluded as a source, despite the fact that it contains a larger number of medieval medical terms than the Historical Dictionary. The present dictionary has two major objectives: 1) to map the medical terminology featured in medieval Hebrew medical works, in order to facilitate study of medical terms, especially those terms that do not appear in the existing dictionaries, and terms that are inadequately represented. 2) to identify the medical terminology used by specific authors and translators, to enable the identification of anonymous medical material. Themistius’ Paraphrase of Aristotle’s Metaphysics 12 A Critical Hebrew-Arabic Edition of the Surviving Textual Evidence, with an Introduction, Preliminary Studies, and a Commentary Series: Aristoteles Semitico-Latinus, Volume: 25 Author: Yoav Meyrav Themistius’ (4th century CE) paraphrase of Aristotle’s Metaphysics 12 is the earliest surviving complete account of this seminal work. Despite leaving no identifiable mark in Late Antiquity, Themistius’ paraphrase played a dramatic role in shaping the metaphysical landscape of Medieval Arabic and Hebrew philosophy and theology. Lost in Greek, and only partially surviving in Arabic, its earliest full version is in the form of a 13th century Hebrew translation. In this volume, Yoav Meyrav offers a new critical edition of the Hebrew translation and the Arabic fragments of Themistius’ paraphrase, accompanied by detailed philological and philosophical analyses. In doing so, he provides a solid foundation for the study of one of the most important texts in the history of Aristotelian metaphysics. Maimonides, On the Elucidation of Some Symptoms and the Response to Them (Formerly Known as On the Causes of Symptoms) The present consilium, commonly known as De causis accidentium, after the Latin translation by John de Capua, was, like the earlier consilium On the Regimen of Health, composed by Maimonides at the request of al-Malik al-Afḍal Nūr al-Dīn Alī, Saladin’s eldest son. As a result of not adopting the lifestyle and dietary recommendations in On the Regimen of Health, al-Afḍal may have continued to suffer from a number of afflictions, amongst them hemorrhoids, depression, constipation, and, possibly, a heart condition. The consilium was written after 1200, the year in which al-Afḍal was deposed and banished from Egypt permanently, but probably not long before 1204, the year in which Maimonides died.

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The two also participated in the Olympic games together. The Laker legend is known worldwide for his impact on the NBA, with five championship titles, two Finals MVPs, and more. While his resume is endless, Staley also remembers “The Black Mamba” for the father he was to four daughters, and the impact he had on women’s basketball. “Kobe was like no other when it came to supporting women’s basketball,” Staley expressed. “He single-handedly took women’s basketball to another level by showing up at the games, by giving interviews and expressing what he felt was in his heart about women’s basketball. Once you’re able to see women’s basketball in that light, it helps grow the game, especially when it’s someone as powerful as Kobe Bryant, and as thoughtful, as detailed, as he was.” Staley stressed the impact that Gianna’s love of the game had on her father being a fierce advocate for women’s basketball, saying, “I think Kobe would have been like this in whatever his daughters chose to have a passion about.” “He thought long term and expressed things that no other professional men’s basketball player would ever say, that there are players in the WNBA that could play in the NBA,” the Gamecocks coach explained. “Kobe saw what he was instilling in his daughter. He probably wanted to say those things about Gigi… that she could one day play in the NBA.” After his retirement, Kobe could be found sitting courtside with his daughter, affectionately nicknamed “Gigi,” but he could also be found coaching at Mamba Sports Academy, where he was the head coach for Gigi’s team, the Los Angeles Lady Mambas. Gigi dreamed of playing for UConn, and frequently went to Husky games with her dad. The pair also championed other top women’s programs, such as Oregon. “If you look at every single player that he has touched — Sabrina Ionescu, or the entire Oregon women’s basketball team,” Staley said, with emotion evident in her voice. “You look at UConn. Gigi wanted to go to UConn, she was fascinated with what accomplishments and traditions UConn stood for. We feel [her loss], there is a big void.” #MambaForever ❤️ pic.twitter.com/QzV7KNJT4X — NBC Sports (@NBCSports) January 27, 2020 Kobe’s passion for basketball, paired with the love he had for Gigi, has left many thinking that he would have become more involved in the WNBA in years to come. “I think women’s basketball would’ve grown to the point where Kobe would’ve put more of his money into it, because I know he put money into the Mamba Academy,” Staley said. “I’m sure he eventually would’ve gotten around to maybe even buying a team or buying into the league in some form or fashion.” The devastating helicopter crash that took nine lives — including two other young girls, GiGi’s teammates, taken far too early — reminds us all of the fragility of life, and how quickly it can be taken away from us. In the wake of this tragedy, people are turning towards love and one another. 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The Huskies set up a stunning memorial for the late Gianna Bryant, who dreamt of playing for UConn one day, on their bench: Mambacita is forever a Husky 💙 pic.twitter.com/3wdAbdK0Ye — UConn Women's Hoops (@UConnWBB) January 27, 2020 – The top teams in the county took care of business this weekend, with not a single ranked team upset by a lower-ranked team on Saturday or Sunday. – South Carolina maintained its No. 1 spot atop the polls, with 26 first-place votes from the AP panel, after an 88-53 rout of Georgia on Sunday. Baylor is No. 2 once again as well. – The rest of the top-10 reflects the talent among the top teams, with UConn and Oregon swapping spots as Oregon notched two back-to-back wins over rival Oregon State to take No. 3 in the rankings from the Huskies. The Ducks beat the Beavers 76-64 on Friday, outscoring Oregon State 45-29 in the first half, and then again on Sunday, 66-57. When asked about her mentor and friend Kobe Bryant after the game, Sabrina Ionescu replied that “this season’s for him”: "This season's for him." @sabrina_i20 on the loss of her friend Kobe Bryant: pic.twitter.com/L7S1fyDpEJ — ESPN (@espn) January 26, 2020 Oregon star Sabrina Ionescu continued on her record-breaking rampage, toppling Gary Payton’s passing record as the all-time leader for Pac-12’s men and women’s assists. She is now No. 7 on the women’s career assists list. – In another in-state rivalry, then-No. 18 Arizona secured the 59-53 upset over then-No. 16 Arizona State. The Wildcats jumped up to No. 16 while the Sun Devils dropped to 19. – No. 7 N.C. State continues to impress with a 76-68 win over rival North Carolina. – And in the Play Of The Week: Anna Makurat goes behind the back to Christyn Williams for the layup in STYLE: Anna Makurat, are you serious?!#BleedBlue pic.twitter.com/4XqzDWUYeY “I trust the SEC office will do the right thing,” Tennessee coach Rick Barnes says after bump from official Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images By Travis HinesJan 29, 2020, 12:15 AM EST Tennessee 63-58 loss to Texas A&M wasn’t without some controversy. In the final seconds of the game, official Mike Nance appeared to bump into Vols coach Rick Barnes, who was standing stationary on the sideline, and the two exchanged words. Watch as official Mike Nance walk into a totally standing still Rick Barnes and appears to accuse Barnes of making contact. Smh pic.twitter.com/JZu4Bj1GwJ — Austin Price (@AustinPriceless) January 29, 2020 “I really have a lot of confidence in the SEC office that they are going to look at that,” Barnes said after the game about the incident, according to the Knoxville News Sentinel. “I believe they will look at this game and take it apart. I just think they will do that. That shouldn’t happen in any way shape or form. I would like to say what I want to say, but I won’t because I trust the SEC office will do the right thing.” Nance was headed to the monitor to review a call when the bump occurred, and Nance appeared to ask Barnes if the coach initiated the contact. “Coach (Bob) Knight told me a long time ago that in a game officials are going to miss seven to nine or 10, 11, 12 calls,” Barnes said. “He kept going up every year. He said, ‘You just hope things aren’t egregious at any point in time.'” Tags: Tennessee Volunteers, Texas A&M Aggies Coach K screams at Duke fans, defending Jeff Capel By Rob DausterJan 29, 2020, 12:07 AM EST In one of the stranger things that we’ve seen in college basketball this season, Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski went off on the Cameron Crazies for what he believed was a shot they were taking at former Duke player Jeff Capel. The crazies were chanting, “Jeff Capel sit with us.” Coach K thought he heard something else. Check out the video: Coach K going ballistic on his own fans will never not be hilarious. A post shared by Rob Dauster (@rob.dauster) on Jan 28, 2020 at 8:38pm PST After the game, Coach K acknowledged that he misheard what the fans said, adding that he will apologize for the mishap. “I made a mistake,” he said. “But I’d rather make a mistake for the protection of my guy. “I love Jeff. I erred on that side. I just hope the ACC doesn’t fine me like they did [Mike] Brey.” He ended the back and forth with this: “Jeff can sit with me anytime.” Tuesday’s Things to Know: Villanova gears up for big stretch, Auburn wins ugly in 2OT and Rutgers keeps rolling Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images The headliner of Tuesday night was Virginia regaining an NCAA tournament pulse with a win over No. 5 Florida State, but there were plenty of other developments on the bubble across the country. Here’s what else you need to know: 1. Villanova runs streak to seven ahead of grueling stretch Jay Wright’s team had little trouble winning its seventh-straight Tuesday with a 79-59 victory at Madison Square Garden over St. John’s. Saddiq Bey was brilliant, scoring 23 points on 8 of 14 shooting, including 5 of 9 from deep. Collin Gillespie was equally great, going for 17 points, 13 boards and six assists while Jeremiah Robinson-Early had 13 points and 14 rebounds. Cole Swider and Justin Moore both had 11 to put all five Wildcat starters in double-figures to help offset the absence of the injured Jermaine Samuels. The victory, while unremarkable given St. John’s mediocrity, keeps momentum for Villanova heading into a huge stretch that very well could decide the Big East. They’ve got Creighton at home Saturday before a trip to No. 16 Butler and then back-to-back home games against No. 10 Seton Hall and Marquette, which handed the ‘Cats their lone conference loss this season. How Villanova emerges from this four-game stretch – and subsequently what the Big East landscape looks like – will likely be determined by a couple of things. If the ‘Cats are going to make it through in the conference driver’s seat, it’ll probably because Villanova’s defense proves for real. The Cats’ defense this season on the whole has been fine, ranking 60th nationally on KenPom, but it’s been the best in the Big East during conference play. They’ve been stingier both inside and outside the arc while improving on the glass. They’ve kept opponents from launching a lot of 3s and have mostly kept them off the line. Wright’s team is going to be fine offensively, even if they haven’t been elite in Big East play yet. If the defense holds up, the ‘Cats are going to be sitting pretty come March. 2. No. 17 Auburn comes from behind to win in 2OT Things were looking pretty dire for Auburn. The Tigers narrowly avoided a third loss in four games over the weekend when they blew a big lead to a sub-.500 Iowa State team, and then they fell behind by 19 in the second half Tuesday at Ole Miss. It turned out to be nothing to be worried about, unless you were on your couch hoping to watch good overtime basketball. The Tigers narrowly escaped, 83-82, against the Rebels, overcoming a huge deficit and mistakes of their own making that could have negated their comeback but instead will be footnotes. Auburn shot 56 percent from the field and 46.2 percent from 3-point range in the second half to mount its comeback while Ole Miss shot just 33 percent. They nearly gave the game away, though, after taking a two-point lead in the final seconds of overtime. The Tigers missed a jumper that would have put them up four with 25 seconds left, but the shot missed and they inexplicably fouled on the rebound to allow Ole Miss to tie the game with 22 seconds left on free throws. After a missed 3 in a tie game by Danjel Purifoy, Ole Miss gave Auburn a gift it just wouldn’t accept. Devontae Shuler’s inbounds pass under the basket with 2 seconds left went astray and was headed out of bounds, which would have resulted in no time coming off the clock and Auburn getting the ball on the baseline, but Isaac Okoro, for some reason, grabbed the ball, waited a second and called timeout. Samir Doughty’s forthcoming 3 out of the huddle as time expired miss to send things to 2OT. Ole Miss led by as many as four in overtime, but Auburn took the lead with 1:41 left. The two teams traded missed opportunities for the remainder of the game, leaving the Tigers with a win. College basketball: Not always pretty, but rarely boring. 3. Rutgers continues to build its case It’s been 29 years since Rutgers last made the NCAA tournament. It’s been 13 since the Scarlet Knights even finished above .500 in a season. Both those streaks seem incredibly likely to fall in just a handful of weeks. Rutgers ran its overall record to 16-5 and its Big Ten mark to 7-3 with a 70-63 victory Tuesday at home against Purdue. Steve Pikiell’s team is building a bulletproof resume after losses to St. Bonaventure and Pittsburgh in the first month of the season made it seem as the status quo would be very much in place in Piscataway this winter. Since then, the only three losses Rutgers have taken have all been on the road to high-quality opponents, with Michigan State, Illinois and Iowa the only teams able to get the best of them. Rutgers is doing it o the strength of a top-10 defense that overcomes an offense that can be clunky at times, especially at the 3-point line. Defense as stout as the Scarlet Knights are playing, though, makes up for a lot of deficiencies on the other end. Tags: Auburn Tigers, Ole Miss Rebels, Purdue Boilermakers, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, St. John's Red Storm, Villanova Wildcats Bubble Banter: Virginia, Mississippi State the biggest winners of the night By Rob DausterJan 28, 2020, 9:51 PM EST It was a wild night on the bubble on Tuesday night, as 12 teams with their NCAA tournament hopes still up in the air were in action. A full bubble watch breakdown can be found here. Here are tonight’s winners and losers: VIRGINIA (NET: 58, NBC: Off the bubble): It is impossible to overstate just how big a win over Florida State (15) for a Virginia team that entered the night without a top 50 win to their name. They had one Quad 1 win on their resume — at Syracuse (64) — to go along with wins over Virginia Tech (50) at home and Arizona State (56) on a neutral floor. That’s it. When combined with a pair of Quad 3 losses — South Carolina (89) at home and at Boston College (153) — there’s a reason that the Wahoos were completely out of the NCAA tournament picture entering the day. And to be honest, I’m not sure that a win over a top 20 team at home is really going to change all that much. But with just three more games against the top of the ACC left on their schedule, this was an opportunity that could not slip through their fingers. MISSISSIPPI STATE (NET: 48, NBC: Off the bubble): The Bulldogs added a critical road win on Tuesday night, going into Gainesville and knocking off Florida (37). It’s the second Quad 1 win in six days for Mississippi State, who needs to add some pop to the top of a resume that includes a pair of Quad 3 losses. This will help. MICHIGAN (NET: 35, NBC: 10): Michigan entered Tuesday night having lost four games in a row and five of their last six and were playing without Isaiah Livers and Zavier Simpson at Nebraska (158). They could not lost this game. They did not. RHODE ISLAND (NET: 47, NBC: First four out): Rhode Island is in a spot where they probably cannot afford to take a loss to anyone other than Dayton (5), who they play twice, the rest of the season. On Tuesday night, the Rams beat George Mason. Next up: VCU (39) on Friday night. UTAH STATE (NET: 62, NBC: Off the bubble): Utah State absolutely could not lose at Wyoming (299) on Tuesday, and they didn’t. The Aggies have neutral site wins over LSU (25) and Florida (37), which is enough to keep them in this discussion despite road losses at Boise State (102), UNLV (130) and Air Force (184). They make the trip to Viejas Arena to take on San Diego State (2) on Saturday, and that feels like a must-win for Utah State at this point. TENNESSEE (NET: 55, NBC: Next four out): The Vols took a loss that they just could not afford to take on Tuesday, falling to a bad Texas A&M (149) at home. It’s their first Quad 3 loss, meaning that now half of their eight losses are outside the Quad 1 level. With just two Quad 1 wins, neither of which came against a top 35 opponent, Tennessee is backing themselves into a corner. The good news? They still play eight Quad 1 games, and that doesn’t include Florida at home. The Vols can survive this if they get hot. SYRACUSE (NET: 64, NBC: Off the bubble): The Orange saw their five game winning streak come to an end on Tuesday as they fell at Clemson (81). This is not a terrible loss, but for a team that is already trying to make up ground on the field, these are the kind of losses that really hurt. RICHMOND (NET: 54, NBC: First four out): Tuesday’s visit to the Siegel Center was Richmond’s last shot at getting a Quad 1 win dueing the regular season. They lost to VCU (39) by 17 points. For my money, the Spiders’ at-large hopes are more or less dead. ST. JOHN’S (NET: 67, NBC: 10): The Johnnies lost for the seventh time in their last nine games when Villanova (14) waltzed into MSG and beat the Red Storm by 20. That’s not ideal. St. John’s is still in the mix because of wins over West Virginia (7) and Arizona (10), the latter of which came on a neutral court. But with road games left against Villanova, Seton Hall (12) and Butler (9), Mike Anderson’s club has backed themselves into a corner. PURDUE (NET: 36, NBC: Next four out): The Boilermakers dropped to 11-10 on the season with a 70-63 loss at Rutgers (23) on Tuesday night. That means Purdue has dropped five of their last seven games. They’re 2-7 against Quad 1 opponents with a 29 point win over Michigan State (8), but there are a lot of losses on their resume already and the Big Ten is a bear. VIRGINIA TECH (NET: 50, NBC: First four out): The Hokies did themselves no favors by losing at Miami (106) on Tuesday night. In the last three days, they’ve suffered their two worst losses of the season. The Hokies also have a non-conference SOS that ranks 341st, which eliminates much of their margin for error. The good news? They still have pair of Quad 1 wins — including Michigan State (10) on a neutral — and four of their five Quad 1 and 2 wins came away from home. It’s not all bad. GEORGETOWN (NET: 52, NBC: Next four out): The Hoyas lost their third straight game on Tuesday night and have now dropped six of their last eight. Making things worse is that they were up by 13 points on Butler (9) late in the first half. This was their best chance to land an elite win this season. They still get Villanova (14) and Seton Hall (12) at home, but the biggest issue with Georgetown’s tournament chances is that they are trending in the wrong direction with just seven scholarship players. 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← When Worlds Collide #66: Indian Ocean: Wild West of the 21st Century? When Worlds Collide #68: Imagine That! Analyse This! → When Worlds Collide #67: Star Trek to Utopia: The Journey Continues… Posted on 19 May 2013 by Nalaka Gunawardene Text of my ‘When Worlds Collide’ column published in Ceylon Today Sunday newspaper on 19 May 2013 Star Trek – the original series cast “Hey Mom, Look! There’s a negro woman on TV — and she ain’t cooking dinner!” So exclaimed a young Whoopi Goldberg when she saw an unusual kind of TV show which started airing on US network television in late 1966. It featured a black woman character named Uhura in a technical position – as communications officer — on board an advanced starship exploring the universe in the twenty third century. This was unique at the time when minority women, if they appeared at all, were shown doing domestic work. That show, named Star Trek, was well ahead of its time — not just in the technologies it featured, but also in the utopian ideals it projected. Years later, Goldberg thanked the show for inspiring her to take to acting. Mae Jamison, the first black woman astronaut (September 1992), has also acknowledged how Star Trek influenced her to pursue a career in space. Measuring the social and cultural impact of a media product is never easy. Yet Star Trek is widely regarded as one of the most culturally influential TV shows of all time, and has enduring global appeal. It’s probably the most consequential science fiction show ever aired. The latest Star Trek feature film, Into Darkness, released this week is a reminder that the franchise is still going strong, nearly half a century after it started beaming visions of a wildly optimistic view of humanity’s future. USS Enterprise: Star ship of the 23rd Century The original series, which ran on the NBC network from 1966 to 1969, wasn’t an instant hit; it was cancelled after three seasons due to poor ratings. But during the 1970s, re-runs became highly popular, and Star Trek gained cult status with fans mobilizing themselves through conventions and campaigns. Gene Roddenberry, the former airline pilot and police officer who created the show, responded with a feature film in 1979. It grossed enough at the box office to spawn several more films during the 1980s and 1990s. After 10 movies — some more memorable than others — the franchise was rebooted in 2009. The latest one is the twelfth, and follows on in a new, alternate timeline started by the last (‘origins’) film. Meanwhile, the TV show returned in 1986 with a new cast and improved production values. Star Trek: The Next Generation ran for seven seasons (1986 – 1994) and has been followed by three more series. Along the way, there have also been an animation series, hundreds of novels, toys and other derivatives using the same characters and settings. But serious fans feel that the original, low-budget series — comprising 79 episodes – had the finest stories. I share that view, even if I experienced them as re-runs a decade and a half after they were made. I’m exactly as old as Star Trek, but because we grew up on opposite sides of planet Earth in the pre-Internet era, our worlds didn’t collide until we were well into our teens. I have vivid memories of that first encounter, which changed my outlook and worldview forever. Sometime in 1981, Sri Lanka’s then one and only TV channel started airing Star Trek original series episodes. It had the faded Technicolor look and feel of content made in the 1960s. The sets were basic and special effects very simple – computer generated imagery (CGI) was not yet invented. But what Star Trek lacked in looks, it more than made up in storylines. The scripts were entertaining and mind-stretching, frequently carrying concepts distilled from the finest in science fiction literature. Some of the genre’s accomplished writers were involved in writing stories for the series, e.g. Robert Bloch (of Psycho fame), Norman Spinrad, Harlan Ellison and Theodore Sturgeon. The characters were strong, diverse and played by actors who soon developed global fan clubs of their own. They blew my mind away. Every week at the appointed time, the United Star Ship Enterprise and its intrepid crew took eager young me roaming across the vast universe. I sat awestruck watching the adventures of Captain James T Kirk (William Shatner), First Officer Spock (Leonard Nimoy), chief engineer Lieutenant Commander Montgomery Scott (James Doohan), Dr. Leonard “Bones” McCoy (DeForest Kelley), Communications Officer Uhura (Nichelle Nichols) and others. Utopian Future The series introduced TV viewers to many ideas which later became common in science fiction films: warp drive, teleportation, force fields, wireless hand-held communicators and scanners, directed energy weapons, desktop computer terminals, laser surgery, starship cloaking devices and computer speech synthesis. These had been written up in pulp science fiction magazines for years, but they were new to the small screen. The stories appealed to me as much for insights into the infinite possibilities of life, technology and power at a cosmic scale, as they did for the glimpses of the near-Utopian human society in the 23rd century. In retrospect, Star Trek has bee described as an attempt to soothe the American society’s nerves at a time of great tumult. The original series explored major issues of the 1960s, including sexism, racism, nationalism and global nuclear war. As space historian Dwayne Day has written: “Although today critics often ridicule the original Star Trek for its plywood and styrofoam sets and campy acting, they often fail to recognize that the show was groundbreaking television at the time…Star Trek was the first television series aimed at adults to tell sophisticated morality tales and to depict a paramilitary crew on a peaceful mission to explore the galaxy.” Gene Roddenberry: Master of the Universe Reality Catching Up At a time of despair, Roddenberry offered hope. Star Trek presented a positive image of the future when the news was filled with stories of racism, social strife, and war. During the height of the Cold War, he had a multi-national and multicultural crew working peacefully together three centuries into the future. The crew, daring at the time, included a black woman, a Scotsman, a Japanese American, and most notably, an alien: the half-Vulcan and half-human Mr. Spock. In the second season, Roddenberry added a Russian crew member. Blacks and women were also shown as scientists and doctors among the rest of the crew – again, rare if not unprecedented. In a tribute to Star Trek on its 40th anniversary in 2006, Sir Arthur C Clarke wrote: “Appearing at such a time in human history, Star Trek popularised much more than the vision of a space-faring civilisation. In episode after episode, it promoted the then unpopular ideals of tolerance for differing cultures and respect for life in all forms – without preaching, and always with a saving sense of humour.” While Roddenberry’s Enterprise was roaming the galaxy and meeting new alien beings every week on prime time, the US space agency NASA was desperately competing with the Soviet Union in the ‘Great Space Race’. In the event, the Apollo programme landed a dozen astronauts on the Moon (1969-72) – all of them white males. It took many years for reality to catch up with Star Trek‘s vision, and then, only just. Although a Russian (Valentina Tereshkova) became the first woman in space in 1963, Americans took another 20 years to send one up (Sally Ride, June 1983). In August that year, Guion “Guy” Bluford, Jr., became the first black American astronaut. Multi-cultural crews appeared only in the late 1990s, when the International Space Station became operational. We can only hope that the remaining Star Trek ideals would also be realized, one by one. Chief among them: a world without war, poverty and disease, and where the accumulation of knowledge – not money – is considered wealth. And a world at ease with itself — and the cosmos. But I’d hate to wait for 200 years to get there. This entry was posted in Broadcasting, Culture, Innovation, Media, Poverty, Space Travel, Television, Women's Rights and tagged Arthur C Clarke, Captain James T Kirk, CGI, DeForest Kelley, Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy, Dwayne Day, Gene Roddenberry, Guion "Guy" Bluford, International Space Station, James Doohan, Jr., Leonard Nimoy, Lieutenant Commander Montgomery Scott, Mae Jamison, Mr Spock, Nichelle Nichols, Sally Ride, Star Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Uhura, United Star Ship Enterprise, Whoopi Goldberg, William Shatner. Bookmark the permalink. 4 Responses to When Worlds Collide #67: Star Trek to Utopia: The Journey Continues… Jon Lomberg says: Nichelle Nichols tells then story that Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. told her how important she was as a role model for black women. She had actually been thinking of leaving the show, but King urged her to stay. Nalaka, I look forward to meeting you tomorrow at UCSD. @Jon Lomberg , Many thanks for completing the anecdote! I hadn’t mentioned this to keep text shorter. That’s another insight into how influential Star Trek was in the real world — and also a reminder how how astute and strategic MLK was! I’m glad our paths will cross again on the opposite side of the planet… Pingback: When Worlds Collide #84: Have Lankans Suspended Disbelief Permanently? | When Worlds Collide, by Nalaka Gunawardene

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Home » Motivation » Sports Personalities Who Succumbed to Drugs Sports Personalities Who Succumbed to Drugs Written on February 3, 2016 by Lois in Motivation No Comments Drug addiction is a problem that plagues people in the entertainment industry like nothing else. It can be somewhat of a mystery why people in the entertainment industry even decide to get into drugs when they know that it’s dangerous, but for some reason, they don’t seem to care. People speculate the reason for this is because in Hollywood or other places where fame runs rampant, celebrities have the money to buy drugs, they have the resources to get them, they’re looking for ways to cope with the stresses of their life, or they’re just having fun too often, and it turns into an addiction. Often times the addiction gets the best of people. You seem to hear one too many stories of talented actors found dead in their apartments because of drug overdose. The most recent of which was actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, who was found dead in his New York apartment with a heroin needle still stuck in his arm. Before that, it was Joan Rivers and Cory Monteith, a lead actor in the hit show, Glee. Nobody would wish death on anybody naturally, so the world can hope that people get a hint and stop turning to drugs. To get the sobering point even more across, here are sports personalities who also succumbed to drug use. Lance Armstrong Doped It’s a relatively normal thing for sports personalities or athletes to turn to performance enhancing drugs. There have been serious attempts by sports association leaders to ban this practice; however, there are still players that get by on a little or a lot of bribe money and blackmail. One of the most famous drug related scandals was when Lance Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles due to admitted doping allegations. Blood doping is the practice of using drugs to boost the number of red blood cells in the body in order to be a better athlete. More red blood cells mean more oxygen, which boosts an athlete’s performance all around. Maybe it’s not a drug like heroin or cocaine, but there is still use of drugs and that’s a shame. Michael Phelps Has a Problem Marijuana has always been a controversial drug. Though it technically fits the description of a drug because it affects the senses, people believe it’s harmless and shouldn’t be illegal. In any case, it still is in many states and Michaels Phelps love of the stuff created quite a stir for his career. In addition to marijuana, Phelps has also been arrested for several DUI’s and has decided in the past to seek out recovery in a facility that will help him triumph over his vices. Though the people mentioned above might not have been in trouble with the worst of drugs, a drug is a drug, and it’s not healthy for anyone to spend their lives addicted to a substance. The examples don’t end and they certainly include stories of the harder drugs. Take a hard look at the examples made by these people. Their stories might prove to you that getting involved in drugs is never worth the risk. #Gym Selfie! Exercises to Do When You’re Feeling Unmotivated

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« A Few Thoughts on the Waco Biker Shootout Sorry, gun guys, but President Obama didn’t say that » In Defense of the Officers Who Arrested Freddie Gray This was published last week on Breach Bang Clear. I confess. I’m an out-of-control, criminal cop. I once did something so horrible, I belong in prison. I want to lay my soul bare and beg for forgiveness. Here’s the story of my terrible crime. Brace yourself. Late one night several years back, my partner and I were on patrol in a high-crime area. We wanted a drink, so we pulled into a gas station across the street from one of the worst apartment complexes in the city. We were distracted by a conversation about some inane topic, but I noticed a young black male walking away from the door of the gas station. That wasn’t unusual. The gas station had a steady flow of customers all night every night, so I didn’t pay much attention. Then the man saw us. He immediately sprinted across the street toward the apartment complex. We were in a high-crime area, the man immediately fled when we pulled in, and my first thought was that he had robbed the gas station. In an instant, I decided we had Reasonable Suspicion. My partner and I “switched on”; we quit jabbering, locked in on the runner and sped out of the parking lot. Our car bounced over the curb and reached the apartment gate just as the man ran through it. We bailed out and charged after him, yelling commands to stop. The man kept going. I was a pretty good sprinter and my partner was a former college athlete, but our suspect, not burdened with fifteen pounds of gear like we were, was getting away from us. He was well ahead when he cut between two apartment buildings, and my partner split from me to head him off. It worked; the suspect saw my partner at the next corner and turned back, then ran into me. I caught him. The first thing he did was try to flip me. I managed to stay on my feet and tackled him against a car bumper. As we struggled, my partner showed up and immediately nailed me in the forearm with his flashlight (he still denies that). After another minute or so of struggling, we got the suspect cuffed. His initial arrest was for evading detention. When we searched him incident to arrest we found an ice pick, a crack pipe with cocaine residue, plus a baggie of fake crack. The warrant system was down that night, so we couldn’t check him for warrants. We just charged him with the cocaine residue. That’s right. I confess to chasing a criminal, catching him, fighting him and putting him in jail. I did it. I did it all. Some of you might say, “I don’t get it. You’re a cop. You’re supposed to chase and arrest criminals.” And sure, that sounds reasonable. But I must have committed a crime. I mean, I did almost exactly what three cops in Baltimore did, and they just got indicted. The Baltimore PD officers who arrested Freddie Gray are facing a combination of Assault, Reckless Endangerment, Manslaughter and Misconduct in Office charges (they were initially charged with slightly different crimes, including false imprisonment, but the charges were amended). They were on patrol in a high-crime area, Gray saw them and ran. The officers chased him, arrested him for possession of a switchblade knife and called for a paddy wagon to transport him. Something happened during transport, Gray was fatally injured and died a week later. The officers who arrested Gray didn’t injure him. Nobody is claiming they beat or abused Gray. The arresting officers don’t appear to have done anything wrong. But according to the Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby, the knife Gray had didn’t fit the legal definition of a switchblade. Ergo, the officers had no reason to stop or Probable Cause to arrest Gray, so they committed a crime by arresting him. Makes sense, right? Hell no it doesn’t. Remember, we’re not talking about the officers who transported Gray. Obviously, something bad happened in the back of the paddy wagon. It may have been malicious and intentional, like a deliberate assault on Gray while he was handcuffed. Or it could have been simply negligent, like failure to put Gray in a seat belt which led to him falling and hitting the back of his head on a bolt. I don’t know, you probably don’t know either, and the best thing to do is wait for more evidence. For the sake of argument, let’s say the transporting officers should be charged. But why charge the arresting officers? First, let’s talk about Probable Cause to Arrest, Reasonable Suspicion to Stop, and what exactly those terms mean. Many people who commented on Gray’s arrest pointed out that “just running when you see police doesn’t create Probable Cause to arrest”. And they’re right. But cops don’t need PC to stop a suspect. We need PC to actually make a custodial arrest, but to stop someone and investigate we just need Reasonable Suspicion (RS) that a suspect committed or is about to commit a crime. Here’s an example of RS: one hot summer night I was patrolling through a strip center in an extremely high-crime area. As my partner and I passed several parked cars we saw a man in the parking lot. That’s not illegal. He was dressed in dark clothing. That’s not illegal. He was kneeling between two cars. That’s suspicious as hell, but not illegal. And one final, minor, also not illegal detail: he was pulling a ski mask down over his face. Even though he wasn’t doing anything illegal, we had RS to stop because the man appeared to be either committing a crime or preparing to. We didn’t have PC to arrest. If I had detained him and discovered there was some innocent reason he was kneeling between cars in dark clothing while putting on a ski mask late at night, like maybe he was pulling a prank on a friend, no arrest. But we had every right and reason to stop and investigate him. So did the Baltimore officers have RS to stop Freddie Gray for simply being in a high-crime area and running from police? Read the rest at http://www.breachbangclear.com/in-defense-of-the-officers-who-arrested-freddie-gray/ Chris Hernandez is a 20 year police officer, former Marine and currently serving National Guard soldier with over 25 years of military service. He is a combat veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan and also served 18 months as a United Nations police officer in Kosovo. He writes for BreachBangClear.com and Iron Mike magazine and has published two military fiction novels, Proof of Our Resolve and Line in the Valley, through Tactical16 Publishing. He can be reached at chris_hernandez_author@yahoo.com or on his Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/ProofofOurResolve). http://www.amazon.com/Line-Valley-Chris-Hernandez-ebook/dp/B00HW1MA2G/ref=pd_sim_kstore_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=09XSSHABSWPC3FM8K6P4 http://www.amazon.com/Proof-Our-Resolve-Chris-Hernandez-ebook/dp/B0099XMR1E/ref=pd_sim_kstore_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=0S6AGHBTJZ6JH99D56X7 Filed under: Cops | 14 Comments Tags: baltimore, freddie gray, veteran writers 14 Responses to “In Defense of the Officers Who Arrested Freddie Gray” 1 Susan on May 31, 2015 said: Well said. I appreciate the detailedand dispassionate breakdown of the elements involved. I have rotting apples in my profession as well but ‘standards of oractice’ are designed to keep us all on the rails. Great job describing the decision tree LEO’s climb involving Reasonable Search + Probable Cause. Aside: your partner us still owed a wack for assaulting you with the flashlight. I bet that hurt! 2 Sally Meiresonne on May 31, 2015 said: I find it very difficult to see credibility in Marilyn Mosby and have from the time of the breaking news interview on tv, just observing her body posturing and body language. LEOs are trained to be observant and investigate potential “situations”. So I’m not so sure any of the officers involved did anything wrong. In situations and jurisdictions like this, I’ll stand behind LEOs 99.9% of the time. That they are willing to even do this job, I thank them. Because there are a heck of a lot of other citizens who wouldn’t even CONSIDER doing this work. In the end, I hope every one of these officers are completely cleared. Baltimore’s problems are not going to be solved by singling out these officers in this situation. 3 chuck on May 31, 2015 said: Great articulation of factors contributing to reasonable suspicion and how that leads to probable cause. 4 TT on June 1, 2015 said: Thanks Chris for the RS to PC breakdown and analysis. As a CHL holder I really appreciate and value definitional rigor and explanation like this. 5 Keith on June 1, 2015 said: I am forced to wonder how many people have been arrested and convicted for having that switchblade that suddenly was not in Baltimore. Would this possibly invalidate those convictions? 6 Nick42 on June 2, 2015 said: It sounds like your problem is that prosecutors charged the officers who were involved in the arrest, but not the death of Freddie Gray. I don’t know all the details, but assuming they were completely uninvolved with the “rough ride” that allegedly caused Gary’s death, it sounds like they were overcharged based upon very technical readings of unrelated statues for being peripherally involved with a crime. Furthermore, it appears very likely that this was done due to political concerns. If I’ve accurately described your concerns, I agree with you. However, I think it’s necessary to point out that all too often, this is how our criminal justice system works now. I don’t know you personally, but I’ve been reading your blog long enough to figure that you’re one of the good guys. Maybe this doesn’t happen in your jurisdiction. But when it does happen, prosecutorial discretion, mandatory minimums, and plea bargains give the prosecutor more power then the judge in many cases. 7 David Zinner on June 3, 2015 said: I get all that. But one of the details we forget is that, as soon as a suspect is in custody, his safety and well being becomes the complete responsibility of the authorities. If he was injured during the arrest (or before the arrest, or ODing) then the officers are responsible for seeing to it that he promptly receives medical attention. If he is injured during transport, especially because of carelessness or failure to follow procedure, then the officer is at fault. Period. Antibubba 8 chrishernandezauthor on June 3, 2015 said: I’m not saying the officer/s responsible for his care when he was injured aren’t at fault. I’m saying the arresting officers aren’t the ones believed to have injured him, and the charges against them don’t make sense. 9 George on June 4, 2015 said: I believe the D.A. who filed charges against the arresting cops was maliciously wrong. However . . .You said “cops don’t need PC to stop a suspect. We need PC to actually make a custodial arrest, but to stop someone and investigate . . .” You’re mistaken. Cops do need probable cause to stop someone. The Supreme Court has so ruled, more than once. Citizens going about their lawful activities are not required to stop and answer questions just because a cop decides to stop them. Any attempts by a cop to stop or detain a citizen, absent probable cause prior to the attempt to stop, is a violation. That’s how I read the various case laws. 10 chrishernandezauthor on June 4, 2015 said: You’re actually objectively wrong on point two (and I’m not trying to be a jerk, just explaining the case law). In 1968 the USSC decided the Terry vs. Ohio case, which created the “Reasonable Suspicion to stop” rule. In that case an officer spotted three men he thought were casing a store for a robbery. He did NOT see them commit an actual crime. He stopped them and found a pistol on Terry. The USSC decided the officer did have reason to stop the three men even though they hadn’t committed a crime. I don’t think you read my essay, but if you did please go back and check the anecdote about the man I stopped in a parking lot late one night. Being in a parking late at night isn’t illegal, he was wearing dark clothing which also wasn’t illegal, he was kneeling between two cars which wasn’t illegal, and he was pulling a ski mask down over his head which wasn’t illegal. I still had RS to stop because he appeared to be preparing to commit a crime. Reasonable Suspicion, which is less than Probable Cause, exists as a legal principle and has been recognized for almost 50 years. 11 JCC on June 6, 2015 said: @ George – The author is correct. RS is all that is required to stop and make threshold inquiries. “Reasonable suspicion” is a fairly low bar, and while it must be articulated, can be based on observations, training, experience, 2nd hand reports, etc of the officer(s). Because of this, an experienced officer can pretty much create a basis for threshold inquiry out of any bad guy’s actions, who react predictably to cops, and also act predictably when not aware of cops’ presence. “…just because a cop decides to stop them…” Unfortunately, for the citizen anyway, the cops are not required to debate the stop and/or explain at the moment their basis for a stop. They (the cops) certainly can be called to account later for same, but when confronted with officers, a civilian refusing to comply absent knowledge of the cops’ rationale and authority does risk some sanction. 12 mike lofton on June 7, 2015 said: You are miss framing the issue here… “Ergo, the officers had no reason to stop or Probable Cause to arrest Gray, so they committed a crime by arresting him. Makes sense, right?” NOT THE ISSUE! No, they committed a crime by beating him to death while he was cuffed inside a vehicle. This is why the cops will go to jail. This, and many instances like this, is why there were riots and why the public is outraged and in the streets. It isn’t about questions of arrest in cases with cops and African Americans, it is about ABUSE!! Systematic unreported violence AFTER the arrest! And if that was happening to YOUR peers Mr Hernandez, I think you would be up in arms and raising hell! (and rightfully so) You have evidence police beat Gray to death in the back of the van? Please present it. @ Mike L – Actually, it’s exactly the issue as framed by the Baltimore prosecutor in her original public statements. She alleged that the original arrest was illegal, because the knife wasn’t unlawful, so anything that followed was likewise illegal. She has apparently altered that theory in the grand jury proceedings, and now says that her theory rests mainly on the failure of the officers to render medical assistance, even though the victim was requesting such. No one, at least no one in the media reports, is claiming that Gray was beaten to death by the officers. In fact, there was a preliminary medical examiner report which claimed the cause of death was a large bolt or protruding nut of some kind inside the van, and that Gray somehow struck his head or neck on it. The manner of death was “accidental”, later changed at the request of the prosecutor to “homicide”, which could be consistent with the prosecutor’s theory if you include “negligent homicide”. But as far as I know, not a single person is alleging that Gray was beaten to death. Although the government now wants to seal the ME’s report, it’s pretty clear that their theory is not that Gray was actually directly killed by an assault, but by some kind of accidental injury inflicted as a result of gross negligence or cruel indifference, while Gray was unlawfully in custody. Leave a Reply to Nick42 Cancel reply

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Canadian Government Makes It Easier for Children to Get Citizenship Published by Mark Millan on February 21, 2018 February 21, 2018 One of the most important ways to feel like a member of Canadian society is to get your Canadian citizenship. Citizenship isn’t just about voting or passports. It’s a way of feeling like you truly belong in your adopted country, and now the Canadian government is making it easier for young people under the age of 18 to apply. Before June 2017, immigrants had to be at least 18 years of age before they could apply for citizenship on their own behalf. Now, minors can apply if they have a Canadian parent, make a submission with a parent who is a permanent resident, or simply make an application on their own. “We encourage all immigrants, including those under 18 years of age, to take the path to Canadian citizenship and benefit from permanently belonging in Canadian society. We are pleased that these fee changes will further facilitate access to citizenship for minors and reduce the financial burden for potentially vulnerable children.” The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Tweet The newest change to subsection 5(1) of the Citizenship Act was announced by the government on February 18, 2018. It lowers the processing fees for citizenship applications by minors from $530 to $100. Those who applied after June 19, 2017 will receive a refund of $430, ensuring that anyone under 18 who applied for citizenship after the change in the law will pay the same lower fee. The new ability to apply, coupled with the lower fee, will make a big difference for immigrant children who living in the care of social services. These are children who are no longer under the guardianship of a parent who could make an application for citizenship on their behalf. Now, they are able to apply for citizenship on their own. Minors applying on their own behalf don’t have to meet the same language and knowledge requirements as adults but must have been physically in Canada for the last 3 out of 5 years. If they’re over the age of 14, they will be eventually asked to take the Oath of Citizenship at their ceremony. We Help You Pass the Test You Want. Almost 20% of new permanent residents in Canada are children when they arrive in the country. Unfortunately, social, economic and cultural issues result in hundreds being placed into care and temporary homes before they reach the age of 18. The Canadian government recognizes the importance of citizenship in fostering a sense of belonging and security for all new immigrants. This is why it has taken these steps to help its youngest future citizens to become permanent members of our society. The department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada will be working with childcare agencies and immigration service providers to make sure these important changes are widely recognized. It is anticipated that many more young people will now acquire Canadian citizenship before adulthood and will no longer face an uncertain future when they reach the age of majority. Prev7 Tips for More Effective Study Time Categories: News Do you want to pass the Canadian Citizenship Test? Learn how you can reach that goal. We did it. The only question is, will it be you? What is the Canadian Citizenship Test? 10 Golden Tips for “T-Day” Why Simulated Tests Are So Important 7 Tips for More Effective Study Time Copyright © 2018 Canadian Citizenship Test | Made with ♥ by topCreative.Space

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ReconstructionTalk.com Book, Movie, & Television Reviews University, Court, & Slave: Pro-Slavery Thought in Southern Colleges & Courts by Alfred Brophy Thread starter Pat Young shareable slavery white supremacy Brev. Brig. Gen'l Featured Book Reviewer University, Court, & Slave: Pro-Slavery Thought in Southern Colleges & Courts & the Coming of the Civil War by Alfred Brophy published by Oxford University Press (2016) $41.95 Hardcover $15.65 Kindle Before 1832 there was a wide diversity of opinion in Southern academic circles about slavery. Professors and students were as likely to advocate one form or another of ending or curtailing the institution as they were to defend it. Nat Turner’s rebellion in 1831 led to the most strident debate over slavery in the South and to the routing of slavery’s critics. The earliest legal scholars at William and Mary had been critics of slavery. George Wythe, regarded as the first law professor in English America, helped equip Thomas Jefferson with an anti-slavery point of view. He was succeeded after his murder by St. George Tucker who wove together existing legal precedents to support a plan for gradually ending slavery in two generations. Turner’s revolt led to an intense debate in Virginia and the rest of the South over the future of slavery. Someone who did not know the future could be forgiven for thinking in January 1832 that the state was on the way to gradual emancipation. A sizeable portion of the legislature voted for bills that were critical of slavery. But this was not a step on the road to freedom, it was the highwater mark of the anti-slavery movement in the South. Professor Thomas Dew of William and Mary did not follow the lead of his predecessors from the school. He responded to the Virginia debates by publishing a book supporting slavery entitled Review of the Debate in the Virginia Legislature of 1831 and 1832. According to Brophy: It was a book-length treatment of the history of slavery and a defense of its place in Virginia society. Dew helped end serious consideration of the viability and efficacy of termination of slavery. The Review was one of the leading pro-slavery works in the forty years leading into Civil War. The Review (also known as Dew’s Essay on Slavery) was reprinted numerous times, including in 1849 as a freestanding pamphlet and again in the 1852 volume The Pro-Slavery Argument. Slavery, according to Dew, was “the principal means for impelling forward the civilization of mankind.” Agriculture had developed in tandem with slavery. Without slavery, whites would still be hunter-gatherers. Slavery had helped lead to the creation of government, for government’s primary purpose was to protect the sanctity of property, including property in human beings. Dew wrote of the joy of the slave in his bondage; “we have no doubt but that [slaves] form the happiest portion of our society. A merrier being does not exist on the face of the globe, than the negro slave of the U. States.” Setting the model for many future academic opponents of abolition, Dew wrote: Why, then, since the slave is happy, and happiness is the great object of all animated creation, should we endeavor to disturb his contentment by infusing into his mind a vain and indefinite desire for liberty— a something which he cannot comprehend, and which must inevitably dry up the very sources of his happiness. Brophy details the construction of a Southern academic consensus on slavery. He also demonstrates that pro-slavery opinion consolidated fairly late in pre-war history. Men who would later lead the Confederacy did not grow up in an atmosphere in which slavery was unquestioned. Instead, pro-slavery thought was crafted after the Turner revolt as armor against abolitionist criticism and potentially fatal Southern white self-doubt. Student debating societies that had once honestly discussed the problems of human bondage in the 1820s became echo chambers for the hegemony of the “blacks as property” worldview. By the 1840s, Augustus Longstreet, uncle of the future Confederate general, emerged as an to the young apostle of slavery as theologically ordained. He served as president of Emory College and then moved on to the same position at Centenary College in Louisiana. He shepherded the split in the Methodist church over slavery, championing the creation of a pro-slavery Southern Methodist sect. In the decade before the Civil War, Longstreet served as president of the colleges that became the University of Mississippi and the University of South Carolina. By the end of the 1850s he was not just reassuring his young charges that slavery was a moral good, he was also urging them on to their deaths in a civil war that he saw over the near horizon. Because of the length of this review, I have divided it into two parts. Reactions: Eric Calistri, O' Be Joyful and unionblue You must log in or register to view replies here. University of Lewisburg Connections to the Battle of Gettysburg Gettysburg 1 Sep 10, 2019 Discussion College Students in Arms - Duke University and the Trinity Guard Civil War History Discussion 0 May 2, 2019 Some interesting letters on display at Longwood University Civil War History Discussion 0 Feb 13, 2019 University, Court, and Slave: Pro-Slavery Thought in Southern Colleges and Courts and the Coming of Non-Fiction History of the Civil War 0 Sep 3, 2016 University of Lewisburg Connections to the Battle of Gettysburg Discussion College Students in Arms - Duke University and the Trinity Guard Some interesting letters on display at Longwood University University, Court, and Slave: Pro-Slavery Thought in Southern Colleges and Courts and the Coming of ReconstructionTalk MK

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Tag Archives: solar thermal India’s Solar Mission is making good progress for solar PV but not for solar thermal August 28, 2013 | Gireesh Shrimali Gireesh Shrimali is an Assistant Professor of Energy Economics and Business at the Monterey Institute of International Studies and a Fellow at Climate Policy Initiative. In 2010, India set an ambitious target to develop 20,000 MW of solar energy by 2022. This target, implemented through the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission, called the Solar Mission hereafter, was to be achieved in three phases: Phase 1 by early 2013; Phase 2 by 2017; and Phase 3 by 2022. The Phase 1 was to be implemented in two batches: Batch 1 with capacity targets for solar PV and solar thermal; and Batch 2 with a capacity target for solar PV only. As of June 2013, it appears that the Solar Mission has been moderately successful in deploying solar PV. Based on metrics developed in a recent paper with Vijay Nekkalapudi (submitted to Energy Policy), “How Effective Has India’s Solar Mission Been in Reaching Its Deployment Targets,” where we looked into the effectiveness of the Solar Mission in achieving its targets and offer suggestions for improving its design, the performance of the Solar Mission has been 8.4 on a 10 point scale. TAGS: climate, energy, India, Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission, mission, policy, PV, renewable, reverse auction, solar, solar PV, solar thermal

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BMP-2M going for fifty On December 5, 2016 By Corporal FriskIn Army, Finland Few post-war armoured vehicles can rival the fame of the BMP-1/2 family. While the tanks of the Soviet armoured groups changed rather dramatically during the cold war, the classic lines of the BMP was a mainstay of the operational manoeuvre groups poised to fight their way through the Fulda Gap from their introduction in the mid-sixties up until the fall of the Soviet Union, and onwards to this very day. US educational poster from the Cold War showing the Soviet ‘Big 7’. Note the BMP-1 being described as providing “Mobility, firepower and troop protection excellent by U.S. standards”. Source: DoD via Wikimedia Commons It isn’t hard to realise how this came to be. The vehicle was the first true modern infantry fighting vehicle, being able not only to transport the infantry to the battlefield, but to stay in the fight and provide supporting fire to the infantry squads once they had dismounted. As was typical for Soviet armoured vehicles, it featured a very low profile and proved to be both rugged and reliable. It was also one of the first combat vehicles to offer full NBC-protection, meaning that it could (in theory at least) fight its way through chemical weapons and radioactive fallout likely to be encountered on the battlefield of WWIII. The introduction of the modernised BMP-2 solved one of the main issues with the BMP-1, namely its outdated 2A28 73 mm low-pressure gun. This weapon sported comparable performance to the SPG-9 recoilless-rifle (video from Ukraine showing its use), but the continued increase in protection of NATO AFV’s and longer range of their weapon systems meant that it became increasingly doubtful if the BMP-1 would 1) be able to close within firing range and 2) whether the HEAT-round would cause any significant damage. The solution was to fit a larger turret with a more modern weapons suite, the main weapon now being the 30 mm 2A42 autocannon, with heavy anti-tank firepower being provided by the 9M111 Fagot (PstOhj 82) and 9M113 Konkurs (PstOhj 82M) SACLOS-guided anti-tank missiles. The missile system could also be dismounted for use by the infantry squad carried. A number of other changes, most relatively minor, were also made, and so the ultimate Soviet IFV was born. The original BMP-1 still soldier on in many parts of the world. Here a vehicle takes part in the fighting over Donetsk International Airport in Ukraine two years ago. Source: Mstyslav Chernov/Wikimedia Commons Finland bought both BMP-1 and BMP-2 in significant numbers, these being the most advanced and modern vehicles available to transport and support our panssarijääkärit in battle. The original TOE had the infantry units riding in the BMP-1, which due to its smaller tower fit a full squad of eight in the rear compartment, while the recon infantry and anti-tank units rode in the BMP-2, which only allowed for six passengers. But even the most successful of designs will not last forever. By now, the BMP-1 (with exception of specialised vehicles based on it) has been retired, and the BMP-2 has seen some modest modifications. These include the removal of the anti-tank missile system (due to the shelf-life of the missiles expiring), and the fitting of lighter side skirts made of sheet metal instead of the original flotation devices. The BMP has also been complemented by the significantly more modern Swedish CV9030 in service, and more than one observer probably expected the BMP-2 to slowly follow its bigger brother the T-72 into the melting pot, with more CV9030’s to replace it. This, however, was not to be. Back in 2013, the Finnish authorities ordered technology demonstrators from two Finnish companies. The goal of this project was to see if the BMP-2 could be modified to meet the demands of the modern battlefield. Two key areas were the ability to operate at night without the use of the active infra-red searchlight, and reducing the heat signature of the vehicle. The original layout of the BMP means that the hot exhaust gases are blown straight upwards, a solution not uncommon in the days before thermal sights became commonplace. This, however, leads to a very high heat signature. After comparative trials, the configuration suggested by Conlog Oy was chosen as the basis for the new BMP-2M/MD. A brief note on the designations: the current project feature two different communication suites, with the resulting vehicle being designated either -2M or -2MD depending on which of these are fitted. As this difference is purely internal, all updated IFV’s are usually referred to as simply BMP-2M, a designation also used for a number of other BMP-2 modernisation packages around the world. The modernised vehicle was first displayed to a wider audience at a special demonstration showing off a number of the Army’s newest fighting vehicles in August 2015, at the same time that the first Finnish Leopard 2A6 was unveiled. Externally the main difference is the Berberys-R multi-spectral camouflage from the Polish company Miranda. In layman’s terms, this is a highly advanced camo net, reducing not only the visual footprint, but the heat, IR, and radar signature as well. The net comes in pre-cut pieces, and allows for full movement of the turret and all other movable parts. The modernised BMP-2M showing of its Berberys camouflage system, new sights atop the 30 mm gun, raised wire-cutter, and the storage boxes mounted externally on the rear part of the hull. Source: Maavoimat The BMP-2M feature a number of other changes as well. To further reduce the heat signature, the exhausts have been routed through a side-mounted exhaust port, and angled downwards for better shielding. Crucially, the night-vision suite is completely revamped, and both the gunner and driver have access to new displays which allow the vehicle to safely drive and fight during the dark hours. Other new equipment include a new anti-air sight, which allows for a higher efficiency when engaging helicopters and other low- and slow-flying targets. A number of external storage boxes have also been mounted on both the turret and on the rear part of the hull. The later cover the firing ports for the infantry squad carried in the passenger compartment. The value of IFV’s having firing ports for the rifles have however always been questioned, as the added firepower is marginal and the firing ports becomes potential weakspots in the armour. A single port remains, which is to be used by the squad’s light machine gun. The value of the added storage space for the soldiers can hardly be overestimated. The low profile of the BMP-2 means that it has always been a cramped vehicle, and the amount of personal equipment carried by the infantry soldiers has risen steadily during the last decades. Now part of this, including e.g. the bulky anti-tank mines, can be carried in the external baskets. A Polish BMP-1 (local designation BWP-1) demonstrates the cramped nature of the low BMP-1/2 hull. To add to crew comfort, there are fuel tanks inside the rear door. Source: Polish DoD Amongst the other changes the cushioning of the seats have been improved, new command and communications systems have been fitted (an important update which the defence force naturally doesn’t give out much details about), a new wire cutter is installed, and there is now heating in the passenger compartment. Added together, do these modifications bring the trusty old ‘Bemari‘ up to the same standard as the CV9030? Certainly not! But the real selling point, as usual, is cost. For somewhat over 35 million euros, the army will get about one hundred modified BMP-2’s. The same sum would barely give ten brand new CV9030’s. The BMP-2M won’t be the best IFV around, but it will be adequate, and is now going to serve into the 2030’s, over fifty years after the original BMP-2 rolled off the production line. Not bad for a family of vehicles first envisioned in the late 1950’s! Sources for this post: MoD, Conlog, Reserviläinen, Iltalehti, PSPR BMP-2BMP-2MConlogCV9030 IPH 2/16 An Analysis Flawed 5 thoughts on “BMP-2M going for fifty” Borén Would it be possible, or even worth it, to mount a spike missile on top of that thing? My guess is yes it is possible, but no it is not worth it. Shooting ranges in Finland must be quite short since they are on average around 800m in Sweden for a “typical” anti-armor engagement in an “open” area where tanks and e.g. TOW missiles are deployed. Without having looked at detailed geography data I’m guessing the average engagement range in Finland is even shorter. And that means that a big investment in ATGMs would probably not be worth it since they have a minimum range and suffer from reduced accuracy for quite a while until the missile has stabilized in it’s trajectory. In my opinion it would be better to investigate if a more capable round for the 30mm cannon could be acquired and improve the infantry squad’s man-portable short range anti-armor capability. More or less. Technically there’s no issue with fitting the SPIKE to a vehicle, it’s already been done numerous times around the world, but the value of having vehicles armed with ATGM is relatively small on the Finnish battlefield. The Finnish mechanised units do have their integral ATGM squads, but these are then dismounted before firing their weapons. Pingback: MISU – the Green Cat – Corporal Frisk Pingback: The Finnish wartime Army – Corporal Frisk

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Omotayo Defeats Quadri To Win 12th AAG Table Tennis Men’s Singles Gold Leave a Comment / Sports / By Editorial Team Nigeria’s Olajide Omotayo has emerged as the new champion of African Games men’s table tennis singles after edging out compatriot Aruna Quadri in a keenly contested final of the the 2019 edition in Rabat, Morocco on Thursday August 29. Unfavoured Omotayo conquered three of the best players in Africa to be crowed the champion to come out of the continent. From the quarterfinal stage, Omotayo worked his way to the final beating two former champions – Egypt’s Ahmed Saleh and Nigeria’s Segun Toriola in the quarterfinal and semifinal stages. The final produced the best of Africa with Aruna Quadri going up against Omotayo and the fans were treated to an exciting match. Omotayo threw caution to the wind and raced to the lead with a 3-0 (13-11, 11-9, 16-14) but experienced Quadri cut the lead to 3-2 with 8-11, 13-15 wins in the fourth and fifth games. The sixth match was a display of energy and skills and it was the younger Omotayo that scaled through with 12-10 win to claim the second gold medals for Nigeria in the table tennis event of the multi-sports fiesta. Team Nigeria’s Olajide Omotayo and Dina Meshref of Egypt after winning the men’s and women’s table tennis singles titles respectively at the 2019 All African Games in Rabat, Morocco In the women’s singles, Egypt’s Dina Meshref retained her title to become the first female Egyptian to win the title back-to-back. To beat Cameroun’s Sarah Hanffou, who had earlier edged out Nigeria’s Edem Offiong in semifinal, Meshref took charge from the start and controlled the match to end at 11-7, 11-4, 11-2, 11-7 to the admiration of the Egyptian fans. A satisfied Meshref said she was happy becoming the first female Egyptian to set a new feat in table tennis. Also Read – 12th AAG: Super Falconets Beat Cameroon 3-2 On Penalties To Clinch Gold Medal “I am so happy becoming the first female Egyptian to win the women singles title back-to-back for the first time. But I must admit that it was not easy at all because the four years difference between the two titles was very long for me to be able to keep up with my performance. I am so excited that I was able to retain the title again,” Meshref said. She added: “It was a bit easy for me winning the title this year because in 2015, I had to play against some Chinese players from Congo Brazzaville and I also confronted Edem Offiong of Nigeria in the quarterfinal stage. There was also a lot of pressure on me then because it was then the qualification for the Olympic Games. So this year, I played with less pressure and I had a good draw to the final.” An elated Omotayo said: “I am very happy winning the African Games. I am so proud of myself becuase this is a big one for my career and it was a good journey for me from the start of this competition having won against some of the best players in the continent.”

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Peekskill Middle School Brings 'Willy Wonka, Jr.' To Stage Donna Christopher @dchristopherct Email me Read More Stories The ensemble performs a dance at the Peekskill Middle School performance of "Willy Wonka, Jr." Photo Credit: Peekskill City School District on Facebook Cast members staged two performances at Peekskill Middle School. Photo Credit: Peekskill City School District on Facebook Performers exchange dialogue in a scene. Photo Credit: Peekskill City School District on Facebook More Articles Schools Northern Westchester HS Student Named Regeneron Finalist Westchester High School Senior Discovers Planet During NASA I... PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- After months of honing lines, song and dance routines, the Peekskill Middle School Drama Club’s production of “Willy Wonka Junior” held two performances Feb. 5 and 6. Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka is a musical play that combines elements of both Roald Dahl's book "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and of the 1971 movie "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" with newly created material. The play has several versions: the original version which premiered in 2004, the Junior version, the Kids version, and the Theatre for Young Audiences version. About 60 students, cast members and stage crew, contributed to the local performance under musical direction of Cynthia Reynolds. Follow Donna Christopher on Linkedin, Instagram and Twitter Laura Belfiore also contributed to this story. See more of Laura Belfiore's contributions. Police Investigating Theft Of Wallet With $1K From Vehicle In... Scattered Snow Showers, Flurries Possible To Start Workweek W...

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The new season of Twin Peaks will be twice as many episodes Plus, details on the revived series' composer and filming location on May 25, 2015, 12:15am With David Lynch back on board, production for the new season of Twin Peaks is full steam ahead. Correspondingly, we’ve received new details on what to expect. For one, the show’s third season will span 18 episodes, double the amount than previously announced. Some fans have speculated that the number of episodes was one of Lynch’s main points of conflict with Showtime, which will be airing the revived series. Additionally, Angelo Badalamenti is confirmed to be scoring the new episodes. The American composer created the music for the first two seasons of the show in addition to other Lynch projects such as Blue Velvet. Also of note: Twin Peaks will be filmed in North Bend and Snoqualmie, Washington, including Double R Diner, which is being restored specifically for the series. These revelations were made by cast members y Sherilyn Fenn and Sheryl Lee during a Twin Peaks panel at Crypticon in Seattle. Boston Calling reveals lineup for fall 2015 festival Jack White discusses Meg, the expense of touring, and his future in music

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Lib Dems in Glasgow cannot hide harmony in Downing Street By Andrew Gimson At the heart of government, Conservatives and Liberal Democrats get on surprisingly well. Nothing the Lib Dems have said or done in Glasgow has forced a revision of this view. It is true that Vince Cable set out to be rude about the Conservatives: “We’ve got dog-whistle politics orchestrated by an Australian Rottweiler.” But what else does one expect from Mr Cable? It would be much more worrying if he managed to suppress his anti-Antipodean prejudices, stopped playing to the Lib Dem activist gallery and instead expressed his complete approval of everything done by David Cameron and George Osborne. When asked if he would ever quit the coalition, the canny Mr Cable replied: “I think President Obama has just proven very eloquently in recent weeks the danger of parading your red lines in public.” So it seems Mr Cable is determined not to back himself into a position where he feels obliged to take action instead of striking attitudes. Continue reading "Lib Dems in Glasgow cannot hide harmony in Downing Street" » Tuesday, September 17, 2013 in David Cameron, LibDem-Tory relations | Permalink | Comments David Cameron|LibDem-Tory relations| Nigel Evans thanks his friends and colleagues for their "unstinting support" Nothing during Prime Minister’s questions was as striking as the personal statement made by Nigel Evans (Con, Ribble Valley) immediately afterwards. Mr Evans has just stepped down as deputy speaker while he robustly defends himself against charges which include sexual assault and rape. One might have expected that he would make a very brief statement, no more than a sentence or two, saying he had stepped down from the deputy speakership in order to concentrate on clearing his name. But Mr Evans instead took the chance to offer his heartfelt thanks to many friends and colleagues, including the Speaker, John Bercow, “for their unstinting support”. Mr Evans said he found himself in “the land of limbo”, but also quoted Winston Churchill’s words, “when you’re going through hell keep going”, and described this as “sage advice”. Mr Bercow responded by praising the “exemplary service” given by Mr Evans. In earlier times it seems likely that the greater part of these cordial exchanges, made to a packed House, would have been saved for after the legal proceedings were over. Many observers did not know quite what to make of it all, but perhaps that is always the case during a period of modernisation. Prime Minister’s questions offered no such innovation. Mr Cameron did, however, employ a wider range of tone about Ed Miliband than has recently been the case. The Prime Minister actually thanked the Labour leader for welcoming the fall in the unemployment figures. Continue reading "Nigel Evans thanks his friends and colleagues for their "unstinting support"" » Wednesday, September 11, 2013 in David Cameron, PMQs | Permalink | Comments David Cameron|PMQs| Cameron's good decision on Syria and aid This site is quick to boo David Cameron when it disagrees with him - as earlier today, for example, when considering HS2. By the same token, ConservativeHome should be swift to cheer him when we agree with a decision he's made. I wrote earlier this week that the Government is in a good position to offer a lead to other countries on Syria and aid (that was before Putin's spokesman apparently dismissed Britain as a "small island", and the Prime Minister crafted a Hugh Grant moment in response). A combination of humanitarian feeling and self-interest should move Ministers both to help Syria's refugees and support its neighbours: were the civil war to spread across its borders, the consequent turmoil would be likely to shake the world's economy and thus ours. I repeat: a way of beginning to grasp the scale of the Syrian conflict is to imagine that it was Britain. Were this the case, over 20 million people here would be in need of food, water, medical care, shelter - or would simply have fled abroad: that's more than three times the population of London. Continue reading "Cameron's good decision on Syria and aid" » Saturday, September 07, 2013 in David Cameron, Foreign affairs, International development | Permalink | Comments David Cameron|Foreign affairs|International development| Over two-thirds of Tory members now believe Cameron will be Prime Minister after 2015 This month, 24 per cent of respondents said that there will be a Conservative majority after the 2015 election; 24 per cent said there will be a minority Conservative Government and 19 per cent that there will be a second Conservative-Liberal Democrat Coalition. So just over two-thirds of respondents believed that Cameron will be Prime Minister after 2015. Last month, 26 per cent of respondents said that there will be such a majority; 23 per cent said there will be a minority Conservative Government and 16 per cent that there will be a second Conservative-Liberal Democrat Coalition. So just under two-thirds of respondents thought that Cameron will be Prime Minister after 2015. This month, 56 per cent of respondents say that the Coalition is good for Britain, and 38 per cent say it isn't. Last month, those figures were 59 per cent of respondents and 35 per cent. Last month, 31 per cent of respondents said that the Coalition was good for the Conservative Party and 60 per cent that it isn't. This month, those figures are 31 per cent and 61 per cent. Tuesday, September 03, 2013 in ConservativeHome Members' Panel, David Cameron, LibDem-Tory relations, Party democracy and membership, The Coalition | Permalink | Comments ConservativeHome Members' Panel|David Cameron|LibDem-Tory relations|Party democracy and membership|The Coalition| There should be no second Commons vote on Syria. We must stay out of its civil war. I sent out yesterday the following series of tweets on Syria, which re-iterated the case against intervention. Here they are: A dictatorship bent on using chemical weapons against its own people is unlikely to be deterred by a single series of strikes. If as is likely Assad continues to use such weapons after any such strike, the alternatives are further intervention or backing down. Further intervention would mean arming rebels, military advice, a no-fly zone - and perhaps "boots on the ground". We would thereby assume a share of responsibility for Syria. It is most unlikely that Assad would be replaced by pro-western democratic liberals if ousted. It is probable that Assad would be replaced by a Muslim Brotherhood-flavoured, Hamas-type regime. Extremist Shiites have not carried out terrorist acts in Britain since 9/11: extremist Sunnis have carried out such acts. British troops in Syria would be vulnerable to attacks by both. Britain thus has no national interest in intervening in Syria's civil war. In any event, we can now project less military power abroad than ten years ago. From a humanitarian point of view, it's worth remembering that both sides in Syria's civil war are committing atrocities. Thursday's Commons vote didn't commit Britain to action. There was thus a strong case for anti-interventionist Tory MPs to support David Cameron. However, those MPs had legitimate worries about Britain being drawn into Syrian conflict. So did voters. The Commons reflected their view. Cameron acted sincerely, but made a horrible mess of party management. The voters will note. Miliband acted opportunistically, probably insincerely, but made a temporary succeess of party management. Voters will note. The special relationship (such as it is): it will recover. It's worth adding that the vote helped to send Obama to Congress, which will displease him. Government authority on foreign policy: this is weakened - because last week's backbench defiance of the whips wasn't a one-off. Rebellions have become more frequent. On foreign policy, the Government is weaker abroad and the Commons is stronger at home. Take your view on whether the latter gain is worth the former loss. Britain should be pro-America, but not to the point where we simply approve everything a US President proposes. Britain should be pro-intervention when practicable (Libya), but not when it's neither practicable nor desirable (Syria). Voters have gradudally got more Euro-sceptic (over 25 years or so) and more intervention-sceptuc (since Iraq). Those who dislike this must get used to it. Finally: it's easy to be swayed, on Syria or anything, by the heat of moment or coverage of atrocities. It's harder by far to think things through. This morning, I'd add a further thought: Attempts are being to engineer a second and further Commons votes on missile strikes. They have been boosted by the horrific TV pictures from Syria, and will be assisted further by, in this week of a G20 in Russia, a sense of injured national pride. None the less, domestic politics and our national interest are the same as they were last week. a third or more of Conservative MPs and a majority of voters are opposed to military action in Syria. Over half of Liberal Democrats MPs voted against the Government last week. The Labour Party is traumatised by Iraq and has a weak leader: it would thus be an unreliable partner any military quest. As above, there is no strategic or political case for intervention. David Cameron's apple cart turned over last week. Putting the apples back in it will take time and trouble. He mustn't let it be upset all over again. Monday, September 02, 2013 in Conservative strategy, David Cameron, Foreign affairs, Parliamentary Conservative Party | Permalink | Comments Conservative strategy|David Cameron|Foreign affairs|Parliamentary Conservative Party| An inner Cabinet. More status for Whips. Changes in his circle - and at the Foreign Office. What Cameron should do next. Yesterday evening's vote makes no real difference to anything. The economy will continue to grow, David Cameron will recover his position, Britain's non-intervention in Syria will be a mere blip in the continuing special relationship with America, our world standing won't be affected, the Commons will continue to assert itself - and the Westminster Village will calm down. Yesterday evening's vote marks a sea-change in our foreign policy and a shattering of the Special Relationship - as well as a wounding blow to Cameron's authority, a shot in the arm for his previously demoralised Tory opponents, and a wiping-out of the ascendancy over Labour that Downing Street has achieved over the summer. Britain cuts a diminished international figure on the world stage. In the aftermath of yesterday evening's vote - apparently unparalleled since 1782 - it is impossible to know which version of events is the more accurate. What is clear, however, is that the failure of the Prime Minister's gamble over Syria is a reminder that the success of his summer to date has not bridged the gap of trust which persists between him and his MPs, and which at times can widen into a gulf. Number 10 would be in panic mode were it immediately to effect the changes recommended below - the first two of which this site has been campaigning for since I became its Editor in April. But until or unless they are implemented, the progress which Downing Street has made since the Queen's Speech and the Baron amendment will be at constant risk of being set back. A hung Parliament requires a more collective style of leadership. Cameron needs to share authority with his most senior colleagues in an Inner Cabinet, and consult its Conservative members more often. I know from talking to some of the latter that they don't expect Cabinet to be a debating society. None the less, they are fed up with being cut out of decision-making when they feel their views and advice would help the Prime Minister. The Inner Cabinet should be based on what office its members hold, not on their personal relations with the Cameron, and should consist of the Chancellor, the Foreign Secretary, the Home Secretary, the Leader of the House, the Chief Whip and the Party Chairman who sits in the Commons. The status of the Whips Office should be raised. Sir George Young was brought back as Chief Whip after Andrew Mitchell's resignation, and brought a sense of calm and courtesy to its workings. It would be unfair to blame the Whips for the decision by Cameron to try to impose his view on Syria on an unhappy Parliamentary Party. And it would be a mistake to try to re-impose military-style whipping on the independent-minded generation of MPs elected in 2010. Furthermore, the best changes in the world won't improve the Whips if Downing Street doesn't listen to them. Tony Blair moved them out of Number 12. They should be moved back to the heart of the Downing Street complex. Cameron's inner circle should widen. None the less, Number 10 would benefit from having a Chief Whip and Leader of the House more independent of the Prime Minister, and thus in a better position to "speak truth to power". No Cabinet reshuffle is expected, and this isn't the time for it. But in due course one of the 2010 intake is required in a senior position in the Whips Office, and the next Chief Whip needs to be a listener and an organiser. Greg Hands or Nicky Morgan could act as Deputy. David Lidington, Mark Harper or Oliver Heald are good candidates to be Chief Whip. Eric Pickles is as independent-minded as Cabinet members get, and as Leader of the House would give Cameron plain and shrewd advice. The Foreign Office doesn't reflect the views and mood of the Parliamentary Party. This should change. I've been concerned for some time that the gap between its view of EU policy and that of the Party is too wide: the balance of competences review has so far proved the point. It also doesn't reflect the shift towards giving the national interest a higher priority that has been taking place in the Parliamentary Party since Iraq. Mark Francois is a former Shadow Europe Minister, very much a Euro-sceptic and a senior Minister at Defence, where he will have a grasp of what our armed forces now can and can't do. He should be moved across to King Charles Street before the election. Friday, August 30, 2013 in Conservative strategy, David Cameron, Europe, Foreign affairs, Frontbench, Parliamentary Conservative Party, Team Cameron, Whipping | Permalink | Comments Conservative strategy|David Cameron|Europe|Foreign affairs|Frontbench|Parliamentary Conservative Party|Team Cameron|Whipping| How David Cameron, Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg could become more authentic As our politicians return from their holidays, they renew their desperate quest for authenticity. In Chambers Dictionary, the word “authentic” is defined as “genuine: authoritative: true, entitled to acceptance, of established credibility: trustworthy, as setting forth real facts…” Our politicians are very often dismissed as a bunch of proven liars: greedy, bogus, unreliable, untrustworthy and unentitled to the benefit of the doubt. So one can see why they would prefer to be considered authentic. But how does one attain authenticity? One cannot go around saying “I am authentic”, any more than in former times one could go around saying “I am honourable” or “I am a gentleman”. The quality of authenticity has to be shown rather than proclaimed. It proceeds from being seen to be true to oneself. But for a politician, this requires the courage, or foolhardiness, to believe that one’s true self is what the voters are looking for. Continue reading "How David Cameron, Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg could become more authentic" » Friday, August 30, 2013 in Boris Johnson (Mayor), David Cameron | Permalink | Comments Boris Johnson (Mayor)|David Cameron| Cameron suffers the worst foreign policy defeat in modern times By Mark Wallace Follow Mark on Twitter. Having had a few hours to mull the implications of last nights extraordinary defeat for the Government on their watered down Syria motion, here are my eight observations on what it means for Britain, Westminster, the Conservatives and David Cameron 1) Iraq Syndrome has afflicted Westminster. In The Path Of Power, Margaret Thatcher wrote of "Suez syndrome": "[The political class] went from believing that Britain could do anything to an almost neurotic belief that Britain could do nothing." It took until the Falklands to shake off the affects of Suez Syndrome on Britain's political will. While the onset has taken longer, and the symptoms are more complex, Iraq Syndrome has undoubtedly set in. The new affliction is more pernicious than a simple lack of confidence - not only has it made MPs sceptical of UK military capabilities, it has shattered Parliamentary and public faith in the intelligence services. Cameron was blunt about the limitations of intelligence, apparently as a counter to memories of Tony Blair's messianic certainty. He couldn't guarantee the outcome of war (who can?), nor could he declare 100 per cent certainty about what happens on the ground in Syria. It wasn't enough. The Blair Government has more to answer for than first realised. While they wheeled and dealed to get what they wanted over Iraq, they apparently gave no thought to the longer term consequences of their willingness to do anything to win. In their belief that the moral imperative to save Iraqis from Saddam justified almost any tactic, they have inadvertently today helped to condemn Syrians to continued suffering at the hands of Assad. One day, we will almost certainly say "never again", again. 2) Parliament is in the ascendant over the Executive The 2010 manifesto promised "greater democratic control" of Royal Prerogative powers like war-making. 81 Tory MPs wrote to the Prme Minister earlier in the summer demanding a vote on arming the Syrian rebels, and earlier in the week at least 70 MPs of all parties campaigned for a Commons vote before any military action be taken in Syria. ConHome supports that principle. Last night we saw the first test of this Parliamentary Doctrine. It certainly makes things less predictable, and in this instance shows the potential for the Commons to make policy more representative of the people. I was half expecting Cameron to stand up at the end and produce a cautious statement about how the House doesn't support action against Assad "at this stage", but instead he accepted the verdict as final. Parliament has gained the upper hand over the Executive in what ought to be a permanent way. I don't share MPs' opinion on what is right to do in Syria, but I am glad we now require the representatives of the people to vote before we fight. What that means for how our foreign policy works in future is still unclear. 3) Relations with the US are rocked, while Putin will gloat It's true to say that the Americans can - and still may - act without us. If they do it will likely be with France as their main ally, and without British, Chinese and Russian agreement at the UN Security Council. Vladimir Putin will be delighted that he has succeeded in dividing those who pose a threat to his own foreign and domestic plans, while Washington will be justifiably unsure if it can rely on British promises ever again. This isn't the destruction of the special relationship - the anglosphere is built on cultural and trading ties rather than just political agreement - but it is the start of a new age of more uncertain alliances. 4) Cameron's summer sun didn't last long Before the recall of Parliament, the Prime Minister was having a brilliant summer. Labour were in disarray, the backbenches were pleased that Wharton's EU Referendum Bill was making progress, Abu Qatada had finally gone away, Andy Murray won Wimbledon, England won the Ashes and so on. But now he is back to where he was before the summer. Unable to control his party, and on foreign policy in the awkward situation of being unable to make reliable promises to his allies. We had predicted that the return of Parliament would swiftly threaten the love-in in the Conservative Parliamentary Party, and it has collapsed even more spectacularly than we would have imagined. 5) Relations between the leadership and the backbenches are at a new low As well as the biggest defeat on foreign policy in living memory, and the first Government defeat on a matter of war and peace since the vote which saw us lose America in 1782, this will inject a new tension into the already fraught relationship between the centre and the backbenches. The Prime Minister may have fronted up to the defeat, but it is undeniably a painful and embarrassing experience for him - particularly as he lost at the hands of his own MPs, not the Opposition. John Major's "bastards" never inflicted anything so personally damaging. We have already heard reports of Michael Gove shouting "disgrace" at the rebels last night, and no doubt others feel the same way. It will take a cool head and a lot of rising above to prevent this turning into a total breakdown of communications between the ministers and other MPs. 6) The Whips are in for a thrashing An remarkable aspect of last night's defeat is the part which the Whips played, or rather failed to play. Many MPs heard almsot nothing from their Whip until the night before Parliament returned - and some weren't contacted until the very last minute on the day itself. We don't yet know who made the misjudgement, but there seems to have been an assumption that the Government's majority was not under threat. Perhaps Sir George Young miscalculated, or perhaps he warned Downing Street and was ignored. Either way, alarm bells should have been ringing when MPs were tweeting about how light and free vote-like the whipping operation was. Instead, the Government seems to have thought everything was fine until the very last minute. 7) "Coffee with no biscuits" for Justine Greening and Mark Simmonds Reportedly, these two Government Ministers somehow missed the vote by accident. Accounts vary as to whether they were in a meeting somewhere and didn't notice the time, or that they didn't hear the division bell, or both. It's extremely embarrassing, and not the kind of thing a Minister would choose to do immediately before a reshuffle. I'd expect there will be some stern words this morning. 8) Miliband is still a mess Despite Labour's attempts to claim this as a victory for them, in fact their strategy - such as it was - turned out to be fairly irrelevant. Miliband's decision to pledge support to the Prime Minister and then backtrack may have destabilised Cameron's plans at a crucial moment, but it doesn't seem to be what the Labour leader wanted to do. Instead, he was caught up in in-fighting among his own Shadow Cabinet and even lost a Shadow Minister over the issue. His alternative yesterday was one of the most muddled things to come before the Commons that I can remember, and his flip-flop is not a good sign for his decision-making on serious matters. Voters may not agree with Cameron's plan, but they certainly won't be attracted by an Oppposition leader who can't make his mind up. Friday, August 30, 2013 in David Cameron, Foreign affairs | Permalink | Comments David Cameron|Foreign affairs| Cameron hasn't solved his Party problems this summer - and his Syrian humiliation proves it Some believe that the executive should control foreign policy, others that the legislature should do so. But whatever view one takes of the theory, one thing is certain about the practice: an administration that can't shape its foreign policy risks being seen abroad as weak. This is precisely where the Government stands today. Yesterday morning, it was poised to move a Commons motion proposing immediate military action against the Assad regime. A day later, it is proposing one suggesting such action later…perhaps…after the report of the U.N Investigation Team…despite that team having no mandate to "apportion blame" (in the words of the motion)…and after further efforts to secure a Security Council resolution…despite previous efforts to do so having been unsuccessful because of the council's "failure…to take united action" (again in the words of the motion). These contortions and contradictions only highlight what is not so much a U-turn as a V-turn. It isn't yet clear whether Ed Miliband took a lead, and went for Cameron's throat in the same way that he eventually went for Rupert Murdoch's over Leveson, or whether he merely followed his own Iraq-traumatised backbenchers' reluctance to support the Government. Similarly, it also isn't apparent whether the Prime Minister took the initiative in amending his own motion, or whether others in government confronted him with the brutal reality - namely, that he was set to lose this evening's vote. Hence the climbdown. The simple fact is that Cameron began the week by talking very big about Syria, and will end it by acting very small. In one sense, this is arguably for the good. It isn't clear why a missile strike on a few Syrian military compounds or Presidential palaces would deter the Assad regime from using chemical weapons again, assuming (as it is reasonable to do) that it used them recently in Damascus. And as I have written many times on this site, Britain must not be drawn into Syria's civil war. Continue reading "Cameron hasn't solved his Party problems this summer - and his Syrian humiliation proves it" » Thursday, August 29, 2013 in David Cameron, Foreign affairs | Permalink | Comments Is there anyone left who still supports HS2? Things just keep getting worse and worse for HS2. After the IEA's cost warning, the revised financial estimates by Treasury officials and the criticism of the scheme by Alistair Darling and this site's own Tim Montgomerie, now it turns out even its target market don't want it. A survey of 1,300 business leaders, carried out by the Institute of Directors, shows that 70 per cent think that HS2 offers them no improvement in productivity. Aha, supporters cry, of course the majority wouldn't expect to benefit directly, as HS2 is targeted at particular regions. That's true, but unfortunately for them only 29 per cent of the business directors polled in the North West think it offers good value for money. There's also a handy reminder that Yorkshire and the North West are not the sum total of "the North" - support in the neglected North East is even lower. In fact, in no region of the UK do more than 35 per cent of those polled think HS2 is good value for money - and this is from a survey carried out before the IEA and Treasury's higher cost estimates were released. Continue reading "Is there anyone left who still supports HS2?" » Tuesday, August 27, 2013 in David Cameron, Economic policy, Transport | Permalink | Comments David Cameron|Economic policy|Transport|

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ADVISORY | CPTPP a trade pact that works for the West and all of Canada Calgary – Canada is set to become one of the first countries to benefit from an 11-member trade bloc around the Pacific Rim. The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnerships (CPTPP) trade deal cleared the Senate Thursday, and Canada is in the final stages of adopting the agreement. Canada West Foundation President and CEO Martha Hall Findlay and and Director of the Trade & Investment Centre Carlo Dade are available to comment on the CPTPP, the opportunities it creates for Canadian businesses (including small- and medium-sized businesses) in crucial new markets and what it means for Canada’s diversification agenda. • The CPTPP gives exporters preferential access in 10 markets that rim the Pacific Ocean, six of them in Asia, including Japan, Vietnam and Malaysia. Given that Canada has only one trade agreement in Asia, gaining the equivalent of six new agreements at once is in itself a huge win. For Canadian businesses, this represents hundreds of millions in potential tariff savings alone. It also puts exporters on the same playing field as competitors in Australia – and ahead of the Americans, who are not part of the pact. • This agreement is about much more than cattle, corn and canola; it is an also an agreement with huge benefits for smaller businesses. With one set of rules for 10 markets it allows companies to accumulate inputs from any member of the agreement to make products alone or with companies in other member countries to sell anywhere inside the agreement. This one set of rules is what made the original NAFTA so special. But, with more members, the CPTPP improves on what Canadian firms have had in North America by offering more sources of inputs and more markets into which to sell. And, unlike the USMCA, the CPTPP will grow even larger as new countries join, as early as next year. • The new North American trade agreement, United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) was about barely being able to hold on to what we already had. The CPTPP is about growth and new opportunities with countries that want to trade. The CPTPP will not replace the U.S. as Canada’s most important market, but on several fronts, it moves Canada one very important and significant step away from overdependence on the U.S. “The CPTPP represents a huge opportunity for firms across Canada and especially in the West in a wide range of sectors beyond commodities. But, ratification is the easy part. The hard part is getting firms to understand how special this agreement is and to do what has not happened in the past – actually take up what is on offer. Given our recent difficulties with the U.S. and how rich the offers are in the CPTPP, this might be our best chance to actually start diversifying our exports.” – Carlo Dade, trade director, Canada West Foundation. Report: The Art of the Trade Deal: Quantifying the benefits of a TPP without the United States Op-ed: The CPTPP trade deal offers a different path to China Blog: How western Canadian businesses can benefit from dramatic tariff reductions in the CPTPP

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