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PPI Coreteam Minutes 2010-01-18
1.1. Members of the PPI Coreteam
- Samir Allioui (CoreTX, Co-president)
- Will Tovey (Duke, CAO)
- Nicolas Sahlqvist (nicco, CFO)
- Steffen Ortmann (SteffenO, SMGO)
- Patrick Maechler (Valio, Co-President)
1.2. Others Present
- Andrew Norton (K`Tetch)
- Mattias Björnemalm (Mab)
- Ralph Hinterleitner
- Meeting opened at 20:06 (CET) by Valio.
- Secretary for this meeting is Duke.
- Quorum present with 5 Coreteam members.
- Meeting closed at 00:51 (CET), January 19, by Valio.
- Next meeting on Monday, January 25, 2010.
- The minutes of the previous meeting were discussed. All items on the "to do" list had been fulfilled;
- The conference was announced publicly in several locations.
- Discussions continued (through email) with PPAt and PPEs.
- Duke discussed various issues with the PPCh leadership on IRC (logs can be found here).
- It was decided that weekly agendas would be viewable publicly before meetings.
4.1 - Changing name to Pirate Parties International and address - Proposed by Nicco
- Nicco informed the Coreteam that he had discussed changing the name with the bank and it would require filling in two forms. Legally PPI can have more than one official name. It was noted that Rick Falckvinge informally founded "Pirate Parties International" during the Vienna conference. K`Tetch noted that "Party" sounds more like "Pirate Party Sweden/Germany/etc." with PPI being 'a pirate party' on an international jurisdiction rather than an association of pirate parties. Objections to PP International have been raised by PPEs. For now, further opinions will be sought and both "Parties" and "Party" will be used but this will need to be fixed by the time funding for the conference is sought and a CD/CI designed. It was noted that "Party" has lead to confusion among pirates as to the function of PPI (i.e. feeling that PPI is a political organisation). As PPI is an umbrella organisation rather than a political party, it was proposed that the name be changed to "Parties". Proposal Passed (Yes: 5 | No: 0 | Abstain: 0).
4.2 - PPI conference financing - Proposed by Nicco
- a) - The document from Mab clearly defines that only 50 visitors from only EU and EU applicant states can get funding.
- It was noted that any funding obtained from the EU would be for EU citizens only. Any funding obtained from EU citizens would be deducted from the subsidy. Theoretically, it would be possible to obtain funds from the EU for EU citizens who could afford their travel expenses and they could donate an equivalent amount to PPI for this purpose, but that could be dishonest. Such donations would have to be clearly marked as "donations" rather than "travel expenses" and must be voluntary. All costs subsidised by the EU must be declared at least two weeks before the conference and the money will be reimbursed immediately after the conference. Effectively, as long as the total money in for the conference (from both the EU and non-EU sources) is less than the total expense, the EU should not mind about the details. The 50 visitors limit is due to the general maximum size of rooms available.
- b) - There does not seem to be any limitations to non-sponsored groups (GHP-groups) other then they have to be invited by the MEP
- According to Mab, such groups are not funded and so there are no restrictions (on size or nationality), but this should be confirmed directly with the EU. A list should be established of those who wish to attend. Amelia (PPSe) has offered to formally invite some of those who require visas, however it was noted she has no MEP privileges yes, however Christian will probably be able to do so. Those delegates requiring visas should be noted as soon as possible.
- c) - Do we get funding in advance?
- The Payment Instructions for should be completed and returned at least two weeks before the visit and the "group leader" will be accompanied to the relevant bank at the end of the visit to transfer the funds (if the payment is made by cash). This may cause issues if the "visit" is on the weekend or ends late. The document provided gives contact details of the Swedish officials at the EU; they can be contacted and should, if needed, be able to redirect us to their English equivalent.
- d) - Donations other then the EU subsidies is deducted from the EU subsidies so shall we refuse donations in general or just specifically for the conference?
- Other donations would only be deducted from the EU subsidy if the total would be over the entire cost of the conference. The "conference" should be separated from the "visit" when donations are sought but it should not be an issue provided PPI does not (try to) profit from the EU subsidies.
- e) - Travel costs - calculated on the basis of the most direct return road journey between the place of residence of the majority of the group?
- This will need to be checked directly as it is assumed that most groups originate from approximately the same location. Combining a visit and a conference is not normal procedure. During discussions with the EU it should be emphasised first that it is a visit to the EU parliament and the conference is secondary. The visit will likely have to start on Friday morning and so delegates who wish to be funded by the EU will have to be present then and attend the tour etc.
- f) - Payment instruction that should be handed in two weeks before the conference, with bank transfer a signature from a bank representative is needed. Group leader and account holder needs to be the same.
- As treasurer, nicco should act as group leader.
- g) - We need to collect a list of participants with name and birthday data to be handed in at least two weeks before the conference.
- This is a requirement of EU funding and of being allowed to visit the EU buildings. As such, any anonymous delegates would not be able to obtain funding from the EU or attend the conference if it took place within EU buildings. The need for anonymity will therefore need to be balanced with other concerns, although any visitors will be registered with the EU as "guests of MEP Christian Engstroem" rather than participants of a political conference. It should be noted that any visitors registered for funding who do not attend the parliament visit will not receive the funding.
- a) - The document from Mab clearly defines that only 50 visitors from only EU and EU applicant states can get funding.
4.3 - PPI Location inside the EU building? - Proposed by Nicco
- It would seem that the only issue with groups of more than 50 is that they will be unlikely to fit in the various EU rooms. Mab agreed to look into how far in advance rooms will need to be booked.
4.4 - Control of the forum - Proposed by Duke
- It was noted that PPI should attempt to take control of the forum. K`Tetch noted that he was still an admin and so granted admin privileges to Valio. It was noted that Infinite Emma (PPSe) may have information about the forum. In particular, the forum software may need to be upgraded.
4.5 - Standard reply to new parties - Proposed by Duke
- It was noted that PPI should have a standard reply to requests for information/assistance from new parties and a guide on the website or wiki. PPI should also consider in what ways it can assist new parties (such as by offering hosting).
4.6 - Mediation process United States of America. - Proposed by Ralph Hinterleitner
- It was noted that USPP had not yet elected a new leader and would be doing so 26/01/10 and so any mediation would have to wait until that matter was settled. More information was sought from the Coreteam on the reasons for the failure of the first attempt at mediation and there were allegations of slander against some of those involved. CoreTX proposed that the Coreteam no longer communicate on the specific issue. Proposal Failed (Yes: 3 | No: 0 | Abstain: 2). It was proposed that Coreteam members to respond to all requests to shed light on the original mediation. Proposal Passed (Yes: 3 | No: 0 | Abstain: 1). The discussion led to the issues of how Coreteam members act when "in public". It was proposed that Corteam members ensure (to the best of their ability) that any future statements made by them when they could appear to be speaking on behalf of PPI or the Coreteam be factually accurate and civil. Proposal Passed (Yes: 4 |No: 0 |Abstain: 0). It was proposed that a statement be made within 2 weeks in the name of the Coreteam that any and all implications made by Coretx with respect to Max can neither be proven right or wrong and so are unsuitable. Proposal Passed (Yes: 3| No: 0| Abstain: 1).
4.7 - Carlos Ayala his questios , PPES - Proposed by Samir
- It was noted that a further official response would be required in the ongoing discussion with PPEs. In particular it was noted that no funds had been raised on the basis of the Uppsala Declaration as such offers were turned down due to the criticism of PPI(?).
4.8 - PP Brazil help offering. "rodrix" - Proposed by Samir
- [Postponed until 25/01/10]
4.9 - Economic partnership treaties, FTA's , MEP's, Socialnetworking etc. - Proposed by Samir
- [Postponed until 25/01/10]
4.10 - Reconstruction of Translation Team? - Proposed by Samir
- [Postponed until 25/01/10]
4.11 - request by Jens Seipenbusch concerning conf date - proposed by Valio
- [Postponed until 25/01/10]
- The meeting was closed at 00.52 (CET) with the remaining agenda items postponed to the next meeting due to the time.
- The Coreteam was grateful to Mab for attending.
6.1 - Conference to do:
- a) - Restrictions on GHP-groups should be confirmed with the EU. (nicco)
- b) - A list will be established of conference delegates noting those who will require visas and anonymity requirements.
- c) - Possible issues with visits occurring over the weekend will be investigated.
- d) - Clarification will be sought on how other funding would affect the EU subsidy.
- e) - Clarification on how travel expenses are calculated will be sought.
6.2 - PPI will stand for "Pirate Parties International".
6.3 - Infinite Emma will be contacted regarding PPI obtaining further control of the forum.
6.4 - A response will be sent to the request for information from Ghana.
6.5 - Work shall begin on an official "Information pack for new parties".
6.6 - Any information that could shed light on the original USPP mediation should be offered upon request.
6.7 - A statement noting that any inappropriate allegations made by Coreteam members concerning the USPP mediation are unsuitable will be published.


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In my last post I discussed Apthorp v. OneBeacon Ins. Group, LLC.
Another issue in that case was how much the insurer should be reimbursed once the painting was found. When the painting was stolen other items owned by the insured were also stolen. The insured gave the insurer an appraisal valuing the painting at $25,000. The insured provided an estimated value of $65,000 for other stolen items, and did not provide any estimated or appraised value for other items. The insurer paid the coverage limit of $32,500.
Judge Garsh rejected the insured's argument that the insurer paid half of the value of all the items, and therefore it paid $12,500 for the painting and should be reimbursed only that amount. She wrote that the insured "ignore[s] that the schedule of items sent to the adjuster had numerous items with no estimated values, making the insured's loss greater than $65,000 if her estimates were accepted. The aggregate loss may actually have been less or more than $65,000." She held that it would be speculative to assign a dollar value to each one of the items stolen, so that an accurate percentage of the insurer's payment attributable to the painting could not be fixed. She therefore deemed that the insurer paid $25,000 for the loss of the painting.
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Germany advanced to the final game after defeating Brazil in the semifinals on Tuesday. They will face the winner of Wednesday's second semifinal between the Netherlands and Argentina.
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Sounders FC hosts the Portland Timbers Sunday evening in front of a full-stadium crowd. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. PT. Tickets are still available at www.SoundersFC.com and 1-877-MLS-GOAL. The 5-match ticket package is also available now with expanded seating to include the upper bowl at CenturyLink Field.
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David Crosby and Graham Nash, who are legendary in the lives of almost any baby boomer, will play The Thomas Wolf Auditorium at the Asheville Civic Center this Sunday, 09/30/07.
Readers can find parking and directions off the Civic center website , and tickets at ticketmaster.com. Here is a more complete preview by way of the Take 5 section of the Asheville Citizen Times.
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It's hard to recognize a tennis player in civilian clothes, so it took me a moment to see Brian Baker as he ambled towards me. Tall at 6-foot-3, and built like his former rival Novak Djokovic, Baker looked like a student at nearby Belmont University, which in fact he is. He's also the men's assistant tennis coach at Belmont. I had called Brian to hear his impressions of Wimbledon and to see how his own tennis game was coming along. We had agreed to meet for an iced tea at Bongo Java, a coffee place favored by music-business types housed in a old two story structure across the street from Belmont. Once inside, we ordered our drinks and looked at the "Nun Bun," a pastry now preserved with shellac said to resemble Mother Teresa which created quite a stir back in October 1996, when it was featured in USA Today. Our talk turned to the men's draw at Wimbledon, and specifically to Monday's Round of 16 matchups.
A few years ago, Baker was the No. 2-ranked junior in the world. Orange Bowl champion, finalist at the Junior French Open, and a quarterfinalist at Wimbledon juniors, Brian spurned college offers to turn pro.
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We spoke for close to two hours, and I was struck by his focus and intensity. He averted his eyes only occasionally, usually when trying to recall the specifics of a match or the strengths and weaknesses of a player we were discussing. His insights into the men's game were fascinating, and I found myself marveling at his tactical acumen and knowledge of tennis at the highest levels.
If his body would cooperate, Baker has the head for the game. Although I've seen him play dozens of times, I asked Brian to describe his own game. "When I played Djokovic in '05, I thought I was playing a clone of myself, except that he was way faster. We both kept building points around our backhands; we each hit, like, 20 backhand down-the-line winners. I beat him then, but close. I guess I figure things out well on court, I know how to construct points. The game today is so fast but I got very good at noticing things. I anticipate well."
The talk turned to the men's Round of 16. Brian thought Lleyton Hewitt would outscrap Radek Stepanek, and that his experience as a former Wimbledon champion would be the mental difference. In the Tomas Berdych match against Andy Roddick, he liked his fellow American, but Baker predicted a close match, with a few tie breakers. "Andy is a bit tougher in the breakers, but Berdych can also just play lights out." He picked Murray over Wawrinka in straight sets, citing Murray's grass-court superiority. "Great draw for Murray," Brian said.
The most involved conversation was about the Ivo Karlovic-Fernando Verdasco match. Karlovic, whom Brian has played, is the toughest guy to play because he never gives you any rhythm. "His serve is almost impossible to return," he said. "I hate guessing on my return, because it's always been a strength of mine, but with Ivo you almost have to. Some people back way up to return, but then he aces you wide with an angle. What's tough is that the whole match comes down to two or three points. If you're serving and get down, 15-30, you realize you're a point away from losing the whole set because he's so hard to break." Brian thought the match would be extremely close, with Karlovic winning in four sets, all tie breakers.
We spent the last part of our conversation discussing Brian's future in tennis. If he continues to feel healthy, he wants to get back out on the tour and try again. "I'll start with doubles and just playing practice sets with the guys," he said. "If I can get my elbow 100 percent I think I have a few good years left in me."
I asked him if he ever felt cheated by all the injuries. "It happens sometimes," he said. "Yes, it's been really hard, but I've also been blessed with a lot of great things that I've accomplished and gotten to do."
He laughed and said, "Hey, I'm still standing."


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Ross, Leonard L. Age 68 of Monticello, MN passed away May 4th 2018. Preceded in death by father Frank Ross. Survived by mother Fern Day, sister Fran Gilgen; brothers, Don (Emma) Dick, Frank; wife Kim; daughters, Amy Sayler (David) Jenna; sons Chad (Robin), Shane (Mary); grandchildren, Vanessa (Brandon), Kayla (Dustin), Paige, Brooke; great granddaughter Harmony; as well as other family and friends.
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Is It Ever OK to Spank Your Kids? Kelly Clarkson Says Yes
"My parents spanked me. I did fine in life," the singer says.
Kelly Clarkson doesn't care what you think about her parenting style.
In a recent interview with Radio.com, the singer revealed that she disciplines her daughter, River, 3, and son, Remington, 21 months, by spanking them.
"I'm not above a spanking, which people aren't necessarily into. And I don't mean like hitting her hard, I just mean a spanking," she said. "My parents spanked me, I did fine in life and I feel fine about it. But I do that as well, too…I'm a well-rounded individual with a lot of character, so I think it's fine."
She adds that she gives a warning first, saying "I warn [River], I'm like, 'Hi, I'm gonna spank you on your bottom if you don't stop right now. Like, this is ridiculous.'"
That's one way. There's always been and always will be a debate about spanking — is it wrong or OK to do it when you are dealing with a complete meltdown from your child?
Interestingly enough, Kelly is from the south, and while various factors contribute to parents spanking children, geography matters — and it's often been reported that children in the south are spanked the most. Other contributing factors include family income, social status, race, and religion.
On the no-to-spanking side, some parenting experts say it's completely ineffective, and may even make things worse. You can injure a child, instill rage in them that comes out later, and lead them to believe that hitting people is totally acceptable behavior.
For those all for it, let's explore what acceptable "spanking" actually is, according to experts. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) describes it as "striking a child with an open hand on the buttocks or extremities with the intention of modifying behavior without causing physical injury." In other words, it's more about disciplining your kid with a little fear, but no actual pain.
There's an acceptable age to spank too, say parenting pros — never discipline infants this way, and stop disciplining this way as they enter school, around six or seven years old. It should be phased out completely after they graduate preschool.
According to Positive Parenting, there are other options for parents besides spanking.
Focus on yourself and calm down, count to ten and breathe. If you take alone time, you're less likely to spank your kid or snap. Be firm with your words, that could work on its own. Warn your kid they're in trouble and inform them of the consequences before you do anything. If you feel like slapping or spanking the little one, walk out of the room. Take a minute to yourself, it can change everything.
Psych Central says that spanking teaches that being the physically stronger person is right, and that older people have a "right" to hit younger people. It says that violence causes problems, Psych Central reports, and damages a kid's self-esteem, possibly long-term.
And in research done in 2016, it was determined that after studying 160,000 kids, researchers found that the more children are spanked, the more likely it is they will defy their parents. They were also found to be anti-social, aggressive, and exhibit behavioral problems and anger that lasted into adulthood.
"Spanking thus does the opposite of what parents usually want it to do," reports the study.
As for Kelly, the 35-year-old singer is now the center of a social media debate and parenting shamers after revealing her methods for disciplining.
"I'm from the south, y'all, so like, we get spankings," she explained.
Lyss Stern, CEO of Divamoms, best selling author of Motherhood Is A Bitch, and mom of three, does not personally believe in spanking. However, she says that everyone is entitled to a different parenting opinion and approach.
"What works for one mother might not work for another one. Moms need to stop judging one another! It's enough already! Kelly Clarkson can parent however she wants," she tells Personal Space.
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Jake is a sweater vest wearer. This is awesome, because I think he looks super hot in them. However, he's hard on his clothes and they do get in pretty rough shape, pretty quickly. I decided to give one of his vests - 100% cotton with a great big hole in a seam that wasn't worth fixing - a second life as a play dress for Rei, and I thought I'd share my pattern drafting and dress making tutorial. Just so you know, this isn't a recipe for a pretty party dress, it's a comfy, cosy, hard-wearing little number; made for a little girl who is almost as rough on clothes as her daddy is.
Get the how-to after the break!
You'll need: An old sweater vest or v-neck sweater (this one was a size small, and made an 18 month size dress with very little fabric to spare); paper for pattern drafting (I use manila paper but newsprint is awesome too); an existing dress in approximately the correct size; and all the usual sewing stuff.
Start by cutting the bottom ribbing off the sweater, right where it switches from the tight ribbing to the main body of the sweater. Cut the side seams of the sweater vest. If it's a sweater with sleeves, cut those off as well. Set all that aside and get ready to draft a pattern!
Fold your existing dress in half. Be as accurate in your folding as you can.
Line up the fold of the dress with the edge of your pattern drafting paper. Trace the outline of the dress, modifying the neckline to a v-neck shape. Pay particular attention to the Width and angle of the shoulder seam, as well as the where the waist is at both the side and the centre of the dress. Mark where the arm hole starts and ends as well. The length of the dress and the flare of the skirt is up to you - just remember that when you are drafting the bottom of the skirt, the line you draw should meet the edge of your paper at a right angle, and the outside length of the dress must be the same as the inside. To achieve this, measure the length of the dress from the waistline to the hem at the edge of the paper (this is the centre front). Flare out the dress as much as you like (keep in mind that you have only as much fabric as you have width in your sweater) and make the side seam from the waist to hem the same length as the centre front.
Cut out your front pattern piece, label it if you wish (a good idea if you will be keeping your pattern for future use), and then trace it to make your back pattern piece. The back neckline must be modified from the front to match the neckline of the sweater you are working with.
Note that the only difference between the front and back pieces is the neckline - V shaped in the front, and only slightly curved in the back.
Now it's time do draft a sleeve, if you want sleeves on your dress. I think the next time I make a dress like this I'll skip the sleeves and make a cute little jumper! To draft the sleeve cap, start by tracing the shape of the armhole from the front or back pattern piece. We won't use this line to shape the sleeve, rather it serves as a reference for the size of the sleeve cap. Keeping the length of that line in mind, sketch
of a sleeve pattern piece. The sleeve cap line should be about the same length as the armhole line you traced - after all, these two edges will be sewn together. Have a look at the photo to get a general idea of the shape of a sleeve piece. This is a play dress, so err on the side of roomy in the sleeve cap. The wider you make the bottom of the sleeve, the more flared the sleeve will be. The length of the sleeve will be determined by how long the line you draw from the bottom of the arm hole is (see the right side of the photo - the sleeves I did were about an inch longer than the sleeve cap. Once you are satisfied with the shape of the half-sleeve you have made, cut it out, leaving the centre line attached, and fold it over to create a symmetrical sleeve piece. Trace and cut.
Folding over the half sleeve to trace the shape of the entire pattern piece.
Pattern drafted! Go you!
Fold your sweater in half down the centre front as accurately as you can. Line up your front pattern piece with the straight edge along the fold. Line the neckline of the pattern up with the v-neck of the sweater. As you can see in the photo, the neckline of my pattern didn't quite match the sweater. I just kept that in mind when I cut out the back piece, making sure the shoulder seams were approximately the same length on both pieces. Cut out the front, then the back pieces, both on the fold, and keeping the neckline intact. Your sweater will likely try to fray, so handle your pieces as little as possible.
Cut out your sleeve from the excess fabric at the bottom of the back of the sweater.
A word about seam allowances:
If the dress you used to draft your pattern already fits your little one, you'll need to add 1/2 " seam allowance on the side seams, shoulder seams, and armhole seams. Leave an inch on the bottom edge of the sleeve for hemming. Leave 1/2" on the bottom edge if you will be using the bottom of the sweater as trim on the bottom of the dress, or 1" if you'll just hem the dress. The dress I used is way too big yet; I ignored seam allowances so this one would fit, except on the bottom of the sleeve and the bottom of the dress.
Sewing time! Start by sewing the shoulder seams with right sides together, being sure to line up the neck edging so it transfers smoothly over the seam.
A nice tidy shoulder seam - see how the neck edging lines up in the seam
Sew in the sleeves, lining up the centre of the sleeve cap with the shoulder seam, and working the ease in the sleeve cap evenly throughout the seam. If you haven't done this before - put the sleeve and body of the dress with right sides together. The curved sleeve cap will be closest to the armhole, and the straight bottom of the sleeve will be pointing towards the neck of the dress. Pin the centre of the cap at the shoulder seam, pin the ends of the seam, and then sew. It should look like the photo below when you turn it right side out.
After sewing in the sleeves, but before sewing the side seams and sleeve seams.
Once the sleeves are in, sew up the side seams and sleeve seams with right sides together. Turn the dress right side out. Pin the bottom trim to the bottom of the dress, again, with right sides together. You might need to use the entire ribbed hem of the sweater - I did. In that case, make sure you line up the side seams and distribute the ease evenly. Sew all the way around, starting at a side seam, and if there is excess trim left over, sew an extended side seam and cut off excess trim.
Pinning on the ribbed hem
After the hem is sewn on, press it downwards, pushing the seam allowance towards the top of the dress. Edge stitch in the seam line around the entire bottom, making sure to catch the seam allowance as it is pushed up to the top of the dress. This will help the hem lie flat (instead of flipping up).
Edge stitching the bottom hem. My bobbin ran out about a half inch into this seam, and I didn't notice until I'd gone all the way around.... Sigh.
Hem your sleeves. If you want ruffled sleeves like the ones I did, stretch your fabric as much as possible while you are hemming and your sewing machine will do all the work for you. Clip your threads, serge your seams if you have access to a serger (woe is me that I am not in possession of such a magical item), and try on! Rei still needs to grow quite a bit for this dress not to look like a potato sack, but she had a great time running around in it! It was also, apparently, comfy enough for a four hour nap. That's my kind of dress! I think it'll look super cute with a pair of tights and some bright coloured shoes. If you want to dress it up a little, add a wide sash at the waist in a contrasting colour (just sew it down at the side seams) with a bow at the back.
A very happy baby who does not like to stand still for pictures
If you make a dress like this, send me a link! I want to be inspired by your awesome work!


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Snowy Maternity Session | Utah Spring
You might think, "wow April is next week, Spring is here!" If you live in Utah like me, you're dreading the impending snowstorm. Welcome to Utah. So in honor of snowy springtime in Utah, here is a snowy maternity session! I love how sweet these two were with each other. Nothing beat a man who can make his woman laugh like this!
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Piero Umiliani
La Ragazza Dalla
Pelle Di Luna
Betrayal in Paradise
Recorded in 1965 already, but not released until 1972 on his own label Omicron Records, La Ragazza Dalla Pelle Di Luna is a 14-track LP by famous film musician and library archivist Piero Umiliani (1926–2001) that belongs to the former category of his works and consequentially underlines the eponymous romantic drama directed by Luigi Scattini. Time has all but forgotten this movie, but it is available on YouTube and quite the costly production no less. The plot is business as ususal, but eminently important for the tone of the soundtrack, so it shouldn't be elbowed away in this context: engineer Alberto and posh magazine photographer Helen (Zeudi Araya's film debut) see their marriage in crisis, with only one possible solution, and that is a vacation on the Seychelles where they almost immediately betray each other. Therefore, paradise and purgatory, yearning and ecstasy are closely tied to one another throughout the soundtrack which features choirs, guitars, strings and electronic devices. If you adore Piero Piccioni's soundtrack to Bora Bora (1967), chances are that you will like La Ragazza Dalla Pelle Di Luna as well. Here is a closer look at its ambivalent aureoles.
Shared lonesomeness, drenched in exoticism
This section may be the most consequential one to begin the covering of the material with, as it is about the weirdly touching lack of cenobitism and togetherness that unfolds within the few vocal-underlined songs. Featuring the Choro Di Sandro Alessandroni, these few instances show the cinematic craftsmanship of Piero Umiliani that is embroidered in the sound waves. This is not always the case when his quirkier or rather abstract library music gemstones are considered; Bon Voyage!!! (1975) and Musica Dell'Era Tecnologica (1972) come to mind in particular, but sound-based pop art and proto-Glitch are to be expected few and far between as well. But back to La Ragazza Dalla Pelle Di Luna: the opener Pelle Di Luna is a prime example of melancholy and cautious hopes to leave the crisis of one's life behind. In this here case, it is just a failed marriage, but it's one of the existential turnarounds the Occidental viewpoint can relate to in particular. While the choir is humming, the bongos are drenched with oceanic sunlight. The acoustic guitar offers glints of hope, whereas the small string ensemble serves as the biomorphic veil, especially so with the aid of the alkaliphilic three-note glissando that almost crosses the boundary to ethereality. Then there's Addio All'Isola Felice which further augments the dualism with the lead enchantress oscillating around gyring string washes, with Un'Isola Felice amplifying the loneliness by means of less instruments: just the quasi-whispering coquette over a warped steel guitar and an electric piano, with Umiliani's theme eminently recognizable.
Mysticism, clandestinity and synthetic strings
This is probably the element to cherish in Piero Umiliani's works if you're able to find it. Not that it would be difficult or next to impossible, no, but his library music is especially varied and an electropositive sunburst could immediately be followed by the spherification of an eldritch sacrifice; the superb Polinesia (1975) comes to mind. In La Ragazza Dalla Pelle Di Luna, mountainous fog-filled dioramas are admittedly de trop, but surrealism takes over nonetheless when there's a chance. The theme of Tanto Tempo Fa appears twice on the album and isn't the best example in this regard, but approaches the subject of enigmatic epithelia from a sun-kissed angular viewpoint: the first arrangement sees pianist Franco D'Andrea deliver his chords in front of a dreamily unreal cascade of solo string-based magnetotails and a snake charmer Hammond organ. The second arrangement meanwhile features a matutinal trumpet as played by Oscar Valdambrini becomes entangled with the galactosamines of an electric piano and a similarly electric bass chloroderivative. There's no glitters or spirals, the song is carefully jazzy, and yet do these pectiniform frequencies emanate both petrifying awe and a lacustrine flow at the same time. These two instances come closest to the veil of mysticism.
Proto-Vaporwave And Zoetropic Ecomorphs
The fun part of Piero Umiliani's music – to me at least – is the kaleidoscopic array of various textures, sounds and sequences, i.e. the very ingredients that usually prevent an album from being perceived as such and rather cause raised brows and the mumbled remark about the famous mixed bag. Once you know that you are listening to a composer who is also known for his vast archive of library music, you might as well enjoy the diffeomorphism, and this here album doesn't differ at all. La Ragazza Dalla Pelle Di Luna inherits a certain gravitas and staggering ponderousness despite being a film forgotten in time, but there are elements of joy and rich funkiness in here. In a weird turn of events, it might be these features that invoke surrealism and otherworldly experiences, not the lachrymose poignancy of the more contemplative arrangements. Such being the case, you can bask in Mahè, a swinging Jazz piece featuring the movie's main theme in a Brazilian setting, with electric sparks and sizzling maracas shaking the atoms of avolition. Ricardandoti then sees the same theme brought into the elevator; lift muzak par excellence and with molten lava Hammond organs, it is probably the gelid electric piano and the similar texture of the electric guitar that make this the glacial photodissociation of the album. These are again but two examples, although you encounter rhythmic riots and contrapuntal chords aplenty in this setting no less.
Paradise Lost, Business As Usual
Alas, that's always the case, right? You can't win, Exotica and escapism are always intertwined, but why the escape if your existence and belongings aren't blissfully in order? This is not a question that is answered by La Ragazza Dalla Pelle Di Luna, probably because it isn't addressed in the first place. However, the original soundtrack does contain the lament from start to finish. Basically one big remix album if you will, even its most wonderful moments and exogenous beauty cannot cover the crisis of being alive. This is perfectly alright though, as this is a film score after all. The recurrent theme doesn't go on any Exotica listener's nerves, I presume, but it surely plasticizes the good mood and lets us ponder. Make no mistake though: Piero Umiliani has created a tropical/insular gem, it's just that it is – probably controversially – more mature and reflective due to the given circumstances. And as luck has it, it has been reissued in a deluxe edition despite the film's forgettable stature: a whopping 26 tracks find their way onto the CD released in 1999 on the Easy Tempo label. The amount seems like overkill, but many rhythmic and electronic tracks from the film are now featured for the first time on the soundtrack too. Expect ever-more renditions and iterations of the theme, many of them delightful, others as polyvalent as can be.
Exotica Review 496: Piero Umiliani – La Ragazza Dalla Pelle Di Luna (1972). Originally published on Jun. 25, 2018 at AmbientExotica.com.


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Our Father is a Red Giant
A familiar conceit of abstract art is that a painting offers a vision of the cosmos – as if the artist had their own version of the Hubble telescope. Art and science converge in the urge to explore the limits of experience; the limits of what can be perceived by our senses and articulated in our language. Those explorations have obvious practical constraints but there are no boundaries for what can be achieved in the imagination. Every cosmic overview is really an interior journey, into the mind of the artist.
This same productive ambiguity may be found in Giles Alexander's precise, illusionistic paintings of the cosmos. His topic could not be larger, being the origins of human life. The theory referred to in the title of this exhibition is that our bodies have their origins in the dust generated when a star dies.
The light from a star comes from turning hydrogen into helium. According to Wikipedia, as a star exhausts its core supplies of hydrogen it switches to "thermonuclear fusion of hydrogen in a shell surrounding the core." This is when a Red Giant – the subject of the major picture in this exhibition – is formed. Such a star has a relatively low surface temperature but may have a diameter 20 to 100 times larger than our own Sun. The process of thermonuclear fusion generates elements such as carbon, oxygen and beryllium, in which are found the building blocks of life.
Little by little these elements made their way to earth, where the unknown chemistry took place that turned raw substances into sentient beings. We are still so far from understanding this crucial transformation it is no surprise that most people prefer to believe that life on this planet was created by one god or another.
The faces of those deities are shown floating in the infinite blackness of space in Alexander's paintings, from the lantern-jawed Mo'ai of Easter Island to the gods of the Egyptians, the Greeks and the Aztecs. The thin white lines that 'join the dots' in these works refer to our habit of seeking patterns in the stars – discerning the outlines of animals or mythical heroes.
Around the edges we see clusters of radio telescopes, the instruments used by astronomers to probe the mysteries of the universe. This suggests that while the means and belief systems are completely different, science and religion are engaged in the same quest. The questions posed echo the title of Gauguin's famous painting of 1897: Where Do we Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?
Whether it be a vista of the Tahitians and their idols or Alexander's fantasias of deep space, the artist is perfectly placed to act as a commentator on this search for meaning. There are artists who engage with science and those who see their work in spiritual terms, but Alexander is neither of the above, being sceptical of the relgious viewpoint but equally wary of claims of science. These works demonstrate that one can engage with a subject in the most intense fashion without ever becoming a believer.
John McDonald July 2013
Art critic Sydney Morning Herald & film critic for the Australian Financial Review


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Clients often dismiss their lawyers, but it is not every day that a former New York governor decides to drop the state attorney general as his defense counsel.
In this case, the former governor is George E. Pataki, and the dismissal followed his sharp disagreement over how to defend a lawsuit by six men who claimed that under a Pataki administration initiative, they were wrongfully confined to state mental hospitals after they had already served prison sentences for sexually violent crimes.
Since the lawsuit was filed in 2008, Mr. Pataki and other former state officials named as defendants have been represented by the attorney general's office.
But last month, on the eve of a trial scheduled to begin on Tuesday in Federal District Court in Manhattan, Mr. Pataki switched lawyers, hiring Abbe D. Lowell, one of the nation's leading white-collar defense lawyers, to represent him.
In a filing to the judge, Jed S. Rakoff, Mr. Lowell said that Mr. Pataki had sought his services after being shocked to learn recently that the attorney general's office was "not defending the case as he intended."
The defense Mr. Pataki wanted to put forth, Mr. Lowell said, was that when he had his staff develop the so-called sexually violent predator initiative in 2005, he relied on the advice of his counsel and other senior staff members that the policy would "withstand constitutional muster," as Mr. Pataki put it in a February 2010 deposition.
But in May 2010, a lawyer in the office of the attorney general at the time, Andrew M. Cuomo, told Judge Rakoff in court that the office was not raising an "advice of counsel defense," a transcript shows.
The lawyer said that in defending Mr. Pataki and the other former officials, "we're going to need to show that they acted reasonably, given the law as they understood it."
Mr. Lowell, who works with Mr. Pataki at the law firm Chadbourne & Parke, declined to comment on Monday, as did the office of the current attorney general, Eric T. Schneiderman, which is defending the other former state officials.
But the dispute over legal strategy spilled into the public record in an exchange of recent court filings before Judge Rakoff, who had earlier held that Mr. Pataki and the other officials did not have immunity from liability, ultimately ruled that the former governor had waived the defense he wanted to put forward.
"Governor Pataki seeks nothing more than for the truth to be told as to why he proposed the idea" behind the initiative, Mr. Lowell wrote to the judge. The Pataki administration, after failing to win legislative approval for such a plan, adopted its approach in September 2005 under the state mental hygiene laws. Under the plan, state psychiatrists would review the cases of inmates as they ended their sentences to determine whether they should be confined in psychiatric hospitals.
Of the roughly 800 prisoners who were evaluated under the initiative, the state has said, 127 were involuntarily admitted to psychiatric hospitals before the program was ended in late 2006 after the New York State Court of Appeals said that such inmates were entitled to the protections built into the state correction law, which included notice and a court-supervised process.
The men who sued in federal court have indisputably sordid backgrounds, the filings show. The lead plaintiff, Kenneth Bailey, 55, had a long history of sexual offenses, including prior convictions. He had also told parole and correction officials that he had "sexually abused in excess of 20 children, all under the age of 11 years old," one report shows. On Monday, Judge Rakoff rejected a request by the plaintiff's lawyers to keep details of the men's histories from the jury.
Last month, as the case was approaching trial, Mr. Lowell wrote to the judge and asked that despite the state's earlier waiver, Mr. Pataki be allowed to assert an "advice of counsel defense." He said Mr. Pataki had assumed that the state was mounting such a defense on his behalf and had not been told that a waiver had been made.
Mr. Lowell said that preventing Mr. Pataki from testifying that he had based his decision to move forward with the initiative upon the advice of counsel "would be untenable."
He added, "It would strip him of a fundamental defense to the claims, and make it virtually impossible for him to testify about why he did what he did."
Ameer Benno, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, responded in court papers that Mr. Pataki's claim that he was unaware that such a defense was not being asserted was "manifestly incredible," and even if it were true, he should have known it.
"Basic notions of fairness" should prevent him from changing the nature of his defense so close to trial, Mr. Benno said.
In an order dated June 28, Judge Rakoff found that Mr. Pataki had "unequivocally waived any advice-of-counsel defense and therefore may not present this defense at trial." The judge said in a brief opinion on Monday, that allowing Mr. Pataki to rescind his waiver at this late stage "would severely prejudice" the plaintiffs.


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As of October 2017, we at Health on Wheels have expanded our target demographics to Rohingya refugees. Rohingyas have been pushed out of their homeland by Burma and many have been forced to take refuge in Bangladesh, where Health on Wheels has set up two medical centers in the Kutupalong and Balukhali camps. In these remote places without electricity and 3G phone lines, our dedicated members have been using solar panels to charge the local WiFi router, laptop and handheld TABs to register patients and store their medical records. Each patient is followed up longitudinally for further treatment using their digital health-card containing a picture and a scannable unique bar-code. Our program also includes free medication and treatment to all Rohingya patients with cut injuries, bullet injuries, infectious disease, hypertension, diabetes, Ashtma, high-risk pregnancy, Malnutrition, and more.Health on Wheels will also setup special arrangements with the Government Health Complex and BRAC center for patients with suspected TB. Malnourished children and pregnant women are also brought to the nearby Feeding and Nutrition Center run by the World Food Program.
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Health on Wheels empowers underprivileged communities through improving health care! Through education and better health, we intend to break the cycle of poverty, uplifting living conditions for industrial workers and slum dwellers. By making small improvements in dietary practices, –by providing iron supplements and furnishing menstrual hygiene education - Health on Wheels is making sustainable improvements in the lives of garment workers.
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Health on Wheels is working to establish an atmosphere where workers feel comfortable and healthy, helping to build trust and good relationships between the employer and the employees. A healthy work force will ensure improved productivity and reduced employee turnover.


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Update: Sensex falls below 11,000 level on weak global markets1 min read . Updated: 08 Oct 2008, 11:14 AM IST
Update: Sensex falls below 11,000 level on weak global markets
Update: Sensex falls below 11,000 level on weak global markets
Mumbai: The benchmark Sensex on Wednesday breached the 11,000 level for the first time since August 2006, with losing little over 730 points in late morning trade following weak global markets on deepening financial crisis.
The BSE barometer was trading at 10,965.01 points at 10:45am, a loss of 730.23 points, or nearly 6%, over the previous close.
The wide-based National Stock Exchange's Nifty dipped by 213.90 points, or 5.5%, at 3,392.70 points in late morning trade.
Marketmen said melting global markets and depreciating Indian rupee, which fell to nearly six-year low of 48.28 in early trade on Wednesday, dampened the trading sentiments here.
Sustained capital outflows by foreign funds weighed on the stock markets, they said, adding that steps by financial sector regulators SEBI and RBI failed to bolster investors' sentiments.
Asian stock markets dipped nearly 5% in early trade, with Tokyo's Nikkei index dropping below the key 10,000 points level for the first time in more than four years.
The US Dow Jones Industries lost more than 500 points to 9,447.11, its lowest close in five years.
The BSE benchmark Sensex plunged by over 680 points in early trade.
The NSE index Nifty had tumbled by 200.80 points to 3,405.80 with all the heavy-weight stocks trading in the negative zone.
Marketmen said apart from sharp losses in the global stock markets, depreciating Indian rupee against the US dollar too dampened the trading sentiments here. Indian rupee fell by 37 paise to Rs48.28 against the dollar in early trade on the Forex market today.
Stocks which dragged the BSE barometer down are Larsen and Toubro, BHEL, Tata Steel, Reliance Industries, Reliance Infra, Rcom, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, State Bank of India, Bharti Airtel, Infosys Technologies, Satyam Computers, Tata Consultancy, Wipro, Grasim Industries, ACC and HDFC Ltd.