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|John Lennon
Lennon playing piano on Imagine in 1971
|Artist Information
|Birth Name
|John Winston Lennon
|9 October 1940
|Age 40, December 8 1980 in New York City
|Liverpool, London, England
|Rock, Pop, Skiffle
|Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans
— John Lennon
Lennon revealed his rebellious nature and strong wit on television, in films such as A Hard Day's Night (1964), in books such as In His Own Write, and in press conferences and interviews. He channeled his fame and penchant for controversy into his work as a peace activist, artist, and author.
He had two sons, Julian Lennon, with his first wife Cynthia Lennon, and Sean Lennon, with his second wife, avant-garde artist Yoko Ono. Lennon was murdered by a deranged fan Mark David Chapman in New York City on 8 December 1980 after he and Ono returned home from a recording session.
In 2002, respondents to a BBC poll on the 100 Greatest Britons voted Lennon into eighth place. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked Lennon number 38 on their list of "The Immortals: The Fifty Greatest Artists of All Time" and ranked The Beatles at number 1. He was called "the leader Beatle." Although he was the most outspoken on all the four, he would say whatever is on his mind, like when he said that they meant more to the kids than Jesus did (simply saying that they where more popular than Jesus). Lennon was very famous in his solo work and for being a member of The Beatles.
1940-1957 (Early Years)Edit
Lennon was born on 9 October 1940 in Liverpool Maternity Hospital, Oxford Street, Liverpool, to Julia and Alfred Lennon. According to some biographers, a German air raid was taking place, and Julia's sister, Mary "Mimi" Smith, used the light cast by the explosions to see her way as she ran through the blacked-out back roads to reach the hospital.[2] Smith said later, "I knew the moment I saw John in that hospital that I was the one to be his mother, not Julia. Does that sound awful? It isn't, really, because Julia accepted it as something perfectly natural. She used to say, 'You're his real mother. All I did was give birth.'"[3] Lennon was named after his paternal grandfather, John "Jack" Lennon, and Winston Churchill.[4]His father was a merchant seaman during World War II and was often away from home. At first he sent regular pay cheques to 9 Newcastle Road, Liverpool, where Lennon lived with his mother, but the cheques stopped when Alfred Lennon went absent without leave in 1943.[5]When he eventually came home in 1944, he offered to look after the family, but his wife (who was pregnant with another man's child) rejected the idea.[6] Under considerable pressure, she handed the care of Lennon over to her sister after the latter registered a complaint with Liverpool's Social Services. In July 1946, his father visited Smith and took his son to Blackpool, secretly intending to emigrate to New Zealand with him.[7] Lennon's mother followed them, and, after a heated argument, his father forced the five-year-old to choose between his parents. Lennon chose his father—twice. As his mother walked away, he began to cry and followed her. Lennon then lost contact with his father for 20 years.[8] Throughout the rest of his childhood and adolescence, Lennon lived with his aunt and uncle, Mimi and George Smith, at Mendips, 251 Menlove Avenue, Woolton. The couple had no children of their own. His aunt bought him volumes of short stories, and his uncle, who was a dairyman at his family's farm, bought him a mouth organ and engaged him in solving crossword puzzles.[9] Lennon's mother visited Mendips almost every day, and when he was 11 he often visited her at 1 Blomfield Road, Liverpool. She played him Elvis Presley records, and taught him to play the banjo. The first song he learned to play was Fats Domino's "Ain't That a Shame".[10] Lennon's mother bought him his first guitar in 1957, a cheap Gallotone Champion acoustic "guaranteed not to split". She arranged for it to be delivered to her own house, knowing that her sister, sceptical of Lennon's claim that he would be famous one day, hoped he would grow bored with music, often telling him, "The guitar's all very well, John, but you'll never make a living out of it".[11] Lennon was raised as an Anglican and attended Dovedale Primary School.[12] From September 1952 to 1957, after passing his Eleven-Plus exam, he attended Quarry Bank High School in Liverpool, where he was known as a "happy-go-lucky" pupil, drawing comical cartoons and mimicking his teachers.[13] At the end of his third year, his school report was damning: "Hopeless. Rather a clown in class. A shocking report. He is wasting other pupils' time", he was 14 when his uncle died in June 1955.[14] In September 1980 Lennon said this about his childhood, his family and his rebellious nature:
- Part of me would like to be accepted by all facets of society and not be this loudmouthed lunatic musician. But I cannot be what I am not. Because of my attitude, all the other boys' parents ... instinctively recognised what I was, which was a troublemaker, meaning I did not conform and I would influence their kids, which I did. ... I did my best to disrupt every friend's home ... Partly, maybe, it was out of envy that I didn't have this so-called home. But I really did ... There were five women who were my family. Five strong, intelligent women. Five sisters. One happened to be my mother. ... She just couldn't deal with life. She had a husband who ran away to sea and the war was on and she couldn't cope with me, and when I was four and a half, I ended up living with her elder sister ... those women were fantastic ... That was my first feminist education ... that knowledge and the fact that I wasn't with my parents made me see that parents are not gods.[15]
Lennon failed all his GCE O-level examinations, and was only accepted into the Liverpool College of Art after his aunt and headmaster intervened. Once at the college, he wore Teddy Boy clothes and acquired a reputation for disrupting classes and ridiculing teachers. As a result, he was excluded from first the painting class and then the graphic arts course. He was threatened with expulsion for his behaviour, which included sitting on a nude model's lap during a life drawing class.[17] He failed an annual exam, despite help from fellow student and future wife Cynthia Powell, and dropped out of college before his final year.[18] On 15 July 1958, when Lennon was 17, his mother, out walking near the Smiths' house, was struck by a car and killed.[19]
The Beatles Edit
Allan Williams started to manage The Beatles in May 1960 after they had played in his Jacaranda club.A few months later he booked them into Bruno Koschmider's Indra club in Hamburg, Germany. Mona Best ran the Casbah Club in the basement of her home in Liverpool, where The Beatles often played in 1959, and Mona's son Pete Best joined The Beatles on drums as soon as their first Hamburg season was confirmed. Aunt Mimi was horrified when Lennon told her about Hamburg. She pleaded with him to continue his studies, but was ignored. The Beatles first played at the Indra club - sleeping in small, dirty rooms in the Bambi Kino - and after the closure of the Indra moved to the larger Kaiserkeller In October 1960, they left Koschmider's club and worked at the "Top Ten Club", which was run by Peter Eckhorn. Koschmider reported McCartney and Best for arson after the two attached a condom to a nail in the 'Bambi' and set fire to it. They were deported, as was George Harrison for working under-age. Days later Lennon's work permit was revoked and he went home by train, but Sutcliffe had tonsillitis and flew home. When Lennon got back to 'Mendips', his Aunt Mimi threw a cooked chicken (that Lennon had bought for her) and a hand-mirror at him for spending money on a leather coat for Cynthia Powell (John's girlfriend, and later, his wife) whom she referred to as, "a gangster's moll".
In December 1960, The Beatles reunited, and on 21 March 1961, they played their first concert at Liverpool's Cavern club. They went back to Hamburg in April 1961, and recorded 'My Bonnie' with Tony Sheridan. Sutcliffe stayed with Astrid Kirchherr when it was time to go home, so McCartney took over bass. When Lennon was nearly 21 in October 1961, his Aunt Mater (who lived in Edinburgh) gave him 100 pounds, which he spent on a holiday to Paris with McCartney. Brian Epstein first saw The Beatles in the Cavern Club on November 9, 1961, and later signed them to a management contract.
The Beatles were driven to London by their road manager, Neil Aspinall, on 31 December 1961 and auditioned the next day for Decca Records, who rejected them. In April 1962 they returned to Hamburg to play at the Star-Club, but they learned that Stuart Sutcliffe had died a few hours before they arrived. This was another shock for Lennon, after losing Uncle George and Julia.
They finally signed a record contract on 9 May 1962, with Parlophone Records, after having been turned down by many labels. "Love Me Do" was released on 5 October 1962, featuring Lennon on harmonica and McCartney singing solo on the chorus line.
All Lennon-McCartney songs on the first pressing of Please Please Me (recorded in one day on 11 February 1963) as well as the single "From Me to You", and its B-side, "Thank You Girl", are credited to "McCartney-Lennon", but this was later changed to "Lennon-McCartney". They usually needed an hour or two to finish a song, most of which were written in hotel rooms after a concert, at Wimpole Street, at Cavendish Avenue, or at Kenwood (John Lennon's house).
As recording technology improved, and they were doing more work in the studio than live, overdubbing was used so that Lennon might provide the harmony parts as well as the lead for his songs. The "Beatles" sound was a three-part harmony with Lennon or McCartney singing lead, and harmony provided by the others.
The group's decisions were democratic, with the rule that if any member objected to an idea, the group wouldn't pursue it. The Beatles decided to stop touring after their San Francisco concert in 1966, and never performed a scheduled concert again.
Lennon resented McCartney taking control of the band after Brian Epstein's death in 1967, and disliked some of the resulting projects such as Magical Mystery Tour and particularly Let It Be ("That film was set up by Paul, for Paul," as he said later to Rolling Stone). He was the first to break the band's all-for-one sensibility, and also the rule that no wives or girlfriends would attend recording sessions, as he brought Yoko into the studio.
Lennon was also the first member to quit the group, which he did in September 1969 (Starr had left during 1968, but was persuaded to return; Harrison stated he was "leaving the band" on January 10, 1969 during the rehearsal sessions for Let It Be, but returned after negotiations at two business meetings). Lennon agreed not to make an announcement while the band renegotiated their recording contract, and blasted McCartney months later (with the negotiations complete) for going public with his own departure in April 1970. Phil Spector's involvement in trying to revive the Let It Be material then drove a further wedge between Lennon (who supported Spector) and McCartney (who opposed him). With the public unaware of the details, McCartney appeared to be the one who dissolved the group, depriving Lennon of the formalities. Lennon told Rolling Stone, "I was a fool not to do what Paul did, which was use it to sell a record," and later wrote, "I started the band. I finished it." Though the split would only become legal some time later, Lennon's and McCartney's partnership had come to a bitter end. McCartney soon made a press announcement, declaring he had quit The Beatles and promoting his new solo record. McCartney later admitted Lennon had been the first to quit.
In 1970, Jann Wenner recorded an interview with Lennon that was played on BBC in 2005. The interview reveals his bitterness towards McCartney and the hostility he felt that the other members held towards Yoko Ono. Lennon said: "One of the main reasons The Beatles ended is because ... I pretty well know, we got fed up with being sidemen for Paul. After Brian Epstein died we collapsed. Paul took over and supposedly led us. But what is leading us when we went round in circles? Paul had the impression we should be thankful for what he did, for keeping The Beatles going. But he kept it going for his own sake."
Solo careerEdit
Lennon had a varied recording career. Whilst still a Beatle, Lennon (along with Ono) recorded three albums of experimental music, Unfinished Music No. 1: Two Virgins, Unfinished Music No. 2: Life with the Lions, and Wedding Album. His first 'solo' album of popular music was Live Peace in Toronto 1969, recorded prior to the breakup of The Beatles, at the Rock 'n' Roll Festival in Toronto with The Plastic Ono Band. He also recorded three solo singles: the anti-war anthem "Give Peace A Chance", the heroin withdrawal report "Cold Turkey", and "Instant Karma!". Following The Beatles' split in 1970 Lennon released the John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band album. The song "God" lists people and things Lennon no longer believed in - ending with "Beatles". The album also included "Working Class Hero" which was banned from the airwaves for its use of the word (censored).
The album Imagine followed in 1971, and its title song soon became an anthem for anti-religion and anti-war movements. The song's video was filmed during Lennon's "white period" (white clothes, white piano, white room, and the like). He wrote "How Do You Sleep?" as an attack against McCartney, with George Harrison on slide guitar, but later claimed that it was about himself.
Some Time in New York City (1972) was loud, raucous, and explicitly political, with songs about prison riots, racial and sexual relations, the British role in Northern Ireland, and his own problems in obtaining a United States Green Card. Lennon had been interested in left-wing politics since the late 1960s, and was said to have given donations to the Trotskyist Workers Revolutionary Party.
In 1972 Lennon released "Woman Is the Nigger of the World", which drew parallels between exploitation of women and discrimination against blacks. Radio stations refused to broadcast the song and it was banned nearly everywhere, though he managed to play it to television viewers during his second appearance on The Dick Cavett Show.
On 30 August 1972 Lennon and his backing band, Elephant's Memory, staged two benefit concerts at Madison Square Garden in New York. These were to be his last full-length concert appearances. Lennon and Ono also did a week-long guest/co-hosting the Mike Douglas Show.
Following Ono's second miscarriage, she and Lennon had an argument that resulted in their separation. He moved to California and embarked on a period he would later dub his "lost weekend" (despite the fact that it lasted approximately eighteen months). Lennon released Mind Games in 1973, which was credited to "the Plastic U.F.Ono Band". It was the first solo album produced by Lennon with no input from Yoko. He wrote "I'm the Greatest" for Ringo Starr's album Ringo, and recorded his own version of the song (which appears on the John Lennon Anthology). Lennon's behavior during this period was notoriously bad, with many nights spent in a drunken stupor. The songs from this period (appearing on Mind Games and Walls and Bridges) took an apologetic tone that seem to be directed at Ono. At Ono's suggestion he took May Pang along as his assistant and his lover during this period.
Lennon released Walls and Bridges (1974), which featured a duet with Elton John on the #1 hit "Whatever Gets You Thru The Night". The album was released under the name "the Plastic Ono Nuclear Band". Another hit from the album was "#9 Dream". Lennon also produced Nilsson's Pussy Cats album during 1974.
Lennon made a surprise guest appearance at an Elton John concert in Madison Square Garden where they performed "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds", "Whatever Gets You Thru The Night" and "I Saw Her Standing There" together. It was to be his last-ever concert appearance in front of a rock audience. Coincidentally, Yoko Ono happened to be present and the concert, and after a backstage meeting, the two got back together. Following the performance, Lennon traveled to Florida and signed the papers legally breaking up The Beatles. After the Christmas holidays he returned to live with Yoko Ono, and she soon became pregnant with their first child.
In 1975, Lennon released the Rock 'n' Roll album of cover versions. It had been conceived several years earlier, but was complicated by the unpredictable Phil Spector's involvement as producer and by several legal battles. The album garnered mostly negative or indifferent reviews, but included a well-received cover of "Stand by Me". David Bowie achieved his first U.S. number one hit (in 1975) with "Fame", co-written with Lennon (who contributed vocals and guitar) and Carlos Alomar.
Lennon made his last public musical appearance on ATV's 18 April 1975 special A Salute to Lew Grade, performing "Imagine" and "Slippin' and Slidin'" from his Rock 'n' Roll LP. Lennon's band was billed as "Etc." and the band members were costumed in two-faced masks. The "two-faced" stunt, and the line "don't want to be your fool no more" (from "Slippin' and Slidin") were seen as digs at Grade, with whom Lennon and McCartney had been in conflict over his previous control of The Beatles' publishing concerns. Dick James had sold Lennon's and McCartney's publishing rights to Grade in 1969. During "Imagine" Lennon interjected the line "and no immigration too" - a reference to his battle to remain in the United States.
On 9 October 1975 – Lennon's 35th birthday – his son Sean Ono Lennon was born, and Lennon retired from the music business to care for him.
Political activism Edit
As seen in the film, The U.S. Vs. John Lennon, John Lennon is trying to stop the Vietnam War in a peaceful way, using songs. Examples of these songs made by John Lennon against war are Revolution, Come Together, Imagine, Give Peace A Chance, Nobody Told Me, and Happy Xmas (War Is Over). As the war became more unpopular and unpopular, people began to realize that it really has no purpose, lots of peace activists where arrested ever since 1969, when Richard Nixon rose to power. All of John Lennon's phone calls where watched by the U.S. government. In a Sunday morning, John and Yoko recieved a frightening letter from the U.S. government.
| Dear Mr. and Mrs. Lennon,
Your previus actions against the U.S. government tells us that we need to get rid of you. You will be departed off the U.S., we will give you 60 days to leave. Failing to do so will result in exile.
Some Time In New York City Edit
- This Section Has An Article: Some Time In New York City
John and Yoko also made some songs trying to free people, like John Sinlair, Angela, and Attica State. And Ono also had this great phrase, Woman Is The Nigger Of The World, it was what she though about women problems, "nigger", because she though of the word as someone who is deeply insulted (as black Americans and women have been for years), so she shared this to John and he (with help from Yoko Ono) made a song about it. Those protest songs where in the album, "Some Time In New York City" that was released in 1972 (most of the songs, except for John Sinclair and Attica State).
The album also consisted some songs about the massacre on Ireland (nicknamed Bloody Sunday) as the british took the land and massacred Irish people. Bloody Sunday was such a big event for America, Britain, and Ireland. He and the Irish band U2 made as song about it, the band U2 called it Sunday Bloody Sunday, and as well as Lennon's song about it featuring Yoko Ono singing the chorus, John's other song about the event was "The Luck Of The Irish" (ft. his wife, Yoko Ono). It was such a surprise that for the first time ever in music history, someone who doesn't own the song (Yoko Ono) would be lead vocals the whole song, these songs where only Yoko sang where We're All Water, Born In A Prison, and Sisters, O Sisters. Ono also sung with John in Angela. Other than showing protests against America, he also showed his love to the American city, by making a song named after it, New York City. The album was released in 1972 and was also a hit.
Starting Over: The Return Edit
Lennon's retirement came to an end in 1980, a year in which he wrote an impressive amount of material during a lengthy vacation in Bermuda and began to think about recording a new album. For this comeback, he and Ono produced Double Fantasy, a concept album focusing on their relationship. The name came from a species of freesia Lennon saw at the Bermuda Botanical Gardens; he liked the name and thought it was a perfect description of his marriage to Yoko.
The Lennons once again began a series of interviews and video footage to promote the album. Although Lennon would say in interviews for the album that he had not touched a guitar for five years, several of the tunes, such as "I'm Losing You" and "Watching the Wheels", had been worked on at home in The Dakota in various stages with different lyrics from 1977 onward. "(Just Like) Starting Over" began climbing the singles charts, and Lennon started thinking about a brand new world tour. Lennon also commenced work on Milk and Honey, which he would leave unfinished. It was some time before Ono could bring herself to complete it.
Towards the end of his life, Lennon expressed his displeasure with the scant credit he was given as an influence on George Harrison in the latter's autobiography, I Me Mine. According to Ono, he was also unhappy that McCartney's Beatles songs, such as "Yesterday", "Hey Jude" and "Let It Be" were more covered than his own contributions.
In a 1980 Playboy interview Lennon claimed that some of his Beatles songs were subconsciously sabotaged, and that the group put more work into and paid more attention to McCartney's songs, whereas with his, they tended to experiment. In the same interview, Lennon was ambivalent about his time with The Beatles and the group's legacy and was not interested in talking about them any more than he would about old high school buddies. He was prompted that there was considerable speculation about whether The Beatles were now "dreaded enemies or the best of friends." He replied that they were neither, and that he hadn't seen any of The Beatles for "I don't know how much time." He also said that the last time he had seen McCartney they had watched the episode of Saturday Night Live where Lorne Michaels made his $3200 cash offer to get The Beatles to reunite on the show. The two had seriously considered going to the studio to appear on the show for a joke, but were too tired.
Personal Life Edit
Relationships Edit
Cynthia Lennon Edit
Cynthia Powell met Lennon at the Liverpool Art College in 1957. After hearing Lennon comment favorably about another girl who looked like Brigitte Bardot, Powell changed the color of her hair to blond. Their relationship started after a college party before the summer holidays when Lennon asked Cynthia to go a pub with him and some friends. At this point Cynthia was already engaged to another man, a fact which she brought up when Lennon asked her to dance. Lennon replied, "I didn't ask you to fucking marry me, did I?" and stormed off. Although Lennon ignored her for the rest of the party, he talked to her as she was ready to leave, and then grabbed her hand and took her to a room Stuart Sutcliffe was renting, where they had sex. If Sutcliffe's room was not available, they often had sex in alleyways or shop doorways, but Cynthia didn't enjoy those "snatched encounters". Lennon's jealousy could manifest itself in cruel and aggressive behavior towards Cynthia, as when Lennon slapped her across the face (knocking her head against the wall) the day after he saw her dancing with Stuart Sutcliffe. Cynthia broke up with Lennon for three months, but resumed their relationship after Lennon's profuse apology. Cynthia visited Lennon in Hamburg for two weeks in 1960, but in 1961 Lennon left her at home and went to Paris with McCartney for a holiday.
In mid-1962, Cynthia discovered she was pregnant. Lennon proposed marriage, but when he told Mimi she screamed and raged at Lennon to stop him from going through with it. Lennon and Cynthia were married on 23 August at the Mount Pleasant Register office in Liverpool. Mimi did not attend.
On April 8, 1963, John Charles Julian Lennon was born in Sefton General Hospital. John did not see Julian until a week after he was born because of commitments with The Beatles. The birth of John's son and his marriage to Cynthia was kept secret from the public, due to Brian Epstein's insistence that it would harm John's image with The Beatles' female fans.
According to Cynthia, in a 1995 interview, there were problems throughout their marriage because of the pressures of The Beatles' fame and rigorous touring, and because of Lennon's increasing use of drugs. Their marriage all but came to an end when Cynthia came back from a holiday in Greece with friends to find that John and Yoko had been in bed together. John did not deny the fact but when Cynthia left for a while he phoned her and said "I can't understand why you went off". Cynthia found out about the definite end of their marriage when John refused to go on a family holiday with them and was later shown in a newspaper making his affair with Yoko public. To make matters worse Lennon sent a mutual friend to Italy to inform her that he was going to take their child and force her to leave their home. He also arranged for divorce, stating that she was the one who had committed adultery, not him. In the ensuing court case Lennon refused to give his wife anymore than £75,000, telling her "What have you done to deserve it? Christ, it's like winning the bloody pools". In the end, she got £100,000 plus £2,400 a year, custody of Julian and the house.
Yoko Ono Edit
On 9 November 1966, after The Beatles' final tour and just after he had finished filming How I Won the War, Lennon visited an art exhibit of Yoko Ono's at the Indica gallery in Mason's Yard, London. Lennon began his relationship with Ono in May 1968 after returning from India. Cynthia filed for divorce later that year, on the grounds of John's adultery with Ono which was evidenced by the latter's pregnancy and miscarriage of their son. Lennon and Ono became inseparable, even during Beatles sessions.
The press was unkind to Ono — writing unflattering articles about her, with frequently racist overtones — and one called her "ugly". This angered Lennon, who said that there was no John and Yoko, but they were one person; "JohnandYoko". Yoko's constant presence in the studio led to tension within The Beatles during the White Album recordings in 1968.
At the end of 1968, Lennon and Ono performed as Dirty Mac on the Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus. During Lennon's last two years in The Beatles, he spent much of his time with Ono partaking in public protests against the Vietnam War. Lennon sent back his MBE medal, which Queen Elizabeth bestowed during the height of Beatlemania, "in protest against Britain's involvement in the Nigeria-Biafra thing (a reference to the Nigerian civil war of 1967-70), its support of America in Vietnam, and 'Cold Turkey' slipping down the charts." (Return of the medal did not formally negate his appointment to the Order.)
On 14 March, as Lennon and Ono were being driven to Mimi's house, in Poole, Dorset, they asked if it was possible to get "married at sea". On 20 March 1969, they were married in Gibraltar, and spent their honeymoon in Amsterdam in a "Bed-In" for peace. Behind their bed were posters that displayed the words "Hair Peace. Bed Peace." They held another "Bed-In", in Montreal, at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel, where they recorded "Give Peace a Chance", which became an anthem for the peace movement. They were mainly patronised as a couple of eccentrics by the media, yet they did a great deal for the peace movement, as well as for feminism and racial harmony. Lennon and Ono often combined advocacy with performance art, as in their "Bagism" introduced during a Vienna press conference. Shortly after, Lennon changed his name to John Ono Lennon. Lennon wrote "The Ballad of John and Yoko" about his marriage and the subsequent press coverage it generated.
The failed Get Back/Let It Be recording/filming sessions did nothing to improve relations within the band. After both Lennon and Ono were injured in the summer of 1969 in a car accident in Scotland, Lennon arranged for Ono to be constantly with him in the studio (including having a full-sized bed rolled in) as he worked on The Beatles' last album, Abbey Road. While the group managed to hang together to produce one last acclaimed musical work, soon thereafter business issues related to Apple Corps came between them.
May Pang and "The Lost Weekend" Edit
In 1973, Yoko approached May Pang (their personal assistant) with a proposal. Ono, who thought May Pang would be an "ideal companion" for Lennon, asked her to "be with John, help him, and see that he gets whatever he wants." Yoko then kicked Lennon out of the house. Lennon and Pang moved to Los Angeles - a period which has been dubbed the "lost weekend", though it lasted until the beginning of 1975. During their time together, Pang encouraged Lennon to spend time with his son, Julian Lennon, and she became friends with Cynthia Lennon. After arriving in Hollywood, Lennon reunited with producer Phil Spector and began work on recording and some of their efforts were eventually released as part of his 'farewell' LP Rock 'n' Roll. However their work together was ended by interpersonal conflict -- some sources blame this on Spector while others cite Lennon's increasingly out-of-control behavior in the studio, which led to Lennon being banned from A&M Studios in Hollywood after the studio was repeatedly vandalized.
During this time Lennon often caroused with an assortment of his drinking/drug buddies including singer/songwriter Harry Nilsson, Keith Moon, Ringo Starr, Alice Cooper, Micky Dolenz and others, who dubbed themselves the 'Hollywood Vampires'. One of the most oft-repeated incidents was that in which Lennon and Nilsson were ejected from The Troubadour club after repeatedly heckling comedians The Smothers Brothers during their act. During the evening, a drunken Lennon was also reported to have gone into the women's toilet and emerged with a sanitary napkin on his head; when challenged by a waitress, he yelled "Don't you know who I am?" -- to which the waitress famously replied, "Yeah, you're an asshole with a Kotex on your head!".
Though Lennon's public drunkenness had been the subject of gossip during 1974, Pang said that he was usually sober in his private life and recorded a large body of work. One notable session, captured on the bootleg recording A Toot and a Snore in '74, had Lennon and his friends jamming with Paul McCartney. Others included on the session were Harry Nilsson, Stevie Wonder, Jesse Ed Davis, and Bobby Keys.
Sons Edit
Lennon was distant to his son, Julian, who felt closer to McCartney than to him. The younger Lennon later said, "I've never really wanted to know the truth about how dad was with me. There was some very negative stuff talked about me ... like when he said I'd come out of a whiskey bottle on a Saturday night. Stuff like that. You think, where's the love in that? Paul and I used to hang about quite a bit ... more than dad and I did. We had a great friendship going and there seems to be far more pictures of me and Paul playing together at that age than there are pictures of me and my dad." When Lennon moved to New York in 1971, Julian did not see him until 1973. After encouragement from May Pang, it was finally arranged for Julian to visit John and her in Los Angeles. Lennon was said to be very nervous beforehand but the visit went well. After this point, Julian started to see his father more regularly, and played drums on "Ya Ya" from Lennon's 1974 album, Walls and Bridges. Lennon also bought Julian a Gibson Les Paul guitar for his eleventh birthday in 1974 and encouraged his growing interest in music.
Lennon was quoted as saying: "Sean was a planned child, and therein lies the difference. I don't love Julian any less as a child. He's still my son, whether he came from a bottle of whiskey or because they didn't have pills in those days. He's here, he belongs to me, and he always will."
According to Cynthia, after the break-up with John, McCartney visited Cynthia and jokingly suggested marriage, reportedly saying, "How's about you and me, Cyn?"
In an interview, Lennon said he was trying to re-establish a connection with the then 17-year-old Julian, and confidently predicted that "Julian and I will have a relationship in the future."
On 9 October 1975 — John Lennon's 35th birthday — Yoko Ono gave birth to a son, Sean Ono Lennon, after having suffered three miscarriages of babies fathered by John. Regretful of the limited relationship he had with first son, Julian, Lennon decided to retire from music so he could dedicate himself to family life: he thus became a house husband. Deeply aware, after his experience of Primal therapy, of the crucial importance of the parent-child bond, he devoted his energies to nurturing young Sean in every possible way. He also made a point of learning how to bake a loaf of bread, an accomplishment which he proudly showed off to visitors. In 1976, Lennon's U.S. immigration status was finally resolved favorably, after a years-long battle with the Nixon administration that included an FBI investigation — a full-scale effort involving surveillance, wiretaps, and agents following Lennon around as he traveled. Lennon insisted that the investigation was politically motivated, a claim that was later proven true. With the departure of Nixon from the White House, the administration of his successor, Gerald Ford, showed little interest in continuing the battle.
When Jimmy Carter was inaugurated as President on 20 January 1977, Lennon and Ono were invited to attend the Inaugural Ball, signaling the end of hostilities between the U.S. government and Lennon. After that appearance, Lennon was rarely seen in public for the next 3½ years, until his 1980 comeback.
Both Julian and Sean Lennon went on to have recording careers years after their father's death.


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Recently, a colleague was going to Airdrop a file to me. As we both stood there, she opened her phone...and immediately opened Instagram. Her muscle memory was so programmed to go straight to Instagram that even though she intended to open her photos, she didn't. What … [Read more...] about One simple way to disrupt bad habits and increase intentionality
Two simple secrets to reading with intentionality
I set a Goodreads Reading Challenge goal for 2016 to read 100 books. This isn't that far off from the number of books I would read without an official reading challenge - the big difference is that I'm also challenging myself to be more intentional with my reading. I'm a big … [Read more...] about Two simple secrets to reading with intentionality
On goal-setting and habit formation
As we're rapidly moving through January, I'm realizing anew the distinction between between goals and habits. Do you distinguish between the two? A new year, new goals With the dawn of the new year, I sat down and contemplated my goals for the coming 12 months (more to come on … [Read more...] about On goal-setting and habit formation
Don't put everything you need to do on your to-do list
Yesterday we created a to-do list. Today, I'm advocating that you should NOT put everything you need to do on a to do list. What? Yes, you heard me right. Save time and increase brain space by not writing it all down. Many time management and productivity … [Read more...] about Don't put everything you need to do on your to-do list


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Daren Kagasoff (born September 16, 1987) is an American actor. He currently stars as Ricky Underwood on the teen soap, The Secret Life of the American Teenager.
Biography Edit
== Kagasoff was born in Encino, California to a designer and a wholesale diamond dealer. He has an older brother, Justin, and a younger sister, Natalie. Kagasoff is Jewish. While attending school at San Francisco State University, Kagasoff decided to become an actor. He moved to Los Angeles, and landed the leading role in a local theatre production of Suburbia, a play based on the 1996 film of the same name. After taking acting lessons, Kagasoff began auditioning for television and film roles. On one of his first auditions, he was hand-picked by Brenda Hampton to star as Ricky Underwood in the ABC Family television series, The Secret Life of the American Teenager.


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Financial sanctions, Iran (nuclear proliferation)
This page contains the list of asset freeze targets, listed because of proliferation-related activity in Iran. It also contains information on regulations.
EU sanctions will continue to apply in the UK until 11pm on 31 December 2020. This page will be updated if legislation or guidance changes during the transition period
Iran is currently subject to financial sanctions. UN and EU sanctions under the Iran (Nuclear Proliferation) sanctions regime are implemented in the UK through Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012.
Implementation date
In 2006, the UN imposed asset-freeze restrictions on those involved in Iran's nuclear proliferation activities or the development of nuclear weapon delivery systems. Between 2007 and 2012, the EU implemented further measures.
Asset-freeze restrictions apply to those engaged in activity related to nuclear proliferation and related activity, helping to prevent the activity from taking place.
Some individuals and entities listed under this regime are also listed under the following regimes:
If you aren't sure where someone may be listed, you can consult OFSI's consolidated list of asset freeze targets.
Legislative developments
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA)
On 16 January 2016 (Implementation Day), Iran completed its nuclear-related commitments under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA) and received extensive sanctions relief. An EU Information Note provides full information on the EU sanctions that were lifted.
As part of this sanctions relief, restrictions on financial transfers to and from Iran were lifted. Therefore, you no longer need to obtain prior authorisation for, or notify HM Treasury of, transfers of funds sent to or received from Iran.
However, some individuals and entities remain subject to restrictive measures under Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 and it's your responsibility to ensure you are compliant.
Some persons, entities and bodies subject to counter-proliferation measures use 'shell' or 'front' companies to disguise the ultimate destination of goods, funds and services. You must ensure that no funds or economic resources are made available, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of listed targets.
Iran (nuclear proliferation) – Supreme Court judgement in Bank Mellat v. Her Majesty's Treasury (No. 2)
On 19 June 2013, the Supreme Court found in favour of Bank Mellat on their challenge to the Financial Restrictions (Iran) Order 2009 (SI 2009/2725). The restrictions in this Order ceased to have effect in October 2010.
UN Resolutions
On 20 July 2015, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2231 (2015) which terminated previous resolutions on Iranian nuclear proliferation.
EU Regulations
You can view Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012) on restrictive measures against Iran (nuclear proliferation) online.
You can find the most recent amendments to the Regulation by searching on EUR-Lex – an online database that provides free access to EU law, international agreements and other public documents. Just:
- enter the Regulation number into the search bar
- open the relevant page
- click 'document information'.
UK regulations
Read more about the UK's sanctions policy on Iran.
Regulations which will come into force from 11pm on 31 December 2020
Last updated 18 November 2019 + show all updates
Updated with latest HM Treasury notice 18/11/19, Iran (Nuclear Proliferation) Corrigenda
Updated with 'Latest HM Treasury Notice, 02/07/2019, Iran (Nuclear Proliferation) Correction'.
Updated with Latest HM Treasury Notice, 29/05/2019, Iran (Nuclear Proliferation) (Reg 2019/855)
Updated with 'Latest HM Treasury notice, 20/03/2019, Iran (Nuclear Proliferation) (2014/776/CFSP)'.
Updated with latest HM Treasury notice 07/06/2018, Iran (Nuclear Proliferation) (Reg 2018/827)
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Updated with latest HM Treasury notice, 27/06/2017, Iran (Nuclear Proliferation) (Reg 2017/1124)
Updated with: HM Treasury notice, 18/01/2017, Iran (Nuclear Proliferation) (Reg 2017/77)
Updated with: HM Treasury notice, 24/10/2016, Iran (Nuclear Proliferation) (Judgements of the General Court)
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Updated web text to reflect Adoption Day (18 October) under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and the publication of amended EU regulations
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Betty is annoyed by Irma's actions. Minnie fusses over Billy's breakfast and thinks Irma is after him, while Handel thinks he ought to go out with the girl. Handel thinks Billy is in the way at No.5 and interfering with his courtship of Minnie. Irma tries to talk to Maggie about the Corner Shop purchase but Ena deliberately gets in the way, much to Maggie's amusement. Mark tells Alan and Elsie that he's taking Lucille out. Behind their back, he is annoyed at their closeness. Betty storms at Irma for being duplicitous and Irma realises that Maggie knows everything. Albert doesn't like Handel hanging around Minnie as he's a stranger. Mark puts on a front of being worried about Alan's money situation and uses it as an excuse to tell Elsie that he seemed happier when he was with his mother. Maggie tackles Irma about her plans. They both realise they need the shop, financially and as an emotional prop. Maggie agrees to let her buy more of the business to make them 50-50 partners. Elsie comes round to confide in Maggie while Mark happily gets ready for his night out. Elsie tells Maggie that she thinks Mark is trying to upset her marriage as his stories about Laura don't tally with what Alan had told her. Elsie worries if Alan is holding things back from her. Lucille is impressed by Mark as he treats her like a lady on their date. Annie tells Alan she is impressed with Mark's manners. Elsie seeks out Ena's advice about Mark and is told to keep her mouth shut and her eyes peeled. Albert realises from talking to Ena that Handel didn't volunteer in 1914. Handel wants Billy out of the way but he is left looking after Bobby when Minnie goes to see Val. Albert asks Handel where he was in the World War I and is told he was a conscientious objector. Alan assures Elsie that he's very happy. Lucille returns from her date, upset, and tells Elsie that Mark is dangerous and she ought to watch herself.
Regular cast
- Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
- Maggie Clegg - Irene Sutcliffe
- Irma Barlow - Sandra Gough
- Billy Walker - Kenneth Farrington
- Minnie Caldwell - Margot Bryant
- Ena Sharples - Violet Carson
- Elsie Howard - Patricia Phoenix (Credited as "Elsie Tanner")
- Alan Howard - Alan Browning
- Annie Walker - Doris Speed
- Lucille Hewitt - Jennifer Moss
- Albert Tatlock - Jack Howarth
Guest cast
- Rovers Return Inn - Public/Snug
- 5 Coronation Street - Back room and hallway
- 11 Coronation Street - Back room and kitchen
- Corner Shop - Shop and back room
- Unknown street
- The location scene of Lucille Hewitt and Mark Howard out at night as OB recorded.
- TV Times synopsis: Irma makes a take-over bid - and Mark does much the same.
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 7,550,000 homes (3rd place).
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The first word that comes to mind when describing hang by debbie tucker green is 'tense'. This new revival of her 2015 play, directed by Taio Lawson, is an hour-long masterclass in tension – creating it, building it, and holding it at a fever pitch.
Diveen Henry plays a woman who has had an unspeakable crime committed against her and her family. She is brought to a governmental office by officials Marianne Oldham and Sid Sagar in order to confirm the choice of capital punishment she has selected for the perpetrator.
You really feel the weight that Henry's character is carrying, the anger and the fear and the devastation of it all. Oldham and Sagar are a brilliant duo here too and the back and forth of their interviewing spiel, not to mention their slip ups, is timed to perfection. In his speech about the different methods of execution available, their pros, cons, and protocols, Sagar absolutely nails the play's heady mix of the macabre, dark humour and corporate culture.
It's a performance lasting just over an hour, during which there's a slow and subtle building of fearful anticipation, not only from the script and the cast themselves, but from the sound design created by Dan Balfour. In this sterile office room, the everyday sounds of a water cooler and air conditioning take on a sinister edge, becoming louder and louder before cutting out with the slam of a door, only to build again. The set is that of a mundane office – but its harsh lighting, giant photographic wall print and goldfish bowl take on a nightmarish dystopian quality amidst the corporate speak on capital punishment.
The cast had the audience in the palm of its hand here, and you'll find yourself flitting between holding your breath and laughing. In this play we hear of those well-known meetings about meetings and the age-old battle against shoddy office air conditioning, but we also hear about the premium quality straps on an electric chair, and the absolute devastation caused by trauma. It's disturbing, it's clever, and it's ice cold.
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Scribes: Key Practice Resource
by Kristin Seiberling, MD, AAOA Board of Directors
Electronic health record (EHR) has become an integral component of health care and is the crusade of the future. It has many positive attributes that promote a better health care system, but in itself it is seemingly cumbersome and redundant. Without supportive measures, we as physicians will be left with a significant increase in documentation time and frustration. Fortunately, or unfortunately, EHR is here to stay, and we as physicians need to embrace it and learn to navigate it in the most efficient manner. Scribes are a mechanism to help physicians navigate thru the EHR in the most time efficient manner.
In my experience, scribes have not only allowed for a significant reduction in my documentation time but have also allowed for an increase in productivity and more importantly more face-to-face time with the patient and job enjoyment. With a scribe, I can dedicate the whole visit to uninterrupted face-to-face interaction with the patient while the scribe dutifully types in the patient history. During the patient encounter the scribe may also on demand search the chart for results, record visit diagnosis, pend requested orders and enter subsequent referrals.
By allowing myself to solely focus on the patient and not the charting during the actual visit work to me becomes more enjoyable and less hectic. Scribes allow me to become more time efficient and therefore more productive which is seen in my increase in patient volume for the same number of hours worked in the past. No longer am I staying late into the night finishing up charting.
That being said the physician is ultimately liable for what is put in the EHR so it is important to read and edit each individual chart. Scribes are not physicians and their documentation often needs to be rewritten in explicit words that can really only be determined by treating physician. However, with seasoned scribes the degree of editing lessens with time and a factor of trust ensues.
Turnover of scribes is therefore an inauspicious issue. Many scribes are aspiring medical professionals and using the year to enhance their knowledge and CV before applying for nursing school, medical school, etc. Nevertheless, I would rather retrain a scribe every year than give up the amenity that scribes bring to my practice.
Editor's Note: Please keep in mind rules vary by jurisdiction. We recommend confirming what scribe certification allows in your practice area to help assure they can perform all the tasks, like pending orders, you will assign.


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Well, they say that if there is anything constant in the world then it is 'Change.' One cannot stop changes from happening and changes are the very epitome of any lifespan or any season. It simply does not matter which field does one belong to, change is inevitable. Then it rests on the shoulders of the individual or on the shoulders of the company whether to accept that change or not. And the change has been accepted by the ABC network, which has become the first channel in nearly 20 years since Margaret Cho's show to feature a TV series sitcom featuring an Asian American family. Yes, the new sitcom "Fresh off the Boat" is based on the lives of an Asian American family and deals with the kind of culture shock they experience while they live in one city and move to another. Let us have a closer look at some of the prominent features of this comedy series.
Sitcoms have always gone well with the American audiences. Be it "Friends" or "How I met Your Mother", American audiences have always found these sitcoms to be extremely exhilarating. A big piece of this recognition should also go to the ABC network, as they have taken some bold decisions. Some of the decisions have gone down well with the audience while some have fallen flat. However, the channel has never led its empirical characteristic go for a toss. This time again, they are back with a completely new series called "Fresh off the Boat." This sitcom is based on the memoirs of the world famous chef Eddie Huang. This series deals with an Asian American family who are characteristically living a peaceful life in Chinatown, Washington DC. However, due to a certain turnaround, they have to shift their base from Washington to suburban Orlando. This shift in base is not just a physical shift but also a sort of culture shock to the immigrant family who are seeing things that they never knew existed beforehand.
The chubby and cherubic Hudson Yang plays the protagonist role of Eddie. He totally fits into the role of a hip-hop youngster. Randall Park, Constance Wu, Ian Chen and Forrest Wheeler are the other stars of this comedy show and each of them have acted very nicely, at least the promo kind of indicates that. Having said that, looking at the promo it looks like the young Hudson Yang and Constance Wu have stolen the limelight as both of them can be seen acting very naturally and it seems that the roles were tailor-made for them.
The show is all set to be seen in the 2014-15 calendar year and its promos are very promising and are garnering huge responses. The show's title still hangs in a balance, as the makers of this sitcom are confused between "Fresh off the Boat" and "Far East Orlando." Well, both the titles seem to be apt. This sitcom has a huge pressure on its head and the test is whether the American audiences are ready for a full blown Asian American family sitcom. Until now, many Asians have been a part of sitcoms but never ever has there been a sitcom before focusing entirely on an Asian American family.


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Arkansas Blood Institute Thanks & Recognizes Those Who Serve
November, 2018 ─ Arkansas Blood Institute invites military supporters to recognize the brave individuals who serve our country this Veterans Day by making a life-saving blood donation.
On Monday, November 12, the day our nation observes Veterans Day, donors who give blood at any Arkansas Blood Institute donor center will have the opportunity to write a letter of gratitude to an active military serviceperson to ensure that those who serve know their sacrifices are appreciated. Donors will also receive camouflage arm wraps to mark the importance of Veterans Day.*
Arkansas Blood Institute has five donor center locations statewide:
Fort Smith, 5300 South "U"
Hot Springs, 149 Section Line Road, Suite G
Little Rock, 101 South Shackleford Road, Suite 2
North Little Rock, 4548 John F. Kennedy Blvd, Suite 6
Russellville, 1003 West Main
Arkansas Blood Institute is committed to providing life-saving blood necessary to treat our nation's veterans and active service members.
Arkansas Blood Institute proudly supplies blood products to VA medical centers in Little Rock, Oklahoma City, OK, Muskogee, OK, and Amarillo, TX. In just the last year, Arkansas Blood Institute has also fulfilled orders for four branches of the U.S. military at the following installations: Tinker AFB in Oklahoma City; Langley AFB in Hampton, VA; Keesler AFB in Biloxi, MS; Elemendorf-Richardson AFB in Anchorage, AK; Lackland AFB and Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, TX; Womack Army Hospital in Fort Bragg, NC; and the Naval Medical Center in Portsmouth, VA.
Military installations in Arkansas, including Little Rock AFB and Fort Chaffee in Fort Smith, and National Guard bases, also help ensure an adequate blood supply for hospitals in the region by hosting regular blood drives.
"Our dedicated volunteer donors, many of whom are veterans of war and active military members, know the importance of giving blood regularly," said John Armitage, president & CEO of Arkansas Blood Institute. "We deeply value the heroes who served, or are currently serving, our country. Providing blood to our military is not only our duty, but we are proud to make it a critical part of our life-saving mission."
Blood can be donated every 56 days, platelets can be given as often as every 7 days up to 24 times a year, and plasma can be donated every 28 days. Each blood donation can save up to three lives. Donors may forgo their t-shirt and funds will be donated to Global Blood Fund.
Through the work of Global Blood Fund, Arkansas Blood Institute helps to strengthen blood programs for U.S. allies around the world. Donated equipment and training give America's friends in places such as Laos and Cambodia greater capabilities to respond to civilian and military injuries from terrorist or foreign attacks.
Arkansas Blood Institute is part of the nation's 6th largest, independent, nonprofit blood collector. Appointments to give blood are not required but can be made by calling 877.340.8777 or clicking here.
*To donate blood, 16-year-olds must weigh at least 125 pounds and provide signed parental permission; 17-year-olds must weigh at least 125 pounds; 18+ year-olds must weigh at least 110 pounds


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Highway Clean-Up
It has now been seven years since our church adopted highway 463, starting from the Lytle water tower and heading out beyond Lake Shore Estates. Our next pick-up day, will be Saturday, August 24. Meet at the church at 7:30 AM for breakfast tacos. We will be done by 9:30 AM. Thank you to all our volunteers.


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Former Revelstoke resident Mike Hold (SR) passed away at the Royal Alex Hospital in Edmonton AB on January 31, 2010 at the age of 79. He is pre-deceased by his wife (Helen), father (Fred) and mother (Fedora). Mike is survived by son David (Blanche), grandson Jonathan, son Michael (Rhonda) and grandchildren Bradley, Stephanie (Ryan), Courtney, Colton, Tristin, Ayden and five great grand children- Kaylub, Keynin, Keyaira, Cadin and Laya.
Born in Rosthern, Sask. in 1931, he spent his early years on the farm before moving to Calgary in 1948 where he met his future wife Helen, married in '52 and embarked on many different careers – from manager in the meat industry, a jeweler, a political career with the Alberta Unity Movement, Owning a sawmill in Canmore, AB and logging in Golden BC. During all this he also found time to obtain his real estate license and worked on many developments. Dad and Mom resided in Calgary before going back to farming east of Calgary in Cheadle/Langdon areas; (His passion was farming.) They both worked the Carnival circuit between seasons and toured western Canada annually with Royal American Shows. Dad and Mom moved to Revelstoke in 1985 after purchasing the Alpine Inn and enjoyed their years and many friends there. Mom passed away in 1991 and Dad relocated to Edmonton in 2005 to be closer to his sons and their families.
He will most be remembered for good humor, great nature and always being a very social person, in the mood for a conversation with anyone – he had a big heart and always had a desire to help anyone with a need. His biggest pride and conversation topic was always his grandkids. Dad would never miss an opportunity to go fishing, as long as it wasn't in a boat, he would find solitude in simply casting his line and if he caught a fish – bonus – and he always gave the girls a hard time when they caught more, especially when they used leaves for bait.
Our families would like to sincerely thank the Nurses and staff at Kensington (Shepherd's Care) and the Doctors, Nurses and Staff at the Royal Alex Hospital in Edmonton for their compassion and making his time remaining time comfortable.
Dad, we will miss you as a father and grandfather and friend, your memory and spirit will remain in our hearts forever! Your loving family.


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Rosemary D'Agrosa is a licensed independent clinical social worker who began her career 20 years ago providing counseling and case management in community health centers.
Now, she is the Director of Supportive Living Services at Jewish Family Service.
Rosemary comes to JFS from Neighborcare Health where she was most recently a project manager for multiple departments, including senior leadership. Neighborcare works to provide comprehensive health care to individuals and families who have difficulties accessing care. She also has more than a decade of experience running programs at Neighborcare for people experiencing homelessness.
We talked more with Rosemary about her career and what brought her to JFS.
What brought you to JFS and its Supportive Living Services?
I have been impressed with the work of JFS and its programs for years. The agency has a great reputation in the community, and people continue to tell me how much they appreciate JFS.
Like JFS, I value a client-centered approach. It is all about the client being the north star and guiding light of the agency's work. Providing direct social services and working in partnership with people is why I began my social work career 20 years ago.
What have you learned in your extensive social service background about supporting community members?
I have learned that building trust on an individual level can help people build, or repair, trust in institutions and organizations. When there is trust, people will feel more comfortable accessing additional support opportunities or engaging with other agencies.
When a person may not have someone they feel they can trust or speak openly with, it is vital we provide the space to foster those relationships. Connecting on a human level and genuinely listing to someone is an important part of building that trust and those partnerships with community members. As a social worker, I understand that you have to meet people where they are. Supporting someone's stated goals and their stated needs is critical in our work.
In my nonprofit career, I have also learned that it is an honor to have people share their stories with us and welcome us into their lives in this way.
What are you most looking forward to at JFS?
I am looking forward to being part of a committed team with people who are all client-centered and mission driven. It makes me feel like I am in the right place.
I am excited to help continue that culture and build our services to better meet community needs in the best and most effective way possible.


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The One Thing to Do for Credit Cards in USA
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With the growth of ecommerce, perhaps it was inevitable that the credit score card would grow into one of the main payment methods in many areas of the world. Although you may apply for a credit card without SSN, it's still harder than applying for a single card with an SSN. You could submit an application for a credit card without SSN in Chase in years past but now it's not feasible.
The Characteristics of Credit Cards in USA
Depending on the way you wish to save, you can pick from cards that allow you to earn store rewards, airline miles, cash back, and points you may redeem for merchandise, hotel stays, and sometimes even gift cards. It's important to select a card based on how you want to utilize it so as to conserve the most money or earn the most rewards. Rewards cards may be an great alternative for men and women who can pay off their balance monthly. The Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card presents 2x miles for each dollar spent.


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List Price: $49,900
Listing Agent: Melissa Markus (#:770)
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Street #: 00
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Answers from the Pentateuch pt.3: Genesis 2: Adam and Marriage (Sabbath Bible Study 5-15(2018) (Genesis 2:4-25, 1 Peter 3:16-17)JS LOWTHER, August 26, 2018
Part of the Answers from the Pentateuch series, preached at a SABBATH BIBLE STUDY service
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As we consider the Creation of Adam in this coming section consider that in speaking of Adam being made in the likeness of God: we are in reality reading about this aspect of holiness as well, which is cognizant judgment of that which is spiritual and that which is natural and the use of intellect for the purpose of Godly government first over our selves as a creation of the Spirit and and then over those things which God has given to be governed by the Image and likeness bearers of God. Perhaps some of that I did not convey enough when I spoke of the Sabbath in the last discussion last week, that particularly Godly worship as is called holy by the Word of God, that is the pre-incarnate Christ, is the only pure holiness which exists as it is the fulfillment of the love of God, as a child towards his Father in desire of resemblance: to be holy as He is holy. This is the difference in an Apologetic look at the words of Genesis in application to the holistic testimony of scripture, when we seek Answers from the word of God rather than simply looking at the creation week and the created as our lone origins, but rather that as we consider who we are where we come from and we take recognize that the word of God is...piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit...and a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. We see that God's intentions for Adam from creation was to be holy as he was holy as well as to Worship in the beauty of holiness in the way YHWH chose fit for the son's of Adam, among the first call to sanctification is the sanctity of the Sabbath day, especially when acknowledging it in the heavenly lights as a witness to YHWH's power to be faithful, it is in fact as it is called throughout scripture and is implied by it's Hebrew meaning, it is an oath of YHWH's Faithfulness, that is His Grace towards us.(See a beautiful connection of this in Psa_89:33-37)
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Genesis 2:4-25
4These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens, 5And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground. 6But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground. 7And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. 8And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed. 9And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil. 10And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads. 11The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; 12And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone. 13And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia. 14And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates. 15And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. 16And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: 17But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. 18And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. 19And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. 20And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him. 21And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; 22And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. 23And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. 24Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. 25And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed. (KJV)
1 Peter 3:16-17
16Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ. 17For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing. (KJV)


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Top Flowers and Chocolates for Valentine's Day near South Jordan, UT
What's the key to your loved one's affections? Beautiful blooms and decadent treats, of course! And when Valentine's Day rolls around once again, make sure that your sweetie doesn't end the most romantic day of the year empty-handed.
Fortunately, we're here with our guide to the Top Flowers and Chocolates for Valentine's Day near South Jordan, UT. With our help, you'll sweep your significant other off their feet and give them a gift that they'll remember for a lifetime.
Flower Patch
This Valentine's Day, make sure Cupid strikes the heart of your beloved by sending them a gorgeous arrangement of fresh flowers from Flower Patch. Regardless of the type of relationship you have with your loved one, this blossoming haven will set you up with a bouquet that represents your true feelings.
Whether you choose the "Always Loved" arrangement with calla lilies and roses, or opt for a classic assortment of long-stemmed roses, you'll "wow" your baby with some of the freshest florals in your area.
And if your partner prefers sweets over flowers, this place offers up an assortment of baskets filled with candy, chocolate, fruits, and more.
Check out photos of their blooms on their Facebook profile!
Simply Flowers
If your darling loves a rustic twist on their bundle of flowers, sort through the nearly endless options at Simply Flowers. This stylish emporium is filled with all the varieties you can imagine, and features some trendy blooms, such as Ranunculus, Peonies, Hydrangeas, and lots more.
On top of that, you can create a custom arrangement that suits the sparkling personality of your flame and stars their favorite blossoms. With this option, your significant other will know that your gift came straight from your heart.
Order your bouquet online by visiting their Facebook page!
The Rose Shop
There's nothing that better represents the day of love than a red rose. And at The Rose Shop, you'll be provided with a huge selection of different rose arrangements that'll align with your significant other's style.
With opulent options filled with greens, roses, tulips, and of course, more simple designs like roses with a handful of stems, this place gets you fixed up with the present that'll make your beloved weak at the knees.
And if you're thinking of proposing to your sweetie in the near future, this spot also comes with plenty of experience in crafting bouquets for weddings. That way, you can make a note of this destination and return when you and your baby are ready to tie the knot.
Get a sense of their previous creations by visiting their Facebook page!


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