In March 2006, Tom Bromley joined the band, assuming the role of lead guitarist, later followed by Gareth David Paisey – who became the band's principal lyricist – on lead vocals and glockenspiel, Harriet Coleman on violin and keyboard, and finally Aleksandra Berditchevskaia on vocals, keyboards and melodica.

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In the green room of the EARL in ATLANTA, GA, I was surrounded by members of LOS CAMPESINOS!

For the whole interview, I concentrated on trying not to pick up their British accents…with limited success.

In between laughter and tangents, we discussed the importance of an album as physical art, the internet's huge role in music, and starting up a Russian hamster fighting ring.

They tried to convince me they were more music lovers than they were musicians, but their concert definitely proved otherwise.

Nichole Bennett: This is Nichole with WSBF, and I am here with Los Campesinos!

NB: Would you guys like to go around the circle and introduce yourselves?

Hello, I'm Neil from Los Campesinos! and I play guitar.

Gareth Paisey: I'm Gareth from Los Campesinos! and I sing.

Oliver Briggs: I'm Ollie from Los Campesinos! and I play drums.

Alex Berditchevskaia: I'm Alex from Los Campesinos! and I sing and play keyboards.

Ellen Waddell: I'm Ellen, and I play bass.

Tom Bromley: I'm Tom, and I play guitar.

GP: There's normally Harriet as well, but she's not here because she's ill.

NB: So tell me a little bit about your history.

GP: We've been a band for getting on to three years now, which seems to have flown by.

It's weird because we still get called a new band.

We started the band whilst we were at University.

We've been to some really interesting places…some not so interesting places.

It's been, generally speaking, a lot of fun.

I guess the rest is just what happens to bands.

NT: Yeah, I used to speak some Spanish in school.

When it came time to think up a band name—it sounded fun.

It's quite exotic to our English tongues.

NB: So the exclamation point is the only thing keeping you from being a Peruvian band.

GP: We've not had the pleasure of meeting them.

Is it just a mishmash of all sorts of things?

Or if you don't want to answer the question, you can make up an story….at any point in the interview.

We've already given you the good story…Ollie's story.

They'll write a song and then we'll take it as a band and it will develop through that.

I will write some lyrics over top of that, and I guess that is the boiled down version of how to write a song.

Lyrically, recently, I tend to write quite autobiographically and honestly.

We were speaking a little bit about the internet earlier.

It's radically changed how a band gets out.

Is it a negative and a positive thing at the same time?

I think, first of all, to say that it was anything else other than an absolute positive would be really ungrateful.

We admit that if it wasn't for the internet, we would not be a band.

In this case it was us recording a demo and putting it up on Myspace.

Within five days of putting songs on Myspace, we were being offered record deals in Australia.

We've not even been to Australia, so I think that shows just how powerful the internet was for us.

GP: Yeah, there are things that the internet has changed the way people write about music and the way that people interact with music.

TB: And the positive things massively outweigh the negatives.

NB: Yeah, I think it levels the playing field.

It has put a lot more power in the hand of bands as opposed to labels.

It's getting where you can do a lot of things without a label.

Obviously a label helps with putting a record out, but you don't need it to get heard.

NB: As much as I hate Myspace at times, it is good at that.

So I guess we could talk a little bit about the latest CD that has come out…the second one of the year.

Sadly not as many in the U.S. as it does in the U.K.

The U.K. version of the record is so much nicer than the U.S. version.

NB: Yeah, you are on Arts & Crafts here.

GP: And Wichita in the rest of the world.

The Wichita version is infinitely nicer.

It has the extra DVD and a sort of 'zine.

NB: Yeah, I remember getting the package and thinking they had sent me a novel as well.

GP: Yeah, I don't really like that package.

It's just a lot of plastic and a lot of cardboard.

NB: It is nice in that way, in our digital age, to have something physical.

That's why I've gotten into vinyl lately.

Yeah, you have to give people an incentive to buy something physical rather than downloading the album for free in the space of two minutes.

So when it comes to packaging, we want it to be something that people are going to want to actually go to a record store and buy and enjoy it in more ways than just listening to it off a computer.

So, I hope that more and more bands will consider things like that.

For me, I see doing things as a band the way that my favorite bands did.

Like when you get a vinyl and it opens up three ways, it's like the best thing in the world.

If we are in a position to do things like that, we will.

Maybe we sort of romanticize about things like that.

We don't consider ourselves musicians at all.

What we do is that we are several people who started a band who like a lot of music and are getting to do what people in bands that we like do.

We want to be a band that we would like and be excited about ourselves.

NB: I've heard rumors that this one is going to be pretty limited.

TB: In the U.K. they had to print some more, but I think that had to do with somebody fucked up the preorders.

GP: They clearly over-ordered the record because we're more popular than we ever thought we were.

TB: It's not really a proper second album, so were able to do something special with the packaging.

It was more for people that really loved us.

NB: Since we talked about you guys being more music-lovers than musicians, what is in your CD player right now or your iPod?

I've been listening to a lot of orchestral music.

I've realized that as we've been on this tour, I've listened exclusively to OMD, The Smiths, Paul Simon, and Simon & Garfunkel.

TB: Yeah, that's unusual for you, especially.

GP: Yeah I don't know, but I'm loving it, especially those 80's drum sounds.

OB: The drums are really good on Graceland.

TB: I've been listening to Guided By Voices.

I've been listening to a band called Chlorox Girls from Portland.

NB: Happy late! Is that what this cake is? Are they animals?

I have the whole Alice in Chains back catalogue.

This is the only question that actually counts.

If you were an animal, what would you be?

They are really cute, and they don't really do anything.

They get lots of attention and don't do anything.

The thing is with questions like these, I'm totally incapable of giving and off-the-cuff answer.

I'm allergic to horses, and if I was a horse, would I still be allergic to them?

I wouldn't be a horse because I don't want to take that chance.

GP: I don't really want to be an animal, if we're being honest.

TB: A vegan questioning the point of animals.

GP: If you were a monkey, what sort of animal would you want to hang out with?

OB: What is the difference between Russian hamsters and normal hamsters?

A friend of mine had two Russian hamsters, and he named them after the Hardy Boys, Matt and Jeff.

And they always used to fight each other.

The thing about this is that the Hardy Boys were a tag team.

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The music began to come together: "Glockenspiels, melody horns, cow bells, handclaps, Casiotone keyboards, silliness and indie snobbery were then thrown in to complete the mix," explains Tom.

The music itself is an inventive, more charming British indie sound recognisable in a post-Libertines world with the saving grace of genuine intellect and humour.

In June 2006 the band put the songs from their demo Hold On Now Youngster - You! Me! Dancing!, Death To Los Campesinos!, It Started With A Mixx and Sweet Dreams, Sweet Cheeks - on their MySpace page, and alerted alternative music site DrownedinSound to their presence.

Word spread quickly, and soon many blog writers were singing their praises, local gigs sold out and labels started taking an interest.

"We didn't send out a single demo without being asked by a label," they later said.

"We've just got surprise and guilt at the fact that it was far too easy."

The pick of their demos was the irrepressible You! Me! Dancing!, which quickly became their signature tune.

It even referenced local indie disco night Twisted By Design, whose organisers put out the first official LC! release on their 2006 compilation.

In November the band signed to indie label Wichita.

"Wichita know exactly what we're about, they're just an awesome label," Gareth told DrownedinSound.

"The first time they came to meet us, there was no business rubbish, they were just mates.

Though, the main reason we signed with them was because they put more kisses at the end of their text messages than anyone else."

The debut LC! single, the double a-side We Throw Parties, You Throw Knives/Don't Tell Me To Do The Math(s), was released in February 2007.

The 1,200 copies of the yellow vinyl 7" quickly sold out, though the band also gave away mp3s of both tracks on their website.

Then came a spruced up version of You! Me! Dancing!, this time on red vinyl 7" and limited to 2,000 copies.

It was released in June 2007, the same month the band members went full time after finishing university.

Los Campesinos! also signed to Canadian label Arts & Crafts, who released the Sticking Fingers Into Sockets EP in July that year.

It was produced by David Newfeld of Broken Social Scene and collated a selection of their prior recordings.

February 2008 saw the release of their debut album, Hold On Now, Youngster on Wichita Recordings.

It was released in America in April 2008, with international touring to support the release.

Less than 10 months after the release of their debut, a second album - We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed -

They told Strange Glue, "This is no post-album cash in.

It's no B-Sides and rarities or 'songs that weren't good enough to be on the album cobbled together with some remixes and field recordings of Cardiff's indie scene'; it's 10 all-new tracks that none of you have ever heard before."

In early 2009 the band recorded their third album, scheduled for release later this year.

On 2 June 2009, a blog post by the band gave the news that founder member Aleks was to leave the band after an American tour, in order to pursue her studies.

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## Why October 6th Matters in Rock History

It's Oct. 6 and here are some reasons why this day matters in rock history:

In 1969, The Beatles released "Something," their first single written by George Harrison.

In 1990, Soundgarden, Iggy Pop, Ice T, Joan Baez and more performed at Northern California's A Gathering of Tribes festival, which is considered the inspiration behind Lollapalooza.

The Cult's Ian Astbury organized the event.

In 1979, Led Zeppelin had the number one album in the country with their eighth effort, In Through the Out Door.

In 1995, Alice in Chains released the first track from their self-titled album, Grind, to radio stations via satellite uplink to prevent the spread of taped copies of the song after it had been leaked to radio prematurely.

In 2009, Kiss released Sonic Boom, their first album in 11 years.

It was available exclusively at Walmart.

And in 2004, Incubus singer Brandon Boyd was arrested at New York's LaGuardia Airport after screeners found a knife in his carry-on bag.

And that's what happened today in rock history.

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While Alice in Chains was inactive during 1995, Staley joined the "grunge supergroup" Mad Season, which also featured Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready, bassist John Baker Saunders from The Walkabouts, and Screaming Trees drummer Barrett Martin. Mad Season released one album, "Above", for which Staley provided lead vocals and the album artwork. The album spawned a number-two single, "River of Deceit", as well as a home video release of "Live at the Moore".
 In April 1995, Alice in Chains entered Bad Animals Studio in Seattle with producer Toby Wright, who had previously worked with Corrosion of Conformity and Slayer. While in the studio, an inferior version of the song "Grind" was leaked to radio, and received major airplay.


These clinics provide patients quality health care and allow UC Davis medical students to gain real world clinical experience during the early stages of their training.

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UC Davis HealthSchool of MedicineM.D. Program

UC Davis medical students and physicians make significant contributions to the health of underserved populations in the Sacramento area through their volunteer efforts at several community clinics.

These clinics train students in delivering primary care services while simultaneously improving access to care in underserved communities.

The programs have been recognized nationally as an exemplary partnership between an academic medical center and the community.

Medical students, typically in their first or second year, and undergraduates who staff the clinics receive course credit.

At least one volunteer licensed physician supervises the students.

Undergraduate students act as interpreters, patient advocates, receptionists, and lab workers.

Many undergraduate student volunteers are planning for careers in health care.

Volunteering in the clinics provides an early opportunity for hands-on training that would otherwise not be available to them.

For medical students, volunteering at these clinics keeps them grounded as to why they decided to pursue careers in medicine in the first place.

Many students who serve in the community clinics choose primary care specialties when entering residency training.

These clinics survive because of student dedication.

85 percent of UC Davis medical students volunteer at the student clinics during their years at the medical school.

The clinics are an integral part of the first two years' curriculum at UC Davis School of Medicine

For more than 35 years, UC Davis has been operating student-run clinics in the inner-city neighborhoods of Sacramento, providing free health care to uninsured, low-income and other underserved populations.

Operating on weekends, UC Davis' student-run clinics serve several distinct groups of patients, providing them culturally sensitive health care in a respectful and comfortable environment.

The clinics offer thousands of people what is often their only access to health care.

The program also gives medical students and undergraduates hands-on experience and to learn first-hand about the challenges and rewards of patient care and community medicine.

Prenatal and well baby/child examinations

Immunizations and physical exams for school-age children

Diagnosis and treatment of diabetes and hypertension

Pregnancy testing and other women's health services

Paul Hom Asian Clinic | Commitment to the Asian community

For the Asian and Pacific Islander community, the Paul Hom clinic provides primary and acute care services.

Founded in 1972, it is the oldest Asian health clinic in the United States.

More than 50 medical and undergraduate students and more than 40 physicians volunteer at this clinic on an annual basis.

Paul Hom Asian ClinicSaturdays: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.6341 Folsom Blvd.Sacramento, CA 95819(916) 736-3966

Clinica Tepatí | Primary care services for the Latino community

Clinica Tepati began in 1974, with a focus on serving downtown Sacramento's underserved and undocumented Latino population.

Operating out of space provided by WellSpace Health, Clinica Tepati's Spanish interpretation services enable volunteers to communicate effectively, and provide culturally-sensitive care to more than 1,000 patients each year.

Our clinic also provides diabetes education, exercise programs, and legal and specialty services for our patient populations.

Clinica TepatiSaturdays: 8 a.m. to closing1820 J StreetSacramento, CA 95814(916) 209-0912

Imani Clinic | Healing begins with faith

Imani is a Swahili word meaning faith and it symbolizes the hope students wish to foster within the African-American community.

The clinic was established in the Oak Park neighborhood of Sacramento in 1994 after students became concerned about the staggering and persistent morbidity and mortality rates among African-Americans from hypertension, heart disease, cancer and inadequate prenatal care.

Imani ClinicSaturdays: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.2425 Alhambra Blvd.Sacramento, CA 95817(916) 475-9582Shifa

Clinic | Culturally sensitive care for an ethnically diverse

communityShifa Clinic strives to understand, serve, and promote the health and wellness needs of a multilingual, ethnically diverse community.

Adjacent to a mosque in downtown Sacramento, the clinic primarily serves patients from the South Asian and Muslim communities.

It provides interpretive services and hosts specialty clinics such as dermatology, cardiology and women's health.

Shifa ClinicSundays: 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.419 V Street, Suite ASacramento, CA 95818(916) 441-6008Joan

Memorial Clinic | Health care for high-risk

populationsSharing space in a small building with Sacramento's Harm Reduction Services, the Joan Viteri clinic provides unbiased health care to intravenous drug users, sex workers and their families.

The clinic works closely with Harm Reduction Services to emphasize prevention and education about infectious diseases and HIV testing, and to provide drug-related medical and social referrals.

Joan Viteri Memorial ClinicSaturdays: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.3647 40th StreetSacramento, CA 95817(916) 456-4849Bayanihan Clinic |

Culturally sensitive care to an extraordinarily diverse community.

Established in 2002, Bayanihan, Tagalog for "community," provides culturally and linguistically appropriate primary care and preventative services, particularly to World War II veterans and recent immigrants.

Our clinic was first opened to serve the Filipino Veterano community and has now expanded to encompass the diverse communities of Sacramento.

Bayanihan ClinicSaturdays, 8 am to noon3030 Explorer DriveRancho Cordova, CA 95670(916) 833-

1112The Willow Clinic | Serving people without homesWorking out of the Salvation Army facility near downtown Sacramento, the clinic provides health care screening and services to a large, homeless population.

The clinic's dedication to the homeless prompted the Salvation Army to include the clinic in its renovation plans, setting aside two separate rooms solely for patient care and clinical operations.

Willow ClinicSaturdays:8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.1200 North B StreetSacramento, CA 95814(916) 703-9203

VN CaresUC Davis undergraduates and medical students launched the Vietnamese Cancer Awareness, Research and Education Society (VN CARES) in 2001, which includes preventative cancer screenings for both female and male patients each month.

VN CARESFirst Sunday of the month6341 Folsom Blvd.Sacramento, CA 95819916-542-2737, clinic@vncares.org

Knights Landing One Health CenterEstablished by Clínica Tepati students and Knights Landing residents

, the clinic provides linguistically competent and culturally sensitive health care services to the rural underserved, particularly women, adolescents and farmworkers.

In partnership with the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, veterinary services are available at the clinic on the third Sunday of each month.

Knights Landing CenterFirst and third Sundays 8 a.m. to closing 9586 Mill StreetKnights Landing, CA 95645530-421-8061

Hmong Lifting Underserved Barriers (HLUB)The

HLUB Clinic is a student-run free clinic formed to provide free culturally and linguistically appropriate health care services to the Hmong community.

We screen for cancers: breast, cervical, colon and prostate in addition to Hepatitis B.HLUBMonthly clinic, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.6341 Folsom Blvd.Sacramento, CA 95819916-572-8760HLUBclinic@gmail.com

Operating within Sacramento's Gender Health Center, the clinic helps with care for the LGBTQQI community, with a focus on transgender health.

The clinic provides a safe, supportive environment at every stage of the coming out or transition process.

Gender Health ClinicFirst and third Fridays, 6 to 9 p.m.2020 29th Street, Suite 201 Sacramento, CA 95817916-455-2391

For more information about the student-run clinics and how you can get involved, please contact:

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UC Davis School of Medicine has student-run clinics, which offers free primary care to the uninsured, low-income and other underserved population of Sacramento and surrounding areas.


This issue of respiratory problems accounts for 88% of premature deaths in low-income to middle-class counties in America.

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# 5 Things to Know About Communities of Color and Environmental Justice

Environmental racism and failing infrastructure have plagued communities of color for decades.

The environmental justice movement seeks to rectify the problems created from these issues by ensuring the fair treatment of all people from different races, ethnicities, and incomes with the laws, regulations, and policies that affect their environment.

The water contamination in Flint, Michigan, is just one window into the failures of infrastructure and environmental quality that have threatened communities across the country for generations.

It has been more than 100 days since President Barack Obama declared a state of emergency due to the contaminated water in Flint.

This column provides a snapshot of the environmental justice issues that communities of color across the country face every day.

Communities of color have higher exposure rates to air pollution than their white, non-Hispanic counterparts.

A Yale University study found that non-Hispanic whites had the lowest exposure rates for 11 of the 14 pollutants monitored in the study.

Meanwhile, Hispanics had the highest exposure rates for 10 out of the 14 pollutants, and African Americans had higher exposure rates than whites for 13 out of the 14 pollutants.

Some of the pollutants studied have been connected to asthma, cardiovascular issues, lung disease, and cancer.

For example, a case study of The Bronx, New York, found that individuals who lived close to noxious industrial facilities and waste sites were 66 percent more likely to be hospitalized for asthma.

Significantly, these same individuals were 13 percent more likely to be people of color.

Landfills, hazardous waste sites, and other industrial facilities are most often located in communities of color.

A report titled "Toxic Waste and Race at Twenty" reviewed data collected over a 20-year time period and found that more than half of the people who live within 1.86 miles of toxic waste facilities in the United States are people of color.

A report by the Center for Effective Government found that people of color are nearly twice as likely as white residents to live within a fenceline zone of an industrial facility.

These facilities contribute to air pollution, safety issues, and health concerns.

Lead poisoning disproportionately affects children of color.

Children of color who live in urban areas are at the highest risk for lead poisoning caused by lead-based paint.

A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention determined that 11.2 percent of African American children and 4.0 percent of Mexican-American children are poisoned by lead, compared with 2.3 percent of white children.

Lead poisoning can result in a wide range of health problems, such as anemia, seizures, and brain development issues.

Even with the restrictions on lead paint usage, children of color who live in low-income communities continue to suffer the most.

For example, a 2004 report revealed that African American children and Hispanic children in Chicago were 12 times and 5 times more likely to be poisoned, respectively, than white children.

Climate change disproportionately affects low-income communities and communities of color.

The effects of climate change, such as extreme weather conditions, have devastating consequences for communities of color and low-income communities.

These extreme weather events can displace residents and even cause death.

In the aftermath of such disasters, efforts of city officials to rebuild communities of color and low-income communities are often inadequate compared to efforts to rebuild higher-income and white communities.

Perhaps the most powerful example of this inequity is the communities of color in New Orleans that were affected by Hurricane Katrina.

Black homeowners received $8,000 less in government aid than white homeowners due to disparities in housing values.

In 2013, about 80 percent of the mostly black residents of the city's Lower 9th Ward had not returned to their community due to inadequate building efforts.

Water contamination plagues low-income areas and communities of color across the nation.

Studies have documented limited access to clean water in low-income communities of color.

Water contamination has largely affected children of color who live in rural areas, indigenous communities, and migrant farmworker communities.

Contaminated water can cause an abundance of health-related issues, particularly for young children.

Depending on the contaminant, possible health problems can include waterborne diseases, blood disorders, and cancer.

Indigenous people of the Navajo Nation, for example, have suffered for years from water contamination due in part to the residual effects of uranium mining in the region during the 1950s, as well as the recent Gold King Mine toxic spill.

In St. Joseph, Louisiana, residents are forced to live on water that is tinted brown and yellow but that the state continues to claim is safe to drink.

African Americans make up three-quarters of the town's population and nearly 40 percent of the residents live in poverty.

Decades of studies have proven that environmental racism is a threat to the health and overall safety of communities across the country.

But this is not a problem without a solution.

Indeed, policymakers already have the tools to address this injustice and to develop policies with communities of color in mind.

Effective environmental justice policies should safeguard communities as places where all people can live, work, and play without fear of exposure to toxic, deadly surroundings.

As people of color come to make up a majority of the population, environmental justice issues should be prioritized as national issues, not one-off problems siloed in cities with significant populations of color, such as Flint, Michigan.

Jasmine Bell is an intern with the Progress 2050 team at the Center for American Progress.

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Prenatal exposures to air pollution have influenced respiratory health starts in utero. Mothers who were exposed to PM2.5 weekly during gestation, were likely to have a child diagnosed with asthma by the age 6 years. Many of the mothers exposed to PM2.5 were ethnic minorities (54% Hispanic, 30% black), had 12 or fewer years of education (66%), and did not smoke in pregnancy (80%). Inner-city children from the age of 5–11 years old were diagnosed with Asthma, due to prenatal exposure to phthalates, butylbenzyl phthalate (BBzP), di-n-butyl phthalate (DnBP), di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), and diethyl phthalate (DEP). These phthalates were detected in urine samples from 300 pregnant women. Roughly seven million children suffer from asthma, meaning 1 out of every 10 children, and the rates have been steadily increasing. Among African American children, one out of six children suffers from asthma, which has risen by 50% since 2001.


On 6 June 2017, Bolton Wanderers confirmed that le Fondre had joined them on a two-year contract with the option of an extension.

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# Le Fondre Signs Permanent Deal With Wanderers

Adam Le Fondre has put pen to paper on a permanent deal with Bolton Wanderers – subject to a medical - which will keep him at Macron Stadium for the next two seasons.

The Stockport-born frontman enjoyed two successful loan spells with Whites where he became a firm fans favourite with the Wanderers faithful.

Initially arriving on a six-month loan deal from Cardiff City for the second-half of the 2014/15 season, he scored eight goals in 17 appearances and returned to Lancashire last season for the second-half of the campaign where his six goals from 19 outings played a huge part in seeing Phil Parkinson's men return to the Sky Bet Championship at the first time of asking.

Le Fondre said: "It's not going to be a shock that I've signed and it's been a long time coming.

Bolton Wanderers is my spiritual home at the moment and I'm really looking forward to putting in a lot of hard work and get going."

Wanderers manager Phil Parkinson added: "We are really pleased with the signing of Alfie.

He made a positive contribution last season and has a real hunger and desire to play for the club in the Sky Bet Championship."

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The law applied to private employee unions as well as public.

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# How Scott Walker won by dividing and conquering Wisconsin unions

## Analysis: By weakening public sector unions, governor paved the way for right-to-work

Ten years ago, the notion that traditionally union-friendly Wisconsin could become a right-to-work state would have been almost unthinkable.

Republican Gov. Scott Walker made it official Monday when he gave final approval to legislation that bars unions from collecting mandatory representation fees.

That legislation, which was hurried through the Wisconsin legislature over the past two weeks, dealt a significant blow to the state's already beleaguered labor movement.

And it was a major victory for Walker, despite his earlier insistence that he was not interested in pushing right-to-work legislation.

Although he never said he would oppose such a law on the merits, he repeatedly indicated that he did not want to get involved in the sort of political battle it would likely provoke.

Now that the battle is over, the Republicans in the statehouse have passed the legislation and Walker has given it his signature, he is more than happy to claim ownership.

Last week he for the first time said that right-to-work legislation was something "we" proposed in early 2015 — "we" meaning Walker and the Republican-controlled legislature, not just the latter.

President Barack Obama said in a statement that he was "deeply disappointed that a new anti-worker law in Wisconsin will weaken, rather than strengthen workers in the new economy."

Then he challenged Walker: "I'd encourage him to try and score a victory for working Americans — by taking meaningful action to raise their wages and offer them the security of paid leave.

That's how you give hardworking middle-class families a fair shot in the new economy – not by stripping their rights in the workplace."

Whatever Walker's role in shepherding this particular bill to passage, he is right to claim some of the credit for making Wisconsin a right-to-work state.

The legislation he signed into law Monday was made possible by his earlier triumphs over the state's labor movement.

His victories offer a lesson to policymakers in other states: If you intend to hobble the labor movement as a whole, go after the public sector unions first.

At a time of extreme weakness and vulnerability for the American labor movement, the public sector is a crucial bulwark.

As of last year, just 6.6 percent of private employees were union members, as opposed 35.7 percent of government workers, according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Because of their numbers and the fact that members are positioned in the state bureaucracy, public sector unions are relatively influential when it comes to directing government policy: Teachers' unions can use contract negotiations to exert modest influence over education policy, for example, and police unions can pressure cities to modify their approaches to crime reduction.

Private unions may lobby the government on similar issues, but they tend to do so as outsiders.

As a result, the typical public sector union is much harder to dislodge than the typical private sector union.

For an ambitious governor who seeks to break what remains of the labor movement's power in a state, public unions represent a greater obstacle.

The right-to-work legislation that Walker signed into law applies to public and private sector unions.

But that law might not have been conceivable if Walker had not first succeeded in passing Act 10, a 2011 law that applied exclusively to government employee unions.

That bill struck at the core function of American labor unions: collective bargaining.

Under Act 10, most state employee unions were limited to negotiating solely over their members' salaries and virtually no other issues related to workplace conditions.

State employee unions, with the assistance of the Wisconsin Democratic Party, fought Act 10 with nearly everything they had.

But Walker won that fight, with disastrous consequences for public sector labor.

Union membership among government workers collapsed, dropping from 50 percent to 37 percent in just one year.

By 2014, the annual budget for the Wisconsin State Employees Union shrank by two-thirds from three years earlier.

If the public sector was a fortress for the state's labor movement, then its walls had been breached.

Four years after Act 10, Wisconsin Republicans proposed right-to-work legislation that would affect both public and private sector unions, and thousands of protesters descended on the state capital to register their disapproval.

But this time around, the outcome of the fight was practically a foregone conclusion.

Republicans got the bill out of committee and onto the governor's desk in short order, with little in the way of meaningful obstruction.

Without the leverage to switch votes, local labor leaders said they were focused on educating the public about the harmful effects of right-to-work laws.

The GOP was able to push through right-to-work legislation with relative ease because the local labor movement had already been dealt a body blow.

As a result, Wisconsin's experience seems to have served as an object lesson for other governors who favor right-to-work policies.

For example, Bruce Rauner, the recently elected governor of Illinois, has tried to impose right-to-work on the public sector by way of executive order.

Clashes between state officials and public sector unions aren't necessarily a prelude to right-to-work bills.

Even in states where such legislation is unlikely to ever be made law — including in states where the governor is a Democrat — policymakers and government employee unions are battling over issues such as pension cuts and charter school expansion.

While legislative hardball over retirement funds might not be as much a threat to state employee unions as Act 10, it may do its part to sap whatever strength they have left.

The implications for organized labor extend far beyond just the public sector.

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Governor of Wisconsin.:Right to work legislation.

In 2012, regarding right-to-work legislation, Walker told reporters at the state Republican Party convention that "It's not going to get to my desk ... I'm going to do everything in my power to make sure it isn't there because my focal point (is) private sector unions have overwhelmingly come to the table to be my partner in economic development." While campaigning for re-election in 2014, Walker again said he had no plans to pursue right-to-work legislation focused on private unions.
 Once the legislation was initiated in the state legislature, Walker stated: "I haven't changed my position on it, it just wasn't a priority for me. But should they pass it within the next two weeks, which is their target, I plan on signing it." On March 9, 2015, Walker signed legislation making Wisconsin a right-to-work state.


Following criticism against her for choosing to work with him, Newton was replaced by Tate Taylor.

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# Jessica Chastain accused of hypocrisy for working with Matthew Newton

Director has a history of alleged assault and domestic violence in Australia

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Time's Up supporter Jessica Chastain is under fire for planning to shoot a film with Matthew Newton.

The US actor Jessica Chastain, a vocal supporter of the Time's Up movement and women in film, has come under fire for hypocrisy after the Australian Matthew Newton was selected to direct and write a new film, Eve, which Chastain is co-producing.

Newton has a history of alleged assault and domestic violence in his home country, dating back to 2007 when he pleaded guilty to physically assaulting his then girlfriend, the actor Brooke Satchwell, who is best known for her role in Neighbours.

In 2010 the Jessica Jones actor Rachael Taylor – then Newton's fiance – alleged "two unprovoked assaults", resulting in a two-year apprehended domestic violence order against him, which he was charged with breaching the following year.

# Jessica Chastain: 'It's about dividing women and I'm not going to be a part of that'

Chastain has been an advocate for gender equality in Hollywood since 2016, when she launched Freckle Films, the all-female production company which will co-produce Eve.

In an interview with the Guardian in May last year she called for more female film critics and later that year spoke out at the Cannes film festival about the "disturbing" representation of women in the program.

After the revelations against Harvey Weinstein, Chastain became a spokeswoman for the Time's Up campaign and, in an interview with Australia's The Feed, she said she always considered allegations of abuse when deciding who to work with.

"I've always made choices, in all the work that I've done, to make sure that on any film set that I'm working with people that there isn't a question about whether or not abuse has taken place," she said.

"It's very important to me that I practise what I preach, and that my actions follow my words."

In January, I asked Jessica Chastain about making choices when there's been allegations of abuse.

I have trouble seeing how she can justify working with Matthew Newton.

@jes_chastain Matthew Newton is a violent abuser of women.

You should not lend your support to him by working with him.

Ask his exes @_Rachael_Taylor or Brooke Satchwell.

Jessica Chastain should be distancing herself from Matthew Newton, not acting as his feminist beard https://t.co/LuoZBx7IUQ

Chastain is yet to respond to criticism on Twitter.

In 2007 Newton – the son of the Australian TV personality Bert Newton – was charged with violently assaulting, stalking and intimidating Satchwell, but pleaded guilty to one count of common assault.

His conviction was eventually overturned, with his defence citing mental illness and the appeal judge describing him as a "kind and giving" man with "extraordinary" references.

Three years later Taylor took out an AVO against him, alleging "violence, threats, abuse and intimidation".

Court documents say his physical, verbal and mental abuse of her culminated in an alleged incident in a hotel in Rome, in which she suffered "concussion, bruising and a sprained jaw" and injuries consistent with having her head "bashed against the floor and walls".

Newton was subsequently admitted to a hospital for mental health treatment.

That same year Newton was arrested for allegedly assaulting a 66-year-old taxi driver, in charges that were eventually dismissed; in 2011 the Daily Telegraph reported that he had been readmitted to rehab after breaching the court order stipulating that he not contact Taylor; and in 2012 he was arrested for hitting a hotel clerk, which resulted in a fine and community service.

He has avoided convictions for all the alleged assaults, and now lives in New York.

In February this year Indiewire questioned South by Southwest's inclusion of Newtown's latest film, Who We Are Now, in light of the #MeToo campaign.

In response, Newton said: "It is absolutely intolerable to harm women, it is intolerable to harm men, it is intolerable to harm anyone.

I had done these things, and I utterly regret it, and I have to live with this responsibility every day.

I had a severe problem with substance and alcohol abuse then and for almost six years now I have actively worked every single day, one day at a time, to remain sober and live a clean, upstanding life."

In a joint statement announcing Eve, an action film being co-produced by Voltage Pictures, Chastain and Freckle Films' Kelly Carmichael said: "Matthew is wonderfully adept at crafting complex and relatable characters.

We've been fans of his work and are so thrilled to be partnering with him and Voltage on Eve."

Newton said: "I have always admired Jessica Chastain's work.

So when I wrote Eve, an intelligent, strong and incredibly capable character, she was my immediate first choice to bring her to life."

Chastain and Freckle Films have been approached for comment.

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# Tate Taylor Replaces Matthew Newton as Director of Jessica Chastain's 'Eve'

Tate Taylor has replaced Matthew Newton as director of Jessica Chastain's "Eve," two weeks after Newton left the project following online backlash due to his history of alleged assault and domestic violence.

Chastain announced earlier this month that she would star in and produce, through her Freckle Films production company and Voltage Pictures, the character-driven action movie "Eve."

Newton, who wrote the script, was also named director.

"Eve" is produced by Nicolas Chartier and Dominic Rustam alongside Chastain and her Freckle Films partner Kelly Carmichael.

Chastain has been a strong supporter of the #MeToo movement.

Newton said he was stepping down due to the responses to his attachment and added, "I am profoundly aware that I have a responsibility to lead where I have failed in the past.

I can never undo the harm that I've caused the people I've cared about and I carry that shame and responsibility with me every day."

Taylor worked with "Chastain" on 2011's "The Help," which led to Chastain receiving an Oscar nomination in the supporting actress category.

He directed 2014's "Get On Up" and 2016's "Girl on the Train" and is in post-production on the Blumhouse thriller "Ma," which stars Octavia Spencer, Luke Evans, Juliette Lewis, Missi Pyle, and Allison Janney.

The news about Taylor was first reported by the Hollywood Reporter.

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Chastain will next play the adult Beverly Marsh in a sequel to the 2017 horror film "It", entitled "It: Chapter Two", based on Stephen King's novel, sharing the role with Sophia Lillis. She will then star in and produce the action film "Eve", penned and initially scheduled to be directed by Matthew Newton, who has a history of alleged domestic violence.


It mostly preys on small vertebrates such as birds, particularly nestlings and fledglings, and small mammals like rodents, bats, hyraxes and bushbabies.

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The notorious Black Mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis) is often said to be the deadliest snake in the world and with good reason.

It is a large and active snake that will move quite fast with as much as a third of its body off the ground.

If cornered, it is known to strike more than once and in quick succession, injecting large quantities of very potent neurotoxic venom.

Human deaths, in untreated bites, could take anything from 3 – 16 hours if not treated, but in serious bites victims could experience severe breathing problems in less than half an hour.

The Black Mamba is, in fact, not an aggressive snake and is very quick to avoid people if given the chance and bites from this snake are quite rare, even more so if compared with bites from snakes like the Mozambique Spitting Cobra and Puff Adder.

Both at home in trees and on the ground, the Black Mamba is active during the day, when it hunts for prey such as rodents, squirrels, hyrax, small antelope and fledgling birds.

It is fond of basking and will often return to the same site daily.

But if danger is present, it will disappear quickly into dense bush or down the nearest hole or rock crevice.

The Black Mamba lays 6-17 eggs in summer, and the young, when they hatch, measure 40-60 cm in length and are venomous from the moment that they emerge.

Juvenile mambas are very nervous and seldom seen and are said to grow rapidly in the first year, even reaching a length of 2 m.

Males often engage in fighting during the mating season and are seen twisting around one another in an attempt to wrestle their opponent to the ground.

The Black Mamba is rarely black in colour.

Its overall colour is usually olive green, dark olive, greyish brown, light grey or gunmetal grey, sometimes with darker mottling that may form oblique bars down the sides.

But some old individuals may well be very dark in colour and from a distance may appear to be black.

Juveniles are mostly light to medium grey in colour with a light belly.

The inside of the mouth of a Black Mamba is usually a dark inky black but individuals with a light coloured mouth may also be encountered.

When threatened, the snake is quick to draw back into a striking position, may form a narrow hood and opens the mouth to expose the interior.

Much has been said about the length of the Black Mamba and social media is inundated with reports of monster mambas that were either killed or captured and supposedly accurately measured.

The size of the Black Mamba is often exaggerated and stories of 6 m Black Mambas are commonplace.

In the literature, it is said to reach a maximum length of 4.5 m but in the past 30-odd years the longest Black Mamba accurately measured was 3.8 m long.

In some cases a piece of string was used to measure the snake, or the width of the road or even markers in the field which may then be measured later.

Over the years there has been a great deal of research done on the Black Mamba, not just in South Africa but throughout its range.

Specimens have been accurately measured by a number of scientists and some specimens have been deposited into museum collections where they are still available for further scrutiny.

In Broadley's FitzSimons Snakes of Southern Africa, internationally recognised as an authoritative book on the snakes of Southern Africa, Broadley mentions that the Black Mamba may exceptionally reach 4.3 m in length 'in exceptional cases'.

In Pitman's Snakes of Uganda he puts the maximum length at 3.048 m but also says that this snake 'may exceptionally reach 4.267 m'.

Ionides (the Snake Man) who probably caught more snakes in Africa than anyone else that I know of, mentions a maximum length of 3.2 m in Tanzania.

In Dangerous Snakes of Africa by Spawls and Branch they speak of unsubstantiated reports of a 4.3 m Black Mamba while Visser and Chapman, in Snakes and Snakebite (1978) say that the Black Mamba may exceptionally reach 3.6 m.

In A Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa, Bill Branch mentions 4.3 m as an exceptional length.

While monster mambas of around 4.3 m or even longer may well have been seen in the past, such large individuals are no longer seen, just as the big tuskers amongst the elephant are something of the past.

It is often difficult to get an accurate measurement of snakes in the wild, particularly when the animal is curled up or crossing roads at a fast pace.

One theory as to how the Black Mamba got it name is that it was initially called a black-mouthed mamba which, over time, became shortened to black mamba.

Having gone through a lot of the older literature and the works of Eugene Marais who wrote extensively (and inaccurately) about mambas, my guess is that some old dark individuals were thought to be black hence the common name.

The Black Mamba is also said to be extremely aggressive and there are many reports of mambas chasing men on horseback.

The aggressive part and the bit about mambas chasing people are simply not true.

Another popular myth is the one of the mamba hanging from a tree, and then biting and killing five cows as they enter the kraal.

While it may not be impossible for a Black Mamba to kill a cow or horse, it rarely happens.

And to kill five cows is highly unlikely both because of the venom yield of this snake and the fact that it is just not in their nature to kill large bovines that pose no real threat to a mamba.

Then there is the mythical Ndlondlo – a massive Black Mamba with a feather on its head that moves incredibly fast and strikes like lightning.

It moves so fast that the feather causes a whistling sound.

At times Ndlondlo will hide in the bush and cry like a baby – should you go into the bush to investigate you risk getting killed by this snake.

According to the myth it is by far the most dangerous snake in the world.

I spoke to Fortune Sibaya, reptile keeper at DumaZulu Lodge near Hluhluwe in Zululand and he has quite an interesting take on this mythical snake

: The great King Shaka used to have a large feather in his head gear as did his warriors and Fortune believes that they were called Ndlondlo.

They were fearless warriors as was their king and their reputation was eventually passed on to the Black Mamba.

Another theory is that someone may have observed a mamba what was busy shedding and saw a piece of skin above the head that resembled a feather.

Either way, Ndlondlo has never been seen.

There is also the mythical Berg Mamba in Namibia – a secretive snake that is rarely seen but it gets so big that when it approaches a jackal-proof fence with holes big enough to put your fist through, the snake has to go over the fence otherwise it may get stuck

Regarding the aggression of the Black Mamba and its deadly bite.

Dr. Darryl Wood and some of his colleagues recently brought out a paper on snakebite in Zululand – they analysed 879 snakebites over a five year period where victims ended up in hospital.

Only 5 bites were clearly neurotoxic and in all likelihood Black Mamba bites.

That averages out at one bite per year – again clearly not what one would expect from an aggressive snake which is prolific in Zululand.

That it has a very potent neurotoxic venom is not in doubt.

The maximum venom yield of a large Black Mamba is often given as 400 mg but is probably closer to 280 mg.

Around 15 – 20 mg of venom is required for a fatal bite on a human.

Despite the deadly reputation of this snake there is a surprising number of victims that survive its bite but in severe cases large dosages of polyvalent may be required.

Whereas the average treatment would require 10 – 15 vials one patient in Zululand needed 40 vials and recovered fully.

Although most snakebite deaths in South Africa are as a result of Black Mamba and Cape Cobra bites, treatment is very effective and often life-saving.

It is however critically important to get victims to a hospital and onto a ventilator (if required) or to make use of a bag valve mask if the victim is not breathing.

Although this is snake has a reputation as being the most dangerous snake in Africa, it is actually a shy and elusive snake that will endeavour to avoid humans at all costs.

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The black mamba usually hunts from a permanent lair, to which it will regularly return if there is no disturbance.


Since its acquisition by Dignity Health, the firm has acquired dozens of occupational health and urgent care centers across the U.S.

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# Dignity Health makes a move to expand its urgent care, occupational medicine business

Under the terms of the transaction, Dignity Health will receive a 20% equity interest in the combined entity, valued at $238 million, and the remainder of the purchase price in cash.

Dignity Health, one of the nation's largest healthcare systems, is seeking to form a new partnership to expand its occupational medicine and urgent care offerings.

The San Francisco-based provider and Select Medical Holdings Corp. announced on Monday that they had signed a definitive agreement to combine Concentra Group Holdings LLC, an occupational medicine and urgent care service provider, with U.S. HealthWorks, a subsidiary of Dignity Health Holdings Company, which provides similar services.

The companies said in the announcement that the partnership aims to strengthen the delivery of care through greater access and standardization of best practices improving health and wellness services for employers and employees.

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The deal is still subject to closing conditions, but the announcement said it will occur through an equity purchase and contribution agreement that will allow Concentra to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of stock of U.S. HealthWorks from Dignity Health Holdings.

The transaction is targeted to close in the first quarter of 2018.

Once finalized, Dignity Health will own a 20% equity interest in the combined entity holding Concentra and U.S. HealthWorks, an occupational healthcare center operator with 250 medical and onsite clinics in 21 states.

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This is not the first joint venture of Select Medical and Dignity Health.

Earlier this year they worked together to construct and operate a 60-bed acute inpatient rehabilitation hospital in the greater Las Vegas metro area.

That facility is expected to open in 2019.

The agreement also includes joint operation of 12 outpatient rehabilitation clinics in the Las Vegas area.

This new partnership will expand upon the relationship.

Robert Ortenzio, executive chairman and co-founder of Select Medical, said that the latest deal will allow the organizations to join forces to "deliver best-in-class occupational medicine and urgent care to communities and corporate work sites nationwide."

Daniel Morissette, senior executive vice president and chief financial officer at Dignity Health, said in the announcement that the partnership will "strengthen the delivery of clinical care, standardize best practices and improve service for employers and employees."

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The transaction values U.S. HealthWorks at $753 million.

Concentra will also redeem certain of its outstanding equity interests from the existing minority equity holders, and Select Medical will retain a majority voting interest in the combined entity following the closing of the transaction.

Dignity Health operates more than 400 care centers, including hospitals, urgent and occupational care, imaging and surgery centers, home health and primary care clinics in 22 states, with a network of more than 9,000 physicians and 63,000 employees.

But the provider may become even bigger if its plans to merge with Catholic Health Initiatives moves forward.

If that merger is completed, the joint venture would create one of the nation's largest nonprofit hospital systems by revenue.

Select Medical operates 102 long-term acute care hospitals and 21 acute medical rehabilitation hospitals in 28 states, as well as 1,608 outpatient rehabilitation clinics in 37 states and the District of Columbia.

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 In June 2013, it began a partnership with Indiana University Health for collaboration in providing occupational health services, giving it  the assets of eight free standing IU Health clinics in the Indianapolis area. Also in June 2013, it  acquired the assets of seven OHS-Compcare clinics and two worksites in the Kansas City area.   In June 2014, it acquired the California Occupational Clinic in  Los Angeles. In June 2014, it acquired five Atlanta-area centers from Choice Care Occupational Medicine and Orthopedics.
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Miles was originally at fourth place in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China, but Ukrainian Denys Yurchenko who originally finished third, was disqualified in November 2016 due to use of dehydrochlormethyltestosterone.

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# IOC sanctions 16 athletes for failing anti-doping tests at Beijing 2008

The protection of clean athletes and the fight against doping are top priorities for the International Olympic Committee (IOC), as outlined in Olympic Agenda 2020, the IOC's strategic roadmap for the future of the Olympic Movement.

To provide a level playing field for all clean athletes at the Olympic Games Rio 2016, the IOC put special measures in place, including targeted pre-tests and the re-analysis of stored samples from the Olympic Games Beijing 2008 and London 2012, following an intelligence-gathering process that started in August 2015.

As part of this process, the IOC today announced that 16 athletes have been disqualified from the Olympic Games Beijing 2008.

Khadzhimurat AKKAEV, 31, of the Russian Federation, competing in the men's 94kg weightlifting event, has been disqualified from the Olympic Games Beijing 2008, in which he ranked 3rd and for which he was awarded a bronze medal.

The IOC Disciplinary Commission, composed for this case of Denis Oswald (Chairman), Gunilla Lindberg and Ugur Erdener, decided the following:

is found to have committed an anti-doping rule violation pursuant to the IOC Anti-Doping Rules applicable to the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing in 2008 (presence and/or use of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers in an athlete's bodily specimen),

is disqualified from the men's 94kg weightlifting event in which he participated upon the occasion of the Olympic Games Beijing 2008,

has the medal, the medallist pin and the diploma obtained in the men's 94kg weightlifting event withdrawn and is ordered to return the same.

The IWF is requested to modify the results of the above-mentioned event accordingly and to consider any further action within its own competence.

The Russian Olympic Committee shall ensure full implementation of this decision.

The Russian Olympic Committee shall notably secure the return to the IOC, as soon as possible, of the medal, the medallist pin and the diploma awarded in connection with the men's 94kg weightlifting event to the Athlete.

This decision enters into force immediately.

Khasan BAROEV, 33, of the Russian Federation, competing in the men's 96-120kg Greco-Roman wrestling event, has been disqualified from the Olympic Games Beijing 2008, in which he ranked 2nd and for which he was awarded a silver medal.

is disqualified from the men's 96-120kg Greco-Roman wrestling event in which he participated upon the occasion of the Olympic Games Beijing 2008,

has the medal, the medallist pin and the diploma obtained in the men's 96-120kg Greco-Roman wrestling event withdrawn and is ordered to return the same.

The UWW is requested to modify the results of the above-mentioned event accordingly and to consider any further action within its own competence.

The Russian Olympic Committee shall notably secure the return to the IOC, as soon as possible, of the medal, the medallist pin and the diploma awarded in connection with the men's 96-120kg Greco-Roman wrestling event to the Athlete.

Natalya DAVYDOVA, 31, of Ukraine, competing in the women's 69kg weightlifting event, has been disqualified from the Olympic Games Beijing 2008, in which she ranked 3rd and for which she was awarded a bronze medal.

is disqualified from the women's 69kg weightlifting event in which she participated upon the occasion of the Olympic Games Beijing 2008,

has the medal, the medallist pin and the diploma obtained in the women's 69kg weightlifting event withdrawn and is ordered to return the same.

The National Olympic Committee of Ukraine shall ensure full implementation of this decision.

The National Olympic Committee of Ukraine shall notably secure the return to the IOC, as soon as possible, of the medal, the medallist pin and the diploma awarded in connection with the women's 69kg weightlifting event to the Athlete.

Chrysopigi DEVETZI, 41, of Greece, competing in the women's triple jump event, has been disqualified from the Olympic Games Beijing 2008, in which she ranked 3rd and for which she was awarded a bronze medal.

Reanalysis of Devetzi's samples from Beijing 2008 resulted in a positive test for the prohibited substance stanozolol.

The IOC and the Greek Olympic Committee are invited to implement the existing decision, among other things annulling the Athlete's results achieved on the occasion of the 2008 Olympic Games.

Mariya GRABOVETSKAYA, 29, of Kazakhstan, competing in the women's +75kg weightlifting event, has been disqualified from the Olympic Games Beijing 2008, in which she ranked 3rd and for which she was awarded a bronze medal.

is disqualified from the women's +75kg weightlifting event in which she participated upon the occasion of the Olympic Games Beijing 2008,

has the medal, the medallist pin and the diploma obtained in the women's +75kg weightlifting event withdrawn and is ordered to return the same.

The National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall ensure full implementation of this decision.

The National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall notably secure the return to the IOC, as soon as possible, of the medal, the medallist pin and the diploma awarded in connection with the women's +75kg weightlifting event to the Athlete.

This decision enters into force immediately.

Iryna KULESHA, 30, of Belarus, competing in the women's 75kg weightlifting event, has been disqualified from the Olympic Games Beijing 2008, in which she ranked 4th and for which she was awarded a diploma.

is disqualified from the women's 75kg weightlifting event in which she participated upon the occasion of the Olympic Games Beijing 2008,

has the diploma obtained in the women's 75kg weightlifting event withdrawn and is ordered to return the same.

The National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus shall ensure full implementation of this decision.

The National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus shall notably secure the return to the IOC, as soon as possible, of the diploma awarded in connection with the women's 75kg weightlifting event to the Athlete.

Dmitry LAPIKOV, 34, of the Russian Federation, competing in the men's 105kg weightlifting event, has been disqualified from the Olympic Games Beijing 2008, in which he ranked 3rd and for which he was awarded a bronze medal.

is disqualified from the men's 105kg weightlifting event in which he participated upon the occasion of the Olympic Games Beijing 2008,

has the medal, the medallist pin and the diploma obtained in the men's 105kg weightlifting event withdrawn and is ordered to return the same.

The Russian Olympic Committee shall ensure full implementation of this decision.

The Russian Olympic Committee shall notably secure the return to the IOC, as soon as possible, of the medal, the medallist pin and the diploma awarded in connection with the men's 105kg weightlifting event to the Athlete.

Asset MAMBETOV, 34, of Kazakhstan, competing in the men's 84-96kg Greco-Roman wrestling event, has been disqualified from the Olympic Games Beijing 2008, in which he ranked 3rd and for which he was awarded a bronze medal.

Reanalysis of Mambetov's samples from Beijing 2008 resulted in a positive test for the prohibited substance stanozolol.

is disqualified from the men's 84-96kg Greco-Roman wrestling event in which he participated upon the occasion of the Olympic Games Beijing 2008,

has the medal, the medallist pin and the diploma obtained in the men's 84-96kg Greco-Roman wrestling event withdrawn and is ordered to return the same.

The National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall ensure full implementation of this decision.

The National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall notably secure the return to the IOC, as soon as possible, of the medal, the medallist pin and the diploma awarded in connection with the men's 84-96kg Greco-Roman wrestling event.

This decision enters into force immediately.

Maya MANEZA, 31, of Kazakhstan, competing in the women's 63kg weightlifting event, has been disqualified from the Olympic Games Beijing 2008 (she was scheduled to compete on 12 August 2008 but ultimately did not start the competition for an unknown reason).

Reanalysis of Maneza's samples from Beijing 2008 resulted in a positive test for the prohibited substance stanozolol.

is disqualified from the women's 63kg weightlifting event in which she was registered upon the occasion of the Olympic Games Beijing 2008,

Irina NEKRASSOVA, 28, of Kazakhstan, competing in the women's 63kg weightlifting event, has been disqualified from the Olympic Games Beijing 2008, for which she ranked 2nd and for which she was awarded a silver medal.

Reanalysis of Nekrassova's samples from Beijing 2008 resulted in a positive test for the prohibited substance stanozolol.

is disqualified from the women's 63kg weightlifting event in which she participated upon the occasion of the Olympic Games Beijing 2008,

has the medal, the medallist pin and the diploma obtained in the women's 63kg weightlifting event withdrawn and is ordered to return the same.

The National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall notably secure the return to the IOC, as soon as possible, of the medal, the medallist pin and the diploma awarded in connection with the women's 63kg weightlifting event to the Athlete.

Vita PALAMAR, 39, of Ukraine, competing in the women's high jump event, has been disqualified from the Olympic Games Beijing 2008, in which she ranked 5th and for which she was awarded a diploma.

The IOC Disciplinary Commission, composed for this case of Denis Oswald (Chairman), Gunilla Lindberg and Ugur Erdener, decided the following:

is disqualified from the women's high jump event in which she participated upon the occasion of the Olympic Games Beijing 2008,

has the diploma obtained in the women's high jump event withdrawn and is ordered to return the same.

The IAAF is requested to modify the results of the above-mentioned event accordingly and to consider any further action within its own competence.

The National Olympic Committee of Ukraine shall ensure full implementation of this decision.

The National Olympic Committee of Ukraine shall notably secure the return to the IOC, as soon as possible, of the diploma awarded in connection with the women's high jump event to the Athlete.

This decision enters into force immediately.

Nizami PASHAYEV, 35, of Azerbaijan, competing in the men's 94kg weightlifting event, has been disqualified from the Olympic Games Beijing 2008, in which he ranked 5th and for which he was awarded a diploma.

is disqualified from the men's 94kg weightlifting event in which he participated upon the occasion of the Olympic Games Beijing 2008,

has the diploma obtained in the men's 94kg weightlifting event withdrawn and is ordered to return the same.

The National Olympic Committee of the Azerbaijani Republic shall ensure full implementation of this decision.

The National Olympic Committee of the Azerbaijani Republic shall notably secure the return to the IOC, as soon as possible, of the diploma awarded in connection with the men's 94kg weightlifting event to the Athlete.

Vitaliy RAHIMOV, 32, of Azerbaijan, competing in the men's 55-60kg Greco-Roman wrestling event, has been disqualified from the Olympic Games Beijing 2008, in which he ranked 2nd and for which he was awarded a silver medal.

is disqualified from the men's 55-60kg Greco-Roman wrestling in which he participated upon the occasion of the Olympic Games Beijing 2008,

has the medal, the medallist pin and the diploma obtained in the men's 55-60kg Greco-Roman wrestling withdrawn and is ordered to return the same.

The National Olympic Committee of the Azerbaijani Republic shall notably secure the return to the IOC, as soon as possible, of the medal, the medallist pin and the diploma awarded in connection with the men's 55-60kg Greco-Roman wrestling to the Athlete.

Vladimir SEDOV, 28, of Kazakhstan, competing in the men's 85kg weightlifting event, has been disqualified from the Olympic Games Beijing 2008, in which he ranked 4th and for which he was awarded a diploma.

Reanalysis of Sedov's samples from Beijing 2008 resulted in a positive test for the prohibited substance stanozolol.

The IOC Disciplinary Commission, composed for this case of Denis Oswald (Chairman), Gunilla Lindberg and Ugur Erdener, decided the following:

is disqualified from the men's 85kg weightlifting event in which he participated upon the occasion of the Olympic Games Beijing 2008,

has the diploma obtained in the men's 85kg weightlifting event withdrawn and is ordered to return the same.

The National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall ensure full implementation of this decision.

The National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall notably secure the return to the IOC, as soon as possible, of the diploma awarded in connection with the men's 85kg weightlifting event to the Athlete.

This decision enters into force immediately.

Elena SLESARENKO, 34, of the Russian Federation, competing in the women's high jump event, has been disqualified from the Olympic Games Beijing 2008, in which she ranked 4th and for which she was awarded a diploma.

is disqualified from the women's high jump event in which she participated upon the occasion of the Olympic Games Beijing 2008,

has the diploma obtained in the women's high jump event withdrawn and is ordered to return the same.

The Russian Olympic Committee shall ensure full implementation of this decision.

The Russian Olympic Committee shall notably secure the return to the IOC, as soon as possible, of the diploma awarded in connection with the women's high jump event to the Athlete.

Denys YURCHENKO, 38, of Ukraine, competing in the men's pole vault event, has been disqualified from the Olympic Games Beijing 2008, in which he ranked 3rd and for which he was awarded a bronze medal.

is disqualified from the men's pole vault event in which he participated upon the occasion of the Olympic Games Beijing 2008,

has the medal, the medallist pin and the diploma obtained in the men's pole vault event withdrawn and is ordered to return the same.

The National Olympic Committee of Ukraine shall ensure full implementation of this decision.

The National Olympic Committee of Ukraine shall notably secure the return to the IOC, as soon as possible, of the medal, the medallist pin and the diploma awarded in connection with the men's pole vault event to the Athlete.

The additional analyses on samples collected during the Olympic Games Beijing 2008 and London 2012 were performed with improved analytical methods, in order to possibly detect prohibited substances that could not be identified by the analysis performed at the time of these editions of the Olympic Games.

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It redistributes more than 90 per cent of its income to the wider sporting movement, which means that every day the equivalent of USD 3.25 million goes to help athletes and sports organisations at all levels around the world.

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Derek Miles (born September 28, 1972) is an American pole vaulter, from Tea, South Dakota. A former pole vaulter for The University of South Dakota Track and Field team, Miles is currently an assistant coach for the Coyotes. In 2004, he placed seventh in the Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.


This became an impetus for galleries and museums across the UK to celebrate "the making, debating and exhibiting art at the Royal Academy".

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## RA250 UK: 250 years of art and artists

### A celebratory programme across the UK

## Art galleries and museums across the country are joining us to celebrate 250 years of making, debating and exhibiting art at the Royal Academy.

Celebrations for our 250th anniversary aren't limited to London.

Arts institutions across the country are joining us to take a look back at our history, and celebrate the artists and architects who have shaped the RA – and many other galleries and museums in the UK.

Take a look at the map below to find out what's happening near you; more exhibitions and events will be added throughout the year.

Although the Royal Academy's home is in the heart of London, our Royal Academicians have come from far and wide.

Their homes, studios, works of art, exhibition spaces and educational experiences can be found across the British Isles and beyond.

Museums and galleries across the country will be shining a spotlight on their local Royal Academicians, from Barbara Rae at the Royal Scottish Academy to Sean Scully in Liverpool and Newcastle and Christopher Le Brun at Southampton City Art Gallery.

You'll also find exhibitions on past RAs like Thomas Gainsborough or Annie Swynnerton, the first woman elected to join the Royal Academy, plus many more displays and events exploring different aspects of the RA past and present.

Twelve in-conversation events with Royal Academicians, held in 12 different locations across 12 months.

Created in collaboration with the Art Fund, this one-off series of events will include:

Gilbert & George RA speaking at The New Art Gallery, Walsall on 19 September 2018

Cathie Pilkington RA at the Pallant House Gallery, Chichester, on 15 November 2018

Chantal Joffe RA and art historian Dorothy Price in conversation at the Manchester Art Gallery on 25 November 2019

Cathie Pilkington RA at the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, Norwich on 7 February 2019

Jock McFayden RA at the Pier Art Centre, Orkney

Alison Wilding RA at the Leeds Art Gallery

Christopher Le Brun PRA at the Munnings Museum, Essex

Sonia Boyce, Bob and Roberta Smith and Cornelia Parker all met Artistic Director Tim Marlow to discuss their chosen object of obsession: a work of art by another artist that means something particularly special to them.

Organised in collaboration with The Space, each event was held at a different art gallery and live-streamed to online audiences around the world.

### Find works by Royal Academicians across the country

Art UK, the online home for every public art collection in the UK, has updated its website to allow you to search almost 26,000 works listed by Royal Academicians through the ages.

Visit Art UK and enter "Royal Academician" or the name of your chosen RA into the search bar to see where their work is located across the country.

### Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

When the RA was established in 1768, it counted among its founder members artists from across Europe – and one from America.

Born in Pennsylvania, Benjamin West went on to become the second President of the Royal Academy of Arts, and later, the first Honorary Academician of the newly established Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.

This exhibition explores West's important role in the establishment of both Academies, through more than 60 paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures, manuscripts, and books.

### Accademia Nazionale di San Luca and the British School at Rome

The Accademia Nazionale di San Luca and the British School at Rome

are holding a conference titled The Roman Art World in the 18th Century and the Birth of the Art Academy in Britain.

Exploring Italian influences on the formation of the British academic art world, the conference opens in Rome on the exact 250th anniversary of the Royal Academy's foundation, 10 December 2018.

When should this exhibition be published?

Reynolds was one of the earliest members of the Royal Society of Arts, helped found the Society of Artists of Great Britain, and in 1768 became the first president of the Royal Academy of Arts, a position he was to hold until his death. In 1769, he was knighted by George III, only the second artist to be so honored.  His "Discourses", a series of lectures delivered at the Academy  between 1769 and 1790, are remembered for their sensitivity and perception. In one lecture he expressed the opinion that "invention, strictly speaking, is little more than a new combination of those images which have been previously gathered and deposited in the memory." William Jackson in his contemporary essays said of Reynolds ' there is much ingenuity and originality in all his academic discourses, replete with classical knowledge of his art, acute remarks on the works of others,  and general taste and discernment'. Reynolds and the Royal Academy received a mixed reception. Critics included William Blake who published the vitriolic "Annotations to Sir Joshua Reynolds' Discourses" in 1808. J. M. W. Turner and James Northcote were fervent acolytes: Turner requested he be laid to rest at Reynolds' side, and Northcote, who spent four years as Reynolds' pupil, wrote to his family "I know him thoroughly, and all his faults, I am sure, and yet almost worship him."
 The Royal Academy of Art in London celebrated their 250th anniversary in 2018, since their opening in 1768.