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The Marriage of Cadet Captain-Quartermaster Woo Ging Tang
By Emma ItoMay 5, 2021No Comments
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The Library of Virginia has an extensive, incredible collection of historical and current newspapers, with more than one million pages digitized within the Virginia Chronicle archive. Newspapers can be a direct window into the past and are an important research tool when searching for Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) history in Virginia. Snippets and mentions of APIDAs in newspapers can be an integral start to uncovering fruitful and rich histories, featuring people who had to live and navigate in a legal and cultural system of Virginia segregation and white supremacy. Perhaps most valuable are the occasional photographs of APIDAs featured within the newspapers. Overall, while newspapers do not always give a full story, a larger picture (particularly of people featured) can be formed with the help of the federal census and other historical records and elusive questions may be pulled out of the articles. It is important to note that newspapers from the past are more likely to be other people's perceptions of APIDAs than perspectives from APIDAs themselves, but they can still provide a glimpse into the lives of APIDAs.
The Library of Virginia holds not only well-known and established newspapers like the Richmond Times-Dispatch, but also high school newspapers in the collection that can offer important perspectives, like The Monocle (begun on 1 March 1929), published by John Marshall High School in Richmond.[1] Within these pages, one can see a glimpse of former student Woo Ging Tang. Woo Ging Tang's wedding announcement can be found in the Monocle on 8 October 1937, where it mentions his graduation date of February 1936.[2] On a page from October 1937 (according to the caption), "former Marshallite and captain-quartermaster of the cadet corps, and now a sophomore at V.P.I. Extension, was married last Sunday at Immanuel Baptist Church to Moy Mee Ting, who has lived in China all her life."[3] The page features a picture (courtesy of The Richmond News Leader) of Woo Tang and his new wife, Moy Mee Ting, with Richmond Mayor John Fulmer Bright.[4]
"Mayor Greets Woo Tang and Bride"
The Monocle (Richmond, VA), 8 October 1937, 4.
Woo Ging Tang
The Marshallite, John Marshall High School, 1936.
Woo Ging Tang, whose father Woo Back Noon Ying was a prominent civic leader and businessman in Richmond's Chinese community, attended John Marshall High School while it was a racially segregated school that was closed to Black students.[5] Woo Ging Tang's attendance was particularly notable considering the 1927 court case Gong Lum v. Rice.[6]
In Mississippi, Chinese immigrant Gong Lum opposed the South's Jim Crow school system and sued in an attempt to have his 9-year old daughter Martha, who was born in the United States, attend a white school. He was unsuccessful; the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the state possessed the right to segregate white students from "the brown, yellow, and black" races.[7] Citing the 1896 landmark decision of Plessy v. Ferguson, which set forth the "separate but equal" doctrine, the state supreme court ruled that Chinese were designated as nonwhite, or "colored," and could be barred from schools reserved for white students.[8] Yet here in Richmond, Woo Ging Tang attended a white school.[9] Tang's attendance at John Marshall could be a sign of "discrimination's unevenness, its contingencies. As such they deliver only partial knowledge."[10]
Lum v. Rice
275 U.S. 78 (1927), Library of Congress
The caption below the wedding image is short, yet telling. If captioned accurately, the comments of Woo Ging Tang's English teacher, Miss Catherine Cross, potentially point to a number of stereotypes that were consistently spread across the United States at the time. Although these perhaps well-intentioned, Miss Cross's statement that while he was a student he was "very popular among the boys here at school, but he did not seem to have anything more than a casual interest in the girls" could have an underlying intention (perhaps even subconscious to Miss Cross) to point to the desexualization of the Asian/Asian American male.[11] As sociologist Peter Chua and historian Diane C. Fujino wrote, "historically, U.S. institutional practices have rendered Asian-American men as simultaneously hypermasculine and emasculated."[12] Anti-Asian sentiment was clear across the country in in the early 1900s with the passages of race-based immigration laws and gendered exclusionary policies, which allowed Asian male laborers to enter but restricted Asian women, producing highly skewed sex ratios.[13] It wouldn't be a stretch to think that perhaps Miss Cross had taken in some of these stereotypes. As Chua and Fujino explain;
These policies, practices, and images shape and regulate early Asian-American masculinities in several ways (Bulosan, 1946/1973; Espiritu, 1997; Okada, 1957/1976). The dominant society made these men to be perpetual outsiders, foreigners, different. Whites saw Asian-American men as treacherous, dirty, and criminals. They were viewed as sexstarved gangs of men lusting over white women, as potential rapists, and as hypersexualized invaders ready to produce Asian children in the U.S. if given the opportunity. They needed to be constantly monitored by employers, groups of white men, and the police to keep them docile and submissive. And the lives of these Asian-American men were highly dependent on their employers. In addition to being hypersexualized, Asian-American men were simultaneously emasculated. Many did "women's work,'' such as laboring as domestic servants, launderers, and cooks. Some were separated from their wives living in Asia and somehow maintained split households. Other men were able to have their wives enter the country through the picture bride system. For those not married, anti-miscegenation laws forbid these men from marrying white women in most states and made the formation of new families highly difficult. Most participated in bachelor societies outside the workplace. Here laws limited Asian-American men's interactions with white communities and especially white women. Religion, gambling, and visiting prostitutes served as some leisure and communal activities in an isolating, desolate, and unfriendly place. In short, early Asian-American masculinity was constructed to be threatening and disempowering in relations to white employers and to the larger U.S. society. (Chua and Fujino, 394)
With this information in mind, perhaps Miss Cross even meant this as a (twisted) compliment, as if to clearly state that Tang was never involved with the white girls at John Marshall High School, perhaps pointing to the anti-miscegenation laws in Virginia at the time.[14] It is interesting that out of all comments Miss Cross could have made, this was something that she chose to state.
Miss Cross's second quote also may give pause; the caption states, "He was very intelligent and although he spoke Chinese in his home, he did very well in English." It is important to consider what could be early shades of what is known as the model minority myth. As historian Gary Okihiro states, "model minorities are those shaped in the image of the majority through resemblances with and assimilation into whiteness;" a discourse that attests to the power of white cultural norms (in this case, doing well in English) and prevailing social relations.[15] [16]
Woo Ging Tang in Cadet Uniform
One must ask; why did Miss Cross bring up his intelligence alongside his proficiency of English? In reference to the model minority myth, historian Ellen Wu wrote: "Asian Americans discovered, too, that various authorities–both within and outside their ethnic communities–checked their autonomy to choose their own futures by pressuring them to behave as praiseworthy citizens."[17] Perhaps this fact was in the back of Woo's father's mind when he told The Richmond Dispatch that he (the elder Woo) "was so sympathetic with Uncle Sam's ideals that he had enrolled his boy as a member of the John Marshall High School Cadet Corps." In fact, another article in The Richmond Times Dispatch in 1936 explicitly links Woo Ging Tang's scholastic aptitude with his "Americanness," writing that,
Rotund, jovial Mr. Woo and pretty Mrs. Woo are as thoroughly American as any foreign-born citizens can be, But it is in their 18-year-old son that you find the final westernization. At John Marshall High School before his graduation in June he was Quarter-master Captain Woo Oing Tong [sic], a good student with a liking for military, movies and current magazines on things scientific and and with the very American ambition to be an electrical engineer.
While perhaps these comments were meant to be compliments, there is much that can be inferred by them when looking at the larger context of Asian American history at this time. It is difficult to really know from such a small amount of information, but it can raise many questions. And to add one last layer, the comments underneath the image state Woo Ging Tang's popularity at John Marshall, yet add that only one of Woo's friends had been invited to the wedding and did not attend because it was scheduled at 8:00 in the morning. It certainly makes this author wonder: was Woo Ging Tang truly accepted at John Marshall High School? Were microaggressions a constant in his daily life?[18] Unfortunately, we may never know. While Tang did attend a white high school, it is important to keep in mind sociologist Claire Jean Kim's analysis of racial triangulation, a reminder that "structural positioning I describe here does not simply reflect being 'caught in the middle' of equal and opposite forces; rather, it is a top-down imposition of status that, more often than not, adheres to the needs of the dominant at the same time that it offers a cultural and legal conundrum."[19]And, to end on a quote from Leslie Bow: "Conversely, treatment of nonblack, nonwhite people confirmed the flexibility and resourcefulness of white supremacy's apparatus."[20]
Woo Ging Tang was able to fulfill his stated goal of becoming an engineer, finding employment at the Washington Shipyards. He started a family and joined the wider Chinese community in Richmond, which has so many stories waiting to be told[21]. Perhaps further research will lead us to these stories and Woo's very own thoughts on his time at John Marshall High School.
``Chinese Fete New Arrival to Richmond``
Richmond Times Dispatch, 11 December 1939, 4.
[1] High school newspapers are a wealth of information and provide important perspectives to current events and happenings of not just the high school, but of the state, the nation, and the world. Alongside high school newspapers, researchers can use school yearbooks to build context and learn more; Virginia's public libraries have been working together to collect digital scans of public high school yearbooks from across the Commonwealth hosted on Internet Archive.
[2] The Monocle (Richmond, VA), October 8, 1937, accessed May 14, 2020.
[4] It is notable that Woo Ging Tang and his wife Moy Mee Ting married in a Christian church. Immanuel Baptist Church provides their history on their webpage.
[5] The Library of Virginia holds records on John Marshall High School from 1891-1913 as well as several years worth of yearbooks. To learn more, visit https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=lva/vi04316.xml.
[6] Lum v. Rice, 275 U.S. 78 (1927). See the original text through the Library of Congress.
[7] Gary Y. Okihiro, American History Unbound: Asians and Pacific Islanders (Oakland, CA, University of California Press, 2015), 324.
[8] Gary Y. Okihiro, Margins and Mainstreams: Asians in American History and Culture (Seattle, WA, University of Washington Press, 1994), 52.
[9] See also our blog post on Japanese and Japanese Americans in Jim Crow era Virginia. Asian immigrants and Asian Americans did attend white institutions of higher education.
[10] Leslie Bow, Partly Colored: Asian Americans and the Racial Anomaly in the Segregated South (New York, New York: New York University Press, 2010), 55.
[11] The Monocle (Richmond, VA), October 8, 1937, accessed May 14, 2020.
[12] Peter Chua, Diane C. Fujino, "Negotiating New Asian-American Masculinities: Attitudes and Gender Expectations," The Journal of Men's Studies 7, no. 3 (1999): 392.
[13] Peter Chua, Diane C. Fujino, "Negotiating New Asian-American Masculinities: Attitudes and Gender Expectations," The Journal of Men's Studies 7, no. 3 (1999): 391
[14] It Is important to point to the court case Naim v. Naim in 1955, in which Ham Say Naim, a Chinese sailor, and Ruby Elaine Lamberth, a white woman, traveled from their home in Norfolk, Virginia to North Carolina to wed in order to evade Virginia's restrictive miscegenation laws. One year later Ruby Naim filed for an annulment claiming that the Walter Plecker's Racial Integrity Act (1924) rendered the marriage null from the onset. This was affirmed by a trial court and also by the Virginia Supreme Court of appeals; the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the case. Leslie Bow, Partly Colored: Asian Americans and the Racial Anomaly in the Segregated South (New York, New York: New York University Press, 2010), 51.
[15] Gary Y. Okihiro, American History Unbound: Asians and Pacific Islanders (Oakland, CA, University of California Press, 2015), 427.
[16] The perceptions of Chinese immigrants and Chinese Americans slightly began to shift in the 1930s; as the Japanese empire expanded into China, the United States offered the Chinese financial assistance and military personnel as a way to secure its own dominance in the Asiatic regions. Media portrayal of the Chinese also began to change; "Pearl S. Buck's Pulizter-prizewinning novel The Good Earth (1937) and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Hollywood adaptation (1937) introduced a sympathetic portrayal of Chinese peasantry to millions of Americans. Publishing magnate Henry Luce, arguably the most influential mass communicator of the day, did the same through moving depictions of Life magazine of Chinese women and children suffering at the hands of their Japanese oppressors. Time, his other blockbuster venue, crowned China's president along with first lady generalissimo Madame Chiang Kai-shek, 'Man and Wife of the Year' in 1937." These perceptions certainly did not erase continued harms of Chinese and Asian Americans however. This author does wonder though if any of these pieces connect with the wish of a photo-op with Richmond's mayor. Ellen D. Wu, The Color of Success:Asian Americans and the Origins of the Model Minority (Princeton, NJ, Princeton University Press, 2014), 45.
[17] Ellen D. Wu, The Color of Success:Asian Americans and the Origins of the Model Minority (Princeton, NJ, Princeton University Press, 2014), 3.
[18] A microaggression is defined as a statement, action, or incident regarded as an instance of indirect, subtle, or unintentional discrimination against members of a marginalized group such as a racial or ethnic minority. See the University of Minnesota's School of Public Health handout for examples of microaggressions (Content Warning: This handout does include harmful examples of racial microaggressions).
[19] Claire Jean Kim, "The Racial Triangulation of Asian Americans," Politics and Society 27 no. 1 (1999): 41.
[20] Leslie Bow, Partly Colored: Asian Americans and the Racial Anomaly in the Segregated South (New York, New York: New York University Press, 2010), 4.
[21] Richmond Times Dispatch, 11 December 1939, 4.
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"Junior and Senior French Societies", The Marshallite, John Marshall High School, 1936.
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MANUSCRIPT: Motivational profiles of medical students: Association with study effort, academic performance and exhaustion
In Learning Models & Theory, Manuscript, Medical Education, Resources
Students enter the medical study with internally generated motives like genuine interest (intrinsic motivation) and/or externally generated motives like parental pressure or desire for status or prestige (controlled motivation). According to Self-determination theory (SDT), students could differ in their study effort, academic performance and adjustment to the study depending on the endorsement of intrinsic motivation versus controlled motivation. The objectives of this study were to generate motivational profiles of medical students using combinations of high or low intrinsic and controlled motivation and test whether different motivational profiles are associated with different study outcomes.
Participating students (N = 844) from University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands, were classified to different subgroups through K-means cluster analysis using intrinsic and controlled motivation scores. Cluster membership was used as an independent variable to assess differences in study strategies, self-study hours, academic performance and exhaustion from study.
Four clusters were obtained: High Intrinsic High Controlled (HIHC), Low Intrinsic High Controlled (LIHC), High Intrinsic Low Controlled (HILC), and Low Intrinsic Low Controlled (LILC). HIHC profile, including the students who are interest + status motivated, constituted 25.2% of the population (N = 213). HILC profile, including interest-motivated students, constituted 26.1% of the population (N = 220). LIHC profile, including status-motivated students, constituted 31.8% of the population (N = 268). LILC profile, including students who have a low-motivation and are neither interest nor status motivated, constituted 16.9% of the population (N = 143). Interest-motivated students (HILC) had significantly more deep study strategy (p < 0.001) and self-study hours (p < 0.05), higher GPAs (p < 0.001) and lower exhaustion (p < 0.001) than status-motivated (LIHC) and low-motivation (LILC) students.
The interest-motivated profile of medical students (HILC) is associated with good study hours, deep study strategy, good academic performance and low exhaustion from study. The interest + status motivated profile (HIHC) was also found to be associated with a good learning profile, except that students with this profile showed higher surface strategy. Low-motivation (LILC) and status-motivated profiles (LIHC) were associated with the least desirable learning behaviours.
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Q: How do I format datetime data to fit google calendar api's date field? Goal: create a Google Calendar event.
Blocker: the date formatting.

background: I'm trying to create a meal planner that takes recipes from a given database and creates events with their name in a google calendar. The database looks like this:
d = {'recipe_id': ['carrot salad', 'leek fritters'], 'meal_date': ['2020-05-28 22:28:01.204464+00:00', '2020-05-29 22:28:01.204464+00:00']}
df = pd.DataFrame(data=d)

the meal date is a product of two
today_date = datetime.datetime.utcnow().isoformat() + 'Z'
df['menu_date'] = today_date
df['menu_date'] = pd.to_datetime(df['menu_date'])
df['meal_date'] = df['menu_date'] + df['meal'].apply(pd.offsets.Day)

Where 'meal' is just a number (1, 2, etc) and the last command just shifts today's date by that amount.
When I use the following code to upload to google calendar I get an error:
def myconverter(o):
    '''
    call the __str__ method of the datetime object that will return a string representation of the value
    ___

    shoutout: https://code-maven.com/serialize-datetime-object-as-json-in-python
    '''
    if isinstance(o, datetime.datetime):
        return o.__str__()

def add_to_calendar(df, calendar_id):
    """Shows basic usage of the Google Calendar API.
    Prints the start and name of the next 10 events on the user's calendar.
    """
    creds = None
    # The file token.pickle stores the user's access and refresh tokens, and is
    # created automatically when the authorization flow completes for the first
    # time.
    if os.path.exists('token.pickle'):
        with open('token.pickle', 'rb') as token:
            creds = pickle.load(token)
    # If there are no (valid) credentials available, let the user log in.
    if not creds or not creds.valid:
        if creds and creds.expired and creds.refresh_token:
            creds.refresh(Request())
        else:
            flow = InstalledAppFlow.from_client_secrets_file(
                'credentials.json', SCOPES)
            creds = flow.run_local_server(port=0)
        # Save the credentials for the next run
        with open('token.pickle', 'wb') as token:
            pickle.dump(creds, token)

    service = build('calendar', 'v3', credentials=creds)

    # Call the Calendar API
    now = datetime.datetime.utcnow().isoformat() + 'Z' # 'Z' indicates UTC time
    print('Adding meals to calendar')

    for i, r in df.iterrows():
        event = {
        'summary': r.name,
        'description': r.meal_period,
        'start': {
            'date': json.dumps(r.meal_date, default=myconverter),
            'timeZone': 'America/Los_Angeles'
        },
        'end': {
            'date': json.dumps(r.meal_date, default=myconverter),
            'timeZone': 'America/Los_Angeles'
        }
        }
        event = service.events().insert(calendarId=calendar_id, body=event).execute()

running this code, I get the following error:
HttpError: <HttpError 400 when requesting https://www.googleapis.com/calendar/v3/calendars/CALENDAR_ID/events?alt=json returned "Invalid value for: Invalid format: ""2020-05-28 22:28:01.204464+00:00""">

where CALENDAR_ID is my google calendar id.
If anyone knows how to fix this date issue using python code, this would be incredibly helpful.

A: How about this answer?
Modification points:

*

*If you want to use start.date and end.date as the all-day event, the format is required to be yyyy-mm-dd. In this case, timeZone is not required.

*If you want to use start.dateTime and end.dateTime as the all-day event, the format is required to be RFC3339. In this case, timeZone is required.

From above situations, when your script is modified, how about the following patterns?
Pattern 1:
In this pattern, start.date and end.date are used. For this, please modify as follows.
From:
'start': {
    'date': json.dumps(r.meal_date, default=myconverter),
    'timeZone': 'America/Los_Angeles'
},
'end': {
    'date': json.dumps(r.meal_date, default=myconverter),
    'timeZone': 'America/Los_Angeles'
}

To:
'start': {
    'date': 'date': parse(r.meal_date).strftime("%Y-%m-%d"),
},
'end': {
    'date': 'date': parse(r.meal_date).strftime("%Y-%m-%d"),
}

Pattern 2:
In this pattern, start.dateTime and end.dateTime are used. For this, please modify as follows.
From:
'start': {
    'date': json.dumps(r.meal_date, default=myconverter),
    'timeZone': 'America/Los_Angeles'
},
'end': {
    'date': json.dumps(r.meal_date, default=myconverter),
    'timeZone': 'America/Los_Angeles'
}

To:
'start': {
    'dateTime': parse(r.meal_date).isoformat(),
    'timeZone': 'America/Los_Angeles'
},
'end': {
    'dateTime': parse(r.meal_date).isoformat(),
    'timeZone': 'America/Los_Angeles'
}

Note:

*

*In this modification, from dateutil.parser import parse is used.

*From your script, I couldn't see the scope you are using. So if the error related to the scope occurs, please use https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar as the scope. At that time, please delete the file of token.pickle and reauthorize the scope. Please be careful this.

Reference:

*

*Events: insert

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Q: Secure place to store AuthClientSecret for a winforms app? I was thinking of using Azure KeyVault to store my connection string instead of App.Config
However in order to access the key vault I understand I would need to use the AuthClientSecret.
So where should I store that?  If I store it in app.config wouldn't it be like storing a key to a key?

A: Storing the key on end user client machine is not secure.
If your application directly connects to database from your client machines, then you need to use Windows Authentication. (No need to use Azure KeyVault. Instead you may want to use Azure AD).
If your application connects to a remote service like a Web API hosted on Azure App Service, you need to store the client secret of Azure Vault in Application Settings in Azure portal. Then if you need to secure data-access, again you need an authentication and authorization mechanism.


I love learning new crafts each year but sometimes it's hard to choose which craft to learn, so I'm going to approach it slightly differently this year. I've split some of the glorious crafts you can do into categories to make it easier to choose depending on what I feel like doing. For example, I've found crafts that are perfect for a free hour on a Sunday afternoon or projects that require more attention to detail and might take the whole month to finish. Here are some that I've come up with, which I hope will help you choose too.
These types of crafts are perfect for immersing yourself in over a whole weekend or maybe every evening over a week or two. Crafts you could try include: embroidery, cross stitch, paper cutting, calligraphy and oil painting.
Sometimes you just have to satisfy the senses, whether it's taste, touch or smell.
Flavour filled crafts you could try include making your own perfume, soaps and bathroom products or any type of cooking. Maybe even a specialist types of cooking like French patisseries or Japanese sushi.
If you haven't already guessed, I love the outdoors, flowers and wildlife, so making something involving these three things is a big plus. Lovely things you could try include pressing your own flowers, creating a wild flower garden, flower arranging, making bird houses and insect homes, heading to the hills or a beach with your easel and creating your own beach or landscape painting.
Projects that you can slowly chip away at without feeling like it has to be finished by a certain date are definitely my go-to relaxation crafts. Knitting, crochet, weaving, pottery and quilting are just a few you could try.
When you're a busy bee and only have an hour or two spare on a Sunday afternoon, quick crafts are perfect for satisfying the urge to make something. Card making, screen-printing, jewellery making and small sewing projects such as cushions, purses, or tea towels are ideal.
If you've got the urge to try something a bit more technical, there are so many wonderful things you could try such as graphic design, photography, film making and animation. There are fantastic tools you can use too such as electronic drawing tablets and free online photo editing websites for having fun with your images.
Will you be trying a new craft this year? Come and tell us what you're planning to make!


The 2013 Cork International Short Story Festival will take place 18 - 22 September.
There will be a special focus this year on anthologies and on the graphic short story.
There will be readings by many debut authors, book launches, discussions, interviews and workshops galore.


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Use the 20 good questions to ask a guy guide below to make your first date really count.
Question 1 – What makes you smile?
Asking a guy a question like this one on a first date is a surefire way to make him smile! It will also help you find out what he is interested in and passionate about for future reference.
Question 2 – What do you like to do with your free time?
A question like this one also helps you figure out what a guy is all about.
Question 3 – What is your most embarrassing moment?
The great thing about asking a guy about his most embarrassing moment is that it shows you a bit more of his personality. It also gives you some pretty good flirting material for the future! Playful teasing is almost always fun.
Question 4 – What is your favorite sport?
Sure, it is something of a stereotype, but most guys like to talk about sports.
Question 5 – What is your favorite food?
First dates are all about getting to know the other person. Asking "favorite" questions are just so great because they help you do this.
Question 6 – What was your worst haircut?
Laughing and having fun is an important part of a first date. Asking a guy what their worst haircut ever was is sure to make both of you chuckle (or cringe!).
Question 7 – If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would it be?
A question like this one shows a guy that you are actually interested in him. Plus, it is interesting to find out what places a person that you like loves to visit.
Question 8 – What is your perfect day?
Asking a guy this question has so many benefits. First of all, it is an interesting question that will warrant plenty of conversation. Secondly, it can help you find out what your guy likes the most. You can then use this info later on to plan a special day for him (if your dates keep going well!).
Question 9 – Who is your celebrity crush?
Another fun question, asking a guy who their celebrity crush is can help you find out what kind of girls they are into!
Question 10 – Are you a cat or a dog person (or neither)?
First dates are all about having fun. This question is all fun and could lead to some playful arguing if you take opposite sides.
Question 11 – What is your biggest pet peeve?
While your first couple of dates should be mostly about having fun, there is no reason you can't dig a little deeper to make sure you actually like the guy you are seeing. Asking a question like this one will help you find out more about who your guy actually is.
Question 12 – Do you have any nicknames?
Nicknames can tell you a lot about a person. So ask this question and find out!
Question 13 – Where do you see yourself in five years?
Another deeper question, asking a guy where they see themselves in five years can help you find out if you are compatible. It will help you dial in their interests and can lead to a lot of future conversations.
Question 14 – What did you want to be when you grew up when you were a kid?
This question is similar to the one above. It will also be fun to compare their two answers.
Question 15 – What's the first thing you'd save in a fire?
Knowing what a guy holds important to them is good to know. Asking what they'd save in a fire will help you find out.
Question 16 – What is your worst habit?
It is good to find a guy that knows himself well and isn't embarrassed to talk about his negative side. This question will help you make sure that you two are a solid match.
Question 17 – What is your favorite movie?
Keeping the conversation moving is essential on a first date. Asking what their favorite movie is can help.
Question 18 – What is your favorite book?
This question is also a good one to ask to keep a conversation from stalling. You might also find that you have literary interests in common!
Question 19 – Who was your first crush?
A fun question that takes you back to childhood, asking a guy who their first crush was is just fun and interesting all around.
Question 20 – Do you want to see me again?
It might be nerve-wracking but asking a guy if they want to see you again at the end of your first date is essential. I mean, how are you going to know otherwise?
BONUS – 30 more questions to ask a guy.
Question 21 – Do you consider yourself a player?
The answer to this may make you want to move on.
Question 22 – Do you get along with your parents?
Gives you information about his family and how they operate.
Question 23 – Does he like his job?
Icebreaker and indicator about his future plans.
Question 24 – How was your day?
Good way to really get to know somebody based on how he answers.
Question 25 – What kind of car do you drive?
A superficial question but loaded with answers.
Question 26 – Do you have any brothers or sisters?
A good icebreaker, will help him relax and help you get to know him.
Question 27 – Do you like rainbows?
Can help tell how deep he is.
Question 28 – What is your favorite scene in the movie "Forrest Gump"?
Breaks the ice and can make you both laugh.
Question 29 – What is your favorite kind of ice cream?
Loosens him up and makes you both laugh.
Question 30 – Does he want children like you do?
This may be a good way to narrow down the gene pool, and make you both happy.
Question 31 – What kind of beer do you like to drink?
Gives you insight into his tastes.
Question 32 – Do you like to hike?
Indicates what kind of activities he likes to do, he may not like to ruff it.
Question 33 – Do you have any hobbies? If so what are they?
A way of getting to know him.
Question 34 – Do you like the President?
A way of seeing what kind of beliefs and principles he stands on.
Question 35 – Do you like quiet or out on the town evenings?
Shows that your lives are compatible.
Question 36 – Do you consider yourself religious?
A must question for those that have strong religious beliefs.
Question 37 – Do you like comedies or dramas?
A good personality measurement, is he is serious or fun loving.
Question 38 – How close are you with your family?
Tells you about his character.
Question 39 – Do you like to fly?
Is he transient or a homebody, this question may answer that.
Question 40 – What do you like to do with your off time?
Helps him relax and get to know him.
Question 41 – What is your favorite space or astronaut memory?
To find out if he likes science or exploration.
Question 42 – Do you have a smartphone?
How much he loves or hates technology.
Question 43 – Have you rode the Space Mountain roller coaster?
See if he is a bit of a daredevil.
Question 44 – What was the last movie you saw?
To converse and put you both at ease.
Question 45 – What road trip have you taken lately?
For conversation and to see if he is interesting.
Question 46 – What do you think of the show; "Modern Family"?
To start a conversation and see what his views on family are.
Question 47 – What is your personal philosophy?
To have a laugh or serious conversation.
Question 48 – What do you do for fun?
To break the ice and learn more about him.
Question 49 – What kind of kid were you?
To learn more about his personality.
Question 50 – What is your heritage?
We hope you enjoyed our favorite 20 questions to ask a guy plus the 30 bonus questions. These questions should be exactly what you need to make it through a first date with flying colors – and then hopefully on to a second!


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Exporting is good for Britain – and it's official.
Who says so? You do. And that's reflected in a major survey on international trade carried out recently by the British Chambers of Commerce. More than 8,000 businesses responded showing that more and more are setting their sights overseas as sales dwindle in the domestic market.
Nearly a third of companies are now in the export business. And that's shot up from only a fifth a year ago. That's a big leap forward. Increasing numbers of businesses now appreciate the need to rebalance the economy by selling more of their goods and services abroad.
On a more sober note, the survey found that a number of hurdles face firms wanting to get into international trade. Among these are the upfront costs and added risks involved. And a third of companies in the survey said that getting access to finance was "highly influential" in deciding if and when to export. Many businesses faced by reduced sales actually shy away from exporting.
Even so, it's clear that when cash-flow dips on the home front, companies which do have the experience, know-how, organisation and contacts to sell abroad look overseas to develop or grow markets there.
The BCC – and indeed many businesses – insist that the government has to do much more to make finance available to business if exporting is indeed to reshape the British business landscape. Alongside getting the cash, is greater help with trade promotion to cut the costs of getting on to the export ladder.
Red tape and the UK's transport connections are other key considerations.
There's never been a better time to trade internationally whether you're a seasoned pro or a novice. That's the upbeat word from the government-backed UK Trade & Investment which works in close co-operation with UK Chambers to stimulate and promote overseas trade.
Research shows quite simply that exporting firms are more productive than those who just sell at home. They get better financial results and are more likely to stay in business. A recent survey showed that firms beginning to export gained a 34 per cent increase in productivity and those already exporting were 11.4 per cent more likely to survive. What better reason to sell abroad?
The world is still "BRIC-ing" it, according to professional services firm PwC. The powerhouse economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China continue to drive world economic growth in 2012. They're still growing much faster than any of the more developed economies. Although there was something of a slowdown last year, these key countries have plenty of scope for fiscal and monetary stimulus measures.
PwC predict that opportunities include lower inflation and interest rate cuts, government reforms to support the domestic economy and stable inflows of capital to continue in the long term.
Business confidence is gradually returning – and exports are playing a leading role in this long-running drama. So says Grant Thornton in its latest survey in conjunction with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
There was a distinct upswing in business confidence in the first quarter with the economy finally dragging itself out of recession and returning to growth later this year.
However, the Business Confidence Monitor shows that despite that, the recovery may remain fragile for some time and the economy may continue its zig-zag path over the next twelve months.
But optimism is distinct with turnover and profit growth expectations up slightly and an end to the downward trend of capital investment. Interestingly, firms in the IT and Communications sectors remain distinctly more upbeat than other sectors.
Why limit yourself to selling to just one per cent of the global economy, asks Guardian blogger and director of the Business Growth Hub Richard Jeffrey? That's what the UK represents on the global stage. Why even limit yourself to the seven per cent which makes up the European Union? As he points out, it doesn't exactly add up to an ambitious plan for growth, does it?
Mr Jeffrey agrees with the prevailing view that opportunities continue to abound in the BRIC economies and will continue to do so as international trade spreads beyond the bigger cities to more far-flung regions.
He adds: "Exporting is no different to domestic trade in the sense that businesses will face a combination of challenges that must be overcome in order to turn a profit. These will differ depending upon the size of the firm, the industry in which it operates, the makeup of its customer base and, of course, the general economic backdrop.


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Ohio State's offer to Creighton coach Greg McDermott raises more questions than it answers
Written By Mike Decourcy
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A little more than a decade ago -- when ESPN's BracketBusters was not only a thing, but a Thing - Sporting News magazine sent me to Cedar Falls, Iowa, to do a story on what it was like to prepare for such a game. It was 16 degrees when I arrived at Northern Iowa. I mean, 16 degrees below zero. Getting to know Greg McDermott made it worth the flirtation with frostbite.
McDermott allowed me inside his program for a few days, and I got to meet the Panthers' collection of first-rate assistant coaches (current UNI coach Ben Jacobson, notably) and basketball players (including Erik Crawford, now one of Ben's assistants). And I quickly recognized McDermott has an extraordinary understanding of the game, particularly at the offensive end of the court.
And still I wonder: Is this the best Ohio State can do?
MORE: Ohio State fires Thad Matta, announces search for replacement
ESPN reported late Wednesday that Ohio State had offered its head coaching job to McDermott, 52, who has been head coach at Creighton since 2010 and taken the Bluejays to four NCAA Tournaments in that period. He owns a career record of 446-277, including 141-139 in Division I conference competition (Missouri Valley, Big 12, Big East).
It isn't clear whether McDermott has been the only coach Smith pursued after parting ways with Thad Matta on Monday, this coming three months after the Buckeyes concluded a second consecutive season without an NCAA Tournament bid. We know that according to the Columbus Dispatch that Smith did have a conversation with assistant coach Chris Jent, a star player for the Buckeyes in the early 90s.
But sources close to some of the top potential candidates indicated Tuesday to SN there'd been no activity in their direction.
McDermott has lived pretty much his entire life in Big Ten country: born in Cascade, Iowa, played at UNI, coached in North Dakota, Nebraska and Iowa. But this is not someone who has spent a great deal of his career recruiting and establishing a presence in Ohio, Michigan or Indiana.
More to the point, this is someone who has been a Division I head coach for 16 seasons and never led a team to the Sweet 16. McDermott's won/loss record shows that the only three seasons in which he did not lose double-figure games in a season were the three years his son, Doug, was a Creighton All-American.
Chris Mack of Xavier, Mick Cronin of Cincinnati and Chris Holtmann of Butler all have been in the Sweet 16 this decade, and all are directly in Ohio State's recruiting neighborhood. Mack has been to the second weekend of the tournament four times in eight seasons as a head coach, including an Elite Eight run this season. Cronin is one of six coaches who've made the past seven NCAA Tournaments -- the others are Tom Izzo, Roy Williams, Mike Krzyzewski, Bill Self and Mark Few. Holtmann took over Butler in a difficult circumstance in October 2014 and has made the NCAA Tournament in all three years with the Bulldogs, advancing each time and reaching the Sweet 16 this past March.
MORE: Arizona solidifies No. 1 spot for 2017-18
When McDermott tried to step up from UNI to Iowa State not long after I'd met him, the results were not stellar: four consecutive losing seasons, a winning percentage of .281 in conference games.
His UNI teams had played extremely sophisticated schemes, particularly at the offensive end, that vexed opposing defenses. He was unable to translate that approach to the Big 12, and his final three Cyclones teams were 4-12 in conference play.
Three years after he was hired by Creighton, McDermott nicely managed Creighton's significant step up in class from the Missouri Valley Conference to the Big East -- although Doug's decision to return to play his senior season in 2013-14 mitigated the danger somewhat.
Greg McDermott then rebuilt the team following Doug's senior season toward what might have been a spectacular 2016-17 season.
However, with Creighton owning a 17-1 record and ranked No. 7 in the Associated Press poll, star point guard Maurice Watson injured his knee in a road victory at Xavier and the Jays went 8-9 the rest of the way. If Watson had not been lost for the year, it's possible we'd be looking at this offer differently. A little, at least.


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Disney XD further spins the numbers for Monday, November 23.
CBS spins the numbers for Sunday, November 29.
NBC wins the night among total viewers and adults 18-49, edging out CBS in both categories.
The CW spins the numbers for Tuesday, December 1.
CBS spins the numbers for Thursday, November 26.
NBC further spins the numbers for Sunday, November 29.
Monday's Broadcast Ratings: NBC Tops Charts with "The Voice," "Superstore"
The Peacock wins the night in both total viewers and adults 18-49 by wide margins.


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Musical 'Into the Woods' hits all the right notes
If you believed all the internet chatter from theater geeks, Disney's film adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's beloved musical "Into the Woods" was destined to be a disaster.
Disney will water down the musical's dark take on the Brother's Grimm fairy tales, naysayers said. Some bloggers even saw signs of doom when two critical roles were cast with childLi
Turns out all that internet chatter was wrong. "Into the Woods" is one of the best movies of the year. And the best movie musical since "Hairspray" and "Chicago."
Yes, the film adaptation of "Into the Woods" streamlines the plot, cuts some characters and beloved songs from the musical. But it also keeps all of the delightfully twisted and dark material lovers of the Broadway musical embraced. So dark, in fact, the musical is probably inappropriate for children younger than 12 or so.
When the Big Bad Wolf (Johnny Depp) sings about his desire to devour Little Red Riding Hood (Lilla Crawford, one the child actors bloggers freaked out about), the sexual overtones are uncomfortable, especially with Depp's leering performance.
Disturbing too is the willingness of several adult characters to serve up the preteen Jack (Daniel Huttlestone) to certain doom to save their own skin. In other words, this is no Disney-fied movie.
The screenplay by James Lapine, who also wrote the musical's Tony-winning book, spins together several Brothers Grimm fairy tales. There's Cinderella (Anna Kendrick), Rapunzel (MacKenzie Mauzy), Little Red Riding Hood and Jack and the Beanstalk with the story of a childless Baker and his Wife (James Corden and Emily Blunt) who desperately want children.
When the couple learns they've been cursed to be childless by a Witch (Meryl Streep), they head off to the deep, dark woods to lift the spell. There the Baker and his wife meet all the classic fairy tale characters.
Director Rob Marshall ("Chicago") keeps the plot moving at a fast pace, sprinkling dark humor and Sondheim's gorgeous songs throughout the movie. One of the best musical numbers revolves around two randy princes (Chris Pine and Bill Magnussen) crooning a song about their respective damsels.
Streep is delightful as the Witch, playing the character with both menace and a wry sense of humor. She vamps through the part making wisecracks and belting out a couple of songs.
Blunt and Corden are terrific as the Baker and his wife, too. Their onscreen chemistry together is sweet and funny. You'll believe they are a married couple as they shoot each other knowing but loving looks at each other when their characters do something that annoys each other.
Marshall made the right choice in picking his young actors to play Little Red Riding Hood and Jack. Crawford brings a bratty, mischievous part of the little girl on the cusp of womanhood who is on a journey to see her grandmother.
Good too is Huttlestone as Jack. The boy might not be too bright, but he's so enthusiastic and optimistic you can't help but like him.
Pine, who is best known for playing Captain Kirk in the "Star Trek" reboots, has a lot of fun with his role as a not-so charming Prince. Pine seems to be channeling the blustery, pompous style of William Shatner, another famous Captain Kirk, in the role.
So yes the film version of "Into the Woods" gets it right, bringing one of the most-loved theater productions to the big screen with style, energy and wit.
And that's probably the best Christmas gift theater lovers get this holiday movie season.
'Into the Woods'
Now playing: Century 14 Northridge Mall, Maya Cinemas Salinas 14
MPAA rating: PG for thematic elements, fantasy action and peril, and some suggestive material
Film facts: Stars Meryl Streep, James Corden, Emily Blunt, Anna Kendrick, Daniel Huttlestone, Lilla Crawford, Chris Pine and Johnny Depp. Directed by Rob Marshall. 124 minutes.
BOTTOM LINE: This film version of Stephen Sondheim's beloved musical is a delight, full of terrific performances and a darkly funny take on Brothers Grimm fairy tales. It's one of the best movies of the year.


First and foremost, my thanks go to my workshop participants and University students of the past 10 years, without whom this book would not have been written. Their active participation, questioning, and challenging of issues during workshops encouraged me to put into print the most important aspects of scientific writing.
I am most grateful to my colleagues whose input greatly helped to shape the contents of this book. A very special "thank you" goes to my favorite linguist, Seraina Clark-Wuthrich, who contributed substantially to the groundwork and structuring of this book and never tired of commenting on the various stages of the manuscript.
Finally, I gratefully acknowledge the astuteness and competence of my proofreaders, namely Kathleen A. Bucher, BioConsult GmbH, and Thomas C. Brown, and the patience of my husband and son.


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Michael James Audain,  (born July 31, 1937) is a Canadian home builder, philanthropist and art collector. He is the Chairman and major shareholder of the privately held Polygon Homes Ltd., one of the largest multi-family builders in British Columbia.

Early life and education

Audain was born in Bournemouth, England. His father was a retired British Army officer, while his mother had a career as a London dress model.

Audain attended numerous schools in the United Kingdom due to frequent moves by his split-up family during World War II.  His first nursery school was named St. Georges, located on Castle Street in Farnham, Surrey, while his first boarding school was called Melbreck Preparatory School situated in the countryside outside Farnham.  Later, he attended Eagle House  near Sandhurst in Berkshire.

In Canada, Audain attended Glenlyon School (now Glenlyon Norfolk School) and University School (now St. Michael's University School).  Both are situated in Victoria, British Columbia.  Later, he was sent to Trinity College School in Port Hope, Ontario.

In terms of higher education, Audain attended the University of Lyon in France, where he acquired a Diploma in French Civilization in 1959.  At the University of British Columbia he earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1962, a Bachelor of Social Work in 1963, and a Masters in Social Work in 1965.  He later attended the London School of Economics and Political Science as a Ph.D. student but did not submit a thesis.  In 1977, Audain obtained a Certificate in Farm Management and Rural Appraisal from the University of California, Davis.

Career
In the early 1970s Audain established a reputation for himself as one of Canada's leading housing policy experts.  After moving from the position of Director of Community Relations at the Ontario Housing Corporation in Toronto (now Ontario Mortgage and Housing Corporation) in 1969, he was appointed Housing Program Director at the Canadian Council on Social Development in Ottawa where he conducted a number of research studies on housing issues, most notably a national study on housing for the elderly, which was published as a book called Beyond Shelter.  In Ottawa he also started and became editor of a quarterly publication called Housing and People.

In late 1973, Audain was called to the British Columbia government in Victoria by Premier David Barrett  and appointed Special Advisor to the Minister of Housing, with the task of setting up a housing ministry.  During this period he initiated policies that resulted in a significant increase in social and cooperative housing throughout British Columbia.  To aid the process, he negotiated the purchase of Dunhill Development Ltd. which became the Housing Corporation of British Columbia.

After a term as chairman of the Provincial Commission on Mobile Homes, which published a well-received report, in 1976 Audain established a company called Audain Planning Ltd. to undertake research and provide advice on housing policy across Canada.  Later in 1994 he was appointed by Premier Michael Harcourt as co-chairman of the Commission of Affordable Housing Options, which held public hearings and whose report ultimately played a significant role in revising municipal government's attitudes to so-called "illegal suites" and a host of other housing related matters.

From 1977 to 1979, Audain taught as a sessional lecturer at the University of British Columbia's School of Urban and Regional Planning (now the School of Community and Regional Planning).

In September 1980 Audain was appointed Executive Vice President of Polygon Properties Limited, becoming a partner in the firm.  Then in 1988 he was appointed President, and in 1992 Chairman of Polygon Homes Ltd.  He has continued to serve as Chair of the Board since Neil Chrystal's appointment as President in 2003.

Polygon Homes Ltd.
The history of Polygon Homes Ltd. started in 1980 when Audain was invited by W.K. Paulus to become the Executive Vice President and a partner in a company that owned an interest in three rental apartment properties.  Initially, Audain built residential communities for housing cooperatives and non-profit organizations, but in 1983 he started building townhomes and apartments for the market.  The company expanded in 1988 when Paulus sold his interest to Laing Property Corporation.

After Laing Property Corporation was taken over by P&O Limited, a British conglomerate, Audain and his partner Rick Genest negotiated the acquisition of all the shares in the company in 1992, with Polygon becoming 100 percent British Columbia owned and managed.  After Genest's death as a result of a highway accident in 2002, Neil Chrystal became a major shareholder in the company and assumed the title of President and CEO.  Since 1980, Polygon Homes Ltd. and its affiliated single-family builder Morningstar Homes Ltd. have completed the construction of over 32,000 homes in Metro Vancouver.

Visual Arts
Audain has been a supporter of the visual arts in British Columbia and beyond.  In 1992 he joined the board of trustees of the Vancouver Art Gallery and with a brief interregnum has been involved in the affairs of the Gallery until finishing his term as Chair of the Vancouver Art Gallery Foundation in 2014.  He served as the Association's President/Chair from 1996 to 1998.

In 2005, Audain was appointed to the board of trustees of the National Gallery of Canada, and then as chair from 2009 to 2012.  In 2019 he was reappointed as a director of the National Gallery of Canada Foundation.

Audain Collection

Audain and his wife Yoshiko Karasawa amassed a significant art collection which is considered among Canada's most outstanding.  Particularly strong was a large group of Northwest Coast Indigenous Peoples masks which had been brought back to British Columbia from the United States and Europe, the acquisition and subsequent donation of a Potlach Figure to the U'Mista Cultural Centre in 2008; a major collection of Emily Carr's works, Canada's most important collection of Mexican modernist works, and one of the leading collections of Quebec artist Jean Paul Riopelle. The collection was in part exhibited at the Vancouver Art Gallery in late 2012 and early 2013.  Nearly 140 works from this collection were installed at the Audain Art Museum in preparation for its opening in March 2016, and have now been donated to form the basis of the Museum's permanent collection.

In early 2022, Audain and Karasawa donated 8 works by another Québec artist, Paul-Émile Borduas to the Musée national des beaux-art du Québec.

Audain has also commissioned works from a number of British Columbia artists (personally or through Polygon) to allow them to develop their talents, including: James Hart, Robert Davidson,  Xwalacktun (Rick Harry), Susan Point, Paul Wong, Marianne Nicolson, and Jay Simeon to name a few.

Audain Art Museum
In September 2012, Audain was invited to Whistler, British Columbia to discuss establishing a museum for his family collection.  Less than a year after his visit, the 56,000 square foot Audain Art Museum building designed by Patkau Architects commenced construction on land donated by the Resort Municipality of Whistler for a 199-year lease.  Adjacent to Whistler Village, the Museum officially opened to the public on March 12, 2016 and houses a portion of the Audain Collection, a gallery dedicated to 15 works by E. J. Hughes, as well as offers spaces for special exhibitions.  It is the only museum in Canada with a permanent collection that exclusively represents the artists of its home province.  The Museum published a book by Ian M. Thom titled Masterworks from the Audain Art Museum, Whistler.

The Audain Art Museum Foundation was subsequently created to raise an endowment fund of $25 million (now increased to $50 million) to support the operations of the Audain Art Museum. This registered not-for-profit charitable corporation is governed by a Board of Directors chaired by Audain.  By early 2022, over $36 million had been donated to the endowment by persons and companies called the Museum's "Founders".

Jean Paul Riopelle Foundation
Passionate about the legacy of Quebec artist Jean Paul Riopelle (1923-2002), Audain announced on October 3, 2019 the creation of the Jean Paul Riopelle Foundation.  Serving as Chairman, Audain is joined on the board by Riopelle's eldest daughter, business executives, art historians, and collectors dedicated to celebrating the contribution of the artist to international art history.  The Foundation will also serve as a center of scholarship in the documentation, publication and discourse on the oeuvre of Jean Paul Riopelle.

October 7, 2023 will mark the centenary of Riopelle's birth and the Foundation is planning to provide a multitude of opportunities to acknowledge his contribution to the visual arts.

Philanthropy

Audain Foundation
Audain chairs the Board of the Audain Foundation, which was established in 1997 to support the visual arts in British Columbia with grants and endowments for capital projects and exhibitions at major public art galleries and educational institutions. More recently, the Foundation has expanded its scope to include wildlife interests, including start-up funding for the new Grizzly Bear Foundation.

The Audain Foundation has supported many initiatives, among them: the Audain Endowment for Contemporary Canadian Art and the Audain Curator of Indigenous Art at the National Gallery of Canada (in recognition of this support, together with donations for special projects, collections and operations, the contemporary exhibition space is named La Salle Audain); the Audain Curator of British Columbia Art, the Audain Emerging Artists Acquisition Fund, and the Post-Secondary Student Engagement in BC Program and the capital campaign for the new gallery building project at the Vancouver Art Gallery; the Audain Curator of First Nations Art Endowment Fund for the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria; the Audain Professorship in Contemporary Art Practice of the Pacific Northwest and the Audain Gallery and Atrium at the University of Victoria; the Audain Endowment for Curatorial Studies, the Audain Art Centre, the commissioning of the Reconciliation Pole by James Hart, and the Audain Chair in Historical Indigenous Art at the University of British Columbia; the donation of a Nuu-chah-nulth ceremonial club from Captain James Cook's collection, and the Audain Gallery at the Museum of Anthropology; a gift to support Northwest Coast art studies and the Audain Visual Artists-in-Residence Program/School for the Contemporary Arts at Simon Fraser University (recognized with naming the main exhibition space the Audain Gallery); the acquisition of a Bill Reid masterpiece for the Royal British Columbia Museum; the annual Emerging Artist Scholarship at YVR Art Foundation; the Audain Art Studio at Brentwood College; the Audain Great Hall at the Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art; the Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian Art; the Audain Distinguished Artist-in-Residence Program and the Audain Faculty of Visual Arts at Emily Carr University of Art and Design; the Audain Chief Curator Endowment Fund and the new building for The Polygon Gallery (previously Presentation House Gallery) in North Vancouver; the Arts Umbrella capital campaign for a new building; the Audain Art Museum building and art acquisitions; and the public art program at the new St. Paul's Hospital.

In 2004, the annual Audain Prize for the Visual Arts was established to recognize the outstanding achievements of British Columbia's senior artists.  The $100,000 award is now administered by the Audain Art Museum.

In conjunction with the Audain Prize, the Foundation provides five $7,500 Audain Travel Awards to young artists enrolled in a full-time arts program at the undergraduate or graduate level.

Grizzly Bear Foundation
A close encounter with a grizzly bear (Ursus arctos) and her three cubs inspired Audain to establish and fund a registered charitable organization in 2016, dedicated to the welfare of grizzly bears.  The Grizzly Bear Foundation supports the conservation and preservation of grizzly bears through research and public education.  It commissioned a Board of Enquiry to travel the province of British Columbia in the fall of 2016 to seek information from individuals and organizations that have an interest in the grizzly bear.  The report summarizing the findings of this Enquiry was submitted to the Provincial Government in March 2017.

Personal life
During the 1960s Audain led a colourful life as a social activist.  At the University of British Columbia he founded and was President of the Nuclear Disarmament Club, which among other initiatives, organized peace marches.  In 1962 Audain organized the largest peace march in Vancouver since the 1930s.  Also at the University of British Columbia, together with a group of faculty members, Audain founded The Penthouse Radical Society, which met monthly on the top floor of the Faculty of Arts Buchanan Building to discuss social and economic issues.

Audain also served as an editor of the international magazine, Our Generation Against Nuclear War.

Audain was a delegate to the 1961 founding convention of Canada's New Democratic Party.

In the summer of 1961, he was a Freedom Rider in the United States south, and was sentenced in Jackson, Mississippi to a jail term and a $250 fine.  He served part of his sentence in the city jail in Jackson, as well as the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman.

Together with a group of University of British Columbia faculty, Audain was instrumental in founding the BC Civil Liberties Association in 1962.

Audain authored and published his first book in 2021, a memoir entitled One Man in His Time.

Awards and honours

 Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal (2002)
 Order of BC (2007)
 Order of Canada (2009)
 Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012)
 Ordre des mécènes à Québec (Order of Patrons in Quebec) (2022) – See Michael Audain and Yoshiko Karasawa

Honorary degrees

 Emily Carr University of Art and Design (2005)
 Simon Fraser University (2005)
 University of Victoria (2009)
 University of British Columbia (2014)
 Vancouver Island University (2017)

Industry

Audain is a Governor and past Chairman of the Business Council of British Columbia, and a past President of the Urban Development Institute Pacific Region.

 Builder of the Year Award – Urban Development Institute Pacific Region (1987)
 Homebuilders Association Vancouver Hall of Fame (2005)
 Business Laureate of the British Columbia Hall of Fame] (2009)
 Member Urban Development Institute Hall of Fame (2012)
 The Fraser Institute Founder's Award (2021)

Culture
 Edmund C. Bovey Award – Business for the Arts (2004)
 British Columbia Museums Association Award for Distinguished Service (2005)
 Simon Fraser University President's Distinguished Community Leadership Award (2008)
 Greater Vancouver Board of Trade Community Leadership Award (2008)
 Vancouver Biennale Philanthropy in the Arts Award (2011)
 Vancouver Mayor's Arts Award for Philanthropy (2012)
 Royal Canadian Academy of Arts Medal (2013)
 Greater Vancouver Board of Trade Rix Award for Engaged Community Citizenship (2017)
 Canadian Museums Association President's Award (2017)
 Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, Metro Vancouver Chapter, Architecture Advocacy Award (2017)
 Alma Mater Society, University of British Columbia Great Trekker Award (2019)

References

Further reading
 Raymond Arsenault, Freedom Riders 1961 and the Struggle for Racial Justice, Oxford University Press 2006
 James Audain, From Coal Mine to Castle, Pageant Press 1955
 James Audain, My Borrowed Life, Gray's Publishing 1962
 Eric Etheridge, Breach of Peace, Atlas & Co. 2008
 Peter C. Newman, Titans:  How the New Canadian Establishment Seized Power, McLelland & Stewart 1998
 Terry Reksten, The Dunsmuir Saga, Douglas & McIntyre 1991
 Ian Thom and Grant Arnold, Shore, Forest and Beyond:  Art from the Audain Collection, Douglas & McIntyre 2011
 Ian Thom, Masterworks from the Audain Art Museum, Whistler, Figure 1 2015
 Audain Art Museum, Mexican Modernists: Orozco, Rivera, Siqueiros & Tamayo, Hemlock Printers Ltd. 2016
 Michael J. Audain, One Man in His Time, Douglas & McIntyre (2013) Ltd.  2021

1937 births
Living people
People educated at Eagle House School
Businesspeople from Vancouver
20th-century Canadian philanthropists
Members of the Order of British Columbia
Officers of the Order of Canada
University of British Columbia alumni
21st-century Canadian philanthropists


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Keihin president Chitoshi Yokota, said, "With the increasing demand for electric powertrains, particularly in Japan and China, we are committed to developing cutting-edge technology to help OEMs bring low-carbon vehicles to our roads.


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The entire north India including Delhi-NCR is in the grip of cold wave these days. Delhi has recorded the coldest morning of the season today. Delhi's Safdarjung Center today recorded a minimum temperature of 3.3 degrees Celsius, which is more than four degrees below normal. Please tell that earlier this season the minimum temperature has also been recorded up to 3.4 degrees.
On Wednesday too, the cold strangled the bones. The minimum temperature was recorded at 3.5 degrees Celsius, three degrees below normal due to cold. Significantly, the Meteorological Department had already predicted that the minimum temperature could reach 3 degrees a day before the new year.
The main reason for this is that there is dry and icy winds in the plains. On Wednesday, the minimum temperature as well as the maximum temperature dropped. The maximum temperature was recorded at 16.4 degrees Celsius, four degrees below normal and the minimum temperature was 3.5 degrees Celsius, three degrees below normal.
On December 20, the minimum temperature was 3.4 degrees
The minimum temperature was recorded at 3.6 degree Celsius on Tuesday. Earlier on December 20, the minimum temperature was recorded at 3.4 degrees Celsius, which is the lowest temperature so far this season. The Meteorological Department declares a cold wave when the minimum temperature in the plains reaches 4 ° C. Severe cold waves occur when the minimum temperature is 2 ° C or less.
According to the department, cold winds coming from the Western Himalayas are intermittently raining the plains. Due to this, the minimum temperature in North India is falling. The maximum temperature and minimum temperature are expected to increase from January 2. The maximum temperature is expected to remain 21 degrees and the minimum temperature between seven and nine degrees till January 5.
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D.A. O'Keefe: "A complex, cell phone technology intensive case"
Cape & Islands District Attorney Michael D. O'Keefe announced today that the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirmed the first degree murder conviction of Steven M. Webster for the 2012 killing of 28 year old Andrew Stanley.
On July 11, 2012 Barnstable Police responded to the report of shots being fired at 30 Otis Road in Hyannis. Officers observed and pursued three individuals fleeing the house and one of those individuals, Eddie Mack, Jr., was apprehended a short distance away in the possession of guns and money. Upon entry into the house at 30 Otis Road, Stanley was found bound, beaten and shot in the back. After an exhaustive investigation, law enforcement officers and crime lab personnel developed evidence that linked Steven M. Webster to the murder. Two other men plead guilty to charges related to this case.
In September of 2016 a Barnstable Superior Court jury found Steven M. Webster guilty of first degree murder, armed robbery and home invasion. Webster was sentenced to life without parole at MCI Cedar Junction by the trial Judge Gary M. Nickerson.
On appeal, Webster challenged the sufficiency of the evidence, the relevance of the tire impression evidence that was introduced, the admissibility of certain cell phone evidence and that the trial judge should have instructed on consciousness of guilt.
In a nineteen page decision the Supreme Court rejected all of Webster's challenges finding that all the evidence was relevant and properly admitted thereby providing sufficient evidence to find the defendant guilty. The court also found that the trial judge's instructions were appropriate.
The case was tried by First Assistant District Attorney Michael Trudeau and Assistant District Attorney Nicole Manoog.
The appeal was briefed and argued by Assistant District Attorney Elizabeth Sweeney.
District Attorney Michael O'Keefe said "I commend First Assistant District Attorney Michael Trudeau in presenting a complex cell phone technology intensive case".


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There are fears that it would take only "a small nudge" to tip the UK into recession as a loss of momentum has been recorded for the UK's construction industry in January, with Brexit (the UK's decision to leave the EU) high among the issues worrying the industry.
The IHS Markit and CIPS (the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply) UK Construction PMI (Purchasing Manager's Index) found that business activity growth in the UK eased to its weakest for ten months in the UK construction sector. New orders increased only marginally at the start of 2019, which contributed to the slowest expansion of employment numbers for two-and-a-half years.
It said that a number of survey respondents noted that Brexit uncertainty had led to hesitancy among clients and a corresponding slowdown in progress on new projects.
The headline seasonally-adjusted UK Construction Total Activity Index dropped to 50.6 in January, from 52.8 in December.
The index has posted above the 50.0 no-change mark in each month since a snow- related decline in March 2018, but the latest expansion was the weakest seen over this ten-month period of growth.
All three categories of construction output recorded weaker trends than those reported in December. Residential work was the strongest performing area, although the latest expansion was only modest and the slowest since March 2018. Civil engineering activity increased marginally, with the rate of growth much softer than December's 19-month high. Commercial work was the weakest performing area of construction output in January.
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The report said anecdotal evidence suggested that Brexit-related anxiety and associated concerns about the domestic economic outlook continued to weigh on client demand. New business growth eased to an eight-month low in January.
It said that input price inflation had continued to moderate in January, with average cost burdens rising at the slowest pace since June 2016. Where an increase in purchasing costs was reported, it added, this was generally linked to rising prices for imported construction products and materials.
Construction firms were said to be remaining positive about the outlook for business activity in 2019. Around 41% of the survey panel expected a rise in output, while only 16% forecast a fall. However, the resulting index signalled a moderation in optimism since December. Large-scale civil engineering projects were cited as a key source of optimism.
Tim Moore, economics associate director at IHS Markit, said, "Delays to client decision- making on new projects in response to Brexit uncertainty was cited as a key source of anxiety at the start of 2019. Difficulties converting opportunities to sales were reflected in a slowdown in total new business growth to its lowest since last May.
Duncan Brock, group director at CIPS, said, "The biggest shock came in the form of job creation which has managed to suffer the slings and arrows of Brexit highs and lows with solid hiring since the referendum result.
Brendan Sharkey, head of construction and real estate at accountants MHA MacIntyre Hudson, said the housing market was quiet, especially in London, where it was not clear if there would be much activity at all except for the government's Help to Buy scheme.
He said, "Activity has certainly declined since this time last year and suppliers are turning off the tap and waiting for demand to pick up. This has led to suspicions of land banking, but developers can't afford to have expensive properties sitting on the market.
He said Carillion, which crashed spectacularly last year, had taken capacity out of the market.
Phil Harris, director at BLP Insurance, said, "With two months left until the UK leaves the EU and no clear deal in sight, confidence in the construction sector on several levels is in short supply.
Chirag Shah, CEO of Nucleus Commercial Finance, said that despite the PMI construction figures indicating sluggish growth in the sector and a slowdown in staff recruitment, construction firms maintained a sense of optimism in their outlook.
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