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What is haze? Know your cannabis strain Strawberry haze (bakalaerozz/123rf) It can often seem like there's little rhyme or reason behind the names of cannabis strains — and indeed, much of the time they mean nothing at all. Sometimes, however, there is a fair amount you can learn from a name. Haze, for example, is one of several iconic, building-block strains that has been used to breed many of today's available cannabis varieties. Haze strains are usually sativa dominant, with an upbeat and energetic high, and tend to have high levels of THC. They are not known to be particularly easy to grow, with a long growing period. But what exactly does haze mean? And what should you expect when a strain has haze in the name? The origins of haze Smell and taste Cannabinoids and terpenes Effects attributed to haze Physical attributes and growing Popular haze strains How cannabis is categorized There is a seemingly endless number of cannabis varieties (more than 18,700 on Seedfinder.eu at last count) circulating around the globe at the moment, and a quick glance at a list of marijuana strains turns up the same three terms time and time again: kush, haze, and skunk. Reading up on strains — or just chatting about cannabis — one will also commonly hear the terms "indica," "sativa," or "hybrid." While many marijuana consumers and producers use these terms as a way to determine how a strain will make them feel, there is actually zero scientific evidence that a strain being labeled indica or sativa is of any consequence. The actual differences between indicas and sativas is in how they look and grow. The effects of a strain, on the other hand, are dependent on its unique chemical profile of cannabinoids, terpenes, and flavonoids. What is the origin of haze? We should probably note right off the bat that these characterizations for cannabis strains aren't an exact science and the provenance of weed varieties isn't the most rigorously-studied field of history. Regardless, here's what we know about haze. Sometime between the late 60s and early 70s, mysterious seeds from the Far East and all points in between made their way to California after they were "obtained by roaming hippies and surfers who would bring cannabis seeds back with them from far away lands that they had visited on spiritual quests or surfing adventures," according to a 2008 article in Treating Yourself. Titled "The Origins of Haze," the article describes two brothers referred to by legendary breeder Sam the Skunk Man as "R. Haze" and "J. Haze." According to the article, the brothers "are said not to have set out to breed the plants specifically, but that the plants they grew were chance hybridizations between varieties that happened to be available in seed form at the time the plant was grown." Super lemon haze (bakalaerozz/123rf) The article says the exact pedigree of Haze is up for debate, and that theories include a mix of Thai and Columbian. They state that "the exact details surrounding the acquisition of the strain which would later go on to change the face of modern cannabis breeding is still somewhat of a mystery." The article also makes sure to note that haze "has also become a generic term in modern times used to describe sativa varieties that share common traits associated with all sativa cultivars." Another similar version of the story published in the Cannabis Pharmacy attributes the origin to two friends from Santa Cruz who began breeding a variety of cannabis by combining sativas from Mexico, Thailand, India, and Colombia. Calling their strain haze, they put out a different batch each season, with each given a name like Gold, Silver, or, you guessed it, Purple. It has not been determined to what extent that original strain was a sativa or a hybrid, or the exact origin of all of the strains that went into its genetics. As the story goes, one of these haze phenotypes reportedly made its way to the Dutch breeder Neville Schoenmakers, who used it to create Neville's Haze, which has been an influential strain and helped foster countless cannabis varieties since the 1980s. What are haze strains like? Haze strains aren't an exact science, and since no one has ever defined the chemical structure of a "pure" Haze strain — it's a bit of a guessing game. Nonetheless, haze strains tend to share some common attributes. What do haze strains smell and taste like? Haze strains are known for having a distinctly spicy aroma when smoked, though citrusy and earthy scents can also be a sign that you have your hands on some haze. The flavor of the original haze strain tends to be earthy, sweet, and citrusy. Unless you're using the original haze strain or something quite similar, it's impossible to say precisely what flavor and aroma to expect from a haze strain without knowing what other strains it was crossed with, and more importantly the chemical attributes — particularly the terpenes — of that strain. Cannabinoids and terpenes in haze strains Haze strains often have a high level of THC, with low or not significant levels of CBD unless they were crossed with a high-CBD strain. The terpenes present will depend on the genetics of the particular haze strain, though certain ones should be expected. Terpinolene, a stimulating terpene, is common in a number of haze strains, and can produce a floral aroma with hints of citrus and earth. And that spicy haze aroma? That's likely to be the result of the terpene beta-caryophyllene, which is prevalent in haze strains and produces a spicy aroma and relaxing effects. Many haze strains are likely to have high levels of limonene, an energizing terpene that occurs in the rinds of citrus fruits and can provide that delicious lemon flavor and aroma that helps make haze strains a fan favorite. Myrcene, the most prevalent terpene in North American cannabis strains, has a sedative effect and is common in haze strains. Of course just because somebody called their weed haze doesn't mean it is, or that it has these characteristics. There are no enforced standards in the cannabis world, so chemical analysis and certificates of analysis are your only way of knowing what you're really getting. What type of high do you get from haze strains? The high you feel from a particular weed strain is directly related to that chemovar's distinct chemical profile, not necessarily its lineage. Haze strains such as Super Silver Haze or Super Lemon Haze were created by crossing haze with other strains, which have their own unique chemical profiles. Nonetheless, there are a number of attributes that most strains have in common. Haze strains are said to cause an upbeat, energetic high, which is what most people associate with sativa or sativa-dominant strains. The high is often said to be mainly a cerebral one, and not the type of couchlock vibe people tend to report with indica strains. A largely-cerebral high can get your creativity running and can be great for social settings. On the other hand, it can also produce a sort of brain fog (or haze) that not everyone is a major fan of, and people who are prone to anxiety or nervousness when they use cannabis may find that a racy high is not to their liking. Whatever type of high you prefer though, the commonly high THC levels of haze strains makes them a potent option in any situation. The physical attributes of haze strains Haze strains are usually sativa or sativa dominant, and they tend to look the part. Sativas grow taller and narrower, with longer and thinner leaves. The buds themselves tend to be of a lighter green shade with orange hairs. Growing haze strains of cannabis Haze is known for being a strain that is fairly difficult to grow and not well-suited to novice growers. It has a very long growing period relative to other strains (around 12-14 weeks) and the plants grow high, requiring a lot of care and also possibly being more likely to alert the neighbors to your hobbies. But those who are patient and willing and able to put in the work will be rewarded with an ample harvest of high-THC herb. In any dispensary or coffeeshop you're likely to be presented with no shortage of options with haze in the strain name. Here are a few of the more popular varieties: A sativa-dominant mix of Lemon Skunk and Super Silver Haze, Super Lemon Haze has won 8 Cannabis Cups and is one of the world's most popular strains, in no small part because of its strong citrusy taste and it's energetic, euphoric high that's perfect for when you have a long afternoon ahead of you. Super Silver Haze was bred by Greenhouse Seeds, the same team of legendary cannabis cultivators who crafted Super Lemon Haze. The strain won three straight Cannabis Cups in the late 90s, and is known for its upbeat high that brings with it a nice body high as well. A longtime star on the coffee shop scene in Amsterdam, Amnesia Haze is believed to be a cross of several landrace strains believed to be from Jamaica and Asia. It has won multiple Cannabis Cup titles and is highly-popular due to its potent and very energetic high, as well as its citrus and earthy flavors. And don't let the name fool you — this strain won't leave you unable to remember your day or with your mind erased. It can actually create a cerebral high that can really get your creativity working. Was this useful for you? Yes 187 No 1 Becoming the Kushman: Kyle Kushman shares tips for growing incredible weed What are cannabis landrace strains? What are cannabis chemovars and chemotypes? Descarboxilação da cannabis: entenda esse processo Shake weed – good, better or best? Previous Article GCI summit 2020: Bringing together the world of cannabis Next Article Mexico ready to legalize cannabis but concerns remain	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Vegetarian Cuisine By Margaret Littman First off, a vocabulary lesson. When talking about one of the haute cuisines to hit kitchens this year, the term is "vegetable-based." That's the P.C. way to refer to the nouveau vegetarian meal. Today's chefs are using that terminology to attract serious foodies who care about food and wine, but who may be turned off by the rice-and-beans reputation of old-school vegetarian eats. "'Used car' is now 'pre-owned.' The same thing is going to happen with food," believes Robert Gadsby, executive chef of Noé Restaurant and Bar, which has locations in Houston and Los Angeles. Gadsby has created seven-, nine-, 14- and 21-course vegetable-based tasting menus, including two for the same client on two consecutive nights—without repeating a dish. Most of the chefs who are immersing themselves in all things vegetable aren't vegetarians themselves. In fact, James Beard Award-winning Shawn McClain, owner of the predominately vegetarian eatery, Green Zebra, also owns a steakhouse (only in Chicago would such dichotomy fly). When asked if he is a vegetarian, Steven Sponder, co-owner of Fort Lauderdale's Sublime Restaurant and Bar, answers, "a little bit." A generation ago, being "a little bit" vegetarian was akin to being a little bit pregnant: just not possible. But in the culinary world today, it just goes to show how much vegetarian dining has expanded to include restaurants, menus and chefs that are acclaimed regardless of whether there is meat on the plate. Chefs and owners at this next generation of gourmet vegetarian restaurants—from Counter Organic Wine and Martini Bar and Vegetarian Bistro in New York to Millennium Restaurant in San Francisco—estimate that just half of their clientele are true vegetarians or vegans (defined as diners who eschew all animal products, including dairy). While both the chefs and their clientele may support some of the reasons people turn to a vegetarian diet—such as for purported health benefits or animal rights advocacy—those in the kitchen say they're intrigued more by the pull to create something unusual, and they think their diners benefit from their quest. If, for example, Sponder wanted to put cheesecake—with all the dairy products vegans avoid—on his dessert menu, "we have to come up with ways to replace ingredients so that it tastes exactly like a cheesecake. It is an interesting process that is hard for other people to duplicate," says Sponder, whose Sublime restaurant, a regular stop for ex-Beatle Paul McCartney, is vegan as well as vegetarian. Yet a local newspaper names his "meatloaf" the best in town, pitting it against many recipes that actually include meat. "It might take a bit more to please the mainstream palate, because there is no big centerpiece on the plate. It is a little bit more work, but I get to draw from influences all over the globe," says Eric Tucker, executive chef and co-owner of Millennium in San Francisco, perhaps the country's best vegetarian restaurant. "Before the industrial revolution a lot of indigenous cuisines were vegetarian. We pull from all those influences." For others, it is a celebration of the tastes from the earth, as many neo-vegetarian menus also boast organic and locally produced ingredients (and wine lists), with an emphasis on seasonal harvest. "For some people, the idea of vegetarian cuisine is frightening. They expect to have it be ascetic [or] monastic, where there is no pleasure in the food," says Magdiale Wolmark, chef and co-proprietor of Dragonfly Neo-V, a 6-year-old upscale vegetarian restaurant in Columbus, Ohio. "But I think what it is all about is enjoying vegetables. Vegetables are extremely delicious and they are wonderful ingredients in incredible cuisine. It is my profound belief that vegetables taste better than animal-based ingredients." While Noé's Gadsby clearly likes a challenge—he was spurred to innovation when a vegetarian customer extolled the virtues of vegetable-based meals she ate at French Laundry and Charlie Trotter's—he also thinks vegetable-based cuisine is good business. Fears of avian flu and Atkins backlash may be leading people to a more vegetable-based diet, at least on the nights they don't eat at a steakhouse or sushi bar, and he wants them to experience the same kind of gastronomic experience, regardless of where the protein on their plate comes from. While some restaurants, like Sublime, use seitan, tofu and other meat substitutes to achieve a meat-like texture in their dishes, many others, such as Dragonfly Neo-V, don't, instead allowing the natural textures and flavors of the ingredients to do the heavy lifting, as seen in Counter's Cauliflower Risotto (for the recipe, click on www.winemag.com). "I get people who say, 'If that is how vegetarians eat, I would not mind being vegetarian,' " Gadsby says. "I find there is so much to do with vegetables. With meat, a New York sirloin is a New York sirloin; it is just how it is seasoned." Reds with beets, whites with fennel If your oenophilic education began with the maxim, "red with meat, white with fish," Eric Tucker, executive chef and co-owner of Millennium Restaurant in San Francisco, has a word, or three, for you: "no, no, no." "Roast off some mushrooms and pair them with your best Bordeaux. Then, you'll see that this is a myth that you can't pair red without meat." In general, Tucker pairs Cabernets, Zinfandels and Syrahs with roasted, grilled or smoked vegetables, saving the light reds for bean and grain dishes. Chefs, sommeliers and diners are embracing the idea that vegetable-based dishes need the same attention to pairing that more traditional menus do. "If you are not having a bottle of wine here [at Dragonfly Neo-V] while you are having your dinner, then you are not having the full experience," agrees Wolmark. He began hosting Friday night tastings at his restaurant, where the tab averages $50 to $75 per person, to help bring his point home. "Whenever I see a complex vegetable dish coming my way, and I want to pour a French wine, I reach for Roussannes from the Rhône Valley," says Belinda Chang, director of wine and spirits at Cenitare, a restaurant company with four high-end restaurants in the Chicago area. In fact, Chang likes the flexibility vegetable-based dishes afford her. Culinary Director Rick Tramonto adapted his black truffle and lobster risotto recipe from his renowned restaurant Tru to black truffle risotto with vegetables for the new restaurants, and Chang thinks its adaptability makes it a winner. "This is one of those fun dishes that shines with both the right white and the right red, a sommelier's dream, because it can fit in with whatever the guest wants to drink, or wherever the chef wants to sneak it into a tasting menu." For Noé's Robert Gadsby, pairing wine with vegetable-based dishes is simply more fun because there is more room for experimentation. "If you have a red meat, then you already know how a Malbec will work. With vegetable dishes, you can try things. For some people, 1+1=2. For others, 1+1 is 11." Gadsby recommends thinking about the texture of the vegetables and the mouthfeel of the wine. For rich dishes, try a Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah or a Chianti. For mushroom-intensive, medium-rich dishes, look for a Pinot Noir. For spicy dishes, consider a Riesling or Gewürztraminer. When in doubt, though, you're usually safe with Sauvignon Blanc or Pinot Noir, arguably the most versatile and food-friendly wines. The important thing is not to veg out—give it some thought, be willing to experiment, and never fail to have fun. Yellow Finn Potato Gnocchi Eric Tucker, author of The Artful Vegan: Fresh Flavor from the Millennium Restaurant (Ten Speed Press) and executive chef at Millennium, hosts monthly dinners with winemakers to educate his guests—and staff—about the ways in which his dishes pair with wines, many of which are local. The following is a favorite of his, excerpted from The Artful Vegan. For the gnocchi: 6 large yellow Finn potatoes, peeled 1 Russet potato 2/3 cup unbleached flour, plus more as needed For the roasted beets: 4 small red beets, peeled and quartered 4 small Chiogga beets, peeled and quartered 1/3 cup vegetable stock 1/4 teaspoon ground clove For the beet-Merlot reduction: 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil 6 shallots, halved 1 red beet, peeled and quartered 1 fresh thyme 1/2 sprig rosemary 1/3 teaspoon salt, plus more as needed 2 tablespoons dried porcini mushrooms 2 cups roasted vegetable dark stock or mushroom stock 2 cups Merlot 2 teaspoons cornstarch, dissolved in 2 tablespoons water fresh ground black pepper For the gnocchi, part two: 6 tablespoons chopped walnuts, toasted 6 teaspoons tarragon oil, for garnish 1 tablespoon drained green peppercorns in brine, for garnish To make the gnocchi: Preheat oven to 400°F. Prick the skin of the potatoes with a fork. Bake for 40 minutes, or until tender when pierced. Let cool to room temperature. Scrape the flesh of the potatoes into a bowl and mash. Add the flour and the salt. Knead for about two minutes to form a soft dough. Cut the dough into quarters and roll each piece into a 1-inch-thick rope. Cut each rope into 1/2-inch long segments and pinch in the sides of each piece of the dough so that it looks like a bow tie. Place the finished gnocchi on a floured pan. Repeat with remaining dough. Freeze for at least 1 hour. To roast the beets: Preheat the oven to 400°F. Toss all of the beets, canola oil, vegetable stock, allspice, ground clove and salt together in a bowl and place on a roasting pan. Bake for 25 minutes, or until the beets are just tender. To make the reduction: Heat the olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the shallots and sauté for 10 minutes, or until lightly caramelized. Add the beet, thyme, rosemary, salt and porcini and sauté for 1 minute. Add the stock and wine. Simmer over low heat for 20 minutes, or until reduced by half. Strain mixture into another saucepan, add the dried cherries and simmer for 15 minutes, or until reduced by a third. Add the vinegar and whisk in the cornstarch slurry. Add salt and pepper to taste. The sauce should be just thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. To cook the gnocchi: Boil at least 1 gallon of salted water. Add half of the gnocchi. Cook for 5 or 6 minutes, until the gnocchi float to the surface. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the gnocchi to a plate. Toss with a little extra virgin olive oil to prevent sticking. Repeat with remaining gnocchi. Place a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the oil and the garlic and sauté for 30 seconds. Add the gnocchi and sauté, shaking the pan often to prevent sticking, for two minutes, or until the gnocchi start to brown. Remove from the heat, add the parsley and toss together. To serve: Divide the gnocchi among four large dinner places. Spoon 1/4 cup of reduction around the gnocchi on each plate and place 6 to 8 segments of roasted beet around the plate. Sprinkle the gnocchi with 1 tablespoon of the chopped walnuts, drizzle with 1 tablespoon of the tarragon oil, and sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon of the peppercorns. Wine recommendation: A California Merlot, such as the version from Frog's Leap Winery in Napa Valley, hits all the right notes with this composition. Its lush texture matches the silkiness of the gnocchi, while the red fruit and subtle oak shadings complement the beet, cherry and toasted nut notes in the finished dish. Serves 6. Potato and Almond Milk Soup with Raisins and Pumpkin Seeds Robert Gadsby, executive chef of Noé Restaurant and Bar, in Houston and Los Angeles, says that his personal preference is to pair this relatively simple soup with sweet wines, but a dry Spanish or German white wine will also complement it. Potato and Almond Milk Soup 1 pound Yukon Gold potatoes 3 tablespoons salt, plus more to taste Freshly ground white pepper to taste Almond oil (available at specialty stores) 6 ounces California raisins, a mix of dark and golden 4 ounces toasted pumpkin seeds In a large saucepan over medium heat, sauté onions, season with salt and stir to coat with olive oil. Add the chopped potatoes and continue stirring until potatoes are warmed. Add the milk to cover the potatoes to about 1/2 inch cover, add 1 and 1/2 tablespoons almond oil and simmer until potatoes are completely tender. Drain the potatoes, reserving the cooking milk liquid, and puree in a blender, adding enough liquid to form a silky smooth potato soup, taste and correct the seasoning with salt, sugar and white pepper. Reheat soup. Divide the raisins and the toasted pumpkin seeds among serving soup bowls and drizzle some extra virgin olive oil on the raisin pumpkin seed mixture. Pour the soup into the bowls, place a dollop of the almond whipped cream (see recipe below) near the rim of each bowl, and drizzle a little of the almond oil on the cream. Sprinkle the soup with chopped chives and serve. Almond Whipped Cream 1-1/2 tablespoons almond oil Season the cream with a pinch of salt and a sugar whip with an electric beater. Add the almond oil when the cream is almost done beat for 10 to 15 seconds more set aside and refrigerate until needed. Serves 4. Wine recommendations: The almond flavors in this soup evoke hints of Spain, so you might try pairing it with one of the great Albariños suggested in "A Very Different Spain." Alternatively, a dry German Riesling will have the same floral nuances, moderate alcohol levels and crisp acidity to successfully contrast the creaminess of the dish. Margaret Littman is the author of VegOut Vegetarian Guide to Chicago. As much as she loves vegetable-based dishes, she hopes to never see another barbeque seitan sandwich as long as she lives. Topics: Pairings, Vegetable Based Recipes, Vegetarian PAIRINGS November 2002 2016's Top Under-the-Radar Food Towns PAIRINGS March 2001 Chef Obsessions Aerator vs Decanter: Which is Better? Drink (and Dine) Through All 50 States How to Camp Through Wine Country What Does Price Say About Your Wine? Got Riesling? Here's Five Wine Cocktails You Should Try	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Gold Sets New Record in India Whilst Spanish Bond Yields Hit New Highs Commodities / Gold and Silver 2012 Jun 14, 2012 - 06:51 AM GMT By: Ben_Traynor WHOLESALE MARKET gold prices rose to $1627 an ounce shortly ahead of US trading on Thursday – their highest level so far this week – immediately following the publication of US economic data. Silver prices by contrast continued to trade sideways, hovering around $29 an ounce – around 1.6% up on where they started the week. US consumer price inflation fell to 1.7% last month – down from 2.3% in April – according to official figures published Thursday. This week's initial jobless claims meantime were 386,000 higher than many analysts expected. A day earlier, official data showed the producer price index, regarded by many as an indicator of commodity price inflation, fell 1.0% in May, while retail sales were down 0.2%. The Federal Open Market Committee meets next Tuesday and Wednesday to decide on any changes to US monetary policy. "Once there's evidence that the policymakers on the monetary side are going to have to release stimulus, we should see rising interest in gold and silver," said Jeremy Friesen, Hong Kong-based commodity strategist at Societe Generale, speaking before Thursday's US data was released. "We feel that [a third round of quantitative easing] is still unlikely at present," counters Marc Ground, commodities strategist at Standard Bank, in a note this morning. "The best prospect for Fed monetary accommodation coming from an extension or "Operation Twist" and perhaps pushing out their expectations of when rates would be hiked." Earlier on Thursday, gold prices traded within a $5 range around $1620 an ounce throughout London's morning session, while stocks and commodities traded lower during following more negative ratings action in the Eurozone. Ratings agency Moody's last night cut its sovereign ratings for Spain and Cyprus. Spain was cut three notches to Baa3 – one notch above junk – while Cyprus fell further into junk territory when its rating was cut to Ba3. "Moody's believes that the debts of Euro area sovereigns that are fully dependent upon official sources to fund their borrowing requirements represent speculative-grade risk," said a statement from the ratings agency. The Eurogroup of single currency finance ministers confirmed on Saturday that Spain will borrow up to €100 billion from Eurozone rescue funds to finance its banking sector restructuring. Spanish 10-Year bond yields this morning came within touching distance of the 7% mark, hitting a fresh Euro-era high at 6.998%. Italy meantime successfully auctioned €4.5 billion in government bonds of varying maturities. Borrowing costs however were higher than last month. The gross yield on three year bonds for example rose to 5.3%, up from 3.91% in May. Yields on German government debt meantime continued their recent rise Thursday, breaching 1.5% – up from an all-time low of less than 1.13% at the start of the month. "All eyes are on Germany," Chancellor Angela Merkel told the German parliament this morning, adding that the Eurozone crisis is likely to dominate this weekend's G20 summit. "[But] Germany's power is not infinite...We must all resist the temptation to finance growth again through new debt." "German bund yields [are this morning] behaving more like periphery bonds rather than a safe haven," says a note from UBS, pointing out that German bond yields have been rising faster than those on UK government debt. "Of course, it is too early to make any conclusions about German bonds losing their safe-haven value...but such a scenario, wherein bunds lose some of their safety appeal, would mean investors would be on the lookout for new 'secure' places to park their money, and given the much-reduced list of alternatives, gold would be one of the top options." Based on London Fix prices, the gold price in Euros rose to within 5% of its all-time high on Wednesday, dipping slightly to €1289 per ounce at this morning's fixing. On the currency markets, the Euro traded sideways Thursday morning around $1.256. "The Euro has been relatively stable as we head into [this Sunday's] Greek election and that will dictate market direction next week," reckons Lee Hardman, currency economist at Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi. "The situation in Europe," Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress last week, "poses significant risks to the US financial system and economy and must be monitored closely." "As always, the Federal Reserve remains prepared to take action as needed to protect the US financial system and economy in the event that financial stresses escalate." Bernanke is due to give a press conference next week following the FOMC meeting on Wednesday. Switzerland's central bank meantime repeated that it will buy "unlimited quantities" of foreign exchange in order to prevent the Swiss Franc rising above its peg to the Euro at SFr 1.20. The Swiss National Bank today announced it is keeping its interest rate on hold at 0.0%. "In the foreseeable future, there is no risk of inflation in Switzerland," said a statement from the SNB. Over in India, traditionally the world's biggest source of private demand to buy gold, newspapers report gold prices in Delhi hit a new all-time high of Rs 30,550 per 10 grams Thursday, with some dealers citing buying by gold jewelers ahead of the upcoming marriage season. Dealers elsewhere in Asia however reported "sluggish" demand, according to newswire Reuters. "June is a quiet month for jewelers' demand," says Dick Poon, precious metals manager at bullion refiner Heraeus in Hong Kong, adding that investors are only buying gold "on dips". By Ben Traynor BullionVault.com Gold price chart, no delay \| Buy gold online at live prices Editor of Gold News, the analysis and investment research site from world-leading gold ownership service BullionVault, Ben Traynor was formerly editor of the Fleet Street Letter, the UK's longest-running investment letter. A Cambridge economics graduate, he is a professional writer and editor with a specialist interest in monetary economics.(c) BullionVault 2012 Please Note: This article is to inform your thinking, not lead it. Only you can decide the best place for your money, and any decision you make will put your money at risk. 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Home Other Sports Tiger Woods Resumes Chase For 83rd PGA Tour Win Tiger Woods Resumes Chase For 83rd PGA Tour Win "Back was just not quite loose. It was cold. I wasn't hitting the ball very far, wasn't playing very well, and consequently I finished dead last," Tiger Woods headlines a stellar field at the Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio, this week seeking a PGA Tour record 83rd career victory. The event at Muirfield Village Golf Club, where Woods has won a record five times, includes the top five players in the world rankings and a red-hot Bryson DeChambeau, who is riding a streak of seven consecutive top-10 finishes. HAVE YOU READ!!?? Lewis Hamilton Aims For Another F1 Record In Hungary Tiger Woods skipped several events with back issues since his last PGA Tour start, where he finished last among those who made the cut, but the 15-times major champion said physically he is now in a much better place. "Back was just not quite loose. It was cold. I wasn't hitting the ball very far, wasn't playing very well, and consequently I finished dead last," Tiger Woods said of his last competitive round on the PGA Tour. "Fast forward five months later, I've been able to train a lot … I feel so much better than I did then. I've been able to train and concentrate on getting back up to speed and back up to tournament speed." For Tiger Woods, who will play the first two rounds with world No 1 Rory McIlroy and four-times major winner Brooks Koepka, this will be his third attempt at breaking the PGA Tour record for all-time victories. Since tying Sam Snead's mark of 82 PGA Tour wins at the Zozo Championship in Japan last October Woods has finished in a share of ninth at Farmers Insurance Open in January and 68th at the Genesis Invitational in February. World No 7 DeChambeau, who won the 2018 Memorial Tournament in his second appearance, looks like the man to beat. HAVE YOU READ!!?? Captain Joe Root Returns As West Indies Eye Series Win For DeChambeau, the course will play much differently this time around given he bulked up significantly during the PGA Tour's Covid-19 break and has been producing startling distance off the tee. "It's definitely a challenge no matter how you look at it with this added length, and I appreciate it, and look forward to using it to my advantage hopefully a few times this week," said DeChambeau. VIASuperSport #golf #PGA Tour #Tiger Woods Previous articleLewis Hamilton Aims For Another F1 Record In Hungary Next articleOlympics Boss Reluctant To Hold Tokyo Games Behind Closed Doors	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Strikers push for finals THE Royal Hotel Singleton Strikers were back at Howe Park for the last home games for season 2014 last Sunday. The three fixtures against Thornton were shaping as very important games with both the Viatek U19s and the Concept Controls First Grade teams needing wins to keep their semi final hopes alive. The Viatek U19s had the chance to cement third spot on the competition table if they were able to secure all three points against Thornton, but unfortunately they were not at their best and went down 2-0. For not the first time this season, the Youth Team were let down by the late withdrawal of goal keeper Harry Green, forcing a very late reshuffle for coach Brett Taylor's boys. Maybe it was this disruption that caused the strong U19 line up to look flat for much of the game. Thornton played well enough without being overly impressive, and did enough to win with a goal in each half of the game. The win leaves the Viatek U19s needing to win at least two, and probably all, of their last three games to ensure semifinal football. The ATC Williams U23 are not in a position to push for the semis in 2014, but they can certainly have an impact on who does play in the semi finals, and they went into the clash with Thornton relishing the opportunity to upset one of the teams above them. But in the end Thornton proved too strong, and ran out 2-0 winners. The Strikers held their own for long periods of the game without really threatening the opposition's goal, but just like in Youth Grade, Thornton were not overly impressive but did enough to run out comfortable winners. The Concept Controls First Grade team took to the field knowing a win would move them above Cessnock on the ladder, and to just a point behind Thornton with winnable games in hand, and they looked the better side from the outset. Even though the scores were still level at 0-0 at the break, the first half of the game was a clear point's victory to the home teams as the Strikers dominated the game. The second half continued in much the same vein with Singleton looking the stronger. Twice they were denied goals by the wood work with Jackson Cox and Josh Gilmore both hitting the frame of the goal. When the Strikers were awarded a penalty for a blatant foul on Lloyd Wakewood, it appeared that Singleton would make the break through, but Singleton's Albanian striker Klaudon Ahmataj's well struck penalty was equally well saved by the Thornton goal keeper. This would prove to be a pivotal moment in the match, as Thornton's confidence grew after the miss, and Singleton's belief appeared to waiver. With just minutes left in the match, a defensive mix up saw a single Thornton attacker manage to win the ball despite the presence of three Singleton players, and he coolly slotted the ball into the unguarded net. There was barely enough time for the restart, and Thornton won the close contest 1-0. The loss effectively ends any hope the Concept Controls sponsored First Grade team had of playing semi finals this year. It is still a mathematical possibility, but the permutations of wins required and dependence on other teams losing is too problematic to be a genuine chance. The Royal Hotel Singleton Strikers are on the road this Sunday against Belmont Swansea. « Lights, camera, oranges in Bulga Letters to the EditorLevee Bank and Cenotaph »	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
1 Monday, 22 July 2013 2 [Open session] 3 [The accused entered court] 4 [The witness takes the stand] 5 --- Upon commencing at 9.02 a.m. 6 JUDGE KWON: Good morning, everyone. 7 Mr. Tieger, has the Prosecution filed the response that I 8 referred to last week? 9 MR. TIEGER: Yes, Mr. President, I think we sent a courtesy copy 10 at about - Mr. Reid would know the precise time - around 5.00 on Friday 11 afternoon. 12 JUDGE KWON: Thank you. 13 Yes, Ms. Pack, please proceed. 14 MS. PACK: Thank you, Mr. President. 15 WITNESS: SVETOZAR ANDRIC [Resumed] 16 [Witness answered through interpreter] 17 Cross-examination by Ms. Pack: [Continued] 18 Q. General, I want to start with your involvement in the Srebrenica 19 operations, 1995. You've been interviewed by the Office of the 20 Prosecutor on three occasions; right? 21 A. Yes. 22 Q. You maintained originally that you didn't enter Srebrenica town, 23 that you were never physically inside the town. Do you recall that? 24 A. I think that I said that I entered Srebrenica to inform 25 General Krstic of the line reached by our units. 1 Q. Let me just remind you of your second interview with the OTP. 2 MS. PACK: 65 ter 25369, please. This is dated April 2000, 3 3rd of April, 2000, and if you could go, please, to page 9. I'm afraid 4 it's only in English. 5 Q. I'm going to read it out to you. 6 MS. PACK: So just at the bottom there. Page 9 in the English. 7 Q. "Just for the clarity of what you just said, not to make 8 confusion of with what you told us in your previous statement, in the 9 first time-frame you get us, you said, 'I was in Srebrenica and Zepa.' 10 You meant the area of Srebrenica or the Srebrenica town and recall what 11 you told us first time because I am cautioning you on this answer, do you 12 mean Srebrenica area or Srebrenica town?" 13 And you answered: 14 "Operation." 15 Are you looking at your statement -- if you could look at the 16 screen. 17 A. Yes, I'm looking for it. 18 Q. And it's the last two pages of this interview. 19 MS. PACK: In the B/C/S it's over the following page, please. 20 THE WITNESS: [Interpretation] Yes, yes. 21 MS. PACK: Thank you. 22 Q. Just at the top in the B/C/S at line 3 is just what I read out 23 and I'm just going to read you what follows, you can see for yourself. 24 MS. PACK: And we can now go over in the English, please, to 25 page 10. And I'll just continue reading. 1 Q. So you answer to that question: 2 "Operation." 3 And then you say -- and then the question: 4 "Because you told us you never went to Srebrenica town last 5 time." 6 And you answer: 7 "My unit was in Viogor. It is not to refer to the town of 8 Srebrenica, but on the operation." 9 Answer [sic]: "Yeah ... but ... 10 "Q. Just to make it precise, because you made that point very 11 clear last time that you did not at any moment enter the town? 12 "A. My unit never entered ... 13 "Q. Nor did you personally do that? 14 "A. The unit never entered. 15 "Q. And yourself? 16 "A. I only passed by but only ... passing by when I went to 17 Viogor. 18 "Q. Uh-huh, and what date was that? 19 "A. On the 12th ... but when I was heading for Viogor for ... 20 "Q. Our recollection is that you told us you went from Bratunac 21 to ... 22 "A. We went Suceska, Milici, for Zepa ... heading to Zepa. 23 Q. So you -- let me precise on this, sorry to give it up on 24 interview which was terminated, you say that 12 July you went through 25 Srebrenica town but coming from where and going towards where? 1 "A. No, through the town there is a certain road that" -- 2 Excuse me? 3 THE ACCUSED: [Interpretation] We're not receiving interpretation 4 nor can the witness see the text. So we need the next page and the 5 interpreters are unable to interpret because it's being read too fast and 6 then they can't see where it's being read from. 7 MS. PACK: Perhaps the interpreters could let me know if they're 8 able to read the transcript which is written on -- which is on e-court 9 now in B/C/S. We can turn over just now to the following page in B/C/S. 10 JUDGE KWON: Since we -- 11 MS. PACK: Which would be the last page in B/C/S. 12 JUDGE KWON: We do not know where the interpretation stopped, 13 probably you have to start over again. 14 MS. PACK: Yes. 15 JUDGE KWON: And speak to the microphone. 17 JUDGE KWON: And read slow, please. 18 MS. PACK: I'm unclear if the interpreters got any of it. Let me 19 start at the beginning. So we go back, please, to page 9 of the English 20 and to the preceding page in B/C/S, please. Thank you. 21 Now, does everyone have line 3 in B/C/S and in English, line 24? 22 So we'll go again. 23 "Just for the clarity of what you just said, not to make 24 confusion of with what you told us in your previous statement. In the 25 first time-frame you get us, you said, 'I was in Srebrenica and Zepa.' 1 You meant the area of Srebrenica or the," and if we can go over in the 2 English, please, "Srebrenica town and recall what you told us first time 3 because I am cautioning you on this answer, do you mean Srebrenica area 4 or Srebrenica town? 5 "A. Operation. 6 "Q. Because you told us you never went to Srebrenica town last 7 time. 8 "A. My unit was in Viogor. It is not refer to the town of 9 Srebrenica, but on the operation. 10 "Q. Yeah ... but ... just to make it precise, because you made 11 that point very clear last time that you did not at any moment enter the 12 town. 20 "A. On the 12th ... but was when I was heading for Viogor ... 22 to Sase ..." 23 And then we can go over in the B/C/S to page 11. Continuing: 24 "We head Suceska, Milici, for Zepa ... heading to Zepa. 25 "Q. So, you ... so ... let me precise on this ... sorry to give 1 it up on interview which was terminated, you say that 12th July you went 2 through Srebrenica town, but coming from where and going towards where? 3 "A. No, through the town, there is a certain road that passes 4 nearby Srebrenica in the vicinity, which is in vicinity of Srebrenica 5 that leads to Viogor. 6 "Q. Okay, so we are back on your initial statement when you 7 claimed that you never went physically inside Srebrenica town, am I 8 correct? 9 "A. No, not at all. 10 "Q. Nor did you go to Potocari? 11 "A. /not translated/. 12 "Q. So, we are clear now." 13 Q. So you originally said to -- in interview by the OTP, that you 14 didn't enter Srebrenica town and you now do accept, don't you, that you 15 were in the town personally on the 11th of July; isn't that right? 16 A. No. Firstly, I wish to say that this wasn't an operation. This 17 was, above all, a battle. The operation is conducted by the corps. At 18 this level, we're talking brigade units which engage in battles and 19 combat. So let's, first of all, say that there was extensive combat here 20 for the separation of the two enclaves. As far as my presence in 21 Srebrenica is concerned, I think that in a third version, after a long 22 period of time, I clarified that I arrived in Srebrenica on the 9th to 23 visit my units. I brought them presents, cigarettes, some food. 24 General Krstic asked that I should remain and lead the mentioned combat 25 group. Because of the casualties that we had on the axis of the Zvornik 1 Brigade. I remained there, as is stated, until the 13th of July, when we 2 left -- 3 Q. Can you pause a moment, please. 4 A. -- to the Zepa area. 5 Q. Just a question about the 11th of July. You now accept, don't 6 you, that you entered -- personally you entered Srebrenica town on the 7 11th of July; right? 8 A. No. I went outside of Srebrenica when NATO bombing took place, 9 this, in order for me to see what the situation was like with the command 10 where Generals Mladic and Krstic were. I also went there to inform 11 General Krstic of the line reached by my unit, to inform him how far my 12 unit had advanced -- 13 Q. You've seen -- 14 A. -- after that I went back to the unit. 15 Q. You've seen the now well-known video of you in Srebrenica town on 16 the 11th of July shaking General Mladic's hand; yes? 17 A. Yes, but that's on the edge of Srebrenica, on the way into 18 Srebrenica. 19 MS. PACK: I'm not going to put it up but the reference is 20 page 39 of e-court at Exhibit P4202. 21 THE WITNESS: [Interpretation] Yes. You can show it as well, but 22 after that I went back to the unit. 23 MS. PACK: 24 Q. Let's move on. In your interviews with the OTP and in your 25 statement, you have maintained that you only took up duties as Chief of 1 Staff of the Drina Corps in August; is that right? 2 A. I took up the duty of the Chief of Staff of the Drina Corps on 3 the 8th of August. I think that you have my record of hand-over of duty 4 between me and the commander of the Birac Brigade -- 5 Q. And that's your evidence, is it -- 6 A. -- and if you don't, we'll find it. 7 Q. And that's your evidence, that you were not appointed Drina Corps 8 Chief of Staff before then? You're absolutely certain? 9 A. Certain? I can show you the document indicating the hand-over of 10 document between Colonel Vlasic who took over my brigade on the 6th of 11 August, that was when I handed over my brigade in the presence of 12 General Krstic. And on the 8th of August, I took up the duty of the 13 Chief of Staff. And an annex to the order is the statement of the 14 assistant in charge of mobilisation and organisation affairs and the 15 brigade commander -- 16 Q. Well, let's -- 17 A. -- and if you want me to submit it here, I can. 18 Q. Let's look at the document that you have referred to in your 19 statement. 20 MS. PACK: Which is 65 ter 02604 which is now Exhibit D3889. 21 Q. Just in fairness to have it up briefly to look at it and then I'm 22 going to show you some other documents. 23 A. Yes, this is the document, a record on the hand-over of duty or 24 the transfer of duty. 25 Q. And this is when -- your evidence is that you weren't appointed 1 as Drina Corps Chief of Staff before then; yes? 2 A. No, no. 3 MS. PACK: So can we look at P04485. 4 Q. This is the document dated 13 July by which you were appointed 5 Chief of Staff; right? You've seen that before? Yes? 6 A. Yes, absolutely. I did see the document. However, this document 7 does not mean that one has actually taken over a duty. 8 MS. PACK: Can we have P03044. 9 Q. This is the document you can see whereby you're appointed as 10 Drina Chief of Staff -- Drina Corps Chief of Staff with effect from the 11 15th of July, 1995, you can see that at the bottom, "appointed as of 12 15 July 1992," yes? This is the presidential decree? 14 Q. Yes? 15 And on the same day your successor was appointed, wasn't he, the 16 successor in the position of commander of the Birac Brigade. 17 MS. PACK: We'll go to the next document, please, 65 ter 25375. 18 Q. This is the document, and you can see it's signed by Minister 19 Milan Ninkovic, dated 14th July 1995, identifies Ljubomir Vlacic as the 20 new commander appointed as of 15 July 1995 to the commander of the 21 1st Birac Infantry Brigade. You'd agree that that's what this document 22 states, wouldn't you? 23 A. Yes, I agree. However, Madam, this doesn't mean that both I and 24 Colonel Vlacic took up duty. First of all, Colonel Vlacic could not have 25 been transferred duty by me when I was in Zepa until the 2nd of July. It 1 was only on the 2nd of July that I arrived in the area of responsibility 2 of the Birac Brigade so it was impossible to do it. Now, between the 3 2nd and the 6th, the transfer of duty took place. In order for one to 4 transfer duties that are this responsible to someone, you need to first 5 inform the future commander of his duties and obligations. When I handed 6 over duty on the 6th, there was a ceremony where General Krstic, as the 7 brigade commander, addressed those present; and it was after that that I 8 officially handed over duty. A decree does not automatically mean that 9 duty was taken up. I could have taken up that duty five months later -- 10 Q. You agree, don't you -- 11 A. -- and that's a fact. 12 Q. -- that a brigade couldn't have two commanders at the same time? 13 A. The brigade had its commander until the 6th, that was 14 Colonel Andric, and as of the 6th it was Colonel Vlacic. However, what 15 you are unaware of is that as of the 9th of June until the 2nd July I was 16 in the Zepa battle-field and I was being replaced by Lazic Milenko. He 17 was standing in for me. Since Colonel Vlacic was my Chief of Staff and 18 deputy -- was in the area of the Sarajevo-Romanija Corps. 19 Q. Help me with this: You would agree, wouldn't you, that once 20 Vlacic is signing off on command reports and orders as the commander of 21 the Birac Brigade, we can probably draw the conclusion that he was, in 22 fact, working and operating as the commander for the Birac Brigade; 23 right? That he'd taken up his duties; right? 24 A. He took up duty officially on the 6th and he signed document. 25 Previously, he would sign on behalf of the commander or for the 1 commander. I was still the commander but somebody was signing for the 2 commander or on behalf of the commander. 3 MS. PACK: 65 ter 25403, please. 4 Q. Help me with this document, please. It's dated the 22nd of July. 5 It's from the commander, 1st Birac Infantry Brigade and it's signed -- 6 type-signed Lieutenant-Colonel Ljubomir Vlacic, 22nd July. 7 A. Yes, I can see that. Since I was absent, that's the 8 22nd of July, I was absent at the time and he could not have signed it as 9 commander. I don't think there is his signature here. It must have been 10 some of his desk officers who wrote it, it's a regular combat report, and 11 you would have duty officers who would automatically write him down as 12 commander on the basis of information they had but he wasn't. In order 13 to clarify this quandary, if I may ask you to take the statement by the 14 brigade commander and by the assistant for mobilisation and organisation 15 affairs, this statement was certified -- 16 Q. Let -- let me just deal -- 17 A. -- and handed over to the court. Yes, go ahead. 18 Q. -- with something else. 19 A. Yes, go ahead. 20 MS. PACK: 65 ter 25404, please. 21 JUDGE KWON: [Microphone not activated]. 22 THE INTERPRETER: Microphone. 23 JUDGE KWON: General Andric -- 24 THE WITNESS: [Interpretation] Yes, Mr. President. 25 JUDGE KWON: -- if your explanation is a correct one, this 1 document has something wrong. According to your explanation, your name 2 should have appeared and Mr. Vlacic should have signed it for you. Is 3 that correct? 4 THE WITNESS: [Interpretation] Yes, yes. 5 JUDGE KWON: Thank you. 6 THE WITNESS: [Interpretation] However, Mr. President, 7 Colonel Vlacic wasn't at the brigade at the time either. He was engaged 8 in combat of the Sarajevo-Romanija Corps and Colonel Lazic was standing 9 in for him. Did he put it automatically? I'm telling you under full 10 responsibility that a decree does not automatically mean transfer of duty 11 and that I handed over my duty on the 6th of August and received my 12 duties at the Drina Corps on the 9th of August, and there are documents 13 issued by senior levels that attest to that. 14 MS. PACK: May I have 65 ter 25403 admitted, first, before I go 15 on to the next document. 16 JUDGE KWON: Could you identify the 65 ter numbers that you are 17 tendering? 18 MS. PACK: It's 65 ter 25403, the one that I've just referred to. 19 JUDGE KWON: Only -- 20 MS. PACK: And if I can also have admitted -- I previously 21 referred to the interview, to three pages in that interview, 65 ter 22 25369, which I read, and it was pages 9 to 11 of the English. I'd ask 23 also just while I'm dealing with admission to have those three pages 24 admitted. 25 JUDGE KWON: And you're not tendering the other two documents? 1 MS. PACK: The other two documents are already exhibited, P03044 2 is already admitted in evidence as is the prior -- 3 JUDGE KWON: Just a second -- 4 MS. PACK: -- document. 5 JUDGE KWON: I was referring to 65 ter 2604. 6 MS. PACK: Yes, I'd like to have admitted, please, 25369, just 7 the three pages; 25375, which is the document appointing Vlacic to the 8 position of commander; and 25403, which is the document I've just shown 9 the witness. 10 JUDGE KWON: Any objection? 11 MR. ROBINSON: No, Mr. President. And we would appreciate it if 12 these documents could be tendered at the time -- 13 MS. PACK: [Overlapping speakers] ... absolutely, my apology to 14 Mr. Robinson. 15 Let me -- 16 JUDGE KWON: Just a second. We'll admit those three documents. 17 THE REGISTRAR: As Exhibits P6452 through to Exhibits P6454 18 respectively, Your Honours. 19 JUDGE KWON: Yes. 20 THE ACCUSED: [Interpretation] May I ask the Prosecution kindly, 21 do they have this telegram in written form? It's a telegram you cannot 22 see the signature. Perhaps there is an original document with the 23 signature. 24 MS. PACK: I'm not sure which document -- to which document 25 Dr. Karadzic is referring. 25403, which I've just admitted, I'm using 1 the best document that the Prosecution has. 2 If I can go to the next document in this chain it's 65 ter 25407, 3 please -- I'm sorry, my apologies. 25404. Now, I'm afraid I've only got 4 this in B/C/S at the moment and I would ask that we just look at the 5 B/C/S and obviously we'll arrange for it to be translated. 6 Q. If we can just look, please, just -- you can help us with this. 7 This is a document that's dated, you can at the top, the 25th of July, 8 1995. And if you look, it's an order from the 1st Birac Brigade? Is 9 that right? The 1st Birac Brigade command, yes? 10 A. Yes, yes. 11 Q. Dated the 25th of July, yes, 1995? 13 MS. PACK: And if we could turn over the page, please. 14 Q. You can see there, can't you, personally signed by the commander, 15 Ljubomir Vlacic? 16 A. Yes, I see it. 17 Q. Thank you. 18 MS. PACK: I'd like to have that document admitted, please. 20 THE REGISTRAR: Exhibit P6455, Your Honours. 21 MS. PACK: Just -- 22 THE WITNESS: [Interpretation] I would just like to add that it's 23 a fact that a signature is there, but someone cannot sign as the brigade 24 commander when the previous brigade commander did not hand-over duty to 25 him. Secondly, I did not see Colonel Vlacic from July 9th until the 1 2nd of August, so when a duty officer hands over duty in an office, he 2 has to do it with a report, not like this. I mean, how can you hand-over 3 duty over the telephone? Then you should ask him why he signed, but I 4 think that duty was handed over the way I said. 5 MS. PACK: Could I have, please -- 6 JUDGE KWON: General Andric, is it not by any chance possible 7 that the take-over ceremony could take place as a formality after actual 8 hand-over had taken place? 9 THE WITNESS: [Interpretation] A ceremony can take place, but the 10 hand-over of duty between two commanders could not be physically carried 11 out. If I was in Srebrenica on the 9th and from the 13th in Zepa, we 12 only saw each other on the 9th or the 2nd. So you cannot hand-over -- 13 you're not handing over a file, you're handing over a brigade. So I'm 14 responsibly stating that that was so. As for why he signed documents, 15 that is something that I'm seeing now for the first time. 16 THE ACCUSED: [No interpretation] 18 Q. You were signing documents, weren't you, as Chief of Staff of the 19 Drina Corps in July; right? 20 A. It's possible. 22 JUDGE KWON: Just a second. 23 Yes, Mr. Karadzic. 24 THE ACCUSED: [Interpretation] I'm afraid that it's not clear in 25 the transcript, just like earlier, instead of "August," July was 1 mentioned. But I will clarify that. However, on page 14, line 24, could 2 we please clarify with the witness what is the ninth month and what is 3 the second month. It was the 2nd of August that was mentioned, but the 4 witness needs to confirm that. 5 THE WITNESS: [Interpretation] The 2nd of August. On the 6 2nd of August, I arrived in the area of responsibility of my brigade. 7 MS. PACK: Yes, I think that's what the witness is saying, so 8 obviously he's just making a mistake. 9 JUDGE KWON: Did you meet Lieutenant-Colonel Vlacic on the 10 9th of July? 11 THE WITNESS: [Interpretation] No. I left Lieutenant-Colonel 12 Vlacic on the 9th of July and I went to Srebrenica on the 9th of July, as 13 I said previously, to tour my combat forces. Then on the 9th, according 14 to the -- pursuant to an order of General Krstic, I remained along the 15 axis of attack of my combat group until the 13th, in the morning, in 16 Srebrenica. From the area of Viogor on the 13th, we continued to march 17 towards Zepa. Until the 9th of -- the 2nd of August, 1995, when on the 18 2nd of August, together with my combat group, I arrived at Sekovici and 19 there is a written record of this, a TV video record of this. So this is 20 something that can be documented. 21 MS. PACK: I'd like to clear up this confusion, please. Can we 22 turn to 65 ter 25402. Now, I'm -- I apologise, we don't yet have a 23 translation again of this document, so in B/C/S only. 24 [Trial Chamber and Registrar confers] 1 Q. Let me just describe it and perhaps you can agree that I'm 2 describing this document correctly -- 3 JUDGE KWON: I forgot to note the previous document will also be 4 marked for identification. Let's continue. 5 MS. PACK: Yes, thank you very much, Mr. President. 6 Q. So this document is entitled "Drina Corps command work-plan for 7 August 1995," and you can see that it's dated the 28th of July, 1995. 8 Yes? 9 A. Yes. 10 Q. That's the first page. 11 MS. PACK: Can we please go to the last page, 7. 12 Q. Do you recognise the signature as yours? 13 A. Yes, yes. Could you bring back the second page, please -- the 14 first page, please. 15 Q. I'd ask you just to confirm, this is your signature, yes? 16 A. I confirm. 17 Q. Signed as Chief of Staff, yes? 19 Q. Drina Corps Chief of Staff? 20 A. Yes, yes, yes. Can I look at the first page, please. 21 MS. PACK: Go back to the first page, please. 22 THE WITNESS: [Interpretation] Yes, this is the Drina Corps 23 command work-plan for August 1995, but it's true that I signed it 24 retroactively after I took up that duty because the operations officer 25 made the plan. When I arrived on the 8th, I signed it. I could not have 1 signed it on the 28th because I was in Zepa. In Zepa, no document was 2 signed because there were no conditions for the document to be brought or 3 for it to be drafted. It was during the combat. 4 Q. So your evidence is -- 5 A. Before that is the truth. 6 Q. -- that this was signed retroactively, that you wouldn't have 7 signed anything as Drina Corps Chief of Staff until 8th of August; is 8 that right? 9 A. This is the work-plan for the month of August. In view of the 10 fact that the operations officer prepared the plan when I came -- which 11 should have been signed by the Chief of Staff, Krstic was the Chief of 12 Staff at the time, somebody was supposed to sign it, I signed that plan 13 when I came. That is the monthly work-plan, no order. It's just the 14 work-plan of the Drina Corps command. It's an unimportant, insignificant 15 document in terms of the operation for Srebrenica and Zepa -- 16 Q. So you wouldn't -- 17 A. -- it's not important. 18 Q. You wouldn't have signed anything until the 8th of August, is 19 that right, when you say that you were appointed Chief of Staff; yes? 20 A. I don't know what you are asking of me, and I'm saying again I 21 was the Chief of Staff of the Drina Corps from the 8th of August on and I 22 signed this plan here. Probably I don't remember. It was probably done 23 retroactively. In view of the fact that it's a monthly work-plan, it has 24 no significance. You're trying to convince me the whole time. I'm 25 responsibly telling you when I took up that duty. You cannot take up 1 duty in a forest, I mean without any record, without anything like that. 2 I mean, you're trying to convince me about something that is pointless. 3 MS. PACK: I'd like to have that document admitted, please. 4 JUDGE KWON: We'll mark it for identification -- 5 MS. PACK: Thank you. And if we can [overlapping speakers] -- 6 JUDGE KWON: Just a second. 7 THE REGISTRAR: As MFI P6456, Your Honours. 8 MS. PACK: Thank you. And one last document, please, 9 65 ter 25405. 10 Q. We'll deal with this quickly. Dated the 3rd of August, prior to 11 the date upon which you say you were appointed, type-signed by you, Chief 12 of Staff Drina Corps command, and it's an order, yes? If we turn over 13 the second page in the English we can see the signature. Agreed? 14 A. I can see that this is the communications organisation and order 15 of the newly formed Drina Brigade, Drina Corps command. This is a 16 document to organise the communications. 17 MS. PACK: I'd like to have that admitted, please. 21 Q. Do you still maintain your denial, General Andric, that you 22 weren't appointed to the Drina Corps position of Chief of Staff of the 23 Drina Corps until August 8th, that you didn't take up duties in July? 24 A. No, I assert that I did not take up my duty then but that I took 25 it up on the 8th of August. And I want to show you the whole time a 1 document, a statement by the assistant for organisation and mobilisation 2 who was responsible and he prepared this, signed it before the court, 3 that that was when I took it up. It's possible that I appeared in the 4 Drina Corps later but not officially. 5 Q. We're going to move on. You have told us in your statement - and 6 let me just remind you of the paragraph, 29 - you have told us, and I can 7 summarise what you say, that nobody obstructed Hague Tribunal 8 investigators in the zone of the Drina Corps in their investigation -- in 9 their investigations, for which you were personally thanked. That's what 10 you tell us at paragraph 29 of your statement? 12 Q. Your evidence is that you would not personally obstruct 13 investigations by the Office of the Prosecutor, is it? Is that your 14 evidence? 15 A. I was three times in the offices of The Hague Tribunal when 16 summoned but also when my father died I went even then. And the 17 investigators were very grateful because I did respond. They came 18 numerous times to the corps command area of responsibility while I was 19 the corps commander. I always received them. So it's possible that 20 sometimes I did not, but for the most part I did. 21 Q. You had three meetings in 1999 to 2000, early 2000, with 22 Momir Nikolic and others. Do you recall that? 23 A. With Momir Nikolic? I met with quite a number of commanding 24 officers, in view of the fact that the corps area of responsibility was 25 quite large and there was a series of units in the area of 1 responsibility. So whether I met with somebody two, three, four times, 2 once or three or four times, I don't know. 3 MS. PACK: Can I have, please, 65 ter 22350 and it's the last 4 page, please, in the English and also in the B/C/S. 5 Q. I want to remind you of meetings you had with Momir Nikolic in 6 December 1999/early 2000. This is what he says. I'll read it. 7 "I was summoned to an interview by the ICTY in December 1999. 8 Just prior to attending this interview, I was called to a meeting at the 9 Zvornik Brigade Headquarters. I met General Andric, Dragan Jokic, 10 Lazar Ostojic, Dragan Jevtic, and General Miletic there. There were also 11 some civilian lawyers from Belgrade present. 12 "The lawyers instructed us on our legal rights. General Miletic 13 appealed to our patriotism and asked us not to divulge information which 14 would damage the state, and General Andric said we should say as little 15 as possible. After my meeting with the ICTY, I met again with 16 General Andric. The topic of the conversation was the same and he wanted 17 to know if I had spoken about the killings to the ICTY. I was also 18 visited by State Security just prior to my meeting with the ICTY, and was 19 threatened that I should not speak of their involvement. 20 "Several months after the first meeting, I attended again a 21 similar meeting that was held again in the Zvornik Brigade headquarters, 22 with the same individuals including, I think, Dragan Obrenovic, who had 23 been recently summonsed by the ICTY. General Miletic and Andric again 24 told us not to provide any information related to the Srebrenica events 25 to the ICTY." 1 You accept that you told Momir Nikolic and others not to provide 2 any information related to the Srebrenica events to ICTY? 3 A. No, quite the contrary. I received a document from the Chief of 4 the General Staff to help all of those people who were in any way 5 suspected or were witnesses. And primarily the aid was in the financial 6 sense, material sense, particularly when I asked him and when I told him 7 not to talk about the killing, how could I say that to him when I did not 8 even have information about that. Therefore, that is not true. 9 THE ACCUSED: [Interpretation] Could the Prosecutor please explain 10 the context in which this document was obtained from Nikolic. Was that 11 in the context of the plea agreement -- 12 JUDGE KWON: Mr. Karadzic, that's improper intervention. 13 THE ACCUSED: [Interpretation] I think that -- 14 JUDGE KWON: Mr. Karadzic, you can take that up in your 15 re-examination, if necessary. 17 Q. Let me show you the first page, please, of this. 18 MS. PACK: Can we look at page 1. 19 MR. ROBINSON: Mr. President, just for information, this is 20 Exhibit D02081. 21 MS. PACK: Thank you. This is a statement of facts and 22 acceptance of responsibility of Momir Nikolic. 23 Q. Now, this set of meetings, General, this set of meetings and what 24 you said to Momir Nikolic, this reflects, doesn't it, your approach in 25 your dealings with the Office of the Prosecutor, doesn't it? Your 1 approach is to say as little as possible, isn't it? 2 A. No, no, that is not true. Quite the contrary. I had a 3 completely different position, that everyone should be held responsible 4 for what they did. I never was in favour of concealing people who 5 inflicted harm, not only to the Muslim population but also who harmed the 6 reputation of their own Serbian people. So that was not my objective. 7 My objective was to provide material assistance pursuant to an order 8 received from the superior command and also professional assistance if 9 necessary. I think that there was one meeting. I don't recall -- 10 Q. Your interest -- 11 A. -- any others. 12 Q. -- was to inhibit the investigation of these Srebrenica events, 13 wasn't it? 14 A. No, no. That was never my goal. I wouldn't have responded to 15 the summons three times, and as commander of the corps, I would not have 16 ordered all of my senior officers to respond also. 17 Q. Your interest has been to lie to the Office of the Prosecutor, 18 hasn't it? 19 A. No. Why would I lie. 20 Q. Let's go to Zvornik and Vlasenica, please, in 1992. You tell us 21 in your statement that Zvornik municipality was in the zone of 22 responsibility of your brigade from its establishment until the 23 2nd of June, 1992, and that Vlasenica municipality remained in your zone 24 of responsibility until 16th January 1993. And I'm just summarising your 25 statement at paragraph 2; right? 2 Q. You were effective, weren't you, in Zvornik? 3 A. Effective, what does that mean? 4 Q. Well, let's see what you achieved. 5 MS. PACK: Can we look at P03055. 6 Q. This is the order you refer to in your witness statement that you 7 say wasn't implemented. It's dated the 28th of May, 1992. And you'd 8 agree that it's signed by you; right? 10 Q. And let us just read what you order at paragraph 6. 11 "The moving out of the Muslim population must be organised and 12 co-ordinated with the municipalities through which the moving is carried 13 out. Only women and children can move out, while men fit for military 14 service are to be placed in camps for exchange." 15 This is your order, yes? 17 Q. You didn't issue an order revoking this order? No? 18 A. I issued this order on the 28th of May, when Muslim forces from 19 Kalesija were attacking along the Tuzla-Zvornik axis. So I was in the 20 middle of combat, but that is not reason for me to justify myself, quite 21 the contrary. This order or, better said, information was given to the 22 TO staff in Zvornik for the reason that the TO staff commander did not 23 act pursuant to the order of the 15th of May, 1992, which was an order 24 for defence signed by lieutenant -- by Colonel Tacic. Because he did not 25 place his units under the command of the Birac Brigade. He used the same 1 units wilfully. In order to prevent this wilful conduct, uncontrolled 2 taking of prisoners and so on, I wrote this order because I received 3 certain information before that from people from Zvornik that there were 4 several paramilitary formations there and that they were committing some 5 improper things. They were -- 6 Q. [Previous translation continues] ... 7 A. -- bringing prisoners out without a judgement and they were 8 liquidating them. But on the 31st, I issued an order in view of the fact 9 that the TO staff did not want to subordinate and place itself under my 10 command. On the 31st, I issued an order of a request nature, where I was 11 asking for the command of the TO staff in Zvornik to participate in 12 co-ordinated action on the Tuzla-Zvornik axis, to send their operative 13 officer in order to organise this co-ordinated action, which means that 14 this order of mine from the 31st proves that this order of the 15 28th of May was not implemented or carried out -- 16 Q. Yes. You've addressed -- 17 A. -- that much. 18 Q. -- this theory in your statement. Let me just ask you this, 19 you -- 20 A. Absolutely. Go ahead, yes. 21 Q. You're aware, aren't you, that within days of your order, between 22 4- and 5.000 Muslim men, women, and children were forced out of the 23 municipality, loaded onto buses at Djulici by soldiers from various VRS 24 companies and police working together. You're aware of that, yes? 25 A. I'm not aware of that. However, I received information and 1 that's why I issued the order. That's why I issued the second order as 2 well. It is pointless for me to go on explaining. I could go on 3 explaining for two days, but it would still be pointless. The TO staff 4 command did not obey my order. They were not under my subordination. 5 This was stated by the TO staff commander and the president of the 6 Serbian municipality of Zvornik at the special court for war crimes in 7 Belgrade where they were on trial. I appeared there as a witness and I 8 asked them and they confirmed that they never took my order into account. 9 They never obeyed my command. I don't know whether this suffices at all. 10 Q. Djulici was in your zone of responsibility before the 11 2nd of June? Yes? Yes? 12 A. No. Again, for an umpteenth time I am telling you that the 13 TO staff and its command and the 6th Infantry Battalion were not placed 14 under my command. I was not in command of those units at all. 15 Q. You -- let me just tell you what else happened Djulici on -- this 16 is on the 1st of June. Over 700 men, over the age of 16, men, as you 17 say -- wait a second -- men as you describe at paragraph 6 of your order, 18 men who were fit for military service, they were separated from the women 19 and children and they were taken to Karakaj technical school, where they 20 were guarded by soldiers from the Karakaj Company. You're aware of that? 21 A. No. I don't know why you are asking me about that again and 22 again. I told you to go to the statements from the special court in 23 Belgrade, where both the TO staff commander and the commander of the 24 6th Infantry Battalion stated they were not under my command at all. I'm 25 not saying that I didn't sign the order and I can explain why I did it, 1 but, again, it's totally pointless. 2 MS. PACK: Let's go to P3237, please. 3 Q. You'll be familiar with this document. It's from the command of 4 the Eastern Bosnia Corps, your then corps command, and it's dated the 5 7th of June, 1992, addressed to the Main Staff. Let me just ask, 6 please -- 8 Q. Yes? 9 A. Yes, yes. 10 MS. PACK: And in the English, can I ask, please, that we go to 11 the second page. We can stay on the same page in the B/C/S. 12 Q. And in this report, the Eastern Bosnia Corps in -- on the 13 7th June 1992 is reporting in paragraph 8: 14 "In the area of Zvornik we have around 500 prisoners, and in the 15 area of Vlasenica around 800." 16 Now, it's right, isn't it, that those 500 prisoners are the 17 prisoners at Karakaj technical school, and the 800, the prisoners at 18 Susica camp which you set up, yes? 19 A. You have to ask the commander of the Zvornik Brigade, 20 Mr. Colonel Blagojevic, about that. When it comes to Susica, I believe 21 that there were prisoners, but I believe that there were about 650 of 22 them. Because on the 17th of June, and even before that on the 6th, I 23 drafted a letter which was to be sent to the command of the East Bosnia 24 Corps to deal with the prisoners. And then on the 17th of June, again 25 the commander of the Main Staff ordered that the prisoners should be 1 transferred to Batkovic camp, in Bijeljina, that is. 2 Q. Yes, we'll come back to Susica. 3 MS. PACK: I'd ask for P05400, please. 4 Q. You can see it's another order of the 7th June 1992 -- 6 Q. -- from the command of the Eastern Bosnia Corps. 7 A. Yes. Yes, I can see that. 8 Q. Thank you. 9 MS. PACK: I'd ask to go to the page 4 in the English, page 3 in 10 the B/C/S. 11 Q. And I'd ask you to look, please, at paragraphs 5.7 and 5.8. 12 Let's look at paragraph 5.8. Paragraph 5.7 orders that the Zvornik 13 Brigade continue their ciscenje operations and ensure traffic flow 14 through the Drina River valley. And you at paragraph 5.8, you, the 15 Birac Brigade, same thing at the end there. 16 "At the same time, carry out ciscenje, /mopping up or cleansing/, 17 operations and ensure traffic flow in Drina River valley ..." 18 That's describing ethnic cleansing, isn't it? 19 A. We're talking about the Zvornik Brigade, not about Birac Brigade; 20 right? 21 Q. Well, look -- look at paragraph 5.8, please. 22 A. Yes, the same thing. 23 Q. It's describing ethnic cleansing, yes? 24 A. No, not ethnic cleansing. No. It's the mopping up of the 25 territory to deal with paramilitary formations, both on the Muslim side 1 as well as on the Serbian side. We had a problem with paramilitary 2 formations in Zvornik. The situation was such that we had to clash with 3 them, and that applied to certain armed groups on the side of the Muslim 4 Crisis Staffs and local units as well. 5 Q. Well, let's sit and look at the areas where you were operating. 7 Q. In October - we'll have this document up in moment - in 8 October 1993, which is this document here, you gave a report of your 9 brigade's activities since its establishment and that's what this 10 document represents, doesn't it, dated the 30th of October, 1993, from 11 the command of the 1st Birac Infantry Brigade. Yeah? Yes? 12 MS. PACK: I'd like to focus on Vlasenica municipality. So if we 13 look at page 3 of the English and B/C/S page 3, just at the bottom of the 14 English, bottom two paragraphs in the English. Thank you. And in the 15 B/C/S, it's also the bottom three paragraphs in the B/C/S. It says: 16 "The liberation of the town of Vlasenica on the 21st of April, 17 1992, saw the start of the combat operations from that area and so in 18 May 1992, we reached the line: Drum - Kula - Jaroblje, this from 19 Piskavica via Alihodzic, Urici and Mesici. 20 "In June 1992 we went further on: Dzemat, Begici, Kuljancici, so 21 that on the 2nd June 1992, having started from Gradina and going via 22 Hrastovac - Pijuk and Jasikovice, we reached the Grobic-Potajnik line. 23 Constant enemy assaults only serve to speed up," and over the page, 24 please in the English, "the shift of our forces forward. By the 25 4th July, our forces were already along the line the villages of 1 Becirevici - Rogosija - Jasikovac - Potajnik." 2 And if we jump forward, please, to in the English page 7, B/C/S 3 page 7, you describe the areas you liberated in Vlasenica. At the bottom 4 of the English, bottom two -- last-but-one bullet point, "in the 5 territory of the municipality of Vlasenica ..." and in the B/C/S it's the 6 second paragraph. Let me read it. 7 "In the territory of the municipality of Vlasenica, a number of 8 villages were liberated: Piskavica, Alihodzic, Urici, Mesici ..." it 9 goes on. The Gradina feature, and so on, I don't need to read it all out 10 to you. You can see that. 11 These are areas in which units under your command, within your 12 zone of responsibility, were involved in operations, is that right, in 13 1992? Yes? 15 Q. And what this meant, liberating these areas, this meant cleansing 16 these areas of Muslims; right? 17 A. No, no. You have to go back to the period of the month of April. 18 Up to the 19th of April, that is. Up to then there was practically no 19 Muslim population in Vlasenica. On the 18th of April, the last official 20 of the Muslim authorities, Izet Redzic accompanied by the president of 21 the Crisis Staff, Mr. Stanic, at his own request was transferred to the 22 territory under the Muslim control. This means that departures were 23 organised throughout the month of April. These villages here that are 24 mentioned in this document, that was a festive moment when the brigade 25 celebrated its anniversary and those villages were in the hands of the 1 enemy, not of the civilian population. The enemy was armed. They had 2 caused a lot of problems, they had inflicted a lot of casualties, and at 3 that time there was an ongoing struggle between the two enemy forces. 4 Q. Let me just -- 5 A. Let me remind you -- 6 Q. Let me ask you some questions about these villages. Drum? 7 A. Go on. 8 Q. The evidence in this case is that on the 2nd of June, over 9 20 male Muslim villagers were executed in Drum by soldiers. You're aware 10 of that; right? 11 A. No, I am not aware of that. 12 Q. Soldiers who were supported by an APC. Didn't hear about this 13 incident? 14 THE ACCUSED: [Interpretation] Can we get the reference? 15 THE WITNESS: [Interpretation] Let me tell you, the area of 16 responsibility of the Birac Brigade during that period of time comprised 17 seven municipalities. The battalions within those municipalities were 18 independent, which means that my battalion commander was fighting on the 19 Vlasenica-Cerska axis. I believe that that was the 5th Battalion. The 20 1st Battalion was engaged on the Tuzla-Zvornik axis. The 3rd Battalion 21 was engaged on the Sekovici-Kladanj axis. Therefore -- or the 22 Skelani Battalion was engaged in Skelani. I'm reading this the same way 23 you are, and believe me, I don't remember this. I did not participate in 24 all that, but I'm sure that some of my battalion commanders did. I -- 25 Q. Did what -- 1 A. -- can't remember -- 2 Q. -- did execute Muslim villagers? Is that what you're saying? 3 A. No, no, no. In the liberation thereof. 4 THE ACCUSED: [Interpretation] Can we get the reference? 5 MS. PACK: Yes, KD -- 6 THE ACCUSED: [Interpretation] What is implied under the term 7 "execution," and can we get the reference as to where it says that those 8 were executions? 9 MS. PACK: I'll provide the references. KDZ603, statement 10 exhibited as P03262 at paragraphs 7 to 23. See also KDZ230. Also 11 Defence witness Mane Djuric, testimony on the 7th of March, T 34970. 12 Those are my references. Thank you. 13 Q. Gradina, another village that you liberated. The evidence in 14 this case is that Muslims in the Gradina operations -- 15 A. And what was the date of that? Give me the date? 16 Q. Let me ask the question. Muslims in the -- 17 A. Well, you said -- I can't talk about things without being aware 18 of the date. I have to focus on my answer, but I have to be aware of the 19 date. 20 Q. Muslims in the Gradina operations in June 1992 were rounded up 21 and detained, their houses were burned and other villages were burned. 22 That's the evidence is the case. Reference KDZ033 statement, P03227, 23 paras 38 to 43. 24 Are you aware of those operations? 25 A. No, and I believe that the army did not participate in those 1 operations. 2 Q. By the end of 1992 you'd been very effective in Vlasenica 3 municipality, hadn't you, General? You'd cleared the territory, 4 virtually all of it, with the exception of this Cerska enclave, of 5 Muslims; right? 6 A. You said, "General, you were effective," but I can tell you that 7 I was not actually. If you analyse the situation and if we go back to 8 that period, you will see that there were no generals there and that the 9 army or the battalion, rather, did not participate in that. If my memory 10 serves me right, I have information about Gradina, according to which 11 special units or some other TO units were involved in that. No battalion 12 of the Birac Brigade was involved in those operations. 13 Q. This was your zone of responsibility, right? 14 A. I agree that that was my area of responsibility; however, in 15 principle, an area of responsibility of a brigade is 10 to 15 kilometres 16 normally, but my zone -- area of responsibility was 160-kilometres wide. 17 That was the core zone or the core area. I don't know which brigade 18 would have been able to control such an area of responsibility. If I'd 19 been able to do that, I'm sure that military experts would think that I 20 was a Napoleon no less. 21 Q. And you were reporting to your corps on liberating these areas 22 and you well knew, didn't you, you well knew, well understood the aim of 23 the operations that you were carrying out in your zone of 24 responsibility -- 25 A. No, no. 1 Q. -- to conquer and clear that territory of Muslims; right? 2 A. No, no. I believe that this was a speech which was delivered on 3 the anniversary of the brigade. When you deliver a speech of that kind, 4 you want to mobilise your fighters, and you receive information from your 5 subordinate battalion commands as to what they'd done. The operative 6 drafts a speech, and such a speech has to be delivered when things are 7 celebrated. Then you try to raise the morale of their fighters to help 8 them persevere in their struggle. 9 MS. PACK: Let's deal with this document by document. I'd ask 10 for this document to be admitted in evidence, please. 14 Q. And you know and I know that you're referring to the transcript 15 of your speech, 1D09090 - if we could have that up - that you refer to in 16 your witness -- that's exhibited with your witness statement. Let's just 17 look at that speech. 18 MS. PACK: We don't need to look at the first page in English. 19 If we can look at the second page in the English, please, and the second 20 page in B/C/S. It's just the transcript. Second page, please. 21 Q. This is what you say, your speech in Milici: 22 "My favourite applause will be when the Serbian Bosnia is free 23 and it will be when we are all equally involved in that struggle, the 24 Serbian history will show that I can tell you that never" -- 1 MS. PACK: [Overlapping speakers] -- 2 JUDGE KWON: Do we have an English translation? 3 MS. PACK: Oh, my apology. I thought it had come up. Yes, there 4 should be one. It's certainly been uploaded because it was provided to 5 us by the Defence. And could we have the second page, please, in both. 6 Thank you. And it's the last paragraph we want to look at. Thank you. 7 "My favourite applause will be when the Serbian Bosnia is free 8 and it will be when we are all equally involved in that struggle, the 9 Serbian history will show, but I can tell you that never in the Serbian 10 history we had such a chance to win. This brigade holds 70 per cent of 11 the territory of SAO Birac compared to the 30 per cent that the enemy 12 holds. According to that, just a little effort is needed to retain those 13 areas and to conquer more, then the President Karadzic can go peacefully 14 to the conference. Otherwise, if we allow the enemy today, tomorrow, 15 until 26th, 27th, to perform what is intended, then I fear that we will 16 allow them to meet its objective. That is why I call you all once 17 more ..." 18 You well understood the aim of the operations that you were 19 carrying out, didn't you, to conquer and clear that territory of Muslims; 20 isn't that right? 21 A. Well, you are actually twisting things. This speech was a 22 consequence of the attack of the 28th Division on the Serbian village of 23 Podravanje. On the 24th, 33 civilians were killed on that occasion, 24 40 went missing, 90 were expelled. The village of Milici and the bauxite 25 mine were under threat. They were of vital significance for 1 Republika Srpska and Bosnia and Herzegovina as a whole. I returned and I 2 asked the representatives of the radio to organise a rally, where I was 3 to appeal to all able-bodied men to come to the front line. And if you 4 listen to the recording of that speech, there were women and children 5 there and I was begging them to appeal to their parents to defend Milici 6 and Republika Srpska. 7 Therefore, who was engaged in operations here? On the 25th, the 8 situation was as it was. The morale was low, there were a lot of 9 casualties. I gathered as many people as I could, even the oldest ones 10 who were not able-bodied, and I set out to try and break through in order 11 to protect villages from Derventa to the bauxite mine. On the 25th, 12 luckily enough, we managed to suppress the enemy although they had 13 inflicted a lot of casualties. 14 What would you expect me to say at that rally? What would you 15 expect, to praise Naser Oric? Of course not. I couldn't after so many 16 casualties and those were not the only casualties. 3 .200 men and about 17 500 women and children had been killed by the 28th Division, and now you 18 expect me to watch calmly when my fighters and civilians were being 19 killed. This was a speech aimed at mobilising all able-bodied men. On 20 the 26th, in the territory of Vlasenica, the same division attacked from 21 the territory of Rogosija and killed 28 new people so there -- 22 Q. Pause a moment, please -- 23 A. Please wait. 60 people were killed over the period of two days. 24 What was I supposed to do? Applaud? I couldn't applaud. 25 Q. Let's focus on Vlasenica municipality. 1 MS. PACK: Can we have 65 ter 19119, please. I just want to 2 locate a few places on the map. This is the map book. I don't know if 3 Your Honours have it with you. It's at page 50 of the hard copy of the 4 map book. And the 65 ter 19119, if we can have that on the screen. It's 5 just a single map of Vlasenica municipality. 6 THE REGISTRAR: Ms. Pack, 19119 has yet to be released. 7 THE ACCUSED: [Interpretation] Transcript. 8 JUDGE KWON: Yes. 9 MS. PACK: My apologies -- 10 JUDGE KWON: Just a second -- 11 THE ACCUSED: [Interpretation] Transcript, line 18, page 35, there 12 is something unclear. The witness's answer was interrupted. Maybe it 13 would be good if the witness was allowed to finish his sentence. 14 JUDGE KWON: I think we can go on. 15 MS. PACK: I'm afraid it's going to have to be enlarged a bit. I 16 hope it shows it better on the screen. Perhaps it can be enlarged just 17 so the surrounding areas are removed. Thank you. 18 Q. Now, the key -- we can see the key in a moment just so we can get 19 the distances right. Now, this is a map you'd recognise of Vlasenica 20 municipality. Now, the place names are in English but I can read them 21 out to you. You see where the red dot is on the left is Drum village. 22 And just below that with the orange triangle, Susica camp. You see those 23 locations? And if you move to the right, you can see Milici. Yes? 25 Q. And if we go upwards -- upwards from Milici we can see at the top 1 of the page Cerska, yes? 3 Q. And if we go back towards the centre, we can see Gradina? 5 MS. PACK: And if we can just zoom out again, just to get the 6 whole of the map. 7 Q. At the top of the page there, right at the top centre, village 8 Gobilje, you see at the top, above Cerska? Just have a look. 9 A. This is Cerska. 10 Q. Just above that, Gobilje, yes? 11 A. Yes, yes, Gobilje. 12 MS. PACK: And then finally if we can zoom out and just look at 13 the key. 14 Q. You can see the key there. 0 to 20 kilometres, that's the 15 distance represented by the line at the bottom left; can you see that? 16 So you can help us with the distance -- 18 Q. -- the distance from, let's say, Susica camp to Milici, what is 19 about 10, 15 -- 15 kilometres? You're a better judge than me. 20 A. Roughly 15 kilometres. 22 MS. PACK: Could I have that map admitted, please? 23 JUDGE KWON: Is this not part of evidence that we have already 24 admitted? 25 MS. PACK: I understand that the map book hasn't been admitted in 1 its entirety, although Your Honours do have it. So each individual map 2 is admitted as we go along, and this one hasn't yet been admitted as I 3 understand it. 4 JUDGE KWON: Very well, we'll admit it. 5 MS. PACK: I'm grateful. 6 THE REGISTRAR: As Exhibit P6459, Your Honours. 7 JUDGE KWON: Shall we take a break if it is convenient? 8 MS. PACK: Yes, it is. Thank you. 9 JUDGE KWON: We'll have a break for half an hour and resume at 10 11.02. 11 --- Recess taken at 10.32 a.m. 12 --- On resuming at 11.05 a.m. 13 JUDGE KWON: Yes, please continue, Ms. Pack. 15 Q. We just, before we broke, we were looking at a map of Vlasenica 16 municipality. Vlasenica Battalion was under your command; right? 18 Q. The security officer of the Vlasenica Battalion, Captain 19 Risto Vidovic was under your command; right? 20 A. He was under the command of the battalion commander. 21 Q. Major -- 22 A. Professionally under the command of the chief of security of the 23 brigade. 24 Q. Major Mile Jacimovic was the commander of the Vlasenica 25 Battalion. He was under your command; right? 1 A. Yes, he was. 2 MS. PACK: Can I have P03240? Now, do we also have -- we have it 3 also in English, I believe. 4 Q. This is the order, isn't it, by which you set up Susica camp, 6 A. This order does bear my signature; however, it was not pursuant 7 to this order that I established the camp. If you want an explanation, I 8 can give one. 9 Q. Paragraph 1 of this order states: 10 "Set up a camp in Vlasenica ..." 11 Is that Susica camp? 12 A. Yes, it was Susica camp; however, go back to the heading. The 13 command of the brigade of the Serbian Army Birac. The date, 14 31st May 1992. What does it state in the heading? Security for 15 prisoners, order. I suppose you would have instead here the 16 establishment of camp because first you have to establish something in 17 order to provide security for it. To organise a camp does not equal 18 establish a camp. Organise a camp means organise order, law and order, 19 discipline, whereas setting up, establishing, is when you are forming it. 20 In other words, this order does not relate to the establishment of a 21 camp. 22 THE ACCUSED: [Interpretation] And it is in that sense that the 23 English translation is wrong. 25 Q. This is an order, isn't it? 1 A. I told you that it is an order that I signed; however, we -- you 2 fail to understand what organise -- organising means and what 3 establishing means. 4 MS. PACK: Let's go to P03220, please. 5 Q. This is another document which relates to the camp which you set 6 up, Susica. It's dated the 14th of June, 1992. Paragraph 2 we can see 7 indicates that there are 640 prisoners in the camp; right? 9 Q. There were men, women, and children? 10 A. I don't know the composition. 11 Q. You don't know the composition of the camp that you set up, that 12 you're reporting on the numbers of prisoners held in it? 13 A. We're going back to the same issue. I didn't establish the camp. 14 I organised it. Let me explain this for Mr. President here. The camp 15 came into being as a result of the circumstances prevailing, especially 16 in Zvornik, where there were paramilitary formations which arbitrarily 17 took up people such as in Celopek out of schools, work-places, executed, 18 et cetera. 19 According to the information I received, it became clear to me 20 that I had to issue an order to organise the camp and primarily to 21 secure -- to provide for its security, and it was to that effect that I 22 instructed the commander that a POW camp should be set up. The commander 23 made an assessment of it, designated the organs that would be in charge 24 with maintaining law and order in the camp. 25 Now, the brigade command or the battalion command would not be 1 the ones to set up camp. They would designate the areas where people 2 would be assembled pursuant to an order, whereas a camp would be set up 3 pursuant to an instruction from the corps. So as a result of this order, 4 the POWs should be transferred as soon as possible from the areas of 5 combat, in the process they should be disarmed and seized of certain 6 items, to the areas where they would be assembled. And then after they 7 are registered and categorised, they would be transferred to a camp, 8 which is at the level of the corps. 9 So my requests vis-à-vis the superior command - there was several 10 of them - I remember one of the 17th of June where I informed the 11 superior command that we had I think 650 prisoners and that I asked that 12 the matter be resolved as a matter of urgency. Based on my request, the 13 commander of the Main Staff ordered the command of the East Bosnia Corps 14 that the matter be resolved. Fortunately for me, in late June, 15 400 persons were taken to a camp at the level of the command of the 16 East Bosnia Corps. 17 Q. Let's go back to the order, please, the order by which you set up 18 the camp, P03240. 20 JUDGE KWON: Why don't you use the -- to organise -- 21 MS. PACK: To organise the camp [overlapping speakers] ... 22 JUDGE KWON: -- given his interpretation or testimony. 24 Q. Can we please clarify. By "prisoners of war," are you including 25 within that language women and children? 1 A. No. 2 Q. Just let -- 3 A. Let me explain this to you so that there should be no dilemma 4 about it. The word "organise" ended up here for the reason that there 5 was a reception centre in Vlasenica in the month of April, not only for 6 the Muslims but for the Serbs as well who had left Gorazde, Tuzla, 7 Kladanj because they were expelled to the municipality of Vlasenica and 8 other municipalities. There were some 3- to 4.000 of them. Now, because 9 it was impossible to put them up in homes, the Vlasenica Crisis Staff 10 decided that they should spend several days there whereupon they would be 11 sent to Serbia and to other municipalities. In addition, not only men 12 but also women and children were put up there who, after the 21st, when 13 the Crisis Staff took up authority, when in a way the TO was established, 14 because they were fearful for their security they asked that the 15 president of the Crisis Staff should provide safe accommodation for -- 16 Q. Wait a moment, please -- 17 A. -- 24 hours before their transfer to Kladanj and elsewhere be 18 arranged. I will wait. 19 Q. Are you now saying that this camp is a reception centre? Is that 20 your evidence? 21 A. This camp was a reception centre in the month of April, 22 practically until my order was issued. 23 Q. Can we look, please, at paragraph 3 of your order. 24 "The security organ of the battalion in Vlasenica shall conduct 25 operative interviews and shall submit all useful information for control 1 and command to the Birac SV Brigade ..." 2 That's something else that you ordered on the 31st of May; right? 3 A. Absolutely. This because among prisoners there were armed 4 fighters, unit commanders who had committed criminal offences against the 5 Serb population, and of course the security organ had to send relevant 6 information to the battalion commander and the brigade commander, that's 7 to say me, on the basis of these interviews. 8 Q. So you'd accept then, wouldn't you, that members of the -- of 9 your brigade and the Vlasenica Battalion took Susica camp detainees away 10 for interrogation, took them out of the camp, yes? 11 A. I do accept that the chief of security of the battalion took out 12 individuals - and that wasn't often - singled out those individuals who 13 were relevant for security issues. However, those same persons were 14 taken back. There is no evidence to the effect that this person did not 15 take back to the camp the Muslim or the prisoner of war he had initially 16 taken out. 17 Q. The evidence in this case is also that women were removed from 18 the camp and raped. Are you aware of that? 19 A. No, I wasn't aware of it. Let me tell you right away, the 20 brigade command - I'm going back to the heading here - had the task of 21 securing prisoners, that's to say the camp itself. The camp wasn't 22 intended only for the POWs but also for storing material and technical 23 equipment. In military professional terminology, a camp is an area where 24 quarters are organised for troops and for storing materiel and military 25 equipment. A camp doesn't have any specific connotation for anyone. You 1 have "camping" arising out of the word "camp." Mobile and immobile 2 camping. So what we have here is a reception centre, a storage centre 3 for materiel and military equipment, and POWs all at once. 4 Q. Is it your evidence -- 7 THE ACCUSED: [Interpretation] Line 16 misses the -- the word 8 "connotation" misses negative, there is no negative connotation. 9 THE WITNESS: [Interpretation] Yes. 10 JUDGE KWON: Very well. 12 Q. Is it your evidence that your only concern for POWs, detainees in 13 the camp at Susica and in other detention facilities in Vlasenica, your 14 only concern was for their welfare; is that your evidence? 15 A. No. I didn't have time to take care of it because of the area of 16 responsibility. As far as the brigade command is concerned, it issued a 17 task to the battalion to provide for the entire camp compound, not just 18 that, for the POWs to make an assessment and that was the role the army 19 had to play. If you see who the commander of the camp was, who the 20 deputy was, who was in charge of security, you will see that it wasn't 21 the army that was involved in it. 22 Q. Let me ask you about another facility in Vlasenica. 23 MS. PACK: I'd like to go into private session, if I may. 25 [Private session] 11 Pages 41687-41688 redacted. Private session. 1 (redacted) 10 (redacted) 16 [Open session] 18 Q. This is what this individual says. I'll read it slowly. 19 "During his inspection, Andric approached me." 20 I'll just go to the next paragraph. 21 "Svetozar Andric approached me, pointed with his finger at me and 22 said, 'Why are you so sad'" -- 23 JUDGE KWON: Next page for the interpreters. 24 MS. PACK: Page 4 of the statement in e-court, please. I'm 25 reading from paragraph 19 now. 1 Q. Paragraph 19, and it's going to go all the way down the page. 2 "I replied: 'Comrade Major, I am not sad, I am sick.' 3 "He said: 'I am asking you for a second time: Why are you sad? 4 You are the saddest person here.' 5 "I replied again: 'Comrade Major, I am not sad. I am sick.' 6 "He then asked if someone had beaten us. I told him that nobody 7 had even touched us. Yet I was fully covered in blood-stains, due to the 8 wound I had sustained on my forehead and my broken teeth, and I was 9 wearing a sweater which was stiff from having earlier been soaked in 10 blood, and which then looked like tar. This blood was due to injuries I 11 had received in ..." two villages he names. 12 "He said: 'I know the difference between sorrow and illness. 13 You are sad.' 14 "Svetozar Andric continued to inspect the rows of detainees and I 15 could hear his steps on the wooden floor. The other detainees at that 16 time were in a terrible state, bloodied and beaten. There was not a 17 single detainee without blood traces. After a while, I could hear 18 Svetozar Andric's steps as he approached me again. He said: 'You don't 19 want to tell me why you are sad,' and I replied, 'I told you.'" 20 Going to paragraph 26: 21 "As a result of bad hygienic conditions, we smelled badly so the 22 guards wore masks on their faces. They gave a mask to Andric as well, 23 but he did not use it." 24 Paragraph 28: 25 "I saw Svetozar Andric for a second time ..." just jumping, 1 "about two or three days later a group of Muslim men had recently been 2 transported to the gym. Svetozar Andric again inspected all the 3 detainees and again stopped to speak to me. He said to me, once again: 4 'You don't want to tell me why you are sad.' I again said: 'I am not 5 sad.' 6 "I was thirsty, hungry, and unwashed. All of us detainees had 7 been urinating and defecating in our underwear while we were detained. I 8 saw Svetozar Andric for a third time at" this location. 9 "This was a couple of days after the second visit." 10 That's all I wanted to read out. 11 Do you remember that exchange? 12 A. Tell me, please, what municipality is he from? 13 Q. I said -- I described in private session where the facility is 14 that we're talking about. I don't want to deal with it in public 15 session. 16 A. Well, I simply don't know the man. If you told me that he was 17 from somewhere down there, I was born in Kalesija, I might perhaps 18 believe that I know the man. But to be talking to him this way for three 19 times makes no sense. 20 Let me tell you, first of all, my conscience is completely clear. 21 In my estimate, if I recall correctly, if they are from Paprace, there is 22 one witness priest Pahomije, the president of the municipality Jankovic, 23 where I was with them and I told the president of the municipality and 24 asked the priest who was there that nobody should be harmed, not a hair 25 on their head should be harmed. And I always fought for the security of 1 all the prisoners. My Muslim colleagues can testify to that, both those 2 who fought me. I fought them, they fought me -- 3 Q. Well, General -- 4 A. -- I saw later on TV a man who was in charge of the special 5 unit -- 6 Q. General -- 7 A. -- allow me to finish -- 8 Q. -- with great respect, your Muslim colleagues have stated in a 9 statement that they gave to the OTP that you gave -- engaged in this 10 sadistic and inhumane exchange; right? 11 A. No. I absolutely deny this. Never. 12 MS. PACK: I'd like to admit those -- that one page, please, and 13 the preceding page, the bottom paragraphs, if I may. 14 MR. ROBINSON: We would object. 15 JUDGE KWON: Is it consistent with our practice? 16 MS. PACK: It's been read on the record so I understand that -- 17 JUDGE KWON: Yes. Shall we continue, Ms. Pack. 19 Q. You know, don't you, that prisoners of war, over a hundred of 20 them, 140, 150, were killed -- 21 A. No. 22 Q. -- detainees of Susica camp in -- 23 A. No -- 24 Q. Excuse me -- 25 A. -- no. 1 Q. You accept now that these -- that there was a massacre of between 2 140, 150 of the last remaining detainees at Susica camp at the end of 3 September 1992, yes? 4 A. Who told you that? 5 Q. Well, you take great pains to deny that you were aware of it at 6 the time in your statement. Let me just take you to the statement at 7 paragraph 7. 8 A. Absolutely. 9 Q. Now, in your statement at paragraph 7, not only do you -- you 10 describe -- you say that you were in Milici in September/October 1992; is 11 that right? That's how you seek to distance yourself from this massacre 12 at Susica camp? 13 A. Madam, you are interpreting it the way it suits you. I did not 14 say anywhere that I knew of the crime, and for your information, I found 15 out about the crime only when President Karadzic's Defence contacted me 16 and told me: Do you know about that crime? I said: Well, people are 17 there alive to testify. I was surprised, simply. I didn't know about 18 that crime. 19 Second, you cannot put something to me that I did not say. 20 Q. So do you not accept that these detainees were killed? The last 21 remaining detainees at Susica camp were killed before the camp was then 22 closed down? You don't accept that now? 23 A. No, I don't accept it. I just have information from my 24 assistants for morale, religious and legal affairs, Major Stanisic. When 25 I returned I was in Milici first, then in Skelani. So when I came to the 1 meeting with my assistants, he told me that the Susica camp was closed 2 and that an exchange was carried out of prisoners of war pursuant to the 3 approval of the chief of the public security centre. 4 Q. When did this meeting take place then, this information you had 5 from Major Stanisic? 6 A. It was sometime on the 15th of September, at the collegium in the 7 brigade, because he was in charge of prisoner exchange -- 8 Q. That was before the camp closed down -- 9 A. -- then -- 10 Q. -- and that was before the massacre? 11 A. Excuse me. The 15th of October, the 15th of October. Excuse me. 12 The 15th of October. You said that the massacre was on the 13th -- the 13 30th. This happened on the 15th. So I am telling you, I swear before 14 the Tribunal that I did not know until Mr. Sladojevic, during my 15 preparation, told me about it. And the reason is the Vlasenica Brigade 16 was formed that month, so I practically was not any more in charge of 17 that territory. 18 MS. PACK: Mr. President, I'm aware of the time and I will be -- 19 I would ask for another 20 minutes if possible because I have one topic I 20 would want to deal with after Susica, if I may. 21 [Trial Chamber confers] 22 JUDGE KWON: Yes, please proceed. 24 Could we go briefly again into private session. 1 [Private session] 7 MS. PACK: -- a document that I had asked to be admitted earlier 8 was admitted marked for identification, P06456. The translation's now 9 been uploaded so I'd ask to have that to admitted in full now, if I may, 10 Mr. President. 11 JUDGE KWON: Mr. Robinson. 12 MR. ROBINSON: No objection. 13 JUDGE KWON: In light of the Prosecution -- the Defence's 14 response, we'll fully admit it. 16 I'd like to go, please, to P03162. 17 Q. Now, this is a report from you, isn't it, that relates to 18 operations that you were carrying out under directive 4 that, of course, 19 you're familiar with. And let's just see what you say in this document 20 about your activities. Just look at the second paragraph, please. And 21 you can see there you explain that the village of Gobilje has been burnt 22 and tomorrow the plan is to do Paljevine. This is something you report 23 to the Drina Corps command, yes? 25 Q. This describes you burning a village in the course of operations 1 in 1993? 2 A. And that we would continue with Paljevine, is that right, and to 3 continue -- 4 Q. Mm-hmm. And you were burning houses, weren't you, to force the 5 Muslim population out; right? 6 A. You did not read until the end, and then we continue with 7 Paljevine or the burning. 8 Mr. President, I will have to explain something here in two 9 sentences. First of all, the command of the Birac Brigade - after the 10 4th Armoured Brigade left, headed by Colonel Tacic - left just two active 11 officers behind. Everything else at the command was in the military 12 sense insufficiently trained. Those operatives who stayed in the course 13 of the day, they had their own duty officers who would report back to the 14 corps command with a daily report. And then in the first item you see 15 that we had five or six casualties in the Bisina axis towards Zivinice. 16 We had some wounded. The person who wrote that document wrote about the 17 village of Gobilje. The village of Gobilje is to the west of the 18 facility of Paljevine, Udrc. The village was a fortified line of defence 19 of the Muslim forces. And then it says "and we continue on to 20 Paljevine," not meaning to continue burning but to do facility 841, that 21 is the facility of Paljevine where the Muslim regular forces were putting 22 up a powerful resistance. So it was not our intention to burn any 23 villages because it had already been destroyed in previous action by 24 shells, but they used it as a shelter. That is for sure. 25 Q. You're smiling, General. Is it amusing to you that you were 1 burning Muslim villages during the course of these operations in 1993? 2 A. Well, perhaps I just appear like this. I'm not smiling. Because 3 the questions that you are putting, you are putting to a person, to a 4 general who was not involved in things like this and would never order 5 such a thing. Secondly, you are putting things to me that are not 6 expert. This was not written by the commander. There was a daily report 7 written every day to the corps command, and it would be signed by a 8 simple warrant officer. So if you look at item 1, you will see that 9 after five killed fighters it's not a surprise, and I even think that 10 there was a girl who prepared this. I think that she was angry and that 11 she said Paljevine, but I explained that that was a defence sector of the 12 Muslim forces. 15 Q. So you're saying that this document describes a village as having 16 been burned because a girl wrote it and, what, that isn't the reality, 17 that didn't happen, this village wasn't destroyed; is that your evidence? 18 A. Well, no. Listen, again you don't understand me. Had that 19 person been professionally trained, she would not have written it in that 20 way. She would have written sector -- defence sector in the village of 21 Gobilje destroyed, we continue with our action towards the Paljevine 22 feature. A layperson would write down "we burned it," that would be a 23 layperson. This is what I think. This is my professional opinion. As 24 far as we're talking about Paljevine or burning, my own house was burned, 25 my whole village -- 1 Q. I'm not asking you about your own house -- 2 A. -- was burned in 1995, in June, I know -- oh, yes, yes, all 3 right. You are not asking me about that. 4 Q. Can I please -- 5 THE ACCUSED: [Interpretation] Transcript, please. 7 Let us see -- yes, Mr. Karadzic. 8 THE ACCUSED: [Interpretation] On page 55, line 9/10 it says [In 9 English] "Destroyed in previous action by shells." [Interpretation] And 10 he said "in previous fighting, the village was destroyed in previous 11 fighting." 12 JUDGE KWON: I don't know what difference it make. The 13 translator said they were -- had been already destroyed in previous 14 action by shells. We could understand it, couldn't we? 15 THE ACCUSED: [Interpretation] But it was fighting, not shelling 16 of the village. 17 THE WITNESS: [Interpretation] Absolutely, I said that, the sector 18 defence. 19 MS. PACK: Well, let's go to P3161, please. In the English we 20 can see over the page, and similarly in the B/C/S, we can see again this 21 is a report coming from the Birac Infantry Brigade command. 22 Q. And we can see again this is a document that is from the 23 commander, you, of the Birac Brigade. 24 MS. PACK: We just look perhaps at the second page just to 25 clarify that, in both the B/C/S and English. 1 Q. And just see ... signed by you. You'd agree? And then we -- 3 Q. -- look at the preceding page, please. And we can see described 4 at the bottom of the page in English -- 5 MS. PACK: My apologies, it was the preceding page in English but 6 remaining on the second page in B/C/S. I do apologise. Thank you. 7 Q. So we can see in the English: 8 "In the course of the day special units of the 1st Birac Light 9 Infantry Brigade," and you can see where that appears in the second 10 paragraph in the B/C/S, yes? 12 Q. It says they took and destroyed the village of Gobilje, "thus 13 freeing up the left flank of the main forces in the attack on Cerska. At 14 the entry into the village, our soldiers found weapons and other military 15 equipment as well as food and cattle which the enemy left behind when 16 fleeing from our forces." 17 So this is the village from which the enemy had fled which you 18 destroyed. We see it again in this report; right? 19 A. No, no. The village of Gobilje had fortified positions, but 20 between the villages of Gobilje and Paljevine there was facility 841 21 where there was cattle. 22 Q. Well, you don't talk about -- 23 A. And they referred to that in the paragraph. 24 Q. You don't talk about fortified positions here. You say that at 25 the entry into the village our soldiers found weapons and other military 1 equipment and then you say that had been left behind when the enemy fled. 2 You didn't need to burn the village, did you? 3 A. The village had been destroyed earlier. At the entrance to the 4 village, the enemy did not have enough time to take their weapons from 5 the trenches. It was a fortified position, so when they fled they 6 practically left their weapons behind. You know, that was a fortified 7 feature. So when we captured it, the enemy simply did not have time to 8 take a part of their weaponry from the line. So they took some weaponry 9 and some they did not. That was it. 10 MS. PACK: Can we look at the last document, P05261. 11 Q. Now, this is an intercept, intercepted communication, and I want 12 to read you from the bottom of it, Zivanovic - Gaborovic. This is an 13 intercept dated the 8th of February, 1993, 10.45. Just look at the 14 bottom, please. 15 "Catch up with them and fuck their mothers now." 16 "Understood." That's the answer. 17 "Zivanovic: Hold tightly the positions ... are the Turks' houses 18 burning? 19 "Answer: They are burning, they are burning. 20 "Zivanovic: Way to go, as many as possible." 21 This is the strategy, isn't it, to force the Muslim population 22 out of the Podrinje area, burning houses, and this is what you were 23 doing, wasn't it, in your 1993 operations, destroying, burning houses to 24 force people out; right? 25 A. That was not the strategy of the Drina Corps, or rather, the 1 Birac Brigade. I have to just say that in the period from 1941 to 1945, 2 no Serbian man from age 18 to 65 was left. Everything was either killed 3 or driven to Jasenovac. This agreement -- there was an agreement -- 4 THE INTERPRETER: Could the witness please repeat what he said. 5 JUDGE KWON: Mr. Andric, you spoke a bit too fast for the 6 interpreters to understand. I'm not sure if you are responding to the 7 question. 8 THE ACCUSED: [Interpretation] In the translation it was not said 9 that he spoke fast but not enough. 10 THE WITNESS: [Interpretation] I can repeat -- 11 JUDGE KWON: No, Mr. Andric, what happened in 1941 to 1945 are 12 not relevant. 13 Please, shall we proceed? 14 MS. PACK: I just want to look at one final document, please -- 15 THE WITNESS: [Interpretation] I just want to say that this was 16 not the strategy of the Drina Corps or of the Supreme Command or of the 17 Main Staff. Quite the contrary. As far as municipality of Birac is 18 concerned, the SAO Birac government agreed with the Muslims -- 19 JUDGE KWON: We heard that -- 20 THE WITNESS: [Interpretation] -- municipalities of Tuzla, 21 Kalesija -- 22 JUDGE KWON: Yes, we heard that -- 23 THE WITNESS: [Interpretation] -- that the population should move 24 out safely. So there was no strategy of burning in order to do it that 25 way; the people had already left. As for the burning and the shelling 1 and destruction through that that happened, these were combat positions. 2 MS. PACK: 3 Q. Let me just ask you to look at one more document? 4 MS. PACK: 65 ter 01219. 5 Q. There was a huge international outcry, wasn't there, as a result 6 of these operations in 1993? 7 A. 1993. I don't know in what context. 8 Q. Well, you talked about it in your statement. 9 A. In my statement I said that the Security Council, I think in 10 April, adopted Resolution 819 about the demilitarisation of Srebrenica 11 and Zepa, if that's what you're thinking of. 12 Q. I'm going to read from the report that was written at the time by 13 the Special Rapporteur of the Commission of Human Rights. This is the 14 front page, it's dated May 1993. 15 MS. PACK: And if we could turn, please, in the English to 16 page 5, and similarly in the B/C/S at page 5. 17 Q. I'm just going to read paragraphs 13 and also 15. Para 13: 18 "The pattern of the previous seven months was changed when Serb 19 forces reportedly went on the offensive against the Cerska enclave from 20 15 January 1993 until the last village, Konjevic Polje, fell on or around 21 10 March 1993. One hamlet was taken at a time. Every day there were 22 thousands of shells from the tanks in the surrounding hills. In hamlets 23 such as Gobilje, it is alleged that each house was individually targeted 24 and people moved from house to house as the shelling progressed. 25 Government forces would purportedly fall back to the next village, moving 1 civilians back as they did so until that village was about to fall, too. 2 Many of the witnesses had fled their homes with Serb forces right behind 3 them. People who were unable to move, such as old people, invalids and 4 the wounded, reportedly remained in the villages to be taken." 5 And just at paragraph 15 -- 6 A. Can we move a little bit the text -- okay. All right, I see it. 7 MS. PACK: And paragraph 15, we're going to have to go over in 8 the B/C/S, please. I'm just going to read out the B/C/S related to 9 Cerska village and in the English which is the last couple of sentences. 10 "One witness reports watching from the mountain above as Serb 11 forces entered Cerska village with infantry, then tanks and then armoured 12 vehicles: 'The houses had already been destroyed by shelling, but even 13 if a piece of a roof was intact, the Serbs would set it on fire so that 14 everyone else could see.'" 15 Q. That reflects the strategy, doesn't it, destroy the villages to 16 drive the Muslims out, burn as many houses as possible? You would accept 17 that? 18 A. No, I repeat that that was not our strategy and I will prove it 19 as follows. From the Cerska area, thousands of people were moving from 20 villages -- 21 THE INTERPRETER: The interpreter did not catch all the villages. 22 THE WITNESS: [Interpretation] By taking Cerska, by capturing 23 Cerska on the 1st of March and then Konjic on the 15th of March, 24 Mr. President, President Karadzic actually helped together with the 25 military leadership, with the assistance of General Morillon, to prevent 1 revenge from the Serbian population that was returning to their villages, 2 and it was not our goal to burn villages so that they could leave. They 3 had already left, but we practically saved them precisely thanks to the 4 help by the president, President Karadzic, and General Morillon. 5 As for the Serbian villages around Srebrenica, does anybody ask 6 why they were torched? Somebody should ask that of me. But I guarantee 7 it was not our strategy and the military and political leadership did a 8 great thing by preventing revenge from the Serbian people who had 9 suffered major, major casualties in Cerska. 10 THE ACCUSED: [Interpretation] Transcript, please. 11 MS. PACK: I'd like -- 13 THE ACCUSED: [Interpretation] It was not recorded a whole part of 14 the answer where the general, General Andric, talks about how many Serbs 15 were killed before Cerska fell in the neighbouring villages. This is 16 page 61, lines 24 and 25, nothing of that was recorded. And that is 17 actually the pretext for the revenges that we're talking about. 18 Could he please be asked what he was thinking of, how many of 19 them died and by whose hand. 20 JUDGE KWON: It's not relevant. 21 Shall we continue. 22 You can take up that issue in your re-examination. 23 MS. PACK: I'd like to admit just that portion of the report to 24 which I've referred. 25 MR. ROBINSON: Objection, Mr. President. I think again since 1 it's been read in, it can be sufficient. But this is based on a lot of 2 unidentified hearsay and I don't believe it's sufficiently reliable to be 3 admitted on its own. 4 [Trial Chamber confers] 5 JUDGE KWON: Mr. Robinson, the points you raised go to the weight 6 in the view of the Chamber. 7 What page are you tendering, Ms. Pack? 8 MS. PACK: Yes, Your Honour, it's page 5, please. 9 JUDGE KWON: Yes, we'll admit page 1 and 5. 10 [Trial Chamber and Registrar confer] 11 JUDGE KWON: Yes, and the corresponding B/C/S pages, that would 12 include page 6, I'm told. 13 Shall we assign a number. 15 MS. PACK: Thank you. I have no further questions. 16 JUDGE KWON: Yes, Mr. Karadzic. 17 THE ACCUSED: [Interpretation] Thank you. 18 Good morning to everybody. 19 Re-examination by Mr. Karadzic: 20 Q. [Interpretation] Good morning, General, sir. 21 A. Good morning, Mr. President. 22 Q. Could you please tell us why that part of Podrinje was liberated 23 only in spring 1993, a year into the war? What was the life like in 24 Podrinje during that year? 25 A. I know that in 1993 we decided to launch that operation because 1 in 1992 -- enabled all those who wanted to live together with us to 2 remain living with the Serbs; however, the Muslims from Vlasenica, 3 Kamenica, Zvornik went to Cerska. They set up their units there. They 4 linked up with the units of the 28th Division led by Naser Oric and they 5 continued to launch attacks against the positions of the Serb soldiers, 6 i.e., the Serb villages. Even after the international community 7 proclaimed Srebrenica, Zepa protected areas, in the depth of municipality 8 of Milici there was a village of Visnjica and that was in 1995 and that 9 was the introduction and all those operations. There was also Kotolac 10 [phoen] on the Drina River as well as Rijeka river. In the depth 11 Naser Oric's forces carried out operations in protected areas and they 12 killed innocent people, they burned villages. They killed and they 13 plundered as much as they could. They forced people to jump into the 14 Drina River in order to save themselves. 15 Q. Thank you. You did not finish your answer a while ago, i.e., 16 your answer was not fully recorded. Before the liberation of Cerska, how 17 many Serbian casualties were there which may have led to retaliation? 18 A. From what I know, up to then there were about 2.000 Serbian 19 casualties. In late 1995, 3.240 according to what I remember. 20 Mr. President, let me remind you of the 12th of March, 1992. I was a 21 major in Bratunac when I first buried 95 Serb casualties, mostly 22 civilians. Unfortunately, among those civilians, there were also four 23 pregnant women. The temperature was in the 40s and Bishop Vasilije held 24 a speech. Mrs. Biljana Plavsic was also there and they forced me to say 25 something as well. I did say something as the commander. I don't know 1 what I said at the time. However, among those numerous victims there 2 were civilians and that gave me such a fright. I was so stressed that I 3 couldn't believe that a human mind could do something like that. I 4 turned completely grey. Kravica and Bozici in 1992, I have a list of the 5 38 people who were killed there, mostly elderly people and women, and a 6 series of other -- 7 JUDGE KWON: [Previous translation continues] ... 8 THE WITNESS: [Interpretation] -- places in the territory of 9 Birac. 11 MS. PACK: Mr. President, I didn't ask about Bratunac or any of 12 these locations. These questions don't arise out of any questions that I 13 put in cross-examination. 14 JUDGE KWON: Further, it goes too far. 15 Please continue, Mr. Karadzic. 17 Can we now look at P6460. That was the last document that we had 18 on the screen. I'm interested in page 2. It would be page 5 in the 19 Serbian, page 5. Page 5, paragraph 13. 20 MR. KARADZIC: [Interpretation] 21 Q. Could you please explain, regardless of the gravity and value of 22 this exhibit, it says here government forces would allegedly withdraw to 23 the following villages, and they would take civilians with them. Until 24 the moment that village faced the fall too. Could you please tell us who 25 was it who took away the civilians or who chased them away; and what does 1 it mean when it says the government forces in the villages? 2 A. The government forces were actually local communes; however, 3 according to what I know, the units that were in Cerska and Srebrenica 4 together with the units in Cerska ordered the civilian population to 5 leave and go to the municipality of Srebrenica. 150 villages were 6 destroyed around Srebrenica. They were ordered to settle in Srebrenica 7 which was completely clean. So there were no government members, there 8 were only commanders. 9 Q. What was the ethnicity of those government forces, i.e., the 10 units that fought in those villages? 11 A. Those were Muslim units which means that they were in the 12 villages, although in the territory of Cerska there were a lot of Serbian 13 villages. And when we liberated Cerska, like I've already told the 14 Trial Chamber, owing to you and the military command, we forbade 15 retaliation, we forbade anybody from entering those villages until we 16 placed the whole territory under our control. 17 Q. What did you discover there? Were there any excavations of mass 18 graves when those areas were liberated? Did General Morillon participate 19 in all that? 20 A. I don't remember. I had two conversations with General Morillon 21 in Mali Zvornik. I remember the conversation that we had about the 22 desire of the Muslim population from Srebrenica to move out. We -- 23 MS. PACK: Objection -- 24 THE WITNESS: [Interpretation] -- organised ourselves on the 25 Tuzla-Zvornik axis and I can't remember any of the things that you've 1 mentioned. 2 MS. PACK: I allowed some of this to go, but I think again it's 3 straying into areas well beyond what was asked in cross-examination so it 4 doesn't arise. 5 JUDGE KWON: Mr. Robinson. 6 MR. ROBINSON: Well, I think the issues of Cerska does arise from 7 the document, the Mazowiecki document that she showed and the questions 8 she asked, but it seemed like the witness had completed his answer so 9 perhaps we can move on. 10 JUDGE KWON: Mr. Karadzic. 11 THE ACCUSED: [Interpretation] Very well. Thank you. And now can 12 we look at P6450. I'm interested in page 4 in that document -- no. 13 P6450. It seems that we are the cause of the confusion. I apologise. 14 Can we now look at P3161. 16 Q. How did these fighters die? In this document you say that you 17 had six fighters who were killed, among them three had their throats slit 18 in a dugout. Can you see that? 19 A. Yes, I believe that that happened in the area -- let me just see, 20 six killed. Yes. That was in the area of the Kladanj and Vlasenica -- 21 in Bisina area. They were killed by the enemy fire, mortar fire, rifle 22 grenades, cannons. A lot of the weaponry remained there from the 23 15th of May, 1992, when unfortunately that column was burnt in Tuzla, in 24 the depots of the TO unfortunately. 1995, in an attack against the Vis 25 feature, the SFOR forces participated in that attack -- 1 Q. We'll come back to that, yes. Tell us, please, the three whose 2 throats were cut, should they have been taken prisoner first? Could 3 their throats be slit from afar? 4 A. As soon as they took up their positions, they were arrested and 5 their throats were slit immediately. Those fighters did not spend any 6 time as prisoners, they were killed immediately. 7 THE ACCUSED: [Interpretation] Can we now go to the following 8 page, please. 9 MR. KARADZIC: [Interpretation]. 10 Q. When we -- when it comes to Gobilje, when you look at the second 11 paragraph, it says that they took and destroyed the village of Gobilje, 12 and thus they dealt with the left flank of the main forces. What does 13 that mean, can you explain? 14 A. As I've already told you, Gobilje was a fortified position of the 15 Muslim fighters and we dealt with the left flank with our brigade between 16 the Vlasenica and Birac Brigades. They kept on coming from that sector 17 and entering Serbian villages where they burnt and killed civilians, and 18 then they would return to their own sector. That's how we linked up our 19 forces and we prevented further killings. 20 Q. Thank you. And then in the following paragraph it says the 21 Zvornik -- if the Zvornik Brigade continues the attack, Udrc will not be 22 a threat to any unit. What is Udrc, was that militarily justified? 23 A. Udrc was the largest feature in the territory of Cerska. 24 Everything that happened, all the evil that befell us started from the 25 Udrc facility. If the Zvornik Brigade managed to conquer that facility 1 and take it, then those operations coming from that area would stop. 2 Q. From the military standpoint, how would you qualify this? 3 A. That would be taking up military position, a military feature. 4 It was not a village, it was not any such thing. In simple terms, it was 5 a facility or a feature that was of some significance for preventing 6 further enemy activity. 8 THE ACCUSED: [Interpretation] Can we now look at 65 -- or rather, 9 P648 -- 10 THE INTERPRETER: The interpreter's correction: P6458. 12 Q. In paragraph 8 you explained -- or rather, in your statement, 13 paragraph 8, you explained reasons for operations against the Muslim 14 8th OG. 15 THE ACCUSED: [Interpretation] Can we look at page 3 or page 4 in 16 this document. Page 4 in this document. 17 THE WITNESS: [Interpretation] We have already talked about that. 18 I've already explained. 20 Q. Could you please start reading from: "We shouldn't forget ..." 21 You are reporting about the event that happened on the 26th of September, 22 1992, in Podravanje village; right? 24 Q. Can you just briefly tell us what happened there and whether that 25 resulted in the mass burial in Vlasenica? 1 A. On the 24th, in the village of Podravanje in Milici municipality, 2 there was a massacre, and on the 26th that repeated in Vlasenica. Within 3 the space of two days, 34 plus 29 people were killed, a total of 59 or 4 63, if my calculation is correct, and over 50 were wounded and eight 5 people went missing -- 6 MS. PACK: Objection -- 7 THE WITNESS: [Interpretation] -- over the space of two days. 9 MS. PACK: Your Honour, I think going into this level of detail 10 just isn't relevant -- 11 JUDGE KWON: And unnecessary. 13 THE ACCUSED: [Interpretation] The following page, please. 14 And while we are waiting, I have to explain why the General spoke 15 about Paljevine. The word "Paljevine" in our language means to burn 16 something. However, Paljevine is a hill -- 17 THE WITNESS: [Interpretation] It's a feature. It's a trig point 18 and its number is 841. I've already explained that. 20 Q. Please, can you look here where it says that on the 2nd of March, 21 1993, our forces broke up resistance in the enemy stronghold in the 22 village of Gobilje. And on the -- from that day on, that village was 23 under our control. Was that a village, actually? What kind of 24 resistance did the villagers of that village put up? To what degree was 25 that village militarised? 1 A. You can tell from the document that attacks were launched from 2 that village. It was a fortified position of the enemy forces as I've 3 already explained. 4 Q. Thank you. You spoke about the take-over of command, i.e., when 5 you became the Chief of Staff. 6 THE ACCUSED: [Interpretation] Can we look at 1D9319. This is 7 Radenko Jovicic's statement. 8 MR. KARADZIC: [Interpretation] 9 Q. Could you please explain the statement to us. We received that 10 from you and it was signed in 2002. 11 THE ACCUSED: [Interpretation] I would like to call up 1D9319 12 provided the courtesy of the witness. 13 MS. PACK: Just to clarify, this is the document that was handed 14 to me during my questioning of the witness. We'd need some clarification 15 of where it is from. 16 JUDGE KWON: Please continue. 18 Q. Can you tell us, where is this from -- 19 MS. PACK: I apologise, the witness walked up to the Defence and 20 gave it to them during the break. So that's the circumstances -- 21 JUDGE KWON: Oh. 22 MS. PACK: -- in which this document was obtained by the Defence 23 today. It was given to them in the break by the witness. 25 THE WITNESS: [Interpretation] Yes, yes, but the document was the 1 one that I sent in in 2002 to the office of The Hague Tribunal in the 2 Ramici case in Republika Srpska. I was required to submit it. It's got 3 court certification. The document states when certain individuals took 4 up duty and it was issued by the person in charge of organisation and 5 mobilisation issues. So it's an authentic document. 6 And if I may go back to the duty of brigade commander, Vlacic, 7 who signed documents over there. I was thinking about it when sitting in 8 that restroom over there, Colonel Vlacic could not have signed any of the 9 documents because he was not in Sekovici at the time. He signed them 10 retroactively because he was in the Sarajevo-Romanija battle-field. 11 MS. PACK: I think this needs -- 13 MS. PACK: Sorry. 14 JUDGE KWON: Do you agree that you handed over that document to 15 the Defence during the break? 16 Mr. Robinson, do you confirm that? 17 MR. ROBINSON: Yes, Mr. President. 18 JUDGE KWON: Do you object to the Defence using this document? 19 MS. PACK: I don't, but I would like greater clarity as to the 20 source of it because it doesn't -- 22 MS. PACK: -- it hasn't been accurately stated, I don't think, by 23 the witness. 25 Mr. Karadzic, could you lead the witness in that regard. 1 Shall we take a break? 2 THE ACCUSED: [Interpretation] If you are inclined to do so. I 3 was thinking about finishing in some ten minutes. 4 JUDGE KWON: Very well. Please continue then. 6 Q. General, sir, can you tell us briefly what the document is. If 7 you provided it, then probably the Prosecution have it. We will have an 8 ERN number. So what's the document? Who was it issued by? 9 A. It's a document issued by the assistant for the Chief of Staff 10 for organisation and mobilisation issues. He gave a statement saying 11 that he knew that Colonel Andric was not in Vlasenica during the transfer 12 of duty on the 13th of July, 1995. On the stated day, in the corridor, 13 outside of the corps command -- 14 Q. Go slowly, please. 16 "On the mentioned day in the corridor outside the corps command, 17 it was ordered that all the officers of the corps command be lined up. 18 When this was done, General Mladic came out of the office in the company 19 of General Zivanovic and Colonel Krstic and orally stated that as of that 20 day Colonel Krstic would be the commander of the Drina Corps and Colonel 21 Andric the Chief of Staff. Let me note that no order was being read at 22 the time or a decree on the mentioned appointments. 23 "On the mentioned day, the 13th of July, 1995, Colonel Andric did 24 not take up duty as the Chief of Staff of the corps because, as I said, 25 he was not present when the senior officers were lined up and given the 1 oral order on the transfer of duty. I am not aware at all of the time 2 when he took up the duty of the chief of corps. 3 "On the same date, 13 July 1995, the then or the hitherto 4 commander of the corps, General Zivanovic, came to my office and ordered 5 that I should send out a dispatch informing all corps units that the duty 6 of the corps commander was taken up by Major-General Milorad Radislav 7 Krstic and that the hitherto commander, Major-General Milenko Zivanovic, 8 was appointed to a new duty in the VJ-VRS. 9 "Colonel Svetozar Andric was appointed Chief of Staff of the 10 corps." 11 Q. [No interpretation] 12 THE INTERPRETER: May Mr. Karadzic please repeat what he said 13 because we have just finished interpreting the document. And let me 14 note, we have not interpreted item 4. I don't know if the witness read 15 that far, it was too fast. 16 MR. ROBINSON: Mr. President, also the Prosecution has given us a 17 translation of this document. I didn't want to interrupt, but it seems 18 like if you want to put that on the ELMO, if it will go any faster, but I 19 think number 4 is important so it probably should be translated. 20 JUDGE KWON: Did you read out item 4 as well, Mr. Andric? 21 THE WITNESS: [Interpretation] I did not manage to. 22 JUDGE KWON: No, I -- it was a question for you. 23 Yes, please -- no, I'm not asking you to read it out. 24 I'll leave it to you, Mr. Karadzic. 25 THE ACCUSED: [Interpretation] Well, if it's being admitted, there 1 is no need for it to be read out. 2 JUDGE KWON: I don't see a basis to admit this kind of document. 3 It's -- 4 THE ACCUSED: [Interpretation] Very well. 6 Q. Can you then read out paragraph 4, please. 7 A. "The appointment of Colonel Svetozar Andric to the duty of the 8 Chief of Staff of the corps" -- 9 Q. Please go slowly. 10 A. All right. 11 "... does not mean that it was at that same time that he took up 12 the mentioned duty. It often happened in practice that a duty would be 13 taken up in due time or not at all." 14 MS. PACK: Your Honour, I would also ask just because it isn't 15 clear to me that it's been made sufficiently clear of the circumstances 16 in which it appears that this statement was taken. There's an 17 introductory paragraph prior to the heading "statement," which says: 18 "In connection with the questioning of General Andric as a 19 suspect in the office of The Hague Tribunal in Banja Luka, I hereby give 20 the following. 21 "Statement ..." 22 And then it follows. 2 Q. General, were you still commander of the 1st Birac Infantry 3 Brigade on the 17th of July? 5 THE ACCUSED: [Interpretation] Can we now show up 3501, a 65 ter 6 document. 8 Q. General, is this your regular combat report for the 17th of July, 9 covering the 16th of July as well? 10 A. Yes, it's a report from my brigade. I didn't sign it. I wasn't 11 in the area of responsibility of the brigade at the time; I was in Zepa. 13 THE ACCUSED: [Interpretation] Can it be admitted? 15 THE REGISTRAR: Exhibit D3891, Your Honours. 17 Q. Were you commander of the brigade on the 18th of July as well? 18 A. Yes, on the 18th as well. 19 THE ACCUSED: [Interpretation] Can we have 65 ter 25407. 21 Q. Can you tell us what is this document? You're ordering that an 22 order of yours be complied with; right? 23 A. Yes. It's the 18th of July. I was still in Zepa. The person 24 who was acting on my behalf, Colonel Vlacic, issued this order. 1 THE ACCUSED: [Interpretation] Can it be admitted? 4 Q. Where is Stoborani situated? You're asking for logistics 5 support? 6 A. It's in the direction of Han Pijesak and Zepa. 12 Q. Can you tell us, who was the owner of the Susica facilities? Who 13 did it belong to? 14 A. According to my information, they belonged to the TO staff, and I 15 believe that there was a shed there belonging to a company but I don't 16 recall exactly. 17 Q. Thank you. Was our understanding correct that the camp was 18 established in April as a reception centre, which held both Muslim and 19 Serb civilians? 21 Q. Do you know when it was that prisoners of war arrived in Susica 22 for the first time? 23 A. I don't remember. 24 Q. Were civilians within the jurisdiction of the brigade? 1 Q. Thank you. When your visit to that sports gym was discussed, you 2 arrived there to see Serbs who had been exchanged out of Tuzla. Were 3 these Serbs in the same hall or gym as this Muslim who allegedly spoke to 4 you? 5 A. Mr. President, I don't recall me speaking to that person at all, 6 but I do remember that at the same time I met a group of Serbs and spoke 7 to them - it was a group of elderly persons. As for this person 8 mentioned here, I don't remember that. 9 Q. Do you remember if Serbs and Muslims were held in that same gym 10 or is there several rooms there? 11 A. Well, there's a single PE gym. Hazily I seem to remember that 12 Muslim civilians had already left for Kladanj and Olovo and Zivinice. In 13 the meantime, on the border with Kladanj the civilians had already gone 14 and Serbs came this way from the central prison in Tuzla. That's as much 15 as I can remember. 16 Q. Thank you. To what extent is the information about personal 17 hygiene correct? Let me not repeat them. 18 A. Frankly, I don't remember. I never set foot to Susica camp. 19 Q. I'm sorry, I'm talking about the Vlasenica gym. 20 A. I don't remember -- 21 MS. PACK: [Previous translation continues]... 22 THE WITNESS: [Interpretation] -- especially the gym itself, it 23 was very clean. It had its -- 25 THE WITNESS: [Interpretation] -- auxiliary rooms. It was a 1 sports gym where children -- 2 JUDGE KWON: Yes, Ms. Pack. 3 MS. PACK: It's just a location which I had dealt with in private 4 session very specifically, just so the parties are aware that that 5 location shouldn't be identified publicly. Simply because we were in 6 private session when the location was identified specifically for the 7 reasons I stated in private session and then we went back into public 8 session for the exchange. 9 JUDGE KWON: Shall we go into private session briefly. 11 Page 41723 redacted. Private session. 11 Q. Thank you, General, sir, for your effort and testimony. I have 12 no further questions. 13 A. Thank you, Mr. President. I wish you the best of luck and to 14 prove the innocence of the Serbian people. 15 JUDGE KWON: Mr. Andric, the Chamber is not dealing with the 16 guilt or innocence of the Serbian people at all. 17 That concludes your evidence, General Andric. The Chamber thanks 19 THE WITNESS: [Interpretation] Thank you, Mr. President. 20 JUDGE KWON: You are free to go now, but we'll adjourn -- we'll 21 rise all together. 22 We'll resume at 1.30. 23 [The witness withdrew] 24 --- Luncheon recess taken at 12.44 p.m. 25 --- On resuming at 1.33 p.m. 1 [The witness entered court] 2 JUDGE KWON: Yes, Mr. Robinson. 3 MR. ROBINSON: Yes, Mr. President. Before we get started with 4 Dr. Dunjic, I just wanted to make a request that two exhibits be 5 withdrawn which are duplicates and that's D3812 and D3815. They were 6 duplicates of D3786 and D3793. 7 JUDGE KWON: Thank you. While we are dealing with administrative 8 matters, in light of the Defence motion for clarification which was filed 9 before the Appeals Chamber, the Chamber was wondering whether there would 10 be any point of holding a hearing tomorrow. 11 Mr. Tieger? 12 MR. TIEGER: Yes, we considered that, Mr. President. Our 13 position that the decision is anything but ambiguous in any event - and 14 we're also hoping, of course, that the Appeals Chamber will act with all 15 appropriate haste in getting this back accordingly - but in any event, we 16 think that we could resolve the issues presented by the motion, 17 particularly since there is a possibility that the resolution will have 18 time implications considering, for example, the upcoming adjournment. So 19 we think there is value to proceeding and would encourage the Court to do 20 so. 21 JUDGE KWON: Would you like to make any observation, 22 Mr. Robinson? 23 MR. ROBINSON: Well, I think we'll be dealing with a lot of 24 hypotheticals. So in my view, just thinking logically as opposed to 25 strategically, it seems that it would be better to deal with the motion 1 when we have more concrete information. But we're ready to proceed 2 tomorrow if you prefer. 4 JUDGE KWON: The Chamber is of the view that it has to wait the 5 resolution by the Appeals Chamber. 6 MR. TIEGER: In that case, Mr. President, I don't know the 7 protocol within Chambers, but if there is anything the Trial Chamber 8 could do to encourage the fastest possible response by the Appeals 9 Chamber, I think under the circumstances that would be best all the way 10 around. 11 JUDGE KWON: We'll do our best. 12 MR. ROBINSON: They'd probably also be assisted by a very quick 13 response to the motion from the Prosecution. 14 JUDGE KWON: Good afternoon, Dr. Dunjic. 15 THE WITNESS: [Interpretation] Good afternoon. 16 JUDGE KWON: Would you make the solemn declaration, please. 17 THE WITNESS: [Interpretation] I solemnly declare that I will 18 speak the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. 19 WITNESS: DUSAN DUNJIC 21 JUDGE KWON: Thank you, Doctor. Please be seated and make 22 yourself comfortable. 23 Yes, Mr. Karadzic, please proceed. 24 Examination by Mr. Karadzic: 25 Q. [Interpretation] Good afternoon, Professor Dunjic. 1 A. Good afternoon. 2 THE ACCUSED: [Interpretation] Could we look at 1D25180 in 3 e-court, please. 1D25180. Yes, that's it. 5 Q. Professor, did you draft an expert report for this case? 6 A. Yes, pursuant to your request, I did make an expert report which 7 consisted of analysing reports that were provided to you by the 8 Prosecutor's office. It's a written report. This is the report, a copy 9 of the report, that I have with me. I drafted this report in 2009, 10 August 2009. 11 Q. Thank you. First of all, I would like to ask you to look at 12 page 4 in this document -- but actually, I would just like you to tell us 13 briefly where and when you were born. I would like you to tell us about 14 your education, about your CV, but I will go in order. 15 A. I was born in 19 -- on the 8th of April, 1950, in Belgrade, where 16 I completed my elementary and high school education, also the faculty of 17 medicine in Belgrade. At the same time, I got a job at the Institute for 18 Forensic Medicine in Belgrade. 19 Q. Can I please ask you to speak a bit more slowly so that 20 everything can be recorded in the transcript. 21 A. Yes, very well. 22 I am working at the Institute for Forensic Medicine of the 23 medical faculty in Belgrade. I am a full-time professor there. I have 24 been a full-time professor since 2000. In 1977, I got my master's 25 degree. In 1980, I did my doctoral thesis, and that same year I 1 specialised in forensic medicine. 2 Q. Thank you. And are you able to tell us briefly about your 3 professional experience, which posts you held, and what it is that you 4 did in the profession? 5 A. First of all, I am a forensic medical officer. This is often 6 confused with a pathologist. A forensic expert is not the same as a 7 pathologist. A forensic pathologist and a pathologist are two different 8 specialties. 9 Q. Could you please explain the difference to us. 10 A. The difference is in the following. A pathologist deals with 11 illnesses and changes, morphological changes on the organs and the 12 tissues in order to establish the type of illness or disease. A forensic 13 pathologist on top of that deals with wounds, injuries, and all forms of 14 violent or natural health damages in order to establish the cause of 15 death. Therefore, the main difference lies in the fact that through the 16 morphological and pathological substrate we determine the cause of death 17 of a person. 18 In the briefest possible terms, from the very beginning of my 19 work as a doctor, I decided to specialise in forensic medicine and I 20 worked on all forms of natural and violent deaths, which I had the 21 opportunity to encounter during my work at the institute. Outside of the 22 institute, in my work in the field, I was working on exhumations, on 23 different cases. Among other things, I worked on an exhumation in 2000 24 because at that time I was already a director of the Institute for 25 Forensic Medicine, so I worked on the exhumations in Batajnica about this 1 Tribunal and Madam Carla del Ponte were personally informed about. We 2 informed them about the way in which we worked and our objectivity. What 3 I believed to be my moral duty is to inform you that the Institute for 4 Forensic Medicine where I come from is one of the oldest forensic 5 medicine schools in the area of the Balkans which started its work in the 6 mid-19th century when we already had our own professors which were 7 educated in the Austro-Hungarian Empire and in Czechoslovakia. So that 8 the foundations of forensic medicines as it is practiced in our institute 9 is based on the best forensic medical schools, this is the German school, 10 and then over the past few decades we have enriched it with new 11 developments that come from the Anglo-Saxon systems. In our institute, 12 our medical students which graduate in forensic medicine study from 13 textbooks written by our professors, but they are also presented with all 14 other textbooks adapted from different schools, either from the 15 Anglo-Saxon or the Russian traditions. 16 I emphasise this because in my works up to now and in my 17 testimony before this Tribunal up to now, I had the opportunity to see 18 how my colleagues performed autopsies. 19 Q. All right. Thank you. Can you please tell us how many 20 scientific and expert works did you publish, you yourself or together 21 with your associates? 22 A. Throughout this period, after my doctorate, after my master's 23 degree, I published, I think, some 200 professional and scientific works. 24 However, I would like to single out, out of all of those papers, my 25 professional work primarily as a forensic medical expert in a project 1 from 1995 or 1996 completed in 2000, financed by the republican 2 government or the education ministry. This is a project involving work 3 to establish psychosomatic consequences of torture of prisoners during 4 the Yugoslav civil war which were held in prisoner-of-war camps by the 5 Muslims and Muslims and Croats together as well as the Croat armed 6 forces. That part of my research was summarised in a book and it's 7 substantiated with photographs and documents. That book drafted by 8 myself and my associates was presented to Madam Carla del Ponte and the 9 book details the torture of prisoners in different camps in the area of 10 Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia. 11 Another thing which I believe is significant is that for the past 12 30 years, I worked on countless number, if I can put it that way, of 13 reports on all types of murders, deaths caused by fire-arms, other kinds 14 of weapons, other kinds of violent deaths. One of the most significant 15 works and reports was one done at the request of the special prosecutor 16 and the special court in Belgrade dealing with the killing of the Serbian 17 Prime Minister, Zoran Djindjic. This was in 2003. 19 A. All right. I apologise. 20 Q. I actually wanted to ask you: How frequently and how many times 21 did you appear before courts and which ones? 22 A. I appeared before all courts in the country, the former 23 Yugoslavia, and then in Serbia and Montenegro. But what I believe is 24 also important to say is that in 2011, I was elected into the medical 25 academy, the academy of sciences, on which occasion I presented my work 1 on the killing of King Aleksandar Karadjordjevic in Marseilles and I 2 discovered something which was not known until then, and that is that he 3 was shot with three projectiles and it's possible that there were also 4 four, which indicates that perhaps more than one assassin was involved. 5 So I believe that in this area I am quite well informed. 6 As for the International Criminal Tribunal in The Hague, I 7 already wrote that as well, I was involved in work on all of the cases so 8 I'm going to remind myself by going through the text. So the Dusko Tadic 9 case, the Foca case, IT-96/93; Zoran Vukovic who was charged here, I 10 reviewed that twice, this is case IT-96-93/1; then Milan Simic, I also 11 reviewed that documentation, this is IT-95-9 IT; I also worked on the -- 12 I was an expert witness on the case of General Stanislav Galic, IT-98-29, 13 where I worked on the sniper action in Sarajevo, on that topic; then I 14 worked for the Defence in the Plavsic/Krajisnik case, this is IT-00-39 15 and -40; and I drafted a large report, or rather, several reports which I 16 was not called upon to defend for whatever reasons, I mean they were not 17 presented before the Tribunal. I worked on the Vujadin Popovic case, I 18 mentioned that also, IT-05-88. I assisted, or rather, I was an expert 19 witness in some way in the case against Haradinaj, testifying to the 20 events in Kosovo in 1998; and in the case of Racak, I testified for the 21 Prosecution on that topic here. I was a witness in the Milutinovic 22 et al. case, IT-05-87, as well as in the Vlastimir Djordjevic case which 23 was sometime in April 2009. And now I am testifying in this case, your 24 case, where, other than all the documents that you provided to me on CD, 25 DVD, and in written form, in 2011, we had the opportunity to meet when we 1 were hearing the Prosecution expert witnesses. This is it as far as my 2 work is concerned. 3 Q. Thank you, Professor. How many documents did you receive in 4 terms of the number of documents or the number of pages? 5 A. Believe me, this is still a mystery for me. In your case alone I 6 received ten DVDs, I don't know how many CDs, perhaps two; and then 7 subsequently more CDs were submitted, so we're talking about a huge 8 number of cases, a huge body of information in electronic form. All 9 those are collective and individual reports, autopsy reports, photos, 10 anthropological reports, documents regarding anthropological analysis, 11 photos from various sites, photos from post-mortems, photos of artefacts, 12 letters that are about all the investigations that were carried out in 13 Srebrenica. So it's really impossible for me to tell you how many pages 14 we're talking about. I believe that you and the Trial Chamber know best 15 how many pages those are because you have to read all of them. 16 Q. Thank you. You worked on documents, right? In your profession, 17 is it possible to work only on documents? What kind of documents do 18 these have to be? In repeated expert analysis, should the conclusions be 19 the same based on documents? 20 A. Working on documents alone is not an unusual procedure for an 21 expert in forensic medicine. I as an expert in forensic medicine have to 22 first look at a document to see whether they are adequate and whether 23 they meet certain standards, whether they were drafted in a standard way, 24 whether the description is good; and only after that, once I become 25 familiar with those facts, can I then decide whether the documents are 1 valid or not. This is how things are done. Let me paraphrase what I've 2 just said. 3 For example, I had a written document on the examination of the 4 body of King Aleksandar Karadjordjevic. Two doctors described the wounds 5 on his body. In order to check the description of the wounds, in order 6 to arrive at the same conclusion as anybody else who after so many years, 7 after 70 years, decided to analyse the body, you have to have an 8 unambiguous description of the wounds following the standards of the 9 forensic medicine. Since the description was not accurate and it was not 10 clear whether we're talking about two gun-shot wounds or one gun-shot 11 wound and two entry/exit wounds since that was not known, and I question 12 the number of lesions, I was allowed to examine the clothes that were on 13 King Aleksandar's body at the moment when he was shot. I identified a 14 damage on the clothes that corresponded to the description. So 15 indirectly I could accept those as the description of entry/exit wounds. 16 In other words, documents that you delivered to me, all the documents, I 17 had to first evaluate them in terms of their reliability, which means 18 whether the forensic standards have been complied with, whether the 19 documents contained all the relevant indicators. If all those existed, 20 then either I today or somebody in 20 years' time, when we look at that 21 same document, we will definitely arrive at the same conclusion. If I 22 cannot arrive at that conclusion today, that means that the document in 23 question, i.e., the description in the document is not accurate or good. 24 Q. Thank you. What is the hierarchy of importance in those 25 documents? How important is a description with regard to the final 1 opinion of the expert? 2 A. What is most important in any document in addition to its 3 validity, i.e., that it has undergone an administrative procedure, which 4 is what is done, there has to be a formal protocol applied. We are 5 talking about the post-mortem or autopsy report. In other words, there 6 is a standardised form of such a report which contains or has to contain 7 certain information. What one observes during an autopsy or during an 8 examination has to be described in detail. This is the autopsy findings. 9 Based on the findings, we can arrive at a conclusion. For example, if 10 there is a fracture of the femur, you have to find that in the 11 conclusion. And then the opinion which is given at the end is arbitrary. 12 It is based on the conclusion and on the findings; however, it is 13 individual and it is characteristic of any one individual or expert who 14 provides such an opinion. It's based on the know-how and the experience 15 of such an individual. So such opinions can be very arbitrary, even 16 incorrect. They can be malicious, they can be intentionally incorrect, 17 and that's how we perceive them in forensic medicine. 18 The most important thing about any document is its authenticity 19 and precision in description, I'm talking about autopsy reports here. 20 They have to respect a certain form so that everybody who reads this 21 document may arrive at the same conclusion. As a result of that, 22 opinions of various experts cannot be drastically different. 23 Q. Thank you. In Chapter 1, pages 9 through 12, you list all the 24 documents that have been submitted to you, i.e., all those documents that 25 you perused in order to draft your expert report. However, since we're 1 talking about your expert report in the case of the assassination of 2 King Aleksandar which happened in 1934, you were provided with documents 3 and with the king's clothes. In this case, were you provided with both 4 documents and the clothes? 5 A. No, in this case I was provided only with written documents in 6 electronic form and some hard copies, and among those electronic records 7 I found photos, black-and-white photos and coloured photos, and there 8 were also some audio recordings that were recorded during the 9 exhumations. I had a major problem and a major difficulty, I have to 10 admit that, to look at a locality or a mass grave, if you will, and to 11 find the original report as to how things were found in archaeological 12 terms and then to find the records on how the exhumation was carried out 13 and what were the characteristics of the grave. I had difficulty to find 14 how bodies were removed from those pits. And then I had to go through 15 all the files in order to find the autopsy reports for the bodies that 16 were found at that particular locality, and then I had to go to another 17 file in order to find the artefacts that were found in situ and yet 18 another file where I could find the artefacts that were found on the body 19 and yet another file where I could find anthropological reports and 20 photos of post-mortems. The material was so ample, so extensive, that it 21 took me a lot of time to go through all of it. I managed to cover just a 22 few cases, a small number of locations, that is, in somewhat greater 23 detail within the space of time that I was given for the analysis. 24 Q. Thank you. What happened to the physical evidence, the 25 biological material, the clothes, did you look for all that? Do you know 1 whether they exist? And if you had them, would that have helped you in 2 arriving at your findings that would be beneficial from the judiciary 3 point of view? 4 A. What one can see is this: Artefacts and objects that were found 5 during exhumations and post-mortems have all been described. Their 6 descriptions are in the reports. Some were even photographed. The main 7 pathologist recorded all of them in the main report for certain 8 locations. However, I did not have an opportunity to look at all of 9 them, i.e., to look for them and to examine them personally. I received 10 a letter on the 3rd of June, 2009, in the case that I was involved with 11 and that was the Vujadin Popovic case, IT-05-88. Zoran Zivanovic, the 12 Defence counsel for Vujadin Popovic, brought me a list of things which 13 are in the possession of the Prosecutor, which were not submitted to the 14 Prosecutor, and the third list of the physical evidence that was 15 destroyed. I don't know based on everything that was here about the 16 physical evidence. For example, clothes which is soiled or the traces of 17 blood. I really don't know how I would be able to check whether that 18 corresponds to the entries made in a report because they don't exist. 19 The physical pieces do not exist. I give you a document with a 20 description and then you either believe me or you don't believe me. I 21 cannot give you an opportunity to see for yourself. I'm talking about 22 the document that was given to me that I obviously commented upon. 23 Why is this important? This is important not only for 24 theoretical reasons but also from the aspect of the attitude towards the 25 entire procedure when it comes to establishing the truth. If certain 1 artefacts are either destroyed or lost or not properly described, as a 2 professional I deem this to be showing disrespect to a profession as well 3 as a negligent attitude towards the Court and the Tribunal. I allow 4 myself as a professional forensic expert to say this because we are 5 duty-bound when we carry out our analysis to also submit the physical 6 evidence which may be of importance for the Trial Chamber and which may 7 corroborate our claims, and the Trial Chamber must have the artefacts in 8 its possession. 9 Q. Thank you. Would it be customary for destroying materials before 10 they are used by the Defence, and what is then the position of the 11 Defence and the Trial Chamber? 12 A. Irrespective of who is involved, either the Prosecutor or the 13 Defence, it doesn't really matter. If artefacts are destroyed, neither 14 the Prosecutor nor the Defence are able to check things. In this 15 situation the question was raised. Somebody asked me, as a matter of 16 fact, in the Vujadin Popovic case and somebody told me that the artefacts 17 were photographed and described. And then I said: Well, wait. A photo 18 cannot replace an expert report which involves description and the traces 19 and everything else, because I don't know what's on the other side of the 20 photo. A photo is two-dimensional. I don't know what's behind the 21 photo. So a photo can never replace physical evidence and to be 22 considered as unambiguous or fully reliable in our forensic profession, 23 that is. 24 Q. Can you please tell us this: The presence of biological material 25 on artefacts, can this be established from a photo? Can it be 1 established in any other way by a direct inspection of such artefacts? 2 A. Only by a direct inspection. A photo will, for example, indicate 3 that there was a projectile and that there are projectile -- there are 4 traces on the projectile. You cannot tell whether those are the traces 5 of blood or rust or any other such thing that may exist. A photo cannot 6 tell you that. In order to be able to establish that, I have to carry 7 out a full analysis and this applies to every forensic expert. Once I 8 have carried out a forensic analysis, I can tell you what I found. I can 9 apply a DNA analysis in the case of biological material, and then I can 10 tell you who the body belonged to, i.e., whose body the projectile passed 11 through and inflicted death on that person. 12 Q. Thank you. You mentioned three types of physical evidence, the 13 physical evidence that was provided to the Prosecution, the evidence that 14 was never provided, and the evidence that was destroyed. What is the 15 ratio between the three? In your view, how much of the material was 16 destroyed and how come that some of the items were never received by the 17 Prosecutor? 18 A. I apologise. I have to consult my analysis. 19 Q. Can you tell us what you're looking at, which chapter? 20 A. It's Chapter 3, page 20. Here it goes, the list of destroyed 21 items, which is unnumbered, according to my calculation there are more 22 than 1.300 of them. The items in this list were recovered from almost 23 all the graves claimed to have been linked with Srebrenica. It follows 24 from that table that a significant number of identification documents 25 found in the graves had been destroyed -- has been destroyed. For 1 instance, 34 IDs from the Lazete 1 grave, 34 were destroyed and three 2 were in and out provided to the Tribunal to begin with. Shreds of fabric 3 that were important were also destroyed because they were used as 4 blindfolds for some of the exhumed individuals, elsewhere as ligatures, 5 and of course they may be used for other purposes as well, we're talking 6 about the fabric. That fabric would have special forensic significance 7 because now, as things stand, I am not in a position to tell you, and I 8 mean the Tribunal in general, whether what has been said about certain 9 types of fabric in certain grave-sites is correct as to the way they were 10 used. Was the strip of fabric truly where it is claimed that it was 11 ligature knotted or was it a rubber band that would be used for tying up 12 hair or as headband, et cetera. And of course, 30 to 40 similar strips 13 of fabric can be found in one locality, and that of course might indicate 14 or point to one answer. 15 So this is just this one piece of information that is highly 16 significant because it paves the way for manipulation in different 17 directions and so on and so forth. It follows from table 1 that the 18 entire artefacts retrieved from grave-sites, only 21.6 per cent were 19 preserved, that 37.1 per cent were never even provided to the Tribunal 20 and 41.29 per cent have been fully destroyed. So I'm referring to what 21 is contained in these reports. 22 Q. In addition to elements of biological material present, when it 23 comes to artefacts, clothing, personal effects, was it possible that the 24 elements retrieved on them were of origin other than biological and which 25 could, nevertheless, contribute to the establishment of the cause of 1 death? 2 A. In addition to the biological material, which is very important 3 for identification purposes, such as DNA testing, there are other items, 4 personal effects, clothing, which may be contaminated with a variety of 5 substances, and I mean toxic substances. They can be charred or damaged 6 through a projectile, a shell, or in some other way. All these are 7 issues that may help and facilitate the explanation of a death. If you 8 have a person with shrapnel injury and if you find burnt clothing and 9 charred bones on that person, this will allow you to come to a conclusion 10 that the individual was injured by a shell which exploded nearby, that 11 there may have been other individuals in that same area who may have 12 incurred similar injuries and this may allow you to conclude that the 13 individual was killed in shelling in combat, let's say. So if all the 14 individuals retrieved in an area had shrapnel injuries, they could all 15 have perished from a single shell and similar. 16 So these are the sort of forensic conclusions that may arise from 17 the analysis of a single artefact. 18 Q. Thank you. In the absence of soft tissue, where there is full 19 skeletonisation, can the clothing reveal the type of asset that has 20 caused the death of an individual, whether it was a projectile, a shell, 21 or something else? Would it be possible to establish this on the basis 22 of clothing as you were able to do in the case of King Aleksandar? Could 23 one arrive at certain conclusions with the help of clothing in the 24 absence of soft tissue? 25 A. If a corpse is skeletonised with no soft tissue but there is a 1 presence of clothes, the defects present in the clothing which need to be 2 examined closely would, as a rule, if they were the result of a 3 projectile or shrapnel, have to be consistent with the injuries visible 4 on the hard tissue, of course not soft tissue because it's not there. On 5 this basis, the degree of probability rises that this individual may have 6 incurred a certain type of injury, if the defects present on the hard 7 tissue and the clothing are consistent. Of course, this does not allow 8 you to make a full assertion. It's quite a different matter if you have 9 to find what the cause of death was. We're talking here only about 10 identifying injuries and damage to the clothes. 11 Now, what did I have? I only had an incomplete description of 12 the injury to the torso and it was on the basis of the description of the 13 clothing that I was able to tell that the description is consistent with 14 the injury as described. However, I did not talk about the cause of 15 death. I only said what was possibly the cause of death. 16 Q. Thank you. Page 98, line 1, the Professor said that probability 17 rises and this is not what is recorded. So probability rises if we have 18 clothing. 19 Is that the case, Professor, probability increases? 21 Q. Who was supposed to take care of artefacts, clothing, personal 22 effects? Who was supposed to have custody over these matters and to 23 provide them to the parties to a proceeding? 24 A. I can only assume what the case was based on what the practice is 25 in our jurisdiction. It is all up to the court. The court will decide 1 what sort of evidence will be kept in the court records and they can be 2 made available to the parties to the proceeding. 3 I don't know what sort of system was applied at the site itself. 4 I suppose that the pathologist in charge or the investigator in charge of 5 a certain site would be the one to say which bodies would be placed in a 6 refrigerator unit, which bodies would be sent for autopsy once exhumed, 7 what sort of item would be kept where. So I suppose that it would be 8 either the investigator in charge of a locality or the pathologist in 9 charge. The pathologist in charge who, in my view, were the forensics 10 Mr. Lawrence and Patrick -- 11 THE INTERPRETER: The interpreter didn't catch the name. 12 THE WITNESS: [Interpretation] -- had to take care of that because 13 I've just indicated what the importance of these artefacts can be later 14 at trial. 16 Q. We have one name missing, Clark? 17 A. Yes, and Christopher Hamilton Lawrence. 18 Q. Thank you. You said that they were well aware of it, just as you 19 are; right? 20 A. What I said was that they too are aware of all these issues that 21 I've mentioned, and I do believe that what was done was outside of their 22 knowledge. 23 Q. Thank you. Did you see a document whereby the Tribunal or the 24 Prosecutor's office, which was in possession of these artefacts, provided 25 their approval that such a large number of artefacts be destroyed? 1 A. No, I didn't see any such document. I don't know who issued the 2 order to destroy them. 3 Q. Thank you. Did you find in these descriptions that the clothing 4 or artefacts were tested for the presence of gunpowder or other chemical 5 substances that would in addition to biological substances help establish 6 the cause, manner, and time of death? 7 A. I'm trying to recall this. I think that gunpowder residue was 8 not tested. I even think that Mr. Haglund, the archaeologist in question 9 who, when asked by us about a certain assertion of his that I'm going to 10 refer to later, said himself that no such tests for gunpowder residue 11 were done. I can confirm at this time, after all that time, that any 12 positive tests, if obtained, would not in fact have any evidentiary 13 probative value for the Court. Even if gunpowder residue were to be 14 found, this does not mean that the part of body or clothing tested was, 15 in fact, in the vicinity of the barrel of a fire-arm that caused that 16 injury. Because gunpowder residue may be transferred from one surface to 17 another. If I have gunpowder residue on my hands and I take this note 18 pad in my hands and put it elsewhere, the note pad will have gunpowder 19 residue. So that much is true if the test for gunpowder is positive. If 20 it's negative, that again doesn't mean anything because of the lapse of 21 time. So in fact, no tests for gunpowder residue would carry any 22 probative value for the Court. 23 Q. Thank you. Would the presence of gunpowder residue be able to, 24 based on its pattern, indicate that it was a soldier or a civilian, or 25 could you tell us anything about those who opened fire from a fire-arm? 1 A. Finding gunpowder residue on the palms of hands, the lower arms, 2 or parts of clothing may indicate that the person in charge was in 3 contact with items such as a fire-arm which, when fired, left gunpowder 4 residue. Now, was this person a combatant in the sense of being a member 5 of the opposing side is not something that is up to me to establish. As 6 a forensic officer, I am there to establish whether there is any 7 gunpowder residue, where, what is the concentration, the pattern, and 8 nothing more. 9 Q. Thank you. One of the documents that you attached quite a bit of 10 significance to and you deal with in Chapter 2 at page 12 is the document 11 by Dusan Janc, Prosecution investigator, dated 13 March and 9 April 2009. 12 Can you tell the parties what the gist and significance of the document 13 are and how this document was important for you as a forensic expert? 14 A. I have to say that I became familiar with the document in the 15 Vujadin Popovic case. A report made by Investigator Dusan Janc on 16 13 March, a report made by that same investigator on 9 April 2009, those 17 were the documents that you have just indicated. I have it here, a copy 18 of it. And I referenced them here. To me as a forensic expert, the 19 document has multi-fold significance, and I mean the report done by the 20 ICTY Prosecution investigator. It contains a number of evidentiary 21 materials that I had my doubts about when I was looking at the various 22 findings. This is what it's about. 23 He produced a report on the 13th of March which has annexes A and 24 B, where the total number of primary and secondary graves is indicated, 25 those primary and secondary graves that are mutually connected through 1 DNA testing. We are talking about mass graves of sorts. Following his 2 analysis, he said that the total number of mortal remains in primary and 3 secondary graves hailed from mass execution sites, Orahovac, Petkovci 4 dam, Kozluk, Pilica. 5 The first term that is used here is "mass execution sites." As a 6 forensic expert, my understanding of the term is as the site of execution 7 or firing by a firing squad. In other words, it's a term which 8 predetermines the character and type of injury present in those who were 9 exhumed. And what is it that has been exhumed? In his corrigendum which 10 is visible here, it is stated as follows: 11 "This corrigendum," we're talking about the second or third 12 paragraph, "is submitted in order to clarify and correct the facts 13 regarding Kravica and Branjevo as execution sites and identified 14 individuals connected to these execution sites as presented on pages 36 15 and 37 of that report." 16 He himself goes on to say: 17 "Regarding the Kravica execution site, not all of the currently 18 identified individuals (total of 1319) can be attributed to this 19 execution site. This conclusion is based on different sources ..." 20 And then he goes on to list the sources. They include expert 21 reports, documents, witness statements and their testimonies. And then 22 he goes on to say: 23 12 of the individuals found in grave Glogova 1 have to be 24 excluded in relation to Kravica because they are victims who returned 25 from Serbia to the Army of Republika Srpska and then they disappeared and 1 were shot sometime in July -- 26 of July of 1995. 2 Then bodies of individuals from locations other than the Kravica 3 warehouse and the second piece of evidence is the bodies of persons from 4 locations other than the Kravica warehouse which were also taken to the 5 Glogova -- he himself says from the Vuk Karadzic school, in Bratunac, up 6 to 80 bodies. According to the testimonies of protected witnesses, then 7 from Potocari, 6 to 7; Konjevic Polje, 10 to 15; and along the 8 Bratunac-Konjevic Polje road, one full truck of collected bodies. 9 From what he has written, it does not only arise that the bodies 10 linked to Kravica is not the number of bodies that was identified, that 11 those are bodies that were found that were subsequently brought, but you 12 can see that these were bodies from the wider area, not only from 13 Srebrenica but from the broader area and that they were buried. So now 14 we have the question -- since the identifications were carried out there, 15 I'm going to link that and then I will come back to this later. This 16 means the following for a forensics expert, that in the Glogova site 17 there were subsequent burials carried out, that bodies were brought that 18 has already decomposed, which means that if the bodies were already 19 decomposed, it means that the death occurred much earlier, before 20 July 1995. And from Janc's report, his first report, it can be seen from 21 the list of victims linked to Srebrenica includes all of these cases 22 related to Kravica, includes the cases from Potocari, 1 to 7, 1 and 2 -- 23 THE INTERPRETER: Interpreter's correction. 24 THE WITNESS: [Interpretation] Potocari 1 and 2 and Tisova 7 even 25 cases are included from Bljeceva which the cantonal prosecutor's office 1 in Tuzla declared, for these 46 victims, had nothing to do with 2 Srebrenica. This is on page 14 of my report. Therefore, the Janc report 3 has to be interpreted - and I am interpreting it from the forensic 4 aspect - as practically confirming my view from previous analysed autopsy 5 reports and previous cases where I asserted that if exhumed bodies in one 6 location which have different degrees of putrification, that could 7 indicate that there is a different time of death, one; different time of 8 burial under 2; different causes of decomposition, and not just that a 9 different degree of putrefaction would reflect the actual situation in 10 the grave as Mr. Lawrence wrote. And even the archaeologist 11 Richard Wright when I listened to him. 12 Why do I say this? I say it because when I -- actually, when 13 Mr. Christopher Lawrence was asked if different degrees of putrefaction 14 can indicate different time of death, he answered yes, here before this 15 Tribunal when I was just a consultant and when I was listening to his 16 testimony as requested by the Prosecution in 2011. You will recall that. 17 Therefore, the report by Dusan Janc is important in several 18 aspects because it overturns the thesis that those people on the list who 19 are missing in connection with Srebrenica were all -- all died in 20 Srebrenica within a ten-day period and they did not because some of them 21 died much earlier. And I proved that in my expert report because 22 according to documents provided by the Prosecution, this person died in 23 1993. This is Potocari 1 and 2. Then Bljeceva, Bljeceva 1 which was 24 discovered, there are 46 cases there of persons buried and expected 25 before the events in Srebrenica and the cantonal prosecutor's office in 1 Tuzla wrote that these cases are unrelated to Srebrenica. So that 2 somebody who wrote a report for the ICMP or any other organisation for 3 missing persons included those cases as well. 4 What else I would like to emphasise is this. This protected 5 witness who was here, I don't know who it is, PW161, doesn't matter what 6 his name is, he said that a full truck of bodies was gathered -- P, PW, 7 P. It's not K, correct it, it's P, PW161. 8 A full truck of collected bodies. So now I put the question 9 where they were collected from and what was the state that these bodies 10 were in. Because if a body, as Janc said, is found in a primary grave, 11 Glogova 1, and a part of that same body in primary grave-site Glogova 2, 12 then either Glogova 1 is the primary grave for that body or it's the 13 secondary grave for that same body or, and what is more probable in my 14 opinion, is that it's a primary grave-site for both parts of the body but 15 who was buried because it -- the body had already -- previously had 16 putrefied and these were two separate body parts in two different areas, 17 so one part was buried in Glogova 1 and the other in Glogova 2, and when 18 you do the DNA analysis, you can actually see that it is one person. 19 When you do the DNA analysis, a certain number found in one place has to 20 be connected. You cannot count the same person as being buried in 21 Glogova 1 and in Glogova 2. You have to subtract some numbers here. 22 Q. Does that mean then that the conclusion is, or rather, how does 23 this relate to conclusions that some body was a victim of execution and 24 then was subsequently buried in one grave and then transferred so that a 25 part of that body was buried in a different grave? Can you make that 1 conclusion if these options are possible or specially if one were to say 2 that there are two primary graves and then in both primary graves there 3 are parts of one and the same body? 4 A. I cannot accept it in that form, that it's a question of 5 execution. The probability is very slight that something like that could 6 happen. In my view, finding parts of a single body on two different 7 locations would rather indicate that that particular person was either 8 killed or died or the body putrefied, and then due to different external 9 conditions the body parts were separated, which indicates also the role 10 of animals. Possibly a person with an open wound would attract wild 11 animals. And then you would have disarticulation so that parts of a body 12 that are disarticulated would be found in different graves. This report 13 is significant in itself because it indicates that victims were buried in 14 several time-periods in the same place, that some were already decomposed 15 even before they were brought, and that would indicate -- I apologise, 16 that would indicate different times of death. That is the essence of 17 Janc's report. And then he corrects himself. 18 And of course something that I cannot accept is that the term 19 "places of mass execution" is continually used. Mass execution sites 20 would imply executions in a certain area, executions being carried out in 21 a certain area. But based on my analysis and examination of autopsy 22 report, there is a very small, a limited number of persons, with 23 injuries. I couldn't even find a body that I could say was the body of a 24 victim who was executed, except for those people where it was established 25 beyond any doubt that there were ligatures, wires or ropes. In such 1 cases where such ligatures were found, I would believe that they were 2 victims of executions. There is a very slight difference with others 3 where no ligatures were found. That doesn't mean that all those persons 4 died by execution. There could be -- the cause of death could be 5 shrapnel, projectiles, one or two of them which could indicate death 6 caused by shells as a consequence of combat. 7 Q. Professor, thank you. Are you able to tell us how many bodies 8 were found with ligatures who without doubt could be considered to be 9 victims of execution? Could you please tell us how many such bodies did 10 investigators find, bodies with ligatures? 11 A. Taking into account the descriptions and firm evidence, 12 photographs and descriptions, you would say that some 400, 450, or 13 500 bodies were found with such ligatures. And as a forensic expert, I 14 can accept only that number of persons as being victims of executions. 15 THE ACCUSED: [Interpretation] I think that line 1, 107 has 16 erroneous numbers, it's between 475. 17 THE WITNESS: [Interpretation] No, no, I apologise, 400, 450, to 18 500. This is what Dean Manning cited. I would even cite a larger number 19 because I did not check all the reports after 2000. So I draw the line 20 there. So as a forensics expert, I would stand by that number. As for 21 all the other numbers, those people who are victims of gun-shot wounds, 22 shrapnel, blast wounds, in those cases there is nothing that would 23 indicate executions at, as I keep repeating here, places of mass 24 execution. I simply cannot accept that term because this did not occur 25 in one place but there were several places and that number is incorrect. 1 In the same way that I proved that the number linked to Kravica is 2 incorrect and that would apply to all the other cases as well. 3 I said here -- just one second. Let me find the place where I 4 state that conclusion. Ah, yes. One more conclusion, if there is time, 5 based on the Janc report. The bodies where parts of bone or fragments of 6 bone were found which are connected by DNA to some other location, only 7 those bodies parts are connected to that particular location. Everything 8 else in that primary or secondary grave, irrespective of which, 9 especially if we are talking about secondary grave-sites, are not bodies 10 that were brought from the primary grave. There is no evidence of that, 11 not Lawrence or Clark can prove that. Meaning, in other words, only 12 those body parts which are connected to a primary or a secondary grave by 13 their DNA, they can be connected to that primary or secondary grave. All 14 the other bodies that were found there must be connected -- actually, 15 must be considered to be buried in that primary grave. This is not a 16 theoretical conclusion; this is a substantial conclusion, there is a 17 secondary grave. But it is a question whether an archaeologist can tell 18 when the secondary graveyards were created. Were they enriched 19 subsequently? He couldn't say that but he could not rule it out either, 20 that the secondary graves and the primary graves also had a large number 21 of decomposed bodies buried there later, bodies that were found in the 22 broader Srebrenica area. 23 Q. Thank you. You quoted somebody as saying "enriched" -- 24 JUDGE KWON: Shall we stop here today? 25 THE ACCUSED: [Interpretation] Yes, I just wanted this in line 7 1 what was missing, the Professor didn't say that. This was said by 2 somebody else. 3 THE WITNESS: [Interpretation] Richard Wright and Hamilton 4 Lawrence. 5 THE ACCUSED: [Interpretation] That the graves were enriched. It 6 is not in the transcript, but that means subsequent burial, bodies that 7 were buried subsequently. 8 THE WITNESS: [Interpretation] Buried subsequently, that would be 9 the correct term. Thank you. 10 JUDGE KWON: No, it's there, I heard that, line 7 on this page. 11 Yes, Mr. Mitchell. 12 MR. MITCHELL: Mr. President, I just wanted to clarify if it's 13 the Professor 's evidence that Richard Wright and Dr. Lawrence said that 14 those graves were enriched? Is that what he's saying? 16 THE WITNESS: [Interpretation] Yes. 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1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Calendar/Ecclesiastical Calendar - Easter From Wikisource < 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica‎ \| Calendar Calendar/Ecclesiastical Calendar - Epacts 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 4 - Calendar Ecclesiastical Calendar - Easter Calendar/Hebrew Calendar sister projects: Wikidata item. See also Easter on Wikipedia; and our 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica disclaimer. 759851911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 4 — - Calendar Ecclesiastical Calendar - Easter Easter.—The next, and indeed the principal use of the calendar, is to find Easter, which, according to the traditional regulation of the council of Nice, must be determined from the following conditions:—1st, Easter must be celebrated on a Sunday; 2nd, this Sunday must follow the 14th day of the paschal moon, so that if the 14th of the paschal moon falls on a Sunday then Easter must be celebrated on the Sunday following; 3rd, the paschal moon is that of which the 14th day falls on or next follows the day of the vernal equinox; 4th the equinox is fixed invariably in the calendar on the 21st of March. Sometimes a misunderstanding has arisen from not observing that this regulation is to be construed according to the tabular full moon as determined from the epact, and not by the true full moon, which, in general, occurs one or two days earlier. From these conditions it follows that the paschal full moon, or the 14th of the paschal moon, cannot happen before the 21st of March, and that Easter in consequence cannot happen before the 22nd of March. If the 14th of the moon falls on the 21st, the new moon must fall on the 8th; for 21 – 13 = 8; and the paschal new moon cannot happen before the 8th; for suppose the new moon to fall on the 7th, then the full moon would arrive on the 20th, or the day before the equinox. The following moon would be the paschal moon. But the fourteenth of this moon falls at the latest on the 18th of April, or 29 days after the 20th of March; for by reason of the double epact that occurs at the 4th and 5th of April, this lunation has only 29 days. Now, if in this case the 18th of April is Sunday, then Easter must be celebrated on the following Sunday, or the 25th of April. Hence Easter Sunday cannot happen earlier than the 22nd of March, or later than the 25th of April. Hence we derive the following rule for finding Easter Sunday from the tables:—1st, Find the golden number, and, from Table III., the epact of the proposed year. 2nd, Find in the calendar (Table IV.) the first day after the 7th of March which corresponds to the epact of the year; this will be the first day of the paschal moon, 3rd, Reckon thirteen days after that of the first of the moon, the following will be the 14th of the moon or the day of the full paschal moon. 4th, Find from Table I. the dominical letter of the year, and observe in the calendar the first day, after the fourteenth of the moon, which corresponds to the dominical letter; this will be Easter Sunday. Table IV.—Gregorian Calendar. Days. Jan. Feb. March. April. May. June. July. August. Sept. October. Nov. Dec. E L E L E L E L E L E L E L E L E L E L E L E L 1 * A 29 D * D 29 G 28 B 27 E 26 G 25 24 C 23 F 22 A 21 D 20 F 2 29 B 28 E 29 E 28 A 27 C 25 26 F 25′25 A 23 D 22 G 21 B 20 E 19 G 3 28 C 27 F 28 F 27 B 26 D 25 24 G 24 B 22 E 21 A 20 C 19 F 18 A 4 27 D 25 26 G 27 G 25′26 C 25′25 E 23 A 23 C 21 F 20 B 19 D 18 G 17 B 5 26 E 25 24 A 26 A 25 24 D 24 F 22 B 22 D 20 G 19 C 18 E 17 A 16 C 6 25′25 F 23 B 25′25 B 23 E 23 G 21 C 21 E 19 A 18 D 17 F 16 B 15 D 7 24 G 22 C 24 C 22 F 22 A 20 D 20 F 18 B 17 E 16 G 15 C 14 E 8 23 A 21 D 23 D 21 G 21 B 19 E 19 G 17 C 16 F 15 A 14 D 13 F 9 22 B 20 E 22 E 20 A 20 C 18 F 18 A 16 D 15 G 14 B 13 E 12 G 10 21 C 19 F 21 F 19 B 19 D 17 G 17 B 15 E 14 A 13 C 12 F 11 A 11 20 D 18 G 20 G 18 C 18 E 16 A 16 C 14 F 13 B 12 D 11 G 10 B 12 19 E 17 A 19 A 17 D 17 F 15 B 15 D 13 G 12 C 11 E 10 A 9 C 13 18 F 16 B 18 B 16 E 16 G 14 C 14 E 12 A 11 D 10 F 9 B 8 D 14 17 G 15 C 17 C 15 F 15 A 13 D 13 F 11 B 10 E 9 G 8 C 7 E 15 16 A 14 D 16 D 14 G 14 B 12 E 12 G 10 C 9 F 8 A 7 D 6 F 16 15 B 13 E 15 E 13 A 13 C 11 F 11 A 9 D 8 G 7 B 6 E 5 G 17 14 C 12 F 14 F 12 B 12 D 10 G 10 B 8 E 7 A 6 C 5 F 4 A 18 13 D 11 G 13 G 11 C 11 E 9 A 9 C 7 F 6 B 5 D 4 G 3 B 19 12 E 10 A 12 A 10 D 10 F 8 B 8 D 6 G 5 C 4 E 3 A 2 C 20 11 F 9 B 11 B 9 E 9 G 7 C 7 E 5 A 4 D 3 F 2 B 1 D 21 10 G 8 C 10 C 8 F 8 A 6 D 6 F 4 B 3 E 2 G 1 C * E 22 9 A 7 D 9 D 7 G 7 B 5 E 5 G 3 C 2 F 1 A * D 29 F 23 8 B 6 E 8 E 6 A 6 C 4 F 4 A 2 D 1 G * B 29 E 28 G 24 7 C 5 F 7 F 5 B 5 D 3 G 3 B 1 E * A 29 C 28 F 27 A 25 6 D 4 G 6 G 4 C 4 E 2 A 2 C * F 29 B 28 D 27 G 26 B 26 5 E 3 A 5 A 3 D 3 F 1 B 1 D 29 G 28 C 27 E 25′26 A 25′25 C 27 4 F 2 B 4 B 2 E 2 G * C * E 28 A 27 D 26 F 25 24 B 24 D 28 3 G 1 C 3 C 1 F 1 A 29 D 29 F 27 B 25′26 E 25′25 G 23 C 23 E 29 2 A 2 D * G * B 28 E 28 G 26 C 25 24 F 24 A 22 D 22 F 30 1 B 1 E 29 A 29 C 27 F 27 A 25′25 D 23 G 23 B 21 E 21 G 31 * C * F 28 D 25′26 B 24 E 22 C 19′20 A Example.—Required the day on which Easter Sunday falls in the year 1840? 1st, For this year the golden number is (1840 +1/19)r = 17, and the epact (Table III. line C) is 26. 2nd, After the 7th of March the epact 26 first occurs in Table III. at the 4th of April, which, therefore, is the day of the new moon. 3rd, Since the new moon falls on the 4th, the full moon is on the 17th (4 + 13 = 17). 4th, The dominical letters of 1840 are E, D (Table I.), of which D must be taken, as E belongs only to January and February. After the 17th of April D first occurs in the calendar (Table IV.) at the 19th. Therefore, in 1840, Easter Sunday falls on the 19th of April. The operation is in all cases much facilitated by means of the table on next page. Such is the very complicated and artificial, though highly ingenious method, invented by Lilius, for the determination of Easter and the other movable feasts. Its principal, though perhaps least obvious advantage, consists in its being entirely independent of astronomical tables, or indeed of any celestial phenomena whatever; so that all chances of disagreement arising from the inevitable errors of tables, or the uncertainty of observation, are avoided, and Easter determined without the possibility of mistake. But this advantage is only procured by the sacrifice of some accuracy; for notwithstanding the cumbersome apparatus employed, the conditions of the problem are not always exactly satisfied, nor is it possible that they can be always satisfied by any similar method of proceeding. The equinox is fixed on the 21st of March, though the sun enters Aries generally on the 20th of that month, sometimes even on the 19th. It is accordingly quite possible that a full moon may arrive after the true equinox, and yet precede the 21st of March. This, therefore, would not be the paschal moon of the calendar, though it undoubtedly ought to be so if the intention of the council of Nice were rigidly followed. The new moons indicated by the epacts also differ from the astronomical new moons, and even from the mean new moons, in general by one or two days. In imitation of the Jews, who counted the time of the new moon, not from the moment of the actual phase, but from the time the moon first became visible after the conjunction, the fourteenth day of the moon is regarded as the full moon: but the moon is in opposition generally on the 16th day; therefore, when the new moons of the calendar nearly concur with the true new moons, the full moons are considerably in error. The epacts are also placed so as to indicate the full moons generally one or two days after the true full moons; but this was done purposely, to avoid the chance of concurring with the Jewish passover, which the framers of the calendar seem to have considered a greater evil than that of celebrating Easter a week too late. Table V.—Perpetual Table, showing Easter. Epact. Dominical Letter. For Leap Years use the Second Letter. * Apr. 16 Apr. 17 Apr. 18 Apr. 19 Apr. 20 Apr. 14 Apr. 15 1 " 16 " 17 " 18 " 19 " 13 " 14 " 15 2 " 16 " 17 " 18 " 12 " 13 " 14 " 15 5 " 9 " 10 " 11 " 12 " 13 " 14 " 15 6 " 9 " 10 " 11 " 12 " 13 " 14 " 8 7 " 9 " 10 " 11 " 12 " 13 " 7 " 8 8 " 9 " 10 " 11 " 12 " 6 " 7 " 8 9 " 9 " 10 " 11 " 5 " 6 " 7 " 8 10 " 9 " 10 " 4 " 5 " 6 " 7 " 8 11 " 9 " 3 " 4 " 5 " 6 " 7 " 8 14 " 2 " 3 " 4 " 5 " 6 Mar. 31 " 1 15 " 2 " 3 " 4 " 5 Mar. 30 " 31 " 1 16 " 2 " 3 " 4 Mar. 29 " 30 " 31 " 1 17 " 2 " 3 Mar. 28 " 29 " 30 " 31 " 1 18 " 2 Mar. 27 " 28 " 29 " 30 " 31 " 1 19 Mar. 26 " 27 " 28 " 29 " 30 " 31 " 1 20 " 26 " 27 " 28 " 29 " 30 " 31 Mar. 25 21 " 26 " 27 " 28 " 29 " 30 " 24 " 25 24 Apr. 23 Apr. 24 Apr. 25 Apr. 19 Apr. 20 Apr. 21 Apr. 22 We will now show in what manner this whole apparatus of methods and tables may be dispensed with, and the Gregorian calendar reduced to a few simple formulae of easy computation. And, first, to find the dominical letter. Let L denote the number of the dominical letter of any given year of the era. Then, since every year which is not a leap year ends with the same day as that with which it began, the dominical letter of the following year must be L − 1, retrograding one letter every common year. After x years, therefore, the number of the letter will be L − x. But as L can never exceed 7, the number x will always exceed L after the first seven years of the era. In order, therefore, to render the subtraction possible, L must be increased by some multiple of 7, as 7m, and the formula then becomes 7m + L − x. In the year preceding the first of the era, the dominical letter was C; for that year, therefore, we have L = 3; consequently for any succeeding year x, L = 7m + 3 − x, the years being all supposed to consist of 365 days. But every fourth year is a leap year, and the effect of the intercalation is to throw the dominical letter one place farther back. The above expression must therefore be diminished by the number of units in x/4, or by (x/4)w (this notation being used to denote the quotient, in a whole number, that arises from dividing x by 4). Hence in the Julian calendar the dominical letter is given by the equation L = 7m + 3 − x − (x/4)w. This equation gives the dominical letter of any year from the commencement of the era to the Reformation. In order to adapt it to the Gregorian calendar, we must first add the 10 days that were left out of the year 1582; in the second place we must add one day for every century that has elapsed since 1600, in consequence of the secular suppression of the intercalary day; and lastly we must deduct the units contained in a fourth of the same number, because every fourth centesimal year is still a leap year. Denoting, therefore, the number of the century (or the date after the two right-hand digits have been struck out) by c, the value of L must be increased by 10 + (c − 16) − (c − 16/4)w. We have then L = 7m + 3 − x − (x/4)w + 10 + (c − 16) − (c − 16/4)w; that is, since 3 + 10 = 13 or 6 (the 7 days being rejected, as they do not affect the value of L), L = 7m + 6 − x − (x/4)w + (c − 16) − (c − 16/4)w; This formula is perfectly general, and easily calculated. As an example, let us take the year 1839. this case, x = 1839, (x/4)w = (1839/4)w = 459, c = 18, c − 16 = 2, and (c − 16/4)w = 0. Hence L = 7m + 6 − 1839 − 459 + 2 − 0 L = 7m − 2290 = 7 × 328 − 2290. L = 6 = letter F. The year therefore begins with Tuesday. It will be remembered that in a leap year there are always two dominical letters, one of which is employed till the 29th of February, and the other till the end of the year. In this case, as the formula supposes the intercalation already made, the resulting letter is that which applies after the 29th of February. Before the intercalation the dominical letter had retrograded one place less. Thus for 1840 the formula gives D; during the first two months, therefore, the dominical letter is E. In order to investigate a formula for the epact, let us make E = the true epact of the given year; J = the Julian epact, that is to say, the number the epact would have been if the Julian year had been still in use and the lunar cycle had been exact; S = the correction depending on the solar year; M = the correction depending on the lunar cycle; then the equation of the epact will be E = J + S + M; so that E will be known when the numbers J, S, and M are determined. The epact J depends on the golden number N, and must be determined from the fact that in 1582, the first year of the reformed calendar, N was 6, and J 26. For the following years, then, the golden numbers and epacts are as follows: 1583, N = 7, J = 26 + 11 − 30 = 7; 1584, N = 8, J = 7 + 11⁠= 18; 1585, N = 9, J = 18 + 11⁠= 29; 1586, N = 10, J = 29 + 11 − 30 = 10; and, therefore, in general J = (26 + 11(N − 6)/30)r. But the numerator of this fraction becomes by reduction 11 N − 40 or 11 N − 10 (the 30 being rejected, as the remainder only is sought) = N + 10(N − 1); therefore, ultimately, J = (N + 10(N − 1)/30)r. On account of the solar equation S, the epact J must be diminished by unity every centesimal year, excepting always the fourth. After x centuries, therefore, it must be diminished by x − (x/4)w. Now, as 1600 was a leap year, the first correction of the Julian intercalation took place in 1700; hence, taking c to denote the number of the century as before, the correction becomes (c − 16) − (c − 16/4)w, which must be deducted from J. We have therefore S = − (c − 16) + (c − 16/4)w. With regard to the lunar equation M, we have already stated that in the Gregorian calendar the epacts are increased by unity at the end of every period of 300 years seven times successively, and then the increase takes place once at the end of 400 years. This gives eight to be added in a period of twenty-five centuries, and 8x/25 in x centuries. But 8x/25 = 1/3(x − x/25). Now, from the manner in which the intercalation is directed to be made (namely, seven times successively at the end of 300 years, and once at the end of 400), it is evident that the fraction x/25 must amount to unity when the number of centuries amounts to twenty-four. In like manner, when the number of centuries is 24 + 25 = 49, we must have x/25 = 2; when the number of centuries is 24 + 2 × 25 = 74, then x/25 = 3; and, generally, when the number of centuries is 24 + n × 25, then x/25 = n + 1. Now this is a condition which will evidently be expressed in general by the formula n − (n + 1/25)w. Hence the correction of the epact, or the number of days to be intercalated after x centuries reckoned from the commencement of one of the periods of twenty-five centuries, is { x − ( x + 1 25 ) w 3 } w {\displaystyle \left\lbrace {\frac {x-\left({\tfrac {x+1}{25}}\right)_{w}}{3}}\right\rbrace _{w}} . The last period of twenty-five centuries terminated with 1800; therefore, in any succeeding year, if c be the number of the century, we shall have x = c − 18 and x + 1 = c − 17. Let (c − 17/25)w = a, then for all years after 1800 the value of M will be given by the formula (c − 18 − a/3)w; therefore, counting from the beginning of the calendar in 1582, M = {c − 15 − a/3}w. By the substitution of these values of J, S and M, the equation of the epact becomes E = (N + 10(N − 1)/30)r − (c − 16) + (c − 16/4)w + (c − 15 − a/3)w. It may be remarked, that as a = (c − 17/25)w, the value of a will be 0 till c − 17 = 25 or c = 42; therefore, till the year 4200, a may be neglected in the computation. Had the anticipation of the new moons been taken, as it ought to have been, at one day in 308 years instead of 3121/2, the lunar equation would have occurred only twelve times in 3700 years, or eleven times successively at the end of 300 years, and then at the end of 400. In strict accuracy, therefore, a ought to have no value till c − 17 = 37, or c = 54, that is to say, till the year 5400. The above formula for the epact is given by Delambre (Hist. de l'astronomie moderne, t. i. p. 9); it may be exhibited under a variety of forms, but the above is perhaps the best adapted for calculation. Another had previously been given by Gauss, but inaccurately, inasmuch as the correction depending on a was omitted. Having determined the epact of the year, it only remains to find Easter Sunday from the conditions already laid down. Let P = the number of days from the 21st of March to the 15th of the paschal moon, which is the first day on which Easter Sunday can fall; p = the number of days from the 21st of March to Easter Sunday; L = the number of the dominical letter of the year; l = letter belonging to the day on which the 15th of the moon falls: then, since Easter is the Sunday following the 14th of the moon, we have p = P + (L − l), which is commonly called the number of direction. The value of L is always given by the formula for the dominical letter, and P and l are easily deduced from the epact, as will appear from the following considerations. When P = 1 the full moon is on the 21st of March, and the new moon on the 8th (21 − 13 = 8), therefore the moon's age on the 1st of March (which is the same as on the 1st of January) is twenty-three days; the epact of the year is consequently twenty-three. When P = 2 the new moon falls on the ninth, and the epact is consequently twenty-two; and, in general, when P becomes 1 + x, E becomes 23 − x, therefore P + E = 1 + x + 23 − x = 24, and P = 24 − E. In like manner, when P = 1, l = D = 4; for D is the dominical letter of the calendar belonging to the 22nd of March. But it is evident that when l is increased by unity, that is to say, when the full moon falls a day later, the epact of the year is diminished by unity; therefore, in general, when l = 4 + x, E = 23 − x, whence, l + E = 27 and l = 27 − E. But P can never be less than 1 nor l less than 4, and in both cases E = 23. When, therefore, E is greater than 23, we must add 30 in order that P and l may have positive values in the formula P = 24 − E and l = 27 − E. Hence there are two cases. When E < 24, { {\displaystyle \scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}} P = 24 − E. l = 27 − E, or (27 − E/7)r, When E > 23, { {\displaystyle \scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}} P = 54 − E; l = 57 − E, or (57 − E/7)r. By substituting one or other of these values of P and l, according as the case may be, in the formula p = P + (L − l), we shall have p, or the number of days from the 21st of March to Easter Sunday. It will be remarked, that as L − l cannot either be 0 or negative, we must add 7 to L as often as may be necessary, in order that L − l may be a positive whole number. By means of the formulae which we have now given for the dominical letter, the golden number and the epact, Easter Sunday may be computed for any year after the Reformation, without the assistance of any tables whatever. As an example, suppose it were required to compute Easter for the year 1840. By substituting this number in the formula for the dominical letter, we have x = 1840, c − 16 = 2, (c − 16/4)w = 0, therefore L = 7m + 6 − 1840 − 460 + 2 = 7m − 2292 = 7 × 328 − 2292 = 2296 − 2292 = 4 L = 4 = letter D (1). For the golden number we have N = (1840 + 1/19)r therefore N = 17 . . . . . . (2). For the epact we have (N + 10(N − 1)/30)r = (17 + 160/30)r = (177/30)r = 27; likewise c − 16 = 18 − 16 = 2, c − 15/3 = 1, a = 0; therefore E = 27 − 2 + 1 = 26 (3). Now since E > 23, we have for P and l, P = 54 − E = 54 − 26 = 28, l = (57 − E/7)r = (57 − 26/7)r = (31/7)r = 3; consequently, since p = P + (L − l), p = 28 + (4 − 3) = 29; that is to say, Easter happens twenty-nine days after the 21st of March, or on the 19th April, the same result as was before found from the tables. The principal church feasts depending on Easter, and the times of their celebration are as follows:— Septuagesima Sunday } {\displaystyle \scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}} is { {\displaystyle \scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}} 9 weeks } {\displaystyle \scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}} before Easter. First Sunday in Lent 6 weeks Ash Wednesday 46 days Rogation Sunday } {\displaystyle \scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}} is { {\displaystyle \scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}} 5 weeks } {\displaystyle \scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}} after Ascension day or Holy Thursday 39 days Pentecost or Whitsunday 7 weeks Trinity Sunday 8 weeks The Gregorian calendar was introduced into Spain, Portugal and part of Italy the same day as at Rome. In France it was received in the same year in the month of December, and by the Catholic states of Germany the year following. In the Protestant states of Germany the Julian calendar was adhered to till the year 1700, when it was decreed by the diet of Regensburg that the new style and the Gregorian correction of the intercalation should be adopted. Instead, however, of employing the golden numbers and epacts for the determination of Easter and the movable feasts, it was resolved that the equinox and the paschal moon should be found by astronomical computation from the Rudolphine tables. But this method, though at first view it may appear more accurate, was soon found to be attended with numerous inconveniences, and was at length in 1774 abandoned at the instance of Frederick II., king of Prussia. In Denmark and Sweden the reformed calendar was received about the same time as in the Protestant states of Germany. It is remarkable that Russia still adheres to the Julian reckoning. In Great Britain the alteration of the style was for a long time successfully opposed by popular prejudice. The inconvenience, however, of using a different date from that employed by the greater part of Europe in matters of history and chronology began to be generally felt; and at length the Calendar (New Style) Act 1750 was passed for the adoption of the new style in all public and legal transactions. The difference of the two styles, which then amounted to eleven days, was removed by ordering the day following the 2nd of September of the year 1752 to be accounted the 14th of that month; and in order to preserve uniformity in future, the Gregorian rule of intercalation respecting the secular years was adopted. At the same time, the commencement of the legal year was changed from the 25th of March to the 1st of January. In Scotland, January 1st was adopted for New Year's Day from 1600, according to an act of the privy council in December 1599. This fact is of importance with reference to the date of legal deeds executed in Scotland between that period and 1751, when the change was effected in England. With respect to the movable feasts, Easter is determined by the rule laid down by the council of Nice; but instead of employing the new moons and epacts, the golden numbers are prefixed to the days of the full moons. In those years in which the line of epacts is changed in the Gregorian calendar, the golden numbers are removed to different days, and of course a new table is required whenever the solar or lunar equation occurs. The golden numbers have been placed so that Easter may fall on the same day as in the Gregorian calendar. The calendar of the church of England is therefore from century to century the same in form as the old Roman calendar, excepting that the golden numbers indicate the full moons instead of the new moons. 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The European Physical Journal A October 2015 , 51:127 \| Cite as Shear viscosities from Kubo formalism in a large-Nc Nambu-Jona-Lasinio model Norbert Kaiser Wolfram Weise First Online: 16 October 2015 In this work the shear viscosity of strongly interacting matter is calculated within a two-flavor Nambu-Jona-Lasinio model as a function of temperature and chemical potential. The general Kubo formula is applied, incorporating the full Dirac structure of the thermal quark spectral function and avoiding commonly used on-shell approximations. Mesonic fluctuations contributing via Fock diagrams provide the dominant dissipative processes. The resulting ratio η/s (shear viscosity over entropy density) decreases with temperature and chemical potential. Interpolating between our NJL results at low temperatures and hard thermal loop results at high temperatures a minimum slightly above the AdS/CFT benchmark η/s = 1/4τ is obtained. Shear Viscosity Kubo Formula Hard Thermal Loop Quark Chemical Potential Thermal Quark These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves. Communicated by R. Alkofer K. Dusling, D. Teaney, Phys. Rev. C 77, 034905 (2008).CrossRefADSGoogle Scholar M. Luzum, C. Gombeaud, J.Y. Ollitrault, Phys. Rev. C 81, 054910 (2010).CrossRefADSGoogle Scholar H. Song, Nucl. Phys. A 904-905, 114c (2013).CrossRefADSGoogle Scholar Y. Nambu, G. Jona-Lasinio, Phys. Rev. 122, 345 (1961).CrossRefADSGoogle Scholar U. Vogl, W. Weise, Prog. Part. Nucl. Phys. 27, 195 (1991).CrossRefADSGoogle Scholar S.P. Klevansky, Rev. Mod. Phys. 64, 649 (1992).MathSciNetCrossRefADSGoogle Scholar T. Hatsuda, T. Kunihiro, Phys. Rep. 247, 221 (1994).CrossRefADSGoogle Scholar S. Klimt, M. Lutz, U. Vogl, W. Weise, Nucl. Phys. A 516, 429 (1990).CrossRefADSGoogle Scholar M. Buballa, Phys. Rep. 407, 205 (2005).CrossRefADSGoogle Scholar R. Kubo, J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 12, 570 (1957).MathSciNetCrossRefADSGoogle Scholar W.M. Alberico, S. Chiacchiera, H. Hansen, A. Molinari, M. Nardi, Eur. Phys. J. A 38, 97 (2008).CrossRefADSGoogle Scholar Y. Hidaka, T. Kunihiro, Phys. Rev. D 83, 076004 (2011).CrossRefADSGoogle Scholar Y. Hidaka, T. Kunihiro, J. Phys. Conf. Ser. 270, 012050 (2011).CrossRefADSGoogle Scholar S.-I. Nam, C.-W. Kao, Phys. Rev. D 87, 114003 (2013).CrossRefADSGoogle Scholar S. Ghosh, A. Lahiri, S. Majumder, R. Ray, S.K. Ghosh, Phys. Rev. C 88, 068201 (2013).CrossRefADSGoogle Scholar S. Ghosh, G. Krein, S. Sarkar, Phys. Rev. C 89, 045201 (2014).CrossRefADSGoogle Scholar S. Ghosh, Phys. Rev. C 90, 025202 (2014).CrossRefADSGoogle Scholar N. Christiansen, M. Haas, J.M. Pawlowski, N. Strodthoff, arXiv:1411.7986 hep-ph. M. Iwasaki, H. Ohnishi, T. Fukutome, arXiv:hep-ph/0606192 (2006). T. Fukutome, M. Iwasaki, Prog. Theor. Phys. 119, 991 (2008).CrossRefADSzbMATHGoogle Scholar R. Lang, W. Weise, Eur. Phys. J. A 50, 63 (2014).CrossRefADSGoogle Scholar D. Müller, M. Buballa, J. Wambach, Phys. Rev. D 81, 094022 (2010).CrossRefADSGoogle Scholar E. Quack, S.P. Klevansky, Phys. Rev. C 49, 3283 (1994).CrossRefADSGoogle Scholar K. Heckmann, M. Buballa, J. Wambach, Eur. Phys. J. A 48, 142 (2012).CrossRefADSGoogle Scholar T. Hatsuda, T. Kunihiro, Prog. Theor. Phys. Suppl. 91, 284 (1987).CrossRefADSGoogle Scholar J. Maldacena, Int. J. Theor. Phys. 38, 1113 (1999).MathSciNetCrossRefzbMATHGoogle Scholar P.K. Kovtun, D.T. Son, A.O. Starinets, Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 111601 (2005).CrossRefADSGoogle Scholar T.D. Cohen, Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 021602 (2007).MathSciNetCrossRefADSGoogle Scholar A. Rebhan, D. Steineder, Phys. Rev. Lett. 108, 021601 (2012).CrossRefADSGoogle Scholar K.A. Mamo, JHEP 10, 070 (2012).CrossRefADSGoogle Scholar A. Nakamura, S. Sakai, Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 072305 (2005).CrossRefADSGoogle Scholar H.B. Meyer, Phys. Rev. D 76, 101701 (2007).CrossRefADSGoogle Scholar P.B. Arnold, G.D. Moore, L.G. Yaffe, JHEP 11, 001 (2000).CrossRefADSGoogle Scholar J.I. Kapusta, Ch. Gale, Finite-Temperature Field Theory (Cambridge, 2006).Google Scholar S. Plumari et al., Phys. Rev. C 86, 054902 (2012).CrossRefADSGoogle Scholar A.V. Nesterenko, Phys. Rev. D 62, 094028 (2000).MathSciNetCrossRefADSGoogle Scholar A.V. Nesterenko, Phys. Rev. D 64, 116009 (2001).CrossRefADSGoogle Scholar A.V. Nesterenko, Int. J. Mod. Phys. A 18, 5475 (2003).CrossRefADSzbMATHGoogle Scholar © SIF, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015 1.Physik DepartmentTechnische Universität MünchenGarchingGermany 2.ECTVilla TambosiVillazzano (TN)Italy Lang, R., Kaiser, N. & Weise, W. Eur. Phys. J. A (2015) 51: 127. https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/i2015-15127-7 Revised 08 September 2015 First Online 16 October 2015 DOI https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/i2015-15127-7	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
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It also is illegal to discriminate against a person because the person complained about discrimination, filed a charge of discrimination, or participated in an employment discrimination investigation or lawsuit. Most employers with at least 15 employees are covered by EEOC laws (20 employees in age discrimination cases). Most labor unions and employment agencies are also covered. The agency performs two core functions: Collects equal employment data from employers throughout the U.S. via annual EEO-1 Report filings, which collects employment data from employers throughout the U.S. Investigates equal employment complaints that are reported to the EEOC by alleging employees. The EEOC only investigates complaints if employees file a timely complaint, and the EEOC determines that there is merit to the allegations. Individual states and local governments also have agencies that enforce state and local pay equity laws. The penalties for violating equal pay regulations can be expensive. The EEOC secured approximately $505 million and other relief for more than 67,860 victims of workplace discrimination for fiscal year 2018. The OFCCP has obtained more than $143 million in monetary relief for employees and job seekers who were discriminated against between 2008–2018. Both the EEOC and the OFCCP continue to enforce and litigate pay discrimination cases. Penalties also can add up if violating state and municipal pay equity laws. For instance, in New York City, violations jump from up to $125,000 for unknowingly violating the salary inquiry ban to $250,000 for knowingly continuing to do so. In San Francisco, the city's "Parity in Pay" ordinance grows from $100 for the first offense to $200 for the second to $500 for every offense thereafter. Many companies faced with equal pay lawsuits, including Uber, Google and Nike, have found themselves settling these cases for tens of millions of dollars and facing damage to their corporate reputations. There is no current nationwide form to submit to report pay practices. In the U.S., new pay reporting requirements to be provided in the EEO-1 Report have currently been postponed. The OFCCP, under Directive 2018-05, has set guidelines for federal contractors' audits of pay discriminations. Individual states are passing aggressive pay equity legislation that far exceed the federal standards of the federal Equal Pay Act. The EEO-1 Report, formally called the Employer Information Report EEO-1, contains employment data to be categorized by race/ethnicity, gender and job category. It is filed annually by employers with more than 100 employees and federal contractors with more than 50 employees and at least $50,000 in federal contracts. The EEOC shares the information presented in the report with the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). The EEO-1 Report must be filed by employers by March 31 each year. The deadline for the 2018 report is March 31, 2019. Employment data must be gathered from one pay period in October, November or December of the current report year. For example, EEO-1 Reports filed in 2019 must use data gathered in the fourth quarter of 2018. Failure to comply with pay equity laws can have far reaching impacts for your business. It's important to understand where your organization stands in meeting federal and state equal pay requirements. A Proactive Pay Equity Audit is a way to do that. Many federal and state regulators are encouraging employers to conduct equal pay audits. The OFFCP has established guidelines for federal contractors to conduct pay equity self-audits and then correct any issues that are found before they lead to violations. Several states incentivize organizations to conduct self-audits by offering safe harbor protections in the event of an equal pay claim. For instance, in Massachusetts a provision has been codified in state law that encourages organizations to voluntarily conduct a pay equity audit. The law provides that "an employer…who, within the previous 3 years and prior to the commencement of the action, has both completed a self-evaluation of its pay practices in good faith and can demonstrate that reasonable progress has been made towards eliminating wage differentials based on gender for comparable work…shall have an affirmative defense to liability…" It is important to note, however, that these state safe harbors do not act as defenses to claims brought under federal law, or other non-pay-equity-related state law claims. A Proactive Pay Equity Audit identifies pay differences between employees that cannot be explained due to job-related factors. It is a multi-disciplinary effort that requires extensive domain knowledge expertise in labor law across various jurisdictions, such as econometrics, statistics and statistical modeling, workforce data management, and knowledge of regulatory audit processes by agencies such as the OFCCP and EEOC. This type of audit not only identifies problems, but also provides actionable solutions. It gives employers an opportunity to ensure fairness in pay and prevent employee issues. It allows the employer to minimize risk by identifying and remediating deficiencies, providing the employer with greater standing to defend against and win claims of discrimination. The findings from the audit can and should be privileged. The term "privilege" relates to attorney-client communications and attorney work product. The audit itself should be conducted under attorney oversight so that it is privileged and documents from the audit can be protected from discovery in a court of law. The purpose of the privilege is not to hide or cover-up any wrongdoing; rather, it is intended to allow the attorney overseeing the matter to facilitate candid discussions with the client or his or her company about the findings. Pay equity has far-reaching impacts on many elements of your workforce, including legal, financial, and human resources. We recommend consulting with your general counsel, or outside counsel, accountants, and, most importantly, experts in data cleansing and validation. Data is the fuel of the business engine of the 21st century. It has become the core economic input of business. If fuel contains impurities, the engine will not run smoothly. At Trusaic, a relentless focus on data quality and data validity are core competencies that distinguish us from our competitors. Trusaic ensures that our client's business engines run smoothly by acting as a purity filter for their data. As the saying goes, garbage in, garbage out (GIGO) — a meaningful review of pay practices depends on the integrity of your organization's employment data. Overall, a comprehensive Proactive Pay Equity Audit is the best place to start to understand what your company is doing right, and where it can improve, before regulatory investigations and employee lawsuits require you to provide this information. Take action to be a leader in the effort to provide equal pay to your workers and reap the rewards of a more enthusiastic workforce, positive PR, and avoiding costly regulatory penalties and litigation. © 2020 Trusaic. [email protected] © 2020 Trusaic. All Rights reserved.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Germany Established: 1818 Scholars: 33 Biology and Biochemistry This ranking lists all the best researchers from the Biology and Biochemistry discipline and affiliated with University of Bonn. There are a total of 33 researchers included with 2 of them also being included in the global ranking. The total sum for the D-index values for the best scientists in University of Bonn is 1,944 with a mean value for the h-index of 58.91. The total sum of publications for the best scientists in University of Bonn is 5,189 with the mean value for publications per scientist of 157.24. The University of Bonn is a modern public research university located in the federal city of Bonn, Germany. Founded more than 200 years ago, the university has an outstanding reputation, largely because of its unique research and teaching methods that have received acclaim both locally and internationally. It is one of the leading centers for education and one of Germany's most important institutes of research, and rightly so. It has been one of eleven universities of excellence in Germany since 2019 and the only university with six clusters of excellence. The first form of the modern university came into existence in 1818 following the decree of King Frederick William III of Prussia to establish the Rhine University. After a period of major changes, it became a fully coeducational institution and was renamed the University of Bonn in 1908. In 1933, the university ceased operation and was physically destroyed in a bombing during World War II, on October 18, 1944. In 1945, it underwent major reconstruction and growth and resumed normal operations in the winter semester of 1945/1946. At present, the University of Bonn has over 350 buildings and architectural landmarks scattered all over Bonn, the hallmark being the Main Building in the city center. The city offers a great deal of cultural aspects and amazing outdoor recreation opportunities for students and staff alike. The university itself is made up of five main campuses or hubs, namely Campus City, Campus Poppelsdorf, Campus Endenich, Bonn-venusberg, and Campus Klein-Altendorf. The university structure consists of seven faculties, created to fulfill research and teaching tasks. These include Protestant Theology, Catholic Theology, Law and Economics, Medicine, Arts, Mathematics and Natural Science, and Agriculture. The faculties are further divided into clinics, departments, and institutes. In addition, and to support innovative and cutting-edge research, the university has 12 collaboration research centers, eight research groups, and six research training groups. Moreover, the University of Bonn has 58 libraries stocked with more than 5,000,000 volumes of resources. Through these faculties and campuses, the University of Bonn offers more than 220 study programs including bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. There are more than 35,000 students enrolled in these programs of study, over 5,000 of which are international students. Helping these students reach their academic goals are more than 540 professors, over 4,300 scientific employees, and about 1,700 staff in technology and administration. As a mark of its excellence, the university has had 11 Nobel Prizes and four Fields Medals awarded to its alumni and faculty members. Animal Science and Veterinary Biology and Biochemistry Chemistry Computer Science Earth Science Ecology and Evolution Economics and Finance Electronics and Electrical Engineering Engineering and Technology Environmental Sciences Genetics and Molecular Biology Immunology Mathematics Medicine Microbiology Neuroscience Physics Plant Science and Agronomy Psychology Social Sciences and Humanities 642 World 49 National Klaus Willecke University of Bonn, Germany Konrad Sandhoff 1100 World 82 National František Baluška Hans-Georg Sahl Dorothea Bartels Michael Famulok Wilhelm Barthlott Wolfram S. Kunz Johannes Oldenburg Matthias Geyer Jochen Walter Jürgen Bajorath Peter Dörmann Dieter O. Fürst Andreas Schieber Susanne Schmidt Gabriele M. König Dieter Volkmann Alexander Pfeifer Andreas J. Meyer Gabriele Bierbaum University Hospital Bonn, Germany Harald Neumann Volkmar Gieselmann Evi Kostenis 10713 World 785 National Bernd K. Fleischmann Wolfgang Voos Otto Traub Christoph Thiele Dieter Hartmann Rochus Franke Ulrich Schweizer Hans G. Trüper Jeroen S. Dickschat Winfried Barchet Christiane Dahl Erwin A. Galinski	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
unmeant unmeant.com Home/germany/Detlef Bothe: That's why Daniel Craig is "Best Bond" Detlef Bothe: That's why Daniel Craig is "Best Bond" germany November 4, 2018 germany, Unterhaltung Daniel Craig (50) is more likely to cut the veins than once James Bond jumped out, then suddenly jumped Danny Boyle (62, "Trainspotting") as a director – is no question, the sign of the 25th bond line is more than bad. Also Detlef Bothe (53), who directed the last "Specter" bandage Sam Mendes (53, "American Beauty") was a rogue after the news surrounding the new 007 movie. "The director's question was personally exciting to me, as he could have been again under the direction of Sam Mendes." At least this was the announcement after the filming, "the 53-year-old told the news agency, "The Best Bond Ever!" But it was different. The director's seat will be right now Cary Fukunaga (41), director of the "First Investigator" season, Daniel Craig will probably be the last secretary of his Majesty. But who follows his steps in 007? "Daniel Craig does not have a good follower because he's the perfect personality of the character," says Bothe. For Bothe, Craig is "Best Knit Ever". "Of course, many people play this role, but the embodiment is a completely different matter," the actor continues. "This, in principle, does not succeed many times and remains an exceptional case as producers naturally know …" As a moderator on TV Bothe can not be watched on television once. In RT-II, the 20th anniversary of "X-Factor – The Incredible Returns," presents two new episodes of the cult format, following the footsteps of Star Trek star Jonathan Frakes (66) About germany Previous Kendall Jenner shares unique childhood photos with Kendall Jenner Next Sparks of the boy's astonishment are planned to improve the Barrier Reef Studios: Verkehr verursachte Folgekosten von 149 Milliarden Euro Despite the blindness, look again – a new implant should make it possible 80s music icon suffering from a heart attack – Band fans shocked – care for Peter Murphy World of WarCraft Classic – Vorschau, Rollenspiel, PC, Mac Social media influences the mental health of children A wanderer on a green stone crashes and dies – police are looking for clues Powered by https://unmeant.com \| Designed by unmeant	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Eirene Efstathiou, exhibition view of "When the present is history", MOMus, Thessaloniki (GR), 2021 When the present is history MOMus-Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki (GR) Eirene Efstathiou, Kiafa Revisited 1, 2019, lithograph and serigraph on paper, 60 x 44 cm (detail) Eirene Efstathiou, exhibition view of "When the Present is History", DEPO, Istanbul (TR), 2019 Eirene Efstathiou The exhibition "When the Present is History", curated by Daphne Vitali will be presented in MOMus-Museum of Contemporary Art-Macedonian Museum of Contemporary, Thessaloniki Greece, from May 21 till September 12, 2021. "When the Present is History" is focusing on the ways in which artists look at the past in order to engage with diverse social and political problems of today through works of art concerned with historical records that cross over not only with memory and the past, but also the present experience. A large number of artists today, acting as archivists, archeologists or editors, have used different methods of searching, selecting and appropriating existing images and documents. The exhibition features artists from different geographies who use, appropriate and reshape historical archival material, such as photographs, texts, objects, as well as audio, film and television footage, to create works that unsettle established narratives and suggest alternative readings and new interpretations. The artists' starting point is often rooted in their countries history in order to speak about broader social, political and economic issues, contributing to broader discussions about history, remembrance and collective memory. The artworks deal with issues such as: labor movements, terrorist organizations, totalitarian, communist and socialist regimes, the relationship between Europe and the Middle East but also America and Europe, the politics of fear, the concept of confinement and imprisonment and others that currently are very topical and burning. The title of the exhibition refers on the one hand to the present's interrelation with the past, but also to the way history is always present and continues to influence and shape the way we perceive our world now. The exhibition brings together major and minor histories, well known or lesser known past events with contemporary issues through the works of 17 international visual artists from Turkey, Italy, Greece, Lebanon, Germany, France, Czech Republic, Serbia, Lithuania, Holland, Belgium and the US, creating direct correlations between the works as well as open narratives. How to re-interpret and re-tell history? How to use and read historical images? What is the power of the still and moving documentary image? The exhibition which was first presented in Istanbul (2019) aspired to examine contemporary issues that cannot be decontextualized from the specific exhibition time and venue for which it was conceived. One year and a half after its first presentation, the exhibition moves to Thessaloniki. What can we learn today, in post-Covid-19 era, from history and the present about the future? How can we use the past to attain a more sustainable world? The exhibition was produced by DEPO, Istanbul and was part of the parallel program of the 16th Istanbul Biennale in 2019. The exhibition is re-organized and presented by MOMus-Museum of Contemporary Art-Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art and State Museum of Contemporary Art Collections, with the support of the Outset Contemporary Art Fund (Greece), Goethe-Institut Thessaloniki and Istituto Italiano di Cultura Atene, while it is part of the program of parallel events of the 23rd Thessaloniki Documentary Festival. Read more about Eirene Efstathiou Egnatia 154, Thessaloniki, Greece	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Author - George T. Lewith MA MRCGP MRCP George Lewith attended Trinity College, Cambridge and Westminster Hospital Medical School. He has worked as a Senior House Officer and Registrar within the Westminster and University College Hospital Teaching Groups in London. After training as a GP, he practised medicine in Australia before returning to England. He continues to lecture at Southampton University's Department of Medicine. A member of many organisations within the field of complementary medicine, Professor Lewith holds a Diploma in Acupuncture from Nanking in China, and has acted as a consultant on complementary medicine to the American National Institute of Health and Federal Drug Administration, and the World Health Organisation. The Basic Principles of Chinese Traditional Medicine George T. Lewith MA MRCGP MRCP The theory of yin and yang is a kind of world outlook. It holds that all things have two opposite aspects, yin and yang, which are both opposite and at the same time interdependent. This is a universal law of the material world. These two aspects... Acupuncture Anaesthesia And the Physiological Basis of Acupuncture:Acupuncture Anaesthesia Acupuncture Anaesthesia And the Physiological Basis of Acupuncture Acupuncture Anaesthesia How Does Acupuncture Work? In spite of a great deal of excellent research designed to answer this question, as yet there are no good, clear, simple answers available. There are, however, a variety of theories that attempt to explain the mechanism of acupuncture. Pain is the... What Happens When You Have Acupuncture? Some people are frightened by the thought of acupuncture and may feel that it takes a great deal of courage to inflict 'the needles' on themselves. The first, and probably the most The History of Acupuncture in China Acupuncture has a clearly recorded history of about 2,000 years, but some authorities claim that it has been practiced in China for some 4,000 years. The Chinese believe that the practice of acupuncture began during the Stone Age when stone knives... The History of Acupuncture in the West It is almost certain that acupuncture has been known and used in the West since the seventeenth century, but the first recorded use of acupuncture was by Dr. Berlioz at the Paris medical School in 1810. He treated a young woman suffering from... Diseases of the Muscles, Bones, and Joints Diseases of the Muscles, Bones, and Joints ;The muscles, bones and joints are usually called collect Sudden injury or sprains usually respond well to acupuncture. The pain resulting from a sprained shoulder will often continue for some days or weeks after the initial injury. Once a clear diagnosis has been made acupuncture can usually be used to... Osteoarthritis ;Osteoarthritis and the rheumatic pains that result from Rheumatoid Arthritis ;The effects of acupuncture on rheumatoid arthritis are n George Lewith attended Trinity College, Cambridge and Westminster Hospital Medical School. He has worked as a Senior House Officer and Registrar within the Westminster and University College Hospital... The Secret Life of Cells Maternity Medicine Happiness Without a Reason UPDATES:EAT FATTY FISH TO REDUCE RISK OF PROSTATE CANCER THE INFERTILITY DRUG? Reader's Corner:Lymphoma removal:	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Movement in the Breach. Pacific Rim (2013) https://yarn.co/yarn-clip/135205c7-620c-46b7-9fe3-b45dda9c3c2c #dealwithit #farting #whining Breach! It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005) - S04E12 The Gang Gets Extreme: Home Makeover Leg movement. ...in the Breach. Breach! Breach! Designated Survivor (2016) - S01E05 The Mission Breach, breach, breach. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) Breach in B-14. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005) - S09E07 The Gang Gets Quarantined - No. - No, no breaches. Madam Secretary (2014) - S02E07 You Say You Want a Revolution in the antiwar movement. There was a breach. The Space Between Us \| Official Trailer \| In Theaters February 3, 2017 There's been a breach The Negotiator (1998) We're going in. Full breach. The Simpsons (1989) - S30E19 Girl's in the Band second movement, andante! 30 Rock (2006) - S03E02 Believe in the Stars Your bowel movements. Umbrella Academy (2019) - S01E06 The Day That Wasn't Security breach in tube room. He breached! He breached! His suit ripped in the store! Spy Kids: All the Time in the World in 4D Prepare to breach the entrance. Breach! Breach now! The Breach. King of the Hill (1997) - S05E12 Comedy Perimeter breach? The Flash (2014) - S02E15 There's been breach in the aquarium! Jurassic World (2015) We have a breach in the Aviary. But in the event of a breach, Lost in Space (2018) - S01E01 Impact Get him off! Something breached the hull! with this most recent breach in security-- Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey (1988) no sudden movements, stay low, That Thing You Do! (1996) The Wonders are in breach of contract. The Matrix Revolutions (2003) Breach! The dock is breached!	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Billerica Police reports: Jan. 16-23 The following are excerpts from the Billerica Police log for Thursday, Jan. 16, to Thursday, Jan. 23. The log is public record and available for review. All persons are presumed innocent unless found guilty in a court of law. 10:57 a.m.: Shoplifting was reported on Boston Road. 11:19 a.m.: Animal abuse was reported on Dickinson Street. 1:21 p.m.: A solicitor complaint was reported on Fawn Lane. 1:33 p.m.: An animal was reported on Pages Court. 4:29 p.m.: A fire alarm was reported on Olney Street. 6:01 p.m.: A suspicious person was reported on Riveredge Road. 6:09 p.m.: Fraud was reported on Bellflower Road. 6:26 p.m.: A traffic hazard was reported at B and Greenville streets. 6:50 p.m.: Suspicious circumstances were reported on Beech Street. 7:54 a.m.: A hit-and-run was reported on Kenmar Drive. 8:30 a.m.: Icy road conditions were reported on Middlesex Turnpike. 9:50 a.m.: Suspicious circumstances were reported on Boston Road. 10:34 a.m.: Wire fraud was reported on Broad Street. 12:36 p.m.: A deceased animal was reported on Sheldon Street. 12:44 p.m.: A deceased animal was reported at Boston Road and Lowell Street. 1 p.m.: Animal abuse was reported on Wyman Road. 6:39 p.m.: An injured animal was reported on Industrial Avenue. 9:31 p.m.: A hit-and-run was reported on Clermore Road. 10:29 p.m.: A noise complaint was reported on Upton Street. 1:02 a.m.: A suspicious motor vehicle was reported on Kenmar Drive. 11:58 a.m.: A solicitor complaint was reported on Pequot Street. 1:11 p.m.: An erratic operator was reported at Cook Street and Bankside Drive. 4:32 p.m.: A disturbance was reported on Boston Road. 5:57 p.m.: A hit-and-run was reported on Oak Street. 8:34 p.m.: A disturbance was reported on Mount Pleasant Street. 10:22 p.m.: Suspicious circumstances were reported on Lexington Road. 10:37 p.m.: A disturbance was reported on Rangeway Road. 10:51 p.m.: A traffic hazard was reported on Middlesex Turnpike. 11:42 p.m.: A disturbance was reported on Mount Pleasant Street. 8:32 a.m.: A hit-and-run was reported on Allen Road. 9:42 a.m.: Simple assault was reported on Chesterfield Avenue. 10:26 a.m.: A hit-and-run was reported on Westwood Avenue. 2 p.m.: A suspicious motor vehicle was reported on Iron Horse Park. 2:20 p.m.: A motor vehicle alarm was reported on Boston Road. 4:10 p.m.: A hit-and-run was reported on Boston Road. 5:56 p.m.: Suspicious circumstances were reported on Boston Road. 8:33 p.m.: A brush fire was reported on Great Elm Road. 12:44 a.m.: A disturbance was reported on Boston Road. 9:58 a.m.: A disturbance was reported on Lexington Road. 10:08 a.m.: Suspicious circumstances were reported on Winthrop Street. 3:14 p.m.: Suspicious circumstances were reported on Winthrop Street. 6:51 p.m.: Motor vehicle law violations were reported at Boston and Lexington roads. 3:31 a.m.: A residential fire was reported on Utopia Road. 1:09 p.m.: A suspicious motor vehicle was reported on Boston Road. 2:48 p.m.: Littering was reported on Kenmar Drive. 3:44 p.m.: A dog complaint was reported on Concord Road. 5:17 p.m.: Animal abuse was reported on Vernon Street. 6 p.m.: A suspicious motor vehicle was reported on Billerica Avenue. 6:01 p.m.: A dog complaint was reported on Davis Road. 6:10 p.m.: Suspicious circumstances were reported on Shawsheen Road. 12:23 a.m.: A noise complaint was reported on Boston Road. 3:41 a.m.: A suspicious motor vehicle was reported on Concord Road. 6:37 a.m.: A fire alarm was reported on Bicknell Road. 12:50 p.m.: A disturbance was reported on Boston Road. 12:57 p.m.: An animal was reported on River Road. 2:09 p.m.: A hit-and-run was reported on Republic Road. 3:28 p.m.: A solicitor complaint was reported on University Lane. 3:59 p.m.: A natural gas leak was reported on Boston Road. 7:59 a.m.: Potholes were reported in the roadway on Middlesex Turnpike. 8:51 a.m.: A hit-and-run was reported on Boston Road. 9:51 a.m.: Suspicious circumstances were reported on Austin Road.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
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Rick Perry's Dangerous Israel Gaffe At last night's debate, the candidate proposed starting foreign aid at zero each year—even for a special ally like Israel. Bruce Riedel explains how that could seriously harm Israel's military—and help Iran. Plus, more Daily Beast contributors grade the debate. Updated Jul. 13, 2017 11:07PM ET / Published Nov. 13, 2011 7:16AM ET Chris Keane / Reuters-Landov Gov. Rick Perry's proposal to start each year with zero dollars in foreign aid allocated for Israel and all other countries would have a very disruptive impact on Israeli military planning and Israeli security. Perry's idea is bad news for Israel and shows how little he understands its needs. For the last three decades, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) planners have relied on roughly $3 billion in U.S. aid annually to build a modern military with a qualitative advantage over all of Israel's enemies. The IDF knows it can plan multiyear purchases of jet aircraft like F15s and other weapons because U.S. aid will be certain for years ahead. Planners love certainty about everything, but especially budgets. Perry would introduce uncertainty. Despite his hunch that aid would be substantial each year, the IDF would not have certitude to plan on. It presumably would need to make its case every year for aid, wasting energy and disrupting planning. For example the U.S. and Israel hold joint training maneuvers every year. In the zero-aid world, planning maneuvers for next year would be tricky—how much money determines how big the training effort. If you start at zero, you plan zero. The reality is that military budgets are planned on multiyear cycles. Friends don't rethink their friendships each fiscal year. The Pentagon and the IDF are tied together 'round the clock with hotlines and early-warning alert centers. I helped set up the hotline from the defense secretary's Pentagon office to the defense minister's Tel Aviv headquarters. It conveys the constancy and consistency of the alliance, a special relationship. The zero-aid idea could also send the wrong message to Israel's foes. Under the U.N. sanctions approved last year, all military aid to Iran has been halted—a total arms cutoff. That is a certainty Iran's military has to plan on. Today they also have to plan on their enemy getting billions for years to come from America. Perry would send a different signal.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Home Tags The Kitchen Tag: The Kitchen Guests Announced for LadiesCon 2018 Colin Solan - August 13, 2018 Press Release: The Ladies of Comicazi, who represent an inclusive community devoted to consuming, critiquing, and creating comics and pop culture, are teaming up with... The Return of LadiesCon 2017 Massive Comic Con 2017 Artist Alley is Stacked With Talent Colin Solan - March 27, 2017 The MASSive Comic Con returns to the DCU Center in Worcester, MA on Saturday June 24th & Sunday 25th for more comic book and... MA – Girl Over Paris #1 Signing Local creator Ming Doyle (Constantine: The Hellblazer, The Kitchen, Mara) appears at Comicopia in Kenmore Square to sign her new comic, Cirque American: Girl Over Paris #1,... UK – Gotham Academy Signing Writer/artist Becky Cloonan appears at Orbital Comics for a very special signing of GOTHAM ACADEMY on Wednesday, December 10th from 5:00 - 7:00 PM! Becky will be signing KILLJOYS,... MA – The Kitchen Signing Colin Solan - November 6, 2014 Artist Ming Doyle (Mara, Guardians of the Galaxy) appears at Comicopia in Kenmore Square on Saturday November 15th from 1:00 - 3:00 PM to sign THE KITCHEN #1! About... MA – The Kitchen #1 Signing Artist Ming Doyle (Mara, Guardians of the Galaxy) appears at New England Comics in Harvard Square on Wednesday November 12th from 4:00 - 7:00 PM to sign THE...	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
It was dusk, had just rained, and the grounds of The Nelson were a sloppy mess. Our shopping trip was taking far longer than they'd expected. I led my complaining children past the barricades to view the wall, which had exercised no etiquette in its sprawl. It had crossed curbs, sidewalks and even overtook other smaller stone walls. Incredulous, my son turned to me. "So, I can just build a wall across a street if I want to?" My kids had easily absorbed the lesson, one I struggle even now to put into words. He'd seen how very powerful creative license can be, and the liberties that one may take in the name of art. I pointed out that Goldsworthy provided a lengthy explanation of his art, full of rich language, grand ideas and deep meanings. I explained that the art must be elevated in order to get buy-in from those around him. And they pulled city permits. Just a day or two later, my husband found my son highlighted in his yearbook, in a small, just-for-fun section called "Daily Digs." Four freshmen had been asked to tell about their favorite daily clothing. A camp shirt, school spirit-wear, a souvenir from a trip, were all commemorated. And then came my son's poetic ode to his baja: a Mexican woven hoodie. He wrote: "My baja. I got it from Mexico a while ago. I never felt that way before when I laid my brown eyes on her black and blue patterns. She's a miracle. She's an angel. She's my hoodie." There, before me, was my son's very first public art installation, straight from the Andy Goldsworthy playbook. He'd chosen an everyday item, and glorified it through flowery (if imperfect) language and absurdity. I could try to point out that he got that thing at Silver Dollar City, but he has transformed its origins, and "she" is now a casual purchase from Mexico. The artist has transformed her. That hoodie's really something now. And my son, my very own scruffy miracle, has the spirit of an artist, and has been granted the creative license to prove it. Emily Parnell lives in Overland Park and can be reached at [email protected] My son, my very own scruffy miracle, has the spirit of an artist. Courtesy photo Danny Duffy gets his fourth win of the season in victory over the White Sox New million dollar inclusive playground opens at Shawnee Mission Park Joco Diversions Of mice and men: Humans can't seem to resist the urge to tamper with nature By Richard Espinoza When camping, it's man vs. nature, and the former often wins Get full access to The Kansas City Star content across all your devices. MORE JOCO DIVERSIONS When a minivan turns from soccer-mom vehicle to a movable gathering spot for friends Look to real-world workouts, like the kitty litter curl and the swimsuit lift Rodents: It was 'what's for dinner' when Mom left town Advertising information Print Digital Place a Classified	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Tuloso-Midway baseball entering season with huge expectations Warming Centers Cold & damp weather through Thursday morning in the Coastal Bend Corpus Christi, TX » Tell3 Y'all-itics VERIFY: Evidence suggests Sharpie markers have no impact on Arizona vote counting Arizona election procedures have safeguards in place to ensure votes that machines cannot read are still counted, despite controversy online that's missing the mark. Author: VERIFY, Terry Spry Jr. Published: 8:22 PM CST November 4, 2020 Sharpie markers became a growing election controversy in Arizona, which is a swing state that could prove to be pivotal in declaring a victor. Videos went viral of people talking about the usage of Sharpies in polling locations which allegedly invalidated ballots, with some even claiming Republicans were specifically targeted. Currently, all evidence presented by election officials in Maricopa County, where the majority of Arizona voters live, and Arizona suggests that all ballots are being counted -- regardless of if they were marked with Sharpie or pen. Nonetheless, Maricopa County's election officials are investigating to double-check. Did the usage of Sharpies in Arizona voting stations invalidate some votes? The Arizona Secretary of State and Maricopa County Elections Department have said all votes are being counted, including ones marked with Sharpie. The Maricopa County Elections Department has been pushing for the usage of Sharpies because they say it works best with their new ballots. All officials involved have said they have no reason to believe there was an issue with ballots that used Sharpies and the tabulation equipment. When asked on a local news station if ballots with Sharpies were being counted, Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs said, "Yes, those ballots are being counted." She described how there are already systems in place to count ballots with stray marks or other tabulation issues because voters filling out ballots at home use whatever they can find to fill them out. She said there are adjudication boards looking over any ballots the machines can't read to determine the voters' intent so the ballots are counted. But Maricopa County ballots filled out with Sharpies should still be able to be read. A video posted online by the Maricopa County Elections Department described how voting sites may use fine point Sharpie pens because the new ballots used in the county were made to avoid problems caused by bleed-through and because Sharpie dries faster than pen ink, which works better for the tabulation machines. Similar information has been posted on the county's FAQ page. On that page they say, "Voters at home may use ballpoint pen in black or blue ink or a sharpie. Vote Centers use fine tip sharpies as they have the fastest drying ink, therefore preventing smudges when put through the Vote Center tabulation equipment. This is one of the upgrades of our new equipment and new ballots. Do not use red or red-adjacent ink." Page 201 and 202 of the Arizona Elections Procedures Manual describe how a ballot which the machine reads as "over-voted" (which a bleed-through issue could cause) or blank (which could be caused if the machine can't read the ink used) will be sent to a Ballot Duplication Board so voter intent may be determined and the vote can be counted. This kind of manual counting and review process is also used in other instances, such as counting write-in votes. Maricopa County further defended its ballots on Wednesday, reiterating that the ballots were designed not to have issues caused by bleeding and that Sharpie pens worked best. They also stressed they have bipartisan oversight of elections this year. On Thursday, the Maricopa County Elections Department publicly confirmed Sharpies were used for all voting centers in the county. The Arizona Attorney General, who is a Republican, told the Maricopa County Elections Department to investigate these claims and present their findings in writing by noon local time on Thursday. By Thursday, his office had told the Maricopa County Elections Department, "at this point in time we have no reason to believe the tabulation equipment did not work properly." However, his office recommended they expand their usual hand count of the ballots to help alleviate concerns people have with the voting tabulation equipment. There are other places around the United States where Sharpies are used for paper ballots and some states where voters are specifically told not to use Sharpies. At this moment, there are no other instances of widespread concern in other locations regarding the use of Sharpies to mark ballots. Something you'd like VERIFIED? 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ALL Crane Becomes Authorized Dealer for Maeda Also adds 13 Maeda spider cranes to its own fleet. The ALL Family of Companies is once again an authorized dealer for Maeda mini cranes. ALL is also adding 13 Maeda spider cranes to its own fleet. ALL's exclusive territory for Maeda sales covers the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin. ALL will sell and service Maeda's full line including spider cranes, crawlers, and battery cranes. Widely considered the smallest cranes in the world, Maeda cranes can go where other cranes simply can't. With a width as little as two and a half feet, many can actually fit through standard doorways. The construction industry is especially fond of these small cranes for their ability to be placed high up in a structure and assist with glazing and curtainwall installation. Josh Doyle, general manager of ALT Sales Corp., the boom truck division of the ALL Family, expects construction to remain a popular market for Maeda via ALL, with other applications emerging. "The advent of Maeda battery-powered cranes opens a whole new world of indoor crane operations due to the lack of exhaust emissions," said Doyle. "I expect those cranes to pick up work inside warehouses and for interior remodeling jobs in industrial and commercial settings." Maeda models added to ALL's own fleet include three MC285C spider cranes with a slim 30-inch body, 24-foot boom, and 6,210-pound maximum capacity; seven MC305C models with a 41-foot boom and max capacity of 6,560 pounds; and three MC405C spider cranes with a 55-foot boom and a max capacity of 8,480-pounds. All include multi-angle outrigger positions and rubber tracks. "The multi-angle outriggers are a game-changer. They take cranes that already could move in close due to their small size and get them that much closer to the work," said Doyle. The Maeda spider cranes added to ALL's own fleet are being deployed throughout the four states in which ALL is an authorized dealer, so customers unfamiliar with the product can see their performance for themselves. Japanese-made Maeda originally carved out a niche for itself with its small, versatile spider cranes. It has made a push into the U.S. market with the formation of Maeda America Inc., headquartered in Houston, Texas. About ALL The ALL Family of Companies is the largest privately held crane rental and sales operation in North America. Their strategically located branches have access to one of the world's largest and most modern fleets, operating under the ALL, ALT, Central, Dawes, and Jeffers names. ALL provides rental, sales, service, and jobsite analysis, helping to ensure that customers have the right equipment for the job. For more information, contact ALL Erection & Crane Rental at 4700 Acorn Drive, Cleveland, OH 44131. Phone: 216-524-6550. Toll free: 800-232-4100. Fax: 216-642-7633. On the Web: www.allcrane.com.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
The Tree With Matchmaking Powers For nearly a century, an oak in a German forest has helped lonely people find love—including the mailman who delivers its letters. Courtesy of Karl-Heinz Martens Jeff Maysh Every morning for 20 years, Karl-Heinz Martens steered his yellow mail truck through the narrow streets of Eutin, a market town arranged around a little castle in northern Germany, near the Baltic Sea. On his route, Martens would drive through miles of farms and fields before disappearing into a deep, enchanted forest, where he unlocked a gate using a special key and reversed into his parking spot—as all mailmen do—facing outward to ensure a quick exit. As he crunched into the woods carrying his mailbag, his tidy beard and glasses were sometimes flecked with snowflakes or sleet, and every morning, just before the clock struck 12, he arrived beneath a towering oak. "People used to memorize my route and wait for me to arrive because they couldn't believe that a postman would deliver letters to a tree," Martens told the press, who called the now-retired mailman the "messenger of love." The Bräutigamseiche, or Bridegroom's Oak, is the only tree in Europe with its own mailing address. Every day the 500-year-old tree receives dozens of lonely-hearts letters, and singletons arrive from near and far to reach into a small knothole in the trunk, hoping to find a match. The tree is believed to possess magical matchmaking powers. According to legend, the tree and its longest-serving mailman are together responsible for more than a hundred marriages. Despite holding the most romantic job in Europe, Martens was a middle-aged divorcé who did not believe in fate. The scores of relationships he helped create, he said when we spoke last year, were "just lucky coincidences." But that was before the magical oak changed his life, too, and created a happy ending to rival any fairy tale. When You Give a Tree an Email Address What Does It Really Mean to Be 'Single'? Facebook and the Art of Matchmaking Berlin, 1963: Voices From the Wall In 1984, when Martens first took up the role, the Berlin Wall still separated West Germany (where the Bridegroom's Oak grew) from the country's Communist East. The mailman's personal life had split down the middle too, when his marriage fizzled out and he found himself alone, with shared custody of his 12-year-old son. "I was fed up with women back then," he said, and had sworn off dating. Sometimes Martens found his love-letter duties tiresome. People assumed the Bridegroom's Oak was his only stop, he complained, but the tree was part of a challenging delivery route controlled by Deutsche Bundespost, the mail service that employed him. By noon the tourists would be waiting, he half-joked, to "steal my time." The magical tree drew tourists and fans of German folklore, in which forests are overrun with lonely princesses, magical spells, and romance (Disneyland's castle is based on a Bavarian palace). Martens, who speaks in Low German, the blue-collar dialect of the country's lowlands, was ordered by his superiors to educate the tourists. His ancient tongue added a certain authenticity to a story that sounds like other tales from the German forests, such as "Snow White" and "Little Red Riding Hood." "Once upon a time, there was a son of a prince," Martens began. "He was left in this forest and no one cared about him until a very beautiful girl rescued him. And because he was so grateful to her, he planted a tree." That seedling, he said, grew into a mighty, 82-foot-tall oak. "That's the short version," Martens told me as we trudged through the forest late last year, kicking up leaves. The story of how the tree became known for matchmaking is a little longer, he explained. In 1890, a chocolate maker from nearby Leipzig fell in love with the forester's daughter, but her father forbade the relationship. Instead, the two lovers left each other notes in the knothole of the oak tree. Eventually, the girl's father had a change of heart. He threw a wedding ceremony where his daughter's love had bloomed. There, in the shadow of the branches, the bride and groom kissed, and the tree found its name. It was after that, Martens said, that other love letters started to arrive. By 1927 the Bridegroom's Oak was overwhelmed with mail. The post office made the unusual decision to give the tree its own mailing address. Deutsche Bundespost even erected a 10-foot-tall ladder up to the mailbox, to help people reach in to open, read, and respond to love letters at senders' provided return addresses. The only rule, Martens told me sternly, is that if you open a letter and don't respond, you must place it back in the tree for someone else to find. He added that young women believe that if they walk around the tree three times under a full moon while thinking of their beloved, they "will be married within the year." Over the years, scores of sweethearts who were united by the tree have carved their initials into its branches, and the tree wears these scars as evidence of its powers. This litany of happy couples includes an American girl and the English army officer she met by writing to the oak. They moved to Scotland to be together, according to newspapers. Also engraved in the trunk are the initials of a young lady who was too shy to write to the tree, but found love after her friends wrote on her behalf. She married a German soldier. When Martens was running late or found himself in no mood to tell a fairy tale, he photocopied the legend and handed it out. But as the tree's popularity increased, the mailman soon found himself talking to radio and television reporters, whose stories would prompt even more people to write. "I usually came here with a handful of letters, about five each day," he told me. "When the press was here and did a story on the tree, then you would have about 50 letters a day." He remembers just a few days when the oak received no letters, he said. "I can count on two hands the days I haven't been here, except for weekends and holidays." Though public speaking was difficult at first, with daily practice Martens started to relish sharing the story of the tree. "I have always regarded this task as a great honor," Martens said. "I was picked for the job because I had a talent for chattering. I have a French mother," he added, by way of explanation. And so begins a story of an unbelievable coincidence, and the first time Martens's life was turned upside down by a letter out of the blue. Martens's mother, Yvette, was a teenager during the Second World War. She spent her days hanging around her parents' laundromat in France, where they cleaned and starched the uniforms of the German army. One day, she caught the eye of a sergeant major. "Three beautiful young girls were running around and he picked the youngest and said, 'That's the one,'" Martens said. "And that's my mother." She was just 17 when he was born, Martens told me, and she named him after his parachutist father. By the end of the war, Karl-Heinz Sr. was missing, presumed dead. Miraculously, his father resurfaced some months later in a military hospital in Italy. He was transferred to his hometown, Flensburg, where he recovered from his injuries. Yvette brought Martens to Germany as an infant to reunite him with his father, but she was so homesick that she yearned to return to France. Martens's grandparents insisted that the baby remain in Germany. He had a cold and was too sick to make the journey by train, they said. Yvette, just a child herself, agreed, and left Martens to be raised by his father. Growing up with a stepmother, he only found out about his real mother in France when he was 12 or 13, and had no way of finding her. "My stepmother used to work at the telecommunications office and my father worked at the post office," Martens recalled. In 1961 he followed his father into the mail industry, taking a job at the post office, where he sorted mail and returned lost letters to their sender. One day, when Martens was about 25, a letter came across his desk addressed to him at his grandparents' old house. They had long since moved out, and when he saw the sender's name, Martens said he was "baff"—the German word for dumbstruck. He rushed the letter to his boss. "This letter," he said, "is from my mother." He needed to open it, he begged, knowing that to do so was a mortal sin for a postal worker. "Alright," his supervisor said, "you can open the letter with me as a witness." With shaking hands, Martens read the note. His real mother was alive and well. The French army was searching for him as a deserter, she wrote, and urged him to meet her in France. It was a lot to take in. When Martens told his father, he turned cold. "Well, you know what you have here," his father warned. "You don't know what it will be like down there." But Martens fired up his Volkswagen Beetle. I asked how he felt as he drove to the French border. It was summer, he said, and the Beetle's engine is in the back, so the cabin felt like a sauna. No, I asked, how did you feel about the meeting? "Excuse me," he said. "What would you feel like if you were meeting your mother for the first time?" When he met his mother at the border, she was with her husband and her brother. During the few days they spent together, Martens said he felt like they had never parted. His mother's husband was a French cook and his meals were "top-class," Martens said. It all started to make sense: He had always enjoyed French food and culture, and soon he identified in his nature a quirky sense of humor that was entirely French. Slowly, Martens and his mother rebuilt their relationship. He visited her up to five times a year, or whenever he could take time off work. And he never forgot that it was all thanks to a lucky letter. During the 1960s, Deutsche Bundespost underwent a major modernization. A new program for the sorting of letters reduced the service's number of letter centers from 3,600 to just 350, and in 1967 Martens was relocated from his job in Kappeln to another in Kiel. Then, in 1972, when his son, Olaf, was born, he moved to his girlfriend's birthplace, Eutin. They married, but their relationship began to crumble, he said. Their divorce was straightforward and drama-free. After they signed the papers they enjoyed a meal with their son, as if to say, We will always be your parents. Martens took custody of Maica, the family's jet-black mutt, whom they'd lovingly named after a brand of sausage. When I asked whether Maica ever joined Martens on his rounds, the former mailman was appalled. That would be verboten, he said. Martens was 38 when he started delivering mail to the Bridegroom's Oak. The delivery route was not desirable. Previous mailmen, mostly bachelors, complained about the mile-long detour. Ernst Pries, who was the messenger of love in the 1950s and '60s, told The Boston Globe: "I wasn't very thrilled at first about having to go out of my way to deposit what I thought were stupid letters." Martens had no time for affairs of the heart either. He grew up in Flensburg, the no-nonsense town near Denmark where his father was born, home to the German Department of Motor Vehicles and its point system for punishing unruly motorists. Martens always felt destined for a job in the public sector, and believed that delivering love letters was his civic duty. You could set your watch by Martens's arrival at the Bridegroom's Oak. Germany's present-day mail service is a testament to the country's efficiency. The service is famously fast, and 94 percent of letters reach their recipient the next working day. By the time Martens started delivering letters to the Bridegroom's Oak in 1984, he was one of 543,200 Deutsche Bundespost employees; the West German post office had more manpower than the national army and was just as regimented. One dedicated mailman in Munich once discovered a quicker route between postal depots, but was hauled before a judge and faced criminal charges for not following protocol. Read: The "little traffic light man" that could Deutsche Post, the mail service on the other side of the Berlin Wall, was quite the opposite. The East German secret service, the Stasi, regularly ransacked packages for cash and valuables, while economic problems made for a sketchy service starved of raw materials. Still, letters from people in East Germany hoping to make contact with the West found their way to the Bridegroom's Oak. "I wanted to write back," Martens said, "but my boss recommended me not to." "I can't answer every question. If they were asking what cars were driven here, I can't write back, 'BMW.'" He said women asked about nylon tights. "I didn't have any idea about that. Who am I?" Martens scoffed. "I would just send them a pre-written letter back," he said curtly. The photocopied page he sent comprised a biography of the tree and some interesting facts. In 1988, Martens delivered a letter to the tree bearing the postmark of Bad Salzungen, one of East Germany's oldest saltwater spa towns. The letter was mailed by a lonely 19-year-old nurse named Claudia. She spent her evenings alone, clandestinely tuned in to West German television stations, looking for entertainment. When she saw a news item about the Bridegroom's Oak, her heart filled with excitement. "At the end, the address of the tree faded in," she told me. Claudia picked up her pen and scribbled down: "Dodau 99 Dodau Forsthaus, 23701 Eutin, Germany." Shortly after Martens delivered her letter, it was discovered by a 36-year-old farmer's son. Friedrich Christiansen was an agricultural-machine technician who lived in Malente in West Germany, just a short drive from the forest. Tired of striking out with local girls at farmers' dances, he was intrigued when his mother spoke of the tree of love. One day he wandered into the forest and peered into the knothole. When he read Claudia's hopeful letter, he thought she sounded like a perfect match. "I liked her handwriting," he told me. Their letters grew in passion and promise, but politics prevented Friedrich and Claudia from forging a relationship from opposite sides of the border. Like the chocolatier's son and the forester's daughter who first discovered the Bridegroom's Oak, they exchanged love letters and prayed that their circumstances might change. One day, after much frustration, the farmer purchased a map to find out where Claudia lived—he had to see her in the flesh. Information was scant about the other side, and some German maps were printed with large blank sections. He nervously headed for the border. At the checkpoint, he lied to the guards. He told them he was visiting a cousin. But he was secretly headed to a rendezvous about 100 miles northeast of Frankfurt, where he and Claudia finally embraced. "She had a moped!" Friedrich said. Despite having only one brief meeting, by the summer of 1989 they were engaged. Left: Martens visits the tree today (Jeff Maysh); Right: A younger Martens poses for an undated photo at the oak during his rounds (Courtesy of Karl-Heinz Martens) Witnessing romances like this one blossom started to thaw Martens's cold heart. He tried to date, he admitted, but the dating pool in a town of 20,000 was so small that it made romance awkward. No one ever seemed to be "the one," he told me. His life revolved around delivering the mail on time, taking Maica on long walks, and social events at the local sports club. Martens was proudly self-reliant and didn't need a wife. Visitors to his spotless apartment couldn't believe a woman didn't live there, he said. Like Martens, Karin Grüttemeier did not believe in fate. Karin lived in Hörstel near the Dutch border and had heard about the Bridegroom's Oak years ago, but never thought she'd write to it. Then one Christmas her husband died. For the first time in years, she felt so alone. "I wasn't feeling very well back then," Karin told me. She tried to enjoy her summer holidays in the Bavarian Forest, and while she was there she was reminded of the matchmaking tree. Could the Bridegroom's Oak help her find love again? "I'm gonna send a letter there," she decided one day in the late 1980s. Around that time, Hans Peter Gerörde was visiting Germany's Baltic coast to tell his aunt some difficult news. His marriage was over, and a divorce loomed. When the aunt suggested he visit the Bridegroom's Oak, Hans Peter also thought the magical tree was worth a try. One afternoon, after Martens had delivered the morning's letters, Hans Peter pulled from the knothole the note from Karin, the widower from Hörstel. He wrote a reply the same day. Just weeks later, they were in each other's arms. The tree had struck again. It was, Karin said, "love at first sight." Martens heard that phrase a lot over the years. He told me about another gentleman who arrived in Eutin for treatment at a health resort. When the weather turned too cold to enjoy the Baltic coastline, he took a trip inland instead. He found himself at the Bridegroom's Oak, with his hand in the knothole. The letter he found, Martens said, was from a woman who lived just a few miles from his home, hundreds of miles away in Ruhr, near Dortmund. Naturally, they met, fell in love, and married, Martens said. Martens was never invited to the weddings, but that didn't bother him. He watched the oak's leaves turn brown, then green, and brown again. His dark beard became gray. Tensions between East and West Germany thawed. And the footsteps of the lonely young women who traced a path around the tree wore away at the forest floor, already compressed from decades of tourist traffic. To preserve the tree, foresters erected a fence around it, and only Martens's mail truck was allowed to drive up to the ladder. Letter seekers had to arrive on foot. Then one day, as Martens climbed the wooden steps for maybe the thousandth time, he reached into his mailbag and noticed an unusual letter. It was addressed to him. The sender was Renate Heinz, a wine merchant in her late 50s. Renate was divorced, with an adult son from her marriage to a policeman. She was career-focused and liked to spend her free time in front of the television. It was there that she saw a news item on the Bridegroom's Oak, and an interview with the mailman, Karl-Heinz Martens. "I sat in front of the TV and immediately felt a connection with him," she told me. Renate recalled that when Martens announced he was single, she turned to her son and said: "I'll change that!" Though she had never done anything like it, Renate felt the urge to scribble a note on the back of her business card and mail it off to the Bridegroom's Oak. When Martens read it, he was captivated by the straight-talking message, which simply read: "I want to get to know you!" When he noticed that the sender was from Saarbrücken, which he knew to be near the French border, it all started to make sense. Read: The evolution of a 20-year pen pal friendship That fits, Martens thought: She was practically French. "That's the reason I got in touch," he said. "I called her. I'm too lazy to write." Soon they were talking on the telephone for hours at a time. "I had quite the phone bill," he said. "One day he sent me a photo of his dog," Renate said. When she saw Maica staring out of the photograph, she was smitten. Before long, she and Martens were talking about a meeting. "I didn't know Saarbrücken, but France was close," Martens said. He was due to visit his mother, and he thought he could visit Renate on the way. The meeting was, he told himself, "nonbinding." If I don't like her, he thought, I'll just get back in the car. When Martens told a friend at the sports club about his blind date, she was surprised. "Well, you have to know what you're doing," she said. Martens wasn't nervous. He explained that in telling the legend of the tree to strangers every day, he'd gained a unique confidence. And anyway, he had done this before. A strange letter had arrived out of the blue, and he'd driven to France to meet a woman, not knowing what to expect. So one Saturday morning, he opened his car door and let Maica hop in. Then he sat behind the wheel and started the engine. Saarbrücken is a large baroque town split in half by the Saar river and sutured together by a dozen brick and stone bridges. When Martens arrived that afternoon, he worried about how he would find Renate. "I didn't know the city," he said. "So she had to guide me somewhere; we didn't have smartphones back then." Renate had given him directions to a parking lot, and there he saw a woman standing alone. She wore a summer dress and had short, dark-blond hair. It had to be her. She was so friendly and charming that any awkwardness melted away. "We liked each other!" Martens recalled. "Maica of course also had a great connection" with Renate, he added. And Renate later admitted to a newspaper: "I fell in love with Maica straight away too." The date went so well that Martens spent "a couple of days" in her apartment, he told me. "The first date lasted two days?" I asked. "We had been calling each other for weeks before that. We weren't strangers anymore," Martens explained. But that wasn't the end of it. He still had to see his mother. And he didn't want to leave Renate. Martens and Renate embrace after marrying in 1990 (Courtesy of Karl-Heinz Martens) "I had to warn my mother that I wasn't coming alone," Martens said. Soon, Renate and Maica were in the car, and they were speeding out of Saarbrücken to meet his mother in France. On their first date. At the time, other unexpected developments rocked Germany. In 1989, following the surprise downfall of the German Democratic Republic, the Berlin Wall tumbled and Germany reunified. Friedrich and Claudia, the couple who had exchanged letters for nearly two years across the border, were now able to marry, and tied the knot in May of 1990. Around then, after a short romance, Renate agreed to move in with Martens in Eutin. This didn't seem crazy, she said. "If you got to know each other via the Bridegroom's Oak, it's different than with someone you meet in a disco." Renate and Martens shared a love for fine dining. Renate worked as a verkosterin—a taster—and she sold fine wine, especially reds. In the evenings, Renate would bring home a special bottle from work and treat Martens to a robust red from Argentina or South Africa. He liked everything about her, he told me. They called each other schatz—"sweetheart." One day, they were drinking beer at his favorite restaurant, Tönnchen, when out of the blue Martens said: "Actually, we could get married." He said it so casually, as if the idea had just come to him. Renate was thrilled. They ordered another round of beer to celebrate. In 1994, they exchanged rings in Eutin's town hall. "We didn't marry in a church; we aren't religious," Martens said. He decided to marry her after five years, he said, because she was "the one." After the ceremony they were "ordered" to the tree by friends who had prepared a surprise buffet under the branches. Later, they partied at Tönnchen, where postal workers packed the dance floor. The local newspaper called it the hochzeit des jahres—the "wedding of the year." "I still come here often," Martens told me as we circled the tree together last year. About 12 years ago, arborists diagnosed the oak with a fungal infection, and they had to chop off a number of its limbs to prevent the infection from spreading. Around this time, Martens was diagnosed with leukemia. Foresters noticed that the tree was growing more slowly than before. "It was totally damaged," Martens told me. "If you look up you might see ropes up there in the tree. Because they're afraid the tree will break apart. They thought about cutting it down." "But right now I have other problems, of course," he said. Old age and his illness have made travel difficult. He hasn't visited Renate's son, who lives in America, for some time. "He is one of the 10 best hairdressers in the U.S.," Martens said. "He lives in the Hamptons in New York. I haven't been there because my wife would never set a foot on a plane." He said he likes to stay close to Renate. "We've been married for 24 years," he said. When we reached the tree, he pulled out a letter and read a note from a woman called Petra: "Hello dear stranger, If you like to laugh, enjoy the quiet moments of life … then you should definitely contact me." Martens paused before reading the last sentence, which seemed to hang in the air: "When you're alone, everything is half as much fun." Martens put it back. As we stood looking up at the giant tree, he told me that his wife had lung cancer and was very unwell. "The chemo doesn't work anymore," he said quietly. Then, some months after we met, Martens wrote with some sad news. His wife passed away, he said. Renate's funeral was held on Valentine's Day. I thought about how in the forest that afternoon, Martens had explained how the Bridegroom's Oak had changed his opinion on "lucky coincidences." "I do believe there's something magical about the tree," Martens had conceded, as a brown leaf fell from the oak and landed perfectly on his shoulder. "I'm getting goose bumps just thinking about it," he'd said. This had happened to other messengers of love too. Pries, the reluctant mailman in the 1960s, once said: "After I saw how many compatible people the tree bought together, I started to enjoy my job." There are no plans to cut down the Bridegroom's Oak, and you can write to it today if you're lonely and bored with Tinder. Internet dating can't compete with the Bridegroom's Oak, Martens said. He won't join up. He told me about one of Germany's most popular online-dating sites, which demands its members complete a long questionnaire before matching partners based on a complicated points system. "On the internet, questions match people," he said, "but at the tree, it's a beautiful coincidence, like fate." Emily Buder Jeff Maysh is a crime reporter living in Los Angeles. Carlo Allegri / Reuters The Republican Party Needs Millennials to Survive Kori Schake Conservatives can win over young Americans to our principles, but first we have to live by those principles. Some conservative national-security practitioners gathered recently to find common ground on the future. The meeting wasn't, as described in The Washington Post, flooded with regretful signatories of various anti-Trump letters, recanting in the hopes of career advancement. In attendance were people who had served in the Trump administration and people who'd refused to serve, united by a desire to restore principled national-security policies. What follows is an abbreviated version of my paper for the gathering, which was on how to engage young Americans with conservative principles. In my experience, conservative foundational beliefs appeal to our successors. We can win over young Americans to our principles, but first we have to live by those principles. Americans under age 30 voted for Democrats by a 35-point margin in 2018 in large part because we don't. A filmmaker highlights historic footage, some of which has never been seen before. Jillian Banner ? 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Good things come in pairs: Racine Co. couple now has three sets of twins but that's not all they have in common Good things come in 3s: Racine Co. couple now has three sets of twins with same birthday RACINE COUNTY -- When a Racine County couple married, they wanted to start a family right away, but they knew having children could be challenging. That was three years ago -- and boy, have things changed. Carrie Kosinski When Craig Kosinski and his wife Carrie settled into 40 acres of Racine County countryside, they knew there would be plenty of room to grow as a family. "I grew up in a big family. Growing up, I had always wanted like 18 children, was my number," said Carrie Kosinski. But doctors had troubling news for the newlyweds. "I had been seeing a doctor and they said it was going to be very difficult for us to get pregnant on our own," Carrie Kosinski said. Slide the clock ahead three years -- and you'll count four children. Craig and Carrie chose to adopt -- two sets of twins from the same mother. Craig and Carrie Kosinski and their four children "Well, it was part of the plan, but maybe not quite exactly how it's all turned out though," said Craig Kosinski. Carrie said adoption is something she's been thinking about since she was a little girl. "Well, I was adopted. So prior to us getting married, I had talked to him about adopting because that was always on my heart," Carrie Kosinski said. This young family wasn't done growing after adopting the first four children. With the help of doctors, Carrie became pregnant -- and on February 28th of this year, she gave birth to twin little girls -- each weighing one pound, six ounces. And here's the truly ironic part -- February 28th is also the birthdate of the two previous sets of twins. The newborn twins, more than 10 weeks premature, are still at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin. Carrie and Craig Kosinski's newborn twins The Kosinski family is now dominated by girls. But the proud parents tell FOX6 News, they wouldn't mind trying for another boy.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Multiple Apple iOS Zero-Days Enabled Firm To Spy On Targeted iPhone Users For Years Victims of 'lawful intercepts' include human rights activists and journalist, researchers from Citizen Lab and Lookout say. Apple's much vaunted reputation for security took a bit of beating this week with two separate reports identifying serious vulnerabilities in its iOS operating system for iPhones and iPads. One of the reports, from security firm Lookout and the University of Toronto's Citizen Lab, details a trio of zero-day vulnerabilities in iOS, dubbed Trident, that a shadowy company called the NSO Group has been exploiting for several years to spy on targeted iOS users. The NSO Group is based in Israel but owned by an American private-equity firm. The company has developed a highly sophisticated spyware product called Pegasus that takes advantage of the Trident zero-day exploit chain to jailbreak iOS devices and install malware on them for spying on users. In an alert this week, security researchers at Citizen Lab and Lookout described Pegasus as one of the most sophisticated endpoint malware threats they had ever encountered. The malware exploits a kernel base mapping vulnerability, a kernel memory corruption flaw and a flaw in the Safari WebKit that basically lets an attacker compromise an iOS device by getting the user to click on a single link. All three are zero-days flaws, which Apple has addressed via its 9.3.5 patch. The researchers are urging iOS users to apply the patch as soon as possible. Pegasus, according to the security researchers, is highly configurable and is designed to spy on SMS text messages, calls, emails, logs and data from applications like Facebook, Gmail, Skype, WhatsApp and Viber running on iOS devices. "The kit appears to persist even when the device software is updated and can update itself to easily replace exploits if they become obsolete," the researchers said in their alert. Evidence suggests that Pegasus has been used to conduct so-called 'lawful intercepts' of iOS owners by governments and government-backed entities. The malware kit has been used to spy on a noted human rights activist in the United Arab Emirates, a Mexican journalist who reported on government corruption and potentially several individuals in Kenya, the security researchers said. The malware appears to emphasize stealth very heavily and the authors have gone to considerable efforts to ensure that the source remains hidden. "Certain Pegasus features are only enabled when the device is idle and the screen is off, such as 'environmental sound recording' (hot mic) and 'photo taking'," the researchers noted. The spyware also includes a self-destruct mechanism, which can activate automatically when there is a probability that it will be discovered. Like many attacks involving sophisticated malware, the Pegasus attack sequence starts with a phishing text—in this case a link in an SMS message—which when clicked initiates a sequence of actions leading to device compromise and installation of malware. Because of the level of sophistication required to find and exploit iOS zero-day vulnerabilities, exploit chains like Trident can fetch a lot of money in the black and gray markets, the researchers from Citizen Lab and Lookout said. As an example they pointed to an exploit chain similar to Trident, which sold for $1 million last year. The second report describing vulnerabilities in IOS this week came from researchers at the North Carolina State University, TU Darmstadt, a research university in Germany and University Politehnica in Bucharest. In a paper to be presented at an upcoming security conference in Vienna, the researchers said they focused on iOS' sandbox feature to see if they could find any security vulnerabilities that could be exploited by third-party applications. The exercise resulted in the researchers unearthing multiple vulnerabilities that would enable adversaries to launch different kinds of attacks on iOS devices via third-party applications. Among them were attacks that would let someone bypass iOS' privacy setting for contacts, gain access to a user's location search history, and prevent access to certain system resources. In an alert, a researcher who co-authored the paper said that the vulnerabilities have been disclosed to Apple, which is now working on fixing them. Apple Releases Patch For 'Trident,' A Trio Of iOS 0-Days Apple Zero-Day Flaw Leaves OS X Systems Vulnerable to Attack Vulnerabilities/ThreatsMobileAttacks/BreachesRiskThreat IntelligenceVulnerability ManagementAdvanced Threats Developing an Effective Threat Intelligence Program for Your Enterprise How to avoid a data breach	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
<< < March > >> author > Birthdays > march_19 Birthdays occurring on March, 19 1920 Paul Hagen was born on March 19, 1920 Given that 80 percent of people find a site through a search engine, it strikes me that there are potentially big dollars in this market. More quotations from Paul Hagen 1923 Pamela Britton was born on March 19, 1923 NASCAR drivers are heroes. The books' appeal is that you can put yourself in the heroines' shoes. More quotations from Pamela Britton 1927 Richie Ashburn was born on March 19, 1927 I wish I'd known early what I had to learn late. More quotations from Richie Ashburn 1928 Patrick McGoohan was born on March 19, 1928 Questions are a burden to others; answers are a prison for oneself More quotations from Patrick McGoohan 1930 Ornette Coleman was born on March 19, 1930 Jazz is the only music in which the same note can be played night after night but differently each time. More quotations from Ornette Coleman << Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next >> Deaths occurring on March, 19 1907 Thomas Bailey Aldrich died on March 19, 1907 American short-story writer, poet and editor. 1836-1907 True art selects and paraphrases, but seldom gives a verbatim translation More quotations from Thomas Bailey Aldrich 1950 Edgar Rice Burroughs died on March 19, 1950 I had this story from one who had no business to tell it to me, or to any other. More quotations from Edgar Rice Burroughs 1951 Frank Melton died on March 19, 1951 Anytime something like this happens, all of law enforcement comes together, More quotations from Frank Melton 1997 Willem de Kooning died on March 19, 1997 Dutch born American painter, one of the leading exponents of Abstract Expressionism. 1904-1997 I don't paint to live, I live to paint. More quotations from Willem de Kooning	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Saleshttps://cosmosarch.com +6166727572(02) 6672 7572 Cosmos ArchaeologyThe experts in Asia Pacific [email protected]+6166727572https://cosmosarch.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Cosmos-logo.pnghttps://cosmosarch.com About Us Our Services Our Projects Contact Us Town Green Port Macquarie Port Macquarie Hastings Council Port Macquarie, Australia From 2015 – 2021 Port Macquarie Hastings Council proposed to upgrade a popular waterfront green space known as the Town Green. Cosmos Archaeology was commissioned to undertake the Statement of Heritage Impact (SoHI) for the different stages of works, Town Green East (2017), Town Square (2016) and Town Green West (2021). The Town Green West works required extensive, but relatively shallow, excavation across the area and as such, a historical archaeological assessment was prepared as part of the SoHI. Situated between the Lady Nelson Wharf, Short Street and Horton Street, the study area was located within the boundaries of the secondary penal settlement, established in 1821. A lime shed, convict drains and other track alignments associated with the accommodation and maritime precincts of the settlement were located within the proposed work area. The area was further developed as a maritime precinct throughout the 19th and 20th centuries with a series of wharves, boat sheds, repair yards and pilot boat sheds built. Four zones of archaeological potential were identified, Zone A – D, with archaeological remains associated with the convict period being assessed as State Heritage significant. As part of the SoHI, Cosmos Archaeology devised a number of recommendations to ensure the work met heritage requirements. This included having an archaeologist experienced with early colonial archaeology on site monitoring certain excavation works and recording stratigraphy and any archaeological evidence. These findings were presented in a Monitoring Report and artefact database compiled at the completion of the project. Windsor Bridge Replacement Project HMS Sirius [email protected] P.O. Box 42 Condong, NSW, Australia, 2484 Copyright 2023 Cosmos Archaeology, Designed and Developed by Web Bird Digital	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Acute cortical blindness in preeclampsia—a case of reversible posterior encephalopathy syndrome Leszek Mitas, Lech Rogulski Ginekologia Polska 2012, 83 (6): 469-72 BACKGROUND: Cortical blindness is one the most disturbing symptoms of reversible posterior encephalopathy syndrome in preeclamptic and eclamptic patients. The disease has been previously associated with a hypertensive breakthrough in the autoregulation of posterior cerebral arterioles followed by extravasation of the fluid into the brain tissue. CASE: 22-year-old primigravida in the 39th week of gestation diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus presented with mild preeclampsia and was admitted to our hospital. Antihypertensive treatment was initiated. Her blood pressure remained between 120/80 to 140/90 mm Hg. Glucose levels were within acceptable range. Before the labor induction she developed acute cortical blindness. Magnetic resonance imaging showed vasogenic edema localized in occipital lobes. Cesarean section was performed and anti-edematous treatment initiated. Blindness resolved by the fifth day postpartum. CONCLUSIONS: Reversible posterior encephalopathy developed in our patient in spite of normalized blood pressure that remained within autoregulation limits. Alternative pathogenesis and precipitating factors are discussed. [Reversible loss of vision in severe preeclampsia: case report and review of the literature]. L Rieger, C Wessig, S Bussen, A Bartsch, M Sütterlin, J Dietl Zeitschrift Für Geburtshilfe und Neonatologie 2003, 207 (6): 228-31 Reversible cortical blindness: posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome. Sabyasachi Bandyopadhyay, Kanchan Kumar Mondal, Somnath Das, Anindya Gupta, Jaya Biswas, Subir Kumar Bhattacharyya, Gautam Biswas Journal of the Indian Medical Association 2010, 108 (11): 778-80 Reversible cortical blindness in preeclampsia. Diana V Do, Vivian Rismondo, Quan Dong Nguyen American Journal of Ophthalmology 2002, 134 (6): 916-8 Cortical blindness: clinical and radiologic findings in reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome: case report and review of the literature. Alon Kahana, Howard A Rowley, Joel M Weinstein Ophthalmology 2005, 112 (2): e7-e11 [Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome]. Branko Petrović, Vladimir Kostić, Nadezda Sternić, Jovo Kolar, Nebojsa Tasić Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo 2003, 131 (11-12): 461-6 Cortical blindness in severe preeclampsia: computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and single-photon-emission computed tomography findings. K M Apollon, J N Robinson, R B Schwartz, E R Norwitz Obstetrics and Gynecology 2000, 95 (6 Pt 2): 1017-9 Posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome as a cause of reversible blindness during pregnancy. Lutfu S Onderoglu, Polat Dursun, Murat Gultekin, Nilufer Y Celik Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research 2007, 33 (4): 539-42 [Hypertensive encephalopathy: does not only occur at high blood pressure]. C A C Wijman, I S Beijer, G W van Dijk, M J N C Wijman, J van Gijn Nederlands Tijdschrift Voor Geneeskunde 2002 May 25, 146 (21): 969-73 Cortical blindness in a boy with acute glomerulonephritis. Min-Hsien Yang, Ji-Nan Sheu, Shuoh-Jyh Wang Journal of the Formosan Medical Association 2003, 102 (1): 52-4 Two cases of reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome, one with and the other without pre-eclampsia. Yoichiro Fujiwara, Hitomi Higaki, Toshio Yamada, Yoshinori Nakata, Seiko Kato, Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Ryoji Ito, Junko Yamaki Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research 2005, 31 (6): 520-6	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Fighting for Palestinian justice through culture 'The 3rd Intifada will be a cultural one' - JULIANO MER KHAMIS JOIN A GLOBAL The Revolution's Promise MAP OF PERFORMANCES, READINGS & WORKSHOPS SO FAR 'As our borders become harder to cross, our funding removed, and censorship of our voices continues, it is crucial that we find new ways to mobilise as Palestinian artists. The Revolution's Promise makes sure our voice is still heard internationally, whilst putting pressure on Isreal to stop the attacks on artists.' - Ahmed Tobasi, The Freedom Theatre The Revolution's Promise is a collection of testimonies from artists across Palestine, celebrating cultural resistance and highlighting censorship and attacks on artists. We are inviting friends, activists, and artists worldwide to join this collaboration by telling these stories in the community you live, work or organise in. There are many ways to get involved, a few include: - organise a public reading of the full script, - read a testimony at your university, union, community group, or cultural venue - organise a reading group and create participatory discussion, On this website, you have all the information you need to get started including individual testimonies and the full script, practical resources, and educational materials. › Get involved and participate in a creative mass-mobilisation project that aims to build a global conversation about censorship of Palestinian culture and the role arts play in fighting for justice, equality and self-determination. Photo @ Gavin Connolly 'Art penetrates borders, physical and intellectual barriers, opens doors to find solutions, and create human cooperation.' - Dareen Tatour, imprisoned poet GLOBAL SOLIDARITY Platform multiple readings / performances world-wide and build a global solidarity network. Highlight and create awareness of the obstacles and censorship Palestinian artists are facing. STOP THE ATTACKS A generation of artists are at risk, we hope by creating global conversation and world-wide solidarity it will put pressure on Israel to stop the attacks. Connect students, artists, activists, unions and anyone interested, to Palestinian arts and culture. Begin a conversation with your local community, theatre, or university on the role of culture in fighting for change in Palestine and beyond. Celebrate one of the worlds most radical and exciting arts sectors and the people at the heart of it. JULIANO MER KHAMIS & CULTURAL RESISTANCE Commemorate Juliano Mer Khamis and his legacy of using culture as a form of resistance and the role this plays in the fight for justice, equality and Palestinian self-determination. The Revolution's Promise is a mass-mobilisation project with many people around the world contributing to make it happen. It was initiated as a collaboration by The Freedom Theatre and Creative Destruction. The Freedom Theatre The Freedom Theatre is one of the worlds most exciting political theatres. Based in Jenin Refugee camp in Palestine it was co-founded by Zakaria Zubeidi leader of Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade and actor and director Juliano Mer Khamis. The theatre was established at the end of the second intifada and is famous for its use of cultural resistance and using arts to fight for justice and a free Palestine. The artistic and practical challenges have been immense, the building has been attacked by the Israeli Army, death threats have been sent and members of the theatre have been arrested, interrogated, imprisoned and psychologically tortured. On April 4th 2011 Juliano was murdered on the doorstep of the theatre. www.thefreedomtheatre.org ARTISTS ON Artists On The Frontline is a creative space and platform for radical artists working on the frontline of social and political change. Projects bring together agents of change who are challenging and rethinking the injustice systems we live in, finding ways to disrupt the status quo and contribute to large-scale systematic transformation. Whether through the latest digital technology, on the streets, or by inventing new prototypes, our work creatively responds to the multiple crises the world is facing. www.artistsonethefrontline.com Ahmed Tobasi, Mustafa Sheta, Zoe Lafferty, Zoe Lafferty Alia Alrosan Micaela Miranda TRANSLATION & TRANSCRIPTION Alia Alrosan & Rachel Vogler Ahmed Tobasi, Ali Abu Yaseen, Arna Mer Khamis, Dareen Tatour, Juliano Mer Khamis, Loai Tafesh, Mariam Abukhaled, Mohammad Al Azza, Mohammed Bakri, Mohammed Saba'aneh, Omar Barghouti, Rania Elias, Suhail Khoury, Yousef Swaitat, Zakaria Zubeidi. Find out more on featured artists >> ARTISTS MENTIONED Nuh Ibraham, Kamal Nasser, Ghassan Kanafani, Naji Al Ali ADDITIONAL INTERVIEWS Iman Aoun (Director Ashtar Theatre), Mohammad Abu Sakha (Palestine Circus School), Ramzi Abu Radwan (Founder Al Kamandjati) Amer Shomali (The Wanted 18) WOLRDWIDE COLLABORATORS To find out more about the companies and individuals worldwide who have collaborated on The Revolution's Promise click on the map above READING GROUP FORMAT Sonali Bhattacharyya & Zoe Lafferty BOYCOTT, DIVESTMENT, SANCTIONS & THE CULTURAL BOYCOTT (BDS) BDS is a vital non-violent grassroots Palestinian movement that plays an essential role in the Palestinian community. It is often misunderstood internationally and we ask that you take the time to read about the movement and familiarise yourself with its aims, principles and FAQs: www.bdsmovement.net/cultural-boycott#guidelines ETHICAL FUNDING If you need to apply for funding to make your reading or performance happen we ask that you consider the ethics of where you apply and do not take funding from the Israeli government, embassies, or lobby groups in line with the cultural boycott. In the Palestinian context, normalisation refers to Israeli and Palestinian collaborations that create the impression that both are equal in their power, rights and role in 'the conflict'. It hides Israel's ongoing crimes, oppression and occupation of Palestinians and ignores the three basic rights of Palestinians three basic rights; ending the occupation, ending the Apartheid, and the right of return for refugees. For further reading: www.972mag.com/what-is-normalization/ ANTI-RACISM & ANTI-DISCRIMINATION Our work and this project are embedded in the fight against anti-racism and for equality and justice. We ask that all collaborators take this mission seriously, by not only standing in solidarity with Palestinians but by making sure that everything possible is done to stand up to racism and discrimination in your working dynamics. Including but not limited to islamophobia, antisemitism, homophobia, sexism and white supremacy. Access is a human right. We ask that you consider how your project can be assessable to deaf and disabled artists and audiences. Unlimited's Cards For Inclusion is a brilliant resource: https://weareunlimited.org.uk/cards-for-inclusion/	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Home>Interviews> YBN Cordae Is Bridging The Generational Rap Gap YBN Cordae Is Bridging The Generational Rap Gap Image via Cheryl Fox YBN Cordae will be the force to bridge a generational gap in hip-hop. As the game is more divided now than it arguably ever has been, the younger generation of listeners is far more interested in melody than lyrics. For artists that can combine a conscious approach with a particularly vibey atmosphere, they're offering the best of both worlds. Not very many rappers can say that they're hitting on both categories, YBN Cordae is one of the few that has the ability to (adeptly) delve into both. His ties to YBN Nahmir, YBN Almighty Jay, and the remainder of his YBN crew enable him to focus on melody and creating hype music. However, his drive to become the best to have ever picked up a microphone pushes him further into a lyrical sphere. With only a few releases under his belt in "Kung Fu," "Fighting Temptations," "Old N---as," and a freestyle over Eminem's "My Name Is," the 20-year-old Maryland native is just now familiarizing himself with the spotlight. With his head screwed on tight, Cordae feels little pressure as he sets goals for himself that are higher than anybody else's expectations. Truly wanting to be the best in the world, the YBN member is gearing up to release the best project of the year. Not going into too much detail about it, his passion makes me believe that he truly means it when he says it's going to be some "more dope shit." We spoke with YBN Cordae to gauge where he's headed and how he's gotten this far in only a few months. Our interview is below. HotNewHipHop: Hey Cordae - what's up? YBN Cordae: What's good bro, how are you? I'm very good, it's nice to speak to you. I wanna ask a bit about the YBN crew because y'all are super tight and have very different approaches to music. You're definitely the most lyrical of the bunch. What did you grow up listening to in order to get you to that stage lyrically? I was listening to was a lot of like, Nas, Big L, Rakim, Jay-Z and like Kanye, Kendrick, J. Cole. Guys of that nature. From there, I would do my own research based on YouTube. If you find one thing, you can get lost in the "recommended" section. I pretty much did my research through that. But you know, obviously the Travis Scott's, Kendrick Lamar's and J. Cole's had a big influence. T.I. had a big influence on me as well. Plus the cats I'm working with now like 21 Savage and everybody. Just a combination of all of that. For a 20-year-old to be making the kind of music you do, you can tell you've been listening to a lot of different sources. Yeah, for sure. In terms of the YBN crew, I consider you guys to be somewhat of a genius crew because every rap fan is bound to like one of your sounds. There's Nahmir who's catering to the street sound, there's Jay who's like the viral internet celebrity, and then there's you who's doing the lyrical stuff, catering to another group. Was that a conscious decision that you guys made or was it more organic? Nah, it just happened that way, dog. We didn't think about it like, "yo, you do this style, I do this style", but together, we all perfect. It's just literally what our individual style is and combined, we like to call ourselves the [Golden State] Warriors 'cause all of us cater to like a completely different audience. We're all so dope and so different, it makes us the perfect balance. The comparison to the Warriors makes sense because you guys are kind of like a super team. The three of you are on the come-up at the same time and y'all are doing big things. Is there any sort of competition between you, Nahmir, Jay, and others in the YBN crew to outperform one another? Oh yeah, for sure. It's friendly competition. So like Nahmir will go in the stu and make a hit and it's gonna wanna make me go to the studio that same day and get to cooking, making my best work. If Nahmir goes super hard it's gonna wanna make me go hard too. We created a culture of work ethic because of our friendly competition. And it's not necessarily like, we won't be competing with each other on that level but it's just a creative quality level. One of us could go in there and freestyle a song in like 5 minutes and I'll be like "you know what, I like this song, I'm 'bout to freestyle too." Your response to J. Cole's "1985" was a lot of people's introduction to you earlier this year. Many had possibly heard about you but hadn't been exposed to a song before that. What pushed you to record "Old [N*****]" cause it sounds like it's straight from the heart? I was just inspired by what J. Cole had said. It sparked a creative mindset and it sparked a conversation and I always have conversations that cater to that so it was effortless. I wrote that in literally 10 minutes. It was dope. What are you most excited about being on tour with Juice WRLD, Lil Mosey and guys like that? Just performing in front of fans and seeing them every day. It's one thing on the internet and it's another thing for like face-to-face interaction with fans. And they're all dope artists too so it's dope. A lot of people are saying that out of all the rappers coming up right now, you're gonna be the one to bridge the generational gap. Does that come with any pressure? Honestly, it's no pressure. I always knew I was gonna do that. I set my own goals higher than what anybody else has set for me. I also think your head is screwed on correctly. How do you stay grounded like that? I got a good team around me. I got OG's, I got a dope management team, I got dope people around me. You know what I'm saying? All that keeps me grounded and keeps my head on straight. I just got my own balance and I've been through a lot of shit in my life and I lost a lot of shit so I don't wanna lose that again. I just want it so bad. I wanna be the best so bad. I got tunnel vision. I'm not about to let no stupid shit get in the way. On the topic of stupid shit, I wanted to ask about whatever is going on with IDK because, in the past, he's shouted you out but... Oh nah, that's my homie. He's just often trolling and shit. That's my homie. Not even off no trolling shit, it's just funny. That's my guy. I had a feeling because I saw that comment about the YBN Cordae diss track coming out and I was like "what the hell, I've seen these two dudes shout each other out before." Yeah, he's from Maryland. We both from Maryland so that's my guy. He commented that and told me about it and I was laughing. Ain't nobody worried about that. He was just being funny. We be downing on each other all the time. I have to ask… What was your reaction when you found out about Jay and Blac Chyna? I was like "Man, what the fuck!?" Like "bruh, get the fuck outta here!" I was like "shut up" and then to like see it everyday and shit. It's just funny, dog. It's just mad funny. Nahmir was on the XXL Freshman List this year and your name keeps coming up next to Juice WRLD for the 2019 list. Obviously, that's in a year but what would it mean for you to make that XXL Freshman list? It would be dope, it would be dope. It's a goal for sure, it's a goal for sure. I feel like you would kill the freestyle and cypher material. Yeah, I'ma have the best one! I'ma have the best one, by far. This year, you've only dropped a few songs overall. What's the first Cordae project going to sound like and do you have any plans on when it's going to come out? I don't know when it's gonna come out but I'm working on it now and it's beautiful. When you get in the studio, what's your process like? Do you have any weird rituals or habits or anything? Nah, I just go in there and record. I listen to the beat and I start freestyling and get a hang of my flow and after that, I just hit record. If you could listen to one album for the rest of your life, which would it be? Either Kanye West's Graduation or... actually probably Kanye West's Graduation. Last week you dropped "Kung Fu." What can we expect moving forward from you? More dope music, bro. More dope singles and the best project of the year. Dope shit. I'll let you chill with your family but thanks for taking a few minutesto talk to me, bro. You've got a big future ahead of you. God bless. I appreciate you, bro. God bless you. Interviews News Music Original Content Cordae ybn new interview hnhh interview maryland YBN Nahmir YBN Almighty Jay Blac Chyna upcoming project upcoming projects influences J. 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How COVID-19 Affects Pregnancy Evidence thus far shows that pregnant people infected with SARS-CoV-2 are at higher risk for severe disease and death, as well as complications in their pregnancies. Amanda Heidt Amanda was an associate editor at The Scientist, where she oversaw the Scientist to Watch, Foundations, and Short Lit columns. When not editing, she produced original reporting for the magazine and website. Amanda has a master's in marine science from Moss Landing Marine Laboratories and a master's in science communication from UC Santa Cruz. Aug 16, 2022 \| 10 min read ABOVE: © ISTOCK.COM, ELENABS Early in the pandemic, maternal-fetal health specialists had to confront the fact that there were no easy answers they could give their patients regarding how COVID-19 might affect their pregnancies. Dani Dumitriu, a physician-scientist affiliated with Columbia University in New York, recalls that the university's Irving Medical Center was the first hospital in the country to admit a pregnant woman with COVID-19, and as a result, "we at Columbia felt a great responsibility, being that we were the first epicenter, to generate knowledge very rapidly." Early questions centered around very basic aspects of the disease, including whether pregnancy increases the risk of getting sicker or dying from the virus and if it was possible to transmit the virus to a fetus in utero or to an infant through breastfeeding. When parents-to-be first began showing up to the hospital, some of them critically ill, "there was really only a little bit of literature from China" addressing questions like these, Dumitriu says, "and we didn't know how much it would translate" to the local patient population. Vertical transmission is not the be all and end all, and there's many more subtle impacts that can happen on the developing fetus. —Andrea Edlow, Massachusetts General Hospital Years into the pandemic, some of these questions have now been answered, while others are still being fleshed out. The physical and immunological changes that take place during pregnancy do appear to make pregnant people more susceptible to severe disease, pregnancy complications such as preterm birth or miscarriages, and death. And as cohorts of children born during the pandemic pass major developmental milestones, researchers are beginning to identify possible long-term effects to SARS-CoV-2 exposure in utero. Looking back on 2020, "we know a lot more than we did then," Dumitriu tells The Scientist. "But there are still a lot of answers we're working towards." How pregnancy ups the risks that come with COVID-19 During pregnancy, the body undergoes a series of drastic physical and immunological changes to accommodate a growing fetus, and some of these changes increase vulnerability to respiratory viruses such as SARS-CoV-2. For example, pregnant people produce more blood than normal in order to sustain the placenta. To pump that blood around, cardiovascular output can increase by as much as 40 percent, leaving them more vulnerable to heart attack, arrythmias, and heart failure—conditions that overlap with COVID-19 complications. And as the fetus grows, the uterus pushes against the diaphragm, making it difficult to draw deep breaths or to cough forcefully—this is why pregnant people are generally at a higher risk for developing pneumonia, and another possible reason why COVID-19 might hit them more severely. See "Doctors and Researchers Probe How COVID-19 Attacks the Heart" There are also immune changes that take place throughout pregnancy to avoid an inflammatory response to the fetus and placenta. These changes take place in three phases linked to the trimesters—a so-called pregnancy immune clock—meaning that infection with SARS-CoV-2 can manifest differently depending on the timing, according to Massachusetts General Hospital maternal-fetal medicine specialist Andrea Edlow. But even with these broad overarching changes to the immune landscape, Edlow notes that "there's not a universal truth that any trimester of pregnancy looks the same for every pregnant individual." Studies during the pandemic have routinely shown that pregnant people infected with SARS-CoV-2 are at higher risk for severe disease, death, and complications such as preeclampsia, miscarriages, and preterm birth compared to those without the disease, particularly when parents were infected later in their pregnancies. Like others in their age group, most infected pregnant people report asymptomatic or mild cases of the disease, but pregnant people who are admitted to the hospital with COVID-19 are more likely than their peers to spend time in the ICU and to require invasive ventilation. This has been true worldwide, with studies from China, Israel, the UK, the US, sub-Saharan Africa, and international consortiums all reporting the same broad trends (with regional differences). In pregnancy, as in the broader pandemic, minority racial and ethnic groups are more likely to experience these adverse outcomes. As new variants have replaced older ones, these patterns have largely held. The data are still rolling in, especially for Omicron, but the preliminary consensus is that variants have resulted in more cases and sometimes, but not always, caused more severe illness than their predecessors, with Edlow calling Delta in particular a "worse actor." In one study, scientists found that infections in pregnant people when Delta predominated were more severe than those during the Alpha wave of late 2020, leading to more incidences of pneumonia, more cases that required respiratory support, and more ICU admissions. Another paper, published in JAMA earlier this year and based on admissions to a prenatal health network in Texas during the Delta and Omicron surges, found that three times as many pregnant people tested positive for COVID-19 during the Delta surge, and 10 times as many during the Omicron surge, than during a pre-Delta period of the pandemic. Compared to the pre-Delta period, Omicron cases were about 80 percent less likely to be severe in terms of the need for interventions such as supplemental oxygen or intubation, while Delta cases were three times more likely to be severe. With respect to pregnancy complications, severe cases of COVID-19 have been linked to placental abnormalities, preeclampsia, early miscarriages, stillbirths, and preterm births. In one study, women infected with SARS-CoV-2 later in pregnancy (after 34 weeks) were seven times more likely to report a preterm birth, while in another, which included over 1 million women, a COVID-19 infection was two times as likely to be associated with a stillbirth, regardless of the trimester of infection. Pregnant people who contract COVID-19 are also two times as likely to develop preeclampsia, which can be fatal. See "Human Fetuses Can Contract SARS-CoV-2, but It's Rare" To explain these findings, several researchers have probed the mechanisms of how SARS-CoV-2 interacts with the maternal-fetal interface, a specialized tissue derived from the uterus and placenta, to influence disease. An early study published by Edlow and her colleagues, for example, found that evidence of vertical transmission—that is, transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from mother to fetus across the womb—is extremely rare, limited to just a handful of cases. However, she adds, "vertical transmission is not the be all and end all, and there's many more subtle impacts that can happen on the developing fetus." Cells in a placenta infected with SARS-CoV-2 (red) COURTESY OF DRUCILLA ROBERTS Ilhem Messaoudi, an immunologist at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine who specializes in viral diseases and maternal-fetal health, recently investigated these other effects, looking specifically at asymptomatic or mild infections. While her sample size was relatively small—just nine pregnant women with COVID-19 and 15 uninfected controls—she found that even mild infections can have a lasting effect on the maternal-fetal interface. Months after their first positive test, the women's immune response remained shifted toward a proinflammatory state, with an increased abundance of memory T cells and a reduction in immune-suppressing regulatory T cells in the mother's blood as well as an uptick in cytokine-secreting macrophages in maternally derived placental tissue, which was collected at birth. "When I initially started these studies, I had this naive view that somehow the placenta was this protected organ that was made out of Kevlar or something, but clearly it's not," Messaoudi says. "These changes occur, they reverberate through the maternal-fetal interface, and they persist. And anytime you talk about enhanced inflammation . . . that is not without a consequence. Being bombarded by inflammation in utero is going to have a cost down the line." Specifically, she says she wants to know whether that exposure remodels the fetus's immune system during development such that it could change how these infants respond to childhood vaccinations. The years to come Some babies born during the pandemic have since celebrated their first and even second birthdays, and researchers are following these children to see whether maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection is linked to neurodevelopmental delays after birth. Based on previous disease outbreaks, scientists know that a viral challenge during pregnancy can sometimes lead to lifelong effects for the child. Cohort studies following the influenza pandemics of 1918 and 1957, for example, found that people born during the outbreaks attained lower education levels and had higher rates of schizophrenia. A rubella pandemic in 1964 was associated with a 10- to 15-fold increase in diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder and schizophrenia. Roy Perlis, the director of the Center for Quantitative Health at Massachusetts General Hospital, recently published the results of a study assessing the neurodevelopmental outcomes at one year of age among hundreds of infants born in 2020 to mothers who tested positive for COVID-19 during their pregnancies. His team, of which Edlow is a part, found that maternal infection was associated with a greater incidence of diagnoses of disorders related to speech, language, and motor function, even when race, ethnicity, insurance status, offspring sex, maternal age, and preterm status were accounted for. The hopeful caveat, Perlis tells The Scientist, is that these are "nonspecific diagnoses," meaning that "in many cases, they resolve on their own and don't have any implications for the longer term. On the other hand, that's not always the case." See "Sex of Fetus Affects Immune Response to COVID-19 During Pregnancy" When Columbia's Dumitriu looked into this same question in a cohort of six-month-old infants using a standard risk screening questionnaire, she failed to find evidence of impaired neurodevelopment following maternal exposure to SARS-CoV-2. The group has since developed an observational assessment of babies for use over Zoom, and has shared preliminary evidence at conferences that Dumitriu says "reinforces this lack of an effect of COVID infection during pregnancy on neurodevelopment." This virus just continually surprises people this far into the pandemic, and we don't necessarily know what's coming around the corner. —Dani Dumitriu, Columbia University Perlis says that he isn't particularly surprised by the differences between the two studies. The two papers used different metrics to assess delays—one based on risk and the other on actual diagnoses—and it may also be that six months is too early to capture many missed milestones. "We need to look at this question in different ways, and so all of the various approaches to understanding it are valuable," he says. "The idea was always for [our study] to be the first of a series of reports that will expand as the cohort grows and as these kids get older." The two teams will soon assess their respective cohorts' risk for autism spectrum disorder, and later, for conditions such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, depression, anxiety, and schizophrenia—links that took decades to become clear after past pandemics. Although Dumitriu didn't find an effect of COVID-19 exposure in her cohort, she did find an unexpected result when, as she was preparing to publish her initial findings, she approached one of her team members about including a group of pre-pandemic children in the analysis. Shortly after, her colleague called her in a panic, Dumitriu recalls. "She couldn't breathe on the phone. I had to calm her down." The new work showed that, compared with children born before 2020, all of the pandemic babies, regardless of their SARS-CoV-2 exposure status, scored significantly lower on gross and fine motor skills and personal-social interactions, suggesting that something about being born into and growing up during the pandemic was creating an increased risk for missing developmental milestones. "On the heels of having this really incredibly good news when we were expecting a viral infection effect, it was very surprising," says Dumitriu, who attributes the differences between pre- and post-pandemic babies to the effects of maternal stress. Her current work aims to tease apart how exactly that stress manifests and what it might mean for maternal and fetal health. Multiple researchers stress that even as we learn more about the interplay between COVID-19 and pregnancy, there's no space to let our guard down. New strains appear to be more transmissible, and if a future variant were to also induce higher incidences of severe disease, it could be especially troublesome for pregnant individuals. "We can't stop investing in this research, [and] we can't stop being vigilant," Dumitriu says. "This virus just continually surprises people this far into the pandemic, and we don't necessarily know what's coming around the corner." Arrival of vaccines The availability of authorized vaccines, including those from Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson, brought up a host of new questions around the safety and effectiveness of the shots in pregnant people. Because this demographic is high-risk for complications, and because vaccine manufacturers didn't want to be liable for unintended effects of vaccination on a developing fetus, pregnant people were omitted from many of the early clinical trials, but now those efforts are underway. Christine Olson, a physician-scientist at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) who oversees the agency's v-safe COVID-19 vaccine pregnancy registry, was part of the team that released the first preliminary data on COVID-19 vaccine safety in roughly 850 pregnant people in spring 2021. While some participants reported preterm births or bearing children who were small for their gestational age, the percentages (9.4 percent and 3.2 percent, respectively) did not significantly differ from pregnant people studied prior to the pandemic. Similarly, pregnant people were found not to be at increased risk for adverse side effects following their injections compared with nonpregnant controls. Since then, Olson says, the data have continued to support the vaccines' safety, and the registry now includes more than 23,000 participants. "We have not detected any [adverse] safety signals in our ongoing monitoring of the data that has continued to come in over the course of people's pregnancies and . . . during the postpartum period," Olson says. See "COVID-19 Vaccines for Pregnant Moms May Protect Newborns" Moreover, preliminary data suggest that getting vaccinated for COVID-19 during pregnancy can confer pre- and post-birth benefits to the child. CDC epidemiologist Sascha Ellington tells The Scientist that several studies have since documented "that vaccination before and during pregnancy builds antibodies that are passed to and can help protect the fetus/infant," including research showing that COVID-19 vaccination is more protective to both mother and baby than a natural infection. Babies born to mothers who were vaccinated during pregnancy, for example, had elevated levels of circulating SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in their blood, and researchers have detected a corresponding bump in antibodies in breastmilk from women who got a booster. Preliminary evidence suggests these antibodies are protective: A CDC report earlier this year found that maternal immunization during pregnancy was associated with a reduced risk for COVID-19 hospitalization among infants less than six months of age during a period when both Delta and Omicron were circulating. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) recently launched a clinical trial called MOMI-Vax to evaluate the immune responses generated by pregnant people in response to COVID-19 vaccination. Flor Munoz-Rivas, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at the Baylor College of Medicine who is overseeing the trial, says in an email that because none of the existing vaccines are authorized for children six months and under, "understanding the potential direct (through vaccination and transplacental transfer of antibodies) and indirect (through breast milk or decreasing maternal infection risk) protection from maternal vaccination during pregnancy or post-partum is essential at this time." vaccination during pregnancy More Articles in immunology and microbiology "Origami" DNA Traps Could Keep Large Viruses From Infecting Cells How Chlamydia Guards Itself Against the Immune System Infographic: How Chlamydia Evades Immune Detection Mice With a Healthy Gut Microbiome Are More Motivated to Exercise	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Realife Mystic Meg POWDER KEG Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay £323 million to dying woman who claimed talc caused her ovarian cancer Eva Echeverria used the company's baby powder on a daily basis for more than 50 years and was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2007 By Andrea Downey, Digital Health Reporter 22 Aug 2017, 9:30 Updated: 23 Aug 2017, 17:37 THE makers of Johnson's baby powder have been ordered to pay $417m (£323m) to a woman who claims she developed ovarian cancer after using the company's talc-based products for feminine hygiene. A jury in California awarded the sum to Eva Echeverria, which is the largest yet in a series of lawsuits against pharmaceutical giant Johnson and Johnson (J&J). Eva Echevarria claims her use of Johnson and Johnson's talc-based products caused her ovarian cancerCredit: AP:Associated Press Echeverria, 63, alleged J&J failed to adequately warn consumers about talcum powder's potential cancer risks. She used the company's baby powder on a daily basis for more than 50 years, beginning in the 1950s until 2016, and was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2007, according to court papers. Echeverria, from California, developed ovarian cancer as a "proximate result of the unreasonably dangerous and defective nature of talcum powder", she said in her lawsuit. Echeverria's lawyer, Mark Robinson, said Eva is undergoing cancer treatment in hospital and hoped the verdict would lead J&J to put additional warnings on its products. He argued J&J encouraged women to use its products despite knowing of studies linking ovarian cancer to genital talc use. "Mrs. Echeverria is dying from this ovarian cancer and she said to me all she wanted to do was to help the other women throughout the whole country who have ovarian cancer for using Johnson & Johnson for 20 and 30 years," Robinson said. Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay $417m (£323m) in compensationCredit: Alamy "She really didn't want sympathy. "She just wanted to get a message out to help these other women." The verdict included $68m (£52m) in compensation and $340m (£264m) in punitive damages, according to AP. Evidence shown in the case included internal documents from several decades that "showed the jury that Johnson & Johnson knew about the risks of talc and ovarian cancer", according to Robinson. TALC TALK What is talcum powder made of, what is the Johnson & Johnson cancer lawsuit and what is baby powder used for - here's everything you need to know "Johnson & Johnson had many warning bells over a 30 year period but failed to warn the women who were buying its product," he said. Carol Goodrich, a J&J spokeswoman, said in a statement that the company will appeal the jury's decision. She added that the company sympathises with women suffering from ovarian cancer but that scientific evidence suggests Johnson's baby powder is safe to use. The verdict came after a St. Louis, Missouri jury in May awarded $110.5m (£85m) to a Virginia woman who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2012. Mrs Echeverria lawyer argued Johnson & Johsnon encouraged women to use their products despite scientific evidence that links the talc-based products to ovarian cancerCredit: Alamy She also blamed her illness on her use of J&J's talc-based products for more than 40 years. Three other trials in St. Louis had similar outcomes last year with juries awarding damages of $72m (£56m), $70.1m (£54m) and $55m (42m). In March a St. Louis jury rejected the claims of a Tennessee woman with ovarian and uterine cancer who blamed talcum powder for her disease. Two similar cases in New Jersey were thrown out by a judge based on a lack of reliable evidence linking talc to ovarian cancer. More than 1,000 people have filed similar lawsuits against J&J. READ MORE ON THE JOHNSON & JOHNSON CASES 'TALC CANCER DANGER' Woman awarded £85MILLION after blaming her cancer on Johnson & Johnson baby powder 'TALC CANCER RISK' Woman wins £58m after Johnson & Johnson baby powder 'gave her cancer' TALC TALK What is the Johnson & Johnson talcum powder cancer case? Our lowdown on the signs and symptoms or ovarian cancer and who's at risk Being fat increases risk of womb cancer, but can YOU spot the signs? We pay for your stories! Do you have a story for The Sun Online news team? Email us at [email protected] or call 0207 782 4368 . We pay for videos too. Click here to upload yours.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Permalink Prev Next Return to results list (1 results) Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Data Retention) Bill 2015 legislation/amend/r5375_amend_3a9397fd-e839-4171-bb1d-f254e802db5a Bill home page Download Word The Parliament of the (Amendments to be moved by Senator Ludlam, on behalf of the Australian Greens, in committee of the whole) [These amendments will only be moved if amendment (32) on sheet 7669 is not agreed to.] (1) Schedule 1, item 1C, page 23 (line 26), omit "journalist information warrants", substitute "protected class warrants". [protected class warrants] (3) Schedule 1, item 5, page 29 (lines 9 and 10), omit the definition of journalist information warrant . (4) Schedule 1, item 5, page 29 (after line 12), after the definition of Part 4-1 issuing authority , insert: protected class : each of the following is a protected class of persons: (a) legal practitioners (however described); (b) journalists (within the meaning of section 126G of the Evidence Act 1995 ); (c) medical practitioners; (d) health practitioners (within the meaning of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law); (e) any other class of professional determined by the Minister under subsection (7). protected class warrant means a warrant issued under Division 4C of Part 4-1. (5) Schedule 1, page 30 (after line 2), after item 5, insert: 5A At the end of section 5 (7) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, determine a class of professional for the purposes of paragraph (d) of the definition of protected class . (6) Schedule 1, item 6E, page 31 (lines 27 and 28), omit "journalist information warrant", substitute "protected class warrant". (7) Schedule 1, item 6F, page 32 (lines 7 and 8), omit "journalist information warrant", substitute "protected class warrant". (8) Schedule 1, item 6G, page 32 (lines 21 and 22), omit "journalist information warrant", substitute "protected class warrant" . (9) Schedule 1, item 6H, page 33 (lines 1 and 2), omit "journalist information warrant", substitute "protected class warrant". (10) Schedule 1, item 6L, page 33 (line 23) to page 43 (line 28), omit the item, substitute: 6L After Division 4B of Part 4-1 Insert: Division 4C — Protected class warrants Subdivision A — The requirement for protected class warrant 180G The Organisation (1) An eligible person (within the meaning of subsection 175(2) or 176(2), as the case requires) must not make an authorisation under Division 3 that would authorise the disclosure of information or documents relating to a particular person if the eligible person knows or reasonably believes that particular person to be: (a) a member of a protected class; or (b) an employer of such a person; unless a protected class warrant is in force in relation to that particular person. (2) Nothing in this section affects by implication the kind of person in relation to whom a warrant (other than a protected class warrant) may be issued under this Act. 180H Enforcement agencies (1) An authorised officer of an enforcement agency must not make an authorisation under section 178, 178A or 180 that would authorise the disclosure of information or documents relating to a particular person if the authorised officer knows or reasonably believes that particular person to be: unless a protected class warrant is in force, in relation to that particular person, under which authorised officers of the agency may make authorisations under that section. (2) An authorised officer of the Australian Federal Police must not make an authorisation under Division 4A that would authorise the disclosure of information or documents relating to a particular person if the authorised officer knows or reasonably believes that particular person to be: (b) an employer of such a person. Subdivision B — Issuing protected class warrants to the Organisation 180J Requesting a protected class warrant (1) The Director-General of Security may request the Minister to issue a protected class warrant in relation to a particular person. (2) The request must specify the facts and other grounds on which the Director-General considers it necessary that the warrant be issued. 180K Further information (1) The Minister may require the Director-General of Security to give to the Minister, within the period specified in the requirement, further information in connection with a request under this Subdivision. (2) If the Director-General breaches the requirement, the Minister may: (a) refuse to consider the request; or (b) refuse to take any action, or any further action, in relation to the request. 180L Issuing a protected class warrant (1) After considering a request under section 180J, the Minister must: (a) issue a protected class warrant that authorises the making of authorisations under Division 3 in relation to the particular person to which the request relates; or (b) refuse to issue a protected class warrant. (2) The Minister must not issue a protected class warrant unless the Minister is satisfied that: (a) the Organisation's functions would extend to the making of authorisations under Division 3 in relation to the particular person; and (b) the public interest in issuing the warrant outweighs the public interest in protecting the confidentiality that relates to the protected class of which the person is a member, having regard to: (i) the extent to which the privacy of any person or persons would be likely to be interfered with by the disclosure of information or documents under authorisations that are likely to be made under the authority of the warrant; and (ii) the gravity of the matter in relation to which the warrant is sought; and (iii) the extent to which that information or those documents would be likely to assist in the performance of the Organisation's functions; and (iv) whether reasonable attempts have been made to obtain the information or documents by other means; and (v) any submissions made by a Public Interest Advocate under section 180X; and (vi) any other matters the Minister considers relevant. (3) A protected class warrant issued under this section may specify conditions or restrictions relating to making authorisations under the authority of the warrant. 180M Issuing a protected class warrant in an emergency (1) The Director-General of Security may issue a protected class warrant in relation to a particular person if: (a) a request under section 180J has been made for the issue of a protected class warrant in relation to the particular person; and (b) the Minister has not, to the knowledge of the Director-General, made a decision under section 180L in relation to the request; and (c) within the preceding period of 3 months: (i) the Minister has not refused to issue a protected class warrant in relation to the particular person; and (ii) the Director-General has not issued such a protected class warrant; and (d) the Director-General is satisfied that, security will be, or is likely to be, seriously prejudiced if the access to which the request relates does not begin before a protected class warrant can be issued and made available by the Minister; and (e) either: (i) the issuing of the warrant is authorised under subsection (3); or (ii) the Director-General is satisfied that none of the Ministers specified in subsection (4) is readily available or contactable. (2) The Director-General must not issue a protected class warrant unless the Director-General is satisfied as to the matters set out in paragraphs 180L(2)(a) and (b). Authorisation to issue a warrant under this section (3) A Minister specified in subsection (4) may, if he or she is satisfied as to the matters set out in paragraphs 180L(2) and (b), orally give an authorisation under this subsection for the Director-General to issue the warrant under this section. (4) The Ministers who may orally give an authorisation are: (a) the Minister; or (b) if the Director-General is satisfied that the Minister is not readily available or contactable—any of the following Ministers: (i) the Prime Minister; (ii) the Defence Minister; (iii) the Foreign Affairs Minister. (5) The authorisation may specify conditions or restrictions relating to issuing the warrant. (6) The Director-General must ensure that a written record of an authorisation given under subsection (3) is made as soon as practicable (but no later than 48 hours) after the authorisation is given. Duration of a warrant under this section (7) A protected class warrant under this section must specify the period (not exceeding 48 hours) for which it is to remain in force. The Minister may revoke the warrant at any time before the end of the specified period. Copies of warrant and other documents (8) Immediately after issuing a protected class warrant under this section, the Director-General must give the Minister: (a) a copy of the warrant; and (b) a statement of the grounds on which the warrant was issued; and (c) either: (i) a copy of the record made under subsection (6); or (ii) if the Director-General was satisfied as mentioned in subparagraph (1)(e)(ii)—a summary of the facts of the case justifying issuing the warrant. (9) Within 3 business days after issuing a protected class warrant under this section, the Director-General must give the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security: (b) either: (10) Subsection (9) has effect despite subsection 185D(1). 180N Duration of a protected class warrant A protected class warrant issued under section 180L must specify the period (not exceeding 6 months) for which it is to remain in force. The Minister may revoke the warrant at any time before the end of the specified period. 180P Discontinuance of authorisations before expiry of a protected class warrant If, before a protected class warrant issued under this Subdivision ceases to be in force, the Director-General of Security is satisfied that the grounds on which the warrant was issued have ceased to exist, he or she must: (a) forthwith inform the Minister accordingly; and (b) takes such steps as are necessary to ensure that the making of authorisations under the authority of the warrant is discontinued. Subdivision C — Issuing protected class warrants to enforcement agencies 180Q Enforcement agency may apply for a protected class warrant (1) An enforcement agency may apply to a Part 4-1 issuing authority for a protected class warrant in relation to a particular person. (2) The application must be made on the agency's behalf by: (a) if the agency is referred to in subsection 39(2)—a person referred to in that subsection in relation to that agency; or (b) otherwise: (i) the chief officer of the agency; or (ii) an officer of the agency (by whatever name called) who holds, or is acting in, an office or position in the agency nominated under subsection (3). (3) The chief officer of the agency may, in writing, nominate for the purposes of subparagraph (2)(b)(ii) an office or position in the agency that is involved in the management of the agency. (4) A nomination under subsection (3) is not a legislative instrument. (5) The application may be made in writing or in any other form. Note: The Electronic Transactions Act 1999 deals with giving information in writing by means of an electronic communication. 180R Further information (1) The Part 4-1 issuing authority may require: (a) in any case—the chief officer of the agency; or (b) if the application is made, on the agency's behalf, by a person other than the chief officer—that other person; to give to the Part 4-1 issuing authority, within the period and in the form specified in the requirement, further information in connection with the application. (2) If the chief officer or other person breaches the requirement, the Part 4-1 issuing authority may: (a) refuse to consider the application; or (b) refuse to take any action, or any further action, in relation to the application. 180S Oaths and affirmations (1) Information given to the Part 4-1 issuing authority in connection with the application must be verified on oath or affirmation. (2) For the purposes of this section, the Part 4-1 issuing authority may: (a) administer an oath or affirmation; or (b) authorise another person to administer an oath or affirmation. The oath or affirmation may be administered in person, or by telephone, video call, video link or audio link. 180T Issuing a protected class warrant (1) After considering an application under section 180Q, the Part 4-1 issuing authority must: (a) issue a protected class warrant that authorises the making of authorisations under one or more of sections 178, 178A and 180 in relation to the particular person to which the application relates; or (2) The Part 4-1 issuing authority must not issue a protected class warrant unless the Part 4-1 issuing authority is satisfied that: (a) the warrant is reasonably necessary for whichever of the following purposes are applicable: (i) if the warrant would authorise the making of authorisations under section 178—for the enforcement of a serious contravention; (ii) if the warrant would authorise the making of authorisations under section 178A—finding a person who the Australian Federal Police, or a Police Force of a State, has been notified is missing; (iii) if the warrant would authorise the making of authorisations under section 180—the investigation of an offence of a kind referred to in subsection 180(4); and (iii) the extent to which that information or those documents would be likely to assist in relation to that matter; and (vi) any other matters the Part 4-1 issuing authority considers relevant. 180U Form and content of a protected class warrant (1) A protected class warrant issued under this Subdivision must be in accordance with the prescribed form and must be signed by the Part 4-1 issuing authority who issues it. (2) A protected class warrant issued under this Subdivision may specify conditions or restrictions relating to making authorisations under the authority of the warrant. (3) A protected class warrant issued under this Subdivision must specify, as the period for which it is to be in force, a period of up to 90 days. (4) A Part 4-1 issuing authority must not vary a protected class warrant issued under this Subdivision by extending the period for which it is to be in force. (5) Neither of subsections (3) and (4) prevents the issue of a further warrant under this Act in relation to a person, in relation to which a warrant under this Act has, or warrants under this Act have, previously been issued. 180V Entry into force of a protected class warrant A protected class warrant issued under this Subdivision comes into force when it is issued. 180W Revocation of a protected class warrant by chief officer (1) The chief officer of an enforcement agency: (a) may, at any time, by signed writing, revoke a protected class warrant issued under this Subdivision to the agency; and (b) must do so, if he or she is satisfied that the grounds on which the warrant was issued to the agency have ceased to exist. (2) The chief officer of an enforcement agency may delegate his or her power under paragraph (1)(a) to a certifying officer of the agency. Subdivision D — Miscellaneous 180X Public Interest Advocates (1) The Prime Minister shall declare, in writing, one or more persons to be Public Interest Advocates. (2) A Public Interest Advocate may make submissions: (a) to the Minister about matters relevant to: (i) a decision to issue, or refuse to issue, a protected class warrant under section 180L; or (ii) a decision about the conditions or restrictions (if any) that are to be specified in such a warrant; or (b) to a Part 4-1 issuing authority about matters relevant to: (i) a decision to issue, or refuse to issue, the warrant under section 180T; or (3) The regulations may prescribe matters relating to the performance of the role of a Public Interest Advocate. (4) A declaration under subsection (1) is not a legislative instrument. (11) Schedule 1, item 6V, page 46 (line 11) to page 47 (line 29), omit the item, substitute: 6V At the end of Division 6 of Part 4-1 182A Disclosure/use offences: protected class warrants (1) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person discloses or uses information; and (b) the information is about any of the following: (i) whether a protected class warrant (other than such a warrant that relates only to section 178A) has been, or is being, requested or applied for; (ii) the making of such a warrant; (iii) the existence or non-existence of such a warrant; (iv) the revocation of such a warrant. Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years. (a) the person discloses or uses a document; and (b) the document consists (wholly or partly) of any of the following: (i) a protected class warrant (other than such a warrant that relates only to section 178A); (ii) the revocation of such a warrant. 182B Permitted disclosure or use: protected class warrants Paragraphs 182A(1)(a) and (2)(a) do not apply to a disclosure or use of information or a document if: (a) the disclosure or use is for the purposes of the warrant, revocation or notification concerned; or (b) the disclosure or use is reasonably necessary: (i) to enable the making of submissions under section 180X; or (ii) to enable a person to comply with his or her obligations under section 185D or 185E; or (iii) to enable the Organisation to perform its functions; or (iv) to enforce the criminal law; or (v) to enforce a law imposing a pecuniary penalty; or (vi) to protect the public revenue; or (c) in the case of a disclosure—the disclosure is: (i) to an IGIS official for the purpose of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security exercising powers, or performing functions or duties, under the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986 ; or (ii) by an IGIS official in connection with the IGIS official exercising powers, or performing functions or duties, under that Act; or (d) in the case of a u se—the use is by an IGIS official in connection with the IGIS official exercising powers, or performing functions or duties, under the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986 . Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in this section (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code ). (12) Schedule 1, item 6X, page 48 (line 1) to page 49 (line 36), omit section 185D, substitute: 185D Notification etc. of authorisations (1) If: (a) a protected class warrant is issued under Subdivision B of Division 4C of Part 4-1; and (b) the warrant relates to a person who: (i) is a journalist; or (ii) is an employer of a journalist; (b) the Director-General of Security must, as soon as practicable, give a copy of the warrant to the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security; and (c) the Minister must, as soon as practicable, cause the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security to be notified of the issuing of the warrant. (2) If an authorisation under Division 3 of Part 4-1 is made under the authority of the warrant, the Director-General of Security must, as soon as practicable after the expiry of the warrant, give a copy of the authorisation to the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security. (a) the Inspector-General gives to the Minister a report under section 22 or 25A of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986 ; and (b) the report relates (wholly or partly) to one or both of the following: (i) a protected class warrant issued to the Organisation in relation to a person who is a journalist, or an employer of a journalist; (ii) one or more authorisations referred to in subsection (2) of this section; the Minister must, as soon as practicable, cause a copy of the report to be given to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security. (4) The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security may request a briefing from the Inspector-General on: (a) a protected class warrant; or (b) an authorisation or authorisations; to which a report referred to in paragraph (3)(b) of this section relates. Enforcement agencies (a) a protected class warrant is issued to an enforcement agency; and (a) if the agency was the Australian Federal Police: (i) the Commissioner of Police must, as soon as practicable, give copies of the warrant to the Minister and the Ombudsman; and (ii) the Minister must, as soon as practicable after receiving a copy, cause the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security to be notified of the issuing of the warrant; and (b) otherwise—the chief officer of the agency must, as soon as practicable, give a copy of the warrant to the Ombudsman. (6) If an authorisation under Division 4 of Part 4-1 is made under the authority of the warrant, the chief officer of the agency must, as soon as practicable after the expiry of the warrant, give a copy of the authorisation to the Ombudsman. (a) the Ombudsman gives to the Minister a report under section 186J of this Act; and (i) a protected class warrant issued to the Australian Federal Police in relation to a person who is a journalist, or an employer of a journalist; (ii) one or more authorisations, referred to in subsection (6) of this section, that were made by one or more authorised officers of the Australian Federal Police; (8) The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security may request a briefing from the Ombudsman on: (13) Schedule 1, item 6Y, page 51 (lines 16 to 21), omit paragraphs 186(1)(i) and (j), substitute: (i) the number of authorisations, referred to in paragraph (e) of this subsection, that were made under protected class warrants issued to the agency under Subdivision C of Division 4C of Part 4-1; and (j) the number of protected class warrants issued to the agency under that Subdivision during the period; and	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
3 Types of Trusted Online Gambling Games Played with Dominoes Dominoes are very popular in Asia and there are several game menus, all of which are played with dominoes. In Asia, the domino card is often used as a game medium compared to a standard deck of 52 cards. This is a unique card with only 28 pieces, which are much smaller than regular cards but thick enough to make pieces. Many other trusted online games of chance are played with this dominoes, and all of them are interesting to bettors. What are the Most Trusted Online Gambling Games that Can be Played with Cards? You could say they can reminisce or play a whole new game of dominoes that they have never played before. Currently it is not difficult to find agents who will select dominoes as their main gambling product category, but bettors must also choose which domino game is most likely to win. The average game of dominoes doesn't even need a strategy to win, and here are some types of games in the dominoes category, including: Qiu Qiu This is a category of gambling where the goal of the weather is to win the number 9. Here bettors compete with other nominal betting cards and whoever has the highest nominal amount wins even without receiving a value of 9. But if you get a value of 9 or 8, the bettor can win. Bettors are not allowed to have cards with a face value greater than 9 as double-digit numbers do not count in this Qiu Qiu domino game. If there is someone whose four cards add up to a number greater than 9, the first digit is discarded and only the second digit is used to compete with other bettors. Qiu means 9 in Chinese, so if you manage to get Qiu Qiu the weather will get the jackpot. This is a domino game of chance that is much simpler and also the easiest to play without playing complicated and difficult betting rounds for bettors. Here every bettor receives two cards face down from the start and they can take a look at the card dealt by the dealer and then add the circles on the card, but here too 9 is the highest number in the game of dominoes, so there are no two-digit numbers. Then all bettors will play their cards against each other and whoever gets the highest face value is the winner. Another type of gambling that is also popular is BandarQ. What is unique is that the style of play is the same as in AduQ, but there is a difference as here the bettor has to beat the dealer or the dealer who runs the game for you. This means that the number of your cards must be greater than the dealer's, but the highest number must not exceed 9 and you will be considered a winner if you beat the dealer. These are the different types of trusted QQ Online terpercaya gambling games, all of which are played with dominoes as the medium for the game, and it appears that these games are all easy to play with no complicated betting rounds and even no special skills. Published October 16, 2021 By admin Categorized as casino Metallic Bite Pro Evaluations: Is It Worth the Money? Scam or Legit สังคมเกมส์สล็อตออนไลน์ สังคมที่การแบ่งปัน	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Products and Licensing Investerare (SE) Aktieägare Certifierad rådgivare NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF LIPIDOR AB (publ) [updated] The shareholders of Lipidor AB (publ) (the "Company") are hereby invited to attend an Extraordinary General Meeting on August 11, 2020 at 1.00pm CET at Karolinska Institutet Science Park, Fogdevreten 2 in Solna. Voting rights registration begins at 12.30pm and will cease when the meeting is opened. [This update includes a correction in the preceding paragraph to the start time for the EGM.] The Company continues to closely monitor the situation in relation to Covid-19, the coronavirus, and shall return with further information closer to the date of the EGM if it is deemed necessary to take any special precautions against contamination in connection with the holding of the EGM. Right to participate Shareholders who wish to attend the EGM must be listed in the shareholder's register kept by Euroclear Sweden AB on August 5, 2020 and shall announce their intention to participate in the EGM no later than August 5, 2020. Registration can be made in writing to Lipidor AB (publ), c/o Fredersen Advokatbyrå, Turning Torso, 211 15 Malmö or by e-mail to [email protected]. The notification shall state the name, address, personal or corporate identity number, daytime telephone number, and, where applicable, the number of assistants (two maximum). The notifier will receive confirmation after registration. If no confirmation is received, the notification has not been made correctly. In order to participate in the meeting, shareholders who have their shares registered with a nominee, i.e. stored in a depository, must temporarily register the shares in their own name in the share register kept by Euroclear Sweden AB. Such registration shall be completed by August 5, 2020 and shall be requested well in advance of this date from the entity managing the shares. Representation by proxy If shareholders intend to be represented by a proxy, power of attorney shall be issued for the proxy. The power of attorney must be in writing, signed and dated by the shareholder. If the shareholder is a legal person, a copy of the registration certificate or, if such document does not exist, the corresponding authorization document shall be attached to the notification. The document shall prove the right of the signatory of the power of attorney to appoint a representative for the legal person. In order to facilitate registration at the EGM, the original power of attorney, registration certificate and other authorization documents shall be made available to the company at the above address no later than August 5, 2020. If the power of attorney and other authorization documents have not been submitted in advance, the original of the power of attorney and other authorization documents must be presented at the meeting. Proxy forms are available from the company and on the company's website, www.lipidor.se, and shall be sent on request to shareholders who provide their postal address. Draft agenda Opening of the EGM Election of the Chairman of the EGM Establishment and approval of the electoral roll Selection of one or two persons to confirm the minutes Determination as to whether the meeting has been duly convened Approval of agenda Resolution approving Emollivet AB's decision on directed share issue Resolution approving Emollivet AB's resolution on directed issue of warrants Decision authorizing the CEO to decide on minor adjustments to the decisions The Board of Directors' proposal for a resolution on approval of Emollivet AB's resolution on directed share issue (item 7) On June 30, 2020, the Annual General Meeting of the Company's subsidiary Emollivet AB ("Emollivet") decided to issue a maximum of 800 shares with deviation from the shareholders' preferential rights (the "New Share Issue"). The decision in Emollivet was conditional on the annual general meeting of the Company deciding to approve the Rights Issue. The Board of Directors therefore proposes that the Extraordinary General Meeting resolves to approve the resolution on the New Share Issue in Emollivet as follows: The share capital is increased by a maximum of SEK 80,000 by a new issue of a maximum of 800 shares. The subscription price for each share shall be SEK 5,000. The basis for the subscription price is the Board's valuation of Emollivet, according to a post-money valuation following the latest issue in Emollivet, which was decided in December 2019. Since that date, no significant value-adding changes have occurred that would affect the valuation of Emollivet. The Board of Directors has assessed that the subscription price and other terms for the rights issue are market-based. The right to subscribe for the new shares shall, with deviation from the shareholders' preferential rights, be vested in a limited group of investors who have pre-registered interest in subscription. Among the group of investors are Emollivet's parent company Lipidor, board members, existing shareholders and others related to Lipidor, as follows: Lipidor, parent company of Emollivet: 51 shares Fredrik Sjövall, Chairman of Lipidor: 35 shares Cerbios-Pharma SA, major shareholder in Lipidor: 269 shares Aurena Laboratories AB, major shareholder in Lipidor: 200 shares Ola Flink, board member of Lipidor: 35 shares Bengt Herslöf, Board member of Emollivet, co-founder of Lipidor: 35 shares Anders Carlsson, co-founder of Lipidor: 35 shares Gerhard Miksche, co-founder of Lipidor: 35 shares Jan Holmbäck, Head of Research of Lipidor: 35 shares Magnus Hedman, former board member of Lipidor, founder of and partner in Aurena Laboratories AB: 35 shares Rudolf Dudler, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Cerbios-Pharma SA: 35 shares Subscription of shares shall be made on the subscription list during the period 18 – 25 August 2020. The Board of Directors shall have the right to extend the subscription period. Payment shall be made no later than August 26, 2020. The Board shall have the right to postpone the time of payment. The Board of Directors has the right to cancel the New Share Issue. The new shares shall be entitled to dividend on the first record date for a dividend that falls closest after they have been included in Emollivet's share book. The decision on the New Share Issue is conditional upon the extraordinary general meeting of Lipidor deciding to approve Emollivet's decision. The Chairman of the Board of Emollivet, or whoever he appoints, is authorized to make the minor adjustments to the decision and the conditions that may prove necessary in connection with registration and execution. The reason for the deviation from the shareholders' preferential rights is to finance Emollivet's operations in a cost-effective way through the supply of working capital and to broaden Emollivet's ownership base with new strategic investors. Provided the New Share Issue is fully subscribed, the corresponding dilution effect is approximately 42.1 percent of the total number of shares and votes in Emollivet. The dilution effect has been calculated as the number of additional shares and votes in relation to the total number of shares and votes after the New Share Issue. After the New Share Issue, Lipidor will own 951 shares in Emollivet. Provided the New Share Issue is fully subscribed, this corresponds to approximately 50.1 percent of the total number of shares and votes in Emollivet. The Board's considerations Emollivet AB was formed in June 2019 as a subsidiary of Lipidor with the aim of commercializing animal care products in a separate company. In June 2020, a license agreement was signed between the companies regulating Emollivet's rights to AKVANO®, Lipidor's patented formulation platform. Lipidor owns 900 shares in Emollivet AB at the time of this notice, corresponding to approximately 82 percent. Of the total number of shares amounting to 1,100, Viken Research AB, corporate ID no. 559113 – 7541, owned by Christer Sjögren, owns the remaining 200 shares. Based on AKVANO and in collaboration with SLU, a product series for the treatment of various skin afflictions that are common in animals has been developed. The products have been introduced on a small scale for a smaller number of players in the veterinary industry. To succeed with a broader launch, international expansion and to be able to establish a position from which commercial partnerships are possible to enter, capital and dedicated staff are required. This is outside Lipidor's budget and core business. Lipidor's Board of Directors therefore considers that, according to the presented proposal, the New Share Issue is the best solution for both Emollivet and Lipidor. Lipidor will subscribe to such a large part of the rights issue that Emollivet remains a subsidiary of Lipidor. Lipidor and its shareholders benefit from the rights issue as capital can be provided to Emollivet in an efficient way. There is also a stated ambition from both Emollivet's and Lipidor's Board of Directors to work for Emollivet to be spun out and listed on a marketplace. The new share issue will bring in SEK 4 million to Emollivet. Valuation has been made in the way described in detail above. Lipidor's Board of Directors considers the subscription price to be market-based. In connection with the proposal, Lipidor has taken into account both good practice in the stock market and Chapter 16 of the Companies Act regarding issues directed to the Company's related parties. For this reason, the resolution presupposes that it is assisted by shareholders with at least nine tenths of both the votes cast and the shares represented at the meeting. In addition, documents pursuant to chapter 13 § 6 are kept available at the Company and on the Company's website no later than three weeks before the Extraordinary General Meeting. The documents are sent on request to shareholders who state their mailing address. The Board's proposal for a decision approving Emollivet AB's decision on a directed issue of warrants (item 8) The Annual General Meeting of the Company's subsidiary Emollivet AB ("Emollivet") decided on 30 June 2020 to issue a maximum of 95 warrants of the 2020/2023 series with deviation from the shareholders' preferential rights (the "Warrant Program"). The decision in Emollivet was conditional upon the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company deciding to approve the Warrant Program. The Board therefore proposes that the Extraordinary General Meeting resolves to approve the decision on the Emollivet Warrant Program as follows: The following conditions shall apply in addition to what follows from Appendix A: (a) a maximum of 95 warrants shall be issued, each warrant entitled to subscribe for a share in Emollivet ("share"); b) the right to subscribe for warrants shall, with deviation from the shareholders' preferential right, only be granted to the elected CEO of Emollivet (the "Subscriber"), and the subscriber entitled to the above has the right to acquire the warrants through a wholly owned company; (c) subscription warrants shall be subscribed for by 15 September 2020 at the latest; (d) payment for the warrants shall be made no later than five calendar days after the subscription period; e) the warrants shall be issued on market terms at a price per warrant determined on the basis of a calculated market value for the warrants using the Black & Scholes valuation model; (f) the period for exercise of the warrants shall be from 11 August 2022 to 11 August 2023; g) the maximum amount to be increased by the share capital is SEK 9,500; h) the subscription price per share shall be SEK 10,000; (i) shares acquired as a result of subscription entitle the holder to a dividend for the first time on the record date for the dividend, which occurs almost after the new shares have been included in Emollivet's share book; (j) the Chairman of the Board of Emollivet, or the person he designates, is authorized to make the minor adjustments to the decision and the conditions that may prove necessary in connection with registration and execution. k) the decision is conditional on the extraordinary general meeting of Lipidor resolving to approve Emollivet's decision. Full terms and conditions for the warrants are set out in Appendix A. The reason for the deviation from the shareholders' preferential rights is that the Board of Directors wishes to offer the Subscriber to take part in Emollivet's future value development. A long-term financial interest in Emollivet is believed to stimulate interest in Emollivet's activities, increase motivation and strengthen involvement in Emollivet. Thus, the Board of Directors considers it to be advantageous to Emollivet and the shareholders that the Subscriber in this way is offered to acquire subscription warrants in Emollivet. Upon full subscription and exercise of all warrants in this incentive program, Emollivet's share capital will increase by SEK 9,500 divided into 95 shares and votes, corresponding to a dilution effect of approximately 7.9 percent of the total current number of shares and votes in Emollivet, subject to any recalculation according to the full option conditions. The dilution effect has been calculated as the number of additional shares and votes in relation to the sum of the current number of shares and votes, respectively, and the number of additional shares and votes at full exercise. The dilution effect as a result of the warrants corresponds to approximately 4.8 percent of the total number of shares and votes in Emollivet following a fully subscribed new issue of shares in Emollivet. The proposal is not expected to have any significant effect on other relevant key figures for Emollivet. Overwriting in the issue cannot occur. Since subscription of the options takes place at market value, Emollivet is not affected by social security costs. Therefore, in addition to administrative costs, the issue entails no costs for Emollivet. There is therefore no need to take any hedging measures. The Board's proposal has been prepared in consultation with legal and financial advisors. The resolution presupposes for its validity that it has been supported by shareholders with at least nine tenths of both the votes cast and the shares represented at the meeting. Resolution authorizing the CEO to decide on adjusting the decisions (Item 9) The Board of Directors proposes that the Extraordinary General Meeting decides to authorize the Managing Director, or whomever the Managing Director otherwise recommends, to make minor adjustments and clarifications of the decisions made at the Extraordinary General Meeting to the extent that this is necessary for registration and execution of the decisions. The resolution in accordance with paragraphs 7 and 8 presupposes for its validity that it is assisted by shareholders with at least nine tenths of both the votes cast and the shares represented at the meeting. Documents in accordance with Chapter 13. § 6 and Chapter 14. § 8 will be made available at the Company and on the Company's website no later than three weeks before the Extraordinary General Meeting. The documents are sent on request to shareholders who state their mailing address. Shareholders are reminded of their right to request information in accordance with Chapter 7. § 32 of the Companies Act. For information on how personal data is processed see www.euroclear.com/dam/ESw/Legal/Integritetspolicy-bolagsstammor-svenska.pdf Solna, June 2020 Lipidor AB (publ) Ola Holmlund, CEO E-mail: [email protected] Corpura Fondkommission AB E-mail: [email protected] About Lipidor AB Lipidor AB (www.lipidor.se) is a Swedish Stockholm-based research and development company with a pipeline of drug development projects in the pre-clinical and clinical phase. The company develops drugs for the treatment of skin diseases such as psoriasis, bacterial skin infections and atopic dermatitis by reformulating established drug substances. Copyright © 2022 Lipidor AB. Webb: mkmedia Lipidor AB Svärdvägen 13 SE-182 33 Danderyd [email protected] Lipidor is a Swedish, Stockholm-based research and development company with a pipeline of pharmaceutical development projects in preclinical and clinical phases. The Company develops topical medical products for the treatment of diseases such as psoriasis, bacterial skin infections and atopic dermatitis by reformulation of proven pharmaceutical substances. The information on this website is of general information nature and is not intended to replace personal medical advice from doctors and other healthcare professionals. Lipidor's pharma products are investigational drugs and are not approved for commercial use. 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That look from Mbappe after the goal, Giroud explains all.. In his post-match interview with beIN Sports, France striker Olivier Giroud notably reacted to scoring his record-breaking 52nd goal for France, as well as the thriving relationship he has with attacking partner Kylian Mbappé, who assisted his opener before scoring a brace of his own. The attacking pair have a combined eight goals so far in the tournament, and have seen their relationship improve both on and off the pitch after a public fall-out in the lead-up to the Euros in the summer of 2021. Since then, their understanding on the pitch has seen Mbappé declare in September that he plays better with a pivot-style set-up in the style of the Milan forward, while at this World Cup the two spend a considerable amount of time together off the pitch. Giroud recognised that Poland managed to cause some trouble for Les Bleus in the opening exchanges of the match, before going on to describe his relationship with Mbappé: "I was a bit frustrated to have been unable to convert one or two crosses he sent in at the start of the game. I really wanted to score that goal. It's great, he finds me well, it's only happiness with him."	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
[Picture] Forget The Summer Signings – United Have A New Midfield Star July 19, 2015 Steve Ferguson NewsNow, Transfers & Rumours 1 It's been a hugely exciting time for United fans this Summer as the likes of Memphis Depay, Morgan Schneiderlin, Matteo Darmian and a certain German legend have all joined the club with plenty of transfer window to spare. One of the hardest parts of the Summer so far is not to get too carried away and start banging money on United to win the title while booking the Champions League final week off work. All of the top English teams have strengthened – although arguably none to the extent the Reds have – and it won't just be the new signings that have a say in success over the next ten months. While Chelsea are praised to ridiculous levels for giving Ruben Loftus-Cheek a few games as though Jose Mourinho has somehow built his side around a host of academy players- a youngster being given a chance at United barely registers a whimper in the press such is it's regularity. United fans are used to seeing young players come through the ranks from the Busby Babes, Fergie's Fledgings, even David Moyes saw the validity of putting his trust in Adnan Januzaj. Louis Van Gaal is no different from his predecessors and caused a stir last season handing Tyler Blackett, Paddy McNair and James Wilson first team opportunities. This pre-season the manager has continued in his 'giving youth a chance' vein and the latest youngster handed a chance against Club America certainly had United fans buzzing about his performance. Andreas Pereira may have only played 45 minutes in Seattle but he more than held his own and in many ways outshone the Reds' Summer signings making their debuts. Yes, Bastian Schweinsteiger was classy, Darmian looked assured, Depay lively and Schneiderlin got his goal but Pereira was the name on most people's tweets. It's easy to get carried away when a 19 year-old Belgian- born Brazilian wows the crowds and while we all want to err on the side of caution, if Van Gaal gives Pereira the chance maybe the young midfielder can make the sort of impact he's been threatening to do the past few years. About Steve Ferguson 886 Articles Steve Ferguson had taken over & re-branded The Faithful MUFC website back in the summer of 2014 and is now the owner and editor of the site. Steve, from Ashton-Under-Lyne in Greater Manchester, is a 35-year-old life long Manchester United fan, travelling over the globe to see the Reds play. Steve has been lucky enough to be at both the 1999 and 2008 Champions League finals, seeing Manchester United lift the biggest trophy in the World, none more exciting than that faithful night in Barcelona in 99. The website is a blog, but also hopes to deliver the latest Manchester United news from around the internet too, linked up with our growing twitter account which is @TheFaithfulMUFC, give it a follow as we will follow you back as soon as we can. Vincent Adriko says: Pereira is unbelievable talent we who have football eyes know that he can perform magic on pitch wen given chance. my only worry is he may become like paul logba if he is denied chance for his tallent like this. surely Andreas is just a tallented and can be a world player with maturity in the game, vision, awareness, skills, dynamism he is just exceptional tallent package for man ute.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Dave · April 28, 2005 at 5:56 am · Filed Under Mariners The M's have signed Dave Hansen to a minor league contract. He's going to join the Rainiers today, but the feeling is that he'll be replacing Shin-Soo Choo on the major league roster sooner rather than later. Hansen's not the answer to our prayers, but this is a nice little pickup. 91 Responses to "Dave Hansen" TypicalIdiotFan on April 28th, 2005 11:14 am I think the idea of having Hansen as our left handed bat off the bench, sending Chooie back down, and having Leone as our right handed bat off the bench, sending Dobbs down, has a lot of merit. I, too, like Leone very much and I doubt he could hurt this team by being up here. He and Bucky were the June / July callups last year, and they were some of the brightest points of the season (along with Jose Lopez and Bobby Mad). At one point, Leone and Bucky were trading off HR's like they were going out of style. I kind of liked seeing those two "kids" (quotes for Bucky) getting a feel for the game and proving that they can play at this level. But the question right now is whether or not we CAN call up Leone. Since he was sent down earlier this year, has he cleared the minimum day requirement for a fresh callup? David J Corcoran on April 28th, 2005 11:16 am It's been at least 10 days since he was sent down. So he can definitely come back up. Also, w/r/t bench players not making a dent in the standings, the Red Sox would have been screwed had it not been for their quality bench last year. A bench is quite important. Tim on April 28th, 2005 11:21 am I agree. But Dobbs isn't one of those free agent players. Leone is only marginally better, so even though he's worse, it doesn't matter. The amount of time people are spending defending Leone is even further evidence that he is over hyped. I think people meld his status as the "Mariner's symbol of sabermetrics" with his playing abilities. Its like if he gets promoted then "we were right and the M's management finally figured it out." Which is odd, because stat people having affinity for players for non-stat reasons is rather ironic. I can tell I'm just angering people, so I guess I'll stop. We can just agree to disagree on the importance of Justin Leone. So, who likes the addition of Daven Hansen? I hear he's left handed…wink…wink. Troy on April 28th, 2005 11:21 am Dear gosh Tim, read DMZ's current article on our bench on the PI's website. Leone over Dobbs will not be the difference between first and last in the AL West, but it EASILY could be the difference between one or two wins, which can be worth one spot in the standings. More importantly, it would show the M's are actually thinking about this and not just hoping Dobbs turns into something he's not like they've repeatedly down with other bench players. I don't consider myself a "stat" person. I don't think most of us do. I just prefer to use statistics to help make evaluations, and when the statistics are better for a given player, then I root for that player to pass the other one. Re 48. Let me ask you a question then: What don't you like about Leone? I'm not part of the blogsphere, and I have an appreciation for the kid and his situation. He's a 3rd basemen who plays hard and probably has nothing to learn down at the minor league level at this point. Because of the signing of Beltre, Leone will never get a chance to become the starting 3rd basemen, but that doesn't mean he can't contribute to the team. Of the four homeruns that the Mariners website still has stored in the multimedia archive, three were on big fat mistakes by the pitcher. Two were hanging breakingballs and one was a fastball up that Leone pulled out. The 4th home run, off Zito, was actually a decent pitch around the knees, which Leone took to Left Center Field. That's hitting talent. The batter is SUPPOSED to destroy pitcher mistakes. Too often, lately, I've seen our batters get fat pitches and "just miss them". Having an injection of youth in the lineup who has shown that he doesn't miss those pitches would be a good thing, especially in the later innings when a "pinch" hitter would be used. Jeff Sullivan on April 28th, 2005 11:28 am Thanks, Dave. Dave on April 28th, 2005 11:29 am If you notice, you started the Leone discussion in this thread. In fact, there has been very little discussion of him on the blog this year. The Leone/Dobbs comparison isn't something we talk about on even a semi-regular basis. This thread was about Dave Hansen. You changed it to Leone/Dobbs. And then you say that we're too wrapped up in our "hyping" of Justin Leone. We were asked for our opinion, supplied it, and then told that we shouldn't care because it doesn't matter. I'm not particularly sure what would make you happy on this subject. peterrabbit on April 28th, 2005 11:29 am Some of the better teams in baseball use their bench to push the 'regulars'. eg Boston, Texas. The regular position players then have Rookie hotshots and established position players on their backs only too anxious and ready to take over. Oh, and just for the record, I'd keep Dobbs too and… Dare I say this as a Willie Bloomquist lover?… send WFB back to Tacoma. To me, right now, having a utility guy who plays a lot of positions and is not a power hitter doesn't benefit us. I love Willie, but we need help in other ways right now. There really is no place to put WFB at the moment. Leone and Dobbs would at least provide relief in the outfield and infield and give us a right and left bat off the bench. Heck, having both of them might help us decide who the better player is once and for all. 😉 Re 61: Not sure about sending Willie down for a less versatile Leone. Ibanez and Leone become spare outfielders, and our only backup MIF is Leone, or maybe Beltre if he could slide over to short for an inning or two. At this point, even though I like Willie ,I'd keep him around. With a fourman bench, his versatility is necessary. I'd send down a pitcher. I don't like Willie Is there a day that goes by that someone doesn't complain about Dobbs? I think it was a legitimate question. DMZ asked me why I thought he was overhyped and I simply answered and the thread took over from there. That wasn't my plan, the discussion just went in that direction. I apologize if I killed the thread…I didn't mean to do so. But I still think he's over hyped, not just because what has been said today, but just the general comments made about Leone. I don't know why that is such a contraversial opinion and got people so riled up. By the way, I think Willie should be cut, he stinks. Dave on April 28th, 2005 12:02 pm Is there a day that goes by that someone doesn't complain about Dobbs? I realize this is an exaggeration, but yes. We've barely talked about him on the blog. A search for Dobbs shows a grand total of four posts containing his name during the month of April, including one where Jason was just laying out roster moves. He's just not a very widely discussed topic on the blog. roger tang on April 28th, 2005 12:06 pm re Dobbs & Leone. Leone is NOT overhyped. It's just that he's a substantially better hitter than Dobbs and a clear case of misevaluation of talent by the Ms front office. Tim on April 28th, 2005 12:15 pm I was referring to the general M's blogesphere. I didn't do a search, but I know I've read a lot about him lately. And DMZ just did a wonderful piece about the M's bench and how Dobbs stinks (which is generally true), so the topic was fresh, but probably in the wrong thread. I know I said I would stop writing about this, but everyone seemed so interested…but I'll stop now. DJW on April 28th, 2005 12:18 pm Tim: What on earth made you think is was appropriate to take this blog to task for something they're not doing, but the rest of the M's blogs (allegedly) are? I'm not one to bust out the T-word without serious provocation, but this has me reaching for my holster…. Brent Overman on April 28th, 2005 12:18 pm To further what Roger said, it's the misevaluation of talent by the front office that has kept this team from going to the World Series. When we were fortunate to be in a division with a poor but intelligent Oakland franchise, an overspending Texas franchise, and a middling Anaheim franchise, we couldn't take advantage of it. The only way they'll get back to the top is to become smarter with their money in an Oakland/Minnesota sort of way, make astute roster decisions, and maximize their capital to add key pieces. DJW, No need to get hostile towards Tim. He took a thread about the M's bench and turned it into a larger discussion about the M's bench. It's fine. This is what we have comments for. I don't agree with his point of view, but I wouldn't say his questions were "inappropriate". Thanks. It make me happy that we can agree to disagree about a topic. Seriously, I think that's important to have good discussion and debate about the M's future. But I'll try to stay within the thread next time as I realize this is your blog. I have no idea what the T-word is, but I'm guessing its not positive. Brett Farve on April 28th, 2005 12:30 pm There are two cheap ways to build a better bench: one is the scrap-heap method; the other is through the farm system. The double-whammy of signing free agents is that you lose draft picks. Pat Gillick's tenure may have lots of W's, but the top end of his drafts were pathetic. Nothing against Leone, but it is too bad that he is all we have to talk about (aside from Doyle). Don't worry about it. This thread was on topic enough for our tastes. David J Corcoran on April 28th, 2005 12:55 pm Now when I come along… Brian Rust on April 28th, 2005 1:07 pm Just a theory, but from the look of their minor league careers, Leone appears to get better at each level, while Dobbs does not show the consistent improvement. Perhaps the organization is actually letting Leone have the benefit of everyday play at AAA, while Dobbs is just parked on the big-club bench for a while with little benefit other than getting getting him hooked on coffee. Dave on April 28th, 2005 1:11 pm No, Brian, that's unfortunately not it. The organization favors contact hitters and abhors strikeouts, and Dobbs gets a clear advantage in their mind for hitting .270, while Leone's a .230 hitter who K's a lot. There are several public quotes from guys like Benny Looper floating around about how Dobbs has been ahead of Leone on the depth chart basically his whole career. This is simply a case of the M's believing that Dobbs is a better player. David J Corcoran on April 28th, 2005 1:19 pm Much like the Matt Thornton-George Sherrill deal, right? It's a question of perception. Dobbs looks like he should be better than Leone. Thornton LOOKS like he should be better than Sherrill. But they're not. Not really. Thornton's on the club because he's out of options. Had it been an equal playing field, Sherrill would have made the club. OK. I just assumed they expected a 93 MPH Lefty to succeed more than a regular Lefty. Colm on April 28th, 2005 1:31 pm So, assuming Hansen gets a call up, who do we keep on the bench as a reserve outfielder? I'm tired looking at Willie Bloomquist in center. Whatever his merits/demerits, he simply doesn't belong there. It was bizarre looking at the outfield last Friday, in the first game against Cleveland, and wondering why our why our two better players were in the corners while the worst was in center. You're probably right, Dave, but given Grover's epxerience in building farm hands into a WS team in Cleveland, I'm going to hope his influence is helping the organization. If his job is to make the M's into winners, he's got bigger fish to fry than arguing calls. Not that development for internal needs matters much anyway. Your corner infielders are pretty much stuck at AAA for a while anyway. Jon Wells on April 28th, 2005 2:03 pm One thing that's been ignored is the reason, however wrong it may be, why Hargrove has chosen to keep Dobbs over Leone and even brought up Choo over Leone. We don't have any left-handed hitters in our lineup that we regularly pinch-hit for(save for Reed against a tough lefty), thus Hargrove wants lefties on the bench. Late in games they pinch-hit for Valdez and whichever catcher is playing, Olivo or Wilson. All 3 are right-handed. Because he's so set on having lefties coming up against righties, etc. he feels that he doesnt't need Leone on the roster (because he wouldn's use him to hit against a right-handed pitcher — even though he should). Troy on April 28th, 2005 2:19 pm Jon, I think you may have just hit the nail on the head. Good call. It's a factor, but I'm pretty sure that if Leone were a lefty and Dobbs a righty, Dobbs would still be on the club. The organization just thinks he's far and away the better player. Evan on April 28th, 2005 2:43 pm He looks like the better player. His swing is purty. Jim Thomsen on April 28th, 2005 3:22 pm Boy, sleep in and eat lunch out for one day and not boot up my computer till 2 p.m. … and see what I miss. #45 — You're just flat wrong. There is no statistical evidence to justify the assertion that Dobbs can do what Hansen can do. Nine walks in 43 ABs? Dobbs has NEVER come close to that. 2001 (Everett and San Bernardino): 30 walks, 262 ABs. (Okay, he came close to halving it the one time.) 2002 (Wisconsin): 40 walks, 416 ABs. 2003: Injured 2004 (San Antonio, Tacoma, Seattle): 17 walks, 511 ABs. 2005 (Spring training): 2 walks, 52 ABs. Greg Dobbs hasn't had the least little bit of plate discipline or on-base skill since 2002. He can't get on base, nor can he hit well enough to make up for it with a consistent ability to advance baserunners. He is seriously deficient in the two primary elements of baseball offense. That's why Dave and others say he "sucks." Objectively, he does. Ironically enough, the same day Dave Hansen gets a team, Jarvis gets recalled. G-Man on April 28th, 2005 6:48 pm I like Hansen, those he sure tanked after he went back to the NL last season. I never realized how much more successful he was when he started for the M's rather than pinch hit. The makeup of the major league roster is saving Willie B's ass. Lots of 1B/3B guys, not too many outfielders, and no one else to back up at SS/2B. I know Leone has played SS in Tacoma in the past, but I'm sure he isn't considered viable for backup duty at short in Seattle. Pinch hitting for Valdez so frequently increases that need even more. Heck, they might as well have a Willie Bobblehead night, he's so indispensible. Bela Txadux on April 28th, 2005 8:19 pm I'm happy to hear that Dave Hansen is back in the Ms organization. I was sorry when he was traded last year, and thought the Ms should pick him up when he didn't stick with the Cubbies out of ST. As dw said far, far above, he is automatically the best pinchhitter on the roster. As Jon the Mon astutely rendered, he would actually be employed regularly if on the 25-man since it's weakhitting righthanded regulars whom Hargrove needs to pinch hit for with some frequency, and Hansen's a lefty. Furthermore, when Big Richie sits against a tough RH starter, we'd probably see Hansen at 1B, Raul DHing, and Winn in left which would be a better use of available resources than at present. Hansen does have a bit of power, unlike Dobbs, and probably more than Choo, too, and he is a 'professional hitter' who takes a walk: his numbers as a pinchhitter represent success, not failure, as he refused to get himself out on a bad pitch and gave the team a baserunner in the later innings. Most of the time he was pinchhitting with a man on, so he move up the runner, too. What's not to like? The 25-man could use a few more professional hitters, and I applaud that influence if and when Mr. Hansen makes it up. Of course, Hansen should replace Dobbs on the 25-man, but yes, it'll be Choo who goes down to play regularly. Which means that the big club won't have a 4th OFer again, which is ridiculous, but. I'd actually be happy to see Dobbs and Choo both go down, and Leone and Hansen come up. If the team won't carry a 4th OFer, it would be nice to at least get some power and walks off the bench. Hargrove isn't a fool, and now that he's had a chance to see his guys play a couple of dozen games which count he's getting the range on them. BTW, Grover's handling of the pitching staff is starting to get refined a bit, too, now that he's seen who's who. Today (Thursday) he pulled Meche at 100 pitches when a lefty who had taken him deep was coming up—but he didn't call in Eddie the Moneyman, who in my view needs to have his innings held down, not be over-exposed, and seldom used on consecutive days. Villone finished the eighth. Guardado came in for the ninth, threw strikes, and the game was over before Texas got a bead on him. I think Hargrove is beginning to weigh in on what he needs, and that's good. Bavasi won't be pulling a #1 starter out of the ashcan for him, but still Dave Hansen is _something_, and addresses a team need, so, bully! Travis on May 10th, 2005 9:04 am David is my cousin and i haent seen him in like 10 years b/c hes to good to come see me even tho hes like rich and famous now and hes like my 2nd cousin or sumthing……… Travis wood	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Katherine Wong Katherine Wong, age 16, is a Junior student at Orange County School of the Arts (OCSA) in California, USA. Katherine is a passionate musician who began playing the piano at the age of 6, and she currently studies with Dr. Judy Huang. Just this year, Katherine won the Panel Honors award in the MTAC Certificate of Merit Program. Additionally, Katherine is a first place winner of the many international competitions. Katherine made her debut at the Lincoln Center at the age of 8 and was invited back to perform at the Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall at the age of 9. 11.13 and 15. Katherine also enjoys playing the chamber music and is a part of the Junior Chamber Music (JCM) as an honor group. Outside of her music study, Katherine is a creative writer. FREE Entries: Oct 8 - 15 FREE Entries: Nov 17 - 24 A series of int'l music competitions for young instrumentalists, singers, and ensembles. January February Mar... RULES: Best Mozart Performance FREE Entries: Dec 27 - Jan 8 We invite you to submit your video records absolutely FREE of charge. The contestants who pass the qualifyi... RULES: Best Mendelssohn Performance FREE Entries: Jan 8 - 15 \| Deadline extension: Jan 18 We invite you to submit your video records absolutely FREE of charge. The con... DON'T MISS: Our Talent Roster Featured Winners An annual competition series paying tribute to some of the greatest composers of all time. All of the competitions in this series are designed in such a way that the award winners will be announced annually on the composers' birthdays. Rising Talents of the World The rising music stars to look out for. An annual competition series in which talents are chosen from countries in each world region. The Music of the Centuries An annual competition series paying tribute to the baroque, classical, romantic, and contemporary musical eras. The Music of Europe An annual competition series paying tribute to the classical music traditions of Europe. The Music of America An annual competition paying tribute to the North & South American music. The Art of Instrumental Performance An annual competition series paying tribute to the art of instrumental music, focusing on piano, strings, winds, percussion, and chamber music. The Art of Vocal Performance An annual competition series paying tribute to the art of singing, focusing on opera, sacred music, art song, and musical theatre. Masters of Concerto An annual competition series paying tribute to the art of the Concerto & Concertino's large-scale musical form. Masters of Sonata An annual competition series paying tribute to the art of the Sonata/Sonatina's large-scale musical form. GCC Series, an international classical music competition series	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Kashmir and the Development of Tibetan Buddhism: Talk by Professor Matthew Kapstein Matthew T. Kapstein specializes in the history of Buddhist philosophy in India and Tibet, as well as in the cultural history of Tibetan Buddhism more generally. Kapstein has published over a dozen books and numerous articles, among the most recent of which are a general introduction to Tibetan cultural history, The Tibetans (Oxford 2006), an edited volume on Sino-Tibetan religious relations, Buddhism Between Tibet and China (Boston 2009), and a translation of an eleventh-century philosophical allegory in the acclaimed Clay Sanskrit Series, The Rise of Wisdom Moon (New York 2009). With Kurtis Schaeffer (University of Virginia) and Gray Tuttle (Columbia), he has completed Sources of Tibetan Traditions, published in the Columbia University Press Sources of Asian Traditions series in 2013. Director of Tibetan Studies at the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes in Paris and Numata Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies at the University of Chicago's Divinity School, Matthew T. Kapstein addressed aspects of the history of Buddhist philosophy and literature in Kashmir and their legacy in Tibet, illustrated with examples from the art of these lands.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Let's stop whispering about migration By Katharine Betts September 25, 2018 — 12.00am According to a Herald ReachTel poll, 63 per cent of voters want to restrict Sydney's migrant intake. A poll by The Australian Population Research Institute last year found 54 per cent of voters wanted a reduction in immigration. These are big numbers questioning Australia's migration levels. Politicians, however, are sticking with high growth. Both the Coalition and Labor parties are bolstered by Treasury's insistence in boosting aggregate GDP. This is no matter what it costs in the real terms of overdevelopment, congestion and unaffordable housing. And business lobbyists, too, are keen to profit from an ever-growing domestic market. Almost two-thirds of respondents want Sydney's migrant intake restricted. Credit:Daniel Munoz The major parties ignore voters' preferences because they can, believing voters have nowhere else to go. They may also be reassured by a dearth of effective public criticism. Why this dearth? Taking voters' concerns seriously risks breaching norms of polite discourse established and enforced by the group French economist Thomas Piketty calls the Brahmin class. These are left-leaning intellectuals with clear ideas on what may not be said on questions concerning race which, for many, includes questions about immigration. This acts as a muffler on serious public debate. The TAPRI survey, which I oversaw, asked voters: "Do you think that people who raise questions about immigration being too high are sometimes thought of as racist?" Sixty-five per cent said "yes", 26 per cent said "no" and 10 per cent said "don't know". Those who said "yes" were then asked if this was because such people really were racist. Respondents who agreed made up 20 per cent of the whole sample and were termed "guardians against racism". In contrast, many said that the accusation was "unfair because very few of them are racist". They were 45 per cent of the sample and were termed "the threatened". Voters who said "no" were "the fearless" while those who said "don't know" were "the confused". University graduates were more likely to be guardians, and non-graduates more likely to be threatened. We then asked: "Have you yourself ever felt uncomfortable about raising questions about immigration, for example with friends or workmates?" There were five response categories including: "Yes, people can get the wrong idea about you if you do". The threatened were much more likely to chose this response, especially if they were graduates. This may seem counter-intuitive. But as graduates they are more likely to meet guardians in their daily lives and so more likely to feel at risk. The irony is that even though 26 per cent of graduates were guardians, 37 per cent of graduates were threatened. Some unsympathetic commentators disparage Brahmins by calling them the "chattering class". Mark Lopez says we should also talk of a "whispering class", well-educated professionals who don't share all of the Brahmin agenda. But they know that they must keep their voices down or risk opprobrium and exclusion. The institute study found that 65 per cent of voters are aware of the taboo on criticising immigration and that many are inhibited by it. While non-graduates are more likely to feel the threat, a substantial proportion of graduates are also conscious of it. Bipartisan support for high migration, backed by a vocal and cashed-up growth lobby, offers few openings for effective dissent. And for a long time this arrangement has been fortified by the Brahmins' ability to smother criticism within the broader electorate. But as the polls show, dissent is there and is not confined to less-educated people. Many graduates are unhappy, but so far only a handful are openly opposed. Taking a strong stand against racism is a core moral principle, and rightly so. The problem lies in automatically equating any criticism of high migration with racism. All this does is feed the growth lobby and stoke growing discontent among the silenced. We must be able to debate the future of Australia clearly and publicly. Whispering is not enough. Katharine Betts is adjunct associate professor of sociology at Swinburne University. The results of the TAPRI survey are at tapri.org.au.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Hollywood Is Not the Only Place for Harassment, Gaming Industry Has Its Own Dark Secret Aabroo Saeed apps, gamer, gaming, gamingworld, Internet, mobilegaming, news, Technology, video game It is common knowledge that the gaming industry makes twice as much as both the film and music industry combined. With so many people addicted to these online games, think what might go down behind these small screens that most of the people seem to neglect while thinking about wealth and entertainment. After the launch of the recent #MeToo movement, harassment is one of the most talked-about topics on the internet. The shocking reveal of how Hollywood was working a predator for harassment of all kinds was very shocking for everyone, however, tables have turned on the gaming industry now. According to a recent survey conducted by Anti-Defamation League, it was estimated that almost 65 percent of the players and users of the online gaming has experienced harassment of some kind by other players. Since, there is no direct contact, the harassment is usually threats about the physical violence, racism, sexual harassment and doxing. Apart from the physical and sexual harassment, racism is quite common, almost 9% of the users have reported that they have experienced discussions about the holocaust and around 23% of these gamers have reported that they have been exposed to white supremacy in chat rooms attached to these online games. Also read: Study Reveals Social Media (Not Gaming) Causes Teen Depression Apart from how often gamers were exposed to the harassment during games, there was seen a specific pattern which exposed that there are certain games that were considered hothouses for these discussion and gamers playing these games were more likely to be harassed. the most notorious of these games is Dota 2, where 79% of the players have reported severe harassment. The second most notorious game in this list is Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, where 75% of the players have faced harassment. The fact that there are patterns of harassment that are evident in this study is quite shocking. It was previously perceived that people with greater power are capable of harassment only, however, this study reveals that anyone and everyone is capable of harassment which only makes things worse. Despite all these harassment cases, the study also revealed that 88% of the users have reported that they had a positive experience while playing games, which includes making online friends, productive discussions, finding a common ground of interaction and sharing tips. Read next: Tencent, Sony, Microsoft, Apple, Google: Which Companies Earn the Most Money From Games? Labels: apps gamer gaming gamingworld Internet mobilegaming news Technology video game	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
PROFESSIONALS (BY LAST NAME) Food, Beverage and Agribusiness Technology and Manufacturing Global Immigration and Foreign Investment Regulatory, Compliance and Government Alerts and Newsletters Charles O. Monk, II 500 E. Pratt Street Home › Professionals › Charles O. Monk, II [email protected] Credentials & Accolades Shareholder Litigation Maryland-Focused Shareholder Litigation Capabilities Charlie Monk handles complex, high-stakes litigation primarily for companies facing crises or involved in transactions that will reshape their business. During his 40 years as a trial lawyer, clients ranging from securities and financial services companies to energy providers and developers have relied on his legal counsel to help them deal with insolvency, multi-district securities and RICO claims and mergers where billions of dollars were at stake. Charlie's skill as a trial lawyer was built on a foundation of work in the Maryland Attorney General's Office, where he served as Chief of the Antitrust Division and, later, Deputy Attorney General. During his tenure there, Charlie led the criminal prosecution team in cases arising out of the Maryland Savings and Loan crisis. Untangling the facts to win convictions against high-profile defendants in those cases required a deep understanding of the sophisticated financial practices used in the business world. Charlie brings this same skill-set to his private practice for clients who need legal solutions that reflect the practical needs of their business. In addition to his legal work for clients, Charlie has served as managing partner for Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr's Baltimore office and the firm it merged with for more than 20 years. He is passionate about mentoring and community involvement and strongly encourages attorneys and staff to become civic leaders as a way of giving back to the state of Maryland and his native city of Baltimore and broadening the perspective they bring to their work for clients. Antitrust and securities litigation Charlie represents businesses facing litigation involving securities fraud claims and shareholder derivative claims, including shareholder demand responses and special committee issues. He has represented clients confronting complex commercial, finance and trade regulation matters in many different industries. He regularly handles cases that involve simultaneous claims in multiple states and courts across the country and has won dismissals and negotiated highly favorable settlements for a number of clients. Served as lead counsel for a nutrition and weight loss company and its officers in a securities class action (10(b)(5) and shareholder derivative action arising from a stock drop coming after second restatement of financials in two years. Won dismissal of the securities claim and the plaintiffs subsequently agreed to a stipulated dismissal of the shareholder derivative action. Served as lead counsel for the CEO of a real estate asset management company involved in consolidated securities class actions and companion derivative cases - including a Delaware Chancery Court phase - arising out of financial statement restatement for a formerly NYSE public company. Represented major investment banks and securities brokerage firms in multi-district litigation involving the firms underwriting of multiple issues of taxable municipal bonds marketed with a now infamous junk bond house. Worked with co-counsel to devise a strategy to defend and successfully litigate policyholder priority, over the objection of a state insurance commissioner, for the guaranteed investment contracts underlying the bonds which contracts were issued by a defunct life insurance company. The strategy paid off and the initial claim against the firm's underwriter clients of $1.85 billion was resolved. A substantial portion of Charlie's practice involves representing parties in bankruptcy litigation. Charlie provides legal counsel to clients who are reorganizing or restructuring to help them emerge successfully. Served as litigation and antitrust counsel for the Equity Committee in the Chapter 11 case of one of the largest mall owners and operators in the United States. The company successfully emerged from bankruptcy with a $5.5 billion recovery for equity. Served as lead bankruptcy litigation counsel for a fiberglass manufacturer in one of the largest asbestos-related bankruptcy filings ever. The case involved numerous complex inter-creditor issues, including the valuation of present and future asbestos liabilities, substantive consolidation law, and fraudulent conveyance litigation. The client emerged from bankruptcy as an investment grade company trading on the NYSE. Served as lead counsel for the underwriting syndicates involved in a state court life insurance company insolvency in California. Served as counsel to the Examiner in the bankruptcy of a major newspaper company. Energy, utilities and infrastructure development Charlie also regularly represents energy and utility companies and developers who provide the infrastructure to support these enterprises in substantial business deals. Co-chaired the litigation team that obtained approval from the Maryland Public Service Commission for the $7.5 billion merger of utility giants Constellation Energy Group and Exelon Corporation. The merger created 6,000 jobs in the state and benefited Maryland, the city of Baltimore and Baltimore Gas & Electric customers. Won regulatory approvals in Maryland for an energy provider to build what would have been the first nuclear power plant constructed in 30 years had the company decided to proceed with the project. Municipal representations Charlie's background as a former state government lawyer and prosecutor helps him provide clients with insight on government operations that may affect their legal cases. He has a depth of experience handling matters that involve government at the local, state and federal level. Led the litigation team that represents the fire and police unions in litigation with a major U.S. city government to resolve a $1.2 billion funding gap in the Fire and Police Employees' Retirement System. In what has been a complex and politically charged effort to ensure the city fulfills its contractual pension obligations, Charlie's team persuaded the federal court to declare unconstitutional the key provision of the mayor's high-profile plan to make substantial changes to the police officers' and firefighters' pension plan. The case continues on appeal in the Fourth Circuit. Served as lead counsel for a major vendor providing transportation security services in the resolution of a contract dispute with the government of a major U.S. city. News Press Releases Alerts & Newsletters Articles Blogs Events Monk receives Daily Record Icon Honors Award Monk quoted in Baltimore Sun on parking garage dispute Daily Record features J.B. Howard's move to Saul Ewing Monk quoted in Daily Record article on Superblock developer lawsuit Litigation team wins dismissal of class action for Medifast Inc. Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP and 17 of the Firm's Attorneys Recognized in Benchmark Litigation's 2020 Rankings Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr Attorneys Named to the 2020 Best Lawyers in America List Forty-Three Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr Attorneys Recognized for Excellence by Chambers USA Directory Monk Named a 2019 Influential Marylander by the Daily Record Twelve Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr Attorneys Named to Maryland Super Lawyers 2019 Maryland's Highest Court Clarifies Application of Boland Heightened Scrutiny to Shareholder Demand Response Board of Directors' Response to Shareholder Demand Not Subject to Heightened Boland Scrutiny Appellate decision makes defending derivative suits harder in Maryland Sponsored Event Monk and Lipkowitz Host Event on the MD General Assembly Seminar, Webinar & Podcast Maryland Legislative Outlook Greater Baltimore Committee's 5th Annual Bridging the Gap Achievement Awards Greater Baltimore Committee's 2007 Annual Meeting 14th Annual Lawyers' Campaign for CollegeBound Credentials and Accolades Named an Influential Marylander by The Daily Record, 2019 Named to The Best Lawyers in America list, Antitrust, Bet-the-Company, Bankruptcy and Intellectual Property, 2000 to present Recipient of The Daily Record's Icon Honors Award, 2017 Named to the "Lawyer of the Year" list for Washington, D.C. & Baltimore, Securities/Capital Markets Law, The Best Lawyers in America, Woodward/White, 2013 Named to the "Lawyer of the Year," list for Washington, D.C. & Baltimore, Antitrust Litigation, The Best Lawyers in America, Woodward/White, 2012 Named a "Local Litigation Star" in Maryland by Benchmark Litigation, 2010 to present Selected for inclusion in Maryland Super Lawyers Magazine, 2007 to present Named to The Best Lawyers in America list, Antitrust Litigation, Bankruptcy Litigation, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation and Securities Litigation, Woodward/White, 2007 to present Recipient, The Daily Record's Maryland Leadership in Law Award, 2005 Named one of "America's Leading Lawyers in Litigation" by Chambers USA, 2005 to present Named 2013 University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law Distinguished Alumnus Chair, Board of Visitors, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Chair, Greater Baltimore Committee, 2009 Member, Antitrust, Business Law and Litigation Sections, American Bar Association Fellow, American Bar Foundation Fellow, Maryland Bar Foundation Vice Chair and Treasurer, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, 2001-2009 Member, Energy Bar Association President, Board of Trustees, McDonogh School, 2005-2009 Chair, Gubernatorial Task Forces on State Health Care Procurement, 1998-1999 Chair, Maryland State Ethics Commission, 1998-2003 Reporter, Gubernatorial Task Force on Local Government Antitrust Immunity, 1982-1983 Member, Board of Visitors, University of Maryland School of Law, 1995-1996 Member, Board of Visitors, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, 2009-2010 J.D., University of Maryland School of Law, 1974 Member, Maryland Law Review A.B., Brown University, 1971 Firm Management Positions Antitrust, Chair Bankruptcy Litigation, Chair Baltimore Office, Office Managing Partner Chesterbrook Copyright © 2020 Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP, A Delaware Limited Liability Partnership. 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Florida to Make Gas from Trash St. Lucie County undertakes an ambitious plan to use plasma technology for converting enough trash to power 50,000 homes By Jaya Jiwatram There's gold gas in them there hills lrargerich (CC Licensed) Trash is a stinky topic. With 130 million tons of it hitting landfills annually, it is the nation's largest human-caused producer of methane gas. And now, residents in Florida's St. Lucie County are turning that stench to gold. Or at least to gas. The county has paired up with Atlanta-based company Geoplasma to implement a plasma gasification plant. Originally created by NASA 40 years ago (so that spacecrafts could maintain their reentry temperatures), plasma gasification is now a useful waste treatment technology process that uses an electrical arc to break down waste using high temperatures. [Ed note: for a comprehensive background check out last year's "The Prophet of Garbage"] However, few plants exist in the world, let alone in the U.S.—and most for industrial purposes That is about to change for those in Florida. Geoplasma is developing a plant for St. Lucie County to vaporize 1,500 tons of trash a day into pressurized gas, which will then use turbines to generate 60MW, enough electricity for 50,000 homes. Although the process uses temperatures of up to 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit, emissions from plasma gasification plants are considerably lower than standard waste incineration plants. Furthermore, nothing in the process goes to waste—inorganic trash, such as metals, condense in the process and can be used for roadbeds and heavy construction, and even the steam from the high temperatures can be used to generate more electricity. The plant is expected to go live by 2011. [Via SciAm]	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Car accident in New York kills 8 On behalf of Cohen & Cohen Law Group, P.C. \| Aug 11, 2014 \| Car Accidents Authorities report that an accident in New York on July 26, 2009, killed eight people. According to police, the female driver of a red minivan drove southbound in the northbound lanes of the Taconic Parkway for nearly two miles before she collided head-on with an SUV that was traveling northbound. The driver of the minivan died, along with her daughter and three nieces who in in the car with her. Her 5-year-old son survived. The male driver and two male passengers of the SUV were also killed. An autopsy later revealed that the driver of the minivan was intoxicated and had been smoking marijuana. On July 30, 2014, it was announced that settlements were reached in four lawsuits brought against the estate of the minivan's driver and her brother, the owner of the minivan. The lawsuits were brought by the surviving son and the estate of the deceased daughter of the minivan driver as well as by the estates of the men killed in the SUV. When someone has lost a loved one in a car accident, attorneys rely on evidence from multiple sources in order to build a strong wrongful death or personal injury case. Evidence from the scene and eyewitness accounts yield important information, as do results of blood alcohol tests and field sobriety tests. The driver of a vehicle can be deemed responsible for injuries or death resulting from an accident if it can be demonstrated that he or she was negligent in some form, such as from drug or alcohol impairment. The victims' attorneys must demonstrate that the impaired driver was unable to safely monitor road and traffic conditions and to exercise due care while driving and that this negligence caused the accident. Source: Times Union , "Settlements in 4 New York wrong-way crash lawsuits", July 30, 2014	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Policy and Planning Framework San Francisco's transportation system is shaped by policies and programs at federal, state, regional and local levels. These policies span transit, urban development, housing and climate change regulations, and will continue to impact future projects, programs and policies in San Francisco for years to come. Through the strategic planning process, the agency establishes the vision and values informed by these policies, and identifies the strategic goals for the next budget cycle in order to achieve this vision and uphold the values. State, Regional, and Local Policies & Programs At the state level, the Sustainable Communities and Climate Protection Act of 2008 mandated the coordination of transportation and land use planning efforts for each metropolitan planning organization (MPO) in California. Under this act, MPOs must adopt a "sustainable communities strategy" as part of their regional transportation plan, including strategies for land use, housing and transportation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The San Francisco Bay Area's MPO, a combined partnership of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG), initiated Plan Bay Area 2050 in summer 2019. When finalized in fall 2021, the plan will identify a pathway to make the Bay Area Region more equitable and resilient by focusing on the economy, environment, housing and transportation. Also, in coordination with Plan Bay Area and the SFMTA, the San Francisco County Transportation Authority (SFCTA) is developing the San Francisco Transportation Plan (SFTP) 2050 to guide long-term investment in the City & County of San Francisco's transportation system. City and County Policies and Programs The San Francisco City Charter contains two specific sections of code that direct the development of the agency's goals and objectives. Section 8A of the City Charter establishes the SFMTA and grants the agency the authority to manage the city's transportation system, including the Municipal Railway (Muni), as well as bicycling, paratransit, parking, traffic, walking, and taxis. It also defines standards to track agency performance. A key section of the Transportation Code, the Transit First Policy, was added in 1973 and amended in 2007, giving priority to transit, walking and bicycling in San Francisco. Established by San Francisco voters, this policy forms the basis for all the agency's programs and policies. In addition to the Transportation Code, the city's Environment Code includes ambitious targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and sets a mode share target for the use of low carbon modes of travel. The city's 2020 Climate Action Plan, currently under development, includes a Transportation and Land Use Chapter that will contain detailed strategies and actions to encourage greater use of transit, support active transportation connections, manage parking, promote growth along transit corridors, reexamine land use designations and promote the adoption of zero-emission vehicles to reduce emissions in the coming years. These actions are not only critical for advancing the agency's climate action work but can also help to build a healthy, resilient and equitable city. The SFMTA also coordinates closely with other city departments to improve the safety of the transportation system. Adopted in 2014, Vision Zero SF is the city's road safety policy to eliminate traffic fatalities and reduce severe injuries. In coordination with 10 city departments, the Mayor's Office and the Board of Supervisors, the SFMTA has committed to prioritizing traffic safety and supporting efforts in traffic engineering, law enforcement, policy development, education and public health leadership to create a safer city. In order to implement the policy, the Vision Zero SF Task Force publishes Action Strategies that lay out how to reach the city's Vision Zero goal. Currently on the third iteration, the 2021 Vision Zero Action Strategy reaffirms the city's long-term commitment to Vision Zero and for the first time expands beyond standard engineering, enforcement, and education actions to be clear about the broader policies and goals needed to achieve Vision Zero. In 2017, the San Francisco Planning Department, the SFMTA, the SFCTA and the Office of Economic and Workforce Development came together to develop a unified, 50-year vision for the city's transportation system as part of the ConnectSF program. This program represents the city's priorities, goals and aspirations within the larger San Francisco Bay Area, and advances a bold vision for the future of the transportation system. Agency Planning Efforts In May 2014, the SFMTA Board of Directors adopted the Muni Service Equity Policy, a first of its kind policy defining a proactive process for the agency to identify and correct transit performance disparities. The policy was crafted in partnership with advocates working with seniors, people with disabilities, affordable housing, equity and social justice and public health, and is one component of the agency's commitment to make transit accessible and affordable to all customers. The SFMTA assesses the Muni network based the parameters set in the policy and presented recommended investment strategies to the SFMTA Board of Directors in advance of the development of the agency's budget. The SFMTA Racial Equity Action Plan (RE AP) supports the agency's prioritization of racial equity within its workplace and service delivery in alignment with citywide legislation (SF Board of Supervisors Ordinance No. 188-19) and in support of the agency's commitment to racial justice. The SFMTA has made a commitment to equity and established Phase 1 of the SFMTA Racial Equity Action Plan in 2020 to focus on adjusting internal programs and policies to support institutional and structural change to advance racial equity. The Transportation 2050 is an agency financial planning effort based on transportation needs and priorities identified by the community over the last eight years through two Mayoral transportation task forces (T2030 and T2045), with additional input from the city's Muni Reliability Working Group in 2020. Transportation 2050 uses the agency's Asset Management and State of Good Repair assessment and evaluates the resources needed to achieve the community's vision for transportation developed through the city's ConnectSF planning process. The overall infrastructure investment needs for both programs are included in the SFMTA 20-Year Capital Plan, a financially unconstrained compilation of all the capital needs. Updated every two years, the Capital Plan consolidates capital needs from all agency planning efforts and applies a series of criteria and indicators to determine the degree to which the capital need supports the SFMTA in upholding its values. In addition to these long-term financial planning efforts, the values and strategic goals in this Strategic Plan will guide the agency's near-term financial planning efforts through the prioritization of projects and programs included in the 10-Year Operating Financial Plan and five-year Capital Improvement Program (CIP). The CIP and the Financial Plan, in turn, will inform the development of the two-year operating and capital budgets, respectively. After the budgets are established, the Executive Team will set targets for each of the metrics established in this Strategic Plan and each SFMTA division will complete individual staff performance plans to allocate the budgeted projects to staff. In this way, all agency plans, programs and projects will support the achievement of the goals and uphold the values outlined in the Strategic Plan. Read the SFMTA Strategic Plan here [email protected]	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Sue's Picks on Cultural Diversity – Celebrating Jewish Children's Books In order to be anti-racist it's important to educate yourself and those around you about Jewish history, culture and faith, and a great way to do this is through literature that explores Jewish issues. While adults can learn more about Jews through a variety of publications, including by reading Holocaust literature, for those with kids it can be hard to know what to encourage them to read. It's important that children have access to stories that contain Jewish characters and explore Jewish issues, to help them grow up to be understanding and compassionate towards people of all cultures and faiths. Below are some great books for toddlers up to teens, all focusing on Jewish characters and issues. From picture books to graphic novels, Good Housekeeping found books that deal with a variety of Jewish experiences, from forming friendships to fighting injustice. Here is their essential list… click here GET THE BOOK NOW Following recent events, conversations about antisemitism (defined as hostility or prejudice against Jewish people) are beginning to happen in a more open way. As Jewish people talk about their culture as well as the antisemitism they've faced, many non-Jewish people might be wondering how they can learn more about Jewish experiences. In order to be anti-racist and be an ally to Jewish people, it's important to educate yourself and those around you about Jewish history, culture and faith, and a great way to do this is through literature that explores Jewish issues. While adults can learn more about Jews through a variety of publications, including by reading Holocaust literature, for those with kids it can be hard to know what to encourage them to read. It's important that children have access to stories that contain Jewish characters and explore Jewish issues, to help them grow up to be understanding and compassionate towards people of all cultures and faiths. Below are some great books for toddlers up to teens, all focusing on Jewish characters and issues. From picture books to graphic novels, we've found books that deal with a variety of Jewish experiences, from forming friendships to fighting injustice. Here's the essential list… Children's books about Jewish culture and antisemitism (goodhousekeeping.com) Know someone who would like to read this book? Share this page with them. Check for Sue's Recommended Reads on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter! #TheSueAtkinsBookClub	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
To menu To main content About Sogeti Leading Innovation: SogetiLabs Analytics & Data Services DevSecOps & Cybersecurity Quality Engineering and Testing Digital Experiences & Innovation Sogeti Microsoft Services Join Sogeti Jobs at Sogeti Office in Paris My predictions for artificial intelligence (AI) in 2020 Home / Explore / Blogs / My predictions for artificial intelligence (AI) in 2020 Mark Oost, Global CTO Analytics & AI Services, Sogeti, offers an ethical vision for AI in 2020. Last year, my predictions for artificial intelligence (AI) had an understandable technology bias—after all, AI is all about the tech. But this year, my predictions focus not on the what, why and 'can we' of AI, but on when and how it should be used. These will provide the two overwhelming AI trends for 2020. Debating the ethics of AI There is already a lot of activity and debate around the topic of ethical AI. This will grow in 2020. The ethical challenge organizations face is one of both regulatory compliance and customer trust. The compliance angle is easy to get to grips with—stringent regulations, most notably the EU's GDPR, restrict the use of certain sensitive data, such as customer data. Those organizations using actual customer data risk heavy financial penalties for non-compliance. Thus, there is a strategic imperative to use and store customer data correctly and ethically. At a trust level, we all know that organizations capture data from their customers in order to better respond to and serve those very same customers. But just how much data do they need, or should they actually use? Can consumers trust these organizations to use it ethically? As AI makes it possible to go to extreme lengths of personalization, this debate takes us beyond what I described last year as 'explainable AI' and into the sphere of personal privacy—a basic human right. How far do new and emerging AI use cases take away that right? For example, could AI be used by insurers to predict life outcomes? What happens to imagery of children and parents captured by AI-enabled entry systems/doorbells at school gates? These are among the ethical questions all organizations pushing ahead with their adoption of AI will be considering in 2020 and beyond. The rise of synthetic data If regulation or ethics prevent you from using real customer data, how do you create data sets on which to build a differentiating customer experience? This question will drive another big trend in 2020—that of synthetic data. This is data that's synthetically generated out of your original data set using deep learning methods. This synthetic data set closely matches the original data in terms of statistical similarity and distribution and can thus be used in place of the actual data. The data set can then be used to help build a better AI model with no compliance risks. This is a topic that Sogeti has explored in depth, enabling us to develop our Artificial Data Amplifier (ADA) solution, which is already helping several clients to create synthetic data for all manner of applications. For example, they can run faster testing without the issue of real data and potential GDPR concerns. In terms of broader use cases for synthetic data and AI, I expect to see them being used in combination across diverse sectors in 2020. For example, urban authorities might use synthesized population records to analyze behavior without impacting privacy. Movies that cost millions to produce could have their budgets slashed by generating synthetic scenes. And better (faster) medical outcomes might be possible through synthetic CT scans. Get in touch to find out more about our solutions incorporating AI and synthetic data. 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Yoga Teacher Survived on Berries and Guavas While Lost in Hawaii for 2 Weeks Inspirational 9:18 AM PDT, May 27, 2019 - (50073) 9:18 AM PDT, May 27, 2019 - (50073) Facebook / Find Amanda Amanda Eller was thrown into survival mode when she got lost in the Hawaiian wilderness while hiking, surviving on berries and guavas for two harrowing weeks. The 35-year-old yoga teacher went out for a hike in Makawao Forest Reserve in Maui on May 8. She is an avid outdoors person who likes to unplug, so family and friends didn't think twice about her excursion. But when she didn't return home later that day, they knew something went horribly wrong. Eller had gotten lost along her way. For 16 days, what she described as the "toughest days" of her life, she embarked on a "really significant journey." "There were times of total fear and loss and wanting to give up, and it did come down to life and death. And I had to choose. And I chose life. ... Even though that meant more suffering and pain for myself," Eller said in a video posted to Facebook. Choosing life meant Eller had to keep herself alive by any means possible. She sustained herself with berries and guavas, said Sarah Haynes, who organized the search for Eller and ran the Find Amanda Facebook page. Haynes told People that Eller first got her drinking water from a nearby waterfall. But she stopped drinking from the fall after it rained because she didn't want to get sick from run-off. Eller was eventually found on May 24 in a deep ravine, injured and dehydrated. Photos taken at the time of her rescue showed her looking extremely thin with swollen and bruised ankles and feet. But she was smiling, clearly happy to have gotten a second lease on life. Searcher Chris Berquist said Eller was "very alert" when he found her and she "knew exactly how long she had been out there." He described the incredible rescue as "overpowering." Eller echoed that sentiment. "Just the idea of helping one person make it out of the woods alive, it just warms my heart," Eller said of all those who never stopped looking for her. In an emotional press conference after her discovery, Eller's father credited his daughter for keeping her head above the water. "It was a rough journey. It was her mental strength and fortitude, her belief in herself that kept her at it," John Eller said. Yoga Teacher 'Chose Life' While Lost in Hawaii for 2 Weeks Yoga Teacher Who Vanished on Hike in Hawaii Found Alive 2 Weeks Later Where Is Amanda Eller? Yoga Instructor Disappears on Hike in Hawaii Forest What Should You Do If You Get Lost in the Woods	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
matter-of-laugh-and-death Bill Dunn: Clean water, food, ESPN modern-world necessities A few weeks ago I mentioned that I bought a one-handed wristwatch, which was designed with only an hour hand. I call it the "About Watch," because its level of accuracy is, "About four o'clock," or, "About quarter after nine." The reason I bought the watch was to wean myself away from my obsession with timekeeping precision. Most watches I've worn in the past 30 years had digital displays that would inform me that the time was, for example, exactly 10:36:17 a.m. Has there ever been a time in my life when it was crucial that I knew it was precisely 36 minutes and 17 seconds after 10 o'clock in the morning? The answer is no. If I know what time it is within five or 10 minutes, that is more than accurate enough. I can only think of a couple of occupations where knowing the precise time of day is important: 1) the producer of a live TV show, where you really need to know it is exactly 8:00:00 p.m. (assuming that's when the broadcast is supposed to begin); and 2) NASA Launch Supervisor at Cape Canaveral, where it would be kind of awkward if you were in charge of a 7:30 a.m. launch but when 7:30 rolled around you thought it was only quarter after six. On the other hand, in the long history of NASA rocket launches, lift-offs occurred precisely on-time about as often as I've won the lottery, so it's probably not a big deal after all. Anyway, the reason I am rehashing all this is because after the original column about the one-handed watch appeared in the newspaper, I received an email from a reader who congratulated me on breaking free from the oppression of timekeeping. At first, I thought this reader agreed with my view that people nowadays are too focused on precise time, when being accurate within five or 10 minutes is good enough during everyday life. However, as I continued reading the email, I learned that my new pen pal was a bit more radical about the concept of time. He explained that ALL timekeeping is an oppressive system foisted on humanity by evil capitalists. Whereas I concluded that having my watch tell me it's 36 minutes and 17 seconds after 10 o'clock in the morning was unnecessarily too precise, he passionately proclaimed that keeping track of hours and days and weeks was the source of all unhappiness in the modern world. Um, I'm not sure that's what I had in mind. If we did away with all timekeeping, I can think of one person who would be thrilled that his boss could no longer give him grief for getting to work late. But for the rest of us, many things we've come to enjoy in our modern world would no longer exist, such as computers, phones, medicine, hospitals, electricity, fuel, cars, clean water and food. Oh yeah, and ESPN. That definitely would be gone, too. To be honest, I'd rather not give up those things. I guess if someone has the skill to build his own cabin, chop firewood and grow his own food, he'd be able to survive – for a while. But the other 330 million of us in this country would be in big, big trouble. The fact is, without some basic, universally accepted timekeeping system, nothing would get done and the entire economy would collapse. My one-handed "About Watch" is a minor rebellion against an obsession with overly precise timekeeping. But I'm definitely not a Luddite. I don't want to destroy our modern way of life. Having no food definitely would be a problem. Almost as bad as no ESPN. Bill Dunn writes "A Matter of Laugh or Death." He lives in Farmington and can be reached at [email protected]. A Matter of Laugh or Death Bill Dunn Previous articleFive Points focuses on Indigenous in new exhibitions Next articleWatch: Setting mood for Final Four Loca Vore: Local man serves up taste in New Zealand; taste served up in Hartford	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
What did Alex Harvey died from? Heart attackAlex Harvey / Cause of death Solo albums and death After he left the band for good, he released two more solo albums and went on tour with his solo band from 1979. On 4 February 1982, returning from performances in Belgium, Harvey died from heart failure, a day before his 47th birthday. Who were the members of the Sensational Alex Harvey Band? Alex HarveyGuitar Zal CleminsonGuitarChris GlenTed McKennaHugh McKenna The Sensational Alex Harvey Band/Members Fronted by Alex Harvey accompanied by Zal Cleminson on guitar, bassist Chris Glen, keyboard player Hugh McKenna (28 November 1949 – 18 December 2019) and drummer Ted McKenna, its music veered from glam rock to experimental jazz, around a core of experimental and avant-garde rock, dealing with themes from … Where Are Sensational Alex Harvey Band from? Glasgow, United KingdomThe Sensational Alex Harvey Band / Origin Is Alex Harvey dead? February 4, 1982Alex Harvey / Date of death Who is Alex Harvey? Thomas Alexander Harvey (March 10, 1941 – April 4, 2020) was an American singer, songwriter, author, actor, and radio host. Haywood County, Tennessee, U.S. Did Alex Harvey have a brother? Leslie Cameron Harvey (13 September 1944 – 3 May 1972) was a guitarist in several Scottish bands of the late 1960s and early 1970s, most notably Stone the Crows. He was the brother of Alex Harvey. Who was the guitarist in the Sensational Alex Harvey Band? Alex Harvey1972 – 1976 Zal CleminsonSince 1972 The Sensational Alex Harvey Band/Guitarists Who sang the Boston Tea Party? The Sensational Alex Harvey BandBoston Tea Party / Artist How old was Alex Harvey? 46 years (1935–1982)Alex Harvey / Age at death Who died from electrocution on stage? Barbara Weldens An up-and-coming French singer, Barbara Weldens, has died on stage, apparently by being electrocuted. She had been performing at a church in the picturesque village of Gourdon, in the Lot region of the south-west, when she collapsed. What rock star died from electrocution? Leslie Harvey Died 3 May 1972 (aged 27) Swansea, Wales Genres Rock Occupation(s) Musician Instruments Guitar How old is Zal Cleminson? 73 years (May 4, 1949)Zal Cleminson / Age Previous articleHow hot is ICP plasma?Next article What is open economy model in macroeconomics?	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Birmingham Resource Guide The Leaf Food Pantry Dreamer's Den 2023 Youth Day 2022 Baptism Sunday 2022 Thanksgiving 2022 Potluck Prayer Walk Aubrey Miller Pastor Aubrey Miller Pastor's Corner – Dec 29th, 2022 Here's what I know. 2022 has been an interesting year. If you're anything like me, you're probably taking some time this week to chill and reflect. Reflect on the year that was, and also reflect on what you want for the year ahead. No doubt, you've heard the old saying, "you're the average of the five people you spend the most time with". Who we surround ourselves with has a huge impact on the people we become. Want to make it in Christian music? You would do well to head to Atlanta. Want to build a billion-dollar tech startup? Silicon Valley is where you need to be. Want to break into the film industry? Head to Hollywood. In short, proximity is power. Can you achieve these things outside of these "hubs"? Of course. But you're going to be pushing uphill. For some goals, like the ones I list above, physical proximity is essential. But fortunately, most goals don't require you to relocate physically. That's why at this time of year, one of the reflection exercises I do is a circle check. Who is stunting my ambition and telling me to be more realistic? I need to spend less time with them (even if they're well-meaning). Who's challenging me to become an even better version of myself? I need to spend more time with them. Who's already done what I want to do? I need to upgrade my circle of contacts and get access to them. I'm spending some time today dreaming and scheming 2023 goals for myself, my family and Faith Church. What's a big goal you've got planned for 2023? Every goal begins with a starting point and a map from God Hit your Pastor with a text or phone call if you need a prayer partner to get you to the starting line. An indicator I use for choosing goals is if it makes me both nervous and excited at the same time. What's a goal for 2023 that has you both nervous and excited? I hope that goal includes a bold commitment to the Lord. I'm wishing the best for you and yours.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
MyCsa (0) all categories AuthorsBoardroom SolutionsBusinessClimate Change and EnvironmentEconomics and FinanceEntertainers and Award HostsFuture and TechnologyGlobal Affairs and PoliticsGlobal SpeakersIndian SpeakersInnovationInspiration and MotivationInternational Women`s DayLeadership and HRMarketing and BrandingModerators and JournalistsMusic PerformersSalesSpeaker of the WeekSports and AdventureStrategyThinkers 50World Leaders all fee bands < €7,500 €7,500 - €12,499 €12,500 - €20,000 €20,000 < fee on request Celebrity Speakers India Celebrity Speakers Associates Delivering Knowledge Worldwide India Leading Speaker Bureau Leading keynote speaker bureau in India Talk to our consultants on: +44 1628 601 410 Home>Our Speakers>Monty Halls Monty Halls Adventurer, Film-maker & TV Presenter Monty Halls is an author, expedition leader, motivational coach, biologist, television presenter, company director and filmmaker. After five solid years on the road filming series for BBC2, and after the success of Fisherman's Apprentice in early 2012, Monty settled in Dartmouth, Devon to set up his own eco-tourism business. "A very versatile speaker, the New Cousteau" A former Royal Marines officer who worked for Nelson Mandela on the peace process in South Africa, he left the services in 1996 to pursue a career in leading expeditions. Having achieved a First Class Honours degree in marine biology over the next decade, he circumnavigated the globe four times on various projects, leading multi-national teams in some of the most demanding environments on earth. Monty's television career spans over 8 years and includes the BBC's Great Escape series where he lived on the west coast of Scotland, the Outer Hebrides and west coast of Ireland, as well as the BBC's Natural History Unit series Great Barrier Reef and most recently The Fisherman's Apprentice. Monty writes a weekly column for the Daily Mail and Outdoor Fitness magazine and is also a regular contributor for various specialist dive monthly's. In 2002 he was awarded the Bish Medal by the Scientific Exploration Society for his services to exploration. What he offers you Drawing on two decades of leading teams in some of the most demanding environments on earth, he backs up his core messages with footage and images from some of the best adventure film-makers and photographers in the business. How he presents Monty has gained a reputation as an extremely dynamic, speaker who combines great entertainment with salient messages for any business or team. His presentations are a different experience from the standard leadership or team building presentation, something genuinely thought provoking, relevant, yet hugely entertaining. Monty presents in English. Give us a call or send us an e-mail to find out exactly what he could bring to your event. How to book Monty Halls? Simply phone, fax or e-mail us. Maintaining the Aim in a Changing Environment Getting it Wonderfully Right, and Hideously Wrong Uncharted Territories The Human Animal The Fisherman's Apprentice Monty Halls' Great Irish Escape The Great Escape: Adventures on the Wild West Coast To discuss how we can help you find the right speaker for your event, call us on: 000 800 100 9469 (toll free) or: +44 1628 601 410 or send us a direct email Add to MyCsa View as single page Email to a colleague Download speaker profile PDF Terry Venables R. James Woolsey Anders Sorman-Nilsson Speaker Selection Speaker Planning CSA World Journal Why should I use speaker bureau? What is My CSA? How do I book a keynote speaker? © 1984 - 2021 Celebrity Speakers India International Association of Speakers' Bureaus	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Kim Kardashian celebrates her son Saint's sixth birthday with sweet tribute: 'Thank you for being my bestie' By Sam Joseph Semon For Dailymail.com Kim Kardashian shared several shots of her eldest son, Saint, to her Instagram account on Sunday to celebrate his sixth birthday. The 41-year-old reality television personality was featured in a few of the snaps, and she was mainly seen staying close to her child while they spent time together. The media powerhouse also wrote a lengthy message in her post's caption that began with: 'My baby Saint is 6 today!' Special day: Kim Kardashian shared several shots of her eldest son, Saint, to her Instagram account on Sunday to celebrate his sixth birthday Kardashian made a point of highlighting several of her eldest son's most endearing qualities. She wrote: 'There's no one like you and your smile and your negotiating skills. I've never met anyone that takes Roblox as serious as you!' Kim Kardashian ditches ex Kanye West's Yeezy sneakers in... Hundreds of failing schools given 50 days to improve or face... The reality television also expressed that her son was still happy to spend time with his mother despite approaching his preteen years. She noted: 'Thank you for being my bestie with the best snuggles! You woke up today and promised me that you would snuggle with me until you're 10!' Expressing her feelings: Kardashian made a point of highlighting several of her eldest son's most endearing qualities in a lengthy message Loving son: The reality television also expressed that her son was still happy to spend time with his mother despite approaching his preteen years Kardashian concluded her message by simply writing: 'lol I love you forever!!!' The media figure shares Saint, as well as her other children, with her estranged husband, Kanye West. Prior to becoming involved with the Grammy-winning rapper, she was married to producer Damon Thomas and former professional basketball player Kris Humphries. She began seeing West, 44, while she was still married to her second husband in the spring of 2012. Former couple: The media figure shares Saint, as well as her other children, with her estranged husband, Kanye West The two became engaged in 2013, when the rapper proposed to the model on her 33rd birthday. They later tied the knot during a star-studded wedding ceremony that was held in Florence, Italy, in May of 2014. The pair welcomed their first daughter, North, just months after their engagement, and they also added a daughter named Chicago to their lives in 2018. Kardashian gave birth to Saint in 2015, and the former couple welcomed their youngest child and second son, Psalm, in 2019. It was reported by multiple sources that the model and West were debating a divorce earlier this year, and it was later confirmed that she had filed for divorce in February. Splitting up: It was reported by multiple sources that the model and West were debating a divorce earlier this year, and it was later confirmed that she had filed for divorce in February Kardashian spoke about her parenting style during an interview with Parents, where she expressed that her easygoing temperament meant that she easily took to raising children. 'I'm naturally very calm, which I think translates into my parenting. I don't get super-stressed or impatient, which I think is definitely a superpower when you have three kids age 5 and under running around,' she said. She also remarked that she was ecstatic to have her children surrounded by so many of their siblings and relatives. 'They get along so well and have so much love for each other...There's something so special about having a big family, and I'm happy my babies get that experience the way I did,' she stated. Enjoying her time: Kardashian spoke about her parenting style during an interview with Parents, where she expressed that her easygoing temperament meant that she easily took to raising children Kim Kardashian West Gets Real On Parenting And Reveals Her Superpower \| Parents Kim Kardashian celebrates her son Saint's sixth birthday with sweet tribute 'If the he starts acting like a moderate, we can do business': Mitch McConnell slams Biden for saying that... Netflix loses nearly $45 billion in market cap after 'borderline catastrophic' forecast' showed almost 3.5M... Federal Reserve weighs creating 'digital cash' that would allow direct transfers without a bank as the US... Hell-raising ride from drugs and Rocky Horror to Spice World: Singer nicknamed Meatloaf by school bullies... EXCLUSIVE: Meat Loaf dead at 74: Rocker told MailOnline about his 'constant pain', ill-health, being a 'fat... Texas teenager, 17, charged with murder for shooting his 15-year-old girlfriend TWENTY TWO times in the back after she confronted him about cheating is freed on bail	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Private Pilot License Requirements & Eligibility Requirements for obtaining a private pilot license are set out in the FAR]AIM (Federal Aviation Regulations/Aeronautical Information Manual) Part 61.103-109. This can be broken down into 2 parts - Eligibility & Aeronautical Experience. Eligibility Requirements for Private Pilot License Refer FAR 61.103 Be at least 17 years of age for a rating in other than a glider or balloon Be able to read, speak, write, and understand the English language Instructor logbook endorsement certifying your aeronautical knowledge (14 CFR 61.105) and that you are prepared for the written test Passed the written test and can present your original embossed Airman Knowledge Test Report Instructor logbook endorsement certifying your flight proficiency (14 CFR 61.107) and that you are ready for the flight test Log all required aeronautical experience (below) Aeronautical Experience Requirement for Private Pilot License 40 hours minimum which consists of at least: 20 hours minimum of flight training with an instructor on the Private Pilot areas of operation including: 3 hours of cross country flight training in a single engine airplane; 3 hours of night flight training in a single engine airplane, that includes at least: a) 1 cross country flight of over 100 nm total distance; and b) 10 T/O's and 10 landings to a full stop with each involving a flight in the traffic pattern at an airport. 3 hours of flight training by reference to instruments in a single engine airplane; and 3 hours of flight training in a single engine airplane within the 60 days prior to the practical test. Solo Time 10 hours minimum of solo flying in a single engine airplane on the Private Pilot areas of operation including: 5 hours of solo cross country flying; 1x 150 NM solo cross country flight, with full-stop landings at three points and one segment of the flight consisting of a straight-line distance of more than 50 NM between the takeoff and landing locations; and 3 takeoffs and 3 landings to a full stop (with each landing involving a flight in the traffic pattern) at an airport with an operating control tower Every effort is made to ensure this page is accurate and up-to-date, however, it is important to check the regulations or ask us to confirm current requirements. What are we waiting for? Let's get started!	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Tribune Archives Sports(Opens in new window) A new tool for enforcing fair-housing rules By Mary Ellen Podmolik The nation's fair-housing rules became clearer this month when the Department of Housing and Urban Development finalized a rule that it hopes makes it easier to determine whether a housing practice is discriminatory. The formal adoption of uniform standards for the Fair Housing Act's so-called disparate impact provisions codifies a theory that was in place — that a housing policy can be discriminatory if it applies to everyone but leads to discrimination, regardless of whether it was intentional. While HUD said that, most of the time, courts agreed on how to approach the issue of discriminatory effects of certain housing policies, "a small degree of variation" required a new formal regulation. The rule, proposed by HUD in November 2011, generated a fair amount of discussion, with consumer advocates and legal aid groups supporting it, and wary financial and insurance companies voicing their concerns. In a three-month period, the proposed rule received 96 public comments. Those comments included calls for HUD to delay issuing any final rule until the conclusion of a case involving disparate impact in St. Paul, Minn., that was to be heard by the Supreme Court. But in a move that surprised many, the city of St. Paul withdrew the case about a year ago. In the midst of waiting for final rules, two disparate impact claims related to mortgage lending to African-American and Hispanic consumers led to sizable settlements and national media attention. Last summer, for example, Wells Fargo & Co. agreed to a $175 million settlement of allegations made first by the Illinois attorney general's office, and then by the Justice Department, that Wells Fargo's independent mortgage brokers discriminated against minority borrowers. The suits were based on a statistical survey of home lending data. The bank did not admit any wrongdoing. Part of the settlement also included Chicago consumers receiving $8.2million in down payment assistance through Wells' CityLift program, now under way locally. The Wells settlement followed an earlier one with Bank of America over claims related to its Countrywide Financial unit. "The net effect (of HUD's rule) is positive," said Elizabeth Rosenthal, a senior attorney at LAF, formerly known as the Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago. "Advocates for fair housing feel this is codification of existing law, and that's a good thing. This creates a template that everyone can follow." Anyone who brings a suit still will have to prove that a certain housing practice does result, or predictably could result, in housing discrimination. Then, a defendant would have to prove that the practice is necessary. If the defendant does that, the plaintiff then has the opportunity to show that the defendant's interests could still be served by adopting a practice that has less discriminatory effects. The American Bankers Association remains concerned by the final rule. "By relying solely on statistical analysis to show that neutral policies have a disproportionate impact on a protected class and eliminating any demonstration of discriminatory intent or conduct, we believe HUD overreaches the authority Congress bestowed in the Fair Housing Act," association president Frank Keating said in a statement. "We fear HUD's approach could have unintended consequences, compelling financial institutions to shrink their mortgage operations rather than risk costly litigation. This overly aggressive standard is out of line with the stringent underwriting standards required in today's economic and regulatory environment and threatens the very groups HUD is trying to help." Positive numbers. Demand for existing homes is at a level not seen for many years, and that's not just good news for home sellers. It's good for builders too. In the final quarter of 2012, construction started on 1,129 homes in the 12-county Chicago region, which extends from the Illinois-Wisconsin border to northwest Indiana, according to Metrostudy. It represented only the second time the market saw more than 1,000 housing starts in a quarter since 2009's third quarter. Still, there's plenty of room left for homes, even in "hot" suburbs. According to Metrostudy, Naperville ranked first last year in terms of new-home starts, with 232. At the current rate of construction, it has almost a 34-month supply of vacant developed lots. [email protected] Twitter @mepodmolik	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Informa Partners With Vegas Events Veterans to Launch Concierge Service Matt Swenson After 30 years in the Las Vegas events business, Melanie Bash isn't exactly a deer in the headlights maneuvering down the Strip. But she knows that for event organizers and corporate meeting planners, the city's vast options can be daunting. Trying to find the right venue is hard enough in regular circumstances, but even worse when factoring all of the health and wellness research that goes into bringing events back to life. Recognizing a need to personalize experiences as Las Vegas reopens, Bash has teamed with DMC veteran Molly Hoisington to found a concierge service in partnership with Informa Markets. Known as "Get Informed," the company aims to be a one-stop shop for many of a planners' local needs, including booking transportation and venues, and cutting good deals in the process. "Planners don't have to spend so much time researching venues and also it's not going to be done in a marked up way," Bash explained. The timing for knowledgable Vegas professionals to work their connections and understanding of clients' needs is ideal. The city fully reopened on June 1 and trade shows will begin to arrive en masse with World of Concrete on June 8. Informa, one of the largest players in the trade shows and exhibition world, operates WOC, MAGIC and Las Vegas Cosmetic Surgery, among many other events. "We recognize the value of ease, efficiency and excellence as our customers look for opportunities to network, connect and rebuild this year," said Ken McAvoy, executive vice president of corporate development for Informa Markets. "As live events return to the show floor, we hope to add a little extra magic and a little less hassle to communities who join us here in Las Vegas." Get Informed has 150 venues in its database, most of which Bash and Hoisington have worked with previously. Bash was already in the same space with her own private company, Last Minute Events, which, as its name suggests, finds venues for planners in a time crunch. Las Vegas is "about to come back with a vengeance," predicted Bash, though numbers will not be quite as high as pre-pandemic years. As attendance rises, venues will charge more. But she is confident that Get Informed has the credibility and partnerships to keep costs under control going forward. While the company partners with Informa, its services are not exclusively offered to Informa events. Similarly, the service is able to assist intimate corporate gatherings as well as large events. A virtual option has also been honed in the past year, in which the pair assists with F&B and other teambuilding activities done via computer. Bash noted that organizers are not charged for their service. "It's an amazing perk," she said. Don't miss any event-related news: Sign up for our weekly e-newsletter HERE and engage with us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram! TSNN Partners with JWC GMBH to Launch Venue and Service Provider Search Platform venueScout Trade Show News Network (TSNN), a member of Tarsus Group, and the world's leading news and online resource for the trade show, exhibition and event industry, has partnered… Creatacor Partners with Vietnam Memorial Fund to Build Largest Vietnam Veterans Memorial Replica While satisfying the needs of clients can provide a company with a genuine sense of accomplishment and purpose, there's nothing like the heartfelt satisfaction that comes… Shepard Expands Capabilities with Launch of Audio Visual Services Shepard, a trade show services and event production company, has launched Shepard Audio Visual Services to add to its growing line of offerings. "In order to increase… Clarion Events Asia, part of the global Clarion Events Group – a leading event organiser, producing and delivering innovative and cutting-edge events since 1947 – today…	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
25 Essential Jewish Movies: Fiddler on the Roof And the #1 Essential Jewish Movie is.... AND THE NUMBER #1 ESSENTIAL JEWISH MOVIE IS…..drum roll please #1. Fiddler on the Roof As the durable Joseph Stein stage play – originally choreographed by the legendary Jerome Robbins and based on the stories of Shalom Aleichem – sings, dances, struts, and mopes its away across the screen in Norman Jewison's faithful 1971 version (seven years after the musical's Broadway debut), it becomes both heartening and discouraging that so much about Jewish life remains unchanged. Whether in 1905 Anatevka, Russia or Cedarhurst, Long Island in 2010, our joys, hopes, sorrows, and fears fall into an unmistakable pattern that cannot be mended, erased, or transformed by progress, industrialization, technology, or Costco. Our fathers are questioning but confident and sometimes raging Tevyes. Our mothers are protective, powerful, neurotic Goldes. Our children are as challengingly diverse and inexplicable as Hodel, Tzeitel, and Chava. We are products and embodiments of them all. And our Jewish existences, at times a struggle, at other times a fanciful breeze, are as somberly beautiful as the notes being struck by a precariously positioned fiddler on a roof. Because like the fiddler who dwells in the moment and is pleased by his bittersweet melody, we know that a devastating fall is as imminently feasible as the ability to keep on playing. Like all great shows, Fiddler opens with a showstopper. Through Tradition, a simple upbeat song about the comfortable yet confining roles we are obliged to slip into based on our gender and position in the family, the audience is introduced to the blueprint (perhaps the secret) of Jewish survival and vitality. We are followers of traditions ancient, immovable, and divine. As believers in (or hapless deferrers to) a living Torah that lays the foundation while allowing for modifications that adapt to social, psychological, and economic evolutions in man, Jews have a built in mechanism to keep things moving forward without ever disregarding old ways. Traditions are as much our prisons as they are our life blood. And so it goes throughout the film. With each musical number, another integral and eternal aspect of Judaism is pondered, explored, and expressed with passionate flourishes. With Matchmaker, the so-called shidduch crisis comes to mind. To Life evokes our most elemental prayer in this world; to recognize that every organic instant is a nes and cause for celebration. But likely the most memorable tune and performance from the entire nearly three hour epic is Israeli actor Chaim Topol as Tevye's rendition of If I Were a Rich Man. No single song encapsulates the wild tempest of the Jewish experience better. Not many compositions can at the same time convey a deep longing for God, a saintly faith-based approach, a melancholy sort of optimism, and a turgid existential philosophy, all while being essentially about a pitiable monetary necessity. Well, not many people are Jews. And Jews comprehend Reb Tevye from cap to boot. We perceive that strange desire for the staircase that goes nowhere just for show while at the same time truly believing that spirituality matters above all. What could be more profoundly affecting to us than the lyrics: If I were rich, I'd have the time that I lack to sit in the synagogue and pray. And maybe have a seat by the Eastern wall. And I'd discuss the holy books with the learned men, several hours every day. That would be the sweetest thing of all. It is the classic Jewish contradiction that we witness time and time again. Our communities are consistently marked by staggering materialism and financial ambition going hand in hand with morals and ethics (and even insatiable desires) that urge modesty, piety, holiness, and the concept that parnasah is only a means to an end. If I Were a Rich Man also provides Tevye, a man constantly under the strains of domestic and political burdens, a manner in which to cry out to Hashem without conforming to the limitations of mere words. As Topol belts out his painful final Ya ha deedle deedle, his voice cracks and we sense the generational misery of our ancestors who suffered terribly in lands not their own. We emulate this form of expression many times throughout our lives in shadowy candlelit rooms, perhaps after a moving tale of emunah and bitachon. Because the songs in Fiddler on the Roof that are most associated with it are on the cheerful, toe tapping side, it struck me upon reevaluating the film how thoroughly depressing it all is. Tevye, his family, and his fellow residents of Anatevka are allowed some bursts of simcha in life, but all good things are short lived, and more things are bad than good, and when things are good they are only semi-good, and when they are bad they are truly awful. Hodel marries a pathetic tailor instead of a rich butcher and the tailor eventually buys a sowing machine. That's the good news. The bad news: Tzeitel and Chava stray from Tevye's derech and clash with tradition, the youngest daughter in a way that shatters a Jewish parent's hopes beyond imagination. And after all these terrible trials, the entire congregation of Anatevka's Jews are thrown out and sent wandering for typical anti-Semitic, bureaucratic reasons. The final scene depicts a herd of dusty Jews, helplessly moving on, all their belongings being dragged and schlepped to an unknown destination. And as comfortable as we are with our iPhones, Monday Night Football, and enormous kosher supermarkets, don't we envision ourselves often on that road? One minute we are dropping the kids off at overpriced school in a brand new Honda Odyssey, and the next we are drifting aimlessly across a barren landscape, telling our children it will be okay, hoping someone will take us in, regretting so much that we abandoned and neglected when times were good. And even in those ominous prophecies we know that the lean times, the desperate times, the harsh times, will come and go. Somehow, someway, the Jews of Anatevka will settle down in Israel or America and build new lives, and new shuls, mikvas, butcher and tailor shops. We know this because, like the master Tevye, we understand how to communicate with our Father and Creator in heaven. Jews feel close enough to God to argue with Him, complain, beseech, and curse Him as often as they offer blessings, thanks, and praise. A Jewish life is undoubtedly a balancing act where one must always be weighing both sides. The trick is to be wary of all possibilities, clutch the tradition mightily, and somehow with good mazal, remain securely on the roof. Next post Pey Dalid Previous post Daily Show reporting from Rodef Shalom	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Rawls Employee Leads Texas Tech's Annual Charitable Campaign Staci Semrad Carrillo coordinates the university's participation in the annual Texas State Employee Charitable Campaign (SECC). A natural planner and organizer with a big heart for those in need, Jessica Carrillo stepped gladly up to the plate when her charitable leadership was requested by Texas Tech University President Lawrence Schovanec. An alumna and staff member of the Jerry S. Rawls College of Business, Carrillo was asked two years ago by the president's office to accept his appointment of her to coordinate the university's participation in the annual Texas State Employee Charitable Campaign (SECC). "I'm always one who is up for the challenge, so I said yes," said Carrillo, who for many years worked in the president's office and served as an SECC leader at the departmental level. Through the SECC, state employees may donate with monthly payroll deductions to their choice of more than 1,300 qualified charities that help people and animals in need. The campaign recurs every fall. This year, it kicked off the first week of September with a goal of $441,949 and will run through the end of October. As the university-wide coordinator, Carrillo leads over 150 department coordinators who do fundraising each fall to reach the university's goal. She starts preparing for the campaign in January by reviewing how the previous year's campaign went and what improvements should be made. She then planned and scheduled training sessions for SECC coordinators at the departmental level, arranged bus tours for those coordinators to visit some of the local charitable agencies approved for the SECC, and planned the SECC kick-off event held the first week of September. "There are so many things that have happened in my life that make me want to give back to the community, and this role allows me to do that," said Carrillo, who holds a Bachelor of Science in University Studies and an MBA from Texas Tech. Carrillo's responsibilities as coordinator are on top of her full-time job at Rawls College, where she joined the staff in 2015 and was recently promoted to the position of director of professional programs in the Graduate and Professional Programs Office. She also chairs the South Plains local employee committee, which assists the state policy committee with evaluating applications from organizations that seek to participate in the state employee charitable campaign in the Lubbock area. Additionally, she is a cabinet member of the Lubbock Area United Way Annual Campaign. Wearing these different hats has required excellent time management and impeccable planning and organizational skills – talents Carrillo honed as the president's executive assistant while working on her degrees. She took care of the president's calendar, made his travel arrangements, reconciled his executive credit card, ensured he responded to all emails and other communiques, managed his football and basketball suites, and more. "So if I could balance all of that, this is a piece of cake," she said of her SECC leadership role. "The only stress I have with this one is making sure that the university meets its goal." To meet that goal, she gives departmental SECC coordinators ideas for how to inspire giving from employees, especially when they may be far removed from and unaware of the desperate situations of those in need. "I know this year's campaign is going to be successful," Carrillo said. "We have some great coordinators who are working hard, so I have no doubt we'll meet our goal this year." Though her role as university coordinator of SECC requires a significant time commitment outside of her regular work hours, it is well worth the extra effort, Carrillo said. "My biggest reward is meeting our goal and seeing what happens with money we raised, like visiting the Boys and Girls Club and knowing that the monetary gifts from our employees helped those children be there after school and get adequate care and supervision," she said. "There are so many great agencies like that." The campaign runs through the end of October, although pledge forms will be accepted through November 27. To give, visit the Texas Tech SECC website, look for the "Give Today" headline and click the "Online Form" link. tags: College News, Faculty & Staff, General, Impact, Rawls College News, Spotlight	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Younger, social-justice-minded leadership of Baltimore Teachers Union willing to mix it up with school board By Talia Richman Baltimore teachers in yellow T-shirts hold up signs during a recent school board meeting. Their signs in opposition to a school board proposal were adorned with photos of Drake and other pop culture references, an example of what union leaders call a new, more youthful spirit. (Talia Richman/Baltimore Sun) The teachers showed up at school district headquarters carrying drums, banners and poster board-sized memes that used Internet jokes to call out a policy proposal. A new wave of young and social-justice-minded teachers swept into Baltimore Teachers Union leadership in May, ousting a longtime incumbent. They promised during the campaign to challenge the status quo and embrace the kind of activist energy that's increasingly apparent within teachers unions across the country. Now was time for their first public fight: The union and its new executive board faced off against the school board over a policy to based teacher evaluations — which are tied to raises — on unannounced observations, rather than planned ones. While it might appear to be an obscure shift, the union said these kinds of observations can be used punitively and would hurt teacher retention; the district argued it's necessary to glean authentic insights into how teachers work. The weight this fight carried was evident in the board room, where one union leader urged the board not to push forward with the policy: "Let's instead stop, take a step back and start over in a new process that will set the standard for our relationship moving forward," Corey Gaber said. If the board approved the policy over their objections, "What does that tell teachers about what kind of relationship the board and the district wants to have with us?" An amended version of the policy passed last week. The district made some changes based on the union's feedback, but there was still disappointment from teachers that it was approved at all. The fight provided a window into how the new Baltimore Teachers Union operates. "You've got a younger group, a more energetic group," said teacher's aide Larry Gaines, who's worked in the district for nearly two decades. Diamonté Brown, 37, was elected union president in May, defeating Marietta English, who headed the union for roughly 20 years. As part of her campaign, Brown pledged to be more transparent and include more voices from the educators in the trenches every day. Brown says her team is tapping into its relative youth to boost its reach through social media and other means, while also leaning on the experience of older members. The new and veteran board members, though some were on different slates during the election, collaborated to negotiate a recently ratified contract update that had been in the works prior to the leadership turnover. Nationwide, younger workers are increasing their union membership much more rapidly than those in other age groups. More than 75% of union members added in 2017 are under the age of 35. "When they came on board, I started getting emails right away. And it wasn't long after that they said, 'Put on your fighting clothes because we have an issue.' " Teacher Larry Gaines Share quote & link "Younger workers are increasingly likely to be union members, but this is a fairly recent development," according to the Center for Economic and Policy Research. Rashi Turniansky, 24, is a first-year teacher who joined in the union's fight against unannounced formal observations. He says he was inspired by the groundswell of people trying to take action and create change. To him, it was yet another reflection of how the union is attuned to the needs of people working in classrooms every day. He pointed to another example of when, over the summer, the union raised money and handed out fans to teachers in non-air-conditioned classrooms — ignoring the advice of district officials concerned about electrical overloads. Gaines, the longtime veteran, also said their new approach and focus on communication has been apparent. He's receiving much more communication from the union than in the past. "When they came on board, I started getting emails right away," he said. "And it wasn't long after that they said, 'Put on your fighting clothes because we have an issue.' " Educators in yellow T-shirts flooded the school board meeting to oppose the policy change. The posters they carried were decorated by photos of the rapper Drake and other pop culture references, with the memes adapted to fit their arguments. The union provided child care for the kids of teachers who were testifying. And they used social media to spread their message and encourage strong participation, from teachers and members of other sympathetic unions in the city. [Vote] Which of your questions about the Baltimore area should we investigate next? » An amended version, which delayed implementation and called for fewer observations, passed. The Evening Sun Newsletter Get your evening news in your e-mail inbox. Get all the top news and sports from the baltimoresun.com. Gaber, a member of the executive board, wrote in a Medium blog post that the union should not view the outcome as a total loss. He listed seven positives that came out of their fight, including: "We have learned a tremendous amount about people in power that we did not know before the dialogue and attention we brought to essential subjects in education. This serves to inform our actions moving forward." School board chair Linda Chinnia said teachers would be involved in sussing out the policy roll-out, and doesn't see this first fight as the district and union getting off on the wrong foot. She said she plans to schedule regular meetings with union leaders. "We're all going to be learning to work together," Chinnia said. Brown says the relationship is that of "critical friends." Latest Education School funding lawsuit filed by ACLU and NAACP can continue, judge says McDaniel College students get acquainted with Westminster through the camera lens Parents whose daughter was fatally shot at Great Mills High sue St. Mary's County school officials Upcoming Anne Arundel Board of Education meeting to review school start and dismissal times "When we agree on something and feel there's an opportunity to collaborate, we do," she said. "When we feel like we need to challenge the district and push back or urge them to make certain decisions, we play that role as well." 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Xfinity Series Gander Outdoors Truck Series SPEED/Motor Unsatisfied: Owner Brad Daugherty wants more from team Jared Turner Jan 28, 2015 at 8:47a ET Team owner Brad Daugherty answers questions during the Charlotte Motor Speedway Media Tour. Bob Leverone/NASCAR via Getty Im/Getty Images When AJ Allmendinger won a race and made the Chase for the Sprint Cup last year in his first full season with JTG Daugherty Racing, team co-owner Brad Daugherty was happy to have a driver reach Victory Lane and NASCAR's playoff for the first time in the organization's history. Of course, happiness is one thing. Satisfaction is another. It seems that Daugherty — a former standout center for college basketball's North Carolina Tarheels and the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers — actually harbored even higher expectations for Allmendinger and the single-car organization. "I expected us to run better than we did last year, to be honest with you — but I expected that the year before," Daugherty said on the Charlotte Motor Speedway Media Tour. "So for me going into this season, I think it raised the confidence of my team, which is important, because guys worked their rear ends off. We know going out that door we've got everything we need to go and be competitive, so the vibe in my race shop is much different than it's been — even last year. "It was excitement last year, but this year there's confidence and there's the fact of these guys know they're bolting together a race car that can go be competitive and on any given day and weekend we can ring the bell." While Allmendinger's Chase-clinching win on the road course at Watkins Glen last August was certainly a noteworthy accomplishment, the driver and his boss can't ignore that their No. 47 Chevrolet recorded only five top-10 finishes — just two of them top fives — during the 36-race season. Understandably, Allmendinger is quick to point out that there were many races when his car simply lacked the speed to contend for wins or even run in the top 20. And that's what his team, which will be led this season by returning crew chief Brian Burns, wants to fix in 2015. Charlotte Motor Speedway Media Tour: 10 things learned on Day Two "If you look at our average finishes, we were a 20th-place, 22nd-place race team," said Allmendinger, who finished 13th in points after being eliminated in the opening Chase round. "So that's where we've got to get better. That's what I look at. Of course we want to go out there and win, and if you win you're going to be in the Chase again and have a great shot to finish top 15 in points, but I want to be a top-15 team every weekend. "A consistent top 15 — make a 15th-place finish our norm, make a top 10 a good day, and once you start getting in the top 10, you're going to have a shot to win races, so that's what we have to do." "Acceptable for us is to win two races and finish inside of the top 15 (in points)," Daugherty said. "You look at the multi-car teams you're racing, it's so difficult to finish inside that top 10. The Hendrick and (Joe Gibbs Racing) and people like that, those teams should eat up a lot of those spaces but for us to be inside that top 15 and to win a couple races, I think we should win outside of a road course. I think we're capable. So if we do that, I'll be really, really tickled." Daugherty believes that no one at the organization is content to rest on last year's laurels. "There's no way we're complacent," he said. "We did a lot for a single-car team, but we haven't accomplished what we need to accomplish. Winning a race is great but, honestly, it's winning one race. I'm not hanging my hat on that. We want to win a bunch of races. "It was great. I don't want to diminish the hard work and effort that went into it from a smaller team, but I was disappointed winning one race. I want to win a couple races each year and really make some noise." Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Home Greek news Education University of West Attica Unveils Post-Pandemic Goals And Challenges in Higher Education University of West Attica Unveils Post-Pandemic Goals And Challenges in Higher Education Paula Tsoni The newly established University of West Attica (UNIWA), headquartered near the iconic archaeological site of Plato's Academy in Athens, is setting early post-pandemic goals with an emphasis on extroversy, research and innovation as it plans to attract more students from abroad through specially-designed courses for foreigners. Launched in 2018, UNIWA was born from the merger of three historic universities that had been operating in the Greek capital for decades: the multidisciplinary Technological Educational Institute of Athens and Piraeus University of Applied Sciences, both founded in 1973, and the prestigious National School of Public Health, founded in 1929 by then-Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos. "Before the merger, the former two schools could only provide undergraduate and master degrees, not doctoral. Now, with the completion of the University, and joined by the National School of Public Health, which has been producing postgraduate and research alumni for over 90 years, we are able to offer the full spectrum of titles in our disciplines", Rector Panagiotis Kaldis, PhD, tells Greek Reporter. Spanning across three campuses and with a fourth one in the making, UNIWA is already the third largest in the country in terms of student numbers; 57,000 undergraduate, 5,500 postgraduate and 570 doctoral candidates. It boasts twenty-seven departments, covering a wide range of modern science, including social, administrative and economic sciences, engineering sciences, health and welfare sciences, food sciences and art studies. Nevertheless, there is plenty more ambition for the future of UNIWA. Currently, the institution's extroversy is testified to by the large numbers of international research programs in which it participates and by the three foreign language post-graduate programs that it offers. Two of them are taught in English, in collaboration with Edinburgh's Herriot Watt and London's Kingston universities, while the third is a combination of Greek, English and French, and runs in collaboration with the University of Limoges. They cover the fields of mechanical engineering and IT. "We aspire to introduce more English-speaking study programs starting in 2021, which should cover undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral degrees," the Rector states, confident that UNIWA possesses the required know-how to succeed in this additional direction. Rector Panagiotis Kaldis "We do have the potential, with our staff and their publications, to create a pole that provides high quality educational services for the Mediterranean, the Balkans, and also the diaspora. We consider Greece to be very capable in this sector as a country, and that could, additionally, highlight Greek civilization, create ambassadors, and thus deploy an education-oriented cultural diplomacy," he adds. Taking science further Research is of focal importance at UNIWA, as it is highly involved in multiple European Union research programs and it maintains permanent partnerships with several domestic and foreign educational and research institutions. With 69 research laboratories and over 200 ongoing research projects on its premises, the tech-savvy University has introduced a separate online portal, the R&D eHUB, to present the findings of its students. Moreover, Rector Kaldis reveals that UNIWA has accepted an offer by international tech giant Hewlett Packard to upgrade its main campus library with a digital hub, which will utilize participatory interaction and augmented reality technologies. "These will guide our students through digital developments and also mentor high school pupils interested in joining our faculties when it comes to their professional orientation. A similar project has been implemented in a university in Madrid and is very customary in the great US universities, such as Harvard and Yale," he explains. Post-pandemic teaching reality As soon as the Covid-19 pandemic broke out, UNIWA adapted quickly to the new global reality by adopting tele-education practices, both synchronous and asynchronous, in each field of studies. Notebooks were provided to its teaching and administrative staff to ensure the smoothest possible continuation of all study programs. However, the Rector is adamant that teaching in person cannot be substituted by distance learning, at least in some sciences. "We see tele-education as an investment which was useful to happen, and which did give us a further boost technology-wise. But we believe that a combination of the two — in person and distance teaching — might be the best solution and a prospect for the future. "Subjects that we teach, such as obstetrics, nursing, biomedicine, also our engineering courses, are necessary to include participatory teaching in person, even if in small groups of students. "That is why, when the conditions allow it, supposedly around May 2021, we will run crash courses to make up for the skipped laboratory and clinical work, in order to achieve the desired result and the level of quality of studies that we pursue as an educational institution", Kaldis states. Greek universities	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
The Bike Lane Outside City Hall Isn't Full of Parked Cars Anymore A short two-way protected bike lane connects the Brooklyn Bridge to Lower Manhattan. City Council members, City Hall staffers, and, who knows, maybe the mayor himself will get a lot of mileage out of the new bike lane segment. Photo: David Meyer A frustrating gap in the Lower Manhattan bike network is about to get filled, as DOT crews wrap up installation of a curb-protected bike lane outside City Hall [PDF]. The short two-way segment on Park Row connects the Brooklyn Bridge path and to narrow, low-speed Lower Manhattan streets. The street previously had a southbound buffered bike lane, which for all intents and purposes functioned as parking for police cars, press vans, and other parking placard holders: Image: Google Street View The DOT project shifted those parking spots to underutilized asphalt nearby. The new two-way bike lane, protected by a concrete curb, is especially useful for people biking toward the bridge, who no longer have to ride against traffic. Cyclists use this new bike lane this morning to queue up at the entrance to the Brooklyn Bridge. Photo: David Meyer Mister Softee, unfortunately, still hasn't gotten the memo. Photo: David Meyer At Spruce Street, the protected bike lane segment ends at a new crosswalk and concrete island, with chevrons connecting to streets that lead toward the East River and further south. A short contraflow bike lane on Spruce provides a useful connection for cyclists heading to the bridge. DOT used the project to add a new crossing for cyclists and pedestrians on the northern leg of the intersection where Park Row crosses Spruce Street. Photo: David Meyer The new bike lane complements improvements on the Brooklyn side of the bridge, where work recently wrapped up on a wider approach to the biking and walking path from Tillary Street. The bridge promenade itself, however, remains incredibly narrow and nearly impassable during much of the day, with heavy tourist foot traffic and assorted obstacles, like police "interceptors." Last summer, DOT announced plans to expand the promenade, but a feasibility study that was supposedly on the way has yet to materialize. There's more work to do but this is big upgrade for access to the Brooklyn Bridge from Lower Manhattan. BREAKING: #bikeNYC lane progress! pic.twitter.com/mn3xB9B7gk — DoorZone (@D00RZ0NE) August 25, 2017 Filed Under: Bicycling, Brooklyn Bridge, Financial District, Manhattan, Protected Bike Lanes, Promoted DOT Has a Fix for the Crummy Bike Connection Between Lower Manhattan and the Brooklyn Bridge By Ben Fried \| Mar 15, 2017 The big change in DOT's plan is a two-way section of bike lane protected by a concrete barrier on Park Row, plus a short contraflow lane on Spruce Street. It's not a lot of bike lane mileage, but it's a key link in the network that will be dramatically improved. Streetsies 2018: Best Street Redesign of the Year By David Meyer \| Dec 26, 2018 Some call this the most coveted of the coveted Streetsie Awards. Highlights From NYC DOT's Plan for Safer Walking and Biking Across the Harlem River By Ben Fried \| May 4, 2018 DOT has released its long-awaited blueprint for safer walking and biking conditions across the Harlem River bridges. Who Rules the Roost on Jay Street? Placard Abusers, That's Who By David Meyer \| Mar 23, 2016 Jay Street in downtown Brooklyn is one of the most important segments in the city's bike network, the key passage to and from the Manhattan Bridge. It's also a huge impediment to biking in the city — the street is rife with double-parking, illegal U-turns, and the unnerving threat of a car door suddenly opening and […] De Blasio's Police Department Continues to Sabotage de Blasio's Bike Infrastructure By David Meyer \| Sep 6, 2017 For about two weeks, the new protected bike lane on Park Row outside City Hall worked the way it's supposed to work. So much for all that. First Look at DOT's Plan for Crosstown Protected Bike Lanes By David Meyer \| Jan 17, 2018 DOT plans to add protected bike lanes on 26th Street and 29th Street in Manhattan, with other crosstown routes in the works for Midtown.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Twinkie Zombies? The Second Coming of America's Favorite Junk Food If you've spent any time on Facebook recently, you've most likely seen a number of comments, images and cartoons lamenting the loss of the most iconic junk food. Of course, I'm talking about Hostess' crème-filled spongy cake better known as the Twinkie, which could disappear from the planet permanently if the company does not find a buyer after filing for bankruptcy earlier this month and announcing the immediate closing of all its bakeries. Across the social media pond on Twitter, there were calls for a government assisted Twinkie bailout. The loss was seen as a sign that the Mayan calendar prophesy of the end of the world was indeed coming to fruition. Colorado and Washington state residents, where marijuana was just legalized, seemed to receive the news with horrific fears about how they'll ever properly sate epic episodes of the munchies. Panic over the possibility of a Twinkie-less future sent consumers into stores, clearing out shelves of Hostess products in record time. Ebay had listings of boxes of Twinkies for as much as $10,000. As the eulogies piled up, so did the DIY it's-not-really-junk-food-if-you- make-it-from-scratch recipes—vegan and organic options available, too—not just for the beloved Twinkie, but for all of Hostess' products, which also includes Wonder Bread, Drake's Cakes, and my once personal favorite: the chocolatey crème-spiraled Ho-Ho's. Since the announcement, advocates of healthy food have done their fair share of finger shaking at a country that loves its junk food. Obesity rates are still climbing, with CDC estimates that by 2025 more than 75 percent of Americans will either be overweight or clinically obese. Illnesses related to diet parallels our girth rates, too, with type 2 diabetes, hypertension and heart disease topping the list of conditions afflicting Americans. The Twinkie epitomizes all that's wrong with America's food system: a genetically modified, highly processed, chemical-filled, sugary junk food that doesn't really decompose. It's death certainly does leave room for us to be hopeful that healthier food options will take its place—especially for our nation's children—but it's by no means a sure thing. A baker's strike at Hostess over unionization eventually led the company into bankruptcy and left more than 18,000 employees at bakeries across the country out of work just before the holiday season, was pinpointed as the culprit this time around. But Hostess has been sold several times since the 1980s, reports Forbes magazine and "The company filed for bankruptcy in 2004, and again in 2011." The Wall Street Journal reports that there may soon be a new owner of Hostess products: "Flowers Foods Inc., a Georgia-based baker, announced it has renegotiated lending terms to allow it to tap additional cash, in what analysts see as a clear sign it is gearing up to buy assets owned by Hostess." For a food to stay relevant and virtually unchanged when competing brands are constantly reinventing flavors, sizes and packaging is nothing short of a task. If a brand can't compete with the changing industry, they often revert to being a "classic" hoping that we love our nostalgia almost as much as we love our junk food. Remember what happened to Coca-Cola's sales when they brought back "Coke Classic" after the "New Coke" fiasco? Sales skyrocketed. We see the insanity each year when McDonald's unleashes its limited-time-only McRib sandwich. And even if Twinkies never completely go away, the threat of losing them will give the brand new life…a zombie type of rebirth, if you will. They'll become harder to destroy, carving out a more demanding niche in the minds of consumers who struggle to distinguish between indulgence and necessity. Whether you're cheering or weeping at the thought of life after Twinkies, the creamy center of this lesson remains unchanged: we are what we eat, or rather, Like Michael Pollan once reminded us in his book In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto, "The sheer novelty and glamour of the Western diet, with its seventeen thousand new food products every year and the marketing power—32 billion dollars a year—used to sell us those products, has overwhelmed the force of tradition and left us where we now find ourselves: relying on science and journalism and government and marketing to help us decide what to eat." 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Hebron Israeli attacks News Report West Bank Soldiers Abduct 68 Palestinian Workers, Injure One, Near Hebron Israeli soldiers chased, Sunday, dozens of Palestinian day laborers, near Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, as they were trying to enter Jerusalem for work, and abducted 68 of them, in addition to wounding one. Media sources in Hebron said the workers, who were not granted permits to enter occupied Jerusalem, have to risk their lives to provide for their families amidst the deteriorating economic conditions in the West Bank. They added that the soldiers chased dozens of workers, and managed to detain 68 of them, including young man, who suffered cuts and bruises in his legs, after falling down while the soldiers were chasing him. The wounded young man, 20 years of age, from Yatta town, south of Hebron, received first aid by a soldier before being detained along with the rest of the workers who are 20-60 years of age. The workers face dire conditions, and are constantly chased and abducted by the soldiers, who in many cases open fire and injure some of them. Israeli army and the police also frequently invade construction sites, before detaining the Palestinian workers, who are usually released later after being sent to military roadblocks outside Jerusalem. In addition, the soldiers abducted four young Palestinian men, from their homes in the al-'Isawiya town, in occupied East Jerusalem. The soldiers also abducted four young Palestinian men in Beit Ummar and Halhoul towns, near Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank. On Sunday morning, Israeli navy ships attacked several fishing boats in Palestinian territorial waters, in the northern part of the besieged Gaza Strip, and abducted two fishermen. Israeli Navy Abducts Two Palestinian Fishermen In Northern Gaza Israeli Media Sources: US Plans to Reject Palestinian Right of Return By IMEMC News	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
NYU Conference on Race and Technology, Part 1 2019-05-28T09:23:49-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/c02/20190528093806003_hd.jpgNew York University hosted an all-day conference in Washington, D.C., on race and technology. In this portion of the discussion, academics talked about privacy rights, artificial intelligence, algorithmic biases, and the use of social media as it relates to issues of race. New York University hosted an all-day conference in Washington, D.C., on race and technology. In this portion of the discussion, academics… read more New York University hosted an all-day conference in Washington, D.C., on race and technology. In this portion of the discussion, academics talked about privacy rights, artificial intelligence, algorithmic biases, and the use of social media as it relates to issues of race. close Filter by Speaker All Speakers Andre Brock Meredith Broussard Meredith Clark Brandi Collins Charlton McIlwain Desmond Patton Catherine Knight Steele Andre Brock Associate Professor Georgia Institute of Technology->Literature, Media and Communication Meredith Broussard Professor New York University->Journalism Meredith Clark Assistant Professor University of Virginia->Media Studies Brandi Collins Director Colorofchange.org->Media Justice Charlton McIlwain Associate Professor New York University->Department of Media, Culture, and Communication Desmond Patton Founding Director Columbia University->SAFElab Catherine Knight Steele Assistant Professor University of Maryland, College Park->Communications New York University \| Washington, D.C. CenterNew York University \| Washington, D.C. Center May 28, 2019 \| 9:23am EDT \| C-SPAN 3 May 28, 2019 \| 12:18pm EDT \| C-SPAN 3 Jun 15, 2019 \| 12:35am EDT \| C-SPAN 3 There was an error processing your purchase. See all on Online Technology Race Relations Social Media New York University hosted an all-day conference in Washington, D.C., on race and technology. In this portion of the… Phlebot0mist	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Government must do the right thing following European judgement on Louise O'Keeffe case - McDonald 30 January, 2014 - by Mary Lou McDonald TD Sinn Féin Deputy Leader Mary Lou McDonald TD today challenged Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore TD to extend the apology offered to Louise O'Keeffe to all other victims of abuse in schools and to reengage with similar victims of abuse who have pursued the state for justice. Speaking in the Dáil today, Deputy McDonald said: "By any standards Louise O'Keeffe is an extremely courageous woman. Abused as a young child and traumatised as a result; Louise was blocked, bullied, brow beaten and threatened by the state yet she never lay down. "Louise had to take her case to the European Court of Human Rights who found the state is directly liable for 'the inhuman and degrading treatment' she endured as a child under the states watch. "Indeed the Court could have gone further and said that the state prevented any degree of fairness, justice or resolution of Louise's case. "While the previous Government must bear responsibility for what was done to Louise O'Keeffe under its direction; it was this Government which only last year argued that the state had no liability for what happened to children whilst attending primary school. "It would be appropriate for the Taoiseach to come before the Dáil and apologise on behalf of the State to Louise O'Keeffe and all victims of abuse in schools. "One hundred and thirty five adults have previously brought cases like that of Louise O'Keeffe's, claiming the Department of Education and the state did not provide protection against the abuse they suffered as children in schools. "Following the Supreme Court judgement in 2008 other victims pursuing their cases through the courts were warned off from holding the state to account and received letters threatening legal costs in the event they refused to drop their cases. "The treatment of these victims including the threatening and aggressive way they were put off pursuing justice reminds many citizens of the case of Bridget McCole. "Following the European Court of Human Rights findings will the Government now re-engage with these victims with the intend of settling their cases."	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
自分の娘と瓜二つ!? おマセなリース・ウィザースプーンが見られる映画の予告編 2001年の大ヒット作『キューティ・ブロンド』やアカデミー賞主演女優賞に輝いた『ウォーク・ザ・ライン/君に続く道』(2005年)、そして最新作『幸せの始まりは』など、多くの話題作に登場してきたリース・ウィザースプーン。そんな彼女の映画デビュー作が、1991年全米公開の青春ロマンス『マン・イン・ザ・ムーン/あこがれの人』だ。映画の舞台は、1950年代のルイジアナ州の田舎町。隣に引っ越してきたハンサムな青年コート(ジェイソン・ロンドン)をめぐる姉妹のライバルぶりを描いた、切ない物語だ。当時14歳だったリースはこの作品で、姉妹のうちの妹ダニーを演じ、姉のモーリーン(エミリー・ウォーフィールド)とコートが急接近するのに気をもむ女の子を好演している。リース・ウィザースプーンの映画デビュー作『マン・イン・ザ・ムーン/あこがれの人』予告編映画自体はもちろん素晴らしい出来なのだが、注目したいのはローティーンだったリースの姿。1999年の代表作『ハイスクール白書優等生ギャルに気をつけろ!』や『クルーエル・インテンションズ』でもそのお茶目さは健在なのだが、『マン・イン・ザ・ムーン/あこがれの人』ではやはり、リースの初々しさが光っている。しかもリースが自身の11歳の娘アヴァちゃんにそっくりなところも、見どころの1つかもしれない。リース・ウィザースプーン、仕事も私生活も絶好調! 2011年MTVムービーアワード授賞式 UNIVERSAL CITY, CA - JUNE 05: Actors Justin Timberlake (L) and Mila Kunis present an award onstage during the 2011 MTV Movie Awards at Universal Studios' Gibson Amphitheatre on June 5, 2011 in Universal City, California. UNIVERSAL CITY, CA - JUNE 05: Actor Robert Pattinson accepts the Best Male Performance onstage during the 2011 MTV Movie Awards at Universal Studios' Gibson Amphitheatre on June 5, 2011 in Universal City, California. UNIVERSAL CITY, CA - JUNE 05: Actor Ashton Kutcher (L) and singer Nicki Minaj speak onstage during the 2011 MTV Movie Awards at Universal Studios' Gibson Amphitheatre on June 5, 2011 in Universal City, California. Kristen Stewart accepts the award for best female performance at the MTV Movie Awards on Sunday, June 5, 2011, in Los Angeles. In background looking on is Nicki Minaj. UNIVERSAL CITY, CA - JUNE 05: Actors Patrick Dempsey, Robert Pattinson, and Chelsea Handler speak onstage during the 2011 MTV Movie Awards at Universal Studios' Gibson Amphitheatre on June 5, 2011 in Universal City, California. UNIVERSAL CITY, CA - JUNE 05: Actress Reese Witherspoon accepts the MTV Generation Award onstage during the 2011 MTV Movie Awards at Universal Studios' Gibson Amphitheatre on June 5, 2011 in Universal City, California. UNIVERSAL CITY, CA - JUNE 05: Actors Blake Lively (L) and Ryan Reynolds speak onstage during the 2011 MTV Movie Awards at Universal Studios' Gibson Amphitheatre on June 5, 2011 in Universal City, California. UNIVERSAL CITY, CA - JUNE 05: (L-R) Actresses Katie Cassidy, Leighton Meester, and Selena Gomez speak onstage during the 2011 MTV Movie Awards at Universal Studios' Gibson Amphitheatre on June 5, 2011 in Universal City, California. Cameron Diaz, left, and Jason Segel present the best line from a movie award at the MTV Movie Awards on Sunday, June 5, 2011, in Los Angeles. UNIVERSAL CITY, CA - JUNE 05: Musician Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters perform onstage during the 2011 MTV Movie Awards at Universal Studios' Gibson Amphitheatre on June 5, 2011 in Universal City, California. UNIVERSAL CITY, CA - JUNE 05: Actress Emma Watson speaks onstage during the 2011 MTV Movie Awards at Universal Studios' Gibson Amphitheatre on June 5, 2011 in Universal City, California. UNIVERSAL CITY, CA - JUNE 05: Actress Emma Stone accepts the Best Comedic Performance award onstage during the 2011 MTV Movie Awards at Universal Studios' Gibson Amphitheatre on June 5, 2011 in Universal City, California. UNIVERSAL CITY, CA - JUNE 05: Singer Trey Songz performs onstage during the 2011 MTV Movie Awards at Universal Studios' Gibson Amphitheatre on June 5, 2011 in Universal City, California. UNIVERSAL CITY, CA - JUNE 05: Singer Lupe Fiasco performs onstage during the 2011 MTV Movie Awards at Universal Studios' Gibson Amphitheatre on June 5, 2011 in Universal City, California. UNIVERSAL CITY, CA - JUNE 05: Actor Jim Carrey speaks onstage during the 2011 MTV Movie Awards at Universal Studios' Gibson Amphitheatre on June 5, 2011 in Universal City, California. UNIVERSAL CITY, CA - JUNE 05: Singer Justin Bieber accepts the Best Jaw-Dropping Moment award onstage during the 2011 MTV Movie Awards at Universal Studios' Gibson Amphitheatre on June 5, 2011 in Universal City, California. Gary Busey is seen at the MTV Movie Awards on Sunday, June 5, 2011, in Los Angeles. UNIVERSAL CITY, CA - JUNE 05: Actor Gary Busey speaks onstage during the 2011 MTV Movie Awards at Universal Studios' Gibson Amphitheatre on June 5, 2011 in Universal City, California. UNIVERSAL CITY, CA - JUNE 05: Host Jason Sudeikis (L) and actress Emma Stone perform onstage during the 2011 MTV Movie Awards at Universal Studios' Gibson Amphitheatre on June 5, 2011 in Universal City, California. From left, Taylor Lautner, Robert Pattinson, and Kristen Stewart are seen onstage at the MTV Movie Awards on Sunday, June 5, 2011, in Los Angeles. UNIVERSAL CITY, CA - JUNE 05: A general view of atmosphere during the 2011 MTV Movie Awards at Universal Studios' Gibson Amphitheatre on June 5, 2011 in Universal City, California. UNIVERSAL CITY, CA - JUNE 05: Actors Robert Pattinson and Bryce Dallas Howard accept the Best Fight award onstage during the 2011 MTV Movie Awards at Universal Studios' Gibson Amphitheatre on June 5, 2011 in Universal City, California. UNIVERSAL CITY, CA - JUNE 05: Actors Taylor Lautner and Robert Pattinson during the 2011 MTV Movie Awards at Universal Studios' Gibson Amphitheatre on June 5, 2011 in Universal City, California. UNIVERSAL CITY, CA - JUNE 05: Actors Taylor Lautner (L) and Robert Pattinson in the audience during the 2011 MTV Movie Awards at Universal Studios' Gibson Amphitheatre on June 5, 2011 in Universal City, California. UNIVERSAL CITY, CA - JUNE 05: Actor Tom Felton accepts the Best Villain award onstage during the 2011 MTV Movie Awards at Universal Studios' Gibson Amphitheatre on June 5, 2011 in Universal City, California. Taylor Lautner accepts the award for best movie for "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" as Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, and the cast look on at the MTV Movie Awards on Sunday, June 5, 2011, in Los Angeles. Taylor Lautner, center, accepts the award for best movie for "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" as Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, and other cast members look on at the MTV Movie Awards on Sunday, June 5, 2011, in Los Angeles. ReeseWitherspoon	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
2019 Montana Association of Planners Conference Partners About MAP The Montana Association of Planners (MAP) is an association of professional planners, from public and private entities; planning board members and interested citizens. Though most often associated with guiding future land use and development, local planning efforts also include planning for public facilities and service needs, historic preservation, environmental protection, transportation, parks and recreation, and economic development. Planning provides options and tools for communities to achieve their vision of the future. MAP takes no position for or against growth, but rather promotes planning as a positive and proactive way to address change in our communities. Contact us: [email protected] Room - Townsend Windrider Transit – Rural Free Mixed Route Services Developing, promoting and sustaining a successful and free public transit system in a rural county. Kristen Galbraith, GPC Kristen was raised near Glacier National Park in northwest Montana. After graduating with high honors from Columbia Falls High School, she continued her education at Montana State University, obtaining a dual degree in Business Marketing and Accounting. Her sense of passion and creativity has enlivened her interest in making a concerted difference in communities, including a wide range of infrastructure, public safety, transportation and recreation improvements. Kristen is the Director of Grants and Special Projects at Park County and also works as the Windrider Transit Coordinator. She also shares pride, ownership and responsibilities associated with two successful downtown Livingston businesses. Kristen has 18 years of project development and management experience with special emphasis in grant application processes and administration. Over the past nine years she has secured over $26 million in federal, state and local grant funding for multiple city, county and tribal projects throughout the State of Montana and for clients in other states. In 2016, she assembled a group of interested stakeholders and lead the team through meetings, grant applications, collaborations and eventual creation of a free fixed route transit system. In November 2017, Windrider Transit offered its first free rides in the City of Livingston; the service has grown from an average of 6 riders per day, to close to 18 riders per day, in an 18-month period. Kristen serves on five local boards and is a dedicated foster puppy mom to the less fortunate youthful canines of Stafford Animal Shelter. As an avid outdoor enthusiast, she is often trail running, biking, hiking or cross country skiing throughout Montana's off-road and mountain venues, usually with kids and her canine crew. Room - Broderick We Will Park County, a vision and profile initiative of the Park County Community Foundation In 2018, the Community Foundation launched We Will Park County, a county wide vision and profile tool that will be used to intentionally plan, measure, predict and achieve increases in community, social and economic well-being. Through fact-based and strategic philanthropy, improved county-wide civic planning, and increased coordination among nonprofit and governmental efforts, We Will Park County is designed to guide long-term, sustainable action. We Will Park County is a citizen-informed initiative of the Park County Community Foundation that aims to address Park County's most pressing needs. Via an online survey that elicited more than 600 responses from throughout the county; eight focus groups in Clyde Park, Wilsall, Livingston, Emigrant, Gardiner and Cooke City; and dozens of other conversations with community leaders some key priorities and concerns emerged around a common vision ·We Will continually strive to improve the well-being of our residents. ·We Will support development of diverse and viable economic opportunities consistent with the character of our community. ·We Will support good solutions that address affordability for all who choose to live and work here. ·We Will embrace and nurture our sense of community. ·We Will remain one of the most beautiful places to live on earth. This vision won't amount to much if it is not backed up with data to help predict and measure progress toward that vision. With the help of economists from University of Montana, Headwaters Economics, and more, We Will Park County identified 25 key metrics in these five core areas that will help focus our resources and energy. This data will be continuously collected, tracked and available via a web-based portal for any organization, business, government, or nonprofit that seeks to better serve the community. We Will Park County will be launched online in Fall 2019. Gavin Clark Gavin has dedicated his entire professional career working in non-profit fundraising and development, senior-level strategic planning, and organizational leadership. Prior to joining the Park County Community Foundation, Gavin was the Philanthropy Manager for American Prairie Reserve. His primary role was to build and maintain meaningful relationships with supporters, resulting in increased philanthropic support, enthusiasm, and awareness. Before moving to Park County, Gavin served as Deputy Finance Director for Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper's victorious re-election campaign. Gavin was a founding member of Donor Development Strategies, a national fundraising firm focused on raising money for PBS and NPR stations. Gavin currently serves as the Vice-Chair of Livingston's Parks and Trails Committee. Gavin, his wife Amy, and their two sons are honored to call Livingston home. Originally from Santa Fe, NM, Gavin holds a BA in Environmental Policy and Ethics from the University of Portland. Room - Knowles TOUR - The Gardiner Gateway Project Classroom session with a 45 minute overview presentation by speakers followed by question and answers. Then a tour to Gardiner to review the project. The tour will require approximately 1.0 mile walking around the Gardiner Area and take approximately 4 hours to Gardiner and back to Chico. he Gardiner Gateway Project started with Yellowstone National Park's (YNP) public scoping in 2010 for the North Entrance Park Street Environmental Assessment. The YNP scoped project received a National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) determination in fall 2011, which allowed the project to move forward when funding for design and construction was secured. Subsequently YNP presented to the un-incorporated Gardiner Community in December 2011 an opportunity to create a holistic project that addressed many of the local issues brought forth during the 2010 public scoping that were outside of YNP purview. What resulted were several collaborative projects that involved fifteen (15) local, state, and federal agencies and organizations led by a local Steering Committee of the primary stakeholders from Yellowstone National Park, the Greater Gardiner Community Council (GGCC), the Gardiner Chamber of Commerce, the Yellowstone Association and Park County Montana. The local steering committee created a sense of urgency with desire to have work along Park Street and in Arch Park completed for the National Park Service Centennial on August 25th, 2016. Members of the Steering Committee will present on how the partnerships were initially formed in the spring of 2012 leading to a Memorandum of Understanding among all the partners in June 2012 and some of the challenges the Steering Committee faced related to delivering the project and meeting the goals set forth in the Memorandum of Understanding. Mike Inman Mike Inman has been working as a planner for the past fourteen years in Montana, with most of his experience taking place in Park County, Montana, where he currently serves as the Director of Planning. Mike is passionate about expanding the role of planning into public health, active transportation, community planning and development, wildlife planning, economic development and community design. Mike has a bachelor's degree from the University of Montana in Sociology and a Master's Degree from Montana State University in Public Administration. Mike lives in Livingston, Montana with his wife and two kids. He spends his time away from work enjoying the outdoors and exploring the area. Additional tour presenters include: Joe Regula, Landscape Architect, National Park Service Yellowstone National Park Bill Berg, current Park County Commissioner, former GGCC President Parks Frady PE, Park County Public Works Director Flood Planning and Preparation in the Helena Valley 2018 was an exceptional runoff year for Tenmile Creek in the Helena Valley. Surface flooding from late April through mid-May of 2018 resulted in inundated neighborhoods, and basement flooding from groundwater was pervasive and lingered through August. Lewis & Clark County, in conjunction with local partners, responded with information and public education campaigns to help residents understand and better prepare for flooding in the future. This presentation shows 1) how and when the flooding occurs, 2) how residents and the public are affected, 3)how County services and residents responded, and 4) how the County is moving forward with its message. Peter Schade Pete Schade is a Hydrogeologist with the Lewis & Clark County Water Quality Protection District. Pete has worked on a variety of stream and groundwater related environmental projects across Montana over the past 25 years. He enjoys nothing better than a streamside stroll and finding the nearest pinball machine. Dustin Ramoie Planner II, Lewis and Clark County. Dustin Ramoie has been working as a land use planner and floodplain manager since 2003. While working for the City of Helena he worked on all aspects of planning with a focus on annexation, zoning, and floodplain issues. In 2018 he joined the Lewis and Clark County Community Development and Planning Department as a planner and floodplain manager, focused on zoning and floodplain management. Dustin attended Northern Michigan University and attained a B.A. in History. In his free time he enjoys exploring the outdoors throughout the west and coaching youth sports in his community. Collaboration in the Upper Yellowstone Watershed As a small, unincorporated community and tourist destination adjacent to Yellowstone National Park, Cooke City has been struggling with ongoing wastewater challenges for decades. Attempts at a community wide solution through creation of a sewer district has been an ongoing struggle in the community due to community seasonability, land constraints, cost and political environment. This presentation focuses on the struggles, hurdles and process the Water Board and the local Economic Development MSU Extension Agent have undertaken in working towards the formation of a sewer district and a successful PER for a community wide wastewater system. The PER will be complete in Fall 2019. Katie Weaver, PE Katie Weaver joined MSU Extension in 2013 as the Economic & Community Development Agent for Park County. With over fourteen years of community and economic development experience in rural communities throughout the West, she has led efforts in food systems, business and entrepreneurship, infrastructure, downtown redevelopment, housing, workforce, and leadership development. Katie's deep understanding of capacity building and her expertise in bringing communities together is integral to the sustainability of these efforts. Lawson Moorman, AICP, CFM Growing up in Montana, Lawson learned at an early age the landscapes and people in Montana are some of the best in the West. While attending Montana State University as an archaeology undergraduate, and after a few seasons of field work throughout Montana, Lawson decided he could better serve Montana and its residents by planning for growth and taking on some of the challenges Montanans face in a time of unprecedented growth. Lawson's decision to pursue a career in planning started taking shape after receiving a Master's degree in Public Administration from Montana State University and working as a planner for Flathead County for two years. He moved to Livingston in 2016 after accepting a position in the Planning Department for Park County. Lawson enjoys working with members of his community and strives to preserve what makes Park County such a special place to visit and live. Increasing Visitation to Yellowstone National Park: Challenges and Opportunities This session will discuss increasing visitation in Yellowstone National Park and effects on park resources, park operations, the visitor experience, and on partners and surrounding communities. The presentation will address the park's approach to understanding and addressing these challenges and opportunities for the future. This session will start with a by the park's Visitor Use Management Coordinator followed by a 30-45 minute discussion with the audience and a panel of park managers, including the park's Chief of Staff, Visitor Use Management Coordinator, and the Superintendent and/or Deputy Superintendent. Christina White Christina White is an Outdoor Recreation Planner in the Superintendent's Office at Yellowstone National Park and currently serves as the park's Visitor Use Management Coordinator. She has previously worked in the Washington Office Wilderness Stewardship Division and in Yellowstone as a Concessions Management Specialist and Winter Use Planner. Building a Sustainable Upper Yellowstone Watershed The August 2016 whitefish kill, which closed 183 miles of the Yellowstone River, catalyzed an effort that brought ranchers, landowners, fishing guides, conservation groups, agencies, and concerned citizens together to discuss concerns and ideas for the future of the Upper Yellowstone Watershed. The group has been working together over the last two years to find common ground to unite agriculture, recreation, conservation, and education to preserve the unique characteristics of the Upper Yellowstone Watershed, including its wildlife and fisheries, scenic and rural character, local agriculture, and recreational opportunities while supporting private property and water rights. Wendy Weaver, PE, LEED Accredited Professional Wendy is the Executive Director of Montana Aquatic Resources Services, a non-profit that does wetland, stream, and river restoration and preservation. She is a licensed professional civil engineer with over 20 years in land development, water, wastewater infrastructure, and water resource design. Wendy is a member of the Montana State University (MSU) Civil Engineering Advisory Committee, and serves as a Professional Mentor of MSU Engineers Without Borders, working to bring clean water and sanitation to elementary schools in rural Kenya. She has also worked as a consultant with the Northern Plains Resource Council and the Stillwater Mine on their Good Neighbor Agreement, which was developed between the community and the mine to protect the area's quality of life, agricultural land and water. She strongly believes in protecting and enhancing Montana's valuable water resources, and promoting landscape resiliency, and more often than not– can be found on or near water. 12:15 PM – 1:30 PM – Lunch Montana's Changing Climate: Should We Worry? This presentation focuses on the findings of the Montana Climate Assessment, and the feedback that we've received talking to groups across Montana. Montana has already experienced an average increase of 2-3oF in the last 70 years, and climate projections indicate additional warming, earlier winter snowmelt and onset of spring, and more late-summer drought in the future. We need to plan for the consequences of climate change, including climate extremes, longer growing seasons, water shortages, and more wildfires in the decades ahead. Dr. Cathy Whitlock Dr. Cathy Whitlock is a Montana University System Regents Professor in Earth Sciences at Montana State University and a Fellow of the Montana Institute on Ecosystems. She is also the lead author of the 2017 Montana Climate Assessment. Dr. Whitlock's research interests include past climate change and paleoecology with a focus on vegetation, fire, and climate history. She is nationally and internationally recognized for her scholarly contributions and leadership activities in the field of past climatic and environmental change, and she has published over 200 reviewed journal articles and book chapters on this topic. She is a Fellow of the Geological Society of America and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2018. OId Yellowstone Trail Powell County has obtained ownership of a significant length of the historic Milwaukee, Chicago, Saint Paul and Pacific Railroad right of way as the foundation for a recreational trail system that would run from the community of Garrison southward to the City of Deer Lodge. The trail would run through multiple property ownerships and require a thoughtful and balanced approach to managing recreational uses to ensure that the existing ranching operations continue unhindered and private property is undisturbed. The entire length of the proposed trail system is 11.9 miles. This plan provides a framework for the trail systems use, management and improvement. The plan is based upon the knowledge of the Park Board, County Commission and with input from residents of Powell County and the City of Deer Lodge. The planning process was used to identify the opportunities and challenges that exist with establishing and managing a new recreational trail through part of the Deer Lodge Valley. The plan is also meant to provide a sensible approach to constructing improvements and providing maintenance in a logical and economically sustainable manner. Jerry Grebenc, CFM Jerry has worked in community development and planning in Montana for over 20 years. His experience ranges from projects in the private, non-profit and public sectors. He has managed the development of private lands, served as a planner and planning director for Lewis and Clark County and as the manager of the Community Technical Assistance Program and as a Planning Bureau Chief for the Montana Department of Commerce. He also served as a Program Manager for both the Sonoran Institute and Future West, where he worked on conservation projects. He is currently a senior planner for Great West Engineering where he provides planning assistance to local governments around the state. Jerry received his BA in History from the University of Minnesota, Duluth and MA in Geography, from the University of Montana. Carl Hamming, CFM Carl has worked in Deer Lodge as the Powell County Planning Director for the past three years. The opportunity has been a great introduction to a variety of planning endeavors including updating the County's Growth Policy, coordinating superfund activities, subdivision review, floodplain administration, zoning implementation and staffing the Parks & Trails Boards. In addition to his planning duties, Carl currently serves as an assistant coach for the Powell County High School Varsity Volleyball team. When not in the courthouse, Carl is normally fishing, floating, hiking, skiing or sampling a small town brewery. Carl received a MS in Geography from Montana State University. Partnerships and Planning for Wildfire The wildland-urban interface (WUI), or the area where homes intermingle with natural vegetation, is the fastest growing land use type in the country and the area where wildfires pose the greatest risk to people and homes. In Montana, 64% of homes are located in the WUI and development trends are projected to continue. In Park County, the land use planning department, land management agencies, fire personnel, emergency services, and non-profit organizations collaborated on new strategies to address development in the WUI and other wildfire-prone lands. As part of this, new research was developed to better understand the costs of wildfires and of building homes to wildfire-resistant standards. Results from this research have gained national attention and facilitated a regional dialogue around land use planning strategies to mitigate wildfire risks. This session will feature key panelists from Park County's wildfire partnership, as well as best practices and lessons learned from other Montana communities. Valuable resources and insights will be shared with the group, including an opportunity to engage in discussion with the panelists about what's next for Montana's WUI. Participants will: Better understand the increasing trends in home development and wildfire risks in the WUI. Learn about a local partnership between public and private organizations to address development in wildfire-prone lands. Hear from Montana communities on best practices, lessons learned, and key insights regarding land use planning approaches to reduce wildfire risks. Kimiko Barrett, PhD. Kimiko Barrett has a deep interest in rural landscapes and the people who live there. Born and raised in Bozeman, Montana, she appreciates the outdoors and the intimate connections people have with the land. After obtaining undergraduate degrees in Political Science and Japanese, Kimi completed a Master's in Geography from Montana State University and a Ph.D. in Forestry from University of Montana. Her doctorate research focused on climate change impacts in high mountain ecosystems and took her to remote places in the western Himalayas. Kimi enjoys engaging with people on complex issues such as community resilience, adaptation, and vulnerability. Mike Inman, Planning Director, Park County Greg McNally Greg McNally has 14 years of experience working in local government as a land use planner. With the Lewis and Clark County Community Development and Planning Department, Greg has worked on nearly every aspect of planning in Montana. Greg has also worked with an American Planning Association Community Planning Assistance Team and a Community Planning Assistance for Wildfire team as both sought to evaluate and offer recommendations to elevate planning in Helena and Lewis and Clark County. Greg attended The University of Montana, completing a Bachelor of Arts in rural sociology and a Master of Science in geography. Greg is currently a member of the MAP Board of Directors. Dave DeGrandpre, AICP Dave DeGrandpre has practiced planning in the State of Montana for 19 years, working as both a planning director and private consultant. He began working for Lake County during the early 2000s, a period of rapid growth and development. For the last 13 years Dave has operated Land Solutions, a firm dedicated to helping cities, counties and private parties identify and address critical community development and land use planning needs. Dave's areas of professional interest include long range planning, zoning, downtown re-development, public outreach and generally helping our communities thrive. TOUR - Farm to Livingston: Local Community Food Systems in a Rural Town. This tour will take participants to the Park County seat of Livingston to learn about the how community organizations are incorporating local agriculture into the towns food systems. The tour will make stops at the following facilities: The Livingston Food Resource Center located in a brand new building in downtown Livingston. The new 5,000 square feet facility houses the Livingston Food Pantry, a Community Meeting Room, and a shared use, commercial Community Kitchen. The Center, offering many food related services and programs, has become a hub for community activity and is solving local challenges using local solutions. Lincoln School Farm located in downtown Livignston. Farm to School of Park County's "Lincoln School Farm", located in downtown Livingston, extends farm-to-school principles into the community. The ultimate goal is to grow food for school meals. Rachael will explain the long-term and multi-faceted benefits that the Farm brings to the broader community. Before retiring and moving to Montana to become a full-time fly fishing bum, Michael completed a successful career of more than 30 years in the for profit corporate arena. During this career he held management positions in the fields of publishing, advertising, and finance. Michael's focus was always on accomplishing aggressive business goals, achieving financial targets, and helping those people with whom he worked achieve their greatest success. Michael joined the Livingston Food Pantry as executive director in January 2009. After managing the Pantry's response to double-digit increases in the demand for emergency food services during the great recession, he began the development of a vision that would serve the community in many ways to address the root causes of hunger and poverty in Livingston and Park County. The effort came to fruition in December 2014 when the Livingston Food Pantry, which had been operating out of a refurbished automotive garage on the outskirts of Livingston became The Livingston Food Resource Center, located in a brand new building in downtown Livingston. The new 5,000 square feet facility houses the Livingston Food Pantry, a Community Meeting Room, and a shared use, commercial Community Kitchen. The Center, offering many food related services and programs, has become a hub for community activity and is solving local challenges using local solutions. Rachael Jones Rachael Jones is the founding Executive Director of Farm to School of Park County and has been growing food in Park County for over 15 years. She holds a B.S. in Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology from MSU. Her interests lie at the intersection of food systems, culture, green spaces and responsible environmental practices. Opportunity Zones in Montana Opportunity Zones are still a relatively new tool in Montana. This session will cover the basics, including how existing property owners can participate, roles for different community partners, "opportunities" for office, industrial, housing and hospitality industries, and how Opportunity Zone Funds are structured,. Brent Campbell, PE Mr. Campbell has more than 30 years of experience in business leadership, project management, engineering, community planning, and infrastructure finance. As the CEO of WGM Group, he has extensive experience in management, finance, strategy, and entrepreneurship. He currently serves on several economic development boards, which provides him with experience and expertise in finance, workforce development, and new business startups. He is also an owner and investor in several small established or start-up companies. Housing Solutions Roundtable How can we support a robust and thriving local economy by providing a diversity of home types? How can we ensure access to homes we can afford, enabling Montanans to improve our circumstances an thrive in our communities? A panel of housing policy leaders will address these questions and will provide information on their local efforts to ensure safe and healthy homes are in reach. These housing experts will discuss the rental and homeownership markets and local policy solutions that are being deployed in their communities. The panel will include representatives from Billings, Bozeman, Whitefish and Helena. Wyeth Friday, AICP Wyeth Friday is the Director of the Planning and Community Services Department in Billings. The Department provides code enforcement, building and community development services to the City of Billings, and planning services to Billings and Yellowstone County. He oversees four division managers with a department of 34 staff. Wyeth has worked for the City of Billings and Yellowstone County for 15 years. During his tenure, he has worked on current and long range planning projects, including participation on a complete streets working group to implement the City's Complete Streets Policy, leadership of the City's Annexation Committee to administer the City's Annexation Policy in coordination with the City's Capital Improvement Program, improving public outreach and communication tools, and supporting Project Re: Code - an update to the city and county zoning regulations. Wyeth has been a member of the American Planning Association since 2001 and of the American Institute of Certified Planners since 2006. He has been involved with the Montana Association of Planners since 2005, including a stint as President of the organization. Martin Matsen Marty's expertise stems from serving a variety of positions since earning his Master's Degree at the University of Iowa. From working in private consulting for a firm in Arizona to serving in Wyoming as a Development Director and Assistant Director of State Lands & Investments. More recently, Marty spent time in Washington D.C. as a Planning Supervisor for the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, and the Planning Division Chief for the City of Gaithersburg. Marty now proudly serves as the Community Development Director for the City of Bozeman, overseeing Building, Planning, Affordable Housing, and Historic Preservation. Wendy Compton-Ring, AICP Wendy Compton-Ring is the Senior Planner for the City of Whitefish has worked for Whitefish since 2005. She works on current planning, long-range planning, supports several Committees and is an appointed member of the Whitefish Strategic Housing Steering Committee. She has been an active participant on many of the ad hoc housing work groups leading up to the Strategic Housing Plan creation, adoption and subsequent implementation. Most recently, the city adopted its Legacy Homes Program which is an inclusionary housing regulation requiring 20% of residential developments deed restrict rentals or ownership units for moderate incomes. Prior to returning home to the Flathead, Wendy worked as a planner for the Washington State Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development and the City of Lacey, WA. Wendy holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Montana and a master's degree from The Evergreen State College. When not working Wendy enjoys all the outdoor amenities the Flathead has to offer from trail running to skiing to hiking and mountain biking. Sharon Haugen Director, Helena Community Development Department. In 2009, the City of Helena Citizen Conservation Advisory Board produced the "Climate Change Task Force Action Report." Subsequently, the Helena Growth Policy-2011 included several chapters related to climate issues. In 2017, the City re-established the Citizen Conservation Advisory Board to "support, recommend, report on, and monitor sustainability measures undertaken by the City of Helena,". Ms. Haugen (or other representative from Helena) will provide an overview of planning strategies that resulted from the Action Report and actions by the city to implement the report's recommendations. Dinner at West Creek Ranch Brought to you by AMB West Philanthropies Dinner by Follow Yer' Nose BBQ This is an off-site event. Transportation is provided. Buses leave at 5:30 PM and 6:00 PM, returning at 8:00 PM and 8:30 PM. No private vehicles are allowed. Chico Hot Springs Resort	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
International Toy Fair Season: Updates from Messe Frankfurt, Spielwarenmesse, Toy Fair London Posted by James Zahn \| Jan 5, 2022 \| #TFNY: Toy Fair New York, Industry Events, International News, News, Toy Fair, Trade Shows/Events \| 0 Visitors at the Spielwarenmesse International Toy Fair \| Source: Spielwarenmesse eG The past 24 hours have seen a flurry of activity on the international trade show front as CES gets underway in Las Vegas. While the toy industry is buzzing about who's in and who's out for next month's Toy Fair New York following a series of high-profile exits — including Jazwares, MGA Entertainment, and others — updates are coming in from organizers of toy and toy-adjacent trade shows and trade fairs overseas. Spielwarenmesse Issues Updates on International Travel The German government relaxed travel restrictions for international travelers entering Germany. Spielwarenmesse eG issued a statement confirming that "areas of virus variants of concern" — including the UK — have been downgraded to "high-risk areas." Attendees that are fully vaccinated or have recovered from COVID-19 are now allowed to enter the country without the need to quarantine. Unvaccinated individuals from high-risk areas are permitted to enter with a negative test result and may have to quarantine for up to five days. and to stay for up to five days. "We are pleased with this development, which gives interested buyers from the UK the opportunity to visit the Spielwarenmesse," says Christian Ulrich, spokesperson for the executive board. The 72nd Spielwarenmesse International Toy Fair is set to take place Feb. 2-6 in Nuremberg, Germany. AUMA, the Association of the German Trade Fair Industry, is keeping an updated list of requirements at its official site. Toy Fair UK is a GO The British Toy and Hobby Association (BTHA) issued a statement confirming plans to move forward with its annual show set to take place Jan. 25-27 at the Olympia in London. According to the BTHA, the requirements for anyone accessing the halls — including exhibitors, contractors, visitors, and staff — include proof of full vaccination, a negative PCR or Lateral flow test (within 48 hours prior to arrival), or a medical exemption. RELATED: The Toy Association Says 'All Systems Go' For Toy Fair New York 2022 Messe Frankfurt Cancels Shows for January and February The January Christmasworld, Paperworld, and Creativeworld shows have been canceled alongside February's Ambiente. Messe Frankfurt issued a statement confirming that while its regional show, Nordstil, is still slated to take place this month in Hamburg, Germany, four of its major events will not happen this year. "This decision was anything but easy for us. However, in agreement with large parts of the industries represented at the fairs, it is now our responsibility to take this difficult step," says Detlef Braun, member of the executive board, Messe Frankfurt. "The last few months have been characterized by optimism, energy, and ideas to give Christmasworld, Paperworld, Creativeworld, and Ambiente a successful new start after the compulsory break in 2021." Braun goes on to confirm that these shows are canceled, and will not be postponed. "There are no plans to postpone the event," Braun says. "Since the trend-oriented order cycles of the international consumer goods industry require an annual event at the beginning of the year, a shift to the second half of the year would not meet the needs of the exhibiting companies and visitors." The Toy Book continues to monitor developments regarding Toy Fair season in North America and beyond. Additional updates will be published as they emerge. PreviousFunko Names Charles Denson Chairman of the Board NextDisguise Plays the 'Squid Game' for New Costume and Accessory Line James Zahn James Zahn is Deputy Editor of The Toy Book and Editor of The Toy Report. Best-known as THE ROCK FATHER™, Zahn is an Illinois-based writer, media personality, commentator, director, actor, adventurer, raconteur, and overall pop culture and toy enthusiast. James is frequently called upon for expert commentary on the toy industry and has been seen on or quoted in Yahoo! Finance, CNN, FOX Business, MarketWatch, Forbes, NBC, ABC, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The NY Post, The Chicago Tribune, PopSugar, Fangoria, Starlog, and many more. He is also a Senior Editor of The Pop Insider and The Toy Insider. Follow James on Twitter @TheRockFather. Email him: [email protected]	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Home Articles Self-Actualization www.Actualization1000.com Ultimate Self-Actualization By mariialv \| Posted February 9, 2015 David Birnbaum's Theory of Potential re-conceptualized how we understand Man's place in the universe. Cosmology of the 20th century (Randomness theory) wrote mankind off as some accidental by-product of a meaningless universe. But 21st century Potentialism places mankind back into the center of the Cosmic Order itself. Whereas 20th century Randomness theory categorized mankind as a random accident of haphazard cosmic evolution, 21st century Potentialism theory places mankind as the forward wave of cosmic advance. Per Birnbaum, mankind is the state-of-the-art, however flawed, apex player in the inexorable evolvement of the universe. In placing mankind at the zenith, Potentialism theory's conceptualizer, David Birnbaum of Manhattan, directly impacts many classic questions: What is our place in the universe? What is the meaning of humanity itself"? What is our internal core drive? What is the 'spark of life'? What is our purpose? Q4P Metaphysicist David Birnbaum hypothesizes that one dynamic – (Infinite) Quest for Potential – drives and energizes the entire Cosmic Order. Birnbaum makes the case via his (quite-readable) 3-volume treatise Summa Metaphysica (1988, 2005, 2014). The work has been widely-acclaimed; over a dozen colleges have assigned the work as a Course Text; No flaw has been discerned in the hypothesis since introduced to the world via volume I of the treatise published by Ktav in 1988. A major multi-day international academic conference was hosted by Bard College (Upstate, NY) in 2012 focusing on the work (see conference1000.com). To view links to 150+ articles and reviews of the work, see SummaCoverage.com. The shorthand notation used for the core concept (infinite) Quest for Potential is Q4P. Is Q4P at the core of life-force itself? Q4P, the (Infinite) Quest for Potential, is at the core of everything in the universe, including life force itself. Q4P, to Potentialists, represents the central drive of existence – the need for everything to strive towards its own greatest complexity/sophistication. Humanity – with all its myriad flaws included – represents the highest degree of complexity/sophistication/wondrousness that the universe has yet given rise to. At the very heart of life force itself, Q4P drove not only the creation of life, but the creation of a higher order of life; this advanced life form – mankind - which would achieve a distinctively wide range of emotion, intellect, communication, and creative ability; mankind could wrestle with both its own as well as the greater cosmos' meaning and purpose. Does Q4P give Man purpose/direction/meaning? Q4P can give man meaning. Make no mistake; no life is meaningless, but acknowledging Q4P and its transcendent power in life can help one understand one's purpose and help provide focus. Personal growth, advancing the community, connecting with others - as well as potentially finding love and growing a family - are all part of a grander cosmic enterprise. Can awareness of Q4P energize the individual? It is hard to overstate how awareness of Q4P can help energize the individual – to know that the deck is "stacked in one's favor" by pressing towards the limits of one's potential. Individual growth and advance is an integral part of the grand and overarching cosmic scrip of Quest for Potential∞. Will the Cosmic Order provide a tailwind to those seeking after their maximal potential? Most certainly. Man, like the universe itself, is predestined as a whole to seek out greater degrees of complexity and sophistication. Birnbaum labels this as Complexification, i.e. growth and advance on sundry fronts including emotional, intellectual and moral expansion. Einstein once quipped that God doesn't play dice with the universe. Potentialism says that, not only does God not play dice, but the odds are stacked in the direction of growth and advance. Endeavoring to grow and advance plays-out underlying cosmic thrusts. For in endeavoring to advance, Man is playing-out his destiny and the potential which drives him. Does Q4P connect Man ever more with the Cosmic Order? Past-present-future? Man's connection with cosmic potential brings him in ever-greater alignment with the Cosmic Order. Understanding of Q4P will give individual Man an edge in truly understanding this cosmic connection; as a whole, humanity is headed towards this understanding – as the consciousness of Man expands via evolutionary thrusts. Could Q4P harmonize humanity? Central to Potentialism Theory is the concept that we are integral parts of the cosmic collective, let alone of humanity. Thus, as humanity advances, we win on an individual level. The concept of a fight "us v. them" is somewhat anachronistic if we are simultaneously part of 'them'. The universe is not meaningless, aimless and chaotic as we were led to believe in the past. Rather, everything is part of the cumulative and inexorable cosmic advance; the universe plays out its ever-iterating broad-spectrum cosmic march, and mankind as a group is at the forward cusp of that march. See also SummaCoverage.com.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
John Hunter Nemechek passes Matt Crafton late for the win at Gateway June 18, 2017 Matt Crossman, NASCAR Wire Service Camping World Truck Series, Main Page, NASCAR News Top Story, Top Stories 0 MADISON, IL - JUNE 17: John Hunter Nemechek, driver of the #8 Chevrolet Silverado, celebrates with his team after winning the NASCAR Camping World Trucks Series Drivin' for Linemen 200 at Gateway Motorsports Park on June 17, 2017 in Madison, Illinois. (Photo by Jeff Curry/NASCAR via Getty Images) ST. LOUIS, Mo. – "Happy Father's Day!" a crew member shouted at team owner Joe Nemechek Saturday night as track workers put together the Victory Lane stage behind them. Nemechek had already passed out a half dozen hugs and handshakes to other members of the team he owns, NEMCO Motorsports. "Incredible," was all Nemechek could muster in response after watching his son, John Hunter Nemechek, pass Matt Crafton late in the race and win the NASCAR Camping World Trucks Series Drivin' for Linemen 200 at Gateway Motorsports Park. It was the fourth win of John Hunter's trucks series career, all of them driving for his father. But it was the first in which his father was also a participant. The win puts John Hunter Nemechek in elite company. Other sons to win a NASCAR national series race against their father include Richard Petty, Kyle Petty, Davey Allison and Dale Earnhardt Jr. The elder Nemechek completed just two laps and finished 28th out of 30 cars and watched the rest of the race from atop his son's pit box. As the laps wound down, he tried, not terribly successfully, to remain calm as his son diced through the front of the field. He keyed the mic a couple times and told his son, "Be smart." It was advice the younger Nemechek took to heart. His trucks have been far faster than his results have shown so far this season, and the last thing he wanted to do was be impatient and drive himself out of a good finish. He crashed in the two previous races and had only finished on the lead lap twice all season. John Hunter Nemechek led all 35 laps of the first stage of the race and 46 overall. Chase Briscoe led all of the second stage. Matt Crafton seized control of the race when he took zero tires on a green flag pit stop at Lap 138 of 160. The first and only caution that wasn't related to the end of a stage didn't come until there were 13 laps left—an unusually long stretch of green flag racing considering how difficult of a track Gateway is to navigate. The caution bunched the field back up, and Nemechek, who had two fresher tires, squeezed by Crafton for the final time with five to go. "I felt like we had the truck to beat if we had track position," Nemechek said. "Track position was everything. Clean air was everything." When John Hunter pulled into Victory Lane, his dad ran over and stuck his head in the window. They shared a moment about all of the struggles they overcame together to win this race on Father's Day eve. They can't outspend other teams, so they have to out think and out drive them. "It's taken everything that I have to get here," Joe Nemechek said. "Our future in this deal is not certain. Hopefully this can spark some interest in sponsorship." Joe knew his son would be emotional in Victory Lane, and he wanted to tell him he was proud of him before the chaos of the celebration began. "He's the man. He drove his butt off tonight," he said. John Hunter's emotions poured out in the post-race celebration. "To give him a Father's Day gift, something like this, is very special. As a boss, as a mentor, as a dad, pretty much everything he is to me, it's definitely inspiring. I won't ever be able to thank him enough." NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race results Drivin' for Linemen 200 Gateway Motorsports Park 1. (2) John H. Nemechek, Chevrolet, 160. 2. (1) Chase Briscoe #, Ford, 160. 3. (9) Johnny Sauter, Chevrolet, 160. 4. (6) Matt Crafton, Toyota, 160. 5. (14) Grant Enfinger #, Toyota, 160. 6. (3) Christopher Bell, Toyota, 160. 7. (11) Ryan Truex, Toyota, 160. 8. (12) Ben Rhodes, Toyota, 160. 9. (7) Noah Gragson #, Toyota, 160. 10. (8) Justin Haley #, Chevrolet, 160. 11. (5) Austin Cindric #, Ford, 160. 12. (13) Cody Coughlin #, Toyota, 160. 13. (10) Kaz Grala #, Chevrolet, 160. 14. (15) Austin Hill, Ford, 159. 15. (17) TJ Bell, Chevrolet, 158. 16. (18) Kyle Donahue, Chevrolet, 158. 17. (19) Jordan Anderson, Chevrolet, 154. 18. (22) Wendell Chavous #, Chevrolet, 147. 19. (20) Josh Reaume, Chevrolet, Parked, 145. 20. (28) Bryce Napier, Chevrolet, Brakes, 114. 21. (4) Todd Gilliland, Toyota, Transmission, 112. 22. (25) Norm Benning, Chevrolet, Brakes, 96. 23. (26) Camden Murphy, Chevrolet, Brakes, 43. 24. (16) Clay Greenfield, Chevrolet, Power Steering, 26. 25. (27) Donnie Levister, Chevrolet, Drive Shaft, 17. 26. (24) Kevin Donahue, Chevrolet, Brakes, 11. 27. (21) Travis Kvapil, Chevrolet, Vibration, 3. 28. (23) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, Vibration, 2. 29. (30) Tommy Regan, Chevrolet, Transmission, 1. 30. (29) Jennifer Jo Cobb, Chevrolet, Suspension, 0. Average Speed of Race Winner: 111.836 mph. Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 47 Mins, 18 Secs. Margin of Victory: 1.635 Seconds. Caution Flags: 3 for 17 laps. Lead Changes: 9 among 5 drivers. Lap Leaders: C. Briscoe # 0; John H. Nemechek 1-39; C. Briscoe # 40-73; C. Bell 74-80; C. Briscoe # 81-134; J. Haley # 135-137; M. Crafton 138-152; John H. Nemechek 153; M. Crafton 154; John H. Nemechek 155-160. Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): C. Briscoe # 2 times for 88 laps; John H. Nemechek 3 times for 46 laps; M. Crafton 2 times for 16 laps; C. Bell 1 time for 7 laps; J. Haley # 1 time for 3 laps. Stage #1 Top Ten: 8,29,88,4,16,51,19,21,24,27 Stage #2 Top Ten: 29,88,8,98,4,21,19,27,16,51 Written by: Matt Crossman, NASCAR Wire Service, June 18, 2017 Denny Hamlin edges William Byron for Xfinity win at Michigan Photos: NASCAR at Michigan International Speedway, Sunday June 18, 2017	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Everyday Sounds: Marnie Galloway Letterpresses the CTA's Imperatives July 24, 2012 at 4:00 am by Ella Christoph by Ella Christoph July 24, 2012 July 26, 2012 Filed under: By Desiree Cole Marnie Galloway thought one of the best aspects about the CTA was its sheltering quality when she first moved to Chicago. When the temperatures were boiling in the late spring of 2007, at one point, "The wind was throwing around such a dust storm that we had to lean into the wind that was stinging our eyes with sharp dirt," says Galloway. "I was terrified we were moving into some kind of horrible post-apocalyptic hellscape," she says. But she remembers the path up to the train platform when she first rode the train in Chicago during that storm. "My first impression of the CTA was mostly one of relief from the weather, which to be honest, has remained a regular feeling," she recalls. Stepping into the train, she heard the charmingly flat inflection of the female voice-over announcer for the first time, a voice she would come to appreciate deeply. "Attention CAH-stomers," Galloway mimics. "I repeated that to myself a lot. Just the way that female voice said that word: CAH-stomers." She decided to scribble down each series of announcements in her notebook and turn them into prints. "I recognized the repetitious and polite imperatives on the train as having that potential for holding memory. It's a thing we've all passively listened to on our commutes or late-night wanderings. That, and I thought it would be funny to elevate that kind of background status to frameable, hand-printed pieces of art," she says. Galloway experimented at the Columbia College Chicago Interdisciplinary Book & Paper Arts program, then interned for a year at Starshaped Press in Ravenswood, a press shop owned by Jennifer Farrell. "She is a world-class designer and has dedicated her commercial and creative practice to keeping old-school, original letterpress craft alive, working exclusively with hand-set antique wood and lead type and hand-carved blocks. More than that, she worked hard to build a community of women printers and makers in the area, creating a safe space to talk about life and the hard work of making things," says Galloway. Letterpressing involves a lot of careful planning and laying of wooden blocks. "I hand-carved the train design from a block of mounted linoleum, cutting away the negative space so that the remaining block would be raised enough to catch the ink," Galloway says. "But once the train was printed, I set the type, which was designed using antique wood type and ornaments from the Starshaped studio collection I worked at. That means that each color—each layer—of each print is a separate pass through the hand-cranked press. The more colors and layers, the more labor and room for error. It's a labor-intensive process, but produces really crisp and beautiful results," she says. "I like how democratic the process of letterpressing is. Instead of one precious object of which I felt very personally protective and possessive, I could make multiples enough to share with friends," says Galloway. Galloway's lived in Virginia, Alabama, North Carolina and Arkansas, although she spent the majority of her time in Texas. She describes the lifestyle in Texas with several small-town suburban neighborhoods, driving everywhere and staying out of people's business. "I spent all my time inside reading and playing chess and daydreaming about growing up to be either James Audubon or Madeline Kahn. I really wanted to be Madeline Kahn. It didn't work out," Galloway laughs. When she moved to Northampton, Massachusetts at sixteen to attend Smith college, she found a core group of whip-smart, hilarious and deeply engaged women. "Northampton was like a small-town New England—the town itself was walkable, but a short drive away were lots of other small towns," says Galloway. Later, she followed her boyfriend to Chicago. Galloway knew she wanted to pursue a path in the arts and knew Chicago was a strong arts center. "But to be honest, my understanding of the city's broader offerings were purely drawn from movies. If it wasn't in the 'Blues Brothers', 'Wayne's World' or 'Ferris Bueller', I didn't know about it before unpacking my car into my Rogers Park apartment. I didn't expect to be so utterly charmed by the city I discovered," says Galloway. After many moves, Galloway noticed that a lot of what she remembers fondly about each place is its ubiquitous, static background sounds."The stuff you otherwise ignore," she says. "The smell of an overused industrial floor cleaner, for instance. Few things put me back into my years in Huntsville, Alabama like the television commercial jingle for the local exterminator—in spite of the years, it still gets stuck in my head." Evanston Print & Paper Shop with Marnie Galloway This class will demonstrate how to printmake a two-color linoleum block. Saturday, July 28, 1123-1125 Florence, Evanston, www.evanstonprint.net/shop/portfolio/8212-portable-papermaking/, 10am-4pm; $90 + $20 material fee. See more of Marnie Galloway's work at monkeyropepress.com or visit her Etsy store to see works for sale at etsy.com/shop/monkeyrope. Prints from the CTA Announcement Series, 8.5″ x 11," are $20. Art in Everyday Life: Sublime Moments in the Work of Amanda Williams Williams thinks deeply about the human connection in her work. Jennifer Farrell Marnie Galloway Starshaped Press Previous Post Eye Exam: Bears on Rampage Devour Cows on Parade Next Post Preview: Brain Frame Anniversary Party meaning \| thrums \| just a woman, trying real hard […] every day. The one for yesterday was new, I think — check it OUT!! And then subscribe. Also, here's a new profile of Marnie in Newcity Art. Always love it when she gets […]	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Potholes? Make a call to Kerala PWD minister Kottayam: Kerala Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran's claim that the Centre's denying him permission to visit China for the world tourism meet made the state lose an opportunity to showcase its tourism potential appears to be a tall one. The plight of some of the tourism hotspots like Wagamon should make him take back that comment, for government apathy has made some of the spots unworthy of visit. Most of the tourism centres have poor roads and lack in basic amenities. The road from Pala to Wagamon has been in a bad condition for quit long and tourists will are 'welcomed' by huge potholes at the interval of 50 to 100 metres. As the PWD officials are not taking pains to inspect the road condition, the PWD Minister came come out with an idea to get public feedback. People can now directly call Minister G Sudhakaran on toll free number 18004257771. The calls can be made on the first Wednesday of the month between 3 and 4 pm. Complaints can be launched with the officials concerned on all other days except public holidays between 9 am and evening 7 pm. The minister has also revamped the PWD's complaint redressal cell. It will forward the complaint to the executive engineer who will intimate the complainant about the steps taken to repair the road. If repair is not carried out due to some reason, it would be intimated to the complainant along with reason. Mettupalayam police earn kudos for repairing public road	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Houston passes nondiscrimination law; pastors vow referendum drive HOUSTON—By an 11-6 vote, the Houston City Council on Wednesday (May 28) approved a controversial nondiscrimination ordinance that broadens civil rights laws to cover sexual orientation and gender identity. The measure passed despite the efforts of an ethnically diverse coalition of pastors who called the measure "deeply flawed" and a threat to religious liberty. The opposition pastors vowed to launch a city referendum petition to put the issue to a vote this fall. Following the roll call vote after nine hours of proceedings, the council chambers erupted in cheers from spectators packing the room to speak overwhelmingly for the ordinance. Many proponents recounted stories of physical and verbal abuse and discrimination against those who identified as homosexual or transgender. Fewer than 20 of the 209 people addressing the council voiced their disapproval, although previous public hearings and rallies had drawn thousands who opposed the law, raising questions by some about the process inside the chamber. Both sides of the debate invoked God and the Bible to defend their cause. "I'm also here as a Houstonian who believes that Jesus Christ died and rose again," John Gorczynski, president of the Texas Young Democrats, told the City Council. His organization fought for passage of a similar ordinance in San Antonio last year. He said, "Hear me! There are Christians that love you. The opposition is loud. The hateful are loud. But I love you and so do others." Gorczynski's remark may have been in response to chants of "Just say, 'No!'" filtering into the chamber from an impromptu opposition demonstration formed on the steps of City Hall. The divisive ordinance served to unite racially and politically divergent church leaders from the Baptist Ministers' Association of Houston, Houston Area Pastor Council, Houston Ministers Against Crime, AME Ministers' Alliance of Houston/Gulf Coast, Northeast Ministers' Alliance, South Texas Full Gospel Baptist Fellowship, South Texas District Council of the Assemblies of God, and the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference. Their four-week campaign against the ordinance ended in one final protest as coalition pastors walked out of the council chambers just before the public hearings began when lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) supporters of the ordinance were given what appeared to be preferential treatment on the speaker's roster. Councilman Dwight Boykin had asked for similar consideration for coalition pastors Willie Davis and Max Miller but was rebuffed. "It was one of the most flagrantly disrespectful actions taken by an elected body toward its own constituency I have witnessed in over 30 years of involvement," said Dave Welch, executive director of the Houston Area Pastor Council and a coalition organizer. The nondiscrimination ordinance—called HERO (Houston Equal Rights Ordinance) by supporters—duplicates existing federal and state law but adds sexual orientation and gender identity to a list of 13 other protected citizen classes. In an open letter to Parker and the City Council, HAPC called the equivocation of sexual behavior and gender identity with the immutable characteristics of race, religion, sex and disability "patently offensive." Much of the opposition centered on the "public accommodation" provision of the law, which allows transgender individuals to use the public restrooms and locker rooms of the gender with which they identify. Critics argued the provision disregards the privacy of men and women using those same facilities and could put women and children at risk of male sexual predators. The concern, voiced repeatedly in recent weeks, was dismissed during the public hearing as a fear-mongering meme. Prior to the meeting, David Fleming, pastor of Champion Forest Baptist Church, told the TEXAN the public accommodations, although the most obvious red flag, is not the most egregious. Fleming, Welch, Ed Young, pastor of Second Baptist Church and former Southern Baptist Convention president, Robert Sloan, president of Houston Baptist University, and coalition pastors said the ordinance, at its core, poses a threat to religious liberties. In a letter to the Greater Houston Partnership, an association of 2,000 Houston businesses, Sloan called the law ideological and divisive. The GHP endorsed the ordinance despite dissent in and out of its ranks. "The proposed ordinance's political definition of gender identity is simply the statement, by fiat, of what we are required to believe about personhood," Sloan wrote. The definition stands in stark contrast to traditionally held religious and philosophical understandings of personhood. He continued, "Ours is not an arbitrarily understood position, nor is it socio-politically neutral; and the proposed ordinance is not ideologically, or theologically, neutral. It attempts to coerce, by legal definition, our adherence to beliefs and practices with which we profoundly disagree." "Now you have a fundamental Constitutional issue," Fleming said. "The real question is do people have real religious liberty or just churches?" Without invoking religion, Richard Thompson gave the council one of the most succinct dissents. He said, "If a law disallows disagreement, then the right of conscience, the most fundamental freedom, is deprived. Any law which elevates one side at the expense of the other is inherently unjust." The ordinance excludes "religious organizations" from compliance with the law. But Sloan distrusts the government's ability to define the term, pointing to the university's lawsuit against the Affordable Care Act and its requirement that Christian schools abide by its birth control mandates. But several homosexual ministers testifying Wednesday scoffed at such concerns, arguing Christians—even the "misguided" ones opposing the measure—should recognize the need to affirm the LGBT community. Others argued the law justly protects certain classes. Steve Wells, pastor of South Main Baptist Church, said that though he believed some of the behaviors protected by the ordinance were sinful, the law would not keep him from believing that. And all citizens, as creations of God, should be treated "equally and well," he said. Numerous speakers cited "The Golden Rule" as central to the debate. Jonathan Saenz, an attorney and president of Texas Values, accused council members of ignoring the will of their constituents by voting for the ordinance. His organization facilitated a campaign that forwarded 110,000 emails to the Houston City Council and the mayor opposing the ordinance. Steve Riggle, pastor of Grace Community Church, said Monday (May 26) that two councilmen told him constituency opposition to the ordinance was as high as 10-1. Councilman Michael Kubosh, who attended a rally at Grace Community Church hosted by Hispanic pastors, said calls and emails to his office were 7-1 against the law. Kubosh is an at-large council member. After hearing that influential community leaders were excluded from the drafting of the ordinance and opposition dismissed by proponents, Saenz filed a Texas Public Information Act request to review all correspondence related to the ordinance. In response to the vote, Willie Davis, pastor of MacGregor Palm Community Baptist Church, said, ""This ordinance was exposed to be nothing more than a political payoff to [Parker's] national LGBT allies while completely ignoring and excluding legitimate community leaders in the discussions." But Chris Banks, quoting an Irish philosopher, told council to ignore their constituents. Kubosh reminded Banks the City Council is a representative body and asked what he was to do with the 7,000 constituent calls and emails opposing the measure compared to about 1,000 in favor. Banks replied, "You weren't elected to do what the public wants. The public elected you to vote your conscience." Meanwhile, coalition leaders are preparing for a referendum petition drive, needing 17,000 voter signatures to put the ordinance on the ballot this fall. "We are together to gather signatures, together in November at the ballot box for the referendum and will remain together in future elections," said Hernan Castano, pastor of Iglesia Rios de Aceite and director of Hispanic Church Development for HAPC. SBTC Disaster Relief continues in Panhandle FRITCH—Southern Baptists of Texas Convention Disaster Relief volunteers continue to minister to the victims of the May 11 wildfire that swept through the Double Diamond residential district located near the Lake Meredith National Recreational Area near Fritch in the Texas Panhandle. "The fire destroyed 225 homes, 143 outbuildings and more than 100 vehicles," reported Jim McBride in the Amarillo Globe-News. SBTC DR efforts are focused on four neighborhoods in the Double Diamond area, said Daniel White, SBTC white hat or incident commander for the first two weeks of the combined SBTC/Texas Baptist Men (TBM) relief effort. SBTC and TBM are coordinating joint efforts in the area. White hat responsibilities rotated to a TBM coordinator over the Memorial Day weekend. DR volunteers working out of the First Southern Baptist Church of Fritch included 25 SBTC men and women. Local helpers were also assisting the Baptist DR effort. SBTC workers including work crews, feeding teams, operations personnel, assessment specialists, clean up and recovery crews, incident commanders and chaplains, White said. Some SBTC volunteers like Jim and Carolyn Partlow of Nacogdoches, members of Lufkin's Harmony Hill Baptist, arrived at the beginning of the DR effort and plan to stay until all teams leave, White said. SBTC personnel are using the church kitchen and a feeding unit brought from Pampa, to provide meals for local volunteers and the more than 50 out of town workers staying at First Southern Baptist of Fritch, White said. Relief efforts have focused on "ash-out," the clearing of burned debris and ashes from properties. Volunteers have also helped residents sift through the ashes for personal items and even the remains of beloved pets. SBTC chaplain assessors have led victims to Christ and seen many others make reaffirmations of faith. Many of the homes destroyed were vacation or weekend homes. "About 40 percent of the homes belong to locals; 60 percent are vacation or summer rental properties," said Monte Furrh of Bonham, leader of the SBTC's DR team "C" of skid steer operators, ash-out workers, and chaplains including Tim White, pastor of Second Baptist Church of Lamesa. "We've been doing ash-out, clearing where the homes have burned and all that's left lying on the slab are the roofs; all that's left are the ashes of their belongings," said Furrh, describing the effort. "The work is hard but it is good," said Elmer Reedy of Kemp, a member of Furrh's team. "We are here to serve the Lord, whether it be talking to the victims or cleaning up the ashes of their homes," said Furrh, who added that he had met with homeowners personally and had even talked to others from Oklahoma over the phone. As of May 20, DR workers had received 91 requests for assistance; 26 work orders had been completed, with 65 to go, said Jim Richardson, SBTC director of disaster relief. Daniel White, pastor of Sylvester Baptist Church in Sylvester, expected the number of work orders to increase over the Memorial Day weekend. White assumed white hat duties from the SBTC's Darryl Cason on Monday, May 19. "I think we may have quite a few work orders come in on Saturday from homeowners who are working this week and haven't been able to be out there to see what is being done," White predicted. "We may get an even greater influx of orders after that." While non-profit relief agencies such as the Salvation Army, American Red Cross and other partners refer victims to Baptist DR headquarters, many of the requests for help come from people who have seen the yellow-hatted DR workers in the field, White said. "Mostly it's been through word of mouth," White said, noting that much of his job as white hat involved coordinating matters with church and local officials in the command center. "The teams are reporting really good news when they come in each evening," White said. "Several affected by the fire have prayed to receive Christ as savior and others have been encouraged in their Christian walk. The local church is ready to step in and help these people, some of whom have not been in church in a while." The work is expected to continue at least through the week of May 26-31, and perhaps into the first week of June, White said Voting for delay, Houston mayor says controversial ordinance 'intensely personal' It is my life that is being discussed,' Parker tells fellow council members I don"t fear science, but ¦ A recent Associated Press poll seems to indicate that the concerted effort to convince Americans to just trust the experts on matters like human origins and man-caused global warming/climate change is not succeeding. One item I read described this as "skepticism of science." This phrase spins leftward a bit. While a little skepticism is not always bad, perhaps we don't agree on what "science" denotes. When Ken Ham of Answers in Genesis debated Bill Nye "The Science Guy" last February, they had a fundamental disagreement about the meaning of "science" that ended their ability to dialogue. Ham claims that science can be observational—the realm of engineering, math and modern invention—or historical, the realm of speculation based on a limited ability to extrapolate from current processes. Building an iPhone or developing a vaccine would result from the former type of science and saying the universe is 13.8 billion years old (or 6,000 years old) is of the latter. Ham would further contend that a person's ability to develop a vaccine today is apart from his beliefs about the earth's age. Bill Nye denied that this was so. Without accepting the majority opinion about the origin of all things, a person cannot be a credible scientist of any sort, he would say. They never could agree on a basic definition of "science." Why would 51 percent of Americans (and 77 percent of evangelicals) remain skeptical that creation began with a "big bang" nearly 14 billion years ago? We are skeptical partly because the certainty of the belief's evangelists has led them to become elitist. "Agree with us," they seem to say, "or you are ignorant, even stupid." A reasonable man can doubt that any other man can by present-day observation know what happened 14 billion years ago. One does not have to doubt the demonstrable mathematics, physics or geology to doubt that creation began from a singularity billions of years ago. This overreach is also demonstrated in climate science. The experts that claimed we would be out of resources and space, or killed by a second Ice Age, by A.D. 2000 now say that we can stave off a global heat wave by dismantling our economy. Thirty-seven percent of Americans (56 percent of evangelicals) doubt that climate change, to what degree it is happening, is best explained by human activity. We also seem to doubt that evolutionary theory best explains the origin of man. Forty-two percent of Americans and 64 percent of evangelicals consider this theory to be insufficiently proven. Some of these doubters are Ph.D. physicists and astronomers that you'll never hear named on MSNBC unless they are arrested for murder. Others are laymen relative to the sciences who begin with a different assumption about what's possible or likely. We are not unable to understand the claims of the professionals or ignorant to the general processes being cited; we are just unconvinced and sometimes insulted by those who clearly think themselves our betters. Evangelicals have not generally made this about who believes in Jesus and who doesn't. Those of us who've lived to adulthood know brothers who disagree with us on things none of us can prove. It's no real puzzler to most of us that a man could claim to believe in God and yet believe that creation is unimaginably ancient. But when you put the shoe on the other foot you find that theists and biblical Christians are rare birds within "mainstream" science, perhaps because atheists and merely nominal Christians get to define "mainstream." Religion as a comfort for the weak minded may be acceptable to The Science Guy or to "Cosmos" host Neil deGrasse Tyson, but when the grown-ups are talking the conversation is purely naturalistic, no supernatural thing is to be considered. So no, we are not skeptical of science or afraid of it. There are few reasons I'd ever discourage a young believer from pursuing a career in the hard sciences—all have to do with bad theology and lazy thinking they will encounter in the academy. The prophets of popular science are ardent and sincere in their encouragement to send our children into the sciences. It should be no wonder that we consider the intolerance toward Christian doctrine we've encountered even outside college faculties to be an obstacle to considering such a heavy investment. Today, I'll trust the brakes on my car and on the car behind me. Tonight, I'll take my cholesterol pill with no fear that it will strike me blind. I even understand in a limited way how these innovations operate. The difference between designing anti-lock brakes and claiming that all life arose because of blessed randomness is clear to me, even if those more intelligent cannot see it. When a man tells me "the science is settled" on things as widely debated as these matters, I hear a political rather than a scientific statement. When the U.S. secretary of state says that skepticism about man-caused climate change is "malpractice," I have to laugh a little. When Bill Nye suggests that doubt about evolution will keep Kentucky (the location of Ken Ham's Creation Museum) in the dark ages and cause America to fall behind the rest of the world, it rolls off my back much the same way that the precepts of other religions will do. Frankly, the discussions about science that we normally hear really are more about religion and politics than they are about testing theories by observation. Skepticism will grow as our scientific and political leaders continue to deny this self-evident truth. Church accepts pastor"s "50/50" challenge In the 1940s, members of Central Baptist Church in Luling partnered to construct their own church building. When Pastor Beaux Hinote arrived in the summer of 2011, it was clear that some renovations were in order. "The cost for our congregation would be demanding, but nothing that they were not willing to invest in," said Hinote, serving in his first pastorate at Central Baptist. "The facilities were in bad condition and it was reflecting badly on our church. And yet, in my heart, I knew God demands that we love others as we love ourselves." It was this truth, Hinote said, that spurred him to challenge his congregation with what he refers to as the "50/50 rule." "The 50/50 rule is that we spend 50 percent of what God gives us in-house for the necessities of ministry in our local body and 50 percent for missions and outreach, building the kingdom outside the walls of our church," Hinote said. "And since our vision for our church is 'Love God, Love Others, Live Holy,' I told the church we would only go forward with the renovations if we did for others to the same measure. The cost for the physical renovations would be about $15,000, so I challenged the church to raise an additional $15,000 for local ministry and missions." It took just over two months for the congregation to raise the sum. In addition to funding the renovations for their church building, the church was able to begin a new ministry partnership in Honduras. The challenge has already taken root with the people of the church. "We ask the congregation to give lovingly more than just the bare minimum of the tithe. They do and are very generous with what God has blessed them with," Hinote said. "If I am doing my math right, we are a little less than halfway to our goal of the 50/50 rule." Hinote credits his passion for missions to his involvement in local and global missions projects throughout his life. "From the border cities in Mexico to the seawall of Corpus Christi, I have seen the joy and growth that comes with being obedient to make disciples," he said. "Missions is necessary because there are those who do not know the God who loves them." Hinote grew up the son of a plumber in the southeast corner of Texas before graduating from East Texas Baptist University and Southwestern Seminary. During that time he served on staff at several Baptist churches in associate positions, all while dismissing his own call to pastor. "I once used to look down the hall at the pastor's office door and smile to myself, giving God thanks that I did not have to do that job in the kingdom. I simply wanted to remain in the background, with less exposure," Hinote recalls. "But he had different plans." Since answering the call to pastor and arriving at Central Baptist, Hinote said he has seen God work in incredible ways. The church has responded to his challenge not only with their giving, but also with their time. In addition to helping establish infrastructure and support a church plant in Honduras, Central also started a local mission that provides the Luling community a hot meal twice a month. Last summer, the student ministry took a trip to do missions training. Also, the church has helped plant two churches through their local association. "God is working in the lives of our people and they are building the kingdom in so many ways," Hinote said. "I cannot begin to recount all the ways he is changing hearts to be bent toward missions and outreach, with evangelism at the forefront." Since seeing the church latch onto the 50/50 challenge, Hinote said that Central Baptist is an entirely new church. "Things are visibly different. We have grown closer as a family, as well as grown numerically and financially. We are seeing people come to Christ, starting a relationship with our savior. Families are being restored. The gospel is being shared," he said. "Our community is seeing the effects of a church obedient." Southwestern president criticized for admitting Muslim archaeology student Trustee chairman says committee will address the issue at September meeting "Digital immigrants" get crash course in technology seminar for churches Technology and the Internet have become as commonplace in church life as hymnals and the offering plate. In fact, while technology has not replaced those two particularly well-known church icons, it has presented them in new variations. Worship lyrics can now be projected onto walls or screens, and church members can give tithes and offerings by credit card via an online portal. In light of this not so subtle shift, the Dallas Baptist Association held a Technology 101 seminar earlier this spring to help bring what presenter Brian James refers to as "digital immigrants" up to speed. Digital immigrants, said James, director of technology and communications at Hillcrest Baptist Church in Cedar Hill, are those who remember a time before technology exploded onto the scene. In contrast, digital natives, he said, are those born into the technological age—today's kindergarteners, for example. "My son, who is not even 2 years old, already knows how to work this thing," he said, holding up his iPhone. But, being born before the boom of technology—when no one had an email, let alone three accounts synched to a phone to which they have access 24/7—does not mean everyone older than 5 gets excepted from the expectation of digital involvement, he said. "It's not just our kids," James said. "It's me. It's our adults. It is growing. None of us are really immune to this thing called technology." Not even churches. In its 10 years of existence, Facebook has accrued 1.23 billion subscribers, James said. "That equals the population of India," he said. "That's four times the United States' population. It took the Catholic church 2,000 years to have that many followers." With that many people connecting with friends, family, businesses and organizations through technology each day, James explained, it simply becomes a frontier that churches must learn to skillfully navigate, all to the glory of God. James highlighted several spokes of the technology wheel including social media, websites, email marketing, videos and church management software. When asked where a small church should begin if they have limited manpower and finances, James said, "Website." "Church websites are becoming the front door of your church," he said. "People searching for a church now don't go to a phone book anymore; they go online. That is their first impression of your church." That first impression, he said, needs to convey that there is current and ongoing activity at the church. "Content is king," he said. "If it's still got last Christmas' musical on there, it's static. It needs to be updated. It needs to be fresh." James mentioned setting a clear goal for the site to either primarily be a hub for members or to primarily be geared toward visitors. He also mentioned aiming to create a "responsive" site that will acclimate well to viewing devices of varied sizes, such as phones, tablets and desktop computers. For sending mass emails, James pointed to Constant Contact and MailChimp and advised that midweek is the best time to send email blasts. Monday, folks are busy getting back to work from the weekend, and Friday they're too busy winding down for the weekend, he said. He also warned not to overload church members with too-frequent emails and to make sure the emails are spam-friendly so as not to end up in junk folders. In regards to social media, James discussed Facebook, Twitter and HootSuite, a social media "dashboard" that allows users to interact through and manage several social media outlets at once. The obvious positive to these, he said, is their being free. Both Facebook and Twitter offer a church an opportunity to connect and interact with people, to get the word out about upcoming events, to take the temperature, so to speak, of what's important to people and what gets them talking and to point people to the website. Advertising on Facebook, while not free, he said, is also quite inexpensive. With Twitter, users have 140 characters or less to get a thought out or a point across. "Twitter is great for short little nuggets of information," James said, also discussing how to use hashtags, handles and retweets. James also suggested integrating video into a church's technology tool bag by using it for announcements, testimonies and mission reports. This way, he said, the fluff can be edited out and the pertinent information can actually make it through to the intended audience. Lastly, James talked about church management systems that help to take church records such as phone lists, membership rolls and pictorial directories, among other things, and place them in an easy-to-access and often cloud-based database. This database, he said, can many times be accessed from a smart phone, becoming a clear aid in the ministry of the church. Pastor Gordon Moore of Galloway Avenue Baptist Church in Mesquite said he picked up several hints and tips that will help his church to continue using technology to bolster their ministry. "We're paying for a mail service right now to do email blasts, and with our budget being tight, we're always looking for ways to cut expenses. So as fellow minister Kenny Moore once said, 'You can't cut a thousand dollars in one place, but you can cut a dollar in a thousand places.' So this will be helpful knowing we can save a little money going to MailChimp than with the service we've been using. It was also good to learn about how we can integrate some of our events with Facebook." Dallas pastor employs disappearing act to explain how Christ can remove sin guilt DALLAS—In one moment, Rene Lopez is a seminary professor reading dissertations. In another, he's the pastor of a Spanish-language congregation in Dallas. In a third scene, Lopez pulls a wardrobe change and appears as an illusionist answering to the stage name Ariel. It's often all in a day's work for Lopez. Lopez, pastor of Iglesia Biblica Nuestra Fe, also serves as an adjunct professor at Dallas Theological Seminary and assistant professor at Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary Online while also running a ministry he began in 2005—Scripture Unlocked Ministries. Through Scripture Unlocked Ministries, Lopez began his "illusions with a message" gospel presentation that he now presents across Texas and much of the nation. "Besides my primary passion for God's Word, I always had another passion that now I've been able to develop, and that is doing illusions and mixing it with an evangelistic message at the end," said Lopez, who began his ministry work in the mid-1990s. He said it was five years ago that he and his wife purchased a briefcase full of beginner magic tricks while on vacation in Nevada. "That night I must have stayed up till two or three in the morning looking at that like a little kid," Lopez said. "I thought, 'Why not incorporate this into the ministry?'" He eventually grew the evangelism-illusion program from a few small tricks into a full lights, sound, smoke and stage performance. The entire show is laced with gospel nuggets, and at the end, Lopez gives a clear gospel presentation. Lopez said that since he is meticulously careful to never give someone the chance to accuse him of "selling the gospel," he adapts the end of the program depending on whether tickets have been sold for the event or if a church or organization has offered free admission. "If a church decides that selling tickets to provide such a show is the way to go, we always advise to separate the show from the message at the end, so as not to be accused of selling the gospel," Lopez said. "I'm very sensitive to that. Throughout the show I make biblical references, lightly, using illustrations, but at the conclusion I give the punch line in how all those marvelous illusions witnessed are not real, but illusions. I then introduce everyone to the real miracle worker, Jesus Christ, who can take nothing and make it into something and who can make things we want gone from our lives disappear." Lopez said he then goes on to use small illusions to demonstrate the necessity of being a part of a local church and preparing to meet Christ face-to-face. At the conclusion of a show for which tickets have been sold, Lopez tells the crowd that the show is over and that they may leave, but that he has a short message he will share if anyone would like to stay to hear it. "A handful of families get up and leave," Lopez said. "Most people stay." When a church pays for the program and offers it as a part of its ministry and outreach, Lopez said he includes more of the gospel message throughout the show, still stopping to give a clear presentation at the end to invite people to accept Christ as Savior. He said he has seen people come to faith in Christ and recommit their lives to him through the evangelism-illusion shows. The churches then assume the task of following up with those people from their own communities, he said. In addition to the shows being an evangelistic tool, Lopez said they simply provide family-friendly, wholesome entertainment that is "lacking in today's culture." "Obviously it's entertainment," Lopez said of the show, which includes him slicing someone in two, escaping from a padlocked box, making a girl disappear and getting a table to float in mid-air. "But the end is where the punch is. I think doing something like this in churches will not only go over big with the youth and adult believers in the church as being great wholesome entertainment, but even better and more important, this is a venue to attract non-believers to a non-threatening setting." Lopez is bilingual and presents the evangelism-illusion show in either English or Spanish. His ministry website is scriptureunlocked.org. A Muslim at SWBTS? Patterson letter to trustees explains reasoning for enrollment exception Cruz shares platform with Sloan addressing "Faith and Freedom in the Public Square" HOUSTON—While Robert S. Sloan said same-sex marriage is certainly not a civil rights issue, the Houston Baptist University President barely batted an eye when Sen. Ted Cruz, the junior Republican from Texas, speaking at a "Faith and Freedom in the Public Square" forum at HBU May 2, said "school choice" is the civil rights issue of the 21st century. The conservative politician and the university president met to discuss a wide range of issues including religious liberty, immigration, same-sex marriage, and the state of education in America with World News Group's editor-in-chief Marvin Olasky, who asked an array of questions before a packed audience of nearly 1,200 in the Morris Cultural Arts Center. Mostly directing questions to Sloan and Cruz, who is a member of Houston's First Baptist Church, Olasky often shared his own thoughts in a 50-minute session that frequently erupted in laughter and applause. Warren Cole Smith, vice-president of World News, shaped questions from a social media feed and directed them to the three men for a 30-minute session at the end. Sloan rejected same-sex marriage as a civil rights issue on equal footing with the civil rights of African Americans—a question Smith posed. "It's simply not ethnicity (or) skin color," Sloan said. "Same-sex behavior is different. Any sexual experience celebrated outside the confines of marriage is a 'denigration of this great gift of God,'" Sloan said. Olasky, in asking Cruz a question about education, asserted that Texas as a "red state" doesn't have much by way of school choice. "I think it is an absolute outrage," Cruz said. "I think school choice is the civil rights issue of the 21st century and I think we need to have real passion for kids who are trapped right now in failing schools. Education is foundational to opening up opportunities to having a chance at the American dream." Cruz said as far as school choice, there is "political failure" on both sides of the issue, and instead there needs to be passionate people who are willing to speak for the kids. "What choice is all about is to being willing to give low income kids the same opportunities the middle class and rich kids have always had," Cruz said. Answering a slightly different question, Sloan said university tuition has become inflated as a result of teacher tenure and government money. There is "increased inefficiency where government money is given," he said. On the challenge of HBU becoming a place of "religious faith" with some things unquestioned, but also a place of "open-ended inquiry," Olasky noted a natural tension. "I think it is in the nature of the Christian faith that we hold both of those in tension," Sloan said. "In the first place we have a great confession of Jesus Christ as Lord over all things visible and invisible." In making a confession of faith, a person "simultaneously" asserts and confesses, he said, describing it as a confession that assumes man's sinfulness and comes with humility. "So the very presupposition that he is Lord is that we are not. And so we humble ourselves," he said, by listening to God. "All truth is God's truth. I've got to be open to it." Responding to Olasky's query about the role of religion in college, Cruz said there is good news in looking at the American people and bad news in higher education. "Much of the academy has been captured by the far left and there is this orthodox teaching that is secular in nature that teaches one particular worldview and that does not permit debate," Cruz said. Noting a commencement service in which he participated at the University of California at Berkeley a few years ago, Cruz said students tried hard to be rude, even when they were amused by his jokes. He reminded those students if they wanted to change the world it would be helpful to understand the views of those on the other side. "So often in public debate, those on the other side are caricatured as either stupid or evil," he said. Olasky agreed, remembering a time a group of protesting students wore T-shirts with conflicting messages on either side. "That sounds a bit like the U.S. Senate," Cruz quipped. UNNECESSARY ENEMIES Describing the U.S. Senate Dining Room like a "Mean Girls" movie, Olasky asked Cruz if he had made any unnecessary enemies. Cruz said his primary focus is not on Washington, D.C., but on the job he was elected to, representing 26 million Texans. "We have got enormous challenges in this state. We are facing fiscal economic challenges; we are facing stagnant growth. We are facing an administration that is consistently infringing on the constitutional rights of Americans," he said. Olasky asked Sloan about decisions he made at Baylor University, where he served as president for 10 years prior to coming to HBU and if the changes made were necessary. "I'm certain there had to be some unnecessary enemies because I am a fallen creature," Sloan said. "I look back on any experience in life and I assure you I've made many mistakes. I failed to understand appropriately, failed to communicate well. I think the best thing to do is to acknowledge mistakes you made and to go on—ask the Lord's forgiveness, ask other people's forgiveness and do the best you possibly can." With acknowledgement that "we live in a Freudian age," Sloan said there is a lot of time spent in introspection and Christians should have humility, but also a certain courage. "We ought to say, 'Here look—this is what I believe.' I don't want to have to apologize for what I believe. I want to live with integrity and faithfulness and collegially bring people along." Deflecting another question about mistakes at Baylor, Sloan told Olasky: "I am much more concerned thinking about what Houston Baptist University should be. I'm committed to Christian higher education. I think the country needs institutions that are unapologetically committed to Christ; they are committed to academic excellence; that have a deep sense of free inquiry. They are not afraid of the truth. [They] are not just hunkered-down regional religious schools, but are also not private schools that are so worried about prestige and image that they leave their heritage of their faith and religion." Continuing after sustained applause, Sloan said: "I think that faith and academic excellence are not a zero sum game. … I think if we are committed to a God of all truth, that the Christian faith is not something to fear, that we can ask any question, that we not fear any question … and so we want here to have a faculty that are excellent, that are committed to Christ, that do research, that teach, and by the way, not only do they write books and do blogs, but we play NCAA Division I football." The university experience plays a large part in the lives of the mostly 18 to 22-year-olds who look at the practices and behaviors modeled all around them—"and we have refugees from the 1960s who are standing up as professors," Sloan said. After a long silence following a question about the biggest mistake he has made in the past 16 months on the job, Cruz said it could be that he hadn't persuaded his colleagues to his point of view on issues. TRADING ROLES Olasky asked Cruz and Sloan to predict what they would do if they were to switch roles. Sloan said he wouldn't necessarily create any new laws because the problem is not enough laws, but that the laws are not enforced. "I think I would try and pursue not more laws, but transparency in the ways things are practiced. I think when the light shines on unconstitutional or illegal practices and you just sort of hold them up you can make a real difference. Whatever senators can do, promote hearings, founding principles, making sure textbooks are honest about our history, there are many practices I would try and promote to protect religious freedom." Citing Obamacare, Sloan said it is "absolutely unconscionable. It is against our religious liberty and is a violation of those things that we hold most dear" to force the school to provide abortion-inducing drugs through its insurance company. "I guess our administration just thinks that our religious views don't matter, or they are not sincerely held or that they define religion, or that they are the neutral ones and we are the sectarian ones," Sloan said. "Again, how can you improve upon the fact that 'Congress will make no law prohibiting the free exercise of religion.'" Cruz said if he were the university president, he would inculcate young people with a focus on the understanding of the principles on which this country was built. Free market principles—the free enterprise system and religious liberty. Counting religious liberty as the "first and foremost of the 'extraordinary constitutional liberties reflected in the Bill of Rights'" and noting how the foundation protecting our individual liberties created the "most incredible nation in the history of the world," Cruz said, "We can't protect those principles if young people aren't trained." Drawing on recent court decisions regarding homosexual activists embroiled in court activities with Christian cake decorators and photographers, Olasky asked how each one would proceed. "I'm a lousy cook!" Cruz joked, before he said seriously, "Everyone has to reconcile their faith." "In my own perspective, I am perfectly willing to interact with anyone," Cruz said. Look, I work in the U.S. Congress. But at the same time I don't think the law should be forcing Americans to be violating their religious faith." Sloan said he recognizes business owners who are "on the horn of a dilemma" in providing a same-sex marriage as a wedding photographer or baker. He would refuse to photograph a ceremony. Sloan said part of the problem lies in having to be licensed for those jobs. "Having a license should not cause you to violate your religious faith and if we have laws like that those laws ought to be opposed," Sloan said. Speaking transparently and truthfully about such topics comes at a cost, Sloan said. "Now if you speak to the topic and oppose same-sex marriage, you are a hater, a bigot and so on. The conversation has just shut down. There is no religious freedom. There is no freedom of speech. There is this immediate assumption that 'the debate is over' and therefore you have to be silent. Our culture has shifted. It is easy for us to bemoan the state of our culture. …" Olasky credited liberal journalists for having been "very adept at finding highly sympathetic people who love each other and want to be together" to represent the cause of same-sex marriage. "And gee, who's gonna be against that except someone who at least in the typical journalistic slant has some homophobia or something?" Sloan recommended HBU's apologetics program as a means of preparing students to defend their faith in the culture. Responding to a question about the growth of atheism, Sloan said he believes the growth of religious indifference exceeds any increase in atheism. "We are made by God and there is a longing for God in the human heart," he explained. "To be an atheist requires an extraordinary suspension of mind and will." With scholars like Lee Stroebel serving on the HBU apologetics faculty, Sloan said students are equipped to defend their faith. "It's important for people to know what they believe and why they believe and how to articulate that." Olasky added, "The way to fight on that issue and on every other issue is to try and bring people as best we can with God's grace to a deeper understanding of what the Bible says." Cruz expressed gratitude for the preparation he received as a student at Houston's Second Baptist School. He told Sloan, "I am grateful for the work you do every day to train young people academically and strengthen their faith and strengthen their walk for Christ and strengthen their ability to stand and witness to others." The event was presented by the new Center for Law and Liberty at HBU and Hashtag Productions, along with World Magazine.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
4Gamer Interview with Yu Suzuki @Gamescom \| Full Translation We're pleased to present another fresh interview with Yu Suzuki from the Gamescom event, this one by the Japanese site 4Gamer. The interview translation begins below. Release Date Extension For a "Pretty Positive Reason" Q: Thank you for your time today. To get started right away, there was a teaser trailer released to the public for Gamescom. Why Gamescom and not E3? YS: If the contract with Deep Silver had been completed prior to E3 2017, that might have been an option. Time was needed for the final signing, so the trailer's release timing ended up being Gamescom. Q: Oh, that's how it was. Now, could you tell us afresh the reason for choosing Deep Silver as publisher? YS: After announcing Shenmue III, we immediately launched a Kickstarter campaign, and that turned out a success. However, as far as creating an open-world game, even with that the budget wasn't sufficient. So I continued to look for a company we could partner with, and among the several names on my list was Deep Silver. Q: What was the deciding factor? YS: Deep Silver had collaborated with SEGA before, and also they were recommended by someone I trust. So I decided to pay a visit to their headquarters, with the end result being that a contract was agreed. I'm feeling relieved we were in time for Gamescom. Q: After the release date extension was announced there wasn't a lot that seemed to happen, so fans may also be relieved at learning about your partnership with Deep Silver. YS: In fact, when I announced the change to the release date, the prospect of a contract with Deep Silver was looking promising. Since I made the decision to increase the game's scale and go with an open world, we had more to do and so the extension came about as a result. Q: I see. So it wasn't due to the negative reason of development running late. YS: No, the extension is for a pretty positive reason. In an open-world game, a certain quantity of physical things are necessary. When Shenmue III was at a stage prior to forming a contract with Deep Silver, it was slightly too cramped to be called open world. Q: Through realizing a partnership with Deep Silver, you are "closer to the ideal" then, would you say? YS: Yes. To demonstrate with a simple example: the number of NPCs in the second town you reach had been planned at 50 ~ 60, but after increasing the game's scale that number will now be around 200. The Aim is "Reality", Not "Realistic" Q: In our interview with you 2 years ago, you commented regarding the trailer released at Shenmue III's announcement that it had "ended up with a California humidity". Is the new trailer closer to your ideal humidity? YS: Yes, we've reached the point where you can feel the humidity. Going forward, I'm aiming for graphics you can smell. Q: Graphics you can smell? YS: We were able to do it with Shenmue and Shenmue II, so I would like to realize it for Shenmue III as well. Like if some meat has been left out in the blazing sun without being stored in a refrigerator, then just looking at it makes you go "Ew!" - that kind of thing is something I think we'll be able to realize right away. Q: Would the ideal goal be something like being able to look at scenery that has no characters present and know it's Shenmue III, no matter which part you pick? YS: Yes, that's how I want to make it. Q: What's the reason for your focus on humidity? YS: I'd have to say creating a reality. Just being realistic isn't interesting, so my approach is to embellish it a touch further. Around the time of the first and second Shenmue games, everyone wanted graphics that were as realistic as possible. However now, we're in an era where achieving that is taken for granted. Q: Does that mean you're aiming for something that goes beyond "realistic"? YS: For example, something like a realistic facial expression is something that can be readily realized through face capture. However, with that you're limited to being able to portray someone who actually exists. If the goal is something that will be interesting as entertainment, then rather than depicting something that exists as-is, I think you have to exaggerate from there, to a certain extent. The Story Starts 6 Hours After the Shenmue II Ending Q: Please tell us a bit about the story. How long after the ending of Shenmue II is Shenmue III's story? YS: A day, or more precisely 6 hours later. Q: So, that is to say it's set straight after the ending of Shenmue II. YS: Yes. More than 15 years have passed since the release of II, but in the game only 6 hours have gone by. [laughs] Q: If that's the case, mightn't it be hard for people who haven't played I and II to follow? YS: Of course, for new players we have a mechanism in place that so that they can understand the story. Q: What sort of thing is that, more specifically? YS: You will be able to telephone characters from I and II, and scenes that you recall will be introduced. Q: Oh, so rather than forcibly showing a movie partway through, it's a system where those who want to learn more can check it out? YS: That's right. However, the content of the conversations you have with the characters will be interesting, so people who have played I and II will also be able to enjoy them. Q: There are still a heap of things we would like to ask about, but since our time is almost up, could you please give a message to all the fans looking forward to the release? YS: Through the partnership we have formed with Deep Silver, I believe we will now be able to deliver a game that pursues an open world nature. Thank you for your continued support. Source (Japanese): 4Gamer Translated by Switch @ phantomriverstone.com If quoting from this translation, please include a reference back to this page. Thank you. Posted by Switch on Saturday, August 26, 2017 Categories: Articles & Interviews, Events, Gamescom 2017, Shenmue III, Translations, Yu Suzuki Thank once more again, Switch! Switch August 30, 2017 at 3:58 PM It is comforting to know he is still aiming for a distinct graphical aesthetic for Shenmue III. Here is hoping he and Ysnet can pull it off. Thanks again Switch. Thanks Jc. Yes, and it sounds like the additional funding from Deep Silver will help allow him give it his best shot. Shenmue Unofficial August 27, 2017 at 5:52 PM These are great news. I can already feel the "Humidity". [laughs] The environments are already have a very Shenmue feel. don't they!	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Aziz Ansari Reaches Peak Aziz-iosity While Attending A Party At Tyrese's Backyard Benihana — PHOTOS By Daniela Cabrera JP Yim/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images Aziz Ansari is one of those magical people who is just open to anything and everything, that he undoubtedly finds himself in some of the most random experiences. And this works well for his career as a comedian. That is one of the things I love most about him: You never know where Anasari will show up and who he will be with, as he has recounted in his past stories of celeb encounters. Well, Aziz seems to have out-Aziz'ed himself because, Ansari partied with Tyrese and Andy Samberg at Tyrese's backyard Benihana. Say what? First off, I didn't know all of these dudes were friends, but apparently they were on hand to celebrate Tyrese's birthday and Ansari's Critics Choice Awards win for Best Comedy Series for Master of None after the award show on Sunday night. And what better way to do that than with a good old-fashioned turn up at a hibachi style restaurant in Tyrese's backyard? Umm, that The Fast & The Furious money must be really good. It seems like the night quickly progressed into a rowdy, fun time and like the exact kind of party I wish I would be invited to. Lucky for us mere mortals, Tyrese, Ansari, and Samberg were having such a fun time that night that they couldn't help but show it off on their social media pages. Ansari totally seems like he just fit right in and is enjoying every second, and this isn't the first time he's found himself is such a situation. He has gotten himself into some pretty interesting and random positions to befriend some of the biggest celebrities in the world. Lest we forget, in past comedy routines he's shared his story of befriending Kanye West, which involved West demanding Ansari tell him a joke at a party and somehow progressed to the actor ending up in West and Jay Z's "Otis" video and West meeting Ansari's parents. Ansari has also shared a tidbit about his friendship with Jay Z. He was at the same New Year's Eve party in Vegas with Jay and Beyoncé, when Jay asked an inebriated Ansari to go on stage to tell a joke. How did he get invited? Is this how all his friendships start? If so, how can I sign up? All I know is that Ansari seems like one of the coolest dudes to hang out with and people want him around. After eating some amazing looking teriyaki from Gibsihana (that's right, it's named after Tyrese's surname), the crew took adorable selfie videos and looked cozy (and perhaps a little drunk): These dudes literally could not be having any more fun while eating from a hibachi. I mean, look at this: And proving his exemplary skills as a party host with the most, Tyrese took Ansari to get a drunken manicure and pedicure at his own spa...in his house! Seems like a successful night and I kind of hope to see a collaboration between all of these talented and hilarious dudes very soon. At least we know they can party together!	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
By Bryan Myrick / July 22, 2011 At an environmental policy conference in Seattle, Wash. Thursday, former Greenpeace director and author of "Confessions of a Greenpeace Dropout:… At an environmental policy conference in Seattle, Wash. Thursday, former Greenpeace director and author of "Confessions of a Greenpeace Dropout: The Making of a Sensible Environmentalist " Dr. Patrick Moore slayed sacred cows of the clean Earth movement one by one, a series of fanatically-held beliefs Moore argues are often unscientific and lead to the creation of poor—even dangerous—public policy. Moore spoke to a room of hundreds who came down to Seattle's waterfront for the 9th Annual Washington Policy Center Environmental Policy Conference and Lunch. Soliciting rapt attention and ironic laughter, the cerebral Vancouver, B.C. native and popular environmental speaker rolled casually through a discourse on what he argues is the backward agenda of the environmental extreme. On issues as wide-ranging as agricultural genetic modification, foresting policy, hydro-electric power, nuclear energy (an issue on which his own opinion has changed since working for Greenpeace) and climate change, Moore described case after case in which science and logic have been ignored and substituted with flimsy rationale to rally an under-informed public to a popular cause. "You don't need a Ph.D. in nuclear physics to be against nuclear war, and you don't need a Ph.D. in marine biology to think the whales should be saved," Moore said. "But when you start talking about all the chemicals and substances that are used in all of our products and services … you need to know something about chemistry and biology in order to analyze those kinds of issues correctly." It's a point of view that is hard to argue against rationally, but clashes on just that point eventually became the wedge forcing him to exit Greenpeace. When the group began to mobilize to ban chlorine—in all its forms—from worldwide use, the scientist in Moore became aware of irreconcilable differences with the extremists in the movement. "I said you guys, 'That's one of the elements in the periodic table.' It's one of the building blocks in the universe and I don't know if it's in our jurisdiction to be banning something that important," Moore said, a chuckle rippling through the audience. But, in Moore's view, banning chlorine had implications greater than the cosmic weight of arrogance. "If you look at the chemicals in your cold and flu medicines and other pharmaceuticals you will find that about 80% of them are based on chlorine chemistry," Moore explained. According to Moore, all logic and common sense were unable to overcome zealous activism. With some melancholy, Moore finished the story. "It fell on deaf ears; I had to leave." It is the appearance of environmental and ecological extremists as insensitive to real-life consequences in the very populations they seek to persuade—particularly those people living under the world's most abject conditions—that Moore seems most apt to question, expose and assail. A prime example of what Moore sees can be found in the unswerving opposition to the use of genetic modification, including for food production, and in the Northwest no conversation on the subject is safe from a segue into salmon. Soon Moore's talk turned to the silver-scaled, nutrient-rich fish that had also been served up for lunch. Aquacultural activities such as salmon farming in Alaska and Canada have been targeted by Greenpeace and its surrogates, and Moore sketched a recent encounter in which anti-farming forces seized upon a historically bad run of sockeye on British Columbia's Fraser River to provoke a Royal Commission to investigate the matter. According to Moore, the 2009 run of Fraser River sockeye was a dreadfully low 1.4 million and that activists claimed the decline was caused by sea lice festering in salmon farms along the migratory route of the wild salmon. Their conjecture was that the sea lice were killing off the fries headed out to sea before they could return to spawn. However, Moore pointed out that though farms in subsequent years continued to produce supposed sea lice-breeding salmon, the wild runs came back stronger than ever, but the government inquiry is still going strong. "Meanwhile, last year, 34 million sockeye returned to the Fraser last year… it's the largest that they've ever seen since they've been recording it, and yet we're still having a parliamentary inquiry into the collapse of the Fraser River sockeye," Moore said. Though Greenpeace has declared a de facto war against the salmon farming industry, Moore argues that salmon farms are needed particularly because they enable conservation of wild stocks, while also smoothing out the highly seasonal employment cycle to provide more consistent income in coastal communities. But Moore also sees Greenpeace interfering in a way to prevent struggling countries in the developing world from solving perpetual crises with malnutrition and malnourishment. In many areas of the world, rice is the only item in many diets, but its naturally-occurring form is devoid of vitamins and minerals. The result is startlingly high levels of blindness and mortality as a result of vitamin A deficiency. The invention in 1998 of a product known as 'golden rice' could introduce critical vitamin A into the diets of poor around the world, but as a genetically modified food it was successfully targeted by Greenpeace. "Greenpeace said right away, 'We'll rip it out of the ground if you plant this stuff. There could be unforeseen health and environmental consequences,'" Moore said. But again, Moore's focus stayed fixed on what impact all of this policy-wrangling has on the people it is meant to protect. "[Greenpeace does] know, I'm sure, the World Health Organization estimate of 250,000 to half a million blind kids a year." Moore eventually took aim directly at former Vice President Al Gore and others for the ease with which they sidestep questions of how their policy proposals would affect civilization and our future generations. "Al Gore is actually proposing in print and on stage that we should eliminate fossil fuel use in this world in 2020. Eliminate it. 86% of the world's energy supply. If that actually happened, say actually in 2020 fossil fuel consumption came to an end and we knew it was going to happen today and we started planning for it now, there wouldn't be one tree left on this planet within a couple of years from now. Because people would start using them for energy, because what else is there?" Moore speculated then matched the dire predictions of global warming hysterics with one of his own. "[P]eople would start starving to death… Think about what the repercussions of not having 86% of our energy would be and what would we do instead? Build a bunch of windmills? I don't think so… I think people would die by the hundreds of millions." Still, Moore did voice his support for reducing our overall use of fossil fuels, if not for the purpose of averting a hot mess global climatic disaster than to conserve a resource with uncertain reserves. "[I] do believe that we are using 300 million years of fossil fuel creation in a few centuries. That is not actually a very good model for sustainability or for conservation," Moore suggested. He then completed the thought, adding, "If we're going to charge our electric car, for example, we don't want to do it on a coal-fired power plant." Much of the science is unsettled on many of the environmental issues, and the impact on our society not fully considered. Voices such as Moore's—a man who pursues facts and logic as a means to obtaining truth, and one who has thought with the mind of those he now opposes—are an asset in our public debate on environmental policy. [photo credit: flickr] Categories: National, Washington Tags: environmental policy, environmental science, global warming hysteria, Greenpeace, Patrick Moore, Seattle, Washington Policy Center	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Jerry Seinfeld's First Time Meeting Bob Einstein Made For One of Curb Your Enthusiasm's Greatest Moments They left Jerry's actual laugh the first time he heard the joke in the show. Bob Einstein—the straight-faced comedian best known for his characters Super Dave, Marty Funkhouser, and Larry Middleman—died on Wednesday at the age of 76. Remembered for his iconic roles on Arrested Development, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and as Super Dave, Einstein's unique delivery and gravely voice had become something of comedy legend. Outside his appearances as Super Dave, he's probably best known for his role on Curb Your Enthusiasm for five seasons as Larry David's bothersome friend Marty Funkhouser. But, his most memorable moment came in the ninth episode of Season Seven. During this season, Larry was putting together a Seinfeld reunion with the original cast. At the first table read, Funkhouser randomly shows up and wants to meet Jerry Seinfeld. Despite Larry's protests Funkhouser introduces himself to Jerry and insists on telling him a joke. Now, according to Curb lore, the script just said "Marty tells a joke," and Einstein proceeded to improve an absolutely filthy minute-long joke. When he delivers the punchline, Jerry doubles over with laughter. "It surprised me," Jerry tells Funkhouser after he finishes the joke. "I had no idea it would be that revolting." Then when Funkhouser walks away, Jerry tells David, "I like that guy." And, it turns out, as the two later recounted on an episode of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, what we're seeing in the episode is actually the first take of the scene. They left it as is to preserve Jerry's reaction to the first time he heard the joke. This scene also happened to be the first time Einstein and Jerry ever met. It acts as a perfect example of Einstein's talent, his deadpan delivery of extremely nasty jokes. It also shows his incredible improv ability, where he saved the most awkward, perfect joke to build the tension and humor in such a hilarious situation. Of course, there's also the time Funkhouser was trying to explain to Larry why his nephew couldn't masturbate anymore. Here's the 'Seinfeld' Reunion on 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' as a Supercut Watch the New Curb Your Enthusiasm Trailer The Curb Your Enthusiasm Guide to Hospitality 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' Season 9 Teaser Meet Your Wingnut Congresscritter: Senator Jerry Moran Larry David's 'Curb' Origin Story Is Perfect	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Taste of Cinema - Movie Reviews and Classic Movie Lists > Lists > Other Lists > 9 Reasons Why "Shame" is a Modern Masterpiece 9 Reasons Why "Shame" is a Modern Masterpiece Posted on October 13, 2017 October 13, 2017 by Hrvoje Galić Steve McQueen's "Shame" is a film one can rarely encounter. The director is also a visual artist, which obviously has an immense impact on his visual and narrative style. "Shame" is his second film, following his debut film "Hunger" which doesn't shy away from showing the brutality and violence inflicted upon an individual, in a way that is straightforward but impartial. "Shame", on the other hand, presents us a narrative of destructiveness the individual suffers due to his own acts and that very self-destructiveness is rooted in the condition the main character is in. The film deals with sexual addiction intertwining this subject with its effects on family bonds, the character's relationship to his environment, and himself. It poses questions about the nature of relationships in contemporary times in general, and even questions the time we live in in general terms. It presents all of this without shame, completely strips the individual to his bare essence, twists it into something almost unrecognizable yet oddly familiar. McQueen shows us the individual stripped down to his most basic needs and instincts, helpless but combative. He is aggressive toward his environment, but nervous about himself and almost terrified when confronted with a need to connect with others on any level. The brilliance of "Shame" is that it portrays all of that sincerely and without masks and false pretenses. McQueen doesn't try to "sell" us any viewpoints; he just presents the individual as he is, and the final "judgment" rests with the viewer. Yet one may be compelled not to make it, since the complexity of the character and his sufferings is multidimensional and tends to "evade" facile conclusions. 1. Michael Fassbender's unvarnished performance After Marlon Brando was done with filming "Last Tango In Paris", he said that the whole experience made him feel raped. In a scene, Brando tells a story of his childhood which was deeply personal to him; Brandon, on a date with Marianne, tells her that he is from Ireland, the same country Fassbender is from. Fassbender's role is no less demanding: to present a character stripped down to the core, his instincts and primordial desires, suffering and despair, he has to lay himself bare – and he completely succeeds. The film starts with Brandon lying naked on a bed, presumably waking up; it is a position in which one is vulnerable. The next scene shows him in a bathroom with the door open. The tone of the the film is set from the very beginning; we expect to meet Brandon in his most vulnerable and personal affectations, feelings and desires. We get that and much more; the laying bare of a character in front of the audience is nothing new in cinema, but the performance Fassbender gives takes it on a whole new level; it is acted completely naturally and all masks are falling, leaving nothing hidden from the viewer. 2. Unrestrained sexual desire and suffering In his work, Arthur Schopenhauer came to the conclusion that emotional, physical and sexual desires cause suffering and can never be fulfilled. Suffering is our "positive" state from which we escape only momentarily, only to be caught again into the circle of desire and suffering. This notion cannot be more true for Brandon, since he suffers without sex and as soon as his desires are fulfilled. He cannot escape this circle of suffering he is cast into, he can only live by its malicious laws. For Brandon, there is no prospect of liberation from his sufferings, since he denies the possibility of commitment, as the dialogue over a dinner table strongly implies. The everlasting ravaging desire and the need to try to fulfill it reminds of Dante's "Inferno"; with each step Brandon is falling deeper and deeper into the never-ending torture, although he's trying to escape it by throwing away his laptop and pornography. The scene in which he has sex with two women shows his intensified suffering and almost a lack of pleasure; this scene can be juxtaposed to the beaten face of Bobby Sands in "Hunger", also played by Fassbender. Both of them, for completely different reasons, suffer the same despair and anguish. Suffering inflicted upon ourselves as a result of unsatisfied desires can be even more cruel than the suffering others inflict; our drives and urges, as Schopenhauer thought, are the main reason for our misfortune and constant anguish. 3. The music The music in the film is rather timid, but in the most important and dramatic moments it enhances the feeling of anticipation and a sense that what we are about to see leads to more suffering from the main character and he can hardly escape it. The constant ticking while the music plays enhances the feeling of anticipation and uneasiness. The music was made by Henry Escott; the low strings create a somber and almost solemn atmosphere. His music plays while Brandon is on a train and is observing a woman across him, while she is smiling, obviously aroused as well. The music makes us feel the tension which is almost overwhelming. Brandon is listening to Glenn Gould's piano music on the earphones, searching for calmness and composure in music which he cannot find in his daily life. This calmness is much needed as a brief relief after observing a tortured character. Blondie's "Rapture" plays in the club where an atmosphere of easiness prevails, contrasted to Brandon's uneasiness. In a very emotional scene, in which Brandon himself drops a tear, his sister is singing Frank Sinatra's "New York, New York"; she appears vulnerable and shy and her performance is beautiful and straightforward in its sensitivity. 4. A study in loneliness Brandon is alone, as his sister reminds him: "You don't have anybody." He engages in sexual encounters with prostitutes or women he meets, but he is utterly and completely alone. His reservation in the company of other people and his nervous laughter on a date show that he is not accustomed to sharing his experience; he cannot do that since his condition is not socially acceptable. His loneliness is not only grounded in the condition he is in, but also in his need to be self-dependent; he gets a "chance" to make a connection with Marianne, but when they are about to have sex, he escapes commitment and has sex with another woman with whom he is not connected at all. When his sister enters his life, there is a shortage of laughter and meaningful conversations; all he is trying to do is to keep her as far away from him as possible. Being alone is his "modus vivendi", the one he does not wish, or cannot overcome. Thirst Street – VIFF 2017 Review 10 Reasons Why "Blade Runner 2049" Is Better Than The Original	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
THE UNEXPLAINED Dedicated Community Topic Boards - CURRENT AFFAIRS The Terra Papers By Orion, August 28, 2011 in THE UNEXPLAINED Orion 3,310 LocationUnder your bed I'm sure most of you have heard of or read the Terra Papers by Robert Morningsky . I did a search but couldn't find anything on them here so mods please feel free to delete this thread if they are. Basically its a story handed down by his grandfather about a ufo crash and them taking in and keeping the occupant safe. The alien then explained to them a great tale of the galaxy and the origins of humanity. While yes....it could be complete BS, the story in itself is very interesting and seems to coincide with the stories of Nibiru and the ancient Sumerian tales of creation by the Annunaki as translated by Zacharia Sitchin (whether believable or not) Either way, take a look and make the decision on your own. I for one, have been very skeptical of both these stories but..... the more I read and learn the more I am swayed towards these ancient stories of creation. No matter what your belief is, they make for great reading and thought on where we actually came from. The Terra Papers by Robert Morning Sky marlowe 393 LocationTexas Robert Morningsky was a regular guest on the old Art Bell show....I've read several of his books and attended a presentation by him back in the 90s....he is a great speaker and presenter & I felt his story made alot of sense.... for whatever reason he have dropped out of sight.... I know in certain circles he was ridiculed and touted as a fraud. I wonder with all that criticism, he just decided to go into hiding. Or maybe knowing the time was coming for the return, he has taken to the hills darthjoe80 6 CHANI Subscriber LocationAustralia Thanks for posting Korvex, never heard of this before and will certainly add this now to my 'to read list' :D NexusEditor 4,481 A CHANI Sponsor I met Robert Morningsky before he went public with his tales. This is the story of his emergence in UFOs, conspiracies and the rest. He was in Australia, at the Maleny Folk Festival in the early-mid 90s. He was part of a native indian dance group that had been flown to Australia for the festival. At that festival, a friend of mine who ran a local UFO group, had a stall - displaying and selling various UFO and related conspiracy literature. Robert was walking past that stall, when he spotted the literature and started reading. Then, according to my friend, he started to get excited and wanted to talk. This is the essence of what Robert told my friend, and then later repeated to me: 1. That he was from a tribe who had members who KNEW of the star people, and of the US govt attempts to locate them while they were living amongst some of the tribes. 2. That he was sworn to secrecy on a whole range of things about this. 3. He also said that he was allowed to discuss stuff, IF it was already in the public domain. Else he said, if he violated secrets he would be punished. Robert was definitely more showman than shaman. His favourite dish was KFC-style fast chicken. His diet was shit and soft drinks. He was not fit or healthy. But, he was adamant about his star people knowledge, which included lots of specific and detailed historical information. After he left Australia that time, he came back and began to be a speaker and a 'name' on the circuit. He was getting money, fame, and adoration from hosts of hot babes who thought he was sexy. Then suddenly, after a year or two of all this - his wife threatened to cut his balls off if he did not come home and behave. THAT is when he went quiet and disappeared off people's radar. I will always have fond memories of him. He is a loveable rogue who I believe was genuine about his tales, even though he might have embellished some aspects of them in order to keep the crowds going 'ooh' and 'aaah'. As for the Terra Papers - well - you should read them, consider them, but then, like everything else, you should step back and ponder. PS: To be clear - I am NOT saying Robert is a hoaxer or anything, I just wanted to give background context to his 'emergence on the scene'. There is a lot of info and misinfo about him. Readers have to decide for themselves what parts of The Terra Papers they choose to believe or not. Guest BHD Hi Guys, I also correspond with Robert. Like most ahve mentioned, he's a great speaker, and I think I must have met him at the same do that Nexed is talking about. Was at the Cross, in Sydney. Anyway, he's a hoot. Robert has closed his site down after copies of the Terra Papers were turned to PDF and distributed freely withgout his aproval. Sites like ATS even made threads and posted torrent links to his work, which was a money earner for him via. his site. Basically he's frustrated and pissed off that people would 'steal' his work so blatently. He cant see a way to protect what is his, as it has gone viral now, so he has quit. It's such a shame as he is one of the better characters out there with a good story to tell. LoL now I feel badly for posting the link to the papers. For real though, although its frustrating for him to not be able to make money off of his story, did he not take the time to copyright his material? Also, if the story was true, with that great of importance to mankind, why not share it for free? Yes, I know....we all have to make a living somehow but if it is real, giving the knowledge to the world free of charge speaks volumes to the validity at least IMO. You look around today at all these "guest speakers" telling the "truth" or disclosure of the ufo phenomenon.......Half of them are nothing more than charlatans out to make a quick buck off the ignorance and gullibility of people. Now I'm not saying that is what Robert is in NO way. To be honest, I really like the guy too but.......... you would think that even though his ability to make money off the story itself was gone, if there were any truth to it, he would rise from his seclusion and fight tooth and nail to spread the truth. I mean, if he's only in it for the money...that says a lot...to me anyways. Not to mention, im sure there are groups out there that would pay big money just to hear him speak, so not all is lost for his money making ability on the story itself. DAR 3,685 Sometime after 1998 Coast to Coast with Art Bell and Robert Ghostwolf discussed the death of Robert Morningsky.. is it possible that this person now claiming to be Morningsky is CIA or other? They discussed that he went too far with his public information.. and was talken out.. Did anyone else hear this broadcast? No, I missed that...interesting. Does anyone here know how to get a hold of the guy? used to know someone here in Canada that knows him. Ill see if I can track her down and ask her Robert Morningsky did not die in 1998. I received correspondence from him only a few years ago. A lot of the stuff in the Terra Papers is what he got from Val Valerian's Matrix series; plus a lot of it is his tribal secrets about the star people. Stick to the essential true factoids in this case, which are: - that his tribe, and/or a couple of others, took in and sheltered one or more non-human star visitors; and hid them from the govt at the time. This would have taken place sometime from the 1940s onwards. I was definitely under the impression that they were fugitives, and were from downed craft. - somewhere in all this, the star person/people (who I seem to remember him saying were 'bluish tinged skin') gave the tribe information about themselves and how they 'fit in' to Earth history etc. From that point on, you should be very careful about anything else claimed by Robert. He definitely lifted material out of Val Valerian's Matrix books (who in turn lifted it from other people's work) and meshed that into his 'rave'. I talked to him numerous times in person about this - and his logic was that he was not allowed to originate information, lest he break tribal secrecy oaths. But he said he was selecting stuff which was already in the public domain, and which 'matched' what he could not say. Once Robert got onto Art Bell though, the sht hit the fan and skeptics, indians and believers started digging for more information. Not many liked what they found, and many threw the baby out with the bathwater. I last conversed with him back in March. His website has a current message about incorrectly being a guest on the Rense show. That was posted 26th August. Were the guys on that show maybe discussiong the 'figurative' death of RMS? Panther 1,002 Korvex, Maybe you have read The lost Book of Enki, or maybe Slave Species of the Gods by Michael Tellinger. Lost book of Enki is available free PDF on the web. I have to admit that it all makes sense to me. I think you can order the other one through Nexus Magazine? These books are my bible. I will definitely take a look at them both, Thanks!! I am pretty sure Michael has his own website, else Amazon, or maybe try www.adventuresunlimitedpress.com - Nexus doesn't sell either of those. We import some publishers that don't get represented here in Australia, but else we aren't big into mail order etc. Thanks Nexus for the first hand confirmation about Morningsky.. As an archivist I may still have the recording.. will check.. The following is from a Lecture by Morningsky in 1991 December.. Hopi Information Network Return to Previous Index Submitted By: Don Allen Re: Star Warriors For anyone else who reads these papers, they are not my opinion, they are the opinion of Robert Morningsky, a Hopi/Apache dancer who came to Australia for the Warana Festival, Brisbane, Queensland. He is a born activist for his people and other natural inhabitants in their native lands. Some of the things he said impressed me, others left me cold. I cannot offer a complete character analyses as I do not know him personally. On December 21, 1991, a fragmented video tape would trigger a series of events that would permit these papers to come to life. On the video tape were bits and pieces of information that confirmed what some American Indians have known for some time ... that Alien Life Forms exist and walk amongst us. Due to the release of information on that tape, it is now possible to reveal further information that could not be spoken of before this time. An ages old code of silence could slowly and cautiously be unveiled. In the late forties and early fifties, a movement began on the pueblo Indian Reservations of the Southwest. It was the intent of the Elders involved to raise an isolated group of young Warriors in the "Old Ways". The teachings began but would soon receive an unexpected presence...the "Star Warrior". (Please read the chronology included). Hand in hand with the "medicine warrior" ways, the "Star Warrior" ways would become the foundation of education of the young warriors. Hand in hand with the Elders, the Star Brother taught the Secrets of the Universe. Raised in the way of the Katcina, the children knew that the Spirit of things always looks different. The appearance of the Star Brother was not frightening, he only looked a little unlike us..and..he played with us as a child would. Knowledge must be earned. Wisdom must be learned...the "Way of the Warrior" would confirm that which was discovered and would give suggestion for direction, but Passion for knowledge MUST be exhibited..and so, the code was born - "confirm but do NOT originate. Suggest and direct but leave discovery to the seeker of knowledge". These full-blooded Indian boys and girls spent their lives learning through discovery...and one by one they went out into the "outside" world. The author of these papers was one of those youngsters. The material in these papers does not violate the code, it only confirms information which has been uncovered by others. It is hoped, however, that these papers may give researchers an idea or suggestion for a different perspective which may help to uncover further information on the "Grand Overview". The information in these papers should not be accepted in and of themselves. You must seek our confirmation for yourself. The credibility of these papers does not depend on its author, but rather on what you discover from your study and investigation of the material presented. CONFIRM EVERYTHING FOR YOURSELF! THIS IS THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN BE SATISFIED WITH THE TRUTHS PRESENTED. The material is presented in bold, forthright form. If you seek elaboration "keys" are available upon request. SECRETS OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN - HOPI LEGEND OF CREATION - The Hopi Indian Legend of Creation tells of three different beginnings. One story says that we have arisen from an underground paradise through an opening called Sipapu. The second story tells of the descendancy from our birthplace near a Blue Star. And the third story relates of a migration from a faraway place across a great body of water. All three are true. What matters is not which came first, but that they are all true. (Focus not on the leaf, rather look at the whole tree). The story of Sipapu reveals that we emerged in a somewhat undeveloped physical state, much like the prehistoric man. Our bodies were still forming and pliable, but our features were a bit brutish. Man, called Koyemsi or Mudhead had two small round lumps for ears, two protruding knobs for eyes and one large lump for a mouth. The head was smooth and round as a ball. As man developed, his physical body and features became more refined until he looks as he does now. THIS IS THE HOPI VERSION OF EVOLUTION 276_.txt Re-posted with permission from Robert (31st August 2011) - Dear ****, Several years ago, I withdrew from the public eye in order to be able to work more closely with the Elders who had stepped forward to assist me in my efforts. (My last public appearance was in 2003 at a conference in Santa Clara.) Since then, the rumors of my 'death' have been flying. Curiously, no one has ever tried to contact me to ask if it was true, even though my website has always been up and has gone through dozens and dozens of updates and new postings. To be honest, because people were so willing to accept the rumors, I was left alone - a true benefit! Over the last two years, because of the depth to which my work was reaching, I found myself continually hacked, my office ransacked, my files taken, and my internet postings stolen by those claiming that the information was theirs. In addition, I have had to endure legal rulings preventing me from entering certain sites, preventing me from speaking out and from publishing any matters that have 'national security' concerns. Worst of all, not long ago, I lost my Lady Evening Star. For the last two months, I have engaged in discussions with my Elders and have begun to formulate what Wisdoms we can release - with their permission - beginning on December 21, 2011. How the Wisdom legends are received will dictate how far the Elders are willing to let me go. Why release the Wisdom legends at all? For the sake of the Children of the future. One cannot know where to go if one does not know where one came from. The state of world affairs now demonstrates how, by ignoring the Wisdom of the Elders, the world has become mired in chaos and confusion with countless millions of people in dire straits. The Wisdom of the Elders tells us what the purpose of Life is, where Life came from and how 'Men of Power' have contorted the world to suit their needs. There is no 'Conspiracy to take over the World'. It has been accomplished. Everywhere you look, you are being told what to do and what to think, how you should behave and what is absolutely forbidden. The Wisdom of the Elders teaches one how to truly become an individual, a warrior in heart and spirit and deed. But the principles behind the Wisdom are 'uncivilized', something the 'Men of Power' cannot tolerate. Thank you for your kind words and your support. You may speak of what I tell you here, I shall post an expanded version on my website in the near future. Thank you again... AWESOME BHD!!!!! thank you for clearing that up!! Onlypureluck 5 Nice one BHD, will have to read and bookmark the site. So much information from so many places and so little time in which to try to understand. tocaboar 0 Locationthe middle of nowhere - the centre of everywhere indian chief 'two eagles' was asked by a white government official, "you have observed the white man for 90 years. you've seen his wars and his technological advances. you've seen his progress, and the damage he's done." the chief nodded in agreement. the official continued, "considering all these events, in your opinion, where did the white man go wrong?" the chief stared at the government official for over a minute and then calmly replied. "when white man find land, indians running it, no taxes, no debt, plenty buffalo, plenty beaver, clean water. women did all the work, medicine man free. indian man spend all day hunting and fishing; all night having sex." then the chief leaned back and smiled. "only white man dumb enough to think he could improve system like that.' i found the terra papers much easier going than zecharia sitchin's "earth chronicles", then again it might be down to the fact i prefer to be a jack of all trades rather than master of one. a negative of not just the conspiracy scene but just about anything in all walks of life is the urge of people to get credit for the sake of credit, perhaps due to the competitive nature of trying to survive in the relatively recent past bolstered by the shackles of "money" and into the relatively new phenomena of people wanting their "15 minutes of fame" as andy warhol put it- and if he hadn't said that i wonder if glossy glory wouldn't be so persuasive in the now... where are we? well things seem pretty dire but ponder where we might be now if we hadn't been gifted the internet. perhaps a indicator that whoever is attempting to ravage this planet, and its people, has some sort of galactic obligation to give us all a sporting chance. btw, can't find a original source for that "two eagles" quote, but does it really matter if it was he or someone else or no one at all who ever first said it? we all know its the truth... Classic quote Tocaboar. I think I have used that as a joke, not realising it had truth behind it. The simplistic way Morning Sky speaks is very refreshing, and deliberate. Interesting how the next release of information will be based on how 'we' accept it, - or dont. Your name is interesting. Is it an anagram by chance? Here are the notes to Morningsky 1992 lecture.. By: Don Allen Re: Robert Morningsky These are the notes that I took at the meeting held February 8th, 1992 at Maleny, Queensland. This is my version of my notes of the meeting with Robert Morningsky, a full blooded Apache/Hopi Indian. Who was raised by his two grandparents after his father was killed and his mother left the reservation. From the age of 1-5 years, he had no contact with the white man at all. He was taught with a group of other young people by his grandfathers and by a group of people they called the Star Warriors - aliens he code-names Blues. These people taught him to run 6 miles with a full mouth of water and not choke or spill a drop, then they would return and have to spit the water out at the feet of the Warriors. They had to stand with their backs to their elders who would shoot an arrow and they, the students, would have to turn and catch it midflight. He said the students didn't realise that they weren't supposed to be able to do these things. The policy of the Star Warrior is that knowledge is not given, it is earned. The way to learn is to be led to discovery. There is an old Hopi prophecy: today's red man is white, tomorrows white man is green. The first alien contact started about 1947 - 1948 and they had either already, or were going to spend 50 years with the elders of the Hopi Indian reservation. A description of the Star Warriors is of clear, translucent skin, large almond shaped eyes and small of stature. The main issue of their teaching was PURSUE YOUR PASSION, follow your own way, do your own thing, don't be pressured into being anything but what and who you are. A medicine man is not necessarily a healer, they are people who do their own thing with a passion. ie one that will make you practice your own medicine, two, feel better - medicine people make both things A warrior is a living example of passion. What is passion, it is an inner feeling, a love activity. It is that which makes time flow quickly, that one will move heaven and earth to do, that one will make time for. Passion is the unity of union of love between man and woman, which has more power and energy than anything one earth and if harnessed can be unbeatable. Harmony occurs when ones own heart beat moves in time with another, ie the drum music of the dance, the heartbeat of chosen one, the heartbeat of a nation, the heartbeat of the universe and the earth. Think about your passion, if it makes you feel good, and shivery, it is your passion. It is your passion that makes all things possible. The Hopi tradition is that it is man's job to make all things possible for the womenfolk. They must attract, but the women must chose. The reason for long hair is enhancement of beauty and the "Indian love handle" - he mentioned that the caveman used to pull their women around by their hair, he says it was wrong, the Indian women catch their men by their hair! - Men must see the world through the eyes of women. 1. Passion - The fire, the individuality, the you. It is internal, we are told to be what you are supposed to be, don't be anything else. We have a life force and energy that if harnessed could cause more damage than an atomic explosion. But we need to practice harmony and frequency. We find our own frequency and can raise it to match another and harmonise, match it don't contend with it or anything else, or you will be destroyed. The first sensation we receive, is our mother's heartbeat. We all need to be one harmonious heartbeat. 2. Body - your job is to master your own body, if you don't master your body, nothing will work for you. 3. Spiritual - anything else is spiritual, the trees, air, water etc. To attain oneself, you have to move outwards, not grow inwards or else you will become like the black stars and implode. Shape shifting - is possible by becoming that shape - my feeling is that in making self believe so much that a super imposed image forms in your mind and the mind of those around you - by increasing your own frequency you can become anything ie a microwave than excite water, so that it changes and becomes hot. When our energy rise, so does our body temperature. We have the ability to raise our own and other peoples frequencies. In 1943 the government conducted a series of experiments called the Philadelphia experiment, to teleport articles. It partly succeeded and partly went wrong. On January 8/9th, there was a terrific light storm that was not so much a storm as an immense light show. (During this storm I, Sande, was sitting of the front porch, connected to the storm, Robert, my guide, very clearly spoke to me and told me not to feed the storm). Robert Morningsky video-taped the storm and on part of the film, the form of a ship appeared. December 19/20. Nexus magazine reported that a ship from the Philadelphia Experiment materialised into one of the bays in Australian Waters and then disappeared. picture (Courier Mail, 31/12/91), If you are not in tune with your passion you cannot create your own reality. Your passion is your responsibility. Who cares what others feel and think. Your answers and salvation are within. 1930-1940 World War II - 1. Madman Hitler tried to create the perfect man, and conducted bio-genetic experiments 2. Work on flying saucers research, development what is known as Foo Fighters - (14.2.1944). 3. The US developed an atomic weapon and tested it in Northern New Mexico. 4. Others tried to develop Time Travel. Out in the universe alien nations viewed us and were dismayed. Can you imagine the SS Eldridge going through into another dimension. Whilst testing a new protection device called radar uncontrollable bursts of energy, several flying saucers were forcibly landed. The area of landing was the Arizona area. The Amerindians respected the aliens found. 1948 - Several discs crashed, so a military force called blue force was formed, to remove all evidence of UFOs. A live alien was captured and he was called EBE, Extraterrestrial Biological Entity. It was found that he was not able to eliminate waste through the normal way, it was eliminate through the pores of his skin. He took sick, and a famous botanist Jaro Menoza was called in, but in 1952, EBE died. A project called Sigma was instigated to call EBEs brothers to come and find him but to no The satellite dishes were placed on Indian lands, and the workers, believing that the indian race was non consequential, so gave them quite a bit of information, believing that they would not understand it. 1947 - In the locker of one of the landed UFOs were found human parts. 1953 - December, contact was made with Aliens. Astronomers found a bunch of space ships going around the earth. Contact was made outside one of the Indian reservations. 1954 - Eisenhower met with the greys and was offered certain secrets in return for the use of people for research and experimentation. They informed the president that they were a dying race and needed help to get their bodies stronger and healthier. An agency MJ-12 was brought into effect, to monitor this programme of experiments and implantations. Negotiations were completed and treaty was signed in California. In Florida another body of Aliens arrived, called by Robert Morningsky, as the Blues. They offered other advice, not to deal with the greys, it would only lead to disaster, but to follow your own path. They would teach with peace and harmony if men would disarm and listen. The military said no deal! So they left, but a few decided to remain and stayed in Northern Mexico and Arizona and made a treaty with the Hopi Indians. These Aliens are known by the Hopi as Star Warriors. The greys left an ambassador called Krill and adopted an equilateral triangle as their insignia. The military force name as the Blue Force became the Delta Force and was formed to study the greys. Two bases were built and called several names, the Earth base - Hanger 18, Dreamland or area 51. The greys went underground under the reservations in the four corner area of Mexico, Utah, Arizona and California. It was for the purpose of monitoring the Blues. The Blues had to flee the reservation and go into hiding, a few of the Elders went with The Hopi legend is that there were two races, the children of the feather who came from the skies, and the children of the reptile who came from under the earth. The children of the reptile chased the Hopi Indians out of the earth, these evil under-grounders were also called two hearts. The government has signed a treaty with the children of the serpent. The Hopi have signed a treaty with the children of the feather. The greys want a perfect body, for a long time, there have been cattle mutilations. Always missing, were the organs of elimination. The grey's bodies are always cold, and they feed on our energies, our fears, our out of control energies. (Sort of psychic vampires???) When you are fearful and out of control, the greys use and feed on that energy. What we need to do is know that it is o.k. to feel fear, but to flow with it, then control it by redirecting it into a positive event. Control your passion - life force - you decide what you want, get an attitude! Don't be afraid to say no! The government wants your money for their pet projects and the greys want your lifeforce, your energy. Ask yourself these things. 1. Do the government make laws for themselves or for people. 2. Do they allow us to do our own thing. 3. Are we under their control on government subsidies etc. The greys decided to stay on earth and needed acceptance, so they hired an advertising agency to come up with some good ideas - hence - My favourite Martian, ALF, Star Trek, Star wars, Alien Nation and ET. The new programme the Mutant Ninja Turtles and the Dinosaurs?? Look and be aware of the symbol of the triangle - TriStar Pictures??? Don't rely on the government for your support, help yourself where you can. See the movie JFK. 1959, The Jason Society decided to do something about global warming. 1. Blow a hole in the ozone layer, to let the heat out. 2. Develop underground for the elite societies. 3. Develop other planets into colonies. The last two were adopted, but the first has since be done. Several things have been happening to engender fear and to give more control to the government. 1. Release of dangerous Psychotics and early release of killers and menaces to society. 2. Wars and upheavals. 3. Drug induced societies and drug dependent societies. 4. Mainland China. Katcina Hopi - great spirit fire. Any living thing that is stressed is food for the children of the lizard. Robert saw for the first time pictures of crop circles, and recognised them as Hopi symbols. He professed that if he could see them in their correct order, he would be able to 'read them'. He feels that Mother earth is calling out Help me! Question time: Q Why would governments hide the fact that aliens exist. A If we knew, we would quit doing what the government wants us to do. Q Do the greys know they are aliens? A The Greys have interbred - the more they interbreed, the more chance there is that they will lose their memories of who they really are, they become half human and half alien and can be quite mixed up emotionally. They must be 5th and 6th generation greys by now, and who don't know they are greys. (Where do you think we get all our information from - disgruntled greys!!) Q How can we tell the children of the greys. A They make you feel creepy and have reptilian looking eyes and features. Greys have large eyes and have difficulty focusing. They are arrogant. They will be a strong body odour they tend to drain one of energy. They need to wear sunglasses - CIA? The Blues - Short, big eyes, wouldn't describe too much, because they are preparing for something big. You will feel them, and you will know them!! It is possible that a 6th generation grey could end up marrying a 6th generation blue. Our misuse of our energy can aid a grey to shape shift and thus not be recognised. (At the meeting, I was with another person, and while the intermission was on, we were quietly talking, when the person appeared from nowhere, and introduced himself to me, using my name. (my name had not been mentioned, neither did I know this man. I did not have a name tag on) It was an extremely hot day, and when I shook his hand, it was freezing cold and dry. He shook hands with my partner also. We watched him move back through the hall and disappear into a small of people. We watched the front door, and he did not exit through there. But when we looked for him later, he was nowhere to be found. I have no idea what it all meant, I only know that it was a strange experience. Neither my partner nor I could remember the man's name, although he has said it twice. No one else had contact with the man, or remembered seeing anyone. My partner was a very logical person, not given to fanciful visions etc.) 1999 © Hopi Information Network ™ All Rights Reserved agreed, i think that is the main reason people can relate to his writing- the english language has quite possibly been constructed in a manner that makes it hard to convey fundamental truths (or perhaps it's a case people have been programmed by state education and "television" to associate certain meanings to certain words without considering that combinations of certain words actually have more than one expression). there's probably legions of "analysts" monitoring things and reporting back in near real time to their superiors... all at the expense of the tax payer (of course!). that's why i think it is important for people not to be apportioning blame too much- it merely gives "them" the excuse to continue their "divide and conquer". if people express things in a peaceful and non violent manner (not always easy to achieve!) even the most hardened miscreant person with power has the opportunity to see the error of their ways and make amends (unless they're "grey" aka lack such ability by virtue of their genetic make-up). re: my username, it's a acronym, explanation here if you'd like to have a gander... http://thechaniproject.com/forum/index.php/topic,642.msg4445.html#msg4445 thanks for that, it was very interesting Go To Topic Listing THE UNEXPLAINED	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
OK Go's Next Homemade Video Will 'Blow Your Brain Straight Out Of Your Head' Before that, though, they'll release a big-budget clip for 'Do What You Want.' James Montgomery 11/02/2005 By now, if you've got a computer (and how would you be reading this if you didn't?), you've probably seen OK Go's video for "A Million Ways." It's the ultra-low-budget clip shot in lead singer Damian Kulash's backyard that features the band strutting and posing its way through a slickly choreographed routine that's a little bit "Thriller," a little bit community theater and totally awesome. The video has become one of the most widely distributed clips on the Net, having been viewed more than 3 million times, and it's even made the leap onto mtvU, where it regularly tops the channel's weekly video countdowns. Not too shabby for a clip that originally was nothing more than an in-band joke (see "OK Go Bust 'A Million' Moves In Web Phenomenon"). "It's pretty amazing. I think it might be the best thing we've ever done," Kulash laughed. "The greatest dance video of all time is 'Smooth Criminal,' obviously. So we're number two. I think that Fatboy Slim video with Christopher Walken dancing ['Weapon of Choice'] is pretty great. That Björk dance video ['It's Oh So Quiet'] is spectacular. Then I'll say [Janet Jackson's] 'Rhythm Nation.' Then 'Flashdance,' which is not technically a video but is near and dear to us, too." "And all of those videos were big influences on us," bassist Tim Nordwind added. "There's a lot of 'Rhythm Nation' in it. There's a little 'West Side Story,' there's 'The Matrix.' There's a Greek wedding scene, which many people are calling a conga-line scene, but it's definitely a Greek wedding scene. There's an homage to 'Charlie's Angels' in there. There's just so much." But now, the question arises: Just how do OK Go plan on following up the success of "A Million Ways"? Well, they're not. At least not for the time being. "We're hoping ['A Million Ways'] leaps further off the Internet and onto TV screens, so we're going to give it a few extra months to let it breathe," Kulash said. "But in January or February, we hope to have a second video out, directed by Olivier Gondry [Hot Hot Heat, the Vines], for a song called 'Do What You Want.' And it's about as far-removed from 'A Million Ways' as you can get. I think we shot it on about 40 cameras, not just one. And the budget is way more than 25 bucks." If "Do What You Want" fails to click with fans, OK Go have another plan up their sleeves: They'll return to Kulash's backyard and try to replicate the success of "A Million Ways." In fact they've already done just that. "There is no real feeling of 'How do we follow this up?' " Kulash said. "But I will tell you that we've already made a second homemade video. So actually we have followed it up, but we're not going to release it for a while. I can only tell you that it's similar to 'A Million Ways' because it's a single-camera shot. And it will blow your brain straight out of your head."	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Trump pardons Casey Urlacher, suburban mayor and brother of Bears Hall of Famer Brian Urlacher Downtown Dogs closing after more than 26 years due to coronavirus pandemic Pritzker says more than 100,000 people have received COVID-19 vaccination in Illinois By Jamie Munks More than 100,000 people in Illinois received the COVID-19 vaccine in the first week of the mass vaccination effort, and officials expect thousands of additional doses to arrive and be distributed in all corners of the state this week, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Wednesday. With the first shipments of the vaccine from Moderna, the second drugmaker to receive federal approval, arriving in Illinois starting Wednesday, all 102 counties in the state will be receiving some of the supply, Pritzker said during a virtual news briefing. The state has seen a dip in both its case positivity rate and the number of people hospitalized with the coronavirus after an aggressive fall resurgence, but the governor warned that could quickly change following the upcoming holidays. "We are going, likely, to see some uptick from Christmas and from New Year's, in hospitalizations, as well as cases. So, I'm concerned about that," Pritzker said. As of Tuesday night, 100,991 vaccines had been administered in Illinois, Pritzker said. The initial vaccinations were given early last week. This week, the state is expected to receive a total of 23,400 doses of the Pfizer vaccine, while the city of Chicago, which gets its own shipments, is due to get 15,600 doses. Another 37,050 Pfizer doses are going to long-term care facilities outside of Chicago, through a federal program that is being administered by Walgreens and CVS. Navy Lt. Liesl Eichenmuller gets a Moderna COVID-19 vaccination from nurse Mailyn Villarin at Lovell Federal Health Care Center in North Chicago on Dec. 23, 2020. (Brian OMahoney / Lake County News-Sun) The state on Wednesday started receiving doses of the Moderna vaccine, and Pritzker said 174,600 doses are expected by Thursday, with shipments going directly to health care providers and local public health departments. The city of Chicago is due to receive roughly 48,000 Moderna doses this week, Pritzker said. The governor said an Illinois panel unanimously endorsed the Moderna vaccine after the federal Food and Drug Administration gave its approval last week. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention over the weekend issued additional guidance on groups getting top priority for the vaccine after health care workers and long-term care facility residents have had a chance to be immunized. The guidance suggests that people aged 75 and older and "front line essential workers," which includes U.S. Postal Service workers, corrections workers, transit workers and first responders, should be included in a Phase 1b for vaccine distribution. A third subphase would include people 65 and older, people with high-risk health conditions and other essential workers ranging from food service to water and wastewater workers. The Illinois Department of Public Health is reviewing those recommendations "in the context of Illinois data," Pritzker said, adding that state officials will give more details about Illinois' future vaccination phases in the new year. The Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association and two unions that represent hospitality workers sent a letter to Pritzker, the state Department of Public Health and Illinois' Congressional delegation this week requesting that hospitality workers be included in Phase 1b for vaccine distribution, as "critical workers in high-risk settings." "With hotels and other travel facilities deemed as essential businesses from the onset of the pandemic, hospitality workers have continued to serve on the front lines of our businesses, which naturally increases their potential exposure to COVID-19," the letter states. "Several hotels have even partnered with state and local governments to house patients who have tested positive for COVID-19, as well as other vulnerable populations." With Christmas two days away, the state's top public health official, state Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike, renewed her plea for people to celebrate holidays with the "safest option," gathering only with those in the same household. "I know it sounds crazy to ask that yet again, and I know that some of you will, and I know that some of you won't or can't," Ezike said. "And for those of you, I ask you to think of additional safety measures that you can employ as you travel, as you gather, that can make the visit somewhat safer than the safest option." The state on Wednesday announced 6,762 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 and 135 more deaths, raising the known case count to 918,070 known cases and a death toll of 15,547 throughout the pandemic. The new cases reported Wednesday came out of a batch of 82,328 tests conducted over the previous 24 hours. The seven-day statewide positivity rate for cases as a share of tests was 7.5% for the period that ended Tuesday. As of Tuesday night, 4,593 people statewide were in the hospital with COVID-19, with 953 patients in intensive care units and 536 on ventilators. [email protected] With possible teacher strike vote looming, CPS chief says union talks need to focus on how, not whether, to reopen schools	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Oscar Isaac reads Sir Alec Guinness' grumpy Star Wars letter By Conrad Quilty-Harper 20 September 2016 Sir Alec Guinness really didn't enjoy his time on the Star Wars set as Obi Wan Kenobi Sir Alec Guinness really didn't enjoy his time on the Star Wars set as Obi Wan Kenobi. That was revealed by a Letter's Live letter read out by Star Wars star Oscar Isaac earlier this year, and now we've got the video from his reading. Guinness wrote that his A New Hope dialogue was "rubbish" and called co-star Harrison Ford a "languid man" in a letter to his friend Anne Kaufman in 1977. Letters Live has also announced some names of the celebrities who will read newly unearthed letters at the next performance. On 4-8 October with a residency at London's iconic Freemasons' Hall, readers will include Gillian Anderson, Matt Berry, Sanjeev Bhaskar, John Bishop, Louise Brealey, Edith Bowman, Jarvis Cocker, Lily Cole, Julian Clary, Jamie Cullum, Sophie Dahl, Simon Day, Omid Djalili, Mariella Frostrup, Toby Jones, Miriam Margolyes, Michael Palin, Nicholas Parsons, Robert Rinder, Colin Salmon And Juliet Stevenson. Get your Letters Live tickets now.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
HMRC Blockage Helps Drainage Business Win Case When the tax affairs of a drainage treatment business came before the first tier tribunal (FTT), the judge discovered that the waters had been well and truly muddied by the actions of a former adviser. Rota Rod was a partnership established in 1993 by two couples, the Kingdons and the Steads ("the partners") (TC08633), which engaged in the investigation, clearance, repair and installation of commercial and domestic drainage systems. In the early 2000s, it was decided to incorporate, and Rota Environmental Service Ltd was formed. During 2005, the business was transferred from the partnership to the company. But exactly when in 2005? That was the most important – and difficult – question before Judge Popplewell. If, as the partners alleged, it was 31 March or 1 April, then the partnership had no income for the 2005/2006 tax year and HMRC's assessments on its partners were wrong. If, however, it was 2 August, as HMRC alleged, then a substantial part of the income earned by the business up to that date was properly taxable on the partners rather than the company. Two Questions Arise: Why is there any confusion over the date at which the business transferred? Why has it taken until 2022 for this issue to be concluded? Both questions are in part answered by noting that, until January 2009, the business had, in the words of the judge, "the misfortune of initially instructing the firm of Christopher Lunn & Co ("Lunn"). Its principal, Christopher Lunn, was found guilty of four counts of cheating the public revenue in December 2015. He received a custodial sentence." Lunn Muddies The Waters The partners, being experts in drainage systems, had no knowledge of tax or accounting, and no real interest in how their business was structured for tax purposes. They merely wanted to concentrate on "getting in new work and servicing it". Lunn had been the one to suggest incorporation, and the structuring and method of operation of the two entities was left entirely to Lunn. Following a General Commissioners hearing in 2009 regarding the partnership's 2004/2005 return, the partners came to the conclusion that Lunn was more interested in conducting an argument with HMRC than in representing their best interests, and dismissed him as their adviser. Their new adviser, Pearlman Rose, struggled to obtain handover documents from Lunn. It appears that Pearlman Rose also struggled to obtain from HMRC any of the Lunn documentation that HMRC had seized at his arrest in June 2010. Pearlman Rose asked HMRC for access to the paperwork relating to their client in November 2011, but this had still not been shared by February 2018 when HMRC wrote setting out the discovery assessments which it proposed to raise. Down The Drain The partners appointed Doodney Tax Consulting Ltd ("DTC") as successors to Pearlman Rose in May 2018. DTC, like its predecessor, was faced with the fact that the details of exactly what had been in the working papers for the relevant periods had vanished into the black hole of Lunn's seized files. DTC appealed against the assessments, and made a formal complaint to HMRC about the delay in progressing matters and the manner in which it had conducted its enquiry. In response, HMRC accepted it was responsible for some delay and that things had not been managed well. The complaint was upheld in part. Plumbing The Depths The FTT was asked to determine several things. For the first two, the burden of proof lay with HMRC. Did the partnership actually continue to trade in the 2005/2006 tax year? Were the assessments made in time? Given the delay, HMRC would need to show that the partners had been negligent or had deliberately prepared and submitted incorrect returns. If HMRC succeeded in making these two points, the burden of proof would shift to the partners, who would need to show either: that the extent of the profits that had been attributed to the partnership is incorrect that the passage of time has rendered it impossible for them to have a fair hearing, or that HMRC had made an undertaking not to assess the partnership or the appellants to additional profit for the year 2005/2006. In all these cases, the standard of proof required is the civil standard of "the balance of probabilities" or "more likely than not". The first problem was that – after such a long time had elapsed – the memories of the individuals involved could not be relied on to have any probative effect. The date when the business was transferred from the partnership to the company would have to be determined from the available documentary evidence. This consisted of: a letter of 13 July 2007 from Ms Struys of HMRC, which notes that "the business activities (primarily drain clearance) of the partnership were invoiced by the company from around March 2005, and this is borne out by the VAT returns." a letter of 30 October 2009 from Pearlman Rose that noted that, during 2005/2006, "the partnership did not generate any income in its own right and that all sales were actually invoiced by [the company]". a letter of 25 February 2011 from Pearlman Rose that stated (without explanation) that the company "took over the entire business of the partnership as from 2 August 2005". the tax returns, which had been prepared by Lunn and which – as was broadly accepted by all parties – bore no relation to the commercial realities of the business. Treating Lunn's input with the appropriate pinch of salt, the judge concluded, left us with "a choice between the July letter and the October letter on the one hand and the February letter on the other". He found it significant that the October letter explicitly stated that the source of its information was the partners, while the February letter (which contradicts it) is silent as to the basis on which it was written. "The importance of the partners being the source of information is clear. It is they who were carrying on the real business, irrespective of how Lunn divided up the income and expenditure between the partnership and the company." While memories of what took place in 2005 are vague today, they would not have been so vague in 2009. The fact that the July letter (and the associated VAT returns) reinforces the likelihood that March 2005 was the true date when the company took over can also not be ignored. Murky Depths The burden of proof lay with HMRC to show that its preferred date (August 2005) was more likely, and HMRC had failed to do that. There was no 2005/2006 partnership income, and the assessments fail. The judge went on to consider some of the other arguments raised, of which the most interesting was whether HMRC's inordinate delays had prevented the partners obtaining a fair hearing. In his view, it had not, because the most important issue was that the partners never had a clue what Lunn was doing. "This lack of understanding would not have been cured had the trial proceeded in, say, 2014. Whilst [their] memories might have been clearer, they would have had no greater insight into what Lunn was doing". On negligence, the judge felt that the partners had not acted negligently: "They put their financial and tax affairs in the hands of an ostensibly competent firm. They cannot be impugned for what essentially amounts to a fiscal frolic by Lunn." 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QEH announces a nurse tested preliminarily positive for COVID-19 Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) made an announcement today (October 1) regarding a nurse tested preliminarily positive for COVID-19: A nurse of a general medical ward at QEH has onset of cough on September 28, and attended Accident and Emergency Department on September 30 due to fever. The hospital arranged a COVID-19 deep throat saliva test for him. The test result was preliminarily positive this morning (October 1). The patient is currently receiving isolation treatment at the hospital and is in stable condition. The hospital reported the case to the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) upon the preliminary test result of the nurse and conducted epidemiological tracing. The nurse concerned performed routine clinical duties in the ward and was equipped with appropriate personal protective equipment during his work. He did not have any contact with COVID-19 confirmed patients in the past two weeks. So far, no patient in the ward is classified as a close contact. In addition, six staff members who had meals respectively with the nurse at different time are classified as close contacts. They are all asymptomatic and need to be quarantined. The hospital will follow up with the CHP for their condition. According to the guideline, the hospital adopted admission screening for all in-patients. All existing patients in the ward were tested negative on admission. The preliminary investigation shows that there is no evidence suggesting the staff member acquired the disease in the hospital. The hospital has conducted tests for the patients and the staff members in the ward. So far, 29 staff members and 44 patients are tested negative. As a precautionary measure, admission of patients to the ward concerned has been suspended. The hospital has arranged thorough cleansing and disinfection for the ward concerned. QEH will continue to closely monitor the health of our staff members and patients and communicate with the CHP about the latest situation. Ends/Thursday, October 1, 2020	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Campaign to support Sudbury's Infant Food Bank launches Star Staff Cherie Bonhomme, left, and Debbie Jongsma, of the Pregnancy Care Centre and Infant Food Bank, stand near shelves containing food items and diapers at the location in Sudbury, Ont. on Monday December 14, 2020. The Infant Food Bank's All We Need for Christmas campaign has returned. John Lappa/Sudbury Star/Postmedia Network Photo by John Lappa /John Lappa/Sudbury Star The Infant Food Bank is launching its 13th annual campaign, All We Need for Christmas, to help raise funds and supplies for babies and young children. Traditionally, this campaign involves community partners and businesses filling cribs, car seats and playpens with items such as formula, diapers, and baby food. Given the current situation with respect to COVID-19, there will be two ways for Sudburians to give – in-person and online. "This past year has been so challenging for many, and that has really increased the demand for our services," Dedee Flietstra, executive director, said in a release. "We are 100 per cent funded by donations, so we are really counting on the generosity of this great community this year. If you can give, please do so. It could mean a world of difference to a family that is struggling." You can still help fill a crib or car seat if you see one at a local business, or you can visit the Infant Food Bank online to donate. If you see a QR code instead of a crib or car seat, you can help fill it virtually by using the code and donating online. "Alongside our partners at KiSS 105.3, we are doing everything we can to get the word out this holiday season that there has never been a more important time to donate to the Infant Food Bank," said David Petryna, president of the Petryna Group of Companies. "If you see a crib or car seat in a local business, and you are able, please fill it with diapers, formula or baby food. There are families in our community that are counting on us." While the campaign runs during the month of December, the Infant Food Bank accepts donations year-round as the need is always great. Current needs include all types of infant formula, especially Enfamil; diapers; sleepers (newborn to six months); infant scratch mittens; and baby monitors. The Infant Food Bank is a not-for-profit charitable organization funded solely by individual donations. It provides practical support to families twice monthly as a relief program when times get tough. There are currently more than 800 families registered. Visit allweneedsudbury.ca to learn more and to make a donation. [email protected] Twitter: @SudburyStar	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Revision as of 13:27, 8 April 2013 by LordAmeth (Talk \| contribs) Born: 772 Died: 846 Other Names: 楽天 (C: Letian / J: Rakuten) Chinese / Japanese: 白居易 (Bai Juyi, Bo Juyi / Haku Kyoi) Bai Juyi, along with Du Fu, Li Bai, and Wang Wei, is considered one of the greatest Chinese poets in history. He is perhaps best known for authoring the "Song of Everlasting Sorrow" (C: Changhen ge, J: Chôgonka), a lengthy poem which tells the story of Imperial concubine Yang Guifei. He was originally from Taiyuan in Shanxi province, and later led a successful career as a scholar-bureaucrat at the Imperial Court. Bai's father, an assistant governor, died in 794, and so for a time, Bai, his mother, and his two brothers, moved around the country, living with relatively alternately in Suzhou, Hangzhou, and outside the capital. He passed the local civil service examinations in 799, and the national exams the following year, after which he composed a collection of one hundred statements on government & society, which he had published. Among these was an argument against the ban on members of the merchant & artisan classes sitting for the exams; the ban was eased shortly afterwards. Bai suffered a series of tragedies in 811: his mother killed herself, and his only daughter died shortly afterwards, at the age of three. Bai had difficulties with his vision, and in addition was exiled and pardoned numerous times, as factions at Court gained and lost favor or power. One such incident occurred in 815, when, just as Bai was returning from exile, the Chief Minister was assassinated, and though not accused of association with the crime, Bai was nevertheless banished once more, in connection with accusations of the inappropriateness of his reaction to the news. That same year, he became a devotee of the Southern School of Buddhism, i.e. Theravada Buddhism as practiced in South and Southeast Asia, a school which emphasized meditation, and the Teachings of the historical Buddha over complex pantheons or rituals. Bai was a staunch defender of Confucianism and critic of Imperial excess and ostentation; his poetry has been described as clear and intelligible, being written in a plain, accessible style. Valerie Hansen, The Open Empire, New York: W.W. Norton & Company (2000), 230, 237-238. Retrieved from "http://wiki.samurai-archives.com/index.php?title=Bai_Juyi&oldid=23988" Heian Period Scholars and Philosophers Artists and Artisans	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Stier Lecture in Medicine The Robert F. E. Stier Memorial Lecture in Medicine, presented this year by Dr. Larry Sherman, is titled Targeting the extracellular matrix to reverse neurodegeneration. Dr. Sherman is a Professor of Neuroscience at the Oregon Health & Science University and the President of the Oregon and Southwest Washington Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience. He has over 90 publications related to brain development and neurodegenerative disease including Alzheimer's disease and multiple sclerosis. He serves several US and international scientific review panels for the US National Institutes of Health, the US Congressionally directed Medical Research Programs, and others. He has made numerous television appearances discussing topics such as the neuroscience of pleasure and love, music and the brain, the neuroscience of racism, and the neuroscience of concussions. The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry and Portland Monthly Magazine recognized Dr. Sherman as one of the "People who are changing our world." He was also the 2012 Teacher of the Year at the Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine. About the Robert F.E. Stier Lecture in Medicine The purpose of the Stier lecture is to feature key leaders in medicine whose works have increased professional and public understanding of new technologies and challenging issues. The lectures began in 1996 and are funded by an endowment established by Alton R. Stier, M.D., and Robert A. (Bud) Stier, M.D., in honor of their father, Robert F.E. Stier, a co-founder of Hollister Stier pharmaceutical manufacturing that began in Spokane in 1921. About Robert F.E. Stier, Spokane physician, businessman In 1921, Dr. Robert F. E. Stier and Guy Hollister started the first clinical laboratory in Spokane outside of the hospitals and prepared their first batch of allergy medicine. The company grew into the international Hollister-Stier pharmaceutical manufacturing company that still has a division in Spokane. Stier also was the pathologist at St. Luke's Hospital in Spokane and had developed an extensive service area for lab and tissue pathology services in eastern Washington, Idaho, eastern Oregon, western Montana and British Columbia. Stier and Hollister added sales of allergy products to the regional service area, and the company eventually expanded its territory nationally and internationally until Hollister Stier Laboratories became the largest allergen manufacturer in the world. Stier also started one of the earliest postgraduate education programs in the region. Teaching bacteriology and pathology to nursing students and interns at St. Luke's Hospital expanded to many years of teaching bacteriology at Gonzaga University. He also lectured at Whitworth University, Eastern Washington University, and Washington State University in Spokane. In 1955, Hollister Stier became a subsidiary of Cutter Laboratories, and thus began a series of mergers and acquisitions. In 2017, the Hollister Stier pharmaceutical manufacturing division in Spokane is owned by Jubiliant Life Sciences headquartered in India. Robert F. E. Stier's influence in the community extended to medical practice, teaching, and business that helped to make Spokane the medical and educational center that we find today. His two sons – Robert A. and Alton R. Stier – both became physicians and businessmen in Spokane and joined together to honor their father with the Robert F.E. Stier Lecture in Medicine at WSU Spokane. Lectures began in 1996 with the purpose of featuring key leaders in medicine whose works have increased professional and public understanding of new technologies and challenging issues. Past Stier Lectures Centers, Initiatives and Programs New User Form Other Genetic and Genomic Services Sample Submission Instrument Sign-Up BioRad PCR Sign-Up Covaris Sonicator Sign Up Microscopy FAQs Biomedical Engineering and Design CORE Program of Laboratory Animal Resources Animal Ordering and Transport Grant and Contract Awards FY2020 – 2nd Qtr FY2020 – 1st Qtr FY2019 – 4th Qtr FY2019 – 3rd Qtr Office of Grant and Research Development Inland Northwest Research Symposium Stier Lecture Translational Medicine Symposium Giving in Support of Research Steve Gleason Institute for Neuroscience	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Oct 27, 2017 by Kerry Doole Comments Facebook tests change that is catastrophic for music marketing Facebook is testing a change that would shift all non-promoted posts coming from pages out of its news feed. The shift would be disastrous for artists, music marketers and all content creators who rely on the social network to build and engage an audience — Digitalmusicwire Jim Steinman's passion for Bat Out of Hell is still glowing Composer is incredibly proud of stage musical inspired by mega-hit 1977 album now playing in Toronto — Bruce Demara, Toronto Star Dolly Parton's bedtime story could be CBeebies' greatest hit The singer is the latest megastar to read a book at bedtime on BBC kids show CBeebies – and the show is drawing a whole new audience of grownups. So who is behind all the big name bookings? — Stuart Heritage, The Guardian Dvsn get stark and sentimental on Morning After The Toronto duo's second album is full of beautiful-sounding mid-tempo R&B jams, yet it's also beset by breakup ballad clichés — Kevin Ritchie, NOW Joni Mitchell is pretty much peerless We speak to Barney Hoskyns, the legendary music critic and editor of a new collection of writing on Mitchell, 'Joni: The Anthology' — Philip Eil, noisey Elise LeGrow takes liberties playing Chess After playing Toronto rock 'n roll bars and jazzy dinner crowds her debut album provokes with reimagined standards — Mike Doherty, Toronto Star Darius Rucker and the perplexing whiteness of country music For many years, he has been the only black country artist making the singles charts — Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker Local Broadway star to join Rocky Horror Show's one-night-only fundraiser On Oct. 28, for one performance only, Patrick R. Brown will reprise his role as Frank N Furter for Calgary fundraiser — Louis B. Hobson, Calgary Herald Here's what three ex-Guns N' Roses' guitarists are up to these days A check on Gilby Clarke, Buckethead, and Bumblefoot — Brett Callwood, LA Weekly From the Vault: A Vancouver classic by Young Canadians It probably seemed like a great idea at the time to name a punk-rock band after K-tel, the purveyor of the most middle-of-the-road, crowd-pleasing music imaginable. Unfortunately, the folks at K-tel didn't think it was such a great idea, so the K-Tels became Young Canadians — John Lucas, Georgia Straight 50 underground albums you've likely never heard of before Sexed-up Canadian synthpop, Japanese junglism, ritualistic Finnish bear hunting music … our writers select treasures from the darkest corners of their record collections —The Guardian The story behind Christopher Owens's scrapped Toronto gig is deeper than a run-of-the-mill cancelled show The California songwriter says a well-intentioned fan found him homeless and booked him to play the Garrison without his knowledge — Jonathan Dekel, NOW Downtown Hamilton church re-envisions itself as a concert hall New Vision United Church is trying to raise funds for renovations that would allow it to become a mid-size concert space and fill a gap in the city's live music scene — Graham Rockingham, Hamilton Spectator Monteverdi's landmark opera Orfeo comes to Chan Centre Orfeo is a landmark piece that helped define just what opera was at the turn of the 17th century, and also set a course for what opera could become — David G. Duke, Vancouver Sun What does a $225,000 piano sound like? Toronto's Tapestry Opera is about to find out as it inaugurates its Imperial Bosendorfer with two benefit concerts this week — John Terauds, Toronto Star the Young Canadians Stompin' Tom, Ted Rogers Among 2017 Canada's Walk Of Fame Inductees Five Questions With... Forward Music Group's Kyle Cunjak	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
COR(AL)OHA -- Chris B. Wall, Ph.D. Coral Research Research Experience--Teaching Philosophy As a physiological ecologist, I am fundamentally interested in the biological responses of organisms to environmental change. I am particularly interested in symbioses and partner contributions to nutrient fluxes and nutrition. Over the last decade I have studied corals with their symbiont alga (Family: Symbiodiniaceae). As a post-doctoral researcher I have pivoted to a study of terrestrial plants, with an eye toward functional diversity of microbiome communities and environmental influences. My research utilizes a combination of field ecology and laboratory experimentation to test hypotheses on the impacts of abiotic factors on holobionts (host, symbionts, assocaited microbes) on land and in the ocean. In my work I use physiological, genetic, and biogeochemical techniques including stable isotope analyses. My Ph.D. research focused on thermal stress and post-stress recovery, ocean acidification, nutritional plasticity, symbiont community composition, and biomass energetics in reef corals. In this work, I have worked in collaboration with academic institutions and government agencies at the state and federal level. My previous master's research examined the effects of elevated temperature and ocean acidification on the metabolism, calcification, photosynthetic performance, and bleaching of reef corals from Mo'orea, French Polynesia and Nanwan Bay, Taiwan. As a Ph.D. student at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, my research now focuses on the autotrophic and heterotrophic nutrition of reef corals and how coral nutrition is affected by stress and the genetic identity of it's resident Symbiodinium. This research offers an opportunity to better understand the dynamics of nutrition with the coral-algal system and has the potential to offer insight into the effects of environmental change on coral performance. Supplemental to my goals as a research biologist, I am a consummate educator. I worked as a tutor, a science laboratory instructor in the Department of Biology at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa. I also serve as an adjunct professor in Life Sciences at Santa Monica College in Santa Monica, California, where I teach an online course in Marine Biology. Communicating science can be difficult. I have sought to reach students and communites "beyond the microscope" by using engaging, interactive learning tools including photography, videos, and photogrammetry to bring science to life. In collaboration with the University of Hawai'i at Hilo Spatial Data Analysis and Visualization Laboratories I have worked on adapting cutting-edge interactive learning tools that can be applied in community education and outreach activities and in classrooms ranging from primary school through the university level. I serve as a mentor for middle school science projects as several O'ahu based schools; I give educational, in-classroom and skype lectures to schools in Hawai'i, Texas, California, and Georgia; and I serve as a science expert for The Honolulu Museum of Art School in a program integrating STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math) into elementary school curriculum. Tweets by coraloha From the director of Chasing Ice comes an epic adventure to capture our changing oceans. Featuring Dr. Ruth Gates! Click to learn more Dr. Ruth Gates was interviewed by Surfer Magazine to talk about her work with coral reefs. Truly, every surfer-scientists dream! Click to read more	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Tag: Dunes You can find my best pics here or browse to it via the "Events" section! Full size images will soon be up on my Flickr-page. Stay up-to-date by following me on Instagram and/or Facebook! Below is a little sneak peek! 19 July 2018 by Rick Kiewiet Photography Tags: AMG, Audi, BMW, C63, DTM, DTM2018, Dunes, M4, Mercedes, Motorsport, motorsport photographer, Racing, RS5, Zandvoort Leave a comment Reigning champ René Rast secures first season win at Zandvoort. This article was written for and published by Prescott Motorsport Where a safety car stood in the way of a good result in the DTM race on Saturday, nothing could stop the reigning DTM-champion René Rast in his Audi RS5 from taking the chequered flag in the second DTM race on Sunday. He grabbed not only his first victory of the season, but also Audi's first win of the year. Sunday qualifying led us to believe that the second race of the weekend could play out the same way as the first. Gary Paffett managed to score his second Pole of the weekend and with an even greater gap: he was 0.4 seconds clear of the rest of the field. However, behind him he was now not backed by a couple of his Mercedes-teammates; Philipp Eng had put his BMW M4 on first row, before René Rast in his Audi RS5. Paffett managed to bank on his Pole Position, taking the lead after the start. Philipp Eng in his BMW M4 didn't manage to pass Paffett in Tarzan Corner and followed closely in P2 with Rast on his tail. Rast, possibly strengthened by the believe that his race pace could certainly match that off Paffett and knowing overtaking is difficult at the Zandvoort track, went for a very aggressive strategy. Opposite to race 1, he now tried the 'undercut' and made his pitstop as early as lap 5. Being able to run with a clear track ahead of him and on new tires, he managed to come out just in front of Paffett when he made his stop in lap 13. A safety car period followed after a spin of Canadian Bruno Spengler in Tarzan Corner, who got pushed off by Jamie Green. The field was again close together. Where it was thought that Gary Paffett and brand-colleague Paul DiResta, now in 3rd, might be able to take the fight to the Audi RS5 in front with their newer tires, Rast proved he was in total control of the race and drove to victory. Championship leader Paffett added another 21 points to his total again, now leading the championship with 148 points, 27 more Paul Di Resta who came in third with 121 points. Winner Rast more than doubled his points balance to 49 and is now 9th in the championship. After a great performance on Saturday, the race on Sunday was one to quickly forget for local hero Robin Frijns. Already in free practice his Audi suffered from electrical issues, which also kept him from doing more than one run in qualifying. As a result he didn't managed to leave the last row on the grid: an 18th position was his share. In the race the electrical issue forced him to retire in lap 10. A slightly better performance than yesterday for BMW. After Philipp Eng put his car on the first row in qualifying, he was long in a place where he could challenge for a podium finish. In the end he was just beaten by Di Resta. Augusto Farfus followed closely in 5th to secure a second top 10 finish for the Bavarian brand. 16 July 2018 16 July 2018 by Rick Kiewiet Photography Tags: AMG, Audi, BMW, C63, DTM, Dunes, League of Performance, M4, Mercedes, Motorsport, MPower, Racecar, Racing, RS5, Zandvoort Leave a comment Gary Paffett wins Mercedes-dominated first race in Zandvoort. This article was written for and published by Prescott Motorsport. Where the English football team couldn't bring sportive success, it had to come from somewhere else for the English. And it did: Gary Paffett won the first race through the Dutch Dunes in Zandvoort in a race that was dominated by Mercedes. The first non-Mercedes was found on 5th place, which 'lokalmatador' Robin Frijns secured in his Audi RS5. Paffett lay the foundation for his 23rd career win (in 174 races) already in quali where he snatched Pole Position before Pascal Wehrlein by 6 hundreds of a second. Wehrlein however was not amused, saying Paffett blocked him in his fast lap. In the opening stages of the race, where Paffett took the lead from the start before Wehrlein, DiResta and Auer, pressure mostly came from his teammates. However, the hardest fight this race remarkably was put up by Audi driver, and reigning champion, René Rast, who was only ninth on the grid. Trying to make his pitstop as late as possible, the Audi-driver showed incredible pace with no traffic ahead as all the others made their pitstop quite early. Building a considerable gap, Rast was working towards a lead that could've granted him at least a very good finish, maybe even his first win of the season. But all was lost when team-colleague Nico Müller buried the nose of his RS5 deep in the tire barrier of the quick second turn, causing a safety car period. Rast still had to make his pitstop while the Mercedes quartet behind him, and the rest of the field, already did. After his pitstop, Rast rejoined in last position. This left Paffett on top of the field again with only a short distance to go. He took the well-deserved win with a 1.4 second lead over Scotsman Paul DiResta. Austrian Lucas Auer took the final podium spot. Paffett, already the leader in the championship, extended his lead by scoring 28 points today (in DTM, 3 points are awarded for Pole Position) to a total of 127. DiResta comes second with 106. Local hero Robin Frijns drove a strong race starting from 7th and finishing 5th . After a difficult start of the season, the rookie Frijns, having considerable mileage under his belt on the Dutch track, was the best Audi and best non-Mercedes in the race. BMW had a bad day at Zandvoort: best placed Bavarian car was the bright yellow M4 of Timo Glock in 6th place. He was followed by three of his team-colleagues: Wittmann, Farfus and Eriksson completing the top 10. The BMWs did not play a role in the fight for the top spots. 16 July 2018 16 July 2018 by Rick Kiewiet Photography Tags: AMG, Audi, C63, DTM, DTM2018, Dunes, Mercedes, Motorsport, Paffett, Racing, RS5, Zandvoort Leave a comment	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Dualling of Vauxhall Way labelled 'a complete disaster' by Lib Dem councillor Euan Duncan Published: 17:06 Tuesday 22 October 2019 A major transport scheme for the east of Luton has been labelled "a complete disaster" by a borough councillor. But the £3.2m dualling of Vauxhall Way, which was temporarily halted in August, is set to resume in the new year, possibly with some modifications. Traffic lights will be installed on the four current roundabout junctions of Kimpton Road, Eaton Green Road, Crawley Green Road and Stopsley Way, which will be transformed into a T junction. At a consultation event, Liberal Democrat Wigmore councillor Diane Moles said: "I consider it, as a resident of Stopsley, a complete disaster. "Why hasn't Luton learnt that traffic lights don't work? They cause more air pollution and they slow the traffic. "At present the traffic's flowing. On the whole it works. Stockingstone Road is a huge problem. "I can't see how we're going to gain very much until that's sorted out. "In the budget, it was £11,000 to replace the trees," she added. "No way will £11,000 stretch that far." Liberal Democrat Crawley councillor Terry Keens said: "Yes, I think the road should be widened, but to take away the roundabouts and replace them with traffic lights is ridiculous. "It's going to cause a backlog in Stopsley Way, in Crawley Green and possibly in Eaton Green, as well. "The pollution control committee is looking at traffic lights and that will be one of its recommendations to reduce the number in and around the airport. "I've estimated 30 new traffic lights along a small stretch of road." Resident Maria Carr, from Vauxhall Park, said: "This part of Luton is just being bombarded with lots of things, the roadworks, the airport and then lots of houses. Environmental campaigners warn of danger as second consultation begins into Luton Airport expansion £3.2m transformation of Vauxhall Way into dual carriageway looks set for go-ahead "About 17 years ago, they decided to put traffic lights on Kimpton Road and they lasted 24 hours. It brought everything to a standstill and that's what they intend to do again on the roundabouts. I can only envisage the same thing happening. "We're losing our only green corridor, as well. We seem to be losing the only bits of green that Luton have left." Brian Butcher, from Stopsley village, added: "Roundabouts allow traffic to move. The roads aren't big enough to take all the traffic. "What we needed is at the top of Vauxhall Way, instead of having to turn left or right, we should have gone straight across down towards the A6." David White, of Kynance Close, said: "There are a lot of trees there, which is good for us. It keeps the pollution down. "They're going to replace them, but they're never going to put in as many trees as are currently there." Lindsay Carr, from Vauxhall Park, said: "Luton is the fourth most congested place in Britain, behind London, Manchester and Birmingham. "The plans you've got here will raise Luton to number one because nobody will go anywhere. "You can't have a ring road because that will encroach into Hertfordshire and they're dead against Luton because of the airport." Another local resident Dean Penny said: "It would have been nice if they gave us a plan for the whole of Luton. "We're just seeing a section. There are so many auxiliary and spur roads. "The answers are not coming out as to what is happening to those. "Without seeing the bigger picture of what they're going to do to the rest of Luton I can't see it working as it stands. "You need to look at Stockingstone Road and the other parts." The Mall Luton has retailers planned for the shopping centre as Next closes Teenager robbed in Luton by masked gang wielding samurai sword and baton IN FULL: Capital & Regional releases statement after failed Judicial Review into Newlands Park Marsh Farm gang member jailed for four years Mum appeals for witnesses after her son was assaulted and robbed in Luton More from Luton Today	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Angkor: The road less travelled Enjoy solitary hikes and kayaking trips among floating villages which take you into the heart of Angkor Archaeological Park – with not a tourist in sightWednesday, 14 August 2013 By Meera Dattani Thom West Gate Photograph by Anna Bella Betts "People come to Angkor Wat and they never even see this. But it's right here." My guide Stephane de Greef gestures to the surrounding paddy fields, forests and rural villages — an unchanging scene repeated countless times across the Cambodian interior. Yet we're inside the UNESCO-protected Angkor Archaeological Park and Siem Reap is just a few miles away. We've been hiking for about four miles in the morning sun, beginning at Pre Rup temple, northeast of Angkor Wat, stopping to catch our breath by the dams of the once-brimming Eastern Baray reservoir. Now beside dry scrubland and a handful of rice paddies, we watch a family of rice farmers, ankle-deep in water and bodies bent at back-breaking 90-degree angles. The hike feels easy in comparison, although their labours are challenged by a mischievous young son innocently delighting in digging up the protective banks his father has laid. The hike is one of the 'without crowds' experiences from ABOUTAsia, brainchild of Andrew Booth, an Oxford University atomic physics graduate turned financier turned philanthropist. It was during a holiday to Cambodia where he saw its potential for socially responsible travel. One of the world's poorest countries, few locals see anything of the tourist dollar. Booth set up ABOUTAsia to offer holidaymakers a unique experience but 100% of the profits go to supporting 53,000 schoolchildren in 108 schools in the Siem Reap province by way of English teachers and supplies. Training local guides by sharing newly discovered temple facts (a vast amount of knowledge was lost during the Khmer Rouge regime in the 1970s) and finding experts from abroad is another forte. Belgium-born Stephane isn't their Nature and Adventure expert without good reason. Also a landmine specialist, cartographer and photographer, he spots a barely visible leaf ant, shares his views on the cashew nut tree ('a cash crop for middlemen and wiping out native trees') before flipping back to history at the rarely visited Banteay Samre temple, with its Angkor Wat-esque tower and restored deep reliefs depicting scenes from Hindu mythology. This unique hike's holy grail is Phnom Bok, a remote temple on the hill of the same name. It manages to appear both irresistibly close and terrifyingly far as the heat intensifies. At its base, only 600-plus steep steps or a longer winding path stand between us and the summit, the midday sun baiting us to give up. It is, of course, worth every last drop of sweat. Miles of farmland and forest unfold in front of us while the ivy-clad temple is an Indiana Jones affair, trees growing into and around the huge sandstone blocks. This hill was also occupied by the Khmer Rouge and old Russian artillery remains as a reminder. Two-wheeled tour Having seen no other tourists all day, Siem Reap city feels like something of an aberration. Thriving chiefly on travellers who want to 'do Angkor', its pathways are packed with some heading to Pub Street while those seeking something a little less 'Costa del Cambodia' nip into the smaller alleys by the old market. Over dinner, I meet Andy Booth, ABOUTAsia's driving force. "When I first travelled to Angkor Wat, I learned most of the benefits of tourism ended up with foreign companies," says Andy. "So the communities through which the tourists pass benefit only marginally from this international interest. We're about generating sustainable funding for educational programmes in rural Cambodia and effectively turning tourist dollars into education." In a country of high corruption, low literacy and some questionable NGOs, ABOUTAsia's simple, transparent set-up seems refreshing. Its cycle tour is as rewarding as the hike. I start at the West Baray reservoir, west of the main temples, and head along its southern edge with my guide Buntheon. With its waterfront hammocks, the Baray is a popular local picnic spot, but seldom visited by tourists. It's perfect for cycling, although the thick sandy section proves something of a challenge for a fairweather biker. Buntheon explains how the Baray was the largest reservoir made by the ancient Khmer. Its irrigation system is credited with both the rise and fall of the Angkor Empire, and while the abundance of water at first allowed the civilisation to prosper, the accumulation of silt and burgeoning population later led to water shortages. This lesson was not heeded by later generations. When the Khmer Rouge forced city dwellers to work in the countryside, it was in part to restore this Angkorian time of plenty, although their ill-fated plans turned many fields into something quite different. We pedal our way into rural Cambodia down a trail that appears to go unnoticed by other travellers. Villagers sift rice under stilted homes, battery packs are lined up at the local 'charging station' where for 25 cents to a dollar, they are powered up for that evening's light and television viewing. Next door, a makeshift hairdresser's – a swivel chair and a mirror – awaits its next customer. We end up at the West Gate of the walled temple complex of Angkor Thom where we make fresh tracks northwards on a shaded forest path along the 26ft-high wall. Suddenly we're in open scrubland, the blazing sun making its presence felt. It's a slow, sandy trail to our final stop, the atmospheric temple of Banteay Thom. I can barely hear a sound other than the dry season's leaves crunching under my feet, and a lizard scurrying into the undergrowth. At the waterside With the Angkor site spread over more than 150 sq miles, there is little doubt ABOUTAsia will find more untrodden paths – it excels at unearthing new ways to experience a destination. For example, it is the only company to offer kayaking expeditions along the waterways of Kompong Khleang floating village, about two hour's drive from Siem Reap. Local children watch my guide Naran inflate the kayaks, mesmerised by its transformation from flabby rubber into a sturdy, sailable vessel, then wave frantically from the banks as we launch the boats. It's a world away from the voyeuristic touristy floating village of Chong Khneas. These floodplains are home to some 2,000 families of mainly ethnic Vietnamese and Cham communities. Also a fertile breeding ground for fish, around 280 species have been recorded. We peer into a fisherman's boat to see his abundant catch and a fisherwoman gestures for us to come closer as she cleans fish to make prahok fish paste, widely used in Khmer cuisine. Upstream, it's moving day for several families. A longtail boat pulls a 'super-raft' piled high with palm-leaf roofs, gas stoves and clothes, which in turns drags a chain of smaller boats where at least four generations are sitting. Fully convinced by the crowd-free approach, it's still difficult to imagine how traditional temple-viewing could be as gratifying. It turns out ABOUTAsia doesn't call it 'Single Magical Day' for nothing. In fact, it has had teams of people at the temples doing footfall surveys to form a pitch-perfect itinerary. Put simply, it's about doing what everyone else isn't. On a previous visit to Ta Prohm, otherwise known as the 'Tomb Raider' temple, coachloads of tourists queued by the stone doorway for their 'Angelina Jolie moment'. Not today. Buntheon and I arrive early so while the masses congregate for sunrise at Angkor Wat, I really do get to be Angelina, scrambling around the rocks and the twisted vines snaking around huge silk-cotton trees growing in and around the ruins. Then, as Ta Prohm begins to fill up, we walk away, like ghosts gliding effortlessly through the throng. We move eastwards to Ta Nei temple. A solitary cyclist is leaving as we arrive. "I didn't think I'd see anyone else here," he says, smiling. "Enjoy your breakfast," he adds. I turn around to see a tuk-tuk, its seats laid out with coffee and croissants. Even my coffee is crowd-free. Later that morning the star attraction, 12th-century masterpiece Angkor Wat, possesses an air of tranquillity. At one point, we're the only people standing in a usually-busy section of pristine Hindu carvings. It's a similar tale inside the vast walled city of Angkor Thom, the former capital of the Khmer Empire. We visit in the afternoon starting at the Victory Gate and walk along the wall to the Death Gate, where it is believed the king would enter if he'd lost in battle. On the contrary, I feel victorious. We stroll through shaded parks to the atmospheric ruins of Preah Palilay, the lakes around Phimeanakas and the recently restored Bauphon temple. At Bayon, the crowning glory of Angkor Thom, built in the late-12th and early-13th centuries by the empire's most prolific temple-builder, King Jayavarman VII, the giant serene stone faces jutting out from the upper terraces catch the late afternoon light. On the lower levels, the carvings of Apsara dancers or celestial nymphs seem ethereal. By now, people are jostling for elbow space in preparation for the sunset ritual on the hill of Phnom Bakheng or at Pre Rup temple. Of course, we don't join them. Instead, I meet Andy for sunset drinks on a boat ride around Angkor Thom's moat. For much of it, we're the only ones on the water, birdsong and the swish of the boatman's oar often the only sounds. If there was ever a case for choosing the road less travelled, this is it. October to March is best as humidity levels are low with average temperatures of around 27C. The rainy season runs from June to October when the scenery is deep green. Visas: A 30-day tourist visa is available on arrival from $20 (£13). Remember to bring a passport photo. E-visas can be arranged online and are valid for entry and exit at Siem Reap and Phnom Penh airports and some land borders. Time difference: GMT +7. Currency: US dollars ($). Change may be given in Cambodian riel. $1 = 4,000 riel; £1 = 6,000 riel. International dial code: 00 855. Cambodia specialist ABOUTAsia offers a five-night stay in Siem Reap from £560 per person (two sharing) including adventure touring (biking, kayaking, hiking), private touring of Angkor Archaeological Park (including sunrise at Angkor Wat and sundowners), private transfers and B&B at the four-star, boutique Shinta Mani hotel. A longer, 10-night trip including Phnom Penh and seaside town Kep costs from £1,415 per person (two sharing) including transfers. Flights and visa are not included. Published in the Southeast Asia supplement, distributed with the May/June 2013 issue of National Geographic Traveller (UK) Twitter \| Facebook \| Instagram \| Flipboard	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }

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