The dinosaur is named in honor of the town.

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# Sarmientosaurus Was a 10-Ton Dinosaur With a Plum-Sized Brain

ImageMatthew C. Lamanna and Rubén D. F. Martínez with bones from Sarmientosaurus musacchioi.CreditCreditMatt Lamanna/Carnegie Museum of Natural History

A rare and finely preserved skull unearthed in Argentina belonged to a dinosaur with a drooping head, far bigger eyes and keener hearing than some of its more evolved relatives, providing new clues about this group of lumbering plant-eaters.

The discovery of the skull and part of the neck led paleontologists to announce on Tuesday in the journal PLOS One the naming of a new dinosaur, Sarmientosaurus musacchioi.

The fossil is from a dinosaur that was part of a group known as titanosaurs, and is considered modest in size, about 40 feet long and 10 tons in weight, in contrast to some others in that grouping.

"About two elephants' worth," estimated Matthew C. Lamanna, an assistant curator at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh.

Titanosaurs were plant-eaters with long necks and long tails that could be as small as a cow or as big as a house.

While much is known about them, researchers still do not know much about their brains because so few skulls have been found.

"This group, to me, they're quite mysterious," Dr. Lamanna said.

"By combining data from these different discoveries, we're gradually building up a picture as to what the biology of these animals was like.

In other words, what makes the largest land animals of all time tick?"

ImageBones from the titanosaur known as Rapetosaurus, named for a mischievous giant in Madagascar folklore.

CreditK. Curry Rogers, M. Whitney, M. D'Emic, and B. Bagley

Meanwhile, in a paper published last week in the journal Science, a second group of paleontologists described the remains of a baby titanosaur, noting its quick growth in a couple of months to the size of a large dog.

Its bones had the same proportions of an adult, which suggests that young titanosaurs were quickly on their feet after hatching and fending for themselves.

For almost all known titanosaurs, paleontologists have fossils of parts of the body like leg bones that are taller than a person, but no pieces of the skull, which consisted of bones that were thinner, more delicate, and less likely to fossilize.

For Sarmientosaurus, which lived about 95 million years ago, scientists have the opposite: almost all of the head, which was about a foot and a half long, and part of the neck, but nothing from the rest of the body.

Paleontologists including Rubén D. F. Martínez of the National University of Patagonia in Argentina found the skull in 1997.

(Sarmientosaurus is named after the town of Sarmiento, close to where the skull was discovered; musacchioi honors Eduardo Musacchio, a paleontologist who died in 2011.)

For a while, it was not clear what kind of dinosaur it was.

With CT scans, the scientists could study the skull in detail, including some defining characteristics seen in the few other titanosaur skulls that have been found.

In other ways, Sarmientosaurus was unlike other titanosaurs, with a broad snout and fatter teeth.

It also had very large eye sockets, suggesting better-than-average eyesight, and an inner ear structure that appears tuned to low-frequency sounds.

"Maybe to track predators," said Lawrence M. Witmer, a professor of paleontology at Ohio University and another of the authors of the PLOS One paper.

"Maybe to track the movement of its own herd."

ImageThe baby Rapetosaurus looked like a miniature adult, suggesting that the young animals were not being fed by parents.

Curiously, from the scattered skull data, the more evolved titanosaurs appeared to have worse eyesight and hearing, Dr. Witmer said.

The orientation of the inner ear also suggests that Sarmientosaurus typically held its head pointing downward at a 45-degree angle.

The scientists infer that it foraged on plants near the ground.

"The head of titanosaurs is totally key to understanding them as living animals," Dr. Lamanna said.

Sarmientosaurus's brain was the size of a plum or a lime.

"You try not to judge him, but it's a pretty small brain."

On the other hand, perhaps brains are overrated.

Titanosaurs survived for tens of millions of years and lived on every continent, thriving in particular in the Southern Hemisphere.

"The lime-size brain of Sarmientosaurus was adequate," Dr. Witmer said.

In the Science paper, Kristina A. Curry Rogers, a professor of geology and biology at Macalester College in Minnesota, and her colleagues describe 17 bones that were excavated in Madagascar in 1993.

Dr. Curry Rogers came upon them in drawers at Stony Brook University in Long Island, where they had been misidentified as crocodiles.

Her doctoral thesis research had been describing a Madagascar titanosaur named Rapetosaurus — Rapeto is a mischievous giant in Madagascar folklore — and these bones looked like miniature versions of what she had worked with years earlier.

"I just happened to be the right person to be looking at them," she said.

Titanosaur embryos had previously been found at a nesting site, but baby dinosaurs are rare.

"This is surely the smallest out-of-the-egg sauropod," Dr. Curry Rogers said.

Closer study confirmed this was a young Rapetosaurus.

Slicing thin sections of the bones and looking at them under a microscope, the scientists could see lines that indicated how big the dinosaur was at hatching — about 7.5 pounds.

When it died, 39 to 77 days later, it had grown to 14 inches tall and about 90 pounds, the scientists estimated.

Comparing the bones with fossils of other Rapetosauruses, the scientists found that baby Rapetosaurus looked like a miniature adult.

That suggests that the baby dinosaurs were not being fed by the parents, but were already on their feet and foraging.

The microscopic structures of the leg bones also indicated that they were already bearing weight, adding evidence to the argument.

With a robust skeleton, a baby Rapetosaurus might have been able to jump, trot and roll on the ground in ways that its parents would not have been able to.

The bone structure also hints at the baby's demise — starvation in a region prone to droughts.

Kenneth J. Lacovara, a paleontologist at Rowan University in New Jersey who was not involved in either study, said the research highlighted how much modern technology like CT scans have added to the study of dinosaurs.

"Those are great examples of paleobiology," said Dr. Lacovara, the discoverer of Dreadnoughtus, one of the leviathan titanosaurs.

"Now I think we're getting to the point where we're functioning more like biologists than geologists."

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## In Argentina, Rancher's Discovery Leads to Largest Titanosaur

## Argentine Dinosaur Was an Estimated 130,000 Pounds, and Still Growing

In the early 1900s it also experienced an influx of immigrants from Lithuania.
 In 1900, Argentine authority was locally established when the Swedish former sailor Oscar Lundqwist, who had been appointed police commissioner to Sarmiento, set up the first "comisaría" ever in Sarmiento. It was situated next to "Las Tres Casas" where the Jones families from Wales and the Briton Pryce lived.
 In 1903, 600 Afrikaner families arrived in Argentina following the loss of the Second Boer War.   They settled in the region as it had access to water unlike the coastal city of Comodoro Rivadavia where they first settled.   The descendants of these colonists make up a large portion of the population of Sarmiento and still speak Afrikaans and attend the Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk ("Dutch Reformed Church") to this day. As recently as the 1960s Afrikaans was the most commonly spoken language however this has changed as the town's Afrikaans population has become more assimilated into Argentinian culture and society. In 2016, an important fossil dinosaur was discovered near the town.   The dinosaur is named "Sarmientosaurus musacchio."


The dinosaur is named in honor of the late Dr. Eduardo Musacchio, a paleontologist and professor at the National University of Patagonia San Juan Bosco.

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# Sarmientosaurus Was a 10-Ton Dinosaur With a Plum-Sized Brain

ImageMatthew C. Lamanna and Rubén D. F. Martínez with bones from Sarmientosaurus musacchioi.CreditCreditMatt Lamanna/Carnegie Museum of Natural History

A rare and finely preserved skull unearthed in Argentina belonged to a dinosaur with a drooping head, far bigger eyes and keener hearing than some of its more evolved relatives, providing new clues about this group of lumbering plant-eaters.

The discovery of the skull and part of the neck led paleontologists to announce on Tuesday in the journal PLOS One the naming of a new dinosaur, Sarmientosaurus musacchioi.

The fossil is from a dinosaur that was part of a group known as titanosaurs, and is considered modest in size, about 40 feet long and 10 tons in weight, in contrast to some others in that grouping.

"About two elephants' worth," estimated Matthew C. Lamanna, an assistant curator at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh.

Titanosaurs were plant-eaters with long necks and long tails that could be as small as a cow or as big as a house.

While much is known about them, researchers still do not know much about their brains because so few skulls have been found.

"This group, to me, they're quite mysterious," Dr. Lamanna said.

"By combining data from these different discoveries, we're gradually building up a picture as to what the biology of these animals was like.

In other words, what makes the largest land animals of all time tick?"

ImageBones from the titanosaur known as Rapetosaurus, named for a mischievous giant in Madagascar folklore.

CreditK. Curry Rogers, M. Whitney, M. D'Emic, and B. Bagley

Meanwhile, in a paper published last week in the journal Science, a second group of paleontologists described the remains of a baby titanosaur, noting its quick growth in a couple of months to the size of a large dog.

Its bones had the same proportions of an adult, which suggests that young titanosaurs were quickly on their feet after hatching and fending for themselves.

For almost all known titanosaurs, paleontologists have fossils of parts of the body like leg bones that are taller than a person, but no pieces of the skull, which consisted of bones that were thinner, more delicate, and less likely to fossilize.

For Sarmientosaurus, which lived about 95 million years ago, scientists have the opposite: almost all of the head, which was about a foot and a half long, and part of the neck, but nothing from the rest of the body.

Paleontologists including Rubén D. F. Martínez of the National University of Patagonia in Argentina found the skull in 1997.

(Sarmientosaurus is named after the town of Sarmiento, close to where the skull was discovered; musacchioi honors Eduardo Musacchio, a paleontologist who died in 2011.)

For a while, it was not clear what kind of dinosaur it was.

With CT scans, the scientists could study the skull in detail, including some defining characteristics seen in the few other titanosaur skulls that have been found.

In other ways, Sarmientosaurus was unlike other titanosaurs, with a broad snout and fatter teeth.

It also had very large eye sockets, suggesting better-than-average eyesight, and an inner ear structure that appears tuned to low-frequency sounds.

"Maybe to track predators," said Lawrence M. Witmer, a professor of paleontology at Ohio University and another of the authors of the PLOS One paper.

"Maybe to track the movement of its own herd."

ImageThe baby Rapetosaurus looked like a miniature adult, suggesting that the young animals were not being fed by parents.

Curiously, from the scattered skull data, the more evolved titanosaurs appeared to have worse eyesight and hearing, Dr. Witmer said.

The orientation of the inner ear also suggests that Sarmientosaurus typically held its head pointing downward at a 45-degree angle.

The scientists infer that it foraged on plants near the ground.

"The head of titanosaurs is totally key to understanding them as living animals," Dr. Lamanna said.

Sarmientosaurus's brain was the size of a plum or a lime.

"You try not to judge him, but it's a pretty small brain."

On the other hand, perhaps brains are overrated.

Titanosaurs survived for tens of millions of years and lived on every continent, thriving in particular in the Southern Hemisphere.

"The lime-size brain of Sarmientosaurus was adequate," Dr. Witmer said.

In the Science paper, Kristina A. Curry Rogers, a professor of geology and biology at Macalester College in Minnesota, and her colleagues describe 17 bones that were excavated in Madagascar in 1993.

Dr. Curry Rogers came upon them in drawers at Stony Brook University in Long Island, where they had been misidentified as crocodiles.

Her doctoral thesis research had been describing a Madagascar titanosaur named Rapetosaurus — Rapeto is a mischievous giant in Madagascar folklore — and these bones looked like miniature versions of what she had worked with years earlier.

"I just happened to be the right person to be looking at them," she said.

Titanosaur embryos had previously been found at a nesting site, but baby dinosaurs are rare.

"This is surely the smallest out-of-the-egg sauropod," Dr. Curry Rogers said.

Closer study confirmed this was a young Rapetosaurus.

Slicing thin sections of the bones and looking at them under a microscope, the scientists could see lines that indicated how big the dinosaur was at hatching — about 7.5 pounds.

When it died, 39 to 77 days later, it had grown to 14 inches tall and about 90 pounds, the scientists estimated.

Comparing the bones with fossils of other Rapetosauruses, the scientists found that baby Rapetosaurus looked like a miniature adult.

That suggests that the baby dinosaurs were not being fed by the parents, but were already on their feet and foraging.

The microscopic structures of the leg bones also indicated that they were already bearing weight, adding evidence to the argument.

With a robust skeleton, a baby Rapetosaurus might have been able to jump, trot and roll on the ground in ways that its parents would not have been able to.

The bone structure also hints at the baby's demise — starvation in a region prone to droughts.

Kenneth J. Lacovara, a paleontologist at Rowan University in New Jersey who was not involved in either study, said the research highlighted how much modern technology like CT scans have added to the study of dinosaurs.

"Those are great examples of paleobiology," said Dr. Lacovara, the discoverer of Dreadnoughtus, one of the leviathan titanosaurs.

"Now I think we're getting to the point where we're functioning more like biologists than geologists."

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## In Argentina, Rancher's Discovery Leads to Largest Titanosaur

## Argentine Dinosaur Was an Estimated 130,000 Pounds, and Still Growing

In the early 1900s it also experienced an influx of immigrants from Lithuania.
 In 1900, Argentine authority was locally established when the Swedish former sailor Oscar Lundqwist, who had been appointed police commissioner to Sarmiento, set up the first "comisaría" ever in Sarmiento. It was situated next to "Las Tres Casas" where the Jones families from Wales and the Briton Pryce lived.
 In 1903, 600 Afrikaner families arrived in Argentina following the loss of the Second Boer War.   They settled in the region as it had access to water unlike the coastal city of Comodoro Rivadavia where they first settled.   The descendants of these colonists make up a large portion of the population of Sarmiento and still speak Afrikaans and attend the Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk ("Dutch Reformed Church") to this day. As recently as the 1960s Afrikaans was the most commonly spoken language however this has changed as the town's Afrikaans population has become more assimilated into Argentinian culture and society. In 2016, an important fossil dinosaur was discovered near the town.   The dinosaur is named "Sarmientosaurus musacchio." The dinosaur is named in honor of the town.


The award is named after Selman Waksman.

(meta data) TITLE: Selman A. Waksman Award in Microbiology

National Academies Awards for Communicating Science

National Academies Keck Futures Initiative (inactive)

# Selman A. Waksman Award in Microbiology

## About the Selman A. Waksman Award in Microbiology

Established by the Waksman Foundation for Microbiology, the Selman A. Waksman Award is a prize of $20,000 that is presented to recognize a major advance in the field of microbiology.

Sharon R. Long, Stanford University, will receive the 2019 Selman A. Waksman Award in Microbiology.

Long is a pioneering molecular biologist whose research on the symbiosis between plants and nitrogen-fixing bacteria explains how some plants thrive without nitrogen fertilizer, making agriculture and natural environments more sustainable.

Sharon R. Long (2019)For pioneering research defining the molecular mechanisms underlying the important nitrogen-fixing symbiosis between Rhizobium and legumes, research that has had major implications for microbe-host interactions in general.

Bernard Roizman (2017)For his many seminal contributions to understanding the mechanisms by which herpes viruses replicate and cause disease.

Susan Gottesman (2015)For transforming our understanding of post-transcriptional regulation in bacteria through mechanisms of controlled proteolysis and small RNAs.

Jeffrey I. Gordon (2013)For his pioneering interdisciplinary studies on the human microbiome and for defining the genomic and metabolic foundations of its contributions to health and disease.

Carol A. Gross (2011)For her pioneering studies on mechanisms of gene transcription and its control, and for defining the roles of sigma factors during homeostasis and under stress

Jonathan Beckwith (2009)For fundamental contributions to gene regulation, protein targeting and secretion, and disulfide biochemistry, and also for the development of gene fusions as an experimental tool.

Richard M. Losick (2007)For discovering alternative bacterial sigma factors and his fundamental contributions to understanding the mechanism of bacterial sporulation.

Lucy Shapiro (2005)For her pioneering work revealing the bacterial cell as an integrated system with transcriptional circuitry interwoven with the 3-D deployment of regulatory and morphological proteins.

Stanley Falkow (2003)For his many contributions to understanding the mechanisms by which bacteria cause infection and disease.

Norman R. Pace (2001)For revolutionizing microbiology by developing methods by which microorganisms can be directly detected, identified, and phylogenetically related without the need for cultivation in the laboratory.

R. John Collier (1999)For his seminal contribution to the understanding of bacterial pathogenesis by the elucidation of the action of the diptheria toxin.

Carl R. Woese (1997)For discovering a kingdom of life, the Archaea—using ribosomal RNA sequences for phylogenetic studies of microorganisms—which has influenced concepts of evolution and microbial ecology and has had major technical and industrial applications

Ralph S. Wolfe (1995)For elucidating the biochemical pathway of the reduction of carbon dioxide to methane in microorganisms and in the course of this work defining new biochemical pathways, enzymes, and cofactors.

Boris Magasanik (1993)For his contributions to our understanding of catabolite repression, amino acid metabolism, and regulation of nitrogen metabolism in bacteria.

Melvin I. Simon (1991)For his discoveries in the field of bacterial chemotaxis, including the elucidation of flagellar phase variation and of flagellar motor activation by receptor-mediated signals transmitted through protein-phosphoryl-group transfers.

Bernard D. Davis (1989)For his ingenious development of the penicillin technique for isolating mutants and leadership in its application to microbial physiology.

Harland G. Wood (1986)For his classic studies in mechanisms of carbon dioxide fixation in heterotrophic bacteria, which have spanned a half century and have revolutionized our understanding of the biochemical roles of carbon dioxide.

Purnell W. Choppin (1984)For his discoveries of new mechanisms in the replication of myxo- and paramyxoviruses, in viral pathogenesis, and in viral gene expression.

Irwin C. Gunsalus (1982)For his pioneering studies in microbial biochemistry.

Julius Adler (1980)For his pioneering studies on motility and chemotaxis in bacteria.

Howard Green (1978)For his fundamental contributions to the biology of cultured animal cells.

Wallace P. Rowe (1976)For his fundamental contributions to our understanding of the biology of oncogenic viruses.

Renato Dulbecco (1974)For his extension to animal viruses the precise quantitative methods that had been developed with bacterial viruses, thereby revealing the integration of tumor viruses into host chromosomes.

Charles Yanofsky (1972)For his outstanding contributions to many aspects of microbial and molecular genetics.

E. R. Stadtman (1970)For his outstanding contributions in the field of microbial biochemistry.

Jack L. Strominger (1968)For his elegant studies on the biosynthesis of the bacterial cell wall and the mode of action of antibiotics.

The Selman A. Waksman Award in Microbiology is awarded by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences  "in recognition of excellence in the field of microbiology."


(meta data) TITLE: Selman A. Waksman Award in Microbiology

National Academies Awards for Communicating Science

National Academies Keck Futures Initiative (inactive)

# Selman A. Waksman Award in Microbiology

## About the Selman A. Waksman Award in Microbiology

Established by the Waksman Foundation for Microbiology, the Selman A. Waksman Award is a prize of $20,000 that is presented to recognize a major advance in the field of microbiology.

Sharon R. Long, Stanford University, will receive the 2019 Selman A. Waksman Award in Microbiology.

Long is a pioneering molecular biologist whose research on the symbiosis between plants and nitrogen-fixing bacteria explains how some plants thrive without nitrogen fertilizer, making agriculture and natural environments more sustainable.

Sharon R. Long (2019)For pioneering research defining the molecular mechanisms underlying the important nitrogen-fixing symbiosis between Rhizobium and legumes, research that has had major implications for microbe-host interactions in general.

Bernard Roizman (2017)For his many seminal contributions to understanding the mechanisms by which herpes viruses replicate and cause disease.

Susan Gottesman (2015)For transforming our understanding of post-transcriptional regulation in bacteria through mechanisms of controlled proteolysis and small RNAs.

Jeffrey I. Gordon (2013)For his pioneering interdisciplinary studies on the human microbiome and for defining the genomic and metabolic foundations of its contributions to health and disease.

Carol A. Gross (2011)For her pioneering studies on mechanisms of gene transcription and its control, and for defining the roles of sigma factors during homeostasis and under stress

Jonathan Beckwith (2009)For fundamental contributions to gene regulation, protein targeting and secretion, and disulfide biochemistry, and also for the development of gene fusions as an experimental tool.

Richard M. Losick (2007)For discovering alternative bacterial sigma factors and his fundamental contributions to understanding the mechanism of bacterial sporulation.

Lucy Shapiro (2005)For her pioneering work revealing the bacterial cell as an integrated system with transcriptional circuitry interwoven with the 3-D deployment of regulatory and morphological proteins.

Stanley Falkow (2003)For his many contributions to understanding the mechanisms by which bacteria cause infection and disease.

Norman R. Pace (2001)For revolutionizing microbiology by developing methods by which microorganisms can be directly detected, identified, and phylogenetically related without the need for cultivation in the laboratory.

R. John Collier (1999)For his seminal contribution to the understanding of bacterial pathogenesis by the elucidation of the action of the diptheria toxin.

Carl R. Woese (1997)For discovering a kingdom of life, the Archaea—using ribosomal RNA sequences for phylogenetic studies of microorganisms—which has influenced concepts of evolution and microbial ecology and has had major technical and industrial applications

Ralph S. Wolfe (1995)For elucidating the biochemical pathway of the reduction of carbon dioxide to methane in microorganisms and in the course of this work defining new biochemical pathways, enzymes, and cofactors.

Boris Magasanik (1993)For his contributions to our understanding of catabolite repression, amino acid metabolism, and regulation of nitrogen metabolism in bacteria.

Melvin I. Simon (1991)For his discoveries in the field of bacterial chemotaxis, including the elucidation of flagellar phase variation and of flagellar motor activation by receptor-mediated signals transmitted through protein-phosphoryl-group transfers.

Bernard D. Davis (1989)For his ingenious development of the penicillin technique for isolating mutants and leadership in its application to microbial physiology.

Harland G. Wood (1986)For his classic studies in mechanisms of carbon dioxide fixation in heterotrophic bacteria, which have spanned a half century and have revolutionized our understanding of the biochemical roles of carbon dioxide.

Purnell W. Choppin (1984)For his discoveries of new mechanisms in the replication of myxo- and paramyxoviruses, in viral pathogenesis, and in viral gene expression.

Irwin C. Gunsalus (1982)For his pioneering studies in microbial biochemistry.

Julius Adler (1980)For his pioneering studies on motility and chemotaxis in bacteria.

Howard Green (1978)For his fundamental contributions to the biology of cultured animal cells.

Wallace P. Rowe (1976)For his fundamental contributions to our understanding of the biology of oncogenic viruses.

Renato Dulbecco (1974)For his extension to animal viruses the precise quantitative methods that had been developed with bacterial viruses, thereby revealing the integration of tumor viruses into host chromosomes.

Charles Yanofsky (1972)For his outstanding contributions to many aspects of microbial and molecular genetics.

E. R. Stadtman (1970)For his outstanding contributions in the field of microbial biochemistry.

Jack L. Strominger (1968)For his elegant studies on the biosynthesis of the bacterial cell wall and the mode of action of antibiotics.

The Selman A. Waksman Award in Microbiology is awarded by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences  "in recognition of excellence in the field of microbiology." The award is named after Selman Waksman.


The ABC complaints unit agreed with AIJAC.

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An AIJAC complaint against an article on the ABC's website, which claimed Hamas and Islamic Jihad are listed as terrorists by Australia simply because of "their continued resistance against Israeli occupation", has been upheld by the ABC's Audience and Consumer Affairs unit.

The July 21 article, titled "What is terrorism? The controversial label that is used and abused around the world," by Tracey Shelton, had a sidebar setting out "The 26 terrorist organisations on Australia's watch list".

In the sidebar, it stated, "Palestine's Hamas — Two Palestinian groups, Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, have been designated for their continued resistance against Israeli occupation."

AIJAC noted that this description of the designation of the two groups is incorrect and "The Australian National Security website does not state anywhere that 'occupation' is the reason for their listing.

It explains that Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad are designated as terrorist organisations because they are against the existence of the State of Israel and use terrorism to achieve this goal."

"The description of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad being designated because of 'their continued resistance against Israeli occupation' frankly seems an expression of the views of the author of the article regarding these two groups, not Australian law.

This appears to be part of a larger pattern with the article… which repeatedly makes claims about terrorism as a phenomenon which are disputed or contested in the relevant literature and public debate but treats them as factual and uncontested.

Yet the article is labelled as neither opinion nor analysis on the ABC website."

AIJAC concluded, "In the interests of accuracy and the ABC's statutory requirements to be fair and balanced we therefore request that as a matter of urgency you amend the relevant section of the article to accurately reflect the reasons the Australian Government has given for Hamas and PIJ's listing."

In upholding the complaint, the ABC Audience and Consumer Affairs unit stated, "In response to your concerns, ABC News have advised that the summary in the sidebar for 'Palestine's Hamas' did not accurately reflect the description by Australian National Security.

Accordingly, the article has been amended to read: 'Palestine's Hamas — Two Palestinian groups, Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, have been designated for their attacks on Israeli citizens."

The ABC response did not refer to AIJAC's request that the article as a whole be labelled as opinion.

AIJAC Executive Director Dr Colin Rubenstein stated, "We are pleased that, in this instance, the ABC acted expeditiously to rectify an obvious and frankly egregious error.

We hope that, in the future, the ABC will take more care to ensure that there are no more instances of this type of blatant misrepresentation, resulting from what seems to be biased advocacy journalism, and that its journalists adhere to its Editorial Policies.

"It is, however, disappointing that an article that is clearly based on a one-sided opinion will continue to present on the website as a straight news story, and that the ABC Audience and Consumer Affairs unit ignored that part of our complaint.

It is important for the understanding of readers, not to mention the integrity of journalism on the whole, that articles that are clearly the opinion of the writer rather than objective reportage are labelled as such,"

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It's all in the eye for accuracy and detail and one has to be quick to catch it.

That came home to me more recently viewed on YouTube in relation to the early church and how it was left mid air with the concluding statement .."and the rest is history".

For those who wouldn't know the history they're left to make their own conclusion……and with all the contadictions down through history even today.

The destrtuction of The Temple in 70 CE is just one example.

Believing the Jews had been subdued forever, that golden menorah depicted on the Arch of Titus a sign of the spoils of war is placed side by side with the Star of David, the Emblem of Israel when it became a state thousands of years later.

Now that's real history…..God never said it was going to be easy…..

From the ABC to Andrew Bolt many are getting tired of Dr Rubenstein constant whining.

I think epistemic vigilance is what it's called……meaning communication is a powerful but a dangerous tool.

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In 2016, AIJAC accused then senator Nick Xenophon of being "highly and one-sidedly critical of Israel" during his time in the Australian Senate. The organisation also criticised the Australian Greens for trying to make Israel the "sole-aggressor" against Palestine. In 2018, AIJAC lodged a complaint against the Australian Broadcasting Corporation regarding an online article which claimed that Hamas was declared a terrorist organisation because of it activities against Israeli "occupation" of Palestine.


The basis for the agreement was that Hamas's status was not, according to the Australian Government, based on any occupation.

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An AIJAC complaint against an article on the ABC's website, which claimed Hamas and Islamic Jihad are listed as terrorists by Australia simply because of "their continued resistance against Israeli occupation", has been upheld by the ABC's Audience and Consumer Affairs unit.

The July 21 article, titled "What is terrorism? The controversial label that is used and abused around the world," by Tracey Shelton, had a sidebar setting out "The 26 terrorist organisations on Australia's watch list".

In the sidebar, it stated, "Palestine's Hamas — Two Palestinian groups, Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, have been designated for their continued resistance against Israeli occupation."

AIJAC noted that this description of the designation of the two groups is incorrect and "The Australian National Security website does not state anywhere that 'occupation' is the reason for their listing.

It explains that Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad are designated as terrorist organisations because they are against the existence of the State of Israel and use terrorism to achieve this goal."

"The description of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad being designated because of 'their continued resistance against Israeli occupation' frankly seems an expression of the views of the author of the article regarding these two groups, not Australian law.

This appears to be part of a larger pattern with the article… which repeatedly makes claims about terrorism as a phenomenon which are disputed or contested in the relevant literature and public debate but treats them as factual and uncontested.

Yet the article is labelled as neither opinion nor analysis on the ABC website."

AIJAC concluded, "In the interests of accuracy and the ABC's statutory requirements to be fair and balanced we therefore request that as a matter of urgency you amend the relevant section of the article to accurately reflect the reasons the Australian Government has given for Hamas and PIJ's listing."

In upholding the complaint, the ABC Audience and Consumer Affairs unit stated, "In response to your concerns, ABC News have advised that the summary in the sidebar for 'Palestine's Hamas' did not accurately reflect the description by Australian National Security.

Accordingly, the article has been amended to read: 'Palestine's Hamas — Two Palestinian groups, Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, have been designated for their attacks on Israeli citizens."

The ABC response did not refer to AIJAC's request that the article as a whole be labelled as opinion.

AIJAC Executive Director Dr Colin Rubenstein stated, "We are pleased that, in this instance, the ABC acted expeditiously to rectify an obvious and frankly egregious error.

We hope that, in the future, the ABC will take more care to ensure that there are no more instances of this type of blatant misrepresentation, resulting from what seems to be biased advocacy journalism, and that its journalists adhere to its Editorial Policies.

"It is, however, disappointing that an article that is clearly based on a one-sided opinion will continue to present on the website as a straight news story, and that the ABC Audience and Consumer Affairs unit ignored that part of our complaint.

It is important for the understanding of readers, not to mention the integrity of journalism on the whole, that articles that are clearly the opinion of the writer rather than objective reportage are labelled as such,"

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It's all in the eye for accuracy and detail and one has to be quick to catch it.

That came home to me more recently viewed on YouTube in relation to the early church and how it was left mid air with the concluding statement .."and the rest is history".

For those who wouldn't know the history they're left to make their own conclusion……and with all the contadictions down through history even today.

The destrtuction of The Temple in 70 CE is just one example.

Believing the Jews had been subdued forever, that golden menorah depicted on the Arch of Titus a sign of the spoils of war is placed side by side with the Star of David, the Emblem of Israel when it became a state thousands of years later.

Now that's real history…..God never said it was going to be easy…..

From the ABC to Andrew Bolt many are getting tired of Dr Rubenstein constant whining.

I think epistemic vigilance is what it's called……meaning communication is a powerful but a dangerous tool.

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In 2016, AIJAC accused then senator Nick Xenophon of being "highly and one-sidedly critical of Israel" during his time in the Australian Senate. The organisation also criticised the Australian Greens for trying to make Israel the "sole-aggressor" against Palestine. In 2018, AIJAC lodged a complaint against the Australian Broadcasting Corporation regarding an online article which claimed that Hamas was declared a terrorist organisation because of it activities against Israeli "occupation" of Palestine. The ABC complaints unit agreed with AIJAC.


A new siding was provided in 1956 for Woodhall paper mill at the station.

(meta data) TITLE: "Juniper Green 300: The railway"

## The Railway at Juniper Green by Douglas Buchanan

The Edinburgh to Balerno train as it passed Inglis Mill in the 1940s

The railway serving Juniper Green was a loop made off the Caledonian Railway line that ran from Edinburgh Caledonian Station to Carstairs where it linked with the Glasgow to Carlisle line.

The main line had stations at Kingsknowe, Wester Hailes, Curriehill and Ravelrig, while the Balerno Loop, as it was called, had stations at Hailes Platform, Colinton, Juniper Green, Currie and Balerno before joining the main line again at Ravelrig.

The purpose of the Loop was to serve the Mills that were located beside the Water of Leith and it was on Saturday, 1st August 1874, that the Balerno branch railway was eventually opened to all traffic.

Almost 10 years had passed since the Caledonian Railway Company or 'Caley' had first discussed the application from the local mill owners and landowners for help with their plans for a railway line.

It had cost in the region of £134,000 (at least 50% over budget), and over these ten years created many disputes, complaints and objections.

The trains ran alongside the Water of Leith for 65 years, the line finally being closed to passengers on Saturday, 30th October 1943.

Goods trains continued to run until the line was officially closed, aided by the closure of the Kinleith Mill in 1966, to all traffic on 4th December 1967.

The railway was instrumental in the creation of house building from Colinton to Balerno as it was possible to travel easily into town by train.

Indeed, Juniper Green expanded very rapidly in the late 19th Century, due in large part to the railway.

The population of Juniper Green increased from 700 in 1874 to 1,600 in 1901.

The railway line was also used by golfers who wished to play at Baberton Golf Club, which opened in 1893 and at Torphin Golf Club which opened in April 1903.

In those days the clubhouse was situated further west than at present and almost directly above the railway station.

In the early days, there were eight trains per day and first class return to Edinburgh cost 1s.5d. (7p).

In 1883 the number of passengers that travelled from Juniper Green station was 38,280, bringing in revenue of £872.

To that should be added a further £1,285 for goods receipts.

The Juniper Green traffic accounted for about 37% of passenger use.

A steep and winding station brae led up from Juniper Green Station to the village main street.

The station master's house, formerly the north lodge of Woodhall Estate, was at the top.

The station had a single platform on the north side of the line.

It had a goods yard that was accessed from the east end of the station and was located to the north of the line.

At the east end of the station there was once a signalbox on the north side of the line.

In 1901, Juniper Green station was equipped, at a cost of £300, with tablet instruments that were installed in the station booking office.

These instruments worked the signal and points, allowing branch passenger trains to pass a goods train which was diverted to stand at the station sidings.

At the same time, the station signal box, a little to the east of the station, was closed.

This system operated until 20th March 1939.

By 1914, the traffic on the Balerno branch had developed to the extent that there were three engines regularly working the passenger services.

Trains usually comprised eight carriages; four third class, two brake thirds and two first class.

Each of the three sets was increased to thirteen carriages on Saturdays.

However, after the war, price inflation led to operational problems, and although the Government paid out compensation, the Caley was in trouble.

Indeed, landslips at the Colinton tunnel also caused operational difficulties and, added to that, in 1920, buses had reached Juniper Green.

On 1st July 1923, the LMS took over the Caley network.

Unfortunately, the General Strike of 1926 was to cause more problems as coal shortages affected the railways more than road transport.

The number of trains running on a daily basis fell from 20 to 13 by 1939 and the war had other effects, such as black outs and coal shortages.

In 1943, the LMS decided that, in consequence of adequate bus transport, the passenger service would cease.

In 1956, a new siding was provided for the benefit of Woodhall paper mill at Juniper Green station, followed by its enlargement of the mill by its new owners, Inveresk Paper Company.

However, in 1958, reports provided by British Railways management, recommended that Juniper Green station should be closed as revenue was in the region of £1,750 per annum and it was not cost effective.

By that time there was only one goods train running on the line per day.

The railway was well used by golfers heading to Baberton and Torphin Golf Clubs. At first eight trains ran per day. Juniper Green station saw 38,280 passengers in 1883, accounting for 37% of the lines passenger traffic with a revenue of £872 and £1,285 for goods traffic receipts.


In 1958, reports recommended that the station should be closed.

(meta data) TITLE: "Juniper Green 300: The railway"

## The Railway at Juniper Green by Douglas Buchanan

The Edinburgh to Balerno train as it passed Inglis Mill in the 1940s

The railway serving Juniper Green was a loop made off the Caledonian Railway line that ran from Edinburgh Caledonian Station to Carstairs where it linked with the Glasgow to Carlisle line.

The main line had stations at Kingsknowe, Wester Hailes, Curriehill and Ravelrig, while the Balerno Loop, as it was called, had stations at Hailes Platform, Colinton, Juniper Green, Currie and Balerno before joining the main line again at Ravelrig.

The purpose of the Loop was to serve the Mills that were located beside the Water of Leith and it was on Saturday, 1st August 1874, that the Balerno branch railway was eventually opened to all traffic.

Almost 10 years had passed since the Caledonian Railway Company or 'Caley' had first discussed the application from the local mill owners and landowners for help with their plans for a railway line.

It had cost in the region of £134,000 (at least 50% over budget), and over these ten years created many disputes, complaints and objections.

The trains ran alongside the Water of Leith for 65 years, the line finally being closed to passengers on Saturday, 30th October 1943.

Goods trains continued to run until the line was officially closed, aided by the closure of the Kinleith Mill in 1966, to all traffic on 4th December 1967.

The railway was instrumental in the creation of house building from Colinton to Balerno as it was possible to travel easily into town by train.

Indeed, Juniper Green expanded very rapidly in the late 19th Century, due in large part to the railway.

The population of Juniper Green increased from 700 in 1874 to 1,600 in 1901.

The railway line was also used by golfers who wished to play at Baberton Golf Club, which opened in 1893 and at Torphin Golf Club which opened in April 1903.

In those days the clubhouse was situated further west than at present and almost directly above the railway station.

In the early days, there were eight trains per day and first class return to Edinburgh cost 1s.5d. (7p).

In 1883 the number of passengers that travelled from Juniper Green station was 38,280, bringing in revenue of £872.

To that should be added a further £1,285 for goods receipts.

The Juniper Green traffic accounted for about 37% of passenger use.

A steep and winding station brae led up from Juniper Green Station to the village main street.

The station master's house, formerly the north lodge of Woodhall Estate, was at the top.

The station had a single platform on the north side of the line.

It had a goods yard that was accessed from the east end of the station and was located to the north of the line.

At the east end of the station there was once a signalbox on the north side of the line.

In 1901, Juniper Green station was equipped, at a cost of £300, with tablet instruments that were installed in the station booking office.

These instruments worked the signal and points, allowing branch passenger trains to pass a goods train which was diverted to stand at the station sidings.

At the same time, the station signal box, a little to the east of the station, was closed.

This system operated until 20th March 1939.

By 1914, the traffic on the Balerno branch had developed to the extent that there were three engines regularly working the passenger services.

Trains usually comprised eight carriages; four third class, two brake thirds and two first class.

Each of the three sets was increased to thirteen carriages on Saturdays.

However, after the war, price inflation led to operational problems, and although the Government paid out compensation, the Caley was in trouble.

Indeed, landslips at the Colinton tunnel also caused operational difficulties and, added to that, in 1920, buses had reached Juniper Green.

On 1st July 1923, the LMS took over the Caley network.

Unfortunately, the General Strike of 1926 was to cause more problems as coal shortages affected the railways more than road transport.

The number of trains running on a daily basis fell from 20 to 13 by 1939 and the war had other effects, such as black outs and coal shortages.

In 1943, the LMS decided that, in consequence of adequate bus transport, the passenger service would cease.

In 1956, a new siding was provided for the benefit of Woodhall paper mill at Juniper Green station, followed by its enlargement of the mill by its new owners, Inveresk Paper Company.

However, in 1958, reports provided by British Railways management, recommended that Juniper Green station should be closed as revenue was in the region of £1,750 per annum and it was not cost effective.

By that time there was only one goods train running on the line per day.

The railway was well used by golfers heading to Baberton and Torphin Golf Clubs. At first eight trains ran per day. Juniper Green station saw 38,280 passengers in 1883, accounting for 37% of the lines passenger traffic with a revenue of £872 and £1,285 for goods traffic receipts. A new siding was provided in 1956 for Woodhall paper mill at the station.


The reason for the recommendation to close the station was that revenue was in the region of £1,750 per annum and there was only one goods train per day.

(meta data) TITLE: "Juniper Green 300: The railway"

## The Railway at Juniper Green by Douglas Buchanan

The Edinburgh to Balerno train as it passed Inglis Mill in the 1940s

The railway serving Juniper Green was a loop made off the Caledonian Railway line that ran from Edinburgh Caledonian Station to Carstairs where it linked with the Glasgow to Carlisle line.

The main line had stations at Kingsknowe, Wester Hailes, Curriehill and Ravelrig, while the Balerno Loop, as it was called, had stations at Hailes Platform, Colinton, Juniper Green, Currie and Balerno before joining the main line again at Ravelrig.

The purpose of the Loop was to serve the Mills that were located beside the Water of Leith and it was on Saturday, 1st August 1874, that the Balerno branch railway was eventually opened to all traffic.

Almost 10 years had passed since the Caledonian Railway Company or 'Caley' had first discussed the application from the local mill owners and landowners for help with their plans for a railway line.

It had cost in the region of £134,000 (at least 50% over budget), and over these ten years created many disputes, complaints and objections.

The trains ran alongside the Water of Leith for 65 years, the line finally being closed to passengers on Saturday, 30th October 1943.

Goods trains continued to run until the line was officially closed, aided by the closure of the Kinleith Mill in 1966, to all traffic on 4th December 1967.

The railway was instrumental in the creation of house building from Colinton to Balerno as it was possible to travel easily into town by train.

Indeed, Juniper Green expanded very rapidly in the late 19th Century, due in large part to the railway.

The population of Juniper Green increased from 700 in 1874 to 1,600 in 1901.

The railway line was also used by golfers who wished to play at Baberton Golf Club, which opened in 1893 and at Torphin Golf Club which opened in April 1903.

In those days the clubhouse was situated further west than at present and almost directly above the railway station.

In the early days, there were eight trains per day and first class return to Edinburgh cost 1s.5d. (7p).

In 1883 the number of passengers that travelled from Juniper Green station was 38,280, bringing in revenue of £872.

To that should be added a further £1,285 for goods receipts.

The Juniper Green traffic accounted for about 37% of passenger use.

A steep and winding station brae led up from Juniper Green Station to the village main street.

The station master's house, formerly the north lodge of Woodhall Estate, was at the top.

The station had a single platform on the north side of the line.

It had a goods yard that was accessed from the east end of the station and was located to the north of the line.

At the east end of the station there was once a signalbox on the north side of the line.

In 1901, Juniper Green station was equipped, at a cost of £300, with tablet instruments that were installed in the station booking office.

These instruments worked the signal and points, allowing branch passenger trains to pass a goods train which was diverted to stand at the station sidings.

At the same time, the station signal box, a little to the east of the station, was closed.

This system operated until 20th March 1939.

By 1914, the traffic on the Balerno branch had developed to the extent that there were three engines regularly working the passenger services.

Trains usually comprised eight carriages; four third class, two brake thirds and two first class.

Each of the three sets was increased to thirteen carriages on Saturdays.

However, after the war, price inflation led to operational problems, and although the Government paid out compensation, the Caley was in trouble.

Indeed, landslips at the Colinton tunnel also caused operational difficulties and, added to that, in 1920, buses had reached Juniper Green.

On 1st July 1923, the LMS took over the Caley network.

Unfortunately, the General Strike of 1926 was to cause more problems as coal shortages affected the railways more than road transport.

The number of trains running on a daily basis fell from 20 to 13 by 1939 and the war had other effects, such as black outs and coal shortages.

In 1943, the LMS decided that, in consequence of adequate bus transport, the passenger service would cease.

In 1956, a new siding was provided for the benefit of Woodhall paper mill at Juniper Green station, followed by its enlargement of the mill by its new owners, Inveresk Paper Company.

However, in 1958, reports provided by British Railways management, recommended that Juniper Green station should be closed as revenue was in the region of £1,750 per annum and it was not cost effective.

By that time there was only one goods train running on the line per day.

The railway was well used by golfers heading to Baberton and Torphin Golf Clubs. At first eight trains ran per day. Juniper Green station saw 38,280 passengers in 1883, accounting for 37% of the lines passenger traffic with a revenue of £872 and £1,285 for goods traffic receipts. A new siding was provided in 1956 for Woodhall paper mill at the station. In 1958, reports recommended that the station should be closed.


In January 2011, the group signed to Shady Records.

(meta data) TITLE: Eminem Signs Slaughterhouse, Yelawolf To Shady Records - MTV

(meta data) PUBLISHED DATETIME: 2011-01-12 16:35

# Eminem Signs Slaughterhouse, Yelawolf To Shady Records

Cashis and D-12 remain on the roster as Shady enters 'new generation.'

[artist id="502642"]Eminem[/artist] is back in more ways than one.

The Detroit lyricist is reviving his Shady Records company, and Wednesday (January 12) he announced the signing of two new acts: underground supergroup [artist id="3031489"]Slaughterhouse[/artist] and upstart rapper [artist id="2043244"]Yelawolf[/artist].

Cashis and D-12 remain on the roster, but Em made no secret of wanting to bring new life to his company.

"Yelawolf and Slaughterhouse, it's kinda phase two of Shady," Eminem explained in a statement.

"It's the new generation of Shady Records, and as we're trying to rebuild our label, it's exciting for hip-hop, and with all of these forces coming together and with what everybody's capable of on the mic, it's gonna be fun."

The four-man Slaughterhouse collective — Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz, Crooked I and Royce Da 5'9" — was in talks with Shady Records for longer than a year working on the deal.

"I been answering that question for a year and change, ever since that Drake 'Forever' music video," Budden told MTV News during an appearance on "RapFix Live," citing a scene where the group stands behind Em during his verse.

"It's like, Eminem is a whole nother entity.

Southern rhyme slinger Yelawolf is backed by music industry veteran Kawan "KP" Prather, who inked an upstart T.I. to his first deal and helped Usher on the superstar's Confessions album.

"Considering where I'm from and the sh-- I've been through, it's hard to put into words what partnering with Shady means to me, my team at Ghet-O-Vision and my state of Alabama," Yela said in prepared remarks.

"I can tell you that when you're willing to give your life up to see a dream through, the reward is great," he continued.

"And now that I've become an apprentice to one of the greatest artists in the world, my potential reaches beyond anything I ever imagined.

Both acts are expected to deliver projects in the coming months.

What other artists would you like to see on Shady Records?

Music career.:2007–10: "The Brick: Bodega Chronicles" and joining Slaughterhouse.

Guest artists include rappers Big Daddy Kane, Styles P, Big Noyd, Akon, Immortal Technique, Grafh, and Ras Kass. Ortiz parted ways with Aftermath Entertainment on April 15, 2008.
 2009 was a busy year for Ortiz, as he released a number of freestyles and remixes leading up to the "Road Kill" mixtape. Among these was "Stressful" a song that remixed Drake's "Successful."
 Joe Budden reached out to Crooked I, Royce da 5'9", Joell Ortiz, and Nino Bless for a track titled "Slaughterhouse" on his digital release, "Halfway House".
 Based on the reception of the track, they decided to form a super-group, minus Nino Bless, and named it after the first song they made together. They released numerous songs throughout early 2009, building a buzz for their self-titled album which was released through E1 on August 11, 2009. The album features production from Alchemist, DJ Khalil and Mr. Porter, plus guest appearances from Pharoahe Monch, K-Young, and The New Royales.


In January 2011, the group left E1 Entertainment.

(meta data) TITLE: Eminem Signs Slaughterhouse, Yelawolf To Shady Records - MTV

(meta data) PUBLISHED DATETIME: 2011-01-12 16:35

# Eminem Signs Slaughterhouse, Yelawolf To Shady Records

Cashis and D-12 remain on the roster as Shady enters 'new generation.'

[artist id="502642"]Eminem[/artist] is back in more ways than one.

The Detroit lyricist is reviving his Shady Records company, and Wednesday (January 12) he announced the signing of two new acts: underground supergroup [artist id="3031489"]Slaughterhouse[/artist] and upstart rapper [artist id="2043244"]Yelawolf[/artist].

Cashis and D-12 remain on the roster, but Em made no secret of wanting to bring new life to his company.

"Yelawolf and Slaughterhouse, it's kinda phase two of Shady," Eminem explained in a statement.

"It's the new generation of Shady Records, and as we're trying to rebuild our label, it's exciting for hip-hop, and with all of these forces coming together and with what everybody's capable of on the mic, it's gonna be fun."

The four-man Slaughterhouse collective — Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz, Crooked I and Royce Da 5'9" — was in talks with Shady Records for longer than a year working on the deal.

"I been answering that question for a year and change, ever since that Drake 'Forever' music video," Budden told MTV News during an appearance on "RapFix Live," citing a scene where the group stands behind Em during his verse.

"It's like, Eminem is a whole nother entity.

Southern rhyme slinger Yelawolf is backed by music industry veteran Kawan "KP" Prather, who inked an upstart T.I. to his first deal and helped Usher on the superstar's Confessions album.

"Considering where I'm from and the sh-- I've been through, it's hard to put into words what partnering with Shady means to me, my team at Ghet-O-Vision and my state of Alabama," Yela said in prepared remarks.

"I can tell you that when you're willing to give your life up to see a dream through, the reward is great," he continued.

"And now that I've become an apprentice to one of the greatest artists in the world, my potential reaches beyond anything I ever imagined.

Both acts are expected to deliver projects in the coming months.

What other artists would you like to see on Shady Records?

Guest artists include rappers Big Daddy Kane, Styles P, Big Noyd, Akon, Immortal Technique, Grafh, and Ras Kass. Ortiz parted ways with Aftermath Entertainment on April 15, 2008.
 2009 was a busy year for Ortiz, as he released a number of freestyles and remixes leading up to the "Road Kill" mixtape. Among these was "Stressful" a song that remixed Drake's "Successful."
 Joe Budden reached out to Crooked I, Royce da 5'9", Joell Ortiz, and Nino Bless for a track titled "Slaughterhouse" on his digital release, "Halfway House".
 Based on the reception of the track, they decided to form a super-group, minus Nino Bless, and named it after the first song they made together. They released numerous songs throughout early 2009, building a buzz for their self-titled album which was released through E1 on August 11, 2009. The album features production from Alchemist, DJ Khalil and Mr. Porter, plus guest appearances from Pharoahe Monch, K-Young, and The New Royales. In January 2011, the group signed to Shady Records.


In 2019, it was reported that the campus had the highest number of “major crimes” of any public NYC high school in the 2017-18 school year.

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# NYC public schools logged 464 'major crimes' last year

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New York City public schools logged 464 "major crimes" including a murder and 1,104 violent crimes such as rapes, robberies and assaults, newly released data for the 2017-18 academic year shows.

And there were nearly 5,000 incidents that the Department of Education classified as "non criminal," including pot possession, disorderly conduct and harassment, the data shows.

The Prospect Heights High School campus topped the list of the most major crimes, which also include assault and grand larceny, with five for the school year, according to the DOE.

The Classon Avenue building includes the High School for Global Citizenship and the Brooklyn Academy of Science & the Environment.

There were four major crimes at the Bronx building that includes the now-shuttered Urban Assembly School for Wildlife Conservation, where 15-year-old Matthew McGree was stabbed to death with a switchblade and another student was wounded in a bloody September 2017 attack.

Fellow student Abel Cedeno, 18, was charged with manslaughter and assault.

He has claimed he was bullied for years over his sexuality and had been defending himself.

It was the first slaying inside a city school since 1993.

The NYPD pegged the total number of weapons seized by authorities in city schools in 2017-18 at 2,718, a 28 percent increase over the prior year, The Post has reported.

The number of guns found dropped from 10 to five while school personnel found kids with 1,551 knives, up 32 percent from 1,176.

Topping the list for violent crimes was the Brooklyn campus that includes Sheepshead Bay High School, Professional Pathways High School and two charter schools.

The Avenue X campus logged a dozen such incidents.

The DOE said it could not provide a breakdown for specific crimes by school.

But NYPD records show six robbery arrests alone at Sheepshead Bay HS in the first quarter of 2017.

### City schools have a serious sex crime problem

The number of city students charged with felony sex crimes...

The John F. Kennedy High School campus in the Bronx had 112 "non-criminal" offenses.

There were also more serious offenses at the complex.

NYPD data shows that in the second quarter of 2018 alone were three arrests for assault at Kennedy HS and three summonses issued for knife possession.

The Herbert H. Lehman campus in the Bronx had the most property theft crimes at 13.

The number of major crimes decreased by 7 percent last year from the previous year.

But violent crimes rose by 5.8 percent and the number of smaller offenses like pot possession increased by 15 percent.

Gregory Floyd, the head of the union that represents school safety agents, said the city's easing of marijuana laws has filtered down to the schools.

"The relaxing of drug policies in New York City for the arrest of marijuana has led to the assumption by teen-agers that it's OK and legal for them to smoke marijuana," he said.

"That is the reality that our mayor has created."

And he said the DOE had eased up on discipline for pot possession by issuing toothless warning cards.

Not every crime shows up in the DOE data.

A 14-year-old boy said he was sexually assaulted by upperclassmen in a locker room at the It Takes A Village Academy in East Flatbush in November 2017 and told school officials about the incident.

No one at the school told police and principal Marina Vinitskaya was reassigned while the DOE investigated the matter.

There are no criminal incidents for that school in the DOE's database.

"Our schools are safe, and our close partnership with the NYPD has led to a 29 percent decrease in major crime over the past five years," said DOE spokeswoman Miranda Barbot.

"Specifically, violent crime is also down 19 percent in the first half of this school year.

We continue to closely monitor all safety data and deploy real-time targeted interventions when necessary."

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Every morning students have to enter the building from the backdoor of the cafeteria, where they pass through scanning, remove their belts, and swipe their ID cards to indicate each school's attendance. Electronic devices are allowed in the building. Students must come early to get scanning, because there are four schools in Prospect Heights Campus.
 The Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act (SAVE) was passed by the New York State Legislature and signed by Governor George Pataki on July 24, 2000, in response to issues of school safety and violence prevention.

 Prospect Heights High School was ranked twelfth most violent among New York City's 125 high schools in 1990 by the Board of Education, rating not only all the security hardware, but also a special full-time security coordinator, a retired police detective.


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# NYC public schools logged 464 'major crimes' last year

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New York City public schools logged 464 "major crimes" including a murder and 1,104 violent crimes such as rapes, robberies and assaults, newly released data for the 2017-18 academic year shows.

And there were nearly 5,000 incidents that the Department of Education classified as "non criminal," including pot possession, disorderly conduct and harassment, the data shows.

The Prospect Heights High School campus topped the list of the most major crimes, which also include assault and grand larceny, with five for the school year, according to the DOE.

The Classon Avenue building includes the High School for Global Citizenship and the Brooklyn Academy of Science & the Environment.

There were four major crimes at the Bronx building that includes the now-shuttered Urban Assembly School for Wildlife Conservation, where 15-year-old Matthew McGree was stabbed to death with a switchblade and another student was wounded in a bloody September 2017 attack.

Fellow student Abel Cedeno, 18, was charged with manslaughter and assault.

He has claimed he was bullied for years over his sexuality and had been defending himself.

It was the first slaying inside a city school since 1993.

The NYPD pegged the total number of weapons seized by authorities in city schools in 2017-18 at 2,718, a 28 percent increase over the prior year, The Post has reported.

The number of guns found dropped from 10 to five while school personnel found kids with 1,551 knives, up 32 percent from 1,176.

Topping the list for violent crimes was the Brooklyn campus that includes Sheepshead Bay High School, Professional Pathways High School and two charter schools.

The Avenue X campus logged a dozen such incidents.

The DOE said it could not provide a breakdown for specific crimes by school.

But NYPD records show six robbery arrests alone at Sheepshead Bay HS in the first quarter of 2017.

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The John F. Kennedy High School campus in the Bronx had 112 "non-criminal" offenses.

There were also more serious offenses at the complex.

NYPD data shows that in the second quarter of 2018 alone were three arrests for assault at Kennedy HS and three summonses issued for knife possession.

The Herbert H. Lehman campus in the Bronx had the most property theft crimes at 13.

The number of major crimes decreased by 7 percent last year from the previous year.

But violent crimes rose by 5.8 percent and the number of smaller offenses like pot possession increased by 15 percent.

Gregory Floyd, the head of the union that represents school safety agents, said the city's easing of marijuana laws has filtered down to the schools.

"The relaxing of drug policies in New York City for the arrest of marijuana has led to the assumption by teen-agers that it's OK and legal for them to smoke marijuana," he said.

"That is the reality that our mayor has created."

And he said the DOE had eased up on discipline for pot possession by issuing toothless warning cards.

Not every crime shows up in the DOE data.

A 14-year-old boy said he was sexually assaulted by upperclassmen in a locker room at the It Takes A Village Academy in East Flatbush in November 2017 and told school officials about the incident.

No one at the school told police and principal Marina Vinitskaya was reassigned while the DOE investigated the matter.

There are no criminal incidents for that school in the DOE's database.

"Our schools are safe, and our close partnership with the NYPD has led to a 29 percent decrease in major crime over the past five years," said DOE spokeswoman Miranda Barbot.

"Specifically, violent crime is also down 19 percent in the first half of this school year.

We continue to closely monitor all safety data and deploy real-time targeted interventions when necessary."

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Every morning students have to enter the building from the backdoor of the cafeteria, where they pass through scanning, remove their belts, and swipe their ID cards to indicate each school's attendance. Electronic devices are allowed in the building. Students must come early to get scanning, because there are four schools in Prospect Heights Campus.
 The Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act (SAVE) was passed by the New York State Legislature and signed by Governor George Pataki on July 24, 2000, in response to issues of school safety and violence prevention.

 Prospect Heights High School was ranked twelfth most violent among New York City's 125 high schools in 1990 by the Board of Education, rating not only all the security hardware, but also a special full-time security coordinator, a retired police detective. In 2019, it was reported that the campus had the highest number of “major crimes” of any public NYC high school in the 2017-18 school year.


In the 18-34 male demographic, it's 5.0 rating nearly tripled its lead-in.

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Young Superman tale "Smallville" proved to be more powerful than a locomotive Tuesday, premiering to some of the best ratings in the WB net's seven-year history.

Tuesday also saw continued boffo ratings for the CBS dramas, more good news for rookie laffers "Undeclared" (Fox) and "Scrubs" (NBC), and slight improvement for a beleaguered ABC.

According to Nielsen Media Research, the 68-minute premiere of the critically acclaimed "Smallville" (9-10:08 p.m.) attracted the largest audience ever for a series preem on the WB (8.35 million viewers) — outdrawing ABC's comedies and Fox's "Love Cruise" to finish third for the hour.

It also bagged the best 18-49 rating for a Frog net series premiere (3.8/9) as well as the best score for any episode of any series in the WB's history among adults 18-34 (4.5/12), men 18-34 (5.0/14) and men 18-49 (3.9/10).

The strong male demos are especially encouraging for the heavily femme Frog net.

"Smallville" won its hour in demos such as persons 12-34 (4.4/12), men 18-34 (5.0/14) and teens (4.1/15), growing through its broadcast.

Net's "Gilmore Girls" (5.99m, 2.4/6) also did well, improving in several categories from its strong season preem a week earlier.

CBS won the night in adults 25-54 for a second consecutive week (5.6/13) and tied for second with NBC in 18-49 (4.4/11), just 1 share behind first-place Fox (4.6/12).

Net also continued its domination on the night in total viewers, with each drama winning its hour.

Despite increased drama competition from "Smallville," rookie hit "The Guardian" drew the largest aud since its premiere (15.08m) and was second to NBC's comedies in adults 25-54 (4.9/11).

"JAG" (17.27m), the most-watched show of the night, and "Judging Amy" (season-high 16.06m) both topped their hours in 25-54, with "Amy" also winning in 18-49 (4.8/12).

Fox received strong ratings for its Tuesday comedies "That '70s Show" (10.27m, 5.5/15 in 18-49) and "Undeclared" (8.49m, 4.8/12), both of which won their slots in 18-49 and 18-34.

"Undeclared" has held onto 90% or more of its lead-in every week.

Fox clinched the night in 18-49 — its first Tuesday victory of the season — when reality skein "Love Cruise" wrapped with the best numbers of its seven-seg run (7.26m, 4.1/10 in 18-49).

NBC's "Scrubs" (12.71m, 5.8/14 in 18-49) also continues to look good, retaining 92% of its "Frasier" 18-49 lead-in (5.8 vs. 6.3) and 94% in 18-34 (4.7 vs. 5.0).

It won its half-hour in 18-49 for a third straight week.

But the Peacock's "Emeril" fell to new lows in its fourth outing (6.70m, 2.6/7 in 18-49), dropping 8 shares behind Fox's " '70s Show" in 18-49.

ABC's revamped lineup improved by 9% week to week in both 18-49 and total viewers but remained fourth in the demo.

"Spin City" (7.68m, 3.9/9 in 18-49) pulled ABC to within 6 shares of comedy rival "Frasier" (down from last week's 9-share disadvantage with "Bob Patterson"), and in the less competitive 9:30 slot, "Bob" (7.18m, 3.3/8) improved vs. the previous week.

At 10, "Philly" added viewers week to week (to 9.30m), but declined another tick in 18-49 (to 3.7/9).

UPN's "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (6.03m, 2.8/8 in 18-49) improved week to week, topping the WB's "Gilmore Girls" (5.99m, 2.4/6).

"Buffy" got the best of the weblet war in 18-34 (3.5/10 vs. 2.8/8), with "Gilmore" doing better among women (3.9 vs. 3.7) and "Buffy" better among men (3.3 vs. 1.7).

But at 9, UPN's "Roswell" (3.03m, 1.2/3 in 18-49) clearly felt the effects of "Smallville," slipping 29% week to week in 18-49.

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The series' pilot broke The WB's record for highest-rated debut with 8.35 million viewers, 3.8/9 in the 18-49 demographic, 4.5/12 in the 18-34 demographic and beat its lead-in Gilmore Girls, which was viewed by 5.99 million viewers, 2.4/6 in the 18-49 demographic, 2.8/8 in the 18-34 demographic by 39.4%, 58.3%, 60.7% respectively.


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Young Superman tale "Smallville" proved to be more powerful than a locomotive Tuesday, premiering to some of the best ratings in the WB net's seven-year history.

Tuesday also saw continued boffo ratings for the CBS dramas, more good news for rookie laffers "Undeclared" (Fox) and "Scrubs" (NBC), and slight improvement for a beleaguered ABC.

According to Nielsen Media Research, the 68-minute premiere of the critically acclaimed "Smallville" (9-10:08 p.m.) attracted the largest audience ever for a series preem on the WB (8.35 million viewers) — outdrawing ABC's comedies and Fox's "Love Cruise" to finish third for the hour.

It also bagged the best 18-49 rating for a Frog net series premiere (3.8/9) as well as the best score for any episode of any series in the WB's history among adults 18-34 (4.5/12), men 18-34 (5.0/14) and men 18-49 (3.9/10).

The strong male demos are especially encouraging for the heavily femme Frog net.

"Smallville" won its hour in demos such as persons 12-34 (4.4/12), men 18-34 (5.0/14) and teens (4.1/15), growing through its broadcast.

Net's "Gilmore Girls" (5.99m, 2.4/6) also did well, improving in several categories from its strong season preem a week earlier.

CBS won the night in adults 25-54 for a second consecutive week (5.6/13) and tied for second with NBC in 18-49 (4.4/11), just 1 share behind first-place Fox (4.6/12).

Net also continued its domination on the night in total viewers, with each drama winning its hour.

Despite increased drama competition from "Smallville," rookie hit "The Guardian" drew the largest aud since its premiere (15.08m) and was second to NBC's comedies in adults 25-54 (4.9/11).

"JAG" (17.27m), the most-watched show of the night, and "Judging Amy" (season-high 16.06m) both topped their hours in 25-54, with "Amy" also winning in 18-49 (4.8/12).

Fox received strong ratings for its Tuesday comedies "That '70s Show" (10.27m, 5.5/15 in 18-49) and "Undeclared" (8.49m, 4.8/12), both of which won their slots in 18-49 and 18-34.

"Undeclared" has held onto 90% or more of its lead-in every week.

Fox clinched the night in 18-49 — its first Tuesday victory of the season — when reality skein "Love Cruise" wrapped with the best numbers of its seven-seg run (7.26m, 4.1/10 in 18-49).

NBC's "Scrubs" (12.71m, 5.8/14 in 18-49) also continues to look good, retaining 92% of its "Frasier" 18-49 lead-in (5.8 vs. 6.3) and 94% in 18-34 (4.7 vs. 5.0).

It won its half-hour in 18-49 for a third straight week.

But the Peacock's "Emeril" fell to new lows in its fourth outing (6.70m, 2.6/7 in 18-49), dropping 8 shares behind Fox's " '70s Show" in 18-49.

ABC's revamped lineup improved by 9% week to week in both 18-49 and total viewers but remained fourth in the demo.

"Spin City" (7.68m, 3.9/9 in 18-49) pulled ABC to within 6 shares of comedy rival "Frasier" (down from last week's 9-share disadvantage with "Bob Patterson"), and in the less competitive 9:30 slot, "Bob" (7.18m, 3.3/8) improved vs. the previous week.

At 10, "Philly" added viewers week to week (to 9.30m), but declined another tick in 18-49 (to 3.7/9).

UPN's "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (6.03m, 2.8/8 in 18-49) improved week to week, topping the WB's "Gilmore Girls" (5.99m, 2.4/6).

"Buffy" got the best of the weblet war in 18-34 (3.5/10 vs. 2.8/8), with "Gilmore" doing better among women (3.9 vs. 3.7) and "Buffy" better among men (3.3 vs. 1.7).

But at 9, UPN's "Roswell" (3.03m, 1.2/3 in 18-49) clearly felt the effects of "Smallville," slipping 29% week to week in 18-49.

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The series' pilot broke The WB's record for highest-rated debut with 8.35 million viewers, 3.8/9 in the 18-49 demographic, 4.5/12 in the 18-34 demographic and beat its lead-in Gilmore Girls, which was viewed by 5.99 million viewers, 2.4/6 in the 18-49 demographic, 2.8/8 in the 18-34 demographic by 39.4%, 58.3%, 60.7% respectively. In the 18-34 male demographic, it's 5.0 rating nearly tripled its lead-in.