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Nearing the end of the Lord's life; the chief priests and Judas; the Passover
In Luke 22 commence the details of the end of our Lord's life. The chief priests, fearing the people, seek how they may kill Him. Judas, under the influence of Satan, offers himself as an instrument, that they might take Him in the absence of the multitude. The day of Passover comes, and the Lord pursues that which belonged to His work of love in these immediate circumstances. I will notice the points that appertain to the character of this Gospel, the change that took place in immediate and direct connection with the Lord's death. Thus He desired to eat this last Passover with His disciples, because He would eat thereof no more until it was fulfilled in the kingdom of God, that is, by His death. He drinks wine no more until the kingdom of God shall come. He does not say, until He shall drink it new in the kingdom of His Father, but only that He will not drink it till the kingdom shall come: just as the times of the Gentiles are in view as a present thing, so here Christianity, the kingdom as it is now, not the millennium. Observe also what a touching expression of love we have here: His heart needed this last testimony of affection before leaving them.
The foundation of the new covenant
The new covenant is founded on the blood here drunk in figure. The old was done away. Blood was required to establish the new. At the same time the covenant itself was not established; but everything was done on God's part. The blood was not shed to give force to a covenant of judgment like the first; it was shed for those who received Jesus, while waiting for the time when the covenant itself should be established with Israel in grace.
The disciples' ignorance and innocence
The disciples, believing the words of Christ, do not themselves know, and they ask one another, which of them it could be that should betray Him, a striking expression of faith in all he uttered — for none, save Judas, had a bad conscience — and marked their innocence. And at the same time, thinking of the kingdom in a carnal way, they dispute for the first place in it; and this, in the presence of the cross, at the table where the Lord was giving them the last pledges of His love. Truth of heart there was, but what a heart to have truth in! As for Himself, He had taken the lowest place, and that — as the most excellent for love — was His alone. They had to follow Him as closely as they could. His grace recognises their having done so, as if He were their debtor for their care during His time of sorrow on earth. He remembered it. In the day of His kingdom they should have twelve thrones, as heads of Israel, among whom they had followed Him.
Sifted by Satan, prayed for by the Saviour
But now it was a question of passing through death; and, having followed Him thus far, what an opportunity for the enemy to sift them since they could no longer follow Him as men living on the earth! All that belonged to a living Messiah was completely overthrown, and death was there. Who could pass through it? Satan would profit by this, and desired to have them that he might sift them. Jesus does not seek to spare His disciples this sifting. It was not possible, for He must pass through death, and their hope was in Him. They cannot escape it: the flesh must be put to the test of death. But He prays for them, that the faith of the one, whom He especially names, may not fail. Simon, ardent in the flesh, was exposed more than all to the danger into which a false confidence in the flesh might lead him, but in which it could not sustain him. Being however the object of this grace on the Lord's part, his fall would be the means of his strength Knowing what the flesh was, and also the perfection of grace; he would be able to strengthen his brethren. Peter asserts that he could do anything — the very things he should entirely fail in. The Lord briefly warns him of what he would really do.
The forewarning of change in the absence of the Lord; the enemy's power
Jesus then takes occasion to forewarn them that all was about to change. During His presence here below, the true Messiah, Emmanuel, He had sheltered them from all difficulties; when He sent them throughout Israel, they had lacked nothing. But now (for the kingdom was not yet coming in power) they would be, like Himself, exposed to contempt and violence. Humanly speaking, they would have to take care of themselves. Peter, ever forward, taking the words of Christ literally, was permitted to lay bare his thoughts by exhibiting two swords. The Lord stops him by a word that showed him it was of no use to go farther. They were not capable of it at that time. As to Himself, He pursues with perfect tranquillity His daily habits.
Pressed in spirit by that which was coming, He exhorts His disciples to pray, that they enter not into temptation; that is to say, that when the time came that they should be put to the test, walking with God, it should be for them obedience to God, and not a means of departure from Him. There are such moments, if God permits them to come, in which everything is put to the proof by the enemy's power.
At Gethsemane, the perfect dependant man
The Lord's dependence as man is then displayed in the most
striking manner. The whole scene of Gethsemane and the cross, in
Luke, is the perfect dependent man. He prays: He submits to His
Father's will. An angel strengthens Him: this was their service to
the Son of man.* Afterwards, in deep conflict, He prays more
earnestly: dependent man, He is perfect in His dependence. The
deepness of the conflict deepens His intercourse with His
Father. The disciples were overwhelmed by the shadow only of that
which caused Jesus to pray. They take refuge in the forgetfulness
of sleep. The Lord, with the patience of grace, repeats His
warning, and the multitude arrive. Peter, confident when warned,
sleeping at the approach of temptation when the Lord was praying,
strikes when Jesus allows Himself to be led as a sheep to the
slaughter, and then alas! denies when Jesus confesses the
truth. But, submissive as the Lord was to His Father's will, He
plainly shows that His power had not departed from Him. He heals
the wound that Peter inflicted on the high priest's servant, and
then permits Himself to be led away, with the remark that it was
their hour and the power of darkness. Sad and terrible association!
The iniquitous trial; Peter's defection; the Son of man is the Son of God
In all this scene we behold the complete dependence of the man,
the power of death felt as a trial in all its force; but, apart
from that which was going on in His soul and before His Father, in
which we see the reality of these two things, there was the most
perfect tranquillity, the most gentle calmness towards men* — grace that never belies itself. Thus, when Peter denied Him as He
had foretold, He looks upon him at the fitting moment. All the
parade of His iniquitous trial does not distract His thoughts, and
Peter is broken down by that look. When questioned, He has little
to say. His hour was come Subject to His Father's will, He accepted
the cup from His hand. His judges did but accomplish that will,
and bring Him the cup. He makes no answer to the question whether
He is the Christ. It was no longer the time to do so. They would
not believe it — would not answer Him if He had put questions to
them that would have brought out the truth; neither would they have
let Him go. But He bears the plainest testimony to the place which,
from that hour, the Son of man took. This we have repeatedly seen
in reading this Gospel. He would sit on the right hand of the power
of God. We see also it is the place He takes at present.** They
immediately draw the right conclusion — "Thou art, then, the Son
of God?" He bears testimony to this truth, and all is ended; that
is to say, He waives the question, whether He was the Messiah — that was gone by for Israel — He was going to suffer; He is the
Son of man, but thenceforth only as entering into glory; and He is
the Son of God. It was all over with Israel as to their
responsibility; the heavenly glory of the Son of man, the personal
glory of the Son of God was about to shine forth; and Jesus (Luke
23) is led away to the Gentiles, that all may be accomplished.
The guilt of the Gentiles: flagrant injustice
The Gentiles, however, are not presented in this Gospel as being
voluntarily guilty. We see, no doubt, an indifference which is
flagrant injustice in a case like this, and an insolence which
nothing could excuse; but Pilate does what he can to deliver
Christ, and Herod, disappointed, sends Him back unjudged. The will
is altogether on the side of the Jews. That is the characteristic
of this part of the history in Luke's Gospel. Pilate would rather
not have burdened himself with this useless crime, and he despised
the Jews; but they were resolved on the crucifixion of Jesus, and
require Barabbas to be released — a seditious man and a murderer
(see v. 20-25).*
The King of the Jews on the cross for the everlasting salvation of souls
Jesus, therefore, as He was led to Calvary, announced to the women, who with natural feeling lamented for Him, that it was all over with Jerusalem, that they had to bewail their own fate and not His; for days were coming upon Jerusalem which would make them call those happy who had never been mothers — days in which they would in vain seek refuge from terror and judgment. For if in Him, the true green tree, these things were done, what would become of the dry tree of Judaism without God? Nevertheless, at the moment of His crucifixion, the Lord intercedes for the unhappy people: they knew not what they did — intercession, to which Peter's discourse to the Jews (Acts 3) is the remarkable answer by the Holy Ghost come down from heaven. The rulers among the Jews, completely blinded, as well as the people, taunt Him with being unable to save Himself from the cross — not knowing that it was impossible if He was a Saviour, and that all was taken from them, and that God was establishing another order of things, founded on atonement, in the power of eternal life by the resurrection. Dreadful blindness, of which the poor soldiers were but imitators, according to the malignity of human nature! But the judgment of Israel was in their mouth, and (on God's part) upon the cross. It was the King of the Jews who hung there — abased indeed, for a thief hung by His side could rail on Him — but in the place to which love had brought Him for the everlasting and present salvation of souls. This was manifested at the very moment. The insults that reproached Him for not saving Himself from the cross, had His answer in the fate of the converted thief, who rejoined Him the same day in Paradise.
A gross sinner converted by grace on the gibbet
This history is a striking demonstration of the change to which this Gospel leads us. The King of the Jews, by their own confession, is not delivered — He is crucified. What an end to the hopes of this people! But at the same time a gross sinner, converted by grace on the very gibbet, goes straight to Paradise. A soul is eternally saved. It is not the kingdom, but a soul — out of the body — in happiness with Christ. And remark here how the presentation of Christ brings out the wickedness of the human heart. No thief would mock at or reproach another thief on the gibbet. But the moment it is Christ who is there, this takes place.
Marks of conversiona and remarkable faith
But I would say a few words on the condition of the other thief, and on the reply of Christ. We see every mark of conversion, and of the most remarkable faith. The fear of God, the beginning of wisdom, is there; conscience upright and vigorous. It is not "and justly" to his fellow, but "we indeed justly"; knowledge of the perfect sinless righteousness of Christ as man; the acknowledgment of Him as the Lord, when His own disciples had forsaken and denied Him, and when there was no sign of His glory or of the dignity of His Person. He was accounted by man as one like himself. His kingdom was but a subject of scorn to all. But the poor thief is taught of God; and all is plain. He is as sure that Christ will have the kingdom as if He was reigning in glory. All his desire is that Christ should remember him then; and what confidence in Christ is here shown through the knowledge of Him in spite of his acknowledged guilt! It shows how Christ filled his heart, and how his confiding in grace by its brightness shut out human shame, for who would like to be remembered in the shame of a gibbet! Divine teaching is singularly manifested here. Do not we know by divine teaching that Christ was sinless, and to be assured of His kingdom there was a faith above all circumstances? He alone is a comfort to Jesus upon the cross, and makes Him think (in answering his faith) of the Paradise that awaited Him when He should have finished the work that His Father had given Him to do. Observe the state of sanctification this poor man was in by faith. In all the agonies of the cross, and while believing Jesus to be the Lord, he seeks no relief at His hands, but asks that He will remember him in His kingdom. He is filled with one thought — to have his portion with Jesus. He believes that the Lord will return; he believes in the kingdom, while the King is rejected and crucified, and when, as to man, there was no longer any hope. But the reply of Jesus goes farther in the revelation of that proper to this Gospel, and adds that which brings in, not the kingdom, but everlasting life, the happiness of the soul. The thief had asked Jesus to remember him when He returned in His kingdom. The Lord replies that he should not wait for that day of manifested glory which would be visible to the world, but that this very day he should be with Him in Paradise. Precious testimony, and perfect grace! Jesus crucified was more than King — He was Saviour. The poor malefactor was a testimony to it, and the joy and consolation of the Lord's heart — the first-fruits of the love which had placed them side by side, where, if the poor thief bore the fruit of his sins from man, the Lord of glory at his side was bearing the fruit of them from God, treated as Himself a malefactor in the same condemnation. Through a work unknown to man save by faith the sins of His companion were for ever put away, they no longer existed, their remembrance was only that of the grace which had taken them away, and which had for ever cleansed his soul from them, making him that moment as fit to enter Paradise as Christ Himself his companion there!
Death, the last act of the Lord's life; God reveals Himself
The Lord then, having fulfilled all things, and still full of strength, commends His spirit to His Father. He commits it to Him, the last act of that which composed His whole life — the perfect energy of the Holy Ghost acting in a perfect confidence in His Father, and dependence upon Him. He commits His spirit to His Father, and expires. For it was death that He had before Him — but death in absolute faith which trusted in His Father — death with God by faith; and not the death that separated from God. Meantime nature veiled itself — acknowledged the departure from this world of Him who had created it. All is darkness. But on the other hand God reveals Himself — the veil of the temple is rent in twain from the top to the bottom. God had hidden Himself in thick darkness — the way into the holiest had not yet been manifested. But now there is no longer a veil; that which has put sin away through perfect love now shines forth, while the holiness of God's presence is joy to the heart, and not torment. What brings us into the presence of perfect holiness without a veil, put away the sin which forbade us to be there. Our communion is with Him through Christ, holy and unblameable before Him in love.
The centurion's confession
The poor centurion, struck with all that had taken place, confesses — such is the power of the cross upon the conscience — that this Jesus whom he has crucified was certainly the righteous man. I say conscience, because I do not pretend to say that it went any farther than that in the case of the centurion. We see the same effect on the spectators: they went away smiting their breasts. They perceived that something solemn had happened — that they had fatally compromised themselves with God.
The burial of the Lord; everything prepared
But the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, had prepared everything for the burial of His Son, who had glorified Him by giving Himself up to death. He is with the rich in His death. Joseph, a just man, who had not consented to the sin of his people, lays the Lord's body in a tomb that had never yet been used. It was the preparation before the sabbath; but the sabbath was near. At the time of His death the women — faithful (though ignorant) to their affection for Him while living — see where the body is laid, and go to prepare all that was needed for its embalming. Luke only speaks in general terms of these women: we shall therefore enter on the details elsewhere, following our Gospel as it presents itself.
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D. H. Williams of the Daily Newscaster links to a YouTube video showing large numbers of federal troops in Mexico City deployed to stop protests against the government in Mexico City.
"George a citizen journalist from California has been told by Mexican nationals that federal troops have been used to stop protests of the government during the influenza or 'The Panic' as it is called by locals," writes Williams. "Filming from 'Panic Central' George captures footage of a company strength unit of Mexican Federales deploying for an operation among the civilian population."
Here is the video:
The troops do not appear to be armed with rifles or heavy military weaponry indicating this is an operational drill. Such an operation could be used to train the public to the presence of federal troops on the ground and an opportunity for the troops themselves to be tested and evaluated.
In Mexico, at least, the virus psyop (psychological operation) has taken on a military dimension as the government prepares the people to accept the presence of soldiers on the street. It is also using the bogus virus crisis to make sure they don't protest. Of course, the Mexican people are more or less acclimated to heavily armed troops and federales on the streets after months of brutal warfare between the government and the Wall Street drug cartels that has resulted in the murder of thousands of innocent Mexicans.
It is only a matter of time before this psyop migrates to the United States and other countries. Mexico is merely the beta test.
It remains to be seen if Americans will sheepishly accept the military closing down the First Amendment and the right of assembly. If they are sufficiently brainwashed they probably will not gather in public, afraid of catching a virus now demonstrated to be no more prevalent than the common cold.
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- Food StampsFood StampsQ: I currently receive Food Stamps. Does my eligibility change?
A: No. Eligibility criteria for Food Stamps remains unchanged.
Q: I currently receive Food Stamps. How much extra do I get?
A: Effective April 2009, the allotment will be increased by 13.6%.
For example: If there are 3 people in your household and your current benefit is $250 each month. In April, you will begin to receive $284 each month.
($250x13.6%=$34.00. So, $250+ $34=$284.00).
Q: Do I have to reapply or call someone to get the increased amount?
A: No. The increase is automatically added for all current food stamp recipients based on eligibility status.
Q: Are all households eligible for this increase?
A: Yes. Every household receiving food stamps is eligible for this increase.
Q: Will there be any back benefits issued to Food Stamp households?
A: No. The increase is effective April 2009 forward.
Q: Is there also an increase in the income guidelines for receiving food stamps?
A: No. The income guidelines will not change until October 1, 2009.
Q: Will the food stamp allotments change on October 1, 2009?
A: No. At this time, there is no increase in the allotment for October 2009.
For more information on this program, please visit: http://www.recovery.nj.gov/recovery/programs/food_stamps.html
- Medicaid/FMAPMedicaid/FMAPQ: How much addition federal funds will New Jersey receive as a result of the Increased FMAP in accordance with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)?
A: New Jersey will be determined by actual expenditures as well as any changes to New Jersey's unemployment rate. Preliminary estimates are approximately $2.2 billion over the 27 months.
Q: Will Medicaid provider rates be increased with this additional funding?
A: No. The additional funding during this period is designed to provide financial support for the anticipated increase to the existing caseload and to assist states in minimizing any reductions in services.
Q: I am a Medicaid recipient. Will there be more providers added to the program with this stimulus funding?
A: No. The number of Medicaid providers available is not determined by this additional funding.
Q: Will this additional funding be used to expand eligibility of Medicaid to higher income populations?
A: No. The additional funding during this period is designed to minimize any reductions during the recession. There is a requirement that states must not have more restrictive eligibility standards, methodologies, or procedures than those in effect as of July 1, 2008. In order to continue receiving the Increased FMAP, New Jersey will continue to cover only individuals currently eligible for Medicaid.
For more information on Medicaid in New Jersey, please visit: http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dmahs/dhsmed.html.
- Child Care AssistanceChild Care AssistanceQ: How will the child care funds help children and families in New Jersey?
A: The child care funds allocated to New Jersey will be used to meet the existing program needs for child care services. The states are awaiting federal guidance on permissible spending options.
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With the Canine Flu Epidemic in the City of Chicago and surrounding areas, the Animal Welfare League is taking all necessary precautions and is Closing the Shelter for all Dog Adoptions.
Cats, birds and other small mammals will still be available for adoption.
Though we have no confirmed cases in our kennels, this proactive stance is in the best interest
of our animals and the community.
We will remain open for Stray and Owner Relinquishes.
All incoming will receive DHPP, Bordetella and Flu Vaccinations.
We look forward to re-opening as early as possible.
Please see our website/Facebook for updates.
This has placed a great financial burden on our shelter. Please help us to help them get well and stay well. Financial Donations at this time will be used to purchase much needed medical supplies, vaccines, canned dog/cat food and chicken baby food. To make a donation online, please click here
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A mother was shot and killed in South Los Angeles when she and her family were returning from celebrating her husband's birthday early Saturday, family members said.
Tynisa Guyton, 37 -- identified by her husband, Anthony Guyton -- was killed when two men jumped out of a dark-colored car in front of their home in the 1400 block of East 104th Street just after midnight and began to shoot at them, Lt. Steve Jauch said.
Anthony Guyton said he was able to make it into their home to protect his three children, ages 16, 10 and 8, but his wife was shot near the front door. She later died from her injuries.
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"By the time I turned around my wife was laying behind the door," he said. "I guess she got hit trying to close the door."
Anthony Guyton was not injured in the shooting. The couple celebrated their 10-year anniversary in May, he said.
"My wife is a beautiful person, I just lost my best friend," Anthony Guyton said.
The fatal shooting occurred just hours before the family was celebrating his 38th birthday. The family was also going to celebrate the eight birthday of their youngest son.
"The kids, they lost their mother. I have no explanation for them," Guyton said.
Authorities did not say whether they believe the shooting is gang-related.
Information regarding the gunmen were not immediately known, but their dark-colored sedan was last seen driving eastbound on 104th Street, Jauch said.
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Jim and I got married last Saturday in the Syracuse, NY area. Here are a few pictures from the rehearsal dinner, which took place at the Wellington House in Fayetteville.
Here are a couple of pics from the ceremony, which took place at Immaculate Conception Church in Fayetteville:
And some pictures from the reception, which took place at the Lafayette Hills Golf & Country Club in Jamesville, NY.
The wedding was so much fun (at least I had a blast)! I can't wait to see the professional pics!


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The Islamic prayers are fixed at the same "time" period each day -- before dawn, noon, afternoon, sunset, and evening. Because of the rotation of the earth, the revolution of the earth around the sun, the tilt of the earth, the various latitudes of the earth's locations, daylight savings time, etc. -- the "times" (according to the clock) for these prayers do change from day to day and depend on location.
Islamic prayer times were traditionally set according to the movement of the sun, not of the clock, and this is how they continue to be observed.
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Members of the Lake of the Woods Gun Club shall be held at 7 pm on October 2nd, 2013 at the main Clubhouse on Gun Club Road, Minaki Highway #596 for the transaction of business and affairs.
Nominations will be accepted by the Secretary for the following positions: a minimum of 10 Directors, a Secretary and a Treasurer.
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LIKELY — The engineering firm that designed the tailings dam and storage facility at Imperial Metals Corp.'s Mount Polley mine said Friday that it warned the company and provincial officials that the structure was "getting large" and care needed to be taken to avoid problems.
In a statement released Friday, a representative from consulting engineers Knight Piesold's Vancouver office said the firm ceased its involvement with the Mount Polley tailings facility in February 2011, and that changes made to its design and engineering since then mean "it can no longer be considered a Knight Piesold Ltd. design."
Piesold completed its duties as engineer of record at the end of 2010.
In preparing to hand over those responsibilities, the company sent the cautionary advice to Imperial Metals CEO Brian Kynoch and the B.C. Chief Inspector of Mines, Piesold's senior project manager Greg Smyth said in the statement.
"The embankments and the overall tailings impoundment are getting large and it is extremely important that they be monitored, constructed and operated properly to prevent problems in the future," Knight Piesold managing director Ken Brouwer wrote in the letter.
Knight Piesold then opted out of bidding to remain in place as the engineer responsible for the structure's design, Brouwer noted in the letter. Those duties were handed to AMEC Earth and Environmental in March of 2011.
The tailings dam burst on Monday, spewing millions of tonnes of water and tailings into local waterways and Quesnel Lake, but senior Imperial Metals officials said Friday that it was built as it was designed by engineers.
The company is also facing accusations from a former tailings dam foreman at the mine that they did not put enough rock on the outside of the dam to shore it up.
Likely resident Gerald MacBurney worked at Mount Polley for seven years, the last two he says as a foreman directing work on the tailings dam.
He says AMEC instructed the company to bring in five million tonnes of rock to shore up the outside of the dam in order to handle the increased amount of water in the tailings pond.
He said the company never carried through, perhaps only bringing in one million tonnes of rock.
That's because they didn't want to take their large equipment — big haul trucks that can carry as much as 120 to 200 tonnes — away from delivering ore to the mill, according to MacBurney.
He said he was always fighting with the production side of the company to get trucks to lay down the rocks. Eventually they hired a firm with 40-tonne trucks to deliver rocks — trucks that were too small to get the job done, he said.
MacBurney said he raised the issue with bosses numerous times, at one point warning one of them that if the rock wasn't brought in, the dam would break.
His concerns increased after what he calls a breach in May 2014. He says he saw water spilling over the top of the dam, (while Imperial Metals says there was no breach). He quit the next month. "(The company) dropped the ball. I just can't stress enough how much it made you want to throw up," said MacBurney, who quit his job after he won a significant amount of money playing online slots.
Imperial Metals president Brian Kynoch told community residents at a meeting Thursday night the company followed engineering advice.
"If the people engineering our dam told us to build a bigger dam, we would have built a bigger dam," he said. Kynoch said there was enough rock placed on the outside of the dam. "The dam continuously grows — it gets bigger. For each level we are at, we have to have so much. So, yeah, we need to put more because we fully expected to go higher. But at any given time, we have the right amount for that elevation," he said.
Steve Robertson, Imperial's vice-president of corporate affairs, said that when consulting engineering firm AMEC "puts a design out in front of us, that's what we've built."
AMEC was hired to provide advice on raising the height of the dam necessary to contain the growing amount of tailings and water. On Friday, Knight Piesold's Smyth said in the statement that the company's original work — conducted between 1995 and 1997 — passed an independent third-party review. He added that the tailings facility "operated safely and as it was designed" during Knight Piesold's involvement, and the structure passed a third-party dam safety review, conducted by AMEC, in 2006.
Smyth said the firm is no longer familiar with the design, its operation or water-management practices and could not comment on the incident.
However, Smyth said "the original engineering done by Knight Piesold accommodated a significantly lower water volume that the tailings storage facility reportedly held at the time of the breach."
All AMEC spokeswoman Lauren Gallagher would say about the situation Friday is that the firm, "along with several other firms, assisted Imperial Metals with dam designs and annual reports."
She added that AMEC is aware of the investigation that is underway, but "until all the facts are understood, (any statements) would be speculative."
Likely resident Larry Chambers, who was dismissed from the mine, said he also raised safety and environmental concerns to the company.
Environment Minister Mary Polak said Friday afternoon that her ministry didn't have any of these complaints on record and that she was "very, very concerned about what we're hearing anecdotally from people in the community, those that have been employees, former employees, First Nations — we're asking them please to come forward to talk to our inspectors."
She added that six inspectors from the Conservation Officer Service are now in and around Likely eliciting complaints. Each officer is "like a police officer"that is independent of the ministry and has the ability to recommend charges to provincial Crown counsel, Polak said.
United Steelworkers local 1-425 president Paul French confirmed there had been complaints from workers about the integrity of the tailings dam, but said when they talked to management, they got answers that satisfied them at the time that things were being done right.
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Russia Falls, the Soviet Union Rises: Imperial Beauty, Turmoil and Tragedy
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This program emphasizes the Russian Empire's extraordinary political, historical, literary, artistic and musical developments of the 19th and early 20th centuries. We will explore literary masterpieces by Dostoevsky, Tolstoy and Chekhov; examine paintings by Repin, Nesterov and Vereshchagin; and listen to the compositions of Musorgsky, Rimsky-Korsakov and Tchaikovsky. We will also examine the rise of the Russian Empire's radical intelligentsia, thinkers who rebelled against autocratic tsarist policies and the institution of serfdom and whose activities led to the world-changing revolutions of the early 20th century.
Readings from social and revolutionary activists, such as Marx, Lenin and Trotsky, will allow us to better understand how these thinkers managed to transform the economically and socially "backward" Russian Empire into the planet's most experimental and, at times, most feared political power. Our diverse readings from Russian and Soviet imperial literature and history will help us gain an appreciation for the cultural, social and political nuances of these expansive, beguiling and enigmatic lands.
Faculty will provide lectures to guide our study. Students will read and discuss in seminar a diverse selection of historical and literary texts; view and discuss relevant documentaries and films; and write three major essays based on seminar readings. A special all-program workshop in pysanky (wax-resist egg decorating) will offer a hands-on Slavic folk art experience.
New language students will be accepted in the Beginning Russian Language segment within the program if they have one college quarter of Russian or the equivalent.
A special history workshop segment is available to students within or from outside the program for 4 credits. It will investigate the origins, development and dissolution of nine separate wars in which the former Russian Empire, the former Soviet Union and contemporary Russia have been involved. The workshop, entitled "Russian, Soviet, and Post-Soviet Wars," will start with the Napoleonic invasion of the Russian Empire and progress chronologically to a new war each week.
Fields of Study
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Location and Schedule
Campus location
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|December 16th, 2013
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WASHINGTON— The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) announced the launch of a major Spanish-language media initiative in support of marriage and the family.
The radio public service announcement (PSA) campaign, titled "Matrimonios que inspiran" (Marriages That Inspire), is composed of nine unique 30-second radio spots, targeted to different age demographics.
The campaign directly speaks to the many challenges faced today by couples in sustaining healthy marriages and family life. It is designed to more-effectively address the specific pastoralneeds of the Spanish-speaking community in the U.S.
"Most Latinos believe in the institution of marriage" said Alejandro Aguilera-Titus, director for Hispanic Affairs at the Secretariat of Cultural Diversity in the Church and coordinator the activity. "Our main communications' objective with the campaign is to revalidate the significance of marriage as the foundation for a stronger, more stable family."
According to U.S. Census Bureau data, in 2010 less than half of U.S. households, 49.7 percent, were headed by a married couple versus 78 percent in 1950. By comparison, 2010 Census data reveals that 66 percent of Hispanic households were made up of a married couple.
"We believe the PSA campaign is an effective method to motivate and inspire Hispanic listeners on this topic," Aguilera said.
The PSA campaign was developed by OpenMedia (openmedia.tv)of Miami, Florida, and was financed through a grant from the Catholic Communication Campaign. The radio spots will roll out in three individual "media waves" throughout 2011, with the first announcements expected to begin airing in late April.
The radio campaign has its complement in a dedicated Spanish-language website, www.portumatrimonio.org, which launched in 2010. The successful website has had over a 100,000 visitors in just one year, and averages 1,500 visits daily. It also has 1,200 fans on Facebook. The site has received very positive reviews and feedback from Spanish-language users around the country and around the world.
"We hope the radio spots also will motivate listeners to visit portumatrimonio.org, where they'll find valuable, insightful and practical information for anyone seeking to strengthen their marital and family unions", Aguilera said.
Media interested in airing the spots should contact Alejandro Aguilera-Titus at email@example.com or 202-541-3155.
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Elisabeth Moss admits it: even though the role of "Mad Men's" Peggy Olson has turned into a juicy one during her journey to break the glass ceilings of the '60s, she would've been thrilled to simply have played Don Draper's secretary for five seasons.
Moss calls Season Five the most fun she's had yet walking in Peggy's often sensible shoes, and while she remains mostly mum on what lies ahead, she takes a loving look back on her characters slow march toward liberation in the buttoned down world of Madison Avenue in the 1960s, as we gear up for the third episode (last week's was technically two episodes) of "Mad Men" Sunday.
Peggy has gone through the most changes, probably, than any of the characters on the show. Did you know going into the show that she'd have such an incredible journey?
Absolutely not – I really didn't! I was suspicious that Matt Weiner might've thought so, but no, I really didn't. I can't believe the arc that I've had and the opportunities that I've had and how she's been allowed to grow. I would've been fine being Don's secretary for five years – I really would have! It would've been a great job and a great character to play, but the fact that she's gotten to do what she's done is something that I never could've anticipated.
What do you love about playing Peggy now?
I think the number one thing is probably the writing. I know we always say that, but when you get these lines and these scenes it's a gift to an actor. It makes your job so much easier and so much more enjoyable if you don't have to make something sound good. It already does sound great. I think that's the number one thing, and I more personally about Peggy, I think she's become a really kind of funny person. I think she's developed a really good sense of humor about life and that's been really fun lately to play.
What are some of the challenges that she's going to be facing this season?
I can tell you that I think she's really more and more – and you've seen it over the past couple of seasons – becoming the person that she's going to be in her life. She's growing up, getting older. I think that she's becoming a more…you've seen it so I'm not really blowing anything. She's becoming a more confident person. I'm kind of really proud of the person that she's becoming and I think that I don't know if I expected to that happen, but I've had more fun probably playing her this season than in the other seasons.
Is each season a history lesson for you in a way? Do you learn about the era as you prepare?
Yes, I do because I'm a little bit of a nut. I'm not as educated about the time period as Matt is or other people are. So for me, a lot of what I know about that time period is from the show.
It's such a tumultuous era and a lot of the characters on the show sort of stand at a distance from the historic cultural shift, except for Peggy who's kind of on the frontlines of it. Can you talk about that?
One of the things that I've been really lucky with is just that circumstantially playing a girl who goes from 20 to 26, from 1960 to 1965 that we ended in last year, she's going to go through a lot. She's going to change a lot. I feel so lucky that I get to tell what I think is such an interesting story which is women in the workplace at that time period. I think it's interesting for women. It's interesting for men. I feel like being able to tell that story in a realistic and true way, she's not a bra-burner. She's not out smoking pot at all the parties with Andy Warhol. She's just a regular person, a regular girl, but yet I think she's a true feminist.
Do you feel that in some ways Peggy is the second lead of the show, that she's defining what we're seeing as much as Don Draper?
I mean, I can't really say that, but like I said I never anticipated that she would end being such a big storyteller on the show. I think that given Don and Peggy have so many similarities it's become a really interesting way to tell his story, through her eyes because she really is the younger, sort of newer, less jaded version of him in a lot of ways. So the work is so evenly divided in the show and we all feel it. Everyone knows it. People get great things and then they don't have anything for a while and everybody has done it, everyone has been through it, a season that you're not in that much and then one you're in a lot. So we feel like the work is really evenly divided. I think we all really feel like it's Jon [Hamm] and then everyone else.
Talk about the Peggy/Don dynamic – they've come so far since we met them in the first episode.
I know! For me, it's obviously my favorite thing to play, my favorite part of playing Peggy, my relationship with Don. But I think it's so based on mutual respect. I think that if he didn't respect her he wouldn't give her the time of day. I love that they've never slept with each other. There's never been a romantic attachment. It's never gone there.
And yet she knows him better than anyone.
Exactly, and loves him probably more than anyone. I just think that they have this mutual understanding of each other. She learned in Season Two or Three that he's a very flawed person and he's not perfect. She loves him anyway. I think that relationship is so special and interesting. On a lot of shows I think that they probably would've slept together around Season Two, but we don't do that, and I think it's more interesting the way that we do it.
And being directed by Jon, how was that experience?
It was dreamy. It really was. The cool thing about that was he's there all the time. For four or five seasons he's there the most of any of us, so he knows you as an actor so well because he's seen you scene after scene, take after take. He knows when you're doing well. He knows when you're losing it. He knows when a director is doing a good job or a bad job with you. He watches it take after take. So it's like having that person then be able to direct you. He knows exactly what to say and exactly what to do. My favorite story of him directing is that we were doing a scene, doing a few takes and I think he could tell that I was sort of starting to fall behind and he came out and he just said to me, 'You're doing a great job,' and walked away. I just took a deep breath, went back in, did one more take and he took it and moved on. He just knew that that's what I needed to do. That's what I'm talking about.
What have you fallen in love from that era from working on the show?
Probably, honestly, the furniture. I really do love post-modern furniture, the low couches and the chairs.
Have you stolen anything?
U.S. & World
No comment. [Laughs]
Talk to me when the show ends…
Exactly! Believe me, we've all got our eyes on something. There's going to be some pillaging.


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Prunus subhirtella Autumnalis Rosea - Pink Winter Flowering Cherry tree 8/10cm grith
Prunus subhirtella Autumnalis Rosea is a great tree to add winter interest to any garden. A small, rounded tree with spreading branches and slightly pendulous tips. This Pink Winter flowering Cherry produces small, semi-double, pale pink tinged flowers, emerging from dark pink buds, intermittently from November through to March. The green leaves emerge in late spring before turning to yellow and orange in the autumn. It won the Award of Merit in 1960 and the Award of garden Merit in 2002 and remains a favourite for planting in parks. These are ideal trees for smaller gardens as the crown is quite loose so not cutting out all the light.
Grows in all well drained, moist soils in full sun or partial shade, avoid waterlogged areas.
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Prunus subhirtella Autumnalis Rosea - Pink Winter Flowering Cherry tree
Plant Information
- Size: 8/10cm girth. Girth in CM equates roughly to height in feet. For example: 10/12cm girth = 10/12ft in height.
- Botanical name/s: Prunus subhirtella Autumnalis Rosea
- Common name/s: Pink Winter Flowering Cherry
- Flower / Foliage: Small pink flowers are produced sporadically from November through to March. Small green leaves with a loose and open feel.
- Plant type: Deciduous
- Flowering period: November to March
- Mature height: 5-8m
- Mature spread: Up to 5m
- Growth Rate: Fast, slowing with age
- Recommended usage: Ideal in any size garden, park or woodland as a specimen to add winter interest.
- Nursery grown: Yes
After Care / Plant Maintenance
- Once planted, Prunus subhirtella Autumnalis Rosea will need watering throughout the first growing season, but make sure not to over / under water.
- Check tree tie / stake isn't rubbing and / or too tight or too loose on the trunk.
- Check for and remove any dead, decaying, diseased or crossing branch.
- Remove any weeds from around the base of the Pink Winter Flowering Cherry (including grass).
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Anthony's Week 15 NFL Pointspread Picks
Last week: 9-7. Season totals: 94-107-7, Pct. .469. Best Bets: 23-17-2, Pct. .571.
Home team in capital letters; point spreads (opening line) in parentheses after underdog team; selections with point spreads in bold.
KANSAS CITY 28, L.A. Chargers 16 (+3) - A field goal seems like a significant underlay here - especially with the Chiefs having beaten the Chargers nine times in a row (7-2 against the spread) by a combined 247-138, including the first meeting this year by 10 at the StubHub Center in the season opener. At first glance, no Kareem Hunt and no Melvin Gordon would appear to cancel each other out; but the Chargers, who are 2-5 straight up in cold weather since 2015, might find it hard to move the ball in a game that is forecast to have a kickoff-time temperature of 35 with a relative outdoor temperature of 25 - that's wind chill, for those of you in Rio Linda, West Palm Beach and Staten Island. A victory gives the Chiefs both the AFC West title and a first-round bye; if also New England loses on Sunday, Kansas City clinches home field throughout the playoffs in the AFC, while the Chargers, for their part, can clinch a playoff spot (at least the fifth seed in fact) with a win, and even if they lose, any of five different back-door scenarios would get them in.
Houston 17, N.Y. JETS 13 (+7) - Saturday games in December, a staple in the NFL in the '70s and '80s, make their return here. Had this game been last week, the Texans would have had just about the most massive momentum advantage possible, as they had won nine in a row while the Jets had lost six straight. But both of these streaks ended Sunday, and Houston is 9-15 straight up since 2005 as a visitor in cold weather, and the forecast 42-degree kick-off time temperature and 35-degree wind chill, plus the 80% chance of rain, cannot possibly help a team that plays their home games in a domed stadium whose retractable roof is nearly always closed. Take the points despite the fact that the Texans have clinching threats for both the AFC South title and a playoff spot, both of which involve them winning and getting some help.
DENVER 30, Cleveland 16 (+3 1/2) - The loss - or should I say choke? - in Silicon Valley pretty much took the Broncos out of the playoff conversation, but Cleveland 2.0 has never beaten Denver (0-7 straight up, 2-5 against the spread, outscored 205-108) and is 4-16 straight up in franchise history in the Mountain and Pacific time zones, and the Browns hold little appeal on the road with their 26 losses in their last 27 road games, and 8-18-1 against the spread.
N.Y. GIANTS 31, Tennessee 24 (+2) - In five games since their Week 9 bye, the Giants have scored 157 points (31.4 per game) after having scored 150 (18.8 per game) in their first eight, and the Titans have had their problems on rugs - 5-15 both ways since 2013 - and Tennessee is also 4-8 straight up and 3-9 against the line since 2012 as a visitor in cold weather, and 42 degrees with a wind chill of 37 is on the agenda for Club Med at kickoff time.
BUFFALO 20, Detroit 14 (P) - Detroit has not won in Buffalo since 1991 and is 10-42 straight up and 18-32-2 against the line since 1994 as a visitor in cold weather (the forecast for kickoff time calls for a temperature of 38 with a wind chill of 33). Josh Allen is improving from week to week, and the Bills defense leads the NFL in both total yards allowed and passing yards allowed.
ATLANTA 27, Arizona 13 (+9) - The value is terrible, I know - but the Cardinals haven't won in Atlanta since 1993, taking an 0-for-8 collar (2-6 against the spread) by a combined 216-96. The Falcons have a lot of frustrations that they will vent this week.
JACKSONVILLE 10, Washington 0 (+6 1/2) - Mark Sanchez is easy to make fun of right now, but his resume includes two Final Four appearances, one as a 5 seed, the other as a 6 seed. By contrast, Josh Johnson is a 32-year-old maiden (0-5 as a starter) but will start for Elizabeth Warren's Team here. Meanwhile, Cody Kessler has scored 15 points in two starts as a Jaguar, and he's 1-9 as a starter. It is really something to say that in this day and age of offense, offense, and more offense, that the under is a lock when the total is 36 - but it is a lock in this game.
CINCINNATI 17, Oakland 10 (+3 1/2) - If you missed Oakland's wedding last week, you may want to miss this week's funeral - and it is almost always a funeral for the Raiders on artificial turf - 2-29 straight up, 11-20 against the spread since 2003! - and in cold weather - 1-13 outright and 4-9-1 pointwise since 2012. Graduation day for Jeff Driskel.
Dallas 34 (+2 1/2), INDIANAPOLIS 17 - I know who it was against, but Amari Cooper still had 10 catches for 217 yards and three touchdowns last week - and Dallas has whipped the Colts three in a row by a combined 101-56, and the mismatch of a Cowboys secondary that ranks sixth in the league in yards allowed per completion vs. an Indianapolis receiving corps that is 29th in yards gained per completion is, in a word, grotesque - and Dallas clinches the NFC East with a win. Best bet.
BALTIMORE 31, Tampa Bay 10 (+8) - Not thrilled with laying this number on a quarterback who has 629 net yards passing and 475 yards rushing, but the Bucs have allowed an almost inconceivable 239 points in six road games this year (39.8 points per game), and Tampa Bay has lost three straight to the Ravens by a combined 92-27 and is 18-46 straight up and 26-38 in franchise history as a visitor in cold weather.
CHICAGO 20, Green Bay 16 (+6 1/2) - Aaron Rodgers is 17-4 straight up lifetime against the Bears and actually has a better spread record against them on the road (8-2) than at Lambeau (7-4). The Bears clinch the NFC North, but those who bet on them clinch a broken leg if they don't pay their bookmakers.
MINNESOTA 23, Miami 20 (+7) - For the Dolphins, this is pretty much a redux of three weeks ago, when they lost by three as a 10-point underdog at Indianapolis (Miami is 8-18 against the line since 2013 as a visitor on the carpet but 15-12 versus the points since 1998 inside NFL domes), and the home team in this series is 7-1 straight up and 5-2-1 against the spread in the last eight meetings. But the Vikings are in too much chaos right now (they just fired their offensive coordinator, John DeFillippo) to be trusted laying a touchdown to a team they trail by a half-game in the standings so take the points.
Seattle 24, SAN FRANCISCO 13 (+6 1/2) - With a win, which would be their 11th straight over the 49ers, the Seahawks clinch a wild card (also the fifth seed if the Vikings lose) - and what could possibly have changed since their 43-16 blowout of San Francisco at home just two weeks ago?
New England 34, PITTSBURGH 21 (+1) - Who thought that Mike Tomlin would be on the hot seat before this season started? Yet that's where squarely finds himself now - and that seat will be even hotter after the Steelers lose the AFC North lead with their sixth straight loss (and non-cover) to the Patriots (who have outscored Pittsburgh 173-109 during their five-game winning streak over Pittsburgh; last year's win even came the week after New England lost at Miami).
L.A. RAMS 52, Philadelphia 10 (+9 1/2) - It is temptingly romantic to predict that Nick Foles, returning to the scene of the crime, where Carson Wentz suffered his season-ending knee injury in Week 14 of last season, whereupon Foles took over and led the Eagles to their first-ever Super Bowl championship, will repeat that magic again this year - but Jared Goff's mother told him that if he behaved there would be days like this. Ditto for the moms of Todd Gurley, Brandin Cooks, and Robert Woods (all of whom already have more than a thousand yards rushing or receiving, as applicable) - which is why the anonymous resident fantasy genius at NFL Network, who presumably gets paid for his work, has Goff and Cooks on his "Start Em" list and Josh Adams and Alshon Jeffrey on his "Sit Em" list. This figures to be a carbon copy (I'm showing my age, I know!) of Philadelphia's 48-7 loss at New Orleans in Week 11, give or take a few points in either direction.
New Orleans 31, CAROLINA 20 (+6 1/2) - The Saints, who can clinch a first-round bye with a win or a Chicago loss, beat the Panthers three times last year (the third time in an NFC wild card game) by a combined 96-60, and since 2015 New Orleans is 12-7 against the spread on grass and 15-6 against the spread outdoors.
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Hungarians have played a prominent role in the creation of Hollywood, the main vehicle of American myths. Names such as Korda, Cukor, Curtiz, Toth and Molnar readily come to mind—and then of course Zsa Zsa Gabor and Tony Curtis, and let's not forget Bela Lugosi in his infamous role of Dracula, the Transylvanian prince. The story goes that there was the following sign above the door of a Hollywood studio: "It's not enough to be Hungarian to make films. One must also have talent."
Famous director, Frank Capra is said to have turned this phrase around: "It's not enough to have talent to make films. One must also be Hungarian."
The latest talent to cast his eyes on the Hollywood landscape is a brilliant composer from Budapest, IMRE CZOMBA. In his illustrious career he has been a member of a top rock and roll band, has twice scored the theme for Hungary's National Day Fireworks extravaganza, has written the music for box office breaking musical theater productions and is currently scoring the music for a high budgeted feature film entitled, "Argo2."
We caught up with Mr. Czomba recently in Budapest to discuss his career and his dreams of following in the footsteps of other famous Hungarians and chart the next chapter of his career in Hollywood.
SPLASH: Hi, Imre. Nice to see you.
IMRE CZOMBA: Nice to see you, too.
SPLASH: Tell us about your early life. Did you always want to be a musician?
IMRE CZOMBA: Not always. My interest in music started as hobby. It was something my family never encouraged. My dad was an engineer and everyone thought that I would continue in his footsteps. As a kid I attended a lot of math competitions, and later ended up in the University of Technology's Faculty of Engineering. However, as the years went on, I became increasingly attracted to music. I began studying piano with top teachers and eventually started playing piano in night clubs. That led to a job in a professional orchestra.
SPLASH: How did you end up in a rock and roll band?
IMRE CZOMBA: In 1995, a close friend of mine got me an audition with a top Hungarian act called Zoran. He is a very famous pop star and before I knew it I landed that job and suddenly playing in front of tens of thousands of people, in a band with legendary musicians whom I had only seen on television. It was a dream come true.
SPLASH: What other bands have you worked with?
IMRE CZOMBA: The prestige of playing with Zoran got me gigs with other renowned Hungarian artists like Gabor Presser, Akos and the chart topping Nox Band. I was very fortunate to perform with these famous Hungarian stars, touring Europe and playing Mega Concerts that attracted a massive audience. We got to open for international acts like Elton John, Sting, Rod Stewart and Pink.
SPLASH: On your website you mention that film scores also had a great influence on your music. Are there any composers whose work you consider to particularly inspiring?
IMRE CZOMBA: I have a lot of favorites. When I was last in Los Angeles, I was lucky enough to observe Hollywood's composing techniques. It was an honor to get input from some excellent musical craftsmen who were kind enough to give their opinions on my work. There is no greater pride for a composer than hearing Academy Award winners complimenting his music. I had the chance for example to meet one of my all time favorites, David Foster, who is considered to be one of the all stars of the genre.
SPLASH: You wrote the official songs for the 2006 Swimming Championships and the 2013 Budapest Judo European Championships. How is music composed for an athletic event different from let's say a pop song?
IMRE CZOMBA: An official song like this has to be very special. It might also be important for it to reflect local musical specialties, and traditions, as it reflects upon the host country.
SPLASH: In 2008 and 2009 you scored music for the fireworks performances on Hungary's National Day celebrations. How much freedom did you get as a composer on an assignment like this?
IMRE CZOMBA: There was a very precisely written story for the fireworks, much like a theater script. There was a central computer on which the whole event was programmed to the dynamics of my music. The computer basically acted as the conductor for the music I wrote. The fireworks display had over 3 million televison viewers and hearing my music coordinated to this spectacular fireworks display was an unforgettable moment in my life.
SPLASH: You have composed a lot of theatrical pieces. Which ones have been your favorites?
IMRE CZOMBA. "The Gypsies of Nagyida" is my favourite theatrical piece. This was another career high as this show allowed me to work with a very unique and exciting musical genre not to mention a historical orchestral piece with brilliant gypsy musicians. Due to the show's great success, "The Gypsies of Nagyida" played every day for a month in Madrid's Apollo Theatre. My other favorite musical was "The Birth of a Nation." It was staged in the world famous Hero's Square in Budapest and was a really large scale production. The show feature 250 dancers and 15 very famous actors. I was again lucky enough to be hired to write the original music for it.
SPLASH: You are currently scoring the film. "Argo2" (unrelated to the Ben Affleck film of 2012). Are you starting to favor film as your next medium of choice?
IMRE CZOMBA: Most definitely, and that is why I am interested in working in Hollwyood. It is the heart of the film industry. It's where I feel this crazy road I have been on is leading me. It's also a chance to continue professional relationships that I have started there and learn from some of the best film composers in the world.
SPLASH: Do you think being Hungarian will help?
IMRE CZOMBA: Not the way it might have back in the 1940s, but you never know.
SPLASH: Well we wish you much luck, Imre. You seem unstoppable and with so much success already behind you, Hollywood seems like the logical place in your master plan.
IMRE CZOMBA: I can't disagree.
SPLASH: Thanks for talking to us.
IMRE CZOMBA: Thank you.
Check out Mr. Czomba's music HERE.
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The conspiracy was so wide and out in the open that Jerry Mitchell spent the first quarter-century of his life completely oblivious to it.
The systematic coverups for the white men who terrorized and killed blacks and white civil rights workers in the 1960s had, in that era, proved an impenetrable wall for law enforcement, as jury after jury sat silent and failed to convict.
But after Mr. Mitchell, then a young-gun reporter at the Jackson Clarion-Ledger, unearthed secret documents in 1989 that confirmed that the state of Mississippi spied on its own people – some who ended up killed – the unassuming, but subtly irascible reporter says he "started going down rabbit holes" contained in reams of leaked state and Federal Bureau of Investigation documents.
The result is a 20-year campaign of cold-case reckoning that has directly or indirectly led to 23 convictions for civil rights-era crimes and, in part, the opening of as many as 100 more cases by the FBI – a dossier of sleuthing that has forced a whole region to come to terms with its most painful legacy. At the same time, Mitchell's journey has become increasingly personal, one man coming to terms with his own ignorance and ancestral complicity, as he hunts down aging white men living in kudzu-draped redoubts.
"These cases were the height of injustice," says Mitchell during an interview in his double-wide cubicle in the Clarion-Ledger's newsroom. "They weren't just getting away with murder, but everyone knew it."
Born in Texarkana, Texas, Mitchell was 5 years old when Klansmen in Philadelphia, Miss., kidnapped and killed three civil rights workers in 1964. A few years ago, Mitchell found himself eating whole fried catfish with the planner of that event, Edgar Ray "Preacher" Killen, an interview that became part of a series of stories – all of the same theme – that Mitchell has been steadily writing since he watched "Mississippi Burning," a movie about the murders, at its Jackson première in 1988. Mr. Killen was convicted of the crime in 2005 and will spend the rest of his life in prison. "He thought he was invincible," says Mitchell.
In the process, Mitchell, admired nationwide for his beat reporting skills, has received grudging respect – as well as hate mail – for his stories, workmanlike prose pegged to startling facts and quotes. He goes right to potential sources, often the accused men themselves, getting interviews that FBI agents failed to get, and piecing together alibis and testimony that later help lead to convictions. Being a Southerner himself has proved a boon, the reporter admits. Killen and his kin chased Northern reporters off his property after Killen's 2005 arrest.
"He's basically one step ahead of prosecutors and investigators," says retired FBI agent Jim Ingram, who worked civil rights cases in Mississippi in the 1960s. "He has a knack for ingratiating himself and getting people to trust him. Plus, he won't take no for an answer."
When Mitchell interviewed Bobby Cherry, who was finally implicated in the 1963 bombing of a Birmingham, Ala., church that killed four African-American girls, Mr. Cherry gave an alibi that he was watching wrestling the night of the bombing. The FBI had never followed up on that detail. Mitchell found out there was no wrestling match on TV that night, a nugget of information that became the linchpin of Cherry's conviction.
Mitchell has 40,000 pages of FBI documents – he won't say how he got them – converted to searchable PDF files on his computer. He pores through them daily like a latter-day Bob Woodward.
Last week came Mitchell's latest blockbuster: FBI documents that seem to bolster a long-held suspicion of a Ku Klux Klan conspiracy to kill Martin Luther King Jr., including a $50,000 "bounty" put on Martin Luther King's head that may have motivated his killer, James Earl Ray. "Nobody wanted King dead more than the White Knights, which referred to the civil rights leader in their literature as 'Martin Lucifer Coon,' " read Mitchell's story in last Friday's edition of the Clarion-Ledger.
"I'm acting more like a detective," Mitchell says. "I tend to be attracted to cases that are still prosecutable."
Law-enforcement officials say Mitchell's work has been indispensable, not only in digging up information, but also in forcing legal action on ice-cold cases. "It's one thing to ask a busy agent to take time to go into the field to investigate a 40-year-old murder. It's another thing to have Jerry serve it up to you on a silver platter," says former US Attorney Brad Pigott, who followed Mitchell's scoops about Klansman Ernest Avants, who was eventually convicted in 2003 for the 1966 murder of a black sharecropper.
Mitchell is considered by some in the South to be a white traitor. But people seldom quibble with his veracity. "The facts speak for themselves, but some people just can't bear the truth because it affects them so much," says Mr. Ingram.
But in many ways, the effect of Mitchell's work has been cathartic, says James Smith, a history professor at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg.
"People today realize that Mississippi, if we're not fair to everybody, then we're dead in the water as a community," says Mr. Smith. "Our future and quality of life depend on learning to pull together, so part of that is resolving issues of the past."
Mitchell says he does his reporting partly to resolve his own historical ignorance. He didn't know until much later that a race riot had taken place at his high school in Texarkana while he was in elementary school. In 1990, he found out that he's related by marriage to Confederate Maj. Gen. Sterling Price.
Perhaps most eye-opening was the legacy of his own newspaper, the Clarion-Ledger, which like so many Democratic newspapers in the South fanned the flames of Jim Crow. Worse, the Clarion-Ledger helped steer the nefarious Sovereignty Commission that spied on activist blacks and civil rights workers, including Michael Schwerner, one of the three killed in Philadelphia.
Mitchell says it's not advocacy, but rather a sense of justice imbued in him by his mother, that drives his work. On his computer is taped Jeremiah 32:27: "I am the Lord, the God of all mankind. Is anything too hard for me?" His screen-saver is the "missing" poster for the three civil rights workers in Philadelphia.
Personally, Mitchell says, the story has become more complex in later years. It's not just a general white man's guilt. He remembers when the Texarkana schools became integrated and an African-American student named Suzie Watson got a heap of verbal abuse from the boys in the class. Mitchell says he didn't join in, but neither did he try to stop it.
A few weeks ago, the grown-up Suzie called Mitchell. He was elated, but also worried. She knew about his work.
"I am so proud of you," she told him. He says her voice warmed him more than any local or national prize, of which he's won many.


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The Teisco May Queen was a late 1960s design possibly borrowed from the Vox Mando Guitar of the same period, or maybe even the Eko Auriga (which had a much cooler reverse headstock design). After all these years, it is very difficult to say with any authority which came first. Anyway, there have recently been a couple of the Teisco May Queen reissues offered for sale on eBay (see here and here). These re-issues were intended for the Japanese market only and few are seen outside of Japan. The quality and playability is said to be much higher than that of the originals, although curiously whilst these two examples (see photos above and below) are supposedly both from 1999, they each have different pickups, vibrato, control knobs and even different Teisco logos on the headstock.
By way of furher comparison, here is an original Apollo-branded May Queen which was allegedly the deluxe version compared with those branded with the Teisco name.
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