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An artist's rendering of the main street in the proposed Prudhommes development in Lincoln.
This week, members of Niagara Region's Planning and Economic Development Committee, Chaired by Councillor Selina Volpatti, got a look at what the proposed development on the old Prudhommes land will look like on Wednesday and it was met with overwhelming support.
Presented by John Ariens of project consultants, IBI Group, the planned development is to be diverse and walkable with a mixed use waterfront. Councillor after councillor praised all those involved in the project. Niagara Falls Councillor Bart Maves said; "To have this many groups of people arrive at a generally agreed upon plan in this day and age in Ontario is almost a miracle."
Fort Erie Councillor Sandy Annunziata agreed with Maves on how impressive it is to see so many groups working together on this project. "The media has a habit of pitting different sectors against each other. For some reason development has become a four letter word in Niagara. It's not pro-development or pro-environment, it's pro-commonsense," he said.
The design incorporates best practices in community building including socially, economically and environmentally. It will be a mixed use development that will incorporate low and high rise residential, commercial space and a streetscape that will be designed to promote walking and cycling which will include a trail network.
Staff reported that the Ministry of Transportation is satisfied with the existing QEW interchange and noted that if improvements need to be made they can be done using the existing infrastructure.
Regional Councillor from Pelham and a Niagara Escarpment Commissioner, Brian Baty, said the project "has the potential to be quite a gem."
It's anticipated there will be 1,700 units. The design includes a waterfront park and civic square. The waterfront promenade will be home to condos modest in height – four to six stories.
Ariens said there will be "a huge amount of public open space" and that it will be a complete community, a sustainable environment first community with good urban design. He went on to say that the next steps include a draft plan and zoning early next year, followed by detailed engineering designs. "The earliest we can reasonably expect construction is next fall," he stated.
St. Catharines Councillor Brian Heit said of the proposed development; "We talk about attracting people to Niagara and by what I saw today, that's what's going to attract people to Niagara."
Heit's St. Catharines colleague Bruce Timms said he was; "especially impressed by the progress that has been made in reclaiming the waterfront for the public in this project."
Not surprisingly the secondary plan passed unanimously.
When contacted after the meeting, Regional Chair Alan Caslin said; ""The adoption of the Prudhommes Secondary Plan is a prime example where the Niagara Region, a local area municipality and local residents have come together to work cooperatively in building our Niagara community. Together, we have created a vision for Prudhommes that will include mixed use developments, public access to waterfront and natural environmental features complimented by active transportation networks."
One of Chair Caslin's opponents in the upcoming election was also impressed with the development plans. "It's a great plan for the area and a great gateway for Niagara," said Pelham Mayor Dave Augustyn.
Councillor Bill Hodgson who represents the area soon to be developed said he was happy with what the plan looks like. "I'm very pleased to see the urban design that's been incorporated and the protection of the waterfront for the public."
The last word went to the Lincoln's Mayor, Sandra Easton who spoke about the long process getting to this point and recognized the help she had by both Regional staff and consultants in getting to this point. "It's not a question of development it's a question of smart development," she said. "It has been a very good process and absolutely we should be proud of this."


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Room 29 : Jarvis Cocker, Chilly Gonzales, Kaiser Quartett
Do you believe in ghosts? What if a room could tell you the life-stories of the people that have inhabited it? Better still - what if it could sing you those stories? In Room 29, Jarvis Cocker and Chilly Gonzales give a voice to those ghosts, using music, theatrics, clips


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Samsara is a bold and unforgivingly visceral album that many death metal bands vie to make in their careers. Venom Prison achieve it by taking influence from the greatest horror of all: reality.
Release date: March 15, 2019 | Prosthetic Records | Facebook | Twitter | Bandcamp
Venom Prison are here to fuck your shit up – with a name like that, did you expect anything less? Their first album Animus is held in high regard by me and others as being an uncharacteristically strong debut with cover art that speaks a thousand words (not for the squeamish). It's nice to see that the UK death metal quintet haven't dulled their approach or sound on their latest effort, Samsara. In fact, they've gotten more calculated and harsh for their sophomore album, which is heavily based in Buddhist teachings and the bloody realities that are felt now and, at our current trajectory, will be felt in the coming decades.
Before I continue, I'd like to take a minute to give a pretty serious content warning for this review as it's going to cover topics like self-harm, rape culture, extreme anti-LGBTQ violence, exploitative patriarchy, and other terrible things as they are covered in the themes and lyrics of Samsara. Approach carefully, especially with the video which has some bloody body horror involving a woman's pregnant stomach.
Just as a good filmmaker will use violence to smartly further a story or a character arc, Samsara's blood and gore aren't so much gratuitous as it is a purposeful mirror to our world where these things happen. That's the scariest thing of all. Even the literal enslavement and commodification of people with wombs as baby factories ("Uterine Industrialisation") isn't a far cry from the guiding philosophies of extreme modern patriarchal societies. While you may wince and look away, that doesn't mean it stops existing, and Venom Prison are here to ensure that the grave injustices of the world, past and present, loom in our minds long after the final screeching guitar fades out so that we may not make the same mistakes again.
Where do I even start? I guess at the beginning. "Matriphagy" is a riff powerhouse, the intro of which smacks you in the face like a flying brick. It's named after a well-documented phenomenon in the animal kingdom where offspring literally consume the mother that made them. Lyricist and vocalist Larissa Stupar was always deftly capable of presenting material as mortifying as this with her high-pitched shrieks and lower-than-low gutturals, but her technique is even better now. Drums blast through the mix, guitars shred in every conceivable direction; the fury starts quick and doesn't end until the last track.
"Asura's Realm" reminds me of old Dying Fetus songs with a frenetically riffed intro. Pinch harmonics capitalize sections of the music. Drums vary from deliberate, slow, and powerful breakdowns to thrashy bits and blast beats that embolden the track. The final two tracks, "Dukkha" (Buddhist concept that translates to 'suffering') and "Naraka" (Buddhist 'hell'), are quite true to their names in every regard. They both carry the most change-ups in rhythm and melody making for an unpredictable, hectic end to the album. Stupar's screaming of 'Samsara, samsara, samsara! / Suffering, suffering, suffering!' in the former track is one of the most cutting lyrical passages I've heard in years. Simple, but very effective due to enraged delivery.
As far as the lyrics… I also don't know where to start, but again, I refer you to my content warning up above because it's gonna get real here. "Megillus & Leaena" references two lesbian lovers from ancient Greece. On this track, two people are horrendously murdered for being gay and trans ('Suffocated, stoned to death / Paid with life for homophobic laws'; 'Born in the wrong body, she will hang.') It's vile, despicable, and… all too real. At the song's admission, 'You fear what you don't understand / Who deviates is damned', a searing condemnation of homophobic thought that's better heard than read. "Self Inflicted Violence" is as forthcoming as ever, a genuinely hard song to listen to that talks about graphic self-harm and the numbness associated with it. This particular verse hits really hard:
'I don't remember the last time I felt happy
Maybe I was born with the urge to dwell in pain
I take the pill that promised to lift the sorrow
But I feel numb and I want to hurt again'
One of the other hardest hitting tracks here is "Implementing the Metaphysics of Morals". It's a surgical takedown of rapists and the culture that allows them get away with their assaults. Stupar slings potent venom with, 'In a courtroom where money can buy freedom / The offender runs free / After all, 20 minutes of action is not worth the dignity of the victim.' The back half of the track is a revenge fantasy where an assault victim seemingly takes justice into their own hands, which brings me more joy than it probably, healthily, should. It's a cathartic type of violence to say the least. Knowing that Stupar took some influence for the lyrics from her own personal life is reason enough to pay attention and realize that there's a lot more to this album than meets the eye, or ear.
That leads into literally the only 'negative' I can even muster about this album, and it's at no fault of the band: I fear many people will see this is as just another good death metal record when it's a lot more than that if you dig below. It's abhorrent, deplorable, and violent, but… that's the point. If we hold up other death metal records for having simplistic, celebratory, fantastical violence because they sound good and brutal, surely we have enough room to give shine to a record that genuinely has something important to say. This ain't your ordinary death metal savagery, and thanks to stronger production, Samsara hits even harder than Animus ever did, a grand accomplishment in and of itself.
I think Venom Prison just want us all to do one thing: listen. This album is frightfully urgent, pissed off, and could have feasibly been made at any point in the last several decades and still been as thematically relevant as it is now, if not more. Using the vehicle of expertly crafted death metal was the most appropriate move possible as the instrumentation and lyrics constantly complement each other's rawness. Samsara is a full-bodied, visceral experience that is merciless, but not heartless. It's unlikely we'll hear anything quite as harrowing and cathartic as this for the rest of the year.


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On a damp July morning in 1946, two schoolboys find a woman's body in a bomb site in north London. The woman is identified as Lillian Frobisher, a wife and mother who lived in a war-damaged terrace a few streets away. The police assume that Lil must have been the victim of a vicious sexual assault; but the autopsy finds no evidence of rape, and Divisional Detective Inspector Jim Cooper turns his attention to her private life. How did Lil come to be in the bomb site – a well-known lovers' haunt? If she had consensual sex, why was she strangled? Why was her husband seemingly unaware that she had failed to come home on the night she was killed? In this gripping murder story, Siân Busby gradually peels away the veneer of stoicism and respectability to reveal the dark truths at the heart of postwar austerity Britain.
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Set in post WW2 London it's about the murder of a housewife. Descriptively it's really well written, but it's described as a "Whodunnit" and I don't think it really took much detective work to work out who did do it as there are only a few characters in the book?!? Not really gripping or fast-moving enough for me – just a nice pleasant read


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Shri Kailash Choudhary visits ICAR-CAZRI, Jodhpur
12 th August, 2019, Jodhpur
Shri Kailash Choudhary, Union Minister of State for Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare visited the ICAR-Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur today.
The Minister assessed the Institute's ongoing research activities. Shri Choudhary urged the scientists for developing the low-water requiring and early maturing crops that can help in doubling the farmers' income by the Year - 2022. He also opined for growing the high-value crops using the harvested rainwater with solar pumps. The Minister launched the Institute's recently developed value-added Pearl Millet Products of cookies and chocolates. Shri Choudhary also interacted with the Directors of ICAR institutes based in Rajasthan.
Earlier, Dr. O.P. Yadav, Director, ICAR-CAZRI highlighted the challenges like uncertain and very low rain, high temperature, low soil fertility and other limited resources, etc., that are being faced by the farmers of the arid region.
Dr. Yadav also opined for using the modern technology along with the traditional farming that can help in increasing the farmers' income. For this, it is necessary for the farmers to diversify and adopt the modern agricultural practices.
The occasion also marked the plantation of more than 500 plants of Rohida (Tecomella undulata).
(Source: ICAR-Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur)


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Bride Rovers GAA Club News
02 September, 2013
Minors in Rebel Og Final.
Our Minor Hurling team qualified for the Rebel Og East Minor C Hurling championship Final on Monday night. Having defeated Grenagh and Kinsale in the previous rounds we travelled to Lisgoold to take on Imokilly rivals Cobh in the semi final. Cobh had defeated Lisgoold in the quarter final scoring 5 16 so we expected a tough game. Over the years Cobh have traditionally produced some very good minor hurling teams. In the late 1970's when we were joined with Watergrasshill under the St. Bartholomews title we had an epic game with Cobh in Carrig. Leading by a point with a minute to go we looked safe. Cobh were pressing hard for the equaliser. Then in a break upfield we got a point to go two ahead. "Two points is a dangerous lead" someone muttered on the sideline, wise words -in the very last attack of the game Cobh lashed in a goal and we lost by a point. Four years ago down in Cobh in the League/Championship we dominated the game but couldn't get the win. On Monday night Cobh settled quickest and opened the scoring with a point from a long distance free. William Finnegan had the sides level a few minutes later when he raided a white flag. Sean Cotter cut through for a great goal and we were on our way. A succession of points followed and when William added our second goal we led by 2 5 to 2 points. By half time we led by 5 8 to 0 6. Cobh added 3 2 in the second half but we finished good winners on a scoreline of 5 16 to 3 8.
This was a good display from all the team and four subs played on the night.
Team C. O Connor P. Noonan, C. Power , DJ. Cahill, R. Prendergast, T. O Sullivan, W. Finnegan, D. Linehan, S. Cotter, S. Walsh, J. Buckley, R. O Connor, J. Connor, J. O Keefe, , C. Howard, J. Tobin.
We are in the Final now and the likely date is Friday September the 6th- Friday week. Our opponents in the decider will be Tracton. On Monday night last they defeated a fancied Brian Dillons side by 2 14 to 0 13 having previously accounted for Ballygarvan in the quarter final. With the evenings closing in fast this will probably be a 6.15 fixture, probably at a City venue. With players back at school now it will be a tight schedule to fit in evening training but this group have put in a huge effort since the spring so keep it going lads. Best of luck to those involved with Cork Development squads in their Tournaments on this coming Saturday.
East Cork JHL Div 4, In Pairc na Bride, Friday August 23rd.
Lisgoold were the visitors for the penultimate League Game on last Friday night. We were short several players due to the upcoming Minor Championship and also some players were absent due to injury.
The first half was a cat and mouse affair and Ger Healy and the three Hogan's, Mike, Niall and James were on the scoreboard in the opening period and at half-time the teams were level at 0-5 each.
We had a bright start to the second half and had some excellent points scored by Daniel Lane. We took total control of the game and further points had us ahead by 0-12 to 0-7 with ten minutes to go. Gavin Quill came off the bench, having been injured and rifled the net twice in closing minutes. We ran out winners on a score of 2-14 to 0-8.
Panel: Alan O'Keeffe, Brian Lahive, Brian Collins, Jacob Macak, Jim O'Connor, Tomas Kearney, Stephen O'Leary, Daniel Lane, Gavin O'Flynn, James Hogan, Garry Clerkin, Gerard Healy, Michael Hogan, Niall Hogan, Enda Collins, Liam O'Leary, Gavin Quill.
Scorers: Daniel Lane 0-5, Gavin Quill 2-1, James Hogan 0-1, Niall Hogan 0-1, Gavin O'Flynn 0-1, Stephen O'Leary 0-1, Garry Clerkin 0-1, Gerard Healy 0-2, Michael Hogan 0-1.
Last week's draw took place in Barry's Bar on Tuesday August 20th for a jackpot of €7,000.
The four numbers drawn were 5/10/17 & 24 and there was no jackpot winner.
The winners of the five €30 'Lucky Dips' were;
.Larry Kearney, Barnahash
.Donal Cahill, Rathcormac
.Donal Healy, Kildinan
.Pamela White c/o Laya Healthacare
.Shirley Johnson, Rathcormac.
Last week's draw took place in The Rathcormac Inn on Tuesday August 27th for a jackpot of €7,200.
Tickets for the Weekly Lotto are available from members and in local business outlets. The Lotto Tickets can also be purchased from locallotto.ie and you can keep up to date with all the results no matter where you are in the world at www.briderovers.ie
IHC Game in Pairc na Bride.
On this Saturday evening August 31st we host a County Intermediate game in Pairc na Bride. The contestants are St. Catherines and Kildorerry and the game is timed for 6.15. We will need plenty help on the evening so all who are free are asked to be at the Pitch by 5.15 at the latest. Since their exit from the ranks of Junior Hurling in 1983 St. Catherines have had a glorious era with their hurling teams both adult and underage. Kildorerry on the other hand are 'the new kids on the block' having won the Cork County Junior title for the first time last year. It should be a great game. The Club is producing a programme for the match.
Well Done.
Last weekend was a brilliant time for Bride Rovers with the u 13 hurlers winning a title on Saturday and then on Sunday the Juvenile and ladies Clubs had a marvellous Family Fun Day. The u 13 hurlers travelled to Pairc Ui Chonaill in Caherlag, home of Erins Own to take on Kiltha Og in the u13 A Hurling Final. This was an absolutely top class display of hurling from both teams. We were well ahead at half time but the Dungourney/ Castlemartyr came out flying in the second half. They brought the margin down to 5 points but our lads finished strongly for a great win. In 1930 Bride Rovers won their first ever East Cork Junior Hurling title. On that side was John Kearney, his great, grandson Kieran Kearney was on the team on Saturday and played a vital role in the win. Looking down through the list of Bride Rovers one thing struck me, that was the way so many 'new' people in the area have got involved in the Club which is a great sign. On Saturdays team we had players with links to Antrim, Kilkenny, Waterford, Roscommon and Donegal ! mighty isn't it? Forty years ago, in 1973 Dave Ryan died, Dave would have been a very proud man last Saturday. For years he carried car loads of young lads to games all over East Cork. Not many titles came our way then but people like Dave kept the show on the road.
On Sunday the Family Fun day was the best event I ever saw in Pairc na Bride. Literally hundreds of boys and girls played fun games, from our own club and nine other clubs as well. With competitions, side shows, karting, ferret 'racing', cow milking, book stall and many other events it was a superb day. Well done to all involved.
All Ireland Final.
It's just a little over a week away yet but the excitement is mounting in advance of the All Ireland Final. It will be a Cork v Clare Final -only the second ever 'All Munster' Final and of course a repeat of the Munster Semi Final of early summer. It's hard to know who will emerge as the bookies favourites next week as thetre is very little between the sides. Cork have been in so many Finals over the years as they try for All Ireland no. 31 while the Bannermen seek just their fourth title.
With Clare in pursuit of a Senior/U21 double Dav'y men will be hard to beat but Jimmy Barry Murphy will be concentrating on the positives in Corks progress to date during the summer. It is great to see that Brian Murphy is back in training with the Cork squad and hopefully he will have a part to play in Cork's bid to bring home the Liam McCarthy Cup for the first time since 2005. All the talk of course is about tickets and as usual when Cork are in a Final there is a severe scarcity of tickets. At Club level we could easily do with a hundred tickets but our allocation will be no where that number.
World Mini Games Hurling Cancelled.
We were very disappointed to be told last week that the 7 a side hurling in the World Mini Games in Cork City last weekend was cancelled. It appears that many of the teams who had entered pulled out leaving the organisers with no choice. We had entered a team for the competition.
The Club wish to acknowledge the generous sponsorship of the Rathcormac Tyre Centre, O Coileains Bar and Veolia Environmental Services.


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Installing Umbraco is pretty simple but it's always good to have a reference as general it isn't something you do too often. This tutorial aims to step you through how to install Umbraco on your local computer so if there is anything I have missed please comment below.What you need A Windows PC (mine is running Windows 10) Microsoft Visual Studio (I use the Community Edition because it's free, you can find it here https://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/products/visual-studio-community-vs.aspx) Microsoft SQL Server with Tools (I use the 2014 version which can be found here https://www.microsoft.com/en-au/download/details.aspx?id=42299) Microsoft .NET 4.5 [...]
We have had a lot of occasions lately where clients have an Umbraco site but then want to run a promotion and point a domain to a promotional landing page. In the past (before they migrated to Umbraco) we used to just build flat HTML pages and run off a separate server but now we setup Umbraco multi domains so we can point domains to custom landing pages (or internal nodes) in a minute.
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If you've failed to plan for that inevitable time when you've locked yourself out of your home, and you don't want to smash one of your windows with a rock, then you need to call a locksmith. Not to split hairs, but if you were able to utilize any of the aforementioned solutions then technically you weren't locked out of your home.
Nonetheless, like hiding a key or giving a spare to a family member, calling a locksmith takes some forethought. You want to have a locksmith chosen long before you actually need one. But just in case you haven't taken the time to find one the following guidelines can still be used in an emergency.
Selecting a locksmith is similar to hiring a plumber, an electrician, or a contractor. You want to choose someone recommended by a friend or family member. You will also want to check them out with your state attorney general, local consumer agencies, and the Better Business Bureau.
If you find a locksmith on the internet, or in the yellow pages, make sure they're actually located at their listed address. If they don't have an address, or if they say they're local when they're really not, keep looking.
Before hiring a locksmith, get an accurate price quote on parts, labor, and fees. If a locksmith arrives and suddenly gives you a higher price than what he or she quoted over the phone (for no clear reason) ask them to leave.
Make sure the locksmith is insured. During the course of their work, a locksmith could possibly damage your property. You want to hire an insured locksmith so your home is protected in case of an accident.
When the locksmith arrives at your home ask for identification and a business card. If you live in Alabama, California, Illinois, Louisiana, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, or Texas you should also ask for a license. Those are the only states that require locksmiths to be accredited.
Expect a locksmith to ask to see your identification too. At least that's what you want them to do. No reputable locksmith should run around unlocking homes for people just because they're standing on the stoop looking desperate. Honest locksmiths should be just as cautious about you, as you are about them.
A locksmith should arrive in a company van that's clearly marked. If they show up in a car it should be for an emergency job only—as in they rushed straight from their own home. If the locksmith shows up in a suspicious looking vehicle you should be suspicious too.
Be extremely wary if the locksmith wants to drill out your lock and replace it. An experience locksmith can open just about any domestic lock. If they want to cut your lock out of your door they are either up to something bad or they aren't a good locksmith.
When the work is completed the locksmith should provide you with a detailed invoice. If they don't, insist they give you one and then after they leave start looking for a new locksmith.
After you've found a locksmith you like and trust, keep their name and contact information on your person. Having your locksmith's phone number easily accessible will be extremely helpful the next time you find yourself locked out of your home.


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WASHINGTON — President Trump on Wednesday praised his just-convicted former campaign chairman for refusing to "break" and cooperate with federal prosecutors investigating Russia's interference in the 2016 election, expressing appreciation for the personal loyalty of a felon found guilty of defrauding the United States government.
In a series of tweets the morning after an extraordinary day in which Paul Manafort, his former campaign chief, was convicted of tax and bank fraud and his longtime personal lawyer, Michael D. Cohen, pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations he said were directed by Mr. Trump, the president appeared to suggest he was more concerned with the fallout for himself than with the crimes.
He compared Mr. Cohen unfavorably with Mr. Manafort, attacking Mr. Cohen as a bad lawyer who had caved to pressure from biased federal prosecutors while lauding Mr. Manafort as a "brave man" with a "wonderful family" who had stood strong.
"'Justice' took a 12 year old tax case, among other things, applied tremendous pressure on him and, unlike Michael Cohen, he refused to 'break' — make up stories in order to get a 'deal,'" Mr. Trump wrote, his quotation marks suggesting his disdain for the Justice Department.
The president played down the wrongdoing by both men, noting that the jury in Mr. Manafort's case convicted him of eight counts of fraud but did not reach a conclusion on 10 other charges.
"Witch Hunt!" Mr. Trump proclaimed.
He was harsher on Mr. Cohen, writing that if anybody wanted a good lawyer, he "would strongly suggest" not hiring him. But the president also claimed falsely that the felonies to which Mr. Cohen pleaded guilty were, in fact, "not a crime."
At the White House, the mood was somber as aides struggled to come to grips with news that raised profound questions about Mr. Trump and the future of his presidency, including whether he had lied to the American public, whether he would be impeached and whether he considered himself above the law.
Pressed on those issues by reporters at a news briefing on Wednesday afternoon, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the White House press secretary, insisted there was no crisis afoot in the West Wing. She said neither Mr. Manafort's conviction nor Mr. Cohen's guilty plea had anything to do with Mr. Trump, and they did not have any bearing on him.
"The president has done nothing wrong," Ms. Sanders said during the unusually subdued question-and-answer session. "There are no charges against him. There is no collusion."
Grim-faced as she fielded a variety of questions about Mr. Manafort and Mr. Cohen and the implications of their misdeeds for the president, Ms. Sanders recited the three-part denial again and again, as if to will the issue away.
The Links Among Michael Cohen, Trump and Hush Payments to Women
A flow chart that shows how Mr. Trump's lawyer saw to it that a porn star and a former Playboy model received payments after alleging affairs with Mr. Trump.
"Just because Michael Cohen made a plea deal doesn't mean that implicates the president on anything," she said.
Mr. Cohen pleaded guilty to two campaign finance crimes, one over a $130,000 payment he made to a pornographic film actress, Stephanie Clifford, also known as Stormy Daniels. The other was tied to an arrangement with a tabloid that bought the rights to a story about a former Playboy model, Karen McDougal, and then killed it, paying her $150,000.
In the plea agreement, Mr. Trump is not mentioned by name but is referred to as "Individual-1" and, at one point, as "Individual-1, who at that point had become the president of the United States." Prosecutors said the payment to Ms. Clifford was a campaign donation because it secured her silence to help Mr. Trump's odds of winning the election. Campaign finance laws prohibited donations of more than $2,700 in the 2016 general election.
In an interview with Fox News on Wednesday, Mr. Trump — who could be heard in an audio recording released last month discussing with Mr. Cohen arrangements for the payment to be made to Ms. McDougal — said he had become aware of the payments only after they were made. He emphasized that the payments Mr. Cohen admitted to in his guilty plea did not come from campaign funds.
"My first question when I heard about it was, 'Did they come out of the campaign?'" Mr. Trump said. "Because that could be a little dicey."
In fact, payments from either Mr. Trump's personal or corporate accounts could prompt campaign finance reporting requirements.
Ms. Sanders said the president had not lied about the payments when he initially said he did not know about them. She called it "a ridiculous allegation" and refused to say whether the White House stood by its denial of the affairs, saying, "We've addressed this a number of times."
The president also repeated his assertion that Mr. Cohen pleaded guilty to crimes that were merely violations and compared that with the way former President Barack Obama was treated because of a campaign finance violation during the 2008 presidential race. He only had to pay a fine.
"He had a massive campaign violation, but he had a different attorney general, and they viewed it a lot differently," Mr. Trump said of Mr. Obama, adding a jab at his own attorney general, Jeff Sessions.
Mr. Trump was referring to a Federal Election Commission finding in 2013 that during Mr. Obama's 2008 campaign he did not file finance reports in a timely manner. Mr. Obama's violation was a civil one, unlike the felonies Mr. Cohen admitted to on Tuesday — making a campaign donation above the legal limit and doing so, in Mr. Cohen's words, "to keep an individual with information that would be harmful to the candidate and to the campaign from publicly disclosing this information."
"Inadvertent violations like Obama's are punished civilly" by the Federal Election Commission, Rick Hasen, an election law expert at the University of California, Irvine, told Vox. But criminal violations are handled like Mr. Cohen's, in court.
Mr. Trump's Twitter posts on Wednesday seemed to raise the possibility of a presidential pardon for Mr. Manafort, and appeared intended to be a reminder of how highly he values loyalty.
And in them, the president resorted to language more familiar to a police procedural than to the Oval Office, describing Mr. Manafort's refusal to "break" under pressure to cut a deal with prosecutors.
In recent days, he has also referred to John Dean, the White House counsel who worked with Watergate investigators to reveal Richard M. Nixon's role in the crimes and cover-up, as a "RAT." And he has alluded to the possibility that Mr. Cohen might "flip," or switch his loyalties away from the president and cooperate with prosecutors.
Some legal experts said the president's words and his view on the predicaments of members of his inner circle were striking for their similarity to the culture of organized crime.
"By crediting Paul Manafort for not 'breaking' and chastising Michael Cohen for showing an interest in cooperating, he's really adopting the language and the sentiment of prizing what the mob would call a 'stand-up guy' — someone who takes your rap and goes to jail because of your loyalty to the mob, rather than to your own family," said Daniel S. Goldman, a former federal prosecutor who worked on organized crime cases in the Southern District of New York. "The parallel is to a mob boss who expects the loyalty oath from his soldiers."
"What we're starting to see in Trump's message here is that it's very important to enforce the laws only as they do not apply to him, and any laws that may apply to him, he has no interest in enforcing," Mr. Goldman added.
Democrats seized on Tuesday's guilty plea and verdict, saying they raised the stakes of November's midterm elections and throwing potential roadblocks in front of the confirmation of Mr. Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh. The president's fate rests with Congress, and if Democrats win back the majority in the House, impeachment proceedings against the president could begin next year.
Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the Democratic leader, called for a delay in the confirmation hearings for Judge Kavanaugh, and some rank-and-file Democrats said they would not meet with him.
Representative Jerrold Nadler of New York, the top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, who would lead impeachment proceedings, implored Republicans to reach across party lines to address what he called the "culture of corruption" around Mr. Trump.
"The president of the United States is now directly implicated in a criminal conspiracy, numerous members of both his campaign and administration have been convicted, pleaded guilty to felonies, or are ensnared in corruption investigations, and the Judiciary Committee has real work to do," Mr. Nadler said.
"Democrats are poised to take action to respond to this culture of corruption that has taken hold under Mr. Trump and Republican congressional majorities," he continued. "It is not too late for my Republican colleagues to put our country ahead of their politics and join us in our work."


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"It looks like cancer," Mildred said over the scratchy cell phone. "She's covered with it. Incorrigible! What is she thinking?"
The brazen image leapt out at her from the tiny screen. Bianca had just texted her a picture of her latest tattoo. "Strong" was the title. A naked, bare-breasted impossibly buff amazon – full six pack, breasts to feed an army, biceps to lift a humvee, a bush to get lost in, hair like a tempest and a face, strong and hard, yet anguished and turned to heaven.
"Why? Why does she do this to me?" implored Mildred.
"She's not doing it to you, M. It's on her arm."
"It's in my head, she's doing it to me," said Mildred and turned away with finality.
Mildred is 93 years old and when she turns away with finality, that's the end it.
Bianca is a source of constant irritation and longing – longing for a settlement, a peace, a being what a granddaughter is supposed to be. But then the female line of Yitzak-DiPaolis has never been kind to the next generation – an X chromosome-borne curse expressed in compliments un-made, tut-tuts, turnings-away and an overall climate of disapproval. Bianca in her rebellion invites disapproval. Bianca is trying to escape by plunging straight into the storm. "My body is a tapestry," Bianca is fond of saying. (She loves the Unicorn Tapestries at the Cloisters.) "Every important event in my life is recorded on it."
"You're only 26, you should leave some room for the future," I said.
"There'll be room, it'll be like a Rembrandt, a palimpsest."
"That's a canvas; you said tapestry."
"No matter, you know what I mean," and Bianca turned away with finality, and when she turns away with finality, that's the end of it too.
The gallery visitors filed in and out leisurely umming and ahhing, drinks in plastic glasses dangling from their hands. Anyone passing Bianca's piece stopped, stared, screwed up their eyes as if looking more deeply into it and moved on. I looked at her porn-montage hanging on the wall – an antipasto of vulvas, penises, pouting lips, nipples and breasts clipped from porn mags. Just watching makes your skin crawl as if in repulsion there's redemption. Plunging into the storm. If you can love her after seeing this then maybe she'll feel safe. The great Why raised its head. "Why is a crooked letter," my grandmother was fond of saying.
We speak in metaphors and euphemisms. "What's next," asked Mildred.
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"Oh you know, what's next? I never intended to live this long. I'll be going on a trip." "Where to?"
"I have no idea." And she laughed her girlish laugh.
"Can't you ever get it right?" Mildred said to Bianca's mother, Sophia.
"Ma, just once can you say I look pretty," replied Sophia.
"I would if you did, but you don't. You've never known how to dress."
"Poppa said I looked pretty, why can't you?"
"Poppa's dead."
" Michael's dead too. He could do no wrong. I could do no right."
"You're exaggerating Sophia, why do you always exaggerate? You look like a fortune teller in a circus."
"Gee, thanks Ma."
"Here, let me serve you." Mildred took the salmon steak from the frying pan where she had sautéed it and put it on a plate. Next she scooped up some steamed vegetables with a slotted spoon and put them on the plate and last she took a knish from the toaster oven, put it on the plate and put the plate before me. "Do you want some wine? I don't have any. I'm sorry."
"What are you having?" I asked.
"I ate already. I have something to show you."
Mildred took out a letter she had folded in a pocket of her apron. It was folded several times and took some careful effort to unfold without tearing it. You could see that it was old and fragile, slightly yellow.
"I came across this when I was going through some letters I wrote to Tony. She's right. I did favor Michael."
"What do you mean?"
"Sophia's right. I wasn't nice to her. I played favorites. I loved Michael more. Listen to this…" and she began reading from the letter. " 'Tony' – you see we never said things like 'Dear' or 'Beloved' – 'Tony, Michael is so wonderful, I listened to him practice outside his door when he didn't know I was there, the Vivaldi piece, his tone is so anguished, the violin sings for him – my brother's violin – it's as if my brother were alive within it. But Sophia ruined it. She burst in and wanted me to hear her essay. Why can't she respect my privacy? Why is she always jumping in at the wrong time?' It goes on like that," said Mildred.
"What do you think it means?"
"It means Sophia is right."
"I don't know what to do. All these years. If I only knew. What should I do?"
"You knew."
"No, I didn't. I swear I didn't. Now I see."
Michael was lost in the Paris metro. "I'm in the underground," he'd say. And he meant the Resistance – living out the Nazi occupation in a fantasy world in the 1980s. The metro was a metaphor – but it wasn't, it was the metro and he was found wandering around, incoherent. Tony had to fly to Paris to bring him back he was so far gone. The hospital in Queens where Michael was locked up – shot up with thorazine. I visited with Tony and Mildred. They brought Michael out – he was in a stupor, moving slowly, the thorazine shuffle.
"What's wrong with him," said Mildred. "Where's my Michael?"
"I'm a secret agent," said Michael. "Don't tell anyone who I am."
"Oh god," said Tony
"It's the drugs," I reassured them. Michael was gay, not a secret agent. In the 1980s a closet gay was a secret agent. That's what Michael meant. Michael recovered and met Alonso and fell in love. But it was too late. They had a few good years, but Michael had AIDS from the Paris metro and died.
"You know, it was hard for Tony to accept Michael as being gay," said Mildred. "But he did. I'm glad of that."
"Why don't you accept Sophia?
"I do."
"Then why don't you show it?"
"I do."
"Sophia and Bianca are all you have left."
"I don't understand young people. Why the tattoo? What do they call it, a 'tat'? Why?"
"It's a way of expressing themselves."
"In my generation, my body was my temple. Only low-class people got tattoos."
"It's different today."
"Why don't you accept Sophia?"
"I do."
The next day Carol came over to help Mildred shop. "I need for you to help me with something," said Mildred
"What?" said Carol.
"I passed a store the other day. I want to go there."
"What store?"
"You'll see when I get there. It's on the avenue."
The sign read in great black gothic letters: The End Is Near.
"You want to go in there?" asked Carol. (Mildred knew that Carol stole from her, little, unimportant things, so she left these out on purpose: loose change, a pocket flashlight, a nice costume necklace.)
"Yes." They went in.
"I have something I want to show you," said Mildred to Sophia.
"What ma?"
"Here," and Mildred rolled up the sleeve of her blouse. On her right arm, where a sailor might have an anchor, or a marine a death's head, was a red heart tattoo with Tony, Sophia, Michael and Bianca circling it in a design like a wreath.
"Ma!" Sophia's jaw dropped. "You're 93 years old. What were you thinking? You can't get a tattoo!"
"I did."
"Don't tell Bianca, I want to show it to her myself."
"Let me take a picture with my cell phone and I'll text her."
"No," said Mildred. "I don't like these texts and pictures and cell phones. I'll show it to her in person, the old-fashioned way." And she turned away with finality, and when Mildred turns away with finality, that's the end of it.


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NORRISTOWN — Hours after he allegedly fatally assaulted his girlfriend and before he took her to a hospital, a Perkiomen man took time to go to court to address charges he distributed cocaine in Upper Providence, according to court papers.
Nicholas Alexander Forman, 23, most recently of the 900 block of Hamilton Road, appeared in the Limerick courtroom of District Court Judge Richard H. Welsh at 9:15 a.m. Feb. 3 for a preliminary hearing on charges of possession with intent to deliver cocaine and criminal use of a communication facility in connection with his alleged drug dealing activities between August and October 2019.
With the drug charges, Upper Providence detectives alleged that in April 2019 an informant told authorities Forman, then of the first block of Marshwood Drive in Upper Providence, was selling cocaine. The informant allegedly told detectives Forman attended Montgomery County Community College and was a server at the Olive Garden restaurant in the Town Center complex in Upper Providence.
"The (informant) added that Nick Forman would often conduct his drug deals in the bathroom at the Olive Garden while he was working," Lower Providence Police Corporal Michael Slattery and Upper Providence Police Corporal Scott W. Reynolds alleged in the arrest affidavit.
In August 2019, detectives arranged a controlled drug buy during which an informant purchased an undisclosed amount of cocaine while Forman was working at the restaurant, according to the arrest affidavit. Undercover detectives observed Forman and the informant enter the restaurant's bathroom, where the drug deal occurred. The informant subsequently turned over an amount of cocaine to detectives, according to court papers.
In late October 2019, during another controlled drug buy, an informant purchased an amount of cocaine from Forman during an arranged meeting outside his Marshwood Drive residence, according to the criminal complaint. Detectives witnessed the alleged "hand to hand transaction," court documents indicate.
During the Feb. 3 preliminary hearing, Forman was ordered to stand trial on the drug-related charges in county court and was released on bail pending that trial, according to court records. He faces a March 25 arraignment on those charges in county court.
But while he attended the Limerick hearing, Forman's girlfriend, 22-year-old Sabrina Harooni, of Gilbertsville, lay dying inside his Perkiomen residence after he allegedly assaulted her the night before, according to a timeline provided by detectives in an affidavit of probable cause.
It wasn't until Forman left the Limerick court hearing and returned to the Perkiomen residence that he summoned an Uber driver to take an unresponsive Harooni to the emergency department at Pottstown Hospital Tower Health, according to court documents. Hospital officials told detectives Forman and Harooni arrived at the hospital sometime after 11 a.m. and Harooni was suffering from injuries to her neck, face and head.
Lifesaving measures were ceased at about 1:15 p.m. on Feb. 3 and Harooni was pronounced dead, according to court papers.
Forman allegedly told detectives Harooni was assaulted by three females during an altercation around 12:30 a.m. Feb. 3 outside his Perkiomen residence and that he carried an injured Harooni into his home and that she was still breathing. Forman allegedly claimed that after he attended the Limerick court hearing he returned home at 10 a.m., checked on Harooni, realized she was unresponsive and summoned an Uber driver to take them to the hospital, according to court papers. Forman allegedly claimed Harooni was still breathing when he took her to the hospital.
But prosecutors alleged Forman's statement was not consistent with the Pottstown hospital staff who indicated Harooni was cold to the touch and had a low body temperature upon arrival to the hospital.
During an investigation, detectives, according to a criminal complaint, uncovered a 13-second audio and video recording on Forman's cellphone that depicted Harooni, traces of blood on her face, lying unresponsive on a grassy area believed to be outside the Perkiomen residence.
In the recording, a male voice is heard stating, "This is what a cheating liar gets. You hear me? Cheating (expletive) liar," as well as several other obscenities, according to the criminal complaint.
At the time of Forman's arrest, District Attorney Kevin R. Steele called Forman's alleged actions "callous" and "disturbing."
Forman, who is represented by defense lawyer Michael A. John, is awaiting a preliminary hearing on charges of first- and third-degree murder in connection with Harooni's death.
Court records also indicate that Forman has a 2015 conviction for possessing drug paraphernalia in Upper Providence. At that time, Forman was 18 and he was sentenced to one year of probation.


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BOSTON, Nov. 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE: BHLB) the parent company of Berkshire Bank, announced today that Michael P. Daly has stepped down as Chief Executive Officer, President and Director. Berkshire Bank President, Richard M. Marotta has been named Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank; and he has also been appointed as a member of the Board of Directors. Additionally, Berkshire Bank Chief Operating Officer, Sean A. Gary has been named President of the Bank. Although these changes are effective immediately Mr. Daly will continue to be available to assist in the transition of the CEO role to Mr. Marotta.
"Mike's commitment to the Bank, our customers and our communities has been instrumental in Berkshire's success. We thank him for his focus on creating the strong franchise we have today," said William J. Ryan, Chairman the Board of Directors. "Building on the Company's progress under Mike's leadership, Richard is in a strong position to step into the CEO role. He is deeply familiar with our strategy, our markets and our people. Richard, Sean and the rest of the executive team remain committed to growing Berkshire's operations, executing on the strategic plan and delivering strong results."
"I am extremely proud of the accomplishments that the employees of the Company have achieved during my time as CEO," Mr. Daly said. "When I began my tenure 16 years ago Berkshire Bank was one of the smallest banks headquartered in Massachusetts with some 300 employees, the Company is now the largest with nearly 2,000 employees. I've built long lasting relationships with many employees during this time who I will continue to view as my family."
Richard M. Marotta has been Senior Executive Vice President of Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. and President of Berkshire Bank since 2015. Mr. Marotta joined the Company as EVP, Chief Risk Officer in 2010. From 2013-2015 he served as EVP, Chief Risk and Administrative Officer. Throughout his tenure in these key roles, Marotta was responsible for restructuring the entire Risk, Credit, Compliance, and Anti-Fraud programs of the bank; played a key role in mergers and acquisitions; and implemented the strategic plan for the Bank's move into Boston.
Before joining Berkshire, Marotta spent over 20 years at KeyBank including senior leadership roles in lending, credit and asset recovery. In his final role as the Executive Vice President and Chief Restructuring Officer, he oversaw allowance capital planning, asset based lending, and commercial and business aviation restructures and workouts. Marotta graduated from Union College with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Finance; he also earned an Advanced Certificate in Risk Management from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.
Sean A. Gray has been Senior Executive Vice President of the Company and Chief Operating Officer of the Bank since 2015. Mr. Gray joined the Company as First Vice President, Retail Banking. From 2010-2015 Gray served as Executive Vice President, Retail Banking. During his time with the Company Gray has played a vital role in the operating teams of the Bank, including retail banking, mortgage banking, commercial banking, cash management, wealth management, insurance, and marketing and was the President of the prior Berkshire Municipal Bank. Gray further serves as President of Berkshire Insurance Group.
Prior to joining the Bank, Gray spent 6 years with Fleet Bank, who was acquired by Bank of America, in multiple roles including Vice President and Consumer Market Manager in Waltham, Massachusetts. In this role he was responsible for the sales and services of an $8 billion region with emphasis on business banking, private banking, consumer banking and consumer operations. Gray graduated from Bentley University with a Bachelor of Science in Finance.
Berkshire Hills Bancorp is the parent of Berkshire Bank - America's Most Exciting Bank®. The Company has approximately $12.0 billion in assets and 115 full service branches in Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, Vermont, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania providing personal and business banking, insurance, and wealth management services. The Company also offers mortgages and specialized commercial lending services in targeted national markets.
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Distant Snapshots
On view: September 7 - October 5, 2019
Opening Reception: Saturday, September 7, 5:30-8pm
Galleri Urbane kicks off its fall 2019 season with a group exhibition of new work by gallery artists. Titled Distant Snapshots, the exhibition provides a look at the overall artistic vision of the gallery while also offering a preview of what to anticipate from solo exhibitions in the coming months.
The exhibition shares its title with a brand new video work by Arden Bendler Browning, just one of many artists in the show with an upcoming solo exhibition. The video is an extension of Browning's painting practice, transforming the artist's abstractions on panel into a virtual landscape. The version in Distant Snapshots is only a small preview of the fully immersive virtual reality experience planned for Browning's November exhibition. Other artists with upcoming exhibitions include Heath West, whose paintings have evolved to be larger in scale and include more complex architectural detail; Samantha McCurdy, whose sold-out 2018 exhibition has set expectations high for her sophomore solo show in October; and Benjamin Terry, who has continued to hone his uniquely crafted paintings after an impressive first exhibition earlier this spring.
Additional highlights include new work by Donald Martiny, whose paintings continue to be in demand internationally. His larger-than-life brushstrokes of vibrant colors have been the focus of numerous solo exhibitions in galleries and museums around the US and abroad. The gallery's narrow "art alley" space is transformed by artist Liss LaFleur. This unique space was once utilized by LaFleur to display video during her solo exhibition in January of this year, this time returning to push the installation further with a new two monitor video titled Lay Lady Lay (2019). Irby Pace, a long-time gallery staple, has also returned with new work in the artist's ongoing photographic series that invokes the uncanny through smoke clouds in various environments. Having shot in locations ranging from the streets of New York City to the ranches of Marfa, Pace's newest pieces have been captured in both urban and natural locales of Colorado.
With the vast array of work on display in Distant Snapshots, including painting, photography, sculpture, and video, the show provides a rare chance to experience the breadth of Galleri Urbane's roster in an exhibition setting. It serves as the perfect opportunity to debut the latest from our artists' studios, showcasing their ever-evolving practices.


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This session will focus on discussing the challenge of working in organizations that do not understand the difference between project management and product management. The two roles often appear to be at odds with each other. A product manager may want to add features to meet customer needs while the project manager may want to limit the scope to ensure the project is delivered on time and under budget. Hector will discuss the major differences in the two roles and how they work together within organizations to transform product innovation to profit. Despite the similar names, there are big differences between product management and project management. The confusion between the two roles is common and potentially harmful to organizations who do not acknowledge the distinction. This is often the case for companies that develop web-based and technology products. A common challenge is that the two roles often appear to be at odds with each other. A product manager may want to add a lot of features to meet customer needs, but the project manager may want to limit the scope so that the project is delivered on time and under budget. Often traditional definitions mischaracterize the project manager as singularly focused on getting the product release finished on time and under budget without any concern as to whether it meets the needs of the market or customers. A mapping comparing the Product Management Framework and the PMBOK will be presented. We will discuss the major differences in the two roles and how they work together within companies that have the organizational discipline to transform product innovation to profit.
About the Speaker
Hector Del Castillo, CPM, CPMM
Hector is a product executive with over 15 years of experience working for digital companies around the world. He loves working with people who want to make a massive positive impact in the world. This is why he works with executives, visionaries, innovators, futurists and entrepreneurs who want to build great products and companies that change the world.
As Chief Product Officer of Byond, he performs research to deliver actionable intelligence to mid-market executives, business owners and founders who want to achieve massive business growth by guiding mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures.
As a product executive, he helps technology and software companies grow high performing product teams and help them adopt leading methods and tools to achieve smarter product outcomes. He has launched over 30 global products resulting in over $250M in sales revenue. He has led product teams, guided decisions about product investments, and created new revenue streams resulting in over 26% increase in profitability. He's passionate about leading, training, and coaching and want to bring my expertise to a technology or software company that is funded for growth.
As a speaker, he guides executives, visionaries, innovators, futurists and entrepreneurs to grow their business by growing high performing teams and help them adopt leading methodologies and tools to achieve smarter product outcomes.
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Each month, PMIWDC Reston Local Community volunteers strive to bring you interesting and informative speakers from a wide range of professions. They present these speakers to you at the Leidos building or other organization located at Reston Town center. This is an opportunity to network with other professionals of the PMI. The conference center at Leidos offers a maximum seating of approximately 30 guests. Pre-registration is required. Luncheons are held every third Wednesday of the month. If you are interested in presenting please contact the PMIWDC Staff who can put you in touch with the Luncheon Committee Volunteers. List of past events can be viewed below. Please follow PM Reston on facebook.


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The taxpayers had taken significant tax deductions against their income from the activities, thus prompting an IRS audit, which they lost and then appealed to the Tax Court. As discussed in the decision, the taxpayers believed that family dairy farms were not doing well, so they sought a niche in the market in order to compete as to product and price, and decided to raise Normande cattle. A milking parlor with automatic milking equipment and other improvements were made, pastureland reclaimed, and miles of fencing installed.
The taxpayers had a formal seven-year business plan written by a professional that focused on importing of bull semen from France. After getting started they sought and obtained certification as an organic farm with a view towards selling milk at higher prices than conventional milk. They consulted with experts, maintained a separate checking account, and focused on ways to maximize revenue. Gross revenues exceeded $100,000 for some years, but there was still a net loss. The taxpayers said they expected to increase revenue due to the organic certification.
They took steps to maximize revenues that the court said demonstrated their intention to show a profit (despite ongoing losses). They hired a full-time farm manager who, the court noted did approach the operation of the cow activity in a businesslike manner, although he did not keep many formal records. The manager lived on a trailer on the property, and the taxpayers retained decision-making authority.
Through study, the taxpayers gained expertise in the breeding of cows and in the use of Normande cows for dairy purposes. They grazed the cattle rather than confining them because they believed that grazing positively affects the longevity of the cattle. They sought professional advice and successfully used their previous dog-breeding expertise in the farm venture. They spent an average of 20 to 30 hours per week on the cow and dairy farm activity, and the court said this was significant.
The court allowed the tax deductions for the cow operation. The main element that helped them win this portion of the case was the fact that they had a seven-year, professionally drafted business plan. In recent years the IRS has repeatedly denied tax deductions to farmers, ranchers and horse owners who do not have a substantive business plan. In addition, the court noted with approval that the taxpayers, with regard to the cow operations, sought to reduce expenses, had a farm manager, spent a significant amount of time of their own on the farm, had a separate checking account, and focused on a competitive breed.
The horse activity, however, was another matter, and the court ruled that this was not conducted for profit. The taxpayers showed and bred cutting horses. There was no business plan and very little by way of books of the activity other than Schedules F on their tax returns. Oral testimony about the horse activity was lacking in specifics. The taxpayer who testified discussed horse bloodlines but failed to indicate much about his horses, such as the year and cost of purchase, the training regimen, the events entered, purses and competitions won, breeding efforts, profit analyses, business plans, necessity of expenses, sale price, and so forth.
The bank account used for the horse activity was the taxpayer's personal checking account. There was no evidence to show the horses purchased or their progress and profitability. There were no budgets, operating statements, or analysis to show the financial aspects of the activity.
The court said: Someone with the intent to make a profit from cutting horses could be expected to have adequate information from which to analyze the expenses and to project the progress of the activity. The activity was for the most part undocumented and there was little or no interest shown in the financial aspect of the activity or its prospects.
The court noted that the taxpayer consulted with numerous experts, but didn't have details of the specific advice obtained. There was no explanation of how the advice he obtained was used or how it assisted in the attempt to seek profits from the activity. The court said that that this factor was in favor of the taxpayer, despite the limited nature of the evidence. Still, the court ruled against the taxpayers on the horse activity.
The court also ruled against the taxpayers on their dog breeding activity, for much of the same reasons as it denied the horse activity deductions. Dog breeding, as well as any farming and ranching activities, are governed by the same regulations under the IRS hobby loss rule.
In recent years the IRS has consistently denied tax deductions to farmers, ranchers and horse owners who do not have a formal business plan, and this Tax Court case confirms that policy. The taxpayers in this case in fact had a professionally drafted business plan for their cow operations, and the court allowed those deductions based primarily on that fact. Unfortunately, weaknesses in the horse and dog activities, including inadequate recordkeeping and the absence of a business plan, compelled the court to rule against them on that portion of the case.
[John Alan Cohan is a lawyer who has served the farming, livestock and horse industries since l98l. He serves clients in all 50 states, and can be reached by telephone at (3l0) 278-0203 or via e-mail at JohnAlanCohan@ aol.com. His website is at www.JohnAlanCohan.com. He also is author of the new book, Turn Your Hobby Into a Business--Tax and Legal Tips, available on Amazon.com and at book stores.]
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It's been just a few days Sridevi passed away and sent shockwaves in the film industry. While we are still not able to wrap our heads around this tragedy, her family comprising husband Boney Kapoor and daughters Khushi and Janhvi are just about coping up with this loss. Amidst completing last rites of Sri, her eldest daughter Janhvi ringed in her 21st birthday on March 6 and it was a quiet family affair. Her half-sister Khushi Kapoor hosted an intimate dinner with their other cousins Sonam Kapoor, Rhea Kapoor, Shanaya Kapoor and close friends. Sonam took to Insta to share their family photo titling it as 'Kapoors & Daughters'. While all appeared cool and sundry, Janhvi's fans were not too happy with this.
They took to Instagram to comment on Sonam's photo and trolled Janhvi for celebrating her birthday just a few days after her mother's death. They even opined that she should have had some respect for the departed soul and that should mourn longer for the loss of her mother. Earlier in the day, Janhvi went to orphanage to celebrate her birthday with the underprivileged kids, continuing her mother's legacy. It was reported that she was doing what her mom would have wanted her to do, on her D-Day. A few days ago she even wrote a detailed post describing her loss and the way she and her family was heartbroken. She prayed for some strength to get over this insurmountable pain and even thanked fans for their love and support.
On work front, Janhvi is prepping for Karan Johar's Dhadak which also stars Shahid Kapoor's half-brother Ishaan Khatter in lead roles. The movie is a Hindi version of the Marathi blockbuster Sairat. It would indeed be heart-breaking to think that Sri would not be here to witness her daughter's debut.
Also Read: Janhvi Kapoor birthday special: 3 instances that prove Sridevi's daughter is a true BRAVEHEART
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No, this isn't a short post about carbohydrates like I know many of you will think is going to be the case, time to guess again... If you're an endurance athlete then you need to be taking BEET IT Shots because these bad boys are going to seriously up your game. Why? Well, beetroot believe it or not is high in nitrates and will boost the amount of Nitric Oxide levels in your blood. Again, what does this mean I hear you ask yourself? High levels of nitric oxide in your blood can increase the maximum output for your muscles due to higher levels of blood and oxygen being delivered to them. Greater muscular contractions within your upper or lower body can increase endurance and output without you having to fill yourself up on carbohydrates.
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text: August greetings from Jim and Julies Wabaskang Camp. Another great week of fishing has come and gone, it seems the weeks are really going by fast now. We are still waiting for the rains to return to our area, the lake is low but still no problems getting around. The northern bite was very good on week 13, big brutes and feisty "eaters" were the norm. Most of our guests were casting big stick baits like Sandcats, Suicks, and Reef Hogs. Other baits that worked well were Bull Dogs, large spinner baits, and tube baits. Although many big fish were caught casting deep weeds or rock piles, another hot bite was working the deep-water humps by letting your lure sink to the bottom then twitch it back to the boat. Brandon Heuer was back in camp this week, his biggest northern of the week was only 35" but that was not bad considering he had an anchor tied around his neck all week called "Big Mike." Seth Neihouser released a chunky 36" northern, Marty Neihouser had boat motor issues but that's nothing new, he did manage to catch and release a 38" brute, Tim Wuethrich, Timmy Jr., and Logan Wuethrich all released northern over 39" this week, seems catching big fish must be in the Wuethrich blood. Kristy Lammers released a 40" monster, she also managed to walk our two pups over three miles every day! The big northern of the week was caught and released by none other than "Big Mike", his 44" fish was caught while working a musky bait in 30' of water, he still manages to find an old and blind fish once in a while. Walleye fishing was solid as well on week 13, most big fish were caught in 20' to 30' of water and the "eaters" were caught along the weed line in about 12' of water. Spinner rigs with a minnow worked well along with jig and minnow combinations. Silver spinners were the best and white jigs seemed to out fish any other color. Frank Cebelinski started things off with a chunky 24" walleye, Tim Wuethrich released a pair of 25" fish, "Big Mike's" best walleye was a scrawny 26" fish, he released it after a quick picture and a "too bad so sad" look from wife Kristy, Kristy released a 28" monster walleye that was tied for top honors of the week with Marty Neihouser's 28" walleye, next season we will have you two go head to head for "top dog" honors. Seth Neihouser did release a chunky 27" walleye but not quite big enough to win the hat, too bad so sad. Bass fishing was tough this week with most of the big bass being caught in deep water while fishing with live bait for walleyes. Tim Wuethrich always makes the leader board for bass and he catches his fish the old-fashioned way by getting up at sunrise and casting top water baits over the rock piles and weed lines. his biggest released was 18 1/2" and was good enough for third place, Steve Morse caught a chunky 18 3/4" bass, Logan Wuethrich was awake long enough to catch and release a chunky 18 1/4" bass, Seth Neihouser released a 17 1/2" bass, Sue Cebelinski was very proud to release her 17" bass, Paul Luecke landed and released a 17 1/2" bass only to see his fiancée Brianna crush his measly fish with a monster 19" trophy which was quickly released., better get used to getting "showed-up" by Brianna because it seems to happen every year. Next week looks hot and dry but I know my guests will still have plenty of action to report to me, for now this is Jim from Wabaskang.