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Tom Perez elected to chair DNC, names defeated Keith Ellison as his deputy
After contentious race in which Ellison's record on anti-Semitism and Israel played a role, ex-Obama Labor sec. narrowly wins key Democratic Party post
WASHINGTON — Former labor secretary Tom Perez was elected as the Democratic National Committee's new chairman Saturday, narrowly defeating his chief rival, Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison, after a contentious campaign. Perez immediately named Ellison his deputy.
The four-month race drew controversy over the Minnesota legislator's past record of associations with known anti-Semitic figures and critical stances on Israel. His alliance with much of the progressive wing of the party threatened to divide the Democrats as they seek to revitalize themselves after tough losses in the 2016 election.
In his first act as DNC leader, Perez appointed Ellison his deputy chair, a move that sought to unify the party and prevent — or, at the least, alleviate — continued infighting. "I look forward to helping the Democratic Party in any way that I can," Ellison said in a statement.
Perez, the first Latino to hold the post, edged Ellison on the second round of voting by Democratic National Committee members gathered in Atlanta.
His choice of Ellison as his deputy was a nod to his margin of just 35 votes out of 435 cast, to say nothing of the lingering friction between old-guard Democratic brokers and outspoken liberal upstarts.
"We are all in this together," Perez said, calling on Democrats to fight "the worst president in the history of the United States." He added, "I am confident when we lead with our values and we lead with our actions, we succeed."
Perez had led on the first ballot among six candidates, but fell just short of the required majority.
Earlier Saturday, Perez told DNC members the party was facing a "crisis of confidence" and a "crisis of relevance."
"We need a chair who cannot only take the fight to Donald Trump but make sure that we talk about our positive message of inclusion and opportunity and talk to that big tent of the Democratic Party," Perez said.
Perez, who worked in the Obama administration, drew the support of many Jewish Democrats. Immediately after entering the race, he held a large conference call with over 50 American Jewish leaders.
While Ellison caused consternation in some corners of the Washington pro-Israel community, one long-time Jewish Democratic operative said it was reassuring that Israel did not wind up as a central part of the race's outcome.
"So glad Tom Perez won and even happier Israel proved not to be an issue," Steve Rabinowitz told The Times of Israel. "Keith Ellison's record on Israel was an unfortunate distraction in a campaign about almost everything else. Tom has a lot of work to do but as Democrats and all Americans – Jews included – get to know him better, they'll find a tough, smart, hardworking leader with extraordinary qualities and a lifelong record on all the issues we hold dear."
The American Jewish Committee also congratulated Perez on his election victory.
"AJC, as a nonpartisan organization, believes that American democracy is strongest when both political parties stand for civil rights, human rights, and religious pluralism, and maintain the nation's historic bonds with the democratic State of Israel," the group's CEO David Harris said in a statement. "The choice of Tom Perez to head the DNC is surely a gratifying step toward that goal."
Harvard Law professor and pro-Israel advocate Alan Dershowitz had threatened to leave the Democratic Party if it elected Ellison as its chair.
"My loyalty to my country and my principles and my heritage exceeds any loyalty to my party," Dershowitz, who supported Hillary Clinton in 2016, wrote in an op-ed for The Hill on Friday.
Dershowitz cited what he called Ellison's "long history of sordid association with anti-Semitism" including his work with notorious anti-Semite Louis Farrakhan, of the Nation of Islam movement. Ellison has admitted working with the group while in law school but insists he was never a member and has since denounced it as "bigoted and anti-Semitic."
But while Dershowitz noted that Ellison has claimed he was unaware of Farrakhan's anti-Semitism, he said this was "not a credible statement" as Farrakhan "proclaimed it on every occasion." Ellison, he said, "is either lying or he willfully blinded himself to what was obvious to everyone else. Neither of these qualities makes him suitable to be the next chairman of the DNC."
Dershowitz also noted that Ellison has said Israel was founded under "dubious circumstances" and has been an outspoken critic of many Israeli governmental policies throughout his career in public life, most notably for its continued settlement enterprise and military response during periods of intensified conflict with the Palestinians.
"Ellison is now on an apology tour as he runs for DNC chairman, but his apologies and renunciations of his past association with anti-Semitism have been tactical and timed to his political aspirations," Dershowitz added. "I do not trust him. I do not believe him."
Ellison's actions in Congress have troubled some in the pro-Israel community. Though Ellison has rejected the movement to boycott, sanction and divest from Israel and expressed support for the two-state-solution, he sought to accommodate a more sympathetic reading of the UN's Goldstone Report on the 2009 Gaza war that Israel, Jewish groups and most of the Congress rejected as a one-sided attack on Israel. The congressman also voted against funding for Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system in 2014.
In December Israeli-American businessman Haim Saban, a major Democratic Party funder, slammed the lawmaker as "an anti-Semite and anti-Israel individual" whose election as chairman of the Democratic National Committee would be a "disaster" for the party's relationship with Jews. In January, however, Ellison said he had talked to Saban and that they were "on the road" to mending ties.
Ellison has also retained the support of the left-wing Middle East policy group J Street as well as some 300 Jewish leaders of liberal groups who signed a letter in support of him.
Both top candidates had promised aggressive rebuilding efforts for state and local Democratic parties.
The chair campaign was uncharted territory as Democrats face a power deficit not seen in nine decades. Republicans control the White House, Congress and about two-thirds of US statehouses. The GOP is one Senate confirmation fight away from a conservative majority on the Supreme Court.
With Democrats in agreement in their opposition to President Donald Trump, the race turned on who was able to convince enough DNC members to believe his promises of rebuilding party infrastructure that withered under president Barack Obama despite his personal electoral success.
Ellison told voting members he had signatures from 750,000 rank-and-file Democrats who supported his chairmanship bid. He promised to "convert them from demonstration energy to electoral energy." He pledged to prioritize small donations to finance the party, while working to "organize this whole country."
Perez said he would "rebuild strong parties" and "organize, organize, organize" so Democratic nominees could win "from the school to the Senate in all the states."
Perez got into the race at Obama's urging, but he pushed back on the notion that represented the same "establishment" label that dogged Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign. Ellison had endorsements from Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who challenged Clinton for the Democratic nomination, and also from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.
For their parts, Ellison and Perez had praised each other and promised unity regardless of the outcome.
The winner succeeds outgoing Chairwoman Donna Brazile, who led the party as interim chief in the fallout from disclosure that internal party communications were stolen by hackers and leaked during the 2016 presidential campaign.


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Before I set off to create my own virtual reality series, Arielle was the co-creator of a separate travel series TV pilot of the same name Chasing the World. She is one of my closest friends and a very talented producer.
Last Christmas I really wanted to go on a trip while I had some time off, but all my friends already had plans to go home and visit their families. I had my eye on Tasmania, Australia, but what should I do? Go alone? Traveling solo seems scary, nerve-racking and a bit stressful, but I built up the courage and went anyways. My trip to Tasmania ended up being on of my favorite trips and I believe it was because I went solo. From my experience, these were the top 5 best and worst aspects of traveling solo.
# 1 – Flexibility
You can go wherever you want, when you want – on your own time! You can change your plan for the day in accordance with the weather, your mood or a glimpse of something interesting, without the sort of negotiation traveling with another entails. There is so much power in flexibility. Flexibility leads to spontaneity. And the best experiences usually come from random adventures.
#2 – Friendships/ Connections
When traveling alone you are forced to get out of your comfort zone and talk to people you might have dismissed or ignored if you travelled with a friend. These can be life long travel buddies that you can visit on future trips!
#3 – Long-lasting Memories
Something magical happens when experiencing a new place solo. You pay more attention to your surroundings, using all five senses. There is no one around to distract you from feeling the crisp wind on your face, the sample of gelato on the street or the crazy architecture throughout.
#4 – Trying New Things
You are already so far out of your comfort zone, why not step a bit further? None of your friends are there to see you fail, or tell embarrassing stories, so if you want to sing karaoke in front of the hostel or try a cultural dance with the locals – go for it!
#5 – Sometimes It's Okay to be Selfish
When traveling solo it is all about catering to your own wants and needs. If spending 10 hours at the museum makes you happy, then go for it! If you want to eat ice cream for dinner after a long walk down the beach, you can! You do not have to worry about someone else's feelings, which means you can concentrate more on your own.
#1 – Travel Photos
Yes, you are having a great time, and wow isn't that temple so beautiful, but damn, how will anyone know I was actually here? It is hard to take photos of yourself in locations when traveling alone. Also, unlike your friends who will take 1000 until they get the jump just right, a passerby will take one – with your head chopped off.
#2 – Expenses
Sometimes traveling solo can be more expensive, such as when you have to rent a car alone or take taxis. All of these expenses are much cheaper when traveling with a friend. It is also easier to get ripped off when traveling solo, so it's important to be aware of your surroundings and prepare yourself with the proper research.
#3 – Eating Alone
It can be a bit tough when you have had a fabulous day and all you want to do is sit across from a friend and share all the fun adventures you experienced over a big, warm dinner. Instead, you sit alone, probably with no cellphone, patiently waiting for your food as the waiter asks you one last time if someone will be joining you.
#4 – Boredom
Most of the time when traveling, boredom is not a huge issue, but when solo traveling, a long hike or road trip to the next location can feel like years with no one to talk to. For hostel boredom, it's best to have a journal to write in or a book to read if no one is around for socializing.
#5 – Safety and Hassle of Belongings
Need to go to the bathroom in the train station? Have fun bringing all your bags in the tiny stall with you… It is difficult when traveling alone to always watch over all your belongings while in the airport, train station, bus, hostel etc. Also, you have to double, triple check that you do not leave belongings behind.
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Center named after hero-city: the Leningrad movie theatre becomes a cultural venue with catwalk shows and "audio showers"
The Lenigrad Center opened today at the Tavricheskiy Garden. Restoration of the legendary panoramic movie theatre lasted for a decade.
The building itself marks a 100th birthday this year. Modern equipment will make many new ideas come alive. Almost every square meter is equipped with innovative gear. Alexander Odintsov took a tour.
Those who had been to the Lenigrad before its demise would not recognize the previous hall today. That one was keeping up with the times, but the new one steps ahead of them. Right at the door, you feel as if you've walked into decorations of an expensive movie. The lobby has a panoramic screen consisting of 99 high-resolution screens – a portal to the world of art.
The new multi-format cultural venue starts its work with the "Illusio" show. The whole world worked on it – namely an international team of choreographers, designers and artists. Eclectics of genres and forms, accompanied by high-tech.
A kinetic chandelier alone is worth a spotlight. 1100 light diods imitate a corridor, Northern Lights and star-lit sky. It has no equal in the world. According to the director, that's how the whole deep sense of the show can be delivered.
Felix Mikhailov, director: "A modern spectator is so addicted to pointing into an iPad that unless you have gadgets in front of him, you won't get to his heart. We explode minds with gadgets and put a human emotion there"
Costumes designed by Alena Akhmadulina, St. Petersburg designers Vladimir Bukhinnik, Polian Raudson and Yulia Kosyak. The latter had an offer from Lady Gaga, but the girl decided to keep her outfits home. Keeping the interest alive, organizers also promise pre-premiere showings. Maybe the excitement in the hall will match that in the cinema hall of the Soviet times.
The first exhibition has been installed here. It tells and shows where the building on Potemkinskaya 4 came from. Back in the days, it was the venue for exhibition pavilion of the Emperor's gardeners society. During the revolution, a heavy armored unit protecting the Smolnyi was based here. It became a panoramic cinema in the 1960's – accommodating a thousand spectators and widely considered to be the best in the city. And not only movies were watched here.
Oksana Bondarenko, curator of the Leningrad Center gallery: "The entire exhibition has been done in accordance with theatre stenography. Even those book stands, related to archived data. There are suggesting clearly that this building hosted a city reading hall".
Everything is conceptual and multimedial, just as the times. Everything's designed in a way so that a spectator doesn't get tired from information.
Alexander Odintsov, reporter: "Here, art is closely connected with high tech and positive way of human living. This is the so-called meditation zone. Guests van relax under such "audio showers". 6 different voices say the same things. Here we have Nabokov, then Harms – telling about the Tavricheskiy Garden. With an illustration – faded in the sunlight, though – but it's a cinema after all"
Certainly, the center will not exist just thanks to its rich history. From serious theatre shows to multimedia installations and electronic music parties – the Leningrad Center will become the place of attraction with its high tech. To support the notion, a modern-looking pine tree has emerged at the entrance of the Leningrad Center


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Salman Khan's Faithful Security Shera Inspires Tollywood Superstar
By Subhash K Jha Wednesday, 25 April 2018
If you've seen Telugu superstar Mahesh Babu's new blockbuster Bharath Ane Nenu, you couldn't have missed the solid presence of the hero's security guard Mukhtar (played by Mukhtar Khan) who quietly shadows his boss to every place, no matter how dangerous the situation, and even advises his boss on sticky situations that require instant remedy.
This is exactly the relationship that Salman Khan shares with his security guard Shera (real name Gurmeet Singh). The quiet shadow-like figure which never moves away from his lord and master, has been a part of Salman's life for 30 years. He is so uncannily like Mahesh Babu's Mukhtar in Bharath Ane Nenu. Interestingly Salman is also playing a character named Bharat in a film of that title being directed by Ali Abbas Zafar.
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Museums and Sites
American Museum of Natural History: 'Countdown to Zero' (continuing) Smallpox is the only human disease to have been eradicated, but what about Guinea worm, polio, malaria and others? This exhibition, presented in collaboration with the Carter Center, examines international efforts to control and wipe out infection. Central Park West and 79th Street, 212-769-5200, amnh.org.
Brooklyn Historical Society: 'Mapping Brooklyn' (through Aug. 23) This exhibition, presented with BRIC House, features artworks that incorporate themes of mapping and cartography from historical maps. The artists here are exploring the ways maps represent the practical and metaphorical aspects of life. Wednesdays through Sundays, from noon to 5 p.m., Brooklyn Historical Society, 128 Pierrepont Street, near Clinton Street, Brooklyn Heights, 718-222-4111, brooklynhistory.org.
Center for Jewish History: 'Allied in the Fight: Jews, Blacks and the Struggle for Civil Rights' (through Oct. 9) Told through photos, letters, archival materials and film, this exhibition looks at the complicated role that Jewish people played in the American civil rights movement, with a focus on the shared projects and joint organizational efforts of black and Jewish people in the fight against injustice. 15 West 16th Street, Flatiron district, 212-294-8301, cjh.org.
'The Fence' (through Oct. 11) This outdoor photo installation stretches along 1,250 feet of Brooklyn Bridge Park's greenway. A sister initiative to United Photo Industries's "Photoville" (also in the park Sept. 10 through 20), the show aims to assemble photographers whose work best represents the idea of community across cultural and geographic boundaries. Old Fulton Street, at Furman Street, Dumbo, Brooklyn, 718-215-9075, fence.photoville.com; free.
Museum of the Moving Image: 'Matthew Weiner's "Mad Men" ' (through Sept. 6) "Mad Men" gets the exhibition treatment in this look at the series' creative process. On display are large-scale sets, such as Don Draper's office, as well as costumes, art and research material used by the show's staff. Viewers should expect not only a look behind the scenes of the show, but also, as in "Mad Men" itself, a peek into the era it depicts. 35th Avenue at 37th Street, Astoria, Queens, 718-784-0077, movingimage.us.
National Museum of the American Indian: 'Meryl McMaster: Second Self' (through Dec. 11) Meryl McMaster, an artist from Canada and a Plains Cree member of the Siksika Nation, shows her "Second Self" photography series, which uses portraiture to explore the complex ways in which identity is constructed. 1 Bowling Green, Lower Manhattan, 212-514-3700, nmai.si.edu; free.
New York Transit Museum Grand Central Terminal Gallery Annex: 'New York's Transportation Landmarks' (through Nov. 1) It's been 50 years since New York passed its Landmarks Law, which covers over 30,000 buildings and structures around the city. To celebrate the anniversary, the New York Transit Museum has created an exhibition that explores the history of development, use and even rescue of these landmarks. More information: 212-878-0106, web.mta.info/mta/museum.
New York Transit Museum: 'Spanning the Narrows: The Verrazano Bridge at 50' (through fall) Photographs, maps, drawings, models and other archival materials related to the construction of the bridge (including correspondence from Robert Moses, who oversaw the project) are part of this exhibition commemorating its 50th anniversary. Boerum Place and Schermerhorn Street, Brooklyn Heights, 718-694-1600, mta.info/mta/museum.
Frida al Fresco Evenings (Thursday) The New York Botanical Garden presents this after-hours chance for the 21+ crowd to take in its exhibition "Frida Kahlo: Art, Garden, Life." The show is accompanied by live music and performance art, and each ticket includes one beer or margarita. (The program continues on various nights through Oct. 30.) From 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., Bronx River Parkway (Exit 7W) and Fordham Road, the Bronx, 718-817-8700; a schedule is at nybg.org/frida/evenings.html.
'Big Hero 6' (Tuesday) The Bronx Terminal Market's rooftop film series continues with this Disney film about the friendship between a robotics prodigy and a giant inflatable robot. Doors open at 7:30 p.m., and the screening begins at sunset. Before the film begins, there will be activities, games and snacks presented by retailers at the shopping center, as well as local organizations like the Bronx Museum. 610 Exterior Street, Mott Haven, Bronx, 718-513-7725, bronxterminalmarket.com; free.
Broadway in Bryant Park (Thursdays, through Aug. 13) This summer concert series, presented by 106.7 Lite FM and hosted this week by the radio personality Bob Bronson, features performances from Broadway shows including "Mrs. Smith's Broadway Cat-Tacular!," "Once Upon a Mattress," "The King and I" and "Dames at Sea." At 12:30 p.m., Bryant Park, Avenue of the Americas, at 40th Street, 212-768-4242, 1067litefm.com; free.
Elastic City (through Aug. 18) On paper, this festival may look like a series of walks. In a way it is, but these seemingly simple trips outside are designed to make participants rethink urban life. Artists, poets and performers lead the interactive walks, as well as experimental workshops known as "ways." The full lineup and schedule are at elastic-city.org.
Great Jazz on the Great Hill (Saturday) The Central Park Conservancy and Jazzmobile present this jazz, swing and blues festival, with sets from the George Gee Swing Orchestra and King Solomon Hicks Blues Quintet, among others. Food trucks will be on hand, though attendees are welcome to bring their own picnic fare. Dancing is encouraged. From 4 to 7 p.m., Great Hill, Central Park, enter at West 106th Street, Upper West Side, 212-310-6600, centralparknyc.org; free.
Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival (Saturday and Sunday) This festival, held in the fifth month of the lunar calendar, celebrates the life and death of the ancient Chinese poet-patriot Qu Yuan, who, according to legend, drowned himself to protest government policies. Today, it is also a catchall venue for Chinese culture: food, performances and, as the name suggests, boats. More than 120 teams in traditional dragon boats will race to the lake at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park while bands and martial artists perform near the waterfront. A schedule of events is at hkdbf-ny.org. Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Meadow Drive, Flushing, Queens, 718-767-1776; free.
Jamaica Arts & Music Summer Festival (Friday and Saturday) Jamaica Avenue in Queens closes to traffic from Parsons Boulevard to 170th Street for this multicultural festival that includes an array of musical, artistic and culinary events. The bulk of the celebrations happen on Saturday (11 a.m. to 7 p.m.), though the festival kicks off Friday evening with the "JAMS Under the Stars" concert, from 5 to 10 p.m. 718-526-8700, go2ccj.org; free.
National Lighthouse Museum Signature Boat Tour (Sunday) This three-hour tour departs from Lower Manhattan and passes 14 lighthouses, going as far south as Sandy Hook, N.J. Highlights include the Coney Island Light, the National Lighthouse Museum site — and, of course, the Statue of Liberty. The tour leaves at 11 a.m. from Pier 11, South Street, at Water Street, Financial District, 718-390-0040, lighthousemuseum.org.
'Rocky Horror Picture Show' (Friday) Lincoln Center Out of Doors presents a silent screening — meaning audience members wear wireless headphones — of the 1975 cult classic "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," along with a live performance by NYC RHPS, a "Rocky Horror" cast that performs regularly in New York. At 10:45 p.m., 212-875-5000, lcoutofdoors.org; free.
Sessions at the Circle (Tuesday) Jazz at Lincoln Center partners with the Shops at Columbus Circle to present free weekly concerts on the Time Warner Center's second floor. The guest this time is Shenel Johns, a vocalist who performs jazz, R&B and gospel. (Through Sept. 1.) At 6 p.m., 10 Columbus Circle, Upper West Side, theshopsatcolumbuscircle.com, 212-823-6300; free.
Videology Presents Movie Trivia (Tuesdays) This Brooklyn bar and cinema hosts a free weekly film-themed trivia contest. The game varies; you will want to know theme songs, facts and quotations (especially ones from Nicolas Cage) . The winning team receives a free round of drinks, and there are chances to win drinks each round. At 8:30 p.m., 308 Bedford Avenue, at South First Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, 718-782-3468, videology.info.
'Wall-E' (Thursday) This Pixar film, about an endearing waste-collecting robot who falls in love with another robot and accidentally begins a journey to save the world, will be shown on the flight deck of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. Doors open at 7:30 p.m.; the movie begins at sunset. Audience members are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and snacks. Pier 86, 46th Street and 12th Avenue, Clinton, 877-957-7447, intrepidmuseum.org; free.
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'Ask Me Another' (Wednesday) The Bell House hosts a taping of NPR's pub trivia, comedy and music show, hosted by Ophira Eisenberg. The hourlong program includes brain teasers and banter, with the actress Uzo Aduba ("Orange Is the New Black") as a special guest. At 7:30 p.m., 149 Seventh Street, Gowanus, Brooklyn, 718-643-6510, thebellhouseny.com.
Ann Beattie (Thursday) Ms. Beattie, who has been publishing short-story collections since the mid-1970s, presents her first one in more than a decade, "The State We're In: Maine Stories." She will discuss the book and answer questions in the Strand Book Store's Rare Book Room. At 7 p.m., 828 Broadway, at 12th Street, 212-473-1452, strandbooks.com.
'Mapping Brooklyn': An Artists Panel (Tuesday) The Brooklyn Historical Society presents a discussion with several artists and the organizer behind its "Mapping Brooklyn" exhibition, which pairs the borough's historical maps with the works of contemporary artists. Panel participants include Aaron Beebe, Daniel Bejar, Fran Benitez, Joyce Kozloff, Katarina Jerinic, Simonetta Moro, Nick Vaughan and Elizabeth Ferrer. At 6:30 p.m., 128 Pierrepont Street, near Clinton Street, Brooklyn Heights, 718-222-4111, brooklynhistory.org; free, seating is first come first served.
Word for Word: Al Roker (Wednesday) Bryant Park's discussion series continues with the NBC weatherman Al Roker, who will talk about his mouthful of a history book, "The Storm of the Century: Tragedy, Heroism, Survival, and the Epic True Story of America's Deadliest Natural Disaster: The Great Gulf Hurricane of 1900." At 12:30 p.m., Avenue of the Americas, at 40th Street, 212-768-4242, bryantpark.org; free.
Walking Tours
Long Island City Tours: Queens Cool Uncovered (Sundays) The idea behind this tour is that Queens is due for more attention, starting with Long Island City. The tour includes highlights of the neighborhood's history and arts scene, with stops at galleries and crafts and food vendors. The meeting location is given at registration. At 2:30 p.m., 212-209-3370, bqetours.com.
America's Museum: Art and History of the Metropolitan (Friday) Art history doctoral candidates lead this tour of one of the country's most popular, prestigious museums. Highlights include classic artworks, as well as anecdotes from New York's cultural history — and the story of the museum's only benefactor to have been eaten by cannibals. At 11 a.m., meeting in front of the Duke Semans Mansion, 1009 Fifth Avenue, at East 82nd Street, 888-606-9255, bigonion.com.
Between the Clocks (Saturday) As Park Avenue empties for the annual Summer Streets program, the New York chapter of the American Institute of Architects will host this walking tour that starts near the clock of Grand Central Terminal and ends under the ambiguous clock at the southern end of Park Avenue, at Union Square. Highlights include buildings by 19th-century architects like James Renwick Jr. and Stanford White, as well as modern projects by Michael Graves, Renzo Piano and others. At 10:30 a.m., beginning at 120 Park Avenue, at 42nd Street, 212-683-0023, cfa.aiany.org; free.
The Bowery: Entertainments Lows and Highs (Thursday) The Manhattan historian Joyce Gold leads this walking tour about the downtown birthplace of vaudeville. Highlights include the venues that provided training grounds for artists like Irving Berlin, Eddie Cantor and George M. Cohan. Registration is required at least 24 hours in advance. At 10:30 a.m., meeting at the northwest corner of Canal Street and Bowery, Chinatown, 212-415-5500, 92y.org.
Bryant Park Public Tours (Wednesdays) Bryant Park hasn't always been the clean, open space it is today. This tour provides some insights on its history, including its darker days as a "needle park" in the 1970s, as well as its award-winning design and maintenance efforts. The tour meets at the fountain at 41st Street at Avenue of the Americas. Registration is required. At 11 a.m., Bryant Park, 212-768-4242, bryantpark.org.
East Village Walking Tour (Wednesday) Belying the East Village's gentrified hipster facade is a richly textured past filled with immigrants, ethnic theater and counterculture movements. This tour promises to provide some historical context to storied landmarks such as the Fillmore East, St. Mark's Church-in-the-Bowery and the Public Theater. At 2 p.m.; the tour meets at the southeast corner of Astor Place and Lafayette Street in front of Chase Bank; 888-606-9255, bigonion.com.
Flatiron District Walking Tour (Sundays) This free tour meets at 11 a.m. on the southwest corner of Madison Square Park, at 23rd Street and Broadway, in front of the William Seward statue. Sponsored by the Flatiron/23rd Street Partnership; discoverflatiron.org.
History of Wall Street Tour (weekdays) Stops on this tour, led by Wall Street Walks, include the New York Stock Exchange, Trinity Church, the Wall Street Bull, and ground zero and the Sept. 11 memorial. The tours last 90 minutes and begin at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. (Also at 3 p.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays.) More details: wallstreetwalks.com.
Union Square: Crossroads of New York (Saturdays) Sponsored by the Union Square Partnership, this free year-round tour focuses on the area's political and social histories. The walk, led by guides from Big Onion Walking Tours, meets at 2 p.m. by the statue of Lincoln in Union Square Park, near the 16th Street transverse. 212-517-1826, unionsquarenyc.org.


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The Baroness Chakrabarti
|Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales
|Assumed office
6 October 2016
|Jeremy Corbyn
|Preceded by
|Karl Turner
|Chancellor of the University of Essex
|In office
2 September 2014 – 22 July 2017
|Vice Chancellor
|Anthony Forster
|Preceded by
|The Lord Phillips of Sudbury
|Succeeded by
|John Bercow
|Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
|Assumed office
6 September 2016
Life Peerage
|Personal details
Sharmishta Chakrabarti
16 June 1969
Kenton, London, England
|Political party
|Labour (2016–present)[1]
|Martyn Hopper (m. 1995; div. 2014)
|1 son
|Lambeth, South London
|Alma mater
|London School of Economics
Sharmishta Chakrabarti, Baroness Chakrabarti, CBE, PC (born 16 June 1969), commonly known as Shami Chakrabarti, is a British Labour Party politician and member of the House of Lords. She is a barrister, and was the director of Liberty, an advocacy group which promotes civil liberties and human rights, from 2003 to 2016.
Chakrabarti was born in the London Borough of Harrow, and studied Law at the London School of Economics. After graduating, she was called to the Bar and then worked as an in-house legal counsel for the Home Office.
When she was the director of Liberty, she campaigned against "excessive" anti-terror legislation. In this role she frequently contributed to BBC Radio 4 and various newspapers, and was described in The Times as "probably the most effective public affairs lobbyist of the past 20 years". Between 2014 and 2017 she served as Chancellor of the University of Essex.[3]
Chakrabarti was one of the panel members of the Leveson Inquiry into press standards throughout 2011 and 2012. In April 2016, she was invited by Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn to chair an inquiry into alleged anti-semitism in the Labour Party, and she presented its findings in June. In August 2016, she was made a life peer in the Prime Minister's Resignation Honours.
- 1 Early life
- 2 Liberty
- 3 Leveson Inquiry
- 4 Labour Party career
- 5 International relations
- 6 Personal life
- 7 Awards and honours
- 8 On Liberty
- 9 See also
- 10 References
- 11 External links
Early life
Chakrabarti was born to Bengali parents in the suburb of Kenton in the London Borough of Harrow. Her father, a bookkeeper, has been cited by Chakrabarti as an influence on her gaining an interest in civil liberties. She attended Bentley Wood High School, a girls' comprehensive school, then Harrow Weald Sixth Form College.[4] She was a member of the SDP.[5][6]
Both her parents were educated in Roman Catholic schools in Calcutta, while she herself attended a Baptist Sunday school as a child. In 2007 she broadcast a Lent talk for BBC Radio 4.[4] She identifies as a feminist.[7]
She studied law at the London School of Economics, at one point acting as a research assistant to Leonard Leigh who wrote a paper on the British approach to terrorism and extradition; the paper was published finally in 1997.[8] After graduating with an LLB degree in 1991,[9] Chakrabarti was called to the Bar by the Middle Temple in 1994.[10] In 1996, she started working as a barrister for the Home Office.
On 10 September 2001, she joined the human rights organisation Liberty.[11]
After working as in-house counsel, Chakrabarti was appointed director of Liberty in 2003. As director, she campaigned against what the pressure group saw as the "excessive" anti-terrorist measures that followed the 11 September 2001 attacks in the United States, such as the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (ATCSA). The organisation is a prominent opponent of recent counter-terrorism legislation.[12]
Chakrabarti is a frequent contributor to BBC Radio and TV and various newspapers on the topic of human rights and civil liberties. The Observer wrote that she puts in "seemingly endless appearances on Question Time and the rolling news bulletins".[13] She was also described by David Aaronovitch in The Times as "probably the most effective public affairs lobbyist of the past 20 years".[14]
In December 2005, the BBC Radio 4 Today programme ran a poll of listeners to establish "who runs Britain." After many hours of debate, Today placed Chakrabarti on the shortlist of ten people "who may run Britain."[15]
She was shortlisted in the Channel 4 Political Awards 2006 for the "Most Inspiring Political Figure" award. It was voted for by the public and she came second to Jamie Oliver, above Tony Blair, David Cameron, George Galloway and Bob Geldof.[16]
Chakrabarti stepped down as the director of Liberty on 31 March 2016.[17][18] Martha Spurrier was announced as her successor.[19]
Andy Burnham controversy
In June 2008, Andy Burnham, the British Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, made what Chakrabarti claimed were "insinuations" in an interview in Progress magazine at Shadow Home Secretary David Davis's resignation over the 42-day detention for terror suspects. Davis, a Conservative MP, was said by Burnham to have had "late-night, hand-wringing, heart-melting phone calls with Shami Chakrabarti." Chakrabarti received an apology from Burnham for his "innuendo and attempted character assassination".[20][21]
Damian Green
On 18 April 2009, it was reported in The Times and The Daily Telegraph, that policemen who raided the parliamentary office of the Conservative frontbencher Damian Green and arrested him as part of an inquiry into the leaking of Home Office documents, had searched through e-mails and computer documents going back a number of years, using Chakrabarti's name as one of the keywords. The Times reported her as saying that she believed the actions of Scotland Yard's anti-terror squad "raises very serious questions about just how politicised, even McCarthyite, this operation was."[22][23]
Phil Shiner
Phil Shiner is a British former human rights solicitor and was Head of Strategic Litigation at Public Interest Lawyers (International) from 2014 until the firm's closure in August 2016, when he was struck off the roll of solicitors in England and Wales over misconduct relating to false abuse claims against British troops.[24] Shiner's disgrace resulted in criticism by former army officers of Chakrabarti and her support for Shiner.
Johnny Mercer MP, a retired Army captain, chided Chakrabarti "almost child-like understanding of military operations" and for "trying to retrospectively apply European Human Rights Law to the battlefield". Richard Kemp, a retired Army colonel and commander of the first Task Force Helmand in Afghanistan in 2003, accused Chakrabarti of being "one of [Shiner's] greatest supporters". He said that she had been saddened by Shiner's downfall and had said that, before "losing his way", he had "given good service to the public" and "did some very good work that has been upheld by a judicial inquiry".[25]
London School of Economics
When the London School of Economics accepted a £1.5 million donation from Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, Chakrabarti was on the governing board of the institution. Chakrabarti stated that she did not "attend the 2009 Council meeting which approved a donation to the school from Saif Gaddafi's Foundation" and that she "only subsequently raised concerns about links with Mr Gaddafi, given his father's appalling regime." She went on to state that she did not think "the decision in question resulted from anything other than a naive assessment, made in good faith, of the democratic reforming ambitions of the dictator's son."[26]
Howard Davies, LSE Director at the time, resigned over the issue, citing "personal error of judgement."[27] Chakrabarti was accused of hypocrisy by the Student Rights project of the Henry Jackson Society [28] as being "the director of a human rights group while legitimizing murderous regimes" as a governor of the LSE and they called for her (and others) to resign from the LSE.[29] Anthony Glees, director of Buckingham University's Centre for Security and Intelligence Studies, also said Chakrabarti should resign.[30]
On 9 December 2011, Chakrabarti wrote to the Metropolitan Police asking them to investigate the legality of the donations.[31] Chakrabarti admitted to feeling "bucketfuls" of embarrassment and shame about the affair and in April 2013 her spokesman confirmed that she had severed all ties with the LSE.[32]
Leveson Inquiry
In July 2011, Chakrabarti was announced as one of the panel members of the Leveson Inquiry, a judicial inquiry into phone hacking in the UK. Chakrabarti described her invitation onto the Inquiry as "a daunting privilege" and said it reflected Liberty's "belief in an appropriate balance between personal privacy and media freedom and above all in the Rule of law".[33]
On behalf of Liberty, Chakrabarti welcomed the principal recommendation of a more robust and independent press self-regulator, but said Liberty would be unable to support the Report's last-resort alternative of compulsory statutory regulation.[34]
She was one of two panel members to waive their right to claim fees or expenses for the duration of the inquiry.[35]
Labour Party career
Labour antisemitism inquiry
After her appointment in April 2016 as chair of an inquiry into antisemitism and other forms of racism in the Labour Party, Chakrabarti announced that she had joined the party, and expressed confidence that this would not compromise her independence.[36][37] Chakrabarti criticised the Conservative Party for not conducting their own enquiry into Islamophobia, following allegations from Sayeeda Warsi in the London's 2016 mayoral election against Sadiq Khan.[38] The Chakrabarti Inquiry report was published in June 2016 and concluded that Labour was "not overrun by anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, or other forms of racism," but that there was an "occasionally toxic atmosphere".[39]
Jeremy Corbyn announced her as the only Labour appointment to the House of Lords in August 2016, which some Labour MPs said undermined the credibility of the antisemitism inquiry she had led.[40] The Community Security Trust, which monitors antisemitism in Britain, said the move was "a shameless kick in the teeth for all who put hope in her now wholly compromised inquiry into Labour antisemitism". Marie van der Zyl, vice-president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, called it a "whitewash for peerages scandal." When asked about the appointment, a spokesman for Corbyn said that Chakrabarti was "an ideal appointment to the Lords".[41]
Labour peerage and shadow cabinet
On 6 September 2016, she was created a life peer as Baroness Chakrabarti, of Kennington in the London Borough of Lambeth.[42]
She was appointed in October 2016 to the Shadow Cabinet of Jeremy Corbyn as Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales.
International relations
Chakrabarti is an alumna of the British-American Project,[43][44] and has been a governor of the Ditchley Foundation.[13][45]
Personal life
Chakrabati was married to Martyn Hopper, a litigation lawyer, from 1995 until they divorced in 2014.[4]
She opposes grammar schools on the grounds of social divisiveness and because she says they enforce segregation.[13][46][47] Her son attends £18,915-a-year (2016–17 academic year tuition fees) public school Dulwich College, leading many to attack her views on education as hypocritical.[48][49][50][51]
She lives in Lambeth, south London.[52]
Her favourite novel is To Kill a Mockingbird.[53]
Awards and honours
She is a governor of the British Film Institute.
She was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2007 Queen's Birthday Honours.[54]
In 2011, she was awarded the President's Medal by the British Academy.[55]
She was one of eight Olympic Flag carriers at the London 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony (the announcer incorrectly described her as "the founder of Liberty").[56] She was assessed as one of the 100 most powerful women in the United Kingdom in 2013 by Woman's Hour on BBC Radio 4,[57] and in 2014 she was included in The Sunday Times's "100 Makers of the 21st Century" list.[58][59]
In May 2018, it was announced that she was to be sworn of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom.[60] This usually allows the style 'The Right Honourable', however, as a peer, she is already styled as such and therefore uses the post-nominal 'PC'.
- University Degrees
|London School of Economics
|Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) [61]
- Chancellor, visitor, governor, and fellowships
|2006 – 2015
|Oxford Brookes University
|Chancellor [62]
|7 November 2006 –
|Middle Temple
|Master of the Bench [63]
|2007 –
|Goldsmiths, University of London
|Honorary Fellowship [64][65]
|September 2014 – July 2017
|University of Essex
|Chancellor [66][67]
|2014 –
|University of Manchester
|Honorary Law Professorship [68]
|Nuffield College, Oxford
|Visiting Fellowship
|Mansfield College, Oxford
|Honorary Fellowship
|– April 2013
|London School of Economics
|2016 –
|Cumberland Lodge
|Visiting Fellowship [69]
|2 March 2017 –
|Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge
|Honorary Fellowship [70]
|1 February 2018 –
|University of Bristol
|Honorary Law Professorship [71]
- Honorary Degrees
On Liberty
On Liberty, Chakrabarti's first book, was published by Allen Lane in 2014.[98] In November 2015, the settlement was announced of a High Court libel case brought by Martin Hemming, formerly the Legal Adviser to the Ministry of Defence, concerning false allegations made by Chakrabarti. The publishers apologised for the "hurt and distress caused" by the allegations, confirmed they were "without foundation", and agreed to pay Hemming damages and legal costs.[99][100]
See also
- Taking Liberties – a film in which Shami Chakrabarti was one of the participants
- ^ "Anti-Semitism inquiry leader Shami Chakrabarti joins Labour". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ^ "Shami Chakrabarti". Desert Island Discs. 2 November 2008. BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ^ Lodge, Will (7 October 2016). "Baroness Shami Chakrabarti steps down from role as University of Essex chancellor". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ a b c Vallely, Paul (21 June 2008). "Shami Chakrabarti: Heart of the matter – Profiles, People – The Independent". The Independent. London.
- ^ "Civil Liberty – Good riddance Shami". www.civilliberty.org.uk.
- ^ "Interview: Shami Chakrabarti – Civil Service World". www.civilserviceworld.com.
- ^ Zeisler, Andi (3 May 2016). "We Were Feminists Once: From Riot Grrrl to CoverGirl®, the Buying and Selling of a Political Movement". PublicAffairs – via Google Books.
- ^ Leonard Leigh, "Terrorism and extradition: a British perspective" in "Terrorism and International Law", Routledge, 1997, pp. 166–184.
- ^ Notable alumni - in: "Alumni Guide" of the LSE
- ^ "Calls to the Bar", The Independent, 14 October 1994.
- ^ "Desert Island Discs featuring Shami Chakrabarti". Desert Island Discs. 2 November 2008. BBC. BBC Radio 4.
- ^ Chakrabarti, Shami (20 May 2007). "So much freedom lost and on my watch". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
- ^ a b c Doward, Jamie (22 June 2008). "Profile: Shami Chakrabarti, the undaunted freedom fighter". The Guardian. London.
- ^ Aaronovitch, David (26 February 2008). "Ignore the paranoid fantasists". The Times online. Retrieved 5 August 2016. (subscription may be required or content may be available in libraries)
- ^ "Who runs Britain?". Today Programme. BBC Radio 4. 2005. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ Channel 4 Political Awards 2007.Channel4.com. Retrieved on 30 November 2008
- ^ Bowcott, Owen (14 January 2016). "Shami Chakrabarti steps down as Liberty director after 12 years". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ^ Morris, Nigel (31 March 2016). "Martha Spurrier: Equal rights barrister to succeed Shami Chakrabarti as director of Liberty campaign group". The Independent. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ^ Owen Bowcott (31 March 2016). "Liberty names barrister Martha Spurrier as new director". The Guardian.
- ^ Patrick Wintour "Chakrabarti threatens to sue over Minister's jibe", The Guardian, 20 June 2008
- ^ Robert Winnett "Andy Burnham writes letter of apology to Shami Chakrabarti for David Davis comments", Daily Telegraph, 21 June 2008.
- ^ Sylvester, Rachel; Thomson, Alice (18 April 2009). "Shami Chakrabarti was target in police search". The Times. London. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ Edwards, Richard; Prince, Rosa; Wardrop, Murray (18 April 2009). "Damian Green raid: police search emails for Liberty head". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 21 April 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ "Iraq lawyer Phil Shiner struck off over misconduct". BBC News. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ^ Farmer, Ben (12 February 2017). "Disgraced Iraq lawyer Phil Shiner 'did good work, but lost his way' says Labour Baroness Chakrabarti". The Sunday Telegraph. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ "Liberty's Director and the LSE", Liberty website, 11 March 2011
- ^ Vasagar, Jeevan; Syal, Rajeev (4 March 2011). "Howard Davies insists Gaddafi gifts did not undermine LSE's independence". The Guardian. London.
- ^ Aked, Hilary. "Ironically Named 'Student Rights' Group Exposed by Actual Students". Huffington Post. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- ^ John Paul "LSE head resigns over Libya link", Jerusalem Post, 6 March 2011.
- ^ Anna Davis, Peter Dominiczak and Joshua Neicho "LSE chief: It was not a mistake for us to train Libyan officials" Archived 7 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Evening Standard, 4 March 2011.
- ^ "Yard is called in over LSE's £1.5m from Gadaffi son", Sunday Times, 11 December 2011.
- ^ "Shami Chakrabarti disowns the LSE". Daily Telegraph. 16 April 2013.
- ^ "Phone hacking: David Cameron names inquiry panel". Daily Telegraph. 20 July 2011.
- ^ "Liberty responds to Leveson Report". liberty-human-rights.org.uk.
- ^ "Leveson Inquiry cost £1.9m in first six months". Press Gazette. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014.
- ^ "Anti-Semitism inquiry leader Shami Chakrabarti joins Labour". BBC News. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- ^ Dysch, Marcus (16 May 2016). "Head of inquiry into Labour antisemitism Shami Chakrabarti reveals she has joined the party". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- ^ Waugh, Paul (16 May 2016). "Chakrabarti Hits Out At Tory 'Islamophobia'". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- ^ "Shami Chakrabarti declines to deny offer of peerage by Labour". The Guardian. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ "Corbyn's offer of peerage to Shami Chakrabarti causes Labour tensions".
- ^ "Anger as Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn hands Shami Chakrabarti a peerage".
- ^ "No. 61701". The London Gazette. 12 September 2016. p. 19332.
- ^ "This Year". British-American Project. 2007. Archived from the original on 7 November 2007.
Shami Chakrabati of Liberty (and BAP member) will chair a session of BAP members involved in faith
- ^ Yasmin Alibhai-Brown (17 March 2008). "This unhealthy strain of left-wing McCarthyism". The Independent. London.
- ^ "The Governors". Ditchley Foundation. Archived from the original on 26 September 2006.
- ^ Ryan, Frances (10 October 2016). "Shami Chakrabarti has undermined the education system she argues for". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ^ McQuillan, Rebecca (7 March 2016). "What will Shami Chakrabarti do next? Interview with the outgoing director of Liberty". The Herald. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ^ Ryan, Frances (10 October 2016). "Shami Chakrabarti has undermined the education system she argues for | Frances Ryan". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ^ "Shami Chakrabarti defends sending son to £18,000 private school after criticising selective education". The Independent. 9 October 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ^ "Shami Chakrabarti's fall from grace: how a liberal hero lost her reputation". www.newstatesman.com. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ^ "Shami Chakrabarti denies hypocrisy claims over grammar schools".
- ^ BBC. "London People: Shami Chakrabarti".
- ^ Albiston, Isabel (24 March 2007). "The world of..." The Telegraph. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ^ "No. 58358". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 June 2007. p. 7.
- ^ "The British Academy President's Medal". British Academy. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ "Shami". Spectator Blogs.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 – Woman's Hour – The Power List 2013". BBC.
- ^ "Britain's movers and shakers – The Sunday Times". thesundaytimes.co.uk.
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After a bizarre series of events, the London Met has insisted that an incident where a car mowed down several pedestrians in North London just days after a car and knife attack in the city center was not terror related.
On March 25th, 2017, the London Metropolitan Police responded in force to reports that a car had struck multiple pedestrians at the Old Queen's Head pub in the Islington area of London. Multiple occupants of the vehicle fled the scene and one was captured by police. The Met immediately issued a statement claimed terrorism was not suspected. At the same time, Twitter accounts began pushing unconfirmed reports that the incident was the result of a drunk driver. Despite the occurrence of a similar, terror related incident just days before, British media took an incredible amount of time to begin covering the incident, with The Telegraph being one of the only outlets to mention Islington at all for several hours.
However, bystanders on the scene began to question the claims of drunk driving amid an incredibly rapid and heavy police presence involving dozens of officers and a helicopter. An individual who said they were present during the event claimed the driver had been shouting the Takbir ("Allahu akbar," or Arabic phrase meaning "God is great"), and that one of the assailants was shot by police. A Twitter user also started circulated a photograph they had taken of a large knife dropped on the street at the scene of the crime. Reporters in the United States subsequently posted a statement from a local bar employee on Twitter stating that there were multiple passengers, at least one knife present and that one of the injured had been dragged under a car. There was no subsequent corroboration of statements claiming that shots had been fired.
It was only after the revelation of this information that the Met was finally forced to update their statement, acknowledging that they had arrested four males in between the ages of 17 and 19, and that two knives had been recovered from the scene. They continued to state that terror was not suspected. Outlets such as the Daily Mail began to run updated reports noting the presence of the knives. BBC News did not report on the incident that evening, instead running an article insisting that the London Parliament attacker acted alone around the exact time that reports of the Islington incident began to emerge on social media. The next day, the Evening Standard reported that police had arrested a fifth individual in connection with the previous night's events, continuing to undermine the notion that terror was not suspected.
The presence of knives at the scene of a crime involving a vehicular assault coming just days after an attack involving both elements in downtown London seriously calls into question the claims of the Met that terror was not a factor in the Islington incident. It follows reports that police in the UK made a number of raids and arrested eight individuals after the Parliament attack, contradicting their claims that the London attacker acted alone. The Islington incident, on the contrary, indicates that police are struggling to handle what may be a volatile terror situation and comes on the heels of a study by think tank the Henry Jackson Society stating that most "lone wolf" attacks committed by ISIS operatives have accomplices.


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Making the world's best paperboard is easy. You need water, carbon dioxide and sunlight to grow a seedling into a tree. Then you need sustainable forest management that can deliver first-class timber. There must be a pulp mill and a paperboard mill, and then distribution channels to get the paperboard to everyone who wants to use it. Most important of all, though, to the manufacture of Invercote are the skilled professionals who do their best – people who are proud of what they achieve and do not compromise on the quality of their work. Iggesunds Mill has traditions stretching back to 1685. Throughout that time dedicated individuals have done their utmost to use the renewable forest to benefit other people.
A world-class mill
Iggesund Mill (including Strömsbruk Mill) in Sweden is one of the most advanced, fully integrated pulp and paperboard mills in the world. Not least thanks to our long term majority owner, we have very well invested mills. There are many benefits having an integrated saw mill – we manage raw material together and we can use all the waste from their production to either make pulp or energy. In return we feed the saw mill with steam used to dry the timber. At Iggesund Mill, 100% of the pulp used to make Invercote is produced on location and pumped wet to the board machine. This means that we use no market pulp. Not drying the pulp preserves some mechanical properties of the fibres.
This advanced technology – hundreds of metres of paperboard machines – is controlled by employees with various forms of special expertise. The machines work around the clock and year round to produce tonne after tonne of dazzling white paperboard. Technical perfection and numerical control processes are all well and good but for excellent results you also need team spirit and a good working atmosphere. Invercote's unique properties are the result of the interplay between expertise, a positive spirit and cutting-edge technology.
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In 2012 the new recovery boiler was inaugurated at Iggesund Mill, an investment made possible by the long term perspective of our majority owner. With it in operation, the mill produces all the heat it needs, and can also provide district heating to the nearby community. It also produces nearly all the electricity needed for the mill, and is connected to the grid to be able to output excess electricity if needed. As the new boiler was trimmed into operation, it drastically reduced a lot of emissions between 2013 and 2014: fossil CO2 by >85%, particles by ~45% and sulphur by ~35%
With the installation and trimming of the new recovery boiler, emissions to air have reduced drastically from already low levels – graph being updated shortly. Measurements have shown that only 1% of particles in the air of Iggesund village comes from the mill. The majority of particles comes from domestic fire places and cars.
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Paperboard must be there when the customer needs it. All the quality features in the world are meaningless if the deliveries don't arrive in time. Delivery precision is a high priority. A maritime transport system guarantees overseas customers receive shipments with the lowest possible environmental impact. The service doesn't stop there. Every tonne of Invercote comes with access to documentation and knowledge about how to make best use of the paperboard. The knowledge and market-based technical support provided by Iggesund, help customers to achieve dazzling end results and optimal production economics.
Iggesund further reduces carbon emissions
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Invercote G from Iggesund : Upgraded for better digital printing
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Iggesund invites international designers
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Virgin fibre a necessity in chocolate packaging
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Iggesund's challenge to designers: Improve the packaging in your local shops!
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Multi-Unit Housing Smoking Regulations
On October 3, 2017 the City Council adopted a Smoke-Free Multi-Unit Housing Ordinance. Please see the frequently asked questions section below for more information, or download a printable FAQ handout.
Starting January 1, 2018, Smoking is prohibited in all newly leased or renewed/extended multi-unit rental dwellings and associated exclusive use areas such as balconies, patios and decks. Additionally, smoking is prohibited in all indoor and outdoor common areas such as hallways, pathways, lobbies, community rooms and laundry facilities.
Effective January 1, 2019, Smoking is prohibited in all multi-unit dwellings, including rental and owner-occupied dwellings.
Landlords and homeowners associations have specific requirements to achieve compliance. Those include the following summarized below.
- Posting of "no smoking" signage (Sample Signage*: PDF JPG)
- Removal of ash trays or similar receptacles used primarily for smoking waste
- Distribution of written notice to tenants/owners regarding smoking restrictions prior to January 1, 2018
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- Inclusion of language prohibiting smoking in all new leases or extended/renewed leases starting January 1, 2018
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I'm pleased to say another colleague/friend has agreed to contribute a guest blog about his experiences.
Once again, I am immensely thankful that they are helping out in this way to break down the barriers and the stigma.
And with that I'll hand over the keyboard to Jack.
Take Care Paul
I'm not what I say on the tin - By Jack 9/11/17
I've never written for a blog before, but my colleague Paul asked me to contribute after we spoke last week about the stigma surrounding mental health. In some respects our discussion was extremely positive but it also highlighted how little we discuss our mental wellbeing with each other. I had absolutely no idea that Paul suffers from similar anxiety issues like me and yet we've have sat next to each other for the past 12 months. I guess we've been conditioned not to be open and honest about it and that has to change. The stigma around mental health only compounds the problem and so I thought I would share my experiences in support of everyone whether they have mental health problems or not.
I suffer from a mental health condition – from my perspective it seems very boring and mundane in comparison to some of the more serious conditions you read about such as clinical depression, bi-polar or schizophrenia. I've never been sectioned, suffered from any psychosis and I've declined to take medication.
However, in recent years I've realised that my social anxiety has ruled many aspects of my life. In combination with Dyslexia it severely impacted upon my education, it has led to difficulties until recently in forming long lasting relationships and in hind sight has held me back from progressing in my work life.
Like many who suffer with social anxiety I have loads of friends and consider myself popular. But as with many sufferers, my friends, work colleagues and even family members don't really know the real me. I'm a walking contradiction which can in large part be explained by my teenage years.
As a child I was painfully shy and anxious in large part due to childhood trauma. My shy younger self realised that feigning illness to avoid school and social situations wasn't getting me very far and I tried to adapt. I created a persona which was in contradiction to my real character. This persona was reasonably confident, and outgoing. It was in effect a mask to hide the social anxiety I felt in social situations.
I became a popular and expanded my social network which in lots of ways was hugely positive. However, it came at a price. My understanding of who I was became blurred and whilst I did not show my social anxiety openly it was eating me up inside. I became disruptive at school and did poorly in exams. I self-medicated with alcohol in my teens and early 20s to cope with the demands of a social life. When I wasn't inebriated, my anxiety would greatly impair my ability to function in most social situations and I felt out of control. A nightclub or student event would have been the last place I would ever want to be sober.
It also impacted negatively upon my work life as well. I carried my mask into work. Colleagues assumed I was confident but I would struggle with my anxiety which would impact on my ability to complete tasks. I often hid my failings behind bravado and then would spend hours awake at night anxiously dissecting my mistakes.
Like many sufferers of social anxiety it was in my late 20s when things came to a head. I was feeling increasingly down and felt like my life was chaotic and out of control. I was getting increasingly anxious in normal everyday situations. I dreaded my birthday, Christmas's and avoided family events. I started to suffer quite severe panic attacks on nights out and found shopping trips exhausting. I suffered and those closest to me suffered from irrational mood swings and my tolerance for people in general hit a new low.
On the outside I was still the same to my friends and family but inside I was in turmoil. I did some research into my symptoms online and decided to see if some Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) might help me deal with these situations better. Almost immediately I was diagnosed with social anxiety and given some tools which help me deal with my anxiety in certain situations.
It was the diagnosis rather than the tools which have benefitted me most. I have felt empowered in the past few years to embrace my less sociable self. I've learnt to minimise social activities which cause me stress and anxiety. This has been complimented by a number of coping mechanisms and CBT strategies which allow me to function as myself in my personal and work life.
I no longer see being myself as a negative. In our modern and 'social' obsessed society it can be a challenge being 'anti-social' but my personality has huge benefits. For example, I can spend the whole day without company and not feel lonely. Because of my hyper sensitivity I'm also very good at reading social situations and empathetic. I'm good in a 1 to 1 situations or small group situations which means I'm often the first person my friends call for advice. At work, I'm much more confident in who I really am and this has led to me being able to focus on my actual strengths and not try to over compensate for my perceived weaknesses.
Whilst I'm in a very positive place at the moment, I have to manage my social anxiety every day and I imagine the worst symptoms will rear their head again particularly when I'm going through stressful times in my life. My experiences have highlighted that sometimes we aren't the person we wish to project and that it's not necessarily healthy trying to conform. I'm hopeful in the not too distant future, mainstream society embraces social anxiety in much the same way as disabilities such as dyslexia. Rather than being reactive when people reach crisis point, I hope in future that society is more proactive in identifying sufferers and providing tools and support so that symptoms are managed effectively.
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He knows trouble when he sees it.
Fortunately, Drake likes trouble, especially when it comes in a particularly attractive package. While he and his crew of smugglers are waiting for their next job, Julianna makes a welcome distraction from the damned ache in his leg and the scars making his skin itch.
A shame Julianna doesn't like him one jot then, not even when he rescues her and promises to bring her to her brother. She knows a rogue when she sees one and the last thing she needs is another man in her life telling her what to do. Not even her brother…
A brother who happens to be the face of the smuggling operation Drake partakes in. And a terrifying face at that. Knight is the muscle behind the crew, ensuring their cover remains in place so that they can help the war effort whilst making a pretty penny. Knight won't be too happy when he finds out Drake has decided Julianna is a challenge he more than welcomes.
It's a risk he's more than willing to take.
Drake gulped down some ale, watching her from the periphery of his vision. She kept her gaze pointedly ahead. "If you do not tell me what you want with Knight, I am not sure I can help."
Her head snapped around. Fire flared in her eyes. "I have had a long, tiring day. If you know something, I suggest you tell me immediately."
His lips quirked. "Is that a threat?"
"Yes." She sighed. "No." Her shoulders sagged. "I just need to know where Lewis is."
The hint of vulnerability in her posture pulled at some seldom tugged string inside him. He'd done heroics. Still did occasionally, though they rarely involved women. The smuggling ring for which he captained a ship was mostly a cover for their wartime involvement. Under the guise of nothing but lawless smugglers, he and three other men organized shipping goods and spies to help the war effort. However, that was about as heroic as he got since getting struck by shrapnel in battle. The pretty penny he earned smuggling goods in was the real benefit.
As much as he wanted to continue to toy with her, he could not. "Away on business, I'm afraid."
"You are an acquaintance of his?"
He nodded. "A friend I suppose. Though Knight might say otherwise."
The brooding hulk of a man had been brought on as the face of their smuggling efforts. He had a criminal look to him and hardly anyone knew a thing about him. Red, the Earl of Redmere, who had been the one to bring them together, knew little more than the rest of them, save that Lewis Knight's terrifying exterior saved them from many a scrape.
"When will he return? Where are his lodgings?"
"That is a more difficult question to answer, I'm afraid."
"If you are his friend, how do you not know where he is?"
Drake lifted a shoulder. "That's Knight for you. He likes to keep himself to himself."
She sighed again and tightened the cloak around her neck. When she made to leave, he put a hand to her arm. Her gaze shot up to his, her eyes reminding him of luxurious, warm whiskey.
"It's a dark night."
Her lips curved. "Most nights are."
He chuckled. "It's cold and wet too. Why do you not join me for a drink by the fire? Dry off before venturing out again?"
"I did not come here for a drink." She slid off the stool and flipped up the hood of her cloak. "Particularly not with a man who enjoys the company of…well…" She slid a pointed look toward the women who had found another couple of men to occupy them.
"I see I am to have my previous sins held against me." He stood and straightened. "But regardless, you should not be out there alone. Many unsavory sorts frequent nights like these. It's not safe for a woman like yourself."
"I have travelled a long way alone, sir, and dealt with many unsavory sorts." Her lips tilted. "Some even worse than you."
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