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French-Speaking Mennonites
This 1950s article addresses only French-speaking Mennonites in Europe.
Very early there were French-speaking Anabaptists. In the south of Flanders and in South Brabant there were in the first half of the 16th century many Anabaptist congregations. Severe persecution drove a mass of refugees north; some fled eastward where their traces are found in Metz, Strasbourg, and Geneva.
Among the martyrs many French names are found, such as Jacques d'Auchy, Adriaen Olieux, Charlo de Walle, Claudine le Vettre, Daniel Calvaert, and Guillaume of Rebais (Roubaix). Many French Mennonites came shortly after 1600 as refugees to the Netherlands, with such family names as de la Faille, de Fremery, and Hennebo, de Neufville. In Hamburg there was a Francois Noe. In Leiden, Dutch province of South Holland, there seems to have been a congregation of Walloons in the early 17th century; in Haarlem sermons were also preached in the French language (Doopsgezind Jaarboekje 1840, 65).
The Flemish who fled to Strasbourg, not feeling quite at home with their German-speaking brethren, lost some of their number to Calvin's French congregation. Among them was Calvin's wife, Idelette van Buren, the widow of the Anabaptist Jean Stordeur.
In later periods, chiefly 1700-1750, the German-speaking Swiss Mennonites in their flight-like migrations frequently came in touch with French language and people. Many Swiss refugees settled in the French-speaking parts of Switzerland (Jura) and Alsace-Lorraine and with varying success maintained their German. In the Jura German-language schools have helped to maintain the German, and only in the towns did French come in.
In the 1950s the French congregations of Hang and (half of) Saarburg, and the Swiss of Pruntrut, Courgenay, Kleintal, Sonnenberg, Cortébert, Chaux d' Abel, and Les Bulks, and Le Locle-Brussels, though located in the French-speaking regions, retained the German, although Les Bulks was rapidly becoming French. In former Alsace-Lorraine German was maintained, but in Montbéliard and in inner France the Mennonites became exclusively French-speaking in the first half of the 20th century.
New French-speaking congregations were established at Brussels (1953) and Paris (1955) through the work of American Mennonite (Mennonite Church) missionaries.
Maintaining the German language in a French environment was less difficult for the Mennonites in the canton of Bern, Switzerland, for the cantonal government favored the German; they were able to set up their own schools and appoint their own teachers. In the canton of Neuchâtel, on the other hand, French influence was stronger; here the cantonal government did not support the Mennonite use of German.
The originally German-speaking congregations in France were in a very difficult position. They were too weak and scattered to maintain their own schools. They tried faithfully to teach their children German, though they themselves were unable to read or write it properly; the teachers they found were not much better qualified. Teaching materials were also lacking. Often the old family Froschauer Bible with its antiquated text, served as the only reader. More fortunate children were sent to Alsatian relatives. The Franco-Prussian War (1870 f.) was the turning point in the use of the French language. Those parts of the French-speaking churches that became politically German received German schools; but those who remained French found it difficult to maintain connections with those in Alsace. By the end of the century they were using the French exclusively. In the meantime, however, great damage had been done by their tenacious clinging to the German language. Many members no longer understood the German sermons, and many learned their Dordrecht Confession in German by memory without understanding a word of it. In consequence many young people lost interest and became worldly. The language difference finally led also to a division of the congregations in France into (1) the Conference of French-speaking Mennonites and (2) the Conference of Mennonites of Alsace. By the 1950s the French-speaking Mennonites have gone far toward overcoming the ill effects of the language transition.
German family names have in many cases been adapted to the French. Some were simply translated; Kaufmann became Marchand, and Schweitzer, Suisse; but most changed their spelling to approximate the original; Bächer became Bacher or Pecheur; von Känel became Fonkennel or Kennel; von Gunten became Fongond; Schräg became Gérard; Balzer, Pelsy; Krähenbühl, Krépille; Luginbühl, Lugbull, etc.
The French Mennonite writings are not numerous. There are several translations of the Dordrecht Confession, and one of the Zweibrücken Catechism, to which a collection of prayers and several hymns was appended. This booklet was called Confession de foi chrétienne des Chrétiens sans défense and was published in 1771 (without name of place), Nancy 1862, Baccarat 1898, and Montbéliard 1922; to the last a brief Mennonite history was added. The first edition of the Dordrecht Confession and the translations by Virgile de Las are very rare. From 1907 to 1914 a monthly church paper, Christ Seul, was published, which printed a Formulaire pour les différentes cérémonies du culte (1922) and Précis d' histoire des Eglises mennonites (1914), and then published them separately, the latter being reprinted in 1937. It was resumed 1927-1941, and again in 1945.
A number of classic Mennonite writings by Menno Simons and Dirk Philips have been translated into French; in 1626 (n. p.) a translation of Dirk Philips Enchiridion by Virgile had appeared, followed by some tracts by Menno Simons: Enchiridion ou Manuel de la Religion Christienne, avec plusieurs autres traitez touchant la doctrine Euangelique faites par Menno Simonis et autres Autheurs. It also contains the story of the martyrdom of Jacques d'Auchy and three writings of Matthias Jurien (Thijs Jorriaensz), Henri Alevin (Hendrik Akwijnsz), and Jaques le Chandelier (Jacob Keersgieter). A French translation of Obbe Philips' booklet Bekentennisse was published under the title Obbe Philippe Recognaissance . . . (Leyden, 1595). In 1711 a French book appeared, Confession de foi Christienne, containing the Dordrecht Confession, translated from the German into the French, a number of hymns and prayers, and a sermon. There was also a French edition of the Jan Cents Confession of 1630, Brieve Confession de Foy (1684, n. p.); of Galenus Abrahamsz' Apologie there is a French edition Apologie pour les Protestants qui croyent qu' on ne doit baptizer que ceux qui sont venus a un age de raison, followed by (same author) Articles contenant les fondements de la Doctrine des Protestants, qui croyent . . . Amsterdam, 1704). A separate edition (Leiden, 1685) of the Jan Luyken etchings used in van Braght's Martyrs' Mirror, with French captions, was likely not intended for French-speaking Mennonites, but for the art-loving public in France and elsewhere. It carried the title, Theatre des Martyrs.
The most important French works on the Mennonites are the following:
Guy de Bres, La racine, Source et fondement des Anabaptistes ou Rebaptisez de nostre temps. 1645.
Hortensius, Lambertus, and François Catrou. Histoire des Anabatistes ou Relation curieuse de leur doctrine, regne & revolutions, tant en Allemagne, Hollande, qu'Angleterre, où il êt traite de plusieurs sectes de Mennonites, Kouakres, & autres qui en sont provenus. Paris: Charles Clouzier, 1695
Catrou, François. Histoire Des Anabaptistes : Contenant Leur Doctrine, Les Diverses Opinions qui les divisent plusieurs Sectes. Amsterdam, 1699.
Catrou, François. Histoire des Anabaptistes. Paris: Claude Cellier, 1706.
Bastian, Frédéric. Essai sur la vie et les écrits de Menno Simons. Dissertation, Strasbourg, 1857.
Beck, Charles-Auguste. "Essai sur les Mennonites : thèse... soutenue... le 27 avril 1835... pour obtenir le grade de bachelier en théologie." Strasbourg : impr. de F. C. Heitz, 1835.
Brumder, Jean George. "Sur les causes qui ont adouci et amélioré le moeurs des anabaptistes, d'abord fanatiques et turbulentes : thèse d'histoire ecclésiastique ..." Dissertation, Strasbourg, 1836.
Bussierre, Marie Théodore Renouard. Les Anabaptistes: histoire du Luthéranisme, de l'Anabaptisme et du règne de Jean Bockelsohn a Münster. Paris: Sagnier et Bray, 1853.
Grandidier, Ph. A. "Les Anabaptistes d' Alsace." Revue d' Alsace (1867).
Hauth, Louis. Les anabaptistes à Strasbourg au temps de la réformation : thèse ... Dissertation, Strasbourg, 1860.
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. I, 687 f.
Mathiot, Charles. Recherches historiques sur les Anabaptistes: de l'Ancienne Principauté de Montbéliard, d'Alsace et des Régions Voisines. Belfort: La Mission Intérieure Lutherienne de Montbéliard, 1922.
Michiels, Alfred. Les anabaptistes des Vosges. Paris: Poulet-Malassis et De Broise, 1860.
Röhrich, G. E. Essai sur la vie, les écrits et la doctrine de l'Anabaptiste Jean Denk. Strasbourg, 1853.
Ramseyer, C.-Auguste, and Ruben Saillens. Histoire des Baptistes: depuis les temps apostoliques jusqu'à nos jours. Neuchâtel: E. Revel, 1897.
Weill, Alexandre. Histoire de la guerre des anabaptistes. Paris: Dentu, 1874.
There are in addition many articles in magazines, yearbooks, and encyclopedias, one of which is Annuaire statistique du department du Mont tonnerre pour l'an 1810; Christ Seul, (1910): Nos. 4, 5, and 6; also Mennonitischer Gemeinde-Kalender (1916): 122-126: Almanach du Cinquantenaire (Montbeliard, 1950); issues of Christ Seul, especially the December numbers, 1951-1955;
|Pierre Sommer
|Nanne van der Zijpp
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Sommer, Pierre and Nanne van der Zijpp. "French-Speaking Mennonites." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Web. 10 Aug 2020. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=French-Speaking_Mennonites&oldid=145065.
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Sommer, Pierre and Nanne van der Zijpp. (1956). French-Speaking Mennonites. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 10 August 2020, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=French-Speaking_Mennonites&oldid=145065.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, pp. 392-394. All rights reserved.
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WASHINGTON — Rick Santorum called the anti hydrofracking is part of the left's larger strategy of trying to "scare you into supporting radical ideas on the environment" during the annual Conservative Political Action Conference today.
"I come from Pennsylvania, we're doing a little bit of that in Pennsylvania, thank God," Mr. Santorum said.
Governor Andrew Cuomo is currently working with the Department of Environmental Conservation to come up with rules to regulate and allow hydrofracking in New York after lifting a statewide ban on the controversial natural gas drilling technique last summer.
Mr. Santorum went on to accuse the Obama administration is "going after" the controversial natural gas drilling technique by trying to paint it as "a bogeyman." Mr. Santorum didn't explain exactly how President Obama, who expressed support for the procedure in his State of the Union address last month, is attacking hydrofracking.
"One of the favorite things of the left is to use your sentimentality, your proper understanding and belief that we are stewards of this Earth and that we have a responsibility to hand off a beautiful Earth to the next generation," Mr. Santorum said. "And so, they used that and they've used it in the past to try to scare you into supporting radical ideas on the environment. They tried it with this idea, this politicization of science called 'man-made global warming.'"
Mr. Santorum accused President Obama of using "this facade of man-made global warming" to try to pass cap and trade emissions regulations and to attempt to "get control" of the energy and manufacturing industries.
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After strong Republican opposition scuttled the cap and trade plan, Mr. Santorum said the Obama administration targeted hydrofracking.
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In response to Aftab Khan: Muslims do not believe in the Gospels
Lee Jay Walker
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Aftab Khan gave a reply to an article by Nazir S. Bhatti but major inconsistences apply to his reply. This not only applies to the dating of the "authentic Koran" but also other statements which appear to be based on Islamic kitman.
Aftab Khan stated that "The Muslims also believe in the Injeel [Gospel], reveled to Prophet Jesus Christ [pbuh], Torah to Moses [pbuh], Psalm to David [pbuh] and revelations to other prophets. Since these books are claimed to be part of Bible, hence Muslims are obliged to respect it, even if they have reservations or different opinion."
The Gospels were not revealed to Jesus because the Gospels are about the life of Jesus and His statements, deeds and His ultimate sacrifice for humanity. Therefore, Aftab Khan should understand that the Gospels are based on the "pure actions" and life of Jesus.
Note how Aftab Khan states at first that "Muslims also believe in the Injeel (Gospel…" but ends by stating that "…hence Muslims are obliged to respect it, even if they have reservations or different opinion."
Clearly Aftab Khan went from "believe" to "respect" but signing off on "even if they have reservations or different opinion." Within one paragraph Aftab Khan changed greatly and this is the problem with Islamic kitman because it does not hold any substance.
The Gospels and New Testament are either true or they are false?
Also, it is obvious that the Koran and Hadiths make many errors from both the Old Testament and New Testament. Therefore, given the fact that Mohammed does not follow the purity of the New Testament and denies the Gospel message that Jesus was the Son of God then clearly Muslims and Mohammed could not "believe" in the Gospels and nor could they "respect it" because Islam states that Jesus was neither the Son of God nor did He die on the cross.
In other words Islam is saying that the Gospels are lies and this is the problem with Islam because the confusion is great. Also, it is strange that the Koran and Hadiths state that Jesus was the purest of all men and that He was born special and was taken to heaven after His death.
However, the Koran and Hadiths clearly show Mohammed in a lower light because he was not born special and on his death it was unsure if he went to heaven or not. More important, the Hadiths tell us that Mohammed married a child, had sex with concubines, enslaved and supported the killing of apostates.
This is strange because the Koran and Hadiths do not say anything negative about the life of Jesus but they paint Mohammed in a bad light. Therefore, what made Mohammed the greatest prophet when the Koran and Hadiths clearly show that he was a man who married more than 9 wives, married a child, had sex with slave concubines and supported jihad……what is special about any of this?
If Aftab Khan is trying to claim that non-Muslims have equal rights in Pakistan then if this applied it would only be because of secular law. After all, Aftab Khan knows that according to Islamic Sharia law it is punishable by death for non-Muslims to marry Muslim women.
Aftab Khan also knows that the Hadiths support killing apostates and in modern day Saudi Arabia all apostates face the death penalty.
In fact, it is abundantly clear that non-Muslims and Ahmaddiya Muslims are unequal in Pakistan and clearly if a non-Muslim male desired to marry a Muslim female then this would cause uproar.
Today a young Christian lady in Pakistan faces the death penalty and every day she resides under complete pressure and why Aktab Khan? Yes, becasue of discrimination and just for mere words in Pakistan you can face the death penalty.
In Pakistan it is clear that the roots of Hinduism and Buddhism were part of the very fabric of what became Pakistan before the Islamic invasions of the Indian subcontinent. However, the de-Hinduization of Pakistan continues and the blasphemy law in Pakistan is aimed at protecting Mohammed and for merely saying something about Mohammed you face the death penalty.
Obviously, if you say something negative about Lord Ram and others then nothing would happen. Is this the equality that Aftab Khan is talking about?
Finally Answering Islam states the following about the authentic Koran:
"The other manuscript said to be one of the Uthmanic codices is the one on display in the Topkapi Museum in Istanbul. Once again it requires only a sight of the text to discount this possibility as we are again faced with a Kufic manuscript. Then again, like the Samarqand codex, it is written on parchment and is also largely devoid of vocalisation, both of which suggest that it, too, is one of the very earliest manuscripts of the Qur'an to survive, but those who claim that it dates back as far as Uthman himself must explain the obvious anachronism in the use of a Kufic script."
"This manuscript is also supplemented with ornamental medallions, indicating a later age, with occasional ornamentation between the surahs as well. One only needs to compare it with the Samarqand codex to realise that they most certainly cannot both be Uthmanic originals. The Istanbul codex has eighteen lines to the page whereas the Samarqand codex has between eight and twelve; the Istanbul codex is inscribed throughout in a very formal manner, the words and lines always being very uniformly written out, while the text of the Samarqand codex is often haphazard and considerably distorted. One cannot believe that both these manuscripts were copied out by the same scribes. (As pointed out already, it is hard to believe that even the Samarqand codex alone was not written out by a number of different scribes)."
"An objective, factual study of the evidences shows that neither of these codices can seriously be regarded as Uthmanic, yet one finds that Muslim sentiment is so strong at this point that both of them are said to have been not only Uthmanic originals but even the actual Qur'an which Uthman was reading when he was murdered! A photograph of a page from the Samarqand codex appears as a frontispiece in a book titled Muhammad in the Quraan published in Pakistan by an author who only gives his initials (S.M.A.) and, underneath the photograph, a caption appears clearly identifying it as the Samarqand text now preserved in the Soviet State Library and alleging that "This is the same Quran which was in the hand of the Caliph when he was murdered by the rebels and his blood is still visible on the passage 'Fasa Yakhfihum (sic) Ullah-o-Wa huwasamiul-Alim' (Surah 2.137)".
"In a recent edition of the Ramadan Annual published by The Muslim Digest in Durban, South Africa, however, a photograph appears of the Topkapi Codex in Istanbul, correctly identifying it as such, but alleging that it belonged to Uthman with the comment "This Qur'an, written on deerskin, was being read by the Caliph when he was assassinated and the bloodstain marks are still seen on the pages of this copy of the Qur'an to this day" (Vol. 39, Nos. 9 & 10, p.107).
"It is most intriguing to find that both the manuscripts are not only attributed to Uthman but are alleged to be the very codex in his own possession which he was said to have been reading when he was assassinated. Of course each one has verifiable bloodstains of the Caliph himself to prove the point!"
"It is contradictory statements like these, where the same fame is claimed for each of these codices, that expose the Muslim approach to this subject as one based not on a cautious historical research dependent on available evidences but on popular sentiment and wishful thinking. It would suit the Muslim world to possess an Uthmanic original, it would be convenient to have a codex of the earliest possible origin to verify the proposed textual perfection of the Qur'an, and so any manuscript of the Qur'an surviving that can be shown to be of a relatively early age is automatically claimed to be the one desired! It hardly matters that the same claim is made for more than one codex, or that in each case internal evidence (particularly the Kufic script) must lead an honest enquirer to presume on a much later date."
"The Samarqand and Topkapi codices are obviously two of the oldest sizeable manuscripts of the Qur'an surviving but their origin cannot be taken back earlier than the second century of Islam. It must be concluded that no such manuscripts of an earlier date have survived. The oldest manuscripts of the Qur'an still in existence date from not earlier than about one hundred years after Muhammad's death."
Christians do not need to get into a debate with Muslims about if Mohammed could have visited the furthest mosque during Mohammed's mystical night journey to Jerusalem; after all, no mosque existed in Jerusalem at this time and the mystical animal that Mohammed flew on also did not exist.
This is merely petty point scoring and all religions "can throw stones" but this is not the point and atheists will deem both Christians and Muslims to be wrong and so forth.
However, what is important is equality and religious freedom based within the legal framework and which is implemented in order to protect all citizens.
It is abundantly clear that Islamic Sharia law does not support equality and in the twenty-first century you still have the death penalty for leaving the Islamic faith in nations like Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, The Maldives, and Yemen.
In other mainly Muslim nations you also have discrimination within family law and so forth. Therefore, in Egypt it is clear that Coptic Christians face discrimination and the same applies in Pakistan because the blasphemy law in Pakistan is used against all minorities in order to protect the dominance of Islam in Pakistan.
The modern Koran is not a replica of either the Istanbul or Tashkent version and if Aftab Khan is even trying to imply this then clearly he is mistaken because neither are complete and clearly the dating is not based on 19 years afterwards.
Aftab Khan should focus on the reality of modern day Pakistan and he should not bother with Islamic kitman because it does not wash.
In the lands of Mecca and Medina all apostates from Islam face the death penalty and discrimination throughout the Islamic world is rampant.
Ahmaddiya Muslims are only killed and persecuted by Muslims because they have religious freedom in mainly non-Muslim nations. Why?
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Fulham took 67 fans to their Europa League game with Dnipro, Eddie Fremantle was one of them...
If you look at a map more than 25 years old, you won't find Dnepropetrovsk, as the conurbation of more than a million inhabitants was a closed city under the Soviet regime because of its nuclear, ballistic weapons and space rocket building. Since foreigners were allowed back in from 1987, Dnepropetrovsk is easier to spot in an atlas but it is still pretty difficult to get to.
There are a number of different ways to reach the city and Fulham fans going to their side's second leg Europa League play-off round match against FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk – I've no idea why the football club is spelt different from the city - mostly flew to Kiev for leg one of the journey. From there, some took the overnight train to the south-eastern city. It was, by all accounts, a hot and uncomfortable seven-hour journey with no buffet car, even in the 50-dollar first class cars.
Harry and I flew Wizzair from Luton to Kiev Zhulyany, a magnificently outdated airport on the edge of the city, and took a transfer to Kiev Boryspil, where they have built a new terminal, terminal F, in readiness for next year's European Championships. Terminal D is in the process of being built. When it is finished there will be five terminals at Boryspil, A, B, C, D and F, though it is hardly Heathrow. Who knows why there is no E? It could be something to do with the Cyrillic alphabet in use in the Ukraine.
Our driver Olexander tells us that Dynamo Kiev's new stadium that is being rebuilt for Euro 2012 is '80 per cent finished.' At the little café near terminal A, where our flight to Dnepro leaves from, we spot Derek, a Fulham fan who lives in Belgium. He has flown from Brussels to Boryspil. Remarkably, Derek went to every Fulham game last season. Something just can't keep him away. Another friend of ours, Mike, flew out of Gatwick via Berlin and is waiting for us at the Reikartz Hotel in Dnepro when we arrive around 10.30pm. They are two hours ahead of British summertime and it has taken eight hours to reach the Reikartz from Luton.
The Reikartz is brand new and expensive by Dnepro standards at around £50 a night for a single, £75 for a double. They don't mind serving a meal at this time of night but we have to make do with beer as some bureaucratic oversight means their wine and spirits licence has not come through. It is a hardship with which we can cope before a welcome sleep.
After a magnificent breakfast, we take a stroll up to the ground, bumping into a couple of Fulham fans. One of them is Peter. Peter goes to just about all the away games and is an avid collector of Fulham memorabilia, possessing the largest collection of programmes imaginable. He says they are going to have a drink at the Shamrock at one o'clock. Every city in the world has an Irish pub, it seems.
There's a queue of around 40 at the ticket office, one of two elegant kind of mock Georgian, in the British sense of the word, gatehouses at the main entrance to the ground. Match tickets start at 15 Hrivna, around £1.20. We paid £4.25 for ours from Fulham, including booking fee. Ripped off again.
Back at the ticket office, a guy waves a Dnipro-Fulham half and half scarf from an upstairs window. Mike asks where he bought it. "Magasin, magasin," he says. "Shop?" asks Mike and the man comes down, points to a woman and tells us to follow her. Her name is Ira, who can't speak any English but takes us to the club shop via a housing estate. There is some building work going on and graffiti on the corrugated wall. One message reads 'FUCK OFF KHARKIV', a reference to Dnipro's hated rivals Metallist Kharkiv. There may not be much English spoken round here but a certain Anglo-Saxon phrase crops up a fair bit.
The shop has loads of gear if you are into that sort of thing. The replica shirts include, oddly, a Middlesborough shirt from the 888 sponsorship days. A few jokes are cracked about twin towns and air pollution. We buy scarves, t-shirts and a pin badge or two but leave the Smoggie shirt on the peg.
A stroll down Karl Marx avenue that dominates the city centre reveals shops, restaurants and bars and we take a look round the St Troitskiy Cathedral. Dodging the delights of the Shamrock, where Peter and his mates are holed up by now, we reach the bank of the River Dnieper, which is around a mile wide here and wends its 1,400 mile way to the Black Sea. The staff of the August Restaurant by the river are welcoming but we don't speak Ukranian or Russian, can't read Ukranian or Russian and they don't speak English, not one word. By a combination of sign-language, crude drawings and google translate – there is free wifi in just about every establishment in the city – we manage to order three beef shashliks and a steamed river fish. The fish is for Derek, who endures a long wait. The food is excellent but arrives at wide intervals, as at the Reikartz the previous night. Diana and Sergei are most attentive but they have a bit of a tiff when we ask for a mixed salad. Diana says we can't have one but Sergei insists that we can. They get it done, make up with each other and pose for a picture.
On the way back to the Hotel we stop for a drink in a bar and buy a couple of bottles of wine from a supermarket for the evening meal. On the way, we are twice stopped by locals who want to wish us good luck. We hope it won't be needed. We made a rick with the first bottle of wine as it turns out to be a dessert wine. Sickly sweet. We still drink it with the meal, which is good, although served slowly as usual. There is a Newcastle spy staying in the hotel, ready to report on Fulham's performance ahead of their game at St James's Park on Sunday. He has not been as impressed with the city of Dnepro as we have.
When we reach the ground, we enter via what we think is the away end and turn out to be at the other end of the stadium but have no problems walking round the inside to the opposite end where a tiny band of Fulham fans are gathering, almost outnumbered by soldiers and police. The official count is 67. None of us can work out why Fulham, with around 14,000 season ticket holders, have such pitiful away support. It's expensive to come abroad in August but Fulham fans are supposed to have more disposable income than any others in the Premier – a survey says so.
The second half brings a series of scares. Fulham are not playing well and their only meaningful attack brings a blast over the bar from Pajtim Kasami with 15 minutes to go. He really should have scored and calmed our nerves. Despite plenty of hairy moments, Fulham do not concede again and go through to the Group Stage 3-1 on aggregate.
We are told we are going to be kept in for 15 minutes and when we go downstairs there are Dnipro fans waiting for us. But they don't want a fight, they want souvenirs. They plead for scarves, shirts, tickets. Anything to do with Fulham. A couple of half and halfs bought in the Dnipro club shop are swapped for home scarves, others exchange shirts. Harry gives someone his ticket from last week's away game at Wolves. The expression on the guy's face is pure delight. There is a party atmosphere.
The police want to put us on a coach back to hotels or the station but some of us don't want to go. Eventually, it's sorted after negotiation with Fulham's excellent fan liaison chappie, Tommy Guthrie and Peter, who tells them we are staying at the Sports Hotel. Peter is being a little economical with the truth as the Sports is a bar just around the corner, where he and his mates drank before the match. The soldiers and police buy it and we are given an escort. It's all pretty unnecessary but all is friendly and as we walk into the bar the Dnipro fans give us a round of applause. They certainly don't want to ruck with our motley crew. They just want to have a few drinks and a chat. Peter announces that he is going to buy all of us a drink. 17 beers comes to 85 Hrivna – around seven quid.
The soldiers leave but not before asking us if we want them to stay but there's not going to be any trouble. In any case, there are three coppers in their blue shirts in the corner having their supper. The beer continues flowing as we try to chat to the Dnipro fans. One of them says his name is "Hervé." "Like Harvey," I ask. "No, Heavy," he replies, showing his muscles. "If I told you my real name you wouldn't understand." Photos are taken and the Dnipro boys are particularly impressed with one of the Brothers' England and Fulham tattoos. The pair of Brothers have not missed a Fulham game for more than six years, home and away, friendly and serious. They should not be confused with another older pair of brothers who have barely missed a game in 20 years. They wound Peter up earlier in the day by telling him they had bought a Dnipro poster for 100 Hrivna from a bill sticker. He believed them for a while, thinking he had missed out on a coup for his collection. Peter, although generous with the beer, is still upset he couldn't find the club shop. It's the sort of thing that gets to him, goodness knows why.
Heavy speaks pretty good English from school and college and is drinking with Alech and Max. Heavy and his pals couldn't come to Craven Cottage. Apart from the expense, they find it almost impossible to obtain visas to enter the UK. "You are lucky, you are free men. We are not free men but we live in paradise. We have cheap beer and prostitutes everywhere," quips Heavy. "When England played here, we drank all night with Liverpool fans. I love Liverpool," he says, even though he has never been there. But he's not pleased by Dnipro's season so far, nor their fairly new manager. "What do you think of Juande Fucking Ramos?" he asks. When he doesn't get much of a response, he rings a mate to have confirmation that Dnipro's manager is a hopeless case. "We got a 0-0 with Vorksla last week. They are not a team." "Normaal," says Alech, with a long emphasis on the 'a'. Alech says 'normaal' a good deal. It is hard to tell whether it means good, bad or indifferent. Apparently, both Fulham and Dnipro are 'normaal'. We'll take it to be indifferent, then.
Despite being comfortably the most drunken person in the place, Alech insists on escorting us the half-mile to the Hotel. "Security," he grunts as he sways with us out of the door. "Metallist guv'nor, I'm the Metallist guv'nor," he chants as he sashays impressively over the considerable potholes and pitfalls of the pavements. His mood darkens as he sees something not 'normaal'. It is the huge building of the Interior Ministry, lit up in the darkness. "That is the SBU, Ukrainian KGB. Bastards." This and the derelict buildings opposite the Reikartz are reminders of this great city's history. "The Russians did that," says Alech, without elaborating. He is not in much of a state to elaborate. But as he bids us goodnight and totters off into the night, he says, "Dnipro is my life."


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Steven Stucky Sets Czeslaw Milosz Poems for Berkeley Symphony Premiere
"One of the lovely things about 'making noise,' being a composer, is that what you make ends up belonging to everyone. And everyone has their own interpretation--and some of them make sense!"
Composer-in-residence Steven Stucky was discussing the world premiere of his piece The Stars and the Roses, an orchestral setting of three poems by the late Nobel laureate, longtime Berkeley resident and UC professor Czeslaw Milosz, commissioned by Berkeley Symphony for the final performance in Zellerbach Hall this season, 8 p. m. Thursday, March 28--and the question of whether The Stars and the Roses is a song cycle.
Symphony music director Joana Carneiro suggested Stucky write orchestral songs, and that they work with well-known tenor Noah Stewart, a former San Francisco Opera Adler Fellow and Merola program alumnus.
"I've been a fan of Milosz for a long time," said Stucky. "And his connection to Berkeley was too good to pass up."
Stucky described the Milosz poems as "celebrating life--not like his more famous--and dark--World War II poems." The poems are titled "Happiness," "The Sun" and "The Bird Kingdom," the first two beginning: "How warm the light ..." and "All colors come from the sun ... ". Asked about any relation to the program's other piece, Anton Bruckner's 1874 Symphony in E-flat Major ("Romantic"), Stucky commented, "In a sense, there is a link [with The Stars and the Roses]--both are pastoral, idyllic ... "
Are the three poems sung together a song cycle? "I'm not sure that what I created is a song cycle in the historical sense ... I don't know if the poems vary enough for that, though they come together nicely in atmosphere and language--and I hope in music, too. But Noah Stewart's already developed his own interpretation, that the three poems are three views of life from three different times of day. I have to go back and look at them. If he's right, it's a cycle! And Joana, who's a great artist, will have some ideas, too! I'll be relearning them ... "
Stucky has also been working this season, along with Berkeley composer Paul Dresher, with the Symphony's Under Construction New Music Series, which will have its second and final orchestral reading of the new works this Sunday at 7 at Crowden Music Center. "Paul and I try to be hands on, meeting and talking--collegial chats--with the composers before it happens ... Since my last trip here in February, one of the three composers has very thoroughly revised his piece, another made smaller but significant adjustments, and the third left his untouched, but composed a second movement." Commenting on the effectiveness of the program's orchestral readings of new work, Stucky said, "in theater, almost nothing goes up that's not workshopped, but that's not true in music--and it's a great thing for the music."
Stucky, a Pulitzer Prizewinner, has had the longest working relationship between a composer and an orchestra in American history--over 20 years with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, where he's been composer-in-residence, and also served as consulting composer for new music, as well as founding the Composer Fellowship Program. His pieces Radical Light and Elegy for August 4, 1964--the second commissioned by Berkeley Symphony--were played here in December, 2009, with Carneiro presiding.
Commenting on Carneiro, formerly a conducting fellow with the LA Philharmonic, and on Berkeley Symphony, Stucky said, "Joana does have some kind of rapport, some kind of special communication with the orchestra. That's not universal. And I think Rene Mandel [Symphony executive director] is doing a great job. The Symphony's firing on all cylinders--and it's not an easy time in this business. I feel lucky to be attached to it for this season."
Berkeley Symphony: Under Construction New Music II (Andrew V. Ly's Lair, Michael Nicholas' The Wraith, Davide Verotta's Untramarinus [Ceruleus]), 7 p. m. Sunday, March 24 at Crowden Music Center, 1475 Rose Street (at Sacramento Street). $10-$20. Concert: The Idealists (Steven Stucky's The Stars and the Roses, Anton Bruckner's Symphony no. 4 in E-flat Major ("Romantic), 8 p. m. Thursday, March 28, Zellerbach Hall, UC campus (near Bancroft and Telegraph Avenues), $15-$68. 841-2800; berkeleysymphony.org


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A Love Letter to Coach Carroll
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I was a high school junior when I first met him. I got pulled out of class unexpectedly to see him waiting in the hallway—Pete Carroll, national championship-winning head coach. We stood and talked there by the lockers for a few minutes. I'll never forget that—USC's head coach coming to recruit me at Dominguez High School in Compton in 2004. At the time, it was one of the coolest experiences of my life.
He said, "you've got the perfect size to be a lock-up corner." I'd never heard that before: "lock-up" corner. I made 'lockup2006' my email address and used it until I got to college. I didn't end up going to USC, because my mind was already made up to go to Stanford, and there was no way I was passing up the opportunity to get a Stanford education, but I could tell then there was something that separated Carroll from others coaches who recruited me. You could feel the positive energy, how upbeat he was and how much he believed in what he was saying. He had a different aura to him.
He had some football smarts too. He knew I'd end up being a corner even though I went to Stanford to play wide receiver. Years later, after a position switch halfway through my career, he drafted me in the fifth round in 2011 as part of his second draft class. At Stanford we'd beaten USC before he left for Seattle, and one of the first things he told me was, "you've got one strike against you already."
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I can't imagine what life in the NFL would be like for me if he hadn't used a third-day pick on a still-raw cornerback. I get texts from guys across the league which remind me how good we've got it in Seattle. They ask, "Is he really as cool as he seems?" and "I hear you guys have fun at practice?" Yes and yes. All he asks is that we be ourselves and protect the team's reputation by not saying anything controversial.
I haven't exactly earned straight A's in the latter department lately, but he sees it as a learning experience, just like the games. He finds the positives when we lose, in addition to the things we can improve on. I've never been on a team where the coaching staff was so positive. There isn't a lot of yelling and cursing at players. There's no talking down to players. It's about conversations, not aggression.
That's why he can roll into the worst neighborhoods in Los Angeles with his foundation and actually negotiate peace between rival gangs. That actually happens, because Pete Carroll can go anywhere he wants in Southern California. In the offseason he spends a large amount of time and energy into providing a way out of gang life for the children of inner-city L.A.
Why? Why would he continue philanthropy in Los Angeles while he has no professional ties to the city? It's not like it's helping him recruit anymore. Whatever his motivation, it's pure.
But he's not coaching in the Super Bowl because he's a nice guy. He's here because he's pulling off the most unique philosophy in football. Think about it. We use a power running game and press coverage—the oldest of the old school. Yet we have specialized doctors who monitor us for concussion symptoms and wrist wear that helps the team track our sleep patterns. The same coach who shows us clips of Lester Hayes and Mike Haynes playing press-man 30 years ago wants to know if we're getting our proper REM sleep (and, in case you're wondering, the sleep science has paid off for several guys).
Here's a guy who's been through everything, even getting fired twice as an NFL head coach, and he has a sense of humor about it. He'll tell self-deprecating stories that begin, "I coached for the Jets a million years ago and they kicked me out of there before I could even get the shirt on." And you're thinking, Man, I don't know if I would be able tell that story.
But that's coach. He never changes. Even this week, practice is just like it was back home because we've been playing championship football for him for 22 weeks now. And before that, when he finished 7-9 two seasons in a row in 2010 and 2011, coach Carroll stayed true to himself and the things he believed in, because it was finally his chance to do things his way. For a guy to come up with a philosophy and stick by it through good and bad, you've got to tip your hat to that.


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Were still working through the end of this first round. We are excited that we were able to get a player that we had kind of put in our cloud that we spent a lot of time on. You really dont know how things will go in front of you. There were a few trades and you just want to be sure that you have someone that you felt like youve done your homework on and had a vision for. With Kenny, clearly hes a guy that we felt comfortable with and have a good vision for what his skill set is.
Q: Were the phones ringing with trade offers and possibilities?
A: For us, no. It was pretty quiet. There wasnt any discussion that I can recall with any teams.
Q: Do you see him more as a strong safety or free safety?
A: He has versatility. I think when you watch him play and you study game tape, he plays a lot of nickel because of the amount of spread offenses they saw in their league last year. There were a lot of snaps where he is down in the paint with two safeties behind him, covering down on the number two. One of the things that is attractive about this player is that he can do that and hes got that versatility to play not only safety, but to play down over the slot. You saw a lot of evidence of that. In fact, we had to go back and get more snaps of true safety film on him, rather than nickel film. I think hes versatile enough to play either one of the safety positions and certainly a guy that can handle some of the nickel.
Q: Typically when you draft a guy in the first round, youd like for him to come in and play right away. How does this affect the two starters (Roman Harper and Malcolm Jenkins) that have been there for a while?
A: We see how it goes when he comes in. We say the same thing every year: were going to create competition with everyone in our camps. We felt like if he was available, we were getting an awfully good defensive football player to help our team. Now it will be up to him and us as coaches to get him up to speed along with everyone else. That kind of stuff will sort itself out. There will be a lot of competition, not just at safety.
Q: Did he play a similar role, like when you interviewed Tracy Porter and Nnamdi Asomugha? Were you looking for a physical coverage guy?
A: I think in Tracys case, hes played some nickel before, but this is a different player. It is a little unique that you see him play a lot of nickel and you see him play against some really good receivers. Clearly, if youre in just a two-safety defense and you want to drop him down in a slot formation without removing a linebacker, you can do that. If you want to use him against some of the substituted offensive sets, you can do that. That versatility is unique and something that I think is beneficial.
Q: How can Roman Harper benefit from the switch to Rob Ryans defense?
A: Im not going to speculate; you guys can. I think that were going to have competition at both safety spots. Were going to have competition at the nickel position. This is a good young football player that were going to add to our defense, and well see what happens.
Q: How many people did you have on your board when it came to the 15th pick?
A: There were two, I wont mention the other guys name. You look, and there are a handful of names that you graded very high, but those guys went early. Within that cloud, it got to where there were three picks with two names and so you clearly have to have a backup plan. Both two teams ahead of us took different players and so we were left with two guys that we were going to be real excited about.
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Meyer Werft to deliver "Breakaway Plus" ship in October 2015
Miami – Oct 17, 2012 —
Norwegian Cruise Line announced today that it has reached an agreement with MEYER WERFT GMBH of Germany to build a new cruise vessel, for delivery in October 2015, with the option for a second ship for delivery in spring 2017. The new ship, at 163,000 gross tons and approximately 4,200 passenger berths, will be larger than the Company's Breakaway class ships currently under construction at MEYER WERFT and incorporate many of those vessels' unique design elements and innovations. With the project name "Breakaway Plus," this new vessel will be the largest in Norwegian's fleet.
The ship's contract price is approximately euro 700 million and the Company has export credit financing in place which was arranged and underwritten by KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH of Germany.
"Norwegian Breakaway and Norwegian Getaway have garnered significant attention in the marketplace with their innovative design, rich stateroom mix and world-class amenities. Building on that momentum, along with MEYER WERFT's expertise and efficiency in the design and construction process, we are extending the excitement and anticipation with a new, larger edition Breakaway Plus class ship to further distinguish the Norwegian brand," said Kevin Sheehan, Norwegian Cruise Line's chief executive officer. "This new order further solidifies our commitment to continued innovation in terms of the guest experience and will incorporate technical and environmental advances as well."
MEYER WERFT, based in Papenburg, Germany, is currently building Norwegian's two new 146,600 gross ton, 4,000-passenger Breakaway class vessels: Norwegian Breakaway, scheduled for delivery in late April 2013, and Norwegian Getaway, scheduled for delivery in mid-January 2014. Prior to the Breakaway class ships, MEYER WERFT built Norwegian's four Jewel-class ships : Norwegian Gem delivered in 2007, Norwegian Pearl and Norwegian Jade delivered in 2006, and Norwegian Jewel delivered in 2005. This new vessel on order, along with the option for the second ship, will be the tenth and eleventh that the Company will build with MEYER WERFT.
"We are pleased that Norwegian Cruise Line has decided to expand and enlarge its exciting Breakaway class at MEYER WERFT," said Bernard Meyer, managing partner of MEYER WERFT. "Our companies have a long history together and we appreciate Norwegian Cruise Line's continued commitment to MEYER WERFT."
Norwegian Cruise Line pioneered the concept of Freestyle Cruising and currently offers guests the freedom and flexibility to enjoy their cruise vacation on their own terms, including multiple dining venues, relaxed attire, a variety of accommodations and world-class entertainment. The Company took Freestyle Cruising to the next level with the introduction of Norwegian Epic in June 2010 and is continuing to innovate with the launch of "New York's Ship" Norwegian Breakaway in late April 2013. The company has revealed the ship's groundbreaking design, including The Waterfront and 678 Ocean Place; a wide range of indoor and outdoor venues on three dynamic decks that will create a whole new complex at sea that enhances guests' connection with the ocean.
Norwegian Breakaway's entertainment will include three Broadway shows: five-time Tony nominated ROCK OF AGES; the dance sensation BURN THE FLOOR; and CIRQUE DREAMS & DINNER JUNGLE FANTASY. The famed comedy troupe The Second City, Howl at the Moon dueling pianos, and New York's own Slam Allen will also perform on the vessel. Celebrity Chef and Food Network star Geoffrey Zakarian will also debut his first restaurant at sea on Norwegian Breakaway: Ocean Blue by Geoffrey Zakarian. The top decks of Norwegian Breakaway will feature the first Aqua Park at sea with five full-size water slides, including twin Free Fall slides, the first ever at sea, and a three-story sports complex that includes the largest ropes course at sea, a nine-hole miniature golf course, basketball court, rock climbing wall and more.
Norwegian Breakaway will also feature a rich mix of stateroom options including The Haven by Norwegian, comprised of 42 Suites at the top of the ship in an exclusive, private key-card enclave and 22 additional Suites located throughout the ship. The innovative Studios are designed and priced for solo travelers. Other accommodations include Oceanview and Balcony staterooms, and Mini-Suites; along with Spa Balcony, Mini-Suites and Suites in close proximity to the spa.
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Norwegian Cruise Line is the innovator in cruise travel with a 46-year history of breaking the boundaries of traditional cruising, most notably with the introduction of Freestyle Cruising which revolutionized the industry by giving guests more freedom and flexibility. Today, Norwegian invites guests to "Cruise Like a Norwegian" on one of 11 purpose-built Freestyle Cruising ships, providing guests the opportunity to enjoy a relaxed cruise vacation on some of the newest and most contemporary ships at sea.
Norwegian's largest and most innovative Freestyle Cruising ship, Norwegian Epic, debuted in June 2010 and has been named "Best Overall Cruise Ship" by the readers of Travel Weekly and "Best Ship for Sea Days" by Cruise Critic. Norwegian Cruise Line is the official cruise line of Blue Man Group, appearing for the first time at sea on Norwegian Epic, as well as the official cruise line of Legends in Concert, The Second City®, Howl at the Moon Dueling Pianos, and Nickelodeon, the number-one entertainment brand for kids. Cirque Dreams? & Dinner is also featured on board Norwegian Epic as the first show of its kind at sea under a big top.
The Company has two 4,000-passenger vessels, Norwegian Breakaway and Norwegian Getaway, under construction for delivery in April 2013 and January 2014, along with one larger "Breakaway Plus" vessel for delivery in fall 2015. Known as New York's ship, Norwegian Breakaway will be the largest vessel to homeport year-round in the city, sailing to Bermuda for the summer beginning May 12, 2013. Norwegian Breakaway's features include hull art by legendary artist Peter Max, seafood restaurant Ocean Blue by famed New York chef Geoffrey Zakarian, and fitness classes and a retrospective display from the ship's iconic godmothers, the Rockettes®. The entertainment lineup includes three Broadway shows: Rock of Ages, Burn the Floor and Cirque Dreams? & Dinner: Jungle Fantasy. Norwegian Getaway, the largest ship to homeport year-round in Miami, will sail Eastern Caribbean voyages beginning in February 2014. Sailings for both vessels are now on sale.


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Line Cook Job
$228.00 estimated pay
Instructions and details
About Instawork Gigs
Instawork is the best place for hospitality workers to find temporary jobs on-demand. From Michelin-star restaurants to small coffee shops, Instawork makes it easy for bartenders, cooks, servers, dishwashers and other experienced hospitality workers to find work at local businesses and earn up to $30/hr on a flexible schedule. No interviews or paper resumes. Just book the gig in the app and show up to do the work. Se habla español.
A line cook role refers to a back of house worker whose primary responsibility is to keep the tempo of the restaurant flowing during service.
Line Cook's responsibilities:
Prepare and organize cooking stations in the kitchen for yourself and other chefs.
Cook the menu items that senior chefs assign to you.
Complete presentation of dishes to be sent to restaurant patrons.
Cooperate with other kitchen staff, especially chefs.
Ensure that dishes are timed correctly for parties of restaurant patrons.
Comply with health and sanitation guidelines.


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Unofficial Opinion 95-4
District 139
A professional corporation is prohibited by state law from issuing stock to an employee stock ownership plan, established as a trust, where some of the beneficiaries of the trust are not licensed in the profession of the corporation.
You have asked this office for an unofficial opinion on the question of whether state law allows a professional corporation to issue stock to an employee stock ownership plan (hereinafter "ESOP") established as a trust, where some of the beneficiaries of the trust are employees who are not licensed to practice the profession of the corporation. For the reasons stated below, it is my unofficial opinion that a professional corporation may not issue stock to such a trust.
As you are aware, O.C.G.A. § 14-7-5(a) provides that:
Shares in a professional corporation may only be issued to, held by, or transferred to a person who is licensed to practice the profession for which the corporation is organized and who, unless disabled, is actively engaged in such practice as an active practicing member of the issuing corporation, except as otherwise permitted under this Code section.
In 1975, my predecessor issued an opinion which stated that this provision (or, more precisely, a substantially similar provision contained in 1970 Ga. Laws 243, 246) did not prohibit a professional corporation from issuing stock to a trustee for an ESOP in circumstances where the trustee and all the beneficiaries of the trust were licensed professionals. 1975 Op. Att'y Gen. 75-61. The basis for that conclusion was that, while title to the shares may be split between legal and equitable holders, i.e., the trustee and beneficiaries respectively, the holders of the complete title were all licensed professionals.
In addressing the question which you pose, the first step is to determine the legislative intent for imposing such a requirement on a professional corporation's stock. Gazan v. Heery, 183 Ga. 30 (1936). Most other states have similar restrictions on a professional corporation's stock. See Fla. Stat. Ann. § 621.09 (West Supp. 1994); Idaho Code § 30-1308 (Supp. 1994); N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55B-6; Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-3-610 (Supp. 1994); Va. Code § 13.1-544 (Michie Supp. 1994). It is generally held that such restrictions are aimed at protecting the ethical standards of the profession, and avoiding interference in management decisions by nonprofessionals interested in maximizing the return on their investments. Model Business Corp. Act (1984), Professional Corp. Supp. § 22, official comment; 1985 Op. Att'y Gen. 85-65 (Ohio). Implicit in this concern, is the possibility that the interests of a nonprofessional owning stock in a professional corporation can be opposite to the interests of a professional owning such stock.
Since it is not unreasonable to believe that the Georgia legislature had similar concerns, the question then becomes: Will issuing stock to a trust whose beneficiaries are nonprofessionals, even though the trustee is a licensed professional, implicate the legislative concern? I believe that such a possibility exists.
ESOPs are authorized pursuant to federal law, primarily for tax purposes, and without reference to trust relationships and fiduciary duties. 26 U.S.C.A. §§ 401(a) and 409. Consequently, the relationship between the trustee(s) and beneficiaries is governed by state law. Rockefeller v. First Nat'l Bank, 154 F. Supp. 122, 126 (S.D. Ga. 1957). Under Georgia law, a trustee has a fiduciary responsibility to the beneficiaries of the trust and owes them an absolute duty of loyalty. See generally 1982 Op. Att'y Gen. 82-82, pp. 165-66 (citing various authorities on the duty of loyalty). As such, the trustee of a professional corporation's ESOP owes the trust's beneficiaries his undivided loyalty and "can not place himself in a position which would subject himself to conflicting duties, or expose him to the temptation of acting contrary to the best interests of the [beneficiaries]." Perdue v. McKenzie, 194 Ga. 356, 369 (1942). This duty of loyalty is considered the most fundamental duty of a trustee. George Taylor Bogert, The Law of Trusts and Trustees, § 543 (rev. 2d ed. 1978).
Allowing a corporation to issue stock to an ESOP trust with nonprofessional beneficiaries could result in a conflict of interest situation for the trustee. Since the statutory limitation under consideration implies that the best interests of the nonprofessional beneficiaries may be contrary to the professional standards of the corporation, the trustee could be faced with either acting contrary the standards of the profession to advance the interests of the beneficiaries, or violating his duty of loyalty to the beneficiaries by not acting in their best interest. While some trustee standards can be limited or waived by the trust instrument, Perling v. Citizens & S. Nat'l Bank, 250 Ga. 674, 676-78 (1983), no provision of the trust can relieve the trustee of liability for an intentional breach of trust. O.C.G.A. § 53-12-194.
Therefore, keeping in mind that shares of a professional corporation are transferable only to a limited extent to begin with, see Model Business Corp. Act, supra, and in light of the basic public policy behind the duty of loyalty owed by the trustee to his beneficiaries, it cannot be said with certainty that the legislature intended O.C.G.A. § 14-7-5(a) to allow the scenario which you have described. For these reasons, it is my unofficial opinion that a professional corporation is prohibited by state law from issuing stock to an employee stock ownership plan, established as a trust, where some of the beneficiaries of the trust are not licensed in the profession of the corporation.
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All images subject to copyright. Glenn McKimmin 2019.
Glenn's Limited Edition prints are printed on Chromajet Metallic Pearl produced on an Epson 9070 inkjet printer. Chromajet Metallic is a flat, stiff, middle-weight paper with a metallic effect gloss finish. The paper has a neutral white base and an instant dry, microporous coating. This paper has a wide colour gamut and a high D-MAX which delivers beautiful images, both in colour and B&W. It produces extended contrast, exceptional colours, deep blacks, and clean whites. This technology results in what are arguably the highest quality photographic prints in the world. Glenn is an ambassador for the Chromajet brand and he believes they are the finest papers available in the Fine Art market.
Acrylic face mounting is one of the most impressive and striking ways to display your photographic print. Your print is mounted behind acrylic and the back is covered with specially treated aluminum. This process will completely protect your image from front to back. Your image is mounted edge to edge and creates a beautiful frameless finishes. Each piece is professionally finished with hand-polished edges. We use 4.5mm optically clear, Museum Grade Acrylic which has 99% UV protection.
Acrylic is extremely safe to use, as it's shatter-resistant and provides exceptional protection from sunlight, weather, and temperature extremes. Once hung, your print floats approximately 16mm off if you follow our simple instructions for hanging your new face mount. You can be assured that you will receive an absolutely perfect, high-quality finish. The result is truly spectacular.
Each of Glenn's prints is framed using Created For Life on the New South Wales Central Coast. All prints are machine-mounted to a Gatorfoam backboard using a double-sided polyester carrier film. This ensures that no human hands come into contact with the print during mounting and helps to mitigate against rippling and/or the "orange-peel" effect: characteristics that become especially apparent over time after photographic prints have been hand-mounted.
When matting is an option Glenn uses a four-ply 100% cotton Alpharag Artcare mat board that has never contained lignin. Lignin is found in trees and this is what over time, can cause damage to photographic prints. Most other matboards that are acid-free have had this product removed or neutralised. It is fade and bleed resistant and provides the highest quality barrier paper and dust-cover. It also contains a technology that actively protects the art-work by trapping and neutralising harmful pollutants that might otherwise lead to fading, discolouration, and damage.
Each of Glenn's prints is framed using Shinkolite A (Acrylic). This 4.5mm covering provides 98% UV protection and is highly resistant to sunlight, weather and high and low temperatures. It warms to room temperature more quickly than glass, which reduces the moisture and condensation that could otherwise build around the work. It is colourless and is the clearest material available. Unlike glass, it does not shatter or break and does not release gases with the potential to damage the work.


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First, here are some shots of booting up MacBook Pro into openSUSE 11.3, taken from my old Nokia phone camera (and transferred via bluetooth to my MacSUSE) :
With openSUSE 11.3 installed and booted up, here are the configuration steps to get the most out of your MacBook Pro:
Wireless Driver
All that's required is the right Broadcom wifi driver. Start YaST, click on Software followed by Software Repositories.
Click on the Add button and select Specify URL... and click Next. Enter "Packman" in the Repository Name field and this link in the URL field: http://packman.unixheads.com/suse/11.3/ and click Next to complete. Verify that Packman is now listed as a repository and click Ok to exit.
Click on Software Management, , enter "Broadcom" in the Search field and click Search. Select and click to install broadcom-wl and broadcom-wl-kmp-desktop followed by the Accept button.
Reboot and you'll have Wifi up and running.
3D Desktop Effects with nVidia driver
This is optional since the default noveau driver works. However, if you want to turn on the fancy 3D Desktop Effects, you will need to install the proprietary nVidia driver.
With reference to steps above, in Software Repositories, you will need to add another software repository named nVidia and URL is ftp://download.nvidia.com/opensuse/11.3/
Next, in Software Management, search for "nvidia" and select and install nvidia-gfxG02-kmp-desktop package.
Either reboot or log out of your current session to start the newly installed nVidia drivers. To enable 3D Desktop Effects, start Configure Desktop and, under Look & Feel section, click Desktop and check the "Enable desktop effects". Don't forget to click the Apply button.
Configuring Audio
Audio is essential and all there is to make this work is to make 2 small configuration changes.
First, in YaST, select Hardware section followed by Sound. In Sound Configuration, select the default device (0, nVidia Corporation) and click Edit. In Sound Card Advanced Options, edit and add the value "mbp55" for the model. Click Next and Ok to complete.
Second and final step is to click on the Volume icon and click Mixer. In Mixer window, from menu bar, click Settings followed by Configure Channels... Select and drag the Front Speaker channels from the left (Available channels) to the right (Visible channels). Click Ok.
To test, start Firefox and surf to Youtube or any website with audio. You can use the Fn + F11 & Fn + F12 keys for volume control.
Keyboard Hotkeys
Fortunately, someone has written code to enable the MacBook Pro keyboard Hotkeys. This project is called pommed by Julien Blache. Even better than that, Alin Marin Elena has modified & compiled the latest version 1.34 (that supports this MacBook Pro model) specifically for openSUSE 11.3.
All that's required is to add another Software Repository called "Alin Marin Elena" and URL is http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/ealin:/apple/openSUSE_11.3/
In Software Management, search for pommed and install pommed and gpommed. Ensure the pommed service is automatically started on boot, execute chkconfig -s pommed on as root at the Terminal.
To start pommed manually, execute /etc/init.d/pommed start as root and you should be able to control the Screen Brightness (Fn+F1 & Fn+F2) and Keyboard Backlight (Fn+F5 & Fn+ F6).
Reboot properly
Unfortunately, while you can shutdown properly, you will hang the system if you choose to reboot in openSUSE. With Thanks to Alin again, he showed how to make openSUSE reboot the machine correctly.
In short, you need to edit the /boot/grub/menu.lst file and add the flag reboot=pci to the kernel. Further, to prevent this flag from being removed when you upgrade your kernel, you will need to add this flag to the relevant variables in the /etc/sysconfig/bootloader file.
Thoughts & Conclusions
I have a working openSUSE 11.3 system running smoothly (well, you still can't beat Mac OS X since its tuned for this hardware) enough. The base openSUSE 11.3 took up 3.5-4.0Gb of disk space so I have plenty left over. Plus I can plug in a secondary USB/FireWire drive so its good.
I am using KVM to virtualize SLES and Windows. I refer to my other blog entry on getting started with KVM as a reference.
Finally, on the MacBook Pro, I use the Mac OS X more than openSUSE 11.3 because it meets most of my needs... except when I really need openSUSE. Besides, its always fun to see the look on them faces when they see openSUSE/KDE4 running on a MacBook Pro.
PS: Embedding this annoying clip introduced to me by Issac, my nephew.


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Eyewitness Booze Investigation: Four Loko vs. Crunk Juce
Will Gordon drinks his way through the bottom shelf of the liquor store...so you don't have to.
One of the ways I make myself useful here at Serious Eats is by reviewing wacky new booze that publicists send me, which these days means I drink a lot of "premium malt beverages." You may know them as PMBs, or "Four Loko and all that other stuff like Four Loko." They're those 24-ounce cans of 12% ABV fake fruit juice, and they serve as the modern heirs to the MD 20/20s and Night Trains of our misspent youths.
These things used to be caffeinated, but I guess alert drunks are more dangerous, so when someone finally thought of the children!, premium malt beverages were reformulated without the pep. Cans costs about two bucks each, and if you drink one fast enough, it will get you fairly ripped. Chugging a can of Four Loko—or a Loko-alike—is not a pleasant undertaking, but if you want to get drunk for $2, I will concede that the oversized cans of PMB are the best way to go about it. The second best way to go about it is to dump a packet of Kool-Aid into a bottle of rubbing alcohol. The third best way is to buy a drunk guy for $2, kill him, and drink his blood.
So as I was saying, premium malt beverages fill a certain kind of void in a certain kind of life. If you have access to such luxuries as a roof and a refrigerator and a five-dollar bill, you probably don't want much to do with PMBs, but they would come in very handy for the small gang of desperadoes who drink in Radcliffe Yard. Isn't that a great name for a place to get publicly intoxicated? But it can't be a good place to alternate swigs from jugs of Old Thompson and Coke, because there is no good place to mix a drink in your mouth. Yet that's what these guys do. They pass around the whiskey and the Coke, and woe be the partygoer who messes up the rotation and ends up with consecutive swigs of Coke. This is not the most ruly of mobs, but I still feel like I need to intervene for their own sake and for the sake of dignified public drinking. So I must figure out who the leader is and tell him that if you don't have a glass to pour your drink into—and why would you?—then you're better off with something that comes preassembled.
But should that something be established category leader Four Loko, or Gila Brewing's plucky upstart, Crunk Juce? (Assuming, of course, that it must be something with an intentionally misspelled name: Premium malt beverages are for people who party hard and spell harder! There's also one called Mad Ballr.) Crunk Juce sent me cans of their watermelon, grape, and fruit punch flavors along with the Four Loko version of each. Bold move, and a very wise one.
Crunk Juce is a lot better than Four Loko, which is not to say that Crunk Juce is good, but to be fair, that wasn't the question. The question was "If this category of alcohol insists on existing, which brand is the best?" I'm not qualified to name a definitive winner among all brands, but I do declare that Crunk Juce tastes better than Four Loko across the board.
Best in show goes to the CJ fruit punch. It was very subtle, as these things go, and if I were drinking a premium malt beverage in a high school cafeteria and trying to pass it off as a big can of iced tea, this is the one I'd go with, because it doesn't make the whole room smell like bad booze the second you crack it open. (The Crunk Juce literature assures me that their target market is NOT underage. Sure, who am I to argue? So let's say you're a teacher looking to sneak a buzz in the cafeteria.)
The Crunk watermelon was less successful, but I can see people liking it. I wouldn't drink a full one, but there are certain circumstances under which I'd respect a man who did. The Four Loko watermelon was ghastly. It smelled like watermelon Bubblicious, which was promising, but then it had to go and taste like gasoline.
Both grape versions sucked, but Crunk less so. It was a little more bitter, with a darker fruit taste. Not good, but not painfully sweet, either.
In conclusion: If you like Four Loko, you're nuts. And you'll love Crunk Juce.
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Circus | Every Friday
at Catwalk
Music: Electronic/Hits
18+ Party Bring your ID
Dress Code: Dress to Impress
Location: Barcelona
Located on Vila Olimpica, one of most exclusives areas of Barcelona, Catwaik is a cool and relaxed alternative to the chics nightclubs that we use to fing on the neighborhood. This clubs has two dancefloors: the main one with amazing lights games mixed with House and Mainstream music and the Sky Room with hits, funky and RnB. It also has a hugh terrace with a great view of the city and the Mediterranean sea and 4 VIP rooms. Catwalk is the kind of nightclub where people is focused on having fun instead of appearance, so Dress Code is much more casual than other clubs on Vila Olimpica, but still we advice to take care of some basic reaquirements (specially avoid flip-flops or other kind of beach clothes)


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Fiction is intruding on reality and the very fabric of existence is at risk of being rent in twain! Say "what?" again! Wait, no. Motherfucking snakes and planes and such!
Ninety passengers aboard an Egypt Air flight from Cairo to Kuwait could have used actor Samuel L. Jackson this week after a snake reportedly bit a Jordanian man who smuggled the reptile onboard... the incident forced the pilot to make an emergency landing in the Egyptian resort town of Al Ghardaqa on the Red Sea, according to The Jordan Times.
What, CNN? Actor Samuel L. Jackson? But why? Why would an actor be useful aboard a flight from Cairo to Kuwait with a snake on board? Won't somebody explain? Fear not — the Network has the background for those unfamiliar with the esoterica that is Snakes on a Plane, and why any of this is newsworthy to begin with:
Jackson's character in the movie "Snakes on a Plane" tries to figure out how to save the aircraft after crates of hyped-up serpents started killing the cast.
Ohhhh. Thanks, CNN. It all makes sense now.


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An interview with author Amy Hatkoff about her book You Are My World.
Tell us about your book. What was the inspiration?
Today, more than ever before, there is a burgeoning body of scientific research confirming that babies develop on every level through the give and take of relationships. And the science is telling us that babies with secure attachments have the best outcomes in life. Study after study shows that attuned, sensitive and responsive parenting leads to optimal development.
I have always felt that parents were the last to receive critical information about babies and often make decisions based on cultural myths and misconceptions. It seems that child development is one of the best kept secrets in America! I wanted to synthesize the research into a language that was easy for parents to understand and apply to everyday interactions with their babies. I wanted to "picture" what attachment parenting looks like and communicate what it feels like from a baby's point of view.
You Are My World provides an opportunity for parents to visually, emotionally and intellectually experience the impact they have on their babies. I also wanted to give a voice to babies and celebrate all that they do, know and are–right from the start.
How will this book benefit families?
The book is meant to resonate with the wisdom of a parent's heart. We know how important love is for a baby–it is everything. But so much can stand in the way of our accessing or expressing our love. In my years of working with parents, I realized it takes more than information to help people make a shift or to really integrate a concept. I had been looking for a way to bypass the defenses of our minds and untie the knots created by personal experiences, cultural beliefs and historic ideas. You Are My World uses the voices and beauty of babies themselves to speak directly to our hearts.
I also believe that less is more. I think people can glaze over with too much information. I was trying to distill the information into its simplest and most readily accessible and absorbable form.
I hope the book will help parents feel more confident and empowered. You Are My World celebrates the power of a parent's love and portrays the extraordinary impact of the ordinary acts of parenting. Every parent can hold, soothe and smile at their baby. The book shows that it is the seemingly insignificant moments with the significant people in a baby's life that shape who that baby will become. I hope the book will encourage parents to listen to their hearts.
What are your views of Attachment Parenting International and what API is doing? How does your book work within our mission statement?
I think API is essential and doing a fantastic job of encouraging Attachment Parenting, which is known to be so critical for healthy development.
The dedication in the book is: "To parents everywhere, whose love has the power to change the world." While I believe this intuitively, I thought I might be going a little bit overboard in making this statement. But the more I read, the more research I find that makes a connection between Attachment Parenting and peaceful children–and ultimately, the hope for a peaceful world. My hope is that we can all continue to find ways to free our hearts from the confines of culture, history and our personal pasts and become free to truly nurture our children.
Where can readers find out more about the book and your work?
People can go to my website: www.amyhatkoff.com. For nonprofit discounts on bulk orders or to obtain a PowerPoint of the book, please contact me at email@example.com or at 347-949-3919.
Be sure to check out the upcoming "Loving Uniquely" issue of Attached Family for a chance to win a copy of the book.


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Roughly 400 friends and family attended Philip Seymour Hoffman's funeral on Friday in New York, People reports.
Among those in attendance at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola in Manhattan were his former co-stars Cate Blanchett, Michelle Williams, Amy Adams, Laura Linney and Julianne Moore. Spike Lee, Meryl Streep, Justin Theroux, Joaquin Phoenix and Ethan Hawke were also there to mourn the actor alongside his partner Mimi O'Donnell and their three children.
Philip Seymour Hoffman to be digitally recreated for Hunger Games
The Oscar-winning actor was found by a friend on the bathroom floor of his apartment Sunday morning with a syringe in his arm. He was pronounced dead at the scene. No cause of death has been determined because an autopsy has come back inconclusive, and police are still currently investigating. Approximately 50 bags of heroin and other drug paraphernalia was found in his apartment. Additional tests, including a toxicology report, will be performed, but may take weeks to receive results.
A large memorial service is expected later this month.


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'Million Dollar Listing' Star Josh Altman –- Crashes Range Rover into House of Blues
'Million Dollar Listing' Star Josh Altman Crashes Range Rover into House of Blues
Josh Altman – star of "Million Dollar Listing" – crashed his Range Rover into some prime real estate this morning ... the House of Blues on Sunset Blvd. ... TMZ has learned.
We know ... at least 3 cars were involved in the accident -- and several witnesses are saying it was all caused by a 4th car that made a dangerous turn across busy Sunset Blvd. traffic.
TMZ spoke with Josh's brother Matt who tells us ... the dangerous turn caused the driver of a red Honda to slam on the brakes. The Honda was hit by a taxi van, which was hit by Josh's Range Rover.
We're told Josh tried to swerve around the taxi ... but ended up clipping the car and slamming into the House of Blues.
Cops responded to the scene. We're told they're currently looking into the situation.
Fortunately, Josh didn't appear hurt in the crash and nobody involved suffered any serious injuries.
As for the HOB, we're told management is making plans to repair the damage ASAP and no shows will be cancelled as a result of the incident.
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Open Top Vintage Bus Tour with Tower of London (AM)
- Transportation by Open Deck Vintage bus
- Professional guide
- Changing of the Guard
- Entry ticket to the Tower of London (this part of the tour is unescorted)
- Private cruise on the River Thames
Open Top Vintage Bus Tour with Live Professional Guide
What better way to enjoy the highlights of London than from on board a Classic 1950's Route-master Bus with a live professional guide?
Enjoy great views of the capital's iconic sights, both old and new, including Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament, Trafalgar Square, St. Paul's Cathedral, London Bridge, The Shard, Tower Bridge & the London Eye.
The Vintage Double Decker Bus Tour includes a photo stop at Westminster Abbey, burial place of Britain's monarchs and the host for coronations and many royal weddings since its construction in the eleventh century.
Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace is the official Royal residence of Her Majesty the Queen, and we make our way to the perfect spot to watch the world famous Changing of the Guard ceremony as the Queen's soldiers, dressed in their fabulous tunics and busbies march to military music.
Private guided cruise on the River Thames
Enjoy our new private and exclusive river trip that passes Shakespeare's Globe, Cleopatra's Needle, London Bridge and The Shard. Enjoy the magnificent view of the Houses of Parliament and Tower Bridge from the river before we arrive at Milbank/Westminster pier. (Private cruise exclusive to Premium Tours customers operates during summer months.)
Entry ticket to The Tower of London*
The tour includes entrance ticket to the Tower of London. Built in 1066 by William the Conqueror, our guide will regale you with fascinating insights into the history of this Royal Palace and fortress. Ample time will be given to view the Crown Jewels and the White Tower and to wander around this imposing fortress.
*Please note there is no transfer from the open top bus tour to the Tower of London. Customers will have to make their own way to the attraction. This part of the tour is unescorted.
Please note:
- Please note that this is an open top bus tour - please be prepared for the possibility of rain.
- The tour departs from Victoria Coach Station Gate 19 at 8.15am (boarding starts 8am). The tour concludes at the Tower of London
- On rare occasions the open top bus may be changed to a closed top bus
- When the guard change does not take place, we stop instead for photos of the Buckingham Palace
- Victoria Coach Station (Gate 19 - 20), 164 Buckingham Palace Road, Victoria, SW1W 9TP


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This tasty recipe provides two fruit servings.
Preparation Time: 15 mins
MELON: In a bowl, toss together honeydew and watermelon chunks. Halve both kiwano melons lengthwise. Scoop out interior of first kiwano melon and add to melon mixture. Scoop out interior of second kiwano melon and reserve for making sauce. Divide melon mixture evenly among the kiwano melon shells.
SAUCE: Place reserved kiwano melon pulp in food processor or blender with cantaloupe chunks, mint, orange peel, and sugar. Cover and process until smooth.
Pour sauce over fruit in shells; garnish with mint sprigs.


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In March 1925, the American Law Institute (ALI) started the Code of Criminal Procedure project. The resulting volume attempted to provide a framework for effective administration of criminal law while maintaining protection for the rights of the accused. The collection, circa 1925-1959, includes drafts, correspondence, minutes, and other materials related to the drafting of the code, which outlined procedures for carrying out criminal law and defined the rights of the accused in areas such as arrest, bail, and execution.